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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15

occupied by the Fred Meckfessel
Jr. family.
Mrs c. M. Seeley spent We'd
nesday and Thursday with her
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Pierce and family, in Toledo. DR..
Seeley joined them for dinner on
Thursday.
Ernest Sahloff, Oak Street, was
returned to his home Sunday
from Magruder Hospital, where he
was patient for ten days.
Mrs. Ray Claus and Meredith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don ,Jeschke and
Mary Lou, DR.. and Mrs. w. p.
Shortridge and Stephanie, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Druckenmiller, Miss
Elsie Meyer and Miss Frances
Kramb attended the Sadler's Wells
ballet performance at Cleveland
Public Auditorium on Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stamm join
ed members of their pinochle club
for a $50 dinner at High Manor
tearoom in Fremont on Sunday.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15
GOVERNOR ASKS CITIZENS FOR
HELP IN CIVIL DEFENSE NEEDS

Last months blizzard enveloped
the entire state and the resulting
snow crippled most of it. Such a
disaster has forced attention on
Civil Defense.
In addition to this, the sudden
change In the Korean situation.
and the public announcement oi
the possible use of the Atom
Bomb with its possible repercuS-
sions, has brought about a base
question which now requires an
answer more than ever. ARE WIZ
READY?
The Civil Defense program in
Ohio have made great progress
within the past four months, but
there are still many things to be
DONE: Local Civil Defense organi-
cations must make many studies OF
their resources, and coordinate
them for emergency use. Equip
ment which is owned by business
and Industrial concerns must be
made available in time of need.
Food IN reserve supply, in addition
to our current needs, is an abso-
lutte necessity.
The need for reserves of dairy
products was brought to the at
tentioh of all major city officials
faced with the shortage of milk
and butter during the current
snowsstorm and its crippling af-
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15
Pastor Returns
From Iowa School

The Rev. Ira p. Benton, pastor
of the Oak Harbor Methodist
Church, returned home Saturday
after attending a Today school
of evangelism in Des Moines,
Iowa.
approximately 400 Methodist
ministers from the midwest took
part in the instructions and
preaching.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15
Check Xmas Lites
Before Using

Christmas lights, stored last
year, should be checked before
the holidays to Se sure the in
sulation on wires, the sockets
and bulbs are in good condition.
Home management extension
specialists at Ohio State Univer.
sity warn Ohio homemakers not
to use electrical decorations
with cracks or worn places in
the insulation. New bulbs and
sockets can be purchased for re-
pair, but for cheaper strings of
lights repairing may cost more
than buying a new string.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15

Just look at this big beautiful console with
pictures big-as-Gfe! Check all the exclusive
features you get then compare its low
price with ANY other. You'll see you get
MORE with Motorola. Rich mahogany cabi.
net. Have demonstration now!
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15
TO ENTERTAIN sIAEE

Employees of the Defiance
Metal Weatherstrip Co. and Star
Sash Balance Co. will be enter
tanned at $50 dinner at Bark
Inn on Saturday evening for their
annual Christmas party. Glenn
B. Haas is president of the firm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15
GUESTS AT DINNER

Judge Tom d. Stahl of Ottawa
County common pleas court and
State Representative Robert w.
Reider were guests of John Stew
ems at the annual Christmas din
ner party of the Maumee Valley
Petroleum Club in the Secor Ho-
tel, Toledo, Wednesday night.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15
JOIN ERESHIES

Three new members of the
freshman class are Carolyn Welt
man and Arthur Weltman, sister
and brother, who have moved to
Oak Harbor recently from Huron,
and Claudette Winters, who has
transferred from Lakeside.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15

Capt Paul r. Lockwood of
Camp Atterbury, Ind, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his fam
lily in Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Noble have
moved into the old Noble home
at the corner of Oak and Tous-
saint SITS. The Donald Wendt fam
lily have purchased the Noble farm
south of Oak Harbor.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15

Mrs. Myron Rosentreter and
Marcia Jane spent the forepart
of the week with the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Tucker,
in Toledo.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-15
CHURCH
ST. Boniface Church
Oak Harbor


