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PACIFIC CITIZEN■VOL.34;NO.14. SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,APRIL5,1952. Pri ce:Tencents

HouseGroupReportsFundForClaimantsWASHINGTON,D.C.— Th e

House Apropriati ons Committeereported i ts1953fiscalyearbud-get wh i ch recommends $745,000for'th eevacuationclaimsprogram,auth ori zedby th eJACL-sponsor.EdEvacuationClaimsActof1948,th e Wash i ngton office ofth eJACLAnti -Discri mi nati on Com-mitteewas i nformedth i sweek .Ofth e $745,000recommended,th eHouseAppropriati onsCommit-teeh asdesignated$245,000forad-mi ni strativeexpensesand$500,000forth epaymentofclaims.Th erec-ommendedamounti sth esah neaswasapprovedforth eoperationofth eevacuationclaimsprogramdur-i ngth e1952fi scalyear."Th i srecommended budget i snottobeconfusedwith th esup-plementalappropriati onsof$14,--800,000,alreadyapprovedby th eHouse,wh i ch willgoentirelyto-wardth epaymentofclaims set-tledunderth ecompromiseform-ula,"declaredMi k eMasaok a,na-tionalJACLADC legislativedi-rector."Moreover,th eDepartmentofJusticefullyexpectstoexpendth i ssum of$i4,80,000byJune30ofth i syear."Since th especialsupplementalapropriati ons h ave-alreadybeenearmark edforpaymentofcompro-misedclaims,Masaok a stated i twash i sassumptionth atth e$500,--000 designatedi nth e 1953fiscalbudgetforth epaymentofclaimswouldbeusedtopayadjudi catedclaimsunder$2500.Underth e compromise settle-mentprogram,wh i ch wassponsor-edbyth eJACLADCtoexpediteth e origi nal Evacuation ClaimsAct,i th asbeenestimatedbyth eDepartmentofJusticeth at17,000claimswillh avebeencompromisedandsettledbyJune30,1952.

Mrs.Nak ah araDiesi nSanJoseSANJOSE,Calif.—Mrs.Nadaye

Nak ah ara,51,wifeofDr.Hisai ch iNak ah ara,diedath er h omeonMarch 28afterabriefi llness.AnativeofHawai i ,sh eh adbeen

aresidentofth eSanJoseareafor45years.Inadditi onto h erh usband,sh e

leavestwodaugh ters,Mrs.NadineYamamoto ofSanFrancisco andMrs.DorisOtagak i ofWash i ng-ton,D.C,andtwograndch i ldren.Funeralriteswereh eldonApril

1atSanJoseBuddh i stch urch .

Nisei OfficerGetsAirAwardForLatestExploiti nKorea

"One-AlanArmy"

PORTLAND.Ore.— A26-yearoldveteranofth e442ndCombatteam i nWorldWarIIi soneoftnemost-decoratedUnitedStatesArmyofficersofth ewari nKorea,accordingtowarfrontdispatch esleceivedh erelastweek .-Hei sLt.MineoInuzuk a,h olderoi abattlefieldcommissi on,wh owasawardedth eArmy'ssecondXi Sombataward'th eDis-tingui sh ed Service Cross,wh i leHasplatoonleaderofFoxo?Tny4i7th InfantryRegimentILIc Jtth Divi si on. Inuzuk a'sth H-i 2ti ach edan posi-tonH Kdbyth eCommunists,with -stood h eavyenemyfi reandth enattflpL °t"successive counter-edh i , Lleu'tInuzuk adisregard-h k L°W?safetyt0moveamongS«Kfa?ta?k !nt°UtlndiVi dUalmedalv°5.c",?Sn.army's" latestCrosswwh y?Jh v??ISti nSulsh edFlyingme'~ Ch c"ceivedforfly-SDitP;Inn?lssance missi on de-ft*ufefilea,ffainsth i sPlâ.">"»wh en\

t0°k PlacelastNovem--61470,t..-cYai attach edtoth eviSgMfSControlS"*-Ad"tack i ngUN n enem?wasat"

"̂totLPortions,th ey pro-

ving h i . arsaand"W h i s groundcombat expe-

rience,quick lylocatedth eenemymortars.Aftersixlow passes overth eenemyarea.Inuzuk amark edth epositi onswith smok egrenades.AgroupofnearbyCorsairswascon-tactedtoh i tth etargets.Anoth er reconnaissance wasmadeafterth eai rstri k eandth eNi sei offi cer'saccuracyi nmark i ngth etargetsresultedi nanestimated40 enemy k i lled. Th reebunk ersandtwomortarpositi onsweredes-troyed.Lt.Inuzuk a,sonofMr.andMrs.Tadash i Inuzuk a,i sagraduateofFrank li nHigh Sch ooli nPortland.Hereenlisted i nth eArmy i n

1948andwasaprivate,firstclasswh enh ewenttoKoreawith FoxCompanyofth e 17th regiment.His decorationsi nKorea includeth e DSC,DFC,th eSi lverStar,BronzeStar,CombatInfantryman'sBadge,twoAi rMedals,th eKor-eanServiceMedalwith fivestarsandth ePurpleHeart.From h i spreviousserviceLt.Inuzuk ah oldsth eEuropeanTh ea-terRibbonwith th reestars,th eGermany and Japan OccupationRibbons, th e American DefenseRibbon, Good Conduct Ribbon,WorldWarIIVictoryMedalai*dth ePresidentialUni tCi tati onwithonecluster,

AcquitNisei Ex-GIofAssaultAfterArgumentonStateh oodHONOLULU— ANisei warveteranwasacquittedonMarch27ofassaultandbatteryagainstaWAVEfrom St.Louis,Mo.,following an argument overstateh oodforHawai i .Ak i raOh ori toldth eWah i awaPoliceCourth e gaveVirgi ni aRice,a stranger,aride onMarch 12 toward th e navalradiostationwh eresh ework ed.Oh ori saidh ebrough tupth esubjectofstateh oodand saidMissRi cefiredback :"Hawai i willnevergetstate-

h ood.Th erearetoomanyJapsh ere.Idon'tli k eJaps."

Aftersomemoreofth i s,Oh orisaid,h estoppedth ecarand.an-nounced:"I'maJap."Hesaid h eth enask edMi ss

Ricetogetout. Hesaidsh egrabbed h i sh ai randth eybothtoppledtoth eground."Iactedonlyi nself-defense,"Oh ori saidruefully.MissRicesaidsh epick edup

Oh ori andth rew h i m downbutth atsh e black edoutafterh edroveaw.ay.Oh ori ,30, i s5 feet5 i nch estallandweigh s115pounds.MissRice,29, i sasix-footerandweigh s 175pounds.

WestFresnoExch angeClubQuitsNationalOrganizati onOverBanonNisei Member

FRESNO,Calif.—Th eentiremembersh i pofth eWestFresnoExch angeClublastweek resignedfromth enationalorganizati onandreturnedth ei rch arteri n protestagainstarulingwh i chbarredaNisei businessmanfrom membersh i pongroundsofrace.

RobertBourne,Jr.,apastpresidentofth elocalgroup,saidth e actionstemsfrom anationalrulingcontained i n th eEx-ch angeClub'sby-lawsrestricti ngmembersh i ptoOccidentals."Wh enth eFi rstFresnoclubwasformedfi veyearsago,

a representative from nationalh eadquartersi nToledo,0.,wash ereandok eh edourmembersh i pwh i ch atth atti me i ncludedsixCh i nese,'-Bournesaid."Sinceth en,"Bournecontinued,"wch aveacceptedseveralOrien-tals,allAmerican citi zens,asmembersandnoth i ngwassaid.Th ei rmembersh i pfeesandnameswere senttonationalh eadquar-ters."Recently,anoth ermemberof

Japanese ancestrywas acceptedand h i s namewas sentto na-tionalh eadquarters.Soonafterwereceivedlettersfrom Oh i otellingus such wasagainstregulations"and i fwepersistedourch arterwouldbsrevok ed."NedL.BrownofFresno,adis-tri ctgovernorforExch ange,saidth enationalgroup'sactionwasnoti ntendedasracialdi scri mi nati ons."Th ebylawsspecifi callyh avelimi tedmembersh i ptoOccidentalsforth e35yearsth enationalh asbeen organized," said Brown."Th ere are severalpersons i nFresnoandelsewh erewh oaretry-i ngtoh aveth i srestricti onli fted."Bournesaidanationalrepresen-tative,A.M.Wh elpley,metwithth e grouprecentlyand said th elocalclubwouldh avetoask th ememberofJapanesedescenttoresign,butth oseofCh i neseex-traction could continue becauseth eywerech artermembers."Webrough tth ematterupi na

boardofcontrolsession,andlaterata generalmembersh i pmeeting,andvotedtoreturnth ech arter,"h esai d.Th enearly25membersofth egroupstillare functioni ng,butunderth e name ofth eWestFresno ServiceClub. Th eymeetTuesdaysatnoon i nth eBasqueh otel.Sinceth eExch angeClubch arter

Was returned,Bourne.said,oth erorganizati onsi n Fresno,notably■th e LionsClub, h aveask ed th e■ WestFresnogroupto j oi nth ei rrank s...Noactionh asbeentak enonth i s

asyet.InSanFi-ancisco,RegionalVice-PresidentIvanBransonofth eEx-ch ange Club declared th ere i s"defini telynoflavorofexclusion"i n th e organizati on'spolicyoflimi ti ng membersh i p to Occiden-tals.Bransondeclaredth eclubbyi tsconstituti onlimi tedmembersh i ptomenofth ewh i terace."We don't, h owever,require

memberstobeAmericanciti zens,"h esai d.Branson said th eWestFresno

club h adbeen i nviolationofi tsconstituti onforalongperiodoftimeand h adbeentold i tmustconform orsurrenderi tsch arter,

LittleCh anceSeenforEarlyVoteonBillWASHINGTON—Possibi li tyi ssli m forHouse debateon th eWalteromnibus i mmi grationandnaturalizati onbi llbeforeCongresstak esi tstraditi onalEasterrecessfromApril9,Mi k eMasaok a,JACLADC legislativedirector,declaredtj î sweek .HouseMajori tyLeaderJoh nMc-

Cormack i ndi catedth eWalterbi llmaybe consideredfollowingth eendofdebateonth e1953 fi scalyearappropriati onbills.Masaok asai dh eh adconferredwith Rep.FrancisWalter,D.,Pa.,sponsorofth ebi lltorevisepres-entimmi grationandnaturalizati onlaws,and declared h e h ad beenassuredth atRep.Walterwill"doalli nh i spower"tosecurepromptHouseconsideration ofth eomni-busbi lls.

Oregon'sGovernorDeclaresRefusaltoHire442ndVet"Stupid,DamnedOutrage"

StateTaxCommissi onCh angesMind,OffersJobtoHoodRiverNisei Di sabledInActionwi th FamedRegimenti nItaly

SALEM,Ore.— Callingth eStateTaxCommissi on'srefusalto h i reaJapaneseAmericanwarveteranon racialgrounds"stupidand.-adamnedoutrage,"GovernorDouglasMcKayth i sweek calledonth estateagencytoemploySagieNish i ok a,31,adisabledveteranofth e442ndCombatTeam.Th eOregonTaxCommissi onback eddownfollowingth egov-

ernor'soutburstandph onecalls,telegramsandletterscondemn-i ngi tsdiscri mi natorypolicy.ItannouncedonMarch 31 i th adanopeningforNish i ok a,offering 1h i m aj obas j uni oraccountant.Th eTaxCommissi on'sbias wasbrough ttoli gh tlastweek wh enStateLaborCommissi onerW.E.Kimseych argedth eagency h adviolated th eOregonfairemploy-mentpracticeslawwh en i trefusedtoemployNish i ok awh oh adap.pliedfora j obastaxexaminer,ledth efield i n an examinati onandth enfailedtogetth e j ob.Ki msey,wh oadmini stersth estate'sFEPClaw,saidth i swasth efi rstcase i nwh i ch th estategovernmenth asbeenfoundvio-latingi t.Henotedth atth e i nci denth ad

occurred i n FebruaryduringBroth erh oodWeek .Kimseysaidth atNi sh i ok a'snamewas senttoth e TaxCommis-si onatth etopofth eli stwh i chi ncludedtwooth ers.Astatedepartmenti sallowedtoch ooseanyofth e th ree namessubmitted byth eCi vi l ServiceCommissi onforany j ob.Ki mseysaid th eTaxCommis-si onexplainedth ati tpassedoverth eapplicantofJapaneseancestrybecause th epublicwouldn'tap-provedealingwi th amanofh i srace.Kimseysaidlastweek th ath i s

agencywasnottak i nganyactionagainstth eTaxCommissi onbutth ath ewouldsubmitNi sh i ok a'snameatth etopofth eli stth enexttimeh eagencywansto h i reanexaminer.Newsofth eOregonboard'sdiscri mi nati onbrough tafloodoftelegramsandletterstoth eStateCapitol,ask i ngGov.Mc-Kayto i nterveneon beh alfofth eNi sei warveteran.Severalof th e communicati ons camefrom HoodRiverwh ereNish i o-.

k aoncelivedwith h i smoth er.Th etwoTaxCommissi on offi .

