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Modern Sweden The next lights we pick up gpmewhere in the upper Md Vf Norway. And daylight gins to arrive as our inaugu- ' val flight on Scandinavian Air- ways Systems Tokyo-to-Copen- hagen polar service skims southward along the Norwegian coast. It's a shame to take the sense of adventure out of polar fly- ing but along this route there are actually more emergency landing places and more radio stations to report weather than on the North Atlantic. Nowhere have we been more than two and a half hours from an air- port! Some of these are known bases parellel to our course in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, Spitzbergen, and Norway. Some are secret mili- tary fields available only in emergency. And the map of radio stations makes the polar area look any- thing but empty. The Scandina- vian countries have built~ sta- tions on Spitzbergen and at Nord on the northern tip of Greenland, and SAS has built or helped to increase the range of other stations. Even at the Pole we could obtain weather reports and navigation bearings from several, --- - Another big meal coming up -- the fourth at least since leav- ing Anchorage -- and it seems strange to be eating dinner at dawn. Trondheim {is the first city of any size we see and be- fore long we are setting down at Gastrup Airport, Copenhagen -- a bit more than 30 flying hours from Tokyo but within an hour we are off for Stockholm. And breakfast is served! The first thing we learn about Sweden is that photographs are not permitted from the air. Military security again! Also we see jet interceptor planes car- tying. out maneuvres. The Swedes, clinging to neutrality, refused to join NATO, but are taking precautions of their own. They have gone further than any nation in building factories underground. And here in Stockholm we have seen a giant deep air-raid shelter, presently 'serving as a garage to take some of their thousands of cars off the streets. We are told there --18 a car for every seven persons, writes Donovan Richardson in - The Christian Science Monitor. Stockholm, seated on islands ..and promontories between Lake 'Malvern and arms of the Baltic Sea, has rare scenic advantages. And it has used them well, with handsome buildings enhancing its water front and bordering its waterways. One of these, the i: Ey DREAM STUFF -- To. take your mind off your work and set you to dreaming of vacation time Is the purpose of this' plc- ture. Suzanne Leigh is enioy- Ing the surf at Miami Beach. _ cient people, |, striking red-brick Radhusset or City Hall is known round the world as a fine example of mod- ern architecture, The Swedes are a serious sub- stantial, independent, and effi- These mental characteristics are interestingly reflected in our hotel, The self- operated elevators have only one door -- you are expected to know enough to stand clear. Much simpler to get in and out. Mechanical things are substane tial and they work. And there is no' need to ask the telephone operator to. be 'your alarm clock; on the wall is a dial which you can set to insure "wacking" at the required hour. Very simple and practical. This carries labor-saving beyond the American level. * * * The bathtub is about four feet deep, with one end raised to form a low seat. There is an English-type towel rack' (pipes carrying hot water or steam). And there is no foolish waste- fulness with towels. I use two the first night -- and later find them neatly refolded and placed on the rack to dry. Service is efficient and courteous but un- ceremonious, especially by com- parison with Japan, In the morning there is a knock on my door which was locked and bolted. 'Before I can answer a boy enters -- bolt or no bolt -- deposits a newspaper and de- parts. A sight-seeing tour . empha- sizes the historical and art treasures of Stockholm. A capi- tal never ravaged by war, it preserves an unusual amount of such matérials, Everywhere. it seems we encounter memorials -- streets, parks, monuments -- - to the exploits of Charles XII, -}- the brilllant King who raised Sweden to its greatest power, but also drained it of men and money by his wars. Quite poss- ibly this experience helped per- suade Swedes to seek the path of neutrality which they have followed as tenaciously as the Swiss. One statue has Charles point- ing and saying, "There is Nar- va," recalling the great battle in which his armies defeated the Russians. I remember that he preceded Napoleon in Russia and stayed much longer (nine years). By comparison it seems little attention is devoted to Gustavus Adolphus who made Stockholm the capital in the 17th century and played such a tremendous role in defending German Protestants from the - armies of the Counter Refor- mation. The relationships of the Scan- dinavian countries form an in- . teresting study. The nuances would require much more than a brief visit to understand. All five, including