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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
Revealing Dispatch From INSIDE Finland:
Finland Longs for Peace;
HOPES for u. S. Goodwill

EDITORS NOTE: Albn E. Johnson, reterdn for
sion correspondent has Just arrived at Hesk to become
one of the feW American neCspdpernen to penetrate the
SDedish frontier into Finland since the Firms linked
themselves to the Aris Russia. In the totowhg
illuminating Dispatch straight from the Finnish capital
Johnson prouides significant insight INTO the Fhnsh
peopIes present mood and condition, disclosing their
longing for peace coupled NTH determination to survive
as an independent nation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
By ALBIN E. JOHNSON
International News Service Special Writer

HELSINKI, Finland Feb. 9.-The people of
Finland suffering many acute deprivations born OF
the war long for the return of peace and look hope
fully to the United States for an understanding of
their present predicament.
But they are unanimously determined to defend
their independence and maintain their territorial
integrity, regardless of the cost.
At the same Time they are bent on preserving
their democratic system of government, which the
Finnish Parliament is resolved to safeguard.
This dispatch, which cleared through the
Finnish censorship did elaborate the above point
But be interpreted meaning that despite their
association with the Axis powers in the Russia
Finnish people guarding eaousy their democratic
parliamentary institutions. The Nazis up to have
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09

avoided any drastic intefer-
ence in Finlands internal af-
fairs, evidently fearing to
arouse Finnish opposition that
might imperil Germany's
northern flank.
Arriving in Finland after a
sojourn in Sweden, found
the Finnish public worn out by
economic hardships and the
exertions of war. / found the
people over-tired from two wars
that came in rapid succession to
each other-the 1939-40 winter
war" with Russia and the pres
ent conflict.
/ In Helsinki, ] discovered that
the greatest interest centers on
the question of whether United
States Minister II F Arthur
Schoenfeld. who recently returned
TO Washington, is coming back TO
his post in the Finnish capital.
SIGN OF GOOD WILL
IF Schoenfeld returns TO Hell
sinki. 1 was told. il will be taken
by the Firms as a sign of the
Continuation of American good
will policy" toward Finland.
The continued functioning of
democratic governmental forms in
/ Finland is reflected In the fact
that new presidential elections are
scheduled to be held on February
155.
Meanwhile. Finland's internal
situation is most difficult because
-of shortages in manpower and
foodstuffs as well as the country's
isolation from her former markets.
1 Ninety-four per cent OF Fin
lands commerce is with Ger
many or German-controlled and
German-occupied countries. The
remaining 6 Nper- cent is with
neighboring Sweden.
Forty per cent ofs Finland's
bread Is imported from Germany.
WOMEN REAP CROPS
I About is per cent of the entire
population is in the military serv-
tees. Women and children har-
vested last years crops.
I All Finnish men under 60 years
OF age are being physically. ex-
amined and will be obliged e. cut
up TO 100 cubic meters OF wood for
fuel in the coming year. The
Village OF Barge has assigned
every one of its male citizens 10
cut IA cubic meters OF wood vclun-
tarily during the year. in addition
10 the obligatory work.
Shortages OF textiles and
feathers are serious. OF 800, 900
Finnish children of school age,
100000 are unable TO attend
school because of the shoe short
age.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
FAVOR RISTO RYTI
ENTRANCE IN WAR

Finland joined Germany in the
war on Russia Immediately after
the Nazis invaded the Soviet
Union in June, 1871. Britain is
al war with Finland, but the
United States is not. American
Finnish relations, however, have
become strained since high-placed
Finnish government officials last
December Z attended a reception
at the japanese legation in Hell
sinki and some of them were re-
ported by the Owl to have
toasted Japan on her Pearl. Har-
Dor attack.
I United States Minister Schoen-
field left Helsinki for Washington
shortly thereafter. The American
government curbed Finnish in
formation services in the United
States and the Finnish govern
ment retaliated in kind
SEPARATE PEACE
Nevertheless. there have been
increasing reports from various
European sources indicating that
Finland might H disposed TO con-
clude a separate peace with Rus
fsia II the United States would
guarantee Finnish boundaries and
security.
Signs OF alarm within Finland,
lest the Russians turn their mill
tary fury on the Finnish front,
have multiplied since the Soviets
raised the siege of Leningrad last
month. Many military observers
believe that as soon as the Rus
SLAMS clear out the area southeast
Of Leningrad Of Nazi troops the
Red army will open an offensive
10 the north and northwest 10
knock Finland out of the war, un-
less a mutually acceptable peace
can be arranged In the meantime,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
ELECTION AWAITED

