Here’s A Search—2/6 For Someone

Northern Advocate, 19 July 1938, Page 2

Here’s A Search —2/6 For Someone

| Thelma Mcßeth is responsible ror suggesting this week's competi- | tion, ? | “There is a word of seven letters which contains within it, seven | i or eight distinct words without re-arranging any of the seven letters.; ; | IDo you know what it is?” she wrote recently. The answer to this | i teaser Is USHERED in which you can find “us, she, he, her, usher, • here, ere and red.” * ? t | “I’m sure there are more words like that,” I remarked to the office | k bey, showing him the puzzle. ? t “TOMBE,” he said brightly, cat ching on to the idea. “There are in • i that ‘to, Tom, and be’.” I i • I “First rate,” I said. “Do you think other Northlanders could find j | any other examples.” f | “Easily,” said the office boy en thusiastically, . specially if there | • were half-crown prizes.” f | “There will be half-crown priz es,” I agreed. “They will go to the ? | Northlander who can find the words which contain the greatest num- | ? her of w r ords—built in the same way as those given in the examples.” i t- ; • ? Post your word—and the w 7 ords it contains!—in order to reach Kupe, f | c/o “Advocate” Office, Whangarei as soon as possible. Don’t forget to | ? add your full name, address and age. As I promised the office boy, | there will be half-crowns for the best entries received. t f •