PACIFIC CITIZENIVOL.29;NO.7 SALTLAKE CITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,AUGUST13,1949 Price:Tencents

JACLNationalBoardUrgesContinuedFull-FledgedFigh tforIssei Citi zenRigh tsCommendsMasaok aOnProgressMadeTowardPassage

LOS \NGELES— Th enati onalIboardofth eJapaneseAmericanICiti zensLeague,meeting i nLosI4neelesonAugust6and7,recom-Imended th atth eJACL and i tsIAnti -Discri mi nati on Committee

Imarsh al i ts full.resources toIach i eveth ecompletionofitslegis-Ilativeprogram.

Th eboardcommendedMi k eM.IMasaok a,legislativedirectorofIJACLADC,onh i sach i evementstoIdatetoobtaincongressionalpas-Isageoflegislationforequalityi nInaturalizati onand i mmi gration.ItInotedth atth e JACLADC'sac-Itivi tyduringth epastyeari nth eIfield ofremediallegislation h adIDrough tth enearly300,000personsIofJapaneseancestryi nth eUnitedIStatesandHawai i toth eth resh oldIoffullequalityunderth elaw.'

Th eboardwillrecommendtoth eIJACLNationalCouncil,composedIofdelegatesfrom i ts76membersIch apters,th atth epresentorgan-Ii zati onaland admini strativepro-Igramofth eJACLandJACLADCIbecontinuedforanoth eryear.AItentativebudgetwasdrawnandIwillbesubmittedtoth eNationalICouncil.

Asth eresultofth eboard'sac-Ition,th eADC willmaintai n i tsIlegislativeoffice i n Wash i ngton,Iandi tsregionalofficeswillbecon-ItinueduntilOctober1,1950.Th eIregionalofficesareNorth ernCali-■fomia,San Francisco; Pacifi c■South west,LosAngeles;Midwest,■Ch i cago;MountainI'lains,DenverIandCentralCalifornia.Fresno.

Th eboardalsoapprovedalong-■rangepublicati onsprojectforth eIJACLunderwh i oh prelimi naryre-■search was auth ori zed forth eIeventualpublicati onof"fourbook sIdealingwi th th e JACLandwithIth eh i storyofpersonsofJapaneseIancestry i n th e United States.ITh esebook swillbea h i storyofIth eIssei i nth eUnitedStates,aIh i storyofth eJACLorganizati on.Iabook onth eJACL'srolei nlegi s-Ilationandliti gati onaffectingJa-IpaneseAmericansandarecordofIth ewartimeserviceofNisei GlsIandofIssei andNi sei ci vi li ansi nIth eWorldWarIIperiod.-Discussing th e question ofImovingth enationalh eadquartersIofth eJACL i j pwlocatedi nSaltILak eCitytoth ePacifi ccoast,th eIboard deferredfinalaction untilIth e 1950nationalconvention, i nICh i cago.IHitoOk ada,nationalpresidentofIth eJACL,appointedacommitteeIto i nvestigate th epossibi li tyofImovingth e h eadquartersback to

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Ch i ldDiesAfterFallfromTruckCOMPTON,Calif.-DennisHa-mada,5,wask i lledonAug.9wh en

h efellfrom th efront'ofatruckdri venbyh i sgrandfath er,Taunesh iMori,50.Th ech i ldwasridi ngonafrontfenderwh enh eslippedandfell.

WarContrabandGoodsStillHeldByGovernmentItemsWereTurnedOvertoAuth ori ti esUnderRegulationsLOSANGELES— Th eUnitedStatesgovernmenti ssti llk eepi nggoodcareofth ousandsofi tems,onceclassifi edaswartime"contra-band"wh i ch wasturnedovertoFederaloffici als,bypersonscfJa-panese.ancestry i nSouth ernCali-forniabeforeth emassevacuationi n1942.Iti smoreth anfouryearssince

th ewarandi ti sapparentth atth eJapaneseandJapaneseAmericanswh osurrenderedth ei temsunderth ewartimeorders issuebyth eWesternDefenseCommanddonotwrant th e "contraband" wh i chrangesfrompenk ni vestoSamuraiswordsandfrcmflash li gh tstocanopeners.JamesJ.Boyle,United Statesmarsh ali nLosAngeles,declaredth atth egovernmenti spayingfor2800feetofwareh ousespace tostoreth ei temswh i ch th ei rownersapparentlydonotwantorh avenottroubledth emselvestorecover."Most,of i twi llbeworth less.eventoth eowners,i fth eyarenotclaimedsoon,"Boylesaid.Th ei temsincludeguns,pistols,swords, k ni ves,radios, cameras,electricalequipmentandevencan-nedfood.Boyle saidth atmuch ofth epropertyneverwillbereclaime;!buth oi sobligatedtok eepcustodyofth emuntilh e i sauth ori zedbyCongresstodisposeofth egoods.Itwasreportedth atth emajori tyofh i gh -pri cedequipmentalreadyh avebeenrecoveredbyth ei rown-ersandth eremaini nggoodsarenotworth moreth an$16apiece.Itwasbelievedth atmuch ofth e

remaini ng giodsmaybelong toSouth ern Californians wh o h averesettledelsewh ereandwh o h avenotgonetoth etroubleofattempt-i ngtcregainth ei rproperty.

Nisei ProfessoratWash i ngtonUnabletoPurch aseHomeInDistri ctAdjacenttoSch oolSEATTLE—Twoprofessorsatth eUni versityofWash i ng-

ton,oneofJapaneseancestry,h avebeenunabletobuy h omes'"th euniversity di stri ctbecause th eyare membersofth eOrientalrace,th eCi vi cUni tyCommitteeannouncedon Aug.6.,Mrs.Irene Burns Miller,executivesecretaryofth ecom-""ttee,aCommunityCh estagency,saidboth facultymembers"olddoctorsdegreesfrom Harvarduniversity.Th eprofessorsareofJapaneseandCh i nesedescent.Each professorfoundah omefoi

"&wh i ch h ewantedtobuy.Inti h JT'h owev«r.th eownerde-»edtosellafterneigh borsvoicedan"8topersonsofOriental""wrymoving i ntoth evici ni ty.

fi h i nS th eUniversityof

etoCfeAmerican familywSeattlefiveyearsago.1fiep°rh aSason-14'wh o

°fth at.m,ei borsi nth evici ni tytnatsch oolprotested h i spro-

'Iposaltopurch aseah ome i nth atdistri ctbecauseofh i srace,Mrs.Mi llerexplained.Referring to th e two cases,MayorDevinth i sweek deploredth e"unwarrantedfears'th atgiverisetoracialdi scri mi nati on."Iregret,"h osaid,"th atsomeciti zensofourcityh avepermittedth ei rprejudi cestocloudth ei rdem-ocraticth i nk i ngtoth i sextent.Dr.FranzMich ael,assistantdi-

rectorofth eUniversityofWash -i ngton'sFarEasterni nsti tuteandprofessorofCh i nese h i story,saidti i ecases,alth ough th emostre-cent,arenoti solatedinstancesotdiscri mi nati on i nSeattle.

GovernmentWindsUpCaseInTrialof"Tok yoRose"

ByMARIONTAJIRI

MotleyParadeofWitnessesCalledtoCloseUpHolesi nCaseAgainstMrs.d'Aquino

SAN FRANCISCO—A motley collection ofwitnessesap-pearedonth estand i nth i ssi xth week ofth e"Tok yoRose"trialofIvaToguri d'Aquinoasth egovernmentsough ttowrapupitstreason caseagainstth eNi sei defendant.

Th egovenmentlateTh ursdayindi catedth atonlyfourmorewitnesseswillbecalledbyth eprosecutionand i tappearedprob-ableth atth edefensewouldbegini tscaseearlynextweekProsecutorTom DeWolfepeeledoffalistofwitnessesth ati ncludedaJapaneseteach erofEnglish with aBriti sh acent,aj azzmusici an,a JapaneseCanadiansi ngerofth eclassics,atriootJapaneseradio engineers,and anEurasianofJapanesena-tionalitywh owork edwith Radio- ■Tok yoduringth ewar.Someofth em closeduph olesmth egovernment'scaseagainstth eNi sei wh oi sch argedwi thh avi ngbroadcast(reasonagainsth ernaliveUnitedStateswh ensh eappearedas"Orph anAnn"overRadioTok yo'sZeroHour.Someofth ewitnesses,h owever,appeared to h ave opened upgaping h oles th rough wh i chWayneCollins,defenseattorney,leapedwi th swiftagili ty.Mrs. d'Aquino appeared tiredwh ensh eappearedi ncourtM'on-dayafterarecessoffourdaysal-lowedwh ensh efelli llth epreviousWednesdayevening-.Sh eretainedth esamei mpassive

face and mannerwith wh i ch sh eh asviewedth etri alsince i tbeganonJuly5.Th rough outth e week h erat-torney,Collins,h ammeredawayatwitnessestobringoutadmissi onstobolsterdefensecontentionsth atth estatementsattributedto th edefendantmigh th avebeenmadebyanyoneofanumberofgirlbroadcastersatRadioTok yo,andth atsh ebroadcastundercoercionandfearofpolice.Possibi li ty th atth e govern-

mentmaybeabletoconcludei tscaseagainstMrs.d'Aquinobyth i sweek endwassuggestedbyTom DeWolfe,andCollinstold(h ecourtth ath i sownwitnesseswouldbeatcourt"ready,witli ngandabletotestify".atth eendofth eweek .THIS WA£MONDAYTh efi rstdayofMrs.d'Aquiuo'ssixth week i ncourtbeganwi thtestimonymark edlyfavorableforth edefensefrom agovernmentwitness,Satosh i Nak amura,Can-adi an-bornJapanesewh oemcee'dth eZeroHourprogram.Nak amura,a h oldoverwitnessfrom th e preceding week , h adtestifi edearliertooneofth eovertactswi th wh i ch Mrs.d'Aquino i sch arged.Th i sMonday,h owever,th edark ,

stock yonetimeCanadiancouldnotrecallth atMrs.d'Asuinoh admadeasingleoneof14statementsat-tributedto h erbyoth ergovern-mentwitnesses. Th e manwh owork edalongsideth edefendantaidnotrememberth atsh e h adeverbroadcastconcerningth emini ngofSaipan,th atsh e h adevercalledU.S.marines"th ebloodybutch ersofGuadalcanal,"th atsh e h adtoldh erAmericanlistenersth ati twas"futiletoMgh tth eJapanese."ProsecutorDeWolfewascon-stantlyonh i sfeetasCollinselici t-edfromNak amuraadmissi onsth atbolstered th e case forth e de-fendant.Nak amuraadmitted,undercross-examinati on,th atMrs.d'Aquinoh ad beenlimi ted to disc j ock eywork and h adonlymadesimplei ntroductionstomusicalrecordingsonth eZeroHourprogram.,Hesaidth ath eh adbeenunderpoliceandKempei-tai surveil-lanceth rough outth ewarandth atallforeignnationals(Mrs.d'Aquinowasaforeignnational)wereunderscrutinyby policeauth ori ti es.Nak amura,li k eth edefendant,didnottak eoutJa-panese citi zensh i pduring th e

war.

He alsoadmittedtellingTh eo-doreTambaandTetsNak amura,membersofth edefensestaff,dur-i ngaconversationi nTok yoearlyth i syearth ath i srecollectionsofeventsduringth ewarwere"vervh azy."Nafcamura,wh o i sanoperaticandclassicalsingeri nJapan,toldth ecourth e i sa"stateless"per-son,s,ince h i sCanadianciti zensh i ph asnotbeenreinstatedbyth eCan-adi angovernment.Dr.ClairSteggallofI>os An-geles,aformerclassmateofMrs.d'Aquinowh ensh ewasatUCLA,followedNak amuratoth estandandtoldth ecourtth ati nMarch of1941,approximatelyth reemonth sbefore th e defendantwenttoJapan,sh etoldh i msh ewasth i nk -i ngofattendingmedicalsch ooli nth atcountrybecauseofdiscri m-i nati onagainsth ersexandances-tryi nAmericanmedicalsch ools.Dr.Steggall'stestimonyrefutedth edefense contentionth atsh ewenttoJapantovisi th eraunt,wh owas i ll.Th egovernmentth enputonth estandth reeJapaneseradioexperts,allofwh om work edforRadioTok yoduringth ewarandtestifi edth ati tsequipmentwas.of h i ghquali tyand i ngcodrunningorderth rough outth ew,ar.Questionsand answersforth eth ree men, Yosh i tosh i Tanabe,Sh i geru Ok amoto and Ki wamuMomotsuk a,wererelayedth roughDavidSwift, i nterpreter,andth etempoofth etrialsloweddownwith th emonotonousEnglish -Ja-panese,Japanese-English transla-tions,Tanabe,43,wentth rough Ins

paces i nfairlyquick time,i denti -fyingph otosofRadioTok yo'scon-trolroomforth ecourt.Ok amotobrigh tenedth ecourtf

room with h i s h appi lyobligi ngmanner i n answering questionsfromboth defenseandprosecution.i Heappearedtounderstandsuffi-cientEnglish togetth equestionsasth eywereputtoh i m andattimesansweredth em beforeth eywererelayedth rough th ei nter-preter.Atonepointh ecorrectedi nterpreterSwiftuponatransla-ti on.Hetestifi ed,onth eaccuracyandqualityofbroadcastingequipmentatRadioTok yo,th ough h eaddedth atonMarch 25,1945,th epowerofth e company's transmittersdroppedfrom50to35k i lowattsto25,andadmitted th atth i sdropmigh th ave h adsomeeffectuponbroadcaststoth ePacifi carea.Healsosaidth atbombingsfron.1943to1945h adsomeeffectuponth ebroadcastsfrom Nozak i andYamata,two'ofth eth reestationsfrom wh i ch Radi o Tok yotrans-mitteditsprograms. Th e th i rdwasatKawach i .Mon.'otsuk a,lastofth eradioex-pertstotestify,cameonlateMon-dayafternoonand resumed th estandonTuesday. He i denti fi edforth ecourtth reemapssh owi ngth edi rectionandwidth ofZeroHourbroadcasts and saidth eyweremadeunder h i ssupervisi onfromoffici alrecordsk eptatRadioTok yo.TUESDAYGAMEGrey-maned Wayne Collinsgot at Momotsuk a Tuesday

