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

The Evangelical Lutheran
Church is the National Church Of
Norway, as laid down in paragraph
three of the Constitution.
There is. however complete free
dom Of religion, enabling all men,
bers Of dissenting churches to wor-
ship after their fashion.
The church is administered by
the Ministry of Ecclesiastical At
fairs and Education, and all serv-
ants are thus subordinate to the
King and the Parliament
The country is divided into do
ceses, with sees in Oslo, Hamar,
Tensberg, kristiansand, Stavan-
ger, Bergen. Trondheim and from
50. These are subdivided into 81
deaneries. 525 parishes and 1924
congregational districts. Services
are held in more than 1900
churches and chapels, served by
approx. $50 clergymen. The aver
age congregation thus numbers A.
600, which in sparsely populated
districts along the coast makes the
work of the minister extremely
difficult, even hazardous under I'M
favorable weather conditions.
Almost 97Tt of the population
belong to the State Church. OF the
remaining 10000 people, there are
$4,000 members of various free
churches, such as Roman and
Greek Catholics. Methodists, Bap-
fists, Orthodox Jews etc, as well
as 24,00O not belonging to any
faith or society.
All services by the church: bap-
tism, confirmation, wedding and
funeral ceremonies are free of
, charge for its members. The sal
aries and pensions of church serv-
ants are paid by the State. More
than $50 of all marriages are per-
formed by the church, baptism and
confirmation is almost universal
and funerals (burials or crema-
tom nearly always solemnized by
the ministers.
Numerous religious organiza.
tons support and supplement the
work of the State Church, through
lay services by travelling evange.
lists, Sunday schools, bible schools
etc, as well as financial aid, publ.
cation of religious books etc.
Norwegian missionaries abroad
have been very active. There are
altogether IS missionary organiza
tons, with more than $50 Euro.
pean missionaries in the field
serving congregations of at least
100000 baptized members.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15
Irate Hunters
In Norway Have
Raised Protest

Whatever their political inclin-
ations, some $4,000 Norwegians
who at this time of the year begin
TO look up cans of rifle oil and gun
blue, are downright sore at the
authorities.
They are the city enthusiasts
who save their vacations until the
fall months when they can take
off on The hunters trail. This year
however, the Agricultural Minis
try's Wild Life Department has
pushed the season out into late
fall in the interest of game con-
servation. Particularly irritating,
say the hunters, are the provis-
ions opening ptarmigan season in
mid-September and rabbit season
a full month later. Both ptarmi-
gan and rabbits have been in
creasing rapidly during the past
few years and there appears to
be no explanation for this denying
city man few weeks hunting
fun. For that is what it will
amount to. With uncertain wealth
er in the mountains at those late
dates. hardly more than 1000 of
the $4,000 eligible city hunters
are expected to go out this year.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15
OUT
University
WAY
By John Anderson


BY way of proving that Ballard
doesn't hold monopoly on auth
entic Scandinavian Christmas fes-
rivals, the University Scandinavia
an Clubs president, Tom Kelly, an
nounces that for the second con-
secutive year, his organization Is
planning gala NOrdic-style
Christmas party, this one to be
held at the new Student Union
Building On campus, December 2,
slightly early in Difference to fl
nal exams week.
A Lucia Bride ceremony-cal-
culated to outshine the more ia
nous Ballard affair-will high
light this years traditional JUL
fest. The names of the 1949 Lucia
and her court have not as yet
been made public, but they have
been chosen from girls of Scan
dinavian descent, who are regis
tered at the university. Last years
wearer of the Crown of Candles
was lovely Peggy BrandstrOm, and
her court included Lillian Strand
in, Catherine Otis, Ellie Carlson,
Carol johnson, Phyllis Treager,
and Jan ThorkelsOn.
In addition to the Lucia festivi-
ties, the celebration will feature
folk-dancing, entertainment, and
refreshments.
A roaring success. That's the
verdict of those who attended the
first dance of the autumn season
sponsored by the University Scan
dinavian Club at Macgregor House
on November A. More than a hun
dred students and their friends
danced to the accompaniment of
both modern and folkmusic.
The intermission period was dis
tinguished by an unusually we'll
balanced program, which threw
the spotlight on both native and
/ Scandinavian talent. ThOrsten Ny
man played several selections on
the violin, and Flora ThOrgaard
accompanied by Mike Vickery at
the piano, sang three Norwegian
songs. Martin Sandelius, a mathe-
mates instructor from Stockholm
now teaching at the university, Of
fered number of lively flute
solos with Gordon Tracie accom-
panying him on the guitar. The
program closed with G0ran Lindell
of Karlstad, Sweden, interpreting
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To
Be Celebrated
By Morse Chorus

