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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-09

tains. lowering up there in the
clouds, and we understand he
spent all his weekends exploring
the likes of which he had never
seer in his previous travels though
they've coverd As of our 4S states.
Or he'll crack an egg, slice a
bacon for breakfast, and marvel
al Americas high standard of liv-
ing F.. Or he'll wonder about the
curious fact that some newly
struck-up acquaintance will invite
you over for visit ANY time" but
when you arrive. without knowing
the custom too we'll, that person
may have forgotten all about the
invitation and is not too sure how
well he or she knows you 1t
happened to Bergman.
We understand Bergman started
off his prize winning speech by
telling of immigration from the
Mayflower to such latter day
CURES as male war brides !.
ahenl this is where Bergman got
some good laughs) he himself was
married to an American girl work
ing during the war at the US
Embassy in Stockholm, where he
also worked, and of course they
came to America.
TIE ex-lieutenant in the Swedish
Air Force, landed job as food
research biologist for the us.
Army at Washington, DC. being
that he had studied biology at the
University of Stockholm Go
west you man, and so he did, dis
covered Seattle and exclaimed:
This is the queen of American
Cities Any argument about
this can be referred to Bergman,
hen do a man-size job for the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Bergman is one of those smart
businessmen that banker for fast
buck, even though it means a lot
of trouble, personally for in
stance, he reasoned, now l see
where it'll cost me $1,000 to ship
all my furniture and stuff out here
from Washington, DC, that will
never do ;. So Mrs. Bergman was
TOLD to stay put in Seattle, and
off ne went to Wash, DC. bought
an old truck for S1,410, stored all
his belongings aboard, and Cough
spluttered off Eight days he
rode this four-wheeled wonder
across the states, sweltering in the
hot midwest sun, but he made
it He talked some sense to a
dealer, sold his truck for 1898,
Che knew varying auto prices back
east and on the coast before hand)
so what more could he want?
Oh. oh. he didn't have a job
His inherent faith in Americas
opportunities didn't fail him :.
He started off by selling insur-
snce .. Later he got job as
salesman in a furniture store.
Joined a church. widened his social
contacts, joined the Swedish Svea
Male Chorus. until he became bet
ter known Not long ago he
landed a good job with Sears,
Roebuc
Now Bergman is happily settled
with his wife at 1908 California
Avenue.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-09
Swedish Circus Star Entertains Soldiers
Great R0lando
Is N0w Simply
Pvt. Johansson

The Great Rolando' from SWe-
den, who performed his balanc-
ing act in Seattle a couple of years
ago with the Shrine Circus and
was interviewed by the S. A. at
that time, was back in town the
other day with the same act-but
different sponsor.
His new utilization is the U. S.
Army, which bills him simply as
Pvt. Roland Johansson.
The young Swedish-born per-
former was drafted eight months
ago. He didn't have to enter the
Army, but he wants to become an
American citizen so he put on the
uniform willingly.
"They put me in the Special
Services Division after 16
weeks basic training" he said.
"And I've been doing my act for
soldiers ever SINCE"
Private Johansson is at Fort
Lawton awaiting shipment to the
Far East Command where he will
continue his entertainment role.
Roland, %, said he is one of a
limited number of performers to
feature the "one-finger" stand.
That is the act in which he bal
ances on one finger, either the
forefinger Or index finger, atop
lighted globe.
He has another act-his favor
lite - in which he holds himself
aloft on a cane on top of table
70 feet in the air, all the while
twirling hoops with his free hand
and feet. He performed with Cir
cuses, on television and in night
clubs before he went into the
Army.
The young man was born in
Malmo, Sweden. He came to the
U. S. in 1949. His father, who
was a sea captain, is dead. but
his mother lives in Malmo. When
Roland gets out of the Army after
his two years are up he plans to
send for his mother.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-09

