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PACIFIC CITIZEN I yd. 37 Nc. 19 Noveber 6, 1953 258 E. Frst St., LosAngeles 12, Calf. 10 cants Nse queen vsts Japan ByLAWRENCE NAKATSUKA HONOLULU NEWSLETTER Honolulu Hawa's 1953 Cerry Blosso Queen as returned fro Japan wt soe souvenrs, a lot of eores andwat'se calls a "broadened outloo on lfe." MssVolet N , reportng n er ont's tour wc se won n teHonoluluJapanese Junor Ca ber ofCo erce contest,sad se wasgven de luxe osptalty w erever se went. Mayors ofseveral ctes n Honsu and Ho ado wel- coed er. Even aprefectural governor was down tote ral- , roadstaton togreet er. Se catted wt ove starsat fve studos. "It was all new and exctng lor e,"Volet recalledupon aer return nearlyOctober. It was erfrst trpabroadsnce se advstedJapanasasx ear old. "My orzons ave been broadened," te co ely,22 yearold Nse sadwt be- cong earnestness. (Volet wasan onor graduate at te Unv. of Hawa last June.) "I ddn't realze ow con- fnng lvng nHawa could becoe. NowI want to travel, probably to te Manland next." But frst se wants toteac, wc eansse ust coplete er fft year tranngat te Unversty of Hawa Teacers College ts year. Ten se wants to do pupl counselng. "It s dffcult to pass on Knowledge to cldrentroug vcarous experence," Vaet re- ared."As a teacer I sould now, fro frst andexper- enceas uc as possble, wat I a teacng." . Tae Japanese culture,for nstance. "I ddn't realze ow "..f Panese culture really was, untl I vsted Kyoto andNara, Z r .f w bu]dngs tat were tousands of years old." Or &e te econo cs of * vsted several rela- tes on te outsrts of Hro- ro nuV. U a "** '^^ lt! TJV^f ers lead * s"Ple I'C^^parson tey £J* r. >*«*"■ «ff tan any £ople fa, te , arge ctes ll"* ,ow «****» and »y g rents. c J? 11 T oyo, ' was told of * were tenants were for- AS* cc ontsrent Jwye, n order to get lvng quarters. But teten- ants don't get te oney bac later, as tey sould." Volet also told of seeng te oeless people, any of te dsabled veterans, wo spendall ter te nralroadstatons, beggng. "All ts was sadbut educa- tonal. I want to go bac to Japantospend ore te and reallyget to nowte country." Volet's oteracco paned eron te trp tat was ar- ranged "ust about perfect" by teJapan Travel Bureau. In- cdentally, Volet recevedgen- erouspublcty fro teJapa- nese press. Sewas" soweredwt sou- venrgfts—pearls and lnen fro Ho ado, lace and fab- rcs fro Kyoto,ewelry fro Nagoya. To sow er apprecaton to te JapaneseJunor Ca ber, Volet spreparedto assstn puttng over te 1954 Cerry Blosso Festval next sprng. Wat errole wll be se doesn't now yet but sesur- sedtatt probablywll be byway of publctyand n as- sstngtegrlsw ovefor te CerryBlosso crown. Mss Volet N (center). C erryBlosso queen Honolulu, poses wt two Japaneseactresses nToyo, MtsuoK ura (left) and Fufeo Yaaoto (MssNppon). Te Rev. Susuu Ya ane was ordanedand nstalledas pastor ofte Ogden Japanese Unon Curc by te Uta Conference of Congregaton- C rstan curces. S.F. ISSEI ELIGIBLE TO VOTEIN ELECTIONS San Francsco Out of soe 120 Isse wo ave becoe elgble to vote by naturalzaton n San Francsco, closeto 100 are be- leved regstered for te specal electon eld last Tuesday. Atleast 75 were regstered at a specal regs- traton perod arranged by te San Francsco JACL several onts ago. It was te frst te nU S story tat a szeable nu ber of forer Japanese alens were able to vote. Watsonvlle-born Nse naturalzedas ctzen San Jose Kyos Touto, 30, was naturalzed Oct. 21 nteSan Francsco federalcourt by Judge Lous E. Good an. Al- toug born n Watsonvlle, Calf., e spent22 years n Japanand was drafted as a Japanese natonal nto te Japanese arynAugust, 1945. By reasonof ts servce, te U.S. govern ent deterned e ad expatrated self. Hs attorneys, Wayne M. Kane- oto of San Jose andFred Orand of Los Angeles, fled' a sut to establs sctzen- sp last year. However, upon s return to te U.S., tesut was ds ssed and a petton for naturalza- ton underte old I gra- ton and Naturalzaton law was fled. Te petton was favorably acted upon by te court. Dr. Kuruada drafted as aor by ary Salt LaeCty Dr. JunKuru ada, practc- ng dentstfor te pasf 15 years ere, sbeng nducted asa aor at Fort Sa Hous- ton, Tex., next wee. Hs faly wllrean at te | present resdence,1260E. st Sout, untl s per anent assgn ent. Twce JACL capter pres- dent ere,Dr.Kuruada s a recognzed bowlng and golf ace. A farewell dnner-dance n s onor was eldrecently at Peeler'sForestHll cafe. Dr.To Kono,Salt Laer 1 now n Toyo, sexpectedto return oe n Dece ber to [con tn ue Dr.Kuruada's I practce. I GOV'T DISCLOSES METHOD USED TO COMPUTE FARM CROP LOSSES EVACUATIONCLAIMS Was ngton Regardless of ow antc- pated profts orearnngs ay be concealed,tey cannot be co pensated wtnte ean-1 ng of te Evacuaton Clas Law, te Depart ent of Justce notfed teWas ngton Offce of teJapanese A ercan Ct- zens League. Te Governent enuncated tsprncple nan adverse adudcaton nvolvng crop losses. Te rulng furter ds- closed te etod usedbyte I Governentto arrve ata deternaton of co pensable fr losses nan evacuaton cla. Wen te JustceDept. was consderng ts decson, "Tfe JACL subtted a strong eo- | randu urgng udcal etods : usedby ost courtsof law. Te legal precedents supported by JACL-evaluated croplossesby te "aret prce of probable I yeld, less tecost of aretng, arvestng and brngng to ! aturty". In reectngte JACL-reco- ended udcal forula, te Govern ent steted twould placetecla ant n te sae fnancal postontate would aveoccuped ad e beenper- tted to arvest and aret scropsand ad ebeensuc- cessful ntat endeavor for no reducton would be ade on account of proftsor earnngs, attrbutable to rss, anageral sll, etc., accrung between . te of loss andtedate selec- | ted for te deter naton of te aret prce." Accordng to te Justce Dept.,proper calculatonof crop losses under te evacua- ton clas progra s" ade by ultplyng te potental aret valueof te crops on aturty by te average per- centage of tetotal of costs, of plantng, growng, arvest- ng, and aretngte crops, tatad beenncurred byte te of suc loss; and by sub- tractng fro tat fgurete a ount receved bycla ant onte saleof te crops". TeGovern ent stated tat te udcal precedent used by ost courts would result n co pensaton for antcpated profts or earnng and, assuc, s not payableasanevacuaton clas lossunder teAct. Its own etod, noted te Justce Dept., "atteptsto at- trbutetoagrowngcroptat porton ofprospectve profts andearnng due to woralready done and rss alreadyncurred wc teowner, f awllng seller, under no co pulson to sell,would ave nsstedupon recevng as part of te sale prce; but at tesaete,t sees to el nate tat part of te net gan tat a wllng buyer would avede anded asare- ward for s nvest ent and for ncurrng te future rssof aturng, arvestng, and ar- etngte crop". Te Dept.of Justce ac- nowledges tattscalcula- ton snot perfect and"any cla ant s prvleged to de- onstrate, fe can,a better etod of utlzng: te proof tat e s able to adduce". MASAOKA WEST COAST ITINERARYANNOUNCED Was ngton Me Masaoa,Was ngton Representatve, left te na- ton's captal yesterday after- noon for te west coast. He was expected to eet wt Natonal and C cago capter offcers todscuss ter probles lastngt: Teweeend of Nov. 7, e wll attendteNortern Cal- forna-Western Nevada Dstrct Councl Conventon n Stoc- ton,gvngte banquet address to te delegates. Te next weeend e wll partcpate n te Central Calforna DstrctCouncl Conventon n Fresno. He s also sceduledas tebanquet speaer forts Conventon. He s toreport to teNa- tonalOffcers and to te delegatesattendngbot Con- ventons on te evacuaton clas progra and te natur- | alzaton probles ofcertan Isse. Te wee betweente two conventons wll be spent n San Francsco and te wee after te Fresno eetng n Los Angeles. " Sxrare European boos, onea frst edton of Galleo's Dalogue,were dscovered n an Osaa lbrary. Publsed nLatn n 1632, t was found a ong 20,000volu es donated bya wealtyJapanese. Wasngton, D.G, CLers onor Medal of Honor Nse eroat testonal Was ngton I Hros Mya urawasfeted at a test onal dnner by te, Was ngton, D. C, C apterof teJapanese A ercan Ctzens League teevenngof sdec- oraton by Presdent Esen- ower Mya ura, onlylvngNse Medal ofHonorwnner, was onored at te Was ngton, D. C, JACLC apter dnner for soutstandngcontrbutons to te Naton andtoall personsof Japanese ancestry. Under tetoastasters p of Me Masaoa, DC Capter e bers, wt delegatons fro teSeabroo and Pladelpa JACL capters, enoyeda lgt and nforalevenng g- lgted by a queston-and- answer perod wt te Naton's g est onor wnner, self a e ber of teAlbuquerque JACLcapter. Mrs. Terry Mya ura, wfe of te onored guest, salso an ac- tve e ber ofte sae capter. , Mya ura nforallyrelated s anyexperences wle n aRedprsoner of war cap n Nort Korea. Notngtat only two of sfellow prsoners n sco pany accepted te Red propaganda, e explaned tat | s group dscussedsportsand foodwenteyweresupposed ,to be dscussng poltcs. "We ust ddn't gofor te Co unst bun about A- erca" sad Mya ura wen ased ow efelt about te Red ndoctrnaton progra . "Tey (Red Cnese ndoc- trnated) tred to pcture A erca asa place of evl, but we newbetter." "Te Reds treated us uc better wen te trucetals proved and we receved better food," e answered to explan te varyng treatent receved durng fc<28 onts asa prsoner of war. Mrs. Terry Mya ura was presentedwt a souvenr plate by Etel Fuuya aonbealf of te Capter. It was explaned! tat er usband as beenre- ( cevng anyawards and cta-, tons for sgallantry, but, as, JACL wves wll realze, con-1 sderable sacrfces are ade by te wfe ofsuc a celebrty.; "Terry asbeen ost gracous durng er vst ere", expressed MeMasaoa. I Col Ca pbell C. Jo nson, As- { dstant to te Drectorof Selec- ; tve Servce, co ended Mya-. ura and oter Alled prsoners Of war wo refused toaccept. Co unst deology for ter "fortrg t andstout devoton" I to te Naton all durng te I any onts of Red ndoctrn- aton attepts. "We ust perfect our de- ocracyat oe n order to better seal te only 'pure product' ofuan dgnty and welfare to te any countres now waverng under Co- unst pressures," added Col- onel Jonson. % Just pror to te Mya ura test onal supper, Henry Go- so, SroNose and Mcl S t, all wt teU. S. PublcInfor- aton Servce, for erly te Voce of A erca, recorded a broadcast wt te Medalof Honor wnner and s fater for JudgeWlla A. Blac of teDenver Dstrct Court addresses teMle-H JACL durngNse Me oral Servces at a new ctzens progra. Seated (left to rgt) are Rev. Wac Oyanag. aster of cere ones; Rupert Ara, Me oral Servcecar an; Jon Noguc , capter presdent; and M Yasuregonal repre- sentatve. (Story on page 2) Poto by Bll Hosoawa TurntoPage3 Natonal JACL Endowent Fund ft Total Ts Wee $62,621.32 Trust L^ J55.000

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  • PACIFIC CITIZENIyd.37Nc.19 November6,1953 258E.FirstSt.,LosAngeles12,Calif. 10cants

    Nisei queenvisi tsJapanByLAWRENCE NAKATSUKA

    HONOLULUNEWSLETTER

    HonoluluHawai i 's1953Ch erryBlossom

    Queen h asreturnedfromJapanwith some souvenirs,alotofmemoriesandwh at'sh ecallsa"broadenedoutlook onlife."MissVi oletNi i mi ,reportingj nh ermonth 'stourwh i ch sh ewon i nth eHonoluluJapaneseJuniorCh amberofCommercecontest,saidsh ewasgivendeluxe h ospi tali ty wh ereversh ewent.Mayorsofseveralciti es i nHonsh u and Hok k ai do wel-comed h er.Evenaprefecturalgovernorwasdowntoth erail-,roadstationtogreeth er.Sh ech attedwith moviestarsatfivestudios."Itwasallnewandexciti nglorme,"Violetrecalleduponaerreturn i nearlyOctober.Itwash erfi rsttripabroadsincesh e h advi si tedJapanasasixj earold."My h ori zons h ave beenbroadened,"th ecomely,22yearoldNi sei sai dwith be-coming earnestness.(Violetwasanh onorgraduateatth eUniv.ofHawai i lastJune.)"Ididn'trealizeh owcon-

    fini ngli vi ng i nHawai i couldbecome.NowIwanttotravel,probably to th e Mai nlandnext."Butfi rstsh ewantstoteach ,wh i ch meanssh emustcompleteh erfi fth yeartraini ngatth eUniversityofHawai i Teach ersCollege th i syear.Th en sh ewantstodopupilcounseling."Iti s diffi cultto passonKnowledgetoch i ldrenth roughvicari ousexperience,"Viai etre-mark ed."Asateach erIsh ouldk now,from fi rsth andexperi-enceasmuch aspossible,wh atIamteach i ng.".Tak e Japaneseculture,fori nstance."Ididn'trealizeh ow"..fPaneseculturereallywas,untilIvisi tedKyotoandNara,Zr .fwbui]di ngsth atwereth ousandsofyearsold."Or&k eth eeconomicsof

