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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-03-31

/ Thailand. Hawaii and the Ryukyus
In 1850. an average monthly export
of 100000 10 per cent of pre-war)
was made to Formosa. the Ryukyus,
India and Thailand. Japan On her
part purchased 81 million worth of
miracle drugs and pharmaceutical
materials from the United States
every quarter of the year. An over
production trend. however, was S en-
in the first half of 1850. But the
Korean outbreak brought in an in
creaSing special US procurement de-
mand which amounted to $50 mill
lion ven by the end of January, this
year. There are at present 10000
to 10000 drug descriptions now be-
ing manufactured in this country.
The production cost is steadily
declining. For example, penicillin
costing 1000 yen for 100000 units in
l947 dropped to 800 yen in 1948 and
to mere so yen in October, 1850
Production of streptomycin scared
to $500 grams in Aug, 1850. from
l,700 grams of the previous month.
In October. it increased to 16,400
grams and 50,510 grams in Decem-
Der. Its production is expected to
reach one ton per month at the end
of this year against two tons requir-
ed by the nations T.B. patients. The
black market price of streptomyein
has now dropped to 600 yen Official
price, 450 yem per gram from 1000
yen in January, last year.
NUMBER OF CITIES: Japan
has seen a six-fold increase of ci-
ties since 1889 when the municipali-
ty system was first inaugurated. The
Local Government Board announced
recently that as of March there
were 253 cities in the nation. For
a town to become city it must have
a population of at least 10000 and
at least 60 per cent of the houses To-
Gated in the center of the town. In
addition, the prefectural assembly
must approve the change in status.
When the municipality system was
instituted April l, 1889, there were
only SO cities. BY 1887, the number
reached 1879.
Reasons Tor town wanting to be-
come a city are believed to include:
Cd the peoples social pride. CD a
Indignation of several villages and
towns will result in simplification
of administration and correspond
ingly tighten the financial burden
on the residents, (3) enterprises will
receive stimulus. and "a larger E.
qualization grants will be available.
The increase of cities has resulted
in the decrease of towns and villag-
es There were 1920 towns and
villages In 1889 but now there are
about 10000 or around a 40 per cent
drop,
The largest city in Japan is Osa-
ka VITA a population of 1956,0oO.
Osaka prefecture has the greatest
number of cities-l6 KOCH prefec-
ture has only one city, Kochi. In
the vernacular, Tokyo is not called a
city But the metropolitan area
with % wards, an integral part OF
Greater Tokyo, has population of
5,38507l. Greater Tokyo is equiva-
lent to a prefecture.
INSTALLMENT PAYMENT: Buy
ing on the installment payment ba-
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sis is becoming popular in Japan as
attest,d by the TACT that an Inter-
national Trade and Industry Minis
try survey revealed that there are
about 5000 firms specializing in
such sales. OF this number 7bout
half are located in the Tokyo Yoko-
hama area. Such stor are patron
lied mainly by Office workers and
items purchased are chiefly wearing
apparel. furniture. radio sets and
baby carriages in the order named
The usual initial down payment is 20
to 80 ger cent of the price tag. But
in some instances, the buyer must
make six payments out of 10 INSTALL
ments before he gets the article he
purchases.
Although one Tokyo store claimed
it was successful in collecting 80 per
cent of the sales made, it is said
firms with sales under million yen
per month just about break even be-
cause of high personnel costs. To
offset this, goods offered on INSTALL
ment payment are tagged about 80
per cent higher than the prevailing
market price To make the INSTALL
ment system as attractive as posi-
BILE, one store recently told customers
they could be owners of bicycles by
paying 100 yen or % cents a day
after making a 20 per cent down
payment,
NEWS IN BRIEF: Nationalist
China wants to import Japan's tech
nical skill to develop fishing in For
mosan waters, according to chief
Chen Liang of the visiting Chinese
Fishing Inspection mission to ia
pan. He said the catch in Taiwan
waters last year was about eight or
nine tons a month, far below the
level under the japanese admins
tration. He believed the drop was
caused by lack of fishing boats, tao
kles and technical skill. He said he
wished to invite several japanese
fishery experts as advisers to the
Nationalist government. He expect
ed fishery in the southern waters to
develop rapidly If China and Japan
cooperate closely
SAMPLES OF EXPORT GOODS:
They will be exhibited at various
Japanese overseas agencies shortly
The overseas agencies in the United
States have already completed their
exhibition rooms. Those in Paris,
Rio de Janeiro. Karachi and New
Delhi are scheduled to have similar
exhibits by April Samples to be
displayed will be limited to textiles
and sundry goods for the time being
but various other goods will appear
gradually.
MARITIME SAFETY BOARD: 1t
is planning to have 200 patrol boats
by year-end as permitted by General
Douglas Macarthur. Board Officers
are now allowed to carry pistols, but
the board will seek permission for
letting them use automatic rifles. .
Since Japanese fishing boats are in
creasingly seized by foreign hands,
the board has requested CHG to en-
large its operation radius, reinforce
patrol boats and improve their
equipment
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Beginning with today's edition.
THE NORTHWEST TIMES win
publish the Japan. News Letter
which Is distributed throughout
the world by Kyodo News Service
Of Tokyo, Japan. Kyodo Is rated
as the topflight news service In
Japan, and Is the equivalent of
the Associated Press in this coun-
try.
Evening star., 1951-10-03
U. S. Agents Wire Room,
| Record Actual Dope Sale
BY the Assoeiassd Press

