Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 35, 22 December 1944, Page 4

Local and General

Caledonian Meeting Postponed The attention of Caledonian Society members is drawn to the postponed date of the annual meeting which now takes place oil Thursday, December 28. Details are advertised in this issue. Invitation to Polish Scouts The invitation to the, Polish who arc now in the refugee camp at to attend the Bay of Plenty District Scout camp at Lake Rotoma on January 27th next, has been handed by the Minister of Defence, to the Consul-General lor Poland Mr who is expected to communicate with the Commissioner for this district in the near future. Uncollected Clothing From reports we understand tha there, arc still a number of parcel: of clothing Avhi&i were missed, ii the recent Scout drive in the interests of the destitute people of Greece Residents who were overlooked ir this respect are asked to leave theii parcels either at Cockerell's Shop, Kopeopeo or at the residence of Mr, Moran 10 Victoria Avenue, when a special box has been provided or the front verandah for the purpose Paper Mills Annual Dance All arrangements for the New Yeai dance which as in past years is pro moted by tlie employees of the Wha katane Paper Mills are now com plcte and from reports we under stand that this year's event promise to eclipse all its forerunners. Th< Paper Mills Social Committee ha: in the past raised £100 by this means lor deservins causes. This year the. proceeds wil be handed to ex-employees of th Mill who have been disabled in tin present Avar and are now returned Back-to-Childhood Dance Readers are reminded of Ota'kiri'; "Back to Childhood" dance to b< held on New Year's Night. The com mittcc are. making every effort t< put on a first class show, new nov city dances a bran tub and a firs.i class supper for which Otakiri ha always been noted. We understant that the Gaiety Boys' Band will b< seven strong, and have, many nev numbers' up their sleeves, and £ night of up-to-thc-minut< dancing can be assured. The cause "Patriotic" merits, the fullest sup port so start the. New Year -well ant come in costume, remember "Bad to Childhood." (Bottles warmed fre< of charge). Army Harvesting Camp The-Army haves ting camp situat cd at Matata closed yesterday foi the Christmas holidays. The men who number twenty-four in all hav< done a ve.rj r useful job of work ant although th""- number employed 1 not quite sufficient to meet the de mand have nevertheless made ve.rj good progress. The. bad weathej which obtained for some time naturally set things back a certair amount but every available, spell ol sunshine has. been utilised to carrj on the. harvesting. The men at the camp have, been fully employed oi the swamp and in the Taneatua ant Waimana districts. Work is. to re sume on December 29 when the har vestcrs will once more be at the dis posal ol' farmers. Lasit Minute Shoppers The past few days have seen tin shopping area in the Strand evei more busy than it is on. the ave.ra'gi Friday. People have come in fron all parts of the country in order t< finish their Christmas shopping anc a constant stream of customers hav< been keeping the shopkeepers busili employed. The eating houses hav< also felt the excess of people ii town * and have been crammed t< capacity each dinner time for wel over a week. With the sudden ho weather which sprung upon us th< call of the milk bars: has* made, itself felt and business has been brisl in this line also. Altogether it seemj that Ave are. not the only ones wht suddenly found Christmas oifly a fe;\A days away. Rotoma Scout Camp Word has been received that b\ means of a special empowering Act put through the last. Session of Par | liament in the Washing-up Bill, the sandspit at Lake comprising some 4% acres has been made over to the. Bay of Plenty Boy Scouts Association by the Crown, as a permanent camping site. The area Avill be held in trust, by a special committee representing the, Scouting interests in tbe Bay, but the site will be open for use for other organisations of a similar nature, upon application to the controlling authority. The. district Scout executive desires to express its deep appreciation of the work of Mr W. Sullivan, M.P. in assisting towards the successful outcome of its representations.