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Evening star., 1950-03-07
javits, Short Debate
Curb on Communists
Free Speech in U 5.

This country may give the Com
munists their greatest success" +"
if we deny them the right to
speak publicly, in the opinion of
Representative Javits, Republican,
of New York.
| Mr.. Javits spoke in the negative
on the question Should Com
munists and Fellow Travellers Be
Barred from Public Platform in
the United States?" during town
hall meeting sponsored last night
by the Washington General AS
sembly Fourth Degree Knights of
Columbus. in Gonzaga Auditorium,
27 I street NV.
In the process of suppressing
them declared Mr.. Javits, Ameri-
cans may restrict their own liber-
ties.
Short Urges Action.
Representative Short, Republi-
can, of Missouri. who spoke in the
affirmative, declared: The hour
has arrived when we, as the only
great, powerful democracy left on
earth, must prevent our country
from being destroyed by those in
sidious (Communist) doctrines"
This is a time and period" he
said, when we must use temporary
measures.
Mr.. Short quoted the 18th Gen.
tury French philosopher Voltaire
on freedom Of speech-"I dis
approve of what you say, but will
defend to the death your right to
say it" But the legislation said
he doubted whether we could go
that far in certain times and under
certain circumstances" d
II would be the last person in
the world to deny any person his
civil rights" said Mr.. Short. He
added. however, that the Com
munists would destroy all free
speech, all civil rights"
Would Go Underground.
Mr.. Javits posed the problem
as frustrating issue" and added
that, if Communists were barred
from speaking their denominations
and falsehoods who will de-
eide what to suppress?"
The most dangerous" result Of
all if public speech were denied
Communists, asserted Mr.. JAWS,
would be to drive the Communists
underground. This, he maintained,
would give communism "a tre-
mendous seductive attraction for
the young mind"
Chairman of the monthly series
is Shane MacCarthy. Other dis
cussions will be help the first
Mondays of April and May.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Adventisfs 10 Give Supper
In Unfinished HospitaI

Beds in unfinished hospital
wards will serve as tables tonight
at a supper sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Avenue Seventh-day
Adventist Church.
The $50 pm. dinner will be
held in the nearly completed hos
pital at 1900 Nichols avenue S.W.
1t will mark the building progress
of the institution, which will sup
plement the present Washington
Sanitarium Mission Hospital, 1852
Sixth street S.W. The hospitals
are owned by the Adventists.
Plans for completion of the hos
pital will be announced during the
program. There will be about so
beds and facilities for 1000 out
patients.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Bill Asks Superhiehwoy
Under U. S. Sponsorship

A bill to give Federal sponsor
ship to a transcontinental super
highway was offered in the House
yesterday by Representative Stag
gers. Democrat, of West Virginia.
The road. extending from Bos-
ton to San Diego. would use ex-
listing highways wherever prac-
ticable. A Federal commission
would supervise the project, but
most actual construction would be
done by the States. One of the
alternate routings proposed by
Mr.. Staggers would bring the
highway into Washington over
United States Route No. from
Baltimore and send it westward
over United States Route No. so
to the West Virginia line.
Evening star., 1950-03-07

with
$500 INTI UNITS OF NATURAL
ESTROGENtC HORMOkES AND
PURE RICH OILS-NO WATER
The biggest cosmetic value on the
market.
For any age and any type of skin.
Contains: Natural Estrogenic Hor-
mones, Turtle Oil and Lanolin.
Equivalent to high priced and ma
tional advertised Creams Of this
type.
Cd 1t helps to remove eye-lines and
age-lines.
(2) It helps to firm up sagging mus
cles, double chin and crepey
threats.
90 1t helps to stimulate under
nourished skin and brings back
fresh and youthful glow to faded
face and neck-skin.
l-oz. jar z weeks supply no.
now onIv TC
5-oz. jar. Is weeks supply Qo@
now only WV
Pink Estrogenic Hormone Cream
:. also available . for younger
SKINS highly recommended for
large pores, skin impurities and un-
excelled as a Day-Cream. Same
special prices as above no
higher!
IN WASHINGTON, D. c.
.now exclusiuely at
WOOLWORTH'S
Evening star., 1950-03-07

q. Soto in muslin, s24o. Up to $3.50 in other
coverings.
B. Soto in muslin, S22o. Up to S444 in other
coverings.
{. BoreI choir in muslin, sll5 Up to s2t3 in other
coverings.
d. Lounge chair in muslin, sl25 Up to s265 in other
coverings.
O. Love scot in muslin, $l45 Up to S243 in other
coverings.
e. Tufted ormIsss chair, S1o5. Up to Slss in other
coverings. !
q. Occasional chair in muslin, $s5, Up to Sl54 in
other coverings.
These are but a fey of the many styles
available. Prices DEPEND on your COO.
ering selection.
W&L-Frniture, Sixth Floor
Evening star., 1950-02-03
MEMS TOPCOATs

