LEVEL CROSSING DANGERS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1930, Page 10

LEVEL CROSSING DANGERS

CO-OPERATION WITH COUNTIES. FARMERS’ UNION EXECUTIVE, Expressing the desire to co-operate .with local bodies in. the elimination of dangerous road crossings the South Taranaki provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union at Hawera yesterday decided to approach the Hawera and Patca. County Councils again on the matter. -s . ■ The president, Mr. E. Betts, congratulated the Alton district on the re-for-mation of a branch of the union. Details of the proposed New Zealand farmers’ tour to England were supplied. The visit, which would include Great Britain and Europe, would last sixty days and would covpr visits to farms, shpws, markets and agricultural colH Thrush raised the question of accidents at the Tawhiti Road level crossing near Hawera. There were crossing keepers on duty at certain times of the day but they were not at the crossing for all trains. He sug-o-csted that the stationmaster should be approached on the matter. He did not consider the crossing a particularly decided to act on Mr. Thrush’s SU The St secreta.ry reported having wired the Dominion secretary for details of the proposed organisation scheme, ine reply did ; not indicate in what a Y « was proposed to act, but stated that area officers would be appointed at salaries of £4OO per annum plus expenses.- One officer would be appointed for the Taranaki, ■ Wanganui, Manawatu and. Wellington districts. Applications would be called and submitted to a conference of delegates from the various unions. A motion stating that the executive considered the west coast area too large and the proposed salaries too high was carried. _ Advice was received from the Dominion secretary that the agenda paper at the next Dominion executive, meeting would include de-rating of farm lands, inter-island marketing, price stabilisation and the reduction of farming costs. Details of a proposed veterinary scheme were received. These suggested that dairy companies, working together where necessary, should put a levy on suppliers sufficient to raise £lOOO for a c roup served by one officer. This would provide sufficient funds for the .salary and expenses of a • veterinarian. The officers would have to be brought from England arid would require some security 3 of tenure, perhaps a guarantee of five years’ employment conditional on satisfactory service. The opinion of the executive was sought. Mr. C.- J.-Harris, Taranaki organiser, outlined the veterinary scheme in .operation in. North Taranaki. There an association had been formed, membership fees ranging from £2 to £5, according to the number of cows in. the herd. This was working more satisfactorily tha-n a levy would. 2 Other speakers agreed that a levy was undesirable but further consideration of the matter was (postponed. Remits passed by the Tokaora branch oil Monday evening were considered. Tt was decided, to forward to the Dominion executive the resolution urging that the.embargo on the; importation of stock from Great Britain be retained in view of recent outbreaks of foot and mouth disease.. Support was accorded a remit protesting against the payment of 14s a day on relief works and it was decided to forward this to headquarters. GYMNASTICS AND MUSIC. BOYS’ CLUB ENTERTAINMENT. A combined gymnastic display and musical, and elocutionary programme was presented in the Wesley Hall, Ha->-era,. on Tuesday evening by *he Methodist Boys’ Club and orchestra, assisted by several local artists. The orchestra, under the direction of Mr. D. Wills, was .formed, only three months ago and gaye a creditable rendition of various numbers. The gymnasium class, under the leadership °of Mr. E. Yearbur.y, showed very careful tuition and exactness in bar work, horse vaulting and exercises. An excellent programme included songs by Mrs. Yearbury, Miss W. Mills and Air. E. Piper, duets by. Donald and Gordon Smart, and Misses Jiiah and Betity Tonks, recitations by Miss Joan Tonks, play-reading by Misses . Shcat and C. Squire, and numerous sketches by. the Bible Class boys. Rev. E. S. Emmitt, who presided over a cood attendance, thanked those present for attending. Mr. W. T. Johnson thanked the visiting -artiCs for their assistance.

SOUTH TARANAKI SCOUTS. . COMPETITION TO-MORROW. The annual contest among South Taranaki scouts for the Ollerenshaw Cup (scouts) and thtS Legion” Totem Pole (cubs) will be held at King Edward Park,' Hawera, to-morrow. Satisfactory entries have been received. Major F. W. Sandford is to be present as chief judge, and the following have been invited to aesist in'the judging: Mies Young, Captain . Vickridge, Lieut. J. Henry and Lieut. A. E. Stevens, Messrs. Westwood, j. E. Campbell, W. R. Shaw and F. Ollerenshaw and Mrs. Ollerenshaw. At a meeting of the controlling committee this week all arrangements were finalised. OPERA HOUSE, HAWERA. TO-NIGHT “THREE SISTERS.” There is something essentially “motherly” about Louise Dresser. Probably that is why she is' continually cast in maternal roles. Since her memorable appearance in “The Goose Woman,” her services in this type of portrayal have been in constant demand, as is evidenced by the roles she played in “Mother Knows Best,” “The Air Circus” and “Not Quite Decent” for Fox Films. Her lair est characterisation, which the critics acclaim as being even greater than her “Goose Woman,” is as the long-suffer-ing and heroic mother in ‘‘The Three Sisters,” an all-talking Fox Movietone story ’‘of northern Italy, which will be the feature attraction at the. Opera House, Hawera, to-night. Joyce Compton, June Collyer and Addie McPhail compose the attractive title role trio, and Tom Patricola and Kenneth MacKenna. have the remaining leading parts. Paul Sloane directed the picture. The box plan is at Miss Blake’s.