PACIFIC CITIZEN■Vol.41 No.8 LosAngeles,California Friday,August19,1955 10centspercopy

Honolulu NewsletterBY LARRY NAKATSUKA

SLUR AGAINSTINTERRACIALMARRIAGESI:Honolulu

Interracialmarriagesaresuch asestablish ed i nsti tuti onlinHawai i ,newsaboutth emdon'tattractmuch attention.But■t,publicsluraboutth em quick lydrawsabarrageofangry■rebuttals.

So i twaslastweek wh enawomanwroteananonymous(lettertoaHonolulunewspapercommentingonGlsmarrying

Orientalgirls.Saidsh e:"JustbecauseGlsaremarry-

i ngOrientalwomendoesn'tmeanth atth eAmericanwomenh avetotak eaback seat.Onereasonforsomanymixedmarriagesi sth esh ortageofAmericanwomenwh ereth eGlsarestationed.Th en too,alargepercentageofth eGlsmarryingOrientalsendupi ndivorce."Alth ough h erremark sweredirectedat

i nterracialmarriagesi nth eOrient,nottosuch marriages i nHawai i ,th eytouch edoffaquick reactionh ere.

Amwan-Dasedsoldierh adth i stosayi nprint:"Imar-riedanOrientalgirl.Ih adpreviouslymarriedanAmericangirl.Iplacemyselfonrecordth atOrientalwivesaresuperiori nmanyrespects,asanyCaucasianh usbandofanOrientalgirlwilladmit."Astocomparativedivorcerates,th i ssoldierquotedfigures

toi ndi cateth at"American-Japanesemiscegeneticmarriagesh aveadivorcerateoflessth an5percentasopposedtoth eCaucasiandi vorcerateofapproximately40percent.""Mywife,"th esoldieradded,"h asalwaysbeenaccepted

byAmericanpeoplei nallwalk soflife,th emajori tybeinganxioustocultivateh erfriendsh i p.Ih avenumerousfriendsmarriedtoOrientalgirlsandh aveneverk nownofanyti mewh ereth ey h avebeenash amedofth ei rwi ves."Anoth erletterwritersuggestedth at"surelyloveover-

comesmany"ofth esocialproblemswh i ch migh tresultfromservicemenmarryingOrientalgirls."Wouldth ati tcoulddoth esameforoursubstantialwesterndivorcerate!"

WARTIME AND POSTWAR INCREASES

IHawai i experiencedawaveofmarriagesbetweenservice-

menandi slandgirls,i ncludingmanyNisei ,th rough outWorldVai IIandi mmedi atelyafter.Such uni onswereanoveltyatth estartbutth ei ri ncreasingnumbersoonmadeth em com-monplace.

VagariesBYLARRY TAJIRI

DOCUMENTARYCINEMATOGRAPHERDenver

TogeFuj i h i rah asth ek i ndofa j obwedesk -boundslavesdreamabout.Toge'samoviecameramanbytrade—h efi lmsabout10sh ortsubjectsannually—andi nth elastseveralyearsh e'smadepicturesoneverycontinentexceptAustralia.Togewasi nDenverrecently(asBillHosok awareported

inh i sPCcolumnlastweek ),enroutefromh i sNewYork h ometoanassignmenti nnorth ernCalifornia.He'llbework i ngoutofSanFranciscoforabouttwoweek s,butToge'sassignmentsusuallytak eh i mfarawayfromth emetro-politanareas.He'smore,ath ome i naplane,aj eeporacanoe.Wefi rstmetTogeback i n1940i nNew

York .Anativeofth eSeattlearea,h e h adcometoManh attani nth elate19305,look -i ngforacareeri nstillph otograph y.Atth eWorld'sFair,wh i ch opened i n1939,Togesawsomeofth eclassicfi lmsofAme-ri 'sac documentaryfilmmak ers,such as

PareLorentz*Th eRiver,andTh eCi tyandTh ePlowTh atBrok eTh ePlains.Hewentback ,againandagain,toseeth esepictures.Hedeterminedtomak eh i scareeri nth edocumentaryfield.Today,h i sph otogarph y h onoredatseveralrecentfilmfestivals,Toge i sregardedasoneofth etopcameramen i nnon-th eatricalmotionpictures.Asaresultofth eworld'sFairexperience,Togebough ta

">oviecamera.Hisfi rstpicture,madei n1940,wasanadap-tationofCh ek h ov'sone-actplay,Th eBoor,wh i ch Sh i roTa-teh i sa—th enessayingacareerasanactoronBroadway—directedwith anall-Nisei cast.

_Duringmostofth ewaryearsTogework edi nth emotion

Picturedepartmentofth eMeth odi stBoardofMissi ons,mak -'iganoccasionalmotionpicture.Sh ortlyafterth eendofth e*arh emetanex-MarinenamedAlanSh i li n,ascriptwriter,*h owantedtoproducenon-th eatricalmoviesforbusiness.f«andreligi ousorganizati ons.Ith adbeen i nassociati on*«h Sh i li nth atTogeh asj ourneyedtoth efarcornersofth eWorld—toalepercolonyi nTh ai landnearth eRedCh i nafron-PJj avillagei nIndia,aSundaymark eti naremoteAndean,J5toamissi onaryoutpostonth eAfricanwestcoastfor\ntacalledKezli ofZozor.Bab£geslon*esttripwasoneh estartedlatei n1952,wh i chmXluni awayfrom h i swife,Mitsu,andth ei rtwoch i ldren

Allegeddiscri mi nati onagainstNiseigettingtravelvisadueCongresseye(Wash i ngton)Di scrimi natorypracticesi nth ei ssuanceofvisasby foreign governmentsagainstAmericanciti zensofJapanesean-cestrywillbesubjecttocongres-sional i nqui ry,Rep.FrancisE.Walter(D.,Pa.)toldth eWash -i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague.Mi k eMasaok a,Wash i ngtonre-presentative ofth e JACL.calledtoRep.Walter's attention th atvariouscountries i nth ei rregula-tionson th e i ssuance ofvisasdiscri mi nateagainstAmericancit-i zensofOriental,Negro,oroth ernationality groups.Such discri mi nati onofAmericanciti zensbyforeign countriesonth ebasisofraceornationalori-gin i sparticularlyodioustoour

Americantraditi ons,h esaid,andrequestedth atsince th i swas aproblem concomitantwith i mmi -gration and naturalizati on,andwh i ch wouldth usfallwith i nth epurview ofth e House Judici arysubcommitteeonImmigrationandNationality,i tmigh twellunder-tak eth i sstudy.Furth ermore,Rep.Walterwasrequestedtomak eanoffici ali n-vestigati on i n orderto secureverifi edi nformationregardingth i smatter.From JACL's pastex-periences,lettersofi nqui rytoth e79 countriesrepresented i n th enation'scapitalwouldnotresulti nanyparticularlyconclusivefind-i ngs.CongressmanWalter,well-k nowntoNisei asth eco-auth orofth e

Immigration andNationalityAct(th eWalter-McCarranAct)of1932wh i ch gavetoIssei th erigh tofnaturalizati onand wh i ch eli mi -natedfrom th estatutebook sth ediscri mi natorylegislationofth eExclusion Actof1924, i sch ai r*manofth esubcommittee.Matterofallegeddiscri mi natorypracticeswasbrough ttoth eWash i ngtonJACLOffice'satten-ti on i na New York Hok u-beiSh i mpoarticle(seePacifi cCiti -zen,July29,1955:Wh atOth ersAreSaying).Inth e"BlueBook ot,ClipperTravels,"travelreferencebook publish edbyPanAmericanWorldAirwaysSystem,certaincountriesmak eadisti ncti onbe-tweenU.S.ci ti zensandU.S.citi -zensofNegro,Oriental(orYel-low),orofcertainoth erracialback grounds.Atth e ti me ofprinti ng,th eClipperBook li sted five LatinAmericancountriesasplacingre-stricti onsonvisasbasedonraceornationalorigi n:CostaRica,.ElSalvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,,andPeru;oth erswereNewZea-landandth eBri ti sh CrownColonyofHongKong.Specifi cally, th e Blue Bookstatesth attoenterHonduras,evenasa tourist,certain Americanciti zensmusth aveaspecialper-mit:Negroes, Ch i nese,Coolies,andEastIndiansofth e coolietype.ElSalvadorrequiresaspecialentrypermitfrom i tsconsulbe-fore i twi lli ssueavisatoth efollowing:"Descendants ofCh i -nese,Mongolians,Negroes,Malay-ans,Gypsies,Arabians,Lebanese,

PROPOSEDCHANGESFORDEPORTATIONREGULATIONS CITED ASHUMANIZING(Wash i ngton) Forh umani zi ng

andmak i ngmoreequitablede-portationproceduresproposed i nnewregulationsi ssuedbyth eIm-migrationService,th eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeaguewrotealetterofcommendationtoGon.Joseph M.Swing,Commissi onerofImmigra-tionandNaturalizati on.Th eJACLendorsedandurgedth eadoptiononapermanentbasisth eliberalizi ng features of th eproposedch anges.Twoch angeswh i ch h avebeenofparticularconcerntoth oseof

Japaneseancestry i ndeportationproceedingsrelatetoth esubsti-tuti onofawarrantofarrestforanorderto "sh ow cause"andth eprovisi onforboth examini ngandspecial i nqui ry officers i n-steadofplacingallfunctions i na singleofficer.Uptonow,awarrantofarrestwas i ssuedpriorto deportationproceedingssinceth epresentre-gulationrequiredth i si ni ti alstepbeforeadmini strativeremedycouldbe"i nsti tutedto h ave de-portationorders suspended andth estatusadjusted to th atofalienslawfullyadmittedforper-manentresidence.ManyalienJapanesewh oquali-fiedfordiscretionaryreliefwereterrifi edwh en th eywere i ssuedwarrantsofarrest.Th efactth atawarrantofarrest h ad beenservedth em wasastigma unde-servedand a gratuitoussligh t.Th e substituti on of a "sh owcause"orderpriortodeportationproceedingsobviously i samoreh umanemeth odforh andli ng de-portationmatters,Mi k eMasaok a,Wash i ngtonrepresentativeofth eJACLsaid,andcertainlymorei nk eepi ngwith th etraditi onalAmer-i can concepts of j uri sprudencewh i ch assumesth e i nnocenceofapartyuntilprovenguilty.Th e nationalsecurity i snever-th elessprovidedfori nth atarrestsmaybeorderedwh ennecessaryandproperi ncases"consideredli k elytoabscond"ori fcontinuedfreedom "wouldbe againstth epublic i nterest."Th e second proposed ch ange,th eprovisoth atth e examini ngofficerandth especiali nqui ryof-

Calendarofeventsfor15th Ni seiFestivalreleased(LosAngeles) Th ecalendarof

eventsforth e15th annualNiseiWeek Festivali ssubstantiallysi-mi lari npatternaspreviousfes-ti vals—acoronationballopeningth eweek -longh oli dayandclosingwith acolorfulondoparadenextSaturdayandSunday.Th esch e-dule:

Friday,Aug.19PioneerNigh tdssei-Ni sei TalentSh ow),Koyasan Hall, 7p.m.

Saturday,Aug.20Issei-Ni sei TalentSh ow,KoyasanHall,7 p.m.FlowerArrangement,Union Ch urch ,1-6p.m.

Sunday,Aug.21CoronationBall(sports formal)Hol-lywoodPalladium ,7:30 p.m.FlowerArrangement,Union Ch urch ,2-9p.m.

Monday,Aug.22OpeningDay Ceremonies, City Hall,11a.m.ArtExh i bi t(allweek ),JapaneseCh amberofCommerce, 358 E.IstSt., 1-9p.m.

Tuesday,Aug.23B»h ySh ow, Maryk nollHall, 222 S.

Queen'sVisi tofLi'lTok i o, VeteransHospitals.Wednesday,Aug.24

Mei j i nStage Sh ow,Koyasan Hall, 7p.m.

Saturday,Aug.27Kendo-JudoTournament, Koyasan

TeaCeremonydemonstrations, UnionCh urch , 1-6p.m.

Carnival, WellerSt.County AutoPark , 1-11p.m.OndoParade, 7:30-9:30p.m.

Sunday,Aug.28JudoTournament, KoyasanHall,1-6

TeaCeremony,UnionCh urch , 1-6p.m.CarnivalandOndoParade.Closing Ceremony,Weller St.,9:30

ITh eNisei Week artexh i bi tpresspreviewtonigh ti salsoopentoartistsandfriendsatth eJa-paneseCh amberofCommerce,358E.IstSt.Th eexh i bi twillbeopentoth epublicth rough outth eweekfrom 1to9pjn.

LOSALTOSBUILDSJAPANESETEA GARDEN(LosAltos)Constructionofa

Japaneseteagarden"secondon-lytoth ati nSanFrancisco" i nSh oupPark h erei sexpectedtob«completedbyth eendofAugust;accordingtoth eLosAltosGar-denClub,wh i ch i sfootingth ebillforth e$1,500project.NurserymanTom Furuich i i scontributi ng $500 i nlaborandmaterialforth e10,000sq.ft.gar-den.

