CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 January 1939, Page 7

CARTERTON

PERSONAL ITEMS. ("Times-Age” Special.) Mr and Mrs H. J. Brown, of Moreton Road, Carterton, will leave tomorrow by motor car for a holiday which is to be spent in various places in the North Island. They will first go to Taupo and then on to Rotorua, Tauranga and Auckland. Their holiday will extend over three weeks. Mr Fred Harrington, of Kent Street, Carterton, an employee at Waingawa meat works, received a nasty cut on his right hand yesterday, which will necessitate his being away from work for a time. Mrs L. Rogers, school mistress at the Dalefield school, accompanied by her two children, has gone to Christchurch for a fortnight’s holiday. Mrs G. Parkes and family, of Pahiatua, are spending a holiday with Mr and Mrs F. Jensen, Brooklyn Road, Carterton. Damage to Orchards. Much concern is being expressed by orchardists and gardeners generally at the continual high westerly winds. Fruit trees, particularly plums, pears and nectarines, are being stripped of their fruit which is left lying in large quantities on the ground. Vegetable gardens are also suffering considerably, especially in the case of tomatoes, beans and pumpkins. The continued cold winds are having a disastrous effect, upon gardens generally.

Gas Works Improvement.

A meeting of the Carterton Gasworks Committee was held at the works yesterday afternoon. There were present Messrs W. A. Hart, C. H. Stevens, C. J. De Lacey and Miss O. Wolters. The meeting was called for the purpose of going into the question of the installation of the new exhauster. After discussing the matter with the manager, Mr A. Ingley, it was decided to give him authority to go on with the work at once, and this morning a start was made with the removal of a substantial brick wall to make room for the new machinery, and'leaving the present exhauster intact as a standby plant. When the wall is removed the engineer will arrive to assemble the new plant. Pipe Band Uniforms. A meeting of the women’s committee of the Pipe Band was held yesterday afternoon when the following ladies were present: —Mrs W. H. Hall (in the chair), Miss B. Arcus, Mrs Ray Hall, Mrs C. McPhee, Miss Taucher,’ Mrs T. McKenzie, Mrs C. J. Fisher and the secretary (Miss Anderson). It was decided to hold a Scottish evening social and dance in the bandroom on February 21, and that the proceeds go towards providing uniforms for the pipe band. Bowling Club Committee. A meeting of the Bowling Club management committee was held in the pavilion last evening when the question of entertaining the proposal to allow lady bowlers to join the club was discussed. It was decided to allow lady members to play on the green between the hours of 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The initial game will be played this afternoon. It is expected that some six or eight ladies will immediately join the club.

MILK SUPPLY SUFFERS. AVERAGE FOR JANUARY DOWN. The present boisterous weather is occasioning considerable concern to dairy factory suppliers and managers alike inasmuch as it is causing a heavy drop in the yield of milk. Factory managers generally state that the supply is down very much as the result of the cold, bleak weather and high winds and if such conditions continue much longer they will have a very serious effect upon the output. One factory manager says that his supply last week dropped by over 300 gallons and to use his own expression the bad weather is “knocking us bandy.” The pastures are drying up and farmers say that unless the winds drop soon and a good copious rain falls the finding of feed for the coming winter season will be a serious problem. Even root crops are not doing as well as they would under more seasonable conditions. If on top of the present weather a dry spell should set in, and there is every reason to believe that such may result, farmers will again suffer and dairy factories will also feel the result. In many instances hay has been ruined and now oat and other crops are getting flattened out and corn shaken on to the grounds.