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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
New Swedish Oil
Storing Method

STOCKHOLM.-The revolution
airy Swedish method of storing oil
and petrol in bomb-proof subter-
ranean rock chambers. successfully
tried in an old disused mine near
Stockholm for couple of years.
has now been patented in most
countries under the name of the
Visco Cistern, reports Mr.. Harald
Edholm, of the Swedish State
Power Board, inventor of the
method.
The petrol is pumped into
giant bottie-shaped rock chamber
where it floats ON bed of water,
the level of which can be regu-
lated by means of a side-shaft.
The pressure of the surrounding
subsoil water prevents the petrol
from leaking through possible
cracks in the uncoated walls of
the chamber. while the bottle
neck" is sealed by concrete block
with a water-lock on the top. The
water has been found to have no
unfavorable effects on the petrol;
on the contrary, the constant drip
ping of water seems to cleanse
the petrol from resins and sulphur.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
Appreciation
Miss Sigrid karlson
Scandinavian-Ame

Scandinavian-Ame
Dear Miss HARRISON:
On behalf of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Central Washington
Fair Association I wish to thank
you and your staff for the Won
derful help you have given us to
make the 1851 Central Washing
ton Fair complete success.
The publicity given us by the
newspapers and radio stations can
be credited with being the out
standing feature of the year. and
the thing that made our fair a
success, breaking all records in at
tendance and exhibitions.
We deeply appreciate your CO.
operation and hope that we may
work together again in 1852.
Sincerely yours,
j. Hugh King, Manager,
Central Washington Fair.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
Readers Reaction
Norwegian Offers Use
Of Home For New Club
Scandinavian American:

Scandinavian American:
In your la test issue of the
Scandinavian American you speak
of the need for a Scandinavian
Club in Seattle. l agree with you
one hundred percent. The letter
would be too long if 1 should try
to give the many reasons why
club should be formed l will just
say that to start with Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway and
Sweden should be represented. l
believe that if a large club could
be materialized it might be able
to accomplish what churches and
fraternal organizations have failed
to do
If you can round up a nucleus
to discuss ways and means you
may use my home for a meeting
place free of charge up to the end
of this year.
Wishing you success in this most
interesting venture, am
Sincerely yours,
Arnt Gangnes, SkOvheim,
Rt. 1, Box 433,
Port Orchard. Wash.
Ed note: Thank you for your
kind offer, Mr.. Gangnes. We will
certainly keep II in mind, especial
Iy for some possible weekend out
ing. Your large outdoor swim
ming pool Is also an attraction
worth reckoning with.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08

tons were formulated by the State
Health Department, an Old Peo-
pies Home has been essentially a
boarding house for the elderly
people with practically no provis-
ion for illness should this unfort-
unately occur. According to the
new regulation of the State Board
of Health, one is not permitted to
keep a person in an Old Peoples
Home who becomes i'll except for
the very brief period of few days
unless there are at hand the ia
cilities of a modern Nursing Home.
These include requirements as to
construction, material, size of the
doorways, Railways, rooms, sani-
tary facilities, nursing facilities
etc. This is, indeed, the type OF
Old Peoples Home which we must
have. In fact, an Old Peoples
Home which falls short of these
requirements would fail in its main
purpose. 1t is on account of the
illness and infirmities of old age
that these. elderly people seek the
security and comfort of an Old
Peoples Home. Unfortunately, ILL
ness befalls a large portion of
these elderly people and often very
shortly after becoming a member
of the Home. It would, indeed,
work an extreme hardship upon
them should they be forced to
leave the home and go to be taken
care of in some strange hospital
or nursing home. Unless these IA
cilities are provided, the Home
fail in its purpose. 1t is fortunate,
indeed, that the planners of the
Morse Home has sufficient fore
sight to provide these facilities.
Think of The Old Folks
We have now built Norway Gen.
ter which has meant so much to all
of the Scandinavians in this COM
munity. This was done through
the energy and self sacrifice of
many individuals. The funds
which were invested in bonds by
many of us will return with in
terest and, therefore, is merely a
business adventure. Donations to
the Morse Home, on the other
hand, are of a different nature.
The compensation for outright
gifts to the Home will be remun-
Grated only by the gratitude and
satisfaction which the doners will
realize in the happiness and con-
tentment which they will have af-
forded their elderly friends and
relatives in their declining years.
We have built Norway Center
for our own pleasure now let us
build the Morse Home to secure
the happiness and contentment of
our Old Folks.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
T. w. Buschmann, President
A. S. Ryland, Secretary
Jacob Samuelson, Treasurer.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
Order of Vasa $ Years Old

