WAI-KICK-A-MOO-COW EPISODE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 47, 8 February 1944, Page 6

WAI-KICK-A-MOO-COW EPISODE

Wc often chuckle with the Tb A Puke Times over various incidents recorded, therein in the Editor's own inimitable style. Hence, an article of recent date reprinted for the edification of our readers:— On Tuesday a car pulled up by the paddocks adjoining the Roman Catholic Church and disgorged five men of very set countenance and generally grim demeanour. Over their shoulders they carried ropes. There's some dirty work pending said our reporter, so he tailed them in his best sleuth style, revolver loose and police whistle dangling, The mission, however, was one of mercy, a heifer belong to Fred Woolsey having been bogged. He had seen ragwort in his paddock and went over to get. rid of it (all good farmers do that eventually, maybe), and he found a heifer almost cemented into the creek. He flew up town to collect block and tackle, met Claude Galpin, Harry Knox, Bob Savage and Bill Bailey, and gained their willing sympathy, They sank a dead man, connected the. rope to various portions of the animal and proceeded to find out how far a cow's neck would stretch and still be a live cow. As far as our reporter could, judge the cow was twice its normal length when the rope broke. We leave readers to judge in what shape Fred, Harry and Bill were when Bob and' Claude fell: on top of them. Ever heard of pancakes? Regardless of the fast gathering spectators Fred, stripped off to his little white underpants and dived in to dig out the animal's hindquarters and finally the poor thing was hauled to safety. Wc place it on record that if the animal lives (and it has every sporting chance) it will be sold for Patriotic purposes. And so ended what we thought was a lynching party.— Later news: We regret to announce the death of the cow, which had evidently been imprisoned in tnv. mu.l for many days.