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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16

Pilgrim Baptist Church News: The chill
dren's period was closed last Sunday morn
ing with a selection by the boys chorus,
the members ranging up TO Is years of
age. Rev. J. W. Phelps led the prayer.
The topic Of the sermon of DR.. E. A..
Finstrom, guest preacher. at the IL a. m.
worship period was An Answer TO the
Question What Shall l Give?" The text
was from Romans, 18th chapter. DR.. Fin
strOm emphasized a part of the invitation
given by Jesus Christ, while here on earth,
Learn Of Me-"
Mr.. George S. Lewis, 643 st. Anthony
re-established his membership with the
church. The Melody Maids sang for Of
fertory. Visitors were Mr.. J. Dixon, New
York, N. Y. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Grigsby,
Somerset, Wis; Mrs. C.. Bennett, Pitts
burgh, Pa. Mrs. James Sisson, Minneapo-
lis; S. Edward Hall, a member of the
Twin City delegation sent TO Washington,
ID. C., TO support a permanent FEPC, gave
a report on the trip.
Rev. L. c. Harris, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, Duluth, preached the SER
mon at the p. m. service.
Next Sunday. March 10, Mr.. Hall will
give a report TO Pilgrim and the public
Of the FEPC delegation sent TO Washing
ton at the Youth Fellowship meeting at
D. m.-Cordelia K. Hunter.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-16

St. Peters A. NJ. E. Church News: A
large congregation attended the Sunday
morning services at St. Peter March IL.
Rev. H. C. Boyd. pastor. chose his text
from Matthew 20 :27. Several service men
were present.
Sunday, March is, is quarterly meeting
day. Rev. W. z. Guy, the presiding elder,
will preach at the Sunday morning worship
period. Rev. E r. Thomas. pastor at st.
James A. NJ. E., Minneapolis, will de-
liver the sermon at the s 80 p. m. service.
The St. James choir will furnish the music.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22
CHEAP POWER
TRACTIvE TO
INDUSTRY

The taxpayers of the national
stockholders in the Columbia river
Americas greatest power stream =
will be repaid with interest every dol
lar of investment made in the federal
power projects on the Columbia and
in the 2,700-mile Bonneville Grand
Coulee transmission syestem, D. L
Martlett, assistant Bonneville power
administrator, said in an address be
fore progressive business mems
club.
Gross revenues from the sale OF
power from Bonneville and Grand
Coulee dams passed the $62,000,00O
mark at the end of May" Martlett
reported, "and the net surplus after
payment of all power costs, interest
on the investment, and all operating
and maintenance expenses, now tot
ais $14,500,000. Annual gross revenues
are running close to $23,0O0,0O0, >
Martlett said
He pointed out that the net surplus
of 141a million dollars accumulated to
date is a wartime phenomenon and
will serve as cushion to level out the
dip in revenues expected when north
west war industries shut down.
Our financial studies indicate that
from the long range poitn of view our
basic wholesale rate of $3.50 per
kilowatt-year is fixed at just about
the right level to assure complete re-
payment within so years of the fed
eral investment in the Columbia river
power developments"
Martlett pointed out that the Bon
neville and Grand Coulee projects not
only were self-supporting, but also
were paying huge diyiyends to the
northwest by providing the basis for
development of new tax-paying, job
producing industries.
"Since 1910, Is electro-process and
related plants representing an invest
ment of approximately 100000, 900
have been established in the Pacific
northwest" Marlett declared.
These plants, which have con-
tracted for nearly 100000 kilowatts
of firm Columbia river power, form
the nucleus of Pacific northwest war
production, turning out ships, planes,
light metals, alloys, chemicals and
other war materials.
aside from their tremendous con-
tribution to war production, these in
dustries can be the foundation of a
new and tremendously important in
dustrial structure in the northwest.
The basic electrochemical and electro
metallurgical industries that have
been drawn to the northwest by low
cost hydro-electric power are creating
opportunities to establish the process
ing and fabricating plants so neces-
sary to a well-balanced Industrial
economy. Capital Press (Ore.).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22
CONSTRUCTION
Restrictions
EASED FOR REA

