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Evening star., 1945-10-05

combines heartbreak and biology
in a fashion that points straight
to the hit parade. The State song,
which is not as good as the one
which gave "Oklahoma!" its name,
is nevertheless a fetching some
thing called "All I Owe Iowa" 1t
is not likely to displace the one
about the tall corn that grows in
Iowa, but lot of non-IowanS
probably will think it should.
The producing studio showed the
authors of state Fair" the intel
ligent courtesy of assigning its best
voices to the singing that goes on
in the picture. Miss Blaine takes
the snappier romantic tunes ef-
fectively, Miss Grain does the same
for the more touching and heart
felt ones, while Haynes takes a
likable crack at both types.
Author Stong's nicely spun yarn
of life in Iowa at fair time has
grown haZy with the years, but in
vague way it seems that the
Palace version follows the original
with reasonable accuracy. 1t is
doubtful, of course, that the au-
thor had in mind such glamorous
types as the Misses Blaine and
Grain when he wrote of his Iowa
but no one never heard
of a male movie audience walking
out because the girls were too
pretty. The same probably is true
of the males in the cast, Andrews
and Haynes, who may or may not
be Iowa types but certainly are the
Hollywood kind.
state Fair" as a story on which
Rodgers music is strung. is be-
comingly simple yarn. 1t is about
a farm family which goes to the
fair for the fun of it and to win
honors for its prize jellies and pigs.
The family life, of course, is exam
ined most closely in the persons of
the son and daughter, Haynes and
Miss Grain. The former falls in
love with the band singer at the
fair, the latter with a Des Moines
played-as you already
know-by Miss Blaine and Andrews.
The passions between the four are
hardly grand, but they are pleasant
enough to observe.
Among the older folks involved
in this sort of Hans Christian An
dersen technicolor tale, Charles
Winninger as Papa Frake, who is
demented with pride in his prize
boar, and Fay Banter, as the
mother who makes the n1incemeat
ETC., are the busiest and most en-
gaging.
Iowa may or may not be like it is
pictured at the Palace, but movie
audiences no doubt will be happy
to think 1t is.
So will Iowa, unless it's crazy.
Evening star., 1945-10-05
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing
Stage.

Stage.
National - THE Rugged Path:
$50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Her Highness and the
Bellboy": 1890 a m, las, 4:20, 7:20,
10:15 pm. Stage shows: 1910, $3.50,
$50 and $50 pm.
Columbia-"You Came Along: II
am, los, $40, Sis, 7:20 and 9:25
pm.
Earle-"Rhapsody in Blue: 1926
am, 1:4o, 4:25, 6:55 and $50 pm.
Hippodrome-"Journey Into Fear:
2:30, 6 and $50 pm.
Keith's Shady Lady: Ills
am, 1:2o, 1925, $50, 7:35 and $40
pm.
Little - ION Approval: II am,
12:45, 2:30. Ais, 6, 7::50 and 9:40 p m.
MetropoIitan-"It All Came True:
10:45 am, 1855, sos, Sis, 7:25 and
$50 pm.
Palace Estate Fair: 1o:45 am,
1855, 3:05, Sis, TBS and 9:35 pm,
Pix - Bahama Passage: 2:20,
4:5o, 7:25 and 9:55 pm.
Trans-Lux News and Shorts,
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1945-10-05

efforts in either of those compost
tions, not for our money but the
millions who can't get tickets for
the earlier Rodgers-Hammerstein
works will find estate Fair" an ac-
ceptable substitute. 1t does not give
you the feeling of smuggling against
the warm, earthly heart of the
motherland, but it has the flavor
of an appetizing piece of hot corn
bread dripping with butter and jam.
For another thing, state Fair"
gives you a chance to romp in the
open air with some of the studios
pretty people whom you usually see
in smoke-filled night clubs or stuffy
dressing rooms. Among those who
simulate bucolic vivacity most PROM
inently are Jeanne Grain, Vivian
Blaine, Dick Haynes and Dana
Andrews. There are also a couple
of prize boars. Unlike the prize
bores you usually meet, there is
something refreshing and appealing
about these. They, along with the
humans and the rural backgrounds
in "State Fair" look SO well in
Technicolor that you will wonder
why you are crazy. enough to live in
q city. Even this one, which is
pretty sleek as cities go.
X X x x
"State Fair" originally novel by
Phil Stong, who loved his native
Iowa and it's institutions, has not
fred his adapters' imaginations as
did Lynn Riggs fable of the Okla
homans. They have created for 1t,
however, some gay and slngable
tunes In the catchy rhythms OF their
earlier hits. They have done better
on that score than with respect to
the book. Prize pickles and cham
pion boars, of course, are not the
stuff that dream musicals are made
of, but they give state Fair a
bounce which is absent from most
works of its sort.
The kinship between the Palaces
aniable folk tale and the previous
work of the R-H team Is most evil
dent in its music. There is con-
siderable variety of. mood in the
score, which the former has pro-
vided, just as there is in everything
he writes.
1t rsNges from catchy, rural
theme sune, Our State Fair" in
the TEMPO of high school football
cheer, to such an aggressively ro-
mantle item as That's for Me, ~
through a rather poignant ballad,
at Might as We'll Be Spring" which
Evening star., 1945-10-05