    *visi tedseveralrela-tesonth eoutsk i rtsofHiro-rommnuV.U a"**'̂̂lit!TJV̂fmerslead*s"PleI'Ĉ m̂pari sonth ey£J*r.>*«*"■«ffth anmany£oplefa,th e,argeciti esmill"*,ow«****»and»yh i gh rents.cJ?11Tok yo,'wastoldofm*i wh eretenantswerefor-h AS* ccmonth srentJjwye,i nordertoget

    livi ngquarters.Butth eten-antsdon'tgetth emoneybacklater,asth eysh ould."Vi oletalsotoldofseeingth e

    h omelesspeople,manyofth emdi sabledveterans,wh ospendallth ei rti me i nrailroadstations,begging."Allth i swassadbuteduca-ti onal.Iwanttogoback toJapantospendmoretimeandreallygettok nowth ecountry."Violet'smoth eraccompaniedh eronth etripth atwasar-ranged"j ustaboutperfect"byth eJapanTravelBureau.In-cidentally,Violetreceivedgen-erouspublici tyfrom th eJapa-nesepress.Sh ewas"sh oweredwith sou-venirgifts—pearls andlinenfrom Hok k ai do,laceandfab-ri csfrom Kyoto,jewelryfromNagoya.Tosh ow h erappreciati ontoth eJapaneseJuniorCh amber,Violetispreparedtoassisti nputtingoverth e 1954Ch erryBlossom Festivalnextspring.Wh ath errolewillbesh e

    doesn'tk nowyetbutsh esur-misedth ati tprobablywillbebywayofpublici tyand i nas-sisti ngth egirlswh ovi eforth eCh erryBlossom crown.

    MissVi oletNi i mi (center).Ch erryBlossom queenHonolulu,poseswith twoJapaneseactressesi nTok yo,Mitsuk oKimura(left)andFuj i feoYamamoto(MissNi ppon).

    Th e Rev.Susumu Yamanewasordainedandi nstalledaspastorofth eOgdenJapaneseUnion Ch urch by th e UtahConference of Congregation-Ch ri sti anch urch es.

    S.F.ISSEIELIGIBLETOVOTEINELECTIONS

    SanFranciscoOutofsome120Issei wh oh avebecomeeligi bletovoteby naturalizati on i n SanFrancisco,closeto100arebe-li eved registered for th especial election h eld lastTuesday.Atleast75 wereregisteredataspecialregis-trationperiod arranged byth e San Francisco JACLseveralmonth sago.Itwasth efi rsttimei nUSh i storyth atasizeablenumberofformerJapanese alienswereabletovote.

    Watsonville-bornNiseinaturalizedasciti zen

    San JoseKiyosh i Tok utomi,30,wasnaturalizedOct.21 i nth eSanFrancisco federalcourt byJudgeLouisE.Goodman.Al-th ough born i n Watsonville,Calif., h espent22 years i nJapanandwasdraftedas aJapanese national i nto th eJapanesearmyi nAugust,1945.Byreasonofth i sservice,th e

    U.S. government determinedh e h ad expatriated h i mself.Hisattorneys,WayneM.Kane-motoofSan JoseandFredOk randofLosAngeles,filed'asuittoestablish h i sci ti zen-sh i plastyear.However,upon h i sreturntoth eU.S.,th esui twasdismi ssedandapetiti onfornaturaliza-ti onunderth eold Immigra-tion and Naturalizati on lawwasfiled.Th e petiti onwasfavorably acted uponbyth ecourt.

    Dr.Kurumadadraftedasmajorbyarmy

    SaltLak eCityDr.JunKurumada,practic-i ng dentistforth e pasf15years h ere,i sbeing i nductedasamajoratFortSamHous-ton,Tex.,nextweek .Hi sfamily willremain atth e|presentresidence,1260E.sthSouth ,until h i s permanentassignment.TwiceJACLch apterpresi-denth ere,Dr.Kurumada i siarecognizedbowlingandgolface.A farewelldinner-dancei nh i sh onorwash eldrecentlyatPeeler'sForestHillcafe.Dr.TomKono,SaltLak er

    1now i nTok yo,i sexpectedtoreturn h ome i n Decemberto[continue Dr.Kurumada'sjIpractice.I

    GOV'TDISCLOSESMETHODUSEDTOCOMPUTEFARMCROPLOSSES

    EVACUATIONCLAIMS

    Wash i ngtonRegardlessofh ow antici -

    patedprofitsorearningsmaybe concealed,th eycannotbecompensatedwith i nth emean-1i ngofth eEvacuationClaimsLaw,th eDepartmentofJusticenotifi edth eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -zensLeague.Th eGovernmentenunciatedth i sprinci ple i nanadverseadjudi cati on i nvolving croplosses.Th erulingfurth erdis-closedth emeth odusedbyth eIGovernmenttoarriveatadeterminati onofcompensablefirm losses i nanevacuationclaim.Wh enth eJusticeDept.was

    consideri ng th i s decisi on,"Tfh eJACLsubmittedastrongmemo-|randumurgingj udi ci almeth ods

    :usedbymostcourtsoflaw.Th elegalprecedentssupportedbyJACL-evaluatedcroplossesbyth e"mark etpriceofprobableIyield,lessth ecostofmark eti ng,h arvesting and bringi ng to!maturity".Inrejecti ngth eJACL-recom-

    mended j udi ci alformula, th eGovernmentsteted i twouldplaceth eclaimanti nth esamefinancialpositi onth ath ewouldh aveoccupiedh adh ebeenper-mi ttedto h arvestandmark eth i scropsandh adh ebeensuc-cessfuli nth atendeavorfornoreduction wouldbemadeonaccountofprofitsorearnings,attributabletorisk s,managerialsk i ll,etc., accruing between.timeoflossandth edateselec-|tedforth edeterminati onofth emark etprice."According toth e Justice

    Dept.,propercalculationofcroplossesunderth eevacua-tionclaimsprogram i s"madebymultiplyi ngth epotentialmark etvalueofth ecropsonmaturitybyth eaverageper-centageofth etotalofcosts,ofplanting,growing,h arvest-i ng,andmark eti ngth ecrops,th ath adbeeni ncurredbyth eti meofsuch loss;andbysub-tractingfromth atfigureth eamountreceivedbyclaimantonth esaleofth ecrops".Th eGovernmentstatedth atth ej udi ci alprecedentusedbymostcourts wouldresult i ncompensation forantici patedprofitsorearningand,assuch ,i snotpayableasanevacuationclaimslossunderth eAct.Itsownmeth od,notedth eJusticeDept.,"attemptstoat-tributetoagrowingcropth atportionofprospectiveprofitsandearningduetowork alreadydoneandrisk salreadyi ncurredwh i ch th eowner,i fawilli ngseller,undernocompulsiontosell,wouldh avei nsi steduponreceivi ng aspartofth esaleprice;butatth esametime,i tseek stoelimi nateth atpartofth enetgainth atawilli ngbuyerwouldh avedemandedasare-wardforh i s i nvestmentandfori ncurringth efuturerisk sofmaturing,h arvesting,andmar-k eti ngth ecrop".Th eDept.ofJustice ac-

    k nowledgesth ati tscalcula-ti oni snotperfectand"anyclaimantisprivi legedtodem-onstrate,i fh ecan,abettermeth odofutili zi ng:th eproofth ath ei sabletoadduce".

    MASAOKA WEST COASTITINERARYANNOUNCED

    Wash i ngtonMi k e Masaok a,Wash i ngtonRepresentative,leftth e na-tion'scapitalyesterdayafter-noonforth ewestcoast.He was expectedto meetwith Nationaland Ch i cagoch apterofficerstodiscussth ei rproblems lastnigh t:Th eweek endofNov.7, h ewillattendth eNorth ernCali-fornia-WesternNevadaDi stri ctCouncilConvention i nStock -ton,givi ngth ebanquetaddresstoth e delegates.Th enextweek end h ewillpartici pate i n th e CentralCaliforniaDi stri ctCouncilConvention i nFresno.He i salsosch eduledasth ebanquetspeak erforth i s Convention.Heistoreporttoth eNa-ti onalOfficers and to th edelegatesattendingboth Con-ventionson th e evacuationclaimsprogramandth enatur-|alizati onproblemsofcertainIssei.Th eweek betweenth etwoconventionswillbe spent i nSan Franciscoand th eweekafterth e Fresno meeting i nLosAngeles.

    "SixrareEuropeanbook s,oneafirstediti onofGalileo'sDialogue,werediscovered i nan Osak alibrary.Publish edi nLatini n1632,i twasfoundamong20,000volumesdonatedbyawealth yJapanese.

    Wash i ngton,D.G,CLersh onorMedalofHonorNisei h eroattestimoni alWash i ngtonI

    Hirosh i Miyamurawasfetedatatestimoni aldi nnerbyth e,Wash i ngton,D.C,Ch apterofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeagueth eeveningofh i sdec-oration by PresidentEisen-h owerMiyamura,onlylivi ngNisei

    MedalofHonorwinner,wash onored atth e Wash i ngton,D.C,JACLCh apterdinnerforh i soutstandingcontributi onstoth eNationandtoallpersonsofJapaneseancestry.Underth etoastmastersh i pofMi k e Masaok a,DC Ch aptermembers,with delegationsfromth eSeabrook andPh i ladelph i aJACLch apters,enjoyedaligh tand i nformalevening h i gh -li gh ted by a question-and-answerperiodwith th eNation'sh i gh est h onorwinner,h i mselfamemberofth eAlbuquerqueJACLch apter.Mrs.TerryMiyamura,wifeofth eh onoredguest,i salsoanac-tive memberof th e samech apter. ,Miyamurainformallyrelatedh i smanyexperienceswh i lei naRedprisonerofwarcamp i njNorth Korea.Notingth atonlytwoofh i sfellowprisonersi nh i scompanyacceptedth eRedpropaganda,h eexplainedth at

    |h i sgroupdiscussedsportsandfoodwh enth eyweresupposed,tobediscussingpoliti cs.i "We j ustdidn'tgoforth eCommunistbunk aboutAm-erica"saidMiyamurawh enask edh ow h efeltaboutth eRed i ndoctrinati onprogram."Th ey (Red Ch i nese indoc-trinated)tried to pictureAmericaasaplaceofevil,butwek newbetter.""Th eRedstreatedusmuchbetterwh en th etrucetalk si mprovedand wereceivedbetterfood,"h eansweredtoexplainth evaryingtreatmentreceivedduringh fc

  • MetropolitanDenver'snaturalizedIssei h onoredby200atch apterfete;civi cdigni tari escongratulate20newciti zens

    DenverTwentyIssei fromth eMetro-politanDenverareawereh on-oredasth efi rstJapanesei nth i s"region to becomenaturalizedAmericansatapotluck supper1andprogramsponsoredOct.30,by th eMi le-Hi JACL,atth e1

    CentralYWCA.Twoh undredpersons,includ-i ngstateandcityrepresenta-tives,werepresenttopaytrib-utetoth eIssei.Specialguests h onori ng th e

    Issei were:SupremeCourtJusticeWi lburAl-terrepresenting Gov.DanTh orn-~

    ton;Councilman James Fresques;Th omas Currigan,admini strativeassistanttoMayorQuiggNewton;andJudgeWilli am A.Black ofDen-verDistri ctCourt.JusticeAltei;,i npresentingcongratulationstoth enewciti -zensfromGov.Th ornton,saidi twasasourceofgratifi cati onnotonlytoth eUni tedStatesbutalsototh estateofColoradoth atth eIssei,wh owereformerlynotpermittedth eprivi legesofciti -zensh i p,werenowentitledtoallth erigh tsandprivi legesofAmericanciti zensh i p.Congratulatingth eIssei up-onth ei rnewstatus,JusticeAltersaid,"Iwantyoutoh aveth efeelingofsecuritywh i ch youneverh adbefore."CouncilmanFresquesrecalledth e"dark daysofWorldWarII,"wh enth erigh tsofth eJapa-neseAmericanswereseverelycurtailed.Somepublicoffici als,Fresquessaid,wereafraidofaggravatingth esi tuationandcompromisedwith th erigh tsofciti zensi nh andli ngth e"Japa-neseproblem."Fortunately,Fresquessaid,allassurances made by public-mindedciti zensandoffici alsonbeh alfofth eJapaneseAmeri-canswerek eptbyth eNi sei andth eIssei,andth efearsofoth erciti zenwerereplacedbyafeel-i ngofconfidence.Th e mayor'srepresentative,Th omasCurrigan, ask ed th enewciti zenIssei topartici pateactivelyi nth egoverningofth ecityofDenver,pointi ngoutth atcomplacencytowardgovern-mentwasanenemyofgoodgovernment.Currigansaidth atwh i lemostciti zens h ave onlyoccasionalcontactwith stateandfederaloffici als,th eydo h avealmostdailycontactwith representa-tivesofth ei rcitygovernment.JudgeBlack spok eduringbriefmemorialservicetoNi-sei,war;dead.Th eDi stri ctCourt j udgerecalled th ememorable record of th e442ndJapaneseAmericancombatteam.Th e JapaneseAmericanstodayareenjoyi ngth efruitsofth ei rlabors,JudgeBlacksai d.Pointi ngoutth atmemberŝofth efamedcombatunitfough tforth ei rparents'andfamili es'righ t to live as normalandequalAmericans,JudgeBlacksaid,"Asth eywere truetoeveryoneofus,letusbetruetoth em."Twentynewly-naturalizedIs-

    sei werepresentatth esupper-program.Allofth emweregivenlapelpins i nth eform ofAmericanflags,gi ftsofth eMi le-Hich apter.Responsestoth egiftsand

    speech esweremadebyth eRev.Tak eo Agatsuma,Mrs.SomeKosugeandMrs.MisaoÜba.Speak i ng i n Japanese,th e

    Rev.Agatsumasaid th atci ti -zensh i pwasnotnecessarilyamatterofwordsandmanners.

