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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13

E'OR weddings. parties, for Sunday
L suppers or summer parties con
coct a light Floridd Punch for
guests. II you wish, add cham.
payne for extra sparkle. Prepare
Soc. cans Florida frozen orange
Juice concentrate and / Coz. can
Florida frozen grapefruit according
to directions on can. Pour into
punch bowl with l Qt. gin0erale. or
at. champagne. Add ice. Cut 2
Florida lines into very thin slices
and float in punch. Yield: 32s cups.
Personal cooking habits are good
guides to what type automatic gas
range you intend to buy. For ex.
ample, IL you bake a lot. then a gas
range with two ovens is logical
choice. However. II your preference
is for broiled foods then by all
means choose q range with a waist.
high broiler and second broiler
section underneath the one oven.
When French Toast is broiled II
doesn't get soggy. Use your favorite
recipe. arrange slices on broiler pan
s. from low fame. broil golden
brown on one side. nip over to broil
on the other side.
Full length mirrors cover the
front Of some gas heaters to add
extra usefulness and light to
room. They are available In either
single or dual room units.
For Nut Brown Rice: Butter,
monosodium slutamate and finely
chopped peanuts or peanut butter
!c.aei into not cooked rice. Delici.
GUS addition under creamed meat
or vegetables.
A rubber scraper Is an excellent
stirrer because it's soft enough not
to break up fruits and vegetables.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13
Horse Battalion
To United Nations

The Norwegian Government has
informed the United Nations that
it has decided to place a Nor
wegian battalion at the disposal
Of the U.N. security force, as re-
quested by the General Assembly
or the Security Council.
A note to the U. N. Secretariat
said the battalion would proba-
bly, also comprise a part of the
Norwegian forces that are to be
made available to the Supreme
Commander Of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization, in the event
of war.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13
American Student Says:
Sweden More Like j. s. Than Other Countries
BY Carlton Appelo

And finally there must be men,
ton of the children. The Swedish
children I've seen have the APP
pearance of being well scrubbed
and thoughtfully clothed for the
prevailing weather. They must get
as dirty as we did as children out
they don't seem to show it. Their
discipline is amazing. They make
every bit as much noise as the
kids back home in the States but
when mother says "tyst barn"
there is silence. One hears very
little whining and nagging. And
it looks cute to see the little 8
and 4-year old boys take off their
hat and bow when meeting an
adult. The little girls the same age
curtsy. Their toys are simpler
than ours and comic books haven't
invaded the country yet. The kids
seem to get out-of-doors even
more than our children in the
States.
All in all the difference between
the United States and Sweden
seems to be the way we individu-
ally do things. Our mutual aims
are much closer. And Sweden,
taken as q whole is more nearly
like the United States than any
other country in Europe.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13

When blue-eyed, honey-blonde
Doris Jensen was scooping up tips
for waiting on tables in st. Paul,
or wrapping packages for Mont
gomery-Ward during Christmas
vacations at Hamline University
or working as librarian at the
University of Southern California,
she had little idea that one day
she would make it possible for Hol-
lywood to introduce new motion
picture actress named Colleen
Gray.
In fact, she had never even
heard of Colleen Gray. But now,
that Doris Jensen is Colleen Gray,
she is consumed with the burning
ambition to make that name
known as a fine actress wherever
motion pictures are shown. She
was signed few years ago to a
contract by Goth Century-Fox, but
has since obtained her release and
is now a free-lance actress, and
getting along wonderfully.
Colleen was born on October %,
1922, at Staplehurst, Nebraska,
where her Danish-born parents re-
sided at the time. When Colleen
was seven, the family moved to
Hutchinson, Minnesota, where she
attended grade and high school.
Later she attended Hamline Uni
versity in st. Paul. In the fall Of
1912, when she was in her senior
year at the University, she decid-
ed to make her B.A. degree really
complete by adding dramatics. She
tried out for a Hamline presenta-
ton of Letters to Lucerne''-and
won the second lead.
After graduation" she says, II
decided to see America first. l
finally arrived in La Jolla. Calf.
where earned $145 in six weeks
as a waitress. Then l came to Los
Angeles and liked it so we'll that
decided to stay and take post
graduate work at use and Los
Angeles City College, earning my
tuition by working in the use IL
brary.
Next I got a job at the YWCA
as receptionist, secretary and
PIX operator. I worked with girl
reserves and taught them arts and
crafts. There was nothing new
about my earning my own way
through school. I have always
done so. While / was at Hamline
l worked as floor girl in a cafe
terra, and during one summer l
catalogued phonoghaph records by
day and at night worked as a wait
ress in the Hotel st. Paul. The
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13

