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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11
Try kawakita
In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Calf, JULY IL
--Tomoya Kawakita, accused Of
tOrturing Americans while 4 fore
man at a Japanese prisoner of
war during the war, will be tried
on treason charges in Los An
Ecles Federal Court instead of in
Tokyo.
Federal Judge William C..
Mathes ruled SO last week in
denying a motion of Attorney
Morris Lavine that the American
born Japanese should be tried
at the scene of the alleged
crimes.
Congress has ruled that in
Offenses committed outside the
United States, the defendant
shall be tried in the district
where he is first found" Judge
Mathes said.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11

Mr.. Robert Groves, a member Of
the Councils executive committee
Furniture and equipment has been
leaned to the Council by several
agencies and individuals. Tele-
phone service has been installed
and the office may be reached by
calling Seneca 3073.
The Jackson Street Council, ar
organization made up of repre-.
sentatives of business, labor, social
civic, educational and fraternal
groups and individuals who are
closely associated with the Jackson
Street district, was organized tc
make it possible for all groups to
work together on matters which
affect the neighborhood. Included
in the activities promoted by the
Council are annual cleanup drives
and tuberculosis X-Ray campaigns
a free well-baby clinic which is
now operating every Thursday, a
Christmas party for children, en-
forcement of building codes, as
sistance through the City Health
Department in rat determination
efforts to improve housing condi-
lions in the district, and other ci-
vic matters which require the uni
ted effort of the community.
Everyone is invited to come in
and see our new quarters" Mrs
Manca said. I'VE hope that men,
hers OF the Council and other peo-
pie in the community will get in
the habit of dropping in whenever
they can to ask for our assistance,
to give us suggestions, or to get
acquainted. We are especially
anxious right now to see anyone
who can give us information re-
garding available places for fam
lilies to live. A number of families
who are in desperate need of suit
able quarters have been referred
to us and we are trying to do ev-
erything we can to help them find
homes or rooms"
Until last April the Council Of
fices were located at Yesler Ter
race in space provided by the Sc
attl Housing Authority. Since
that time temporary headquarters
have been in the office of the
Council of Social Agencies on Sum-
nit Ave.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11
JACKSON ST.
COUNCIL HAS
NEW OFFICES

For the first time since it was or
ganized year ago, the Jackson
Street Community Council a Red
Feather service. has headquarters
of its own located in the business
district of the neighborhood The
opening of a new office at Ala
Fifth Avenue South was announced
this week by Mrs. Ruth Manca, Ex-
ecutive Secretary.
The office, which is located on
the ground floor. has been re-
nodded to include desk space and
a committee room. The renovation
and painting was done mostly by
volunteers under the leadership of
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11
Plan 5 Basis
For Trading

To promote trade with Japan
value of goods purchased in that
country will be figured on dol
lar basis for importation pur-
poses into the United States, the
U. S. Department of Commerce
announced this week.
The customs practice will be
to value shipments for duty pur-
poses on the cost of goods in ia
pan in dollars, according to the
new ruling effective as of July l.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11

Oppression makes wise men mad
but the distemper is still the mad
ness ofthe wise, which is better
than the sobriety of fools.-Burke
He that will not reflect is a
ruined man.-Old Proverb.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11
Claims Measure
Due for House
Study July Fl

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. July ll-Climaxing
more than two years intensive Legislative effort
two ont Of three major bills affecting persons Of Ja
panCSc ancestry passed the House Of Representa-
tivcS this afternoon and have been sent to the Sem
ate for consideration, the JACL Anti Dscrimina-
ton Committee announced 4odav.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11
N. Y. Group to Aid Government Bodies
In Analysing Japan'S Industry Power

WASHINGTON. D. C. July IL
Japan's potentialities for industry.
economic recovery and repara-
tons removal will be surveyed by
Overseas Consultants. Inc. of 81
East Forty second Street. New
York, the War Department an
nounced this week.
In announcing the project How
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11

A great object is always an
swered, whenever any property is
transferred from hands are not fit
for that property to those that are.
Burke.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11
Utah JACL Sets
Centennial Hop
By MICH IWATA

