HAPPY COGS

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 153, 1 July 1939, Page 14

HAPPY COGS

Shannon. . Dear Hub, —Here I am once again . writing to the Page. Hasn’t it been r raining a lot lately? We have finished f our exams at school. For handwork at ’ school I am making a papier mache. 5 On Friday we played basketball against > Levin Convent, they won by four points, ■ the score being 12—8. Tulip is wait- . ing to write so I must close now. . Mayflower. ; Yes, Mayflower, it has rained a great deal but it will make us appreciate tho sunshine when it comes. Papier mache is interesting work, isn’t it? Ivopanc. Dear Hub, —I would like to be a Cog and have my pen-name “Sneezy” if it , is not taken. I love reading the Cogs’ . Pago. I go to Kopane school and play . basketball. Our team has one all tho , games so far this year. I just arrived home from Kotorua on Wednesday and , my pet cat came out to the gate to meet mo. As this is my first letter, I will , close. I am sending three stamps for a . badge. Sneezy. Welcome to the happy family, Ngaire, , and “Sneezy” you may be. Did you see the picture “Snow White?” Feilding. Dear Hub, —On Wednesday two girls ! came to tea with us. Daddy took us , for a drive to a place where wc saw ono calf, four puppies and ten baby pigs. June I was my birthday and I had nine little friends to tea. We played outside : after tea and had great fun. I hope I have the skilltest right. Love to yourself and all the Cogs. Marigold. Many happy returns, Marigold. What a nice party you must have had and what an interesting drive you had with Daddy. Rongotea. Dear Hub, —I am very sorry I did not write to you. I will send you a piece of poetry called “Prince Tickle-' ’em.” Did you go to the show, Hub? t did. About a month ago we went to Wellington again. That is all my news for this week so I will close. Primrose. Thank you for the poetry, Primrose. I think you have missed some lines. How nice to make another visit to Wellington which is a fine city, don’t you agree? Kimbolton. Dear Hub, —How are you feeling these wintry days? Last week we had a heavy fall of snow. We had some - fun tobogganing and trying to ski. 1 am the captain of our basketball team at school. Rememberance. I don’t like the snow when we can only experience the icy breezes that blow over it, but it would be fun tobogganing. Basketball is a splendid game for you and congratulations on being captain. Kimbolton. Dear Hub, —I hope you and all the aunts and uncles are well. I am knitting myself a pink bed jacket. We are having our examinations next "week. We played Apiti at basketball but they won 24—0. We did not have a hope of winning as they had their High School girls. I think Naughty Marietta’s rhymes are very clever. Pink Pearl. I wonder if your pal tern is an easy one, Pink Pearl? I think it splendid that you can knit things for yourself. New Plymouth. Dear Hub, —Thank you very much for 1 the skilltest money. On Sunday I went over the “Foresbank” from Glasgow. It had a cargo of phosphates on board. I am going to see the football match at Hawera, between New Plymouth and St. Pat’s on Saturday. I shall tell you who won next time I write. Gus. You must have a great variety of sea going craft at your harbour, Gus. Tangimoana. Dear Hub, —Thank you very much for the badge. I wear it on my best overcoat to Sunday school. It is very quiet out here just now. We miss the crowds that come to the beach in the warmer weather. On Sunday we had quite a big hail storm in the morning, but the afternoon turned out nice jind fine. I am sending in the skilltest this week. I don’t suppose it is all correct but I would be thrilled if it was. And now I will close with lots of love to all. Buck Jones. You must be careful to put your badge in the right way or you might lose it, Buck Jones. You must enjoy your beach more when it is not overcrowded. Awahuri. Here I am again, writing to the Cogs’ Page. We are having our fancy dress ball soon, and I am going. On July 22 there is to be our Sunday school party. I am enclosing the skilltest which I hope is correct. We are having our cooking examination next week. Well, I am afraid this letter is rather small, but never mind. Wheezy Anna. And what is your fancy dress to be? With balls and parties you are very gay people. Good luck for the cooking.

