Scandinavian American. [volume], June 01, 1948, Page 6, Image 6

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“0 Nations Invited to the Gymnastic
Second Lingiad In Stockholm
STOCKHOLM.— Official invita
tions for the Second Lingiad, the
great international gymnastic fes
tival which will be arranged in
Stockholm in 1949, has been sent
out to no 1955 than 110 nations,
the organizing committee reports.
The First Lingiad was held in
Stockholm in 1939 in commemora
tion of the 100th anniversary of
the SW'PdiSh gymnastic pioneer,
Per Henrik Ling. Over 7.000 gym
nasts and leaders from 37 coun
tries participated.
The Second Lingiad is reported
. to be atracting a lively interest.
A representative of “The Lingiad
Coordinating Committee of Great
Roosevelt Memorial
Figure Chosen
NEW YORK. N. Y. — During
the past months. 27 Norwegian
sculptors have been preparing
models for entry in the nation
wide contest to select Oslo's Roose
velt Memorial statue. All 27 fig—
ures Were recently exhibited at the
capital's Artist‘s Center where a
select jury chose the one depict
ing the late President seated and
holding the “Atlantic Charter“ in
his right hand. It was found to
be the work of Norwegian sculp
tor Stinius F‘redriksen. creator of
the P. A Munch memorial in Os
ln‘s I'niversitv Square. and one of
the artists who has been engaged
in the r»storation of the Trond
heim Cathedral For his efforts.
Fredriksen received the 4000 Kr.
first prize and will soon begin
rendering the finished model into
full male.
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Britain‘ recently visited Sweden
for discussing the participation of
two mass troupes and several spe
cial gymnastics teams from Great
Britain. in all over one thousand
gymnasts.
The big gymnastic displays will
be held in the Stockholm Olympic
Stadium and. in adition. there will
be indoor performances. The Ling
iad will be combined with a World
Congress for Physical Culture and.
moreover, a big Exhibition. illus
trating the development of physi
cal culture in various parts of the
world. will be arranged as well
as a Gymnastic Camp, at Malama,
south of the Swedish Capital.
Economic ' Defense
My B'amd ,
5 NEW YORK. N. Y.—A bill re
. commending the appropriation of
221,000 Kr. for a Norwegian Di
rectorate of Economic Defense has
now been prepared. Backed by the
Ministry of Finance. the pro-posi-
Ition originates with the Civilian
Defense Committee earlier named
by the over-all Defense..,Commis
‘sion. and is based on experience
gained in 1939 when Norway had
.laid in large supplies of via] im
ports. Continuing. the proposition
outlines the Directorates task as
one of leading and coordinating
the countiys defense preparations
in the economic field as regards
labor force. supply. production. and
organization. In operation. this
would mean coordinating the ac
?tivities of various State and muni
.cipal institutions in the interests
of the defense supply program. ‘
It is further proposed that the
new organ function under the Min?
istry of Commerce and that a 5-
:niember Council be appointed by
fthe King. Early passage of the
.‘enabling measure is urged in light.
iof foreign developments calling for
a stepping up of the whole de
‘Zfense program. This. concludes the
‘IOslo dispatch. is in line with the
gviews motivating the 100,000,000
'Kr. extraordinary defense gran t
‘recently appropriated by Parlia
ment.
Swedish Forest
Research Specialist
Too Visit Turkey
STOCKHOLM — IS.I.P.B.) —
One of Sweden‘s leading forest re
search specialists. Professor Man
fred Naslund. is going to Turkey
for one month to act as adviser
to the Turkish Government. Ac
cording to Swedish newspapers,
the main purpose of Prof. Nas
li’nd's visit is to discuss the out
lines for a projected 'nirkish For
est Research Institute.
Professor Nhslund is the head
of the Swedish Government Insti
tute for Forest Research in Stock
holm, the central Swedish organ
for research in various branches
of forestry, such as forest botany.
soil chemistry. forest zoology, and
forest statistiés. The statistics de
partment of the institute is en
gaged on the Swedish Forest Sur
vey. the purpose of which is to
maintain a continuous inventory
of Sweden's forest resources. The
present series of surveys was
started in 1938 and has covered
the major part of the country
along a total sampling line of 44.-
000 km.. «27,500 miles:.