War Production Board restrictions
on construction of rural power lines
were relaxed May II to permit the
building of any extension which does
not require the use of more than $685.
900 worth of materials.
This order to all practical pur-
poses, removes virtually all restric-
lions on rural power line extensions
as far as WPB is concerned, it was
announced.
In most areas it will permit the
construction of between 40 and so
miles of single phase continuous ex-
tension without the necessity of WPB
approval. There is no PWB limit on
the number of separate individual
extensions which may be constructed.
Heretofore approval by WPB of in
dividual applications from farmers
wishing service, listing animal units
and other data, has been necessary.
Under the new order, this require
ment is eliminated.
Lifting of restrictions was the signal
for renewed construction activity by
co-operatives throughout the country
Some Co-ops have funds previously
allotted which they have been unable
to use because of restrictions, and
which will now be drawn upon for
construction needs. Others are filing
applications for loans from the $50
million ALLEGATION available to REA
beginning July 1.
Co-operatives are accepting applica-
tions for membership and plan to ex-
tend service as rapidly as possible.
However" it is pointed out, although
this order removes WPB restrictions,
there is still a severe shortage of Ia
Dor and materials which will make it
impossible to build the extensions as
quickly as may be desired.
Farm people everywhere wishing
service are urged to turn in their ap-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22
SALE OF GERMAN
PATENTS TO S. 0.
MAY BE PH0NY

In the trial of the suit by the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey
against the government seeking the
release of $500 patents which be-
longed to the l. G. Farben Industrie
giant German chemical trust and
which are now in possession of the
alien property custodian, the govern
ment takes the position that Stand
ards claims to ownership of the pat
ents is not valid.
The Standard Oils claim is that
it purchased patents from the Ger
man trust in 1889 for $35 million dol
lars in non-voting Standard stock.
The government is endeavoring to
prove that this is merely trick of
the two parties to the transaction to
get through the war period and that
now, the Standard and l. G. Farben
are ready to enter into their pre-waT
cartel arrangements.
The chief counsel of the |. G. Far
ben, DR.. August Won Knieram, was
brought by plane under guard and put
on the witness stand in the case by
the u. S. government. He was not a
satisfactory witness, claiming that be-
cause American bombers had destroy
ed the buildings in which the I. G..
Farben had lost many of its records.
Contradicting these assertions of the
German was publication in the news
papers here that the l. G. Farben adj
ministration buildings in Frankfort
had escaped destruction, the dispatch
stating that mot a single window in
the enormous building was broken
that the buildings were intact and
were occupied by the U. S. military
forces.
1t is definitely shown that the al
legged purchase" by the Standard Oil
was approved by the German army
and German ministry of economic af-
fairs, as letters to l. G. Farben from
the chief of the Supreme Command
of the Wehrmacht and the minister
of the economic council. dated early
in October, 1889, showed The letters
were marked "secret" in red ink with
instructions for guarding them.
Won Knieram, the counsel for the
/. G. Farben admitted that of an
agreement under which the Standard
Oil bought out l. G. Farben's interests
in jointly owned subsidiary, and which
had notation "Nachkriegs Camou-
flage" postwar camouflage) written
opposite memorandum on Jasco Inc.
one of the jointly owned enterprises,
was his notation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22
BRIDGES MAKES
Statement

| Harry Bridges today made the fol
lowing statement in reference to the
s to supreme court decision in
validating he deportation order
against him:
1.-THE courts ruling represents an
important victory for all who cherish
democratic traditions and institutions.
millions of union men and women,
liberal and progressive-minded people
in all classes of our society.
"The generous and courageous sup
port they extended through the many
years and phases of the deportation
proceedings stands as proof of the
fact that the American people are
ever vigilant and can be rallied to the
cause of preserving basic constitu-
tional freedoms.
"The decision vindicates their posi-
ton. 1t vindicates the program and
policy of the labor union for which
speak and represent as an officer.
1t was this unions policy that Attor-
ney General Biddle attacked in the
deportation proceedings, not me as an
individual, and his order to deport
meant in essence that union rights
must depart from American life.
Naturally 1 welcome the decision
because American citizenship is a
priceless possession. l can only sin
cerely and humbly express my graft
tude to all who participated in the
protection of these inalienable rights,
and proceed at once to bring the
whole issue to close, so far as 1 am
able to, by applying for citizenship
papers immediately
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22
THE NEEDLES EYE
fearless critique of the in which the Christian
Church the social and economic change.

