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PACIFIC CITIZEN ■VOL. 34; NO.14. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY, APRIL 5,1952. Prce: Ten cents House Group Reports Fund For Claants WASHINGTON, D.C. Te House Apropratons Co ttee reported ts 1953 fscalyear bud- get wc reco ends $745,000 for'te evacuatonclas progra, autorzed by teJACL-sponsor. Ed Evacuaton Clas Act of 1948, te Was ngton offce ofte JACL Ant - Dscr naton Co- ttee was nfored tswee. Of te $745,000 reco ended, teHouse AppropratonsCo t- tee as desgnated $245,000 for ad- nstratve expenses and$500,000 for te payent of clas. Te rec- o ended a ountste sane as was approved for teoperaton of te evacuaton clasprogra dur- ng te 1952 fscal year. "Ts reco ended budget s not to be confused wt tesup- pleental appropratonsof $14,- -800,000,already approvedby te House, wc wll go entrely to- ward tepay ent of clas set- tledunderte coprose for- ula," declared Me Masaoa, na- tonal JACL ADC legslatved- rector. "Moreover, te Depart ent of Justce fullyexpects to expend ts su of $ 4,80,000byJune 30 of tsyear." Snce te specalsuppleental apropratons ave -already been earared for pay ent of copro- sed clas,Masaoa stated t was s assu ptontat te$500,- -000 desgnatedn te 1953 fscal budget for tepay ent of clas would be usedtopayadudcated clasunder $2500. Under te coprose settle- ent progra , wc wassponsor- ed byte JACL ADC toexpedte te orgnal Evacuaton Clas Act, t as been estatedbyte Departent of Justcetat 17,000 clas wll avebeen coprosed and settled by June 30,1952. Mrs.Naaara Des n San Jose SANJOSE, Calf.—Mrs.Nadaye Naaara, 51, wfe of Dr. Hsac Naaara,ded at er oeon Marc 28 after a brefllness. A natve of Hawa, se ad been aresdent of te San Josearea for 45 years. In addton to er usband, se leaves twodaugters, Mrs. Nadne Yaaoto of San Francsco and Mrs. Dors Otaga ofWasng- ton, D.C, and twograndcldren. Funeral rtes were eldonAprl 1 at San Jose Buddstcurc. Nse Offcer Gets Ar Award For Latest Explot n Korea "One-AlanAry" PORTLAND.Ore. A26-year old veteran of te 442 nd Cobat tea n World War II soneof tne ost-decorated Unted States Ary offcers of te war n Korea, accordng to warfrontdspatces leceved ere last wee. -He s Lt. MneoInuzua, older o a battlefeld co sson,wo was awarded te Ary's second XS obat award ' te Ds- tngused Servce Cross, wle H asplatoon leaderof Fox o?T ny47t Infantry Reg ent ILI c J t t Dvson. Inuzua's tH-2 t acedan pos- tonH Kd byte Co unsts, wt- stood eavy eney fre and ten attflpL °t " successve counter- ed, Lleu' t Inuzuadsregard- W? safety t0 ovea ong S«Kf a?ta?! nt °Ut lndVdUal edal v °5. c",?S n . ary's" latest Crosswwy?J v? ? ISt n SulsedFlyng e ' ~ C c "cevedfor fly- SDt P ;I nn? lssance sson de- ft*ufe fl e a,ffanst s Pla^. ">"» wen\ t0° Place last Nove- -61470, t. .