    Wash i ngtonNewsletterMIKEMASAOKA

    HIROSHIMIYAMURA...Wh atdoesth ePresidentofth eUni tedStates,h i mselfa

    h i gh lydecoratedsoldier,firstsaytoaMedalofHonorwinnerash eawardsh i mth enation'stoph onorsformili tarygallantry?

    AccordingtoHirosh i Miyamura,firstofsevenKoreanwarh eroestobeso h onoredonOct.27,th ePresidentsmili nglywh i speredtoh i m,ash efastenedth eri bbonbear-i ngth e.MedalofHonoraroundh i sneck ,"Relax...atease."Hirosh i ,orHersh eyash epreferstobecalled,wouldh ave

    preferredtofollowth atadmoniti onbi k h i ssch edule i nth enation'scapitalj ustwouldn'tpermiti t;From th etimeofh i slandingatWash i ngton'sNationalAirportSundaymorning,Oct.25,untilh i sdeparturefivedayslater,h ewassubjectedtoYIPtreatmentbyagratefulcountrytowh i ch h eh asgivensomuch .Modest,sh y,andstillsomewh atsurprisedth ath i sacti vi ti es

    i nKoreah adearnedforh i mth enation'stopmedal,th epleasant-look i ngyoungNisei h eroi sth ek i ndofpresonwh o;th ough tiredfromoveramonth ofcontinuoustraveltobanquetsandpublicappearancesandnotyetcompletelyrecoveredfrom h i sPOWexperiences,i nsi stedupontak i nganovernigh tfli gh ttoWash i ng-tontopartici patei nth eNi sei MemorialDayservicesatArling-tonNationalCemetery.

    Ch aracteristi cally,th ough h esh areswith onlyoneoth er■* Nisei th eMedal'ofHonor,h epaidth i stri butetoth eNi seiwardeadofWorldWar11,"Th eseareth erealh eroes".High li gh tofh i strip,ofcourse,wasth epresentationofh i s

    MedalofHonorbyth ePresidentofth eUni tedStatesonth enorth porticoofth eWh i teHouseatnoon,Oct.27.Asi fth eMedalofHonorwerenotenough ,h ewasselectedasth efirstofseventobepersonallydecoratedbyth eCh i efExecutive.Inth eproudannalsofNisei mili taryh i story,th i sWh i te

    Houserecogniti onwillrank with th atJulydayi n1946wh enPresidentTrumanpersonallydecoratedth e442ndRegimentalCombatTeam with i tsseventh presidentialdisti ngui sh edunitcitati on,'th eequivalentofth eMedalofHonorforcombatorganizati on.Aquietpartici pant,asaprivatefirstclass,i nth osememorableceremoniessevenyearsagowasHirosh i Miyamura.Oth erh i gh li gh ts i ncludedalunch eongiveni nh i sh onorat

    th eJapaneseEmbassybyAmbassadorEi k i ch i Arak i andth ei nformaltestimoni albanquetsponsoredbyth eWash i ngton,D.C,JACLch apter.Th rough questionsandanswers,Hersh eyrevealedh i sexperiencesi nKoreaandh i sdi stasteforcommunism.

    * " "HisArmyescortwh i lei nWash i ngtonwasIstLt.JosephRogersofDetroit,Mich .Bycoinci dence.Lt.RogerswasaWestPoi ntroom mateofGeorgeSh i bataofGarland,Utah ,firstNisei evertobeappointedtoth eMili taryAcademy.Lt.RogersalsocommandedHersh ey'scompany i nKorea,alth ough i twasafterth eNi sei 'scapturebyth eCommunists.

    * * " """■»■ ---,-—RecentatrocitystoriesoutofKoreamak esoneponderj usth owth i sNi sei POW wastreated.Ash eh i mselfreportsi t,th eCommunistsbelievedth atth eyh adcapturedaJapanesenationalandth eyusedallth etri ck si nth ebook stoforceh i m toconfessth i s i norderth atth eymi gh tsubstantiateth eallegationsth eyweremak i ngatth eti meth atth eUni tedNationswereusingJapanesetroops.Th eycouldn'tbelieveth ath ewasanAmericansoldier,eventh ough h ecouldnotread,writeorspeak Japanese.After18month sormoreoftryingtobreak h i m down,th eygaveupandi mpri sonedh i m wi th oth erAmericans.Afterth at,h ewastreatedj ustaswereth eoth erAmericans.

    * * *During h i s h eroi cactionth atwonfor h i m th eMedalofHonor,h ewaswoundedbysh rapneli nth erigh tleg.Afterh i scapture,th eCommunistsgaveh i m nomedicalattentionandth elegJrodtoh ealby i tself.Fortunately,i th ealedrath erwell.

    * * 9Speak i ngofCommunisti ndoctrinati on efforts,MiyamuradeclaredrMtth eyweren'ttooeffective,atleastwith h i sgroup.Wh enCh i nesei nstructorswerearound,wepaidsomeattentionbutonceth eyleftwespentourtimediscussing wh atwash appeningi nth estates,h esai d.Hech argedth atth eCommunists'effortstodiscreditth eUni tedStatesweresocrudeth at,i fth esi tuationwerenotsoserious,th eywouldh avebeenfunny!

    * * *Figh ti ng i nKoreawas"tough ",h esaid,because i twasalwaysonemountainafteranoth er.Healsosaidth ati n h i sesti mati onmanyofth eCommunisttroopsth atpartici patedi n

    "fanaticalch argesweredrugged,becauseth ey k eptcomingeyesglazed,rifles i nh and,tobemoweddownli k egrass.Th eonlyreasonth eymadesomeadvances'wasbysh eermanpower.h eguessed. '

    * o *Asforh i sownh eroi sm,i nwh i ch h ek i lledmoreth an60Communistswh i lecoveringth ewith drawalofh i ssquad,h emodestlysaidth atany442ndmancouldh avedoneth esame,maybeevenbetter.

    * * *Oneth i ngth ath eremembersabouth i sPOW campi sth at\i twasn'tenclosedbybarbedwi reaswereth eWRArelocation

    'centersofWorldWar11.Th ecampwasi nNorth Korea nearth eManch uri anborder.Itwas i navalleysurroundedbymountains. "

    J

    * * *Justasth e442nd i nth epublicmindexemplifi esth esacri-"ficesandloyaltyofJapaneseAmericantroopsi nWorldWarII;so Hirosh i Miyamurasymbolizes th econtinui ngdevotionof

    "AmericansofJapaneseancestrytoth elandofth ei rbi rth We,Nisei canbeproudofh i mbecauseh erepresentsth ebesti nusAsh ereturnsto h i sh omei nGallup,toconsiderplansforth efuture,weNisei wanth i mtok nowth atourgoodwish esarewith h i mandh i sfamily.Westandreadytoh elph i m i neverywaypossible,evenash eh ash elpedusbyremindi ngallAmeri-cansanewth at"Americani smi samatterofth emi ndandth eh eart",andnotofraceorancestry.

    Hit&runvicti mSanFrancisco

    Mrs.Suzu Ash i zawa, 1536WebsterSt.,i sconvalescingath omeafterbeingstruck downbya h i tandrundrivera h alfblock fromh erh omelastweekAdriveri nacarbeh i ndth eh i tandrundriversuppliedpolicewith th elatter'slicensenum-bers.

    CAPSULESEdwardY.Hosak a,agronomyspeciali sti npasturegrass,willleave Hawai i foran eigh t-month stayi nearlyDecemberto i nvestigatepossibi li ti esofi ntroducinglegumes i ntoAustralia.

    " " "Th eBurlington Zeph yrcol-li dedwith aloadedfarmtrailerbelongingtoYuk ataHiratsuk a,a Derby(Colo.)farmer, wh otold h i gh waypatrolmenth atwh i lecrossingth erailroadtrack s,th etrailerbecameun-h i tch edfrom h i spick uptruck .He was unableto push th etraileroffth etrack beforeth ecollisi on.Noonewasi nj ured.

    " * "Th reeLoomisresidents,Mr.andMrs.Ryoich i TanimotoandFrank Hirota,narrowlyescapeddeatt)Oct.10wh enth ecari nwh i ch th eywereridi ngwash i tatan i ntersectionnearFair-,field.Driverofth eoth ercar,asoldier,wasth rownoutandcrush edbetweenth etwocars,dyingi nstantly.Witnessessaidth ecardrivenbyth esoldierfailedtomak ea stopbeforeturningoutofasideroadontoHigh way40.

    " " "HairstylistGeorgeOh ash i ofDenver,wifeBernice anddaugh terSusan leftlastweektoattendth eNationalHair-1dressers'Convention i nMiamilaterth i smonth .Hei soffi ci alColoradostatedelegate.Th eyplantoreturnafteravisi ttoCuba.

    " " "Clifford Sugimoto ofMt.View,Calif.,agraduatefromth eSanFranciscoCollegeofMortuaryScience,i snow as-sociatedwith aBayAreafi rm.

    m.a ■"Dartingacrossth estreet,3-year-oldSteven,sonofMr.andMrs.BudNak ash i maofDinuba,sufferedabrok encollarbone.Driverofth ecarwasnoth eldias i twas i mpossibletoavoidh i tti ngth esmallboy.

    " " "Dr.A.RayOlpin,presidentofth e Uni v.ofUtah ,,spentamonth lecturing i n JapanonAmericanviewpointsandway|ofli feas guestofth eStateDept.InternationalInformationDivi si on.He was h ome lastweek fromath ree-month glob-altour.HefoundJapan"punchdrunk with Americanmoney,"butworriedoveri tseconomyanddefensesafterU.S.troopsareremoved."Mymessageto

    th emwasth atth eymustbuildth ei rownfuturebycreatingneweconomiesanddevelopingnewresearch ,research notonlynewtoJapan,butnewtoth eworld."

    Death sentenceofKawak i tach angedtolife,$10,000TomoyaKawaWta'̂,Wesoldstrandeesentenced[JTgasch amberatSanQuenun?6treasonagainstU.SVsrJ"oners i n a Japanese2"*"camp,i s h eadedfor*̂pnsonmentatAlcatraz B'Th e commutation of h ideath sentencecameth i w'kSfrom th eWh i te House!«PresidentEisenh oweracfIOct29onanappeaffor cidentialclemency,i tJ?Tonly recourse afterth e*SupremeCourtrendered,4-3 decisi on touph old th edeath sentencemetedW„TU.S.JudgeWilli am c.m2Oct.5, 1948. ttesTh eCalexico-bornNisei wenttoJapani n1939,remainedCth rough outth e warand2amongth efi rststrandeestore!turn i n August,1946.Th reemonth slater,h ewassigh tedbyoneofth eformerprisonersatOeyamacamp.After11Weehoftestimonyincourtduringth esummerof1948,Kawak i tawasfoundguiltyofeigh tofth e15overtactsoftreason.Sinceh i s[arrest,h eh asbeenh eldatth eCountyj ai l.PresidentEisenh ower'scom-!mutation'ordersaidth e"i nter-

    estsofj usti ce"donotrequireKawak i ta'sexecutionandadded:"Ith asbeenfurth ermadetoappeartometh atth ei nterestsofth eUni tedStatesandth epeopleth ereofdorequireth atth esai dTomoyaKawi k atabeconfinedi napenali nsti tuti onforlife."With th esentenceoflifei m-

    prisonmentwasanadaedfineof$10,000.Underfederallaw,crimi nalsservinglifesentencesbecomeeligi ble forparole after15years.Kawak i ta'sattorney,MorrisLavine,wh ocarriedth ecaseth rough th ecourts,saidth ePresidenth adreceived h un-dredsoflettersfromJapanurg-i ngclemency.

