WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1930, Page 8

WAIMATE COUNTY COUNCIL

WORK ON THE NORMANBY ROAD. CONTRIBUTION TO CANCER FUND. The Waiinate West County Council meeting yesterday was attended by Messrs. E. Long (chairman), T. A. Bridge, J. Leslie, S. H. le Fleming, H. 11. Buxton, J. S. McKay and F. Alourie. A contribution was made to the cancer fund, the importance of which was stressed by the chairman. The engineer reported on road maintenance and improvement and gorse on council property was discussed. The whole of Normauby Road central with the exception of 20 chains had been re-surfaced with bitumen, stated the egineer in his monthly report. Fifty chains of lower Norman by Road had been treated in a similar manner. The filling over the Waiokura on Normauby Road had been scarified, levelled and regrouted with bitumen. The side tracks on that road had been graded in several places. Fifteen chains on upper Winks Road had been surfaced with river-bed shingle. Twenty-live chains of the old metal road had been scarified and rdllcd in. L’he road to Round Bush had been attended to. The Waiinate Plains public library committee'applied for (.he annual subsidy. The same amount as last year was granted. The medical officer of health asked the council to reconsider its decision not to increase the contribution towards the salary of the inspector of health. He pointed out that the duties of the inspector had increased considerably as the result of the larger population. The council resolved to adhere to the previous resolution. ‘•VERY IMPORTANT THING.” The sum of £lO 10s was voted the cancer research fund. The chairman considered the campaign was a very important thing for the community and he felt that in making a contribution through the local authorities each ratepayer would pay his share and assist the mud in a small way. In response to a request made by the Mayor of Stratford it was resolved to open subscription lists for the Lance V. Gibson memorial Fund. The work required on the new road through the properties of 'Messrs., Muggeridge and Hooper had been completed, i°t was reported. It was decided to accept dedication of the road. The gorse on the road to Round Bush Reserve will be eradicated. Air. Leslie asked if gorse was growing on the county’s section in town. The engineer explained tiiat there was none on the county’s property but there was gorse on an adjoining section and this might have been mistaken for the county’s property. / Mr. Buxton mentioned that there was gorse on the county’s reserve at lhe ■Kapuni River opposite Mr. McKay’s property. . , , Tile engineer replied that trees had been planted for tne purpose of killing the gorse. Mr. Leslie mentioned that he had received complaints of horses slipping. ->n the tar at.the bend opposite Mr. Murphy’s gate on Skeet Road. He trrgvd that the matter be remedied, as soon as possible. ■ The engineer replied that he proposed to scarify the portion. The Manaia school committee was permission to erect a shclteished for school children at the corner of Normauby and South roads. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. . “FLIGHT” OPEN’S TO-NIGHT, I — Director Frank R. Capra’s demand for realism in "Flight,’’ the all-talking aviation film, which will open at the Hawera Opera House this evening, j almost cost the lives of Jack Holt, ''featured player, and his pilot. In one sequence Capra demanded that the aeroplane shots be made from a certain angle that would clearly show the rough topography of the Nicaraguan country. A space was chosen where there was insufficient room to make a safe landing or take-off. The. pilot of the plane in which Holt was flying was ordered to make a safe landing here. Although the pilot descended cautiously at a reduced speed, the speed was too. great to negotiate the landing safely. In an attempt to avoid a grove of trees, the pilot looped user into a barraca. Outside of a few bruises neither the pilot nor Ilolt was injured. When Director Frank R. Capra arrived, on the scene, he expected to see Holt and the pilot either killed outright or seriously injured; He was happy to .find only a damaged plane; This little escapade did not prevent Capra from making scenes that involved just as much danger. Jack Holt, Lila Lee and Ralph Graves play the leading roles. Box plans are at Miss Blake’s shop. TRINITY COLLEGE RESULTS. HAWERA PUPILS’ PASSES. The folio- ’ng results of Trinity College of Alu.dc, London, theory examinations conducted at Hawera recently have been received by the local secretary, Mr. L. O. Hooker:— Associate: Mavis Vera Tapp (Mrs. elocution. Senior: Alviaza Curtis (Misses Reilly) honours. Intermediate: Edmund Drake (Convent), honours; Dorothy Robertson, honours; Marguerite Legge (Misses Reilly); Evelyn Petersen (Convent). Except where otherwise stated the examinations were in pianoforte. JIAWERA DENTAL CLINIC. CABINET APPROVES GRANT. Advice has been received (hat Cabinet has approved a grant of £2 for £1 up to £260 for the erection of a new primary school dental clinic at Hawera. The cost of the clinic will be approximately £4OO, of which the committees of the schools benefiting will contribute £l'3o. It is hoped that when all amounts raised are in the hands of the controlling committee, a surplus over this sum will be available for maintenance costs. Tile new clinic, it is anticipated, will be commenced shortly. Two nurses will give treatment to pupils from the Hawera, Convent. Normauby. Turuturu, Tawhili, Mokoia, Ohangai, Wharcroa, Mereniere, Ara rata, Whakainara and Tokaora .schools.