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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03
Story Of Swedish
Immigrants Hailed

BLACK Penny" is the title of
a juvenile, written by Phoebe
Erickson. which has just been
published by Alfred A. Knopf, in
New York. The story, in which
horse, BLACK Penny" plays a
leading part, deals with Swedish
immigrants in Wisconsin, a State
in which the author was brought
up, her parents having come from
Sweden in 1880 and settling as
farmers on the Door County PEN
insula. Miss Erickson has earlier
been known principally as an ar
fist, and BLACK Penny" is illus
trated by her. The book accord
ing to the New York Herald Tri-
bune Book Review is touching
and exciting" and the plot "ab-
sorbing to both boys and girls of
about nine to eleven" Library
Journal: IT'S a heart-warming
story of fine family relationships
told with humor and vitality"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03
1851 Nobel Prizes Awarded u S. Leads Again
Four Nuc|ear Scientists Get
Nobel Prizes, | Is Seaman

Cockcroft, "a. of Harwell Insti-
tute, England, and DR.. E. T. S.
Walton, AS, of Dublin University,
for pioneer work on the transmu-
tation of artificially accelerated
atomic particles. The names of
these four scientists, William L.
Laurence writes in The New York
Times, tstand out in the annals
of science among the top archi-
tects of the atomic age
Glenn T. Seaborg was born in
the small mining town of Ish-
peming, Michigan. His father was
also born there, of parents who
had immigrated from Sweden,
where the old family name was
Sjoberg. Glenn Seaborg's great
grandfather was a master me-
chanic in the iron works at Helle-
fors in the Swedish province of
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03

The new Nobel
laureate's mother, whose family
name was Ericsson, was born in
Grangesberg, in Dalecarlia, an
came to the United States at the
age of seventeen. One of her
brothers still lives in Dalecarlia,
and Glenn Seaborg also has other
relatives in Sweden. His parents
now reside at South Gate, near
Los Angeles. In 1948, DR.. Seaborg
received the John Ericsson Gold
Medal of The American Society
of Swedish Engineers in New York
which is awarded every other
year to a Swedish citizen or an
American citizen of Swedish an
cestry, in recognition of extra
ordinary merits in the technology
cal or scientific fields. DR.. Sea-
borg has visited Sweden once, in
the fall of 1949, and he is cor
responding member of the Swed-
ish Academy of Science.
The prize winners in literature,
physics, chemistry and medicine
will take part in the Nobel prize
presentation ceremony in Stock
holm on December 10, the day on
which Alfred Nobel, Swedish in
ventor and donor of the prizes,
died in 1896. The peace prize, as
usual, will be presented in Oslo.
The value of each award this year
is $32,517.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03
Morse EconomV.
Shows Big Gain

Official reports reveal striking
improvements in Norway's balance
of payments with foreign coun-
tries, as well as in Norway's ac-
count with the European Payments
Union-EPU.
The balance sheet of foreign
payments shows a net surplus of
40 million kroner for the 3rd
quarter of this year, while in the
first two quarters of 1851 Norway
had a deficit of 80 million kroner
This means that Norway so far
this year has a so million surplus
in its foreign balance of payments,
as against a deficit of 745 million
kroner at the end of the Bird quar-
ter of 1850.
AS of October %, Norway's
account with the European Pay
ments Union-EPU-sho showed IA
surplus of S4,46S,0OO, reducing
Norway's total deficit since the
inception of the EPU in July 1850
20 S64 million. On June 30, 1851
the total deficit amounted to $50
million.
Most of the remaining deficit
is covered by a $50 million gift and
SO million loan, both made avail
able to Norway by the United
States.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03

