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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01

Recognizing the need for compe-
tent baby-sitters as real and
serious problem, the city of Oslo
has worked out a plan which
might suggest a solution to a
common household quandry. In the
Norwegian capital, it is no longer
necessary to trust the youngsters
to the neighbor girl or the lady
down the street. For the past II
months, parents who wish to slip
out for the evening simply ring
the city's special office and order
an accredited and trained baby
sitter.
No need to worry about qualifi-
cations, for no baby-sitter is au-
thorized by the city until carefully
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01
News In Brief:

The amount OF waste paper SAL
vaged in Sweden last year was
1880 tons. This is twice as much
as in 1916 and three times as much
as in any pre-War year. In 1948,
the Swedish paper mills received
74,3OO tons cf waste paper, while
47,1OO tons were exported. The ex-
port figure is reorly twice as large
as in 1947. I'll work of collecting
waste papei VII be continued all
through tbs year. One of the or
ganizaeio engaged in this work
is the Swedish European Relief
group. which thus finances some
of is activities.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01
Swedish Camera
Attracts Interest

STOCKHOLM, February Is. =
by airmaiD = At recent photo
graphic exhibition in Cleveland,
Ohio, a new Swedish one-eyed re-
flex camera proved somewhat of
sensation among visiting photo
graphers. 1t was extensively fea-
tured in the daily press and in the
trade periodicals.
Equipped with. single inter-
changeable lens, the camera has
shutter of stainless steel permit
ting exposures as brief as one six
teen hundredth of a second. An
other notable feature is a detach-
able film box at the rear, facili-
tating rapid exchange of black
and-white or color film.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01

The number of foreigners in
Sweden increased in 1948 more
than during any other postwar
year. On January 1, 1919, there
were about 10000 as compared
with some 10000 a year earlier.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1949-02-01

The Danish Red Cross has been
entrusted with the responsibility
for medical service among the ref
ugees in Palestine.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
'Fuust' Additions Toniqht

Additions for singers interested
in solo and chorus work in the
opera Faust" will be held be-
tween 8 and 10 o'clock tonight
and Thursday night in the Co.
lumbia Opera headquarters, 819
Thirteenth street NV. The group
will present the opera in English
in May.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Appeals Court Frees
Man Held Here on
1926 Murder Charqe

Rochell Young so, today is free
of a 23-year-old murder charge.
He won his fight yesterday.
when the United States Court Of
Appeals, in a habeas corpus pro-
ceeding reversed a District Court
decision that would have meant
Young's return to North Carolina
to face the charge.
The appellate division ruled that
testimony of witnesses clearly
shows" that Young was not in
North Carolina at the time the
murder was committed and that
the State authorities failed to
produce testimony to the contrary.
Return Previously Unsought.
The defendant is colored and
lives in the 1900 block of Second
street sS.W., according to his at
torney, M. Edward Buckley, jr.
Young was accused Of killing
his brother-in-law, Jackson Sat-
terwhite. in Asheville, N. c.. in
1925. Subsequently. the appellate
court said. Young was arrested in
South Carolina on q different
charge and North Carolina
authorities failed to request his
return.
He was arrested in the District
in 1910 and again the North
Carolina authorities failed to re-
quest his return, the court recalled
in reversing the District Court
decision. Also at various times,
he has returned voluntarily to
North Carolina the appellate
court said.
In 1s4s, however, he was
arrested in the District for a
misdemeanor, and North Corolina
authorities forwarded a copy of
an indictment to Washington,
charging Young with Satter-
whites murder.
Warrant Issued.
A hearing was held and a war
rant issued. The habeas corpus
proceeding then was begun. Dis
trict Court Judge Richmond B.
Keech ruled Young would have to
be returned. An appeal was taken
from the ruling, and the Court Of
Appeals yesterday reversed the
lower court.
The appeals decision was writ
ten by Judge Henry w. Edgerton.
Judges E. Barrett Prettyman and
James M. Proctor heard the ap-
peal with Judge Edgerton.
Evening star., 1949-03-08
Weafherby Divorce Trial
Final Arguments Slated

