MORRINSVILLE NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20888, 21 August 1939, Page 11

MORRINSVILLE NEWS

SHARE MILKERS MEET CENTENNIAL ARRANGEMENTS (Special to Times) MORRINSVILLE, Saturday Mr M. Bon, convener of a meeting of Morrinsville district sharemilkcrs, presided over a gathering of 50 members. The principle of the guaranteed price was discussed and a resolution passed asking that the guaranteed price be continued. The resolution is to be forwarded to the Prime Minister. The fact that a great many sharemilkers had not yet joined tlie union and that those outside the union were getting the benefit of the standard agreement resulted in a resolution asking that all sharemilkcrs be compelled to join the union. Centennial Celebrations The Mayor, Mr W. Hetherington, presided at a meeting of the Morrinsville Centennial Committee in the Council Chambers. The secretary reported that the amount of £3ll had been collected to date. The Agricultural and Pastoral Show Association reported that the following programme had been arranged for the 2 Ist annual show, to be held on March 5 and 6, 1010—March 5, the usual stock show with special features lo celebrate the 21st anniversary; March 6 to be taken up with pony races and children’s sports. The Morrinsville Beautifying Society is to be asked to bring forward a plan for the laying out of the riverbank walk. Physical Culture Club The gymnasium was well filled with patrons on Wednesday night when a team of boxers and wrestlers from Cambridge paid the Morrinsville Physical Culture Club a visit. Mr J. R. Kelly, president, welcomed the visitors. Some keen and interesting bouts were witnessed. Of special interest was a boxing bout between D. J. Craig (lOst 51b;, South Auckland welterweight champion and holder of the McGill Cup and W. Thompson 10st 21b..

Two midgets, T. Hirst and D. Jones also gave an exhibition. Tiie wrestlers were matched as follows: Ron Best (lost 21b) v. J. Borovich (9st 121 b); P. Monklev (9st 131 b) v. H. Heke (lOst 121 b) ; T. Jones 9st 101 b, (Cambridge) v. V. Allen; A. Begbie (list 61b) v. W. Pritt (list 101 b; ; A. Hurst (7st 61b) v. D Ellery (7st) ; M. Allen (9st 61b) v. D. Johansen (9st 111 b, Cambridge); M. Watt (list 111 b; Cambridge v. W. King (list 7lb) ;G. Spice (list 91b) v. A. Vickers (list 61b) Cambridge; H. Jones (lOst 41b) v. J. Dovils (lOst 41b) both of Cambridge; A. Begbie list 101 b v. Gordon Spice (12st 61b). Women’s Golf The fifth round of the Goosman trophy competition will be played next Wednesday. August 23. by the Morrinsville Ladies’ Golf Club. C. grade players will play the first half of a special nine-holes competition. The draw for August 23 is as follows: Mrs Brown and Miss Oates; Mrs Hastie and Mrs Wilson; Mrs Wenzlick and Mrs Nicholson; Miss Irvine and Miss Mayo; Miss Hawkins and Miss I. Irvine; Mrs Howil and Mrs Maclean; Mrs Innes and Mrs Davies; Mrs Holland and Mrs Blomfield: Mrs Johns and Mrs Muller: Mrs Batty and Mrs Bahbett; Mrs Petry and Miss Robertson; Miss Wallace and Miss Kirk: Miss Wratt and Mrs Dickinson: Mrs Button and Mrs Caulfield; Mrs Harden and Mrs Muir; Miss Earl and Mrs Osborne; Mrs Cooper and Mrs Phillips; Mrs R. Pole and another. Saturday, August 26—Miss Ryan and Miss L. Stevens; Miss Porter and Miss M. Stevens; Miss Maingav and Miss Blockwood; Miss Harvey and Miss Soanes; Miss Blake and Miss Ivelsall. The best net scores in the fourth round of the Fairmount Cup competition were as follows: Miss Irvine 71. Miss Davies 71, Mrs Miller 75, Mrs Holland 79. Mrs Pole 79.