The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-18

brains spa;tered over the ground.
would you" he said in ending.
Just because you didn't bother TO
make any vacuum tubes on Mon
day
When the Waterman made his
rounds that evening he found =
girl husily engaged az her ma
chine. You cant work here this
late he announced.
That's all right" she replied.
I punched out"
But even So ne began again.
1T makes no difference what
you say. I'm staying. she told
him. 4 heard Lieut. Jones and ne
gave me q different slant on
things / couldn't sleep tonight
unless l made up my quota"
The sudden shift OF Berlin's
top commanders Is more than the
supplanting Of aged generals and
admirals with aggressive younger
men. as is limited in Berlin ca
bles. The reason for the sensa-
uonal shuttle goes even deeper
than the branding Of scapegoats
for axis failures in Russia and
Africa. German democrats in
New York in touch with the un-
derground contend that the action
is crystal clear indication that
Hitler. himself an experienced
revolutionary, is building a ey-
clone cellar against the day when
his own people will turn upon
him.
General Kurt Zeitzler comes
from outside the Junker caste
which hitherto has run the
reichswehr. His appointment
proves that der fuehrer 10 sus-
picious OF the Old Prussian mill
tarists and Is easing them out
Of tn. picture 80 they cannot imi-
tate Darlan. The new wehrmacht
boss Is the buddy of Gestapo
Chief Himmler, overload Of the
mysterious Schultz staffel. whose
Black Shirts are a cross be-
tween soldier and police. Its ia
natical members are recruited
from the youth movements where
they have been indoctrinated with
extreme nazi idealism and race
prejudice. They are pampered
beyond any other group and are
sworn to guard Hitler's person
from both foreign and internal
enemies.
Last summer we warned that
this SIS. was being distributed
throughout the reich to buttress
the local gendarmerie and nose
out garrison troops. Now the
next logical step has occurred:
Its leaders have been given SUI
preme control of the armed
forces. They are in a position
to check mutinies and quell CT
william uprisings.
Our boys whacking mosquitoes
in the South Pacific jungles or
sweltering in the heat Of other
tropical fronts can have at least
one consolation: their sexperience
may be very beneficial from the
dental hygiene standpoint. Ship
ping stringencies are so acute
that, as the size of the various
AEFs increase. mess sergeants
will be obliged to supplement
their menus with supplies drawn
from surrounding countrysides.
The major item OF these extra
rations is likely to be fresh fruits
and green vegetables.
Experts in the Medical corps
say that If such staples are taken
as a steady diet they will assure
good incisors and bicuspids for
the duration. A single bite on
an orange, they point out, does
three useful things: II obtains
natures own mouth wash which
cleans enamel and gums. II ap-
plies pressure TO the molars ana
keeps them in condition. II in
jects acid which is neutralized by
a health-giving alkaline secretion
from the sslivary glands. A daily
repetition of this fare together
with the necessity Of consuming
rough food will be helpful.
In the early days of the draf'
one from five selectees was re-
iected because OF poor teeth. A
recent checkup made at huge
naval base found an average OF
seven cavities per sailor. Tests
made In New Zealand showed
whites and natives living under
the same conditions except that
the Europeans fed on jam and
soft edibles and the aborigines
dined on fruits and tough meat
that had to be chewed thoroughly.
Result: the Maoris never heard
Of a dentists drill