Scandinavian American. [volume], December 01, 1948, Image 1

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American News
Men Honored
Fifteen American journalists
have been awarded the Norwegian
Medal of St. Olav in recognition
of their outstanding contributions
to Norway’s cause during the
years of German occupation from
1940 to 1945. On Friday, October
29th, the recipients were honored
at a Norwegian Embassy recep
tion in Washington. D. C., at which
time Norwegian Ambassador Wil
helm Morgenstierne presented the
decorations on behalf of King
Haakon of Norway.
Journalists receiving the Medal
of St. Olav included the following:
John C. Metcalf. Drew Pearson,
James B. Reston, Arthur Sweet
ser, Blair Bolles, Nat S. Finney.
Anatol Visson, Ernest Findley, Ed
ward Weintal, Carroll Kenworthy.
Paul Wooton, Alexander Sherman,
William R. Laue, Thomas F. Rey
nolds and Herbert Elliston.
By The Way—
Oslo reports that for the first
time since liberation, the exodus
from country to city has passed
its peak, and that now more peo
ple are moving out of town than
are coming in. Principal reason is
said to be the urban housing short
age. Some 425,000 permanent and
25,000 temporary residents are
crowded into the Norwegian capi
tal. There are homes, schools. hos
pitals, and communications for
350,000.
Swedish Religios Film Brought To US
The first importation for church
showings in this country of a fea
ture motion picture produced in
a. foreign country, is announced
by the Reverend William L.
Rogers. executive secretary of The
Religious Film Association, New
York. an interdenominational lg
ency of the major Protestant
gmups. The film, entitled "I Am
With You.” was filmed on location
in Africa. by Studio Films, lead
ing Stockholm motion picture com.
pany, under the nuspicea of the
Lutheran State Church 0! Sweden.
Made with a professional cost
and director. as well as native Af
ricans. “I Am With You" has just
ended a. long run in a large theater
in Stockholm, and is now playing
in the provinces. The picture was
‘fllmed in Southern Rhodesia in the
authentic surroundings of a mis
sion station maintained by the
Swedish Church at a village named
Mnene. The cast includes many
popular Swedish screen artists.
among them the veteran Victor
Seastrom. once a Hollywood di
rector. and Rune Lindstrom. who
produced and acted in the highly
successful Swedish i’olk drama,
“A Road that Leads to Heaven,"
Holiday Greetings To All!
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May Confiscate Flagstad Fortune
The Norwegian State's case
against the estate and heirs of the
late Henry Johansen is scheduled
to come before the Oslo Court of
Assize on February 1, 1949, with
Government att'orneys demanding
confiscation of funds totalling
$3,400,000. Confiscations of $450.-
000 will he demanded from the late
collaborator's heirs including his
wife, Mrs. Kirsten Flagstad Johan
sen and four children. The estate
of the deceased, all companies and
individuals. will be charged with
unlimited responsibility for deal
ings with the enemy during the
occupation of Norway which in
volved deliveries of wood and tim
both on the stage and on the
screen. Among the highlights are
scenes showing tribal customs and
authentic portrayals of native life.
The Broadway opening is ex
pected to take place early in De
cember. For church showings here
a new English language sound
track has been substituted for the
Swedish dialogue. The voices of
well known New York and stage
and radio artists will be used in
the American version. The orig
inal music. hOWever, one of the
major attractions of the film. has
been retained. "I Am With You."
is distributed to commercial thea
tera in this country by Rudolph
‘Cariaon Productions, 165 West
‘46th Street. New York 19, N. Y.
iThe 16mm print may be rented
from the Religious Film Associa
tion. Inc.. 45 Astor Place. New
York 3.
The importation of a motion
picture sponsored by a. church in
a foreign country is a significant
ecumenical gesture, Mr. Rogers
points out, and one of the first
definite steps toward understand
ing along the lines suggested by
the World Assembly recently con
cluded in Amsterdam.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, DECEMBER, 1948
ber products totaling $43,800.000.
It is further charged that the
three family corporations securod
the aid of the enemy in speeding
output by threatening absentees
with the death penalty and forced
labor.
1 The State will ask that Henryi
lJohansen's two sons Fred Johan-,
sen and Henry Johansen, Jr., bei
‘made to pay $120,000 and $38,000i
respectiv ly. The amount demand-i
ed from ihe Johansen heirs totals?
1$454,000, while an additional $300-i
i000 will be asked in consideration;
lot‘ the deceased's relations with
{Vidkun Quisllng‘s National Sam-1
iling Party. Collaborator Henryl
‘Johansen who was arrested by the]
Lauthoi-ities immediately following:
LNol-way's liberation. died in prison:
tfrom natural causes before his;
{case could come up for trial. E
1 As of July 1, 1942:, some 96,000?
‘cases involving charges of collab-E
oration of varying degrees hadj
been settled by Norwegian courts.
since May, 1945. Only 1,400 cases
remain on court calendars. Police!
investigation in connection withi
‘c‘ases noggcnding will bo-oonclud- ~
ed by January. 1949 and it is ex-I
pected that all will reach the;
courts in the course of the coming:
year. Roughly, 5,000 cases havel
been tried and settled in 0310‘
alone since this vast and complex;
program was instituted shortly:
after Nomay's liberation in 1945. l
Skaal! Skaal!
An American Army physician
in Germany some time ago paid
a. visit to Denmark by automobile.
and, of course, he learned to say
“Shani", because he liked an alco
holic snifter now and then.
One thing puzzled him. however.
he confessed to some Danish
friends and that was that every
so often he passed a road-sign
with the Danish version of “Chee
rio." “Here's Mud in your Eye.”
or "Gesundheit.’
The Danes couldn‘t understand
it either until the American spell
ed the word he had read,
S-K-O-L—E (School).
“Instead of Arms”
Count Folke Bemadotte's last
book, “I stlillet t‘ér vapen," has
been translated into English and
published by the Albert Bonnier
firm at 605 Madison Ave. New
York. The volume, which com
prises 330 pages and costs $3.00.
bears the title. “Instead of Arms."
’ Stockholm's Lucia Pays Visit
Stockholm’s Lucia bride for 1948 was crowned In Stockholm's
famous City Hall on Dec. 18. She is 18-year-old Marianne Hylen.
who is now on her way to Seattle to take part in the Folke Berna
dotte Memorial Christmas Concert in the Moore Theatre on Sum
day. Doc. 28.
LPrefab Makers 3
Experimenting E
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! STOCKHOLM. November 17.-~i
E (By airmail)» New methods of
iconstructing prefabricated frame}
3 houses are being tried out in Swe
fden. Instead of heavy blocks, al
inew patented type of panel boards
is used, compos‘d of glued stave:
l of wood which are covered on one I
aside with wallboard as a base for i
:wall paper. |
l The boards have a standard '
*length of two and a half meters.
201' about nine feet, while their
)width varies from some four to
:twenty-six inches. It is claimed
‘that the new method will save
ffrom twenty-five to thirty per cent
lot first-rate lumber for export and I
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other purposes, since short timber
‘ and waste wood can be utilized
i successfully.
I Experiments are now being car
. lied on in {our different places in
i Sweden, where the effects of tem
‘ peramre and humidity on me new
‘materiai are being watched.
! News In Brief
An international competition in
track and field events between
Scandinavia and the United
States promises to be one of next:
lyear‘s great sports events. Ten
ltatively. the meet is expected to
take place near Oslo July 27. 28,
and 29.
O O U
A proposal that main power
lines into Oslo be transferred un.
derground is receiving serious con
.sideration by civic authorities.
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