But Finland is politically con-
scious and is eXpectantly awaiting
the decision OF the 300 electors
already gathering in Helsinki TO
choose a president next week
The electors are completely in
dependent and unlnstructed by
constituents and consequently will
choose the man they believe is
best for the post, regardless OF
popular sentiment at the moment.
The two largest groups in the
electoral college are the Agrari-
ans and the Socialists tSocial
Democrats).
The Agrarians apparently favor
Inc election of Field Marshal
Baron Karl Gustav Won Manner
helm. commander in chief of the
armed forces, who thus far has
been silent on whether he would
accept the presidency.
FAVOR RISTO RYTI
The Social Democrats are in
clined toward the reelection OF
President Risto Ryti.
Ordinarily, the presidential term
runs for six years. but il has been
limited TO two years because OF
the war crisis.
Premier j. w. Rangell's cabinet
is expected to resign Immediately
after the election. The general i'm
preston in Helsinki is that several
ministerial changes are impera-
tive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-09
"Preparing
Dress for
Fitting

Will be the subject of
the four Mccall dress
making lectures given
at IL a. m. and $50
p. m. "Wednesday and
Thursday in the Hud-
son Auditorium.
Twsiffb Floev
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
80 Seconds
Over Tokyo
BY CAPJ. TED w. LAWSON
CHAPTER Al

thought Ellen was still AZ
Myrtle Beach with the other
wives. We were scheduled 10 fly
over the beach. so We asked Ms
wander 10 buzz them on the way
north that day. He made three
big circles over the little settle
ment and went on. ] didn't know
then that Ellen had gone back 10
Los Angeles 10 be near her people
ana my mother, hut the other
wives saw the plane.
We reached Boiling Field on the
afternoon of June l6--the end
Of trip nearly all the way around
the world ny plane, ship, stretcher,
.lat-boat. junk. stretcher again,
sedan CHAIR, truck, bus, station
wagon, tram and plane again.
NiSwander had radioed ahead
for Walter Reed ambulance. Nc
Clure and l waited for II at the
plane, and finally it came.
You thirik of some funny things,
irrelevant things. when your life
is suddenly filed with the UNI
reality of being badly hurt
ON the way 10 the hospital my
main thought, aside from the feel
ing Of relief that Ellen hadn't been
tipped of, was the wonderful
springs of the ambulance. Who
ever designed them did a great
JOB. / guess in the back of my
head / was trying TO find some
usefulness for myself. and my
mind vas going back inStinctively
20 the thing / always wanted
"a ha
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Not Much to Tell

you'll never know how re-
lieved am to know you're
back" Ellen wrote in one part
of the letter. I'm coming Ia
Washington just as soon As l
can. At least ! can see you
every day.
They wouldn't tell me what
happened 10 you. yet. but 1
can't imagine you being sick
very long -. There isn't much
10 tell about your Nom just
now.
After she had the stroke on
May 21st chat was the day |
finally got to Choo Chow Lishui.
] thought 10 MYSELF she lost
her speech. She IN gradually
gaining IL back, but IL will take
n long time.
"I'll tell her I'm going to
Washington TO be with you, hut
n would be better right now "
she didn't know where YOU were
in Washington -. I'D love 20
talk 10 YOU on the phone, but
since ] am going 10 see you I'll
try and walt. can start prac-
ticing my patience now on you,
and then Ill make a better
mommie."
Continued Tomorrow
sopyngh' 1913 ~ Random Hous. is,
IlairlbulaA b. lrltfnAflnnAl NaNa Ssfvlrs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Nurse Brings Tray

At Walter Reed we were taken
up 10 Ward Five and into Wat
sons roona His arm was still in
a heavy cast They had operated
on him when he arrived a week
before, to- get the shoulder back
In place, and he was coming along
fine.
We ate dinner off trays in Wat
sons room that evening, and
hulled. A mice nurse brought Nc
Clure and me another full tray
after we finished the first one
Colonel Peterson of the medical
corps came in and roared laugh
ing at the way We ate.
While we were still eating, Doc
little came in. He didn't have 70
90 TO that trouble. He had TO
leave his office and his work. but
II shows you what kind of a guy
he is.
lie said he was sorry he wasn't
al Bollingi Field when the plane
came in--lae hadn't been told-and
that he'd see to it that we got
the best possible care. He's kind
OF like father, guess.
l tried to stand up when he
came in. but he put his hands on
my shoulders and wouldn't let me-
j don't think he knew for sure
that my leg was off until Doc told
MIN at the, war department.
We talked awhile about the raid
and the trip home. then he asked
me if there was anything bother
ing me. i said that if / could get
good nights sleep l believe /
could think better.
How about the family situs-
tion:"
/ said I'D like good nights
sleep before l did anything about |
that.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02
Has Written Wife

