PACIFIC CITIZENEou3i;no.i s SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,NOVEMBER4,1950 Pri ce:Tencents

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Nisei WoundedInKoreanWarWASHINGTON,D.C.-Th eDe-partmentofDefenseth i sweek an-Kcedth efollowingcasualtiesi nth eKoreanarea:

WOUNDED:Cwp Minoru Sasak i ,sonoffaiHßuk e Sasak i ,92 SeaviewPiedmont,California.

Set F.C.Ki.yo.sh i E.Ok i --oto.'h usbandofMrs.Sach i k oYamamotoOk i moto,216ColquittRoad Jack sonHomes,Columbia,South Carolina. (Notifi cati on

madei nFortBenning,Georgia.)

NISEIWOMANPASSESBARINNEW YORKSTATENEW YORKCITY— Tsunek oTok uyasuwasrecentlyadmittedtoth eNewYork bar,firstNisei wom-antobeadmitted i nth estate.Sh e i saColoradanandeldestdaugh ter of S. Tok uyasu ofGreeley,Colo.MissTok uyasuwasborni nCali-forniaandspent h erearlyyearsi n Imperialvalley. HerfamilymovedtoColoradoafterth ewar.Sh ewasactivei nNisei affairsi nColoradoandwasth efi rstpresi-dentofth e Ni sei Intermountaincollegiateconferencei n1946.Inth atyearsh ewasalsoadele-gatetoth eNewYork EncampmentforCiti zensh i pi nFieldston,N.Y.undersponsorsh i pofth eDenverJACL..CaliforniaNiseiServesasGunnerOnB-17i nKoreaSANGER,Calif.—AlocalNisei ,Cpl.Yosh i mi Inah ara,h as com-pleted 11combatai rrescuemis-sionsoverKoreaasawaistgun-neronalifeboat-carryingB-17.Hei saveteranofone-yearoc-cupationduty i nJapan.Cpl.Inah ara i sstationedwithth eairrescueservice,wh i ch pro-videsassistancetoanyUN air-craftorservicevesseli ndistress.He i sa sonofMr.andMrs.Yosh i mi Inah ara. He graduatedfrom CentralUnion h i gh sch ooli nSanger.

LosAngelesRitesHonor40WarDeadLOS ANGELES—Los Angeles'JapaneseAmericansgath eredSun-y,Oct.29-to h onorNisei deadofWorld WarIIatEvergreentwtery,wh ereth ebodiesof40Nisei soldiers areburied.,Ceremonieswereh eldatth ei m-pressive wh i te (marble columnerectedasamemorialtoth edead.Membersofth eAmerican Le-m th e VeteransofForeign«rsandDisabledAmericanVet-eransplaced carnationblossomsroth egraves.Memorialprayers wereoffereduL.V.oh n Yamazak i ofSt.SP'-Jpwapalch urch andth e*h i i Wv.lll,am Heffner-wh o i stoS,anewmissi on forth el»W\ch urch i n Ok i nawa.form!,rW;Heffner- 26-year-oldK,enant,Juniorgrade,i nLl"♦Navy'alsosP°k eatme-mch urch th esameday.

wM?8k i r-a i ni 9ts-Herch ," . ,"mv»sionforce.f]rBtvTto,th ati slandas i tsIEpiscopalmissi onary.4Erofluioth erch urch eBi nLos"Pecill*- v'cini tvarea h eldCso*1'*8°ct-2!) h onorofTh e p

erMemorialday.°» "(W

V,TTK i ro spok eW«U(Lm h ed Task s"at%et?E?Cnristi anch urch i n".»th ememorialdate.mNrle-0fTsilpneewasobserv-"ofw,Unioncfi urch i nh on-*i i atKT Americans wh oWorldWarn rean conflictand

Nisei SoldierMemorialDayMark edwi th SimpleRitesi nArlingtonNationalCemetery

ByI.H.GORDONWASHINGTON,D.C—Th esk ywascleanandblue,anda

softbreezetoyedgentlywith th efallenleaves.Th esmallmarbletombstones,stretch i ngi nendlessmili taryrows,seemed some-h ow abrigh terwh i teunderth ewarm Indiansummersun.

On th esligh tslopeabove th egravesofPvts.Fumitak eNagatoandSaburoTanamach i ,th efi rstNisei wardeadburiedi nArlingtonNationalCemetery,amili tarycolorguard,flags

spark li ng,stood i nrespectfulattentionth rough outth eSundayservicemark i ngth esecondannual —Nisei Memorialday.Th e20Ni sei deadi nArlington,

andth ek nownNisei deadi nKorea,wereh onored i ndi vi duallyandbynam;-. Butth eservicewasdedi-catedtoth ecourageandh eroi smofallNisei wh o h avepaidwi thth ei rlivesforth e privi legeofservingunderth ered,wh i teandbluebanner.Itwas,i nall,asimple,butfit-tingserbice. Mostofth eNi seiandIssei communityofWash i ng-tonwas present,standing i n asemi-ci rcledownth eslopefromth egravesofPvts.NagatoandTanamach i . A few passersbydri ftedover.Midwaybetweenth ecolorsandth espectators,onebyoneth ecele-brantsforth e service stood tospeak .Jack Hirose,ch ai rman ofth eNati onalJACLArlington Ceme-teryCommitteesetareverenttonewh enh esai dofth eNisei veteranth ath e"fough t,notafigh tagainstsometh i ng,butafigh tforsome-th i ng.ForAmerica.Andforh i speople—ofallraces,creeds andcolors.Hefough tfordemocracy,forth erigh ttobecalled,forever,aloyalAmerican."Th enHenryKobayash i ,dressednow i naneat,bluecivi li ansuit,recalledth emenwith wh om h eh adserved i nth eall-Nisei 442ndRegi-mentCombatTeam.Andh esaidofth em:'Th atth eseh onoreddeadh ave,

by th ei ractions,been moreeloquent,moreh onest,th ananyofus,th elivi ng,wh eni ndyingth eywrotewith th ei rblood i nth eh i storybook sofAmericaforalltoseeandalltoread:Loyal-tyi snotamatterofsk i ncolor,norancestry,butth efaith th atbeatstruei naman'sh eart.After h i m spok etall,friendly

Col.EarlD.Payne,ageneralstaffrepresentativeonth eArmyMuni-ti onsBoard,wh oservedfirstwithth eNisei i nth earmyofoccupa-ti oni nJapan.With obviousfeel-i ng,h esaid:"Th eNi sei maywellbeproudofth ei rrecord.Ifciti zensh i pi nth eUnitedStatesi «valuedac-cordingtoth eh ardsh i psencoun-

teredi nearninsi t,th enbyeverytestyouandth eloyalAmericanciti zens wh om you representmustvalueyourciti zensh i pmost

'"Iam proudtocallth emenwh omyouh onortodaybroth ers-i n-armstowearth esameuni-form andtosupportth esameprinci plesand ideals.'"Wemustcontinuemarch i ngforward,sh ouldertosh oulder,munityand j usti ceeven as ourfallencomradesmarch ed.Anoth er 442nd veteran Taro

Wirnse read th e names oftneArlSton dead,and th e k nown

dTten\*oo?T.Mitoma,speak i ng

Fuk u Yok oyama,"MissNationalJACL," i ssh ownplacingth efi rstoftwowreath sonth egravesoftwowardeadofth e442nd CombatTeam,Pfc.Fumitak eNagatoand Pfc.SaburoTanaimach i ,duringNisei SoldierMemorialdayritesonOct.29atArlingtonNationalCemetery.(Lowerph oto)Jack Hi roseofth eWash i ngton,D.C,JACL

ch apterandch ai rmanofth eJACLArlingtonCemeteryCommit-tee,i ssh owngivi ng openingremark satth erites.

PromiseMadebyRescuedMenKeptas442ndVeteransProclaimed'HonoraryTexans'

FORTWORTH,Tex.—ApromisemadeonabitterOctoberafternoonfi veyearsagoi nth efooth i llsofth eVosgesmountainsofFrancewask epti nFortWorth onOct.28.

OnOct.30,1944th emenofth eIstBattalion,141stRegi-ment,36th (Texas)Divi si on,wh oh adbeenrescuedbyth eJap-aneseAmericansofth e442ndCombatTeam afterh avi ngbeencutoffbyth eenemyforfivedays,saidth ei rNi sei rescuerswouldbe made"h onoraryTexans"Inaceremonyatth e25th an- mnualreunionofth e36th Di vi si onAssociati on atth e HotelTexasBrig.Gen.Wi lli am H.Martin,presidentofth e36th associati onandadjutantgeneralofth eStateofTexas,conferredh onoraryciti -zensh i pofth eStateofTexasonallmembersofth e442ndRegi-mentalCombatTeamwh opartici -pated i nth erescueofth e"LostBattalion."Twoveteransofth e442ndCom-

batTeam,Mi k eM.Masaok a,leg-i slati vedirectorofth eJACLAnti-Discri mi nati on Committee, andWilsonMak abe,anamputee,werei nFortWorth toattendth e36thDivi si onAssociati onmeetingandwereconferredwith h onoraryciti -zensh i p.Bri g.Gen.Martinsaid h ewasacting onbeh alfofGov.AllanSh i verswh oph onedfromAustintoask th ataproclamationbereadmak i ngallmenofth e442ndCom-batTeam'srescueofth e"LostBattalion"h onoraryTexans.Th eceremonywasrepeatedbe-fore newsreelcameraslater,atwh i ch ti meMaj.Gen.H.MillerAinsworth ,commandinggeneralofth e36th Divi si on,presentedMas-aok aandMak abewith wh i teten-gallonh ats.On Sunday,Oct.29,Masaok apartici patedi nmemorialservicesofth e36th Di vi si onandpresentedawreath toth edeadofth e36th i nboth worldwars.Th eNi sei offi -ci alnoted,also,th eobservanceofNisei SoldierMemorialday.Th eForth Worth Star-Telegramh eadli nedth ei rreportofth eaf-fai r:"Two Nisei Ex-Gls StealSh owatReunionof36th .""In a HotelTexas ballroomsprink led with generals andcolonels,two JapaneseAmericanex-Gls,onei nawh eelch ai r,stoleth esh owSaturdayatth e36th Di-visi onAssociati onmeeting h ere,"th eStar-Telegramsaid.Th e Star-Telegram said th atMasaok a'seloquence h eldth edi-vi si onveterans"spellbound."Acceptingth eh onoronbeh alfofh i scomradesofth e442nd,Mas-aok asai d:"American soldiers k now i ti sn'tancestryth atcounts.Th e

bloodofallAmerican soldiersflowsred.Th eworth ofamanoverth erewas determinedbyh i swilli ngnesstofigh tanddieforAmerica."Aslongasweare i nspi red

by th i s comradesh i p,neith erAmericanordemocracyneedfearfori tsfuture."Inh onoringus,yougiveth e

peopleofAsiaandJapanproofth atdemocracy can and doeswork mi raclesoffriendsh i pandandbroth erh ood."Texash avealwaystak enwith

th em th efi gh ti ngspiri tofth eAlamo.Th eydidsoi nItalyandi nFrance.Inth edaysah ead,i f-wecandependonth espiri tofth eAlamo,th e36th Di vi si onandandth e'go-for-brok e'boys,th i scountryneednotbeafraid."Th eveteransroe toamanand

ch eeredth etwoNisei veteransasMasaok aconcluded.Masaok a andMak abeflew toFortWorth from Los Angeleswh ereth eformeristech ni calad-vi serofMGM'sfi lm onth e442ndCombatTeam,"GoforBrok e!"andWh ereMak abei sattendingUCLA.Th e442ndCombatTeamwasat-tach edtoth e36th Di vi si onduringpartofth eItaliancampaignandduring th e Vosges figh ti ng i nFranceandth emenofth e442ndwonth erigh ttowearth e36th 'sfamousT-patch .Atth ei rmeetingth emembersofth e36th Di vi si onAssociati onde-cli nedtoresumeth ei rargumentwith Gen.Mark Clark overth elatter'sorderto th e Texas di-vi si ontocrossth eRapidoRiveri nItalyin 1944directlyunderth eguns ofmassedGermantroops.Gen.Clark recentlydefended h i sorder i n h i s book , "CalculatedRisk ."Th eassociati onalsocalledfor

universalmili tary traini ngforyoungmenbetweenth eagesof18and20.Th e associati onalsodedicated

amonumentmark i ngth elocationofth eorigi nalCamp Bowie i nth ewesternpartofFortWorth .Th eoldcampwasth edi vi si on'sorigi nalh ome.

32JapaneseAmericansSeekOffi cesi nHawai i ElectionsHONOLULU, T.H.—Th i rty-twocandidatosof Japaneseancestryareonterritori alandcountybal-lots i nth eNov.7 .generalelec-ti on.Two i ncumbents,both countyof-fici als,alreadyh avebeenelectedbecauseth eyh adnooppositi oni nth eprimari es.Th eyareDick T.Tanabe,R.,Hawai i countytreas-urer,andG.N.Enomoto,R.,Mauicounty clerk .Two JapaneseAmericans are

runningforth e15-memberterri-torialsenate.Th ey are SenatePresidentWi lfredTsuk i yama,R.,Oah u,wh oi sexpectedtowinonth ebasisofh i sprimarysh owi ngandTom Ok i no,Hawai i ,formercountyattorney.

