MARTON NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 1, 2 January 1943, Page 2

MARTON NEWS

THE CIVIC THEATRE The "escape” from the turmoil of present-day problems to realms of romance and music, which is an important need of audiences to-day, is answered in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s "Smilin’ Through,” at the Civic Theatre, starring Jeanette MacDonald and Brian Aherne, with Gene Raymond. Filmed in Technicolor and replete with some of the most delightful music ever to reach the screen, sung by Miss MacDonald, "Smilin’ Through” presents the star in the dual part of the old-fashioned heroine, Moonyean, and her modern niece Kathleen. It is the death of Meonyean on her wedding day to Aherne, who enacts the role of Sir John Cartaret, wnlcii forms the basis of the story of a love that endured fifty years and coaouered death. CHURCH SERVICES The Rev. Dr. J. D. Salmond is to conduct the morning service at St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow. Dr. Salmond is director of youth work in the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. Members of the conference at present being held at Turakina College will attend the service and take part. HUNTERVILLE PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE A social and dance will be tendered by the Hunterville and District Patriotic Purposes Committee to Trooper E. McLachlan in the Hunterville Town Hall on Tuesday, January 5, at 8 p.m. Everybody is welcome and ladies are requested to bring a basket. A collection will be taken at the door. A programme of first-class dance music will be provided by the Midnight Revellers. MARTON RED CROSS Following is the list of passes in the Red Cross hygienic and sanitation examinations recently held in Marton: Misses D. Blevons and Advanced Section.—Honours: Miss D. Blevons and Miss L. Cook. Passed: Misses A. Ingle, M. Lound, V. Rawson, J. Robinson, F. Slight, D. Slight, Mrs. S. White.

Intermediate: Mrs. J. Wales (honours).

Elementary.—Honours: Mrs., C. S. Gardiner, Misses Allan and Tibbles. Passed: Miss E. Cox, Mrs. J. Kendrick, Miss M. Parkes. MARTON RED CROSS E.P.S. WORKERS

E.P.S. armlets are now available for Red Cross members who have enrolled with the E.P.S. They may be obtained on personal application at the council office, where members will be asked to sign their E.P.S. </.- rolment forms on receipt of the .armlet. Members are requested to obtain these as soon as possible as all will be expected to wear them in case of an alert.

QOUND Advice to Ladies’ Corset Buying.—Buy when and where you can from present stocks held by retailers. Rubber difficulties forbid the reproduction of old qualities and values. Lloyds Ltd., Marton, claim to hold big stocks of Berlei products and can give skilled corsetry fitting service free.