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PACIFIC CITIZEN■Vol.38 No.13 March 26,1954 258E.FirstSt,LosAngeles12,Calif. 10cents

'Ambassadorsi nArms',newbookon 100th Infantrytobepublish edByLAWRENCE NAKATSUKAHonolulu

Club 100,th eveterans'or-ganizati onofth efi rstNisei unittogo i ntoactioni nWorldWar11, i sadvertisi ngforsaleth e

"besth i storyofanymili tary

Itwillbecalled"Ambassa-dorsi nArms,"abook aboutth ei llustrious 100th InfantryBat-talion.Th ebook willbepub-lish edth i ssummerbyth eUni v.ofHawai i Press.Itsauth ori sDr.Th omasD.Murph y,a h i s-toryprofessoratUH.Th ebattalion was.composedofHawai i menseveralmonth s!afterPearlHarborandtrained,atCampMcCoy,Wise.Itwentoverseas, after traini ng, tofigh ti nItaly.

- 'PurplepeartBn.'Itfough tvali antlyi nsomeofth ebi tterestbattles,i ncludingCassino,andsufferedh eavyca-sualties.Afterawh i leth e100thwas nick named th e "PurpleHeartBattalion."AfterAnzio,th e 100th wasj oi nedbyth e442ndRegimentalCombatTeam,andth etwoout-fitsfough tas ateam upth eItalianboot,overtoSouth ernFrance,i ntoth eVosgesMoun-tains,th enback toItalyforth efi nalpush beforeV-EDay.Spark M.Matsunaga,presi-dentofClub100,h assentwordtomembersth ataspecialedi-ti onof"Ambassadorsi nArms"isbeingpublish edforClub100membersandth ei rrelativesandfriends.

SpecialEditi onTh especialediti onwillcon-tainth enamesofallth osewh oatanytimeweremembersofth e100th .Alistofawardsandmedalswillalsobei ncluded.Th esefeatureswillnotbeamongth econtentsofth eregu-larediti on.

Pre-publicati onordersforth especialediti onarebeingreceiv-ed,foralimi tedtimeonly,byClub100,520Kamok uSt.,Ho-nolulu.Th epriceof$6, i sth esameasforth eregularediti on.Butth especialediti onwillnotbeprintedunlessatotalorderof500ormorecopiesi sreceived.Fi veYearsofResearch"'Ambassadori nArms'isnotapictorialreviewputtogeth eri nafewmorith sbysomeenter-prisi ng j ournalist,"saysClubPresidentMatsunaga."Iti sth eresultofmoreth anfi veyearsIofpainstak i ngresearch ,writi ng,andrewriti ng."!Matsunaga saysth atmanyfacts,tak enfromoncetop-secretfiles,arerelatedforth efi rsttime.Th ebook ,h eadds,willde-scribeth eattitudeofth eArmyandth eNavytowardth eJapa-nesei nHawai i beforeth ePearlHarborattack ,andi mmedi ately,afterwards;th eFBl'sappraisalofth eloyaltyofth eNisei ;th e1menresponsibleforth eforma-ti onofth e100th ,andwh yi twasformed;wh eth eri twasi ntendedasalaborbattalionandwh yi twasmadeacombatunit.

EvacuationQuestionItalso answers questionsaboutth ei nfluenceofth e100thi nth eformationofth e442ndRegiment;wh yth eJapanesei nHawai i weretreateddifferentlyfromth oseonth eWestCoast;wh eth erevacuationofHawai i 's

'Japaneseh adbeencontempla-ted:andth eth i nk i ng amongh i gh governmentandmili taryoffici als i nHawai i andWash -i ngtonaboutth e100th .IOnth eligh terside,th ebookwilldefinea"k otonk "asdis-tingui sh edfroma"buddah ead,"jandevenrelateh owth emenofIth e 100th gotalongwith th esignorinei nItaly.

Firstall-Nisei Li onsInternationalmaybeorganizedbySacramenlans

SacramentoItfinallyappearsSacramento

Iwillh ave anall-Nisei Li onsIclub."JustasSacramentowasth efi rstcityto h aveanall-Nisei VFW post,th i swillmarkwh ati sbeli evedtobeth efi rstallNisei Li onsInternational,"EugeneOk adarevealed i nh i srecentcolumnpublish edi nth eSan Francisco Hok ubei Mai -ni ch i .Th ewri teralsoreportedSanJosei sunderstoodtobecon-sideri nga simi lartypeoforganizati on.Questioni ngth eneedofsuchanorganizati onforth ecom-munity,somepointedouteffortsofth eJACLandVFW groupswouldbeduplicatedandcausefurth erfi nancialstrainonth ecommunity.Oth ers feelth eLions,a public serviceclub,woulddoth ecommunitygoodi n both welfareand public

relations.JACLLeadersMum

Wh i leJACLandVFW leadersi h ereh avenotcommentedonith i smovement,formationofth eNi sei Lions i scenteredaroundyoungerNisei busi nessandpro-Ifessionalmennotactivei nanyclub,accordingtoOk ada.Th eNi sei arebeingencour-agedtoformth ei rownch apterbyth eSacramentoLions,wh orecentlyaidedth eSacramentoCh i nesetoformth ei rownLionsgroup.Th eCh i nese h avemetconsiderablesuccess,despiteth ei rallCh i neseAmericanAm-ericanLegionandVFW posts,th ecolumnistreports.Sincath ey h ave assurancesof20tobech artermembers,Ok adafeelsorganizati oni sduebyth eendofth emonth .Amongth ek eymembersareJack Hi-tomi,GeorgeKato,StanSugi-yamaandBobSofye.

Sooth sayerpredictsstateh oodHonolulu

Th e man wh opredictedTruman's"upset"victoryi n1948andEisenh ower'sj obi nth e.Wh i teHousei n1952saysth eterritoryofHawai i willwinstateh oodi nth i ssession01Congress.

.He'isDowh oKodama,fam-«i Japanesefortuneteller,wh omade,th epredicti onat"p£Lrequestofth eHawai iTunes.

Fromth ewords,yama,k a-minari ,ago,ch i ,tfrnandtai,(translatedfrom Japanese:mountain,th under,ch i n,earth ,sk yandpeace),th e76--year-oldsooth sayerdeducedHawai i 'sracialproblem i sgone,th atwh i leHawai i i sgettingfederalaidtoday— i twould be th e oth erwayaroundwh ensh egetsstate-h ood,andth atHawai i willprosperasastate.According to th eHawai iTimes,Kodamadi dnotk nowofHawai i 'sstateh oodprob-lembeforeh emadeth epre-dicti pn.Hetack ledanentire-lynewquestion.

SKETCHCHAPTERBANNERFORSALTLAKECITY

SaltLak eCityAnappropriatech apterbannerisbeingdesignedbyth eSaltLak eJACLfordis-playatformaloccasionswithth eAmericanflag.Mrs. Tomok oYano wasask ed to submitorigi nalsk etch es.Severalsh owi ngJa-panese Americanmotifsaswellaslocalandnationalth emeswerepresented.Lastweek ,TedNagataofth eYouth groupandMargeNish i k awawerenamedtoth ecommitteetowork furth erondetails.

Nisei cabbierobbed,suspecth eldCleveftaul,O.

Th reeWednesdaysago,amanstoppedJack Mori mi tsu'scabatE. 105th andEuclidAye.andask edtobedriventoanE.95th St.address.Onceth ere,h epulledagunandtook $10fromth e23-year-oldWestern ReserveUniversitydentalstudent.Th entwodetectivespass-

i ngbyi nth ei rcruiser,suspec-tingsometh i ngwrong,stoppedto i nvestigate.A manfled..Morimi tsush outedforh elp.Th edetectivescalledon.th efleeingmantostop.Heranonandonedetectivefi redath i mwi th ash otgun.Th emanstaggeredash eran,leavingatrial.ofbloodbe-h i nd h i m,butgotaway.

Informationleadingtoth eman'sappreh ensi onwasgiv-entopolicebyatipsterwh otold th em "th e man sh otWednesdayni gh tonE.95th "wouldbefoundatacertainaddress.Th eEastSiderwasfoundlying i nbedwith -fes-teringsh otgunwounds,tak enfrom h i sh omeandlodgedatth eCityHospital.Th esuspectedcabrobber,

RobertCatch i ngs,22,h asre-fusedtoletdoctorsremoveabulletfrom h i slegbecause"itwouldleaveascar."Hedeniedth erobberyeventh ough th reeofth eeigh tre-cently robbed cab driversidentifi edCatch i ngs as th egunman,wh orobbedth em..

SpecialNi sei newsfealureBosk *

Inafull-pagefeatureMar.31,Th e.Ch ri sti anScienceMonitorwillbringtoi tsworld-wideau-dienceofreadersth estoryofwh atNisei areaccomplish i ngi nth eUni tedStates.Itwilltellh ow Japanese-

Americansdisti ngui sh edth em-selves i nWorldWar11, h owth ey'refindi ngnewopportuni-tiestoday i nbusiness,i nth eprofessions,i ngovernment,andi nth etrades,andwh atprob-lemssti llconfrontth em."Onceh atedassymbolsofavaguebutfrigh tful'yellowper-i l,'"oneofth earticlesi nth eforth comi ngMonitorobserves,"th ey'reacceptedtodayasciti -zens. Wh ere prewar collegegraduatesh adtoclerk i ngreenmark etsgradsofadecadelaterasebreak i ng i ntonew,lucra-ti vefields."Th ewri teradds,"Andth ey'retak i ngth eseh i s-tori cstepsasquietlyasth eytook th ei rwartimeandprewarreverses."Herei sastoryciti ngth eac-

complish ment ofmen wellk nowntoJapaneseAmericansi nth eLosAngelesaj#a.—rAttor-neyFrank F.Ch uman,Dr.Jam-esM.Goto,JudgeJoh nAiso,Dr.H.JamesHara,forinstance.Butmostofalli ttellsh owth ou-sandsofeverydayNisei ci ti zensjaregettingah ead as typicalIAmericans.|"With th efi rsth urdleofac-

|ceptancepast,"onearticlede-clares,"JapaneseAmericanileadersplanto h elpguideth ei r',peopleoutofth eLittleTok yo'stoi ntegration."

TwoNisei MDsSaltLak eCity

Th edegreeofDoctorofMedi-ci newillbeconferredupontwoNisei atspecialcommencementexercisestomorrowafternoonatth eUni v.ofUtah KingsburyHall.Th etwoareLindyFumioKumagai andElsieSak aeSata,wh oh avecompletedth ei rstu-diesduringth e1953-54wi nterquarter.

PERUVIAN-JAPANESERELIEFBILLAMENDMENTAPPROVEDBYHOUSE

Wash i ngtonActingwith firm convicti on,th eHousepassedandsenttoth eSenateabillamendingth eRefugeeReliefActto'i ncludefrom deportationforPeruvianJapanese.Th ebill,amendingth ead-j ustmentofstatussectionofth eRefugee ReliefActof 1953,wouldpreventth edeportationofPeruvianJapaneseandper-mitth emtoapplyfor"perma-nentresidence i pth eUni tedStates.

Several h undred PeruvianJapaneseareexpectedtobene-fi tfromth i slegislationi fi tbe-comeslaw,accordingtoMi k eMasaok a, Nisei lobbyist i nWash i ngton.PreventsDeportation"Th i sbi llwouldpreventi m-mediatedeportationtoJapanofJapanesewh o were■brough tfromPeruforinternmenti nth eUni tedStatesduringWorldWar11.Th esei ndi vi duals,"Masaok aexplained,"areunabletoreturntoPeru.Th i sspecialsuspensionfrom deportationandadjust-mentofstatusforPeruvianJa-panese willnotbe ch argedagainstth e185annuali mmi gra-tionquotaofJapan."Masaok agaveparticular

praiseforth efavorableHouseactiontoRep.FrancisE.Wal-ter(D.,Pa.),wh oi ntroducedth eamendmenttoth ebi lltoi ncludeth ePeruvianJapanese;Rep.T.MilletHand(R.,N.J.),wh oh adi ntroducedaJointRes-olutionforth i ssamepurposelastyearandwh oj oi nedi nth i syear'seffortstosecureHousepassageofth ebill;andRep.LouisE.Grah am(R.,Pa.),wh o,asch ai rmanofth eHouseSub-committeeonImmigrationandNationality,providedencour-agementandsupportfor'th i smeasure.,JACLSupportsBillJACLissupportingth i sef-fortwh i ch providesrelieffromdeportationforPeruvianJapa-nese.Existi nglawcontainsnoprovisi onstosatisfactorilyh andleth i sunusualsituation.Th ese Japanesewerebrough th erefromPerubyth eUnited|Statesgovernmenti n 1942forIi nternment. After h osti li ti esIwereover,th ePeruviangov--1ernmentrefusedth empermis-siontoreturntoth ei rformerh omesi nPeru.Masaok a undertook respon-sibi li tytotrytosolveth i sprob-llem byappropriatelegislationatth erequestofanumberofPeruvianJapanesei nLosAn-gelesandi nSeabrook ,N.J.

HIGHESTRANKINGNISEIDENTALOFFICERISLT.COL.MORIMOTO

TexarlcanaTh e h i gh estranKingNiseidentalofficer,Lt.Col.GeorgeG.Morimoto,i scurrentlypostdentalsurgeonatth eRedRiverArsenalh ere.Hewas 1941-42presidentofth eSacramentoJACL, i smarriedtoth eformerNettieFuj i taofStock ton,andfa-th eroffivech i ldren.

51babies:i nformationconcerningadoptionandi mmi grationTh e Wash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague i ncooperationwith

offici alsadmini steringth eRefugeeReliefActof1953releasedth efollowing i nformationcon-cerningth eadoptionand i mmi grationoforph anch i ldrenunderth eAct.

* ♦ *Th eRefugeeReliefActof1953providesforth ei ssuanceofnotmoreth an4,000spe-cialnon-quota-immi grantvi-sastocertaineligi bleorph answh oareunder10yearsofageatth eti meth evi sasarei ssued.Th esespecialorph anvisasaretobe issuedonaworld-widebasiswith nospe-cialallocationtoanycountry.AUnitedStatesci ti zenand

h i sspouse(regardlessofwh e-th erornotth espousei sanalien)maybringtoth eUni-tedStatesoneortwoeligi bleorph ans,ormoreth antwoi fi ti snecessarytopreventth eseparationofbroth ersandsisters.

Th reeConditi onsTobeeligi ble,th eorph anmustbeanaliench i ld:(1) Wh oi sanorph anbe-

causeofth edeath ordis-appearanceof.h ath ..parents,orbecauseofth eabandon-

mentordesertionby,orsep-arationorloss from, bothparents,orwh oh asonlyoneparentduetoth edeath ordisappearanceofth e oth erparentandth eremaini ngpar-enti si ncapableofprovidi ngcareforth eorph anandh asi nwriti ngreleasedth ech i ldforemigrationandadoption;(2) Wh o h asbeerrWegallyadoptedabroadbyaUnitedStatesci ti zenandspouseorforwh omnecessaryandsatis-factoryassurancesh avebeenmadeth ati fth ech i ldi sad-mi ttedi ntoth eUni tedStatesth eywilladopth i mandpro-videpropercare;and(3) Wh o i s i neli gi bleforadmissi on i nto th e Uni tedStatessolelybecauseth enonpreferenceportionofth equota to wh i ch h e would.oth erwi se,be ch argeable i soversubscribed.

