EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 August 1939, Page 7

EKETAHUNA

COUNTY COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING. (“Times-Age” Special.) | The chairman (Mr J. B. Carruthers) i presided at the monthly meeting of the Eketahuna County Council. A letter was received from the Eketahuna Borough Council asking for a donation to the Reading Room and that last year's contribution of £6 be raised to £lO. Councillor R. Kebbell said he had a complaint to make in regard to the reading room, that there was no fire in the room. He considered it an airless, evil-smelling place. The service the county people got from it under these conditions was not worth the grant of £6. The room should be heated. It was decided that the Borough Council's attention be called to the matter of airing and heating the Reading Room. It was also decided to make a grant of £6. The Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote agreeing to the Council taking metal from Blewitt’s pit. With regard to their request that control be vested in the council, this matter must be held over as Mr Blewitt had a lease. The Commissioner of Crown Lands wrote asking for an amount of £4O this being a royalty on 1.600 yards of metal from the Blue Pit al 6d a yard. Councillor Carruthers moved that the Clerk write to the Masterton Borough Council emphasising that the access road and bridges were of definite benefit to them and also to the present tenant. The motion was carried. The Public Works Department has now taken over the pit and the council can get metal required. ENGINEER'S REPORT. The County Engineer reported inter alia, as follows:—Highways Maintenance. —No. 63 Masterton-Weber: Two large slips on the summit section came down and were cleared during the month. Several small corner improvements were effected at the Tiraumea end, and five additional pipe culverts were laid. Some trouble has been experienced with minor slipping but generally the highway grading work is proceeding as the weather permits. No. 62 Eketahuna-Alfredton: Patching work was done and a breakaway near Alfredton repaired, and the road also has been widened at this point. Patching work and maintenance grading were carried out on the Eketahuna end. No. 555 Pah Valley: Little work other than water-tabling was necessary on this highway during the month, but water-tables are again in need of attention and will be cleaned out in the current period. No. 442 Mangaone Valley: Patching work and maintenance grading was done. No. 477 Eke-lahuna-Nireaha: The newly sealed section- of this highway gave considerable trouble and heavy patching work was undertaken. Grading and patching were carried out on the metalled section up to the Nireaha Store, and from the Store to the Factory the highway is being metalled. At date, some 190 cubic yards of crushed metal have been placed. Riding Work:—Puketoi Road: Slips and water-tables were attended to and the lower section graded. A large slip is on the move on Robbie s Hill, but beyond keeping the road open little can be done at this point until the better weather. Pori Road: Small slips and culverts were attended to on the lower section. Saunders Road: A washout occurred near Owendale and this was temporarily bridged and made safe for passage of stock. Haunui Road: This road was graded throughout. Ngarata Road: Patching work was done throughout. Flat Bush Road: A new pipe culvert was laid. Barton s Line: A culvert was repaired and the metal patched. Mangatakato Road: Patching was carried out. Castle Hill Road: This road was patched throughout and a breastwork erected, several breakaways repaired and the cornci near the Te Hoe Suspension Bridge cut back, the spoil being used to widen narrow places. Saunders Road Suspension Bridge: A start has been made in effecting the extensive repairs necessary to this bridge and the work is now well in hand.

