MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 141, 14 June 1944, Page 2

MARTON NOTES

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE CHURCH PARADE ON SUNDAY Throughout the world on a Sunday approximate to St. John’s Day, the St. John Amublance Brigade attend an annual churcn parade in honour of the Patron Saint. June 18th has been set down for this year's parade in Marton, and on* Sunday next the Marton Ambulance, Nursing Transport, and Cadet. Divisions will attend divine service at the Anglican Church at 7 p.m. As this will be the final service taken by the Rev. W. Raine it is hoped that as many as possible will attend A notice regarding this parade appears on the notice board in Broadway. [Members are asked to note particulars of a short farewell to be held after the service. Attendances have dropped somewhat in all the senior divisions during the past three weeks, no doubt due to the weather, but members are apt to forget that those officers calling the parades or classes still have to attend each week, even for a few who are loyally turning out. The Ambulance Division intend holding their examination early this year, as some of them want to attend the home-nursing lectures, and to do this they must get their First Aid lectures over early. The various functions in connection with the hall fund are receiving excellent support, although the nurses have been unfortunate in having two very wet and cold nights for their two dances. Attention is again drawn to the fact that any public body or sports organisation requiring the services of members on duty must make application to the superintendent or divisional secretaries. MARTON BOWLING CLUB SOLDIER APPRECIATES TOBACCO An appreciative letter was read from Corporal R. F. McKenzie, 2nd N. Middle EaSt Forces, at the Marton Bowling Club's committee meeting on Monday, in which he conveyed his sincere thanks to the members of the club for their very acceptable parcel of pipe tobacco that he received on February 24. “It is indeed kind of you to remember me and the tobacco is very much appreciated. I trust you all had an enjoyable season and that by the time the next season opens I will be with you and able to have a roll up,” concluded Corporal McKenzie. The balance-sheet for the past seaI son was presented and approved of. The match committee's report on the year’s activities was also read and approved of. It was decided to hold the annual general meeting on Monday, July 31, at 8 p.m. in the Marton Jockey Club’s rooms. Mr. T. Barton presided over Messrs. A. Mclndoe, W. Hamer, J. Kilpatrick, O. Brabyn. J. Hawkins, A. Way, A. Til- I ley, A. Todd and G. Smith (secretary). HAWKESTONE LADIES’ GOLF To-dav (Wednesday) an L.G.U. match will be played. The draw will take place at the clubhouse at 1.15 p.m. CIVIC T 4. ATRE, MARTON Gestapo agc.it and fugitive Nazi pilot shoot it out in wartime London, both of them tools and victims of their vicious creed, in RKO Radio's “Squadron Leader X,” most exciting melodrama of the war yet to be filmed. Ann Dvorak is starred with Eric Portman, while Henry Oscar is the representative of Heinrich Himmler. Portman has been seen in this country in “The Invaders” and “One of Our Aircraft is Missing.” THE BLACK SWAN The “Home Lake,” situated adjacent to the homestead of Messrs. Simpson Bros, at Heaton Park Estate presents at the present time an interesting spectacle in the presence of five signets and their attendant pen, of the Australian black swan variety. The cob that usually graces the assemblage is conspicuous by its absence. This may be acounted for by his having supplemented a sportsman’s bag durin" the recent shooting season. It is interesting to note that although only one pair of these birds has been observed in this locality, this is the third occasion that their increase has occurred during rhe present seasen. Heaton Park has, by the generosity of its owners, always been at the disnosal of acclimatisation societies for the liberation of game and ranks as one of the most popular in the Rangitikei district. HOME NURSING EXAMINATIONS | The following arc the results of the ’recent Red Cross Home Nursing examinations: Elementary.--Misses Cash, Dalzieil, B. Lawson, A. Sherrilf, pass. Intermediate.—Mrs. Fletcher and Miss McNab, pass. Advanced. —Mrs. Kendrick, pass, Mrs. Tidy, honours. Bar to Medallion. Mrs. B. Gardiner, pass; Mrs. A. Horniblow, honours. WOMEN’S WAR SERVICE AUXILIARY A meeting of the committee of the Marton brane.* of the W.W.S.A. was held on Monday, June 12, in the W.W.S.A. rooms. Mrs. Fisher presided over Mesdames Gorringe, Torrens, Watts, and D. Simpson. , Sympathy was expressed with Mrs. Barton in' her illness and hopes for Lc. c..Jy recovery. | A request was sent for picture i magazines and periodicals for tree French troops in New Caledonia, and the secretary undertook to colled and send regularly to headquarters. A ’‘clothes drive” in conjunction with Red Cross will be made towards the end of the month, for clothes for distressed countries in Europe. Dr. Mcßae, from England, has kindly consented to give a lecture to all women’s organisations on conditions in England. A preliminary meeting of all organisations will meet on Friday in the W.W.S.A. rooms at 2.30 p.m. to make arrangements for the lecture. HAWKESTONE GOLF CLUB A stroke match for the Tolley Button will be ployed on Saturday, inc draw is as follows: -Saywell v. Atkinson; Mildenhall v. Todd; Kilpatrick v. Bailey; Fogelberg v. A. Gracie; Smith v Stroud; B. Gracie v. Aitken; Domnietl v. Gould: Denbow v. Thompson; Bal) v. Still; Williams v. Miller; Vickers v. Darby; Gronn v. Hunter; Fowler v Murrow; Gardiner v. Howard; Way v. Rofe; Twigg v. Dornbusch.