Rev. Urban BUrkhardt, Pastor
Weekday mass at 800 a. m.
high mass at 1000 a. m.
Weekday mass at 8:00a, m.
Novena service Sunday at 200
p. m.
Confession from to 5 and 7:30
to $50 p. m. Saturday.
ST. Johns Ev. Lutheran Church
Oak Harbor
Rev. n. Heidmann, IA. S. T., pastor
Rev. 3. r. Brandt, D. D. Pastor
Emeritus
Sunday School at 900 a. m.
Worship service at 10:15 d. m.
Practice for Christmas service~by
the entire Sunday school Sunday al
200 p m.
Schedule for Christmas Services
Sunday, December 24-Christ-
mas ser vice at 1915 a. m.
Christmas service by Sunday
school December "a at 7:30 p. m.
Midnight Choir service Decem-
ber "a at 11:30 p. m.
Boy Scout meeting Tuesday a.
7 p. m.
Sunday School teachers and
School Board meeting Wednesday
at 7:30 p. m.
The following choirs will meet
Thursday: Junior at 4 p. m; Int
ermediate at Gas p. M; Mems
chorus at 7:30 p. m; Senior choir
at 8 p. m.
Confirmation school Saturday
morning at $50.
81. Pavrs Ev. Lutheran Church
Oak Harbor
Rev. }. c. Wiesand, Pastor
Sunday School $50 a. m.
Divine Services 1890 a. m.
Instructions Sat. 200 p. m.
Practice for the Christmas pre-
gram Sunday 200 p. m. Have your
children there for this practice If
possible.
You are welcome at st. Paups.
St. Pavi's Evangelical and Re-
formed Church
o. c. Doenses, Pastor
Sunday School at 9:15 a. m.
Divine Worship at 10;15 a. m.
Choir rehearsal Thursday evening
at 1880
Christmas Program rehearsal Sun
day afternoon at 1:30
The Lutheran Bible Class will
hold its Christmas Party on Fri
day evening December 18th in the
church parlorS.
Catechetical instruction Satur-
day at $50 a. m.
Holy Communion will be ad.
ministered on Sunday December
oath and on Sunday December
31st. Shall we close the year by
meeting in Christian fellowship
at the Lords table.
Oak Harbor Methodist Church
Rev. Ira Benton, Pastor
Church school service at $50
a. Hs
Morning worship 1890 a. m.
Youth Fellowship $50 p. m.
Christmas program Sunday eve
ming. Dec. "a, 7:30 p. m.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Lutheran Welfare Agency in Seattle

child, it will do SO. The governing
idea is to give the child the best
possible home.
Wide Range of Activity
Aside from maintaining licens-
ed child-placing agency, the Or
ganization also operates a modern
maternity home for unwed moth
ers known as Ackerson House on
Mercer Island. Christian institu-
tional living, caseWork services, an
adequate medical program and
spiritual ministrations by volun-
teer Lutheran chaplains are avail
able to the residents. A branch
office is maintained in the Park
land Children's Home in Everett.
Adaptive and long time foster
home placements are m a d e
throughout Washington. Boarding
home placements are confined to
within fifty miles of Seattle and
Everett. Ackerson House serves
the entire state, and accepts many
out of state girls. The agency al
so says, that children may be re-
ferred to us for care from any
part of the state"
Associated Lutheran Welfare
has a budget of about $4,000 for
1850. It anticipates receiving ST.
900 in payment for services, $19,-
400 from the Seattle Community
Chest and $4,000 in contributions
from Lutheran congregations.
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Park Is Cooperative Enterprise
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available land in Seattle's vicin-
ity. Thus Vasa Park proved to be
the only place" for the great CO.
operative enterprise that was to
make it known throughout the
Northwest.
The best proof of this fine choice
was evident in the success of the
first annual Swedish Midsummer
festival in the park in 1927. Thou
sands damned the park. 1t was a
sellout.
millions of Hours of Labor"
After making the purchase, Kip
pan lodge invited six other Vasa
lodges to join hands in Vasa Home
Association, with each lodge MAX
ing a contribution of 500. The
lodges, in addition to Klippan, We're
Frihet, Seattle. Skogsblomman,
Preston, Trofast, Everett, Ankar-
ct, Enumclaw, Excelsior, Renton,
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they help put about 115 children
under care at any one time and
make about one adaptive place
ment a week.
Particular About Requirements
I'VE work mainly with people of
Scandinavian and German eXtrac-
tion," says Miss Tanner, adding
that the agency has support of Lu-
theran bodies.
The girls help place infants in
boarding homes and older children
in foster homes. Fewer people are
willing to take older children.
Thoroughly trained for their work,
Miss Tanner and Miss Bersagel
never inspect a prospective adopt
i've home unless it is suitable. The
tenants must take physical ex-
animation and have attained de-
cent minimum standard of living
and security. The girls must also
seek to determine the emotional
patterns of the adaptive parents
so that the child can grow up I'M
der fairly normal conditions. Some
times, of course, bitter disputes are
waged by real parents and adopt
i've parents over the custody of a
child. If the agency considers it
necessary to petition the courts
for deprivation of the original
parents rights for custody of the
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Big Crowds