Th equestionofwh eth eraUnitedStatesci ti zeni squali-fiedtoadoptach i ldi s*ex-clusivelygovernedbyforeignlawi fadoptioni scompletedabroadandbystatelawi fth ech i ldi sadoptedi nth eUni tedStates.AdoptionQualifi cati onsTh e Refugee ReliefActdoesnotaffectth equalifi ca-tionofaciti zentoadoptach i ld.Rath er,i tfacili tatesth eadmissi oni ntoth i scountryofch i ldrenwh oei th erh avebeenadoptedabroadoraretobeadoptedi nth eUni tedStates,andforwh omnecessaryas-surancesh avebeenmade.Th eWash i ngtonJACLOf-fi cemak esth i sreleasefori n-:formationalpurposes andrecommendsth ati nterestedi ndi vi dualsseek auth ori tati veguidancelorfurth erdetails-i nth eprogram.

NotionalJACLEndowmentFundReportCurrentTotal:$74,649.78i nTrust:$06,000

Wash i ngtonNewsletterMIKEMASAOKA

CONFERENCE CALLONCIVILLIBERTIES..."Freedomfromfearisanobjecti vewh i ch maybeunattain-

ablei nourtime.Th erecanbeli ttleserenityandnoeasysecurityi nanatomicageofanguish engenderedbyth econtinui ngth reatofwar,bySovieti mperi ali sm abroadandby demonstrableCommunistsubversionath ome."Yetth ei deaoffreedom isth eonlysurelineofdefense

againstth etotalitari anspiri t,eith erCommunistorFascist.Andth i sdefensei sweak enedwh enwepermitourcivi lli bertiestobeundermined,ourcivi lrigh tsdenied.

"Th eloyaltyofmen'smindstoth eprinci plesofdemocracyi sessentialtoth esurvivalofdemocracyandofth eGovernmentintendedandprovidedbyth eConstituti on.Resistancetototali-tariani smsh ouldnotandneednoti nvolveusi nprogramsoffearandsuspici onwh i ch h aveasth ei rendresultth eweak eni ngoffaith i nourselvesand i neach oth er,andth eerosionofth attruefreedomwh i ch h asmadeourNationstrong."Th i sConferencecomesatatimewh endistrust,dissension

anddi vi si onarewidespread.Italsocomesatatimewh enth ereseemstobea growingawarenessth atwefacedomestic—aswellasforeign—dangers,andwh eneveryvoiceth atspeak supi nloyaltytolibertycounts."Tore-appraiseth estatusoffreedom i nourNationtoday,

andtodiscusswaysforstrength eni ngi t,we i nvi teresponsiblenationalorganizati ons—wh i ch needonlyagreeth atci vi lli ber-ti esarevitaltoth ecountry'senduringsecurity—tomeeti nconferencetogeth er."

Amongth e70nationalorganizati onsth atrespondedtoth eConferenceCalltoth eSi xth AnnualNationalConferenceonCivi lLiberties,sponsoredbytth eNationalCivi lLibertiesClear-i ngHouselastweek endi nth enation'scapital,wasth eJACL.THEPRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ...Insendingh i s"warmestgreetings"toth eConference,Presi-

dentEisenh owerwrote:"Historyatteststoth efactth attimesoftensionbringwith

th em th egreatestperilstoth eci vi lli bertiesofapeople.Butwemustconstantlyrememberth atth estruggleagainstforeigntyrannycanscarcelybewonbyanypeoplewh oligh tlyregardth ei rownfreedom."Yourroleisth ereforequiteclear:i tseemstometh ati ti ncludessupportofalleffortsto i nsureth ei ntegrityofournation,constantvigi lanceagainstabreach ofcivi lliberties,and

cvigorouscampaigntoh ei gh tenpublicawarenessofth ei mport-anceofth oseli berties.Mayyourconferenceserveto i nspi reallwh oattendi twi th renewedrecogniti onofth eneedforpre-servingourbasicconstituti onalrigh tsandofprotectingth efree-domofth ei ndi vi dual."THECONFERENCEPROGRAM ...HerbertBrownell,Jr.,AttorneyGeneralofth eUni tedStates,openedth eConferencewith areporton"Civi lRigh tsi n1954-

Ach i evementsandCh allengesonth eRoadtoEquality."SenatorsJoh nSh ermanCooper(R.,Ky.)andPaulH.Doug-

las(D.,111.),sh aredth eleadersh i pi nth edi scussionon"Con-gressionalInvestigati onCommittees:Th ei rPowers,PurposesandEffects."*HarlanCleveland,executiveedi torofth eReporterMagazine

spok eon"SecurityandFreedomforth eNationandth eIndi-vidual"andOscarCoh en,nationalprogramdirectorofth eAnti-DefamationLeagueofB'nai B'rith ,concludedth emeetingswithh i ssuggestionsfor"PromotingFreedom th rough VoluntaryOrganizati ons."Aftereach princi palspeak er,membersofaselectedpanel

composedofexperiencedwork ersi nth efi elddiscussedth esub-j ect,eith ermak i ngcommentsofth ei rownoronth espeak er'sdissertation.Th ereafter,questionsfromth efloordirectedtoth espeak erorpanelmemberswerei nvi tedandanswered.Asummaryofth eConferencewasgivenbyth eRev.Robert

E.VanDusen,Wash i ngtonSecretaryofth eNationalLuth eranCouncil.PaulSiftonpfth eUni tedAutomobileWork ers,CIO,wasth eConferenceCh ai rmanandJoh nJ.Gunth erofAmericansforDemocraticActionandDr.EarlF.Adamsofth eNationalCouncilofCh urch esservedasProgramCommitteeco-ch ai rmen.

THEATTORNEYGENERALSPEAKS...Inaddressingmembersofth eConference,AttorneyGeneralPrownellassociatedh i mselfwith th erecordofach i evementsofth egroupanddeclaredth ati twas"asplendidexampleofafreenationi naction.".Accordingtoth ech i eflawenforcementofficerofth ecountryTh eneedforfrank discussionandwidespreaddisseminati onofth ei ssuesregardingbasicfreedoms i s i mperative.Onlyth osecompletelyblindtopresentdayrealiti escanfailtorecognizeth ealarmingtendencyuponth epartoftoomanyAmericanstoassumeth at,th eremustbe someth i ng'un-American'aboutapersonorgroupth atevincesagenuine i nteresti ncivi lrigh ts"Yeti nformedpeoplek now,andth rough th eeffortsofth i 3organizati onth euninformed h aveh addemonstratedtoth emth eexactconverse.Iti s'un-American'nottobe i nterestedi nth eprotectionandextensionofcivi lrigh ts.Th edisti ngui sh i ng

j eatureofourRepublic i sth ati twasbornofastrugaletosecureth eserigh ts.With outth eassurance th atth eBillofRigh tswouldbei ncluded,ourConstituti onwouldnoth avebeenAltersummarizi ngth each i evementsandactivi ti esofth eEi senh owerAdmini strationi nth i sfield,th eAttorneyGeneralrevealedth atth eGovernmenti sseek i ngtoestablish a publicdefendersystem forourFederalCourtsto"mak eplainth atallpersons, i ncludingth epoor,areentitledtoberepresentedbycounseltoprotectth ei rci vi lrigh ts."Inadditi on,tomoreeffectivelycopewith th epresentsitu-ation,th eAttorneyGeneraldeclaredth atth eDept.ofJusticei srequestinglegislation"tograntimmunityfromprosecutionto"witnesseswh osetestimonyi sdeemedi mportanttoferretingoutcrimi nalandsubversiveconspiraci es"andto"auth ori zeth ei n-troduction i ntoFederalCourtproceedings,i ncases i nvolving

nationalsecurityork i dnapping,ofevidencesecuredbywire-tapping." J *Insummary,th eAttorneyGeneralquotedfromDr.RobertJr-USh «a",wh o,oncewrote:"Th ech i efdangeri snotth atpublicoffici alswillarrogantlyoverrideth elibertiesofapro-testingpeople,butth atah i ntolerantpublicwillnotonlypermitbutdemandth esupressionofminori tyrigh ts.Th eprofessionalpatriotsandwitch burnerssuddenlyrisetopostsofleadersh i p

Wh olecommuniti esloseth ei rcapacityforth ough tfulj udgment"h Pmreh "£*?i nt°1"«motiona»fren2ywtfarremovedfromth emobpsych ologywh i ch resultsi nlynch i ng"-„„JULrT01*?Urnof rdrilri ffh t'walnrtth i sfarmerUth e.-Mponnbtlityo/e»rn/American,"th eAttorneyGeneralch argedi n h ISconclusjon."Becausei ti s.uurfutureU*ansbelieveabovealli nth edi gni tyofman.Th eywillnever

'Mercypack age'ofrareplantleavessh i ppedBySantaBarbarantoTok yo

SantaBarbaraJapanesefish ermensustain-

i ngradiati onburnswh enth ei rboatgotwith i n80mi lesofth eBi k i ni 'h ydrogenbombexplo-sionh avesti rredinternationalconcern.Evencongressi svitallyi nterested.Inth emeantime,a Santaj

Barbaramercypack agewasbe-!i ngrush edth i sweek byairtoaid23Japanesemenstilli nth eh ospi tal.ITh e pack age contains 101

poundsofsalveand12leavesofth ealoeveraplant.Th eleaves;weigh a totalof18pounds.With th emarecompletei nstruc-;tionson h ow to use th em,th ough Dr.JamesT.Case,notedradiologist,saidth edoctorsat-tendingth efi sh ermenprobablyarefamili arwith th euseofaloevera.

AppliedDirectly

Wh enth epack agearrivesatth eh ospi tal,doctorswill"sk i n"jth eleavesmuch asafish i scleaned,loppingoffboth ends,cuttingoffth espinysidesofth ebroadleaf,andth enpeelingoffth esk i n.I«side,th eleavesareligh tyellowish -greenandmoist,with a j elly-li k econsis-<tency.Th esk i nnedleafwillbe:laiddirectlyonth edamaged,tissues with a waxedpaper"bandage."Th esalve,wh i ch contains50percentaloeveraleaf,i sused'i nth esameway,applieddi-rectlytoth e"burned"area.Th e pain-easing materialsweredonatedbyEdH.Block -i nger,generalmanagerofth eElleni CosmeticsLaboratoriesandth eCh emi calIndustriesofCalifornia, a Santa Barbaraconcern.

SawVicti msonTVItwasBlock i nger's i deatoh elpafterseeingth e\fi sh ermenvicti msonTV Th ursday lastweek .Hecontactedth eSantaBarbaraNewsPressandDr.Caseforassistance.Th enewspapermadearrange-mentswith Japaneseconsularoffici als,wh i leBlock i ngerracedtoh i sMontecitoh ome-S-th eonly

placei nth eU.S.outsideofFlor-i da,sofarash ek nows,wh ereth ealoeveraplanti sgrown—tocutadozenofth efattestleavesh ecouldfi nd.By 5 p.m.,h ewas i nSan

Franciscowith th epack ageandh andedi ttoStewardessMach i -k oAU(aofJapanAirLines.Th eleavesandproducti son-lysoldtodoctorsorh ospi talsneedingth emforth etreatmentofradiati onreaction due toX-ray.

Th reeJapanesewomenj oi nICUfoundation

NewYorkTh reeprominentNewYorkwomenrecentlyacceptedmem-bersh i p i nth ewomen'splan-ning committeeofth eJapanInternationalCh ri sti an Univ-versityFoundationto h elpde-velopco-educationi nth eFarEast.Mrs.AlfredAk amatsu,wifeofth e(JapaneseAmerican)Uni-tedCh urch ofCh ri stmini ster;Mrs.Naraich i Fuj i yama,wifeofJapaneseconsularoffici alh ere;andMrs.Hisanaga Sh i madzu,wifeofth eJapaneseconsul-

'generalh ere,j oi nacommitteeiwh i ch i sh eadedbyMrs.Harper:Sibley,formerUnitedCh urch -womanpresident.Primaryi nterestofth ecom-mitteeisto i ncreasesupport

'amongU.S.womanforICU,lo-catedatMitak a,Tok yo,i nop-erationsinceApril,1953.FourteenmajorProtestantde-nominati ons i n UnitedStatesandCanadaareraisi ngfundsforbuildi ngandendowmentofth euniversityth rough th eJa-ipanICUFoundation,44E.23rdSt.,NewYork 10.|

_"LettersfromAmericaWeek ,May17-23,willmark th ebe-jginni ngofi tsfi fth yearasaprojectutili zi ngmilli onsoflet-tersth atgoabroadasaweaponfordemocracy i n th e figh tjagainstCommunism.Bulk ofth em arewrittenbyfirstandisecondgenerationAmericanstoth ei rfriendteandrelatives.

Oilch apterbulletinsByHARRYK.HONDA

VERYTRULYYOURS:

Th i si spurelyalocalprob-lem,andby local,Imeanrigh th erei n.th eofficewh ereth ePacifi cCi ti zenh asbeenquarteredforth epasth alfyear...Severalmetropoli-tanLosAngelesch aptersh ave,beenpublish i ngth ei rnews-letterswith th eregionalofficemimeograph .Alaudableproj-ect,butevenmorelaudablewh enyouappreciateth ecom-pletepicturebeh i ndth escene...Asfarasofficesgo,i ti ssuitableforourownparticu-larpurpose—th atofediti ng,fi li ngand h andli ngPCrou-tine.Butwh enavolunteercrewconvergesi ntoth esmallroom to h elprun offth emonth lynewsletter,asardinemigh th avemoreroom i nh i sowntincan...Patiencegetsanevenrough ertrialwh enth emach i ne—well-abusedbyth evarietyoftyrooperators—decidestoactup...Th efeederj ams;th ei nk feedsun-evenly;aboltwork sloose;someth i ngelsepopsup.Despiteth esemech ani calh an-dicaps,th ecrew pursuesanewspaperman'smotto:mak eth edeadline.

Afterseveralh oursoftem-per-raisi ngwork "i nth i sof-fice,anoth erdili gentcrew i nth eregionaloffice(aboutfiveti mesmorespaciousth anth ePC office)h andlesth emai l-i ng.It'satask easiersaidth andone...Th etwopageaffairh astobefoldedproperlyand

stapled,addressedandstamp-ed.Inth emeantime,th eych eck each sh eettomak esureth erearenoblank fc Un-lessth ereaderh i mselk h asspentanigh ti nth i soffice\pn.th enewsletterproject,tbi!newsych apterbulletinmigh tberegardedligh tly...Somanyth i ngsaretak enforgrantedtoday—especiallyth enecessiti esofli fewh i ch costsolittle—wefailtoappreciateth e manh ours i nvolved tomak esuch possible...So,toth eeh aptercommitteemenvestedwith unglamorousas-signment,th i sdesk extendsbestofluck .

Asforth emimeograph op-erators,Iborrow th e i m-mortalwordsofth epoetHor-aceandsay:Nildesperandum.

PRESSFILE:COVERARTIST— Anil-lustrativecoverofAzumaIVinth eSaturdayReviewFeb.27 i ssuewasdonebyTackSh i gak i ,Nisei commercialar-tist,sonofMr.andMrs.B.Sh i gak i ofLosAngeles.HecametoNewYork eigh tyearsagoafterh eattendedLosAn-gelesArtCenterandh adstu-diedi nParisandth eArtStu-dentsLeague,NewYork !*Heh as i llustrated forHarpers,Scribner'sNation's BusinessandReporter.

BURGLARSINALMOSTDAILYRAIDOFHOMES_ . , SanFranciscoTh eburglarywavecontir!toassaultSanFrancisco'"fpanesetown.Bymid-MarchtSanFranciscopoliceesth naS75burglaries h avebeenera?mittedi nIssei andNisei h oZsinceth efirstofth eyear3only35ofth embeingrepoSaccordingtoInspectorCh arSFrescura.. nej

Severalsuspects h ave h emarrested,butnopropertyh abeenrecoveredfromth emManyofth e victi ms'h awbeendowntoth eHallofJ,,ticei nth epastweek toi demfrsomeofth esuspects,butdpflnitei denti fi cati on h asbeendiffi cultas-4nmostcasesth ewit!nessesh acr-om aglimpseatth eburglars. cMrs.LilyNak ani sh i ,m.