morningandk eptath i mmostofth eday.Momotsuk a sti ffened up con-siderablyundercross-examinati on,unli k eOk amoto,wh otestifi edh ap-pilyforboth defenseandprosecu-tion.Momotsuk aadmittedth erewereoth erJapanese-controlledstationsbroadcasting-atapproximatelyth esame h ourasth eZeroHourandonth esamefrequencies.(Th eadmissi onai dsth edefense

th eoryth atsomeofth estatementsattributed,1toMrs.d'Aquinomigh th ave been made by oth ergirlbroadcastersonoth rJapan-con-trolledstations.)Ifcivi dI.Gilmore,38th i nth egovernment's parade of wit-nesses,cametoth estandTues-dayafternoon.AnFBIspecialemployee,h etoldth ecourtth ath eh adbeenaregu-larlistenertoth eZeroHourpro-gramsth rough outth elatterpartofJulyandAugustof1944,wh enh ewas a marine stationedonTini an.Itwas duringth attime,h e

said,th ath eh eard"Orph anAnn"dedicatearecordingof"MoonOverMiami "to th e AmericanforcesonTini anaind th en add,"It'sagreatlifeth eboysareleadingi nMiami .Andh ow'sth emoonoverTini an?"Gilmoresaidh eh adli stenedtoth esi xgovernmentrecordingsofZeroHourbroadcastsandsaidth atth evoi ceof"Orph anAnn"uponth oserecordingswas th e samevoiceh eh eardbroadcastingfromRadioTok yo.Hetoldth ecourtth atth eprogramsonth erecordswere"notentirelych aracteristi c"ofth oseZero Hourprograms h eh eardduringth ewar.Th egeneralth emeofth epro-gramsh eh eard,Gilmorecontinued,was to "createnostalgia." Hisremark wasstrick enfromth erec-ordsafterobjecti onsby Collinsth ati tdrewuponth econclusionsofth ewi tness.Gilmoreth ensaidth at"Orph anAnn"wouldcommentupon suchth i ngs,asth emosquitoes,th etypeoffood,andlivi ngconditi onsaf-fectingth emeni nth eSouth Paci fi c.THENWEDNESDAYOn Wednesdayth ecourth eardadditi onaltestimonyontwoofth eovertactsch arged againstMrs.d'Aquinowh en big,serious-facedHisash i Moriyama,asaxoph oneandtrumpetplayeri nJapan,tookth estand.Moriyamatestifi edtoOvertActs

4 and 8,wh i ch sayth atMrs.d'Aquinospok ei ntoamicroph oneatRadioTok yoandth atsh epar-tici patedi nanentertainmentdia-logue.Th ecourtalso h eardadditi onalstatements attributedto h e de-fendantbytwoformerco-work ersofth eNi sei woman.Th emorningbeganwith appear-anceonth estandofsh ort,stock yHarrisSugiyama,aJapaneseciti -zenborni nYok oh amaofaBriti shfath erandaJapanesemoth er.Heh adreadEnglish newscastsandcommentariesoperth e ZeroHour,h esaid,andh erememberedtwostatementsbroadcastbyMrs.d'Aquino.Heh adstoodbeh i ndth eplateglasswindowseparatingth estudiofromth econtrolroom andh eardandsaw h ersay:"Hello,youorph ansofth ePa-ci fi c.Th i si sOrph anAnn.Youmustbe lonely.Letmech eeryou upwith somemusic,"and"Itmustbeveryuncomfortableoutth ere."Hesaidh eh adnotseenforceorcoercionuseduponMrs.dAqui-no,butrevealedth ath e h i mselfh adbeenarrestedby th eTok k o-k ai (th ough tpolice)duringth ewarandth ath i sfath er,aBriti shsubject,h adbeeni nternedbyth eJapanese.Collinsth enread,onebyone,11statementsth atGIlistenersh avetestifi edth eyh eardfrom "Orph anAnn"onth eZeroHour.No,saidSugiyama,h e di d notrecallth atsh e h adeverbroadcastth ath erAmericanli stenerssh ould"giveupth efruitlessfigh t,"th atsh e h ad

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San Francisco wh ere i twas lo-cateduntilth emassevacuation i n1942. Th ecommittee,h eadedbySaburoKi doofLosAngele.s,-jvi lli ncludeJoeGi antMasaok aofSanFrancisco, Frank Mi zusawa ofOrangeCountyandWi lli am Eno-moto ofRedwood Citywith K.Ik edanamed i nanadvisoryca-pacity. Th ecommitteewillalsoconsiderth epossibi li tyofmovingth e h eadquarterstoanoth erarea,aswellasth ei nvi tati onofKenUch i da,ch ai rman ofth e Inter-mcuntainDi stri ctCouncil,tore-maini ni tspresentSaltLak eCitylocationMi k eMasaok areported»>n th eprogress ofth e JACL's NiseiSoldier commemoration project.Th eboardalsoapprovedth emain-tenanceofth eJACL'smemorialtoNisei Gls i nBruyeres.Franceandauth ori ledth eveteranscommitteeofth eJAGLtocontinueth eproj-ectonapermanentbasis.Mr.Masaok aalso reportedon

th e presentstatus ofth e JACLADC's legislative program i nWash i ngtonanddiscussednewde-velopmentsi nregardtoth eJi i s-ti ce Department's evacuationclaimsprogram. ■Th e boardreiteratedth atth eJACL's interest was concernedprimari lywi th th ewelfareofper-sonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eUnitedStates i ndiscussingprob-lems arisi ng from requestsforJACLactionand i ntervention,onquestionsofUnited Statesrela-ti onswith th egovernmentorpeo-pleofJapan.NoboruHonda,ch ai rmanofth eMidwestDi stri ctCouncil,outlinesth eCh i cagoJACL's.plansforth e19iOnationalbienni alconvention.GeorgeInagak i ,ch ai rmanofth e

'1000"club,reportedonth egroupwh i ch was,'organized i n 1947toassurecontinuedfinancialsupportforJACLnationalh eadquarters.Hereportedth atth e"1000"dubnow h asamembersh i pof338.Itwasdecidedtoawardth e1950NationalJACLbowling tourna-menttoSanFrancisco.Th emeetingwasattendedbyth efollowingmemberso<fth enationalb°ard:HitoOk aca,SaltLak eCity,HitoOk ada,SaltLak eCity,na-tionalpresident;Hen»yTani,St.Louis,firstvicepresident;FrankUiuman,LosAngeles,secondvi cepresident;Th omasHayash i ,NewYork Ci ty,th i rdvice president;Willi am Enwmoto,RedwoodCity,California,treasurer;Mari Sabu-sawa,Ch i cago,secretaryto th eboaro;Dr.Th omasT.Yatab*.Ch i -cago,pastnationalpresident;Sa-buroKido,LosAngeles,pastna-p£"i ~P1??I*;TetsuoIwasak i ,Ph i ladelph i a, ch ai rman, EasternDistri ctCouncil;Noboru Honda,ch a.rman,MidwestDi stri ctCoun-cil;Ken Uch i da,ch ai rman.Inter-mountain Distri ctCouncil;Tad,lrta' North ernCali-fornia-Western Nevada Di stri ctCouncil; and Frank Mizusawa,ch ai rman,Pacifi c South westDis-tri ctCouncil.bJv.Tf,tin?wasalsoattendedT4PT f°!l<WlI>8 membersofth eJACLnationalstaff:Mi k eMasa-R"t"if0Satow-TatsKush i da,tZZ&k Sno-J<>e!Gra"tMasaok a.loruIk eda Sam Ish i k awa,LarryTajm andMasaruHoriuch

ProsecutorDeWolfePreparesToWindUpGovernmentCaseInTrialof.Nlrs.d'Aquino

(Continuedfrom Page1)tauntedth etroopswith aremind-erth at4-Fsandwarplantwork ersweretak i ngoutth ei rwi vesanasweeth earts,orth atsh eh admadeth e Commander Perrybroadcastattributedto h eri nprevioustes-ti mony.Heth ough tonestatementonly

soundedfamili ar, onewh i ch sai u:"Iwonder h ow th efolk sareath ome? Haveyouh eardfrom th emlately?Aren'tth eyask i ngyoutocome h ome?""Th atsounds very famili ar,"Sugiyamasaid.Th en h esaid,"1retractth at."Th e lastparth esai ddidnotsoundfamili ar.No,h e di dnotrememberth estate-ment.Sugiyamasaidth attwowomen,JuneSuyamaandKayFuj i wara,wereregularstaffannouncersfor'RadioTok yoandth atth eymaderegularnewsbroadcasts i nEng-lish .Mi ssSuyama,h esaid,madefourbroadcastseach day.MoriyamafollowedSugiyamatoth estandasth egovernment's40thwi tness.He testifi ed to OvertActs4and8 i nth ei ndi ctmentdrawnupagainstMrs.d'Aquino.Hesaidth ati nth efallofU'44,

h esaw andh eardMrs.d'Aquinomak eabroadcastoverth emi cro-ph oneatRadioTok yo(Act4)andth ati nth espringof1945h ewaspresentwh en sh e j oi ned i n an'entertainmentdialogue"wh i ch h asbeennamedAct.8.Hegaveaword-for-wordrecitalofth atdialogueas i th ad beengivenbytwoearlierwitnesses:"Sh e:How doyouli k e my

new h at?"He:Wh ath at?"Sh e:Youcan'tsee i tfromth ere.It'sonth eoth ersi deufmy h ead."Headdedtwostatementsofh i sownth ath esai dsai dh eremem-beredth edefendantmak i ng.Th ey were, h esaid,"Wasn'tth atwonderfulmusic? How-wouldyouli k etobeatth e-Co-conutGrovedancingwi th yourbestgirl?"and"My,h owwouldyouli k etobedownatth ecor-nerdrugstore h avi ng an i cecreamcone?"Li k eSugiyamah owever,h ecouldnotrecallh eari ngoth erstatementsasgivenbyoth erwi tnesses.Col-li ns randown alistofsevenstatements,toallofwh i ch Mori -yamarepliedbysaying h edianotrecallth em.Moriyama,wh owasborn i nSan

Francisco,said th ath ewenttoJapani n1934andfi ledforJapa-neseciti zensh i p i nMarch ,1942,becauseofeconomicreasons.Hisassets,h esaid,werefrozen

byth eJapanesegovernment.Aswith formerwitnesseswh owerebornAmericanciti zensandtook out Japaneseciti zensh i pduringth ewar,Callinstriedtosh ow th atMoriyamawas i nac-tualitystillanAmericanandtriedtosh ow,by i nference,th atth eguiltoftreasonlayasmuchwith Moriyamaaswith th ewo-man'Collinsi sdefending.Mariy&i rasaidth ath e h adreg-

i steredwith th ewardpolice!n!h e"Kosek i ,"familyregister,buc ad-n.i tted th ath e h ad neverde-nouncedh i sAmericanciti zensh i porappearedbefore American orSwissauth ori ti estodivesth i rnoolfofh i sUnitedStatesnationality.Moriyama said, i nanswer toCollins'questioni ng,th ath e h adreceivednopromiseofi mmuni tyagainstpossible crimi nalactionwh enh eagreedtotestifyi n th ecase.Answering De Wolfe on th e

samesubjecth esaid,"Itneveren-teredmy mindth atIwouldbei mpli cated."Ath i n,peak ed Japanesewi thenormous h orn-rimmed glassescamenexttoth estand.Beforetak i ngh i sseat,h emade

Bprecisespeech i nnglish explain-i ngth at"English i snotmynativetongue" and ask i ngth e court'sawarenessofh i sdiffi cultieswithth eEnglish language."Idon'tbelieveyou'llh aveanytrouble,"JudgeMich aelJ.Roch etoldth ewitness,Sh i nj i roIgarash i ,wh en h e h adfini sh ed h i sspeechi nEnglish wi th asligh tBritti shaccent:Igarash i proceededtosh owth at

h ewouldnot. —He wasan English i nstructor

atWasedauniversity,h esaid,andh adgraduatedas anEnglish ma-j orfrom th atsch ool.Duringth ewarh ewasanewscasterforRa-dioTok y».

