Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 13, 2 April 1947, Page 5

Local & General

No Easter Publications Subscribers and advertisers are asked to note that there will be no publication of the BEACON on either Friday or Monday next, both days being statutory holidays. The office will close on Thursday evening and will reopen on Tuesday morning. Coming-of-Age Party Some sixty guests assembled in the Caledonian Hall on Monday night to celebrate the coming-of-age of Miss Jean Baxter. The evening was spent in items and dances. After a very dainty supper was served, Miss Baxter was handed the traditional key by her father, and dancing continued until a late hour. Bus Hits Verandah Slight damage was done when the Ohope bus turning into Commerce Street struck a verandah overhanging the footpath by the Para Rubber Company’s shop. Several windows of the bus were broken but the verandah suffered very little. The bus was moved out from its position, with the aid of jacks and continued on its way.

Famine Emergency Campaign Rationing coupons surrendered at the Post Office, Whakatane, for the period 24th-29th March, 1947, were as under: Meat 18s 6d; tea nil; butter nil; sugar nil; fats 211bs. The total collections to date are now:— Sugar 191bs; tea 14£lbs; butter 231 lbs; meat £217 8s sd.

Super Salesmen When an enthusiastic member of the Citizens Band Committee offered a prize of 10/- to the seller of most tickets for tomorrow evening’s Band Concert, he was amazed yesterday to learn that the winner—a pushing young bandsman had sold 70 tickets and the runner-up no less than 51. These at 2/- each make for substantial totals.

Conditions At Bar “Conditions at the bar are certainly no better, they are as bad as last year,” stated Mr Hall of the Northern Steamship Company in an interview with a representative of the Beacon on Tuesday. The Clansman, which left the port on that day drawing six feet six inches dragged twice on her way out. Tuesday was 'the lowest tide and from then on the tides were expected to make and it was on this fact that the company was relying. A vessel drawing seven feet is due to arrive on Wednesday and Mr Hall is contemplating this fact with a certain amount of misgiving. Mr Hall mentioned that he had a plan for improving the clearance at the entrance and he had a great deal of confidence in its success.