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Evening star., 1951-04-08
KingsIeyAddsoPrize
Darkness at Noon Critics Choice
AS Best Play as Awards Begin
By Mark Boron
NEW YORK, lpress

press" But he wanted to write
plays. His first one was called
Men in White" and it won the
Pulitzer Prize in 1894.
Quoted by F. ID. II.
When he did Dead End" In
1885, Kingsley wrote a clinical
report account of metropolitan
slums. He did it with such an
impact that President Roosevelt's
slum- clearance project for the
Nation quoted from it.
Ten Million Ghosts" and "The
World We Make" the last dram
atization Of Mi1len Brands novel
The Outward Room" came be-
fore 1.-THE Patriots" which dealt
with 10 years in the life oi
Thomas jefferson and restated q
new belief in and support OF
democracy. 'The Patriots" wor
the drama critics award in 1943
A dramatist of many prizes
Kingsley now has another to ado
to his trophy shelf.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
NEW YORK.

| NEW 4o1N1A.
Judy Holiday. filmdom's new
Oscar-winning queen, is an ua-
Iorthodox actress who celebrated
her coronation by going off in
the country to smear lye on some
old oak boards.
Off-Stage she is about the most
lun-actressy movie star ever en-
lcountered. She resembles in no
lway-except the brass color Of
her hair-the big-hearted. bird
Drained Billie Dawn Q of Born
Yesterday" which theater, movie
and radio fans have joyously
taken to their hearts.
When the Motion Picture Acad-
lemy Award was announced, Miss
Holiday and her husband cele-
brated properly for a few hours,
caught a little sleep and then
quietly departed in their modest
automobile for their 1890 farm
house which boasts newly in
stalled plumbing and no tele-
Iphone.
Hands Show Her Work.
eve found some beautiful pieces
Of old wood in the attic" she
Explained, land we took off the
paint with lye. Then we had to
lsandpaper them down and finish
them of. They are going to look
wonderful as paneling - when
were finished. Neither one OF Us
has had much experience with
saws, hammers and nails"
She glanced at her hands,
where two broken fingernails and
eight skinned knuckles bore evil
Idence of her weekend occupation
Despite a fanatic interest in re-
modelling old houses on their
rural three acres, Miss Holiday is
Enormously concerned with an
Iother enterprise-a new role and
a new voice. Frankly she's a little
nervous about how it will be re-
Iceived.
Regardless of the reception, II
will close neatly an exciting FIVE
year cycle. It was in 1946 that
Judy Holiday jumped into the
Billie Dawn role on three days
notice and overnight became
Broadway star. A few days be-
fore she was an unemployed.
seriously broke young actress
finagling for a chance to play
the heroine-matinees only-ot
Elmer Rice's Dream Girl"
Has Horror of Typing.
Miss Holiday returns to Broad
way next month in a sort o1
Roman triumph - playing the
heroine in a revival of Dream
Girl" evenings as well as matt
nees. with her name in great big
lights. The part resembles Billie
Dawn in no way. which pleases
her for she has a horror of being
typed. d.
"But I'm going to get a loi
of complaints and kicks about
this" she explained in a mcdu.
lated, pleasantly low voice ane
impeccable diction. "For some
strange reason people get upset
at the suggestion that I'm MOI
really Billie, but an actress play.
ing a role"
There seem indeed to be TIVE
Holidays, and currently Judy i
taxed to keep demands on Actress
Holiday from lousing up thu
existence she enjoys as Mrs. Davit
Oppenhein1.
Their apartment in Greenwich
Village is on the third floor o
an ancient red brick building
on O decidedly shabby street. Il
front were a number of rusty
Idented refuse cans, supplements
fby a number Of cardboard soul
cartons.
The oppenheims' apartment |
reached by two flights of steep
Evening star., 1951-04-08
'BobyLeroy,' Now 19, & Feet,
Waiting His Draft Call
By Bob Thomus

lier In Bedtime Story Some Of
my friends suggested that enter
Leroy in the contest. He was Q
months old then.
"He got the role and then did
several other pictures, including
about four with w. c. Fields"
The feud between Baby Leroy
and Fields, who allegedly hated
children, Is legendary. 7 asked
Mrs. Epstein If working with the
comic was hazardous for q child.
''Not at ALL" she replied. '"That
was just publicity. Actually. Mr..
Fields was very considerate. He
did many kind things and always
sent us a telegram at Christmas
time"
Baby Leroy was a popular IA
vorite, earning as much as $400 q
week. Then his usefulness to the
studio declined and he was put
into short subjects. At the age Of
4, he was released. His mother
recalled one of the incidents Of
his later career:
"He was supposed to do a role
in The Magnificent Obession' at
Universal. We were out on loca-
tion for a sequence where Robert
Taylor was getting off a boat. It
was a hot day and Leroy was out
of sorts after waiting all day.
When the time came to do his
line, he wouldn't do it.
when they tried it again the
next day, Leroy knocked the hat
off the director. We were re-
leased from the picture"
Leroy almost staged a comeback
at 7, when he was chosen to ap-
pear in '"The Biscuit Eater" But
he became i'll on the films loca-
tion in Georgia and never ap-
peared in it.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
HOLLYWOOD.