"Doyousti llth i nk youwantani nterpreter?"ask edDe Wolfe."Ibelieve He's ch anged h i smind,"th e j udgesmiled.Igarash i said h erecalled t.uee

statementsmadebyMrs.d'Aquinooverth eZeroHour.He h eardth em,h esaid,overth eloudspeak -eratRadio,Tok yo.Th efi rstwas:"Th e Americans th i nk your

sh i psarenotsunk byth eJap-anesebutth efactisyoursh i psaresunk andyouh avenosh i pj .'Th atwas i nNovemberorDe-cemberof1944,h esaid,andth eti meofth ebroadcastwasap-

timeofth ebroadcastwasap-Earlyi n 1945,h econtinued,sh esaid,"Back i n th estates yoursweeth eartsandfolk sarewaiti ngloryouso/wh ynotgoback toth estatesandenjoylife?"Sometimeduringth esameperiod,Igarash i wenton,sh ebroadcastatanoth erti me:"Back i nth eUni tedStatesyoulistenedtcth i smusic.Now li sten."Th e statementwentasflatasth edefensecouldh avewanted.Afterfurth erquestioni ngbyDeWolfe,overh eatedobjecti ons byCollins,Igarash i alteredth estate-ment:"Back i nth eUni tedstatesyoulistenedto th i smusicvith yoursweeth earts.Nowlisten."Igarash i said,undercioss-ex-

aminati on,th atoth erwomenwereconnectedwith Radio Tok yo asnewscasterandscriptwritersdur-i ngth ewar.HerecalledFoumySaish o,wh owrotenewscommen-taries,June Suyama,aregularstaffannouncer,andRuth Haya-k awa,aparttimeannouncer.Collinstri edtosh owth atIgar-

ash i remembered i naccuratelyth estatements h esai d Mrs.d'Aquinoh admade,butIgarash i saidsti ffly,"Mymemoryi sgoodasto sub-stancebutnottoth eparticulars."Collinsask ed i fIgarash i h adnot,onApril22,1949,toldTambaand Tets Nak amura th atMrs.d'Aquino h ad never made anystatementsoverth eai raboutth elossofAmericansh i ps."Atth atti memymemorywas

co/vfused,"Igarash i said."And its much betternow,i sn'ti t?"Collinssh otback .THIRSTYTHURSDAYOnth efourth dayofth eweek th ecourtroom h eardsome i nterestingdataondates,onaman'scapacitytodrink liquorandth eturnaboutactivi ti esofonewitnessi nregardto h i sciti zensh i p—noneofwh i chadded verymuch to th egovern-ment'scase.AttorneyCollins,on th e oth er

h and,managedto drawa num-berofdamagingadmissi onsfromgovernmentwitnesses, i ncludingth e statementby Igarash i th ath i stestimonyInth etri al"h adbeenrefresh ed"since h ecametoth eUni tedStatestotestify.Igarash i admittedth ath e h ad"readth enewspapersandtalk edtopeople"aboutth ecase.Collins also furth erbuttressedh i scli ent'scasebyadmissi onsfromtwootnerwitnessesofpolice andKempeitai activi ty.Th egovernment,h opi ngtocon-

clude i tscasebyweek 'send,pro-duced twomorewitnesses,pertMaryHiguch i ,astenograph erand,andMotomuNi i ,40-yearoldfor-merHawai i anNisei .Ni i 'sturnaboutciti zensh i psta-

tuswas aired.Ni i ,now amer-ch anti nTok yo,saidh erenouncedh i sJapaneseciti zensh i pupongrad-uationfrom h i gh sch ooli nHawai ii n1930,priortomak i ngatriptoJapan.Ni i ,a h eavyset,round-faced

man,saidh ewenttoJapantolive i n 1937and i n1942reap-plied forJapaneseciti zensh i pbecause h efound i tdiffi culttoobtainsuffici entfoodorh i sfam-i lyandcarryon h i sbusinessac-tivi ti esasaforeignnational.Healsoadmittedth ath i swi fe

h ad been questioned by th e"th ough tpolice,"th eTok k o-tai ,andth ath e h i mselfh ad beenundersurveillancebyth eKem-pei-tai .Collinspursuedth e policesur-veillanceandciti zensh i panglestosh ow"h i s contention th atMrs.dAquinowasunderli k esurveil-lanceth rough outh eryears i nJa-pan.

Ni i ,wh owasemployedatRadiolok yofrom Aprilof1943 untilAugustof1945,gaveth ecourttwoexamplesofstatementsh eremem-beredth edefendantbroadcastingoverth eZeroHour.Th eywereh e said, "Wh y don'tyoustopfigh ti ngand li stento good mu-

sic?"and"Wh ydon'tyougobacktoth oselovedonesi nth eUnitedStates i nstead offigh ti ng th emosquitoesi nth ej unglesandfox-h oles?"Ni i alsosaid th ath eacted as

anescortforOapt.Ch arlesCou-sens,MajorWallaceInceandNor-manReyes,formerPOWs,wh enth eyappearedonth e ZeroHourHe escortedth em toth ei rh otelupon th econclusion ofth epro-gram,h esaid,andfollowingth ei rtransfertoBunk a prison,return-edth emth ere.Ni i 's answers,under cross-ex-ami nati on,livened up th e casewh i ch ,since i ts i nception,aasdraggedonataslowpace."Old Crow," "FourRoses,""Sunnybrook "andJapanese"sak i "enteredth ecourtrecords asNi ispok eofth reemeetingsh eh adh adi nTok yowith Th eodoreTambaandTetsNak amura,membersofth edefense,andaMr.Matsumiya.Herelatedth atatonerieeti rg

a quartof"FourRoses"and ath i rdofaquartof"Sunnybrook "h adbeendrunk ,primari lybyh i m-selfandTamba.Collinsch arged th atatth esemeetingsNi i madestatementsre-futingmuch ofth etestimony h egaveonth estand.Exasperated by th e i nsi stentquestions,Ni i finallyblurted,"Iwasi ntoxi catedatth etime."Hesaidth atCapt.Inceh ad

beena"verygoodfriend"andth atattimesth eformerPOWh adcalledNi i "th eonlyJapa-nesech artermemberofth ePOWclub."PrettyMaryHiguch i ,wh osai d

sh ewas26yearsold(andlatersaid sh ewasabout20 i n 1940)gaveth reemoreexamplesmuchli k e th oseattributed toth e de-fendantbyoth erwitnesses."Howareyouboysi nth eSouthPacifi c?"sh equotedMrs.d'Aquinoassaying. "Areyou h avi ng agoodtimewith th egirls i nth ei slands?" Th eoth erstatementswere,"Doyou missyourwivesandsweeth earts?"and"Don'tyoumisseatingi cecream andlisteningtoth e j uk ebox?"MissHiguch i ,wh oi sofEurasianancestry,saidsh ealsocalledh er-self"MaryMorris.""Ili k ei tbetterth anHiguch i ,"

sh esaid.MissHiguch i 'sdatingwi th Ken-neth Park yns,adefensewitnesswasbrough toutbyCollins,wh oeli ci tedth ei nformationth atMissHiguch i h ad h adth reedateswithPark yns i nJulyofth i syear"Wewenttoth emovies,"Mary

said.Sh edeniedtellingPark ynsth atsh e h adnorecollection ofanvbroadcasting donebyth edefend-ant.Sh emadeanotablecontributi onforth edefensewh ensh j admittedn£,Park ynsth atsh ewas"stillscared ofSh i getsugu Tsuneish i ,lormerJapanesecolonelandgov-

ernmentwitness,evennow i nth eUnitedStates. Sh edeniedsh eh admadeth estatementaboutGeorgeMitsush i o,anoth ergovernmentwit-ness.Th edefendant'ssalaryatRadiolok yowasth efi naltestimonyoni h ursdayasIsamuYamazaM"47vicech i efofth eAmerican con-tinentsectionofRadioTok yo,saidth ati nJuneof1944Mrs.d'Aquinoh adask edh i mforaraisei nwages.Hesaidth atsh ewasearning80yen,plusamonth lylanguage

1943 and!wasraisedi nJuly,1944to140yenwith a40yenallowanceCollinselici tedth eadditi onali n-formationth ata20percenttaxon h erwages h ad lefth erwith144yenmonth lyafterth ededuc-tion.

MooseParadeSAN FRANCISCO — SeveralNisei girls inJapanese k i monaswillbeamongnationalitygroupsi n th e reviewi ng standorth eMooseconventionparade i nSanFranciscoSunday,Aug.14.Membersofth ecity'snational-i tygroups,dressed i nnativecos-tume,willbeescorted byMayorElmerE.j lobj nsonandmembersofth eboardofsupervisors toth e reviewi ngstand atth ecityh all.

ReportonMinnesotaAsiati csDueSoonMINNEAPOLIS,Minn.—Astudy

on"Asiati csi nMinnesota"willbeissuedsoonbyGov.Youngdah l'sInterracialcommissi on.Th esectiononJapaneseAmeri-

canswascompiledfrom datasub-mi ttedbyth eRev.Daisuk eKita-gawaofMinneapolis.

Nevada'sSenatorMcCarranBlock sCommitteeActionOnIssei Citi zensh i pProposal

ByI.H.GORDON

SenateGroupEngagedInOverallStudyofImmigrationPolicy

WASHINGTON,D.C.— Alastminuteefforti ssh api nguptoseekSenateactiononeith erth eWalterresolutioncrJuddbillbeforeCon-groscadjourns.Mi k eMar,aok a,nationalJACLAnti -Discri mi nati on Committeelegislativecirectorsaidth i sweekh ediscussedallaspectsofth eleg-i slati onatameetingofth ena-tionalJACLboardandstaffi r.LosAngelesonAug.6and7.Mr.Masaok ai snow i nNevada,h omestateofSen.PatMcCarran(D).ch ai rman ofth e Judici aryCommittee,wh ereboth bi llsh avebeentiedupsinceth ei rpassapebyth e Houseearlieri nIh esession.Th eJuddbillwasapprovedbyth eHouseMarch 1.Iti sdesign-ecprinci pallytorestore immi gra-tionrigh tstoallAsiati cnation3nowbanned,and giveevery i m-

mi grantth eri eh ttn ■naturalizati onwith ou?r(ff/OrTh eWalterrecitati onbELIth eHouseJune6,woumWurnlizatKinrigh t*toalli ,"*'"migrants,but'mak S2Jg*forrestorationofi mmi gratedAsiati cs,bannedsin"erh »n toExclusionActof1904

e°ncnWMr Masaok a visi ted»mamNevadaaccompaniedbySam IBCk awa,regionaldirectorZi

Ifsuffici enti nteresti sexpreraedby Sen.McCarran'sconat&ui ti spossibleth eJudici aryCommitteech ai rmanmaybemovd*reportth eJuddorWalterm»uresoutforactionbyth eSenate.Th ere i snoli k eli h oodth afeith erbi llcan-beacteduponunlessSenMcCarranapprovessendingonorth eoth erboforeth eupperch amber.Th eJuddandWaltermeunnarenotth eonlybillsdealingwithi mmi grationornaturalizati ontiedupi nth eJudici aryCommittee,Abilltoliberalizeth eadmissi onofdisplacedpersons,wh i ch passeith e House week sago, h ask engath eri ngdusteversince i n aJudici aryCommittee pigeon-h ole.Th e presentDP legislationi s

considered both anti -Jewish anilanti-Cath oli c. Despiteth epres-sureofth ePresident,Cath oli candJewish bodies,andth eactivi ti esofboth politi calparties,th eDPbillh asnotbudgedsinceth edayi twassenttoth eJudici aryCm.mitteebyth oHouse.Inasense,allth reemeasures,

DP,JuddandWalter,aretiedupby a.continui ngstudy underaspecialJudici arySubcommitterforanomnibusbillwh i ch wouldre-writeAmerica'si mmi gration,indnaturalizati onlaws.Th i sstudybegantwoyearsagouncerth e di rection ofRich ardArens,aprofessionalstaffmem-berofth eSenateJudici aryCom-mi ttee. Today,th ecommitteeh asgrowntomor"th an30 persons,stillh eadedby Mr..Arens. Th estudypromisestocontinueforalleastanoth ery?ar,perh apslonger,How much "rewriti ng'th ena-tion'si mmi grationandnaturaliza-tionlawsmli sproblematicalEventually,such anomnibusbillmustcontainsectionsabolish i ngth elastvestigi alremnantofth eOri entalExclusionActasproposedi nth eJuddbill.Th econtinui ngstudyh as,h ow-ever,providedaconvenientexcusetotieupalli mmi grationandnat-uralizati onlegislation.Sen.McCarran,h as,on severaloccasions, i ndi cated th at h e i «

favorabletowardssuch ameasureasth eJud-1bill,butalsoh assaidh eseesnoparticularreason WB|

th ebillsh ouldnotbestudiedfur-th er.Inoth erwords,h eh asi m-pliedth atanyactiontoeradicateth elastremnantsofth eOnenWExclusionActsh ouldbecontai ni nan,omnibusbillwh i ch th eArensSubcommitteeeventuallywillotter..Th us,th e fi nal h opeth atth eSenatewillnetonth e JuddorWaltermeasuresbeforeadjoun-

menti sth atth eybek ept***th econtinui ngstudyandtreawasi ndependentbills.ItremainsSen.MeCarrantodecidewh atWUbedone. ~Th ere i s h opeth erecentSp«uSenateSubcommittee h ewW'resulti ngettingth eJnbl'th efloorofth eSenate. P"Inoth erh and,sinceth ech ai rmanth eSubcommittee,Sen.J.«>"McGrath . (D., R.U *»named Attorney Genera,«

equallypossibleth at,i fth ew

committeeissuesa >*POIK.bi||proposeonlyth atth eJu(andth i smaymean th ewresolution,too,)*h o«Wbe*Vth eArensSubcommitteetorth erstudy. Such .1 report«block anyeffortofSenate'before Congress adjourns

summer. ~ _.nortbyHowever,afavorable«P«th e SpecialSubcommitwmeanth eJuddlbillfj »provedbyth efulJ"*"*mitteeftri mmedi ateactionSenate.Ifth eSubcommJ"suesan unfavorable eport,couldblock th eJuddbillj rftili ngbeforeth eSenateatlea«<3ongressmeets again..

