1940-09-28 — Page 8

Saturday,

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BOMBERS COME OVER MY HOUSE ALL DAY

wards the sen, as well as others It was not until I heard some Aimee Crowhurst, 16, lives at Folkestone, one diving down half out of control. machine-gun fire that I discovered they were Germans. Then, I did of the most exposed citios in England, only 22 I always hope that ours are safe, not stay to look twice, as I was on miles across the Channel from the German, and that I am not watching one the hills and had a good way to go

of ours being shot down.

home. I just "scrammed" at the double. -occupied French Coast. In the following article,

Many people in other parts of A few days ago, a Messerschmitt she describes the reaction of a typical English girl England seem to think that the came over our house about 500 feet South Esal Coast Is "no-more", and up, but it was not until I heard that to air raids.

that we have been bombed to bits, this plane had been shot down in Pochaps they have been listening to the sea, did I realise that I had been watching a "Jerry" running away "Lord Haw-Haw"

to be rewarded for my energy, al-

My first thought when run down into the garden, hoping the siren goes off is where though it may be foolhardy. are the planes, and will I see the dog-fight?

In a fight, one wants

that

one pair of eyes as things are usual-

for taking cover.

JU

are

In this raid, I saw at least drapport ly

The a Saturday

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September 28, 1940.

A

NAZI CHILD IS

IS CHRISTENED

This is not so, as only two bomba from our fighters. One thing I do not ke, and that have dropped where I live, although is the sound of a bomber coming there

many air-figdia.

In a way, I think air raids aro over at night. You cannot see it, "show" happened on

we had no warning jolly good fun, and as long as If I hear our planes I am fair- and the feeling that it may drop morning, and ly hopeful of seeing a dog-fight. something suddenly is not a pleasant given. It was five o'clock in the our pilots return safely, and we As we usually have more than one, but the sight of searchlights inorning, and the sound of an engine shoot down plenty of planes,

lighting the sky as they search for had awakened me.

the sight of a dog-fight is n ono raid a day, I often get my the raiders is magnificent.

When I found it, I identided it as wonderful experience, and wish in one of them. Unfor- One day we had a most spectacular a Heinkel 111-Daddy has a chart of tunately, we have more alarma raid in which over 100 planes took Germon planes on which you can sight well-worth seeing.

It was not very But when bombers are about I part. I could see from my window tell what they are. than dog-fights.

our fighters and the Nazi Menser high and I was hoping any second keep under cover and especially We are finding Directly bombers are sighted over schnitts dying about.

fur our fighters to come along and away from windown.

out that these raids are all part of intercept. the land, I have a slightly different

At one time they seem to be play- feeling than when I see only fighters

រាត they ing "Follow my Leader".

This did not happen at once, and a day's work, and take them as such, minutes later I heard the-It certainly breaks the monotony of The

tew of Round

anti-aircraft guns, chased each other round and round. however, restores my confidence, and The sound of the munchine-guns whistle of what I thought an bomb, a boring day, especially when you

few hours. tlook to see whether the puffs are DeAr l you is like thunder, and Neither my father not other beard have five alarms in

All the same, am still hoping to anywhere near the 'planes, nithough when you hear them it n signant it, and it was not until they saw a

column of black smoke appear that see a "Jerry" come down in the field I know you should not

they realised that "eggs. were being opposite my home. Unill that hap

pens 1 shall not be satisfied. dic

If I had dk.

they

chance at going

There are also pictures of Nazi After the persecution of the posts or put into Concentration downstairs have never seen people America, I would rather stay in

its members for Camps.

troops attending religious ser- run faster, and certainly slid down England for now, and see what hap- Church and

I think it might be

Photographs are now put into vices though these young men The banisters as quickly as I could, pens every day. But within a minute, we were up- more dangerous crossing the Allantie some years Hitler has now do-

circulation showing undamaged were never, even in the their cided to start a new form of pro- Churches in devastated areas in school days encouraged to attend stairs again because we heard our than staying here Bghters Later, when I went to look Oner upon a time when the siren

The captions are that Church. if the dainage, I heard that Spitfires sounded you got a funny feeling in Paganda in appearing to support France.

t your inside, but we have got so used the Luthorian Religion.

