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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-09-24

About Face" musical in color
which goes before the cameras
shortly. He recently completed a
guest role in "Starlift" and CO.
stars with that other American
Swede Dennis Morgan, Virginia
Mayo and Lucille Norman in the
forthcoming color musical, paints
ing the Clouds with Sunshine
Did you know that Gene Nell
son was born in Seattle of Swc-
dish parents and that he was
reared in Santa Monica, CalifOrn-
ia? His father is a machinist with
the Douglas Aircraft Corporation.
Gene Nelson is recognized as
enc of the best dancers and skat-
ers in America today and the
young man is bringing before the
camera some eye-filling samples
of his tap artistry, which has put
him in the same class as Fred AS
taire and Gene Kelly. He toured
for some time with Sonia Hennies
ice show-and believe it or not
he learned how to skate right here
in southern California, of all
places.
Christine Larson, new name
to remember, has been signed to
play opposite Jon Hall in COlum-
HAS .Rraye WarriorO NfiES lar.
son recently completed a key role
in Gene Autry's valley of Fire."
also at Columbia.
Brave Warrior" is a historical
drama of Indian wars in the 1n-
dian Territory in 1911. and Chris
tine Larson viii portray pro-Brit-
ish storekeeper's daughter who is
loved by Jon Hall, a u. S. govern
ment emissary, and the great
Shawnee Chief, Tecumseh.
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CONVERTED FRESHMAN
LEAVES

Not so very long ago Tom KEEL
ly visited and studied in Sweden,
returned to U. S. and U. of Wash,
taking up Scandinavian subjects,
particularly Swedish and took part
in some Scandinavian activities
:. He learned to speak, write the
language very well, and SO he was
converted into a Swede, now mer-
tied by his Masters thesis which
was translation of Swedish Play
wright Eyvind Johnson's Strand
ernas Svall' In the meantime
he married, got a daughter .
The other day the family left for
Wash D. c. where Kelly will work
for State Dept, probably get as
signed to Sweden.
DIR. H. A. Stub, well known
Norwegian pastor of Seattle is
now in DEBORAH, Iowa, to partake
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Rockford Home
Swedish Museum

Acquisition of one of the histori-
cally most interesting houses in
Rockford, Illinois, and plans for
its use as a museum have been
announced by the Swedish Histori-
cal Society of Rockford. Along
with the house, built in 1871 by
John Erlander, pioneer Swedish
settler in Rockford, the society
acquired large part of the homes
furniture, much of which is be-
tween 80 and 100 years old.
1t is hoped that the museum
will be ready for formal opening
next February or March, and it
will then be one of the Rockford
1852 Centennial events. The city
of Rockford has now given its Of
ficial sanction to a 1852 Centen-
NAL to mark the coming of the
first Swedish settlers to Rockford
as well as the arrival of the first
Swedish settlers to Rockford, as
well as the arrival of the first
train to Rockford and the change
in status of Rockford from vii
lage to city.
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Swedish Tv Shows
A Heart Operation

Teievised operations performed
at the clinic of Sweden's world
famous heart specialist Prof. Clar.
ence Crafoord is one of the fea-
lures of the World Medical AS
ISOLATION at its annual congress
in Stockholm in the middle of Sep.
TENDER. About 300 specialists
from % countries are attending.
The World Medical Association,
which represents about 50O,0O
physicians from 40-odd countries,
will deal this year with problems
social medicine and
medical training as well as ques-
tons relating to cooperation with
the World Health Organization
and other international bodies.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-09-24
Morse Sailors
Get Wrong Food

