SCHOOL AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 February 1933, Page 10

SCHOOL AMATEUR ATHLETICS

• PATEA ASSOCIATION MEETING. Members of the Patea and District Public Schools’ Amateur Athletic Association met on Saturday to prepare a programme for the forthcoming annual sports. Representatives of districts present included Messrs. D. Hurley (Hurleyville), L. Hunt, J. Sadler (Alton), E. F. Hemingway, W. T. Armstrong, R. E. Moore (Patea), P. Hamblyn (Kakaramea), C. R. Honeyfield, T. Hurley and J. A. Wither (Whenuakura). Mr. D. Hurley presided. - . ■ In discussing the advisability of holding the sports owing to the stringency of the times, the secretary, Mr. J. A. Wither, stated that the sports must pay or the association would be in debt, as the proceeds were to support other school sports. Cricket, for example, was not self-sup-porting, whilst basketball and tennis barely paid their way. The volume of support from the public was likely to be less than formerly.

Mr. Hemingway’s proposal to hold the sports received unanimous support,. March 25 being decided upon. The reduction in size of the merit certificates was recommended as an economy measure. They will be used to reward successful competitors where the expense of a medal is unwarranted. It was felt that a special effort should be made to sustain the interest of old pupils who had not been competing in their various sections. March 8 was fixed as the date for the closing of entries. The lack of interest being taken in rounders and cricket was regretted and a recommendation that these sports be allowed to drop temporarily was adopted. Officers to. assist the sports and direct the events in their section were elected as follow: Timetable stewards, Messrs. R. Rutherford, J. Wither, L. P. Clark; weather committee, Messrs. E. F. Hemingway and R. Rutherford; section officers, A. Messrs. Baker, Palmer, Hamblyn; B, Messrs. Jillet, Adlam; C, Messrs. Daniell, Hunt; D, Messrs. McKenna, Rutherford; E, Miss Dale; G and J, Miss Beamish, Messrs. Mark and Finlayson; K, Miss Leitz and Miss Fullarton, Messrs. C. R. Honeyfield and Armstrong; I, Mesdames C. Derrett, T. Hurley and Fullarton; K and L, Messrs. Sadler, Hamblyn and Gardiner. Messrs. Armstrong, Hemingway, McKenna and Rutherford were appointed to assist in the handicapping of sections and Messrs. T. and W. Hobbs to act as gatekeepers. Mrs. W. Taylor, Alton, was invited to assist in the children’s games, for which two guineas was set aside for the purchase of toys, to be purchased by Mrs. Derrett and Miss Beamish. KABONGA’S NEW TOWN CLERK. MR. M. C. CRIGHTON CHOSEN. From 121 applicants Mr. M. C. Crighton, Hawera, has been appointed town clerk of Kaponga. Since 1903 Mr. Crighton has been in the Hawera district. Until 1915, when he was engaged in thfe war, Mr. Crighton was farming. Since his return in 1917 he has occupied various secretarial positions. He was formerly a member of the Hawera Hospital Board and is a past president and ex-secretary of the South Taranaki Returned Soldiers’ Association. At present he is the treasurer of this body. From 1918 till 1924 he was actively concerned with the South Taranaki Returned Soldiers’ Repatriation Committee. Since 1922 Mr. Crighton has been secretary to the Egmont A. and P. Association. Mr. Crighton has not yet been advised when his new duties will begin. PRETTY DANCING DISPLAY. MISS MARGARET STOCK’S PUPILS. A pleasant hour was spent at Hawera on Saturday afternoon by a good number of people who went to see a demonstration class given by Miss Margaret Stock’s pupils in her studio. About 20 pupils took part in the display of classwork. First of all was given an exhibition of bar-work, followed by a display of babies’ work. Miss Stock emphasised the importance and explained the purpose of music in the training of small children in dancing. A delightful exhibition of work was then given by the more advanced pupils. > Afternoon tea was served to the visitors and then followed a series of solo dances in costume. Audrey McLaren showed fine technique in her operatic dance, and Barbara Corkhill, aged 5, was sweetly appealing in “The Posy.” A graceful skipping dance by Joan Cresswell and a “Bubble dance” by June Goodwin were pleasing to the audience. The function concluded with a dancing scene, “Alice at the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.” The cast was: Alice, Maetel Overton; Mad Hatter, Audrey McLaren; March Hare, Muriel Ellis; Doormouse, Pat Sanson (aged 4). GENERAL ITEMS. Cheese Lorry over Bank. A big motor-lorry with three tons of cheese aboard came round a corner on the southern side of .the Whenuakura Hili' on Friday, and in attempting to avoid another car and a flock of sheep, went over the bank. It fell 80ft. and turned several somersaults but the driver was unhurt and the lorry little damaged. Another Tennis Washout. Intermittent showers of pouring rain on Saturday again caused the abandonment of all tennis, thereby preserving to a degree of remarkable imperfection the succession of week-ends when the courts have been unplayable. Bicycle Wheel Buckled. A bicycle leaning slantwise across the edge of the footpath in High Street, Hawera, on Saturday night had one wheel buckled when a car that was parked by the kerb started. The owner of the cycle was not about and the car driver appeared unaware of the damage. Only an interested little crowd looked on. Picnic at Whenuakura.

