The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1946 Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 20, 4 September 1946, Page 4

The Bay of Plenty Beacon Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1946

Local and General

Coupon Collections Following are details of coupon collections for the week ending 31st August, 1946, in the Food for Biitain Emergency Campaign: Butter 14J lbs; Tea 3Jibs; Sugar nil lbs; Meat £l2 16s lOd. Total collections to date are as follows; Butter 1491b5, Tea 7Jlbs; Sugar 121bs; Meat £lO5 13s. Fall Fractures Leg

When she slipped and fell at her home last Tuesday, Mrs E. E. Sykes of Taneatua, fractured her left leg. She was admitted to the Whakatane Public Hospital, where her condition is now reported to be satisfactory.

Qhope Spotlight There is no doubt that modern style dancing is slowly gaining favour, for at the Cabaret last Satui - day, Freddie Burt’s request dances brought forth all modern numbers, including rhumbas. Seen on the floor were Mr and Mrs Mexted, Mr and Mrs Biddle (U.S.A.), Mrs Davidson (Hamilton), Kath Kingsley, Margaret Buddie, Shirley Otley, Dorothy Stewart, Maurine Brown, Yvonne Lodge, Kui Blomfield, Pamela Burstall, Jean Armstrong, Pam Gartshore, Margaret Millar, Ann Bluett and Jean Hendon.

Debt Cases Judgment was entered for plaintiff in the following cases heard before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Whakatane Magistrate’s Court yesterday: C. R. Whittle v C. Wharton £8 19s (costs 15/6); H. V. Cresswell v E. H. L. King £l4 (costs 56/-). Disobedience of maintenance order— Maintenance Officer v William Hanui Hohia, £SB 15s. Convicted and sentenced to seven weeks’ imprisonment. A Disgusting Habit

“This sort of thing is causing considerable concern in the town,” said Sergeant Farrell when a middleaged Maori, George Schooner, appeared in answer to a charge of casting offensive matter on the pavement of the western Strand. The incident, said Sergeant Farrell, took place about 10.30 p.m., when there were quite a number of people about. A fine of £3 and costs (27/-) was imposed. Excessive Speed For operating a heavy motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 30 m.p.h. William Robert Dick was fined £2 and costs 25/6 in the Whakatane Magistrate’s Court yesterday. County Inspector Carling -said that he had checked his speed at 44 m.p.h. when defendant, who was an employee of the P.W.D. gave as his excuse, his desire to get to his work as quickly as possible.

Straying Horses Being the owner of several horses which were found at large on the Paroa road on July 18 last, cost V. A. D. Nathan the sum of £3 and costs (33/6), when the case was brought before the Magistrate at yesterday’s court sitting. The County Traffic Inspector (Mr C. A. Carling) added the interesting observation that three days prior to the offence, defendant’s same horses had been impounded at Edgecumbe, and released by him.