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Waldo


The funeral services of Mr..
Strong were held at St John
Baptist church last week. He was
the husband Of Mrs, Verdia
Strong, who is a well known
teacher of the second grade at
Waldo high school He was the
brother of Mink Strong a well
known citizen OF this city. Rev.
Simpson, pastor Of St John Bap-
fist church delivered the funeral
Grafton ......... Doris Maloney. Betty
Ruth Mendelhall and Floyd
Jamerson scored the highest
points in the mid-term examina-
ton in room 9 Mrs Townsend Is
instructor of that class. ..... The high
school basket ball teams are hold
Arkansas State press., 1951-01-26
Dewitt

F. d Pitts
Mrs. Charlie Montgomery and
Mrs. Annie L. Nelson We're recent
ly Dewitt Key school visitors,
Roosevelt Clay, former Dewitt
resident, died in Stuttgart last
week. Mark Johnson who has
been i'll for several months died
at the home of Mrs. Susie Grif-
fin last week R. H. Brotherton,
city superintendent, visited the
English department recently. The
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Period Dant-
zler was completely destroyed by
fire last week. Mr.. and Mrs. E.
c. Stevens attended the funeral
of their uncle, Ben Locknart'
which was held at the Mt Marian
M. B. church of Oak Forrest. They
also attended the wedding of their
cousin, Dan Salane, to Miss Cora
Arkansas State press., 1951-01-26

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Arkansas State press., 1951-01-26

ing fast to the champion record
Last week they conquered CS
Woodland school. taking three
straight games. Author Briggs,
Raymond Alexander, Leroy Ran.
som and Grady Copeland starred
in winning the games. Rev Hugh.
ey, Mrs. Harris and Mrs Mary
Rowe are trainers OF The teams
Mrs Juanita Oliver Is on the sick
list but is reported much better
The great Bible drama entitled
"Jephthah and his Daughter" will
be staged in the school gym. Many
adults of the city will take a part
The play Is composed Of about 30
characters.
--Buy Where Nerress Wort
Arkansas State press., 1951-01-26
GURDoN

Mrs. Clarice Smith left last
week for Texarkana whore she
will make her home. Miss Eunice
Terry has returned to her home in
Little Rock after visiting her fami-
ly, Mr.. and Mrs, D. A. Johnson.
Mrs. Virginia Stringer. Mrs, A.
Ellis and Herman STICKY made 4
business trip to Alexander and
Hot Springs recently.,..An eight
pound boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. N. G Williams recently.
Ruth Kolhein spent the weekend
here with her parents, Rev, and
Mrs. ]. H. Kolhein.... Mrs. S. Dor
sey of Los Angeles was called here
to the bedside of her sister. Mrs
Annie L. Hampstead Mrs. Lula
Lloyd has completed her beauty
course in Texarkana......Mrs. E
Mccoy, Mrs. D. L. Deadmon, Mrs
A. Ellis, Mrs. Nancy Book, Mrs
Ona Wilson, and Rev. D A. John
son attended the council Of the A
ME church at Prescott last week
The presiding elder is DR.. Cooper
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris has re-
turned home from st. Louis where
she spent the weekend. Mrs. An
ME B. Brown of Kansas City visit
ed her cousin and family, Mr.. ane
Mrs. A. c. Barlow.
BUY Where Negroes Work
Arkansas State press., 1951-01-26
A Complete
Coverage Of
jefferson County

Mel at the home of Rev r Il
Gaines in Mariana. The n,,.'|
and groom will make their hos'
in st. Louis..q.,The Dewitt BRAN.
NAACP will hold It's regr,.
meeting Sunday at the First Rss
fist church at 200 p. m. sam Ks.]
nedy is president. The Lodge MI
s43, FAM meets on the first All
third Tuesday nights of e,.'|
month. J. E. Wilson is wisAh'l
Master.
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an, Rev. p. II. Henderson, John
Brooks. Willie Washington, Dora
Washington. Rev. Ed Jackson,
Washington, Andrew Mason.
Joseph Washington. Mary Will
liams, Rev. Ed Jackson, Horace
Kendall. Herbert Haynes, and Gus
Williams
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Arkansas State press., 1951-01-26
;ooD HOPE
Bessie L. S0ckwell

