MARTON NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 291, 9 December 1939, Page 2

MARTON NEWS

LAWN TENNIS The postponed C grade tennis mate! between the Marton and St. Andrew’: Presbyterian Clubs will be played or the Marton courts this afternoon Play commences at 1.30 p.m. Th' teams are the same as last week. DANCE AT OHAKEA The Air Force station at Ohake; was the scene of festivities on Thurs day night, when the airmen enter tained some two hundred lady guest, at a very enjoyable dance. The en tertainment hall had been energeti cally prepared during the day an, with the colourful frocks and promin ent Air Force blue uniforms, a ver; animated scene was presented. A tasteful buffet supper was dis pensed in the dining room and dur ing the interval opportunity wa taken of showing the guests over tin barracks. CLASS II NATIONAL RESERVE NO. 5 MARTON COMPANY It is hoped that as many as possibli of the above company will assembli at the Marton Junction Railway Sta tion to-morrow tSunday) to give chee to the troops who are returning ti Trentham from Waiouru. Member will parade at the station entrance a 10. a.m. and armlets will be worn MARTON SPORTS OPEN MEETING TO-NIGHT Record entries have been receive, for the Marton Amateur Athletic am Cycling Club's open sßorts meeting oi the Marton Park this (Saturday) even ing, commencing at 8 o'clock. Follow ing are the handicaps for the cyclin; events declared by Mr. I. Ross. P.N signifies Palmerston North; Fg., Feild ing;!,., Levin; F., Foxton; M., Mar ton’; T., Taihape; W., Wanganui; Wn. Wellington; Cycling, Open and Senior Open. Senior. 22 I Miles Miles yds. yds. yds R. Loader < P.N. I 20 30 -J 1 A. H. Allen (Fg.) . 20 30 4. L. Hazelwood <B> . 20 30 41 E. Gibbs <Mi . 20 30 4' L. Sowerby (Wn.) ... . 20 30 41 K. Kelly <T) 40 60 S' F. Graham IT) 4" 60 8l E. Walker (T) 70 100 13' C. Fisher (Fg.) 70 100 131 E. Wilson (Fg.) . . 70 —■ W. Neville (F) 70 100 13' A. McDonald (Wn.) 80 120 16' P. Pollock (Wn.) . ... 80 - C. McGurk (Wn.) .. SO 120 16' C. Biggs (Wn.) 80 120 161 J.’Chalk (W) ■ 90 140 191 W. Pidwell (W) 90 140 19' H. Essex (P.N.) - 90 140 19' G. Milroy (Ml - 100 160 22' \V Watts (W) - 100 160 22' IN.’Ellery IB) 120 190 26' ■L. King (F> - 120 190 26' IF. Clinton (W) .. 120 190 26 G. Evans (M) 150 230 29' C. Batten (L> 150 230 29 |w. Brown (Wn.) .. . 160 270 31' G. Harrison <W) . . 16''’ 290 31 IR. McMillan (M) . 170 290 33 IJ. Evans (Mi 170 290 33' G. Bromley (B) 170 290 33 IA. Allen (Ml ■ • 170 290 33 |M. Hayward (Wn.) 170 290 33 IP. Hansen <B> 180 310 35 jK, Owens (Tl IS' l - D. Stan way (Bl 180 310 35 P. O’Donnell (Ml . . 180 310 35 IF. Dorreen (B> . 180 310 35 IC. O. Hanlon (Tl ISO Junior Cycling Half Two Mile. Mile lE. Wilson 'Eg.' - scr - scr ’ G. Allen (Fg.i 15 4,1 ,B. Dornbush <M> .. 15 411 P. Pollock (Wn.) 15 40 R. Stafford (Ml -*;> IW* C. O'Hanlon (T> 45 100 P. Anderson (Wn.) 45 100 F. Wasson (Mi 70 150 R. Quilter (T) .. .70 150 T. Ellerv <B> 70 150 L. Fifield iWn.i . .. . 70 150 L. Gestro (W) ”0 LiU A, Byeis (Tl 80 180 G. King GT i 80 180 H. Collins CD SO 180 B. Carrington (Tl SO 180 E. Lawrence (T > 80 ISO K Owen (T) 80 180 F. Dunn (Bl 90 220 Ig. Pidwell (W1 90 220 A. Hazelwood (Bl 90 220 Running (Men!

100 and 220yds.—L. Moss, 6, lo; R Stewart. 9, 18; A. Bush, 91. 17; R Wing, 9j, 16; R. Evans. 104, 21; E Sargisson, 104, —; B. Turnbull, 11. 22 C. Evans, 11, 22; H. Temperton, 11, E. Sheehan and E. Steely, 12, 24. 880yds. and One Mile. —C. MeV tear 40, 110; G. Bills, 55, 90; S. Christopher 55, 110; A. Button, 55, 120; H. Hay cock. 60. 120; M. Griffin, 60, 135; S Ireland, 65, 130; W. Hill, 75. 140; J Howard. 80, 145; R. Evans, 70, —; E Sargisson, 80, - ; W. Carr, —, 165; F Hill. 80, 165; 11. Hopper, —. 165; T Twigg, 85, 175; J. Horgan, 90, 185; C Gibbs. 90. 185 Ladies 73 and 100yds. A. Gibbs and K Christian, 71, 81; J. Bush. 84, 10; B Tolley. B. Mudgway, A. Aristis. N Jarvis, V. Perfect. 10 and 12yds. School Events The lollowing are the Marton Dis trict High School nominations foi school events: — 100 and 440 Yards.—J. Mander Cairncross, Thomson, Towler, Joi Kwong. 100 Yards. —Hogan, Brown. D. Barr A. Thomson, Walton, Stantiall, Smart J. Ward. 400 Yards.—Fisher, Henderson. Me Chesney, A. Thomson, T. Allen, King ham. MARTON CIVIC THEATRE "ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS” Hailed as “1939’s greatest scree: adventure,” Columbia’s nt‘W Howari Hawks production "Only Angels Hav Wings,” opens this afternoon an' evening at the Civic Theatre. Car;

Grant and Jean Arthur, appearing together for the first time, are starrec in the new film, compounded oj tropical romance and thrilling adventure in South America. MARTON RED ( ROSS PATRIOTIC APPEAL The Marton Red Cross Society is tc be honoured by the presence of Captain M. S. Galloway at. its fete ai “Braemore,” Fern Flats, this after noon. Captain Galloway, who, unti recently, was secretary of the Wellington branch of the movement anc is now Dominion president, has con seated to open the function. There will be a number of stalls, in eluding “bring and buy,” sweets, mea and ice creams, and afternoon tea Swings for the young folk, and tennis croquet, and competitions for th< adults. The price of admission is 1; 6d, which includes tea.