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Evening star., 1951-11-18
New Home Construction
Falls Off 81 in October
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

The Bureau Of Labor statistics
estimated yesterday that the
number Of new homes started in
October fell off about 5 per cent,
under September's figures to
$4,000 units.
Declines were reported in At
lanta. Indianapolis and Miami
Beach, and increases in Balti-
more, Chicago, Denver and Kan
sas City. The bureau said activity
declined the most in Southern
and Pacific States.
For the first ten months of this
year a total of 942 500 new DWELL
ing units have been started. This
Is greater number than in any
other year except the record of
1850. when 1,215,1O0 units were
started during the first ten
months.
Evening star., 1951-11-18

I'm the Jewish
Com m u n i t y
Center.
Making her
premiere Wash
ington appear
a n ce, M i S S
Damari is on a
nation - wide
take her to %
c it eS from m
tour which will
coast to coast.
Others on the
nro or q m IN.
night are Moshe
WilenSkv ISra-
Evening star., 1951-11-18

w IICIIShyI 1Sl d
eli composer and exponent of folk
music; Ralph J. Kaplan, Israeli
author and lecturer and Abraham
A. Redelheim, Chairman of the
National Administrative Council
of America.
The Brandeis District of the
Zionist organization is sponsor
ing the affair, which is open to
the public.
Evening star., 1951-11-18
Jewish Center 10 Present
PROGRAM Of Israeli Culture

A program of Israeli songs and
stories will feature Shoshana
Damari. Israels leading popular
singer. at $3.50 o'clock tonight in
Evening star., 1951-06-18
Laundry Basic Pay Rise
To Be Subject Of Hearing

Public hearings on a proposal
to raise the basic wage rate of
workers in the laundry. dry clean
ing and dyeing industries will be
held before the District Minimum
Wage and Industrial Safety
Board at 8 p. m. Wednesday in
the Municipal Center.
Recommendations submitted by
the Minimum Wage Conference
for the industries call for a new
basic wage OF $50 for a 40-hour
week; a part time rate of 85 cents
an hour for employees working
less than "a hours q week and an
overtime rate Of $1.121a cents an
hour. The recommendations Of
the conference. which includes
representatives Of both labor and
management In the industry, also
include other benefits.
Laundry and cleaning workers
are now under q minimum wage
order drawn up In 1946, provid-
ing q basic wage Of $22 for a
44-hour week; an hourly rate Of
55 cents an hour for less than is
hours Of work, and an overtime
rate OF IS cents an hour.
Evening star., 1951-06-18
News Of Music
'Lo Trovioto' Draws Crowd to Wotergote;
Hevo NeIf Gives CreditobIe Performance

mated those too high. Her lovely
voice. in spite of its opulent quail
|ity. has sufficient flexibility for
lighter work. although without
that natural elasticity and ease
|of the born coloratura. When not
forced it is at its best.
The tenor Of Brooks McCor-
mack showed lack of sustaining
power in the part OF Alfredo Ger
mond. The only time his voice
gave full satisfaction last night
was when it came over from back
stage strongly amplified. The
role Of the elder Germond was
taken by Martial Singher, an ex-
perienced artist, who, in the scene
with Violetta, succeeded in cover
ing up some of her awkward act
ing. Smaller parts were taken
by Susanne Yager, Maria Pasca,
John Rossi. William van Zandt,
Howard Hoskins and John Law
Ter.
The direction Of Pietro Cimara.
conductor of the San Francisco
Opera, proved felicitous. 1t en-
livened the ensemble and in
creased the orcheStra's volume.
The management provided some
thing for the eye with lavish cos
tuning in scenes where party
dress is all important. Violetta's
gowns in the first and third acts
were exquisite.
Evening star., 1951-06-18
By EIeno de Soyn

Judging by the size of the audi
ence which attended last nights
performance at the Watergate
given by the Philadelphia Civic
Opera Company, La Traviata'
surpassed others in popular ap-
peal. Herva Nelli. the Aida on
the opening night and Saturdays
Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" essayed this time the i'm
personation of Violetta.
Her being cast in a role usually
portrayed by coloratura So
prano excited some curiosity. 1t
would have been extraordinary
were she able to cope with all
passage work and the extra high
notes SO boastfully exhibited by
technically more brilliant singers.
AS expected. however. she gave a
creditable performance, even if
she missed notes In runs and elm
Evening star., 1951-06-18
Nursing Service PIons
Glasses in EVENINGS

The District Red Cross Nurs-
ing Service will give evening
classes in caring for the sick and
injured.
The classes, which will be Of
fered from June Is through July
6. will be held from 7 to $50
p. m. every Monday. Wednesday
and Friday in Walsh House. 1920
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Evening star., 1951-06-18
How to Make
Time with Girls