6olLx WoO0s
A star at 8 months and q has
been at 4 years. That's the story
of the brief but sensational movie
career of Baby Leroy.
His full name is Ronald Leroy
Overacker and you'd better call
him that or there could be trouble.
He's strapping 6-footer who
could hold his own In any kind Of
alteration.
when I was in grammar school.
I got into many a fight over being
called Baby" he laughed. "It's
mot so bad any more. Not so many
people know about it. except my
fraternity brothers. And they have
other names for me-"
Leroy is nearing 10 and a call
from his draft board. Meanwhile
he is a student at Los Angeles City
College, where he is taking archie
Iology and physical education.
When he returns from the service,
he wants to attend an agricultural
college. I asked him if he had
any desire to resume acting.
II never thought about it," he
admitted. II never did any dra-
matics in school, or anything like
that. 1t just doesn't appeal to me. +"
Leroy remembers nothing Of his
film career, so his mother, Mrs.
David Epstein, had to fill me in.
(Leroy's stepfather runs q Sunset
boulevard delicatessen, and the
boy slices Salami and performs
other chores in his spare time.)
Leroy got into pictures quite by
chance" reported his mother. II
happened to be at luncheon
where a teacher from Paramount
Studios was speaking. She said
the studio was looking for a baby
to be starred with Maurice Cheva-
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Carey and Alexis
Color Problems
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Macdonald Carey photographs
best in color against a light brown
background. Alexis Smith looks
most fetching against green.
To a movie photographer, a
situation like this spells trouble.
In this case an art director pro-
vided an ingenious solution: When
photographed alone the players
were provided with backdrops in
the colors complimentary to them.
When they appeared together. a
compromise was worked out.
For example, when Carey and
Miss Smith rode through a West
ern town in a blackboard, build
ings in the background were re-
painted, half of them in greens,
the other half in browns.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Todoy's Schedules

Todoy's Schedules
Stage.
ARENA-"The Inspector Cen
eral':: $3.50 pm.
CAPITOL-"Roy Wed
ding: las, 4:40, 7:20 and
10 pm. Stage shows: 1:05,
1855. 6:35 and 9:15 pm.
COLUMBIA "The Mating
Season.: 1880. Ais, Z and
9::45 pm.
DUPONT-"Adam and Eva
lyn": 1885, 3::35, 5:35. 7:35
and $40 pm.
KEITH'S-"The Thing: 1:20,
500. 5:25, 1880 and $50
pm.
LITTLE "Orpheus":: 2:30,
6 and 9:40 pm.
METROPOLITAN - "valen-
tino";; 1880. $3.50. 5:35. 7:40
ana S:45 pm.
NATIONAL - "Brande d.:
1:05. 2.45. 4:25. 6:10, 7:50
and 9::35 pm.
PALACE - Fathers Little
Dividend: 1:45, 3:45, 5:45,
7:45 and $50 pm.
PIx-"No Minor Vices: /,
1855, 6::55 and 9:55 pm. :.
PLAYHOUSE - "Fourt e en-
Hours: 1920, 1925, 5:35,
7:45 and $50 pm.
PLA1A--"The Mudlark":: ITO,
800. $50, 7:40 and $50
pm.
TRANS-LUx-"Long Dark
Hall: /, 2:45, 4:30, Sis,
8 and 9:45 pm.
WARNER -" September Af-
fair: 1:15. 1920, 5:25. 7::30
and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1951-04-08

STORY SET IN SPLENDOR-One OF the most imaginative film
productions OF all time "Tales OF Hoffman, opens
the Playhouse April 1s Here three excerpts Of Hofans
nnelodic lone story At the le Richard Rounceuie and Ann
Ayar sing the poignant glory the Antonio
ter sows scene from the dancing affair beta0een Hoffman
and the doke OLYMPIA In 1ptch Mora SheGrer and Rounce
ve the dominant figures The third panel shovs Robert
Helpmann and the brilliant Ludna Tceria the latter In the
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1951-08-25

