MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 59, 12 March 1935, Page 3

MARTON

ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB. The annual meeting of the Marton Athletic Football Club will be held in the Railway Social Hall, Marton Junction, at 8 o’clock this (Tuesday) evening. Members and intending members are cordially invited to attend. W.D.F.U. EXECUTIVE’S GARDEN PARTY. Miss Simpson presided over a good attendance of members of the committee of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers' .Division at Marton on Saturday afternoon. Arrangements were made in connection with the provincial executive’s garden party, which will be held at Miss Simpson’s “Closeburn,” Bonny Glen, on Wednesday, March 27. All branches of the provincial area are helping with the stalls, competitions, games and afternoon tea. It is hoped, that the garden party will receive generous support from the general public. THE CIVIC THEATRE. “TWENTY MILLION SWEETHEARTS.” “Twenty Million Sweethearts,’’ the First National romance of the radio, will be shown for the first time locally at the Oivic Theatre this evening and to-morrow afternoon and evening. The production is said to be a distinct innovation in film entertainment, giving as it does, the behind-the-scenes picture of radio entertainers and their task of pleasing the public. The story, by Paul Finder Moss and Jerry Wald, deals with the intimate romances ot the radio folk, ith their joys and tribulations, their struggles ami successes. While the picture is said to combine drama, comedy and romance in a well defined plot, it is interspersed -with catchy songs written by warren ami Al Dubin, and other music which give it colour as well as adding to the liveliness of the entertainment. There is a strong cast of players of widely diversified talents, with Pat O’Brien in the leading role, a semi-comic part in which he plays a fast-talking though somewhat blundering talent scout, tor a radio company, who boosts others to fame while he himself is left out in the cold. REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET. RANGITIKEI v. HOROWHENUA. A representative cricket match will be played on tbe County Grounds, Marten, to morrow (Wednesday, March 13) ■between Raugitikei. and Horowhenua. The following team has been selected to represent .Rangitikei:—D. A. Cameron, J. H. Marshall, A. B. Marshall, A. K. Hodder, W. A. Duncan, M. Wysocki, W. Haywood, H. Towers H. F. Low, O. Williams, 8. 8. Powell, ’twelfth man, J. Hallwood. Reserves, R. Cameron and J. Brady. Play will commence at 10.30 a.m. JUNCTION RAILWAY PICNIC. Ideal weather was experienced on Sunday, for the holding of the Marton Junction railway picnic at Castlecliff. About 300 persons made the journey by special train and a very enjoyable day was spent on the beach and in the surf, which was all that could be desired for swimming. MARTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. The Marton Borough Council met on Monday evening, there bedng present the Mayor (Mr. F. Purnell) and Os. A. A. Mclndoe, T. Barton, A. Honeyman, W. B. Langston, J. D. Gorrie, A. J. B. Sicely and K. A. Williams and the town clerk (Mr. C. C. MsDon&ld). The following correspondence was dealt with: Circular letter from Christchurch City Council with reference to the State Advances Department, repudiating liability for rates and suggesting that the proposed Mortgage Corporation Bill will further increase the council’s difficulties; further stating that the Christchurch City Council has written the Prime Minister protesting against the passing of any legislation which will have this effect and asking this council to endorse the protest. —It was resolved “That this council entirely supports the protest made by the Christchurch City Council against the unjust legislation being enacted by the present Government placing liability for rates on properties mortgaged to the proposed Mortgage Corporation in the same position as the liability of the Crown for such rates. This council further considers tihat the action of the Government in this matter is quite unconscionable.” A copy of the resolution is to be forwarded to the Christchurch City Council and the Prime Minister. Resident engineer Main Highways Board requesting that a statement of outstanding liabilities in respect of highways claims be supplied as soon after April 1 as possible.—Received. Hon. secretary fire brigade asking council’s authority to indent 500 ft. of •hose at a cost of Is 6id per foot plus sales tax. —The fire brigade committee was authorised to confer with the fire brigade and order what hose was necessary up to 500 ft. Secretary Education Board stating that the school committee states that it is still quite willing to abide by its agreement made in December, .1932, further stating that the board cannot accept any liability for the annual charge ror water supply. ine Laucauon Board is to be informed that the council cannot depart from the terms already stated. Mrs. M. A. McCandish drawing the council’s attention to willows growing adjacent to Station Road Bridge, and asking the council to give the clearance of same its attention.—Referred to overseer. A. C. M. Sicely applying for the council’s approval to subdivisions Sections pt. 9a, 10a, Ila, 12a, Cubbabballa Street as delineated on plan submitted. —Agreed to. Borough Overseer’s Report. Mr. W. Brant reported that during the past month, the general maintenance work has been attended to. All roads and streets received attention, and loose metal and binding have been swept on to the wheel tracks. Binding has been spread on Oxford and Hereford Streets. Six water-leaks on mains have been repaired. Four water services have been renewed. One water and one sewerage connection have been put in.

