MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 6, 8 January 1944, Page 2

MARTON NOTES

POPULAR BOWLER BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE. On the occasion of his 81st. birthday, Mr. Richard Healy, one of the oldest members playing bowls on the Marton Bowling Club's green, was entertained at afternoon tea by some 20 members on Wednesday afternon. A birthday cake which graced the table, was decorated with candles, and was appreciated by those present. Congratulations were extended to Mr. Healy, and the wish expressed that his popular “red eyes” would be seen for many years wending their way toward the kitty. NATIONAL SAVINGS. The Victory flag was flying on Friday morning at the Marton Post Office as an indication that Marton had succeeded in obtaining its quota of National Savings for the 116th. successive week. SALVATION ARMY SERVICES. In the Salvation Army Hall to-mor-row, Captain and Mrs. Kearse will conduct meetings at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. All friends are invited. CIVIC THEATRE, MARTON. “THE SEA WOLF.” The new picture at the Civic Theatre is “The Sea Wolf,” Warner Bros, screen version of the famous novel by Jack London, starring Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino and John Garfield, with a supporting cast headed by Gene Lockhart, Barry Fitzgerald, Alexander Knox, Stanley Ridges and Francis McDonald. “The Sea Wolf” is a powerful story of life aboard the hell-ship “Ghost,” where Wolf Larsen ruled the lives (and often the deaths) of the men in his shanghaied crews. Into this milieu comes a frightened young girl who is fleeing from prison and a sensitive young author, picked up from the wreck of a San Francisco terry. The impact of this pair upon the oddly assorted crew of “The Ghost,” makes a dramatic and memorable story, which finds its perfect medium in film. A tender and highly unusual love story is woven through the powerful action. HOSING OF GARDENS. The Marton Borough Council notifies that tfee use of the hose for gardening purivses is strictly prohibited until further notice.