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Evening star., 1951-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. William Parran
Combs of Galloway, Md, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. 1t. Mary Rose Combs,
to Capt. Leonard Louis Kohl, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph j. Kohl
of Ashland, Wis.
1t. Combs is a graduate OF
Mercy Hospital School Of Nurs-
ing in Baltimore and is now sta
toned at Boiling Air Force Base
Capt. Kohl graduated from St
Joseph's College. Westmont, Ill.
and attended the University OF
Wisconsin and George Washing
ton University. He is stationed at
Fort Belvoir.
The wedding is planned fol
September 8 in the chapel al
Boiling Air Force Base.
Evening star., 1951-08-24
By Betty BeoIe

Against the black Of night, rid
ing high at anchor in the wide
reaches Of the Severn River, her
own beams casting romantic lights
on her high masts, shrouds and
yardarms, the Amerigo vespucci
was thrilling sight to behold
last night.
AS the ships guests drew away
on Navy YP boats at the end Of
the evening. they riveted their
eyes on the storybook square,
rugged vessel. and were carried
back into history $50 years. The
unique Italian training ship is al
most an exact duplicate of Lord
Nelson's flagship at the Battle OF
Trafalgar.
Capt. Silvano Brengola said that
it is not at all uncommon on the
high seas for passing ships to turn
off their course and sail around the
Vespucci to get better look,
While they're doing that. they
signal messages of admiration to
the sailing vessel that sound more
like billets doux: You are SC
beSutiful!" "You are so lovelyP
"You are so magnificent"
She looked beautiful on board
last night, too. slicked up for the
party the officers and midshipmen
gave for their Italian and United
States Navy friends and a flock
of lovely American girls. Only
the Italians, someone pointed out
would have thought of putting ur
gay red and white striped can
vas awning over the afterdeck
where a United States Navy or
chestra played for dancing. The
halyards had been triced up neat
ly around each mast to make more
floor space available. And across
Evening star., 1951-08-24
Stanley Reeds Vocotioninq

Supreme Court Associate JUS
tice and Mrs. Stanley F. Reed
will be in Newport, r. l., over the
week end. They left Washington
on Monday for New York and
from there went up to the resort
town, mainly to see their young
grandson. Stanley F. Reed III,
And, of course. they'll see equally
as much of their son and daugh-
ter-in-law.
While in Newport, the Reeds
will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs, Louis Bruguiere. who will be
hosts at a dinner. in honor of
their house guests. Also enter
tanning the Reeds will be Mr.. and
Evening star., 1951-08-24
kathryn Lolos
To Be Bride

Mrs. Theodore Lalos announces
the engagement of her daughter,
Kathryn. to Mr.. Michael w. Page
of DoyleStown, Pa. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Haven Page, formerly of New
York.
Miss LaloS attended American
University and Mr.. Page. a grad
uate of Yale University. is now
doing graduate work at George
Washington University. A fall
wedding is planned.
Evening star., 1951-08-24

The wedding of Miss Jean
Schlesinger, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton j. Schlesinger. and
Mr.. Tolbert H. Konigsberg. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris H. Konigs-
berg, took place yesterday at the
home of the brides grandmother
Mrs. Julia Oppenheimer. DR..
Hugo B. Schiff officiated at the
2:30 o'clock ceremony.
Miss Florence Konigsberg, sis
ter of the bridegroom, was maid
of honor, and DR.. Richard Gold
stein served as best man.
Following the reception the
couple left for wedding trip to
upper New York State. They will
reside in Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1951-08-24
MendeIsohns Return

Mr.. and Mrs, I. William Men
delsohn of Chevy Chase, accom-
panied by their sons. Eric and
Norton Downey. and daughters,
Carol and Charla Jean. have re-
turned after a two months extern
sive tour of the United States and
the Canadian Rockies.
They visited all of this country's
national parks, including those in
Wyoming. Arizona, Montana, Cali
fornia. New Mexico and Colorado.
In Alberta. Canada, they motored
through the Banff and Jasper
national parks.
Evening star., 1951-08-24

The Concordia Lutheran Church
was the scene of the marriage
August Is of Miss Greta Allison
to MIR Homer J. Hedges. jr.. the
Rev. Charles Enders officiating. A
reception at the home of the bride
followed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Allison, jr..
of this city; the bridegroom the
son Of Mrs. H. L. King of Pasa-
dena, Calf.
, 1951-09-04

made when politically minded
continentals with no know
ledge of colonization ruled the
Islands unmindful Of extrava-
gance and waste of public
funds, but as soon as it be-
comes evident that the darker
citizens of these United States
are beginning to manifest that
democracy is preached but not
practiced, there appears on the
horizon a discriminatory move
to deny them the same rights
OF freedom to which all other
citizens are entitled.
, 1951-09-04
VIRGIN

