MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 306, 28 December 1945, Page 2

MARTON NOTES

PLOUGHS FOR CHINA 16,000 MANUFACTURED AT MARTON. Sixteen thousand ploughs made in Marton will, in a few months, be tilling the paddy fields of China, for a Marton industrial engineering undertaking is working on a order for the plougns, which have to be on the Wellington wharves, ready for shipment by the end of February. The ploughs, which w’ere ordered by represented for China by Dr. Huo, who visited Marton recently, are of a fairly primitive type, consisting of a curved steel mould board, and a chilled cast-iron share. Two wooden shafts, to be made in China, will be attached, one to the harness of the beast of burden—animal or human—drawing the plough, and the other being held by the ploughman. The ploughs are packed at. a rate cf not less than 300 a day, in boxes of 20, each box weighing about 6001 b. To carry out the contract, Marton s share of which is only a fraction of the extra hands were employed at the facnumber ordered in New Zealand, tory, and more are required. CRICKET. ARKWRIGHT SHIELD MATCH. The following team will represent High School in an Arkwright Shield match to be played at Marton on the Cricket Grounds on Saturday. December 29, commencing at 1.45 p.m. D. H. Barr, R. J. R. Dallas, R. McCnesney, R. Ingle, E. Leonard, A. Bell, V. Simcox, W. J. McChesney, D. Robertson, G. Rouse, ‘B. Green. Marton will be represented by the following players in the above match; P. Pollard, G. Kane, R. Andrews, A. Simcox, V. Dillon, G. Pull, L. Roache, E. Lyons, N. Andrew, M. Fulcher, R. Lea. Emergencies: T. Gibbons, J. .Twigg, J. Leonard. CHRISTMAS SERVICES. Christmas was observed in the Lutheran Church with well attended Christmas services. The church was decorated With a Christmas tree, while the altar was prettily-arranged with white flowers. On the evening of Christmas Day the Sunday School children presented a sacred programme “The Bight oi the World ’ in the presence of a large congregation. The children answered the questions brightly. Chr.stmas songs and recitations were well rendered. The infant class particularly delighted the congregation. One of their number asked questions relating to the birth of Christ, bemg answered by the class. They sang “Little Children can you tell,” “Away in the Manger," “Silent Night, Holy Night.” The senior girls rendered “The Light of the Gentile Nations” in two parts, and also chanted “The Magnificat.” The boys rendered “We, Three Kings of Orient Are."

At the conclusion of the service, gifts were distributed to the Sunday School children and to all children present. Leading theme “The Son of God made flesh to some sinful men through his suffering and death, and the only hope of the world and whose birthday ought to be honoured with worship, praise, thanksgiving and personal consecration to Christ’s service."