Memorial Plaques At Marton School To Be Unveiled Shortly

Wanganui Chronicle, 28 October 1948, Page 2

Memorial Plaques At Marton School To Be Unveiled Shortly

The unveiling ceremony of the two memorial tablets at the Marton District High School is expected to take place before the end of the present school year. This was conveyed to a meeting of the Home and School Association he.d on Tuesday night. The plaques with the names inscribed of those ex-pupils who gave their lives in the last war, are to be erected on either side of the present Roll of Honour board. The treasurer, Miss P. O’Keefe, said that donations in hand totalled £42 14s, but the cost of the plaques would be £5l. An appeal was made for a further £9 to meet the cost involvedIt was emphasised that all money to date had been raised by public subscriptions’. Funds amounting to £B6 have been collected by the Home and School Association for the purpose of purchasing a sound projector for the school, which was to cost £ll7 10s. The pupils, it was stated, were now making an effort to raise the remaining amount. The school at present possesses a silent projector for screening educational films, but a sound strip is incorporated in the latest films and these are not suitable for a si.’ent machine. The headmaster, Mr. A. Thompson, said it was hoped to open the new six-roomed infant block at the school early next term, and he pointed out the necessity of having a piano for the new building. He made an appeal for funds and with this object in view the committee decided to hold a bring and buy stall at the school on the day of the opening of the new building. The speaker for the evening was Miss Tunnicliffe, the Marton dental nurse, who spoke on the care of the children’s teeth and gave an interesting account of the working of the dental clinic. The association's membership now stands at 70, and an effort is now being made to raise this to 100. It was stated that there were many families who were not yet financial members. An active Home and School Association could achieve almost any end for which it aimed, but this could not function fully without the support of all parents. LADY FREYBERG TO OPEN GIRL GUIDE TRAINING CENTRE The official opening of “Arahina,” the Dominion Girl Guide Training Centre, at Marton, is to be performed by Lady Freyberg on Sunday afternoon. Associated with the opening will be Miss B. Herrick, Dominion Commissioner for Guides, and Mr. LT. Seddon, Dominion Chief Commissioner for Boy Scouts. Lady Freyberg is expected to arrive at the training centre at 12.40 p.m. and a guard of honour will be supplied by the Marton Girl Guides, Brownies, Boy Scouts and Cubs. Delegates attending the local association conference in Palmerston North will also attend the ceremony, as we'l as prominent citizens associated with the Girl Guide movement in the district. The official opening is timed for 12.45 p.m. MARTON GOLFERS DO WELL AT FEILDING TOURNAMENT A member of the Marton Golf Club, Aub. Fullerton-Smith, was beaten in the final of the Fei’ding Golf Club’s holiday tournament by Fred Gover on the 19th green. Boisterous weather conditions prevailed for the keenly contested final. Fullerton-Smith lost the contest on the 19th green through faulty play. Finishing all square at the 18th. the players drove off to the 19th. On the edge of the green in two, Fullerton-Smith failed to press home this advantage, taking six, whereas Gover succeeded in scoring a bogey to win the final. Fullerton-Smith went out in 36 and home in 39, while Gover was out in 38 and home in 38. Several othe-’ Marton golfers participated in the tournament with varying success. R. S. FullertonSmith won his wav to the final of the Pryde group, where he was eliminated by A. Parkinson. More than 100 golfers competed in the tournament, and with a score of 72 A. Ful’erton-Smith headed the qualifying round. This best gross qnnm. ivh ! ch was one under nar, was a decidedly creditable performance :-n r! -r ihn terrible conditions. Ful-lerton-Smith claimed the senior medal with a net score of 69. M. C. Fenwicke, another Marton Club member, with a score of 81. was also among the 16 who qualified for the championship. The bogey was won bv A. D. Fullerton-Smith (Marton) with 37 noints in the senior grade. The following are the results of the games affecting the Marton players:— Championship: A. Fullerton-Smith beat E. M. Hare, P. Whiteman heat M. C. Semi-final: Fuller-ton-Smith beat Whiteman. Final: beat Ful’erton-Smith 1 up at the 19th. Championship flight: M. C. Fenwicke bent C. Curtis. Semi-final: E. M. Uarp beat Fenwieke. Prvde’s groun: R. S. FullortonSmith bent .T .T. Evans, R. Worker beat A. D. Fullerton-Smith. Second round: Fiiflerton-Smith beat L. W. Penhev. Worker beat. C. J. McTnlvre-Semi-fina 1 : Fullerton-Smith beat. J. B. Du+hie, A. Parkinson b n at Worker. Final: Parkinson beat FullertonSmith. Oroua groun: D. B. Sladden beat W. Button. Semi-final: J. B. Carmine . beat Sladden. POREWA CRICKET TEAM Weather permitting, lhe cricket season will open in Rangitikei on Saturday- The fo’lowing is the Porewa team to nlav Marton D.H. School at Marton: A. B. Marshall (cantain), M. Marshall. R. Baldwin, A. Stout, ,T. Childs, D. Smith, P. Chapman, R. Girin”- (or A. Futcher), R. Parkin-1 son, K. McClellan, W- B. Gray and R. | Ine.b'. Anyone unable to play to ring 1 5038, Marton, immediately. A. BELL WINS HAWKESTONE SENIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP The Hawkestone Golf Club’s senior championship was decided over the Labour Day week-end and resulted in j a win for A. Bell. The intermediate title went to W. Murrow and lhe| junio” to J. Lidde 1.. A | or of the Wilson trophy was T. Dommctt and the Hawkestone Handicap went to L. Saywell. R. C. > Ball and W. Murrow won the four-1 ball. i A mixed Canadian foursomes over nine holes was won by R. Sexton and . Mrs. J. Hunt. Opportunity was taken by the club I to farewell Mr. R. T. Parkes, who has been the club’s secretary over the! past two years. Mr. Parkes, who' leaves this week for Suva, was wished bon voyage and presented with a travelling set. The presentation was made by Mr. K TT. bowler in the absence of lhe preside: w Mr. R. Sexton 1 has been appointed ihe club’s new i secretary, pro tern. 1