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ROMANZO ADAM S SOCIAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
OF HAWAII
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A N EW SPAPER D EVO TED TO FU RTH ER IN G TH E PRO G RESS O F H A W A II'S FIL IP IN O S
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10H O N O LU LU , H A W A II
Tobacco Key To Philippines $73Million War Damages Claims
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THE FILIPINO HERALDOffice : 1739 Iw i W ay , Honolulu, Hawaii Ph. 776-466
TEDDI M ED IN A ________________________ _____ EditorFELIPE de G U Z M A N ____________ Associate EditorRUMELIA FLO R ES____________ Contributing Editor
Ilocano - English SectionAN ITA RAM ILO ONSTAD .................. ProductionJA IM E B L A N C O ............................................S taff W riter
The Filipino Herald published twice monthly with a printing of 10,000 and an approximate readership of 50,000 Is owned and published by The Filipino Herald, Incorporated.
ITS OFFICERS ARE:PRESIDENT ......................................... Dr. S tan ley StandalVICE PRESIDENT & D IR ECTO R 1 Teddi M edinaSECRETARY It TREASURER______________________ M rs. D. A . M eredith
Can U.S. Afford Loss Of Philippines Friendship? While President John F. Kennedy is attempting to get the
United States legislature to reconsider repeated rejections of a $73 million payment to the Philippines for World War II damages, U.S.-Philippines relations are suffering.
Since the days when the Philippines was one of the United States’ territories, the two countries have been the best of friends. But now this long smoldering issue may completely split the two former friends.
To emphasize his disgust with the United States, Philippines President Diosdado Macapagal recently postponed a state visit to the U.S. and announced his plans for changing the Philippines’ Independence Day from July 4 to June 12.
Macapagal's state visit was to include a stop in Honolulu and Hawaii’s residents of Filipino ancestry were eagerly awaiting his arrival. This newspaper sincerely hopes that the U. S. Congress can see its way clear to pay this sum, retain the friendship of the Philippines and reschedule Maca- pagal’s visit a t the earliest possible date.
Ben Dillingham, a recently announced candidate for the U. S. Senate said, “The U.S. has a habit of kicking its friends in the pants and handing out money to its enemies.” In this case, the Filipino Herald completely agrees with the Senate candidate.
Tobacco politics is blamed in many circles for the defeat of the bill to pay the Philippines’ claim. In this issue, the Herald presents the first of a three-part series which explores the Philippines’ struggle to regain its tobacco market, the War Damages Claims and a possible $300 million stabilization loan.
As one politician said, “The way the United States is handing out billions and billions for this and that, it would seem to hie that it would be worthwhile paying this comparatively small claim, with or without justification, just to cement- the bond of friendship with the Philippines.”
As the Herald goes to press, we hope tha t the U.S. will finally decide to pay the claim so tha t we may pave the way to extend Hawaii’s famed hospitality to the Philippines President.
(R eprinted from Hilo Tribune-H erald)
ISLAND FILIPINO POPULATION IS A GROW ING FORCE
EXCELLENT CO VERAGE
Dear Miss Medina:Congratulations to you and all members
of the staff of the Filipino Herald of Hawaii. Publication of this newspaper is indicative of the steady progress being made by Hawaii Filipinos. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations wishes you every success in this new venture.
We appreciate your excellent coverage of my appointment of Carlos Ramelb as Deputy Director of Labor and Industrial Relations. The department is fortunate to have a man of Mr. Ramelb’s high caliber in this post, and I look forward to working closely, with him in carrying out our various programs.
Please feel free to calLupon us if we can be of any assistance to you or your readers.
With best wishes and Aloha—Sincerely,C. F. DAMON, Jr.Director of Labor and Industrial Relations
INTERESTINGDear Miss Medina:
I found y ou r cu rren t issue to be qu ite interesting, but I no te one oversigh t in y o u r fine a rtic le on radio and television in Hawaii. A ndres Baclig presents an ou tstanding Filipino program daily over KHBC, the T ribune-H erald s ta tio n in Hilo. He is on the a ir from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. M onday through Friday and from 7 to 10 a.m. Sunday.
Sincerely,A. E. P. WALL Editor
CO N GRATULATIO N SMiss Medina:
Congratulations on the launching o f The Filipino Herald. The need fo r such a publication has been evident fo r a long tim e, and I am very g lad th a t you and your colleagues w ere ab le to fulfill the need. Enclosed please find m y check to p ay fo r m y first y ea r’s subscription to The Herald.
My best w ishes fo r good luck and a long life to your undertaking.
Y ours ve ry truly,GEORGE M. KOGA,Chairm an, G overnm ent Efficiency
/■“ Com m ittee,H ouse of Representatives,S ta te of Hawaii.
Philippines Struggle To Regain Tobacco M arket
Some of the Parker Ranch employees who attended a dinner honoring Consul General Alejandro Yango of the Philippines Friday night had to cover many long miles to get from ranch outposts to Kamuela.
I t was plain tha t all of them thought the trip was well worth it.
Mr. Yango made the most favorable impression possible on all of the guests at the dinner, which was given by Richard Smart, owner of Parker Ranch.
Mr. Yango also provided some important information on the aspirations of the y o u n g administration of President Diosdado Macapagal in Manila.
He explained tha t the largest item in the budget of the Philippines is support for public education, which is highly valued in the island republic.
He explained also that President M a c a p a g a l is pressing a five-year program fo r social and economic gains, a program that will emphasize free enterprise
and a free economy.Americans generally have
a high regard for Mr. Macapagal, and wish him well in his program to stress the value of a high moral code in both government and business.
And Big Islanders have an equally high regard for Mr. Yango, who represents his government in an outstanding manner and who. understands the country to which
"He is now assigned. .It is estimated tha t about
15 per cent of the population of the Big Island is made up of Americans of Filipino ancestry. The figure for the state as a whole is about 11 per cent.
The total number of Fili- finos in the states
Filipino citizens have a growing influence in island life, and that influence will continue to grow.
This is a good thing for the islands, because the Filipino population has much to offer the Fiftieth State in its forward movement.
( Editor’s N o te : This is th e first in a series of th ree a rtic le s on a s itu a tion fra u g h t w ith p roblem s effecting no t only th e righ ts and lives o f soma 4,000 ,000 p eop le in th e Philippine to b a cc o regions, b u t also millions more who m ake th e ir living from t he sugar industry. Also e ffec ted e re d ip lom atic rela tions betw een the Philippines and th e U nited S ta te s and pe rhaps a $300 million stabilization
The FILIPINO HERALD has made an effort to study th e problem s as extensively as possible in o rder to he lp c lea r up m isunderstandings, to inform Filipinos and A m ericans as well of the in tr ic ac ie s involved and to suggest a possible solution which would benefit both the Philippines and th e U nited S tates.
The f irs t a rtic le d e a ls w ith the man in H aw aii who is pe rhaps more versed on th e to b a cc o problem than any o the r person in th e H aw aiian Islands. The second a rtic le will trac e th e background and troub les which have hounded Philippine and A m erican rela tions a s a resu lt o f th e to bacco s ituation and th e th ird a rtic le will suggest possible so lutions.)
By JAMES W . COWAN Back in th e “good o ld days” of
th e five-cent c igar th e Philippines w ere exporting to th e U nited S tates som e 158 m illion stogies a year. The cigars could sell for five cen ts because labor w as cheap — 50 to 75 cents a day per worker.
And th e c igars w ere o f good quality; th e leaf tobacco w as aged fo r 10 o r 15 y ears and th e taste of th e Am erican sm oker w as used to th e Philippine-produced comm odity. A m ericans liked them . The cigars, longer th an th e average cigar today, sold well.
A long cam e W orld W ar II and th e p roduction of Philippine cigars ground to a standstill an d fo r four yea rs th e Am erican sm oker had
on h is ow n dom estic tobacco o r im ported C uban cigars. The A m erican sm oker gradually changed h is ta s te and a f te r the w ar ended, w hen the Philippines w ere again able to produce tobacco, i t w as discovered th a t the Am erican m ark e t fo r c igars had been com pletely lost. And th is w as the principal m a rk e t
Tobacco, w hich h ad been one of th e th ree m ajo r exports before th e w ar along w ith su g ar and
copra, w as now in little o r no dem and in any o ther country.
In 1951, a distinguished, astu te Filipino, Enrique C. Alba, working w ith th e cooperation of a chem ist evolved a simple process of curing leaf tobacco which advanced th e aged, m ellow flavor several years. A three-year-old tobacco could be m ade to tas te like tobacco th a t h ad been aged seven to nine years.
The m ethod of enhancing the age of the leaf was used in the m anufacture of cigars w hich w ere found to have immediate acceptance on th e Am erican m arket.
It w as then th a t Mr. A lba secured th e exclusive w orld franchise fo r sales of La P atria Philippine Cigars, w hich w as w hat the new p roduct w as named. W ith Mr. A lba guiding th e way, th ree organizations w ere se t up to handle the production and distribution: (1) The L a P atria C igar Factory a t Malabon, Bulacan, n ea r Manila, w hich m akes th e cigars; (2) Foreign Traders, a firm w hich handles exports o f th e cigars; and (3) the La P a tria Tobacco Co., w hich Mr. A lba owns and which handles distribu tion and sales.
A t his desk a t S tate Savings and Loan Co., on Bishop s tree t in dow ntow n Honolulu, M r. Alba confesses th a t w hile he is m anager of the Filipino Division of th a t firm and is a director o f Bailey’s Bakery, 707 W aiakam ilo Rd., "I really don’t know w hich job is m y sideline.” H e adm its th a t M rs. A lba handles m ost of th e tobacco com pany details.
Recalling 1951, Mr. A lba says, “I fe lt th en th a t th e r e w as a tre m endous pote c igars in th e U nited S tates. Today I feel th a t even more so now th a t th e U nited S ta tes has placed an em bargo on C uban products."
D uring a v isit to the Philippines in 1959, Mr. A lba said a Philippine governm ent official to ld him his firm w as responsible fo r two- th irds of all Philippine cigar ex po rts to the U nited S tates and one-third of all Philippine cigars sold th roughout th e world.
“However, since 1961,” Mr. Alba explains, “th e C uban em bargo has caused o ther factories in th e Philippines to becom e aggressive and they, a re try ing h a rd e r to open m arkets fo r th e ir p roducts. The Philippine g overnm ent also has b egun a n assistance p rogram to find new m arkets.”
One o f th e w ays th e governm ent s ta rted to help w as by underw riting a n advertising prom otion cam paign aim ed a t American stogie puffers to c rea te greater consum er dem and. This y ea r i t is in tended th a t th e governm ent w ill augm ent these efforts, M r. Alba says.
“I t is m y personal opinion th a t th e grow th of sm all business in th e Philippines is essen tia l to the country’s sound econom ic grow th,” he says. H e also suggests the Philippine governm ent “m igh t do w ell to in stitu te s tr ic t and en forceable contro ls o n quality standard ization — in th e tobacco industry, particu larly .”
