PLAYING THE GAME
WARTIME NEEDS
"GRIM AND GAY."
"Playing the game" is a phrase which epitomises the Britisher's love of fair play in both work and play. It has special significance during today's wartime conditions. For instance,' take the subject of national morale. To win this war the whole population must be cheerful and' confident, ready to work and fight and make sacrifices—be "grim and gay," as Mr. Churchill put it. To attain that measure of cheerful confidence, a reasonable use of alcoholic beverages is welcomed by a large section of our people. Both workers and fighters want and deserve relaxation and cheerful company in their hours off duty. The use of alcoholic beverages, of course, is both legal and popular—a large majority of New Zealand citizens having on various occasions, by democratic means, reaffirmed their decision in this respect. But.. in the .-interests of fair play and national morale, particularly at the present time, the freedom to drink should not be abused. A good thing deserves .to be used moderately. Lei us enjoy the good things our democratic way of life allows; but let our enjoyment be sober and reasonable. An announcement inserted in the ; Nation's interests by the National Council of the Licensed Trade of New Zealand.—P.B.A.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1942, Page 7
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209PLAYING THE GAME Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 89, 16 April 1942, Page 7
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