MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20979, 6 October 1933, Page 9

MID-CANTERBURY

# ASHBURTON UNEMPLOYMENT COM- . ' MITTEE The executive of the Ashburton thv employment Committee mfet yesterdaj afternoon. Present: The Mayor, Mi W H. Woods (chairman), Messrs W G. Gallagher, W. Bryant, G. Kelly, A Moore, A. Prentice, W. J. Minogue (certifying officer), and W. Patterson .(secretary). The secretary reported that next ■yetik 58 two-day, 270 three-day, and .. 145 four-day men would require relief. The amount required to give the men their full quota of work was £920 19s, and the allocation was £624 13s. It was decided to give the men «ne r Jwo and a half, and three and a half days' work respectively, which Would absorb £613. The Unemployment Board wrote stating that where a relief worker had been in a relief camp for less than one month, and accepted a bona fide offer of private employment, the refund of his cost of transportation to the relief camp need not be insisted upon. The decision as to whether or not refund should be made should be JOT to the discretion of the-official in charge of the camp. It should be distinctly understood that if the man «ter wished to return to the camp, «e would oe obliged to meet his own transport expenses. Ihe Unemployment Board wrote Wvistog that it had again decided to jnwe. labour available to farmers for the eradication of ragwort on similar conditions to those which operated last year. Labour might also be employed ri «rmers in the usual way under scfieme No. 4A for this class of work, itte secretary read a letter which ™a been received from the Unemrs™ ?, nt Commissioner by Mr B. C. who had charge of the *ooi-classmg class for unemployed rev£JT kers - The commissioner ad--31 i hat he was gatting in touch 'aol«* • vari °us stock and station r' 8 "?, Wellington requesting their co-operation and assistance in placing dm-;™ 5 ?,. who had received training cmw - he P resen t wool season. The , cornplimented Mr Don . thieved excellen * results he had of I LSf- a f: reeci t0 forward a letter Wr DoS fr ° m the cortlmittee t0 lh* varfe nt flawing the position of in AvhhSlf rellef schemes operating the sam„ r on ? om P a red with that at oy «re a ■ilx? tltym £ officer - T he figures ing ltt l - om> thosß o£ last year be■K 5' noo? P a tentheses:—Scheme No. 4erae Kn ): fi sc ? eme Na 5 > 432 (5W > «har2 Nn 6 ° (c amP scheme), 43 (0); (722). : °- 10, 87 <29> 5 «« w!feV pplica ? Jonß &om relief *cS S i or *"»* under the No. 5 *35& e ,„ considered - Three were VoSr«S d Reduced from two days A«nr ar i d a half "toys. SchSS „ atlon ?. from the Allenton three J^,°l miltte , e for two men for eks , and from the Fairton '*S. C ? miUee for two men for 18 3?Sf days ' to do Wo! * in the school 3H Wete granted. fee■ «il v said that aotwithstand- - ™« building subsidy there were

many carpenters who were not employed under the building scheme. In answer to Mr Kelly, Mr Minogue said that the scheme was not.yel in full operation. The chairman said that it would be interesting to know how many men were not employed on the building scheme. It was decided to obtain a return oi i the number of tradesmen on the register apart from the building scheme. Personal. The Rev. G. B. Hinton, who has been minister of the Baring Square Methodist Church for the last three years, received an invitation to extend his term for a further year at the meeting of the Baring Square Methodist Circuit on Wednesday evening. A similar request was made to Sister Mildred, deaconess. Mr L. M. Wilson, of Christchurch, a member of the council of the Canterbury Automobile Association, paid a visit to Ashburton yesterday. Funeral.

