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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-16
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that in his county Stevenson'S vote
would Jump 20 per cent or more
if the Democratic nominee made
even as much as one whistle stop
there.
Editors and a Portland polling
organization agreed that Steven
son did make gains as a result
of invading Oregon last week. But
these might be offset if Essen
hover shows up in Oregon on a
personal appearance tour.
Another nationwide survey is
planned for October.
The present survey offers these
views of political conditions in
the Mountain and Western states
as of now:
California
Eisenhower would win by slim
margin if the polls were open to-
day But the margin is so slender
that the state is considered doubt
full.
Presid&t Truman captured it
four years ago, but by about Is, 600
votes out of total of $500, 900.
Oregon
The only Western state to go
Republican in 1948 is considered by
Oregon editors as likely to be
repeater in 1852.
Those taking part in the survey
provided estimates for Is of SO
counties which vii cast 80 per cent
of the estimated vote.
Washington
New and independent voters may
determine the winner in a race
in which the consensus of Wash.
ington newspapers indicates Essen
hover now is leading by a whisker
I OF more than 30 daily and weekly
newspapers that cooperated in the
survey, IS are supporting Essen
hover and none has come out for
Stevenson.
Idaho
Combined estimates of Idaho
newspaper editors and publishers
indicate they believe EisenhoU er
Will take the state BY wider
margin than Truman got in wlnnin
IN 1913.
I Agricultural counties generally
are expected 10 favor the general
and those with a large laborlng
population are regarded by the
editors as lined up for SteNenson
at this stage
Nevada
Republican gains IN tno Of the
II counties Nevada editors say.
are expected to add up to a Re
publican victory IN the state as a
Whole Everywhere survey e>tl.
mates point toward greater Repub
ucan strength the editors say II
car be attributed 10 q feeling Of
people along The curos:oaes that
ts tame tor a change
Arizona
The composite opinion i, taat
\nzana oa4.d back Stevenson by
4 comfortable msr-sn i the eiec.
Jon ~ers run 0tf TO-DAY
an ,te BASIS II the.- estimates.
,.s .....E- - --.-r SIS r.si~
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-16

Jockey Howard Craig rode %
winners during the first q days
in July to take the lead over HaF-
old Keene for the nations riding
hOnorS. On July 25,. Craig had rid
den 1863 winners, one more than
Keene.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-16

landings, designed to assist the
Danes in the defense of their
country, will be made by L. S.
Marines on Jutland, Denmark.
In daily maneuyerS. the NATO
naval forces are conducting air
and surface operations. practicing
fueling at sea and training in
communications, designed to bridge
language barriers and the differing
techniques among the international
forces.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-16

Bright coIors-yellow carrots,
bright green beans, orange gelatin,
egg solk beaten into white sauce
make chlld's plate appealing
Gay c0l0rs in cups plates, and Ia
bic mats help make his mealume.
setting happy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-09-16

1t is about time for many sweet things to say good
bye to their parents for long time they leave for
college and their first proracted stay away from home
year two away cOnvnces most of them their parents
have some brains after ALL
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
DANISH HEADLINES
Captain Carlson Defies Death

The fate of Denmark's Captain
Kurt Carlson aboard the crippled
freighter Flying Enterprise is the
story of mans struggle with the
elements, as old as man himself.
And this story of lonely man
defying death on the high seas as
in his heart, has captivated mil
lions throughout the world as a
reminder of the Viking spirit of
old.
Garrison began his lonely vigil
a week ago, defying the heaviest
Atlantic storm i'm so years. He
ordered his 40 crewmcn and ten
passengers to jump overheard in
pairs when the ships hull cracked
and the helpless Enterprise rolled
drunkenly in fierce gale. One
seaman died in the plunge but his
body was recovered. All others
were picked up.
Captain Carlson choose to STAY
aboard his ship until 1 am lowed
or sunk" to avoid any possibility
that the vessel and its cargo might
become a derelict "free prize" A
spokesman for a New York insur-
ance syndicate said the 8-year-oId
S96-fOOt ship is insured for ST.
100000.
Carlson will be decorated BY
Denmark's sea-loving King Fred
erik for his heroic One-man stand
at sea. HillerOed, Denmark, Carl
sens birthplace, has sent him a
congratulatOry message which will
be handed over to him when he
puts his foot on British soil, where
he will be greeted by his Danish
parents, from Denmark, and a Gel
obratiOn.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07