Th i rteen Nisei candidatesarei nth e race forth e territori alh ouse of Eigh t

areRepublicansand fourDemo-crats.Twooth erRepublicansweredefeated i n th eprimari es.Th eselegislativecandidatesare:EastHawai i —Th omasT.Sak a-

k i h ara.R-,i ncumbent,andTak ao(Joe)Yamauch i ,R.,i ncumbent.WestHawai i —TommyT.Togu-ch i ,R.,andGeorgeK.Sh i mi zu,

Maui—KaneoKish i moto,D.,andHaroldT.Kido,R.Oah usth distri ct—Yagutak aFu-

k ush i ma,R.;ClarenceY.Sh i ma-mura,R.;Mitsuyuk i Kido,D.,i n-cumbent;JamesK.Murak ami ,D.;andSteereG.Noda,D., i ncum-bent.Kauai—NoboruMiyak e,R., i n-cumbent,andWallaceY.Otsuk o.Twomembersofth e h ouseof

representativesare running th i syearforcountyboardsofsuper-vi sorsand both ofth em,Rep.Samuel(Sad Sam)Ich i nose,R.,Honolulu,andRep.Matsuk i Ara-sh i ro,D.,Kauai,formerunionof-fici al,arefavoredtowin.Fourteen Japanese Americans

arerunningfor,seatsoncounty.boardsofsupervisorsonOah uandHawai i .Seven are i ncumbents.Th eyareTosh i oSerizawa,D.,andGeorgeK.Watase,D.,Kauai;Ka-zuh i saAbe,D.,EastHawai i ;Dr.Y.Yosh i da,R.,andSak ui ch i Sa-k ai ,D.,WestHawai i ;andFran-ci sKage,R.,andDr.Sh i geruMi-ura,D.,Maui.Ofth efourteen,tenareDemocrats.

WinsFarmerHonorSANLUIS OBISPO,Calif.—GeorgeMayeda,Jr.ofSuisunwas

namedth e"statefarmerofth eyear" atth e recentconventionh ereofth eFutureFarmersofAmerica.

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i nJapanese,wh opaidth erespectsofth eIssei ofWash i ngtontoth eNi sei dead.Andsoth eservicewasalmost

ended. AsFuk u Yok oyama,na-tionalJACLqueen,advancedtoplace flowersatth egravesofPvts.Nagatoand Tanamach i ,afiri ngsquadcamesmartlytoat-tention. Th ree volleys ofsh otsech oedth ei rsolemnth underacrossth elowrolling h i llsandwoodedslopesofArlingtoncemetery.Abuglerplayedtaps.Slowlyth ecrowdbrok eanddrift-

edawayi nsmallgroups.Th ecolorguardandth efi ri ngsquadmarch -edoffdownth egreengrasscarpet.Later,th e graveofeach Ni sei

dead i nArlingtonwasi ndi vi duallydecoratedwith flowers by th eWash i ngtonJACLch apterandth eArlingtonCommittee.Th uswereth eNi sei deadagainh onoredby »gratefulgroup ofpeoplewh o recognized so clearlyonceagainth atth efallenwereth eoneswh oh adgivenrenewedfai th andcouragetoth elivi ng.

Gov.WarrenAsk edtoAppointQualifi edNisei toStatePostsSAN FRANCISCO— GovernorEarlWarren ofCaliforniawascalleduponbyth eNorth ernCal-i forni aRegionalJACLofficeth i sweek toconsiderappointmentstoofficesofpublicresponsibi li tyonth ebasisofmeritandqualifi ca-tion.RegionalRepresentativeJoeGi antMasaok aask ed th atracenotbeusedasabarrierforap-pointmentofracialminori tymem-bers.Masaok a'sletter addressedto

Gov.Warrensaid:"AmongCalifornia's respect-

edciti zenry are AmericansofJapanese ancestry..With th epassing ofwar'sh ysteriath ereh asbeenwidespreadcognizanceofth esubstantialculturalandeconomic contributi onsofourCaliforniansofJapaneseances-try.Membersofoth erracialan-cestriesareli k ewi se wellre-garded for th ei r accomplish -ments."Asciti zens,racialmi nori ti esareactive i nallfieldsofen-deavor.But i n th ei rfi eldofj uri sprudence th ere h as beenh eretoforeli ttleopportunityforth ei rappearance.Numbers ofJapaneseAmericanand attor-neysofoth erracialextractionh avedemonstratedth enecessaryi mpartiali ty,balanced j udgmentandtempermentwh i ch quali fyth emforth ebench ."Avacancynow existsonth e

LosAngelesmunici palcourt.Inconsideri ng appointments forth i sresponsibleoffice, i ti sourh opeth atrace willnotbe abarrierforth enominees."From timeto time,candi-dateswillalsobeconsideredforvariouspositi onsonboardsandcommissi ons.Someofth esepostsareh onoraryandoth ersaresal-ari ed.Th e public i nterestcallsforindi vi dualsofth e h i gh estcalibertofillth eoffices."CaliforniansofJapanesean-cestryantici pateth atsh ouldi n-divi dualsofracialmi nori ti esbecandidates,meritandqualifi ca-tionsh ouldcontrolth edecisi onsforth ei ranointmentsandth atracesh allnotbeafactor."Inth enearfutureatatimewh i ch i sconvenient,Ih opeth atrepresentativesofourorganiza-tionmaybepermittedth eop-portunity tocallon youanddiscussth epresent-daycommun-i ty i ntegrationofpersons ofJapanese ancestry and th ei rqualifi cati ons forpositi onsofpublic responsibi li ty."Ourrepresentativedelegationwould i nclude Frank Ch uman,ournationalvi cepresident;RobertC.Tak ah ash i ,ch ai rman,ourNorth ern California-West-ernNevadaDistri ctCouncil;Dr.RoyNish i k awa,ch ai rman,Pacif-South westDi stri ctCouncil;and,myself."

Nisei WarDeadHonoredi nGuadalupeGUADALUPE, Calif.—Acom:

munity-wideobservance ofNiseiSoldierMemorialdaywash eldh ereSunday,Oct.29.Issei werei nth emajori tyi nth e

audienceth atraetto h onorNi seisoldierwardead.Ch arlesDraper,mayorofGuad-

alupe,gaveaneulogytoth ede-ceased h eroes,as didT.Arak i ,representing th e Japanesecom-munity,andCh arlesE.Hoey,rep-resentativeforth e SantaMariaValleyJACL.Openingand closing addressesweregivenbyHarryMiyak e,ch ap-terpresident.Mrs. Yosh i h ara, Gold Starmoth er,was i ntroduced. Herson,Pvt.Mak oto Yosh i h ara,wasre-buriedh ers i nFebruary,1949.GeorgeSah araandHaroldSh i -mi zupresentedwreath sduringth eservice.Th eceremonyopenedwi th anAmericanLegionmemorialservire,colorguardmarch andch aplain'sprayer.Oth erpartici pantswereth eRev.Enryo Unno ofth e Buddh i stch urch ,T.Kurok awa,andbuglersfromaBoyScouttroop.Amemorialservicewash eldlateratth eBuddh i stch urch . Sundaysch oolsofth eBuddh i stch urch andSantaMariaUni onch urch werepresented$10donationsbyth eJACL i ncommemorationofNiseiGIsacrifi cesi nWorldWar11.

Nisei Sh ouldWork Politi callyOutsideOwnRacialGroup

Prank /i nCh i no:

Ch i cago,111.Th e Pacifi c Citi zen,DearSirs:Iwasgladtoseeth atyoured-i tori nth eOct.21 i ssueofth ePC recognized th atpartici pati onofth eNi sei "inpoliti calcampaignsasawh ole,rath erth anasmem-bersofaracialminori ty" i sasalutarydevelopment.Actually,Inevercouldsee,aft-ersuffici entreflectiononth emat-ter,wh yth eresh ouldbeaNiseiCommittee"forJoeDoak esorforanyoneelse i nth epoliti calarena.Andth efactth atsomeoth erra-cialmi nori ti esmigh tch oosetosetth emselvesapartbysuch eth ni ccommitteesdoesnot j usti fyth eNi sei followingsuit.Sometimeswecomplainth atwe

arenottreatedasoth erAmeri-cansbutactuallyth osewh osetr-upaNisei CommitteeforSo-and-Soare i nvi ti ngsuch comparison.Byorganizi ng a Nisei committee,th osepersonsth emselvestreatth eNi sei asaseparateanddisti nctpoliti calforce.Th i si sbadforth eNi sei asawh oleandth epracticesh ould befrowned upon byth efar-seeingleadersofJACL.Th ose Ni sei wh osufferfromanabnormalamountofth yroi dcan veryeasilydirectth ei ref-forts into th e definedch annels.Wardorganizati onswould wel-

cometh eNi sei i ntoth ei rrank saspoliti calwork ers.Th ose wh o wouldnotwanttoj oi nth eregularwardorganiza-tionscan j oi noneofth emanyoff-sh ootssuch asth eYoungDem-ocrats, YoungRepublicans,Ai l-AmericanCommittee(Republican),WomenDemocrats,Women Dem-ocrats,WomenRepublicans,etc.,ormanyofth emorei ndependentorganizati onssuch as i nIllinoi s,atleast,th eLeagueofWomenVoters,th eIndependentVoters,etc.Eventh osewh owanttoplusforonlyonecertaincandidatecanfind a CommitteeforCongress-man Such -and-Such ,a lawyers'committee,oranyofth e oth erprofessionalgroups.And i fth i svariety i s notsuffici ent,Niseican work effectivelycollectivelyasacommitteewith outadvertis-i ng th emselvesas a Nisei com-mittee.Th e sameappeals,public-i ty,etc.,canbemadewith outth eraciallabelofa"Nisei Commit-tee."Politi cs i sa fascinati ng game

and i ti seasytobecomeengross-ed i nwork i ngforacauseorforacandidatewh om webelieveem-bodies th atcause,butforth eNisei asawh olei tmigh tbewi setopauseandconsiderapoliti calgoal,

FRANKLINCHINO.

"MissJACL"AidsMembersh i pCampaign

CHICAGO—Twoleadersi nth eCh i cagoJACLmembersh i p drive,wh i ch began Nov. 1, aresh own h erewith Fuk uYok oyama,MissJACLof1950.Toth eleftisHi raoSmok ySak urada,th i rd

vicepresident,wh owilldirectth eannualmembersh i pcalmpaign.Atrigh ti sTak ayoTsubou.ch i ,oneofth eyoungermembersofth ech apterwh owillh eadth ej uni ordivi si on.

—Ph otobyTh eAlbum.

Hosok awa,Post'sFirstWarWriter,Returnsfrom Korea

ByRANDALLGOULD(Inth eDenverPost)

DENVER — BillHosok awai sback from th e"LandofMorningCalm."Th at—i ncase you've forgottenorneverk new—i sKorea.As specialwarcorrespondentofth eDenverPost(th efi rsti nth e h i storyofth epaper),Hoso-k awa satisfi ed h i mselfth atth ename i swayoutofdate.Wh atwentonbefore th eKo-reanwarbegan tosubsidewasplenty,h esai dwh en h ereturnedto Denver."Youneversawabunch ofwar

correspondents so i tch i ngtogeth ome.Manyofth em areold-tim-ers,andth eyagreeth i sh asbeenth erough estsh owth eyeversaw.Latestscoreonth ecorrespondentsth emselves, j ustto i ndi cate,was13 or14 deadandabout20ormore i nj ured."Hosok awa i s acalm type,but

h eadmitsh e h ad h i sscared mo-mentseverynowandth en.Onewh i ch h ewellremembers

occurredaboutth reeweek safterh egottoth ewar.HewasnearPusan, i na j eepwith twooth ers,approach i ng a base camp ofEigh th armyh eadquarterslateatnigh ti n apitch -dark black out."Wewerech allengedsudden-lyatth e gateby a young

squirtwith acarbine,"Hosok a-warecalled."Hedemandedth epasswordandevidentlyh ewant-edi ti nah urry.Hiscarbinewassh ak i ngandsowash e.Wewereallforgivi ngh i m th atpasswordbutth etroublewas,notoneofth eth reeofusk new i t.Forafewsecondsi tlook edasth oughsomebodywasduetogetsh ot."Hosok awaalso h as no troublei nbringi ngtomindh ow i tfeelstodive-bomb i nth e j umpseatofadive-bomber."Th osepilotsarereallyeager"h esai d."Wh enth eypullouth ardyousuregetalotofG's.Infactyou feelasth ough yourch eek saregoingtofalloffi nto your"Th ey'llgodownaftera loco-motive h i di ng i natunneland i tlook s as th ough th ey're goingngh t i nto th e tunneltoo.Th enth eypUu outand scootupth esideofth atmountain.Wow'"Butth ei nfantryiswh atreal-ly tak esth erap."Th ere j usti sntenough money,"saidHoso-S*a> toPa-S ?h em t0K°'"toth oselines,,fi twas only aQuestionofpayingth em mon-

k osok awa h ad a cap labeled"DenverPost"andth eboysfromColoradomadea bee-lineforh i m

wh eneverth eysaw i t.Hetraveledbyland,seaandai r(byseawasbest,wh atwith cleansh eetsandgoodfood),and h e metColora-danseverywh ere.Allofth emwereh omesick ,h ereported,forKoreawas"aboutasfarfrom Coloradoasyoucanget—h ot,h umi d,dusty;somemountains,butnoth i gh ."Adm.Joh nHosk i nsobservedHo-sok awaconstantlysurroundedbyh i sfellow-Coloradansaboardsh i p,andfinallysaid:"Bill,wh enyougeth omeyou h ad betterrunforgovernor."

Wh en h e gotback lastSundaynigh t,(Oct.22)afterbeingawaysinceJuly 31,wh atBillranforwash i sprettywifeAliceandth ei rfourlivelyk i ds—alsoanicefreshch erry pie. Hosok awa i s extrafondofch errypieandth i swasth everyfi rstAlice everdared tobak eforh i m.And j ustas th ere'sno calm

i nth elandofmorningcalm,th erearenoch erri esi nJapan,th elandofth ech erryblossom.

Nisei InductedSACRAMENTO — TwoNiseiwerelistedth i sweek among84North ernCaliforniamenwh owerei nducted i ntoth earmylastweek .Th eyareAk i raJ.Isozak i and

Th omasMiyai ,both ofSanJoa-quincounty.