W hile these tw o s ta tem en ts m ay seem a t firs t to have opposing, views, Mr. A lba says th e tw o a r e ’ tied together. “In sp ite of the tre m endous m arke t in the U nited S ta tes fo r Philippine products, m anufacturers in the Philippines cannot p u t o u t ju s t any old produ c t If th e first sh ip m en t. o f a p roduct to ano ther coun try is the la s t sh ipm ent m ade because the quality of th e product is poor, th a t is no good. The p ro d u ct m u st be acceptab le to th e consum er.
“I should th ink th a t if th e Philippine governm ent is going t o 1 spend a g rea t deal o f m oney to
-prom ote Philippine cigars, fo r instance, i t should m ake ve ry sure i t is n o t th row ing m oney down th e drain. I t could p ro tec t its in vestm ent by setting u p regulations and rigid supervision of control th rough the-grow ing, grading, ag ing and eventual production of tobacco products, w ith a tten tion paid to research all along th e way.
“T h e Philippine governm ent could do th a t r ig h t now. In the U nited S ta tes th is is done by private
industry b u t th e reason it (C ontinued on Page I I )
May 15, 1962 THE FILIPINO HERALD Page 3
Parker Ranch owner Richard Smart (right) and Philippine consul general Alejandro Yango ( loft) congratulate Molocino Benson on being the senior Filipino employee at Parker Ranch. Ho has 27 years of service behind him.
Parker Ranch Honors 55 Filipinos, Yango
Parker Ranch owner Richard Smart congratulates Filipino Herald editor Teddi Medina (right) on publication of new newspaper.
Filipino employees converged on the headquarters of Parker Ranch at Kamue- la on the Big Island, the world’s second largest cattle ranch, to hear Philippines consul general Alejandro Yango outline the twofold program of Philippines president Diosdado Macapagal.
At the program and dinner honoring 55 Filipino em
ployees of Parker Ranch, Yango told the gathering that Macapagal’s administration will emphasize moral regeneration and economic growth.
After being introduced by ranch owner Richard Smart to the 80 guests, Yango said, "Not too long ago I met a friend who told me he was going to New York with
all of its skyscrapers, theatres, etc. Don’t you envy me?” he asked.
Yango answered, "Yes 1 do in a way, but prefer to remain here in Hawaii where I have over 70,000 Filipinos. I consider it a great challenge to be your new consul. I suppose the Philippine Islands is very much in your mind and I would like to
(Continued on Page 14)
Philippine consul general Alejandro Yango (right) and Big Island radio personality Andres Baclig discuss banquet for
Filipinos at Parker Ranch.
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Hundreds join in testimonial and campaign kickoff dinner for Lieutenant Governor James Kealoha. Kealoha announced that he is actively campaigning for the Republican nomination for Governor in the October primary at the dinner.
Kealoha Maps Solution F o r
Ship StrikesLt. Gov. James Kealoha
announced his determination to do the many things which are not being done for the People of Hawaii recently in a combination testimonial and campaign kickoff dinner.
The Lieutenant Governor said, “I decided after observing the many things I judged need to be done for our people, which were not being d o n e , and which I could not do in my present position, to seek tha t office which would permit me the freedom to do these things— the office of Governor.”
He continued, '"Since I made this decision, I have had occasion to call on all my courage and resolution to stick with it. And in view of those rumors which still persist, I feel compelled to announce tha t as of tonight, I am actively campaigning fo r the Republican nomination for Governor of Hawaii in the October primary.
One of Kealoha’s ma i n concerns for the people is the damage d o n e to them by shipping strikes. He said, “Traditionally, such disputes are viewed as the private concern of the disputing parties. Historically, this privacy is jealously guarded and cherished.”
He added, “The sovereign powers of a State or the Federal Government to intervene is not invoked until a showing has been made justifying such intervention. Serious injury to the public interest must be plainly evident. The great danger here is tha t such determination may be too late,
Kealoha commented, “I have submitted a proposal along these lines to the Pacific Maritime Association and the Seafarers International Union. I have proposed tha t they take a practical business approach to the problem,
Over 500 en thusiastic supporters paid $25.00 per p late to crow d the H ilton Dome to dine on buffalo steaks a t Lt. Governor Kealoha’s highly successful kick-off cam paign dinner.
The new sboys representing both dailies who a ttended Kealoha’s affair had a field day . . . they came, lapped up his liquor and laughed their heads off over the an tics of D. C. Basolo, a W yoming businessm an who contributed the buffalo steaks.
Basolo’s speech, one of th e w eak spots in an o therw ise highly-organized affair, consisted of unfo rtuna te m aterial; some of it blue, m uch of i t in questionable ta s te and all o f it overlong. His part in the evening’s festivities provided comedy-relief to the o therw ise bored and blase press corps.
Topic of the evening w ith m ost o f the newsmen: The conspicuous absence of th e Republican hierarchy.
A special tab le provided for the press, the free drinks generously imbibed prio r to th e dinner— and a program of fine Hawaiian entertainm ent, did nothing to im prove th e m anners of the free-loading "journalists” who had a ball a t Jim m y’s expense, making w ise-cracks and small jokes all during his speech.
The general consensus seemed to be th a t “Jimmy is a nice guy — too bad he doesn’t stand a chance.”
However, Kealoha m ay ye t have the last laugh on th e "political pundits o f the press.”
W hat no one has considered is th a t th e Republican top brass m ay have unw ittingly given Kealoha a helping hand by staying aw ay In large droves.
A s one labor represen tative attending th e d inner rem arked: “M ost of the H aw aiians and o th e r supporters of Jim m y feel so so rry for him , it makes them all the m ore eager to help him . The top brass, by stay ing away, m ay have provided Kealoha w ith ju s t the gimmick he needs to a id him in his candidacy for governor: an underdog image.If enough people feel th a t w ay, they w ill get behind him to push him to victory.
“Nobody identifies harder and m ore passionately w ith th e underdog than th e “little guy”. And, le t’s face i t — it’s those "little guys” w ho count on election day. If th e Kealoha bunch are sm a rt they w ill capitalize on th a t "underdog, image”.
If enough "little guys” identify w ith “underdog” Kealoha, he could, conceivably, confound
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everyone by becoming ou r nex t governor.However, those responsible fo r p lo tting cam
paign stra tegy for Jim m y will have to give more judicious thought to the p lanning of such large- scale public affairs as th a t held a t the H ilton Dome.
They cannot afford too m any "boo-boos” like Basolo, who’s speech no one though t to screen prior to the affair.
Despite everything Kealoha has cause to crow a b it over the fac t th a t not every political candidate can persuade 500 friends to p lunk dow n 25 bucks a p la te to come to dinner.
Jimmy’s adm inistra tive assis tan t, Bill Kaina deserves a g rea t deal o f c red it fo r m aking this affair a financial success . . .
* * *
On the o th e r 's id e of the cam p, o u r spies report th a t the sam e night Kealoha had his d inner — Quinn was holding forth in ano ther p a r t o f th e H ilton Haw aiian Village.
T hat Quinn is beginning to show s ligh t concern fo r “the m an w ho sits in th e office across the hall” w as m anifested In his continual reference to Kealoha’s affair th a t sam e evening. H e w as reported to have m ade several re ferences to itduring th e evening — one of them being thefact th a t “if the service is p oo r tonight, it is due to the fac t th a t m ost of the help is over a t the Kealoha Kick-off dinner”— or w ords to tha t effec t
' One observer rem arked: “If I w ere Quinn, I wouldn’t have even acknow ledged th a t Kealoha w as having any kind of affair o r even -mentioned his name. He (Quinn) m ay have fe lt th a t he was being hum orous and ligh t — b u t som e o f u s got the im pression he w as laboring too ha rd a t making light o f i t ”
How does the governorship race shape up a t th is stage?
Many people believe th a t Burns enem ies are silently throw ing th e ir support to th e Kealoha faction.
Now here is an in teresting situa tion to ponder:If those opposed to B urns cross th e line to vo te for K ealoha In th e prim aries — W HO w ill, o r fo r th a t m a tte r '— w ho CAN th ey v o te fo r in the
Reports are th a t th e K ealoha bunch a re banking on those im portan t cross-overs to rem ain on the ir side w hen th e big con test begins.
WAHIAWA BANQUET TO PARENTS' FOOTSTEPSHONOR FILIPINO GRADS
T h e Wahiawa Filipino Community Association will stage a banquet Tuesday, May 29 a t Dot’s Inn to honor high school and college graduates of Filipino ancestry residing in Wahiawa, Whitmore, Pomoho, Kunia, Schofield and Waipio Acres areas of the Wahiawa district. The event will get underway at 7 p.m.
Purpose of the banquet is to encourage Filipinos in the Wahiawa district to develop a strong sense of civic responsibility and to participate actively in the affairs of the larger community.
This recognition of Filipino graduates was started approximately 10 years ago and has become an annual affair fo r Filipinos in the area.
Approximately 80 Filipino students ' graduating from Leilehua High School are expected to attend t i e banquet. This is reported to be the
largest group of graduating Filipinos in the history of the school. Approximately 15 students graduating from colleges here and on the mainland are expected for the event.
The banquet program will feature t h e Sampaguita’s
jand Bayani’s, two student groups from Leilehua High School, who w ill perform two native dances of. the Philippines.
Presentation of awards to high school graduates deserving recognition for their efforts in leadership, citizenship, athletics, academic and■ w ” ,gories is also hiciuoeu in the program.
Co-chairmen for this year’s banquet are Doctor Ernesto Santos and Mrs. Rose Calio.
Tickets may be obtained by telephoning Mrs. Henry Calio a t 225-042 or 229-057.
By JUNE GUTMANIS
“Long before I knew the meaning of the term , I was receiving my first training in social work,” Mary Sabate, head of the Department of S o c i a l Services, Central Service Division, recalls.
An attractive Filipina who looks like a school girl, Mrs. Sabate carries one of the heaviest burdens of responsibility in state government today. I t is her department tha t deals with such diverse problems as care of the aged, training and aid for the blind, licensing and supervision of nursing, foster and emergency care homes, wel
fare administration and investigation along with coun- ciling and other social work.
Once interested in a teaching career, she feels the examples of her grandfather, father and mother made her change to the field of social work.
Her grandfather, Rev. Jose Albao, was the first Protestant Filipino minister in Hawaii. He was well known for his work among the very early Filipino immigrants.
Cipriano Albao, Mrs. Sa- bate’s father, and her mother, Manuela, were also deeply devoted to bettering the lot of Filipinos. No hour of
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the day or night was free from calls for help. He hell ed find housing, advised legal matters, prodded the reluctant to utilize health fa- cilities, pleaded for more ec ucation and befriended the lonely.
Mrs. Sabate remember the many new immigrants her family helped. Often she would awaken early in the morning to the sounds of strange voices. H er father had brought some new me home for coffee, a hot break- fast and words of reassurance. Some would stay wit the family until housing could be arranged.
More serious problems often fell to her parents for solution. Still vivid in her mind is the time a conscien- tious, hard working husband and father of seven disclose he had not only been married in the Philippines, but that his other wife had ju s t a r- rived in camp.
