DRUMMOND

Southland Times, Issue 23557, 11 July 1938, Page 3

DRUMMOND

MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB At the weekly shoot of the Drummond Miniature Rifle Club, J, Maconnell won the S.S.D. badge and the A grade trophy and R. Barker the B grade trophy. Following are the scores off the rifle:—J. Maconnel, 80; H. Southern, 79; W Barker, 79; C. Lindsay, 77; W. Loudon, 77; H. Clarke, 77; R. Rodgers, 77; W. Matheson, 76; J. Barker, 75; A. Lindsay, 75; R. Barker. 74: R. Woods, 74.

WINTON

ADDITIONS TO LIBRARY The following books from the Association for Country Education Loan Service have been added to the shelves of the Winton Athenaeum:— “Man Who Caught the Weather” (Aldrich), “Two to Six” (Alschuler), “The Atom” (Andrale), “Money, Mystery and Unseen Assassins” (Angell), “Pilgrim Father” (Austin), ‘ Lawn Tennis Made Easy” (H. W. Austin), “Monkey Business” (Butler), “Pinkney’s Gorden” (Bell), “Sound Golf” (Berkley), “Honorable Estate” (Brittain), “Whithering Heights” (Bronte), “Adventures of Dixon McCunn” (Buchan), “Pray do not Venture” (Cannan). “Scenes from Soviet Life” (Coates), “Silver Fleece” (Collis), “Present Indicative” (Coward), “More William” “There are Four Seasons” (Crompton), “Simple Greenhouse Management” (Dakers), “Badminton for All” (Devlin), “Half Caste’ (Dover), “Sparrow Farm” (Fallada), “Transgressor in the Tropics” (Farson), “Frontiers of Science” (Fishbein), “Penhales” (Gatstin), “Enbury Health,” “Great Short Stories of the War,” “Great Tales of Horror” (Gibbons), “Vault of Heaven” (Gregory), “Man I Know” (Haig), “The Furies” (Hanley), “Cabbages and Kings” (Henry), “Education Through Recreation” (Jacks), “Stars in Their Courses” (Jeans), “Hotel in Spain” (Johnstone), “Thorn in the Flesh” (Kagawa), “Forward Oh Time ’ (Kataew), “Spanish Treatment” (Koestler), “Cappy Ricks Special” (Kyne), “South Wind of Love” (Mackenzie), “Cakes and Ale” (Maugham), “Come Away Death” (Mitchell), “The New Caesar” (Neumann), “Every Woman a Nurse” “Lover’s Folly” (O’Brien), “Heather of the South” (Rees), “Imperial City” (Rice), “How to Take the Chair” (Rigg), “Turbulent Journey” (Rutter), “Great Short Stories,” “Detective,” “Mystery and Horror” (D. Sayers), “From a Window at Lords” (Sewell), “Garden Flowers in Colour” (Stevens), “The White Hare” (Stuart), “Modern Practical Angler” (Wanless), “His Life and Ours” (Weatherhead), “Silent Places” (White), “Passport to Hell,” “Check to Your King” (Wilkinson), “Life of the Shore and Shallow Sea" (Wilson). EXPERIMENTAL FARM The manager’s report for the month of June for the Winton Experimental Farm states that the pastures are as good as can be expected for this time of the year. The sheep are being fed on turnips, hay and chaff, and turnips have been carted out daily to 350 ewes. For the month 15 tons of swedes have been cut for 118 odd ewes. The trial sheep, 120 ewes, consumed twelve and a-half tons of swedes for the month—no hay or chaff being fed. Nine sheep have been replaced in the trials, eight culls and one death. The ploughing of the leas has been completed. RAINFALL According to observations taken at the Winton Experimental Farm, rain fell on 17 days during the month of June, with a maximum fall of ,50in. on the 13th. The total fall for the month was 2.87 in. EUCHRE TOURNAMENT Twelve tables were occupied at the Returned Soldiers’ Association’s weekly euchre tournament. The women’s prize was won by Mrs J. Harvey and the men’s by Mr E. Ritchie.

LIMEHIL.LS

MINIATURE RIFLE CLUB At the weekly shoot of the Limehills Miniature Rifle Club the trophies were won by R. Reid for the best score off the rifle. D. Coster won the badge for the best handicap score on the count back. The women’s badge was won by Miss C. Harper. Following are the scores:—R. Reid, 78; G. Kettle, 78; W. Reid, 77; D. Stirling, 76; A. Price, 76; D. Coster, 75; I. McDonald, 75; W. Woods, 75; A. Bromley, 74; J. Stewart, 74; A. Murphy, 73; T. Morgan, 73; R. Woods, 73; D. Scrimgeour, 73; R. Coster, 73; S. Payne, 72; Miss C. Harper, 72; Mrs W. Nicoll, 70; J. Payne, 70; A. Cowie, 68; Mrs A. Murphy, 51; Mrs L. Brosnan, 45; H. Hammond, 63; C. Hatton, 63; C. Kettle. 63; F. Casey, 60.