WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 19 May 1943, Page 6

WESTPORT NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent.] High Tides at Westport: . a.m. p.m. Wednesday, May 19, 09.44 10.06 WESTPORT, May 18. Mrs P. Adank has received word that her two brothers, T. F. Champion and B. C. Champion, who have been prisoners of war in Italy for many months, have been repatriated and are now safe in a Middle East base.

Mr G. Sorensen, of Lower Hutt, is visiting relatives in Westport. . Miss M. Trott, Mr Eric Moss and Mr R. T. Bush arrived from Greymouth last night, to act as judges at the Competitions which will commence at the Victoria Theatre this morning. Mrs Wingate, who has been visiting Picton, returned to Westport last week.

Mrs Barrett and daughters of Okarito, are the guests of Mrs L. Robertson, Palmerston Street. All members were present at the monthly meeting of the Nelson Education Board, and Hon. W. H. Mclntyre was in the chair. Mrs Hazeldine wrote withdrawing her offer to sell to the Board a residence at Granity for the use of the assistant teacher at Granity High School. Westport Borough Council wrote accepting the sum of £lO7 for its interest as owner of one acre of part of Lot 82, Town of Westport, granted as an addition to the Westport South School playing area. The Board decided to fence the addition to the area by shifting out the existing fence. The Army Department agreed to the Board resuming the use of the assembly hall on the old school site at Westport. The Board decided to grant the use of this building to various sports bodies, at a rental of £lO 1 oavlni'n nr\ nH 11 i HIT Q

per annum on certain conditions. The Inangahua Junction Committee asked the Board to tar-seal the area in the vicinity of the head teacher’s classroom. The Board agreed to grant £2 for £l. up to £2O, for this' work. The Board approved of the proposed itinerary of the additional ' assistant in physical education for the Buller-Reefton area. The Murchison Committee was granted £5 towards its incidental expenses. The following is the draw for the Westport Ladies’ Golf Clubs Rose Bowl Qualifying Round on Saturday, Mav 22: Miss Risk and Mrs Slee; Miss Robertson and Mrs Walker; Mrs Fair and Miss Hodgson; Mrs K'ahr and Miss Brown; Mrs Woodward and Miss 9 Barr; Mrs Morley and Mrs Thorpy; Mrs Macklow and Miss Duncan; Mrs Bascand and Miss Woodward- Miss McDonald and Mrs Holder- Miss Treloar and Miss Payne; Mrs Scadden and Miss Petley; Mrs Schadick and Miss Hay-McKenzie; Mrs McDonald and Miss Williams; Mrs Enright and Mrs Peterson. Foursome 2-life Match, Ist. round to be played by May 31: Miss Robertson and Mrs Neill v. Mrs J. Slee ana • TVTtc? T’ SslpP rUICI

Mrs Woodward: Mrs W. 1. t>iee aim Miss Petley v. ’ Mrs Schadick and Miss Barr; Miss Hav-McKenzie and Mrs Nahr v. Mrs' Levestam and Mrs Thorpy; Mrs Holder and Mrs McDonald v. Miss Hodgson and Miss McDonald; Miss Duncan and Miss Williams v. Mrs Bascand and Miss Payne; Mrs Fair and Miss Treloar v. Miss Brown and Miss Lovell; Miss Risk and Mrs Peterson v. Mrs Macklow and Mrs Davies; Mrs Morley and Miss Woodhouse v. Miss Parkinson and Mrs Enright; Mrs Walker and

Mrs Scadden, a bye. . Mr J'. M. Robertson, Chairman of the Buller District Patriotic Committee, acknowledges the sum of £2 from Denniston-Burnett’s Face Committee; also. 16s 6d, house-to-house collection, per Mrs T. Glenn. Mrs Dawber, in charge of the local patriotic wool shop, advises that the following knitted articles have been sent to Nelson for March and April work in the Buller district: 54 pairs mittens, 18 pairs socks, 90'- balaclavas, 54 scarves, 18 skull caps, 6 pullovers, also a number of knitted goods held over for the next shipment. Still more knitters are required and Mrs Dawber will be pleased to supply the wool.