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Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Tractor Efficiency Is
A Place To Save

In this year when farm prOduc-
ton costs stay up, farm income is
reduced, and the weather has been
a handicap to most operations, Kent
County farmers are urged to pay
particular attention to tractor Op-
GRAFTON as a place where waste and
expenses can be cut.
William E. Tarbell, county agri-
cultural agent, tells about a recent
study in the midwest in which it
was found that the average small
grain farmer spent 1857 for gas
and oil However, One-fifth of the
farmers studied spent over $500
and another fifth with comparable
work load got the job done for
less than $3.50.
Considerable tractor fuel-run-
ming into thousands of gallons pei
year probably-is lost or wasted
through poor storage, evaporation
poor carburetor adjustment, anC
inefficient work loads, Tarbell be-
lieves. He points to the extreme
differences in the survey mention
ed above as proof that some tractor
operators are much more ett1cien
than others.
The first place where the farme
can lose gasoline is in the stor
age tank on the farm. You can los
five gallons from a 300 gallon tan
every time you fill it full. The ga
expands on a hot day, so Tarbe
advises that you do not fill you
storage tank clear to the brim-
leave a little space for expansio
and keep your storage tank shaC
ed.
Less gas will evapOrate if 1t
shaded, and the gas also will haN
more starting pep" said Tarbell
CIossified Ads get results
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Game Commission Is
Making Pond Survey
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NAPLES Pond with a .154 average,
Blairs Pond has produced the
largest bass, an 812 FOUNDER caught
opening day.
George Hine and John Mazel, Of
Reading, Pa, had nice catch of
two bass, a three pound pickerel,
and two FOUNDER. all caught in
Blairs Pond.
The survey crew of Carlos Fet-
teroff and Leroy ManlOve have
found that 80 per cent of the fresh
water fishermen are from out Oi
state.
A further report will be given il
the middle of September.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Half Back

EAST LANSING, Mich. -B-
Half of Michigan States world rec
ord-breaking two mile relay team,
Warren Druetzler and Don Markell
ski, have another year of collegiate
eligibility remaining. Bill Mack
and Dave Peppard were June grad
uates.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Republicans Are
Planning Open House
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1t was pointed out that during
Republican state administrations,
that the Democratic party held
convention caucuses in that build
ing, and that the fact that the state
is now Under a Democratic admin
istration would not, presumably,
interfere with the Republican Par
ty's practice of using rooms in the
hall for caucus purposes.
The Kent County Republican
convention delegates and alternates
will be elected without contest
at a primary election on Aug. IL
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Milford .Yants To Play
House of DGUid Again
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tack was led by Maull, the second
baseman, who had three for five
to lead his team at the plate.
Brown was on the mound, and al
lowed the visitors only four hits
but the three errors committed by
the Yanks was helpful to the Cubs
Brown topped his evenings per-
formance by getting IL strike-Outs
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Foggy Weather Stops
All Guard Firing
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NlVIElIIVlN IIVll 4lI9V FlI8SI
nOunced firing will be resumed by
all batteries as soon as the wealth
er permits.
With all work with the guns
postponed, members of the 193rd
and 736th AAA Gun BattaliOns
spent Wednesday morning in school
and studied training films in the
afternoon. One of the films was de-
voted to the M-2 mounts for the
80 millimeter guns. The advan-
tage of the mount is that it gives
mobile high velocity artillery fire
in support of ground troops. The
M-2 aids in combating heavy en-
emy armOr.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Music Falls On
Deaf Ears

SASKATOON - (P) - The uni
versity summer school music class
was moved to the school for the
deaf because after numerous com
plants of noise, university Otti-
cials decided to shift the students
to "where no one could hear them" ."
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Urges Whipping Post
For War Pro6teers
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NCUIIlIIWEN AllIlI lII9N FIoVI
the President arbitrary and un-
limited power"
Hoffman said workers, farmers,
businessmen and industrialists
would support the nations fighting
forces without such controls. But
he added:
ut is true that in this, as in
every other age and land, there are
some human jackals who would
feed on the sufferings of their fell
bowman +. A few prOfiteers
thrown in Jail, or in wartime pub
licly whipped would stop that trait
OrOus activity"
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04

CLASSIFIED Ads get results
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-04
Watering Pals

Never use a discarded paint can
as a feeding or watering pail until
all the paint has been removed;
otherwise it may cause fatal lead
poisoning in calves and other stock.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
THE TIME
OF OUR LIVES
The Big Hole

