Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 91, 17 October 1947, Page 4

Local & General

Food For Britain Coupons surrendered at the Post Office, Whakatane, for the period 6-11 October were: Butter lib.; meat £7 8s 6d; sugar nil; tea nil; fats 20 lbs. Total value of coupons received to date is: Butter 275-2 lbs; meat £275 8s 8d; sugar 25lbs; tea 221bs. Tennis Opening The opening day of the Knox Tennis Club was held last Saturday afternoon in indifferent weather. The President, Rev. H. M. Bell, welcomed the visitors and declared the season open, after which one of the vice-presidents, Miss M. Henry, hit the first ball over the net. A tournament was commenced, but rain compelled its abandonment later in the afternoon.

Appeal For Orphans Next Friday will see the annual appeal for funds for orphanages under the control of the Auckland Orphanages United Council (Inc.), and Whakatane’s effort is to take the form of a street collection conducted by women workers representing the various Church congregations. Rev. H. Hogg is tfye local organiser, and the treasurer is the town clerk, Mr L. D. Lovelock.

Rowing On Karapiro “What a glorious place for a regatta—why, a world’s sculling championship could be rowed here, and I know of no other place in New Zealand or Australia where the prospect is so bright,” said a southern visitor to Lake Karapiro. He said the stretch of water, practically still for three or four miles, made the place ideal, and he suggested that regatta associations from all over the North Island would be well advised carefully to consider the possibilities. School Safety Patrols

School children have become intensely road-safety conscious as a result of the instruction given in the schools and the work of the school safety patrols. Emphasising this recently, members of the Automobile Association (Wellington) referred also to the poor example set by adults where school pedestrian crossings were concerned. School safety patrols, operating with special stop signs, had authority to stop children from crossing the road until the road was clear, and also had authority to stop traffic. Hospital Gifts The following gifts to the hospital were acknowledged at Thursday’s meeting of hte Board: Children’s books and magazines: Lynette Hampton, Paul Spong, Mrs Combes, Beverley Whiteside, Awakeri Junior Red cross; books and magazines: Mr T. Bell, St. John Ambulance Cadets, Mrs Storer, D. Missen; flowers and plants: Matata Women’s Institute, Awakeri Junior Red Cross’ 1 , Mr Alechich, Mr Sladden, Mr Beattie, Mrs Sheather, Mrs Seebeck, Mrs McCracken; produce and cakes: Matata Women’s Institute, Mr Goodwin, Mr Olsen, Mr W. Addison, Mr Bell, Mr Checkley, Roman Catholic Ladies Church Committee, Mrs McCracken; sewing: Matata Women’s Institute.