The camp was in an up (Continued o n Page 6 )
May 15, 1962 THE FILIPINO HERALD Page 5
Ex-Statehood Backer Opposes Anti-Statehood Leader
Frank Troy Into U.S. Senate Racef o r t h e s u p r e m e m e a n in g o f o f c o m f o r t a r e the for the supreme meaning of existence.”
“I employ no fancy public relations experts; no hidden persuaders, no expensive advertising agencies,” Troy declared.
Troy, who will be starting a t the top by running for U. S. Senate, explained that he believes “a United States Senator should be one who is not callous to the suffering Of man. He should be willing to help destroy the myth tha t the accumulation of wealth and the achievement
of comfort are the chief vocations of men. He should be a person with the courage to insist tha t society s t o p squandering the material resources of the world on luxuries in a world where more than a billion people go to bed hungry every night.”
“Having suffered through the depression during the early wage-earning years of my life, I appreciate the value of our achievement. Hut our high standards of living was not created by the activities of special interests
of either the Radical Left or the Radical Right,”
A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Troy first came to the islands with the Navy during World War II and has made his home here since 1948 “because I felt tha t Hawaii was the most democratic community in America.”
Mr. Troy said, “To me this is more than a campaign. This is a cause. To this cause I dedicate my life, my fortune and my sacred honor.”
Mrs. Sa bate Follows Parents' Footsteps(Continued from Page 4)
FRANKA well-known insurance
executive who has worked many years behind - the - scenes for the Democratic party, recently threw his hat into the U. S. Senate race.
Frank Troy, long - time American Factors insurance executive and investment official w ith H art Wood and company, announced h i s
“ in a press
In his statement declaring his intention to run, he said he is opposing “a demagogue so lacking in perception as to insult the people of Hawaii by asking them to elect him to a seat in the United States Senate—a seat which was created by the very thing he opposed: Statehood;”
Although Troy has never sought public office before,
TROYhe is known for his active participation in the campaign for Statehood. He said he became active in the support of Statehood after finding tha t 80 per cent of Hawaii’s people wanted it, but “the strongest opponents of Statehood were the vested interests who for years had field the destiny of Hawaii in their hands and did not w a n t to see anything changed.”
“One of the glorious as- _pects of our American heritage is the freedom of an individual to endorse by his secret vote any political philosophy he wishes,” Mr. Troy stated.
“Membership in the United States Senate is a great honor. I t cannot and must not be bestowed on anyone who does not have concern
(<roar and everyone wanted to see the new arrival, a striking woman who wore a tas- sled turban, bright native dress and smoked a cigar- etto.
The colorful newcomer stayed with the Albao family while conferences involving the erring man, his two wives, the plantation boss, camp nurse and the Albaos attempted to find a solution. Although the Albao children spent many hours listening a t the door, Mrs. Sabate does not remember ju s t what the outcome was.
She does remember how her parents helped solve another problem—one of caring for a mother a t the time of child birth.
One afternoon her father came home deeply agitated.
On a chance visit to one
of the camp homes, he had found a new mother in pain and her newborn child unwashed. Her husband was at work -and there were no neighbors to pall. She had delivered the child herself.
The problem was not new or unusual, but as more men married or brought wives from the Philippines, the. problem increased.
In the days tha t followed, Mrs. Albao cared for the new mother and began to lay plans to prevent such occurrences
in the future. In a few weeks, a “Mothers Club” of about 40 members was quietly formed.
For years to come, this group provided care for new mothers. Taking turns for about one week after a birth, three women would go each day to the home and do
cleaning, cooking and caring for the new mother and child.• Each member paid five cents a month for dues. The money was used to buy soap used in cleaning.
When’ the Albao family moved to Honolulu, Mary entered Mid-Pacific Institute where she became i nterested in teaching. Following her graduation, she entered the University of Hawaii.
A t that time economic and social pressures were such tha t very few Filipinos received any education. On Kauai, where she graduated from the eighth grade, the Filipino Clubs had parties, giving leis and gifts to each other of her fellow Filipino students. Few went on to high school.
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M ildred Kashiwa, president of Bailey's, has the old-fashioned conviction tha t thread should be pure w ith natural flavor. She believes that this is an obligation to Top H at customers.
Bailey's Old-Fashioned Credo Assures You of
Purity, Quality, Flavor in TOP HAT Bread
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M aybe we're old-fashioned, but we do not believe in adding the chemical preservative, calcium propionate, to our bread.Further, we insist that only the best ingredients go into the dough we mix —
such household-name products as Wesson Oil, R ed S ta r yeast, General Mills flour and Leslie’s sand M orton’s salt.
2W e insist on a completely baked loaf, a full 23 minutes baking tim e in our ovens. Our actual baking tim e is longer than that of any other' m ajor bakery in Hawaii.
3W e mix our bread in small batches to insure the proper blending of ingredients.
4W e insist th a t our' new p lant be as clean as your own kitchen, so th a t each nutritious loaf of Top H a t will be flavorfully pure.
These are the reasons why, i f you try pure Top H at Bread, you will keep on buying it.
I t s honest taste is wonderfully different.
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Curios Specialty Of Bobby Damate
With absolutely no formal a r t education and only a ninth grade education in public schools, Bobby Damate has achieved considerable success in the field of art.
Damate, now a middle- aged man, did not decide to take up a r t until 1958. In the
Tiki curios from chess sets to back scratchers in all of the woods of Hawaii.
Damate said, "Early in my career I could make only primitive things. In fact, I found beauty. Now I am doing the finer things."
BOBBY DAM ATE
short space of five years, Damate has thoroughly explored the world of art.
He started with water colors, advanced to oils, wood mosaic and sculpturing in coral, wood, blue rock, sandstone, limestone and clay.
H i s works have been shown a t the John Young Gallery and Gima Art Galleries. He has had one-man showings at the Library of Hawaii and the Philippine Consulate.
Damate is also in business for himself. He sells his creations under the firm name of Tiki of Hawaii. His creations are now on display at the Seattle World’s Fair. Featured at the F a i i: are
SO N N Y G A Y A G A S
Damate added, "Life is as long as the arm wants to reach. It is never too late in. life to start. If you have any talent a t all, capitalize on it. You never know until you try. Each person has some talent and he or she must find that talent.
In addition to his other activities, Damate is also a teacher of art and sculpture. He currently instructs 14 students without charge because he feels that they have something to contribute to the world of art. He stated, “Many students want to study a rt but lack the necessary funds for a formal school. I am glad to contribute the little I know.
Damate was born in the Philippines. He came to the islands in 1929. He was a professional salesman and showman before taking up art. Being the first marathon runner in the islands is also on his list of accomplishments.
He- is married and the father of three children. His wife, F.stel, is unit and fashion show director for Sarah Coventry- Costume Jewelry. His son, 17-year-old Bobby, and daughter, 15-year-old -Sherry May, are botho&ctive in art.
One of Damato’s leading students is Sunny Gayagas. Damate said, “Sunny has one of the most creative minds I have seen as far as woodwork is concerned because of his artistic values and love for woods.’’
Gayagas has been studying a r t only 10 months under Damate but has done a mural in wood for Malihini Tours and the lettering for the Lawrence of Waikiki store. His works have been distributed all over the world.
Gayagas is also in business for himself under the firm name of Nani Ohia Wood- crafters. He also does work for other companies in the curio business.
Sunny said, "I like to create things, get the criticism of the general public, compile the criticism and finally create a work of a r t that appeals to the general public. They are the ones who decide who is an a r t is t”
Sunny was born in. Kauai and graduated from Kapaa High School in Kauai.
"M A D A M PELE" BY SO N N Y G A Y A G A S
"H A W A II M A D O N N A " BY SO N N Y G A Y A G A S
Sabate Follows In Footsteps Of Parents(Continued from Page 4 ) (Continued from Page 4 )
At the University, she was one of only seven students of Filipino ancestry. When the student government began organizing clubs along racial lines, each of the seven held an office in the Filipino Club.
In October of 1941, following her fifth year a t the University, Mary Albao married her childhood sweetheart, Emil Sabate, and returned to Kauai.
In 1947, she returned to work when she accepted a pt' sition as social worker. Considered a “natural” in her field, she gradually advanced in her work.' In 1954, she was appointed administrator for the island of Kauai. She held this position until her recent promotion to head of Central Service.
Sh e i s the m other o f three
children. Emil Michael, 19, and Patricia Eugenia, 18, are both students at the University of Hawaii, and Allan, 16, a junior a t Mid-Pacific Institute. She has some very definite ideas on problems and responsibilities' of the working mother.
In most cases, Mrs. Sabate feels the family wil l profit most if the mother remains a t home a t least until the children are of financial need exists or if staying a t home means the mother will retreat into soap operas; confession magazines and complaints, the family might well profit, both financially and emotionally from her working.
I f a mother does work, she emphatically feels the moth-
MRS. SABATE W ITH TW O O F THE AG ED
or should make every effort of identity is laid. It is most to stay a t home during the important for the child to formative years. have steady contact with the
“I t is during this time the same person during these foundation for a child’s sense years. In our social work we
are already finding an ill creasing number of problem stemming directly from the growing tendency among some mothers to return to work within a few months after a child’s birth.
"A working mother will often find her life has the overtones of a three ring cir- cus . But extra sensitivity to her family’s problems and careful organization can help her to make a happy homo life.”
In our next issue, the Filipino Herald will take you inside the home of a working mother to spotlight the beneficial and detrimental repercussions resulting from the fact that the mother is work - ing. This probing article will also outline what kind of children working mothers are raising.
M a y 1 5 , 1 9 6 2 T H E F I L I P I N O H E R A L D P a g e 7
Neuroses Of A FilipinoA SIMPLE PHONE CALL WILL BRING HELP
FOR PERSONS WITH EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS(P a rt three o f a three-part series on the mental problems facing H aw aii's Filipinos)
Like a caged animal, the tiny woman moved restlessly around the room.
Every magazine was carefully stacked, the chairs precisely placed and' the furniture polished. There was nothing more she could find to do.
I t was an all too familiar pattern.
F irst the attempt to read, then the cleaning and, as her tension mounted, the endless pacing back and forth.
Fighting for control, she knew how the night would end.
She glanced a t the clock. I t was almost 2 o’clock. A car would soon be making a noisy stop. H er daughter, h a i r disheveled, lipstick smeared, would come in, defiantly banging the door.
I t was no way for a 17- year-old girl to behave and she would soon be telling her so.
H er husband and younger children would be awakened by the commotion and everyone would end the night tearfully a s k i n g themselves, “Isn’t there someone who can help us?”
For this unhappy family, and the other families and individuals who find their problems are more than they can handle, there is help. Help tha t will be given quicky, sympathetically, confidentially and, if needed, without charge.
One of the most active groups to provide help in achieving healthy emotions is-the Mental Health Associ- ation of Hawaii. Located at 1407 Kalakaua Ave. in Honolulu, the Association also maintains clinics on the Is
lands of Maui and Kauai.A major public education
program on the general problems of mental health is carried on through extension groups, 4-H Clubs, churches, schools and PTAs.
For these and any other interested groups, the Mental Health Association provides, without charge, speakers, discussion- leaders, f i l m s , plays and tape recordings. These meetings c e n t e r around any subject the group is interested in. And more often than not, many of the participants find solutions to their own simple problems.