Some fellows try to make
time with girls by pulling
their hair or dropping pencils
and things down their backs.
Others primp up with smelly
hair oil. / just put some
JJT ORANGE THINS in
my lunch every day. Boy.
what power they got over
women!"
JstV'
ecccNUT NAcAsocNs COLONIAL GRAMS
CHocolATs. PECAN COOKIES
tkMON INNS . ORANGE THlfSS
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Award To Morse
Man In Everett

PULLMAN, Wash.-Einar L.
Flateboe. Everett manufacturer,
has received a merit award from
Washington State College for out
standing achievements in the field
of technology. The Colleges Board
of Regents makes four such
awards in all fields each year.
Mr.. Flateboe, now president and
general manager of the Summer
Iron Works, came to this country
from Norway in 1906 after receiv-
ing his education in the public
schools of Bergen and his Bache-
lor of Arts degree in Mechanical
Engineering from Bergens Tech
nical School in 1905.
1912, Flateboe became head of
the Everett concern. Since that
time, he has been responsible for
notable advances in the develop
ment of pulp and paper mill ma
chinery. Many of his develop
ments have led to the conservation
and greater utilization of North
west timber.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Chatty Corner

the lanky "Swede' Bill Medin of
Ballard.
It's true as they say in the pa
pers that Poulsbo, all-Scandinavian
fishing community, is particularly
proud of Norm Sonju, now Wiscon-
sins victorious crew coach Sc
Athletics know of him as crew.
rover at U. of W., but Poulsbo-
ties think of him as one of them,
he fished for a living once, too.
NAMES: DIR. H. V. Jensen,
pastor at First Baptist Church,
Seattle, recently returned from
Nat. Bapt. Conference Mrs.
Ruth Thorsen, 331 Bellevue Av. N,
recently installed as grand matron
of Grand Chapter of Wash, Or
der of Eastern Star s.. Two broth
ers, SOren and Sigfrid Norman,
Edmonds, recently made third
cruise to Alaska under auspices of
YMCA Joseph 7. Sjursen,
Frederick and Nelson display. dir.
is now director of National Re-
tail Dry Goods Group H. Oil
yer HOlte, II, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. NJ. Holte, Seattle, has passed
physical and mental tests for en-
trance to Naval Academy at An
napolis Ambitious Morse en-
tertainers, Mr.. and Mrs. Erode
FrOdesen, Seattle, recently had as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
BOrgersOn, Vancouver, B. c., on
stop-over en- route to Europe .
Hildegard Ullberg, from Aberdeen,
Wash, and Emmy Landquist, Los
Angeles, are two Swedish DANES
grazing good service at popular
Viking restaurant of John Berg
lund and Maja-Lisa Lindberg, on
S. Tacoma highway Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Eckberg, Seattle, re-
Gently returned from trip thru
large parts of U. S. -.
BIG NAME: World-Famous Ten
nor Lauritz (Dane) Melchior, will
as you know, appear at big Pa
cific Coasts Morse Sangerfest at
Aque Theater, Seattle, Friday,
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09

The 5O-year dream of Mrs: Anna
Willmar has come true in Seattle.
After journeying by plane,
alone, from her native Helsing-
borg, Sweden, Mrs. Willmar, 70,
was reunited here with her two
brothers, Charles and Peter Lund-
stem.
It was the first trip to America
for Mrs. Willmar, and the first
time the three had been together
since Charles Lundsten left his
home in June, 1890, to come to
America. Peter followed his broth
err in 1905, and both have lived in
Seattle since that year.
Mrs. Willmar, who speaks little
English, was as happy and excit-
ed as young girl while she and
her brothers planned sightseeing
trips Of the city.
cts so beautiful here" she
cried delightedly. THE air is fresh
so like Sweden. It is warm, but
so freSh.''
She was disappointed in one
thing, however. Neither of her
brothers remembers enough Swed-
ish to talk with her fluently. But
the ardent attention Peter and
Charles showered upon their sister
more than made up for the lack.
Charles Lundsten, 80, lives with
his wife at 2205 End Ave. Peter,
IS, lives at 1884 4th Ave.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09

