Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 67, 24 April 1945, Page 4

Local and General

Post Office Closes Tomorrow The postmaster announced thr on the 25th instant, with the excel tion of the Telephone Exchang branch the local post office will ol serve a close to mark tli Anzac Day commemoration. 'SiOioko' for Returned Men There is very prospect of a com plimentary 'Smoko' being tendere to the returned men ol' the presen draft in Whakatane on Saturda week May 5. Details are now i train' for such a programme and future announcement will follow. 'Creche' Proposal "The proposal to create a 'crech< seems to have died a natural death, said the chairman of the Chambe of Commerce meeting last Thursdaj "We liavo promised to support th suggestion when it comes along bu so far we have heard nothing fui ther." The matter was then droppec Broadcasiting Station; Proposal Replying to the Whakatane Chan ber of Commerce suggestion that broadcasting station should be cor structed in this town as the mos central point in the Bay of Plenty the Minister of Broadcasting ha notified that the matter will h held for future investigation by tt Department. Awakeri Sports Hailed as the finest sporC - gatheJ ing of the year the Awakeri Gyit khana drew more local residenl than any similar gathering of i 1 type for many years.. The gate tota led over £130, and the total receipt were over £1000. Owing to unpre cedented pressure on our space, w have been forced to hold over th full report until next Friday. Paras fees ! A warning that the usual arra of 'parasites* were on the roac again in the same way that the pestered householders at the cor elusion of the last war, was men tioned by Mr C. F. Thomas at th meeting of the Whakatane Chambe of Commerce last Thursday ever ing. The speaker mentioned tha certain types were going round th country hawking cheap medicine advertising stunts, and accountanc schemes. A World of Flenity On Saturday next will be screen ©d in the Regent Theatre the muct discussed film 'World of Plenty This unusual film deals with worl production and the abuses to whic it has been subjected in the past It was produced by the British Sei vice of Information and was recenl ly screened at Taneatua and Edge cumbe under the auspices of th Pig Council. Everywhere it has bee shown it has created a deep impres sion and it has been described as veritable education. Last week's Fire We have been shown the scene o last week's outbreak of fire in th smoke-houses of the Central Grill establishment by the proprietor His contention, that the outbreal was not caused from the smoulder ing fire used in the, fire-proof struc ture itself would appear to be born' out by the charred outline of thi fence at the immediate an< . also by the fact that little if any o the internal limbering has beer touched. The question as to th< origin of the fire is therefore some what in doubt. Ration Coupons Ration coupons available this weet are: Meat (ration 1/9 weekly) f B coupons worth 6d ? others 3d; child's ration lid weekly, J coupon sd.— Nos. 25 and 26. Butter (ration Boz weekly each coupon 8oz). —Nos. 25 and 26 available until April 28. Sugar (ration 2%1b monthly, each coupon lOoz) —Nos. 25 to 28 inclusive, available until May 12. Tea (ration Boz monthly each coupon 2oz). —Nos. 25 to 28 inclusive available until May 12. Petrol (ration half face value of coupon) ? Nos. 9 and 10 } available to May 30. Snoring in Bed ! The debate as to why more businessmen failed to attend meetings of the Chamber of Commerce was waxing warm at last week's meeting when one speaker expressed the opinion that the average businessman had too manj' responsibilities to face up to at the present time to accept new ones. "That's not the real reason," rejoined Mr W. Sullivan. "The truth is that they are not too busy to attend meetings, they can't be bothered. If you found out what they were doing at this moment you would probably find them snoring in bed."