THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 82, 24 July 1942, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

7 PETER THE WHALER h ..ISLAND

What ho. what ho. ma hearties. Once again the .sun shines and I can slip down lo Sulphur Bay and mend my fishing net. Yes. its certainly good to see the sun again after all that rain. I spent most of the time indoors of course with Peterkin, my new pet Penguin. He is quite a perky little customer iunv and comes when he's called lo get bits of fish and meat. He's taken a great fancy to my carpet slippers. I don't know why, but when ever lie sees them he rushes up and tries to wriggle' up inside the toe. I'll have to be careful to put them up high and out of the way.-1 have been great" ly interested in the aeroplanes wlvich have been flying round my island home. Some of them were quite large and I can't help wish-! ing I could go for a trip, in one. You see I've always travelled by ship and I haven't any idea how 7 | the sense of air travel would- affect me. I dare say I'd lie alright though. Well one of these days I might try it! Yours till next week P.T.W. OUR STORY CHRONICLES OF SOMETIME CITY

"Nicholas Alexander," said Robin gravely, when tlie boys had hurried off home, i; I do hate to think, of a

puppy witli a. pedigree as aristocratic as yours being a party to such a dirty deed!" But Nicholas Alexander, who had successfully filched his supper much ahead of time, just woofed cheerfully.

However, not even tlic scheming trio of practical jokers were then aware of just how whole-heartedly Nicholas Alexander was to enter into the spirit of their plans.

Meanwhile Sometime City's Caledonian Society—which comprised just everybody who could remotely asociate themselves with anything Scotch —-was preparing to celebrate its Golden Jubilee. Never ■within the memory of small hoys and girls, and middle-mged men and women who had once been boys girls, had thei;e been such quantities of cookies and station billy and oatmeal cakes halved. And never had and silvery-haired grandmothers held themselves so importantly as they did when they indicated to their New Zealand born daughters just how real haggis was made ! The young people and the child-* ren practiced their Highland, dancing with a vim that would have aroused Robert Bruce, especially if he had heard them mimic the bagpipes with a comb and tissue paper! And a special ladies" page in The Chronicle (edited, it has to be ad-< mitted, by Robin) ran long articles about the famous tartans which wereto be norn.

So at least the great day arrived. Pipers, gaily tartaned and white gaitered. with their plumed bonnets set rakishly on their heads. descended from the buses which were Sometime City's daily link Avilh the wide world. They descended to the skj"] of pipes they had sat up at nights will] to work into trim, KI7;DLII POT I —- l 'i • > • ■ ■ < - wnter. Why sluiuhl you iu'ut tell a s,-i> rcl it. a hu'ii)?- it is sure t-.> go ruiaul. What is L'.e be.-i thing to do when vcit'n.' not n ell".' —Jjiiv a bottle of ink ai:d. it will make you right (write) again. Why may a In ggar wear a very short coat?— Decease it will be long enough before be gets another. What is- it that w.dks with its head downward:-.?----A nail in a shoe. What never breathe--, iie\ or eats, never sleeps, and yet has foi?r lingers and a thumb?- 1 glove. Why do birds fly south in the winter?— Because it is t«.u> f-.n- u,

r*" d'l'' if>^jl^^ or *^ e Goodwill Cruise

CRAZY CORNER 1 | .Passenger: The train is not rocking as it did some time ago. Guard: No, sir. It's back 011 the line now. «? at « m ; Aunty: I suppose you know how many beans make live? Small Niece; .About two pounds, if our greengrocer's any judge. « 3l |/"Why. did your husband give up filling'?" ( \'Hc couldn't describe the size of the lish he caught. He's only got one arm. «• * * ' m Aunty: When T. Avas a child I was taught if I made nglv faces I would remain ugly. Niece: Well, you can't say you weren't Avarned! m*m m ' j Aunt: Are you glad you've got a little sister? Hans: _ No; I Avould rather have had a brother. Aunt: Can't you get it changed? Hans: No; Ave've used it. o m m Proud Parent: Well, son. I'm glad you like j'our first boss. Ahvays remember, you cannot do too much for him. j Son- No, and I don't mean to either*. • m « •» rTo Avhat do you attribute your gfcat age and good health?" asked tjio; visitor of the old townsman. I '"Well," said the old man thoughtfulh\, "I got a good start before germs Avere iirvented," MY MAIL BOX Dear Peter the Whaler, I AA'ould like to become a mcmlior of your En'deaA'our League, as I enjpy reading the children's page in the Beacon every Friday. Would you please let me know how mil :/h it is to become a member as J. wan ! to knoAV so I can join. I have been Avanting t'o do some of the competitions that you put in the Beacon. I suppose I can go in for ibis week's competition as I have given it a try to see if I. am good enough that is if I can become a member. 1 am

writing' the competition on the next page. I will ask a friend of mine who i.s a member how much it is to join, and it' lie tells me I will send it to you about Tuesda\* or Wednesday. Yours sincercly, Arthur McLean.

Of course you can become a member lad. We are glad to welcome anybody up to 14 years of age. Now what you do is to send in your 3d and I 1 will send you in return your certificate. Welcome my lad and may you have many happy times with us. P.T.W. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION ALPHA BET LC A L EX PLIESSK )NS You certainly had a good shot a I last week's competition and it seems thai you must have liked il. J, must see if wo caivl gel nnolhor !!!>•.• U soon . There we re I: IT •. a ;v-v.v: and [hough they \v-mv ai' rwiWy wwreel, wmi: :• of y.: ;i v e ;: y';• • : ;: ; on one or i wo. '!'!• .•!>• a- a - i-! w ■:, only one quite co:". ie' il-:.' v w i'. iin !K'ock w' w > w,w i. •'< ; P. Lh>:w.wc': N<)«"(•• vi J ".net; Inn McKonzie Ross Mint' The niisv.t !'s y.vn v(i) Jealousy \ • • (-) Name of a I vi■ rnu".:- 1 (:j) A sailor's response is (4) A creeping plain IV (;">) A com posit ion SA. (6) To behold C (7) An insect B (8) A. euiinty in SX (9) A com (Don bird J (It)) River in Scotland D (II) Nickname .for horse GG (1"2) Organ of t lie face I (18 Juicy 03'ster jo (11) Vegetable P (15) Used in billiards Q (Jf>) A toiss X ( i 7>) Why Y