MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 302, 22 December 1933, Page 11

MARTON

CRICKET. HOROWHENI.’A v. RANGITIKEI. A Rangitikei eleven visited Levin on Wednesday and were successful in defeating Horowhenua in a one innings match by 19G runs. Horowhenua went I. the wickets first and compiled 65 runs. Bull contributing 16 and Barber 11. Rangitikei’s innings produced 255 runs. S. Powell being top scorer with 90 runs, batting brilliantly, his score including 11 fours. Six other batsmen reached double figures. Following are the scores: Horowhenua. Bull, lbw, b Parkes 16 F. Baumber, lbw, b Towers .... 1 Barber c Powell, b Parkes .... 11 H. Baumber, c Powell, b Parkes .. 3 Roach, c Powell, b Towers .... 5 De Clifford, lbw, b Parkes 0 France, run out 4 Walker, c Ala •shall, b Gordon . . 8 Harvey, lbw, b Towers 3 Frances, not out 6 Wallace, b Towers 2 Extras 6 Total 65 Bowling: Parkes, four for 24; Towers, four f 0.13; Williams, none for 10; Gordon, one for 12. Rangitikei. A. B. Marshall, b Spencer 25 Al. Wysocki, c Walker, b Bull .... 10 D. A. Cameron, b Spencer 35 S. S. Powell, c Wallace, b H. Baumber 90 H. R. Cameron, c and b H. Baumber 5 IT. Lambert, b Harvey 23 H. Parkes, c Spence b Franco .. 12 H. Marshall, b Bull 30 H. Towers, not out ... 8 O. Williams, c and b Bull 0 C. Gordon, c Baumber, b Bull .. 0 Extras 17 Total .. .. . 255 Bowling: Do Clifford, none for 50; Bull, four for 62; H. Baumber, two for 1 40; Spencer, two for 44: Harvey, one for 10; France, one for 27; Roach, none for five. CHRISTMAS WEEK CARNIVAL. < Christmas Week Carnival celebra- ’ tions will be continued this evening at j Afarton with a special lighting and J shopping display and a visit from the { Hunterville Pipe Band, who will parade Broadway at 8 o’clock. Father Christmas will arive by aeroplane at 8.30 at tho Afarton Post Office from where 1 there will be a distribution of bal- ' loons and joy rid?s for children. Tomorrow evening ths special lighting and shopping display will be continued, 1 and the Afarton Band will parade the streets from 9 o’clock. * CHRISTMAS AT SNELLGROVE’S. ' I An invitation is extended to our ( readers to visit Snellgrove’s. High Street, Afarton, where Father Christmas will be in attendance to-morrow afternoon and evening and a Christmas three laden with present for tho children. All toys, calendars and Christmas cards are being sold at half price and there is a very fine assortment to < choose from. t THE CIVIC THEATRE. ( t “THE DESERT SONG.” 1 I The most remarkable chorus ever as- < sembled for a musical production ap- t pears in the Warner Bros. Vitaphone < production, “The Desert Song,” the j first talking and singikg operetta ever ( shown on the mo-tion picture screen, , and a screen play which marks a new , milestone in the upward progress of the j sound film. It will be offering at the , Civic Theatre for three nights, beginning this evening. One hundred singers comprise the chorus of “The Desert Song,” and were rehearsed for three weeks prior ’ to the beginning of the actual produc- ' tion of the picture by Ernest G. Grooney, the well-known English conductor, who was assisted by William McGunn. As a result of the superior quality of their voices, these singers render the most magnificent chorus work ever heard in America, and impart additional thrills to the production. Sigmund Romberg’s complete score is played by the Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra/ GENERAL NEWS. The “mystery” lady at the Marton athletic sports on Wednesday evening proved to be Airs. N. Burder (Greatford), who was discovered bv Neville Hunt. On Thursday afternoon the staff of the Rangitikei County Council entertained the staff of the Afarton Borough Council, Wanganui-Rangitikei Electricpower Board, and members of the Press, to a delightful afternoon tea, which was very much appreciated bv about thirty representatives. Afr. H. H. Richardson (county clerk) extended a hearty welcome to the visitors, wishing thorn the compliments of the season. Mr. F. C. Wilson proposed the health of the Rangitikei County Council, to which Air. Mair replied, who also had the privilege of proposing the health of the ladies. The toast of the Press was proposed by Afr. H. H. Richardson and responded to by Air. A. Wav. It was a happy thought on the part of the Rangitikei staff to invite members of tho clerical profession to enjoy a pleasant hour’s recreation from their labours and was very much appreciated by those present. ART UNION GRANT. £5OO TO RANGITIKEI CRICKET ASSOCIATION. i For some years past, the Rangitikei I Cricket Association has just been able to pay its way, without repaying debentures to the. Ground Company who ( found tho money for the handsome , County Grounds. With the advent«of ! the slump, conditions became more dif- 1 fficult, not. only for the association, but 1 also for members of the company, who hitherto had not pressed for an honour- 1 ing of the association’s obligation. Representations were made to Mr. A. f Stuart, member for Rangitikei. recently. 1 that the association was deserving of J