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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
Report For Scandinavian Americana
IMPROVED CONDITIONS ARE NOTED IN FINLAND
BY Carlyn Anderson
Seattle Student and Observer in Scandinavia

per kilogram, while coffee bought
in excess of the ration allowance
costs more than l,40O. A heavy
coffee drinker can thus indulge
himself providing he is willing to
pay the 1000 tax. Money collect
ed in this way is used to support
charitable institutions hospitals,
orphanages, etc. The same sys-
TEN applies to sugar.
Yes, you can buy as much as
you like of almost any commodity
at a price. We saw a prominent
display of Hunts" peaches. But
the tag said 800 Marks fer a NUM-
Continued on Page 81
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
Greta Carlo Is
Leading Actress,
Bergman Second

HOLLYWOOD.-Greta Carlo
was HOllywoOd's greatest act
ress of the century to date, 200
movie old-timers decided. They
placed Ingrid Bergman second.
Celebrities who have worked
25 years or more in movies chose
Charlie Chaplin as the best actor
of the past so years, "Gone With
the Wind" as the best movie,
ID. w. Griffith best director and
Irving Thalberg top producer.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

HELSINKI, Finland.-"Oh. yes,
everything has gotten so much
better during this last year. Az
ter rationing was taken off the
black market disappeared, prices
went down. and now one can buy
as much as one likes of almost
everything. You need coupons
only for coffee and sugar" So
said a Helsinki housewife last
week. Although many would pro-
badly question her implications as
to the casual relationship between
the removal Of rationing and the
lettering of living conditions most
Firms in that capital city would
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

Righteous folks were aroused to
the point of hysteria. Acting
Mayor David Levine and the city
council We're very soon confront
ed with number of indignant
letters and telephone calls from
people who bitterly insisted that
the motion picture "StrOmbOli," in
which Ingrid appeared with her
lover and future husband, Roberto
Rossellini as director, should be
banned in Seattle.
The city council held special
conference while the pressure,
emanating mainly from church
groups and leaders of various de-
nominations was still hot. Before
they had time to cool off four of
the five councilmen made mo-
mentous, epochmaking and daring
decision, backed and proclaimed
by the acting mayor. "Stromboli'
was ordered banned in the city.
That same night the Seattle Board
of Theatre Supervisors approved
the film in which it found nothing
"violative of city ordinance
peace and Order"
On the other hand acting mayor
Levine said the showing of the
film would be contrary to a city
ordinance" He also said, 1T is
my duty to maintain peace and
order in the city" 1T is my view
that peace and order are menaced
by the proposed showing of the
film and the advertising and back
ground connected with it, The
film also was banned in Tacoma,
Washington.
A few days later, while the true
nature of the fatal decision was
becoming clearer in the minds of
the people, distributors of the
"Stromboli' picture announced
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
T neful Week
Planned For
Oslo Jubilee

OSLO - During the festivities
celebrating Oslo's 900th annivers-
airy in May no less than 40 school
orchestras and scores of adult
and childrens' choirs will enter
tain in Oslo's parks from morning
till night in the period from May
81 till May 81.
The music festival will cul-
inmate with parade through the
city of an estimated $4,000 singers
who will "fill the air with music
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

they would institute legal action
to permit its showing in Seattle.
In the meantime the film was
withdrawn, of course, from its
scheduled showing at the Orpheum
theatre.
The Seattle Times could report
that it had recorded the great
est spontaneous Outburst of pub
lie thinking in the history of Our
Readers Have Their Say depart
ment." For two days in succession
it carried two full columns of let
tiers from readers, who vigorously
protested the acting mayors and
councils decision and made many
fitting comments about the serious
implications of that decision, with
out precedent in these regions. The
view maintained in these letters
quite well reflected the opinion of
the people at large.
Curiosity Stirred Immensely
Last Thursday one of the most
ridiculous incidents in Seattle's
history came to a logical end.
Superior Judge James Hodson
ruled that the banning in Seattle
of "Stromboli' was illegal. The
ruling was final, an injunction was
issued against enforcement of the
ban, and the case will not come
to trial again. The following day
the picture opened at the Blue
Mouse Theatre. The publicity OBJ
tanned through the ban naturally
only tended to stir up public
curiosity to new high level-ex-
actly what proponents of the ban
evidently sought to avoid-and by
now nearly all Seattleites are
tempted to see the film.
CONTINUED on Page 12)
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

different churches over here"
says Mrs. Ebba Akerman, a Swe-
dish newcomer, thinking of her
first visit recently in an American
church In Seattle.
THAT Sunday all the preacher
talked about was the imminent
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
Too Bad
World famous Scandinavian
Singer Pays Seattle Visit
Too Late

No reception committee hand to greet him. fam
farng publicity preceded his arrival But there he
joval and unaffected cycling downtown Seattle
claiming with operate gusto, this city always enjoy
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

ed his heartfelt thanks in the sOr-
riest of operate undertones.
Seattle Stop Next Year
Behring's late arrival wasn't
exactly official, since he came
from Vancouver, B. c., after COM
pleting the West Coast tour, which
also included appearances in Vic
toria, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and Portland, where he gave a.
Continued on Page 12l
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
Bergmans Baby Touched Off Film Ban;
SeattIe Engaged In Funny Controversy
Vol. 6, No. 4.

