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Northern Advocate, 8 October 1941, Page 3

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When word came of sickness or distress, one woman would ride impossible miles to help another. This selfless spirit, this marvellous power to respond, enabled our pioneer mothers to survive in a hostile land. That spirit still lives. In some, it is a flame. In the few—reluctant to believe the time has come when women must again respond —it has not yet kindled. From their attitude in the hosiery shortage, it would seem that “women are different now.” Those women who, already having stockings, persist in buying, do more than maintain the crisis. They impose hardship on those least able to look after themselves . . . young mothers with husbands overseas, tied more than ever by the children . . . wives who out of soldiers pay could not buy extra when scarcity threatened . . . women in offices, industry or war work who cannot shop when the word goes round ‘ stockings are in. The stocking crisis was caused by panic buying ... it will be relieved when those who have stockings cease buying and give way to those less fortunately placed. In the way we act in this, will be seen whether we are worthy daughters of pioneer mothers. hosiery by