Finland and Ice- land, 'have one agency of co- operation -- the Scandinavian Council. The three larger na- tions are especially linked, eco- nomically and politically. Sweden, strongest of the three countries in resources and popu- lation, seems self-sufficient and independent, which may be re- lated to its neutral position. The Swedes are especially good as administrators and technicians. The three nations speak close- ly related tongues but the Danes and Norwegians say they under- stand one another better. This may be more than strictly a matter of language; they had a common experience in resisting German occupation and now ar both in NATO. ---- There can be no question, however, that the Swedes are deeply imbued with the ideas of freedom. Officially they may be neutral, but not in their hearts. "They say that his singing has helped to sell thousands of radio sets," "I can well believe it. 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Hang down for bowling 53 Concerning Answer elsewhere on this page. Billboard Battle in The U.S.A. The question whether adver-- tising billboards shall indiscri- minately decorate the 41,000- mile network of federally fin- anced superhighways to be built within the next 13 years needs to bé carefully considered by all Americans, A "battle of the billboards" . has been shaping up quietly, with first congressional hear- ings already held. And with con- servationists, garden clubs, the American Automobile Associa- tion, planning experts, and a lot of average citizens lined up on one side favoring a strict ban on billboards. And with the outdoor advertising industry and the painters and decorators union wanting a free hand, or at least a hand only mildly re- strained, to post their bills, All sorts of arguments, good, bad and fantastic, have been advanced as to why the bill- boards should or should not be banned. On one side that they deface the scenic beauty of America, contribute to highway accidents, are part and parcel of what Robert Moses calls the "indiscriminate mushroom growth of ugly filling stations, hot-do nds, and all the other roadside eye-sores" which have spoiled many a highway. B On the contrary side it is ar- gued that billboards are really more beautiful than unkempt flelds, that they keep drivers awake along the monotonous miles, and that--well, how else are tourists going to know what's ahead in the way of gas stations, motels, restaurants, and holiday resorts? . How shall the argument be resolved? Getting down to basic points, it seems to me that the outdoor advertising industry has no justification in suggest- ing that it fis against states' rights or somehow anti-Ameri- can to protest against the plant- ing of billboards along the great new highways of the nation. . The free-enterprise system, for all the vast benefits and strengths it has conferred on America, still has no inalienable right to hawk its wares before the public gaze morning, noon and night. It is in places like Egypt, a very imperfect demo- cracy, that native peddlers are permitted to tour the streets shouting "Mangoes for sale!" be- fore most anybody is awake in the morning. It is in the Soviet Union, a Communist state, that the government, unheeding any public sensibilities, can without qualms locate a state-enterprise billboard at a scenic spot along the road, writes Wm. H. Stringer in The Christian Science Monl- tor. In a more developed demo- cracy, the people are free to band together to protest and protect themselves against a situation where a normal right has been. misused or so over- used as to become a public nui- sance. The right of industry to advertise is essential. But. ad- vertisers can be prevented from locating billboards along the scenic rim of the Grand Canyon, The intent of the Eisenhower administration is to penalize states, by withholding 5 per cent of the federal highway aid al- lotments, it they do not con- form to a suggested national billboard control policy. A bill proposed by Senator Richard L. Neuberger (D) of Oregon would have the government assist states financially in the purchase of advertising rights within 500 feet of the highway right of way. But the outdoor advertising lobby is sometimes pretty pow- erful and the final outcome is uncertain. The chance to build billboards along $32,500,000,000 worth of highways -- the great limited-access, dual-highway ar- teries which will link 42 state capitals and 90 per cent of all cities with populations over 50,000 -- constitutes something "worth lobbying for. Not all of these highways will wind through scenic wonder- lands. But most of them will traverse the rural countryside --the vanishing (in the East) vistas which give peace of mind and relax tensions merely by existing for the contemplation of men. What is decided about the billboards will, to a degree, help determine how much of unspoiled America is preserved for the future. OOPS! MY MISTAKE Mrs. Toshiko