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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
MASRULLAH RESIGNS

TeheraIl, Appril 2. = (UP = In- tizam Nasrullah, foreign minister of Iran, resigned today and announced that he would not 90 to San Fran. cisco, where he had been scheduled to head the Iranian delegation. An official statement here said the Iranian ambassador to London had refused to take part in the San Trannisn0 ecankAgance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
MOTION PICTURES
 AT CLUB MEETING

Motion pictures will be shown by Andrew Ciarlone at meeting of the North End Community Club tonight at 7:3O at the basement of St. Lucy's church. James Janhitto will preside.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02

Anna Smith, Christian road, Middlebury, was reported much im- proved at Waterbury hospital where she was admitted yesterday evening after she accidentally swallowed g poison At her home, authorities reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
B00KMARKS

New Madrid Mo- always Harry Kro As small boy his imagination was cypress to stare into the bottomless recalled the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02

strange history of the lake. A violent earthquake rocked the town of New Madrid in December, 1911, and succeeding 'quakes formed the great depression which became Reelfoot Lake.
 MT. Kroll has taken the New Madrid disaster as fire with which to distill his characters: Hogshead Bolivar, giant, redheaded and pro- fane young rivernan; old Aunt Sock, the innkeeper who is about to marry flashy, myhterious Waits Burnsides; Betsey Lou, her plump daughter who lraws men like flies; Don Carlos Gayson, relic of the days of Spanish ownership; Miss Eliza Bryan, the school-teacher, and host of others.
 How these assorted gentry react to disaster is interesting and some times surprising. The authors pie ture of the rough, colorful life on the Mississippi nearly a century, and-a-half ago is convincingly real istic. Humor and action abound, and the book is solidly entertaining.
 CARICATURE
 If there are any foreign core spondents who are the prototypes of Clayton Klein and Pearl Nesbitt. characters in A. c. Sedgewick's "Tell Sparta" (Houghton- -Mifflin: $z.5O' they will not be inclined to show this book around and say, Look here we are, immortalized in prose" Sedgewick, a foreign correspondent himself, lays them apart, not with a scalpel but a cleaver. His novel IS no attack on members of his pro- fession as such, but Is an almost slapstick satire aimed at the few Cit's hard to believe that such crea- lures exist) whose bread, butter, and glory depends upon the suffering of others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02

Thomas Lewis, 59 Hawkins street was reported in fair condition At St. Mary's hospital where he iS under treatment for 2 lacera&ion over the eye, incurred, 1t WAS re- ported, when struck by bottle by . relative.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02

Miss Helen Crumrine, Is with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Harold A. Crumrine for the Easter recess. Miss Crumrine is a student at Connecti- gut College for women.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02

Peter Guardiani, g, 76 Easton avenue, and Peter Stoto, IA Court street, were treated at St. Mary's hospital Saturday after being bit- ten by . dog on East Main street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
BITES TOMORROW
 FOR A. E. HICKIE
Local Resident Dies While at Work at SCOvill Manu-
 featuring Co.
CHESHIRE
 Hubert Rlgney Cheshire Phone 3A

Cheshire, April 2, Arthur F.. EEI. ck,e, 61, T6ote street, died at his wv:k at the Scovill Manufacturing sCompany after suffering heart at IAack, Saturday morning. MT. Tickle hed not complained of any illness hand had been in apparent good health. He had resided in Cheshire SsIncN 1925 and was native of Liverpool. England. He is survived Ey his wife, Mrs. Hilda Hickie and lpae son, Private First Class Arthur lIIickie, Army. who has been sta- tioned for % months in the Pacific. Also surviving are one brother and 'sisteH, both of Whome reside in Kent, England. Services will be held Dn Tuesday at 2 p. m. with Rev. E.. Einar Kron, Zion Evangelical Luth- eran church. Waterbury, officiating.
 There will be 8 meeting of the Junior League of the Women's As vociation of the Congregational church on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Thomas c. Chapman of Mitchell avenue.
 Miss Helen Crumrine, Is with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Harold A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-02
Hospital Bulletins