Crews aboard Norwegian ships
should be served more fresh
fruit, fruit juice, and salad. That
is the recommendation of a mixed
committee, representing manage
ment and labor in the Norwegian
shipping in d u S tt y, as well as
the Government. The present diet,
states the committee in it's re-
port, is definitely injurious to
good health.
The group has examined re-
ports on the meals served aboard
40 ships in various trades, which
revealed the following: Over 900
serve more than 4 meat dinners
a week; 1870 serve warm meat,
or fish suppers at least 6 days a
week, and almost 800 serve
meat. bacon, Or fish for break
fast at least days a week.
The committee found tn Sc
faults: too much heavy, indiges-
tible food; too many heavy meals
a day; coffee consumption, excess
sive; facilities for proper food
preservation requenty made
quate; cooks not always suffi-
GENTLY qualified; average expendi-
ture for food too high.
To remedy this situation the
committee proposes adoption of
new 6-week menu based on more
varied and digestible foods. The
merits of a more balanced diet
will be explained in a pamphlet
which will be distributed to sea-
men aboard all Norwegian ships.
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FROM SCANDINAVIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Christian C. Chris
Jensen, owners of King Oscar
Smorgasbord'' in Seattle have re-
turned from trip to the Scan
dinavian countries via SAS
They met relatives in Denmark
and Sweden, went to Norway.
where they saw Mrs. Alfrida K.
Petersen, who returned to Seattle
recently, too.
SWEDE PUYALLUP WINNER
John Strander, Swedish owner
Of Strander Evergreen Nursery.
1870 Interurban s., Seattle got
the first prize. SIS for miniature
landscaping at the Puyallup Fair
. He was ably assisted by son
John Jr., a perfect father and son
team Strander has previously
won first prizes at Seattle Home
Show. and gold medal at the
Flower Show.
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master the second half drive of
the Italians, after leading by 20
The Vikings were last years
NV. champs, so they'll be back in
the good old stride before long
Speaking of stride, the club
now strings along with new
sponsor. Roy Peterson the Swed-
ish owner of Norselander Restau-
rant, atop Norway Center . Left
Schulz has succeeded Arne SAL
yesen as club manager.
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Backstage Hollywood
BY Leonard ClairmOnt
of The Pacific Coast Viking

1t is no secret any longer that
ALT Kjellin is back in Hollywood.
He has somewhat kept himself
away from publicity, except for a
very brief television interview one
afternoon with Jeanne Gray. Now
that he has signed for a very i'm
pOrtant picture, he has phOned his
wife, Karin, and their boy Ole in
Sweden to come right over and
join him.
Stanley Kramer, who is releas-
ing through Columbia, has signed
ALT for one of the leading roles in
MY Six Convicts," and expects to
go into production September 18th.
A great deal of it will actually be
shot within the gray walls of San
Quentin Prison. ALT Kjellin-who
is intent on keeping his own name
this time and has forever discard
ed the movie name of Christopher
Kent, given him by another pro-
Queer in his initial bow in Holly
wood will play the part of a
neurotic prisoner who spends his
time yearning for his wife and be-
cause of it finally ends up loosing
his sense of speech, a part written
into the script especially for ALI.
He can't have the slightest accent
in the picture, except that of a
Middle Western lad, so now it is
up to ALI to cure himself of the
slight accent he still has.
The Donald Powell Wilson
best seller will be directed by HUI
go Fregonese, and produced by
Stanley Kramer. the new Holly
wood genius" who gave us THE
Men," Home OF the Brave" THE
Champion" and, of course, "Cy-
rano de Bergerac"
Marta loren has aligned up for
a picture in England next january.
They are trying to get popular
Ralph Richardson as her leading
man and no efforts are spared to
make 1t into a great picture. Mar
ia Is thrilled to death to 20, as
She now finally feels that she Ia
getting out of the regular Holly
wood rnt, maybe thanks 10 "Siroc-
CO."
Marta's father, a retired major
and now a newspaper editor in
Stockholm, has been here visiting
his famous daughter. Marta went
to meet him in New York and
brought him out here on the plane
the only way Marta loren trav-
els. Major loren had his birthday
while in Hollywood and Marta
gave him party and invited her
intimate friends.
Marta Is moving out of her great
big home in Beverly Hills into a
comfortable apartment. This might
mean two things. Either her dad
suggested that she economize a
little - or that she is planning to
get married. Very little has been
limited about Marta's private love
life and few people know who the
lucky man may be, so who am 1
to spill the beans.
Gene Nelson, Warmers Swedish
dancing star. has been assigned to
starring role in the studios
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versity, Lindjord will have still
more to be happy about in seeing
the country of his forebears.
The Order of Runeberg of Sc
attic will institute a new event,
October 5th, with the first annual
banquet in Norway Center.
Swedish-descented Wilbur j..
Grandberg, Seattle, is busy free
lance writer, with another achieve
ment to his credit, the book,
Johnny Wants To Be A Police
man." describing 10-year-olds ex-
perience of police work at close
hand.
Professor and Mrs. August Wer-
ner's Norwegian Elkdog Per, was
champion in his class at a big dog
show in Spokane recently.
VASA LODGE CELEBRATES
The Vasa Lodge Frihet of Seat
tie will observe its 30th annivers-
airy with program and dance at
8 p. m. Saturday, October 9Th at
the IOOF Hall. Fremont. The fol-
lowing day at $3.50 p. m, a big
banquet will be staged in Norway
Center Good luck.
SCANDINAVIAN DANCING
Scandinavian dances are held
every Saturday and Sunday nights
in the Swedish Club and at Nor
way Center in Seattle. Previously,
dancing at Norway Center's audi
forum was confined to Sunday
nights. but lately Saturday night
was added to the fall and winter
schedule.
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NIELSEN SAW ESKIMO
SHOW IN NORTH ALASKA

