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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-03-20
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention In this col
umn letteu must giVe name and
address OF writer Only Initial.
Will Be published when requested.
MIR. FIxit: What address should
put on q letter 90 Mrs. Prank
lin ID. Roosevelt DOROTHY.
White House. WASH ngton..
d. c.
Mr.. Fixit: Can YOU give me
ANY information about require
ments for becoming an air stew
ardess?
MISS JUNE SWI>HART.
The first requisite il that she
must be graduate registered
nurse. unmarried. 5 ~. 2 inches
To # 5 inches in height,
weight 40 pounds or less and
under rs years Of age. outstand-
ing personality and good educa-
ton citizen of the u. S: neat
In appearance: able to cope with
the public. She must pass
physical examination. and be
able to serve meals aloft, make
passengers conf ortable for
sleeping, assist elderly passen-
gers ana children and OCCASION
ally help out in a game Of chess,
checkers, backgammon OF bridge.
For United Air Lines. send APP
plicstion 10 Oakland Municipal
Airport, Oakland. Calf. For
Northwest Airlines, Inc, Boeing
Field. Seattle.
Mr.. FiSit: I heartily agree
with Mrs. q. X. about the need
Of . middle age stub. think
she has something there. for
one would like 10 meet and get
acquainted with parties like my
self-'mid stream" or . little
better. n I could learn of such
. club I would Join 1T once and
perhaps lend . helping hand TO
those In similar distress.
r. y.
Apparently Mrs. G. Rs name
and address have been lost here
In the shuffle and IL she viii
drop me a card, l will forward
some other letters / have on the
same subject. Perhaps out Of
the nucleus such a club may be
formed.
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QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions ? Turn TO Wo-
mans page for the answers.
/. Is Mexico in North or Gen.
tral America?
2. What is the accepted SYM
Dol for the fifth wedding ami
versary?
8. Besides the Pacific and
Asiatic fleets what other fleet
was recently organized in the
U. S. Navy?
4. Name the capital of Ice
land.
5. Pieces of eight were frac-
tional paper currency, Mexican
dollars or Spanish milled dol
larso
8. A storage battery delivers
alternating OF direct current?
:. Al what age and after
what length of service may JUS
tees of the United States SUI
preme Court retire on full pay?
S. From whom did Primo
Camera win the worlds heavy
weight boxing championship?
9. Was Germany ever a men,
Der OF the League Of Nations?
10. Was William Blake a poet,
painter. or engraver,
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NATIONS REAP
WHAT THEY SOW