Supermark eti nflames(Sacramento)Firefi gh terstook

anh ourtobringth eburningGar-denBask etMark eti nNorth Sac-ramentoonDelPasoBlvd.undercontrolAug8.Damagewasesti-matedat$80,000byth eKunibebroth ers,GeorgeOriteandGeorgeMurata,operatorsofth eproducedepartmentatth esupermark et.

Nak atsuk aselectedforFarEasterngoodwilllourforU.S.StaleDepartment(Honolulu) LawrenceNak a-tsuk a,presssecretarytoHawai i 'sGovernorandHawai i correspond-entforth ePacifi cCiti zen, h asbeenselectedforaFarEastern"goodwilltour"assignmentbyth eU.S.StateDepartment.Heisth efirstNisei from Ha-wai i i nvi tedtopartici patei nth eStateDepartment'sInternationalEducationalExch angeProgram.Nak atsuk a's i ti nerary i sbeingwork edoutbyth eStateDepart-menti nWash i ngton.Hewillbegivenleavefromh i s

positi onas_presssecretarytoGov.SamuelWi lderKingi nHo-noluluwh i leh etoursAsiancoun-

tries.Th etripmaylastfromtwototh reemonth s.Th eassignmenti spartofth eStateDepartment'sprogram tosendHawai i peopleofAsianan-cestrytoth eFarEaston"good-willmissi ons."Asimi lartourofth reemonth swas-completedrecentlybyDr.Rich ardK.C.Lee,presidentofth eHawai i BoardofHealth .Dr.Lee,th efi rstHawai i personselect,edunderth i sprogram,visi tedKo-rea,Formosa,HongKong,Singa-pore,MalayaandIndonesia.Th epurposeofth eexch angeprogramistoprqmoteunderstand*

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fornearly10month s.Hewentaroundth eworld,flyingbywayofHawai i ,th ePh i li ppi nes,India,back track i ngtoTh ai land,Indonesia,andwestwardagaintoNewYork vi aTurk ey,GreeceandFrance.Hemademoreth anadozenpicturesenroute,th reei nth ePh i li ppi ne i nteri orwh i ch weredubbedi nEnglish andfi venativedi alects.Th epictureh emadei nIndiawastitledVillageofth ePoorandwastak enatDeenabanda-puran,nearMadras.Sponsoredbyth eNationalCouncilofOh urch es,th estorytoldofapoorvillagewh i ch survi vesfi velamineyearsbecauseanativeCh ri sti ansh owedth evillagers|k >wtoorganizeafarmers'cooperative,acredituni onandoth erformsofgroupaction.Th efi lmaboutth eTh ai lepercolony,madenearth etown

ofCh i engmai,toldofadanceri nth eroyalcourtwh ocon-tractedleprosyatth eageof16.Sh elostoneworldbutdis-coversh eri denti tyi nanoth er,wh eresh elearnsth atbeautyi softh espiri t,rath erth anth eflesh .InJapan,Togewalk edth estreetsofciti esandvillages,

exposedfilm i nh omesandfactoriesforapicturecalledHopeofth eEast,aprizewi nneratth erecentBostonfi lmfestival!*>r16mm.productions.InCeylon,h emadeonecalledSh u-sh i la'sPilgri mage,i nBangk ok astoryabouttwouniversityFtudents.Th ecombinati onofWriter-ProducerSh i li nandCamera-

manFuj i h ara h as accountedforanumberof"Oscars" i nth ei rdocumentaryfield.AmericanFlamingo,wh i ch Togetooki nYucatan,wonIstprize i nth enaturedivi si onofth i syear'sGoldenReelfi lmfestivali nNewYork .Sh ush i la'sPilgri magewascitedatth eColumbusfestivalas"oneofth eoutstandingeducationalfi lms."Oth erproductionsweresh ownth i syearatfilmfetesi nGlasgowandVenice.

WORLD-TOURING FOR 10MONTHSProbablyth ebest-k nownofth eSh i li n-Fuj i h i racollabora-

ti onsareTh eFi rstAmericans,sevencolorfilmsproducedforth eP.Lori Lori llardCo.,mak ersofOldGolds.Picturesi nth i sgrowingseries,alreadyseenbymoreth an 100mi lli onAmericansonTVand i nsch ools,clubsandreligi ousgroupsh owi ngs,areSeminolesofth eEverglades,forwh i ch Fuj i h i ratook h i scamera i ntoth ei naccessibleswampsofsouth ernFlo-rida;Miracleonth eMesa,Th ePuebloHeritage,both madei nth e|South westdesert;Giantofth eNorth ,wh i ch took TogetoAlask a;FallenEagle,amodern-daytak eofth eSi ouxi ntneDak otas;Th eSongofth eFeath eredSerpent,acinematicOdetoth eToltec,MayanandAzteccivi li zati onsofMexicoandSpiri ti nth eEarth ,th edramatizati onofanIndianfolktale.Allofth esesoundfilms,each running21minuteson16mm.,areavailablefreeofch argeandsh ouldproveofi nteresttoprogramch ai rmenoflocalJACLch apters.Informationaboutth em canbeobtainedbywriti ng:AlanSh i li n ProductionsMewsofth eDayguildi ng,450W.56th .St.rNewYork 19NV

ficer i na particularh eari ngnotbeoneandth esameofficer,wasalsolauded.Th i si s i n k eepi ngwith th etraditi onalconceptth atj udgeandprosecutorsh allnotbeoneand th esameperson,th usassuring i mpartialh eari ngs.Th i sch ange i s i nconformitywith th erecommendationsmadei nth eAd-mi ni strativeProcedureAct,enact-edbyCongress i n1946,topre-ventsuch abuses.Masaok a statedth atth eJACLh asforth epastseveralyearsbeen verymuch concernedwithth e Service'sproceduresforth edeportationofaliensallegedly i nth i s country i llegally and con-sideredth emunnecessarily h arshandcertainlynoti nth ebesttra-diti onsofth i snati on.He commended Commissi onerSwing, stating, "We notonlystronglyapproveofth eproposedch anges i nth eregulationsrelat-i ngtodeportationproceedingsbutalsoapplaudyou andyourcol-leaguesformak i ngmoremeaning-fuli nour i mmi grationpractices,atleastinsofarasth eseproceed-i ngsareconcerned,th edemocra-ti cprinci plesth ath avemadeandk eptusagreatnation."

VeryTrulyYoursBY HARRYHONDA

ONESIDEOFCOINm Th i sweek end i nLosAngeles,th i rteenvisi ti ngRussian

leadersaregoingto i nspectdairyfarm h erebeforede-partingforWash i ngtonandh ome.Th ey'vebeen i nCaliforniath epastfourdaysafterseveralweek soflook i ngatAmerica'sbread-bask eti nth eMi dwest...RelationsbetweenSovietRussiaandth eUni tedStatesi nth epastmonth sh avebeengrowingrosierwith U.S.vi si torsbeingwinedanddinedbyth eRussiansandwecanaddth elatestbidofMarilynMonroetovisi tMoscow ...Butth eoth ersi deofth ecoi nofEast-Westrelationsappearsrath erdepressing.

OTHERSIDE:DEPRESSING

"ElevenAmericanairmenh avebeenreturnedfrom RedCh i nesecaptivi ty.ColonelArnold,seniorofficer, describedth etorturesi nfli ctedby h i s j ai lers;yeth i sGovernmentsat

downwith th ej ai lersforfurth er"concili a-torynegotiati ons"...Th eStateDepart-mentcan'task th eUni tedNationstoh earth eai rmen'sstorybecauseofth edelicatesi tuationsti llexisti ngoverth eprospectivereturnof41Americanci vi li anssti llh eldi nRedCh i na...RedCh i nak eptpouringarmsandmeni ntoNorth KoreaasSouthKoreaPresidentRh eeproclaimedastateofemergency i nth efaceqf"immi nentCommunistth reat".Yet,th erewastalklastweek th atRedCh i nawould"inevi t-ably"beadmittedintoth eUni tedNations

"..uniui i .Hum Pusanalsoaverth ePolesandCzech soni th etrucei nspectionteamswereRussianspiesas9,000scream-i ngSouth Koreansdemonstratedagainstth ei rpresence.Yet,th eUni tedStateswasboundtoprotectth emembersofth eNeutralNationsSupervisoryCommissi on...InSouth Vi et-Nam,PremierNgoDinh Diemrefusedtomaßearrangements'with th eRedsforelectionsnextyeartodecideth efateofallViet-Namasagreedi naclauseatlastyear'sGenevameetingonIndoch i na,signedbyBritai n,France,RussiaandRedCh i na-*-butnotbyth eU.S.orViet-Nam.Yetth eU.S.wasdispleasedbyDiem'srefusal"togoth rough th emotionsoftryingtoorganizefreeelectionsi ncooperationwith th eCommunist

RuleTacomaNiseiciti zensh i pnotlost(SanFrancisco)FederalJudge

EdwardP.Murph yruledTacorna-bornKenj i Nambadidnotloseh i sUnitedStatesciti zensh i pwh enh eserved i nth eJapanese

army

duringWorldWar11.Declared Judge Murph y: InordertodepriveanAmericanciti -zenofh i sciti zensh i p,th egovern-mentmustmak ei tscasebyclear,convinci ngandunequivocalevi-

dence.".TNambawasdraftedi ntoth eJa-

panesearmyduringth ewarbe-

causeofh i sdualnationality.He

h adbeen senttoJapanbeforeth ewartostudyandwasi nsch oolatth eti meofPearlHarbor.Th efederal j uri stalsoruledth ati twasi mmaterialth atNam-bah adnotprotestedbeingdraftedwh enonereflects"onth econse-quencesofsuch aprotestmadetoth eJapaneseImperialauth ori -ties".Th ej udgecontinued:"Citi -zensh i p,i fmadeconditi onaluponth estandardofbeh avi orsuggest-edbyth egovernment,wouldbe-longonlytomartyrs."

SUMIODOIEXPERIMENTSWITHEARLY VARIETYOFPLUM NAMED FOR CHILD(Auburn) AnearlyvarietyDuarteplum h asbeengrownonth e80-acreSumioDoi ranchh ere.Largerandsweeterth anth eregularDuarte,th enewfruith asbeententativelynamedSh aronDuartes i nh onorofh i syoungestdaugh ter,Sh aron.Univ.ofCaliforniah orti cul-turistsh aveexaminedth eplumandi tsorigi nandth i nk i th asdefi ni tepossibi li ti es.Th eyweregrownonafreak tree— twoth i rdsstandardforth eredfleshDuartes,th eremaini ngoneth i rdproducinganearlieranddif-ferentplum.

IN HONOR OF

■ GeorgeNeish i ofTalbert(OrangeCounty)waselectedas

memberofth eFountainValleySch oolboardoftrusteesrecently.

■ Frederick H.Ch i no,sonofMr.andMrs.Tsunesh i Ch i noofSanDiego,wasnamedtoa$2,500fel-lowsh i p i nsociologyatStanfordUniversityfromth eJoh nHaynesFoundation.Hewillwork on h i sdoctoraldissertationth i syear.

Parlierorch ardi stsgraftplum i nfonear-deadpeachtrees,projectsuccessful(Parli er) Sh ozoKuboandth reesons,Harry,YasandGeorge,were i nth emi dstofh arvestingth ei rcropofElDoradoandlateSantaRosa plumsearlierth i smonth .Wh enth eKubospurch as-ed40acresfiveyearsago,th erewerepeach treesth ath adbeenplanted i n 1905by th eorigi nalowner.Th ough tworth lessbecausetreeswereth ree-fourth sdeadwood,th eKubosgraftedth eplums i nFeb-ruary,1950,wh i leneigh borswereamazedandregardedth eprojectacompletewasteoftimeandef-fort.However,everygrafttook andgrewrigh tdownth rough th estump, some splitti ngold treetrunk sandtak i ngth ei rownroots.HarryKubostatesth ataplum

graftwillbemuch strongerandwilltak ewh ereapeacegraft«ignottak e.Th esetrees,h eadded,aremuch largerandstrongerth ainewlyplantedtreesofth esawage.Th eKubosnowown100acmonNewmark Ave.with cropsj *eludingpeach esandgrapes.Th «jownandmanageth ei rownmod.empack i ngplantonth eranch .

Additi onal$275,000setforclaimants(Wash i ngton)An uaam

$275,000topayevacuationgawardslorfiscalyear19̂amongbi llsapprovedbyth .centCongresspriortoadim,!"ment,th eWash i ngtonofcth eJapaneseAmericanCifcJ!Leaguelearnedth i sweek t?amounti si nadditi ontoSi*»583.68approvedearlierth i sv«"e,supplementalappropriagbillforth efiscalyear1955"eludesallocationoffundsfortadmini stration ofth e j anaaZClaimsSectionofth eDepartaa!ofJusticeandpaymentforevanuationclaimsalreadyadjudi caWorexpected to be adjudi cawduringfiscalyear1955.Th esesums sh ouldnotbecm.fusedwith th e$200,000wh i ch wasappropriated for admini strate!expensesofth eJapaneseCh i n,Sectionofth eJusticeDepartmentforth efi scalyear1956..

