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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05
Scandinavian Americana
BY Scandy
Incredible But True:
Speaking OIL. Erikson, What About
Crossing Atlantic In Rowboat?

It's Left Erkson festival again throughout America
thousands will tribute daring Maybe son
will all this Morse they
have doubts whatsoever
modern Morse seafaring achievements get
glory of yesteryears.
Take for instance expedition made in 1s47
Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian countrymen
swede dred wooden raft covering in days
in the Pacific They made the trip
South Sea islands peoped from
called the most daring expedition of its kind
But the most daring feat of them
ample of Morse bravery the high in modern
in the summer Of 1885, Two Norwegian
Us Frank samueson &C. and Habo
the Atlantic in rowboat
long with beam OF five feet At the time predicted they
would fail and either return American
of the few they're Norwegans
people have been crossing small long
to sea from New York and weeks passed with
word them Luckily good
got about Them believing they had
later scly in England rowboat
Fox had by there with
but somewhat in
be fagued They 81 they
had adventure galore Off the banks they tipped
They pitched
the boat and got in Later the Norwegian
Their water provisions gone; completely
exhausted from long immersion in that icy
Yet these two hardy
on the sta gave them water and provisions they ciambed
the side into the Fox and rowed
on the Sta could hardly believe their
pulled of re-
naming eight hours After
they had rested few days in England they
Then they went all about exhibiting
had talking about their
finished their
Fox ship and they all home togeheror
They $50 of
She useless hulk in
Norsemen with trphammer hearts the
and lowered her the side
help to be ship a to Atlantic
escapade!
newspaper reported that Habo
of off
Jersey Their ended.
Whenever be- Just tell
them about abo and samueson They were the first and only
the Atlantic an open
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

A cable from John Gjaver, lead
err of ther Norwegian British-Swe-
dish Antarctic expedition. 1949-52,
reports notable scientific observa-
tions.
During their antarctic stay at
Maudheim, meteorologists have
succeeded in sending radio sonde
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

nesota and their native Norway.
He is 81 and she is 80. A dinner
party was given in their honor by
their four children, j. a. johnson,
Aberdeen, A. NJ. Johnson, Ana
cortes, Miss Rhoda Johnson, Sc
attic, andMrs. b. F. Campbell of
Everett.
They come and go, but memoir
les still linger on and w. G. Fry
berg, II, widely known Seattle
shipbuilder will long be remem-
bered. The Ballard citizen was
killed last week when struck and
electrocuted by a falling power
line near the grounds of his Wild
by Island summer home. Fryberg
was active in the Ballard Marine
Railway Co., started in 1909, which
built scores of tugs, many fishing
schooners, towboats, pile-drivers,
steamships and motorships. He
sold the firm in 1945 and shortly
thereafter it was destroyed by a
S115OOO fire.
From HOquiam comes news Of
the wedding of Miss Shirley Os-
from and James Harris, Spokane.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II. OstrOm, Hoquiam.
A Norwegian who came to the
Northwest as travelling represen-
tative of his native country dur
ing the war rolled into Seattle the
other day with his family, intent
on settling down here. Edmund l..
StrOmbolt from Bardu, Northern
Norway, experienced a lot during
the war and told OF the Norwe-
gian resistance to his wartime
Northwest Norwegian audiences.
Now he's going to represent VIM.
H. MCGEE Co. Inc, Marine Under
writers of New York in the N. w.
Couldn't resist Seattle, said he.
The Pacific Northwest Grand
Lodge of IO.G.T. held it's annual
meeting September 80 in Seattle.
ReinhOld Ericsson, Everett, Wash,
was elected grand chief templar:
Bert Hagg, advisor; Elizabeth Lar
son, secretary and treasurer; Gun
vor Bjerkeseth, leader of youth
activities: Klara Lindquist, Ev-
erett, vice grand lodge templar;
Axel s. johnson, Tacoma, election
intendant; NJ. Marker, Spokane,
and Ebba G hurc education
al leaders: klara Malm, Seattle,
marshal. The banquet dinner was
prepared by Mrs. Eric Berg. Mrs.
Manfred Peterson. Mrs. A. Svar-
DIAL, Mrs. Elmer Nylen and Mrs.
Esther NorSiell. An interesting and
varied program was presented last
Sunday evening.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

plenty of Scandinavian reading
material.
There has been some talk about
Scandinavian wood carvers and
how they excel in the art but very
little of their works has reached
us out here. Nevertheless, quite n
few of the Scandinavians over
here carry on the trait. For in
stance Erik Wickstrand. Port An
geles. Out of wood he has sculp-
tured realistic scenes from life.
rodeos. hillbillies. covered wagons.
express pony riders, jazz bands,
all kinds of miniature objects and
figures. Maybe Klaus kettunen at
Finlandia Arts. Seattle, would be
interested in his stuff?
The old schedule of events is
now shaping up with the coming
of fall but at this writing nothing
is officially known about the Bal
lard Scandinavian and Lucia fest
ivals for this year. All is quiet
out there. What's going to break
Bard.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