ci alsi nvolvedi nth esi tuationch angedth ei rpublicattitudeswh enth eprotestsbegantoarrive.Wh enth estoryfirstbrok elastweekJasonLee,personneldirector,con-firmedallofth edetailsofh i sre-fusaltoh i reth eNi sei wh enques-ti onedbyth epress.RaySmith ,ch ai rmanofth etaxboard,saidh ek newnoth i ngofth esi tuationuntilNish i ok a's applicati onwasrejectedbyLeebutaddedth atNish i ok awasnotth etypeofmanh ewouldli k etoemployinth efield.HesaidNish i ok amigh tbeacceptablei nanofficepositi on.InMarch ,h owever,Smith de-

claredh ewouldnotturndownamanbecauseofh i sraceandblam-edh i spersonneldirector,Lee,forth eearlierdecisi on.Leeexpressedastonish mentatSmith 'sstatementandsaidh ewouldnotrejectamanbecauseofh i srace,eith er.BothagreedNish i ok acouldh aveth e j obi fh ewantsi t.Ki mseydeclared,h owever,th atboth Smi th andLee"toldamemberofmystaffNish i ok awasnoth i red becauseofh i srace."Kimseysaidh ebeli evedh e h adaclear-cutcaseofviolationofth eFEPClaw.Nish i ok a'sfriends pointedouth ereth atth eHood Ri ver.bornNisei notonlyi saveteranofth efamous442ndCombatTeam butwasseverelywounded i nanam-ph i bi ous operation i n Italyandspentmoreth an18 month s i narmy h ospi tals.Partly crippled,Sagiewentto

collegeunderth eGIBillofRigh tsandgraduatedwi th abusinessad-

ReportJobRefusalNotNisei 'sFi rstBrush With Prejudi cePORTLAND,One.—Refusalofth eOregonStateTaxCommis-si ontoh i reh i masanexaminerbecause ofh i sracewas notSagieNish i ok a'sfirstexperiencewi th raoediscri mi nati on,oneofh i sclosestfriendstoldth eOre-gonian h erelastweek .WesleyDurland,aMeth odi stmini sterialstudentatLewis&Clark collegeanda h i gh sch oolfriendofNish i ok a,saidth atth eNisei veteranwasi nFitzsi monsGeneralHospitali nDenver,re-covering from serious Warwounds,wh enHoodRiverAm-ericanLegionnairesremovedh i snameandth ose of15 oth erNisei warveteransfrom th ecounty h onorroll.Nish i ok aalsok new,h owever,th atth erewerepeoplei nHoodRiverwh owerefigh ti ngforfairplayforJapaneseAmericans,bravingeconomicboycottandso-cialostracism,Durlandsaid.Durlandquotedth i sparagraphfrom Rich ard L. Neubergier'sSaturday Review ofLiteraturearticlewh i ch wasreprintedi nth eReader'sDigest,"Th eNiseiComeBack toHoodRiver":"T-4SagieNish i ok awroteh i spastorfrom Fitzsi monsgeneralh ospi tali nDenver. Sagie,sh otth rough th eabdomen i nItaly,h as j ustreceived h i s40th bloodtransfusions.'Noonenoti nmysituation,'wrote th e woundedNisei soldier,'cam appreciatewh ati th asmeanttoustofindwe h avefriends,youpeoplei nHoodRi verwh oh avestoodfor

libertyand j usti ce.Tous,yourepresentth eAmericanspiri t.'"DurlandsaidNi sh i ok afough ti nItalywith th efamous442ndCombatTeamandwenti nforsbeach h eadlandingatCarrara."Hewasi nafoxh olewh enash ellblewup,"Durlandsaid."Itblewh i slegsalltopieces."Th eGerman88-mili metersh ellnotonly wreck ed Ni sh i ok a'slegs,-sh rapnelalsopierced h i sabdomenaovdpuncturedth erigh tventricleofh i sh eart."Iwasabletoliveonlybe-

causewewererigh t i n townandIgotmedicalai dwith i n15minutes,"h eoncetoldDurland.Nish i ok aspenttwomonth si n

afield h ospi talwh ere h i slegswere patch ed up with steelplates.Th enh ewastransferredtoFitzsi monswh ereth eplateswereremovedbecauseofani n-fection. Hestillh as asteelscrew i noneleg.Duringth e 18month sh ewasi nFitzsi mons,Nish i ok a h ad 16operations.Mostwereforre-movalofsh rapnelbutsomeweresk i n grafts and orth opedicsurgery.Afterh egotout— with aspeciallyequippedcarprovidedbyth eVeteransAdmini strationbecauseofanervei nj urywh i chleavesh i mabletowalk butun-abletomove onefootofh i sownaccord—h ewentontocol-lege,.graduatingfrom Lewis&Clark i n1950,and18month sofpostgraduatework atth eUni-veri ltyofOregon.

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ProtestPaper'sPublicati onOfWildRumorsArisi ngfromBombingofHousei nL.A.

LOSANGELES—Nisei ,Negroandoth ercommunityleadersth i sweek protestedth epublicati on h ereofallegedrumorsattrib-uti ngth ebombingofaNegrowarveteran'sh ometoJapaneseAmericans.Th estory,carriedi nth eMarch 28 i ssueofth eLosAngeles

Tribune,Negroweek ly,was h eadli ned,"Wildrumorslaybomb-i ngtoJapanese."Itsaid storieswerecirculatingh eretoth eeffectth atNisei h adbeen,responsibleforth eMarch 11bombingofth eDunsmuirAvenue h omeofI■Willi amBailey.Th eTri bunealsospok eof"th elatenth osti li tyth atexistsi nth eareabetweenth eJapaneseandNegroresidents."LorenMiller,boardch ai rmanofth eNationalAssociati onforAd-vancementofColoredPeople,de-ploredpublicati onofth e.rumorsandsaidNegroandJapaneseh adli ved h armoniouslyi nth esamecommunityi nsouth westLosAn-gelesformanyyears."Noantagonism betweenth e

NegroandJapanesei nth i sareah aseverbeencalledtomyatten-tion,"Millersaid. "Onth eoth erh and,wek nowth atth eJapanesecommunity,th rough i tsnation-wideorganizati on,th eJACL, h asco-operatedwi th us,asweh avewithth em,onnumerouscourtcasesaf-fectingourcivi lrigh ts,notablyth ecases on restricti ve covenants,segregation i n south ernsch ools,th eCaliforniaalienlandlawcaseandth enowpendingsuitagainstth eSouth ernPacifi cRailwaybyth eNAACP."WesleyBrazier,executivesecre-taryofth eLosAngelesUrban-League,saidprinti ngofth erumorwas "repreh ensi ble,"wh i le Dr.GeorgeTTiomas,executivedi rectorofth eLosAngelesCountyConfer-ence of Community Relations,scored i tas"agoodexampleofi rresponsiblej ournalism.""Tosospeculateonth e i denti tyofth oseresponsibleforth ebomb-i ng i sunfairto anygroup,"Dr.Th omassaid. "Especiallyi sth i struei fth especulationi nvolvesagroup alreadydiscri mi natedagainst."Katsuma Muk aeda,pastpresi-dentofth eJapaneseCh amberofCommerce,saidth estorywas"re-grettableandsh ameful."Th eJACL,th rough i tsregion̂aloffice i nLosAngeles,alsoex-pressed i tsregrets.Meanwh i leLorenMiller,wh o i salso h eadofaciti zens'steeringcommitteetoacti nth ebombingofBailey'sh ome,expressed h i sth ank stoth eJACLforitscoopera-tion.Mi llersaidth esteeringcommit-

tee h as h eldth reemeetingsandoneconferencewith MayorFletch erBowron.Asaresultofth i scon-ference,i twas i ndi cated,Mayor

Bowronmaynameacommitteeonh umanrelationstodealwith th eunderlyingcausesofth ebombingandoth eri nstancesofracialdis-cri mi nati on."Webelieveth atth eunitedac-tionwh i ch h as beenach i eved i smuch more valuable and usefulth ani solatedactivi ti esofindi vi -dualorganizati ons,"Millersaidi naletterto TatsKush i da,JACLregionaldirector.Millerpraisedth edili gence of

th elocalpolice i n i ts i nvestiga-tionofth eattack andth euni fi edcommunityfrontagainstth ebomb-i ng."Webelieveth atth ecooperationofth e JACLandoth erorganiza-tionsh ascontributedtoth ath i gh lydesirablestateofaffairs,"Millersaid.Moreth an$3700h asbeenoffered

bycommunityagenciesi nrewardsforth eappreh ensi onandconvicti onofpersonsresponsibleforth ecombing.Ofth i samount$2,000wasraisedatamassmeetingh eldlastSundayatth eSecondBaptistCh urch .

CHICAGO—Th ecandidatesforCh i cago's"Miss PortraitofSpring"are(lefttorigh t,standing)Marj4Ki k uch i ,Jolenes;Terry,Yamanak a,Ch armettes;Tsune Taniguch i , Silh ouettes;PaulineItano,Colleens;and(sitti ng)JaneKozuta,Mam'selles.ClaudineColeman,Sk yleens;JuneKai la,Dawnelles;and(i nsert)JuneYa-mada,Sorelles.One ofth ese girlswi llrepresent"portraitofSpring"atasmi-formaldancegiven byth eCh i cagoGi rlsInter-ClubCouncilonth enigh tofApril12atth eTropicalRoom i nth eSh eratonHotel.Th eluck ygi rlwi llbech osenbyth epatronsandpatronesseswh owillactasth e j udgesofth econtest.

Bidsto"PortraitofSpring"are$3.75i percoupleandmusicforth eaffairwillbefurnish edbyJoh nnyBelmontandh i sorch estra.Th eaffairpromisestobeoneofth emostoutstandingsocialsofith eyearand i sth efirstofitsk i ndevertobegivenbyCh i cago'si youngerset.—Ph otobyYosh i Oda.

Ch aptersAsk edForInformationOnPioneersSANFRANCISCO—Each ch apteri nth eNorth ernCalifornia-WesternNevadaJACLDistri ctCouncilh asbeenask edtoconductasurveytodetermineh owmanyIssei "pion-eers"are to be h onored at"PioneerNigh t"duringth e12thBienni alNationalJACLConven-tionh ere.Tak eoOk amoto,locali nsurancemanandrealtor,wh o i sh eadi ngth ePi oneerNigh tevent,declaredth atth eNC-WNDCch aptersh aveallbeenask edtosubmitth enamesofallIssei 70yearsofageandover,th osewh ocametoth eU.S.before 1905,and-th osewh ocametoth i scountrybefore1910.Aguestlistwillbecompiledfromth enamessubmitted.Worth yIssei wh odonotqualifyi nany*ofth eaforementionedcategoriesmaybe h onoredatth i sti mei fth ei rnamesaresubmitted,withreasonswh yth eysh ouldbecon-sidered.Deadlineforsubmissi oni sApril30.

WinsTh eater'sBeautyContest

CLEVELAND,O.— Dian Sash i mara(center)was j udgedth efi rstwinnerofth e "Japanesebeautycontest"h eldatth eMaylandTh eaterlastweek i nconjunctionwith th esh owi ngofth emo-tionpicture,"JapaneseWarBride."Oth erprizewi nnerswerea realJapanesewar

bride,Mrs.Strauss(left)andAi k oKi tah ata.Oth ercontestantswere i Mi ch Yamane,JaneSugiuch i ,

Ki tch Nak ash i ge,BettyNagao,MargaretIwata,Sak ae Yosh i muraand JuneToguch i .HenryRitter,Jr.,mayorofMayfieldHeigh ts,

i ssh ownpresentingth eprizes.Masterofcere-monieswasCleveland'sleadingdisc j ock ey,BillGordonofWHK,wh oi nterviewedeach ofth econ-testants.—Ph otobyClintonButsuda.

Nisei BurnedCriti callyi nFuelExplosionDENVER— RobertSak ata,25,Brigh ton,was i n criti calcondi-ti onth i sweek from seriousburnssustainedwh en agasolinedrumexploded.AtColorado GeneralHospitalph ysi ci ansreported75percentofSak ata'sbodywascovered withseriousbrans.Quick actionbyHarrySak ata,

31,wascreditedwith savi ngh i sbroth er'slife.Harrywas also beingtreatedforfirst,secondandth i rddegreeburns sustainedonboth h andswh en h eattemptedtoextingui shRobert'sflamingcloth i ngandh ai rwith aquilt.Harrytoldofficersth ath eand

h i sbroth erwere apieceofpipe,wh i ch th eyh adplacedatopth efullgasolinedrum,with anacetylenetorch . Th etorch cutth rough both th epipeandth edram.Th eresultantsprayandflamesmissedth eolderbroth erbutsplat-teredRobertwh oracedscreamingth rough th e yard before Harrycouldtack leh i mandwraph i m i naquilt.Th eaccidenti sth esecondserious

onesufferedbyRobertSak ata.Hewas-seriouslyi nj ured twoyearsago i na h i gh wayaccidentwh i chtook th elivesoftwopersons,Nan-taroSak ata,50,andJoh nKurach i ,27.

Nisei GISuccumbsInArmyHospitalFORTORD,Calif.— Pfc.RyoFurumoto,Parlier,Calif.,a 1951graduateofth eUniversityofCali-fornia,diedatFortOrdHospitalon-March 26 afterash ort i ll-ness.Death wasattributedto pneu-moniaanda h eartconditi on,fol-lowingafluattack .Pfc.Furumoto gradatedatUCwith adegreei nch emi strylastJune.AnativeofSacramento,h ewaswork i ngi nCh i cagoatth etimeh ewasdraftedlastNovember.He i ssurvivedby h i sparents,Mr.andMrs.MasaitsuFurumotoofParlier,twobroth ers,Joh nandRoy,andfoursisters,Mrs.Ma-sami Hi rataofKingsburg,Mrs.Jean Tsutsui ofParlier,Mrs.Sh i zuNagasak i ofLosAngelesandEmi Furumoto.

NISEIRETURNSWITHPRIZEFROMSOUTHSEATRIPLOSANGELES—ANisei sci en-tistissch eduledtoarrivei nSanDiegoth i sweek with asea ele-ph antcaptured onanexpediti oni nth eSouth Paci fi c.Hei sDr.Rich ardYuk i oMori taofth eScrippsInstituteofOcean-ograph yatLaJolla.Dr.Morita,aresidentofPasadena,found th emammalon CanberraIslandoffth ecoastofNewZealand.Th esci enti standh i sprizefindleftHawai i onMarch 29forCali-forniaaboardth eRoyalDanishfrigateGalath ea.

SanFranciscoJACLSlates"Preview"OfJuneConventionSANFRANClSCO—"Convention

Prevues"willbepresentedatth eSanFranciscoJACLch aptermeet-i ngth i sSunday,April6,from 2p.m.atth eBuch ananStreetYM-YWCA,accordingtoFredHosh i -yama,ch apterpresident.HeadedbyConventionCh ai rman

Dr.Tok uj i Hedani,an i mpressivearrayofconvention"bigwi gs"wi llbeon h andtogiveapreview ofth e h i gh li gh tsofth ecoming12thBienni alNationalJACLmeeting,June26-30, i nSanFrancisco.Sch eduledtogivereportsareth efollowing committee ch ai rmen:

Yuk i oWada,offici alevents;GeorgeOyama, special events; KayeUyeda,socials;Dick Sei k i ,generalarrangements;and Tad Hirota,publicrelations.Totopoffth eprogram,afash -

i onsh owpreviewwillbe h eld,with15attractiveNisei modelstak i ngpart.Ai k oHi ronak awillbeth ecommentator.Th emodelsareRoseKaj i ,Ai k o Morita,Sumi Yuto,MaryAnnOuye,RoseNieda,To-miyeGoami,Marth aOsh i ma,RoseUda, PatUno,KayUno,LolaMarubayash i Lee,BessieMasuda,Sue Sumida,Marth aMori,andNanceeUyeda.Ch ai rmanforth efash i onsh owi sKi k uHon.

