TAIHAPE NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 August 1949, Page 8

TAIHAPE NEWS

TAIHAPE RUGBY

In heavy rain and on a ground resembling a quagmire, the fixtures arranged by the Taihape Rugby SubUnion were played on Saturday and developed into ‘‘mud scrambles." In tlie senior grade Utiku Old Boys beat Pirates by 13 points to 11 after a close game, in which the country team staged their usual ‘‘fighting finish,” while Huia accounted for Mangaweka by 5 points to nil. The junior rep. match between Taihape and Wanganui resulted in a drawn game, each side scoring an unconverted try. Utiku Old Boys 13 v. Pirates 11. Pirates were the first to score, Wheeler making an opening to send Sinclair over. The kick failed.- - Pirates 3, Utiku O’d Boys 0. Utiku Old Boys los’. no time in retaliating and fumbling by t!:e blacks while endeavouring to stop a loose rush saw .icCuiloch gain possess'on and score i try which was converted by >V. Hencry.—Utiku Old Boys 5, Pirates 3. Half time sounded with the scores unchanged. ’

Pirates regained the lead when Jeffreys scored from a loose forward rush. Wheeler converted. -Pirates 8, Utiku C.d Boys 5. !

The blacks went further into The lead when Jeffreys scored his second trz from a loose rush. Wheeler failed with the kick.—Pirates 11, Utiku Old Boys 5. Utiku Old Boys attacked and I.ogan, McCulloch and L. Maher handled in turn for Maher to score a try which W. Henery failed ’o convert. —Pirates 11, Utiku Old Boys 8. With only three points separating the two teams excitement ran high, but Browne fielded a grubber kick and scored near the posts. Henery converted and Utiku Old Boys walked off the field two points in the lead.—Utiku Old Boys 13, Pirates 11. Huia 5, v. Mangaweka 0. On No. 2 field Huia defeated Mangaweka by 5 points to nil after a‘‘mua scramble.” G. Baker scored a try for Huia which was converted by C. Mortland. On the day there was little to choose between the teams.. THIRD GRADE GAMES. Third grade games resulted as follows: High School 11, beat Huia 6. For High School W, Hakopa scored two tries and I. George scored and converted his own try. G. Smith and Martin scored tries for Huia. Pirates 5, beat Utiku Old Boys 0. Broome scored and converted for Pirates.

“KEEP OFF THE GRASS” ‘ The practice of some motorists in . parking cars on the grass in Kokako ; Street and so spoiling the appearance ; of the lawn, was commented upon by members of the Taihape Borough ( Council at the last meeting. Cr. A. Gregory said that Mr. G. E. Gibbs had laid down a nice lawn out- . side his residence but the difficulty , was to keep motorists off the grass. He J had seen motor cars bogged on the , grass outside the Oval Domain. He personally did not drive on the grass ■ and he thought that motorists should take more civic pride in their town - and keep their cars on the roadway. One day he saw a coal truck on the grass near the recreation ground. The parking of cars and trucks on the lawn in Kokalfo Street was a common practice and Should cease, concluded Cr. Gregory, who advocated that the , lawn should be kept clear of motor vehicles from Weka Street to Huia Street. Cr. Wallis remarked that the practice of parking motor vehicles on the grass was common throughout the borough. Members generally were of the opinion that the practice should cease as it was damaging the lawns and detracting from the tidiness and beauty of the streets. BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTION. Support for the suggestion that the three nominees for the vacancy on the Taihape Borough Council should take the public platform and address the electors was given on Saturday morning by a prominent ratepayer. “I notice,” he said, “that a suggestion along these lines has already been made and I am in full agreement with it. A short address by each candidate, who should also be prepared to answer questions, would give the electors an opportunity of estimating the respective merits of each candidate for the Borough Council vacancy. It is not a question of popularity, but of choosing the nominee best fitted to serve the interests of the borough,” declared the ratepayer.

ALL BLACKS v. COMBINED ' UNIVERSITIES. Big crowds attended the Majestic 1 cinema on Saturday to see the film of 1 i the Rugby match between the All J Blacks and Combined Universities, 1 played at Capetown. This film will be 1 shown again tonight and those who ' ; have not yet seen it should make a ; point of being present. GENERAL NEWS. ; At the last meeting of the Taihape Borough Council the recommendation of the Works Committee that the borough foreman prepare a report on the . condition Of verandah posts in the i! shopping area of the town, was 1 adopted. The borough foreman reported to the Works Committee recently that he had received a communication from 1 Mr. N. C. Andrews enquiring whether s the borough roller was for sale and i* asking for some particulars of it. The council passed a resolution that the town clerk supply Mr. Andrews with i. any particulars available and that he c be asked to make an offer for the roller. ’; The district engineer of the Post and Telegraph Department has advised the Taihape Borough Council m that underground cables would be put !■ down in Kiwi Road and Hautapu '■ Street. The cost of any resealing would be met by the depar’.“ient. The council has agreed to the proposal. £ RESEALING PROPOSAL. in At the recent monthly meeting of »; the Taihape Borough Council the r ” town clerk reported I hat there had not x.'.lyet been a visit from the audit, inspector, nor was there any informaI lion when he would arrive, and he •■lhad thus not been able to discuss the use of loan moneys for a third sealing !! coal. Mr. Gillett had advised him that ,i whilst in Wellington recently lie had ” mentioned the matter to the engineer uf the Local Government Loans Board and that this engineer seemed favourf' ably disposed towards it. The Loans if Board engineer did, however, state that he expected a written application „ to be made to the Loans Board con5. cerning the proposal. On obtaining s: this information from Mr. Gillett the n town clerk said he had made application to the Loans Board for permis-

sion to carry out the proposed work with the loan money, but that no reply had been received. Cr. Gregory requested that when this matter came before the finance committee, as had been decided by the council, that the town clerk should also table the statement made to the ratepayers when the loan proposal was placed before them.