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

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Thar ls Gold In
’Em Thar Fjords
The most harassed and
burned spot in all Norway dur
ing the German occupation was
the Finmark district far to the
North. The other day a man
came down to Oslo from that
northern district, and he wore
a ring of gold which he claims
has been made from ‘gold
washed out of a small rivulet
that empties into the Porsanger
Fjord.
With a comrade he was fish
ing along the river and as they
had heard rumors of gold in
these parts they sat down to
Wash the river mud in the
good old California or Alaska
fashion. They claim that in
three hours they had washed
enough gold to make a ring.
The washing was done in a
frying pan.
Oslo Diplomacy
Goes Afishing
OSLO—Sixty -members of the
foreign diplomatic corps will be
guests of the Norwegian Ministry
of Fisheries on a six day visit
to the Lofoten fishing banks north
of the Arctic Circle, it was an
rounced in Oslo recently. The
group under the leadership of
Fisheries Minister Carlsen will
leave Oslo on March 12th. and ac
ceptances already received indi
cate that in most instances the
Ambassadors and Ministers them
selves will be making the trip. It.
is reported that U. S. Ambassa
dor to Norway Charles Ulrick Bay
will be among them.
According to plan, the party
will board the new coastal express
ship “Alte Jarl" in the west-coastl
port of Trondheim from where it
will leave on its maiden voyage
to Svolvaer in the Lofoten group.
The party will reach the islands
at the peak of the cod fishing
season where the present catch is
now setting an all-time record
with over 10,000 men employed.
Coast Guard vessels will trans
port the party to the fishing area
and visits will be paid to the fish
ing centers of Stamsund and Hen
ningsvaer. The group will return
to Oslo via Narvik and Stockholm.
"I never thought that interest
in this excursion would be so
great," admitted Minister Carlsen.
“Next year we’ll have to arrange
a similar trip to the herring
banks."
Swedish Vessel
Installing llew
loading System
STOCKHOLM. m The Gotland!
Shipping Company, maintaining!
regular traffic between the island!
of Gotland and the mainland, has;
recently ordered a new vessel of!
750 tons d.w. from the Lindhol-.
men shipyard in Gothenburg.
'I‘h'e design of the new vessel has I
been specially influenced by a!
new and rationalized system for!
loading, which has been evolved‘
after careful studies of various!
improved cargo handling methods
in the USA and Europe. Accord
ing to this system the cargo will
be loaded on large size dolliesg
(loading platforms on small
wheels) and transported on the
dock by means of trucks with hy
draulic lifts.
The dollies are designed in such
a way that they can be trans-7
ferred directly from the ship to,
railway ears and from these toe
the warehouses. The load is kept}
on the dollles by means of netsf
With this system, four re-losdlngl
processes can be eliminated, This
is expected to result in s reduc
tion of longing and discharging
tune by st lent 30 per cent.
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Swedish Consul General Arrives
Consul General Manne Lindholm, newly appointed representative
of the Swedish Government at San Francisco, and his wife. are
shmm above as they arrived on the Swedish America-n liner "Grips
holm” recently.
Cold Closes Schools In Oslo
OSLO—The intense cold Whichl
ins gripped most of Norway for.
the past weeks has led to stringentl
measures in the capital city. For
the first time in many years, the‘
Oslo Fjord is frozen solid and as|
01 February 26th. not a single‘
vessel had moved in or out of the;
port for nearly a week. Oslo fuel!
authorities have called for new,
limitations on heating and elec-:
tricity rationing to be instituted?
March lst will disconnect mostl
[electric circuits for a 12 hour
lpcriod each night, Olso primary
‘and secondary schools warmed by‘
[coal have been closed since Febru
gary 17th and the situation is now
’50 serious that concerted efforts
are being made to set up classes
lir. private homes in much the same
'manner as during the Nazi occupa
tion. Public meeting places in-,
.cluding halls. theatres, and movies
icre receiving no rationed fuel for
:the duration of the cold snap and
lhouseholders are being urged to
iconserve -precious supplies of coal
end coke in every possible way.
The situation. though difficult
1‘] the capital. is extremely seri-I
ions in many of the coastal districts.
A shortage of ice-breakers has
marooned a whole fleet of ocean-‘
going vessels in the southern port‘
of Kristiansand where most 01‘
’them are frozen fast. Urgent ap-r
‘peals haVe come from more iso
ilated Norwegian Fjord villages
‘whose only contact with outside
points is by water. Here food and
other shortages may invite catas
trophy if the situation is not re
lieved. ’
Fuel shortages and transport
difficulties have. closed severali
eastern smelters. The huge Bor-I
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, MARCH, 1947
regaard pulp plant at Sarpsborg
is drawing on oil reserves to keep
up partial production while the
Hatslund Carbide firm in the same
city is closed due to electricity
shortage. The British coal crisis
combined with the halting of P0-
lish deliveries due to ice in the
Baltic has cut recent deliveries to
a minimum. The only coal reach
ing Norway at the present time is
coming from American mines and
ice conditions along the coast is
isolating the larger coal consum
ing centers. Though new cold
records are being set elsewhere
Oslo temperatures have seldom
dropped more than 10 degrees
below zero. In the Roros section.
however. temperatures of minus
38 degrees F. have been reported.
