THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 66, 20 April 1945, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

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I What ho, what ho ma hearties. Well there is certainly a nip in the air these mornings isn't there. I always find it very hard to get out of bed and so do t.he threfe pets. Tn fact Butinsky, who doesn't like' cold weather at all simply refuses to wake up until dinner time and then if it is still cold he sleeps all day. Of course it really doesn't matter as he is not much use anyway. By the way, I am sure you will all lie interested to hear that I have got my boomerang back. It arrived by mail yesterday from Gisborne. Apparently it was going at such a terrific .speed that it went out of sight of Whale Island, and when it turned round didn't know which way to go. Anyway, it circled right round the Gape, and landed in Gisborne. I believe it went through two windows knocked a cat uncon--3 scious and landed in the kitchen sink of a house. The people who lived there mu,st have a copy of the Beacon guessed the boomerang was mine and returned it (together with the bill for damages). You can imagine liow pleased I was. In fact [ was so pleased I lit the fire this morning with the bill,, and chopped up the boomerang for kindling wood. (I am expecting another bill shortly) . Well I had better continue with the rest of tlie column. Cheerio for now. P.T.W. PALMERSTON NORTH CORNER What ho there Pahnerston North folk. Well I received another 9 whole swag of letters, from you yesterday and they were all most interesting. I am sorrj r Betty, that I cannot send you a photo of myself. The last one. I had taken was when 1 was six months old, and I am afraid I don't look now much like I did then. At the same time, however, 1 would be very glad to receive photos of any of you sailors who care to ..send so that I can tack them up round the walls of my cave. Noav we have some new members to welcome aboard. They are Ron Jensen Buddy Darby James Dinley Barbara Weston-Webb and Gaynor Papuni. Step aboard sailors. Your certificates have, been posted. Now I must close I am sorry to or I will run out of space before I finish the column. P.T.W. MY MAIL BOX Dear Peter the Whaler, We wish to join the Good Endeavour League. Enclosed is sixpence in stamps. We are twins. Our age is. 9 and we are both in Std. 3 at school. We would be very pleased if you would put our names down for a Forest and Bird Maga* zine. Yours faithfully, Lois and Betty Moore. (Step aboard twins. Your certificates have, been posted. I will see about a Forest and Bird Magazine for you. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the Whaler, I wish to join your Club. I am 10 and in Std. 4. I enclose threepence in stamps, and I also enclose the answers to this week's competition . Yoursttrulyy y John Ross. (Congratulations on. winning & ticket John. Your certificate has been posted. P.T.W.) Dear P.T.W., Will I be able to get a bird magazine. I would very much like to get those books, because they very interesting to read, if I am allowed to get them Avill you send me one when you send out the other children s'. # Yours faithfully, Doreen Hughes. (Certainly Doreen. I will put your name down on the list. P.T.W.) Dear Peter the Whaler, I wish to join your Club. I am in Std. two. 1 am 8 years old. I enjoy reading your page. Yours sincerely Henry Ross. (Welcome aboard 11 enry. L will see about a bunk on.the ..Good i'-"-deavour for you. ; . \ our eertilieaie lias been sent out. P.T.YN •.) LATE ENTRIES I received quite a few late entries to last week's- competition. Remem-

her that your entries must be in by mid-day on Wednesday or they will be too late. P.T.W. JOKE CORNER The professor had been lecturing the class on poisons and after discussing various deadly substances, he asked the classe to name a few more. At once one student put. up his} hand. "Well " said the professor. "Aviation, sir." The professor stared and said "Come, come This is no time for fooling. What do you mean?" one drop will kill." XXX Farmer: "You must be brave to come down ina parachute in a gale Mke that." Stranger: "I didn't come down with a parachute, I went up with a tent." XXX Degrees of comparison of 'bad' are bad very sick dead. ? J XXX People go abopt in Venice in gorgonzolas. X X ' X A barrister is a thing used to keep the crowd, back. RIDDLE POT Why is a girl's jumper like orange peel?— Both arc easy to slip on. Why is a waiter like a racehorse? —He runs for cups ? plates and stakes. When is Peter the Whaler a funny bird?— When he hasn't his beak-on (Beacon). When is a horse not a horse? —■ When it has turned into a paddock. Can a picture hang up?—No it can only hang down. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION Well, I am afraid some of you were rather puzzled over one of the towns. It was number 13 ? the second to last one. Actually this was a printer's error, and I was very glad to see that quite a few of you had your eye& open and spotted it as such. This week's winners are : Robert Kirk Pat Kempton Leonie Lawson John Ross. Congratulations you did ver\ r well. Printed below are the correct names of the towns. 1. RQTORUA. 2. STRATFORD. 3. THAMES. 4. WHAKATANE. 5. OPOTIKI. 6. HAMILTON. 7. NEW PLYMOUTH. s. Auckland. 9. MAURICEVILLE. 10. PALMERSTON NORTH. 11. NAPIER. 12. MERCER. 11. WARKWORTH. By the way, do not forget to put your names on your entries. I received an entry to this competition from Whakatane (a correct* one too) that had no name on it ? so I ain afraid 1 cannot award a ticket to the sailor who sent it in. NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION SPECIAL ONE FOR THINKERS Here's a hard one which you will work out when you put on your thinking caps. Make these words read as a sentence: — Stand take to taking I you turn my Tile three'correct answers.'will receive free picture tickets with my best compliments. P.T.W.