James Braden, 13, 73O Water. vile street, was treated at Water bury hospital last night, after he cut his thigh with 8 razor while carving woodsfor model airplane.
 Raymond Demers, 3, 179 Willow street, was treated at St. Mary's hospital Saturday night after he suffered a laceration of the leg in 9 fall from bicycle.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

der his direction until 1908. Pastor
]. E. Nordling arrived that year
and shepherded the flock until
1910.
Two other congregations in the
district were also placed under his
supervision. Pastor ]. e. Carlson
became the pastor of the three
congregations in 1911 and contin-
ued until 1914 The field was again
assigned to Pastor Nystrom. who
remained until 1880. From 1881 to
1886 Pastor Andrew c. Anderson
was in charge of Films work.
Pastor Carl j. Renhard took up
the work in 1886.
Pastor Renhard has asked to be
relieved of the responsibility of
this congregation and as soon as
pastor can be secured to succeed
him he intends to retire from &C
tive pastoral work. The present
membership numbers 70 commune
cants with 80 children enrolled in
the church school.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

adhered faithfully to this line of
action.
The affair at Trondheim also
was one of the direct causes of
the mass resignation of virtually
all Norwegian clergymen from
their state-granted offices, the
Church of Norway being state
church. This cut the pastors off
from their regular source of in
come, but they continued to serve
their congregations in their God
given" capacity.
Immediately after the .Trond-
helm demonstration, Dean Fjellbu
was banished from Trondheim. He
apparently managed to keep in
contact with leaders of the church
struggle, however, because in the
summer of 1913 he was banished
anew, this time to Andenes at
northmost peak of the Vesteraalen
Islands on the northern coast of
Norway. IL was from That remote
point that he succeeded in reach
ing Sweden, but details of his
escape will perhaps remain secret
until after the war.
Dean Fjellbu was born at De-
corah, Iowa, in 1890. AS a boy he
went with his parents to Norway
where he grew up and was edu-
Gated. He completed his theologi-
cal training at the University of
Oslo in 1914. Early in his career
he served as pastor of the Nor
wegian congregation in Berlin,
Germany. Since 1921 he has been
associated with the Cathedral at
Trondheim.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
u. S.-Iceiond Sign
Civil Air Accord

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-The
State Department announced Jan.
80 the signing of a civil air agree
ment with Iceland, an important
transatlantic stop. The agree
ment, signed at Reykjavik Jan
81, becomes effective Feb. l.
It gives American commercial
air services rights of transit, re-
fueling stops. and the right to
pick up and discharge interna-
tional traffic at the important
Keflavik Airport on a route from
the United States TO Iceland and
points beyond
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
uncomfortable Norway

Not until the fighters in this hang up their tools
and the historians take will the full story of Norways
bitter travail stout resistance and ultimate survival be
written for the world to read and know
Most of the smaller European nations contributed their
little zephyrs to the cosmc hurricane which finally twisted
1.-THE whole continent from its foundations.
Sometimes the part they played in setting the stage
o tragedy nexoraby dictated by geographical loca
ton often, with this physical fact background
political intrigue the decisive the fatal factor
None of these measures of contributory guilt can be
applied to Norway She truly innocent bystander
An historically peaceful people, not in the smallest degree
they their leaders cupabe in any of the political
Vaccinations and bunders which led to
Invasion of their peaceful land the cod unprovoked
act of Naz lords in their mad drive to dominate the
world
Naturally, the full extent of underground organization
and activities in Norway is in the MAN, secret in the
minds and archives of allied leaders, but strict
soshp permits frequent release of reports of resistance
activities by Norwegans which will become bright pages
when the history of the is compiled
These acts of sabotage have tied up many German div
son in the norhand kept them there to suppress holder
attempts of the Norwegans to free themselves of their
oppressors Norsemen have not hesated to destroy their
property and facilities to hamper movements of Ger
man troops between Norway and the Nazi homeland.
Many of these troops have been killed. and the lives of
ingenuity of the people of Norway devising hazards
and terrors for their oppressors.
Soon Norway will be liberated; then the whole story of
brave unconquered people will become known to the
world.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
h1E SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
peanFje|bu Escapes FromNazis;
Takes Over Post Freed NORWAY

