TEMUKA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20892, 23 November 1937, Page 3

TEMUKA

SEASONAL WORK BEGINS UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES DECREASE Owing to seasonal work on farms about to commence, the number of men registering for relief at the Employment Bureau is dwindling. One hundred and nine men reported at the bureau yesterday, this number being several less than last week. Next week there will be several less men working on Number 5 Scheme in the Borough and Domain. Work was allocated for 33 men this week. Thirtyfive men are working on Number 13 Scheme In the Borough and Domain. Those who have been working at the golf links have completed the job and are now on the formation of footpaths in High Street and general Domain improvements. Five men are still working on t.he formation of the new tennis courts.

QUEEN CARNIVAL POSSIBILITIES SURVEYED An idea of what the return from a town and district queen carnival like the present effort could be, with efficient organisation and willing cooperative effort on the part of the contributing bodies, was given by Mr W. H. McMillan, when speaking at a recent meeting of those working in the Domain Board’s queen’s interests. The last district effort had been made in 1925, Mr McMillan said, and although the time at the disposal of the organisers was only a month the gross proceeds, including those from a gala and the crowning ceremony on Boxing Day, were £lOOO. There were four queens, these being the Caledonian Society (Miss E. Macaulay), Domain Board (Miss Rene Gunnion), Fire Brigade (Miss J. Hlgginbottom) and W.C.T.U., Plunket Society and Milford Lagoon Association (Miss Cameron), and in the final count of votes the candidates finished In that order. More than 94,000 votes were cast and they realised £745. Mr McMillan said that with enthusiastic organisation it would be possible to make the present queen carnival just as successful. Practically all the forms of organisation employed In 1925 were again being used and enthusiastic support was all that was required. In the present campaign all the queens, that is the Domain, Caledonian and Basketball candidates, have already each occupied the leading position on the flagpole at the Crown Hotel corner, indicating that efforts are being made by all the committees to secure th? lead. Inquiries made yesterday elicited the fact that the Domain Board intended spending its portion of the proceeds on the building of a glass house for the Domain, but that the other bodies had not yet decided on the object to which their funds would be devoted.

TENNIS ST. JOSEPH’S BEAT ST. MARY’S At the St. Joseph’s courts In the South Canterbury Tennis Association’s C grade competition, the home side defeated St. Mary's by 11 sets to five. The results were (St. Joseph’s names first): — Women’s singles: Miss M. Earl 7 beat Miss M. Smith 2; Miss K. Spillane 6 lost to Miss N. Tinyard 7; Miss May Earl 7 beat Miss P. Johnston 3; Miss R. Hoare 5 lost to Miss M. Park 7. Men’s singles: M. Healy 5 lost to L. Dangerfield 9; B. Connolly 9 beat R. Moore 5; B. Collins 9 beat K. Ramsay 7; F. Ives 9 beat E. Simpson 2. Women’s doubles: Misses M. Earl and May Earl lost to Misses Sith and Tinyard 7; Misses Spillane and Hoare 7 beat Misses Johnston and Park 2. Men’s doubles: Connolly and Collins 9 beat Dangerfield and Moore 8; Healy and Ives 9 beat Ramsay and Simpson 5. Mixed doubles: Miss M. Earl and Healy 7 beat Miss Smith and Dangerfield 4; Miss Spillane and Connolly 7 beat Miss Tinyard and Moore 5; Miss May Earl and Collins 7 beat Miss Johnston and Ramsay 4; Miss Hoare and Ives 4 lost to Miss Park and Simpson 7.

PERSONAL Mrs F. D. Walker, Whitcombe Street, is spending a holiday in Dunedin. Mrs A. Collins, High Street, is visiting Christchurch. Miss H. N. Cameron, Rockwood, returned to Pleasant Point during the week-end to take part in the Training College Entrance Examination. Mr A. W. Reid, Palmerston South, returned south after spending the week-end in Temuka. GIFT TO RELIEF FUND As Temuka’s share of proceeds from the “Sporting Luck" national art union the Mayor (Mr A. W. Buzan) has received a gift of £37 from the Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry). The money is in the form of a contribution to the Mayor’s Relief Fund, and is to be spent on relief for necessitous cases in the district.

BOWLS The Temuka women’s bowling team to play Highfleld at Temuka on Thursday will be: Mesdames Davis (s), Cameron. Marshall and Whitehead; Shand (s), Winter, Johnson and Taylor; F'etcher (s), Caln, Clinch and Martin. EUCHRE PARTY A euchre party and dance held in the Labour Hall on Saturday evening to assist the funds of the Caledonian Queen (Miss Maureen Coffey) proved successful. The euchre prizes were won by Mesdames F. Donnithorne and M. Swap and Messrs R. Trigance and

G. Cations. A consolation prize was won by Mrs C Arnst. Competitions were won by Messrs H. Caln alld T. Farrell. The music was supplied by Miss C. Benbow and an extra was played by Mr S. Hansen. Mr W. J. Seeler was master of ceremonies.

Mr A. H. T. Rose, F.S.M.C.. F. 1.0. London), representing Procter’s, the Opticians, Christchurch, will be visiting Temuka and may be consulted on all defects of eyesight at the Temuka Hotel on Tuesday, November 23. Appointments can now be made by ringing the UFJB. Dispensary, 'phone No. 2/fIM. ....