Some day you sure will thank
your God
You stubbed your toe that night.
YOU ALMOST MADE IT
You almost made it but you didn't
And now you're peeved and tired
of it all
And feel as though you would give
up
For it seems as though you've lost
your goal;
And no one appreciates your try
ing
No matter how you try to ex-
plain,
And all you see is a cloud that's
gathering
And you think your work was in
vain.
Cheer up, it's not so dark as the
picture you're painting!
Your eyes are dulled, and lost their
spark
Just brace yourself and change
your thinking
And you will see you didn't miss
the mark.
It's just stepping stone on which
you stumbled
And you can use it for a higher
aim.
1t made you thoughtful, also
humble;
And therein you've found your
greatest gain.
(Anderson wrote this Swedish
poem in 1924 after hearing a SER
mon by DR.. Emil Friborg in Sc
attle's Central Baptist Church. The
sermon was about DIR. Friborg's
experience of having grown the
same vegetables in two different
places in much the same soil, but
with different results, one good,
the other bad. And the reason was
that the weeds We're carefully
picked in one spot, but not in the
other.)
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
TAG VARA PA VAD DU
PLANTERAT

Civ akt uppa den vag du Waller
pa livets underfulla stig.
och grandska noga, vad du sar pa
tegen,
att rata skorden ma tillfalla dig.
Ty just som du har satt, sd skall
du skorda.
FL nagon slipper undan denna lag.
Ma darfor, mar vi barga in var
gr6da,
den bliva utav rata Stag.
Sc ocksa till, att mar Diet b0rjat
vaxa,
att ogras rensas bort fran froet
som du satt,
att icke Diet du vile skulle frodas
forkvaves utav vaxter av en- samre
sort.
Ty manga sa Diet hasta SOM kan
finnas,
och dock forglommer de att gall
de skott som icke hava nagot VAR
de,
och som forstora vardeplantan ock
till slut.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07

as the climax. This "Sangerfest"
was very much in style with the
spirit behind Norway Center. per-
haps more so when one realizes
that the local singers took chance
on a $40, 900 budget that only could
balance if the big concert proved
a success Everything had to be
just right especially the weather
Some of the sparkplugs on the
committee simply refused to listen
when some pessimists remarked
What if it rains ?" Well, il did
not rain, and the 1851 Sangerfest
went down in the history as the
biggest yet"
K
There was many other under
takings worth mentioning in 1851.
For instance the visit of Herman
Wildenvey, prime minister Ger
hardsen and dozens of other ar
rangements successfully corrected
with Norway Center. The closing
of 1851 with the 50 900 New Years
Ball only proved that a good be-
ginning deserved a good ending.
Z
AS long as the Norway Center
and the 1851 Sangerfest- spirit pre-
walls among the Norwegian-Am
ricans in Seattle there's every
reason to hope for continued sue
cessful years.
y
1t was with genuine sadness that
many of us saw Tom Grooming
leave Seattle last Friday. 1t is
true that Tom and I and others
didn't always agree but that was
only temporary. Tom was the
hard worker shong us and his
stubborness only helped TO get
things done His work in con-
nection with the financing of
Norway Center was outstanding
and will long be remembered. He
was very active in the Sons of
Norway and put the Left Erikson-
committee back in good shape. In
fact, Tom was a good guy and
Wen miss him.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
on
Norwegian
Americans
By A. BJERKESETH