"Ole tough nowad-ys TIE are too
HIGH tie
where
'Nels you're
thinking about the future"
"We let tell you days
early 1900 ter
Ten tey really shaking leg and going places having
good time America America in People
tey gOng.'
you say don't know where we're going when
mo, sir,
be stuck far big hydrogen well
to get
NeIs, you you weren't worrying
"Al right I'll
big
"Nels, I'll tat 1870 still
no hole bigger tan the city dump in Seattle
"Al dump
won't in
"O.K Nels
"6eil usan You How
well Nels, prosperous
of "a gone, al
filled Terrell
simple
kno In tie first place
of you're speaking about
still tere wilt big hole all
Neis you hydro
"Wen I'll you Thinking
now and it doesn't make sense"
'Wel look It's First tey make a big hole
ground Ten uranium hole
billions
EARTH
"Now my grand nephew It's
It's far he asked, fOr""
tey a big n tie ground,
say do do o
'Now what did you tell him. Nels?'
Progress"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

province clubs" in Seattle.
THE EMMANUEL CHURCH IN
SEATTLE is now busy making
preparations for its Goth annivers-
airy program, Sunday, March 5,
which is expected to attract a
very large crowd. All the past
and present singers of the church
choir will sing in the anniversary
choir"
MIR. AND MRS. AGNAR WIN
NERDAL, both Norwegians, have
recently purchased the Sunset
Fish Market in Ballard from MIR.
HANS SOHOLT. The address is
5433He Ballard Ave.
ONE OF THE SWEDISH NEW
COMERS to Seattle is EVA AL
NESTAL, who arrived here last
fall with PROFESSOR ANDREW
HILEN, University of Washing
ton. and his WIFE AND chill
DREN. when they returned from
Sweden. She is now taking care
of the children in the Hilen home
in Seattle. She is also studying
English at Edison School.
THE SWEDISH CULTURAL
SOCIETY in Seattle met February
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
Me|chior Leaves But F|agstad Joins
metropolitan Opera Co. In New York

LauritZ Melchior's decision 10
leave the Metropolitan Opera
Company after "a years as one of
its leading Wagnerian tenors, eli
MAKES a turbulent week in Met"
affairs.
Not only as Lohengrin but as
Lauritz Melchior, l have sung my
swan song at the Metropolitan OPP
era the DaniSh-born tenor said.
Without realizing that the perfor-
nance of "Lohengrin" was Mr..
Melchiors farewell appearance,
the audience demanded II curtain
calls.
Af.erward in his dressing room,
Mr. Melchoir declared that he
would never return to sing again
so long as the management re-
manned in the hands of Rudolf
Bing, who takes over from Ed
ward Johnson next season.
He said that Mr.. Bing had fail
ed to get in touch with him re-
garding plans for next year, al
though the new manager already
had begun arranging contracts
with other artists.
Il am not prepared TO submit
to ultimatums," Mr.. Bing said
earlier in the week, after Mr. Mel
chior's manager had wired him
setting a deadline for discussion
of the plans.
Receiving crowds of friends and
admirers after his 510th perform
ance at the Metropolitan, Mr..
Melehior said, Il will not be back,
and in departing may l say, Nive
la Compagnie,'
Kristen Flagstad, the NorWe-
gian dramatic soprano. will re-
turn to the Met for the first time
since 1941, Mr.. Bing said. 1t was
becoming clear that popular
song -"There1l Be Some Changes
Made"-might fit the Met better
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

at the moment than any operate
aria.
Widely hailed by the critics on
her American appearances since
1917 Miss Flagstad has some
times faced opposition and picket
lines in the United States. Her
aecusers have claimed that she
has not adequately explained her
role in Norway during the war.
Although her late husband was a
member of the Quisling party. Miss
Flagstad has insisted during visits
here that she did nothing to help
the Nazi cause.
Approval of Miss Flagstads re-
turn by the Metropolitan board of
directors has been taken by some
observers to reflect a changed
climate of public opinion more
favorable to her.
This is my decision" Mr. Bing
said. IF there is to be any shoot
ing. shoot at me. l acted on my
own artistic conviction. She is a
great singer that ought to be
heard in the greatest opera house
in the world"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
The New Divorce Law