TwoNisei Fi ni shRecruitTraini ngALAMEDA,Calif.-TwoHa-wai i Nisei ,Sh erwood Y.Yosh i -motoandTh omasTawata,recent-lycompleted12week sofrecruittraini ngatth eU.S.CoastGuardframingStation i nAlameda.

Nisei DoctorSuccumbstoBriefIllnessCHICAGO—Dr.Willi am J.Fu-ruta,memberofth efacultyofth eUniversity ofIllinoi s MedicalSch ool i n Ch i cago,passedawaysuddenlyonMarch 28atth eageof39.Hewasanassistantpro-fessorofanatomy.Onlyamonth beforeh i sdeath

h e wasnamedth erecipi entofafinancialgrantforresearch ,wh i chwasto h avebegunApril1.Hewasrecentlyvotedth emost

popularand i nspi rati onalprofes-soronth ecampusbystudentsatth emedicalsch ool.Dr.Furutagraduatedfrom th eUniversityofCalifornia i n 1933with h onorsandli vedi nCh i cagountilWorldWar11,wh enh e j oi n-ed h i sfami lyatth e Gi laRiverRelocationcenter.Hereceivedh i sdoctor'sdegreei n 1946,afterbeing recalledbyuniversityoffici als.Funeralserviceswereh eldMarch30atth eCh i cagoBuddh i stCh urchwith th eRev.GyomayKuboseoffi-ciati ng.Survivi ngareDr.Furuta'swife,Sek i k o,asonTeddy,andh i smoth er,Mrs.Kimi yoFuruta.Hewasamemberofth eCh i cagoJACL.Abe Hagiwara,ch apterpres-

i dent,saidth eNisei 'spassingwasagreatlosstoth ecommunityaswellasth ech apter."Byvirtueofh i s personality.

positi onanddedicati ontoh i swork ,h eh asdonefarmoreth anmostofuscan everh opetodo towardsgood h uman relationsh i ps," h esaid.Hagiwaraextendedth ech apterssympath ytoMrs.Furutaandth efamily.

RegistrationDeadlineNears,JACLWarnsLOS ANGELES—Th eregistra-tiondeadlineforvoting i nth eprimaryelectionsi sApril10,J*JACLsaidth i sweek i nurgingNisei toregisterforth e JuneIelections.To qualifyforregistration avotermustbeaU.S.citi zen,aresidentofth estateforoneyear,aresidentofth e countyforWdaysandofh i sprecinctfor64days;mustbeabletoread Eng-lish andsign h i sownname;ammusth avereach edth eageof*»onorbeforeJune"3.,Absenteeballotsmaybeappu«forbetweenMay14and29.

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tonventionTimeIsDrawingNear,SanFrancisco,June26-30,1952

SenatePassesPrivateBillsForJapaneseWASHINGTON,D.C—Th eSen-atepassedtwelveprivatebillsforth ereliefofpersonsofJapaneseancestry,th eWash i ngtonOfficeof

th e JACLAnti -Discri mi nati onCommitteereportedth i sweek .Ofth etwelveprivatebillspass-

edsixwereforth ereliefofadopt-ed'ch i ldren,th reeforpurposesofmarriage,one admitti ngaminori nth ecustodyofanAmericanciti -zen oneforpermanentresidenceofanAmericansoldier,andonerestoringth eciti zensh i pri gh tslostby voting i nth e Japaneseelec-tions.Sen.WarrenG.Magnuson(Dem.,Wash .) i ntroducedth ebi lltore-storetoHisak oHanabatah erAm-ericanciti zensh i p,wh i ch sh elostasaresultofvotingi nth eJapa-neseelections i n 1946and 1947.Th erestorationofth eciti zensh i p,statuswi llpermith ertoreturntoth eUni tedStates.Mi k e Masaok a,nationalJACLADClegislativedirector,declaredth atgenerallegislationsponsoredbyth eJACLADC,providi ngforth erestoration ofAmericanciti -,zensh i pri gh tsasaresultofvotinginth eJapaneseelections,h asbeeni ntroducedby Congressman Ch etHolifi eld(Dem.,Calif.)."Ih viewofth enumberofpeoplei nvolvedandth eobvious i mpossibi li ty ofgettingpri vatebillspassedforth ereliefofeach oneofth em,"statedMasaok a,"weh opewecansecurei nth everynearfuturegenerallegislationforth ereliefofth eseNisei ,wh oweredisfranch i sed,notforanywi lfulmisdeedbutbecauseofth ei ri gnoranceofth elaw."Sen.Willi am F.Knowland(Rep.,JCalif.)sponsoredth ebillto ad-mitHarumi Kamiak a,th eadoptedminorch i ldofSergeantandMrs.JamesB.C.Wells.Sen.FrancisCase (Rep.,South

Dak .)wasth eauth orofth ebi llpermitti ngth eadmissi onofYuk i oNi i mura,aneigh teen-yearoldJa-panesenational,i nth ecustodyofSergeantDonaldE.Wilson.Sen.PaulH.Douglas(Dem.,111.)i ntroducedth ebi lltoadmitMich -i k oIh ara (Th eresaHatch er)th eadoptedminordaugh terofMasterSergeantand Mrs.Rich ard G.Hatch er.Sen.SpessardL.Holland(Dem.,Fla.)sponsoredtwobillstoadmitth eadoptedJapanesech i ldrenofoccupationpersonnel;forTeruoUech i ,th eadoptedminorch i ldofCpl.LeroyF.Canty;andforJeanHamamoto,alsok nownasSh aronLea Crook s,th e adopted minorch i ldofCaptainandMrs.RobertN.Brook s.Sen.HubertHumph rey(Dem.,Minn.)sponsoredth ebi lltoadmitCarlHimura,th eadoptedch i ldofCpl.DaltonC.Boster.Sen.WayneMorse(Rep.,Ore.)

wasth eauth orofth ebilladmit-tingNaomi Saito,th e adoptedminorch i ldofSergeantandMrs.EdgarW.Th ompson.Sen.HenryC.Lodge,Jr.(Rep.,Mass.)i ntroducedth ebi lltoadmitMasak oMiyazak i forpurposesofmarriagetoLesterG.Barrett,Jr.Th eabovebi llsnowgo toth e

Houseforconcurrence,wh i leth efollowingbi lls,wh i ch wereprev-i ouslypassedbyth eHouse,nowawaitth esignatureofth ePres-i dent:th ebi lli ntroducedbyCon-gressmanTh omasJ.Lane(Dem.,Mass.)toadmitYuri k oTsutsumiforpurposesofmarriagetoSgt.AlfredA.Wetmore;th ebillau-th oredbyCongressmanTomPick -'wt(Dem.,Tex.)toadmitforper-manentresidence Fusak o Terao

th ewi dowofLt.David■WeldonScogin,andh ersonJamesWesleyScogin;th ebillsponsoredoyCongressmanWalterGranger

mini stration degreefrom Lewis& Clark College i n Portland i n1950.Heth entook postgraduatework i nbusinessadmini strationatth eUniversityofOregon,support-i ngh i mselfandh i swi dowedmoth -eron h i sGIpension.

Following h i s graduation th eNisei veterantook civi lserviceex-aminati onsi nOregonandlatertalk edtoapersonneldirectorandsaidh ewas told— i nplainlan-guage—th ath e h adth equalifi ca.tionsbutth ati twouldbe"advis-able"forh i m nottotak eth e j ob."Ith ough t,we11...Iwouldj ust

gototh efederalgovernment,"Sagiesaid."Th ebiggovernmenti s more understanding aboutth eseth i ngs—th eygiveaveter-anabetterbreak — especiallydisabledveterans."Untilth estorybrok e i nth epa-

persth rough th eactionofLaborCommissi oner Kimsey, Nish i ok asaid h e h addecidednottofigh tth ediscri mi nati onagainsth i m"be-causeImigh twini tandI'dbesortof,well,th eymi gh tconsidermeunfavorablyafterIdidgetth ej ob."

Th e nextday,h owever, h e i n-formedreportersi nSeattlewh ereh e i semploydas.an officeclerki nth eFortLawtonquartermastersules outletth ath e h adch angedh i smi nd."I'drath ercarryi tth rough ,"

h esaid."Iwasrath erti mi dorconservativebefore."Smith andLee both i ssued

statementsth i sweek th atNish i ok awouldbe considered foraTaxCommissi on j ob."Wearenotprejudi ced,"Smith *

stressed."We h aveaCh i nesegirlwork i ngforusasreceptioni sti nourPortland office.Weofferedanoth erCh i nesegirla j obtwoweek sago,butsh eturnedi tdownbecause i twasparttimework .""Ivigorouslyresenteveryi n-

ferenceth atIh aveatanyti meopposedth eemploymentofSa.gieNish i ok a,"Leedeclared."Iwillemployh i m assoonasIh avebeenauth ori zedtodoso."Informedofth e.TaxCommis-si on'sch angeofview,Nish i ok asaidi nSeattleth ath ewouldac-ceptth e j ob.beingoffered h i m i fh e could work i n th e Portlandarea.Gov.McKayputth ecaseforth eStateofOregon:"Ifamani sgoodenough tofigh tforh i scountry,h ei sgoodenough toh oldaj abi ni ti naciv-i li ancapacity,no matterwh ath i sraceorcolor."

EDITORIALS:AVeteranMeetsPrejudi ce

Th eOregonStateTaxCommissi onmigh th avepi ck edabet-tertimeandplacetosh ow i tsprejudi ces.Buti tj usth appenedtobeBroth erh oodWeek wh enSaj i eNish i ok awasdenieda j obbecauseofh i sancestry,andi tprobably j usth appenedth atNish -i ok awasaveteranofWorldWarIIwith warwounds.

FortunatelyOregonh ash undredsofpeoplewh o arereadytospeak up i nth edefenae_jafan i ndi vi dualwh o*sdiscri mi natedagainst,i th asapresswh i ch consi dersacase ofdiscri mi nati onneedstelling,and i th asanFEPClawwh i ch sayssuch displaysofprejudi cewillnotbetolerated.

Infact,i twasth eexi stenceofanOregonStateFEPC lawwh i ch wasresponsibleforth efactth atth eNi sh i ok acasecametopublicattention.Th eStateLaborCommissi on,wh i ch h adsub-mi ttedth e442ndveteran'snametoth eTaxCommissi on,ch argedth atth elatteragencywasi nviolationofth estatefairemploy-mentpracticeslawwh eni trefusedemploymenttoth eNi sei onracialgrounds. .m>M

Th epresenceofanenligh tenedpressandpublic i nOregon,togeth erwith th eFEPlaw,providedafortunatesetofcircum-stancesforSaj i eNish i ok awh o i sprobablya little tiredofh avi ngtoprovealloveragainth ath ei sagoodandworth ycit-i zen.Afterbeingwoundedi nItaly,Nish i ok aspent18month s i nArmyh ospi talsi nEuropeandth eUni ted States,figh ti ngtoregainh i sstrength andpartialuse,atleast,ofh i slegs.Hewenttocollege,supportingh i swi dowedmoth eroutofh i sGIpension.

Wh en h etook h i stestforth etaxexaminer'spost,h ecameoutontop.Andwh en h ewasrejectedbecauseofh i sancestry,h ecan h ardlybeblamedforh i sdi scri mi nati ontofigh tth ecase.Th eresultantuproar h owever,ch angedh i smi nd.

HetoldaPortlandnewspaperlastweek ,"I'drath ercarryi tth rough .Iwasrath erti mi dorconservativebefore."

Atlastreportsth efigh twaswon.Toxcommissi on offici alsscrambledtoplaceth efingerofblameuponeach oth er,protest-i ngth ei rownpurityofh eartandfreedomfromprejudi ce.Saj i eNish i ok a h asbeendescribed byfriendsasaquiet,

modestanduncomplaini ng i ndi vi dual,notth e sortwh owoulddeliberatelyplace h i mselfi nth e forefrontofapubliccontro-versyorask th eh elpofh i sfellowciti zensi n h i sownbeh alf.

Hebecame,unwitti ngly,acentralfigurei na h i gh ypubli-ci zedcase.Atfirstunwilli ngtocarryth ecaseth rough ,h e de-ci dedtodosowh eni twasapparentth atth ematterh adbecomeamatterofprinci ple.

Th usi ti sth atwedemandevermoreofmenli k eNish i ok a,wh olongagodemonstratedth ei rri gh ttopeaceandsecurity.

ServiceClubsandDemocracyTh eWestFresno,Calif.,Exch angeClub istobecommended

foritswith drawal,overth epri nci pleofracialequality,from th eparentExch angeorganizati on.Th eclubvotedtobecomeanin-dependentcivi cgroupwh enth enationalorganizati ondemandedth eoustingofaNisei member.

Th eExch angeClubi snotth eonlyservicegroupwith suchrestricti vemembersh i pclauses.Butth eFresnocaseservestodemonstrate th atserviceclubs are,alongwith numerousoth ernationalorganizati ons,facingth equestionofdemocraticprac-tices i nmembersh i p.Nationalfraterniti es,sororiti es,veteransgroupsand oth ernationalorganizati onsarefaced todaywithth eproblem ofbringi ngth ei rmembersh i prequirements i ntoli newith democraticpractice.

Serviceclubs,certainly,i fth eyaretobetruetoth ei rname,sh ouldreflectth emulti-racialmak eup ofth ei rcommunityandnation.Th eFresnoBee,foremostnewspaperi nth earea,notesed-

i tori allyth at"forth elocalclubtoh aveparadedunderth ebannerofgoodfellowsh i pandcommunityservicewh i lebanninganyonebecauseofnationalitywouldh avemadeh ypocrisyofth everynameExch angeClub."

"WestFresnoisth e h omeofpeopleofmanyracialextrac-tions,"th eBeesays."Toleranceh asbeenprevalentand i nmanyi nstancesgoodleadersh i pand oth ercontributi ons h ave beenmadetoth eci tyofFresnogenerally."Th ereisth eopportunitytofarth erth i scommendablework

th rough serviceorganizati ons.. .'"th eExch angeClubpowersth atbesh ould awak en toa

majorneedofth etimes—tolerance,understandingandequalityLamongallofmank i nd."

