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

Pfc. Donald H skone. husband
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

Capt. Roy E Anderson, Tacoma
has been awarded the Croix d
Guerre.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

Pfc. David Hjertstedt, son OF
Mrs. X. HJeristedt. has oeen
awarded the Distinguished UNI
Badge.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

Robert E. Hage. son Of Mrs. S
gurd Hage. 47oS 18th Ave. y. +
Seattle, has been promoted to ca
tain
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

1t. william Z. Flateboe, whose
wife and daughter live at 1885
20th y. E, Seattle. was recently
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross al Vero Beach, Fla, where
he is stationed.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

LIST 1t. Donald W Kallstrom.
son Of NJ. and Mrs. A. G. Mitch
ell, eo6 z John St, Seattle, has
won the Bronze Star and Purple
Heart for gallantry and wounds in
the Philippines.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

2nd 1t. Matthias F. Sand, son
Of Peter J. Sand, Charleston, has
been wounded.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

Pfc. Robert ]. Stafne, son of
Mrs. Hannah Stafne, 715l2 45th
ST, Seattle. has been wounded.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

Sic Warren J. Newgard, USN
son Of M. and Mrs. Carl j. New
gard. 1904 ". 9th ST, Seattle
has been now listed as dead, (pre.
viously missing).
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-09-01

Pfc. Herman C. Christianson
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Chris
tianson. 1922 So NV, Seattle, who
was wounded in France has been
separated from the service at Nc
Cav General Hospital, Walla Wal
Ia
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
4 Thought For Today
Not Fact, But Opinion

President Truman has appointed a panel to investigate and possible to effect settlement of the strike at Gen era Motors. He calls this panel facinding board. Judg- ing from the title its job should not be insouby difficult Obviously what wanted is that the board members should cut through claim and countercam acuaty dispe the of namecang and seize basic realities and proclaim their findings such concrete terms that all would know and understand and the company and union would terms.
 But it isn't that easy, with all the good will and earnest effort in the world It is tremendously compcat- ed assignment And the chief trouble is that the of the dispute is matter of fact at all, but of opinion Shall the margin of profit be the yardstck for ln creases? That cannot be answered actua basis And the Presidents board does attempt answer 1t will immediately be disputed by those of opposing view Even if the company books opened to the boards scrutiny andnot mpertnent observatlo-l the board IS aole to make head tail the complex operations of the corpora tion, there would still be really factual answer.
 The question should be answered. however and in this strike An must be forthcoming time, and It will be decision more through strength and Suboon persistence than through logic the decision should be In fhe unions favor these might be logical conclusions
 If wages to rise profits rise then, in all fairness wages should drop when profits down. That only req sonabe if to be figured the basis stock holders dividends. The only sensible aternatve-and a provenly successful ones fixed scale with bonus based r"ots This far know, the JAW has not requested.
 If wage increases are to be based on profits then there well be basic scale throughout indus A 30 per increase at General Motors Ford Chrysler the basis of the ability to It, might when applied smaller auto manufacturer drive that out of business Certainly that would be true there many competitors and greater difference III size and ccOpe of operation.
 To gain increase from the largest most efficient and
 most productive in given industry and then to apply that increase arbitrarily to company large and small that industry would have unhappy effect And the effect would be unhappy labor and hopedfor full employment would be the manufacturer who coudn his added labor and still meet competition and break
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28

costs up to the time the bombs were dropped in August were $405, 100000 That's where the two bil- lion figure from.
 But in addition S6OO,OOOO00 of War Department appropriations earmarked for operation of the project in the fiscal year ending 3 1946 End of the naturally cuts back this cost.
 In breaking down the capital investment, these major items stand out: Manufacturing facilities alone cost $1 900 OOO Research cost $186 100000 Hous medical cost $4,500,000 in round numbers, to make the $1595 0O00 total.
 