MURRAY, Utah, July 1.-THE
Mt. Olympus JACL of Murray
Utah, swings into step with the
other citizens of Utah in celebrat-
ing the centennial year with a
dance, Centennial Serenade". This
special event for the Nisei will be
held on Friday, July Is, in the
popular Avalon Ballroom located
on 103rd South and State Street
Music will be furnished by the
widely-celebrate Johnny Hikiau
and his eight-piece orchestra. Bids
are being sold for $125 a couple
or stag.
A large number of visitors from
out-of-state is expected to be in
Utah during the month of July to
see the marking of the Tooth year
anniversary of the State. A null
titude of Nisei from various parts
OF the United States is expected to
he among the visiting crowd.
The social will begin from pm.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11

Deliberate with caution, but act
with decision and promptness.
Cotton.
An extreme rigor is sure to arm
everything against it.-Burke.
Promptness is the soul of bust
eSS.-CheSterfield
Those who love dainties are like
~ soon to be beggars.-Franklin
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-11
Spells Come
To Win Bee

TOKYO, July ll-CrOwn Prince
AkihitO came through with fly
ing cOIors in recent spelling bee
at the peers school. reported the
International News Service.
The prince ,pelled the word
come" correctly which was
enough to win the bee.
Sensual indulsoncles are costly NJ
both ends.-C. Simmons.
Evening star., 1947-09-17

Eagle-Lion on the set of Northwest
Stampede" Jackie, old boy, you
should diet!
Dorothy Lamour hopes to clear
her commitments to star in Cham
payne for Everybody" for Sam
Coslow. And by the way, this scrib-
bier will be on view in the same
f1lm-playing a reporter My movie
career is now really swinging along {!
Greer Carson and Walter Pidgeon
get Jack Conway to direct them in
'The Nutmeg Tree"-wherein Greer
wears tights and is supposed to
swing from a trapeze. She won't
swing, but she might show her legs.
The long skirts have it. Barbara
Stanwyck wears 20 Irene numbers
in "B. F.'s Daughter" and all fea-
ture the long hemline.
Irene Dunno is another top star
shopping for longer skirts. Its fun
to have change" says Irene. I
agree. There1l be just as big a
struggle, I expect, when they put us
back to short skirts again.
Canny character, that Adolphe
Menjou. He's always cast as a ner-
vous executive in his movies and he
has to smoke cigarettes all the
time. So now he has a clause in all
his contracts that the cigarettes are
on the studio. He reckons he smoked
5000 in "The Hucksters. He expects
to burn more in State of the
(See GRAHAM, Page B-l5l
Evening star., 1947-09-17

thinks he is suitable father and is
not at all dismayed that she is
rather unimpressed by his dextrous
magic.
occasionally, on dull days in her
life," Calvert explains, "she does not
mind showing me off before her
friends, but on the whole she Is
much more interested in her bicycle.
Also, when nothing else is occupying
her time, she permits me to teach
her a few simple tricks of magic"
The Capitol Theater's stage head
liner this week is rather of the
opinion that perhaps he finally has
become fed up with travel as a
vaudeville performer.
Il have family, ranch and a
lot of miscellaneous business inter-
ests In California" he says, land I
have hunch that that is where I
would rather be than anywhere else.
That Is why I have signed a new
contract with Columbia to play the
leads in the Falcon series. Three
such pictures year are calculated
to keep man both busy and at
home. I'm going to give it try"
Calvert, who flies his own act from
city to city in commercial airline
size plane, and who survived one
Of the most sensational complete
wrecks Of one last year, will keep
on flying. He has small plane, a
flve-place affair, which he flies for
sport.
1t may be just the right size for
any future acts he takes on the
road, which he might do on part
time basis and as personal appear
ance bookings in connection with
the Falcon" pictures.
If that daughter of his would like
to know something pleasant about
Calvert, it Is fact that he is the
least professional looking and acting
magician off-stage that anyone ever
met.
He acts, instead, quite like any
other father.
Poll department: Boxofhce Is the
latest motion picture trade publica-
ton to submit a ballot to critics.
This one, has to do with what
movie reviewers think with reference
to "all-American screen favorites of
1947."
Without thinking, at least very
hard, this department casts its vote
for June Allyson, female, and Kee-
nan Wynne male. Runner-up in the
mems division might, with further
thought, be Richard Widmark, the
young actor who scored so spectacu-
larly in kiss of Death"
That melodrama, by the way, re-
turns to the Columbia on Thursday
to permit those who missed it an
other chance to catch up on one
Of the better motion pictures Of
the season.
r &'* X
New feature department: After
four hilarious and profitable weeks
of THE Bachelor and the Bobby
Soxer", Keith's turns up today with
a new picture. Something in the
Wind.
Deanna Durbin stars, with the
collaboration of Donald O'Connor
Evening star., 1947-09-17
Hollywood:
Rank Still Has
Colbert and
Crosby
By SheiIoh Grohom