Church the need for social and economic change.
Below opinions of some readers:
MANY thanks The Needles
Kiver-and practically entire APPROVAL
Dr. Spencer Beebe. He a church
81
cellent
interesting, timeyGladys
I'm pamphlet
the Christian Your clear analysis frank
the believe
is of Christian bth"-Richard
Ex-Governor H.
certainly enjoyed reading it. You absolutely right
with Church Sunday
he promised read it."
to
Needles
tents it is thrilling read"
O. L. Osrud THANK the
is good to honestly stated criticisms of Church Society,"
81 in
convincing exposition applied Christianity methods
called Christian civilization
Copies of THE NEEDLES EYE can be obtained from
tie author, Oluf Erickson Watford City, North Dakota
from The Coop Publishing Company, Box $685. Helena,
Montana at 35c per copy.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22
AIRCRAFT AGAIN
BEATS SCHEDULE

Aircraft production went over the
top of quota in May for the third con-
secutive month, announced Oscar A.
Baarson, Helena WPB District Man
ager, today.
While the schedule called for 6,345
planes, production for the month
totaled 1854. Even with recently an
nounced .cutbacks, the combined air
craft program of the Army Air Forces
and the Navy calls for a production
rate in the last quarter of this year
only 20 per cent lower than that of
the first quarter. This means that
the aircraft industry will still face a
heavy production load.
n u LOLA -.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22
FARMERS TO GET MORE
LUMBER FOR REPAIRS

An additional 23,000,0OO board feet
of lumber has been allotted to the
War Food Administration for distribu
ton to farmers for emergency main
tenance and repair of farm dwellings
in the third quarter of 1915, WPB an
nounced. Farmers make application
for the lumber to the County Agricul-
tural Conservation Committees, and
approved applications are rated AA-3
by delegation of authority from WPB
to VIA Emergency cases for which
applications will be approved are linn
tied to repair of damage caused by
fire, flood or similar disaster, or repair
of dwellings that would be uninhabit-
able or definite hazard to the health
of the occupants if not repaired i'm
mediately, WPB said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22

plication to their nearest Coop office
at once if they have not already done
so. The extensions will be built to
their farms as speedily as conditions
permit.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22

tional policy to maintain full employ
ment
81 heartily endorse the purposes
and principles of the bill"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-06-22

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01
THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
Lady Willie Forbus, Only Woman
Senator, Back From Olympia

member of the upper house at
Olympia.
Miss FOrbus. the only woman in
the Senate in the session just end
ed represents the 44th District.
This area includes the Magnolia
Bluff, Interplay and Ballard sec
tons, heavily populated by Scan
dinavians. She is seen frequently
at their social gatherings and is
known personally to hundreds of
them.
Senator Forbus is a member of
the Ballard Business and Profess
sional Women's Club and of the
Woman's Auxiliary of Cochran
Post, American Legion, Ballard
During the 1915 session at Olym-
pia she was chairman of the highly
important Senate Judiciary Com
mittee, and was in the midst of
the many hard fights in support
of Governor Mon c. Wallgren's
Legislative program, aligning her
ser invariably with the progress
sive group of Democrats. Dur
ing the campaign last fall Senator
Forbus spoke throughout Central
and Eastern Washington in behalf
of Democratic national and state
candidates, with special emphasis
given to her support of L. S. Sen
ator Wallgren for Governor
Her two daughters Alvara. 20,
and Dale, 17=took time out from
their studies at the University of
Washington to observe the bust
ness of government first-hand at
Olympia, where they were with
their mother throughout the SEES
sion.
Miss Forbus has her home at
$3.50 Magnolia Boulevard Seattle.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01
Pastors Unite
In New Group

The evangelical ministers of the
Seattle area have recently united
to form the Seattle Evangelical
Ministers Association. This action
has seemed wise in order that the
large number of evangelicals may
have a more effective testimony in
our city. 1t is an entirely local
rganization, having no affiliation
or official connection with any
other group. About fifty ministers
from all over the city have al
ready joined, and the organization
is growing continually.
At the last regular monthly
meeting the Association elected
its permanent officers for a pc
riod of one year Rev. Erick Gus
tafson of the Covenant Mission
Church was elected president. Rev.
B. T, Gabrielson, pastor of the
Denny Park Lutheran Church, is
vice-president Rev. Charles Hoff-
meister, pastor of the West Side
Presbyterian Church. is secretary
treasurer; and Rev Myron Boyd.
pastor of the First Free Metho-
dist Church, is corresponding Sc
cretary.
The Association is already TAX
ing an active interest in city af-
fairs, and is planning on special
city-wide functions for Passion
Week and for the summer.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01

