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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

One authoritative Norwegian leader in Seattle who at
time had to make approximate estimate of the
Norwegian population in this area says that Norwegans
the first and second generations in Seattle would at
least about 10000 and roughly $4,000 with the ncu
sion of the third generation.
If the population of the first and second generation
Scandnavans in the state whole to be estimated
proportonaey the basis of the former figure the total
would be roughly 275O00
No doubt the foreign born population will drop consider
ably within the few years. but for another quarter of
century least Scandnavians of the first generation
will continue to be very szeable group of the states
tire population
No one can read these figures without thinking how
much Scandnavans have influenced growth and develop
ment in Washington Consider the fact that out of
every persons you this is either
first second generation Scandinavian, these fig
ures indicate!-T. N
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

Fatner, a norwegian flSher-
man, left his native country for
Sweden, where he met and mar
ried Elsa Larson. They encOunt-
cred some hardships before leav-
ing Sweden and arriving at Ell
lis Island.
Ellis Island, the rathole of i'm
ported cheese, as father called
it, was like one of those dread
ed tropical flowers that I'M
folds and locks its leaves around
the intruding insect. There num-
erous immigrants faced the fate
of an intruder and never saw a
bit of the glorious America and
for many it was their first taste
of bitter salt in the new world.
But mother and father We're not
that unfortunate. They were on
ly separated for a few hours
during which time mother had
the widest ideas. However
when they were ready to be re-
leased into the bright new world
ahead of them, they had to walk
through a long, dark tunnel, so
dark, that they Tather thought
they were being led into dun
geon!
Father had a brother, Olaf, in
New York. He knew his address
and decided he would meet him
before continuing to Jamestown,
where both he and mother had
relatives. He hadn't correspond
ed with Olaf big rugged type,
for several months, so his bro
Their didn't know when he was
arriving. They left their bag
gage at a central railroad sta
ton and from there they contin-
ued on into Manhattan, accom-
panied by a Swedish woman,
who had just returned on the
same boat from a trip to Swe-
den. They were hungry and they
went to a restaurant. They re-
lied very heavily on the woman
and whatever information she
could give them, but presently
she disappeared into the ladies
restrooms, an d simultaneously
father and mother had their
first lesson in ignorance in this
country.
The place was overcrowded.
A waitress walked over to their
table, demanded. 'whayawant ?"
What did they want? How do
you say it? Let's see, there was
a long list of odd-looking words
on the menu sheet, but nothing
recognizable. Mother and Fa-
Their, too proud to utter badly
pronounced word, and afraid to
order anything without know
ing what it was, were quiet, hop
ing the woman would soon re-
turn. She didn't. Father, struck
by marvellous idea, rose, walk
ed over to the vounter, pointed
at two pieces of pie and made a
V-sign with two fingers. He
could count to ten at least IN
English, but before he spoke, he
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17
Via and Pa i'm America
BY Nilnrod

by NiniTOu
was interrupted by the waitress,
who was now quite impatient:
"Oh, l see, you're a couple of
mutes!" she exclaimed.
Mother and father remembered
the word and later to be sure
they deciphered it and it pro-
voked lot of laughter and be-
came one of their standard
jokes.
Another highlight Of this pa
thetic Joke was that the baby
happened to be very hungry, al
though it had previously been
fed, and it cried boisterously and
stopped only after swallowing
mothers piece of pie! Then the
woman returned from the rest
room and said, "off we go!" and
mother had to leave without sat-
isfying her hunger.
The woman lived in New York
and offered to take them on
street car to point where they
could easily locate the address
of Olaf. She spoke of the Won
ders and glories of America, but
father thought differently.
He sensed New York's fast
tempo and nervous recklessness,
which quickened the steps of
countless trodders, feverishly
honked horns of the noisy, rat
Ting vehicles, and generally
broke the harmony of what was
otherwise a perfectly sunny and
warm day with conglomerate
of discordant sounds, filth and
greasy smells.
To father, who had known the
seas and the wide open spaces
from his earliest childhood. New
York had a sickening atmos-
phere. This swarming mass of
humanity, forever streaming
down these highways of death
upon a solid desert of stone
Such anonymity! Who would ex-
change a smile, friendly chat,
a nod, a courtesy except over
some matter of business; ah; the
good feel of money and the con-
fidence it can buy! What sacri-
fices, what untold sufferings,
cowardice, bravery, treachery,
and honest hard labor were in
volved in this relentless ex-
change of blood, sweat and tears
for a piece of bread and a pre-
cious little place of refuge away
from the turmoils, the agonies
of this Modern Babylon, this
modernized jungle with jungle
cries of whining, roaring ma
chimes, lamenting fate in a SUI
perdimensional panorama of the
survival of the fittest?' Above
all, where was the dignity, the
softer nuances of architecture
the dignity of quietness, of
things as they were and will be
for centuries, the dignity of hu-
man beings. not so much in a
hurry, as he had experienced in
Europe? The solid, endless rows
of brownstone houses, the steel
frame buildings protruding up
ward haughtily in mad race to
reach the sky and ever greater
bigness what dignity was in
all that?
After the woman left them,
they got off the street car and
walked through a district, that
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