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Th elack offemalecompanionsh i pofth ei rownraceforth emeni nuniformundoubtedlycontributedtoth etendencytoseek i sland-borngirlfriendsofoth erraces.Th ei slandgirls,too,foundselectionmorescarceamongboysofth ei rownracebecausemanyofth emwerebeingsentoverseasformili taryduty.Th elonelinessth uscreatedonboth si desh elpedtobringtogeth eryoungpersonswh ooth erwi semigh tneverh avemet,Kuch lessenteredi ntomatrimony.Inth epost-warperiod,th esei nterracialmarriagescon-

tinuedonasmallerscaleasservicemenwh oli k edHawai i madeth ei slandsth ei rh omeandch osei slandgirlsforth ei rwi ves.

JAPANESEATTITUDEON MIXEDMARRIAGEForth eparentsofth eOri entalgirls,particularlyofth e

Nisei girls,th eexperienceofh avi ng th ei rdaugh tersmarry"outsideth ei rownk i nd"waspainfuli nmostcases.Th eJapa-nese,ofallth eeth ni cgroups,h aveth esmallestpercentageofout-marriages.Th ewarsoftenedth i satti tudesomewh at,butDottoth epointwh ereth eparentsencouragedout-marriages.I.Th i sexperiencewasparalleledi nJapanduringth eoccu-pationyears.Arecentvisi ti ngeducatorandauth ori tyi nracerelations,Dr.JesseSteiner,notedth egeneraldisi ncli nati onWnongth eJapanesei nJapantomarryoutsideofth ei rrace.However,oncebetterunderstandingofoth erracesde-

veloped,prejudi ci albarrierstendedtodissolve.Dr.Steiner,*h otaugh ti nJapanforsevenyearsbeforeWorldWar11,explainedth atearlyi nth eoccupationperiod,manyU.S.sol-joierswerequartered i nJapaneseh omesduetolack oflivi ngparters.

'Th e courteoustreatmentth esesoldiersaccordedth ei rHosts,aswellasth eWesternli teraturewh i ch floodedth esch ools,h astenedth eacceptanceofth ewh i tes,andmanyi nter-marriagestook place,despitedi sapprovalofth eoldergenera-tionandnon-fraternizati onrulesofth earmy.IDr.Steinersaysth ati nter-marriage i snature'swayofwivi ngracialproblems.Heh asseenth i ssociologicalprocess«actionduringh i sstudyandteach i ngcareerwh i ch took h i m■W varioussectionsofth eUni tedStatesandabroad.

PUBLICCRITICISMLESSENINGInHawai i ,th eamalgamationprocessi smovingalongat«lasterpaceanctwittflessfricti on.Sociologistswh oh ave

Predictedanewstrainof"neo-Hawai i ans"byth eyear2,000Ii ^etfind*h ei rforecastcometrue.'_ Meantime,th efactth atcriti ci smsofi nterracialmarriagesrebecomingrare,i npublicprint,i fnotinprivateconversa-lon>JTak esi tth atmuch easi erforsuch marriagestoflourish .It's i stimelyadvicemak i ngth eroundsth esedaysth atMelai0 ngersafet6rn&k edisparagingremark saboutany«ai groupbecauseoneneverk nowswh atracialstrainsmay"Presentedamongth erelativesofone'saudience.

i ng\vith Asi ansth rough lectures',groupconferencesandpersonalmeetings.Nak atsuk abecameth eGover-nor'spresssecretarytwoandah alfyearsago,sh ortlyafterre-turningfromHarvardUniversityasaNiemanFellow i nJournalism.Hei sth efirstNisei andHawai i —bornnewspapermantobeselectedforth i sFellowsh i p,wh i ch permitsth erecipi enttostudyatHarvardforayeari nanybranch oflearn-i ng h ewish es.Nak atsuk awasfor12yearsareporterforth eHonoluluStar-Bulletin,speciali zi ng i nlaborre-porting.He wasassistantcityeditoratth ntimeofh i sselectionforth eNi emanFellowsh i p.He i smarriedtoth eformerMinni e Yamauch i ofHonolulu.Th ecoupleh aveonech i ld,PaulTak ash i .

Tok yoTopicsBY TAMOTSUMURAYAMA (JapanBureauCh i ef)

I:jREFUGEERELIEFACT

ManyJapanesearewonderingwh ath ash appenedVth eEefugeeReliefActof1953.Atth eoutset,manyfelt1500ormore Japaneserefugeeswouldbeadmittedtoth eUnitedStateswith assurancesofa j obanda h ouse.SaburoKi do'ssisterandh erh usband,wh owereexpa

triatedfromNorth Ch i natoJapanunderth edirestcircum-stances,appliedforadmissi onas refugees.Necessarypaperwork appearstobe i ngoodsh apeforani mmedi ateapprov-al.However,noth i ngh as h ap-penedtodate.Meanwh i le,48refugeesleftWak ayamaforCalifornialastApril.Reportssayth i sfirstgroupofJapanesewaswellre-ceivedth ere.Th eyarestudyingEnglish dili gentlyinordertopreparefornaturalizati on.Tsu-nek usaKawasak i andMi k eMa-saok awork edh ard—veryh ard—to h aveth efi rstbatch ofrefugees i ntoCalifornia.Now,weh aveSei i ch i Mi k amiofFresno h ere,energeticallywork i ngtoexpediteth eappli-cationofmorerefugees.Heh asbeen i ndiscussionwith Ameri-canconsularoffici alsandwithJapanesegovernmentagenciestoeffectth emovementof99morefromKagosh i ma.Passage

m — for14ofth emtoleaveAug.28aboardth eAPLPresidentClevelandh asbeenordered.

Apastpresidentofth eFresnoJACLch apter,h e i scer-tainlydoingwonderfulwork toassistrefugeesgettoAmeri-ca."Th erefugeerelieflawsareextremelydiffi culttoad-mini ster,"Mi k ami said,"inviewofvariousrequirementsi ncludingsecurityclearance,j obassuranceandoth ermatters."However,Ibelieveth atth eStateDepartmenti strying

Itsbestunderth eci rcumstancesforth eJapanesei nspiteofth ecri ti ci smsmadeagainstth elaw.Iamparticularlygratefultoth eAmericanconsulateandembassyoffici alsh erewh oaregenerousi naidi ngth i sproject,"Mi k ami added,i Th eFresnoNi sei h asbeenmak i ngseveraltripsback andforth overth ePacifi c i nconnectionwith th erefugees.

* * *1Anoth erpersonalitydeservingofcommendation i nth i sIssue i sKi i ch i roUch i da,oneofth eyoungJapanesefarmersWh ostudiedAmericanfarmingmeth ods.Hisstrenuousassist-ance h elpi ngrefugees h asmade i tpossibletd,h ave,99fromKagosh i matobeadmitted.Heth i nk smorewillqualifysoon.

'"Ih adtofigh tth eCommunistsh ere,wh osai dth eRefu-geeReliefActwassimplya gesture,"Uch i dasai d."ButIfough ttoproveth erealnatureofth i slaw.Iam doingevery-th i ngIcantoproveth atAm&ica i sfriendlytoJapan."i "~ Personsofth eli k esofMi k ami needtoberecognized.Th eyliresurmountinggreatoddsto h aveth eRefugeeReliefActwork . *

Mi k ami i nTok yo

600TuleLak erenunciantsgelciti zensh i pback(SanFrancisco) Anoth ergroupofTuleLak erenunciantsregainedth ei rfullU.S.citi zensh i prigh tsh erelastweek .Nearly500 Ni sei wh ose caseswere clearedadmini strativelybyth eU.S.DepartmentofJusticewererestoredth eciti zensh i ppri-vilegesbyFederalJudgeLouisE.Goodman.AccordingtoWayneM.Collins,attorney forth e;e renunciants,finalactionwastobetak enfor100morerenunciants i nth esamecourtlastMonday.Asth eresultofth esetwosetsoffinalj udgmentsth etotalnum-berofth oseregaini ngAmericanciti zensh i pwi lli ncludenearlyh alfth etotalof4,374 i nvolved.JudgeGoodmanorigi nallyruledi nfavorofallrenunciants.Wh en th e governmentappealedth ecase,th elocalNinth CourtofAppealsdecidedth atciti zensh i pcouldberestoredtoallwh owereminorsatth e ti meth eyrenoun-ced,butruledth atth ej usti cede-partmentmustpassoneach casei ndi vi duallybeforeth eoth erscouldh aveth ei rstatuscleared.Both si des appealedth i sdeci-si ontoth e U.S.supremecourt,buti twasuph eldbyth enation'sh i gh esttribunal.Finalj udgmentrestoring citi -zensh i pwasth enenteredi nJudgeGoodman'scourtsometwoyear'sageforth e1,228wh oh adbeenmi norswh enth ey renounced i n1944 and 1945.Th eoth erswereask edtofilei ndi vi dualaffidavi tsth rough th ei rattorneysandmostofth em h avecompliedtodate,i twaslearned.Th e fi rstgroup ofsome 300weregivenback th ei rfullfran-ch i sebyJudgeGoodmanlastyear.

Kobeconsulate(Kobe) Atwo-storyedifi cei s

being plannedby DetroitNi seiarch i tectMinoruYamazak i tore-placeth eU.S>.Consulateh eredestroyedduringWorldWar11.MotifwillbeJapanesewith bronzelatticework andamplespaceforagarden.Th ecompoundwillin-cludeath ree-storyresidenceforstaffandservants.

LOOKING FOR GIRLTOSPEAK'ENGLISHENGLISH'FORKABUKICOMMENTARY(Edinburgh ,Scotland)Th eEdinburgh drama festival.i slook i ngforaJapanesegirlwh ospeak s"English English ,"andnot"AmericanEnglish ."Artist-directorlanHunter

saysth eyneedth egirltoan-nounceth enumbersth eAzumaKabifk i dancersandmusici ansfromTok yowillgiveatth efes-ti valSept.3.Sofarth eeligi bleJapanesegirls h e h as i nterviewedcouldspeak only"AmericanEnglish ."

Scoutj amboreeset(Niagara-on-th e-Lak e,Ont.),

Th eeigh th i nternationalj ambo-reeforBoyScoutswillattractsome12,500youth sfromallpartsofth eworld,i ncluding 14fromJapan,th i sweek end.Representativesfrom south -westernUnitedStatesandHawai ii ncludeRonaldHamamotoofHa-wai i ,SamRyonoandKoNish i -muraofLosAngeles,andCliffordNak atani ofOgden.

Anglicanmini ster'(Vancouver,8.C.) Th eRev.G.G.Nak ayama,onlyCanadianNi-sei Anglicanmini ster,ofCoaldale,Alta.,i snow mini steratth eCh urch ofHolyCross,onlyJapa-nese-Canadian Anglican ch urchh ere.Hisson,Timoth y,23,i sstudyingforth emini stry.

Stepawayfrom death asco-work erplungestodeath(New York ) HarryKoyama,

44,abuildi ngwork er,wasastepfrom death Aug.2wh enascaf-foldingh eandh i sco-work er,EKtonTh omas,wereonbrok e.Th en-masplungedtoi nstantdeath fi vestoriesbelow;Koyamamanagedtoscrambleback toth eroof,col-lapsedandwastak entoth eh os-pitalsufferingfromseveresh ock .Th eaccidentoccurredonasix—

sttfryapartmentbuildi ng,343--101stSt.

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h appyBulgarianRedssh otdownanIsraeli Super-Constella-tionatth elossofnearly60li ves...Th eBulgarianssaidth evweresorry,buti t'sstillth e"oth er"sideofth ecoin-rath erdepressing.

