THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 30, 3 December 1943, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

What ho. Avhat ho., ma hearties. November is over and Ave are iioap in the last month of IiMM. Hasn't the year gone fast. Somehow it only seems yesterday since we were celebrating last Christmas, and now here. Ave are: Avith another one almost on us. T 1 expect that you are all looking forward to a A'isit from old Santa Glaus, like all good children should. There is just one thing [ Avould like to remind you of Avhile you are doing that and that is to remember how lucky you are and to g'ive a thought to those thousands and even millions of children Avho this Christmas will not be. able to celebrate bjit Avill have only sadness in their hearts just because their country happens to be in the centre of the Avar area and they don't pretend to understand a thing about it all. What a terrible 1 thing it is when men make aitdi plan Avars which destroy and make only the innocent suffer and fear in the process. We of course are. at Avar but luckily Ave have st'ill CA'erything to be grateful and thankful for. Let us therefore remember those aalio arc [less fortunate.

STRANGE HOBBIES

There is one man in America whose, hobby is spider's webs. He mounts his specimens between thin sheets of glass, and has a really wonderful collection. Some hobbies are dangerous. A man avlio collected the numbers of locomotives, jotting them down in a special notebook, went to Germany on holiday, before the war. He continued his hobby there, never dreaming that anyone could misinterpret his activity, and was extremely surprised to lind himself in prison. It Avas rather a difficult job to get him out again. But linally the German officials were coiwineed that "these mad English" really did this sort of thing without any sinister motive. m m 50,000 Avishbones from fowls were on view at an exhibition of "curious and fascinating hobbies" in London. Tlie.y Avere. lent by a collector with 200,000 more at home .

Another strange col lection is kept in ;i glass case by the headmaster of a boys' school. It consists of articles which lie found boys playing with in class, and confiscated. The high spot of the display is a si.vchainhered revolver. MY MAIL BOX Dear Peter the Whaler,, 1 would like to join the Good Endeavour League. I am 11 years old and Avould like to enter for the competitions. Yours sincerely. Hubert (lattsche. (Welcome my lad let. lis hope that you will have Jots of fun on board the S.S. (Jood Kndeavour. Your certificate leaves to-day. All the best r.T.W.) Dear T\T.W. May 1 have the. Forest and Bird magazine please. Do I have to pay so jmich a year? Midsliipmaid, Margaret (J rant. (Your name lias been sen I forward my lass and you don't have lo pay anything for we have two good i.^l

— PETER THE WHALER WHALE ISLAND

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. FOR " YOUNG READERS ONLY M.. for the Goodwill Cruise

Says Stewardess Pauline Stewart in Forwarding her reply: ou surely did give us a snag this 1 t'ime, in this week's competition. Had it taken me any longer to solve them, I'm afraid I would have had to go to hospital with brain fever." So you see .some mental gymnastics were necessary to get the correct answers. The winners were: • Pauline Stewart Barbara Wallace My very best eongrats and your free, picture tickets await you P.T.W

THIS WEEK'S COMPETITION

Now here's a really hard competition. All the gaps represent names of Jlowers. To make the story read properly you must, find tlic right 1 lower and write it in. To help you we have put in the first three and the res*t we leave to you to >Je : nd; In the results and the best three will rceeive tree picture tickets with mj best compliments. Poor DAISY had always been a WALLFLOWER until she. met| SWEET WILLIAM,. but they were parted by — and iolr av eeks she wandered about like —» and nothing could give her — —. One day the came to visit Scotland and they met in the so the wedding A\as fixed for —. When people — (asked, her) why she acccpted him, she answered ('cause ■ ma) made me —. She — early on her wedding day to take — of the presents. Her dress was her hat a , and she carried . The bridesmaids wore ■ —, her mother —anil the breakfast consisted chiefly of - and —. Their joy was like —- (lew share). ■ Let me have your answers and free picture tickets go to the three best r.T.W.