Dr.Sak adaAsk sMembersh i pToVoteTuesdayCHICAGO — Membersofth eJACLwereask edtosh owa1001turnoutforth eelectionsNov.7byDr.Randolph M.Sak ada,newlyelectedNationalJACLpresident.Stressingth atth erigh ttovotei safundamentalfreedom,Dr.Sa-k adasaidth eprivi legeofcastingaballotincludedth eresponsibi li tyofstudyingth ei ssuesandk now-i ngwh atth eyrepresented."Democracyi sbasedonagov-ernmentbyth epeopleandth egovernmenti sbasedonth erigh tofth epeopletovote,"Dr.Sa-k ada said. "Freeelectionsareunh eardof i none-h alfofth eworldtoday.Humanlibertyi sicomparatively new i dea. Th efranch i se as we k now i twasliterallypurch asedth rough blood,sweatandtears.Eventodayth elonganddiffi cultstruggleforauniversalfranch i sebillisstillnotended."Th eJACLpresidentsaidgenera-tionsofpatriotswh ofough ttowinth erigh tofvotingwould'turnoveri nth ei rgraves"atth epresentlack adai si cal acceptance oftnefranch i se.

"Ourmenare nowfigh ti ngi »Korea fordemocracy,"h esaid."Th eleastweasNisei eandoah omei stotak eth etimetovotefori t."

PortlandDedicatesMemorialTo15Nisei Ki lledi nWarPORTLAND,Ore.— Portland'sJapaneseAmericancommunitymet

Oct.29atRoseCi tycemeterytounveili tsmonumentto i ts wardead.MayorDoroth yMcCullough LeeofPortlandandLt.'Col.ClaudeT.Frimann ofth eOregonmili tarydistri cth eadquarters,Sixth army,paidtributetoth efi fteenJapaneseAmericansfromth i sareawh ogaveth ei rli ves i nWorldWar11.Th e$4,000monument,paidfor

bycontributi ons gath eredi nth ePortlandareaandfrom allpartsofth eUni tedStates,wasunveil-edbyMrs.Y.Sato.Wreath swereplacedati tsbase

byArth urIwasak i ,representingOregonNisei veterans;JimmyMi-zot-a,JACL;Mrs.S.Maemura.GoldStarmoth ers;T. S.Tamiyasu,

"vJaPanesech urch es;Mrs.M.Yamasak i ,Portland JapaneseWomen's Club;Kimi Tambara,

OregonNippo;andSh o Uyetak e,

representing th e Greeh am-Trt*daleJACL.,,

M.I.Oyama,representingth eW

neseAmericancommunity,anduGeorgeY.Matsumoto,preslde"'th eOregonNisei Veterans,<P*onth emeaningofth efflOßOfflAlso partici pati ng i n th e Jpassive -gJ-TfftSMrsmY6b MiJF.*****ofth eOregonNjaei 'Vganizati on,andth e""myama,Y.Arak awaB.»WK.KimuraandG.Y..v"th e

""wal'Td;<fdFranßM»servicewereT/3Kan", i .

T/4 Paul Y. Hash «ng/T.JimmyT.Kok ubu,Pfc-T"T/4Kuge,Pvt.Joh nH.W«JMa.Mich i Matoba,Sgt.wow p*yeda,Pfc.RovT- j nh dRoyI.Naemura,Pvt.A'* T/6Nak ata,Pvt.Stanley■T.OJTsuk asaSaito,Pvt-f"!Tami Tak emotoandI'*

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Aloh aWeek PageantsSh owWorldHawai i StillRemainsPacifi esRacialMeltingPot

By LAWRENCENAKATSUKAHONOLULU—Hawai i promoteda series ofpageantslast

week toadvertisetoth eworldth atth eterritoryi snotrestingon i tspastlaurelsasth eracialmeltingpotofth ePacifi c.Th epageantswereth ech i efattractionofth eannualAloh a

Week ,wh i ch th i syearwasobservedfrom Oct.22to29.Everymaj orracialgroup i nth ei slands joi nedi nstaging

plays,parades,dancesandoth erfestivi ti es i n aHawai i anver-sionofth eMardi Gras.Everynigh tforawh oleweek elaborateeventswereconductedtodeligh tth emali h i ni (newcomer)aswellasth ek amaai na(oldtimer).Ostensibly th e i dea ofAloh aweek i storeviveth eancientcul-tureofHawai i ,lestth eloreandlegendsofth enati veHawai i ansofdaysgonebydisappearwi th th erapidly di mi ni sh i ng numbers ofth ei rrace.Acommendablemotive,everyoneh ere agrees. Th ere i salsoth ecommercialside toAloh aWeek .Th efestivalconiesataconvenienttimeeveryyear—inth efallwh enth etouristseasonusuallyslack ens.With Aloh aweek asasellingpoint,th eh otels,airli nesandsteamsh i ppeople h ave h appi lycooperatedi nluring touriststoHawai i duringth eslack season.Th i syear'sobservancewasth efourth Aloh aweek ,each biggerandbetterth anth elast. Th epurpose,asalreadypointedout,i stoper-petuateth etraditi onsofoldHa-■u.Th eoccasioni sth eth ank s-givi ngseason ofancientHawai i ,">wnbynameasKaMak ah i k i .-Wh ereth eMardi*Gras h asaCh ri sti anorigi n,th eHawai i anMa-rani k i orth ank sgi vi ng derives[fom a h eath en celebration i n«mptoLono,th egodofagri-cultureandofpeace.Th i sh eath enth emei scarriedout"th eAloh a week pageantsofUawananroyaltyand th ei rsub-lavish tlSt'ng and revelinS i n

3,th i s mak es forentertain-20fanexotictypeth ati sseen?a£irh ewori d'andth esh ?i ltlYponsorsofAloh aweek ,

th atth eyare,natv!uoUmtsmuch m°reth anTh evL i ai i an entertainment.

each „fi epictlnSth ecultureofgroun.f„ j cosm°P<>litan racial"Psfound i nth ei slands.i«sand *-ai th atlastweek >tour-*tZS"d,entBali k eweretreat-CPSfelM'th eli k e<*wh i chCtinJ*"*h e°outsfor>»nifh t<?foctober2s,und;r""WW tropicsk y,65.0(H)per-

sonswatch edalanternandtorch -ligh tparadeinHonolulu.SeveralJapaneseorganizati ons

enteredi mpressivefloatsandmanyscoresofgirls,attiredi nk i monosand carrying li gh ted lanterns,march ed i nwoodensandals.AJapaneseorch estraplayedfor

dancing gi rlsatop floatswithback dropsofscenes ofth eoldcountry.Th e Ch i nese,Korean,Fili pi no,PuertoRicanand,ofcourse Ha-wai i an,groupsreceivedth ei rsh areofth eapplause,alongwith tl(eJa-paneseentries.Th e following nigh t,awaterpageantdepicted th e orderandstyle i n wh i ch Hawai i 'smyriadracesarrivedi nHawai i .Fi rstth eHawai i ans,th en th ewh i temis-si onaries landed. Following i n

ordercameth eCh i nese,Portuguese,Japanese,PuertoRicans,Koreans,Fi i pi nosandSamoans.In th e torch -li tprocession,asampanbrough ti nJapanesei mmi -grants.Picturebridesandth ei rfarmer h usbands i n native cos-tumes were sh own aboard th evessel..,Th enexteveningth eOriental

races presented a program ofsongs,dancesanddrama.Th eJa-panese portion i ncluded a seriesofdancepantomimesanda"sam-i senboogie."It'sasafeassumptionth atno

newcomertoth ei slands,afterwit-nessing th ese racial pageants,couldfai ltobei mpressedwith th eri ch cultureeach grouph ascon-tributedtoHawai i 'spolyglotcom-muniti es. Wh atprobably i smostamazingtoth e"mali h i ni "touristi sth efactth atth emanyracesandmixtures,representedbyth eper-formers,couldblendas h armoni-ouslyas th ey h ave,despiteth evastdifferences i nth ei rnativeback grounds. ~Andth e "k amaaina"resident,too,mustbeencouragedtorealizeth atth eracialtensionsandsensi-tivenessth atwasapparenti nHa-wai i duringWorldWarIIh ave"beenerasedi nth epostwaryears.Aloh aWeek h assh ownth ateven

atigh tlyk ni tplaceli k eHawai ih asroom enough forallracesandforallpeoplewh oarereadyandwilli ngtounderstandandlivewithneigh borsofanoth ercolor,ofan-

tfSSh elesson,onceeachyear,tovisi torsfrom abroadtospreadth emessageofgoodwilltofellowmenwh enth eyreturn

to

T»3£th epeopleofHawai ith atth evh aveah eri tagei npeace-fulcooperativelivi ngth atisi ndeedSreanywh ereelse i nth eworld.

HONOLULU.T.H.— Th eseNi sei partici pantsi nHonolulu'sbigAloh aweek celebrationdepictedth earri valofearlyJapanesetoth ei slands.GirlsaboveportrayedJapanesepicturebrides,wh i lemenplayedth ei rfarmerh usbands.Ridi ngasampan,th eywerepartofaprocessionfromAlaWai yach th arbordownth ech anneltoKewalobasin i nHonolulu.—Ph otocourtesyofHonoluluStar-Bulletin.

ADCCampaignToBeMappedAtCouncilMeetLOS ANGELES— ErnestA.Tolin,UnitedStatesattorneyforth esouth erndi stri ctofCalifornia,willbeguestspeak eratth eJACLADCawardsdinnertobeh eldNov.12 i nconjunctionwith ameetingofth ePacifi cSouth westdistri ctcouncilth atafternoon,Dr.RoyM.Nish i k aya,retiri ngch ai rman,saidth i sweek .Delegatesfromth edistri ct's16ch aptersareexpectedatth ecoun-cil'safternoon business session,sch eduledtobeginat2:30p.m.i nth eCrystalroomofth eClark h otel.Also i nattendancewillbe IsseiADCleadersfrommanysouth landcommuniti es.Topagendai tem,accordingtoDr.Nish i k awa,willbe th eallocationof1951ADCfunddrivequotasforth i sarea.InstallationofDr.Nish i k awa's

successor h asasobeensch eduled.Th epresentch ai rman i sretiri ngasaresultofh i srecentelectiontoth epostofnationaltreasurerofth eJACL.Oth eri temsonth eagendain-

clude a reporton th eCh i cagoJACLconventiontoIssei delegatesbyKatsumaMuk aeda,ADCdele-gatefromLosAngelestoth econ-vention;ratifi cati onofaNationalJACLcouncildecisi ontoraisemembersh i pduestonationalh ead-quartersfromonedollarto$1.50;andoth erorganizati onalmatters.Some150JACLandADCleadersareexpectedtoattendth eawardsdinnerat6p.m.i mmedi atelyafterth ebusinesssession.Mi k e Masaok a,ADC director,willpresentrecogniti oncertifi catesh onori nglocalsADC work ersandJACL leaders. Tats Kush i da,regionaldirector,willbe toast-master.Dinnerreservations,at$2.50perplate,maybemadewith th eregion-aloffice i nth eMiyak oh otv-l,LosAngeles,uptoNov.8.

DiesofScaldingLONG BEACH,Calif.— Peter

Kamach i , nine-month old i nfant,diedonOct.17atSeasideh ospi talasaresultofascaldingonOct.14Th ei nfantwasi nth ecustodyotMrs.Patrici a Walters ofLongBeach .Ith adbeenplaced i nth eprivate h omebyth eLongBeachcitysocialwelfareservice.

SecretaryAch esontoAwaitCaliforniaDecisi onBeforeInterveningi nLandLawCase

SecretaryofStateDean Ach esonwillpostponeany ch al-lengeofth eCaliforniaappellatecourtdecisi onth atth eUni tedNationsCh arterinvalidatesth eCaliforniaAli enLandAct,RayTuck er,Wash i ngton columnist,reported lastweek i n h i sna-tionally-syndicatedcolumn.Tuck ernotedth atth eCaliforniacourt'sdecisi on i nth eFuj i f

testcaseofth e CaliforniaAli enLand lawwasmade onth egroundsth at"certainci vi lrigh tsprovisi onsofth eU.N.Ch ar-tersupercedeandvirtually nullifystateandnationallawsaffect-i ngth eli ves and propertiesofminori ty groups livi ng i nth i scountry."Th ecommentatorsaid"th i swill

beth e k ey i ssuewh en th enextSenateresumes debateonratifi -cationofth eso-calledGenocideagreements.""Th i s peculiarand provok i ng

questionarosewh enth eCalifor-nia Ci rcui tCourtofAppealsde-claredunconstituti onalalawpre-venting Japanese from owningland i n th estate,"Tuck er ex-plained."Th ej uri stsh eldth ati t(th e CaliforniaAli enLandAct)violatedArticles55ands(>ofth eU.N. Ch arter, wh i ch guaranteeth efreedomofminori ti eswith re-spectto ownersh i p ofpropertyand oth erci vi lrigh ts.Th estatei mmedi atelyappealedth edecisi ontoCalifornia'sSupremeCourt.""Manyoth ercommonwealth s,"

Tuck eradded,"especiallyi nth esouth ,are i nterestedpartiesforfearth atU.N.guaranteesmaybeci tedbyaggrieved i ndi vi dualsassuperiortostate lawsaffectingth e coloredrace.So,th eattitudeofth eAdmi ni strationh asbecomea matterofgraveconcern i nle-galandpoliti calcircles."Tuck erdeclaredth atboth Pres-i dentTrumanandSecretaryAch e-son h oldth atneith erth eU.N.Ch arter,th eUni versalDeclarationofHumanRigh tsnorth eGenocideTreatycan i nvali datestateorfed-erallaws on such questionsasfreedomof i ndi vi duals,th epress,radio,th escreen,equalrigh tsforwomen,etc.,eventh ough atreaty

i ssupposedtobeth e h i gh estlawofth eland.Tuck erreported'th atSolici torGeneralNath anPerlmanh asper-

suadedSecretaryAch esontopost-pone anyplanstoch allengeth eCaliforniadecisi on i nth e courts.SecretaryAch esonsentalettertoPerlmanlastJuly,ask i ngh i mto i nterveneasafriendofcourttosetforth th eAdmini stration'si nterpretation.Itwas reportedth atCalifornialaw officerswel-comedth i si nterventionbutwere"amazedatth egovernment'sfail-uretoenterth ecase.""Th e i nterpretationi sth atPerl-

man th ough t i tunnecessary atth i s time,"accordingto Tuck er."Hepreferstowaituntilth eCal-i forni aSupremeCourth asacted,fori tmayupsetth elowerbody'sdecisi on.Ifnot, h e would inter-venewh enanappeali stak entoth e U.S. Supreme Court. Heagreeswith th estate,h owever,th atneith erth eUnitedStatesnorth estates h avesurrenderedth ei rsovereignty to th e i nternationalorganizati on."Tuck ersaidth atregardlessof

th eoutcomeofth eCalifornialiti -gation"and th e Admini stration'snegativeattitudetowardth epre-emi ni nce of i nternationalagree-ments,"th eCaliforniacontroversymayendangerSenate ratifi cati onofth eGenocideTreatyth atwaspassedoverth elastsession.Th e Genocide Treatywas de-signed to outlaw th e systematicexterminati onofracialminori ti es,such asth e Nazisattemptedi nGermanyagainstth e Jews.

