Pohangina

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 117, 20 May 1944, Page 6

Pohangina

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Mrs. Mcßea Cameron, of Marton, is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Delph Spelman, of Awahou South. Miss Pauline McDonald is home again after a brief stay in Palmerston North. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Spelman have visiting them at present, Peter Carey, of Palmerston North and lan Crisholm, of Wellington. Messrs E. and M. lvlink have their nephew, Master Peter Lumloy, of Otakt, with them for the holidays. Mr. A. Balmcr has received official advice concerning his brotner-m-law, Mr. W. Lumpen-Smith. He is well and in Sumatra. A list of names is coming out later and it is hoped that Mrs. Lampen-Smith's name is included with them. This is the first official news since the fall of Singapore. Miss Iris Harland, of Park Road, Palmerston North, is out for a week’s holiday with Mrs. J. D. Galvin, of Pohangina. . Miss Mary Balmer, of Melling, Lower Hutt, is staying with her aunt, Miss C. Balmer, at Raumai. Miss Molly Maddison, W.A.A.F., is home on short leave. Miss Leonio Tews, of Pohangina, is spending her holidays with her aunt, Mrs Myers, at Opiki. Mr. and Mrs. McNab and Mrs. Runeimnn are away on holiday in Marton. Mrs. John Spelman, of Awahou South has staying with her at present, hei mother, Mrs. Austin, of Napier, her aunt, Mrs. Lucina, of Mission Bay, Auckland, cousin, Mr. Geoff Lucina (on furlough from the Pacific) and friend, Miss Bain, of Hastings. Friends will note with interest that Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson and family, now in Davenport, are leaving shortly for Suva, where. Mr. Thompson will be teaching. Newcomers are welcomed to the . Valles in the person of Mr. and Mrs. Simmons and family. Mr. Neville Moar, home on holiday, has staying with him, Mr. S. K. Stephenson, of Te Akau, Huntcrville. A public meeting was held in tin Raumai Hall for the purpose of discussing plans if it were decided advisable to form a Table Tennis Club The motion was carried unanimously by all present and officers elected are as follows:—Chairman, Mr. Charlie Gavin; secretary-treasurer. Miss Jeanette Spelman; committee members, Mrs. Iris Neil, Miss Peggy Leanij and Mr. Weber. The opening night was May 17. Evenings are to be held in the Raumai Hall every Wednesday night from 17.::o to it o’clock. On May 10, Raumai held another successful table tennis and euchre combined evening. Table tennis prize-winners: Mrs. S. Slight and Master lan Moar; euchre winners: Mrs. Cliff Spelman and Master Miles Bockett. Burgesses of Feilding will be called upon to exercise a vote for the election of a representative on the Manawatu Catchment Board and this question will no doubt prove perplexing to voters in the absence of any knowledge of the candidates offering. There is also considerable ignorance respecting this newlycreated Board and its functions and this will add to the difficulty particularly so as Feilding has not chosen to nominate a candidate for the scat. For the purposes of the constitution of the Board, the boroughs of Feilding, Levin, Shannon, Foxton and Otaki have been grouped and under this grouping one representative is required. Four candidates have nominated and the difficulty will be for Feilding voters to decide which of the four shoulu represent the combined boroughs. The method of arriving at a representative i- 1 - not a happy one and the electors of Feilding are more or less in the dark. The new Board is part of the organisation set up under the Soils Conservation and Rivers Control Scheme and the Manawatu Board will be representative of a number of counties, boroughs and the City of Palmerston North. The Board will have rating powers to provide revenue for the work of flood prevention, etc., which it will, among other duties, be charged with dealing with. It is expected that before polling day, some annoucement to assist burgesses will be made to avoid the vote of Feilding being wasted.