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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
No Danger Of
Deforestation
In Sweden

STOCKHOLM-The forests are
Sweden's greatest natural re-
source, covering about two-thirds
of the land area, not counting the
high mountain ranges. In the
north of the country the forests
have suffered from over-cutting,
but today there is no danger of
deforestation. According to the
1852 forest inventory, the supply
of timber is on the increase in
south and central Sweden, while
in the north the regrowth equals
losses from cutting and decay.
Among the coniferous trees, the
spruce accounts for about SO per
cent of the timber volume and
pine for the balance. The Swedish
pine and spruce need, on an aver
age, twice as long a growing Pc
riod as the same trees in south
ern Europe and in the southern
states of America. The quality, on
the other hand, is considerably
higher, as a result of the slower
maturity.
The Swedish cellulose industry
recently made a donation of $780,
600 kronor to the Forestry Insti-
tute in Stockholm, in connection
with its 125th anniversary. The
donation will be used primarily to
invite Swedish and foreign re-
search workers from other scien-
tific fields to the Institute, which
annually graduates class of some
thirty foresters.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
Design Exhibit
Accentuates Interest
In US. Relations

NEW YORK-The exhibit De-
sign in Scandinavia" signifi-
cant event both in Scandinavian
cooperation and in the develop
ment of Scandinavia cultural and
commercial relations with Ameri-
ca, opened at the Virginia Mu-
scum of Fine Arts in Richmond
on January Is. Consisting of over
700 pieces of glass, china, silver,
steel. furniture, fabrics, etc.
which have been selected by the
top experts in design of Denmark.
Finland. Norway and Sweden, it
has come to the United States at
the invitation of The American
Federation of Arts and twenty
leading museums. who will in turn
play host to the exhibition over
a period of three and one-half
years.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01

Fourteen red-blooded American
gals, the first of the S-A-S ALL
Girl Safaris, took off recently from
New York International Airport
via Scandinavian Airlines, to hunt
big game in East Africa.
Led by famous hunter, Bunny
Allen, the group will spend two
weeks on safari and another three
weeks visiting the highspots of
Africa. Hailing from all parts of
the United States and Hawaii, the
group includes, from top to bot
tom:
Mrs. Aimee Baron, Honolulu;
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
Bridge and Tunnel Linking Sweden
With Denmark Under Discussion
STOCKHOLM (By airmail)

STOCKHOLM (By airmaiD =
The construction of a channel of
communication across the Ore
sund Straits that separate Swed-
en- and Denmark is now being
seriously discussed More an d
more people realize that such
link would be of immense I'M
portance not only for relations
between t he two countries d.
rectly concerned but also for Scan
dinavia as a whole. 1t is expected
that joint committee will be
appointed by the Swedish and
Danish governments to study the
question.
A combined bridge and tunnel
project has been submitted to
the two governments by syndi
cate of three Swedish and three
Danish construction firms, backed
by three Swedish and three Dan
ish commercial banks. The pro-
ject, estimated to cost $50 million
kronor Approximately $40 mil
lion), calls for the building of
bridge from the city of Malmo,
in Sweden. which lies almost op-
posite Copenhagen, to the island
of Saltholm. in Oresund. and from
there the boring of tunnel to
the Danish coast. The Straits here
have a width of about IL miles,
of which the bridge would take
care of six and the tunnel of less
than two miles. with a highway
across the island of Saltholm ac-
counting for the balance. T e
roadway would consist of four
lanes, two in each direction. with
a maximum traffic capacity of
5000 motor cars per hour, or ten
to fifteen million a year. Oper-
alton and maintenance costs are
estimated at about 20 million
kronor annually. The project
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
Swedish Gymnasts
On Two-Month Tour
Of United States

