LocaL and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 15, 15 October 1943, Page 4

LocaL and General

Friday Night Closings After receiving an intimation from prominent drapers that tliey dirt not intend to reopen their shops on Friday nights, a meeting of retailers called by the Hawera Retailers' Association to consider the suggestion of the Borough Council that the town was losing business to neighbouring towns by remaining closed on Friday nights, decided by 29 votes to five to observe 9 p.m. closing on Fridays in future. International Relationships I don't see the necessity for the prevailing urge, to make us and the Americans- understand each other. Americans have been coming to Britain and Britons have been going to America virtually every week since .steam superseded sail, and if we don't understand each other now W we never shall. There are some men (and most women) I have known intimately for many years, and still I don't understand them —but that does not disturb our friendly relations. —From the Newspaper World, London.

Boys Band Sunday Concert The Whakatane Boys Band, which is always keen to give its services to any deserving cause will give a concert recital in the grounds' of the Whakatane Hospital at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday next. Refuse Collection Again In answer to a letter from the Whakatane Chamber of Commerce enquiring what steps the Council had taken with regard to the institution of a regular rubbish collection service, the. Borough Council last Monday decided to reply to the effect that it was still following up its enquiries for a suitable truck with which to carry out the work. Gifts, to Hospital 1 The Whakatane Hospital Board desires to acknowledge the following much appreciated gifts made during the month of September: Flower Plants, Mrs Hannah; Lemons and Oranges, Mrs Hawkcn; Flowers, Methodist Church; Lemons, Mrs A. McLean; Flowers, Mr Kent; Lemons, Mr Robins; Flowers, Church of England; Flower Plants, Mrs Ball;. Flowers, Mrs Rangi.

Scout Camp Planned The Whakatane Citizens and Scottish Scout Troops will join forces in the holding of a camp at Ohope over the forthcoming Labour Day week-end. Details are. in the hands of a joint committee and, everything points to a thoroughly enjoyable outing. Fire Alarm The wail of the Whakatane lire alarm shortly aTter (> p.m. last Wednesday evening brought many residents to their gates in search of a telltale smoke cloud. The outbreak however was but a minor one and concerned the rear portion ol the Para Rubber Company's property on the Stand. Municipal Conference to be Held Jn answer to a questionnaire as to whether the Municipal Conference should be held this year 87 municipal authorities, replied in the affirmative and 28 in the negative. Six 111 ude no reply. As a result it has been decided to hold the conference as usual. The venue will' be Napier and the dates February 23 and 24. Another Italian Defeat A recent traveller from Italy relates an incident overheard in a Roman restaurant, which is illustrative of Italian apathy. Two energetic Nazi visitors, irritated at the plethora of flies in the restaurant, reproached their droopy-eyed Blackshirt host, 'Why don't you do something about this? We. in Germany organised the struggle against the fly years ago." The Italian replied, "Ah, we too declared war on the fly long ago," and, after contemplating a dish covered with flies for a moment, shrugged hi.s shoulders and added, "But the fly won."-—Life. Rooms for Girl® If existing legislation governs the rent, paid for rooms, Justices of the Peace call for its; enforcement, and if there 'is no such provision they ask for legislation to be made. At the annual conference of the Federation of New Zealand Justces' As* socation a remit from women Justices asked if more, and cheaper rooms for women in Government and other employment could be provided. It was stated that in one' tenroom house in Wellington girls earning £3 a week (£2 12s: 6d net) were charged £2 a week for a room and morning tray, and because 12s 6d had not been sufficient to pay for their other meals immorality had arisen., A New Tomato A new tomato has been produced by |the Victorian Department of Agriculture, the flrst to be developed in Australia for 50 years. Chrisened the Tatura Dwarf Globe, it is suitable lor canning and home and market gardening, a good all-pur-pose tomato of the midseasum or main crop type. It is a prolific cropper, needs no staking, and covers its clusters of fruit so well with its leaves that they are not subjcct to damage by the sun. lit was developed from a single plant selection made in 1928, and it was five years before a completely uniform line, of plants was obtained. Since then results achieved by rigorous, selection for improved fruit type have placed Tatura ahead of all dwarf varieties, and v it will play an important part in the Australia-wide food produc-, tion drive, as a labour-saver.