Man Live" one of three Swedish
plays in the series Scandinavian
Plays" published this year, and
fourth is the novel, "Barabbas,"
which was issued last October by
Random House in New York.
"Barabbas," a story with a Bib
lical motif, has been translated
into eleven languages.
Lagerkvist's increasing indigna-
ton in the 1905 against the grow
ing threat of force and violence in
Europe found it's most telling ex-
preston in a short story, "Bodeln"
("The Executioner'D, which he
wrote in 1888, the same year Hit
Ter assumed power in Germany. It
was dramatized by the author
shortly afterward, and produced
in the Scandinavian countries. Di-
rectly inspired by the dark inter-
national situation of that day were
other of Lagerkvist's plays, no.
tably "The Man Without A Soul"
and Victory In Darkness"
Born in 1891 in Vaxjo, in the
southern province of Smaland,
Lagerkvist was the youngest of
seven children. On both his faith
er's and his mothers side, he
comes from long line of farmers.
1.-TWO mimeographed articles
about PAR Lagerkvist, one giving
an analysis of his literary career
and written by Professor Alrik
Gustafson of the University of
Minnesota, and the other contain
ing biographical data, may be
ordered from The American-Swed-
ish News Exchange, $50 Fifth
Avenue, New York 20, N. "
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03
Recent housing developments In

Oslo is the subject of 'Kranselag,"
a new documentary film just COM
pleted by Norsk Film. Inc. Still in
the works are "Doktorbaaten."
dealing with the rugged life of
coastal district physicians. and
"Nasjonalteatret." showing play
production from A to z, at the
National Theater.
Norwegian cheese production is
now 100 per cent above pre-war
level, but consumption of cheese
has increased even more.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03
Sweden's Worst Traitor
Gets Life Imprisonment
That's Her Highest Penalty for Criminals

gaining employment in the de-
tense.
Capital punishment was abol-
ished in Sweden in 1921. and ap-
plies today only in case martial
law is ordered. At present there
are nine persons serving life i'm
prisonment in Sweden among
them a foreman. who in 1910 sold
information about the so-called
Kalix defense line close by the
Swedish Finnish border to the
Russians for $4,000 kronor.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-12-03

Grams, from 10 different countries,
now touring the U. S., are Carl f.
Petersen and Steinar Jansen. both
of the Norwegian Mobile Field
Hospital in Korea.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Sergeant Hurt in Auto Crash
Shaken as Car Hits Ambulance

Traffic accidents dogged the
trail of a 26-year-old Boiling Air
Force Base sergeant yesterday.
First a head-on collision and
then an ambulance accident sent
Sergt. Silous Eastwood to the base
hospital with multiple cuts and
bruises. Five other persons es-
capped serious injuries, although
one car was demolished.
Sergt. Eastwood was driving
north on the Indian Head high
way when his car crashed head
on into vehicle driven by Hoyle
A. Taylor, 26, of Indian Head.
Mr.. Taylor, his wife, Joyce, "a,
and the sergeant were taken to
Casualty Hospital, where the Tay-
lors were admitted for leg injuries.
Sergt. Eastwood was on his Way
to the Boiling hospital when a
car struck the ambulance in
which he was riding at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. He went through the second
crash without injury, as did Driver
Francis j. Conklin, 20, but Mrs.
Evening star., 1951-01-07

