Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 7, 23 September 1942, Page 4

Local and General

Accommodation for 100 Boys Should Whakatane be favoured with the annual Scout Rally it Avill be necessary to find accommodation over a Aveek-cnd for approximately 100 hojs. Held on Remand A young man who appeared before Mr G. A. Brabant in the Whakatane Court on a charge of attempted suicide yesterday morning, was remanded to appear at the Magisterial sitting on October 3.

Local Airman Broadcasts Those who listened in to. the broadcast of 'With the Boys Overseas' session last Sunday will have recognised the. voice of Pilot Andrew Coutts R.N.Z.A.F. who is now stationed in England. Insurance Cover for Scouts A letter from the Minister of Internal Affairs to last Saturday's Scouting Conference stated that scouts serving in the E.P.S. were now eligible for inclusion in the Government insurance scheme, sinc& the removal of the age restriction of 16 years.

Fruit Trees in Blossom Judging from the amount of biossom to be seen in and about Wha.katane, the peach, plum and. pear harvests should be excellent nex! autumn. Leave for Firemen Granted Firemen Quigg and Wiggins have been granted a four months leave of absence respectively by the local Fire" Board. Scottish Scout Church Parade Members of the Whakatane Scottish Scout troop attended the Knox Pi eibyterian Church on Sunday last, ■ where their appearance in 'kilts' and complete uniform created much favourable comment. Quadruple Lambs Mr G. Melville of Mokorua reports that on Monday u ewe in flock gave birth to four lambs, all of which were perfectly healthy and fully formed, though somewhat smaller than normal. " Boys' Band Parade A parade by the Whakatane Boys Band on Sunday was greatly appreciated by a large number of residents who watched the parade down the Strand to the harbourside. Bowling Season Prospects Members of the Whakatane Bowling Club are reminded that on October 3rd (Saturday week) an informal roll-up avill be held on the greens as a prelude to the official opening which will take place a week later (October 10). The greens now are in excellent order. Whitebait is a Funny Bird An aged Maori sauntering down to the river hank on Sunday prostrated a group of whitebaiters by the following observations:: Maori, "What's the net for?" Pake ha, "Whitebait." Maori, "But what do you use for bait?" Work it out yourself. Referring to the death of Firemtan J. Hall in action, Mr S. S. Shapley, at the' meeting of the Whakatane Fire Board, said l that he was a particularly fine type of fireman which the country couild ill-afford to lose. He fell in a great cause and' news of his death was heard with the deepest regret. Burden of Chemists Counsel appearing in a case before the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board, Hamilton, remarked as a singular fact that since the introduction of social security medical benefits there had been a great increase in the number of prescriptions dispensed and the amount of medicine consumed. At least, that was the position in the northern King Country. His client, a chemist in a country town, had told him that dispensing of prescriptions had more than doubled, since the new scheme was introduced.

Youths iln the Army The problem of providing youths now being trained in the Army with adequate educational facillitics, not only to occupy their time, but to help in fitting them for the future, thus offsetting the difficulties of rehabilitation, was' discussed by the Wellington Technical College Board of Governors. Comment, was also made that many boys with specialised training were not jmt into branches of the service for which they were qualified. A meeting called by the Institute of Electricians has decided to hold a conference on the subject, and representatives of national interests, including the fighting services, will be invited. Enterprising' Blackbirds "Just the thing," remarked Mrs Blackbird, eyeing her mate who looked at the empty contrivance sceptically. "Dunno so much," he mumbled pecking suspiciously at the canvas coating, "I don't like these elevated homes without shelter.'" Mrs B ogled him brazenly. "But think of the rides the children will have as the National Savings barometer flies up and down!" "Aw, 'ave it yer own way then,'* he grumbled and so they set to work. And that is why dear readers you will see, if you desire look, that a couple of blackbirds have built their nests and are proceeding to breed a husky clutch of yellowbeaks inside the baloon on the pole at the Post Office, that marks the volume of National Savings for the town of Whakatane.. *