The Way of Plenty Beacon Published Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. FRIDAY, 9th JUNE, 1939.
Local and General
PROHIBITION BREACHES For breaches of their prohibition orders Joe Takarua was fined £1 and and costs 15s when, they appeared be. and eoslts los when tehy appeared before Mr E. L. Walton, S.M., on Thursday. ROAD PATROLS The intensity of the Transport Department's road patrol work these days was brought home the other day to a Whakatane man who, on a trip to Auckland, passed five patrol cars between Auckland and Hamilton. CHILDREN'S PAGE HELD OVER Owing to pressure' on our space due to the Winter Show awards the Children's column conducted by Peter the Whaler, has been unavoidably held over and will appear on Monday. The competitions will be held as usual. ALL FARMERS SHOULD SEE IT Why didn't somebody think of that before? was the comment from farmers, engineers and the public generally after viewing the Pyes Auto, matic machinery and separator drive on McL. Wallace's stand at the Show. —Advt. SHOW EXHIBITS The introduction of some form of insurance of binds in transport to and from shows and during their exhibition is favoured by the Hawera Canary and Cage Bird Club. It was decided on Monday to submit a remit on these lines to the annua] conference of the New Zealand Federation of Cage Bird Clubs. PRESIDENT'S CONFIDENCE "In twelve years time"' said Mr W. Sullivan, president of the Winter Show Association last Wednesday evening—when speaking at the opening ceremony, 4< l feel certain that w e will all be able to agree that the show has not merely held its own but tha.t it has played its part in building up funds and putting shows of the future on a sound and proper basis. SEEING PUMPKINS "When, I saw the huge pumpkins you have on display I was reminded of the story of the flock of shec-p, which was lost inside one of these vegetables" said Mr M. Williams M. P for Kaiapoi, at Ithe Winter Show last Wednesday evening. "The pumpkins
T have seen this evening are of size which we only dream about down south, or see them when we shouldn't see them.'* (Laughter).
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 22, 9 June 1939, Page 4
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