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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1949
Page
2
Roy Mellows tops scoring at Bridgetown on May 29 to win the spoon outright. A dead heat for second place ties between R Shephard and R Copley with high marks recorded in the event.
About 18 boys departed Friday afternoon for Perth to meet Mt Hawthorn troop in their annual football clash Sunday morning. A special Scouts announcement of interest to many will be released this week. Birthday wishes go to Don Ashly with many happy returns.
At the Bridgetown Butterfot and Meat Zone gathering the motion to allocate all petrol tax funds to the Main Roads Dept and local authorities failed. Speakers cited labour and machinery shortages, tax basis issues, and existing budgeted funds while debating impact on local rates and road repairs.
Representatives of the Blackwood Butterfat Zone and the Warren Butterfat Zone will meet at Yarn Up on June 14 to discuss matters affecting both districts and the Farmers Union as a whole.
At a Blackwood meeting the Butterfat Zone Council decided to revert to Bridgetown Butterfat and Meat Zone. A lengthy debate covered voting powers for each section with Mr Mabey proposing separate voting on meat and butterfat questions and the president to rule on sectional matters.
A council vote approves after timber is cut over the owner may nominate a woodlot for growing timber and the remaining timber becomes the owner's. The motion, carried unanimously, follows debate with officials and local representatives.
At the Manjimup Chamber of Commerce meeting officials noted poor passenger distribution on railway buses. Children were forced to stand on long trips as some buses ran full while others carried few passengers. Organisers urged better booking use and seating plans for Bunbury and Northcliffe routes. Mr. George to raise the matter at the South West Conference.
Printed and published by Francis L. Semmens for Coun try Newspapers Pty. Ltd at their office in Steere St Bridge town.
Mr Inspector W. H. Rourke and Mr N. G. Traylen visited Boyup Brook to discuss consolidation of local schools and progress on a new consolidated campus. They praised local teachers, noted bus service improvements, and warned of a teacher shortage amid Depression-era births and training trends.
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