CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 June 1940, Page 7

CARTERTON

A POPULAR BOWLER * FAREWELL LAST EVENING. (“Times-Age” Special.) Members of the Carterton Bowling Club gathered at the pavilion last evening to bid farewell to Mr A. W. Beale, president of the club, who is leaving Carterton on Tuesday next on promotion to the Bank of New South Wales, Dannevirke. The vice-presid-ent, Mr E. T. Beaven, said that they were sorry that Mr Beale was leaving Carterton. He was president of the Bowling Club this year, and as a bowler he would be greatly missed. Mr Beale was an enthusiast in all things and he and Mrs Beale had made many friends. He had no fear but that Mr Beale would become equally popular in Dannevirke as he had been in Carterton. On behalf of members of the Bowling Club he asked Mr Beale’s acceptance of a Conway Stewart fountain pen and ever sharp pencil. He felt sure that when the Carterton Club paid its annual visit to Dannevirke, Mr Beale would be ready to extend the hand of friendship to his former comrades. He congratulated Mr Beale upon his promotion. Several other members spoke in a similar strain, after which all joined in singing “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.” Mr Beale feelingly replied. CITIZENS’ FAREWELL. After the closing of the Bank of New South Wales, Carterton, yesterday a large number of citizens and clients assembled to farewell the manager, Mr A. W. Beale, who has been in charge of the local branch for a period of ten years. Mr J. A. B. Lawrence, president- of the Carterton Tradesmen’s Association, said that all were sorry that the popular manager of the Bank had been transferred to Dannevirke. During his residence in Carterton Mr Beale had always endeavoured to do his best for the community as a whole and for his clients at the bank. A bank manager was a man of many parts; he was an accountant, lawyer, business' man, he was supposed to know land values, to be a judge of live stock and dead stock and perhaps most important of all required to be a good judge of men. That Mr Beale possessed all these essentials was proved by the success he had made of the bank business. He read the following list of apologies: Messrs B. Roberts, M.P., jtoo sent a telegram saying “Exceedingly sorry I cannot be present, please convey my sincere good wishes to Mrs and Mr Beale, their many qualities of good citizenship will be a loss to our town, but gain to Dannevirke”; H. Blundell, Lyndon Aplin, E. H. Hawker, B. Gayfer, the Rev Stent, W. S. King, Hicks, R. Smith, F. C. Bath, B. Roberts, Junr., G. Gray, H. Keenan, J. Steel, D. A. Gray, E. McKenzie, A. Smith, George Brown, J. Scott, R. S. Gallon. The Mayor of Carterton (Mr Taverner)' referred to the splendid personal qualities of Mr Beale. Mr and Mrs Beale had made many friends during their 10 years residence in Carterton. He extended his congratulations to Mr Beale and a wish that both he and Mrs Beale would have a happy and prosperous time in their new home. Other speakers were Messrs Robt. Bassett, chairman of the Dalefield Dairy Company; A. E. Booth, Ahiaruhe Dairy Company; L. H. Smart, secretary Wairarapa P. and A. Society, secretary of three dairy factories, and chairman of the Wairarapa Terminating Building Society; C. Jensen, Waihakeke Dairy Company; W. Wilson, Carrington Dairy Company; C. C. Callender, manager of the Bank of New Zealand, N. Boyne, Postmaster, all of whom paid tribute to the ability of Mr A. W. Beale and wished him good luck in his new sphere of labours. Mr Lawrence asked Mr Beale to accept, on behalf of the citizens of Carterton and the bank clients, a beaten copper fireside set, and extended the good wishes of all present for a very happy sojourn in Dannevirke. Mr Beale said it was hard for him to reply to all the good things that had been said of him. Mrs Beale and he himself had made many staunch friends in Carterton and it was hard to leave them. During his 10 years as manager of the Bank of New South Wales he had advanced thousands of pounds to clients and' he was happy to say he had never lost a farthing. He had found the people of Carterton and district scrupulously honest. He thanked them all from the bottom of his heart for their kind words and for the beautiful gift. The singing of “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” followed. Mr Loftus, the new manager of the bank, was then introduced by Mr Lawrence.