LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 21, 5 November 1943, Page 6

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

lIOW 1 SPENT LABOUR DAY Well here are the remaining entries for the competition which 1 set, last week. T am very pleased with them and am therefore giving you all free picture tickets. Congrats to you. Call and collect them from the Beacon. Fay Rawson About ten o'clock Monday morning, we set out for tlie Ohope Beach. I first pickcd. some cherry blossom, which is a pretty pink flower. Father then went round to the back of our farm to see if any cows were sick. But none of them were, so we went on. Before we were in to Whakatane we picked up live girls and their bikes. They all got on the back of our truck. On we went until we came to Domain Road, where we picked up my Auntie and four cousins one of which was baby. We set off for the old road to the Ohope Beajli as that is the shortest way. When we got out there we ran down to the. beach in the sand

to make castles. There were a few people in bathing. "We also gathered paua shells When Ave went up to the house we all wanted to have lunch too. So we hail it outside on, top of a hill ay here we could see the horizon. We 'were home about three 1 o'clock. li put in the rest of the day doing some digging and leading my calf which is quite quiet now. Valerie Middlemas On Monday ayc had: a holiday from school so ayc went to the farm. l!n the morning ayc set the table for breakfast and after that Ave cleared the table and washed, the dishes. Soon after we went to the well and pumped a bucket of water and: got the old, cobweb broom and Avashed the AYindows. 1 got a basin of methylated spirits and rubbed the mirrors hard aiiid: after with, a dry cloth till they shone and the marks were oil'. When we had done the AYindows we got some more water and a mop and ayc started mopping the verandah. We got some more water and washed it over again. We also scrubbed the steps and the rails. After that we took the children for a Aval'k so they would be out of the way ay hen the people Avere working, l'n the afternoon ayc had to have a rest and then Ave could go and play. We had a ride on the horse Avhen they finished Avith it alter getting the cows in. After that Ave had to go home because it was getting too late. Noeline Middlemas It was Labour Day on Monday, so we had a holiday from school. Monday morning we got up early, had breakfast and Avashed up the dishes. Then we put some things in the car and went down to Moody s for the day.. We stopped to let Dad out at the corner to go to bowls. After we went doAvn to Moody's and Geoff y ay as pleased to see us, and so was Erica. Then, ayc took Erica and Geofl'y for a Avalk down the footpath. After aAvhile ayc had. to go in for lunch. After dinner ayc Avent and played tennis on the lawn. Soon after the grown-ups Avanted to play croquet on the lawn, so we Avent inside and read a book. After awhile Granny said that Erica Avas awake, so L Avent in to see her. When she had. her long pants on, I took her for a Avalk in the pushchair. When they had finished playing croquet Mummy Avashed the AYindows and mopped the verandah. Before long we Avent up to the. boAvling green to get Daddy, then Ave ayc lit home and had scrambled eggs for tea. After tea we all Avent to bed. Olwyn Loomes As the day broke warm and sunny as ayc all hoped it Avould, Ave Avere able to go for our long-looked-for day at the beach. We packed our suitcases and waited: for the bus at the corner. Not. long after the bus, came in sight, it stopped, and in Ave hopped. On arriving there ayc decided to go for a swim. The water Avas rather cold but still we enjoyed it. Then ayc sat doAA'n to a tip-top meal. After a short, rest I went down to watch the scout sports. Ti am quite sure I saw you there, and I hope you enjoyed yourself as much as 1 did. Tired but happy Ave returned home after spending an enjoyable day. (You have good eyes, lass. P.T.W.)

Avis Bunn Tt A\as a glorious day on Monday, October 25th Labour Daji. 19411 The sun shone brightly and a warm breeze was blowing. My Iriend and L had; decided, the previous, day, to go to the gorge. Having had our lunches packed and put on the bikes we rode towards our destination. We biked up the old Ohope road. We soon found a delightful place to have our lunch. It was a lovely place under a Pohutukawa tree. The was decked with -white, wild, native ilowers. Nearby was a trickling creek which joi'ned another bigger one. The hill was covered with manuka and few fuchsia bushes. My friend and 1 lay down the lunch bags and clambered up a small hill nearby, and. looked down at the road which wound around the hills. The crcck could be seen as it meandered in the valley lielow. To the right of us rose hill after hill. Pine trees could be seen offsetting the. other kinds. Cabbage trees and tree ferns, willows and winebcrry trees studded the hill side. Small native shrubs grew thickly by a small waterfall. Slowly we climbed down the hill. By this time we were ready for lunch, so made our way back towards the Pohutukawa tree. When we had finished our dinner we made our way over {"mother hill. We came to {mother waterfall which trickled and splashed over a moss-covered hill. Sharp rocks were also moss-coated, and they lay in the way of the water. Yellow and blue flowers grew on the side of the trickling waterfall. The .sleep side of the hill was covered with ferns. My friend and I made

our wny towards our lunch bags and. decided, to spend the rest of the day at the Heads. After an enjoyable day we hiked home.