Inc ugly neaQ OF race dis
elimination has appeared in a
subtle way by the charge that
the native people of the Virgin
Islands, most Of whom are Of
darker hue, are lazy, indolent
and incapable Of running the
affairs Of the Islands, when in
reality it is the desire to return
the Islands to white suprema-
cy and mainland political job
hunters why interest is mani
tested to create native exodus
in favor of Puerto Rican MI
grafton" declares Totten.
proof that the native IN
habitants will work when paid
a living wage with decent
working conditions, is evil
denced by the 10000 or more
who reside on the mainland
and are an asset to the COM
munities in which they live"
argues Totten.
Referring to the charges
made by Senator Butler and
Congressman Crawford that
the Islands are a burden to the
American taxpayers, Totten
snaps back with so are all
other American territorial pos
sessions"
He revealed that even Alas
ka showed a deficit up to the
year 1949 of $685. 1868 and that
the .only year profitable was
1850 with a total of $1,9O3, 1856.
Other territories showing con-.
tinued losses, are American
Samoa, Guam, Hawaii and
Puerto Rico, the latter with a
total of 1904, 799 for 1850.
Besides" says he, "the Vir-
gin Islands paid into the
United States Treasury within
the last ten years $50, 3O4,668
for the manufacture of pro-
ducts, specifically rum shipped
into the United States"
"This internal revenue tax
is paid back to the Puerto Ri
can treasury, but not to the
Virgin Islands," states Totten.
1T is interesting to note"
says Totten, chat Senator But
Ter and Congressman Craw-
ford are utterly unable to ex-
plain what the INDECENT native
farmer is expected to do with
his native crops of fruits and
vegetables since the Depart
ment of Agriculture forbids its
, 1951-09-04
A RACES u.

behind at the start. Luz James
Vidal still led the field at the
end of the home stretch but
now Prince Charming had
crept down and passed Stymie
and with a furtive dash passed
Vidal to win by a length at the
finish line.
Bobby Sox and Special De-
livery were scheduled to vie
for the sixth race but Special
had to be scratched
The seventh and final race
was won by Beau Geste, who
seemed to be more in his class
, 1951-09-04
E BON
TAN CONFESSIONS
ON SALE
at the AVIS OFFICE
U. S. LABORATORY :,

other sugar producing coun-
tries, is a raw material for
newsprint, the article con-
cluded.
, 1951-09-04

and distance as he came thun-
dering home to win Yankee
Moon and the no less classic
Moon Prince.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24
L. S. Students.
.Quizz NOrwegians

The halls of the Norwegian Par
lament buzzed with American ac-
cents recently when we'll over
100 of the us. students attending
the 9Th session of Oslo University's
Summer School quizzed three Nor
wegian political experts on domes-
tic problems.
First topic selected by Sum.
mer School director Philip Board
man was the Parliament approved
but still controversial plan to build
a huge aluminium factory at Sum-
dalsora in western Norway. The
us. students thoroughly enjoyed
the sharp exchange between Haak
the sharp exch ange between
Haakon Lie, secretary-general of
the Norwegian Labor Party; To-
rolf Randall. conservative MP.
and editor of "Drammens Tidende"
and Bernt A Nissen. chief of the
State Film Control Board, who for
the occasion presented the Liberal
point of view. Messrs. Randall and
Lie evoked thunderous applause
when they shook hands at the end
of the heated debate.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24

we never would make it at Norway
Center and used that as an argu-
ment against venturing out on a
limb financially. Fact is we made
1t Norway Center is a going
concern, = maybe not a big busi-
ness but better than we expected
it also from that standpoint.
The Swedes are practical people.
They saw what we had done and
the reluctant but powerful few
changed their mind. Some of them
started to whisper a certain slo-
gan which has now become a thun-
derous shout: What the Norwe-
gians have done we can do. Yes,
better too,' some of they say.
That's the spirit necessary to
accomplish great things and we'll
be watching the Swedes progress
from now on. 1t may take them
year or two to get going full
blast but the fact that they have
decided to pull together will Gre
ate spirit among them that will
do everybody good.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24
Morse Journalist
Academy to Open

