Local & General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 60, 7 November 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Why Worry ? Mr W. W. Freer, M.P., told his King Street audience the other night that most people would prefer security to freedom. If he does, it is quite understandable, because no matter how free the rest of usj> are he will always be Freer. t

Results Disappointing The result of the - air force recruiting campaign jfeeld at •Whakatane on Thursday was very disappointing, according to one of the officials. Very few inquiries were received and were actually well below expectations. The recruiting unit left on Thursday to carry on the campaign at Tauranga. /

Trading at Bookstalls Sunday trading at bookstalls at aerodromes and bus terminals where Sunday transport services are running is made permissible by a clause in the Statutes Amendment Bill, which has been introduced in the House of Representatives. This already applies to railway bookstalls and stations and railway bus terminals.

Nobody Came? That the lot of the political candidate in country areas is not always a happy one was clearly evL denced at Waihbuon Monday nighf last when Mr G. P. Kenah of Ragl- - the official Labour Party candidate for the Piako electorate, was billed to address electors. Only three persons were present, the candidate, the chairman and a reporter, but no electors!

Popular Competition Recently the Beacon launched its “Who’s competition with the help of the management of the Reagent Theatre, and the feature is growing rapidly in popularity. Last week the manager of the Theatre, Mr A. R. Chapman, received nearly 30 letters from people who hoped to win free tickets by trying to identify the trim lines of Ann Miller. Maybe a little later we shall give the less film-conscious a chance by throwing in a few politicians and political candidates.

Expensive Shilling Book It >has often been complained by, retailers at Whakatane that freight to the town on certain goods often makes it prohibitive to import to the district. • One local book agept has had ample proof of this. Wanting to get the latest issue' of a special show number of a popular English motor magazine to this country urgently he wired the publishers and had a copy sent out by air mail. When fit arrived the magazine, which weighs IJlbs and costs only 1/-, had stamps on it to the .value of £2 11s 3d. It was an expensive sample. Church And Gaming

The Congregational Union of New Zealand in a statement supplied to the Press, has grave misgivings about the “increased facilities for gambling” seen in the Gaming Amendment Bill; but is pleased that there will be no liquor sold in camps ,to soldiers under 21. The statement “deplores” the idea of publishing more information about gambling, as it is felt this cannot fail to offer inducements to gamble to those Who have< not already got the habit.