THE GOOD ENDEAVOUR LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 4, 28 April 1939, Page 3

THE GOOD ENDEAVOUR LEAGUE

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER Send in, your age, name and address to PETER THE WHALER, c/o the BEACON OFFICE. Your letter will be acknowledged in the next issue of the Childrens' Page, and you Avill 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 Aveekly competition and maybe Avin a free picture ticket with, my A r ery best compliments. JOKE CORNER LEARNED SCHOLAR The father A\'as endeavouring to teach his young son, a lesson in gram, mar during the dinner hour, and chose as his topics "Negatives and Affirmatives." j "Noav, my son," he said, "if your mother was to ask you if you wanted another piece of pie, and you said 'no,' what would that be?" "A fib," came the prompt answer. » * » * HIS PET Young Man: "Marriage seems to be out of the question for us just now. Why, darling, I couldn't keep a mouse. *' Young Lady (still hopeful): "Certainly you may, dear, I am very fond of them." * # * • THE EXCUSE He knew all about boats, he cheerily informed the boat hirer in the Scottish harbour, and promptly pro. ceeded to display his knowledge by taking a seat facing the boAV, at the same time proceeding to put the oars in the rowlocks. "But ye'll never row a boat like that, man,'' the boat hirer objected. "Ye*re sitting the wrang way roon." •'That's all right,'' the other reassured him. ''I'm left.handed." * * * * HAPPY The new electric refrigerator Avas turned on after two.year-old Jewell Ann Avas in bed. Next morning when she came downstairs she heard the refrigerator motor running and with a perplexed look gazed around *he room. Finally she spied the refrigerator and located the sound. ''Mother,'' she exclaimed, "the new refrigerator likes us so Avell it's purring."