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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-06-04
Mans Best Friend

He was just little Boston Bull
pup, 3 months old, when brought
him home as a birthday present
for Mrs. Skrellboem on her birth
day. I brought him from a fam
lily in West Seattle & took him
home in my car. 1t was his list
ride in an auto & he was plenty
scared at first. When he arrived
at the Swedish Club, which was to
become his new home, he was car
ried upstairs to the 3rd floor &
let down in the hallway. The door
to our kitchen was open & he
walked right in, just like he knew
where 2 go. Mrs. Skrellboom
stood by the kitchen stove & the
pup sighted her & walked right
up to her. She became his new
mama.
A pup is like young boy, full
of fun & mischievious. He is hard
on shoes. He doesn't wear shoes,
but he chews them 2 pieces if U
let him. He may not be SO clean
at first neither & has be taught
go out or "go out" on a news
paper at night. This pup was not
any different from any other pup,
but he became a member of our
family.
We called him Putte. We could
have called him anything all he
cared. The only thing he was in
terested in, was getting home
& his square meals plus the love
& respect that even a dog is en-
titled 2.
When about mo. old he swiped
a whole veal roast from the kit
chen table. But when mamma
Skrellboom was careless enough to
put all that good smelling meat
on the table &. then leave the
apartment a while, what would
she expect? He was only dog.
Even humans steal. The tempta-
ton was more than that pup could
resist. He jumped up on the table
and took the meat. He got his
worst spanking but it was worth
it. 4 a young pup, with the appe-
tite of a horse, 2 have a chance
once fill his belly with pure meat,
it was something worth while. new
er b 4gotten.
He loved auto rides & picnics
just as much as any human duz
maybe more. But. there was l pc
Iiod of his life that was tough 1
Mr.. & Mrs. Skrellboom took trip
abroad & were gone 6 mo. Putte
was left with Nels & Vivian. They
gave him all the care they could
but how he missed mamma & pap
pa Skrellboom. But Sunday
morning the door opened & in came
the 2 missing persons. Putte
jumped up on their shoulders &
kissed & kissed them. Oh, how
happy he was!
Happy days were here again
They never left him any more. &
Putte's life was as happy as any
dogs from then on.
We all get old. Even a dog has
his day. l day will come when he
is getting old & will be sentenced
2 die.
Putte was getting 2 b an ole
dog, Over IA years & that is real
old a dog. His hearing got bad
his teeth and his sight We're pool
&and he got all the signs of ole
age. That's something that we
all will face, if we live long
enough. Putte slept most of the
time, & when he was up. trying
walk around, he staggered about
just like any old human would do
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1952-06-04
SCANDINAVIAN
AMERICANA
BY
sc A N by
To Honor Largest
Nationality Group
In City This Year
Scandinavian Music Festival Was
Originated By Non-Scandinayiian

How Fes
taP? The originator Richard
problem weighed his
Evening star., 1952-08-04
Enlisted Men Prefer
Trial by Officers

Surveys show 81 per cent Of en-
listed men in the armed forces
prefer to face a court-martial by
officers. rather than enlisted per-
sonnel.
Robert w. Smart, counsel for
the House Armed Services Com
|mittee, last night made the state
ment to a Station WWDC radio
audience in a recorded broadcast.
1t was part Of a panel discussion
on the new Uniform Code of Mill
|tary Justice. The Junior Bar Sec
ton Of the District Bar Associa-
ton sponsors the radio program.
The right to have enlisted men
sit on courts-martial was desired
by most enlisted men queried, Mr..
Smart said. But when these same
men were asked If they themselves
would want enlisted personnel to
sit on their own court-martial
they said they would not request
that right.
The new code permits enlisted
men to sit on courts-martial as
authorized by Congress.
Capt. s. B. d. Wood, assistant
Judge advocate geenral Of the
Navy, q panel member, sustained
Mr.. Smart's contention. He de.
lclared enlisted men rarely are re-
1uested to sit on courts-martial.
Paul H. Walker Of the District
Bar Association was moderator OF
the program. Another lawyer
Gordon A. Phillips. also an asso-
lciation member, aided Mr.. Walker
Evening star., 1952-08-04
Son Of Former D. c. Couple
Dies in Swimming Mishap