Editor The Times: I wish TO
thank The Times and c. W. Ran
som for the recently published
letter entitled Appeal for En-
blem for All Humanity" II
brought TO mind the words ut
tered $50 years ago by Thomas
Paine. who coined the words
United states Of America. which.
ne said. sounded better than
The British Colonies. He further
said:
The world is my country and
10 DO good Is my religion. ! wish
the day will come when there
viii be but one flag on the earth.
containing a star representing
each country"
Paine visioned q L. S. OF Eu-
rope. I will say without fear
Of contradiction that not one Of
the oppressed or expressing ma
tons engaged in the mad con-
nict today would ever give ear
TO such a proposal They have
always been guided by the spirit
Of jealousy and mistrust, and
wholly engrossed BY their silly,
patriotic national and self-es-
TEEN fervor. TO risk being out
witted BY the others All Of
them are guilty alike. and now.
likewise. resping the results.
GEORGE ?. sPETTEL
RI 3, Box 40e. Olympia
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land, Belgium. France. The
dive-bombers were effective in
those early campaigns because
they met hardly any defense.
Moreover. they had the democrat
ling cooperation of fast tanks
and motorized infantry.
At Dunkerque the r. A F.
stopped them by desperate tao
tics, and thereby saved the REM
nants OF the B. f. F. They
swept the stukas from the skies.
They repeated the performance
in last September's fierce rar1s.
especially at Croydon Air Field.
In that attack every Nazi plane
WAS shot down. Few have APP
peared over England lately.
The Stuka's fatal weakness
lies in the fact that il must be
kept in a straight-line dive while
heading for its objective. Its
course can be plotted easily. and
ii makes an easy target for anti
aircraft marksmen.
The prospect of a long war,
rather than an all-out 1e4l
showdown. has highlighted the
question of feeding nations &C.
cupied or threatened by Hitler.
There are quiet signs that Presi-
dent Roosevelt may urge the
British to relent in their food
blockade of the European CONT
nent.
In a protracted conflict, the
attitude of the subjugated peo-
ples-and that includes unoccu-
pied France i is all-important.
According to confidential re-
ports. the mSJority now pray for
q British victory. They are sui
len, restless. resentful under the
heel OF the conqueror. Where
they can. they commit minor
acts of sabotage. They ignore
the occupying forces completely.
and that treatment is getting on
the lonesome German soldiers
nerves. But if the French. Dutch
and Belgisns can be sold the
idea that John Bull and Uncle
Sam are starving them. they
may visit their wrath on the
democracies. Foreign diplomats.
especially men around Petain.
have made these representations
to our officials. Hitler's props-
ssndists are trying TO capitalize
on the problem.
r. D. r. does not want to aid
der fuehrer. and so far he has
backed Britain's refusal TO let
food through. But a change in
the wars direction may force an
alteration In Anglo-Amercan
policy.
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Nagnifico.s Last week he per
formed before 10000. The bull
ne faced vas no Ferdinand. Nine
times FL Msgnifioo's' sword
rxunsed INTO the beast. The bull
lspt charging hack. Spectators.
furious. threw cushions. fruit.
newspapers INTO the arena. then
rushed al the mstador. Police
rescued him. The bull. bloody
but unbowed. Wa honorsbly re-
tired and vii spend the rest Of
his life N pasture. possibly IN
Ger cork tree.
A popular sport" in Amer
lea Is TO sent a poorly matched
pair into the ring, and a. long
a. the weaker one can stagger
10 his feet before the count
of ten, the crowd shouts and
wells with delight. The blood
Ter IL is the better the crowd
likes 1t, particularly II the bet
ting has been heavy on the
fighter who has the sdvan-
tage.
Theoretically bull fights are
prohibited in this country but
actually there is lot of bun
about most of our prize fights
and boxing matches. In fact
most of them are all bull, and
nobody wins but the promoters.
On the theory that discipline
must be bnilt upon the intelli-
gence. craftsmanship, individual
ity and group cooperativeness OF
the men in the ranks, the army
has announced abandonment of
the rule requiring saluting of
officers off post and made other
changes in custom in a new
manual of military courtesy and
discipline.
Soldiers in mess halls no long
er will be required to stop eat
ing and sit at attention when an
officer enters. They will remain
seated and continue eating,
except in the case of a soldier
who is addressed, who then must
stop eating and remain seated
at attention until the CONVEX
sation is completed.
The effect of this letting
down the bars and abolishing
the old army caste has been seen
in Great Britain where the old
rules were discarded early in
the war. Except that one man
gives the orders and the other
executes them, there is no diff
ference in the social or other
status of the men in the ranks
and the officers. The fighting
in Great Britain has become
everybody's job.
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Rubber Peril Stretched

Every day the possible danger the United States In
being cut off from s supply Of rubber from the East
Indies es Every day stocks of rubber
grow larger Almost every day improvements in synthetic
rubber are made. Now Akron rubber chemists believe
that for 10000 factories could be built to supply
- much synthetic rubber Of the natural
product This with greater of reclaimed rubber and
restriction its consumption. would probably pull
. out of any conceivable rubber crisis
Why don't 60 ahead and achieve this independence
right now? Because the synthetic product is still much
expensive than the natural But it's relief to know
that be DONE and that necessary this independence
be achieved less than that of three bateshps
plus . certain amount Of Inconvenience.
You could take nearly 100000 people off the farms
today and you wouldn't interfere with productionR NJ
Evans, AAA administrator.
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
WORLD DOES CHANGE