Quite frequently the knowledge tha t their problem is normal for existing circumstances, is a solution in itself. Others, with more complex difficulties, discover for the first time how to go about getting help.
Where is this help? How much will it cost? Who will know about it?
Most school counselors, priests, ministers and family d o c t o r s can recommend sources of help. For those who might be reluctant to discuss their problems with someone so close to them, any of the public mental health agencies will aid in finding whatever help is needed.
Most agencies charge a small fee, although none will refuse aid to those unable to pay. All agencies are very careful to respect the privacy of their clients.
Experience has proven tha t recognition is the first step in solving any problem.
During Association-sponsored discussions by groups, a parent whose child seems inattentive may be made to realize the problem might be physical and the importance of a check up and hearing
test is pointed out. The mother of an only child, whose overactive imagination leads to the telling of lies, is shown the importance of greater companionship for him.
Another might gain a new insight on growing-up problems of teenagers.
A t the Association offices, a professional staff offers consultation a n d referral services. Many problems find a solution in a few short sessions.
For those who need more advanced help or who have problems tha t may require physical attention, the staff will aid in finding help.
No charges are ever made for these services.
Persons interested in reading about any specific mental health problem have access to a wide range of booklets through t h e Association. This is the only service the Association c h a r g e s for. Prices range from five cents to one dollar.
Some of the sample cases handled, by the Association include: a mother with a son who refused to attend school. She was helped to understand the boy’s anxieties and how to handle them by the Association staff.
Arrangements were made for a teenager, who had attempted suicide, to receive treatm ent a t an outpatient psychiatric clinic. A professional man, who was in constant conflict with his boss, was referred to a private psychiatrist. A runaway girl asked the Association to find a home where she could work for room and board and finish high school. With her
parents’ consent, she was referred to a children’s agency and is now back in school.
A mothers’ group, concerned about sex education, was provided with films and other material to conduct their proposed program. A church interested in providing marriage preparation courses, was helped to map out an interesting and educational program.
Another agency tha t provides consultation and referral services is the Catholic Social Services. The organization, a t 1660 Kalakaua Ave. is directed to Catholics but everyone in need of help is welcome to take advantage of the services provided.
Professionally trained case workers aid each troubled- person in finding a solution to his or her problems. Gentle, skillful questioning leads to a discussion which usually reveals the area where help is needed. In less/ complicated cases, the case worker may be able to provide a solution.
Where a physical problem may exist, a doctor is recommended and if psychiatric care is indicated, recommendations are made for testing and treatment.
A small charge, based on individual family income and expenses, is made. Cases are not refused for lack of funds. All financial and personal information is held in strict confidence and cannot be released to anyone unless approved in writing by the persons involved.
Typical cases handled by the Catholic Social Service include: A mother about to
undergo a prolonged period of hospitalization, is relieved of considerable mental strain when a temporary foster home is found for her two children. A chronically depressed woman is referred for psychiatric care. An older man with too much time on his hands is referred to a Parks Board Senior Citizens Group, an adult education
. class, and to a public service group tha t now uses his help in stuffing envelopes.
A young couple with money problems receives several consultations and. are aided in making up a workable budget. A child with a learning problem is referred for testing. When he is found to be slightly retarded, he is en
ro lle d in' classes_Jhat help him develop his greatest potential.
As a licensed adoption agency, the Catholic Social Service helps many couples find a longed for child. An unmarried mother finds free help through a trying period of adjustment.
The Child and Family Care Service, a private institution at 154 N. Kuakini, also provides consultation and referral services to individuals and families. There is no waiting period and those in need of help can usually have an appointment within a week.
All information is held confidential and the fee is based on the ability to pay. No one is denied help if unable to pay.
The state also provides a number of services designed to prevent individual and
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BIRDS ENTER ARENA OW NERS FORCE BIRDS TO PECK EAC H OTHER TO SPUR FIGHT
BATTLE BEGINS
S A
PENS W H ERE YO UNG BIRDS A RE PREPARED FOR BATTLE
The phone, call cam e in the late afternoon.
A m an 's voice w ith Just the sligh test hint o f p idgin inquired:
“ I t is tru e th a t T he Filipino Herald is in te rested in reporting an actual on-the-spot cockfight?"
Yes. eagerly rep lied a staff member.
"W ell," continued th e voice, "w e can g e t you guys to one, it you agree to th e conditions.
T he conditions: The staff m em ber m ust be w illing to be blindfolded to prevent him from Identifying th e location. Second, any p ictures tak en m ust have all faces b lo tted o u t o n publication and negatives destroyed prio r to prin ting .The Filipino H erald, h a v i n g
w orked fo r several m onths to m ake con tac t w ith som eone having such connections, agreed to a ll the conditions.
A nd thus began a n exciting afternoon packed w ith nervous tension including th e thrill o f a victorious and bloody-fight-to-the- finish of a sm aller, mainland- tra ined b ird over a favored, larger fighting cock. P art o f the a fte rnoon dram a even included a last- m inute. unexpected high - speed chase; all th e e lem ents of a hackneyed te levision situation.
T his staff m em ber recalls tha t he en te red a blue sedan, subm itted to the agrced-to blindfold, s a t back in th e rea r o f th e c a r to begin a som etim es amusing, b reathless, b u t a lw ays en te rta in ing adventure.
The ride from the H erald office to th e final destination took ap proxim ately an h our and a half, a t w hich tim e, th is rep o rte r could only depend upon h is sense of touch, sounds and smells.
The num erous s tops in the beginning ind icated th a t the ca r was ‘raveling through th e c ity — the
CONCESSION STA
May 15, 1962 THE FILIPINO HERALD Page 9
TLE BEGINS
A B O N G ! n
(C O C K F IG H T !)
LOSER ON W A Y DOWNEVENTUAL WINNER W IN G S FOE
TRIUMPHANT VICTOR HOVERS OVER DEAD VICTIM O F SKIRMISH
LIFE DRAINED FROM LOSER
stops w ere obviously fo r traffic lights.
Then followed a long jogging ride w hich the re p o rte r d e te rm ined w as som e so rt o f highw ay o r freew ay.
A fte r an h o u r 's ride he d e tec ted a perceptib le change in tem p eratu re . This could only m ean th a t he m ust be som ew here in the a rea o f W ahiaw a as th e airi- felt considerably cooler.
W hen the c a r le ft th e sm ooth highw ay and he felt him self jogging along an obviously gu tted road, he knew he m ust be nearing som e ru ra l area.
A tra in w histle sounded in the distance, and then, cam e the un- mistakeable sw eet and pungent o do r of burn ing su g ar cane.
In ano th e r tw en ty m inutes, th e ca r cam e to a stop . A door slam m ed, som eone touched him on th e shoulder.
W hen he rem oved the blindfold, he found h im self in w h a t appeared to be th e back yard o f som eone 's p rivate home.
In th e ya rd stood about one hundred m en and women.
A festive a ir hovered over the large group. C lusters o f men. (not all o f them Filipino) stood about as if aw aiting som ething to begin.
U nder a shady tree women d ispensed food and drink from tw o large tables.
All o f them seem ed gay. but m ixed am ong th e sm iling faces w ere som e som ber, tense ones. T hese m en w ere crow ded around tw o m ales, each holding a fighting cock, in ten tly listening.
The tw o m en w ho w ere the cente r o f a tten tio n could on ly be the ow ners o f th e cocks w hich w ere scheduled to do ba ttle th is lazy, pleasan tly sunny afternoon.
A num ber of roosters, one leg tied w ith tw ine and held by an iron s tak e buried in the ground.
mingled the ir loud crow ing with the m urm ur of voices and dogs barking.
Drawing tow ard the circle of men surrounding th e tw o who w ere c lutching th e ir prize birds, the repo rte r becam e aw are tha t som e so rt o f bargaining w as In progress.
He caugh t snatches of a phrase: "G ive handicap."
The o th e r man shook his head vigorously.
“But your b ird m o’ big than m ine."
The m an w ith the larger, o b viously heavier, island - trained bird, rem ained adam ant.
A fter a few m ore a ttem pts to gain som e kind of be tte r odds, the m an holding th e sm aller bird, smiled and shrugged his shoulders “Okay, w hatever you say."
Suddenly a m an appeared and w ith rap id g run ts, nods and a handful o f do llars clutched in his hand speedily collected bets. No w ritten record of bets was made. It w as learned la te r tha t th is sam e individual, a regular p a r t o f these cockfight affairs, possessed th e am azing ab ility to rem em ber every bet and every person who had placed a bet w ith him.
W ithin m inutes the bets w ere placed, accepted and w ith light
ning like succession, a flurry of action took place.
"L et’s gol” yelled the driver of the blue sedan to the startled reporter. "T hey 're leaving — hurry up, o r you’ll get left behind!”
And w ith tha t, ho grabbed the reporter by the hand.
They jum ped hastily into his sedan, and th is tim e, the driver did not bo ther abou t the blindfold.
W ith a loud screech of tires, the blue sedan to re off in a cloud of dust.
"W here are they headed?” asked the reporter, h is eyes fixed on the rapidly disappearing cars bearing the tw o ow ners of the fighting cocks.
"I don’t know ," replied the driver, “w e will ju s t have to follow them .’’
As they sped along, the drive r explained th a t the actual fight seldom took place a t the gathering place.
“Too m any people here,” he sta ted , “th e y 're afraid of the cops. W hen plen ty people come, stool p ig e o n s tip off the cops, so they have to go som ewhere else.”
Did he know w ho th e stool pidgeons were? N ot exactly, he re-
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Government, Business, The Professions Doctors, Attorneys
FILIPINOS HAVE SUCCESS IN EVERY FIELD
of Sam Mehelona Hospital and TELESFORSO C. MA- NIPON is on the Police Commission.
Kauai residents on state b o a r d s include FLORIO VILLABRILLE of the Industrial Accident Board, J A M E S R. CORSTOR- PHIN E of the Board of Tax
e as a representative of sixth district wh i l e
P. YADAO (D) Ha- GEORGE R. PASCUA Kauai, and RICHARD CALDITO (.D) Maui
Board of SupervisorsLAURETTA
(This is the third part of a three- part series on the economie, social and political status of Filipinos in Hawaii.)
Hawaii’s Filipinos, once relegated almost exclusively to the plantations, can no longer be considered Second class citizens even by their strongest critics.
Thousands of Filipinos are completing their education and moving into high positions in business, government and the professions..
Each year more Filipinos take an active interest in local, state and national government and several hold elective offices. Many others are serving in appointive positions.
PEDRO DE LA CRUZ (D) is a member of the legislature as a the sixth ELIAS P.
(D )I. C.are Board
members.
On the appointive level ALFRED LAURETTA is administrative assistant to United States House of Representatives member Dan In- ouye. CARLOS RAMELB was recently appointed Deputy Director of Labor and Industrial Relations for the State of Hawaii.
A trio of Filipinos serve on state commissions. RICHARD S. DUMANCAS is a member of the State Civil Service Board while FILO- MEN BATTAD is with the Board of Paroles and Pardons and JUAN. A, VALENTIN is a member of the State Boxing Commission.
