Sandon

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 159, 8 July 1938, Page 14

Sandon

From Our Own CorrespondentAnnual Meeting of Park Board. Members of the Sandon Public Park £ ioard met in committee prior to the an- v iual meeting of the public. Mr J. H. Fe ett, chairman, presided, and the folio* ig trustees were present. Messrs B. Jragan, W. E. Pearce, W. 11. Henson, J. j ’ Fagan and the assistant secretary, Mr ! L. Orr. Mr J. C. Fagan, chairman of J he hall committee, said that it was inended to appoint three further members *_ o the committee and that three members * vould retire in rotation. This suggestion vas approved. A motion of thanks was * >xtended to Mr J. C. Fagan for the work le had carried out at the recreation -rounds. The chairman said that it was * dealing to note the improvements carried - >ut at "the recreation ground by the Ten- j lis Club in erecting a small pavilion. The issistant secretary was instructed to write .o the Tennis Club complimenting there ‘ in the improvement effected. Mr J. H. * Perrett was unanimously re-elected chairnan of the Board for the ensuing year, _ tnd Mr H. J. Fagan was re-elected hon. . secretary. Mr S. L. Orr, was re-appointed . [or a further term. At tho public meeting Mr H. J. Fagan presided in the unavoidable absence of * :ho chairman, Mr J. H. Perrett. Other nembers present were Messrs W. E. Pearce and J. C. Fagan and 32 citizens. j The chairman said that since the last annual meeting, one of the trustees, Mr L. Ellerm, had resigned and his place on , the Board had been taken by Mr J. C. ‘ Pagan. Mr Fagan referred to the repairs ‘ and improvements carried out at the j recreation grounds and stated that a caretaker had been appointed to take , charge of the grounds. ‘ ’’With regard to the hall. I think most ( Df you are aware of the big improvements that have been done here,” said Mr Fagan. “The Board are very pleased with the • work that has been carried out by the hall committee and the manner in which they have co-operated to do the work that has been done. The carnival that has just been concluded was a wonderful effort, and I can assure you that the Board will endeavour to assist you as much as possible when you consider the improvements that are to be carried out.” Hall Committee. Following the first annual meeting of tne com- « held The chanman the hnll h „ mittee, Mr J. C. ’ „ nuua i meeting was intended to hold an a ..nmrnittce and that three members or the .o wjl . ZVS& b^glt-etfthe 1 opportunity ot clect‘"lhe’Tectlon of new member, on^tho commlUee p » rc6 6ein g al M°r n Fagan then reported on I the work carried out at the hall and sal th committee’s thanks oul jjftSe°Mtehem e He also" “expressed his thanks to the members committee tSgether n thrSughout the year work thev had carried out. In reierrim, to the amount raised by the recent nival Mr Fagan said it was gi.iuiying «- t'h ©committee that it had been such aj outstanding success. The committee na considered what was the best to do in im proving the hall, and ne wished t Mr H V. Bond for submitting several proposals to them for consideration. MJ Fagan pointed out that there were many schemes put forward by various people, and he wished to point out that the Board could not raise a loan or arrange for J bank overdraft as the constitution of the Board did not provide for raising money, although it was possible that a clause Siuld be brought forward in Parliament as a Washing Up Bill to allow of this procedure being adopted. The committee, after due consideration believed that tn - original scheme should be adopted, this, being to extend the present eastern wm o by 10 feet, erect a new ladies’ dressingroom, extend the supper room and buna a new kitchen. , . . . Mr Bond stated that he had inspected the building and had found that the only sound part was the floor, the other partti being badly affected by borer. To carry out the whole of the building programme as shown on his plan, ho estimated the cost would be about £I4OO. Mr B. S. Lawrence enquired what the cost would be to do the “sheli” work, to which Mr Bond replied that it would cost £IOOO. , t Mr R. Anderson wished to know what subsidy the Park Board would contribute. The chairman explained that the Board had promised to allow £75 towards any