GREYTOWN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 May 1942, Page 5

GREYTOWN

FARMERS’ UNION ANNUAL MEETING. (“Times-Age” Special.) The annual meeting of the Greytown Branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union was held in the Morison’s Bush Hall last night. Mr W. G. K. Wiggins presided over an attendance of 25 members. Correspondence was received from the Manawatu Branch, advising that the Interprovincial Conference would’ be held in Palmerston North on May 28. The animal report of the Hides Committee was read and discussed, The chairman reported that two meetings had been held during the year, and that arrangements had been made in case of an emergency. It was difficult, he said, to get very far with this, as they had no authority to make farmers help one another. Twice arrangements had been made and then some of those who had been appointed as key men had been called into the E.P.S. It was felt that in the end there would be chaos.

The quota allotted for Greytown for wheat-growing was 400 acres, and it was doubtful if anything like this quantity could be grown. It was left] to a small committee to discuss this) with Mr Lamont, of the Department of I Agriculture. The election of officers resulted as| follows: —Chairman, Mr W. G. K. Wig-i gins (re-elected); vice-chairman, Mr N.j F. Skeet (re-elected); committee,! Messrs A. Linton, H. Feast, J. R. Mc-I Namara, J. Yeoman, J. C. Feast, L. J.| Thompson, J. H. Kidd, O. Sheet, L. A.| Tilson, W. Gray, R. L. Field, G. R.l Thompson and J. W. Stringfellow; dcle-j gates to executive, Messrs W. G. K. Wiggins, A. Linton, C. Inglcy and A.! Skeet; delegates to conference, Messrs! W. G. K. Wiggins and O. Skeet. It was considered that where those on one-man farms were called up the Government should look after their farms until they returned. It was hoped before long that the farmers’ job would be to stay on the farm and produce food for the troops and population, as well as sending foodstuffs overseas. The following remit was agreed to: “That the position of the owners of farms who have been called in the ballot and who are not able to make arrangements to carry on their farms while on service, should be looked into, the object being that no farmer should lose his farm while serving his country.- It would be to the advantage cf the Dominion if such farms were carried on by the Government and held in trust for them.” TOWN HALL “THE POWER AND THE GLORY.” The brilliant picture, “The Power and the Glory,” will be shown tonight. The chief characters are portrayed by Katrin Rosselle and Eric Bush.