Hitler's troops had strict instruc- This new move on, Hitler's part ids Found a piece of the bomb is a to it sow that I don't holder that

Pictures are published of the tions to save the Church build is, no doubt, to gain the con- feeling any more.

which ings in the towns they bombed. fidence of the older generation Churches new We see many R.A.F. planes beur

Other photographs show a in Germany, who, though sup- One person, who was in bed, here and we know that our au forer

years

cases even with badly damaged Church in the pressed, retained their religious Isaid to me, "I heard the tinkle In all the big raids neur here s

Saar district which is said to have inclinations. State funds of glass, and remarked, "There there have

been bombed by French and Bri- But even the christening of a When "Jerry's" Hoes my conservatory'".

One must not forget though tish troops in their "senseless child has a military air about it. he got up, he found all his win- number of our fighters, but always

that the pastors have been well defence" of the town

The Nazi soldiers, members of dows blown in. He lived 7g our pilots have brought down many

trained and include the teaching inure German 'planes.

But one does not forget the the Father's Company forma yards from where the bomb was

ward to go to our of the Nazi doctrine In peace thine

their destruction of Warsaw and Hit- guard of honour outside the dropped. I thought "what Fampire Air Day Displays each year

Those who did Sermons lucky escapel"

ty happening all around

I run up-

state to get a better view and then three German machines fall to

M.P. ARMED 600 ALIENS

AND THEY FOUGHT WITH THE B.E.F.ught the bomber down

IT was revealed recently that among the Ploneers with

the

B.E.F. in France who downed Jord Jellicoe's Son

spades and took up rifles to flight

the Germana were 600 Austrian

and German refugees.

The story was told in Parlin-

Is In Army

Officer of the Guards LORD JELLACOE has deserted the responsibility for arming them.naval tradition of bis facræer

ment by the man who took the

Colonel Arthur Evans, Conservn

tive M.P. for Cardiff South.

Hewa fully-Designed off en 19

He said: "They were forner offers the Brigade of Guards

and professional men. We were very hard up for men at the time. arct within two days

learn they had

how to us their ALTUN machine. guns and anti-tank riflen, and were ready to meet any armoured columus. On their return to England they were disarmed."

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not ler's repeated remarks in the past Church, so that the child and its "al comply with these instructions that free religion was damaging mother may know that it has

were quickly removed from their to the State

now joined the Nazi Party.

and quite sure from whai 1

Dien. and [H/W that our It is is warning at frightening NEW

by these raids, he is rm1 surrced- force can whack the Germans fing, and will not succeed On one beension during Term-time when we went down in the trenches al school (unly because we had to) we passed the time by singing songs.

People here are becoming really Ww-blood-thirsty, for they are always 45 fight, and few Inespe "Nasties" put down by ᏗᎱ Pilote

Lord Jelkror combines scholar stop and sportsmanshaja He had a

lo an earlier reference to aliens in chester eduention, got a first at fun wanting to see

the Plancers being urmed, Colouri|bridge, and bar won Wedgwood (Soc. Newcastle-under-Crese Run at 3 Monate Lyme), without mentioning

said: "I am told that an offerr

NOVINA,

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are grand fellows, so

Tearlers and storing.

In another fight, bombers attacked

some of our Destroyers, and ships,

around While bombers were trying to hit the

who He was a vehmters f The Ken provided them with tina and maft Roosevelt ak: resp in Finland

nude 1:

have Molotov

Family

lived Cocktails (rough

the grenades] said they were soldier of Une lot because they not be caught

best Southampton Water for several ships, nome of the Messerschmitts got

are generations, and his grandfather was over the land and were engnged by

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