Local arid General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 66, 21 April 1944, Page 4

Local arid General

Awakeri Dance Postponed

Attention is drawn to 'the advertisement i'li to-day's issue announcing the postponement of the Awakeri farewell dance lor Wednesday, April 26 to Friday, April 28.

Warning fb Cyclists

Complaints that cyclists in the Kopeopeo district were, using the concrete footpaths as racing tracks and refusing to give way to pedestrians made, the Borough Council sit up last Monday evening and it was decided, to refer the matter to the Traffic Inspector for action.

Vehicle Check-up

During the past few days Whakatane has been, visited by Vehicle Inspector F. Annan, of Rotorua, when all transport and goods vehicles have been carefully inspected and checked. With him has been Chief Inspector C. Treadgold of the Transport Department, Auckland.

Fertiliser Appeals

Farmers should not lose sight ot the advertisement in this issue, drawing attention to fertiliser rationing. Under the conditions set out, this is an opportunity to apply for an alocation. Appeals require to be lodged not later than the 30th instant.

Painful Accident

An accident occurred at the rowing on ,Sunday last, when Terry Maxwell, aged 11 years, suffered a deep cut in the foot, as the result of jumping accidentally on to a broken bottle. He was admitted to the Wliakatane Hospital where his condition is reported to be satisfactory.

Prohibition. Order

On the evidence of Constable Rice, the Whakatane Magistrate's Court last Tuesday, authorised the institution of a prohibition, order against Joe Takarua, of Taneatua, on the grounds that, his excessive drinking habits had led him to neglect and to properly maintain his family of eight children.

No Publication on Tuesday Subscribers and' advertisers are asked to note that in view of the fact that Tuesday next will be observed as Anzac Day, there Willi be no publication of the. 'Beacon.' Wednesday, April 26th will be instituted as an ordinary publishing day and! the paper will be delivered as usual by the various distributing agencies. Normal' publication will follow on Friday,.

No Aeroplanes Allowed!

Opotiki shootists who contemplate taking out a license for the. coming season may be perturbed by the provision in the Animals Protection and Game Act which prohibits the use of an aeroplane in the taking or killing of game. They may, however, travel to or from a rendezvous in an aeroplane. Another clause states that live decoys may not be used; and so apparently it is illegal to disguise an aeroplane as a duck in order to entice the. ducks within shooting range.

"Spinning Club"

Never at a loss for new methods of entertainment, the younger generation has discovered yet another novel form of amusement which takes, the form of flicking a miniature tin propellor of a twisted piece of metal into the air. The speed at which the propellor is turning as it leaves the stick is sufficient to carry it fairly high up, then it commences to spin its way rapidly to earth. The entertainment derived from this Seems to be never ending, but motorists appear not to share in it as they endeavour to circumnavigate groups of children in the middle of the road slowly "spinning" their way home from school. I Judgment Entered Judgment was entered for plain, tiff in the following debt cases heard at the sitting of the Whakatane Court last Tuesday: Hamill Bros, v I. Symons, £5 15s 7d, costs 58s 6d; Pollock and Graham v S. Biddle, £1 4s 3d, costs 435; S. T. Keen v Ted Tahi, £3 15s 2d, costs 38s 6d; J. S. Wells! v A. T. Blair, £15 4s, costs £4 145; Pollock and Graham v V. Rayner, £2 6s 6d, costs 40s 6d. Judgment summons: R. Oxenham v Ed. Stewart, £2 9s 6d, in default 2 days; Osmond and Sons v E. G. Cartier, £11 9s 6d, in default 11 days; Pollock and Graham v Monty Kora, £18 5s lid, in default 18 days; Pollock and Graham v E. G. Cartier, £6 0s lid, in default 6 days; Puparuhe Stores v Tamaranga Dawson, £15 11s lOd, in default 15 days to be suspended providing defendant pays £2 per month.