FILMS SHOWN IN TE PUKE

Te Puke Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 23, 25 March 1947, Page 2

FILMS SHOWN IN TE PUKE

SOIL LLOSION AND RIVED

CONTROL

CONCENTRATION ON YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUBS

A mobile cinema unit operated i>y (lie Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Council presented a programme of vivid sound films in colour dealing with soil erosion and river control in New Zealand and overseas, in Te Puke oil Wednesday eve nine- of last week. Screenings were given at the Te Puke District High School during ike afternoon and at McDowell s Hall in tlie evening. Pupils of tke Te Puke school attended tlie afternoon's performance wkile a large number of interested people were present at tlie screening in Ike evening. Tke films are being.made available to tke public as part of an educational publicity campaign. Tlie unit is lent to catchment board, which, arrange an internal itinerary and screenings are made (o as many secondary schools and farmers' meetings as possible during its sojourn in a particular district.

Already this service lias been given to established catchment boards, and during the past eight months films l\ave been shown to 11,00 adults and 26,000 secondary school pupils.

The service had keen further extended to districts where catchment hoards are not yet in existence and a coverage of Bay of Plenty districts is now being carried out.

Modern sound and colour films, some of which are produced in New Zealand, form part of this uii porta at soil conservation campaign. Several bulletins have been issued to date by the council ami distributed free, while a more practical approach to the problems facing New Zealand has been made by way of demonstration and research farms being organised and run by the council. Tlie closest co-operation is beiu<>- shown by the various inters. esied (ioveriiineiit departments and the local authorities and farmers as far as demonstration and experimental areas and projects arc concerned.

The films screened include “Soil Erosion in Hawke's Bay," a colour film .depicting problems and (lie means by which conservation can be achieved. Another film was “Molescyorth," a New Zealand colour film portraying the problem ami its solution on typical New Zealand high country. “Eire Danger" was a short film based on tlie w ays and means and the need for vigorous fire control necessary• in New Zealand. “The River" is a now a famous I'nited Stales ’documentary film on soil conservation and rivers control and interestingly depicts the need for action and the comprehensive action -taken 'in the Tennessee Valley. The council is making a particular point of showing these hi"Tilv instructive films for the benefit of Voting Farmers’-Clubs throughout the province.