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Ash esofNisei WarHeroWh oDied i nItalyReturnedtoparentsi nLittleJapanVillageNIIGATACITY,Japan—Th eremainsofaNisei h eroof

th efamous100th InfantryBattalionfrom Hawai i werereturnedto h i sagedparentsrecently i nth eli ttleruralvillageofKitaKambara i nNi i gataprefecture.An h onorguardofAmericanGlsofth eoccupationarmy

accompaniedth eash esofCorp.KyuzoEnomotoofAiea Oah utoth eh omeofth eparents,Heisak uEnomoto,77,andh i swife'Haru,60.Th e ch ai n ofevents wh i chbrough tth eash esofth eNisei sol-dier,k i lled i nItalyi nNov.,1943wh i lefigh ti ngasamemberofth eall-Nisei 100th InfantryBattalionofth a34th (RedBull)divi si ononth eroad toRome, wasstarted-Adenan oxblock edth eroad i nfrontofth e Enomoto h omelastfall."Th eoxblack edth eroadandamemberofth eNi i gatamili -tary governmentteam ofth eU.S.Armyh adtostoph i sve-h i cle,"Mrs.Enomotosaid."SinceIk newabitofEnglish ,Iex-pressed th ewi sh th atmyson'sremainscouldbedeliveredtousi nJapan.Th esoldiersuggestedth atIvisi tth emili tarygovern-mentteam.LastSeptemberIvisi ted th emtopresentmyre-quest.Th rough th egoodofficesofth eNi i gatamili tarygovern-mentteam,my son h asbeenreturnedtome.Iamfilledwithgratitude."Th estoryofHawai i an-bornKy-uzoEnomotowh oleftth efamily'sfarm i nNi i gatatoreturntoHa-wai i atth e ageof18wastoldh ereatth eceremoniesonJuly21wh i ch mark edth epresentationofth esoldier's ash esto h i sparents.Cpl.Enomotowasth esecondsonofHeisak u Enomoto wh owaswork i ngatth etimeatth eAi easugarcompany on Oah u.Wh enKyuzowasnineyearsofageth efamilymovedtoJapanwh ereth efath erreturnedtofarming,oper-atingaboutanacreofpaddyland.KyuzoreturnedtoHawai i wh enh ewas18andtook a j obwith th eAiea plantationwh ereh i sfath erh adonce beenemployed.Inth espringof1941h ewasdraftedintoth eUni tedStatesarmy.Hebecameamemberofth e 100th InfantryBattalion,composedofJapaneseAmericansfromHawai i ,wh i ch wascommittedtoactioni nSept.,1943atBenevento i nItaly.Hewask i ll-ed i naction i nNovemberofth atyear.Atth eti me.ofh i sdeath th eWarDepartmenti nWash i ngtonreported h e h adnonextofk i nandnotifi cati onwassenttoKa-zuech i Kong,afriend i nAiea,Oah u.Th eparents recalled th atth elasttimeth eyh adh eardfromth ei rsonwasi nth efallof1941wh enh e sentalettertoJapansayingt.iath ewantedtoh elpth ecountryrth i sbi rth ."Wereceived no more lettersuntil1947wh enaletterfrom h i sfnend i nHawai i toldofh i sdeathmItalyi n1942,"th efath ersaid.K.vuzo was th ough tfulof h i sParentsandwasaseriousboyWearesatisfi edtok now th ath e h asrendered emi nentservice.FromJ«wonweh opetoconcentrateon'armingandcomforth i sspiri t."I*familyfarm i snow being°Kp"a*?*J>y Mrs.Enomoto andSier' 'a er°fth eNiseiCorp.Enomoto's ash esarrivedatNi i gatastationonJuly20.fj»ei fataCivi lA«ai rsTeam,rmerlydesignatedasth emili -\2??vernmentteam,h eldmili -tary,ritesati tsh eadquartersand

deliveredth eremainstoth epar-«ntsf jlo Fi nalriteswere con-ductedbyLieut.Col.Joh nW.Kil-burn,IX Corpsch aplain.OnJuly21Lieut.Col.Coxe,ch i efofth eNngataCivi lAffairsTeamandan h onorguardledbyFirstLieut.Bouch ardformedalineofsaluteth rough wh i ch th eash esofCorp.i fi nomotowere carriedandplaced i n anescortveh i cle.Th eh onorguardaccompaniedth eve-h i cleto th e h eadquartersofth eNsigataCivi lAffairsTeam andsolemnmili taryriteswere h eldFollowingth e ceremonyavaval-eade,ledby awh i temotorcycleandconsisti ngofseveralj eepsleftforth eh omeofCorp.Enomoto'.iparents.

Th eremainsweremetbyMr.andMrs.EnomotoandKyuh ei En-omoto,broth erofth e deceased,andoth errelatives,alldressedi nformal Japanese k i monos. Th eash esweredeliveredintoth eh ouseth rough alineofh onorguardi nsalute.Ofterash ortsilenceCol.Coxetenderlysaid:'Th eAmericanpeople h avea

h i gh regard and respectforCorp.Enomoto. In accordancewith U.S.ArmyregulationsanAmericanflagis presentedtoth enextofk i n.Corp.Enomotogave h i s li fe defending th i sflag."Afterth ereturnofth e h onorguard,Buddh i stprayerswereof-feredto"Yush umi n GizanHodo«Koj i ,"th eposth umousnamegiventoCpl.Enomoto i nAmerica.

MissKSk uch SHasTopTotalInQueenVotingLOS ANGELES—MargaretKi-

k uch i wh o h asbeen i nfirstplaceforth elastth reeweek softh eNisei Week queencontestwasstilli nfrontasth etabulationof570,--273voteswascompletedonAug.7.MissKi k uch i ,sponsoredbyth eMah araniesandth eJwdosh uYBAgroups,received106,867votes.Th esixoth ersuccessfulcandi-datesare:Yuk i eSato,Tenri Nirei ,68,056;JoanRitch i e.Ni sei Vets,Manzak ni gh ts,66,02!);Tami Sh i ma-h ara,L.A. YBA,64,463;TerriHok oda, Downtown JACL,Th eatricalGuild, 61,127; SusieSh i noh ara,Adelles,RoyalDuk es,61,009;andFumi Ik ctani,EastLosAngelesJACL,52,946.Th eNi sei Weok queenwillbe

ch osenfrom amongth esevensuc-cessful by a secretgroupofj udgosatth ecoronationballwh i ch will i naugurate th efestivalonAug.13atth eRi vi eraCountryClubi nSntaMonica.VotesforNisei Week queencan-didatesweregivenwi th merch an-cisepurch asesbyJapaneseAmeri-canmerch ants.Mrs.Meri j aneYok oewasth e

ch ai rmanofth equeencontest.Th evoteswerefinallycountedafter17h oursoftabulation'byth equeencontestcommittee.

LoyaltyNotMatterofRace,SaysJapanPaperofNisei

INIIGATA CITY,Japan-Noth -i ng th atth e combatrecord ofj n«ncai»ofJapaneseancestrvi nJ;UnitedStater,armyi nWarldJaDan tuWx,B-.k nown th rough out2Pc'nJleNngataNippoonJuly'tiSTn*°vth ereturnofth *h i s CorP;KyuzoBnomototowffiroH "equietlylivi n«

t*seararalvmage«41n"eWspaPersaid th atth e»5tnPjKSented"aClear-sh arPciti ofj lh °W th eAmerican>nth er2*nfPBneBeancestryh ave

fSfi asWizensAmeric"gorth ei rnativeland.

"In,th epasti th asbeenth ough tJbymanyJapaneseth atth eJapa-nesearemuch moreloyaltoracialandbloodrelationsrath erth antonationality,"th e Ni i gata Nipposaid. "Th ere were also manyforeignerswh o th <ugh tso. Toth i s questionth o Nisei gaveastraigh tforward answer withloyaltytoth ecountryofth ei rbi rth ."Evenso,i tmustbesaidth atth ek i ndnessofAmericatoespe-cially return th e ash esto h i sh umblemoth erwh oreturnedtoJapanandi slivi ngi nani solatedvillagemanyth ousandsofmilesawayisafitti ngresponsetoCorp.Enomoto'sloyaltytoAmerica.Tnci mpressioni sparticularlydeepbe-cause i tconcerns peoplei nth i sprefecture."

Th enmainsofaNisei veteranofth efamous100th InfantryHattalionwerereturned to h i sagedparents i nNi i gataprefec-turei nJapanonJuly21byth eNi i gataCivi lAffairsTeam of

(Top)Aguardofh onorsalutesasCorp.KyuzoEnomoto'sremains aretak enfrom th e h eadquartersbuildi ngofth eNi i gataCivi lAffairsTeamafterspecialAmericanmili taryrites.(Middle)Lieut.Col.LouisH.Coxe,ch i efofth eNi i gataCivi l

\ffairsTeam presentsth eAmericanflagtoMrs.Heisak uEno-motoataceremonyatth eEnomotoh ome i nth eruralvillageofKita-Kambara i nNi i gata.(Lower)Mrs.HaruEnomoto,moth erofth eNisei warh ero,

i ssh ownwith th eremainsofh erson andth eAmericanflagwh i ch waspresentedto h erbyCol.Coxe.—Ph otograph scourtesyofNUgata Nippo,Ni i gata,Japan.

JACLCh apterFilesComplaintOnVandalismDistri ctAttorneyLaunch esInvestigati onInHollisterCase ,HOLLISTER,Calif.— Th eSanBenitoCountych apterofth eJACL

h asfiledacomplaintwith th edis-tri ctattorney'sofficeregardingre-peated actsofvandalism com-mittedbyh oodlumsatth eHollisterJapanesecemetery. ■Distri ct Attorney Rich ardStevensannouncedfollowingth eJACL'sactionth ath eh aslaunch -edan i nvestigati on i ntoth ere-portedactsofvandalism.He3aidth attombstonesh adbeenoverturnedandsmash edandgravemark erswere desecrated<itth eSh ermancemetery,reserved fwburialsofpersonsofOrientalandNegroancestry,wh i ch i sadjacenttoth eOOIFcemeteryatth efootofPark h i ll.,Stevenssaidvandalswh oareap-preh endedwith wi llprosecutedtoth efullextentofth elaw.Th eoffici alnotedth atth eactsofvandalism h avebeencarriedonforalongperiod.Atonetimevandalsdroveautosi ntoth egraveyard,batteringth eh eadstonesandrunningoverth egraves. Following th ei rreturnfrom warrelocationcamps,Japa-nese American residents ofth eareaerectedawirefencetok eepoutth eveh i clesbutth evandalismcontinued,tombstones being up-endedbyh and.Itwasreportedth atth evandal-

i sm was firstcommittedduringth ewarperiod.Onelocalunder-tak erdescribedth ework ofth evandalsas"terrible." "Stevensalso warnedth atth e

vandalsalsomayfaceci vi lcourtactionsfordamagesi nfli ctedenth egravesandh eadstones.

Ch i cagoCh apterPlansBenefitDriveToRaise$3,500CHICAGO— Th efi nancialcom-mitteeofth eCh i cagoJACLch ap-termetrecentlytooutlineatenta-tivebudgetforth eremaini ngyear.Inordertosupportth eextensiveactivi ti es ofth e largestJACLch apteri nth ecountry,th etorn-mitteeh opes;toraise$3500prim-arilyth rough abenefitdri vewh i chwillsoonbelaunch edby Smok ySak uraduandh i sgroup.Kumeo Yosh i nari ,finance com-mitteech ai rman, revealed th atplansforah ugecarnival,amusicconcert,and aconvention k i ck -offbanquetarealreadyi nth eblue-printstage.Yosh i nari addedth atareservefundof$2,000willbesetasideforth epreparatoryex-penseofth eNationalJACLcon-ventionwh i ch i stobeh eldi nCh i -cago i n1950.Th ebenefitdri vewh i ch h asbeen

taggedth ePre-conventionMobileDrivewillbei ni ti atedbyacom-mitteewh i ch i ncludeSmok ySak u-rada,ch ai rman;KayMasuda,sec-retary; Ariye Oda, treasurer;Hiram Ak i ta,prizes;HarryMizuno,tick ets;PaulOtak eandGeorgeNak amura,publici ty;Sh i zuSak ada,Frank Sak amoto,MasatoTamura,Sumi Sh i mi zuandEdithKush i no,distri ctrepresentatives.Th eboosterswh o h avepledgedth ei rh elpareHannah Ok amoto,Sally Kawasak i , Gene Wak aba-yash i , Mi k e i Hagi wara, i tonaldSh i ozak i ,Sh i gWak amatsu,AnneOtak e, Kiyo Ok amoto, GeorgeYamaguch i , Ed Sh i nno, KuthSh i nno,Hisak oNarah ara,FlorenceMoh ri ,andGeorgeTak i .

HusbandStabbedInFamilyQuarrelLOSANGELES— A domesticargumentreportedlyaboutliquorwascited asth ereasonforth estabbingofHarry Ok amoto,39,by h i swife,Anne,32,onAug.3.Ok amotowastak entoa h ospi talwith ak ni fewound i nh i s abdo-men.Mrs.Ok amotowasbook edona

ch arge ofassualtwith adeadlyweapon.Sh e told police h er h usband,

managerofanapartmenth ouse,dash edcigaretteash esi nh ereyesandslappedh erduringanargu-ment.Sh esai dsh eh adantici patedth e

argumentanddrewak ni fe,stab-bingh i m i nth estomach .

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EDITORIALS:AgainstSegregation i nHousing

Alth ough th eSupremeCourti nah i stori cdecisi onlastyear

ruledth atraciallyrestricti vecovenants i n h ousi ngwereunen-forceable underth elaw,anyAmericanofnon-Caucasian an-cestrycantestifyth atth ecourt'sdecisi on, i n i tself,h as notelimi nated race discri mi nati on i n h ousng.

