39 Years AgoFrom the June 28, 1961 issue FRUIT STAMPEDE – A mild stampede for plums shortly before the official opening time at 6 a.m. opened Kaua’i’s plum-picking season. The usual big rush was missing this year, however. Approximately 1,000
39 Years AgoFrom the June 28, 1961 issue
FRUIT STAMPEDE – A mild stampede for plums shortly before the official
opening time at 6 a.m. opened Kaua’i’s plum-picking season. The usual big rush
was missing this year, however. Approximately 1,000 people were on hand Sunday
morning, most of the group were teenagers instead of families as in previous
years.
..The lineup began about 6 p.m. Saturday evening as usual, however.
Impatient pickers waiting on the fringe of the park started off for the plums
without waiting for the guides and this caused the stampede, Mr. Nitani
said.
DEAD WHALE – The dead whale, washed up on the beach on the
northern outskirts of Kapa’a town, was disposed of by county workers Sunday
morning almost before most of the people there realized there was a new whale
disposal problem.
County Engineer Calvin Ching pointed out that the matter
had been handled so well, expenses were kept at a minimum and there was not
time for people to complain.
Mr. Ching said the whale was described as
being about equal in size to the other sperm whale which came ashore on the
point below the old Kaiakea preventorium in April.
GOING HOLLYWOOD –
The filming of “Seven Women” is almost completed and if all goes well the
company should be pau on Friday. Up to yesterday everything was right on
schedule which is quite unusual for motion picture production.
Yesterday
there were some shots still to be done on the Wailua River. However, the early
morning showers, caused a change in plans and the company moved indoors to the
former Lazenby residence next to Coco Palms. This is the setting for the home
of the planter in the story.
MOIR’S FURNITURE – The furnishings for
the interiors of the planter’s home proved no problem. There is no question
that Duncan Cramer, the art director had his doubts at the beginning. However,
he was able to make the necessary contacts and he came up with an interior set
for the planter’s home, that pleased him no end. His contact proved to be Sandy
and Hector Moir, so when you see the picture and you think you recognize the
furnishings, you will be correct. Most of them will be Sandy and
Hector’s.
FERN’S LAW – It can be said here that the progress made
during the filming of “Seven Women” is directly contrary to what is known
around The Garden Island as Fern’s Law which is “If Anything Can Go Wrong, It
Will.”
KAUA’I’S HERMIT- The expected visit of Henry Wheatly, to his
brother Dr. Bernard Wheatly, the hermit of Kalalau, did not come off yesterday.
Henry Wheatly, of the Virgin islands is in Hawaii attending the Governors’
conference as a member of the staff of the Governor of the Virgin
islands.
He phoned the Kaua’i police on Monday asking for details as to how
to see his brother. He was told that it required a six hour hike into Kalalau.
This did not seem to bother him at the time. He said that he would arrive on
the first plane with a friend and would visit his brother.
POETIC PLEA
– County Chairman Aki turned to poetry in calling upon the community for
cooperation in conducting a Clean Up Week for Kaua’i.
The proclamation
resorted to colorful language in stating its case. It said in part:
“Kaua’i
… where nature has gifted with blue skies and hills of green, where streams
and rivulets wander along its dales and valleys on their leisurely way to the
azure sea;
“Kaua’i … where the sun, the wind, the rain have joined to
plant a garden of green embraced and a lei of golden said;
“Kaua’i .,..
where amidst Nature’s abundant grace too often we see the litter and trash of
unthinking man, where the artifacts of the 20th century beer cans and pop
bottles and tons of paper despoil nature’s masterpiece to the shame of our
people and the disappointment of our guests.”
80 Years Ago
From
the June 29, 1920 issue
LIFE IMPROVING – D.S. Bowman, general welfare
superintendent for the H.S.P.A. has been spending a week or more on the island
in the interest of welfare work among the Plantations here.
He reports
steady improvement all along the line in the essential features of plantation
welfare and comfort. The homes are better, the sanitary conditions more nearly
ideal, more interest is being taken in recreation and better facilities are
being offered therefor.