The 1949 Washington State Leg
islature passed a new divorce law
which was approved by Governor
Langlie and is now effective.
The most important change I'M
der the new law is the abolition of
the interlocutory decree and the
shortening of the time period in
which a divorce can be secured.
Under the new law divorce can
now be secured 80 days after the
filing of the original divorce ac-
ton. The old waiting period be-
tween the interlocutory decree and
the final decree has been done
away with and now a divorced
person may re-marry Immediately
after the procurement of the di-
vorce decree.
The usual grounds for divorce
remain the same. They are as
follows: Cd fraud, GU adultery,
90 impotency, "a abandonment,
(5) cruel treatment or personal
indignities, g. habitual drunken
ness or refusal to support, (0. i'm
prisonment, go separation, and
CO. insanity.
The matter of residence has not
been altered in any way. The law
still requires that the divorce ap-
plicant be a resident of the State
of Washington for at least one
year before the divorce action can
be commenced.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
Scandinavians In The News

KING GUSTAV OF SWEDEN
HAS AWARDED the knighthood
medal of the Royal North Star
Order to A. w. NORBLAD, SR.,
former governor of Oregon, and
a similar medal, first class, of the
Royal Vasa Order to CHARLES
w. SWENSON of Portland. Nor
blad was born in Malm0, Sweden,
1881 and became member of the
Oregon senate the same year he
arrived there in 1909. He served
as governor from 1929 to 1882.
He now lives in Astoria. Swenson
is a former painter and is we'll
known in Swedish circles in Port
land.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

make the cans by hand and it
looks like he and his comrades
are really going to do a good
business.
ALLAN GRANSTROM, 27O7
Queen Anne Ave, Seattle, we'll
known former skier and ski jump
er, returned recently from Lake
Placid, NY, and Rumford, Maine,
where he was one of five judges
at the World Championship ski
events at those places. Granstrom,
who was born in Sweden, but
came to Canada when he was
young boy, is repeatedly the first
and only Swede ever to hold
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
4 Bonden plant for arsenic inn

A Boliden plant for arsenic inn
pregnation of timber. with thirty
cubic meters daily capacity. re-
Gently was shipped to Brazil by
the NJ S. Seattle" of the Johnson
Line. \ similar plant will shortly
be sent to Colombia. Arsenic is a
bv-produet of the Bolden Mining
Company in northern Sweden. In
the last few years it has been used
with great success for the impreE-
nation against fungus and dry rot
of telegraph poles, railway sleep
ers. and pier pilings, as we'll as
of timber used in prefabricated
frame houses.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

A real live prince is peddling
rugs today around the Unit e d
States.
Prince Sigvard of Sweden said
he was entirely in favor of mon
arches. AS breadand- butter
business, however, rugs are less
risky.
And it's very hard sitting
around waiting for somebody to
die"
Sigvard renounced his third-in-
line rights to the Swedish throne
some Is years ago when he mar
ried a commoner.
His grandfather is King Gustaf,
80. His sister is the queen of
Denmark. He's also a sort Of
cousin to the British royal family
and its newly married Marques
of Milford Haven, who is in the
laundry business himself
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

world record in ski jumping, COM
monty Norwegian speciality. He
said the Films were told not to let
one Swede pass them during the
Observation-Disclosures race in
Maine, but failed to keep the
Swedes from winning the first
four places. Grandstrom believes
America will make a strong show
ing in all but the cross-country
skiing events within the next few
years
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
OLE p. EKLUND, SPOKANE,

a former lumber worker, and
termed the leading collector of
copper coins in the world, died re-
Gently. He had been a prominent
member of the American Numis-
matte association for 80 years.
Born in Sweden, he had collected
many Scandinavia coins and own
ed an unusual Swedish medal cast
in 1903 and now on display at the
American Numismstic Society mu-
scum in New York. He owned an
invaluable collection of old books.
He had a history of the War of
the Three Crowns, published in
1878 and possessed Swedish "da-
ler," cast in 1919. He taught him
self to read German, French, Ital-
ian and all Scandinavian Language
es and was the author of many
brochures on coins and collection
work
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

% in the Central Baptist Church.
Siri Djos played several violin
solos, accompanied by Goran Lin
dell, and she also gave an inform
alive lecture on Swedish arts and
crafts, of which several articles,
recently imported from Sweden.
We're put on display.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
State Lam

By
Jack Steinberg, B.A., LIB.
Member of the Seattle Bar
Written for The Scandinavian
American
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28