The Norwegian Male Chorus of
Seattle is one of the oldest singing
Societies not only in Seattle but
also in the state of Washington.
The chorus will commemorate the
day by giving a concert in the
First Presbyterian Church 9th
Ave. & Spring ST. Wednesday,
Dec. 7. p. m. Prof. August Wer-
ner is the director.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15
Nordic-StyIe
Xmas Party Is
Being Planned
Lucia Ceremony Is Big Attraction
Scandinavian Films Will Be Shown

several piano compositions by
Grieg.
Much Of the affairs success
stemmed from the Spartan efforts
of Doris Johnson, faculty adviser,
Marilyn Forester, in charge of re-
freshments, and Dick Enbom, who
handled the decorations.
Five new sound films dealing
with life in Scandinavia have been
procured by the university in re-
cent months, according to Sverre
Arestad, executive officer of the
Scandinavian department. These
include three lush color f m
distributed by the Swedish Ameri-
can Line, each giving a general,
tourist's-eye view of the three
Scandinavian countries served by
that Sweden, Norway,
and Denmark, films designed to
awaken the wanderlust in seden-
tary Americans, as well as to i'm
struct them.
The other two films are less
glossy, and present a more realis-
tic evaluation of, life in Scandi-
navia today. The first of these is
sensitive documentary, Farmer
Fisherman" which pictures in
moving and often humorous style
the daily life of the farmer of
the west coast of Norway. who
must divide his time between cul-
tivating his small rock-bound
farm, and fishing for herring in
the rough seas off the coast. The
other film is wind from the
West" which depicts the way of
life of Laps in northern Sweden.
Three of these films, "Pictur-
esque Denmark" "Farmer-F Fisher
man. and wind from the West"
will be shown in the basement
projection room Of the Henry Art
Gallery on Thursday, November
II at l pm. Anyone interested
may attend. There is no admission
charge.
|
John Anderson. who is ma j0ring
in Scandinavian at the University
of Washington, has been living in
Chicago most of his life. His pres
ent home address is Shelton, Wn.,
where his mother. Mrs. Esther An
dersOn, resides. Anderson, now in
his senior year, intends to become
a Scandinavian language instruc-
! tor.
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Introducing Scandinavia
Sweden
CHURCH

Conversion of Sweden to Chris
tianity began in the ninth century
when Ansgar, Apostle of the
North" arrived at the old Swedish
capital, Birka, on Lake Malaren.
Now in the 20th century the pro-
testant State church's airplane
"Ansgar" transports missionaries
to and from the field overseas.
Exclusive of 303, 900 adult men,
bers of dissenting congregations,
most Swedes are in the Lutheran
State church. Recognized church
es are the Missionary Society. the
Pentecostal church, Baptist, Sal
walton Army, Methodist, Mosaic,
Roman Catholic, Christian Scien-
fist, and Quaker.
/ A Swede is born into the State
church and may only leave the
State church if he enters another
recognized church. By law, Lu-
+ theranism must be the faith of the
King and the cabinet members.
The church is divided into Is
dioceses with their respective
bishops. Though the archbishop
Of Uppsala is primate of Sweden
he has no authority over the 9TH
er bishops. Each diocese consists
of deaconries, rectorial districts,
and parishes.
The Church Assembly, highly
representative body, has laymen
majority. Members of each parish
elect their own vicar and curate
Along with religious duties, the
lower clergy handle the public
. registration.
Services are held in nearly all
of Sweden's 5000 churches, many
of whose granite structures date
from the Middle Ages. Most
churches, both State and dissent
ing, maintain Sunday schools and
other youth organizations. State
church services are free of charge
Of all marriages and baptisms, 90
per cent are performed by the
State church; also mayors car
marry peoples
The State church has conpon.
ents abroad in Copenhagen, Oslo
Helsinki, Berlin, Paris, London
and Buenos Aires; also related tc
il is the Augustana church in the
US.
Care for Swedish sailors ir
many large ports the world over
is given by the State church, the
National Evangelical Union, ano
the Swedish Missionary Society
Religious, educational, and recre.
ational service is offered at rs
stations, % of which are managed
by the State church. Both church
es and reading rooms have beer
built and maintained.
Interest at home in this far.
flung service is keen; even the
State church stations are largely
financed by private gifts from the
homeland
Widespread missionary work i:
carried on by the State church
and II other organizations. Ir
1e47. over 1900 Swedish mission.
aries were serving nearly half q
million baptized native members
some 225, 1000 of which were in the
Pentecostal groups.
In 1919, the foreign mission Of
the State church celebrates III
18th anniversary.
In May, 1e4e. Government in.
vestigating committee PROPOSE
the following religion
law: ~ right 10 leave Stat.
church without entering another
church; ~ right for free church
, clergy TO perform marriages; %.
right 10 establish converts.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15

