SHOPPING WEEK

Waipa Post, Volume 45, Issue 3267, 13 December 1932, Page 4

SHOPPING WEEK

MAYOR'S ADDRESS TO EMPLOYEES. There was a fair response to the invitation issued on Saturday to employees of local retail houses to attend a public meeting in front of the Bank of New Zealand on Monday afternoon to hear a brief address by his Wtorship the Mayor on the objectives of the Retailers' Committee promoting the-local Shopping Week in Te Awamutu from the 19th to 24th inst. Mr Dowries explained the reasons for the Shopping Week and appealed to all, especially the employees, to co-}opjerate in making it a success. He asked that all should foster the carnival spirit, not only during business hours, but also each evening, when public attractions would be held. These would be novel to a degree, in that all competitions would be free. Those who could not, or would not, were urged to assist in making them successful. Employers were affected by the carnival just as much as the shop proprietors, for increased business turnover and satisfied customers meant better business in the New Year, thus ensuring continued employment.- Another point worthy of notice was that by making the town attractive it popularised Te Awamutu as a residential borough and this would be beneficial to all. Mr Dowries concluded with an exhortation to all to be cheerful, obliging and conscientious, absorbing the spirit of carnival and infecting others with it. "Think carnival, talk carnival, act carnival, and you will make carnival," declared the Mayor. At the close Mr Downes was heartily for his encouraging and inspiring address.

BOROUGH COUNCIL CO-OPERA-TION.

At the Borough Council meeting the Mayor expressed the hope that all councillors would, with all resinival Shopping Week the success it dents, do their utmost to make Cardeserved to be. The whole of the retailers were working together to make it successful, and he felt certain the result would be beneficial to Te Awamutu generally. It should be a townspeople's effort, and he predicted it would be a happy recollection for everybody.

CHILDREN'S SPORTS. ATHLETIC CLUB ASSISTS. The representatives of the business men's carnival week, Messrs C. A. Pe"lv and J. Walkr, waited on the Amateur Athletic Club last evening, and suggested that the c'ub assist the carnival committee in organising the children's sports gathering on Wedesday evening of next week. This was unanimously agreed to, and the following programme was decided up^n: — Under 7 years, boys 25 yards, girls 25 yards under 10 years, girls 33 1-3 yards, girls 33 1-3 yards; under 13 years, boys 75 yards, girls 50 yards; under 16 years, boys 100 yards, girls 75 yards; 100 yards scratch race (open to any pupil attending schools within a radius of 15 miles of Te Awamutu); young ladies' race, 75 yards; apple bobbing race, boys and girls; obstacle race, boys and girls; treacle scone race, boys. I Events No.'s 1 to 6 inclusive, carry Ist and 2nd prizes, the remainder Ist prize only. The following officials were appointed :—Handicappers, schoolmasters; starter. Mr G. M. Blair; judges, Messrs A. J. Shepherd, A. E. Patterson, and H. C. Rainey; stewards Messrs G. Melrose (chief). H. T. Haselden. J. H. Lawton. J. Walker. R. Sin, clair. W. McCready. T. W. Gee, B. Quin, B. Clifford, W. Mackay; call stewards, Messrs D. Wallace and J. Ramsbottom.

The Te Awamutu Municipal Band will be in attendance, and the first i-acc is to start at 7.30 p.m.