THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 72, Issue 7, 12 May 1944, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Wliait ho, what ho, ma hearties, and how are. you all this week. Pet» erkin, Butinslsy and myself have been having great fun over here going fishing and we have caught quite a lot >too. Butinsky was nosing around in the water when he came upon a -big crayfish and tried to catch it in hi.s mouth. The crayfish didn't like it, and bit his, nose terriblv. Butinsky didn't like that either so I am sure that lie won't go fishing again for crayfish pnyway. Pcterkin likes the herrings, and he ■catches quite a lot of them too. It is very helpful Pcterkin being able to catch herrings, as it means that I always have plenty of bait for 1113' lines. Anyway, every tiling was going nicely the other day, and I was getting quite a few bites when a big wave came up and wet us all 'to the skin. I- didn't mind as I am used to it, and so is Peterkin, but I am afraid Butinsky doesn't like water at all, and lie sat down and started to cry. I would have, felt sorry for him, only it was so funny to watch. Well I must say cheerio now itill next week. P.T.W.

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for the Goodwill Cruise ~ peter"the whaler WHALE ISLAND ;

LEGEND OF AN APRON

If you go into the smithy to watch a horse being shod you will see the blacksmith wears a leather apron with an uneven edge. All smith's aprons arc the. same, and an old story tells the reason why the blacksmith lias this ragged fringe.

Once upon a time when King Alfred ruled England he called all the trades together to compete for the one avlio should be king among craftsmen and workers. Butcher, baker, woodman, they came, and by reason of the fine embroidered icoat lie wore the tailor was acclaimed king of all the trades. This made the blacksmith very angry, so he shut up his forge and went away into the forest.

Soon afterwards King Alfred needed new shoes for his. horse, but could not find the smith; the other workers broke their tools and could find none to mend them; even the tailor found that his shears would not cut, and all of them were in despair. St. Clement, the paitron saint of blacksmiths, came to their aid. He they welcomed gladly.

Finding himself neglected, a new king of trades in his stead, the tailor grew jealous and he, being a little man, crept beneath the table and, seizing the blacksmith's leather apron dangling beneath, took out his new shears and cut it all uneven along the bottom. So ever since that day blacksmiths have Avorn their leather aprons thus mutilated.

THE FARMER'S BAD DAY

The goa.'t was in the garden, Rooting up the llowers, He made a sudden pardon, And now he's gone for hours. Although we are rather "worried, It doesn't really matter, For Ave are not being hurried, people's silly chatter. The cow butting Inside the milking shed And we got busy .shutting A cage about her head. Whoops; it he pail was nearly over, Calm down please little white sea! Because" you're not the King of Dover To rule over me. "The chicken's- laid a duck's egg" Said someone from the run Baby's swallowed a clothes peg And that certainly isn't fun. The goats come in the gale! The cows calmed down! And now I've had my dinner I'll cease my frown. By John Crawford.

LATE ARRIVALS CLUB

There are always some letters which arrive just too late and the trouble is that some of you Avhose letters are late have the correct answers to the competition. OliA'e Wharton's came in a little late and 3 r ou nearly Avon a ticket Olive, and so did Catherine Wardhuv only your 'etters was too late also". Well shipmates try and get your ansAVcrs in i litt'c e ulier and you P li ivc a better chance of getting a ticket.

MY MAIL BOX

Dear Peter the Whaler, I would like to join the "Good Endeavour League." I read your page every time the Beacon comes. I enclose 3d in stamps. Do not send my picture tickets out, because I live, in Matata and can not go to Wliakatane to the pictures. Yours sincerely, Graham Conn. (Step aboard Graham. We're glad to have you. Sorry to hear you can't come in to the pictures. Your certificate will leave soon. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the Whaler, Could I join the Good Endeavour League please? I'm in Standard 3 at Russell Street School, Palmerston North. All the other children would like to. join the League too but there is only one paper to go round all of us. My father is in the army mi the showgrounds here. He is lucky because he comes home to sleep. 1 have two brothers and a sister and 1 am the. eldest. I am in the Cubs and I am in number 5 patrol. Yours sincerely, Trevor Downing, (Welcome Trevor. Your certificate will leave shortly. P.T.W.) P.N. SHIPMATES Glad to hear from all you Palmerston North friends. I like hearing from you all and I like to hear about Palmerston North. Hope you enjoy j-our stay at Hastings, Pauline, it should be very nice. I will send your name in for the Forest and Bird magazine with the next lot. I was glad to hear from you too Judy. It would certainly be fun to shift next door to one of. your friends. It is nice to be near your pals. I remember when I was 011 sailing ships a long time ago, there used to be twenty of thirty of us all together, and that was fun. I will put in your name with Pauline's for the F. and B. magazine. Thanks for your letters too Don and John. They were very interesting. PEN FRIENDS Now all you shipmates, how about writing to some of our sailors in P.N. Just let 111 c know and I'll give you their addresses. P.T.W. -V LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION

Yes, I was certainly swamped with letters this, week. 1 n fact I received so many that J didn't quite know what to do. I think all you young folk must like word competitions so we must have another one soon. All of you who entered seemed to have, thought up so many words that I had never heard of before that X nearly wore out any dictionary loo'kieg them up to see Avhcther they were real words or not. "Well here arc the lu-ckj T winners this week, and the highest number of words gained was 132. Lieth Stewart Kay McDonald Edna Quigg Helen McLean Congratulations you four. There "were a lot of others too, who nearly landed a prize, but try again next Aveek. By the Avay when j-ou Avrite, let, me know what sort of competitions you like best so we can haA'c some of them.

RIDDLE POT Why is a horse more clever tlian a mouse?— Because it can run away in a trap. Why is music valuable?— Because it is, lull of notes;. What can be said in favour of pincushions?— They have good points on them. What, is it we all say we: Will do but which nobody has yet done?— Stop a minute. What bird can lift the heaviest weight?— The crane. AVliat is the difference between a dog and a tree?— The tree has a bough and the dog has a bow-wow. JOKE Teacher: You're a stupid boy. Why, when I was your age I 1 knew more than you. ? Tom: Perhaps you had a better teacher !

NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION

Well now IYc got a competition here for those of you Avho can Avrite stories. It doesn't need to be a A r ery long story and you can pick your own subject, so set to and Avrite one for me. The best three will receive, free picture tickets and I'll-print them too if I can find enough room.

DAIEY ANECDOTE

OBSCURED A man whose inordinate love of money was ruining Wis life once called upon Robert Hall, the English clergyman, to argue a point in the minister's sermon. Perceiving the man's difficulty, Fall opened the Bible, pointed to the word "God," and asked, "Can you see that?" "Certainly," the man replied. The clergyman then placed a sovereign over the word, and said. "Can you see it now?" The man did not answer, but presen'lv 11! *■ said. "I understand." When Hall saw him again he had v . j.,1111: ins love of gold.