One of the most interesting mar
riages n Seattle recently concerns
the young Norwegian couple Arne
Ewald. representative of Scandin-
avian Airlines in Seattle, and Bir-
git Bkjorland . The wedding re-
ception, attended by "bigwigs" of
the Norwegian colony, was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Left
Haslund, Haslund the musician
teacher turned composer, you
know . Bright came from Nor
way a year and a half ago, and
turned up in Seattle from New
York three months ago, and went
straight to the SAS office here to
ask for a job . There they met,
just Ike that, couple of months
of romancing, and then, bang, an
other bachelor gave in . Happy
couple now lives at 915 Warren
st. best wishes.
Flora Kosli, flashy blonde, was
one attraction at recent Finnish
summer festival in Seattle, attract
ing 1000 Firms from all along the
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09

August II tickets are priced
at So, $3.50 and S1.75 to be had
in advance at Wash. Posten office,
Seaboard Bldg.
MORSE PICNICS: Breideblik
Lodge, Daughters of Norway, Sc
attic, has outing at Silver Lake,
Bothell Highway, Sunday, July
Is, games, refreshments, dancing
Youth Society Fremads has
annual outing Sunday, July at
Woodland Park. ;.
SWEDISH SOCCER GAME: The
big nordic sports event of the year
in the Northwest, Stockholm AK
G2) and Seattle Vikings (2) at
West Seattle Stadium, attracted
about $500 . Those that put up
guarantee for Swedish team lost
money, but not too much . AK
has won all games since, in Chi
cago and Montreal, etc, but lost
in Vancouver, 2-3.
IOGT Jubilee Meet: All Seat
ties Nordis Good Templars turned
out in good numbers for great
program at Central Baptist Church
where top guests were Word Chief
Templar r. Wagnsson of Sweden.
Merritt Benson. governors repre-
sentative a.. great program 9.
outing following day for group at
North Star Lodge Summer Home.
where Wagnsson's travelling COM
panion from Sweden, Editor Sven
Elmgren, spoke.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Gift Packages
To Danes Changed

At the request of many Danish
American customers for SAL gift
packages to Denmark, the con-
tents of the Danish "A" and DAN
ish "B' packages are changed as
of July LIST. Dried fruit will be
eliminated from these two pack
ages since, according to reports
from Denmark, there is an ample
supply at the present time of this
staple. Instead the Line is add
ing sugar and raisins of which
there is shortage, The new Dan
ish "A" package will be available
as of July list and will contain
6 lbs. of coffee, lbs. of rice, l ID.
lump sugar, l Id. granulated sugar,
ID. prunes and one Is OF. pack
age of raisins.
The contents of the Danish "B"
package will be lbs. of coffee,
2 lbs. of rice, l Id. lump sugar,
l Id. graduated sugar and one
Is OF. package of raisins.
The price of these two packages
will remain the same, or S10.25
and S7.25 respectively.
Danish travel agents throughout
the country accept orders for these
and other SAL gift packages.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Observation-Disclosures Photo

to bring out that Marta loren we
always wanted to see on the
screen.
Whoever has seen "Teresa", re-
members John Ericsson, the male
lead in that fine picture, filmed in
Italy and in New York City. He
is that six-foot-two, blond and
blue-eyed actor who popped out
of nowhere and became a very
much wanted leading man. Many
people wonder where he came
from. Well, it was like this. He
was working as lathe operator in
a machine shop in Manhattan. One
day he ran into an old school friend
during his lunch hour, who told
Ericsson that he was seriously
thinking of becoming an actor.
In that very split second our Swe-
dish American had it occur to him
that if his friend could become an
actor-why couldn't he?
So he made a stab at it. He
enrolled in the American Academy
of Dramatic Arts, completed the
standard two-year course and
presto, he was an actor. For
awhile he played in summer stock,
and then he was picked for the
lead in Teresa Too bad it ism.
that easy for everybody to get into
pictures.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09

BIG NAME: WOrld-FamOus Ten
nor Lauritz (Dane) Melchior, will
as you know, appear at big Pa
cific Coasts Morse Sangerfest at
Aque Theater, Seattle, Friday,
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Seattle SWede
Now Minister

G. Bertil Stromberg was recent
ly ordained minister of the Ev-
angical Lutheran Church by the
Rt. Rev. II. L. Ross, president of
the Church's Pacific District, in
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church.
Stromberg, who will serve the Fir
Conway parish in Skagit County,
has lived in Sweden, Canada, and
Seattle.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Backstage Hollywood
By Leonard ClairmOnt
In The Pacific Coast Viking

