PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 46, 17 November 1937, Page 12

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Our Own Correspondents.)

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Ongaonga Girls' Success. Miss Jbyce Bradley, of Ongaonga, won the school championship with 29 points at the Dannevirke High School 's annual championship sports. The following is a list of Miss Bradley 's performances during the day: Hop, step and jnmp, second; high jump, secondj long jump, first; 75 yards hurdles, first; 75 yards open, first; 100 yards open, first; 220 yards open, second. In the 75 yards open, Miss Bradley's time was 9 3-5sees., which equalled a .19-year-old record. Miss Bradley is an old pupil of the Ongaonga school. A Doubtful Fixture. "Does the council want to challenge the Central Hawke's Bay Power Board to a game of cricket?" asked Mr J. McCarthy in the course of a discussion on applications from cricket clubs for the use of Russell Park at the meeting of the Waipukurau Borough Council. "You never know," replied Mr H. A. Martin. "There would be a lot of bodyline bowling, I am afraid," romarked Mr McCarthy." Pedestrian Cnossings. The painting of pedestrian crossmgs at busy intersections at Waipukurau has begun. In an effort to ensure granton permanence, the main paxallel linos have been fielled in between with crisscross markings. The painting of parking signs and pedestrian crossings should be finished this week, the town clerk, Mr H. B. Smart, told the Waipukurau Borough Council at its meeting on Monday night. W.D.F.U. "Shop." The Central Hawke's Bay branch of the Women 's Division of the Farmers' Union, held their annual "shop" in Waipukurau yesterday, the sum .of £22 0/5 being realised. The winners of the competitions were: — Dinnef, Mrs J. Huntly Walker; ham, Mr Peterson; choeolates, Miss June Hewitt.