TOKOROA

Putaruru Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 1351, 13 October 1949, Page 4

TOKOROA

I A.A., C. AND H. CLUB FORMED An Amateur Athletic, Cycling and I Harrier Club was formed in Tokoroa I at a meeting held in September. Election of Officers I The election of officers was as I follows: Patron, Mr G. Ireland; preI sident, Mr L. H. Riley; vice-presi-dents, Messrs G. C. Dunham, J. H. I Lee, E. Nuttall, J. H, McEwen; secretary, Mr H. L. Bramley; treasurer, Mr E. Nuttall; committee, Messrs W. Newbold, W. Doherty, CJ. | Noble, J. and R. Evans, E. Gilbert, J. Lee, D. Hogg; delegate to Waikato centre, Mr D. Hogg; delegate to sub-council of sport, Mr L. H. Riley. Club’s Objects The main object of the club will be to promote sportsmanship and physical culture in the district. The young people of the district were therefore urged to join. Special provision will be made for school children under the age of 15 years. It was stated that the club would commence activity early in October when meetings will be held on Saturday afternoons until such time as night meetings become convenient.

Mr J. Dowd has kindly granted j the use of the football ground, and I a special vote of thanks was accorded him. The club also extended thanks to Mj- G. Lane, one of the Putaruru club’s delegates to the Waikato cen- [ tre, for information and aid given at the inaugural meeting. It is hoped that Tokoroa residents will take advantage of the amenities offered by this new club. BASKETBALL CLUB DANCE A successful dance was held recently in the Tokoroa Hall by the Tokoroa Girls’ Basketball Club. An enthusiastic crowd danced to the music of a visiting orchestra, and the duties of master of ceremonies were ably carried out by Mr Glenn Carruthers. A competition waltz held during the course of the evening was won by, Miss Z. Denton and Mr Ross Alexander.

A delicious supper provided was served by ladies of the basketball committee. FEDERATED FARMERS Field Competitions Field competitions in swede crops, hay, ensilage and pasture improvement are being conducted again this year by the above branch, Mr G. A. Blake, instructor in agriculture, judged the swede crops on July 12. The winner was Mr G. Denton with an entry of an outstanding crop of high-quality swedes yielding 64 i tons per acre. This crop gained 72$ points, while the second place was gained by Mr G. Carruthers with 49 tons per acre and a total of 57 points. Yields in the crops judged ranged from 37 to 641 tons, and the average was 46 tons.

In summarising the results of the competition Mr Blake stressed the need for the use of from 10 to 15 pounds of borax per acre to control the high incidence of brown heart which was evident in most of the crops judged. Mr Blake also recommended the following practice in sowing down swede crops:— 1. Use 10 to 15 pounds of borax per acre two or three weeks before sowing seed. 2. Use from four to five hundredweight of serpentine super “per acre.

3. For the Tokoroa district use 12 ounces of Crimson King seed drilled in 14-inch rows. 4. Plough at end of October or in early November, and sow early in December. Ensilage Competitions Results of judging of ensilage competition in Tokoroa, carried out by that branch of Federated Farmers, and judged by Mr Blake, were as follows: C. Steiner, 81 points; E. J. Nuttall, 75; M. Hawthorn, 74; R. Marshall-Inman, 70; D. C. Lane, 65. Of the stacks inspected some had over-heated, while others had net heated sufficiently, but the results showed definitely the advantage of covering the stacks with earth. The winning stack was splendid silage, though points were lost by the sides not having been kept perpendicular.

TOKOROA PLUNKET SOCIETY First Annual Ball The first annual hall of the Tokoroa Plunket Society was held in the Tokoroa Memorial Hall, when despite inclement weather it proved a great success. The hall was very tastefully decorated by Mrs F. Anderson and a band of willing helpers. The decorations were a little out of the ordinary, the outstanding features being flower boxes of spring flowers, and the old man stork soaring overhead, among the gold and green stream-

ers. The bright coloured gowns worn by the ladies added to the colourful scene. Excellent music' was supplied by a visiting orchestra. The floor, too, was in excellent order. Early in the evening there was the grand march which* was led by the president, Mrs W. M. Hawthorne, and her husband. ' Messrs. P. L. Thompson and Andrews ably carried out the duties of M.’sC. A very sumptuous supper was served in buffet style, the supper being supplied by the ladies of the district.