TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20670, 8 March 1937, Page 5

TEMUKA

RELAYING OF WATER PIPES OFFER TO SUPPLY LABOUR Regarding the provision of labour for the relaying of the pipe-line of the town water supply, the following statement has been issued by the Employment Division of the Department of Labour:— “In an interview with the Mayor (Mr A. W. Buzan) the local Placement Officer was informed that all the men to be employed would be engaged through the Placement Service. The Mayor said he valued the services offered because the borough would be assured of securing only men who were fit and suitable for the job and who were prepared to earn the wages to be paid. If and when the work was commenced the rates of pay would be not less than the current public works standard, or award rates if they were higher. "It is very gratifying to find local bodies so ready to co-operate with the Placement Service, because much can be done to relieve local unemployment. It is to be hoped also that others able to employ men will follow this public example of co-operation and open up work for men when the seasonal work is over.” LABOUR PARTY LOCAL BRANCH A recommendation that a small fund accumulated from subscriptions towards shares in the unsuccessful Christchurch Labour daily newspaper be devoted towards the proposed national daily, which it considers necessary and desirable, is to be made by the executive of the Temuka Labour Party to the annual general meeting this evening, states the annual report. The branch was represented at the Easter conference of 1936 by Messrs T. H. Langford and J. H. Forrester, the report continues, and they submitted a most encouraging report on their return. Messrs M. F. Kennedy and Forrester represented the branch on the Temuka L.R.C. At a meeting of the executive a social committee, comprising both men and women members, was elected.

While the past year had been perhaps not so exciting as the previous one, in which the election had returned the Party to Government office, it had been a period of keen activity within the branch. The social side of its activities had been well catered for by a series of card evenings while on the educational side several successful debates and addresses were made. Indications pointed towards steadily increasing interest in the educational activities. Addresses on the monetary system of the country and the State Housing Scheme were given by Messrs A. M. Paterson and A. W. Buzan. A notable event during the year, the appointment of the branch’s president and candidate (Mr T. H. Langford) to the position of transport licensing authority for No. 3 district, was marked by a successful social evening, at which Mr Langford was presented with a gold watch. The Temuka branch had been directly responsible for the formation of a unit at Winchester and had been represented at the formation of the Mayfield branch and a social evening at Hilton. Recently a visit had been paid to the district by the Rev. Clyde Carr. M.P. The committee recommended that the annual meeting consider the advisability of meeting the expense of representation at the forthcoming Easter conference of the Party. VALUABLE PRIZE McLeod memorial award For the sixth successive year, the McLeod Memorial prize was presented to the top pupil of Form II at the distribution of 1936 honours to pupils of the Temuka District High School on Friday. The presentation was made by Mr A. E. Smith, chairman of the school committee, who congratulated Wallace Hopkinson, the winner,, and spoke in appreciation of the practical value of the prize. Mr Smith said that the trustees in the estate of the late Mr M. H. McLeod had presented the memorial prize, which took the form of £5 to be spent on books, with a view to it being of particular value to them in further-

ing their studies. Mr McLeod had been an enthusiastic educationist and no better form of interpretation of his practical interest could have been chosen. The prize had now been presented on six occasions and had been greatly valued by all the winners. An award was made conditionally on the winner going into the secondary department of the school. BOWLING Further games were played in the Temuka Ladies’ Bowling Club A and B grade singles last week. In the A grade Mrs Blackmore beat Mrs Davis and will now play Mrs Winter. The winner of this game will meet Mrs Marshall. Mrs Haub will play Mrs Cain who is the only two-lifer remaining. In the B grade semi-final Miss Thomson beat Mrs Martin. As Mrs Martin was the only two-lifer left in this grade these two will meet again in the final. SWIMMING CLUB SOCIAL EVENING Miss Loma Shiels, secretary of the Temuka Swimming Club, whose wedding to Mr A. Aitken takes place shortly, was the guest of the evening at a social given by the Club in the Oddfellows Hall on Saturday evening. All present brought a gift, and before the parcels were opened by Miss Shiels, the best wishes of the club for her future were extended by the president (Mr S. B. Reid).

Associated with Mr Reid was the Mayor (Mr A. W. Buzan) who referred to the many associations with sport that Miss Shiels had had in the town. In the Swimming Club she had been particularly active, as a competitor and official. As patron of the club he Joined Mr Reid in wishing Miss Shiels and Mr Aitken good wishes. Much of the evening was occupied •with a dance for which music was provided by a local pianist, while Mr Baxter played extras. Mr J. Stewart was master of ceremonies. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss Shiels and Mr Buzan, and a lucky spot dance by Miss Shiels and Mr Aitken. TENNIS TOWN AND COUNTRY GAMES At the Geraldine Flat courts on Saturday the home team defeated St. Joseph’s in the Temuka Town and Country Tennis Association’s A grade competitions by 11 sets to five. Results (St. Joseph’s names first) Women’s singles: Mrs Tozer 3 lost to Mrs Lewis 6; Miss R. Hoare 0 lost to Miss Kelman 6; Miss May Earl 3 lost to Miss M. Wilks 6; Miss T. Hoare 1 lost to Miss L. Priddle 6.