Issei VeteransofU.S.NavyInJapantoGetPensionsWASHINGTON,D.C.— Th eComptrollerGeneral's office h asauth ori zedth e Secretaryofth eNavytoresumepaymentsofpen-si onsto39retiredenlistedmenofJapaneseancestrylivi ng i nJapansince before th ewar,th eJACLAnti -Discri mi nati on Committeewasadvisedth i sweek .Pension payments were sus-

pendedi n1941wh enth i sgovern-mentfrozeallJapaneseassetsi nth eUnitedStatessh ortlybeforeth eoutbreak ofWorldWar11.Paymentswillberesumedeffec-ti veasofJanuary1,1949.Th eproblem ofth epensionersofth enavalpensionersi nJapanaNisei ci vi li anemployeewith th earmyofoccupationsough th elpforh i spennilessfath er-i n-law, Goich iKawamura,livi ng i nSawarah ama,Hirosh i maPrefecture.Hewroteth eADCth ath efelti twas"onlyfairand j ust"th atallfirstcametoligh tlatei n1949wh en"wh oareagedand i ngreatneed...sh ouldnotbedisregarded."Seek i ng more i nformation on

th esenavalpensioners,Mi k eMas-aok a,nationalJACLADClegisla-tive director,wrote th e Tok yoMaini ch i daily,ask i ng i ts h elp i nlocatingli vi ngpensionersth roughpublici zi ngth ei rpligh t.Subsequentlyth e ADC obtainedth enamesofeigh tpensioners,in-cludingtwowidowsandoneson.Itpresentedth ei rcasetoth eSec-retaryofth eNavypointi ngoutth at:"...anumberofJapanesei m-migrantstoth i scountryserved i nth eUnitedStatesNavy,general-lyasstewardsormessboys,be-tweenth elate 1890'sand 1930.Mostofth em becamenaturalizedciti zens. Th ey wereauth ori zedmonth lypensions(onretirement)wh i ch th ey continuedtoreceiveevenafterreturning toJapanafterth ei rdisch arge from th eNavy. Th epaymentswerestop-ped"in1941."Rulingon-th eresumptionofth epayments,AssistantU.S.Comp-trollerGeneralFrank L.Yatesre-centlyadvisedth eSecretaryofth eNavyth at"Itdoesnotappearth atth erewould be any substantialbasisforwith h oldi ngth ereti redpay"i nth e casesofformeren-listedpersonneli nJapan.

Th eNavysubmittedth enamesof39retirednavymenofJapa-neseancestryforclearancetoth eComptroller's office. Iti s pre-sumedth i scoversallk nown re-tiredsailorslivi ngi nJapananden-titledtopensionsforth ei rnavalservice.

ClevelandersHoldSuccessfulFestivalCLEVELAND, O.—AnOriental

atmosph ere prevailed overth eDowntownYMCAonSundayaft-ernoon,Oct. 15,wh en th eCleve-landJACLpresentedi tsfallfes-ti val.Some 1000persons turnedoutforth i sevent,wh i ch wasth efi rstOrientalfestivalh eld i nth i scity.Featured were an exh i bi tof

rareOrientalarticles,asuk i yak idinnerpreparedby th eCh ri sti anandBuddh i stwomen'sgroupsandalectureonflowerarrangementbyDr.MarryTak ah ash i ofCh i -cago,auth ori tyi n th atfi eld.Th efestivalreceived city-widepublici tyfrom radioandTVsta-tionsandth epress.JACL mem-bersappearedonradioandtele-vi si onbroadcasts to tellofth efestivalaswellasoffunctionsofth e JACL.Th e Cleveland PlainDealers'Sundaypictorialmaga-zi nedevotedafrontpagespreadi ncolortoth eevent.Hosh i Miyak e was ch ai rman,wh i leTom Yok oyama servedasassistant.Many persons of noprevious

k nowledge ofth e JACL h avelearnedofitsactivi ti eslocallyandnationally,MissMiyak esaid.Assisti ngth eJACLi npresent-

i ng th e festivalwereNisei andIssei club groups,th eClevelandch urch federationandmanycivi corganizati ons.

Twenty-TwoNiseiReturnonGordonSAN FRANCISCO—Twenty-two

Nisei returningfromvisi tstoJa-pan are among th e passengersaboardth ePresidentLine'sGen-eralGordonwh i ch i ssch eduledtoarriveonNov.4fromYok oh ama.

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EDITORIALS:Fili busterTh reatensStateh oodAfili busterh asbeenth reatened i nth ecomingsh ortsession

ofth eSenatetopreventth epassageofth eHawai i anandAlas-

k anstateh oodbi lls.

Such afili busterprobablywillsucceedsinceth eadmini s-tration,wh i ch h ascomeoutstrongly i nfavorofth estateh oodbills,cannotaffordtoh aveth eSenateimmobili zedbyatonguederbyata time wh en rentcontroland pressinglegislationnecessitatedbyth eh otwarinKoreaandth ecoldwarelsewh eredemandsattention.

Th us i ti spossibleth atacoaliti onoffearfulmenmaybeabletodenyth ewi sh esofth egreatmajori tyofth epeopleofth enation wh o h ave i ndi cated i naseriesofpublicopi ni onsurveysth atth eyarei nfavorofgrantingth erigh tofstate-h oodtoth etwoterritori es.Th i scoaliti onconsistsofa h ardcoreofsouth ernDemocratswh oarefearfulth atth eadmittanceoffournew senators to th eupperch amberwillweak en th ei rvi rtualvetopowerovercivi lrigh tslegislationandafewRepub-li cansli k eSenatorButlerofKansaswh oseoppositi oni sbasedonth enon-contigui tyofth etwoterritori es.Alth ough th eoppositi on i swell-organizedHawai i ,partic-

ularlyh asstrongfriends i nCongressonboth si desofth eai sleandth eycanbeexpectedtodoth ei rbesttogetth elegislationpassedatth ecomingsession.Hawai i anstateh ood, i nci dentally,gotastrongboostth eoth erdaywh enVi ce-PresidentBark leycameoutfirmlyi nfavorofi t.Sinceth e"Veep"presidesoverth eSenateandi saSouth ernerh i ssupportwillbean i mportantfactor.

Beforeth ewaramajorreasonforobjecti ontoHawai i anstateh ood,as citedbyi tsopponents,wasth efactth ata ma-j ori tyofth e territory'sresidentswere notofCaucasianan-cestry.Th eraciali ssueundoubtedlyi ssti llafactorbuti ti sonewh i ch h asnotbeenadvancedstronglybyth eoppositi oni nviewofth e i mposi ngloyaltyofth eHawai i anpopulationduringth ewar.Iti stobeh opedth atth eopponentsofstateh oodwilldefer

toth ewillofth eelectorateandpermitaroll-callvotetobetak enonth ebi lls.Such avotewi llassurestateh oodforbothHawai i andAlask a.

PreparingforNaturalizati onA74-year-oldwasamong30Issei wh ograduatedlastweek

from aclass i nEnglish andciti zensh i p,i npreparationforth edaywh enCongresspermits h i snaturalizati on asanAmericanciti zen.

Presumably i ti sonlya questionoftimebefore Congressallowsth enaturalizati onofmen li k eYosh i ak i Suzuk i .Butforth eIssei,timei sapricelessth i ng—th erei ssolittle

ofi tleftforsomanyofth em.We h opeCongress,recognizi ngth i sfact,willactwith all

dispatch wh en i treconvenesth i smonth .

RaceStereotypesWh enSanta Festaged i ts annualfi estarecently,afloat

entry i n i ts"h ystericalparade"drew numerousprotests.Th efloatwasdescribedby th eDenverAnti-Defamation League'snewsletteras "th eblack Jeepsterbearingafalse New Yorkli censeplateand occupiedbagroup,ofcaricaturing Jews i nth ebestGoebbels and Streich ermanner."Fiestaoffici als,th enewslettersaid,h avepromisedtopen-

alizeth e occupantsofth e offensivefloat.Th efloat,h owever,wasani ndi cati onofh owstronglyourAmericanli fe i spermeatedbydiscri mi natoryattitudes,byra-cialstereotypes.Oureverydaytalk i s i ndi cati veofourbeliefi nracialsuperiori tyand i nferi ori ty. Th eAmerican language

abounds i nracialslurs—someofth empolitelypatronizi ng,mostofth em deliberatelymalici ous.Ournationalpropensityforadoptingash ort,slangyandgenerallyoffensivetermtorefertopersonsofaforeigncountry

wash i gh li gh tedrecentlybyadoptionofth eterm "gook "forSouth Korean.Th eU.S.Army,recognizi ngth ewordwasin-sultingandoffensive,came upwith i tsownsubstitute ROK.Wh i leth eArmy'6 i ntentwaslaudable, i tdoesnotnecessarilymeanth eterm i smore acceptable.If"ROK"islessdistastefulth an'gook ,"we h opeth eSouth Koreansareth efi rsttorealizei t.Wedon'tk nowwh yth eycannotbecalledSouth Koreansor,simply,Koreans.IfGls>can be trainedtouse oneterm,th eycanpresumabybetrainedtouseanoth er.

MINORITYWEEK

CreditColumnAnAmericandancercan tak e

someofth ecredit,i fBrazilpassesacontemplatedlawmak i ngracialdiscri mi nati onalegaloffense.Brazilh asapopulationasvariedasours.(Fori nstance,th ereare300,000personsofJapanesean-cestryalone.)Recentlyth ecoun-tryh assufferedarash ofracial-lydiscri mi natory i nci dents. Th elasth eavi ly-publici zedonewasth erefusalofah oteltoacceptKath -erine Dunh am, world-famousAmericanNegrodancer,asaguest.Last week th e Ch amber ofDeputies'legalcommitteegottowork ,approvedananti-di scri mi na-tionlaw.

** *Itlook sli k eMatth ewMartinez,Spanish Americanwarvetwh owasdeniedapostmasterj obatMilli k en,Colo.,i si n.Martinez,i twi llberemember-

ed,wasth eonlycandidatetopassth eexaminati onforpostmaster,butcommunitybigwi gsrefusedtoaccepth i m,calledforanoth erex-aminati onatwh i ch time,th eyth ough t,th ei rfavored candidatecouldmak eth egrade.Th e DenverPostmadeabig

i ssueofwrh atseemedtobeanout-ri gh tcaseofracialdiscri mi nati on.StateDemo leaders h eldacon-ferencelastweek ,ask edcancella-ti onofth esecondexaminati onandask ed th e postmastergeneraltonominateMartinez.

***Casei nPointIfyouth i nk acivi lrigh tslawwon'twork ,youmigh ttak ealookatAlask a.Five yearsago th eterritory

passedlegislationproh i bi ti ngdis-crimi nati ononth egroundsofrace.Restaurantsandnigh tclubstookdownth ei r"WedoNotCatertoNativeTrade"signs,th enwai tedtoseewh atwouldh appen.Wh atactuallyfollowed i sacredittoallth epeopleofAlask a.Th eterritory'sIndianandEsk i mopopulationnow occupiesan i m-portantrole i nAlask a.Anumberofth emaremembersofth eterri-tori alHouse ofRepresentatives.Opportuniti esareopeningupforth emallalongth eli ne.Anddis-crimi nati on i nallpublicplaces i sspecifi callybarredbylaw.Mosth earteningfacti nallth i si sth atnotonce h aveth ecourtsbeenresortedto i ncarryingoutth elaw. Inmosti nstancesmereexistenceofth elawwith i tspenal-tiesfordiscri mi natoryacts h asbeenenough tomak erecalcitrantoperatorsstepi ntoli ne.

** *NoLodgingJustrevealed h ere i s th efactth atlastyearsixmembersofth eDenveruniversitvbandweredenied

accommodationsi nSaltLak eCity's"decent"h otelsbecauseth eywereNegroes.Wh i ch mak esuswonderwh ydecencysh ouldberatedbyth enumberofrooms,amountofgiltorrateofpayment.Apparent-lyvirtue,li k ebeauty,can some-timesbesk i n-deep.