PROFESSOR SVERRE ARE
STAD, administrative head of the
Scandinavian department at the
University of Washington, has
announced that the Scandinavian
May festivals at the. university
will be resumed as a regular in
stitution. The festivals have been
popular and attracted thousands
of persons during the years, be-
fore they were discontinued. This
year similar festival will be held
in Meany Hall, Seattle, May 80.
Seattles THREE NORDIC CHOIR
USES will participate
MAJOR BERT II. BACKSTROM,
503S 38th Ave. NE, Seattle, was
the first person in Washington
state to receive payment under
the war claims act for being held
in captivity during the war.
Backstrom spent three and one
half years in Japanese prison
camps.
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
RECENTLY TO BERTHOLD F.
A. (BERT) LINDGREN, so, at
the dance hall which he operated
for the past IL years on the. Both
ell Highway near Kenmore. AT
the time he was stricken tn e
widely known musician was pre-
pairing for a scheduled Saturday
night dance. Born in Sweden, he
came to the us. 81 years ago
In the days of the silent films he
was a theater organist, playing
both in Seattle and Everett He
was member of the Swedish
Club, Seattle, where he was an
extremely popular figure, for
there his orchestra played every
Sunday night for years. He was
perhaps the best known Scandi-
navian dance hall musician in this
area. He left his share of a COM
munity estate estimated at $4,000
to his WIFE, ROSEMOND, of
Kenmore.
MIR. AND Mrs. OLE GUND-
ERSON,.. a Wrangell, Alaska,
Alaska, couple spending the Win
ter in Seattle, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary recent
ly. Gunderson, IS, is a native of
Norway and came to Washington
in the 1905. Mrs. Gunderson was
born in Oysterville, Pacific Coun-
ty, Wash. Gunderson is still ac-
tive in commercial fishing in part
nership with his two sons.
MISS GERI ANDERSON, a
student at the University of Wash
ington, is pictured as one of ~
outstanding college beauties
throughout the country in the
) issue of Varsity, national maya
zine for young men.
JEAN JOHANSON, NORTH
WEST SCULPTRESS, will give a
one-man show March l through
IL at Hathaway House, 1877 Belle
vue Ave N. A former student of
Archipenko and a graduate of the
University of Washington, Miss
Johanson has exhibited in the Sc
attic Art Museum, Denver and
New York. Four sculptured re-
liefs on the new Medical Building
on the University of Washington
campus were designed by Miss
Johanson.
CLIFFORD SODERSTROM, 2S-
YEAR-OLD University of Wash
ington fisheries student, knows
how to make transparent cans
of plastic to hold chilled or frozen
food. Three other fisheries stu
dents have seen commercial pos
sibilities in the transparent con-
tanners and are now using them
to conserve seafood. Now Solder
strom is going to develop a ma
chine whereby he won't have to
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
JOHN III. ROSEN, 1882 14th

dOHN n. hOSTN, Ido| THU
AVE-, Seattle, was recently hon
ored BY 80 persons at a party on
his S0th birthday. Rosen has
written several novels and poems.
He is founder Of Foreningen JAM
til. the largest of the Swedish
province clubs" in Seattle.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
MIR. AND MRS. OLE GUND-
MISS GERI ANDERSON,

student at the University of Wash
ington, is pictured as one of -
outstanding college beauties
throughout the country in t h e
issue of Varsity, national maya
Zine for young men.
, 1950-09-26
Four Youths In
Contest for Trip to
White House Confub

Announcement has been
made of the four youths Sc
lected in st. croix to compete
for the privilege of making the
trip to Mid-century White
House Conference in Washing
ton, DC. They are: Gladys
Richardson, who is being
sponsored by the Christian.
sted Senior High School; Do
lores Morales the candidate of
the St. Croix Women's League,
Dolores Christian, put up by
the All Club and Augustin Do:
ward by the Catholic Youth
Organization Of Frederiksted.
The story of this conference
on Youth will be published
in tomorrow's issue Of the
Avis.
49, sHsa s@sE \ -
, 1950-09-26
New York Group
To Give Benefit
PdrtY October !