SteinerSt.,reDortedavaouumcleanersh elefti nth eh allwayforuse ofapartmenttenantsandatanerecorderbelongingtoIk uj i Ma«ti k i ,atenantJmissi ngSundayafternoon.Th elock ofMrs.Nak ani sh i 'sanart-mentdooronth esecondfloorh adalsobeentampered,policeweretold.*»n«»>">nrtWf*i nCh a««Mrs.Kimi Nak ah ara,1731La.

guh aSt..foundamanransack .i ng h erflat,recentlywh ensh ereturnedh omeabout5p.m.Sh eranouttocallh erh usbandSilli nh i sCoastCameraandRadiostoreonth egroundstore.Byth eti meth eyranouttoph aseh i m.th ei ntruderh adfledto-wardBush St.Mrs.Bessie Doiguch i ,2017

Bush St..foundamanonth estai rsi nsi deth edooratanearlyh our.He h ad k nock edoverasol'eri nth evestibule.Alaterch eck followedsh owedth edoortobelook ed.Dr.Sh i geruHorio'sflatat1835Buch ananSt.wasreportedbrok en i nto.Th eNi sei Dh ysi -cian.nowi nth eArmystationedi nHonolulu,h asrentedapartofh i sh ome.Severalroomswereransack ed.Motoj i Kitano,1416Websttf

St..ch asedamanoutofh i sapartmentlastSaturdaymora-i ne:Burglarsh avetwi cevisi tedh i saDartmentrecently.OneAttemptFrustratedOneattemptedburglarywaifrustratedwh enth eman,wh osough ttostealaportablesew-i ngmach i neona back porchlandi ng,found h e wasbeiniwatch edbyWillK.Ito,1901PostSt.,lastSunday.Th ema-ch i neh adbeencarriedoutfromth eapartmentoccupiedbyMr.andMrs.MotoMatsuda.Twosuspectstak eni ntocus-todyafterpolicetracedth emth rough anautomobilelicensenumbersuppliedby anIsseiwerereleasedafteranover-nigh ti nvestigati onlastweek .InspectorFrescura andEd-'wardprestonofth ebnrtfarydetailassignedtoth eUptownarea,h owever,feltth atth esetwomenareth eguiltypersons.

Ci eneralDescripti on"WeVe.h adReportsofoneortwonewcaseseverynigh tforoveramonth ,"Frescurasaid."Wednesdayni gh twh enweh adth ese'two,,,suspects i ncustody.wedidn'th aveanyburglariesi nth earea,"Oneofth epairanswerstoth «

generaldescripti onofaburglargi venbymanyvicti ms—ligh t-complexionedcoloredman,about26,5ft.6i n.,stock y-build,wearingfadedarmyj ack etandtrousers.

JudgeGoodmansignsTsui i 5-Fcasepapers

SanFranciscoFederalCourtJudeLouisE.Goodman signed Mondaylastweek th efi ndi ngsoffactandconclusionsoflaw i nth eK»-zuioh i Tsuj i caseas presentedby h i sth reecounsels.VictorAbe,WayneKanemotoandM**Y«nemuraPandalsoth e j udg-mentofgrantingUnitedStates,citi zensh i puponh i stak i ngo*oath ...Th esedocumentsweren«",th enextday.Tsuj i i sexpectedtotfk eh i sbath with oth ersi nth eh earfuture.

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MutualdefenseassistanceByTAMOTSUMURAVAMA

TOKYOTOPICS:

Tok yo

Th eMutualDefense Assist-ancetreatyandaccompanyingagreementsbased onth eU.S.MutualSecurityActwerefor-mallysignedbyJapanandth eUnitedStatesonMar.8tomarkanoth eri mportantsteptowardth ecementingofJapanese-Am-ericanrelations.U.S.SecretaryofStateJoh nFosterDullesdeclared i n'th eCongress i nMaylastyearth atth eU.S.waspreparedtoex-tendMSAai dtoJapanand i tstirredwidespeculationandar-gumenti nth i scountryastoi tssigni fi canceandvalue.Underth enewtreaty,generalweaponsforth egroundforcesalongwith navalandai requip-mentwi llbeprovidedJapanbyth eUni tedStates.Mak i ngupth efuturenavalforcesofJa-panare:Destroyers 5Submarines 2DestroyerProtectors 2Minesweepers 5Landingvessels 2DestroyerTender 1Forth eJapaneseairforceswillbe:Jetfigh ters 6Jettrainers 10Basictrainers 51Cargoplanes 11Heliocopters 26SubmarinePatrol 2ObservationPlanes 36EconomicAssistance

Japanwillalsogetvitallyneededagriculturalaswellasfinancialai dfrom America.Inorderto putvariousdefensefrontsi ntopropersh ape,eco-nomicai dwillreh abi li tateth eaviati on,arms, j etengineandpowderi ndustries.AsforJapan'sdefense,i ti sfollowingatraditi onalcustom:self-defensemustcome— nomatterwh at.On th eoth erh and,Japanese

Sociali stsandsomewomenor-ganizati ons h ave formed th eKerapoYogoRengo(Constitu-tionIndependenceLeague)i norderto k eepth epresentcon-stituti on i ncludingth erenun-ciati onofwar.Wh i leth eCom-munistsare k nowntobe i nundergroundactivi ti eswith th eSociali sts,i th asbecomeex-tremelydiffi culttodisti ngui shbetweenth etwo"progressive"elements.ManySociali stsfearbeingcalledoradmit arecommunisti c.

Non-DefenseGroupsBoth groupsadvocatenon-defenseofJapanandfurth erdesiretoj oi nh andswith th eSo-vietUnion, i n spite ofitstyranny.Wh i leth eratifi cati onofth e

Dieti samatteroftime,th econ-stituti onalityofth eMSAtreatyi squestionable.Th e Yosh i dagovernment h as appointed aspecialcommitteetoreviseth econstituti ontomeetth i sques-tion.Japanmustreviseh erwar-renouncingclausebyth etimeth etreatyi si nfull-swing.

Nixon'sStatementItwasU.S.Vice-Pres.Nixon

Wh osai d:"Th eJapaneseConstituti on

wasamistak e,andmorepeoplesh ouldfrank lybeabletoadmit>t"..IfJapanfallstoCom-munism,allAsiawillfall.Onth eoth erh and,i fth erestofAsiafallstoCommunism,Ja-panwillalsofall."Nixon'sstatementwasenoughtomak e th eJapanesepeoplefullyrealizeth ei rpositi on.JapaneseYouth Organisati oni nth i sconnection,th eJapa-n,e.se.Youth Organizati onde-« ,tO

ib°yc°ttth econstitu-

tionaldefense movementasProposedbyth eSociali stsand

womenorganizati ons.Th eyouthgroupisth elargesti nJapan.Th i srecentdecisi on i scon-sideredtobeoftremendousi m-portance.Becausemembersh i pi ncludeseverysectionofth ei slandnation,th epoliti calob-servers i nterpretJapaneseyoungpeople(outsideofradi-calgroupsi ncollegesandsch oolteach ers)aretiredofCommun-i sti cpropaganda.Th eyarefind-i ngoutwh atgoesonbeh i ndth esi lk curtainofJapaneseCom-munists.Japani sabouttoenteramosti nterestingandi mportantcrisi sofh ernationallife.

SumitomoHawai i bankdepositorsduei nterest

HonoluluInterestamountingtoabout

$100,000 h asbeenrecentlyau-th ori zedforpaymentbyAttor-neyGeneralHerbertBrownelltomoreth an6,000depositorsofth eSumitomoBank ofHawai i ,wh i ch was.seizedbyth eU.S.governmentonDec.7,1941.Arateof6% h asbeenap-provedfordepositorsandoth ercreditorswh osedepositswereunfrozenbetweenDec.7,1941,andNov.28,1942,afterfili ngclaims.Th eliqui dati onofth ebanki sunderth esupervisi onofth eIOfficeofAlienProperty.

Japanese h ouseboywilled$5,000byrich lumberman

TorontoWork i ngas h ouseboyforalumbermilli onai re,th elateEd-wardElsworth Joh nson,KazuoIch i k awa,33,ofTorontowasth e unexpected recipi entof$5,000J»yth ewillofh i slateemployerrecently.Th ewillofth eformerpresi-dentofth eGreatLak esLum-berandSh i ppi ng,Ltd.,beingsh owi ng an estate of some$3,700,000,containedabequeathof$5,000toh i sOk ayama-bornservant.Heh adbeenwork i ngonlyth reeyearsandissti llatth esameh ome.

," OneHollywoodrestaurantth i sweek beganfeaturing i nth ei rRi ck sh aw Rooma"Ch i -neseCh uck wagon."

65SantaBarbaraIsseistudyforciti zensh i p

SantaBarbaraSixty-five prospective Isseici ti zensareattendingAmerican-i zati onsch oolsponsoredbyth eJACLch apterh ere.Abanqueti nth ei rh onorwas h eldMar.20atth eSantaBarbaraHighSch ool.Includedi nth e150attendingwereoffici alsfrom th elocalboardofeducation andadulteducation department,-underwh osesupervisi onth eclassisconducted."Th edegreeofouraccept-

ance i nth ecommunitydependsonwh atwecontributetoth enation,"GeorgeInagak i ofVen-i ce, NationalJACLPresident,toldth egath eri ng.

CongratulationsSpeak i ngi nJapanesetoth eolderresidentswh oaretak i ngciti zensh i pstudiesi nadultedu-cationclasses,h econgratulatedth em fornearly 100percentturnoutandsaidth ei reffortsi nseek i ngciti zensh i pare-some-th i ngofwh i ch tobeproud."Forth efi rsttime i nourh i story,fath erandson,moth eranddaugh teraresitti ng h eretogeth erasfellowciti zensorciti zens-to-be,"Ih agak i said."Th i si sth eresultofth eworkofloyalAmericanciti zensofJapanesedescentwork i ng to-geth eri nth e88ch aptersofJA-CLsinceth ewar."Hepointedtoth erecordofth eNi sei i nWorldWarIIandKorea,i ncludingtwoCongres-sionalMedalofHonorwinners,andth eappointmentofMunici -palJudgeJudgeJoh nAi so i nLosAngelesbyGov.Warren.GeorgeInagak i ,nationalJA-

CLpresident,spok ebili ngually.Lilli anNak aj i wastoastmaster.Especiallyh onoredweresixIs-sei recentlynaturalized.Japanese,Spanish andAmer-i canfoodwasserved.Guestsi n-cluded:Mr.andMrs.GeorgeElmott,Mr.andMrs.Sam Wak e, Frank Moriandth eRev.M.Oh mura, citi zen-sh i pteach ers, andMrs.Dick i nson.ItwasrevealedIssei attend-ance atth e Class representsnearly100percentofth eIsseiph ysi callyabletoattend.

"A h oli daybannedbyGen.MacArth urwasobservedbyEmperorHiroh i toFeb.11(Ki-gensetus-National FoundationDay)wh enh eworsh i ppeda\th eImperialsanctuarieswith i nth ePalace.

Templelanterntoadornfamedch errytreesofWash i ngton,D.C.

Wash i ngtonAseven-footh i gh templelan-tern i sbeingdonatedbyth eJapanesegovernmenttoli gh tth efamedch errytreesh eregiv-entoWash i ngton42yearsago.Th enewgiftwillbeasymbolof"aspirati onandfriendsh i p"with th eUni tedStates.Th epre-sentationataspecialsundownligh ti ng ceremony,willbe ah i gh li gh tofth i syear'sch erryblossomfestival,tobeh eldMar.31-Apr.4,wh enth etreesareexpectedtobei nfullbloom.Th elanternistobeplacedbetweenth etwoorigi nalch errytreesplantedbyJapan'sambas-sadori n1912.As i nth epast,afestival

queenwillbech osenfromrep-resentativesofth e48statesbyth espinni ngofagiantwh eeloffortune.

IN HONOR OF

HenryKok ubun,h eadi ngforanaeronauticalengineeringde-gree,wasgraduatedfromCleve-land'sEastTech High with anoutstandingrecord.Hewonth eawardforexcellence i nth ecombinedcourse oftech ni calandgeneralsubjects,th eRens-selaerAward i nmath ematicsand science,top h onors i nph ysi csandaeroenginesanda$25awardforall-aroundstu-dent.HeplanstoenterPark sCollege of Aero-tech nology,EastSt.Louis,111.JeanKak utani,17,concert

mistressofParlierHigh Sch oolorch estra,h asbeeni nvi tedtoplay i nth eall-stateorch estra.Itwillbe h ersecondyeari nwh i ch sh e h asbeeni nvi tedtopartici patei nth e100-pieceor-ch estra.Sh ei sth edaugh terofMr.andMrs.JimmyS.Kak u-tani.AttorneyJinIsh i k awa,4117Kerck h offAye.,Fresno,waselectedpresidentofth eWestFresnoRotary.Born i nSacra-mento,h emovedtoFresno i n1941.Hei sagraduateofUniv.ofCaliforniaandwaspastpres-i dentofth eFresnoJACL.Tom Sh i rak awa, i nsuranceagent,announcedh ewillseekreelectiontoth eFowlerCityCouncilpost.JanetFuk ada, sch olarsh i pstudentatUniv.ofSouth ernCaliforniafromAnah ei mHigh ,waselectedvice-presidentofth eAssociatedWomenStudents.Th eprettyNisei coedh asbeenadmittedtoth estudyofden-talh ygi enenextyear.

AzumaKabuk i dancerssch edulefourciti es

NewYorkTh eAzumaKabuk i dancersandmusici answillappeari nBoston,Ph i ladelph i a,Wash i ng-tonandCh i cagofollowinganextendedrunending Mar.28h ereatth eNew CenturyTh eater.Th etroupeopens i nBostononMar.29,i nPh i ladelph i aApr.5.Datesforth eWash i ngtonandCh i cagoappearances h avenotbeenconfirmed.

Sh i li n-Fuj i h arafilmonIndiaworld-premiered

NewYork"Villageofth ePoor,"anAlan

Sh i h n Production,with TogeFuj i h ara, ph otograph er, wasgivenaworldpremiereatth eMuseum ofModernArtaudi-tori umlastweek .A28-minutefilm i ncolorwastak en i nth eMadrasareao£Indialastyear.

Traveleconomiesi nJapanNigh tseffected

SanFranciscoInaugurationon Apr.IofNorth westOrientAi rli nestran-Pacifi ctouristservice i nth enewDC-6Bswillbring greattraveleconomiestoJapan,ac-cordingtoPeteOh tak i ,specialsalesrepresentativeforNorth -west.Forexample,frompointsi nCalifornia, OregonandWash -i ngtontoJapan,th enewtour-i stfarewillbe$488,comparedwith th epresentfirst-classfareof,$650.NewYork -Tok yotour-i stfarewillbe$587andth eCh i cago-Tok yotouristfarewillbe$564.Oh tak i sai d.North westalsooperates i ts

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AroundWindyCity..."HIROSHIMIYAMURAwillbeguestofh onoratth eJ.A.Counciltestimoni altoCh i cagoareaNisei wh oservedi nth ere-centKoreancampaign.Itwillbe h eldatth eMorrisonHotelGrandBallroom,79.W.Madi-sonSt.,Apr.15,7:45p.m.Tick -etsare $1.50to h elp defrayexpenses.

" * ""DesignerCraftsmen, USA," amost compreh ensi ve exh i bi tofcontemporaryAmericanartist-craftsmencontinuesth rough Apr.26 i nth e EastWinggalleriesofth eArtInstitute...Attendanceatth eWh i stler-Sargent-MaryCas-sattexh i bi tsatth eArtInstitutetotaled87,902.

"Co-OperativeInvestorsandEnterprisersh aveth ei rbowlingduelth i sSundayatSh eri danBowl.