SPECTREOFCOMMUNISM"Isupposesinceth eby-linedth i nk -pi ecebyHarrisonSalis-bury,th eNewYork Ti mesexpertonRussianaffairsAmeri-canpublicopi ni oni sbeinggraduallynursedtoacceptun-consciouslyth epeacefuleffortsofth eKremlin i nth enameofi tspeople...Itmaybeth atth eSovietUniongenuinely?h eeSlCh i neesaeCeR̂rs?th e""Wl*-butCah anyoneb*"*«*Regardlessofwh atcomesfrom Moscow 61th ewavofpeacefuli ntentions,th ei ntri nsi cnatureofi nternationalcoirf-i nuni sm i sstilloneofworld-dominati on.It'sonlyamatteroftunewith th em...Wh atRedCh i nadoesnextwil?"ffeSaffairsj nth ePacifi c—andi t'snowonderwh ySenatorKnowlandh asbeenasadamenti nk eepi ngRedCh i naoutofth eUni tedNations...Ifth epresentdefenseperimetersontntwesternPacifi c crack ,th enth e-AmericanPacifi ccoastk

Ch i cagoCornerBY SMOKY SAKURADA

RESETTLERSCOMMITTEECh i cago

■ Agigantic10th anniversaryprogram isbeingplannedforSunday,Oct.2,byth eJapaneseAmericanServiceCommittee,wh i ch wasorigi nali yformedasth eCh i cagoResettlersCom-mi ttee.Ich i k uroKondoisch ai rman,assistedbyNoboruHonda

andTom Masudaasvice-ch ai rmen.Th ecommitteewasfirstenvisi oned

duringth eearlydaysofevacueesrelo-catedi ntoth eCh i cagoareafrom WRArelocationcamps.Sinceth en,th ousandsofJapaneseh avebeenassistedbyth eagency.Itsservices,basicallyreferralandi nforma-tion,h aveconsistedemployment,h ousi ng,citi zensh i papplicati ons,socialwelfare,.communityprojectsandgeneralpartici pa-tion i nth elargerCh i cagocommunity.Italsoassistedsuch groupsasth eCity-WideRecreationCouncil,th eCh i cagoNisei Ath -

leticAssociati onandth eCosmoClub(forJapanesewarbrides).ItsfirstdirectorwasCork yKawasak i .Kenj i Nak anei s

th epresentdirector.

CHURCHBECOMESOFAGE

"Tenyearsago,membersofth eCh urch ofCh ri st,Presby-terian,were"displacedpersonsi nth ei rowncountry,"quot-i ngDoloresMcCah i lli nth eCh i cago Sun-Times.Much h asbeenaccomplish edsince1943—th eyear,someofth efi rstJapa-neseAmericansweretransferredtoCh i cagobyth eWRA.

Th ey h aveth ei rownch urch at3516N.Sh effi eldandtwomini sterstocareforth eneedsofth econgregation.Th eRev.Koh ei Tak edaservesth eIssei members;th eRev.Wi lli amLon-donforth eNi sei .Th egroupfirstmetatth eFourth Presby-terianCh urch ,Mich i ganandDelaware.

Wh enboth pastorswereabsentseveralSundaysago—oneonvacationandth eoth eratgraduatesch ool,th eyh eardanaudio-vi sualsermondeliveredbyth eRev.Frank li nHi j i k ata,FirmanHouseCommunityCenterdirector.Aftersh owi ngslidesonth ecenter'sprogram,th eRev.Hi j i k ataremark edh ow h eh adnearlyforgottenth e10th anniversaryofth eatomicbomb-i ngofHirosh i ma."It'srath erstrange th oseatuswh oclaimsomeeth ni c

relationsh i ptoJapanwouldforgetth i sgreattragedy,buttragedies h appeneveryday,"h ecommented."Th eyarenotdestructiveasth eatomicbomb,buti nourcityeverydayth i ngsare h appeningwh i ch causenotonlyph ysi caldeterioration,butsocialandfamilyaswell."

Nisei comingtoCh i cagoviath ewartimerelocationcampsfoundh omesi nadispersedareaanddi dnotrepeatth eJapa-nesecommunitypattern i nwh i ch Issei parentsh adli vedtoavoidlanguagediffi culties, elderDenToriumi ofth econgre-gationrecalled."Wefeelwecangetalongwith th eAmericanCaucasiangroup,"h esai d."Ourfeelingtowardth emandth ei rfeelingtowardus i sveryfriendly.Th erei sn'tth eprejudi ceh erei nCh i cagowh i ch wasnoticeablei nth eWest".

Hewasfurth erquotedas saying:Th eNi sei h asnore-sentmentoverevacuationbecause"th eyfeelth ei rrangeofopportunitywasopenedwh enth eywerepromptedtogoEast.Th eyfoundmanymoreopportuniti estouseth eprofessionalendeducationalsk i llsth eyh adacquired."■ Ch arlesUk i ta,generalch ai rmanofth eCh i cagoJACLan-nualcarnival,Oct.22-23,Olivet.Institute,i senjoyi ngh i sth ree-week vacation(motoringtoLosAngeles)beforereturningh ometobuck ledownforth egalaevent.ACh evroletwasan-nouncedasth emai nprize.Uk i tai salsoactivei nth eCity-WidersandCh i cagoNisei Ath leti cAssociati on.■ AROUNDWINDYCITY:City-Widers beach outingwillbeh eldtomorrowatSandBeach ,north ofWi lmette...Th eObondancesatth eUni v.ofCh i cagoMi dwaylastSaturdayconcludedth etwo-dayObonservicesofth eCh i cagoBuddh i stCh urch ...JapaneseAmericanorganizati onsarebeing i n-vitedbyth eJACLto j oi naconference i nearlyOctobertodetermineth eh ousi ngsituationwith respecttoJapaneseAme-ri cans.Th e,Ch i cagoJACL h ousi ngcommittee,h eadedbyMrsCh i zuliyama,i sconductingasurveytogath eri mmedi ateandaccurate i nformationonth eproblem.

"MinoruOsak o,fifth -dan j udoi st,andFrank Li zi nsk i th i rd-dan,both studentsofMasatoTamura,ofth eCh i cagoJudoClubh avebeenselectedbyth eNationalAAUtorepresentth eU.S.i nth especialJapan-American j udotournamenttobeh eldth i sfalli nTok yo.

South westL.A.CLi nopenmailbi dforIssei members(LosAngeles) Anopen i nvi -tationto j oi nth eJACLwasex-tendedbyletterth i sweek tomoreth an600newlynaturalizedIsseiresidi ng i nth esouth westandup-towndistri ctsbyth eSouth westLosAngelesJACL,ch apterpresi-dentDr.Toruluraannounced.Th eactivech apteri s planning

a recogniti on program forIsseici ti zensi nth elatefall,accordingtopresidentlura. Among oth erprojects ofspecial i nteresttoIssei memberswillbean i nfor-mationprogramonvoterregistra-tion."WewelcomeIssei memberstoourch apterand h ope th atth eywillj oi nwith th eNi sei i npartici -pating i n th eJACLprogram ofcommunityserviceand advance-mentofstatusforJapaneseAmer-i canseverywh ere."lurasaid.

Becauseofth ediffi culty i npre-paringa complete listofnat-uralizedIssei.th enamesofsomeSeinanandUptownresidentsmayh avebeen i nadvertentlyomitted,h e added,and urgedth atth osewh odonotreceiveth emember-sh i p i nvi tati onletterto joi nth eSouth westch apterbymaili ng i nth reedollarsperpersonorfivedollarspercoupletoth e South -westJACL,i ncare ofth e re-gionalofficeatth eMiyak o h otel,

248E.FirstSt.,orteleph oneth ei rdesireto joi natMA 6-4471.

CHICAGO JACLPREPARESFOR OCT.22-23CARNIVAL(Ch i cago) New concessions

andsurprisesarebeingplannedforCh i cagoJACL'sannualcarni-val,Oct.22-23,atOlivetInsti-tute,1441N.ClevelandAve.,i twasassuredbyCh arlesUk i ta,generalch ai rman.Oth ercarnivalboardmembersi nclude:GeorgeCh i da,BillFuj i i ,AbeHagi-wara,HelenandMi k eHori, MiyeIto,Sumi Kobayash i ,JoeMaruyama.HankMori k awa, MasNak agawa,Yosh i Ni-sh i moto.Joh nnyOk amoto, SueOmo-ri.Dr.Frank Sak amoto, JeanSh i ma-sak i , George Tanak a, Tom Teraj i ,GeorgeTeraok aandKumeoYoSh i na-Xi.AuniqueSplatterPartyi salsobeingorganizedSept.17tobrigh t-enandfresh enupJACLcarnivalpropertypurch asedi n1949atth eOli vetInstitute.Volunteerswillbeprovidedligh trefresh ments,goodfellowsh i p,sooth i ng musicandwork ,necessaryforprepar-i ngth e1955ch aptercarnival.

CHAPTER MEMOS

■ SanDiegoJACL:Ch aptermembersh i psurpassed i tsgoalof200with atotalof205,accordingtoMasHironak a,treasurer.Th ech apteralso h as23 lOOOers...Adverseti de h amperedth efi sh -i ngderbyatth eJuly4ch apterpicni c,asG.Kozuma's1-lb15-oz.catch was j udgedth ewi nner.■ Mt.OlympusJACL:Th ech ap-terh eldi tssummerpicni clastweek atStorm Mountain.Fea-tureeventwasaSoftballgamebetweenth emarriedandsinglemen.

Inagak i toaddress0CJAYsfirstbanquet(Santa Ana) GeorgeInagak i ,nationalJACLpresident,willbeguestspeak eratth efi rstaniver-saryofOrangeCountyJapaneseAmericanYouth i nstallationban-quetSept.2atth elocalMasonicTemple.SuzieOh ara,generalch ai rman,saidth eO.C.JAY's$100sch olar-sh i pawardwillbepresentedtoth eoutstandinggraduatingseniori nadditi ontoth eBlueandWh i teawardstoth eboyandgirlofth eyear,consideredoutstanding i nservicetoth ecommunity,sch oolandorganizati on.

NCYPCC ch ai rmannamed(Zeph yrPoint,Nev.) Willi amTak ah ash i ofSanMateowaselect-ed1956ch ai rmanofth eNo.Calif.YoungPeople'sCh ri sti anConfer-encewh i ch h eldi ts26th annualweek -longmeetingatth i sLak eTah oecamp.Ninety-th reepersonsattended.

■ Tak esh i Hi tomi was i nstalledpresidentofth eSenatorLions,all-Nisei uni ti nSacramentolastmonth .

DeanItanoh eadsSacramentoJACLbd.ofdirectors(Sacramento)Dean TItanowasrecentlyelectedi T*th eSacramentoMObl*directorsforth ecurrenty?a"succeedsTok oFuj i i as hch ai rmanandpresidentoith H*calch apter. Del*Assisti ngh i m onth eh mnbinetwillbe: i neD«»d*JamesKubo,v.-ch nui "M»«»Lsh i ma.rec.sec;JeanNj Ŝsec.:Ralph Nish i mi treas Wi,*'Matsumoto.Ginj i Mizutlni'nft*Matsunami,delegates. Mll

'«"Alsoonth eboardfori »«,MamoruSak uma.Percym"*DubbyTsugawa,PeteroiS«feMiyao,HarryFuj i i ,HenryTa!,.̂George Tak ah ash i Georße T i .fc

|htr°a,F̂-̂âSsi X̂ ^̂Vtâ"̂MasaoItanoisth efath erofth enewch apterpresidentandth i s.probablyoneofth efirsttimefa!th erandsonareservingtogeth v

onanyJACLch apterboard.Amongmajorprojectstobem.dertak enbyth elocalJACLch ap.terduringth eremainderofth eyearareth e j oi ntJACL-V?|buildi ngfunddrive,pot-luck da.nerfornewciti zens,annualtalarish owandNewYear'sEvedanet

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■ Dr.GeorgeHiura,practici ngdentistry i nCh i cagoth epast12years,h asopenedh i soffi cesat689ColoradoAve.,PaloAlto.

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Wh atOth ersAreSaying

NOGUCHI'S'KINGLEAR'SET■ London:Th eSh ak espeareMemorialTh eatreatStratfordonAvonh asformedasecondcompany,ledbySirJoh nGi el-gudandPeggyAsh croft,with wh i ch i ti stouringvariousci ti esofEurope.Ith as i nterruptedth i stourtomak eacoupleofmonth s'stayi nLondon,wh ere i ti spresenting"Much AdoAboutNoth i ng"and"KingLear."