ReaderFindsPrejudi ce i n"JapaneseWarBride"Film

Toth eEdi tor:

Editor,Pacifi cCiti zen:Perh apsIam aminori tyi nmy

opini onsand i nterpretation,butsincenooneelseh asseenfittotak eexceptiontoth esomewh atth i nlydisgui sedanti-racialpropa-gandacontained i nth eYamaguch iopus,"JapaneseWarBride,"Ifeelcalledupontotak eastand.Afterseeingth epicture,Ileftwith th edefini te i mpressionth ati tsmessagewg#yash arpwarningtoAmerican(caucasoid)youth —"Th i sCanHappentoYoui fYouMarryaJapanese!"Letmean-alyzeth i s,perh aps,toclarifymymeaning.Allth rough th estoryth ererunsadefini teth readofanti-th esi s,of"neverth etwainsh allmeet."Inth ebeginni ngth eboyi sunabletounderstandth eEast;i nth ebalance,th egirli sunabletoadjusttoth e"West,"andth eboy'sfamilyi sunabletoadjusttoh er. Inth eendth eymerelygoi ntoacli nch ,noi ndi cati oni sgiventh atth eywi llbeabletosolveth ei rproblems.Th eabovei smainlyageneral-i zati on.Th eparticularsbegin,Ibelieve,with th ewarbridegettingoffth etrai ni nh erk i mono.Asth ePC notesi n i tslatesti ssue,th atj usti sn'tsoi nlife.Doesth esceneaddanyth i ngtoth epointofth estory? Notth atIcouldsee:i tonlygaveth eaudience th estereotypedimageofak i monoedJapanesegi rl(geish a?)tosnick erat,i nmuch th esamewayth e"countrygal"i fforcedto dressoutoffash i on toburlesque h errole.I'llnotboth ertolingerlongonth estereotypeofth e"demureJa-panesegirl"as playedbyMissYamaguch i , primari ly becausesometruly"demure"andconfusedwarbridecouldprobablybepoint-edouttorefutemystatements.I'llrestwi th posi ti ng'th atth ech aracterizati on i snottypical(Ifi twereIcouldreadilyagreewithth egeneralth esi sth at"eastandwest"cannevermeet)asth ereadyAmericani zati onofmostofth eIssei andpracticallyallth eNi seih asattested.Rememberth e Issei fath er?Typical? Th erearepeopleli k eh i m,butagain,doesn'th eseemtobeastereotypeofwh atmanyCalifornianstendtoth i nk aboutth eIssei ? Hi sroleofastubborn,pok er-facedOrientalwith anun-relentingdisli k eofh i s"American"neigh bors certainlywas notafavorableone. Isurelywouldn'twanttobe i nadark alleywithh i m.Remember th e h ero's "poor"family? Th efath erandsonscomeback from th emeetingofth eranch ers'associati on,wearylinesonth ei rfaces,torelateth atasaresultofth eJapsh avi ngreturnedand gone i nto competiti on withth em,th eyarefacingaloweringofth ei rlivi ngstandards? One'sh eartcouldreallyach eforth em,andprobablymanyi nth eaudiencedi dtak eth eh i ntth at—"ifyouletth em back i n,th ey'llruin you."Sofarasth emovie i sconcerned,th atisth ewh oleofth atproblem.Itj ustbrough toutth eth reattoth e "wh i te"ranch ers'economy,leavingi ttoth ei magi nati onofth eaudiencetopictureth efinalscenewh ereth eh ero'sfamilytrudgesofftoth epoor-h ouse.Finally,th ebaby.Th ecastingdirectormusth avelook edlongandh ardtofindsuch acompletelyOri-ental-look i ngoffspringasth at.Icould quitesympath i zewi th th efolk softh eh eroforth i nk i ngth atth eremigh th avebeensometh i ngtoth atrumor.Idoubtextremelyi fsuch ath orough lyOriental-fea-turedch i ld(cute,asi twas)wouldbebornfrom amiscegenouscon-ception. Idon'tth i nk th atth ewri tersorth eproducersofth epictureth ough tsoeith er.Th eapparentth emewas,"wh i teman—yourch i ldrenareallgoingtobepureOrientals,i fyoumarryanOriental."Iti sacousintoth econceptth at"black bloodalwayscomesouttomark th ech i ldren."Th ati sapatentuntruth ,ade-li beratepreyingandplayinguponth eracistattitudesofth oseper-sonsviewi ngth epicture.Th efactth atth e audiencewas movedtodisli k e th evi llai nessdoesnotre-move th efactth ati twasnotgivenanyreasonforbelievi ngth atth emarriagewouldwork ;th atJa-panese(and/orNisei )wereoth erth an a different breed from"th em";th atth eJapaneseareruin-i ng h ard-work i ng "American"farmers;andth atth eJapanese

generally j ustaren'tsociallyac-ceptablei n"American"h omes.

AsIstated atth ebeginni ng,minemaybeaminori tyattitude.Itak e i tfrom th efactth atInoticednounfavorablereaction i nth epagesofth ePC,th atth emoviei spossiblyacceptabletpth eJapa-nese-Nisei 'population,-4»oŵveT,Idefini telydo notfeel'th ati ti satallacceptable/to us "mis-cegenators."Th everynumberofsuch marriagesth ath avetak enplace i nJapan and aretak i ngplacei nth e U.S.,i nwh i ch th eprinci palsarelivi ngquiteh appi lyandwith outanymoreproblemsth ananynormalfamily;th enum-erous"mixed"babieswh i ch h averesultedfrom .such marriagesandwh i ch h appi lycombineth ebetterfeaturesofboth races i nresponsetoth elawsofgenetics;th esigh tof well-producing farms andranch es; prosperous bank ac-counts;ofwh i tesandJapanese-Americans livi ng as friendlyneigh bors,givesth ecompletelietoth eunderlyingth emeofth emovie.

Inclosing,Iwanttopointoutwh atIth i nk formsasortofproofofmystatements.Th ati sth atnosinglepartofwh atIh aveterm-edracialandanti -miscegenationpropagandaformsan i ntegralornecessarypartofth epicture.Since■th i s i sso,wh ywasi ti ncluded?

Sincerelyyours,Ch esterF.RobertsJr.

6237S.Ki mbark AvenueCh i cago37,Illinoi s.

MINORITYWEEK

Invitati onAPortland,Maine,h i gh «-\,seniorclasswon'tloseout«?traditi onalannualtriptow.fi ngton,D.C,afterall. Wa4Th eclassh addecidedtocawi tsvi si tafteri twastoldtl,noWash i ngtonh otelwouldateBeverlyDodge because ofh f"Negroancestry. c'

+uTh «rSt?r̂madeP3̂"out,th e WestCoast,wh ereMatJlAbbell,h eadofAbbellHotelsIvisi ti ngi nSeattle. AbbellC*°H"frdC.Reick e,princi pjth e h i gh sch ool,andofferedLitiesofth eWillardHotel,ottiWash i ngton'sbest,toth eclassi !eludingMissDodge.

" * *"Bringth eWife"Australia,wh i ch h asbeennotablycoldtoth eentryofanyM,sonsnotof"wh i te"ancestry,Wfinallyadmitted th atAustraliasoldiersh avearigh ttobringth ei rJapanesebridesi ntoth ecountn,Upti llnowth egovernment,put-tingwh i tesupremacy abovefan-ny,h asrefusedtoletsuch wimtoaccompanyth ei rh usbandsh ome.ward.HaroldHolt,i mmi grationmini s-ter,saidth enewpolicywasthresultofsigni ngofth eJapanese

peacetreaty.ItwillapplyalsottJapanesemenmarriedtoAustra-li anwomen.Tak i ngnoch ances,h owever,Holtwarnedth ateach couplewillh avttosh owth ei rmarriagewasbonafi deandth ati twi llprobablybeanenduringone.

" * "Pick etLi neAone-day"stri k e"byth ePoca-telloLeagueforNegroandoth erMi nori tyRigh tsagainstth elocalYMCAappearsto h avebrough tsomoaction.Th e leaguepick etedi nprotestagainst"V"polici eswh i ch barNe-groesfrom membersh i pandfromuseofth eswimmi ngpoolandgymAsaresult,th eleaguewasi n-vitedtoattendameetingofth eYMCA board ofdirectors"tostraigh tenmattersout."Th ePoca-telloMini sterialAssociati on h adtri edtoarrangesuch ameetingfortwoyears,wi th outsuccessuntilth erecentpick eti ng.

"* *PrecedentOneofth osenumerousunwrittenlawsofth eSouth wasbrok enlastweek with th eappointmentofaNegroph ysi ci an,Dr.AubreyW.Henry,toth estaffofMountSinaiHospitali nMiami Beach ,Fla.Th e appointmenti sbelievedtobeth efirsttimeanyNegroh asbeennamedtoth estaffofawh i teh ospi tali nth eSouth .

SacramentoJACLHoldsInstallationSACRAMENTO,Calif.-BertGeisrei ter,formermayorofSacra-mentoandpresentcitycouncilman,ledth ei nstallationof1952officers,ofth eSacramentoJACLataban-quetMarch 14.Ginj i Mizutani h eads th enew

caWnet.HaruoIsh i maru,regionaldirec-torforth eJACL,wasth emainspeak erofth eevening.BillMat-sumoto,outgoingpresident,actedastoastmasterandpresentedlusgaveltoth enewpresidentdur-i ngth e i nstallationceremony.Pres.Mizutani willbeassistedduringth eyearby GeorgeTani-bara,first vice-president;SWjSak amoto, second vice-president;Jean Nak atani,recording secre-tary;MaryNak ash i ma,correspond-i ng secretary;Dubby Tsugawa,treasurer.GeorgeNish i k awa,pylici tych ai rman;BillMatsumoto,offici aldelegate;Emi Kami k awa,firstalternatedelegate;andToKoFuj i i ,di rectorofath leti cs.

ClaimantsSough tLOS ANGELES—Th eLosAn-gelesfieldofficeofth eDepartmentofJustice'sevacuationclaimssec-tion i s seek i ngth eaddressesmth eeclaimants,th eJACLregion"officesai dth i sweek .Th eclaimantsareJimpei Nj j j F

sawa,Ich i ro SotowaandTatsuiwYamash i ta. Th eDepartmentwJusticemaybe contactedattwFederalBuildi ng,Bth floor,LosAn-geles12,Calif.

OregonAgencyOffersJobtoNisei Veteran

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PACIFIĈCITIZENOffici alPublicati onofth a

_JapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague «"

Masaok aAnswersNewspaper'sEditori alonOmnibusBill■WASHINGTON,D.C—Mi k elasaok a.nationalJACLADCleg-■lative director, answered th eHish i ngtonPoston i tsrecentedi-■sBcriti ci zi ng th e Walter-Mc-Harranbillswh i ch codifyandre-Rseth e presenti mmi grationand■nturalizati onlaws,th eWash i ngtonBfficeofth eJACLAnti-Di scnm-Kation Committee reported th i sIWh i leadmitti ngth atth e"immi -Hationandnaturalizati onlawsareHmanyrespectsobsoleteandoutBftouch with contemporarypolitj -Xlrealiti es"andth at"revisi oni sBongoverdue,"th eWash i ngtonKsteditori alassertedth atneith erHvWalterorth eMcCarranbill,■esp;teth ei rpai nstak i ngprepara-Bn,"inourj udgmenti satallsat-

■Masaok a'sletterofrebuttalop-Kiedbyansweringcriti ci sm ofth e■Valiter-MdCarranbills'i mmi gra-Ki i i i and naturalizati onprovisi onsKrAsians."Aftercommendingth eKrovisi j ons wh i ch grjants .AsiansBaturalizati on and i mmi grationBigh ts,i taddsth e demurrer'al-Hiough under h arsh limi tati ons,'Bnsofaras naturalizaton i scon.■emedth erei snoth i ngi nth epro-Ksedomri i buslegislationth atdis-Kimi natesi nanywayagainstper-HonsofAsianancestryormak esHisti ncti onsbetweenth emandoth -Brresidentaliens."ITh eeditori alalsoreferstoth eHontinuance ofth e i mmi grationHattern,saidMasaok a,alreadyes_Btablish edforth eCh i neseandEastBndians,wh i ch providesth atan-Hestryrath er th anbirth placede-Hrminesth e quotaareatowh i chKh i neseandEastIndiansbornout-Hideth ei rnativelandsaxach arge-

I"Wh i lewe regretth epoliti calHecessityforacceptingsuch are-stricti on,"statedMasaok a,"weHubmitth ati ti sagreatstepfor.Hardfrom th e totalexclusionH-h i ch i snowdirectedonlyagainstHh eJapanese,KoreansandpeoplesHfSouth eastAsia.With th epres-HnttemperofCongressas i ti s,Bisi stenceuponsuch a princi pleHrouldresulti nabsolutelynoi mmi -Hrationliberalizati onsatall."IMasaok apointedoutth attopeo-HlesofJapan,Korea andSouth -HastAsia,wh oarestilldeniedanyImmigration and naturalizati onBigh ts,wh i leth ei rCh i nese,East

Indian,andFili pi noneigh borsen-j oyth em,Americanrecogniti onofth ei requalitywith atleastoth erAsians i smore i mportantth anth econtinuedaccentuationofth espe-cial di scri mi nati on between th epeoplesofth eOrient."Legislationofth i s nature,"

emph asi zedMasaok a,"isastepbysteppropositi on and webelieveth attopeoplewh oh aveabsolute-lynoth i ngi nth ewayofi mmi gra-tionprivi leges,h alfaloafi si n-fini telypreferabletoth epromiseofafullloaftocome i n somedistantfuture."Th eJACL,asanorganizati on

representingpersonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eUni tedStates i sprimari lyconcernedwith th e88,000residentaliens,85,000 ofwh omare Japanese wh o by laware i neli gi blefor naturaliza-tionprivi leges, i ndi cated Masa-ok a."Th i si sth egrouptowh i chweandallAmericans owe mostconsideration,"h esaid,"forth eyh avebeenan i ntegralpartofourcommunityforth epasth alf-cen-turyandh ave contributed.th ei rsh aretoth edevelopmentofth elandofth ei radoption."Masaok adi scussedth eoth eral-

legeddefectsi nth eWalter-McCar-ranbills,ascriti ci zedbyth eWash -i ngtonPosteditori al.Pointi ngoutth e"redemption"clause wh i chwouldpermitth eentryofreform-ed totalitari ans,wh ounderpres.entlaw aretotallyexcluded,Ma-saok aci tedspecifi creasonsmoti-vatingth ebroadeningofgroundsfordeportation,callingparticularattentiontoth eabusesofth ead-j ustmentofstatusprocedurebyfradulenti mmi grantentrants."Compreh ensi vemeasuresofth i stypearecompromisesofth edi-vergenti nterestsofmanygroupsandorganizati ons,"concludedMa-saok a."Th erealquestioni neval-uating such legislation i s notwh eth ersuch omni busbi llsaremodelsofperfectionbutwh eth erth eyarean i mprovementoverex-i sti nglaw.Inth i sconnection,i ti si nterestingto noteth atsuch afriendofliberali mmi grationlawsasRepresentativeEmanuelCeller,ch ai rmanofth eHouseJudici aryCommittee,concedes i n th ecom-mitteereportth atth eWalterbi llrepresentsundoubted i mprovementoverpresentlaw."