Final arguments were to be
presented in District Court today
in the divorce suit trial in which
Mrs. Ruby I. Weathersby, beauty
parlor owner, seeks a limited di-
vorce from Newton P. Weathersby.
union official, on grounds Of
cruelty.
Additional witnesses testified
yesterday in behalf of Mr..
Weathersby, who is secretary
treasurer and assistant to the
president of District Lodge No.
"A, International Association Of
Machinists.
The wife. who lives at 1101
West Virginia avenue NE, testi-
fled last Thursday that Mr..
Weathersby had beaten her. MIR.
Weathersby denied the charge.
The case Is being heard by
Judge Edward A. Tamm.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
Group Honors 2D.C
Newspapermen for
Service 10 journalism

Two Washington newspapermen
were honored yesterday for dis
tinguished service in American
journalism.
The winners, named by the Ma
tional Sigma Delta Chi Profess
sional Journalistic Fraternity.
were honored at a luncheon yes
terday given by the Washington
Chapter.
Presented by Huston.
Luther A. Huston of the New
York Times and chairman of the
National Executive Council Of the
fraternity. gave the awards to:
Herbert L. Block HerblocR of
the Washington Post for editorial
cartooning and w. Mcneil Lowry,
chief of the Washington bureau
for the James M. Cox newspapers
for Washington reporting. Also
given awards we're Virginius Dab
ney. editor of the Times-Dispatch,
Richmond, Va, for editorial writ
ing, and the Philadelphia In
quirer for Journalistic courage.
The Inquirer was represented at
the luncheon by Nicholas P. Greg
ory.
Mr.. Dabney received the award
on the basis Of a series Of edi-
torials dealing with the Virginia
Legislature and the dominating
Democratic State machine.
The judges said Of Mr.. Blocks
work: His cartoons are simple
and never labored."
Mr.. Lowry was honored for his
series of articles on the grain
trade lobby and the Commodity
Credit Corp. grain storage pro-
grams.
Law Abuses Exposed.
The Philadelphia paper was
cited for a series Of news stories
alleging the use Of inside infor-
nation" and abuses of the law
in acquiring and collecting old
debts resulting from real estate
foreclosures. The campaign re-
suited in the indictment Of three
former officials and proposed
changes in State law.
Edward Jameson of the Hous-
ton Chronicle. president OF the
Washington Chapter Of Sigma
Delta Chi, conducted the lunch
con in the auditorium of the Ma
tional Press Club.
Evening star., 1949-07-13
.SIum Film TO Be Shown

Pictures of Washington slum
conditions will be shown at the
second weekly meeting of the slum
clearance committee Of the Abys-
sian Institutional Baptist Church
at 8 o'clock tonight in the Boule-
ward Hotel, 1916 U street NV.
Mrs. Beulah Miles is chairman of
the committee.
Evening star., 1949-07-13

Britain increased the ordinary
domestic cheese ration to two
ounces a week from one and one
half.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
THE GOOD BOOK

During the past year there has been published large
number of books the themes of which have been point
life These books have been written by cerics aymen
of all of great religious faiths, and all have proclaimed
the Bible as the Guide-Book to the Better Life
That these books have had wide sale and reading most
of them having gained the ranks the best seller class
healthy indication that many Americans reawakenng
to the best values to be found in the worlds best
seller-the HOLY BIBLE
Except the Lord build the house. they labor in vain that
build it Thus in the first of Psalm 27 described
the virtue of Gods blessing.
America built that precept Washington and his
and God needed their pleas The United Nations has just
gone into session again. and that brings mind that when
this organization launched San Francisco
day leaders ashamed afraid to invoke the Divine
blessing They did not take into account Except Lord
build the house, they labor in vain that build it Ts
said failed
quency had all the earmarks of admission by supposedly
Christian America that athestc communism power
The one hope of United Nations achieving its main OBJ
ective of establishing world lies having
the spirit of Christ to dwell in the hearts of men the
world Mankind has tried just about everything else
ment All have failed and still have and threats of
war.
is TO the shame of America that when the first really
concerted effort to stop initiated and very
SOIL that the blessing of God not invoked guide the
deliberations of the delegates they set about establish
formula for permanent world peace.
NINTH NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK is to be observed from
Oct 18th to 23rd inclusive. NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK is
sponsored each year by the Laymens National Committee
faiths-the jewish Catholic and Protestant composed of
and who have become gravely concerned about
the indifference of all too many Americans God and to
His Holy Book, the BIBLE The Layman'S National Com
mttee asks every patriotic American join with it in help
ing to make NINTH NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK an even
greater than those held in previous years the
GOOD BOOK to work inspire others to do likeWiSe Back
the Laymans National Committee in its crusade FOR GOD
AND AMERICA George Peck
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

