THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 76, Issue 7, 26 May 1944, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

What' ho., what ho, ma hearties. Well we've l)ecn having lovely weather lately haven't we but scuttle my dinghy its been cold in the morn-ings-—that is. cold for you people. Of coursc I'm iiiorc used to it as T spent most of, my life on sailing ships and I've been round Cape Horn and down to the South Pole where it really is cold. Peterkin and Butinsky and I have found another cave on Whale." Island. I thought I knew tliem all but this one is half way up a cliff and all covered over by bushes and things, so it is no wonder I did not notice it before. We went in a little yesterday but it seems to about the biggest of the whole lot on the Island so I will have to lay up a store of candles in order to get some light or I would probably get lost. We're going to explore it thoroughly next week so l 1 will be able to tell you al labout it in next week's page. Cheerio for now. P.T.W.

THIS WEEK'S STORY EXTRACTING A TOOTH i , I, James Potts, suffering from that most, agonising pain of toothache, determined after a lot of pers'Ufision from my wife to visit that horrible creature —tlie dentist. Venturing along the street, 1 at length came to Dr. Slugg's surgery, where I hesitated before entering. "Oh well! I'll get it over," I thought. "Ft's* better to have the tooth out than have it aching and throbbing all night long." Stepping into his room, I inquired whether I could have my tooth extracted. I was immediately informed that as Dr. Slugg was busy with his patients he had invented a new machine and would I kindly step into the adjoining room. To have my tooth extracted as quickly as possible was what i was wishing for. After a short while a hasity step sounded and I looked up to find Dr Slugg beaming at me. "Step this way please." This I did and 1 was then ordered to sit down, whereupon the forceps were placed on my tooth and the dentist turned on the machine, which was a mass of cranks and levers, worked by a leather belt at the back of the surgeiT. In consequence my right foot dangled out the window and the other was tangled in the forceps. I was immediately reared three times up to the ceiling and landed at the third time with my feet, protruding about a foot through the back of the canvas of a portrait of Dr Slugg's mother. When I regained my balance I clambered out of the picture, and disgustedly I walked home. On arrival I found to my great astonishment that lie had pulled the wrong tooth. Bottling up my anger l l decided to shoot it out. so after asking my wife to bring me mv gun I attached a piece of string to the aching tooth. I hesitated as to whether I should do it but manipulating the gun I started to jdull the trigger. No I won't do it. I withdrew my aim and went to replace my gun when my finger slipped and the trigger went off taking my tooth with it.

Dazedly I stared out the window.' 1 Five minutes later a shiver ran down my back lor in front of me marched two policemen carrying an, individual on a stretcher. I ran down to the coroner only to find that Bill Spratt (the man who was wounded) sitting up and telling his story. "I was trimming a hedge in the master's garden when a bullet came ilying at me and struck me in the thigh." I shruddered and I. felt as though I wanted the ground to swallow me up. The policeman looked at me. "What's amiss, Potts. You're lace and shirt are stained with blood." "Well —all I shot out my tooth with a g-gun.." "A what?" they all chorused. I repeated my words whereupon everyone, laughed. ""Well old man, if you pay Bill's hospital fee we'll let you oil any further charge," said the coroner. With this news I walked home very thankful to find that I' could sleep without toothache. MY MAIL BOX , Dear Peter the Whaler. T would like to join, your (Jood Endeavour League. 1 would like to have the Forest and Bird magazine. I en:-lose threepence in stamps.

[•Aboard for the Goodwill Cruise PETER THE WHALER _ r/WHALE .ISLAND

Yours sincerely, * Barbara Macdonald. (Glad to have you lass. You will receive the Forest and Bird magazine shortty. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the Whaler, 1 would like to join your Good Endeavour League. I am 10 years of age and I am in Std 4. I would like to have the. Forest and Bird magazine. I enclose threepence in stamps. * Yours sincerely, Barbara List. (Sicp aboard lass. I have sent, in your name for the Forest and Bird magazine. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the. Whaler, Please can we join your club. Yours faithfully, Keith & Jack Bowering. (Step aboard sailors. Congratulations on winning free tickets. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the. Whaler,. I have not written to you for a long time. Would you please send lue a copy of the Forest and Bird magazine.. Yours sincerely, Cherry Ward. (Glad to hear from you again Cherry, I will send you the Forest and Bird magazine.. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the Whaler, T am enclosing 3d fir my certificate. Thanking you very much. Yours truly. Charles Cedric Revere. (Welcome. Your certificate will be posted shortly Charles. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the Whaler, As I have tried many times to do your puzzles, I thought I would join the Good Endeavour League. I enclose 3d in stamps. Yours sincerely, M. Gardner. (Certainly step aboard. By the way don't forget to let me know whether you're, a boy or a girl. Your certificate will leave shortly. P.T.W) Dear Peter I am very interested in your Endeavour League and would like to join it. Please let me know what I have, to do to become a member. Yours sincerely, Alex Peebles'.

(Certainly Alex, by all means join up with us. Just send along 3d in stamps and I, will send your certificate. P.T.W.) Now there are four hearty sailors in the hospital who have just signed on. They arc Tony Waaka, Tommy Raston, Billy liona and Danny Vercoe. Welcome you four. We can do with some more in our crew. You will probably find the competitions interesting, and if any of you Tommy, Tony, Billy or Danny wii a ticket you can either keep it till you conic out or give, it to some of your friends. Well cheerio and I hope you are soon well again. P.T.W.) LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION Judging by the number of entries I received for last Aveek's competition I should say they arc the sort you like best. In fact 1 was v just swamped, with letters, so much so that I went into a dizzy spin sorting out, the winners and had to coin sumc another two bottles of aspirins and then sleep for two days. Quite a number of you were caught over the word "gnitsi yra" and thought U was a misprint. Ha ha ha ho ho I trapped you all that time. My dictionary says that the way you spell that lisli is "stingiray." Well here are the winners:— Jack Bowering Keith Bowering Cherry Ward Barbar-a List Nola Rust Call and collect your tickets at the Beacon Office. Here are the correct answers: —• Kahawai: Schnapper.; Flounder; White Bait: Stingiray; Mullet: Tuna; Hapuka; Shark; Kingfish; Herring. NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION JUMBLED CARS Here are the names, all jumbled up, of fourteen cars. Free picture tickets await the. senders of the lour greatest correct answers. •VECHLERQT NOUDHS LLLNMAH XMIN OFDR GHIET V TSUANI ROMS HI DRKDO SLRLO SLRLO YOREC RLEMADI PERFECT RSLYRHEC OUHMTYIP RRYUCHM