Seattle in uprOar Ingrd Bergman the renowned
Swedish actress had given birth to iegitimate in
Italy. The and the screaming frontpage headlines
touched off a storm of controversy
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
BAUMH0LTz LEADS
IN BATTING, p.(.L.;
HAS AVERAGE 1874

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Pr
Frank Baumholtz of Los Angeles,
making a runaway affair of the
1850 Pacific Coast League batting
race, led regular hitters through
games of last Saturday with the i'm
posing average of 1894
The left handed spot hitter, who
has led the field most of the sea-
son, approached the magic 400 di-
vision at the end of lat games. His
nearest rival among the regular bat
tiers was Earl Rapp of Oakland
with $50 average for 154 contests
through the same date.
Les Fleming, San Francisco first
sacker, continued to lead in runs
batted in with 126 for 159 games
and Joe Brovia of Portland topped
the home run hitters with 80 in
100 games.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
OAKLAND in
GOOD LEAD,
Pei. RACE
(By Associated Press

The Oakland Oaks are in the
drivers seat in more ways than one
in the Pacific Coast League.
AS the long season enters its last
four weeks, Oakland has a six game
lead. They tangle with second place
San Diego this week and they could
just about clinch things by wack-
ing the Padres. Furthermore, if Oak
land only broke even in the remain
ing % games of the schedule San
Diego would have to win 20 OF its
% games to catch up to the leaders.
Fourteen of Oakland's remaining
games are with San Diego, seven at
the border city this week and seven
at Oakland the week of Sept. rs. The
Acorns' other IA games are with tail
end Sacramento.
The Hollywood Stars have fairly
strong hold on third place, but
fourth place Seattle is only a half
game ahead of fifth place San Fran
cisco. The Rainiers and Seals clash
at San Francisco this week, the out
come likely to decide which team
stays in the first division.
The incentive is strong, for only
the top four first division clubs
share in the Leagues $4,000 purse
this year-S4O,000 to the winners.
$4,000 for second $12. 800 for third
and $500 for fourth place.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
GREAT RACE
FOR FLAG IN
AMERICAN

The see-saw American League
pennant race roars into the west to-
day with the pressure heavier on
the invading New York Yankees and
Boston Red Sox than on the Detroit
Tigers.
Casey Stengels Yankees, leading
by half-game begin a nine-game
tour of the west with a two-game
series in Cleveland tonight. The third
place Red Sox. game and half
out, open an eight-game road trip
in Chicago. The second place Tigers
begin a ten-game home stand with
the Washington Senators.
The Yanks, who forged to The
front yesterday by sweeping a
doublheader from Washington, 81
and 60, face no easy task.
So far the Yankees have won Il
and lost IA in the west with Cleve-
land their best stop and Detroit
sheir poorest. The Yankees have
taken seven out of nine in Cleveland
but only two out of eight in Detroit.
However, the Indians, virtually
knocked out of contention over the
weekend when they dropped four
straight games to the lowly st. Louis
Browns, are out for blood.
Allie Reynolds d3-1D is slated to
oppose the Indians Early Wynn
(16-7 to night. Wynn has beaten
The Yanks three times.
The Red Sox, installed by New
York odd-makers as tx or 8l2to D
favorite to win the pennant, are the
hottest team in the race at the mo-
ment. The Sox have won % OF their
last 26 games but are known as a
poor road club.
Boston's record in the west this
wear is a $3.50 1917 and was built
up primarily at the expense OF the
St. Louis Browns. The Sox have
knocked off the Browns eight in a
row in ST. Louis but elsewhere they
have not Jared so well. Their record
at Chicago is SIS, at Cleveland ~
and at Detroit As.
The Tigers have a schedule al
vantage over the Yanks and Red
Sox. They have II games remaining
at home where they have won "A
and lost 10 for an impressive .69d
pace.
Lopat and young Ed Ford were
the winning pitchers for the Yanks
yesterday in the rain-swept double
header at Washington, only activity
in either league.
Ford pitched brilliant three-hlt-
ter in the opener to post his sixth
victory without a setback. The young
lefty held the Senators hitless over
the last five innings.
Rookie Jackie Jensen led the
Yanks' ten-hit attack with three
safeties including his first major
league home run.
Lopat relieved cratic Tommy
Burne in the fifth inning of the
second game and allowed only two
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12

hits the rest of the way to gain
his 10th victory.
In the National League, the ques-
ton appears to be not so much who
will win the pennant but when will
the Philadelphia Phillies clinch it?
The Phils, leading the runnerup
Brooklyn Dodgers by 6l2 games, be-
gin ten-game home stand tonight
with the stumbling st. Louis Card
inals as the opposition. The Dodgers
engage the revived Cincinnati Reds
at Ebbets Field.
The only scheduled game in the
National League yesterday, night
affair between Brooklyn and New
York was rained out.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
GAMES TODAY

