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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15

Of almost comparable size.
The big Stockholm newspapers
are rapidly distributed over the
whole country, giving those dailies
sort of national stature; the cap
itars papers account for something
like 81 percent of the total cir
culatiOn i'm Sweden. Since the ma
tiOnal average is one daily paper
to every two Swedes, some famil-
les obviously subscribe to two or
more papers.
Stockholm attends to its more
serious reading early in the day,
when the comparatively straight
laced morning papers come out
with their sober treatment of the
days news. But, like the Ameri-
can tabloids, the afternoon sheets
pull out all the stops. Concerned
chiefly with localized news, they
play every promising murderer and
scandal to the hilt, allowing only
an occasional story of interna-
tional significance to creep onto
the front page.
Papers of All Political Shades
Stockholm's dailies reflect all
portions of the political spectrum
from the small and almost for
gotten Nazi Dag Bladet" to the
other extreme, the Communist NY
Dag"
Relatively few papers attempt
to maintain political neutrality.
However, the reader has little
trouble in learning the political
views of particular paper, since
most of them are quite frank
about their affiliation with one or
another of the political parties.
AS with the Socialist organs, af-
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filiation may be through actual
ownership by the party; or a
journal may be independently own
ed but still committed to defin-
ite philosophy.
Really Hash Through Main Topics
In the case of the party-owned
paper, political considerable n S
must of course be continually talk
en- into account. It's always hay
making time, whether or not a
polling day is around the corner.
Independently owned dailies are
not SO closely bound by their af-
filiations, and can reserve their
most concentrated political effort
for the prediction battles.
Approaching national political
issues are chewed over and kick
ed around so thoroughly by the
press before the matter is taken
up in Parliament that little is left
to be said by the time that stage
is reached. Everybody has al
ready stated his point of view,
and any additional attention would
only involve repetition.
Swedish newspapers have a hab-
it of quoting each other or any,
one else with something interest
ing to say, and then following up
with approving remarks or blist-
ering criticism, whichever seems
appropriate That naturally leads
to extended discussions, which
sometimes get out of proportion
but nevertheless add a little ex-
ira spice to the ordinary fare. AL
though the intramural arguments
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A new planting machine

A new planting machine, con-
structed and manufactured in
Norway. and as efficient as any
known foreign make, will be on
the market early in 1850. 1t can
be used for practically any kind
of vegetable and feed plants. Dis
lance between plants and rows can
be regulated according to needs
1t will cost less than any imported
Interest shown by for
eign distributors indicates that
the machine may also become an
export item.
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basis between the union and en-
ployer associations. 1t is interest
ing to note that although the in
dividual workers income depends
on his output there seemed to be
no evidence of a worker initiated
speed-up on the part of any of the
workers we observed. In fact, the
work pace seemed quite leisurely.
But aren't there some opera
tons which just can't be done on
piecework basis ?" was our
question. What about those jobs
where a number of people have
to work together on the same time
item at the same time?"
Work As Team
Our guide explained that pay
was still on a piecework basis,
but that teams were formed to
perform these particular opera
tons. So much pay is allowed for
completed job, and then a pro-
portion of that total is distributed
to each of the workers on the team
according to his particular skills,
experience, etc, so that chief
mechanic would, of course, receive
larger percentage of the pay
than would an apprentice. More
over, the teams are self supervised,
which reduces the number of SUI
pervisory personnel the firm must
hire, and often a team is a family
unit. as well as production unit,
consisting of father and his sons
working together.
Generator Compares With BOlder
Dams
1t was in another. newer build
ing that we found a partial eX-
PLANTATION for ASEA's dominant
position in electrical manufactur-
ing in Sweden. Here, in a great
hanger-like building with acres of
windows. ASEA manufactures its
generators and larger electric mo-
tors.
Under construction was a 1885,
900 XIV generator (slightly small
Ter than the largest generator at
Boulder Dam) for one of Swejen's
hydro-electric projects in the nor
thern part of the country. Other,
smaller machines were under con-
struction for domestic use as well
as for export to places as far away
as India.
Large Export
Exports play an extremely vital
role in the economy of the Com
pany. About 80 to 40 percent of
the Company's output is exported
Our guide informed us that in the
future they hope to export even
to the United States. He admit
ted that it would be very difficult
to compete with American firms
but the Company hopes to do so
with certain smaller specialized
pieces of equipment. The recent
devaluation of the Swedish Kronor
will also aid the Company in its
its development of an export trade
to the States since prices were, in
effect, reduced 80 percent by this
action.
Company Has Monopoly
The Company was established
back in 1898, and since then has
been busily engaged in expanding
its holding until it has secured
virtual monopoly in the production
of electrical equipment here and
has become one of the largest cor
porations in Sweden. With its
plants in Vasteras, Stockholm,
Ludvika, Surahammer and else
where the Company manufactures
such varied products as its own
steel, railway coaches, electric |
stoves, electric trucks, transfer !
mers, elevators and vacuum clean
ers
The nerve center of the parent /
company is situated in a modern /
office building in Vasteras which (
was completed only last year We
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An American Tours Big Modern
Manufacturing Center In Sweden
By CarIyn Anderson

