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

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

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Filo'l'kze {o Norse
S‘l'uden'ls In U. S.
Norway has been invited to nom
inate candidates for the 8-week
Intern Program to be arranged at
the United Nations Headquarters
in New York, July 7—August 29,
1952. Internship: of $300 each
Will be awarded eligible students
between 20 and 30 years of age.
Applications from Norwegian
students in the United States must
be submitted to the U. N. through
the Norwegian Permanent Delega
tion to the United Nations. 290
Madison Avenue, New York 17.
Vol. 8, No. 10.
Wash. 011] Age Assistance Lagging
Public Must Be Awakened, Official Says
Talk Of Welfare (fhiselers llelps Trim
Budgets But Most Recipients Suffer
First of Two Articles Written Independently
With no one else to turn to, a lonely old lady visited the
King County Welfare Department office in Seattle recently
to tell of her deepest need, companionship . . . An 85-year
old Scandinavian who lives in a small dark basement room
with boxes for chairs and barely enough to eat, hasn‘t been
able to buy any clothes at all for several years, except
a pair of underwear . . . A 75-year-old Scandinavian woman
living on $54 a month may have to move away from the
home of her daughter, and now she's worrying about where
she can move. how she’ll be able to get along by herself,
how much aid she can get. ‘-—————.——~——--—>——
These are. some existing sit-l
nations in Seattle, typical of him-1>
dreds of similar cases that are all:
too familiar to cm ind work-i
ers of the county welfare depart-l
ment, 1165 Eastlake Ave. In King;
County. a total of $1,148,000 “1151’
granted for old age assistance to
19.200 recipients—reportedly avery
aging $61 per person — in one
month. February, at" this year.
“‘ith appmprlations down to a
bare minimum. the understatted
department is admittedly unable to
administer adequate services or aid
to these eases. AVone ottlelul at
the department stated. there i~
about one nodal uurker for chT)‘
Scandinmnan Americana:
Immigrant Family, Largest In
Years, Happily Settled Here
One of the largest families to emigrate from Sweden. if
not all Scandinaxia. to the Pacific Northwest in many years
arrived in Seattle recently to make their home here. Mr. and
Mrs. Edvin Tegman, from Ornkoldsvik, Sweden, brought
thug seven of their nine children for a trip that cost a total
of 11939 crowns, three times as much as Tegmen earned
in Sweden in 1951. The two children left behind are expected
to trail them to Seattle in the near future.
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‘fects. Shut off, in many cases.
from normal relations with dear
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Seattle, Washington, May 21, 1952
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Re unrements
Somegasic requirements for
receiving old age assistance in
Washington are as follows:
0 Must be 65 years old; res
ident in the state during
five of the last 10 years.
. Cannot have cash resources
over and above $200.
. Any employment must be
notified to department;
small wages cause deduction
from allowance; odd jobs
that don't pay much are
permissible.
. Allowed to own a home val
ued not over $8,000. value
from $6,000 to $8.000 may
cause deduction from allow
ance.
of money is still the lesser of two
evils they must contend with. The
old people .can. learn to exist on
little. financially. But it's hard
not to be able to live like “people."
not to belong. not to he wanted,
not to be assured of personal
friendships and attentions —— not
to have that long-acquired free
dom of action — that transcend
the fluctuating values of dollars
and cents more than their hcax‘ts
sometimes can bear.
That is their real, essential
problem. One that is sparked. too,
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32 West Coast Students At Chicago College
13 Students; All
Scandinavian,trom
Washington State
Thirteen students and one in
struetor from the state of Wash-
Ington are among the 32 West
Coasters now studying at N o rt h
Park College and Theological
Seminary. (‘hleagm The whole stu
dent family lm‘ludes more than
1.000 from all parts of the I‘nned
States and from several foreign
countries.
Of the four from Seattle in the
picture above. one is Miss Helen
Marie Blomgren. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Blomgren. 197
34th Ave. She is the granddaught
er of the late John Isaacson. well
known manufacturer and indus
trialist of Seattle. Also on the pic
ture in Miss Margaret Peterson.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
0. Peterson. 1112 Broadway No.
North Perk College is the de
‘nominetlonel school of the Evan
‘gelicel uleelon Covenant Church
‘of America end includes an Aced.
