TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 236, 6 May 1933, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

j Poppy Day ; Tin- gross proceeds of I'opp.V Day [ in Strafford iiinouiile.l in £77 (is !)d, ; which should mean a net I profit of : between £s(l and .£(>'>, This shows a ' cliglil increase on las! years sales I Motors Collide Two cars runic info collision on the ; bridge across the Maungauu'i just. j north uf Mulhirst this inorniug. One i n baby ear, sustained some damage l . j Xu one was hurt. | Flood?; Out. East j Heavy slips occurred out cast and I much (iillietilty has been experienced jin gelling cream supplies through. ! Several men are employed in endeav j wing to get the read upen. ! Stratford Vital Statistics I The vital statistics for the Rtrati ford district are. given as fellow for j the nmnHi of April by the registrar, I Mr. ,1. W. I'oeley, figures for the cor- ! responding period last year are given jin parentheses: Births, 15 (22); j deaths, 4 (1 ); marriages, G (8). ; Relief Work Wages i The sum Of £llß ISs 9d was paid ! '.otvy to relief workers on the Strat- ■ ford list by the secretary of the local ; •■• mployiuent committee, Mr. S. ] :.pence. During the week 135 men were i engaged on relief work, 43 being enI tCagcd on farms. | Building in Stratford Building activity in StVn'Zord is. at I present, rather slack, as only one perj in it. for the erection of a motor gar- | age (£4O) was issued by the Strut- | ford Borough Council during April, j'The figures for the corresponding i period last year show- a margin of ! £750, the cost of the erection of a j private dwelling. I Shooting Licenses I Although weather conditions of late j have been uninviting from a mnrks- ; man's point of view, there has been a j good demand for shooting licenses. Tip ! to the present 27 licenses have, been j issued. Although this figure appears : small it is considered good when taking into consideration the expense of | this sport and the handicap of having I to go furl her afield for game since j so many restrictions have been raised j bv property owners throughout the ; district.

j Hoardings to Firewood I For some time the Vacuum Oil Go. | Pty. Ltd. have been dismantling their 1 Plume and Mobiloil roadside hoardings to assist in the campaign launch- ! ed by His Excellency the GovernorGeneral, which has for its object the ! removal of advertisement hoardings | which detract fror* the natural j beauty of New Zealand country roads. I A large number of these hoardings , are being broken up. and the timber i delivered to deserving families for j winter fuel. The addresses are obI iained by the comnany frrm various | charitable organisations, who are »v. ; trembly Grateful for the free distri- ! bution of firewood at this time of | the year, and hope thai this I fnl action by the Vnnimn O' 1 Coinj pany will be followed by other firms i who have similar material available.

! Party at Kahouri Rridon | A record crowd ih<> pucV'p : ; party and dance last night. The | was p.-iolmr] to its utmost cn'vicil 1 -. | : ~---, T y fable being in use, plaving in j i 1 lie snnner room being "necessary, ; I Ovr 120 noordo wore present) and ! j r.'nforttmnt"ly there was not sufficient i ! pontine l , some of the players having to j j ii'nlcoHvft. T!i° pr'zes were won bv • j AT,-. cVinrd 1. M'- S. Mndsrwick ?. nnd I ! the ladies. Miss V. Stnllard 1 and >"><? I I TiOv'»g 3. T):i!"'o music was sullied j 1 hv Mr. 11. WnUo, i'\ivi. being nla""d j j bv Mr. C. Ireland a"d Mrs. Marsh. M'\ j i R. Goodwill was M.O. An ewdlont j j supper was provided by the ladies. i j l ! Brea.k-iin for School Holidays The Stratford railway station pre- | J sealed a rather crowded appearance prior to (he arrival of the morning j ■ mail train today. Apart from the usual ; ] week-end travellers and the number! | of excursionists for the Haw era rnee«, j j many pupils accompanied bv thm'r , parents left for numerous destinations j j for the fortnight's holiday of th<> first j i 1 firm's vacation. The first school term j ! breaking-up day fell due yesterday ; j and the schools will not reopen Until \ I May 22. i I ' I ; Bov Scouts j i The Stratford Scout Committee met I last night and final arrangements j ! wen l made for the opening of the an- | | nual cam]), wh'ch is to be held at the | ! camp sit*' of the King Edward Park i I reserve. Scouts of the various troops j j in the province will be arriving by j i train on Monday as the camp is to i | open at niiddav. It is considered that j I i'hf event will be largely attended j I and. speaking in reference to the . j ".''mils' comfort, the chairman, Mr. W. j j IVcliines. said that the committee j | would be glad to receive any help from I members of the community who felt j j disposed to send either vegetables or j j meat and so reduce (he expense, j j Thursday was decided upon as the ofli- J j c.'.n] public visiting day and on Sua-: j day, the day prim' to the camp break I I up. the scout church service will be j I he'kl with the Stratford Municipal j ! Rand in attendance. Mr. A. E. Moss j I was appointed the official camp secrc-i I tarv. ! j ' i Crv of the Young Men j That it. almost appeared that an old ! j member had to die before there was a. j j chance of a new member gaining a I position on the executive was the t'ac- ! etious remark of Mr. Hector Slither-1 j land, junr., at the annual meeting of ; ; the Matamatn branch of the New Zea- j j land Farmers' Union, when' emphasis-! 1 ing his plea thai young farmers, I should be encouraged to join up with j the branch. Mr. Sutherland, who was; j elected that night, and is the young-; J est member of the executive, lost no j time in putting a pica for young far- j j mors. He remarked ihat the system ! Of electing a past executive en bloc j i was not a fair one. It tended to stifle 1 ; keenness, resulted in the return ot j i members who hail onlv attended a ; j meeting or two. and discouraged the; ! younger members. At an odd meet mg j 1 such procedure might have been done . ; t„ save time. Mr. P. Higgins remarked ! that several of the okh r members had ! mlvised him that ihey wished to drop ( ! ou t, hut they wanted to feel that th ■ { younger men were coming on. The 1 :-, ;!1 ,, v k--s difficult and c- nowt of I!,- "i.l-r - «■■:.•.• i" -■■■■> -^■ l -- ~:;, , i ,|..,.-i m.-i. hart )• •' ; " ~ ',:;,. ii,..:r"w.v.- ii '-■■>' '•"'.> '»'"' "»"' I , ~', 'v ,1 1" '•- -' ■ " '■' " " ,;ii,v i,i : .rt.eij<i ;;i"' ! ' l»'ly i.h>- M olden, .. j