Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 65, 18 April 1944, Page 4

Local and General

A Further Donation The Whakatane Harbour Board lias deckled to make a donation of £10 to the St. John Ambulance Association in answer to its current appeal for funds in the interests of a new hall. Another Fish Story The mother of a day-old baby was anxious to know how much the new arrival weighed. There were no scales in the house but the nurse wandered over to the Tongariro and borrowed a dinky little "spring balance" from a lly fisherman. She went back to the. house and put the baby in a sling and hooked him on to the scales. He weighed 421bs.— Wellington Evening Post. New Books At the monthly meeting of the Public Library Committee the following books were, selected: One Eye on the Clock, G. Williams; 1 Driven Woman, Eliz. Chevaler; ' Strangers Under One Roof, Jean " Ross; Family Affair, Carol Gaye; Mildred Pierce, J. M .Cain; The • Corbells at War, R. H. Mottram; Spearhead, John Brophy; The Case • of the Fast Young Lady, M. Burt; ■ Reverse the Charges, F. Brian. > } Flood Fears . Residents of Whakatane were somewhat taken aback on Friday j morning a.t the sight of a stream of water floding down the gutter at the lower end of the Strand. Anxiously remembering the way in which f the water came down during the past floods, they inquired apprehensively r as to the source. However this was • only a hose connected to a hydrant so their fears were dispelled and 1 they were able to go on their way rejoicing. r Last Meeting of Board "As this will, be the last meeting of the Board before the election, I would like to thank members for " their interest and co-operation dur- ; ing the past four years. I hope all members will see their way clear to offer themselves for re-election . and that we will have the privilege of meeting here once again in the interests of the ratepayers." Mr W. n R. Boon, at the conclusion, of the Whakatane Harbour Board meeting, . last Friday. »" • Two Accidents In the course of the Awakeri : Sports last Saturday, St. John Am- ~ bulance officials who. as usuail were > present and in readiness to attend to accidents, treated two cases which could be regarded as of a semi-seiri- • ous nature. The first was Mr A. Buckland of Putaruru, who received • a severe cut on the chin when he fell from a horse while taking part • in the best polo pony event, and the r second, a Maori who was temporarily rendered unconscious, also as a result of a fall from a horse. 5. Twenty-four Members Serve In acknowledging a donation of a £2 '2s from Mrs N. Bremner at Sunday's Rowing Club gathering, Mr . C. A. Hay ward, president, said that . such gestures were warmly appreciated as unlike most sports the ;t club could not depend on gate3. money as a source of revenue and e subscriptions had also to be. kept 3. down to a minimum owing to the [; youth of the average member of today. The club had twenty-four mem- . bers when war first broke out and to-day there was not one who was L; not serving with the colours. It was therefore a very pertinent necessity n for the people of Whakatane toi keep the club going and to give it all n the support they could.