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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
Mckay Seeks End
Of Three Laws

PORTLAND. Greg, May Pre-
peal of three discriminatory state
laws is being sought by Gov. Doug
las Mckay in the interest OF racial
harmony.
The legislations include anti
miscegenation law which prohibits
marriages between whites and per-
sons of Indian. Negro, and Oriental
ancestry: the apportionment for
the state legislature on the white
population: and law calling for a
census every two years Of all Chi
nese and Japanese in the state.
The Oregon legislature recently
voted 81 to Z for a bill repeating
the old anti-miscegenation law, and
1t appears that she will soon fol-
low California, Washington and o.
Their states which have no laws now
restricting marriages by reason Of
race or color.
The census law has been disre-
garded since 1928 and its repea
would merely indicate a token Of
good faith towards the Oriental re-
sidents in Oregon.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
Commerce Secretary
Offers Best Wishes

Best wishes for highly-success-
full Japanese Trade Fair which VIII
be held in Seattle. from June II
through July at the University OF
washington Edmundson Pavilion
have been received from Washing
ton, D. c., from Secretary OF Com
merce Charles Sawyer.
In a letter received today by Of
ficials of the japanese Trade Fair
Secretary Sawyer wrote,
when I visited Seattle in 1919
l was deeply impressed with the Ia
cilities of your great port, which BE-
fore World War II handled the
greater part of our mutually profit
able trade with Japan.
st am pleased to learn of the ia
panese Trade Fair to be held in Sc
attic this summer. This fair VII
help to re-establish our trade WIFI
Japan, and in turn will help Japar
to become self supporting an'
strong enough to work in coopera
ton with the free nations OF tn
world.
Herbert S. Little. chairman o
the fair. stated that an invitation
to attend the opening ceremonie
of the Japanese Trade Fair ha'
been sent to Secretary Sawyer, VIII
paid his last visit to Seattle when n
dedicated the Port of Seattle's For
eign Trade Zone in Sept, 1919.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
JACL to Assemble
At Canasta Party

A progressive canasta party will
be sponsored by the Seattle JACL
chapter at its meeting at 8 pm. to-
day "wednesday May % in the
JACL's new office, 14l4 Weller st.,
it was announced today by presi-
dent Harry I. Takagi
During intermission, short but
important meeting will be held. One
of the most important matters to
be discussed. Takagi said, will be
JACL's participation in the coming
Japan Trade Fair booked at the u
University of Washington Pavilion
during June II and July 3.
Refreshments? Why. naturally
exclaimed Takagi.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
DR.. Tobias, Negro Champion, Will Address
Those Interested in Race Relation Issues

to address the Friday evening meet
ing On THE World Challenges A
merica". A dynamic speaker who
holds many high-ranking posts
both in government and in civic
groups, Tobias is one of the group
which believes in sober, states
manlike approach to the solution
of Negro grievances, rather than In
direct action methods.
He Is board member of the Mar
shall Field Foundation, director Of
the Phelps Stokes Fund in New
York, and is former member oi
the U. S. Presidents Committee or
Civil Rights.
DR.. Tobias will stay through Sat.
urday to take part in panel dis.
cussions Saturday morning in Gug.
genheim Hall after the first Seattle
showing of the new film, "Th'
Challenge.
A luncheon in the new SUDDEN
Union Building Saturday will fea'
ture speakers from three Western
states giving a progress report OF
West Coast Civil Rights.
Sponsors of the meetings are thu
University's Adult Education Divi
sion and the Civic Unity Committed
This is the fourth annual Race Re
lations Conference.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02

TOKYO, Japan Especial to N. w.
Times)-on the morning of April
IS monday, General Of the Army
Douglas Macarthur left Tokyo after
five and half years as the supreme
commander. The news Of his re-
lease came as a distinct shock to
the Japanese people who had been
told only few days before that
President Truman did not contem-
plate any change in the generals
status.
Whole families from piggy-back
babies to toothless grandmothers,
people of all professions and occu-
pations-numbering over 100000 in
all-lined the streets along the route
in the early morning chill to send
off the man who had come as
conqueror and was leaving as their
best friend.
Not a few handkerchiefs were
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
Chadwick to Talk
On American Day

