WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 13 May 1932, Page 7

WESTPORT NOTES

(Our Own Correspondent.; Yesterday’s Elections. WESTPORT, May 12. Keen interest was taken in yesterday ’s locai body elections, and quite a large gathering attended in the vie iiiity of the County offices to await the posting of the results. The fact that the Medical Association had fuui candidates in the field tor the five vacancies on the Hospital Board, lc..i u new phase to the polling. The nominees did remarkably well and were accorded support to the extent of over 1200 votes from ratepayers. Owing to the insistent demands for relie. from the unfortunate Millerton people the candidature of R. Finlayson was considered the most important, and bis election will be welcomed in t.h;«.t district, and must be accepted by the Board as a gesture that something w:T» have to be done to relieve the dis tress there. Mr Cox; (Ngakawau, nominee of Stockton Association, was only beaten by a margin of 42 votes by Mr Griffiths for a scat on the Board. All the Association's candidates polled well in the mining districts and Mr Finlayson defeated the present Chairman of the Board, Mr Mclntyre, by a respectable margin o'he total votes cast at Denniston, Stockton, Millerton, and Burnetts lace. In the latter place, Mr Finlayson received 68 votes and Mr McIntyre six. In the County Council elections, > Mr A. Wathey, nominated by Denniston Union officials, defeated Mr Hawes the retiring member for the Waimangaroa riding by 30 voles. When everything is taken into account, it must be admitted that the Medical AssocTh tion’s candidates did exceedingly well, and now that the procedure of seeking direct representation on local ladies has been established, their tas>; ’u future election should be mu'en easier. Messrs Finlayson and Wathey me to congratulated on their success, and their inclusion on the Hospital Board and County Council respective ly, should make the administrative powers of these bodies ail the tronger. Mr Schadick, Returning Officer,, assisted by a skilled staff, carried out their duties efficiently, and to the satisfaction of all concerned. in Camera. In the Town Hall last night, aiun the transactions of routine business, the monthly meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce went into coni mittee, and the press services were not required. Mi- Morgan’s Generosity. A deputation from the local unemployed, consisting of Messrs Potter. Clark and Elliot, interviewed Mr Morgan, proprietor of the local theatres in a request that consideration be given to members of the unemployed in regard to ‘the prices of admission to the entertainments. The de (Hiiatijn was received with the utmost

u .e- ? and Mr Morgan had no hesitation in agreeing to admit the unemployed to all parts of the House, on production of their Union mombeiship card, at half price. When it is considered that adults and their wiw s can now see thy best of films for vej each, and children at 6d the concessio i must be voted a very generous om, and a genuine display of practical sympathy with those who get a precarious living c-n the Dole. A Thoughtful Oiler. iM.r Jacic Dunn, a local barber, has 'intimated to the local branch of th • Unemployed Workers’ Union that he is prepared to cut members hair at nd each. A Broken Leg. Mr Con Daly, who arrived irom Greymouth recently, accompanied i>v his son, to undertake the control of u sawmill in the Karamea district, was brought into Westport in the Medical Association’s ambulance yesterday, suffering from, a broken leg us the lesult of an accident. He received immediate medical attention and is now comfortable. Mrs Daly arrived t.iis morning from :Grcymouth, on a visit to her husband at the institution. vvarmng to Trespassers. Mr E. J. Uhapnian advises that trespassers in his property at Punakaikai will be prosecuted. Deputation to Mr Schadick. Messrs Clarke, Potter and Elliot, waited on the County Engineer yes terday, and drew Mr Schadick’s attention to the fact that men on the dole were not being paid for the actual time worked, and also requested that unemployed relief workers be paid on 'Saturday instead of Monday. The deputation was impressed by the sympathetic hearing accorded them and were assured that the complaint aim proposal regarding pay-day, would be attended to immediately. Forty Fives. It can now be inferred that the Forty-fives tournament, judging from I the members present last night at the

I Fire Station, will continue to attract keen interest. The competition for > the Scott Cup advanced another stage last evening, when eight teams en gaged in contests for the trophy, with the following results:—.Criterion 86, defeated Fire Brigade 73; Royal 87. defeated LoccT 86; Stars 72, defeated Traffic 64; Black and White won by default from Cosmopolitan. The following games have been ‘arranged for next Wednesday night? Cosmopolitan v. Traffic, Black and White v. Criterion, Fire Brigade v. Loco, Stars v. Royal ihe New Council

The following will comprise the new County Council:I—-Messrs 1 —-Messrs A. Wathey (Denniston), C. Baker (Karaniea), D Kerr (Ngakawau), W. Mclntyre (Millerton), J. Snodgrass (Wareatea north' D. Archer (Wareatea south). J. H Powell (Charleston) and V. Deila vedova (Lyell) Hospital Board. The following is the personnel of the newly elected Board: Messrs B. Finlayson. W. Mclntyre, J. Niven. R. Hawes, J. Griffiths, with the following town members, Mrs Forman, Messrs Fox and Caldwell .shipping, A big sea on the bar militated against any shipping movements yesterday. The Rata arrived to-day and will proceed to Grey mouth. The Komata is due this afternoon. The Kaponga sailed for Auckland to-day, and the Karepo for Wellington. The Totara is due on Saturday. The Kini is due on Sunday from Dunedin. Andy Phillips is now at the Sergeant’s Hill Hotel, where a welcome awaits all.—Advt. Morgan’s Pictures ••THE MIDDLE WATCH.” British International Pictures pre •sent the fa-mous cornedv success “The Middle Watch,” to-night (Friday) ami .’Saturday, also a special schools mati •nee this afternoon at 2.30 p.m. Children 6d, and as the school holidays are •on this will be a treat for all the 1 young folk. On Saturday afternoon 'the usual Saturday matinee will also •be held. A bright, piquant, and re freshing musical comedy—the rich, /clean humour flows steadily, and there ji.s never a dull moment Owen Nares, I Jacqueline Logan, Jack Baino and Dodo Watts are the featured stare, I with excellent supporting cast. A Sound Nows precoeds this big attraction, so be wise and be early. Prices 2/3 and 1 /fl. Reserves at Morgan’s, near Theatre.