SAND BUILDING COMPETITION

Evening Star, Issue 22579, 22 February 1937, Page 1

SAND BUILDING COMPETITION

HOVEL AFTERNOON AT ST. GLAIR LIFE-SAVING DEMONSTRATIONS Belated though it was, a real touch of summer attracted thousands of people to the St. Clair Bmcli on Saturday afternoon, a children’s carnival and sand building competition held under the auspices of the Hundred Thousand Club evoking wide interest. Hundreds of youngsters entered, and the task of marshalling them into position was not an easy one. However, they were settled down at last in long lines according to age, and entered into the competition with much_ enthusiasm and with the hope of winning some of tho prize money kindly donated by Mr Arthur Barnett. The judges, whose task engaged them for several hours, made awards as follows:

Championship, £5./—Desmond Gould* 18 Nottingham Crescent, Caversham. Fifteen Prizes of £1 Each.—Eight years: Ray Sanders, 39 Main South road 1; Elaine South, 207 Forbury road, 2; Jimmy White, 144 Forbury road, 3. Nine years: Ronald Reid, Pine Hill road, 1; Larry Scott, 11 Bedford street, 2; Bettie Stewart, Queen street, Mosgiel, 3. Ten years: Ken. Fleming, 31 Prince Albert road, 1; Jim. Rackley, 4 Begg street, 2; Alice Wild, 520 Cast!® street, 3. Eleven years: Hazel Winefield, 169 Surrey street, 1; Keith M‘Lennan, 65 Princes street, 2; Jim Cook, 503 Main South road, 3. Twelve years; Lorraine Macpherson, 203 Princes street, 1; Tom Kilroy. care Mrs Beaumont, Yalpy street, 2; Yvonne Stampa, 36 Queen’s Drive, 3. Special Prize of £l.—Graham Wall* 3 Kennedy street.. Sis Consolation Prizes (Theatre Tickets). —John Kydd, 96 Melbourne street; Gwen Mantel, 491 Macandrew road; Ngaire Pinkham; Beverley Paine, Corrunna street; Pat Beauchamp, 394 King street; Marjorie Malcolm, 25 Coughtrey street. , During the afternoon exhibitions of life saving were given by the St. Clair Life Saving Club, and were much enjoyed by the large crowd.