1850 cheviot Topeoats . {. light ton
dionond-weove chevots in set-in and roelon
sleeve styles. ReeuIors: "a, IS, 80, a..
Shorts: "a to 40 2 23.75
$3.50 to $3.50 Topeoots Fleeces,
veIours, imported and domestic tweeds, CO.
verts and cheviots. Single -breosted raglan
with or without bal color. All sizes-reeu-
lars, shorts, longs S44
Io5-$6o and Se5 Topeoats Veneton
coverts, fine feeces and veIours Plain
shades, overploids, houndstooth checks and
dioeonols. All sizes-reeulors, shorts, longs,
S54
27-SIoo and sIlo English Topeoots
English Burberry coats in tweeds and fine
shetIonds. Snole:breosted models. Reeu-
lars: 36 to 49, Shorts: SO to 40. Longs:
81, SO, 40, AZ, 1880
$50 Fleece Topeoats Camel shade
double breasted polo models. Reeulors:
SO, SO, 40. Shorts: 1915
$50 Worsted Topeoots Double
breasted fitted coots of oil worsted in tan
herrinebone and brown heother mixtures with
brown checked back. Reeulors: 81, AZ.
Shorts: SO to A. Longs: SO, 4o58.75
23-SIe.5o to $40 Raineoots Cotton
twill coots, some slightly soiled. Regulars:
AZ to 46. Shorts: "a. SO, AZ, 44s.5o
Evening star., 1950-02-03

lOfFour Women
Being Sought
Rx the Assoeiated Press

ATLANTA, Feb. 3.-P Ollie e
prowled the shopping district to-
day for the maniac who has
burned three women with an acid
loaded water pistol.
A fourth woman, Mrs. Alice
Young, reported yesterday she had
been sprayed with the stuff, but
didn't notice it until holes began
appearing in her coat.
Three attractive young matrons
told police they had been "shot"
by young, f1ashily dressed man
about feet tall.
Each required medical treatment
for burns which a Grady Hospital
physician said apparently were
caused by storage battery acid.
Mrs. Beatrice Shelpey, %, said
she noticed the man following her
and felt something liquid on her
back.
81 didn't mean to do that" the
man told her, adding, "it was only
water anyway"
Mrs. Sarah Austin told police
she had been treated yesterday for
scalp burns.
Another victim, Mrs. D. r. Bax-
ter, said she felt her side burning
about the time a Negro woman
stopped her to say the back of her
skirt was being eaten by acid.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
2:s(ii'

22-$l5 Hand Painted Silk Neck.
wear Just one-of -o-kind pot
terms in q brilliant selection Of fine,
oll-siIk neckweor ----~---S $40
z5l-S1.5o Hond- ToiIored Neck
wear :. Panels or neot figured ef-
fects. Sotins, erepes and twill
royon fobrics in the longer
lengths ----..------------s5e s5e
347-S2 and $3.50 Fine Neekweor
:. AIl-silks and royon jocquords
in bold or neat designs FouIord
or geometric patterns .--.--l.57
1913. so AII-SiIk Neckweor /.
ColorfuI pottern selection; fouIords
or jacquard erepes in unusual color
blending ------------2.69
73-S5 AII-SiIk Jocquord Neck
wear In neat panels and olI-
over patterns ---------3.69
4e-S3.s5 Cotton Knit Turtle
Neck Basque Shirts :. Fine connbed
cotton in green or black only. Small,
medium, large sizes ----- 2.95
77-S5 and S5.95 Leisure Shirts
Lone-sJeeved washable royons
in noturoI, tan, blue or green. Small,
medium, medium-loree and large
sizes 3.o5
76-Sl5 Imported Fabric Shirts =.
Fobrie from Greet Britain, tailored
in America. Solid end-ond-end
broodoloth or striped shirts. Sizes
l4R to 1oIz, but not in all colors,
1885
Evening star., 1950-02-03
MEMS SUITS

