Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 68, 12 July 1950, Page 4

Local & General

Bowling Club Cards Results of the progressive 500 card evening held at the Whakatane Bowling Pavilion: Winners, Mrs W. Compton and Mr S. S. Shapley. Booby prizes, Mrs J. Hanright and Mr C. R. Coates.

Phosphate Prices

Farmers in the Bay of Plenty will be affected by the new prices for superphosphate, which came into being on July 1. The new prices are £7 19s a ton ex North Island works and £8 a ton ex South Island works.

State House Allocations Of the 1115 State houses allocated to ex-servicemen in the Wai-kato-Bay of Plenty area 35 were allocated during May according to the Rehabilitation Department. During that month 158 houses were allotted throughout New _ Zealand bringing the total to 12,489.

Legion Insurance The Whakatane Borough Council is to make .inquiries about insuring Legion of Frontiersmen when they are acting as volunteer traffic officers. The Mayor, Mr B. S. Barry,'® said that although most people had co-qperated and appreciated the Legion’s work he thought the men should be covered.

Higher Fares?

The National Airways Corporation is considering raising air fares on all internal ?’outes. The higher fares, which wall take effect from September 1, are believed to amount to between 2s 6d and 5s on all inain routes. A few fares have yet to be approved by. the Minister in Charge Of Civil Aviation, Mr W. §. Goosman. I

Shiner?

He had played in his first primary school Rugby match. His mother asked him where he played. “On a field,” he answered scornfully. When the real intention of the question was explained to him, he struck a pose with, folded arms. “I’m not one of those who bend down and look for the ball . . . I wait for it to come to me!”

Vegetable Price Rise Vegetable prices are mounting, in the cities. High retail prices- are a reflection of prices being paid in the markets. The climb in prices is attributed to a combination of wet Weather ( and seasonal low production and flooding in some growing areas. Cauliflowers, which in normal circumstances would be worth 15/- a sack, went as high as 30/as retailers competed for the restricted supplies. Gisborne-grown kumaras went to 48/-. a sugar bag, or lOd a pound-

“Now Write !”

Teachers of writing in United States schools are concerned with only two things:—How fast can a pupil write, and can be read what he has written? This was mentioned by a member of the New Zealand Educational Institute during an address. This system, though it surprised him, led to a standard of writing by adults no better and no worse than that of New Zealanders. Once an American child learnt to print block letters, he was simply told: “Write!”

“See It Through” # What motto would typify New Zealand? This was discussed by the Minister of Education (Mr Algie) in the course of an address to pupils of the Feilding Agricultural High School. From one point of view the motto would be “Give it a go.” That, however, did not represent the ideal. Nor did another suggestion, “Near enough.” His idea was that the motto should be a reflection of determination on the part of everybody to play his or her part in promoting the welfare of the country, and his choice of a motto would be “See it through.”