At the county level, we find BERNALDO BICOY on the Honolulu School Advisory Board. EDDIE LAPA is with the Parks and Recreation Department of Honolulu and JUAN A. VALENTIN is a member of the Liquor Commission.
In Maui County, DOMINGO BARBOSA is with the Department of Civil Service
and RICHARD I. C. CALDITO is a trustee of Maui Community Hospital. GEORGE H. VENTURA is with the Transportation Control Committee.
Maui residents DEMET- RIO R. GAMBONIA and LEODEGARIO A. POLO are on the State Board of Taxation.
In Kauai County ALFREDO. VILLANEUVA is a member of the local School Advisory Board. CONSUEL-
BICOY
Review, BENJAMIN QUE- RUBIN of the Board of Barbers and JOSE RACELO of the Board of Registration.-
JACK RAMOS is with the Hawaii County Police Commission a n d BENJAMIN MENOR is with the Kau. District Court.
Filipinos who have chosen
the field of law include a ttorneys PETER ADUJA, BERNALDO BICOY, VICTOR AGMATA, ALFRED LAURETTA, BENJAMIN M E N O R , CARLOS RA-
_M £ I,B and ELIAS YADAO. Agmata is currently serving in the military service in the Philippines. Aduja is a temporary judge with the Wahiawa District Court.
Filipino doctors include MARCIANO AQUINO, CESAR DeJESUS, LYDIA BO- LOSAN, CAROLINA DI- ZON WONG, ADELA SAN- IDAD, HENRY MANAY-
‘ AN, CORA MANAYAN, ERNESTO SANTOS, MARIO BAUTISTA, GLORIA BADUA, VICTOR DIZON, MARCELINO AVECILLA
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Y A D A O
LO CARISSMA and AJERI- CO PABLO are members of the Managing Committee for Kauai Veterans Administration Hospital. TEODORICIO JAVELLANA is an official
Hospital C. MA-
Com-
on state FLORIO
of the In-
(Continued p l i e d adding, “But w e have a
p re tty good idea.”I t seem s th a t th e police, ac
cording to the driver, employed in form ers w ho received 5 per cen t o f the to ta l bails paid of those arrested .
Based on th e approxim ate num ber th e rep o rte r estim ated w ere presen t, 5 per cent o f the some 100 in attendance a t $25 a head cam e to $125.00.T he rep o rte r le t o u t a loud
w histle.“Holy smokes! T hat’s $125.00!” “T hat’s righ t,” smiled the driv
er, “p re tty good pay fo r one day’s work, eh?”
Suddenly, th e reporter stiffened. "Hey! W e’re losing them!”
from Page 9)By ex p ert m aneuvering in and
o u t o f traffic, th e tw o cars had m anaged to leave th e blue sedan behind about six c a r laps.
B earing down on th e gas pedal, th e driver shouted: “Hold tight!”
The repo rte r found him self tensing a s th e b lue sedan adro itly pulled o u t o f th e line of cars on to the middle lane o f the three-lane highway.' A lm ost w ithou t being aw are of
i t , ' th e rep o rte r found him self m u ttering a silen t p rayer as th e blue sedan passed first one car, then th e second, the th ird — and suddenly in the ir pa th another c a r w as hurtling tow ard them.
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Hawaii’s Filipinos Finding SuccessIn Every Field Of Endeavor
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and TEODORA AVECILLA.MARCIANO A Q U I N O
and GLORIA BADUA are with the Kaiser Medical Center while VICTOR DIZON is with the Kaiser Foundation Clinic. CESAR DeJES- US is a surgeon, specializing in genito-urinary problems. HENRY MANAYAN and MARCELINO AVECILLA
M E N O R
SON are in the real estate business while Pastor Pablo is an executive with a life insurance company.
Some of the many teachers of Filipino ancestry are VI MIGUEL, DAVID LA- RIOSA, ESTREL LARIO- SA, J U A N GREGARIO, MARGIE MENDIOLA and
DR. DE JESUS
are surgeons.MARIO BAUTISTA spe
cializes in obstetrics and gynecology and LYDIA BO- LOSAN is a general practitioner.
Filipinos in the travel business are BEN AYSON, BERT VILLANEUVA and MR. AND MRS. DIOSDADO AVECILLA. FRANK FARINAS is a bank employee.
FRED BLANCO, BARNEY M E N 0 R, CLEM REYES SR. and BEN AY-
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P h ilip p in es Tobacco M arket(C ontinued from Page 4)
canno t be done in th e Philippines is th a t there is no industry large enough— no effective system se t up for p riva te in dustry to do th a t yet.
"The stan d ard s now a re n o t adeq u a te ,” M r. A lba says. “Regulations a re no good unless people cooperate to m ake th e p lans w ork. C ontrols a re no good unless they are properly and effectively ad m inistered.
“ People in th e Philippine tobacco industry a re aw are of th e qual - ity s tan d a rd requirem ents of the A m erican m arke t b u t these people a re n o t adequately equipped w ith know -how to help them selves. The governm ent m u st s tep in to help them , to im plem ent th e production of the b e s t q ua lity lea f tobacco righ t on th rough to a standard ized quality product.
“The produc ts w ill n o t sell unless they sa tisfy th e ta s te o f the A m erican consum er,” M r. A lba s ta ted .
M eanwhile, -in th e in te rest o f •helping th e Philippines to becom e a . show case of good governm ent and free en terprise , th e U nited S ta tes could take a few step s also, M r. A lba believes.
"Realizing . th a t .the U nited S ta tes w an ts to keep strong m utual secu rity in th e F a r 'E a s t , I suggest i t w ould be w ise fo r the
U nited S tates to encourage and support the building up of the econom y of t h e Philippines th rough m ore liberal trad e agreem ents and technical aid.
“There should be an improvem ent o f trade re lations ra th e r than a giveaw ay program ,” he says.
“By helping to build industries in the Philippines, th e U nited S ta tes would be helping to en hance th e Philippine econom y and the people’s s tandard of living. The U nited S tates w ould then be helping th e Filipinos to help them selves and the Philippines would, in turn, develop into a lucrative m arke t fo r U nited S tates p roducts.
“The Philippines is s till ah un derdeveloped country w hile the U nited S tates economy is highly developed and advanced. Therefore, the developm ent of th e Phil- ippine.econom y—w hile i t is necessa ry for th e Filipinos them selves — will also resu lt in com plem enta ry benefits to th e U nited S tates,” he says.
The n ex t a rtic le in th is series w ill discuss the h is to ry of the tobacco situation and how i t has m ixed sugar, $73 m illion and to bacco, w ith a dash of politics, into a situa tion which m ay have far- reaching a n d long-lasting im plications.
field. The number is sure to mount as more and more complete their educations and seek employment or go into business for themselves.
The Filipino Herald will continue reporting the economic development of the Filipino Community. New and more complete reports on the economic, political and social s t a t u s of Filipinos from Washington, D.C. will be relayed to our r e a d e r s this
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BALCENA ONLY FILIPINO INPRO BASEBALL
Robert Rudolph (Bobby) Balcena of the Pacific Coast League’s (PCL) Hawaii Ti: landers has the distinction of being the only full-blooded Filipino in professional baseball.
The 33-year-old outfielder joined the Islanders midway in the season last year and wound up with a .243 batting average. Balcena, who is one of only four Islander returnees, opened the season with Vancouver last year.
Balcena w a s born and raised in San Pedro, Calif. He was a standout outfielder on the SPHS baseball team
. and played end for the football squad.
A fter graduation, Bobby entered the navy and spent a good portion of his two- year hitch a t Barber’s Point here in the Islands.
Balcena started his pro baseball career in 1948 with Mexicali, Mexico, of the Sunset League. In his initial season in the now defunct league, which included seven teams from Southern California and Mexicali, he led the league in hitting with a .369 batting average.
The following year, with the same Mexicali club, he paced the- league in total bases (295) a n d RBI’s (132). In 1951, Bobby led the now reorganized Texas League in runs (114). He
topped the Texas League in fielding, and putouts in 1952 . and 1953. —
Bobby has been active in the PCL since 1955. He led the league in doubles (38), posted the best fielding aver-, age for an outfielder (.997) and gained PCL All-Star honors in 1956.
B§lcena was up for a brief spell with the Cincinnati Reds in the National League in 1956. He appeared a t the plate officially only twice but faced two all-time greats in those two trips, Sal Maglie of the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbitts Field and Sad Sam Jones a t Wrigley Field in Chicago.
During the off - season, Bobby works with kids.. Last winter, he was an instructor of calisthentics for the Sacred Hearts Catholic School.
Balcena is small in stature but big in ability and competitive spirit. The athlete, who bats right-handed and throws with his left hand, stands 5-7 and tips the scales at 155.
Bobby is single and during his leisure hours enjoys music, primarily modern jazz, and water skiing.
In the outfield, in the coaching box, at the plate or ' off the field, “hustle” has been the keynote to Bobby Balcena, and it always will be.
CO RRE C TIO N In our last issue, The
Filipino Herald incorrectly identified “Tito” Pena of Japan Air Lines as a former Consul’s son.
The. Filipino Herald regrets any embarrassment the Pena family may have suffered because of this error. BA LC EN A A T BAT
Page 12 THE FILIPINO HERALD M a y 1 5 1962
standing o f Filipinos by o ther peop sociation will certa in ly contribu te to tion of the goals o f the E ast-W est i ' On M ay 26, a t 8 p.m., H em enw ay I
s ity o f Hawaii, th e R izalians will pri public an in te rp re ta tion of a Filipin0 M ayo festival.
learned to speak the various languages and to sing the native songs of Filipinos.
Am ong th e m any guests o f R oxanna w ere the following: Rev. & M rs. L ester Cleveland, M r. & Mrs. Ben Yuzon, Mr. Joe Yuzon, M r. & M rs. Eugenio Villanueva, Mr. & M rs. Benefico Paraso, Mr. & M rs. Daniel SIson, Mr. & M rs. A gapito Nichols,
FIESTA LEADERS — A variety of events including typical Filipino games, cfances and music wi|l usher in-the annual observance of Fiesta Filipina beginning in June. A feature of the celebration is the selection of a queen now in progress on all the islands. Winners among Oahu contestants w ill be selected June 8 a t the A la Moana Center. Executive officers in charge of /events are shown from le ft; seated, Julio Abuel, Lanai; Gelacio Daoang, Waimanalo; Quirinc O legario, W a imanalo. Standing, Je su s Cayaban, Kaneohe; Francisco La Torre, Hilo,- H awaii; Justo de la Cruz, Waialua;-Raymundo Eblacas, W aianae; Juan Raymunda, Makaha.
East-West Echosb y Felipe L. de G uzm an
" S a b o n g "( Contlnued from Page 10)
Filipinos a re an education-conscious people. Percentage-w ise, the people o f th e Philippines a re n e x t o n ly to th e U.S., am ong all nations o f th e world, in th e num ber of c itizens a ttending h igher educational institu tions.
The people of Filipino ethn ic background in H aw aii seem quite behind o th e r ethn ic groups in educational a tta inm en ts, how ever. This m ay help to explain the ir com parative position in the social h ie ra rchy in th is sta te . Fortunately , th ey have, since the end of th e w ar, becom e m ore and more h igher education-conscious, too.
