WHANGAMOMONA PROGRESS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1934, Page 6

WHANGAMOMONA PROGRESS

GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS. The refreshment room at the Whangamomona railway station has commenced business ahd should prove a welcome facility to travellers on the StratfordMain Trunk line. The Whangamomona Progress League battled for months to secure recognition for Whangamomona as the logical location for a refreshment room. The first rush was experienced when the special train conveying the J. C. Williamson theatrical company stopped at Whangamomona for refreshments. Good work is being done in the.Aotuhia district by the Unemployment Board’s subsidised pig hunter, and 411 pigs have been killed during the past four months. The work is very arduous and often dangerous, as many of the large boars do not hesitate to attack the hunter when cornered. The thinning out of the pigs should have a beneficial effect on lamb rearing, as last year farmers in the Aotuhia district were alarmed at the havoc wild pigs were causing among lambs. The final .flag five hundred evening in aid of the Catholic Church was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Tuesday evening. The attendance was again large. The winners were Miss M. Klee, Miss K. O’Dea and Mr. B. Thompson, while Miss N. Geever won the consolation prize. The Rev. R. Fussell has been called to his home at Waimate North on account of sickness in the family. Mr. D. Murray has returned from a business trip to Auckland. Miss' E. Brereton lias returned to New Plymouth. Mr. W. Gorbey, Tangarakau Gorge, was the guest of Mr. L. C. Buckenham at the week-end. Misses E. and N. Geever entertained at bridge at the week-end. Messrs Childs and Fougere were the guests of Mr. C. Watters at the weekend. Mr. B. T. Tippins, of the Railway Department, left on Tuesday for Eltham. Miss P. Anderson is spending a holiday with her sister, Mrs. Foley, Pahiatua. GENERAL ITEMS. Kahouri Flag Five-hundred. Winners at the flag five-hundred party in the Kahouri hall on Tuesday night were Miss Loving, Miss V. Stallard, Mr. V. Madgwick and Mr. T. Bottin. The music for the dancing was supplied by Mr. Brennan, with extras by Mrs. Wilks. A Monte Carlo waits! was won by Mrs. Wilks and Mr. Death. Mr. E. Crowe was nlaster of ceremonies. Mountain Caretaker to Resign. In view of his recent serious illness the caretaker at the Stratford mouritain house (Mr. A. Haldane) notified the chairman of the East Committee (Mr. J. C. Robins) yesterday that he would probably not be able to’ hold the position during another winter without endangering his health and would therefore have to resign. He announced his intention now so that the committee would have ample time to obtain a suitable successor. TUTUTAWA DISTRICT NEWS. MEETING OF TENNIS CLUB. The annual meeting of the Tututawa Tennis Club was held on Friday. The following officers were elected:— Patron, Mr. J. Jacobsen; president, Mr. R Corry; captain, Mr. W. Jacobsen; secretary, Mr. J. Southam; committee, Mrs. Welsh, Messrs. W. Norris, G. Muggleton, E. Cutfield and D. Standring. It was decided to hold a Yankee tournament on September 30, the openinng day. The school committee has been busy at the school planting a new hedge of lawsoniana. Miss M. Walker has‘returned to Inglewood after spending the school vacation at Tututawa. Miss J. Sutherland has been the guest of Miss Pickering. ANGLICAN CLERGY MEET. WAITOTARA ARCHDEACONRY. A meeting of the Anglican clergy of the archdeaconry of Waitdtara was held at the vicarage, Eltham, on Tuesday. After a short morning service in All Saints’ Church the clergy met for study followed by a business meeting after lunch. An instructive paper was read by Archdeacon Gavin.

Those present were Archdeacons Young (Wanganui), and Gavin (New Plymouth), Canon Williams (Aramoho), Revs. W. Tye (Wanganui), H. W. Austin (Collegiate School), D. Malcolmn (Gonville), S. R. Gardiner (Waverley), W. H. Walton (Patea), C. W. Solomon (Manaia), A. J. Famell (Opunake) and W. Langston (Eltham). PLAZA THEATRE, STRATFORD. “TARZAN” TO-DAY. The most ambitious attempt ever made by a motion picture studio to bring an adventure story to the screen has just been completed with the filming of “Tarzan and His Mate,” which commences at the Plaza Theatre to-day. This picture, featuring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, is a thrilling picture of the jungle. The experience of Johnny Weissmuller appears to prove conclusively that stardom in movies counts more than all the crowns of sports glory which could possibly be placed on a single man’s head. Weissmuller was great in the sports world beyond any other human being. His latest and by far the yiost notable success is that of his remarkable performance in “Tarzan and His Mate.” From the very beginning one is held in suspense and not until the very last scene is one lost for thrills. The notable supporting cast includes many players remembered for their roles in “Tarzan, the Ape Man,” including Neil Hamilton, Forrester Harvey, Doris Lloyd, of the original cast, and Paul Cavanagh, William Stack, Desmond Roberts.