Maromaku Citizens Farewelled

Northern Advocate, 24 August 1943, Page 2

Maromaku Citizens Farewelled

! On Friday afternoon last the children !assembled in the school room to bic] i farewell to their teacher and fellow school. mates. Mr. Webb, Dulcic, Margaret and: • 'Desmond. Mr. Webb has for many years, ( been head teacher at this school, and! jliis guiding influence is going to be much i missed. , , i 1 After lunch several of the children j ! entertained in songs and recitation. Mrs.' Clark also sang two comic songs, which j ivvere much appreciated by all. Master Don Mason, on behalf of his Mellow mates, in a' neat little speech,! thanked Mr. Webb for his kindness to : them all during his stay here, and wished Miim all the best in the new place he was going to. As a token of appreciation, he msked Mr. Webb to accept a fountain pen from the children of the school. ! Mr. Webb feelingly replied and said he hoped the children, as they grew older, ! would always remember, as they took knocks in life, "to try and always wear ■ a smile." When he used his pen he would [ always remember tlie sea of bright and; i happy laces. He knew they would always .trive to do what was right, j Mrs. Webb was presented with a bouquet lof violets and asparagus fern. Mrs. D. 1 Ross eulogised .what Mrs. Webb had dene ! i for the district and the children, and, |j on behaH of the mothers of the district, .' wished Mrs. Webb the best of luck in her , new surroundings. ;| After the singing of "For They Are ; j Jollv Good Fellows,” three hearty cheers L concluded the function, ij Mr. Webb takes up his new duties at 1 ■ Kohukohu at the beginning of the next , i term. [j Mr. and Mrs. Webb and family were , The guests at a social evening on August [llß in the hall of the L.D.S.. which was j packed to overflowing. Miss Ross gave | two humorous recitations and Mrs. Ciark • sang two songs. |j Mr. and Mrs. Webb’s interest in all the I different organisations was enumerated by . I Mr. Hay, and, on behalf of the residents [iof the district, he asked Mr. Webb to M accept a roll of notes as a mark of . I appreciation. ij Others who spoke were Mr. Stretton. I cn behalf of the Home Guard, Mr. Trevor, .{for the patriotic society, Mr. G. Ross, for [{the domain board. Mr. J. Clark, for the : agricultural and pastoral association, who {also presented the guests with gifts. 1 Mr. Webb, in reply, thanked everyone; I for the gifts, saying he never knew Santa j Claus to call so early. { j Mr. and Mrs. Webb and family leave for jKokuk'ohu on Tuesday. I u.s. Golf—The former big league base- ■ bailer. Sam Byrd, won the national open {golf championship at Chicago with 277 for j 72 holes, seven strokes under par. Other Igood scores were: Craig Wood 282. Jim iTurnesa, one of seven golfing brothers, 1282. Byron Nelson 234, Jim Ferrier 291,; | Lawson Little 293. 1