 Cost of the several plants breaks down like this: Diffusion plant at Oak Ridge, Tenn, $500 OOO0 OOO Electromagnetic plant at Oak Ridge, $317 100000 In addition $5O0000O has been authorized for enlarge ment of the diffusion plant If to this is added the $25, 900 900 cost of the Clinton Laboratories pilot plant and research program, together with the $11O 100000 cost of the housing and community develop ment for workers the total of the Oak Ridge invest the valuable bits of improved property in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
Views of the Press

tially revised in over 20 years, is already under criticism as obsolete and inadequate in it's safety pro- visions applicable to such cases. A demand is being made that the Mayor of Hartford take the lead in arranging statewide conference to formulate more stringent and uni form building codes for Connecti- cut cities.
 Tt is ironical that Hartford, with more safety engineers than any city in the world, should twice with in the brief span be the scene of major tragedy through fire. It is time to wake up" observes the Hartford Courant.
 New Haven has seventeen pri- vately operated convalescent homes within the city limits the city building inspector informs us. Front and rear exits from both first and second floors have been provided in each case the inspector says, and numerous special fire prevention changes installed in many of these buildings, as a result of regular irl- spection by the building inspector and fire marshal. Housing of pa- tients is not permitted above the second story, and the institutions have apparently been made as safe as possible uIuer existing ordinan- ces. A major possibility of tragedy persists, however, in the building in SpectorS view, in the fact that it is still legal to operate such in- stitutions in frame or otherwise non-f1reproof buildings.
 Additional precautions have been taken here ill the installation since 1888 when the present building in- spector tcoh office of some 15OO fire escapes and the prohibition of inf1ammable decorations in places of public resort accommodating 75 or more patrons.
 Some good will come from the needless Hartford tragedy if every community is spurred to review and tighten up it's codes and or dinances, preferably in a uniform manner. Inspection and instruc- ton in the use of fire extinguish- CTS should certainly be included in remedial measures. as it is reported that in the Hartford a case, the nurse on duty found both the ex- tinguishers provided imperative when needed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28

ball much since Pearl Harbor plunged Us into vastly more important game But just prior to the war, and especially during the of Boston Col leges Sugar Bowl and Tulane, affiliations spent several New Years there, and I even learned happy lesson there, which I herewith pass on in the fond hope that it will do some father and his young lady some good.
 That lesson is what happens to when he in strange place shows up escorting his young daughter when he might be expected to be escort ing almost anybody else. had taken my madam to these New Years carniyals several times, and had expected to take her again this time am talking of Tn fact the reservations were all made The night before we to leave. chanced to be Christmas night however and there chanced to be party in full swing at our home.
 IL must have been o'clock when I made the remark that it going to be hard getting in town early enough to get the train next morning, and my old lady suddenly reported, i've been thinking it over, and I'm not going
 You cannot do this to me- said, that's long lonesome trip and need somebody to talk to-"
 Nevertheless" she said, q have put on some weight and I haven't been able to get the clothes want. look fat in these I've got and don't want those gals down there to see me this way"
 Who's going to be looking at you?" I said that's football game not a beauty contest You could Mother Hubbard and nobody would care"
 T would care" she said, and I'm not going
 Just about that time elder scioness who must have been about 15 but who looked considerably older, chanced to stride the floor for some reason other, and just to make joke I said "OK you stay at home and I'll take your daugh- ter"
 That's practically an inspiration said my veal and woe coming out of her chair, "the child never has had trip such as that It's school vaca-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
Tragedy of Fire:


 Every winter there death tolls similar to that in Hartford the Christmas holiday This major catastro phe has occasoned widespread and persistent comment Hartfords limited fire requirements for such institutions which have been criticized justly unusy matter for consideration
 Last winter series of similar tragedies recurrent in state of Maine after another Usually many such tragedies during the cold months in almost any section of the country often in isolated sections The vic tms usually aged, infrm and occasionally children Fires of such nature in such institutions appalling affairs.
 It is not in order however to always condemn before all angles investigated Events happen at times too quickly for thought preparation and organized dure. Fire gets under way quickly, it doubt did, Christmas in Hartford Things seemed beyond control ill short space of time
 In the future it is safe to say attention will be given to whatever shortcomings exist the Hartford building code and other communities where helpless elderly people the victims of sudden and awful fire
 Waterbury boast of it's fire protection, the require that devised safeguard lives of the pectng but there always times when tragedy strikes home It can happen anywhere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28

oi the table Someone was banging a fork agalns, a plate It vas JeSse Jones demanding 70 be heard. Jones rose and said be. too wanted To propose a toast. Lifting his glass. he said:
 T propose toast io Mrs. Fsddlesticks, the mother Of Mrs. Truman !"
 The ensuing silence would have caused anyone less brash than Jesse to slide under the table Obyi- ousiy. be was referring 10 the remark made by Inc Presidents mother. oh F1ddlestieks" when she asked to pose for the photographer However no- body at the table thought this was funny at all Nor did they think t funny that Jesse should get the Presidents mother mixed up with Mrs Trumans mother.
 After a moment Of silence. Jesse sheepshiy sat down Dinner guests later referred 10 him MT Fuddy dy-Duddy" Jones and remarked that his umbilc- al cord with the White House seems permanently severed
 from lengthy tour of Europe. had a msn-to-man talk with Joe Stalin.
 At one point during their conversation, Staln told the Florida Senator that he realized there strong opposition to the Soviet government among certain elements Of the American press and people but that this wouldn't deter his efforts to improve mutual relations.
 "As Christ said,' Stalin remarked :" Seek and Ye Shall Find.'-A strange remark coming from a man supposed to be un-godly.
 Since publication Of Gen. Marshalls letter to Gov Dewey telling how cracking Japanese and German codes every major government has been changing it's codes almost daily. In addition, the best cryptographers in the world are now hard at work in every capital trying to figure out breakabe codes. All suspect we have broken their codes too . The row between Mayor Maestri of New Orleans and Jimmy Comiskey was patched up
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
By DreIC Pearson

at A secret caucus This means that Macstn will be reelected mayor Of New Orleans. Basis for the se. clement that Comiskey would name the criminal sheriff. Relations between the White House and the State Department sometimes get 90 irrtated that Trumans friends facetiously suggest he appoint an ambassador Of his own to the State Department Remarked one White House attache: '"The only way we hear anything about what's going on in the State Department k when they send it over. to be signed concerned about his relations with progrcaslyes and liberals that he Is appointing special liason group Of liberal Congressman to confer with him regularly
 When the name IaFollette h mentioned ln Washington, most people think Of the Senator from Wisconsin. who succeeded his crusading bull-moosc father. But another LAFoeite from Indiana, not Wisconsin. who sits in the House Of Representative not the Senate is also attracting more and more ai- tention.
 Empty chairs nll up quickly when Rep Charles IaFollette takes the floor for a speech. Colleagues may sometimes disagree with the tWo-fs,ed Indiana Republican. but they agree that what he says usually is interesting and never fails to pack wallop.
 In fact one of his recent speeches packed such e wallop that conservative colleagues on the Repub- lican side almost swooned. For IaFoietie attacked that super-sacred COW. States Rights and before he was through had virtually de-horned the animal.
 There no such things states rights, de- cared the red-headed Hoosier There are rights Of citizens who live within a state The man who speaks of state sovereignty speaks the language of totaltarianism There Is only individual sovereignty
 Colleagues on both sides of the aisle listened in amazed silence. Only congressmen to answer were two Republicans: Jensen Of Iowa and Bates of Mas sachusetts Significantly, no whmpers came from Southern Democrats.
 Did not the sovereignty of the states exist long before the federal government was establshed?" asked Bates.
 "Yes but man existed long before the state of Massachusetts" shot back LaFolette. The state Of Massachusetts did not create it's citizens and does not own them The citizens own the state. In the Con- tinental Congress and the convention which created the Constitution. The issue was not states rights
 '"The issue was, shall the people determine that they can be better served by QederaD government with power the state That is the constitutional answer. and it is the only answer that parallels with any idea of the innate dignity and honor of kind From that premise do not yield nor shall I ever yield, God giving me the strength to retain my intellectual. moral, and spiritual integrity"
 No one had any adequate comeback.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
Still Going Strong