The story of Norwegian
and Swedish Immigrants
centered on the family life
and adventures of BjOrn
JOhansen and Elsa Larson,
as told by their son.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-10-17

was poor-looking, utterly filthy
and uninviting.
This couldn't be the place."
said father, checking the house
number with slip of paper con-
tanning Olaf's address. They
were identical.
They went into the building
and came into a large room,
which in some respects resemb-
led a hotel lobby. A man was
sitting behind a desk and was
laxily reading a detective story
magazine with his legs firmly
placed on top of the desk. .
rs this here Olaf Johansen's
house said father. W.. -
After some discussion. the
man behind the desk knew what
father wanted. He Whistled,
barked an order at a frail mid
dle-aged man, who took father
up a flight of stairs, while mo-
Their sat on a chair near the man
at the desk.
Father and his odd-looking
aide walked up three stories,
where the latter knocked on
door There was no answer.
They opened the door. The room
apparently was vacated and
hardly contained piece of fur
niture. 1t was dirty and cheap
looking like the building itself.
This is a boarding house for
men," said the man, "but the guy
drops in here ever so often and
leave just like that and we new
err know heads nor tails, see. Be-
sides 1 just started workin for
the boss here, see, so I wouldn't
know how this here friend of
yours looks like. How did he
look like?"
From fathers gestures and
speech, the man got vague
idea, but it was an idea, never
theless.
Say, it couldn't be Oakie, the
guy running the joint next
door, said the man with
hooking smile on his face.
They went downstairs, where
someone was playing piece of
New Orleans jazz on gramma-
phone They went next door,
accompanied by mother who was
holding her child. They went
up flight of stairs in the ad-
joining building and here faith
err found it even more impossible
to associate his good brother
with the atmosphere of cheap
ness and human degradation
which he sensed about him. May
be Olaf had fallen, as some do
in America. Maybe Olaf,
bachelor, had been drinking too
much. Maybe l can help him,
thought father.
The man knocked on a door.
then entered, followed by faith
er, but the man made mother
remain outside.
Father was COMPOUNDED and ir-
ritated. There We're three men
in the room and two women.
both lightly dressed with naked
legs. They were laughing A
man named Oakie appeared.
shook his head vigorously when
the middle-aged man asked him
a question. The man took faith
,er by the arm and led him out
into the hallway. Someone in
side the room noticed mother
standing there, holding the ba-
by. 1t was a strangely conflict
ing and pathetic sight. No
doubt there was something an
gle-like about her when she
stood there. One of the women
walked out into the hallway.
stared at her. then burst out in
to historical laughter. The 9TH
ers inside the room looked on.
seemed perplexed. Then they,
too, started to laugh.
Fathers Viking temper was
stirred to its highest pitch. The
situation was intolerable. He
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-11-11
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UNITED JEWISH APPEAL
165 West 46th Street
NEW YORK 10, N. Y.