day are nullified because so many
of these countries are short of
dollars to buy American goods
anyway.
The President can reduce the
rates to about 25 per cent of the
statutory tariff. AS matter of fact
the average rate on imports which
carry q tariff at all is now only
1876 per cent, almost negligible.
THE so-called peril-point Amend
Il ment was adopted in 1948 by the
Republican Congress to require the
Tariff Commission to look into any
proposed reduction and notify the
President of the point at which, in
it's opinion, an American industry
would be imperiled. 1t was a very
mild amendment because the Presi-
dent could go ahead and reduce
the tariff further if he sent an ex-
PLANTATION to Congress.
I feel that the Administration,
and particularly the State Depart
ment, is really in favor of complete
free trade, and their real objection
to the peril point provision is
that it suggests a standard in
volving the principle of protect
ing American industry and workers
against unfair foreign competition.
They are unwilling to admit in any
way the principle that American
industry may need some tariff pro-
lection.
l believe that foreign competi-
tion should be permitted and en-
couraged, but it should not have
the advantage of low costs result
ing from payment of wages any
where from one-tenth to one-half
those of American workmen.
At the present time, and during
the war, We were protected by
the high cost of manufacturing
goods in Europe due to war con-
ditions and inefficiency, but this
condition cannot continue long
particularly if we give these
countries our machinery and
knOw-hOw free of charge. We
are already subject to low.wage
competition in china, pottery,
wool and oil.
Therefore, I felt that, the peril
point Amendment should have re-
manned in the law and should have
been made compulsory.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

the legislative power of Congress
with relation to the levying OF
tariffs.
| do not favor the return of the
old log-rolling process by which
Congress itself undertook to fix
tariffs, because that process pro-
duced tariffs that were unneces-
sarily high. l believe, however,
that tariffs should be scientifically
fixed upon some principle approved
by Congress.
Just as Congress adopts the
principle of reasonable return on
railroad property, and gives the
Interstate Commerce Commission
power to fix the actual rates, we
should state clearly the basis for
American industry, agriculture
and mining, and let the Tariff
Commission fix the actual rates.
Under the Reciprocal Trade
Agreements Act, on the contrary,
the President, or rather the State
Department, can reduce rates in a
treaty with some other country as
he wishes, receiving in return a
concession from the foreign coun-
try on American goods. But the
moment that agreement is made
every other country in the world
ra+c tho hapaG4 nF +bo A -, Nv; b, y,
reduction without making any con-
cession itself. There is no recipro-
city from those countries.
The process is not really one
of reciprocal trade, it is one of
delegating to the President the
power practically to eliminate
tariffs. Furthermore, most of the
concessions We get on paper to-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

Was over at Doc Sherman's drug
store listening to the World Series
on the radio. Curly Lawson wan
ders in and says: "How about a
chocolate matted, Doc?"
"Sorry, Curly" says Doc, "can't
make you a matted for while
yet" "What's the idea?" Curly
asks. "Well," says Doc, "most of
the folks want to hear the game
and the mixer makes too much
noise." Curly thinks a moment
and says, "Okay with me, Doc
I'll take a chocolate soda!"
This shows how tolerant folks
can be. Doc showed his respect for
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

-
Tother day naybor boy who college stopped
by fer mite of talkn He had his city gal Well she
chewin somethin that then her
mouth and looked like hogs bladder what the kids blow
er butcherin She said kind of chewing gum.
After they left down
and old headln fer BY gosh, |
step that Wad of could hardly back porch
foot stuck to the stones time
step 1t off with the other foot that
set the stoop and the doggoned
off tried to punch off with stick
loose. tried pull it off and all fingers
and got it hair and whiskes got good
and called fer and help She the
and by both of workn fer spell the
I've of things
Well have habit of ookn the heavens before
bed That night went bare feet and gosh darnitl
stepped that wad of chewn and all tangled
between What said hant fit repeat
Holer let alone write it to
Yours fer less bubble
Uncle Sam Stie
Lower Salem,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
Gaping the
CAPITAL
With BEN HAYES