***BraveIn1908anorganizati oncallingi tselfth eNationalAssociati onofColoredNurseswasestablish edtoh elpNegroesenternursingsch oolsandfindemployment.Th esi tuationwasgrave.Evenw ,e«rsth TeperiodJustPriortoWorldWar11,Negronursescouldstudyat28Negrosch oolsfornur-singor14wh i teonesuSrJ Picture i s prettybrigh t.Th eycanstudyat330dif-ferentsch oolsandareacceptedi nmosth ospi tals, i npublic h ealthagencresandi nth earmedforces.nSsrees.are '°NegI°graduateTh e associati ondecided i ts j obdisbanT-Lastw«k "decidedNegronursesareleavingth eas-sociati ontoj oi nth enationalAmerlca.?NursesAssociati on.Wh i ch , says Mrs.MabelKStaupers,president,"is j ustwh atwewantth emtodo" *

Proud»ate,£gSouPS)Vi ces

anuds*manytimesi nlifebuti t?,t£ aII

"oneamonguswh o h ll«..h erare

tonorfn> +£ aatnecouragewperformth eamputation."

nisi eUSAbyLARRYTAJIRIMcCarth yi sm i nth eElectionsAsElmerDavisnotedwith re-greti nh i sbroadcastlastWednes-day,th i s h as been th edirti estelectioncampaigni nrecentAmeri-canpoliti calh i story.Allmannerofdeadcatsh avebeenth rownbyth e combatants i n th epoliti calarenaandth ereh asbeenanoteofdesperation i n some ofth ecampaigni ng.Mr.Davisattributedth esewerlevelofth ecampaigntoth e i n-fluenceofSen.JoeMcCarth ywh ofound easyaccess to th efrontpagesbych argi ng,with outproof,th atth erewere205 (orwas i t57?)Communists i n th e StateDepartment.Th ei ncorrigi blejun-i orsenatorfrom Wisconsin an-sweredany demand forproofofh i sch argesbymak i nganoth eraccusation,onlybiggerth anth eonebefore.However,i fMcCarth yi sm can

bedescribedasth etech ni queofth ebiglie,th ebig smearandch aracterassassinati on,i th ash adi tsparallelsi nth enottoodistantpast,as th e Ni sei can testify.YellowPerili sm,asdemonstratedbynearlyah alf-centuryofCali-fornia politi ci ans,was noth i ngmoreth an McCarth yi sm with aracialgimmi ck . Politi caloppor-tunists,with th esame lack ofi ntegrityasmanywh oarecam-paigni ngi nth epresentelection,usedth e"Japaneseproblem"asa steppingstonetosuccess andsomeofth em gotasfarasth eSenate ofth eseUnited States.Foralongtimeth epeopleofCalifornia, th ecradleofYellowPerili sm,werefooledbyth eracemyth s sh outed i n campaignsbyth esepoliti calclimbers andth epopularattitude,conditi oned byth i srace-baiti ng,was i nalargemeasureresponsibleforth emassevacuationof1942. Th e th emeth en,asi ti susednowagainstth eStateDepartment,wasdisloyaltyand subservience to a foreigngovernment.Itusedtobeopenseasonduringpoliti calcampaignson California's population ofJapaneseancestryandth eh untersdidn'tevenneedanAlgerHisscasetospurth em on.Th eycuttraitorsoutofwh olecloth .Yellow Perili sm h asn'tbeen

.much ofafactori nCaliforniapoliti cssince1944wh enanumberofcandidateswh oconfined th ei r

campaigni ngmainlvtr>O.th atth eywouldk eenth l?fromreturningtoth e earae«th atth evotingPublccerned aboutth e Do2-*h avi ngJapaneseAmer"I<i nth ei rmi dst.Much ofL SCkofth e 1944campai toblurredbyth emist£>!i ti sprobablyjustMw°I)'Ifflseem unbelievabletodayth JuSi formanswerewarnedth enofi tpresencewith i nourboundari 85a "secretarmv"nft of"wh i ch wasto/ynaieS*ductsanddams"andw!2coastaldefensesandp2!watersupply." * "wTh e anti-evacuee slogans „isomeofth eoffice-neeS t1944campaigndidh aveoneZi ti veeffecti nth atth eyLfidelayth ereturnofth eJ«SAmericanstoth eevacuatedtofornearlyayear.Somean!th atFDRwasplanningtoletth eJapanese"come back toCatforma,andMr.Roosevelt,with th epresidency atstak e,apparentlywasntdisposedtodoanyth i ngw-h i ch wouldevensligh tlyth reatenth elossofth ek eystateofCali-forni a.Itwasn'tuntilth eelectionswere i nth atth eWh i te Homeapprovedth eearlierrecommenda-tionsofth eInteriorDepartment,th eWRAandth eWarDepartmentto open th e westcoasttoth eevacuees.By1940th epeopleofCaliforniawerevotingdownaproposalbyStateSenatorTenneytoaddre-stricti veamendmentstoth eAlienLandActandth eYellowPerilh asn'tmademuch ofash owi ngsinceth en.FormerSenatorJ.M.Inmaifi

gloomypredicti onth atth eanti-JapanesemovementinCaliforniawouldbek i lledi fNisei wereper-mi ttedto serve i n th enation'iarmedforcesi nWorldWarIIh atbeenborneout.Ex-SenatorInraanwasatonetimeth epresidentofth eCaliforniaOrientalExclusionLeague,oneofth efi rstofth eorganizedanti-Japanesegroup«.Ash ewarnedh i sfellowexclusioni sts,th erecordofNisei Gl'si nservice,moreth ananyoth ersinglefactor,h asbeenresponsibleforth edeathofth eanti-Japanesemovementinth estate.

LittleNisei Politi calActivi tyTh ere was considerablymorepoliti calactivi tyamongNisei onth ePacifi ccoastbeforeth ewarandevacuationth ani si nevidencei n th e presentelections. Mostactivi tyi nth atperiodwasorgan-i zed onraciallines,apracticewh i ch i s deploredby Frank li nCh i no,th eCh i cago attorneywh oi s acti vei nGOPcircles.Itwastrue,ofcourse,th atth e majorpoliti calparties h ave made apracticeofsolici ti ngsupportfromracialandnationalitysectionsofth epopulationonagroupbasis.Even i nth epresentcampaign,i nsuch urbanareasasNew York ,Ch i cago,Cleveland andPh i ladel-ph i a,th e majorparties h aveorganizedactivi tyamongth eelec-torsofItalian,Slavand Negroorigi nandmembersofth eJewishfaith .Onereasonforth elack ofNiseiactivi tyonth emainlandsinceth eevacuationmaybeth atth eNi seih asbecome waryofrelyingoni ndi vi dualcandidates,remember-i ng th e di si llusi onmentof1942wh ena numberofpoliti calof-fici alssupportedbyNisei -groupswereamongth efirsttosh outformassevacuation,acrywh i ch wasth eMcCarth yi smofth atparticularmoment.Forexample,alth ough th ereareanumberofactiveNisei Republi-cans(KarlTak u,forexample,i samemberofth ecountycentralcommitteeofth eGOP i nSanLuisObispo)none h ascomeforwardtopersonallyendorseGov.EarlWarrenwh o,accordingtoallre-ports, i s assured ofreelectiondespiteth e i ntensivecampaigni ngofJamesRoosevelt.Mr.Warren,asattorneygenerali n1942andasgovernori n1943,wasavociferouspractiti onerofYellowPerilpoliti csand i tmaybeth atsomeofth esaltstillrubs i noldwounds.Itsh ould be notedforth erecord,ofcourse,th atGovernorWarrenh assh ownnoevidencesince1945th ath eh oldstoh i sformerviewsregarding Japanese Americans.«,r-,Warren's conductregardingth eNisei andIssei wh o h avere-

turned to th e State h asbeenstatesmanli k e. Th egovernorun-doubtedlyh asaneyeonth eWh i teHouseand h eh asevensh i edawayfrom anycloseassociati onwithh i sown'party'scampaigni nth estateandappearsto h avelargelyconfined h i spoliti calactivi tytoth atofposingforph otograph swith h i s extremelyph otogenicfamily.Th i slack ofi ntensivepoliti calactivi tyamongth eNisei onth emainlandsuprisesHawai i anNiseiwh otak eanactiveparti nter;ritori alpoliti cs.Th ereare32Kiwcandidates forterritori aland

county offices i nHawai i i ntMNov.7, elections,alth ough tmnumberis small i fth erataipersonsofJapaneseancestrytoth etotalpopulationi scons.dmtOn th e evidenceofi l■■

organizedpoliti calactivi tym«campaign,i ti sposs,ble at*majori tyofNisei voters.wdIn*th ei rballots i n th e Demora

column.Onereasonforth *course, i sth at<*"■*?"Nisei h ave come ofvngVsince1932andth ei rpolg«titudesarenot«f»JfJoth erAmericans ofsumtar«levels.Anoth erreason i tt*»Nisei ,beingmembersofarminori ty,h avefoundmortofj,politi calfriends.among;th e\mi npoli ti cs(alth ough both f-licans andDerate"«£portedremediallegislationforgroup.).j

Forexample,th eonlyg£Nisei politi calaction.i n""campaignh asbeen*ofani ndependentJNisei iforth ereelectionofth racratic i ncumbents,Senaw j gD.Th omas»ndu Pr«neer.BosoneandWalterGrangecommittee mailed«"?"nfejUsupportofth eth ree.lagtoNisei votersi ntne leJlth ough th erearep»»J»pj,th an1,500Nisei ofUtah ,atleastone#W~kelection i nrecentyears rfcidedbylessth an1W

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PACIFIC CITIZEN 4,JJ

PACIFICCITIZENOftri alPublicati onofth «

JapaneseAmericanPtisansLeaf <s\*

NationalHeadquarters:413-15BeasonBuildi ng,26EastSecondSouth street,SaltLak eCity,Utah .

Edi tori alandBusineasOffice:415BeasonBldg.Ph one5-6501.

Oth erNationalJACLOfficea i nWash i ngton,D.O,Ch i cago,NewYork ,Denver,SanFranciscoandLosAngeles.

Subscripti onRatea:JACLmembers,$3.00peryear.Non-mem-bers,$3.50year.

Enteredassecondclassmatteri nth epostofficeatSaltLak eCi ty,Utah .Publish edweek ly,underth eactofMarch 3,187».

LARRYTAJIRI EDITOR

"ffie!,a"50'°00CaStfortW°J*Vcommittee noted, h ow-'«,th atth eyrealizedth atSen.2?and RePs-Bosone andSSSfe ,e notsupportedth e"W«Resolution andoth erleg-|to»nonly"becauseth eywantedAmeriSs."6 faV°r°*J'neseCbill«°K th atth eysupportedWeeS*»Teth eybelievei n5■,£aUAmericans,ofwh at-■*rSdV orcreed'"th e

Ti*utmniBtsfoxrth eCoi orad°»th evLIe-onlyNisei onrecordpress i nsupportofcandi-

dates.MinYasui,DenverattorneyandaRepublicani sback i ngKep.Joh nCarroll,aliberalDemocrat,forSenatorandDanTh ornton,aRepublican,forth eColoradogover-norsh i p. TogoW.Tanak a,writ-i ngonth enecessityforrepealolth enewMcCarranlaw,said th eelections of th ree Democrats,HelenGah aganDouglasi nCalifor-nia,Joh nCarrolli nColoradoandHerbertLeh mani nNewYork Wi llh elpbringaboutth i sch ange.Sinceciti zensh i pforth en;par-

ents i ssti llamajorobjecti veoJNi sei activi ty,manywillwawnth efortunes ofSenateMajori tyLeaderScottLucas i nIllinoi sandReps.Francis Walter,Democrat,andWalterJudd,Republican, i n

Minnesota Allh avePggr*Jwork forth epassageofth eWalterResolutionbyCh ri stmas.

aNiseii nManh attan

byRok uSugah ara

NewYork WeekJV

Howareth i ngsi nth ebigci ty?Severalofmywestcoastfriendsi Jvsbringupth i squestionwh enth eywriteme. So,Iam goingJ»"nsomeofth eeventsandh appeningsth atcametomyattention/Sh elastsevendays.Th e Cityelectionsarereach i nga h otandfeverish pitch th i s

MwmberIt'sath ree-waybattlebetweenth eDemocrats,Republi-csandth eliberals.Sound-truck sblastth eair,dayandnigh t,wi thTvindsofcampaignoratory.Mailofallsortsanddescripti oncomesferinei nfromallparties.Populationi ssodensei nourneigh borh ood&*.th erearetwovotingprecinctsi nth esameblock .Eventoregister,wrallwaiti ngafullh ouri nline.NewYork i sj ustth atsortofawnYouwai tandstandi nlineforalmosteveryth i ng.Nisei pol'tici anBarec°nBPicuouBby th ei rabsence i nth ese

Darts. Nisei aremorei nterested i nth ei rownwelfareth an"th eoarty"Wh oareyouvotingfor?Iask edth i squeryofadozenornNisei Th eyaresplitevenly,50percentDemocratsand50per-centRepublicans.Th erewasatime,back i n1948,(h atanactivesezmentofth eNisei populationwentaroundpush i nK doorbells»ndparadingforHenryWallace.Ofth efourcandidatesrunningforMayorofNewYork th i syear,

th reewereborn i nItalyandth efourth wasborn i nRussia.Idon'tk nowwh atth atproves. ~-«,„,,

EntertainmentIh adarequestfrom on3Nisei TVfantosee i fIcouldgeth i m

acoupleofducatstoth eMi ltonBerlesh ow.Ih ustleduptoNliC,saw!few i nfluentialfriends,andwork edallth eangles.Iwastoldth atth erewasasligh t"twoyearwait"forseats.UncleMilti eh oldsforthi nastudioth atseatsonly300persons.Afterallofh i srelativesgettassesth eresidue ofseats i sallotedtocastmembers,orch estramembers,friendsofTexaco,andth eadvertisi ngagency.Wh enth etopandmedium brassgetth rough grabbingth efree tick ets,onlyadoienorsoareleftforth egeneralpublic.I'llh avetowork anoth ertech ni que i nframingmyrequest.Iam goingtotryth eangleth atth i sloyalBerlefancameallth ewayfromTok yotoseealivesh ow.Itmaywork .