- l7-s55 s-PIy Worsted and Twist Suits
Single breasted suits for Spring and early
Summer wear. Regulars: "A to So Shorts:
So. A. Lonas: SO to 49, Stouts: 49,
Short Stouts: A 1915
$3.50 Fine Suits . Worsteds, fIonnels,
cheviots. Potterns, chalk stripes, mixtures,
doeonoIs. ReeuIors: 40 to As. Shorts: IS
to 40. Longs: SO, 40 to 46 48.75
ll-s5o and SIS Suits . Tweeds and
flonneIs in herinebones and stripes. Reeu-
Iors: "A. Shorts: IS, 3e. 81. Longs: 38,
Bits
z7-s57.5o to SOS Worsted Suits ..
Striped or plaid worsteds in browns, blue or
oreys. Regulars: 38, 40 to 4o, so. Shorts:
SO, 40. Longs: 38, 40 to 46. Stouts: 40,
49, Long Stouts: 5o-z Ais
52-S57.5o and $50 Worsted Suits
Regulars: IS, 81 and 4S. Shorts: "a to 81,
80 to AZ. Longs: SO to A. Stouts: SO, SO,
46, 48. Short Stouts: "A, 46. Long stouts:
AZ, "a, 46 36.75
Il-S65 Hart Sehoftner U Morx Suits
Hand -toored of unfinished worsteds in chalk
or cluster stripes, blues and browns. Reeu-
Iors: AZ to 4o.: Shorts: 36, 81. Longs: 40 to
iol-Hart sehaffner g. Marx Suits :.
Dstinetivey tailored worsteds Of exception
oily fine quoIity. Sizes to fit practically
every build S64
7-Ss7.5o Hart sehaffner & Marx Suits
. -. Grey or ton herrinebones in single
breasted, 3-pieee models. Short sizes-onIy:
50, SO, 40 Bats
I2-se5 and ses.5o Hart sehoffner &
Marx Suits J.. Fine striped worsteds and
shorkskins. Reeulors: A, 88. Shorts: "a,
So. Longs: "a, 46. Stouts: AZ to 46.
Short Stouts: A " Abs
Is-SS5 and Ss5 Brookstreet Hand -toiIored
Suits e. Custom fobrc worsteds in stripines
of brown and bIue-e -ereys Reeulors: 81, 80,
AZ to 46. Shorts: 38, 40 TO "a. Longs: "A,
e3.75
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Rent DeconiroI Bill
Studied in Virginia;
0uanfieo Housing Hit
By Alex R. Preston
Sfor StoH Correspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. 3.-The ques-
tion of abolishing rent controls in
Virginia faced the General AS
selnbly today sitter a Marine Corps
officer said housing in the Guam
tico area warrants a congressional
investigation.
Comdr. James Davis, staff civil
engineer at the Marine base, told
a joint committee of the Legis-
lature yesterday that he waa
shocked. appalled, and sickened'
by treatment of military person
mel by landlords in the vicinity of
the base, including the Dumfries
area.
"You have seldom seen such
ruthlessness as is shown by the
landlords of Quantico," Comdr /
Davis told the committee. 1T isl
fact and not a theory, gentle
men, that the housing situation
at Quantico warrants congress
sional investigation.
The House and Senate General
Laws Committee conducted a.
three-hour public hearing on a
bill by Delegate John B. Boat
wright of Buckingham County
1t would terminate Federal con-
trolls and also end this States
standby law. /
Comdr. Davis testimony, COM
ing almost at the very end of the
hearing, brought renewed inter-
est in the proceedings from COM
mittee members, who had been
lulled into sense of boredom
by the long session.
The Navy officer said some peo-
pie were buying broken-down
trailers for $3.50 and renting them
for $50 a month to service per-
sonnel.
q. Delegate c. Edmund MaSsie of
Richmond inquired how this could
be accomplished under rent con-
troll.
Comdr. Davis said service per-
sonnel, in order to bring their
families with them, would pay
higher rents than they received
receipts for. Besides, he added,
there were not enough enforce
ment officers to carry out the law |
Comdr. George D. Sullivan of
Washington read message from
the commandant, Potomac River
Naval Command. This COM
mand, Comdr. Sullivan said, is
concerned with the effect that /
the decontrol of rent might have
on the preservation of the morale /
and efficiency of naval personnel |
residing into Virginia. 4
Col. James K. Keating, inspec- |
tor and legal officer at the Guam
tico Marine base, read a message |
from Maj. Gen. Lemuel C.
Shepherd, jr., commandant.
Il therefore view with grave |
alarm and deep concern any
legislation that would permit the
increase of rents in the Quantico
area" the message concluded. Il
take this occasion to strongly rec
ommend against any rnodif1ca-
tionS in the existing law. 50
One of the Northern Virginia
Representatives in favor of the !
bill was Rufus S. Lusk of Wash
ington. He said he favored con-
trolls when needed and added that |
he helped write the District of
Columbia law. He claimed, how
ever. there are housing accom-
modations for 100000 in the T
Washington area with a popula-
ton of only 100000.
Conrad Reid, chairman of the /
Arlington-Alexandria Rent Ad- \
visory Board, cited figures to in
dicate that in some decontrolled
units in Arlington rents sky
rocketed from $47.50 to $85 a
month.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
MEMS OVERCOATS