1NG" linn 10, IN. I.
October "a, 1949
Editor
Southern Jewish Weekly
Jacksonville, Florida
Dear Sir:
note that in your issue of
October 18th your editorial fea-
tured column in which Carl
Alpert criticizes the publicity
program of the United Jewish
Appeal
enclose for your attention
copy of letter in which I COM
mented on Mr.. Alpert's column.
l am sure that you will wish to
give this reply a prominent place
in the Southern Jewish Weekly.
Sincerely yours,
HENRY MONITOR
Director
HM/nfl
i
Sir:
The statements by Mr.. Carl
Alpert deserve comment only be-
cause they have been given such
prominent space in your news
paper.
One is led to wonder whether
Mr.. Alpert is more concerned
with Zionist" prestige than with
Jewish lives.
In commenting on a 9-minute
film portrait of conditions in the
camps of Israel Mr.. Alpert
charges the United Jewish APP
peal with distortion and exag-
geration in the name of fund
raising" This is so monstrous an
allegation as to warrant an ex-
animation of the motives of his
whole approach.
AS to the facts: Is it not true
that today there are some $4,000
Jewish men, women and children
in the camps of Israel? Is it or is
it not true that children have
died and are dying in the camps
Of Israel because of inadequate
medical facilities? Is it or is it
not true that men, women and
children are Unfortunately
huddled in horrible squalor be-
cause there is insufficient hous-
ing? Is it or is it not true that
the Jewish Agency for Palestine
has been so overwhelmed by the
financial burden entailed by this
problem and by the inadequacy
Of American Jewish support that
its whole structure of absorbing
immigration is imperilled?
Mr.. Berl Locker. Chairman of
the Executive OF the Jewish Ag-
encY for Palestine. DR.. Nahum
Goldman. Chairman of the Amer
lean Section of the Jewish Ag-
encY for Palestine. Aubrey Eban.
Israel Delegate to the United
Nations. Eliahu Elath. Ambassa-
dor of Israel to the United States.
have made the most stirring pleas
to the Jews of America to re-
spond in time to the desperate
need of the thousands and tens of
thousands today streaming into
Israel. Is Mr.. Alpert prepared to
charge these men with distortion
and exaggeration?" One may as
sumo that all of these men. and
especially Messrs. Elath and Eban.
ere at least as concerned with
the prestige and dignity of the
Government of Israel.
In letter issued, on October
G, jointly by Daniel Frisch, Pres
ident of the Zionist Organization
of America, Mrs. Rose L. Halprin,
President of Hadassah, Baruch
n
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-11-11
Book Month: Expression of Jewish Culture
Page Three

Our thinkers and literary lights may not be able to
the definition of Jewish book but Jewish communities
the land have clearly defined their enthusiasm and
esteem for Jewish Book Month which begins Friday No
vember llth and which will be celebrated only in this
country but in many enlightened places overseas.
Jewish Book Month, organized and stimulated by the
Jewish Book Council of America is hevery eptome of what
by the word culture In the constantly expanding
acceptance the Month has found sparkling expression
Of Jewish culture "at its functionng best
For there has been sharp and visible rise from
in the number of Book Month participants groups
and individuals the events that mark the Month
by the nature of things better planned inclusive
of keener calibre. and more deeply rooted.
Jewish Book Month nowadays has the status of old
welcome friend in the communities 1t bearing host
of stimulating pleasant informative ideas, and generating
brightness of spirit Serving nvigorang and refresh
ing force Jewish Book Month gives lift to community life
The Jewish Book Council of America which makes Jew
sh Book Month of its outstanding enterprises merits the
pauds and appreciation of the American Jewish community
Erred A. Stern
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-11-11
THE BEST SOUTHERN TRADITION

Last week The Southern Jewish
Weekly featured a story about the
notorious anti-Semite. George Arm
strong. who offered $50.00O.00O to
Jefferson Military College. Wash
ington. Miss. on condition that the
school teach white supremacy. AS
depicted in the editorial cartoon on
this page. the school refused to ac-
cept the money. This news was re-
ceived with such good feeling by lib
eral-minded Americans that many
individuals and organizations re-
sponded with generous contributions
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-11-11