"Th e Rev.JITSUO MORI-KAWA wi llh oldtwoservicesEasterSundaytoaccommodateth elargecrowd,9:30and 11a.m.,ath i sFi rstBaptistCh urch. ..Ch ri stCongregationalCh urch h oldsi tsfi rstworsh i patth ei rnewedifi ce,701Buck -i ngh am PL,th i sSunday ...InternationalWesak Daywillbecelebratedunderj oi ntspon-sorsh i pofth eCh i cagoBuddh i stCh urch andIndiaAssociati onatUniv.ofCh i cago'sMandelHall,Apr.2,7:30p.m.Afterser-vi ces,nativedanceandmusicofIndia,Ch i naandJapanwillbefeatured.Publici si nvi ted...Kenwood-EllisCommunityCh urch h ostsatth econfirma-ti onconvocationof14Evangeli-calandReformedCh urch esofth eSouth si deApr.4.

"Th enextJACL meeting,Apr.16,atth eWoodrowWilsonRoom,13th floor, 116S.Mi ch i -gan,willfeaturePETERWALZ,BureauofIndianAffairs,speak -i ngonth e90AmericanIndiantribes.

"ASundayafternoon(Mar.14)h oldupbyalonegunmanatth eSouth si deFoodMark et,1215E.47th St.,wasfoiledbyMissTOSHINAKAMURA,sis-terofth eproprietorTOOTSNAKAMURA,both CLers.Ayoungmancame i ntoth estoretobuyapack ofch ewi nggum,gaveTosh i adime.Assh erangth ecash register,h epointedh i spistolfrom h i sleftside—h i d-denfrom viewfrom th eside-walk .Assh eslowlytook outth egreenback sandwasready toh and i tover,aladywalk edi n.Th egunmanh esi tated;th enTo-sh i wentscreamingtoth erearwh ereTootswaswork i ng,scar-i ng offth e gunman.Policecombedth eneigh borh ood,buttonoavail.

Bowling...Th eCornerh asbeengrantedanextracolumni nnextweek 's12-pagei ssue,soastoconcludeth i s seri esofpersonalitysk etch esofsomeofth ebowlerswh ocame.toCh i cago.

"Th etopWestCoastbowlerisFUZZYSHIMADA, (prewarSantaClaran)745FillmoreSt.,SanFrancisco.A 199-averagebowler,h ewasamemberofth eSequoiaNursery team,i sani nstructoratHigh HatBowlingLanes,fivenigh tsaweek .Dur-i ngth eday,h ei semployedbySimmonMattressCo....Rep-resentingth eBayareawereSe-quoiaNurseryandS.F.Ni seiMajors.Tenbowlerscamebyplane.GEORGEFURUYA,HIINOUYE(Sequoia)andGEORGEINAI(Majors),h ow-ever,bough tcarsand droveth emback h ome.

"Fromth eCi nci nnati-Daytonareawasth eHi GoldDentalLabsquad. STOGIE TOKI,. 706RidgewayAye.,Cincy,i sawell-k nownCLeri nth eMi dwestDis-tri ctCouncil.FormerlyofTa-coma,h e i semployedbyth eCityofCinci nnati,personneldept.Hei sth ebroth erof:»* JIM, watch repairman i nTa-coma,marriedtoMARYASAHA-RA,also ofTacoma. Ch i ldren-MARYANNandKRISTINE.w TV.drycleaning sh op em-ployee i nSanFrancisco, marriedMARYGOISHIofFlorin,Calif.£MEHRY.now Mrs.GEORGETAKEUCHIofStock ton.Fourch i ldren: GEORGIA, MARIAN,

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Oth ersonth esquadwereHYSUGAWARA,with th espon-sors;FRED MIYASATO,h eadaccountantforSch enley In-dustriesofliquorfame.Day-tonianswereMASYAMASAKI,ex-Florin,andJOHN TAKA-SHIGE,ex-LosAngeles.1.v"_■NewslettersReceived:Stock -ton*(Mar),Cleveland.Bulletin(Mar.),SanMated(Mar.)

Salinas JACL ch apter h eld Us 25th annuali nstallation ceremoniesJan.23atLomaLindarestaurant.Fromlefti nfront areJamesTanda,rec.sec;Joh nTerak awa, re-electedpres.;MissIck yMiyanaga,pub.;Dr.HarryKita,alt.del.; i nth eback , MissSumi Iwash i ge,cor.sec;KiyoHirano, treas.;Tom "Lefty"Miyanaga,del.;andCh arlesTandav.p.—SalinasCalifornianPh oto.

PACIFICNORTHWESTDISTRICTSETSCHAPTERCLINICSESSIONINSEATTLE

SeattleRepresentativesfromth esi xmemberch aptersofth ePacifi cNorth westDistri ctCouncilwillcombineDC business with ach apterclini cth i sSundayatth eiNi k k ei Ji nk ai Hall,1414WellerSt.Alsoattendingwillberepre-

sentatives from th e newly-organizedMosesLak ech apteraswellasobserversfromAu-burn,understoodtobeinterest-ed i nreactivati ngth eprewar.ValleyCivi cLeague.

Th emeetingwillbeopenat10a.m.Dr.Kelly*YamadaofSeattleisch apterclini cch ai r-man.Dr.Matth ewMasuok aofPortland,PNWDC ch ai rman,willpresideatth eDC businessmeeting.Ge,orgcKash i wagi ,Seattlech apterpresident,i si nch argeofarrangements. \

Clini cbySatowTh ech apterclini c i sbeingconductedbyNationalDirectorMasSatow,wh owillprovidenew officersofth ech apterswith someback groundofJACL,i tspurposesaswellasprogramh elpandleadersh i ph i nts.Th ePNWDC i sformedof:Seattle, Portland, Puyallup Val-ley,Mid-Columbia,Gresh am-Trout-daleandSpok ane.

KUNIMURA ELECTEDGILROY CL PRESIDENT

GilroyTh enewestJACLch apterofth eNorth ernCalifornia-West-ernNevadadi stri ctcouncilelec-tedHirosh i Kuni muraitsfi rstch apterpresidentatameetingatth elocalcommunityh alltwoMondaysago.Alsoonth ecabinetare:Tom Obata, Istv.p.;Joh nHana-moto,2nd v.p.;ManabeHirasak i ,3rdv.p.;Sh i gYamane, sec;MooseKunimura, cust.;Sueyo Imagawa,pub.With th emembersh i pdriveunderway,i twasdecidedregu-larmeetingswouldbeh eldonth efi rstMondayofth emonth .

ClevelandCLerspush i ngfi vecommunityevents

ClevelandFiveeventsofcommunityi n-terestarebeingplannedbyth eClevelandJACLprogramcom-mitteeh eadedbyJoh nMatsu-sh i ma,v.p.Slatedare:April—Work sh opevaluatingNisei

soci o-economicpositi onsi nth ecom-munity.July—Communitypi cni c.August—JACLch apterpicni c.SeptemberorOctober— Barndance.November—lnauguralball.Indiscussingplansforth e

work sh op,tentatively set i nApril,th ecommitteefeltth atareasofmostcommonconcerntolocalNisei wouldrelatetoch i ldren,occupation,neigh bor-h oodandcommunityresponsi-bili ti es.Conferenceswith rep-resentativesofoth erNi sei or-ganizati ons h ereweredecidedbeforemak i ngfurth erplans.Enth usi asm forth eprogramcommitteeth i syeari sattribu-tedto.memberswh oh avebeenorareactive i nvariouscom-munityactivi ti es.Onth ecom-mitteeare:Frances Ik eda, Mick eyFuj i moto.HazelTanak a,Tom Fuj i moto,MmIwasak i .Sh i g Nak ani sh i ,andMasUyesugi.

Over600memberssignedforCh i cagoJACL

Ch i cagoOver600membersh avebeensignedup,reportsDr.JoeNa-k ayama,membersh i pch ai rmanofth eCh i cagoJACL.Itwash opedth ecampaignwouldendbyApr.1asth e"biggestandbest"ch apteri nth enation.KayFuj i i ,i ntabulatingth ecount,saysCh ai rmanNak aya-mah aspersonallysignedup151members.

JIMKIMOTOHEADOFRICHMOND-ELCERRITO

Rich mond'JimKimotowaselectedpres-i dentofth eRich mond-ElCer-ri toJACLch apterataboardofgovernorsmeetinglastweek .Oth ersonth ecabinetare:MarvinUratsu, Istv.p.;EddieHi-tomi ,2ndv.p.;Sei i ch i Kami/treas.;Tei k oImaok a, sec.Th eboardofgovernorsi n-clude:GraceHata,Dr.Yosh i yeTogasak iSumi Oh ye,HideoAjari ,Tamak i Ni -r-omiya,SamSak ai ,Tosh Adach i andHeizoOsh i ma,pastpres.

"Th eSelmaJACLack now-ledgeda$5donationfromK.Arak ak i onth erecentmarriageofh i sdaugh terKimi .

SaltLak eCL i nactiveprogram

SaltLak eCityAbanneryearisth egoalofth eSaltLak eJACLch apterun-derits 1954president,RupertHach i ya,reportsAliceKasai,NationalJACLboardsecretarywh o h as been assigned th i sch apter'spublici tywork .Arefresh ercourse i sbeingorganized.MissSusieKanek o,i nch argeofarrangements,saidth enewclasswillbeginsoon.Th i rtymoreciti zensh i pbook stranslated i n Japanese h avebeenordered.Th erecentbenefitmovienet-ted $425.GeorgeYosh i moto,ch ai rman,citedth efollowingforth esuccessofth i sevent:RupertHach i ya,Susie Kanek o,GraceandAnnaImai, WarrenHa-segawa,Tomok o Yano,Rae Fuj i -!moto.Mr.B.Y.Kanek o, Mr.Naok iKqbayash i ,JosieHach i ya,MargeNi-sh i k awa, andMr.andMrs.HideoKoj i ma.IsamuWatanuk i h asbeenap-

pointedtoreplaceBillInouyeasch ai rmanofth epublicre-lationscommittee.Among h i sduti eswillbeto h andle"me-mori alwreath sandflowersforth eJapanesedeceasedofth i sarea.Memorialgiftsh avebeensentth elateMissAnneSasak iandMrs.NaoYonezu.MasSatow,nationaldirector,

spok ebefore50youth sgath eredjetth eJapaneseCh urch ofCh ri stonMar.17,despiteasnowstorm.Satowspok eonJACL h i storyand i tsaccomplish ments,th eneedforitscontinuedgrowthandorganizati on.CarlMatsuda,presidentofth ech apter'sJr.JACL,presided.

TwoAmericani zati onclassesi nSantaMaria

SantaMariaAmericani zati on classes un-dersponsorsh i pofth eSantaMariaCountyJACLandth elo-calboardofeducationstartedth i sweek atth eSantaMariaJapanesesch ooland atth eGuadalupegrammarsch ool.S.Doh i ,wh o i nstructedth eclassatArroyoGrandelastyearforth eSanLuisObispoJACL,i s i nstructingth eSantaMariagroupof60Issei.HarryMiyak e,ch apterpresi-dent,i steach i ng25atGuada-lupe.Both i nstructorsarecerti-fi ed.Classesareh eldonTues-dayandTh ursdaynigh tsfrom7to9.

JACLEndowmentFundDonorsSanFrancisco

JACLNationalHeadquartersreportedlastweek th atover2,000contributi ons h avebeenreceivedforth eNationalJACLEndowmentFund.Itwasannouncedth atatotalof$74,649.78 h asbeensenti nvoluntarilyby 2,019 persons.Th emajori tyofth esecontribu-tors h avebeengratefulrecipi -entsofevacuationclaimsch eck swh oh aveack nowledgedth ei rappreciati onbymak i ngdona-ti onstoth i sperpetualfund.Contributi onstotaling$766.03th i spastmonth werereceivedfromth epersonslistedbelow:

CALIFORNIABerk eley—Anonymous $5- LoneBeach —Mrs.SatoDotemoto15-Sa-cramento—Mrs.Kyok oli j i ma$3050-SanDiego—GeorgeKozuma£5.25:SanFrancteco-F.Y.Tonomuri?i «;San Mateo—HowardT.Mori $sa-RfczuNagasawa$5;Mrs.Yui Uch i da

uselma—K.Fuj i ok a$7,GeorgeT.Horluch i $15,AlKataok a$75,Kazu-mi Kawate$10,HenryH.Kono$25,Ch i yek oKuramoto $10,Ch ozaburoMatsui $10,RoyI.Mfsak i $5,S Na-$10,T.Noda$12rMasash imUb°l?5'MBe»nJ-Ono*20'Yosh i yeOtomo$5,M.&K.Sugimoto$5 Ma-saoTsutsul$20,Mr.Umeda$10,Ken-nyYamamoto$25-Turlock -Mrs.U.Tanak a $10,J.Yotsuya$5. *'

ILLINOISCh i cago—Mrs.Kiyok oIto$61.28.

WASHINGTONN i fattltM and Mrs-Masayosh iNak ao$10,Tsuneich i roNish i i tawa'. HAWAHHonolulu—YosoemonUyenak a$25.

CHAPTER MEMOPasadenaJACL:Totab!vantageofth eonce-a-m(ZIpagePacifi cCiti zenCMtermeetingdatewasch ai Jfromth eftrstTuesdayuMlastTuesdayofeach molli nsure completepublicTich apteractivi ti es.pi~Mth eApr 24 ch apterfi idancewillbemadesooni lch apteralsoplanstosJMacandidateforth eforth cZSJACLconventionqueenr"2lFlorenceWada,v."sJch apterdelegate.SubcommSpush i ngth eNationalconve9areh eadedby:MaryIto, pre-reg.;Tom iIOperationIch i doru;Mai FuliSMsouvenirbook let. '"I"*"

DowntownL.A.JACL:zMGoto,Li'lTok i osportsman9discussth elocalsportsi i tMpictureatth ech apterlui i cSMar.25,12:15p.m.,atSanKilLow.Aglasssalt-waterrodflbeendonatedasadoorpSi twasannouncedbyKei U<9ma,programch ai rman.|Rich mond-El Cerrito:«firstannuali nstallationdimaJdancewillbe h eldtonigh tlItalianVillagei nSanFrancisHBoardofgovernorsforth em|termtobei nstalledare:GraceHata,EddieHi tomi DrViHsh i ye Togasak i ,Sumi Oh ye j nflKimoto.Tei k oImaok a,Hideoi ,>lTamak i Ninomi ya,Sam Sak ai !!»■yinUratsuandTosh Adach i .FowlerJACL:Th ecuneßmembersh i p campaign sh onH1101reportedas membersi flweek toneari tsrecordrollfl116madelastyear.Ark ansasValleyJACL:'Mfirstsociali nLaJunta(ColnHtonigh twillbecalledth eAmk ansasValleyDustBowldasoHatth eCountryClub.Inch a:;lofth edanceare:Mrs.GeorgeNak ayama.SamftHwata,Ted Maruyama,Mrs.F-jHMiyak o, George Nak ayamadHHarrySh i monak a.JACLersofth i sregionh ;*Hfullypredictmanyactivi ti es!"th eNi sei duringth eyeariflwellassupportingprogramstiladvancementofcommunitiwelfareandaidi ng i nNation'JACLprograms.South westL.A.JACL:o-

maxingth ei r'54 membersh i idrive,th ech apterget-acquaittedsociali sbeingh eldth i sSaturdayatth eGenePark erDawStudio,3908Wi lsh i reBlvd.,beginni ngat8p.m.Sinceth edoonwillBeclosedafterareasonabklength oftime,SumioNeri*eventsch ai rman,urgesprompt-ness.A program ofgam*squaredancingwith Mori ft-botaascaller,andsocialdafrcinqi sarranged.GraceObaaalh ercommitteewillserve*fresh ments.SanFranciscoJACL:Aget-

acquaintedsocialwith nobu»nessmattertobediscussedlabeen announcedas th efWmeetingplannedby th enetcabinetth i sSaturday,7:30p*atth eBuch ananV,1530Buch -ananSt.OnarrangementsarcVINak ano,Jack Hiros*andWHironak a.

