THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 38, 10 April 1942, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

What ho, what ho, ma hearties. Shiver me timbers, who said that wind wasn't cold. Well, I didn't, because I rise early- in the morning and believe me when you have to walk round the rocks of Whale Island at 6 a.m. its not so good "on a cold and frosty morning." Some of us I expect will be glad to have the cooler weather with us once more after the sweltering weeks of summer. Now I want you to all do your utmost to keep fit and well for on the 21st of April, the League will be three years old and I am thinking quite seriously of having a party or something. Noav I'm not promising for certain but we will see what we can do. Three years ago seems a lcfng time to me for then there was no war and we could have launch picnics to the island and to the Raurimas. Now, when you come to think of all the trouble | unci suffering there is in the world you wonder what peace is really like. The only good thing about it is that war cannot last for ever and that some day (we hope soon) we will hear the joy-bells ringing out once more and everyone will shout with happiness —"Peace is here once more." THE LITTLE HOUSE Wake up! Wake up; The Something stirred in its sleep. Then came the little sunbeams. They danced all about the yellow house shouting,, "Time to get up! Time to get up!" Suddenly, the Something was quite awake. It stretched itself and put a tiny white foot outside the yellow house. It stuck out a little green head and smiled, "How do you do, cverybodj r ." Then it grew and grew and grew. The Something that lives in the yellow house was a wheat plant. Tn the early spring the farmer put it in the soft brown earth. The rain washed it and the sun warmed it and the wheat plant grew and grew. So did all the hundreds of brothers and sisters. In the hot summer afternoons the wheat plant used to talk to its cousin, the oat plant, that grew in the field close by, c.r to the apple tree by the fence, or to the red cow that stood under the apple tree. One day the wheat plant asked, "What are you going to do, Cousin Oats, when you are ripe?" "Oh," chorused all the oat plants together, "we are going to be made Into oatmeal and the. little boy at the farmhouse will eat us for breakfast and then will grow t#ill and strong. What are you going to do, Cousin Wheat?" "We," cried the wheat plants, "are going to be made into flcur so that the little boy may have bread." "I," said the apple tree, shaking fts leafy head, "am growing apples for him to. have during the winter." "And I," said the cow, "I give milk for him to eat with his oatmeal, and bread and apple sauce." Just then the little boy came out of the farmhouse. He was singing a song that his mother had taught him. They had been talking about how God makes all things grow and how He sends the rain and sun to water and warm them. So the little buy sang. "Father. We Thank Thee."

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the law. If, by any chance, they are caught in traps they must be returned to the bush. Sometimes, when they are wounded, kindly trappers take the kiwis home and nurse them before returning them to their forest home. ORIGIN OF THE ORGAN The organ is mentioned in connection with the churches of England at a very early date, but it does not seem that any great use of It was made until the later Middle Ages. The most famous early organ was the stupendous and terrifying Instrument made for Alphege at Winchester in the tenth century. Its twenty-six bellows were worked by seventy blowers, and to drawsound by two keyboards from its 400 pipes two performers were required. When in full blast it must have sounded like a flight of bombers tuning up. The primitive keyboard of most early organs had to, be played by pounding with the fists. MISSED THE 'BUS Some of you arc too late with your entries. This week I have had two belated replies from Don McKenzie and Stella Hunter who of course missed the 'bus. Be sure that you send in ycur replies by Wednesday at the latest. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION THE SHIPS LADDER Yes, there were quite a good number of replies again to this competition. But what do you think— only one avus right and that one came from O'hope so living by the sea you can understand it. You see if 4% rungs are under water at low tide there will still be the same at high tide, for the boat will float on the surface just the same. Now Komc of you said o and others 8; and one bright lassie actually drew a diagram showing hom it must be S. (She will know who I mean but never mind; it was a good shot). Actually there would be only rungs under water at any time and {he ticket gees to L. Cousins, who by the way must join and pay in tier 3d before it can be collected. All best wishes, P.T.W. NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION WHERE ARE THE SCRIBES Says Stewardess Olive Hunter, in ft letter to me, "Why can't you see who can make up the best and most Interesting article for your paper? j Well now that's not a bad idea! 1Want you therefore to put on your best journalistic caps and write me a short article on any subject you (ike. Don't make it too long but {list keep to the point in neat descriptive language and L will award the three best with tree picture tiekeis with my best compliments. P.T.W.