-c Y a attaced tote vSgMfS Control S"*- Ad" tacng UN n ene? was at" "^ totLPortons, tey pro- vng . ars a and "W s ground cobat expe- rence,quclylocated te eney ortars. Aftersx low passes over te ene yarea. Inuzua aredte postonswt s oegrenades. A group of nearbyCorsarswas con- tactedto t tetargets. Anoter reconnassance was adeafter tear streandte Nse offcer'saccuracy n arng te targets resulted n anestated 40 ene y lled. Tree buners andtwo ortar postons were des- troyed. Lt. Inuzua, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tadas Inuzua,sa graduateof Franln Hg Scooln Portland. He reenlsted n te Ary n 1948 and wasaprvate, frst class wen ewent to Koreawt Fox Co pany of te 17t reg ent. Hs decoratons nKorea nclude te DSC, DFC, te Slver Star, Bronze Star, Cobat Infantryan's Badge,two Ar Medals, te Kor- ean Servce Medal wt fvestars and te PurpleHeart. Fro s prevous servce Lt. Inuzua olds te European Tea- ter Rbbon wt treestars,te Gerany and Japan Occupaton Rbbons, te A ercan Defense Rbbon, Good Conduct Rbbon, World War II Vctory Medal a*d te Presdental Unt Ctaton wt one cluster, Acqut Nse Ex-GI of Assault After Arguent on Stateood HONOLULU A Nse war veteran was acqutted onMarc 27of assault andbattery aganst a WAVE fro St. Lous, Mo., followng an argu ent over stateood for Hawa. AraOortold te Waawa Polce Court e gave Vrgna Rce, a stranger, a rde on Marc 12 toward te naval rado staton were se wored. Oor sad e broug t up te subect of stateood and sad Mss Rce fred bac: "Hawa wll never get state- ood. Tere are too any Japs ere.I don't le Japs." After soe oreof ts, Oor sad, e stoppedte car and .an- nounced : "I' a Jap." He sad e ten ased Mss Rce to get out. He sad se grabbed s ar andtey bot toppled toteground. "I actedonly n self-defense," Oor sad ruefully. MssRcesadsepced up Oor and trew down but tat se blaced out after e droveaw.ay. O or,30, s5 feet 5 nces tall and weg s 115 pounds.Mss Rce,29, s a sx-footer and weg s 175pounds. West Fresno Excange Club Quts Natonal Organzaton Over Ban on Nse Meber FRESNO, Calf.—Teentre e bersp of te West Fresno Excange Clublast wee resgned fro tenatonal organzaton and returned ter carter n protest aganst a rulng wc barreda Nse busnessanfro e berspongrounds of race. Robert Bourne,Jr., apast presdent of telocal group, sad te acton stesfro a natonalrulngcontaned n teEx- cangeClub's by-laws restrctng e bersp toOccdentals. "Wente Frst Fresno clubwas fored fveyears ago, a representatve fro natonal eadquarters nToledo,0., was ereand oeed our e bersp wc at tat te ncluded sx Cnese,'-Bourne sad. "Snceten,"Bournecontnued, "wc ave accepted several Oren- tals, all Aercan ctzens, as ebers and notng was sad. T er e bersp feesandnaes were sent to natonal eadquar- ters. "Recently, anoter e berof Japanese ancestry was accepted and s nae was sent to na- tonal eadquarters.Soonafter we receved letters fro Oo tellng us suc was aganst regulatons "and f we persstedour carter would bs revoed." NedL. Brown of Fresno, a ds- trct governor for Excange, sad tenatonal group's acton was not ntended asracal dscr natons. "Tebylaws specfcally ave lted e bersp toOccdentals for te35 yearstenatonal as been organzed," sad Brown. "Tere are severalpersons n Fresno and elsewere wo aretry- ngto avets restrcton lfted." Bourne sada natonal represen- tatve, A.M.Welpley, et wt te grouprecently and sad te localclubwould ave to as te eber of Japanese descent to resgn,buttoseof C nese ex- tracton could contnue because teywere carter ebers. "Webroug t te atter up na boardof control sesson, and later at a general e bersp eetng, and voted toreturn tecarter," esad. Te nearly 25 ebersof te group stll are functonng,but under te nae of teWest Fresno Servce Club. Tey eet