MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 279, 25 November 1931, Page 3

MARTON

ROSE AND FLOWER SHOW This exhibition, under the auspices of the Marton Alethodist Church, is to be held on Thursday and Friday of this week. The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. Classes for flowers, fancy work cooking, etc., will be open for entries up to 11 a.m. on Thursday. The entries Lor school classes have closed, and tho entries sent in are of a very high class. The Baby Show will be held on Friday afternoon at 2.30 and will mothers please note that entries in this show are free. A number of side-shows and competi tions are being provided and on each evening a one-act farce entitled “The Bathroom Door” is being staged. Aliss Rene Gibbons is giving an exhibition of her famous step-dancing on the first evening of the show. The Alarton Band has kindly consented to play outside the Civic Theatre on both evenings and will render items for the concert programme of the second evening. The committee is confident that this year’s show will be the best in the history of the church. CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL WEEK Alarton retailers met with the Borough Council on Monday evening to discuss this year’s arrangements for a Christmas Carnival Week. Some were disappointingly “easy” on the matter, until it was urged strongly that depressing times made the carnival spirit more than ever necessary. Arrangements then went with a swing and the arious committees were elected.

There were present his Worship the Mayor (Air. F. Purnell) in tho chair. Crs. Gregory, Alclndoe, Honeyman, Gor rie, Langston, Sicely, Williams and Alessra Low, Shine, Mogridge, Gracie, A. O. Scott., Phillips and McDonald. The cost of the lighting had been considered by the Borough Council, who had decided that they could not be so generous in meeting the cost ‘.his year as last, particularly as both pay meats would fall in the one year. The total cost of individual and street lighting last year was £39 9s 6d, of which the firms concerned paid £l7 2s fid Therefore the cost to the Borough Council was £22 7s. Actually, the collections from the firms were £6 17s fid less than the actual cost, the remainder being made by breakages. It would j necessary, tho retailers were advised, to estimate verandah front lighting at £1 a chain, to cover contingencies. There was a long discussion on the question of installing verandah front lights as last year, several fruitless suggestions, mainly concerning collecting from the firms, were made. It was even suggested that those firms wishing to do so should make their own arrangements with the Power Board. But his Worship tho Afayor pointed out that the special privileges extended to a inblic body would not be given to individuals, to whom the cost would be bout five times as great. It was decided to appoint committees, .hi ;h should present reports to a genral committee meeting in the Council Chambers in a week's time, Alonday. November 30. The following committees were elected:— Lighting.—Messrs. Purnell, Scott and logridge. Secretary and treasurer: Air. F. Purnell. Finance.—Alcssrs Langston and Alogridge. Decorative.—Alessrs. T. Low. H. Y. CamcJ'on and Gorrie. Programme.—Messrs Barton, Grac-ie and A. Scott,

OPEN CYCLE ROAD RACE SOME OF THE EIDERS Keen interest is being taken m the open cycle road race to be hold at Alarton this afternoon, commencing at 2.30 o’clock. Of the thirty-three competitors Lawrence anu Rodgers, of Pai merston North (who rice on the scratch mark with A. Hansen and J. Tolley), are probably the best known of the outside competitors. Rodgers gained fastest time in the Wanganui-Palmerston road race and a similar honour at Dannevirkc. Lawrence put up the best, time in the Wellington-Palmerston North race. Hussey, of Johnsonville, who rides off 34mins., wou the Wellington-Palmerston North road race last year, and Driscoll riding off 35 minutes in the big Dannevirkc Takapau race, won from Arehi bald. G. Taylor, tif Alarton, who has only recently resumed riding again, was the holder of the blue ribbon in Wanganui two seasons ago, and his chances off 4min. arc rather fancied. C. Olsen, of Palmerston North, is another experienced rider who is capable of winning. He finished behind Hunt in the Wellington event, the Alarton boy running into fifth place. Hunt’s chance look very rosy off 2mins. He is a “tiger” to go, and as an outside rider said of him, “Just when ho is expected to drop out he shoots ahead.” Aloss, last year’s winner, has been riding very well recently, and should give a good account of himself, while Archibald will not lack friends either. Both Tolley and Hansen have been set a pretty hard task, but with two other companions on the back mark they ought to be in the hunt too. CRICKET The fixtures match Broadway v. Porewa has been put forward a week and will be played this afternoon. Tho following will represent Porewa: Ark wright, Cameron (2), Fullerton Smith (2), B. Innes, Marshal! (2), Smith (2), Swainson. Broadway: A. V. Smith, Duncan, Gee, Innes, Low, Alcßeth, Lyon (2), Lewis, Denbow, Cutler, Nicol (12th. man). GENERAL NEWS Special lines of men’s handkerchiefs, Luvisca shirts and pyjamas are advertised for this week at Sutcliffe’s, drapers, Alarton. An advertiser requires a strong youth for dairy farm, must be a good machine milker. The monthly mooting of tho Junior Reform League will be held in the Marton Jockey Club’s room th : - . ?n--ing. THE CIVIC THEATRE “TARNISHED LADY” The story of “Tarnished Lady” is a tory of society where money vics with □vo for marriage rights. Miss Bankhead marries Brook for his money, denying her love for a struggling young writer. When, after three months of marriage, she finds herself incapable of continuing her role of wife, she leaves her husband and attempts to recapture the love she flaunted. She is too late, but, in her trials, finds in the security of her husband’s affection the love she thought lost for ever. “Tarnished Lady” will be screened at tho Civic Theatre this afternoon and evening only.