GUY FAWKES DAY

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21231, 30 September 1940, Page 2

GUY FAWKES DAY

lIEI.P THE WAR PROPOSAL APPEAL MADE TO CHILDREN An appeal to the children to sacrifice the excitement and pleasure of Guy Fawkes Day and to assist instead New Zealand’s war effort, is being made by Mr H. M. McGowan, headmaster of the Dominion Road School, Auckland. In a circular to parents and children he states:— “I am making a call for a great sacrifice on your part, but I feel confident that you will stand by me and make the sacrifice fop the honour of our school. I have been a youngster myself, and I have not forgotten the great fun it was to collect ‘A penny for the Guy, please!’ Then, alter a few weeks of preparing the great bonfire heap, the big night came, the bonfire was lit, and fireworks for which I saved the pennies were sent blazing into the sky. Those were happy days, and I do not forget them, and I know that you all look forward to the sth of November. “This year* our beloved flag the Union Jack is in danger. A merciless foe wants to tear it down and trample it in the dust. Brave men have left New Zealand to fight this cruel foe. Many of these men Soar into the air in their fighter ’planes and stop the enemy from hurling death and destruction on peaceful citizens below. Others in the Army and Navy are also bravely sharing in the protection of our homes. The Empire requires money to replace planes lost and to maintain damaged ones. Much money is also required to repair the damage done and to succour the many thousands who are in need and suffering through the cruelty of an unscrupulous foe. “I'know that every boy and girl in this school would like to help to win the war. You can. Go and collect your money for Guy Fawkes Day, but this year hand over all of your collections to the school's j patriotic fund. Say this: T will not buy and burn fireworks while brave men are fighting in far-away lands that New Zealand may be tree.’ I cannot say that you must do this, but I do ask: ‘Will you volunteer to do it?’ ” T”