PATEA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 144, 20 June 1931, Page 3

PATEA

RUGBY FOOTBALL Local fans v ill have another opportunity of seeing the local senior foot, bailers in play to-day when the ream will play Opunako on r neir home ground. Play will comment/' at 2.45 pm. Prior to this, the Patea thirds wil* play Oka’awa thirds, kick off being timed for 1.15 p.m. The, juniors will travel to Okaiawa to play the Okaiawa juniors. GOLF Owing to the weather the matci! between the Ladies’ Club cau’.vn’s end secretary’s teams which was to nave been played on Thursday was postponed. A chalenge has been received fren. the Hawprh Club for the Taulia Cup. which the local ladies hold, lhe match has to be played within a fortnight, so the date will probably ne fixed for next week. METHODIST CHURCH In order to mark the fifty eighth anniversary of the establishment of the Methodist Church in Patea. a special service nas been arranged for this Sunday At the evening service the local brass band will be in attendance. On Monday night, a- conversazione has been arranged, and will be held in the Town Hall supper-room. SURF CLUB DANCE All preparations for the ball to be hole next Monday week, June 29, are well in hand. At a recent meeting of th< committee. -Inal decisions in regard to work on the day were made. This ball promises to be a very succesful one, and the fact that Stoddart.’s Orchestra, of Wanganui, will be playing, will add to its popularity. The committee are working hard, and should be rewarded amply for their energies. ROOT CROPS COMPETITIONS SCHOOL RESULTS | Further results of school root crop growing competitions are as follows: Kakaramea. i I Mangolds.—Hilda Hamlin, 34 tons 4 cwt. Iqr. 201bs. per acre; Mavis Hardacre, 32 tons 2cwt. 3gr. 121bs per acre; Alex Fowler, 25 tons 7cwt. 3qr. 121bs per acre; Alan McDonald, 17 tons Ocwt. 2qr. 241bs. per acre; Lucy Chamberlain, 16 tons 7cwt. 3qr. I2lbs. per acre. Alton. Mangolds*—Arnold Foreman IJ7 tons 6cwt. Iqr. 201bs per acre; Mary Amon, 108 tons 3cwt. 2qr. 241bs. per acre; Lewis Amon 91 tons 18cwt. 2qr. 81bs. per acre Joyce Lee 28 tons 18cwt. 2qr. 81bs. per acre; Alary Lee, 21 tons 10 cwt. 2qr. 241bs. per acre. Carrots.—Mary Amon 51 tons Scwt. 2qr. 81bs. per acre; Lewis Amon 51 tons

2cwt. Oqr. 161bs per acre; Joyce Schwass 20 tons 9cwt. Iqr. 41bs. per aero. Hurleyville. Mangolds.—Laura B;ir';hardt 119 tons llcwt Iqr. 201bs. per acre; Clara Burkhardt, 102 tons 7cwt. Oqr. 16lbs. per acre; Alary Burkhardt 98 tons Ocwt. 2qr. 241bs. per acre. Waitotara. Alangolds.—Desmond Fitness 1. Carrots.—Desmond Fitness 1. Swedes.—Jean Simpson 1. There were two entries in each class. Waverlcy pupils’ crops will be weighed next Tuesday at 10 a.m.