Charles Van SAINT Stock, II. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stevens
Stock. formerly Of Washington
and Bethesda. died Saturday Of a
broken neck after diving into q
swimming pool at Moline. III.
Charles, who was born in the
District. moved with his family to
Moline about 10 years ago. Mr..
Stock is a heating and ventilatine
engineer.
In addition to his parents.
Charles is survived by q sister.
Miss Nancy Stock; his grandpar-
|ents. Mr.: and Mrs. ]. Walter Van
SAINT. who recently moved from
Washington to Vero Beach, Fla: /:
and two uncles, Ed l.. Stock, jr..
|of Route 4, Rockville. and Stevens
Stock Of Chicago. s@s
Funeral services and burial win
be held tomorrow at Vero Beach.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
Driver Is Fined 500
After Leading Police
On Wild Chase Here

A 2l-year-old motorist who led
police on a screaming chase
through II red lights Saturday
night was fined 500 in Municipal
Court today.
Arthur o. Royce Of the 1900
block of South Oakland street.
Arlington. pleaded guilty to reck-
less driving. Police originally
had accused him Of "a separate
violations, but Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel Clark King Jumped
these under the single serious
charge.
The spectacular chase. which
began at Fifteenth and M streets
NV. ended when Royce at
tempted to cross a streetcar
trestle in Georgetown after driv-
ing two blocks along the rails.
Detective Sergts. j. T. Bailey
and A. K. Kapsol. of the Robbery
Squad first stopped Royce to ask
why he was in such a hurry to
pass through Thomas Circle
while the traffic light was chang
ing about 1915 pm. Saturday.
AS they motioned his car to the
curb. Sergt. Bailey said, Royce
suddenly sped away.
Police said there were three
other youths in the car. none Of
whom were charged.
In addition to the II light vio-
lationS the officers originally
charged Royce with passing six
stop signs going through six in
tersections without slowing, dis
obeying two traffic signals, driv-
ing over a sidewalk, and two
counts Of speeding.
1 Judge Walter j. Casey sentenced
him to pay a 500 fine or serve
4 so days in jail. Defense Attorney
Tommy David said the fine would
be paid.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
Man Teaching Wife
To Drive Runs Into
IA Bit of Trouble
BY the Associated Press

NEWTON, Mass, Aug. A.
Thomas Mullen of Watertown was
teaching his wife to drive yester-
day. as,
Here's what happened: ~ 81
The car tore through a. fence,
sped UP an embankment and
dived into 9 feet of water in
Horseshoe Pond.
Mr.. Mullen pushed his wife
through the drivers window, got
out his own window and both
swan safely 20 feet to shore.
After reaching shore. Mr.. Null
len realized their pet collie dog
was still in the car. He swan
back to the car just as the dogs
head appeared on the surface.
None suffered any i'll effects.
MIR. Mullen told police his wife's
foot apparently "froze" on the
accelerator.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
FizzIe Of Red Youth Rally
Puzzles West BerIiners
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN. Aug. 4.-West Berlin
authorities expressed puzzlement
today at the fizzle of q loudly
advertised peace and unity"
demonstration Of the Communist
Free German Youth (FDJ).
The FDJ had announced that
young storm troopers would dem
Vnstrate yesterday at two points
along the French sector. at an
area bordering the American sec
tor, at Potsdamerplatz and, 10000
strong, in the British sectors
Jungfernheide Park.
Instead of all this. only 1000
of the blueshirts turned out in
all, in scattered demonstrations
near the sector borders, carrying
their blue banners and chanting
Communist songs. West Berlin
police. who had been mobilized
and braced for any eventuality.
reported only two minor Incl
dents in which 38 blueshirts were
taken into custody. .
Evening star., 1952-08-04
Gas Main Explosions
Hamper Men Fighting
Blaze at Bus Depot

