Te Arakura

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 34, 10 February 1937, Page 7

Te Arakura

'From Our Own Correspondent Mr and Mrs D. Salter and little John, who have spent a week with Mr and Mrs W. A. Curthew at Pahiatua, are again staying with Mrs J. 11. Bennett. Miss Marion Haythorne, who has spent several weeks as the guest of Mr and Mrs T. Leamy, Pohangina, returned home on Sunday. Miss Margaret Roberts, who has been staying with Miss Pam Haythorne, has returned home. Miss Agnes Watson, of Taumaranul, is staying with her sister, Mrs H. Cribb, at Milson’s Line. Mrs D. Johnston and her son Gondon, who have been spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs C. Johnston, Senr., Rotorua, returned home on Saturday. Mrs G. C. Firth went North last week to attend the funeral of a relative who had died suddenly. With the passing of Mr Nuku Graham, many of the older residents of the district will be reminded that it is now 2b years since the Te Arakura School was opened. At the time of the opening Mr Nuku Graham was one of twin babie3 of the late Mrs Rika Kereama, a£ that time a very popular Maori woman whose late husband was head Mau at the Kauwhata Pa.. Besides his parents, several other members of that well-known family have

pre-deceased him. Much gratification will be felt by those interested, to know that the school Cali Club annexed the Lancaster Shield at the recent Feilding Show. All the first places, with some others, were secured, those showing animals being Allan Goodman, Joyce Goodman, Dorothy Goodman, and Olive Thomas. This win, following tho winning of the most points’ cup at the Championship judging of the Calf Clubs in December, should result in renewed interest locally In the calf club movement. Local exhibitors who secured several cards with pig entries at the Feilding .Show were Messrs L. E. Hansen, N. E. [ Hansen and N. Pedersen. , The Women's Institute alßo secured a tie for fourth place with their entry, out of a class of twenty-one exhibits. With the continued fine weather most of the hay round the district has been harvested. Coming on top of the wet weather, the hot days and driving winds have resulted In a severe caking of the ground. Even In ground usually friable which has been left a while, the working Is now being found very difficult.