l4-Sl15 and $l25 Imported English Bur-
berry overeoots Hand -toilored fleece
coots. Single or double breasted models,
ReguIors: SO to A. Shorts: 3o to 40. Longs:
SO to "A 1880
1856 Imported Irish Fleece overeoots
Plain dark grey, brown and heather mixtures.
Snele-breosted models. Regulars: SO, A,
Shorts: 4O Longs: SO to 4e--s s3.75
1o5-S6o TO SIS overeoots >. An unusual
assortment Of fobrios, including some i'm
ported tweeds and feeces. Regular, short
and long sizes S54
$50 and SOS overeoots .. Wool and
olpoco feeces in plain brown or blue shodes.
Reeulors: 38, AZ to 46. Longs: SO, "a, as,
5e.75
1855 Imported Tweed overeoots :.
English tweeds in grey, blue, ton Reeu-
ors; IS to a.. Shorts: 40. Longs: 81 to 4e,
46.75
I74-s5o to s57. so overeoats AII-wool
cheviots, velour finishes, and fleeces, ncud-
ing fine velvet -collor dress coots. Regular,
short or long sizes 4S44
Evening star., 1950-02-03
MEMS SPORT COATS

l7-szs.75 to $3.50 Sport coats In
tweeds, shetlonds, flonneIs. Regulars: IS to
1875
1855 TO $3.50 Sport coets Neat
patterned effects in herrinebones, doeonoIs
ond ploids Regulars: 36 to 46 Shorts: IS,
81, 38, 4o Longs: 81, 80 to 42---ze.75
Evening star., 1950-02-03

$3.50 to $3.50 Suits Worsteds,
flonnels, tweeds, eheviots and twists Plain
or patterned effects. Sizes for oIl-reeulor,
short, long and stout - S44
77-Brookstreet Hand-taiIored Suits
nd-picked worsteds for the discriminating
buyer Practically every size is represented
in this grouping STA
$3.50 to $3.50 Worsted Suits One
or two trouser models Sizes to fit all men,
s54
l7I-suits Of Imported Fobrie Aus
troion yarn, Iooned in. England, toIored in
America. Custon-styed fobric in unusually
attractive patterns All sizes-reeuIors,
shorts, longs ond stouts- $50
Evening star., 1950-02-03
MEMS RAINCOATS

25-S7.5o TO $3.50 Reineoots Green
waterproof cotton coots. Regulars: "A to
48. Shorts: "a, AZ, A. Longs: SO, 40,
4.e5
Evening star., 1950-02-03

7o-S7.5o Fine BroadeIoth Shirts
:. Solid color end and end brood-
cloth shirts with choice of French
or borrel cuffs. Sizes IA to II, 5.85
$3.50 Woven Shorts
Woven broodcIoths and oxfords in
boxer style or eripper front, elastic
back. Sonforized; full cut. Sizes
30 to "A 89e
74-S5e Cotton Athletic Shirts /.
Sizes "a, So, AZ, "A a, 46 only ese
le-S5 AII-siIk FoiIord Pocket
Hondkerehiefs Ancient Mod
ders, mode in England. Maroon or
blue only y------------2.95
"a Prs.-s3.5o and $3.50 Imported
Isle Hose FulI-foshioned
French LisIes in short length with
eIostic tops. Solid coIors or horizon
toI stripes. All hose with hand
broidered clocks. Sizes ! and W
only ---.------. .-.-------l.6S
81 Prs.-Sz WooI-Lined String
Gloves Maroon, white or
canary shades: Small, medium or
large sizes .i.39
49-S3.50 and S4 Fine Imported
Handkerchief Hond-roIIed
linen and cotton =. fancy pot
terms woven in France. Fine for
breast pocket use ----------2.95
Evening star., 1950-02-03

