GERALDINE LADY GALWAY GUILD

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21716, 26 July 1940, Page 3

GERALDINE LADY GALWAY GUILD

HELPERS THANKED I "Our appeal on behalf of the Lady • Galway Patriotic Guild held last week I met with a very generous response from the public in the Geraldine district,” said the Postmaster (Mr F. J. Shearer) yesterday. He expressed thanks to the many willing workers and the owners of cars who had come forward to assist in the appeal. Mr Shearer said that apart from the large quantiy of clothing collected a sum of £l/18 - had been contributed to the fund. FAREWELL SOCIAL Neighbours and friends gathered in the home of Mr and Mrs J. J. Laffey to bid them farewell before leaving the district. In presenting Mr and Mrs Laffey with a travelling rug and a chiming clock, the Rev. Father M. I J. Fogarty said all were sorry their guests were leaving the district and wished them every success and happiness in their new sphere. Others who extended their best wishes were Messrs J. Lysaght, J. Gresham, W. Surgue, G Parr, F. E. Wilks, C. E. Armstrong. J. Slattery, J. Kelliher, P. Ivey and [L. Mitchell A gift was also made to the small son of Mr and Mrs Laffey. THE LATE MR W. FORD Mr William Ford, whose death occurred at the age of 60, was a highly respected resident of the Geraldine district. He was prominently i associated with the Orari Bridge area I over a long period, and gave a great deal of his time to district activities. Born in Ashburton in 1880, Mr Ford was a son of the late Mr William Ford of Belfield. He was a well-known contractor for many years, but 25 years ago took up farming on his own account at Orari Bridge. He was chairman of the Orari Bridge School Race Committee and the Orari Bridge | Patriotic Committee. He took an j active part in the movement to secure a hall for the district, and he had been a member of the Hall Committee since its inception, serving for a period as chairman. For a number of years Mr Ford was a member of the Geraldine branch of the Farers’ Union, and was a member of the committee at the time of his death. In 1907, Mr Ford was married to Miss Lilian Greenaway, of Belfield, and he is survived by his widow, two daughters and three sons. The funeral which was held yesterday was a large and representative one. The service was conducted by Canon A. H. Norris. The pallbearers were Messrs C. McDonald. T. Ritchie. Allan South, P. Scott. H. Coulter and . S. Dean. A Masonic service was also | held. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW Third grade Rugby team v. Old Boys on the Oval: E. Pierce, D. Foster, T. Turner, G. Vincent, A. Coulter, Charles, B. Fawdray, C. Beadle, P. Rowley, P. Leary, Keeley (2), V. Patrick, D. Cunningham. Hockey teams:—Junior A. v. Cambridge: A. E. Butcher, L. Grant, A. Turner, D. Jones. S. Brown, L. Richards, J. Kerr. S. Sadler, W. Kerr, A. Bennett, A. Robertson Junior B v. Redclifle: J. Bennett, A. Wood. G Grayburn, G. Eathorne, P. Grayburn. W. Waller, B. Costello, R. Waller, A. Tiplady, D. Ambler, F. Richards. DOUBLE PROGRAMME The Jones Family on "Down on the Farm,” and "Sharpshooters,” camera daredevils, will be screened at the Geraldine Municipal Theatre to-night and to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. In "Down on the Farm.” the popular Jones Family stir up more trouble, more fun and excitement than all the neighbours put together. The heroes of "Sharpshooters” are Brian Donlevy and Wally Vernon as two devil-may-care newsreel photographers chasing danger around the world. Mr V’. . Bland. BO.A. (Hons.). F. 1.0. (London), rep..senting "Procter’s," th? prn’u’p’- Christchurch, will be visitirj Geraldine and n ay be consul d cn ill defects of eyesight at the Crown lotel on Wednesday, August 7. from 11.30 a.m. to 5 n.m. Ap, in can now be made by ringing Mr Morris Williams, chemist, ’phone 61 “HIT AND RUN” THREE MOTORISTS FINED £25 Bv Tpleuraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, July 25. Three "hit-and-run” motorists were each fined £25 and prohibited from obtaining driving licences for three years. The lines were imposed by Mr Justice Northcroft in the Supreme Court today. The motorists were: Carl Edward Jerman, an insurance superintendent. Lessel McNaughton Adams, a market gardener, and Colin Stanley Shaw, a slaughterman. Jerman was found guilty of failing to stop after a collision between his car and a cyclist on the Main South Road. Adams was found guilty of ailing to slop his motor truck after an accident in which a cyclist was injured Shaw pleaded guilty to having railed io slop after an accident in wnich a wGman ws knocked down by his motor