Good Hope AME church had a
very successful Sunday School
and service Sunday. Mrs. Mable
Hollimon, superintendent of Beth
ell AME church Sunday School,
visited Good Hope AME church
Sunday. She conducted the
Sunday school which was quite in
teresting Rev T. M. Stith
preached a very inspirational SER
mon on the subject, Every Man
Must Bear His Own Burden" .....
Mrs. G. Sockwell was rushed to
the doctor Sunday but Is reported
better at this writing ...... Mes
danes M T. Douglas, Minnie
Blake. Effie Walker. Eunice Blake
well last week and held prayer
service.
md Ida Box visited Mrs. Sock.
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HUTTlG
Georgia NJ. Bass

Mr.. and Mrs. While Acoff of
Chicago, Illinois, Mr.. and Mrs, lie.
mon Jefferson Of Fl Dorado and
Mrs. M. Jones of Camden attend
ed the funeral of Mrs Jones sis
ter here last week Mrs. Lucy
Burch died January Is in FL
Dorado, Funeral was held at ST
Andrew AME church Sunday at
ZOO p. m. Burial was in Harper
Arkansas State press., 1951-01-26

Lula Mae visited in Ell Dorado last
week.-Mrs.. Bernard Robertson and
children have returned from Hot
Springs. They spent a week there
Send all news to Georgia M
Bass, Box 327 or call 1928.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19
Spotlight on
Norwegian
Americans
BY A. BJERKESETH

This week Seattle entered it's
100 years jubilee with a resound-
ing bang, - five-star general
opening the celebration with a
speech that promises to keep the
political pot boiling for some time
to come. The generals oratory
may prove to be disadvantageous
to harmonious continuation of a
Greater Seattle CENTENNIAL but
that's none of our business mas
much as We had no hand in the
arrangements.
Not very many years after the
first settlers landed at Alki Point
and founded what is now Seattle,
the first Norwegian came there
too, according to a story in wv.
p" for this week. This newcomer
was Knud Olsen from Ryfylke in
Norway. He came in a rowboat
from Olympia looking for suitable
farmland and settled at Alki Point
where he built his home and pros
pered. = The complete story of
Knud Olsen is very interesting,
and should be the first chapter in
the book of Newcomers to Seattle
that some day must be written.
Speaking of newcomers to Sc
attle,-they're still arriving. Some
of them are not exactly of the
Knud Olsen-type nor mentally of
the same caliber as newcomers
$50 years ago for that matter.
Young Scandinavians' a newly
organized club for newcomers and
others capable of speaking Scan
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19

dlnaVian languages will meet Nov.
Fl at Norway Center "by invita-
ton only according to the Scandi-
navian Americans last issue.
OF course one must be allowed
to presume that any newcomer
from Scandinavia is capable of
speaking his own language, then
why limit the Club to "by invita-
ton only? If it is supposed to be
a secret select society, then why
all the publicity? To me it sounds
sorority-like and snobbish.
III be the first one to admit
that newcomers of today are gem
orally speaking, better educated
than the same species $3.50 years
ago. That is the result of a far
more advanced Scandinavia. Con-
sequently they expect more than
we did long ago. That attitude
too is OK provided they are will
ing to adjust themselves as soon
as possible to their new environ
ment and mix with the rest of us
and our offspring. Very little is
gained by isolation socially. If
few newcomers cal. told 16) still
prefer to do so, let it be done
on the q-t-"by invitation only
but not publicly thru our very
worthy Scandinavian American.
BY the way-The local Sons and
Daughters of Norway lodges in
vites ALL newcomers to a festival
for the purpose of get-acquainted
in Norway Center. Wednesday, No
vember %, 8 p. m.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19
DANISH HEADLINES

prompted by the advanced work
the Danish people have done in the
fields of labor legislation, social
welfare, cooperatives, adult educa-
ton, health insurance, and other
areas pertaining to sociology =
which is my field of study. Den.
mark, over a period of 100 years
has been evolving techniques and
procedures to solve the social
problems that seem to accompany
the development of all free demo-
cratic nations. I, as sociology
student, was to be in a working
laboratory - that laboratory be-
ing the country itself.
From the time we American
students entered Denmark until
the day We took our final leave,
our most vivid impression of Dem
mark was the friendliness, the
hospitality, the generosity of the
Danish people. This seems to be
standard characteristic of most
Danes. Passersby that we asked
questions of in the streets respond
ed more as friends than as strang-
ers. We noticed this particularly
among the members of the Copen-
hagen Chapter of the International
House Association. Although they
represented a diversified group of
Danish society. and although they
had had widely differing exper-
fences in the United States, their
common desire was to make the
foreign students in Copenhagen
feel at home. Their endeavors
We're highly successful. We recall
with warm glow of pleasure the
teas, Thanksgiving dinner, the
Christmas party, the November
10th celebration, as well as the
numerous small hospitable gather
ings they helped plan for us.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19
WHY CHOSE DENMARK