14-S8 and S8.95 Sweaters :.
All-wool jocquords, in q variety Of
handsome designs in navy,
vine, green, brown. Sizes SO to A,
but not all designs and coIors in
all sizes ,--- 5.S8
$3.50 Wool Jacquard Sweaters
Wine, novy, green and brown.
Sizes 38 to A not all coIors and
designs i'm all sizes 4-7.88
50 Prs.-S4.e5 Gloves Grey
suede or Pieskins with fobric. back.
Sizes 8Iz, 9, oR-----------3.6e
Evening star., 1950-02-03
Inventory Clearance
Df zsseEs s fine clothing

In instances qnantities limited to one and of
kind Ali items sa!ien to prior sas Note your size belou.
Evening star., 1950-02-03

80 Prs.-S25 AII-siIk Joequord ,Po-
jonas Wine, blue, green, gold,
with neot Jocquord designs. Sizes
10 Prs.-Szo AII-Silk Pojomos !.
Solid blue, green or tan With piping,
notch color style. Sizes A to D;
not all colors in all sizes - 1885
$50 and SIS All-Wool Robes !.
Solid color heavyweight woods or
ploids. Medium or large sizes, 1895
Evening star., 1950-02-03
825-S3.65 to $3.50
Mems Shirts
20

Broodcloths, oxfords, white
on-white fobrics in regular,
spreod, short point collor
styles. Sizes Ia to ~ in
the group.
Evening star., 1950-02-03

45-$3.o5 Wool Gloves and Muf-
fler Sets Maroon, tan, navy
or white. Small, medium or Iorge
5z-S1.l5 Cotton T-Shirts
Fine, soft cotton shirts in small,
medium or Jorge sizes es-----8 8oe
50 Prs.-S5 and $5.o5 Striped
Broodeloth Poiomos -. Coat style
pojonos fashioned Of Iustrous
broodcIoth. Sizes B, G. D----3.o5
Evening star., 1950-02-03
1870 and $3.50
Fur Felt Hats

Wide color range
but not every COL
or in every size.
Sizes ga to 75is
in the group.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
$3.50 Worumbo Topcoats

Chocolate brown velour fabrics by Worunbo
tailored for warmth and wear. Double
breasted polo models with half belt Regulars:
"a to 4O Shorts: 81 to AZ. Longs: 3 7 to 4o.
Evening star., 1950-02-03

lo6 Poirs-$l7.e5 to Sle.e5
Eomous Make Shoes ----1o.so
Evening star., 1950-02-03
254 Prs.-Sll.95 6 Sl3.95
Raleigh Shoes

Scotch grains,
brown suedes, colf-
skins popular
toe styles but
not in every size.
Evening star., 1950-02-03
1850 and s55 Fleece

In handsome oxfords and heather shades.
Wonderful values for you-if your size is in
cIuded- d-ReguIors; ~ to 49, Shorts: 49, Longs:
AZ to 46
Evening star., 1950-02-03

Tweeds and cheviots in herrinebones, 6
ploids, diamond weoves, SineIe-breos
models only. ReeuIors IS to As. Shorts:
to 4O Longs: 38 to As.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
European Skating
Title To Norway

OSLO.-At the European speed
skating championship meet in Hell
sinki, Finland, recently, the Norwe-
gian Hjalmar Andersen won an
overwhelming victory by captur-
ing first place in the 800, 1,5GG
and 5.000-meter events and sec
Ond place i'm the 1O,OO0-meter race
with a total score of 1898.
He skated the 500 meters in
.461, the 1900 in 2.244 and the
5000 meters in 1924. His time in
the 10000-meter race was II 56.S
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

