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increased, or a total of 1925 mil
lion. This compensation will be
paid by allowing the farmers to
increase the price of their pro-
duce.
What Caused the Rise
During the first five years after
the war, prices in Norway were
kept remarkably stable, rising by
only 1890 from April 1915 to Sep
TENDER 1949. From that month to
March 1850, living costs rose by
modest SO. Then. from March
1850 to October the same year
the cost of essentials increased as
much as 1880, and in the 6 months
ending Mar. Is. 1851, cost of living
climbed by yet another 500. The
sharp rise is attributed mainly to
the effects of rearmament, SUBJ
sidy cuts, currency devaluatior
and higher import prices.
Steepest increases since las
September We're shown for I h {
following price groups: Food -
5.2e6; fuel-4.9fo; other expenses
4.3ct: and clothing. all of 14.2ea
The continued increase in world
prices on raw materials for the
textile industry is expected to be
reflected in the total cost of liv-
ing figures during the next few
months.
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Sweden Has An
Import Surplus

Sweden's foreign trade during
the first quarter of 1851 resulted
in an import surplusfof Kr. 527,-
100000 as against Kr. $4,000, 900
for the corresponding period last
year, according to the latest fig
ures of the Swedish Board of
Trade. Exports totalled Kr. L.
$4,000 1902, 10000 and imports
Kr. 2,037 900, 900 (S4O7, 10000
Automobile imports during the
first quarter were quadrupled to
16, 1000 units, while large increases
on the export side were registered
for forest products.
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SCANDINAVIAN
AMERICANA
BY
S c A N D Y

Fer all his II troublesome years
kalle (CarD Palm of Seattle will
be enjoying himself this midsum-
mer just like in the good old days.
Those are good days to remem-
Der when Kalle is around, because
he helped make them that way.
The fantastic adventures he rig
ged up for himself might make
many a rabble-rousing anarchist
look quite tame, for Kalle isn't
quite tame.
Because of this Kalle has been
fired, thrown in Jail, threatened
with murder, beatings, and all
that. He stood his ground, too,
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Norwegian Wage Adjustments
Meet Higher Living Costs