Tuesdays at noon n teBasque otel. Snce teExcangeClub carter Was returned, Bourne.sad,oter organzatons n Fresno,notably ■te Lons Club, ave ased te West Fresnogroup to onter rans. .. No acton asbeentaen onts asyet. In San F-ancsco, Regonal Vce- Presdent Ivan Branson of te Ex- cange Club declared tere s "defntely noflavor of excluson" n te organzaton's polcy of l tng e bersp to Occden- tals. Branson declared teclub by ts consttuton lted e bersp to enof te wte race. "We don't, owever,requre ebers tobeA ercan ctzens," esad. Branson sad te West Fresno club adbeen nvolaton of ts consttuton for a longperodof te and ad been told t ust confor or surrender ts carter, Lttle Cance Seen for Early Vote onBll WASHINGTON Possbltys sl for House debate on te Walter onbus gratonand naturalzaton bll beforeCongress taes tstradtonal Easter recess fro Aprl 9, MeMasaoa, JACL ADC legslatve drector, declared t^s wee. HouseMaorty Leader Jon Mc- Corac ndcated te Walter bll ay be consderedfollowng te end of debate on te 1953 fscal yearappropraton blls. Masaoa sad e ad conferred wt Rep.Francs Walter, D., Pa., sponsor of te bll to revsepres- ent gratonand naturalzaton laws,and declared e ad been assured tat Rep. Walter wll "do all n s power" tosecurepro pt House consderaton of teon- busblls. Oregon's Governor Declares Refusal to Hre 442nd Vet "Stupd, Da ned Outrage" State Tax Co ssonC angesMnd, OffersJob to Hood Rver Nse Dsabled InActon wt Fa edReg entn Italy SALEM, Ore. Callngte StateTax Co sson'srefusal to rea Japanese A ercan war veteran on racal grounds "stupd and .-a daned outrage," Governor DouglasMcKayts wee calledonte state agency toeploy SageNsoa, 31, a dsabled veteranof te 442 nd CobatTea. Te OregonTax Co ssonbaceddown followng te gov- ernor'soutburst andponecalls, telegrasandletters conden- ngts dscr natory polcy. It announcedon Marc 31 t ad anopenngfor Nsoa, offerng 1 a ob as unor accountant. Te Tax Co sson'sbas was broug t tolgt last wee wen State LaborCo ssonerW. E. K sey carged te agency ad volated te Oregonfar eploy- ent practces lawwen t refused toeployNs oa wo adap. pledfor a obas taxexa ner, led te feld n an exa naton and ten faledtoget te ob. K sey,woad nsters te state's FEPC law, sad tswas te frst case n wc te state govern ent asbeenfoundvo- latngt. He noted tat te ncdent ad occurred n February durng Broterood Wee. K sey sad tat Nsoa's nae was senttote Tax Co s- son at te top of telst wc ncludedtwooters. A state departent s allowed to coose anyofte tree na es subtted byte Cvl Servce Co sson for any ob. K sey sad te Tax Co s- sonexplaned tat t passed over te applcant of Japanese ancestry because te publcwouldn't ap- prove dealng wt a an of s race. K sey sadlast wee tat s agencywas not tang any acton aganst te Tax Co ssonbut tat ewouldsub t Nsoa's nae at te topof te lst te next te e agencywans to re an exa ner. News ofteOregon board's dscr naton brougtaflood of telegras and letterstote StateCaptol, as ngGov. Mc- Kay to nterveneon bealf of te Nse war veteran. Several of te co uncatons cae fro Hood Rver were Nso- . aoncelvedwt s oter. Te two Tax Co sson off. cals nvolved n testuato n cangedter publc atttudes wen teprotests begantoarrve. Wen te storyfrst broe last wee Jason Lee, personnel drector, con- fredall