Mostofth epracticeswh i ch wereusedtobarnon-Caucasiansfrom occupying h omes i nrestricted residentialareasstillarebeingutili zed,alth ough th eynolongerh aveth e"Supportoflaw.Variousformsofsubterfuge h avebeeni ndulgedi nbyrealestatebodiesandbyoperatorsofh ousi ngdevelopmentstobarnon-wh i tes.Th ecaseth i sweek ofaNisei professoratth eUniversityofWash i ngtonwh oh asbeenunabletobuyah ome i nth evici ni tyofth esch oolcan beduplicatedi ncountlessoth erurbanareas.Wh i ledi scri mi nati oni sbeinglessened i nemploymentandi n

oth erfields,th esi tuation i nh ousi ngh aslaggedbeh i ndandnowconstitutesth emajorproblemofprejudi ceconfrontingAmeri-cansofracialandreligi ousminori ti es.Followingi nth estepsofth eSupremeCourtwh i ch refused

topermitth elegalizati onofraciallyrestricti vecovenants, i th asbeena h opeofminori tygroupsth atth egovernmentwoulduse i tsforceand i nfluencetoi nsureamoreequitablesituationi n h ousi ng.Th esubjectwasamatterofconsiderablediscussionatameetingonracerelationscalledbyth eHousingandHomeFinanceAgencyofth ePublicHousingAuth ori tyi nWash i ngtontodiscussaforth comi ngstatementofpolicyonracialmattersbyth ePHA.Th eJACL,representedatth emeetingbyRobertCullum,

secretaryofth eCommitteeforEqualityi nNaturalizati on,wentonrecordasdeclaringth atanytypeofsegregationi n h ousi ngwasdiscri mi natoryIti sth eh opeofth eJACL,aswellasth atofmany*oth erracerelations organizati onswh i ch wererepre-sentedatth emeeting,th atth ePublicHousingAuth ori tywillannounceandstandbeh i nd a policyofoppositi ontoany k i ndofdiscri mi nati on,wh eth eronarbitrarygroundsofrace,creed,color,nationalorigi norpoliti calaffili ati on.Ifth egovernment'sstandagainstdiscri mi nati oni sclearand

well-defined,i tspositi onwillbeofsome i nfluenceagainstth oseprivateagencieswh i ch h aveconsistentlymaintai nedapolicyofdiscri mi nati on i n h ousng.Th ereh asbeenconsiderableprogressi nrecentyearsi nwiden-

i ngth eareaofemploymentformembersofracialmi nori ti es.Iti stobeh opedth atsi mi larprogressmaybeattainedwith th egoodwillandth eh elpofth egovernmenti nbreak i ngdownth epracticesofsegregationnowbeingused againstnon-CaucasianAmericans.

ProgressonEvacueeClaimsWith alittlemoreth anfourmonth sremaini ngbeforeth e

deadlineforfili ngclaimsunderPublicLaw886,lessth an10,000claims h avebeenreceivedtodatebyth eJusticeDepartment.Iti sesti matedth atth erewereapproximately25,000family

groups,i nadditi ontosome6,800 single-person h ouseh olds,i n-volved i nth eevacuationand th epresentfiguresi ndi cate th atlessth anone-th i rdh avefi ledth ei rclaimstodate.Iti sbeli evedth atclaimsfi ledtodateapproximate$30,000,-

-000forlossessustainedasaresultofth emassevacuation.Inth ei rwell-documentedstudy ofevacuationlosses,"Re-

movalandReturn,"publish edrecentlybyth eUni versityofCal-i forni aPress,LeonardBloom andRuth Ri emerpresentan es-timatedfigureof$367,486,000asrepresentingth epropertyandi ncomelosses sustained byPacifi ccoastevacueesofJapaneseancestry.Th eEvacueeClaimsLaw,underwh i ch th epresentclaims

program i sbeingcarriedout,providesonlyforth epaymentofpesonalandbusinesspropertylosseswh i ch areadirectconse-quenceofi h emassevacuationorderandth etotalfigurewh i chmaybeclaimedunderth elawi sfarsmallerth anth efigurecitedbyBloom andRiemeras i ndi cati veofth etotalfinanciallosssufferedbyth eevacuees.Th eJusticeDepartmenth asmovedquick lyto i mplementth e

provisi onsofth eEvacueeClaimsLawandi ti si ndi catedth atth efri stclaimsmaybepaidwith i nash ortperiod.Openingofth eLosAngelesfieldofTice,th efi rstunderth eevacueeclaimspro-gram,h asstarted th e JusticeDepartment'sprogram offi nearnest.Th i soffi cealreadyh asi ni ti atedth eprocessingofclaimsforms.Incarryingoutth eevacueeclaimsprogramth egovernment

i sfacedwith problemsnotunli k eth atwh i ch exi stedduringth eearlyevacuationperiod.Becauseth eprogram i sbeingcarriedoutinanarea i nwh i ch th erearefew precedentstofollow,i ti spossibleth atth eremaybech angesi nth egovernment'sapproachandpolicy.Experiencetodate,h owever,assuresth atth egovernment

willdoi tsutmosttoobtainafairadjucationofevacuee lossclaimswith i nth eboundariesprescribedbyPublicLaw 886.

Th eYasuoKuniyosh i StoryByMARIONTAJIRI

Th eArtistasaHumanBeing:

Oak land,Calif.

TASTMONTHi nLosAngeles,YasuoKuniyo-

-1-1 sh i th enotedpainter,eagerlytook h i swi feovertoEastIststreetbetweenMainandSpring

streetstoseeth e"bigh otel"h eh adwork ed i n

wh i leak i di n h i steens.Heh adremembered i tasbeingth ebesti n

th ecity.Heh adwork edasabellh opth ereand

earned$2.50aweek .

Th epai nterwh osework now h angs i n nu-merousgaleriesandmuseumsandwh o i srep-resentedi nmanyfamousprivatecollectionslook ednow atth ebuildi ngbefore h i m.Li k eanyoth er

adultgoingback toascenefrom h i syouth ,h efoundth ati th adsh runk toth eproportionsofh i sch i ldh ood.Hefound h i mselflook i ng ata darkandgloomyremnantofh i spast.Ith adbeenalongwayback .Heh ad cometoth e UnitedStatesi n 1906

asayouth of13years.Itwasatough ado-lescence.Hepick edgrapesi nFresno,cantaloupei n th eImperialvalley.Hework edamongth egrapevines i nth eh otCalifornia valleysandpick edapricots.

HewenttoNewYork i n1910,stillayoungster.Hework edatRock awaybeach asawaiter.Look i ngback ,th epaintercouldbridgeth eyears

wh i ch brough tth eart-h ungryk i d i nto th e topfligh tofAmericanartists.Perh apsmore i mportantyetwas h i sgrowth ,

mentalandemotional,toanartistwh oseoutlooki sauniversalone andwh osemajoractivi tytodayi sfor'th ewelfareoffellowartists.AspresidentofArtistsEquityAssociati on,Ku-

niyosh i nowsspendsmuch ofh i sti meandenergywork i ngforth ebettermentofconditi onsforoth erartists.Artists,Kuniyosh i says,areaself-centered

lot.Th atswh y h e i sprobablymoreproudofArtistsEquity'srecordofsigni ngup1600mem-bersth anh ei softh enumerousawardsh e h aswoni nalongandprize-studdedcareer.Hiswork forArtistsEquityh as tak en moreth an j usttime.Ith asalsomeantfigh ti ngagainst

slanderand i nsi nuation. RecentlyArtistsEquitywasth esubjectofanattack byRep.GeorgeDon-deroofMich i gan,wh oallegedth atth eorganiza-tionwasaCommunistfront.iSuch ch arges,Kuniyosh i says,h averesulted i natleastonegoodth i ng.Forth efirsttime,artistscriti cs,museum curatorsandoth ers h ave j oi nedmadeterminedefforttofigh tsuch unfaircri ti ci sm.ArtistsEquity,th eIssei says,isanon-politi calorganizati on.Itwasorganized i nMarch ,1947,tofurth erth eeconomici nterestsofAmericanartists."Alotofcock eyedth i ngsgoi nth eartworld,"h esaysi n h i si rrepressibleway."Artistsh avebeendamnedfools i nth epast.Th ey'realways

givi ngth i ngsawayfornoth i ng.y

Bywayofexample h epointsoutth atartistsfo'rSh i TaSk 6d°rY"Pt0sut»nitpaintSsforexh i bi ts.In one such i nstance a j rallervreSi i ?00PictUr?S-Th ecostt0th eKtaforpack agng,expressingand i nsuri ngth i swork wasapproximately$30,000.Only 14picturesweresold*&?JPl3fiFh avearentalfeeper*c-

oni nt'11-atists reconstantlyask edtoserve

do"eh "l°""«*"'■*'«Buth econtinue,t.

-ffi.&XfSTfneVK-K?-

Mrs.Kuniyosh i i ssecretary W i fe~-,,vsh i 'smostfaith fuladmirer.Sh ecalmsv?wh en h egetsoverlyexcited,k oepswatch S,*11work stooh ard.Th eytalk ,li k esomanvmh enh tcouples,asateam.Wh enoneneedsaLoth ersuppliesi twith outanydisruptioni nT')■'cussion.With h ergentlemanner.andw,d*titude,Mrs.Kuniyosh i complements h erHvl"18''ch allengingartisth usband. rdynai*,<Hei sash ort,lith emanwith acapofd'greyh ai randsmallmoustach e.Hewear«k 'rimmedglassesth atlook toolargeforh i swS"ch eek edfaceandh eh asagrin th atcuts h tface i ntwo. ■"*

Hespeak s i nth evernacular.Indeed i tuprobablybe i mpossibleforh i m tospeak form°i iHismanner i sbrisk andboyish .During h i T7'rentstayatMillscollege,Oak land,wh ereMXteach i ngasummercourse,h eh astak enadelieh tupsettingallminorrules. 6 "He isa completelyirrepressibleman WWVivi d mannerdoesnotsuggestth etirelessly7tientartisth eactuallyi s. 'vHisoutputi slow,perh apstenortwelvew

turesayear.Someofh i spainti ngstak etwovea«forcompletion. 'Heli k estowork onanumberofth i ngsattimeandgenerallyh assi xorsevenpainti ngseoin?

atonce. ' 6 8

Kuniyosh i 'sarth asneverbeenstatic.Li k eoth ergoodartistsh e h as goneth rough "ph ases."Th erewasth atph asewh en h epaintedprimari lycowsandanoth erwh enh edidmanypainti ngsoffattish "k nowi nglittleboys.Th enh epaintedth osebeautiful'sensuouswomenforwh i ch h u h as becomesofa.mous.Hisartstylech anged,ofcourse.In h i searl;

days h i spainti ngsh adatwo-dimensionalqualityand h ework ed i nlargeclearareasofcolor.Th ejweregay,apritelypainti ngs.Perh apspartlybecauseofth e two-dimensioi ul

qualityofh i sfirstpainti ngs,butmainlybecauseofh i sJapaneseancestry,Kuniyosh i h asoftenbeencalledanartistwh ocombinesth etech ni quesandIth equaliti esofOrientalandAmericanpainti ngs.ITh atevaluationofh swork ,h owever,seemstobe 1

th atsameoldbromideaboutth eeastandth ewest.IIti satoo-easyanalysisofth ework ofanartistIwh osetraini ng h asbeencompletelyAmerican.ButIlatelyartcriti csh ave begun moreandmoretoIconsiderKuniyosh i wh ollyasanAmericanartistIIn1940atth e SanFranciscofairh ewonfirstIprizei nth eAmericanartists'divi si on.InrecentyearsKuniyosh i 'swork h assh ownh i i I

i ncreasingconcernwith th ewelfareofallmen,IArecentpainti ng,"Th i sIsMyPlayground,"sh owsIagirlplayinguponruins.Oth erpainti ngssh owth eIresultsofh umangreedandtreach ery.Th esenew Ipainti ngsh aveapowerandvitali tyth atwerenutIevidenti nh i searlierwork s.■ Yetth eyareKuniyosh i .Th ey areh i sbelief ji n h umani tyandth euni versalqualityofart,Both h eandh i swi feexpressedconsid€rable i n-I

teresti nth epresentstatusofth eJuddi mmi gra-Ition andnaturalizati onmeasure.AsanalienofIJapaneseancestry h ecannot,ofcourse,applywIAmericanciti zensh i p,wh i ch h e-mice saidh e de-Isiredaboveeveryth i ngelse.Hewasable,h owever,todoconsiderablework j

forth eUnitedStatesgovernmentduringth epwIwar,i ncluding h i swork forth eOWLKuniyosh i pointsoutth ataliensdosufferfrom j

discri mi nati on,even i nth eart.field,wh erera« ■ancestryi sgenerallynotalimi ti ngrestricti on,wj-tainmuseums,h epointsout,h avefundslorwIturepurch aseswh i ch limi tth ebuyingofpainwItoth osebyAmericanciti zensonly. ITh at k i nd ofrestricti on' i sridi 'ulo"sJ!!f

againstamanwh oseprizes i ncludeth eurn& ■award i n 1944,wh oh asth edi sti ncti onof

vmIth efi rstAmericanartisttobe h onoredwith i a°»JImansh owatth eWh i tneymuseum i nnew ■andwh oh asbeenaleadingforce i nAmericanalmostsince h efi rstbegantopaint. I

YASUOKUNIYOSHIHok ubei -Mai ni ch i Ph otobyLaing

POINT LOBOS-1949

ByIWAOKAWAKAMIBetweenabreak i ndustytrees i sseen

th efarh ori zongleamingli k easwor,andth underfrom th eoceanrush es

t«,tosmoth ersoundofstepswh i ch w»#h eard

asaliennotesi nch apelscarpeted

with brownvineleavesandbrittle,sern

cones.Th i sdreamappearswh eretreesare

buffeted.."«,bywi nd—th ewi ndth atbuildsand

si I

th edunes— "■ slth atgh ostlysignsstivdetch ed ag«

th edawn:th egunsofPortola,th ewoodencrossofJesuits,th emi nerstrudgingon

forgold—apageantconjuredi n*°ofsprayagainstth erock sand

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andendlessdisapasonofth eni gh t-

PACIFIC CITIZEN4

PACIFICCITIZENOffici alI'nbHcmtionofth «

JapaneseAmericanCitUensLeague

NationalHeadquarters:413-16BeasonBuildi ng.26EastSecondSouth street,SaltLak eCity,Utah .

Editori alandBusinessOffice:415BeasonBldg.Ph one6-6601.

Oth erNationalJACLOfficesi nWash i ngton,D.C.,Ch i cago,NewYork ,Denver,SanFranciacoandLobAngeles.

Subscripti onRates:JACLmembers,$3.00peryear.Non-mem-bers,$3.60year.