NEWARK, N. j., Oct. 3.-The
story OF how narcotics agents re-
corded an actual sale Of heroir
and morphine to crack an alleged
81 million interstate dope ring was
unfolded in Federal Court here
yesterday.
Charles S. Herndon of st. Paul
N. c., testifying for the Govern.
ment, said Federal agents wiree
his room to take down the trans.
fer Of heroin and 1877 walls o.
morphine to William S. Wright OF
Rochester. N. Y.
Wright Is one of II defendants
being tried on narcotics charges
Herndon. awaiting trial on a
separate indictment, said he
bought between $500 and $4,000
worth of drugs at one time from
Martin Cohen of 1rvington. whom
the Government charges with
being the leader of the combine
Herndon said he agreed to help
obtain evidence against the dope
ring after his arrest in 1949. He
pointed out Cohen in the court.
room as a man from whom he
purchased heroin and morphine
in Fayetteville, N. c.. and later ir
New York and Newark hotels.
Evening star., 1951-10-03
Hollywood Diary

geon. This is the picture Bar
bara Payton was Cancelled from
she now prefers the proximity
of Franchot Tones healing face
4 4 ~
Dean Miller is rising fast. He
gets the role of the fast-talking
press agent in the Gable Gardner
starrer, Sometimes I Love You"
scheduled to start three weeks
from now. BY then, Clark hopes
to be divorced from Sylvia and
Ava married to frankie.
Ralph Meeker. wooing Betty
Hutton on and off the set OF
Somebody Loves Me-" will star
next in "The Seven Souls Of
Clement O'Reilly" (bet they
change that title) with Pier Angel
and Fernando LamaS.
Margot Fonteyn, Britain's prima
ballerina, will be the Sleeping
Beatty" for Sir Alexander Korda
with william Cameron Menzies
flying over to design the sets
when he finishes "Androcles."
Petite Jean Simmons has to
wear 5-inch soles on her Roman
sandals to stand up to huge Victor
Mature and bulky Robert Newton
Il in "Androcles and the Lion"
\ Il
Robert Newton tells me, II in
tend to become an American clti-
zen and I'm going to Mexico to
Iget a quota number" Accom-
panying him at the time was
blonde Vera Budnik, the next Mrs
Newton.
Evening star., 1951-10-03
Rex and Lily to Star
in Fry Play for Guild

II learned that Linda Darnell Is
the most popular of all Texas
girls to graduate to Hollywood
stardom. Linda visits her. home
town frequently. sees former
schoolteachers and school pals
puts on no airs.
Least popular is Ann Sheridan
owes her movie career to Fairfax
Nisbett of the Dallas News, who
literally turned the clock back to
squeeze Annie through in time
to make the deadline for Para
mounts Search for Beauty" in
1888.
Also saw Ginger Rogers frs
professional photograph in the
files Of the Dallas News. Ginger
was Is then, very ambitious, anc
every time she had her photo
taken. she would call John Ros.
enfield, the brilliant drama critic
of the Dallas News, and plead
"if you'll just print the photo
I'll never ask again."
Dore Schary has a designing
genius, his 15-year-old daughter
Jill. Stanley Marcus, my neighboi
at the luncheon given by the Dal-
las News, told me that his world
famous store, Nieman- Marcus, put.
out a speciality glove, designed by
Jill Schary, it features q painted
bird in the hand. Very cute.
! (Released By North American Newspapel
| Alliance
Evening star., 1951-10-03
Ship Tieup Averied
|0nAtIantic, Gulf Coast
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-A possible
tieup of shipping on the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts was averted q
few minutes before last midnight's
deadline with an agreement be-
tween ship owners and the AFL
Masters, Mates and Pilots, Union,
Federal Mediator Bernard J.
Forman announced the agree
ment, which contained apparent
compromises by both sides.
The ship deck officers won a
6.2 per cent wage boost, according
to terms announced by Mr.. For
man. but yielded on a hiring
clause.
Both the union membership and
the 80 individual shipping COM
Ipanies must ratify the agreement.
Actual writing OF the contract will
not start until negotiators receive
a copy Of the pact reached Sunday
night in San Francisco between
the union and Pacific Coast ship
operators.
Contracts between the union and
the companies expired Sunday
midnight, but the Eastern pact
Evening star., 1951-10-03

