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

on the "Lagerfoss,' explained how
the ship had been put at the dis
posal of the Norwegians by the
Icelandic government. The cargo
included sailed meat, cases of
timed mutton and fishballs, bar
ley flour, dried apples, and Ice
landic wool. Among the gifts sent
by Iceland's Red Cross were WOOL
en- goods, shoes, stockings, and
dried fruits and vegetables. I
Bergensers, grateful for the
generosity of their neighbors, has
tened to send aid to old friends
still less fortunate than them
selves. AS a symbol of the tradi-
tional friendship between the
ports of Bergen and Rotterdam
the citizens of the old Norwegian
city sent a goodwill shipment to
their Dutch friends to the south.
Through the facilities of the
Dutch Red Cross, SIS barrels of
cod liver oil, 148 barrels of salt
herring, and quantities of fish
flour and other fish products were
sent to the residents of bomb
blasted Rotterdam.
The run of fish off Norways
southern coast is heavy this year.
Catches of mackerel off Kristian-
sand were so heavy recently that
meeting of fishermen was called
to survey the present facilities for
their preservation. A motion was
drafted, suggesting that the au-
thorities make sufficient foreign
exchange available for the pur-
chase of ice in Denmark.
German Supplies Distributed
Had the Germans known what
was eventually to become of the
supplies which they so laboriously
ferried to Norway, they would
have saved themselves good deal
of trouble. Norwegians who
= starved and shivered for five years
while well-filled Nazi uniforms
paraded the streets are now max.
ing good use of the Nazi war.
:. boards. Each of the military zones
into which Norway is divided has
its own committee of Allied ano
= Norwegian representatives to SUI
g pervise the disposition of enemy
. war booty. Each week this com
= mittee decides what quantities O.
~ material are to be handed over t.
y the Norwegian Supply Department
for distribution in Norway. TIL,
:, following list is typical of the ma
: terial released each week: co.
9 tons lubricating oil, 300 gallon
of gasoline, 1890 pounds of flour
: 5,242 pounds dried peas, a small
= quantity of macaroni, buildin;
materials, machines, iron pipe
i, diesel engines, steel wire, leac
: clothing, tents, etc. When Norwe
- gians survey the S2,5SO,0 ,00C
= odd dollars which the German oo
= cupation has cost them, it is graf
- flying to note even few sma
entries on the other side of tn
ledger.
ie American Relief For Norway
~ The immediate need for shoe
III and clothing is being lessene
~ through the efforts of America
~ Relief For Norway" an organic;
ton which has done an exception
+ al job since Norway was invade
III in 1910. Professor Oysten Ore
e Yale University is visiting No
III way at the present time as re,
resentative of that group. and r
ports that the collection of fun,
Up and supplies in the United Stat
en- is continuing. One of the mo
rd recent projects, reports Profess
sn Ore, involves the purchase of 10(
e. 900 pairs of work shoes for No
OF wegian workers at a cost of ov
DIS 100000. Large quantities
I'M clothing, collected by this organ
an cation during the past five veal
ed have already been sent to Norwa
- The JOY with which footwear
received is indicated by recent I
ports describing the Distribute
of boots and shoes by the Ali
Civil Affairs Commission. Nc
Norwegians have not seen leath