TWO STARS IN MOVIE not seeing double
it's just that Michael and MarDn Patrick Quinn look
much alike that Joan Fontane oo holding them here
cannot tell them apart The Dns taking turns playing
role in From This Foruard to speed production because
the aos babies to be under lights only 30 seconds
at time -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1945-10-05

STATE FAIR a. goth Century FOX
Picture with Dana Andrews. Dick Haynes.
berg, directed by Walter Lang, screenplay
by Oscar Hammerstein, II, from a novel by
Philip Stong, adapted by Sonya Leyien
and Paul Green, music and lyrics by Rich
ard Rodgers and oscar Hammerstein, II.
At the Palace.
The Cast.
Pat Gilbert Andrews
Wayne Frake Dick Haynes
Abel Frake Charles winninger
Donald Meek
McSIee-------------- naCnuEn
Barker Morgan
EIcduo Shue fv1eH
~ Mdrty y-------------W Wlulam ahISudH
HaTry Ware-------------- BROWN
Ipn -----------7xr,i,,,ao 7xr,i,,,a oa Eat EauJton
Edppy- Witaam rIdulpes
odf heT - Steve Oisom
MrS. ----------Joscpnine Wlttcu
Simpson Paul Harvey
Announcer cer- John Dehner
Judges Harlan Briggs,
Will Wright, Alice Fleming
Farmer Walter Baldwin
Police chief Ralph Sanford
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under a big buildup at 20th-Fox, is
q bit OF traitor II the true facts are
disclosed. Her Aim idol Is Peter
Lawford, who Is not under contract
to her own studio but to that great
big rival, M-G-M.
More important to Barbara than
her seven-year contract Is an auto
graphed photo Of her hero, inscribed: !:
ITO Fluffy-Tm sure you'll go far,
and II I had time I'd go with you. y
X \ y X
News In nibbles: Pamela Blake,
who gave up an M-G-M contract
to sit the war through with her
husband, landed back in Hollywood
one night this week and next morn
ing at had rushed to Monogram to
Evening star., 1945-10-05
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HNIJ JvWO0D

Personal but not private: Not the
least among postwar problems for
film studios Is that never solved
enigma, the visitor situation. Since
Pearl Harbor and the subsequent
ban on travel, Hollywood has been
almost bereft of rowing flremen from
the East. Now, however, it's the
same old story-only worse.
All major lots report sightseers are
craftier than usual about crashing
the gates and guards have been
called up to the front Offices re-
peatedly and warned that their jobs
are at stake unless they halt the
influx.
At the big MGM lot in Culver
City, for instance, the streets and
sound stages are daily populated by
persons who have no business there
and how they get themselves inside
is puzZling executives. Pictures are
being halted repeatedly while direc-
tors demand that the stages be
cleared of onlookers. Many have no
official escorts and, driven off one
set, wander around and worm their
way into other spots of interest.
On top of that, the 10 pictures
now shooting on that lot call for
hundreds of extras who, finishing
their tasks, join the visitors in the
rush for sound-stage peeps.
It Is estimated that the M-G-M
leak alone is costing s25, 900 day on
film budgets, to say nothing of hours
in lost time.
That Victory Bond drive, starting
October 90, with $11 900 900 900 as
It's goal, will be the most scintillat-
ing, glamorous and even splendifer.
Gus campaign from a Hollywood
standpoint that the Government
has ever staged.
President Truman and Treasur!
officials want it that way because
the war is over and the folks mus
be stimulated by showmanshir
methods into realizing the need fol
coming through in a big way.
Toward that end they bestirreo
the feet of Oscar A. Doob, one oi
the brightest publicists in the coun-
try. from under his desk at the
Loew Offices in New York to take
over the job as campaign manager
Doob flew to Hollywood for con-
ferences with Louis B. Mayer, who
heads the motion-picture end OF
the drive, and other studio execu-
tives, and a few hours later came
up with the announcement that s.
of the most important name stars
In the business would trek over the
country to whip up Victory Bono
sales interest.
They'll leave here October 26
confer with Treasury officials in
Washington and move on to New
Evening star., 1945-10-05
Studio Visitors Turn Crafty