The remodeling of the camps on a large plantation
is a big undertaking, which cannot be done in a few weeks or a few months,
especially in conjunction with the hundred and one other things that must be
done on a plantation. But all the places are moving in the right direction, and
a very commendable and intelligent interest is being shown in all such
matters.
WRONG ISLAND – The missing Maui sampan, reported by the
Advertiser as having landed on Kaua’i, “near Lihu’e,” it now transpires drifted
ashore on the far side of Ni’ihau. This is a long way from Lihu’e. The
unfortunate men made their way to the Robinson ranch house, whence they were
given transportation to Waimea, where they caught the Kinau for
Honolulu.
The reporter who gathered up the story for the Honolulu papers
was evidently very “short on” Hawaiian geography.
LEISURE TIME – A
fine new club house is being built at Camp 2, one of Makaweli Plantation’s
largest camps, to take the place of the one recently remodeled and which was
found entirely too small. The new club house when completed will be 30 x 42
with plenty of windows and an opening covered with screening, around the
building under the eves to insure sufficient light and air. It will be equipped
with two pool tables, writing tables, a phonograph and a counter to buy smokes
and candles.
FALLING DOWN – The Nawiliwili wooden bridge is in bad
shape. It will be a relief when it has been replaced by a good new concrete
structure, work on which will commence shortly.
OVERLOAD – There has
been an enormous congestion of freight piling in at Nawiliwili during the last
two or three trips of the Kinau. It was largely the accumulation from back
trips during the strike.
HORSE PLAY – Saturday, July 3rd will be a big
day at Waipouli race track. The morning will be devoted to horse races, of
which a splendid program has been arranged.
In the afternoon there will be
a polo game between the Reds and the Blues. These teams have been practicing
for several months and are capable of putting up a fast
game.
ABUNDANCE OF BOOZE – At the last meeting of the Kaua’i Chamber
of Commerce there was emphatic and forcible complaint against the shocking and
disgraceful prevalence of illegitimate liquor throughout the Island of Kaua’i.
In the opinion of responsible members of prominent position and special
facilities for knowing, the conditions are worse now under Prohibition than
they were under the license system.
ANOTHER EVIL – … emphatic and
indignant protest was voiced by several responsible members in regard to the
character of the Sunday evening moving picture shows given throughout the
Island. These complaints met with the confirmation of the meeting and the
consensus of opinion was that something must be done to remedy the
evil.
Attention was called to the fact that the Sunday evening concession
was granted with the express understanding that the pictures should be of an
Educational, Biblical or Moral nature. As a matter of fact, few if any of the
pictures, shown on Sundays comply at all with these requirements and many of
them far from being moral are not even decent. They are, many of them,
sensational, suggestive, vicious and degrading, not fit for any popular
audience at any time and assuredly not fit for a Sunday evening
exhibition.
66 Years Ago
From the June 19, 1934
issue
HILLS AND VALLEYS – There is no doubt that the action of the
board of supervisors at their last meeting to eliminate all the bumps and dips
between Kekaha and Hanalei will be rescinded at their meeting tomorrow as three
members of the board, Dr. S.Y. Chang, Nick Akana and John B. Fernandes have
pledged that they will reconsider their action tomorrow. Since the board took
this action two weeks ago, protests have been voiced al over the island and the
work of the county laborers in filling out the dips and taking out the bumps
was met with wide disapproval.
LARGEST SO FAR – CLASS OF 1934 –
Fifty-four students were graduated from Kekaha School last Thursday evening at
their exercises held in the Kekaha Theatre. This was the largest graduating
class so far in the history of the school.
IN BLOOM – Lihu’e’s corner
rose garden which was planted five months ago, has made surprising progress to
the present time. The roses have bloomed freely and although the gardeners have
found indications of aphids and blackspot, the plants are generally healthy …
The roses are being cared for by the members of the Garden Section of the
Mokihana Club of Lihue.