Repeated explosions from a
broken gas line hampered firemen
early today as they fought a stub
born blaze in the basement of the
Trailways Bus Depot at 1901 New
York avenue NV.
Ten f1remen were burned slight
ly during the, hour. fight.
Driven from the basement by the
explosions, the f1remen had to wait
until Washington Gas Light Co.
employees dug up the sidewalk to
get at the gas main. Once the
gas was turned off, the fire was
brought under control.
Damage was confined to- the
basement and estimated at more
than $4,000. A storeroom con-
tanning candy and cigarettes was
burned out. Cause of the fire has
not been fixed.
The single alarm was turned in
at 11:44 pm. It was 4 am
before firemen returned to- their
firehouSes.
The injured, all treated at the
scene for minor burns. were:
Battalion Chief Jack r. Sharp
Capt. William v. James, Sergt
N. P. Peterson, Pvt. r. s. Wilson
and Pvt. Judson Deanor, of Rescue
Squad No. /; Capt. Sidney Carter
Engine Company No. 8; Pvt. John
H. Chamberlain and Sergt. r. T.
Eicholtz Of Truck Company No. 8
and Pvt. John Capps and Pvt,
Meyer Weiner Of Truck Company
No. 4. MAJ sss
Buses kept rolling during the
blaze. Incoming carriers were
unloaded several blocks from the
bus depot. Outgoing vehicles
were loaded in an alley some SO
yards from the depot.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
Five Alexandra Men
Killed in Auto Crash
Near Mount Vernon

Five Alexandria men were killed
yesterday and q sixth was injured
critically when their speeding car
smashed into a tree near the
south end Of Mt. Vernon boule-
ward.
The victims, all colored, were: !:
Samuel w. Gillian, 20. of 315
North Alfred street; Melvin j.
Carroll, Is, of 614 North Columbus
street: Gerald Thomas. %, of SIT
North Patrick street: Sylvester
Davis, %, Of 315 North Alfred
street, and Paullyne Taylor, 10,
of 308 North Alfred street.
Die Almost Instantly.
All but young Taylor died al
most instantly. He died at Alex
andria Hospital about four hours
later.
The lone survivor is Airman sc
Louellyn H. Taylor. Is, stationed
at Andrews Field. He is in crit
ical condition at Boiling Air Force
Hospital with broken hips. legs
knees and other injuries. He is
a brother Of Paullyne Taylor.
The accident occurred about
2::30 pm. when the boulevard
was jammed with Sunday after
noon traffic. Park Police said it
was a miracle other cars were
not involved.
Police said the death car, ap-
Iparently travelling at terrific
speed. went out of control on the
long, sloping curve approaching
the gates of Mount Vernon Estate.
The car tore through a low guard
lrail, spun across nearly 300 feet
Eof lawn and smashed into a big
tree. The car bounced back sew
leral yards. ...
Engine Showed Into. Seat.
Police said one body was strad-
ding the engine, which had been
showed into the front seat. Two
other victims were jammed in the
back seat. and the other three
were lying on the ground beside
the wreckage.
Thee Government girls and a
Fairfax County man died in a
head-on collision at the same To-
cation three months ago.
Police said they believed Paullyne
Taylor was driving. The automo-
bile belonged to his father. The
family said the group had gone out
yesterday tc find a shady spot to
wax the car.
The accident was the worst in
Virginia this year. Four other auto
deaths over the week end sent the
State toll for 1852 to 488.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
The Weather Here and Over the Notion

District Of Columbia and vicin-
ity-Partly cloudy and warm with
high in the lower COS. Scattered
thunderShowers this afternoon
and tonight. Low tonight Of 10.
Tomorrow, some cloudiness and
not as warm in the afternoon.
Maryland-Partly cloudy with
scattered thundershowers tonight
and in the south tomorrow. Low
tonight 68 to 73. Not as warm to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
St. karys County Man
Is Slain From Ambush;
Posse Hunting Killer
BY o stoff Correspondent. Of III. sso,