In The International House Quar-
terly, Summer 1851, Jean Sullivan
writes on "A Foreign Student at
a Scandinavian University" Elk
tracts of Miss Sullivan's article
follows:
II choose Scandinavia for sew
eral reasons. I saw in this area
new group of countries inter-
ested in participating in the ex-
change of students. The Scandin-
avian countries are far from be-
ing provincial and retrospective.
The American Scandinavian Foun-
dation has long facilitated the ex-
change of Scandinavian peoples
with the United States, but since
1945 there has been increased in
terest in this field. Norway. Swe-
den and Denmark have all been
making special provisions for Eng
disappearing students, and I was
eager to be among those to par
ticipate in this endeavor.
My choice of Denmark was also
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19

with the gift, subscribed by all
present, n everybody sings: ia,
ma han leva."
Now its your turn. B U were
the silent honor guest, but this
time u have the undisputed last
word. U should have practiced on
this speech in advance. Everybody
should. U never know when your
turn comes.
U start something like this:
''Unaccustomed l m 2 speak
ing in public However, stand
ing here B 4 U, riding merrily on
the wave of your sweeping emo
tons -
Then u tell them how surprised
U were. U had even 4-gotten that
U had your birthday. n far S the
gift :. e.. it was altogether much.
U didn't deserve all that. U hadn't
Done anything . But, of course,
u will keep the gift now. being
that U such d gifted person.
n so, from the bottom of your
heart, u thank them all bless
them. If U could break down cry
ing or choke your voice at that
point, it would create perfect
effect, n Y good 4 a comeback
10 years from now again.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19
"Greatest In The World"

dilu SuuueHly 1 see MIN running
out of the house up to the fence
where l was. Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Johnson" he cried. I thought
something had gone wrong. Next
thing l know he says, great
things have happened, life has talk
en- on new meaning to me- it
was something about discovery
And he says, the funny part of it
is that it's so simple and easy.
I says what7, and he says, last
night it finally struck me q.
Ideas tumbled around in my head.
I couldn't sleep. He looked kinda
funny in his eyes, l could see that.
And he says, you know I'm the
greatest mathematician alive right
this minute! The greatest in the
world''
Lord, I never seen him like
that before" she said. He looked
all greasy in his face. 1 thought
he had turned crazy :. you know
and she stared big-eyed in a
sort of child-like bewilderment.
well, suddenly he sees Johnny,
my boy, sitting on the back porch
and he rushes up to him and GRADS
him by the shoulders and shakes
him and = Oh, Lord! = You
should have seen our doggy
he was running around in circles
and barking just like he was nuts
too! Honestly, it was just too
crazy for words"
You mean he shook the boy?"
We'll, he finally quoted down.
Next thing I know he was sitting
on the porch and explaining this
thing to Johnny. l went up to
listen to them, but couldn't make
heads or tails of il so l just went
back to the garden and there
was bending over when he come up
i from behind and says, you're up
! to a lot of fooliShness, Mrs. John
son. Why pick on the weeds?' he
says. and then he says, think Of
all the people in the world pickin'
on weeds And he says something
about people goin' but weeds keep
COMM. Something about temples
crumblin' and everything goin
back to dust, but weeds just keep
comm. SO why try to stop nature
Huh! = we'll, that was a good
joke. But he sure was funny. Oh
Lord" and she threw back heI
head and burst into a rich, throaty
laugh.
Well, this is the sketchy story
of the desintegration of a lonely
man, a story that could be tolG
over and over again in differen,
versions. And it goes TO show
how hard it is to become 1.-THE
greatest in the world" How hare
on the person who tries it.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19
middIe-Aged Man

