OPIKI

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 307, 24 November 1934, Page 10

OPIKI

(From Our Own Correspondent.) OPIKI, Nov. 23. The November meeting of the .Women’s Institute was held in the supper room of the hall on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Claridge was in the chair, and there was a good attendance of members. Much correspondence was dealt with, including a letter from the Palmerston North Free Ambulance asking for a donation. It was voted that this matter be dealt with at a later meeting as the Women’s Institute has many calls upon its exchequer at present. The secretary also read a very interesting letter from an Empire link in Scotland. Four now members —Mrs Mabey, Mrs Alve, Mrs R. Yule and Miss J. Southee—were then elected. A competition for tho best article made from a 1001 b flour bag was won by Miss Carson, Miss Irwin gaining second place. It is proposed to hold an open afternoon on Saturday, December 15, when there will bo a Christmas tree for the children of the district, each member being asked to bring a plate to help with the afternoon tea. The hostesses on this day will be Mesdamcs Claridge, Aitchison, and Cooksley, and the Misses L. Cooksley, Carson, and Cooper. The competition will be an open one too for the best child’s dress not costing more than ss, to be worn at the meeting by the child for whom it was made. At the conclusion of tho business afternoon tea was served by tho hostesses, Mesdames Akers, Allwright, Wilson, and Wisneski, during which each member tasted a piece of Mrs Pilgrim’s wedding cake. Everybody then went to wander in Mrs Akers’s garden which looked charming in the sunshine with its wellkept lawns and wealth of shrubs and flowers. Seats were found for everyone on the front porch, while a very interesting talk on many subjects was given by Mrs Simpson, of Woodville, who illustrated her lecture with very clever charts and drawings. In a remarkably short time, the institute was given many culinary recipes and hints, besides those for healing ointments and tonics. Then diagrams for the making of furniture out of benzine cases and cheese crates were discussed and instructions for making papier mache and pulp paper articles were given. At the conclusion of her demonstration a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mrs Simpson which concluded tho meeting. The following are the Opiki group herd testing averages for October: —Opiki average: Number of cows,. 890; group average, 33.09; highest herd, number of cows, 52; butterfat, 42.09; lowest herd, butterfat, 21.71; highest cows, 69. Association average: Cows, 16,292; butterfat, 38.03. The frontage of the Opiki Hall has been greatly improved by the levelling of the rough road side. The ping pong enthusiasts again met in the hall on Tuesday night and have decided that the general improvement in the play now justifies their holding a Yankee tournament, which they hope to begin next Tuesday evening. The detailed results of Tuesday’s games are as follow:—A. Hodgson beat G. Parry 21—15, S. Free 21—18; G. Parry beat J. Young 21—16, lost to A. Hodgson 15—21; Jim Young beat T. Morgan 21—18, O. Tippler 21—14; C. Foster lost to L. Tantrum 11—21, beat H. Southee 21 —12; R. Young lost to J. Young 12—21; R. Ellery beat V. Henderson 21— 17, N. Johnson 21—15; J. Wilkes beat O. Tippler 21 —20; J. Young beat M. Ellery 21 —16, lest to G. Parry 16—21; M. Ellery lost to J. Young 16—21, K. Johnson 16 —21; O. Tippler lost to J. Wilkes 20— 22, Jim Young 13—21; T. Morgan lost to Jim Young 18 —21. J. Hepburn .15 —21; G. Young beat R. Young 21 —12, R. Yule 21 —10; L. Tantrum beat C. Foster 21—11, lost to E. Kay 19—21; W. Young lost'to S, Free 16—21; V. Henderson lost to R. Ellery 16—21, M, Ellery 13—21; M. Johnson beat K, Johnson 21—17, R. Ellery 18—21; S. Free beat W. Young 21—-16,

lost to A. Hodgson 18—21; K. Johnson lost to M. Johnson 17—21, beat M. Ellery 21— 16; H. Southee lost to W. Lewis 19—21, C. Foster 12—21; W. Lewis beat H. Southee 21—19; J. Hepburn beat E. Kay 21—17, lost to T. Morgan 15—21; R. Yule lost to Jim Young 10—21; E. Kay lost to J. nepburn 17 —21, L. Tantrum 17 —21. . The preliminery judging of the Opiki School calves entered for the Horowhenua Boys’ and Girls* Agricultural Clubs competition was held in the school grounds on Thursday morning. Nine calves came boforc the judge, Mr Tippler, of Shannon. Tho quality of the entry was an improvement upon previous years, but still leaves much to be desired if Opiki is to compete successfuly aaginst tho schools in the southern groups. Ray Aitchison again secured primary honours in the class for care and attention, and also in the class for dairy type. This is the third year in succession that Ray has annexed these honours and he is to be congratulated upon his effort. The following is the result of the judging, chart points being in parentheses:- hirst: Ray Aitichison 75 (134), total 88 5 ; second, Betty Jackson 72 (124), total 84 2 ; third, John Marriott 70 (14), total 84; very highly commended, Joyce Wilde 68 (14), total 82; highly commended, Beatrice Wilde 6/ (16*), total 83*. First for Mr R. V. Brown s trophy for the best calf of. Shorthorn or Shorthorn cross type went to Betty Jackson. Mr Tippler gave an instructive address to the children on the various breeds of dairy cattle, explaining the points that go towards breeding the correct type. He also gave some useful advice on the care and.rearing of calves, „