A good deal of work has Deen necessary at the filter station and the holding tanks have been cleaned out and lime washed. The roadsides on Stewart and Ngarina Streets have been metalled. The reservoir is holding 20 feet of water and embankments are in good order. Gas Manager’s Report, Mr. McPherson reported for the month of February as follows: Plant.—All plant is working well, me nomer nas Deen painteu, me crown being done with two coats of aluminium paint and the body with two coats of red oxide. The new purifier covers have also been painted with two coats of aluminium. “Carbonising Returns.—During the month 27 tons 18cwt of coal were carbonised, yielding 377,000c.f. of gas, an average of 13,000c.f. per ton. The amount of coke available for sale was 7 tons lOcvvt, of which 3 tons 4cwt was sold and 4 tons 6cwt added to stock. The approximate amount of tar available for sale was 275 gallons, of which. 202 gallons were sold, the remainder going into stock. “IDistrioutiun. Eighteen ordinary meters and four slot metres were changed during the period. Two new services were laid. Five new gas cookers and one water heating appara lus were fitted. Three services were cleared. “A quantity of scrap iron was sold amounting to 6 tons. This included three old engines, 22 old gas cookers, and a number ot old cast iron meters and other material that was useless to the department. This has made a decided clearance around the yard. “Now that we arc approaching a new financial year 1 think it may be advisable to consider the re-sheeting of the small holder. As will be seen from the returns our present storage capacity is about 28 to 30 hours. Jn the event of any trouble developing in the manufacturing plant this storage would be inadequate to tide us over any length of time.” 'rhe town clerk reported that the receipts for the month were £1647 5s lOd.

The Mayor reported that ho, together with Mr. McDonald, the town clerk, had discussed the matter of unemployment and the part played by the Marton Borough Council, with Gr. J. Brice, ot the' Rangitikei County Counlwl, who at the last meeting ot ms council expressed the opinion that the Marton Borough Council had not “played the game.” After examining the correspondence, etc., in connection with the unemployed, Mr. Brice said that he certainly would not have expressed such an opinion had the facts been, previously known to him.

A circular letter front the Minister of Internal Affairs relative to a “fire prevention week,” was referred to the Fire Brigade Committee and the Marton Fire Brigade for consideration. The gas manager’s report, relative to the re-sheeting of the small gas-holder wa« referred to the gas committee for a report. BOROUGH OF MARTON. A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. At the Marton Borough Council on Monday evening, Air. A. C. M. Sicely, surveyor, of Marton, presented a very comprehensive plan of the borough of Marton. The first plan of the Town of Marton was made exactly 50 years ago by the late Mr. J. F. Sicely. The preparation of this plan was first mooted by Mr. F. R. H. Brice, who informed the Mayor that an up-to-date plan of the borough would supply a long-felt want. Valuable assistance in the compilation of the plan was received from the toilowing:—The Marton solicitors especially Air. C. L. Harris, the district railway engineer (who loaned plans;, Mr. F. R. H. Brice, Mr. H. H. Richards >n and staff, the town clerk and staff and various ratepayers, who kindly loaned plans of their respective properties. Thanks are also due to members of the staff of the Land and Survey Office, Wellington, for their unfailing curtesy and attention durang tne week Air. Sicely spent in Wellington procuring data for the plan. The council heartily congratulated Air. Sicely on his splendid work in preparing the plan. Description of Plan.

The plan, which is entitled “Plan of the Borough of Marton and Suburbs, ’’ is drawn on mounted drawing paper, five feet six inches by four feet five inches on a scale five chains to an inch and takes in all the land lying between the south boundary of the golf links on the north to within a few chains of the township of Crofton on the south and the western boundary of Huntly School on the west to the eastern boundary of Nga Tawa School on the east. Radius circles of one mile, one and a-half miles and two miles show at a glance the distance from the Post Office of any required point. The plan discloses the fact that the distance between the Post Office and station is one mile 72 chains, also that there are 21 miles, 27A chains of roads and streets in the borough. Ten months 7 work was entaaied in the preparation of the plan by Mr. Aubrey C. M. Sicely, which will be on exhibition in the Marton Sash and Door Co.’s window in a few days. RANGITIKEI CRICKET ASSOCIATION. . CHHAMPIONSHIP POINTS TABLE. The position of the teams is now as follows:

SWIMMING. Owing to the coldness of the evenings and. consequent falling-off of enthusiasm amongst swimmers and learners the Swimming Club will hold its last “Club Night” and learners’ class for the season on Friday next, March 15, when a diving competition will be held. Learners’ class will be held as usual on Friday. PERSONAL. Miss Nancy Galpin, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Galpin, “Woodlands,” Upper Tutaenui, has been transferred from Edinburgh University to the Royal Veterinary College, London.

Points Poss. % Hunterville .. 42 65 64.6 Porewa .. .. .. 43 70 61.4i Marton .. .. .. 28 70 40 Old Boys 21 65 32.3