Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 79, 12 September 1947, Page 4

Local & General

Timetable Alterations Alterations to the Road Services timetables of interest to Murupara and Te Whaiti residents are advertised in this issue. And How! On a pound note received recently by an employee of a Whakatane firm some humorist had written the one word “Good-bye.” Another Football Dance So successful was the last dance organised by the United Football Club that it has been decided to hold another at Labour weekend. Oportunity will be taken to present trophies won by the various clubs during the season.

Awakeri Catholic Dance

On Saturday, September 13, a Catholic dance will be held in the Awakeri Hall. Good music, a good floor and supper should combine to make the function one of the best. Dancing fans are advised not to miss this event.

Working Bee Members of the Rangitaiki Ward Hunt Club are asked to note that there will be a working bee at the Te Teko Domain on Sunday, September 14. Details are advertised in this issue.

Laundry Facility For Hospital With a view to assisting towards greater efficiency in the ' hospital laundry, the Board yesterday empowered enquiries to be made with regard to the purchase of a twin-rapid-presser at a cost of approximately £6,00. The new presser would' largely eliminate the work of ironing.

Well-kept Salonika Street “It always gives me the greatest pleasure to drive along Salonika Street,” said the Mayor, at Monday’s meeting of the Whakatane Borough Council. “The kerb-lawns are always well cut and the gardens neat and attractive. It’s a credit to the people living there.”. “Thank you, Your Worship,” rejoined Cr Morpeth naively with a smile.

Referee Injured An unusual Rugby incident occurred during Saturday’s games in Tauranga when the referee received injuries to his knees and had to blow his whistle to stop the play. he had received attention, he went’ on with the game, and received due applause from the spectators that is usually accorded players in similar circumstances.

Taxation In Dominion “Taxation in New Zealand is 8s in the £1 of income; the average man working a five-day week works two days for the Government and three for himself,” said Professor A. H. Tocker, Rector of Canterbury University College, in the course of an address to the Wellington branch of the Economic Society of Australia and New Zealand. “If you cut taxation by half it would still be twice as high as in 1935.”

Hospital Statistics Statistics" from the Whakatane Hospital for the month of August were supplied by the Medical Superintendent, Dr. E. T. Dawson, *as under: Patients in hospital at August 1, 105 (male 50, female 55); patients admitted 156 (49, 107); discharges 148 (46, 102); deaths 5 (5 male); patients in hospital at end of August 108 (48, 60); births 46 (24, 22); operations major 6, minor 50. The daily average of occupied beds was 101.032.

Gifts To Hospital Donations to the local hospital during the month of August were gratefully acknowledged by the Board at its meeting last Thursday: Flowers, Mesdames Murray, Seebeck and Jones and Mr B. Sladden; lemons, Messrs. Robins and Ngamoki; cakes, St. John Cadets, Dr. Cole, Mrs L. Richards and Mr Bell; savouries, Dr. Cole and Mr Bell; magazines, Mesdames Newdick and J. Patterson, Miss Righton, Messrs. Suckling and Robins; weekly’s, Mrs Mora; comics, Shirley Morice and Mrs Combes; plants, Mesdames Simons and Raymond; music supplied by Pipe Band'. Whakatane Public Library At the monthly meeting of the Public Library Committee, the following books were selected: One Bright Day, Norah James; Final Curtain, N. Marsh; The Westering Sun, Geo. Blake; The Wind That Shakes the Barley, J. Barke; The Wind House, T. Caldwell; Isles of Despair, lon, Idriess; A Swarm, of Bees, „M. Coryn; Britannia Mews, M. Sharp; Life Without Ladies, C. N. Armstrong; A Room on the Route, G. Blunden; The Hopeful Heart, P. Gibbs; The Wheel Stood Still, H. A. Vachell; Out of Tomorrow, H. Morton; See You at the Morgue, L. G. Blockman; Death in White Pyjamas, John Bude.