Americans were ad0ed from the
Seattle area to those who went in
to active duty in the Armed Fore
es last week. They include: Army:
Cary BergstrOm, 623 Federal Ave.
and Richard Lindstrom, 812 w. SD
st. Navy: Ray Lindstrom, 1903
Olive Way. Marines: Gordon FL
Jason, 2046 Franklin Av.; Will
liam Frederickson, 12744 18th Ave.
N. E., and Kenneth johnson, 1O525
41st Place N. E. Among those kill
ed in Korean action lately was
Corp. Arthur A. ArvesOn, Bremen
ton, son of Arthur B. Arveson.
Carl E. (Squeaky) Anderson,
Just about the toughest modern vi
king to make a name for himself
in these parts, left Seattle and his
+. Alaskan interests last week for
Sweden to visit his old home in
Stockholm. Accompanied by his
wife, this will be his first trip
back home after 40 years. Squeaky
was the most famous American
beachmaster in the last war. work
ing himself up from captain to
rear admiral. He was the object
of lengthy article in this paper
recently.
X. o. Soderquist has been named
to head the Seattle Retail Con-
trollers' Group.
An 8-pOund son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Art Olson, Ballard, in
Ballard General Hospital recent
~. Mrs. Olson, known in business
as Bernice JOnsOn, originator OF
the Lucia and Ballard Scandinav-
ian festivals, and her son are do
ing nicely.
Triplets are rare, so treat them
with care for they're not ordinary
fare. The three babes - one girl,
two boys = born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul w. FredericksOn, Shelton, are
certainly getting the care, as rare
as they are in Shelton. The girl
weighed 5 pounds IL ounces, but
the boys were smaller, so they
were placed in an incubator. All
concerned are doing fine. The IA
Their can hardly wait to come home
after driving log truck in the
woods all day.
Who says q policeman can't get
into an accident? Benjamin &.
JohansOn, 81, Seattle motorcycle
patrolman, came out of his smash
up the other day in Seattle with
out much injury, only a fractured
left ankle, but things looked
tougher than that when his ma
chine went out of control on
downgrade curve.
More than 100 delegates of the
mems group of the Columbia Con-
ference of Augustana Lutheran
Church congregated in Seattle re-
Gently, coming from many parts
of the West. Rev. c. Oscar Leon
ardson, Rock Island, ILL.,, was main
speaker,
Don't ever say paperhanger
can't fall down ladder, not even
in his own home. That happened
to Ernest A. Anderson, so, of US
Trenton St., Seattle, last week. He
received cuts on the head and an
arm injury.
How does II feel to sing with
Metropolitan Opera Compan
stars? Stem Englund, Swedish
singer in Seattle, got the feeling
and put into his singing last Mon
day in the Civic Auditorium, Sc
attic, where he appeared with the
stars in La Tosca, a concert pre-
sentation with the Seattle SYM
phony. Last year Englund was
soloist in The Magic Flute. He is
also a star soloist with the Swe-
dish singers here.
William II. HellstrOm, son OF
Oscar Hellstrom, Seattle, was wed
to Patricia Moore recently in
Mount Baker Presbyterian Church.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

Dropped In the other day to the
Scandinavian Seamen's Mission in
Seattle, where Pastor Siqueland
was delivering a talk and prayer
to a faithful audience. It's a fav-
orite reading place and offers
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

William II. HellstrOm, son oil
Oscar Hellstrom, Seattle, was wed
to Patricia Moore recently in
Mount Baker Presbyterian Church
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

Another wedding, and q very
impressive one at that, occurred
last Saturday in Denny Park Luz
theran Church, when Lola Johnson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Al. f.
johnson, 1889 25th N. E.. was
married to Raymond Thompson.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. wilbur
Thompson, $500 Latona. Pastor
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-10-05

newspaper reported that Habo
and SamuesOn
Jersey coast. Their ended.
Norsemen be- lust tell
them Harbo
o the Atlantic a open rowb boat
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
By Conrad Clark

