THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE ■v- FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 195, 19 December 1941, Page 2

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE ■vFOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Aboard (or the Goodwill Cruise PETER THE WHALER of WHALE ISLAND

What ho, what ho, ma hearties. We're mig litj" near Christmas now and I do hope that you will all have a wonderful time of it. The competition drew quite a good number of entries and some of the drawings were excellent. I certainly have a good hunch of artists in my crew. Now as you know there is not likely to be the same happy sort of Christmas this year as you have had in the past. Bust do not be disappointed if you don't get all the good tilings you expected. Just think of the boj's and girls in other lands where they can't have Christmas at all owing to the war. How much luckier you are than they. Just remember that lads and lassies and I'm sure you'll enjoy yourselves. P.T.W-

JOKE CORNER Sergeant to new recruit. "Now you. what is your name?" "Donald, Sir." "Donald what? I suppose' its Donald Duck." "No, sir, Donald Swan." There once was a clown who went to the circus. When he came back his friends said did you succeed (suck seed). "No I fed hay to the horses." m « * m "Well, David, how did you like your first day at school?" "Oh, a!l right, but there was a big man in front of the class who kept spoiling the fun." « * « * Pat went into a chemist's shop to get an empty bottle. Selecting one that suited his purpose, lie asked the price. "If you just want the bottle we charge a penny," said the assitant, "but if you have something in it we don't make any charge." "That's fair enough," admitted Pat. "Put in a cork." ■> « (H Mrs Jones: I'm afraid we shall have to get a new sofa in the spring my dear. Mr Jones: Would it not be better to get a new spring in the sofa? m * * » Teacher: "Can anyone tell me what a mountain is?" ; Donald: "Please, its a field Avith its back up." ' » n» <*• Mother (preparing for dinner): Whatever have you done with the jelly, Johnny? Johnny: 1 put it in front of the fire, because it was shivering. Householder (looking over fence)Is this your ball, Tommy? Tommy: Any windows broken? Householder: No, Tommy. Tommy: Yes, it's mine, thanks. m «k r* Father (teaching son the time) • Noav, these are the hours, and these are the seconds. Son: But which are the jiffies? H * h * Pat-: I want to buy a bed. Furniture Assistant: A spring bed, sir? Pat: No, begorra; wan as I can sleep in all the year round. Small boj T (to sexton of church): Please could you lend me some cricket bats? Sexton: Why should I have any cricket bats?

Boj T : Well, the boy clown the road said you'd got bats in the belfry.

TIMOTHY TALKS TO THE MOON Timothy locked at the moon, "Oh, MioonI" lie said with a sigh, "Do you ever at any time go to sleep, Up there in the dark blue sky? "Each night when I come upstairs And peep through my window tall You're always awake and watching me, You're never in bed at all. "It must be awfully hard To keep awake all night, When everyone else in fast asleep, And shine till morning light. "Nurse says when I get up, And down the staircase creep, It's no use wonderin' where you are, 'Cos then you're fast asleep."

NEW MEMBER Welcome to Roger Hunter, who has joined our merry crew and who also sent in ;i picture of old Santa —but missed narrowly. Your certificate leaves to-day Roger and let me know if you receive it safely. P.T.W LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION' DRAWING SANTA CLAUS One of my sketehers forgot to sign his name (or her name), and so,, of course they had to be forgotten from the competition. Now in future remember that you must sign your name or else I can't possibly guess who you are. Now here are the winners; — , Barbara Wallace. Ann Goodwin, Stella Hunter. Betty Wilson^ Congratulations call into the Beacon and collect your free picture tickets. THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION WHAT ARE. MOTHER'S PRESENTS Mother has bought some lovely presents for the family and here they are in jumbled form. She has made her choice from the Christmas advertisements on page (i. Now what I want you to do is to work them out and put a neat border of holly around the answers. There will be six prizes for the lucky winners so be in, all of 3 T ou. Peter the Whaler.

For Dad RATFCYOUN IDAOR For Ivan FR EEDN AISHHKC For Juno CRITGEEL KOLCG For Mary LLLUCEDIO LLOD For Grandfather SBKOO 1 For Grandmother PUPSER HOLT'CS And the whole family clubbed together and bought mother a REDAIGIRIF