American-born Dean Arne Fjell-
|u, one Of the leaders in the fight
b the Norwegian church against
fazism, has been appointed bishop
& the liberated portion of HALO
bland diocese which includes the
3ty of Kirkenes in northernmost
orway. Dean Fjellbu, who had
zen under Punishment by the
azis ever since he emerged as
De central figure in huge anti
azi demonstration at Trondheim
Tree years ago, escaped from
orway to Sweden a few months
10. He will assume his new du-
Is in northern Norway at once.
Shortly after his arrival in
keden Dean Fjellbu was named
chaplain and was designated to
company Norwegian police
bops, trained in Sweden, to the
rkenes area. AS acting bishop
will not only be in charge Of
ecclesiastical administration in
liberated part of Norway, but
II also serve as chief of all chap
ms active there.
On Sunday, Feb. 1, 1912, Dean
ellbu elected to postpone the
rular worship service at the
thedral of Trondheim until early
the afternoon when Nazi au-
prities demanded use of the
brch during the morning hours
a service to be conducted by
quisling pastor. Only a hand
of persons were present at the
|rorning service, but virtually all
turned out for that
Il be conducted by Dean Fjellbu.
Not all of them got into the
c1thedral, however. Before the
laevice began Nazi police arrived
~ barricaded all entrances. A
s1twd of thousands remained
D|nding outside. Someone began
= cling "A Mighty Fortress Is Our
a." and the whole crowd joined
r. The incident not only provided
al Norwegians with a new bat
anthem, but also set a pattern
the coming. church struggle
mplete boycott of all Nazi pas
Is, and open, fearless support
all pastors who stood firm
& or three years Norwegians hay
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
.Augustana
Church Sixty
Years0Id

BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash.-Elim
Lutheran congregation celebrated
it's Goth anniversary with special
services and festivities. The Rev
Carl j. Renhard now serving the
congregation, had invited from the
Portland district Pastors Carl O.
MUIR John A. Martin and J. Wal
ton kempe to take part
Pastor Renhard gave a brief
sketch of the history of the church,
a few sentences of which are here
with added, and also read a long
list of those who had been men,
bers of the congregation during
the so years.
At the noon day dinner, Captain
August Charleston, one of the old
er gifted lights of the congrega-
ton, not far from 80 years old,
presented on behalf of the congre-
cation, to the venerable Pastor
Renhard gift in money which
totaled about 5000.
Historical Mutations
A few sentences from the history
of Elm congregation will be in
teresting for such as are acquaint-
ed with this section. We take the
following notations from Pastor
Renhards history:
Pastor l.. o. Lindh, coming from
Minnesota to find a home in a
mild climate of the west, settled
here in 1884. He gathered the
Swedes and Sw re d i S h speaking
Firms in private homes and in
school houses for worship and
after a short time organized
congregation on March %, 1884.
1t took place in a log house, the
home of Ambrosius Hakanson.
Several families subscribed their
names to the charter list and later
new families moved into the COM
munity. Many of the second and
third generations of these families
are now carrying on the church
work.
Construction of a. church build
ing was commenced in 1889 and
finished in 1898, but dedicated not
until 1898. Size, % by SO feet.
Later a church school and social
room of nearly the same size were
added. The congregation has never
had an Indebtedness on it's prop
erty.
Pastor Lindh served from the
Organization until 1895. A student
from Augustana College, ]. E.
Westerlund, served in 1895 and
1896. Pastor Herman Lind served
in 1896 and 1897. A lay preacher,
j. A. Levin. then served until in
1902, when Pastor B. S. Nystrom
came to Elm. The work was I'M
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
Order of Runeberg Holds
Annual Festival

The Order of Runeberg, whose
Sw dis h-speaking membership
halls from Finland, will celebrate
it's annual festival on Sunday, Feb.
18th, at p. m. at the I.O.G.T.
Hall, 11O9 Virginia ST., Seattle.
Alfred Wicks has obtained some
outstanding talent for the pro-
gram which will be given in the
Swedish and English Languages.
Among those appearing are John
Sundsten, pianist, Gene Sundsten,
soprano, and Gene Kohl, tenor.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01
The Noxis Were
Disappointed

While a Gestapo raid was in
progress in Stavenger, Norway
several hundred men We're lined
up in a schoolyard. All members
of the local Nazi group were asked
to step forward.
No one responded. The order
was repeated. One man moved
forward.
Are you a NS-member he
was asked.
No, came the reply, I just
wanted to make sure my bicycle
was still there where l had left it.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-02-01

American transport planes have
arrived in Sweden to carry the
Sweden-trained Norwegian police
force to Norway. Only a small
number of planes are involved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07

