FEILDING NEWS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 281, 26 October 1934, Page 8

FEILDING NEWS

APPRECIATION OF SERVICES. TRIBUTE TO POSTMASTER. To voice. their appreciation and gratitude for the services he had rendered them as certifying officer under the Unemployment Board’s auspices while in Eeilding, a deputation consisting of Messrs A. Legge (president), S. Thompson (vice-president) and H. Janies (secretary) of the Feilding Relief Workers’ Association, waited on Mr C. Clark, postmaster, this morning. The speakers conveyed to Mr Clark the respect and esteem of the relief workers, together with their best wishes for his future success.

The following letter was handed to Mr Clark as a memento of the occasion:—“We, the relief workers in Eeilding, wish to express to you the sincere appreciation we feel for the valued assistance given us from time to time by you as postmaster, member of the Unemployment Committee and certifying officer. Your help and advice to all of us has been invaluable ajid your departure from Feilding is deeply regretted by all. We join in wishing you and Mrs Clark the best of good luck in your promotion. With all good wishes.” Mr Clark suitably returned thanks for the kindly thought behind the action of the deputation, adding that liis sympathies and interests had always been in the direction of increasing the welfare of those on relief.

POST OFFICE STAFF. MR NORRIS~PROMOTED

Mr W. D. P. Norris, senior officer in the Feilding Post Office telephone department, has been promoted to the inspection division with headquarters at the G.P.0., Wellington, and will leave Feilding with the sincere good wishes of his many friends for his future advancement. Pending the appointment of a successor to Mr C. Clark (postmaster) who leaves next Tuesday for Whangarei. Mr Norris will act as postmaster in Feilding before taking up his new duties in about a fortnight.

AMATEUR ATHLETICS. FEILDING CLUB’S REPORT

The annual report of the Feilding Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club discloses a successful season, the finances, after all expenses have been met, being sufficient to allow a small credit to be shown.

The report continues as follows: “The club promoted 12 road races and two special races; the 20-mile Manawatu championship and the Robson cup race, also 12 evening meetings were held at Kowhai Park at each of which some half-dozen cycling and athletic events were held. The championship race, although mainly supported by donations of trophies and ribands, shows a loss of a few pounds to the club. Entry fees for the season totalled approximately £lO, of which nearly £9 was allotted back to riders in the form of trophies or orders. The combined sports meeting held at Kowliai Park shows a credit on the books of £6 6s 9d, this being half the profit which was made and divided equally with the Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band. There is also a small amount in credit at the P.O. Bank, having been brought forward from last season. Arrangements have been concluded with the Feilding Borough Council for a track to be laid at Johnston Park and which it is hoped will eventually be illuminated for the purpose of holding night meetings. Kowliai Park, which has hitherto been used by arrangement with the Cricket Association, was not available for training purposes, and whilst the committee have recorded their appreciation of the assistance accorded them by the association, it was felt that a track on Johnston Park could not fail to be more satisfactory to all concerned. A track, available throughout the summer, for training would be a decided attraction besides which it could be made a source of revenue as admission would be charged at special meetings. The park does not permit of the full 440 yards track and will be of similar dimensions to the Marton grounds on which entirely successful’meetings are held. The retiring executive have recorded their appreciation of tli assistance received from Mr T. Collins in connection with the Johnston Park movement and to the .reserves committee and the Borough Council; also to the Feilding Cricket Association for their co-operation through the past season and to the club’s many supporters who presented trophies and donations. Thanks are also tendered to voluntary assistants, the West Coast (N. 1.) Centre and to the Press for much valuable publicity and genera! assistance.”

PRESBYTERIAN MINISTRY REV. D. SPENCE ADMITTED.

A unique event in tlio history of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Feilding, took place on Wednesday night, when Mr Douglas Spence, of Feilding, having completed his theological training, received his license to preach. The service was in charge of Rev. G. King, Wanganui East, moderator of the Wanganui Presbytery. Also present, of the presbytery’s commission, w'ero Revs. J. Hubbard (Palmerston North), L. Wilkinson (Fordell), D. It. McDonald (Feilding); L. H. Kerr (Gonville), who took part in the service, and Mr Stewart, home missionary, Kiwitea.

Aji eloquent sermon on the text, “By the foolishness of preaching it pleased God to save them that believed,” was delivered "by Mr Hubbard, who claimed that although this w'as said to he an era of lay pulpits, the preaching of God’s Word ivas as important and vital and successful as of old. The craft of preaching was never out of date. He explained why the special order of preachers was still necessary. And the preacher’s authority for his w'ork today as of old tvas God: living close to Him in sincerity was the preacher’s privilege. The charge w-as read by the moderator to Mr Spence, who answered the questions, following which Mr King declared the applicant duly licensed to preach and gave him the right hand of fellow'ship. Mr Kerr delivered the address from the pulpit to Mr Spence as follow's: “This service sets the seal on your training for the ministry. Your central idea is to preach the Word, setting people to discover God. through your w'ords.” Mr A. E. Matlieson presided at the organ and there was an excellent congregation present. “ Mr Spence was born and educated in Feilding. He w'a.s a scholar at St. Paul’s Sunday school and was admitted to the church fellowship in his youth. CRICKET. UMPIRES FOR TO-MORROW. The umpires for the Feilding cricket matches to-morrow are ns fo low.— Feilding v. Colyton, Messrs C. B. McClure and E. A. Garhck; Public Services v. Old Boys, Messrs R, Jones and G. J. Fitzpatrick. The following are the teams Public Service. —Wild, Hart, .Lreigu-

son, Stevens, Whitehead. Amadio, Barltrop, Hight, McLeod, Lange and another. _ B<?ys.—Brock, Dewe, Connell (2), Lade, Hayward, Huston, Finlay, Mitchel!, Smith, V. Whitehead. Emergencies : Whisker and Poole. Feilding seniors.—Buist. Donaldson, Jeffs, Laing, Mantell, Fitzpatrick, Sievers, Biss, Hansen, H. Dewe, Carter Juniors: F. Dewe, Kennedy, B. Kitchen, Grind rod, Green, Ferguson, Bern, Rosser,. R. Kitchen, Ruddell. (Other Lending news appears on page 4.)