    Communityh i storyprojectByHARRYK.HONDA

    VERYTRULYYOURS:

    A h earteningsideli gh t h asbeenbornfrom a PCHolidayIssue th eme,Contributi on ofPersonsofJapaneseAncestrytoth eAmericanScene...Aslong-windedas th atti tlemaybe,i tcoversth econtributi onsofpioneerIssei andsuccessfulNi-sei.Th usfar,manyofth ear-ticlestobefeaturedi nth e72--pageCh ri stmas i ssuewillbe i ntributetoth eIssei ...Andsinceth i sth emeandth eoth er,JapaneseHeritage,willbeper-ennialtopicsi nfutureHolidayEditi ons,someofth earticlesth i syearwillbe"introductory"i nformwith h opesth ati nsub-sequentyears,amoredetailedaccountcanbepublish ed.

    Wh at-tick ledourh eartswasth ereportfromth eLivi ngston-Merced ch apter h eaded byFrank Suzuk i ,wh owasask edtodigupoldph otograph softh eLivi ngstonAgriculturalProject"".Forth epastweek s,h eandh i scommitteeoftench aptermembersvisi tedold-timersofth eneigh borh ood.Wh atth eyh eardfromth eold-timerswash umorous,nostalgicandfasci-nating...Becausei ti satasktobeabletorecallpreciselywh a.tdidh appen40or50yearsago,some tales wererath ervague i ndetails...Th eydidlearnanIssei now retired i nJapanh adk eptadiaryofth oseearlydays wh enth e"sifti ngsanddunesofLivi ngston"werei tsonlylandmark s . ..Th ech apters'efforth asresulted i nth eprojecttocompileacom-munityh i story.Th i si sani temeach ch aptercandevelopwi thj usti fi ablepride...With th eIsseti n th etwili gh tyears,i tbeh ooveseach Nisei communitytogath erasmuch materialforth ei rarch i ves...Oldph oto-

    Igraph s,pressclippi ngs,diari es,|oldletters,scrapbook sandfirst-

    'h andaccountsfrommemoryarevaluabletoenablesomefuturewri terto documentth eI*iStory,tometh ebestJapaneseAmericanstorypossibi li ty. ...

    Th esepioneersmayh avebeenunletteredanduncouth ,i nth ewaysof,th ei radoptedcountry,butth ei rvi rtueofh onestyandperserveranceare i ndeli blemark si nth emak i ngofwesternUnitedStates...Th ei rdili -gencewasth eenvyofh i swh i teneigh bors.Itaroused j ealousyandh ate.Itculminatedi nalienlandlawsandth eevacuation...Despiteth esesetback s,th ei rch i ldrenwererearedtobetrueandpatient.Wh atfollowedtobeen told eloquentlyi n ««pagesofth ePC i nth epasttwodecadesbyth epasteditors.-Aseriousstudyofth estrugglesofIssei duringth ei ryouth rath eU.S.A.can onlymak e»bowourh eadsi nh umi li tyanaappreciati on.

    Th eresh ouldbe no excuseforanyNisei tofeelash angofwh atth eIssei h aveaccomplish edagainstgreatodds--Iti smypersonalh opeJh JJ

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    i nch roni cli ngth eIsseistory

    before i t'stoolate.■"collection ofanecdotesagwouldrivalsomeofth ebrigtalesofoth erAmericanpioi gwh o.camewest.Here,th eJgi scastasth epioneerwh oweneast.

    So,toLivi ngTton-MerceJ;congratulations/or"'"pileth atcommitteeoftentocow*acommunityh i storynext?

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  • overseasbroadcasttoJapnn.HenryGosh oi swellk nowntoNisei as "HorizonalHank "ofth e MerrillMaruadersunderGen.JoeSti lwelli nth eSouthPacifi cduringWorldWar11.Gosh oi samemberofth eNewYork JACLCh apter.Included i n th e,Miyamurapartyasguestsofth eWash i ng-ton JACL Ch apterwere h i swife,Terry;h i sfath er,Yaich iMiyamura;h i sbroth erandwife,Sgt.andMrs.Kei Miyamura;fellowprisonerofwarandwife,Mr.andMrs.LeeMcKinneyofNew Mexico;and boyh oodfriends,Mr.andMrs.AmellioGregorio,alsoofNewMexico.Col.andMrs.CampbellC.Joh nsonattendedas guestsofth eD.C.Ch apter.Dr.GeorgeFuruk awa,presi-dentofth eDCCh apter,was i nch argeofgeneralarrangementswith Mrs.GladysSh i masak i andMrs.EtsuMasaok aassisti ng.Out-of-town.JACLmemberswh oattendedth e Miyamuratestimoni aldi nnerincluded:Mr.andMrs.Sasagawa,BenOh a-ma,pres.,Ph i ladelph i aJACL; Glor-i aAok i , vice-pres.,Seabrook JACL:RayBano, representingBridgeton,N.J.AmericanLegion;Yuj i Hirata,Ryuj i Yok oyama,Dick Kunish i ma,and SueYok oyama (sec.)ofSea-brook , N.J., . .

    Seabrook ,N.J.MedalofHonorwinnerHi-rosh i MiyamurawaswelcomedbyCh arles,F.Seabrook ,presi-dentofSeabrook Farm,duringagath eri ngofnewIssei votersTh ursday last*week . DickKuni sh i maarrangedth ebri efstopoverh erepriortoaweek -endvi si tofNew York .Th e Sh oemak erPost95 ofBridgetonAmericanLegionpresentedth eGallup h eroanAmerican flag ata dinnertenderedbyth ecompanyandattendedbysome40persons.

    PostagestampsofJapanByTAMOTSUMURAYAMA

    TOKYOTOPICS:

    JapanBureau,Pacifi cCi ti zenFollowingth eAmericancus-J,ofnotprinti ngpostage-tampsbearingth eli k enessofSonsstillalive,th e com-memorative stamps h onori ngLdepartureandreturn ofrrown Prince Ak i h i to werennorlydesignedwi th ailegori--55 pictures.Only disti ncti on"msth ereturnofth e

    Imperial

    rh rvsanth emum crest— for-bidden on stamps during th eOccupationperiod— uponth ereturnofth eCrownPrincelastmonth from h i slongtripofEuropeandNorth America.ItwasBar-Mi MitsuMa-

    "j i rnawh oproposedaworld-widepostalsystemand onMar.1,1871,th e[apanesegov-ernment i ni -tiatedi t'spos-talserviceand simul-taneously i s-suedi tsfi rstseriesofpostagestamps.He i sk nown asth e "Fath erofth eJapanesePostalSystem".Th e firststamps ofJapan

    sh ow twodragonsfacingeachrt̂i th i la Greek borderwith th evalueprinted i nth ecenterwith ch aracters i nblacktype.So simpli fi edareth esestamps th atno symbols orch aractersmentionth eywerei ssued i n Japan.Th edragon

    h avi ngorigi natedi nIndianmy-th ology,i soneofth efoursacredanimalsofth eOrient.Th eothersareth eph oeni x,k yli nandtortoise.■Th e li stbelow sh ows th enumberofdifferentk i nds ofstampsth ath avebeen i ssuedsince th efi rststampsof1871:Ordinarystamps 250Coilstamps '7NewYearissues.'..'.'.'.'.'.','. 12Ai rmai lstamps "28Commemoratives..19->NationalPark i ssues..."!75Scenicstamps 20Culturestamps ~ j rPatrioti cstamps... "3CommunityCh esti ssues.,4Postalservices since th ewari nJapanh avebeenaboutth ebusiest.Th egovernmenth asi ssuedmanynewordinary i s-

    suesandcommemoratives.Suchi mportantevents as th e re-openingofprivateforeigntradeonAug.15,1947;th e75th an-niversaryofth eUniversalPos-talUniononOct.10,1949;th e

    PeaceTreaty,Sept.9,1951;th e75th anniversary ofJapan'sj oi ni ngth ePostalUnion,Feb.19,1952;andth eCrownPrincei ssueswereamongoutstandingcommemoratives.OnOct29,a10-yencom-memorativei nh onorofth e75th anniversaryofth eTok yoAstronomicalobservatory,andan ordinary 40-yen stampcameout.Th i si ssometh i ngrarei npostaladmini strationforboth commemorativeandanewordinarystamptobeplacedonsaleforth efi rsttimeonth esameday.Iti sonewaytok eepstampcol-lectorsth rough outth eworldverybusy.Th e.left-wingersandfanati-calRedscriti ci zedth eJapanesePostOfficeseverelywh enth eBoyScoutissuewasprintedonth eoccasionofth efi rstnation-alj amboreei n1949.Th eymal-i ci ouslyclaimedth eBoyScoutswerebuta toolofAmericancolonizati onandrearmament.

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    AroundCh i cago...RooseveltCollegewillopena

    psych ologicalservicecenterforth epublicsoononth eeigh thfloorofth ecollege,430S.Mich -i gan...Some500 h i gh sch oolstudentsfrom Cook ,DvPageandLak ecounties,willattenda h umanrelationsconferenceNov.12atTh orneHall,Lak eSh oreandSuperiorSt.. ..FairwayClub,localNisei golfgroup,electedMrs.JaneFuj i -moto(wifeofDr.C.C.Fuj i -moto),president.Oth ers i n-cludeMrs.MasayeHiura,v.d.;Mrs.AliceTanah ash i ,sec.;Flo-renceMoh ri ,treas.;Mrs.Ik uVVada,tournamentch mn.;andM'a.rionYosh i ok a,h andi capch mn....Coupleofweek sago,th enewJapanArtSh op,1342E.55th St.,wasopenedbyMrs.MaryWatanabe.Sh eh asash opi nMi h oAirBase i nNagoya.Herh usband i sa*ch i nawaremanufacturer,th eKatoCo.,Na-goya . ..«Ch i cago Buddh i stCh urch 'sBoyScouttroop515,i tsExplorersandCubPack 3315willh oldi tssi xth anniversarydinner,precededbyacourtofh onorsoon.Tom Itoisscout-masterofth etroop,nowcom-posedof16boys.GeorgeOsak i ,Acorn Cleaners proprietor,h eadsth eExplorerandMi k eFuj i moto i s i nch argeof18Cub scouts Th etroop i sen-gagedi nlife-savingandswim-mingclassesatGeorgeWilli amCollege,5315 S.DrexelAye.,onSaturdays,4-5p.m.Allboysofscoutingagearei nvi ted.

    Personals....Amongth e6,000studentsatNorth westernUniversityareah andfulofNisei .Yok oArak awa,1620N.LaSalle,formerlywithth eSk yleens,andJeanHarada,3237W.PierceAye.,amemberofth eDawnelles,are i nth eWomenOff-CampusClub,aso-cialgroupforth oselivi ngout-sideofEvanston,h omeofth euniversity:..GladysIsh i da,1115E.61stSt.,wh owasre-cordingsecretaryforth elocalch apteri n1948,andwork edforWorldGovernmentatth eUni v.ofCh i cago,i sreturningtoth eUni tedStatesvi aEurope.Th eformerModestanwasstudyingJapaneserepatriatesfrom th eU.S.forh erdoctorialth esi satth eUni v.ofMich i gan.Sh eh ash ermaster'sdegreei npoliti calsciencefrom th eUni v.ofCh i -cago.Herbroth ers,both CLers,Calvini sa ch emi calengineerforU.S.RubberatJoliet;andJuliusi swith Spiegal,mailor-derfirm,i nth ecreditdept....Cork yKawasak i ,4583S.Oak -envvaldAye.,nowi nth ei mport&exportbusinessafterservingasdirectorofCh i cagoResettlersCommittee, i sach eerfulmantodayafterbeingnaturalized,th ank stoth eMcCarran-Walternaturalizati onbi ll.Herecentlyreturnedfromabusinesstripi nJapan.Henoted th erapidch angesofth eJapaneselan-guageandi ntroductionofslang.AnIssei wh o'sbeeni nth eU.S.forth epast25yearsormorewouldbeastranger i npost-warJapan,Cork ysays.Dailyh abi tsth erearereverseofwh atth eyh avebeenaccustomedtoi nAmerica.Autosareeith erwh i teorblack .Becauserecrea-tionalfacili ti esarevirtuallynon-existent,th eyoungstersplay"pach i nk o"—apinballma-ch i ne...Hisoldestdaugh ter,Noreen,16,i sassi stantswim-ming i nstructoratHydeParkHigh Sch ool.

    MasSalowtoconductch apterclini c;Issei meeting,electionssch eduled

    NO.CALIF.-WESTERNNEVADACONFAB

    Stock tonA"ch apterclini c"willbeah i gh li gh tofth etwo-daybien-ni alconventiontobe h eldbyth e North ernCalifornia-West-ernNevadaDi stri ctCouncili nStock tonNov.7-8.Purposeofth e"clini c,"tobeledbyMasaoSatow,NationalJACLDirector,i stoh elpch ap-terprogramming.During h i sdiscussion,Satowwillgivede-tai lsofsomeofth esuccessfulactivi ti esengagedi nbyJACLch aptersalloverth e UnitedStates.Asimi larclini ch eldatth elastDistri ctCouncilconventiontwoyearsago,conductedbySa-tow,provedtobeanoutstand-i ng h i twi th alldelegates.

    Th e North ernCalifornia-Western NevadaDistri ctCouncilh asi tsown"ch apterofth eyear."program,origi -natedbyKenj i Fuj i i ,wh i chpresentsannualawardstoth eth reech apters i nth eDi stri ctCouncil (composed of 24ch apters)wh i ch h aveh adth ebestprogramsforth eyear.