Editor, The Times: There
never was a time in the history
of our nation when there was
any greater need for the average
citizen to use his uncommon
sense than there is today. out
of all our agitation pro and con
on every subject under the sun.
what do we really know about
any Of the big issues facing
humanity? How do we know
but what the lease-lend bill is
the beginning Of that world
federation that ideahsts have
told us for so long is inevitable
if the world is TO survive total
destruction
If we have a world federation,
the union Of nations must start
somewhere. And where would
success at union be any more
likely than between America and
Britain, even though John Bull
has been arrogant and bull dos
ing and unwise in dealing with
her own family of nations
We say that surely the world
must change. Yet when any
small change in what we con-
slider our American way of life
is proposed or is thrust upon us
by congress we well nigh have
a spasm. We wave our flags and
shut our eyes to our own I'M
social order and lack Of broth
erhood and expect 10 live glori-
ously when the rest Of the world
does the changing.
II any one wants 10 look into
the mirror of our own nation 10
see II our petticost shows. read
any Of several Of the recent
books by II. A. Overstreet. They
can be found in the public lie
brary. One that is particularly
interesting is WE MOVE IN
NEW DIRECTIONS which deals
with the ideals the founding
fathers had when this nation
was established and shows
wherein changes must come TO
our present day nation in order
10 carry out those ideals.
Then there is A DECLARE
TON OF INTERDEPEND-
ENCE. ideals Of cooperation.
And A GUIDE TO CIVILIZED
LOAFING. ideals for the use Of
leisure. All are quite worth
reading in this our day Of great
est confusion. NAN TILLY.
III East eeth st.
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HOROSCOPE

Until late today adverse
planetary aspects dominate.
There 10 q portent causing APP
prehension TO bankers and heads
Of big business. The stars en-
courage the signing of contracts.
Heart and Home: Women
should pursue routine matters.
optimism should be cultivated,
especially by those whose sons
and other male relatives are
preparing for service in the
army and navy. Air force pilots
are to prove their extraordinary
ability in feats OF heroism and
resourcefulnsss. In addition.
they will be very successful in
love affairs. This Is a promis-
ing day for letters. Good news
will come to many girls.
Business AFFAIR.": Mobilization
Of the natural resources Of the
United States will contribute to
the prosperous outlook OF BUSH
ness through the year. Manu-
featuring will develop through
the introduction OF novel inven-
tons. Refugees who are trained
scientists will prove exceedingly
helpful In defense programs.
Exports will increase next
month. In Washington. leading
engineers and noted chemists
will gain fame through their
valuable work.
National Issues: Certain as
poets Of the stars encourage
criticism OF persons in authority.
This will be evident in congress
and among those who nourish
personal ambitions. Because
Americans are easily hypnotized
by independent ideas. there may
be insidious effects even among
the men who have been drafted.
Fifth columnists will take adj
vantage of whatever disturbs
faith in American leadership.
The seers warn that unity Is
imperative, IL the United States
in to demonstrate the power OF
democracy.
international Affairs: Evil
omens for Britain are discerned
in certain aspects which presage
terrible tests TO the heroic ma
ton next month. Nszi attacks
by sea and air are to be intensi-
fled. With Mars rising 10
Capricorn a martial spirit will
pervade India. There is sign
which seems to promise spec
tacular or unexpected aid from
the United states, through some
new invention or the amazing
expediting Of sirplsne produc-
ton. Secret forces are believed
10 be working for the final
triumph OF right. but victory
will be bought al a terrible cost.
Persons whose oirthdste II 10
have the sugury Of year Of fair
success IN business. Money
should be plentiful. There viii
be a temptation 70 indulge in
sentimental friendships.
Children born on this day
probably will be intense in ma
ture and brilliant in mentality.
They may be easily deceived. be-
cause they viii believe what is
best OF everyone.
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Greece. Unhappy Orphan of Storm

