MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 115, 19 May 1942, Page 3

MARTON NOTES

MARTON HOME GUARD NIGHT S'ANOEUVRES The Marton Hon-e Guard Battalion out night manoeuvres this (Tuesday) evening. Some thirteen “ separate defence localities are being manned and protective pickets posted. Each post garrison will also send out L a patrol to act on orders sent by dispatch motor-cyclists from battaiic-n headquarters. These patrols will have ciders to reconnoitre some distant occupied post and learn sufficient io 1 make a report in writing upon which a plan of attack can be formed. A separate motor guides section will test the efficiency of each post’s com- : munication system from its look-out _ man back to the garrison. Alertness will be required to prevent the success of several of the likely ruses that will be tried to gain . information. All the patrol and pest reports are to be dealt with at next i week’s officers’ and n.c.o.’s class. MARTON A. AND P. ASSOCIATION In moving that all the officers be re-elected for the ensuing term of the Marton A. and P. Association, at the annual meeting on Friday, Mr. A. S. Coleman congratulated the president. (Mr. J. Caithness) on the efficient manner in which he had cc,n--n ducted the affairs of the association d during his term of office. It had been ; ._ a strenuous period owing to the i J numerous restrictions and war condi-. J tions. He considered that the assoq ciaton had done extremely well con- i 5 sidering that there were 129 members i c j who had not paid their subscriptions. , v In reply, Mr. Caithness thanked ■' e Mr. N. Shelton for his assistance. more especially in connection vith ' d the difficult question of the licensing j of showmen at the annual meeting of ■_ the New Zealand Royal Agricultural n Society in Wellington, where Mr. e Shelton had proved to be a tower of >f strength in the discussions that had ;t taken place. o In order to give members an opI portunity to pay their subscriptions ,v the chairman and secretary were ernn powered to draw up a circular to be it forwarded to unflnancial members. ti N.Z. NATIONAL PARTY e RANGITIKEI ELECTORATE COMMITTEE The annual meeting of delegates tu the Rangitikei Electorate Commitl" tee of the New Zealand National Party will be held in the Marton n Jockey Club’s rooms on Thursday, May 21, at 8 p.m. J PURCHASE OF TINS h In response to an advertisement i- that appeared in the “Chronicle ’ i- wanting to buy honey and fruit tins, i- up to Saturday last 142 large and 381 small tins were purchased at the ie depot. JJ WOMEN’S DIVISON N.Z.F.U. "o SOUTH MAKIRIKIRI-BONNY GLEN BRANCH The South Makirikiri-Bonny Glen branch held their May meeting at Mrs. Gow's residence on Tuesday last. Although there were several apologies owing to petrol restrictions, there was quite a good attendance of members. The hostesses were Mesciames Brightwell, Cleaver, H. Gudopp, and t A. Knox. b After general business had been , dealt witn, members gave some suggestions lor soldiers’ parcels. r It was decided to make fruit cakes . for local boys serving overseas, the - cakes to be made and brought to the f next meeting. i Members also brought many useful s articles they had made for the needler work stall of the patriotic shop, which is to be held on May 26. ? The next meeting is to be held in the Jockey Club's rooms on July 14 i at 2.30 p.m. CIVIC THEATRE, MARTON .. “THE GREAT DICTATOR” ) Charlie Chaplin believes that the ’ world to-day needs laughter. Since < the serious trend world conditions have taken, he has been besieged t with requests to re-issue “Shoulder ? Arms,” which many a soldier in the = World War often said gave him courage to go on fighting. Charlie’s • answer was not “Shoulder Arms” but > “The Great Dictator.” People comf plain these days about their movie > fare, rebelling against stories of ! futility, heartache, disappointment, frustration. Charlie is remedying all • this in “The Great Dictator,” and ' anyone who sees the noted comedian s r latest comedy will be certain to leave > the theatre refreshed by the memory ' of an evening of hilarious fun such ) as only the genius of Chaplin can produce.