THE GALAX NEWS
JULY 8. 195V
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Introduction con’t.
his observations and experiences on
his trip* I feel sure that the
readers of the local publication
will enjoy reading his letter,
Trondheim
June 29th
Dear Otto-
We have covered a great deal of
territroy since we landed at Liver
pool May 22nd and naturally will
have a whole lot to talk about after
our return. We allowed ten days for
bombed cities of Germany and Ba
varia, including the celebrated
Berchtesgaden and surroundings.
This is written upon the com
pletion of a 10 day cruise to the
North Cape, and beyond to Kirkenes
where Norway and Russia dove-tail
in with extreme northwest Finland, y.
We were permitted to go within 300 y
yards of the symbolic Iron (Curtain \
where barbed wire barricades and
Norweigan sentries block the en- \
trance into an alleged peaceful "No
man*s landV. \
last year you published an arti- \
cle by me headed ’’Highlands Weathei^’r--'
so I’ll devote this to observations \
of the effects of ’’The Sea Around \
Us" on weather up in the land of thdT
midnight sun. After four days trav-\
el from Kirkenes we have just cross-r-^
ed the Artie Circle which is still \
some distance-2000 miles approxi- \
mately-north of Highlands.' \
If you recall your geography \
Norway's comparable mild climate a-..i
long the west coast, and around the \
top to the Russian border is due
to the Gulf Stream. Although it is r
chilly at sea the cold winds call \
for heavy wraps even on land, de- ^
spite thermometer readings of ?0° \
to 60°a \
We were pleasantly surprised to \
note that tulips of every color grov/j^
big and tall and are in full bloom
over a distance of 1000 miles wher- \
ever there is any favorable soil, ^
Also noted in bloom were many of the\
hardy garden flowers. All Norv;egi- r
ans seem to love flowers and every
house has potted plants in the win
dows, The one flower which inter- ^
ested us was the dwarf dahlia, usu- \
ally single, in the same colors we r
grow in Highlandf but the stalks \
varied from 6” to 12" high,* At V"
Hammerfest, advertised as the worldfe\
northernmost town, we noted that J
jonquils were in full bloom, as well\
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as tulips and hyacinths
It was surprising to know that
Norway is self-sustaining in the
matter of potatoes, cabbage, eggs, ^
(but no poultry), and dairy pro- \
ducts. The usual garden vegetables \
cannot be raised except in hot \
houses I consequently vegetables are \
expensive. For parents whose child-H
(Con*t. page I3) \
“Soups -
Bedn ,1.omdto, chilled mad-rileTi'i
'Saiii(is -
Thicken, tossed green,
“odiltluMches -
Bak.ecl Kcim, chi.c Ken,. iund
-Hoi Dishes-
ChicK&n, rod.s'r beef
"Cold Pldtes-
rtarn, cheese , potato .salad
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