GORE

Southland Times, Issue 24184, 22 July 1940, Page 10

GORE

REVIEW OF YEAR’S WORK A. AND P. ASSOCIATION “It is pleasing to record that the association has made steady headway during the year,” states the annual report of the Gore Agricultural and Pastoral Association, which is to be presented at the annual meeting at Gore oh Friday afternoon. “The capital account shows an increase from £6360/19/3 to £6424/18/3. The expenditure reveals that the following non-recurring items were met during the year:—Purchase of land, £167/1/-; preparation of grounds, £B7/7/6; water supply, £l6; loose boxes, £3O; total, £3OO/8/6. The total overdraft has been increased by £lll. “The grounds committee has had a busy year carrying out the improvements in addition to the usual routine work of looking after the association’s property and grounds and the thanks of the members is tendered to them for their unrewarded efforts.

“With the exception of the horse parade which had to be abandoned, the usual fixtures were held during the year. “The show was held in December as usual, but the takings showed a shrinkage compared with the previous year, no doubt due to the proximity of the Royal Show which was held in Invercargill during the following week. The profit on the fixture was £l6. “The ram fairs (stud and flock), held in March and April respectively were quite successful, the former showing a profit of £22/18/3, and the latter £37/10/7. J. Mosley and Sons, of Clydevale, also held a special ram sale on the grounds which returned £l7/17/- to the association’s funds.

“The general account showed a drop of £lOl/13/6 and the bank overdraft was £192/15/10,” continues the report. “The new grounds purchased during the past three years had been cleaned up and graded and were in condition for spring sowing. “The membership stands at 532 (16 honorary life members and 516 active members), as against 531 last year. During the year one honorary life member (Mr D. L. Poppelwell) and four active members, Messrs J. S. Smith, T. Newell, A. W. Pannett and D. Macdonald) passed away and the sympathy of the members is extended to the relations.”

The Meat Board’s export lamb competition had been held this year under modified conditions as the war situation did not permit of a special shipment of the entries for London judging. Eastern Southland succeeded in securing first place in the judging which took place at Makarewa in January of this year. Mr James Drysdale, of Brydone, was adjudged the owner of the champion pen. The flock ewe competition was held in April. There were seven entries and Morrison Bros, again secured first place. To fill the various ordinary vacancies on the committee the following candidates have been nominated:—President, Mr R. H. Dickie; vice-president, Mr W. G. Ladbrook; bon. treasurer, Mr G. W. Whittingham; committee, Messrs J. Burnett, D. Dickie. J. Elder, G. R. Herron, J. Logan, W. Sadlier, Henry Smith, P. Turnbull, W. G. Mackay, James Dickie and E. A. Cameron. The number of nominations not exceeding the vacancies, all will be declared elected. COMMUNITY SING ADDITIONAL DONATIONS Additional donations received at the patriotic community sing held in Gore on Friday night are as follows: Anonymous (Waikaia) £5O, H. J. Johnston (Gore) £5, Mrs H. J. Johnston £l, Mr and Mrs F. J. Thompson £5, Mrs J. O. Brock (Merino Downs) £3, Prospective soldier 10/-, Miss J. Scott 10/-, Patricia Anderson £2, Les Anderson 5/-, Mr and Mrs Walker Turnbull £5/5/-, Mrs W. King (East Gore) 10/-, Mr and Mrs A. C. Steele £l, Mr and Mrs W. Hollands (Riversdale) £l, Mr and Mrs A. E. Timpany £2/2/-, 65608, Thistle street (Gore) 5/-, Mrs 65608 5/-, Mr and Mrs George Lindsay (Waikoikoi) £l/1/-, Margaret Sadlier £l, P. R. Mallon £lO/10/-, Bert Parker (McNab) 10/-, “Two Leather Jackets” £l, Molly and Kevin Windle £l/1/-, Mrs Walker (Fleming and Co.) 10/-, “Out of the hat” (St. James Theatre) £2, G. Stevenson £l, Mrs J. Lynes 5/-, I. E. Grant £5, V. Gerken (Ettrick) £l/1/-, Mr and Mrs L. Christie £l, A. D. Gardyne 10/-, Thomas Beattie (Tapanui) £l, Mrs Campbell and two boarders (Gore) 7/6, Mr and Mrs James Copland £l, Mr and Mrs Colin Weir £l, Mrs J. R. Richardson (East Gore) 10/-, Mrs J. F. Grant (Croydon £l, George Stark (Waikoikoi) £l, J. Kerse (Pukerau) £l, “Tarpaulin Muster” (31 Canning street, Gore) 10/-, Mr and Mrs J. Wingham (Gore) £2/2/-, Mr and Mrs Dan Russell (Gore) £l/1/-, Andy Davidson and family £l/1/-, Chatterton family (Devon street, Gore) £l/1/-, Pat Fisher (Air Force) £l/1/-, F. J. Hutton (Denton street, Gore) £l/1/-, M. P. Anderson (Gore) £l, J. Gilmour (Gore) £l, T. Ford (Gore) £l/1/-, S. Preece (Gore) £5, Sandes family (Gore) £l/1/-, J. Stewart (Pyramid) £l, “Girls of ‘Jeanette’ ” (Gore) £2/2/-, S.D.H. (Gore) £l, Modern Home Supplies £2/2/-, Mr and Mrs Gerken (Gore) £l/1/-, Mi- and Mrs J. I. Craigie (Benio R.D.) £5, Anonymous £2, Mr and Mrs W. Archer £l, Mr

