"Nartzes" At Pahiatua.
! Rumours are circuiaung m pahiatua that there are many Nazis i at the immigrants' . 'camp. The j rumours are said to have origin- ■ •ated this way. An immigrant doe.itor of medicine from the camp, ! visiting a Pahiatua resident, re- » marked about the number of doc- ; tors among the immigrants. There f are five doctors of medicine and ■ several with doctorates in other subjects. The visitor also told his ; hosj that there were more than 35 ■ "nartzes'.' there. "What!" exclaimr ed the host in horror. "That's ter- ; rible." The doctor replied that he i did not consider it terrible, but i very good, for the country. The ■ host began to warm. "Are ■ you a ! pro-Nazi? We don't want any of • your Hitler business in this coun- ; try." The doctor was dazed for a ; moment, then realisation dawned. I He coioured up and proclaimed in • great excitement: "No, no! No l Nazis. 'Nartzes —women to care for jthe sick." And the rumours began . when someone retailed the incident , but missed the point. . 11 ■ '-JS ■■ » ■ -JLL "■■■*—
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 August 1949, Page 4
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