t' , PACIPIC "

- V.I. 39 No. 10 Sep'embe< 3, 1954

-

New Horizon convention Los Angeles, Calif. lOe per copy

to aHract 1,500 May be last of extravagant Nat'l confabs

1.0:: Anreln S(',Uler This may be the last of the

extravagant natiOO31 conven­tions of the Japanese Amc.rl­

rcan CItizens League. Clo$(! to 300 WeTe mustenx'

In various committees O\'er the past two years preparln~ rOl Ine 13th biennial "New Hori· zons" con\·cntiYl. Hans arc thc filx chapters of the l.H. Anp!\es JACL Co')rdlrutin

, I Council wilh assistanC<" from

I Pasadena and Lon~ Beach Harbor District chapters.

The registration committE!(' lis preparing to handle 1,50' delegates and boosters with an early start made Wednesd3} """moon at the StatJcr Hote' lobby.

Convt>n:loneef'!! have been In Los Angeles in the past week!>. stay I n g with relativm 01 friends: but wholes;ale move­ment into the Staller began

Dr . Ro), N laldkawa. checlla flnaJs detalla: of JACL c.. vtntion.. -R.fu SIUmpo Photo b), Toyo MJywlr.e.

rift .emt-... • t tJae R OGM .I •• k Lu)' Suileo-...JUH

.. C1a!.. on tII.e _g cout bol4iA, lI.e&TI.II.I1 UllI

.... on Ole . ~I A- Uf-u.1 ue tlaUt'd 11)'

.. *" .vuen ,bl ... ~o" POU OUke

.... ,..., u.. ( .... .-. ,...): C)'f1I auckllel4, COID_

I Tuesday nilht.

II1Ittee COWlHI; ILePi. Peter W R.o41Ao, no ...... I. Final A ~ t.a.e, &d&u A. .108&1 (dt. ...... ); WIlll&m A. Miller, Dr. Roy Nishikawa, conv..,-

SHARP ALOHA SHIRT AT OUTING MAY WIN PRIZE Ddlu t.. BW'lIlell; I.Jld Walter Lee, leclwth' e ..w..- I tion board chairman, and Jan­

taB&.. _Sbbl PfiqJ Ikl Pboto. et F u k u d a , Mis National JACL or 1954, made their [tnal '--

Masaokci, Ennis open testimony at claims law hearings in S.F.

IS, IlAKUO I8BD1A1lU sentative summarized a briJ- law and nec:usi.ty for C'O~ Baa f'raDeiI,oo llant and comprehensive 90- mise of smaIJer claims. Some

The House Judiciary Sub- page report on the bAckground 20,000 small claims. which committee on Claim'S. chaired of the bask law. I might have taken a century to by Rep. Edgar Jonas, (R., m ) , He pointed out the wartime I settle at thc slow rate ot ad­began Its five days of special history of Japanese Aml-Ji- )ud'ilcatioflJ w.ere cleared by hearings here Monday mor- cans; the pr6&lnlreS which ult!- the comprorruse method. nlng. The hearings are ttl end mately removed 110,000 JnPII- JACL Reeommends In Loa Angeit.'S. nese Americans from their The JACL Is now recom-

Slarling with a one-two west coast pomes. tM subse- mending. the ~,;bcommittee punch for the Ja~ A.merl- quent dlsptay of loyalty on was told, that larger c.la.lms. tan Citiz.ens League, · sponsors the battJ.etjeld and paLdo: . .ic some 3,000 in I ~ rrJ>erj .. "~ 0/. 1he o riiPnal Evacuation. heroism of both lssei and NI· settled through procedures Claims Act PQSIed by the 80th sel. blished by the Hillin", ConI!'eSS and Ita amendment Masaoka then developed dment. in the 82.nd Coneress. Mike history of evacl.:ation cia The subcommittee unanl-__ -'_C"-'= ~==--==:"": '=='-'=-='= moU!;ly commended Masa ~ laI

Whal makes JACL tick Greetings, fe llow JACLers, to Los Angeles and the

13th national convention. We know you came to parti­cipate in one of the more momentous gatherings of any Nisei assemblage in the United Stites.

We heartily encourage you to join your official delegates during the morning and afternoon sessions of the National Council. The gallery of spectators in the Statler Hotel Sierra Room will rea1Jy see what makes the Japanese American Citizens League tick .

Ttte host committee has planned a complete sched· IIle, we know. Enough of the lighter side of convention froli cs has been interspersed throughout the five days bere, rendering the serious sessions equally palatable 10 the uninitiated.

• • • •

Congressmen add distinction The 13th biennial National JACL Convention is,

indeed, fortunate to have the presence of five dis­Unguished congressmen from Washington, D.C., hold lbree-days of hearings (Sept. 1-3) here on the Hillings

. Amendment to the Evacuation Claims Act Their presence addS distinction to a national JACL

cOD.ven!ion. Delegates to the convention can retura to theu- home chapters full or inspiration gained by the friendliness or the subcommittee seeking facts and sug­gestions relative to the program of settling some 3,000

..... ining c1aimJ. . ' I ~1.I&l.! 1jIl~

for his carerul and illumin­ating presentation. 'counsel fur tPe WBshin~ J ACL oHice and former chief

1

0f the Enemy Alien Control Unit. Dept. of Justice, clari­fied thc lega 1 aspects or the law and the amendment. H e carefully outlined the intrica· oles of the 13w, the methods of adjudication now found in the present claims offices. and t ertain aspects 0 f evacuee property handling by the U.S s;ovemmcnt

Ennis cut short a business trip in Par!! to apear at the Monday hearings.