    Ch apterswinni ngawardsfor1952werePlacerCountyi nfirstplace,Livi ngston-Merced,andSequoia.A loyalgroup ofNationalJACLsupporters,th emembersofth eTh ousandClub,willbeespeciallyh onoredatth eSun-daylunch eon.Th e1000ClubiscomposedofJACLmemberswh opledge$25ayeartoth esupportofNa-ti onalHeadquarters.Th ei deaofth e"Orderofth eTi eandGarter"wasorigi natedi n 1947byth epresentJACLNationalPresident,George"Callah an"Inagak i ,wh o be-came firstch ai rman ofth egroup.Th ereare46currentlyactivemembersofth e1000Clubi nth eNorth ernCalifornia-WcstcrnNevadaDistri ctCouncil.JACLerswillh aveanop-

    portunitytoplaygolfonSun-daymorning,accordingtoDr.James*Tanak a,generalco-ch ai rmanofth e ConventionCommittee.Stock tonh assomeexcellentyear-roundgolfcourseswh i chwillbe madeavailabletoJACLersth atmorning.

    SanFranciscoIssei leaders ofNorth ernCaliforniaare especiallyinvi -tedtoattendth efourth epost-warBienni alConventionofth eNorth ernCalifornia-WcstcrnNevadaJACLDistri ctCounciltobeh eldi nStock tononNov.7-8,i twasannouncedbyHaruoIsh i maru,regionaldirector."Th eIssei h avelongbeenth emostfaith fulsupportersofth eJACLprogramwh i chh as endeavored to secureequalrigh tsforJapanes*Am-ericans,"Ish i marusaid,"andsinceth eyarenoweligi bletobecomeciti zens,manyIsseiareJoini ngth eJACLaseith erspecialorregularmembers.Th eJACLiswork i ngonaprogram wh erebyth eymaybecomeani ntegralpartofth eorganizati on."Forth efi rsttimei nth eh i s-toryofth eDi stri ctCouncil,ameeting of Issei communityleadersofNorth ernCaliforniawillbeh eldi nconjunctionwithth econvention.SpecialreportswillbegivenbyMi k eMasaok aan*NationalDirectorMasaoSatowconcerningproblemsaf-fectingth eIssei i nparticular.

    " " "Stock tonNineteenJACLersh avebeennominatedforth efivevacanciesonth eExecutiveBoardofth eNorth ernCalifornia-Wcstcrn.Distri ctCouncilforth ecomingyear,i twasannouncedbyJack,Noda,ch ai rmanofth eDi stri ctnominati ngcommittee.Th eni neteenare:Kenj i Fuj i i ,BillFuk uba, FredHash i moto, Tok Hironak a, Sam Ita-ya,WayneKanemoto.DavidKi h ar.a,BillMatsumoto, Masak o Minami ,WalterMorimoto, Tom Nak ash i ma,Jack Noda, JoeOmach i , AliceSh i -gezumi,KazSh i k ano, Tak eoTach i -k i , Yosh i mi Terash i ta, Bi llTsuj iandGeorgeYuge.Electionwillbe h elddur-

    i ngth eBi enni alConventionofth eDi stri ctCounciltobeh eldi nStock tonth i sweek end.PresentDi stri ctCouncilof-fi cersare:Gi i ch i Yosh i ok a, ch mn; HarryItaya.vice-ch mn; Grace Ai k awa,secy;TomMiyanaga,treas;andMa-suj i Fuj i i ,Florence Dobash i , FredHosh i yama,Ginj i Hizutani, GeorgeNish i taandTom Yego.Servingwith Nodaon th eNominati ngCommitteeare:BillMatsumoto, KazSh i k ano,andBi llTsuj i .

    Inagak i k eynotespeak eralseventhbienni alIDCconfabalPocatello

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    PocatelloNationalJACLPresidentGeorgeInagak i willbeth ek ey-notespeak eratth e openingceremoniesofth eseventh bi-enni alIntermountain Di stri ctCouncilJACLconventionNov.27,atAlamedaJr.High Sch ool.■ ■

    Sh i gek i Ush i o i smasterofceremonies of th e openingceremonies.Th e th ree-daymeeting,ch ai redbyWilli amYamauch i ,willbeclimaxedwith adinner-danceatHotelBannock ,siteofth econvention.Dr.Th omasT.Tuck erofIdah oStateCollegei s th e mai n speak er.NewlyelectedIDCofficerswillbei n-stalledbyHitoOk adaofSaltLak e City, formernationalJACLpresident.JoeSaito ofOntario,Ore.,i stoastmaster.Anoth er h i gh li gh t i s th ebowling tournamentatKingPinBowlwith AceMorimotoas ch ai rman.Bowlingawardswillbemadeduringth edanceintermissi on.Oth ercommitteemeni nclude:Junj i Yamamoto,pub,rel.;Kinuk o

    Sato,Mi ck lMorimoto,sec:AmyKawamura,reg.; Sam Tominaga,GeorgeSato,Wi lli am Yoden, souv.program;Mi k e Yamada, h ousi ng;Arth urYamash lta,fi n.;Ik eKak a-mura,transp.;JoeTominaga,Nat.su-yoYamada,soc;RonnieYok ota, loc.

    CHAPTER MEMOMile-Hi JACL:Candidatesfor

    Ith e1954ch aptercabinetarebe-i ngsough tbyacommitteeh ead-|edbyY.Terasak i ,assistedbySam Matsumoto,Mas Tak ata,Haruk oKobayash i andRoyMa-yeda.Nominati onsarebeingaccepteduntilNov.15atT.K.Ph armacy,AL4825.NewslettersReceived:St.LouisNewsletter.

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    MOUNTAIN-PLAINSCONFAB

    DenverCommitteech ai rmenforth eMountainPlainsDi stri ctCoun-ci lconvention,sch eduled h ereNov.28-29,wereannouncedth i sweek byJoh nT.Noguch i ,Den-verJACLpresident,andGeorgeMasunaga,distri ctcouncilch ai rman.SueMaruyamawillh eadth ebanquetcommittee,with DickYanasei nch argeofth econven-tiondance.Registrationandh ousi ngwill

    bearrangedbyRubyOk uboandDody Madok oro,respectively,with SamMatsumotoi nch argeofprogram.Pre-conventionregistration

    i snowbeingurft-.conventioncoiwnfoLb*!**̂CL̂onveauo««h Sr.'th % T̂nk sgi vi nĝ'"conference. w**«nUHigh li gh ts ofth eLjmeetingwillbeadinnldanceonSundayeS"Jth efi rstrolling7?̂MountainPlain!Bowfe?1nament,wh i ch wmH*"both menandwomen WtoInformationonth econvent"andth ebowlingmeeti"°°beobtainedfromM?PlainsJACLoK'teSt.,Denver2,Colo'25*EndowmentFundContributors

    SanFranciscoAnadditi onal$1,028wasre-

    ceivedth i spastweek forth eNationalJACLEndowmentFund,boosting th etotalre-ceivedto dateto $62,621.32.NationalDirectorMasaoSatowreported th atan additi onal$10,000 wasbeing placed i n

    trustwith th eBank ofAm.ericai nLosAngeles.Th i snwrnak esarutotalofsss,Mowh:

    Voluntarycontributi ons mth efundreceivedbyth eJACLth i sweek i nclude:CALIFORNIA

    IBerk eley-It.Kasai $20;Lomit.Mrs.Komak i Yumiba$15;Los/£geles-Ch i zuuHasegawa$35Mi!monHasegawa$30.Mrs.Ak Ub.wamura $5, Magok i ch i Nagmt$25.Ik umori Sak lh ara$1,ffi$nauf'«V2.neJama»>:Malta—BAok i $5,T.Kurisu$5.VSh i Snish i $10.IwaoTamunSIOTdesto—Jack A.Kiyoi $35-Patto.son-Jitsuzo and MisaoFuk uh ara$150;Pomona—SusumuEmori Sis-Sacramento-Mrs.Tomiye Kimuri$50;San Francisco—Fuk utaroSeta""\.IB Yama"ch i $10;Sanger-Jo-seph S.Ogawa$20;SanJuanBan.tista—GlenN.Kowak i $23.T.Num.ta $10; Santa Barbara-Frank IMori $100;Sebastopol-Kanich i Mi$25; Stock ton—Magosuk eNak amua

    IDAHOBoise—SeimonTanabe$30;Mar.sing—RoyT.Ytmamoto$10.

    ILLINOISCh i cago—Mrs.KitaIto$50,Ri-ch ard Ito$50,Yosli i k oYosh i moi o$15.

    MISSOURISt.Louis—Naok i ch i Sh i mamoto*)

    NEW YORKINew York Citj n—Mr.andMb,DavisMatsush i ta$34.,"OHIOCleveland—Taich i Yatsu$50,

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    SanFrancisco'Forth emonth ofOctober,th efollowingnew1000Clubmem-bersh i psandrenewalswerere-ceivedatNationalHeadquarters.

    LIFEMEMBERSHIPRayT.Yasui, HoodRiver,Ore.

    FIFTH YEARYasuoAbi k o, SanFrancisco; Tom

    Endow, SanFernando; Yosh i Ina-domi,LosAngeles;Tom Itami, Pay-ette,Idah o.

    FOURTHYEARTosh Ando, Mm Yasui.Denver;James Imatani, Henderson, Colo.;ITom Sak ai , Indio.Calif.; Mrs.Ch i zSatow, SanFrancisco; ManabuYa-mada,Nampa,Idah o.

    THIRDYEAREdwardHarper,Idah oFalls; Ha-ruo i sh i maru, San Francisco; Y.Clifford Tanak a, South Pasadena,Calif.; HenryTanda,Salinas.

    SECONDYEAHDr.T.Ish i k awa, SanJose; Kody

    Kodama, Denver; Tak ash i Koga,Pe-taluma.Calif.; Harry Korematsu,SanFrancisco; KenNogak i ,Seattle;FredNomura, Oak land; GeorgeD.Osumi, Anah ei m, Calif.;MasTera-moto,St.Paul,Minn.

    FIRSTYEARHarryCh i k uma,Brigh ton,Colo.;

    S. Iwata, Seattle; Kay Kamimoto,HarryIda, Englewood,Calo.:TomSanJuanBautista, Calif.:Kiyosh iKato, Newark .Calif.; Sumi k oKato,YasutoKato.Warm Springs.Calif.;Ki k oKonagamitsu,Dr.JoeM.Na-k ayama, Jean Sh i masak i , LincolnSh i mi dzu,Ch i cago;Miyek o Koso-bayash i , Wash i ngton, D.C.: LouisMantych ,Bob Miyamoto,Denver;Tom Miyanaga, Salinas, Calif.;GeorgeY.Ono, Clevejand:KazuoSh i k ano,Centerville, Calif.; MmTo-gasak i ,Detroit;Hayao Yosh i rnura,TempleCity,Calif.

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    yi °Wardfulfi»mentofth ei rpledge tobecome good££SJ. th 6i rnewly-adoPtedMrs.Kosugesaidth atmostofth eIssei took alongtimebeforecomingtoth erealiza-ti onth atth eUnited States■M*"toth ei «-country.Manyofth eIssei,sh esaid,alwaysbelievedth eywouldsomedayBZDai°1k >oJapan.Itwasonlyaft̂r*h e,rch i ldrenwereborn,andth ei rgrandch i ldrencame,sh esaid,th atth eIssei cametoth esuddenrealizati onth atAmericawasth ei rcountry,too.Rev.Waich i Oyanagi ofth eCaliforniaStreetMeth odi stCh urch wasmasterofcere-NancySogi sangth eNationalAnth em,accompaniedbySetsSumi k awa.Th epresentationofpinsweremadebyJeanFuj i -moto,wh i leHaruk oKobayash i

    readth erollcallofnewciti -zens.Dr.M.GeorgeTak eno,assis-tedbySumi Tak eno,were i nch argeofgeneralarrangements.GladysTaniwak i wasch ai r-manofth ebuffetsupperwh i ch

    precededth eprogram.Mrs.Ta-niwak i ,wh o'supervised th eseatingandfeedingoftwoh un-dredpersons,wasassistedby:Masak oFuruta,Fumi Yabe,MaryTak ami ne,Hana Tak ami ne,JeanFunmoto, FlorenceUyeda,HaruTa-nak a,andKanaYoritomo.Th eceremonieswerefollowedbyaNisei program directedbySamY.Matsumoto"andanIs-sei program directedbyHarryG.Matoba.Colorand soundfi lmsweresh ownatth eIsseiprogram.Approximately60 youngsterswereentertainedmeanwh i leata ch i ldren'sHallowe'enpartyh eldunderdirectionofTosh i oAndo,Bess Sh i yomura,HaruTanak aandCh i yeHoriuch i .Pri zeswereawardedforth ebestHallowe'encostumes,withj udgi ngdonebyth ech i ldren.Prizewi nners included SusanAndo,attiredas "Migh tyMouse," and Joy Yosh i ok a,dressedasagypsy.,Th e Issei guestsof h onorwere:Th eRev.Agatsuma.Mrs.Mitori

    Goto,Mrs.TomoIda.Mrs.Sumi Igu-eh i ,Mrs.NoyeKawak ami , Mrs.Ku-rilKitsutak a, Mrs.Hisak oKuroda,Mrs.Kosuge,Mrs.Yosh i e Maeda.Mrs.Hatsuk oMenda, Mrs.MisayoMizoue,Mrs.Yosh i Mori,Mrs.Yo-sh i oSaita, Mrs.TsuyoSaito, Mrs.Tsuk i Sh i nto.Mrs.Tok i Tak euch i ,Mrs.Sh i k aHok unaga,Mrs.MisaoÜba,Mrs.Ich i yoUyenoandMrs.Mitsuh ei Mayeda.Mrs.FrancesS.Kondo, Mrs.Ma-tsu Kosh i , Mrs.Ki mi Nak ayama,Mrs.Tatsuno Ok a, Mrs.Tsuyuk oSallySuyama,Mrs.Moich i roTanabeandMr.Saich i Sato.JeanFuj i motowasi nch argeofth especialguestscommittee,assistedby:K.Tak euch i , Haruk o Kobayash iandTrueYasui.GeorgeMasunagawasoffici algreeter,assistedby:Sue Maruyama,Fumi KatagiriandDoroth yMadok oro, h ostesses.

