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CARD 81 THANKS

Rose Jaynes, sister Of Lii
Ian Small and Kathleen DUN
lop Of the Rosedale Guest
House, wishes to thank the
Doctors and Nurses Of the
Municipal Hospital Of Chris
tiansted for their kind ser
vices and all those who sent
flowers and cards during her
illness.A She returned home
doing nicely. Thanks again
to all.
Rose JaYnes and Family
, 1953-06-26

STILL no NEW GOVERNOR

49, 49,
AS OF THIS WRITING the matter Of the governor Of
the Virgin Islands remains in allegiance. The more than 60
candidates are still hopeful, each one convincing himself that
for some reason or other he is the chosen one. The local Re-
pubicans are sure that their measure of control is coming;
that they will at last be the power behind the throne as pa
tronage comes up to be dispensed.
AS OF THIS WRITING, two things seem disturbing
First, that fully six months after the Inauguration no COVER
nor has been named Not that it is imperative that a governor
be named, but it is most unlikely that an administration in
power for the first time in 20 years will allow the opportunity
Of naming a governor to slip by. Second, that minority groups
on the mainland are beginning to look with some concern
upon the fact that as Of now, the administration has seen fit
to name but a very, very few Negroes to important positions,
WHAT CONCERNS the people of the Virgin Islands is
the governorship, and that is perfectly natural That is the
position through which they make direct, official contact with
official Washington, and which tunnels our thoughts, aspra-
lions, desires, and ideas. Little more need be said to convey
that the governor has the pivotal position in presenting our
best side to Washington. That is why the concern.
TITS BELIEVED that Perry Howard, influential Repub-
Ican who insists on having a voice, is demanding that Archie
Alexander get the nod. Mr.. Alexander is a well known con
struction engineer of Iowa. This only goes to show the enor-
NOUS play behind the scenes, which increases and becomes
more intense with each passing hour. This is the type Of
thing we had hoped would not happen, and which could
have been avoided had there been an appointment with more
promptness.
WE TO our basic theme, that more than mere
political consideration should go into the selecting Of q gov
ernor. In this day Of 50 much emphasis on democracy and
what it means, a people, particularly one under the American
flag, should have a voice in al least recommending who
should govern. To completely disregard the peoples ideas
and set up either an unknown, or one whose only concern IS
security for an extended winter vacation is to defeat the very
, 1953-06-26

basis for democratic understanding and regard
THIS DELAY, EITHER in appointing = new governor
or naming one is not improving the situation.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01
Scandal Folkdancers OF Seattle
Slate Dance Tour In Scandinavia

The dance team for the new
tour will be joined by Walt Rob
ertson, Bainbridge Island, a folk
singer, who is expected to make
a hit in the Scandinavian coun-
tries. Ken Prichard is public re-
lations director and is also nego-
tiating for an extended tour into
Germany and Great Britain. The
group also hopes to be able to
take along small orchestra to
add to the musical pleasure. Roy
Nylander will be caller"
Gunnar Rasmussen. Scandinav-
ian representative of Pan-Ameri-
can World Always in Seattle, is
assisting in making arrangements
for the trip.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01

a truly gruesome toll of the 210,-
600 persons in this surveyed area
during peak daylight hours, even
with the sort of protective cover
ing civil defense authorities hope
to provide by fall.
It will still take another month
before effective air raid warning
systems will blanket the city.
It's race against time and on
ly the public - the now-apathet-
ic people who would turn the city
into a panic-stricken madhouse in
time of total disaster-can win it
or lose it for the Woodworking
staff of 10 civil defense officials
and workers who are desperately
trying to fill an enormous vacuum
that requires thousands and thous-
ands of helping hands to do a
thoroughly organized job through
out the city.
Where are they? Why are they
missing? Only YOU can answer
that!
Perhaps you don't know what
could happen? Let's draw a pic
ture and see what it looks like.
The figures and estimates listed
below were worked out at our re-
quest by civil defense officials to
tell just about how many people
could become casualties on the
basis of official casualty percent
age estimates in certain designat-
ed areas within a three-mile ra-
dius of the point of bombing. Their
population figures, virtually count
ed by block, were multiplied by
those percentage estimates to de-
termine the approximate number
of casualties possible under the
maximum effect of an exploded
atom bomb of the type used over
Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
A Picture And Some Possible
Assumptions
Let's be optimistic and assume
Continued on Page s.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01
State Of Washington To Get Duplicate
Of copenhagen's Tivo|i Fountain