Columbus - Mrs. A. w. Hol-
ster, of Caldwell, recently sent
me copy of The Journal of
Sept. 16, 1925. Mrs. Holster had
thought of me when she found
the yellowed paper. This "a
year old newspaper disclosed
that Editor Arthur Bowling had
been a mighty busy man during
that September.
The previous issue reported
the crash of the Shenandoah
(partly east of Ava and partly
at Sharon) probably Noble
county's most sensational dis
aster.
The rumors concerning the
dirigible's end were wild.
Somehow, people chose to dis
regard facts. The Journal Mrs.
Holster sent me was still re-
porting the Noble county fair,
and also trying to refute some
of the wild tales told.
A Butte, Mont, newspaper
charged that the people Of
Noble county had tried to COM
mercialize the catastrophe. Ed
itor Bowling spiked that. Then
there was the story of the bod
les. The care given the bodies
of Capt. Zachary Lansdowne
and the other Navy men was
talked about for weeks. The
gossip was that the dead men
had been shipped home in ex-
celsior and pine boxes.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
Uncle Sam" Stille
Lower Salem, Ohio

Editor Bowling devoted his
lead editorial to this.
No baser lie could have been
told, he wrote. THE facts are
that caskets for each and every
one of the Shenandoah victims
were ordered by government
officials, according to govern
ment regulation; were purchas-
ed from the Columbus Coffin
Company, each of the same ma
terial and finish and the bodies
prepared by experienced and
licensed embalmers, among them
were some of the best in Ohio,
THAT any individual would
stoop so low as to take excep-
ton to the manner in which the
situation was handled, is be-
yond the conception of every
one who knows the true situa-
ton of affairs.
1t is the custom of newspap-
ers to write annual feature
stories about the wreck of the
Shenandoah. Usually they are
titled Death Among Daisies,
or similarly, for the large por-
ton of the airship fell in a
daisy-dotted field east of Ava.
This year | did not see a
story about the anniversary
anywhere. | recall vividly my
impressions upon the scene of
the crash. l have listened to
older Columbus newspapermen
recount how they first heard of
the tragic news, and flew to
Noble county to get pictures
But l wonder how many
people ever have visited the
scene of the disaster. / never
have. l suppose it occurred
somewhere along the Shenan-
doah Trail. | probably could
not find the place without
guide. But it certainly would
be interesting to again tramp
that daisy field, going through
the woods and up the hill to the
garden where the control cabin
fell so precariously near
house.
I'm going there again some
day.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

disability existed for six months.
The third major amendment
for an average increase of seven
ty percent to those now drawing
pensions under the insurance
program. The Social Security
law went into effect in 1897 and
many workers retired in a few
years after that date. Their pay
ments to the fund had been
small and in many cases the
amount of insurance they receiv-
ed was no more than $1,000 per
month. Under the new law. a
person receiving $1,000 would
receive $500; a person retired
with monthly income of $500
would receive $1,000; person
with a monthly income of $500
would receive S55.40. In addition,
when the wife of a retired work
er reaches sixty-five, she will
receive one-half of the amount
being paid to her husband. If a
retirement worker dies and
leaves minor children, his wild
ow will get three fourths the
amount of his pension regardless
of her age.
Under the old age pension svs-
tenn, worker must turn over
his home to the state. Under the
social security program, a work
er and his employer pay for his
retirement So anything he has in
the way of poperty continues to
belong to him.
A great deficiency in the pres
ent Social Security system is the
fact that farmers are not cover
ed by it. am convinced that in
fairness, farmers will eventually
be given an opportunity to come
under the Social Security sys-
TEN, if they so desire. The law
will eventually provide that any
farmer who wishes may pay his
social security payment each
year at the same time he paws
his income tax. In the House de-
bate, asked the ranking men,
Der of the Ways and Means com
mlttee if farmers had been con-
sIdered for inclusion in 'the pro-
gram. He replied that they had
not been included in the present
bill because no farm organization
or farmers had made a request
to be included and it was not the
aim of the committee to force
the program upon them.
In the. bill which just passed
the House, another very import
ent amendment is included. This
provides that every veteran shall
be given a Social Security credit
Of Sl,920 per year for each wear
spent in the service. Thus, if a |
veteran were under the Social
Security prior to the war and
spent five years in the service.
he would get full credit. without
payment, for the five years lust
as If he worked that five wears
at a salary of $1,920. The same
credit applies to a young veteran
who did not work prior to the
war but who was employed in a
position covered by Social Secur-
fty at any time after his return
from the service. This will mean
a very substantial addition to the
amount of veterans payments
when he reaches retirement age.
or should he become permanent :
ly and totally disabled prior to
his retirement.
/ have present, in considerable
detail, a picture of the present |
Social Security system and the
proposed amendments to it. Bas-
ically, it is compulsory retire
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

