WAIMATE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20983, 11 March 1938, Page 3

WAIMATE

BOWLING MATCHES OAMARU RINKS BEATEN In the annual match against the Awamoa Club, Oamaru, on the Awamoa green on Wednesday afternoon, the Waimate Ladies' Bowling Club won by 46 points. Scores (Waimate names first): Mesdames Shaw, McMaster, Anderson and Lewis 23, Mesdames G. Brooker. Weir, Miss McCorkindale, Mrs Sorley 12; Mesdames Runciman, Hutt, Bray, Reeve 15; Mesdames Black. Stewart. Stringer, Kennedy 13; Mesdames Rathgen, Kirk, Winning ana Healey 24; Miss Watson, Mesdames Murray. Gerrie, Stichman 9; Mesdames Richards, Barnett, Turnbull, Grant 32; Mesdames Wright, Asher, Lee and Miss Cowan 10; Mesdames Black, Palmer, Gunn, Travers 13; Mesdames A. Brooker, Watson, Rusbatch, Tomminc 17; Total: Waimate 107 points, Awamoa 61 Waimate v w Phoenix The Waimate ladies played Phoenix on Wednesday morning, and also secured a win in this match by 32 points Results (Waimate names first). Mesdames Shaw, Wilson, Paterson and Lewis 18, Miss Hilliker, Mesdames Hayes, Watts, Berry, 17; Mesdames Black, Palmer, Gunn, Travers, 18, Mesdames Foster, Speid, Milligan, Glass 8; Mesdames Rathgen, Winning, Kirk. Healey, 18, Mesdames Bremner, Calder, Grenfell, Reid, 14; Mesdames Runciman, Stevens, Bray, Reeve 20, Mesdames Irving, Henderson, Miss Symington, Mrs Adams 10; Mesdames Richards, Murray, Turnbull, Grant, 24, Mesdames Freebury, Catto, Taylor, Aitkenhead, 17. Totals: Waimate 98 points, Phoenix 66. WORK ON HIGHWAY Having completed the construction of the two culverts on the Main South Road between McNamara’s Corner and Deep Creek Corner, the contractors have made a start in driving the piles for the new bridge over the Waimata Creek, also on the same stretch of highway. NEW CEMETERY Mr P. H. Morey, Dunedin, District Railways Engineer, visited Waimate on Wednesday and 'with Mr W. P. Black, County Engineer, inspected the area recently acquired by the Borougn and "County Councils for an extension to the Waimate Cemetery with a view to deciding the most suitable position for an entrance. The new cemetery is situated in Lower » High Street, just over the railway crossing. Mr Morey also inspected the old railway bridge at Kurow where a realignment to the approach is to be made on the Hakataramea side. GOVERNMENT HOUSES Although no start has yet been made in the building of Government houses in Waimate, the Department of Housing, in a letter received by the Borough Council yesterday, is inquiring about further building sections in the borough. BOROUGH COUNCIL RATES Up to the closing hour yesterday, the last day for the payment of rates without penalty, the Borough Council had collected £6759 out of a total rate demand of £7393, a proportion of 91 per cent. CRICKET The following have been selected to travel to Kurow to-morrow to i lay matches against the Waitaki A and B representative cricket teams G. Wright, L. Foote, S.'Fleming, D. Keyes, W. Duckett, J. Jones, L. Wilson, J. Balfour, J. Brown, A. Guy, W. Owen, W. Millar, A. Carbis, C. Baxter, R. Baxter, H. Lyell, T. Kennett, R. Williams, R. Turn bull, R. Lindsay, R. Gabites, I. Carter. PERSONAL Mrs A. Larson and family, Ravensbourne, who are the guests of Mr and Mrs J. McQuarrie, Harris Street will return home to-morrow. Mrs S. I. Fitch, “Te Kiteroa,” Waimate, is the guest of Mrs Donald Reid, Dunedin. Guests at “Whereora”, are Mr and Mrs James Stout (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Gray (Melbourne), Miss A. Cameron (Dunedin), F. Barton (Timaru), Mr C. E. Beckley (Victoria), Mr and Mrs C. Beckley (Timaru), Mr G. W. MacAvoy (Dunedin), Mr and