Private First Glass Samuel How
ard Nickle, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
). H. Nickle, Rising Sun, is, at last
.'eport, stationed in India. He has
served for more than year in the
lndi-Burma Theater of War, being
attached to an A.A.A. Battery.
Pfc. Nickle writes that things are
not so bad that they couldn't be
aorse-but he would like very much
% see Rising Sun once more-and
soon.
Pfc. Nickle attended the Rising
Sun High School, where he was
prominent in the dramatic produc-
lions of that school His brother,
Carl, saw active service throughout
The European phase of World War IL.
He, too, attended the Rising SUN
High school, where he was graduated
in 1910. At latest word, he is still in
he occupied zones of Europe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07
CONGRESS
MAY CHANGE
POSTAL RATES

The United States Post Office De-
partment is contemplating substan-
tial changes in some of the postal
rates now in effect according to a bill
now before Congress. The proposed
rate for second class mail will cover
an eight-year period beginning with
one-quarter of a cent in the first year
and ending with two cents in the
eighth year, a difference on the up
side of eight hundred percent.
This rate would affect the cost of
sending newspapers, which go via
second class, through the mails.
Also included in the bill before
Congress is proposal to increase
the postage on books.
On the other side of the picture,
there is a possibility that first class
mail will be reduced from three cents
to two cents as it was before the war.
The reason for the proposed chan
ges seems to be desire on the part
of the government to make its bran
ches carry themselves financially. 1t
was reported that the federal postal
department had profit at the end of
it's fiscal year. However, postal en-
ployees' salaries have been raised to
The extent that such profits will not
exist under the present rate system.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07
Test Oil Well Aban-
doned At 7,l58 Feet

Drillers hit bedrock at 7,158 feet
In the test bore for oil four miles
south of Berlin, Md, on Aug. 20, and
the project was abandoned, Fl. s..
Banner, petroleum engineer, in
charge, announced.
Work started on the test well,
under joint control of the Socony-
Vacuum Oil Company and the Ohio
Oil Company, ON June 8. Mr.. Banner
said that samples from tie bore
showed particles of Ignite, coal and
iron, but that 1--WE had no encourage
ment whatsoever" that oil would be
found.
The test well was the second re-
Gently to have been sunk on the East
ern Shore. In January, the Ohio Oil
Company abandoned operations on
its bore in Wicomico County after
bed rock was struck at 5,568 feet.
That operation cost $25O,0OO, STAN
ley b. white, Of the Ohio Oil Conn
pany, said at the time.
Neither company indicated wheth-
err new test wellS would be sunk on
leased properties in the Shore area,
but there have been reports that 9TH
er companies were considering sink
ing wells.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07
Farmers Plan
Purchases Of
$72,67O,OOO
Machinery Heads Needs
During Next 2 Years
Survey Reveals

Maryland farmers plan to spend
$72,67O,OO0 within the next two
years for new machinery, household
equipment and farm improvements
generally, according to a survey con-
Quoted by the agricultural economies
and marketing department of the
University of Maryland.
The Statewide survey conducted
by DR.. S. H. DeVault, Arthur M.
AEalt and Lawrence E. Flesch, re-
vealed anticipated measures by types
as follows: Farm machinery and
equipment, $36,990,O0O; farm build
ings, $27,410,0O0; household equip
ment, $4,330,000, and general SER
vice improvements, $3,94O,O0O.
OF the $36,990,00O to be spent for
farm machinery, motor vehicles, in
Guiding pickup and larger size
trucks, account for 81 per cent.
1t is estimated that 1890 motor
vehicles will be purchased in the two
year period, including $50 automo-
biles, 400 pickup trucks and 1850
trucks of one and one-half tons or
larger.
A general trend toward mechani-
cation of farms of this state is indi-
Gated by the intention of farmers to
buy 11,340 tractors, or more than
twice the total of any other single
item of farm machinery.
The survey disclosed that about 48
percent or 5,440 of the tractors will
replace obsolete units now in use.
In 1943, when the last check of
tractors on Maryland farms was
made, there were 1890. Thus it is
indicated that approximately one
third more farms than formerly will
use tractors.
Increased emphasis on time-saving
and labor saving devices, also was
disclosed by the survey. Farmers
plan to buy sizeable numbers of corn
binders. hay and straw balers, COM
bines and milk machines.
OF the total Of $27, 100000, which
it is estimated will be spent on farm
buildings, new construction will ac-
count for 70 per cent and repairs for
the remaining 80 per cent.
Farmers of Maryland, on tie basis
of the survey. will buy 1910 refrig-
orators, 5,240 washing machines,
ALTO kitchen ranges and 2,16O ra-
dos.
The heaviest purchases among the
farm population are projected in the
eastern Piedmont area, consisting of
Cecil, Hartford, Baltimore and How
ard counties, where farmers have in
Dictated they plan to expend an av-
erage of 5000 per farm.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07
JAPs SIGN SURRENDER TERMS
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS W. DAY