LEFT ERICKSON lodge, Sons of
Norway, in Seattle, has elected
Berg, pres; John Schau, vice pres. :
c. A. Stang. councillor; Glover
Tverdal, secretary; Marie Opstad,
ass. secretary; Roger Ulvestad.
financial secretary; H. Ragnar
Olsen, treasurer; Elfrida Rian, So
cial director; Laila Strom, assist
ant soc. dir: Aasta Svane, mar
shall, assisted by Albert DAZZLE
John Engen, inner guard; c. K.
Andersen, historian; Burger Rian.
librarian, assisted by j. A. Eng
strom; Nikka johnson and Anders
Gorud, trustees, and Marleen Jules.
pianist. Members of Norway Cen
ters board of directors: A. Kval-
helm, Roy Jackson, P. D. Wick and
Arne Tvete.
NORWEGIANS ARE READY
ING preparations for this years
gala 18th of May festival in Civic
Auditorium to feature main speech
by DR.. S. Eastwood of Pacific Luth-
eran College, Falkland, WASH,
numbers by Norwegian Male
Chorus and Norwegian Ladies
Chorus. Leikarringen and music
by Emil Hansen's 16-piece band
Erode Frodesen is chairman Of the
event with Reidar Nielsen of Nor
wegian America Line heading the
program committee.
LENORA OVERLY will be guest
singer, and a group of Svea male
chorus members headed by Profess
sor Henry Person, who will talk on
Carl Michael Bellman, at the meet
ing Of Swedish Club, Seattle, April
ninth.
SWEDEN HOUSE PLEDGES
new total somewhere around S117,-
900. with 81, 700 added to the list of
late A total of $500 was
pledged at recent meeting of Swed-
ish Cultural Society. featuring
program by aforementioned Choir
us members, Professor Person and
Sweden House Booster Trio.
Olof Whalen. long time IOGT-
figure in Seattle, and his niece.
Mrs. Irma Sutliff. will leave Now
York aboard the Stockholm" June
10 to Sweden for a three month
visit. the first for Whalen in SO
yeas.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-09

DR.. WILTON f. BERG.
STRAND, youth director for Aug
ustana Synod, will be main speak
er at the 26th annual early morn
ing Easter Sunday in Volunteer
Park. This is sponsored by the
Seattle, Council of Churches. His
subject will be THE Fountain of
Youth"
NOR w Z CLAN iADIE s
CHORUS, unders the direction of
Gertrude Werner will give its an
nual spring concert Thursday,
April II. at Norway Center's Audi
forum :. One of the highlights
of program will be the song "Lyse
Meter" by Seattle's own Left Has
lund, who died last week DR..
Ed Palmason will be soloist .
Tickets On sale at Norway Center,
and Medicines Apparel.
SVEA MALE CHORUS under
the direction of c. n. Sutherland
will present its 47th annual spring
concert Saturday evening. May 10
at s:15 pm. in Mckinley AUDITOR
UNI. Seattle Pacific College, Bird
Ave. w. and w. Bertona Invi-
taion-tickets are distributed by ac-
tive and associate members of the
Choir.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-09

Bergman is a
p e r S o nable guy
with a gift for
CAB and a knack
for w o n d e r ing
what life is all
about Take
America for in
stance, the SUBJ
ject f a S C n ates
him When
he first arrived in
Seattle about a
year and a half
ago, he took an
awesome look at
the Cascades and
o Y m pic noun
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-09
SWEDISH SPEECHMAKER

Carl G.. Berman is as tall and
blond as Swedes can get and ad-
venture is his second vocation, or
So il seems :. The Sears. Roebuck
salesman recently captured top
honors in a speech contest before
a critical audience, the South Seat
tie Toastmasters The only
foreigner in the contest, Bergman
won Toastmast hearts with his YER
sion of characterization The Hard
Way April "a he'll vie for
the Toastmasters Seattle cham
pionship.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-04-09

RUNEBERG SINGING SOCIETY.
Evening star., 1952-02-11
7 axe My Word for 1t
BY' Ernnk Colby

Los Angeles: If I, he, she, we
they, etc. (nominative case forms)
follow than" why do we always see
George Washington Is a man thar
WHOM there is no better"?-M. E
Mel.
Answer: It is true that we say;
Tom is taller than !, than he. thar
she, etc. Cmplying: Tom is taller
than I am, etc1, but by some
strange and illogical stroke of i'm.
agination, than whom" Is conSid.
cred by the puriSts to be correct II
your sentence! For some reason
| it is an idion1, and the writers o.
such sentences refuse to write any
thing so simple as: There is no bet.
ter man than George Washington
Stubborn, isn't it? -
Torrance: Will you please discuss
the pronunciation Of the word the
oretical.-W. r. II.
Answer: There Is no long 20
sound in this word. Say: THEE
uh- -RET-uh-kI, ''th' as in think.
Elizabethtown: Shouldn't the ex
preston pretty be used only whel
one can see something PEE. B.
/ Answer: Not necessarily. Prett.
means attractive to the eye," O
course, but it also means pleasing
| to the mind; entertaining. interest
ing" Pretty now Is also given sane
ton as an adverb meaning quite
very," or moderately" as: Th'
wind blew pretty hard; we had
pretty good time; I feel pretty good
her work was pretty good.
Il is interesting to note that thu
original meaning Of pretty was "sly
crafty"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20

made by Herbert c. Blunck, 1858
general campaign chairman. The
Community Chest USO campaign
for $4,150.000 will open on Oc-
tober 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20
Jews Of Area Mark
New Year Of 5713
On Rosh Hoshanah

