Marton Rehabilitation Committee Handles Many Loan Applications

Wanganui Chronicle, 2 September 1950, Page 3

Marton Rehabilitation Committee Handles Many Loan Applications

Forty-one housing loan applications involving £50,045 were handled by the finance sub-committee durin; the past year, stated the chairman Mr. G. B. Gregory, at the annua meeting of the Marton Rehabilitate. Committee this week. This compare-. with 31 cases involving £41,904 for the previous 12 months, he said. Of the 41 cases handled during the past year, 24 applications were for the purchase of existing dwellings ant 17 for the erection of new homes. Furniture loan applications during the same period, said Mr Gregory, totalled 31, involving £3lOO. Five State rental houses were allocated to returned servicemen in Marton during the year. Speaking of trade training, Mr. Gregory said there were three men undergoing subsidised trade training with local employers while four me.i completed training during the yea Eight applications for educatoinal as sistanee sad been granted, said Mr. Gregory. Other business handled by the committee consisted of two application? for business loans, 18 applications fo: priority release of Feltex, 11 of which were granted and seven were held on the waiting list. Allocation of new cars under the ex-servicemen's specia. quota totalled six for the Marton district. Miscellaneous cases handled totalled nine, said Mr. Gregory. In reviewing the programme for the past year, Mr. Gregory said the figures showed there was still a volume of work being handled through the Marton office.

Mr. Hamish .Simpson and Mr. J. GWood were welcomed to the committee as liaison members to the Manawatu Farming committee. Mr Gregory stated that the sub-com-mittee had received all possible assistance from the rehabilitation officer at Palmerston North (Mr. G. G. Rae) who had proved most helpful as had members of his staff who had been contacted by the sub-committee. In a general review of rehabilitation progress, Mr. Rae said that the main rehabilitation problems in Marton were housing and farm settlement. Mr Rae thanked members for the local committee on behalf of the department and himself for freely and generously giving their time to rehabilitation matters. Those present at the meeting were messrs. G. B. Gregory (chairman), TE. Barton, K. W. Dalrymple, R. M. H. Parkinson, E. H. Simpson, J. B. S. Dudding, G. H. Denbow, J. G- Wood, G. G. Rae (rehabilitation officer), R. H. Coneybeer (secretary). HAWKESTONE GOLF TEAM. The return golf match for the Fowler Mug will be played between Maiton and Hawkestone on the Marton links at the week-end. At the same time a challenge game for the new Transport Cup will be played. The Hawkestone team is:—R. Ball, D. J. Abel, L. Saywell, T. Dommett, J. Hunt, R. Sexton, C. Saywell, L. Smith, R. McDonald, K. Witford, G. Denbow, D. McLennan, E. Steere, J. Liddell, W. Tolley, R. Rhodes, W. Murrow, W. Anderson, A. Gracie, H. Mensforth, C. D. Velvin, J. Russell, p. Gronn, E. Fogelberg, C. Gibbons, and W. G. Aitken. A bogey competition will be played today. RANGITIKEI JUNIOR RUGBY. The following team has been selected to play for Rangitikei in the junior representative Rugby match against Taihape at Marton next Saturday as a curtain-raiser to the senior game between Rangitikei and Wanganui:— Fullback: A. Thomson (O.B.); threequarters, P. Butler (Athletic), A. Stewart, captain (O.B.), D. Hood (Turakina); fiye-eighths, B. McChesney (Athletic), W. Le Quesne, Ist (Turakina); half, A. Rean (Athletic); back of scrum, M. Whitfield vice-cap-tain (Turakina); middle row, T. Coleman (Hunterville), R. Cameron (Rata), D. Apirana (OB), R. Lourie (OB); front row, R. Dailey (Athletic;, K. Zander (Athletic), R. Dallas (O.B.) Reserves, T. Taylor (O.B.), G. Downs (Rata) backs; G. Stevens (Rata) W. Welsh (Athletic) forwards.

Players to supply own white shorts. The manager of the team is Mr H G Stewart. MARTON MARRIAGES INCREASE A marked increase i n the number 0 . carriages last month compared with August, 1949, is a feature of Marton’s vital statistics. According to figures releasedy esterday by the acting postmaster (Mr. J. M. Lodge) there were 10 marriage licences issued last month, compared with four in 1949. Deaths (3) were the same for both periods, and births showed a decrease of two, tnere .being 11 as against 14 for the previous August. For the eight months of this year, the figures are, those for the same period of 1949 being in parentheses:— Births, 96 (96); deaths, 18 (32); marriages, 42 (38). TODAY’S REP. BASKETBALL. Three teams from Wanganui arc playing basketball matches at Marton today and these will be the last of th. Marton programme of rep. fixtures,. Times and referees for the games are:— Marton C v. Wanganui thirds B, at 1.45 p. m.; Miss J. Wigglesworth. Marton B v. Wanganui thirds A, at 1.45 p.m.; Mrs. D. Parkinson. Marton A v. Wanganui senior B, at 2.15 p.m.; Mrs. L. Winn. All local players are reminded of Ihe usual arrangements for afternoon tea. The club game between Marton and St. Andrew's, at 11 a.m., will be refereed by Miss D. Heidrich. The end-of-season tournament wii be played on Saturday next with al. local teams competing, together wit three teams from the Maori Girl. College and teams from the TKawau Association. In the mornin association championship games be tfeen the two leading teams of A and B grade clubs in both Marton and To Kawau Associations will be held. Marton teams to contest this championship are Athletic and Marton tA grade) and M.D.H.S. (No. 2) and Turakina (B grade).