Seventy miles to the west of Stockholm and slightly to
the north the north bank of Lake Maaren lies the city
of Vasteras rhymes with weser dose) With its $4,000
habtans it is Swedens tenth largest city, 1t also
of the industrial center of the nation but like of the
manufacturing towns which have visited here the indus
trial nature of the city not apparent to the casual OBJ
There beching smoke stacks and chuf
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server. There were no belchi
fling, bell-ringing locomotives.
AS a matter of fact, from the
street the old brick building with
its square tower, it's ancient clock
and the gilded globe, (Which might
have been fugitive from a Greek
Orthodox church, on top could
have been the city hall or an old
inn.
Instead, it was the head office
of Allmanna Svenska Elektriska
AktiebOlaget, better known at
home and abroad as ASEA: A
company about one-eighth the size
of our General Electric Co., ASEA
is the largest producer of electrical
and related equipment in all Scan
dinavia.
Inside the ancient facade, how
ever, we found foundry where
ASEA casts the casts, blocks, and
frames for sthe electric motors
turned out locally, and in the same
building were the assembly lines
for the production of the smaller
electric motors as well as other
electrical equipment such as
switch boxes, relays, condensors,
etc.
Flowers, Music in Factory
The feminine touch was quite
evident in this plant. The room
was well lighted with flourescent
lights, music was playing over
loud-speaker, and ported flowers
were suspended over every work
bench. Our guide explained that
many years ago the women start
ed to bring bouquets of flowers
with them to work. (The Swedes
are great lovers of growing things
and always have three or four or
more bouquets of flowers sitting
about the hOuse.) So eventually
the company decided to provide
facilities for keeping flowers at
benches where women worked,
whenever possible.
Women workers in this plant
We're winding electric motors and
assembling smaller electronic de-
vices with the aid of electric drills
and wrenches, suspended from the
same frames which held their pot
ted plants. AS matter of fact, it
was almost entirely women who
did this type of work.
Plenty of Jobs, Women Get
Lesser Wages
There are several good reasons
for the relatively large proportion
of women workers in Swedish in
dustry. (They are to be found in
all types of work except mining,
construction, and logging.) In the
first place, of course, there are
many types of operations requir-
ing digital dexterity, which women
can do more efficiently than can
men. Secondly. there is a labor
shortage in Sweden. (ASEA, for
example, which employs 1000
workers in Vasteras alone and has
about $4,000 workers all told, could
use another thousand men right
now) Consequently. there is no
pressure to keep women out of in
dustry in order to save jobs for
men. Thirdly, and probably most
important is the fact that it is
cheaper to hire women than men.
Oddly enough, in this country
where legally and socially equality
between the sexes is generally the
rule women are, nevertheless, paid
a lesser wage than are men. Al
though under the law women must
receive equal pay for equal work,
discrimination is practiced by set
ting a lower scale on those oper-
atiOns which women custOmarily
perform than would be set If men
were doing the job.
What About Piecework
Piece work predominates at
ASEA as it does in most of Swe-
dish industry. The wage rates are
set by contract according to agree
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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15
Seattle Students Scrutinize Sweden
Swedish Press Covers Everything
From Usual Grist To Liz Abner
By Cliff DanieIson

STOCKHOLM-The question What paper dya read?'
brings lot of in Stockholm
Eight morning and three evening papers compete for
chance to bring the to the reader That's far
from Seaes single morning and afternoon papers city
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15
What About Piecework i?