Japanese struck in 1941. In
February, 1912, with the enemy
close at hand, Mrs. Ii and her
two young daughters left with
other refugees on the S. S. Kuala,
bound for Australia.
The steamship fell under Japa-
nese air attack off the Netherlands
East Indies and was sunk. Mrs.
Ii held her children tightly and
leaped before the vessel went
down.
She placed Patsy, then 6, on a
bit of wreckage. She lost her grip
on two-year- old Lottie Ii and
the child was drowned. When she
finally was dragged aboard a life
raft, Patsy was nowhere to be
found.
The japanese rescued Mrs. Ii
and she was interned in Singapore
for the rest of the war.
Taught English by Priest.
No one knows how Patsy Ii
reached Guadalcanal. She herself
was too young to remember. But
it is 5000 miles from the island
to the spot where the Kuala was
sunk that day nine years ago.
After she was found by the
Marines and recovered from her
wounds and fever, Patsy became
a virtual mascot for the corps.
Parachute riggers made her cloth
ing. Other Marines brought her
fruit and flowers from the jungle.
Father Gehring taught her Eng
liSh.
But Father Gehring soon de-
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Parents Facing Girls Loss
OF Eyes GET New Chance
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATLANTA, Jan. GA distraught
couple who shrank from removal
of their little girls cancerous eyes
to save her life, drew another
chance today in their gamble with
death.
It is a trip to the famed Mayo
Brothers Clinic to see if by some
near miracle both the sight anG
life of Carolyn Purcell, 4, may
be saved.
An airplane trip to Rochester,
Mimi. for a final diagnosis at
the clinic was offered by the At
lanta Mounted Shrine Patrol. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Purcell accepted
for their stricken child after pray
erful meditation at their rural
Alpharetta, Ga, home.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Girl Saved by Marines Finds New Life in NomeDe>
BY the Associated Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Jan. 6
1t was eight years ago this
month that two American Ma
rines found a helpless Chinese
child wandering aimlessly about
a laundering battle-ground or
Guadalcanal.
Her face was flushed with fever
There was an ugly cash on hel
head, and gaping bayonet wounds
on her arms and legs.
On that day in 1943, no one
dared to hope that the little girl
would live. Natives had slipped he1
from behind Japanese lines to a
spot where the Marines would fine
her.
Sheltered by a kindly Navy
chaplain, 1t. Comdr. Frederick P
Gehring. the child cried out in
fright when she saw his uniform
When the japanese bombed the
encampment. she was hidden in
a foxhole. She clung to life. In
credibly, she recovered.
Father Gehring. a Catholic
priest, found a name for her:
Patsy Ii, which means Little
White Plum Blossom"
Thinks Name Is Providential.
Today, Father Gehring thinks a
providential God led him to select
that name. He cannot say why he
picked PATSY Lii" But because he
did. a new life is beginning this
year for Patsy.
From Singapore, the girl-now
Is years old-arrived in Los
Angeles on Christmas Day. Then
she crossed to this historic
Colonial capital. Now she is en-
rolled in the Walsingham Acade-
my. operated by the Sisters of
Mercy of Philadelphia.
Why was name so important
for Patsy? Because when Father
Gehring. one night in a foxhole,
gave her that name, 1t happened
that he gave her precisely the
name that had been hers from
birth.
Thus, relatives who read their
newspapers located Patsy and took
her, after the war, back under
their wing.
Father Gehring thinks Patsy's
entire story is unbelievable" 1t
is almost an understatement, for
the Chinese girls troubles began
long before she turned up, bleed
ing and almost bare, on the
battlefield at Guadalcanal.
Patsy's mother, Mrs. Ruth Ii,
lived in Singapore when the
Evening star., 1951-01-07

cation program in Georgia. The
State now ranks fourth in the
Nation in total enrolment in Fed
erally-ai schools. A past presi-
dent of the association, DR.. Mob
ley was chosen by the Progressive
Farmer Magazine as Man of the
Year in Agriculture" in 1941. Last
year he became the first educator
to receive the American Forestry
Association Conservation Award.
Recently DR.. Mobley completed
study of the vocational educa-
ton program in Germany at the
request of the Defense Depart
ment.
| The American Vocational Asso-
citation is a profit organiza-
ton of service to vocational teach
ers. administrators and schools.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Christmas Marked Here Today
In Russian Orthodox Churches

It's Christmas now in the Rus
sian Orthodox Church.
In keeping with the old Julian
calendar, special Christmas serv-
ices will be celebrated today at
the Russian Orthodox Church of
st. John, 1744 K street NV, and
at the Russian Orthodox Church
of st. Nicholas at 1853 Church
street NV.
Special services were held last
night - Christmas eve by the
Christian Russians here, while
Christians of the western world
were observing the Feast of the
Epiphany.
v. A. Grodsky, president Of the
trustees at st. Nicholas Church,
explained that the change to the
Gregorian calendar - which most
Christians observe was adopted
by the Car before World War T.
But, he said, due to that war and
the Russian Revolution, and the
ascendancy of the Soviet, the
Evening star., 1951-01-07