pOrlfollOS tleather orlefcaSeS -
these are used as lunch boxes,
laundry bags, liquor carriers, shop
ping bags, and occasionally for
business papers,. But there must
be some men who work with their
hands or do some type of common
labor. Yes there are, but they
have their working clothes at
their place Of work. Between
home and the job they travel like
bank presidents and act as digni-
fled as they look.
Another noticeable characters
tic of the Swedes is his almost ex-
aggerated politeness. He isn't al
ways courteous but always polite.
They remove their hat and often
hold it above their head at arms
length when meeting a friend or
superior on the street = this re-
CARELESS of the inclemency of the
weather. The males generally
bow when gree ting or leav-
ing a friend while the women
curtsy while shaking hands. There
is an excessive use of var sa god"
which can mean please, here you
are, help yourself, you're well
come, etc Tack" meaning thanks
or thank you (obliged, pleased) is
another word you hear so often
that it loses its real meaning. It
got to be quite a game on the
streetcars to see whether the con-
ductor or the passenger got the
last tack tack" in. There are two
exceptions to this politeness. One
is a public eating place and the
other a street car stop. In those
situations, the metropolitan Swede
behaves in the best American sub
way tradition. 1t is every man
for himself, no holds barred, and
watch out for the lady with the
sharp elbows.
Honesty Prevails
There are differences to the
credit of the Swedes. For some
reason there seems to be a general
high level of honesty. Perhaps it is
due to the Swedish respect of
property rights. One can leave his
overcoat or wraps in most public
places without any worry that
they will be stolen or disturbed.
Personal equipment can be left in
the Libraries, in bus depots or
train stations almost as safely.
This same security applies to
unaccompanied women. The girls
i'll our class say they never have
been annoyed or even "whistled
at while walking darkened
streets at night. This isn't true of
the metropolitan cities in the US.
There is also a notable absence of
holdup men and pick pockets ply
ing their trade. Everyone seems
to mind his own business. People
observe laws as a matter of prin-
ciple. regardless of the presence
or absence of policemen. There
isn't the attempt to "outsmart
some flatfoot' as is more COM
mon in other countries.
Few Characterc, Behaved Kids
In fact there is almost a COM
plete absence of the characters"
wandering the streets as we see
in the larger cities in the States.
/ have yet to meet a pan handler
or beggar. OF course there are a
few unfortunate people who solicit
funds by playing a musical instru-
ment. etc. but most such people
are cared for by the state or local
"kommun."
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13

British Prime Minister and Mrs.
Clement Attlee are spending a 10
day holiday in Norway at I h in
vitation of Norwegian Prime Min-
lister Einar Gerhardsen. In mid
August, foreign secretary Herbert
Morrison will sail on a cruise to
North Cape.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13

Nearly four hundred thousand
visitors to the annual Calgary
Stampede in Calgary, Alta, saw
the very comprehensive exhibit
about attractions in Scandinavia
arranged by the Swedish Ameri-
can Line.
The exhibit had been arranged
by the companys' representative in
Calgary, Consul Eric Petersen.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13
Morsanstierne Home

Ambassador Wilhelm Morgen.
stierne left for Norway on August
4. He is expected back in WASH
ington by the middle of Septem-
Der.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-13
Gents Bow, Ladies Curtsy

There appears to be complete
absence of common laborers in
Stockholm. In walking along the
street or riding street cars one
saw only white collar workers. All
the men wore neckties and bust
ness suits and carried business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
By John Robert Powers

