TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 277, 27 November 1935, Page 3

TAIHAPE

SCHOOL AFFAIRS. The monthly meeting of the Taihape School Committee was held on Alonday evening, when there were present Messrs. E. Loader (chair), J. McDonald, W. Jurgens, L. H. Haydon, G. A. Kherson, A. Fuller (secretary), Dr. Hay, and the headmaster (Air. J. C. Whibley). An apology for absence was received from Rev. E. T. King. The resignation of Miss A. D. Sexton was received with regret, and the chairman wished her every success and happiness in her married life. The chairman hoped that all members of the committee and their wives would attend the school break-up ceremony on December 19, in the Town. Hall. The headmaster reported that Air. 8. J. AlcDonnell was leaving Taihape to take up the position of first assistant at the Te Aro School, Wellington. The transfer had not yet been officially confirmed and this was why Air. ALcDonnell’s resignation was not before the meeting that evening. The transfer would mean well-deserved promotion for Mr. McDonnell. The next meeting of the committee was fixed for December 16. The headmaster’s monthly report read as follows: —“The present roll number is -883 and the average attendance over the last four weeks is 364. The annual school sports will be held ’ on the Recreation Ground on the afternoon of Friday, December 6. Parents and friends are invited to attend. The school will break up for the Christmas vacation on the afternoon of Thursday, December 19, find I ask you to engage the Town Hall for the breaking-up ceremony. I have invited His AVorship the Alayor (Air. L. B. H. de Lautour) to be the principal speaker, and Airs, de Lautour to present the prizes. As you know, our prize fund depends upon voluntary subscriptions, and I invite citizens who fel so disposed to make contributions. “I have received a letter from the secretary of the board, congratulating’ the school on the result of its effort in aid of the Children’s Health Camp. Practices for the ‘Reveille’ are now well under way and December 12, 13 and 14 are the dates set down for the show. Aluch enthusiasm is being shown by the 300 performers, and it only requires support by the public to make ‘Our Reveille’ a great success.” The report was adopted. - MAJESTIC THEATRE. “CAR 99.” Fred Afar Mur ray, Claudette Colbert’s handsome leading man in “The Gilded Lady,” makes his second appearance for Paramount in the principal featured role in “Car 99,” which comes |to-morrow to the Alajestic Theatre. Assisted by Sir Guy Standing, Ann Sheri'dan, William. Frawley and Marina I Schubert, AlacAlurray is cast as a member of one of the most efficient police organisations in America. The picture shows how a small number of trained men are able to efficiently patrol an entire State through the use of radio control. The system faces its greatest test when a. hand of desperadoes, assisted by a man who has spied on the police and has intimate knowledge of the force’s workings, begins a series of defiant bank robberies. WRESTLING JAG AT SINGH v. JOHNNIE WOODS ' What promises to be one of the best jwrestling matches ever staged in Tai[hapo will take place at the Town Hall I to-morrow night (Thursday), when j.lagat Singh, the noted Indian wrestler, and Johnnie Woods, the handsome iyoung Californian whose ■willingness to give straight scientific wrestling has imade him a popular favourite throughlout New Zealand, will try conclusions. ' Woods is only 23 years old and he jearrics into the ring with him all the vigour of a well-trained athlete for his years. He is just short of 6ft. in height and weighs ai'proximately .16 stone. He belongs to the type of wrestler from which the public has learned to expect fast and thrilling wrestling, the university-wrestler-foot-baller type, and his records show that during the two years in which he lias been professional he has advanced well into the top flight. While attending the University of California he. won the inter-collegiate championship of the West Coast in 1931-32 and also became an all-American football star. iJagat Singh is a fine physical specimen, weighing over 16 stone and yet retaining remarkable agility. He so I frequently departs from the orthodox ‘that it is impossible to tell what he is 'going to do next. POLITICAL ADDRESS AIR. ORMOND WILSON AT TAIHAPE Air. Ormond Wilson, Labour candidate for the Rangitikei seat, met with an excellent reception when he addressed. the electors at the Town Hall, Taihape, on Alonday evening. The candidate dealt with guaranteed pricesand declared, “It can be done.” He added that without guaranteed prices the next slump would be worse than the last. A scheme of guaranteed prices for produce was in the interests of 95 per cent, of the farmers of the Dominion, declared the speaker, who went on to say that it was absurd- to suggest that Labour should want to steal | the savings of the poor. • On the contrary, the Labour Party ’aimed to benefit the poor. Speaking jin regard to the Post Office Savings Bank, Air. Wilson said that if every 'depositor demanded his money to-mor- ; row the Savings Bank could not pay out in full as the deposits had been i invested so as to earn interest for the ! depositors. Anybody with any brains i knew that the money was not lying idle in the Savings Bank. GENERAL NEWS The election results will be screened at the Alajestic Theatre, Taihape, this evening as soon as they come to hand. The Gtaihape Men’s Camp has arranged for a radio to be installed at the club so members can listen-in in comfort to .the progress reports of the election.