Scandinavian American. [volume], February 01, 1945, Page 2, Image 2

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THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
Sgt. Paul Rodal
Killed in Action
Mr. and Mrs. Peder Rudal of
3204 W. 64th St.. Seattle, were
notified by the War Dept. that
their SO'l, sergeant Paul Rodal
was killed in action on the Bel—
gium front Christmas Day.
Paul Magner Rodal was 36
years old and had seen service
since 1942. He was stationed in
London, England. until a few days
hefow Christmas.
The survivurs are his wife iv
Little Rock, Ark. his parmts. s's
tor. Mrs. Clara Wick. and brother
Ingvald. all of Seattle.
central Baptist
church Reports
Are Encouraging
Nearly 200 members enjoyed the
splendid dinner prepared by the So
eial Committee of the Central Bap
tist Church (First SWedish Baptist
Church) with Mrs. Vogue as chair
man on the occasion of our an
nual meeting January 12. All re
ports were encouraging. Members
who have not received a copy of
our book of reports should call
for such as soon as possible. for
there is a limited number. Com
ments on these reports have shown
much growing enthusiasm for our
work as :1 church
Honored guest for thv evening
was Deacon Charles Edquist who
d1 this time has completed ~10
yours in the Deacon Board, He was
elected an honorary deacon MI:
Carl J Turnell. who is the nthm'
hnnm‘ary deacon, was present.
Fred Lind and Paul Edquist. “'hn
have done outstanding work on tho
Trustee and Deacon Boards. 1'0-
spectively. will be missed by those
boards during:r the coming year.
since believing in the system of
rotation. the; refused to he candi
dates for office; but we know we
can count on them for much val
uable service wherever needed.
A preeedmt was established in
th» election of Miss Hattie Eden
holm as a trustee. Until now this
has been an exclusively male or
ganization.
After much effort on the part
of the nomination committee. Miss
Elida Nordeen has been secured as
(l‘hurch School Superintendent. She
will be assisted by Miss Verna
Nelson. a new member from Min
neapolis.
The financial reports caused Roy
Edenholm. secretary of trustees. to
state, "from a strictly financial
point of view. the church finds it
self in the most favorable position
m its history."
During the year there have been
13 deaths and 6 baptisms. The
membership was reported as being
666. The Pastor called for a spe
t-ml emphasis on evangelism and
church growth for ths new year
Our Church S('hl)n1 attendances are
on the upgrade in splte of a nu
tzonul dowmxard trend.
Mr Elmer \‘ogue was "ll't'tt"!
l‘horman of the Board of TrUs
tem and \‘l'v- (‘hmrman of the
(‘htn‘th Hutth- Edenholm 2s Sm
retdry
ALBERT J DAHLBY.
Pastor
Blood Plasma Substitute
Invented By Swedish
Scientists
A blood plasma substitute can
now be made according to a pro
cess discovered at the Unlversity
of Uppsala, SWeden. by Professor
Anders Grbnvall, and ijm Inge]-
man, a young scientist, Working
under the direction of Professor
Arne Tiselius,
“Dextran.” as the substitute is
called. ls a by-product of sugar»
making, It is effectxve with an r
blood-type It can be produced
in unlimited quantities. and at a
reasonable price, says Professor
Tiselius. and can be kept m pow
derod form
August Werner~A Singing Norwegian
We had plans and hopes of an extensive article in this issue about Professor August
Werner. head of the Department of Music at I'. of “X. but to get Mr. Werner eornered
long enough for an interview takes more time and "timely” man-power than we at pres
ent can muster.
Not that Werner is un-eooperative! Far from it! But the “object of our affection"
(Werner in this case) is busier than a bumblebee in spring time. First, his all-(lay
duties at the I'niversity of Washington, then four nights a week rehearsals with .‘vlale
Choruses, Glee Clubs and Dramatic Clubs, then there are one or two conferences—ad
visory or otherwise—in his profession . . . which at least adds up to the allotted seven
days of a week from the morning paper delivery-time to well past midnight. when Mr.
Werner lays away his notes, pencil, chisel, brush or any other tools of art-making that
he happens to have at hand in his spare-hours (usually after 11 p.m.).
Of course, we haven’t given up yet. In fact, we had Mr. Werner in “the comer" for
one solid hour one night last week between dinner and a Dramatic (‘lub rehearsal. and
obtained the beginning of what we hope. by next month. to be the story we had plan—
ned for this issue.
lt. Hammarlund
Wounded 'l'wice
Lieiit. Hov Hammurlund. son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Hammarlund.
6643 Woodlawn Ave. has been
u'wunded iwin. thv latest time ser
ously. since he Went overseas in
October. his parents have been
notified.
He was first wounded (in Christ—
mas Day in France. and was
Wounded again in Belgium. Jan
uary 18.
“I am glad that I am living in an
age- of medical miracles." he wrote
“bncause it is a miracle that my
life was saved."
Lieutenant Hammarlund, who
was following in the footsetps of
his grandfather, Prof. Charles W.