The Vasa Order of America founded September 49,
1896 Since then the organization has the largest
single fraternal body Swedes in North America.
The Order includes well 400 lodges in 10 districts
Led by District Master Mrs Martha Pearson Spokane the
Pacific Northwest District No Is with 81 local lodges was
ranked among the finest districts by grand lodge officer
visiting Seattle last year
We extend sincere congratulations to District No. 10
the occasion of the anniversary and we hope
will be able to much many of your members
have shown a real interest in this publication
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08

New life assurances in Sweden
totalled Kr. 1,2s6. 600. 900 in 1850.
or Kr. 100000 more than dur
ing the preceding year. The life
insurance policies at the end of
last year totalled approximately
kr. IL, 500 .000. 900 (S2, 800. 900, O00).
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
New Fund-Raising Drive For Morse Home Project

to make it possible to construct
one unit on our present site across
from Woodland Park, large enough
to be economically self-sufficient.
Such a unit would house approx
imately fifty to sixty members.
But in view of the fact that all of
the important facilities such as
boiler rooms, cooking facilities
dining room, etc., would have to be
Incorporated, the cost would be
approximately three times the
amount of our present assets
Surely it must be clear to all of
us that if we are to realize an Old
Peoples Home worthy of the name,
it will be necessary for each and
everyone of us to put our shoulder
to the wheel and get behind this
worthy and most needed under
taking. 1t will not be done by
mere handful of individuals whose
sources of large donations have
been largely exhausted. The sourc-
es of funds will have to be more
widely distributed and we can con-
ceive of no cause which is more
deserving of wider distribution.
Various methods of procedure
have been suggested for solicita-
ton of funds. Among these are
the following:
What Is Needed Now
The formation of Morse Home
Committee by each of the Norwe-
gian Societies, Norwegian Lodges
and other interested organizations.
These committees to be appointed
by the President of the lodge or
society in question. Regular meet
ings of these committees must re-
port to the lodges or societies at
their regular meetings. Interest in
the Morse Home should be put on
the must" list of the business of
these meetings and other organi-
cations and societies. The lodges,
as I see it, are organized for the
benefit of it's members. They have
their regular business meetings,
their wonderful social gatherings
for their members; they provide
sick benefits and life insurance
for their members at a nominal
cost. Why should they not take
an equal or greater interest in
their elderly brethren in that par
ticular period of their lives when
they most need it and are unable
to care for themselves? 1t would
seem to me that this should be
the prime purpose of any Demo-
cratic organization, particularly,
the lodge.
The question of the care of the
aged and particularly taking care
of them when they become ill,
makes a further demand on the
planning and facilities of the mod
ern Old Peoples Home. I say
modern for the reason that while
in the old times and right up I'M
til last month when these regula-
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view of the high building bosts,
the Board has felt that it would
be folly to consider constructing
the building according to our pres
ent plans with our present assets
which, according to estimates,
would cover only about twenty
percent of the total costs.
Reserved Stand
In response to many requests
from guilds and many other men,
bers as well as the desire of your
Board of Trustees, to in some way
get on an operating basis, it was
suggested that we attempt to pur-
chase building which would COM
ply with the fire and building
codes of the City of Seattle and
the structural requirements of the
State Board of Health, which
have recently been formulated.
With this in mind, after contact
ing practically all real estate
firms in the city, the Burlingame
Hotel was found to be the only
structure which might even be
considered. After spending sever
al weeks in checking the POSSIBLE
ties of utilizing this building, it
was finally decided that the ire
mendous cost of alterations re-
quired to make it comply with the
recent regulations and the reduc-
ton in the number of rooms neces-
STATED by such alterations, made
this project also unsound econom-
ically.
Aside from the economics of this
situation, the guilds and many of
the donors were very much op-
posed to the purchase of this
structure. The guilds for many
reasons including the following:
ito noisy" too much traffic" mo
surrounding property for the old
people to get outside" A number
of the doners objected on account
of the fact that they had made
their donations for the specific
purpose of building the Morse
Home on the original site selected
opposite Woodland Park. A vote
was taken at a combined meeting
of the guilds, held at Woodland
Park, at which ninety percent OBJ
jected to it under any circum-
stances. In spite of the fact,
therefore, that the Board had un-
animously voted to purchase the
Burlingame Hotel at it's meeting
on June oath, it rescinded this ac-
ton on June % for the above noted
reasons.
Third Alternative
Since we were forced to aband-
on all hope of obtaining a suitable
older building within the city of
Seattle, which would comply with
the requirements, we had left for
consideration, a third alternative.
This consisted of the possibility of
modifying our present plans so as
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
CELEBRATES 1O7th BIRTHDAY

