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t o 0 e0 0 Medford Attorney Describes Trip; Interviews Swedish Prime Minister Impressions of conditions in theCBritish Isles, in the Scandi navian countries and on the European continent have been re viewed in an article by O. H. Bengtson, Medford attorney, who re turned home last weekfrom a business trip abroad. One of the most interesting episodes of the trip was an interview with Toga Zrlander, prime minister of Sweden, and the attorney also en deavored to interest a Swedish firm in establishing a factory in southern Oregon. When I first agreed to attend to certain legal matters in Eng land and Sweden, I had no idea that my mission would take me on such an extended journey. Although my mother, Anna G. Bengtson, has made some four visits to Sweden since she orig inally became a United States citizen, nevertheless some 20 years had elapsed since her last visit, and we determined that I should plan my business so that she might accompany me directly to Sweden, where she might visit relatives while I Attended to business. After flying to New York and crossing the Atlantic on the Swedish liner Kungsholm, we arrived at Stockholm, Sweden, and then went on to mother's former home. I left by plane for Copenhagen, Denmark, and then on to London, from whence I journeyed to Exeter and Derby, England. Weather Good When we left New York, the temperature was some 100 de grees and from that moment on until e reached Stockholm we were just a day to a day and a alf in advance of the raging Atlantic storm, so our weather was perfect at all times. Traveling conditions were good in spite of the terrific amount of tourist travel to Europe, and the occasional un happiness of not being able to obtain hotel reservations promptly. . After a day in London, I spent almost six hours on my feet standing on a crowded railroad train which took me to Exeter. Exeter was one of the cities so badly blitzed during the war. We ran intoome difficulty on the legal affair-1 was handling in Exeter for the reason that their office had been blitzed and some records destroyed. From Exeter I traveled northerly to Derby, England, where I attended to the last business in England. I then returned to London, where I had time to see the vast amount of rebuilding necessitated by the "blitz. When I was able to return to Stockholm to finish my business and rejoin mother, I found that I was only an hour or an hour and a half by plane from Paris, and since the experience of flying back by way of Paris would be rather novel, I therefore took off for that city. I had several days in Paris, Versailles and Mon Desir,. after which I flew to Amsterdam, Brussels and Belgium; Hamburg, Germany, and on back to Copen hagen, Denmark, and Sweden. Hamburg Rebuilds I noticed extensive rebuilding in Hamburg, a city which re ceived considerable bombing by the English Royal Air Force. I was quite encouraged to observe that almost everyone in the aforementioned countries was working and living reasonably well. Holland, next to the Scan dinavian, countries, was the cleanest country, and appeared to be the most orderly. The .trip through the ... Holland canals, which gives one a birdseye view of the old city, would indicate IT'S WATCH INSPECTION TIME! 4000 JawalaaMavar Ma 432,000 tape wheat Mem marly tOOcyclM -aa kauri Thesa husky watch parts work harder than th angina of your automobile! So, give them . . . aad all the precision parts of your watch ... the inspection they deserve. . Youll save time and money on future watch break-downs by giving your witch speedy , check-up imo! Bring it to us today! CHAPMAN JEWELERS 109 i. Main, Medd, Ore. HERBERT G. ROBBINS Registered Watchmaker We Give & Radeam GOLD ARROW STAMPS of the second World war. Having more time perhaps to study the cities in the Scandi navian countries might account that Holland had recovered beautifully from the difficulties for my feeling that these coun tries were enjoying a higher standard of living. There are no slums in Sweden, and old properties have been demolished and are being replaced by mod ern apartments and . dwellings. Everyone in Sweden at the age of 64 years receives a pen sion which is sufficient to take care of ordinary living and nec essities. This pension comes to rich and poor alike, regardless of need or other employment. Those who cannot afford medical and hospitalization may receive the same irom the state. Employment is so plentiful that many pensioners without other income or funds find lighter work with which to sup plement their living, and which keeps them active and happy. Some Grumble In talking with the men of capital, there is a slight grum bling that it is very difficult to earn sufficient money to become wealthy in Scandinavia, but all of the employers with whom I conversed were pleased with the fact that their employes were contented and were enjoying