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"KingLear"is...th egrimmestandh eavi estofSh ak e-speare'stragedies.-Iti sonewith wh osedi ffi cultiesSirJoh ni scloselyacquainted.Heh asplayedLearth reetimesbeforealwyaswellandsometimessuperbly. 'Th i sti meh eh asch osenanewapproach toth eplay,large-

lyth rough th eeyesofaJapanesescenedesigner,IsamuNo-guch i ,noneofwh osework h ash i th ertobeenseen i nBritai nSirJoh nandh i scolleaguesstateth atMr.Noguch i 'sscen-

eryis i ntendedtobetimelessanduniversal,soth ati twi llnoti ni tselfattractattention,butleaveth eaudiencefreetoconcentrateuponth epoetryofSh ak espeare'stext.Noodderexplanationofawork ofarth aseverbeenofferedth anth i sforMr.Noguch i 'ssceneryi seasilyth emosteye-catch i ngth i ngofi tsk i ndth ath asbeenseeni nLondonsinceth eRussianbal-letsettingsof40yearsago.(SeeLifeMagazine,Aug.8i ssue"Iti sconceived i ntermsofscience-ficti on,graftedonto

Mr.Noguch i 'sJapaneseupbringi ng;andi tmovesaboutofi tsownaccordi namannerth atrecallsth emagicofMask elyneandDevant.Tak enasanexamplej nsceniclegerdemain,th i sperform-

anceh asi tspoints;butasaseriousproductionof-"KingLear"determinedtogetoutofth estory'ssomberth emeth edarkgloryandbeautyi nwh i ch Sh ak espearei nvestsi t,th eproduc-tionwasanalmosttotalfailure. HAROLDHOBSON

Th eCh ri sti anScienceMonitor

JudgesforPvt.BenFrank Masaok asch olarsh i ptomeetnexttodecide1955winner;14outstandingseniorsi ncontention

byMASAOSATOWNATIONALDIRECTOR'S REPORT (Uc.lly,Th atIs):

SanFrancisco■ With Headquarterslocated i nSanFrancisco,wenaturallyde-pend h eavi lyuponlocalpeopletoh elpusonourprograms.Oneofth eseprojects i sth e j udgi ngofth ecandidatesforth ePvt.BenFrank Masaok aMemorialSch olar-sh i pwh i ch Mrs.HaruyeMasaok ah asentrustedtous.With outourgoodfriendswh o

aremoreth angladtoassist,wewouldbeata loss i ntryingtonameone of14 h i gh poweredyoungpeopleasth e1955Sch olar-sh i precipi ent,especially witheveryoneofth em sodeserving.Th e j udges h avenowcompletedth ei ri ndi vi dualestimates,andwewillbereadytodiscloseth ewin-nernextweek afterameetingofth ej udgestogeth er.Weh aveagainenlistedth eai d

ofMr.NagelMiner,presidentofGoldenGateCollege,andDr.Nor-manReider,h eadpsych i atri statMt.ZionHospital.Th osewh ore-settled i nth eeastwillnodoubtrememberMrs.LouiseReideri nth eNewYork WRAoffice.Mrs.Joseph i neColeteach esat-BalboaHigh Sch ool,i sth eS.F.BoardofEducation'sexperton problemsrelatingtoNegroyouth .Mrs.AnnRock well,Vassargraduateandwifeofaprominentattorney,wasformerch ai rmanofth eBuch an-anYM-YW Board.MissAnnieCloWatsonofth eInternationalInstitute,oneofour

mostgracious andeverh elpfulfriends,roundsoutth epanelofj udges.Annie Clo di danout-standingj obi nourbeh alfduringwartime,forwh i ch wepresentedh erwith th eJACLrubypinatth e1948Bienni al.Unfortunately,th e summersch edulesoftwooth ergoodfriendsh ave*preventedth ei rpar-

tici pati on.Dr.S.I.Haya.k awa,seman-ticsexpertfromCh i cago,i snowgetting settledi nnearbyMillValley,prepa-ratorytoteach -i ng at SanFranciscoStateth i sfall.Hisrecent lecture

i n h an j oseon j azzattractedacapacityfcrowdof1,400.MissEsth erBriesmeister h asj usttak enoffforamuch neededvacation.Sh e i swith th elocalYWCAregionaloffice.Ni sei girlswillrememberh erasth everyh elpfulNationalYWCA repre-sentativesduring th erelocationandresetlementdays.

CACA■ Atth erecentmeetingofth eNorth ernCalifornia-WesternNe-vadaDCmeetingweh adapleas-antch atwith observerrepresen-tativesofth enewlyorganized

SalinasLodgeofth eCh i neseAmericanCiti zensAlliance.Pre-si dentLeei nformedusth atth ereareelevenlodges i nth enati onalorganizati on.

Wetalk edaboutmattersofmu-tualinterestandconcern,andes-peciallywith regardtoth eHamSayNairncasecontesting th emiscegenationlawofth eStateofVirgi ni a.Th i scasewillbeh eatdi nth eU.S.SupremeCourtth i sfallsession,andNationalJACissubmitti nganarnicasbrief.OurgoodfriendAlLim ofUnitedAirLinesk eepsuspostedonth edoingsandinsi degoingsonofth elocalCh i nesecommuni-ty.Th rough h i mweh aveh adoc-casionatvarioustimestomeetwith t,h ei rk eyleaders.Arecentmeetingwaswith th ewh eelsofth e 500memberS.F.Ch i neseBowlingAssociati on,try-i ngtoi ronoutth emi sunderstand-i ngth atbarsNisei frompartici -pati on i nth ei rannualState-tournament.AgoodlynumberofCh i nesebowlersh ave h elpedtodevelopourownNationaltourna-mentandh aveaddedqualityandcolorth rough th ei rpartici pati on.

Rich mond-ElCerrito■ AnicerepresentativegroupofRich mond-ElCerritoCh apterJA-CLersspentan i nformaleveningwith auth orJi m Edmiston of.HomeAgainatth eh omeofPresi-dentMarvin Uratsulastweek .Edmistonwas h i susualdown-to-earth ,entertaini ngself,andre-vealedplansprogressingforth emovi eproduction.Hereportedth atth e produceranddi rectorwouldbe i nNorth ernCaliforniath i sweek tolook overpossiblelo-cationsforsh ooti ng,alsotogetacquaintedwith somefamili estogetth e"feel"ofth epeoplewh omadeth estorypossible.Anydis-cussionofHomeAgainnaturallywindsuponth esocialandeco-nomicback groundandprogressofth eNi sei .Forus i twasach ancetogetbetteracquaintedwith ourRich -mond-ElCerritomembers.Th i 3Ch apterwasorganizedth reeyearsagowith th esplitti ngupofth ebulk yEastbayCh apteri ntoth reeparts,th eoth ersbeingBerk eleyandOak land.Modestandunas-suming,buteffectiveMarv("visi tJapanvi aAmericanPresidentLines")Uratsuisdoingagreatj obasCh apterPresident.Th i s Ch apter's newsbulletin,currentlyeditedbyGeorgeSugi-h ara,h asconsistenlybeenoneofth ebetterch apterpublicati ons,crammedwith newsi nterestinglypresented,andoneofth eneatestmimeoj obsth atcomesacrossourdesk .Twenty1000Clubbersh elpto bolsterth eCh apterand i tssupporttoNational.

NiceGoing,Gals!■ LastSunday we wenton asimulatedtriptoJapanwith some350oth ers,courtesyofth eWo-men'sAuxili aryofth eSanFran-ciscoCh apter.Th eoccasionwasth ei rsecondannualFash i onIn-terludefeaturing20ch armi ngmodelssh owi ngoffsome50i temsofwear.From th eopening"BonVoyage"th rough th e gayandcarefreeli feaboarda Presidentluxuryliner,tak i ng i nsitesandeventsofi nteresti nJapan,andreturnbyair,i twasaspark li ngsh owsuperblywelldone.AmericanPresidentLines,Ja-

panAirLines,PanAmericanAir-ways,Ak i HotelTravelBureau,JapanTravelBureau,JapanTraaeCenter,andTh eBank ofTok yo-alldidth emselvesproudi nwh ole-h eartedcooperation.Butw'.iowouldnotbemoreth anh appytoassistsuch ch armi nggroupofladies, i ncludingth efellows ofth eCh apterwh odi dj ustth at!Allth ecloth esdisplayedwereth oseofth emodelsandofmem-bersofth eAuxili ary,with th eexceptionofanumberofKowKanek ocreationswh i ch FloWadaofPasadenasogenerouslyvolun-

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teeredtobringandmodelled«attractively.Itdidourh eartgmtosee th ese Nisei girlsradiatesuch wh olesomech armandconi j .dentpoise,eventh ough most(jth emwereparadingi npublicf«th efi rsttime.We k now someth i ngoftinweek sofcarefulplanning,th t

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Th eSou'WesterBYTATSKUSHIDA

YOUONLYLIVEONCELosAngeles

"Leaveusnotbelaborth i scaption.Becauseofth i strui smrath erth ani nspiteofi th avewech osenth eprimrosepath ofgluttony,awordourfriends(?)employwh enreferringtoourmodeofpartak i ngnourish ment.Eventh eIssei calluso-gui.We'llbeth efirsttoadmitth atwearen'tonanausteritydietbutth enneith erdoweengagei nengorgingunlesscompelledto.Opticaldeceptionprobablyaccountsforth efantasticand

unreliablereportsofth egastronomicscavengingofacertainpersonwewon'tnameh ere.Sincewek now h i mprettywell,

we'lldefendh i mbyrevealingth ath eh asn'tanywisdomteeth ,nottomentionwi sdomperse,and h asanabnormalsh ortageofmolarsandbicuspids,h enceash ortageofmasticatorysurfaceresulting i nmoretimerequiredtoch ewagivenquantityoffood.Inoth erwords,h e'sasloweater.Th us,

givenah eadstartataCh i namesh i ,h ei n-variablyi sth elasttofini sh ,conveyingth ei mpressionth ath e'sstowingawayth atmuch more.Andwh at'sembarrassing i sth atfasteatersfunnelth eremaini ngfoodi nfrontofh i splate.

Sinceh i stablematesexpecttobeentertained,h e,li k eagoodsport,obligesandgenerallymanagestoconsumemostofth euneatengoodies,asattestedtobyth edi mensionsofh i sgutandbutt,tousearefinedterm.Nowth atth ei llusi onh asbeensh attered,wemigh taddth ati t'sreallynotembarrassingatall.Youli veonly-onceandyoucan'ttak ei twith youbutwh yleavei tonth etable?

UPTHREETIMESFORCHILICONCARNE

"Wh i leonth esubject,wecan'tresistmentioni ngth ebrazi-eredsteak sourcarloadtoth ePSWDC enjoyedatGeorgeKodama'sh omei nPacifi cBeach lastSunday.Ch efwash i si n-law,Sam Sugita,wh i leth elavish alimentaryac-coutermentsspreadbyGeo'swi fewereanesoph agealdeligh t.

Georgei satransplantedOrangeCountianandi snowprezofth eSanDiegoJACL.Hish obbyi sgraftyingcamelliasandoth erplants,beinganear-professionalpropagatorofflora—fauna,too,witnessh i sth reeoffspring.

Th enewPSWDC boss,Debi-ch anYok ozek i ,ch ai redh i sfi rstmeetingandstreamlinedth ebusinessth rough twentyagenda i tems i ncludingagenerousappropriati onof$200topurch aseanaddressograph andoth erusefulembellish mentsforth eregionaloffice.Buttoh astenonwith gourmandmatters,th epost-meeting

weeniebak ebyth eh ostch apterh eldatMissi onBayfeaturedach i li -con-carnewh i ch defi esdescripti on.Wecanonlytritelycalli ta culinarymasterpiece.With stoicrestraint,were-enteredth ech ow-lineonlyth ri ce.Afitti ngsendoffforsmog-boundEllay,enroûetowh i ch weamazinglyconvinceda h i gh -waypatrolmanth atwesh ouldn'tbecitedforcarelessdrivi ng.Yes,th eS.D.copsareniceguys.Ourcarload,byth eway,i ncludedJimHigash i ,WilburSatoandSh i gKaminak aofELAandDTLAerFrank Suzuk i da,ch aufeurredbyacertaincor-pulentJACL.staffer,allofwh omh adtak eni nth eELAch ap-ter'sEmeraldBallth enigh tbefore,adazzlingsuccess.Sh ut-eye,sch mut-eye,wh owantssleepwh enth ere'sgoodfoodarQund.

* * *,(OurprofoundapologiestoMi k eMasaok ai fth i sdi sser-tationcausesh i m anentericfrustrationforh e'sonamurder-ousdieth avi ngtoStomach onlyth emostblandand i nsi pi d■food(?)forth epastk uplaweek s.Facti s,h i sgout'sgoneonarampageagainandh ewasflatonh i sback th efirsttendaysofAugust.Sincerecommisserations,Mi k e.—Sou'wester.)

PEOPLEOF NOTE

"Mr.AlbertD.BonusofSeattleisoneofth estaunch estCLsupporters.It'si nh i snaturetowanttobeh elpful,andh eh asbeenabulwark ofmoralandfi nancialstrength toth eJACLformanyyears.Hefeelssostronglyabouti tth ath ebuysah alf-dozencomplimentaryPC subscripti onseveryyeartoseeth atth egospeli sdisseminated'i npubliclibraries.He'saregu-larcontributortoth eRedCross i nJapanandoth erworth ycauses.Wedoffourpork y-pi etoAlbert.

"PeterKoelsch ,1000Clubberofth eDowntownLAch apterwh oseEpicureanCaterersfedth enat'lconventionoutingatRoyalPalmslastLaborDay,traveledtoWash i ngton,D.C.,withh i *moth erandabroth erfromTexastoreceive,posth umouslyth eCongressionalMedalofHonorforh i sbroth erJoh nKelvinKoelsch ,wh owas k i lled i nactioni nKoreawh i lewith th eNavyasa h eli copterpilot.

