Scandinavian American. [volume], November 01, 1952, Page 2, Image 2

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mtaqub'fiy Idealsfiflminigrant
l'pper len—President Lithgow Usburnrv
and Amistant Basilia “'t-k‘h. Secn‘tar:
Richard H. Andrews. To the right—Davk
Hull. dirm-tnr of Music Comer. with Frat.
('05 Dalt‘. nssislalnt.
Founded by Niels Poulson. once
a poor Danish immigrant. who
later amassed a fortune. The Am
erican - Scandinavian Foundation
has gone a long way toward carry
ing out his lofty ideals. It is the
first and oldest institution in the
United States to pro‘note the in
terchange of students. Since 1910
the ASF has awarded scholarships
and stipends to American young
men and women for study in
Scandinavia. For more than 30
years it has promoted the inter
change of trainees. This year.
alone. about 400 trainees from
Scandinavia are learning while
working over here.
Assisted by sister organizations
in Scandinavia. though not financi~
ally. the ASF has the right con
nections with which to carry out
its extensive programs. The Foun
dation publishes the illustrated
quarterly, The American-Scandi
navian Review. with literary and
authorative articles. and the
Sensational llew Swedish lock Will
Make lile Difficult For Burglars.
An entirely new type of lock.‘
which is likely to make life diffi
cult for burglars and bank rob
bers. was demonstrated the other
day at a meeting of the Inventors'
Association in Stockholm. The sig
nificant outer features of this
lock~invented by a well-known
S“'z‘dl5ll meteorological >eientist.
With many fine instiuments and
measuring methods to his credit“
ai‘e its leaf—thin key and narrow
key hole. The key is provided with
holes of varmus types and Sizes.
resembling those of a modern
punch card The variety of key
combinations is practically innum
erable or 4000000000000. This
means that every man on earth
could buy 2.000 lock: t-r- each of
which there would exist only one
functioning key. The entirely new
principle of design is Claimed to
make the lock unpickable and
practically dynamite proof.
The inventor, Mr. Fabian Nils
son. active at the Research Insti~
tute of the Swedish Defence
Forci’s. began working on his de-
SIgn T-R years ago. His interest in
locks dates back to an episode
when he had Sumo: :muble opening
a fine century-old luck at a farm
in his native province Dalecarlia
where he lives .1: the summer. And
so. when one day at a club meet
ing the rtY‘i'SlllPYil of the Inventors‘
Assnmatv'm. .\lr Albm .luhanssr~n.
handed hm: a \‘lSlllf‘l: (ard of
stainless steel. With the j‘ikin: re
mark that he might make some
thing of it. he dedded to carry on
with some lock-irventinn ideas he
had got in his head. The result
eventually turned out to be a de
g: that doesn't resemble any
g so far seen in the field of
locking technique.
The new Nilsson lock. which is
patented all over the world. is
easily and smoothly opened by put
ting the key ihto the key hole and
taking it out again without any;
turning or twisting. It is made of:
oonvexly shaped. rumor-blade thinI
m lteel. 0.15 mm thick. and.
h- a length of M 60 mm. The;
”W'unohohhutnhuelyl
monthly news bulletin. Scan. It
also publishes books in English
about Scandinavia. a total of 77
so far. including samples of the
best literature of the North. Sus
taining. sponsoring or life mem
bers receive two books free a
year. All members receive a free
Review and Scan and any book
at a 25“} discount. At the head
quarters library 4.000 volumes by
Scandinavian authors or about.
Scandinavia. are available for
members. students. and research
workers.
The ASF also houses a Music
Center with more than 2.000 re
cordings on disc and tape repre
senting the best of Scandinavian
classical and popular music. Scores
are also available of the most
prominent compositions. Under
‘ASF auspices the best of Scandi
navian music was recently broad
icast nationally for three consecu
tive Sundays. The Danish National
Orchestra is now touring the U.S.
'visible slit of corresponding shape.‘
with just a tiny guiding “self“ be
low. which makes it easy to insert
the key. When it enters the lock. 3
system of ingeniously placed and
shaped pins corresponding to the
holes in the key are moved. re
leasing the bolts. The door is then
opened with a movable handle or a
wheel. Locking: takes place without
the key. solely by turning the
handle in the oppasite direction. .