Ever watch a woman looking in
q mirror? Her expression is dead
giveaway. You can tell immediat> :
ly whether she is a self-satiSf1ed
character or one with a healthy
self-critical attitude.
If she puts on her best express
sion and preens, you can bet that
her chances of being more attrac-
tive a few years from new Cor
even as good looking as she is
today are far less than those of
the woman who looks at herself
more quizzically. Though her skin
may be lovely and her manner
serene at the moment. there is no
guarantee that this happy state OF
affairs will continue unaided.
At any age, nature favors those
who recognize opportunity for i'm
provement and make the most of
1t. To win the race against wear,
tear and time you must always be
on the alert for flaws as they crop
up in your appearance and per-
sonality. The best time to combat
"the sings and arrows OF out
rageous fortune" is the moment
you discover their presence. Beauty
and charm are the rewards OF
constant vigilance in such matters.
The lackadaisical summer days
ahead offer a wonderful opportun-
ity to instit' e program of self
improvement. And what could be
more pleasant than to start har-
vesting the fruits of your efforts
when you slip into your fall clothes
and find yourself the recipient of
refreshing new interest and COM
pliments?
It is never too early and never
too late to start such a program.
Begin with once-a-week inSpec-
ton and analysis of your appear
ance and PEI onality. Be serious
and honest in your self-appraisal
Take little notebook and list the
points on which you intend to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
CHESS PIE
From Mrs. B. D., Washington

Iron, Mrs. B. D., Washington
Mrs. c "A. c., Washington:
This is a recipe my sister cut
from a magazine years ago while
in high school for a recipe scrap
book. Chess pie is better known
in the South than here, believe.
In fact, when I say anything
about chess pie to my neighbors
they say they have never heard
of it. I'm from the South and
make this pie all the time. IL
egg yolks we'll beaten, "a pound
butter or margarine and l pound
of sugar. Sugar should be beaten
with eggs. Wash salt out of
butter and cream nicely. Cook
in uncooked crust. I use this
often, but cut recipe to half or a
third-depends on the price of
eggs and the size I want.
COOP NURSERY SCHOOL.
From Mrs. C. H. r., Washington.j
We still have a few vacancies
for next year in the Mclean Gar
dens Nursery School. Information
on the school which is at $500
Thirty-ninth street NV. can be
obtained by calling Ordway 5704
or Woodley 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Conducted by
BETSY CASWELL
AFRICAN VIOLETS?

From Mrs. J. E. p, Falls Church,
I do hope some of your readers
can help me save my African
Violet plants. They have wha
looks like white powdery mildev
on the blossom stems close. to til
blossoms and on the flowers them
selve- mostly on the backs OF the
petals. The leaves seem not tt
be affected at all and the plant
grow and look healthy. However
the b. ssoms keep getting smaller
and the stems close to the bios
SONS sort of shrivel eventually. IT
all of the material I have reat
about African Violets. I have
never seen anything about such g
condition don't know where tc
go for information. so I do hope
somebody can help me soon. ]
do love my flowers.
THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. r. H. A., Mirpkirk.t
My thanks to RICH for the many
things ] have gained from it.
want to especially think Mrs. B
McH.. Arlington, for her corr
bread recipe. It is the best ]
ever made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
RED DEVIL FOOD CAKE?
BUTTER CREAMS?
From Mrs. H. w. S., SilUer
.SDrinU

~ ~ tbS1
About four years ago some one
sent a recipe to RICH for a red
devils food cake. Could the per-
son who sent in the recipe at that
time. please send it in again?
The only part Of the recipe / re-
member is that at the very end
you add cup of boiling water
Ito the batter. The batter was very
thin, just like water. The cake
lis delicious and my husband raves
about it. I have lost my recipe
and am so anxious to get same
again. Also, I would like to know
liz any of the readers have a
recipe for the type of butter
creams you buy on Skyland Drive.
They aren't actually a cream like
you buy in stores here, but they
are more like a mint. The pieces
are cut in sizes a little larger
than minis. I would particularly
like the recipe for making the
chocolate butter creams.
X u y X
SALT RISING BREAD?
Iron, Mrs. c. d. L.. Washington
I wonder if some kind reader
could give me the recipe on how
to make salt rising bread. I have
la dear friend in Orlando, Fla,
who would like to have the recipe,
and I told her I surely would be
able to acquire it through RICH
as 1t is SO helpful In many ways.
X X X
BOOK?
(Fron Mrs. T. A. B., Potomac
Heights.)
I wonder if one of your readers
could help me. For some time I've
been looking for the book titled
1.-THE Life of DR.. Samuel A. Mudd, -
by Nettie Mudd (New York, 1906
and so far I've been unsuccessful
in finding it. I would appreciate
any help I can get in finding this
book. I find this column most
interesting and helpful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Clean Each Fortnight

Even the most modern refriger-
Iator should be cleaned every two
weeks. In the case of two tenn
Iperature refrigerators, the exterior
should be washed with warm soapy
water. rinsed with clear water and
dried with a clean soft cloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Add Roouefort!

