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Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01

STOCKHOLM - Eleven big in
ternational congresses are to take
place in Stockholm next year, sew
eral of them with an attendance
of over 1000 delegates. Among
other events of international scope
scheduled for 1857 are large
exhibition on agriculture and the
Motor Cycle Salon. This is re-
vealed by the Stockholm Tourist
Traffic Bureau in preliminary
release, to which may be added
still further events in what prom
Uses to be an unusually lively con-
ference season.
Technical and other scientific
meetings dominate the series of
congresses, which starts out with
the International Commission on
Rules for the Approval of Elec-
trical Equipment at the end of
May. Next comes Conference
on Astronomy, on June 1922, to
be followed by Symposium on
questions of adhesion and the for
nation of cracks in reinforced
concrete. The International Sta
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01
New Swedish Liner
s6rlpshoIm' Rapidly
Approaching Completion

According to the latest reports
from the Swedish American Lines
Technical department at the An
saldo Shipyard in Genoa, Italy, the
work on the new Swedish liner
Gripsholm is rapidly nearing COM
pletion. The superstructures are
already finished, main and auxil-
larry engines are being installed.
On all decks workmen are busily
engaged in finishing bulkheads,
wall sections, stringing electric
cables and fitting the liners vast
plumbing system. Each day the
exterior of the liner Is growing
closer to the finished shape. So
far, the forward mast and the
aft funnel have been erected and
the work on the forward funnel
and aft mast is under way.
The height of the M. s. Grips
holm tunnels is greater than that
of its sistership. M. s. Kungsholm,
or approximately AZ feet. The
tunnels are constructed of light
weight metal to lower the weight
Of the ship and increase its sta
bility. The aft funnel houses
mainly mufflers and exhaust pipes
for the main and auxiliary en-
gines. Located In both tunnels are
ventilation machinery and air.
drums and in the forward funnel
an emergency light generator and
batteries will be installed.
The modernistically tapered
tunnels will be adorned with the
fahoNaa emblem of the Swedish
American Line; three golden
crowns triangulariy entered in a
blue circular field. The diaf. -
of this field will be approximate
ly Is feet and the crowns gilded
with pure gold. At night, while
the ship is in port, both tunnels
will be spotlighted.
Each of the masts is about 95
feet high and the meight from
the waterline to the top of the
tallest mast is slightly over 100
feet.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01

STOCKHOLM, (By airmaiD -
With traditional pomp and cere-
nony, the annual Nobel Festival
was held in the Stockholm Con-
cert House on December 10, the
day on which, sixty years ago, AL
fred Nobel, the donor of the priz-
es, died. The event, which took
place before a distinguished aud
fence, headed by King Gustaf VI
Adolf and other members of the
royal family, was recorded on
film and broadcast on radio and
television. The monarch presented
the winners with the Nobel gold
medal, an Illuminated address, and
the check, which this year a.
mounted to about S38,70O each.
The literary laureate, the Spanish
poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, was
absent.
The Development of the trans
istor, the tiny inexpensive substi-
tute for the vacuum tube in cleo
tronics, for which three American
scientists who worked as a team
at the Bell Laboratories in Murray
Hill, New Jersey. were jointly hon
cred, was described by Professor
Erik Rudberg. noted physicist
Comparing the work of Drs. Will
liam Shockley, Walter H. Brat
tain, and John Bardeen with that
of Benjamin Franklin, Professor
Rudberg, who studied at the Bar
toll Laboratory of the Franklin
Institute in Philadelphia from
1890 to 1881, drew interesting par
allels between "the pioneer in the
field of electricity" and his COM
patriots of today. TT was Frank
lin who strung high tension line
from a thundercloud to q green
pasture in idyllically rural phila-
delphia," said Professor Rudberg.
HE showed that the cloud held
electric energy. A kite drew en-
ergy out of the cloud Z. In the
old days, carriers were thought to
be Of two kinds. positive and neg
alive, moving in opposite di-ec-
lions. Franklin held that only
one kind was needed. His con-
tention was supported by the great
discoveries around the year 1900.
The carriers in metallic conduct
ors are electrons. and they al car
~ the same negative charge =.
Finally. in ls4S, the discovery Of
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01
New Proportioning Pump
For Corrosive LIQUIDS