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act as master of ceremonies and
put on a one-man show.
Aside from sports, rowing,
swimming, games and refresh
ments, the popular entertainment
feature will be dancing from 9
p. m. until 2 a. m. Saturday and
from until 10 p. M. Sunday in
the Pavilion to the happy tunes of
Mrs. Bert Lindgrens popular Or
chestra.
Sponsored by eight Vasa lodges
in the Seattle area, the admission
price has been set at fifty cents
A De Luxe Chevrolet Sedan viii
be given away.
Buses will leave Bird and Vir.
ginia in Seattle on Saturday al
2:O5, COS and $50 p. m. anc
leave Vasa Park at $50 p. m. anG
2:05 a. m. On Sunday trips will
be made from the same Seattle
location at 9, 1915 and 11:30 a. m
and from the park at 6, 7, $50 ant
10 p. m.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Sweden's Welfare State

meat. and 1000 in grains. All these
cooperative enterprises are not on
ly concentrated in retailing but
they also are developing new man
ufacturing processes and cutting
production costs.
If you buy loaf of bread from
a Stockholm grocery store, there
is a good chance that it has been
made with flour produced by a CO.
op mill, after the grain had been
brought from land operated also
on a cooperative bases. Twenty
to $3.50 of the grocery stores in
Stockholm are co-ops. Some CO.
operative societies own forest land
from which they supply coop pa
per plants and sawmills. Some
have textile plants whose products
are sold in coop markets or stores.
Thus, basic items on the fam
lily budget. being in many cases
obtainable in coop stores where
prices are rigidly maintained at
their lowest level. can be bought
by the majority of the people. In
serving the mass of Sweden's pop
ulation, these cooperative societies
not only make for low prices but
also prevent price-fixing maneuv-
ers by monopolies, since they offer
stiff competition.
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islation has contributed to the re-
cent increase in Sweden's popula-
ton rate, but the Government be-
lieves there is no harm in pursu-
ing that course.
For every crown the Swedish
government spends on defense, it
spends two on social measures.
The largest single item in the
social expenditures program has
been the cost of old-age pensions.
The new legislation, which went in
to effect in 1948, provides for a
basic pension for everyone at the
age of 81, whether or not he has
paid premiums. The premiums,
collected each year with the in
come tax represent, roughly, 1fc
of a persons taxable income.
I know of no other country in
the world, barring Soviet Russia,
where the cooperative movement
is as strong and as efficient as in
Sweden; 100000 families (half the
total population) are members of
the consumers coop movement,
and the Wholesale Coop Society
has a membership which repre-
sents 4O@o of family units. This
movement deals with foodstuffs
and many consumer goods, such
as shoes, electrical equipment,
rubber goods and chinaware. The
farmers cooperative societies,
handling both production and pro-
cessing as well as marketing, have
membership of nearly 1000 in
milk and dairy products, 1870 in
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and Lillian, of Monroe with Vasa
Hope of Seattle, joining later.
Purchased from an 1rishman,
MeCorkle, who with his wife, a
Swedish woman, lived in farm
house on the II acre site, the task
of clearing, draining and estab-
fishing water systems, ETC., was
done largely on voluntary basis
with the help of hundreds. Jack
Backlund, Renton, was the first
caretaker. Hjalmar Gustavson, the
first president of the park board,
and often called the father of Vasa
Park, helped keep all the different
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21

factions in the project united. He
supervised construction of the
large pavilion. Ed Dele, a Nor
wegian Vasa member from Enum-
claw, also did much but met a
tragic death by falling from the
water chute, he himself had built.
It is said that hundreds of volun-
tary workers from the various
lodges and millions of hours of
labor" have made the park what
It is today.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Large Morse Fire