The funeral of Mr W. E. Dolman, at the Ashburton cemetery yesterday, was attended by a large gathering of citizens and representatives of organisations with which} Mr Dolman was connected. The casket was conveyed to the cemetery on the fire-engine, and the cortege of 30 cars was headed by the Ashburton Silver Band, under Drum-Major W. R. Tucker, followed by D Company, First Battalion, Canterbury Regiment (Ashburton Volunteers), and members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, under Superintendent T. Barber. The band played the "Dead March" on the way to the cemetery, and played the hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers" at the graveside. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. A. J. Petrie, the fire brigade service being read by Lieutenant L. Kidd. while Bro. J. S. Donaldson read the Oddfellows' Lodge service. "Last Post" was sounded by Bandsman T. Lees. In addition to members of the Loyal Ashburton Lodge, among those present were:—The Mayor (Mr W. H. Woods), Councillors W. H. Rundle, F. Z. D. Ferriman. H. R. C. McElrea, J. T. Pratley, E. H. Orr, W. H. Robinson, H. L. Jones, Mr W. Patterson (town clerk), Mr A. B. Simpson (past grand primo of the New Zealand Buffalo's Lodge), Messrs W. G. Hillier, N. C. Jones, F. W. Seldon, W G. McDonald, R. Stephenson, R. H. Loy, G. T. Russell, F. Steel, M. J. Burgess, J. T. Thomas, T. Crooks, G. D. H. Hefford, R. Clarke, R. I<;ennedy, A. A. Fooks, R. Kerr, A. Walker, W. J. Sparrow, J. Stevenson, and T. Gibson. Among the wreaths were those from the Mayor, councillors, and burgesses of the borough of Ashburton, the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, the Ashburton Club, and Mutual School of Arts, and grandchildren As a mark of respect to the late Mr Dolman the firebell was tolled at intervals yesterday afternoon. Automobile Association. During the last few weeks the patrol officer of the Canterbury Automobile Association (Mr L. D. Pickle's) has been erecting new signs for the. guidance of motorists on the roads in the Ashburton county, while several damaged signs have been replaced. Silver and gold bands have been placed on posts along main highway between Rakaia and Methven. An improvement on the main highway between Ashburton and Rakaia has been the erection of a triangular sign with red reflectors to indicate the railway crossing at Chertsey. Methodist Circuit, The quarterly meeting of, the Methodist Church circuit was held on Wednesday evening, when the Rev, G. B. Hinton presided. Motions of sympathy were Passed with Mr S. Moore and family, Mrs A. C. Hardy, Mrs Dixon, Mr James More, and the relatives of the late Rev. Samuel Lawry. „ l; „ut The balance-sheet showed a slight decrease on the last quarters working, but was considered satisfactory. Appreciation was expressed of the;

■ manner in which Mr T. Wakelin (superintendent of the Sunday school), • Mr R. Watts (conductor), and the ; teachers had conducted the Sunday school anniversary celebrations. Messrs F. Frampton and H. Money, with Mrs J. W. Tinker and Mr F. H. : Steel as substitutes, were appointed ' to represent the circuit at the district ■ synod to be held in Timaru next month. , „„ _ Messrs W. R. Featherston and W. C. Bishop were reappointed auditors. Lodges. To confer the purple degree a Past Grands' Lodge was held at Methven on Wednesday by the Manchester Unity Oddfellows. Eight candidates from Methven, three from Rakaia. and one from Tinwald were admitted, there being a large attendance for the occasion. The District Grand Master fßro. C. M. Innes) presided, other district officers present being Deputy-District Grand Master Bro. J. England, D.S. Bro. A. C. Hardy, I.P.D.G.M. Bro. H. D. Gunn P.D.G.M. Bro. E. H. Childs and P.G. Bro. J. H. Stevens were conductors P.G. Bro. E. A. Mangm guardian, and P.G. Bro. E. Vaughan warden. After the ceremonv the district officers paid an official visit to the Loyal Methven Lodge over which the Noble Grand. Bro. W. J. Dolan, presided. The visitors were entertained to supper, and toasts were hon-, oured. „ _ , .. The Chief Ranger (Bro. R. Tpnks) presided over the meeting of the Juvenile Foresters' Lodge on Wednesday evening. Bro. Tpnks was the winner of the trophy given by Bro. G D H. Hefford for the member introducing the fifty-fifth candidate. Two candidates were proposed for membei - ship and two were initiated into the order An invitation was accented to attend a social evening of the Sons ',Jt Dauahters of Temoerance Lodge on October2l It was decided to form a cricket club, and a committee was set un to arrange matches with other clubs Bro. W. H. Amos chief ranker of the adult court, ottered to Jea medal to the member showing fhetnos™ promise in the cricket team. Accordion items were given by Bio. D Smith/and Bro. Cannon contributed SOilgS. ' rr,r*V m -=t The Hakatere Lodge, 1.0.0. ~ m-t on Wednesday, evening, when the N.&.. Bro T. C. Wakelin, presided The following officers were installed by D.&T Bro. A. Moore and s aff:_wfi Bro. D. Hunter; V.G., Bio. J. Amst; F.S. Bro. G. Fowke: treasurer, Bro B Osborne; R.S., Bro. H. y. rie* ton; warden. Bro. W. F Cobb; conrluctor Bro. V. Peterson: chaplain Bro. C L Cox; R.S. to N.G.. Bro. B. Calder; R c to VG, Bro. B. Parsons; L.S. to ■ V\G., Bro. E. Moore: R.S.S.. Bro. A. ; McLoughlin; L.S.S., Bro. E. Fussell; ; LG. Bro. L. Aitfcen; 0.G., Bro. Digby. : Bro. T. Wakelin, the retiring N.G, , thanked the officers who had assisted him during his term of office. Labour Day Gala.

