How Northland Women Can Aid Airmen

Northern Advocate, 26 August 1943, Page 5

How Northland Women Can Aid Airmen

Providing aerial cover for Murmansk convoys, hunting submarines in Arctic waters, climbing to great altitudes over Berlin, or out-manoeuv-ring Messersehmitts over France, rising from the steaming heat of Solomons jungles to the freezing temperatures of the stratosphere to strike back at the Jap.—tile airmen of New Zealand are doing their job and doing it in the most impressive manner.

In the preservation of their lives and health ol’ importance almost equal to their, armament and acquired skill in flying, is that they should bo warmly and adequately clad. It is here that the Northland Air Force Relations Committee, and, through it. every woman in Northland, can lend a hand to our gallant men. Highly important in The work of the Air Force Relations Committee, the Northland branch of which is centred in Whangarei, is provision of clothing for the aviators and members of the ground crews. Wing-Commander Buckley and Mrs Buckley, contacting the president of the Northland committee at Whangarei yesterday, broadcast an SOS for knitted goods—pullovers, mittens, balaclavas, gloves and scarves. “The need is very urgent for all classes, except socks, which are not required,” said Mrs Buckley, who is president of the Auckland committee. Call or Write Ample supplies ol" air force blue wool are available from roms in the Whangarei Y.W.C.A. building, which is the distributing centre for Northland. Anyone able to spare the time to knit one or more garments is invited to call at the distributing centre from 10 a.in. to 4 p.m. and obtain wool and instructions. Supplies may also be obtained from tlie Whangarei Ladies’ Knitting Circle, which meets ai the Town Hail every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Any women in Northland able and willing to assist, but who cannot call for supplies personally may write to the Air Force Relations Committee and have materials and directions forwarded by post. Establishment of sub-centres at Dargaville. Kaitaia. Kaikohe and other centres throughout tire north is hoped for. The appeal is: Do something practical for the airmen on battle stations, who are giving ilv-ir all for you.