Halcombe

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 132, 7 June 1939, Page 2

Halcombe

From Our Own Correspondent. Personal Mrs. J. L. Fergusson is spending a xew days with her sister, Mrs. McKee, of Te Awamutu. . , .. Week-end visitors to Napier were Mr. and Mrs. Owen and Miss McLaren. Mr. L. Anderson motored to Auckland and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Flavin, of Henderson. , . . Miss McGrath spent the week-end in Waikanae. . . Mr. and Mrs. J. Bleakley have returned from New Plymouth. Mr. S. Anderson spent the week-end in Wellington. „ ... Miss Cleland, Feilding. is staying with Mr. and Mrs. L. Prior, Tokorangi. Miss Secta,rine, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. S. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. J. Blunden, Kakanki, and Mr. F. Cutts motored to Waitotara to attend the wedding of Miss Symes. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Managh, writing to friends, advise that they have ended an enjoyable tour of America and have leit for England by the Queen Mary. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wishnosky motored through from Wellington and are staying with Mrs. O. Wishnosky, snr. General The local post office staff experienced a busy time last week due to the re licensing of motor vehicles. The evidence of their efforts in issuing number-plates is noticeable owing to the colour of the plates being considerably out of harcnony with the colour schemes of most vehicles in this district. Football The Rangitikei senior representatives played Taihape at Taihape on Saturday, the former team losing by six points to 11 The following, local players were included in the team: Messrs. Pye, Fay, Hartley and Taiuru. The juniors lost to Marton Old Boys at Marton 13 to four. Golf The draw for the ladies’ golf to-day Is as follows:—Seniors: Mrs. O’Sullivan and Miss J. Fergusson, Miss Beattie and Mrs. Be van,' Miss Nairn and Mrs. N. Anderson, Mrs. Nicol and Miss O. Fergusson, Miss J Dermer and Mrs. Rentoul. Juniors. Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Ashworth. Mrs. Owen and Miss M. Anderson. Mrs. J. Fergusson and Miss B. Fergusson, Mrs. D. Managh and Mrs. W. Davies, Mrs. L. Davies and Miss M. McNae, Mrs. L. Cowdrey and Mrs. Coombridge, Mrs. J. Young and Mrs. L. Fergusson, Miss V. Blunden and Miss P. Blunden. Last week s competition results were as follows: Seniors, Mrs. N. Anderson 73; Juniors, Mrs. r. Cowdrey 39. Some of the ladles J?umeyed to Hunterville on Thursday and had a very pleasant afternoon; Hunterville vnwed the winners. The winner of the men’s week end golf was Mr. L. Fergusson, with a nett score of 68. A number of the local golfers entered the tournament in Feildins°,X er^ I,h 1 ,h week-end. The Oroua Downs Golf Club will be visiting Halcombe next week-ena for a match with the local club. Methodiet Ladies’ Guild The monthly meeting of the above guild on Thursday afternoon was in the form of a missionary afternoon, when letters were read from Sister Netta Gitto, matron of the Kurahuna a ° rl __^ irlß School Auckland, Sister Atawhai Wilcox, New Plymouth, and Miss Rushworth, nrpßident of the Women’s Missionary Sn“n Mrs. Coombridge read extracts from a letter received from Mrs. Leadley, of the Solomon Islands. Members brought along parcels of oloth ng to be sent to the Bisters In the Maori mission field. It was decided to ask Mrs. Darragh, of Feilding. to be the speaker at the meeting next month. The competition will be a pair of knitted bed sox Mrs. Brett and Miss J. Fergusson were h.°A tC M>ecial meetinK of the Methodist trustees was held on Friday evening last to discuss matters relating to the proposed new Sunday school hall. The se <?re‘. tary, Mr. J. L. Fergusson, reported that the appeal for funds for financing the project had met with satisfactory response and that almost sufficient money was in hand or promised to erect ana furnish a good sized hall, classrooms and kitchen. It was resolved to proceed at once with the demolishing of the old building and also with plans for the erecting of the new one.