Oslo city fathers charged with
naming new streets in the capital
have agreed to outlaw tortuous
leng-winded names honoring de-
parted dignitaries. II have a feel
ing we're too stiff and formal
said one of them recently. IF we
have to have proper names, why
not stick to something like Olsen
or Hansen ?"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-11-15

The opening of new Ford
plant in the free port of Stock
holm on September % was heard
throughout many parts of the city,
although the ceremony only in
volved the pressing of a button.
This was performed by Prince Ber-
til, who thus set off the factory
sirens, which was the signal for
the four hundred employees to be-
gin work.
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Denmark
How To Have Fun

Polo and bob-sledding apart,
one can pursue pretty nearly every
kind of sport in Denmark. Quite
often there is skating for about
a week in the year, and much the
same applies to Skiing. Denmark's
highest mountain, which is at least
$40 feet, matches the skiing
season.
There are, however, ample op-
portunities for yachting because
there is a lot of coast with plenty
OF well-behaved sea, but on the
west coast it is undoubtedly wiser
TO rely on steamers. Swimming
requires less equipment and is
particularly popular. The Danish
girls are usually good swimmers
and they can swim as fast as any
body-if they want to.
Everyone rides a bicycle, but it
is unwise to pretend that you be-
lieve the common joke that you
can pick up a bicycle in the street
and put it down again when you
are tired of riding it. Bicycles,
contrary to the impression travel
lers may inadvertently acquire, are
not the property of the State. They
are privately owned.
Football is the most popular
sport. Watching football is in
finitely more popular. Tennis, bad
minton and bridge are played a
great deal. There are ten quite
good golf courses in different parts
of the country. But golf is most
decidedly a national sport. The
balls are too small, the holes too
small, the implements inadequate,
and the mere walking out of all
proportion to the rest from a
Danish point of view. Neither Rug
by nor baseball is a national sport
to so small degree, in fact, that
not a soul plays them.
There is horse racing and trot-
ting nearly all the year round in
Copenhagen; but dog-racing is
totally unrecognized and amateur,
amounting only to casual affairs
between stray dogs in the streets
or the roads.
Cricket is played moderately.
Archery is being taken up more
and more. Rowing for pleas
ure and in the strenuous sport of
boat-racing pursued with pas
sion.
There are plenty Of opportunities
FOR watching wrestling or boxing.
Cn3rganized fights are rare. When
they do occur the Danes clearly
show their disapproval Of aggres-
siveness uncontrolled by some sort
Ct Queensbury rules.
Athletics and gymnastics are i'm
portant. As long ago as 1850 an
English traveller commented on
the poles and gibbets" for gym
nastics in the numerous villages
through which he passed. Danish
gymnasts are quite famous. Still,
foreigners are free TO do their
exercises every morning if they
care 70 without being expected To
demonstrate new or better fea-
lures.
Fishing for pleasure, with faiI
prospects OF catching some fish
as well, Is a great thing in Den
mark both for salt water and
fresh water fish. There is funny
fishing, but large whales are found
n Danish waters only about once
n 80 years. There Is no point II
sitting about and waiting for them
There is excellent shooting II
many places. Dyrehaven. where
there are thousands of red-deei
all the year round, perhaps offer:
the best opportunities for people
who just want TO shoot something
but it is absolutely forbidden tx
shoot them. In the country. par
ticularly in Jutland. the Danes
are very keen on the arduous Sport
of rough shooting"
Polar bears are to be found only
in the Zoo.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

have done amazingly we'll
by the consumer public by
putting out on the market
q group Of not-exPensIvely
priced, good looking rex
tros" thot become very good
friends when you toke the
trouble to choose them cor
reotIy. Our sketched sleeve
less fencer blouse is perfectly
at eose in the company OF
a bright holiday skirt as it
is with the sketched VEL
veteen "frontier sloeks" that
you might recognize as q
high -foIutin' relative Of the
foded blue denim fomily.
Tuck q brilliantly colored
handkerchief in your back
pocket for q bit of foshion
nonsense. The "not-so-
rugged. sIocks ore ovoiloble
in sulphur or navy. Choose
the "fencer" blouse in wool
jersey in toost or black. ! Or
choose it in veIveteen IN red,
lime or black. 1t buttons
either in front or back as
we have sketehed for you.
For holiday eodobouting,
mix-moteh the new ottoman
fobric separates thot ore
available in teal, tcost, navy
or red. Choose from q
sleeveless blouse and skirt
tsketched) or q jacket.
All items sketched are
from q local specially shop
thot for over a generation
has served the fashion needs
Of many Of this city's smart
young women.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Amonq Us Teens