STOCKHOLM = To pump cor
rosive liquids in small but care
fully regulated quantities is oft
en- a complicated task that re-
quires expensive checking. Exact
quantities are, however, easy to
obtain by means of a new COM
pact and reliable proportioning
pump, type HID, middle by the Ho-
ganas- Billesholms Alb, Hoganas,
reports the Swedish Foreign Com
me-ce.
The new device is an acid-resis-
tant piston pump of simple and
robust construction. It is made
of acid-proof stoneware and fitted
with Teflon valves, and the stuff
fling box packing is of Teflon i'm
pregnated asbestos. Thus the IL
quid to be pumped is in contact
only with stoneware and Teflon,
which are both resistant to acids
of all concentrations Except hy-
drofluoric acid, all alkalies and
organic solvents.
The stoneware parts are mech
anically protected by a strong
cast-iron shell. Motor. baseplate
and shell are treated with acid
resistant plastics so that acid
spray and drips will not cause
any domoge.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01
M0BERG'S
THE PIONEERS

The third volume. titled THE
Pioneers" in Wilhelm Moberg's
series dealing with a family of
farmers from the Swedish pro-
vince of Smaland who emigrated
to the United States has been pub
lished in Stockholm. and even be-
fore the Christmas rush had be-
gun it had reached a sale of nearly
100. 900 copies, The two earlier
volumes, The Emigrants" and
Unto a Good Land" have ape
peared in English, under the inn
print of Simon & Schuster in New
York.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01

In the church at Fredericksburg,
Denmark, is the famous Compen-
Jus organ from about 1910, undis-
turbed through the centuries and
kept completely playable. The
organ is unique memorial to its
builder, Esaias Compenius of
Brunswick, and a living witness
from King Christian Tvs music
minded ear. It is built from
wood exclusively with a profusion
of organ pipes with individual
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01
4,0OO-Year Old
Cretan language

A 4,OO0-year-old Cretan Ian
guage, the so-called "linear b"
has been interpreted by Professor
Arne Furumark. head Of tn e
Swedish Institute in Athens. The
solution Of this old problem has
been made Independently Of the
findings Of the late British re-
searcher Michael ventris, WHO In
1852 cracked the nut Of 'linear
A." Tho language shows some kin
ship to the Hittite language.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01

Fifteen foreign students from 10
countries are now studying in Nor.
way on grants from the Foreign
Ministry's Office for Cultural Re-
lations.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1956-12-01

The American Scandinavian
Foundation In New York VIII ex-
pand it, trainee program - Of
January !, 1851. to include train
60 from FINLAND. The first group
a about twenty-five young men
and wuuasn u expected to arrive
n ~ Unitsd States next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

man." by doll-like Roberta
Peters.
1t was frustrating to sit help
lessly at home and watch Ru-
bernstein, Stern and Piatigorsky
exit after only one number.
Marion Anderson contributed
three spirituals: Miss Milanov. a
Puccini aria from "Tosca." and
the Messrs. Peerce and Warren
offered arias from "Pagliacci."
Encorel
y
Sweet Mysteries Dept: I must
have been down in the basement
all last week reading the fine
print on a can Of paint when the
news broke about Julius LaRosa's
engagement to Perry Como's sec
rotary, because ! had a terrible
time Saturday night trying to
make some sense out of what
Julius and Perry were having
such droll time about on the
latter's show, (WRC-4..
There were sundry quips and
light hearted references and
Julius called Perry "boss-in-law"
at one point. but / must confess
1t wasn't until Perry wished JUL
ius lots of luck and there was
a pointed exchange of cigars that
the pieces Of the puzzle fell nois-
lily together.
I still don't know if it's hap
pened-or what the girls name
is-but 1t couldn't have happened
to a nicer program.
Next time. though, I hope
Perry. or Perry's writers, are a
mite more explicit about these
intra. mural goings on. 1t isn't
every night that the viewer is up
to playing games and while I'm
certain that most of the people
who tuned in were hep to the
happy LaRosa's current roman
tic status. there are a few who
may have been too engrossed in
Harper's or Tenley Albright's
ankle when the news was flashed
and missed the scoop.
Wonder how many girls have
already applied for the job of
Como's secretary?
n +
Sic Semper TV:
John Wilkes Booth is going
to be shooting Lincoln all over
television this next month, and
there's still a couple Of programs
that haven't been heard from.
CHS alone will have three
Abraham LincolnS and two John
Wilkes Booths and MICS Rob-
ert Montgomery has one of each
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
TODAY'S TV
HIGHLIGHTS