Johnson, dean emeritus of the col
lege of pharmacy of the University
of Washington. wrote his parents
7i "medical digest" of the treat
ment he had received so far. He
was majoring in pharmacy at the
university when he was called to
active duty. April. 1943 He is a
Room-volt High School graduate,
Gunder Haegg on
His Way to U. S.
STOCKHOLM, Fib. 2 Gunili-r
Haegg. star milor, and his Swed
ish ('nuntrymun. llurdlor Haaknn
Lidman. 10ft today by airplane
for England on the first leg of
thvir journey to the United States,
Th0 departurv of the famed run
ners. whose trip had been in the
off-on again category for the last
month, was delayed for several
days because of inck'ment weath
‘ “r. Thev are expected to board an’
. American Export Airlines plane in
England for the final trip to the
U‘ S. within a fvw days. They are
. to compete in 1'. S. indoors meota‘
New Pastor Called
To Gloria Dei
Church in Olympia
Richard Bingou. senior at Au
zustann Seminary. Rork Island.
IIL has Nevin-d :1 ml] to hovomo
pastor of Gloria Dei Lutheran
Churrh. Olympia. Wash” follow
lng his ordination in Juno
I Fire Takes Life
Of Noted Alaskan
KODIAK, Alaska Simnn ()scar
Breedman. noted pioneer Alaskan,
died January 14 of shm‘k received
from third degree burns nver half
his body in a fire at the Breedman
Liquur Store the previous day. He
had just been released {rum the
hospital after a week‘s treatment
from a nervous breakdown due to
an old heart ailment.
Mr. Breedman had gone. to the
store to start a fire and it is be
lieved that he threw kerosene into
a hut stove to hurry along the fire.
Two men pulled him out of the
building aflame from head to foot
Pallbearers at his funeral on Jan
uary 17 were Arthur Holt. John
Steffgen. 0. A. 'I‘omzerson, R. R.
Lunday. Loran Whittington and
R. H. Chadwick.
A brother, Carl Brt-vdman, at
Twin Valley. Minn, and a nephew.
(‘lure'nm‘ Broodmzm at Kirkland.
Wash. survive him_ Mr. Brood
nmn was a well known nldtm‘er of
thv (‘nrdnvn distrl(‘t and Chitna.
whvrn- he nwnvd hotels and other
q-ntc-rprisvs before coming to Ko
:lmk
2
Harold W. Johnson
Dies in Action
Overseas since November. 1944.
and in combat less than a Week.
Sex-gt. Harold W. Johnson was
killed in action in Belgium Decem
ber 28, his wife. Mrs. Sylvia John
son, 417 E. Union St.. Seattle, has
been notified. Sergeant Johnson.
30 years old. was a member of an
Engineers Batalion.
A Garfield High School gradu
ate. he was employed as an in
structor of machinery and Wood
working with the National Youth
Administration.
Surviving besides his wife are
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Axel
Johnson, 13722 44th Ave. S.: a sis
ter. Mrs. Helge Kristrom, Seattle.
and twu brothers, Walter. Seattle.
and Harry Johnsun, Sun Francisco.
Anton cedervall on
Tour of the West
Brigadier Anton Codervall. chief
socrotary of The Salvation Army
in China who is now touring tho
W ‘stern states to conduct a spoo—
iul series of evangelistic meetings.
will load a 12 days campaign at
The Salvation Army Scandannv
inn Hall at 212 Occidental Ave,
from Tuesday. March '6, to Suit-
Iln‘x, March 18. with matting:
every night.
Due to war conditions, Briga—
zli ‘1' Codorvnll has bvvn unublv to
l“Slll‘Ilt‘ nis former post in China.
41ml is devotingr his timv to por
mnnl prl'fll‘llnt‘t‘s throughout the
"nitod States.
(‘i-dvrml] has been an offit‘m‘
If Tho Salvation Army for mor
‘hun 30 Muir‘s. '23 of which have
lwon spent in the Orient. Al
though not a member of the pin
mvr party of Sulvnlionists to g0
‘1» China. ho joined the group in
"mv to assist in opvning tho fir:‘
“lurch, 'n' Salvation Army mis
sion. in I‘t‘king in 1915. Since
‘hosv early missionaries had in
'vurn the language hvforv work
"g with tho ChinvSv people. their
first chum-h could not be officially
opened until they had boon in
China for a year.
Soon aftm' his arrival in Poking
.\ntun (“uh-null
Brigadier (‘vdvrvnll was plum‘d in
'hnrgv of :m uffim-rs training "01-
li-go in that uty. a pusniiun he
hold for fifiovn yours. Onv of his
curly achivwmvnts was the vstab~
lishing of n divisional training col
logo in Mukden. the Salvation
Army hoadqunrters in Manchu
kuo.
As a buy Cedervall dreamed of
serving in the Orient. and soon
after his entry into the ranks of
The Salvatinn Army in Vesteras.
Sweden. he volunteered for ser
vice in the Far East.
Here are some of the subjects:
"Tho fall of the 01d Dragon and
the rapid progress of the Christ
ian Churches in China" "Saving
(‘hinosc‘ girls from Slave markets”
“Under annnoso rulv in Mim
vhuriu and how the annnose trout
pvnple- in ncvupiod arms " “In tho
hands nf Chinese hnndlts "