NEW YoRK-An elite troupe
OF sixteen Swedish gymnasts. in.
Guiding the Olympic Gold Medal
winner William Thoresson. ar.
rived in New York via SAS on
January for a two-month tour
of the United States. They will
give a number of exhibitions at
American colleges and universities
and also participate in the United
States championships in gymnas-
tics. Their first appearance was
at the US. Military Academy at
West Point, New York, on Janu-
airy TO-
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01

could be completed in about sew
en- years, according to the syndi-
cate, which is asking for sixty
year concession. A corporation
would be formed. in which the
two governments and Swedish and
Danish private interests would
hold one-fourth each of the capt.
tai stock.
While this project is being dis
cussed, plans have been advanced
for links located somewhat far
Their north. The railway admin
istrations of the two countries
lean towards the construction of
a bridge between Halsingborg,
in Sweden, and Helsingor, or FL
sinore, in Denmark. which lie
much closer to each other than
Malmo and Copenhagen. T h e
bridge would be built to carry
both railway trains and motor We
hicleS. Critics of this plan call
attention to the swift currents
in the Straits at this point, and
also to the fact that the water
between Halsingborg and Helsin-
gor reaches a depth of $50 feet,
against the comfortable thirty
foot depth between Malmo and
Copenhagen.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
Amundsen Letters
Finally Delivered

A bundle of faded letters. left
for the Norwegian explorer Road
Amundsen in a cairn on the roof
of the world back in 1919, was re-
Gently ed-thirty-four years
late. Discovered last summer by
two Canadian scientists. the let.
tiers were turned over to E. S.
Bent, Norwegian minister to Can.
ada, by Canadian Resources Min.
lister Lesage.
Deposited by the Danish Cap.
tain Godfred Hansen, close
friend of Amundsen's the CORES
pondence was found on Cape Aid.
rich, about 500 miles from the
North Pole. Back in 1919 the
Norwegian explorer was attempt.
ing to drift across the Arctic
from Alaska to Norway aboard
the Maud" However, he was
never able to call at Cape Aid.
rich to pick up the mail and sup.
plies left there by Captain Ham
sen. RoaN Amundsen died in
1928 when his plane crashed off
Siberia while searching for the
Italian explorer Umberto Mobile.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
JOHN Exhibits
Work in New York

An exhibition of paintings by
the noted Swedish artist Einar
JOHN opened on January IA at
the st. Etienne Gallery in New
York. The collection consists of
twenty-six numbers in oil, in
GLIDING views of Stockholm, por-
traits and still lifes and spanning
the artists production from his
early works to recently finished
canvasses. Ambassador Erik b.
heman and Consul General Len
mart Nylander are patrons of the
exhibition, at the opening of which
Mr.. Bohemian spoke.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
New ProcessUsed
In Making Pulp

STOCKHOLM - A process by
which heart wood resins can sue
cessfully be eliminated from pine
wood. thus making it possible to
use the Swedish pine for the pro-
duction of sulphite pulp, has been
developed by the Stora Koppar-
berg Company after almost thirty
years of experiments. Hith1to,
only spruce has been used for the
making of sulphite. In the United
States, according to experts, one
mill is making sulphite cellulose
from pine, but this is the so-called
Southern pine, which differs con-
siderably from the Swedish varie-
ty.
The new method is now being
put to large-scale tests at the
Stora kopparberg pulp mill at
Skutskar. The process has been
described as revolutionizing so far
as the manufacture of newsprint is
concerned. It will be of special
significance to Sweden. since pine
grows faster than spruce and is
easier to plant. The sulphite pine
pulp produced at Skutskar is said
to be strong and white, even in
the unbleached state, and news
print made from this product has
proved to possess splendid print
ing properties.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
Morse Study Groups
To United States

Mr.. Lloyd Larsen. chief of the
Foreign Operations Administra-
tons oslo. office. reports that. as
part of Americas technical assis-
lance program, 10 groups of Nor
wegian specialists viii be invited
TO the United States this year.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
News In Brief
The Swedish Army has asked

