Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 8, 25 September 1942, Page 4

Local and General

School Committee Member Mr G. li. Dainton, 'manager of tlic local Bank of Australasia has been elected by the Whakatane School Committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr H. J. E. Searlc. Serpentine Super Farmers interested in the use of serpentine super phosphate should make a point of listening in to a broadcast on this subject by Mr R. Hoi ford of the Agricultural Department on Monday evening next from IYA. Olakiri W.E.A. Lecture The date of the Otakiri address by the Provincial Tutor organiser of the W.E.A., Mrs Johnson, is set down for Wed- . nesday, September 30 — not Thursday as was inadvertantly advertised. Smiling Green Pastures A trip through the Waimana Gorge and on to Waimana, Nukuhou and Opotiki, shows the spring pastures to be making a wonderful growth. Everywhere is a picture of smilitag 'prosperity which should auger w T ell for the forthcoming dairy season. Further School Accommodation Tenders have been called by the Education Board for the construction of a further room to the Infant School, Whakatane, which is urgently needed. With the erection of this new room the question of accommodation in the Primary Department should be greatly assisted. Was it the Equinox ? Speculation as lo whether the boisterous windy Aveather experienced throughout the past few days Avas Avhat is the commonly known visitation of the Equinoxial gales, lias been rife in Whakatane. As they are due in September it is quite possibly correct to assume that it Avas. Golfers Farewell To-morrow On Saturday next (to-morrow) members of the Whakatane Golf Club Avill assemble on the course for the purpose of saying farewell to Mr and Mrs X Bullartl and the Misses Bullard, Avho have been popular members for some years past. The committee takes the opportunity of extending a warm invitation to members and friends of the Bullard family to attend, and if. so de,sirous of also participating in a friendly round at the same time. Vegetable Seed Not Available GroAvers of vegetable crops for Government purposes and for local sale have been seriously inconvenienced by the lack of seed supplies available, owing to the Government control which refuses to release the necessary quantities. Yesterday a well knoAvn groAver with a large area already cultivated and awaiting planting found that it Avas impossible to purchase the necessary turnip seed.. He promptly took the most effective method of Aviring the Minister of Agriculture direct.