NEW YORK (ANP) According
to movie notes, Jackie Robinson
will go to the Coast next month
forthe filming of his life story.
The Mahatma of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, Branch Hickey, will have
a proper role inthe flicker.
Whether Jackie's going to Hol-
lywood is a reflection of what's
cooking between him and Hickey
is not known, as Hickey is at pre-
sent at Vero Beach, Fla, but
rumors along baseball row con-
tinue to say that Robbie is again
on the block.
According to reports during
the week, Dodger officials came
through with swift, singing and
decisive denials in answer tore
petition of the rumor that the
Brooklyn club is planning to un-
load Robinson by selling him to
the Braves.
In quoting Branch Hickey Jr.,
who spoke for his father, it was
said, "we're getting tired of this
talk. Jackie and Dad had a visit
recently and both had a laugh
over some of the rumors that have
been printed. There certainly was
no strain over any pay disagree
ment. Of course if there was a
long holdout we might trade him.
But there is no sign of that"
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17

JACKSON, Miss. (ANP)- The
local FILA office issued a COM
mittment for approximately Sc
$1,000 here last week for con-
struction Of 100 rental units in
a housing project to go up on
Whitfield Mills road. The COM
mittment was issued to w. P.
Leady company, mortgage bankers
of the project.
Situated on an eight-acre, the
project will be in the heart Of a
highly developed Negro RESIDENT
al section and will be readily ac-
cessible to transportation, schools
churches and stores.
It will be split into one and
two bedroom units, each of which
will contain bath and hearing IA
cilities. Rents will be SOL and $50
a month. Designed and laid out in
according with Ella land plan
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
jackie RobinsonT To
Film Life Story

Hickey Jr., was reported also to
have laughed about how many
times Jackie had been snapped
and added that "the Braves seem
to be leading the sweepstake. I
wonder what we're getting for
him this time"
Vice-president and secretary
Walter P. O'Malley commented
that itw as just "hot stove league
stuff. Branch Hickey and Jackie
have never taken more than a
minute to reach terms in other
years and you can expect it will
be the samethis year," he declar-
ed.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
Birmingham Pays
500 Expenses For
Losing Bias Suit

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ANP)-
1t cost the city of Birmingham
$709 in expenses for losing a
property segregation suit in dis
trict court recently. The case in
volved Miss Mary Monk who sued
the city for denying her a build
ing permit because the lot she
owned was zoned for white resid-
ents.
Miss Monk won the suit in a
lower court, and the verdict was
upheld in district court.
The city commission, saddled
with expenses Of the suit, had to
pay $226.52 tothe court reporter
for an original and two carbon
transcripts of the hearing; $198
to the Title Guarantee and Trust
company for date furnished for
the case; 500 to Joe G.. Burnett
for services in preparing the case ;
$78.40 to Charles B. Grow, clerk
of the U. S. court, northern dis
trict of Alabama, for court costs
and Sc to Julian Swift, clerk of
circuit court in the 10th Judicial
district, for a certified copy of
Acts of Congress used in pre-
pairing the case.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
Two Negro
Doctors Named
To Staff

CHICAGO CAMP Two Ne
gro physicians have been appoint
ed tothe medical staff of Man
del clinic of the Michael Reese
hospital, it was announced here
Friday by DR.. Maurice H. Kree-
ger, hospital director. The new
appointees are Drs. Williams E.
Cunningham and Harvey J. Whit
field, both members of the Provi-
dent hospital staff.
DR.. Cunningham 20 years old,
is a graduate Of Howard Univer-
Continued on Page -
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
ofAn
EXPRESS Writer

But, unfortunately, many of our
leading" citizens have been too
busy accommodating Cadillacs and
convertibles and manyother ofthe
good things of life. Some people
remain so continually occupied in
the almshouse, they not only r
unable to lead the people out of
the doldrums, they cannot even
read the stories and articles of
interest which appear daily on our
pages.
After all this, I must confess
that I am certainly not above cri-
ticism. Nor is our newspaper
above criticism. When anyone or
any publication becomes so per-
feet as to be above and beyond
reproach or criticism, then it is
time to go out of existence. For
what is there left to live for?
But I resent criticism which is
not valid, which stems from ignor-
ance ofthe facts, which is loosely
.proffered and which amounts to
an affront to my intelligence and
to the intelligence of my associ-
ates. AndI will be happy to pub
licily debate the matter with any
one
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
|. lila. Guarantees
100000 160-Unit
Negro Housing Project

ming division in Atlanta, the con-
struction will be of convential
frame type with asbestos siding,
including one and two story
structures. The living units and
the entire project will be mod
ern in every respect, as we'll as
being we'll finished according to
FILA standards. Name Of the
housing project will be the Jack
son Garden apartments, Inc.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
l2O- Year Old Man
Is Killed by Train