BROOKLYN, Sept. 12-tRl-Ewell
Blackwell gave Brooklyn lone hit
today but the Dodgers defeated the
Cincinnati Reds. to l, on a trio
Of unearned runs. The only blow
off Blackwell was single by Gene
Hermanski in the fourth. The Reds
counted on Ted Kluszewski' homer
in the fourth.
NEW YORK, Sept 12-lR-New
York downed Pittsburgh, 8 to 0, on
d six-hit pitching job today by
Sheldon Jones. The deciding run
was scored in the second when
Dan Mueller singled, went to Sec
end on an error and scored OF
Hank Thompson's single.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12

FROM SEATTLE
R. P. Bird of Seattle is registered
at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
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MONDAY NIGHT
BOWERS START
ON ELkS ALLEYS

Opening night of the Monday
League on the Elks alleys finds City
Cleaners leading the league by vir-
tue of a forfeit. However, Bell Hud-
son rolling out her three games
had high single of 214l and high SER
les of $40 which took some of the
gloom away from her team.
Jane Faulkner spurred her Pan
American Always team to a two
game victory with her series OF
485. Not far behind Dorothy Matson
paced the Needlecraft team to &
two game victory with her 473 series.
Sweeney's Shamrocks and Leota's
tied in their second game to find the
Irish coming out on top to take two
out of three in the series.
Scoring is as follows.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12

sCHwINN BIKES AT MADSEN's
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
DORCAS SOCIETY MEETS

The Dorcas Society will meet at
the home of Mrs. John Griffin at
1880 o'clock this evening. Mrs. A. L.
zumwalt will lead out in the devo-
tionals. All members are urged to
attend this important and interest
ing meeting. Further plans will be
laid for advancing the welfare work
by the church.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
ALvES0N'S 1852
LEADS p. {. LEAGUE
NUDifRS SATURDAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Pr
Burly Jack Salveson, Hollywood's
Notwithstanding right handler, top
ped Pacific Coast League hurlers
through games of last Saturday,
with and average of .T89
Salveson. who had won Is and
lost through that period. replaced
San Diego's AL Jurisich, whose To
record left him with an average of
.77s.
Jim Wilson, Seattle right handler,
retained his lead in the won and
lost department with a 1913 compil-
alton and continued to set the pace
in strikeouts, with 212.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
B. B. STARS


Stars of games played yesterday,
only in the American League as nc
games were played in the National
League, are as follows:
Pitching-Ed Ford, Yankees
pitched New York to a brilliant 81
three-hit victory over Washington
in the first game of doubleheader
for his sixth victory without de-
feat Batting-Jackie Jansen, Yam
KEGS Started three-run rally with
first major league homer and banged
opt two singles to help Yanks defeat
Washington in opener of double
header, 5-1.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-12
FIGHT DOPE

One knockout last night and one
out-pointer as follows.
NEW ORLEANS-Art Towne, 157,
New York, outpointed Jimmy Pal
mer, 1864, Detroit (10).
SAN FRANCISCO-George Par
mentier, 222. Eureka, knocked out
Junior Payne, Al, Oakland Cd.
Evening star., 1950-10-15
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A net full of fish, coueht between t
drown up bit os the fishing ship Wilton
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Evening star., 1950-03-30
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY Fronk Colby
Lesson in Good Writing.

Two thousand years ago, Quin-
lillian, Roman rhetorician and crit
ic, declared: "The writer should
so write that his readers not only
may, but must understand"
Centuries later, Anatole France
gave this as his secret for good
writin: First, clearness: next
clearness; and finally, clearness."
The cause Of most bad writing is
trying to write elegantly-long-
winded, involved sentences, unfa-
miliar, Latinized expressions, using
handfuls of words to express one
word ideas, etc.
This is especially true of modern
business correspondence, the liter
Ary outpourings of Government
bureaus, and most legal phraseology
And we who write for the news
papers are frequently guilty OF
writing that is murky and confused
For example:
Friends of Harry Hopkins who
died several years ago have vigor-
ously defended his name" Now the
subject of that sentence is friends:
therefore the subordinate clause
who died several years ago" modi-
f1es the noun friends" But it was
MT the friends who died, it was
Hopkins. A more logical arrange
ment would be: Friends of the late
Harry Hopkins have vigorously de-
Tended his name.
Another example: "The train
rolled over five miles north of Dali
las" Did the train roll over for five
miles2 That is what the sentence
seems to say, But it is nonsense of
course to suppose that railroad
a.. train would keep rolling over for
more than five miles.
Still another: Standing at the
curb. the bus knocked him down
as 1t turned the corner" The SEN
tence would make sense if it were
Worded thus: AS he stood at the
curb the bus knocked him down as
1t turned the corner.
Clearness is the goal to strive for
When little Johnnie writes 'I see
the cat he is using clear and under
standable English. When DR.. Shrdlu
pontificates, "Harump! I have re-
ceived an ocular impression of a
feline quadruped," he Is guilty of
hofr1d circumlocution.
Evening star., 1950-03-30