Mr. Nilsson told the press and
technicians present that he had
been in contact with both Swedish
and foreign specialists. but none
uf them had been able to pick the
lock or to make a key With the
right combination.
He also stated that it had met
\\'l[h considerable difficulty to de
sign the precision tools necessary
for the manufacture of the keys
and for making the narrow slit in
the hard thick steel material in
the lock. These problems. however.
had eventually been successfully
solved.
In the first place the new Nils
son lock is intended for safes and.
bank vaults. It is probable. how
ever. that the desxgn will gradually
be adapted for ordinary domestic
int-ks. car locks. etc. ‘
Once these keys are in general
use the experts seem to have no
vi-iubt that the invention is of
epoch-making importance —— an
other problem of a more trival
nature will have found its solu—
tion, VIZ that of the bunches of
keys that bulge and wear out one's
pockets. “'ith the leaf-thin keys 0‘!
the Nilsson look a batch of. for
instance ten keys will not take up
more space than an ordinary pock
et knife. ‘
The experimental work and the.
patenting have been financed byl
the Swedish Cooperative Union,
but nothing has so far been stated
about the future exploitation of the
‘,invent.ion.
l i
i ““—‘— i
Sonny In. In mammal 18.000
rheumatncs. with 1.500 new case.
being added etch you. ‘
under ASF auspices.
The present headquarters at 127
East 73rd St.. New York City.
have been extensively remodelled
with Swedish. Norwegian and Da
nish interests providing beautiful
furnishings on all three floors in
that order.
Officially recognized by the
United States Government as the
certifying authority for Scandinav
ian students and trainees. the ASF
inow has about 2,000 members in
-46 states and some foreign coun
tries with chapters in many U. S.
cities, including Seattle. With the
"principal income from interest on
tinvested funds and from contribu
;tions. the ASF now needs more
'financial support to avoid curtail
ling its activities drastically. The
jdues for twelve months are $6 for
Associate members and $15 for
isustaining' members. Your support
lmay help give foreign students and
,trainees a helping hand in this
'country.
King Receives
$1 Mill. Gift
--For Subjects
King Gustav Adolf‘s 70th birth
day was festively celebrated in
Sweden on November 11. In Stock
holm tens of thousands of citizens
thronged the streets to cheer the
Royal procession passing through
the inner city.
Prime Minister Tage Erlander.
Chairman of the Royal Anniver
5325' Committee. on this occasion
presented the Swedish people‘s gift
to the King. Kr. 5.000.000 IS}.-
OOC.GOOI collected through a na-
IlOl’l-Wlde drive and known as
“King Gustaf VI Adolf's 70th An
niversary Fund for Promoting
Swedish Culture." An official lunch
was attended by some 100 guests.
including King Haakon of Norway.
King Frederik and Queen Ingrid of
Denmark and President Paasnkivi
of Finland. At night large crowds
gathered outside the Royal Palace
to pay homage to the King. who
appeared on the balcony ‘to greet
his people.
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Industry Norway’s Biggest Employer
Figures published by the Central
Bureau of Statistics in Oslo reveal
that well over one-third of the
population in Norway is now di
rectly dependent on industry for
a livelihood. In the past thirty
years, industry has replaced agri
culture and forestry as the biggest
employer of labor.
The following table shows the
number of people dependent on
various occupations in 1920 and
1950.
1920 1950
Agriculture
and forestry .‘.A...‘.‘881.000 725,000
and whaling ....V.......162,000 190.00
Swedish Riksdag
The table below shows the final
distribution of seats in the Sec
ond Chamber (Lower House) of
the Swedish Riksdag for the next
four-year period after the count
ing of the postal votes.
Social Dem. 110 112
Liberals 59 57
Conservatives 31 23
Agrarian 25 23
Communists 5 8
T h e Social-Democrat-Agrarian
coalition. now in government. thus
holds 135 out of the Chamber's
;230 seats. as against 142 before
jthe election this fall.
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