The Gazette and Daily from York, Pennsylvania • Page 28

28 The Gazette and Daily, York, Saturday Morning, March 31, 1956 BOYS AND GIRLS NEWSPAPER Biggest Little Newspaper In the World Copyright We Wish All Our Readers A Very Happy Easter Nature Story WHO MADE THE HOLES? By Thornton W. Burgess For all that is, make up your mind, Both cause and purpose lie behind. Old Mother Nature. Peter Rabbit was over in the little swamp at the Jjead of the Smiling Pool. He had.

come over there to look for signs that Sweet Mistress Spring was somewhere near. He had found one sure sign. He had found the little brown and green hoods of the skunk cabbage poking up throughUhe ground. Inside those warm, snug hoods were tiny, tiny yellow flowers, the first flowers of the year. They smelled like Jimmy Wasn't Only One Peter wasn't the only one who found them.

Inside each hood tiny flies were crawling over the tiny Shaleen Sends Letter To Enroll Her Brother Happy Birthday SATURDAY, MARCH SUE ANN AYRES, 10. Cardiff, Md. KENNETH LEROY FAIR, 9, Seven Valleys, RD 2 LEON SAMUEL BARE. 9. Hellam.

RD 1 JANE LOUISE BASEHOAR, 9, 579 East King street, Littlestown CARL E. BOLLINGER, 13, Freeland, RD 1 JOHN 12, 151 Lombard street. Dallastown JACK WILLIAM DIETZ, 10, 19 West Maple street, Mt Wolf DOROTHY LOUISE DRANK, 13, York Haven LEON EUGENE FAKE, 12, Hellam, RD 1 MARY E. FALKENSTEIN, 16, 640 West Mason avenue WILLIAM LEE FLETCHER. 5.

Woodbine STEVEN A. FORBUSH, 11, Glen. Rock, RD 2 EILEEN ELIZABETH GAY, 5, 1104 East Jackson street DONALD BRADLEY GREEN, 9. York, (no address) LEROY HARE, 6, Freeland, Md. JACK MARCELLUS HELM, 16, 734 Cleveland avenue JANET LOUISE HOFFMAN, 7.

Freeland, Md. KARL JONES, 10, Spring Grove, RD EUGENE THOMAS KEENEY, 4, Red Lion, RD 3 DIANE fcOUISE KNAUB, 10, 914 East" Isi nket treet JAMES PHILIP LANGIONE. 15, 101 Main street. Dover- TOBY REED MASENHEIMER, 12, Rail-road DOROTHY MILLER, 16. Mt.

Wolf, RD 1 LINDA MARIE MILLER, 5, 102 Linden avenue, Hanover MARY ELIZABETH MILLER. 9, 2357 South Queen street THERESA MILLER, 16, Mt. Wolf, RD 1 MARIE ANDREA MOORE, 13, York, RD 7 GALEN LAMAR NOEL, 4. Hanover, RD 2 RONALD LEE PASCOE, 16, 8 6th street, MeSherrystown LARRY JEROME PYLE, 15, Woodbine SHELVA JEAN REICHARD, 12, New Park JOYCE ELAINE REIMOLE, 13, Glen Rock, RD 1 DARRYL CHARLES ROSER, 13, 134 Manchester street DELMAR DAVID SCOTT, 16, Laurel JOEL ORRY SECHRIST, 10, Felton RANDY LEE SELAK, 4, 514 South Pershing avenue ROBERT DUANE SHELLEY, 5, Mechan-icsburg GARY E. SPENCE.

8, 77 Woodland avenue, Mounted Route, 62 CHRISTOPHER ROBIN STAHLER, 4, Parkton, Md. HENRY SONNY STONER, 10, 316 East Princess street SHIRLEY TROUP, 13, New Cumberland, RD 1 GLORIA JEAN WEAVER. 6, Dover. RD 3 PATRICIA ANN WINTERS, 15, York, RD 6 Easter Message Nona Keen Duffy Easter bells are gaily ringing From the tower high above; Hear the message they are bringing, "God is love! God is love!" Choirs in church are sweetly sing-' ing, And their praise ascends above; Hear the message they are bringing, "God is love! God is love!" Wee Wisdom. Easter Song Priscilla May Moore Easter is a glorious time For more than one good reason; We see about us everywhere The signs of spring's bright season.

But I am glad for more than sun And gentle winds and warming showers; I'm glad for more than tumbling brooks Or birds that sing in hidden bowers. I'm glad for more than home and love And friendships sweet and glad because the dear Christ rose And lives and walks with me today. Wee Wisdom. "I can do all things through God." I am strong and brave. I can meet any test that comes to me, because my strength and courage came from God.

Wee Wisdom. April Fool Kathleen Scollard McEnroe Someone hid my rubber Behind the kitchen stool; I thought I heard a giggle And a whispered, "April fool!" And when I got my rubbers on, The sun came out instead. "What made you think that it would rain? April fool!" he said. Wee Wisdom. Dot Puzzle Dear Editor: I am a club member and would like to enroll my little brother.

His name is Scott. He was born April 1. He will be a year old Easter Sunday. Daddy is writing this letter for me. I hope to surprise Mommy with this letter and Scott's picture.

I will be looking for both in the paper. Shaleen McGurk, 10 45 Prospect street. God's plan for me is good. I try to make myself a cheerful part of everything about me, and I get along pleasantly with everyone I meet. Wee Wisdom.