The church had been painted
and redecorated for the festival.
Two charter members are still at
tending the church, Mrs A. y
Dalk and Mrs H. r. Erickson
They are also the only two living
charter members of the Emmanuel
Lutheran Ladies Aid
During the past 80 years. mon
than 5000 have been received into
the congregation; 1900 children
and adults have been baptized.
l POO confirmed
Or Stub also is Interested in
civic affairs. serving his third
term on The Seattle Library board
For many years he has beer secre-
tary of the Pacific District of the
Lutheran Church. and for Is years
served as a member of the Home
Mission Board
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01
Lutheran Church
Celebrates 55th
Anniversary

The both anniversary of the
founding of the Emmanuel Luther
an Church was recently held, COM
memorated at two special services
The morning sermon featured the
festival sermon by Rev. n. B.
Thorpe, vice president of the Pa
cific District of the Norwegian
Lutheran Church of America. The
evening service was presided over
by H. A. Stub. pastor since Au-
gust 1908, giving him the record
of being the oldest pastor in Sc
attic, in point of continuous ser
vice.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01
What Price Glory?

Even though hundreds OF
SWedes will be out of work be-
cause of the cancellation of a GER
tain large order for granite blocks
they are very happy.
Quite some time ago, when Hit
Ter was at the height of his power
the Nazis tried to figure out some
way to immortalize the Fuehrer
Swedish granite was selected for
a giant Hitler Victory Monument,
and the dimensions decided upon
were: Length 1900 feet, width
$500 feet and height 1000 feet.
The Nazis even made a down
payment back in 1910 when it
looked as if Herr Hitler really was
going to town and seemed to have
victory in his grasp. A while back
when the German push" had
backfired for some time, the Nazi
bigwigs decided the time had Come
to call off the big deal.
And now it's said the Swedish
granite will be cut up in small
pieces and be used for grave
stones. Please make your own
comments.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01
The Sons Of Norway On
The Pacific Coast

none could grasp the Significance
OF its ultimate benevolent accom-
plishmentS and achievements in
promoting everything of Ameri-
can-NorWegian character. Civic
leaders in various capacities to
governors and representatives to
our national government are men,
oers of our Order. Hon. Wilhelm
Morgenstierne, Norway's ambas-
sador to the United States. whose
picture appeared in the February
issue of the Scandinavian Amert-
can, at a recent observance of the
Flftieth Anniversary of Sons of
Norway, said. Since 1911 49, over
50 years ago - when l first be-
came affiliated with Norway's Le-
cation in Washington, it has been
my share to be in near contact
with Sons of Norway" under
whose auspices I have made lee
ture tours from coast to coast
and since 1915 l have been a men,
Der of one of it's lodges, Norden
No. 2 in Tacoma. Washington.
AS ambassador, Morgenstierne is
proud of his affiliation with Sons
of Norway, so are all of its nearly
10000 members on the Pacific
Coast. Much interest is directed
to San Francisco, California, where
Henrik 1bsen Lodge No. T." the
largest Sons of Norway lodge in
that state, will be host to the Su-
preme Lodge Convention in Aug
ust, 1916; at which time it is
hoped that the Pacific Coast Dis
trict will have a very substantial
increase in its already large men,
bership. Another interesting evil
dence of the stability of the Order
on the Pacific Coast should be no.
ted in the fact that during 1915
seven lodges are observing their
35th anniversaries. Very few
lodges have ever been discontin-
ued. 1914 was the banner year
with new lodges organized in An
chorage, Alaska, Van Nuys and
Richmond, California. The total
increase in membership during the
year was we'll over 1900. Numer-
Gus leaders within the Supreme
Lodge of Sons of Norway, with
headquarters in Minneapolis, Min
nesota, had their first training in
lodges on the Pacific Coast; thus
f. B. Hauke, present supreme
president halls from Astoria, Ore
gon, and the incumbent Judge of
the Order, John Oyen. is men,
Der of long standing in the San
Francisco lodge. Other Pacific
Coast members who have been
honored with seats on the ST.
preme Board are: Hans Bugge,
Bellingham and Thomas H. kold-
erup, Seattle, Washington, and
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01


