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A Bit of Iceland’s History
Towards the end of the 9th century, King Harold Fairhair of
Norway consolidated his position and royal power by subjugating the
local chieftains, who had previously been relatively independent.
Many of these chieftains then sailed with their people to Iceland
rather than acknowledge the supremacy of Harold Fairhair. In
this way between 30,000 and 40,000 people crossed the North Atlan-
tic in the small Viking ships.
By medieval standards it was a gigantic undertaking, since cattle,
building materials, tools and provisions had to be carried for the
entire population. Yet for the Scandinavians of the Viking age this
was the normal way to travel.
In spite of the primitive state of navigation at that time, the
enterprise succeeded and Iceland was colonized by the Norsemen.
It is believed that in the 12th century the settlers had increased
to 75,000, but the population was threatened with extinction between
the 16th and the 18th centuries as a result of bad harvests and
epidemics which spread from Europe.
The Icelanders convened their first Althing at Thingvellir, about
31 miles east of Reykjavik in 930 and these meetings were held on
the same spot for almost 900 years before the Althing was moved
to Reykjavik in 1843. Iceland therefore has the oldest parliament
in the world.
Christianity was adopted by the Althing in 1000 and in 1262 the
Icelanders recognized the king of Norway as their sovereign and
thereby lost their independence. At that time the island had almost
one third as many inhabitants as Norway. Then in 1380 Iceland
came under Danish rule. The island’s independence was not acknow-
ledged until 1918 and the union with Denmark was not dissolved
until 1944,.
On June 17 in that year the new republic was proclaimed at
Thingvellir, the ancient seat of the Althing in the Viking age.
EARLY MAP OF ICELAND—This is one of the nine maps making up the Carta Marina, a famous work
published in Venice in 1539 by the Swedish historian Olaus Magnus. This was the first map to give a more
or less accurate description of Scandinavia. Only two copies are now in existence. One is in Uppsala,
Sweden, and the other in Munich, Germany. The detailed, imaginative commentary is an amusing mix-
ture of fact and fiction. The commentary describes (lower right)) how sailors sometimes cast their
ship’s anchor on huge whales, believing they had struck shallow water.
USO Group
To Entertain
Here Next Week
Military personnel and depend-
ents will be entertained during
the week by a USO musical vari-
ety starting Tuesday Feb. 6 in
the Officer’s Club at 9:30 p.m.
The “Showtime” group, as they
are called, will entertain its audi-
ence with acrobatics, juggling, and
music provided by an accordionist,
drummer, singer, and an electric
guitar player.
Under the show lights will be
three ladies performing once
again before military men over-
seas. Backing them up are three
male accompanists, providing
them with complete gaiety and
musical complement.
Leading the show is Reva Jor-
dan, singing the blues. Coming
from Seneca, S. C., she enter-
tains her audiences singing bal-
lads and rhythm in her own unique
style.
Specializing in acrobatics is a
talented brunette, Aileen Walls,
from Silver Hill, Md. Making her
fourth overseas tour, she has en-
tertained servicemen in the Far
East, and Mediteranean areas.
Serving as master of cere-
monies and humorist is Jack Par-
ker. Born in Washington, D. C.,
he served in the Army as a medic
in the Pacific during World War
II. With his show, he has played
the Palace Theater and the Pierre
Hotel in New York, the Steel Pier
in Atlantic City, Steve Allen
Show, and Kate Smith Show.
Patricia Tregellas is widely
known in the world of ac-
cordionists for her popular music
as well as her classical renditions.
KNOWN ACCORDIONIST — Pat
Tregallas is widely known in the
world of accordionists for her
popular music as well as her clas-
sical renditions. Her diversified
background includes a concert at
Carnegie Hall, and as soloist with
the Denver Symphony Orchestra.
guitar player with the trio. He
has played in the Northeast,
Europe, Western Mediterranean,
and Carribean Sea area.
The variety'' show will play
Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the Polar
Club, beginning at 7:30 p.m. On
Feb. 9, the Showtime group will
open in the NCO Club at 7:00
p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. in the
CPO Club.
Starting at 7:00 on Feb. 10, the
musical trio will perform at the
Andrews Theater.
This show, like others playing
the USO overseas circuit, is
made possible from the voluntary
contributions to the USO by the
American public through Com-
munity Chests, United Funds,
Combined Federal Campaigns, and
other voluntary donations.
