KARAMEA NOTES

Grey River Argus, 26 February 1943, Page 6

KARAMEA NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent.] The recent big. flood in the Karamet broke away several piers near the Karamea wharf, and cut its way through the sandhills. The bar, which formerly took a southerly turn at the mouth of the river, now runs straight out to sea. I regret to learn that our local policeman is likely to be transferred shortly. Constable McQuarrie during the few years he has been here, has been a universal favourite, and all will be sorry to see him go, but will wish him the best of luck in his future career. He has built an up-to-date motof garage on a plan drawn out by Mr William Theyers, of Runanga. Two local residents were bursting a log with blasting powder. One pt them lit the fuse, and threw the match down on. the ground, when he turned to pick up the powder he found that he had thrown the match into the powder bag, the powder exploding and burning him -severely about the legs, arms and face, necessitating medical treatment for several days but Wilfred, who had been several months in the Territorials, was too fast on the get-a-way, and escaped unhurt. Mr Ray Egan, who has been touring Martin’s Island, Carters, and the Cape, has returned to work. He speaks in glowing terms of his treatment by the residents of those l towns, and the hospitality of Mr Laurie O’Neil, who showed hijn all the items of interest at the Cape. Messrs Goodman and Burrows are considering a similar trip. About forty residents of Oparara met - at the residence of Mr R Satherly on Thursday evening last, to bid farewell to Miss Marjory Rhind, who left on Friday to reside in Motueka. Cards, games and songs were the main items. Mr Neil Simpson, on behalf of those present, asked Miss Rhind to accept a very beautiful handbag as a mark of the esteem in which she is held. All wish her prosperity in her new occupation. Many visitors to the district have complimented our local picture proprietor on the quality of his ice creams, which they consider to be the best in the Buller, or the Coast. We all looked forward to seeing Tiny Small, put up a big score in the recent cricket match, fuller v. Coast, but the best he could do was to collect two duck eggs. Get rid of the ducks tiny ! Our local fiaxmill is sailing along smoothly, and five or six loads of fibre have been sent to Christchurch, and been classified as excellent for twine making. Radio listeners who are full up of the tin can music coming over the air, may be interested to know that a good "programme of variety music comes over on Thursday nights at 9 o’clock from 2UE and 2KO —Australia’s amateur hour, sponsored by Dick Fair, who is well-known in theatrL cal circles, and many times toured the Coast and Buller. At ? o’clock on Monday nights, there is community singing from 2SM, Sydney.