REFORMATORY HELPS

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1940, Page 6

REFORMATORY HELPS

TARANAKI SPITFIRE FUND 1

More than £30 for the Spitfire gift fund has been raised by the inmates of the New Plymouth reformatory, who arranged a successful variety entertainment presente 1 on Tuesday night and again last night. The programme was of a high quality and the scenery was all painted and made by the men. After last night's performance Mr. J. Sutherland, in congratulating the men, said the entertainment was quite as good as that provided by professionals, and the superintendent, Mr. T. Stocker, mentioned that the performance had been prepared in a fortnight. The Taranaki total, with only fivedays to go, reached £3315 7s 3d yesterday. Among the amounts acknov/ledged , was

a contribution of £10 10s from the New Plymouth branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association and about £20 from th2 sale of stock given by North Taranaki farmers. District totals yesterday were:

£ s. d. New Plymouth 1982 13 5 Hawera (including Manaia £300) 795 3 0 Waitara 287 18 3 Eltham • 60 1 7 Stratford 105 18 0 Tnglewood * 53 18 6 Opunake 42 2 6 Riverlea 12 12 0 Meremere 5 0 0 Acknowledgments yesterday were:

£ s. d. Amount previously acknowledged 1856 2 2 Mr. A. H. Grover, Bell Block (proceeds sale calves) 8 9 6 Proceeds sale of stock given by C. H. Taylor (Urenui, and H. Denne, T. Graham, D. Gibson, T. Wright and Mrs. V. S. Darke (Okoke) 11 13 0 C. J. Barham 2 0 0 Pihama Hockej' Clubs 12 8 6 Mr. and Mrs. Glenday. Hawera 10 0 Flag 500 per F. Whiting and F. Mac^ay 4 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. T. Smart, Oakura 2 0 0 Mr. G. Copplestone 10 0 An hour's music at Miss Leatham's 1 15 9 Miss F. Le Fleming 2 2 0 Sir William and Lady Le Fleming 10 0 0 I^pperton Card Party 2 6 6 Mrs. I. B. McLeod 10 0 N.P. Returned Soldiers' Association 10 10 0 Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ward 10 0 0 John Simpson 10 0 Mrs. Garth 10 0 Mrs. South, sen. 10 0 Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Chant 4 0 0 "The Lady Aiders" 2 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. J. Lehrke, Frankleigh Park 2 2 0 Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parker 2 2 0 J. F. Munro 2 2 0 Sundry 100

New Plymouth.

Previously acknowledged 75 17 6 Mr. & Mrs. R. Hill, Broadway N. 3 0 0 Huiroa School Children 10 0 Miss D. Hill, Huiroa 2 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Kelly 10 0 J Kovaleski, Tuna 10 0 Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Hollard, Ngaere 2 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. H. Clemow 3 3 0, Stratford Aero Club Dance 16 2 6 Sundry 15 0

Stratford.