EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1938, Page 9

EKETAHUNA

i WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. (“Times-Age” Special.) At the monthly meeting of the Eker tahuna Women’s Institute, Mrs A. S. - Carter presided. The meeting opened ; in the usual way and the greater part r of the afternoon was spent in making ■ arrangements for the half-yearly coun- ■ cil meeting, which is to be held in i Eketahuna on October 21. ■ Four competitions were judged dur- • ing the afternoon and these resulted a? • follow: —Best snapshot (25 entries), ! Mrs Albrechtsen and Mrs Burling, ' equal, 1; Mrs Burling, 2; Mrs Albrecht- ; sen, 3. Best posy (10 entries), Mrs ' Oliver, 1; Mrs Oliver and Mrs Fraser, equal, 2; Mrs Fraser, 3. Best three ■ polyanthus (11 entries): Mrs Oliver, 1; ' Mrs Baucke, 2; Mrs Oliver, 3. Best laundered linen (4 entries): Mrs Tolley, 1; Mrs Burling, 2; Mrs Oliver, 3. A very pleasing feature this year has been the greatly increased inter-' est in competitions, as shown by the numerous entries. The meeting closed with the singing of the “Builders,” and the New Zealand National Anthem. Influenza Outbreak. A large number of cases of influenza are reported in the Eketahuna district, there being several of a severe nature at Rongomai. No-License Meeting. At a no-license rally at Eketahuna the Rev. J. Davie, of Masterton, stated that he had made a thorough canvass of the business heads of Masterton, and put the following questionnaire: — I. Would you like to have hotel bars opened again. 2. Has your business increased under no-license. 3. Have your book debts increased. 4. Do you think no-license has improved the town. The answers to all questions were individually on the side of no-license. The speaker, said he had yet to find a town that can drink its way to prosperity. Those who worked for restoration would usually be found to be doing it from one of two motives, either because of financial interests involved in hotels and breweries or because they were interested as a business; if there were no movement to restore license their interest would cease. Addresses were also given by Messrs J. F. Baillie, E. M. Hodder, G. W. Morice (who said that he saw no sign that license would be restored in Masterton by the vote of the young people, but quite the contrary) and F. C. Daniell (who referred to Masterton’s prosperity under no-license from figures ’ shown by local bodies; increase in elec- . tricity sales, the collection of 97| per • cent of rates and also to the increase in Savings Bank deposits). Items -were given by Miss Jamieson, Mr Morgan and Mrs Donald.