Coincident with the recent an
nouncement that the cost of liv-
ing index had passed the red
line Q13.3 points)-by 1t points,
to reach 115 points-wages in
Norway were automatically in
creased by II ore per hour 600
ore to 1 krone) for adult workers:
by 9 ore for young workers and
apprentices; and in the case of
white collar workers, by 36.7s
kroner per month.
The wage boost is based on an
extra &c ore an hour for h
point of rise in the cost of living
index during the six months from
September Is, 1850 to March IS,
1851.
The automatic adjustment of
wages is provided for in the agree
ment signed last fall by represen-
tatives of organized labor and
management.
AS result of the latest wage
boost, Norways farmers are en-
titled to a compensation of 4.25
million kroner for each ore by
which the hourly rate has been
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by seeking an Official on the jaw,
protecting himself with a gun, or
just shooting the works with a
tongue equipped to make the Bill
of Rights suit his, purpose any
day.
But that's only part of the
story. The other half concerns
man who loves books, adores art,
adorns his bedroom walls with
pictures of the worlds leading
prophets" recites poetry by men,
DRY for hours, works in bis gar
den like a simple toiler, and speaks
of the good things in life with
child-like pathos. And there you
have a chummy sort of a man
whose philosophy of life can be
summed up simply as two and
two makes four and spade is a
spade" Stretch it a bit, and kalle
Palm will sound off with a bang.
NJ SioS iS iihSS " NSdSS SOG. vi
else he's just getting a whale of
lot of fun out of an argument.
This peculiar trait is not so
strange, after all For kalle is
the son of Swedens first socialist
agitator, August Palm (died 1922
now heralded as a founder of the
labor movement that produced
some of the worlds most progress
sive reforms.
AS young man kalle came to
this country with his now-famous
father (who shortly returned)
They were detained on Ellis Is
land, put behind bars, fed on
prunes and bread, and they didn't
like it. All because someone was
afraid they would upset status quo.
Nothing ever became of that, of
course, but eventually Kalle did
upset lot of staid minds a d
leaving out even more striking
episodes in Sweden, sticking only
to a few in the Seattle area, here
goes.
For instance. a charity organi-
cation had drive -oI- FUNDS and
kalle was the only worker in his
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cation. Trouble was abreWing. The
boss wouldn't stand for it, and said
so. But Kalle wouldn't yield an
inch. The boss pranced back and
forth, furious.
Listen Kalle United States is
the freest country in the world,
now why in the-don't you help
keep it that way?"
Kalle believed freedom meant a
mans right to have his own opin-
ion. So he was fired.
Yes I'm fired" said kalle with
shrug of the shoulders. 80
what ?"
There was the time in the First
World War when everyone in the.
plant where he worked was sup
posed to buy his share of bonds.
Kalle didn't. In those days and
at this plant, they used to take I'M
popular radicals for a ride on a
hot rail. That was in the offing
for kalle, too. A gang of work.
men, tough husky men, led by
foremen, came and told him off.
kalle sassed back. A heavy
weight lunged forth and cried,
kill the BASTARD"
Well, kalle thought, if Jesus
Christ was crucified, old Kalle
Palm can ride a hot rail, too, by
golly.
That time one of the foremen
got him out of trouble by saying,
Palm has always been a gentle
man, and he'll be treated as one
as long as I'm here!"
The federal police vouched for
kalle's good record so he was left
alone. He was fired, not for his
work, but because of his ideas.
Once there was supposed to be
strike for Pat Mooney When
the day came, only kalle and a
Finn went on strike, but X. stuck
to it just the same. Once Kalle
plcketed a man who hired him as
a gardener!
Another story concerns one OF
kalle's best friends, who died.
kalle was asked to be pallbearer
at his funeral. He forgot the
date until one day someone said
the funeral was on that afternoon.
Kalle rushed over to the funeral
chapel.
Are you the pallbearer We have
been waiting for?' a man asked.
Yes" said kalle.
They slipped a pair of white
gloves on his hands.
He sat glumly during the SER
vice, thinking of his old pal, and
when the time came to take a last
look at him in the coffin Kalle
could hardly believe his eyes. My.
how he had changed!
They came to the cemetery.
There kalle dutifully performed
his job with five others. On the
way back home in the car one
palloearer said to him, Strange,
l thought I knew all Of
friends, but I've never seen you be-
fore"
kalle couldn't suppress the
chucke over the mix-up when he
said, land I've never seen him be-
fore eitheri"
Such is Kalle Palm, a man of
many Impulses, a man who has
seen many strange ways of the
world. But whatever has happen
ed 10 him will add rather than de-
tract from the impression that he
is very real person.
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B WARE OF WASTE!
don't like waste. l don't even
like waste baskets. Many of my
worst articles have landed in some
editors waste basket-with my
efforts wasted n the readers
cheated out of many a good for
nothing sensation. 1 m keeping
my fingers crossed. Who knows
the faith of this scribbling. n it's
hard to write with your fingers
crossed. Smatter of facts: l keep
my fingers crossed on both hands.
A very embarrassing affair.
AS 1 said 4: am against
waste, both in time material.
I attended a church wedding 1
time, it was a shame the way
they wasted time. 1t took candle
lighting girls IA minutes light
the candles, that could just as
well have been electric ones n on
1 switch. In that case just l split
second to turn it on. The brides
maids, made to order maids of
honor, flower girl n what have
u, needed n other II minutes to
glide down the isle, n other IA
minutes wasted.
The organ played: Here comes
the bride" The father came 2, but
he was ignored altogether. He was
the leading man, leading the bride
at a snails pace. Y in the heck
couldn't the bride just as we'll
come alone, riding a bicycle down
the isle of love? Speeding to her
hearts delight. No speed cop to
hand her ticket. N if she
bumped right into the altar n
spilled herself into the arms of
the groom, stationed there a few
minutes b 4, that would've been
show greatly appreciated by the
many guests. They might have
been willing to pay admission to
such an exhibit. "Y not collec-
tion," some of may say. But
that would b cheating the state
Uncle Sam out of their amuse-
ment tax.
A singer-a very good one
sang 2 songs. IL minutes. ut amt
gonna rain no more" or some other
short and snappy song could've
been sung in 8 minutes. 8 minutes
saved. The minister used IL min
utes 2 put the holly paddock on.
He read something, that l. sitting
way back, could not hear. He
could've clamped the rings on and
said: 20. X. u married now.
Go it, n 16 minutes saved.
There U C. A whole hour wasted.
Many a guest could've stayed
home i hour longer, painted the
dog house, mended the fence,
baked a cake etZ. N during all
this wasted time the bridal pair
(they always come in PAIRS were
just itching to get all this nom
sense over with, to hop in a car
and drive to Portland or some
other place and spend their honey
moon in privacy.
N so the wedding and the re-
ception is finally over, n the
newly-weds are ready to embark
on that trip. The crowd throws
rice at them. Good nourishing rice.
Rice that could not be obtained
for the customary "julgrot' back
home the last few years. Rice that
could've been very much appreci-
ated in China and Korea ?. n now
they throw it away When some
breakfast food concern would
gladly have given away free
Pep" or something else TO throw
at the bride groom just for the
privilege of hanging a cloth sign
on the back Of that car. A sign
,,,,tt, tho ;nSrriptio,, pE<To Ny~yNJ "
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Concert In Oslo

