MID-CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21147, 24 April 1934, Page 8

MID-CANTERBURY

* . ASHBURTON UNEMPLOYED ALLOCATION The numbers of unemployed eligible for relief work in Ashburton during the current week are as follows: —A class, 27 men; B class, 207; C class, 121. The A class men will be given one day's work, the B class two days and a half, and the C class three and three days and a half. Tramping: Club A party of 30 members of the Ashburton Tramping Club made an excursion to the Mount Somers district on Sunday, when an enjoyable outing was spent in tramping up Woolshed creek. Electric Shock A severe electric shock was received by Mrs J. Sprott, of Pendarves, on Saturday, when an electric pole near the gateway collapsed and the wires fell across the house. The current was conveyed into the washhouse, where Mrs Sprott was standing with one hand on the clothes wringer and the other on a tap. Mrs Sprott's family were attracted by her cries, and went to her aid. Milk for School Children The Tinwuld School is the first primary school in the county to begin the issue of a supply of milk to pupils. The innovation was commenced yesterday morning, when all children up to Standard 11. received half a pint of milk for consumption. They will receive this issue daily, and will be weighed fortnightly. An appeal has been made to the parents of children, 20 per cent, of the pupils attending the school being from the country, to give milk to be used at the school. Those children who cannot bring milk aro charged one penny a week. It is hoped by this method to maintain an ample supply throughout the year. ! i Power I'olcs Down The strong north-west: wind on j Sunday evening blew down two electric power poles at Loweliffe. The other districts in the county were free from trouble. CHERTSEY Many parishioners met at the Chertsey Anglican Church recently for the unveiling of a memorial to Mrs H. R. Wilkinson, who had been a staunch ; supporter of the church in Chertsey. ( The Rev. A. H. Barnett (Rakaia) , preached the sermon, referring to Mrs Wilkinson's fine qualities and charm- 1 ing personality. Miss M. Robinson was ! the organist. ] The closing day of the Chertsey t Tennis Club was held in pleasant t weather. Many visitors were present from Rakaia. A tournament was won by Miss Joan Cameron and W. Hanna. ( The annual meeting of the Chertsey t Basketball Club was held recently, j Miss E. Flynn presided. The balance- t sheet showed a credit balance of £6. It was decided to enter one junior s team in the competitions this year, j It was reported that as the colour of the uniforms was not suitable, per- j mission had been obtained from the , association to have it changed to s green. Miss Ruby Cameron was elected captain, and Miss Ella Flynn < vice-captain. Mr H. Hargrave was \ asked to continue as secretary and treasurer. r Members of the Chertsey Tennis , Club held a very successful ball in j the local hall. Arrangements were in , the hands of the women's committee, j consisting of Misses E. Flynn, N. , Robinson, M. Blake, and R. Cameron. ' Mr '-• was played by Mr T. Lawler's band (Rakaia), with extras played by Miss Cornelius (Rakaia) and Miss N. Robinson. Visitors were present from Rakaia, Ashburton, Rokeby, and Pendarves. Messrs R. Fleet and S. R. McConhell were masters of ceremonies. Those present included Mrs H. Hargrave, Misses Ruby Cameron, Olive Stewart (Rakaia), Doreen Campbell, Madge Camer n, Mollie Blake, Ella Flynn, Nancy Robinson, Nan McKin- 1 nie, Leonie Cain, Jessie McPhail, Ethel ( Lloyd (Ashburton), Agnes Kerr, Kath- , leen Cox, Isobel McLennan (Ashburton), Joan Cameron, Kathleen Lambie ' Vera Harrison, Shiela Lambie, Winnie l and Madeline O'Reilly, O'Connor, Tot Cornelius, E. Newman, Olive Smith, ( Lila Hunt, and Mai New. ' WILLOWBY t Anzac services were conducted in i the Willowby Methodist Church on ' Sunday. The morning service was \ conducted by Mr W. J. Brown, and a \ wreath in honour of those who served 1 in the Great War was hung at the « base of the roll of honour, by Marie Parsons. The preacher in the evening > was the Rev. R. MacGregor. Miss M. M 1 Lill was the organist. i On Saturday afternoon the Willowby renms Club held a yankee tournament. Those with the highest scores were Miss Kathleen Stoddart and B D MacKay. ' ( l