Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 10, 15 March 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Canvas For Mail Bags

For the manufacture cf mail bags, cable-jointers’ tents and motor vehicle canopies, the Post Office recently placed an order in the United Kingdom for 102,000 yards of canvas.

“Ladies Only” * • The new Government :s having a spring clean around Parliament Buildings. In the process, it has removed a sign on a door which used to give newcomers a hearty laugh. It read: “Members’ Wives Ream— Ladies Only.”

Family Benefit Cards New family benefit certificate cards will be issued by the Social Security Department during the next six months. They will replace the cards issued on April 2, 1946, when New Zealand introduced-the family benefit scheme. Plunket Collection The house to house collection by the Whakatane Plunket Society was an outstanding success last week with the final figure exceeding that of last year. Yesterday the committee expressed the Society's appreciation of the assistance given by all helpers and donors. Swimming Season To Close After one of the most successful seasons it has yet held the Whakatane Swimming Club is to officially close the swimming season on Saturday. Races will be held for all age groups w T hile the usual issue of ice cream, now so popular on closing day, will also be made.

Many Nominations Up to late yesterday afternoon 163 nominations had been received by the Whakatane Racing Club for its picnic meeting to be held at Te Teko on March 25. This works out for the eight races at an average of 20 starters in each race, if all horses attend. In one race 36 nominations were received.

His Face Was Red It was not the heat of the flames that brought the ruddy glow into the face of one Wellington fireman on Saturday morning. He got to the Smith and- Smith Ltd. fire in Cuba Street helmeted and jacketed, only to find that in the rush to save seconds he had forgotten something —his trousers!

Man Kicked By Horse Admitted to the Whakatane District Hospital after he was kicked by a horse at a circus showing at Whakatane on Monday night John Irimako, single, labourer, of Whakatane,' was reported to be comfortable yesterday. He was kicked by a horse after he had fallen from the animal in an attempt to win a prize of £IOO.

Taneatua Road Sealing A start has been made sealing the State Highway from Taneatua through the Waimana Gorge and it is expected that as soon as this section is completed the plant will move to Opotiki. During the past few weeks there has been some improvement on the Rotorua-Whaka-tan'e highway but it is still very rough. The Tauranga-Whakatane road is better now than it was a few months ago. Want Scheme Considered The Opotiki Chamber of Commerce is to write to the Hon. W. Sullivan, Minister of Labour, asking that the Whakatane proposal be thoroughly investigated before a decision is reached as to the future site of the deep sea port for the Bay of Plenty, according to the Opotiki News. This decision was reached after the Chamber had received information from the Tauranga Harbour Board on the present proposed site at Mount Maunganui.

Swimmers At Carnivals Whakatane swimmers had competed with a large measure of success at six night carnivals throughout the Bay of Plenty during the past year the president of the Whakatane Swimming Club, Mr J. A. Francis, said at the annual club championships on Saturday. The carnivals attended had been at Te Puke and Rotorua. He said that local swimmers had helped to put Whakatane on the map in the swimming world and it was now recognised as an up and coming club.