TEMUKA GERALDINE FLAT WINS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21896, 24 February 1941, Page 3

TEMUKA GERALDINE FLAT WINS

St. Peter’s Lose By Five Gaines

Tennis Competition

By defeating St. Peters by 76 games to 71 on Saturday, Geraldine Flat maintained its unbeaten record and won the Temuka Town and Country A grade tennis competition. Both teams were depleted by the absence of players on service. With only the mixed doubles to play, St. Peters led by 57 games to 52, but the Flat won every set to finish with a margin of five games. St. Peters' had only been defeated once, and if it had won the match, both teams would have been equal and a play-off would have been necessary. It is the first time that Geraldine Flat has won the competition and it is to be congratulated on its fine achievement this season. Results (Geraldine Flat names first)— Women’s singles: Mrs J. Charles 4, Miss I. Ives 6; Miss N. Kelman 2, Miss T. Hopkinson 6; Mrs R. Meredith 4, Miss B. Berry 6; Miss M. Friend 6, Miss B. Joynt 4. Men’s singles: R. Brenton 5, K. Davies 6; R. Meredith 4, N. Joynt 6; W. Smith 6, G. Nicholas 1; E. Polhlll 1, L. Lamborne 6. Women’s doubles: Mrs Charles and Miss Kelman 2, Misses Ives and Hopkinson 6; Mrs Meredith and Miss Friend 6, Misses Berry and Joynt 1. Men’s doubles: Brenton and Meredith 6, Davies and Joynt 4; Smith and Polhill 6, Nicholas and Lamborne 5. Mixed doubles: Mrs Charles and Brenton 6, Miss Ives and Davies 4; Miss Kelman and Smith 6, Miss Hopkinson and Joyne 3; Mrs Meredith and Meredith 6, Miss Berry and Nicholas 4; Miss Friend and Polhill 6, Miss Joynt and Lamborne 3. There is some confusion concerning the conditions of the mixed doubles tournament which is to be played on Saturday. One delegate was of the opinion that only club pairs would be eligible, but the president (Mr W. H. Staniland) said that such was not the case; that players were free to choose their partners from any club. EUCHRE AND DANCE A successful social organised by the Temuka Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the Labour Hall on Friday. Winners of prizes were Mesdames Rooney, Williams and Messrs Seeler and W. F. Evans. Miss Looker and Mr Jamieson won mystery prizes. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss L. Hanifin and Mr Henderson. Extras were played by Mr Hopkinson. Mr W. Seeler was M.C. PERSONAL Mr and Mrs C. G. Foster, Arowhenua, have returned from Dunedin. Mr and Mrs R. Lee have returned from a holiday spent at Stewart Island. Miss Powhiri Wixon has been appointed junior assistant at the Arowhenua Native School. Miss Wixon is a former pupil of the school, having gained a scholarship there before entering college. "THE STARS LOOK DOWN” ‘‘The Stars Look Down” showing tonight at the Elite Theatre, Temuka, is one of A. J. Cronin’s best-selling novels and has now become a screen classic. The story, as it is generally known, deals with the hopes and aspirations of a studious young miner, David Fenwick, who sacrifices his ambitions for pretty, shallow little Jenny Sunley, who lets him down in preference to the unscrupulous self-made Joe Gowlan. This human drama Is being played out while the mine Itself and its impending disaster looms in the background throughout the whole film. The climax is one of the most impressive scenes ever brought to the screen. Temuka will observe a holiday on Thursday for the Town and School picnic. The Temuka Technical Association has invited enrolments for the following classes: Mathematics (Air Force syllabus); shorthand and typing; bookkeeping; woodwork; wool classing (Temuka and Geraldine). Candidates interested in the formation of woodwork class at Geraldine are requested to inform either the chairman or the director of the Association. "Procter’s,” the premier opticians, Christchurch, will be making their next professional visit to Temuka on Tuesday, February 25, when their London trained staff may be consulted on all defects of eyesight and the restoration of visual efficiency at the Crown Hotel. Appointments can now be made by ringing the U.FJ3. Dispensary, ’phone 29M