Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 39, 15 January 1946, Page 4

Local and General

Gardens Parched The average Wliakatane garden presents a sorry appearance these days. Vegetables are shrivelled and wilted and flowers are stunted. Fruit on the main appears to be unaffected to any great degree.

Conference on Hospital Affairs

The postponed meeting between Borough Council members and County Council members on the question of the suggested amalgamation of this district with the Waikato Hos* pital distiiet, takes place tomorrow. Destructive Grass Fire

On Friday evening, about 6 p.m. die Whakatane Fire Brigade answered a call to Landing Road where a grass and scrub fire bad caught on to a pine tree and threatened a nearby house.. The outbreak was speedily controlled and extinguished.

Ohope Vocalist Competition Quite a stir has been caused at Ohope over the past week where the proprietor of the Captain’s Cabin Cabaret Mr E. Lees, has conducted a popular search for a vocalist to sing to dance music bj r Freddit Burt’s orchestral band. After several ‘try-outs’ during the week the eight finalists were beard last Saturday to a full floor of dancers. The judge was Mrs Warbrick, of Matata, and the winner was announced as Miss Dorothy Stewart of Whakatane. Miss Stewart’s was a very popular selection and slie was the recipien of many congratulations. Outdated Local Statistics

Long overdue, the Local Authorities Handbook of Now Zealand for 1942-43 was issued by the Government last month. Compiled by the Census and Statistics Department, it *s the nineteenth issue of the series and contains the Usual statistical tables for counties and boroughs river, fire, road, drainage, rabbit river, lire, harbour and elec-i trie power districts. Statistics for hospital boards are not included having been compiled by the Department of Health in its report. Summaries are given of local body indebtedness valuations, revenue and expenditure,’ aifd employees and wages. In all cases the information relates to the year ended March,' 194,3, . except for the majority of harbour boards, in which case the year covered is that to September 30 1942.

Attention All Dancers ! The announcemenlt that the Edgecumbe R.S.A. Welfare Committee is holding a Ball on Tuesday, Jan-? uary 22 to introduce their Princess will be appreciated by all dancing enthusiasts. Since V-J night—who can forget that night ? Edgecumbe turned it on fox' one and all—thedistrict had been planning for one big celebration —here it is—the R.S.A. Ball the first and “The Ball” of 1946’. Never before have the residents of the Rangitaiki seen a Princess presented at a Ball in their district. Never before have they listened and danced to such music as supplied by the popular Freddie Burt and his instrumentalists. Combined with these two great events the committee has made preparations for—sit down supper with fruit salads, trifles, jellies. Clai-et Cup as only the Army can make it. Confetti dance, dancing until 2 a.m. Beautiful girls and —well you’ll See and hear all when we “See you at ■tlie Ball.”