At Swedesboro, N. J., for its tercentenary last August, Prince Bertil of Sweden told his guard of 72 New Jersey traffic policemen that he would like to make every mother's son of them a sergeant in the Swedish Navy. Last week each of the 72 received from the Swedish Embassy a gold pin emblazoned with the royal coat of arms, and several telephoned the local consulate to make sure of their new rank. The consul replied that Bertil, though grateful, had a sense of humor: even the Swedish Navy has no sergeants.
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