Piecew predominates at
ASEA as it does in most of Swe-
dish industry. The wage rates are
set by contract according to agree
ments made on an industry-wide
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-01
Is IN, " OUT ON
PAN AM CLIPPER

Sixteen passengers arrived from
Seattle aboard Pan American Air
ways yesterday and 20 left for the
South as follows:
From Seattle: Edna Difalco, r.
o. Fleming, Peggy and Vernon JOY
err, Mrs. Ina Maxi, w. l.. Macintee,
Rev. George Mesley b. G. Mills,
John Novosell, Ben Stone, E. M.
Spence, william Thayer, Richard
Zoerb, Tommy George, E. Marku-
son, M. Nicholas.
To Seattle: Phillip Spaulding,
Harry Tate, Laurel D. Goodell, Hell
en- and Judy Foss,. Matilda Joris,
Thelma Albertson, Dorothy Fee,
Toni Kane, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Bell, Sylvia Mcintyre, Joan McIn-
tyre, Ezra P. Monson.
Svelyn Sellers, A. d. Erickson,
Anna Erickson, Billy Nelson, I H.
Stone, Vera Stone, Mrs. J. A. Nc
Laren, Leon Bagley, c. M. Schum-
acher, Stanley Bishopric.
To Ketchikan: John H. Doyle,
Aubine Doyle, Mr.. and Mrs. Butch
Thomas and Lille Coransen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-01
PACIFIC NATIONALS
FOWLER Marlin IS
ON 24TR TRIP NORTH

Any reports that business is quiet
J at the Westward or in the In
terror are unfounded, according to
Fowler Martin, vice president OF the
Pacific National Bank, Seattle, who
is in Juneau southbound after Wis
iting Skagway, Cordova, Seward,
Anchorage and Fairbanks.
With more trips to Alaska to his
credit than have been made by
many Alaskans, Martin speaks OF
the Territory and its business with
! the authority of one familiar with
its many problems.
His present journey is his twen-
ty-fourth trip north.
| Construction, both military and
private, is about five weeks behind
i schedule in the north, Mr.. Martin
said, but visits to the Pacific Ma
tionals bank correspondents and
calls upon various bank accounts
have convinced him that Anchorage
and Fairbanks, especially, are in
fine shape.
Friendship for the Territory and
its people has involved all sorts OF
personal service for the Pacific Ma
tional Bank, according to Mr.. Mar
tin.
I'VE find ourselves shopping Tor
bankers from Kodiak, meeting boats
to take care of children on their
way to school, personally supervis-
ing allowances of young Alaskans
in Seattle, getting doctors, making
reservations at Mayo Clinic, hiring
banking personnel. 1t is all a part
of taking care of our friends from
Alaska the visiting banker said
today, with a sincerity that indicat-
ed that he meant every word Of it.
Mr. Martin will remain in juneau
until the end of the week before
proceeding to his home in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-01
WOMEN OF MOOSE
TO ELECT OFFICERS

Women of the Moose will meet
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock for
election Of officers. Senior Regent
May Larson urges all members to
attend.
Memorial services Tor departed
members was held jointly with the
Royal Order of Moose in the lodge
rooms Sunday evening.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-06-01

Fuller Brushman in town. For APP
pcintment call Hr. Baker, Baranoi
Hotel. 2O9 Il
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Alaska Broaocasting Co.
> c. B. s..
DIAL 1460-JUNEAU
WEDNESDAY EVENING
0-BARNYARD FOLLIES-
CHS.
4:45-Western Serenade.
TREASURY BANDSTAND-
CHS.
5:15-Excursions in Science.
5::3O-LES BROWN CHS.
6:00-News.
6:15-Music.
6:20-Sports.
6.30-Dinner Music,
6:45--Local News.
Sammy Kaye Showroom.
7:15-Here's to Vets.
7:30-ARTHUR GODFREY-CBS
8:00-Forecasts.
8:O5-Songs by Sinatra.
8:l5-NIGHT EDITOR-CBS.
8:30-PEOPLE'S PLATFORM
CHS.
9:00-News.
9:15-Viking Varieties.
9:30-ROCKY JORDAN-CBS.
10:00-News.
l0:15-Drifting on a C,crd.
l0:30-Forecasts.
Sign off.
Thursday Morning and Afternoon
Sign On.
700-Dunking with Druxman.
7:30-News.
7:45-Dunking with Druxman.
8:15-NeWs.
8:20-Morning Thought.
8:25-Forecasts.
8:30-Cote Glee Club.
8:45-Lenny Herman.
9:0C-Music for the Missus.
9:30-Forecasts.
9:35-Airlane Trio.
9:45-YOU AND PETS CHS.
10:00-News.
10:05-Vocal Valet
10:15-Piano Playhouse.
Milady's Memo.
11:0O-ROBERT @. LEWIS-CBS.
11:30-Listeners Digest-ABC.
1:45-Pipes of Melody.
11:55-Forecasts.
l2:00-.5alon Serenade.
l2:15-News.
IL :30-Luncheon Date.
:0O-BEAT THE CLOCK-CBS.
1:15-Four knights.
1:30-Meet the Band.
2:oO-MUSIC FOR YOU-CBS,
2:3O-Light Classics.
3:0O-HOWARD X. SMITH-C Obs
3.30-Parade of Hits.
ALI programs subject to change
Tue to conditiJns beyond our con-
rol.
N n
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BEGINNERS FRENCH CLASS
Enrolling tonight. Marie Doyon,
Phi. Red SIS. 210 Ut
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We paw Seattle nrices for scrap
lead. Madsen Cycle and Fishing
Supply. 2O2 If
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-16
ANY CRACKED ICE!"
SHERWOOD Writ WANTS
COPY OF HIS POEMS