MECHANICSVILLE, Md, Aug
4. Heavily armed posses ART
searching this section of st. Mary!
County for a killer who last night
shot a man in ambush. escaped
with the victims wife and threat
ened another woman before dis.
appearing into the woods.
Andrew Barnes. IS. colored. was
victim of the ambush shooting
about IL pm. at his home. He wa.
caretaker on the estate of So.
terios Nicholson. Washington at.
tOrney.
The killer forced the dead man.
wife to run with him to the woods
She escaped about an hour later
Iand police found her this morn.
ing at a nearby house.
Food Is Demanded.
Mrs. James Buckley. who live.
about half mile from the scent
of the shooting, told police thu
killer later appeared at her home
and demanded food. She sale
she eluded him and ran into tn,
house after they tussled on he
front porch.
Police identified the man bein,
sought as William Crump, A
colored. of Newmarket. st. Mary
County. Md. They said Mr.
Barnes had ordered him out o
his house after an argument las
week.
Police reconstructed the shoot
ing this way:
| Crump went to the Barne
house last night and waited out
side for Mr.. Barnes to come home
Crump fired one blast from ,
shotgun as Mr.. Barnes drove VI
and got out Of his car. The sho
struck the victim in the chest
but he managed to walk 100 fee
into the house and fall into /,
chair. Crump reloaded his gul
and fired again. The seconl
blast tore through the screene,
window and fatally wounded Nh
Barnes in the neck.
Crump dashed in the house
brandishing the shotgun and
knife. He forced Mrs. Barnes t
flee with him.
Man Informs Police.
An unidentified man sleepin
on the second floor of the Barne
house leaped through a second
story window, tearing out tn
sash. and ran 2 miles to repor
the shooting to police.
| It was after Mrs. Barnes mad
ther escape that Crump showed. U
tat the Buckley home. -
Police said irate citizens, whit
and colored. are. guarding thei
homes and patrolling the high
ways in search Of Crump.
Organized searching parties ar
being directed by Sergt. Richar,
E. Stallings. commander of tn
Waldorf barracks, and st. Mary
County Sheriff willard B. Long
Marines also are assisting In tn
search. ,s.a s,.s
Evening star., 1952-08-04

workers are paid by the day. the
ruling is that they are not en-
titled to any time off without
pay. The same applies to hourly
workers.
The situation naturally is an
noying to per diem workers who
must swelter in their Offices while
classified workers are dismissed.
But it would probably take an
act Of Congress- to change the
situation.
NPA-A few Of the National
Production Authority employees
who are losing their jobs will have
a chance to find other positions
in the Commerce Department.
Since NPA is a part of Com
merce. its employees with perma-
nent status will have the right to
bump" other Commerce workers
If they have greater seniority
rights as well as veterans pref
erence and other factors. How
ever. not too many ''bumpings" are
expected in Commerce since many
NPA workers do not have per-
manent status and consequently
don't have much job retention
rights.
BUREAU OF SHIPS-Navy'.
Bureau Of Ships has awarded 80.
year length-of-service pins to E
G. Magdeburger. Mrs. Ruth Rich.
ardson. Louis J. Syphax and Nor.
man E. Wiley.
Twenty year length-of-seryics
pins were given to the followinf
lemployes: Carolyn Ballmann, Rob.
ert L. Beasley, Addison Bissell
Paul A. Clemens. Mrs. Mildret
Cunningham. Carl L. Fisher
Haakon Follien, Thomas M. Goetz
Fred p. Hall. John s. Haymaker
Carl Hegge. James w. Jenkins
Mrs. Rose K. Kerwin, Rudolph
Michel, Austin Parkhurst, William
e. Rabenhorst, Adrian E. Reid
Hermann Schuette. Clifford Si1a.
fer, Herbert Strople, j. Wallac,
Talley, F. w. VanCamp, John A
VanDoren, Aaron L. VanEmden
Elmer s. Welsh and Dudley q
Wilkinson.
DEFENSE-For her contribu
tion in the development Of ,
status book" control of actio,
papers in her Office. Helen A. Kin
ner Of the Defense Department
has been given a one-step within
grade salary increase. Miss Kinne,
Is secretary In the Legal and Leg
islative Affairs Branch, Office O.
Council. Office of Secretary of De.
tense.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
'Sparkman Is Urging
Truman 10 Release
Report on Oil Cartel,