conviction in his voice echoing along
the decks and across the waters to
where the battleships Iowa and
South Dakota were anchored
The ceremony was watched by an
attentive throng of SO army generals
SO senior naval officers, SO foreign
signers and delegates and II Japan
ese, all of whom were drawn up on
the admiral's promenade deck amid
ships facing a ten-foot table covered
with gold+trimmed green cloth, on
which the instrument lay open.
Ranged around these were more
than 200 correspondents, photograph
ers and radiomen. The entire ships
complement of white clad sailors and
Marines were standing in formation
on the fore and after decks during
the ceremony.
The first signature, that of Shige-
mitsu, was affixed at 9:03 o'clock and
the last, that of Air Vice Marshall
Isitt, of New Zealand, at GIT.
Then Macarthur said: LET US
pray that peace be now restored to
the world and that God will preserve
it always. These proceedings are
closed" That ended the war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07
Witnessed Signing
OF Surrender Terms

ABOARD THE USS MISSOURI IN
TOXIC gAY-Brice James Taylor,
seaman, second class, USN, Rising
SUN, Md, is playing a role in mo-
mentous event of American history.
Serving on this mighty battleship, he
was present when the Japanese en-
voys came aboard to sign the final
surrender document. General of the
Army Douglas Macarthur, Supreme
Allied Commander; Fleet Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz, COMMANDMENT
Chief of the Pacific Fleet, who sign
ed the document for the United
States; and other famous American
military and naval chiefs were pre-
sent.
The 45,OO0-ton Missouri, named
for the home state Of President Tru-
man, is one of the most powerful
warships ever built. 1t is now the
flagship of Admiral William F. Hal
sey, Commander of the Third Fleet
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07
Downing-Judd

Miss Lee Downing, daughter OF
Mrs. C. C. Downing, of Washington,
d. c., was married Friday, July 81,
to Lit. Robert G. Judd, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard w. Judd, of Olympia,
Washington.
The double ring ceremony was per-
formed by candlelight at the Elkton
Presbyterian Church by the Rev.
Frederick S. Price.
The church was decorated with
pink and white gladiolas and ferns.
The bride was given in marriage
by Mr.. Vernon Ford of Wilmington,
Del. She was attended by her sister,
Miss Mary Louise Downing. Capt.
Jack Brissey of the New Castle Army
Air Base, acted as best man.
Mrs. Victor Davis played the organ
and vocal music was rendered by
Mrs. William Griffin. both of Elkton.
The bride and groom will make
their home at 202 Parkway, Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-09-07
Benedict-Reedy

Exchanging VOWS in double ring
ceremony at Alameda, California, re-
Gently were Miss Dorothy B. Bene-
dict, of Perryville, Md, and Jack
Reedy, AEM sic, USNR. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Benedict, Perryville, and the BRIDE
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Reedy of Bel Air, Md.
For the ceremony the bride wore
a dress of white persey trimmed in
cerise and lime and carried colon
ial bouquet of white gardenias and
red roses. Mrs. Genevieve Barrow of
Perryville, was matron of honor,
wearing black and cerise and a cor
sage of gardenias and red roses. Les
lie P. Belle, ARM lie of Philadel-
phia, Pa, was best man.
A small reception after the cere-
mony, was conducted at the Naval
Housing Project in Alameda. Host
esses were Mrs. Geneyieye Barrow
and Mrs. j. T. Barrow, Sr., of Perry
vile.
Mrs Reedy is graduate of Perry
vile High School and a former en-
ployee of Aberdeen Proving Ground,
Aberdeen, Md. Mr.. Reedy is grad
uate of Bel Air High School.