power in many
cases to destroy
an American in
dustry by per-
mitting the i'm
portation of
foreign goods of
low cost because
of the very low
wages paid for
eign workers. 1t
is a complete
abandonment of
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

ment insurance plan designed to
enable the worker to live in rea-
sonable comfort after his days of
productive labor are passed.
I will welcome any questions
or suggestions on this subject at
any time. The Senate will con-
slider this bill after the first of
the year and | will submit all
suggestions to the Senate COM
mittee at the proper time.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
'HIGHLIGHTING
NEW YORK;.
BY Glen Wilkinson

After seeing "Pinky", l can
not say which is the better
movie, "Pinky" or "Come to the
Stable. Both pictures should
win oscars this year. Jeanne
Grain is superb as Pinky.
Ethel Waters should win the
award for the best supporting
role of an actress for this year.
Her performance ranks with
the never-to-be-forgotten per-
formance of Hattie Mcdaniel
in Gone With the Wind. Eth
el Barrymore is superb in the
role of Aunt En- but / think
Miss Grain and Miss Waters
steal the show. However, the
award for the best supporting
role bya an actress for this
year will be close race between
Miss Waters and Miss Barry
more for "Pinky" and Elsa
Manchester for Come to the
Stable.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
@ WASHINGTON
SEHFFS #H REPORT
BY SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT

CONGRESS has just extended the Reciprocal Trade
~ Agreements Act which permits the President to make
agreements with foreign nation reducing the tariff
imports into the United States in consideration of
pondng reduction of American exports that country
The difficulty with the program that gives the President
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

person in the north has done to
her. Disguised with the treat
ment she receives at home, she
packs to leave. In the mean
time, Aunt En-, a long friend of
Granny, becomes ill. Granny
forces Pinky to nurse Aunt EN-.
Aunt En- becomes devoted to
Pinky and when she dies, she
leaves her property to Pinky.
The relatives of Aunt En- try
to break the will but in the end
Pinky keeps her property.
In the meantime, Tom has
found Pinky and she tells him
that she is a negro. However,
this makes no difference to
him.
The publicity of the trial ov-
er the property has come to the
nation and when Tom tells
Pinky that he has accepted a
position in Denver, she realizes
that he is running away from
his home in Boston in fear of
his family learning that his
wife is a negro. Pinky sends
Tom away.
Pinky turns Aunt Ems house
into a hospital for colored chill
dren as she thought Aunt En-
would have wanted her to.
Record collectors here are
anxiously awaiting for the re-
lease of Ezio Pinza's newest re-
cording: You're Breaking My
Heart" and "Give Me Your
Hand.
Top tune in New York this
week: THAT Lucky Old Sun"
followed by You're Breaking
My Heart, Some Enchanted
Evening, Jealous Heart" and
"The Wedding of Lii Marlene"
Photo Observation-Disclosures
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13
From where | sit by Joe Marsh
But Curly Knows
What The Score Isl"

how the majority felt; Curly was
big enough not to insist on his
matted even though he doesn't hap
pen to be fond of baseball.
From where sit, willingness to
respect the other peoples feelings
is important in a Democracy. If
we're tolerant of a persons like
for baseball or glass of temper
ate beer, we've come a long way on
the right road -. the road to a
better America, that is!
@e Ma.4s
i049, United States Bremers Foundation
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

Granny (Ethel Waters) does
washings to send Pinky to
school in the north. Pinky
passes for a white girl in the
north and while in nurses
training in Boston falls in love
with a doctor named Tom.
Pinky realizes that because she
is negro she can never marry
him and when her training is
completed she returns home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-10-13

"Pinky" deals with the negro
problem i'm this country and is
the third such movie to be re-
leasd this year. The other two
were Home of the Brave" and
Lost Boundaries.