Happy New Year to all of you,
The new year greeted us with
the coolest New Years Day in %
years as far as Seattle is CON
cerned. OF course it wasn't cold
from a standpoint of a man newly
arrived from any of the Scandi-
navian countries but too many of
us old-timers have grown soft and
are apt to SILVER as soon as the
thermometer drops below 80 above
And 2-3 inches of snow added to
our discomfort and gave us a valid
excuse for sitting home nursing
the furnace.
Z
1t is customary around new
year to take inventory" if you
are in business and plan for the
future. We egian-Americans
in Seattle are at present in little
slump" after very big year left
behind. 1851 was perhaps the
biggest year in the history of the
Observation-Disclosures not only in
Seattle but on the whole Pacific
Coast, perhaps in the whole
country. First of all the COM
pletion of Norway Center which
realized an exciting dream and
crowned with success long years Of
ardent work Best of all, we've
had the pleasure of seeing Norway
Center grow in popularity and in
a few short months become a
very important institution in Sc
attic. The financial standing of
the project is also most salts
factory and many Of us feel very
proud indeed on our way to the
bank collecting our Az percent
interest on our bonds. Not SO
much for the money involved but
for the satisfaction of knowing
that we have a hand in a really
big thing,
y
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
Scandinavian Airlines offers five

exciting all-expense tours to the
Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway,
Feb. 1925, 1852, with side ex-
cursions to London, Paris, Zurich,
Austria, Stockholm and Copen-
hagen.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
SCANDINAVIAN
AMERICANA
The Spirit That Iriumbhed
BY
S c A N D Y

There was a time when Sam An
'dersOn i'm Ballard could write ver-
SEES, play his violin and paint pic
lures with the greatest of ease,
it seems. But that was before he
got a vision of death, and saw his
whole life unfold panoramically be-
fore his inner eye. ....... 49,. ...... -.
You know it was strange" he
says, as quiet-spOken as ever.
Things came back to me all of a
sudden in one great furry and
saw my whole life. 1t was like
watching a NOVEL,
The intensity of that drama
packed moment was not only in
his mind, however. BY sheer ac-
cident he was being electrOcuted
on the job as a carpenter and the
physical ordeal shocked his whole
body into state of numbness. It's
wonder he came out Of it alive.
Hut he did. And ever since he has
good reason to sing of the praises
of the truly good things of life, the
things that count, the things of
the spirit.
He wanted to sing it, because he
felt it, but the right word, the
right touch of the painters brush,
the right tone on the violin didn't
come SO easily any more. He had
difficulty in swallowing saliva, for
instance, and even to this day, he
can only do it by twisting his head
to one side, in certain position.
He could no longer recall and re-
cite his poems with the same ease,
and writing a new poem was like
starting to live all over again. I'm
fortunately, at that time, while he
was in a hospital, his drawers
were cleaned out by another per-
son, who threw away all his poems.
Born in Uddevalia, BOhuslan,
Sweden, Anderson arrived in U. S.
in 1914, and in Seattle in 1918,
where he has lived ever since. Now
he resides at 1908 w. 95th st.
Taking off from where he start
ed, Anderson is once again find
ing contentment in writing verses,
playing his fiddle, painting a pic
ture. He is unmarried and he has
plenty Of time to contemplate life.
OF his over 200 poems the ones
presented below tell of his simple
pursuits and the high goals he has
set for himself. And despite his
bandicaps, his spirit will always
triumph in the end.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
YOU STURBED YOUR TOE!

You stubbed your toe a time or two
And now you want to quit.
But what's the use of quitting
now;
You are not done for yet.
It's just a snag thrown in your
way
To make you hard and strong.
And ycu viii soon wake up and
see
That quitting, that is wrong,
To quit is just for weddings
But not man of grit,
So just cheer up and try again
And never leave the ship.
Just be a master of your faith:
You have some work to do
That no one else has mastered yet.
1t is laid out for you.
The work you have to do, my
friend,
Is not an easy task.
II is to build some strength in you
So you can stand before the mast
And not be wimpering in the wind
And sway from side to side.
But have a goal in your life
And then in hope abide.
You have the strength to reach
the shore
And clear the breakers too,
For life is made to struggle hard +.
For what is worth to do.
SO just keep on and do your best
And you will win the fight
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07

Some day you sure will thank
your God
You stubbed your toe that night.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
The artificial ice-making system

at Jordal Amphitheater, scene of
the ice hockey contests during the
1852 Winter Olympics in Oslo,
worked perfectly when tested for
the first time last week.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
Methods of American sales

technique were recently remon-
strated by four U. S. experts at
an intensive training course held
in Oslo for 120 Norwegian sales
men from all parts of the country.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07

