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a pen friend. You should lilcc your j fresh piece of music Lynctte. I think "Valse" is very pretty. 1 was glad to rcceive letters from you other sailors too. They were all most interesting. Cheerio for now, P.T.W. PEN FRIENDS Calling all shipmates in Whakatane. Trevor Downing of 54 Roy Street, Palmers ton North, woukl like a pen friend aged about 10 or 11. Now come, on pals, write to liim and tell him all about Whakatane. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION . Well I received so many answers to last week's competition that I was fairly swamped. It was indeed a A r erv hard job to select, the four be&t as so many of them were first class. The lirst thing I did when I saw the huge pile of letters awaiting me was to rush for a bottle of aspirins. 1? searched frantically but there were none. I must have run out. Disaster. The only thing I could find was a bag of cough drops so I had to make do with them. The funny thing is that they seem to be just as good. Anyway I polished off the bagful and then, set to work to sort out the winners. Here they are: — Audrey Bathe 1 Margaret Black Josephine Brown Colleen Boon. The picture was one of Sir Walter Raleigh. Briefly, he was a soldier, sailor and adventurer who hailed from Devonshire. He lived in the reign of Queen Elizabeth from whom he, received very kind treatment. His attempts to found colonies in America were unsuccessful as was his venture' after the mythical El Dorado, a fabulous gold . mine in South America. At the death of Queen Elizabeth, James Ist came to the throne. Unfortunately Raleigh incurred his displeasure and after being sentenced to a term of im!-< prisonment was executed. He is chiefly remembered by the fact that he was responsible for the introduction into England of tobacco and potatoes, p NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION Now here's one for the thinkers. All you have to do is to make the following words into a sentence: — A correct each ticket the free neatest awaits answers of. picture three one. Send in your answers to P.T.W. and the usual prizes will be given. P.T.W. BORER won't bore any more! • Won't touch any surface polished • with Queen Bee Wax. PUBLIC NOTICES HERBAL COUGH CURES Guaranteed no Drugs. See your RAWLEIGH DEALER FARMERS NOTE : Limited quantity stock tonic available: YOUR RAWLEIGH DEALER I 10 Lovelock St., Whakatane. Materials for Tanks NOW AVAILABLE NOW AVAILABLE Apply SHAPLEY £r CO PLUMBERS Phone 209 Whakatane. (BSSpfe Telephone YOUR OBOEfi Small or large, J your order for ! TIMBER ! X will be quickly delivered wke« yon 7 | buy from — " I BOON SULLIVAN LUKE LTD. Builders, Timber and Hardware Merchants WHAKATANE —'Phone 19

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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 92, 21 July 1944, Page 6

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465

Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 92, 21 July 1944, Page 6

Page 6 Advertisements Column 2 Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 92, 21 July 1944, Page 6

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