Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 76, 18 October 1939, Page 4

Local and General

Delivery of Beacon. The BEACON will be published as usual on Labour Daj r , Monday, October 23rd, and therewwil y be the usual delivery to town subscribers. Owing to the fact that the Rural Delivery service will not be running it will be impossible i.o send the paper out to country readers, who will receive their copies on Tuesday. Chairs for Councillors. In place of the wobbly old cane and wooden chairs in which mem- I bers of the Whakatane County Council have squirmed for several years, and many of which arc now showing signs of disintegrating, heavy upholstered chairs have been acquired. The county councillors have thus followed the borough's lead, and their long hours round the council table will be so miicn more comfortable. A. E. Cook Enlists. Better known to New Zealandevs in football uniform, but now in n different role, A. E. (Bert), Cooke has gone into camp at Narrow Neck as a gunner attached to the 18th Anti-Aircraft Battery. One of the most brilliant inside backs New Zealand has ever produced, Cert Cooke wore the All Black jersey in the years 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1930. He < then changed to the Rugby Leagr.e code ajid reached the highest honours in his new game before his retirement two seasons ago. Since 1 then, he had. been active on llw ! coaching side of the Rugby game. 1

Golf Closing. The Wbakatane Golf Club holds its closing day on October 28th, and the annual meeting follows in the , evening. An invitation is extended to golfers to bo present at the closing day when there will be the usual competitions and social gathering over afternoon tea. Unusual Trout. A somewhat unusual specimen of trout was landed by a Manawatu angler. The fish Avhich was in all respects a fine trout, had an extra fin resembling a thrush's wing-feath-er, protruding from llie centre Lop of its head. Labour Day Mails.

The telephone exchange will observe the usual continuous attendance on Labour Day, Monday, October 23rd. The telegraph branch and public counter will lie closed. Mails which close at 7 a.m. will be despatched to Te Puke, Tnm'angn, Frankton Junction, Auckland, Tnneatua,, Waimana, Opotiki and Gisborne. Street posting boxes will be cleared at 6.45 a.m. and inward letter mails will be sorted into priva'.c boxes at 8 p.m. Holiday Petrol. Motorists do not apparently appreciate that the system whereby allowances of 30 gallons of petrol for cars over 14 horse power, and '20 gallons for cars under that rating, are being allocated for holiday purposes, refers to genuine holidays, and not to week-end tours. Already, severalj applications connected with the lai-

ter, particularly in regard to the Labour Day week-end, have been declined in other centres, it is reported. "An Unusual Recipe" "His wife asked him to write down a Radio Recipe. He did; his best, but got two stations at once: Hands on hips, Place one cup of Hour on your shoulder, raise knees and depress toes; mix thoroughly in one half cupful of milk, and repeat six times. Inhale quickly V* teaspoonfui of Baking Powder, lower the legs and mash two hard-boiled eggs in n sieve. Exhale, breathe naturally and sift in a bowl. Lie flat on the floor and roll in the whites of two eggs backward and forward until it comes to a boil. In ten minutes remove from the fire and rub smartly with a rough towel. Breathe naturally, dress in warm flannels and serve with tomato sauce."

Carpenters in Clover Carpenters on Sunday work at Trenthain lately have earned up to £3 a clay. A Best Seller Adolph Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" is in renewed demand in Auckland, and although the price is stiff (13s 6d a copy), a number of book shops have sold out. Coastal Craft. The Clansman, which left on Saturday for Auckland took 4750 boxes of butter and 380 cratcs of cheese. She is expected in Whakatane again at about 11 o'clock this morning, as is the Vesper. Arrest at Dance. There was a mild stir at a public dance at Rotorua on Saturday night when two police constables made their appearance at the doorway and shortly afterwards escorted a young man from the hall. It is not known on what charge the youth was arrested, but it is presumed that it was in connection with the recent regulations prohibiting drink in and around dance halls. Pensions Paid Out on Friday. The post office notifies, that alternative arrangements for the paying out of pensions during the coming week-end have been finalised.«ln view of Monday being a closed holiday, pensions usually paid, out on that day will-be paid on Friday, October 20th. It is thought that the recipients will appreciate this arrangement, which enables them to have a little ready cash to spend during the holiday.