Mrs. Bohn, curator of the Mu-
scum of Applied Art in Trond-
helm, is already in the United
States and plans to be in Seattle
in July. She is studying Norwegian
folk art brought to America by
Norwegian emigrants children's
education through art and modern
American museum exhibition tech
niques.
In order to carry on her study,
she has been awarded several
other grants, and with the Sc
attic award, will be able to travel
west for further research.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

clear. The cars have a neat ap-
pearance, and if the workmanship
is inferior it doesn't show up I'M
der a visual examination alone
Lack of Housing
One of Helsinki's biggest prob
lens, along with the whole of Fin
land, is a lack of housing. Fin
land had been involved in three
wars during the period from 1889
to 1915: the Winter War against
Russia (1939-194O), the Russian
War (1941-1944) with Germany as
an ally, and the war against Ger
many. Q944-1945) when she fought
with the Allies.
Buildings were lost during all
three wars from air raids, and the
German War was especially del
structive of property as the SAILS
applied the scorched earth policy
in Lapland when they retreated
into Norway in 1914 and 1915.
Then, as a result of the two wars
against the Soviet Union, Finland
was obliged to cede to the Rus
slams the Caelian Isthemus, an
area north of Lake Ladoga, a
chunk of territory in North Fin
land, plus the port of Petsamo on
the Arctic Ocean and other small
areas. All in all this was an area
of 17,76O square miles (about
equal to 130 miles square,. These
districts had been the home of 1885,
900 Firms, approximately 1870 of
the total population of 3s4 mil
lion. These displaced persons were
distributed over the remainder of
the country. 1t is thus not sur
prising that by law no dwelling
place may have fewer than one
person for every room.
Shortages
Shortages of certain building
materials arrgrevates living condi-
TONS There are many, beautiful,
new, apartment houses in Helsinki,
blocks of them. But on visiting
one you find that it does not have
hot running-water. E senti a
plumbing supplies have been short.
Many of the older apartments
haven't been redecorated in years.
Here again shortages are factor,
but probably more important now
is the relationship between costs
and rents. Building costs have in
creased by IL times since 1885,
while rents, under strict govern
ment controls, have only doubled.
1t is not surprising that landlords
have been reluctant to make i'm
provements, especially in a sellers
market.
Marks of Air Raids
A few momentos of the air
raids still remain in Helsinki.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

ing reparation payments to their
big brother to the east
Unfair though they feel this bur-
den to be, the Films are deter
mined to live up to their repara-
ton agreements and to pay off the
debt as rapidly as possible. As
industrial output increases the
task becomes easier and easier.
In 1948 when the industrial pro-
ductiOn index stood at 1874 as COM
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28

pared to LOG in 1888, PREPARATIONS
amounted to only go of the ma
tional income. The last payment
is to be made by September, 1852.
Assuming no worsening of world
political and trade conditions the
doughty Films should see progress
sively more and more of the good
things of life.
Carolyn F. Anderson.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-02-28
Surprising Finnish Postwar Recovery

continued from Page II
Der Pig can. That is about Sl.25
at the current. rate of exchange,
or almost half of Finnish indus
trial workers daily earnings.
However, most Helsinkiites are
probably willing to forego Ameri-
can peaches and eat potatoes and
meat instead. Finland has more
than enough of these essential
foods. She has an exportable sur
plus of pork and dairy products,
and the production index for the
backbone of the Scandinavian diet,
spuds, was 1874 in 1948 based on a
pre-war standard of 100.
Z. S. Products Everywhere
The main shortage in foodstuffs
has been cereals, which the Firms
import from Russia but the COM
ing season is expected to bring in
creased production adequate to
meet domestic requirements
In so far as necessary manufac-
e l
Firms are doing their best to meet
their own requirements with home
production. For example, in one
block of buildings alone in Hell
sinke SOk, the politically neutral
consumer coop of Finland, has a
coffee roasting plant with auto
matte machines for packaging cof-
fee, a hosiery factory, an under
wear factory, a bicycle plant, a
techno-chemical factory, and
quilt factory They make cotton
flannel, sport shirts on an assem-
bly, line basis. In other areas SOk
produces, among other things,
such diverse items as matches,
margarine, nails, flour, jam, and
brushes.
One sees many imported prod
ucts in the city. Here, as in the
other Scandinavian countries, the
imprint of u. S. industry can be
spotted at once. American cars
and trucks are apparently as pop
ular here as elsewhere.
Russian Cars
Some Russian autos can be seen
on the streets. There are at least
two models, one a small car re-
sembling the English Austin and
another, somewhat larger, is about
the size of the old WHY'S Ameri-
car. In body-design the larger
model looks great deal like a
slightly shrunken version of AZ
Mercury At the same time that
he points one of them out to you
the Average Finn will volunteer,
"They aren't very good" Whether
this terse statement is a fair eval-
uation of the quality of the Rus
sian vehicles or whether it only
indicates a Finnish prejudice
against all things Russian is not