THE Mallow Speakeasy Toastmaster club's next meeting will take place on Thursday November 12 . It is a special night as it will be the annual Schools Contest whereby students from the local schools will get an opportunity to demonstrate their speaking skills. The meeting will begin at 8pm and finish at 10pm and takes place in the Munster room in the Hibernian Hotel. Guests are always very welcome and will never be asked to speak. For information about the club please go to our website at www.speakeasytoastmasters.com. Those finishing from 3rd to 8th will receive cash prizes on the night. The Wedding took place on Saturday October 24 of Rhoda Collins, Kinsale and Adrian O'Mahony , Rock Road in Mallow at St. John the Baptist Church in Kinsale with reception later in the Maryborough House Hotel, Douglas. Adrian is son of Kathleen and Mick O'Mahony while Rhoda is daughter of Noreen and the recently deceased John. The newly weds are now on their US honeymoon. We wish them happines and

health for the future. In conjunction with the Knock Night Vigil on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception a coach will depart from the Church of the Resurrection on Monday December 7 at 2.30 pm and will return on Tuesday December 8 with arrival in Mallow at 9.30 am. The fee is €20 per person. For further information please contact Deirdre at 087 6319255 or 022 55907 or Caroline on 021 4884443 or Barry at 087 6377169.

Mallow Adult Learning Centre wishes to thank all those who kindly supported their annual Church gate collection last Sunday. Special thanks to all who helped with the collection.

First, Joe Barry and Lill Cunningham. Second, Ann O'Shea and Joan Murphy. Ladies, Breda Murray, Sheila Roynane, Attracta O'Sullivan, Breda McGrath, Margaret Buckley and Ann Lane.Mix, Joan Murphy and Gerry Car ro l l . G e n t s, Sean O ' C a l l a g h a n , Je r r y O'Donoghue, James O'Hanlon and Dan O'Sullivan. Raffle, Hugh Murphy, Francis McCarthy, Mick O'Keeffe, Sean McCarthy, Dan O'Sullivan and James O'Hanlon. Cards every Wednesday in Carrigoon commencing at 9 pm. All are welcome.

Mallow ICA will hold their next meeting on Monday, November 9 at 8 pm in the Social Services Centre. A guest speaker on style and image will attend this meeting. Everyone welcome.

The Mallow Flower and Garden Club will hold its Annual Christmas Flower Demonstration on Tuesday November 17 at 8pm in The Hibernian Hotel, Mallow. The demonstrator is DJ Murphy. All are welcome.

A special evening of prayer with Eddie Stones will be held in Clonfert on Monday, November 9 for the Holy Souls. Everyone is welcome to come and commemorate the faithful departed. The coach fee is €20. For further information please contact Nora on 087 2509184 or 022 42877. Wheelspinner Ray Glynn, O'Brien Street won €75 in the Mallow GAA Members Weekly Lotto draw which was held in Carrigoon on Tuesday October 27. The €30 lucky dip winners were Liz and Mark c/o Paddy McCarthy, Thomas Foy c/o Club, J. J. Buckley, 1 Sean Moylan Park c/o Margaret Buckley and THIS writer remembers an incident from the good old days which came to mind once again recently while reading an article on the Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn.

It was back in the good old days of Mallow's two cinemas 'Above' and 'Below'. In the 1960s Bill Robinson's Capitol Cinema (Above) in Fair Street and Eddie Donovan's Central Cinema (Below) on Tuckey's Hill were prime venues for the teenagers of the time to meet and queue in the 10 penny rush which, in time, increased to a much talked about 1/6d.

In that era of cinema entertainment we had the feature film to look forward to and always a supporting film, which was normally a B Movie, many of which were dull and forgettable.

During this time, Kevin Aherne, a friend and neighbour, and myself sat in Bill Robinson's cheapest seats (The Pit) with our crisps, ice pops and a Woodbine in the top pocket to view the classic Con Horgan (Taxis) c/o Anne O'Neill. The numbers drawn were 1 - 3 - 24 - 25.. The jackpot is currently at €5,500. Spinning the wheel on Tuesday, November 3 was Maggie Murphy ,3 Emmet Street c/o Paddy McCarthy. Admission €12. thriller 'Wait Until Dark' which starred Miss Hepburn and Alan Arkin.

During a tense scene which featured zHepburn as a blind girl shuffling about in her pitch dark apartment being closely watched by an intruder, my quick-witted friend Kevin pulled matches from his pocket, lit one and raised it in his right hand for everyone to see in the cinema. The audience went wild with laughter.

Suddenly, I was hauled out of my timber seat and ushered with much haste to the door and on to the street and warned not to come back.

While all this was happening my 'culprit' friend sat and enjoyed the rest of the film. Some days later Bill Robinson approached me and apologised for his actions after he was reliably informed of my innocence on the night.

Kevin was never reprimanded and for years after we both enjoyed many a good 'flick' at Robinson's cinema — without the matches, of course. The death took place at Mallow General Hospital of Ellen (Nell) O'Hanlon, Firville on Wednesday October 28. She is survived by her husband Gerald, relatives, neighbours and friends. Her burial took place in St. Gobnait's Cemetery after 12 noon Requiem Mass in St. Mary's Church on Friday October 30. To her husband and family we express our deepest sympathy.