"VISITORSTHIS WEEK:GeorgeSh i bata,firstNisei tograduateWestPoint('5l),justoutfroma.4-yearh i tch i nth eTJSAF i ncluding30combatmissi onsoverKoreaasaj etpilotTh eformerlooeyfromGarland,Utah ,stillsingle,wi llstudytât81 USC"" ""

R°nnieSh i ozak i >Pastprexyofth eCh i cagoJACL,vacationi ngwith h i sfamilyawayfromth eswelteringmidwest...CousinMitsuyeSh i da(neeTogasak i )ofHono-luluemcutetoNewYork wh ereh erdaugh ter,AliceKiyok owillbecomeMrs.TomioEnoch tyonAug.27.Tomio'sapromin-entGoth am 1000Clubber...FertileFrank ,latestpropagatorofth especies,wh olaboredth rough th eordealwith flyingcolorsandi snowdoingfinepassingoutcigarscommemoratingth earrivalofth e h ei rtoth eCh umanmiddleh orseranchDanielCh ri stoph er,6lb.11oz.i nfigh ti ngtrim.Moth erRuby'sdoingok ay,too. *

TwoJapanboxers-fly&ligh twei gh ts-work outforSanJoseappearances■ TwoofJapan'stop figh ters,Masaj i Tonami andTak esh i Ya-maguch i ,arework i ngoutatSnig

Tak ah ash i 'sStables i nStock tonforfutureCaliforniabouts,pro-moterAbeAcquistapaceofSanJoserecentlyannounced.Ifth eJapanesepairliveupto

reputationsth eyh avebuilti nJa-pan,th eywillh aveanextendedstay i nCalifornia.Th eyarrivedi nSanFranciscoAug.10aftera

briefcampaigni nHawai i .Yamaguch i i sth esecond-rank -i ngflyweigh ti nJapan,j usth av-i ngdroppeda 15-rounddecisi ontospeedyAk i ra.Tonami i sratedasNo.2ligh twei gh ti nJapan.Twenty-fouryearoldTonatni

i ssch eduledtoboxLorenzoVas-quez i nSan Josesoonandh asarecordof24-2-3.Yamaguch i ,24,h asbeenboxingth epasttwoyearswith a 15-1-2record.BotharebeingmanagedbySh i gTak a-h ash i ofStock ton.Yamaguch i h aswinsoverBau-

k ouYongk i trat,Th ai landch amp;Tak esh i Horiguch i andMasaruMiyasak i ofJapan.Healsodroppedanunpopulardecisi ontoLeoEspinosa i n HonolululastAug.2.

■ Anearlyfootballnote:CoachDutch Kawasoe,wh ocoach edVale(Ore.)High toth eOregonAAstatecrownlastseason,willbe assistantcoach toth eall-statesquadmeetingth ePort-landCityall-starsi nth eeigh thannualSh ri ne gameatPort-land'sMultnomah StadiumAug.20.Stateh aswonth elastfourgames i narow,h oldi nga5-2edgei nth eseries.

U.S.-JapanSwim Meet■ Th eboyswh owillswim for.Japani nth e1956Olympicsrolledupth ei rsecondvictoryoverAme-ri ca'sbestlastweek end i nth esecondofaseriesofU.S.-JapanswimmeetsatOsak a.Th eJapanesecollegestarswonth etwo-daymeetbyascoreof43to27.Th eywonth eopening1meetagainstth eUni tedStatesi nTok yobya44-35score.TwoAmericanssetnewJapanandnewU.S.-Japandualcompe-titi onrecordsi nth esecondnigh tofswimmi ngatOsak a.Th eywereFrank McKinneyJr.ofIndiana-poliswith 1m.5.45. i nth e 100--meterback strok eandAlWiggi nsofOh i oState,with 1m.2.75.i nth e100-meterbutterfly.Summaries:100-m Butterfly—AlWiggi ns lm2-.75.mewJapanrecord):Tak ash i Ish i -moto(J)1m.4.45.;JiroNagasawa(J)100-m Freestyle—Manabu Koga (J)575.; Rei d Patterson; Yosh i mi Tani(J).400-m Freestyle—Yosh i h i roSh oj i (J)575.;ReidPatterson;Yosh i mi Tani fJ)400-m Freestyle — Yosni h i roSh oj i(Jl4m.36.45.;FordKonno;Bi llWool-aX)-mBreaststrok e—MasaruFuruk a-wa(J)2m.35.35.(newJapanrecord)-Hisash i Gomazuru(J);Motosh i Ki -mura(J).200-rnFreestyle—ManabuKoga (J)F°rdKonno,Bi llWoolsey.all2m.84sm i "m ,nlaS%r,o*eu~Motoi K"ura(J)1m.10.45.;Hisash i Gomazuru(J)MasaruFuruk awa (J).200-m Butterfly—JiroNagasawa(J)2m.28.4s(newworldrecord);Tak ash iIsh i moto(Ji;.Willi am Yorzk

ldKasm

9"&m/Back strok e—Frank McKinney■?tf);YoTh 0ayPaak nawaC°rd);KelJlHa"i fwfc?1 Ono (J)Aok f(J)' °rgeBreen;Yuk i y°sW

Fûk Twa'̂̂Lô-K̂rV?!̂'(newworldrecord. «n.i»./s.■ Outstandingeffortsi nth eKo-ch i swimmi ngmeetfeaturingth evisi ti ngU.S.teamwi th th eJapa-neseall-starslastTuesdayi nclud-edYosh i Oyak awa's 1m.5.4sef-forti n th e 100-m.back strok eonly2.65.slowerth an h i sownworld'srecordandJapan'sMs-saruFuruk awa's2m.34.75.wini n

th e200-m.breaststrok e,slowerth anh i s2m.33.75.ti meatTok yobutbetterth anth eli stedrecordof2m.35.45.Th e Americansquadwonsixfi rstsascomparedwith twoforJapan.

■ MargaretIwasak i ,wh oi s 13yearsold,wasnamedtoth eVan-couverAmateurSwimClubrelayteam andth erebybecame th eyoungestswimmertocompetei nth enationalCanadianswimmi ng''meetatMontrealth i sweek end.Sh eswamth e-100-yards i nlm.--10.35.,toqualifyi nth ej uni ordi-vi si onofth enationalcompetiti on.Coach HowardFirby h opessh ewillbeanOlympicch ampi on i nth efuture,notinggreatpossibi li -tiesi n'h erstyle.Sh eh asmasteredth ecrawl(wh i ch sh eli k esbest),th ebreaststrok eandback strok e.LastJune,,sh ewonth eBri ti snColumbia j uveni lech ampi onsh i p,beingth efi rstOrientaltowinaswimmi ngtitlei nth eprovinci alch ampi onsh i ps.Sh e h asalsocompeted i nmeetsi nSeattleandPortland.

TennisResults■ Sevensemi-fi nalmatch eswereplayed lastSunday atLos An-gelesElysianPark Solanocourtswi th 10differentfinalstobeplayedi nth enexttwoSundays.Th escores:

MEN'S DIVISION"AA"Singles—Jim Sato def.GenMatsuo6-0,6-2."A"Doubles—JoeNagano-Frank Sa-tadef.T.Sh i nden-Steph enKobayash i6-2.7-5."B"Singles—Tosh i e Hisamune def.'Tom Keimi 6-2,6-1;ReyMaenodef.ITosh Sh i nden6-0,5-7,6-3."B"Doubles—Tom Tok oro-Sh i gGo-todef.MacTesh i rogi -Tom Mori 6-0,

6-2,WOMEN'S DIVISION

"A"Doubles—Sumi KamEch i -BessieIgarash i def.Diane Tamura-NormaMitani 6-2,6-1."A"MixedDoubles—HelenWatana-be-Joe Nagano def.Kimi Sato-JimSato3-6 6-2 6-#

■ Onecrazynoteonfish i ng:iJoh nOh taofOrangeCounty i s!ch ai rmanofanewsportsfish i nggroup,"Kich i gai Anglers".GeorgeOgata i s h eadi nganoth ersports-fish i nggroup i nth ecounty,"Kingfi sh ers'.Someh ow,currentIsaacWaltonspick dandynames—th eJapanesei nth efi rsttrans-lates"Crazy",th esecondi sanameofbird.■ Kimbo Yosh i tomi ,origi nallyfrom SanFrancisco With eigh tyearsgolfingexperiencei nCleve-land,i soperatingth eLi ncolnAvedrivi ngrange i nAnah ei m.JoeSalazar,golfpro,i sassisti ng.

Tak esh i Yamaguch i ,114,Japa-nese bantamweigh tch ampi on,loosensupforh i sAug.23boutwith Memo Diaz ofMexico,North Americanflyweigh tk i ng,atth eSanJoseAuditori um.Winnerofth i sboutisexpectedtomeetPascualPerez,worldflyweigh tch ampi on.

FISHERMANDIESOFRATTLESNAKE BITE,(DlP"ba)A64-year̂D,badi stri ctfarm work erdin7Saturdayafterbeingbitt'>*rattlesnak e. ten «Th e Issei, Tsunej i k uÂsteppedonarattlerwh i le&£fath eHigh Sierra i nth efiSKingarealastFridayTh e *struck h i m i nth eleg wh (T*took ash ortcutth rough Jtdensebrush . sa*Sek i sh i roappliedatourniquetj.th ewound,walk edsomed£*to h i s caranddrovetwoh ra*

to h i sh omei nDinuba.Hisr)2i ngwaswetwith perspirati on2h etook ti metoch angebeforefcwentontoth edoctor'sofficeDespiteanti-venom serumruied toth e AltaDistri cth osnilalfrom Fresno,h ediedSaturda,

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NISEIWEEKFESTIVAL

LosAngelesLi'lTok i oi salldeck edoutfora"biggerandbetter"Nisei

Week Festivalwh i ch beginstonigh twith atwo-nigh ttalentfevue,starringIssei andNi sei artists,atth eKoyasanBetsuin.However,th ei denti tyofth e1955queenwillnotbek nown

untilSundaywh enth eCoronationBalltak esplaceatth eswank yHollywoodPalladium.Sixloveliesarevyingfortop

h onors.Th elasttimeth efestivalcommittee

brok etraditi ononth eusualnumberoffivefi nali stswasi n1949wh ensevengirlslinedth estagetoreceiveth eapplauseofth ecrowd.TerrieHok oda,nowMrs.TugTamaru,wasqueen i nth atfi rstpostwarextravaganza.Th i syear'saspirantsi ncludeNori Sh i o-

zak i ,StellaNak adate,Ak i Mitani ,Mar-garetOuch i ,HazelFuj i k awaandMar-garetFuk uda.ApanelofCaucasian j udgesh aveal-

vauy pi.-n.cu ".eprobablewinneronapoint-system basisatanafternoonbuffetreceptionlastFriday.Howeverth ech oi cewillbeweigh edbypopularvoteofth oseattendingth eCoronationBall.Stella,18,wasFriendsh i pqueenatanEastsidecommunity

Junctionunderth esponsorsh i pofth evariousserviceorgani-sations.Herentrywasth ensupportedbyth eEastLosAngelesJACL.Nori receivedth ebi dofth eBoyleHeigh tsch apterearly

th i ssummerasth ei rcandidateforasimi larti tle.MissFuk udaclaimsaclubdisti ncti onforbeingnamed"MissMerryCh ri st-mas"atoneofth eyear-endsocialsi n1953.Oth ersadmittedth i swasth ei rfirsttryataqueencontest.

.Oneofth esegirlswillbequeenofth e15th annualNiseiWeek Festival,Aug.19-28,Seatedare(lefttorigh t)Nori-Sh i ozak i ,19;andAk i Mitani ,23;standing,MargaretFuk uda,-18;StellaNak adate,18;MargaretOuch i ,21;andHazelFu-j i k awa,21. —RafuSh i mpoPh oto.

CIVICOFFICIALSFEASTEDTh e JapaneseAmericanOptimi stClubofLosAngeles,

wh i ch i ssupervisi ngth ecoronationballandth ewell-beingofth ebeautycontestants,enlistedth eculinaryk now-h owoffteTuesdayNiters,to h ostareceptionatth eKawafuk ucafeW Sunday.

Localcityandcountyoffcialsandth emembersofth econsularcorpsandth epresswereguestsofh onor.Th efour-h ourdini ngandwini ng h admostofth ei nvi tedpersonaliti esinaverych eeryframeofmind."Th at'sgoodpublicrelations,"Oh i medKiyo Yamato,generalfestivalch ai rman,andYoshlnadomi,Optimi stpresident.Nextweek ,th eregalcourtwi llfindi tselfh oppi ngaround

i ntigh tly-sch eduledprogramofmeetingth ecity'soffici als,th eLi'lTok i omerch ants,th epressandth eondoandcarnivalcrowd. r--i «|«̂rIfwedon'tmissourbet,someofth emwillalsobeminus

j obsdayafterth eAug.28closingceremonyonWellerSt.May-beHazel,MargaretOuch i ,orAk i migh tbe;StellaandNori3restudents;andMissFuk uda h elpsh erdad,ownerofFandFProduceCo.,assecretaryforth esummer.Th eNi sei Week "grind"doesonefineth i ngforth egirls

wh omak eth efi nali stbrack et.Itreallydevelopspoisei nth emandbringsoutth ei rh i ddenpersonality.MaybeNisei WeekCoinci deswith th eageofmaturity,onequeencommitteemem-bercommented.Wh ateveri ti s,th ech armwh i ch th eyacquireth rough th ei rweek 'sexperiencei samazing.Oh ,well,th at'sth ewaywesee i t,anyway.