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    ~„ A. . SanFranciscoFiveDistri ctCouncilConventions,i nth enextfiveweek s.rillmak eus aweek endcommuterforatleastfourofth emStock tonwillh ostth e North ernCalifornia-Western NevadarnnventionNov.7and8,andCentralCaliforniaconvenesth efollowingweek endi nFresno,with Mi k eMasaok ah eadli ni ngboth

    "̂Coni esabreath i ngspell,andth enweputouttoDenverfori h eMountain-Plainsgath eri ngTh ank sgi vi ngweek endwith Na-onalPresidentGeorgje Inagak i coveringth eIntermountainDistri ctCouncilconfabbeingh eldconcurrentlyatPocatelloWeh atetomissth eIDCConvention,bufevenwith fastplanetravelonecan'tbeübiqui tous.NationalTreasurerBr.RoyNish i k awawillrepresentNation-

    alatth ePacifi cNorth westConventionDec.5and6atPortlandBeingth atourCh aptersaresowidespread,ourstaffover-

    loadedandweh avetoexerciserigi dcontroloverfinances,ourattendanceatth eseDi stri ctCouncilConventionswillh avetosubstituteformeetingwith Ch apterofficersandmembersi nj h ei rownbaili wi ck s.Again i ceurgeJACLerstotak eadvantageofth esegath er-

    i ngsforabetterunderstandingofJACLandth ei rparti ni tsprogritn,tobeundergirdedwith th esenseofunity,topartak eo/th e encouragementand i nspi rati onwh i ch th esemeetingsh arecometomean. . ★PLACESCOUNTY'SSILVER ANNIVERSARY:November

    alsobringsth eannualGoodwillBanquetofth ePlacerCountyCh apterwh i ch th i syeari scelebrating i ts25th anniversary.Iti smostfitti ngth atNationalPresidentGeorgeInagak i beth eguestspeak er.Firstorganizedasth eNewcastleCh apter,th i sch apterwas

    oneoi j h eeigh tori gi nalJACLgroupswh i ch meti nSeattlei n1930toformth eNationalorganizati on.Incidentally,Tom Yego,stilloneofth eCh apter'sspark plugs,representedth egroupatlh atFi rstBi enni al.Itwasourpleasuretobepresentatth eGoodwillBanquetlastyear.Th i saffairh asgrownsolargeth atfindi ngaplacetocontaini ti sarealproblem.

    Th eguestlistisan i mposi ngWh o'sWh oofth eCounty,andeach yearth earea'stoppeopleeagerlylook forwardtoth i sBanquettoreaffirm th ei rfriendsh i pandpayrespectstoth eJapanesepeoplei nPlacerCounty

    WESALUTETHREEDISTINGUISHED AMERICANS:Wewouldli k etoreportth atyourNationalHeadquarterssentth reespecialmessagesduringth emonth toth reedisti ngui sh edAmeri-cans i nbeh alfofth eNationalorganizati on.Recently h onoredat"PatMcCarranDay"i nReno,wasSen.Pat.McCarranforfiftyyearsofpublicservicecoinci di ngwith h i sgoldenweddinganniversary.Th eSenatorbegan h i scareerasamemberofth eNevadaStateLegislatureand i ti ncludestwentyyears i nth eSenate.WecongratulatedformerGov.EarlWarrenupon h i sap-

    pointmentasCh i efJusticeofth eUni tedStatesSupremeCourt.Th emajori tyofth eNi sei h aveh ada ch ancetowatch h i sgrowth i nwisdomandstatureatcloserange.Wewereh appytosendamessagetoDr.GalenFish erwh o

    wasnamedBerk eley'sOutstandingCiti zen.Wefi rstmetGalenasafellow"V"secretary,butmostJapaneseAmericansandespeciallyJACLerswillrememberh i m asaleadingmemberofth ePaci fi cCoastCommitteeforAmericanPrinci plesofFairPlayduringth osedark dayswh enourloyaltywasbeingques-tionedandbeingputtoth eaci dtest.Hiswi secounselh asbeen'speciallyi nvaluable.toJACL.

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    mailedagaintoeveryJACLmemberandth emaili ng i snowbeingaddressed.Evenatth i slatedateth erearesomeCh apterswh oh avenotsenti nth enamesandaddressesofth ei rmembers,andth i smeansth atth esememberswillnotgetth eHolidayPCunlessth eyaresubscribers.Incidentally,th i swilli ncludeonlyth osememberswh o

    navesignedupth rough Oct.31.Allsubsequentsignups, i .e.titerNov.1,willbeconsidered1954members.Th e'54member-sh i pcardsarenowonpressandwillbedi stri butedwith i nth enexth alfmonth .Th emembersh i pleafletswillh avetobeabitlatersinceth usfarourbrainsh avenotsecretedanynew i deasj orsame.

    ★NATIONALJACLSUPPORTINGMEMBERSHIPS:Weare

    counting h eavi lyuponth eNationalJACLSupportingMember-sh i pstoprovideth enecessaryoi ltok eepourJACLmach i neryfunmng.Inreviewagain,alldonationstoJACLwillbeclassifi edassupportingMembersh i psi namountsof$5,$10,$15,$20,$25j "above-LocalCh aptersdeductlocalduessoth atth esemem-Mrswillalsobesupportersofth elocalCh apterprogram.ForSupportingMembersh i psof$25andmore,ayear'ssub-MnptiontoPCwillbei ncluded.Th eamountofth eSupporting

    Membersh i pforwardedtoNationalHq.willbecreditedtoward1Ch apter'sNationalbudgetquota.

    i n,.7,nere th enetamounttoNationalisatleast$25,th emaivi dualmayelecttobeamemberofth eJACL1000Club.In"inerwords,1000Clubmemberswillbe h enceforth consideredauonalJACLSupportingMembers,andi nth ewordsofTok uzo,uura-ultra"supportingmembers.

    ★Hi* THOUSAND SPEAKING:Andspeak i ngofth e1000j -mourexperiencei nth epasti sth atmostofth emembersSL*"W orrenewedatNationalBienni alsandDi stri cteartT*i nventions,sowe h aveprepareddisplaypostersformem°T DC meetingscomingup,listi ngallth e1000Clubtimemb

    mh -goodstandingand i ndi cati ngth enumberofyearsnorth sadditi on-all1000Clubmembersi nattendancewillbepowersfwencarnati°nboutonnieres,anddependinguponth efeatur̂ ?\uc'SDecialfunandfrolicget-togeth erswi llbe

    tarna seDC conventions.Th ePC Holiday i ssuewilltountry

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    i ni 4̂7'«!n*ory°fth e1000Clubsh owsth atsincei tsi nceptiononevpa'ra yei °i ned-Membersh i pbeingvoluntary,joi ni ngyearfnri v notcommitapersonfortwentyfivebuck seachlobe»«« 'orcircumstancesarisewh i ch donotallowpeopleOftfnerousasth eywouldli k et0be-

    bersh i nfn totalwh oh aveJoined,337h averenewedth ei rmem--113renmJsecondyear,202h avecontinuedforth eth i rdyear,andwplfourtimes»54arelistedasfiveyearmembers,Current!* i mrsix-yearmembersandelevenLi feMembers.mmf** 273membersi ngoodstanding. ,'

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    th eNorth ernpflf,SC°̂m? gGtS °Utt0th eBeneralpublic.i n«sKh er"California-WesternNevadaDC convention(h «ldi nStock tonNov.7-8)willbepartofJACLh i story. *really h Jn*ytcurrentpresidentofth eStock tonch apter,h aseffortsandth ni P1?lth y!nfuUpforth econventionandi fh i sare2Îl£ch °Stch aPt«-*.Stock tonandFrench Camp,areanyi ndi cati on,th econventionwillbeawh i ng-di ngth eStr̂k ton3l̂1"fh °P h aslitera»ybeenth e h eadquartersformebtock tonch apterth i syear.(Obviously Sam i sa barberbutweunderstandi t'snotaclip j oi nt) 'BobTak âr̂k t°nJA,CLersh olddown i nteresting j obs,ftth ei tnotir'tlrd- i scorrectionofficernin«tc22C°r.re?tlonalInstitute,wh i ch i spartofth eCaliforniafo h i h nfm-F""St"time°«endersandnon-recidi vi stsaresentthHISTh "senofc,orrTecV.on.onln.th enopeth atth eycanbererwbili -SS!?*p5SsS.Instltutelsoneofth enewprojects°f**HarryItaya,Sam'solderbroth er,anddi stri ctcouncilvi cs-

    vi r̂"?"!,tdo,wrV,th eVeryi nterestingj obofgroundssuper-Jnth ♦ ♦ Joaciui nCountyFair,wh i ch i sth eth i rdlargestfairPn„ntv?p I-Har7.h afJongbeenassociatedwith th eSanJoaquinCountyFairandInth epasth aspresentedmanywinni ng-dl*-■plays.Wearesorryth atth efai rwon'tbeonduringth econ-ventionbecause i twouldbeanexcellentopportunityforcityslick ersattendingth econventiontoh aveHarrytak eth emoi a-personally-conductedtourofoneofth emost'interestingexperi-encesi naruralexpositi on.

    PlacerCountyBanquetOneofth ebiggestandmostsuccessfulprojectsputonbyanJACLch apteri sth eannualgoodwillbanquetth rownbyth ePlacerCountych aptereach yearth i sti me.Toth i sdi nnerPlacar

    CountyJACLersi nvi teh ak uj i nfriendsandIssei supporters.Iti ssai dth atmanyh ak uj i nlook forwardtoan i nvi tati ontoth i sannualevent,wh i ch i soneofth elargestaffairsi nallofPlacercounty.Weth i nk th atth egoodwillandunderstandingth atish asengenderedi nth etotalcommunityoutstanding.

    Th erosterofth epastspeak erssoundsli k ea"wh o'swh o"ofth eJACLandincludesi nrecentyearsMasaoSatow,Mi k eMasao-k aandSabKi do.Th i syear,th emai nspeak erwillbeGeorgeInagak i ,nationalpresident.Ourbestwish estoth ePlacerCounty-ch apterforanoth ersuccessfulbanquet.

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    15Fish Th atDayWriti ngfromLosAngeles,Iwouldli k etotak eth i soppor-

    tunitytoth ank mymanyfriendsofth eJACLwh oweresok i ndandth ough fultosendmessagesofcondolenceandsympath yuponth epassingofmyfath er..Itseemsth atth erei sarush ofIssei wh oaredying,and

    i tmak esusNisei sad,notonlyforourpersonalloss,butforth epassingofah eroi cgeneration.Myfath erwasamongth eoldestofth elivi ngIssei.Born

    beforeth eMei.j i era,h ewouldh avebeen87th i scoini ngDecem-ber.Hecametoth eUni tedStatesalmostexactlyah alfcenturyago.Heandmymoth ercelebratedth ei rGoldenWeddinganni-versaryfiveyears*agoj ustbeforeh erpassing.Iamsureh eledafullandh appylife,livi ngtoseenotonlyh i sch i ldrenbutalsoh i sgrandch i ldrengrowupand'h avech i ldrenofth ei rown.Hismannerofgoingwasquitefitti ngforh i slife,wefelt.

    Hewasfullofenergytoth elast,collapsingverysuddenlyfol-lowingastrok ewh i lefish i ng.Fi sh i ngandgardeningwereh i sfavoritepastime**.Heh adcaugh t15fi sh th atday.Wek nowh edi edpainlesslyandh appy.Wewereproudofh i mandwesh allmissh i m.

    SPORTSCOPE:LeadingBowlersofth eWeek

    Spacewouldnotpermitth econtinuallisti ngofth osewh otally600seriesi nbowlingweek afterweek .Randomch oi cesofscoressh ow th efollowingth i sweek ...IsaoKamesnigeolOntario,Ore.,h adth ecrowdonedgewith eigh tstraigh tstri k esth engettingan8-countspare,anoth erstri k eandasparetorackup th eseason's h i gh estgame(268)andfini sh i ngwith a 831series...Kamesh i ge,LeftyInouyeandHeizi Yasuda,with 179averagesth usfar,leadi nth ei rleague...InSeattle,th eresNobi Tak ah ash i 'smigh ty652,GeorgeIwasak i 's609andTuckMi k ami 's604.Loi sYutframeda540toleadth efemmes...InArizona,LindyOk abayash i rolleda626lastweek ...AtSaltLak eCity,TomNak amura's601 i stopi nth eWasatch LeagueHugoOgawaofSangerJACLpostedth eseason'sh i gh game

    &seriesatFresnoNisei with a255and620...KirnFuruyas503forSanFranciscoNi sei Womanwas h i gh lastweek .Ik eTak ei 's620andHarryUsh i j i ma's608werereportedi nth eEastBayClassic.NobuAsami migh th i th er600yetassh etappeda223gameand578serieslastweek .Ayak oKawamotoh i ta231and557series...KenSh i bataofSacramentoh ada257 i n h i s610series...AtGardena,i twasYoZori k i 's606andSh i gNak agi ri 's604.