churches were unable to meet to
adopt the new calendar.
Orthodox families celebrate with
Christmas trees in their homes
and gift giving, particularly to the
children. With other Americans,
they also celebrated the tradi-
tional Christmas on December 25.
In Moscow, according to the AS
sociated Press, Alexei, patriarch OF
Moscow and all Russia, officiated
at Christmas Eve services last
night at Moscow's Cathedral of
the Resurrection before a church
crowded with worshippers.
Throughout all the Soviet Union
in Russian Orthodox churches
Christmas services were being
celebrated with all the pomp and
ceremony for which that church
is Renowned. In Moscow most
churches had a large attendance.
Although young people were
present. they made up a small
proportion of the total attending
No one in uniform was observed
at the services.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Dewey Asks Creation
OF Council 10 Cope
with Atomic Attack
By the Assoeic.ed Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. Gre
publican Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
proposed today that New York's
legislature declare a defense
emergency" and set up a 23-
member defense council with un-
predecented power to cope with
a most savage" atomic attack.
The Dewey sponsored legisla-
ton, to be introduced Monday
night. would empower the council
to supersede State laws, conscript
manpower, seize and use private
property and ration essential
goods and services. Jail SEN
tences and fines would be fixed
for violations.
The measure would give Gov.
Dewey potentially enormous
power. He would head the new
defense council, and appoint, with
Senate approval, IL of the %
members. The other would be
State officials and legislators.
Would Run Until July 1852.
Under terms of the bill, the
States defense emergency" and
the defense council would con-
tinue until July /. 1852.
Gov. DeWey's counsel. Lawrence
E. Walsh, said that, under existing
law, every proposed power could
be used now by the Governor in
case of an emergency. But he
added, there might be some ques-
ton just when the Governor could
step into the picture.
This (bilD makes it clear that
we don't have to wait for bomb
to fall" Mr.. Walsh asserted.
Mentioned i'm Message.
He pointed out that the bill
would permit Gov. Dewey to dele
gate these present powers to the
Council. and to the State Civil
Defense Commission and other
agencies.
Gov. Dewey told the Republi-
can-controlled Legislature in his
annual message last Wednesday
that he would ask for creation of
the State agency Ito meet the
most savage possible attack that
can be launched against U.s." He
said the proposed Council should
be given enough authority to per-
NIT prompt, effective action with
out the necessity of keeping the
Legislature continuously in ses-
SION"
Evening star., 1951-01-07

cided that fierce Guadalcanal was
no place for Patsy. She was sent
to Espiritu Santo, 900 miles south
in the New Hebrides, where Pere
Jean. a Marist missionary, had a
hospital. A few months later, she
was transferred to Catholic
orphanage on the island of Efate.
Meanwhile her story had been
published in the United States.
In New York was Katherine Ii,
sister of Patsy's mother. She was
struck by the fact that the
Guadalcanal waif had the same
name as her niece.
Schooling Arranged.
When the war was over, Mrs.
Ruth Ii made here way to Efate
from Singapore. That was in
1946-but Patsy recognized her
mother and Rugged her for Joy
The two went back to Singapore.
Father Gehring made arrange
ments to bring the child to the
United States for high school
education. He is now director of
the Vincentian Mission in China,
with headquarters in Philadelphia.
Through arrangements with
Mother Bernard, mother superior
of the Sisters of Mercy at Merion,
Pa, Patsy was educated at Wal
singham Academy.
Patsy Ii arrived here Wednes-
day.
Unbelievable" said Father
rQhri,,o
Evening star., 1951-01-07
0utIawing Of Communists
Considered by Japan
By the Assocjcted Press

TOKYO, Sunday, Jan. THE
Japanese government is consider
ing outlaWing the Communist par
ty, Attorney General Takeo
Ohashi said yesterday in Osaka.
Mr.. Ohashi said he was investi-
eating whether the Communist
Party deserves legal protection
after "it has challenged democra-
cy and attempted to disturb the
occupation policy"
The attorney general said recent
disturbances of students and Kor-
can residents of Japan had been
directed by leaders of the Com
munist Party.
He said this classed the Com
munists with "gangsters and
tramps."
Ohashi went to Osaka to inspect
a unit of the recently organized
75,000-man national police re-
serve. The reserve is now train
ing at Osaka, Hiroshima, Shimane
and other parts of Japan.
Evening star., 1951-01-07

Carol M. Mauldin, %, of 2110
Thirty eighth street Sc, was
treated at Casualty for minor III
juries.
Her husband, Robert, %, driver
of the car which struck the am
bulance, forfeited $35 on charges
of colliding, failure to yield the
right of way and to give full time
and attention to driving.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
YMCA 70 Begin Course
In Life Saving for Boys

