Ohakea

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 279, 25 November 1939, Page 12

Ohakea

Birthday Party ! A crowd of over 130 guests assembled at the Sandon Hall on Tuesday evening, when Miss Nellie Masters was tendered_a coining-of-agc party by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. Masters, of Ohakea. Mi. and , Mrs. Masters and Miss Masters received their guests, Mrs. Masters being attired in a gown of maroon georgette and lace, and Miss Masters in pink needlerun lace trimmed with tulle. A happy evening was «,nent with dancing, interspersed witli items aid competitions. The smooth riiinline- of the function was due to tne 'capable efforts of Messrs. G. . otew-irt Sonus were contributed oy Mrs A Lassen and Miss Dulcie Flyger cave a bracket of elocutionary items. Piano duets were contributed by F. and M. Anderson. Competitions were won by Mrs. L. Koberstein and Miss V . Fields A feature of the evening was the display of beautiful presents which had been received by Mias Masteis. A featU of the supper-room were the floral decoraj tions of. pink and mauve sweet peas anTI the decorated birthday caae, which was the work of Mrs. Masters. Following supper a short toast list was proceeded with, the position of toast master being tilled’ bv Mr. C. Lassen, of Hastings. The toast of the '‘Guest of the Evening” was proposed by Mr. H. Redpath, who remaiked on the sterling qualities shown by Miss Masters both in her home and in the larger field outside. He complimented Mr. and Mrs. Masters on the way they had brought up their daughter, who was a credit to them and to the district where she has spent all her life. Miss thanked those present for the wonderful array of presents and for the good vvlh “ e ;’ that had been showered on her included in her remarks were words of thanks to her parents for giving her the party and the hope that everyone r J ad themselves. The toast of ‘‘The Host and Hostess” was proposed by Mr. C. La ssen. Mr. Masters, in reply, thanked all for their assistance and expressed his and Mrs. Masters' pleasure at being able to meet so many old friends on such an occasion. Following supper the guests adjourned to the dance floor, where an enjoyable time was spent until the early hours. Amongst those present were: Mesdames C. Lassen (Hastings), saxe blue embossed crepe; A. Lassen (Makino), black satin; J. Currie (Bunnythorpe), floral inarocain; V. Muldrock, wine inarocain; F. Masters, ivory taffeta; I. N- Leet, pink georgette; J. Wiggins blue georgette; F. Masters, cyclamen taffeta, U. Lumsden, green crepe; A. Rowan, tangerine crepe; L. Staite, blue crepe; H. Redpath, black velvet; L. Koberstein, black crepe de chine; J. Fagan, blue georgette embossed with satin; J. Stewart, brown satin and lace; C. Masters, black crepe; B. Williamson, black panne velvet and Misses G Henderson (Fordell), green J. Masters, mauve chiffon; F. Pahner, apricot net; N. Capstick, white taffeta. C. Burrell, cyclamen georgette and black coatee; F. Anderson, blue net; M. Anderson, floral georgette; D. Flyger, mauve georgette; N. Avery, rose taffeta; J. Pedersen, black satin; E. Pedersen, pink net; L. Fa-scoe, blue taffeta; V. Muldrock, white taffeta; F. Fields, black velvet; J. Butler, lemon georgette; M. Butler, midnine creoe; M. Tremain, green spotted net: K. Henson, chatea“ ,geen georgette; G. Adams, floral black toffeta, B. Thompson, green shot taffeta, Bishop, blue taffeta. General After a long period of dry weather, during which time feed had gradually declined and dairy farmers faced a serious drop in production, rain began to fail duiing the early part of the week. Although comparatively light, nevertheless the fall will go a long way towards sustaining production. Householders who were having to economise in the use of tank supplies have now been relieved of this anxiety, and gardens have benefited considerably.

Now that the Air Force station at Ohakea has commenced training operations the noise of aeroplanes is being constantly heard overhead. Flying conditions during the week have apparently been fairly satisfactory as a fair amount of flying activity has been noticed. The weather was fine and warm lor the judging of the calves, which took place on Thursday morning in the school grounds. There was a good attendance of parents and friends for such an inconvenient hour, and this reflected the increased interest in this phase of school activities. Mr. Montgomerie (Awahuri) was judge and was accompanied by Mr. E. H. Lange (agriculture intructor) and Mr. Rowe (supervisor). Harry Palmer’s Sylvia was the most successful calf, winning both dairy type and care and attention. The calves paraded were a very even lot and reflected great credit on their youthful owners for the way they had prepared them. Mr. Montgomerie gave an instructive talk on the points of a good dairy type calf and at the conclusion complimented the exhibitors on their calves. Mr. Lange also congratulated the competitors and remarked an the improvement in number and type of this year’s calves and hoped that next year these calves would be entered as yearlings and that double the number would face the judge nex year. Cheers were given for the judge and the officers were later entertained at lunch by Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Leet. Noel Bailey’s Snowball was exhibited as a two-year-old and Pat Palmer's Trixie as a yearling. , The local pupils entered exhibits in the Carnarvon Flower Show on Wednesday and were very successful in the classes for school work.