Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 43, 30 October 1946, Page 5

Local and General

Health Stamp Sales Brisk business in Health Stamps was transacted at the local Post! Office on Thursday the first day of is- >. sue of the 1946 campaign. The sale oi stamps is this, year assisted forward once again by the activities of a small committee of businessmen, who personally canvass the town and affect sales wherever possible in : the interests of the objectives of the; scheme.; N

Breeders Success at Gisborne Show" The Whakatane district did very well in the stock competition at the Gisborne Show, held on the ■/ 18th, and 19th of October last. In tne dany class* the -Champion Jersey Bull was entered by Mr Gordon,Mexted of Thornton, while the . Champion Friesian Bull was that entered by Mr Alex .McLean of Edgecumbe. Our warmest congratulations go to both exhibitors. No Coal—No Atlacide Because there is a shortage of coaLl in Canada,'.New/ Zealand will' be. without Atlacide. This information, was conveyed to the Whakatane County Council at its last meeting" in a'letter from Morton Proprietary' stating that Canada would not be able to export atlacide. The council's lAtlacide order, it was . intimated* r was being substituted by a sodium., order for the same amount.

Knox Tennis Opening

The opening of the Knox Tennis., Club took place on Saturday afternoon, but only two sets were played, . the,, rain preventing any further' games from taking place. Mrs A.. Breward, wife of the Session Clerk, served the first ball. A small num-';: ber of members were present, the threatening weather keeping many at home. The remainder of the after- . noon #as spent jh playing table'ten--. nis, a dainty afternoon tea also being served." /: /

Ohope Footpaths At the last meeting of the Whakatane County Council,: Cr MeCready drew the attention of menibers to the need[for' further foot-,,-. paths at Ohope. The one. in existence, he said, was good as far as it went, but people coming down from; ■ tha other end of the beach still had to walk on the road. The council. saw nonobjection to what the speak-" er termed a 'Christmas .present; for , Ohope', and decided to place the . matter in the hands of Cr McCready. and the engineer (Mr C/H/Brebner) for report.. / - ,

The Deft Return « This item comes straight : from, one of the Master Spooks engagedj at the Children's Hallo'een night, in. handing out fortunes.'We learnt of it later when one of the spooks , came back, we understand, to complain about not being paid Union rafes. It appears that when the*' children entered; the many were asked, what, they wished,•• the ■ ■•'• correct, and inevitable answer being "Please, I want my fortune."' But one young lad on being asked in: throaty tones:."What does thou,wish mortal?" thought for a moment and, ; : replied: "Please, I wish for a bike:" This rather staggered the Spook,; but with etheriar presence of mind, he paused for a moment, and then, after handing out a fortune ticket, reached up and'broke a leaf from : the overhanging, fernery. He handed it to the aspirant with the(sihis- • ter observation: "Keep it under ; your : pillow tonight, and *your wish wili „ come true. It is a magic leaf.". The startled kiddie clutched at the; leaf and the ticket, and with a wide-eyed glance scuttled but of the as a hollow,' eerie laugh floated into> the 'air/'- '•■'• ■■• '... ":■'-. .-v.';' •''.' : 't''i