Reidar Nielsen, affable manag-
er of the Norwegian America Line
Agency office in Seattle, has re-
turned from a 26-day trip to Al
aska, where he Travelled from one
end Of the territory to the other,
showing films. giving lectures, in
terviews and appearing on the ra-
do four times . He also visited
kotzebue, the Eskimo village,
which Swedish Author Albert Vik-
sten described a few issues ago =.
Nielsen tells of something new, an
Eskimo show put on for tourists
Says he: They danced and
beat drums that looked like fry
ing pans, hide strung over round
wood frame with a handle :. ter
rifle rythm, like the Malayan, they
are real expressionists, stamped
their feet and had a good time"
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VIKINGS LOSE SOCCER
SEASON OPENER 2-S

1t was hotter than 80 degrees
Sunday, Sept. 16 when the Seattle
Viking Soccer Club lost out to a
surprisingly strong New Italian
Cafe team, % The Vikings
missed the goal now and then,
weren't up to par so they couldn't
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Gene Nelson. Warmers Swedish
dancing star, has been assigned to
a starring role in the studios
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Morse Auto Racing

Rally Viking, the 1854 mile long
auto race sponsored by the Norwe-
gian Automobile Club, had total
Of so entries who started simultan.
eously from Oslo. Krisiansand,
Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and
the Polar Circle.
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NORWEGIANS REUNITED

This story also concerns Reidar
Nielsen, or rather his secretary
really his wife, and a coincidence
. Recently Mrs. Kitty Nelson,
ITO John ST., made reservations
for a Norway trip at Nielsens
agency, where Mrs. Nielsen rec
ognized the name as somewhat
familiar She wrote to her
mother, Mrs. Jenny Lindberg, New
York asking if she thought so too
=. Sure enough, Mrs. Nelson and
Mrs. Lindberg were old girlhood
friends in Norway, and the other
day they met joyously, when Mrs.
Lindberg visited here.
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in 75-year anniversary of First
Lutheran Church, now served by
Pastor r. Ofstedal, formerly Of
Seattle.
NEWSY NORDIC NOTES
Lieut.. Col. HaakOn Lindjo a
University of Wash. graduate, has
been assigned to Allied Forces,
Northern Europe, in Oslo, after
reporting at Gen. Eisenhower's
headquarters =. . He will be re-
membered here for receiving the
Presidents medal upon graduation
from U. with highest scholastic
record in his class After get
ting another award for outstand-
ing scholarship at Princeton Uni
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Chatty Corner
SUNDSTEND CHURCH
ORGANISE

John Sundsten, still reigning su-
preme as Scandinavian musician
and teacher in Seattle after %
years, broadened his field of ac-
tivities last week by becoming or
ganist and musical director of the
University Unitarian rch,
where he will also conduct two
church choirs, and give organ
concerts before Sunday services.
LITTLE SCANDIAN ABOUT
TO BE KIDNAPPED BY BEAST
From one who knows here in
Seattle we hear that Sam Peter
son of Wallace, Idaho, who made
news all over the country last
week is Scandinavian as the
name implies E.. Rather his
daughter made news, remember
Little 2-year-old Jane was
picked up by cougar by the back
of her sweater and the beast car
ried her 200 yards on a kidnap-
ping jaunt before shrieks and
cries of her mother and two bro
theirs made him drop their prize
possession
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05
! $; a! ! : y EalSls !;