Senator Sparkman Of Alabama,
Democratic vice presidential
nominee, has urged President Tru-
man to make public parts of a
Federal Trade Commission report
on international oil cartels.
Mr.. Truman has taken the posi-
tion it would be against the pub
Lie interest to make the report
public. But he has supplied it to
the Senate Small Business Com
mittee on confidential basis for
study. He has also given permis-
sion for a grand jury to study it.
Would Delete Sections.
Senator Sparkman is chairman
OF the Small Business Committee.
He wrote the President suggest
ing that parts Of the report deal
ing with foreign relations and ma
tional security be deleted. Then
he said, there would be no adverse
effect on our foreign relations If
the balance Of the report is made
public.
"Since the report is primarily
concerned with agreements by
and among the major oil COM
panies themselves, it has no par
ticular focus or bearing on oul
relations with any specific coun-
try" he wrote.
Hennings Urged Probe.
Senator Hennings. Democrat, oi
Missouri, on July is, proposed a
congressional investigation of oil
|cartels and an inquiry into the
reasons why the report had beer
withheld from the public.
He said seven companies in an
international cartel are: Standard
Oh Of New Jersey. Standard Oi
|of California. Socony-Vacuum
Texas Co.. Gulf Oil, Anglo -Iraniar
Oil Co., and Royal Dutch Shell
Several Of these companies have
denied any price or market con.
ftrols.
Senator Hennigs charged that al
lof the concerns except Anglo.
Iranian co-operated In the United
States to fix prices ana allocat.
supplies.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
chat Shah Mohammed Reza Pah-

that Shah Mohammed Reza Pah-
levi was sending his family out
of the country to remove mis-
understanding. ThG. paper OBJ
viously referred to declarations by
Mossadegh supporters. that some
members Of the royal household
have opposed the Premier.
The papers statement conceded
with an announcement that the
Shah's twin sister, Princess Ash
raj, and her three children had
left Teheran by plane. It was
reported that others of the royal
family soon would go to Europe
Evening star., 1952-08-04

virginia-Partly cloudy with
scattered thundershowers tonight
and in the extreme south and
southeast tomorrow. Low tonight
|68 to "a. Tomorrow. not as warm
lin the west and north.
Wind: South of 10 miles an
hour at 1880 am.
River Report.
(From q. 8. Engineers.l
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: shenandoah clear at
HarpePS Ferry.
Evening star., 1952-08-04

TN e reteQtlon
registers or tell
them what their
"b u m p j n g.
|r i 6 b is are.
Many veterans
are being GUST
ed from their
jobs, although
they have job
retention rights.
1t Is charged.
I t's a / s o
charged tn a {
the p u lie
Health Service
IiS uinlafinu q
Evening star., 1952-08-04

