TEMUKA FARMERS SUPPORT APPEAL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21211, 5 December 1938, Page 4

TEMUKA FARMERS SUPPORT APPEAL

Licensing Authority’s Decision Value of Road Transport Protesting against the decision of the No. 3 Licensing Authority, Mr T. H. Langford, to cancel the operating license of Humphris’ Motors, the Temuka branch of the Farmers’ Union at its monthly meeting on Friday night decided to ally itself with the Temuka Progress League in its support of the appeal which Mr Humphris is making to the Minister of Transport, Hon. R. Semple. The value of the service to farmers was emphasised, and doubts were expressed whether the State could run a service as efficient and convenient. Mr A. Johnson presided at the meeting. Mr F. Smith said that when Mr Langford was at Winchester he had stated that Humphris was the finest road service in the South Island. It was a great convenience to fanners and if it were stopped they would in many cases suffer hardship. Public eeting Suggested The question had been discussed at the Provincial Executive meeting, Mr Johnson said, and a committee of members from the Pleasant Point, Geraldine and Temuka branches had been set up to collect evidence to place before a public protest meeting which was to be held in Temuka. It had been intended to invite Mr Langford to the meeting, but he had received a letter from the Provincial secretary enclosing a copy of a letter from the secretary of the No. 3 Transport area which stated that the appeal would be placed before the Minister of Transport and that Mr Langford would therefore be unable to make any comment on the case until the appeal was heard. Mr A. B. Struthers, the provincial executive advised that the best the branch could do would be to collect evidence of the value of the service to the farmers. •’The service has been particularly valuable to Geraldine where there is no rail head," said Mr Johnson. “There is no doubt that farmers are getting the benefit of it.” He gave Instances where farmers had made consitierable savings by using the road service in preference to rail for the transport of goods. “Almost an Institution” Mr L. V. Talbot said the service was of great value to farmers on the Downs. If it were suspended it would cause great inconvenience. “The Humphris service has almost became an institution,” he said. There had been a suggestion that the railways could carry the service on, continued Mr Talbot, but he did not think that they could do so as efficiently or conveniently. After further discussion Mr Sonth moved that the branch enter an emphatic protest against the cancellation of the licence. This was seconded by Mr Talbot and carried. Grant to Technical Classes It was decided to grant £2/2<- to the Temuka Technical Classes Association. Mr Johnson, reporting’on the No. 3 group conference in Christchurch, said the question of hospital rating whicn was discussed at the last monthly meeting of the branch had been brought up. There were four separate remits, but these had been combined into one which recommended that hospital rating should be abolished when the health scheme was brought into operation.

TENNIS

WIN FGR PRESBYTERIAN A further match in the A grade competition of the Temuka Town and Country Association was played on Saturday. The result was: Presbyterian v. Clandeboye (St. Peter’s names first) Women’s singles: Miss M. Paterson 6 beat Miss N. Hickey 5; Mrs T. King 6 beat Miss W. Livesey 3; Mrs J. Box 6 beat Miss M. Saunders 0; Miss N. Davis 6 beat Miss P. Phlskie 3. Men’s singles: D. Hopkinson 6 beat A. Donehue 2; S. C. Scott 6 beat P. Hickey 1; L. Carruthers 6 beat M. Boocock 3: H. Hitchcock 6 beat A. Goodwin 1. Women’s doubles: Miss Paterson and Mrs King 2 lost to Misses Livesey and Hickey 6; Mrs Box and Mias Davis 6 beat Misses Phiskie and Saunders 5. Men's doubles: Hopkinson and Scott 6 beat Donehue and Hickey 1; Carruthers and Hitchcock 6 beat Boocoek and Goodwin 4. Mixed doubles: Miss Paterson and Hopkinson 6 beat Miss Hickey and Donehue 4; Mrs King and Scott 6 beat Miss Livesey and Hickey 4; Mrs Box and Hitchcock 6 beat Miss Saunders and Boocock 3; Miss Davis and Carruthers 6 beat Miss Phiskie and Goodwin 4.

Results: Presbyterian 92 games, IS sets; Clandeboye 49 games, 1 set

SUNDAY SCHOOLS

ANNUAL PICNICS HELD Sunday schools in the Temuka district held their annual picnics on Saturday in spite of the unsettled weather. The Methodist Sunday School left late on account of the weather but arrived at the Old Mil) farm where an enjoyable day was spent. The Anglican School's picnic was held at Timaru on Caroline bay where races and competitions were held. The Sunday School teachers, the Rev. L. A. Barnes and Cadet V. Bunce of the Church Army, attended the picnic which was marred only a little by rain in the afternoon. The Presbyterian Sunday School intended to go to Mrs Lyons’ paddock near the Temuka river at the Manse crossing for its picnic but because of

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