CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 April 1942, Page 5

CARTERTON

FOOTBALL AND THE WAR OUTLOOK IN WAIRARAPA. ("Times-Age” Special.) The war situation has made the outlook of Rugby in the Wairarapa quite different from other years. In the first place all the senior players of last season are on active service or in camp, and the rest of the youths up to eighteen and nineteen years of age have been called up for service. To keep the game going in the Wairarapa the Rugby Union should organise a competition between members of New Zealand Service teams, but not playing in any particular grade. This would provide football for the soldiers as a recreation irrespective of who won. To carry this idea out the Rugby Union should invite three Services representatives to take a seat on the Executive, in an advisory way, and so get the sympathy and assistance necessary to make a success of the season. Outside the military teams, the boys under territorial age could carry out a grade competition as usual.

Rugby footballers of note have gone overseas to give a hand in the present conflict, as was the case in 1914-1918, and it is the boys who are of territorial age today, and under, that are to take their place, so the Rugby unions of the Dominion should see that Rugby for soldiers is organised and conducted on proper lines. There may be some difficulty about playing grounds. Excessive travelling should not be encouraged, but representative games between military teams from Wairarapa, Manawatu and Trentham could be arranged with no inconvenience and .at little expense. To carry out the proposal for the conduct of Army football some may say what of the Rugby Union by-laws? Well for the time being forget the by-laws and get on with the game. After the last war when we had recovered, and replaced the vacancies in our Rugby ranks the game took a new lease of life in New Zealand and our famous 1924 team astounded the football world. It is reasonable to say that history will repeat itself. That being so the present Territorials are the players who will come to the top and so they should be encouraged.

PLUNKET SOCIETY CARTERTON BRANCH MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Carterton branch of the Plunket Society was held yesterday. There were present: Mesdames Steel, Armstrong, Candy, Callender, Dyer, Trapp and Montgomery. An apology was received from Mrs Robinson. The nurse’s report for March was as follow: —New cases: Mothers, 1; babies, 1. Visits to homes: ; New cases, 8; old cases, 66; older children, 15. Visits to rooms: Adults, 105; babies, 94; preschool children, 26; telephone calls, 16. The general health and progress of the babies was reported to be satisfactory. The house-to-house canvas and shop day held in March resulted in a profit of £66 Is lid, expenses being 5s for advertising. The committee was congratulated on the excellent result. The receipt, of emergency stores from the Karitane Products Society was acknowledged. Accounts amounting to £32 7s were passed for payment. Personal. The death occurred yesterday of a well known and highly respected resident of Parkvale in the person of Mr Albert Rayner, at the age of 66 years. The funeral will take place tomorrow, leaving St Mark’s Church, Carterton, after a service commencing at 1 p.m. for the Clareville Cemetery. REGENT THEATRE “BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON.” Tonight there will be shown an outstanding comedy-drama, "Busman’s Honeymoon,” in which Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings portray the chief characters. It is one of the best love-laughter-mystery pictures ever brought to the screen.