The Swedish Army has asked
for parliamentary approval of its
Splan to call up conscripts for their
First military service the year
! when they become nineteen years
old, or one year earlier than at
present: In 1854 the number of
new conscripts will be about ~
900, but because of the increased
birthrate in the 193Os the figure
will then be growing. By 1860,
the yearly quota will exceed 5O,-
600. Available barracks, training
facilities and officer cadres are
not able to cope with such a rise
in the number of troops, and
therefore it is proposed to train
part of each age class in advance.
DR.. Albert Schweitzer, Nobel
Peace Prize recipient for 1852, ex-
poets to visit Oslo next summer
to hear radically different, pure
toned organ designed and built
by the Norwegian composer Eli
Wind Grover.
The Danish State Railways =
beginning January 16 = are re-
ducing round trip fares for week.
end travel, temporarily as three
months test.
The Swedish cruiser "Three
Crowns" of 5000 tons, which was
built during World War II, has
been thoroughly modernized. She
has, among other things, received
a new antiaircraft artillery, con-
sisting of six double-barrelled and
ten single-barrelled 40-millimeter
fully automatic Bofors guns, with
a firing speed of 250-3O0 shots a
minute, or twice as much as the
old units. Similar guns have been
installed on other Swedish naval
vessels.
Odd H0laas, cultural counselor
to tt e Norwegian Embassy in
Washington, has been awarded the
Kr. 5000 Admiral Carl Hammer
ich memorial prize by the Foun-
dation for Danish Norwegian Co.
operation.
:
The Scandinavian Theater I'm
ION is sponsoring a play contest
with prizes for the three top
winners in each of five countries
Winners will later compete for an
extra prize of Kr. $4,000.
Denmark has 10000 hunters.
The game brought down every
year is estimated worth 20 mil
lion kroner.
Sweden has notified the U. N.
Technical Assistance Board that
100000 kronor will be added to its
1854 pledge for funds to aid under
developed countries. The total Of
the Swedish contribution will be
2.5 million kroner
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01

Miss Hope Beavers, New York,
N. Y; Helen Blasberg, Hawthorne,
New Jersey; Mrs. Clare Burnett,
Honolulu; Mrs. Bernece Gray, In
dianapolis, Ind; Mrs. Charlotte
Guerrero and Mrs. Louise Schill-
ing, Honolulu; Beverly Putnam,
New York, N. Y. From left to
right; Mrs. Charlotte Johnson, Sy-
osset, N. Y; Mrs. Helen Halliwell,
Ardsley-on-Hudson, N. Y; Mrs.
Gladys Lyman face covered), of
Honolulu; Mrs. Sadie Norfleet, of
Honolulu; and Mrs. Mary Whalen,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1954-02-01
The Norwegian Boy Scout Asso-

citation has $4,000 members now,
compared with 10000 in 1910.
, 1954-10-11
cemeteries) ID Utilities.

4. Finance, Ito be headed
by a Commissioners of Fin
ance.) This department to con
sist Of three divisions: (a)
Treasury, (b) Accounting, (c)
Tax.
5. Insular Affairs. Ito be
headed by a Commissioner of
Insular Affairs). This depart
ment to consist Of four divi-
sions: (a) Personnel, (b) Bud
get and Audit, (c) Procure
ment, I'D Property (purchas-
ing, warehouses, commercial
property land records, assess
ments of property, airports,
public utilities.)
s. Public Safety. Ito be head
ed by a Commissioner Of Pub
lie safety.) This department
to consist Of two divisions: (a)
Police, (police, prisons, Coron
Guard, (b) Fire vol
unteer brigades)
z. Agriculture and Labor, to
be headed by a Commissioner
of Agriculture and Labor)
, 1954-10-11
Pldn Of Reorganization Of the Government
Of the Virgin Islonds

Reprinted from the Daily News ST. Thomas
Following passage Of the New Organic Act for the Virgin Islands
James M. Nehrit. Jr e. c. outstanding attorney and G I Washington.
Consutants in Washington. D G were employed to provide an out
line of the organization which they believe should be developed in
The Virgin Islands based on the provisions of the law. The consultant
recommended the abolishing of 81 of the 50 boards. commissions
committees and authorities and the creation of seventeen insular
boards. commissions and authorities. thus making a total of %.
Said the consultants: This proposal like any other. is not self
operating. II calls for a certain measure Of adjusts all sides. some
give and take. and wisdom and consideration. II must be bourne in
mind that the people involved in the islands are the same ones re-
siding there before The revision OF the Organic Act and that it is they
, 1954-10-11
!.

We recommend that the Ex-
ecutive branch Of the Virgin.
Islands Government be COM
posed Of eight executive de-
partments:
/. Health and Social Wei
fare. Ito be headed by a Com
missioner Of Health and Social
Welfare.) This department to
consist of five divisions: az
Public Health, (b) Medical
Care, (c) Child Welfare, (d)
Public Assistance, and (e) In
j stitutional Care.
Education. to be headed by
a Commissioner Of Education)
This department to consist of
three divisions: ta1 Elemen=@
tary School, (b) Secondary
school, (c) Library, Museum
and Recreation.
8. Pubic Works. (tobe head
ed by a Commissioner Of Pub
lie Works.) This department.
to consist Of four divisions:
(a)Water, (b) Sanitary, (c) Con.
struction and Maintenance,
(roads, public buildings sea
walls, public utilities, parks,
, 1954-10-11
M~oDERN-AGE RECORD co.
1888 : 7th Avenue
NEW York q, New York
1 7

