PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES

Opunake Times, 14 October 1941, Page 2

PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES

Auckland Competitions The Committee's main effort last week was the running of a novelty competition which proved a popular change from the usual raffles. The winner has been located, in the person of Mr W. J. Lichwa&'k, Opunake. Mr. Lichwark entered several i solutions, one of which appeared to be so rough that he threw it out. On second thoughts he retrieved it and was fortunately able to produce it and receive his prize at the right moment.

Patriotic Depot The rooms in Tasman Street were offered to the public again on Friday evening and received a fair amount of patronage. The Ping-Pong table was in use most of the time and the resxi.lt from this and other competitions amounted to 9/6. Altogether the Patriotic Funds benefited by approximately £7/14/0 including the proceeds from the "Auckland" competition. Assisting the Organiser Many of the enthusiastic Patriotic workers, both Committee and non-committee, seen to have developed the habit oi dropping in at the Patriotic Depot for a smoke and a yarn. Last Fridav night theire was a particularly good muster and conversation centred mostly on the question of assisting the Patriotic Organiser. Proceedings were purely informal bat some excellent suggestions were put forward. These were not left to languish and arrangements were pufin train at once with the result that, the first of the new attractions can be announced. It vou are struck with. an idea, and provided the blow is not fatal, brins it along to the Patriotic Denot any Friday evening and st> ill it at any of the o-atberino-s in the Lady Galwaj Guild Committee's comfortable meeting room.

Announcing Mystery Parcels ;.vi.s ; i)o- oul or the informal meqtiuff referred to above arrangements aire now in train for a monster Mystery Parcels Sales Campaign. Tickets ace now on sale at 1/- each and purchasers mav claim their parcels by producing inek ' tickets at the Patriotic Depot,- Tasniaii . Stree; (opposite Whiting's Pictures; anv Friday evening from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Shortage of wrapping; paper makes it impracticable io follow the usual", procedure of

selling Mystery Parcels, hence numbered tickets have been substituted and the purchaser receives his mystery parcel upon presentation of his ticket at the Patriotic Rooms. For country residents and others unable ssi cM in person arrangements will be made to have their parcels for-

warded. The plrizes cover a wide range of articles ranging from sacks of firewood, geese, dressed ducks, sausages, tinned groceries of all descriptions, dozen lots of of fresh eggs, butt*, Picture Theatre tickets, Art Union ticket' (£2000) and tea to ice creams and cigarettes. Evelry ticket wins a Mystery prize of definite value, the maximum being 10/- and the minimum 3d. These are no blanks. The full list of afrticles will be announced later Mystery parcels have always proved "to be a popular featnh-e wherever held and it is honed that Ticket Sellers will receive libra! patronage:, Proceeds o-o to the Local Patriotic Funds. Remember the !"Everv bobs' another biff for Hitler's nob." Additional Donetione to Opunake Patriotic Funds The following donations under the regular contributions scheme are now published in detail :- Patriotic Rooms evening ot-o-nni'ed by W. Sharrock and Powev Board employees £9/12/1; Patriotic rooms Ping Pong etc., Sept. 26 15/7: J. Bovhan 10/-,; Boyd and McCrone £1; N. Reatrdon £1: H. Booker. T. Mildenhali W. Faweett, 5/- each; Mrs. B. ijickmao 2/6; Mirs. M: Fake 21-:. Patriotic Rooms Ping Pong, Auckland competitions etc. Oct. 10 £7/14/0.

Xmas Comforts for Opunakel Soldiers Golfers It was a happy thoiigiit which prompted the Onunake Golf Club to despatch Xmas parcels to all former members of the club who are now Btsring with the A vine J Forces. H embers of the Ladies Committee undertook the wo'vk of preparing' and packing the parcels which are now on their way to the Middle East where the majority of the Club's former players aire stationed. The names are: I*. T. B.ennan, A. L. Herdmam -T. F. Dudley, H. W. Frank. C. Burton, R. A. CVoad and 3). It. Watt. Enquiries are to bo made to assertain whether a parcel can be cd to Scrf4'eant-Obseiv.er .13. L. Burton, fowner member and secretary of the club who is now a prisoner of wai; in Germany.