nesota, which state then was the
center of Norwegian immigration
to the United States. The dis
tance for immediate expansion
was too great and it was not I'M
til 1908 that any serious thought
was given to organize on the Pa
cific Coast. Seattle, with a very
presentable Norwegian populace
became the western birthplace of
the Order on May 10, 1908, when
Left Erickson Lodge No. 1 was
formed with 80 members of whom
seven are still active members of
the lodge, In relating the pro-
gress that has been made by the
Sons of Norway on the Pacific
Coast, we are first of all mindful
of the fact, that today, the Unit
cd States and Canada. in which
our Order operates, are engaged
in a desperate struggle to deter
mine whether the freedom which
we have cherished and enjoyed for
so many years, shall survive or
perish. and naturally this issue
comes foremost in our minds.
Our lodges from Anchorage Al
aska in the north, to San Diego
in the south have taken a very
active part in sales of War Bonds,
the Red Cross work. Community
Funds, American Relief for Nor
way, Camp Little Norway (the
training center for Norwegian
fliers), War Service Committees
and any other activity that would
hasten a peace and liberation of
the enslaved countries among
which, Norway is one, Thus en-
gagged, the value of the Order has
been justly recognized and today
the Sons of Norway on the Pa
Cific Coast" stands stronger and
greater than ever before. The in
crease from January list, 1888,
from 1867 members in 3S lodges
TO 9,503 members in so lodges on
January l, 1945. represents a gen
eral and healthy growth over the
entire district The most amaz-
ing progress is shown by Spokane
Washington. where "Torden-
skiold Lodge No. s. has member
ship of 1472 as of March !, 1913
This lodge was organized in Sep
TENDER. 1907. with "a members.
In 1923 the Spokane Chapter of
the Daughters of Norway Joined
with Tordenskj old Lodge. This
occasion was recorded in Spokane
by all parties concerned, as IAN
event of the greatest Importance
to Norwegian activities in the IN
land Empire" What has proven
true in Spokane will unquestion-
ably be true in several of our Pa
cific Coast cities If similar ANAL
carnations were affected. The
greatness and stability of the Or
der can best be recognized by its
operation and assets during tho
depression years of 1880 TO 1884
During this period when many or
CARNATIONS and insurance COM
panies had to cease operation the
Sons of Norway met every obll-
cation and came out financially
stronger. In 1908, when the Or
der had its inception in Seattle
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01

By Chas. X. Andersen, Dist.-Sec'y.
The Order of Sons of Norway
originated on January Is, 1895
in Minneapolis, MINI. with a hum
BILE beginning of eighteen men,
bers. For several years the Or
der was operating only in Min
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01

Magnus Vistaunet, Vancouver, B
e, all deceased; also Sam Stron,
OF Tacoma, Arne Rickstad and
GJermun Dahl, Seattle, and c. J..
Gunderson, East Stanwood, Wash
lngton. Nearly one half of our
lodges are proud owners of their
own lodge homes. San Francisco
and Oakland, California, and AS
toria, Oregon also have large
areas with club houses and sum-
mer homes outside of their re-
spective cities. Over 700 men,
bers from Pacific Coast lodges
are serving in the various branch
es of the armed forces: many of
these members have received high
military honors, many have been
wounded, and some "have given
their last full measure of devo-
ton and will never return. but
in our memories they shall live
forever.
In time of war, as in time of
peace, the Order of Sons of Nor
way and its membership take
pride in doing its share in building
a better commonwealth and show
ing their appreciation for the
many privileges and opportuni-
ties afforded our people in this.
our great and glorious land.
The Sons of Norway in the en-
ergetic west are hopeful of con-
tinued expansion. We are focused
on the future to be better world
in which to live and in which the
Sons of Norway shall endeavor to
strengthen the solidarity of our
people
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1945-03-01

Mrs. Elsa Brandstrom Ulich re-
ceived enthusiastic applause when
she spoke on February q at the
Stockholm konserthus on youth
task of rebuilding the world.