IMPROVEMENT OF WOOL

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21858, 11 August 1936, Page 6

IMPROVEMENT OF WOOL

LECTURE AT WAIMATE i -* A r tv . YOUNG FARMERS APURJESSED by research fSrkers

At comprehensive and instructive lecture on wool improvement in New Zealand- wag given- to the combined Young Farmers’ Clubs, of the Whimate district on Saturday evening by Professor G, S- Perrin and Mr R. Watters, of Massey Agricultural College. The lecture took, place at, the Presbyterian Sunday School hall, with Mr J. W. Anstey presiding. , tT „ Professor Pemn and Mr Watters had just returned from a tour of Southland, where they had been organising and addressing the farmers on the Massey College scheme for testing wool for hairiness in stud sheep and flocks. Professor Perrin spoke of the development of the benzol test, which, however, was not sufficient to reveal the amount of halt, in a fleece. He described an apparatus lately acquired by Massey College, with which an accurate estimate of the amount was possible, Sheep could thus vbe graded according to tho hairiness of -ths fleece. Fifteen thousand sheephad already been tested at the college, and by the end of the year it was hoped to have tested about 20,000. Mr Watters also spoke-on the problem of wool improvement, illustrating liis remarks With slides.

During the evening, the thanks of the three .clubs, the Morven, the Hunter, and the Waibaofunga, were expressed to the speakers, , and to Mr Alan Grant for his interest in the welfare of the clubs. HOCKEY AT WAIMATE

BOTH MEN’S TEAMS BEATEN

In the North Otago Hockey Association's handicap knock-out competition for the Jacobs Cup, on Saturday, Oamaru (scr) beat "Waimate A (scr) by 6 to 4; Rovers (plus t) beat Wairoate B (plus 4), by 8 to 4. The Waimate Ladies’ Club team (plus 3) was successful, beating Maheno B (plus 5) by 15 to 5.

BASKETBALL AT WAIMATE COMPETITION GAMES PLAYED The Waimate Basketball Sub-Asso-ciation’s competition was resumed on Saturday. Waimate A had an easy win against High School B in the first grade section, winning by 43 goals to 2. An interesting game between High School A and Konini was won by the school feam by 29 to 19. The Waimate and St. Patrick’s second grade teams were evenly matched and played an exciting game, Waimate winning by 11' goals to 10. Konini defaulted to High School A and Hunter defaulted to High School B. OBITUARY MR PHILIP BROWN One of Pleasant Point’s pioneers, Mr Philip Brown, died recently in his eighty-second year. At the a <e of 18, years, accompanied by his brothers, George and John, Mr Brown left his parents in Hertfordshire and came to New Zealand in the ship Ballackmile. They landed at Lyttelton, and went to Couth Canterbury, where work was found on various estates. Three years. later they were joined by a younger brother, Mr Dan Brown. For many years they worked on Mr George Saunder’s chaffcutting plants. Though the brothers decided to take up balloted land when estates were broken Up at Orford an.. Marlborough, Mr Philip Brown decided to make Pleasant Point his permanent home, when he acquired a small holding from Mr James Eslei’. This place he farmed successfully until 1922, when he sold out and retired to live in the township* where he remained until-his death. The funeral, which was largely attended by relatives and friends, took place at the Pleasant Point cometery. The Rev. C. C. Oldham conducted the services at St. Albans Church and at the graveside. ST. ANDREWS DRAMATIC CLUB PRESENTATION OP FOUR PLAYS The interest shown in drama at ' St. Andrews was evident when the St. Andrews Dramatic Club presented four one-act plays before a large audience at the hall recently. The programme included a comedy, a drama, a farce, and a “thriller.” A vote of thanks was accorded the stage managers, Messrs P. D, Martin, W. E. Mills, D. Bruce, and J. Blank, and also Messrs L. R. Bell and A. M. Copland, who had assisted in the success of the evening. After the plays, members of the Dramatic Club presented tokens of appreciation to Mrs Mills (club producer) and Mr Mills (president). “A Little bit of Fame, and Glory” was played by Misses Marion Hutton, Eva Dash, Kathleen Bishop, Marjorie Gray, Daisy Bell, Joy Bennett, Esmai Gray, and Carol Bell. In “Shattered,” a drama, the cast comprised Miss Gladys Copland, Miss D. Ktiox, Mt R. Russell, Mr Alan O’Neill, and Mr C. Bell, In “A Few Essentials,” a farce in one act, the cast was Miss Eva Dash, Miss Marjorie Gray, Mr D. Bruce, and Mr Clifford Bell. The final play of the evening, “The Message,” , was performed by Mr Bruce Hutton, Mr Robert Gray, Mr John Blank, and Miss Marjorie Russell. After the plays the , hall was cleared and supper was handed rotiHd by members. Dancing was held, Mr E. Cosgrove being master-of ceremonies. 1