Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 1 March 1948, Page 3

Local & General

Personal Mr. Norman Gill of Palmerston North is spending a few days in Shannon looking up his many old friends. • * • Sergeant J. Auld, having secured a h-ouse at the. Trentham Military Camp, has been joined by Mrs. Auld who has been residing wijth her parents at Mangaore.. .She left on Saturday to join her husband. Moutoa Pony Club With the lifting of the inrantile paralysis restrictions the Moutoa Pony Club have decided to recommence activities'. The first rally was held on Saturday commencing at 10 a.m. and continuing till the early afternoon. Mr. Bang's paddock, the scene of the rally was well crowded with some 30 ponies and young riders going ■ through their paces. The club has a large members'hip and an invitation is extended by the committee to any others interested in joining the club. Many Youngsters At Matinee Last Saturday afternoon was the first matinee at the local picture theatre since the health restrictions were imposed early in December with the result that youngsters were out in full force. Although the doors were not to open until 2.15 p.m., there was a large crowd outside from 1 o'clock. The Weekend Activities With ideal weather conditions prevailing over the weekend, summer past-times were the order of the day. The various fields of sport were well patronised and the tennis courts, bowling greens and cricket field attracted good attendanees. On the local tennis court activity was more or less confined to club competitions, while at Mangaore an inter-club match was played between Linton 'and Mangaore clubs. The former succeeded in winning the match by a small margin. The neighbouring beaches also attracted a fair share of local residents. Schools Re-open . For the past two months the .Shannon main street at 8 a.m. has been a quiet scene. The various industrial workers have left for their vari-ous places of toil by this time and it is just that in-between period before the shops open. However this morning the main street had changed. There was the echo of children's laughter and the footpaths resounded with the ring of children's feet as they skipped along either to catch the college buses or make their way to the local school. Probably those who most appreeiated the opening of the schools were the mothers who liave been a combination of mother, housewife and school teacher.