one OF the best tributes written this episode of South
rn history was that penned by Ralph McGi we'll known
coumnlst, who has the following message
Not in long time have the wires brought more heart
enng story nor one in the best tradition of the real South
College.
The college turned down $5OOO0OOO
BY taking it. the college, which reality is STRUGGLING
preparatory school held together by faith and the strength
genuine tradition could have become rich and substantial
institution with modern buildings security and
wealth to spend
- In reality it the Old South which made the decision
Inc school offered the money with certain strings They
We're those which the school thought it could accept One
the rs one the joker, although this not at
apparent 1t called for revision of the charter that the
donor of the money could control the board of trustees The
second was that the school be primarily for Christians with
any person of Asiatic African descent barred
This the school doing anyhow. And this it intended
70 Keep on doing if it could remain alive.
But the joker unintentionally revealed The real
intent OF the board teach various racial superior
tues and would also be anti-Semitic y
That did it. Men who loved the school, and who had
Dn struggling to keep alive turned down the $50oO0O00
saying There things money can't buy We still
close down the school and keep honor"
This decision by Mssssippians. 1t probably by
men who supported the Dxiecra party which does attract
many men of principle marked contrast to of the
leadership especially the unofficial part of it.
They were of the old school speak They sup
po the real Southern tradition which tradition of honor.
ssanrY and integrity They surely support the usual
% their state and region
But they would not be bought That too tradition
VI he Old South Their honor not for sale This will
of today
a bitter old man
A The great trouble about the talk of Southern traditions
IS that much of it done by white trash and the Ku
ux alan mentality The in Mississippi who turned
% this rich fund of millions will be condemned by the
e trash and their ideas of Southern traditions which
and the real basic tradition OF the South
or Its leaders,
These Mississippi have revealed the sort of honor
Hobert E. Lee possessed. He against slavery He
Ip0sed secession He thought both wrong He hated the
0 81 me War Between the States ,
orr Out when he offered the command OF all the North
armies he refused it, making it plain that while ne op
@ slavery and secession and hoped his State would remain
~ u the war, he would follow it in whatever it did .
his was something like the integrity OF Little Alec
(Con4inued on Pace Seven)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-09-23

American Jewish Congress has
long since recognized this new
responsibility and already has be-
gun to emphasize in its daY-to-
day work the task of bringing a
more positive Jewishness into
family and community life. This
work is based on awareness OF Its
devotion to America and kinship
with the Jews of Israel and the
scattered Jewish communities
throughout the world.
Justine Wise Polier, Justice OF
the Domestic Relations Court OF
New York and President of the
Al Congress Women's Division,
best expressed that dedication in
a recent article. In a rebuke to
those who raised the ibelous cry
of dual loyalty" against organl-
cations that believe Israel is a
keystone in the arch of Jewish
survival, Judge Polier declared:
Freed of the corruption and
corroding effects of insecurity
and fear. let us as American
Jews see clearly that our loyalty
to America is reinforced by our
Continued on Page 27)
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-09-23
Pensacola, Florida
A New Role For American
Jewish Women
BY H. M. COURTMAN

editors Member of the staff of the Office of Jewish
Information of the American Jewish CongreSs)
the factor has arisen in Jewish
Israel All Jewish organiza
should that the Of Israel must produce
great change their thinking and activities.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-09-23

particular, should be most sensi-
tive to the new situation, for
American Jewish women can
most successfully reach the minds
of the younger generation within
the orbit of Jewish family and
community life.
The Women's Division of the
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-09-23

At this historical crossroad in
Jewish life, women's groups in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-21
|RED SHELTON E
 AT 10TH CENTURY

Throttling down his usual mad cap antics to portray one of the most subtly humorous characteriza- tions ever written into an American comedy, Red Skelton struts through "The Show-Off'' in the title role, as the bragging, bungling and ego tistic Aubrey Piper, to turn in the top performance of his career. The M-G-M picture is at the 20th Century Theatre for the last times tonight.
 For Skelton the role of the bom- bastic Aubrey is a natural in the motion picture version of the famous George Kelly stage play.
 Paired with the red-haired comic, as Amy, the adoring and loyal wife of Aubrey Piper, is comedy Marilyn Maxwell, also returning to films after scjourn on the New York stage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-21
RUMMAGE SALE

Dugout 10 a.m., Dec. 9 by the Girl Scouts.-adv. 8l-lt
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-21

MT. and Mrs. tenn 4. Syearns of Pelican are registered at the Bar anof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-21

H. T. Harstse O. Seattle is regis tered at tke Ea--anof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-21

Nugget Shop open evenings.-adv.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
'Henle Pictures Due,
Showing Hawaii
In Travel Series

