THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY “Public Service.” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1946. FIGHTING FAMINE

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 55, Issue 32703, 17 April 1946, Page 4

THE Hauraki Plains Gazette With which is Incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY “Public Service.” WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1946. FIGHTING FAMINE

In view of the fact that the war in Europe ended in a season which gave little opportunity to increase the first harvest in peace-time and in view of the ravages of the war generally there are millions to-day who are either on the verge of starvation or are fast approaching that condition. We know that the Westminster food conference has taken action to mobilise all available farm labour and volunteers in Europe to bring in this year’s this proposed effort to. cope with harvest and to 1 carry out seasonal sowing. All will appreciate conditions that will bring relief to some countries, especially Britain, who are strained to a dangerous extent in trying to prevent the millions in Europe from absolute starvation. Then Britain is faced with the picture of thousand’s of people in her own territories of India and South Africa who are terribly short of food, and what are we going to do about it? During the next few weeks the people of this Dominion—every man, woman and child—are going to be reminded' there is a great deal that we cap do to help ease the general situation—one brought about by the ravages 1 and the resultant chaos of war. The Government of this Dominion has decided to carry out a Dominion-wide campaign in the next few weeks to save food for the relief of the starving millions. For some time now many have recognised that some organised national drive should be made in this Dominion, whose people, have least felt the horrors of the war. The question was whether or not the effort should be a compulsory or voluntary one. There has, however, been such a keen desire on the part of the people to help that it has now been decided that all sacrifices of rations of foodstuffs shall be voluntary. The people as a whole—and that means Paeroa too—have been placed on their honour to make a real effort to prevent people—even of our own kith and kin whose “shining hour” was the war years—from starving. It is truly our job to see to it that we contribute our share of the food required and having met this call upon us we shall be truly blessed. We call upon the people of Paeroa to get in behind the drive and let Paeroa. contribution be such that we can honestly say we have played our part in the most staggering relief task the world has ever had to face.