CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 December 1939, Page 7

CARTERTON

CROSSING SMASH TRUCK DRIVER'S LUCKY ESCAPE. (“Times-Age” Special.) Mr Fred Edge, of Belvedere, can consider ?hat he was very lucky not to have been seriously injured if not killed yesterday afternoon. He was going into town in his motor truck and when within 20 yards of the Belvedere Street railway crossing he heard the whistle of the train from Woodville. He had not noticed its appearance and applied his brakes but the truck did not stop until it struck the oncoming express. According to an eye witness the engine and the first two carriages missed the truck but the third carriage caught the left hand side of the buffer of the vehicle, tearing the mudguards away, and cutting the back left hand side wheel off. The weight of the train threw the truck across the road against the cattle stops tearing the right front wheel off and badly damaging the radiator. When the vehicle came to rest against the cattle stop fence, the driver climbed out uninjured, much to the astonishment of a crowd which had gathered.

EUCHRE TOURNEY LABOUR PARTY GATHERING. There was a good attendance at the euchre tournament held in the Band Room last evening under the auspices of the Carterton Women’s Branch of the Labour Party. The prizes were won as follow: —Ladies: Mrs Mellish, 1; Mrs Edwards, 2; Mrs Thompson, 3; Mrs Banks, 4; Mrs K. Townsend, 5; Mrs Mohi, 6. Men: Mr Gordon Challis, 1; Bruce Challis, 2; Mr Hall, 3; Mr Ticehurst, 4; Mr Colman, 5. A competition for a canary donated by Mr C. Holland, was won by Mr Bob Mohi. Mr P. Bond was successful in the second competition. Personal Items. Mr and Mrs D. L. Taverner left Carterton yesterday for the Rangitikei district where they will spend the holidays. Mr and Mrs Hurndell and family left Carterton this morning en route for Cape Palliser where a fortnights’ holiday will be spent. Mrs Woolley Senr., Mr and Mrs Keri Woolley and Miss Robin Woolley are visitors from Wellington and will be the guests of Mrs E. M. Gayfer, Rhodes Street, over the holidays. Late Shopping Night. A long night was observed by the Carterton shops last night, and the streets were thronged. The staffs in all shops were kept very busy, and business was quite up to expectations. The parking of cars in the business area was prohibited. During the evening members of the Wairarapa Pipe Band played a programme of Scottish airs which was greatly appreciated. Diploma in Banking. In connection with the University of New Zealand banking examinations, J. R. de Norville passed in book-keep-ing and accounts, and commercial and banking law 11, and B. G. Hardie in securities I.