THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 40, 24 July 1939, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

faAboard for the Goodwill Cruise a*PETER THE WHALER of WHALE ISLAND j

Whew, what a week! "V\\hat an awful week, of work and worry. Here, have I been slaving away getting the stores aboard, arranging the crews, quarters, judging the competition, and all the rest of it—when down comes the frost and freezes the whole of the anchorage. You see the poor old S.S. Good Endeavour is frozen tight on the far side oi' Whale Inland. What a pity you can't sec it from Wliakatane! To add to all my troubles the Editor suddenly tells me that he can*t put in my page till Monday. That was most annoying as I had some very good Friday jokes to tell you. However he was most apologetic and so I forgave him. Butinsky my pet goat, is too full of lifa and still wants to eat all my best clothes. I don't mind that so much but when I saw him with my sou-wester on, his horns —well that was over the fence. Don't you think so too. Yours till next week. P.T.W.

OUR STORY

CHRISTOPH ER RETURNS* A FAVOUR While Ferdinand, the white poodle waited inside the closet and Isabella, the rag doll, and Bolenius Bear and Algernon, the black squirrel waited outside the closed door. Christopher Cricket explained his idea of how to get Ferdinand out. "You remember,'* he said, ''that Ma it, the Maid, cannot stand hearing me sing, and that once she threw ms out of the window into the snow, and Ferdinand jumped out and rescued me." ''But what docs that have to do with getting Ferdinand out of t.hci closet?'' asked Bolenius Bear, scratch ing his right car with his right paw and looking very puzzled.

''Listen/' said Christopher. "I will hop out to the kitchen and begin to sing right under her nose, and she will chasc me, so I will lead her way in here to tlie playroom. Then, ,Fer. dinand, when you hear us coming, you begin to bark verj' loudly, and she will notice that you are shut in and will open the door." "But suppose she catches you?" said Isabella. > "I'll be careful, " said Christopher. ''It's the only way we can help Ferdinand now." ''Algernon," said Bolenitis Bcai ''yo uhad better be ready to jump out of the window before Mary the Maid comes in. I don't know what she would do if she should find a live squirrel in the playroom." ''All right,'' said Algernon. ''I'll hop onto the window' sill and be ready to squeeze under and. get out, as soon as we hear them coming. "Then, here I go r " said Christopher. Cricket, and he hopped out of the playroom in very long hops. Luckily all the doors were open. He hopped through the hall, t'ie dining room and the butler's panfry, and into the kitchen. Suddenly Christopher chirped very loudly. ''Goodness gracious! ' cried Mary the Maid. ''If there isn't another pesky cricket in this house. Wait till I get him!"

Just then Christopher took a big" hop and Mary the Maid made a dive foi- hint. But Christopher lander] just out of herrreacth t and then hopped some more toward the Ihitier's pantry. chirping loudly. Soon everyone in the playroom heard them coming. Algernon, the black squirrel said a hasty good-bye .and slipped out of the -window and jumped to the ground. Isabella, llv rag doll and Bolenius Bear, lining only toys_ sat side by side against the w;iii just as John and Ann had left them. But Ferdinand, Ihe while, poodl. - , in the eloset, began to hark as loudly as he could. "Goodness gracious!'' said Mary the Maid again. "Who ever shut that dog in there? She hurried to open the door, and Christopher Cricket quickly hid behind the waste basket. Mary the Maid could not find him, so she went back to the kitchen. ''Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Christopher," said Ferdinand. "Don't mention it,'' said Christopher Cricket. "You got me out of a bJld place once, and I'm just return, ing the favour!''

HOW A GENERAL LEARNT STRATEGY When General Grant ? the famous American soldier, Avas a schoolboy, liis father said to him one Saturday morning: "Son, if you will clean out the stable, and do a good job I'll give 3-ou a dollar." Ulysses had never owned a whole dollar at one time, so he went manfull j' to work and finished the task in record time, although there were eight horses kept in the stable. Then he went in search of his father and his dollar. The elder Grant made a careful in. .spection of the stable, and handing the* boy a big silver dollar said: "Now that you have shown us what a fine job you can, do, this shall bo your daily work."

LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

COLOUR CUBE S V I WA S P CAOH E R E EHL I Y B D TOET E L U PRAN B L E URUG R O W MPLE E E N Twenty-four replies to the competition and half of them correct in every detail. Well there's nothing else for it but aspirins, eau.de-cologne and ice packs. I get such awful headaches when judging you know. Well here are the winners. RONALD SNELLIXG PATRICIA SIMS JOCELYN WILSON ANN LITTLE JOHN KEITH HYLAND NANETTE RAYMOND JANETTE McLEOD SYLVIA SIMS COLLEEN KELLY GAY BURT BEVERLEY ARMSTRONG PAMELA GARTSHORE. Congratulations one and all particularly to Pamela who went to so much trouble to lay it out attract!* vely. Your tickets await you at the Beacon Office, P.T.W.

THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION

JUMBLED COUNTRIES Midshipman Keith Lin.sell has supplied this week's competition. He' says: ''I am sending in a competition for the boys and girls this week, they are eight different names of countries. PLDOAN LTYAI LFAINAN NHITAIR WNAYOR WDSEEiN" MYGERAN RFEANC Thank you for the competition my Midshipman. Just keep the true names to yourself and post them Into me as I can"'t make some of them out myself. Free tickets will be awarded tiie best three answers. P.T.W.

JOKE CORNER

Here are a few jokes and puzzles, says Sail Trimmer Keith Hyland. What word is it of which the first ■ wo letters signify a map, the first three a woman, the first four a clnv, ing man and the whole a courageous woman. Answer; Heroine. BUSY STUDYING "Is your boy Josh much help around tlie farm?'' ''Not yet.* ''He doesn't rise with the sun and go merrily singing into the fields?'' "Not noticeable. I can't expect much early rising from Josh as long as he has to sit up till after micty night studying his lessons in agriculture front the correspondence school"

ONE UP ON FATHER » Father (looking at son*s report) :j "Do you now that George Washing* ton was top of his class at your age' r Willie: ''Yes, and he was President of the United States when he was? yours." ADDING TO THE NAVY Madge: "Don't you sailors have a! special ship where you get your hair cut? A sort of floating barber shop?'* Sailor: "No, there ain't no sucH ships in our* fleet.'' Madge: "Then what are these clipper ships I"ve heard so much about?'* HIS MISTAKE Father: "Did you steal that rug?" Son: <4 A lady gave it to me and tblcL me to beat it." AHA! Small Charlotte and her fatlierwene riding on a bus, when a man in the seat in front of them took of? his hat. "Oh, look, Daddy,'' said the child/"that man's head is barefooted/' HERE, ROVER, HERE! "Yes," the teacher explained, "quitea number of plants and flowers have the prefix 'dog.' For instance, the dog rose s and the dog violet are well known. Can you name another?* There was silence, then a happy look illuminated the face of a boy at the end of the class. "Please, miss," he called proud of his knowledge, "Collie-flowers.''

RIDDiLE POT

Sent in by Nanette Raymond, What is the most useful letter of all? C because it turns ash into cash. What turns without moving? Milk. What can you see once but never see again? Yesterday. Why did the back stair? Because it saw the kitchen sink. What miss is always making: blunders? Mistake. What miss is it nobocly wants? Misfortune. What miss has ruined thousands? Mismanagement. Why arc flowers lazy? Because they are always in their beds. What plants always hurry? Rushes. What is the difference between aseagull and a baby? The baby is rocked in its and the seagull is cradled in its rock. What goes up hill, down dale, yet never moves? A road. What has no legs, yet runs very fast ? A tap. . What is the quickest way to cure tooth ache? . Put your head through the and the pains (panes) gone.

LATE MAIL

Letters for "ButinskyV name competition arrived late from Patricia Sims, Sylvia Sims, Ronald Snelllng and Jocclvn Wilson. Remember send the answers in by Thursday morning. P.T.W.

AN EASTERN PUZZLE

An old Persian died, leaving 17 camels to be divided amongst his three sons in the following proportions: The eldest was to have the half, the second to have a third and the third son a ninth. Of course camels cannot be divided in fract:ons so, in despair, the brothers submitted their differences to a very old dervisli. ''Nothing c-f'sier/* said the wise? man, ''I will divide them for you." How did he do it? Answer: The answer is that the old dervish divided the 17 camel-; into the desired proportions by adding one of his own to the number, thus making 18. The eldest brother took his halfnine . The second brother took his third —six. The third Ivother took his ninth—* two, malting 17. in all and giving the one camel back to its owner, the wise old dcrv : sh„