MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 117, 21 May 1942, Page 2

MARTON NOTES

BUY LIBERTY BONDS AN APPEAL FOR SUPPORT Inquiry made from the local Post Office indicates that there has been only a few sales of Liberty Bonds and the loans taken up have not been up to expectation. The National Savings Committee is enthusiastically behind the loan and the sale of bonds. They have arranged with the following organisations to sell bonds from a stall in front of Low’s, drapers, from to-morrow (Friday): W.W.S.A.. Women's Institute, W.D.F.U., and St. John Ambulance. Arrangements have also been made with the Air Force authorities for a flight of planes over Marton at approximately 2 p.m. to-morrow. Marton and district residents did remarkably well in the purchase of “Bomber Bonds.” Can they increase their prestige by doing even better in the purchase of Liberty Bonds? RANGITIKEI ELECTORATE MARTON WOMEN’S DIVISIOxN The annual meeting of the Marlon Women’s Division of the Rangitikei electorate will be held in the Marton Jockey Club’s room at 7.30 o’clock this (Thursday) evening. Memoers are cordially invited to attend. The annual mee.ting of delegates to the Rangitikei Electorate Committee will be held in the Marton Jockey Club’s room at 8 o’clock this (Thursday) evening. 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 with requests to re-issue “Shoulder Arms,” which many a soldier in the World War often said gave him courage to go on lighting. Charlie’s answer was not “Shoulder Arms” but “The Great Dictator.” People complain these days about their movie fare, rebelling against stories of futility, heartache, disappointment, frus-; tration. Charlie is remedying all this in “The Great Dictator,” and anyone who sees the noted comedian’s latest comedy will be certain to leave the theatre refreshed by the memory ol an evening of hilarious fun such as only the genius of Chaplin can produce. FALSE DECLARATION OF INCOME At the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. before Mr. A. Coleman. S.M.. Sergeant W. J. Brown proceeded against Awatapu Ngaki, of Rataria, for supplying false information to the pensions officer at Wanganui in not disclosing particulars of his income, and also With making a false declaration under the Pensions Act, 1915. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges. Evidence elicited the facts ‘hat Ngaki had stated that his income was £lO for rent, whereas he had. been working for farmers in the district and his earnings had not been staged in his return. Defendant had been receiving a war pension and also an economic pension. The magistrate, in warning Ngaki that he was liable to a fine of £lO9, or twelve months’ imprisonment, convicted the defendant on both charges and inflicted fines of £3 and £2. and costs £1 10s. An order was also made for the restitution of £3l 12s 8d to the Pensions Department, being the amount of pensions that were overpaid. A first offender was fined £1 10s, and costs 10s, for an offensive act in High Street. 1942 APPEAL Previously acknowledged, £939 4s 10d; Mrs. A. Eagle, 4s; Mr. and Mrs. Roots, £2; card (per Mrs. Fisher), Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Howard, £5; Mr. and Mrs. Fogelberg. Mr. and Mrs. J. Fisher. £1; Mrs. T. A. Wilson, Mrs. White, 10s; L. N. S., Mrs. W. H. Davies, Jill and lan Fogelberg, Mr. Tapp, Mrs. A. Armstrong, Mrs. C. Henderson, Miss Parnell, ss; card No. 40 (Miss Beckett). Mrs. Hart, ss; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Woods, £1 Is.—Total, £957 9s lOd.