Xmas is over now n perhaps l
should go in 4 new year resolu-
lions. Well that's easily DONE
l promise not write 4 news
papers any more than l have
done in the past. So that's that.
Now 1 will devote a few words
2 very dear friend CT us all. A
friend who should share the lime
light with Santa Claus but is 2
timid 2 do SO. He never sticks his
head out. In fact, l don't think
he's got a head I've never seen
on him. He takes lotta abuse, but
he takes it lying down. In I've.
It's the Lutefisk, I'm referring 2.
A few years ago l wrote a poem
to honor our friend. wrote it in
his own native tongue. If the
Lutefisk has tongue. He halls
from the North, where most of Us
come from. But this time l have
translated the poem into English,
SO our American lutefisk lovers n
sympathizers may have chance
z enjoy the smell 2.
Well, here goes. There is a mel
ody 2 but l can't publish it,:
There is a good reason
at this time 2 sing
n give praise 2 l who deserves.
It's Holiday Season
n Lutefisk is King.
So, rejoice, it's good your
nerves.
1t really don't matter
where U seem 2 roam,
if fancy or shabby your buds;
S long S a platter
there is in your home
with Lutefisk, creamgravy n
spuds.
In this very Nation,
long ways from home,
at Xmas that urging U feel.
A certain temptation
way up in your dome,
1t is that old Lutefisk appeal.
Tom turkey with dressing
is alright n rice,
plumpudding ice cream with
nuts.
But thoughts keep on pressing:
Those things amt S nice
sLutefisk, creamgravy spuds
Chorus:
Lutefisk, Lutefisk!
Thou art the Kingfish forever.
Who cares if the Sterling gets tar
nished n dull
S long your tummy of Lutefisk
is full.
Lutefisk, Lutefisk,
Can't b without u, no never.
Should Lutefisk some day the
last meal | eat,
III bring some along 4 st. Pete.
Skrellboom.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07

Norway Reactor A portfolio of
pictures showing the heavy-wat-
er-uranium reactor at KELLER,
Norway. Scientific American. De-
cember 1851.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
BOOKS AND ARTICLES

Norway and Denmark. The At
lantie Report on the World Today,
Accurate account of defense pre-
parations in Norway and Den
mark. Atlantic Monthly. Decem-
Der 1851.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07
Stavanger's new Hotel Atlantic

will be ready for business next
May. Total cost of the 190.bed
hotel is estimated at s million
kroner.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-01-07

Another big undertaking among
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Sc
attic last year was the very sue
cessful "Sangerfest" with the
super-coneert in Aqua Theater
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1952-04-05
NEW YORK FIRE
CHIEF RESIGNS
AFTER 80 YEARS

NEW YORK - (ANP) - The
highest ranking Negro fire de-
partment officer in the nation has
retired after SO years of service
to protect his beloved New York
from the ravageS of fire.
Making it official Tuesday,
April l, Battalion Chief Wesley
Williams of the 18th Battalion,
the Bronx, quit at the age of only
SIS. He is retiring because of in
jurieS sustained a year ago in a
collision with private auto
while he was answering a call to
an alarm.
Speaking of his long and sue
cesSful career, Williams said:
when I was appointed every
man in Engine Company SIS on
Broome street near the Bowery
applied for a transfer. One of the
officers suggested that my bed be
placed in the cellar of the fire
house.
To-day, I am happy to see Ne
groes integrated throughout the
department"
Williams first joined the de-
partment January 10, 1919. He
became a lieutenant in 1927, a
captain in 1884 and a battalion
chief in 1898. The injury that cut
his career short occurred April
"a. 1881. {.
While with the department, he
was once heavyweight boxing
champion Of the force. He was
the second man to ever qualify
TOR appointment with a 100 per-
cent rating in the physical.
In sports, he also is a former
National Amateur Athletic Union
weight lifting champion.
Although he has only a formal
elementary school education, he
Is considered a learned man. He
is Self-taught otherwise. Today,
he is well known for his historical
and philosophical library.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1952-04-05
Below The Surface
BY William Henry Huff for ANS

BY William Henry Huff for AMP
Though l may wear a boot and
shoe,
Drink from a gourd or cast out
can.
They'll honor me for what I do
To help uplift the race of man.
They will forget the things
wore
AS time goes on and bigger
things
Come with pulSation to the fore,
AS if from Mars on golden wings.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1952-04-05
BY ALICE A. DUNNIGAN
WASHINGTON - (ANP)