A life-saving course for boys IL
to II years of age will begin. to-
morrow at the Boys YMCA pool,
1882 G street NV, and will con-
tinue each Monday and Wednes-
day until further notice.
The course, which is free, will
begin from 7 to 8 pm. under the
direction of Joseph H. Mill,
aquatic director of the "Y."
The YMCA has announced that
boys interested do not have to
be members of the organization,
and any may register by calling
the Boys "Y" Office. Those sue
cessfully completing the course
will receive YMCA and Red Cross
life saving certificates, and those
who are Boy Scouts will receive
certification for the Scout Merit
Badge in Life Saving.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Ice Cream for Bangkok

BANGKOK, (P.- Way over
here in Bangkok you'll soon be
able to have American-style ice
cream, Eskimo pies, popsicles and
chocolate sundaes. The first of a
chain of smack bars" is being
opened in Rajdamnern Avenue
Local and Hong Kong capital is
backing an ice cream manufac-
turing company.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Minimum Wage Board
Seeks Women Due Pay

The District Minimum Wage
and Industrial Safety Board Is
looking for 35 women workers
who have total of $1,039,97 COM
ing to them under the minimum
wage law.
The women who apparently
have changed their names or ad-
dresses, were involved in various
minimum wage cases in the last
six months of 1850. The names of
the 35 women. who are urged to
call at the board office, 499 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, to identify
themselves and collect what is due
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Montgomery Detective
To Attend FBI School

Detective Corpl. Charles Pear
son of the Montgomery County
police force will begin a 12-week
course tomorrow at the FBI Ma
tional Academy here.
Corpl. Pearson, a veteran of five
years on the force, including two
as a detective was named by
Police Chief Charles M. Orme at
the invitation of the FBI.
Evening star., 1951-01-07

American Vo-
cational Asso-
citation here.
He succeeded
DR.. L. H. Den
mis-, who retired
January l after
serving as ex-
ecutive secre-
tary of the as
sociation since
1884.
DR.. M o b ! ey
widespread
recognition for
building up the
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Arlington Red Cross
To Teach Home NURSING

The first of a new series of home
nursing classes presented by the
Arlington County Chapter. Ameri-
can Red Cross, will start January
16 at St. Thomas More's Church.
North Thomas street at Lee boule-
ward.
Registration may be made for
morning. afternoon or evening
classes. The two-hour sessions
will be given each Tuesday and
Thursday for three weeks.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
Citizens League to Meet

The Baileys Crossroads Citizens
League will meet at 8 pm.
Wednesday in the parish hall Of
st. Pauls Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1951-01-07
DR.. MobIey Installed
As Vocational Chief

DR.. M. D. Mobley, former di-
rector of vocational education for
Georgia, has assumed his new
post as executive secretary of the
Evening star., 1951-01-07
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Evening star., 1951-01-07

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Evening star., 1951-01-07
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"No finer seeing aid in the
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Evening star., 1951-01-07
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Evening star., 1951-08-22
Miss Washington 10 Reign
Over 0ptimists Carnival

Miss June Klein. Miss Wash
ington of 1851" will receive ad-
ditional honors tonight, when Ar
thur K. Jacobs. president of the
Northeast Optimist Club, crowns
her queen Of the clubs carnival
which now is being held at Four
teenth street and Rhode Island
avenue NE.
Local civic leaders and other
Northeast Optimist Club officers
will participate in the ceremony
The club officers also include
Vice Presidents Milton s. Kron-
helm, Arthur B. Hartung and
George A. Unsinn. Secretary Ber-
nard T. Dodder, Treasurer Lewis
A. Mitchell and Sergeant-at-Arms
James o. Hartman.
The carnival is being held to
raise funds to build a home for
the several boys clubs the North
east Optimist Club has chartered
and supervises.
At the organizations national
convention last month. Charles
Summers, the Northeast clubs
boys work committee chairman,
received Optimists' national award
for his boys work activities. He
has been succeeded In his COM
mittee assignment by Herman E.
Riley.