Claudette Colbert and Bine
Crosby are surely going to England
to make pictures for J. Arthur
Rank-according to Earl st. John
the British film tycoon's chief asso-
ciate. There has been no change
in plan," Mr.. st. John, an American
who has lived in England for sc
years, assures me. I gather thai
Bing will go to England early next
year and Claudette will follow soon
after.
Ingrid Bergman and Charles
Boyer made a quiet dash to Nevada
last month to do retakes for their
movie, Arch of Triumph" There
is no State tax on finished film in
Nevada (there is in California;
that's why they went there. The
movie already has cost close to
Sc, ,000, 900.
Joan Crawford and Jack Carson
are doing a burn, because Harry
Cohn of Columbia sold "Burlesque'
W zULkk SC11Oul = OA-lO4 tllC 4dllSy
price of $175,000. When Joan and
Jack and Jerry Wald wanted it, the
asking price was 100000. Now
Betty Cradle gets 1T with Dan
Daley, with George Jessel produc-
ing.
Talking Of high prices, Robert
Mitchum's price per picture is now
100000! He doesn't get it, though.
That's what they pay to his bosses
David Selznick and RKO. All
well, it's nice to know you're worth
that much!
Jack Oakie's marriage to Victoria
Horne will not interrupt her career.
Vicky has just finished DAISY Ken
yon" and The Snake Pit" and
next will be Hills of Home" for
Metro. I saw Jack yesterday at
Evening star., 1947-09-17

When we revived the musical, 1t
never entered our heads to send it
East again after its success on the
Coast. We knew from the beginning
that it was Victor Moore's show and
that he would not be available. Take
Victor out of louisiana Purchase, u
and what have you got? Well, you
have Zorina, who is beautiful and
charming. And you have Billy Gax-
ton, who is in the show because
Victor is in 1t. Both are excellent
and 50 Is Irene Bordoni, the other
original principal. But the fact re-
mains, no Moore, no musical"
Moore has picture commitments
TO keep him in Hollywood, as well
as a feeling that making movies is
less arduous for one of his age than
playing eight performances weekly
in the theater.
A logical as well as a lively man,
San Francisco's Russell Lewis.
Il y *
Wardrobe department: The word
was out that the elegance of Lady
Windermere"-the best dressed pro-
duction in years-would inspire
Monday nights audience to don its
own finery. Wise Washington, how
ever, went its own way and dressed
for the weather instead of for
Oscar Wilde.
Even those associated with the
production, such front-of-the-house
characters as the producers, direc-
tor, company manager, ETC., showed
up In business suits.
Seersucker ran ahead of dinner
Jackets, even white ones, in the
ratio Of approximately Is to /. Its
preference by males had a profound
effect upon the wives, ETC., by whom
they were accompanied.
4 X X \
Parenthood department: Magi-
eian-hypnotist John Calvert is salts
fed that his 12-year-old daughter
Evening star., 1947-09-17
Perfect Faculty.


HOLLYWOOD.
North Hollywood Junior High
Schol students, in a survey just re-
leased, chose the following perfect
faulty:
Principal-Rex Harrison.
Girls voice principal-Humphrey
Bogart.
Boys voice principal-1ngrid Berg
man.
Drama-Greer Carson.
Art-Jane Russell.
Music-Dick Haynes.
Social studies-Peter Lawford.
English-Cary Grant.
Math-Bob Hope.
Girls gym-Guy Madison.
Boys gym-Lana Turner.
Language-Charles Boyer.
Which all goes to show the kiddies
know their movie actors.
Actors are believed to have beer
called "hams" because they used
ham fat to remove makeup.
Evening star., 1947-09-17