New disclosures may force
brass to beat a hasty retreat on
this ground. II is now found with
less than 10000 in armed
forces, staff at Pentagon, both
male and female, civilian and
service is 28,750. At World War
III peak, with over 1900, 900
under arms, staff was only
$1,000.
The breakdown" on brass
will be non-partisan.
=
1t is situations like this that
prompted Sen. Robt. Taft
Or. 0hio) to state to this column,
81 think it is vitally important
that the problems of small busi-
ness in this Standardization
effort be constantly placed be-
fore the public. Our experience
in the last war shows that the
easy course for the government
and those who purchase for the
government is to deal only with
the large companies"
And the newly appointe d
Assistant Attorney General in
charge of the Justice Depart
ment's Antitrust division H.
Graham Morrison, in his first
public statement says there will
be no relaxation of the anti
trust law prosecutions.
Not only is it essential to pro-
tect private enterprise, he en-
phaticaIly states, but in this era
of aerial warfare, it is essen
tial to obtain a wide dispersal
of production facilities.
4
ECA Bulletin 1898 announces
$5 million American tax dollars
have been pledged to guarantee
loan by Austria to Tito's Jugo-
slavia.
Which has caused Washing
tonians to remark, "That's like
an insurance company under
writing the life of a tight-rope
walker"
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05

This means Z. W. Harder
there will be no bidding. In fact,
it is now ordered that an officer
secure special permission to adj
vertise for bids.
= 4 =
Thus, 1t is now against Army
orders for anyone to attempt to
save on defense costs. Higher
price tags are apparently ex-
pected to Over-awe the enemy.
4 y y
This order, unless rescinded,
will be reflected in local pay
rolls throughout the country.
4 4 y
Up until this order, small
firms, despite all the obstacles
Of red tape thrown at them, were
taking a big share of orders
away from mOnopolies.
4 4
In fact, the success Of small
business is obvious.
4 \ 4
This new order which virtually
assures monopOlies will sell
everything from beans to can
mons is strong evidence of that
success. n
4 4 4
No doubt, high brass will seek
to justify order on grounds it
saves time of personnel.
6National Federation Of Independent Business
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05
TO INCREASE
RACING STAKE
Delaware Park To Have One
of the Riches Racing
Stakes in the World
d. P. ROSS TRACK PRES.

Delaware Park has increased the
New Castle Handicap to $4,000
added, making it one of the richest
fiIly and mare races in the world,
according to an announcement
Tuesday from Donald P Ross,
president of the track just south of
Wilmington, which begins its
meeting on May 29. Conceivably it
could become the richest. The new
step is expected to be boon to
the breeding industry, as well as
providing an outstanding spectacle
for the racegoer, and was reached
following consultation with leaders
at Delaware as well as with Gen.
eral Manager Bryan Field, and
Racing Secretary Gil Haus.
At present there are only two
other $4,000 races in America for
mares and fillies, the Beldame at
Aqueduct in the fall, and the Santa
Margarita at Santa Anita in Feb
ruary. A search of the British,
Australian and French record
books shows rich and traditional
events for.the distaff side, but none
to the value of the American races
mentioned above.
Belmont Park has a $4,000 add
ed race exclusively for three-year-
old FLIES in the Coaching Club
American Oaks; and Santa Anita
has a $4,000 added event in the
Santa Susana with the some condi-
tions for three-year-olds. But these
are all there are, whether one
takes the sex for three-year-olds
alone, or for female horses no mat
ter what their age.
It is thought at Delaware Park
that the New Castle can become a
championship test for the sex, as
preceding it are many of the out
standing filly and mare races of the
country. A natural sequence, for
example, is the Coaching Club to
be run June 2 at Belmont; to be
followed by the $4,000 Delaware
Oaks, set for June 16; and oulmin-
ating with New Castle for June 80.
So that the New Castle will be
truly of championship caliber, the
distance will be revised upward
from / 1-16 miles to / IA miles.
It's starting fee and other details
also will be changed, so that the
gross value of the race, depending
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05

on the response of horsemen, can
possibly surpass the 1850 gross of
the Beldame which was $66, 1000, or
the gross of the Santa Margarita
which was $4,000. Delaware's
New Castle always has been a fine
race under its past $4,000 value;
andsthe new circumstances are ex-
pected to make for big jump in
entries and interest.
Some of the other outstanding
filly, and or, filly and mare races,
which will chronologically precede
the newly endowed New Castle, are
the Kentucky Oaks, May A; JAM
aica's Firenze Handicap, May 5;
Garden States Colonial Handicap,
May II; Belmont's Coaching Club,
Delaware Parks own Oaks race
which will precede the New Castle
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05

by two weeks; the Top Flight also
at Belmont, but on June 20; as
well as big distaff-side tests in New
England, Maryland and Illinois.
With the new richness of the New
Castle, and the handicap condi-
tions, its June 80 date could make
it a melting pot for most or all of
these winners looking to Queen
of the Turf crowned at Delaware
Park.
The new departure at Delaware
is also a response to the breeders
of America, who through various
organizations have been pleading
for years for more and richer races
for the weaker equie sex. Delaware
Park has always ranked high as to
this type of race on the roster of
American tracks. Delaware con-
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05

