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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-01-01
''Including The
Scandinavian"
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(Contlnued from rage %
Norway is coming back faster
than any o h r country. Last
season her whalers made their
record haul in the Antarctic. The
Norwegians have a sense of re-
sponsibility for others and, even
now, in spite Of all their difficult
les, they are offering summer
schools for American GIs. There
have been no strikes in Norway
since the war, and management
and labor have agreed to arbitrate
all disputes in 1949. This land Of
poets, painters, and musicians is
also a land where every citizen is
on the job.
One of Norway's heroes was the
great explorer and humanitarian
Fridtjof hansen, and, when 1 was
last in Norway, 1 visited his home,
which,is now occupied by his son
Odd Nansen, who was a leader in
the Underground. There l met sew
eral of the yourg men who had
suffered Imprisonment and torture
in German prisons. But they
seemed more eager to help the
Germans to a decent way of life
than to seek any personal revenge.
In fact, Odd Nansen is at present
back in Germany on a humani-
tartan mission. That night, I re-
member, we had roast pig for din
ner. We were told, This is the
last of Hermann. With Morse
humor the Nansens had christened
their two pigs Hermann and
Adolf. They had already eaten "all
of Adolf"
Sweden, because of it's iron and
forests, is an industrial country.
Because of her geographical posi-
kiOIi I4lt ld(l lIldI Sic was
well armed, Sweden was able to
remain neutral during the war.
Thus she was able to render a
service for suffering humanity.
Sweden daily fed thousands of
Norwegian children She fed also
the children of Greece and dropped
food from the air on Holland, for
which the people of Netherlands
have offered thanks by sending
shiploads of tulips to Sweden.
During the war wood was used
for running the automobiles and
turned into food for the cattle.
Swedish iron is exported in large
quantities to the United States
from the great iron mountains of
Lappland in the north of Sweden
American newspapers depend on
the woodpulp from the forests of
Sweden. We use Swedish matches.
Evening star., 1949-06-26
By Jessie Font Evons

To live 50 near the Lord that
I may be worthy of His sustaining
faith and His blessings" is Mrs.
A. G. Stewarts simple code. And
it was this Christian desire that
strengthened her during 2l years
with her husband in the Seventh
day Adventist mission fields Of
the South Pacific.
During six years Of Mr.. Stewart S
service in the New Hebrides. Mrs.
Stewart was the only white woman
among hundreds OF tribes OF
head-hunting cannibals.
AS a bride Mrs. Stewart left her
native New Zealand and Yelling
ton for the Fiji Islands in 1907
(Mr. Stewart was born in Vic
toria, Australia. 1t was hot in
the Fijis and pioneer hardships
swamped them. Their labors for
eight and one-haf years were un-
rewarded as far as conversions
were concerned, but Mrs. Stewart
speaks Of their 15-year pastorate
as such a happy time"
Mr.. Stewart was gifted in man
ual skills. He was able to interest
the young men in them. Patiently
and with great pains. he evolved
Evening star., 1949-06-26

Other rewards were VISITS from
Young mothers with ;se,r chi
dren. proudly exhibiting nes'
dresses patterned after those xtse
had taught them 70 MAKE
New Living In Australia
Those eariy assignments II The
New Hebrldek and SILL earlier IN
TIE F1tls were long aso ard The
StewartS now make their home IN
SYDNEY. Australia. out they still
make SURVEYS o. vsce ARA and
lend theH strength where II IS
needed
One OF n. great sails.sc tlons
that came 10 Mrs, SteS-tr; on her
.sy 10 America vas the s,opoyer
n England and Montrose, Scot
land. boyhooo home ot her father
Next 10 q Scots determination
there Is nothing better than his
sense OF humor in helping him
over roush spots. she sad with a
twinkle IN her eve.
Mr.. Stewart Is the acm!nistrR-
tive head OF the Seventh day Ae-
ventist missionary work IN he
Evening star., 1949-06-26