M any Filipinos in H aw aii now realize th a t any a ttem pt on the ir p a r t to com pete in the political, economic, cu ltural — nay, social — fields require education and tra in ing th a t can stand com petition. Q uite a few er num ber am ong them , though, un derstand th a t a 1940-secondary vocational tra in ing cannot com pete w ith a 1960-college vocational education.
A ssum ing every th ing equal, th e individual who has th e lesser education can only hope to g e t the lesser end of the bargain in a highly com petitive society l ik e ours. And, dem ocracy notw ithstanding, equality can only ex is t am ong equals. Education m ight still be th e m aste r k ey to equality — economic, political, o r social.
Gloria de la Cruz, daugh ter o f Mr. and M rs. M acario de la C ruz of 1923 Puow aina Drive, Honolulu, p o rtray s th e grow ing in te rest am ong Hawaii F ilipinos in higher education and scholarship. G loria is th e p residen t o f Z eta Pi Zeta, and a jun io r a t the U niversity of Haw aii College of N ursing.
O f education-consciousness, th e Filipino Ladles E ducational Society conducted a benefit dance on M ay 5 to ra ise a scholarship fund fo r deserving students of Filipino paren tage in Hawaii. The benefit dance w as m anaged by a group of energetic young laides, am ong whom w ere M rs. Prudencio Habo n, prexy; M rs. Chum Belannlno, veep;. Mrs. B ernard Fabrao , secre ta ry ; M rs. A nastacio Soleta.' treasu rer; M rs. G regorio Albano, auditor; and M rs. Abe A lbayalde, p ress rela tions officer. M rs. Bene- fico P araso is th e organization’s adviser.
Mollie B. Fabrao , i t should be recalled, founded the Filipino Ladies E ducational Society, and was its f irs t president. M rs. A lbano w as la s t y ear 's p resid e n t
Even in parties, th e desire and th irs t fo r know ledge and cu ltu ra l exchange am ong Hawaii Filipinos is discernible. In a baptism al p a rty for Roxanna D. Yuzon, daugh ter o f Mr. and M rs. M oeses Yuzon of 99-1047 Lalawai Drive, H odolulu, guests most, o f w hom have never been to the Philippines learned to speak
'. & M rs. Paul Gamboa, M r. & M rs. Adelino Valentin, M rs. M oses Aczon, Mr. & M rs. Henry Buhaylunsod, Mr. & M rs. Joseph Tamon, Miss C eleste Paraso, Mr. & M rs. David A tay, Mr. & Mrs. R ichard Sabala, M rs. M ary M acapagal, Miss Kuulei Sevilla, Mr. & M rs. A ntonio Carlno, and East-W est C enter studen ts C esar H idalgo and Felipe L. de Guzman.
M rs. N aty Aczon, M iss L orraine G onzagan, M rs. D arlene C leveland, and M r. Adelino V alentin w ere the sponsors of R oxanna Y uzon's baptism .
A nother baptism al party , held M ay 5, w as more than ju s t a "Filipino” dinner. I t w as a boost for in tercu ltural understanding, too. This party was given by M r. & M rs. Virgilio Bugayong of 429 N. Judd S treet, H onolulu, fo r the ir youngest child, John Ronald.
The guests in th e Bugayong p a rty include Mr. & M rs. Tony M artinez, Mr. Tony M artinez, Mr. Pepe Vasquez, M rs. T ina A nastasakes, M rs. Ceferi- n a Reyes, Mr. & M rs. M ax Velasco, M r. & Mrs. Tony Velasco, Mr. & M rs. Philip Acoba,.M rs. Nora A lbayalde, Mr. & M rs. Clem Reyes, Sr., M r. & Mrs. Jesus Cayaban, Mr. and M rs. F rederick H, Koh- loss, Mr. S tan ley H am es, Mr. K enneth Thom, Mr. C urtis W right, M r. & M rs. N. C. V illanueva, M r. & M r. Antonio G arcia, Mr. & M rs. E vert Kuer, Mr. & M rs. M ukal, M r. A. Gavleres, and East-W est C enter studen ts N estor M agalona, Roger H ? Gamldo, Con- s tan te Luna, and Fel L. de Guzman.
A group of East-W est C enter studen ts w ere guests to th e 35th A nnual Convention o f the Hawaii Congress of Paren ts and Teachers which w as held a t the R oosevelt H igh School on May 4-5. All connected w ith teaching and education in the ir respective countries, the EW C studen ts found th e Hawai i Congress of Paren ts and Teachers convention to be a fruitful experience. TTTey saw in the convention, fo r in stance, an excellent dem onstra tion of a friendly a rgum ent am ong panel speak-
Mr. R ichard P. Nolan, is now th e presiden t of the Hawaii Congress of Paren ts and Teachers.
The Rizalians, the association of young m en and women of Filipino ethn ic background in Hawaii (m ostly U niversity of Hawaii graduate students), elected the ir officers on M ay 5 fo r the y ea r 1962- 1963, The officers a re Rollo de la Fuente, p resident; Eddie C orpuz, vice-president; San ty R. Obien, secretary ; Rica Bautista, treasu rer; and Catalino Yapfenco, Jr.. press re lations officer. M r. Herm iniano A rre, Jr . is the adviser. —
To help prom ote b e tte r know ledge and under- o ther peoples, the as-
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Winners among Oahu of
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m odern m ethods can w in o u t over island birds tra ined by trad itional m ethods handed dow n from fa th er to son for m any generations.”
The tim e had come.Both m en m e t in th e m iddle
of the field, each holding his bird. Each solicitously pa tted his prize as a fa th er m igh t fondly, proudly bid farew ell to a son go-
only tw o car laps behind The rules w ere briefly discuss
e r panic-stricken, b u t th e words w ere barely o u t of his mouth, w hen the d river of the blue sedan, chuckling, neatly pulled back into the line o f cars on the right. “No w orry,” he laughed a t his obviously shaken passenger, “I’m a good driver.” Mopping his perspiring brow,
the repo rte r noted th a t they were
o ther tw o cars.“I th ink they are going to tu rn
up ahead ,” declared the driver. And sure enough, they did.The blue sedan pulled into a
d irt road and som ewhere in a cane field, (the repo rte r Is no t sure of the exact location) the o ther cars ground to a halt. Once the cars w ere parked, the
tw o m en se t about th e work before them in business-like fashion.
The reporter, feeling a slight kinship for the sm aller bird, w atched as the ow ner began rub bing th e legs o f h is bird. He spat on the legs, explaining th a t it provided th e proper am ount of m oisture necessary to m ake the long s trip of cham ois binding rem ain so lid w hich he w as busily engaged in w rapping around the b ird’s leg. This would provide the
, binding th a t w ould hold the b ird’s razor-sharp gaff in place, which in tuiir- wuuld be doubly reinforced by additional tw ining.
“W hat kind o f th read is tha t?” inquired th e reporter.
“D ental floss,” rep lied the ow ner. “They use em broidery th read ,” he said, th row ing a g lance in the d irection of the o ther group, who w ere also engaged in the business of tying a gaff on the ir bird.
“Is there a difference in the k ind o f th read you use?” the rep o rte r asked th e trainer.
“Yes, I believe th ere is,” replied th e ow ner of th e m ainland- tra ined bird. "F o r one thing, it is s tronger and because i t is w axed, th ere is no danger of i t b reaking off.”
“W hy don’t th e o ther guys use it, then?” asked th e reporter.
“W eil, th ey a re u sing m ethods they have alw ays used and they w ill n o t change to m odem m ethods.”
“Do you th ink y our bird has any chance aga inst th a t other bird?” asked th e repo rte r nodding tow ard the o ther group.
"W ell,” sm iled . the tra iner — “today, w e will find o u t w hether these m ainland birds trained along
ed. N either ow ner w ould be perm itted to touch h is bird until both had separated.
The repo rter, w itnessing his first cockfight, w as suddenly, acutely, rem inded o f th e sim ilarity of this figh t to a boxing bout.
W hen the fight com m enced, th e repo rte r soon found, how very closely th is fight w as to resem ble a boxing m atch betw een a heavy w eight and a lighter, b u t m uch m ore highly skilled fighter.
From the m om ent th a t th e tw o m en brought the ir b irds together, one to peck the o th e r to “m ake him m ad,” i t w as in s tan tly a p p aren t w hich bird had th e inside track on the match.
If the sm aller bird w as o u tm atched in w eight and size, he very quickly displayed h is class and skill in th e m anner in w hich h e stalked, paced and out- m aneuvered the o th e r bird.
Each tim e they flew in th e a ir and cam e together, th e la rg er bird appeared unsure and clumsy.
H e could n o t touch th e sm aller, m ainland tra ined bird.
On the other hand, each th ru st by th e sm aller b ird w as deft and sure.
Each th rust, i t w as apparen t to th e few spectators, found its m ark.
The sm aller bird continually sw ooped dow n o n th e larger bird.
E very a ttem p t b y th e larger b ird to gain an advantage on his opponent w as fru stra ted . The sm aller b ird displayed am azing cunning and ag ility in h is ab ility to sidestep the th ru sts o f the larger bird.
Several tim es, th e sm aller bird had th e larger b ird dow n and w ith one foo t holding th e other bird, he a ttacked th e rooste r w ith a series o f ferocious and rap id machine-gun like pecks.
By now the consternation and dism ay w as openly ev ident on th e face of the ow ner of the bigger bird.
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Martinez. Assures Filipinas Good Service On API
Filipinos who w ant to be assured of good accommodations when they travel via American President Lines might benefit themselves by checking personally w i t h passenger traffic manager Antonio E. Martinez.
Martinez, who was born and raised in the Philippines, is in charge of sales and promotion of Filipino traffic for the world-wide passenger and steamship line. His duties include supervision of departure and arrival services for Filipino passengers.
Martinez has been employed by American President Lines (APL) for t h r e e years. He started with APL in San Francisco and transferred to Honolulu last May.
The 42-year-old APL official left the Philippines in 1947 to continue his education on the mainland. He attended the University of California a t Berkeley and San Francisco State, majoring in business and foreign trade. While studying in San Francisco, Martinez worked part-tim e for the Philippine Consulate.
Martinez returned to the Philippines in 1956, a f t e r nine years on the mainland, to work with his father in the family’s Venetian blind factory and real estate businesses.
The travel expert was employed for about a year as assistant to Nicanor Roxas, former Philippine minister a t the Hague. While in the Hague, Martinez help to open the new legation.
Antonio , is one of six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Santos Martinez. His parents reside in Manila but ju s t recently passed through Honolulu on their way for a vacation in Los Angeles. Antonio’s brother, Jose, is also with APL as traffic manager in San Francisco. He has been with the company for 11 years.
The A PL fleet includes six liners which stop a t Honolulu. Four of the liners travel between San Francisco and the Orient while the other two make around-the-
world voyages.Ships in the trans-Pacific
fleet are the Presidents Wilson, Cleveland, Hoover and Roosevelt. The President Monroe and President Polk are on the around-the-world circuit.
