Scandinavian American. [volume], September 06, 1950, Image 1

About Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958

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INSIDE: 1
The Greta Garbo
Mystery Story I
—Page 5
A Scandinavian |
Publicity Wizard 1
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Bierkeseth Chats ‘
On Coming Event I
—Page 4 1
Seattle Group Makes I
Big Hit In Sweden
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Vql. 6, No. 17.
Scandinavian Plan’r Called “Workers' Paradise"
Plywood Plant Where Scandians
Practis‘e Industrial Democracy
Wotker: Boast A World Record
Scandinavians have not only been influential in the Pa
cific Northwest lumber industry. At times they have had
a dominating influence. And they have also started their
own plants.
_ Shown above is the Port Angeles plywood plant
One of the most successful en
terprises is Peninsula Plywood
Corporation in Port Angeles.
Started by Scandinavians from
the homelands. the plant is now
running full blast. In fact it
boasts a world production record
thanks to the initiative and hard
.working capacity of the Scandin
avians, who comprise more than
two-thirds of the 261 sharehold
ers.
Noting that the world produc
tion record for plywood manufac
ture in an eight-hour shift was
held by an Oregon plant, the Pen—
Piy workers decided it was time
for Washington to make a strong
showing. Buckling down, work
ing like mad. the workers one
day set an all-time record by
boosting the trap eight-hour mark
from 153.6b0 to 175.040 core foot
age. “Cooperation did the whole
thing." said a worker.
This record-breaking feat was
rather characteristic of the coop
erative spirit which distinguishes
the Pen-Ply plant both in the
ory and practise. Pen-Ply has
helped pioneer in the field of co
operative enterprise in the North
west lumber industry.
Mooracy In Industry
The plant has two notable main
features. Shareholders are en
titled to hold only one share. which
is the equivalent of one vote and
that vote helps to decide how the
plant is to be managed and run.
Secondly. all shareholders working
in the plant have equal wages ex
cept the manager. Einar Erickson.
and the superintendent.
The moral is that no sharehold
or shall gain profit at the expense
of a fellow worker and whatevor
profit is gained has to be divided
eve-ly. Furthermore. one sham
holder‘s oplnitm is an good an an
other'a and this principle assures
out shareholder the right to be
m to the supen‘hory board
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‘ ’ n. ' 4 Serving the Scandinavian-American Population of the Great Northwest
I The Great Northwest men-op“
;olis was the scene of much activg
‘rity, merry fun-making and sightfi
'seelng visitors this put summer.,
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Seattle, Washington, September 6, 1950
Vasa District
Elects Officers
KELSO.—Hundreds attended the
Northwest District convention of
the Order of “tea here over the
Labor Day weekend.
Mrs. Martha Pearson. Spokane.
was elected district master. Other
officers named were: Mrs. Linnea
Youngve, Seattle, vice district
master; Mrs. Carl Anderson, Ta
coma, secretary; Carl Anderson,
Tacoma. assistant secretary; Olaf
Selander, Bell'mgham. treasurer;
Bert Nord, Benton and John Lean
der. Vancouver, B.C., executive
board members. Hjalmar Sand
gren. Hoquiam, and Mr. Berglund.
Klamath Falls, Ore., were named
auditors.
Film On Labor Leader
A film on the life of Marcus
>W Norwegian labor plo
‘nee‘f o settled in me Unltéd
States in the middle of the last
century, will be produced this year
by the Norwegian Film Company.
Seafair City Bids Fgrewell To A Busy Summer
'whlch. while attracting thousands:
from all parts of the country. wasf
‘potent with colorful pagemtry‘
{and a promise of better Seafairs‘
’to come: like the one next year
1m connection Inch Seattle's cen
tennial celebntion. The 100th!
mnlvomry of the coming at the
Elearly One-Third of Seattle’s First
Mar Draftees Scandinavian-Americans
Casualties Are Already Reported
Seventeen or nearly one-third of
Seattle’s first Korean War drill-i
tees are Scandinavian-Americans;
a close cheek reveals. The entire;
group includes 58. 1
Already a number of Scandina-l
vian American casualties from}
the fighting in Korea has been.
reported. The Scandinavian Am-f
erican has received notification of.
the following: .
: Killed In Action .
1 Pvt. Fred A. Johnson. son of‘
iMrs. Anna B. Johnson. Bremer-,
iton.
’ First Lieut. Lester E. Richard?
zson. husband of Mrs. Emma F.
‘Richardson, Tacoma.
‘1 Lieutenant Henry A. Lind. hus
iband of Mrs. Shirley Lind. Ta
coma.
mra“, - MM!!! ill Action
Pvt. Lyle E. Peterson. son of ‘
ers. Hazel C. Strege. 1253 81h.
Ave., Longview. "
{first white men is an event which <
{all in the Northwest can look for-  
§wud to next summer. ‘
. The above .céneu of the dO‘Kfl“
ltown lection, the government L
'iockl md the wnteflron'. revel)?
Home of Battle‘- glory; the glory}
' Injured
ii Cpl. Nell Roger Osterberg. son
'jof Axel A. Osterberg, Rt. 2, Box
'169. La Center.
1‘ First Seattle Draflees
4 The Scandinavian-Americans in
}cluded in the first list of Korean
iWar draftees from Seattle are:
1 Waiter R. Nelson. Walter
';B. Ormbrek. David Rea, Stanley I.
,Otness. Ivan R. Jacobsen. Karl R.
‘Nejely. Leonard Berg. Yng've
",Wicklund, Alfred Andenes. Harry
,M. Anderson. Paul W. Nygreen,
jVictor H. Johnson. Wesley A.
wCarlson. Kenneth N. Werner. Odin
,‘D. Trettevik, Erling K. Nygard,
‘Richard D. Hildebrant.
-' Swedish Newcomer
-\ Yngve Wicklund 24. of 1712
ISumit Ave., Seattle. is a newcom
get from Sweden. where he served
was mechanic with the Swedish Air
jForce from 1942 to 1945. He ar
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