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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
Services For
King In j. S.

A memorial service for King
Gustaf was held At 8 o'clock on
November 9 in the Cathedral
Church Of ST. John the Divine in
New York. which was filled to
capacity by nearly 1000 people.
The Swedish Ambassador to the
United States, Erik Bohemian,
made q brief address.
Nine Karin BranzeIl. Jussi
Boring and Set Svanholm, all of
the Metropolitan Opera, partici-
pated IN the program, which in
cluded the Combined Scandinavian
Male Chorus of New York and
the Cathedral Choir. Ambassador
Bohemian spoke also at a memorial
service in the afternoon in the
Washington Cathedral President
Truman and the Secretary of
State had sent personal repre-
sentatiyes. and a beautiful wreath
had come from former U. S. Am
bassador or Ministers TO Sweden.
Similar services were held in
Gloria Del Church In Philadelphia.
and in Boston Chicago, Houston.
Minneapolis. Seattle. and other
cities In Minneapolis, the chimes
In the City Hall Tower WEIR played
for one hour before the service be-
Gaa-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
Introducing. Scandinavia
Sweden
Taxes And Income

Sweden's National debt has thru
the Governments Gebt-retirement
program increased only normally
since 1916 after a skyrocketing of
the war years national debt. Prior
to the assumption of dollar obi
cations under the ERP there has
been no external debt in recent
years. The Government work.
ing budget has during the last few
years been over-balanced as an
anti-inflationary measure.
These are the highhghts of the
Governments postwar financial
policy.
Sweden had paid off most of
ner foreign debts by the middle
sos. But due to defense prepa-
rations, credit grants to other
countries, and investment activi-
ties the national debt scared from
2,430 mill. cr 1878 mill.;) in mid
1888 to 11,195 mill. or. (S3,11o
millD, by mid-1946. A smaller in
crease to mid-1e4S made the debt
total 11.4S7 mill. or. (S3,190 MILL.
State assets before the war.
showed a surplus over the debt.
but after the war the balance was
reversed. Total assets by mid-194S
were figured at s,545 mill. or.
(S2,374 MILL.
Taxes on earnings and property,
pension contributions. taxes on
consumers goods, and earnings of
State business enterprises are the
Governments principal sources of
receipts: social welfare. defense,
education, interest on national
debt, and agricultural price SUBJ
sides are major items for expen-
ditures
Working budget for fiscal 1e4e-
1850 lin Millions: Receipts, CT.
SIG (S1,4201; expenditures, Or.
1895 1,220); surplus, CIR. 721
$4,000.
Capital budget balances at Or.
247 mill. (S6S.7 MILL but by MAX
ing use OF previous authorizations
the Government expects to actual
~ spend some 700 mill. CT. This
total is, however, covered by the
working budget surplus and no
new loans will be required.
Income and Wealth
Most ir,aDortant sources of the
Government receipts are the in
comes. From 1888 to 1917 tax re-
turns. From 1885 to 1e47 tax re-
turns showed 1880 increase in in
comes; but the rise was uneven.
AS group individuals earned
1926 more in lo47. incorporated
companies, 1867, and other tax
payers. 4oGc.
Vnenn,, n,xaI,nr,a1f 1000 Jna.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
Norway
Who's Who In NORWAY
SVERDRUP, Otto

