GERALDINE COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22474, 8 January 1943, Page 3

GERALDINE COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS

Further Appeal 500 Knitted Articles Required I “We know that the women of the 1 Geraldine County will again respond t magnificently this year to the call for 1 knitted comforts for the men in the I services." said Mrs R. H. Orbell, when J the patriotic supplies depot in Geraldine was reopened yesterday. Information has been received by the Zone secretary (Mr P. G. Withers). ! that the National Patriotic Fund Board requires 80.000 scarves, balaclavas and mittens prior to April 30, j 1943. The quota for the GeraldineTemuka Zone is 500 of each article. "Wool will be available to any person who is willing to help with this war effort," said Mrs Orbell, "and the depot will be open every Wednesday and Friday at 2 p.m. For the convenience of country women the depot will be open every Friday evening during the summer months. TOWN CLERK RESIGNS The resignation of Mr E. R. Hopwood as Town Clerk at Geraldine was accepted with regret at a meeting of the Geraldine Borough Council on Wednesday. Mr Hopwood has accepted a permanent position as county clerk of Lake County Council. Queenstown. It was agreed to advertise the vacancy, applications to be considered on January 18. NEW PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER A unanimous decision to extend a call to the Rev. E. R. E. Ross of Waverley to minister to the Geraldine charge was made at a congregational meeting of the Geraldine Presbyterian Church. PERSONAL Mr Harold Pentecost. Invercargill, is staying with Mr and Mrs H. Coombes, Geraldine. Miss Joy Tagg, Geraldine, is spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs Herridge, Hinds. ANNUAL RAINFALL OF 26.55 INCHES A total of 26.55 ins of rain was recorded at Geraldine during 1942, compared with 32.77 in in 1941 and 28.92iil in 1940. The year was an exceptionally dry one, but not so dry as 1939, when only 18.84 ins were recorded. Less than one inch of rain was recorded in each of the months of April, June, August and September, when June and July retained their reputation as being among the consistently dry months of the year. The wettest month was October, when there was a recording of 5.94 ins and floods occurred, but this hardly compared with 10.13 ins in March, 1941. The monthly dainfall for the past three years was as follows:

GYMKHANA AND COUNTRY FAIR Following a conference between the Geraldine Town and Country Fair Committee and the Woodbury Gymkhana, it was agreed the Woodbury Gymkhana would be held on March 6 and the Geraldine Town and Country Fair on Easter Saturday, April 24. VITAL STATISTICS Sixty-five births were registered at Geraldine ih 1941 compared with 69 in 1942, reports the Registrar. Mr F. J. Shearer. Twenty-nine deaths were recorded in both 1941 and 1942. Fifteen marriages were recorded during the past year, cpriijiared with 18 ill the previous year. Two marriages were performed by the Registrar. Figures for December were (last year’s figures in parentheses):— Births 2 (5); deaths 1 (1); marriages

1942 1941 1940 January .. 1.85 2.27 2.21 February .. 4.16 .83 1.93 March .. .. .. 1.42 10.13 1.13 April .. .. .. .36 .37 3.97 May .. 4.56 1.59 6.05 June .. .63 1.20 .22 July .. 1.02 1.44 .16 August .. .. .57 7.33 1.58 September .. .87 2.51 5.97 October .. .. 5.94 1.21 1.38 November .. 1.45 1.31 2.43 December .. 3.72 3.52 1.88 — — — Totals .. 26.55 32.77 28.92