Name210EvacueesWh oHaveSettledEvacuationClaimsIWASHINGTON,D.C—Th e De-partmentofJusticeth i sweek re-leasedth enamesofanadditi onal810evacueeswh ose claimsh aveBeen compromised and settled."loneofth eseclaimants,h owever,■ayebeenpaidbecauseallfundsAppropriatedforth epaymentof■aimsh avebeenexh austed.Th eyBrillbepaid wh enth esupple-mentalappropriati ons are ap-BMotoj i Niguma,Gifu, Japan;KumogtKi k uta y.Miyatak e, Suyematsu■JJ*Yuk i no Kataok a, Tok i ch i Ak i -■rosh i ,FlorenceKoyomlYamanak a,Kyuzo■Kamash i ta,Tom Yamash i ta.Janpach i Ik e-■joto,Hidek i ch i Honda,JamesSh i gemi tsu»ak ura, Morizo Ish i da, Sh i gek i Tada-■urn». GilbertM.Kuramitsu,Yuk i k oTa.Kanak a,Ch uj lro Ozak i , Wi lli am Tak eo»izuno Kuh ach i Ik uta, GeorgeKoich iIKT'v5? Koich i Ik eda.Mataich i■v!>?v', ?.h lda Y«l>'fi k a,Sh i roMaruya,BfLl ,SBn>es>i i ma.Willi am Yoeh i Ku-■"nara,LosAngeles;■Isamu M.Tanak a,Koj i Ush i o Miya-K\,lrSff?Kawah ara,Joseph JuntaroH*WM, Sh i nzaemonSano,Denver,Colo.;KbwS W»k am«--a. Brigh am City,BniLtturuYamak aWB-Sonoma,Calif.;»om Tosh i bumi Hanada,Koeak aHamada,Bl"*Cal4f.;KoitoHash i moto,Wi\-BS.'»Ca''fi MorißWge Roy Ammo,Kj„i vW Ammo-Mrs-Miaa°BdwarH «J°Bh l.da'oem»eTofxoIdak a.BUnem..,Sh l*"»tau Morimoto,Klmiyo

Bi k i ch i «.°?h lman">to,Genk i ch i Bingo,Bh i bfah i Mo°-̂\„Jlnbei Horl-Ch ok i ch iBfcS.':,MoritaWada,Ch i cago;KJi "gLI?''cloviB- *B.i sh i »«Kfeh ifr,*1!Mich l°Kimura,\W¥*lSV M"8'"1Nom'",a.-""k uBobuk azuv nitfugu> Kiy°"h i Minami ,B"ag"J„anls?lwa-Eddie K. Sh i mo-Byuk ch i w JMill?ruT»k esh i ta,Seattle;R-̂mto,&i McaaHrh i ,fct%H,k ?°Be"iceMl-i vm !HenryTanak a,K»lif.-'K?la'K?i°Tah £U-Westminster.Bunny'vale, 1"0'Torrance.Calif.;■?1'ComestoDenver„a . „. Denver,Colo.Kash omon i ai nDenverth i sweek .Isaw i t,

enjoyed i t,wasacutelyaware ofth ebeautyofph otograph y,th enovelplotandth esuperbactingth ath aswon i travenotices.Butth efi lm leftmewith afeelingth atanopportunityh adbeenmissedformak i ngi tagenuinesmash h i twi th morepop-ularAmericanaudiences.First,Ifeltth efootagecouldh avebeenedited

perh apsfiveortenpercenttostepup th epaceforAmericantastes.Inth eopeningsequences,th ewoodcutter,fori nstance,walk si nterminablyth roughth e woodsbefore h estumbleson th esamurai'sbody.Th e desiredsuspenseprobably couldh avebenbui ltup with alittle lesswalk i ng.Second,th e English subtitlesarewooden and

unimagi nati ve.Iti satributetoth efilm'spowerth ati th aswonsuch acclaim despitei nadequatetranslation.Subtitles canneverh opeto-equalth espok enwordbutaliveli erj obofcaptioni ngcer-tainlywould h avei ncreasedth eenjoymentofau-dienceswith nok nowledgeofth eJapaneselan.guage.

* * "Th eacceptanceth at"Rash omon"i senjoyi ng i nth eUnitedStatesseemstobeparalleledbyoth erTormsofJapanesecultureth ath avemadepeacefuli nvasi onsofth i scountryi nth elastfewyears.Longafeo,wh en h ate-Japsandh ate-Japanfeverwasati tsh ei gh t,someone sh aredararebitofwisdom with me.Ican'trememberwh o i twas,

butIh ave avaguefeelingi tmi gh th avebeenDillon Myer.Hepredicted th ependulum wouldswingth eoth erwayeventually,andth atJapanandth i ngsJapanesewouldsoonbei nh i gh favoramongAmericans.Well,i th ascometopass.Witnessth enew i n-,

teresti n Japaneseartforms. Many Americanscunnotunderstandth eoldclassics,butth emore

modernprints,painti ngs,ceramics,lacquerworkandth eli k e,with astrongtraditi onaltie,are i ngreatvogue.Notonlyth at,th eyfitquitetaste-fullyintoth e Americanscene.Americans h ave come h ome from occupation

dutych armedwith manyaspectsoflife i nJapanandwith alargeappetiteforsuk i yak i .Someofth em h aveevenbrough th omebrides,wh i ch seemstobe th eultimategesture.AndHollywoodtookth ecuebymak i ngamovieaboutth em,aswellasseveralfacetsofth eoccupation i tself.ActressesSh i rleyYamaguch i andHideo Tak a-

mine h avemadeth enationalmagazines,aJapa-nesegirlappearedonaLifemagazinecover,andapetitewarbride i sth etoastofth ebilli ardsen-th usi asts.Th eJapanesei nfluence i sstrongi nth edesigns

ofGeorge Nak ash i ma,wh ose 10-pagestory i nHouse& Home wasreported i nth i sspacelastweek .Th eproph ecy h asi ndeedcometrue.

* * "Butgettingback to"Rash omon,"i th asanau-th enti ci tyth atAmericanmoviemak ers someh owseemtomissi nth ei rcostumepieces.Tak ealmostf.nyAmericanh i stori calmovie,andth ech aracterslook as i fth eywere masqueradingwith eith erbedsh eetsorcostumesoutofanattictrunk andseveralsetsofglued-onwh i sk ers.Wi th outk nowi nganyth i ngaboutth eJapanof

adozencenturiesago,tometh eh andfulofper.sonaliti esi n"Rash omon"wereconvinci nglyragged,fearful,bewilderedanddejected.BillBarrett,novelistandslick fi cti on writer

wh osebest-selling"LeftHandofGod"i ssch eduledformovieproduction,foundnoth i ngobjecti onablei nth elongmomentswh en"Rash omon's"cameradidnoth i ngbutfocusonfacesk notted i ntormentormediati on."Th erewassometh i ngtoseei nth osefaces,"h esaid,"andyoucan'tsayth esameaboutmostofth efacesi nHollywod'sactingstables."Heh asapoint,allrigh t.

VagariesFilmIdea...JACLADC'sMi k eMasaok a i screditedbyRich ardDyerMacCanni naHollywooddatelinedstory i nth eCh ri sti anScienceMonitorofMarch 25with h avi ngorigi natedth ei deaforMGM'snewestDoreSch aryproduction,"Mr.Congress-man,"wh i ch i swri ttenanddi-rectedbyRobertPirosh ..."Mr.Congressman,"wh i ch stareVanJoh nson,Patrici aNealandLouisCalh ern,i sth estoryofan h onestcongressmanfacedwith th eprob-lemofdecidi ngbetweenth ei nter-estsofh i s i mmedi ateconstituentsandth ei nterestofth enationatlarge.... Becauserelationsh avebeensomewh atstrainedbetweenCongressandth efi lm i ndustryasaresultofcommittee i nvestiga-tionsandwh atnoti tmayseemth atth epicture,"Mr.Congress-man,"camei ntoexistencebecauseofadesireon th epartofth cmoviei ndustrytomak efriendsandi nfluencecongressmen,says Mr.McCann,butth etruth i sth ati tdidnot."Itwaswh i leMr.Pirosh waswork i ngon'GoforBrok e!'th ath i stech ni caladviser,Mi k e Mas-aok a,wh o wasalsoWash i ngtonrepresentative of th e JapaneseAmerican Citi zens League,sug-gestedaWash i ngtonstory.""Mr.Congressman"willbere-leasedsometimei nJuneorJuly.

Milli onai re...Don'tk now i fh e'saNisei butacontestantnamedJoseph SanoofStatenIsland,N.Y.,wonth eweek -lyj ack potonth edailyradiosh ow,Live Li k e a Milli onai re,"onWNBC,NewYork ,andth eNBCnetwork . Th at's th e sh ow onwh i ch ch i ldrenappearandintro-duceth ei rtalentedparents. Sano,astudentatWagnerCollege,wasoneofth efourdailywinnersforth eweek andcompetedlastFridayforth eweek 's j ack potwh i ch i n-cludesavacationatanupstateNewYork resort,aTVset,dia-mondringandth eweek 'si nterestoffof$1,000,000. Mrs.Sanooper-atesa beauty sh op on StatenIsland.

Playground...Th emodelforach i ldren'splay-groundonwh i ch SculptorIsamuNoguch i collaboratedwith Arch i -tectJulianWh i ttlesey,andwh i chwasth esubjectofsomecontro-versy,i snowonexh i bi ti onatth eMuseum ofModernArtin NewYork .Th eNoguch i -Wh i ttleseyplanslaterwererejectedbyN.Y.Park Commissi onerRobertMoses.. . . Th eKabuk i troupewh i chN.Y.ProducerJosh uaLogan i s

bringi ngtoBroadwayfromTok yoi sexpectedto arrive i nth eUn-i tedStatesi nSeptember...GoroMurata,th eWh i tti erCollegegradwh o i snowbusinessmanagerofth eNipponTimesofTok yo,h astak en a flyeratwriti ngsonglyrics. His English version of;'Ch i naNigh t"and"AppleSong"i snowquitepopulari nJapan,espe-ciallyamongU.S.Gls.

ArtDirector...EddieImazuroentlywoundup

h i sartdirectordutiesonMGM's"CarbineWilli ams,"starringJamesStewart,andi snow i nch argeofartdirectionon"YouforMe,"anMGM fi lmstarringPeterLawfordandJaneGreer..".'A ArecentsyndicatednewsfeaturebyMarkBarroncitesYuri k o(Ki k uch i )of"Th eKingandI"asoneof.th eoutstandingdancersofth e pastseasononBroadway.... Sah omiTach i banaand h erdancerSgaveth epremiereperformanceofth ei rnewbollet,"Th eJewelPalace,"onMarch 29atth eBrook lyn,N.Y.,Museum.

Prejudi ceandSocialDistanceByELMERR.SMITH

Box-ScoreonRaceRelations:

Prejudi cewassh own lastweek tobeacquiredearlyi nth eli feofindi vi duals.Wediscoveredth atth e i mmediatepersonswith i n a ch i ld'ssocialexperiencessuch asparents,playmates,teach ersandreligi ousleaders,layth efoundationforh i spre-j udi cesorstereotypesaboutoth erpeoplesand th i ngs.Th egroupstdwh i ch ach i ldbelongs,usuallycalled "in-groups,"beginatanearlyagetoconstructforth ei rmembersth eculturalframework i nwh i ch willbecastth eperson's be-h avi ortowardmembersofstrangeI______________̂_̂___nations,racesandcultsorth e"out-'groups." Th i sfeelingth atone'sowngroupissetofffromanoth er

h asbeencalledsocialdistancebyth esocialpsych ologist.Th i sfeel-i ngofsocialdi stancei swellrep-resentedbyth efi ndi ngsofDr.E.S.Bogardus i n 1928concerning1,725wh i teU.S.citi zensth eper-centageansweringpositi velytoth efollowingpropositi onswere:I.Tobeclose k i nsh i pbymar-riage:English 94percentArmenians 9Japanese 1Turk s 1Hindus 111.Tomystreetasneigh bors:

English , 97percentArmenians 28Japanese 13Turk s ..- 12Hindus 13111.Towork i nmyoccupation:

English '.....95percentArmenians 46Japanese 27Turk s 19Hindus 21Th eabovefiguresdonotclaimtobeth epercentageofsuch atti -tudestoday,butth ej rfctleastsh owwh ati smeantbysocialdistanceandth esi gni fi canceofsuch atti -tudes i nrelationtoprejudi ceasweh avebeendiscussingi t.Th eproblem ofi nterestto th e

personorgroupsi nterested i nso-cialactiontoelimi nateordecreaseprejudi ceanddiscri mi nati onrestsi n th e factors bringi ng aboutprejudi ce i n th efirstplace. Inorderto"dosometh i ng"aboutprej-udice anddiscri mi nati on againstpersonsandgroupsi ti snecessarytok nowth efactorsbringi ngsuchprejudi ce i ntoplay.Th i sas weh avealreadysuggestedi snoteasy.However,somebasicprinci plesandh ypoth esesmaybepresentedforourconsideration.Prejudi cecanprovideaverygoodexcuseforeconomicandpoliti calexploitati onanddomina-tion.Th i s h asbeenproventoh e true i n relation to th ecolonialpolici esofexploitati onofsubjectedpeoplesandcoun-tries.Th ei death atanypersonorgroupnotofyourcountryandyourcultureorbeliefs i si nferi ormak esi tpossibletopaylow wages,toprovideonlyamini mum oflifeneedstoth ework ers.Th i si ntunj wi llmeanlargerprofitstoacompanyoracountry i n ofdollars,sterlings,yen,orrubles.Groupdifferencesbaseduponabelieffounded i nprejudi cecanandh avebeen usedtok eepacertainpartyi npoliti calpower.Arecentexampleofth i scan be found i nth e'dictator"countrieswh ereth eph i losoph yof"divi deandconquer"

h asbeenth ewatch -word Mostofth eracistgroups,wh oseph i losoph yh asbeentofosterrace h atredbaseduponprejudi ce,h avebeenfoundto h aveasth ei rprimarygoalpoliti caldominati on.Wemigh tg?J°?al*ast0 th »tsomeolth estatementsmadebysomeofourSenatorswith i nrecentweek srelativetoth estateh oodofHa-wai i migh teasilyfallwith i nth i scategory.Prestigei nsomesocieti esmaybegainedbyprejudi ce.Ifpeo-plecannotfindprestigei noth ersociallyrecognized roles,th eycanfindacertainsatisfactionbymerely being members ofadominantgroupbelievedtobesuperior to minori ty groups.Th e"poorwh i tes"i nth eSouthnnd i tselfsatisfyi ngto h aveprejudi cesagainstth enon-wh i tebecause i tgivesth emafeelingofsuperiori tyandprestigewith -i nth eover-allsociety.Th etypesofprejudi ceandi tssocial consequences summarizedaboveh aveah i gh costforallcon-cerned.Iti stoth i saspectofth e

,problemwewi llturnnextweek .