WssWWsV n6VW VsWu
When ] was little boy,
wanted 2 b a grown up. When 1
was fullgrOwn, 1 wanted 2 be a
middle-age man. Now have
reached that stage n have nothing
2 look forward 2 kept looking
back again.
The other day happened b my
60.th birthday, so l consider my
self middle-age man now.
AS 1 happens 2 b the GUS
todian of a public building, every
body knows U. Your habits, your
faults, your age n your birthday.
My friends thought reaching the
age of 60 was a sad occasion n
wanted 2 cheer me up. On the
Clubs meeting night they had, a
that reason, arranged surprise
party 4 their humble servant. I
was kept in the dark of all their
secret doings n didn't smell any,
| L
bunch of ladies in the dining hall
arranging things, decorating ev-
en- putting up head table. Then
/ had a feeling something was 60
ing 2 happen. Either a big shot
from Sweden was expected 2 visit
the Club that night or some small
shot like me was going 2 b hon
ored.
It was me alright.
When the meeting was over
was escorted down 2 the dining
hall n placed at the head table 2
gether with my wife n some pres
idents of lodges n CLUBS where I
hold membership. The POSTMASTER
grabbed the microphone spoke.
Have any of U ever been in a
position like that? Well, there isn't
much u can do. Just sit there n
listen 2 what a helluva fine guy
1--WE been all your life. They new
er mention your bad habits, your
mistakes, your unpublished man.
ners n shortcomings. All is 4 CIV
en-. It's just like Christmas.
Il I sit there n listen speaker
after mother. Every Is in a
while U take up your hanky, blow
your nose or wipe tear from the
corner of your eye. 4 U deeply
touched by all this applesausing
At least, U pretend b.
All your musician friends there
2 partake in the program. They
play your favorites n sing your
choice numbers. N all eyes on
U. They want 2 see how U react.
U keep on moving Your hanky be-
tween your pocket n your eye az
short intervals n look down at the
table n blush as often S possible.
The male chorus, in which U also
are a member, is there. The boys
called up on the stage. They
sing. Every number is just like II
was written 4 U. 1t sounds good,
even tho U not singing with them
this time. In between the songs
the conductor makes speech.
Then u get know more about
yourself Your fine qualities. U
r even referred ?, not only good
singer. but S a musician. u + men
toned 2-gether with Edison n 9TH
err great names, u = really going
over big.
After hearing all this from ev-
cry speaker so many times, U r
commencing believe it, getting
worried. U getting worried over
the fact, that after an other 60
years or perhaps less, u will have
leave, n how is the world going
get along without U?
N so they come the climax
Some speaker is presenting Z
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19
u. S. Play In NORWAY

Carson kanin's Born Yester-
day" will be featured by Riksteat-
ret, Norway's travelling theater,
this fall. Seven stock companies
will, from now until Christmas.
present more than 800 perform
ances in every part of Norway.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19

Total municipal and State tax
receipts in Norway rose SIS and
27.5 per cent, respectively in the
Il950-51 fiscal year.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19

The 12-man Norwegian delega-
ton to the United Nations General
Assembly session in Paris is head
ed by Foreign Minister Harvard NJ.
LANCE.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-11-19
SCANDINAVIAN
AMERICANA
BY
sc NDY
((H 7
S c A N D Y

some people and their stories can
be. And how terribly sad they
can be, although we are prone to
think they are funny.
Once 1 was "hot on the trail
Of man who supposedly could tri-
sect an angle, which is supposed
to be impossible. Rather, was
interested in the man and that's
why looked him up in his house
one morning. He had just got UP
from bed He had his union suit
on and the curious thing about
this encounter was that he kept
it on and tried to put on a pair
of trousers at various intervals,
though he never succeeded. All
this happened while words gushed
out of his mouth. He was what
you may call touched" if you
wish.
"Gawd, son. he said, you've
got the story of your life."
you know" he said, Il haven't
been sleeping for five nights. My
heart is weak. Sometimes I'm
afraid Tn going to lose my mind
feel so alone in the house
and sometimes 1 hear strange
sounds in the night . get up
and listen and tell myself I'm a
fool" = and he paused reflective
ly now - But then l hear them
again strange voices, some
times I recognize them :. . Some
times they sound like Anna (his
dead wife, calling me and then
like last night l heard the key
turn in the front door. I'm sure
of it! l got up hnrriedly and
shouted from upstairs, 'yes'?i . i.
Well, after that 1 sat by the win
dow and waited for the sun to go
up"
Still clad in his underwear, ne
started to put one foot into the
trousers, then drew it back.
Have you ever seen the sun
go up?" he said, his eyes fixed in
a searching gaze. That is one of
the biggest experiences in life! 1t
takes so long you wonder if you'll
live to see it again. Every
thing is so QU1ET!"
He shouted it like a protest.
1T happened only last week,
he said rather briskly now, hold
ing the trousers in front of him
sticking a foot into them. Il was
reading MY Antonio" by Villa
Catha Oh, what book, what
a book! You know. I cried like
a little baby .''-clumsily now
he rubbed the back of his hand
against his forehead, and his eyes
moistened- land just then l re-
allied l had it! q. =. I saw it clear
ly in my mind"
He kicked the trousers off his
foot. They fell Imply
DO you know what happened
All my life have been try
ing to solve it . and then sud
denly it was as clear as day.
knew it! I just grabbed a piece OF
paper and worked it out in a hur-
ry E.. and I had it.'
He leaned forward on one foot
as if ready to take a leap. his
face tense, his eyes glowing fierce
ly, and in a tone of utter finality
he whispered hoarsely, Il could
trisect an angle"
He stepped back to let the
words sink in. Suddenly he became
impatient. Write it down." he
demanded, That's the real truth"
The lady next door knew some
things about him. too. There was
jolly plumpness, a warm brown
ness about her face and eyes. Her
good-natured impulsiveness flowed
beautifully in her rich throaty
laughter and she laughed often, for
no apparent reason at all, especi-
ally when she said, "Oh Lord!"
IT was working in the garden
just this last week." she said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-19