Today's Assignment For: Junior Editors .1 .10 AX 4. J) 'f SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1956 MARY ELLEN ANDERSON, 8, Wellsville, RD 1 JAMES BLESSING, 13, Wrightsvitle, RD 1 CHUCKIE BLOUSE, 1, 229 Walnut street DONNA LOUISE BROWN, 14, Main street, Emigsville WAYNE HENRY BURG, 7, 16 South Main street, East Prospect DEBRA CLE WELL, 5, 957 Fahs street ANITA LOUISE DAHR, 16. 609 East Chestnut street BURNELL LEROY DAUGHERTY, 15, Felton, RD 1 TERRY LEE DICKENSHEETS, 7, 126 North Duke street TANA LOUISE DONLEY, 2, 117 South Third street, Mt. Wolf DIANE EATON, 4, Stewartstown MARSHA ANN EDLEBLUTE, 4, York Haven RD 1 GLORIA MAE EHRHART, 13, Thomas- ville BRENDA HAMBERGER, 4, 642 West King street LINDA HAMBERGER, 4, 642 West King street BEVERLY ANN HARTMAN, 8, 679 Chest-nut street MARY ANN HEILMAN, 6, Musser street. Manchester NANCY LEE HENRY, 13, Parkton, Md.

WAYNE FREDERICK HOBAUGH, 14, York, RD 4 BRENDA MAY HOSTETTER, 15, Pine and Philadelphia streets ASHLEY BYRON KOHLER. 11, 318 North Hawthorne street JACK MICHAEL KRAFT, 8, Lewisberry, RD 1 i BRENDA DEE KREBS, 14, 110 High street, Manchester BRENTON LEE KREBS, 14, 110 High street, Manchester WAYNE LEROY KROUT, 5. Glen Rock, RD 3 SCOTT McGURK. 1, 1045 Prospect street BARBARA ANN MEISKY, 16, 416 West Prin cess treet LINDA MARIE MOOSE, 13, 32 North Belvidere avenue FREDERIC THOMAS MYERS, 14. Jacobus DAVID RICHARD NACE, 10, Spring Grove, RD 3 STANLEY LEVERE RAFFENSBERGER, 15, Dover RD 2 CHRISTINE HELENE RIECK, 7, 437 South 15th street, Reading LINDA ELAINE ROHRBACH, 10, 1561 Filbert street DOUGLAS LAVERN ROHRBAUGH, 10, Seven Valleys, RD 1 KATHERINE ANN SCHAFFER, 3, New Freedom KATHERYN ANN SHAFFER, 3, Stewarts-town SUSAN E.

SHETTEL, 14, 1058 North Duke street HARRY I. STAR, 7, 526 Loucks Mill road BRENDA EVELYN SMYSER, 14, Dover, RD 3 JOYCE ELAINE SP ANGLER, 14, 1040 Edison street PHYLLIS EILEEN TRIMMER, 10, 414 West College avenue RICKY LYNNE WARNER, 2, Spring Grove, RD 1 NANCY MARIE WEISENSALE, 9. 226 Prospect street Longbill the Woodcock made those getting his breakfast. flowers. In doing so, they were carrying the golden flower dust, called pollen, from one tiny flower to another.

Because of this there would be sure to be seeds later. Peter didn't understand this, so he did a lot of wondering. When Peter got tired of looking for skunk cabbage flowers he moved on looking for more signs. In that little swamp the ground was very wet and soft. Presently Peter, looking down to see where he was going to stop next, discovered a round hole in thev ground.

It was just about the size of a big knitting needle or a small lead pencil. Peter didn't think anything about it at first. He hopped on a hop or twoand saw another hole just like the other. Became Interested He became interested. He began to look around.

He found more' holes. He became excited. Sammy Jay flew over to see what was exciting him so. "I've found another sign!" cried Peter. "What if you have? It was nothing to get excited about," said Sammy Jay.

"Do you know who made those holes?" cried Peter. "Of course I know," retorted Sammy Jay. "Longbiirthe Woodcock made those getting his breakfast." Peter looked a little disappointed. He had hoped that he knew something Sammy Jay didn't know. He should have known better.

There is very little that Peter Rabbit knows that Sammy Jay does not know. "Of course those holes mean that Longbill has come up from the Sunny South where he spent the winter, so of course Mistress Spring cannot be far behind!" cried Peter. Sammy Jay agreed. "I saw him a few days ago," said Sammy. Disappointed A Second Time Again Peter was disappointed.

He had hoped to be the first to see Longbill. "Did you see him over here?" he asked. Sammy Jay nodded. "I certainly did," said "Probably he is around here somewhere how. These holes look as if they were made only a little while Of course he may not have made these holes." Peter sat up suddenly and stared at Sammy Jay.

"Of course he made those holes," said Peter. "If he didn't, who did?" Sammy Jay chuckled. "Who would have made them but Mrs. Longbill," said he. "Oh," cried Peter.

"Is she here too?" Sammy nodded. "I saw her yesterday," said he. -(1936. By Thornton W. Burgess) HUNTING FOR EASTER EGGS Here are two junior editors out on a lawn with their baskets hunting for colored Easter eggs hidden among the clumps of foliage and in the grass.

The eggs were not there last night; could the Easter Bunny have hidden them? Often there is an egg rolling on the lawn after the eggs have all be found. Every year on the Monday following Easter, children in Washington, D.C., are welcomed to the White House lawn for an egg rolling and thousands of colored eggs are set in motion on the grass there. This is a picture for you to color and you have many choices in coloring the costumes, the eggs, as well as the background. (Violet Moore Higgins: AP Newsfeatures) AN EASTER SURPRISE Susan has found a basket filled, with pretty colored Easter, eggs. She is wondering who left them for her.

Join all the numbered dots together, starting with dot number one and ending with dot number forty-eight and you can answer the question for her. Use your crayons on this picture. TO TELL YOU 7. THE COAL mnmTT I A I i if i 4 Mil.