5

PACIFICCITIZENHturday,April5,1952

PACIFICCITIZEN

SportsKonnoGoesAfterAAULaurelsAlleyesi nth eswimmi ngworldarefocusedth i sweek onNew

Havenwh ereOh i oState'sFord;Konnoandcompanyaretryingtoaddth eNationalAAU i ndoorswimi ngch ampi onsh i ptoth ei rNCAAandBigTencrowns.Konno,th e5foot7 i nch Ni sei from Honolulu,willcontinueh i sduelwith Joh nMarsh all,WayneMooreandJimmyMcLaneofYale,wh i leYosh i Oyak awaofth eBuck eyeswilltrytoaddth eNationalAAUto h i sNCAA 200-yardback strok ech ampi onsh i p.Oyak awa'B performance,mark i ngh i m astandoutprospectforth eU.S.Olympicteam i nth eback strok eevents,was th esurpriseoflastweek 'sNCAA meet.Th eHi loNisei wh oh asbeench asi ngOh i oState'sgreatJack Taylor,th enationalch ampi oni nth eback strok eevents,toth efi ni sh li neallseason,took ch argei nth e200-yardevent,tyingTaylor'sNCAArecordof2:07.3wh i ch wasseti n1951.Oyak awaalsofini sh edth i rdbeh i ndTaylorinth e100-yardback strok e wh i chth elatterwoni nth enewrecordti meof:57.35.Incidentally,Konno's 18:15.5i sanewNCAA record,bettering

Marsh all's1951mark of18:18w8sbutisoverh i srecentBi gTentimeof18:11.51wh i ch i s|beingappliedforanewcollegiaterecord. Th eNCAAmeetwas h eldi nPrinceton's25-yardpoolandconsequentlywi llnotcountasanewworld'srecordwh i ch i ssti llHironosh i nFu-ruh ash i 's18:19setatLosAngelesi n1949overth elargecourse.

ZenimuraBlastsfor416AverageHarveyZenimura,acombatveteranofth e Koreanconflict, is

back playingbaseballagainforFresnoStateandistak i ngupwh ereh i sbroth er,Howie,leftoffouti nleftfield.HowieandFi bberHira-yamaformedtwo-th i rdsofth eoutfieldlastyearwh enFresnoStateh adoneofth eoutstandingcollegeteamsi nth enationwith someth i ngli k e37 wi ns i n42games,i ncludingmanyoverprofessionalteams.Th i syearHarveyi spartofth eBulldogs'Nisei tandem i nth eouterpasturesandiscurrentlyleadingth eFresnoStateteam i nbattingwith ah ealth y.416mark .Meanwh i le,Hirayama i scontinui ngtoproveth ath ei sprobably

th e'bestall-aroundballplayerdevelopedamongNisei onth emain-land i nadecade andmore.Alreadyth i sseason,th efleetcenter-fielder'saccurateriflearm h asfigured i nth reedoubleplaysandproballscoutswh o h aveseen h i m i nth eoutfieldclaim h ecoversmoregroundth anmostofth eflych asersi nth ePacifi cCoastLeague.Hirayama,wh oh assetasideconsiderationofanumberofprooffersuntilth eBulldogsfini sh th ei rseason i nMay,won"all-American"h onorstwoyearsagoatth enationalsemi-protournamenti nWich i taassh ortstopforth eSantaMaria,Calif., Indiansand wasrateda"topoutfielderlastyearforAtwater,Calif.,Pack ers.Hirayamaalsoh ascaugh tforFresnoStateandlastweek h etook aturnonth emoundasth eBulldogsswepta doubleh eaderfrom th eCollegeofPacifi c.

Coach PeteBeiden'sBulldogsareoutforth eNCAAch ampi on-sh i pth i syearandth ey h avewonsixofth ei rfi rstsevengames,i ncludingth reeagainstCoastConferenceteams.Fresno'sonlydefeattodatecameatth eh andsofManagerJoeGordonand h i sSacramentoSolonsofth eCoastLeague.

" " "TubberOk udaWinsAAUBoxingTitleTubberOk uda,th eWeberCollegesportsstar,wonth e Inter-

mountainAAU senior126-pounddivi si onch ampi onsh i ponMarch28 i nSaltLak eCity,k nock i ngoutTedKeenerofth eUtah StateSch ooli n1:26ofth efi rstround.Itwasabusyni gh tforOk udasince h ech angedfromfigh ti ngtogsandth ecolorsofth eOgdenAmericanLegiontoaNorth ernUtah Nisei All-Starsbask etballuni-form i mmedi atelyafterth eboutandsawactionagainstth eflash ySanFranciscoCh i neseSaintsi nth esemi-fi nalround ofth eJACLIntermountaintourney.Ok udawasth eregularth i rd-sack erforth eWeberCollegeteam lastseason...Jonath anSh i rotaofth eProvo,Utah ,Elk slostth edecisi ontoFreddieTronoofDeseretCh emi cali nth efi nalsofth e118_pounddivi si on.

v. * * *KimuraPlaysOutfieldforSo.Oregon

Keh Ki murah asclinch edoneofth eoutfieldberth sonth eSouth -ernOregonCollegebaseballteam.Kimurastarredforth eRedRaidersi nbask etballandwasnamedrecentlytoth esecondteamofth eall-FarWestConferencesquadatguard...Frank Kawamura'stwosin-glesfiguredi nElk Grove'sscoringralliesbuth i steamlosttoGrantUnionHigh ofSacramento,Calif.,bya7to4marginlastweek ...Th eUniversityofCaliforniaBearswillmissth ei rstarpitch er,Bi llNish i ta,wh oi snotinsch ool.Nish i ta,wh otuj-neddownacontractwi th th eMaini ch i Ori onsofth e JapanesePacifi cleague,i snoti t.sch oolth i stermbutmayreturntoBerk eleyi nth efall.Nish i ta i snowpitch i ngi nth eAJAleaguei nHonolulu...GeorgeItoisonth eSanJuan,Oalif.,High squad...TerryFuj i nagaandBennyMorinagaarecandidatesfori nfi eld postsforOntario,Ore.,High wh i leToyTamiosh o h opestonaildownanoutfield j ob...VieNak amoto,foot-ballandbask etballstarforPlacer,Calif.,College,i salsooutforbaseballbutistemporarilyi ncapacitatedbyanank lei nj ury...Joh nnyKimura,regularsecond-sack erforSan Jose,Calif.,High ,took h i sturnonth emoundlastweek andpitch edth eBulldogstoa7to6winoverWash i ngtonHi gh ofSanFrancisco....Sak ai atsh ortstopandMiyamuraatsecondformak eystonecombinati onforLiveOak Highi nth eSantaClaraValley,Calif.,League,wh i leMurak ami playsth i rdbaseandbatsleadoffforth eWash i ngtonHi gh Husk i esofCenter-vi lle...Bestbattingperformance i nth eSanta-ClaraValleyloopi sbeingstagedcurrentlybyTetsuoFuj i motoofSantaClaraHigh wh oturned i nth reeforth reetospark h i steamtoa5to4winoverSequoiaofRedwoodCity.Fuj i moto'sth reebinglesran h i s h i tti ngstreak tosevenstraigh tandgave h i m nineh i tsfor15tripsduringth epastweek ...Followingi nth e stepsofFiberHirayama asaversatileNisei ath letei nth eSanJoaquinValleyi sHiroTsuk i muraofth eFowler,Calif.,Redcats.Tsuk i murawonall-league h onorslastfallasaguardforth estrongRedcatelevenandfollowedbyplayingfirststringguardonth ebask etballteam.He i snow th e regularcatch eronth ebaseballteamandscoredoneofth erunsasFowlertrounced Wash i ngtonUnion...OutfielderBen Yano h asbeen th ebattingstarofFresnoJuniorCollege'searlyseasongames.Hissingleandtripleh elpedbeatReedleyCollegelastweek .

" " "Ak i Nak atani wh osetasch oolbask etballscoringrecordatJamesLick High i n,SanJose,Calif.,recentlyi snowonth esch ooltrackteam.Hewonth ebroad j umpat19feet3andtook th i rdi nth e h op,stepand j umpi nadualmeetwi th LosGateslastweek .Nak aj i wasth i rd i nth eh urdlesforJamesLi ck ...TetsFuj i motowasth i rd i nth e100-yarddash forSantaClara,Calif.,High 'svarsityi nadualmeetagainstCampbellasClark Yamasak i took th reefi rstplacesi nth eCdi vi si onmeet...Tateish i ofMcClatch yHigh ofSacramentowonth eClassB 100-yarddash i n 10.8s i nadualmeetwi th Placer:High lastweek ...Yamaguch i i srunningth esprintsandcompetingIi nth ebroad j umpforRiversideJuniorCollege,wh i leIwatai sHar-

borCollege'stoppolevaulter..TaroSasai took secondplacei nth e220asBelmontHigh ofLosAngeleslostadualmeettoPolytech ni ci n th evarsitydivi si on.InClassB Masaak i YamamotoofBelmontwonth ebroad j umpat19feet5wh i leSetsHoritaofPolytiedforfirsti nth eh i gh j umpat5feet7.Anumberofoth erNi sei ath letestookpointsforboth sch ools i nth eBandC eventsi ncludinga107sfirstforTak Tok i yamaofPolyinth eClassCcenturyandafirstplaceforBennyKobayash i ,alsoofPoly,i nth epolevault.

MatsumotoTiesforBowlingLeadJoh n(Mush )Matsumoto,wh owon$500lastyeari ntak i ni rth eClassCch ampi onsh i pi nth eLosAngelesExaminerbowlingtourna-ment,i scurrentlytiedforth eClassAleadwith a613.MatsumotowasoneoftwoNisei towin$500awardsi nth e1951tourney Th eoth erwasHySech i wh otook th eClassAch ampi onsh i p i nth e$13500tournament .Meri k oIsh i gak i rolledwith th eSacramento Produceswh o-h i ta2113seriesi nth eCaliforniaStatewomen'Su„ameti nSacramento.TwoNisei teamsalsorolledlastweek t£River,iH*"h i ttmg2019 wh i leSacramentoBowlrolled1924 Nisei bowTere dWwelli nth i rdroundelimi nati onmatch esi nth e20th amudDtomondMedaltournamenti nSanFrancscolastweek endGeor"i r.«s aYfeatedWalterKoetz,642to555i nClassOneTwSTaTsak otrounSFrank Luporini i nClassTwoandKayoHayak awaWt.muT?"h i sClassth reematch .MasMoriyamaandSNaZh arawon i nClTssFourbutFredSh i mi zuandSam Satoweredefeated i naLsSFuzzySh i madawaselimi nated i nth eSanFranriW h Zw-IY''i nvi tati onaltournamentlastweek £i ßfi Sn&ftftfteF&EAreak eglerswaswh i ttledtoeigh t.Sh i mada h ad1853fortenJames

HONOLULU—BiIINish i ta(left)andDick Goto,membersofth ech ampi onsh i pMoili i li team of th eHonoluluAJA baseballleague,wonth etwomajori ndi vi dualawardsatth ecloseofth eAJAseason h ererecently.Nish i ta,starpitch erlastyearforth eUniversityofCalifornia,wasnamed"th emostvaluableplayer"wh i leGoto,ash ortstop,wonth ebatting ch ampi onsh i p with a.355average.