SINGING THE BLUES—Winning
her audiences singing the blues,
ballads, and rhythm in her own
unique style, is the beautiful
as well as talented, Reva Jordan.
ID Cards Good
As Money
A military dependent without
an identification card (ID) is like
a ship without an anchor, or a
plane without wings. No ID
means no medical care, no com-
missary and no exchange privi-
leges.
Although most servicemen pro-
vide ID cards for their wives, a
dependent may also be a child or a
parent.
Children in college are parti-
cularly vulnerable, since they may
be living far away from parental
aid when a medical emergency
arises. And while colleges have
infirmaries, few of them have
free surgical facilities.
Since admission to many hospi-
tals is contingent on insurance or
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be north- northeast at an average
speed of 14.3 knots, gusting
higher. The 'maximum recorded
gust roared out of the south at
76 knots in 1959.
Though the daylight and war-
mer temperatures are likely to
produce an illusion of summer in
February, there will be snow,
too and rain. The average Febru-
ary snowfall is 15.1 inches though
a record 50.9 inches fell in 1962.
Average rainfall is 4.16 inches.
The record of 12.36 inches was
set in 1954.
SAFETY IS
ALSO CAUSED
We are often reminded that
“Accidents don’t happen — they
are caused”. This also holdstrueof
safety. Safety doesn’t just hap-
pen -— it is caused.
Safety is caused when you take
a genuine interest in accident
prevention — not just lip service.
Safety is caused when you plan
in advance to eliminate work in-
juries.
Safety is caused when workers
team up and assume their indivi-
dual responsibility for avoiding
accidental injuries.
And finally, Safety is caused
when you recognize a hazard and
then do something to eliminate it.
® W t > I O N A l COUNCIL
Vikings Whip
Public Works
The Alfred T. Mahan Vikings
used strong rebounding and play-
making to rout the Public Works
five, 80-50, in Intramural action
at the station field house Mon-
day Jan 30.
Mahan displayed a team effort
on all counts as the team chalked
up 24 assists. Even if it appeared
that a sure two-pointer was in
sight, the players passed to a
teammate underneath the basket
for an easy lay-up. Another fac-
tor contributing to the large score
was the 57 team rebounds picked-
up by ATM which allowed numer-
ous shots at the basket.
The Vikings received the open-
ing tap. Seconds later, a shot from
the corner by Dan Spillman hit
the net and the teenagers led 2-0.
From this point on, the boys were
never in danger of falling be-
hind. Team hustle enabled them
to capitalize on steals by Greg
Greer for easy buckets.
Public Works swished shots
from outside because a tight zone
defense would not permit close
penetration.
Mahan held a 43-29 bulge at
halftime.
Viking coach Richard Dieterle
emptied the bench with six minu-
tes remaining in the game so
every player shared in the vic-
tory.
Howie Warren and Ben Cinotto
carried the load for the school-
boys. Warren scored 27 points
and grabbed 15 rebounds while
Cinotto scored 19 points and had
eight assists. The duo was backed
up by Spillman with nine points
and 14 rebounds and Scott Do-
wer’s nine points and 13 re-
bounds.
Public Works, with a balanced
scoring attack, was paced by D. C.
Woodfill with 11 points. John
Spangler added 10, P. O. Cernak
had nine and D. J. Fekete and
A. A. Susi chipped in with eight.
Mahan’s record for this half of
the season is now 4-3.
“What is the weather like?”
“It’s so cloudy I can’t see.”
Her diversified background in-
cludes a concert at Carnegie Hall,
and tours to the Far East and
Europe.
Born in New York state, Cal
Santo is a master drummer. Ad-
ding rhythm to the show with his
drumming, he has made seven
tours with USO overseas.
Coming from Troy, N. Y.,
Tommy Shields is the electric
Teacher — “Let me hear how far
you can count.”
Barry — “One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
Jack, Queen, King.”
“Doctor, what should a woman
take when she is run down?”
“The license number, madame,
the license number.”
Medicare, an ID card is a neces-
sity. With vacations coming up,
servicemen would be wise to march
their youngsters over to the per-
sonnel office and arm them with
ID cards.
Children are dependents if they
are unmarried and under 21, or
unmarried and under 23 and en-
rolled full time in an accredited
institution of higher learning.