‘emy, Junlor College. School of Mu
:eic. end Theologicel Seminary.
Commencement exercises for the
current academic year were held
if; Mondey morning. May 9. when
. Edger Carlson. president 0!
Guntevue Adolphus College. St.
Peler, m., delivered the men:
eddreee.
Djoses Open New Shop In Seattle
Malls and Sirl Djos. versatile importers of Swedish ark and
crafts, will open a new shop at 1318 5th Ave" Smttln‘. Jum- 9.
Norse Male chorus
In Concert May 25
The Norwegian Male Chorus of
Seattle will present its 62nd an
nual concert Sunday. May 25 at
2:30 p.m. in Norway Center‘s audi
torium. The chorus is directed by
August Werner. '
Guest soloist will be Donna. Ol
son. a 14-year-old pianist who is
making quite a name for herself.
Seattle‘s newly elected mayor,
Allan Pomeroy. of Norwegian des
cent, is scheduled to make a speech
during the‘concem -
Runeberg Chorus
Concert May 24
The mixed chorus of the Rune
berg lodge in Seattle announces
its annual spring concert and
dance to be held at the I.O.OIF‘.
Hall in Fremont Saturday, May
24. at 8:15 pm.
THE WEST COAST (‘LI‘B 0|” NURTH PARK Left to Right:
FIRST R0\\': Darlene Bmlle)‘. San Franciwo. ('a!if.: Bethel Klint.
'l‘urlm-k. ('alif.: Helen Marie Blumgrvn. Seattle. “'ale: Joan Kri~tvr—
son. Seattle. “141.; Betty June Tisu-ll. Selah. Wash: Donna Nor
een. Gresham. Oren: Blanche Ahlem. Turlm-k. mun; Joann.» lll‘dl'r
stem. Sacramento. Cal".
SECOND ROW: Marjorie Almqulst. Sacramento. (‘alil.; Ben“ Steen.
Spokane. Wash: Slime l-‘roherg. Seattle. “ken; (‘arole Sahlln.
Tacoma. Wash; Margaret Peterson. Seattle. Wash; Marjorie Ny
man. Turloek. (but; Bett-y Alice Peterson. Kingshurg. ('ulif.;
Bonnie Johnson. Seattle. Wuh.
THIRD ROW: Dnvld Stemnld. “Illa “Ills. Wash; Dulght N)-
qulst. Aberdeen. Wash; Roland 0M“. Idaho I-‘ullh. Idaho; David
Johnson. Everett. Wash; Hnrold Swank-rs. Selnh. “an; Joe King.
Seattle. “holm: June. Know. Belunghnm. Wonk.
NU! SHOWN IN PK‘ITIE: Jerry WI. Berkeley. (“glitz (Tar
roll Nyqfllt, ’l‘urlock. cum; Alton Peterson. Hamburg. can;
It: Fowler. Fresno. (hit; Clyde bathe“. Sun Diego. (but;
III w. 8.- ancboo. cam; my (ht-hon. Sol-h. Wain:
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A feature of the new establish
},ment will be a continuous display
iOf works by NorthWest artists,
gstarting with paintings by Pro
3fe5snr Glen Alps. of the University
of Washington School of Art far
lulty. Professor Alps has designed
ithe interior decorations. and the
icabinet work, in birch and walnut
:and glass, is done by Evart So
ldergren. Aside from the numerous
iart objects and articles the new
Lestablishment will be stocked with
%Swedis'h stainless steel and din
lnervvare.
i The Djoses also plan to pipe in
iclassical music from the record
{shop next door.
1 Their present studio at Univer
isity Way is now being renovated
land redecorated with illusionary
:walls to provide an attractive set
fting for a furniture show room.
[which will be its main feature.
i The Swedish couple plans to
‘bring a select art exhibit by North
west artists with them on their:
trip to Sweden at the end of the
year.
The public is invited.
George Halvor is dix'ovtnr of the
chorus.
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