put her know- ledge of Tokyo to good use af- ter a thief had robbed her house and fled on her bicycle. Scuttling through side streets she managed to overtake the. thief. . Poking her umbrella through the spokes of one of the bicycle wheels she unseated the rider, Mrs, Toshiko promptly sat on him and, between bela- bouring him soundly with the brolly screamed for help. "I picked the wrong victim," the miscreant plaintively wailed 39 the policeman who arrested m. "LONESOME GEORGE" -- George Gobel isnt quite as alone as he might want to be In a "vital" moment during a golf game with nature-loving Hollywood colmunist Erskine Johnson. George swears the cheating attempt was all a |oke. No land is'so extensive or so In need of improvement as are . natural pastures. Today there are many farmers who accept . pastures for what they are and not for what they could be, with the consequence that most of our pastures are producing at less than 50 per cent of their cap- acity. ¢ e ° The benefits from fertilizing pastures ate apparent from the results of trials conducted over several years by the Division of Field Husbandry; Central Ex- perimental Farm, Ottawa, and at several of the Branch farms in Eastern Canada. - : ° Ld * . In the Ottawa district on the basis of forty different fertil- izer trlals conducted over sev- eral years, fertilized pastures produced, on an average, 63 per cent more herbage on a dry weight basis, than unfertilized areas, Fertilizer also improved the composition of the herbage by Increasing the clover stand by 50 per cent and decreasing the weed population by about 30 per cent. . . In the Province of Quebec at Lennozville, Ste. Anne de la Pocatlere and Normandin, aver- age' increases of approximately 45, 55 and 62 per cent respec- tively were obtained by fertiliz- ation, : » In the Maritime Provinces at Fredericton, N.B., Nappan, N.S. and Charlottetown, P.E.I, fertil- ized pastures produced over 50 per cent more herbage than un- fertilized pastures. * LJ * 'Among the factors to be con- sidered in determining the kind and quantity of fertilizer for any particular crop are the nature of the soil and the pre- vious treatment of the land. Information relevant to soil tex- ture, drainage, lime require- ments, and the availability of plant food constituents is most helpful in deciding the fertilizer needs of a crop. Some of this information can be obtained from an analysis of soil from the area. " " . It is not possible to suggest any one fertilizer for all soil and climatic condition. In general, phosphorus is usually required on clayey soils where clovers normally . grow. Where clovers are not adaptable fertilizers con- taining nitrogen are generally recommended. Potassium is fre- quently needed for sandy soils. A liberal initial application of not less than 500 pounds of a complete fertilizer will general- ly be the most economical, fol- lowed by similar freatments every two or three years with more frequent nitrogen appli- cations, v . N Although barnyard manure is" ordinarily used on crop land. its value for use on pastures should not be overlooked. Fertilizer recommendations may be obtained from the Pro- vincial Department of Agricul- ture. The nearest Experimental Farm or Aggjcultural School may also have recommendations of more immediate local value, LJ * Pasture production may be doubled by proper fertilization. LJ - Ll Barns are the principal work center for daily farm chores. Sur- THE FARM FRONT veys show that most farm build- ings are badly in need of repair, remodeling or replacement. For years depreciation has exceed- ed maintenance improvements. As building material and labor become available, farm buildin improvements may show a to annual expenditure of more than a billion dollars. ed LJ] ° In planning barn improve- ments, don't overlook features to make routine chores safe and easy. These time savers are us- ually simple and inexpensive, "and they eliminate accident haz- ards which, records show, cause a great deal of pain, lost time: and expense. Inconvenience it- self fosters accidents because overwork reduces alertness and encourages carelessness. When you continue doing daily farm chores under hazardous condi- tions your life is at stake. Start corrective action before a trag- edy occurs. * LJ LJ The first step is to go over the barn with a critical eye to locate accident hazards and inconveni- ences, Some may have remain- ed unnoticed for years. The sec- ond step is to correct them. The solution is usually obvious and does not require special help. For successful results, the prin- cipal requirement is a willing- ness to question the way you work and a real desire to find easier and safer ways of doing chores. Long established habits are hard to break. Those who have the determination and per- severance to follow the job through are usually well repaid. * * J Falls and falling objects cause a large portion of farm accl- dents; so