Notes of the Day

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 102, 1 May 1941, Page 3

Notes of the Day

The contractors have commenced to prepare the Kimbolton Road railway crossing for its sealing coat, thus removing a long source of annoyance to traffic.

Samples of water taken from the soak Well sunk by the Feilding Borough Council staff near the intake are stated to be entirely satisfactory and that the flow gives promise of meeting require* ments.

Mr. Tom L. Mills was re-elected president of the Feilding Civic Club at its meeting on Tuesday and Mr. Max Barltrop was re-electeKl hon. secretary. There was a good attendance at the first meeting of the season on Tuesday and the speakers arranged for should provide for entertaining gatherings.

'The Feilding Miniature .Rifle Club held a shoot on Tuesday evening with the following results:—F. Bocking, 71 —68—138; b. May hew, 6S—6B—lob; C. Thompson, 66—76 —136; R. Chrystal. 68—6< —185; C. Aitkcn, 69 —65 —134; K. Cossar, 67—67—134; X. Bawden, 68 —65—133; W. Griffin, 65 —68—133; X. Wildbore, 69—64—133; G. McKinnon, 64 —67 —131; R. Bell, 64—67—131; A. Legge, 66 —65—131; I. Nagel, 67- —64 — 131; G. Cook, 67 —64 —131; 8. Geange, 64 —67 —131; W. Bray, 68—62—130; X. J. Wilson, 66—63 —129; D. Tatton, 66 — 63—129; A. Ancell, 63—66—129; P. W. Batehelar, 58—67—125; G. bigualJ, 64

—61—125; A. Clarke, 66—55—121; ,J Freebairu, 55—55—111; R. Farquhar son, 60—49—109.

At the Feiidiug Civic Lunch Club’s luncheon on Tuesday, Colonel Macaulay, of the Salvation Army, gave a talk, on a “Peculiar People,” alluding to the population of a small settlement in Pennsylvania, which established itself there some 250 years ago after fleeing from religious persecution in Europe. These are the people of Amish, followers of Jacob Amen, a strict Menomite of the 17th century, and despite the fact that they lived in the New World surrounded by all its emenities, they retained the customs and practices of their founder and were a thrifty and essentially practical people, in a changing world they had refused t.o change and yet had prospered with $ steadfast belief in their religion.