Scandinavian American. [volume], January 21, 1952, Image 1

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

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Denmark's Funny Man,
Most Popular Person
' —Page 4
Who Was United States
First President?
. —Pag0 5
Roald Amundsen,
Great Norse Explorer
—-Page 2
Most Swedes Don't
Leave State Church
—Pago 6
Vol. 8, No. 2.
gThousands Gd To Washington Skiing Areas
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TWO WILL KNOWN Scandinavi
ln-American ice skaters of Se
uue have now become ice skull
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Peter-on. national and regions]
title-winner. now It Cnlgu-y. Can
uh, And Evelynne Obon. long a
competitor and ice aunt. who
posed her [old tent lut mum.
mu ut Tacoma. now u Edmonton.
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Cars Rented To
ILS. Tourists
In Scandinavia‘
7 One of the _‘recent Scandinavian
attempts to make Americans feel
even more at home over there is.
the car rental service provided by
Diana Inc. U-Drlve Inter-European
Service, Jagtvej 155 In Copenhag
en. Denmark.
The firm is renting out cars in
perfect condition at prices most
motor-minded tourists can afford.
In Copenhagen European Fords
can be had for $3 per day. with
an extra dollar added for the same
in Stockholm and Gothenberg Swe
den, and Oslo, Norway. The' Am
erican Fords are rented out at the
rate of $5 in Copenhagen, and $6
elsewhere in Scandinavia. These
rates apply to a 20-day rental pe
riod. They include insurance. oil,
lubrication and necessary repairs
but do not include any mileage.
which is charged at 7 cents per
driven kilometer including gaso
line. In Europe the cost of gaso
line for American Fords equals
about 3 cents per kilometer and for
European Fords one cent less.
Cars may be surrendered any
\\ here in Europe.
N. W. Could Be Nation's Skiing
Center, Ski Instruction Tops
Everybody is complaining about the weather, but no one
does anything about it. But the snow is one exception. At
least in the Pacific Northwest. Ask Olaf Ulland. noted Nor
wegian-American ski jumper and ditto expert. He‘ll tell you
to what use Washington’s snow is being put, if you want
to put it that way. i;i...;_ Tim“-..:,i‘ .L;
““‘Ith additional facilities.
Washington could [)0 the skiing
m-nn-r oi the nation . . . nou'lwn'
in the world is so much ski .in
nil-notion given frm- of marge as
in tho Scuttle art-a."
A Seattle girl by the name of
Janette Burr makes headlines by
Skiing ner way to a swiw uutiunui
championship and gets top bidding
for a U. S. championship in the
coming Winter Olympics. On good
Weekends. Washington turns out a
combined crowd of 10.000 ski en
thusiasts and artists at Stevens
Pass and Snoqualmie Pass. Some-'
thing's astirring. Watch. perhaps
already next summer. for a ski
jump hill at the University of
Washington stadium with snow
sprayed out of an icewhiirning
machine, even if the weather is
apt. to turn out sweet. You see,
there's quite a story in all this
skiing business.
So we went to Ulland. once a
world distance record holder (39
feet in Italy 1935), who leaped to
(me all over Europe before he
came to Seattle in 1933 u e Nor
wegian Ski Assocletion Instructor.
Lucky he Itnyed. too.
Dow-{hill und Sluom
VV‘hen we cornered this "leaping
human frog" over 1 cup of coffee
the other (by, there was one ques
tion uppermost in our ski-cu'rioua
mtnd. flow, with afl‘thue Wuh-
Seattle, Waishiirngton, January 2], I952
Combined “Bathing-Skiing Suit” Seattle Novelty
“1m :housande of school children turning out I r frvo ski instruction at whools qmnwn-d by M-ah
tle dallles. ngh School girls llko the ones above aw- adding innovations to tho sport aside from learn
ing the finor points of skiing. The girls, from Clo a-Iand High School. are- posing in halhinfi suih on-r
long red llnderwoar!
ington youngsters turning out for
the glory of skidom. will they fare
against the Scandinavian greats in
due time? Ulland puts it this way:
of an 1hr places he has been to
in the world. nowhon- has he soon
(Continued on Page 8) _-
VELKOMMEN TO NORWAY’S
WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES!
During the \‘l Olympic Winn-r
Games In I-‘ebmry then- will Ix
mmpeuuons In ul branches of
winter spoflHMlng. shun-g. Ive- ‘
hockey ud bohklgh. ln "w
mum of 10-12 (but We “all m
I" kind- of skiing sport. downy
Illl. gluon and glue nldom (or,
men And women. sad m. f
Holmenkollen ‘u n fume known‘
:11 over the world. Every ym'
Sweden House Name Of Project;
Building Fund Totals $101, 400
Seattle's proposed Sweden House project is now mc)‘ the
first big hump on the long uphill trek toward realization.
Nearly all prospective memlier-organizations have pledged
financial support. with more to come. and last week the
$100000 mark was passed. Today financial pledges from M‘-
ganizations and individuals total exactly $101.400.
AI "In last meeting at n‘prv
*rntath'os of unions Swedish or
ganizulinm in Svnttk‘. tin- namv
“Su'vdon Houw" “as adnptul. It
may bv suhjwt tn (-hanga- hut n‘p
rc-uu-ntmivm uzrm-d it “as lhv host
By Einar Betgsland
skiers and jumpers meet at the
Holmenkollen competitions, and
the concluding great jumping com
petition ia wutched by some 70.-
000 to 100.000 spectators, During
the Olympic Games there will be
sufficient room for 120,000 to 150.-
000 people.
Billet Stndlum. which lies m the
ante! of Ohio. will during the
(Continua on P13! 8.)
ffi'w 14
OHM-9d so far. and cow-rs all \‘h'\\'-
polnts that may be incnrlmralml
Into the- building idea.
The meeting aISA agrm‘i it)
launi'h a Booster Club “min the
purpose of m‘inngmg 21l‘.\2l:v$
and entertainment to humt micr
2:2: in {he proj-sct. Thv yang-3r
generations are to hr encouragwi
to partake in the viuo's a;tzvitn‘s.
The first club meeting 13 slatvd
for January 30 in 1110 S'Wi‘dlsh
Club. Organizational ri‘presvntd
tivcs shall meet m'cx'y thmi Wm!-
i‘esday. This group. :mrvmg undnr
the chairmanship of Gus Bark
man, has made remarkable av
(omplishmonts m the short izm.‘ it.
has been in operation. hating
wielded together all prospective
member organizations into a work
ing unit. The size of indwidual
contributions recently received
irom a number or persons. pledg
ing sums ranging from $100 to
$1.000. indicates great interest and
enthusiasm beyond the cramm
tionnl lmll. Pledge: totalling
3800 have been received from
member! of the Swedish Business
men's Amman. A total of 811.-
600 was pledged by individuus It
a Swedish Club meeting. following
an upped by Gm Bukmm Ind
a speck! finmce committee.
Among ape-lien ut the last or
iConunuod on M 2.)
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