Enteredassecondclassmatteri nth epostofficeatSaltLak eCi ty,Utah .Publiaaedweek ly,underth eactofMarch 8,187».

LARRYTAJIRI EDITOR

==Surday,Augusti 3)19„■

MINORITYWEEKWash i ngton:Homeofth eBrave

PPlaysproduction,"Homeofth eBrave,"th eh ardh i ch exposesJi mCrow isnowplayingatth eTransluxdngton,D.C.wh ere i th asbeensosuccessfulth ati tforan i ndefi ni teperiod,cBrave"arguesagainstanti-Negrodiscri mi nati on,tieaterwillnotselltick etstoNegroeswh o wi sh to

"Homeofth eBrave"isnowbook edforallofth ertestruns i nHouston andDallaswh ereth efi lmrgecrowds.Th epicturealso h asbeenpassedbyth eh i s,Term.,wh ere scenes i n wh i ch LenaHome ap-i soredpreviouslyfromsuch MGMpicturesas"Words

* * *AgainstRacialStereotypes

Ill'sreportedth atFrank Eng,film criti c h asbeendropped

i h eLosAngelesDailyNews.Eng,wh o h appenstobeofCh i -.ancestry,oftenh ascriti ci zedth etendencyofHollywoodstu-topresentracialstereotypesofmembersofracialminori tyi ps, i ncluding Orientals and Negroes.

TrumpAgai nstRacePrejudi ce

I'h ecampaigntoabolish th e"wh i tesonly"clause i nth econstitu-ifth eAmericanBowlingCongress h asn'tmademuch progress:entmonth s,butth erei snewstoreporti nanoth erfi eldofcom-veactivi ty,'h eboard ofdirectorsofth eAmericanContractBridgeLeaguetedth i sweek th ati th asvotedtorefertoth eleaguemember-th equestionwh eth erNegroes canbeadmitted asmembers.Ntregulationsbarnon-Caucasiansbutth e i mpli cati oni s th atan i si mposedonlyagainstNegroes.'h eNewYork ch apterofth ebridgegroupisonrecordagainsti nti -Negropolicyandh asacceptedsixNegromemberswh oarelembeisofth enati onalgroup.uti i ough only20percentofth ebridge league'smembersh i p i slsouth ,i twasreportedth atth emajori tyofMidwestch aptersj yare onrecordagainst"mixedmembersh i p"andagainst"local11"such asth atpracticedbyth eNew York group.

MoreProductionfromInterracialUnitsI\recentNorth westernUniversitysurveyh asrevealedth atbothHployesand employersbelieveNegroesarebetterproducers i nBerracialrath erth ani nsegregatedwork units.ITh euniversity's i nterviewertalk edwith employersandem-Hdvcs i n 19 companies h avi ngboth wh i teandNegro work ersKj i n 15exclusivelyNegroestablish ments.ITh e i nterviewerreportedth atcompetiti on betweenth etwo■resservestostimulatepersonalendeavors.

DanceTi me i nCh i natown

I'recedentwassh attered i n San Francisco's Ch i natown,th e

i tCh i nesecommunityoutsideofAsia,th eoth ernigh t.th appenedwh enafirstgeneration/Ch i nesefamilyguild,th eLunBenevolentAssociati on,sponsoredadanceforth ebenefityoungermembersandth ei r-friends.twasstrictly i nvi tati onalandaglitteringaffairandth e h i gh -ofth eCh ew LunAssociati on'ssecondnationalconvention.

* * *Death andth eColorLine

Iseemsth atevendeath cannotwipeoutth ecolorlinei nth eofKlamath Falls,Ore.ecentlyth e remainsofa Negroexservioemanwasrefusedi nth enewmemorialpark setasidebyth eci ti zensofKlamathTh ememorialpark h as a restricti onwh i ch providesth atssh allbeli mi tedonlytopersonsofth eCaucasianrace.1largerciti esth eremaybeoth ercemeteriesbuti n smalleruniti esli k eKlamath Fallsth erei susuallyonlyone.Klamathdoesh aveanoth ercemetery,th eoldLi nk vi llegrounds,butbothi andNegroesi nth eOregoncityobjectedwh enth eNegrovet-

wasburiedth ere.,h e matterh asnow become someth i ngofacommunity i ssuewtweek th eKlamath Fallscitycouncilattemptedtomeetth eObydecreeingth atasectionofth enewcity-ownedmemorialh e set"asidefornon-Caucasianburials.Th ecitycouncil,i t,wantedtodowh atwasrigh twith outdisturbingth eexisti ngnsofdiscri mi nati onandsegregation.

* ♦ *unk nownQuotes

I"Inanoth eremergencyIdon'tk now ofcourse,wh eth erortourciti zensofJapaneseancestrywouldbeorganizedi naparateunit.Wh i leIam convincedth atadivi si onofsuch sol-i 'swouldprovetobeaformidablecombatunit,Ifeelth atty h aveearnedth erigh tto h aveavoice i nth i sdecisi on."—wi aspeech by Col.C.W.Pence,wartimecommanderofth e2ndCombatTeam,atth erecentdedicati onofth e442nd Vet-i nsmemorialh alli nHonolulu.

* * *unk nownPrejudi ce i nPrivateHousing

IiS i !SSU wneth eroperatorsofpublic-ai ded,privately con-«M h ousi ng projectscan i nvok eapolicyofrace discri mi na-maysoongobeforeth eUnitedStatesSupremeCourtasaresult*"ni nvolvingth eanti-Negropolicyestablish edatStuyvesantJ;th eMetropolitan LifeInsurance Company h ousi ngproject**York City'sEastSide.,?/;<"?York StateCourtofAppeals i nAlbanyrecentlyruledtnatth ei nsurancecompanyh asarigh ttobarNegrotenants1 i ts h ugeproject,oneofth eworld'slargest.Attorneysforth eAmerican Ci vULi bertiesUnion,NAACPand

AmericanJewish Congressbelieveth atth epolicyatStuyvesantvZesem;satestcase i nth efigh tagainstprejudi cei nurbanft"pmentPctsandaredeterminedto tak eth e casebeforesupremeCourt.

ProgressNotes

ITl

«j statelegislaturesth i syearadoptedsomeformoflegislationutlaw?rio.usformsofracialandreligi ousdiscri mi nati on.Billston h S11?1"'011i nemploymentwereenactedi n.NewMexicoi n'th }■ andandWash i ngton.Billstoelimi natediscri mi na-consin j at'onalguardwerepassed i nConnecticut,NewYork ,Indian Cal,|f°rnia.

IeWi«,LPPaSSedabilltoabolish raceprejudi cei npublicsch ools,i on i n„,,?,"Pa\sedameasuretoproh i bi tsegregationanddiscri m-Ok lah nm,sch oolsbecauseofrelgion,nationalityorcolor,"tend i n>!Tndedth i e-statesegregationlawstopermitNegroesNewjßrf ons ofh i gh erlearningundercertarn conditi ons,"nationi n ,passedameasureabolish i ngracialandreligi ousdis-l"Places ofpublicaccommodation.Herh n * * *k nFraW?"'van.Frah ci sco Ch roni clecolumnist,tellsth i sone:ph i li PDi ni a°-,Usmess h i gwi g*»Manilaonbusiness,walk ed i nto

*noth i ntAlrl!nes'officetoch arteraplane.Hesaid:"Nowlook ,

HI3ntgain?tOpines,*cc,butsinceI'mpayingrentforNui He anAmeri<»npilot."Hegotone—pureAmerican,all

"acgotanAmericanIndian.

FROM THEFRYING PANBillHosok awa:Ch angesSinceth eEvacuation

Denver,Colo.Amimeograph edquestionai rereach i ngth i scor-anrieS '"ItexPlanati°« th atDr.LbertW.i vv£ fI«ath enn« materialforan up-to-date

zh i enr°n.i aPaneseuAnieri ca"sforaleadingmag-S"fT\"h undredsofNisei h avereasonto_k now i sth eUniversityofWash i ngtonprofessor*h oh eadedth estudentrelocationprogram duringNiITTandPerfo"e<lyeomanservice i nh elpi ngmsutocontinueth ei rstudies.Th equestionnairerunsonlysligh tlyovertwopages i nlength ,butth equestionsaresoall-inclu-sive,i twouldtak eth ebetterpartof5,000wordstoanswerth emcompreh ensi vely.Heask s,fori n-stance,aboutth eareasofJapaneseAmericanem-ployment,signi fi cantch anges sinceevacuation,problemsencounteredi n j obs,andpotentialfieldsnoth eretoforeopen.On socialactivi ti es,th equestionai reask saboutmajorprogramsamongJapaneseAmericans,com-

parisontoth eprewarperiod,divi si onsofgroupsandactivi ti es,amountofpartici pati oni nci tyortotalareaprograms,sources ofleadersh i p,andmajorsocialeventsofth e lasttwoyears.Prettycompreh ensi ve,i nfactsocompreh ensi veth atonetn:gh texpecttobe .graded and givenacademiccreditforfi lli ngth equestionai reout.Onfi rstth ough t,wearei ncli nedtosay,"Heck ,th ereanoch angesigni fi cantenough towriteabout.Everybody'ssobusymak i ngalivi ngandtryingtogetah eadandfi ndi ngnewwaysto k i lltime.It'sth esameoldpattern,h erei nDenver,th atexistedi nprewarLosAngeles,orSan Francisco,orSe-attle.Th esameoldrat-race."

* * *Butonsecondth ough twerealizeth ati ti sn'tth esameoldstory.Inth e lastfiveyearswh i chseemstobeth eperiodDr.O'Brien i smosti nter-ested i n,Nisei life i nDenverh asundergonesomegreatandsigni fi cantch anges.Apattern—nomat-terh ow prosaic—h asbeenestablish ed.Th edoubts,fearsand i mpermanenceofth attremendouslyac-

tiverelocationperiod h avebeen dispelled;i n i tsplaceth erei snowaspiri tofbuildi ng,ofsink i ngofrootsandevenah esi tantattemptatplanningforth efuture.Th e Issei andNisei wh oremain i nDenver—lessth anh alfth e numberwh owere h ereduring

th i sparticularLi'lTok yo's h alcyon days— aremostlystillh erebych oi ce.Th enumberwh ocanmak ealiveli h oodbytak i ngi neach oth er'swash -i ngi srapidlyonth edecrease.Perforce,th osewh oremainmustexpand i ntoth egreatercommunityi nsearch ofh omesand j obs.And,asusual,economicdispersali sforerunnertoexpansionofsocialh ori -zons.

* * »

Back toaPrewarPatternItwouldtak esomeoneclosertoDenver's Japa-

neseAmericancommunityth anwearetoprovideDr.O'Brienwith th edetailsh eseek s.Tobeevenmoreaccurate,acarefulcross-section pollwouldbeneeded.Buti ttak esnoexpertobservertonoteth atth epatternoflifeformostDenverNisei i srelativelylittledifferentfrom th elife h e k newbeforeevacuation.FormostDenverNisei ,liferevolvesaroundas-

sociati onwith oth erNisei ,andth enumerousoppor-tuniti estoenteri ntoth emanifoldactivi ti esofth elargercommunity h avebeen i gnored.Onereasonforth i sstate ofaffairsi sth elargenumberofJapaneseAmericanswh opourad i ntoth ecity i n11)43-44,with vi rtuallyallofth embeingforcedtoliveandwork with i nalimi tedarea.Inoth erwords,outsidepressures playedalargeparti ncausingth em torecreateth ei rprewarcoastalcommuniti es.Th i swasn'ttruefurth ereastwh ere,except.in

Ch i cago,th e i nfluxwassmaller.Th e i ndi vi dualsrapidlylostth emselvesi nth ei rnew environment.Afterth efi rstpangsofloneliness,th ey,i tseemstous,foundanewfreedom ofopportunityth ath i th ertoth eyh adonlydreamedabout.It'sunfortunateth atDenverNisei h avefallen

back i ntoa prewarpattern.Itcouldh avebeensogreatlyandprofitablydifferent.

VagariesCo-opHouse...Acooperativestudenth ouseatth eUniversityofMich i ganatAnnArborisnamedNak amuraHousei n h onorofaNisei GIwh owask i lledi nWorldWarII...TommyKomuroofNewYork ,wh owasonth eeditori alstatfofth eProgres-siveNuwsi nSanFranciscobeforecomingdowntoLoaAngeles,h oldsacard i nth eScreenActorsGuildi nHollywoodasaresultcfh i sspeak i ngrule i n 20th Century's"Th reeCameHome1."Komuroalsoappearsi nColumbia's"Tok yoJoe."...LatestHollywoodfilm touseNisei actorsi sRepublic's"Sh oresofIwoJima."...Nisei actorsi rSouth ern California h ope th atHollywoodwillcontinuetofigh tth '->waragainstJapan.

FourCorners...CarlIwasak i ,th eLifeMagazineph ntogwh owork s,outofDenver,coveredth erecent j unk etoftitlegovernorsofUtah ,Colorado,NewMexicoandArizonaloth eFourCoiners,adesolatespoton th eNavajoIndianreservationwh i ch i sth eonlypointi nth eUnitedStatescommonI'ufourstates...Aftertwopostponement? th eCanadianBroadcasting Company's trans-Canadanetwork finallybroadcastDoroth y Li vj say's locumentarypoem aboutJapanese Canadianevacuation, "Call My PeopleHome,"onAug.2. Th epoem wasreadbyaCi i C castwith h ack -groundmusic.

* * *Ricci s...JoanRitch i e,onoofth esevensuccessfulNisei Week queencan-didates i nLosAngeles,gets h er.name from h erpaternalgrand-fath erwh ocamefiomEuropetomarryaJapanesewomanandli vei n Japan. Hergrandfath er,amemberofth eItalianaristocracy,wasnamedRicci . Wh enmembersofth efamilycametoth eUnitedsuites,Ricci became "American-i zed"toRitch i e.