Hearts of lettuce take to a
IRoquefort cheese dressing. Mash
"a 3-ounce package of cream
cheese with about half that
amount Of Roquefort cheese and
then beat we'll with about 3 table
spoons of cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06
Readers Clearing House
PIN CUSHION CHAIRS?

From Mr.. w. j. f., Washington
I WoulG like to locate the pin
cushion chairs that were in Profit
able magazine, in a 1949 issue.
It should be easy to locate for it
was illustrated on the cover, and
showed an old lady with several
pin cushion chairs. I have read
the article and know how to make
them, but I do not have the pat
tern. Would some one please trace
the pattern and mail it to the edi-
tor to be forwarded to me.
X u X
LANGUAGE COURSES?
CONTESTS?
From Mrs. w. G.. S., Arlington.)
would appreciate it SO much
if someone will give me informa-
ton about language courses on
records; French and Spanish. in
particular. would also like to
know where the records may be
obtained, and if they are rented
Also I would like to get in touch
with those interested in contests
for prizes. which. are so frequent
ly given by manufacturers of
various products. / remember
reading about such a group in
this. column some time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-06

work. Note your aims. projects
and progress. Perhaps your per-
sonal goals for the summer are
the improvement of your complex
ion, finding a new. more becoming
couture, perfecting your back
hand, learning to make a reliable
souff1e, hooking a rug, reading the
Irish playrights.
After you have decided on the
program you think will be most
beneficial, break it down INTO a
daily schedule. Then each night
check off what you have carried
out that day. At the end of one
month, if your daily checks are
sufficiently consistent, you will be
pleasantly surprised at your at
tainments . and others will be
noting them, tool
A worthwhile investment in charm
for every girl starting a business ca
reer-every. girl or woman now in bust
ness who Is eager to reach top-fiight
It tes hST 70 MAKE hat
Job reveals secrets on how to. hold
! a suitable wardrobe: Save time-uncer-
! shortcut steps in charm that lead to
your success. Write to. me in care of
The Ely, Evening star and incose 70 cents
return envelope.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
Crop Conditions Are
Reported Good in US.

The US. department of agricul-
ture reported continued improve
ment in conditions for crop devel-
opement during June and early
July has resulted in prospects
among the most favorable the coun-
try has ever known.
The department reported farmers
were able to plant crops on the
largest aggregate acreage since
1888. Yield prospects are reported
virtually as good as the best in re-
cent years. Winter wheat prospects
improved, despite adverse harvest
ing conditions in parts of Oklahoma
and Kansas, and spring wheat acre
age exceeded planting intentions by
nearly haf-million acres.
AS result, an all wheat crop of
1,070 million bushes, 16 million more
than on June l, is now in prospect.
Larger acreage of corn, hay, soy
beans and sorghums than intended
earlier are growing under mostly
favorable conditions. OF the major
crops only rice and hay are ex-
pected to set new production rec
ords, but several others will be of
near-record size.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
MOST UNUSUAL

A young woman on a suburban
train looked up from her book and
gasped in surprise. Perched on the
shoulders of the man opposite were
a pair of pigeons! The man sat
calmly reading his newspaper ap-
parently oblivious of the birds.
The girl restrained her curiosity
until the train reached her station
then she could restrain herself no
longer.
What in the world are those
pigeons doing on your shoulder?"
she asked.
The man looked up, shrugged his
shoulders and replied: "Darned if
I know. They got on with me at
the station"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21

The tractor has replaced the
horse on thousands of American
farms, but many farmers still
do not know how to get the most
efficient use from the tractor.
mechanical the farm becomes, the
more important it is for the farmer
to know how to care for his ma
chinery and how to operate it skill
fully.
Properly adjusted machinery can
pull with less gas and less strain on
vital parts. Such things as proper
hitching, use of the right kind Of
oil and regular fabrication, sharp
soil-working tools, correct carbu-
rotor adjustment, can improve
tractor efficiency from 10 to 20 per
cent.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
TRY AGAIN