PLUGWEPROMISEDMICHIMrs.Mi ch i Tak ata,westcoastsalesmanagerforRich ard

angel'sBeautyCreatorscosmetics,willdirectth emak eupch oresforth econtestantsatth eball.■Mich i ,wh oh asstartedanoth ersalesagencyi nHawai i tonandleBeautyCreators,,recallsth atwewereclassmatesdur-»gourgrammarsch ooldays.Howfarcanyourememeber,luddo? ..■:Th atmak esusyetaveryyoungman!

'Fash i onInterlude'spark li ngFrancisco)Aspectacular

paradeof>fellfastiSnsSMrjpHisentedby th elocalJACL Wo-men'sAuxili aryth i spastSunday.Twenty-twobeautifulNisei girlsmodeledth elateststylesbeforesome350guests.Gyosei Hallwas transformedi ntoaJapaneseparadisewith th eai dofcolorfulposters,lovelyautumnflowers, i ntri gui ngpaperlanternsandcarp,andpricelessJapanesevases.AJapanesefold-i ng screen,enh ancedbyrarescenicph otograph s ofJapan,formedanaturalback groundforth emodelsasth eyparadeddownconstructedrunway.Fabulous Japanese

_i nspi red

fash i oncreationsbyKowKanek oofPasadenadrewravesandcom-mentsfrom th eaudience.Espe-ciallyoutstanding wasask i n-tigh tgoldbrocadeeveninggownmodeledbylovelyFloWadaofPasadena.Th i s strapless gownwasform-fitti ngtoth e k nees,wh ere i tflaredoutlorease i nwalk i ng.Creatinggreatstiri n a tur-quoisebluevelvetsh eath dresswith match i ng j ack etfeaturingalargeDiorcollarwasRubyYama-moto.

-A-flirtatiouscan-can ruffledbath i ngsuit,modeledbyGladysNak abewasgreatlyadmiredbyth eguests.HanaAbewasgreet-edwith aroundofapplauseassh eappearedonth erunwayi nawh i tesi lk sh eath -typedressh and-paintedwith abamboodesign.Amatch i ngstolecompletedth i sen-semblewh i ch was designedbyCh i yoTanak aofJapan.LovelyCh i zMiyazak i wasout-

"j j tandi pgi narobin'seggblueny-i pongownbedeck edwith '*h di s*\>f

"ruffles.Look i ngverydemurei nasal-!mon-coloredbaby-dollniteywas;JeannetteOk azak i .Lacetrimmedbloomersi nj ectedabit.ofmerri-Imenti ntoth escript,sAluxurioussilver-greenbro--cadecock tai ldressbyAnneFo-"gartywaswornbyMaryHama-Imoto.Th i sdressfeaturedah i gh■Empirewaistli neandafullgored:sk i rt.,ADonLopercoatfash i onedof■silk andangorawasmodeledbyi JuneUyeda.Ti gh tpush -upsleevesandafullswingback wereth eIh i gh li gh tsofth i swatermeloncol-i oredcoat.Astunningpink h andk ni tdress■waswornbyMaryNegi.Amatch -.i ngsk ullcapcompletedth i safter-i nonoutfit.;Asilk velvettwo-pieceloung-i i ngk i monolook edlovelyonJean,Omura.Yardsofmatch i ng ma-i terialencircledh erwai sti ntoani nterestingobi pattern.Th i rteen-yearoldEmi k oYama-

i motosurprisedth eaudiencewithi h erprofessionalflareofmodeling..Herwh i tedottedSwissgownwasmostflatteringtoh erJuniorMissIfigure.;Anoutstandingcolorcombina-

'tionwasrevealedbyJeanOmura.i n h erblack matadorpantsand;brigh ttangerineblouse,i Ani ntri cateJapanesedanceby■Misa Tani captivatedth eaudi-.ence.MisaAsak awaroundedout"th eday'sprogrambysingi ng"Sa-'yonara",writtenbyMrs.Ki k uoTairaofFresno.MariaMiyamo-"toaccompaniedatth epiano.VITAL STATISTICS

Birth sSANTAANA

HAYASHIDA—JuIy1,boyDonYuk i otoSumiyuk i Hash i gawas(Rei Miya-sh i ta),Anah ei m.

FRESNOFUJIMURA—JuIy11,girltoSam Fu-j i muras.

STOCKTONHIGASHI—June 12,boyto Steph enT.Higash i s.OGATA—June29,girltoKiyosh i Oga»tas,Loch .OKASAKI—JuIy 8,girltoAsamaruOk asak i s, Lodi.KISHI—JuIy 11,bzoytoJoeK.Ki-sh i s.WATANABE—June30,boytoKenWatanabes.

WATSONVILLETAKAKI—JuIy15,girltoJim Tak a-k i s(MaryIsh i gak i ).

SAN JOSEFUJINO-̂July 13,boytoWilli am H.Fuj i nos.SAKAMOTO—JuIy16,girltoKaySa-k amotos.

SAN FRANCISCOHIRASHIMA—JuIy8,girltoHirosh iHi rash i mas.KOGA—July3,boytoHarryKogas.NAKAI—JuIy 14,girlto Mich i k azuNak ai s.OHTA—June20,boytoAllenH.Oh -tas.SUENAGA—JuIy 8,boyto HerbertSuenagas.SHIMADA—June27,boytoFuzzyR.Sh i madas.TAKAHASHI—JuIy12,girltoGeorgeM.Tak ah ash i s.TAKENAKA—June9,boytoSach i oTak enak as.UNO—June 6,boyMich aelScotttoHowardUnos(Yuri Furuye).WATANABE—June18,boytoSh ozoR.Watanabes.YAMAMOTO—June30,girltoTak eoJ.Yamamotos.

OAKLANDYANO—June8,boy.to JamesI.Ya-Dos.

WOODLANDSAGARA-July5,twinboysto Ma-saoSagaras.EsDarto.

SACRAMENTOGOISHI—June26,girltoMacI.Go-

HIRAHARA—JuIy1,boytoFrank Ma-sai ch i Hi rah aras.HIRONAKA—JuIy5,girHoJamesM.Hironak as.HIROTANI—June17,boytoJamesH.Hirotanis.INOUYE—June 13,girltoHarryS.Inouyes.INOUYE—JuIy4,girltoJoh nni eIno-uyeMATSUMOTO—June28,girltoHenryMatsumotos.MORISAKI—June19,boytoHenryK.Morisak i s.MORITA—June 30,boytoHarryH.

NOMl—June23,girltoTaish i Nomis,North Sacramento.OSUGA—June21,boytoJoseph Osu-gas.OTO—June28,girltoTosh i oOtos.

OROVILLEABE—July17,boytoTom Abes.

AUBURNHAMASAKI—July6,boytoNoboruHamasak i s.

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MarriageLicensesIssuedFUJII-YAMADA— JamesandEmi k oofDenver.KAWAMOTO-SAKAKIHARA — Mi-tsutaroandSak uyoofOntario, Ore.KOBAYASHI-IfAMURA—NelsonandEdith ofSanFrancisco.MATSUOKA-NAGANUMA— Sh i gek iandKiyok oofSanFrancisco.MORITA-NAKAOKA— HenryS.andMasak oofStock ton.MOTOYAMA-FEWKES — HowardK.andJuneofDenver.OGATA-NATSUHARA— MitsuoandSueofSacramento.OTA-NISHIMURA— Rich ardT.andBarbaraK.ofOak land.TAKAO-YUMAE— Paul, 28,Alameda;Yosh i k oDoris, 20.Oak land.TAKEUCHI-MATSUMOTO — FrankK.andMiyeofOak land.TOKUSHIGE-TSUCHIDA— VictorH.andPeggyC.ofSanJose.

Sr.Tri-Vi llestoi nstallnewcabinetatdinner(PaloAlto)Newlyelectedof-

ttcers6tt̂eV'SeniorTri -Vi llesofth eSequoiaJACLch apterwillbei nstalledatadinneratCh uk -k ers i nSanMateoAug.19.Th e1955-56cabinetwillbeh eadedbyYaek oYuk i ,president.Oth erofficersare:MaryKawak ami , v.p.;Sh i rleyYo-

sh i da, rec.sec;AnnaTak amoto, cor.sec;Masak oSak aguch i ,treas.;Tani i -k oMori, ath .mgr.;TomoyeTamura,parliamentarian.

Bank -sh oppi ngcentermixupclarifi ed(Gardena) Untilseveralweek s

ago,i twasgeneralk nowledgeth atth eBank ofTok yowouldestab-li sh i ts Gardenabranch atth eTownandCountrySh oppi ngCen-terat153rdSt.andWesternAve.Th enewsh oppi ngcenteri sunderconstructionandbeingdevelopedbyHome StateInvestmentCo.,with TaulWatanabe,board,ch ai r-man.Inasuddenturnofevents,th eBank ofTok yo i splanningtobuild i tsownbranch ,Watanaberevealed,andsaidfacili ti eslorabank i nth esh oppi ngcenterwouldbeleasedtoanoth erbank i ngfirm.Watanabe,i nastatementtoth e

press,saidth eclarifi cati onwasnecessaryatth i sti metopreventfurth ermisunderstandingamongGardenansandcompanystock -h olders.

Dentist,obstetrici anopenofficesi nL.A.(LosAngeles)Dr.RoyS.Mo-

rimoto,formerlyofStock tonh aamovedh i sdentalpracticefromCh i cagoto317E.2ndSt.,LosAn-geles.Hei smarriedtoDr.LindaKi k u Morita,alsoofStock ton,wh oannounced h erassociati onwith Dr.GeorgeR.Baba i nth epracticeofobstetricsandgnyne-cologyat317E.2ndSt.

LotusSk yli ners(Seattle) Th eLotusSk yli ners,a21-piecedancebandsponsoredbyth eNationalYoungBuddh i stsAssociati on,aremak i ngagood-willtourofCalifornia,Aug.19-27.Formedtwoyearsagoatth eSeattle Buddh i stch urch ,danceenth usi astsh aveacclaimedth eteenagersoneofth ebestyoungbandsh ere.

7-PACIFICCITIZEN Friday,August19,1955

EAGLE PRODUCE CO.BondedCommissi onMerch antsYTh plesaleFruitandVegetables

929-943S.SanPedroSt.,LosAngeles15,TR6686

Wh envisi ti ngLosAngeles,stopat

HERSHEYARMSHOTEL125roomswith Bath

TransientandPermanentRates

T.Nish i mura— GeorgeFuruta2610WILSHIREBLVD.PboneDUnk i lk 7-1301

.*i nconjunctionwith

ImperialGardensSuk i yak l

§MOTHER"fj KNOWSBESTWh en i tcomestocook i ngfoodwith h eartyold-fash i onedflavor,1 J-̂l*moth erk nows best—sh e alwaysseasonswith AJI-NO-MOTO." f-faJ*\\Sh aremoth er'ssecret—useAJI tv*D

everydayi nyourk i tch enandenjoy $*th etastiestfoodyou'veevereaten. k .

AJI-NO-MOTO I i \̂99+% Pur*Mono*odium Glutamale / 1 \Ask h rHi nbtftomark etsami foodi h opi / i I\ V

Manufactured byAj i nomoi oCO..INC.Tok yo.Japan

Poles, Russians, Palestini ans,Turk s,Egyptians,Armenians,aadnati onalsofEastIndiancou»tries."Nicaragua h asrestridk etagainst"AllU.S.citi zensofto*YellowandBlack Races,'1CostaRi cawillnoti ssuetouristvisastoArabs,Armenians,H»dus,Poles,Turk s,and cooliej ;h owever,atth edi scretionofth econsul,touristvisasmaybeissuedtomembersofth e Negro andYellowraces.NewZealandrestrictstraveltoU.S.ci ti zensofOrientalancestrybystating:"U.S.citi zens(nativeborn)ofwh ollyofEuropeanrac«andth ose (naturalized) citi zen*wh owere formerlyBriti sh sub-j ects. . .wh olelyofEuropeuraceareexemptforEntryPa*mit."HongKong,wh i ch i saportacallformanywh otraveli nth eOrientas wellas th ose onIround-th e-worldtrip,requirtl"priorauth ori zati onforissuanceofvi saexceptforU.S.citi zen!notofOrientalorigi n,comingftftwomonth sorless."Inoth erwords,UnitedState*ci ti zensnotofOrientalorigi ncom-i ngfortwomonth sorlessannotrequiredto h avepriorauth or-i zati on.UnitedStatesciti zenso»Orientalorigi nwh owi sh toviolHongKonglongerth an«h ounwouldneedpriorpermissi on,ac-cordingtoani nqui rymadeby«travelagent.