    ODDSANDENDS:Th etouringNewYork Gi antsi nJapanh aveplayedbefore346,000fansi n11gamesbeforeLippyDuro-ch erandeigh tplayersflewtoKoreatoch atwith Gls.Th eylostth ei ronlygamelastSaturday,2-1,from th eYomi uri Giants,Japaneseprofessionalbaseballch ampi on.Th e LopatMajorLeagueAll-Starsweredrawingsi mi larlylargecrowdsonth ei rtourofJapanesestadiums..."Joh nMi noruOsak oofCh i cagoandLeeHuntofSanJoseStateareth etwoU.S.representativesatth eworldj udoch ampi onsh i psstartingDec.4 i nParis.Eachcountryi sbeingallowedtwomembers...TomVagi ofLivi ng-stoni sreturningtoth estartingline-upsasSanJoseStatecenterth i sweek endwh enth eymeetCollegeofPacifi catth eSpartanstadium.

    NewappointmentsmadeforNat'IJACLk eggroup

    SanFranciscoTh enewNationalJACLAd-visoryBoardonBowlingwasannouncedbyNationalJACLDirectorMasaoW.Satowaftercorfferring with variousrep-resentativeteam captainsandbowlersfrom allareas wh oh avepartici patedi npastNa-ti onalJACLbowlingtourna-ments.Inordertogivestabili tyto

    th e AdvisoryBoard,severalmembersare reappointmentswh oh aveservedonth eBoardsince i twascreated i n 1950.Th eseare:Gish Endo, SanFrancisco; EddieMatsueda.Honolulu; Buzz Noda,Selma; andFred Tak agi ,Seattle.Newmembersnamedtoth eBoardare:Sh i gImura,Sacramento:Ch oppy

    Umemoto, SaltLak eCity;Joh nNo-guch i , Denver; Ich i ro Fuk unaga,LosAngeles;EasyFuj i moto,South -

    gate,andDyk eMi yagawa,Ch i cago.

    Satowpubliclyth ank edth oseAdvisoryBoardmemberswh oareretiri ngatth i sti me:Dr.Tak esh i Mayeda,Denver; Dr.Jun Kurumada, SaltLak e City;James Kozuma, Ch i cago; GeorgeKobo, LosAngelesandHarleyKu-

    Th eNationalJACLi T̂statedth atth eseto,contributedmuch 7h a

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    IxTh esixth annualCh ri stmasIrh eerproject was launch ed■Monday to raise funds forIKdvJapaneseAmericanfami-IIwh omigh tfindth ei rYule-IEseason alittlebitlonelyIth i syear-end.Th eprogram i sspearh eadedIh vMr* SueTak i motoJoeof■th eClub ServiceBureau,anIaffili ateofth eJACL.Tat-=Kush i da,So.Calif,re-gionaldirectior,willactasIseneraloh ai rmanforth e h u-■manitari anundertak i ngwh i ch■wasi nauguratedi n1948bySam■i sh i k awa.■Asth efi rstbatch ofmailre-■auestingforcontributi ons—belitmoney,foodstuff, h ouseh oldIi tems,toys,orgifts—wentoutIlateSaturday,Mrs.Joeannoun-■ced. Oth ermembers i n h er.■committeeare: ..I TerryKuwata,Blanch eSh i -losak i ,LilyOtera,TeeKanemi-ItsuJoh nWatanabe,Mrs.Susie■Ak ai ,JuneAoch i ,YayeMaru-■moto,BessieYanamoto,Fred■Kitagawa;th emembersofth e■Vandas and oth ervolunteerIclubs.Ij,Civi coffi ci alsandcommun-■i tyleaderspaidtributetoa■43-yearoldbarristerwh obe-■came th efi rstmainlandNisei■togai naj udi ci alpostataSun-■daydinner-testimoni al.IItwash eldi nh onorofMun-■i ci palCourtJudgeJoh nF.Aiso■butwh enth eresponsegivenby■th eBurbank -bornformerSu-■periorCourtCommissi onerwasBover,th eappreciati veaudience■wasmadetofeelth ati twas■Jth eywh owereth e h onored.IDynamicspeak erJudgeAiso,■wh owonfirstplacei nanora-■toricalcontestatHollywood■High Sch ooli nth elate 1920s■onlytobegiven"asecondspot"■nationallybecauseofh i san-■cestralback ground,said th e■""timewasripe"andth eelement■ofch ancewasrigh twh enh i s■appointmentcameth rough .IHeleftnostonesunturnedto■sayth ati twasth emanyfair-■mindedand j usti ce-lovinglead-■Jers,th e Japanese American■soldierswh ofough tsovaliantly■inth elastwar,th eforeverloy-■alIssei parents wh o li ved■th rough h ardsh i panddiscri m-i nati onwh omadesuch anoc-■casionasatestimoni albanquet■possible.IA penandpencildesk set■waspresentedtoth eformerAr-■mylieutenant-colonelbyAssis-tantU.S.AttorneyJamesMitsu-■mori i nbeh alfofth ecommun-■Jity-at-large.li Asmedicalmenwerebusily■engagedi nstudyingsmogasa■probableattributetoi ncreasei n■cancerofth elung,Angelenos■wentth rough anoth erbadweek .■Severalgovernmentwork ersmth eFederalBldg.wereso■nauseatedfrom th efumesth ey■wereforcedtogo h ome.One■PfAssistantPostmasterWar-El'".Mclntyre,62,wh owas■ESt0 QueenofAngels■i°llth landfarmersweretold,■Fi m«th ei rcroplossesth i s■«ason(becauseofsmog)willMTweramilli ondollars.■w!?£eMarti ", ch i efofth eX Bureau,saidLosE!.taslosti tsagriculturalEta?\CropdamagefromlLtCafrbons th e ai r i s■h emL3rmerst0movefromESandaddingruinto■tvJlstmSareas.KŜ declaredh i *ownX?}**i nComptonth i sErtfcLW $9'ooo-destroy-Xi i i :?18acres°fgrowinglroon?MPvaffected areas cover■KaSo"1}bordert0Sa"taXmDyandeasttoSanRSLRlVersidewaslisted|ue0Iweworstspots.IrV*0-̂buildi ngnextXt116?h °P wh ereth em week "1SbeingPrintedP̂.Itwin getl?ng i tsface■"ildk floon**amedical■octors BorseveralNisei

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    AZEKA-Oct.10.agirltoth eTo-k uoAzek as,Hugh son.CalifFUJITA-Oct.23,aboytoth eYo-sh i oFuj i tas(Ch i yek o GraceSu-gidono),Watsonville.FURUOKA-Oct.13,aboytoth e

    £y*£z*fis12ua„eirlGayleHif«yo

    h i Satrlf̂1 Ha„nes'SanJoseHIR.AIr-°£t-21,aboytoth eRoyHirai s,Nyssa.Ore 'H?V2B*rB"pt-16'aSirltoth eKen-i ch i Hi roses.Fowler.CalifICrĤ~TT°̂°CtV I4~ab°yt0th eGenree Ich i motos,Caruth ei qCalif"fh ^̂V ?.girlJ°Anne'i'oth eTok uj i Jack lnzuk as(Mitsuk oIto).LosAngeles.ITO—Sept.25,aboytoth eBenTItos.Sacramento.IWATA—Sept. 25,twin daugh tersJoanneHarumi andJoyceNaomitoth eTak i o TedIwatas (MaryYosh i k oYabumoto),LosAngelesJEFFREY-Oct 8,aboyKennethWilli am toth e J.Ben JeffreysT,'.̂Ilts>vYe„Sh i noKNorwalk ,Cai i fKVLl—9,ct3'aboyTh omasJi rototh eTsutomuJamesKais (AliceMasaeIzumi).LosAngelesKSBAYA,SHt-?et-16-a«M toth eHarush i saKobayash i s,SanFran-ci sco.KONRAI—Oct.6,agirlDeniseKav

    ,oth e Prelvin Tak ush i Konrais(SumiyeYuasa).LosAngeles

    KUWATA-Oct.1, a boyto th eNobleN.Kuwatas,EastPaloAlto,MATSUMOTO—Sept.3,agirltoth eHarryT.Matsumotos,SanDiegoMATSUSHITA-Oct.16,agirltoth eKiyosh i Matsush i tas.SeattleMIKAWA—Oct.?0. a boyto th eRoyMi k awas,Kersey.ColoMOODY—Sent.20.agirlTorineMa-ri etoth eTroyL.Moodys(Mitsu-k oSh i da).LosAngeles.MURATA—Oct.4,agirlJudyAnntoth eRobertMuratas(Miyok oSugita).LosAngeles.NAGATA—Sept.17,aboytoth eNobuoNagatas,Fresno.NAGATA—Oct.15.agirlto th eHarryNagatas,Fresno.NAKAMURA—Sept.14.agirltoth eKi vosh i Nak amuras.SanDiegoNAKAMURA—Oct.18.aboytoth eRi k i zoNak amuras,WoodlandCalif.NAKATANI—Oct.8.a girlRoseSh i zue to th e Wi lli e Nak atanis(Sh i zuk oManak a),LosAngeles.WAKAZONO—Agirltoth eSam H.Nak azonos.Denver.NISHIMURA—Agirltoth eGeorgeNrsh i muras, Denver.OGIMACHI—Oct.9.a girlDianaGywnto th eMasaoOgimach i s(Bunny SumieMatsumura),LosAngeles.OKAZAKI—Oct.8. a girlEileenLaura to th e Sei i ch i Ok azak i s(YayeMary Tak asugi),Puente,Calif.OKURÂOct.5.agirlKath rynCh i -ek ototh eBenOk uras(Fiances,Ch i yek oZai ma),LosAngeles.ONO—Oct.4,aboyFredericKoi itoth eMi ch i oOnos(Sumi k oMasu-k awa),LosAngeles.SAKATA—Oct.7, aboy Rich ardTosh i ak i toth e Tom Tosh i yuk iSak atas (Ai k o Kak i uch i ), LosAngeles.SATO—Oct.4,agirlRoxanneTak a-k ototh eTeruSatos(Setsuk oYa-masak i ).LosAngeles.SHIGEMASA—Oct.8.aboytoth eGeorgeSh i gemasas.SantaAna.SHIGENO—Agirltoth eCh arlesK.Sh i genos,Denver.SORAKUBO—Oct.6,a girltoth eHi rosh i Sorak ubos, Niles, Calif.SUDA—Sept.27,agirltoth eWillySudas, Fresno.SUZUKI—Oct.17, a boyto th eJamesSuzuk i s, Seattle.TAGAMI—Sept.17. a boytoth eRoyTosh i masaTagamis,Fresno.TAKAOKA—Sept.18,aboytoth eGeorgeS.Tak aok as.Fresno.TAMURA—Oct.7,agirlAnnNaok ototh eJoseph TetsuroTamuras(Sh i ori Yasumoto),LosAngeles.TANIMOTO—Oct.7,agirlAileenYok ototh eAk i raTanimotos(Sa-rah Yok oKai i ).LosAngeles.TOCHIHARA—Aboytoth eTomK.Toch i h aras, Brigh ton,Colo.TOKUNAGA—Oct.20.agirltoth eGeorgeTok unagas,Eaton, Colo.TSUTSUI—Oct.11.agirltoth eSamTsutsuis, Kingsburg,Calif.UYECHI—Oct.4,aboyGlen Aldentoth eYosh i taUyech i s(Tosh i k oUyech i ),LosAngeles.

    EngagementsFUJIMOTO-KAWATO-Tayok otoFusao,both ofLosAngersOctHtoYArSln̂A;,TACHIYAMA-Tosh iboth ofSeattle.Oct2SUGINO-ISHII— naravztr

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    ar-entsMr.andMrs.Ni i ch i .broth erMitsuo,sistersDoroth y,Sally,To-sh i k o, Sayek o,Mrs.NancyKitau-ch i (Orosi)andgrandmoth erMrs.Lh i toMatsunaga.MIYAUCHI,Mrs.Mak i :Denver.Oct16,survivedbyh usbandIwasuk i ,sonsTosh i o,Hi sash i ,Hirosh i , Fred,daugh tersMrs.SueArai,Mrs.Mi-

    yok oHonk awa, HelenandMary.MORIKAWA,Mrs.Tsutao,52;SanJose,Oct.21,survivedby h usbandKich i zi , sons Frank (Oak land).George,Gary,daugh tersMrs.No-ri k o Ik ebe(Japan),Rei k o.andgranddaugh tersNaomi Ik ebe.OGAMI,Denk lch l, 69;SanJose,Oct.26.survivedby wifeIma, sonsRich ard, Sam, Terry,daugh terEmmy.

