HELP, NOT HINDER

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 118, 21 May 1942, Page 5

HELP, NOT HINDER

the war effort

PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM NEEDED

Zealand's war effort depends for s an ? expansion on the practical "mJT, . each individual citizen. oJi iP'.P er -' should be the univer/v. s P irit of our armed forces e , rna ! l y, auxiliary organisations is excellent; while the people of New Zealand s factories and workshops are work»mg harder than ever before. In our hours of relaxation, too. practiE? 1 1 pat l l ? tls , m is called for. "Help, not ninaer, by keeping in mind that moderation is not only a virtue but a duty. It is natural that the cheerful camaraderie of the licensed house should appeal tnese days to a proportion of troops and sailors (as well as civilians), and especially to men of the merchant marine who orave the ever-present dangers of the sea. They deserve cheerful, friendly company: but there is no reason why genuine and liberal hospitality should exceed the bounds of the law and of good manners. The public are asked to remember that moderation is a virtue at all times, but in wartime it is the foundation of nation** morale and of the will to a victoryAn announcement j Nation s interest* jtt; Council of the Tram New Zealand- —(P-b-a-j