Men’s singles: V. Sullivan 6 bpat W. Smith 0; B. Connolly 5 lost to N. Priddle 6; D. Spillane 6 beat V. Patrick 2; M. Healy 6 beat C. Davidson 2. Women's doubles: Mrs Tozer and R. Hoare 1 lost to Mrs Lewis and Miss Kelman 6; Misses May Earl and T. Hoare 3 lost to Miss M. Wilks 6. Men’s doubles: Sullivan and Connolly 3 lost to Smith and Priddle 6; Spillane and Healy 6 beat Patrick and Davidson 0. Combined doubles: Mrs Tozer and Sullivan 3 lost to Mrs Lewis and Smith 6; Miss R. Hoare and Connolly 3 lost to Miss Kelman and Priddle 6; Miss T. Hoare and Spillane 2 lost to Miss Wilks and Priddle 6;’ Miss Earl and Healy 6 beat Miss Priddle and Davidson 5. Orari Bridge Lose At the Presbyterian courts in the B grade championship the home side beat Orari Bridge by one game. Results (Presbyterian names first): — Women’s singles: Mrs J. Fisher 4 lost to Miss Gilmour 6; Mrs C. R. Cooper 1 lost to Miss J. Ford 6; Mrs H. Wilson 6 beat Miss O. Ford 3; Miss R. Davey 6 beat Mrs Scott 0. Men’s singles: A. J. Davey 3 lost to A. W. Morris 6; G. Murray 6 beat W. South 4; A. Opie 6 beat A. F. Morris 2; R. Boyle 5 lost to J. Slattery 6. Women’s doubles: Mesdames Fisher and Cooper 6 beat Misses J. and O. Ford 5; Mrs Wilson and Miss Davey 2 lost to Miss Gilmour and Miss South 6. Men’s doubles: Davey and Murray 5 lost to A. W. Morris and South 6; A. Opie and Boyle 5 lost to A. F. Morris and Slattery 6. Mixed doubles: Mrs Fisher and Davey 4 last to Miss Gilmour and South 6; Mrs Cooper and Murray 5 lost to Miss J. Ford and A. W. Morris 6; Mrs Wilson and Opie 6 beat Miss O. Ford and A. F. Morris 2; Miss Davey

and Boyle 6 beat Mrs South and Slattery 5. Friendly Game In a friendly game played at the St. Joseph's courts on Saturday the home team lost to Geraldine by 6 sets to 10. Results (St. Joseph’s names first):— Women’s singles: Miss P. Spillane 7 beat Miss M. Kennedy 3; Miss M. Spillane 7 beat Mrs McKinley 6; Miss M. Healy 7 beat Miss P. Bennett 5; Miss M. Earl 7 beat Miss M. Lysaght 2. Men’s singles: G. Dwan 7 lost to P. Callanan 9; P. Gilmour 2 lost to C. Stringer 9; J. Spillane 8 lost to B. Mangos 9; B. Collins 8 lost to D. Williams 9. Women’s doubles: Misses P. and M. Spillane 6 lost to Miss Kennedy and Mrs McKinley 7; Misses Healy and Earl 7 beat Misses Bennett and Lysaght 6. Men’s doubles: Dwan and Gilmour 3 lost to Callanan and Stringer 9; Spillane and Colline 5 lost to Mangos and Williams 9. Mixed doubles: Miss M. Spillane and Gilmour 4 lost to Miss Kennedy and Callanan 7; Miss P. Spillane and Dwan lost to Mrs McKinley and Stringer 7; Miss Healy and Spillane 4 lost to Miss Bennett and Mangos 7; Miss Earl and Collins 7 beat Miss Lysaght and Williams 3. “MY AMERICAN WIFE” Francis Lederer co-stars with lovely Ann Sothem in an entirely new type of role in Paramount’s romantic film, “My American Wife,” screening tonight at the Elite Theatre. The stars are backed up by an impressive supporting cast, headed by Fred Stone, Billie Burke, Ernest Cossart and Grant Mitchell. Lederer, in the story, is a foreign Count, owning the impressive name of Ferdinand von und zu Reidenach. He marries an American girl—for love, not wealth—and comes to America determined to make himself known as “Spike.” Social ambitions of the girl’s mother bring the romance of Lederer and Miss Sothem almost to divorce, until ,the Count takes matters into his own hands and manages a reconciliation.