HOME GUARD UNITS

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21356, 26 February 1941, Page 9

HOME GUARD UNITS

TE AWAfIfIUTU DISTRICT RESIDENTS SHOW KEENNESS (Special to Times.) TE AWAMUTU, Monday Arohena district residents met laist week and formed a Home Guard unit. Mr T. Kelly, who presided, urged the forma - lion of a unit and was supported by Messrs N. M. Lethbridge and A. Jamieson. Fifty men were sworn in and Mr T. Ward was appointed leader. Nguromu residents were addressed by Messrs Lethbridge and Jamieson and unanimously voted to rorrn a unit. Mr R. Aurehernan was elected leader and all those present joined up. The Te Aw’amutu Eectrie-power Board decided at its last meeting to supply free electricity Tor flood-lighting ror Home Guard parades. In nearly every centre outdoor parades are necessary to accomodate the numbers. At Te Awamutu classes Tor N.C.O.’s continue on Thursday evening and Saturday • afternoons. Last Thursday’s parade was ; attended by over 30 n.c.o.’s Trom the coun- , try areus and there was a very good attendance on Saturday afternoon also. These classes In future will be under the charge or Captain Swarbrick, with Sergeant-Major W. J. Tucker and SergeantMajor W. Tootill as Battalion Instructors, with the rank or warrant olllcers. SCHOOL CADETS IN BARRACKS Secondary and intermediate school boys or the Te Awamutu District High School are attending barracks this week at Albert Park under the command or Captain L. J. Smith, who is being assisted by permanent stair instructors and members of the school stair, in addition, several Homo Guardrsifion have olTered their services and will attend at various times. The barracks will be held until Friday • afternoon. Physical training and elementary drill will be given. RETICULATION NOT FAVOURED The Te Awamutu Electric-power Board nas advised the supervisor or the Land Development branch (Mr S. smith) that j owing to the necessity of conserving live material and reticulating only where the . main purpose i-s to supply milking plants | and Increase production, it would be use- , less applying to the Electricity Controller . ror authority to extend to Ellicott’s Block I Tor mainly domestic purposes. { In normal times the Board would require a guarantee of revenue for live years ! or an amount equal to 15 per cent, or the i constructional cost of line?:. The sellers being tenants only, the Land Development j Branch -would have to give the guarantee EASY CRICKET YICTORY I In brilliant weather, High School met Te i Awamutu in the cricket competition series j and won with the loss of one wicket. Te Awamutu opened well with West- , brook and Whetton for Picot to carry on. i \ rot in until Petersen kept up his end , for Picot. The total was 115, of which Itcot •. t) secured top score, other fiMiibie tlgure scorers being- Whltton 28, Petersen 20 and Westbrook 14. F.awrie ! ' Tor si and Gray (4 for SO) were the : most successful bowlers, j Ramsbottom and Griffin opened for ; School and arter the latter was out ror ; Fawrie took the crease and at stumps I was underrated with 118. Itatnsbottorn’s tally was 55 not out. TENNIS COMPETITION In the Double Cup tennis competition fixture-; on Saturday. Te Mawhai defeated Kihikihi at Te Mawhai by it «ets (11? Fames) to 7 sets (83 games). At Uairfni Factory A defeated the local team by ts sets (134 games) to 6 sets (8-8 ganjes).