Pianist Yaltah Menuhin and vio-
linist NJ i c hazel NJ n, son of
Thomas Mann, recently gave a
concert in Oslo. capital of Nor
way.
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Morse Education Studied

Thirty delegates from the Brit
ish Commonwealth are currently
visiting Norway to study the ma
tons educational system.
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WEEDS B 4 TAKE OFF, Do
MATED BY kILLDOG FOODS
INC.
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For instance. a charity organi-
cation had a drive -oI- FUNDS and
kalle was the only worker in his
plant who refused TO contribute
because he didn't like the organi-
Evening star., 1951-01-13
DR.. SehiI|ing 10 Open
Series Of Lectures
Al Christian School

DR.. s. Paul Schilling, professor
of systematic theology at West
minister (Md) Theological Semi
nary will open a series of lectures
at the eighth Christian School in
the Nations Capital Tuesday at
Calvary Baptist Church.
The school, to be held at 7:30
pm. on six successive Tuesdays
will have as its theme "The Prot
estant Church-United and Liv-
ing"
Courses in the Faith. of the
Church, the Gospel of the Church,
and the Christian Witness of the
Church will be given. DR.. Schil-
ling's lectures. on the subject
Here We Stand" will be given at
assembly periods of the school.
DR.. Victor j. Tulane. director of
religious education, Philadelphia
Baltimore Conference, A. M. E.
Zion Church, is dean of the school.
Assistant deans are the Rev. Idris
w. Jones. assistant minister, CAL
vary Baptist Church; the Rev.
Arnold F. Keller. jr.. assistant
minister, Reformation Lutheran
Church, and the Rev. John P.
Coleman, vicar, st. Timothy's
Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
DR.. BIockweIder to Talk
At Communion Service

DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder, pas
tor of Reformation Lutheran
Church, will speak at holy COM
munion service at II am. tomor-
row in the church, 212 East Cap
itol street.
The Rev. Arnold F. Keller. as
sociate pastor, will preach at the
$50 am. matin service and at
the 8 pm. service tomorrow. The
Rev. George M. Smith of Stras-
burg. Va, will be guest speaker
at the Reformation Workshop
meeting at 8:15 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Church Of Saviour Offers
Christian Living Glasses

Glasses in an ecumenicial
school of Christian living are now
being held at 8 pm. Fridays in
the Church of the Savior, 2025
Massachusetts, avenue NV, the
Rev. Gordon Cosby, pastor, an
nounced today.
I. Courses are being offered IN
The Sermon on the Mount, Bibli-
cal Survey, Greed or Chaos and
Spiritual Growth.
Clinics are being conducted on
prayer, teaching of children.
hymnology, counseling. spiritual
squads, comparative religion and
helping the aged.
The Church of the Savior is
an interdenominational, interna-
tional and interracial church.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Church 20-40 Club
To Hear Dr.. Archer

DR.. Glenn L. Archer, executive
director Of Protestants and Other
Americans. for Separation Of
Church and State, will speak at q
20-40 Club dinner at $50 pm. to-
morrow in Westmoreland Congre-
gational Church.
The Rev. Philip Gordon Scott,
minister, will preach at the II a m.
service tomorrow. A Pilgrim Eel
lowship meeting of high school
age young people will meet at
I'm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Mansfield to Speak

