Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 30, 8 December 1948, Page 4

Local & General

Lucky Dip ! A contributor to an English Sunday paper asks, “Why does nobody ever look happy in church?” But who else says that people never look happy in church? What about the little boy who whispered to his mother after the collection plate had passed along, “I got threepence. Mummy. How much did you get?” Civil Court Cases In the' Magistrate’s Court at Whakatane yesterday, Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiffs by default in the following civil claims: Brabant Bros, v W. R. Whiteside 7/6, costs 16/-; Magnus Lennie v A. J. Hughes £l4/2/9 and costs £2/14/-. Judgment summons order: Pipi Schooner to pay Ratanji Dahya £l3/19/5 in default 14 days’ gaol. District Publicity Booklet “A sub-committee under the direction of Mr C. Kingsley-Smith has made good progress with the production of a booklet advertising the Borough and County/ Despite numerous difficulties, a very handr some volume should be for sale throughout the district before Christmas. In this connection I wish to .pay a tribute to the splendid work done by Mr Kingsley-Smith in producing the booklet and Mr N. Matthews for supplying the photos. I also wish to thank those members who have shared in guaranteeing the necessary finance,” writes Mr R. T. Morpeth, president, in his report to be presented at the annual meeting of the Whakatane Chamber of Commerce tomorrow night.