500. WMAL (7)--Film Fes-
tivaI: "One Woman's Story"
"a woman's conflict be-
tween love and emotional
security; Ann Todd. Claude
Rains. Cl949)
1900, WToP t9)-Do You Trust
Your Wife: With host Edgar
Bergen, Charlie Mccarthy,
and Mortimer Snerd.
1880, WMAL ca - Warner
Brothers Presents: Rossana
Rory as international ad-
ventures armed with snake
handled dagger tolls in
"Casablanca."
SOC, WRC (4-Milton Berle
Show: Betty Hutton and Sir
Cedric Hardwicke. guests.
Color.
$500. WTOP t9)-Phil Silvers:
Bilko asks for transfer for
himself and men-getting
them into hotter water.
$3.50, WMAL (0--Wyatt carp:
carp is almost killed by dep
uty who was bribed by
gamblers gold.
$3.50, WTOP (9)-Navy Log:
How the Navy went to res
cue of Greek town stricken
by earthquake; George Con-
rad.
900, WRC (A-Fireside Thea
ter: 1.-THE Velvet Trap" story
of ex-con who fears reprisal
for frameup; James Whit
more. Phyllis Thaxter.
900, WMAL ca - Danny
Thomas: Margaret's happy
go-lucky cousin visits.
$3.50, WRC (A-Playwrights.
SO: David Swift's first mys-
terry. This Business Of Muir
der" set on executive level
of big business; James Whit
more, Thomas Gomez.
$3.50, WMAL (0-Cavalcade
Theater: 1.-The Marine Who
Was 200 Years Old" story
of MfSgt. Lou Diamond;
Ward Bond.
$50, WTOP (9)-Red Shelton
Red is transformed from
Gagged lamb to roaring lion
through hypnosis; Jeanne
Cagney. Color.
1900, WTOP (9)-The $64, 900
Question: TVS No. l show;
Hal March. quizmaster.
11:25, WMAL (D--Top plays:
Afraid to Live" story of
woman insure about man
she loves, Thomas Mitchell,
1880, WRC a. Margaret and
Barbara Whiting are Guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

for his February 6 drama. Good
Friday, 1866" which is based
on william ]. Ferguson's auto
biography, II Saw Booth Shoot
Lincoln"
The CHS parade starts Satur-
day, February II, with Jim
Bishops THE Day Lincoln Was
Shot; on the following day.
John Ireland will play Lincoln
on General Electric Theater and
that same afternoon. Omnibus
will repeat its film on mfr.
Lincoln" starring Royal Dano.
On The Run:
The next Producers Show
case production will be Shaw's
Caesar and Cleopatra" with
Claire Bloom The Roxane of
Cyrano) as Cleopatra. Sir Cedric
Hardwicke as Caesar, Jack Haw-
kins as Ruflo, Judith Anderson
as Ftatateeta and Cyril Ritchard
as Brittanus.
First of four Hialeah races to
he telecast by NBC-4 is Satur-
days McLennan Handicap Is to
$500.
Why was Arlene Francis of
Whats My Line?" Sunday? :.
She had to cancel out to take
care Of some important business
i'm Miami. CHS says. adding that
there's mo rift
There's pretty strong feeling
among big Surprise" viewers
that young George Wright. 3D.,
who was saved by a technically
when he fluffed one part of his
500, 900 question last Saturday,
shouldn't be confronted with
another of those five-parters
when he returns {. . The part he
missed-"Who were the COM
posers of Betty Coed was
pretty ridiculous. anyway
ut was the co-composer. Paul
Fogarty, who called NBC to tell
them the show was a hit in the
sos, not the 20's.)
Add quiz show tips: A "Name
That Tune" fan confides that
tonight's jackpot finals tWTTG)
should be a pip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

7:05, WGMS-Howard Mitch
ell: National Symphony con-
ductor plays and comments
on Schubert. Symphony No. 8
in B Minor: Tchaikovsky,
Francesca da Rimini.
7:45. WWDC-Eddie Fisher:
Eddie sings Tender Trap" y
Should Care" and others. .
500, WMAL-The World and
You: The arrival of Anthony
Eden in New York: DR.. Garlic
ton Sprague Smith speaks on
Brazil; a visit to the Los An
geles Police Crime Lab; an in
terview with Burl Ives.
$3.50, WTOP-Suspense: Two
rescue ships are blocked by ice
in Arctic Rescue"
500, WMAL-Sound Mirror
Bill Lang traces the career OF
Norman Rockwell; Los An
geles Fire Department at a
waterfront fire.
$3.50. WMAL-Offbeat: Humor
with Morey Amsterdam; a
discussion Of heart disease
with DR.. Paul Dudley White,
and Ted Malone reads Horse
man in the Sky"
10000, WWDC-Here's to Vets:
The Veterans Administration
presents a musical program
featuring Morris Stoloff.
l0:15. WWDC-Music for Amer
lea: Featuring the voices of
Rise Stevens and Robert Mer-
rill and the music of the
Pittsburgh Symphony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
BALTIMORE TV