A large fire destroyed the print
ing establishment of "Hjemmet,"
Oslo, one of Norway's leading
weekly magazines. New, modern
presses insured for LIS million
kroner were completely destroyed.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Norway Likes US.
Cars Best of All

American cars are better suited
for Norwegian conditions than are
European-made cars, is the uni.
nous opinion of Oslo taXe-drivers.
They say that European taxis are
impractical and uneconomical. But
unfortunately Norway hasn't
enough dollars to buy taxis from
America.
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Runeberg

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important convention at the Uni
versity of Washington.
Helgren was elected Supreme
lodge president at the last nation
al conclave in Garner, Massa-
chussetts four years ago.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Oslo's Town Hall

The main hall of Oslo's Town
Hall proved so successful acoustic
ally on opening day that there is
now talk about making it avail
able for special concerts.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
New Herring Industry

A new, large herring oil fac
tory is being built at Moltust-
randa in Western Norway. It will
have a capacity of IL to Is thous-
and tons of herring per day, and
will be the most modern such
factory in Northern Europe.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
New Morse Film

A Norwegian film titled THE
Flight from Dakar" is no win
production. The story is based on
the escape from Dakar during the
war of a Norwegian ship which
had been seized by the Vichy-
authorities.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Berlin Show In Oslo

Annie Get Your Gun" by
Irving Berlin, which has had its
Norwegian premiere in Trond-
helm recently, opened in Oslo on
June 2 at the open air theatre
on st. Hanshaugen.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
German Kids to. Oslo

Thirty refugee children from
Sylt in North Germany arrived in
Oslo recently for a 6-weeks' stay
in Norway as the guests Of Oslo's
Y. w. c. A,
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Morse Athletic Field

Ole Reistad Field in Baltimore,
an athletic field for Norwegian
seamen, was officially opened just
recently.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Uniscan MEETING

Representatives of the Uniscan-
nations, Britain, Denmark, Swe-
den and Norway, will meet in Oslo
for a conference opening on June
26.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
Morse Unemployment

Unemployment in Oslo dropped
to $50 in middle May. At the same
time there We're 5000 jobs avail
able.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
kristiansands Population

Population in Kristiansand, Nor
way, has increased by 10000 dur
ing the past 20 years. 1t is now
25,60O.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21
New SIipway

Construction of a slipway to
handle ships of $4,000 tons will
begin very soon at the Norwegian
Navy Yard at Horton.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-06-21

The Oslo Breakfast is being
served each school day to mere
than 24,5O0, or $3.50 Of Oslo S
school children.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
THE EVENING STAR Washington D. c. B-9


branches, the Javanrud, is in
rebellion. The Kurds speak an
ancient language, somewhat akin
to Persian.
Travel Now Restricted.
The Turkomans, of the steppe
and hill country to the northeast,
in old times used to be much
feared for their raids on merchant
and pilgrim caravans to the holy
city of Meshed. Today they are
tame and not highly organized,
but are of much interest because
their homeland straddles the So
Wet border and there is said to be
some movement back and forth
among tribal relatives.
Most of the tribes weave car
pets for their own use on primi-
tive looms. Those of each group
have their distinctive character,
and they are priced articles Of
bazaar commerce.
| Since the Javanrudi Kurd up
rising, now degenerated into guer-
rilla skirmishing, and since the
recent visits to several tribes by
United States Supreme Court JUS
tlce William o. Douglas, which
caused much outcry in the
Teheran press. permission to travel
in tribal and border areas has
been refused to Americans.
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Loyalty of onan Tribes Seen As Doubtful in Event of War