Pupils of St.' George’s Sunday School, Patea, and those of Whenuakura combined in a picnic at Whenuakura on Saturday. The Whenuakura' scholars were under the direction of Mrs. C. R. Honeyfield and the Patea scholars under the Rev. W. H. Walton. The afternoon was spent in games, shelter being taken in the Whenuakura hall during the showers. Despite the adverse weather the function was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr. J. Howe-Giles presided over a full attendance of the Normanby jubilee ball committee at a meeting on Friday evening. It was decided to arrange a different programme for each hall, the dances to include modem and old-time numbers, and to engage Wills’ Orchestra for one" hall and Guy’s Orchestra for the other. It was decided to issue supper tickets for both marquees so as to have an even number at each sitting. Mr. G. Galloway was added to the list of doorkeepers. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. end Mrs. Reg Ayrton, Palmerston North, returned home on Saturday from Hawera, where they were the guests ofMr. and Mrs. M. R. Innes.

PATEA RIFLE SHOOTING. DIFFICULT CONDITIONS PREVAIL. Shooting for -the Nielson trophy at Patea on Saturday from the 200 and 300 yards mounds,- competitors found the conditions extremely difficult. ' Heavy wind, occasional rain and variable light tested the capabilities of the contestants. Rifleman Roots and Davidson obtained 46 each off the rifle at 300 and 200 yards respectively. Scores were:—

The competition will be continued at 500 and 600 yards next week, .

OPERA HOUSE, HAWERA, “THE OLD DARK HOUSE” TO-NIGHT. Replete with thrills, and sufficiently different from the usual run of mystery pictures to be of strong interest, “The Old Dark House,” which shows at the Hawera Opera' House tb-night, should suit the tastes of most people. The story is adapted from J. B. Priestley’s novel “Benighted,” and there is an excellent English cast. From the first scene, in which a car is stranded in Welsh country in a terrific storm, interest is kept at a high pitch. Three Tost travellers find an eerie bld house and meet a dumb butler (played lay. Boris Karloff), ■ who is wanted by the police. Other characters are tfle bfltler’s sister Rebecca, old Sir Roderick (a ; brilliantly portrayed character .played by John Dudgeon), and mad Saul Ferrin. A second batch of lost travellers also seek shelter in Wales. With deep! shadows and strange companions, the; travellers spend a night in

which most of the secrets of the t>— house are revealed. , Coming to-morrow is one of? the big pictures of the year, “Seed,” from the famous best selling novel by Charles G. Norris, which has been filmed as.'a: superproduction by the Universal Studios, where last year's biggest film, “All Quiet on the Western Front,” was made. A remarkable cast has been assembled for “Seed.” It is headed by John Boles, who appears for the first time-.'. in a-'straight dramatic role, the first production since the advent of the talking; picture in which he does not sing. Opposite Boles is Genevieve Tobin, who recently came , to the screen from the stage apd scored an immediate success in “A. Lady Surrenders,” following it up with equal success in other Universal productions, including “Free Love.” - ' . . ADVERTISERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Tawhiti cheesemakers’ opening ball will be held in the hall on Wednesday, March 1, the proceeds to ba in ’ aid of the tennis court, ■. -

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