TAIHAPE NEWS

Wanganui Chronicle, 22 September 1950, Page 3

TAIHAPE NEWS

CHECK ON CYCLES

“The cheek on a number of bicycles within the borough showed that there is room for improvement in the equipment of these cycles, especially the white rear patch and red reflector. Further checks will be made to ensure an improvement,” stated the traffic inspector, Mr. R. Peters, in his report to the Borough Council. FIKE PLUGS. The fact that some vehicles arc still parking over fire plugs has been noticed. With the present colour of the paint it is almost impossible for a person who knows the location of the plug to see it at night while parking between other angle parked vehicles, and it is correspondingly hard for a stranger to know that a plug is under his car. As this matte', ap/.ears io be causing some concern, 1 would suggest that the plugs be more clearly marked,” reported Mr. Peters. Gretna Fire Plug. The town clerk has reported to the Borough Council that he had discussed the question of parking over the lire plug at. the Gretna Hotel with, the traffic inspector. The inspector stated that he would be reluctant to lake proceedings against any offender as he considered that the tire plug was not well marked, especially at nights. He .stated that if anyone should park on either side of it, it is practically impossible to see the markings at night because of the shadow. He thought white distinguishing marks on the wall of the hotel might be of assistance. He also stated that, the majority of the offenders were visitors and prosecutions against them would not necessarily have the desired effect as visitors to Ihe hotel would in most cases not be aware that proceedings had taken place. Considerable discussion took place on what should be done. Kaka Road Extension. The borough foreman has reported to the council that, the clearing of water tables and some grading would probably put the Kaka Road extension in fairly good condition. The council has decided that, the road be made safe and negotiable. Kiwi Road Wall. Members of the Borough Council visited the site of the Kiwi Road wall to discuss the problem with the engineer, Mr. C. A. Gillett, who pointed out the reasons which caused a large amount of the soil to slip. This, he considered, was-mainly due to a seam of papa which was located a little under the top soil. He considered that to provide a low concrete wall about 4ft. in height running along ihe bank from the concrete wall already completed for approximately 22ft. was the best preventative against further slipping. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held later 1o discuss the matter, and it was decided to proceed with the construction of this wall. Renovations to Power House. The suggestion of the electrical engineer, Mr. W. J. Dellow, that some work should be done at the power house to provide a new floor for the portion where the gas engine stood, in order that the best possible use may be made of the building, has been considered by the Borough Council, which has requested that Mr. Dellow prepare a report, on the work required at the power house, and in conjunction with the borough foreman, he prepare an estimate of the cost. Hospital Road. Mrs. M. Nicholls has written Io the Borough Council drawing attention to what she terms “the unsatisfactory and dangerous condition” of the hospital road. The borough foreman has been instructed to prepare a report on thn matter. Stock Killed at Abattoir. The following stock was killed at the abattoir during the month of August: Seven cows, one heifer. 59 oxen, 345 sheen and 11 pigs. The revenue was £126 15s lid. Holed in Ono. Mr. J. W. Campbell, last year’s junior champion of the U-iku Golf Club, holed his toe shot al f " fourth hole (“The Willows’) on i/- Utiku links recently. The hole is 206 yards in length. Utiku Golf Club. In the final of the senior knock-out competition F. Wind defeated P. Pragnell at the 19th. C. H. Matthews beat R. J. Thomasen 6 and 4 in Ihe semifinal of the junior knock-out. Next Sunday the President’s v. Captain’s trophy match (mixed foursomes) will be played over 18 holes. A draw will take place al the clubhouse at 1 p.m. The following handicap reductions are announced: E. A. Brown to 21. G. W. Horton Io 13, D. L. Gibbs to 11, D. Wilkie to 15. S. F. Brown to 32. O. Due to 26. F. R. O’Keeffe Io 28. E. C. Transom 1o 22. At a committee meeting hold on Tuesday night it was decided to hold the closing day on October 8. An “open day” will be held o n October 7. followed by a dance at night. All competitions must be finished, by October 1. Plans for alterations to the clubhouse are to be submitted to ihe Ladies’ Club. The contract has been

lot to Mr. C. IT. Transom and a liberal donation has been received towards Ihe cost of the work. Old Football Photo. An old football photo of the Huia team which won Ihe seven-a-sido < ompetition at Taihane in 1912 was shown to a “Chronicle” representative this week. The team consisted of J. Ryan (forward). J. Jo-m (umpire). Mick Winiata (forward). C. F. Monaghan (half-back). H. Chase (contain, centre t hr«'o-nunrler). R. C. On-.dev (tiveoighth), Tau Chadwick and E. A. Bellis (win;; three-quarters). Taihape Golf (lub. 1 he second round ;.f th© championships will be played this week, also Ihe “Mugs” championship. Fifty-live entries have already been received for the annual tourney next, month. ■ The ‘Tield” is restricted to 72 entrants. Championship matches played last week resulted:--Senim : J. Mclntyre defeated 11. Wehipeihana. Intermediate: W. P. Spooner defeated R. .Portland. Junior: A. Cozens defeated R. Auld. "Mugs’ championship; A. H. McGinniss delealed D. L. Broome. Monster Hockey Tourney. Sixty te ins will compete i n the monster hockey tourney to be held on Ihe Domain at Taihape tomorrow for the Joblin and Quirk Cups. Ladies' teams of seven-a-side will compete for the Joblin Cup, while men's teams of Hvc-a-side will try conclusions for the Quirk Cup. Miniature cups will be presented to the members of the winning teams in addition to the two iir> : mentioned. Entries have been received from as far afield as New <

Plymouth, Waikato. Manawatu and the Hutt. Vail? 1 .. A wind-up dance will be held at night. Basketball. A Yankee tourney w ill bo played at Taihape tomorrow commcncin •_ at 1.15 p.m. 'ihe final games ot" the sei >n will take place on October 7, when men’s teams will try their skill again, i teams of ladies. The match lu>: urday between Mangaweka and Schou. B resulted i n a win for Mrngawe : .a by a narrow margin after a closcl.v contested game. PERSONAL. The Leader of the Opposition, lit lion. Peter Fraser, made a short slay at Taihape on Wednesday eveniag on his way io Rotorua to attend the funeral of ihe late T'ishop Bennett. Mr. W. T. May has b. o n ele ted secretary-treasurer of the Taihapt Bowling Club. Mr. F. M. Healey was admitted t > the T'aihape Hospital on Tuo :da\ as the result of an accident on the railway wlu'ii an iron rail fell on his fool, injuring the ankle.