Richard H. Mansfield, The Star
school safety director, will ad-
dress the Mems Club of Pink1ey
Memorial Episcopal Church. Hy-
attsville, Md. at pm. Monday
in the church's parish hall. The
Rev. N. c. Acton of st. Andrews
Episcopal Church, College Park,
Nd, will officiate.
Evening star., 1951-01-13

GUEST PREACHER-Dr. Ray
mond /. Lindquist, minister of
First Presbyterian Church,
Orange, N. j., will speak at the
IL am. service tomorrow in
National Presbyterian Church.
DIR. Lindquist is one of the
preachers designated by the
General Assembly, Presbyte-
rian Church in the U. S. A., to
speak at National Church in a
series on "The Reformed Faith
and American Democracy"
Evening star., 1951-01-13
Nuzurene Church Editor
To Address Conference

DR.. Stephen s. White. editor
of the official Nazarene Church
publication, Herald of Holiness, :"
will speak at a Bible conference
to be held Wednesday through
January 81 in the First Church
Of the Nazarene. Seventh and A
streets NE. ~
DR.. White. formerly president of
Bethany (OklaD Peniel College,
will speak at 7:45 o'clock each
night and at 10:45 am. Sunday.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-07-01
Tour to Feature
State History

DIR. M. G. BURLINGAN1E, head
of the history department at Mon
tana State college, has outlined major
points of historical interest which
will be seen during the six-day tour
of the conservation caravan which
will start July % at Three Forks,
according to B. w. Brink, extension
soil conservationist at Montana State
college and tour chairman.
While the tour is arranged to show
practices which will aid in conserva-
ton of resources, the historical in
formation is an added feature This
information was assembled by the
history group of the Bozeman
branch of the Montana Institute of
Arts.
Those making the tour are urged
by Brink to come to Three Forks
July % to see the Lewis and Clark
pageant. From there historical points
of interest will be pointed out along
the tour which will end at Helena,
July %.
Old Three Forks and the Lewis
and Clark survey point near the
present town of Three Forks will
be explained. The next major his
toeical points will be the Indian cave
and fossil beds near Whitehall
From Whitehall to Ennis, histor-
ical incidents in the old mining area
conferred around the Potosi Hot
Springs near Pony; mines, corun-
dunn Of gem quality, the story of
Ennis and LETTERS and old ranches
will be described to the group.
Attention will be called to the
battle of the Big Hole and early
history of Bannack, on the route
from Anaconda to Dillon. From Dill
lon to Whitehall Beaverhead rock
and the old vigilante trail will be
described.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-07-01
Conservation Field
Day July II

Supervisors of soil conservation
districts of four northeast Montana
counties, comprising Roosevelt, Sher-
idan, Daniels and Richland counties
are again sponsoring the annual con-
servation field day at the Moen dem
onstration farm near Froid on July
IL.
The annual field day this year is
under the general Craftsmanship of
Fay Crusch, chairman of the board Of
supervisors of the Froid-C ulbertson
and Bainville soil conservation dis
tricts.
Included on the program will be
the showing of conservation movies,
a short conservation tour, stubble
mulch tillage implement demonstra-
ton, stubble mulch seeding equip
Sment demonstration and tour of the
tillage experimental plots, grain va
riety nurseries, grass nursery and
fertilizer demonstrations a MONDAY
lunch served in the grove on the
demonstration farm will also be
feature of the days program.
Members of the Montana Agricul-
tura1 Advisory council in session at
Sidney on this same weekend have
indicated their plans to be present
for the days activities. Immediately
following the MONDAY lunch, the as
sembled group will be addressed by
DR.. R. R. Renne, president of Mon
tana State college, and M. A. Bell,
assistant director of the Montana
Agricultural Experiment station.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-07-01

Walter Knaff. at right near spray boom.
and brother Eugene. standing on the
truck. used this truck mounted spray
rig for weed control on about 1000 of
their l.500 acres in spring wheat this
year. The s1-pint of 2.4-D ester was
being driven about miles per hour.
Tank on truck holds 200 gallons and
calls for about four stops per day for
xe-filling. Rig will cover about 250
acres in a days operation. A 30-foot
boom is used and h. p. gasoline motor
operates the pump. Knaff brothers like
the ground rig because If is an mex
pensive operation costing about 40 cents
per acre for gas and chemical and as
the summerfallowing was already done
this spring they could have been fish
ing anyway.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-07-01