South in today's hand, having
recently made study of the per-
centage table, came into the battle
with the knowledge that an even
number of cards probably would
not break, so that the most prob
able distribution of any six out
standing cards was AZ. Unfor-
tunately, however, it proved to be
the little learning that was a dan
gerous thing.
Against the final contract of
four hearts, West cashed the first
three diamond tricks and in re-
sponse to partners suggestion,
shifted to spade, which South
took with the ace.
Armed with the knowledge that
clubs would probably break AZ,
declarer set about establishing
that suit. He played first the king
of clubs and then the ace, follow
ing with a small club which he
ruffed high in the closed hand.
Now that there were two good
clubs in dummy, declarer went
about extracting trumps, but re-
ceived a rude jolt when hearts
broke in an unfortunate manner.
Against East's four trumps he was
unable to cash the good clubs for
want of an entry. He could not,
therefore, obtain the two spade
discards, which he needed to full
fill contract.
To be sure, South had displayed
thoughtfulness in guarding against
a AZ club break, but he had over
looked another precautionary mea-
sure. While the five outstanding
hearts will probably divide 80 so
that the queen of trumps will be
a late entry for the club suit, de-
clarer should protect himself
against a Al split. If the hearts
break 80 declarer can afford to
play the clubs cautiously, but if
Evening star., 1950-03-30

the hearts break badly, declarer's
only hope will be that the club
suit will clear in three rounds, for
if both suits break badly the hand
cannot be won
South, therefore, should have
tested the heart suit first. The ace,
followed by a small trump to
dummy, would have revealed the
bad division. South would now
realize that he needed a 3-3 club
break and would have drawn
trumps and hoped for the best.
When the clubs suit proved to be
solid he would have glided safely
home.
Tomorrow's Problem.
As South you hold:
A43 2AKQJ9 KJ108 &A2
The bidding has proceeded:
South West North East
l heart Pass INT Pass
What do you bid now?
Copyright. 1850. by Charles H. Goren.)
Evening star., 1950-03-30
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Evening star., 1950-03-30
Goren on Bridge
By Charles H. Goren

Both sides vulnerable, South
deals.
NORTH
asa
2Q109
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WEST EAST
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Us 07432
AKQ73 H62
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SOUTH
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The bidding:
South West North East
i heart diamonds 2hearts Pass
4 hearts Pass Pass Pass
Opening lead, king of diamonds
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-03-09
Ray Larrick

Ray Larrick, 81, well known
resident of Buffalo township for
J number of years, died at St
Francis hospital, Cambridge, on
Saturday morning at $50 a. m.
from an illness of three years.
He was born March IA, 1869
the son of Moses and Maudelane
Stevens Larrick and was mar
ried in 1903 to Cora Danford
who died two years ago. Mr.
Larrick was a retired farmer.
Surviving are one brother
Ernest Larrick, of Pleasant City
route 2: one sister, Mrs. William
Bates, of Pleasant City route |
One son, four brothers and one
sister are deceased.
Funeral services were held or
Monday at p. m. from the Mt
Zion Lutheran church with Rev
Rudolf Willer, pastor of Christ
Evangelical Lutheran church ir
Cambridge, officiating. Inter
ment was made in the Mt. Zion
cemetery by the Herlan funeral
home.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-03-09
Francis Marion Thornton

Friends in Noble county have
been notified of the death of
Francis Marion Frank" Thorn
ton, IA, who died last Monday al
the hospital in Emmetsburg
Iowa, from injuries received
when he fell near his home and
fractured his hip.
Mr.. Thornton was born in
East Union on Aug. IS, 1875, the
son of Reuben and Hannah
Thornton. He grew to young
manhood in that vicinity and on
March q, 1895 married Rachel
Florence Shipley at East Union.
The couple had eight children,
four of whom are living. The
Thorntons also raised a grand
son, Louis Gerleman, from child
hood.
The Thorntons moved from
East Union to Irvington, Iowa