STOCKTON, Calf. (ANP)-
Moses Blinks, 120-year-old form
err slave, who attributed his long
life to frequent doses Of castor
oil and turpentine and hard work,
was killed here last week by a
Southern Pacific passenger train
fcontinued on page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
BY Arnold B~raithwaite

- &ASA 81
These confessions are written
in answer to some unsubstantiat-
ed accusations directed at this or
gan. The latest were delivered
from the pulpit last Sunday by a
clergyman who said in effect we
carried no news.
I must confess to have a smat-
tering of intellect and I think Mr..
Claude Barnett will make the
same claim for his Associated
Negro Press whose service we
carry daily.
Further, / must confess to a
conceit. I think my writing ability
is good enough to pass some
stern tests. In fact, it has. l also
believe that I possess a better
than-average knowledge Of what
is happening in Dayton, in the
nation and in the world.
For something like two years
I have been translating my OBJ
servations into pleas for actions
from those who would call them
selves leaders of a sort. Not just
once in a while, but almost daily
on these pages I have tried to
elicit a minimum of action from
these 'sleaders" on issues of dire
concern to Dayton's Negro popu-
lace. On the indequate Jim Grow
housing onthe intolerable schools,
on the need to appear before the
city commission, the school board,
etc.
l tried to get someone to run
for the city commission and the
school board. l tried thru these
pages to interest our tleaders" in
supporting an abortive organiza-
ton a few of us formed a couple
of year ago to advance the plight
Of the Negro.
My colleagues have done like
wise.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
Man Who Beat Joe
Cans in 1908 Faced

CHICAGO (ANP) Sixty-seven
year-old Battling Nelson, former
lightweight boxing champion who
took the crown from Joe Cans in
that great 1908 classic, is faced
with losing his job and his Span
ish-American War veterans pen
sion.
Nelson contends he has a 500
monthly pension as a veteran, but
he lost his army papers. He is
believed to be virtually penniless.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17
Daytonians Attend
Golf Meet at Toledo

wright; vice-president, Attorney
Allen Bibbs; secretary, Janet
Allen Bibbs; secretary, Jan
ct Worlds; treasurer, Lwalana
Rhodes; tournament director,
Howard C. Anderson; and assist
ant tournament director, Raymond
Swami.
Attending the meeting in adj
dition tothe two delegates from
Dayton were:
Detroit : Attorney Allen Bibbs
sponsor of the Detroit Amateur
tournament, Mrs. Janet Worlds
and Miss Theresa Howell who
represented the Joe Louis club.
Cleveland : William Seawright,
Mrs. Dorothy Walker and Mrs.
Continued on Page ~
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1950-01-17

Raymond Swami and William
Ellis represented the Fairway
Iolf club of Dayton at the Mid
western District meeting of the
United Golf Association held in
Toledo this past Saturday and
Sunday. The purpose of the meet
ing was to establish regulations
governing member bodies, to set
up a tentative tournament sche-
dule forthe district and to elect
officers.
The midwestern district includ-
es Is clubs inthe states of Mic
chigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,
Illinois and Wisconsin. 9 clubs
were represented at the meeting.
Officers elected at the meeting
were: President, William Sea-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22
Price Support Denied

Potato growers in the commercial
areas of the Eastern Shore of Mary
land and in Delaware will be de-
MED Government price support for
this years crop, the Agriculture De-
partment has announced. This de-
NAL of price support was automatic
under the law, since the farmers
voted overwhelmingly against par
ticipating in a Federal marketing
order in a referendum held between
May % and 26.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22
DEVOTIONAL
BROADCAST'S