SNEkDRUf, Otto Neumann
knoph. b. 1854, d. 1880, polar ex-
plorer. S, went to sea at young
age, and 1SsS-S9 he took part in
Nansen's expedition to Greenland.
On Nansen's expedition with Fran,
1S93-96 he was captain of the
ship, and after Nansen in March,
1895, had left the ship, he was
also leader of the expedition. Dur
ing its further drift, Fran in Nov
ember, 1895, reached by ship. In
1898 Sverdrup set out on another
expedition with Fram,-this time
as the leader of his own expedition.
His plan was to sail around Green
land, but this was abandoned, and
instead he went westwards thru
Jonessound. Here new lands were
discovered and mapped total
area of these discoveries being as
large as the southern part of Nor
way. Other scientific results of
the expedition were also very valu-
able. In 1910 he led a whaling
expedition to the Greenland
waters and founded a whaling
company, catching whales near
Alaska, 1e11-14. In 1914 and 1920
he led relief expeditions for Rus
sian expeditions in distress.
SAEVERUD, Harald Sigurd Jo-
han, b. ia. 1897, composer. Stud
led in Bergen and Berlin, conduct
ing under Clemens Krauss. He re-
turned to Bergen as conductor and
received a state scholarship for
composition in 1888. Saeverud has
received strong impulses from Ri
kard Nordraak and Norwegian
folk-music. and aims to develop
m d n orchestra compositions
based on folk-music. He has also
succeeded in creating series of
original works, which especially
show an exceptionally rich imagi-
nation and great power Of instru-
pentation.
His compositions include SYM
phonies; so variations for cham
Der orchestra: "KjaempeviseslAt-
ten" (also for ochestral and his
music to Ibsen's Peer Gynt".
SORENSEN, Henrik Ingvar. b.
1872 1882, painter. Studied with
Hartmann, Colarossi and Matisse.
Made his debut in Oslo in 1908,
and is now a central figure in Nor
wegian artistic life. His pictures
have exercised a great influence
on his own generation as we'll as
on the younger painters. His own
picturesque production comprise
romantic symbolic works like
''Trold" (lo0ol and "Guldfuglen"
(1e1ol, religious compositions and
a series of excellent landscape pic
lures and portraits. Sorensen is
also an outstanding figure in the
Norwegian monumental art of
painting. He is represented in all
greater Nordic official and private
collections and in the National
Gallery in Oslo.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

Telephone Service

Within the next few DAYS il will
be possible TO telephone from Nor
way TO the Norwegian British
Swedish expedition in the Antarc-
tic. Telephone contact will be es-
tahlished via Bergen Radio. which
states that except for atmospheric
disturbances, reception should be
compared with that of normal in
land telephone connections. Ber-
gen RADIO already has daily wire
less contact with the Antarctic
expedition.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
Po>f-W ar Time

The regular army was re-estae-
hshed in the course Of the summer
Of le45. and. a home guard has al
so been formed. made up partly
Of conscripts and partly Of volun-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22
Morse Liquor Sale

Liquor sales throughout Nor
way have dropped nearly million
kroner II the past four weeks
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-11-22

Shown above is Miss Magda Swedish doll
with a of her from
Stockholm visited Seattle recently
is having
in dOl-making in dolls
lures. Her dolls priced at SAC apiece here.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
Marriage Licenses

The following from Hagerstown
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
week:
Harold Lee Eichelberger, 10, Ha-
gerstown; Patricia A. Walters, 16
Shippensburg, Pa.
Jack Rethorst, Jr., q, Pittsburg,
Kansas; M. Frances Murray, "a, Ha-
gerstown.
Robert E. Gray, 81, Williamsport;
Janice L. Gossard, Is, Halfway.
Carl A. Watson, Al, Hagerstown;
Mary L. Miner, "a, Hagerstown.
David L. Zombro, IS, Hagerstown;
Rosemarie Kronawetter, II, Hagers-
town
Robert E. Allen, 25, Hagerstown;
Dorothy M. Friese, 81, Hagerstown.
Wilmer D. Ausherman, 20, Balti-
more; Dolores Y. CLANCY, 10, Hag-
erStown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
Montsarada Grange
Regular Meeting
Gembers Oppose Daylight Saw
ing And State Motor Vehicle
Inspection.