WASHINGTON = (ANP) -
Four persons were killed and
several wounded Thursday when
two explosions ripped through
the chemistry building at How
ard university.
The dead were identified as:
Eugene Cough, superintendent of
the cuStodial staff: James Clin-
ton and Clinton Irvine of the
maintenance staff; and Alfonso
Smith, custodian.
The blast was caused by an
accidental combination o potaS-
stun Cf1lorate and sulphur while
the cuStodianS were moving jars
of the chemicals from the base
ment according to Fire Marshall
Ray Roberts.
Police claim that another batch
of chemicals stored elsewhere in
the basement apparently explod-
led first. Hearing this blast, Jas.
Tx. Williams, another janitor who
was helping move the chemicals,
ran to open doors as he had been
instructed to do in case of an ex-
ploSion.
It was then that the second ex-
piosion took place. It blew the
basement door right out Of VIII
liams' hands.
Fire followed the blast, filling
the five story building with dense
acrid smoke. The smoke and
fumes sent scores Of graduate
students to emergency exits and
down fire ladders.
Only cuStodianS and graduate
students were in the building at
tAe time. Fortunately this was an
"off day" for the students as 1t
was the break between quarters.
Normally hundreds Of students
and instructors are in the build
ing.
The blast occurred around 1 pm.
while a number of the graduate
students were out to lunch.
Firemen. using ladders, res
cued three men and a woman
trapped on. the fifth floor Of the
building.
Although firemen and rescue
squad members used gas mask,
still they were hampered in bait
liag the blaze due to the intense
heat and fumes from the chemi-
Gals.
Four firemen were overcome
in the 40-minute fight to Quen
flames which spread throughout
the building.
Among those injured were
Steven (Tony) Bland. 4, SON OF
Mrs. Nellie Bland, Howard die
tician, Robert III. Green, j. w.
Anderson. and Eva Donaldson.
They were all carried to Freed
mems hospital for treatment.
The chemical blast brought two
fire alarms to the scene, one ar
irving about l:20 pm. and the
other about seven minutes later.
They rolled out DC pieces of fire
fighting equipment.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Oyster Drill

The drill has an Unsuitable ap-
petite for oyster meat and an un-
firing urge to obtain the food IL
desires. It moves about in q slug
gish manner among the helpless
bivalves, choosing the choicest VIC
TINS within its reach.
This unwelcome visitor is q small
unobstrusive appearing citizen o1
rocky shores. His moist yellowish
gray shell attracts little attention
His movements create little COM
motion. The solid spire of his home
bears strong varicose folds across
the whorls. Even the largest is
scarcely an inch in length. The
home is locked fast with the horny
sole of his small foot.
You may find driftwood and rocks
occupied with these mollusks at low
tide almost anywhere from Maine
to Florida. Usually his small head
juts out far enough from the shell
to show his black eyes.
After selecting the victim, the
|driller uses his toothed radula tc
bore q neat round hole through one
shell near the hinge. Through this
opening the soft parts Of the help
less oyster are sucked. After thu
death % the victim, the drill moves
Evening star., 1952-08-28
A One-Minute Test OF Your
NelUS knowledge
NEWS QUIZ
By Tom Henry

1. GATEWAY - What two
cities bracketing the Darda-
nelles have been selected as
Atlantic Pact bases?
3. DISTAFF-At least %
women are running for Con-
gress this year. How many
women are members of the
present Congress?
3. VETS-How many living
veterans of all wars are there
in the United States?
4. BATTER-Who became
the first player in the major
leagues to bat in 100 runs this
season.
S. QUOTE-Can you name
the State Governor who said
recently, "The Iron Curtain
cannot conceal the sorrows
nor stifie the cries of the Ger
mans in the East?
Answers.
1. Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey,
and Salonika. Greece. 2.
Eleven. 8. Veterans number
19,288,00 of whom $780,
900 saw service in World War
II. 4. Hank Sauer of the Chi
cago Cubs. 5. Gov. Adlai Ste
venSon.
Tom Henry's "QuiZ EN-"
appears every Sunday in This
Week Magazine with The Star.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
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