The Bay Of Plenty Beacon Published Tuesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1945
Local and General
St/ruck by Car Whilst crossing the Strand 011 Saturday evening last, a young married woman Mrs Lee Dixon of Souters 9 i Avenue, was. struck by a car and injured. She was removed to the Whakatane Hospital where .she was treated for cuts and abrasions-. She has now left the institution. Rotorua Scouts at Ohope Two troops of Scouts from Rotorua have arrived and are now camping on a section of the Native Scheme land lacing Ohope Beach. The largest group is under Scoutmaster Gordon of St. MichaeTs Closed Catholic Troop whilst the other is the Presbyterian Open Troop which is venturing further afield this year for the. first time. Returning Home The following men from this district have been returned in the recent drafts from overseas and Canada: Cpl G. Baxter (Whakatane); Sgt C. C. Davies (Taneatua); Pte F. Jennings (Wha'katane); Sgt. S. F. Ker (Opotiki); Pte W. Jennings (Opotild); Sgt G. F. McClure (Te Puke); Sgt V. S. Mulhern (Opotiki);. Pte K. G. North (Te Teko); Pte S. Thompson (Whakatane); Pilot Officer R. T. Sim (Edgecum-< be); Flying Sgt J. P. Gemming (Te Puke); Sgt R. B. Clayton (Opo-» tiki); Leading Aaircrdftsman T. Corbett (Whakatane); Leading" Aircraftsman J. W. Scmmens (Taneatua) . Clowning at Sports One of the brightest features at the Caledonian Sports at Ohope on New Year's Day was the clowning by Mr Phil Dixon } who captivated the juvenile section from the time he entered the grounds perched on the top of a lorry. There can be no doubt, but that Mir Dixon's ality and his way with the youngsters won him the hand which wasso freely accorded him last Monday. His greatest moment however was in his selection of the winner of the Bathing Beauty Contest, and his great curiosity to see just what the trophy Avas going to caused the biggest, laugh. Carrying It Too Far Whilst it is understood that a little fun on New Year's is traditional and at times only to be expected, there always appears to be that irresponsible element, which carries the time-honoured celebration too far. Thus in Wha'katane we find it hard to excuse the action of the person responsible for the sounding of the fire alarm, at 3 a.m. on New Year's morning. As a result. the. Brigade, composed entirely of volunteers, turned out only to discover that they had been hoaxed. As many of them had only had an hour or two's sleep, their remarks about the. nitwit who saw | 'fun' in the stupid action can best be imagined than described. Dominion's Population The population of the Dominion is estimated at. 1 with 790842 males and 851,199 females ac-t cording to the Government StatisMr J. W. Butcher, in the Official Year Book. The numbers are inclusive of Maoris. The Maori population has shown a steady increase. Of the Maoris on. June. 3© } 1943, no fewer than 93 ? 461 were in the North Island. The Auckland provincial district contains the majority of them. It is unlikely that the proportion of pure Maori descent is more than 50 per cent. ;
| Ohope Beach Still Crowded The breaking of the weather following nearly two weeks of line days. Tias not had any appreciable effect upon the campers at Ohopf? Beach, which still remains crowded with visitors. A few of the campers packed up and departed yesterday but the great majority still remain optimistically awaiting the return of the line weather and. kindlier seas. Caledonian Chief's Remarks Speaking to the crowd over the loud speaker at the sports gathering last Monday, the Chief of the Whakatane Caledonian Society 9 Mr J. W. Simons, thanked the general public for the wholehearted manner in which it had supported the event. The Society,, he said would henceforward observe the sports meeting as an annual fixture, and he trusted would still meet with the same warm encouragement. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing An English soldier who had "escaped" from the Nazis in Belgium, was informe'd sub rosa, of a certain convent, that might help him. He was told to go there, at nighty as the Germans were on the alert. Obej'ing these instructions, he was received by the reverend mother, who informed him she had helped several soldiers back to England. He was, given a nun's robe, and he dyed his hair black and wore a dark pair of spectacles. He wag instructed to keep quiet s as the Ger-. mans occasionally visited the convent. Next morning the, soldier was nosing a round the precincts of the culinary department, when he saw through a door partly ajar a "nun" about to regale, herself with a mug of ale. The soldier was very thirsty, and inordinately fond of beer so when the "nun 1 left the
room he tiptoed in. He was just finishing the beer when he received a blow on the jaw that senrt him reeling against the while a stentorian voice yelled: "You blanky blightah! I've been here since Dunkirk, but you only came in last night but the first thing you do is to beat me for my blanky beeah!"
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