Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

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Before We Day, the base at
stockholm was unique because il
Drought A m r n personnel in
contact with both the Germans
ana the Japanese on neutral sol,
Inc German Legation had offices
IN the same building with ATC at
Norrmalmstorg, and GIs going
! INTO the offices or rooms, often
passed sullen Germans with mon.
ocle and close cropped hair.
The visitor at Riksby gains an
impression of INCL munificenc.
as soon as he enters the head.
quarters building. All of the of.
llces are former apartments. so
they have hardwood floors. cream
walls, and white woodwork. Full
iehgth doors, equipped with shin
ing metal fasteners, open onto tinv
porches, covered with bright new
awnings. The office furniture is
beautifully finished A corporal
may sit at long shiny desk. in a
comfortable swivel chair. both of
which would be the pride of a
eutenant colonel in London.
The enlisted men. are chartered
'wo or three to room. in the
apartment building next to head
quarters. The furniture there is
lot as elaborate as that in the
office, but there are upholstered
oinlng chairs, beautifully var
nlshed occasional tables and book
cases, and small, comfortable beds
with snowy white sheets, soft WOOL
en- blankets, and bedspreads. Each
apartment has its own kitchen
ana bathroom. Every day. quiet.
etficlent Swedish maids clean
every room; sweep and scrub the
floors, dust, rearrange clothes and :
BOOKS, and tidy up the kitchens.
Swedish Food Plentiful :
and Excellent
Inere is no mess hall at the S
stockholm base. A few designated
estaurants serve the enlisted men a
Win tickets. The food is excellent p
ma despite rationing, plentiful. i,
typical meal might include SOUP a
eefsteak, Tor chicken or pork cut n
ep, potatoes, tomatoes. lettuce. h
arrots, milk, bread and butter 3. ),
ma coffee, Sometimes the main
zeal is preceded by the Smorgas- "
ORD, half dozen side dishes of II
heese, ham, sardines. shrimp ego ..
aiad and other delicacies. n,
The soldier who is accustomed r.
army messes finds Swedish res III
lurants almost too good to be a,
al. Everything about them is 81
'otlessly clean, from the waxed h,
oors to the stiff cuffs on the n,
actresses uniforms. On of them a
e hasten, has a string trio that
avs music during the meals.
here are usually vases of flowers
the tables and a bewilderine
ray of silver. laid out on the
lite tablecloths. The mattresses
emselves are models of smooth.
od-natured precision.
Faster Mail, PX Service
UP to now. there have been only
o complaints from the men in :,
ocKholm; at times, the mail serv-
has been very erratic. and i
ere Is no PIX. The lack of a PIX -
particularly hard to take be-
Use American cigarettes are
y difficult to obtain and the
edish brands are almost strong
ugh to kill the unsuspecting
NIX who tries to smoke them II
there is definite hope for the
ure on both counts. Mail sery-
mas been improving steadily
ing past few weeks. with "A
advent of direct flight to the
ties, and now, after prolonged
citations with the Swedes re-
ding customs clearance on sup
s, plans are complete for the .
ing up of a small PIX at Riksbv
between Americans
Swedes have usually been
ndly, although before We Day