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  • EDITORIALS

    ClaimsFili ngRepresentation i n Wash -i ngtoni sk eenlyappreciatedbyunfortunateJapaneseAmericanswh owereledtobelieveth at1th epracticeofaccepting postmark ed i n-cometaxreturnswouldap-plyi nth ecaseofth ei reva-cuationclaims.Th egovernmenth asdis-

    tingui sh edbetweenincometaxes,wh ereth egovernmentreceivesmoney,andclaims,wh ereth egovernmentpays.Th eJusticeDepartmenttook extraprecautionswithwidepublici tyth ati tmustactuallyreceive claimsbyth edeadlineh our.Onlyrecourse i sth rough

    anunderstandingCongress,wh i ch canamendth elawtoextendth edateforfili ng.JACL's"watch dog"positi oni nWash i ngtontodayenablesamostfeasiblemeanstoaf-fordsuch assi stance.

    Humili tyTelevisi onfansweregiven

    aword-studyi n"h umi li ty"wh enArth urGodfreysaidh efired h i ssingerJuliusLaßosaforlosing h i s"h u-mi li ty"among oth errea-sons.Th edicti onarytellsush umi li ty i s"th equalityofbeingh umble;deference,courtesy,k i ndness".Ofcourse,h umi li tyi san

    admirablequality—nonetoocommonamongartists,poli-ti ci ansandoth erclassesofpeople.One commentatorh astenedtosuggest-th ati fh umi li tywereapre-requi-si teforgovernmentemploy-ment,th efederalpayrollwouldsh ri nk fasterth anth eRepublicaneconomydrive.Butth ebestlessoni n"h u-mili ty"somanyNisei h averecognized oflate is th epresenceofSgt.Hirosh iMiyamura,wh oseh eroi cac-tionswonforh i mth eMedalofHonor.HadMiyamura'squietattitudesbeenk nowntoth ered-h ai redradio-TVemcee,th erewouldh avebeennomisuseofth i swordsigni fyi ngrarevirtue.

    PublicRecordWh en seven men were

    h eldi nj ai li nMassach usettsfrom sixto41yearsonth eflimsi estch arges(includingth eyouth wh owasconfinedat10fortruancyandre-leased 23 yearslater), i tseemedi ncredible.Offici al-dom was beingoverlytrustedi ni ts j ob.Wh i leth ej udgeandj ai ler

    k nowwh yandwh om th eyconfine,th e public mustk now,too.Th eCalifornialegislature,,wearegladtosay, h as madeallpublicrecordsandmeetingsopentoth epressandpublic."Nopublicoffici alh asth eri gh tto decideforth epeoplewh atth eysh ouldorsh ouldnot k now aboutpublicaffairs."

    HisFi rst'teenSocialbyBillHosok awaFromth eFryingPan...

    DenverOurMi k eth eoth erFridaynigh twentto

    h i sfi rstch urch teen-canteensocial.Heslick eddownh i s h ai r,donnedh i sgoodslack sandwentofftojoi nth eoth ersofh i sgeneration.Itdidn'th appenwith outagooddealofcoaxing

    for,untilnow,h e'drath erputteraroundath ometh angoch asi ngofftoasocial.Besides,h etook arath erdi mvi ewofgirls,oratleasth e'professedto.Atfirstweh adbeenunderth ei mpression

    Mi k ewasgoingtoamovieFridaynigh twithth evaguepossibi li tyh eandh i sfri endweregoingtomeetacoupleofgirlsatth eth eater.Th enIsupposeth ey'dsh arepopcorn,giggle,andfeelth eywere h avi ngafineti me.Butsomeh owth i sarrangementmusth ave goneawrybecauseh ecameh omeFridayafternoonandannounced:"I'mgoingtoth esocialatth eteen-canteen

    tonigh t.We'regoingwith somegirlswh oreh avi ngpotluck overatLinda'sh ouse.Th eywanttoplayusfootballfora wh i leafterth eyeat,andth enwe'regoingdownandmay-bewe'lldance."Agameoffootballwith girls?Andadance

    afterth at?Itcaugh tth i s oldfogey somewh atoff

    balance.Icouldn'trememberdisportingmy-selfi nsuch mannerwh enIwasenteringmyteens.ButMi k ewasoffbeforeIcouldcollectmywitssuffici entlytoquestionh i m.AsIgotth estorylaterth eydidn'tplay

    football.Butth eydiddanceforawh i lei nth ech urch basement.Oneofth emoth erspick edth emupafterth efestivi ti eswereoveranddeliveredth ek i dstoth ei rh omes.Mi k ewasback and i nbedsh ortlyafter10p.m.AfterMi k ecame h omeIsataroundandtriedtorememberwh atIdidforsocialdi-versionwh enIwasaneigh th grader.Somei ndi vi dualscanrememberth ousandsofsmall

    detailsofth ei rch i ldh ood.NotI.Icouldn'trecallgoingonparties,neith ercouldIre-membergirlsh avi ngmuch ofaparti nmyactivi ti es.Th erewasoneparty.Th egirlsandth e

    boyssh owedupseparately.Wh eni twastimetogoh ome,allth eboysgottogeth eri ntoonebigbandandescortedth egirlsh ome,onebyone.Th ebolderboyswalk edrigh twith th egirls,butth esh yoneswalk edonth eoth ersideofth estreet.Th atwasaboutascloseas we daredcometo girls,th osestrangecreatures.Icanseeevennowth atMi k e'sgenera-

    ti onh asamuch betterunderstandingofth i sboy-girlbusinessth ani tsparentsh ad.

    OurSusanwasteach i ngPeteanewgameth eoth erday.Itconsistsofh oldi ngyourh andbeh i ndyourback andcounting,one,two,th ree.Onth ree,youflingyourh andoutinfrontofyou,with th efingersh eldi noneofth reepositi ons.Th eh andmaybeclench edi nafist,wh i ch i sth esymbolforrock .Th efi rsttwofingersmaybeextendedi nasymbolforscissors.Orth eh andmaybeh eldoutopen,th esymbolforpaper.Rock canbewrappedupbypaper,but

    cannotbe cutbyscissors.Scissorscancutpaper,butcannotcutrock .Papercanwrapuprock ,butcanbecuttosh redsbyscissors.Th e i dea isth atyoutrytooutguessyouropponentasyouselectth esymbolyou'llsh owonth ecountofth ree.AllatonceIrecognizedth egameas'tfon,

    Ken,Poh ,"aJapanesech i ld'sandparlorpast-timeth atweplayedask i ds.Itriedtoex-plain i ttoth ek i ds,andtoteach th emtosay:"Jon,k en,poh .Ai gonoh oi ."Th eylook edatmedubiouslyandstuck to

    someth i ngth eyunderstood:"One,two,th ree."

    Kentuck yColonelHosok awabyLarryTaj i riVagaries » ..

    BillHosok awaisnowafull-fledgedKen-tuck ycolonel.He was"commissi oned"■byGovernorLawrenceWeath erbyrecentlywh enh erepresentedth eDenverPostatth eannualSundayeditorsconference i nLouisvi lle.

    Th ei llnessofProducerJosh uaLoganmaydelay i ndefini telyth eBroadwayproductionofth enewJamesMich enernovel,"Sayonara,"th estoryofth eloveofa Japanesesh owgi rlforanAmericanj etace.Logan,wh ovisi tedJapanlastyearandwantedtobringth eJapa-neseKabuk i th eatertoNewYork ,bough tth estageandmovierigh tsto"Sayonara"afterspiri tedbiddi ngoveranumberofHollywoodstudios,i ncludingMGM,forasum i nvolvingmoreth an$500,000.Logan,wh owasproducingth eMaryMar-

    tinplay,"KindSir," suffereda nervousbreak downandisnow i nasanatorium i nh i snati veLouisi ana.Logan alsowas i nvolved i nwriti ngth e

    book for"Sayonara"wh i leIrvingBerlin i scomposingth esongsforth eproposedproduc-tion.Th egirl,Hana-Ogi,i n"Sayonara"i s a

    starofth eTak arazuk a,wh i leh erAmericanloverisayoungAirForcemajorfrom anold-linearmyfamily.McCall's,wh i ch i snowseriali zi ng th enoveli nabridged form, i sadvertisi ng i tasth e"greatestlovestoryofourtime."Th eMi ch enernovelwillappeari nbook formunderth eRandom House i mpri ntsh ortly.

    VernSch nei der,wh osenoveletteh asbeendramatizedby Joh nPatrick i ntoth enewBroadwaysuccess,"Teah ouseofth eAugustMoon,"i srepresentedcurrentlybyanewbookwith anAsianback ground.It's"APailofOysters"andh asaFormosansetting.Ascenefrom "AugustMoon,"with severalNisei playingth erolesofOk i nawannativeswaspresentedonEdSullivan's"Toastofth eTown"overCBSrecently.Th eoldwomansitti ngatopth e j eepwasplayedby NaoeKondo.Broadwaytick etbrok ersh avesometh i ng

    ofah eadach e,albeitapleasantone,occasionedbyth efactth atth etwosuccessesofth efallseasontodateh avebeen"TeaandSympath y"th eboardingsch ooldramawh i ch starsDebo-rah Kerr,and"Teah ouseofth eAugustMoon"Manytouristsvisi ti ngNewYork don'tk nowwh atteatoorder.

    InJamesJones'novel,"From Here toEternity,"PrivateRobertE.LeePrewitth as

    agirlfriendnamedVi oletOgurewh ogoesoutwith h i m alth ough sh e k eepstellingth at"arespectableNisei girldoesn'tgooutwithsoldiers."...Violet,h owever,i smissi ngfromth eexcellentfi lmwh i ch Columbiamadefromauth orJones'angrynovelofth eli feofaRegularArmysoldieri n th edays beforePearlHarbor.Inwriti ngth escreenplayDanTaradash h adto weedoutallextraneousch aractersi nordertocompressth elongbooki ntoatwo-h ourdrama.Prewitt,th eMont-gomeryCliftrole,h ash i sonlyloveaffairwithth egirlfrom th eNewCongress h otelwh i chDonnaReedplaysi ndeparturefrom h erusualrunofi ngenueparts.

    $»"Th erecentexh i bi ti onoftenofYasuoKuni-

    yosh i 'slastpainti ngsatth eDowntownGalleryi nNewYork city"bringsback acutelyoursenseofloss,"HowardDevroewroteinth eNewYork Ti mesofOct.25.Donewith brushandi nk th epainti ngswerecompletedbyKu-niyosh i i nth esummerof1952,h i slastactivesummerbeforeth ei llnesswh i ch resulted i ni nh i sdeath earlyth i syear."Th eseareamongh i smostsensiti veevoca-

    ti ons,"saidMr.Devree,"astrongblendofoccidentalandoriental.Particularlytouch i ngi salandscapewith acrowandaflyingfish -k i te,symbolstoh i m oflifeanddeath ."

    §*>Doroth yCanfieldFish er,oneofAmeri-

    ca'sgreatauth orswh ocametoth eai dofth eNi sei andth eJACL i nth etroubleddaysof1942andbecameanationalsponsorofth eJACLorganizati on,i sth eauth orof"VermontTraditi on,"a"biograph yofanoutlook onlife,"wh i ch Little,Brownh as j ustpublish ed.

    o*.Leadingmembersofth eFuj i waraOpera

    companyofTok yoappearedwith th eNewYork CityCentertroupei ntwopresentationsofMadamaButterfly"duringth eCityCen-tersoperafestivalduringth epastweek .Th eremainderofth eFuj i waracompanywasleftbeh i nd i nSanFranciscoafterasuc-

    cessfulwestcoasttour.Th eFuj i waratroupe,h owever,sh oweda lack ofpublicrelationssense wh en th eyabruptlycancelledth ei rdatesi nSaltLak e,Denver,Greeleyandoth eri nlandciti es.InDenver,th etroupewasbook edatth eCityauditori um andadvertisi ngandtick etsh adbeendistri butedwh enth elocali mpressano,Arth urOberfelder,receivedan

    "!r!u ,egramcancelingth eperformance.

    Mr.Oberfelderwasoutth ecostofth eadsandh adtorefundth emanyti ck etswh i ch h adbeensold.Hewash eardtosayth ath ewouldneveragainbook th etroupe.

    i ott!!S7onrara'"i nci dentally,i salmostaloveMSS apanInnovelform-Auth orJames"Wh o*wth o,̂ltth eliteraryJ«*i»twithSouth Pacifi c,"i sth ewri termosti ndemandvmMat°nf0-stageandscreei>Properties.YetMich eneri sturningh i sback ongoldforneyrwmS**?th lnextyearJamesMich e-doi n̂,h ^Wnt,Tng'butnotfor-money.Heisdoingabook onJapaneseart.

    Acardexpertunderwentanoperationforappendici ti si nMich i gan.Itwasth edoctor's

    Ifyoumeetabear,advisesaCanadiariW-,dlife,e,xpert'j ustvvalk awayandth ebearwilldoli k ewi se.Butwh i ch way?A family budget i ssometh i ng th at'sstraigh tenedouteverypaydayso i tcan1,1borrowedfromuntilnextpayday

    DECADE AGONovember«,1943

    Troopsimposemartin iTuleLak esegreSUaw*armyi ntervenêfêdentsdefycivi lairfi f".lresi-port20BmSmSSc*«■LaTdneY Tepor̂V'̂100th Inian&XZyVladvanced"ofU.S.Fmh 4mostsituated north ofvi^River. otVolt