MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 308, 29 December 1937, Page 10

MARTON

RANGITIKEI CRICKET TWO MATCHES TO-MORROW To-morrow (Thursday) two cricket matches of interest to Rangitikei supporters are scheduled to lake place. In order to give practice to the Rangitikei representative team that is to play Manawatu at Palmerston North over the New Year for the Hawke Cup, a game has been arranged against Horowhenua at Levin. At Marton, a colts’ eleven will try conclusions with the touring Wanganui Boys’ Association team. This match will commence at 10.30 a.m. The teams are: — Colts. —C. S. Beechey, W. Tolley, V. Smith, R. Baker, R. Parkinson, J Openshaw, P. Williams, R. Gordon, P. Rutherford, J. Arkwright, B. Tidy; reserve, G. Birch. To play at Levin: D. A. Cameron, H. and P. Marshall, Loudeii, N. Laurence, X. Spence, T. Whittle, R. Hallaniore, H. M. Lyon, R. Cameron, N. V. Rix-Trott. RAILWAY TRAFFIC THROUGH MARTON STATION A PHENOMENAL RUSH That the railways experienced a busy time during the Christmas period was fully demonstrated by the phenomenal holiday rush at the Marton Junction railway station. Expresses arrived and departed incessantly throughout the last four days. The stationmaster (Mr J. White/ states that expresses and additional expresses on the Wellington-Auck-land line from December 17 to January 4 will number 134. Railway trallic was at its peak on Saturday (Christmas Day) when 16 express trains conveying some 3600 holiday-makers passed through the station. On Monday ten expresses stopped at Marton, bringing 2700 passengers. Three thousand people passed through the station in 13 expresses on Friday (Christmas Eve), while on Thursday ten trains were fully taxed, transferring 3500 passengers to various parts of the North Island. Considering the heavy traffic on the lines, there was little delay, with the exception of the Auckland express on Monday evening, which was somewhat late due to a mishap further

down the line. This traffic through the local station does not include the mixed or freight trains. Freight trains did not experience anything out of the ordinary, traffic being fairly normal. It was noticed that most passengers

were making their way up north. : Mail and checked luggage was excepI lionally heavy, additional “roadside” i waggons being commissioned to cope • with the extra demand. At the book- , ing office several hundred reserve apj plications were made, showing a substantial increase on last year. The dining rooms were well patron- . ised. although they were not as busy '■ as anticipated. The number of meals j served numbered 1137, while several • thousands were attended to at lhe I counter-rooms. This number was in • excess of last year. APPRECIATION I Mr Norman Hyde, manager of ike I Children’s Home at Marton, writes ds ! follows: Sir, —I will be obliged if you will ‘ permit me, per medium of the ■Chronicle,” to return thanks to the citizens and business people of Marlon for their very generous gifts of ■ Christmas cheer to the children of I the home, including cash donations i emounting to £l4. We appreciate the i kindly thought and effort of Messrs [ Sicely and Way to bring this about, ■ and we trust, on our part, that lhe ! effort made to provide a home for i the orphan, to set them up in life and : see them established for God and hu- | manity will continue to merit your ’ confidence and goodwill. j We receive any child of any age or ■ creed, provided they be destitute or I orphan, and give them a free home !as long as needed. In after life, it j is still home for the sick or unem- ■ ployed among them, where they get i help in the problems of life; where I they are provided for while learning a trade or following a profession. In short, it is a real home for the homeless. Information is gladly supplied and visitors are welcome. GRASS FIRE

Shortly after noon yesterday the Marton Fire Brigade received word of a grass fire in a vacant section near the residence of Mr H. C. N. Ladley, on the Crofton Road. With the exception of a blackened turf, no damage was done. The origin of the fire is unknown. PERSONAL Mr and Mrs A. J. B. Sicely and family, Marton, are holidaying at Auckland. Mr and Mrs S. L. E. Torrens are spending the holidays in Auckland. Mr and Mrs A. V. Brown and family, Marton, are holidaying at Tangimoana. Mrs Cummins and Misses Cummins, Marton, are holidaying at Castlecliff. Mr and Mrs E. M. Lloyd, Marton, are spending a short holiday at Pipiriki, Wanganui River. Miss D. Hall, Oamaru, and Mr G. T. D. Hall, Auckland, are holidaying with their parents, Mr and Mrs P. H. Hall, Bowen Street, Marton. Mr and Mrs S. Marr left yesterday to spend a week’s holiday at Tangimoana. Mr and Mrs M. C. Fenwicke, Marton, are holidaying on the East Coast.