Slated for exhibition at the
Smithsonian Institution this
month are 81 originals on Hawaii
by Fritz Henle, noted free lance
photographer, who has done pic
torial records of China, Japan.
Mexico anc Paris. The exhibition
was first presented by the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History
in New York and is shown under
auspices of the American Fedora
ton of Arts of Washington.
At least 10 other museums win
arrange showings OF Hawaii"
among them being Baltimore,
Youngstown and Toledo, Ohio.
and the Honolulu Academy Of Art.
In the exhibit are no pictures Of
streets and buildings. but rather
people, trees, mountains, plants
and flowers and water.
Mr.. Henle formerly was pho
tographer for Life, but since 1910
/ has done free lance work and au-
fthored several travel books, all
illustrated with his impressive
views OF the various countries.
cities and people. The Hawaii
series has many seashore views.
The exhibit is to be hung In
the northwest gallery Of the Arts
and Industries Building at the IN
stitution.
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Models to Assist
In Program on
Portrait Lighting

Professional models will be on
hand Wednesday night at the
monochrome meeting Of the Ma
tional Photographic Society, which
will feature a demonstration on
portrait lighting by Elbridge C..
Purdy. chief, photo section, plant
and operations, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Mr.. Purdy, PAA, SPE. ASP, will
conduct a demonstration on light
ing portraits effectively. A series
OF slides will be shown illustrating
how improper lighting will spoil
an otherwise good portrait.
Members are invited to bring
their cameras to the meeting. Mr..
Purdy will also comment on and
Judge the monochrome print
competition. -Four prints OF any
size mounted on 16x20 mounts
may be entered.
In last months black-and-
white competition the judge. VIII
liam Nagel, awarded grand hon.
ors to Peyton r, Evans: honors
to William Keogh and honorable
mention 10 Charles E. Perkins
and J. M. Kleiman.
The Wednesday meeting will
be held at 8:l5 pm. In the audi
torium of the Natural History
R,lildinp Of the SmithSonian In.
Stitution.
Evening star., 1949-10-09

ed. you may do your photograph
more harm than good. If the
building is white, that old standby,
the yellow K-2 filter. will make it
stand out against the sky. whereas
without any filter a light-colored
building would probably blend
into the sky with a consequent
loss of pictorial quality. The yellow
filter will also help you pick up
any clouds in the sky and your
negative will be further improved.
Even more pronounced effects
are possible by using an orange G
filter or red A filter but for all
around work you will find the yel-
low filter satisfactory. But a word
of warning. Should the house be
of a grayish or dark hue. don't use
the yellow filter. as this will only
darken the sky until 1t is the
same shade as the house. No filter
at all would be best in this in
stance.
Since little or no action will be
included in your architectural
shots, you will not need an es-
pecially fast film. We suggest a
panchromatic film of medium
speed for the best rendition Of the
various shades and colors that YOU
will encounter in this kind Of pho
Ftography. 50 :
Evening star., 1949-10-09
Sugar Loaf Scenes
To Be in Contest

Prizes totaling $3.50 In cash
awards have been offered by
Stronghold, Inc. Dickerson Sta
ton, Md, for photographs in mon
ochrome and color Of and from
Sugar Loaf Mountain. The con-
test is open to photographers in
this area. Five prizes In each d.
vision will be awarded as follows:
$50, $35, $40, and two SO awards.
On Saturday. members Of the
National Photographic Society
will make 4 trip to Sugar Loaf to
take pictures that will be entered
in the competition. A tentative
time Of departure has been set
for 10 am. Lunches and drink
ing water should be brought by
the club members taking part in
the trip. Detailed information may
be had by calling club secretary,
Anne-Katrine Shaw, at Taylor
2037. "
The following scenes will be
acceptable: Sugar Loaf Mountain
at a distance; scenes from the
mountain Of the distant view; the
Willow Pond, best taken from the
Dikerson Roadside (south. look
ing northward across the pond
with the mountain in the back
ground; scenes Of the roadway up
the mountain: detail scenes Of
construction at the First and
Fourth Views. At the latter place,
the Lookout; stone-walled tables
and the trail entrance are good
Photographic possibilities as well
as the mountain trail where 1t
winds among the rocks.