NOT SUCH A BAD OLD WORLD!
Readers are invited to stubscribe genuine stories of their own experience, or knowledge which illustrate kindliness in commonplace things, and which tend to restore faith in human nature in a world where selfishness is an acknowledged feature. For each story accepted and published the sum of 5/- will be paid to the writer.
With a knowledge of the acuteness of the housing shortage in Whakatane, I want to tell you, Mr Editor of a local incident which moved me very deeply. I had to find accommodation for two boarders somewhere in the town and was placed in a desperate situation in the process. The only person who came to my rescue was a woman who in spite of a full house, and two invalids to look after, cheerfully shouldered the extra burden and said to me smilingly: ‘lf I am ever in the same position of wanting a bed, I hope someone will do as much for me.’ It so took my breath away that I almost wept. L.R.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 57, 23 July 1947, Page 5
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175NOT SUCH A BAD OLD WORLD! Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 57, 23 July 1947, Page 5
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