NORTH OTAGO NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 23373, 16 September 1939, Page 16

NORTH OTAGO NOTES

[From Our Oamaru Correspondent.]' OAMARU ENLISTMENTS. Oamaru volunteers for the special military force for service in or beyond New Zealand now total 51, there being three more enlistments yesterday. FARMERS’ ASSURANCE. “ This branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union assures . the Government of its intention to do everything "possible to assist in the prosecution of the war ” was a resolution passed at a meeting of the North Otago,Farmers’ Union yesterday. Mr J. 1). M‘Leod, who presided, said the growing of wheat wai, a question, not of profit, but of national security. Owing to the wet state of the land there was not : much prospect of a good yield of spring wheat in North Otago, but farmers should take steps to assure a good quota of wheat on their laud, BOWLING. Officers of the Phoenix Ladies’ Bowling Club for the season have been elected as follows:—Patronesses —Mesdames J. Grant, K. Familtou, A. Slater; president, Mrs C. Ashton ; vicepresidents Mesdames A. Grant (senior), J. M'Lean (junior); secretary, Mrs W. Aikenhead; selectors, Mrs J. Reid and Miss Symington; committee—Mesdames Berry, E. 1). Watts, Adams, Ashton, Reid, M'Lean, Grant, Henderson, Aikenhead, P. Freebury, Miss Symington; Social Committee, Mesdames Berry, and Freebury. WAITAKI OLD GIRLS. At a meeting of the Oamaru branch of the Waitaki Old Girls’ Association recently Miss H. Mills, who has gone to reside in Waimate, resigned as secretary, and Miss 0. Irwin was appointed in her place. A motion of appreciation of the services of Miss Mills was passed. PETROL COUPONS. Due to the simple procedure adopted, there was no congestion at the Oamaru Chief Post Office yesterday,- when many motorists received their petrol coupons. MOTHERS’ UNION, Special intercessions were conducted by the Yen. Archdeacon J. D. Russell at the monthly meeting of the Newborough Mothers’ Union. The Rev. lan Dixon gave a talk on child psychology. RECORD PRODUCTION. Completing a 365-days’ C.O.R. test on August 12, with 619.381 b of butterfat, the Friesian heifer Weston Sylvia Beets Posch, bred and owned by Mill. Dick, of Weston, set a new record for two-year-old heifers of her breed in North Otago. The average test was 4.23 per cent. MINIATURE RIFLES. Railway Ladies.—Mrs Andrew 80, Mrs Goodall, Miss O’Donnell 77, Mrs Algio, Miss Middlemass, Mrs M'Fadgen, Miss Hall, Mrs Hore 76. Oamaru Ladies.—Mrs Temper© 77, Miss Black, Miss E. Rusbatch 76, Miss Smyth, Mrs Dennison 75, Mrs Bremner, Mrs Thyne, Miss D. French, Miss Marshall 74. JOHN BULLEID AND CO. LTD. Mr D. Findlay presided at the annual meeting of shareholders of Messrs John Bulleid and Co. Ltd. The directors recommended a dividend of 6 per cent, on both classes of shares. The retiring directors, Messrs J. M. Bulleid and A. 0. Piper, were re-elected, and Mr D. V. G. Smith was reappointed auditor.