From the Rev. Sherwood E. Writ
OF the University Congregational
Church where he is minister to
students. comes an invitation to
his Juneau friends to visit him
when in Seattle.
He writes that he will &c at the
University Congregational Church,
East 43rd and Brooklyn. just a
block off the campus am here
every day except Monday and
would particularly like to invite you
all to Sunday morning services at
ii O'clock
The Rev. Mr.. Writ, former Ju-
neau newspaper man, published a
volume of Alaskan poems entitled
Cracked Ice' when he was here in
1887 and is now looking for any
available copies of his little book.
Being young and foolish-and
hard up--I sold my last copy In
1910 and have not had one since
he writes Il am wondering If some
one of your readers who has copy
and no longer has any need of it,
would be willing to sell it back to
me. will pay 81 for any copy and
would like more than one if pos
sible."
The Empire will be glad to assist
in the transaction, and will pay 81
for the first couple of copies OF
Cracked Ice" that come into the
office.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-16
POPPY DAY WILL BE
DISCUSSED, ALA meet

American Legion Auxiliary mem
bers are asked to be present at
Tuesday evenings social meeting at
which time the final plans will be
made for Poppy Day. There will
also be an election OF delegates to
the Legion Convention to be hid at
Mt Mckinley Park in June.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-16
Ice Moves al Nenana
Saturday, 1890 P. N.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 10
The Tanana River ice at Nenana
moved May IA at 1899 pm.
Postal regulations do not permit
newspapers giving any further par
ticulars regarding the breakup so
che will have to tune in on broad
casting stations, apparently not af-
fected by government regulations
The following are dates OF ice
hrpa kllpS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-16
JUDGE HELLENTHAL
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Judge Simon Hellenthal was TAX
en- to ST. AIMS hospital for medi-
cal attention this noon. His con-
dition was favorable, according to
the attending physician.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-16
RADIO LOG
X I N Y
Alaska Broadcasting Co.
G. B. S.

N ~
Alaska Broadcasting Co.
G. B. S.
DIAL 1460-JUNEAU
MONDAY EVENING
5:00-Public Health Show.
5:15-Juneau Woman's Club.
5.30-GENE KRUPA-CBS.
6:00--News.
6:15-Animal Court.
6:20-Sport Scenario.
6:30--Dinner Music.
6:45-Local News.
Sammy Kaye.
7:15-Three Suns.
7:3o-ARTHUR GOUFREY-CBS
800 Forecasts.
8:05-Time to Dance.
8:15-NIGHT EDITOR-CBS
S:30-TELL 1T AGAIN CHS.
9;00-Alaskan News.
s:15-viking Varieties.
$50 CHS.
10:00-Tomorrow's News.
10:15-Driftlng on a Cloud.
10:30-Forecasts.
Sign Off.
Tuesday Morning and Afternoon
Sign On.
7.00-Alarm Clock Club.
7:30-News.
7.45-Sunrise Salute.
8:00-BARNYARD FOLLIES-
CHS.
8:15-Headlines
8:20-Morning Thought
8:25-Forecasts.
8.30-Cote Glee Club.
S:45--Modes Moderne.
9:00--Music for Missus.
9:3O-Forecasts.
9:35-Airlane Trio.
9:45-YOU AND HOOVER COM
MISSION Obs.
10:00-News.
10:05-Vocal Varieties.
10:15-Piano Playhouse.
Disadvantages Memo.
:0O-ROBT. @. LEWlS-CBS.
IL :30-Listeners Digest-ABC.
II 45-Pipes of Melody.
II 55-Forecasts
12:00-Salon Serenade.
12:15-News.
12:30-Luncheon Date.
:OO-BEAT THE CLOCK-CBS.
1:15-Four knights.
1:30-Meet the Band.
2:0O-MUSIC FOR YOU-CBS.
2:30-Light Classics.
3:UO-ELMO ROPER-CBS
3:15-ORGAN INTERLUDE-
CHS.
3.30-Hit Tunes.
4:30-BARNYARD FOLLIES-
CHS.
All programs subject to change
iue to conditions beyond our con-
troll.
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In rich ground there may be a
million earthworms in an acre.
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SCHWlNN pic { lEc at MAJ
SENS. as &
Evening star., 1949-03-26