York for a giant show, probably in
Madison Square Garden. Then
they'll break up In groups of flve
and hit seven key cities. From the
seven key points they'll work into
smaller neighborhood cities.
"It should be the most spectacular
selling job the movies have yet set
in motion for the sale of bonds"
said Doob, 'but we've put some class
behind it, too. Any one who buys
a big bond and expects a screen
stars kiss thrown in is apt to be
fooled"
Barbara Whiting, 14-year-old star
OF Junior Miss" and right now
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Rodgers-Hammerstein Tunes
Make State Fair Brighter
Rv JAy CARMODy

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammeen couple of ahemiss who
turned nations indifference toward Oklahoma into kind OF mad
hired goy another provincial institution
yesterday
did for Okahoma"
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
CONWAY
Geraldine Morgan

Mrs. Wilzetta M johnson of
lnkster, Michigan, Mrs, Virginia
Johnson of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia and w. L. Jarrett of Nor
rilton were dinner guests of Mrs.
Daisy Hill and Mrs. Gladys Gill
more at the home of Mrs. Gill
more Miss Hazel Smith who
is working in Little Rock, ac-
companied by a friend, Miss
Earnestine Owens spent the
weekend with her mother. Mrs.
mabel Smith Union Baptist
Sunday School was opened by
Sis. Mertyce Henry with 1929
for collection. The morning SER
mon was delivered by the pastor,
Rev. r. A. Reed. Text, Acts 1911.
Subject, "Pauls Successful Work
in Epheus." At 800 P. M. the
State Missionary, Rev. R. A.
Donald preached a wonderful
sermon. The Missionary Society
reported $3.50. Total for the day
$76.6l Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Pitts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, bro
Their and sister-in-law of Mrs.
Odessa Bynum were vacation
guests of Mrs. Bynum last week.
Mrs. Pitts was given a birthday
party while here Mrs, Ida
Hill of Denver, Colorado, was
house guest of the Hill and Loop
err families Miss Marzella
Collins who is working in New
York is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Collins of Green
brier Preston Knox of Mem
phis, Tennessee, spent a day and
a night with his father, Rev. p.
B. Knox and his sisters Mrs.
Lenora Tanner, District Mission
airy of District No 6, Church of
God in Christ, attended the An
nual Meeting in Fort Smith
Rev. l.. c. Williams, pastor of
Ebenezer Methodist Church at
tended the summer school for
preachers at Philander Smith
College in Little Rock last week.
.. Mrs. Hill of Chicago, III. was
guest of Mrs. Lenora Tanner last
week. Mrs. Hazel Howard was
entertained with a birthday lawn
party at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Arlee Pearson on June q.
Guests were served ice cream
and cake.
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
Editorials
Ruth Taylor Says.
WHAT DO YOU DO?

Don't dislike people who always say things posi-
tive tone? know person who preaces most remarks
with definite There isn't doubt about it." Frankly even
when agree with her. find argument on the other side
There's danger in being too definite If you say "This-
else the chances that will be cor else The word
danger you know derived from dominarim the Latin
word for domination.
don't you must appease those to whom you speak
There's lot of difference between appeasng and comproms
ing or even conceding. Only those who willing to live
complete isolation withdraw from the world can avoid
doing of the three
To appease to pacae to pacify To compromise is
to adjust settle by mutual concessions by partial
surrender of claims purposes To concede is
to allow right to assent acquesce IN the proprey
truth of, to admit
Never appease-when appeasement means giving up a
principebut do appease when it is question of speak
ing fairly and calmly soft turneth wrath and
pleasant way of speaking avers antagonism.
Compromise only material things And then do not
compromise with another persons rights freedoms Be
willing to advantages but negotiate from strength
not weakness, and never at other peoples expense
Characterization concessions in order Always be
willing concede the rights of other people be the
your But do not concede ideas of right
your own rights.
Admiral Hart is quoted the author of prayer which
it all up Dear God give strength to accept with
serenity the things that be changed Give
change the things that and should be changed And
give wisdom to distinguish one from the other"
All of this personal basis it is true but it is only
learn first to apply rules OF conduct to ourselves
they form the basis of rules of conduct for group
nation.
If we as individuals learn to toward fellow
in the proper spirit then peoples enter into the
full exercise of freedom which is the right of all men,
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
PORTLAND
Mrs. Sadie Davenport

