The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Tuesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1946. Local and General.

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 36, 18 January 1946, Page 4

The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Tuesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1946.

Local and General.

Recent Fire Alarm

it transpires that the person who first discovered the fire in Mr Id. Grace’s launch near the wharl' steps last Tuesday morning was Mr Neil Carter who from his residence higlv cr up the river, noticed the outbreak and rang Mr 11. Jackson on the exchange. Mr Jackson immediately checked up and summoned the Brigade. The (ire was not discovered by the Nightwatchman as previously reported.

Heads Water Supply “There arc eight houses at the Heads without water } ” said Cr Creeke at last meeting of the. Whakatane Borough Council, when he urged that the growing settlement should be linked permanently with the water supply of a 2in main. He added that water was being carried to many homes and 'the only permanent supply came .from a small well. The matter was referred to the. Works Committee to investigate and produce estimates.

Edgecumbe Can Take It ! We have been told the Rangitaiki River is inclined to flood; We have been told there’s no hope for a theatre; We have been told our houses must be built of brick; We have been told we must not build at all; We have been told they are going to shift our town; We have been told the rehabilitation can’t help us but are we down hearted! NO! he- 1 cause we have also been told the R.S.A. Ball on January 22 is going to be the Ball of 1946. P.B.A.

V. Moore’s Tennis Successes Figuring in the recently completed Christmas Tennis Tournament, was V. Moore of Papatoetoc, more popularly known as ‘Gundy’ Moore for many years a prominent Rangitaiki player. Gundy won warm praise in the Auckland; press for his pluck in carrying on to the finals in the second sections of both singles and mixed in spite of a badly strained stomach muscle. Moore learnt his tennis at Matata where he was also prominent in football and cricket. While overseas for four years he captained the army team which won the Divisional Championship.

Whakatane Hospital Treatment In rebuttal oi' the allegations that better service, was to be obtained at the Waikato Hospital than at Whakatane at the present time Cr C. W. Good at last Monday's meet-, ing of the 'Borough Council stated that he had learnt of a case where in the Waikato a mother whose child had developed a toxic condition sought admission to the institution. She learnt that it would be impossible for the operation to be carried out under six months. When that time expired the child was not in a Pit state to go to hos,pital and the next appointment she was informed could not lie made for a further 12 months. In desperation she had made enquiries- and subsequently visited Whakatane where the child was admitted at once and the operation successfully performed. He asked in view of the above whether amalgamation with Waikato would have any advantage as far as service was concerned.

Borough Rate Collection or a total rate of £1.2,232, the Borough l collection for 19-15 amounted to £l2 027 or 98.3 per cent. The outstanding amount was only £209. The Town Clerk reported that the collection last year was 98.8 per cent. Commenting on the position the Mayor (Mr 13. S. Barry) said he desired to congratulate both the clerk and the ratepayers..

Position of County Mechanic Forty-two applications were received by the County Council for the position of mechanic which was recently advertised. The council had stipulated a preference for a returned man and for the purpose of carrjnng this out the applications have been referred for final selection to a sub-committee, comprising Crs Blunter Luxton, McGougan, McCracken and the u.uu,nan.

‘Passing It On’ “It’s just so much nonsense to say that the businessman can ‘pass it on’ these days,” said Mr W. Sullivan M.P. at the Hospital Conference lost Tuesday, in response to an. assertion by Mr W. A. McCracken. “The businessman,” he continued, “is just as much up against it as the farmer with his prices fixed and his rents pegged. He has to stand the racket as much as anyone else.”

Footbridge at Landing Road With a view ot going further into the question of constructing a footbridge across the Whakatane river at the foot of Landing Road the Borough Council last Monday evening decided to write the P.W.D. asking information regarding cost and construction of a river swing bridge. It Avas thought that the new access bridge would give to Paper Mills employees and the company itself might be interested.

Progress Disappointing “In this my first year of office as your l'egistrar, I am rather disappointed with the progress made,” said the registrar (Mr J. M. McKinney) in his report to the. annual meeting of the Bay of Plenty Justices of the Peace Association recently. However, he said, there had been some encouragement in the renewed interest of members, and in the fact that a number, A\ho bad previously been onlookers, bad signed up as members. The association’s plan formulated at the general meeting, of making contact AA'ith the southern end of the district bad. only been partially realised < owing to circumstances beyond the association’s control. t