The SS Patrick Henry first of the 27OO Liberty ships constructed during the four years old and still going strong The rugged vessel has been service since her completion 23 days after Pearl Harbor carrying cargo to virtually every front from Murmansk the Pacific in wartime voyages totaling 140,000 sea miles.
 When the late President Roosevelt first saw model of the Liberty ship he chrisened it the ugly duckng And truly the Patrick Henry and other ships of her type that fol- lowed unbeautiful well slow But for all that they welcome sights in ports throughout the world dur ing the years.
 Today the Patrick Henry is her first peacetime voy crossing the Atlantic with of badly needed coal for Holland Her arrival will again welcome sight for the supplies of relief and rehabilitation are their way important the supplies of
 The days of the Liberty ship may be numbered But long there emergency needs such exist today the surviving vessels of the great Liberty fleet will continue to prove their usefulness
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
What the Bomb Cost
By Peter EdSon

The Hanford Wash putonium plant cost is pu, at $350 O00 Cost of the housing project for Han ford workers, at nearby Richland, only $48000, 000
 The research program-biggest ever attempted split a number of ways. It is perhaps debatabe whether the work at Los Alamos should be charged to research or plant. This is where the bombs put together from materials supplied by Oak Ridge and Hanford. The plant is largely laboratory said to be the biggest and best physics lab in the world, so it may be called research Total cost of the Los Alamos operation June 30, 1945, $6OO00OO0 of which $26 GOO 600 for construction. Housing at Los Alamos cost $4,500,0O0.
 Research for the electromagnetic plant at Osk Ridge was carried largely at University of Cal ifornia at cost of $14OO0OO0 though total research c this project $33y ,0O0.
 Research at University of Chicago on metallurgy and for Clinton Laboratories cost SIT 000O00 Total research for the gaseous diffusion plant at Oak Ridge cost $45 100000 the largest item being $11 ,500000 spent at Columbia university.
 Two million dollars spent at University of Iowa making metallic uranium and $4,0000O0 in miscellaneous research to make the total research bill s186,000OO0.
 Gen. Groves puts current operation costs at the following figures To operate the diffusion plant at Oak Ridge $6 100000 per month, figure which will increase when enlargement of the plant is con- pleted To operate the electromagnetic plant, $12,- 900 900 per month, figure which will decrease. To operate the Hanford plutonum plant, $3500y000 per month.
 This totals $21, 300 900 per month or s258,OOOOOO year to keep all facilities going Gen. Groves has be 40 to 50 per cent of present figures. Todays em- ployment of 45 900 in operations might be cut to 35, OOO It is still big business if confined as military eXpenditure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
POLICE TO THE RESCUE
(The Bridgeport PoSD

