MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 101, 2 May 1938, Page 10

MARTON

“WAY OUT WEST” LAUREL AND HARDY AT CIVIC THEATRE “Way Out West” is full of chuckles and guffaws from its opening reel to the final fadeout. You'll roar when Stan and Ollie start a flirtation with a fellow passenger on the stage coach only to discover that she is the wife of the sheriff! You’ll fall out of your seats when you see them do their own version of the modern swing dance! You’ll split your sides when you watch the antics of the burro with whom they start, out on their trek “Way Out West.” Half the time they’re riding the burro and the other half of the time the burro Is riding them! To be screen at the Civic Theatre to-night (Monday) and Tuesday. Charles Rogers. Felix Adler and James Parrott wrote the screen play of “Way Out West” and James Horne directed. If you thought “The Bohemian Girl” was a laugh ... if you thought “Our Relations” was a how l. . . wait until j you see “Way Out West.” It's the! laugh panic of the year! First Appearance of Dan Foley | On Wednesday evening, the goldenvoiced Irish tenor, Dan Foley, NewZealand’s own John McCormack, will make his first appearance on the stage. This delightful and popular radio star will sing all the Irish songs and melodies you love so well, including “Shall My Soul Pass Through Ireland.” “Smiling Irish Eyes,” “Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?” “Father O’Flynn,” etc. DANC E AT SILVERHOPE A dance will be held in the Silver- , hope Hall on Friday. May 6, in order I [to raise funds for the hall. MARTON WRESTLING CLUB A general meeting of members ofi ithe Marton Wrestling Club will be i I held in the- Marton Jockey Club’s [rooms to-morrow (Tuesday) evening |at 8 o’clock. The business will comI prise the presentation of the annual ' report and balance-sheet, election of .officers and general. YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB A w ell-attended meeting was held in ; the Jockey Club rooms on Saturday [evening to form a Young Farmers’ ■ Club at Marton. Mr E W Barnett, the vice-presi- \ dent of the Manawatu district execu- [ live of the Young Farmers’ Club, gave la brief and interesting talk on the I formation of the first Young Farmers’ i Club and the development that it has ■ made in New Zealand during the i past five years. I Mr. R. Carter then moved that a Young Farmers’ Club be formed in Marton and this motion was carried ’ unanimously. The election of officers then re!suited as follows:—President, Mr. H. [Stewart; chairman. Mr. R. Shields; [secretary. Mr. A. Marshall; treasurer, Mr. D. Gordon; committee. Messrs. L. MeLeay. V. Smith, E. Cranston, D. ; Brice. 11. Kimpton, R. Carter: advisory committee ’over 30 years of age), . Messrs. E. O. Pryce, G. L. Marshall, S. Dudding: senior member for disexecutive. H. Stewart; junior .embers for district executive, Messrs. It. Shields. A. Marshall. It was decided to hold the meetings monthly and leave it in the hands of • the secretary and treasurer to ar- ■ range a sutable day each month. [ The subscription was fixed at 2s 6d, [plus Id for the Journal of Agriculture. This concluded the business portion of the meeting. Mr. T. Lee. of the I Caterpillar Tractor Company, then ’gave a very interesting lecture on farming implements, bearing out his remarks with moving pictures, MARTON LADIES’ GOLF CLUB . The following is the draw' for the I Coroation medal and Aotea-Roa Cup [to be played to-morrow for Mrs. 'Gower’s trophy:— No. 1 Tee.—Mrs. Beetham and Mrs. i Whitford; Miss Openshaw and Miss iN. Simpson; Miss Fitzherbert and Miss tK. Galpen; Mrs. Marshall and Miss •Cochran; Miss J. Fullerton-Smith and 'Mrs. Grut; Mrs. Stanford and Mrs. [Caithness; Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. McLean; Mrs. Rathbone and Mrs. Glasgow ; Mrs. Mogridge and Mrs. Potaka; •Mrs. Barrett and Miss M. Cockburn: I Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Church; Miss Aidworth and Mrs. Christensen; Mrs. I Cochran and Mrs. Sladden: Mrs. Baxter and Mrs. McFarlane; Miss Sutjciiffe and Mrs. Smith. ! No. 7 Tee. —Miss Meads and Miss Mogridge; Mrs. Alworth and Mrs. • Leonard; Miss L. Cockburn and Mrs. •Low; Miss Beckett and Mrs. MorriIson; Mrs. McDonald and Mrs. Gower; l Mrs. Dudding and scorer. { No. 1 Tee. Miss O. Galpin and Miss ;J. Gower. The following are the results of ■ last week’s bogey competition:—Miss .Meads 5 down. Mrs. Sladden 8 down, Miss Sutcliffe 8 down, Mrs. Barnett 9 [ down. Miss Cochran 9 down, Mrs. ! Caithness 10 down, Mrs. Potaka 10 i down. • Miss J. Gower returned the best ‘ junior card. ■ •JUNIOR FOOTBALL j A friendly match was played at ; Bulls on Saturday between the Bulls and Old Boys juniors. The former team narrowly won by 15 to 13 after )i( ; Boys had held the lead at halfime by 8 to 3. A strong wind as=.s’.ed the Bulks team in the second ACCLIMATISATION WORK ANNUAL MEETING OF MARTON. BRANCH The annual meeting of the Marton branch of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society was held in the Marton Jockey Club’s rooms on Friday evening. Mr. G. L. Marshall presided over an attendance of 35 licence holders and introduced Dr. V. Anson, chairman of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. Mr. J. G. Miller, in charge of the hatcheries at Masterton. and Mr. T. Andrews, ranger, of Palmerston North. The report (ai already published)

