Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 50, 7 February 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Unusual Hospital Visitor One of the sparrows which frequent the verandahs of the wards at the Hastings Memorial Hospital has been tamed by one of the patients whose bed is placed there. The sparrow, which is named Jill, attends regularly at meal times and has developed an attachment for one of the walking patients. It leaps on to his hand and feeds from it. Rural Delivery Lists It was mentioned at Thursday night’s meeting of the Council of the Whakatane Chamber of Commorce that many citizens were wondering why the Chamber had not published this year’s rural delivery list yet, but it was explained that the delay had been caused by extensions to the runs, which had now settled down. The lists will be available again soon. Publicity Booklet Already about 1,000 of the 5,000 copies of the booklet publicising this district have been sold. Recently published by the Chamber of Commerce, the booklet paints a very attractive picture of this part of the country and should do much to interest outsiders in this town and district. Might not each local resident help the good work by sending one to a friend elsewhere? Flood Warnings Methods of issuing flood warnings have again been under review by the Chamber of Commerce and, though it is not possible to use the fire siren, the telephone exchange has been supplied with a priority list of telephone subscribers to be warned in case of danger. Members of the Legion of Frontiersmen are also ready to be called out instantly for traffic control, salvage or other necessary - duties. Murupara Mails Murupara members of the Chamber of Commerce have asked the Council of the Whakatane Chamber to make further representations for an improved mail service between Whakatane and Murupara. It has been pointed out that, through missing connections, mail can take a week to travel between Whakatane and Galatea. The matter has been referred to the Postmaster at Whakatane. Here’s a Hint In these days of unreliabie dyes it is not unusual to take one’s gloves off and find the hands dyed in an unsightly manner. Here are two ways to prevent the dye from running: (1) Turn gloves inside out and with a fairly wet rag rub powdered alum into the skin, Working it well into all the crevices. Then stand each glove over the top of a bottle to dry. (2) Break the white of an egg into a saucer. Put gloves on inside out and smear the egg white over the gloves. Dry as previously mentioned on the top of a bottle.