"SunsetBoulevard"wasabig h i ti nManh attan.Th eoth ernigh tIsaw i t'ataneigh borh oodsh owbutcouldn'tgetmuchexcitedaboutth i sSwansonni ck er.Brough tback alotofoldmemories,butIleftth eth eaterwith th atunh appy,dullfeeling.Iguessth i scanalsobeclassifi edasentertainment.Th eoth erevening,ri gh tunderth esh adowsofRadio Ci ty,a

coupleofsh arpch aractersapproach edmewith anewpitch ."Wannabuyacoupleoftick etsto'South Pacifi c,'Buddy?"Icouldseeth atth eywereph ony i mi tati onsandth atth efeelofth etick etsdidn'tseemli k eth eMcCoy.Th eyweregoingoutoftownforaweek andcouldn'tuseth em,butwouldsacrifi ce,th ese.s6.ootick etsfor$5each .1nixedth ei rgenerosityand started togo away.Oneofth emgrabbedmearoundth earm andsh ovedah uge "diamond"ring i nmyface."Tak ealook atth i sbargain.Itdoesn'tcostanyth i ngtolook "th eypersuasivelych orusedtogeth er.Icouldseeth ati twasazirconandeven$100forafive-caratstonewasj ustabout$99toomuch .Ish ouldh avegonei ntoth at"nospeak English "routine,butIfinallymanagedtotearmyselfaway.Imusth avewornatourist'slookth atday. *****IWasSorrytoHearNewsofMr.H.T.Komai'sdeath wasquiteash ock tome.

Th i svenerablepatriarch ofth eSouth landJapanesecommunitywastrulyoneofth egreatestIssei leadersi nth i scountry.Iusedtowork forth eRafuSh i mpoi nth eearly1930'sandfoundth ebosstobeamanofwideunderstandingandk eenforesigh t.Hewasth efi rstnewspapermantoseeth eneedforanEnglishsectionandalwayswork edh ardandlongtoseeth ath i spublicati onwouldserveth eenti reJapanesecommunity.Th estoryofh i sli fei soneofstruggle,i ndustry,andaccomplish ment.Hecametoth i scountryasapenniless i mmi grantbutgraduallyclimbedupth eladderofsuccesstobecomeoneofth egreatIssei leadersofth epastth reedecades.He h adagreatmanyfriendsandIam sureth atwesh allallmiss h i m.

*****BusinesswiseDozensofNisei fi rmsarestillsurvivi ngi nth eforeigntradegame.

Th epick i ngs h avebeenfarfrom easy.Insteadofeasyh ugeprofits,th ey h avefound th egamefilledwith many h eadach es,tremendousexpenses,andlotsofbi tterdisappointments.Th eyarestilli h business,sampleroomsrilledwith merch andi se,andallk i ndsofordersstandingonth ei rdesk spindles.Delivery h asbeenth estumblingblock alongwth i nferi orqualityofgoodsfromJapan.Th erefore,th eh eartach esandtears.Th eBank ofJapanh assentamanh eretogiveInformationaboutfinancesandcommercialactivi tyi nJapan.Th ebiffcompaniesareno

moreandth esmalleronesarenoti napositi ontomaintai n officeandpersonneli nManh attan,asyet.Th ewh olesale culturedpearlbusiness h as anoth ernewcomer.

Mr.S.Sugimoto,formerlyofLosAngeles,h eadsafirmth atrepresentsseveralpearlfarms i nJapan.Th ey*arelocated on 52ndptreet..Inisbringsuptoth reeth enumberofJananeseculturedpearlnrmsINewYork . Ni sei CaroYamaok ai snow i n h i s 15th yeari nManh attan.Nisei HarryInaba h eadsth eHouseof Pearlson56ttMreetwh i ch i snow i ni tssi xth year.Both ofth eseNisei firmsare"ngagoodbusinessi nth i sfi eld.Mi k i moto's h asnotreturnedto«W_York . Ifandwh enth eydo,th eywi llmostli k elyfindth at»ebusiness i sprettywellsewedup.

FROM THEFRYING PANBillHosok awa:Th eArmy'sFrank Miyak e

usSi/'TeVPningLieUt-SPadyK»Saprimeduswith afancysteak di nneratth eequallyfancyJft»B*club,th entook sdowntofoth .l ?,Um fofth i s"rresondenfsfirsttooth fulgameofth eseason.Th eFarEastAir"vvSEP1 Was pla>"in'S Joh nson i Vi eld on afm fe\f°n' th efi nalscorewas26t0 7

r,r*A'm-'1'1?"footed'17°-P°und h alfback named1 ank Miyak escoredtwoofFEAF'stouch downsa 1passedfora th i rd,wh i ch made h i m prettymuch th eteam'soffensive sh ow.Miyak e,wh o h appenstobe Koyama's h alf-.3loth er,work ssevendaysaweek atpredicti ngth egath erforth eWi ldBlueYonderboys.Butsome-h ow h efindsti metoscinti llateatfootball,bask et-■' W'ard),baseball(second base),andbowlinglorFBAE besidesraisi ng afamily.Youwouldn'tth i nk Miyak ewasanall-sports

starj ustbylook i ngath i m.He'scompactlybuilt,movesli k eacat,speak ssoftlyandwearsth i ckglasses. 'Can'tfigure h ow h ecanseeanyth i ngoutth ereon th efield,"Spadysays.ButMiyak enotonly pick s h i s h oles;h e h i ts th e targetwh enh e'sonth efli ngi ngend..Miyak e wasbeing counted ontomak e th e

Wash i ngtonStatevarsityelevenwh enh eexch ang-edmolesk i nsfork h ak i andcomeouttoth eOri ent.

* * *Ex-Hawai i ansi nBaseballAcoupleofsubstantialoldgh osts—BozoWak a-

bayash i andKaiserTanak a—arestilloperatingonNipportsbaseballdiamonds.We ch ancedto seeth etwoex-Hawai i ansononefieldrecentlywh enth eMai ni ch i Orions,acrack proteam,played an

exh i bi ti onmatch with CivAC,th eCi vi li anAth leti cclub ofGHQ personnel.Wak abayash i ,pack i ngplentyofh eftaroundth e

middle,after10,th esemanydecades,stoodouti nri gh tfieldforth eOrions,wh i ch h emanages,andbattedcleanup.Tanak a,stillamigh tyablecatch er,donnedth emask andbattedth i rd.Th e Ori onswon by someth i ngli k e 8 to 1,

th ank stoa six-runseventh i nni ng,butth eywereless th an i mpressive.Th ei rbiggun i satall,ladk adai si calcenterfieldernamedBettowh ocoversanamazingamountofterritoryandh as h i tsome-wh erecloseto40 h omerunsforth eseason.Youth i nk h e'sloafingandsulk i ngouti nth eorch ardsuntilaballis h i th i sway;th enh efliesafteri twi th along,ground-eatingpace.

* * *Baseball'sth eBigGameBaseballi s sti llth e biggameout h ere.You

seeyoungsters,sch oolboys,middleagedmen,fire-menplayingballi nalmosteveryopenarea.Oneofth ei rfavoritespotsi sth eplazai nfrontofth eImperialpalace i n Tok yowh i ch i n oth erdays,wasreservedformoreseriousceremonies.Th ere'sevenadailysportsnewspaperwh i ch

splash esth elatestboxscoresonpageonei n-steadofth eKoreanwarandconjectureaboutth epeacetreaty,favoritesubjectsofth e Japa-nesepress.G.I.'sattendsomeofth egamesandh avesuc-

ceeded i nteach i ng'th e natives ath i ngortwoaboutth eungentleartofumpire-baiti ng."Dorobo.Sh i ndesh i mae (Robber,dropdead),"

Ih eardoneAmericansoldiersh outatanarbiterafteraclosedecisi on.Th ecrowdgotabigbootoutofth ei nci dent.Butnoneofth em h adth egump-ti onto joi n i n.

JACLGroupsOutsideCampsKeptBusyi nEarlyWarYears

ByELMERR.SMITH

"DoYouKnow?"

Th eJACLch aptersoutsideth eevacuatedareaswere k eptbusy i navarietyofwaysduring1942andearly1943.Th eselocalch apterswereraisi ngmoney,carryingoutpublicrelationsprogramsi ncooperationwith th enationalprogram,assisti ngi nrelocationbyfindi ng j obs, h ouses,etc.forpersonsleavingth erelocation centers,and partici pati ngi n th e wareffortth rough Red Crosswork ,warmetaldrives,sellingwarbondsand many oth eractivi ti es.Mostofth i swork felluponth esh oulders ofth e IntermountainDi stri ctch apters;th eIntermoun-tain Di stri ctCouncilpledged$10,000forth eassistanceandfi-nancingofth enationalJACLof-fice duringth i speriod.Wh i leth eJACLwaswork i ng i n

th e variousfieldsofdiscri mi na-ti on andsegregationto clarifymanyissuesandtolayth efoun-dationforth eacceptanceofper-sonsofJapaneseancestryi nvar-i ouspartsofth e Uni tedStates,th eleadersofth eJACLi nth ere-ocation centers were generallyspeak i ng,h avi nga"ruggedtime."Dr. T.T.YatabeandSaburoKi do along with Lyle Kurisak iandoth erswereattack edandbeat-enbyanti-JACLgroupswith i nth ei rrespectivecenters.'Th reatsweremadetooth eractivemembersofth eJACLandlifewasmademis-erableforth em byvariousmeth -odsofdiscri mi nati onandboycott.Insomei nstancesth eantagonismswerebased upon personalmat-ters,butonth ewh oleth eyseem-edtobeoutgrowth sfrom th egen-eralanti-JACLfeelingsdiscussedpreviously.Th e JACL i n th e relocationcenterswash eldi nlowesteemby.urgesegmentsofth epopulation.Th e reasonsforth i s h avebeendiscussedbeforeandweneednotreview th em h ere.However,th ei nfluenceofth e JACLwas notentirely nilwi th i nth e confinesofth ebarbed-wire centers.Duringth eperiodoflife i nth eassembly centers,th ere were a

numberofJACLleadersactivei nth eresidentadmini stration units.Th reesuch leaderswereJamesY.Sak amoto,Dr.T.T.Yatabe,andWalterT.Tsuk amoto.Th erelocation centers Ifounct

many JACLersactive i nvariouscapaciti es.Th e followingpartial

listofpersonsactive i nth eJALmovementwillsuggestth e partwavedbvsuch leadersoverape-ri od of'time.InManzanarJoeGrantMasaok a,TogoTanak a,RoyTak enoandFred Tayama wereactivepartici pants i nth eafi ai r.ofth eevacueecommunity;SaburoKidooccupiedth epositi onofle-Sadvisertoth ePostonCom-munityCouncilandwasa mem-i Tofth eCommunityEnterpns-es Committee as wellas being

generaldirectorofth e Poston

CountyFairh eldduringth eearly-partofSeptember,1942.Mr.Kidoalsoassisted i ndraftingth ema-ch i neryforth epermanentCom-munityCouncili nNovember,1942.Anoth eractive JACLeri nPostonwas Joh nMaeno.Masao Satowwaspresidentof th e GranadaCommunity CouncilatAmech e,Colo.,WRA centeruntilh i sde-partureforoutside employment.Apartialsamplingofth eWRACenterevacueenewspapersdonotgiveasmuch weigh ttoth eJACLactivi ti esunlessth enewstendedtotouch th emajori tyofth emem-bersofaspecifi edcamp.Th erewere,h owever,someexceptionstoth i srule,andwefind th esamenewsstoryaboutJACLbeingcar-ried i nallth epapers.Forexam-ple,allth epapersgavespacetoth eJACLXmasgi ftdriveforth ebenefitofcenteri nh abi tants;th estatementmadebyMr.Kidoofth ei mportanceand meaningofciti -zensh i ptoth eNisei ;th enewsofth e JACLmeeting i nSaltLak eCity; th e establish ment ofth eJACLcreditunion;th eJACLandth e Di es i nvestigati on;andth eadvicegivenbyth eJACLtoevac-ueesonpersonalproblemsbeforereturningtoth ecoast.Th ere were attempts madei n

someofth eWRA centerstoes-tablish localJACLch apters.To-pazh adameetingof i nterestedNisei ,ledbyJoh nYosh i no,late?i nJanuary,1943to discussth eproblem offormingaJACLch ap-ter.Afterabriefti meth i sgroupwasdisbanded,oratleasti tceasedtofunction.Underth eleadersh i pofWalterT.Tsuk amotoandJoh nTani k awa a JACL ch apterwasstartedatTuleLak e.Asamat-teroffact,duringFebruary,1943,th ePlanningBoardofTuleLak eh eld a h eari ng i nregardtoth estand tak en,by th elocalJACLgrouponArmy i nductionofNiseivolunteers. Th ePlanning Boardundertook th e i nvestigati on to"clarifyalotofaspersionsbeingcastonth eJACLbysomemem-bers«fth e Colony."Th e "h ear-i ng"filledmoreth an 300 pagesofminutes,andatth econclusionofth estudyth ebasicpointswerepublish ed on February 15,1943i nth e"DailyTuleanDispatch ."Earlvi nDecember,1942agroupled by JamesY.Sak amotoandMiltonMaedacalledameetingofJACL members i nth e Mi ni dok arelocation center.Th i sgroupwasi

abandoned during th eweek ofApril24,1943.Th e Gi laRi verWRAcenterh adperh apsth emostactivelocal JACL ch apterforsometime.Th erewereapproxi-mately300 JACLmembersatameeting h eldonDec.8, 1942toh earareportonth eSaltLak eCityconferenceandtopass onanumberofplansforth edevelop-mentofth elocalButtech apter.

VagariesGoforBrok e!...A numberofactorsand tech -ni ci ansh avebeen"educated"aboutJapaneseAmericans j ustbywork -i ngonth e"Gofor-Brok e"fi lmatMGM.Fori nstance,anewward-robeladycameonth esetofth epicturelastweek -andask edcasual-ly:"Wh ere are th eJapsdoingh ere?"Oneofth egripswork i ngonth esetanswered:"NotJaps—JapaneseAmericans,Nisei ,orasth eyprefertocallth emselves—'boodah eads.'"...Th eladygotth e h i ntandh assi ncereferredtoth e442ndveteransi nth epictureas"Nisei "or"JapaneseAmeri-cans."...Nisei work i ngi nth efi lm h opetliatth epicturewillh aveasimi lar"educational"valuewh eni ti sreleased...It'sexpectedth atsh ooti ngonth efi lmwillbefini sh -edbyth emiddleofNovember.Th epictureprobablywi llnotbereleaseduntillatespring...MGMoffici alsh aveth ei rfi ngerscrossed.Afterviewi ngsomeofth eearlyrush esofth efilm,th eyth i nk i tmaybeacandidateforAcademyAwardh onorsfor1951....Loca-tionsh otsforItalianwarscenesfor"GoforBrok e"weresh otnorthofCalabasas,Calif.