The APL fleet also includes numerous freighters but none of them stop in Honolulu.
APL’s newest liner, the President Roosevelt, w i l l dock in Honolulu on its maiden voyage from San Francisco. The huge vessel cost $10 million to build.
Martinez pointed out that APL conducts the PhilAmer- ican Tour each November. The tour group usually num.- - bers o v e r 300 from San Francisco and Honolulu. The eighth annual tour will leave from Honolulu Nov. 30 for Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Some of the services which come under the supervision of Martinez, are to help clear baggage through customs, to assist in arranging transportation and accommodations to other islands, to help locate relations and to act as interpeter.
Martinez will not be in the Honolulu office from May 16 to June 20. He will be on a vacation to the mainland during tha t period, but upon his return, he will be available for personalized service to passengers of the APL.
P r io r to th e a d jo u rn m e n t o f th e la s t se ssio n o f th e F i rs t L e g is la tu re , R ep . D av id M c C lu n g h o n o re d T h e F i lip in o H e ra ld b y in tro d u c in g H o u se R e so lu tio n N o. 11 7. T h e re so lu tio n , s ig n e d b y a ll m e m b e rs o f th e H o u se o f R e p re se n ta t iv e s , i s h e re w i th re p r in te d :
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 117
The First Legislature of theS T A T E O F H A W A II
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Resolution
WHEREAS, in this day and age, the freedom of the press being constantly reduced; and
WHEREAS, often we read of a reduction in the free news to people by the closing of a newspaper; and
WHEREAS, this diversity of opinion is reduced further by syndication and merger of newspapers; and
WHEREAS, it is a refreshing light on the horizon to see the birth of a new newspaper; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 1962, Hawaii saw the birth of a new paper, the “Filipino Herald” by the publication of its Vol. 1, No. 1; and
WHEREAS, the policy of said paper is stated nicely in its initial editorial:
"But while the ‘Filipino Herald' is primarily aimed at representing our community—it should not in any way inhibit us from commenting on local issues.
I f building high-rise apartments in the Diamond Head area is detrimental to the future and interests-of Hawaii’s citizens—then it is the responsibility of the Filipino community to oppose it. We should be willing to recognize tha t contributing to the progress of Hawaii’s Filipinos is but a part of the over-all goal: To make Hawaii a better place in which to live.” ;
now, therefore,BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
F irst Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Budget Session of 1962, that this body hereby congratulates the founders of the ‘Filipino Herald” and express to them our wish for a long, siiccessful life in presenting to the members of the entire community and the Filipino community, in particular, an additional means of reading the news of the day and the point of view of another group of people and that we further wish them a long life for this new-born “dispenser of tru th”, and
B E IT F U R T H E R R E S O L V E D th a t a ce rtif ie d copy o f th is reso lu tion be fo rw ard ed to th e ed ito r o f th e “F ilip in o H era ld .” DATE OF ADOPTION: April 17, 1962.
We hereby certify tha t the foregoing House Resolution was this day adopted by the House of Representatives of the F irs t Legislature of the State of Hawaii.
ELMER F. CRAVALHOSpeaker, House o f Representatives
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THE FILIPINO HERALD GOES TO A COCKFIGHT . .(Continued from Page 12)
“Come on — sige na!” H e kep t plead, ng.
But to no avail.A few m ore th ru sts and par
ries and the b a ttle w as over. The little one stood trium phan t over th e larger, lifeless bird.
Now cam e the denouem ent.Everyone, it seemed, back a t
the o ther location, had placed the ir bets on the bigger bird.
The ow ner of the dead bird m ade no a ttem p t to hid his pain and d iscom fort a t having lo st the battle.
M ethodically, b u t obviously distrau g h t and em otionally shaken, the ow ner of the defeated and dead bird began counting o u t the dollars.
This w as the pay-off.There w as a definite a ir o f dis
tastefu lness and unsavory tinge to th is aspect w hich th e reporter very qu ick ly noticed. I t w as disconcerting — like the acrid smell o f garbage.
He could n o t help noticing the ab ject, a lm ost desperate a ir o f the lo ser w hich contrasted sharply w ith th e obviously uncontained joy o f (he w inner collecting the spoils o f his victory.
One hundred, tw o hundred — th e rep o rte r tu rned aw ay unable to continue w atching the w retched expression on the face o f the loser . . .
“Well, I guess y ou r m odem m ethods proved the real v ictor over the old trad itional m ethods,” th e rep o rte r declared la te r to the elated w inner.
“W hat happens to th e dead bird?”. “Oh,” replied th e trium phant ow ner, “The w inner gets him. W e will probably m ake adobo o u t o f him .”
"You m ean th e w inner gets the dead bird?” asked th e reporter.
“Oh, yes,” replied th e ow ner of th e w inning bird, “unless, o f course, there has been some kind o f hanky-panky.”
“W h at so rt o f hanky-panky?” th e rep o rte r w anted to know;
“Welf, in som e instances, if we have an y inkling th a t the opposing bird’s gaff has been tam pered w ith— such as in previous cases— you know , w hen the gaff has been tipped w ith some so rt o f lethal poison . . . then th e bird is not w orth eating .”
“You m ean the gaffs o f th e opponent are som etim es poisoned?” asked the repo rte r w ide-eyed.
“C ertainly,” replied the other, im patiently regarding the reporter as though he could not believe the show of innocence w as real.
“W hen there is big m oney running — the o th e rs try all k inds of tricks.”
“Are there o ther tricks em ployed?”
“Of course,” laughed th e tra in er, som ew hat derisively a t the seem ing ignorance of the reporter.
“F or exam ple, I know for a
fac t th a t in one instance, someone had poured acid on the gaff o f one of m y birds which caused the blade to b reak a t the m ost crucial time. You have to tra in yourself to be aw are of every possible stu n t your opponent m ight pull to tip the scales in h is favor,”T he afternoon’s contest was
rapidly draw ing to a finish. The ow ner o f the w inning bird, his face sp lattered w i t h bright splotches of red blood, w as a ffectionately m assaging the legs o f his bird.
The la te afternoon sun streaked the face of the reporter. Rubbing his forehead, he rem arked, “I guess y o u r m odem m ethods proved som ething th is afternoon. W hat is th e exact difference in your m ethods anyway?"
“W ell,” smiled the trium phant w inner, “I figured it th is way. We (indicating himself) are crashing in on a new. racke t—it am ounts
“And w hat about th e dead bird?” asked th e reporter.
“The dead bird is m erely a sym bol of the Filipinos’ unw illingness to yield to new m ethods. He is still em ploying th e ru les taugh t him by h is fa th er—in one sense, w hat you have w itnessed here to day is symbolic: I t is a tr ib u te to the dogm atism o f th e Filipino in being unwilling, o r p erhaps unable
to this. W e are competing w i t h t o accept the new w ays,Filipinos who are w ell-versed in “W hen he recognizes th is—hethis cockfighting business. If w e will be, in one sense, con tribu tingexpect to win—w e have to beat a step forw ard to his ownthem a t the ir own game. progress.”
Ranch Honors Filipinos, Yang©(C ontinued from Page 3)
keep you informed of all the recent events by bringing you the news so close to your hearts.”
He continued, “President Macapagal won the last election in a peaceful and orderly expression of the will of the people. In spite of the bitterness of the campaign, after the elections, there was also an orderly transition of the government. This is very heartening because other governments have had strife, whereas ours was achieved in an orderly fashion.”
“What is to be the new program? We soon learned tha t his policies included moral regeneration and economic growth of the Philippine Islands,” Yango said. He added, “The president believes moral regeneration is important to a lasting government. A good government must have a policy of honesty in government with moral and ethical practices.”
Yango stated, “In line with these beliefs he demands his cabinet possess high qualities of honesty, ethics and integrity. Those who did not meet these qualifications’ were soon weeded out. Only with honest and
ethical officials can the gov- he is building.”ernment be properly administrated.”
The C o n s u l remarked, “Many grave economic problems face us. I t is the solution of t h e s e problems in which our president is devoting his energies. A well thought out and well balanced economic program, a five year social and economic program of growth, is the goal of the president."
The next speaker Mr. Richard Penhallow said, “I am proud to be here. I have worked among Filipinos for many years and I have grown to love, admire and respect them.”
Other speakers included Professor Andres Baclig. Baclig said, “I am proud to have been included among the honored guests,” He drew laughter when he com-
Yango said, “Under this” merited, “My line is not iprogram, Macapagal would restore economic stability to our country. The program, would stabilize prices of rice, com and many staple products. With the population increasing one million each year, to meet this, no less than 400,000 jobs have to be created to h a n d l e the growing labor force.”
Other aims of the program include meeting the urgent needs for education, road, national defense and housing, according to Yango.
The Philippines official remarked, ‘‘Filipino workers greeted me here by telling me what Mr. Smart has been doing. In particular, they want to express their gratitude for the recreation hall
much speaking as music and the airline — Hawaiian Airlines.”
Baclig added, “I have always loved this place-because people are so kind, generous and pleasant. I have lived in Canada, Japan, China and Europe but I found that Hawaii is the best place of all the countries I have lived in. If you want to apply for citizenship, feel free to call on me for help.”
He continued, “I speak four dialects so if you don’t understand my dialect, you will a t least understand my music. I don’t play Rock n’ Roll.” .
The other speaker, agriculture expert Harold Bay- brook stated, “Most of the
Filipinos here are single and long time employees. Fourteen years is the average. Their work involves planting grass and repairing fences and buildings, etc.”
Baybrook continued, “Off duty activities provided for the workers here include fishing, movies and billiards.”
The agriculturist added, “The Filipino workers have outstanding character. They are very honest, conscientious, reliable and dependable. I have worked among them for 38 years, 19 with Parker Ranch.”
The program included an Ilocano song, a rendition of “Dahil Sa Iyo” by the Parker Ranch Paniolo choir and the song “Irog Na Saan Ang Pagibig” by Mrs. Andres Baclig.
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Richard Penhallow, Mr. and Mrs. Radeliffe Grenwell, Mr. and Mrs. James Armi- tage, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brand, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baybrook and Mrs. Jane Hill, all -of Kamuela.
Other guests were Filipino Herald editor Teddi Medina, Fortunato Teho of the University of Hawaii,
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May 15, 1962THE FILIPINO HERALD P a g a 15
"n e w s F o r m th e N e ig h b o r
This colum n sincerely g ree ts th e MOTHERS in th e s ta te of H aw aii on th e ir happy day May 13th. In th e Ilocano section o f BARRIO FIESTA a special sa lu ta tion is ded icated to a ll mothers. Y ou a re urged to read it specially to th e Ilocanos. HILO, HAW AII
CONGRATULATIONS! to th e happy threesom e: Santos Cabongo, Pedro Tagaca and Diego Sales w ho w ere am ong th e 70 people who becam e citizens (naturalized). They a re Hilo Sugar employees. PEPEEKEO, HAW AII
O ur congra tu la tions goes to P risco Agbayani, Placido C uaresm a, B artolom e M olina, Zacarias Obra and B aldom ero Padilla w ho are now naturalized citizens of th e U nited S ta tes . T heir desire, e ffo rt and success in becom ing one is highly commendable. ONOMEA, HAW AII
M arcelino A bad o f Paukaa recently le ft fo r the Philippines to v isit h is w ife aboard the S.S. Presid en t C leveland.KAUMAKANI, KAUAI
“T here is n o p lace like hom e”, th a t is w hat F lorentin o M. T abuan and Victor Tabuan say. They a re bro thers and w ere bo m in IIocos Sur, Philippines. V ictor cam e to Haw aii in 1930 and Florentin e cam e in 1931. They a re going home soon.