hotter there that The F1lls seemed
Ike an air-condi.ioned paradise
by comparison.
We spent our daily lives in the
midst OF primitive people sho
participated In human sacrifices
and who disfgured their bodies
and faces in their orgies OF wor-
ship. Spray guns OF DOT would
have been helpful. Instead. We
had 10 proceed with indirect and
lengthy routines OF determination
and prevention.
Before we could preach We
had to teach bodily hygiene and
food cleanliness.
When the islanders we're un-
able TO find human sacrifices tor
their rituals they used pigs. Wives
were bought and sold for Pics
The infirm and AGED were stsan-
gled or buried alive.
Travel on q Risky Boat.
The Stewarts' only mode OF
travel was a mission vessel. none
TOO seaworthy. In which they
went from island 10 island. Mrs
Stewart does not think her hus-
band possessed ANY particular
brand of patience or courage" AS
she expressed 1t, we were simply
vouchsafed the ability TO meet
each days issues as they came up.
and somehow to push on toward
our goals"
One objective that came quickly
was q church laboriously con-
structed in the New Hebrides. Its
walls were held together by the
lime OF heated coral shells. Its
roof was thatched. They com
pleted another primer. q new die
tionary and Bible translations for
their new charges Mrs. Stewart
helped every step OF the way.
sometimes helping minister to the
sick. oftentimes helping with the
teaching.
Once q former mission boy
Travelled miles to show her . loaf
OF bread similar to those she had
taught his villagers to make.
Evening star., 1949-06-26

that came. A monthly newspaper
which was printed on q hand
press proved 50 popular copies Of
it were worn to shreds from much
handling. Mrs. Stewart says the
islanders were clean by any
standards. surf bathing by day
in family groups. and inducing
sleep by fresh-water bathing In
the evening.
They taught me much about
native food and fruits" she told
me. Il shall never forget how
they sang the sacred songs We
taught them"
If the Stewarts hoped for re-
lief from the heat in their next
pastorate. they were sorely disap-
pointed. The New Hebrides call
took them to an even wilder en-
vironment and "it was so much
Evening star., 1949-06-26

So-.1 Pat Az VIII tre- e.s .t~ls
vixi 20 TIE Jr-iec s,a.es s Sa1a >
wao hAs rsyer before oee- CT
y. re Solc-sc- Islands RE ~
speaking II rSry e.ises CT q .esS:
G. th4s country,
Sa!Ra caused md sSrSs ,scse
n New ScTk when ne asr2v~c
there and eorveFse6 with sH.p re
porterS III pacg1r Erg .zSh On iHes
merits @. The Christian lie !ie
even Tec43ec tAe LORD PRAYER r.
native targor SalaQ a Ire s>Fs
o. a cnetta1n. whc before RS
conversion spent his xsasTe time
hurtlns TIE heads g! h. re.gA-
FsNrx
Evening star., 1949-06-26
Missionary Recalls Blessings
In Fiji, New Hebrides Islands

a primer. then a small dictionary
and. finally. series Of simple Bible
translations. Mrs. Stewart seved
these manuscript pages together
with a primitive sewing machine
turned by hand. Years later in
the New Hebrides. she thought a
foot treadle machine sent out 10
them was a marvel OF efficiency
In time the Fijis had a small
church and its accorlmoda tons
were soon taxed by the throngs
Evening star., 1949-06-26

Sa4A4 Ag@ cS-s- r. r. - tess
vw.a - e. ~ .res r. -sos~ slsa-
800 ~A.sg~6 k---e- s~-g .S~- -
ttgsase yrk 1rYfgt tsrv ass~@yvs
assAs-g1g .rsas>@, ~ t,4.rssss - 81.
wst.raE gkas .'aaa
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Cherry Trees Likely to Bloom
Durino Next Five Warm Days

prevailed the remainder Of this
week.
On top of this prediction, the
Weather Bureau added its fore
cast for above normal tempera-
lures for the remainder of this
week.
Spring was Dustin out all over''
Washington today as the tempera-
ture headed into the Cos.
The tulip magnolias in the park
between the two Interior Depart
ment buildings were unfolding
their pink flowers and it appeared
they would be in full bloom this
afternoon.
Scattered showers later this aft
ernoon will check the rising tenn
perature, the Weather Bureau
said, but the temperature is not
expected to drop below so degrees
tonight. y
If the cherry trees blossom,
their pink and white beauty will
add the final touch to a perfect
week end. the Weather Bureal
said. The skies will be fair and
the temperature will be in the
mid-50s.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
BY the Associoted Press

Senator Vandenberg, Republi-
can, of Michigan, said today the
Atlantic Pact is the "best bet to
keep the present cold war from
getting hot"
He called it the most important
step in American foreign policy
since the Monroe Doctrine, and
a step to be taken only with the
"solemnity of a national convic-
ton"
Senator Vandenberg discussed
the proposed alliance in a speech
before the United States Confer
ence of Mayors at the Hotel Stat
ler. He is the ranking Republican
on the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee and leading party
spokesman on foreign affairs.
He said the ultimate value OF
the pact. negotiated by the United
States, Canada and six Western
European nations, will depend
largely on the extent to which the
nation "Wholeheartedly' accepts
its concept of defense unity" =.
Therefore, Senator Vandenberg
continued. II believe the pact and
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Communicated Workers
Assai| Clergy in Poland
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

