MARTON NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 68, 21 March 1940, Page 2

MARTON NEWS

MAGISTRATE’S COURT (Own Correspondent). MARTON, March 20. Mr. R. M. Watson, S.M., presided at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, at Marton, to-day. The police charged a native women with the theft of a gold watch from Ratana Pa. Accused pleaded guilty, and was admitted to probation for six months and ordered to pay 10s 6d costs. The Inspector of Noxious Weeds (Mr. A, W. Trotter) proceeded against G. E. Swainson with failure to clear ragwort on his property. A line of £2 was inflicted, with costs £1 12s 6d. As the result of a collision between two cars, at the intersection of Wellington Road and Station Street, at 7.15 p.m., on February 13, C. S. Gay was charged with driving a motorcar without due care and attention. Gay pleaded guilty. E. N. Hunt pleaded not guilty. From the evidence it appeared that both drivers were travelling between 20 and 30 miles per hour and did not see each other. Gay's car struck Hunt's car on the centre of the road near the right-hand dooi. Gay was convicted and fined 30s and costs 13s, and Hunt was convicted ana lined £l, and costs 15s 7d. Judgment was given for plaintiff in the following undefended civil cases: T. A. Wilson v. K. W. McKenzie, claim £3 4s, costs 24s 6d; H. Williamson v. J. Rennie, claim £25 13s Bd, costs £5 0s 6d; C. T. Lound v. E. W. Johnston, claim £1 16s 3d, costs 16s; M. B. Avery v. S. T. Tarrell, claim £l2 7s 6d, costs

£2 14s; J. O. Downey v D. Nepia, | claim £l6 2s Id, costs £4 4s; J. O. Downey v. J. Heinopo, claim £lB 0s 2d, costs £3 9s; J. O. Downey v. S. Hama- ’ hona, claim £22 7s 2d costs £4 3s 6d; J. Wales v. A. W. Gray, claim £5 14s 6d, costs 30s 6d. RED CROSS SHOP The "shop” conducted by the ladies of the Red Cross, at Marton, on Tuesday, exceeded all expectations, the sum of £35 16s 8d being realised. The committee wish to thank all those who forwarded goods and produce, and to those who assisted in contributing to such an excellent result. The competitions were won by Mr. Collins (cake), and Mr. L. Holmes (dir.aer). The teacloth, presented by Mrs. J. McDonnell, is still open to patrons. The ladies in charge weie Mesdamcs Duckworth, Openshaw, Gower, D. McLean, Wales, Thorp, and Misses I. and D. Crooke, Awdry, K. Galpin, L. Cook, B. Purnell. D. Willis, I. Fitzherbert and R. Mogridge. COMPLIMENTARY DXNCE TO SECOND ECHELON A complimentary dance to the members of the Second Echelon will be held in the Civic Theatre this (Thursday) evening, commencing at 8.30 p.m. Donations towards the supper may be left at the Civic Theatre supper room this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Each soldier will be presented with a memento of the occasion. The public are cordially invited to attend the function. RANGITIKEI CRICKET ASSOCIATION MEETING OF COMMITTEE The management committee of the above association met on Tuesday evening, Mr. H. F. Arkwright presiding. The King Country Cricket Association wrote stating that they could not field a team against Rangitikei, at Taihape, on Saturday next. March 23. As the Feilding Association had written inviting Rangitikei to a match at Feilding on the same day. the committee decided to accept the invitation. One guinea was donated to the Fighting Services’ Appeal. Owing to the fact that the Marton Club had played fewer games than the Old Boys, who are at present three points in the lead for the championship, it was decided that if, at the end of the competition, the Marton Club had scored within three points of the Old Boys Club, the Marton Club shall have the right to challenge the Old Boys, the winning team to be the champions for the season, such match to be played on Saturday. April 6, the hours of play to be from 1 to 6 p.m. The date of the next meeting was left in the-hands of the chairman to arrange. The players chosen to represent Rangitikei against King Country are asked to take notice that they will now be playing Feilding. The Feilding game is to start at 10.30. Transport will now leave the Marton PO't Office at 9.30 a.m. MARTON CIVIC THEATRE CLIVE BROOK IN "THE WARE CASE” I Clive Brook scores a brilliant success in "The Ware Case,” the delightful A.T.P. production which comes on Saturday only at the Civic Theatre. It is all the more a triumph because for the most part the man he portrays is a real bounder, unfaithful alike to his wife and his creditors, and it is Brook’s job to make you sympathise

with the rascal. That he succeeds k a great tribute to this popular star. Perhaps you have wondered why a man was one of the leading stars at Hollywood for 10 years is so seldom seen on the screen to-day. To put it bluntly, Clive might have been seen in many more films during his resumed British residence if he had not been so cautious about his work. But he has always hesitated to go into a picture until he was reasonably sure that the job would turn out all right. There will be a special news reel with this programme entitled “Arrival of Achilles at Auckland,” and “With New Zealand Troops in Middle East." Do not miss these special items. YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB ANNUAL DANCE Final arrangements for the Marton Young Farmers’ Club annual dance were made at a meeting in the Red Cross rooms on Tuesday evening. The club is combining with the ladies of the Red Cross Committee to make their annual dance an appeal for the Fighting Service Fund. An excellent orchestra has been engaged. The dance, which is to be held In the Empire Hall on Wednesday, April 24, is to be the culmination of a big day. the occasion being the provincial Young Farmers' judging competition, which is to take place on the Marton Racecourse during the day.