OTOROHANGA NEWS

Waipa Post, Volume 51, Issue 3694, 6 December 1935, Page 7

OTOROHANGA NEWS

ITEMS OF INTEREST. ACCIDENT AT CRICKET. (Our R.esident Representative.) While Mr F. W. Yicary a prominent farmer of Marakopa, was placing cricket on Sunday afternoon, he Was severely struck over the right eye by a cricket ball, necessitating his removal to the hospital at Te Kuiti, where he is doing well. FANCY DANCING. The Otorohanga Town Hall was comfortably filled on Tuesday night when a comprehensive National and fancy dancing programme was staged bv Miss .ailsa Docherty, of Mercer, “assisted by Otorohanga ladies. The dancing was of a high order and reflected credit on the teachers. The following gave tmtstanding performances, ior which they were loudly commended by those present: — Opening scene (Winter): Miss R. Docherty and Nita Pace (Hamilton); ■tap duo, Val Maxwell and Barry Leatham; toe duo, May Saville and N. Howell; shell dance, Elaine North; senior tap ballet; cowboy song and dance, Delcie Graham and R‘. Docherty; tap duo, Ray Revell and Alice Saville; box duo, by M. Fenton and M. Boswell; umbrella ballet, and babies’ tap ballet. In the character acts the following excelled: Spain, by M. Irvine and P. Saville; Holland, A. Mackersey and M. O’Brien; Ireland, R. Revell and Dian Rhodes (Hamilton); Hawaii, B. MfcCauley and G. WUson; Hungary, M. Saville and D. Shearer; China., A. Saville and A. Law; Greece, L. Bonner; Russia, W. Howell; Japan, junior girls; America, R. Derbridge; Scotland, juniors; Roumania, M. Saville; New Zealand, Digerie Hetet (Te Kuiti). The dancers came from Te Awamutu, Hamilton, Te Kuiti, Mercer, Frankton, Otewa and Otorohanga. VALEDICTORY. Mr R. G. Varley Hudson, of the Otorohanga staff of the Union Bank of Australia, was tendered a farewell in the Friendly Societies’ Hall pi’ior to his transfer to Hamilton, after 7 years at Otorohanga.. Music was supplied by Hemera's Orchestra, and the supper arrangements were on a liberal scale. Mr W. J. C. Patterson, on behalf of the large gathering of friends and well-wishers, presented the guest of the evening with a set of crystal goblets and a water jug as mementoes of the occasion. Replying, Mr Hudson stated that he regretted leaving the district, where he had evidently made some friends, but as the transfer would be of financial benefit to him he was somewhat compensated in the move. Mr Hudson has since been married to Miss Reehal, an erstwhile Otorohanga girl.

SODIUM CHLORATE ACCIDENT. Mr Maurice McCallum, an elderly relief work, who, for the past two years has been engaged in the eradication of ragwort near Otorohanga, was badly burned on the face, hands and arlns as a result of an explosion of sodium chlorate on Wednesday. McCallum had been in the habit- of wearing a sack to keep his clothes free of the material. As the sack had become frequently saturated with moisture during the recent damp weather conditions, and was impregnated with sodium chlorate, when dry, McCallum took a stick to beat the sack clean, this action causing the explosion. NOVEMBER WEATHER.

November was an unusually wet month at Otorohanga, rain falling on 18 days, totally 4.97 inches. The maximum temperature was 82 degrees on the 22nd, and the minimum 30 degrees on the 7th. During 1935, up to the time of writing 59.49 inches of rain have fallen at Otorohanga, while the average fall in eleven months for the past ten years has been 58.7 inches. Glorious summer weather conditions now prevail. GARDEN PARTY. The Methodist Church community held a very successful garden party, at the parsonage in aid of the Otorohanga Church funds. Produce stalls, a baby show, games, needlework, cake and sweet stalls, were well patronised, resulting in a considerable profit.