WAVERLEY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 132, 5 June 1937, Page 5

WAVERLEY

RUGBY FOOTBALL ' The following will epresent Waverley seniors against Pirate seniors on Waverley Domain to-day at 3 p.m.: Ell, Mitchell, Edwards, M. Moffatt, Stewart, W. Powell, Joyce, Southcombe, E. Dickie, M. Dickie, Owen, Hair, Olliver, Holmes, H. Walker, Lance Walker, M. Corby, . Johnstone. A practice match will be held beL tween the following teams at 1.45 p.m. sharp:— Possibles: How, Laurie, . Walker, Bosher, Hickford, Hurley, James, O’Leary, Powell, Neilson, Hopt kinson, Travers, Boldger, Ropata, Heginbotham, J. Dikie; reserves, . Chamberlain, Charteris. Probable: Hughes, Booker, Southcombe, A. Wallace, A. Aiken, Isbester, Hughes, J. Aiken, Horton, Booker, Charteris, x-L.rkin. Loveridge, Chittendon, Patrick; reserve, Morrison. All players are requested to be on the ground at 1.30 p.m. sharp. J. Quirk; Marton Hotel, A. T. Gatrell; Railway, Turakina, to E. J. Pepper; Railway, Marton, to J. L. Anderson; Family, Mangamahu, to H. J. Archer; Club, Marton, to E. C. Haddock. A wholesale licence was granted to Messrs. Barraud and Abranam, MarL ton. j Mr. J. R. L. Stanford, on behalf of ? the Licensed Victuallers’ Association, ’ made application for permission to exj tinguish outside lights at 10 p.m. as heretofore, which was granted. MARTON PING-PONG CLUB SUCCESSFUL MEETING A meeting of the Marton-Ping-Club was held on Thursday evening in St. Andrew’s Hall. Mr. R. C. Ball presided over a large attendance. In opening the meeting, j the chairman said that he sincerely f hoped that all present at the meeting ? would become members, so that the j club could enjoy a successful year, f The minutes of the last meeting t were then read and confirmed. The ; balance-sheet showed a credit of 8s 6d. 1 The election of officers were as fol- _ lows:—President Mr. Geo. Hunter; captain, Mr. H. Fitzgerald; secretary, f Mr. E. Steere (re-elected); committee, _ Mr. T. Dommett and Mrs. Geo. I Hunter. ? The subserpitions for the year are: _ Men 3/6, ladies 5/-, married couples I 7s 6d. j After a lengthy discussion it was □ decided to have Thursday evening as s the club night. At the close of the meeting those I present enjoyed a good evening's game i og ping-pong. A SPLENDID RECORD j At Thursday’s meeting of the directors of the Feilding Permanent Building and Investment Society, the manager (Mr. Edmund Goodbehere) announced his retirement after 43 i years’ service. The chairman (Mr. 5 Fitzpatrick) said that it was with sin- . cere regret that Mr. Goodbehere, for i health reasons, had decided to relinquish a position which he had held . with honour and distinction since the , foundation of the institution in 1893. , The society’s progress and prosperity I had been due to the expert knowledge , of affairs possessed by Mr. Goodbehere. He was one of the surviving promoters of the society and had been appointed manager at the first meeting of directors in July, 1893. The following resolution was carried: “That the resignation of Mr. Goodbehere from the office of man- | ager of the society be accepted with I deep regret and that the directors place on record, on behalf of the shareholders and on their own behalf, their sense of obligation to the retiring manager for his very valuable expert services, which date from the establishment of the society in 1893, fully recognising that those services have very materially helped towards the success and usefulness of the society.” In reply Mr. Goodbehere thanked the directors for their references to himself and stated that the society had been a life-long interest to him. Of the original directors he thought that Mr. Matheson, who lived in Dun- | edin, was the sole survivor. Mr. Guy Goodbehere was appointed to 1111 the position vacated by his father. “THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1937” AT CIVIC THEATRE TO-DAY One of the greatest casts of radio headliners ever assembled to make a motion picture will be seen and heard at the Civic Theatre beginning this afternoon and evening when Paramount’s ‘‘The Big Broadcast of 1937” starts its triumphal run. The cast of ’’The Big Broadcast of 1937” is headed by popular Jack Benny and includes George Burns and Gracie Allen, Bob Burns, Benny Fields, Martha Raye, Benny Goodman and his Swing Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestra, Frank Forest, ' Sam Hearn (Schleppy) and many j others. Heading the celebrities from 1 the stage is Stan Kavanagh, interna- 1 tionally famous comedy juggler. Kavvy, as he has been known by a ’ generation of vaudeville and circus patrons, never speaks but he gets a i big part on a radio programme in the ’ picture. The screen contributes '• beautiful and talented Shirley Ross . who plays her first important role in ! this picture. Playing with her are : Ray Milland, Eleanor Whitney and a ‘ host of other specialty performers, . dancers, singers, musicians and com- ' edians. PERSONAL Mr. E. Foote, recently of the Mar- J ton railway staff, was a visitor to ; Marton yesterday on his annual leave. 1 Since being stationed at Cross Creek , Mr. Foote has taken a keen interest in golfing, and his early efforts on the Hawkestone golf links has placed him 1 in the front rank of golfers at Cross ' Creek. GENERAL NEWS C s Chase’s Machinery Exchange, Mar- ! ton, advertise a fresh list of farming 1 and agricultural implements for sale. (Continued on Page Hi