***FortWorth Nisei ..Wh enMi k eMasaok aandWilson

Mak abewerei nFortWorth ,Tex.,lastweek forth e 36th Di vi si onAssociati on's convention th eylearnedth ata442ndveteranandh i swi feareth e onlyNisei re-sidi ngpermanentlyi n th ecity.He i sLouFurush i ro,anemployeofConsolidated Aircraft. Mrs.(Tomi k o)Furush i ro i sanurseatth eFortWorth CityandCountyh ospi tal.Both areactivei ncom-munityaffairs...HerbOgawa,wh o edited th eNorth AmericanTimes i nSeattle i nth e19305,i sawh olesaledi stri buti onagentforoneofth enation'sbiggestmaga-zi nepublish i ng h ousesandlivesi nDallas...MostTexasNisei li vei nth eRi oGrandeValleyareaandi nth eHouston-Galvestonregion.

*""OnWax ...Watch foraDeccarecordingof

Karie Sh i ndo singi ng "Th eseFoolish Th i ngs" with LionelHampton's orch estra, i ncludingPaulHigak i . MissSh i ndocutth erecordwith th eHamptongrouprecentlyi nHollywoodwh eresh eappearedwith th eorch estraataspecialone-nigh tsh ow atth ePalladium.Th esongisth eonewh i ch sh esang i n"Tok yoJoe."

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SportsBrough am PaysTributetoTobyWatanabe"-Fromth edavsofJimmvSak amotoi nth eearly1920salotofNisei h avemadefootballh i storyonth eh i gh sch oolgridi ronsofSeattle.RoyalBrough am,sportseditorofth ePost-Intelligencer,h asseenmostofth emandh erecalledsomeofth ei rnamesi n h i scolumnonOct.Idwh i ch celebratedth efeatsofTobyWatanabeofFrank li n'sQuak ers:

Anoth erNi sei footballplayeri si nth eh eadli nes,scootingfortouch downsasofyore.MeaningToby Watanabe,a miteofa142-lb.gamesterof

Frank li nHigh wh oledh i sastonish i ngQuak erstoath underingwinoverLincolnFriday.Th edi mi nuti veJapanese-Americanmadeth ecrowdth i nk of

someoth ergood ones— Harryand BillYanagimach i ,Sh i roKash i no,GeorgeOk amura,JimmySak amoto,Dyk eItami.Mak oMoch i zuk i ,PeteFuj i no,SamKozuandalotmore.Th ei rk i nddisappearedfrom th e h i gh sch oollineupsalong

about1941,forobviousreasons,Butth ei rnamesweren'tmissi ngfrom th erank softh efamousU.S.442ndInfantrywh i ch fough tsovaliantlyi nItaly...sixofth eboysnamedabovewerewithth eYank si nItaly.PeteFuj i nonevercameback .Asforth enewestNisei Expressfrom Raini erValley,Wat-

nabecanscootth rough asix-i nch h oleasquick lyasanybodyyoueversaw.Someteammigh tbeatCoach HarveyLanman'sQuak ers,butth ey'llh avetostopTobyfirst.

*****WatanabeLeadsQuak erstoVictoryTwoelectrifyi ng runsbyTobyWatanabeledFrank li n'sQuak ers

toa25to6winoverLincolnonamuddygridi ronatMemorialStadiumonOct.27i nth etopgameoflastweek 'sSeattleprepsch edule.Wata-nabefumbled i nth esecondquarter,leadingtoLincoln'sloneTD.Th eNi sei fullback quick lymadeupforh i smiscue,h owever,bytak i nga h andoffon h i sown32-yardlinetwoplaysafterth ek i ck offandstreak i ng68yardsdownth esi deli neforth escore.Onth eopeningplayofth eth i rdperiod h eaddedanoth erscorewith a59yarddashtopaydi rt.Hewas i nj uredsh ortlyafterwardandleftth egame...Th e"Nisei Expressfrom Raini erValley"madeth esecond;team all-citysquadatfullback lastseasonandseems h eadedforafirstteamberth th i syear.Frank li ni sunbeateni nfiveleaguegames...Cleve-landofSeattleh asascrappycenteri nIk eda.

Kobayash i i sOnlyNisei PrepCoachTh ereareprobablyadozenNi sei coach i ng h i gh sch oolfootball

teamsi nHawai i butth eonlyoneonth ePacifi ccoasti sTak Kobayash iofMontebello,California,aveteranofth e442ndCombatTeam.Kobay-ash i ,wh oplayedcenterfieldforUCLAandleftth eCoastConferencei nbattingsh ortlybeforeth eevacuation,coach esth eback fi eldatMontebelloh i gh wh ereh ewasname"ath leteofth eyear"back i n1939.AccordingtoCrossroads,Kobayash i 'sch argeswereunbeateni nth efi rstfourleaguegames.He h astwoNisei i nth eMontebelloback fi eld i nHalfback FredSasai andQuarterSam Uyematsu...Alth ough Kobayash i wastooligh tforth e UCLA Bruinfootballvarsity,h emadeth efi rstteamofth erugbysquadi nh i sfi rstyearatth esport...Afterreturningfromservicewith th e442nd,Kobayash ifini sh edh i sstudiesatUCLA.Henowteach esalgebraatMontebello,i nadditi ontocoach i ngfootball.

*****YamamuraScoresFourTimesforHerdAnumberoffast-runningNisei back s h adgoodafternoons i n

competiti onlastweek end.OnewasSamYamamuraofth eElk Grove,Calif.,Th underingHerdwh oaccountedforfourtouch downsas h i steam defeatedLincoln,46to 14,onOct.27 i naSacramentoCounty-Leaguecontest.Yamamurarack edup h i sfi rstscoreonasix-yardsmash i nth efi rstperiodandfollowedwith a15-yardruntoth egoallinei nth eth i rdperiod.Hescoredagainafewminute'slateronafive-yardspurtonaquick -openingplayandth enraced16yardsi nth efourth quarterforh i sfourth tally.Yamamura'srunning-mate,HodgeKawak ami ,alsoscoredforElk Grove i nth esecondquarterona10-yard j aunt.

*****KubotaProvesAbili tyasClimaxRunnerRalph Kubotaproved h i mselfagainasoneofth ebestscatback s

i nth eCoastLeague i nSouth ernCaliforniaash escoredboth touch -downsforth epowerfulCompton,Calif.,Tarbabesasth eydownedLongBeach Poly,12"to7.Kubotascoredth efi rstComptontouch downwh en h eracedallth ewayonapuntreturnfrom th e50-yardline.Th eli ttlerigh th alfback followedwith a39yarddash th rough ri gh tguardforth ewinni ngscore.Kubotawasanall-leagueselectionlastyear...JimTsuruok ascored*wicetoleadParlier,Calif.,h i gh sch ooltoa33to6winoverth eLatonMustangsonOct.27.Hewentoverfrom th etwotogiveParliera7to6leadatth eh alfandth enscoredfrom th efourafteranoth erlongdrive....LouSak atawh oh asbeenplayingguardforGardena,Calif., h i gh sch oolforth epasttwoseasonsi snowrunningoutofth elefth alfback slot.Gardenaalsoh asanoth erNi sei starterinFullback Willi eSuzuk i....Jim Nambacarriedth eball12timesfor36yardsasth eLodi,Calif.,Flamesplayeda7to7tielastweek with C.K.McClatch yofSacramento...Hash Tak eta,anall-leagueguard,i scontinui ngh i sfineplayforSanJose,Calif.,h i gh sch ool.

*****HerbImanak a'spassniggamewasgrounded i naseaofmudasCollegeofIdah olosttoLinfi eldCollege,7 to0,atMcMinnvi lle,Ore.,lastweek ....WaltNozoewasastarterattack leasLosAngelesCityCollegewentallth ewayuptoWash i ngtontodefeatGray'sHarborJC,20to13,onOct.28....BabeKarasawamadeoneoftwoconversiontri esasCalTech 'sEngineerslosttoastrongRedlandsUniversityteam,34to13,atPasadenalastweek ....GeorgeKatayamai splayingforth eFresnoJC Rams...JoeMaruyamaofOccidentalCollegei sratedasoneofth efastestback si nth eSouth ernCaliforniaconference....OnlyNisei collegegridderi nArizonaisTani taofPh oeni xJC....FibberHirayamastartedath alfback asth eBulldogslosta52to7gametoCollegeofPacifi clasti Saturday....Th ereh aven'tbeenanytopfligh tNi sei footballplayersi nth eRock yMountainareasinceCh etMaedaperformedforColoradoStateandJack Yosh i -h araforUtah duringth ewar.Maeda,a h ard-runningback ,wasofferedatryoutbyth eNewYork Gi antsproteam.Yosh i h arawasamemberofOregonState'sCoastConferencech ampi onsof1941.Hetransferee!toUtah afterth eevacuationandplayed h alfback forCoach Ik eArmstrong'sUtesi n1943.

TambaraRatesasSmallestPrepGridderKoTambaraofPortland'sLincolnh i gh sch oolmaybeth esmallest

h i gh sch oolfootballplayeri nth ecountry.Th e h alfback weigh sonly110pounds....GeorgeSak amotomadeth ePortlandOregonian'sbowlingh onorrolllastweek with a628series....Dr.JunKurumadai sth elatestSaltLak eBowlertoh avea"nearmiss"ona700seriesHeh ada663with gamesof226,203and234as h e andGeorgeKish i dablank edMartinMcPh i eandNormSch ultz i nth eSaltLak eMajordoublesleaguelastTh ursday.

High SeriesHitByBowlersi nCh i cagoLeague

CHlCAGO—Maruliach i Caferoll-eda h andi capped3037 seriesonNov.1todefeatPerfectionMotors,4to0,i na h otly-contestedmatchwh i ch featuredth eweek 'splayi nth eCh i cago Nisei Men'sbowlingleague.N.Hamaguch i ledth ewayforMaruh uch i with a639series,witha239 h i gh ,wh i leSam andJimNitah ara h ad i denti calseriesof557.Maruh ach i cameupwith teamgamesof1075,968and994,wh i lePerfectionrolled912,962and968.KenWada's590,i ncludinga245game,ledTelloneBeautySalontoa3011seriesandfourpointsoverth eSetos,wh i leTeaPotInnjustmisseda"3000"with a2990seriestoswe?pfourfrom RosecoeGar-age. SweeneyTsurumotoledth ewi nnerswith 579,wh i leRoyHon-bo's578 was h i gh forRosecoe.MortFuj i i 's566,i ncludinga247,h elpedLouisBarB-Q toa3to1

winoverNu-StarCleaners,ExactCleanersblank edErieCloth i ng.Dyk e Miyagawa h ad th eeve-ning'sh i gh gameof258anda591series as Nisei LiquortrimmedWah MeeLow,3to1.Bob Hi rai rattled550 pinsas

RooseveltWesternServicedefeat-ed th e Sugano TouristBureau,3to1.

JapaneseAmericanNigh tPlannedbyL.A.Jewish GroupLOSANGELES — "JapaneseAmericanNigh t"wi llbeobservedNov.13atth eSoto-Mich i ganJew-i sh communitycenter.Itwillbeoneoffoureveningsdevoted to America's minori tygroups.Featuredonth eprogramwillbe

Japanesedancesbyfourk i mono-cladNisei girls,Kayok oMorimoto,Mitsuk o Gotana,Midori Yosh i duandCh i k acAzek a,underth edirec-ti onofFuj i maKansuma,noted i n-structori nth eJapaneseclassicaldance;flute solos by Hogyok uYamaguch i ; k oto instrumentalnumbers byAtsuk o Yamaguch i ,Yok o Kaguwa and Sanaye Ka-gawa;anda j udoexh i bi tunderth edi rectionofJim Ish i tani .PatMurasak o,Nisei tenor,andMaryMinato,piani st,wi llalsopar-tici pate.TatsKush i da,regionaldi i ectorforth eJACL,willspeak brieflyduringth e i ntermissi on on com-munityobjecti vesofth eorganiza-tion.Th e th ree followingeveningswillbedevotedtoprogramsrep-resentingth eMexicanAmerican,NegroandJewish groups.

Hawai i anVeteranOfJapanArmySuesForU.S.Citi zensh i pHONOLULU,T.H.—Sh osoNi i ,

36,ofWaipah usuedonOct.24torecoverh i sUnitedStatesciti zen-sh i p.Accordingtoacomplaintfiledi n

U.S.di stri ctcourt,Ni i wasruledexpatriatedbyth eStateDepart-mentlastAugustforh avi ngservedi nth eJapanesearmyduringth eway.Ni i claimed i nh i spetiti onth at

th e-armyservicewasi nvoluntary;th ath ewasconscriptedagainsth i swilland"underduressandcom-pulsion."Th esuitstatedh ewenttoJapanin1941tolook afterh i ssi ck fath er.He i ntendedtostayonlyamonthbutwasunabletoreturnbecauseofh i s i nabi li tytogettransporta-tion.Hedeclared h ewasdraftedi ntoth eJapanesearmybutdeserted i nSept.,1945,beforeh ewasoffici ally

disch arged.HereturnedtoHawai ii n Nov.,1947,togeth erwith h i swi feandfourch i ldren,allUSciti zens,and h asbeen h eresinceth attime.InAugust,th esuitadded,h ere-

ceivedaletterfrom th eAmericanconsulateatYok oh ama i nformingh i m h e h adlosth i sci ti zensh i pbe-causeofh i sarmyservice.