GOLF CLUE RESULTS OF WEEKEND MATCHES. Favoured by glorious sunshine dining the weekend Ekctahuna golfers disposed of a heavy programme. The ladies' club • completed the Southey Cup competition. Miss J. Angus being the winner of the senior cup and Miss P. O'Regan the winner of the junior cup. The flag competition was won by Miss J. Angus. The men’s club played a combined Stableford bogey competition. The best cards handed in were;—H. Walton and M. Wilson, 35 points: W. J. Henderson and A. Wilson, 35 points; J. Dickson and O. Walton. 34 points. In the White Cup competition, V. Anderson defeated D. Fraser in. semi-finals. The final will be played between H. Walton and V. Anderson. Both finalists are youthful members and victory to either will be a popular win. MATCHES AGAINST WOODVILLE. The Ekctahuna A team travelled tc. | Woodville during the weekend and suffered defeat at the hands of Woodville A. At Ekctahuna the Ekctahuna B team won from Woodville B by the narrow | margin of 1 match. I Playing at Ekctahuna the Woodville ladies lost to Ekctahuna ladies. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS. The first qualifying round for the | club's championships will be played' next Saturday. I BUSH RUGBY CONTESTS J THIRD GRADE MATCHES. On Saturday at Hukanui there was a large crowd to witness a good display of Rugby football. For the early part of the game rain fell, but afterwards it cleared. The teams took the field as follow:—Hukanui: J. Bartosh. J. Dougherty. B. Goodin. J. Breen. N. Harrington. W. Russell, Callender. Daldy. E. Perry, D. Webb (captain). N. Perry, B. Dougherty, D. Udy. Eke-, tahuna: H. Stcere. B. Steere, B. Mori-j son. D. Anderson, Payne. Roney, Mur- ; phy. Fafeita, Evans. Ryan. Brackoch. j Ryan. Keelia. Jaspers. Ekctahuna kicked off and were in trouble shortly af-1 forwards when N. Perry short-punted ; down to the white line. A force-down ; saved the movement. Ekctahuna for- j wards narrowly missed scoring when

the ball was dribbled towards the Hukanui line. Hukanui had a strong wind behind them and with this advantage Webb was able to score beneath the posts. He took the kick and added the extra points —Hukanui 5, Eketahuna 0. From the kick-off the ball was booted, well downfield and Russell followed up fast and scored, Webb failed to convert.—Hukanui 8, Eketahuna 0. In the second spell Payne scored for Eketahuna, which he converted. The final score was Hukanui 8, Eketahuna 5. Pahiatua B 7 defeated Mangatainoka 6. Pahiatua A defeated Nireaha. PRIMARY SCHOOLS MATCH. A primary school team from Pahiatua and Eketahuna is playing a Masterton team at Masterton today. The game is being played for the purpose of selecting possible representatives for the Wairarapa schoolboys’ team to take, part in the quadrangular tournament. A House to Let. One of the four state houses recently completed in Eketahuna is still vacant. Many people would like the house but rumour hath it that the rent is too high. BASKETBALL CUP

WIN FOR KONINI. On Saturday evening in the Pahiatua Drill Hall the Fairweather cup was competed for, Konini being the winners, with Stars A runners-up. The following are details of the games: Tuis 2. Hukanui 0; Konini 4. Eketahuna 3; Stars A 2. Stars B 1; Tuis 1 Konini 3; Athletic 1. McDuft's 2; Stars B 2, Ruahine 1: McDuft's 1, Stars B 2; Tuis 1. Stars A jl; Athletic 4. Eketahuna 2; Ruahine 2. Athletic 2; Athletic 0, Tuis 5; Hukanui 1. Konini 3: Eketahuna 0, Stars A 5: Stars A 3, Hukanu' 0; Stars B 5. Eketahuna 2; McDuft's 2 Hukanui 1: Ruahine 1. Hukanui 1: Eketahuna 2, Hukanui 2; Stars B 1 Konini 4, McDuft's 0. Stars A 3; McDuffs 0, Ruahine 0; Eketahuna 1. Tuis 9; McDuft's 1, Konini 3; Athletic 4,'Konini 4; Ruahine 1. Stars A 3; Tuis 4 Stars B 0; Konini 6. Ruahine 0; Tuis 4 Ruahine 1; McDuft's 0. Tuis 5; Stars B 0. Hukanui 2; Athletic 1, Stars A 2; Athletic 1, Hukanui 1: McDuft's 2; Eketahuna 0; Ruahine 1. Eketahuna ()• Athletic 2. Stars B 0; Konini 2. Stars A 1.

An Eye to Business,

It is often said that the early bird catches the worm, but if rumour is correct it was a couple of very late bird: who on Tuesday night caught thi equivalent of many worms. A certair business man. who, in the course of hi: business, uses a groat deal of petrol was listening in to the budget broadcast. Hearing the proposal to increase the petrol tax he listened no longer. Within a few minutes, he had two lorries on the road to Wellington and next morning was able to boast of a considerable load of petrol purchased before the rise. There's something to be said for broadcasting. Early Lambs. Spring is here. At least, a few lambs are appearing in the paddocks and or the farm of one super-optimist is : flock of shorn sheep.