TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 305, 26 December 1936, Page 5

TAIHAPE

“SPOTTING" COMPETITION. The “spotting" competition held by the Taihape Retailers' Association in connection with shopping week aroused considerable interest in the town, especially amongst the younger generation. In each shop window bearing the association's red diamond sign wao an article not usually stocked by the firm, and the idea of the competition was to "spot" these articles. Altogether there were 78 articles to be "spotted,” but the competition was not as easy as it seemed and no competitor got within ten of the possible. Many lists contained articles that are included in the ordinary stock-in-trade of the firms in question, while the real “spot” was overlooked. Whether the local retailers gained any extra business as a result of the competition is a moot point—some are positive that they did—but there is no doubt that the competition was very popular and served a useful purpose in that it focussed attention on the shop windows as never before, and brought under the notice of the public the wide and attractive range of goods stocked by the various firms. One of the hardest things to spot was a lady’s woollen bathing suit in McSweeney’s window. This particular suit was included amongst a large number of those worn by mere man and proved a stumbling block for many of the competitors. Over 50 entries were received and the prizewinners were as follow: —J. H. Johnson and Peter MacCallum (equal) 1. They divide the first and second prize money (£3 and £2), each receiving £2 10s. B. Lyons, H. Powell, Beth MacCallum, Joan Fuller tied for the third prize of £1 and will receive 5s each. PERSONAL. The many friends of Mr. T. C. Kincaid will be pleased to learn that he passed in all four subjects for which he sat at a recent accountancy degree examination. Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid and family have gone to NewPlymouth for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. A. James left for Wellington on Christmas Day and will go to New Plymouth later. Miss K. Coup, a popular member of the teaching staff of the Taihape District High School, has received notice of her transfer to College Street School, Palmerston North. Miss Mayne is spending part of the Christmas vacation in the Marlborough Sounds.

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Butler are on a visit to Taihape.

Mr. F. Andrews is spending a short holiday with his parents in Christchurch.

Mrs F. Oldham is leaving shortly on a visit to Paekakariki as the guest of Mrs. Potts, a former resident of Taihape. Mrs. Windle (Raetihi) and Mr. and Mrs. L. Bradley (Wanganui) are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Spooner. The prize for the "kindest child in the Mataroa School" has been awarded to Teresia Karam. This prize was specially donated by the Hon. D. Sullivan during the occasion of the visit of the rail-car “Maahunui” to Mataroa. Another special prize for sewing went to Valerie Ward. George Whale won the Bond Cup at the Mataroa School picnic.