MARTON NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 15, 18 January 1940, Page 2

MARTON NEWS

DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL CHILDREN’S TRIP TO EXHIBITION MARTON, Jan. 17. The Marton District High School Committee met on Tuesday evening. Those present were Dr. R. A. Church (chairman), Messrs, T. C. Ward, J. F. R. Wallace, H. Frederick, A. L. Williams, A. Grade and G. C. Thomas (hon. sec.) The Education Board advised that Miss D. Witten (Auckland district? has been appointed to the position of senior assistant-mistress and is to commence duties on February 6. The Rangitikei County Council offered the school a typewriter, suitable for beginners. The offer was accepted with thanks. The committee thanked the Borough Council for the attention it had given the street in the vicinity of the school and agreed to assist with ornamental trees for this area should the council decide to plant. The members agreed to give fullhearted support to the proijpsal sponsored by the local centennial committee of sending school children from Marton to the exhibition, probably next month. The centennial committee had decided to hold local celebrations, but owing to the outbreak of war, the scheme was modified and it was eventually decided, if practicable, to arrange a trip to the exhibition in Wellington for the children of the district. The committee also decided to give substantial financial support to the scheme. Most of the committeemen volunteered to act as marshals. TURAKINA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY ANNUAL GATHERING ON SATURDAY The Turakina Caledonian Society will hold its annual sports gathering in Mr. W. Glasgow’s paddock, Turakina, on Saturday next, January 20. Special attractions will be three championships for piping and dancing and the leading pipers and dancers from all parts of the Dominion will be competing. A first-class luncheon can be obtained on the grounds, which will be under the supervision of the ladies. In addition to the above, a number of horse events are on the programme, for which post entries will be received. MARTON A. AND P. SHOW SUCCESSFUL SHOW PREDICTED A “working bee” on Wednesday morning carried out excellent work at the Marton Racecourse in connection with their annual show on Wednesday, January 24, under the supervision of Mr. R. J. Moore, the president. Three hundred and sixty pens were erected for thed sheep section and seventy-two permanent pens for pigs were finalised. The lay-out of the show is an excellent one. The pigs are located under the avenue of trees on Wing’s Line and the cattle pens are also in the shade of the trees alongside the pig pens. An innovation is the erection of three ramps for unloading sheep and cattle, which should be appreciated by exhibitors. The sheep are located about a chain away from the cattle and the side-shows will be at the back l of the lawn grandstand. In the lawn grandstand the art, needlework, home industries and vegetables will be arranged, whilst the school exhibits, handiwork and native trees and shrubs sections will be located in the members stand. The evening entertainment should attract a large attendance as the Feilding Caledonian Pipe Band will give exhibitions of the drum-major’s display, marching and musical selections. The Highland dancing will include events for adults and children and those will take place on a. platform in front of the lawn grandstand, which will be lighted with floodlights, and in addition the Ohakea Air Force concert party will stage a number of musical, vocal, elocutionary and ventriloquist Items. At a meeting of the general com-* mittee on the Marton Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. R. J. Moore presided over a good attendance. Mr. Max Morrison was elected a member of the committee.. A hearty vote of thanks and a grant of £5 5s was made to Mr. R. C. Coleman for his valuable assistance with his tractor in removing the building from the back of the hostel to the showgrounds. Votes of thanks were also accorded to the following donors: Mr. W. H. Collier, £4 4s; Mr. W. E. Simpson, £3 3s, and Messrs. Schultze Bros., £3 3s. DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME AT THE CIVIC “WOMEN ARE LIKE THAT” Proving herself to be one of the screen’s most delightful comediennes, in addition to her other talents, KayFrancis gives one of her best performances in “Women Are Like That,” which opens to-day at the Civic Theatre. It is delightful comedy, not so frothy- that it isn’t warmly, t*nichingly human at times, and yet so gay that the spectator has never a let-down of spirits. “The Grade Allen Murder Case” The insane detective work of Grade Allen, the shrewd, suave deductions of Philo Vance, the efforts of a girl to free the man she loves from prison when he is accused of murder, and the clever plotting of a girl who loved the murdered man serve to motivate the new Paramount comedy mystery, S. S. Van Dine’s “The Gracie Allen Murder Case." which will be shown locallx to-night and Friday at the Civic Theatre.