HollywoodJACL:Th eWcabinetmeetingofth ech aptJßh eldatth eh omeofArtMlpresident,recentlyconcentraaßon plans fora members!"!drive.Twoteams h eadedJNobIsh i tani and Joh nEd*willbei nactiontillApr.15.«th eteamsare: vISHITANI—Frank Funada,""Mitok awa,MiwaYanamoto,W»Abe.ArtEndo,MayGojobon,C»lesKamayatsu.ENDO—George Saito,Fuml.Sjmizu,SueAzuma, Dick Zumwinl*Sei k oIsh i maru,Sh i roSh i rai sh i ,BIto.

DetroitJACL:Togainmas-mum benefitsofMasSatowish ortstay h ereMar.15,wch aptercabinetandoth ercwnmetatBi tofSwedentoi »cussch apterprograms,P"*lems,nationalandregionalo''fices,publicrelations,supponji ngmembersh i pplanandeo-dowmentfund.Atth egen»ch aptermeetinglaterat«wnationalInstitute,some40Fsons h eard apresentation«past,presentandfuture»'""localandnationalJACLW"panelformedofMm"Togas*KayMiyayaandMasSa»»Mrs.BettyMimura «as"ch argeofrefresh ments.

PAC IFIC C 1TIZEN March 26,19J4

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UnitedCiti zensLeagueofSantaClaraCounty...Oneofth eproblemsconfrontingsomeofourch aptersi s

th eareawh i ch th eyh avetocover.Th eUnitedCiti zensLeagueofSantaClaraCounty i sone

ofourmostsprawlingch apterswith generalsupervisi onandmembersh i poverth ecountywh i ch h asmoreJapaneseAmericansth ananyoth ercountyi nCaliforniaexceptLosAngelescounty.Becauseofth i swi despreadi th asbeendiffi culttomaintai nth i sCh apterasacloselyweldedunitandth epastfewofficersh aveseenadimi ni sh i ngofeffortbyth egeneralmembersh i p.

TOMMITSUYOSHI, th enewly-electedpresident,i sunder-tak i nga tremendous j ob i nrevitali zi ngth i svery i mportantch apter.Fortunately,h eh asah andfulofgood*JACLerswh owillbesupportingh i sprogram.Tominvi tedWAYNEKANEMOTOandmetoaritzydinneratth eVi euxCarretodiscussmeth odsofactivati ngth ech apter.BesideregularCh aptermeetings,th eyarecontemplating

aseriesofdi nnermeetings.Itseemsth atth eCh aptermaybedivi dedgeograph i callyandpossiblybyage-groupsaswell.Itv;illbeveryi nterestingtowatch th edevelopmentofoneofth emostpromisi ngCh aptersi nourNationalorganizati on.

AmericanLegionPostHonorsIssei Ci ti zens...Th eBallicaPostofth eAmericanLegion i nvi tedth eIssei

studentsofth enaturalizati onclassessponsoredbyth eCortezandth eLivi ngston-Mercedch apterstoaceremonyh onori ngnewciti zensandth esestudents.Co-operatingwereth etwoCh apters.Infact,mostofth epeopleth erewereJACLch aptermembersandth eIssei,wh ooutnumberedth eAmericanLegionmembersth emselves.Helpingonth eprogramfromth eJapaneseAmericancom-

munitywere:MRS.HELENYUGE,piani st,wh oalsoexplainedth ebonsek i (mini atureJapanesegardensi ntray),andREV.I.NAKAMURA,th ei nstructorofth eciti zensh i pclassi nCortez,vh oi ntroducedth eIssei students.

Alsofrom th etwoch apterswerespecialguestsofth eBallicaPost:ERNESTYOSHIDA,presidentofth eCortezCh ap-terandJAKEKIRIHARA,presidentofth e*Livi ngston-MercedCh apter.PastPresidentswereJACKNODA,GEORGEYUGARE,TOMNAKASHIMAandBUICHIKAJIWARA.ALBERTMORI-MOTOandFRANKSHOJI,ch ai rmenofth erespectiveCiti zensCommittee. ,Servingonth »AmericanLegionPostNaturalizati onCom-

mi tteewereJOENISHIHARAandK.YAMAGUCHI.Ourcongratulationstoth ePostandtoth eCh aptersfor

th ei rwork i nh onori ngournewciti zens.

Cal-NevaJACLCreditUnion...Th eCal-NevaCreditUni onh assh ownsignsofnewlifeat

arecentcombinedmeetingofth eboardofdirectors,super-visorycommitteeandth ecreditcommittee.Newlyelectedoffi-crsofth eseBoardofDirectorsareAKIRAHORIKOSHI, TOMSAKAI,SACHIUEDAforone-yearterm;VICTOR ABE,JU-TAROSHIOTAfortwo-yearterms;SIMTOGASAKI,ch ai rmancfth eboard,andGIICHIYOSHIOKAforth ree-yearterm.SupervisorycommitteeiscomposedofFRANKITAYA,GIN-

JIMIZUTANIandMissTOYOKOTOPPATA.CreditcommitteeiscomposedofMASUJIFUJI,HARUOISHIMARUandSCOTTYTSUCHIYA.YUKIOWADA i s*treasurer. ,_Th eregionalofficewillserveasth eeducationaldepartment

forth eCreditUni on.Th eCreditUni ondeclared2.7percentdivi dendslastyeardespitearelativelyi nacti veperiod.Ith asonh and$9,000forloansavailabletoJACLerswh oqualify.

CreditUni onloansareaboutth ebestpossibleapersoncanget.Foranyfurth eri nformation, contactth eJACLRegionalOffice.

'

CAPSULES■ ■Fred Ok rand, Los Angelesattorney,i sspendinga monthi nJapan.Heisrememberedasth eattorneywh o,with A.L.wiri n,succeeded i nre-estab-lish i ngU.S.citi zensh i pofmanystrandedNisei i nJapanduringth ewar.

♦ * "Governorsoffi vestateswi lltourKoreaandJapan,leavingth eStatesMar.29.Planningtomak eth etripareDanTh orn-ton,Colorado;AllanSh i vers,Texas;Joh nFine,Pennsylvania-Joh nston Murray,Ok lah oma;andRobertKennon,Louisi ana.

" " "Appearingi napublicforumseriessponsoredby,th eUtahStateMedicalAssociati onlastweek wasDr.EdwardI.Hash i -moto,generalpractionerofSaltLak eCity.Heandoth ermem-bersofth epanelspok eon"Colds,Influenza and Pneu-monia."

Todedicatech apeltoDr.Frank HerronSmith

Berk eleyA ch apeldedicated toDr.Frank HerronSmith i nrecog-ni ti onforh i smanyyearsofmini stryandservicetoth eJa-panesecommunityonth ePa-ci fi cCoasti sbeingbuiltbyth eBerk eleyMeth odi stUnitedCh urch ,1710CarletonSt.Dr.Smith servedasmissi on-aryi nJapan,KoreaandMan-ch uri afor22 years,receivi ngth eFourth Orderofth eRisrh gSun,beforereturning toth eStatestowork amongJapaneseMeth odi sts.During th ewaryears,h evi si tedrelocationcenters,de-fendedpersonsofJapanesean-cestryandservedsingularlyasch ai rman of th e ProtestantCommissi onforWartimeJapa-nese Serviceuntilh i s h ealthbrok edown.Ch urch offi ci alsh ereannoun-

cedanappealof$30,000 i sun-derway.Th ech apelwillcostapproximately$60,000,ofwh i chh alfi sbeingsubscribedbyth eAdvanceSpecial,Meth odi stmis-sionaryfund.~

Citi zensh i pclasses i nLA.sch oolsi nsession

LosAngelesEnrollmentissti llopentoIs-sei studentsattendingAmeri-canizati onclassesatth eHobartSch ool,980S.HobartBlvd.,i twasannouncedbyEi j i Tanabe,i nstructor.Emph asi s i sbeingplacedon

passingth enaturalizati onex-aminati oni nEnglish .Th eclass-esmeetMondayandWednes-daynigh ts,7to9:30.Th eclassesaresponsoredbyth eDowntownLosAngelesJACL.Atth eSouth westLos An-

gelesJACL-sponsoredclassesonTuesdayandTh ursdaynigh tsatDorsey High Sch ool, sound-fi lmsonciti zensh i pwillbefea-tured.Tanabei salsoi nstructorofth ese7-8p.m.classes.

RecallearlyCLh i storyatStock ton i nstallation

Stock tonTh e h i storyofth eJapaneseAmerican Citi zensLeague,wh i ch h as spreadacross th eUni tedStates since th efi rstch apterwasstartedi n1928 i nPortland,Ore.,wasreviewedh erelastweek byaformerna-tionalpresident.SaburoKido,LosAngelesat-torneywh oh eadedth eJACLduring i ts di ffi cultyearsofWorldWar11,tracedth eh i s-toryi nanaddressatj oi nti n-stallationceremoniesfornewofficersofth e Stock ton andFrench CampJACLch aptersatBrunoandLena's.Tom YegoofPenryn,Placer

County agriculturalcommjs-sionerwh owasoneofth efoun-dersofth eorganizati on,wasamongth e 140membersandfriendspresentatth edinner,programanddance.Dr.JulioBortolazzo,presi-dentofStock tonCollege,alsospok ebriefly,stressingth ei m-portanceofeducationi nassimi -lati onofth eNi sei .Munici palJudgeBillL.Do-zi eri nstalledth enewofficers,h eadedbyGeorgeK.Babaaspresidentofth eStock tonch ap-terandGeorgeMatsuok aaspresidentofth eFrench Campch apter.

Questionof5-FIssei citi zensh i pdidnoti mpelACLUtoact-Yasui

DenverTh atth eAmericanCi vi lLi-

bertiesUnionwouldnoti nter-vene i nth erecent5-F Isseinaturalizati onissuewasbrough ttoligh tlastweek byMmYasuii nh i scolumnpublish edbyth eColoradoTimes.Th eACLU, wh i ch certainly

h as sh owna k een i nteresti nnaturalizati onand i mmi grationmatters,according to Yasui,"th ough i ti sagoodandvigi -lantorganizati on,couldnotandwouldnoti ntervenei nth eMa-tobaorTsuj i casesforth edi rectbenefitofth eIssei males."Yasui th ough t"th atmigh tbeananswerformanyNisei ,wh opreach assimi lati on,andargueth atth eyough ttobecomeapartofth elargercommunity,with -outregardtospeciali zedNiseigroups.'Wh en Ch i psareDown'"Wh enth ech i psweredown,andth ei ssuewenttocourt,th eonlynationalorforth atmatterlocalorganizati onth atwenttobatonth equestionwasth eJa-panese AmericanCiti zensLeague...."Ch urch groups,laborunions,th eACLU,liberalorganizati onsandoth ersh adani nteresti nth ematter,butnotofsuch urgencyasto i mpelth em to i mmedi ateaction," th e columnist con-cluded.

JACLEffici encyWh i leth efavorabledecisi on

ofth eAttorneyGeneraltowith -drawoppositi oni nth e5-Fcasesi sexpectedtopush some300casesi nth eDenvernaturaliza-ti onoffice,-Yasui ci tedth eef-fici encyofth eNationalJACLi n

th eproblem."Certainly,no single i ndi -vi dualcoejld h aveaccomplish edth esweepingvi ctoryi nth eMa-toba and Tsuj i cases. Onlyth rough anationallycoordinated;effortwasth i sach i eved,"Ya-sui said,afterreviewi ngth ede-velopmentofth ecase.

Newciti zensBrigh am,Utah

Twenty-sixBoxEldercountyresidentswerenaturalizedU.S.citi zensMar.16 i n i mpressiveceremoniesi nth eFi rstDistri ctCourt.JudgeLewisJonespre-sided.Twenty-th reefrom Ja-panwere:Kumak i ch i Endow, Umataro Na-gao,Gi i ch i BenFuk ui , Ri i ch i Aok l,Yosh i i Horiye,MasaoSh i otani , Jin-bei Mori, HayanoMori, MatsueKa-no, Tok uk i ch i Nagasawa,SataroSh i otani , Fusae Sh i otani , MomoyeOk ada, Yosh i taro Suzuk i , GeorgeTak asugi,Kiyok o Tak asugi,Sh i ge-noTak ah ash i , Isami Tak ah ash i , Asa-noTanak a, IsonoTanak a, FusaVa-gi,JugoroVagi andFumi Sek i gawa.KolHaramotoservedasJa-panese i nterpreterforafewof.th e group unable to speakEnglish .Outofth estateandunabletotak eth eoath wasMak i noMi tamurawh oseoath willbegivenAug.10.

"Some400,000namesarebe-i ngsough tbyth eCaliforniaIn-stituteofSocialWelfare, 1031S.(irandAye.,LosAngeles,toqualify.anAidtoth eNeedyAgedpleasureforth eNov.2stateballot.Th ebi llprovidesa$20i ncreaseor$100amonth i nstatepensions.

SpecialJACLpriceforMash bi r'sbook announcedbyNat'lh eadquarters

SanFranciscoByaspecialarrangementwithth eVantagePressofNewYorkCity,JACLmembersmayob-tai nCol.Mash bi r'sIWasanAmericanSpyfor$2.75,wh i chi sadollarlessth anth eestab-li sh edbook storepriceof$3.75,NationalJACL fteadquartersadvisedi tsmembersh i p.Ofspeciali nterestisCh ap-ter13,"Th eNisei ,"wh i ch statesth emai nreasonforth ebookasth e"solemnassurance"toth eNi sei G-2menunderh i scom-mand"th atwh enth ewari soverIwillmak eeveryeffort,sofarasi ti swith i nmypower,toplaceth etruestoryofyourach i evementsbeforeth eAm-ericanpublic."

"Inordertotak eadvantageofth i sreduction,"MasSatow,nationaldirector,declared,"yourordermustcometh roughJACL NationalHeadquartersand moneyordersorch eck smustaccompanyoyourorder."Th ech eck sh ouldbemadetoNationalJACL,wh i ch i nturnwi llforwardth eordertoth epublish erswh o,th en,will'sendth ebook .

GoodforLibrariesJACLch aptersareurgedtoh aveth ebook placed i nlocallibrariesorpresenti tasgiftsto people i nth ei rrespectivecommuniti es.(A h andyordercoupon i s

printedi nth i si ssue.—Th eEdi -tor.)

NATIONALJACLHEADQUARTERSI1759SutterSt.,SanFrancisco15,Calif.

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Ch uck Hayash i dawaspleasedwitb-th epowerdisplayedbyh i sch arges,evenat'th eexpenseofh avi ngseveralballspoundedouti ntoth ecreek onth eoth ersi deofth eleftandcenterfieldbarriers.Th ePlacersopenth ei r1954

campaigni nth ePlacer-NevadaLeagueonApr.25with th eNe-vadaCityAth leti csatNevadaCity.PracticeGameMar.28Pri ortoth eopenerth eJACLninewillplayseveraltune-upgames,playingh oststoth eFol-somGlobesh ereonMar.28,andtentativelybook i ngah omeandh omeserieswith th eLodi ACofth e Sacramento RuralLeague.Reporting to practice last

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'54 Sch eduleTh e1954sch eduleofth ePla-cerJACLasreleasedataBoardofDirectorsmeetingatRose-vi lleis:

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SECONDHALFJune20—NevadaCityvsJACLatAuburnJune27—JACLvsRosevilleatRose-vineJulyH-JACLvsGrassValleyatGrassValleyJuly18—LincolnvsJACLatAu-burnJuly25—ColfaxvsJACLatAuburnAug. 1—JACLvsAuburnatAu-burnAug.B—PlacervillevsJACLatAu-burn

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"TwomorelocaldoubleAyeNisei bask etballch ampi onsh i psweredecided i nasmanyweek s...Nisei Tradingwonth eSouth ernCaliforniaNAUti tleforth esecondconsecutiveseasonbytrouncingani nj ury-riddledSh i nNi ch i bei -53-35lastSun-dayi nth eonlycapacity-h ousegameofth eNAU seasonatCh apmanCollegegym i n.LosAngeles...CaliforniaSt.Meth o-di stCh urch clai medth eColoradoNisei titleforth esecondStraigh tyear,dumpingJoh nnyDowns39-32atManualHighgym.TAXTSUTSUI,with 23points,pacedCSMCwh i ch woundupaperfectseason.