Washington's State Capitol
grounds at Olympia will soon have
a spectacular new attraction, a
giant fountain. an exact duplicate
of the famous Danish Tivoli Car
dens fountain in Copenhagen, and
gift to the state from the Olym-
pia-Tumwater Foundation.
1t will consist of a series of
rings of water rising successfully
higher and topped by a central
single spout rising straight into
the air for SO feet. The outer
ring of $40 spray jets will form an
umbrella of water. Within it will
be two rings OF vertical sprays
rising out of giant tulip-shaped
tubs. All of the sprays will alter
nately rise and fall together, il
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01

Illuminated by multi-colored lights
that slowly chance color, thus
giving constantly changing pat
terms of form and color.
The idea of the fountain was
conceived by Peter Schmidt, pres
ident of the Olympia Brewing
ing Company and one of the
founders of the Olympia-Tu mwat-
er Foundation, while visiting Co
penhagen in 1949. He was so
greatly impressed with the Tivoli
Gardens fountain that he under
took to interest the Olympia-Tum-
water Foundation in plan TO du-
plicate it in Olympia. The project
was offered as a gift to the state
and was accepted by joint House
and Senate Resolution on Febru-
airy l, 1851.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01

Operation Hoedown" is the
next scheduled project of the
Scandal Folk Dance club of Sc
attic, headed by Gordon Ekvall
Tracie. Literally, it means that
group of six couples will dem
onstrate American folk dances
during a tour of Scandinavian
countries, presumably Norway
and Denmark. II all goes well. the
group will leave Seattle during
the first week Of June TO make
an extensive tour and return by
October at the latest.
Members of the Scandal Folk
dancers made a similar tour in
Sweden a couple Of years ago. 1t
was highly successful.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01

At this moment, there's hardly
a chance that much could be done
to reduce this terrific rate of de-
structiOn II il occurred, but by
next fall, local civil defense auth
critics hope to have q recently
surveyed area, covering 12S
square blocks in the central and
downtown sections of the city
provided with shelters for an es-
timated 100000 people. This area,
including some $50 buildings.
stretches from Alaska Way east
ward to 9Th Avenue and from Le-
nora st. southwark to King Street.
Today, an estimated 10000 peo-
pie in this area the first to be
designated for long-range civil de-
Tense measures - would be with
out protective covering" Sixteen
large buildings have shelters with
shelter signs put up at some To-
cations.
Yet, the same rate of destruc-
ton mentioned above could take
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01
Scandinavian
Quiz
10 Easy Questions

l. What Scandinavian country
is the fourth largest in area in
Europe?
2. Denmark's King Frederik TX,
who succeeded to the throne in
1947, was known as a sailor in his
younger years. What has he be-
come known as in recent years?
3. What Swedish city approxim-
ates the size of Seattle.
4. What Scandinavian country
has an area of l24 $50 square
miles and a straight coastline of
2,100 miles? {
5. The topography of what
Scandinavian country consists OF
1850 mountains, 81 ga forests,
and 81 farmland
6. What Scandinavian country
has a population that ranks 18th
in Europe and is one-sixth OF
Great Britain's and two and a
half times that of Minnesotas?
L BY following the coastline of
one Scandinavian country. it
would be possible to make voy-
age of 1900 miles. What is the
name of this country. which con-
sists of some 500 islands, of which
only 90 are inhabited?
s. OF all Scandinavian authors,
which one is credited with having
had the most profound effect on
world literature as a whole?
O. What is the name of the cas-
tie in Denmark that was immort-
allied in Shakespeare's Hamlet ?
10. What Scandinavian actress
es were chosen as the worlds two
best motion picture actresses dur
ing the first half of this century
in 1850 poll of Hollywood NOV
lie people?
CONTINUED on Page 81
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01