Spray planes buzzins in and off Of
country roads. stubble strips or grain
fields were an Increasingly common
sight in Montana wheat areas this
spring as chemical weed control ac-
4ivities got in full swing. Three farm
ers and two pilots with their lightspra
planes were in conference at this
country crossroad in Valley county.
Pictured left to right are Pilots Kenny
Kjelstrup and r. o. Cooper of Glasgow.
and farmers Abe Friesen. Stephen
Wagner and Cabin Wagner.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-07-01

Ground crew is seen busy here putting
2.4-D and diesel oil mixture for weed
control into airplanes. Most airplane
spraying operators. as in this case. fur
nish ground crews. chemical. oil and
flagmen as well as airplane and pilot
for fixed fee. The charge here was
$l.65 per acre and reports Of fees by
similar operators over the state indie
cafe charges varying from $l.25 an
acre to over $500 per acre this season.
IN F-S photosl
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-07-01

Jergen Dokken. Valley county. sprayed
about 400 acres of his spring wheat This
year using the tractor-drawn trailer
with 42-foot boom seen above. Two
swivel wheels were added for stability
TO the trailer in place of one that came
with the original machine. Power take
off of the tractor operates pump de-
MOBILES spaced every 20 inches on the
42-foot boom. He was applying M-pint
1910 poundl Of 2.4-D ester per acre in
5 gallons of wafer at speed of miles
per hour. The tank holds 900 gallons
and is filled about times a day for
spraying on from 40 to zoe acres per
day.
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Mobile, ALA.
SPANISH JEWS MARKED
PASSOVER TN SECRECY
IAN American Jewish Press Featured

For American JewrY Jewish holiday has special
meaning which chapter record Of
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membrance. The American Jew,
perhaps uniquely among all Jews,
marks his observances in a free
dom and acceptance by his nom
Jewish neighbor unparalleled in
Jewish history.
The contrast is a striking fea-
ture particularly of the annual
Passover celebration, whic h
every American Jew is free to
observe as he wishes.
The most casual glance at Jew
ish history reveals how striking
is the difference. During the mid
die ages when Spain and Portugal
were in the throes of the. hunt for
heretics, open celebration Of Pass
over could easily provide an in
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vitation to the rack and death.

vitation to the rack and death.
Spies of the church were every
where and any ritual practice was
the prompt target for deadly at
tention. Even so simple a matter
as the change Of clothing by a
Spanish Jew before the Sabbath
could bring quick inspection by
the over-alert and ruthless in
quisitors.
AS the most literate Jews know,
such conditions meant that Jews
seeking to hold true to their JUDI
aism could do so only in the most
careful secrecy, and yet hearten-
ing period of the Marranos (sec-
ret Jews) of Spain.
No contact was possible be-
tween the Marranos, processing
Christianity but secretly remain
ing true to their Judaism, and the
Jews outside Of Spain and Portu-
gal. AS a result, the Marranos
followed the only ritual forms
they knew, those described in the
Old Testament.
The Marranos were not even
certain Of the dates of the various
festivals. Using hints they found
in the Old Testament, they based
their calendar on the Georgian
calendar. Passover was celebrated
on the day of the full moon in
March. Yom Kippur would be
marked on the 10th day following
the new moon of September.
When the ever-observant spies of
the Inquisition learned of these
dates, the Marranos delayed OBJ
servance day or two as meas
ure of elementary self-proteotion.
In utmost secrecy, the Marranos
would gail e r to eat an entire
roast sheep. The participants wore
travelling shoes and bore slaves
as prescribed in scripture.
For the Jews of the Iberian
Peninsula today and for the mar
tyred Jews of ancient Spain, per-
haps the most wonderful aspect of
life for the American Jew is his
freedom to observe freely and
openly and joyously the holidays
which they once followed in fear
and trembling.
It is historic gift that perhaps
far too few American Jews APP
preciate.
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For the American Jew, as for
every Jew in that history, each
Jewish holiday serves the basic
function of renewing its ties with
history's most magnificent tale Of
the triumph of good over evil.
But a special thread runs
through the American Jews COM
memoration of his days Of re-