WARSAW, Mar. 22.-Commu-
nist-led factory workers through
out Poland denounced today
Catholic clergymen who talk
against the government.
Members of the controlled
United Workers Party led many
demonstrations involving tens Of
thousands of persons. Catholic
priests and bishops were assailed
at all rallies for provocative re-
dictionary propaganda"
(Other Iron Curtain coun-
tries similarly have assailed the
church. Hungary imprisoned
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty for
life. Bulgaria sent Is Protes-
tant churchmen to jail. Yugo-
slavia, Albania and Romania
also have held trials Of church,
men and Czechoslovak Com
munists have mattered In re-
cent weeks against the Catholic
leaders.)
Polish demonstrators approved
resolutions warning the Catholic
clergy to keep out Of politics:
They scored what they called the
vatican's anti-Polish attitude.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Nimitz Appointed by U. n.
To Conduct Kashmir Vote
By the Assoeiufed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 22.-
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, war
time American Navy commander
in the Pacific, was named by the
United Nations today as plebiscite
administrator for the princely
state of Jammu-Kashmir.
The 64-year-old admiral, who
became Chief of Naval Operations
before his retirement from active
duty, will supervise a vote to
determine whether a majority in
the northernmost state on the
Indian subcontinent wants to join
Hindu India or Moslem Pakistan.
No date has been set for the
plebiscite ordered by the Security
Council last year.
Admiral Nimitz was selected
by Secretary General Trygve
Lie in agreement with the FIVE
nation commission-United States,
CzechoslovakR, Argentina, Bel
GUM and Colombia-and will be
formally appointed to office by the
interim government of Jammu-
Kashmir.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Alliance Best Bet to Prevent
Hot War; Vondenberg Says
Atlantic Pact Most Importont Step Since
Monroe Doctrine, He Tells Mayors PorIey

any subsequent legislative imple-
mentation must be the subject of
total exploration and complete
public hearings in the Senate"
Chairman Connally of the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee
has declared there will be wide
open" public hearings lasting at
least a week. He said they begin
soon after the precedent-break-
ing alliance is signed April 4.
The State Department can sign
the treaty for the United States,
but it will not be binding on this
country until the Senate approves
it by tWo-thlrds vote.
Senator Vandenberg, reviewing
events leading up to World War
II. noted that the 1889 Neutrality
Act told Hitler that the United
States would keep out of conflict.
He added:
The North Atlantic pact
wholly to the contrary-Will tell
any aggressor in 1949 that from
the very moment he launches his
conquest in this area he will face
whatever united opposition, in
Continued on Page AS. Col. 81
Evening star., 1949-03-22
7Q-Group Air Force
Approved by House,
1858, After Delay
Monpower Limit Is Set
At 502, 900 With Army
Of Up to $4,000

Legislation authorizing a TO-
group Air Force was passed by the
House today on a roll-call vote,
1858. The bill now goes to the
Senate.
The measure also authorizes a
permanent peacetime Army of
837 900 men and puts the Air
Forces manpower limit at $4,000.
The delayed final action came
after Representative Marcantonio,
American Laborite, of New York
failed, 253 to "a, in an effort to
send the measure back to commit
tee for an amendment which
would have prohibited the Army
and Air Force from dealing with
firms denying equality of en-
ployment" because of race, color
or creed.
1t was Mr.. Marcantonio who
blocked the final vote after debate
had been completed last week.
Representatives Celler. of New
York. and Marshall. of Minnesota,
Democrats. joined with him in
voting against the measure today.
The bill does not make any ap-
preparations. 1t would authorize
a 70-group Air Force. but would
not provide any money for pur-
chasing the planes. Neither would
it vote any money to raise present
strengths of the Army and Air
Force to the authorized limits.
The Air Force now operates 50
groups. but not all of them are at
full strength. For the fiscal year
beginning July /. President Tru-
man has recommended force of
48 groups.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Five Koreans Confess
Staying u. 5. Woman
BY the Assoeiuted Press