In exchange fo r those w ho are leaving the new arriva ls from the Philippines w ere members o f th e PASION family: Cludolfo Pasion, M rs. Mau- ricia Pasion, Henralnigildo Pasion, Lorenzo Pasion and Evelyn Pasion. Also w ith them w as M rs. Mercedes S. Sagucio, w ife o f M ateo Sagucio w ho is a t p re sen t a t M ahelona H ospital. W e hope th a t he jo in s h e r soon.KOLOA, KAUAI
The m o st recen t a rriva l to th e G rove Farm Com m unity from th e Philippines, is Q uirino Bac- lig, w ho is jo in ing h is fa th er a t Koloa. Still residing in th e Philippines a t Cabuggo, Iloco Sur, a re h is m o ther and a siste r. The sen ior Baclig, (B artolom e) has been w ith th e p lan ta tion alm ost 16 years, a u tility tru c k d river a t K oloa Factory.
RETIREESQ uirino A stuela-26 yrs. old service-H akalua Su
g a r Co., Felix C osm od-V eteran field worker-Ha- kalau S u g ar Co., M axim o Pajim ola-shop aide and an em ployee o f H akalau Sugar Co., Jo se Daluson G am boa-retired a f te r 33 years w ith Grove Farm Plan tation . A na tive o f Bangui, IIocos Norte, Philippines, he m ade no definite p lans fo r his retirem ent.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS MAUI
Mr. and Mres. Federico Cagasan of Pala have announced th e engagem ent o f the ir daugh ter Juan ita to A lfred Paul M analo of Puunene. M iss Caga- san ’s fa th er is an H. C. & S. Co. Field D epartm ent em ployee. The benedict to b,e is th e son o f H. C. & S. Co. re tiree Irenio M analo and M rs. M analo. An early June w edding is being planned.
The engagem ent o f M iss M artha Rico o f Kea- hua to M arciano Tabisola o f K ahului has been announced. The bride-elect is th e daugh ter o f H. C. & S. Co. irrigato r Gaudencio Rico and M rs. Rico. H er fiance is th e son of M rs. Domingo A ncheta, and th e la te Juan Tabisola. The w edding w ill take place on June 2.
HONOLULU, HAWAII CHRISTENINGS:
John Ronald Gugayong, son o f Mr. and Mrs. Virgilio Bugayong of 429 Judd St. w as christened M ay 5 th a t th e Blessed Sacram ent C hurch, Father G abriel baptizing. Among the G od-parents w ere: Pio Lacuesta, Pepe Vasquez, Tony M artinez, Ciria- co Cam arillo, Clem Refuerzo, L ita R ania Boot, Mrs. Philip (Sally) Acoba, M rs. A ndrea G acayan, Mrs. Bonnie Pascua, and M rs. N ora Sacram ento.
KIMQNA PARADE SPONSORED BY THE FILIPINO LADIES EDUCATION SOCIETY
The Philippine V illage a t K apiolani Boulevard w as th e scene of a unique “Kimona P arade” last S aturday night, M ay 5th, sponsored by th e Filipino Ladies Educational Society. M rs. Fely H aban is the President o f the organization. I t w as an ordeal for the - judges to decide, a s m any aspired fo r prizes. The lucky con testan ts were:
1) M rs. Sally A coba: O utstanding K imona Mr. A nastacio G acayan: O utstanding
Barong Tagalog2) M rs. L ita Rania Boot: M ost M odern Kimona3) M rs. S ix to Basconcillo: M ost O riginal Kimona
M r. N estor Lagram pa: M ost OriginalBarong Tagalog
Special aw ards w ere given to M rs. Veneranda G acayan and M rs. E leanor M arcos.
Judges w ere: M iss Isabel Tagala, M rs. John Sanders, M rs. T ina A nastasakes, Mr. Aniano G av ie -. res, and M r. Hidalgo.
M usic w as provided by th e Classics, and m usical num bers w ere rendered by Angel Pablo and the Los Danceros.
Neuroses Of A Filipino(C ontinued from
family breakdowns. Through the Department of Social Services, located in the Lili- uokalani B u i l d i n g with branches on the outer islands, a variety of services are offered.
The Department provides protective services, homemaker and family counseling, aid to unwed mothers, and foster care for children.
For the blind and physically handicapped, the Department provides mobility tra ining and job assistance. Planning for the aged includes economic help where needetb-. Other services are adoption
aid and help in developing the maximum resources of the chronic unemployed.
Eligibility for these and other services is determined on the basis of need. No fees are charged.
Through the Department of Health, mental health clinics are held a t Diamond H e a d , Lanakila, Kaneohe and Wahiawa on Oahu and on Kauai, Maui and Hawaii. A t these clinics, children and adults are given diagnostic treatment, consuling and outpatient neuropsychiatric treatm ent along with a referral service for other treatment.
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The best time to solve a problem is while it is still a small one. But mild or violent, any problem that is a source of repeated unhappiness to an individual or to his or her family, friends or co-workers, should receive immediate attention.
In the case of legal problems, a lawyer is called. In the case of medical need, a doctor is summoned and in cases where an emotional problem, is involved, a mental health specialist is recommended.
A phone call or visit to any of these agencies will bring help.
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Kapiki Rd., W aianae, w as the first to correctly identify “The Unknow n D alaga” in The Filipino Herald contest as M iss Angelina
Damdamag Hi Nagduduma Nga
Purpuro Ti HawaiiIti dey toy nga p ase t iti W arnakan na iran ta nga m apadayaw an
dagiti INNA yan tangay deytoy iti bu lan ken aldaw (Mayo 13) iti naituding nga pannacalagipda. Ngarud ipalubosyo coma nga mais- agutanda cadagiti agcacasam — it nga dan— daniw a cas naayam uom nga sabsabbong nga m aibalangat caduacuada:
DANIW—ALDAW DAGITI INNAP u ta r n i S r. Guillerm o V. Flores Piddig, IIocos N orte M eysa cadagiti nalaing nga Iiocanista iti beddeng t i D ayat Cailocuan
Ti Dios, idi ta-o ti p inarsuana In tuyangna nga, agcaduada caquita A lalaqui ni Adan, baba-i m et n i Eva Tapno ti pateg, gam ayen ti agsinsin a ricna.
D aydi Eva, rim sua nga isu t i aquintucoc T a linanangda qen A dan ti nadagsen a biddut N ga agpapan ita, m apabpabasol, m aitugtuggud Ti adu nga ab-abi, dayaona pay, m arabrabsut.
Nupay casta , day ta a dam ag a naca-al-aligguet Baba-i m et laeng ti nangalangen qen nacadepdep Ta nacaparsuaan ti baba-i, a capatgan ti napateg Ditoy m inoyongan nga ayuyang da pa-it qen sam-it.
Ina, t i um oc da gasa t qen nasam -it a dardarepdep,Ponipon n i ayat, dongngo a napnu'an pasnec .No saan nga isu, a naicabaguian naicasinsin iti_init Aoan ragsac ti ta-o, cancanayon la tta a sipnget.
Ti, Ina, casasaadnat, ni anac ti aquinbalud P aiturturayan , qen tignaynat m arucrucud,M anm ano ni oayaoaya, caaduan iti parparicu t Iti saciolo ti indayon da riga t qen tu-uc.
T i Ina, tebbengna ngarud coma ti m a-ay-ayat T a idi aoan pay baba-i, toy lubong nagcurang ragsac N asam -it qencuana ni patay, gapu la t pateg ti anac Q et laslasagna ti maga-ngo tapno isu t i agbiag.
U tang a di casubsubadan u ray caano man, iti Ina,Ti paanacatag-taguibi ti anac iti sidong ti barucongna A racupenna nga siaanus ti rigat, ituyecnat agsagaba,A guingat dina m apespes am in ti agtara-udi nga lulua.
Rebbengna ngarud nga ti puso ti Ina, ditana a m aibalay Am in a panagra-em qen panagdayao nga naisagqday,Tudio, ayat, laguip, sungdo, anep qen reg ta a di m alaylay •Adda m an a sibibiag dayta nga Ina qen na lpasen .a natay.
HILO, HAW AHM asaludaran dagiti babbaro nga cuidadanos ti Am erica: Santo
Cabonga, Pedro Tagaca, Prisco Agbayani, Placido C araresm a, Bartolom e M olina, Z acarias O bra, ken Baldomero Padilla.ONOMEA, HAWAII
Ni cabsa t M arcelino A bad ti pankaa napan m et nag vacacion idiay F ilipinas naglugan iti vapor S.S. Pres. Cleveland.KAUMAKANI, KAUAI
“Awan m et cas toy logar nga nacayanacam ,” conada cabsat Floren tine M. Tabuan ke V ictor Tabuan. Ag cabsat dagitoy k e t agaw idda m et idiay F ilipinas, iti ilida isu d iay IIocos Sur.
A dut agaw id casta m et t i agsangpet iti fam ilia ni M r. Pasion, i t i . a saw ana ken annacna. C asta m et ken no M rs. M ercedes S. Segucio nga aw aw a n i cab sa t M ateo Sagucio.KOLOA, HAWAII
Ni Quirino Baclig nga anac ni M r. B artolom e Baclig, truck driver iti K oloa Factory, sim angpet m et nga nagapu idiay Cabuao, IIocos Sur, Filipinas.
AGRETIGODANA dretiro m etten da Q uirino A tsuela calpasan to duapulo k e t innem
a taw en (26 yrs.) panag-trabajona nga veteran field w orker diay H akalau Sugar Co.
Maximo Pajimola, shop aid w orker, H akalau Sugar Co.Jose D alusan Gamboa, calpasan ti tallo pulo ke t ta llo nga taw en
idiay Grove Farm Plantation. Ni M r. Gam boa taga Bangui, IIocos N orte, ke t d ina pay ammo no an ia t i planona.
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS MAUI .
Ni Mr. and M rs. federico C agasan iti Pa ia inyanuncioda ti panaki nobia ti anacda nga balasang Juan ita ken n i Alfedo Paul Manalo iti Puunene. N i M r. C agasan field departm ent em ployee iti HC&SCo.
receives a full year’s subscription to th e Herald as his prize.
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Mr. C a b ad in g 's background in the field of accounting a nd auditing p la c e t tb it ins titu tion in a position to offer com prehensive instruction in accounting subjects. HBTI also offers o the r business courses to equ ip you w ith th e technical know-how to "open th e d o o r" th a t se p a ra te s you from th e Business W orld of to d a y and' tom orrow . . .For more d e ta ils ca ll Mr. C a b ad in g by phone: 53 -281; 91 -121; o r com e to 1418 (u p sta irs ) K apiolani Blvd. fo r personal interview .
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