* * *DollaraYear...MemorialHall,th e h eadquarters

ofth e442ndVeteransClubofHon-oluluwh i ch wasdedicatedrecent-lyatceremoniesattendedbyCol.C W.Pence,formercommanderofth eCombatTeam,was!ease-dbvth eMoili i li YoungMen'sasso-ciati ontoth e442ndVeteransClub.Th eprice?$'lperyear...Al-th ough th ebig bui ldi ngwillbeth e h eadquartersforth e 442ndClub i tsfacili ti eswillbe nudeavailabletoallveterans"> 'lips.

Rose'sRoses ...IvaTtfguri d'Aquino,wh o i s,of

course,th egalch argedwi th being"Tok yo Rose," h asbeencreditedwith 'anoth er"first"bj-th eU.&.Marsh al.Lastweek aSan i ran-

ciscobusinessman,Frank Farella,Sr.wasacquittedbya j uryofth ech arge ofselling stolen goods.Wh en Farella h eard th everdict,h epromptlyfainted,th 'enrush edouttobuyadozenrosesforh i s"fellowsuffer, Tok yoRose."Ar-rivalofth e dozen long-stemmedAmericanbeautyrosesi nth eU.S.marsh al'sofficewas anunprece-dentedevent.Forwardingofth eflowerstoMrs.d'Aquinowasde-layeduntili twasdecidedth ede-fendantsh oulth aveth em.

* * *Satosh i Nak amura, Canadian-

born Japanesewh otestifi edforth a governmentth i sweek i n i tscaseagainstIvaToguri d'Aquino,i sk nownasasingertodayin.Ja-pan,butold-timeSeattleballplay-ersmayrememberth atth eyplay-edagainsth i m i nth elatetwen-tieswh en h eplayedforth eVan-couverAsah i s.Nak amurarecalledth i sweek i nSanFranciscoth ath eoncereceivedanawardforget-tingth emosth omerunsforth eseason i n h i s.league.Nak amurawassch eduledforaparti n"Th reeCame Home,"th e 20th CenturyFoxmo,vie,butcouldn'tgetper-missi onforth eHollywoodtrip.

Ch i cagoTribuneMissesPointOfGrodzins'EvacuationBook

TogoTanak a'sPostscript:

CHICAGO,111.Th eCh i cagoDailyTribune(cir-culation 950,000) commendsth eUniversityofCh i cagoPressforpublish i ngMortonGrodzins'book ,"AmericansBetrayed."Th eTribune3aysth atth eU.of

Ch i cagoPress "h asperformed ausefulservice."

** *Th eTri buneh asconsistentlyat-

tack ed th e mass evacuationofIssei,Ni sei ,andKibei from th e.westcoast.Iti sth ereforenosurpriseth ati t

sh ouldmak e,th eGrodzins'bookth esubject'ofoneofitsleadingeditori als./ ** *Neith eri s« i tasurprise,h ow-

ever,th atth eCh i cagoTribune,i npraisi ngth eGrodzins'book ,sh ouldfindi ni tanoth eroccasiontolaunchi tstorpecosagainstth eTri bune'sNo.1target—th elateFrank li nD.Roosevelt.Inremindi ngi tsreadersof"th e

sh amefulstoryofth etreatmentaccorded JapaneseAmericans i nth erecentwar,"th eTri bune i n-evitablygetsaroundtolayingth ech i efblameon th esh ouldersofF.D.R.

** *PresidentRooseveltsanctioned

th emili tarytyrannyofh i sgen-erals,ch argesth eTri bune.ItwasF.D.R.wh o"loftilyaffirm-

edth at'Americani sm i snot,andneverwas,amatterofraceoran-cestry.'" Yet,ch ortlesth eTri-bune, i twasth esamePresident

wh oso executiveorderremoveo112,000Japaneseresidents fromth ewesternstates,two-th i rdsofwh omwerenaturalbornciti zens.

* * *Inrecallingth ewartimecontesti nth eHawai i anIslandsbetweenFederalJudgeDelbertMetzgerandGeneralRobert|CRich ardson,th eTri buneagainunderscoresF.D.R.'ssuportto"mili tarytyranny."Th eTri bunesaysth at"acour-

ageous,federalj udge,"DelbertE.Metzger,"realizedth atj usti cewasbeingflouted" i n th eHawai i anIslands.

* "«JudgeMetzgerfinedGen.Rich -

ardsonforfaili ngtoproducetwoprisoners onawritofh abeascorpus. But,says th eTribune,"th egeneralwaspardonedbyPres-i dentRoosevelt."Moreover,"iti ssmallcomfortth atth eSupremeCourt,onFeb-ruary25.1946,gotaroundtode-nouncingth earmy'susurpationofauth ori ty i nHawai i ."

* * »MostNisei wh osememoriesof

evacuation maybe tinged withtracesofbitterness,willbetempt-edtoembraceth eTribune'spointofviewaboutth elatePresidentRoosevelt.Th eTribune'spremises—such asth eyarestated—cannotbe ch allenged.

* " *Iti s,trueth atMr.Rooseveltalsosaidth at"Americani sm i snot,andneverwas,amatterofraceorancestry."

*" *Buti ti salsotrue—andth eTri-buneneglectsto mention th i s.—th atth elatePresidentgave h i sfullsupporttoapplyingth ecorrec-tivesandtounooingth edeedwh enh e learnedth atth e evacuationcouldnolongerbe j usti fi ed.Th eTribunetellslessth anh alfofF.D.R.'s record i n th e massevacuationstory.

** *Th e Tri bune's editori alajso

missescompletelyoneofth emajorth esesofth eGrodzins'book .Th atunderourdemocraticprocesses,th esystem getssnarledupandwedomak emistak es.But,andth i s i sth e i mportantpoint,oursystem i sh ealth yenoughandresili entenough torigh tawrong.

» » *We are i ncli nedtoregardth eGrodzins'book moreasareafFtrma-ti onofanultimatefaith i nourdemocraticprocesses.Th e Ch i cagoTribune,h owever,willprefertcuse i tasanoth erclubwith wh i ch todeliverlustywh ack satth eeditori aleffigyofi tspeth ate—Frank li nD.Roose-velt.—From th eColoradoTimes.

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SportsAi h araPlacesInHigh JumpEventHenryAi h ara,winnerofth ebroad j umpi natrack andfi eldmeetatStock h olmrecently,provedth ath owasanaccomplish edh i ghj umperi nadditi on to h i sbroadj umpspeciali tywh enh eleaped(ifeet%th s i nch toplaceth i rdbe-h i ndArneAh manofSweden.

Nisei All-StarsLoseInOak landTourneyTh eNi sei All-Starswereelimi n-atedfrom th eOak landTribune'sannualCaliforniaamateurbaseballtournamentwh enth eylosti nth tfirstroundtoanall-Negroteam,th eCaliforniaTigers,3to1.Th eNi sei starswereunabletoh i tth epitch i ngofDaveMann,Oak land h i gh sch oolstar,wh oh urledtwo-h i tbaseball. JuniusSak uma,th eSui sunNi sei starwh oi sreportedto h aveatryoutcom-i ngwith th eBrook lynDodgersor-ganizati ons,also pitch ed super-lativeball,allowingonlyfiveh i tsandstri k i ngouteigh t.

*""Hawai i StarsDidn'tFitSh aw'sPlansItmaybeth atWallyYonamine

and BillPach eco needn'th aveboth eredtopayth ei rownwaytoSan Franciscototryoutforth e49ers.Th ereleaseofth etwoplayers,

both ofwh om h avesh owedupwelli npractice,i ndi catesth atth eydidnotfigure i nCoach Buck Sh aw'splansandonlyasensationalper-formancewouldh avech angedth emi ndofth e49erch i ef.Pach eco,forexample,convertedfouroutoffourfieldgoa'si nth ei ntrasquadgamelastSundayafterwh i ch h ewasreleased. Pach eco,acolorfulch aracter,putonquiteash ow.However,th e49ersdonotneed a Tee, h avi ng littleJoeVetrano.Footballexpertssuggestedearlierth i s yearth atYonaminemigh th avebetterluck onasinglewingteam,rath erth anonaT-formation outfitli k e th e 49erswh oseattack i sbui ltaroundth ecapableMr.Frank i eAlbert.Th e49erssystemdidnotaccordYona-mi neenough opportunitytosh owh i sversatili tyfrom h i s h alfbackpositi on.Th e news th atth e HonoluluWarriorswillprobablydropth ei rplantofieldateam th i sseasonmay mean th atYonaminewilllistentoprobaseballofers.It'sreportedth atth eSan FranciscoSeals,tonameoneteam,arei n-terested.

* » ♦

JapanSwimStarsExciteIssei GroupIssei down i nLosAngelesareprettyexcitedbpth eforth comi ngvisi tofHironosh i nFuruh ash i ,wh omayonlybeth egreatestswimmeri nath leti ch i story,and h i sfive-mansupportingcast'from Tok yotoenterth eNationalAAUch am-pionsh i psonAug.17to19.

It'stoobadth erewillbenoNiseiswi mmersatth eNationalAAUmeettocompeteagainstth eJapa-nesestars.Timewaswh enKiyosh iandBunmei Nak ama,HaloHiroseand oth erHawai i anNi sei starsprobablywouldh avebeatenmanyofJapan'sbest.Furuh ash i andSh i roHash i zuma,

wh oswamadeadh eati nth e1,500meterfreestyleat18secondsunderth eworld'srecordrecently,leadth eJapanesedelegationwh i ch i ncludesRosh i j i rcHamaguch i ,SumioTa-nak a, Sh ui ch i Murayama andSh i geyuk i Murayama.

* * *JoeTomCandidateForOregonSpotWith WallyYonaminepossiblyoutofth i sseason'sfootballpic-ture,th eonlygridderofJapanese?ancestrywh omayattainnationalprominenceth i sseasoni sJoeTom,oneofth ecanidatestofillNormVanlirock li n'ssh oesatth eUniver-sityofOregon.Incidentally,Tomplayed i nth esameoutfieldwithYonaminei nth egameswh i ch th eHonolulu Ath leti cs played lastmonth againstth eUniversityofCaliforniaBears.

** *Nisei VeteranPlaysForNavyTeamBillai i dMaryKoch i yamawritefrom NewYork Cdtyth atPaulHay&sh i ,a442ndveterannow i nth enavy,i splayingi nth eNavysoftballtournamentnowbeingsec-tionally.Hayash i i splayingcen-terfield forSubmarine Squad-4,wh i ch cameto New York fromKeyWest,Fla.,lastweek .Th i sweek Hayash i and h i steammatesgotoNorfolk ,Va.,foranoth erplayoffseries.Th ewinni ngteamatNorfolk goestoCh i cagoforth efi nals.Hayash i ,aPurpleHeartveteranofth e442nd,boxedi nth eGoldenGlovesi nNewYork sh ortlyafterh i sdisch arge.Heenlistedi nth eNavyi nFebruary,194C and iswith asubmarineunit.

"* *Weigh tli fterVisi tsFath eri nHawai iIrving Ak ah osh i ,. weigh tli fter

andaveteranofth e100th .InfantryBattalion,h asj ustreturnedtoHa-wai i fromNewYork tovisi th i ssi ck fath er. Ak nh osh i ,h olderofth eDisti ngui sh edService Cross,h aspartici patedi nseveralweigh t-lifti ngcompetiti onsi nNewYorkduringth epasttwoyears,th elatestbeingth eNew York Ci tyYM'CAch ampi onsh i ps.

Potluck SupperSAN FRANCISCO— SanFran-ci scoJACLmemberswillgath erforapotluck supperTh ursdayevening,Aug18,atth esocialh allofth eBuch ananSt.YMWCA.JutaroSh i ota and Mrs.Tak eoOk amotowillbeco-ch ai rmen.Entertainment, i ncluding mov-i es, h as een sch eduledforth eevening.Cartoonsandatravelogueareonth emovieprogram.FredHosh i yamawi llbemasterofcer-emonies.

GivesGrodzinsBookSAN JUANBAUTISTA,Calif.—Th eSanBenitoch apterofth eJACLrecentlydonatedcopiesofMortonGrodzins'"AmericansBe-trayed"to th ecitylibraries ofHollisterandSanJuanBautista,th eSanBenitoCountylibraryandth elibraryofHollisterh i gh sch ooland j uni orcollege.

ISERICAPTURESJUNIORCROWNATAAUSWIMFESTi SAN FRANCISCO—Tak Iseri,16-yearold SacramentoYMCAstar,defendedh i sFarWestAAUch ampi onsh i pi nth ej uni ordivi si on100-meterbreaststrok eonAug.5,winni ngth eeventi n1:18.3s.Iseri entered th e men's 100-

-meterbreastrok eeventonAug.7andplacedfifth .Th ewinni ngtimeofRobertBrawnerofth eOlympicclub was 1:13.35.

RecordNiseiSongforL.A.FestivalWeekLOS ANGELES—Recordingsof"Nisoi Ondo,"th esongwh i ch waswrittenforth e Japanesedancecelebration atth ecomingNiseiWeek Festivali nLos Angeies,wereplacedonsaleh ereth i sweek ."Nisei Ondo"h aslyricsbyIsaoNami k i ofLosAngelesandmusiccomposedbyRyoich i Hattori ofTok yo,Japan'sforemostcomposerofpopularsongs. i Hattori,com-poserof"Tok yoBoogieWoogie,"i sth esubjectofanarticle i nth eAug.8 i ssueofTimemagazine.Wh enNi sei andoth erAmericanGlsandoccupationpersonnel)e--turnedfromservicei nJapanh um-ming "Tok yo Boogie Woogie,"th eCommitteeforBetterAmeri-cansofLosAngeles,sponsorsofth e"ondo"paradei nth ecomingNisei Week celebration,commis-si oned Hattori tosetNami k i 'slyricstomusic.Th escorewas i nth eh andsof

th earranger,Tak esh i Sh i ndo,forseveraldays. Fuj i maKansumaand Hanayanagi Tok uyae, twoNisei professionaldance i nstruc-tors,th enevolved an i ntri catedance routine wh i ch h as beentaugh tto300dancersatth ri ce-week lyreh earsals i npreparationforNisei Week ."Ni sei Ondo"i sasongi nprai seof South ern California anddescribes golden,poppies,orangegroves,th e beach es, oilwells,clouds overth e derrick s,palmtreesandasummernraon,Holly-woodand neonsignsandpeopleeverywh ere.