classification standards by infiat-
ing job values and promoting IA
vored employees to higher posi-
ItionS.
Civil Service Commission OH
cials say that some employees
caught In the observation-disclosures
program at USPHS have appealed
and that a full investigation will
be made Of the situation.
AFGE officials in the public
health unit also charge that the
agency is interfering in union af-
fairs and has threatened to fire
some Of them. They also accuse
Public Health officials of meddline
in the unions forthcoming elec-
tion Of officers and of trying tc
defeat the regular slate Of can
didates.
The situation is one that ha,
been brewing for several years
The union has consistently
charged USPT1S with high handed
and illegal personnel practices
The blowup came when the agency
recently began making some lay
lofts as a result Of an announced
reorganization. The union con.
tends the reorganization is al
excuse for the agency to get rie
iof employees 1t doesn't like.
Public Health officials deny th,
charge. They say the Dismissal
are being made in accordance
with the rules. AS for not LETTING
the employees see the retention
registers, the agency officials sa!
it was explained to the employe!
that they can see the, list as soor
as it is compiled. The retention
register will be ready tomorrow
for the employees perusal. agency
officials said.
! Regarding the charges of In
terfering in union activities
agency officials said there are twt
rival factions in the union. on,
Of which contains some manage.
ment afficials who are member!
of the AFGE local. These mer
act as individuals and not will
any official sanction Of tn,
y agency, it was said. It was no
explained why Public Health al
lows management officials to par.
ticipate actively in union activi'
ties. Many Federal agencies max,
!, it q policy to discourage its ON.
cials from taking an active par
in union matters, feeling that i
works both to the disadvantag'
| Of an agency and the union Al
well.
+ 4
HEAT POLICY-The Controllel
! General has ruled that when Fed.
eral agencies dismiss employe.
because Of the heat, per diem
workers have to remain on thu
i0h CioCa mar faiay,n (lAl,ya ~nllo >,
Evening star., 1952-08-04
The Federal Spotlight
Civil Service to Study Charges
of Public Health Irregularities
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph Young

The Civil Service Commission will investigate charges wide
spread personnel irregularities in the United States Public Health
Service.
Members Of the American Federation
Lodge No Al Of USPS charge that the dgardng
service rules in observation-disclosures to the dement
Evening star., 1952-08-04
Queen Mother Becomes 81

WINDSOR, England. Aug. 4(F
Queen Mother Elizabeth obserVet
her SID birthday quietly today "a
the royal lodge here.
Evening star., 1952-08-04

there.
The employees further charge
that the agency won't show them
Evening star., 1952-08-04

HEAT POLICY-The Controller
General has ruled that when Fed
eral agencies dismiss employees
because Of the heat, per diem
workers have to remain on the
job. Since per diem (blue collar)
Evening star., 1952-08-04

Highest. 1OI, on June 26.
Lowest. 10. on January sd.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours
High, 80. at 2:2O pm.
Low, 73. at 6:45 am.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1952-08-04
'ne-half hour after sunset.
Preeiuita finn.

Monthly precipitation In inches In tn
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1952-08-04

Tide Tables.
tFurnlsned by United States Coast 4
0eodetic SurYeyl
Evening star., 1952-05-10
Divorce in Florida
Ruled Invalid Here

District Court Judge Edward A
Tamm has ruled that a Florida
divorce obtained by an Air Force
lieutenant here is invalid.
At the same time, Judge Tamm
yesterday awarded Mrs. Dolores
Palmer Hopson. "a, now employed
by the Federal Government at
Tucson. Ariz., $11O month main
tenance for her and her daughter
Dewane. 3. The payments are to
be made by 1t. Tassanilla Hopson,
80. stationed at Andrews Air Force
Base, Md.
Judge Tamm ruled that the di.
vorce obtained by 1t. Hopson in
Florida in June, 1850, was invalid
on the ground the lieutenant had
not intended to establish a per-
manent residence there. Since the
Florida divorce, 1t. Hopson has
remarked, the court was informed.
Mrs. Dolores Hopson brought
the suit only for alimony and
maintenance. The complaint was
filed in July. 1850. It states that
she and 1t. Hopson were married
in 1948. She formerly was the
wife of a Philadelphia man.
Mrs. Hopson was represented by
Attorney John G. Tausig. 1t.
Hopson's attorney, Joseph D. Di
Leo. announced he intends to ap-
peal
Evening star., 1952-05-10
Mothers Solve Problem
OF SchooI-Ground Mud
BY the Associated Press

LEXINGTON. Ky.-Washing
muddy school clothes got tiresome
so the mothers Of the Waterford
Homemakers Club in Spencer de-
cided to cure the source of the
trouble.
They started a campaign to
landscape the school grounds. The
soil was tested and seed sown. The
School Board furnished fertilizer
and built a turn-around for the
bus to save the grass. They are
going to finish the job by plant
ing shrubs.