THE NORDIC INTERPAR-
LIAMENTARY meeting which
was held in Copenhagen Feb
rlary 1921 was characterized
by general agreement.
Among important recommen-
dations made was that of Great
ing q NOrdic postal, telegraph
and telephone union. Further
alleviatiOns in passport, Gus
toms and currency regulations
were suggested. Economic and
social coordination on other
points was likewise discussed.
Special inquiries are to be
made into questions of a pro-
posed common NOrdic citizen
ship and into that of closer Gull
tural cooperation. Other ques-
lions discussed were those of
INSTRUMENTATION.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-02-01
Atom Bombed Seattle: What Gould Follow?
As OF Now:
$4,000 Risk Death Without
Warning; Shelters For 100000

What could happen to Seattle if it atom-bombed
today?
Last week civil defense officials in Seattle provided part
of the nfintesima part for The Scandinavian
American Yet what they had to say looms large
and terrifying For despite all they have been doing
trying to do they must today reckon with destruction
could wreck all of downtown Seattle and fringe areas
put much of the city out of commission if atom bomb
exploded with maximum effect here.
One effective explosion without warning might
ably 10000 death. Yet with fairly good
raid warning giving ample time for people take
cover, the death toll could still be III OOO
Evening star., 1953-06-26

will then go on to New York,
rejoining Mrs. Truman and Mar
garet who left earlier today with
Margaret driving the family car.
For Research Center.
Mr.. Truman told about 80
guests at a $1O0-a-plate lunch
con in the Mayfower Hotel yes
terday that he is attempting to
raise funds for the proposed
Harry S. Truman Library so
scholars and students will have a
research center in the Middle
West. where the records of his
administration will be readily
accessible. He emphasized this
will not be a personal memorial
to him.
I'D like to see it done before
the time comes to put a little
cement marker in a place that
really will be a memorial to a
former President of the United
States" he remarked amid laugh
ter.
The library. he explained, is to
be "a national affair."" similar to
the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lii
brary at Hyde Park, N. Y, and
the Herbert Hoover collection at
Stanford University in California.
He said the idea for it originally
occurred to him "after an elec-
ton whose outcome surprised q
few people," in 1948.
Lobbyist for 100 Million.
In a reminiscent mood, he said
it had been his purpose, in his
public career, ito try to do things
for people, especially for the peo-
pie who had no pull with those
in power. I always considered
myself the top lobbyist in WASH
ington-the lobbyist for 100 mil
lion people who didn't have one"
Guests at the luncheon in
cluded former Secretary Of State
Dean AcheSon, former Secre-
tary of the Interior Oscar L.
Chapman, former Senator Scott
Lucas of Illinois, former Attor-
neys General Homer S. Cum
mings and James S. McGranery.
Senator Symington. Democrat,
of Missouri and Senator Green,
Democrat, of Rhode Island.
Former District Commissioner
F. Joseph Dcnohue was luncheon
chairman and Mrs. Fred Morri-
son. assistant chairman. Wash
ington Post Cartoonist Herbert
Block presented Mr.. Truman
Evening star., 1953-06-26

OF the Capper-Cramton bill Gre
ated joint advisory Jurisdiction
for park development and recre-
ational planning which were in
tended in no wise to infringe on
or eliminate the rights and obli-
cations of the State of Mary
land to provide arterial commun-
ication services for it's citizens
and the citizens of other States.
We desire to call attention to
the fact that this location of
Route B is through a relatively
short and unimproved section of
Rock Creek Valley. A similar
highway location in Rock Creek
Park has already been approved
by the Federal planning commits
sion and the Advisory Highway
Council for the District of
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
for a somewhat longer section of
the circumferential highway.
The funds are available for the
initial development stages of this
project in the present four-year
roads program recently approved
by the Maryland General Assem-
bly,.
This route will cross Georgia
avenue in the valley south of
Forest Glen road, ColeSville road
at Indian Spring Country Club,
New Hampshire avenue near
Xaverian College, and Route /
just south Of the Federal Plant
Industries Station north of
Branchville. The route extends
westward crossing Connecticut
avenue, Wisconsin avenue and
Old Georgetown road to tie into
the west leg of Washington
National pike (Route 24O).
Evening star., 1953-06-26
7 Men Hurt When Car Hits
Pole in Silver Sprinu