Sweden's oldest inhabitant, Mrs.
Johanna Anderson, of Strovel-
storp, in Sweden's southernmost
province. Scania. recently celebrat-
ed her 107th birthday. which prob
ably also makes her the oldest
living person IN all Scandinavia.
A congratulatory telegram from
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
Albert Richardson Dies

Albert Richardson died last week at the of g. leav
ing big the ranks of active members Seattles
Swedish community. An officer and member of numerous
Swedish organizations Richardson kind of man any,
would be glad to call friend. TN.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08
kensington Stone May Be Real;
Morse, Swedes, In Minnesota 1862?

Eight Goths and % Norwegians
on exploration journey from Vim
land westward. We had camped
by two islands one days journey
north from this stone. We were
and fish (ed) one day. After we
came home (we) found ten (Of
our men red with blood and dead.
AVN. ave Virgo Maria) save
(us) from evil. (We) have 10 men
(of our party by the sea to look
after our ship(s) IA days journey
from this island. Year 1862"
When Farmer Olof Gilman
stumbled across this laconic (but,
to him, illegible) account of adj
venture and death, near Kensing-
ton, Mimi, in 1898, he had no idea
of the Importance of his find, says
Time Magazine in it's latest issue.
The story was carved on a 200-lb.
stone he dug out of small hill
that had once been an island in an
ancient lake. The inscription was
written in more than 200 runes,
the ancient alphabet of the Morse.
Ever since the carving was first
translated, the kensington Stone
has been one of the most fascinat-
ing exhibits in the history of the
daring Morse seamen.
Forgery In Stone?
Doubters soon spoke up to spoil
the. fun. Experts on old Morse
writing claimed that the language
was like no known Scandinavian
dialect. Authorities decided that
the stone was a forgery. 1t was
probably carved, they thought, by
a friend of Farmer Gilman, an I'M
frocked Swedish minister who was
known to have had a Swedish
grammar with a section on runes.
During the past so years few real
experts have been bothered to
study the discredited stone.
But last week one Danish ex-
pert on old runic inscription an
nounced that the kensington
Stone may be genuine, after all.
In a lengthy report released by
the Smithsonian Institute, DR.. Will
liam Thalbitzer admitted with true
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08

King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen
Louise especially delighted the old
lady, who also received a large
number of coffee parcels.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-10-08

How to Misbehave In Norway.
Excerpts from "veni. Vidi, Vik-
ing by Eric the Rudy. Illus
trated. Holiday. August, 1851.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Communist Czechs
Admit Seizure OF
APNcwsPapcrma'l

PRAGUE, April 26.-N1.-
Communist Czcchoslovakia adj
mittcd today that it has seized
an American ncwsman. Associat-
cd Press Correspondent William
Oats, here.
Oats disappeared Monday. lIo
was the fifth cmploye of the Ap
in Prague TO vanish in three
weeks.
Oats had been complaining
that he had been Swallowed by
Communist secret police. The
American embassy suspected that
Oats had been arrested. 1t de
handed information.
But today American embassy
counsellor Tyler Thompson said
the Czechs had replied. They
said they had arrested Oats on
three chargcS-activities hostile
to the state, gathering and send.
ing out information the Czeehs
consider secret, and spreading
malicious information.
There arc indications that She
other AP employees who vanish
ed, all Czechs, may turn up as
witnesses against him at his
trial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Tangible Tax
Deadlinc May TO