, Alan Young has his television
troubles. Doing a coast-to-coast
TV show while working in Shaw's
'Androcles' is no joke" he reports
Every hour counts; in fact,
have to eat and sleep in my spare
time!"
Norman Krasna now prefers
brunette Gloria Noble for cheek
to-cheek dancing at the Mocambo
Also there the other night, ano
whirling in the clouds, were Nicky
Hilton and Betsy v. Furstenburg
William Farnum, a spry 76 ano
a Senator in Lone Star" is off tt
New York for television engage
ments.
Norma Shearer ended her re-
tirement by starring in waterloo
Bridge" for the Screen Directors
Playhouse, doing the Vivien Leigh
role. Next week, she'll do TN
film.
Margaret Truman will come tt
Hollywood in November for an.
other non-singing assignment in {
radio show for the same screer
directors show. Last year the
Presidents daughter co-starree
with James Stewart.
Helen Hayes and David Niver
will do the next televised Play
house of Stars show, coast tc
coast. And David will get all the
beer he can drink for a year. The
play will be mot a Chance" by
T. w. Phipps.
jeff Donnell. pert and pretty
leaves the WAVES in Skirt
Alloy" to be James Whitmore'
wife in Mario Lanza's next. BE
cause You're Mine"
). Winston Churchill's art agent j
; his actress daughter, Saral
. Churchill. I missed Sarah b.
one day in Dallas, Tex. where sh
. was offering some Of her father
paintings for ChriStmas-card re
production.
In Dallas, which I visited TO
the "Movietime U. S. A." drive
Evening star., 1951-10-03
THEEVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8,

was extended 48 hours under a
truce" agreement.
The 6.2 per cent wage hike was
the same as that granted in the
West.
Mr.. Forman said the Atlantic
Gulf hiring agreement provides
that all ship owners except mas
ters and first mates will be signed
on from the unions hiring lists.
This was the company offer.
The union had demanded that
only masters be excepted in the
clause. The union won it's point
on the West Coast, according to
it's president. Capt. c. F. May.
Final decision on vacation
clauses and welfare and pension
plans will be made after further
negotiations, the mediator said.
On other points, the Eastern
agreement parallels the Pacific
accord.
Evening star., 1951-10-03
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOII,YWOOr

Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer
will co-star in the production of
Venus Observes" by Christopher
Fry, for the Theater Guild, when
they finish filming Stanley Kra-
mer's -Four Poster" 1--WE hope tc
tour with the play for 16 weeks =
Rex tells me on the Columbia set
land pay off the hackers"
Vivien Leigh, incidentally, is the
choice for pilates Wife" by
Uald- -Krasna. who has airmailec
the Clare Booth Luce play to hel
in London. The Olviers will be
a Broadway fixture with two Cleo
patra plays this season.
Paul Henreid will leave for Lon
don in three weeks with Lisbeth
Scott to star in Stolen Face" fol-
Lippert. Paul plays plastic sur
Evening star., 1951-10-03
Curmody
From Page c-so


played are those of the den1oniac
Cassius by Albert Corbin, the
poisonous Casca by Arthur Carnes
and Metallus Climber by Pernell
Roberts.
Robert Burns Stevens has pro-
vided Arenas first second-season
production with a remarkably
simple and effective setting: H.
Michael has done excellently by
the costuming. and Leo Gallen-
STEMS lighting is one of the best
jobs of its kind in the round
|theater's local history.
Despite first night troubles, 1t
is nice to have Arena Stage back
again.
Evening star., 1951-10-08
By Alice Eversmon

