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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1975)
Egg:Breaking ; i Easter Custom , In New, Mexico Sttb esmsn, Stlem, Ore- Sun., April 21, 'StSfc. III)-33 . ,.. V" . ! Pi By TOWY HILLEBMAN ui jr. New MtikH iTANTA FEV N. M.. AprU M ( a urnoH forgotten Spanish colonial euiiom whjch one madt riatoeratie New Mexico be 11 el delighted to hav eats broken over them ta being en thusiastically revived by Santa re'a younger et for the Easter teaeon. They win uaa hollow eggs flUed wnn muiucoiorea conletu Two hundred year , ago, the custom waa aimllar but aomawhat mora dignified, perhapa bacauae h was re trie tad to the aristocrat lc families and to the formal Unten ball, held the Tueady be- lor Aan Wednesday. Ta these' very fashionable event, the eligible young bache- tort would bring "catcaronet" hollowed eggs filled ' with per fume, cologne or perhape dried root petau. At the climax of the "bade.1 they would crush the caicarohea in tbelr hands over the headi of the aenoritM they best loved, and as a member of Me Sociedad Folklorlca put it, "the one with the moat eggs crushed over her waa considered .the moat popular neiia we ban. ' The Sociedad FoDtlorica, which devotea iUrlf in munHM the historic customs of the original colonists, revived the old custom in 1M0 as part of its post-Easter ban, adding a touch by giving the egg "caseareaes". fancy paint Jobs and fancy costumes. Just three years ago,, the idea hit students-at Ik Francis School, How hard the idea hit ii best illustrated by the fact that sixth and eeventh graders have stock piled about 13,000 of the fancy "caacarones for their annual . taring school carnival act for the Thursday aftar faster. Japanese Girl Weds Brando In New Movie . By JAMU BACON . . HOLLYWOOD, April SO III - A Young Niaei girl, playing Marlon Brando's Japanese sweetheart in her. acting debut, is lovely proof that- great actress art born, not made. - , with Brandt' In i "Bayonara," Miika Taka.' M, Is co-sUrred James afitchener'i tender ' love , atory af a U.S. Air Fore major who marries a Japanese girl. It'ttjuite a Jump in a few month from a. Job aa a fto-a- week travel agency clerk to atarriag with the man most critics label as the world' greatest living actor , ., , , - - But -ItHi J more than Ori ental Cinderella, Her acting is se aentitfve that even callouaed crew. maa interrupt their gin rummy games -to watch her and Brand - emote. It's the kind of , tribute usually- reserved for a Catherine i Hepburn or a Garbo. Her tola dramatic training haaJ coma during uie picture. Brando, who can teach what he practices, ha been helping her aa hat direc . tor Josh Logan.' Croat SeasttivMy' ' : "She is an actress of great sen- siuvitya natural. Inborn talent She reads and works with other players'-extremely well," Brando says, adding:1 "It's a shame that there can't be a wider use of this girl's talent." He eonsidera her aa amazing talent find. A worldwide aearch had been conducted for the Important rale which required a beautiful Japa nese girl who Could speak English. Brando auditioned in Japan where he found many of the native girls fine in the beauty .department but failing in the English language re quirement, - ine await- naa just aoout set tled on Shirley Yamaguchi, one of Japan'a top actresees, when a tal- ant director spotted Miiko danc ing in Los Angeles' annual Nisei carnival. - Solly Biano. the Warner a cast ing directori told her to drop by the etudto, but she pooh-poohed it and never showed up. Seattle-born . and a graduate of Los Angeles High Schooh she was blast what ahe thought was the eld f'I'll get you In pictures approach. But after several weeks, her friends convinced her the offer waa legitimate. She dropped by the etudio, read a scene for Brando' ' f la two minutes time, the actor aaiav:iies uie gin." . ; Keatea'l Favorite Cornice HOLLYWOOD IB-It's always in teresting when one of the screen i great comic, like Buster Keaton, Usta hit favorite comics. , Here's his tll: All-time favorites Hurrv Lane- aon. w, c, rieios ana mama Chaplin Current favorites Jerry Lewis fied Kkvltnn and Lou Coated This trio also is bis choice in the "nut comic" category, -. All-time comediennes ; Merit Dressier and Lucille Ball. Light comics Bob Hope. Walter t. Kelly who has a lamoua niece by the; name of Grace-Jack Ben nv and klickev Roonev. . Blackface-Bart William, Mo- ran and Mack and Law Dock-ttader. Jewish-Jot Welsh, Eugene How ard ami smtiB ana wait. v Fog. 35.98-'45.98 WOOL KNIT DRESSES School Bonds Rejected HERM1STON. 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