Scandinavian American. [volume], March 19, 1952, Image 1

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Norway’s Star
Skater Quits
I t l
"Hjallis" Andersen, who won 3
Olympic gold medals for Norway
in the 1.500, 5,000 and 10,000 me
ter speed skating events, captured
his third wOrld championship at
Hamar recently. He has also tak
en three European ani Norwegian
speed skating championships in a
row.
Now that it is all over. the Nor
wegian ace says he is through with
championship skating. Next win
ter “Hjallis” will be concentrating
on commercial studies and won’t
have time to defend his triple
titles.
Vol. 8, No. 6.
ILC. Man To Norway In Barrel
Folk Art Expert Thrilled
About “little Scandinavia"
Returning to Seattle a few months ago after a long absence from
the Pacific N. W" Miss Sonya Loftness is tasting its Scandinavian
flavor with new relish. The intervening yearS, spent at the Norwegian
Embassy In Washington, D. C., and travels in Norway and Scandinavia.
etc.. have added immeasurably to her appreciation of “Little Scandin-
avia.”
Refreshed by her 1948-49 studies
of native folk art in Norway. Son
ya is responsive to those things
that in her estimation have an
earthy Scandinavian touch in our
,regions. And she wants to talk
SONYA WITNESS
Swedish Track Star M II. ofIWasII.
'I'op Contender for Olympic Honors
Decathlon Champ in Sweden ’50 Betters Muks
George ( G o r n n) Widentelt.
Swedish dmthlon champion and
exchange, student at the I’nivernity
01 Washington, is busier than ever
these days. The university's track
Itar is tnlning vigorously In an
ticipation of competing in the
1952 Olympic Games In Finland.
At the university he's rated a
good chance to win top Iaureis at
the Games.
“I expect to go back to Sweden
this summer and try to place on
the Swedish Olympic G a m e 5
team." says the tall. modes! ath
leier. ”Indoors I have been train
ing five days a week and six days
outdoors so I am in pretty fair
condition now. I hope to get third
place in the Olympic decatholn . .
but high jump will be tougher."
He says a number of Swedish
high jumpers have been clearing
six feet. six inches. his top height
in the event. Under American
rules he tied' for sixth place in
high jump at the 1948 Ol y m pic
Games. when he represented Swed
en es it very young man.
Track Coach “Hec” Edmundson
thinks Widenielt will have to
change his style to "western."
“George is a clever boy. so he
should improve his high jumping,
too." says the experienced. us
tioallly known coach. "In the high
but!!!“ he'll go under 15 lemmi
end next time he cumin his‘de
m pout: he'll have A nice
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albut them. To her it is signifi
cant that so many Scandinavian
selections are listed on Juke box
es. or that an ice cream parlor is
completely decorated in colorful
Swedish peasant style. She feels
little things like that give reveal
ing glimpses of the general pic—
ture. borne out on highest com
munity levels. too. With mayor
shlps of such key cities as Seattle.
Tacoma. and Olympia and the gov
ernorship manned by men of solid
Scandinavian stock.
_As. a Scandinavian-American,
She takes ‘Istoc‘k‘bf "all this With
considerable pride and is just itch
ing to write at least one good story
about it all. She is the idrmer re
write editor of American Home
Magazine. and contributor to such
papers as the New York Times and
Christian Science Monitor.
Old Country Treat
The attractive miss captured
some of the old country flavor dur
ing her recent stay in the com
munity of Husevaag. about 100
.miles north of Bergen, where she
has so many relatives. They treat
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personal record: be sure of that.
He is our sharpest boy at the
university,"
Fans will have an oppotunity to
watch the track star in action
this spring. He plans to leave for
the Swedish Olympic trails im
mediately after the national track
(Continued on Page SI
Seattle, Washington, March 19, 1952
Scandinavian-
American Is
Seattle Mayor
Allan Pomeroy. Scandinafian-
American to the point of hav
ing ofticered Norwegian organ
izations in Seattle. was elected
mayor of Seattle last week. de
feating his opponent incumbent
William Devin by more than 8.-
400 votes not. counting absentee
ballot». A total 0! 155,000 votes
were cast. the largest on record
{or a municipal election in Se
attie.
Mr. Pomenoy won despite
some unbecoming references to
his campaign in the Seattle
press, proving that his integ
rity and ambitious campaign
promises were appreciated by
thinking voters.
The election result adds an
other Scandinavian-American to
the impressive rostrum oi Scan
dians heading varioua Wash
ington cities.
The N o r w e g i a n~dc§(‘ented
mayor has maintained actin
contact \\ith the Scandinmian
community and hau~ sened as
president of Knut“ Rockne
lodge. Sons of Norway. and Thc
Norwegian Commercial Club. on
Seattle.
Congratulations. .‘lr. Pomer
0V!