been accused Of continuing petty
oppression of the tribes.
The second factor is economic
If regular army forces are obliged
to take to the hills for a last-ditch
fight, their supply lines will be
nonexistent and they will have tc
live off the country. In order tc
do so, they will have to squeeze
supplies out of the tribes, already
scratching a bare existence from
their ancestral hills. This situa-
ton, observers hold, will cause the
tribesmen to turn against the SOL
diers and drive them out of more
easily defended terrain to places
where they will be easier prey for
an invader.
Almost every Iranian is said tC
retain some vestiges of tribal 10y
atty. In the absence of reliable
statistics, it is estimated that some
100000 of a population of per-
haps 100000 are still living the
active nomad life. About 100000
more are sedentary, but maintain
tribal organization in their viii
lagos.
The tribes of Iran do not follow
lie grand nomadisme" of the cen.
trail Asiastic peoples. The range
Evening star., 1950-10-06
Struggle for the Middle Eust-IV

|ment by either Iranian or foreign
forces.
Foreign observers who have
visited the larger tribes report
they are strongly anti-govern-
ment and listen with obvious de-
light to Soviet radio propaganda
attacking the Teheran regime
These observers say that while
certain tribes are not actually
pro-Soviet, having no clear idea
OF what Bolshevism means, they
are so much opposed to Teheran
rule that they would Immediately
turn against Iranian army units
threatened by invading forces.
Would Fight Guerrilla Action.
General staff strategy, in the
absence of quick support by Allied
arms, envisages vigorous defense
of the nations borders, demoli-
ton of communications and stra-
tegic facilities, then gradual re-
tirement to remote mountain
areas from which damaging guer-
rilla action could be carried on
against the invader.
Most such areas are the tradi-
tional homelands of tribal peoples,
and this plan counts strongly on
the active aid of these elements
Evening star., 1950-10-06

Two factors are cited to show that
the plan might go completely hay
wire.
The first is that a tribes loyalty
to its hereditary khans or chief
tains is far stronger than to the
central government. Before the
advent, nearly 80 years ago, OF
Reza Shah Pahlevi, father of the
present monarch. tribes often en-
joyed virtual autonomy. The late
ruler carried out a policy of sup
preston, conducting punitive
campaigns, imprisoning chief
tains, many of whom died in cap
tivity, and attempting to break ur
the old nomad life by settling the
tribes in villages.
The policy of the present Shah
Mohammed Reza, as executed by
successive governments, has been
more lenient, but old hatreds per-
sist. The remaining tribal chiefs
carry bitter memories of fathers
brothers and uncles who died ir
prison, and many dark tales are
told of the way they met death
100000 Remain Nomads.
Also, units of the army and ma.
tional gendarmerie, force respon.
Sible for national security, have
Evening star., 1950-10-06

of their wanderings is shorter. An
thropologists call their way of life
vertical nomadism, seasona.
movement from winter grazing
grounds on plains or in valleys te
high summer meadows. Also, each
tribe has it's sedentary and no
madic elements, usually in the
same region and with the same
hierarchy Of khans.
The Khans are frequently pol
ished, European-educated individ-
uals who maintain luxurious
homes in Teheran and hold seats
| in the parliament.
There are hundreds of small
groups and subgroups, but the
principal ones are the Kurds ir
the west and northwest; Lurs
Arabs, Bakhtiaris and Qc3hc2i;
in the south, and Turkomans iu
the northwest.
Kurds Always Turbulent.
The Kurds have always beer
turbulent and nationalistic. They
have relatives in Iraq, Syria, Tur-
key and Soviet Russia. A few
years ago they established an
autonomous regime with Soviet
backing. 1t was put down by
force and it's leaders hanged OF
chased across the Russian border
Just now one of their many
Evening star., 1950-10-06
By w. G. Dildine
North American Newspaper Alliance

TEHERAN, Iran, Oct. 1.-(By
airmaiD-The question of loyalty
to the central government BY
Trans tribal population, always
highly doubtful, is causing much
worry in this confused anC
troubled capital.
In the last few days much
prominence has been given ir
government communicates and
editorials in the few pro-govern.
ment newspapers to supposedly
spontaneous declarations of loyal
| ty by tribal chieftains. Some
observers think this is a case
of protesting too much.
AS with almost every other
question relating to Iraniar
politics there are two contrasting
views. The government holds thai
the major tribes are completely
loyal and would form a highly
valuable auxiliary force to com.
bat invasion. The other opinion
contends that, in event of war
the tribes would either sell out
to the highest bidder or simply
retire to hilltop Businesses anc
| fiercely combat any encroach.