0reece IL without TREND on the continent, wrote
German newspaper after Bulgaria had yielded and let the
egons flow down through her territory to the Greek
border Unhappy orphan of the Storm continued the
Teutonic weeper of crocodile tears
Without friend the continent? Nay not So Wher-
free. and wherever remember freedom,
there Greece has friends. And there such the
continent Of Europe, on all continents.
The number of governments friendly to Greece be
began his advance But that Greece without friend
Is not true Where free hearts beat there friends of
Greece.
This term friendship is crossword to use in nterna-
tonal relations Friendship personal thing Man may
Be friend to but the relationship between those
organizations Of people which call nations and other vast
of people, be something something less
but is not friendship To the word convenient but
scarcely accurate
Czechoslovaka revolves in the German orbit but are the
relationship of Poles Belgans Dutch French Norwegans
and Italians to the Germans suspect that is less than
friendship Are the German and Russian peoples frends
The japanese and Russian? 1t doubtful
Perhaps need word to define the relationship
between peoples The bulk of people feel kindly dis
posed toward the bulk of another people, they have
joint ambitions and projects considerations Of safety
advantage may draw them together: but friendship s
sacred term which applies to none Of these things.
Greece has few allies today perhaps there are few
armies ready spring to her assistance lend helping
hand while she fights stouty for her independence 1t
Is entirely beside the point argue that Greece favored
Britain rather than Germany to say she refused to climb
aboard the noisy and gaudy bandwagon numbering
Europe She chose remain Greece, and fight
him who tried to compel her by force.
Greece Is friendless orphan Of the Naz storm. On
every continent, including the Dark Continent of
Europe, she has friends in plenty. Not many govern
ment herarches perhaps but individuals people, and
who admire and love her for her courage fight
for her
Those, too are Friendships and they may yet bring
powerful weight to bear in the scales of history.
-
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FASTENER READING
UP ON OUR STATE

Editor The Times: While To-
Gated about 1880 miles from
the army camp where our son
Will in all probability make his
home for the next year. his
father and ! have become very
state Of Washington" con-
scious. The atlas has been
brought out. and anything per-
tanning 10 the surroundings
there in Washington are care
fully scanned
Camp Grant. our nearby re-
cepton center for the selectees.
is about five miles south OF
Rockford, and became a military
place about the time Of the
world war in 1sl7-Is It has
been recently built up with
many new barracks and Will
now take care Of 1880 men.
Rock River. which runs
through our city. skirts the
camp on one side. Chicago is
% miles east Of here. Many Of
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036aC