present-day teen jewelry. Teens
are fashioning practically every
thing from tassels they themselves
create. They make lapel pins, ear
rings, necklaces to enhance a plain
dress, bracelets, hair ornaments.
They also use tassels in making
belts, beanies, purses.
4 4 X
PORTRAIT STOCKINGS -
Teens like the touch OF elegance
on their sheer hose for dressy oc-
casions. Clockwork goes up the
ankle, but the portrait heel
draws attention to the heel de-
sign instead. Unusual heel stitch
ing, extending almost to calf,
dramatizes the new vacant look OF
shsrter evening dresses. Teens
will soon tire Of this fad, but while
it's here, it's good.
X X X +
RAG DOLL-Very fitting for a
Teen with a December birthday.
She's usually so left out that she II
appreciate the dry humor OF a
raggedy doll as a gift. Make Rag
gle Of a piece Of soap. a washcloth,
a towel, and a dish mop. The soap
is the face; the mop, the hair; the
mop handle, the body; the towel,
dress, and the wash cloth. a
bandana. When your Teen friend
is tired of looking at 1t, she will
find it quite useful.
X X X X
WESTERNS-Why do supposed
ly intelligent Teens like them? For
all their corn, they give us the
freedom of the broad open spaces,
of riding where no trails inhibit
us, of being where scenery exists
in its natural state, with few peo-
pie cluttering it up. The sight
of beautiful horses plunging across
the plains is sheer joy to our fet-
tered souls. Did you know there
are many places in our country
where truly wild horses still in
habit the unsettled places?
X
SKIPPER 'JAMAS' - Sorta
nautical-striped jersey top and
plain broadcloth pants with stripes
at ankles and waist.
Thrash Fad in pyjamas for boys
allows freedom of movement for
nightmare boxing sessions. These
thrasher 'jamas have a plunging
neckline, and mothers say there's
not nearly so much ripping apart
after a few WearingS.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
WHITE WEDDINGS-The spe-

WHITE WEDD1NGS-The spe-
cial dream of every teen Is a
withdrawing wedding like you
see on the super-wedding cakes in
the bakery windows. Although
she's far from marriage age, many
a teen is secretly accumulating
long white gloves, sheer white
stockings, white pumps Of the soft
est leather, fine white-lace hand
kercfief or two, fine white undies,
slips and, Of course, a white pray
er book.
Some teens say it is bad luck to
buy wedding clothes ahead Of time.
But there's nothing to this. espe-
cially If, when you put such things
away In your cedar chest, you
make a mental note that If they
are not used by yourself in flve or
six years, you will give them away.
Every bride finds her wedding a
super-expense, and how joyful a
friend would be, If she's your size,
to find q lovely part of her we'd
ding finery gift-wrapped from you
and presented far enough ahead
OF time to save her buying that
item! When your time comes for
marriage, she will remember you,
too.
-
TEEN WISDOM - My friend
Mimi has it figured out that we
ought not to say that a wedding is
something to look back upon"
She says that a true marriage
should consist only of looking
ahead. A marriage service is only
the commencement to a lifetime of
real marriage, and all the fuss and
feathers of a wedding are Of no
avail if we do not embark upon
it with the intention of making it
last.
DRESSING-TABLE STOOLS
Teens are ingenious about them
They use covered wooden boxes
wooden buckets upside down, even
metal waste can up-ended. The
latter can be merely painted ano
no covering is necessary, but thin
cushion is a help. A very sturdy
stool Is a section Of q round log
Watch your neighborhood for q
tree being cut down.
|
TASSEL TRIUMPH The old
fashioned tassel, made of bright
thin silk thread, has skipped from
the Victorian era of decoration tt
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Simply from q mothemot-
col point Of view, the sep
orotes idea wos bound to
click. A blouse CLONE doesn't
say or do much. Neither
does q skirt. But say you
put two skirts, two blouses,
one vest, or whichever COM
binotion you wish to ploy,
and what you've achieved is
practically a wardrobe de-
signed to lost you through q
Evening star., 1949-12-04

season. That is, if you've
been smart enough to buy
them with an eye to differ
ence in texture or co,or and
can add and subtroot with
toste.
The holidays coll for
brighter, more festive
clothes. Separates designers
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-20
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
BY PEDRO AGuILAR
- 3.AAAAAAAAsAAAAAAAAA
HIGfiLIGHTS OF LEGION
JUNIOR GAMES SUNDAY
lP Wirephoto

