MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 113, 16 May 1942, Page 2

MARTON NOTES

E.P.S. AIR-RAID TRIAL EVACUATION SCHEME The Marton E.P.S. Executive Committee has decided to hold another air raid trial. Three days will be announced to Marton residents, and on the night of one of these the trial will take place. The executive has arranged woolshed and other accommodation for evacuation purposes of Marton residents, but requires accommodation for about 350 aged people, invalids, and young children. It is also proposed* to furnish residents with information regarding the places they would be evacuated to in an emergency. The major accommodation will be in woolsheds. In one, which is used for church services, an organ is installed. Accommodation arranged provides for 2445 people, which includes residents of Lower Rangitikci and Bulls. HAWKESTONE GOLF CLUB On account of members engaged in Home Guard duties, all draws by the Hawkestone Golf Club will take place at 1.30 on Saturdays at the club’s pavilion. The first round of a Stableford bogey for Mr. A. Way’s trophy will take nlr.ee this afternoon. ST. STEPHEN’S LADIES’ GUILD The annual meeting of St. Stephen’s Ladies’ Guild will be held in tne Parish Hall. Marton, on Monday, May 18, at 2.30 p.m. CLEARING SALE AT TUTAENUI Full particulars of the unreserved clearing sale for Mrs. M. C. Miller, on Wednesday next, at Tutaenui, are advertised by the N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co. CIVIC THEATRE, MARTON "SKYLARK” Ray Milland, whose life as an advertising man is a merry-go-round of million dollar accounts and a constant struggle to keep his clients happy in Paramount’s sparkling ( comedy, "Skylark,” screening to-da> al the'Civic Theatre, has to suffer a , divorce and the rivalry of Brian . Aherne before he realises that, a , wife like Claudette Colbert can’t oe . taken for granted. SOUTH MAKIRIKIRI DANCE 1 A dance in aid of funds for the South Makirikiri-Croft.on "shop” will < bo held at Mr. A. Staurt’s woolshcd • this (Saturday) evening. The dance is being held under the auspices of the South Makirikiri-Bonny Glen brancn * of the W.D.F.U. MEDICAL BOARD SITTINGS J The Medical Board resumed its sit- J ting on Wednesday night, when SIX' ‘ teen men passed as fit for the Territorial Force and four unfit. On e Thursday morning twenty men from the Bulls and Turakina districts were examined, seventeen being fit and three until. On Thursday night (the last of the board's series), fifteen were declared lit and three unlit. The even; in» board’s examination consisted mainly of Marton residents. All those t classed in Grade I and II have been to the Wanganui Hospital for X-ray ot , chest. Drs. R. A. Church and W. R. , S. Dick were the examiners, and Mr. , N. H. Bailey, of Palmerston North, . optician. i 1942 APPEAL ; Previously acknowledged, £845 Ils 10d; Marton Sash and Door C., Ltd., £5O; Brooklyn Farm, £5 ss; Miss Finch. £1; Miss Stedman, 10s; Card No. 16 (per Mrs. Stanford). Mrs- ' MAR. 15s; Mrs. McConachie, Mrs. C. Griflin. ss; Mrs. II .Sutcliffe. 4s 6.1; Trevor and Rex, ss; Mrs. E. Kingham. "s’ Mrs McLennan. 2s fid; Mrs. F. Ili’ll 2s 6d; Mrs. Soler. Mrs. Vance. 1 Mrs'. A. H. Sutcliffe. 2s 6d; Mrs. F. ' Holder. Friend, Mrs. A.S.M., 2s.— Total. £905 2s 10d.. ,