An Introductory concert to the
regular series given each fall by
the Gertrude Clarke Whittall
Foundation in the Library of
Congress was presented yesterday
afternoon in the Coolidge Audi
torium before an invited audi
ence. It was played by the Buda-
pest String Quartet with the as
sistance of the renowned pianist.
Miecyzslaw Horszowski. Although
not announced as such, it was
program given in celebration
of the birthday of Mrs. Whittall
who, each year, adds this extra
event to the series.
The numbers selected had all
the qualities of beauty appropri-
ated for the day, Dvorak's "Quin-
tet in A Major. op. 81" and
Brahms lovely Quintet in F
Minor, op. "a" inclosing the Trio
in E Major, K. 542" by Mozart.
The ensemble which the five ar
lists disclosed was of the finest
in musical effects and in oneness
of spirit. Mr.. Horszowski demon
Strated his skill as partner of
string instruments at his Wash
ington debut last October in the
same hall during the Coolidge
Festival where he appeared as
member of the New York Quartet.
Yesterday he was able to blend
the piano tone with that of the
strings with great finesSe. There
is a subtlety to his infections
and dynamics that reveal sensi-
tivity and good taste. More de-
cided warmth in coloring could
have been introduced in the lyric
passages of both the Dvorak and
the Brahms but his intention
seemed to be to avoid the pre-
dominance of any specially vital
quality in the piano that can
SC easily disturb its fusion with
the other instruments. The rare
character of his musicianship did
dominate, however. and carried
the Budapest artists along in a.
vigorous performance.
The Brahms Quintet" bene-
fitted the most by the excellent
balance maintained by the play
ers, although there were occasions
when all the instruments should
have been allowed to sing more
freely. The grandeur of line pre-
vailed while the, details came
forth with particular significance.
The approach to the Dvorak
Quintet" where folklike songs
and dances alternate continually,
had little suavity in it. This
bright and truly happy work has
its boisterous moments side by
side with simplicity of themes
and the differentiation requires
a greater degree of appreciation
than the artists displayed. The
Budapest foursome's sonorous tone
Evening star., 1951-10-08
Violin-Piono Team Shows
ImpeccobIe Technique
by Elena de Soyu

Music rejecting the style and
temperament of such diverse per-
sonalities as those of Mozart, Mar
tinu, Debussy and Schubert found
two worthy interpreters in Stanley
Weiner, violinist. and Joseph
Seiger, pianist, who opened the
I1951-52 season in the Phillips GAL
Ilery yesterday afternoon. Their
reading of Mozart's Sonata in B
fiat Major. K. 454":: Martinu's
Sonata No. 3" and Debussy's
Sonata" was distinguished by
thoughtful care, variety and ma
ture conception.
Mr.. Weiner has never been SO
fortunate in the selection Of a
partner as he was yesterday. Mr..
Seiger combines those rare quail
ties OF musicianShip and under
standing so essential in teamwork.
The impeccability of his technique
lis matched by a sensitive touch
which assists him in the produc-
ton OF desired Shadings and ef-'
fects. This was especially evident
in Mozart's sonata. The perfec-
ton of details in this particular
work and in the two others, so
dissimilar in character, was COM
pletely satisfying.
Since heard here last in q
sonata recital, Mr.. Weiner per-
fected himself in this field as
much as he had earlier in that of
a soloist. Nothing was left to
chance. His analyses were sound
and authoritative, the quality and
amount of tone used-always ap-
propriate to the occasion. His
playing was polished to an ex-
treme and his violin sang In deli
cate passages as we'll as when
vigor was applied. as in the Mar
tinu sonata.
The composers third, played
yesterday. has an electrifying
piano introduction. It's sweeping
runs serve also effectively as a
background to the songful violin
part. 1t is said that Martinu had
once the ambition to become q
violin virtuoso. This accounts for
the violin score which combines
a variety of tonal and technical
aspects. The sonata's pastorale-
like second movement, the folk
like color predominating in the
third and the bold finale, denote
the power of the composers
craftsmanship and serve as an
honest expression of his conserva-
tive art. He uses no startling
harmonic innovations, yet his COL
oring is rich. especially when he
lis inclined to rhapsodize. The
artists were given a well-deserved
ovation at the conclusion Of the
work, played with rare penetra-
tim
Evening star., 1951-10-08
Notes on Music
Horszowski and Budapest Quartet
Score With Rare Display of Talent

