Scandinavian American. [volume], February 01, 1947, Image 1

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Carried 73.7% 0f
Capacity In 1946
NEW YORK. Jan. 24.——Oper.
ational statistics released to«
day by the Scandinavian Alr
lines; System (SAS) shows that
during the three months of its
operations during 1946 its pas
senger load representeed 73.7
per "ent of capacity while air
cargo, mail and baggage
amounted to 99.8 per cent of
capaeity.
The overall load for passen
gers, cargo, mail and baggage
represented 83.6 per cent, the
airline. which 0 p e ra te s from
New York to Copenhagen, Oslo
and Stockholm, via Glasgow.
repcxted.
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Heir To Swedish Throne, Laid To Rest
STOCKHOLM. Feb. 4. —— (BY
Wireless) —~ Prince Gustaf Adolf.
heir apparent to the SWedish
throne-y. who was killed in an air
plane accident in Copenhagen Jan
uary 26, was buried this after
noon ..n the royal cemetery at
Haga. near Stockholm. A funeral
servire was held in the Storkyrkan
Pro-Cathedral with Archbishop
Erling, Eidem of L'ppsala officiat
ing. Thirty members of European
royal fam‘lies attended, led by
eighty-eight year old King Gus
taf, ize widowed Princess Sibylla
and her three eldest daughters.
Margaretha, Birgitta. and Desiree.
Crovm Prince Gustaf Adolf. his
only daughter. Crown Princess
lng‘rit’i of Denmark. and the late
Primes three brothers. SLgvard.
Bertil. and Carl Johan. Louis G.
Dreyfus. United States Minister to
Sweden. represented President
Truman.
Because of illness two of King
Gustaf's brothers. Prince Eugen
and Prince Carl. were unable to
attend. as was Crown Princess
m A. Win-W ”A
Mighty Fortress Is Our Lord,” the
casket was carried out of the
church by eight majors in the
armed forces.
Buried to Tune of Boy Scout 'l‘aps
More than 106,000 lined the road
to the royal graveyard at Haga.
near Stockholm. The bells tolled
in every church in the city as the
cortege slowly moved through the
streets. proceeded by two cavalry
platoons. The coffin. draped in
the Swedish colors and bearing
only a bouquet of white carnations
from his widow. was followed by
the late Prince's favorite mount.
rider-less, after which came a file
of fifteen automobiles.
At Haga more than one thou
sand Boy Scouts. carrying flam
ing xlzrches. met to pay a final
Liltle Prince Will Take Father’s Place
Princess Slhylla holds l’rlnm- (‘arl ummt. born In April. I948.
Sim-v his (author’s death he In second In line '0 the Swedish thronv.
um»:- hlu‘ 64-year-old grandfather. (‘mwn Puma Gnu! Ado".
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l'farewell to their commander-in
chief. They formed a guard around
the open grave and in the failing
light of a bitterly cold day. as the
‘coffin was slowly lowered. the
Jyoung voices blended in singing
1the taps of the Boy Scout Corps.
‘ “Prince. Gustaf Adolf Memorial
‘ Fund" Started
\ A memorial fund in honor of
tPrince Gustaf Adolf. intended to
{promote character building and
‘education among Swedish boys
iand girls. has been started. Chair
‘man is the Prince‘s cousin. Count
’F‘olke Bernadette. who preceded
‘him as head of the Swedish Boy
IScout organization. The first
:donation, of 100.000 kronor. came
{from the Employers’ Association.
, The Prince. who would have
3been forty-one years old April 22.
Iwas. married in 1932 to Princess
Sibylla. of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Surviving with her are their five
:children! four daughters, the
[Princesses Margaretha. Birgitta.
Desiree. and Christina, and an in
fant son. Prince Carl Gustaf. born
Anti! 30-: ¥fi§i.!¢9~‘£.fl°fl_fl_¢k
rect line to the throne after his
grandfather. Crown Prince Gus
] tat Adolf. aged sixty-four.
Theater Bus Started
OSLO. —- After five years of
cultural blackout. the popularity
of the legitimate theater is
greater in Norway than ever be
fore. Recognizing the needs of
"out-of-towners" who might nor
mally find an occasional trip to
Oslo’s theaters a considerable
problem. special “theater busses"
are now being put into service.
The latest of these. going from
Tonsberg to Oslo. leaves for the
capital in the late aftert‘oon, ro
turning to Tonsberg immediately
following the last curtain.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY, 1947
Finland Gets
USA Credits
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. .. The
Export - Import Bank today an<
nounced three credits for Finland
totaling $32,000,000.
