Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 55, 12 June 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Health Stamps Last year the 3d health stamps sold throughout New Zealand totalled 5,999,109 and the lid series 5,517,034. The 1950 health stamps are to be placed on sale on October 2 and will be withdrawn on January 1, 1951.

Minister At Whakatane The Minister of Social Welfare, Mrs H. Ross, will, address a meeting at Whakatane in the Parish Hall at 2 p.m. today. Although m?inly a women’s meeting anyone inte.ested is invited to attend. This will be the first visit to Whakatane of Mrs Ross since taking over her ministerial duties. On Friday she addressed a similar meeting at Rotorua.

Ten Aces Mrs H. M. Newman and Mr W. Howat were the winners of the weekly card evening of the Whakatane Bowling Club held last week after cutting six times with Mr J. Hanright. Both cut for first prize and each cut five aces in succession before the run of aces ceased and the luck went to Mr Howat. Prizes were won by Mrs C. Loane and Mr J. D. Churton.

The Heads Popular The Whakatane Heads is becoming increasingly popular on Sunday afternoons with many people. Yesterday a number of people drove to the parking area and passed the greater part of the afternoon beside the sea while children played on the sand. The more agile ones tramped over the rocks round Kohi Point. A few hopefuls had a fishing line,played cut. > Start On Fences Although about ten houses have been completed in the Tuhoe / venue State house block, Whakatane, for a number of months erection of the street fences were only started by the manufacturers last week. Fences dividing each section have been "up for some time. Residents in the area have found it hard to keep children from wondering on to the road without fences. Not All Good Although Ashing has been reported to be “good” off the Rurima Islands in the last few weeks fee same cannot be said for shore fishing. A number of people who have tried their luck off the rocks at the Whakatane Heads in the past few weeks have reported very poor catches. The same reports have came from Ohope and Ohiwa. Crayfish have been scarce lately too. Fishermen laying pots round the coast have had little luck.

Canterbury Centennial Five different stamps are tc be issued this year to commemorate the centennial of Canterbury and will be on sale from November 20. The set comprises five denominations, Id, 2d, 3d, 6d and 1/-. The la stamps is a scene of the Anglican Cathedral, Christchurch; the 2d a symbolic design depicting settlers on the crest of Lyttelton Hills overlooking the Canterbury Plains; 3d portrait of John Robert Godley, founder of Canterbury; 6d a view of Canterbury University College; ]/- aerial view of Timaru.

An Example The large numbers worn on jersies by the Rangitaiki senior Rugby team that played Whakatane last week drew favourable comment from the spectators and other visitors. One Whakatane man suggest- < ed that it was something the Wha- ~ katane Union could well follrw while another said that such numbers should be worn by the Bay of Plenty representative teams. The numbers were certainly very easy to see. They were large and almost covered the backs of players. Beside being a guide to the press rnd radio commentators such large numbers also help spectators to , pick up the players. Most Rugby Unions have adopted the large numbers now Either red on white or black on white.