The first school of journalism
in Norway will open in Oslo on
September 5. Sponsored by the
Norwegian Press Association and
the National Association of Pub
fishers, the Academy of Journalism
will be under the direction of
Carl Just, well-known journalist
and author. During the first school
year, which will end June 20, 1852,
registration has been limited to
Is students.
The Academy is designed to pro-
vide high-level training for young
Norwegian journalists. including
lectures on wide range of topics,
group discussions, work assign
ments, and extensive study ex-
cursions to institutions, organiza.
tons and industries.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24
Spotlight on
NorWegia
Americans
By A. BJERKESETH
CROWD HELD UP CONCERT A HALF HOUR
SWEDES CAN LEARN FROM NORWAY CENTER
BY A. BJERKESETH

NoSeAS eAAAOaoS1tiy pul Oll lIlC
biggest Sangerfest ever on the
Pacific Coast. Nearly 300 singers
in the joint chorus and Melchior
as soloist represented the highest
in both quantity and quality :
Melchior of course was the big
drawing card and he also turned
out to be 1.-The life of the party"
After the concert Friday night he
joined the hundreds of singers
and friends at Norway Center and
put on a second show that held
the crowd to nearly 8 o'clock in
the morning. He sang, he clown
ed around, and he delivered
impromptu speeches both in Eng
fish and Danish and he proved him.
self not only a great singer but
a great Scandinavian. All in
all he seemed to enjoy himself
more than anybody else. That goes
for his charming wife also.
Melchior shook everybodys hand
and insisted he was not a gentle
man but a brother singer. Be
fore the night was over everybody
loved him and we sincerely be-
lieve he'll be back soon.
Tho looo1 cinnorc did frarn
dous job. The arrangement was
perfect from beginning to end . :.
1t had to be if they were to bring
the Sangerfest to a successful end
Even the weather smiled upon
their efforts and that too had to
be perfect-at least Friday night
when the big concert was held
We venture a guess that the ex-
penses regarding the Sangerfest
run so high that capacity house
in Aqua Theater was a MUST.
And here's where the weather
played a cooperating hand. The
lines in front of the ticket office
at Aqua was so long that the be-
ginning of the concert had to be
delayed more than half an hour.
If it had rained that night or even
been an cold evening the singers
would have lost at least their
caps. AS it was they deservedly
came out of it in great shape also
financially.
Z
The Swedes in Seattle have had
their little squables the last year
or so about building their Cen
ter. It looked like they had
trouble in getting together on a
concentrated program. No doubt
they need a Swedish Center just
as badly as we needed our Nor
way Center but it took them long
time to realize that the only way
you can succeed in big undertake
ing is by shouldering the wheel
together. Some of them thought
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24

in the bay once in a while, n Her
man sat in chair n read.
On Tuesday night we went to
Poulsbo n took in a show. Poulsbo
is only a small town, but the show
had Broadway pictures: Broad
way Lullaby"
Oh yes, 1 almost forgot. Axel
n Jennie have l more house. It's
small but coy. Only l room, a
sitting room. The furniture con-
sists of n m-upholstered daven-
port with room 4 2, unless u sit
in someone's lap. But people sell
dom do. A Sears Roebuck cata-
logue on the wall n a calendar
from 1901. This is a guest house
2. They only use it, when they
have lots of company, n the bath
room is not able 2 accommodate
them all. It's located in a very Sc
cluded spot in the woods n very
idyllic. If l get there again. I m
going to paint this guest house.
l liked 1t. 1t made quite n i'm
preston on me Guess Axel for
got 2 sand the edges1
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24
Russia-Sweden
Trade Situation

Deliveries to Russia from Swed-
en- under the 1e45 credit agree
ment at the end of June 1851
amounted to about kr. 226, 000, 900
tS45, 200, 00), or about half of the
total orders placed with Swedish
industries under this agreement
The original credit granted was
Kr. 1000. 900, 900 which will be
utilized to less than so per cent
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24
A scandinavian
Peninsula Right
Here In Our State


