CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 November 1938, Page 9

CARTERTON

PERSONAL ITEMS. (“Times-Age” Special.) Mr Robert Spora and his wife returned to Carterton yesterday after spending a brief holiday in Auckland. They report that it rained incessantly during the whole journey to Wellington. Mr and Mrs Arthur Phillpotts left Carterton this morning for Napier en route to Gisborne on a visit to their son, Raymond. They will spend several weeks in Gisborne. They intended to proceed by plane from Napier to Gisborne. Mrs C. Page, of Belvedere Street, Carterton, who has been an inmate of the Greytown Hospital, has returned to her home after successfully undergoing an operation. Miss Freda Elkins, who has been, visiting her parents at Parkvale, returned to Wellington yesterday. Constable B. Watson, who has been on holiday leave, has returned to Carterton and resumed his duties. Inspector Hesse, of the Educational Department, and the Inspector of Science, Mr Wild, both of Wellington, are visiting Carterton District High School today. Mr L. H. Smart, secretary of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society, left today to attend the Manawatu Show. The Rev. Bower Black, of Auckland, who has been staying with Mr and Mrs J. Fisher, of Clareville, left Carterton yesterday to attend the Presbyterian Church Assembly at Dunedin. Mr and Mrs J. Francis, of Wellington, are staying with their daughter, Mrs H. B. Keenan, Park Road. Dairy Stock. Mr Martin Parker, the well-known Holstein cattle breeder, of Dalefield, is exhibiting his stock at the Palmerston North Show, which opened at Palmerston North yesterday. He will return home tonight and after the show is completed, Mr Parker will go on to the Wanganui and.Hawera shows with his prize stock. Mr K. G. Fairbrother, also of Dalefield, will be showing Holsteins at Palmerston North. Copious Rainfall. After a spell of fine weather a copious fall of rain commenced on Tuesday evening and continued throughout yesterday. Although slightly cold the rain is very welcome to dairy farmers and others. It is to be hoped it has reached the parts beyond the Maungarakis, as your representative has been informed that the dry weather along the coast was becoming serious: Creeks that generally are running with water till partly into January had already ceased to flow. Dairy Factories. The present rain will be the means of increasing the supply of milk at the various cheese factories. During the present spring the season has not been altogether a very good one to the farmer as it is understood the supply of milk to the various Wairarapa factories has not been up to the usual supply at this time of the year. The much needed rain will make a difference. Bowling. The Carterton Bowling Club has received a communication from the Nelson Bowling Club notifying that at the Golden Jubilee of the Club, 1888-1938, two successive tourneys of full rinks will be held, the first one on December 26, 27 and 28 and the second on December 30, 31 and January 2. Members of the Carterton Club are already interesting themselves in this tournament. , New Business. It is understood that another cabinetmaker and upholstering business will shortly be opehing in Carterton.