(Here are evening programs
on nearby Baltimore stations
which differ from those available
on local channels.)
6:00-t2)-Ge enc Autry and
Cartoons.
6:00-(lD-Paul's Puppets.
6.00-Q3-Old Nickelodeon
Daze.
6:15-QD-Officer Happy's
Rascals.
6:30-(2)-Patti Page.
7:00-uD-CiscO Kid.
10:30-QD-D u kpins and
Dollars.
10:30-Q3)-StudiO 81.
11:00--(13) M OWE: ooh,
Susanna" 195D.
11:30-(2)-Sherlock Holmes.
12:00-(2-The JanitOr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

adept master of ceremonies,
Charles Laughton, but If there
was anything amiss in the per-
formances, these ears were
unable to detect one misplaced
quarter note.
In A Ninety Minutes Qess
commercially show that offered
Marion Anderson, Jussi Bjoer-
ling. Zinka Milanov, Mildred
Miller, Jan Peerce, Roberta Pc
tiers. Gregor Piatigorsky. Artur
Rubinstein, Isaac Stern, Rise
Stevens, Renata Tebaldi, Blanche
Thebom and whew, Leonard War
|ren, some of the numbers were
naturally brief - teasers so to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

speak. Rise Stevens must have
spent more time putting on her
Carmen costume than she spent
singing in it.
On at least three distinct oc-
casions, could have sat bliss
fully through the same number
and drat the rest OF the
NBC scheduling.
One of these was the stun
ningly staged "Barcarolle" from
Tales of Hoffman," with Miller
and Blanche Thebom. The Sec
ond was the Failing in Love-
duet from la Boheme," with
the glorious voices Of Jussi
Bjoerling and Renata Tebaldi.
What q magical blending that
was.
And the third was 1.-THE Doll
Song" also from "Tales Of Hoff-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31

Air Premiere

The return of the CHS Radio
Workshop last Friday night
(WTOP) demonstrated that Metz
work radio does not have to die
a natural death beside television.
That it still has frontiers to ex-
iplore, new ground to break, and
new experiments to develop.
The workshop presented the
first in a two-part dramatization
of Brave New World" by Aldous
Huxley. The author himself did
the narration between scenes
that depicted the dehumaniza-
ton of human beings.
Huxley. who wrote his novel
in the '30s, noted that if he were
writing today he would set the
scene 200 years in the future
rather than 600 years.
The story is a prophecy Of
what could become the brave
new world. when man is sub
iordinated by a mechanical syS-
TEN and becomes the slave of
his own inventions.
Music for the production.
which was composed by Bernard
Hermann, along with the sounds
of the brave new world where
humans are Matched in mass
manufactured style. were alarm
ing and maryelously effective.
! In introducing the program
Huxley said, This premiere is
dedicated to mans imagination. =
This promise was fully born out
in Fridays workshop production.
And, perhaps more important, it
helped to spell out. at least to
this listener. that radio by dip
ping into its reservoir of uncx-
Iplored techniques, can often
leave more to mans imagination
than her visual counterpart.
Sheila Gallagher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
ON The AIR
ON THE AIR
The Seasons Most
Noteworthy Show
By BERNIE HARRISON

Ninety minutes Mr.. Coward might put it. also be a
short swift time The ideal illustration available last night
(WRCD impressaro Sol Hok paraded full
fantastic great
music Twice 80 minutes would have been more like it.
There smdgen of in the air. which not
only understandable but speedily communicated by the normally
, 1956-09-19
Robert Sloan. Nuvol
Veterun. Kills Self
With is Gouge Gun

Robert Sloan, head Of the SUI
gar Bay Trading Company and
Naval veteran of World War II,
blew his brains out with a six
teen gauge shot gun at 1918 last
night at his residence at Dolby
Hill. The report was given the
Police by Mrs. Sloan.
In a statement to the Police,
Mrs. Sloan said that both herself
and Mr.. Sloan had supper about
8 pm, after which Mr.. Sloan
went out on the back porch to re-
lax. Mrs. Sloan had retired to her
bedroom and was working at q
crossword puzzle. Mr.. Sloan came
to the door and looked in but
said nothing. Shortly after she
heard the sound Of the shot and
went to find out what had hap
pened.
M. Sloan placed the nozzle Of
the gun in his mouth & pulled the
trigger; the force Of the shot blew
his brains through the top Of his
head. Or. Taylor was called, also
the Coroner, Judge William Moor
head, who ordered the body re-
moved. There will be no autopsy
because all evidence point to
suicide.
The gun and discharged cart
ridge are in custody Of the Police.
Assistant Commissioner Of Public
George Matthias and Sergeant
Davis carried out the investiga-
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sloan came to 81.
Croix from Long Island, New
York in June 1852 and occupied
Continued on page 4
, 1956-09-19
Sea Explorers Unit Of
Scouts Of Amer.
Organized Here