check your barn for loose objects or things that cause falls. High door sills, abrupt changes in floor levels, weak boards, protruding cleats or other tripping hazards should be removed, All floors should be solid, smooth and continuous. LJ * LJ Do some housecleaning and set things in order if the alleyways or work arcas are obstructed with feed, tools, harness, feed carts, or other obstacles. Don't work in the dark; see that dangerous corners and work centers are well lighted. Have light switches in convenient lo- cations. Where lanterns are used, provide a safe place to hang them. Avold storing loose materials overhead, and see that forks, scrapers and other barn equipment are kept in safe con- Jyenient places, L * * Loft doors, feed chutes and ladders are accydent menaces in most barns. A well constructed stairway that is hand-railed and kept clean provides the safest and easlest passage to hay mows. Doors to the stairway should swing away from the stairwell. Safe-Breakers One of Britain's biggest firms of safe manufacturers owes its origin to a crook. He was an unknown criminal who pulled off a robbery in Portsmouth Dockyard in 1817. As a result the government invited design- ers to submit a bunglar-proot lock, with a $500 reward for the winning design. Two young ironmongers in- vented a lock and put {it into competition. The "judge" was a convicted burglar who was then serving a sentence on the hulks in Portsmouth Harbour. For two months he went to work on the lock with all the tools of his trade but'in the end he had to admit defeat. 'The young ironmongers went on to found a family company of lock and safe manufacturers. Many of such firms employ expert mechanics whose job is te open safes when the owners have mislald or lost the keys. These safebreakers did valuable work during the blitz when banks were bombed and dam- aged safes had to be opened. An expert once got a royal summons to Sandringham where King Edward VII was holding a dinner party. The King's gold plate was locked in the strong-room and the keys had been mislaid. The expert opened the safe in a quarter of an hour. On another occasion this man was called to Liverpool to open a safe. Arriving in the city late at night, he was stopped by a patrolling policeman and spent the night in custody for carry- ing a kit of burglar's tools! 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Kar} Barth's commentary on Romang written as he listened to the guns booming at Verdun, France and published in 1919 symbolige ed the beginning of a trend back to realism. Man was sinful. M was progressing in the field sclence but tragically falling the moral realm. The light-ey optimism of the early years the century has gone. LJ LJ ° The history of man's first 2 years is told in five chapters the story of Noah in the nex$ four. "God saw that the wicked ness of man was great in the earth, and that every imaginae tion of the thoughts of his heard was only evil continually." "B Noah found grace in the eyes the Lord" The Bible is very frank. Noah, after saving his fa mily from the flood planted vineyard, drank of the wine became drunk. As usual, the re- sult was unhappiness for all. The rainbow is God's tokem- that He will not again bring @ great flood upon the earth. But He will pour out His wrath upos the sinful race. "The day of the Lord will come as a thief in night; in which the heavens s pass away with a great nolse, and the elements shall melt wi fervent heart, the earth also the works that are therein shall be burned up." 3 Peter 3:16, Atomic sclentists wonder if maa will set off this destruction him- self by starting a chaln reae- tion. We don't know what meang God may use but this time of burning will come at His ap- pointment. "Seeing then that all these things shall be disotyad what manner of persons ough! ye to be in all holy conversa- tion and godliness." We ought to' heed the Invitation quoted Im the memory selection and find God's abundant pardon for oup sins. Jesus Christ has provided for it. The cost of a pedestrian claim- ing the right of way in traffle can be high -- serious injury, os death. NO DUMB CLUCK, HE--This golden-hued rooster is a daily passenger on Kay Glenn's bus out of Brisbane, Calif. Noting him standing by a stop one day recently, she picked the bird up for a free ride. "Pretty Boy," as he is called by passengers, now rides-her bus some six hours each day. ot Gan ALL-WEATHER AIR TER ah MINAL - - This three-story airline terminal International Airport in 1958, according to Pan American World Airways, builders of the eight-million-dollar structure. Designed 1o protect passengers ir all kinds of weather, the ter- minal, top view, has a four-acre cantilever roof that will extend over parked airliners. Pass sengers (bottom view) will be able to go directly from cars Into the te=minol through a 100. foot-wide "curtain of air" in place of a conventional entrance door. will grace New York's