FordKonnoInvitedtoSwimInNewZealand,BrazilMeetsHONOLULU,T.H.-FordKonno,Hawai i 's17vswimmi ngsensation,h as been i nvi tedtoappear■^NewZealandbutprobablywillforegoth etripsi n"!) **h i sseni oryearatMcKinley h i gh sch ool. erto'iai i lKonno,rated i n h i sfi rstyearofnationalcoth egreatestmiddle-distanceswimmeri nth eUnitj "'''oll«mak eth etri ptoBrazilafterh egraduatesi nJuneT'th eslim,130-pound Nisei starfrom Honolulu's'Ym/""rock etedto i nternationalpromin- ■ "MA i t

encebydefeatingHi ronosh i nFu-ruh ash i andAustralia'sJoh nMar-sh alli nJapan.Iti sreported h ereth atKonno

h asbeendelugedwi th offersfrommainlandcolleges but,accordingtoKenMi sumi ofth eStar-Bulle-tin,h e i snotcertainasyetwh atsch oolh ewillattend.Capt.Sylviode Magh alesPa-di lh oofBrazilextendedth eoffertoKonno toappeari nBrazili nFebruary th rough Konno'scoach ,Yosh i to Segawa.Capt. Padilh o.sportsdirectori nth estateofSaoPaolo,was responsiblefor th evisi ttoBrazilofFuruh ash i andth e Japanese swimmi ng team.Capt.Padilh o statedth ath e i sh opi ngtogetFuruh ash i andMar-sh alltoBrazil.Mi sumi reportedth atKonno i ssti lli mprovingand i t"look sli k eh e'llbeabletobeatboth Furu-h ash i andMarsh alloverth e800--meterdistancebynextyear."

CampaignWork erArrested i nL.A.LOS ANGELES—A campaignwork erforacongressionalcandi-dateofth eIndependentProgres-siveparty,wasarrestedbypoliceat76th andCentralAve.,recentlywh i ledistri buti ngcampaignliter-ature.Ak i ra Sanbonmatsu,22, cam-

paignwork erforMrs.Ch arlottaABass,publish erofaNegroweek -ly,th eCaliforniaEagle,wasar-restedonabatterych arge.i Sanbomnatsu ch arged h e wasyank edfrom h i scarbypoliceandth rown to th eground.He wasbook edon abatterych arge.

Ch urch toHoldCh oi rConcert.SANFRANCISCO-ATl,,igivi ngch oi rconcertannl»"fth eSanPrafftMeth odi stch urch ,willt""Nov.lOunderdirecSJaParingforateach i ngmusic. He teach es PrenTaSrsu;.unuap3""11Lowellh i gh sch ool.Heisamemberofth eStatedlegegleeclubandplaysth eZSh orni nth ecollege"otth i h Hth ech urch concertwllfeato,th etJ,emV'Visi onofGodTh 3SanDiegoYBAHonorsWarHeroSAN DIEGO,Calif.-Ame*.mlservice h onori ngSgt.Tow $.Sugiyamawas h eldSunday Ott29, by th eSan DiegoYBAatFortRosecransmili tarycemeteitonPointLoma.Amemberofth efamedliMcombatteam,34th divi si on,SgtSugiyamawask i lled i nactiononJuly 12,1944.Th ememorialservicewas h eldi nconjunctionwith NationalNiseiMemorialday.Th eRev.K.Kash i ma ledth e

service.Of special signi fi cance wenflowerssentfromHawai i forth eoccasionby Midori KobaandRathTak ah ash i ,YBAmembersno*onvacation i nth ei slands.

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VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ILMrand Mrs.TedYamaok atAlanKazuo,onOct.30 i n

■Hand,Mich .7urand Mrs.MasKuwana£„onOct.31 i nIdah oFalls,E vr,andMrs.TsutomuBenlifgi rli "Berk eley,Calif.TMrandMrs.G?orgeYama-i fboTonOct.20 i nSacra-

TnMrandMrs.NeboNak amuratoon'Oct.26 i nDenver.:%randMrs.Eddie Jono-,Si agirl,NancyLee,onOct.rtfandMrs.AzusaTsune-„h i agirlonSept.18 i nSan

TnVandMrs.HaroldMamoruk i EastPaloAltoCalif.,ari Nancvbene,onOct.».To Mr.and Mrs.Kiyoh aru Ya-

m EastPaloAlto,Calif.,agirl,,tti'Susan,onOct.5.ToMr.andMrs.LeroyTak ai ch iboy,PeterLee,on Oct. 14 i ninJose. _., ,_.T

ToMrandMrs.Rich ardNoryi razawa,Cupertino,Calif.,agirl,

obertaJane,onOct.15.ToMrandMrs.GeorgeY.Nak nij ri rlonOct.29 i nSaltLak eCity.ToMr.andMrs.Hi rooKash i -i daagirlonOct.16 i nSacra-

ToMr.and Mrs.TsutomuTa-ura,WalnutGrove,Calif.,aboy

ToMr.andMrs.HarryMoritaarlonOct.19i nSacramento.ToMr.andMrs.Ji mmi eKuwata,incoln,Calif.,aboyonOct.22.ToMr.and Mrs.Tak eoYosh i -HaboyonOct.29 i nSeattle.ToMr.andMrs.HideoMach i dagirl,SandraKaek o,onSept.26 i ni cramento,Calif.ToMr.andMrs.Sh i geoTaoarl,Taek oNancy,onOct.15 i natsonville,Calif.

DEATHSYoj i roKimura,51,onOct.28 i nIsalia,Calif.Kyoich i Nish i motoonOct.27i n«sAngeles.Sh i zoIsh i i ,51,onOct.27i nLosLngeles.Ich i taroNagamura,79,onOct.5i nFresno.Masaich i YamadaonOct.21i ni nDiego.Mrs.ItoFuch i wak i ,55,onOct.oinArroyoGrande,Calif.Kosak u Sh i gak i on Oct.22 i nbstaMesa,Calif.Mrs.AyanoOk i ,50,onOct.26nLosAngeles.Sueich i Azuma on Oct.25 i nMaVista,Calif.Hi k osaburoMizuk ami onOct.22nCh i cago.Tak esh i roMatsumuraonOct.24

i nCh i cago.

cYosh i roKoj i naa,69, i nDinuba,i nCh tcaHgotSUTak €t°Sh i °»°«-20

Riyok i ch i Fm-uk awa on Oct3 i nPortland,Ore. tt-

MARRIAGESLucy Rink o Sak ogawa to Joe)osh i oSak amoto on Oct.2? i nGardena,Calif. "Grace Sak asegawatoKiyosh iHiranoonOct.2!)i nFresno,CalifnfY"r*°Endot°Hi'osh i Fuk uwaofGardenaonOct.22i nLosAn-geles.

MARRIAGELICENSESSzu [cbJba. 22, Sacramento,andKiyosh i Sanui,24,i nSanFran-

cisco.JanNagai 23,andLouisSeto,<25,both ofSacrament-),i nRenoNev. 'MaryTanigawaandFrank Higa

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Yuk i k oKi sh i motoandHarryWKoh amai nDenver.Mary L. Kaj i tani , 22, andVi centeArmenta,22, i nFresno.JanetHarada,19,andRoy Ta-gami,20,i nFresno.

ExpectBigCrowdForFestivalDanceCENTERVILLE,Calif.-A ca-

pacitycrowdisexpectedforth eh arvestfestivaldancetobe h eldSaturday,Nov.18, i nth eWash -i ngton h i gh sch oolgym undersponsorsh i pofth eSouth ern Ala-meda County and Eden Town-sh i pJACLch apters.Th epopularBudSilvaorch estrah asbeenacquired-forth i si nform-alevent.AnRCAtablemodelradio do-natedbyJamesFudennawillbeofferedas a doorprize.SumiKatowillsingduringth e i nter-missi on, iMembersofth etick etcommit-

teereportth atadvancesales i n-dicate afull h ouse.Th e public i s i nvi ted.Tick ets

may be purch ased atth e doorat75c.

DaytonJACLHoldsHallowe'enPartyDAYTON,o.—Th i rtyCinci nnatiJACLers were guests wh enth eDaytonch apterh eldaHallowe'enpartyanddance atBordencot-tage Sunday,Oct.28.Softballand h orsesh oepi tch i ng

were afternoon diversions.Mrs.Hi deoYosh i h araledth ech i ldren'sgroup i ngames.A h am di nnerwasserved,fol-

lowedbycardsanddancing.Committee ch ai rmenwereBill

Yuk awa, general arrangements;MasYamasak i ,game";Mrs.FrankSak adaandMrs.JamesTaguch i ,dinner;andMaryYosh i da,decor-ati ons.

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4H cluh «Ho»Swan].'sownBetsyRoss,th eHui NoKaOion,Oct225!Presented».«» th eHongwanj i Missi on i nHonolulu,

Newt"Uh i t 8ISVeCl£cerem«"y atwh i ch timeth eRev.i NewtonIsh i uraspok eon"TowardsOneWorld."fui i rl,h °.HB-h t:Pi y"i ßMaeda'I>addyKa*ak ami ,Edith Wak a-Rev NW„nTh -Jane"*HVL*> **"*<* Yamaguch i ,th eKiHen? .apS.h /Urc* Eth erKawasi ,Marianne Imaguch i ,

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Ch i cagoCh apterBeginsDri veToSign1,0001951MembersCHICAGO—Th eCh i cagoJACL

begani tsannualmembersh i pdriveNov.1,determinedtoequali ts1950recordenrollmentofmoreth an1,000.Hirao Smok y Sak urada,th i rd

vicepresident,willdirectth edri ve.Th ecommitteei nch argewillseekmembersh i prenewalsas wellasnewmembers,Sak uradasaid.Committeemenwillalsowork forPacifi cCi ti zensubscripti onsatth esameti me,h e added.Enrollmentofyoungerciti zenswillbe stressedduringth ecam-paign,th evi cepresidentsaid,toh elpbuildup.potentialleadersh i pforth ech apter.Tak ayoTsubouch i willh eadth ej uni ordivi si on.MissTsubouch i grauatedfrom

HydePark h i gh sch oollastsum-merandwonasch olarsh i ptoth eBoulevardModelsch ool.Sh ei sanexpertatbatontwirli ng,aswellas i nclassicaldancingandasaKabuk i actress.Lastyearsh eplacedsecond i nth e Eastern Young Buddh i stLeagueoratoricalcontestandwonth i syear'scompetiti on.Anactivememberofth eJACL,

sh eservedonth egeneralarrange-mentscommittee forth erecent

convention i nCh i cagoandwas i nch argeofpostersandsigns.

Civi cUnityGroupUrgesClaimsSpeedupLOSANGELES—Speedingupofth eevacuationclaimsprogramandelimi nati onofracialbarriersi nna-turalizati onlawswereurgedbyth eexecutiveboardofth eCalifor-niaFederationforCivi cUnityonOct.28ati tsquarterlymeeting.Th e board passed resolutions

ask i ngi tsmemberagenciestoworktowardboth th eseends.Iturgedmembergroupstocall

onth eU.S.attorneygeneralto.speedupandliberalizepaymentstoJapaneseAmericanevacueesforlossessuffered i nth emassevac-uation.Th eboardalsourg?dpetiti oni ng

"ofCongresstopasslegislationre-moving-racialbarsi ni mmi grationwh i ch now k eeppersonsofJapa-neseandoth erOri entalancestriesfrom becomingnaturalizedAmer-i canciti zensandracialbarrier*i ni mmi gration,wh i ch preventth ei rquota i mmi gration i ntoth i scoun-try.

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HolidayDanceSALINAS, Calif.— Plansforth ei rannualTh ank sgi vi ngdancetobe h eldNov.23 i nSalinash avebeen completed,th e SalinasJr.JACLannounces.Th esports-formaldancewillbeh eldatth enewKnigh tsofPyth i ash allat1175 So.Mai nst.wi thHerbMiller'sorch estra.Tick etswillbe availablefor

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tospeak toyouwh oseek Ameri-canciti zensh i pi nth elandofyouradoption,"h e said.Hesaidth eIssei wereonth eth resh oldofattaini ngnaturaliza-ti onafteryearsofdenial.UsaburbKanno,presidentofth e

class,spok eforth e graduates.KatsumaMuk aeda,presidentofth oJapanesech amber,spok eforh i sorganizati on,wh i leTatsKush i da,JACLregionaldirector,represent-edth eoth ersponsoringgroup.Reed Lawton, i nstructor,wastoastmaster.Sup.Forddistri butedcertifi catesofcompletiontoeach memberofth eclass.

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DedicateNewWarMemorialToSnak eRiverAreaWarDeadONTARIO, Ore.—A monument

dedicated to th e men~!rom th eareawh oservedi nWorldWarIIand erected byJapaneseAmeri-canresidentsofth elowerSnak eRivervalleywasunveiledandded-i catedonSept.29 i nOntarioCityPark .Th emonumenti sastonesh aft

mounted onaconcretebaseandi slocatedduewestofth eswim-ming poolbuildi ng i n th epark .Iti sseven'anda h alffeeti nh ei gh tand i sth reefeetwide.Adrink i ngfountainwillbe i ncludedlaterasapartofth emonument.AccordingtoTom Iseri,ch ai r-

manofth ededicati onceremonies,Issei members of th e JapaneseAmericancommunitytook th e i ni -tiati vei nth emonumentprojectbutfunds werecollected from bothIssei andNi sei .Iseri emph asi zedth atth emon-

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ValedasAnnounceTh ank sgi vi ngDancePORTLAND,Ore.— Th ePort-

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ments willbe offered. FreddieK-'ller'sorch estra,wellk nowntopatronsofth eJantzenbeach ball-room,willplay.Headingth evariouscommitteeswillbeMrs.Tosh Ok azak i ,orch es-tra;Mrs.Roy Yok ota,refresh -ments;Mrs.Joh nMurak ami ,h all;Mrs.TadKusunase,decorations;Mrs.Hiram Hach i ya,tick ets;Mi-j VArt Somek awa, entertainment;Mrs.TedTsuboi,doorprizes;andMrs.GeorgeMarumoto,publici ty.Dancingwillstartat9:30p.m.Tick etsmaybepurch asedatth edoorforth i sevent,wh i ch willbei nformal.Th epublici s i nvi ted.

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