Father Sidney Lanier of ST.
Johns Anglican Church announc-
ed today the formation of a Sea
Explorers Unit Of the Boy Scouts
of America. The Sea Explorer
ship as it is called, is organized
especially for the fourteen to
eighteen year-old group with the
intention of furnishing young
men the opportunity to adventure
in the outdoors and learn seaman
ship, to learn to get along social
~ with others, to be Of service to
the community and become res
ponsible in relation to civic du-
ties, to explore life work POSSIBLE
tiles. The group is non-denomina-
tional and welcomes boys from all
Continued on page a
, 1956-09-19
Three Fined. Lose
Licenses. Temporarily
for Reckless Driving

Three persons were find and
their licenses suspended temper
arily, for reckless driving, by
Police Court Judge William Moor
head in Christiansted today. They
are Esteban Gomez who paid
$500 and his license suspended
for seven days for falling to re-
port an accident. Benito Cruz was
find $500 and his license sus-
pended for 80 days for reckless
driving. Both were charged by
by Motorcycle Patrolman Uric
Petersen.
Epifanio, Hernandez was given
a $500 fine and his license sus-
pended for 90 days. He was charg
ed by Motorcycle Patrolrnan
Charles Davis.
, 1956-09-19
Christmas Festival
Committee Will Meet
Mon. Night Sept 24th

A meeting Of the st. Croix
Festival Committee has been
called for Monday, September
"a, In the Police Court room
at 8 p. m, it was announced
today by Mrs. Anna Brod-
hurst, president.
All members Of the Commit
tee and interested persons
are invited to attend The fin
al report win be made and
q new president elected To-
prepare plans for the coming
Christmas Festival.
, 1956-09-19
VUlrnY Thoznos Of
Baseball Fu1ne Back;
To Play in Puerto Rico


valmy Thomas Of st. Croix,
who has been making a name
for himself in the baseball
world on the mainland and Is
just 9 step away from the ma
jors, arrived home over last
weekend from New Mexico,
to visit with bis family rela-
tives and friends before de
parting for Puerto Rico for
the opening Of the baseball
continued on page A
, 1956-09-19

EDITORIAL
III. APPEAL TO NTERIOR DEPARTMENT
THIS CRISIS which now faces these Islands, the
Division Of Territories of the Department OF the Interior may
hold the key to the whole situation.
AGOvERNOR Of the Virgin Islands is in somewhat Of
peculiar position. He is directly responsible to the President
of the United States through the Department Of the Interior.
Much Of what he says and does, therefore, may be heavily
colored BY policy laid down 400 miles away. He must often
steer a cautious course between what the actual needs Of
these Islands dictate and what the Division requires. The
Governor, then, may be far short of a free agent.
TO THIS ADD the fact that a particular Governor may
feel impelled to clear even routine matters with the Division.
This makes for delay, much cumbersome procedure and I'M
necessary repetition. But over and above all is the psycholo-
gical effect on the population Of these Islands which becomes
aware that the Governor may, Of necessity, be divided in his
loyalhes-or worse-that he is guided more BY the absentee
direction Of Washington than BY the requirements Of the Vr-
gin Islands.
WHERE ABSENTEE direction is extreme, then the
Governor is in the position where he must constantly call
Washington which may not know all the ramiications Of the
local situation as they exist in a given situation, or q particu-
lar period,
THIS WHOLE matter is three-pronged The legislature
has definite responsibilities, but 50 have the Governor and the
Department Of the Interior
THE QUESTION Of a two-faced Governor has long
beset these Islands. There is the belief, true or not, that
the Governor is not il the tuest sense the chief executive.
Of the Islands; that he may be more concerned with pleas
ing his immediate slperiors IN the Department Of Interior
than with genuine results for the good Of the Islands.
~.
WHAT IS HERE being said has long prevailed, and
it may be the duty Of the Department to clear the air, to-
sayto the people Of the Virgin Islands that it is not i'm
possible for the Governor to serve che best interests Of these
Islands within the framework Of the present system. land we
believe that it is possible) This the Department can do by
giving assurances that there IS much leeway and freedom, so
much so that the Governor can operate with 2 minimum Of
restriction. In other words, that only in major matters is clear
ing with Washington necessary.
Continued on page 81
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-07-26
IN HOSPITAL

IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Madge Davis, of Bridge
street, was admitted to the
Guernsey Memorial hospital,
Cambridge, Tuesday, July "a
where she underwent major sur
pery