THE GOOD ENDEAVOUR LEAGUE
HOW TO become; ai, member Send in, your age ( name and address to PETER THE WHALER, c/o the BEACON OFFICE. Your letter wHI be acknowledged in the next issue of the Childrens Page, and you will receive a nice green certificate with my real picture on it. The entry fee is 3d (Threepence) which makes you a member until you are fourteen years old. When you have done this you will be entitled to enter for the weekly competition and maybe win a free picture ticket with my verj r best compliments. Details of Joining. Five years and Under, Waterbabies. Eight years and over five. Stokers, stewards and deckhands. Fourteen and over eight. Engineers, midshipmen and petty officers.
NUMBER,- PLEASE '•ON THE TELEPHONE" 1 • You'd never guess The talks I have (When I am quite alone^ And feeling ljust A trifle bored). Upon the telephone. I call lip lots Of people, and I love to hear them say: "Who's that? . . . Oh. YOU! . . . How very nice ... Now, what's your news to-day? I climb upon The little chair Beside the little glielf And there I have Sucli lovely fun Entirely by myself. I chat and chat There's always lots to tell, Ami often say: "Speak louder! ... I Can't hear you very well!'' I learn a heap Of secrets that 1 can't explain to you About the things That folks have done, And what they mean to do.. And sometimes I Invite my friends To come and have some teaBeginning: "That You, darling? . . .Yes Of course, it's only Me!"' I think I ought To tell you that 1 I never lift the thing That makes it work, .For if I did, The bell would really ring. I did that once, And "Number, please!'' Came from the other end— Which frightened me So terribly •* That now I just pretend! 4 —9
CONTRIBUTIONS WANTED ■ " • ( L want all my ship mates to send in jokes, riddles, letters stories and anything else thev may think interesting from time to time. I will ask the Editor to publish them all so don't tre afraid to write and Join the crew of the good ship Endeavour. All good wishes Peter the Whaler,
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 1, 21 April 1939, Page 2
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367THE GOOD ENDEAVOUR LEAGUE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 1, 21 April 1939, Page 2
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