The regular meeting of Montsar-
ada Grange was held on Tuesday
evening, February IA, at the Fair
play School, with Master w. B.
Leatherman presiding.
The members were reminded of
the Washington County Pomona all
day meeting to be held on Satur-
day, February Is, beginning at 1000
am, in Leitersburg. An announce
ment was also made of three CON
tests.
The first, sponsored by the Nation
al Grange in cooperation with the
American Plant Food Council, is
an essay contest on the subject.
"Soil Fertility and the Nations Flu
ture." This contest opened on Feb
ruary | and closes April Is, and any
young person under 20 years of age
is eligible to enter.
The second, for grange youth un-
der 18 years of age only, is a high
way safety contest, the subject of
the essay being youths Respon-
sibility in Highway Safety" This
second contest opened on February
l and closes June Is. The third
contest announced is a dress con-
test for girls and women.
A contribution was made to the
Fairplay School toward the pur-
chasing of movie protector. Mem
bers then voiced their objections to
Daylight Saving Time, and also went
on record as objecting to the state
motor vehicle inspection.
The literary program featured a
playlet entitled United Relations
in the Home Circle" with the fol-
lowing taking part: Lorraine Baker,
Betty Schmidt, Viola Line, Lyle Mel
lott, Boyd Smelling and Raymond
Mueller.
After group singing, the program
continued as follows: History of
Lincoln by Russell Iseminger;
History of Washington by Jacob
Scheller; Comparing Lincoln and
Washington" Ella Scheller; read
ing, ''St. Valentines Day." by Fay
Whitmore; vocal selections by the
grange chorus, comprised of Betty
Schmidt, Viola Line, Lorraine Bak-
er, Raymond Mueller, Lyle Mellott
and Jacob Scheller, accompanied by
Ellie Scheller.
The next meeting of the grange
will be held on Tuesday evening,
February %.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
Scouters To Take
Training Courses

The University of Scouting, spon-
sored by the Washington Area
Council Boy Scouts, beginning Mon
day, February 81, will present three
courses for Scouters on the following
subjects; Troop Committeeman
Chats; Basic Scoutmaster Expert
ences, and the Advance Scoutmaster
Course. The general theme will fol-
low the theme of the 4Oth Anniver-
sary of Scouting, Leadership, Pro-
gram and Membership.
Scouters who will take the courses
are:
Troop Committeeman Training
Chairmen, Wilbur Phillips; Finance,
Geo. Brey; Advancement, E. Warren
Smith; Outdoor, Robt. Shircliff; In
door, C. R. Blackburn, and Institu-
tional Representative, PAUL Shields.
Basic Scoutmaster Course-Scout-
master (appointee to be made); Sc
nior Patrol Leader, Howard Johns
ton; Patrol Leaders, Roger Repp, c..
S. Jones, Jr., Pop" Byers and Ken
Williams.
Advance Scoutmaster Course -
Scoutmaster, Earl Gooding; Senior
Patrol Leader, Charles Morrison;
Patrol Leaders, Robert Foltz, Charlie
Barber, Charles Poffenberger, Wal
ter Norris and DOC" Mowen.
Faculty Members include: Vernon
Sigler, R. G. Hebb, Paul Hoover,
Reed Lowe, doc" Mowen, DR.. Yer
non B. Kellett and Ford Bryan.
The Training Courses will be held
at Trinity Lutheran Church and will
get under way with University of
Scouting Rouser Banquet at $50
p. m.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23

that he gave any concrete evidence
regarding his Party's campaign plat
form in the November elections.
Speaking on this phase Of our ma
tional economy, Mr.. Gabrielson told
his audience that the Republic Party
had q six-point program that, when
put into effect, WILL financially, put
the country back on it's feet. He
listed the six points as:
/. End deficit spending and return
to balanced budget.
2. Cut Federal spending
3. Adopt the recommendation of
the Hoover Commission.
A. Enact a general tax reduction.
5. Strictly enforce laws against
monopoly.
Appoint non-partisan commits
sion to plan a sensible redistribution
of revenue sources among govern
ment on all levels: national, state
and local
The National Committee chairman
ended his address with this scathing
indictment of the present admins
tration
To-day, we, in America, are wit
Messing a great conflict for the soul
and mind of man. We are witnessing
a struggle between the authoritarian
-regimented-and the liberal con-
cepts of life. In this struggle those
who now falsely call themselves lib
possibly because they do not
know the meaning Of the word so
cialism and have not bothered to in
form themselves-ar lined up on the
/ totalitarian side. That may not be
where they think they stand-but
that is where they do stand. They
stand there because they have abarf-
doned the philosophy of traditional
liberalism, which placed its main
emphasis upon individual liberty and
freedom.
mfr. Truman may-and very
probably willr-remain among those
SO blind they cannot see. But my
belief is that the Americans at the
Congressional elections next No
venber will dispel the mists before
his eyes, because this Nation of ours
must be saved from such tragic fall
lacies of judgement"
During the evening, several vocal
Pselections were rendered by Ken
meth E. Sim, accompanied by Mrs.
Sim.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
Red Cross Drive
Quota Is $18,39O
Drive VIII Get Under Way On
March More Division Chair
men Named.