Mrs. Sadie Davenport
Mrs. Julia Glover spent the
weekend in Portland visiting
her sister-in-law, Miss Octavla
Glover Mrs. jamie Shaw and
Mrs, Sue Hamp have recently
come home after spending a
month in Detroit c. ID. Ell
more of Lake Village is here
visiting his friends and relatives
and will go to jerome to spend
a while with his mother and
father, then to Little Rock to
visit relatives. He has been given
80 days before reporting for in
duction into the Army Sam
Bryant was called to Oklahoma TO
the bedside of his sick father. ,
Rev. c. C. Miller preached at
the Brown Temple Church June
10 Money raised, $47,8O :. Mrs
.Lubertha Allen rendered a Chill
dren's Day program which every
one enjoyed,
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
MeGEHEE


The Silver Rose Gospel Chorus
was entertained at the home of
Mrs. ]. Wheelington Thursday
June Is with Bro. J. Ellis leader
Fathers Day was observed at
McGehee Chapel Sunday, June
II with the chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee in charge
Mrs. Mary L. Bradford made a
bushes trip to Pine Bluff Satur-
day, June l6. While in the city
she visited her father, D. d.
Pugh of 200 Amitt Street
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Wheeling
ton made a business trip to Mem
phis, Tenn. June II A pageant,
King Solomon's Wedding" was
presented at Evening Star Bap-
fist Church June IT, $l05.00 was
raised. Miss Charlie E. Harvard
received the highest number OF
votes and married King Solomon
C. Rathy Rev. W. c. Camp
bell, Mrs. r. Wilson, Mrs. L. W
Flowers attended the S. S. and
B r. U. Congress at Brinkley
| last week. Mrs. Flowers received
her diploma Perkins Dry
Cleaners opened Monday, June A
They appreciate the wonderful
cooperation they have received
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
0KoLONA
Mrs. Zela Gill

Mrs. Eta Cook who rushed to
the bedside of her sister, Mrs
Katie Bell Lewis of Chicago, Ill,
has returned and she reports that
her sister is much better
Fred Harrington is home on fur
Tough visiting his wife, Mrs. Erma
Harrington and his child
Pfc. Charlie Wiley, Jr. is home
on furlough visiting his wife,
Mrs. lcie Wiley and children
The Okolona baseball club lost
to Smithton and others Tuesday,
June 10 Mr. Randall County
Agent, met with a group of N.
F. A. boys last Friday and out
lined his summer activities. He
also met with a group of Sis
tiers in a mission meeting at the
home of Mrs. l.. Hale. Mr. RAN
dial gave much wholesome in
formation to the group -. Willie
James Lewis, Allen Payne, Jr.
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29

Cpl. Odel Sykes Of the Army
visited in the home Of. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Washington several
weeks ago Miss Herxia c.
Johnson left for Greenville, Miss.
on last Wednesday where she is
now employed 49,, Jeraline Light
foot, grand daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edd Chotard has been con-
fined to her home because of
chicken pox g.. Frank Williams
left Wednesday for Memphis to
attend his mothers funeral
Eddie Johnson and Archie Wat
kins left Monday June 10 for
st, Louis Tommie Johnson,
Jr. l945 high school graduate,
will leave in the near future for
the U. S, Army.
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29

Mrs. Nellie Chant


Rev. V. Bowers, pastor of St.
John A. M. E. Church preached
a soul-stirring sermon from the
9th chapter of st. John. His
text, and Jesus said unto them
| am the bread of life. He that
cometh to Me shall never hunger;
and he that beleveth on Me
shall never thirst Visitors were:
Mr.. Swim, Bethel Church, North
Little Rock; Mrs. Austen of St
Louis, Mo; and Mrs, Cheatman
Of Hope. Financial report; Class
No. /, $3.50; Class No. II, $12,75;
Class No. Ill, $685.; Class No. ",
$1,000; Class No, V, $500; total,
$645l The City Working
Club met Thursday, June q at
the home of Mrs. Tilda Lindsey,
1921 Beech Street, North Little
Rock. Dues collected, S4.l0. Ice
cream and cake were served.
The next meeting will be July 5
at the home Of Mrs. Maria Bell,
25l6 Z. 5th Street, North Little
Rock.
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
RIxIE
Sllas Bowman