Two men are in fair condition
today after an accident in which
their car rammed a utility pole
on Old Bladensburg road at Pat
ton drive in Silver Spring early
this morning.
Police listed the driver If the
late-model sedan as Samuel
James Barnhart. Is, of Briggs
road and Lutes drive, Silver
Spring. The other man was
James H. Hardman, %, of Pixies
vile. KY. They were admitted
to Washington Sanitarium suf-
fering from face and head cuts.
According to police. the auto
mobile left the road on a curve
and snapped the pole of at the
ground. Silver Spring and Ia
koma Park Rescue Squads worked
for several minutes before extri-
eating Mr.. Barnhart from behind
the steering wheel.
Evening star., 1953-06-26

few years, due largely to the in
creased number Of motor vehicles
and the increased number of
traffic lights. A continuation of
this congestion will make all of
the Maryland suburbs located on
both sides Of Rock Creek valley
definitely secondary areas be-
cause the people with means
will save their time and
energy and reduce their costs
by taking advantage of the
bridge and highway systems
which reach into Virginia and
for which great Improvements
will shortly be built without the
opposition of any one on the
Virginia side of the Potomac
River. a
Only Remaining Site.
just as Rock Greek Valley is
the center Of the watershed in
habited by the people who COM
mute via Wisconsin avenue, Con-
pecticut avenue, Sixteenth street
and Georgia avenue, so it is the
only remaining central location
in which a modern high-speed
arterial highway can be located
for these same people.
To deny this use of Rock Creek
Valley will be to doom to ever
increasing traffic strangulation a
present population of 100000
people. Given reasonable urban
advantages. including a reason
able traffic circulation, the Mary
land population on the two slopes
of Rock Greek Valley will reach
300, 900 people. It is impossible
to ignore this vital need of so
many citizens.
Since the planning authorities
OF the District of Columbia and
Of Maryland are among those
agencies of government who have
been in existence while this
situation has developed and
worsened, it certainly does not
behoove either planning. agency
to oppose or deny the only re-
naming solution.
The State Roads Commission
is further of the opinion that
the State Of Maryland has never
granted highway jurisdiction to
either the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission or to any other national
agency. superseding the States
paramount right to build arterial
highways to transport its citi-
zens from one portion, of the
State to another.
Challenges Argument.
To argue that the existence of
a series Of relatively narrow
stream valley parks in the Mary
land suburbs of Washington de-
stroys the sovereignty of the
State Of Maryland to provide
adequate and modern facilities
for its people and the people
from other States who travel
through Maryland is. we believe,
contrary to fact.
We believe that the contracts
with the Federal planning COM
mission and the Maryland park
agency executed under the terms
Evening star., 1953-06-26

with an original of one of his
cartoons.
Miss Margaret Truman accom-
panied her father.
Sees John L. Lewis.
Later in the day MIR. Truman
had a cordial private chat with
an old opponent, United Mine
Workers President John L. Lewis.
In 1946 and 1948 Mr.. Truman
used court lnjunctions to break
strikes called by Mr.. Lewis. Said
Mr.. Lewis then: "His principles
are elastic. He is careless with
the truth. He is malignant.
scheming sort of individual"
In 1949 when a Colorado State
Senator suggested jokingly that
MI. Truman appoint Mr.. Lewis
Ambassador to Russia, the Presi-
dent said: Il wouldn't appoint
John L. Lewis dog-catcher."
But yesterday they talked for
20 minutes and posed jovially to-
gether for the photographers.
Said Mr.. Lewis this time: "A
friendly visit"
Earlier in the day, Mr.. Tru-
Evening star., 1953-06-26
FOUND

1QST0N BULL 6rindle and white; lame.
found - ne. section. NO. 1880
RGRS1AN CAT, female; white, blue eyes.
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Evening star., 1953-06-26
Truman and Family Wind Up
Brief and Busy Visit Here

Harry S. Truman left WASH
ington early this afternoon,
after a whirlwind visit here.
During his short stay, the
former President conferred
with Democratic Party lead
ers. gave freshman Demo-
Gratis in Congress a fatherly pat
on the head and told a 1und-
raising luncheon that he hopes
the Truman Library at Grand.
view, Mo-, will be a reality be-
fore anybody has to put Up "a
little cement marker" for him.
The former Chief Executive
left by train for Philadelphia
this afternoon for a speech he
will deliver there tonight. He
Evening star., 1953-06-26
Dean Urges More Information
On Atomic Energy Progress

