Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 28, 1 May 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Hates It Like some members of the Whakatane Borough Council few members at a meeting of the Whakatane Chamber of Commerce revealed any love for the new town planning scheme. Said the chairman, Mr B. L. Butler: “I hate this town planning scheme.”

Station Lighting New lighting has been approved to the Whakatane West railway station and has already been erected. This was revealed at a meetir.g of the Whakatane Chamber of Commerce last week. The lighting conists of two lights at either end of the platform.

R.N.Z.A.F. Operations Two Mosquitoes from No. 75 Squadron, R.N.Z.A.F., Ohakea, will fly to Fiji early this month. This exercise will be culmination of a training period during which time the Mosquitoes have carried out navigational flights to the Kermadecs and Chatham Islands.

State Highway? Application is to be made by the Murupara Chamber of Commerce to the Hon. W. Sullivan, M.P.. Minister of Labour, to have the Muru-para-Whakatane road gazetted as a State highway. This was stated at a meeting of the Whakatane Chamber of Commerce last week. Strength of Beer It was unlikely that there would be any change in the strength of New Zealand beer for a long time, according to the director of the National Council of the Licensed Trade, Mr Percy Coyle. He was asked to comment on the position In view of the increasing of the strength of beer in Britain.

Over £l2O Raised Over £l2O went to benefit the Taneatua War Memorial Fund from a Paddy’s Market held at Taneatua last week by the Taneatua War Memorial Committee. Stalls did a thriving business and were well supported by residents of the district. In the evening further funds were raised by businessnjfen. who held a ‘get together’ evening.

Novelties Popular Novelties were the order at the dance held in the Caledonian Hail, Whakatane, by the Melody Masters Orchestra on Saturday night. The two Monte Carlos with Nylon stockings for prizes, proved very popular, while a balloon dance caused much amusement. The soft drink bar was popular and did a roaring trade all the evening.

British Rugby Team “They look pretty tough and almost have to go into their cabins sideways,” says a radio dispatch from the liner Ceramic, on which the British- Rugby football team is travelling to Wellington. “The effects of vaccination are no longer being felt by the players, who are daily doing physical training and Looking forward to some thrilling football,” added the message received by the Shaw Savill and Albion Company.

Primary Schools’ Rugby A grant of £7O from the New Zealand Rugby Union had been made to Primary School Rugby in the Bay of Plenty and had been subsidised to the extent of £23, stated the president of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union, Mr W. Henderson, Whakatane, in his annual report to the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union. An additional £2O had been granted to the Primary Schools’ Union for their tournament which had been held at Whakatane.

Service Recognised

Plans to recognise the long service to. Whakatane and surrounding district in some tangible form before Dr. F. J. Appleby retires to live at the lakes were made by the Whakatane Chamber of Commerce last week. Several tributes were paid to the work of Dr. Appleby for the community by the president, Mr B. L. Butler, and other members and it was felt that some move should be made to give the different organisations and people of the district some opportunity to show their appreciation of his work.