Savings Bank Book No. 4075
having been reported lost or
stolen, the holder thereof is
hereby requested to present
it to the Bank within twelve
(12) weeks from this date. as
otherwise the Book will be
cancelled and a new one issu-
ed in its place at the expira-
ton Of this period.
Virgin Islands Natl Bank
Christiansted Br.
August q, 1854
, 1954-10-11
Recommend s

We recommend the appoint
ment of administrators for
both ST. John and ST. Croix as
provided for in the revised
Organic Act.
Recommendation 2
VIZ recommend that all au-
thorized boards or commits
missions to be made up OF
members from both St. Croix
and st. Thomas and that
meetings Of said boards or
commissions be held at stated
periods alternately in both
islands.
Recommendation 8
We recommend that all
boards or commissions be APP
pointed by the officer to
whom these boards or com-
missions are responsible, sub
iect to the approval Of the
Governor.
Continued in next issue)
, 1954-10-11

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in the government classified
system be reclassified on the
basis Of the desk audit Of each
position.
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This department to consist Of
three divisions: (a) Agricul-
ture, (b) Fish and Wild Life,
and Co Labor.
g.. Travel Industry and
Commerce. Ito be headed BY
a Commissioner of Travel,
Industry and Commerce.. This
department to consist of three
divisions: (a) Public Relations
(b) Travel and Hotels, and
Commerce.
Recommendation 2
, 1954-10-11
Recommendation 2

We recommend that each
Of the heads Of the Executive
Departments of the Govern
ment receive an annual salary
of Ten Thousand Six Hun
dred Dollars t$10,6009.
Recommendation 8
Werecommend that the Of
flee Of the Department of
Agriculture and Labor be es
tablished in st. Croix.
Recommendation 4
We recommend that the OF
fees Of the Department Of
Education be established in
st. Croix.
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Evening star., 1954-11-22

the right side to score from six
yards out. Bill Berard's try for
placement was blocked by End
Bill Sheahan's face.
Fullback Frank Vita, who
gained 70 of Gonzaga's 1876 yards
on the ground, cracked inside
right tackle for the final yard
on the Eagles touchdown drive
and then missed by an eyelash
pushing over the extra point on
an identical play. Frazier and
Tackle Mark Murtagh halted
him just in time.
st. Johns had the superior de-
tense but none of the Cadets
could match the individual per-
formances of Gonzaga's Sheahan
and Fritz Rathjens.
Besides blocking st. Johns
extra-point try. Sheahan made
several open-f1eld tackles that
prevented the Cadets from gain
ing around his right flank.
RathjenS, right guard, re-
covered both st. Johns fumbles
and provided most of the block
ing on eight of the IA runs in
the Eagles scoring march, in
cluding four consecutive thrusts
over his position at the end of
the drive.
For his trouble Rathjens
twice was knocked senseless
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Gonzogu
Continued From Page CID

the 26-game series between the
two schools Gonzaga holding
the edge in victories, ii to g.
and 1t ended at four the number
OF consecutive years st. John s
has won. But Coach Joe Gal
lagher of the Cadets was glad
to come out Of it with no worse
than a. standoff.
Offense Was Sluggish.
1--WE thought we could contain
Gonzaga and we did, pretty
much" Gallagher said. 1--WE
figured they would score because
you can't hold backs like Ronriie
Bennett and Frank Vita the
whole game but we thought we
would score more. Our offense
was sluggish" Gallagher stated
fatty.
The st. Johns bus. broke down
on the way from the ball park
to the Airlie campus on Military
road NV. and it was about 6
pm. before the team could scrape
of the mud. Even then the
Cadets were fuming over being
held to a tie.
st. Johns had possession of
the ball nine times and on eight
Evening star., 1954-11-22

to rush on passes. according to
our scout reports and pictures.
Tranen only goes back four and
gets that bah away faster"
Long Passes the Difference
Earlier. Tatum had said Mary
lands long passes had broken the
game open, which was obvious.
Nobody passed long on CIV
until VPI. despite that defense
Of theirs. . Tatuln had said.
West Virginia kept short pass
ing them and almost got peat
The Maryland coaches were
amused over the dressing room
antics Of John Irvine. the Jerps'
center and co-captain, and one
OF the outstanding linemen of
the day. Irvine was burned UP
because CIV had scored and the
way he raved you'd have thought
Maryland lost by SO points.
I'VE put a kid in that third
team backfield for sentimental
reasons and he let (Mike) Som
mer get away on that kickoff -e-
turna It's our fault they scored" :"
a coach said. With that the
gathering broke up.
Evening star., 1954-11-22