Final deadlinc for payment of
tangible personal property taxes
S May 10, said Monroe County
Tax Collector Howard Wilson
today.
Wilson said that if taxes on
took and merchandise, furniture
and fixtures are not paid by then;
warrants Of levy issued by tho
ak collector will be turned over
to the Deputy Sheriff who will
EXECUTE the warrants and all adj
ditional costs of Sheriff's service
will have to be borne by the
ardy taxpayer.
Tangible personal property
axes are payable by all who en-
age in business in the county,
These taxes became delinquent
on April /. Notices we're sent to
taxpayers last October.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Former Key Westel
Named District
Counsel OF OPS

Joseph M. Whitson, Fort Pierce
attorney, has been named district
counsel of the Jacksonville office
of price sterilization, A. Reid
Mann, district director, announced
today.
Whitson was first connected
with the economic sterilization
agency in Washington as a con-
sultant and held that post until
late in January when he was sen,
to Jacksonville as acting district
enforcement director.
A resident of Fort Pierce, Whit
son plans to move his family, wife
and two children, to Jacksonville
within the near future. He is a ma
tive of Talladcga, Ala, and was
educated in the public schools oil
,Cnni,uueu On aye SIM
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Lions Club Will
Donate Over $1,000
To Civic Projects

The Lions club board of di-
rectorS met last night to discuss
the disbursement of funds to be
nettcd from it's minstreal show,
which will be held on May IL, r..
The directors agreed unanimously
that there was immediate and
urgent need for these funds.
Every cent earned from the show
is to be turned over to the follow
ing worth while community pro-
iects:
60%-County hospital x-ray
fund.
l5% Youth athletic program.
l5%--Sight conservation and
blind program.
So High School football fund.
5%-Boy Scouts.
1t is expected that over ST. 900
will be raised from the show.
RchcarSals are progressing very
we'll, The quality of the talent
or tho show is exceeding every
expectation" said Jack Clark, the
director. The Lions den has been
packed for every rehearsal night.
Only 2 shows vii be put on al
he high school auditorium. 1t is
expected that tho 1000 available
ickets will not began to fill the
'emand once the word gets
round about how good the show
will be. Every one likes good
how, but a minstrcal with good
gags and talent beats them all
Tickets go on sale Immediately
1t each of the following: Mike
Narren'S newsstand at the Fed
rial building, Joe Aliens, Trop
ical Trader, Suny Isle luncheon
2tte. and limited quantities from
my member of Lions Club.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Citizen Reporter Watches
Salvage Work With Pair
OF Powerful Binoculars
BY DOROTHY RAYMER

Scores of spectators remained
on the beaches here until shutdown
last night to watch the salvage
work of a navy crew aboard a
barge with a boom crane at the
spot where the Havana bound
DC-4 transport of CompanG
Cuban de Avaeion dived into the
sea late yesterday morning.
Coach Winston Jones, high
school athletic director, brought
a pair of binoculars to the Sun and
Sand Beach Club and shared
them with this reporter. The glass
cs were Carl Zeiss make, one of
the most powerful produced in
Germany, and permitted detailed
observation Of salvage work three
quarters of mile off shore.
As we watched the crane hook
brought up what looked like Il
mass of sea weed until it swung
into the sunlight, and was reveal
cd as plane motor. Between
4:30 pm. and 6:30 pm, two more
engines with pieces of metal
cowling were hauled out of the
sea and piled on the barge deck
near the PROV
To the stern of the barge, three
smaller craft were engaged in re.
tricving other wrcckagc. Some o..
it was evidently clothing, luggage
and plane seats, but SO watcrlog
gcd and crushed together that
positive Identification was i'm.
possible.
Once, the crew at the stern dc
posted what seemed to be twist
cd remains of the plane crash vic
Tins and deposited carefully ir
sacklikc rcccptaclcs.
Finally a diver in a bulky suit
and helmet came up over the sidt
of the deck, hosting himself up I
tContInued On Page Elghu
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
New Landlord Tenant Conference Plan
For Handling Alleged Violations Has
Been Announced By Rent Officials
Expect New Policy
To Give Prompt
Hometown Justice