The Old Man Seems 10
Be Coming Back
Industry Needs Him 10
Speed Production
Bull Fighting Here and
In Mexico
Army Throws Old Caste
System in Ash Can
IN 1918 there appeared n me
i American Maehinist an artl-
Gle, a Reaction Against osier-
ISM" which pointed 10 the good
sense shown by employers IN
hiring older mechanics for KEY
positions.
The virtues of the man over
forty were extolled. He was a
teacher of apprentices; he was
dependable, mature. loyal, ex-
perienced. The manager OF
the Employers association oil
Chicago. which had placed
$4,000 in jobs in twenty
months, said: The war, dam
nable a. il il. il a cleansing
fire that ha. made junk OF
old ideas and proved that the
old men of Chicago have come
back to stay
Unfortunately the last part
Of that statement did not work
out. Industry meant well, but
economic conditions over which
industry had no control settled
the fate of the older men. They
were kicked out, and even when
the first effects Of the recovery
movement were felt, man over
fifty. no matter what his quail
fications were. had little chance.
But the old man is coming
hack now. In the munition in
dustries firms are inviting skill
ed hands who retired on their
savings and pensions to enter
the lists again. Since skills
change. are even lost. "refresher
courses" are now given in special
factory schools. It is the policy
Of some companies TO plant
these old men, some OF whom
are 20 and more. among young
sters who have the requisite skill
but lack the self-confidenee
that comes from experience.
The crisis in which We find
ourselves bids fair to solve the
problem of the man over 40,
at least for the next few years.
Because of the rigorous train
ing and discipline which the
young man of a generation or
two ago experienced. there are
now a great many men over 90,
and some of them over 20. who
have more stamina than some
OF the youngsters. The mature
mind gives them better judy
ment. They know how TO save
steps and conserve their energy.
A contributing factor in Ger
many's efficient productio n
program is the old men who
were called back 10 industry.
Every man-no matter what his
status-who had been skilled in
some particular craft was draft
ed for his old job.
Followers of the bull fights
in Mexico are more considerable
Of their bulls than we in Amer
lea are Of our human prize
fighters. For instance:
Lorenzo Cara is one of Mex
ico's most famous matadors.
Bullfight fans call him Ell
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VIII not the time come when
collective bargaining negotia-
tons win Be carried on between
committees representing the
stockholders. employees and the
public r. A. Hayward 10 the
American Paper and Pulp as
soc4ation.
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the draftees from here are sent
in to Chicago. indicted into the
army there. and are either sent
back here TO Camp Grant or to
Fort Sheridan which is north of
Chicago. on the shore of Lake
Michigan.
Our son writes some very in
teresting letters about the
lovely places he has seen while
travelling through your state
enroute to Fort Lewis. and We
are enjoying the scenery and
grandeur via reading and brush
ing up on our geography.
MRS. RICHARD NJ. LEWIS
1911 n. Church St,
Poe kfor,I I'll
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"selenium photometer.' by which
variations of light intensity Of
stars is measured with better
accuracy than by any other
means.
Tomo rrow: Perfect Dead
Heat
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Both departments purchas-
ing systems were sloppy and
uneconomical. They bought
great volumes OF materials
lumber, shoes, steel. uniforms
during peak production for the
normal civilian trade. Therefore
they were paying unnecessarily
high prices. They never thought
10 order on a regional basis.
buying from q source near the
point of consumption. They
waited until the last minute to
obtain land for cantonmsnts.
Instead Of getting options in ad-
vance through use Of dummies,
they handed out high fees to
private real estste operators for
unsuitable sites.
In original estimates of the
amount of aluminium needed for
the two-ocean fleet, the navy
deliberately fixed the figure at
twice the total required. Had
the error not been caught by
company experts, the swollen
figure would have produced crit
ieai shortages for the army and
private interests.
Natural reaction TO these dis
coveries has been hope that the
military, naval ana air experts
are more adept at the science OF
war than in their business prac-
tees. Some critics, including
present and former officers. Won
der.
Americas arsenal of demoe-
crazy" may turn out 10 be
pandora box Of troubles. With
IN few days of passage of the
lease-lend bill. almost every neu-
trail nation filed an official or
unofficial request for weapons
VI hA
President Roosevelt has tried
TO mobilize South America eoun-
tries under the banner Of democ-
rscy. So they feel that ne
ought TO arm them. His per
sonal emlssary. Wild Bill
Donovan, has asked Ankara 10
line up with Britsin--or at least
10 snub Hitler's advances. Since
London cannot arm the Turks.
they have turned TO Uncle Sam.
Irelands defense minister
made plans 10 sail for the L. 5.
as soon as ne learned that the
lesse-lend bill had become law.
Churchill won't sell arms 10
Fire because. as ne has informed
several American visitors, he
doesn't know whether they
would be used against the Ger
mans or British F. D. r. admits
that the Irish request will pre-
sent a ucklish situation
Thus. as forecast here. Roose-
welt has taken charge of the
war His advisers concede that
il is a heavy responsibility, but
they don't shrink from IL.
Our air observers abroad re-
port that the British have mas
tered the dreaded stuka dive
bombers. II true. il may force
a revision Of all predictions on
the wars eventual outcome.
Terrific attacks BY Stuka
squadrons made possible the
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An lnsid. Picture of Finan-
II ~ IL L ciul and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES attached to OPM have
discovered serious armynavy defects in their checkups
They might have proved costly and dangerous they had
remained hidden until actual outbreak of involving
he II
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Paying Is day for expenses makes staying away
from home attractive and matrmony suffers-Gov Chase
Clark Idaho, economy program.
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ropaY,s COMMON ERROR

Do not say. 7 could not help
from observing his actions;
omit from"
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SO THEY SAY:

Our people have proudly re-
fused 10 yield 10 the temporary
masters Of Norw
Prince Olaf.
The worth Of q citizen depends
on his ability TO face the resh-
ties Of existence i DR.. Alexis
Carrel.
Men in jail or prison are a
total loss 10 society and them
selves Timothy y. Pfeiffsr.
president. National Probation
association.
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But believe that through the grace Of the Lord Jesus
Christ shall be saved they-The Acts ID H.
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Our air observers abroad re-
port that the British have mas
tered the dreaded s,uka dive
bomoers. II true. il may force
a revision Of all predictions on
the wars eventual outcome.
Terrific attacks BY stuka
squadrons made possible the
easy eonques8 Of Poland. Hol-
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carried other amazing weapons.
CONDUCTOR
NoN-CONDUCToR
Even the light of a lamp will
messureably affect the conduc-
tivity of metallic selenium, so
II IL used as the basis of the