KUMARA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 April 1934, Page 8

KUMARA NOTES

[OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] KUMARA, April 14. Mr. Hector Parker, of the Blackwater Sawmilling Company, met with an accident at the mill on Thursday, through slipping on some green timber and breaking his wrist. He was taken to the Wes|tland HospitalAnother accident happened the same day to an employee named Brown, who inflicted a gash in his leg, when using an axe. He was removed to the Grey Hospital. Steel and Reedys mill, after, being closed down for a week, through an accident to some of the machinery, expects to start again on Monday. Miss Thelma Pamment, after spending a week with her parents, has returned to Timaru. Noted for its late sittings during the past eleven months, the Kumara Borough Council established a record on Thursday evening, when the meeting started at 8 p.m. and terminated at midnight. It is understood the meetings will in future commence half an hour earlier.

Mr. J. Houston, assistant engineer to the Timaru Borough Council, who has been on a motor tour of the Coast, spending a week in Kumara, returned to Timaru to-day.

Mr. Rooney, Postmaster at Kumara, accompanied by Mrs Rooney, has left for Dunedin on a month’s holiday. During his absence, Mr. Morland, of Blackball, will carry out the duties, of the office.

At the monthly meeting of the Kumara Women’s Institute, Mrs Reedy presided over a good attendance of members. It was decided that a drama circle be formed. An interesting demonstration on passe partout picture framing was given by , Mrs Adamson of the Matainui Institute, South Westland. In the competition for the best article made from a flour bag, Mrs Rochford was first, Miss George second and Miss Millson third. Miss Corbett judged the competition. Mrs Reedy and Miss Hamer were appointed as delegates to attend the federation meeting at Greymouth on April 18. The President, on behalf of the Institute, presented baby McIntosh, the, first Institute baby, with a silver spoon and pusher. The Girl Guides gave an exhibition of folk dancing. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mrs Wise, Mrs Peever and’ Miss George.