Racing Secretary Haus having
been in consultation with Messrs.
Ross and Field for some time. The
Delaware Track traditionally has
had one of the largest stake dis
tributions of any track of its size;
and its per diem average annually
has exceeded most of its near
.neighbors, whether north or south.
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05

ducts sport for 80 continuous days
and in 1850, 11.3 per cent of its
races were for fillies and mares. In
the past the New Castle has been
won by outstanding colorbearers,
the last having been taken by Wal
ter M. Jeffords' Adile.
Delaware Park has not yet an
nounced its full stake schedule,
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05

Although far removed from
hostile Korean fire, ranking brass
of the Quartermaster General
are going to be on the receiv-
ing end of a Congressional bar
rage. A new order has aroused
the ire of the vigilant House
Small Business Committee head
ed by Wright Patman ID. Texas).
Smyrna times., 1951-04-05

= . =
The Army
has ordered all
buying to be on
a negotiated
basis, prefer
ably with a
list of ere d
ticket" firms,
n u m b erin g
less than 100.
4 4 =
Evening star., 1951-01-18
New Finnish Government
To Be Friendly 10 Russia
BY the Associated Press

HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. 18.-
The new Finnish coalition govern
ment of Premier Urho Kekkonen
in its first policy declaration to-
day said it was determined to
control imitation at home and
maintain friendly relations with
Soviet Russia as the key to its
foreign policy.
The new government is COM
posed of seven Agrarians, seven
Socialists, two members of the
Swedish Peoples Party and one
Liberal. 1t commands solid ma
jority of 130 out of the 200 seats
of the Finnish Parliament.
1t took office yesterday after
Agrarian Leader Kekkonen had
submitted the resignation of the
previous minority coalition cab
met of Agrarians, Swedish Peo-
pies Party and Liberals.
Mr.. Kekkonen gave the Social
lists key economic posts such as
the ministries of finance and
wages and prices.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
Conviction Is Upheld
In MicrofiIm Hoax

The District Court conviction
last July of Herman Axelbank, 40,
for illegally posing as a naval in
telligence agent to sell $4,000
worth of microfilm which he said
he smuggled from behind the iron
curtain, was upheld today by the
United States Court of Appeals.
Axelbank. a New Yorker. was
given suspended 1-to-3-year
sentence and granted probation
by Judge Jennings Bailey after a
jury returned a guilty verdict.
The jury found that Axelbank
went to the State Department last
February and offered an employe
the film which he said was secret
stuff directly out of the Krem-
lin." 1t later turned out that his
film actually was made up of ex-
cerpts cut out of old newsreels at
a cost of SITS to the defendant.
In the appeals court he COM
planned that Judge Bailey errone-
ouSly refused to give him di-
rected verdict of acquittal on
grounds that Axelbank had COM
mitted no covert act" and that the
employe whom he approached did
not believe his story in the first
place. The appellate bench tossed
aside these claims with a finding
that there was no error committed
by the trial court.
Evening star., 1951-01-18
CareIessness Seen
In Water-FrontFire
BY The Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. 18.-Seveyal
Federal investigators said private
ly today there were more indica-
tions the SIS millior. waterfront
fire Tuesday night was caused by
carelessness rather than delib-
crate sabotage.
Apparently the most prominent
clue to the holocaust that de-
stroyed a S. million ammunition
pier and the decommissioned
transport George Washington was
an innocent-looking oil drum used
by pier workers as a fire bin to
keep themselves warm during
cold weather.
The drum was taken from a
collapsed section of the pier, about
ESQ feet from shore. That was in
the general vicinity of the place
where the first flames were re-
ported.
The FBI, Army. Maritime Ad-
ministration and Coast Guard are
conducting thorough investiga-
tions into the costly blaze, as we'll
as the city fire and police depart
ments. and the National Board of
Fire Underwriters.
The blaze broke out about
pm. Tuesday and consumed the
pier. the 25,000-ton troopship and
several barges and other floating
equipment being used on the new
Chesapeake Bay bridge, now be-
ing constructed near Annapolis.
Seven men were hurt, but only
one went to a hospital. He was
reported out of danger.