The Washington County quota for
the 1850 Red Cross Fund Drive has
been set at $18,39O, according to an
announcement by John A. Latimer,
Jr., general chairman of the drive.
The chairman also announced the
following division chairmen for the
drive
The initial gifts division will be
headed by Fred Thompson, local
insurance man, who has been prom
inent in Community Chest work.
The county division will be head
ed by Omer T. Kaylor, Jr., local at
torney and native of Hagerstown,
who has also been prominent in
Community Chest drives. In view of
the wide area to be covered by this
division, Mr.. Kaylor has named two
Observation-Disclosures c. Hamil-
ton and w. Warren Stultz.
Rev. Kenneth M. Gearhart, rector
of st. Johns Episcopal Church, will
act as chairman of the city division,
and Franklin r. Miller, secretary of
the Home Builders Savings and Loan
Association, will head the clubs and
organizations division.
Herbert E. Miner, Jr., Gas prev
iously announced) will head the com
mercial and industrial division.
Although the general drive will
not officially get under way until
March l, the chairmen of the initial
gifts division and the commercial
and industrial division have named
their committee members, and they
are already at work, and it is hoped
that their solicitations will be com
pleted when the general canvas be-
gins on March l.
The drive will be launched at a
kickoff dinner at the Hotel Alex
ander.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23

The annual Lincoln Banquet of
the Republican Party in Washing
ton County, held in the Masonic
Temple on Tuesday night, drew an
overflow attendance of more than
seven hundred It was probably
the most important Republican rally
that has ever been held here, since
it marked the first public appearance
in Maryland of Guy George Gabriel
son, chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, who was the prin-
cipal speaker.
1t was a milestone in another re-
spect also, for the speaker gave the
first clear-cut statement on at least
one phase of the Party's platform in
the coming national election that
this reporter has heard-the COPS
program for the financial stabiliza-
ton of the nation.
The gathering brought together:
most of the members of the State
COP Central Committee; Congress-
man j. Glenn Beall; the members of
the County Central Committee; Ma
yor H. L. Mills; State Senator Ken
meth Mclaughlin; the Republican
members of the Board of County
Commissioners; The Republican
members of the House of Delegates;
Republican Office holders in the
County, and many possible aspirants
for the various national, state and
county offices that will be at stake
in the forthcoming primaries and
elections.
d. Eldred Rinehart, chairman of
the County Central Committee, pre-
sided; Congressman Beall introduced
the speaker, and County Commits
sioner Clarence Eldridge was chair
man of the banquet committee.
AS was to be expected, Mr.. Cab
rielson pounded hard at the socialist
trend of the present administration
being particularly caustic in his ref
erences to President Truman, whom
he referred to as the current Presi-
dent of the United States"
The National Committee chairman
ridiculed the name Fair Deal" stat
ing that he preferred to call it ''The
Marked Cards Deal, where the deal
er slips the card to fit the occasion
from the top, bottom, center, OF
from anywhere in the deck"
But it was not until he touched on
the financial situation of the country
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23

Three new films for church educa-
ton use, but entirely different from
any film on the subject ever shown
here before, will have their premiere
showing in this area at the Church
of the Brethren auditorium on Mon
day evening at 7:30 o'clock, under
the sponsorship of the Washington
County Council of Churches.
The Rev. Norman L. Trott, pres
ident of the Council, in comment
ing on the films-"What Happened
to 10 Jo," "A Job for Bob" and
Birthday Party stated that they
are "a striking example and unique
elimination of great ecumenical
church movement"
The films were produced by the
Protestant Film Commission (Which
is supported by 10 major denomina-
tons and Is INSTRUMENTATION
agencies) and the International
Council of Religious Education. Mr..
George w. Draper, chairman of the
Committee in Visual Education of
the Council of Churches, is in charge
of the program.
Birthday Party" teaches children
how the Golden Rule applies to
everyday experiences; What Hap
pened to 10 10" is designed to help
young people consider and plan a
course of action for community bet
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
News Of Al
Girls Clubs
FUTURE MEETINGS