CIne BrlCgepOrL POSlJ
 Governor Raymond E. Baldwins idea of mobilizing the state and To- cal police to help get returning serv- icemen to their homes by Christmas was typical of the interest shown by Connecticuts governor in the wei fare of the servicemen.
 Everybody knows what a terrific jam on all of Americas tranSporta- ton facilities has been caused by the arrival of so many hundreds of thou- sands of servicemen at both Atlantic and Pacific ports just at the Christ mas season when rail, plane and bus lines were already heavily loaded with holiday traffic. Eastern. men, disembarking at Pacific ports have had a particularly hard time. There are only seven transcontinental lines and some of these are single track roads. It isn't tke fault of the rail- roads that their capacity has been overloaded. Those who know the facts think the railroads have been doing a superlative job, all things considered. But that is small con- solation to the returning G. l. who finds himself stranded, unable to reach home at the Christmas sea- son and forced to put up with make shift facilities. Some of the boys are pretty indignant about it and in- clined to think they have been ill., treated. The truth is that 1t all re- suited from the effort to move them as speedily as possible without too much regard for the existing facili- ties for transporting them when they got here.
 Governor Baldwin met this situa- tion in Connecticut by ordering the state police to mobilize all cars and to get in touch with all local police to see that veterans at the local rail- road stations, who were still far from their homes, should be transported in police cars if no other facilities were available It was a kindly thought and one which servicemen will appreciate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
Junket to New Orleans By BiH Cunningham

ton. That will be wonderful"
 All the other began echoing wonderful, and the upstairs to pack the young lady's clothes, leaving exactly spot with, you might say the floor Soaped. AS it chanced, I didn't know the young lady very well. In this kind of life where you sleep half the day and work half the night, you've got babies crawling around your floor, day it seems, and grown looking young ladies walking around it the next
 not only didn't know her, but what in the of place commonly associated with fiery punishment of the wicked after death could man do with a 15-year- daughter great sports unket including New Years Eve in New Orleans? But couldn't go short in front of my kid, although she kind enough to ask Are you you want to go?" and so they bundled off next morn ing with me feeling about comfortable as man being wheeled toward major operation
 The resultant experience astounding If of you fathers will try it, you'll probably see. Of course, it helps your child isn't dope but all such things being equal the result is amazing. If gent shows up with his daughter several things, all good, automatically established CD he wanted to bring her. and that's a pretty compliment to the party, because men don't take their daughters to places they'd take their wives @ it establishes him right guy in the eyes of the populace, be- cause, having got rid of his old lady. he didn't show up with Miss Smith, or somebody and, (3) ct cetera.
 AnyhQW, QoorS opened to me on that tr1p, I'd been through, not with my estimabe nlissus My child really had herself rapurous whrl being invited to many sub-deb teas and dances and luncheons at the Country Club that almost didn't get her back The same went for me. Frankly, I never had better time in my life, and I didn't hesitate so to report when got home. The news, I thought was received little coldly
 The woman has the memory and the strength of an elephant. This time said am going to New Orleans but matter of fact, going to New Orleans. said I'm going to see football game and halfback named Wedemeyer, but matter of fact I don't know what I'm going to see, for I'm not 50 much going as being taken am slated at current quotations, to be but the lone masculine ap- bondage to feminine New Orleans expeditionary force composed of: CD The Pearl of Her Sex, CD the daughter
 From their conversation, the principal idea is all the famous restaurants, the riyerfron the cele brated antique shops tea rooms and studios of the historic French Quarter, and don't know just where I'll be able to in, or get off with my ball game and Wedemeyer, I quail to think of the luggage and especially of the hat boxes, and at this point I'm beginning to wonder if that original trip with that girl child really such bright stunt after all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28
THE HARTFORD TRAGEDY
New Haven Journal-Courier)

(New Haven Journal l-Courier)
 The Christmas eve fire which took the lives of seventeen elderly persons in a Hartford convalescent hospital shocked not only this state but the whole nation. Minimum re- quirementS of the building code, which prescribes both front and rear exits, are reported to have been compiled with and the three and a half story brick structure had been inspected by the fire mar shal only a few days before the fire. The code itself, however, which is said not to have been substan-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-28

weary of the inspirations Of these sick buzzards who claim to have all the answers as to what afflicts the universe, that I like to step over and clear my nostrils occa- sicnally with a whiff of something pungent and clean such as winter green, or some other variety of good body rub.
 So I will have gone down to New Orleans the day after Christmas, expressly to watch a young man named Herman Wede- meyer throw a football around.
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