Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 44, 28 January 1944, Page 4

Local and General

Bowling Tournament To-morrow Au all-day tournament lias been arranged by the: Whakatanc Bowling Club lor Saturday 29th (tomorrow). Bowle.rs arc asked to note that the. draw will be announced at the grounds at 8.45 a.in. sharp. Mechanical Maize Plucker The first mechanical maize plucker to arrive, in Whakatane: will be demonstrated this evening bc-twen 7 and 8 p.m. at the premises of Messrs Mnssett and Littlejohn, the. Strand. , Edgecumbe River Bridge The. Whakatane County Council has again decided to draw the attention of the P.W.D. to the bad state, of. the Rangitaiki river bridge' at Edgecumbe;, and to urge in the. interests of public safety that something be done to repair it. Anniversary Day Holiday Whakatane business premises on the main will observe Anniversary Day (January 29th) tomorrow, as a closed 1 holiday. There has been no official sanr nouncement, but the business houses generally have expressed this) decision. One or two firms) —the Bay of Plenty Power Board for example will observe Monday as the holiday. A Useful Appendage ''Does it collect bottles?" asked Cr Los Lux ton at the meeting of the Whakatane County Council last Tuesday when the council decided to make application to the Main Highways Board for a further visit to the district of the magnetic truck sweep.