crowd just chain smoked ciga-
rettes, though, and the floors
looked like a circus grounds the
day after.
In the early part Of evening,
before business got rushed, Com
missioner Lawrence operated the
elevator for defendants. newsmen
and lawyers in the absence Of the
operator who goes off at 5 pm.
Later on, however, every one had
to struggle up and down the four
long flights of stairs to his Office.
The five-hour session, longest
might session" during the tenure
Of Mr.. Lawrence as commissioner,
ended at 10:30 pm
On a smaller scale. the same
performance was being repeated
in Bethesda by United States
Commissioner F. Archie Meatyard
who had five men to arraign.
Mr.. Meatyard revealed that he re-
ceived an anonymous telephone
call from some one who threatened
to call him back every 10
minutes" until he revealed who
had been arrested.
"At that time" he said, II didn't
even know who had been ar
rested"
Evening star., 1949-03-26
-Four Paper Carriers
Robbed by Boys

Four washington neWSboyS were
robbed of part of their route COL
lections last night in three hold
ups by other boys, police reported.
An 8-year- old boy teamed up
with another 14-year-old boy to
rob Claude Monor, IL, colored, Of
1922 Seaton street NV, of $1.70,
police said. The older of the two
delinquents grabbed the newsboy
from behind and held a knife in
his back while the younger one
removed the money from his
pocket. The robbery occurred at
9 pm. yesterday at Fourteenth
and U streets NV. Both Of the
young robbers were colored.
Victor Sale, IL, of 662 B street
Sc, was robbed of So by two
colored boys, around II years old.
who grabbed him about 9:30 pm.
near his home as he was return
ing from his collection rounds.
One of them also used knife to
threaten the newsboy.
Richard Coplan, IA, OF 1888 c
street Sc, and Melvin Spears, IA,
of 1859 E street Sc, were together
at $40 pm. after making collec-
tions when three colored boys on
bicycles came up to them in the
400 block of Sixteenth street Sc.
Melvin was robbed of IS cents and
Richard lost $3.50. The trio
hoped on their bicycles to make
a getaway.
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Woman Gets
90 Days, $100
For Numbers

Judge George D. Nelson in
Municipal Court today conducted
his own antigambling breakdown
with a 90-day jail term for a
woman who pleaded guilty to num-
bers slips possession.
He sentenced Thelma Eusebla
Johnson, 81. colored, Of the 29OO
block of Georgia avenue NV. in
addition to pay a $l0O fine or
spend another 80 days IN jail IN
default of payment.
The defendant was arrested
Monday in a home in the 28O0
block of Georgia avenue NV.
where, police said, they found
quantity of numbers slips IN her
possession as well as $12O.
Studying the woman's record
which showed convictions on sim
liar charges in 1912 and l94o'
Judge Nelson declared:
you've gotten away with
If you won't stay away
from the numbers racket. Ill pus
you away from It,"
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Used-Car Dealers Ask
Law 10 Assure Sellers
Of Prompt Payment

The National Capital Used Car
Dealers Association today called
for a regulation which will ade-
quately protect the public in in
suring prompt payment for auto
mobiles sold to used car dealers.
In urging the Commissioners to
adopt such a regulation. the asso-
citation said it had received
numerous complaints that persons
have left their cars with used
car dealers for resale and have
been unable to obtain their money
The Better Business Bureau yes
terday warned people to be more
careful in selling their cars.
Attorney Bernard Margolius,
speaking for the dealers associa-
ton, said today the association
"is very happy" that this warning
to car owners has been issued.
I'VE believe that the described
practices engaged in by some used
car dealers in obtaining title to an
automobile by payment with de-
ferred note is subject to outspoken
he declared.
The association spokesman said
had been canvassed and
announced that "the practices
complained of by the Better Busi-
ness Bureau are not engaged in
by our people"
"Our members buy automobiles
at current market prices and pay
for these automobiles at such
prices" Mr.. Margolius said. "They
do not and cannot afford to pay
premium prices in order to obtain
title by deferred payment of the
purchase price,"
He said the association wants
the public to know that it's men,
bers are not guilty of the practices
and that the. members can be
relied upon.
Evening star., 1949-03-26
Virginia Observance Urged

RICHMOND, Mar. 26 (R.-
Gov. Tuck has invited Virginians
to join in observing Army Day,
Wednesday, April 6.