The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Tuesdays and Fridays. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1945

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 63, 10 April 1945, Page 4

The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Tuesdays and Fridays. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1945

Local and General

Donation to Band The Whakatane Harbour Bo an' has donated the sum of £2 2s to the funds of the Boys' Band. I Golf Club's Opening Day The weather last week-end was responsible for postponing the Wha katanc Golf Club's opening day. Tin club will observe this event on Sat urtlay next when it is hoped a. many members and visitors as pos sible will attend. Taneatua Gymkhana Plans are well in hand lor tin Taneatua Gymkhana which h ake place on Saturday next. The com mittee has spared no pains in mak ing the programme as bright am as varied as it is possible to do, an< patrons can rest assured of a first class scries of well contested events Honouring the Fallen At the ceremony held recently a Ruatoki lor the purpose of unveil ing ami dedicating tablets to th memory of three men who have beei killed with the Maori Battalion ac tion songs and items were rendered by pupils of the Ruatoki Schoo and not as was stated in the repor by the Tavvcra School. Co-operation The members of the Whakatan Volunteer Fire Brigade are to b commended l'or their fine gesture i offering to organise, a dance- in th Winter Show Buildings, on Fridaj April 27 for the purpose of ra : sin funds to send seven members of th Boys' Band to Wellington in May t compete in the New Zealand Junio Brass Band Contest. The local lad have reached a high standard i their playing and the opportunit to compete in the contest will tak the form of a reward as well a supplying further incenth*e to th boys to continue with their efforts Patriotic Consignments . Consignments worth about £105, 655 had been despatched overseas b; the National Patriotic Fund Boar in the past five months according to a statement by the secretary M G. A. Hayden. Included in the con signmcnts were 13,1901b of tea; 44 3101b of cake; 81,3261b of biscuits 23521b of butter; 21921b of hone; for hospital patients, and 56,7001 of sugar. Large quantities o'f de licacies were of toffee, barley suga and lemon aiso forwarded, includin: 11., 2881b drops; 6642 bottles of cord ials; 100,528 tins of milk; cocoa an< milk, and coffee and milk. Thes goods did not by any means repre sent all the items sent. Combined Sports Farewell Members of the Football and Row ing Clubs met in the Winter Shov Buildings last' Friday evening fo the purpose of farewelling Mr W Rivett who is now on his final leave Mr Keith Hollis occupied the chaii and In accordance with the express ed desire of the committee, the pro ceedings were carried out mainly bj the younger members and players, A very happy evening was spent ir [ which yarns, and reminiscences oc cupied the main part of the even ing. On behalf of his sports col leagues Mr Dick Kahu presented Mi Rivett with a cheque, wishing hirr at the same time the very best o luck and a safe and quick return In his reply Bill referred to th< happy asociations he had always hat with the sporting fraternity of tin town and district, and hoped t.hej would keep the interest sustained until he returned.

Regional Planning Conference

Mr J. A. Mitchell will represent the Whakatane Harbour Board at the forthcoming Regional Planning Conference to he held at. Tauranga on Thursday April 2G.

Ration Coupons

"Ration coupons available this week are: Meat (ration 1/9 weekly) ( H coupons, worth 6d t> others 3d; child's ration lid weekly J coupon r>a.— No.s. 23 and 21. Butter (ration Soz weekly each coupon Soz). Nos. 23 and 21 available until April 11. Sugar (ration 2}&lb monthly each coupon lOoz), Nos. '21 to 24 inclusive available until April 14. Tea (ration Soz monthly, each coupon 2oz) Nos. 21 to 24. inclusive available' until April 14. Petrol (ration half face value of coupons) s Nos. 9 and 10 available to April 30. "Still Ready to Take You Down" A pleasing interlude occurred during the hearing of a ease, before the Land Sales Committee in Te Awa. mutu. A returned soldier had concluded his evidence, when the chairman (Mr N. A. Ching) asked the soldier as to his experiences. In reply to a question as to how Cairo was the answer was that it was tlie

same as when the chairman had been in it. "They are still as ready as ever to take you down!" smilingly remarked the returned man. The chairman then associated the committee with him in expressing pleasure at the young man's return.

Blowout !

Shoppers in the vicinity of the Regent Theatre were astonished and starlied on Saturday morning by a sudden report of considerable dimensions likened not unto that which proceeds from a trench mortar } which came all at ance and echoed and re-echoed throughout the vestibules of the bazaar. Curiosity at once seized the upper hand and quite a dozen persons came out of hiding to search for the origin of the said report. Sleuths quickly followed clue after clue and finally arrived at bicycle stand opposite the theatre. And there they found that which they were seeking. Propped lop-sided ly in the bike-park was a dejected looking bicycle ruefully displaying a badly bent back tyre which in turn offered to the gaze of the public a blowout the best part of three inches long. Woe is us! Woe is the bicycle! Woe is the poor owner who must once more vamp the rationing controller! Woe is the sun much- cursed as the cause! But to the unknown owner we offer these heartening words: we trust it will not. be long before a blowout every day will be permitted and cyclists as a people, may have immense, blowouts —blowouts of a proportion undreamed of in the past—with no thought or worry as to whether the permit for the wherewithal to have another will be refused!