Colleen Gray, today's most pro-
vocative movie personality, made
hit at the Club Del Mar when
she modelled the fabulous "a karat
gold swim cult, presented to her
by Rose Marie Reid, while the
models from that same manufac-
turer showed an array of other
glamor suits. Colleen Gray is that
popular Danish beauty, who
starred with Stephen McNally in
Observation-Disclosures apache
Drums"
Earl Moran, of the Brown and
Bigelow calendar girl fame, flew
in from his Las Vegas home just
to sketch pastel of Colleen Gray
and offered it at auction to the
guests. All this was done to raise
funds for a new sanitarium for
the underprivileged.
Pete Smith has signed Greta
Granstead for a featured role in
Metro Goldwyn Mayors comedy
film Keeping Fit", with Dave O.
'Brien. 1t will be fun to see Greta
in a comedy for a change-she
has always been the down-in-the
dumps blonde on account of her
dramatic acting ability.
The Danes sure like their fairy
tales. Walt Disney's Cinderella"
has chalked up one of the longest
recent overseas runs by playing
over five months at the Metropol
Theater in Copenhagen. The pic
ture played nearly one thousand
performances. What is going to
happen when the story of Hans
Christian Andersen opens in the
Danish capital?
Although he has been in motion
pictures for five years as a feat
ured player and now is a full
Pledged star. Gene Nelson's par
ents have never watched their son
perform before the cameras. So
Gene arranged for Mr.. and Mrs.
Berg - that's the dancing actors
dad and mother-to come out to
Warmers on their first studio visit
and to watch him execute a
dangerous tango with Janice Rule
for "Starlift."
Genes father is a machinist with
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
where many other Swedes work.
Marta loren really scored In
Columbia's "Sirocco." After hav-
ing made lot of pictures at Uni
versal International, she was
loaned to Columbia, as you pro-
badly remember. This was the
first time she ever made a picture
outside her home studio, and for
some reason or other it turned out
better than anything she has ever
done before. Sure, she has al
ways looked good, acted good and
everything else, but wait till you
see "Sirocco." Here she gets a
chance to act--and never has she
been as beautiful as in this pic
ture, and that's saying plenty. The
actors she played opposite-Hum-
phrey Bogart and Lee Cobb-and
the master photography. all helped
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Sweden Aids Refugees

Sweden has agreed to provide
a home for one hundred tubercu-
lar refugee children, the Interna-
tional Refugee Organization in
Geneva, Switzerland. reports. Last
year Sweden took a large group
of these cases from several coun-
tries In Europe.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Morse Radium Hospital

More than 14.4 million kroner
have been collected for Radium-
hospitalet in Oslo, the first cancer
hospital to be built in Norway.
Construction will begin shortly.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
Morse Cheese Ration

Another 500 gram cheese ration
was Issued in Norway in the latter
part Of June.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09

West Coast &. But she had quite
a job as official greeter and dec
orations chairman.
Speaking of receptions, we went
to another interesting one recent
ly, at the home of Seattle's great
art patron, Mrs. Zoe Duzanne .
beautiful studio home packed with
artistic hotshots like Mark Tobey,
Morris Graves, Mrs. Nicholson,
etc, artistic Swedish importers,
Mats and Siri Djos there, too -.
we tagged along with Mrs. Jaco-
bina Johnson, that charming speci-
men Of Icelandic womanhood, poet
ess and authoress, too occasion
was preview of Miss Nellie Cor
nish's paintings, and for our bene-
fit, a painting of Reykjavik's har-
Dor (Sl00-for sale) Mrs. Cor
nish knew of Mrs Johnson through
former Seattleite Yngvi Thorkel-
son, now stage manager of Ice
lands National Theatre Mrs.
johnson tells us it recently staged
Death of Salesman"
Pioneers all over. Seattle, but
they re dying take case of re-
Gently deceased Swedish specimens
Mrs. Jennie Theresa Peterson.
s.. o. Bellevue, came to U. S. from
Sweden 1868, to Seattle 1875, lived
at wat s now 4th Ave. and Pine
81. heart of downtown Her
hus1a1-. Andrew Peterson, owned
hrst tailoring adjustment here.
And Nels Jepson, SO, Seattle, |
VINO l1erated hotel in Valdez Alas
ma II the gold rush year of 1898 |
slca stories. and we missed
1''enl' earn L missed another /
ereal pioneer a Swedish women
oled recently forgot the name she
was Here in late 1905. imagine,
=, and nursed granddaughter of
Chief Seattle, '''e' u
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-07-09
another GREAT DANE. mime

too s''" GREAT DANE. pioneer.
terse- recently John S. Pc
W. So - - came to Z. s 1856. to
W, =" ASH d. 50 Yrs. ago. lived in Scat -
ar pa ea's -. built the locks
c. lard and the Forts worden
deferses f1set Sound
~. s'' T'. n-American, took
W. '. sea', !. tennis courts recent :
~ first came Art - 80
800 5'g'Se. Z. S. champ tbs1 - 9 sen.
JUNIOR tournament honors '' ".a,, .'.y
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Reseryists 10 Study
Al Arlington Farms

