THE BIG SHOW

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 1 July 1927, Page 9

THE BIG SHOW

LARGE ATTENDANCES. MUCH DELIGHT EXPRESSED. It has always been appreciated that when there has been no special children’s gathering such as lias been held at some of the shows, a day has been set apart as “Children’s Day,’’ which has come to be associated with the Friday. By the courtesy of the Education Board, all the schools have had the privilege of a holiday to enable the pupils to pay a. visit to the show. To-day was the day for the young people, and it was a case of “the country coming to town” as far as the schools were concerned.

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Very favourable comments were made to a “Hawera Star”* representative by a number of exhibitors, and it may be added that practically all expressed approval of the general layout of the building. The design and carrying out of the scheme in the hall for New Zealand manufactures lias been the theme of particularly favourable notice. The value of the displays and the motive inspiring the “Week for New Zealand Manufactures” are the first points made by men interested in business matters. They agree that this must clo much good and have farreaching results, not only by giving concrete evidence of the extent of the manufactures, but also by making people think of and realise this fact. There never has been such a finely arranged hall, and this feature lias been stressed by several leading exhibitors. The combined efforts of the Industries and Commerce Department aiul the manufacturers have brought about this result, and both are entitled to share in the cordial appreciation expressed.

SCHOOL BAND. The Hawera Main School Band, under the direction of Mr Fox, were located on the Railway Department’s stand, at the foot of the Defence Hall this afternoon. They looked very smart in their uniforms, and played aseries of selections so wed that the crowd of interested listeners caused a block in the traffic.

THE POULTRY SHOW A GREAT SUCCESS. AUCTION TO HELP FUNDS. The concluding act in what has been acknowledged on all hands to have been probably the best display of poultry seen in Hawera—.a result for which the hon. secretary (Mr. A. Hopkins) and all committees are entitled to much credit, and for which they have also to thank exhibitors from other parts of the coast—was an auction sale of birds donated by members on behalf of the funds of the society. Mr. P. H. Trim was the auctioneer, and the results were an addition to the society’s funds of over £5.

Mr. Hooker was present, and complimented the Etawera Poultry Society on its excellent show. He emphasised the value of the society to the community and its good influence on young members in training them to think and to use their best powers in the effort towards improvement. He commended the committee for its energy and enthusiasm, and commented favourably on the great liberality shown by townspeople in the giving of donations and trophies, whi°h this vear were a specially valuable lot, He referred also to the excellent relations existing between the society and the Winter Show, and said that this tended well for both bodies.

'THE FARMERS’ INTEREST. One would perhaps have thought that the farmer coining to the show would feel that lie could not look at a root crop, and saw so much of milking sheds, silos, and kindred objects that lie did not want to see the exhibits of this nature. But this is not so, and as one goes round one sees little knots of farmers examining carefully the points of the models, criticising the defects, if any, and praising liberally the good. They' want to see whether the roots are as good as those which have been grown or seen in their districts, and consequently the upstairs liall is the [centre of a lot of interest and discussion. They also spend a long time in the machinery hall, where they can see various machines in going order.

THE CHILDREN AT THE SHOW

All the children —and there were large unmbers in during the day—were keen to see everything, and in this their teachers encouraged them to ask questions and find out all there was to learn. Perhaps the keenest inquirers were the children from the country. It was no doubt more of an event for them to visit the show than their town “cousins.” They did not curiously wander round and look, but one would see a group gathered round any point of interest, closely scrutinising everything and being told what they could not find out for themselves. Tt was interesting to -see the very plain appreciation of the pupils.

ENSTT.A OF, There is a. model in the show, supplied by the Department of Agriculture, of a silo, to one-sixth of its natural size. The dimensions of the completed silo would be: Diameter, 12ft; height, 25ft; walls, six inches thick; reinforcing, five-eighth inch; floor, eight inches; doorway, 2ft 6in wide. The model is designed to demonstrate to the farmers how a concrete silo may be constructed with thcrninimum *of Timber in boxing, because the timber used at the base was again used as the work proceeded. The model has created much interest, and has been critically 7 examined hv large numihers of farmers.