Washington Jews last night
ushered in the year 5713 and
greeted one another with the ira
ditional May you be inscribed
for good year."
The Rosh HoShanah salutation
stems from the Jewish belief that
every ones fate for the coming
year is inscribed in great book
in Heaven. The prosperity or mis-
fortune of the coming year, devout
Jews believe, is dependent on
whether a man lived good or
bad life in the year just past.
Another feature of last nights
service was the sounding of the
rams horn from synagogue pulpits.
Declaiming on the significance
of the Shofar Grams horn) last
night, Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld.
of Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton. declared:
1.-THE Shofar proclaims that
man can repent If he take stock
of the profound alternatives that
face him. He can change and
advance because there was a God
who had created man, the Heaven
and the earth; a God who had
created a universe that was basic
ally good; a God who was not
only the Creator at the beginning
of time but the recreator each
day, the Providence molding the
world so that even the tragedy
of our time was a means to the
good, if men faced adversely with
Integrity, with clean hands and
pure heart"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20
Army Offers Enlisted Men
Career in Guided Missiles

Enlisted men of the Army are
being offered a new career in
guided missiles.
Army Secretary Frank Pace, jr..
announced qualified enlisted men
may submit applications for the
new field of work through normal
channels.
If selected, the applicants will
be transferred. after their normal
basic training. to the Anti-aircraft
and Guided Missile School, at
Fort Bliss, Tex.
= The Army said that, as develop
ment of these new weapons "nears
completion" more men must be
trained.
To employ the new weapons
efficiently and effectively, Mr.
Pace said, primary emphasis is
being placed at this time on the
training of specialists and main
Itenance personnel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20
|Dr. Reissig Honored
BY Federation as
''Church-Statesman'

The Rev. Frederick E. ReisSig,
executive secretary of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches,
yesterday was described as a
leader and church-statesman of
no mean ability"
The compliment was paid DR..
Reissig by the Rev. Edward L. r.
Elson, president of the federation,
at testimonial luncheon honor
ing him on his 10th anniversary
as secretary. He also was pre-
sented with a wrist watch as a
token of the groups esteem.
DR.. ElSon said the federation
has exploited" DR.. Reissig's ge-
Mus and devotion in the better
ment of Washington's churches.
pray God to give him the
strength to serve in his work of
Christian expression for many
years to come" DR.. Elson said.
He also read congratulatory
letters from the Most Rev. Patrick
A. OBoyle, Archbishop of WASH
ington: the Very Rev. John K.
Cartwright. rector of st. Mat
thew's Cathedral: Rabbi Harry
Silverstone, president of the
Washington Board of Rabbis, and
the Jewish Community Council.
/ Walter w. Britt, assistant treas
urer, gave summary of DR.. Refs
sig's service, which included
establishment of chaplaincies at
st. ElizabethS and Freedmen's
Hospitals. He was also instru-
mental in setting up departments
OF Christian education and radio
and television, and migrating
women's church work, Mr.. Britt
told the group.
In his acknowledgment speech,
DR.. Reissig said he was every
happy, to have given 10 years of
work to pioneering in the ecu
menical movement" He urged
100 directors of the organization
and their guests to work for the
union Of Christian churches.
At its business session, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20
|EpiscopaIians Stress
Signs Of the Times as
Boston Meeting Ends
By Cospor Names
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