do yCu know about your
MOTHER" Doolittle asked
| was afraid to ask him what
about her.
"Sbe's had a stroke. She's
pretty bad off. I'm sorry"
! didn't say anything.
what do you want to do
about your. wife,"
Doolittle knew the baby was
coming. So / told him that !
wanted 10 stay at Walter Reed
until was all right, and l asked
him il he could fix it so Ellen
would think / was still abroad.
THAT would he n good idea,
except that I've already writ
ten your wife and told her YOU
were injured and on the way
hack" Doolittle said, "but that
didn't know the extent of your
injuries. That's all I told her.
You'd better do something
about It,"
Doolittle called Ellen in Los
Angeles the next morning. He
told her where L was and that |
was safe. When he came out TO
the hospital 10 see Us later that
day i asked him if he had told
her about the leg.
"No, 1 didn't" he said. II
told her that there WAS some
thing else I couldn't talk about
over the phone, and that I'd air
mail her letter"
The following day, the 18th, !
got my first letter from Ellen in
a long time. She wrote it as soon
as Doolittle hung up, / guess.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-02

copvrigh' 1853 ~ Psnoon Houss ise
pist0butsa 81 lntsrnAtionGl News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
None Here This Week

Hence good screen writers
are Just rs important as novel;
lists and piaywrights to the In
dustry, perhaps more so.
What" he asked. ARE your
current attractions this week ?"
We told him and he pointed out
that we've overlooked that not
one Of the present presentations
is from a novel or a play. Ali
are based on original scripts.
Keeper of the Flame. the
mystery melodrama co-starring
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer
Tracy at the United Artists was
suggested by novel Of ]. A. r.
Wylie's but the real story. the
way you see II on the screen.
Is practically ar original by
Aonald Ogden Stewart.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Amusement Outdoors:
Walled Eoke, Edsewotef
Eastwood Open Seasons

Walled Lake will feature
roller skating with sensational
amusement rides. Popular with
north enders, the management
feels that so many additional
war workers have ffocked TO
that area, that the season holds
bright prospects.
Swimming is always featured
at Walled Lake and plans this
season are TO make the spot ideal
for relaxation from war nerves:
Later in the season, around
Memorial Day, Eastwood Park
viii open the swimming pool and
picnic grove Industrial and fra
ternal picnics are now being
booked for that spot.
Gratiot street cars operate
direct into Eastwood: HAYES
boulevard and Eight Mile, East
buses also terminate at this park
and Greyhound suburban buses
10 Roseville and Mt. Clemens
stop at Eastwood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18

DETROITS outdoor amuse-
~ ment season is in full swing
Eastwood Park opened Friday
for the season and Edgewatcr
Park will get under way next
Friday. Walled Lake opened
Friday for the first of a series
of preseason week-ends before
the Official opening or May 7.
Arrangements of all these amuse-
ment enterprises feel that the
season will be exceptionally
good
Edgewater Park has adopted
the slogan The World OF Fun
and again will feature outStand-
ing aerial and circus acts. Major
improvements on all equipment
aim at greater relaxation and
comfort for visitors.
Opening attraction al Edge
water is the Six-CressonianS, all
American teeterboard artists,
who stress split-second timing in
their exhibition Of springboard
acrobaticS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Desert Adds Drama

SO, instead of the wind ma
chimes bucking the real wind,
they got behind il and helped it
along 10 such an extent that
Bogart was sorry he ever pro-
posed the idea.
Sand storms. desert heat and
thirst. incidentally, seem TO go
so we'll together dramatically
speaking that they have long
been the plot staple of many
Hollywood films.
Picture-goers can generally
look forward 10 seeing two films
a year employing a desert back
ground and featuring a man or
group OF men 'marooned on the
Cobb, Sahara or Arabian deserts.
d. w. Griffith was among the
first fllm-makers TO use the
desert vistas for the background
Of intolerance made in 1916.
This desert was the one near
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Outdoor Garden May n

