TAIHAPE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 247, 18 October 1937, Page 10

TAIHAPE

BOROUGH AFFAIRS At Friday's meeting of the Taihape Borough Council it was decided to close the public olfice on Saturdays in future. The application of the Regent and Majestic cinemas to screen suitable programmes on Cnris.mas Day w«.u granted, as was also a request from lhe Taihape Retailers’ Association that the Rest Room be open on Sundays. Un the motion of Cr. Ryan it was decided to protest against the Government building tenement (two-unit) houses in Taihape. Ur. Ryan pointeu out that it was undesirable to have “double-barrelled” houses in Taihape. The Mayor seconded tne motion, which was carried unanimously. During a discussion on the closing of the borough olfice on Saturday it was pointed out that it would be necessary for the staff to commence work at 8 a.m. on week days in future if there was no Saturday work, whereupon Cr. Loader remarked that anybody who couldn’t be at work at 8 a.m. ought to retire. Cr. Ryan: We would like to retire, but we can't afford to do so. The tender of L. A. Needham of £75 for painting the grandstand was accepted. During a discussion on electricity accounts it was pointed out that it was not generally known that consumers wno failed to pay their accounts by the 2t)th were entitled to hall discount if the account was paid by the end of the month. Cr. Ryan thought that a notification to this effect should appear on all electricity accounts in future, and he moved in this direction. The motion was carried. The domains committee recommended that the swimming baths be opened on Thursday, November 1, weather permitting, and that on school days the batns be open from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for the free use of school children. The recommendation was adopted. Two new diving boards have ben obtained for use at the baths. Camp Site. Cr. Wilshcr said that he had visited 1 the Palmerston North camp site this week and he considered that Palmerston had nothing on Taihape in this, connection. “We have one of the best little camp sites in New Zealand,” declared Cr. Wilsher, with emphasis. Cr. Kearins: It should be, consider-: ing the large amount of motley that we have spent on it. Cr. Ryan: Does it pay its way? Cr. Wilsher: It will in time. Cr. Kearins: What about erecting a shed and selling ice creams and pies at the camp site? (Laughter). Cr. Wilsher: The site ought to bo advertised more. It is equally as good as the Palmerston North site. Cr. Kearins: Don’t forget about the ice creams and pies when you are advertising the site. The discussion then lapsed. • Geneial. It w as decided to increase the wages of the poundkeeper Io £1 a week, the

question to be reviewed in three months’ time. The following stock was killed at the abattoir during the month of September: 12 cows, 56 heifers and bullocks, 2 calves, 257 sheep and 32 pigs; total revenue, £79 18s. PIRATES FOOTBALL CLUB PRESENTATION TO MR. AND MRS. M. GOER At the Pirates Football Club Jubilee smoke concert on Wednesday night deep appreciation was expressed of the invaluable work performed for the welfare of the club by Mr. and Mrs. M. Goer, to whom the presentation of a handsome crystal decanter and goblets was made. “It is a comparatively easy task to keep individual teams together when they are on the field under their captains,” said the president of the club (Mr. C. Quirk) who made the presentation, ’ but such is not the case in keeping a club together. We have been singularly fortunate in having such loyal and energetic supporters as our club captain, Mr. (Massa) Goer and Mrs. Goer to keep our members together. There is much more in Rugby than playing the game itself. The social side is most important if wc are to maintain that spirit de corps, which is so essential and it gives me great pleasure to make this presentation to two people who have undoubtedly been the mainstay of the Pirates Club for many years. They have both displayed indefatigable energy in whatever they have undertaken in the interests of the club and I hope we shall enjoy their support for xnany years to come.” (Applause). Mr. Go<x gratefully responded on behalf of Mrs. Goer and himself and assured members that both he and his wife would always be only too pleased to do all they could to help the club along. JUBILEE CUP A fine gesture on the part of the Pirates Football Club at their jubilee smoko on Wednesday was the presentation of a Jubilee Cup by the club to the headmaster of the Taihape District High School (Mr. J. C. Whibley) lor competition among school teams and to commerorate the jubilee of the club. The presentation was made by the president (Mr. C. Quirk) on behalf of the club’.

“The Pirates Football Club grew up from a school team,” said Mr. Quirk, “and I think it is about time we returned the compliment. All clubs have to draw on the school teams for their players and during the past few years we have seen a gradual decline in the standard of Rugby in New Zealand. To use a colloquialism it has ‘gone to pot’ chiefly because players are being attracted by other sports. No club can exist with only a senior team. It must have all grades from which the players of the future can graduate. I do not know if it is lhe aristocratic apathy of the New Zealand Rugby Union that is responsible, but that body certainly .does not seem to take the interest in the future welfare of Rugby that it should. We must give the school players every encouragement. It is not sufficient for us to say: ’Boys, play football and some day you will be All Blacks.’ The young lads are losing interest in the game simply because they have not been considered. We naturally look to the N.Z.R.U. Io give us a lead, and, Io come back to our own particular case, the Pirates Club has decided to do its bit towards giving the local

scht ol boys some encouragement ana to t y to restore some of the lost interest m the game. I ask Mr. Whibley to accept this trophy with that object in view.” (Applause). “I think that no finer thought could have entered the minds of the members of the Pirates Football Club on this the occasion of their Silver Jubilee,” said Mr. Whibley in warmly thanking Mr. Quirk and members of the club for their handsome donation. “If all our sports clubs were imbued with the same spirit the whole community would benefit from it. Repeated reference has been made to the defeat of the All Blacks. We would have all been pleased had they won. But after all it is only a game and it is far better that it be played in a spirit that will tend to cement the bonds of friendship between New Zealand and South Africa than that the All Blacks should have covered themselves with glory. I must congratulate the Pirates on their splendid unbroken record over a period of 25 years. There is a very fine tradition behind that skull and cross bones." “I should also like to express my appreciation of the treatment meted out to the schools by the Taihape Rugby Union,” proceeded Mr. Whibley. “The union has rendered great assistance in many ways in financial support lor travelling expenses in connection with the annual primary schools tournament and in the donation of free footballs to every school in the district. One thing that tends to retard the progress of Rugby in this district is the lack of ground for school games. For this reason it is impossible to organise matches until very late in the season.”

“As lhe Taihape District High School is the only big school in the district it will be diflicult to organise any inter-school contests for the Jubilee Cup but I think it will be possible to arrange ‘House’ games with other teams in the district,” concluded Mr. Whibley. “Whatever competition is arranged 1 am going to toll the boys that this cup represents the spirit of the Pirates Football Club—a club that has been in existence for 25 years during which period it has done nothing it can be ashamed of." (Applause). Items during the evening were contributed by Alessrs. M. Nottingham, A. Whisker, J. Fernie (vocal), F. McSweeney, S. Beban (recitations), and Messrs. Sinclair, Kilkolly, Horton, and Keating (vocal quartctie). Pianoforte music was supplied by Mr. C. Carrington.