Town Talk

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 121, 25 May 1931, Page 6

Town Talk

j Teachers' Appeal. There is to be a sitting of the Tca'.-'n-|ers’ Appeal Board in Wanganui, opening on Wednesday next. Mr J. H. Salmon. S.M., will preside. Mr W. H. Swanger will appear for the Wanganui Education Boarih The Director of Education (Mr T. B. Strong) is to give evilRotary Officers. The nominations committee of the Wanganui Rotary Club has iiominutc'l the following officers to take appointments for the ensuing year: President, Dr. A. H. E. Wall, vice-president, Mr I’. B. Barber; directors, Messrs A. Mei Skimming. W. J. Stone, F. N. Bethwaite, and W. E. Wilson; treasurer, Mr Frank Treloar; secretary, Mr A. R. Donaldson; sergeant at arms, Mr John Con 11. Cows in the Mud. A delegate to the inter-provincial conference of tfie Farmers’ Union at Palmerston North, during the discussion on New Zealand cheese, said that in parts of Taranaki cows were milked in yards in which they were two feet in mud. The, speaker was quite nonplussed at the conference breaking into laughter when an interjector said the animals had four feet in the mud, not two. Agricultural Association. •* Steps are being taken to call a public meeting to discuss the future of t-he Wanganui Agricultural Association. Mr R. Farley, the newly-elected president, intends to lay the facts before Injitli the townspeople and the farming community, it will depend upon the decision of this meeting Whether or not the association will continue. It has been openly suggested in several quarters that it should disband. Frost. Wanganui awoke to sec the ground covered with a thick coating of frost on Saturday morning after experiencing the coldest night this year. A youugste.- who was out of doors bright and caily in spite of the cold returned to the house with apiece of ice some th r ee inches thick. It was stated that travellers to and from Wellington reported that there had been a fall of snow between Levin and Waikanae.

The Right Secretary. “1 think that while we can get a secretary that will not take the money, he is the right fellow to have,” remarked the chairman, Mr E. W. Merewether, in proposing on Saturday night, at the annual meeting of the Wanga uui Empire Veterans’ Association, that M F. G. Scddon should be elected to the secretaryship for the coming year. Mr Mcrewethcr explained amid applause, that as the funds had beeu rather low, the secretary had not taken his due remuneration. Tar Sealing. Commencing at 10.30 a.m. on Friday and finished at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday, one hundred chains of tarsealing on the Heads Road was completed by City Council workmen. The portion" of the roa ( covered was that from the Castleclift’ Post Office to the first railway crossing. One sprayer with two spray pipes was used, and the tar used was distilled at the new plant at the Gt.s Works, and heated by the newly erected tar boilers. It is the second coat that has been given tu this portion of Heads Road.

Alleviation of Distress. Although nearly four months have passed since the earthquake in the Napie r and Hastings district, there are still a largo number of very sad cases of hardship in that area. Mrs F. Dixter has heard of several of these cases in the Hastings district and is doing all she can to help to alleviate the distress. She recently received a ease of clothing and shoes from the Waverley branch of the Women’s Division of the Farrmu’S ; Union, and these gifts will be forwarded to the sufferers as soon cs possible.

Anzac Day Entertainment? That Anzac Day night should be set aside for an entertainment run by exsoldiers for their fellow Diggers, was a suggestion made by Mr R. Howell at the annual meeting of the Wanganui Empire Veterans’ Association on Saturday night. The proceeds, he thought, could be handed over to a “Digger” commitee which would see that it went to men who had served as soldiers in some way. He offered to paint the scenes and put on the “show” if the association endorsed the suggestion. The secretary sounded a warning note and Mr E. W. Mcrewethcr asked the meeting not to forget the feelings of the parents who had lost sons in the war. It was decided to refer the matter to the committee. Representative Rugby. For many years it has been the custom for Wanganui and Taranaki to meet on the Rugby field on the King’s Birthday, June 3. This year the Taranaki team is to visit Wanganui on that date and. at present, the Wanganui selector (Mr J. D. Crowley) is keeping a close eye on talent available wherewith to create tin* representative side. There is to be a match at Marton on Wednesday, between Taihape and Rangitikei, which has been arranged so that he may see the best players from those unions in action. Wanganui has a very strenuous representative programme ahead this season. Canterbury, Southland, Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa are to send teams here and. in addition, there will be a match against Waikato at Taihape, and one against Manawhenua at Palmcston North. Foot and Mouth Disease. There has been a general outcry from farmers against the suggestion from the Board of Agriculture that the embargo on live stick imported from countries infected with foot and mouth disease be lifted. In conversation with a “Chronicle” reporter an Ohan Jersey breeder shed new light on matters regarding the embargo, which he described as a farce. He .said that cattle imported from Jersey Island were brought through America, a coun try that had the disease. “It costs a pretty penny td bring them out. too.” he said, “and money nearly all goes to the Yanks.” Be showed the reporter an account, he had received from his brothers in respect to a bull he had imported. Items of this nature were noted in a hurried glance over the figures: Freight 171 dollars. 36 cents; stabling 36 dollars, 45 cents; freigtht to New York 37 dollars 67 cents; stabling. attention fpr 23 weeks at, Linden Grove, 195 dollars 62 cents; Jersey to Linden Grove 56 dollars 47 cents. The total account, in English coinage reached £204 12s 3d. Included in it were a good many dollars as ‘‘tips'' to attendants.