State of Washington. There is
a Portland Ore, n Portland
Main; a Bethlehem in U. S. a
Bethlehem in Palestine. So Y cud-
mt there b more than l Scandi-
navian Peninsula. Well there is.
The one I'm referring 2 now is
located in Kitsap County on the
Liberty Bay n is also known S
Virginia.
Over so years ago Scandinavia
ans (Clausen, Stub n Tagholm)
bought a peninsula on the Puget
Sound. They paid $500 per acre.
(Now it costs $4,000 per fro n t
FOOT They divided it up into So
foot lots, n sold them to Scandi-
navians for summerho:nes. Clausen
named the place Virginia after w.
Virginia, where he was born, but
the people nicknamed it THE
Scandinavian Peninsula"
My old chum n room mate from
single bliss days, Axel n his wife
Jennie, bought 3 lots, n Axel
started 2 build their summer home.
Now it's their winter home 2.
They live there all year around
now. Their many friends from Sc
attic have made good use of their
place visited very frequently.
Axel found his place small ac-
commodate all his many friends,
so he bought Clausens lots n
cabin also close by.
Herman n I had n invitation 2
come out camp few days.
Herman has a new car. He took
us in the car on the ferry Wins
low, then drove out 2 the place
lvia Poulsbo. Poulsbo is well
known Scandinavian town, we
couldn't go by without stopping.
We bought some provisions, n
Herman, being very thoughtful
man, had 2 get some thirst quen-
ching liquid from a certain store.
The salt water might make u
thirsty, he thought.
Arrived at noon, n a few min
utes later we were seated on a
bench below ,Axel's house drinking
coffee. Jennie is born in US. but
has visited in Sweden learned
the coffe drinking habits there.
She learned also, that the coffee
must be served outside at this time
of the year.
Herman n I were given the 9TH
err cabin bunk in. U might think
that was the bunk but it wasn't.
That cabin is the cutest little cab
in U ever saw n had 8 beds in it.
1 had my painting outfit with
me n started right in painting a
picture of AXers Jennies house.
The next day I painted l of the
cabin, n so the next n other with
view overlooking Poulsbo. Go r
sale now at tremendously h G h
prices, 2 persons not knowing 2
much about art)
The LIST night we were invited
a neighbor. Mrs. Olson. 4 a tele-
vision show. The news from Korea
didn't have much 2 offer. Yet.
they agreed on l thing: The next
time 2 meet.
When going 2 bed that night I
found an Indian girl, squaw, in
my bed. But 2 my sorrow l must
confess: 1t was only doll. Jen-
ME had put her there.
We spent happy days at Vir-
ginia. l painted and took a swim
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24


saying what you feel, which is
more important than what you
think.
Now, that leads us to Gust
Steen, the Norwegian folktune
fiddler from kirkland. He is a
practitioner of the ancient, noble
art of making folk music. He emf
grated from Saterdalen, Norway,
as a 14-year-old boy, coming to
Washington in 1892, settling
around Redmond, where he had
farm in younger days. He has
seven fiddles, which he handles
with loving care as though they
were his own kids. He has APP
peared on Scandinavian programs
for many years, he has competed
in many fiddlers' contests here
abouts, winning first prizes in Ia
coma and Everett, events that
Sunmorslaget and Norwegians like
Hans Carlson, Seattle, have helped
sponsor. And every summer he's
at some Scandinavian picnic with
his fiddle, striking up a tune in
the company of fellow fiddlers and
admirers. And in his strange,
music he recalls many
memories, strikes old familiar
notes, for he is one of the few
now living to perpetuate Scandi-
navian folk-fiddling in this area.
They've easier to make than to
pick up" he says about the tunes,
and recalls how, as little tot, he
was spellbOund by the malsic of
Old-time fiddlers back in Norway.
II should make some photograph
, recordings, or have someone to
write down the tunes for me-"
He picks up the fiddle we have
in the office, the one we use once
in a while to get away from
things, on the spur of the moment.
He changes the key of the strings,
sets them higher and lower, CIV
ing them weird sounds at times
as he plays-makes it up as he
goes along.
Some will say this kind of music
sounds crude, and yet, truthfully,
no juke box music could be so
faithful to the original intent.
There he plays, weaving a little
folkish mood now and then, and
it's music that goes a long ways
back, back to the folk-soul of
down-to-earth peasantry
We wouldn't know how to des-
cribe that kind of music. We're
only proud to say that Steen is
one of the few authentic survivors
of the ever-faithful breed that has
almost vanished, from public life
at least; the breed that makes mu-
sic while so many sophisticated
moderns initiate machines.
And how would he express it,
music as such, and what it means
to him and every man? Alas, he
chooses not his own words, but
those of the greatest. Shakespeare
tFrancis Bacon, says Steen):
The man that hath no music in
himself
Nor is not moved with concord of
sweet sound
Is fit for treason, stratagems and
spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull
as night
And his affections dark as Erelus.
Let no such man be trusted"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24
Morse Workers Study

