PHYSICAL FITNESS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 33, 9 February 1939, Page 9

PHYSICAL FITNESS

MARTON’S PROGRAMME (Own Correspondent). MARTON, Feb. 8. The Marton Borough Council received Ministerial authority setting up a district committee under the Physical Welfare and Recreation Act. 1937, for Marton. The personnel oi the proposed committee was for .aided to the Minister for Internal Affairs, and approved of as follows:- Mr. F Purnell (Mayor), and Councillors W. J. Mogride and K. A. Williams, representing the Borough Council, the Swimming Club and Union; Mt. H. H. Richard-. 11. Count; Council; Mesrs. M. N. Atkinson (g >ll and cricket), J. D. Gorrie (bov. is> W. Jackson (boxing and wrestling), C. C. McDonald (athletics), and A. W. Tucker (sch Is) and Mrs. M. Thompson (tennis). Details of the Physical Fitness Week, which it is proposed should be held throughout the Dominion during the week irora February 18 to February 25, both days inclusive, have been received from the department. It was hoped that the district committee set up under the Physical Welfare and Recreation Act, ith th Mayors and chairmen of other local bodies as chairmen would unite the whole community, wrote Mr. J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs. Confident of the solid backing of ail the organi -filion.'. a tentative programme, drawn up with the idea of giving a lull week activity to the largest communities was submitted for consideraion. It was recognised that in the smaiicr districts, the full programme wouid be beyond tl munity. but selected, thus ensuring success by concentration over a narrow front, rather (han by dissipating energies over too wide a front. Where the district committee undertook the organisation, immediate steps shod be undertaken to secure most prominent speakers possible so that the interest of Broadcasting stations ano the daily Press would be reflected m the enthusiasm of listeners and r , iers. The value of a parade of organisations in creating interests and enthusiasm made it worthy of considerable prominence in civic programmes. Public Meeting. In furtherance of the above communication a public meeting was hel l

lin the Marton Borough Council on | Wednesday evening, Mr. F. Purnell 1 presiding over a good attendance. ; In enumerating the proposed proI gramme for Fitness Week, the Mayor i stated that one of the main attrac- ■ lions would be the swimming carnival •on Wednesday, February 22, staged • by the Wanganui Swimming Centre. It was expected that about JOO swim- ! mers from Wanganui would take I part. i The Athletic Club are organising a I sports meeting and the Bowling Club , arc arranging an electric light tour- | nament. I The holding of a combined school ports on Wednesday afternoon, February 22, was also agreed to. ■ Combined church services would be ! conducted at the Civic Theatre on ; Sunday. February 19. by the Rev. | Cuming and Mr. T. Low. The following sub-committee was aj i nte I t • work with the council: | Dr. R. A. Church, and Messrs. W. G. I Aitken, C. Stafford, A. Barr, T. ! Hempieman, H. Dashwood.