Little-"Fantasia":: HOS am.
LOS, $40, Sis, 7:2o and $50 pm
Metropolitan - "Riffraff"; 1l:4C
am, 1:40, $40, $40, TAO and GAS
pm.
Palace-'Mother Wore Tights;
10:45 am. 1885, sos, Sis, 7:25
and 9:35 pm.
Pix-"Abie's Irish Rose; Z, 4o5,
5:45, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1947-09-17
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National -" Lady Windermere's
Fam; 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
Screen.
AmbassadOr-"Life With Father:
l, 3:1o, $40, 7:25 and $40 pm.
Capitol-"The Great Waltz: l0:45
am, 1:35, 4:20, ITO and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows, 1880, 3:35. $40 and
$40 pm.
Columbia-"Variety Girl; 11:25
am, LIS, $3.50, $50, 7:30 and $50
pm.
Hippodrome-"The Queens Neck
lace; 2:05, 4, $50, 7:45 and $40
pm.
Notwithstanding In the Wind:
11:40 am, lao, $40, $40, 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
Evening star., 1947-09-17
Victor Moore Busy in Films,
So Rumored Revival Is Out
By Jov Cormodv

department. Russell Lewis
in town for the
Gay scotchd those rmors which foresw revival
louisiana purchase The Irving BerMe Rysknd
seasons back enjoyed tremendous the Pacific
Yes he said believe
Evening star., 1947-09-17

Trans-Lux-News and Shorts,
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner - Life With Father:
lO:45 an, 1855, $40, $40, 7:35 and
$50 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
MRS. MARY EZZELL

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Ezzell, who died Friday afternoon
iii North Bergen, N. j., will be held
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in
Magnolia, her former home. Inter-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
BY WALT MASON
AP ~NeWsfeatures

NEW DELHl-Asaf Ali, India's
flrst ambassador to the United
States, says my main task is to
cement good will between our two
countries"
Asaf Ali is a 58-year-old nation
alist Muslin, who has been min
lister for railways and transport in
the interim national government
a job he relinquished IN favor of
another nationalist Muslin, Maui
ana Abul Kalam.
The new ambassador, who
Travelled widely in Europe for
about five years prior to the first
World War but who has not left
India since returning in 915,
added "the question is one of fur
ther cooperation of more fruitful
cooperation. Tasks the United
States has before it in the west
happen to be the very same India
has before it in the east
Asaf Ali, like a number of
other Indian leaders, envisages
his country as the United States
counterpart in the orient. He
says: I'VE do feel that in Asia we
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11

EARL M. GOODWIN

Funeral services for Earl M.
Goodwin, 46, younger member OF
the firm of E. w. GodWin's Sons,
Castle Hayne road, who died Sat
urday afternoon at two o clock in
the James Walker memorial hos
pital after a short illness were
conducted Monday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock from the Fifth Avenue
Methodist church..
The Rev. John R. Edwards Of
ficiated. The interment followed
in Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers were T. E.
Murrell, 7. N. RoWell, Kenneth
Sherman, Albert F. Perry, Horace
T. King, Jr., J. L. Herring. N. E.
Davis and o. E. Durant, Jr., all
members of st. Johns Lodge No. l.,
A. F. and A. M.
Honorary pallbearers were
members Of the Drum Corps and
the Dvan of Sudan Temple.
St. Johns Lodge conducted
Masonic services and honors at
the graveSide.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
TAKE IT OR NOT
BY MARC j. PARSONS
NEA Staff Correspondent

A
NEW YORK, - James W. Ger
ard, whose experience in foreign
affairs dates back to 1910 and in
cludes such posts as Ambassador
to the Kaiser's Germany, believes
Americas greatest postwar diplo-
matte mistake was organizing the
United Nations in San Francisco
first instead of going to Europe
while u armies were there.
"While the boys were out in San
Francisco having their pictures
taken and enjoying themselves
generally, the Russians were
tightening their grip on Europe
and laughing up their sleeve" he
says.
Gerard has oranized q Council
of ex-Ambassadors 10. give the
State Depa tment just sucn ad-
vice as this if the State Depart
ment feels inclined to consult the
Council officially or 1nofficially.
Forty ex- ambassadors joined the
Council n declined. Council
members, scattered throughout
the country, never have me- as a
group. They discuss foreign policy
by correspondence.
81 thought the Council was an
original idea, but a former Assist
ant Secretary of State told me a
list of ex-ambassadors, to be util-
lied as ex-officio advisors, was
drawn up for Bryan when he
headed the department. Bryan
thought it was fine, showed the list
in his pocket and thereafter did
nothing about it.
Someone drew up a similar
list for Hull and it suffered the
same fate"
Many Council members are con-
cerned with fate of the Atomic
Bomb.
Joseph c. Grew, head of the
Tokyo Embassy at the outbreak of
war, wrote Gerard:
81 am seriously concerned as to
whether we can afford to gamble
our future national security, per-
haps on our national existence,
on the good faith Of the Russian
loyalty to carry out the (Baruch-
proposed agreement"
Robert P. Skinner, former Am
bassador to Turkey. wrote:
"What confidence can we repose
in written treaties with Soviet
Russia? When will those among
us who seem so eager that we
.nare o11r knOw1edpe with tnn
Russians begin to realize that the
men who control that country are
not statesmen in the traditional
sense but are revolutionaries, the
successors of many generations of
revolutionaries, schooled III the
arts of cynicism, trickery and dis
ruption, and whose friendship for
what it is worth, is determined by
their respect for powers"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11