Eastwood Parks Plantation
Showboat doors swung open
with all Of the rides and midway
attractions Friday and all fun
house attractions are now in OPP
Grafton daily. There will be
roller skating this afternoon and
every evening at Eastwood. The
outdoor gardens will open on
May u with Stan Kenton and
his band leading the way for
season of name attractions for
dancers.
Edgewater Park boasts %
thrill rides. many of them for
children, hilarious amusements
of varied descriptions with roller
skating every evening and Sun
day matinee. Music is broadcast
about the park by loud speakers
concealed in illuminated towers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Titles Misleading

All Of these pictures which
are particularly good are there
fore by scenario writers who
had original stories and didn't
have 10 resort TO adaptations Of
novels or plays.
Mr.. Coe, further pointed out
that even when a book is used.
II may have nothing more than
the title left when u reaches
the screen.
Mrs. Miniver' you may re-
call was the title OF several
little sketches by Jan Struthers
and while the character re-
NAMED in the picture, the story
had very little TO do with the
original charming Ngnettes."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Conway Russia Bent
HOLLYWOOD, 4

HOLLYWOOD, April II.
There's a real chance that Tom
Conway. brother of. George
Saunders and star of RKOs
Falcon" series. will 90 10 Rus
STA 10 entertain soldiers. He was
born in the country and speaks
the language. Also Chinese.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18

Babylon in the Tigris-Euphrates
Valley. The desert of the Sinai
Peninsula was background for
Cecil B. DeMille's Ten Com
mandments.'
The desert itself became one
of the protagonistS of dramatic
action in Greed which Eric
Won Stroheim directed in 1924.
and.here the Mojave desert was
the background
The Libyan desert served as
locale for much Of the action in
Ben Hur"
In Beau GeSte" the desert
again was used as one of the
motivating forces in the narra-
tive.
John Ford used the desert al
most as he might have used a
character for plot potivation in
Lost Patrol"
The terror Of wind and sand
was illustrated in "Suez." I'm
der Two Flags" and The I'M
mortal Sergeant"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
screen
BY Cha.
Best Motion Pictures
Very Often Originals
From Obscure Authors

CHARLES FRANCIS COE, the
~ noted author, neatly kicked
into a cooked hat the idea that
all the best motion pictures have
to come from a novel or a play.
Coming from a novelist, that
Is saying a few thousand words
briefly, but Mr.. Coe, who is
also vice president and general
counsel for the Motion Picture
Producers and Distributors of
America, Inc. knows what he's
talking about.
Hollywood turns out five and
six hundred movies a year and
there aren't that many success
full novels and plays written in
ten years." Coe stated.
Al H.. I'll. MIL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Original Productions

"Casablanca" which is doing
so well in its second week at
the Michigan was written by
julius and Philip Epstein. two
brothers. who certainly hit
timely topic when they took 10
their typeWrlters,
The Young Mr. Pitt" at the
Fox. came from no particular
biography. was an original see
mario by Sidney Gffliat and
Frank Launder. who assembled
a lot Of historical data and then
took II from there
systematically, Of course, the
horror pictures at the Broad
way Capitol, The Hidden Hand"
and The Mysterious Doctor.
both sprang right out Of tho
mind OF Hollywood. possibly be-
cause they couldn't come from
anV other place.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Course in Eiindustani

NEW YORK, April IL tUP)-
For the first time in its history
Hunter College is offering a course
in Hindustani, the official language
of India, as a part of the intensive
language program sponsored by
the American Council of Learned
Societies.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Maritime Service
Dis-EnroIIs Harris
HoLLYWOoD. ApriI 17.

HOLLYWOOD, April II.
THE REASON Phil Harris is
around Hollywood in civies is
that he's "dis-enrolled" from the
maritime service.
The 39-year-old band leader
and husband of Alice Faye was
in on a voluntary basis and
never was draft-exempt. He
says he quit because he can en-
terrain 100 times more boys in
uniform by touring the camps
than by being tied down at Gaia
lima.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Crosby Research
Busy Inventing
HOLLYWOOD, April IT.