and expert phrasing were as ad-
mirably expressive as usual.
Mozart's piano trio. played by
Mr.. Horszowski, Joseph Roisman,
violinist, and Mischa Schneider,
cellist, was less effective in its
position between the two quin-
tets. A better choice for this
middle number could have been
made and while the artists played
lit with refinement, the work it.
self is not one of Mozart's most
interesting. The audience, by its
fervent applause. also preferred
the Dvorak and the Brahms.
Jeanette Haien Applauded.
Jeannette Haien. who is not a
stranger to Washington, was the
piano soloist last night in the
National Gallery of Art where the
program was given by the National
Gallery Orchestra. She gave for
a first local hearing a performance
OF MoZart's Concerto No. Is in D
Major, K. 45l". winning a warm
reception from a large audience
undeterred from attending by the
storm.
1t is a rarity to find a Mozart
concerto listed for a first per-
formance here. 1t proved to be a
delightful work with all the charm
of Mozart'S f1uency and skill yet
without any darker shadows.
Good spirits abound from the
lively opening Allegro through the
lovely Andante to the spirited
finale. Miss Haien was at her
best in the more songful portions
where her tone had depth and
distinction. In the more exuberant
sections, it lost some of its resil-
ience and the technical passages
were not uniformly clear.
Richard Bales programmed the
Haydn Symphony No. SO" and
the Schubert Symphony No. S"
for his men. Both of these have
been heard under his direction
before. Last nights performance
held additional polish reflected
in the variety of effects he at
tained. He is able to make these
diverse through a profound study
and. with few rehearsals. bring
his musicians to the point where
their performance is of the high
est order. Haydn's Symphony
especially, could not have had al
finer reading.
Evening star., 1951-10-08
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the direction of Mrs. Ebba Olsen
Thompson, accompanied by an
appropriate vocal presentation by
Mrs. Sims and the orchestra. Fol-
lowing the waltz, there will be a
grand march participated in by
the young ladies and their escorts.
Milton Bellah will be Master of
Ceremonies.
Mrs. Ben Silverman is General
Chairman of the affair, assisted
by Mrs. Sylvan Garfunkel. Com
mittee Chairmen for the affair
are: Senior Hostess, Mrs. Fred
Rotkow; Decorations, Mrs. Louis
Silverman, Mrs. Ben Portrnan and
Mrs. Harold Reed; Tickets, Mrs.
Sylvan Garfunkel and Mrs. Dan
Rabhan, assisted by Mrs. Jacob
Rubin; Correspondence, Mrs.
David Feinberg and Mrs. Marvin
Arkin.
Refreshments will be served
during the dance in the lobby of
the ballroom.
The following young ladies and
their escorts will be presented:
Miss Anita Cohen and Bernard
Kramer, Miss Ethel Cohen and
Abram Palefsky, Miss Virginia
We'll and Ben Pike, Miss Alice
Weissman and Alex Scheer, Miss
Leah Weinberg and William
Lasky, Miss Betty Weiss and
Larry Lasky, Miss Sally Rotkow
and David Perling, Miss Jacque-
line Karsman and Alvin White,
Miss Janice Cohen and Max AL
terman, Miss Shirley Robbins and
Gerald Platock, Miss Barbara
Lesser and Barry Barr, Miss Jean
Mincey and Murray Perlman,
Miss Barbara Lowe and Philip
Hoffman, Miss Betty 10. Blumen-
field and Alan Buchsbaum.
Other names of Cinderellas and
escorts will be announced later.
This type affair where young
ladies are presented to their COM
munity is unique in Southern
J wi S h communities. Friends
from the surrounding area are
invited to attend.
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In Israel of All PIoces!:
Horo Being
Side-Stepped

DENVER (AJP) = The Hora,
of all things, is becoming taboo
in Israel, of all places!
That's the assertion of the high
priest of folk dancing, Finador
Vytautas Beliajus, publisher of
Wits dancing magazine, who was
admitted here last week as a pa
tient of the Jewish Consumptives'
Relief Society Sanatorium and
Hospital.
Beliajus, in close touch with Is
raeli dancing circles, reports that
a veritable crusade against the
bora has been conducted in the
Holy Land by Cert Kaufman's
committee to create a distinctive
Israeli dance. The Hora, Cert
claims, isn't Israeli at all, but is
the national folk dance of the
Greek, .Bulgars and Roumanians,
and therefore reminders of the
diaspora and its suffering"
To replace the bora, Gert's COM
mittee is pushing the ''Debka," an
Arabian-style circle-group in
which the dancers hold hands in
stead of shoulders, use distinctive
knee twists and stamps of the
feet, and exert more variety and
vigor than the continuous one
step of the bora.