"Notsinceth edayswh enth efi rstJapanesej ock eyi nAmeri-ca,JOEKOBUKI, rode i nth eCaliforniacountyfaircircui t,h asth erebeen,aswidean i nteresti nth ebusinessofh orse-racing i ncurredbyth e'sensationalrecordbeingmadebyGEORGETANIGUCHI,24-year-oldapprentice,wh obrough ti nth reewinnerslastSaturdayatBayMeadows.OneofTaniguch i 'sWinnerswasalorigsh otwinnerpaying$57.30for$2.Healsoscoredwith $9.50and$14.40winners.Sinceth emeetingopenedtendaysearlier,h eh advi si tedth ewinner'scircleseventimesandamongth etopfourj ock eysatth ecpurse.Th eImperialValleybornboyi sundercontracttoLarryKidd,topdeveloperofridi ngtalenti nth enation.

"Th eFenway/GolfClub,Cleveland,startsth ei rth i rdyearoforganizati on i n:Aprilwith amembersh i pof15girls,wh oplanamatch playandScotch foursomewith FairwayClubmembers.Advisedby;KIMBO YOSHITOMI,th e'54 officersareSETSUYESUGI,pres.;FUMISHIMA,sec;KAYOHMURA,tourneych mn.;TOSHIKADOWAKI,HELEN NAKAGAWA,tourneycomm.;MARYASAZAWA,treas.;SACHIFUJIMOTO,h i st.;andMARGARETRUMAGAI,social.

"Wash i ngtonStateclaimedth e'54Pacifi cCoastIntercollegiateboxingch ampi onsh i plastweek endi nSacramentowith anewteamrecordof38points.Th eCougarspick edupitswinni ngmargin i nth e132-lb.finalswh ereGILINABAretainedh i sPCIti tlewith aloudlybooeddecisi onoverJoh nJeagerofIdah oState,wh oappearedto h aveth ebetterofth egoingi nth efi nalround.Th everdictdrewoneofth eloudestroarsofdisapprovaleverh eardi nth ePCImeet.

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"Ten|yearsagospeedyWATMISAKAwasmak i ng h i mselfh eadli neswith ,th eUni v.ofUtah cagersi nth eNITandNCAAtournaments.Inrec.ent years,h e'stak enupbowling.Lastweek h epoundeda277gameanda694seriesi nth eWasatchLeagueofSaltLak eCity.He h adsevenstri k esi nth erowluatilth eeigh th frametap.

SOCIALNOTES

VVLALadiesGui ld:Dr.TomAbe,wh orecentlyopened h i soffi ce i n WestLos Angeles,spok eonCancerFactsforWo-menandafilmoncancerwassh ownatth eMarch meeting.Oth erBi i ssei 'womengroupsal-soattended.Mrs.Sh i zueNara-murai ntroducedth espeak er.SanDiegoYBA:TaroMatsui

andMasTani k azi areco-ch ai r-menofth ebenefitbazaartobeh eldMay15,3p.m.tomidni gh t,atth eSanDiegoBuddh i stCh urch .Proceedsareforth ebuildi ng i mprovementfund.Tri-Vi Ues(PaloAlto):Mrs.

Elizabeth Eisenbergwasguestspeak eratth eMar.12meetingatOk amuraHall.Sh espok eon"Wh atJobOpportuniti esAreTh ereforYoungGraduates."Th e Sequoia JACL-sponsoredgirls'groupisplanninganAprilsk atefest.ClevelandTennisClub:Th e

Easteregg h unt,Apr.18,willbepresentedagainatAddisonY.Admissi on h asbeensetattwocoloredeggsperch i ldandprizesawaitth osewith th ebest-decoratedandth osewh ofi ndth emosti nth e h unt.Sh i roSh i ozawai sch ai rman.South westL.A.JACL:Th e

ch apterwillh oldanEastereggh untonEasterSunday,Apr.18,atth eExpositi onPark picni cgrounds,announcedHisash i Ho-rita,ch apterpresident.Furth er"detailsaretobereportedsoon.

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RoleofNisei VotesEditor:Oneofth esedayswh ynotwriteonth eapath yofth eAmericanvoters i ncludingth eJapaneseAmericans,andonth eroleth atth eNi sei orSansei,etc.,votesi nth efuturewillplayi nelectionstocome.

—M.I.WestLqsAngeleS(We i ntendto—twiceayear,andmoresoi nth eevenyearswh en nationalelections areh eld.)

Jeh ovah WitnessEditor:Inreferenceto"Je-h ovah Wi tnessNisei <jntrial"item i nth eMar.5PC,SupremeCourtJudgeAlanGoldsboroughrefusedciti zensh i ptoa"Jeh o-vah Wi tness."Th eyrefusetosaluteour,FlagandstilldonotrespectourFlag.Th ey h avenorigh ttociti zensh i p.

—Mrs.J.G.FALCKOgden

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SouvenirBook letforNat'lConvention.'..Adsforth esouvenirprogrambook letforth e13th Bisn

JACLNationalConventionarebeginni ngtotrick le i nwreallyappreciateth ecooperationofch aptersanddistri ctmcilsth atrealizeth emagnitudeofth ebook letcommittee's'k "It's h elpfulforth eart-editori alstafftoreceivecopyearsoth eycanspreadth ei rwork overmanyweek srath erthconcentratei tforafewh ecti cdaysarounddeadline

Weli k eSMOKYSAKURADA'si deaofsolici ti ngpersnn,greetingsfromCh i cagoch aptermembersata"fin"perrem.i ngonly30namestofillupafullpage.Or,atth reebuck si Z'50names.Th i sweencourageoth erch apterstofollowsuit

Th ebook let,asorigi nallyplanned,willbeanoffsetInhwh i ch th ecommitteeh asassignedtoToyoPrinti ngi nLi'lTofaAtonetime,i nth ei nterestofeconomy,th ecommitteewastmtparedtoh aveth ebook letprintedbyletterpress.Howeverletterpressli mi tati onsi nartwork ,costofengravingandoth er'factonruledi nfavorofth elith ograph i cmeth od.Everyconventionwillreceiveacopyofth i sbeautiful80-pluspagebook letAGrandOpeningi nLi'lTok i o...

JOSEPHITAQAKI.amemberofth eHawai i anTerritori alSenafcwasavisi torh ereth i spastwe.ek .HeandMIKEMASAOKAweretent-mateswith th e442ndRCT i nEurope during WW2.SenatorJoeisvisi ti ng h i sbroth er, JIMMIE.wh ooperatesth eCivi cInn.th eonlyNisei -operatedbari nNi h onj i n-mach i .Jimmi e,wi th th eh elpofarch i tectKAZADACHI,h adabig"opening"lastnigh tath i sspank i ngnew"GinzaSuk i yak l"i nth ebasementofth eMiyaJto■Hotel,wh ereourofficesarelocated.Th eGinza h asunusualdecorandcan'tbebeatforJapaneseatmosph ere.Tatami mats, i ndi vi dualsteaming-moistface towels i n bask eta-la-Japan, waitresses i nk i mono, excellentJapanesecuisi neandgiftch opstick sallmak eupIwh atpromisestobeanumberonetouristattraction.Adams-Wash i ngtonFreewayHearing...LastTuesday,i nth ei nterestofanumberofNisei famili eswh oh averecentlypurch ased h omes i nLA'sSeinansecti"designatedforth econstructionofth eAdams-Wash i ngtonfw.way,wetestifi ecTata h eari ngofth eStateHigh wayCommissi onatth eStateBuildi ngth reeblock swestofouroffice.Proponentsadvancedeconomicandengineeringargumentsfavoringth eproposedrouteforaboutanh our.Th eoppositi on,princi pallyrepresentingresidentswh oseh omesli ei nth epath ofth efreeway,wasJedbyattorneyBer-nardJeffersonfollowedby an eloquentand wellprepawd

presentationbyFloydCovington,racerelationsadviserforth eFHA;oth ersi ncludedNisei realtorTVSAITOandth eSOU'WESTERandmanyprotestingresidents.Manymorenon-wh i tesli vei nth eproposedfreewaystrinth ani nanalternateroutefurth ernorth .Th eoppositi on's(ours)

positi onwasth atwh i le'i tdidnotopposeeast-westfreewayperse,i tdidopposeth eproposedroutesinceth emanyth ousandsofnon-wh i teresidentswouldfi ndgreatdiffi culti nrelocatingelsewh erebecauseofth eracialdiscri mi nati onpracticedagaiastnon-wh i tesi nth epurch aseofh omes.Tosubstantiateth i sfrom th eNisei viewpoint,wepointed

outanumberofdocumentedinstanceswh ereth epurch aseofh omeswasdeniedtoNisei veteransandth ei rfamili es i nresi-dentialcommuniti esi nandborderingth ecity.Relocationofth eNi sei resi dentsfrom th i sstrip,wesub-

mitted,"wouldconstituteasecondevacuation,"recallingtoth ecommissi onersourmassremovalof1942.JobandHousingDiscri mi nati on...Housingi sth enumberoneproblem ofth eNisei ,weh avealwayscontended.Employmentdiscri mi nati on i snotdiscerniblealth ough afewweek sago,agroupofNisei employedbyth e

Si erracinCorp.i nBurb'ank ,manufacturingplastics,firedacrewofNisei .Inth i si nstance,th erearesomeaspectstoth efiri ngwh i ch leadustobelievei twasnotbasedsolelyonracialgroundjbutwearestilli nvestigati ng,despitelack ofcooperationfromth epersonsi nvolved.Th eNLRBandth eCountyConferenceonCommunityRelations h avebeenconsulted i nth i smatter.Generally,th eNisei ,Issei too,are h oldi ngdowndecentj obs

andafewth ousandgardenersare,byandlarge,i nth atoccu-pation bych oi ceforth erearemorereturns,from push i ngalawnmowerth anpush i ngapencil(alas,h owtrue!).Butth eh ousi ngproblem—letuscitesomeofth einstanceswedugupduringourcursoryresearch forth eh eari ng.Ensign-ATSUKO EMGTO (U.S.Navy)turneddownby

CarsonPark MutualHomesnearLongBeach i nFebruary,lastyear;HENRYandMARVELMIYATAbyth eLaMiradaprojecti nAzusaaboutth esametime;i nsurancemanGEORGEONObyacooperativeh ousi nggroupconnectedwith th eUSC facultyi nBaldwinHtfls;JOHNandALICEKANDAbyBranfordManorSieSi l?,May:MARYMIYAHARAi nLaCanadai n1950;

J?HARAatJosh uaTreesnear29PalmslastAPfil;KIYOSHIKAGAWAbyPontyHomesi nSouth L.A.i n1950;J?**18y.ear.aNisei vetatatracti nBellflower;th eMASNARITAS j ustlastFebruarybyth eLak ewoodPlazai nLongBeach ;orask GEORGEUMEZAWAofth elocalSumitomoBank abouth i sexperiencewith adozennewdevelopmentsth atdidnt-wantaNisei resi dencetodiscolorth ei rcommunityall-wh i te-sanctity.Fortunately,mostofth esemanifestationsofraciali ntoler-anceweresatisfactorilywork edouttoth eadvantageoftj i e

SlSuTi »aa*?t0TePresentationsbyJACLlegalcounselFRANK*.UiUMANandamusteringofwidespreadcommunitysupportmi?ayande«uitabletreatmentforth em.Th erearesomewh osay,wh ybarge i ntoa h osti le

neigh borh ood—leave'emalone.Rath er,wegivecredittoth epluck yNisei wh ostick byth ei rgunsbynotbeingfrigh tenedoutofadealbecauseofth eprejudi cesofoneortwoanti-Ori entalpersons.Th eyfeel,righ tfully,th attogivei ntosuch prejudi ceswith outsomeefforttocombatth emwouldonlyservetoencouragemoreofth esameagainstoth erNisei . .Aninvariably(wek nowofnoexceptions),wh enth eseNifdh avemovedi ntoth ei rh omes,th eyarecompletelywelcomedandacceptedbyth ei rneigh borsasfellowAmericans.Th ebuga-dooofth eundesirableOrientalexistedonlyi nth emindof<n«salesman,ownerorfinancingcompany.

Irritati onsNo.2...Lastweek ,wecomplainedofauditoryIrritati ons.Broth er, th taintall.Forabouth alfayear,ourolfactorysenses h avebeen

assauedbyanacrid,pungent,th orough lydisagreeablegaseouscon-coctionemanatingfrom th eroomnexttoPCeditorHarryHonda*downth e h allfromus.Itseemsth i sJssei medi co curesailmenfith rough th e i nh alati onofcertainvaporscreated,wesuspect,bfth eburningofgarlic,camph or,moxa(ok yu)andoth eri ngredientwe h aven'tboth eredtoi nqui reabout.Sovisi torstoth enon-»i*-eondittonedLA.regionaloffice,U younotice apeculiarstem*4aroundth eplace,It'snotus.

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+ Mrs.MildredYounger,can-didateforth e State Senate,jfromLosAngelescounty,wasalUßcbeoaguestataNisei Vol-unteersforYoungergath eri ngi nLi 'lTok i oearlierth i sweek .Th e33-year-oldwi feofMv-\nici palCourtJudgeEvelleJ.IYoungergoesagainsti ncumbentJack B.TenneyandRich ard,Rich ards,ch ai rmanofth eL.A.!CountyDemocraticCentralCommittee.Mrs.Youngercarriesamean

politi calwallop,alth ough h erattractivenessmak esh ermorefitti ngasamoviestar.Sh ewas*J>th eth i rdwoman i nth eh i storytobeonth eNationalRepubli-canPlatform Committee, and1nominatedth eth enGov.Earl|WarrenofCaliforniaasGOPaspiranttoth eU.S.presidencyi n1952.Sh ewason'th eNationalCivi l

Righ tssubcommitteeandservedonacommitteewh i ch draftedth eHawai i Stateh oodbi ll.Sh eibecomesth efi rstwomancan-didatetorunforastatesena-torialoffice.Mrs.Younger'scampaignin-volvesabig h unk qfterritorywh eresome5milli orTpeoplere-side.Th estrongerofh ertwoopponents,ofcourse,i sTenney*wh oseveryname i sh ouseh oldi"bogie" i nmanya Japanese'Americanh ome.Tenney'sstrength liesi n h i sconstantassaultagainstminor-i tygroups,alth ough h i smeth odsi ni ntroducingcertainbi llsaf-fectingth ei rwelfarearerath ersubtle.Mostofh i sraci stmovementsh avebeenai medtoli mi tcivi lrigh ts,orbringback th eoldra-cialcovenants i dea,tostirupprejudi ceandpermitdiscri mi -nation.IHe wasalmosta one-mansh ow i nnursingand k eepi ngalive th e 3-year-old Calif.AJienLandlawuntili tsfinaldeteati nth e State SupremeCourti n1952.Oneof.Mrs.Younger'sspon-sorsi sMrs.Frank C.Pellissi er,prewarresidentofSanGabriel,wh o h eads manycommunityandph i lanth ropi cactivi ti esi nWh i tti ertoday.Mrs.Pellissi er,onerecalls,wasoneofth estrongdefendersofNisei righ tsafterPearlHar-bor,and opposed vigorouslyevacuation.Wh enafact-findi ngcommit-

teebuzzedi nth eCityHallfol-lowingth efootstepsofth en-MayorFletch erBowron wh owh i ppeduph ysteriatoremove'all.personsofJapaneseancestry,IMrs.Pellissi erask edth atacer-tainamountofmercybesh ownsoth at"parentsandth ei rch i l-dren"wouldnot.beseparatedi fth ey h adtobemovedouttocamps.

