Foxton

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 109, 9 May 1941, Page 9

Foxton

{From Our Own Correspondent.) | Fire Board The annual meeting of the Foxton | Fire Board was presiued over by Mr. | A. Clerke (Wellington), chairman, f The annual report stated that tlie sta- jj tion and.plant were in good order and jj that the brigade had carried out good | work during the year. The superin- | tendent (Mr. R. Parker) reported as | follows: During the quarter 13 musters | have been held, the attendance thei'cat 2 being 13 men. There were 9 fire calls 5 registered. Mr. E. Simpson, an ex- | fireman has been temporarily elected to § fill the vacancy eaused by Fireman G. | Newton who is overseas. Mr. T. Terry Z has also been elected to fill the vacancy | occasioned by the resignation of Fire- 3 man McCarthy, who has left the dis- 3 trict, and is a very keen member. The | station and equipment is in good ord<jr. | During the year 9 calls have been at- 5 tended to, the particulars of which are I as follows:—G grass fires, 1 linen press, 2 1 washhouse and wood-shod, and 5 5 stacks of seasoned timber. The plant 5 has been regularly overhauled and re- | paired and is in very fair working order. | The brigade is comprised of 16 men of | all ranks and its discipline and effici- | ency are quite satisfactory. In attend- 5 ance on fires and practices tho average 3 is as much as 3 2.5 and must be regarded 3 with satisfaction. Mr. Clerke was re- 3 elected chairman for the ensuing year. | Messrs. T. Terry and E. Bimpsou were | elected to the brigade. Estimates in an | amount of £293 Gs Bd. Personal I Mrs. J. K. Hornblow has taken up her | residence in Wellington. 3 Mr. and Mrs. J. Fowler have returned s to Foxton from a holiday visit to the | Taranaki distret. Mr. Fowler has re- 2 sumed duty at the Commercial Bank 2 when Mr. B. Hume, who has been acting 2 as relieving manager, returned to | Wellington. 3 Writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 2 R. Cochran, of Cook Btreet, Foxton, | Private A. Cochran, with the Middle 5 East Forces in Greece, says that just | before leaving Egypt ho met a young 2 lady from New Zealand. In the course | of conversation it turned out that some | time previously she had been a visitor = to Mr. Cochran’s flaxmill at Bulls, 3 where Mr. Cochran, jnr., was working. 2 Statistics The vital statistics for Foxton for the 2 month of April, with the figures for the | corresponding period in 1940 in paren- | theses, are as follows Birth 3 (3); : i theses, are as follows: Deaths 3 (3); 2 deaths 4 (2); marriages 2 (3). Maoris: = Births nil (I); deaths nil (nil). During the month of April rain fell | locally on five days, a total of .87 inches = being recorded. The maximum fall was j .28 of an inch on the stli. The hottest = day was the 4th, with a temperature of \ 69 "degrees, and the coldest day the 24th, 2 with a temperature of 41 degrees. E Enjoyable Dance Despite the inclement, weather which E prevailed, the dance held by the Sports’ : Committee proved a successful func- : tion. It was largely attended by local 1 residents and men from the military E camp and, as usual, dance enthusiasts i from Palmerston North,’Levin, Shannon : and the surrounding district were pres- jj ent in large numbers. During the even- j ing a presentation was made to Mr. Jas. \ McKnight, caretaker of the hall. Mr. E D. R. Barron, speaking on behalf of i committee members, said that Mr. Me- S Knight had always been ready and will- j ing to help the committee in any way = possible and his efforts were greatly [ appreciated. It gave him pleasure to E • call on Mr. McKnight to accept a small j token of appreciation of his work from j the sports’ committee. E.P.3. Medical Group

In connection with the work of the | medical group of the E.P.8., arrange- | ments have been finalised for classes | to be held dealing with hygiene and | sanitation. The classes are being con- | ducted by the St. Johu Ambulance As- 2 soeiation. A series of lectures will be | given by Dr. A. Platts-Mills and Mr. | W. J. Guinan (Health Inspector) who f have offered their services us lecturers. 2 There will be no charge for those at- jj tending the lectures and an invitation is | extended to anyone interested to at- | tend. Centennial Committee A wind-up meeting of the Foxton I Centennial Committee was presided 2 over by Mr. M. E. Perreau (chairman). | Also present were Messrs. N. Tuunieliff, 2 W. D. Neville, J. Smith, W. E. Hale, 2 J. McLaughlan, R. O. Hornblow and the secretary (Mr. H. D. Dawson). The secretary submitted his books showing the receipts and expenditure in connection with the construction of the playground and it was decided that as soon as a balance-sheet was prepared a copy be forwarded to the Department of Internal Affairs and a copy, together with the books to the Borough Council, which body now has sole control of the area. The Department wrote asking for a photo of the memorial and it was decided to hand the letter on to the council asking for tho necessary compliance with the request.' As there wai> a deficiency of Iss in the funds, this was made up in the room. The chairman thanked members for the interest they had shown in the movement and expressed his gratitude to the public of Foxton for subscribing so well. The memorial was a fine one and favourably* commented on by visitors to the town. Children and parents were deriving much pleasure from it and he thought the job undertaken by the committee had been well done. Mr. Tunnicliff paid a special tribute to the work of the secretary and it was decided to close tho books with the following resolution: —“That this committee place on record its appreciation of the unstinted efforts of the secretary (Mr. H. D. Dawson), whose work lias done much to bring the undertaking of the committee ; to a successful conclusion.” jj Unique Service To show their apreciation of the hospitality given by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church, a band of soldiers from the military camp conducted the service. Corporal D. Bcarrow occupied the pulpit and about tweuty men formed tho choir. The .old Testament lesson was read by Corporal D. Turnbull, and Corporal S. Hutchings read from Corinthians, Chapter 13. A solo | was sung by Corporal 8. Hutchings. | Corporal Scarrow preached. The ser- = vice was very impressive, and many - hearts were cheered by the sincerity of 2 the men. After the service a social 2 hour was spent and solos wore sung by 2 Corporals D. Turnbull and Trooper W. 2 Livingston. Football Matches participated in bv Foxton | football teams on Saturday resulted as | follows: —Thirds: Foxton won by de- 2 fault from College. Juniors: Foxton 8,2 Athletic 3. Seniors: Foxton 22, Shan- 2 non 9. Tries were scored by Beard, J. E Devonshire (2), K. Robinson, McGregor, E Chrystall; Cooper converted two.