A new might school" will be
opened for Washington area re-
serve officers next Tuesday in
Louisiana Hall, Arlington Farms
near the Pentagon.
Official dedication ceremonies
were to be held this afternoon
with Brig. Gen. William B. Brad
ford, chief of the civilian COM
ponents division, Army Field
Forces. presenting a message from
Gen. Mark Clark, Field Forces
Commander. Others scheduled to
speak are Col. Ira Black. of the
End Army, and j. Thomas
Schneider. chairman of the per-
sonnel policy board. Office of the
Secretary of Defense.
The school is one of 62 being
established by the Army through
out the country. 1t is designed
to give members of the Organized
Reserve Corps the same training
they would receive at one Of the
large Army service schools.
The school will offer basic ans
advanced courses in some l.
branches as well as a command
and general staff course for higher
ranking reservists. Each course
can be completed by the student
in about three years on the basis
of one class period week.
The staff and faculty will con.
sist of As officer instructors anc
20 enlisted men. It is expected
that more than 300 officer stu.
dents will attend the opening
classes Tuesday.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Capital Astronomers
To See EcIipse Films

Preliminary results Of observa-
tions taken during the total
eclipse of the sun last September
IL at Attu, Alaska, will be dis
cussed at the Commerce Depart
ment Auditorium at o'clock to-
night, when the National Capital
Astronomers meet.
Movies and slides Of the radio
and optical equipment and obser-
vation will be shown. The Naval
Research Laboratory sent group
to observe the eclipse and two
Bureau of Standards scientists ac-
companied them to measure radio
frequencieS. Studies were made of
temperature conditions near the
sun and radio waves during the
eclipse.
DR.. John F. Hagen. head of the
Radio Frequency Research Branch,
Radio Division of the Laboratory,
will be the principal speaker.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.. A
SATURDAY JANUARY g.,
Social Security Cards Available
To Those Newly Covered by Act

The Social Security Administra-
ton today said that many of the
persons newly covered by social
security do not have social security
cards and are uncertain as to how
to obtain them.
In the District, there are ap-
proximately $4,000 small business
men and 12,500 neutrality-suspicious.
domestics affected by the new ex-
tensions of social security who
may not have the cards. SSA said.
The figures do not include
thousands of younger persons who
may be employed by the Federal
Government
Over the Nation, the administra-
ton estimated. there are 10 mil
lion persons newly covered by So
cial security who do not have
cards.
I The advice:
: Get your card at the nearest
social security Office II there Is
no social security Office in you1
town, you can get an application
blank at your postoffice. Fill it out
and mail it to the nearest socia.
security Office"
Social security has been ex-
tended for the first time in 1851
to about At million small business
men and other non-farm, self
employed persons: l million
Evening star., 1951-01-06
League Meets TONIGHT

DR.. John B. Brehm will speak
on "Respirology-tfle Science OF
Breathing" at 8 o'clock tonight
at an open meeting of the League
for The Larger Life, 1926 Rhode
Island avenue NV.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
RADIO TODAY.

700 WRC-Living-1950: A docu-
mentary account of 81 farmers in
Sylvania, Ark, who acted together
to save the eroded soil they in
herited from their forbearers, is
dramatiZed.
500, WEAM, WASH-FM-Twen-
ty Questions: Metropolitan Opera
Soprano Eleanor Steber is guest
panelist.
S:35, WWDC - Basketball The
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Israel Orchestra to Get
Official Greeting Here

Members of the Israel Philhar-
monic Orchestra will be accorded
an official greeting from the Dis
trict when they arrive here to-
morrow for the opening concert
of their first American tour.
Charles Stofberg, special assist
ant to Commissioner John Rus
sell Young, will present a key to
the city to a representative of the
visiting orchestra at LAS pm. on
the front steps of the District
Building.
Israeli Ambassador Abba Eben
will attend the ceremony. The
orchestra's concert. under Serge
Koussevitzky. will be at $3.50 pm
tomorrow at Constitution Hall.
Evening star., 1951-01-06
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. C.. la,0. couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day. 10ait three full days and
receiue the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days,
Evening star., 1951-01-06
ChiIdren's Concert Set
For Constitution Hall

The National Symphony Or
chestra will perform a special
concert for children at 2 pm
Thursday at Constitution Hall.
Prokofieff's Peter and the
Wolf" narrated by Paul Hume
will be the programs featured
number. Works by Bach. Cha
brier and Rossini also will be
played.
Tickets are available from AZ
cents to $1.20 at the symphony
box Office, 1880 G street NV.