Cole, chairman of the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Atomic
Energy, asserted meanwhile that
the ST billion earmarked in the
budget for continued atomic re-
search would be sufficient to con-
tinue developments which might
later be applied to surface ships.
A future for atomic power in
industry also is assured if the
present research program of the
Acc is continued, DR.. I. I. Rabi,
chairman of the general advisory
committee of U. S. scientists to
the commission, told the joint
committee at a public hearing
yesterday.
In his opinion. the Columbia
University Nobel Prize winner
said, the time is ripe to proceed
with development of power
plants primarily designed to
derive heat from atomic energy.
There are many areas in the
world" he added, where nuclear
power would be competitive with
power derived from combustion
of fuel"
Undersecretary of State Walter
Bedell Smith stressed the belief
that the potentialities of the new
source Of power should be de-
veloped as rapidly as possible and
become integrated into the ma
tional economy as soon as secur-
ity conditions permit.
There is every reason to be-
lieve," he said, that we will be
the first to have nuclear power
if we are prepared to move with
vigor in this direction" He
warned, however, that national
security, in so far as it is de-
pendent on the atomic bomb, al
ways should come first.
Robert Lebaron, atomic energy
assistant to Defense Secretary
Wilson, testified that the Defense
Department also supports de-
velopment Of atomic energy for
industrial use.
Evening star., 1953-06-26

THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c." A.
Evening star., 1953-06-26

man breakfasted with House
Democratic freshmen and told
them they should work hard and
be loyal to their leaders. If they
want to get ahead IN Congress.
One Congressman described it
as "a pep talk" and all agreed
it was a pleasant occasion.
Evening star., 1953-06-26
Planners
Continued From First Page.)

finds after an exhaustive study
extending through the past sew
eral years that for a number
of reasons only one logical and
available route remains for the
location of the main Western
highway Route 240 into the Dis
trict of Columbia. -
There are many responsible
ties and developments creating
this existing condition, but the
State Roads Commission can
deal only with the facts and the
possibilities as they exist. The
State Roads Commission has
final jurisdiction and RESPONSE
bility in the State for the con-
Struction of arterial highways
for the convenience of the resi-
dents of Maryland and for the
people of other States who pass
through Maryland. There are
few unsolved traffic problems af-
fecting as many hundreds of
thousands of motor vehicle op-
orators year as the 'unbuilt
section of U. S. Route 24O
through suburban Montgomery
County to connect directly the
residential, official and business
sections of Washington city.
This route is needed by tens of
thousands of local Maryland res
identS each day, as well as a
vast number of Americans from
other States.
Use Increase Cited.
The size of each group of users
increases annually. The Mary
land General Assembly has sup
piled the finances. and the need
and location of the route have
been recognized and approved by
all Federal and other highway
authorities. The Maryland State
Roads Commission cannot fail in
it's duty to acquire the right of
way and build Route 240 into
Northwest Washington as a mod
ern dual limited-access route.
The present main streets which
the people of central and east
ern Montgomery County are
forced to use in their daily
travel to Washington are Con-
necticut avenue, Wisconsin ave-
nue., on the west side of Rock
Creek Valley, and Sixteenth
street and Georgia avenue on
the east side of Rock Greek
Valley. Each Of these four
routes is an old-fashioned street
with the same number and type
of intersections that was planned
for the horse-and-wagon traffic.
Each is becoming constantly
more congested, more danger
Gus and more consuming Of
time, with its intrinsic cost as
well as the undue and constantly
increasing burden placed on the
nervous systems of upward Of
100, 900 Maryland residents who
regularly use the loutaS.
The rush-hour time required
to drive from points in Maryland
to the center of Washington
City has doubled within the lAat
Evening star., 1953-06-26
'56 Race by Morse
As Democrat Seen
By Senator Jackson

Senator Morse. Independ-
ent. of Oregon, almost GER
tainly" will run as a Demo-
crat in the 1856 election, a
colleague from a neighbor-
ing State said last night.
Senator jackson, Demo-
crat, of Washington told the
Young Democratic Club he
is more than hopeful that
Senator Morse will make the
switch.
Senator Jackson was one
of the hackers of a move to
let the Oregon maverick
keep his major committee
posts in the current Con-
greSS.