The new buildings that have
recently been built north of
Booker Terrace by the Sussex
sons and father have greatly i'm
proved the beauty and looks of
the entire community The
new bus line operating between
North Little Rock and Booker
Crossing by Elders Butler and
Larry is a fine business for the
colored people of both places as
we'll as the country people be-
tween each place. Bro. Will Har-
ris, Deacon of the Newdora Bap-
list Church is on the sick list
Funeral services of Sister Ida
thompson were held at the st.
Luke Baptist Church, Sunday.
June "a :. The United S. S. T.
Institute will hold its semi-an-
nual session on July 20 at the
Booker Crossing The mother
of Mrs. Celestine Womack of
Booker Crossing died June 20
leaving four children to mourn.
One son is in the South Pacific.
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
NEWPORT
Gladys Mays

Pfc Leslie Williams of Gun
ner's Field, Ala. is here on fur
Tough with his family Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Wallburgh left
June 20 for Peoria, III Mrs.
Robert Lee Reese of Gary, Ind.
spent June 20 with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harris, en-
route home from Hot Springs
Alice Harris was entertained with
"a birthday party on June 7 at
her home on Elm Street
Mrs. Buella Dove has successfully
undergone an operation at Bap-
fist Hospital, Little Rock Mrs.
Lonnie Mae Joseph is patient
at Baptist Hospital, Little Rock.
Her condition is somewhat i'm
proved. Rev. Fred Gipson
visited here enroute to Cleve-
land to attend Bishops Council.
Mrs. Sadie Jackson of Port
land, Oregon, spent week with
relatives. Her children, Sadie
and Allen, accompanied her to
st. Louis Mrs. Georgia Kelly
returned to Chicago after a
pleasant stay here with relatives.
Mrs. Iona Oates enjoyed a
Today visit with relatives at
Clarendon -. Mrs. Carrie Turner
is convalescing after undergoing
an operation at Gray's Hospital
Mrs. Edith Mae Mary Walker
of Chicago, returned after spend
ing a few days at the bedside OF
her mother, Mrs. Buella Dove
She was accompanied back
by her nephew, Leroy Thomas
Mrs. Sarah Wade of Blythe
vile spent few days at the bed
side of her sister, Mrs. Dove
Mrs. Imogene Brandon and
daughter, Rose, of Willdon, arc
guests of Mrs. Lena Steele and
mother Mrs. Esther Gross
returned from Pittsburgh where
she was with her husband until
he went overseas Mrs. Mary
Bridges was called to Pine Bluff
due to the death of her neice's
husband, Tommie Piney Mrs
Cornella Buckingham and daugh
ter Matte Lee returned to St
Louis with Mrs. Buckingham
neice, Miss Marie Davis Mrs
Lizzie Simmons received a tele-
gram that her son, Pfc. Oth-
Cooper was killed in England
Our sympathy goes to Mrs. Sim
mons and family -. Rev. Steele
| of Peoria spent a few hours her
with friends enroute to Little
Rock Mrs. Mary Jones has
made several trips to Little Rock
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ionic
Joseph who is in Baptist HoSpi-
tai there. Several blood donors
have accompanied her there on
each trip George Balentine
Jr. spent a week in Augusta with
friends Henry Simmons was
reported drowned in back waters
behind the levy, His body had
not been recovered at this writ
ing.
Arkansas State press., 1945-06-29
POEM
THE CHURCH
AND GOD

The church is a beacon unto the
world
In war and time of peace,
A light to guide lost men who
stray
In search of the God who keeps,
1t has stood thru many centuries
past
And will stand unto the end
No gun nor war can ever destroy
The work of the God who tends.
Wars have destroyed many en-
pires
And shattered many a dream,
None have destroyed the work
of God
And the church still casts its
beam.
Let's keep the faith and fight the
war
For things we know are right,
Then as we fight we can always
see
The church's unblemished light.
Sgt Willie Thompson.
1881 @. M. Trk. Co.
A. p. O. $50 CO p. M.
New York, New York.