AFTER SITTING through
$4,000 ideas. the Crosby Re
search Foundation, operated by
brothers Bing, Bob and Larry,
is developing a raft OF new in
Ventions.
Included are a radio controlled
bomb, an ice-detector for plane
wings, a new gun sight, solid
tire, a blackout lantern, a mag
netic plotting board, a seed
scattering device for farmers
and a stereoscopic Horoscope.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Easy to Beat

This IL easy 10 beat" said
director Zoltan Korda I'VE did
Il once before. All We have 10
do II to turn on our wind ma
chimes against the wind and
neutrallZe the storm"
TechnicianS went into action.
and in a few minutes movie
made wind was smuggling IL out
with the real Mccoy.
But they couldn't get The
wind machines down 10 the level
of the real article. The result
was that they had a bigger sand
storm. only il was blowing in
the opposite direction.
There was a lot Of head
scratching and heavy thinking
going on until Bogart suggested:
Lets change the script TO
make this action take place in
a sand storm. And while we're
at II, let's make II super
duper"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Desert ps
Films Add
More Drama
BY ERNEST FOSTER
United Press stan Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, April II
A WIND had come up on the
"A desert and whipped UP a
sand storm.
II wasn't much OF a sand
storm, just enough to- make
things uncomfortable for the
Columbia Studio troupe that had
travelled 80 miles from head
quarters in the Imperial Valley
town of Brawley 10 shoot Llbyan
desert battle scenes with Lulu
belle" the medium tank which
is the only feminine interest
in Somewhere in Sahara
Humphrey Bogsrt and others
in the cast donned goggles 70
protect their eyes from the
sand.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Pools TO Open Soon

Edgewater management points
out that eased government re-
strictions on bus transportation
TO amusement centers allows Wis
itors TO obtain frequent service
direct TO the park by transfer
ring TO the Five Points bus at
Grand River and Lahser road.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-18
Fits Hendyman Role
HOLLYWOOD. April l

HOLLYWOOD. April Il.
When Brian Donlevy plays the
industrial jack-of-all-tradeS in
America" il won't be all act
ing. He's just rebuilt a bath
room in his house, whipped up
a complete set of baby furni-
ture and plowed an acre of
ground on his ranch.
Evening star., 1943-10-20
Jurors Are Drawn
For Rockville Court

Judge Stedman Prescott yesterday
drew jurors to serve at the Novem-
Der term of the Montgomery County
Circuit Court which will open in
Rockville November g.. Under a
law enacted at the last session of
the General Assembly, they will
receive Sc day each, instead of 50.
The jurors are:
Laytonsville district Harry
Waclnter and Edmund r. Codwise.
Clarksburg - Daniel T. jackson
and Charles Jasper Price.
Poolesville-Walter P. Hoskinson
John T. Fyffe and Lawrence A.
Darby.
Rockville Frank p. Jenkins.
James B. Nicholson, jr.; John Vim
son Peter, Buell. M. Gardner, Ebert
T. Clagett and Heath E. Butt.
Colesville-Francis E. Valdenar,
ST.; James M. Anderson. John L.
Case and Frederick w. Kruhm
Darnestown-Willia A. CASA
way and Frank Esworthy.
Bethesda-Gordon D. Burrows,
Ralph Benson, Charles r. Crockett,
George F. Cramer, E. Percival Will
son, Noble F. Perry, J. Wesley Bu-
chanan and Royal H. Carlock.
Olney-Robert H. Chichester,
Douglas H. Riggs and Mahlon Kirk,
4th.
Gaithersburg-Leo r. Demory,
Clyde M. Anderson and Thomas w.
TroXell.
Potomac-F. Arson Ball and John
Dunbar Stone.
Barnesville-Eberly T. Dixon and
Earl F. Stottlemeyer.
Damascus-Guy D. Watkins and
Emory D. Moxley.
Wheaton-Paul v. Kreh, John
Snure, jr.; Davis w. Simpson. Jere-
miah c. Broderick, Louis r. Schri-
der. Samuel M. Payne. William F.
Steiner, Fred B. Kitterman and
Hugh O. Mckenzie.
Evening star., 1943-10-20

900 to the Board of Education to
complete during this fiscal year a
two-year building program already
approved by the Commissioners. .
The Commissioners authorized the
issuance Of $lo5 900 worth of county
certificates of indebtedness to meet
emergency" appropriations for land
purchased and construction. The
certificates, to be of 81 900 denomi-
nation, will mature at the rate of
one-third of principal yearly in 1914,
1945 and 1916.
The commissioners referred to
Mr.. Cantrel resolution by the
County Civic Federation requesting
the Standardization and regulation
Of taxicab schedules, rates and zones.
Mr.. Cantrel, it was said, is studying
a similar resolution by the Bethesda
Chamber of Commerce.
At the request of Bowie F. Waters
and James H. Pugh, representing
the Montgomery County Bar AS
Sociation, the commissioners voted
to purchase a. United States and
Maryland State flag to be placed in
the Circuit Court room at Rockville.
the Bar Association will erect a
plaque in honor of its II members
in the armed services.