VictoriesbyKonno,Oyak awaLeadOh i oStatetoTriumphInNCAASwimCh ampi onsh i pPRINCETON,N.J.—Th reefi rstplacewi nsbytwoofOh i o

State'sfresh man Ni sei swi mmi ng starsfrom Hawai i led th eBuck eyestoth eteam ch ampi onsh i p ofth eNationalCollegiateAth leti cAssociati onlastweek .FordKonnowonNCAAtitles i nth e 1500-meterfreestyle

andth e440-yardfreestylewh i le Yosh i Oyak awaturned i narecord-tyingwi nni ngefforti n th e 200-yardback strok e wh i chwasasurprisetoeveryoneexcept iCoach Mi k ePeppeand h i sBuck -eyes.Oh i o State's94points,h i gh esteverscoredi nNCAAh i story,gaveth emth eti tleoverth edefendingch ampi ons,Yale,wh owoundupwith 81.Konno's victory i n th e 1500-

-meters i nth enewNCAArecordtimeof18:15.5*8onMarch 27wasoneofth emostexciti ng ofth emeetasth eslim,140-poundNiseistarcamefrom40feetbeh i ndtowinbyfivefeetoverJimmyMc-LaneofYalewh i leJoh nMarsh all,alsoofYale,wh oledth rough outmostofth egruelingracetiredandfini sh edth i rdby25feet.Konno'svictoryoverMarsh all,

wh owillbeAustralia'stopentryi nth e middle distancesatth eOlympicGames i nFinland,en-h ancedUnitedStatesch ancesforvictoryinth e1500meters.Th esmooth -strok i ngNisei came

onli k easprintertobeatMarsh all,th edefendingch ampi on,wh oh eldth e previous NCAA record of18:18.8setlastyear. Konno'sperformancewasoffh i sti meof18:11.5i nth erecentBi gTenmeet,th e bestti meevermadebyanAmerican collegiateswimmer.However,Coach Peppe and

Konno's teammateswereofth copini onth atKonno'smarginoverMcLaneandMarsh allwouldh avebeenmuch greateri fth eHawai i anh adan■opportunityto warm upbeforeth erace."Konnonormallyli k estoswimabout400yardstoloosenupforalongrace,"Peppe said,"and h ewasonlyabletogeti nabout100yardsbeforeth estart."However,Konno was pullingawayfrom Marsh allasth eraceended.Th eAustralianbuiltupabiglead earlyin th eracebutKonnoneverfalteredi nh i ssteady

strok i ngandh eti medh i sspurtatth eendperfectly.Konno also won th e440-yardfreestyleoverWayne Moore ofYalei n5:30.3onMarch 29 i navictorywh i ch i nsuredOh i oState'steam ch ampi onsh i p win. Yale■wimmeraalsofini sh edth i rdandfourth with McLaneandMarsh allwindi ngupi nth atorder.Konno missed h i sgrandslam,h owever,losingtoMoore,th ewin-ner,and Marsh alli nablank etfini sh i n th e 220-yardfreestyleevent.Moorewon i n2:08.2sandKonnowasonlyfour-tenth sofasecondbeh i nd,and onlyafootbeh i ndMarsh all.Oyak awa's surprisevi ctory i nth e200-yardback strok ealsomadeh i maco-h olderofth eNCAAandAmerican collegiate record of2:07.3 wh i ch was setby JackTaylorofOh i o State lastyear.Taylorfini sh ed th i rdbeh i ndOya-k awaandDick Th omanofYalei nth e200butwonth e100-yardback -strok e asTh oman placedsecondandOyak awawasth i rd.Taylor'stimewas:57.3,betteringTh oman's1951timeof:57.5.CaptainHerbKobayash i ofOh i oStatealso h elpedgainpointsforth eBuck eyes i nth erelayevents.Inh i sraceagainstMarsh alli nth e 1500 Konno averagedtwostrok esfewertoalapth anMar-sh allth rough outth eracebuth i sjactionappearedsmooth erand h eseemedtogetmorepowerfromh i sk i ck .Konnoch angedh i stacticsi nth e440-yardevent.Wh ereas h ecameupfrom beh i nd i nth e1500and220races,h etook ch argefrom th ebeginni ngi nth equarter-milecom-petiti on,goingtoth efrontandstayingth ere.

Ch i yoTash i maWinsL.A.FemmeBowlingTitleLOS ANGELES-Ch i „.,sh i mawonth eLosAnwuJwomens singlesch «mpjonMarch 29,defeating£Julian 544to 524,i ^offmatch . IMrs. Tash i ma, all.ewch ampi onatth eNationalflbowlingmeeti nDenver"!ly,andMissJulianrolled*ticalseriesof621 i nJJplay,necessitati ngth enk !match . mMrs.Tash i marolledearn,.

218,170and156 i nth epi*atAirportBowli nNorth Mwood.

KonnoWins1500MetersAtAAUMeetNEW HAVEN,Conn.-A|Jrifi e fi ni sh i ng drive by\MHirosh i KonnoofOh i oStattlHawai i wonh i mth e1500i flfreestylech ampi onsh i pon i M3overJimmyMcLapeofi '9th e 1948 ch ampi on,bytillength s.Konno,wh oh asneveri fldefeatedi na1500meterMMalsodefeatedth e1951defaJjch ampi on,Joh nMarsh allotlHKonnoWillTrainForOlympicsUnderHonoluluCoachHONOLULU — Ford i j

KonnowillreturntoHawai ifltotrainforth eOlympicflteamwh enh eagreedtoteraißferedbyth eOsak aKintetsuUßHisteammateOutfielderIflKoj i ma recentlysignedwith ßHansh i nTigersofOsak a,Sflareexpectedtoleavesh ortly■Japan.Already i n Japan are j M

Vagi,WallyYonamine,JywHandMasatoMorita.

PlacerJACLOpensSeasonWith VictoryPENRYN,Calif.—Sh owi ng"prisi ngzipafieldandaraowpoweratbatforsoearlyffl'season,th ePlacerJACLbaljcameoutofh i bernationlast'daytotrounceth evisi ti ngWGlobesbya scoreof8toJth eJACLrecreationalfield.Th eFolsom clubalreadyHh eadstartwith agame«underth ei rbeltatth i ssWth eseason,butagainstth e"i ngsofstartingch uck erWiyamaandSamIk eda,both o!«wereabsentfrom th eNiMlastyear,th eGlobescouWanybetterth angetsixW»Th i rdbaseman"Billy«Domenwh o i ntime">ok s"willfillth egapleftby_k ota,started offth ePta*work sasleadoffman,conwforadoubleandtak i ngtt"lanerror.Veteransecondsack er j '»k oj i wasth emanofth ei OW3for3. Sh ortstopSiM"Folsom h i tsafelytwice»"Longesth i tofth e W®\

creditedtoFirstBasemaniMatsuok a ofth e JAC1>*eigh th with anone-ontrip'beingrobbed i ntwoP«]Jtempts by th e rigfli tfi eW*alsocollectedtwoh i ts.Managed th i syef,bLNish i moto andcoach ed"J.Sunada,th elocalclub|W"pressiveballbeforeawdaycrowd.

PACIFICCITIZEN Saturday,April516

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS|MrandMrs.KazuoTak ech iE-lGeraldine Rei k o,onMarchXOmah a,Neb.XMrandMrs.EdwinIch i nyuKy,VincentDale,onMarch 2

■bMr.andMrs.RonaldOh taniIrli nOmah a,Neb.|„Mr.andMrs.BenK.Mi-le,Blanca,Colo.,aboy.|,Mr.and Mrs.DonK.Mi-leagirli nDenver.|oMr.andMrs.GeorgeY.Wat-Ibcagirl°nMarch 22i n Se-|T(addressi ncorrectlyreported|.i stweek 'si ssuvasDenver.)|oMr.andMrs.LoydM.Sh i bata|;rli nDenver.I'dMr.andMrs.EarleYusaa|,WayneHarold,onFeb.29■Ch i cago. _ _, ,.XMr.andMrs.GeorgeTak ak iXi i i ,Kath ySusan,onFeb.29|ch i cago.|TvMr.andMrs.HowardOk uboKoy,Mich aelHoward,i n Ch i -|'n'Mr.andMrs.Hi romi Miya-|vaagi i 'l,Marsh aKazuk o,onft.15i nCh i cago.ftoMr.andMrs.Mi k eHigash iKiri ,Susan Kiyo,onMarch 13Monterey,Calif.■oMr.andMrs.RayTanak aa|onMarch 19i nAuburn,Calif.ftoMr.an(* ra-Ken Yama-fth i ,Rich mond,Calif.,aboyon|rc)i 5.■oMr.andMrs.Tesh i nSh i bata,fttario,Ore.,a boyonMarch

KoMr.andMrs.MitsuoWak a-ftnaagirlonMarch 17i nSacra-|nto.|ToMr.and Mrs.Tosh i o Sato,Hpertino,Calif.,agirl,Sandra|sh i ye,onMarch 14.|TdMr.andMrs.Daish oTana,|lnAlto,Calif.,aboy,Ak i ra,onftrch 14.|ToMr.andMrs.ToyooNitak e|y,Mich ael,onMarch 17i nSan|se.|ToMr.andMrs.MoritoNak a-|oto a girlonMarch 15 i n|esno.|ToMr.and Mrs.Junich i Tak a-ftsh i agirlonMarch 4i nStock -■>,Calif.|ToMr.andMrs.JoeHamada,ftngmont,Colo.,aboy.■ToMr.andMrs.Saich i Osh i ma■girli nDenver.■ToMr.and Mrs.KousoHata-|yaa girl,Julie Yasuk o,on|arch 13i nLosAngeles.■ToMr.andMrs.Tatsush i Ish i da,fttadena,Calif.,agirl,Ch ri sti ne|ari,onMarch 9.■ToMr.andMrs.Jack KarlIh ara■girl,JacquelineJoan,onMarchfti nLosAngeles.■ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeYosh i oftoab°y»Mark Randall,onMarchfti n LosAngeles.■ToMr.andMrs.Saneich i Fuk u-|otoa girl,Sh i rleyEmi k o,on■arch 16 i nLosAngeles.■ToMr.andMrs.HisayeHase-ftwaaboyonMarch 16 i nLos■ngelos.■ToMr.andMrs.Tomomi Kusu-■dk i a boy,Kazumitsu Roy,on■arch 17i nLosAngeles.IToMr.andMrs.MasatoOnish i■pri,PeggyNaomi,onMarch 13mLosAngeles.IToMr.andMrs.HenryNoboni

Tak ah ash i aboy,PaulHenry,onMarch 16:nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.MuraoKobata,LongBeach Calif.,aboy,BrianHiromu,onMarch 21.ToMr.andMrs.Sh i nzoNi taoaboy,George,onMarch 20i nLosAngels.ToMrandMrs.Kiyosh i Tak a-h ash i aboyonMarch 8 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Willi eHongLouis (nee Tase CeceliaKingi )agirl,Jill,onMarch 14 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.HarryMatsu-tani aboyinBerk eley.To Mr. and Mrs. RobertTHondaaboyi nBerk eley.To Mr.andMrs.Genich i Sh i -madaaboyi nBerk eley.ToMr.andMrs.Hayazi Odaagirli nBerk eley.trT.$&',andMrs-Satoru Kato,Kent,Wash .,aboyonMarch 28ToMr.andMrs.Tosh i h i k oKa-nek o, Cupertino,Calif.,a boy,Rich ardSumio,onMarch 22.ToMr.andMrs.Yosh i oKusaba,Cupertino,Calif.,a girl,DorisRiye,onMarch 19.ToMr.andMrs.NoboruTosaya

aboyonMarch 28 i nSeattle.

DEATHSMrs.TamayoHatagoonMarch24:nWestLosAngeles.Ki h ach i Sh i moyama,77,onMarch25 i nSeattle.Mrs.AsanoWada,69,onMarch

27 i nLosAngeles.Mrs.Masaye Mayeda,58,onMarch 28 i nReedley,Calif.Dr.W.J.Furuta,38, i nCh i -

cago,111.Otok i ch i Adach i ,72,onMarch27i nOntario,Ore.NadayeNak ah ara(Mrs..Hisai ch iNak ah ara),51,onMarch 28 i nSani ose.Pfc.Riyo Furumoto, Parlier,Calif.,23,onMarch 26atFortOrd,Calif.

MARRIAGESGraceMi k amotoHank T.Ok uda,

Bellflower,Calif.,onMarch 16 i nLosAngeles.Teruk oOgami,Weiser,Ida.,to

RaymondSasak i on March 23 i nSeattle.Mitsuk oYabuk i toSusumuSh i ba

onMarch 22i nLos Angeles.JudyMayeda,Berk eley,Calif.,toNaoTak asugi onMarch 23 i nOx-nard,Calif.Sach i k oFurush otoKaoruHira-

zawaonFeb.12i nArapah oe,Wyo.HelenYonek oMorimototoSid-neySadaoSak aneonMarch 9 i nSanJose.Ai k oMurayamatoWoodleyKi-

muraonMarch 29 i nFresno.

MARRIAGELICENSESMomoeMuramoto,21,andKazueYabusak i ,29,i nSeattle.Mercy E.St.Clair,40,andHirosh i Tanno,27,FortLewis,Wash .,i nSeattle.Yuk i noKamine,24,andHarry

M.Sak ai ,29,MorganHill,Calif.,i nSeattle.KazuyeNabata,25,andRich ardYamamoto,29,both ofSpok ane,Wash .,i nSanFrancisco.

Tamanah aEntersBostonMarath onHONOLULU—NormanTamana-

h a,aveteranof20yearsofdis-tancerunning,wi llrepresentHa-wai i i nth e 56th annualBostonMarath ononApril19.Tamanah a,now45,planstoleaveHawai i forMassach usettsonApril10with Mrs.Tamanah a.Th i swillbeTamanah a'ssecondtryinth eBostonevent.Hefini sh -ed42ndsixyearsago.

MargeOdaWinsVtah Women'sSinglesTitleOGDEN,Utah -MargeOdaofClearfield i sth enew women's

singlesbowlingch ampi onofth eStateefUtah .Marge annexed th e ch am-pionsh i patth eUtah women'sbowlingtourneyatOgdenBowl-i ngCenterlastweek wh ensh eh i ta563scratch and629h andi -capseries.

Seabrook TeamGarnersEDCBowlingTi tleSEABROOK,N.J.

_Seabrook

Zebras,bowling''scratch ,"took th eteam ch ampi onsh i p i nth eEDCbowlingtournament.Th ematch eswere h eld atBridgetonBowlingAcademyand Spiegel'sBowlingAcademyatVineland.Th eZebrasareJoeOgata,KateSh i ba,KazutoTaniguch i ,Jim Taniguch i andBillTaguwa.Insi ngles,Jim Taniguch i 's

scratch scoreof543 wonfirstplaceh onors,with Sh oNak ayamaofth eSeabrook Ch i ari s i nth erun-nerupspot.Taniguch i h adafielddayas h e k nock ed offalso th esweepstak esprizei nth eh i gh sin-glesmen'sh andi cap.Ch i ck i eFuru-sh i maofSeabrook Mari etteswalk -edoffwith th ewomen'ssectionof(th e sweepstak es. Ch i ck i e Furu-sh i maalso took th ewomen'ssin-glesh andi cap.Inth esingles h andi cap,i twasWatOk amotoofSeabrook ElLo-bos with Jim Kitah ara ofth eWash i ngtonJACLfollowingh i m.Th eteam ofWatOk amotoandYosh Konowalk edawaywith th edoubles h andi cap.Inth edoubles,scratch scorewin-nerswereJoeOgataandKajutoTaniguch i .Th e h andi cap divi si onteam ch ampi onsh i pwasputawaybyth eSeabrook Wrappers'crewofFredIto,S.Yak abi ,Mori Ish u-i n,HerbTazumi andMori Sh i m-omura.Th ewomen'sh andi capteamch ampi onsh i pwaswonbyth eSea-brook Mariettes.Th eMariettesareTobyKato,MargeKono,Ch i ck i eFurush i ma,HelenBanoandMaryNagao.BillTagunaofSeabrook wasth ech ai rmanofth etournament.Th eteamsenteredi nth ematch eswerePh i ladelph i aHostelHotsh ots,Ph i l-adelph i aJACL,Seabrook Zebras,Seabrook Ch i ari s.Seabrook ElLo-bos, Seabrook Wrappers,Wash -i ngton,D.C.JACL;th e women'steamswereSeabrook Mari ettesandSeabrook Ok amotoWatch sh op.Troph i esforth eoccasionweredonatedbySeabrook FarmsandSpiegel'sBowlingAcademy.

