LEARN-TO-SWIM POOL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 38, 11 January 1946, Page 5

LEARN-TO-SWIM POOL

DEVELOPMENT AT OHOPE

FUND FOR SUPERVISION

By way of establishing a fund for the purpose of paying an official supervisor to he in attendance at all times it is in use the promoter of the Ohopc Learn-to-Swim Pool. Mr F. Mahy, acknowledges a further list of donations from campers and residents.

Iho pool was out of use for two seasons owing to the cloudburst in the valley destroying the dam which supplied the water and which also filled the tiny tots paddling pool with silt and logs, and heaping logs and rubbish all round the pool itself. Before Christmas a working bee of boys- with great enthusiasm cleared the paddling pool, while a camper who was pressed into service willingly cleared the heavy growth and soil away from round the pool in preparation to placing seats for the parents of tiny tots. A further working bee built J a concrete dam up the stream, but owing to the altered conformation of course of water the dam had to be built higher up and those interested were short of 41) feet of 2 inch pipe to connect up. However owing to the publicity given an old camper stated that if a team was prepared to go twenty miles, they could dig up' enough 2 inch pipe which was needed and which would be donated. So a number of campers with Mahy Bros travelled the twenty miles and the pipe was dug up brought in and connected up the same day by the Mahy Plumbing Co. and the pool was filled and in use on Christmas Day.

The next problem was a fund for the employing of a competent man to supervise the pool during the time it was open also to clean the surroundings which were covered with a very rank growth. This work has now been done. Unfortunately the day following that when the pool was in use vandals threw a dozen bottles into the water, smashed several and also other rubbish. On top of this they then. emptied the pool which had to be cleaned up next day. Mr Mahy submits a statement of funds collected for the above object and adds that he would like, to stress the wonderful response to the appeal which shows how the general public appreciate l®;e object of teaching children to swim. He has now in view the concreting of the floors of the dressing sheds in the pool enclosure.

F. Mahy 10s; A. Schmitt 2s; C. M. Stubbs Is; H. H. Hudson Is; G. E. Mahy 10s: Bob Postlewcight Is; Postlewcight 2s; L. Rosenfeldt '2s; D. W. Percy 2s 6d; C. G. Burgess Is; D. E. Vane 2s; H. R. Robinson 2s; T. P. Dowling os; Anon Is; G. L. Thorby Is; H. Hanky Is; V. Ham Is; K. Gibson Is; Mr and Mrs H. Briggs 4s; G. Gattsche Is;

E. L. Nichclls 2s Gd; G. Crang 2s Gd; R. B. I>ro:man 2s; P. Morgan Is Gd; W. Jones 2s Gd; W. Sutcliffe 4s; ■ Betty Is; Richards Is Gd; A. J. Hamp 2-s Gd; Barry and Greene 2s; Danne Is; Mcßae Camp ss; Good Luck 2s; Gillian Dodd Is 3d; Jennifer Dodd 2s Gd; W. Hawkins 2s ; A. L. Sisam 2s; W. McKenzie 2s; Butch and Scraw 4s; Datzell 2s; Crawford 2s; Show Camp 2's; Anon 2s; E. McGregor 2s; E. Shove 2s; E. H. Nicholls 2s Gd No. 49 Camp 2s Gd; H. Dawson 2s Gd; N. Reading ss; E. Doran 2s Gd: L. Green 2s Gd; T. J. Luke 2s; R. P. Camp r bell 2s; H. Knowles 2s; L. Hemperson 2s; N. Giles 2s Gd; C. E. Folegberg 2s; The Touring Wolves ss; H. H. Storey ss; P. Price ss; J. Young 2s Gd; J. Butler 2s 6d; R. Butler 2s Gd; Well wisher Is; C. Conroy 2s; Four Cobbers 4s; W. Asmuss Is; P. Tucker 2s; C. S. Harris 2s Gd; I. Hubbard ss; Bellve 2s Gd; J. Revell 2s; O. H. Harrison 2s; C. Edwards 2s; Two Pals 2s 6d; Taranakites 4s 3d; W. Smyth 2s Gd; Anon 3s; Anon 3s; W. B. Gomell 2s; Connolly and Stanley 2s; L. Coker 10s; .A. Thomson 2s Gd; R. Watson 10s; H. R. Currin 10s; R. Langdon ss; H.K. ss; W. Hall 3s; Link,aach 2s 6d; Anon 4s Gd; M. Cannell Jjs; Rosenfeldt 2s Gd; A. Fleming ss; A. Allan 2s Gd; M. Still 2s Gd; A. Hunt ss, C. J. Bull 2& Gd; A. E. Glading ss; A. Williams 2s Gd; G. Bettes ss; L. Brown 2s Gd; Anon 4s; C. Matthews 2s 41d; A. McLeod 2s Gd; N. Warren 2s Gd; Anon 7s Gd; P. Waterson 2s Gd: Sutherland 2s Gd; C. T. Battley 2s Gd; C .E. Thatcher 2s; J. Constney 2s Gd; J. Morrison 2s Gd; H .H. Fergusson

2s Gd; R. Wright 2s; Anon 2s 6d; B. W. Boon 2s 6d; J. F. Fraser 2s 6d; Anon Is; B. Moen 2s 6d; MeGlashan 2s Gd; W .G. Greenman 2s 6d; W. J. Greenman 2s Gd; D. Greenman 2s Gd; W. Hay 2s Gd; S. Russell 2s Gd; H. I. Tocker 2s Gd; H. J. Harris 2s Gd; H. Erneste .s; H. Willes 2s Gd; J. E. Betlmne 2s. Making a total of £lB 10s The donation of two brushes for painting work by Messrs Whakatane Farmers Supply Co. is also gratefully acknowledged.