SEOUL. Korea. Mar. 22.-Police
Chief Kim Tai Sun announced
today that the slayers of Mrs.
H. H. Underwood, an American.
had been arrested and linked
with the Communist South Korea
Labor Party.
The announcement was made
after the American woman's son,
the Rev. John Underwood, had
offered prayers for the slayers at
the funeral. attended by 1000
persons.
Mrs. Underwood, wife of the
president emeritus of Chosen Uni
versity, was shot to death in her
home. by two hooded men
March II.
Chief Kim said the five men
arrested in the Staying had con-
fessed. He said none of them, the
two who entered the home. two
more who stayed outside, and a
fifth who concealed the fatal
weapon, knew each other before
meeting to carry out their assign
ment.
Unanswered was the question
whether those orders directed the
Staying of Mrs. Underwood, who
had been active in aiding refugees
from Communist Northern Korea,
or some other of the 80 women
attending q tea at her home.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
picture on Page BID

Above normal temperatures
which began today and which the
Weather Bureau predicts will last
for five days. are almost certain to
force the Japanese cherry bios
SONS into full bloom this week
end.
Irving c. Root. superintendent
of National Capital Parks. is ex-
pecting this to happen and said
everything is in readiness to spray
the blooming trees with hormones
early next week to keep the bios
SONS from falling before the elab-
crate Cherry Blossom Festival is
staged April l, 2 and 8.
Mr.. Root said he is confident
that with the aid of the hormones.
the trees will be at the height of
their beauty during the festival.
Plant pathologists examined the
buds early today and reported
there was every indication they
would be in bloom early next week
and would flower over the week
end If unseasonably warm weather
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Democratic Senators
Put Aside Differences
To Push Rent Control
Sectional Factions Unite
In Booking Bill; Moybonk
Predicts early Passage
BY the Assoeioted Press

Democratic Senators put aside
their sectional differences today
to rally behind measure extend
ing Federal rent controls.
Both the Southerners who
staged a long fight against an
anti -filibuster rules change and
the party leaders who opposed
them joined ranks to support a
bill which would continue con-
trolls IL to Is months.
Despite Republican opposition
to some parts of the bill, Chair
man Maybank of the Senate
Banking Committee told a re-
porter he was confident the Sen
ate would pass the measure by to-
morrow afternoon "at the latest.
Must Work Out Differences.
The administration is in hurry
because present rent controls ex-
pire March 81. Even after Senate
passage, rent control differences
will have to be worked out with
the House.
Opening debate in the Senate
yesterday showed strong Repub-
lican support for two features OF
the House bill which the Senate
committee eliminated.
One would permit towns, cities.
counties or States to take over
rent controls or to drop them.
The Senate measure reserves that
power for States alone. The other
would allow landlords "a reason
able value" of their property.
Vandenberg "Intrigued."
Senator Vandenberg. Repub-
lican, of Michigan. said he was
intrigued" by the Houses home
rule provision. Other Republican
Senators who put in a good word
for it were Senators Baldwin of
Connecticut and Bricker of Ohio.
And Senator Taft of Ohio. chief
of the COP Senate Policy Com
mittee, urged that landlords be
assured in the law of a reasonable
return on their property.
But Senator Maybank said he
expects no substantial changes in
the bill as reported by his COM
mittee.
On the rent issue, he noted, the
Democrats have buried the differ
ences that beset them in the two
week fiilibuster fight.
The bill falls short of what
President Truman asked. 1t ex-
tends controls less than the two
years he wants, and permits some
rent increases of up to 10 per cent.
But Majority Leader Lucas told
reporters he considered it "a very
good bill" Senator Sparkman,
Democrat, of Alabama, chairman
of the subcommittee that handled
the measure, said it was COM
promise but added that "by and
large it is what the administra-
ton asked for"
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Kronheim Nomination
As Judge Approved
By D. T.. Committee
Senate Groups Action
Is Unanimous After
Hearing Bar Leaders

The nomination of Milton S.
Kronheim. jr., to be an associate
judge of Municipal Court was
unanimously approved today by
the Senate District Committee.
The committees action came
after several leaders of the District
Bar Association spoke in behalf of
Mr.. Kronheim's appointment. No
one appeared to object.
Among those who testified were
Lowry N Coe. president of the
District Bar Association. He told
the committee the nominee was
approved by the association and
predicted he would make a good
judge.
Others who spoke for Mr.. Kron-
helm included Godfrey L. Munter,
secretary of the bar association S
Committee on Judicial Selection;
George E. Mcneil. Milton w. King,
John Lewis Smith. Harry S. Wen
der and Joseph Donahue. law part
ner of the nominee.
Mr.. Kronheim. a third genera
ton Washingtonian. is 81 years
old. He was one of 16 persons
suggested for the Municipal bench
when Judge Nathan Margold died
late in 1947, but that post went
to Frank H. Myers.
He was then nominated to sue
ceed the late Judge John P. Nc
Mahon, who died early this month.
The District Bar Association
backed him for the post, but voiced
regret that it had not been con-
suited before the nomination was
announced.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Vinson SaysArmYHas Ended
Drafting Under Present Law
BY the Assoeioted Press

Chairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee said
today the armed forces do not
plan to call for any more induc-
tions under the present draft law.
He told the House in prepared
statement:
Il have been advised this morn
ing by representative of the De-
partment of the Army that no
further inductions of men into the
armed forces are planned during
the life of the Selective Service
Act of 1947. which expires a year
from this summer.
This means that under present
plans no inductions will be made
between now and July. 1880"
The two-year draft law. calling
for 81 months service for youths
from 10 through rs years of age,
expires June "a next year. No in
ductions have been ordered since
January ] this year.
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Senate D. T.. Group
Votes Approval Of
Rent Control Bill
Mccarthy Gets Change
In RecontroI Clause
On Converted Units
By HoroId B. Rogers

The Senate District Committee
today approved a House-passed
bill to extend District rent control
to June 80 next year.
The Committee added only one
amendment as it unanimously de-
cided to send the bill to the Sen
ate, where it may be amended
further to conform more nearly
with the new national rent bill.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
Of Wisconsin, announced he would
reserve the right to offer amend
ments to the District bill on the
Senate floor after the national bill
to extend rent control elsewhere
has been agreed to.
On a motion Of Senator Nc.
Carthy the committee made 8
change in the provision of the
House bill relating to the recon-
version of apartment dwellings.
House Figure Reduced.
The House had provided that
dwellings on which less than
$500 has been spent for renova-
tions could be put back under
rent control
On objection by Senator Nc
Carthy to recontrolling any prop
erty, the committee discussed this
provision with Rent Administrator
Robert F. Cogswell. He explained
that many complaints had reached
his Office because of landlords
spending a small amount to install
a bathroom or beaverboard par
tition in order to decontrol the
rent and charge higher rent.
The committee by a voice vote
then agreed to cut the Houses
figure of $500 to $1,000. below
which the accommodations would
be put back under control.
The House provision to restrict
the eviction of tenants from CO.
operative apartments was not
changed. 1t would prohibit evic-
ton of tenants who refuse to buy
apartments unless IS per cent of
the tenants have become owners.
The provision would not affect
transfers completed before March
l, 1949.
Home Rule Bill Completed.
Committee Chairman McGrath
announced that a revised home
rule bill for Washington has been
completed by a subcommittee
headed by Senator Kefauver of
Tennessee.
At the chairman's request, some
members of the committee agreed
to join Senator Kefauver in spon-
Evening star., 1949-03-22

move would deepen the split in
Berlin" but that the Soviet mill
tary administration does not in
tend to restrict the use of the
East marks now held by Western
Berliners.
This indicated the Russians
would not prevent Western Ber-
liners from spending the East
marks they now hold either in
the Soviet sector of Berlin or the
Russian zone of Germany.
1t also indicated the Russians
did not intend to introduce new
East mark which would be refused
to Western Berliners. Many had
feared that the Russians, in re-
taliation to the Western Allied
move outlawing their currency,
might pull a currency switch of
their own which would wipe out
East mark holdings of Western
Berliners and even such East mark
bank accounts as peaople in the
Western sector still had.
Exchange Still Possible.
The Soviet announcement was
viewed as an important conces-
sion for this reason. too: Appar-
emily Berliners in possession OF
West marks still can trade them
for the cheaper East marks to be
taken over the line for use in
ration free stores of the Soviet
sector. East marks also could pay
Soviet zone farmers for food
smuggled through the blockade.
Apparently. a Russian sector
resident who works in Western
Berlin still can convert his West
marks to East marks at a pre-
MUM. The Western sector resi-
dent who works in the East zone
apparently will not find his money
valueless in his home sector, as
he had reason to fear.
The official Soviet army news
paper, Taegliche Rundschau, put
this headline on Col. Jelisarov's
statement: No Soviet Counter
measures at the Expense of the
Population. There has been
much speculation here. however
that the Western move would
draw some sort of retaliatory ac-
ton. The Russians announced
their financial experts are con-
ferring to meet the situation"
Col. JeliSarov said the Western
Evening star., 1949-03-22
Greek Tribunal Dooms
Four Guerrilla Leaders
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece, Mar. o.
Constantine Brettacos. commander
of guerrilla forces in the Southern
Peloponnesus, has been sentenced
to death by a Greek government
military tribunal at Tripolis.
Brettacos was notorious for
mass executions, the government
said.
His political commissar, Sarantis
Oeconomacos, and two other lead
ing guerrillas also were sentenced
to death,