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Norwegian Destroyer Pays Visit
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Sleek and
trim, yet clearly showing the
marks of a 12-day buffeting in
the north Atlantic. the Norwegian
destroyer “Bergen" docked in New
York on January 18th-—first port
of call on a two-week official visit
to the United States and Canada.
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The “Bergen,“ one of four new.
destroyers r e c e n tl y purchased
from Great Britain, {was commis‘
sioned in late November and the
Atlantic crossing was, as the ship's I
32-year-old master Cmdr. Tore}
Holthe put it, “a shake-down
cruise in more ways than one."
This observation was echoed by
the 99 Norwegian merchant sea
men who the “Bergen" was speed
ing to the United States. Here
they are to join several hundred
of their fellows who have already
arrived by sea and air to take over
22 C—1 merchant vessels which
Norway recently purchased from
the U. S. Maritime Commission.
Also aboard were 28 cadets from
the Norwegian Naval Academy
who received a real initiation into
life on the high seas. With the
1norm-a] crew reduced by 70 men
to make room for the merchant
seamen, the cadets, as one passen
ger remarked “did a masterful job
‘of filling in the gaps, which was
; by no, means easy considering the
lweather." Extremely heavy seas
iswept a life boat and deck fix
itures overboard, smashed super
istructure and armaments, and
‘ loosened several plates in the ship's
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bottom, Of the 99 seamen, many:
were very young and making their 1
first crossing. For them, the 12‘}
days was a never to be forgotten ;
mixture of sea sickness, cold and‘
not a little worry.
Shortly before docking, the
"Bergen" was boarded by Capt.
John R, Gade. U. S. Navy Liason
Officer and Captain Kristian Ost
by. Norwegian Naval Attache.
while waiting on the pier was an
official reception committee head—
ed by Norwegian Consul Elovius
Mangor. Following a press confer
ence aboard the destroyer. offi
cers and officials entered into a
tight-packed schedule for the day
which included official visits to
Mayor William O’Dwyer of New
‘York; Admiral Monroe Kelly,
Chief of the 3rd U. S. Naval Dis
}trlct; Admiral Thomas Kinkaid;
lAdmiral REM. Whiting. and the
LNorwegian Consul Gen eral. A
full program for the remainder of
the week included dinners and
dances for officers and crew, con—
cluded by an official reception at
the Waldorf Astoria, tendered by
Norwegian Consul’General Rolf
Christensen.
Following a week‘s stay in New
York, the “Bergen" will spend two
days in Boston. after which a two
day official visit will be paid to
Halifax, Nova Scotia. Permission
to return via the Azores has been
requested by Commander Holthe,
as present North Atlantic weather
is considered too dangerous for a
destroyer.
Rated one of the most modern
ships of its type. the Bergen has
a displacement of 2,400 tons.
length 370 feet, and a speed in ex
cess of 30 knots. Armaments in
clude {our 41,42 inch guns. four 40
mm. Bofors cannons, 4 torpedo
tubes. and lighter anti-aircraft
installations.
Prominent Norwegian
Here For Lecture Tour
OSLO w Christian 5. Oftedal.‘
editor of the west-Norwegian daily,
“Stavanger Aftenblad" and mem—
ber of the Norwegian parliament,
arrived at La Guardia. Airport.
New York. on December 31, for a
two-month lecture tour of the
United States.
Mr. Oftedal was among the first
Norwegian editors to be arrested
by the Nazis and was condemned
tq death for his work with the
Nonvegian resistance movement.
Saved by a last~minute reprieve,
his sentence was commuted to 10
years at hard labor and from Feb
ruary, 1941, until Norway's libera
tion he was imprisoned in various
concentration camps in Germany.
Following his return to Norway
in May. 1945, he again assumed
editorship of the “Stavanger Aft
enblad" and was elected to Par
liament in the fall elections of the
same year.
A Year of Progress
OSLO —- Norwegian newspapers
reviewing events of the past year
in December 31 editorials agree
that 1946 has been a year of prog
ress for Norway on many fronts.
They predict, however. that the
coming year will reveal strong
political differences with the con
flict centering on passage of the
Government‘s proposed stabiliza
tion bill.
Many quarters regard the pro
posed measure aa a long step to
ward broadened State control of
the economy. and conservative
forces are expected to register
strong opposition. Labor and Com
munist parties which are advocat
ing acceptance of the bill hold the
parliamentary majority necessary
to guarantee its passage. _
Norway Christmas
Near Normal
OSLO —- This year'& Christmas
in Norway lacked only a few of
the trimmings needed to restore
the traditional Jule-tide scene
which most Nurwegian six-year
olda have newr witnessed. Due to
an unusually warm fail the low
lands were true from snow. and
only the mountains .woro capped
in white.
- Shipments of nuts. figs and
dates made many months ago in
hnpes of delivery by Christmas
failed to arrive in time for the
holidays. This disappointment was
partially offset by sizvahlv ship
ments of oranges which wm-e suld
Iation-free. and by quantitivs of
good Norwvg'ian apples. Candles
for the Christmas trees, an in
tegral part 01' any Norwegian culv-
bmtion, were extremely scarce zmd
mnst shops were forced tn limit
10 candles to each customer. Elec
tric Christmas tree lights are not
rxpected to appear on the market
for several more months‘
Late Fall Aids Norway
Reconstruction
OSLO w Reconstruction of the
Nazi-devastated province of Finn
mark in northern Norway has
been substantially aided by favor—
able late fall weather, with build—
ing operations continuing through
the first week of December.
At the end of the first building
period. concluded on December 31,
provisional Construction has now
caught up with immediate needs.
and erection of permanent homes
and buildings will now begin in
earnest. A total of 274 permanent
homes have been built during this
latest period and foundations for
over 1.000 more have been poured.
Housing for stock and cattle has
been especially important with
winter approaching. and latest
figures show 196 permanent barns
completed with an additionhl 650
under— construction. Over 1,460
outbuildings are now ready or
nearing; completion and it is gen
erally felt that most stock in the
F‘inmnark section will have ade
quate shelter for the winter.
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