THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 16, 13 October 1944, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

What ho, what ho, ma hearties,. Well s liow are all my crew this week? The line weather certainly i .seems to be on us Avith a ve.ngeanc'3 . < doesn't it. T' only hope it will last tor Labour week-encl. Old Saltwater was In the oilier day and alii lough lie didn't seem inclined to tell ine any more about his voyage I tactfully reminded trim that the week before last he had left off at the part Avherc the whale was, rushing straight at the boat' with its mouth open and that all mv crew Were dying with curiosity to know what happened. Anyway, it appears that all the men were very shaken at the Avhalc rushing head oil at them and just froze to their seats with fear. At that mom en lioavever the Avhale lifted one eye a little, and happened to catch sight of Okl SaltAvater standing in the. bows. That was all right, but Old Saltwater made a terrifying face at it. The clTect Avas so terrible to behold that Avith a frenzied gurgle the whale. Just turned on its back and with a low moan died on the. spot. Of course all the creAV were highly delighted and quickly towed theii: prize back to the ship. The captain Avas so pleased that he patted all their heads and ordered ice crcam nncl lemonade for tea. This put the creAV in A r ery good humour (Old Saltwater included) for the rest of the week and nobody tried to tliroAV anybody else overboard for four AAhole days. At last one morning there came a cry from the loo'k-out of "New Zealand and there sure enough aAvav to glory 011 the port bow AA r as SteAvart Island vei"3* clear against the horizon. The captain immediately put the wheel over, and the ship heeled round till it Avas pointed right in the direction of New Zealand. A few hours later they AA-ere dipping gently past StcAVart Island, and by way of a change, the captain called in and collected a few oysters. This' put the crew 'in another good mood, and apart from throwing the. first mate down the hold four or Hive times and dipping the cook in a barrel of tar, no one did anything Avhich could really be frowned upon. And so it was not long before, the ship Avas sailing up the coast of the South Island Avith a fresh wind dead ahead. Just as they Avere passing Port Chalmers the captain decided he wanted to sign oil; so handing over the sJrip to the, iirst mate he dived overboard and swam ashore, never to be seen again. At Oamaru the iirst mate decided he would also so handing over the ship to the second mate he elided overboard and KAvam asliorc ; Avhcrc he joined a ciicus demonstrating his ability at being'thrown down a hold. At Timaiu the second mate thought he. would leave, so handing over the sliii> to the cook he dived overboard and swam ashore, where he was employed picking the fuzz off peaches to graft on to tennis balls. At Lyttelton the. cook thought he Avould hire himself to the Borough Council as a strip of tarsealed road, so handing over the ship to the crew, he dived overboard and swain, ashore where in time he rose to be a main highway. At Wellington, the creAV decided they had had enough and so handing over the ship to Old Saltwater they dived overboard and swam ashore Avhere. they all got married and liA T ed happily ever al'tci. Old SaltAvater meandered round in the ship for a Avliile till it was oil' Whakatane where, deciding he Avould like to come and pay me a visit he handed over the ship to the cat ami diving swam ashore and is now doing what lie has ahyays Avanted to do— absolutely nothing. As for the ship and the. cat, they drifted on and oh, and like the captain Avere never seen again. P.IAY. 'J PALMERSTON NORTH CORNER Shiver my timbers, another Avliole swag of letters i'rom Palmers ton North. The postman Avas quite bandy when he brought the mail last week and lie says that if everyone sent in a letter as fat. as the one Which comes from the P.N. sa lors he Avould resign on the-spot. First we have a new sailor to Aveleome aboard. He is Jack Cooper. Step right up Jack, Ave are very glad to have, you aboard with us. Your certificate. leaves today. Thank you all you others for your letters and Uie drawings etc. I IraA'e not much room thisi Aveek so I had better get right, on to the competition. The, winners

FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY b'd for the Goodwill Cruise - = PETER THE WHALER of WHALE JSLAND

of tlie towns one were Peter Jonas and Peter Chamberlain. The Peters seem to> be lucky this week. Well, cheerio for now } P.T.W. ' ... MY MAIL BOX Dear P.T.W. 9 Could I please have a Forest and Bird magazine and a badge? How much must I pay for the badge? Yours sincerely, June Gardner. (The whole, lot wall be taken care of for you June.. Old Saltwater looks after the Forest and Bird magazine department. P.T.W.) Dear P.T.W., As I have not done any of j'our competitions for a long time I decided to try out my new paint brush. Yours sincerely,. Jeanette Mac Don aid. (Your new paint brush seems to be a crackerjack Jeanette. Congratulations on winning a ticket. P.T.W.) DEAR P.T.W.', I I wish to join the Good Endeavour League. Please, find enclosed 3d in stamps. Yours truly, John Symc. (Welcome aboard John. Always glad to have another member for mj' crew. Your certificate has* be.cn posted.' P.T.W.) SIGNING OFF Some of you sailors I see, are getting on in years. Don't forget that the age limit for the Good Endeavour is 14. If you stay in the club alter you reach 14. you become knoAvn as a barnacle and your designation is changed accordingly. When 3*ou reach 14 just drop mo a note and I will sign you off the active list of the crew of the Good Endeavour, but don't forget, if we ever go on another trip* round tlu\ world (as 1 hope wc shall after the war) you will be more than welcome aboard. P.T.W.

THE MOONBEAM ELFINS When the workl is sleeping And the stars come peeping out. You will see the moonbeam elfins Dancing lightly about. „ To and fro' they merrih' scamper Dancing all the t.ime ? 'Til the moon starts waning They fly out in a line. Until the moon comes up again We'll say a cheerio, To the. elfiins of the moonbeams All dancing in a row. Original. Rangi Biddle. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION Well I received a splendid collection of artistic entries for last week's competition. I think some oi! you must be real artists'. Anyway I have pasted them all up in my art gallery. This week's winners are: — Sue Good'win Jeanette Mac Donald Ken Parker Olwyn Loomes June Gardner Congratulations shipmate, s Call and collect your tickets at the Beacon Office. P.T.W. NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION Now then, I have a, competition here, that will make your hair stand on end. I have made It as hard as I can just to see how good you all are. Underneath is another list of jumbled New Zealand towns, all in the South Island, but there is. no capital letter to guide you this time. You will just have to search your maps until you lind where the letters fit. Send in the answer or as much of it as possible, to P.T.W. e/o Beacon C)lTice j where free picture tickets await the lour best, entries. wanildt; kumara; bhgoxurr; vtrnrieo; tmiaawe; koaiituiwa; cgslmoi; kkaat: frrnlyau. Make sure your answers are in by Wednesday, otherwise tlvcy will miss out.. P.T.3Y-,