Swedish Bands
To Seaflle
The combined bands of the
Stockholm and Gothenburg Street
Car Companies plan a tour of the
United States next fall. The first
concerts will be given in New
York. Later, visits will be made
to Buffalo, Detroit. Chicago. Se
attle. San Francisco. 1405 Angeles,
Donna. and New Orleans. The
group comprises fifty musicims.
The tour will last forty-five days.
Another 41 Norwegian Alr (‘urps
Cadets have arrived in um USA.
to receive training as jet pilots at
10 different American Air Force
bun. under the Kuhn! Duane
Aunt-ace Prognm.
68-Year Old Norwegian Set
For Strange Trip In June
KELOWVNA, B. 0.. March lS—Tho adw-nturmh spirit at. the Viking!
is not dmd. Not by a long shot.
Take the case of Peter Olwn. 68.- He is planning a trip back to the
Norway he has not seen in 51 years. The Norwegian-born shaman plans
to sail from the east coast of Canada for his old home at Tredvrickatad,
Norway, In June but not in a (-onvontional vessel. Olwn wants to go
back home in a ten-foot-Iong barn-l. And he experh to sail an the
way from Sydney, 3'. 5.. to Norway in 35 days.
Peter Olsen has bern caretaker
of the Kelowna Yarht Club on'
Lake Okanagan in Brithh Colum-
Lia for the past two nears. Now
he‘s itching to go home in a craft
he has been dreaming of for more
than 15 years.
The ocean-going barrol was built
by Mark Carlton. machinist. ot.
“'indsor. Ont. (‘arlton originall}~
had planned to sail to Britain in
‘his contraption but he gaw it to
lOlsen. who was at that time 3:
“Met and a tipherman. Olson dis- {
‘mantled the barrel and shipped it[
to Sydney, N. S.. where it now
lies ready for the Voyage arrom‘
the Atlantic.
Good crowd M Young Scandinavian
Program Bridges Gap In Community
To show local appreciation of the cooperation and good
will that exists between the Nordic countries. the get-together
for Young Scandinavians in Norway Center‘s banquet hall.
Sunday evening. March 9. proved what The Scandinavian
American sought to establish.
About 200 persons. including many out-of—town visitors,
responded to the appeal to demonstrate Scandinavian solid
arity which characterized the affair and gave it Purpose.
The result was gratifying to this paper and its efforts to
bridge. if but temporarily, a gap that has existed between
frateinal organizations of the Scandinavian clan. split by
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their nationalistic endeavors.
Our congratulations and thunla
to the comInitu-e and all those \\ hu
labored faithfully to produm- the
exciting and rounding e\perienee.
And thanks to the many whn re
sponded not only h) lhelr pr».-
enee. but also by partaking in the
Run and saying w many nim
thlnga to the conunluee members!
\Vhatewr Young Seandlnmmns
do in the future “ill he up to the
anunittee. but a good start ha~
been inkured by thl~ lint big meet
lng. We hope the committee “in
entry on the work.
Hardly a chair was an'mla‘nie fur
the overflow cmwd lu\\".rd {M Li!-
ler part of the long. but mums:-
1y varied plogrami «insisting: u:
top-notch singing by the qurki‘
seth Trio. The Beauty Shop and
Barbershop quartets. all of ram:-
mlibre. music by the instrumenta!‘
Booster No. and Antarioan folk
dancing by a sizable 1'. of Wash
group with solo dancmg This wax
topped off by dancing to Um mu
sic of night club entertainer Ev
elyn Jones md the showing of the
hut-hour movie "Wings To Viking
hnd." certainly one of the best if
not the heat travelogue film cw:-
on Sandingvis. The film was
My Wed .5 were my
inn-y ol the m number.
M odhd for ctr. nun-Inn.
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v’ The Olsen barrel. appropriately
‘named the Viking. :5 10 feet long
‘and 6 feet 9 inches m diameter. ll:
has a TOO-pound keel and a. 250--
‘pound rudder along with a stern
stablllzlng “scoop." ‘lt‘s equxpped
‘_\\'lth a 29-foot mast. a compaq.
sextant and anchor and is 115an
'able, arcordlng tn the owner.
For hls lonely voyage. Olson
plans to take along mme butter,
fr-anned goods. about 30 gallons of
{fresh water “and a pr.\3o\r for the!
‘bestf‘ He‘s making one concession
to another Scandinavian colmlry.
. “I‘ll take along some Swmllsh
hard bread too." Ois-n said,
PETER IIOLNT
. A deft. humorous (much
"In between" ru‘roshmcms wm-n
served ta {he Mumhle. m‘nglmf:
\ mwd that swarmed Oer the
lcnmh and breadth of lhe banquet
hall floor.
The youthful crowd. interspers
ied here and there my middle-used
ipeoplc Ind even by a few genuine.
Icunoun old-timers. Napondod en
‘ thallium!” to high 190“ of the
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