and Mrs Lindley (Eccles street) £l, Gore Women’s Club £6/9/-, Post Office Staff (Gore) £l/2/-, Gore Railway Social Club £l/1/-, Mrs T. A. Fleming £l, Staff Brownlies, Ltd. £2/10/-, Staff J. R. McKenzie, Ltd. 15/-, Staff Farmers’ Dairy Federation £3/17/6, Staff Gore Public Hospital £3/17/6, Mr and Mrs W. Miller (Mandeville) 10/-, L. G. Thomson (Gore) £2/2/-, Smith Family, “Valley Field” £5, Well-Wisher, William street £l, Staff J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd. £l/1/-, Miss V. Kroning 5/-, Mrs Kroning 5/-, Gore branch, Southland Drivers’ Union £2/2/-, Southland Storeman’s Union £2/2/-, Bill Trembath (Riverton) 10/6, Premet (Gore) £l/1/-, O. J. Howells £5, Mr and Mrs Baston, Bank street £l, Miss Sherborne £l, Clent family, Oldham street £l, Mrs J. McLeod (Mandeville) £l, L. E. Curry (Gore) £l/1/-, Mr and Mrs J. P. Bishop (Gore) £2/2/—, Marjorie, George, Colin, Jackie and Mervyn, 4 Irving street (Gore) 10/*-, H. Briggs (Gore) 10/-, Clark’s Milk Supply (Mataura) £l, Colin and Marilyn MacGibbon £l/1/-, W. McMullen (Wendon) 5/-, .Cosy Tea Rooms (Gore) £2/2/-, Staff, Thomson and Beatties (Gore) £l/1/-, Colin and Joyce Harvey (Merino Downs) £2, Mr and Mrs Norman Ryan (Gore) £l, “Four Merino Downs Farmers” £l, A. G. Copland (Waimumu) £2/2/-, W. Sadlier (Gore) £l, Grants, Ltd. £2/2/-, Kirkpatrick (Anzac street, Gore) £2/2/-, Miss Spittle (Gore) £l, David Price (Gore) £l, Mr and Mrs R. Broom (Gore) £l, “The Five Oysters,” men’s balcony, Gore Public Hospital 10/-, Mr J. Miller, men’s ward, Gore Hospital £2, “We Are Seven” £5/5/-, The Rev W. W. Powell and Mrs Powell (Gore) £l, Orr family (Kingston Crossing) £5/5/-, Downes’ Hardware Store £l/1/-, James Hoffman (Gore) £l/1/-, Mr and Mrs W. Shave (Gore) £2/2/-, Joan Smith (Mataura) 2/6, Mr and Mrs H. E. Bacon (Mandeville Road) £2/2/-, George Mattingly (Gore) 10/-, Mrs M. Young (Go?e) 10/—, Mi- and Mrs H. Windle (Gore) £5/5/-, William Whitty (Gore) £l, Red Band Taxis (Gore) 10/-, “Two Clothes Drive Collectors” (Wyndham) 5/-, “Listener” (Milton) £l, Mrs W. Peirson (Gore) 10/-, Mrs George McLeod (Gore) £l/10/-, “Lady of the Sun Balcony, Gore Hospital” 14/-, Staff H. and J. Smith, Ltd. £3/3/-, A. McClintock (Riversdale) £2, Staff of St. James Theatre £l, W. G. Melton (Otautau) 10/-, Anonymous £l, Geoff Irwin (Cromwell) £l, A. Dickson (Wendon) £2/2/-, Mr and Mrs George Bishop (Gore) £5/5/-, “The Macs” (Pukerau) £l, “Listener in Albany street” 10/-, J. K. Woods £2/2/-, “Mother of Eight” 5/-, Five Boy Runners 5/-, Mrs J. Allan 5/-, Ronald and Norrie Ussher £l/1/-, Mr and Mrs J. Dynes and family £6, Max, School street (Roslyn) 2/6, R. Drysdale £l, Cramer family (Waimumu) £2/2/-, A. Gregory £l, Mr and Mrs A. V. Latty £2O, “Benmore” (Otama) £l, “Kelly and Tither” (Riversdale) £2, J. J. Ferris (Gore) £l/1/-, McKeen family (Waikaia) £2/2/-, Mrs R. B. Bannerman £5/5-, Mr A. E. Davis, Kingston Crossing, £l, J. Howard, sen. (Gore) £5/5/-, Howards, Ltd. (Gore) £5/5/-, “Poker School listening in at Moa Flat” £l/14/-, “The Boys” 10/-, “Melton and Beautiful” 10/6, Bert Edwards (Otikerama) £l, Mrs Irving (Otikerama) £l, Archie, Margaret, Helen and Jack Welsh (Christchurch) 15/-, Mrs J. A. Edwards (Otikerama) £5, “Two Sleepy Heads” £l, Mr D. Pollock (Gore) 10/-, Daphne Craig (Gore) 10/-, Mrs A. D. Nicholson 10/-, “Wee Teddy Columb” 5/-, John McDonald (Otikerama) £l, 8 Halton (Gore) £2/10/-, subscribed in hall £4O. SUCCESSFUL CLOTHES DRIVE The clothes drive organized by postal officers in Gore on. Saturday was responsible for the collection of 650 parcels of clothes. The garments will be handed over to the Lady Galway Patriotic Committee in Gore for sorting and packing and will be sent through the national committee in Wellington to England for distribution to refugees in England and Allied countries. Cash donations totalling £2/8/6 and a bag of potatoes were also received by the collectors.

A systematic canvass of the whole borough was made by the postal ofwere assisted by members of the Boys’ Brigade. A number of parcels was also promised and these may be left at the Lady Galway Committee rooms in Mac Gibbon’s Buildings.