of te detals of s re- fusal to reteNse wenques- toned by tepress.Ray S t, car anof te taxboard,sad e new notng ofte stuaton untl Nsoa's applcaton was reected by Lee but added tat Ns oa was not te typeof an e would le toeployn te feld. He sad Ns oa gt be acceptable n anoffceposton. In Marc, owever,S t de- clared ewould not turn down a an becauseof s race andbla- ed s personnel drector, Lee, for te earler decson. Leeexpressed astons ent at S t's stateent andsad e would not reect a an because of srace, eter. Bot agreed Ns oa could avete ob f ewants t. K seydeclared, owever, tat bot S t and Lee "told a eber of y staff Ns oa was not red because of s race." K seysad ebeleved e ad aclear-cut caseof volatonof te FEPC law. Nsoa's frends ponted out ere tat te Hood Rver. born Nse not onlysa veteranof te faous442 nd Cobat Tea but was severely wounded nan a- pbous operaton n Italyand spent ore tan 18 onts n ary osptals. Partly crppled, Sage went to college under teGI Bll of Rgts and graduated wt a busnessad- Report Job Refusal Not Nse's Frst Brus Wt Preudce PORTLAND, One.—Refusal of teOregon State TaxCo s- son to re asan exa ner because of s race was not SageNsoa's frst experence wt raoedscr naton, one of s closest frends told teOre- gonan ere last wee. WesleyDurland, a Metodst nsteral studentat Lews& Clar college anda g scool frend of Nsoa, sad tat te Nse veteranwas n Ftzsons General Hosptal nDenver, re- coverng fro serous War wounds, w enHoodRver A- ercan Legonnares reoved s naeand tose of15 oter Nse war veterans fro te county onor roll. Ns oa also new, owever, tat tere were people nHood Rver wo were fg tng for far play for Japanese A ercans, bravngecono c boycott and so- cal ostracs, Durlandsad. Durland quoted ts paragrap fro Rcard L. Neuberger's Saturday Revew of Lterature artcle wc was reprnted n te Reader'sDgest, "Te Nse CoeBac to Hood Rver": "T-4 Sage Ns oa wrote s pastor fro Ftzsons general osptal n Denver. Sage, sot troug te abdoen n Italy, as ust receved s 40t blood transfusons. 'No one not n y stuaton,'wrote te wounded Nse solder,'ca apprecate wat t as eant to us to fnd we ave frends, you people n Hood Rver wo ave stoodfor lbertyand ustce.Tous, you represent te A ercansprt.' " Durland sadNs oafoug t n Italy wt te faous 442 nd Co bat Tea andwent nfor s beac eadlandng at Carrara. "He was n afoxole wena sell blewup," Durlandsad. "It blew slegs all to peces." Te Geran 88- leter sell not only wreced Nsoa's legs,-srapnel alsoperced s abdoen aovd punctured te rgt ventrcle of s eart. "I was ableto lveonlybe- cause we werergt n town and I got edcal ad wtn15 nutes," e once told Durland. Ns oa spent two ontsn a feld osptal were s legs were patced up wt steel plates. Ten e was transferred to Ftzsons were teplates were reovedbecause of ann- fecton. He stll as a steel screw noneleg. Durng te 18 onts e was n Ftzs ons, Ns oa ad 16 operatons. Most werefor re- oval of srapnel but soewere sn grafts and ortopedc surgery. After e got out wt a specally equppedcar provded by teVeterans Adnstraton because of anerve nury wc leaves ableto wal but un- able to ove onefootof s own accord —e went onto col- lege, .graduatng fro Lews & Clar n1950, and 18 ontsof postgraduatewor atte Un- verlty of Oregon. (Contnued onpage 4)