improvements. Mrs J. R. Bowater enquired if the extensions proposed to be carried out would be of a permanent nature, and Mr Bond explained that the additions would all be done with new material and if any further improvements were carried out tho work already done need not be altered. Mr Bond said he wondered if tnere was any way of getting over the difficulty of raising a loan, as he was of opinion that it was a pity to spend such a lot of money on the present building. Mr Fagan replied that a special bill would have to be passed b.v Parliament before anything could be done, and even then it was doubtful if it would be passed. He was of opinion that it would be necessary to raise at least £6OO more beforeconsidering raising a loan. Mr W. E. Pearce said that there was a proposition to have a Washing Up Bill to raise a loan. It was by this method tha* the Board were enabled to pay off the debt some 30 years ago of the hall committee, which was in the vicinity of £3OO. In view of the fact that money had been raised he was of opinion that we should keep faith with the public and get on with the work. Mr Pearce then suggested that the eastern wall be extended five feet and alterations carried out in the dressing rooms, supper room and kitchen. Mr C. E. Eglinton said that the meeting was to keep faith with the public. The hall committee intended to spend the money to the best advantage and obtain value for every penny. He agreed with the view that it was a pity to spend tho money raised on this building, but when the full facts were known it was not so easy to go on with a new building. Mr Bond suggested extending the present wall by 10 feet, build a new dressingroom and extend the supper room and erect a new kitchen, the cost to be £725. Those extensions would be permanent and lined complete, and would just leave the . western side to be done at some future I date. Mr Pearce said Mr Bond’s suggestion 00-incided with his expressed opinion, and he formally moved that it lie carried out. The motion was seconded by Mr E. Green and carried unanimously. Old Boys’ Msmorial Service. There was a fair attendance at the annual memorial service held by the Sandon Old Boys’ Association in conjunction with their reunion. Following tho opening hymn, the president of the Association, Mr K. M. Pearce,addressed those assembled. He stated that the Sanson school had now been open for 65 years and during that period nearly 1700 pupils had-passed through the doors. The Association had recorded in death :■approximately 200 o'd pupils, and to-day' they had gathered to pay tribute to their memory. A record lias also been kept of the passing of pioneers and early residents of the district and today nearly all of the original settlers had passed on. Mr Pearce saiu that it was hard to conceive, and especially to the younger generation, just how much was owed to the early pioneers. They should do their best to keep up their tradition and safeguard the heritage for those to follow. The next speaker was tho Rev. R. E. Fordyce. who congratulated Mr Pearce on being the youngest president of the Association. “The spirit of this memorial service is to firstly honour the memory of the departed pupils, and, secondly, to inspire the younger expupils,” he said. At the conclusion of tho service those assembled walked to the school, where the president placed the wreath. Table Tennis. Members attended in good numbers at th© weekly practice of the .Sandon Table Tennis Club. The winners of the various buttons were: A grade, A. C. Matthews: B grade, Miss Jean Butler. Williams, F• Meyer, A. G. Xesbit (equal); (' gradm Miss Joyce Davey and Miss Pearl Meyer (equal); D grade, Fay Butler ana R. Davey (equal); E grade, J. Brudle’. Rifle Club. The weekly shoot of the Sandon Miniature Rifle Ciub was held on Mondav evening, when the A grade badge \,enl to K. M. Pearce, B grade to 11. Henson, and <J grad*; to \ . M. Mahon. Following arc the scores registered: K. M. Pearce 138, H, Henson 137, V. M. Mahon 135. j. c. F:.gan 13i, K. Lumsden 137, R. Mover 135 B. Masters 133. W. A. Lumsden *133, H.'McKay, 131, E. Lumsden 131. M. Pearce 131, J. I aimer 130. K. Masters 130, J. A. McCool 130, E. Green 3 29, L. Sigglekow 127 K. Henson 126, W. E. Pearce 63.

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