He was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit, the Order of St. Olav (Knight, First Class) and several foreign orders.
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The couple produced an annual summer music festival at the Cafe Dræsinen on the island of Ærø featuring well known (especially in Denmark) musicians.
In February 1950, though, the company was bought by competitor A.C. Nielsen.
He was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1965.
To save the company from bankruptcy the Orkla owned Chr. Salvesen & Chr. Thams's Communications Aktieselskab (S&T), Kredittkassen and the Municipality of Hemne went inn with NOK 8 million to save the company, and sold all non-transport related activities.