Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 64, 14 April 1944, Page 4

Local and General

Christmas Cheer Dance

■ Dancc lovers will welcome the special 'Christmas Cheer' dance to be. held in the Caledonian Hall on Friday, April 28. This event is be-, ing promoted by the nurses, of the Whakatane Hospital, in aid of the Christmas Cheer Fund. Accident at Paper Mills An accident occurred at the Whakatane Paper Mills on Tuesday morning, when Johnny Kahu, aged 20, a mill employee, injured his foot with a pick while working among the logs. He. was admitted to the Whakatane hospital where his condition is reported to be satisfactory. Whakatane School Committee * The. following were elected to the Whakatane. School Committee at the meeting of householders held at the school last. Wednesday evening : — Rev. J. C. J. Wilson, Messrs J. W. Wilson, D. Paterson, W. Whittaker, C. W. Good, W. E. Armstrong, J. Warner, L. R. Spring and G. H. Dainton. New Record It is reported that last Aveck-end, Mr Frank Matchitt succeeded in landing a 16% lb trout from Lake Tarawera, thereby creating a new record for the Rotorua district. The trout, Avhich was caught on a fly, is approximately two pounds heavier than the one which held the previous record. March Rainfall Rain which fell on the Rangitaiki Plains in March measured 8.70 inches against .06 inches for the same, month last year. I ! n Whakatane no less than 11.12 inches were recorded for the same month. On the 16th when the widespread flooding occurred 2.74 inches were recorded at Edgecumbe and 6.38 inches in Whakatane. A Caitchy Proposition Although they had enough experience to "catch the j,ack," many times during the recent tournament, the visiting party of bowlers who went on a fishing trip in the Harbour Board launch on Sunday, found that, to "catch the fish" was. an altogether different proposition. After a very rough time at sea (during which many, no doubt, vowed never to set foot on a boat deck again) they finally put in to port with the local catch for the day standing at one. miserable looking red cod. Hopeful Anglers Wind or no wind, there are ahvays some enthusiasts fishing at the wharf on a Sunday afternoon, and last Sunday was no exception. In fact the fish were killed with choice of lines and bait, as each hopeful angler had at least two, and sometimes three set lines for the finny tribe to bite on. However, there were a lot of disappointed fishermen as. apparently, the fish did not. approve of so many lines and hooks so steered clear and ate. elsewhere, which only goes to sliow that a line in hand is worth two tied to the wharfy

Gigantic Mushrooms •Although many residents think overwise, the mushroom season, is definitely not finished yet. In fact if anything, the supply of this, delectable fungi seems to be increasing not so much in number, perhaps., as in size. Proof of. this was amply demonstrated by the "haul" collected by a local business man on the Whakatane-Ohope Road on Wednesday afternoon when enough to feed a small army were collected in a matter of minutes. Although there were not a great number gathered, they were of gigantic size, one of them measuring 34in in circumference.