Elbow Jolts

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 57, 25 February 1949, Page 5

Elbow Jolts

.... By Left Hand Corner “Blue. Light Not Wanted”—Newspaper heading. Wonder if they heard that in the Army? XXX . Judge Harvey says Cook Islands wharfies work hard for 7/- a day. We’ve done it, too. In the Army—• and without the option. X X X Rotarian L. Buddie suggests importing some of these Island watersiders. Good idea, but wouldn’t the Watersiders’ Union be likely to declare them black? X X X “An ounce of bread contains more nourishment than a pint of beer.”—From our correspondence column. 0.K., 0.K., but who drinks it for nourishment? X X X Just back from the Municipal Conference at Napier, the Mayor of Whakatane, Mr B. S. Barry, called at the Beacon Office yesterday to pass on a compliment from an Auckland delegate, who had seen and been impressed by our paper. We appreciate Auckland’s appreciation. XXX Mr Barry also pointed out that the message we got from Napier concerning his appointment to the executive was not quite correct. Though on the executive he is not a vice-president. We regret it if civic pride led us to believe he could be no less. XXX Of fifteen Large White piglets recently born to a supposedly respectably married sow at Waimana, one was black and four were “magpies.” .Said Mr Large White of Waimana, [ “Excuse my intolerant manner, ; But I cannot see How a true wife she be—- ! Perhaps I’ll be right if I tan ’er.’”