The following is the schedule of
meetings to be held by All Girls
Clubs in Washington County for the
remainder of February:
Thursday, February %, 1000 a.
m.-Greensburg Club will meet at
the school,
Friday, February "a, 100 pm
Fairplay Club will meet at the school.
Friday, February "a, 7:30 pm
Brownsville Club will meet at the
home of Mary Hagan.
Monday, February 81, 7:3O pm
Huyetts Club will Inject at the home
of Ann Cunningham.
Tuesday, February %, ZOO pm.
Maugansville Club will meet at the
home of Dorothy Davis.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23

man went to Huntsville, Ala, to
practice law. While there he serv-
ed, among other offices, as district
governor of Kiwanis, post command
er of the American Legion, scout
master of a Boy Scout Troop and
president of the Chamber of Com
merce
In 1886, he made his first political
campaign, resulting in his election as
Representative in Congress from the
9th district of Alabama. He was re-
turned for five terms, without OPP
position. On November 5, 1916, Mr..
Sparkman was elected to the u. S.
Senate to fill the unexpired term of
the late Senator John II. Bankhead
At the same time, he was elected to
the House of Representatives He
Immediately resigned from the House
to enter upon his duties in the SEN
ate. This is the only case in history
where a man was elected to both
Houses at the same time.
The Senator is a member of the
Senate Banking and Currency Com
mittee, the Public Works Committee
and also the Joint Committee on the
Economic Report He is chairman
of the Subcommittee on Housing
and is sponsoring bills to provide an
adequate housing program and to en-
courage the industrial expansion of
the South and West.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
Senator John j. Sparkman To Be Guest
Speaker At St. PauPs Methodist Church
VIII Deliver The Address At Annual Laymens Day Service
IL O'clock On Sunday acknowledgement OF The Church VIII
Have Charge OF The Service.

Laymen's Day will be observed in
the Methodist Churches across the
nation on Sunday, with the laymen
of the various churches conducting
the services.
AT The Laymen's Day Service at
st. Pauls Methodist Church, North
Potomac Street, at IL o'clock Sun
day morning, the guest speaker will
be Senator John j. Sparkman of
Alabama. Senator Sparkman is an
active Methodist of long standing,
having served on the Board of Ste
wards of his own church and as
teacher of the Mems class. He is a
graduate of the University of Ala
bama, having received the degrees
of A. B., A. M. and LIB, and is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr.. John d. Zentmyer, associate
lay leader at st. PauPs, has arranged
the. program for this special service.
The laymen of the church who will
participate are: Harry Poole, super
intendent of the Sunday School, who
will preside; William p Kreyken-
bohm, who will lead the Responsive
Reading; James Solt will offer the
prayer; Ralph Lewis will give the
scripture reading; and the minister,
Rev. Norman L. Trott, will pro
nounce the beneditction.
After finishing his work at the
University Law School, Mr.. Spark
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
SCOUT FROM TROOP 3
TO ATTEND JAMBOREE.

The Washington School PIT. A.,
which sponsors Boy Scout Troop 8,
voted at their January Is meeting to
pay part of the expenses of a Scout
from the troop to the International
Boy Scout Jamboree, which will be
held this summer at Valley Forge,
Pa.
The Scout to represent the troop
will be selected by Mr.. Snodderly,
the Scoutmaster, and the members
of the troop committee.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23

terment, and "a Job for Bob" deals
with the problem of young man
seeking to find his life's vocation and
IN doing so, making contribution
to the work of the world.
The films are Of a practical nature,
and useful, not only in the educa-
tional work of the average congre-
cation, but also to other character
building organizations, and leaders
of young peoples work in particular
are urged to attend the preview.
The general public is also invited to
be present at this first showing, and
there will be no charge for admis-
sion and no offering will be received.