One. for $20,000.000 is to enable
Finland to buy from this couutry
machinery. equipment and mate
rials needed for recovery of its
export production in the lumber.
pulp and paper industry.
Repayment of this long-time
loan will begin in 1954 and is
scheduled to be completed by the
end of 1958.
The second credit, 8 short term
advance of $10,000.000 which is
to be paid before the end of this
year, it to permit Finland to con
tinue buying essential foodstuffs
from this country during the win
ter decline in its foreign exchange.
The third credit. for 52.000.000.
4a a vmt-term advance to finance
shipments of cotton to Finland.
Fisherman Made
43 Secret Trips
With Weapons
OSLO.—Forty-three secret mis-l
sions across the North Sea to!
Nazi-occupied Norway have earned :
for Norwegian fisherman Realt‘"
Hansen one of his country’s high- i
est military decorations. \
Escaping from his home in the}
Arctic village of Harsuad in 1942.‘
Hansen arrived in England via
Sweden and was there charged
with the dangerous task of setting
up a regular communication route
between the Orkney islands and
west Norwegian ports. Despite
extensive enemy patrols‘ he suc
cessfully landed 43 ina‘is or
weapons, explosives. and other
equipment for Norwcgiin under
ground x‘orces as well as personnel
being sent to Norway on speciai
missions On one of his trips. Han
sent stopped in Norway long
enough to tilt a “genuine Nor
chian Christmas tree" which in
ter graced King Ha-akon's head
quarters in London.
In recognition of his outstand
ing exploits, Realf Hansen will
receive the Norwegian War Cross
with oak leaves and sword.
Bond; Shelters sun
Needed In Bergen
OSLO. , — Bergen residents com
plaining that bomb shelters are
cold and damp this time of the
year have addreschd a protest to
the Norwegian Mmzstry of De
tense.
Giant Nazi-built concrete U-boat
bunkers in the Laksevaag' distinct
are now being broken up. and
each time a blast occurs, residents
in the near vicinity must open all
windows and retreat to their cei
lars. They suggest the job he
poolponed until summer.
A'nd Once Ilpon a Time There lived . . .
Prim-e Gustaf Adolf. of Sweat-n. who l't‘Pl'll'ly perished in an
airplane crash in Copenhagen. picture-d with his wife. Princess
Sibylla. on ‘heir way to (hr beach at lhnir wunmwr home. The
Prim-e was an outstanding nthlfle. rum-Hing in riding. fem-ing and
shunting; " * ' '
TYCHO BRAHE
Danish Astronomer
By HARALD MORTENSEN
On December 14. 1946, it was
400 years since the birth of that
renowned Dane. “the reformer of
astronomy," Tycho Brahe. He was
born at the manor house of Knud
storp in the former Danish prov
in‘ce of Scania, of aristocratic
parentage. His father was an of
ficer at the castle of Helsingborg.
his mother a lady in waiting to
the Danish queeni
Tycho Brahe attended the Uni
versity of Copenhagen at the early
age of 13‘ subsequently studying
at Leipzig and Rostock, His tori.-
ily wanted hxin to study law with
a View to Government service, but
an eclipse of the sun in 1560
roused in him an interest lll as
[l'unillll}'.lllld he gradndlly .levoted
all his energies to this SL‘lt’llCc.
It was in the vicinity of Knud
storp. on November 11. thit the
event occurred which was to lirzng
him tame. While gazing at the
sky that evening as was his wont.
Tycho Brahe was surprised to see
a brilliant star in the constella
tion of Cassiopeia whose bright
ness excelled that of all the other
stars. The strange "new star."
which remained visible for a year
and a half. gradually diminishing
in brightness until it vanished.
caused .1 great sensation. and was
carefully observed ivy Tycho Brahc.
In 1573 he published his book on
this “star that had never before
been seen."
The same year he had married;
apart from her name, Christine
Barbara, nothing is known of her.
Marriage with a commoner was
not to the liking of the family
and the aristocracy in general.
and involved Tycho Briihe in much
difficulty. Christine gave tirrth to
eight thiidren, who {it't'nmpiniml
their parents on their departure
from Denmark. They married in
Bohemia, where there are still re
mote deucendanu of the family, in
Denmark, the last having died in
1876.
It was due to “'ilhelm IV.
Landgrave of Cassel, himself ex
tremely interested in astronomy,
that Tycho Brahe did not follow
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