"k Someofth ebigwi gsi nLi 'lTok i oarecontemplatingfor-mationofanOptimi stClubandgettingmembersh i psfromcom-munityleadersandmerch antsonFirstandSanPedro.Th emai nactivi tyofth ei n-ternationalorganizati oni sboys'work .Th eHigh landPark Opti-mistClub,wh i ch willsponsorth elocalgroupuntil"itgets,i tselfestablish ed,"h asth reeNi-sei members:Ei j i Tanabe,Ban-Ji Hamasak a,andFredMiyak e.Optimi stClubsarefound i nallpartsofth ecountryandi nCanada,Mexico,PuertoRico,anaHawai i ,butnotinJapan.i fth eLi'lTok i oclubbecomesareality,i twi llbeth efirstsuchau-Japanese(Issei andNisei )organizati on.

*'Speak i ngofth eorganiza-k onal"firsts,"Garfield HighSch oolPTAi nEastLosAngelesj ustelectedawifeofaNiseidentisttoserve aspresidentduringth e1954-55term. .»ne i sMrs.Wi lli am M.Ka-i o,.wh oi sanactivememberando«icerofboth Garfield andavensonJuniorHigh Sch ool'Meantime,serving h ersec-°ndyearaspresidentwillbe

Mrs.JoeAbe,wh oseh usbandi salsoadentisti nPasadena.Sh ewasre-electedtoth etoppostPTA.Mrs.Abei s

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VITALSTATISTICSBirth s

FUJn—Feb.15,aBoytoth eLi n-FUJIKAWA—Feb.17,agirlNancyfvEEXtoMth eM?H«ni Fuj i k awas(Yosh i k oMacOriguch i ),LosAn-HANADA—Mar.3,aboyScottGreg-Josel° °*OT Hanadas,San

Hl<*A-Feb 7,agirlAk i k oAli ce{?«,=„> tRenAyU ,Hi*as (Haruk oOwan),LosAngeles.HIRATA—Jan.24,agirltoth eHa-j i meHiratas,SeattleISHIZUE—Mar.7,agirltoth pT=>k ash i Ish i zues,Dinuba. *'PTfebo*l'aboyCliffordSh i rototh eSach i oItos(Ch i yok oTana-ra),LosAngeles.ITO—Aboytoth eKoj i Itos,Den-*WAir-Mar.6,agirltoth eGeorgeIwais,Spok ane. B

IYAMA—Mar.7,aboyKenneth Ku-Jose

Masak atsuIyamas,SanKAWASHIMA—Feb.10,aboyGary?iln,?ru \°.tneJtroKawash i maswIS&Z0MUTO)-LosAngeles.K°K£A—Mar.4,aboytoth eTomKok k as,Fresno. m

KONISHI—Mar.12,a boyJeffreySadaototh eJamesKonish i s(RoseHaruk i ),Cleveland OKOfHA-Ffb.1, a giri Ch ri sti naElainetoth eTak emi Kosh as(RoseK-Tm i 5 Sugjyama),LosAngeles.KUBOTA—Feb.2,aboytoth eTa-dash i Kubotas,ClovisKUMAGAI-Mar.13,agirltoth eIJoeKumagais,Ontario,OreKURIMURA-Mar.6,agirltoth e

b-fnATTTISUr,i inuras'sPOk ane.KURODA—Feb.13,aboytoth eMa-satosh i Kurodas,ParlierKUROKAWA-Mar.7,agirltoth eNobej i Kurok awas,Reedley.KUROSE-Feb. 14,a boyto th eJunelowKuroses,SeattleMATSUDAiRA_Mar.""a&'rlt°t"eMich aelY.Matsudairas.Seattle.NAGAKI—Mar.12,aboytoth eYo-sh i oNagak i s,Ontario,OreNAKAMUBA-Feb.M'a6irltoth ex,»Sb.ui)AV;i Jak amui 'as'u>nSBeach .NAKASAKO—Mar.8,a boyJoh nSteph entoth eFuj i oNak asak osSanJose.NAKASHIMA—Jan.29,agirltoth eRobertNak ash imas,LongBeach ,iODA—Feb.2,aboytoth eMak otoOdas,-Reedley.IOHAMA—Mar.3,agirlMarilyntoth eGeorgeOh amas, San Fran-ci sco.OHTA—Mar.3,agirltoth eJoh nOh tas,HuntingtonBeachOKAZAKI—Mar.I,aboyJonath anL.toth eMi noru M.Ok azak i sPortland.OTSUKI—Feb.13,agirltoth eMi-ch aelOtsuk i s,LongBeach

PERKOV—Feb.16.agirlPamelaDoristoth eWi lli am R.Perk ovso(Sai k oTak ayama),LosAngeles.SAKATA—Feb.24,a boyto th eGeorgeS.Sak atas,Stock ton.SUZUKI—Mar.7, a girlto th eGeorgeSuzuk i s,Fresno.TAKAYAMA—Feb.14,agirlCarolRisayu toth eSoich i Tak ayamas(Kuni k oTamura),WestLosAn-geles.TANAKA—Feb.26,a boytoth eTadabTanak as,SanFrancisco.TSUCHIDA—Feb.17,aboytoth eJack Y.Tsuch i das,Sacramento.WAKAI—Feb.27,agirltoth eCh ar-lesS.Wak ai s,Stock ton.WOODS—Feb.12,a girlMargaretGeorgina to th e Ivan DouglasWoods (Rose Mitsuk oOk i ),LosAngeles.YAMADA—Jan.12,agirltoth eYo-sh ltoYamadas,Kingsburg.YAMAMOTO—Feb.12,aboytoth eTosh i o Yamamotos (MiyoKi k u-ch i ),LosAngeles.YANO—Feb.11,aboytoth eRobertL.Yanos,Kingsburg.

EngagementsHATAKEDA-MAStfDA—Ruri k o,Vi-salla,toTosh i o, Parlier, Mar.6.KUROKI-MURAMOTO—Amy,Den-ver,toJames, Pueblo, Mar.17.MIYOSHI-KADOWAKI—BellytoCh arles, both ofCleveland.OKAMOTO-SUMIDA—Himek o,Ha-wai i ,toRoy.Visali a,_Mar.14.SHIRAMIZU-IWATA—Sumi yetoIra,both ofDenver.Mar.13.TSUBOKURA-MATSUEDA—KaytoRich ard, both ofSanMateo,Mar.14. "TSUGAWA-FUJll—Toypk o Tee toJim,both ofSacramento.

MarriageLicensesIssuedIKEDA-HOSHINO—HarryYoyoj i ,52,Alameda,andKi nMary,46,Oak land.

KAWAMOTO-SMITH—Joh nE.,andMarjori e,both ofSh eri dan, Wyo.

KOBARA-TAKEMURA-Sei j i , 29andKaruk o,both ofSeattle -SAKOI-KAMINAKA-George26c"sco °e>26>b°th °£SanFranJ

WeddingsAKIYAMA-YOKOI-Mar.21,HideoWk aItyson1vli,fendJeanYok oi 'both °fAOKI-OKUDA-Mar.12,Hutch Aok iLak eCity"°k Uda>both ofSaltHIRATA-KAWANO-Mar.13,Ak i toHi rata,Dinuba,andMasak oKa-wano,Kingsburg.IMORI-YATSU-Mar. 13. Th omascTeTela Tak eyoYatsu-b°th ofS 11?ATAn-wILSON-Mar.7,Teruoot'se'aUle"1'1 A"di eWi lson'botb-TOKUNAGeA-SASAKI-Mar.20,JoeofSeatSea"dFuj i yeSasak i -b°thYAMAMOTO-MAYEGOTO—Mar27Ak i raYamamoto,Watsonville,andNancy Yonek o Mayegoto,Ber-

Death sH"?ASHoIMA'Tsutae,48:SanJose,Mar.13,survivedbyh usbandSealsuk e, sonItsuwo,Bobby,daugh -tersAsami,Nari j i ne,Georgia Ja-nice,Mrs.Nobuk oAmamoto(SanMateo),Mrs.Sadak oKatayama(Gilroy),sistersMrs.LouiseImo-k awa Mrs.HelenAgawaandbro-th erHidemasaHSguch i .XAWATA,WatarOl:Oxnard,Mar10,survivedbywifeSuma,foursons h aj i me,Jiro,Saburo.Sh i roa"?eigh tgrandch i ldren.K'TAMORA,Masao,76:Watsonville,Mar.8.KOJIMA,Hach i h ei : Palos VerdesEstate,Mar.13,survivedbywifeSen,foursons.Tak esh i ,Joj i ,FredTom,th reedaugh ters,Mmes.Mi-yok oAndo,SumaFuk uh araandSach i k oYasuk awa.KUSAYANAGI,Yosh i o,3d:Ch i cagoMar.11,survivedbyparents,Mr.and Mrs.Yosh i zo,broth erSh J-geich i ,sistersSach i k oandCh i ek o.OGAWA,Hi k otaro, 68:SaltLak eCity,Mar.6.survived bytwodaugh tersi nJapan.OKAZAKI,Ben,31:SanJose,Mar8,survivedbyparents,Mr.andMrs.Hach i saburo Ok azak i ,seven.broth ers George,Harding,Sam,Sueo,Leo,Yosh i ro,Tom andsis-terSh i zuk o.NAKAMOTO,Yosh i tak a, 75:Wat-sonville,Mar.3,survivedbywifeFuk u, sonsFrank andMasaru.SASAKI,AnnYuk i k o, 37:SaltLak eCityd.Mar.12,survivedbypa-rents,Mr.andMrs.Koj i Sasak i ,broth erFrank X.,sistersMaryandMrs.JennieY.Matsuo(Monterey,Calif.)

SHIMOBE, Yosh i matsu: Oxnard,Mar.8.TAKAO,Inosuk e,79:Ontario,OreMar.6,survivedbysonsYanosuk e,George,daugh tersMrs.Jim Wata-nabe(Payette)andMrs.MatsumiTak ata(Jaoan),onebroth erand11grandch i ldren.

TERAMOTO,Kunzo,53: Fowler,Mar.15,survivedby.sonKeh i ch i .daugh terSumiye,broth erSawe,sistersMrs.KayoKi k udaandMrs.Tonami Arai .YOSHIDA,Dr.Ryubei,70:LosAn-geles,Mar.11,survivedbysonsKazuo, Wataruanddaugh terMrs.Yosh i Arai .YOSHIZUMI,Yonek o, 38:SanPedro,Mar.12,survivedbyh usbandHar-ryKatsumi, daugh terBettySetsu-k p,sonsPh i li pKatsumi ari dGor-donYoneo.

SanFernandomoth ergoesfull-limebreeding j umbofrogsforpublicsale

LosAngelesSevenyearsago,Mrs.MarieDoizak i andh erh usbandbough ttwosmallbusiness-sizelotsfac-i ngbusySanFernandoBlvd.i nSunValleyforafrogfarm.As|th eCaliforniaFarmer,agricul-jturalweek lypublicati on,com-jmented:"Tosee h undredsofifrogsofallsizesabouti npoolsi squiteasigh t."Th ereareeigh tpools10x30ft.each fi lledwith Louisi anaj umbofrogs.Ith asbecomea]fulltime j obfor h er, h asiwri ttenabook letonfrog-rais-li ngi n h ersparetimeandh erh usband,aLosAngelesbusi-nessman,h elpsonweek endsanddoesallth eslaugh teri ng.Th eDoi zak i stak ecareofth efoodproblem bymak i ngweek -|lytripstoth ecreek s i nth e:RosemeadandElMontesectionsiofth ecountytogath ersackloadsofcrawfish .Itwasex-plainedth atasack loadwillbedumped i ntoapoolwh ereasupplywilllastforatleastaweek as i ttak esth atlongfora breederfrogto digestonecrawfish —sh ellandall.

Hatch eryPoolsAspecialh atch erypooli sre-servedforth e spawn wh i chh atch esfrom th reeto sevendays.Constantfresh waterrunsth rough th epoolandth ewrig-glersarefedwh i teflour.Fromtadpoletofrogi safour-monthperiod,ayearlateri ti sreadyforth emark et.Abullfrog,h ow-evr,tak estwoyearstoattainfullgrowth .Since th eannualspawning

producesupto20,000eggsperfrog,i ti seasytounderstandwh yth eDoi zak i sh avenearly

amilli onfrogsonth efarm.Alotofdressedmeati sre-tailed(about$2.25apoundforlegs)fromth eh ouse.Frogsasyoungasnine-month s-oldmaybeeaten,butmanypreferwait-i nglongerforameatierspeci-men.Th eymaybeeatenuptoth eth ree-year-oldstagewh enth ebreedingperiodcommences.Somefrogsaresoldtola-

boratoriesforexperimentalpur-posesandmanygotoprivatepoolstopreyuponsnailsandoth erinsects.

North westBusseiSpok ane

JamesDemise and Mi noruTsubotawereelectedpresidentsofth eNorth westYoungBudd-h i stLeague and North westYoungAdultBuddh i stLeague,respectively,atth eseventh an-nualpostwar'regionalconven-tionh ererecently.Over500delegatesfrom th ePacifi cNorth weststatesand Canadaattended.

CALENDARMar.27 (Saturday)

WEST L.A.:Installation dinner-dance/CarolinaPines.7 p.m.WASH'N, D.C.:FamilyPot-Luck .SOUTHWESTL.A.:Get-acquaintedsocial,3906Wi lsh i reBlvd BpmSEQUOIA-SAN MATEO:Jointbowlingtournament,SanCarlosBowl.SAN FRANCISCO;Get-Acquaintedparty,Buch ananY.7:30p.m.

Mar.28(Sunday)PNWDC:DC mtg,Ch apterClini c,1414WellerSt.,Seattle.

Apr.3(Saturday)PLACERCOUNTY:Communitypic-nicdance.SAN MATEO:Dinneri nh onorofIssei pioneersandnew citi zens,SanMateoBuddh i stHall,6:30p.m.

Apr.4(Sunday)PLACER COUNTY: Communitypicni c,JACLRecreation Park ,Penryn.MARYSVILLE:Community picni c.(Ifrain, postponetoApr.11).

Apr.10(Saturday)DETROIT:Japanesemovies.

Apr.11(Sunday)SELMA:Communitypi cni c.

Apr.18(Sunday)SOUTHWESTL.A.:EasterEggHunt,Expositi onPark picni cgrounds.