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

    HouseGroupReportsFundForClaimantsWASHINGTON,D.C.— Th e

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

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

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

    aresidentofth eSanJoseareafor45years.Inadditi onto h erh usband,sh e

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

    1atSanJoseBuddh i stch urch .

    Nisei OfficerGetsAirAwardForLatestExploiti nKorea

    "One-AlanArmy"

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

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

    "̂totLPortions,th ey pro-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    WestFresnoExch angeClubQuitsNationalOrganizati onOverBanonNisei Member

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Oregon'sGovernorDeclaresRefusaltoHire442ndVet"Stupid,DamnedOutrage"

    StateTaxCommissi onCh angesMind,OffersJobtoHoodRiverNisei Di sabledInActionwi th FamedRegimenti nItaly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    collegeunderth eGIBillofRigh tsandgraduatedwi th abusinessad-

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

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

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

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

    (Continuedonpage4)

  • ProtestPaper'sPublicati onOfWildRumorsArisi ngfromBombingofHousei nL.A.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    WinsTh eater'sBeautyContest

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    SanFranciscoJACLSlates"Preview"OfJuneConventionSANFRANClSCO—"Convention

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Saturday,April5, 1952PACIFICCITIZEN2

    tonventionTimeIsDrawingNear,SanFrancisco,June26-30,1952

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    EDITORIALS:AVeteranMeetsPrejudi ce

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    ServiceClubsandDemocracyTh eWestFresno,Calif.,Exch angeClub istobecommended

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

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

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

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

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

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

    majorneedofth etimes—tolerance,understandingandequalityLamongallofmank i nd."

    ReaderFindsPrejudi ce i n"JapaneseWarBride"Film

    Toth eEdi tor:

    Editor,Pacifi cCiti zen:Perh apsIam aminori tyi nmy

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

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

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

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

    Sincerelyyours,Ch esterF.RobertsJr.

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

    MINORITYWEEK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    OregonAgencyOffersJobtoNisei Veteran

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    Saturday,April5,1JPACIFICCITIZEN4

    PACIFIĈCITIZENOffici alPublicati onofth a

    _JapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague «"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    teresti n Japaneseartforms. Many Americanscunnotunderstandth eoldclassics,butth emore

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    ArtDirector...EddieImazuroentlywoundup

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

    Prejudi ceandSocialDistanceByELMERR.SMITH

    Box-ScoreonRaceRelations:

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

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

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

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

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

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

    ,problemwewi llturnnextweek .

    5

    PACIFICCITIZENHturday,April5,1952

  • PACIFICCITIZEN

    SportsKonnoGoesAfterAAULaurelsAlleyesi nth eswimmi ngworldarefocusedth i sweek onNew

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

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

    ZenimuraBlastsfor416AverageHarveyZenimura,acombatveteranofth e Koreanconflict, is

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

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

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

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

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

    v. * * *KimuraPlaysOutfieldforSo.Oregon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Vagi,WallyYonamine,JywHandMasatoMorita.

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

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

    PACIFICCITIZEN Saturday,April516

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

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

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

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

    aboyonMarch 28 i nSeattle.

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

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

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

    MARRIAGESGraceMi k amotoHank T.Ok uda,

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

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

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

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

    muraonMarch 29 i nFresno.

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

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

    Tamanah aEntersBostonMarath onHONOLULU—NormanTamana-

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

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

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

    Seabrook TeamGarnersEDCBowlingTi tleSEABROOK,N.J.

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

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

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

    SanFranciscoSaintsWinIntermountainCageTourney

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

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

    43.S.L.Zeph yrs51,SeattleSavoys,

    45.

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

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

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

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

    sevenfreeth rows.

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

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

    atourofAustralia,origi nallywassch eduledtofigh tHiga. Umedaleftlastweek forCalifornia.

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    MIWAKO YOSHIKAWA GRACE SUNADAPENRYN,Calif.— Th ePlacerCountyJACLwillcrowni ts"picmi cqueen"atth eannualcom.munity-widepicni conApril6 atth e JACLrec-reationpark nearPenryn.Th ecoronationofth equeenwillbeafeatureofpicni cactivi ti es.Th ecandidatesare(1.tor.)Miwak oYosh i k awa,

    Auburn-Lincoln,23,PlacerCollegegraduate,sten-

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

    —Higak i StudioPh oto,Sacramento.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    PanelDiscussesCivi cOrganizati onCHICAGO—"NewDayforCh i -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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