THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 08, Issue 91, 20 July 1945, Page 6

THE "GOOD ENDEAVOUR" LEAGUE FOR YOUNG READERS ONLY

What what ma licarties. Wel] ? the pets and I have been having lots ol' fun thi.s past week. On Tuesday ? Ave happened to be over on the other side of the island, browsing around when I noticed a patch on the side of the hill that was covered with frost and looked very slippery indeed. That put an idea into my head, and I decided that this AVffs just the place for a toboggan. Fortunately the place happened lo be in the shade so there, was no danger of the sun melting the frost. We hurried back to the cave an,d collected up quite a swag of wood and rope etc. and taking a hammer and nails went back to the spot. The pets were by this time very excited, as they guessed what was in my mind, and .sensed that they ni'ght have quite a lot of fun. Back on the spot once again 1 set about making J the sledge, and it was not very j long before I had quite a good one made. Although I am getting rather old and stiff I decided, that I had better try it out first to see if it would work all right. Accordingly

I sat myself down and Petei*kin f Butinsky and McDougall all gathered behinfcl to give me a terrific shove off. They certainly gave me a good one. Whoosh! And I was speeding away down 'the liill getting faster and |astei\ I was iust starting to enjoy it } when suddenly I heard a small cry behind me. I looked round, and there was Butinsky hanging on behind and' sliding and slithering after me. He had forgotten to let go. I received such a shock that I lost my and before I knew where I was ? the sle'dge had turned ovcr 5 and 1 was sprawling on the side of the with Butinsky on picked, up the sledge, which had picked up thd sledge which had come to rest against a large boulder. I looked at Butii>s'kj r , but Butinsky wou](d not even condescend to look in my direction Once again he thought it was my fault that the whole thing had happened and refused to even notice mc. I pleaded with him j threatened him, bullied liim j in short 1 trield everything to explain th« position, but lie would have nothing to do with me. In the end he agreed to forget the whole matter provided lie sat on the sledge Avliilo 1 pulled it up the hill. And that is how we arrivetl at the top, with mc perspiring and pant-j

and Butinsky squatting like a lord, on the sledge behind. The other pets thoug-ht it was a. great joke f as well as a very good idea and so, after they iui|d slid down the hill it was my job to pull them up *agaiu, We finished up in the late afternoon with me pulling them home. It was pretty tough going too, and 1 have made a resolve that never again will T take the pets sledging. Well I must get on with the rest of the page. Cheerio for this week. P.T.W. FOREST AND BIRD MAGAZINES Marjorie Slieat has, asked for a Forest and Bird Magazine. Righto I'll see what I can. do about it for you > but it may be a little "while before the first, one arrives. 1 have your name down on my lis and Avill send it in at the lirst opportunity. P.T.W;' PALMERSTON NORTH CORNER "What ho there Palmerston North. I see ! have a whole swag of new sailors aboard the Good Endeavour. Sent lie my dinghy ves quite a elan " 9 x in fact. They are: Dickie Riley, Lee Mummery Annette • Nan'Elwood Rosemary Power David McPatty Wilde, Glenys llaiv ris ? John Dawick (you're quite an artist' John) Allan Drake. Step aboard sailors. We're right glad to have. you. I am sorry I can not send any Forest antl Bird Maga-

Aboard for the Goodwill Cruise laPSr-v ity - PETER THE WHALER - c/WHALE ISLAND

zincs down your way yet awhile as there are so many sailors from up here Avant them. Your certificates hare been sent out. P.T.W. MORE NAME MEANINGS BOYS Allan—Cheerful. Donald—Proud Chief. Frank —Free. Henry—Rich. Ralph—-Help Counsel. Tom—A Twin. W alter—Powerful. Mark—Warlike. William —Protector. (Copied). One point to Isabel Grant for this entry. P.T.W. LAST WEEK'S COMPETITION . - j Yes ? I received some quite good entries for this competition and was quite pleased with the results, j Audrey Bathe's answer was, I think, the. best anid the most practical. I had forgotten about the plank below the bridge, but now that it is mentioned I remember seeing many of them built in this fashion in mv travels. Well this Aveek's winners are:— Audrey Bathe j Ronald Hughes Catherine Wardlaw Marjorie Sheat Congratulations sailors. You can collect your free picture tickets from the Beacon Office Avith mv best, compliments. The answers are printed beloAV. Audrey Bathe If I Avas caught on a long raihvay bridge as you described I would not feel afraid. I haA'e seen a lot of that -sort of bridge in the King Country and they all have some means of safety provided for the use. of railway Avorkers Avho might be caught by a train. Some bridges, such as the Makatotc A'i-aduct, have, small trapdoors leading down to a plank below the bridge. Other bridges are open between' the sleepers and you can just lower yourself doAvn to a plank which runs along a few feet beloAV the railway for the length of the bridge. The

plank is also used lor inspecting and painting the bridge. Others again have a little platform built out at each silde of the bridge in 9 the centre. Catherine Wardlaw ll' I was standing on. the railway bridge and the train came on the end oJ' it, I'd jump over the bridge into the river below and swim to the shore or bank. I Ronald Hughes Providing the train had no cowcatcher 1 would throw myself ;'own in the middle ol' the line, and the train would go straight over. When the train had gone ? I would get up and go on idown the line. Marjorie Sheat I would lie down between the railway lines and put mv lingers in my ears and let the train go over mo. J. also received an entry Iron a sailor at l-'oroporo which was right in line for but there was no name on it. When will 3 r ou sailors learn that if you do not put. your name on your entry 1 have to disqualify it? Anyway, it was unfortunate particularly so as the sailor in question also asked me to put her name lilown lor a Forest and Bird Certainly I will, as .soon as 1 learn the name. P.T-W. NEXT WEEK'S COMPETITION Following are jumbled names of native trees. Sort them out and

.send in your entry t© P.T.W. c/o Beacon Office. Four free, tickets await the senders of the four neatest entries1. ATI AM 2. IIiUAK 3. TT AllO A 1. AWAUIITUKOP 5. TKAAAHIEK (j. OAIIIKW 7. A ART 8. MIRU. There you shouldn't have any complaints about this competition being hard. Why ? I could almost do it myself. . Anyway, go to it and see how you get on. Three points go to Isabel Grant for supplying this competition. P.T.W.