NEWS IN TOWN

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 13428, 15 April 1944, Page 2

NEWS IN TOWN

Art Union Drawn

No Tauranga butts were drawn in the “In To Win” art union draAvn yesterday. The first prize of £2OOO went to Papakura.

Commission AVon

Mr and Mrs Maurice O’Brien, of Otumoetai have received advice that their son Trevor, R.N.Z.A.F., Canada, has received his commission.

Power Board Election

Another candidate for the Tauranga Electric Pow’pr Board elections in May has been announced. He is Mr J. E. B. Warn, of Kath kati.

Basketball Meeting

All who are interested in basketball are reminded, of the annual meeting of the Tauranga Basketball Association in the Rest Room, Spring Street on Friday, April 21 at 7.45 p.m.

Grant For New School

Mr F. W. Doidge M.P., has received advice from the Minister of Education (the Hon. H. G. R. Mason) that Cabinet has approved a grant for the construction of a new secondary department of the Tauranga District High School.

Regatta at Mount

The regatta at the Mount tomorroAV to mark the official closing of the Mount Maunganui Yacht and PoAver Boat Club’s season should proAdde much enjoyment for spectators. 'There will be a grand parade of boats at 1 p.m. and races for all classes of boats, including dinghy and canoes.

Dig For Victory

The point that growing vegetables is not an unprofitable undertaking at present Avas stressed by Mr R. H. Smith, a commercial grower of Pye’s Pa, to a representative of the Bay of Plenty Times. In explaining this point, Mr Smith said that last year he took 20 tons of carrots off two-thirds of gn acre. This year his crop of carrots from three acres, which Avere now ready to dig, Avas estimated at well over 20 tons an acre. The. lOAvest price a grower could.be paid for carrots in the season Avas £l3/10/- a ton and, even at this price, it Avas a profitable undertaking. The three acres, he said, had been given Scwt. of blood and bone and serpentine super (mixed in equal quantities toUlie acre.