was read and approved of, and the statement of accounts showed a small credit balance. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Committee, Messrs. H. D. Carrington, C. Price, Q. Wilson, C. Duncum, P. R. Whisker, J. Simpson, E. Gudopp, W. Twigg, A. Hopkins, J. Crabb, G. L. Marshall, G. T. Avery. Mr. G. T. Avery was re-appointed hon. secretary. Mr. Avery has acted as secretary for the past 30 years and appreciation of his long services were recorded. General Business An interesting letter was read from Mr. Carrington, in which he stated that on Novemebr 3, 1937, he was fishing at Motutere Point, Lake Taupo. Another angler was just landing a trout and he went along io take the fish from the hook and in doing so he lifted it up by the gills and spawn streamed from it. The fish was in splendid condition and the spawn showed no sign of disease. A few minutes later the same angler caught another fish. This one, like the first, was a hen fish and her vent was completely turned out. She was in splendid condition and had the appearance of having just spawned. Later in the day the writer caught

three jack fish that were just spent. These fish had their tail fins worn straight on the lower part and were bleeding, also the anal fins. The ventral fins were worn and bleeding, and one of them had the ventral fins worn completely off. These fish would hardly injure themselves like that by feeding and besides they were just spent. He showed the fish to two anglers at the Motutere Point, and they were both of the same opinion, i.e., that the fish do spawn in Lake Taupo. Motutere is five miles from the Hateepee Stream and about three miles from the Tauranga-Taupo Stream. These are the two nearest streams and he was perfectly certain that the fish he had written about had not been up either of these streams and spawned and returned to the lake. The one which the spawn ran out of would never have reached (he streams in time. November seems to be very late for fish to be spawning but at the end of February, 1937, he was talking to two very well known Taupo anglers and they said that they had been fishing the stream which runs through the prison and that the fish was spawning up there then, so it would seem ' that they are spawning .later and later and they will eventually catch up again. Mr. Miller said that it seemed to bo most unnatural that spawning should continue to such a later period and there was no accounting for it. A discussion took place on the increase of pheasants and the general opinion was that there was no noticeable increase in the Rangitikei district.

Mr. H. Nuttall attributed the decrease of native birds to the closer settlement and destroying natural cover which give vermin a better opportunity to destroy the birds. Mr. Twigg was of opinion that it was useless to liberate pheasants in the Turakina Valley district. The most suitable locality was the lower Rangitikei swamp lands. Trespass notices warning shootists off properties created a lively discussion, several speakers maintaining that it was impossible to secure a stand for shooting ducks, others stating that permission could be obtained if applied for. Contradictory remarks did not tend to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion and the matter was dropped. It was eventually decided that It be a recommendation to the Wellington Acclimatisation Society to introduce chukka in this district. _

The meeting then terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. A short toast list with refreshments then became the order of the evening. At a committee meeting held afterwards Mr. G. L. Marshall was elected chairman of the Marton branch and as representative on the Wellington Council’.