The following radio religious pro-
grams, sponsored by the Washing
ton County Council of Churches, and
furnished through the cooperation
of Radio Station WEI and WARK
are scheduled for next week:
WEI, Monday through Friday
1915 a. m, Morning Devotions, con-
Quoted sby Rev. Jesse II. Hite.
WARK, Monday through Friday
$40 p. m, "Vesper Thought" con
Quoted by Rev. j. Russell Butcher
WARK, "The Minister Comes Call
ing" 1880 pm. Monday, Capt. John
G. Churchill; 1880 pm. Wednesday
Rev. II. Clayton Meyer; 1870 pm
Friday, Rev f. d. Eyster.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22

come down from heaven, clothed
with a cloud. and a rainbow was
upon his head and his face was as
it were the sun, and his feet as pill
lars of fire"
The Lesson Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures,
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
is the following. page 5l7--"The
Scriptures are very sacred. Our
aim must be to have them understood
spiritually, for only by this under
standing can truth be gained"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
South Pntnmac Street

AT the morning service of worship
and communion, which will be con-
Quoted at $40 a. m, the Rev. DR..
William M. Norment will preach on
Putting Joy Into Life" Mr.. George
w. Updegraff will be the soloist and
will sing Great Peace Have They
Which Love Thy Law" by Rogers.
Mrs. A. f. Pierce will be the guest
organist.
The Church School, Harry S.
Snavely superintendent, will as
semble at 10:45 a. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22
SERVICE AT FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
235 N. Potomac Sc.

christian Science" will be the
subject of the Lesson-Sermon on
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
The Golden Text will be from
Isaiah SGT How beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of him that
bringeth good tidings, that publish
eth peace; that bringeth good It'd
ings of good, that publisheth sal
vation.'
Among the citations compris-
ing the Lesson-Sermon will be the
following from the 'Bible-Rev. 10:1
AND saw another mighty angel
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22
ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH

Corner Franklin and Locust SITS.
Holy Communion services will be
held on Sunday morning at $3.50 and
HOO o'clock. At the HOO o'clock
service the reception of members
will also be held and the anthem,
'Take the Body of Christ" by Bach
metiev, will be sung by the choir.
Sunday School meets at GAS a. m.
and there will be a service for bap-
tism of infant children at 800 p. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22
Church NeUS
City Park
Services

AT the GAS p. m. Sunday eve
ming service at the City Park, Rev,
James F.. Ault, pastor of the First
Brethren Church, will be in
charge.
On the following Sunday, July
2, the service will be conducted
by the Rev. DR.. William M. Nor
ment, minister of the First Chris
tan Church.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22

gress now at the Trinity Lutheran
Church and will continue through
June 80, SO all children of any de-
nomination, from the age of years
to II years inclusive, are still well
come to attend The classes are held
Monday through Friday mornings
from 300 to 1890 o'clock.
The following women of Smiths
burg are at the University of Mary
land this week, with the Washington
County Homemakers' Chorus, which
has been chosen to entertain state
Homemakers' Club members at
Short Course: Mrs Walter Bromley,
Mrs A. r. Spessard, Mrs. Merle
Smith and Mrs. Joseph GrossniclSle.
Mr. Arthur r. Spessard is director
of the chorus.
The Rev and Mrs. Clarence VIVA
len, pastor of the Methodist Church,
were entertained last Thursday eve
ming at a reception and pantry show
er given by the congregation and
friends of the Howard Street Meth
odist Church, Hagerstown, Reverend
Whalen has been returned to the
church to serve as pastor for another
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gardenhour
and daughter, Caroline, from Rich
mond, Va, were weekend visitors
in the "Gardenhour homes"
Little Ronnie Rinehart, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Rinehart, spent the
week end with his grandmother,
Mrs. Dennis, Clear Spring
An officer and teachers meeting of
the Church School Board of Re
formed Church was held last Mon
day evening in the Parish Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Winders
and Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Rinehart
attended the races on Saturday at
Fargo, Cumberland
Mrs. d. v. Pike attended the
Glenn-Placos wedding in Frederick
Continued on page s
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22

Mrs. Rodger Finfrock, Letters
burg Hagerstown Highway, a mem
Der of the Petersburg Homemakers'
Club, is a member of the County
Homemakers' Club chorus which is
entertaining this week at Short
Course at the University of Mary
land.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-06-22
ST. PAUL'S EV. LUTHERAN
CHURCH. JAMESTOWN

Two services of Holy Communion
will be held on Sunday morning.
An oral service will be held at
$3.50 o'clock and the full choral serv-
ice will be held at $3.50 o'clock.
Sunday School will be held at
10:40 a. m.