I. Y. Times Ski
Editor Decorated
OSLO.—-—Formal presentation
of the Saint Olav Medal for l
Meritorious Service to Frank i
Elkins. New York Times win- ‘
ter sports editor. was the occa- '
sion for a special gathering at I
New York's Waldorf Astoria
Hotel on Tuesday, February ;
25th. ;,
Acting Norwegian Consul g
General M. Bolstad made the i
presentation on behalf of Kins: ;
Haakon. Norwegian Ambassa- |
dor- Wilhelm Morgenstieme was i
among the 30 guests and press
representatives present for the
ceremony.
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Swedish Doctor lnvents Method For
Determining Man's “Real" Age
STOCKHOLM—A very' import
ant contribution towards the prob
lem of determining man’s real or
physiological age, has recently
been made by a Swedish doctor of
medicine, I. G. Porje. The re
sult of his research has been
published under ‘the title “Stud
ies of the arterial pulse wave.
particularly in the aorta."
With the aid of the undula
tory theory, based on the equa—
tions given by L. Euler in 1755,
it has been possible to give a
picture of the reflection mechan—
ism of the pulse wave.
Dr. Porje divides the pulse
wave into simple sine oscillations
in the same way as a sound
can be divided into single tones.
By the use of a very sensitive
Apiezo-electric apparatus. construc
ted by another Swedish doctor.
Rune Elmqvist. pulse curves can
be recorded simultaneously from
one central and one peripheral
blood vessel.
In the analysis of the pulse
wave. each individual sine oscil
lation forms a unit. It is then
found that the fundamental oscil
lation is very strongly reflected.
whereas the first and the sec
ond partials are transmitted with
out any reflection to speak of
This is the case with healthy
persons. The speed of the trans
mission of the first and the sec
ond partials can easily be deter
mined. It was found that the
higher the speed the less elastic
are the vessels - and the more
advanced is the patient's physi
ological age. The blood vessels
are more sclerosed, which in its
turn means a heavier load on the
heart, which has to pump out the
blood.
The blood volume that the heart
throws out into the aorta can be
determined from the pulse curves
and the blood pressure by means.
of wave equations. In persons
Norway Price Control
Stern But Effective
! OSLO. -—- Like‘ the Canadian
‘Mounted Police, Norwegian price
‘control ofifcers work hard to "get
Etheir man." Some indication of the
relentless search for black mar
‘keteers is Contained in the follow
ing Oslo item. A price administra
tion court recently fined a man 350
Kr. for purchasing 80 lbs. of goat
«heese on the black market in
1944. Another young lady charged
with selling a rabbit fur coat for
1800 Kr. was fined 400 Kr, an
other 900 Kr; was confiscated. and
an additional 50 Kr. was levied in
court costs.
This firm policy has shown
results, however. International
Labor Review figures show that
Norway. though occupied by the
enemy — has succeeded in keep»
ing prices down more successfully
than many countries not touched
by the war. The following figures
represent. general price increase
percentage: in the general coat of
living between 1937 and late 1946:
Canada 26; Great Britain and
North Ireland 32: United States
48: Norway 65: Netherlands 82:
Brazil 125; Mexico 300; France
000; Rome 1,000 and Chins 2.300.
with high blood pressure the ap
pearance of the pulse wave dif
‘fers from that of healthy persons
:by its higher rate. If the wave
5 is delayed and a certain Character
iistic dullness arises, (:oarctation
: is indicated.
7 The result of Dr. Porj'e research
_work will no doubt provide cli
lnicians with valuable diagnostic
' possibilities.
Ilndiluted Type Of
“Grapes of Wraih”
Wanted In Norway
OSLO.'*‘OSIO movie-goers who
have long awaited the Norwegian
p re m i e r of John Steinbeck's
“Grapes of Wrath" were disap
pointed last week when the an
nounced first showing of the
famous American film was man
‘celled by the Oslo authoritiesThis
[action was taken in response to a
Fsurprise last-minute American de
'mand that the film could not be
screened in Norway unless an
A opening and closing supplementary
next were added to the regular
. script.
I The film which is generally re
garded as a scathing denunciation
.of certain social and economic
‘conditions which existed in the
;United States during the depres—
:sion period was to be tempered
'by two explanatory part -.
l'I‘he introductory explanT pre
feeding the film was to .1tu
{point out that incongruita to be
highlighted were due to natural
5 catastrophies and disasters caused
‘by unavoidable economic factors "
The American demand further
:stipulated that the film was to be
ffollowed by the explanation that
jthe factors attacked in the por
; trayai had now been corrected.
Oslo movie authorities refused
‘to comply With these demands.
and at the present time "Grapes
! of Wrath" is no closer to the Oslo
screen than it has ever been. The
[American Embassy in Oslo as
'serted in response to press in
quiry that these demands do not
- originate with officxal sources and
that the matter concerns only the.
private producer and distributing
. companies involved.
2,500 Trucks To
Norway In 1947
OSLO—According: to informa
tion released by the Nur‘\\'(-glan
Communication Dun-[uniti- a total
of 3.500 taxns and trucks an to be
imported during 1947 Tln total
figure includvs 300 bus chassu-x.
700 taxis. and 2.500 trucks Heavy
trucks on hand at the pn-snit time
are sufficient to cowr immediate
needs, so much or the 194T imports
will be of lighter types.
Though a good parentage of
these deliveries Will come from
American factories. spare part de
liver-lea from the United Stem
will be limited until domestic needs
are met, The 1947 gasoline ration
bu been set et approximately the
me levels as last year—170.”)
tm-~»which is still considerably
below pro-wu- couumpuon.
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