SKILLTEST WINNER Last week's skilltest winner was Murray Carlceek, Tangimoana, who was the only one to work it all out. Whakarongo. Dear Hub, —I am writing this short not to thank you very much for mv share, of the prize-money. My little brother stayed away from school this week as he has a bad cold. Did you enjoy the show? All the town schools enjoyed themselves wet or dry. I w-ent again on the last Saturday to see tho dancing. Well, Hub, I must close now, wishing you the best of luck for now. Dixie. I wonder how you spent your prizemoney? Yes, tho show was great fun. I hope little brother’s cold will soon be better.

Shannon. Dear Hub, —I am very sorry that I have not written to the Page for three weeks. lam in the A team for basketball and Mayflower did not get into the basketball team this year. I play goalthrower in basketball this year. We have won one match out of four so far this year. I hope Forget-me-not is on the mend now and I was sorry to hear that she was in hospital. Nutty has not -written for a long time, has she? I played basketball on Friday in the raiu and I got a cold. Do you listen into the children’s request session? We do, it is on every Sunday from six to seven o’clock. On June 8 my little sister, Mary, was three years old. Wasn’t Naughty Marietta’s letter very interesting last week? It was raining here to-day and just this afternoon it stopped. Hasn’t there been lots of thunder storms lately? We have finished our examinations at school now. My little sister, Alary, and Margaret are in bed. Bib and Bub have been out cycling to-day. Our swimming baths at school are nearly finished now. There were not very many letters in the Pago last week. Alum has three hens laying now and she is very pleased with them. I cannot do the skilltest this time. I did not go to the show this year. Tulip. Thank you for your nice long letter, Tulip. What sport you must have in your basketball team. I hope your cold will soon be better. Yes, we were all sorry about Forget-me-not’s illness. Aloutoa, Foxton. Dear Hub, —Alay I join your band of happy Cogs, please. 1 am eleven years old and lam in Std. 4. Could I please have “Mayflower” for my pen-name? Pinkie is my cousin and Honeysuckle lives next door to me. I live on a dairy farm. I go to school in a big silver bus. I have two brothers, Don and Graham, Don is 14 and he goes to High School and Graham who is six is in primer three. We have 10 chicks, if ‘ ‘ Alay flower” is taken could I please have “Alaytime?” I enclose threepence for a badge. Yalmai Sanson. Welcome to the Page, Yalmai. “Alayflower” has been taken sO “Alaytime” you shall be. I hope you will enjoy writing to our Page and doing the skilltest. Palmerston North. Dear Hub, —I am sitting up in bed writing this letter. I have the ’flu but I am much better to-day, but mother said I had better stay home from school as she does not want me to be ill again. I said I would tell you more about the show last week. I went on the dodg’ems with my sister and we bump ed into a lot of people. It was great fun. I had two floss candies which tasted very delicious. I went on the merry-go-round. Some children sat on the seats, but 1 like it best on the horses because when the merry-go-round starts it seems as if you are riding on a real horse. I won first prize at elocution and received a book of poetry. Funny Bunny. You certainly had all the fun of the fair, Funny Bunny. I like the horses best so understand how you feel. PROVERBS ARE BEST A stitch in time saves nine, And also saves your time. If you are a girl and tear your dress Don’t go on to a sparrow’s nest, If you do to my mind There won’t be a stitch but nine.

WELCOME TO Rex Nora, Taikorea. Valmai Sanson, Aloutoa. Ngaire, Rongotea. ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S SKILLTEST 1. Nine inches. 2. Nineteen can be written in Roman numbers as XIX. Take the I away and you get XX, or 20. 3. Three dozen dozen, because this is equal to 432, whilst a quarter dozen dozen (3 dozen) totals only 36. 4. The difference is 30. (Twice 35 is 70, whilst twice 5 (10) and thirty is only 40). 5. Blue and ivory would give you pure white. Blue and red would give you purple.