BOSTON, Sept. 20.-Discerning
the "signs of the times" and bear
ing a clear and loyal witness in
our generation" are two things
God demands of the church these
days, a pastoral letter bringing
the 57th Triennial General Con-
vention of the Episcopal Church to
an end yesterday declared.
The letter was read by the Right
Rev. Stephen F. Bayne, jr., Bishop
of Olympia. at a service in Trinity
Church here. The Right Rev
Henry Knox Sheriff., presiding
bishop, officiated.
| Three problems were listed as
signs of the times" in the letter
search for unity in both "the
divided world and the divided
church" recognition of the fight
by multitudes for "a wider free
dom and a greater dignity than
life has ever given Them" and
what can be done to meet the sit
uations created by mans great adj
vances in technical skill and in
ventiveness.
Pledges u. N. Support.
Asserting the only possible
pathway to world peace Lies
through collective security" the
statement pledged support to the
United Nations" and hoped "for
its future development into a
world federation open to all peo-
piles and capable of maintaining
the peace"
The letter pointed out the
church cannot speak of unity in
the secular world when the
church itself is divided and urged
continued efforts Gin our own
search for unity"
Calling the "restlessness of
multitudes" and their quest for
wider freedom" and greater
dignity" the prime political
reality Of our time" the message
declared Christians should in
Istantly protest against injustice
and exploitation and discrimina-
ton"
Half Truths Scored.
It also warned against the
persuasive half-truths of atheis-
tic materialism" as illusions as
far as they are sincere at ALL
Mans tremendous advances in
technical skills and in inventions
have raised situations mot easy tc
fit into our inherited ways oil
life." the letter noted. 1T has
outrun the familiar Christian
answers. Yet, with all the
moral uncertainties and the un.
easiness Of spirit which our i'm.
mense new powers awaken, still
they are of God. The secular
world and its ski1ls is God.
world. God has answers fol
1 vAICAn, IL VIC WILL UuU doA tlIC I1S11
questions. in faith, and with
honest minds"
The Women's Auxiliary at it,
final session urged the extension
of the vote to all in our Nation
who still lack that privilege
members Of minority groups where
still disfranchised and citizen.
residing in the Nations Capital
A resolution calling on all or.
dained clergymen and theological
students who are commissioned
or enlisted personnel in the
Armed Forces Ito seek duty ir
the Chaplains' Corps if they de.
sire to continue in military serv.
ice" was passed today by thu
House of Bishops. The House Of
Deputies had previously passed
this motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20

CO n S e c u t v e
year, it was an
nounced today.
Mr.. German
received the
1851 Tor
C h a m b er of
Commerce an
nual award for
his leadership
a n d organiza-
tional planning
in establishing
the club.
A n n o unce-
ment of the ap-
~o;y,%ooo~k ,voc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20

board approved a preliminary
budget of $122,175 for 1858. It
also hired Miss Helen l.. Cunliffe.
of Bethany Baptist Church. as
director of business and finance.
The luncheon meeting took
place in the First Congregational
Church, Tenth and G streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-20
German Named Chairman
OF Chest Speakers Club

]. r. Pat German has been
named chairman of the Century
Speakers Club of the Community
Chest Federation for the second
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-06-15
Auto Crash
Orphans

THE FOLLOWING STORY writ
ten by Gerard Moore, IS, Oldest of II
crash-orphaned brothers and sisters,
was reported by United Press in
Leonard, Mich, dispatch:
'sWhat happened to me and my
brothers and sisters don't want to
happen to any other kids.
81 am the oldest in my family and
now I have 10 brothers and sisters
to take care of, because my mother
and father are dead.
"Mom and Dad went out happy the
night before the accident. / talked
to them before they left about the
car, about the kids and things in
general Then they left and never
saw them alive again.
''They were killed when their car
crashed with car full of teen-age
kids.
81 don't want a tragedy like that
to happen to any other kids. Every
one should drive carefully. There
should be no speeding or drinking.
(Beer bottles We're found in the teen
ayers carl.
Il have a big responsibility now.
I think all kids my age should have
a responsibility, too. Especially when
they are driving a car.
Il am going to do everything I
can to help keep us together. I will
even take my brothers and sisters
into my house when I get married.
'Mom and Dad were always close
to US. Dad always played canasta
with me and some of the others at
night. always helped out financi-
ally when I could.
"And now / don't know for sure
if / want to go on and be doctor
like Dad wanted me to-"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-06-15
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-06-15
Club Uses Prize
Money for Trip
By La VERNE LUOMA