New York-The Continen-
tails, formerly The Virgin Is
landers Of New York City"
will hold a cocktail party and
dance in the ballroom Of the
Savoy Plaza Hotel, Sunday
evening, October |, for the
benefit Of underprivileged chill
dren of the Virgin Islands.
Mrs. Marie Poston is presi-
dent, and Governor Morris de
Castro is listed as advisory
chairman.
Among the attractions will
be a drawing for a holiday trip
CONTINUED on page AZ
, 1950-09-26
SWEDEN Halls
DR.. RALPH BUNCHE
AS NOBEL WINNER

Swedish opinion sees the
award of the Nobel Peace
Prize to DR.. Ralph ]. Bunche
as an equal tribute to the late
Count Folke Bernadotte, Unit
ed Nations mediator for Pales-
tine, whose task DR.. Bunche
took over after the Count was
assasinated.
Count Bernadotte's widow,
formerly Miss EstelIe Man
vile of New York, who met
DR.. Bunche last year when he
made a special trip to Sweden
to pay his respects, said:
DIR 'Bunche really deserves
the prize. He is SO unbeliev-
ably human"
Swedish and Norwegian
Red Cross officials who know
DR.. Bunche praised him high
~, an article in the New York
Times said.
, 1950-09-26
Cdlluhuns Arrive to
Tuke Up Residence
In st. Croix

#aH&a|
Two new arrivals from the
mainland may become perma-
nent residents of st. Croix.
They are Mr.. and Mrs. E, T.
Callahan of Woodland Hills,
California, who came in on the
afternoon plane yesterday.
They travelled by boat which
took them down the Mexican
coast and up through the Pa
mama Canal.
Mr.. Callahan, a former Ma
val Officer, is a veteran Of
World War / & II. He was also
Purchasing Agent for the City
of Detroit. Mrs. Callahan, was
Office manager for Pacific Ho-
tel Publications, Incorporated,
which puts out a very colorful
advertising magazine for Cali
fornia. Besides being evperi-
enced in social service, she is
an experienced bookkeeper
and executive secretary As a
hobby she has done excellent
pencil sketches, including q
daschund "Pupchen' for Joan
Crawford as well as some
champion French poodles fol
a producer at Warmers studio
, 1950-09-26
Adm. Taylor. Supt.
Puruliticci Visit
ST. Thornds, Return

Administrator Harry E. Tay
Tor and Superintendent Of
Public Works Alfonso Parali-
ticci made a trip to st. Thorn
as this morning to confer with
Governor Morris F. de Castro
in connection with the Federal
Public Works road program.
They returned on the after
noon plane.
, 1950-09-26
Governor de Custro
Is Chuirmun Of
Murch Of Dimes Com.

New York, N.Y.-Hon. Nor
ris F. de Castro, Governor Of
the Virgin Islands, has accept
ed the 1851 March of Dimes
Craftsmanship for his area, it
was announced today by Basil
OConnor, president of the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis.
As March Of Dimes Chair
man, Governor de Castro will
coordinate the activities OF
campaign directors through
out the Virgin Islands.
he has served i'll the govern
ment of the Virgin Islands in
various capacities since 1917.
During World War II he was
Coordination for Civilian De
tense and was in charge of all
such operations in the Islands.
Throughout most of the war
years, Gov. de Castro also
served as Commissioner Of FL
nance, and at times as Acting
Government Secretary.
Frequently, since 1886, he
has been Acting Governor,
and received his first presi-
dental appointment from Pre-
sident Truman as Government
Secretary for the Virgin Is
lands in November, 1915.
National Foundation Presi-
dent Basil O'Connor, COM
Continued on page ~
, 1950-09-26

The couple did a lot Of re-
search on the Virgin Islands
and decided they wanted to
come to St. Croix. They are
greatly impressed with it.
Evening star., 1950-10-26
Colleges Blaming N
For 2PerC Cent Drop
In Football Crowds
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-College
football attendance is off about
per cent and television is catching
most of the blame.
An Associated Press survey OF
262 games played by los schools
shows average 1850 crowds OF
22,867 as compared to 23.275 a
year ago. Last fall similar
check in midseason reflected a
per cent increase.
Both the Southwest and South
show an increase. The big drop is
in the Far West and East. Mid
west attendance is only slightly
off
Apparently there is no TV prob
lem in the Southwest where the
attendance shows a 81 per cent
increase. The South also is do
ing better business by some
per cent.
The Far West decline is II
per cent~the East 8 per cent and
the Midwest only l per cent.
The total attendance to date of
the los schools, perhaps one
fourth of those playing football.
is 5,99l .034. Probably at least
million saw college games at all
schools to date.
Michigan shows the way with
255,513 for three home games
followed by Rice's 10000 for
three