Ok amoto,Nak auch iTak eHonorsi nEDCGolfMeetSEABROOK,N.J.—HarryOk a-motoofS?abrook sh otan86 towinth elow grossh onors i n th eEasternDi stri ctCouncilgolftour-namenth eldatOceanCityCoun-tryclub,Sumner'sPoint,lastweek -end.Ok amotowasalsoth ech ai r-manofth etournament.In th ? h .-i ndi cap fligh t,FrankNak auch i ofSeabrook ,with a30h andi cap,madeanetscoreof72towalk awaywith th eprizei nth atdivi si on.Golfers'from NewYork ,Ph i la-delph i a,andSeabrook partici patedi nth etournament,wh i ch wash eldi nconjunctionwith th eEDCmeet-i ngatSeabrook .

SanFranciscoSaintsWinIntermountainCageTourney

Livi ng-upto th ei rpre-tovirna-mentbi lli ng,th e SanFranciscoCh i neseSaintsoutclassedallop-positi on totonth e 17th annualJACL Intermountain i nvi tati onalbask etballtournamentlastweekatth eHellenicgym i nSaltLak eCity.Th e Sai nts outscoredagameCh i cagoNisei All-Starsteam,85to64,i nth etournamentfinalsonMarch 29.Th eNorth ernUtah Ni sei All-Starsedgedth eSaltLak eZeph yrs,49to48,forth i rdplace.Th econsolationroundtroph ywaswonbyth e SaltLak eHellenicswith a62to51victoryoverth eSeattleSavoys.Cli ffWong led th e Sai nts i nth efinalswith 22poi nts,wh i leJoh nOk amotomatch edth etotalforCh i cago.Th eSaints,ratedas th eout-standingOrientalbask etballteami nth enation,rush edtoa26to5leadoverCh i cagoi nth efi rstquar-terandh elda43to20bulgeath alfti me.Li ttleJimIsh i i pacedth eNorth -ernUtah teamwi tti 22poi ntsoverth eZeph yrs,wh i lePeteComastallied20forth eHellenicsandKenYosh i nak a tappedi n 17forth eSavoys.Ch i cago's Joh n Ok amoto re-ceived th eFredM.Toyotame-morialtroph yasth e"outstandingplayer"ofth etournament.Th ech ampi onSaintsplacedth reemen onth etournamentall-starteam.Th osenamedwereEugeneWong,CliffWongandEarlGeeofth eSaints,Frank Hagioofth eZeph yrsand.Non Wak amoto ofCh i cago.Th eSeattleSavoysreceivedth eteamsportsmansh i ptroph y.Awardsweremadeatth eVic-toryDancewh i ch followed th etournamentfinals.Th e Saints enteredth efinalswith a75to43winoveragameNorth ern Utah team,wh i le Ch i -cagocamefrombeh i ndtodefeatth eZeph yrs57to53.Inth e consolationbrack etSe-attle defeated th e Idah o FallsJACL,54to50,wh i le th eHel-lenicstoppedth eSaltLak eCen-taurs,52to40.Fi rstroundscoreswere:San FranciscoSaints76, S.L.Centaurs,32.Ch i cagoAll-Stars64,Idah oFalls

63 (overtime).North ernUtah 55,S.L.Hellenics,

43.S.L.Zeph yrs51,SeattleSavoys,

45.

WestLosAngelesTeamWinsCaliforniaNisei CageTideLOSANGELES—Th eWestLosAngelesLuck yDok sclaimedth eCaliforniaStateNisei bask etballch ampi onsh i pth i sweek ,followingi ts65to57vi ctoryonMarch 30overth eSanJoseZebras,North ernCaliforniaNisei ch ampi ons.Th eLuck yDok s alsodefeated

th eSanJoseclubearlierth i ssea-soni nwi nni ngth eWesternYoungBuddh i ststournament.YoungDick i eNagai was th eh i gh -poi nterforth ewinners,scor-i ng22pointswh i leCh i satoKubotank ed 19andHi roKubo scored14.Ch i Ak i zuk i ledSanJosewith18.Th e Zebras defeated NiseiTradingofLosAngelesonMarch29bya52to45margin.

KIMURAENTERSOLYMPICMATTEAMTRYOUTSSANFRANCISCO—JoeKimura,formerSan Francisco Statecol-legewrestler,willcompete i nth efinaltryoutsforth eU.S.OlympicGameswrestlingteamonApril18and 19atAmes,la.Kimura won th e 15th di stri cttrialsi nth e125-poundclass re-centlyatth eUC men'sgym i nBerk eley,defeatingBillDonech oofth eOlympicClubi nth efi nals.

NancyIto,TilersLoseAAUContestWICHITA,Kans.— Despite 13po:ntsbyNancyItoth eDenverTi lerslosta33to31gametoth eDallas,Tex.,Hornetsi nth equar-ter-finalsofth e NationalAAUwomen's bask etball tournamenth erelastweek .MissItosank th reebask etsand

sevenfreeth rows.

ReginasPlanDanceCHICAGO— Th eReginaswi llsponsor"Combo i nSpring,"fea-turingJamesEllisandh i sboys,enApril5atth eMonroeYWCAfrom 9p.m.to12m.

Yempuk uSeek sTeranforHigaHONOLULU—PromoterRalphYempuk usaid th i sweek h e h asofferedKeeneyTeranofLos An-gelesa lfr-roundboutwith RoyHigaofHonoluluonApril15.TommyUmeda, j ustback from

atourofAustralia,origi nallywassch eduledtofigh tHiga. Umedaleftlastweek forCalifornia.

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AMYMAEDA MARTHA IWASAKIograph eratth eStateDepartmentofEmployment;GraceSunada,Newcastle,20,LincolnHigh grad-uate, i nsurancefirmsecretary;AmyMaeda,Pen-ryn,21,PlacerHigh student;andMarth aIwasak i ,Roseville,19,RosevilleHigh graduate,typistatState'DepartmentofPublic Work s.

—Higak i StudioPh oto,Sacramento.

Buddh i stsPlanSpringFestivalAtCh i cagoU.CHICAGO — LocalBuddh i stswillcelebrateth ei rannualWesak(Dawn ofSpring) FestivalonTuesday,April8,from 8p.m.atMandelHallonth eUniversityofCh i cagocampus.Th efestivalwillmark th e2518thanni versaryofBuddh a'sbi rth i nth eGardenofLumbini i nnorthBenares,i nnorth eastIndia.Th efi rstpartofth eApril8

programwillconsistofi mpressivereligi ousritesconductedby th eRev.G.M.Kubose ofth eCh i -cagoBuddh i stCh urch ,assistedbyth eRev.GyodoKonoofth eMid-westBuddh i stCh urch ,th e Rev.Yoh ak uArak awaofth eNi ch i renBuddh i stCh urch ,th eRev.Sh i nsoHasuandth eRev.GeorgeLevyofth eSh i ngonBuddh i stsect,andth eRev.Taish i Hino,Yosh i ak i Fuj i -tani andHidemoAsak i ofth eCh i -cagoBuddh i stCh urch .Rev.Kubose willdeliverth e

messageofth eday,"Buddh a i nTh i s Ch aoti c World,"wh i leDr.FrancisL.K.Hsu,notedCh i nesesch olarofNorth westernUniver-sity,wi llgiveth emai naddress.Th ereligi ousservicewillbeginwi th aprocessionfrom th erearofth e h all,wh i leth ech oi r,ledbyMrs.Doroth y B.Durfey,sings.Th eWesak ceremony,wh i ch repre-sentsth ebath i ngofth e i nfantBuddh a,willfifllow.Orientaldancesandmusic,i n-cludingCh i neseandHindu i nstru-mentalnumbersanddancesbyIvanSaranoflfandh i sdancegroup,willbefeaturedonth eentertainmentsectionofth eprogram. Sh i zuk oInbe andJerryGreenwillper-form severalJapaneseclassicaldances.

Fash i onModelstoHoldFirstSh owi ngSAN FRANCISCO — Fash i onmodelsforth eNationalJACLcon-

vention sh ow willmak e th ei rfi rstpublic appearance SundayApril6,atageneralmeetingofth eSanFranciscoch apter.Th esh owwillalsoserveasan

elimi nati oncontesttoselectwin-ni ngmodels forth econventionfash i onsh ow.

EastLosAngeles,Coach ellaCh aptersHoldDesertOuting1EASTLOS ANGELES—Oneofth emostsuccessfuleventseverundertak enbyth eEastLosAn-gelesch apterofth eJapaneseAm-erican Citi zensLeaguewasth edesertoutingh eldSunday,March30,with membersofth eCoach ellaValleyJACLi nCoach ellaValley.Approximately75peopleattendedth e affairwh i ch began wi th apicni clunch atth eRiversideCoun-tyFairgrondsi nIndio.Tom Sak ai andElmerSusk i ofth e h ostch apterexplainedth emeritsoflivi ngi nth evalley,i tsopportuniti esforNisei i nterestedi nfarmingandprofessionalwork .Later,th egrouptouredth evici ni tyofIndio,viewi ngth eAll-AmericanCanal,th eresorth omesandth eri ch agriculturalarea.One of\th e h i gh li gh tsofth etourwasth estop atth eSak airanch wh eremembersofth eLosAngelesch apterwereprivi legedtopick .sugarpeas andsquash forth ei rown use. Astopwasalsomadeatagrapefruitpack i ngplantwh ereth e vi si torswereabletopurch ase sack sofgrapefruitatgreatlyreduced prices. Th elaststopwasatadatefarm wh eremovi ê.were-sh owtreondatepro-duction.Acaravanoftencarsmadeth etrip from LosAngeles. AnsonFuj i ok a,lstvicepresident,wasi nch argeofth eLosAngelesgroup.

PanelDiscussesCivi cOrganizati onCHICAGO—"NewDayforCh i -

cago: Community Organizati on"wassch eduledasth etopicofdis-cussionforameetingofth eCh i -cagoCouncilAgainstRacialandReligi ousDiscri mi nati ononApril1atRooseveltCollege.SlatedtoappearwereMrs.Ch i zuliyama,associatedirector,Ch i cagoResettlersCommittee;Prof.HerbTh elan,University ofCh i cago;CorneffTaylor,Commissi on onHumanRelations;Willi am Bacon,WelfareCouncil;Th omasWrigh t,Commissi on onHumanRelations;Mrs. Maxcey, Ch i cago UrbanLeague;HansAdler,Anti-Defama-tionLeague;andDavidMcNamara,Cath oli cInterracialCouncil.

ARIZONAJACLPLANSPICNICFORCOMMUNITYIGLENDALE,Ariz.— Th eAri-zonaJACLch apteri splanningacommunity picni ctobe h eldonApril12atSevenSpringspicni cgrounds.Th e picni c wi llfeatureabar-

becueandath leti ceventsforyoungandold.Prizeswillbegivenallch i ldrenpartici pati ng i n th e "undo-k ai "events.Th i swillbeth efi rstcommunitypicni c since 1940andacommit-teeof30i snow h ardatwork onplans. JimmyOzasa i sgeneralch ai rman.Lindy(Pork y)Ok abayash i willserveasch i efcook ,wh i leMitsTa-ni tai si nch argeoftransportation.Th egamesandentertainmentcom-mitteesareh eadedbySatTanitaandTomKadomotoandJoh nGlynni s i nch argeoftransportation.PioneerIssei i nth eSaltRiver

valleywi llbe h onoredatth eaf-fai rwh i ch willbe attended byfrom 150to200persons.SevenSpringspicni cground i s

located 52 miles north eastofGlendale on 7th Streetth roughSunnslopeandCaveCreek . Signswillbepostedallth e,way.

Ch i cagoMini sterRecoversfromMajorOperationCHICAGO— Th eRev.GeorgeNish i moto,directorofEllisCom-munityCenter, i srecoveringfol-lowinga majoroperation per-formedrecentlyatBilli ngsHosp-i tal.Complicati onsseti nafterth eoperationbutRev.Nish i moto i snowreportedto h avepassedth ecriti calstage.

FoodSaleHeldSAN JOSE,Calif.—A lunch eonfoodsaleh eldbyth eNisei Wom-en'sSocietyofCh ri sti anServiceandSundaySch oolmoth ersatth eSan Jose Japanese Meth odi stCh urch netted$24.55.Partofth emoneywillgoto-ward th e purch ase ofSundaySch oolmaterialsandth eresti ntoftplaygroundequipmentftind.Mrs.Sh i rleyIwagak i and Mrs.KaySh i mi zuwereco-ch ai rmen.Nextmeetingofth eWSCSwill

be h eldatth ech urch ,566NorthFi fth St.,onApril15.

SlateGolfMeetForConventioneersSAN FRANCISCO—Th ewords"tee-offtime,7 a.m.,"sh ould besweetmusictoth eearsofgolfenth usi astswh oattend'th e 12thbi enni alNationalJACLconventionh ereJune26-30.Th eMiraVistaCountyClub i nRich mondwillbeth elocaleforth econventiongolftournamentFriday,June 27,according to Dr.CarlHirota,ch ai rman.Th eMi raVi stacourse,wh i ch i sa h alf-h ourridefrom downtownSanFrancisco,i sth eh omecourseforth eUniversityofCaliforniagolfteam.Lock erandsh owerfacili ti eswill

be availablefortournamenten-trants.Anentryfeeof$5willin-cludelunch atth eclubh ouse.Th etournamenti s open toallJACLmembersattendingth e