Editori als

TRAVELRESTRICTIONSWh ensomanyforeignnationsareanxioustobuildth ei r

V.S.dollarreservesth rough Americantourists,i tseemsano-maloustonotesomecountriesrestrictth ei ssuanceoftravel\isastocertainAmericanciti zens.With travelbureausi nAmericaaredoingaboomingbusi-

ness"today,wh yanynation—especiallywith i na2,000mileradiusli k eth eCentralAmericanrepublics—i ssqueamish toacceptaYank eeDollarsleepsatth eswi tch toi tsowndomesticprosperity.

Wecanonlysurmiseh owmuch aforeigncountryh opestoi ncreasei tsowneconomicstandingth rough th etouristi n-dustry.Japani saveryenterprisi ngnation i nth i srespect.Andwefeeloth erforeigncountriesaresimi larlyanxious,"th i sdollars-and-centsattitudeough ttorectifytravelres-tricti onsbutquick .

NISEIJOURNALISTVeterannewspapermanTooruKanazawaofNew York

fi rstreportedonth erestricti onsagainstcertainUni tedStatesci ti zenstotraveli nfiveLatinAmericancountries,NewZea-landandHongKong.Kanazawaisalsoth eperonalityofth eweek i nBi llHosok awa'scolumntoday.

Th etabloidHok ubei Sh i mpoofNewYork featuresapageatEnglish ,tak i ngnoteofwh o'swh o,sports,socials,JACLitemsandcommunitywith astrictlyNewYork Ni sei angle.Foralocalvernacular,i tratesamongth ebest—editedi nNiseij ournalismformth i sstandpoint—toreporteventsoi th eweeki nth ei rowncommunityfirst.....LitteldidKanazawafigure h i stopstoryofoneweek

wouldbeck oncongressionali nqui rysince di scri mi nati onofAmericanciti zensbyforeigncountriesonth ebasisofraceornationalorigi ni sparticularlyodioustoAmericantraditi ons.

Fromth eFryingPanBYBILLHOSOKAWA

NISEIINGRAPHICARTSFIELDNewYork

Asth eoutlandersoftenremark ,NewYork i safineplace■tovisi t.Wemanagedtosandwich i natoo-h urri edbusinessvi si t—th i slastweek duringafewpleasantdaysbetweenanunprecedentedh eatwaveandafierceh urri cane.Asalways,"meweredazzledbyth ei ncadescentdisplayofTimesSquare,

awedbyth emagnifi centspiresofMid-townManh attan,frigh tenedbyth epressofsweating h umanityandoverwh elmedbyth eabundanceoffi neseafood.Onenigh t,i nth ecompanyofTooru

Kanazawa,wemanagedtosneak awaytoth eupperstandsi nfarcenterfieldofEb-betsFi eldtowatch th eBrook lynDodgersh umi li ateth eGi antsi nteni nni ngs."Sneak "i sh ardlyth ewordfori t,th ough ,becausewewerefigh ti ngamobintentonreach i ngth e.'fieldbyth eti meourcabwaswith i nth reemilesoffth eballpark .

Anoth ernigh t,JoeOyamatook usoutlotsuk i yak l,wh i chwasmediocre,butth ecompanionsh i pandconversationmoreth anmadeupforsh ortcomings i nth erestaurant'sk i tch en.Toofu,wh owasmyfirsteditori nth enewspaperbusiness,wasi nth epartyaswasDick Itanaga,untillatelypromotionmanag-erofth eZiff-Davispublicati ons.Inth ecourseofth eeveningwetalk edaboutNisei mak i nggoodi nth efi eldofgraph i cartsh erei nNewYork .Joe,TooruaridDi ck pick edafewnamesoutofth eair,with outattemptingtoreach beyondth ei ri m-mediatememories,andth eli stwasan i mpressiveone.Herearesomeofth eNi sei th eynamed:NeilFuj i ta,erstwh i leartdirectorofth eHeartMountain

Sentinel,wh olefta j obasartdirectorofN.W.Ayertotak easimi larpositi onwith ColumbiaRecords.BillYamaguch i ,acopywriteri nth epromotiondepart-

mentofTi me-Life.Ch ri sIsh i i ,formerlyas h i redh andi nth eDisneystudios,

creatorofth ecartoonch aracterLittleNeboatSantaAnita,tiow work i ngontelevisi oncommercialsforUnitedProduc-ti ons.HenryYamada,oneofth eearliestofwestcoastNisei to

seek opportunityi nNewYork ,artdirectorofDellPublica-ti ons.Mi dori Sh i moda,acontemporaryofHenry-Yamada,now

aprominentcommercialph otograph er.RayKomai,ofArch i tecturalForum,andTak Sh i gak i ,a

much sough t-afteri llustrator.Rich ardOk amotoandSh erri Murak ami ofth eEsquire

magazine-staff.Mich i Weglin,costumedesigner,wh osecreationsgrace

th ecutiesofRadioCityMusicHallandth eCopacabanani gh tclub.Marth aKai h atsu,wh o h andlespublici tyforKroil,th e

ancyfurniturepeople.Nodoubtth erearemanyoth erNi sei mak i nggood and

mak i nggoodmoney,too—inalliedaswellas disassociatedprofessionalfields.Atanyrate,i twas h eartwarmingtogetth i sprogressreport,incompleteth ough i twas.

BUYING HOMESINCONNECTICUTOneofth i strip'sh i gh li gh tswasa h urri eddriveupto

Connecticutandback .Wefoundanamazingnetwork offree-waysmovinganenormousvolumeoftraffic.Equallyexciti ng■wasth elandscapingtHath asbeenundertak entobeautifyth eh i gh ways.Eventh ough carsrollalongmuch toorapidlyforth edriverstoenjoyth esigh t,th etree-linedroadsbetweenManh attanandcoastalConnecticutwereapleasantcontrasttoth ebarrendrylandroutesofth ewest.Th edifference,ofcourse,i sduetoth eabundanceofrainfalli nth eeast.Togetth ecomfortofDenver'slow h umi di ty,weh avetogiveupaloti nbotanicalbeauty.JoeandToorutoldmei ncreasingnumbersofNewYork

Ni sei werebuildi ngorbuying h omesi nConnecticut,anoth eri ndi cati onth atth ey'redoingwellprofessionallyandarere-jsignedtotack li ngManh attan'sch allengesonasemi-permanentj j ft»«ifigh ti ngandk i lli ng.So,V-JDaywasofspecialmo-menttoth eNisei ofth e442nd.ByAugust,1945,th e442ndwasattach edtoth ePeninsulaBaseSection,h eadquartersi nLegh orn,wh i ch coinci dentally,wasoneofth efi rstmajorciti estobeliberat-edbyth eelementsofth eoutfitwh en i twascommittedtobattlesome 18month searlieri nwest-centralItalyjustaboveRome.Wh enformalsurrendercere-

moniesforJapantook placeonth eBattlesh i pMissouri Sept.2,th e442nd was h onoredbyth ealliedoffici alsbyh eadi ngth eWorldWarIIVictoryParadei nLegh orn.

Th eNi sei 'Back Home'■ Th eNi sei ofth e442ndk newandappreciatedth ei racceptancebyth ei rfellowGls.But,th eywere nervousandappreh ensi veaboutth ei racceptanceandth at

ofth ei rfellowNisei "backh ome".Manyofth emh ad receiveddisturbing let-tersfromth ei rparentsandbroth ers andsi stersandfriendsofvio--lencconth ewestcoast,of

vigi lantism,ofh osti li tytoth ere-turningevacuees.Th eyreadofVeteransofFor-

eignWarsandAmericanLegionpostsrefusingtoaccepti ntoth ei rmembersh i pbemedalledNisei ;th eyh eardofaNisei GIi nuni-formwh oseh omewasburnedtoth egroundas h ewasdrivenoutoftown.Eigh tmonth searlierth eUni tedStatesh addeclaredth atth emili -taryevacuationwasaconstitu-ti onalexerciseofth ewarpowersbutth atcontinueddetentionofloyalciti zenswasnot.Th eWarDepartment,i nantici pati onofth elatterdecisi on,h adrevok ed i tsmassexclusionordersandbyV-JDayth ousandsofevacuees h adreturnedtoth ePacifi cCoast.Onth atV-JDay,tenyearsago,

th eNi sei volunteerforth e442ndh admanyth ough ts—and h opes.Had h e sosuccessfullyfough tprejudi ce i nth eArmyandwon,afterpayingsuch aprice,onlytoh avetodonanoth eruni formandreturntofigh tanoth erbattleagainstbi gotry,th i sti meagainsth i sfellowAmericans?

WelcomedEverywh ere■ Hisfears,li k esomanyappari-tionsofdoom,wereneedless.Onh i sreturn,h eandh i scom-

radeswereacclaimedasAmericanh eroes,welcomedalmostevery-wh ereasexamplesofth egreatgloryofth eAmericansoldier.True,h ereandth ereweresomei solated"bad"spotsandreactions.But,th atwastobeexpected,asth eexceptiontoproveth erule.True,too,h i gh -payi ngj obswerenotwaiti ngforth emonplattersandeach ofth emwereconfrontedwith th esameadjustmentprob-lemsth atch allengedeveryoth erh onorablydisch argedGI.But,asonth ebattlefield,giventh e-sameopportuniti esandth esamebreak s,th eNi sei provedcapableenoughandsoonweresowelli ntegratedi ntoth ei rrespectivecommuniti es,alongwith th ei rfellowGIJoes,th atfewventuredoutsideofth ei rownlittleaffairstopartici patei nth eactivi ti esofeith erth ei rlargercommuniti esorofJapaneseAmericansgenerally.

FutureDecade■ Th epastdecadeh as.beengoodtoth eNi sei ofth e4420d,asi th asbeentoallpersonsofJapanese'ancestryi nth i scountry.Ourstatusas,h umanbeings,asassimi lableAmericans,aswelcomepartners i neveryenterprise,h asbeenestablish ed.Th eh atelawsandpracticesofprewardaysaregone;th efearsandappreh ensi onsofevacuationand i tsAftermath h avelargelyprovedgroundlessrth efutureloomsmorepromisi ngth anever-SSft"1SW!"F-ft*u»asi ndi -vidualsandasanationality..«roup.

Certainly,weasAmericansi fJapaneseancestryh avebeentreat.farbetterbyabenevolentdestin,i nth epasttenyearsth anh asmcountryandth eworld.Forus,mostofth eth i ngsfawh i ch wefough tasAmericansciJapaneseancestryh avebeenwoi iBut,forourcountryandforth jpeoplesofearth ,i tnowappearth atWorldWarIIwith alljt!proudpretentionswill,li k eWorllWarI,h avebeenfough tandwononlyi nvain,forth erei snotealpeaceandsecurityand h umanfreedom i nth eworldatlargeanlth eth reatoftotalitari ancom«munism i sfarmoremenacingandi nsi di ousth anth emili tarych aKlengesofboth greatwars.Much h as h appenedsinceV-JDay,1945—much goodandmuckevil.Destiny,i ni tsmysteriousway.h asonone h andgivenusofJa.paneseancestryi nth i scountrymuch tobeth ank fulfor,wh i leonth eoth erh and,asAmericansandi ndi vi dualciti zensi nan i nterde*pendentcivi li zati on,graverprobilemsth aneverbeforeh avebeenth rustuponus.Look back toV-JDay,194J,:Assessourpresent,V-JDaypluttenyears.Th en,look forwardtiV-JDayplustwentyyears.WillweasNi sei ,asAmericans,asi mpeople,bebetteroffth enth aiwearenow?Willth enextdecadtbringtoourcountryandouttroubledglobeth epromisewh i chth epasttenyearsh avegivent*usasAmericansofJapaneseamcestry?

DECADE AGO

Aur.18,1945Spok ane.—NationalVFW sendsapol-ogytoNisei GIoverrejecti on;regrettoldover"stupidi ty"ofSpok aneuniti nrefush i ngapplicati onofwoundedveteran.Detroit.—Th ree Mich i ganveteranunitsoffermembersh i ptoNisei GIrejectedbySpok aneVFW.Wash i ngton.—BeileveV-JwillnotaffectWRA closingprogram;quotasystemforreturndisclosed.'JWtLak eCity—NationalJACXore-ĝŜrofcido h ai l, endtf--Jgi—h lngttnn-"JA.-JmuM~Qda.fire.Mi)ofHonoluluawarded.N*SJcVsŜ

'MissJapan'i nFestival(LoaAngeles)Kei k oTak abcsh i ,"MissJapan"i nth eUniversepageant,willride i nth eNwaWeek paradeAug.27-28.SbewcurrentlyattendingaHollywoodmodelingsch ool.

CALENDARAue.22(Monday) -SaltLak eCity-Ogden—FamilyUW~

Nigh t.WestTerrace, 7pjn.Aug.tt(gatwday) -̂Cinci nnati—Evening picni c,«"*"̂mond'a.Aug.28(Sunday)

Ch i cagô-Exec.boardmeeting,*»̂enC.-C.Wauk egan,1PJ»«

LongB«ich -