Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 55, 26 March 1946, Page 4

Local and General

Whakatane and Awaken Sports The attention of readers is drawn to the Awakeri and Whakatane Sports advertisements, which appear on page 8 of this issue. Biennial Election A meeting of all householders, for the purpose of holding the biennial election of the Whakatane School Committee takes place at the school on Wednesday, April 10, at 7.30 p.m. This is a matter in which all parents are vitally interested, and it is trusted that a widely representative attendance w■ 1 1 be present. On Show

An unusual sight in the Strand on Tuesday afternoon was that of a baby squatting in a shop window which was in the process of being dressed (the window we mean). Apparently quite happy in its state of exhibition, the youngster, when we noticed it, was unconcernedly playing with a serviette, chuckling at passers-by.

Accepted With Regret At the last meeting of the Whakatane School Committee, held on Wednesday evening, the resignation of the Rev. J. C. J. Wilson who has been appointed as a chaplain to the New Zealand Occupation Force in Japan for a period of 18 months, was received with regret. The chairman (Mr J. W. Wilson) asked that the committee’s appreciation of his services be placed on record, and added that he trusted, the Rev. Wilson would be able to rejoin the committee on his return.

It Pays to Advertise Evidence of the far-reaching effects of a good advertisement is shown by the following anecdote which readers may take at face value (although the mother in question did not!): A local resident was engaged in giving her baby its daily tubbing. Completing the operation, she sat the baby for a few moments on the bench, on which was spread a recent issue of the Beacon. Imagine her amazement on lifting up the printed (in reverse on its posterior was the latest news). (We presume that at tea time, father came in hot and cross from a hard day’s work, grabbed the baby, complained about it being all crumpled, propped it up against the milk jug, and stood on his head, endeavouring to read the results of Saturday’s gymkhana upside down and back to front).

Tribute to Mr Sullivan Warm tributes to Mr W. Sullivan M.P. both as a parliamentarian and as a Party man, were voiced by Mr R. M. Algie M.P. last Tuesday in a preamble to his main address. “I don’t know if you people in Whakatane realise what the standing of your member is in National circles throughout the Dominion,” he said. “Mr Sullivan has been included in the fighting teams to combat byelections on no less than four occasions since he has been in office, and on each occasion he has been asked for by the electors of those respective jdistricts.”He spoke of the highest tributes voiced by people elsewhere of Mr Sullivan’s worth, and concluded with the words of the National Leader, Mr Holland, who had said publicly: “Where in all New Zealand could I turn for better advice on housing construction, than to my colleague Mr W. Sullivan, member for the Bay of Plenty.”

Plain Speaking Speaking of his experiences in the Raglan Electorate when he addressed several audiences of miners, Mr W. Sullivan last Tuesday evening said that the average miner doesn’t mind telling you, you’re a liar. In fact, he said, he comes right up to the platform to make sure you hear it. But, added Mr Sullivan, I’m not afraid of the miners, I’m more afraid of the miners wives! Mr Algie also had some humorous interludes to relate and stated that at Glen Massey, he had been reported as addressing a meeting of miners. That was wrong—the meeting had addressed him, though he managed to get one or two words in as the babel subsided. On leaving the hall, he extended his hand to the most truculent individual he could see, saying, “Goodnight, Old Chap. Hope you’ve enjoyed yourself.” I expected to hear the five great Australian adjectives in one breath, said Mr Algie, but I was amazed to hear a bluff rejoinder “Too right I have. When are you coming again.”