CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 May 1939, Page 7

CARTERTON

POWER BOARD’S ANNUAL MEETING LOAN FOR RETICULATION. . (“Times-Age” Special.) At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Electric Power Board yesterday those present were:. Messrs A. Campbell Pearce (chairman), S. Dalgliesh, W. A. Tate, M. B. Tait, C. Holmes, W. Howard Booth, H; P. Hugo and F. C. Daniell. The special order passed at a meeting of the board held in April authorising the borrowing of £25,000 at 31 per cent interest for a period of 26 years to carry out the further reticulation of the Wairarapa Electric Power district was confirmed. '. Accounts amounting to £7221 were passed. The resignation of Mr L. N. Pearson as foreman of the Lines Department at Masterton was accepted with regret. Mr Peafson had been a member of the board’s 'permanent staff for 16 years and in recognition of his services was granted an extra two months’ pay. The New Zealand Crippled Children Society was granted £5 5s towards its funds. The chairman’s honorarium for the ensuing twelve months was fixed at £l5O.

BOROUGH AFFAIRS

MEETING OF COUNCIL. DONATION TO CRIPPLED CHILDREN SOCIETY. Permission to erect a flagpole close to the cenotaph in Memorial Square was granted the Wairarapa Returned Soldiers’ Association at last night's meeting of the Cartcr.ton Borough Council. The Mayor and Town Clerk were instructed to choose the place of erection.

Those present were: The Mayor (Mr. D. L. Taverner) and Councillors J. Udy, W. A. Hart, E. McKenzie, L. Clark and C. J. De Lacey. A request for a grant towards funds was received from the Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club (Inc.). The letter stressed the fact that the organisation was the only one in the district providing facilities for flying. The letter was received and the Clerk was instructed to reply that the council could not see its way clear to spend council funds in such a matter.

The Carterton Hockey Club was granted permission to play on Carrington Park during the 1939 season. The Now Zealand Society for the Assistance of Crippled Children wrote asking for a donation towards the society's funds. A donation of £5 was made from the Mayor’s Relief Fund. The matter of fencing the high pressure reservoir was left in the hands of the Works Committee. The Carterton Municipal Silver Band wrote requesting a grant from the council towards the conductor’s salary. A grant of £2O was made, and the position will be reviewed again in six months’ time.

MOTOR SMASH DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY. A car belonging to Mr Lane, confectioner, was badly smashed on the main road at Ahiakouka this morning. Mr A. Lane, who teaches at the Greytown School, was driving the car to school, and when nearly opposite Mr O. Cadwallader’s farm, the car skidded on the wet bitumen road. It left the roadway and came to rest partly on the hood crashing into the gateway of a little cottage on the road. The car was badly damaged. The driver escaped injury. The car was taken to Hughan’s garage for repairs. Several other accidents have occurred recently on the same part of the road. FOREIGN MISSIONS ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETINGS The Methodist Church has held its annual foreign mission meetings, the deputation this year being the Rev. V. Le C.- Binet. who was a native of the Channel Islands, and with his wife served the Methodist Church for fifteen years in the Western Solomons. He took the services on Sunday at Carterton in the morning and at Dalefield in the afternoon, referring to the great change which had taken place during his term on the Island of Choiseul in the life of the people. On Monday evening in the Carterton Church with the help of lantern slides, Mr Binet told of the conditions of the natives before and since the introduction of the Gospel among them. The Rev. J. R- Goldie had landed with the first party in 1902, and was still there as chairman of the district, finding joy in seeing the peonle make progress. Reference was mauc to Dr. Rutter’s work as a very capable medical missionary. MINIATURE RIFLES CLUB. WEEKLY COMPETITIONS. The following scores wore made in last night’s competitions:— Club aggregate and Press Cup: A. J. King. 99. 3. 99; N. F. Teal, 98. 3, 99; H. Torrey. 98. 3, 99; R. Taucher, 98, 1. 99; A' Pinfold. 90. 4. 99; L. Chew, 97. 6, 99; L. Detacey. 99. 3, 99; S. Dwane. 95, 5,'99; D. Gay ter. 96. 5, 99; J. Duffy, 94, 5. 99: R. Hawker. 96, 2, 98; L. Tunnicliffe, 94. 3, 97; E. Jones. 93, 4, 97; C. DeLacey. 92. 5, 97; K. Bain, 88, 8 96; G. Goodin, 90, 5. 95; L. Fitzgerald 89, 5, 93; R. Ordish, 86. 7, 93; O. Daysh. 86', 7, 93; G. Lowe, 83, 10, 93; G. Sewell 91, 1’ 92: C. Barnett, 87, 5. 92; K. Townsend, 80, 12, 92; A. Ordish, 77, 10, 87: I. McPhee, 72, 10, §B,