Stephen F. Chadwick, Seattle at
torney and former national COM
mander of the American Legion
will be the principal speaker at the
thirteenth annual Il Am An Ame-
rican Day" ceremonies May 20 in
Volunteer Park.
Chadwick's address will be 3
highlight of the city-wide patriotic
observance devoted to Americas
heritage of freedom. His subjec'
will be at Am An American.
The program Is being sponsored
by the Seattle American Citizenship
Committee. a civic group appointed
by Mayor William F. Devin. Tit
program will especially honor Seat
ties new citizens who have been ma
turalized or have attained votinl
age during the past year.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
Trade Association of St. Paul will Hear
Lew of Washington's Japanese Fair

Trade Fair plans as they affect st.
Paul's foreign trade and business
circles.
The Japanese Trade Fair VIII
bring the Twin Cities and Seattle
much closer together" Levy said.
After all. that area is headquar-
tiers for several great transportation
lines which connect at the Seattle
gateway. Trans-Pacific traffic
through the Port Of Seattle direct
ly benefits the Minnesota area
through these large home payrolis
a fact which is not true II the traf-
fic should move through other Pa
cific Coast ports. For that reason
the Twin Cities are quite interested
in the forthcoming japanese Trade
Fair. It will create a much closer
natural relationship between ou'
two areas
The Japanese Trade Fair will b
held in Seattle June II TO July
at the University of washington
Pavilion.
Levy stated that Northwest Air
lines, which has It's main offices II
the Twin Cities and its Far Eas
headquarters at Seattle-Tacom'
international Airport. has alread.
begun an active promotional cam
paign to assist the Japanese Trad
Fair Northwest Is using advertis
ing in newspapers at major citie
all along their routes. direct ma
and window display tie-ins: pu
blishing a fair catalos. and Is dom
other promotional work to IN
crease buyer attendance at the fail
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02

Everyone interested in the chal-
lenge that the solution of race re-
lations problems presents in Anne
RIGA, is invited to attend the free
and open to the public meetings
which will open in Guggenheim
Hall on the University of Wash
ington campus at g. pm, Friday
May 4, and continue through Sat
urday.
Dr. Charming Tobiss, the great
Negro champion of civil rights
win come here from New York City
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02

raised to tear-filled eyes and par
ents raised their children high so
they could catch a glimpse Of the
general and be able to tell their
children and their grandchildren
that they had seen him.
Time: 5:45 in the morning.
Place: At the first corner down
from the American Embassy.
Children, grandmothevs, school
kids, office workers, lsborers await
the coming Of the car carrying
General of the Army Douglas Mac
Arthur. The sign in the back
ground (see picture above) below
the American and japanese flags
expressed the general feeling of the
Japanese people who thought he
should have been allowed to stay at
least until the peace treaty.
-Pheto by Shig Fujita.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
Nisei Reserve
Seats for Metro
Japan Film

Many Japanese Americans have
made reservations for the colored
motion picture travelogue. Japan
Journey. since it was first an
nounced two weeks ago In this
newspaper.
The picture will be shown at 8:15
O'Clock both Thursday and Friday
nights. May 3 and 4, in the Metro
politan Theatre with the comment
airy of Karl Robinson, the man who
made the film last summer
Tickets, priced from rs cents to
$3.50. will be on sale at the theatre
box office before each performance
The motion picture shows the
beauty of the countryside and the
agrarian life of Japan. Pictures of
Hatsushima Island and Atami are
shown in contrast and another con-
trast Is geographically Illustrated
with pictures of the Yawata Steel
Mill followed by one Of a culture
pearl farm.
The rebirth and reconstruction Of
Hiroshima. the classical city of Mix
ko, the great Daibustu of Kamakura
and climbing Mt. Fuji. Kegon
Falls, Hozu Rapids and Mt. Aso are
part of the films story.
New Japan and the army of &C.
cupation are shown in long sequen-
ces. one of which shows General
Macarthur reviewing his troops.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
NlSET CALENDAR
NAV

5-i951 Methodist Hi-Lo Revue.
11-valeda semi-formal tolo, DE
dicsted to You, in Olympic Golf g.
Country Club. Music to be furnish
ed by Del Price Quintet. pm. to
IL midnight.
Rehabilitation banquet of new
officers for Nisei Veterans Com
mittee from 5 pm. at Norselander
Cafe.
27-white River Valley YBA pic
mic at Lakeside Park, Five-Mile
Like situated between the Tacoma
highway and West Valley road on
the Auburn CUTOFF.
29-Roller-skating party sponsor
ed by Synkoa in Rollerland.
JUNE
24-Nisei Veterans Committee
picnic at Foss, Shadow Lake.
JULY
g-Methodist Vacation Bible
School.
SEPTEMBER
2-Lotus YBA bazaar in Bud
dhist auditorium,
l, Q and IN. w. District JACL
convention.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
Langlie, Devin
To be Honorary
Fair Heads