Refrigerator aefrosting ear be
accomplished in less than five
minutes if an infra-red lamp is
held near the freezing unit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
THE SAME PROBLEMS
Good VIII Is First
Task OF Indian Enpov

occupy a key position from every
conceivable point of view-man-
power, resources, lifelines of hui
mainly. l have not the slightest
doubt that a free India will exer-
else considerable influence all
around and be a very great
source of strength to her neigh
bors On all sides"
A lawyer and member of the
central legislative assembly, Asaf
Ali has been one of the fighters
for India's freedom ever since his
return to this country after
being educated in him home city
of Delhi and Lincoln's Inn, Eng
land. He spent a total of eight
years in jail. The last time he was
arrested during 1912 "Quit In
dia' disturbances.
Small in stature, often grave,
Asaf Ali is well known as a
raconteur.
His Staff Will Wait
The new envoy says he expects
to take with him only a private
secretary, leaving selection of
any additional staff until later.
Asaf' Ali, whose work in the
United States is expected to lay
emphasis on the economic aspect,
says his determination to see In
dia free grew upon him while re-
turing in 1915 when he found he
was Oh a ship carrying papers for
the annexation of Egypt. A friend
excitedly asked him if he didn't
think it wonderful. Asaf Ali said:
"HoW would You feel if your
house had been burned, you pos
sessions stolen and then they
came around and asked how you
liked it."
When they landed at Alden,
then part of Indian territory, the
same man came up, clapped him
On the back and said: "Well, Son,
you'll have to watch your tongue
now. You're home"
Then l vowed I would see the
day when India would be free
and Indians free to speak their
minds anywhere" said Asaf Ali.
The ambassador does not like
to be called Mister Ali. He likes
Asaf Ali, because chats my
name"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
TAKE 1T OR NOT
Ex-Enuoys Would Like
To Be u s. Advisers

Gerard feels there should be
some kind of an international
agreement limiting the number of
people employed in embassies
throughout the world.
"When I was Ambassador to
Germany at the beginning of the
last war I needed only 70 people
to handle all our own country's
business and that of the belliger-
ents we represented as we'll.
IT understand they now need
between 700 and 300 in London
alone. Most of these must be doing
nothing but falling over their feet
and drawing their salaries.
"We aren't the only ones with
overloaded foreign missions. Re-
Gently I heard that in one Russian
consulate in Algiers there are $50
people, most of them engaged in
propaganda work and raising hell
generally. There are enough Rus
9ldllS III washing ION 10 capture TIE
Capitol and take Truman along
with it."
Gerard, who is nearly 30,
turned down the ambassadorships
to both Russia and Argentina
shortly after Roosevelt be-
came president but he did accept
an appointment to the committee
on arbitration treaties with Great
Britain from which he has since
resigned. He told the President,
on accepting the post:
"You have appointed me to
a job that is exactly equivalent to
picking flowers of a century
plant. Nothing has ever happened
under these treaties and nothing
ax1or mill
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-11
OVER 500 ATTEND
FARMERS EVENT
K. F. Hall And Sons Shows
Latest Developments,
Serve Barbecue

Approximately 500 farmers of
this area were present yesterday at
the Farmers Day sponsored by R.
r. Hall and Sons, dealers in farm
equipment, in their new building on
III Castle Hayne road.
The all day openhouse was stag
ed for the purpose of informing
farmers Of the latest DEVELOPMENTS
IN farm equipment and methods.
and the company plans to make
the event an annual affair.
A display of the latest improve
ments and developments IN trac-
tors and implements was shown
those present, and representatives
OF national tire. radio, tractor. and
appliance companies and Hall
company's floormen'were present
to explain and discuss the new
trends.
A barbecue dinner was served late
in the afternoon.