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jGripsholm Flag Added
To V. E. W. Collection
Dr. Clarence R. Rungee of New
Haven, Veteran of Foreign Wars
Department. surgeon for Connecti
cut and former V. F. W. national
surgeon received the yellow and
blue banner of 'SWeden. flown by
the Swedish American motoriiner
“Gripsholm” during her war—time
voyages as an exchange ship. from
Captain Sigfrid Ericson. com
mander of the ship and G. Hi1-
mer Lundbeck, J12, American man
aging director of the Line. at a
ceremony on board. ’ihe ensign
makes the one—hundred and sixty
ninth flag in the historic collec
tion of the V. F. \V. in the or
ganization‘s national headquarters.
Washington. D. C.
10,000 Russians
Died In Norway
NEW YORK, N. Y. — A joint
N o r w e g i a n-Soviet commission
named in 1945 to investigate the
treatment of Russian citizens held
piisoners by the Germans in Nor
way during the war has now for
warded its report. It is revealed
that 100.000 Russians were held
by the Nazis in Norway. and that
90.000 of these returned to the So
viet Union following Norway's
liberation. Ten thousand Russians
died in Norway. The commission
has established that German tac
tics left no doubt that a planned
extermination policy was in many
instances being followed with the
prisoners living under wretched
conditions. Norwegian citizens
were commended by the commis
sion for their aid to Russian pris
oners which was extended at great
personal risk. The work of the
joint body was carried out in full
agreement and understanding.
concludes the report. -
Burnett Anderson. a correspon
dent for the Minneapolis Tribune.
is now making a study of the
Swedish wood industry and for
estry research for a series of
articles to his piaper. Mr. Ander
son‘s parents came from Sweden.
_Plolling Anti-Tuberculosis Drive
In cooperation with the United Nations International Chlldren'l
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization,
the Danish Bed Cro- la now engaged in a mass vaccination pro
gram to salegnard children against the white plague. Above. a team
of Dan“: led Croce Workers in Poland chart. out the campaign.
The "Gripsholm" under charter
to the United States Government
from 1942 to 1946 brought thou
sands of repatriated citizens of the
belligerent nations safely across
the seas. The gleaming white hip
became a symbol for peace and
happiness in widely scattered ports
throughout the world. Allied and
Axis diplomats, reporters and civ—
ilians, men and women and half
starved Children suffering from
malnutrition found refuge and care
aboard the Swedish liner where
food was ample and loving hearts
and hands helped many back to
life again after years in concen
tration camps. sickness and de
spair. .
Norway Asks Title
éTO Grieg Music.
‘ New York. N. i.A—::egotiatiuns
Fby which title to a large number
of Edvard Grieg's compositions
‘may soon be returned to Norway
iare now under way. according to
,a recent Oslo report. The Nor
:wegian Directorate for Enemy
iProperty has contacted British
{and American heirs of the German
{music publishing firm which form
‘eriy held these rights, and it is
expected that agreement on Nor
'wegian title will soon be reached.
‘World rights are not being consid
iered in the negotiations. Title to
:numerous Grieg pieces are al
‘x'eady Norwegian property. and
the Edvard Grieg Fund now con
trols all film rights.
King George VI of Great Brit
ain has honored a number of
Swedens with various decorations
for their contributions to the Al
lied cause in the Second World
War. Among those who received
the highest distinction were Count
Folke Bernadette. a nephew of
King Gustaf and President of the
Swedish Red Cross; Erick Bohe
man. recently appointed Swedish
Ambassador to the Court of St.
Jame's, and Lieutenant-General
Bengt Nordenskibld. head of the
Swedish Royal Air Corps.
THE SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN
President OK’s
Printing Of
Special Stamp
The Senate and the House of
Representatives both voted for the
printing of a special commemo
rative stamp in connection with
the Swedish pioneer jubilee. At
first President Truman vetoed the
bill on the ground that the United
States Post Office only 10 years
ago issued a special stamp for the
1938 New Sweden Tercentenary
celebration in' Delaware. He has,
however. now rescinded his veto_
The new stamp was issued June 4.
Anticipate “Sea
Beef” Boom
NEW YORK, N. Y. — Increased
activity in North Sea whaling in
Norway. where several new expo
ditions are preparing for the sum
mer season is indicated. Noting
the rising popularity of whale beef,
officials are considering using the
new packing plant. now iwaring
completion at Harstad in North
Norway‘ for thc preparation of
this product. According to plan.
the whnlc beef will be quirk-fro?-
cn. and plant capacity is mumm
ed at 10 tons daily. Oslo m‘i‘:ci.u‘s
are considering: buying and stirring
whalv beef to be released in pvrin is
of meat shortage. while tho Nor
wegian Government is planning 2»
publish a recr-ipe book describing
the hut ways to prepare this “.wa
beef."
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