a high standard of living, and that fact that their employees were enjoying a reasonable prosperity. Business in Stockholm re quired that I contact, the prime minister, which ordinarily, I was informed, would take from two to three weeks to obtain an appointment for an interview. By persistence and insistence, I was able to obtain an interview with him the first day in Stock holm, which was scheduled to last for 10 minutes to 20 minutes. I found Mr. Toga Erlander, the prime minister, a most gra cious person, and after I met him and we both, determined that my Swedish was as good, or better than his English, we con tinued to converse in Swedish, and . the visit extended into almost an hour. The prime minister was partic ularly pleased when he learned that I was returning via the North Pole route in that he had been one of the VIPs who had been taken over the North Pole by the Scandinavian Airlines system on its initial flight. It further developed that the prime minister had attended the same schools as my father, all of which .caused him to become more mellow and easy to talk to. Minister Liked This prime minister, who was elected by the masses, is well- liked by the ordinary citizens, and is highly respected by man agement. Upon completing our mission in Sweden, we journeyed to Copenhagen and boarded the Scandinavian Airline System plane and continued over the Polar route via Greenland, Win nipeg, Canada and Los Angeles. In Los. Angeles, I discovered that the person I wanted to con tact was in the Hawaiian Islands, so I had arranged passage to Honolulu, where, business com pleted, I had several day to enjoy the islands. I was accompanied on the island trip by Mrs. Beng tson, who already had booked passage for herself. I am still pulling for Medford and hoping that a Swedish fac tory for manufacture of screens used in paper iills might be established here, in spite of the firm insisting that" it could be Rebekahs To Plan For Homecoming . Plans for a homecoming and other fall activities fjrill be dis cussed by Olive Rebekah lodge women when they meet Monday, October 3 at 8 p.m., in the IOOF building, 221 West Sixth street. Mrs." Frank Chapman, noble grand, has requested that all of ficers arid as many members es possible attend as other business of importance to the lodge will be transacted. Mrs. J. D. Brummond is re freshment chairman and mem bers of her committee are Mrs. O. S. Walden, Mrs. Homer Vin zant, Miss Caroline Leaders, Mrs. Edith Baker and Mrs. Gertrude Martin. set up in northern Orejgon or Washington to eliminate freight problems. Visits Importer While iff) Goteiiberg, I re ceived a letter from Raymond Reter asking me to call on an importer with, whom Mr. Reter had formerly clone businessPThis gentleman and his wife yisited the Reters here in 1947. They entertained mother and me for a whole day at the Ope Air hotel and the Grand hotel. The most interesting part of this story is that this gentleman had Mr. Reter's advertisement in the international Applegrowers' as sociation open on his desk when we called at the office. Mr. Reter advised me today that he has just received an order for a large shipment of pears which is being readied for shipment now. Community Ambassadors Organizti To Rromote Tour, World Undtrstdnditm Tour, Br ELIZABETH TOOMEY United Press Correspondent . New York (U.R) A week in Manhattan: Your next door neighbor may be going around the world next year. Missiorft Come back home and tell the townspeople what it's really like in 22 countries. One woman from eachbf the 48 states will get the alignment, though at this point no one has any idea who the 48 women will be. They will be chosen from letters written by high school seniors recommencing women in their own cornmunjties for the honor. The project called Commu nity Ambassadors for World Understanding, Inc. got its for mal (launching here this week. "I got the idea last Novem ber," explained Mrs. David G. Huenergardt, ca San Francisco woman who started getting in terested in civic matters 25 years ago with her first volunteer job Girl Scout leader for her year-old daughter's troop. 10- Soon you can buy your kitch en and build the house around it. By the end of 195 complete kitchens, walls, plumbing, light ing and all,: will be produced by the Frigidaire Division of Gen eral Motors. They can be modi fied to fit various types of homes and room sizes. The design is based on the company's kitchen of tomorrow which has been shown in scores of cities this year. . '. The best way to relieve ten sion around the house when there is a crisis in a man's job is to plan something relaxing for evenings to take his mind off his problems, Mrs. Walt Alston, wife of the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, said as her husband faced his first World Series. Mrs. Alston doesn't question tttaier. 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