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EDITORIALS

5-FIssei Vi ctorySeveralth ousandapplica-

tionsfornaturalizati onbyIssei menwerebeing h eldupth epastmonth sbecauseofth ei nterpretationofSec.315ofth e1952Immigrationarid Nationality Act.Th esame i nterpretationcompli-catedre-entryofIssei malewh owerereturningfrom avisi tofJapan.Th epersonalreliefandj oynowath andi nsomanyfamili es i s i mmeasurable.Ourfaith i nAmericanfairplayand j usti cestays un-sulliedwi th th elatestturnofeventsandlastweek 'sna-turalizati onofth efirstJa-panesealienwh oh adbeendeniedciti zensh i pbecauseofh i s5-Fdraftstatus.Yetto accomplish th i s

stateofaffairs,i trequiredh oursofresearch ,coordin-atedeffortsoflegalmindsandorganizati on.Afterth efavorable de-

ci si on i nth eTsuj i case i nSanFranciscoandth eannouncementofth eAttor-neyGeneralnottooppose5-Fnaturalizati oncasescon-cerningnon-declarantaliens,th eMatobacase i nDenverstillagitated.Mm Yasui,wh o h andledth e Matobacase-andwh oi sth eMoun-tai n-Plains regionalJACLrepresentative,wasabletosh ow Judge Knous wh oh eardth eMatobacasealet-terfromth eSolici torGener-altoEdwardEnnis,specialJACLcounsel,statingth atth eAttorneyGeneralh adwith drawnh i soppositi ontoIssei naturalizati oncases.Th eurgencyofa decisi oni nth eMatobacasewasfur-th erpointedout.Th i svictoryi sbutonei n-

stancei llustratingth eeffec-tivenessandsigni fi canceofanationalorganizati on,suchasth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague,work i ngforth ewelfareandinterestsofpersonsofJapanesedescenti nAmerica.Th atpeopledisregardth e

potentialandvalueoforgan-i zati oni sbutasignofsociali mmaturityofth ei rpart.

NewslettersSomeofourJACLch apters

are old h ands i n publish i ngnewslettersforth ei rmember-sh i p andcommunity.Buttooth erswh i ch h avebeenwon-dering h ow to start h aveasimple formulath atappearssuccessfuli nseverali nstances.Atwo-pagemimeograph af-fai rcanadequatelyreportth ecabinetmeetingandth eregu-larmeetingofth epreviousmonth ,h i gh li gh tsofWash i ng-ton activi ti esand localan-nouncements.Wh eredistri bu-tionislimi ted,th e.newslettermaybeh ectograph ed.Th e i ndi spensableness of

newsletteri nch apteractivi ti esi sh ardtodeny.Oftentimes,i tmaybeth eonlysustaini nglin|cbetween th emembersh i pandth ech apter.

Th eHappiestMani nTownbyBillHosok awaFromth e'FryingPan...

DenverBACKINTHEyear1914,a16-year-oldlad

from Ok ayamaprovincecametoth eUni tedStatestojoi nh i sfath er.Th eboy'snamewasHarryG.Matoba,andh ewastoleadth eunspectacularlifeofatypicali mmi grantun-tilth i syear.Afewweek sagoh emadelegalh i storybybecomingth efi rstIssei maletoreceiveAmericanciti zensh i poverth ei mmi -grationandnaturalizati onservice'sobjecti onsi nconnectionwith h i sWorldWarIdraftstatus.Asevery-readerofth ePacifi c Ci ti zen

k nows,Matobatook h i spleaforciti zensh i pbeforeFederalJudgeLeeKnous.Th ecasewasarguedbyAttorneysMinoruYasui andEdwardJ.Ennis,andJudgeKnousruled i neffectth atMatobash ouldbegranted h i scovetedpapers*.ItwasagreatdayforMatobawh enh e

wassworn i nasanAmericanciti zenoneafternoonrecently.Tocelebrateth eevent,Matobah eldabanquetforsomeofh i sfri endsfrom Oregon,wh ereh eh adli vedbeforeth eevacuation,andwewereamongth oseprivi -legedtoattend.Betweenmouth fulsofasump-tuousCh i nesefeast,Matobatoldus h i sli festory,andweth ough tyoumigh tbei nterestedi nh eari ngabitaboutth i sftewAmerican.

" " "LIKEMOST ISSEI,HarryMatobaisasligh t,grayingmanwith areadysmile.Un-li k emostIssei,Matobaspeak sEnglish withmach i negunrapidi ty.Hepick eduph i sk now-ledgeofth elanguage i ngradesch oolandh i gh sch ooli nPortland,Oregon,andi nbusi-nesscollege.Beforeth ewarMatobaranasmallgro-

cerystorei nPortland.Th eevacuationup-rootedh i mandh i sfi vech i ldrenanddumpedth em i nth eMi ni dok aWRAcenter.Soonh eh eadedth epayrolldepartment,puttingi nth evouch erssoth atth eresidentscouldgetth ei r$16and$19month lypaych eck s.EventuallyMatobawenttoNyssa,Ore.,

wh ere,alth ough analien,h egota j obasbook -k eeperi nth eWartimeFoodAdmini stration.Th etasteoffreedom was h eady.Hewentback toMini dok atomak eh i sleaveperma-

nentandth enh eadedforBrigh amCi ty,Utah ,wh ereh ewenttowork asbook k eeperi nafruitcanningfirm.Somefi veyearsago,wh i leoneofh i s

sonswasonoccupationduty i nJapan,th eboybecamestrick enwith anunusualdisease.Th earjny senth i m toFitzsi mons h ospi tali nDenverforwh atpromisedtobeprolongedtreatment.Matobamovedh i sfamilyfromBrigh amCi tytoDenvertobenearh i sson.Butth eyoungsoldierdied,andalittlebitofHarryMatobadiedwith h i m.

"EversinceIcametoth i scountry,"Ma-tobasays,"IlovedAmerica.ButIcametolovei tevenmoreaftermysonpassedawaywh i lea,memberofth eUni tedStatesarmy.Itmusth avebeenh i ssacrifi ceth atdeepenedmyaffectionformyadoptedcountry."

Th eMatobasdecidedtomak eDenverth ei rh ome.Heopenedwh ath ecalledaservicebureau,aplacewh ereIssei couldgoforh elpi nawidevarietyoffields.Nowfivetimesagrandfath er,Matobamak esh i sli veli h oodbyh elpi ngpeopletofillouti ncometaxreturns,applyforlicenses,bytranslatingandinter-preting.Hei satick etagentfortrans-Pacifi csteamsh i pandai rli nes.Hei saperpetuallybusylittlemani nh i sprofessionoftryingtoh elpoth ers.Wh enh i sapplicati onforciti zensh i ppapers

wasturneddownth efi rsttime,Matobawasdisappointed,ofcourse."Buti tmadenodif-ferencetomyloveforth i scountry,"h esays."Ilovedi tj ustth esame.Ik eptth i nk i ngth eoffici alswouldch angeth ei routlook ,andeven-tuallyIfcouldreach mygoalofbecomingaciti zen."

Matobanodoubtwasth eh appi estmani nDenverwh enh i s.papersfinallycameth rough .Promptly h epaid h i s duesandbecame amemberofth eJACL.Andth enh ecalledHerbWong,Wh o h i mselfh adbecomeana-turalizedciti zenafewyearsago,tomak eplansforth ecelebrationfeast.Th rough th eprecedentth atMatobaestab-

lish ed,agoodmanyoth erIssei menwillbegettingth ei rciti zensh i psoon.And i tcouldn'th appentoamoredeservingbunch offellows.

BetterKnownCh o-Ch oSanbyLarryTaj i ri\agarics,..

ITISANi roni calcommentaryonAmeri-canaudiencesth atTomiKanazawa,agirlfromLosAngeles,i sbetterk nowni nEurope,par-ticularlyi nth eScandinavi ancountries,th ansh ei si nh ernativeUnitedStates.Inh erAmericanappearancesMissKana-

zawah asbeentypedasMadameButterfly,alth ough sh e h asappearedi noth eroperas.Butwh ensh ei sabroad,th eNi sei soprano i sacceptedi nawiderangeofrolesandtwoyearsagoenjoyedatriumph alconcerttourofDenmark ,FinlandandSweden,givi nganadditi onalcommandperformanceforth eroyalfamilyi nStock h olm.Inth efourdecadessinceth ePuccini opera

wasfirstperformed,th i soperaticstapleaboutth eloveofaJapanesegirli nNagasak i foranAmericannavyofficerh asbeenplayedi nvi r-tuallyeverycountryi nth eworldandawidevarietyofsopranosh avesungofth etragedyofCh o-Ch o-san.(Atth efamousoldopera h ousetoMexico

Citysome18month sagoweh eardaMexicansopranoi nth erole.Moreth anadecadeagoi nNewYork City,wesawatabloidversionatRadioCityMusicHallwh i ch featuredaFili pi nosopranonamedGonzales.Th eNewYork CityOpera h aspresentedCamillaWil-liams,aNegro,asButterfly,wh i leth eMetro-politan'sfavoritesareLici aAlbanese,Doroth yKirstenandVi ctoriadeLosAngeles.)Tamak i Mi uratouredth eUni tedStatesfor

manyyears,singi ngButterflywith th eSanCarlooperaandh ersuccessorwith th ecom-pany,Hizi Koyk e,h asmadeth epartparticu-larlyh erown,addingdepth anddramaticdi -mensiontoth erole.Yosh i eFuj i warabrough th i sowncompanyfromTok yolastfallandperformedth eopera i nLosAngelesandSanFranciscowith considerablesuccess,andprin-ci palsofth eFuj i waratroupeflewtoMan-h attantoappeari ni twi th th eNewYork Cityopera.Butofallth eMadameButterflysi nmoreth anfourdecadesofth eopera'ssuccess,Tomi

Kanazawah asbeenseenbymorepeopleth anth erestcombined.MissKanazawa,i nasingleperformance,sungtoanaudienceofseveralmilli onswh enth eNBCOperaGuildpresented"MadameButterfly"onnetwork televisi onth reeyearsago.Th i spastWeek i nKansasCity,Tomi Ka-

nazawawasfeaturedi nth eKansasCityPh i l-h armonic'ssecondannualoperafestival.Sh eplayedth eleadi ntwoperformancesofth edurablePuccini operaonMarch 18and20.InrecentyearsMissKanazawaalsoh asap-pearedwith localoperagroups,i nSanFran-cisco,NewOrleans,Cinci nnati andmanyoth erciti es.Betweenconcerttoursandoperaticen-

gagements,wh i ch mayrangeth rough outth eUni tedStatesandfrom farScandinavi atoAlask a,Tomi:Kanazawa.Muellerlives i n

a NewYork apartment.Herh usband i samusici anwith th eMetropolitanoperacompanyandconductedth eorch estraforth eMet'stourwith DieFledermaustwoyearsago.

" " "THESALE OFScenemagazinetoJaffe

Publicati onsofLosAngelesassuresth econ-tinuedexistenceofth emonth ly,buti tmark sth eendofth efi rstrealeffortonth epartofaNisei grouptopublish apicturemagazinewith afullyprofessionalformat.Th erewasnoth i ngwrongwith th eScene

operationi nCh i cagoth atalargerpotentialaudiencewouldn'th avecured.Itsprimaryau-diencewasth eAmericanofJapaneseancestryandth erearelessth an250,000Nisei i nth econtinentalU.S.andHawai i .Allowingforfamilygroupsandlorth efactth atacon-siderablenumberoutofth e250,000areunder18,Scene'sultimatecirculationcouldnoth avebeenmoreth an25,000.Hadi tgainedth ati twouldh avedonesometh i ngsofarunprece-'dentedi nAmericanpublish i ng(evenReader'sDigesth asacirculationofnotmoreth an5percentofth eAmericanpopulation)Acir-culationof25,000alsowouldh avemeantth atScenewouldh avebeenaboveth ebreak -evenpoint,buti ti sdoubtfuli fi tscirculationaver-agedmoreth an10,000.Th eproblemfacedbyScenewasoneofmath ematics—risi ngproductioncostsononeh andandafrozenaudiencepotentialonth eoth er.Itcostsj ustasmuch toproduceamaga-

zineaimedatanaudienceof250,000asi tdoestoputoutapublicati onfor160,000,000.Sceneorigi nallywasasubsidi aryofth eGeneralMaili ngofCh i cago,abusinessstartedbyJamesNish i mura,aformerWestCoastricebrok er,afterth eevacuation.Itwasdivorcedfromth emaili ngandpack agi ngbusinesslastyear.Th enewownersi nLosAngelesh avebeensuccessfuli nth etrademagazinefield Th eyareexpectedtocontinueth emagazine'sout-look andpolici es.Th eonlymajorch angeatpresenti sexpectedtobeamech ani cal.Sceneformerlyprintedbyth eoffsetprocesswillbealetter-pressoperation. ' MDyk eMiyagawa,oneofScene'seditorswasexpectedtogotoLosAngelestoputoutth enexti ssue,buth asreceivedanextendedleaveoi absenceath i sownrequest.

"- ♦ "THEREAREAdozenperformersofJapa-neseancestryi nth eBroadwayh i tplayTea-h ouseofth eAugustMoon,wh j ch MGMeva-tuallywilltransfertocelluloid.Meanwh i le,aLondonproductioni sforth comi ngandYuk iSh i moda,dancerandch oreograph erwh oh asbeenactingasassistantstagemanagerofth eBroadwaycompany,h asflowntoEnglandtotoactastech ni calasstantoProducerRobertLewis.JerryFuj i k awa,factori nTeah ous?

i sth enewassistantstageman-agerofth eBroadwaytroupfcTh erewon'tbeanyJapant*actorsi nth eLondonproducuc*underpresentplansunlesstneBriti sh comeupwith $6n>eon«li k eMari k oNi k i wh oh astwleadingfemini nerole i ntneNewYork version.MissN*wasanactressi nTok yobeltf*sh ecame,toth eUnitedSUPwith h erAmericanarmyofficerh usband..

DECADEAGO

Mar.25,1944Navy offici alsays Cormn,MelvinMcCoy'sattack onNiseidoesnotreflectdepartment'spolici es;Batann h ero's viewth atNisei bedeportedwereon.lypersonal.

» * "FirstNisei warcasualtiesofEuropeanth eatersenttoDib-ble GeneralHospital,MenloPark ,Calif.

" " »Report28 "Kibei "i nductedbefore PearlHarborfacingcourtmartialforrefusingtosub-mittomili tarytraini ng,con.fined i nFt.McCtellan,Ala,stock ade.

» " "Nisei merch antmarinek i lledi nactionagainstGermanairraiders, h ad tak en overgunwh enNavycrewwask nock edoutofaction,letterdisclosesi dprotestagainstsomediscri mi -nationofNewJerseyandDel-awarefarmersagainstevacueework ers.

" " ""GoforBrok e"adoptedasof.fi ci almottoof442ndRCT.

" " "Sec.Ick esreports21,000re-located;3,500i nCh i cagotoleadoth erciti esi nresettlementpro-gram.

" " "New Pasadena groupurgesrestorationofci vi lrigh tsofloy-alJapaneseAmericans.

"« " "JapaneseAmericanteach ersatUniv.ofColoradoNavyJa-paneseLanguagesch oolcom.mendedbynavali ntelligence.

" " "Federalj udgesignsorderre*straini ngLaytonoffici alsfromclosingNisei 'sbusiness.

WatMisak a,Univ.ofUtahguard,playsatNationalInvi-tationalBask etballtournament,MadisonSquare,NewYork ;lose46-39toUniv.ofKentuck y.

MINORITY

Sinceth efi rstdisturbanceslastJulyatCh i cago'sTrumballPark h omes, i nvolving Negro.famili esi nresidenceatth eproj-ect,i twaspointedoutth atth ereh aveJbeen16arrests,40bussesandcarsstoned,20policestonedori nj ured,andsome$200,000i npropertydamages.

* * *Wh i leth eKnigh tsofColum-bush avearuleagainstch arter-i ngofracialgroupsassuch ,th eClevelandauxili arybish opwantsth eK.C.supremeboardtogivealocali nterracialcoun-cilasecondch anceforach ar-ter.Th ei nterracialcouncilwasformedafterth reeNegroCath -olicswererefusedmembersh i p.Twoofth emth enstartedtoor-ganizei t.Itsmembersh i pof138i s2to1Negro.Ruledth eSu-premeKnigh tLuk eHartofStLouis,th eysh ouldapply'<*membersh i pi nexisti ngcoun-cils"li k eeveryoneelse"M<vaddedth atNegroes h avebe-come k ni gh ts i nvariouspartsofth ecountry.

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