TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19860, 25 July 1934, Page 4

TEMUKA

FARMERS’ UNION MONTHLY MEETING The Temuka Branch of the Farmers’ Union held its monthly meeting yesterday, Mr A. Bisdee presiding. The president reported that ttfe question of a new basis of rating, by poll-tax, for obtaining Hospital Board revenue as discussed at the last meeting, had been taken up by the Provincial Executive and discussed at the Dominion Conference, where it was favoured. The remit from the branch dealing with the grading of wheat had been taken up by the Executive, too, and members of the Electoral Committee of the Wheat Purchase Board and Board members were now aware of the position affecting the growers of South Canterbury and measures were being taken to give relief. The Meat Producers Board advised by circular that it had stopped the shipping and killing of bobby calf and cull cow meat until further notice. Mr Staniland said that the decision was a serious one to the dairy farmers of the district, in that ihey would have no outlet for their surplus cows and calves. It was decided to endeavour to get an extension of the rennet industry protection subsidy to South Canterbury. Mr Staniland, chairman of the local Pig Marketing Association Committee, reported that the Association had now reached the end of its first financial year and that a bonus would be paid in August. Members discussed the action of local bodies of the Dominion in restoring cuts on salaries, .stating that it seemed premature for such action to be taken. The following resolution was carried: “That this meeting protests against the restoration of cuts by local bodies while so many workers are unemployed and so many farmers are in receipt of a mere subsistence allowance, believing that such actions will retard the economic recovery that is now apparently beginning.”

MAGISTRATE’S COURT. Messrs G. Hancox and H. E. Gapper, J’s.P., presided at a fitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Temuka yesterday. For driving a motor. vehicle in a manner that might have been dangerous to the public, Walter S. Milne was fined £3 with costs 10/-. Fines of 5/- with «osts 10/- were inflicted on John William Moulton, Eugene Sullivan and Martin Greelish for riding bicycles after dark without lights.

GIFT EVENING. Organised by the St. Joseph’s Old Girls’ Basketball Club, a gift evening in honour of Miss Pat Dwan. who is shortly to be married, was held in the St. Joseph’s Hall on Monday evening. After supper, Mr W. J. Tozer, president of the Club, expressed i.he good wishes of Miss Dwan’s fellow players and all present. Miss C. Kay, on behalf of the Temuka Young Women’s Club, joined with the previous speaker in the expression of good wishes. On behalf of Miss Dwan. Mr W. Cassidy responded, thanking those responsible for the many fine gifts and the speakers for their kindly remarks. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss P. Spillane and Mr G. Simes. Music was provided by Mr S. Hansen and Mr W. Seeler was M.C.

WOMEN’S DIVISION. The Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union met yesterday, Mrs W. Buchan presiding. A combined lecture and demonstration on first aid in the case of accident was given by Miss McAteer of the Timaru branch of the St. John Ambulance Society. Competitions were won as follow: Senior—Jelly: Mrs L. J. Wareing 1. Mrs G. McCullough 2. Mrs Wheeler and Mrs H. Sewell equal 3. Cut flowers: Mrs L. J. Wareing 1, Mrs E. Parish 2, Mrs H. Sewell 3. Junior —Any knitted article: Miss K. Sewell 1, Miss V. Davey 2, Miss J. Sewell 3. On display were two beautiful knitted quilts which had been made from the knitted squares entered in last month’s competitions. These squares were sewn and knitted together by Mesdames Watson and Goodman. It was agreed that the quilts be handed to Mrs J. N. Taylor the Division’s representative on the Housekeeping Auxiliary, who would issue them to needy cases. It was decided to send a letter of congratulation to Mrs Evans, president of the South Canterbury Executive, on her recent election to Dominion vicepresidency.

BASKETBALL. The teams to represent the Temuka Young Women’s Basketball Club tomorrow are: — Senior No. 1: C. Kay, E. Dale, S. Hide, R. Davis, K. Lyon, P. Palmer, Z. Poultney, J. Douglas, W. Ives. Senior No. 2: B. Cook, J. McLeod, M. Davis, L. Radford, E. Clark, N. Brownlee, D. Keys, G. Boyle, M, Whitfield. Senior B: M. Larcombe, G. Cain, J. Hutcheson, E. Shepherd, L. Taylor, H. Smith, M. Mitchell, J. Trigance, N. Forrester. Junior: H. Fellett, I. Smith, O. Maclachlan, H. Priddle, R. Clark, A. Trezise, N. Harvey, A. Hewson, E. Edgeler. The Kerrytown Club team to play Temuka Young Women at Kerrytown at 2.30 will be: A. Driscoll, A. Peebles, M. Foley, D. Dean, M, Walsh, S. Driscoll, G. Peebles, S. Dean, V. Foley, V. Dean, B. Foley. In the junior representative trial teams the places of H. Longson and J. Weaver in the Green team will be taken by N. Campbell and D. Hawke, while A. Columb will replace N. Lawler in the Red team, and D. Lloyd and Agnes Leonard will be the reserve players for HnfV-i taa m q

U.A.O. DRUIDS. At the fortnightly meeting of the Lily of Temuka Druids Lodge, Bro. A. R. Davidson, A.D. presided. A motion of sympathy with P.D.P. Bro. Ross was passed. An invitation to a card match with the Waitea Rebekah Lodge was accepted. At the conclusion of the meeting members’ wives and friends were admitted and entertained at a Five Hundred evening.