Tho policy of prompt, home
town Justice is being furthered by
the institution. in the Key West
Area Rent Office, of a new Land
lord Tenant Conference Plan for
handling alleged violations, Area
Rent Director, freeman L. knight
said TODAY.
Director knight feels that both
landlords and tcnapt3 should ba
pleased with the new plan and
that tic strcamlincd procedure
will be boon To his office be-
cause landlords and tenants, when
brought iopcthcr, generally agree
IN the facts.
Under the new Strcamlincd
plan for settling the majority Of
rent disputes arising out of posi-
bic violations OF the rent law, the
landlord and the tenant will be
brought together at an informal
conference with a staff member
If the local rent office acting as
mediator. The aim Of such CON
fcrenccS will be to bring out the
facts and 10 establish a basis for
= prompt, friendly and equitable
ettlencnt.
Formerly, such disputes were
andled by separate conferences
md separate correspondence with
he landlord and the tenant
Experience with the joint
4ndlold- tenant conference plan
N other localities" Area Rent Di-
ector knight stated, "has shown
bat solution can be reached
With a maximum Of satisfaction
both parties and with mini
mum Of delay, red tape and paper
york. In ono single conference,
legitimate adjustments can be
made quickly and penalties,
4herc necessary, assessed against
'iolators.
Mr. Knight, Area Rent Director,
aid that the landlord tenant con
terence plan Rad been fully dis
.ussed with the rent Advisory
Board, and that the first com
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Americans MAY
Bomb Manchuria

LAKE SUCCESS, April 26. z
fP1.-An American. spokesman
says Manchurian bases will be
bombed, il the enemy steps up his
air warfare.
Other nations with troops in KO-
rca have been informed of the
American view. There has been
no objection, although no formal
agreement has been reached.
The American view is that
there is ample authority to bomb
in ManchuriaS in the old U.N. di-
rective for rc-cstablishment oil
security in Korea.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26

Navy men have been
working from the barge
Marianne since ! yesterday
afternoon.
This morning ] spent two
hours on the Marianne
which is anchored directly
over the crashed four en-
CINE plane.
When | left the Mari
anne via the Coast Guard
boat at II this moring with
the 25th body, the 10 divers
were still at work.
They brought up four
bodies while | stood on
deck.
Every time the divers
tied a cable around part of
the plane, it seemed to
loosen a body down in the
% feet of water.
The IA man crew OF the Ma
riannc shouted:
stand aside something's com
ing up"
1t w. r. Cole, salvage officer
in charge OF operations said:
Lady don't think you want
to see this.
While the crane hauled up the
headlcss torso of woman |
studied the tangled mass of alum
inum-that part of the four en-
ginc plane that has been re-
covered SO far.
My eyes fell on book-sod-
den but legible. II said:
The New Testament for Lie
Boats and Rats.
IF you have occasion to use
this book please let US know.
American Bible Society.
Not single soul dying his
sudden death yesterday al high
noon had occasion TO look at
the New Testament. They all
died instantly.
Divers on the barge agreed
that tho plane noscdivcd.
1.-The plane is all in a heap
down there" one diver said. He
was clad in the long underwear
the divers wear.
Two divers go over at a time.
They will be plunginS into the
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Truman Chcered
By Show Audience

WASHINGTON, April 26.-tPl.
President and Mrs. Truman at
tended a premiere showing Of
tho movie Fighting Coast Guard
al local thcater last night.
In his recent appearance at the
opening Of the Washington base
ball season, President Truman
was booed. But last night there
was only applause as the chief
executive and his party entered
the theater, and when they left.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-04-26
Nine Local Bills
Passed By House
TALLAHASSEE. April rs.

TALLAHASSEE. April rs.
-tP.-The House passed
nine bills relating 10 Monroe
county officials salaries. ard
ei9i' @ervice today.
House bills lib asa SOS, and
Sic relating to the Monroe
county Criminal judges sal
airy. county solicitors salary
and criminal court clerks sal
AIRY were passed.
The House also passed bills
4l6 and 436. relating to civil
service: House Bill $50 on
Monroe county building per-
mits; SOS on candidates; 572
on Monroe county hospital
and The House Bill 3l2 re-
lating to roads.