Encouraging progress reports on the organisation of the Labour Day gala were submitted to a public meeting last evening, when the honorary organiser, Mr S. Mitchell, presided over a large attendance. The chairman mentioned the offers of asistance he had received in organising the gala. Mr H. R- C. McElrea reported that arrangements were well in hand for the procession, for which a number of prizes had been promised. On behalf of the side-shows committee, Mr S. M. Cassidy said several new attractions had been ari'anged. Mr D. Smith reported that large entries were being received for, the axemen's carnival, including C. Fable-,

checque, last year's Canterbury champion. Satisfactory reports were made by Messrs E. J. O'Brien (sports), E. Lithgow (Highland dancing), and T.Crooks (gala packets). The chairman said that the "galateers" could not see their way clear to conduct a side-show at the gala this year. The chairman was empowered to arrange for outside artists to take their place this year. Mr E. Cambridge stated that he hoped to receive sutjport from about 120 shopkeepers for the window spotting competition. RAKAIA The rainfall registered at Rakaia during September was 78 points, compared with 73 points for September, 1932. Rain fell on four days, the heaviest falls occurring on September 12 and 13, when 2D points and 36 points respectively were recorded. The total rainfall for the first eight months of the year is 12.32 inches, compared with 12.83 inches for the same months of 1932.

The first of a series of fortnightly sports meetings under the auspices of the Rakaia Athletic and Cycling Club was held on the domain grounds recently. There was a fair attendance of spectators. The results were:—44o yards handicap: S. Sbellock 1, R. Shellock 2. Three mile cycle race: L. T. Peach 1, D. J. O'Reilly 2. There was also a number of children's events. These meetings will be continued until the annual sports meeting on November 25. At the meeting of the committee of the Rakaia Horticultural Society Mr C. Shannon presided. A balance-sheet for the spring show was presented by the secretary, Mr H. C. Nelson, showing a credit of £5 8s lid. It was decided to pay out the prize money in full. The annual meeting of the Rakaia branch of the Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union was held in St. Andrew's schoolroom, the Rev. A. S. Morrison presiding over a large attendance. The report presented by the secretary. Miss Clark, showed a satisfactory year's work. The balancesheet showed a credit of £3 8s 4d. It was decided to send £ 1 to each of the home, foreign, and Maori missions. The election of officers resulted as follows: —Honorary president, Rev. A. S. Morrison; president, Mrs Morrison; vice-president, Mrs Boag; secretary and treasurer, Miss Clark; Bible woman secretary, Mrs Newman; "Harvest Field" secretary, Mrs C. Shannon; Maori Mission Birthday League secretary, Mrs Liddington. An interesting address on "The Reflex Value of Foreign Mission Work" was given by the Rev. A. S. Morrison.

WIIXQWBY A pleasant evening arranged by the members of the Willowby Methodist Girls* Guild was held in the church parlour. Each guest brought a gift and a silver coin for the guild's stall at the forthcoming garden party. An innovation was the playing of games and the working of competitions in teams, Miss G. M. Chapman's team proving the winner. Among those present were Mr and Mrs H. J. Chapman, Mr and Mrs A. Ellis (Hinds), Mrs G. H. B. Lill, Miss G. M. Chapman, Miss Lloyd, Miss G. Stigley, MiHenry Dollman and Miss Dollman, Mr Ken Knox and

Miss Eleanor Knox, Misses Ann Frampton, Hazel Lill, Eva Ellis (Hinds), Margaret Frampton, Hose Frampton, (Hinds), Kathleen Stoddart, Eunice Read, Hazel Campbell, and Dorothy Roberts. The monthly meeting of the Willowby School Committee was attended by Mr N. H. Griffith (chairman), Messrs D. R. Mackay (secretary), R. Knox, and L. J. Pratley. The attendance for September had been 96 per cent, of the possible number. In form 11. Edgar Watts and John McGee had been successful in gaining first and second class certificates respectively in the Anzac Day essay competition, and in form I. Megan Papworth and Audrey Mackay were successful. The secretary presented the balance-sheet for the recent concert. The chairman reported that further attention would be given to the basketball court in readiness for next season. For the last two days warm nor'west conditions have prevailed, the thermometer reaching 72 degrees in the shade.