THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 8, Issue 85, 29 June 1945, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE

3 What ho what ho ma hearties. * ' 7 j Well I've certainly been having a hectic time these last lew days. It 1 all started with an idea I had to 1 clear out my cave and have a gen- ' eral spring clean. Naturally when 5 the pets grasped the idea of what I was doing they all thought it a great idea and set out to have as} much fun as possible in the process. First 1 shifted out all the furniture mats | etc. and then started to clear the shelves and my bookcase. L took out everything that would conic out and laid them all out on the grass outside. Of course the pets, not i having arms were rather but » they all tried to look as if tl\er were, working vci"3 r hard. MeDougall . sat inside on the highest shelf 1|; _ could and by squawking very loudly each time I came in, pointed out to me what I should take out - next. Peterkin and Butinsky stayed outside and did their best to spread the things out properly. Peterkin made quite a good job of it and was really but Butinsky was hopeless. First he got all the curtains tangled up with the table cloth and spilt two pots of jam over my eiderdown. Then he stood in a basin of preserved eggs and broke fifteen and sat in the last piece of butter I had. Not content with this ? he decided that some of my books were not worth having, and chcwed the pages out of several before 1 managed to stop him. Anyway ? I cleaned out my cave thoroughly, and was sitting back for a few minutes surveying my i. good work when suddenly I heard a hoarse cry from Butinsky Avho had " gone to sleep in a bed he had made for himself in my best overcoat. 1 looked up to see what was the ihatter and was horrified to see that it was starting to rain. A big drop had landed on the end of Butinsky's - nose and had made him Avake lip 1 with a jolt. And- there was every.-, i thing out of my cave lying on the] grass getting wet. Of course. I rushed outside and started to bring everything in but it took some minutes and quite a big lot got damp. However_ I have had all my things, spread out in front of a great roaring fire and they seem to have dried oif quite well. Well I must get on with the res J , of the column. I notice I have not got so much space this week. I think 1 shall have to have a chat to the Editor about it. Cheerio for this week. P.T.W. * ——— CONTRIBUTIONS POINTS TO BF AWARDED | , f Here's a new ..scheme that might be of interest to you. 1 know that a lot of you can write poetry or small stories and things like that but there are. not many who send them in to the page. I would like to receive some of them to print in the column and here is what I propose to do. For each contribution printed T will award a certain number of points according to how good it is < and whether it is original or not. When 10 points have, been gained in this they -will be cancelled out and ;i free picture ticket awarded. I will keep 3-our score here f but you had better each keep your own too, as I might make a mistake sometime. Now then sailors let 'me have all the jioem\ competitions, stories articles riddles or anvthing like 9 y «. that you can dig out.. Simply write them out put your name and address on ma'-'k whether they are original or copied and send them in to me c o Beacon Office. Here's your chance to win extra picture tickets. P.T.W.

FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY Cruise PETER THE WHALER S__ of WHALE ISLAND j

JOKE CORNER "k' — "Who has old clothes?"' asks an ajjpeal being made to tlie public. Who hasn't? "Do yolt eve? sidler I'rom acute thirst?" "No 5 doctor, i never let it get tlmt v — the patient in No. G keeps calling out "Honk! Honk!'' said the nursing sister. '"'Ah t yes t " mused the doctor. "A motorist. Good! He's evidently rounding-Ihp corrrrr." j LAST WEEK'S AND THIS WEEK'S COMPETITIONS Shiver my timbers but you must be able to do better than this. Do you know that I only received one entry J'or last week's competition! This must be rather in the way of a record for I am usually Hooded under with them. I think you must have been too or else the competition was too hard. But I've never struck a competition that was too hard for you sailors , yet. However I propose to hold the same competition for next week. JN'ow then, come on sailors and let me have your entries. Remember there are three free tickets as prizes, and somebody must win 'em. You never know ? but your's might be one o!' the lucky ones. let's see what you can do this week. P.T.W.