COUNTRY BABY WINS

Taranaki Daily News, 25 March 1935, Page 10

COUNTRY BABY WINS

PLUNKET CARNIVAL FINALE. OVER £3OO COLLECTED. Hawera citizens interested in the Plunket movement achieved their object of raising £3OO for the society on Saturday, when the baby carnival, held during the last few weeks, came to an end in a grand finale at the winter show buildings. As the result of strenuous efforts the Country candidate emerged a clear winner, the results being:—Country, £123 10s Bd, 1; Sports, £lOO ss, 2; Everybody’s, £7O 8s lOd, 3. The money collected for the babies alone totalled £294 4s 6d, and the addition of a few pounds brought the amount to over £3OO. After the results were announced on Saturday the fathers of the three babies expressed their thanks, and Mr. H. G. Dickie, M.P., spoke of the good work of the carnival. The raising of the money has been a triumph of organisation for the large number of women concerned, for the real campaign lasted only three weeks. Speculation was rife as to the winner of the honour, and keen interest was displayed during the last week in the positions of the contestants. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr. Bert Rowe, Tauranga, is staying with Mr. B. C. Gibson, Normanby. Mr. Rowe was formerly a .resident of the district. At the meeting of the Hawera Main school band and orchestra committee recently, sympathy with Mr. J. W. Thomas, headmaster, in the loss of his sister, was expressed by members. Sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. J. R. Corrigan was expressed by a meeting of the Hawera Poultry Club on Friday night. . GENERAL ITEMS. ; An evening was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Paterson last Friday in aid of the Kapuni branch of the W.D.F.U. Progressive euchre was won by Mrs. Baker and Mr. J. Collins, and travelling prizes by Mrs. W. Wheeler and Mr. J. Collins. Mrs. Lind won a competition. Unemployed Assistance. Assistance was given to 39 families in the Okaiawa and Hawera districts on Saturday by the distribution of rations to registered relief workers. The following commodities were parcelled and distributed: Tea 201 b, sugar 1581 b, flour 2361 b, oatmeal 401 b, rice 401 b, butter 391 b, bread 82 loaves. Parachute Jumping. An exhibition of parachute jumping was given by Mr. “Scotty” Fraser at the Hawera aerodrome yesterday. Mr. Fraser made one jump. Owing to the strong wind he narrowly missed a boxthorn hedge, landing about two feet away, the parachute being carried over the hedge. There was a large attendance. Croquet Visitors Entertained. Several of the women accompanying the South Auckland bowlers who were at Hawera on Saturday were entertained in the afternoon at the lawns of the Hawera Croquet Club, where they were welcomed by Mrs. W. G. Strange, president of the club. Six of the visitors were partnered with local players and some enjoyable games were played. Each of the visitors was the recipient of a posy of flowers. Young Bird Show at Hawera. Final arrangements for the young bird show on Wednesday next were made at a well-attended meeting of the Hawera Poultry Club on Friday night. It was reported that entries were coming forward well, especially in the cage bird section, and that cages were available for those requiring them. Five new members, Messrs. J. Rowe, J. Sutton, H. Melville, J. Philip and R. Purcell jun., were elected, and Mr. H. A. Bryant, Hawera, was thanked for presenting to the cldb two standard engravings of canaries. PATEA RIFLE SHOOTING. MR. NEILSON’S TROPHY MATCH. The first shoot for Mr. Neilson’s trophy was fired by the Pa tea Rifle Club on Saturday at 300 yards. The light was bad but otherwise conditions were good. Deputy-President D. Roots was highest with 48 and B. Waterland followed closely with 47. Scores are:—Dep.-Pres. D. Roots 48, Rifleman B. Waterland 47, Rifleman N. Mitchell 45, Rifleman L. Davidson 45, Rifleman N. Coad 41, Rifleman J. Archibald 37. SURF SUCCESS AT PATEA. CLUB HONOURS INSTRUCTOR. Mr. A. B. Currie, instructor to the Patea Surf and Life-saving Club, was the guest of honour at a social evening organised by club members in the Foresters’ Hall at Patea last week. A programme of dancing, community singing and elocutionary items was held. The club’s president, Mr. Alan Maxwell, in presenting Mr. Currie with a smoker’s stand on the club’s behalf, referred to the club’s success in winning the Hackshaw Searle Cup for the second time in three years and the high standard of performance at the Taranaki and Dominion championships. These successes were due to the sound training developed under Mr. Currie’s expert instruction. He was not only a keen surfer and swimmer but was the backbone of the club. Mr. Currie in reply said his instruction would have been of no avail but for the co-operation of members.

“EVELYN PRENTICE” OPERA HOUSE ATTRACTION. “Evelyn Prentice,” featuring Myrna Loy and William Powell, which will conclude a season at the Hawera Opera House to-night, is a worthy successor to “The Thin Man,” in which the two, co-starred for the first time, achieved one of the most sensational successes of recent talking picture history “Evelyn Prentice” contains the same elements of comedy and drama and in balance, acting and photography it equals its predecessor. The plot works out to a splendid finish and the delightful human touches throughout show that in this sphere of dramatic art Powell and Myrna Loy are unquestionably the players of the hour. The whole picture is a treat, and the addition of some excellent shorts makes the programme a fine one.