1T WAS A happy day for our Fox
Stars All club of Carbon county
when we won a $25 bakers scholar
ship awarded by milling company.
There are IL members in our club,
8 girls and 4 boys. Mrs. George
Kahila and Mrs. Orval Boyer are our
leaders.
Back of this scholarship award
was year of achievements and ac-
tivities. An outstanding accomplish
ment was the winning of the foods
club award at the county Junior
fair. This award is based upon par
ticipation in judging, demonstrations
and exhibits.
Our records show a total of 132
meals and 159 special dishes pre-
pared, 325 pounds of foods frozen
and 80 pounds stored. Before the
start of our new year we had an
achievement day. We were very
happy when 43 persons attended. We
exhibited fruit drinks and salads and
served lunch.
But the big event was the trip to
Billings the club made, financed by
the money from the scholarship. We
visited packing company, a MILL
ing company and other industries.
At noon we had lunch in leading
hotel and later toured the kitchens
and laundry Of the hotel
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-06-15

One of Montana's leading cooks
is Mrs. Fay Straw of Billings.
For 20 years now, Mrs. Straw
has been exhibiting at the Mid
land Empire Fair and has won
quite a collection of ribbons for
her cooking skill. just last fall
she won more prizes than any
other exhibitor in the culinary
department-35 awards in all!
That included IA first prizes.
AS a prize-winning cook, Mrs.
Straw gives plenty of credit to
Fleischmann's Active Dry
Yeast. cit always gives me
grand results" she says. stAnd
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-06-15
He's a Nice Boy
But My Parents
peor Dorq:

om II and have been duting boys
for neorly two Yeors. Lost week at a
porty / met an oirmon who is sta
toned at the base in town. He is only
18 and is very lonely. Ny parents
were Mortified that he asked me for
q date and told him that he could
come TO my home and visit me. They
soy that l must coll him and fell him
that he connot coll. They soy that
they will moi have their girl "doting
soldiers" Ny girl friend goes with an
0irmon who is very nice boy. /
think this one is too ond that it would
be cruel to break date with him,
just because he is in the service of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-06-15

they may find that they have little
in common.
Barbara, your parents have many
things to weigh and balance, SO rest
assured that they have only your
good at heart. Please let me know
the outcome.
My best wishes go to both you and
the nice boy,
Sincerely,
DORA.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-06-15

Sincerely yours,
BARBARA.
Dear Barbara:
Your letter opens a subject of a
controversial nature, and one that
is likely to tempt me to climb upon
soap box.
Your problem is most difficult to
solve because your parents and you
are both right.
In these unsettled times when our
home boys are scattered far and
wide, some of them so very young
and desperately lonely, our hearts.
go out to them. In the melting pct
which is our armed services there
are Toms, Dicks and Harrys. Some
come from good homes and some not
so good, but whether they come from
farms, towns or city slums, they can
get just as lonely, are just as much
Americans, and can suffer and die
just the same in the service of their
country. To all of them we owe kind
illness and consideration, and respect
for the uniform that they wear.
But-on the other hand, we have
at home Sue and Jane and Mary,
sheltered and sweet and cared for
as you are, and we intend to keep
them that way. OF this the armed
services are aware and are most
anxious to cooperate, for many of
these young boys who would rather
sit down in warm, honey kitchen
to a cookie jar and a glass of milk
are thrown on the town, so to speak
in their time ssoff base" and are apt
to drift into drinking and the many
pitfalls that await them if some clean
recreation is not available to them
This will have to be worked out
between you and your parents, OF
course, and there may be circum-
stances governing their point of view
that set your problem apart from 3
general discussion such as this mus
be, but if they wish to do so, they
may check on the background ane
character of the boy you have met
They may check and double checl
and will meet with friendly anC
courteous cooperation from the mel
who have the boys welfare at heart
just as your parents have yours.
They may call one or all of tn
following men: His chaplain of hi
air base, his commanding officer o
company commander, his first ser
geant, the special service officer G
the base, or the head of the 1ocs
USO. If they are still not perfectl
satisfied with the information, the
may call the commanding officer {
the air base.
1t is regrettable that stigma hs
been attached to the term, as you
parents express it, dating soldiers
but it is another case of the majorit
suffering for the shortcomings
the few, and it is true that girls bot
good and bad have lost their heac
and stepped out of the bounds
convention. The uniform sets ar
one apart and makes doubly motto
able any act of misconduct.
Right here wish to stop and raj
a red flag of danger for one of Il
pitfalls which your parents pro
ably fear. Because he is nice b,
and the girl likes him, she ma
through her own patriotism and co
Germ for his welfare, let herself
carried away, mistaking compassi
and sympathy for love. After t
fireworks, he may look like al
other Johnny Jones next door, al