THE CHAMP - Montgomery
Cliff Is the male star OF "A
Place In the Sum-" Just chosen
BY the National Board OF Re-
Uie10 as the best film OF 1851.
1t is in its third month at the
TranS-Lur here, making it
also that houses champion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-19
Hollywood
Diary
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.

Gregory Peck reports back to
Universal next year after his va
cation, for Around the Horn, F"
which tells the story Of Astoria.
Greg.
Brian Donlevy is shooting SO
half hour television films, titled
Dangerous Assignment" for
NBC. Its q wonderful deal"
Brian tells me. I'm my own
boss, pay my own producer. make
the movies In two days. and just
collect every week."
Walter Wanger was at Ruser's,
a Beverly Hills jeweler. buying a
gift for Joan Bennett as recently
as last Thursday. When the
smoke clears there will be two
new divorces on the calendar.
Bob Hope isn't betting on Cali
fornia sunshine. When he does
his television show December %
from the Navy carrier Boxer
there will be a stage set up inside
the ship, in case of rain. The
Boxer, anchored off San Diego.
has seen action twice in Korean
waters.
| Il
Tallulah Bankhead is quoted In
the Saturday Review Of Literature
saying, "It's good manners to talk
a lot" Sympathy is strong for
Tallu in Hollywood.
While Rita Hayworth waits for
her picture to start she dashed
up to Nevada to settle her divorce
from Ally. Rita's suspension from
Columbia was back-paged by the
Wanger mess.
Released by
! North American Newspaper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-19
Floor Show
Spotlight
COPYRIGHT Songs
Are Featured
At Blue Room

Rosalind COPYRIGHT is staying
over for a second week at the
Shoreham Blue Room and the
regular ring-siders could hardly
ask for a happier state Of affairs.
A visual as well as a vocal treat.
she, In addition, is a singer with
q fair, who knows how to win an
audience. Miss Courtright's zest-
full singing covers a fairly wide
range. from something like 81 Get
1deas.v with full implication of
the lyrics tender thought, to a
lusty rendition of Granada" with
stopovers for popular ballads and
special songs marked with a touch
of wit. Even those who find 1t
necessary to attend the Blue Room
ceremonies every night should find
that she wears well.
Miscellany: The Mayflower
Lounges reputation for coming
up with slick floor show acts is
being upheld right now by Ricardo
and Norma, a pair of polished
dancers. Sidney Bechet, So
prano saXophone virtuoso and one
Of the elder statesmen among the
New Orleans jazz set, comes to-
the Brown Derby on Wednesday.
January 2. for a limited engage
ment. The Statler Embassy
Room has some, big plans for
near-future entertainment. Com
ing along soon will be Ted Lewis
and orchestra and others sched-
uled include Kay Thompson and
the Williams Brothers, Delora
Bueno, Russell Swami, Hank Forte
and Cardini.
Dialogue: Man celebrating some
thing or other approached a
friends table at the New Orleans
Sazerac Room the other night.
81 got a girl over here who is a
regular Florence Nightingale" he
boosted. Fine" said his friend.
Have her sing a song" H. M.