Workers educational programs,
sponsored by the Norwegian Fed
Grafton of Labor, benefited more
than 10000 workers in 1880.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24

Serious now, stern-faced and
particular, the man put this yard
stick under his chin, Struggled it
up tight. made big, sweeping
gesture with his right arm over
the stick, paused briefly like a
virtuoso, and let loose a torrent
of inarticulate vibrations from his
throbbing vocal cords to our wide
eyed stupefacation.
"Da di dala bomdadidae Tramp
ala chompala dialee hey!
We rubbed our eyes, still not
believing. This comical bit of
clownery hit our funny bone right
smack on the spot and we roared
with laughter.
You say he was. CRAZY" We're
not so sure. A man with that
much music in him, even though
cramped in a pent-up soul, music
that burst out like steam from a
red-hot boiler, could be a COM
poser's dream. And if we gained
any sensible notion from that hi
larious outburst, it was this, that
what he did could mean the diff
ference between expression and
repression. If you know what we
mean. We think it applies to any
body. It must come out explosive
ly or fairly evenly, or not at all.
Otherwise it will settle, get stale
and turn sour, like yesterdays
milk. You know, Sourpuss.
There's q lesson in people like
that, and we often forget 1t.
We're so busy making a living
and m king money we get
% rigidly cut-and-dried down to
standards and formulas like how
to win friends and influence peO-
pie. how to be practical. look res
pectable, and do the right thing
Just ask Emily Post-that some
screw some place Is bound to get
loose. because of too little spOn-
famous combustion.
When the screw gets loose so
DO the people. They get drunk.
they pick fights, or they simply
deyour movies, television. or
games. And you will observe that
In all these and numerous other
excessive diversionary activities
they are spurred on by their rest
less emotions rather than by gen.
uine interests. They want to ex-
press themselves through the ac-
tions of others, identify their
dreams in that which is popular
and glamorous. And we know of
no other way that leads to so
many pitfalls along the road to
happiness. They're fabricating
emotions like cars turned out on
assembly lines. They want to be
as slick, and fast and convenient
They're acting as though they're
machines. And you'd be surprised
haw many of them are regarded
as highly respectable people.
Even a real machine huns with
rythm and there's more music in
q flower than in the poetry that
celebrates wit. Or put II this way:
you've got so much music inside
you it's sin to have to express
1t in the same worn-out words,
the same old mannerisms. over
and over again. Everyone should
sing a song the first thing in the
morning. Nothing is so akin to
humor and tragedy as music. real
music, and nothing is so spontan-
eous. so refreshing and cleansing
for the soul. We could build up
a human fellowship on song and
music alone. Nothing is so simple
30 common and within reach of
everyone. It's the simplest way of
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-08-24
OF Music And Men Like Steen
BY
S c A N D Y
Norwegian One Of the Last FoIktune Fl


One last fall
at the time we in pretty lousy MOOD
and all that And of thought
important o nstan
this too funny for words like having circus
for change and oh how laughed!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-04
Tracy Accuses
Power Project Of
|union-Busting

Phoenix, Ariz. (LPA)-The Sup
erior Court here has issued a tenn
Dorary restraining order agains'
Local 266, International Brother
hood of Electrical Workers and its
officers. The 1900 members have
been on strike since Dec. 10 against
the Salt River Project Power Dis
trict, which operates the public
power program in Arizona.
The issue is a collective bargain.
ing agreement. The IBEW has haC
contract covering the power ano
irrigation functions of the Project
since Oct. /, 1916, when the entire
project was operated by a private
institution. In October 1949 the
electric light and power system
was transferred to public opera.
tion, and trouble began. The public
agency has refused to continue the
four-year-old agreement, and to
correct present sub-standard wage
scales. There has been no wage ad-
justment in two years.
The District has applied for q
permanent court order enjoinine
the local from trying to get a con-
tract or wage increase, relying on
its status as a government agency
I'm Washington, ID. w. Tracy
IBEW president, charged the Dis
trict was using public ownership
in an old-fashioned campaign OF
union busting. He said it was fan
tastic that the public power pro-
gram, which had the support of all
labor in the past, should
now be used "to destroy collective
bargaining, to break unions and to
keep substandard wages and con-
ditions of labor."o