A young doctor had just hung up
his single on the Lower East Side
Of Manhattan when a patient ap-
peared suffering from a very bad
cold.
"Cad you cure this code?" he
shifted anxiously.
The young doctor thought hard
and said, go home, take hot
bath and then stand naked in q
draft without drying yourself"
'That wild cure my code?" said
the patient doubtfully.
II didn't say that" answered the
doctor. "But that will give you
pneumonia, and pneumonia I know
how to cure"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
Efficient Machines
Increase Production
American Farm Records
Are Made by Equipment

No one any longer disputes the
fact the machine, namely the trac-
tor, has replaced the horse on the
average American farm. Constant
research in recent years has re-
suited in high speed implements,
more work for each gallon of fuel,
and a number of multiple-job at
tachments for the farm tractor.
The INFLAMMATION of American
agriculture has been the main rea-
son for increased farm production
in the last 10 years or more. But
it stands to reason that the more
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
Factory Wages Buy More
Food Than in 1929

An hour of work in a factory will
buy, on the average, a larger
quantity of nearly all kinds of food
than it would a generation ago, &C.
cording to the us. department of
agriculture.
Department figures on food prices
and factory wages for 1929 show
that the average wage for an hour
OF factory work would buy Ga
loaves of bread. Now it would buy
10 loaves.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
W Va a: /. /!
|Mes4c:Mha
zS21lia.I3aA;SIH
Youth Rally
12aIiaII3zIiS5J1

7 HAVE just spent an evening be-
= hind the Iron Curtain. It's not
hard to do here in Berlin where no
guards patrol the line between the
Russian and American sectors ard
where, if you flash a White House
press card and look reasonably i'm
portant, you can attend even the
most exclusive of the Communist
youth shows.
Berlin tonight is city of vivid
dramatic contrast - miles of bunt-
ing and flags everywhere, flags of
every nation but particularly and
ironically the flags of peace. Sand
WICKED in between almost every ma
tional flag is the blue and white en-
blem of peace Standing ont
against the gaunt bomb-gutted
ruins of Berlin, they made a gen
uine appeal to the aired population
which never wants to see war again.
Across from the Kaisers once
ornate palace which the Russians
tore down and removed piece by
piece, great platform stood in
front of the bomb-battered musuem.
The inside was an empty shell but
outside a Russian ballet, girl in
Georgian costume, and Finnish
folk dancers all performed. 1t was
Russia's youth exhibition and you
had to admit it was good. Light
ing, acoustics and staging were all
perfect; the music excellent and
the dancing superb. I couldn't tell
what the girl in the Georgian cos
tune said when she sang a ballad
dedicated to Stain and 1 don't
think many OF the German Com
munists could, either. But they
liked her voice and applauded just
the same.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
Rally No Flop

To read the headlines in Amer
lean newspapers you got the i'm
preston that the Berlin youth rally
was a flop. 1t wasn't. No rally
which brings 100000 youngsters
together from all parts of the world
is a flop and it's no use kidding
ourselves.
The state department., with a
meagre budget, did a miraculous
job of attracting a quarter of a mil
lion German youths into the west
ern sector, giving them food, lit
erature and sight of the vastly
better living standards on our side
of the Iron Curtain. But when the
rally was only half over, orders
came to close up certain youth
depots. The food was costing $12
per day at one center and the State
Department budget was exhaust
ed. Congressman Taber of New
York, Clevenger of Ohio and other
economizers had pinched too many
pennies and a great opportunity
was thus snuffed out.
However, three-quarters of
million other youngsters never
entered West Berlin. They
braved the straw spread out in
schoolrooms for them at night,
put up with the poor Communist
food and attended ballyhoo pro-
grams, all for the sake of Com
muniSm,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-09-21
THIS is CHINA
THIS is CHINA
Peiping Demands Life Data on Everyone

The COMMUNISTS in China have
demanded combination confession
and autobiography for millions of
persons in the country whom the
Reds find necessary to re-educate
in the new attitudes of Chinese COM
munism. It is a compile e record and
reputation Of the past life of the
individuals concerned.
The document serves as q do
nestle passport that must be pro-