GinzaBazaarSANFRANCISCO—Ath ree-day"GinzaBazaar"willbeh eldbyth eSan Francisco Buddh i stch urchAug.26to28underKayKuwada,generalch ai rman.

GetsTeach i ngPostHERMAN,Minn.—Rae Matsu-ok a,a1949graduateofth e Uni-versityofMinnesotacollegeofed-ucation,h assecuredateach i ngj obi n Herman.Sh ewillgivecoursesi ngeneral

scienceand girls'ph ysi caleduca-ti on.

Yonamine,Releasedby49ers.MayGetTrialWith BallClubReportCoastLeagueTeamInterestedi nNisei OutfielderSANFRANCISCO—WaIIyYona-mine,droppedth i sweek byth eSan Francisco 49ers,mayg*tatryoutwith th e San FranciscoSeals ofth ePacifi cCoastbase-ballleague,i twasreported h ereth i sweek .Yonaminewasoneoftenmen

wh owerecutfromSailFrancisco'sAll-Americaconferenceentryfol-lowing-th e i ntraaquadgameatKezarstadiumonAug.7.Alongwith Yonamine,Bill(Th e

Knee) Pach eco ofHonolulua!sodrew h i srelease. Both YonamineandPach eco h adpaidth ei rownplanefaresfrom Hawai i to SanFranciscototryoutforth e49ers.Yonamineplayedforth ewinni ng

Red squad wh i ch blank ed th eWh i tes,30to0,i nth ei ntrasquadcontest. Hecarriedth eballth reetimes and fumbled twice andslippedonth eoth erattempt.He took a passfrom Frank i eAlbertancran25yardstoatouch -down.Alth ough Yonamine h asdrawnh i sreleasefromCoach Buck Sh aw,i twasunderstood th atth e SanFranciscobaseballclub,nowfigh t-i ngtoremainoutofth ePacifi cCoastLeague cellar,was i nter-estedi nth eversatileNi sei star.Yonaminei sconsideredoneof

th e.topwai i andplaysi ntt '■ratecasone oftuff1i nth eHawai i Bai'PirecentlywasadM.aprofessitnalbaseball£.1th ai YonaminecanmVk 7n'B>npnobaseball. k eth (llItwaspointedouth er.t.lsport,cbserverg th atySIwouldprovideai rntwt««*■th eSaPnEVKmak eatourofJapanfullcoastbaseballseason "WPrescottSullivan snort.J"stforth eSan'$$M

aminer,devotedmostofh ?Jcolumntoth eNisei fooSliJ"Wesortoffiguredth i trflminewasn'tlongfOrtraini ngtableafterweylh i m i nlastSunday'si ntaJKame.

.lThfcPOO!1>W *«trJh ardtomak egoodth atLlallth umbs.Th efi rsti ,K,Mth eballcametoh i m h tfnSi taway.Lateronh eci3passandran25yardstoatadown,butbyth attimeh i tj jwascook ed."Knowing h ow eagerIkMtoearn a j obforh i i i dflwasn'tpleasanttoseTTJmine fri tteraway h i sJIfth eballonlyh adah as£]i t,i tmi j j h th avebeendilaflYonamine canrun witk Jpork h i de.Buth e j ustcullontoi t."Th at'sbeen h i stroilltlalong.Itutonlyoverh en■doesn'tboth erh i m back h wflHonolulu.Th ereh ei s\mMrelaxedandalmostneverfi i flHonoluluk onws h i m asi nflh alfback ."Butonceonth enuinlui fltigh tens up. He's h adllfltrialswith th e49ersnowuiflbeenth esamestoryeverytiflYonaminedoesn'tth i nk i i llagain. 'IguessI'm notnflawayfrom h ome,'h esays.1"SaysSh aw:'It'sail

Yonaminecan'tdoJustinHh i mselfoverh ere.Ilumflcanplayfootballandftnfluse h i s speed. ToobadMforeverdroppingth eh all."I

Dwigh tNish i muraWinsSch olarsh i pSAN FRANCISCO—Dwigh tK.

Ni i sh i muraofBerk eleywasnamedoneof4menawardedsch olarsh i psatth eHarvardgraduatesch oolofbusinessth i sweek .ffe i s th esonofth eRev.andMrs.M.Nish i mura.

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Efrand Mrs. Hirosuk eIRrfwoodCity,Calif.,agirl

3BrandMrs.Tom Osasaa■July4i nMi nneapolis,Mi nn.M.nndMrs.Hi deoKagawaBnJulv4 i nMinneapolis.|:andMrs.JunieKawa-KirlonJuly12.inMinne-■randMrs.GeorgeKatagiriKnJuly 14 i nMinneapolisKandMrs.GeorgeSuzuk iKnJuly 14'"st- aul'B,alldMrs.FredIk edaa■Julv17i nCleveland,O.M.andMrs.Tok uoOk asak i

i tI**"%r?di i £fK.IWalnutGrove,Calif.,agirl

RnandMrs.Steph enOgata,■Calif,aboyonJuly<2».BrandMrs.Tak ash i Mizuk i■onAug.4i nSeattle.KandMrs.Mi norInouye■SusanRene,onJuly27 i nIjlr!"and Mrs.Haj i me J.■nirh i ,Madrone,Calif.,aboy,■Hideo,onJuly29.K{randMrs.Frank JitsuoKk i aboy,RobertJames,onKinLosAngeles.■Mr and Mrs.BillHideoH0to,SanDiego.Calif.,agirlBy12.KrandMrs.GeorgeVosh i o■Hollywood, Calif., a girl,BnoMario,onJuly22.■Mr.andMrs.FredYutak aBvenice,Calif.,aboy,GordonBonJuly23.BMr.and Mrs.Roy Ruich iBiak aagirl,AimeeMidori ,822i nLosAngeles.Hr.andMrs.Mi tomeOyamaBjoAnnKei k o,onJulyU4Angeles.

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Nak amuraagirl,Mari j aneLi ionJuly23 i nLosAngles'ToMr.andMrs.TetsNarah araagirlonJuly27 i nDenver.To Mr.and Mrs.TedTetsuoSflv27r?naTgalk C0I!i ssSusan-onJulyni nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.TsutomuToyo-

&nima aboy,Ben,onJuly26 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Katsumi Fuk u-moto,WestLosAngeles,agirl,Hitomi Judy,onJuly27ToMr.andMrs.Yuk i oHonda,?ai onoa'Callf> a boy> Glenn-onJuly28.ToMr.andMrs.Frank Kogaaboy,DennisKeith ,onJuly28 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.JwcKawaguch iagirlonJuly17i nSanFranciscoTo Mr. and Mrs. Ch arlesTe3h i ma,Sandy,Utah ,agirlonAug.8 i nSaltLak eCityToMr.andMrs.MasuoNish i -

muraaboyonJuly24i nSacra-mento.ToMr.andMrs.Hirosh i KatoaboyonAug.10 i nSaltLak eCity.ToMr.andMrs.KazuoKatoaboyonJuly31 i nSanFrancisco.

DEATHSKiyosh i Imada.57,Copperfield,Utah ,onAug.7 i nSaltLak eCi ty.Mori i ch i Yamane,64,onJuly30i nTacoma,Wash .Sh uni ch i Suzuk i ,66,onAug.5i nLosAngeles.Mrs.SetsuHenmi onAug.5i nFresno,Calif.N.Sh i moda,70.onAug.5 i n

Stock ton,Calif.Seigi roTak ak i ,79,'onAug.7 i nDenver.

MARRIAGESSak i Hi ratatoBobSh i bai nSaltLak eCityonAug.11.Tak ak oTsuch i yaofSanLaandrotoTak esh i (Gish )EndoonAug.7i nOak land,Calif.RubyKasai toRich ardIch i muraofPortland,Ore.,on July23 i n,Pocatello,Idah o.JuneMitsuk oli noofMonterey

toWilli amMi noruTak ataofPasa-denaonJuly29 i nSanFrancisco.TorieYamaguch i toSetsuoIto

"onAug.6 i nDenver.EvelynH.lk edatoMamoruF.Toj i onAug.7 i nLosAngeles.GloriaMitsuk oSuotoTadayuk i

Tak esh i taonAug.7 i nLos An-geles.Fumi Kobori tcAk i AraoofWat-

sonville.Calif.,onAug.2i nReno,Nev.

MARRIAGELICENSESOliveTak ah ash i ,37,Berk eley,

andYoneoSuzuk i ,44,Sacramento,i nOak landNancySumi Hish i k awaandSa-

buro-Ik edai nPortland,Ore.Hidek oH.Hay.ish i da,22.andGeorgeM.Matsui,24,i nSeattle.

UyedaSistersWillBeFeatured i nCh i cagoDanceProgramCHICAGO—Aprogram ofla*naneseclassicaldance!wUI°bep£sentedunderth eauspicesofth e

ToTmh eek oU,KelnSJSP"1 toeth ei 'with th ei rstu-MissFuj i maKansuma ofLosAngeles,oneofth eforemostJap-arne.se classical dancers i n th e

Tick etsareonsaleatth eCh i -cagoYayoi Koenk ai ,4416So.Oak -enwaldAve.,Ch i cago 15

"DoingFine"STOCKTON,Calif—After un-dergoingamajoroperation,Missi ayeIwata,anactivememberofth eFrench Camp JACL,wasre-ported"doingfine"th i sweek .

CRDUMeetingSAN FRANCISCO—Th ecabinetand board ofdirectors ofth eCRDU(Civi lRi gh ts DefenseUn-i on)willmeetTh ursday,Aug.18,atth eJACLofficetodiscussth epossibi li tyofpresenting a testcaseonth ealenlandlaw.

SurpriseSh owerFRESNO,Calif.—Th eEllesgave

asurprisenuptialsh owerforEnidOk awaraatth eYWCAlastweek .Mi ssOk awara,daugh terofMr.

and Mrs.Tom Ok awara, i s th ebride-electofBeck Sai k i ofFresno.Mingledamongth egiftswasaJack -i n-th e-boxwh i ch revealedth ebetroth alofLouiseIsh i dotoBenHaw.

MidwestJACLCh aptersWillHoldConventioni nCleveland

ByGRACE ANDOWCLEVELAND,0.-Th eJACLch aptersofth e Midwestregionnextmonth willaddth ei rnamestoth egrowinglistofnationalor-ganizati onstoconvene i nCleve-land.OnSept.17and18th e"cityof

conventions"willwelcomeapprox-i mately250 delegatesfrom St.Louis,Ch i cago.Dayton,Cinci nnati,Milwauk ee,Detroit, MinneapolisandSt.Paul.Frank Sh i baofCleveland,ch ai r-

manofth econvention,th i sweekexpressedgratifi cati on with th eresponse received from Midwestch aptersofth eJACLi nregardtoth edi stri ctctavention.Nationalleadersofth eJACL

i ncluding-NationalPresidentHitoOk ada,NationalDirectorMasaoh atowandMi k eM.Masaok a,i i a-tlonallegislativedirectorofJAiGLADC,areexpectedltoattendth econventionatth ei nvi tati onofth eMidwestJACLgroups.Inadditi ontoproblemsofJACLactivi tyandth eADC legislativecampaignwh i ch willbediscussedatth econventionawiderangeofactivi ty i sbeingplannedbyth eprogram committee, h eaded byAliceMori h i ro,forth edelegatesandboosters.Aconventionballanda.mixerareamongth esocialeventsofth e

two-daymeetings,wh i lecompeti-tioni ntennis,golf,bowling,bridgeandpossiblySoftballwillbespon-

sored. Asigh tseeingtourofth eClevelandareawillbotak enandabanquetandalunch eonalsoanonth esch edule.Assisti ngFrank Sh i ba*onth eex-

ecutivecommitteeforth econven-tionareHowardTash i maandGeneTak ah ash l, associate ch ai rman;Isam Yamak awa,treasurer,andGraca.Andow,secretary.Membersofth econventionboard

includeMiyoKunitak s,LinAndow,Tosh Yamada.HarlanTak ah tsh i ,MinIwasak i ,.HarryKak u,Virgi ni aTak ah ash i ,GeneTak r.h ash i ,Hosh iMiyak e, Ki m Yok ota, BottyTot?.ubo,Tak Yamagata,JoeKado-wak i ,Mitch Hash i guch i ,Sh i gNozuandDoroth yMatsumoto.Th efollowingtentativeprogram

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SUNDAY, SEPT.1810a.m.to 12noon,business

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Nisei Wi llTeachInNebrask aSch oolDENVER,Colo.—Yuk i eKosuge,youngestdaugh terofMr.andMrs.S.KosugeofDenver,lastweek ac-ceptedapositi onas i nstructorofh omeeconomicsandbiologyatth ePaxton,Neb.,h i gh sch ool.Miss Kosuge willreceive h er

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CaliforniaAgencyRescindsBanonIssei LiquorLicensesSACRAMENTO—JapaneseandGermani nationals i n Californianowareeligi bletoobtainli censestosellbeerandwinefollowingac-tionbyth eStateBoardofEqual-i zati onlastweek .Th eboardactedtorevok eawar-timeregulation wh i ch proh i bi ted"enemyaliens"fromobtaini ngbeerandwinelicensesi nth estate.Th enewrulingcameafterBoardMemberJamesH.Quinnpointedoutth at"wegiveth em (formerenemyaliens)salestaxpermits."

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