From o school in the North Mid-fands (April 25):—'Prices have soared in every shape and form, also wages, so it Is most aimeult to et labour here, as the Wages pald in the factories' are far excess of anywhere else, snd all the young peuple flock to them and tre easily taken on.... T only. wish the. invasion of England would. be attempted. as I think that would be the end of Hitler. We get some rough nights here, with the planes amy ovey in waves t> Coventry and Shetlets we have anialreratt guns at.) and when they' are firing, it chokes our windows, Up to now they have not bombed this town. but have visiled both Sawley and Beeston. end of course Derby and Nottingham The catering is now a very difllcult problem, but the boys are very wood and do not grumble, At the moment religion toms to take second place, and revenge frst. 1 think we are far: too considerate to Germany. My opinion is that we ought to treat them in just the fame way os they From a village close to Canterbury (April 149:
"A huge bomb was dropped on thi Recreation Ground; and a land mine fell in the woods' on the outskirts of the parish, which caused tremend-vibration, and brought ceilings down, Nine time-bombs have been dropped in the village, but again no damage, as they feli_on marshy ground, We get alr raid warnings every day, sometimes six or seven, and we constantly have enemy air" jeraft overhead; oar own big guns shooting into France make a great noise, og do their big guns shooting back. Last week bombs were dropped the next village, a mile away, but they fell in a field, "As to the danger of invasion, We are not worrying about that. as. although Hitler may try, he will not succeed. We are £0 very much stronger than we wore in June. The Vicar of St. James Dover has been appointed curat charge for the duration, but he ie still vicar of what is left of his [Dover parish; his church and vicarage are unusable, and what io left of the population live in caves! Last night We had 75 enemy bombers over our village on their way to London, and had bombs dropping all round us. but none hag been killed in this village."
From another letter—
"At Wellington College, the boys sleep in the under-ground shelters every night,"
Surgery Blown In From another letter (April 10):—*Se'ln Herne Hil, has, quite his wauai allowance of bombs. but so far has. come. through all right. One morning he went down to his surgery (quarter of an hour away) and found the front all gone, "He sat for the next few days. in the open alt. ex-mining' tongues, punching tummies anid listening to tungs—all to. the great entertainment of passers-by. oe remarked, at any rate the patients could not complain of the Surgery being stuffy. An old gentleman who lived opposite the surgery spent the night in a shelter, and, next morning, emerged 10 find that hip house had disappeared, However, he came across later in the morning. and J. expected a long tale of Woe. 'All he said was' that he would. be obliged if his ear could be syun Ihe had a "bomb ear," T suppose, All is property lett in the world was fbibte, which he took into his shelter very night; it was given to him when hho had completed Afty years ao leader a bible class."
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