~ Governor Arthur b. Langlie and
Mayor william F. Devin of Seattle
have been appointed honorary CO.
chairmen of the first State OF
washington Japanese Trade Fair.
Herbert s. Little, fair chairman.
today
The Japanese Trade Fair, which
is being staged by the people Of the
state OF Washington as goodwill
gesture toward the people Of Japan.
win be held June n through July 3
In Seattle at the University OF
Washington Pavilion.
Both Gov. and Mrs. Langlie and
Mayor and Mrs. Dcvin viii attend
the previcw Opening Night ceremo-
mics of the Japanese Trade Fair ON
June II.
In answer to his invitation to
take part in the opening night OF
the fair, Gov L.anglie wrote. Mrs.
Langlie and I are looking forward
with pleasure to joining in the cere-
monies that bring TO realization the
plans Of the people Of the State OF
Washington In this splendid good
viii project
Officials of the Japanese Trade
Fair. which will be held June II to
July 3 in the University of Wash
ington Pavilion. Seattle. have re-
ceived an official Japanese Gov
eminent statement on the fair from
Japan's Prime Minister Shiseru
Yoshida-
Premier Yoshida has been pre-
sented In Tokyo with a framed IN
vitation to attend the opening night
ceremonies Of the japanese Trade
Fair by Senator Warren q. Mag
nuson. In a letter accompanying
F., his statement. Premier Yoshida
said that official duties. which arc
especially heavy now during peace
treaty negotiation. might keep him
from attending the fair. His of
ficial statement read:
The first seattle-state Of Wash
ington Japanese Trade Fair exem-
plifies American goodwill and mag
nanimity toward Japan.
THE Japanese government and
business circles are happy to CO.
operate and contribute TO It's sue
cess.
with It's vast and varied assert
ment Of exhibits illustrating Japa-
nesc cultural life as well as Japa-
nese- American trade possibilities
the fair should 60 a long way to-
ward not only cementing the eco
nomic ties. but also consolidating
the foundation for lasting friend
ship between the two countries.
ITO the sponsors Of the fair
the City Of Seattle and the State
Of Washington, tender my nations
profound thanks and hearty fell
citations"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02

Lovely Fujiko Yamamoto, Japan's
Miss Nippon, will travel to Seat
tie, Wash, in June to take part in
the first State of Washington ia
paness Trade Fair from June IL
through July 3.
Miss Yamamoto, a beautiful l9-
year-old college girl, is from Osaka
Japan, and will visit Seattle with
her court of two Japanese princess
es. The trip of the japanese Miss
America is being sponsored for the
Japanese Trade Fair by the Yomi-
uri Press of Tokyo, which conduct
ed the nationwide contest to select
Japan's most beautiful girl.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
NV. District Council
Sets Tacoma Session

Northwest District Council of the
Japanese American Citizens Lea
que will convene at 10 am. on Sum
day, May 6, in the Tacoma Buddhist
church, 1t was learned today by the
Northwest Times. The Puyallup
Valley Citizens League with Tom
Takemura ruling as president. will
be the host chapter.
Principal speaker at the council
gathering, open not only to those in
the council and JACL members but
also to those interested in evacua-
ton claims. will be Sam Ishikawa Of
Los Angeles. Ishikawa, according
to the Puyallup announcement, will
explain the latest developments
anent the speeding-up process Of e.
vacuation claims payments
DIR. Randolph s5akada. national
president OF the Japanese American
Citizens League, will be the main
| speaker at the JACL's Northwest
District Council convention slated
for Sept. /, and 8 in Seattle, ac-
cording to Harry I. Takagi, presi-
dent Of the local chapter, today.
Possibility that Takagi may OBJ
tain either Mas Satow, national ia
CT executive secretary. or Mike Ma
saoka, JACL ADO legislative direct.
or, for the three-day parley, alst
was limited
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-05-02
Obituary
NARIKI IKEDA

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 2-Funerai
services for 66-year-old Narih Ike
da. who died in his home after a
prolonged illness on April 10, were
held locally on April 10.
The deceased came to this coun-
try when he was 10 and served as
an interpreter with the Seattle Inn
migration office. He resided In Pa
sadena before the outbreak Of the
last world war.
He is survived by his wife. Asa;
sons. Albert, Carl. william. Donald
Otto, and Theodore: and daugn-
ters Mines. Yuriko Tashima, Dor
othy Ito. and Lillian onimura'