Of them either took over in Con-
zaga territory or moved there.
Twice Halfback John Renehan
funlbled near the goal line. First,
he lost the ball on the six just
before halftime and the Eagles
ran out the clock. Then, after
the Cadets drove So yards with
the third quarter kickoff, he
fumbled only one foot away from
a score.
Besides these two thrusts and
the touchdown drive. the closest
st. Johns got was Gonzaga's 27-
yard line. from where Quarter
back Dick Webb missed fourth
down pass to End John Frazier
in the end zone with one minute
to go.
Gonzaga met with even more
stubborn resistance. It moved
past the 50-yard line only once
but cashed in for a touchdown
by completing a 57-yard march
early in the fourth quarter after
receiving the kickoff following
st. Johns score.
Extra Point Tries Fail.
st. Johns got its touchdown
by moving 26 yards in seven
plays after Gonzaga had recov-
cred the second goal-line tumble
and punted out. Renehan took a
handoff through a big hole in
Evening star., 1954-11-22
Discuss Season After CIV Rout
Discuss Season After CIV Rout
I otum 5 Aides Still Unhappy
Over UCLA's Effect on Record
BY MerrelI WhittIesey

A couple of Maryland's assist
ant coaches were munching on
3 post-ganne snack in Jim Ta-
tuna's den after the George
Washington game on Saturday.
Tatum and his party had left.
for a dinner engagement.
A radio brought the score Of
uCLA's $40 rout Of Southern
California, the Pacific Coast
Conferences Rose Bowl team.
Joe Blair. the Terps' sports
publicist. said somebody had
sent a recent clipping quoting
Red Sanders Of UCLA as saying
Maryland was the best he's seen
this year. The small group
figured Sanders hadn't changed
bis mind.
One of the coaches said the
Maryland UCLA game sure
seemed q long time ago. They're
unbeaten. could be the No. |
team, and Sanders might be
coach-of- -the-year. And the way
they beat us was . crime." he
added. ].
Set up Wake Forest Tie. !,
1T seems like a long time ago
since we played them in one way,
but I still can see us giving them
the bali on our 10 and 15-yard
lines for their touchdowns. That
seems like this afternoon" an
other one Of the coaches said.
I'VE march for one touch
down. get stopped by the clock
at halftime on the 2-yard line,
and miss a first down by inches
inside their 20 with a couple of
minutes to 60" the first coach
recalled.
"And when they beat us that
night, that set up the Wake For
est tie the following week. The
boys were so down after losing
to UCLA like they did that they
were in daze the next week.
They didn't know whether they
were playing Wake Forest or
who"
Kentucky Game Recalled.
Speaking Of a long time ago."
somebody interrupted, "can any
body here remember the Ken
tucky game? It was September
Is, but seems like years ago.
They lost to us and to Missis-
sippi the next week, and have |
won seven out of eight games
since. Nobody ever mentions |
that"
One Of the reporters on hand |
brought the gathering to the
present by asking if GW's loss
Of Bob Sturm on the first play /
had any great effect on the out |
come Of the days game.
I'VE were sorry to see 1t at !
the time" a Terp coach replied, |
because we would have pre-
ferred Sturm in there to Tranen, /
the other quarterback. Sturm
goes back six yards and is easier
Evening star., 1954-11-22
15-Year-0Id Boy Killed
In Scrub Football Game
BY the Assoeiaisd Press


CINCINNATI, Nov. GA IS
year-old boy, "big for his age, y
died yesterday in a scrub football
game.
The victim was John Fearing
a freshman at Central Voca-
tional High School. He was g.
foot-1 and weighed more than
l80 pounds. His brother, Richard,
said John was "too big for his
age"
Two boys said Fearing col
lapsed when returning to the line
of scrimmage after a play in
which the ball was fumbled.
He just fell down, started
turning blue and then lay there
without moving" Don Freeman
and Ray Barnes told police.
Cause of death was not deter
mined.