Highlights of the games played
yesterday at Army Barracks be-
tween the Navy Post No. $50 of
Miami and Arthur Sawyer Post
No. 28 of Key West, American
Legion junior teams, follow:
First Of all, there was c. Pazo
playing shortstop as his dad did
80 years ago; w. Doughtry play
ing leftfield; Ingrahan playing
second base, and joe Lewis pitch
ing as his uncle did IN the days
eof the Regulars under Paul AL
bury, who also was the manager
IN the games played yesterday.
believe the only two fathers
seeing their boys play as they
themselves did from 90 to SO
years ago were Will Doughtry
and Earl "Wrinkley Bill m
graham, who were on the grounds
watching the games.
In the first game, Joe Lewis
struck out nine batters TO hold
the visitors in check. He allow
ed only three hits, one home
run for the lone score against
| him.
Henriquez had field day al
bat, polling four safely, two good
for doubles He scored three
runs and drove home four. John
Solomon hit three safely and
Goehring poled a single and a
homer. Doughtry also hit a sim
gle. That accounts for the II hits
garnered by the locals.
Key West played errorless ball
in both games, handling a total
of 72 chances. Nice going. boys.
Ingraham handled eight chanc-
es, Pazo Z, Knowles IS. Hen
riquez l3, Rodriguez |. Lewis 2,
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-20
His Future Hinges
On Match With
Ezzard Charles
I'm Chicago Ring
BY WILLIAM J. CONWAY
Az Newsfeatures

Nv NeNsteatufeS
MOMENCE, Ill.-Jersey Joe
Walcott has been sort OF Jack
of-all-tradeS. Now he hopes to be
master of one-a champion.
He has, among other things,
driven a truck, mixed cement,
toted bricks, handled a hammer
in a shipyard,
What he wanted to do most
and coul DIDO best was box. But
in the lean years he had to turn
TO other jobs to support his
wife. Lydia. and six kids.
Jersey Joe spends lot of free
time just sitting and thinking at
his training camp, the Peaceful
Valley club. He thinks of the
future and the pest.
Tony Georgett, a fight mana
ger who has watched Walcott's
stop and go career, says:
when / first knew him 20
years ago. he lived in Match
Town, a section of Merchantville
IN. J.) where houses We're flimsy
as match boxes. He had a hard
time getting bouts. But he kept
UP his road work. He was deter
mined ne would be a great fight
er. He finally caught hold. and
now has a nice home in Camden. F"
Walcott's future hinges on
match with Ezzard Charles for
national Boxing Association
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-20

Solomon 10, Doughtry 3, Roberts
I, Fernandez 2.
For the visitors, Redfern han
died nine chances and Upshaw
five without a nniscue. Cox han
died II chances with only one
error.
Make Markovitz was in the
stands. He warmed up a little
and fans expected to see the old
Regular battery of Markovitz and
Albury in action again.
The locals were wearing High
School uniforms yesterday but
the next time they play they
will be wearing their own-Ar-
thur Sawyer Post No. 90, Ameri-
can Legion, Key West.
Watch the smoke these boys
have. Henriquez, catcher, Joe
Lewis. Rodriguez. Fernandez and
Joe Casa, Jr., pitchers (hard to
beat); Knowles at first, Ingraham
at second. Solomon at third. Pazo
at short, Doughtry. Roberts,
Goehring, Gwynn and Cruz in the
outfiefd. Paul Albury is the
manager; Theodore Albury the
business manager.
The Key West citizen., 1949-06-20
Third Crack At Heavyweight
Crown. For Jersey Joe
|Walc0tA,Set For Wednesday

recognition as world heavy
weight champion June 22 in
Chicago.
1t will be Jersey Joe's third
crack at the title. He lost a 15-
round split decision to Joe Louis
in l947. Louis knocked him out
in II rounds last June. His listed
age now is 35-and this should
be his last chance to hit sports
No. l jackpot.
What will he do if'he wins the
crown?
"I'll try to wear it as gracefully
as Joe Louis did," he says.
Walcott is quiet. pleasant
man. He has a placid. gentle
face. He likes to listen to the
radio and plays cards with his
spar mates.
He telephones to his home fire.
quently. He hopes to call again
late on the night of June % to
say:
Hello, Mama, this is the
champ"