CGnp-e..'Smen T~Uty

'J'wo California c,mn-ess­men, Leroy Johnson of Stock­ton and Charles S. Gu~er of Gilroy, tully supported to h e HiUln~ <; Amend m en tan d ur~ed its passage.

Yoshimi Shibata. prominent Nl..ei nurserymat'll, ~ed how his establishment sus­tdined hea\'y losses due t :l poor management a n od Im­sence. A I .~mbe r of ('xhl:blts were presented. J am~ Pur­ceIl supplementcd hJ!i pre· sentation.

Turn to Page 5 •

Pinball machine looted Walan vWe

Pinball mac.hines and cl/.sh boxes were rifled by a burdar who entered Mako Tsuchiya­ma's Cue Ball pool haJJ two Saturdays a go. Owner re­ported $384 stolen.

p Ir e-CODV(J.Tl).on Itt p pearancs: T u e s day at the Japanese American Opdmists Qlu t­luncheon. It brought an end to two year's of preparation.

On Wednesday, the JACL regional office moved into the Dallas Room of the Statler, Throughout the same day In the Washington Room. tb .. National JACL board and stall were in confcrer'Ale on UK! agenda to be prest>tlted to the National Counc.iI, which meet for seven sessions.

The "loudest" Aloha ahirt worn durin", the JACL Coo­vebUOO ouUn, th1a Sunday .. Royal Palma near White Polnt will deserve a special prb.e, according to Roy YamadeTa and Jim Higashl, ELA chap~ ter committeemen In charge o entertal.nment at tbe outin,.

Miss Natioo.al JACL-Janet Fulruda-and her court of Jan­et Okimoto and Mary Enomoto will be judges.

-'-----Toronto Buddhist church

T ....... Salt lalce Ir, IACL " ten-year dream Is about delegate appa,

'.Ied to be fulfilled by Toronto Ja-panese BUddhist who have pur­

Salt l...aJle City chased a site at Bathunt and Salt Lake chapter delegates Barton Streets fo .. thelr new

leaving for the National JACL temple. The Rev. Talcashi. Tau­Convention in Los Angeles are ji 1& mappinj: a tund-nisin& Rupert Hachiya, pres.ldem., and camp6l~ for a modeJnUUc Hatsumi MitwnaJ&, represent- stnu::ture. ing the Jr. JACL, and one of I ~:..:.:..:.:..:.----- -- -­the rirst youth deleaat.es to at- this weekend in Los Angeles. lend a national convention. Mrs. Alice Kasal, secretary

Mas Yano is al1endin~ as to the National Board, l'w&­Intermountain District dele- ban d Henry, also departed gate and will al50 apear be- with Larry Kldo of Loa An­fore the Jonas Subcommittee geles, who has obeen visitJng on the Hill inI!!'! Am'!nrlm"n' the Ted Na.atas here.

OVER S2S MILLIONS APPROPRIATED FOR EVACUATION CLAIMS PAYME~T

WuhitlC10n To dale 0 v e.. S2!1,OOO,OOO

have been appropriated [or Ja­panese evacuation c.iaims when President Eisenll(t~r signed a SUpplemental Appropriations Blll MondRY. declared 'M.ike Masaoka, ,'Vashlngton repre­sentative 0 f t,h e Japanese American C~tiz.ens League.

The supplemental appropria­tions rreasure just ~ed pro.­vides for the payment of 23 evacuation c.Ialms awards to­taling $113,154 .51.

A wards in this 1aI;t group were adjudJcated In April. May and early June 1954 under the J a pan e s e Evsc.ull'lion Claims Act ot 1948.

Over $25 MillioM Masaoka noted t h • t the

$113.IS4.:)} supplemental lip.­proprlations added to prevIous appropriations of this and prloT years brings the klW appro­riations for the c1aima procram to over $25,000,000.

JACL undertook sponsorship of the 1948 Japanese Evac.ua­tiOll5 Claina Act and the 1950

Compromise AmendmenL " Without this legl.slation," the Washington JACL representa­tive explained, "there would have b ee n no evacuation daims program and the Japa­nese community in the Unlted jStates would not haw rv­cejved any c.ompensation for ~h:e i T wartime ev.acua.\l,an losses."

Today. an est.Imated 21,31$ evacuation claims have been processed and .orne 3,000 claims &till remain unadjudf.. cated. However, the remainlnl claims are practically aU lar,e claims since the JACL--spon_ sored Compromfse Amendment for smaller cla.!ms resulted in the compromise and payment 01 some 19,750 claims..

Compromised Amount

Over 23 millJon dollant bave been paid out for the com­promised claims, . MUll 0 Ir.. a sald.

Administrative msta in the evacuation c 1 • i m a Procratn have totaled over 0Cle million dolla.rs to date.

PACIFIC CITIZEN September 3, 1954 SeaHle editor

WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER

Past Conventions

,.. belieyes Miyamura merits top award

iC--------

Seattle The J apanese American Cit-

K !zens League lists an i!'"pres-MIKE MASAO A * sive roster for Its ",NIsei of

Wh(,"Iever one thinks of the biennial National Convention of 1he JACL, one cannot help but think of the M!ifIess, public­rpJri ted youns NIsei men and women who gather from all parts (If Niseidom to chart out. programs and ~roje<:ts that will arte<:t the lives fi nd lot of every person of J apanese ancestry in the United States.

the Biennium" a ..... ard, but head over ever:'one's, shoulder Is Medal of Honor winner and ... ne of the "Ten OUlstandlnSl Young M en of 1953"-Hlroshl Miyamura ot Gallup, N.M .• de­cla red Budd Fukel of I he Northwest Times, ali -English

Tllere ore thole among Ihe NiB" who claim Ihat the newspaper here. JA CL ha..s no riullt to repreS't?1It Ih.em, fO 'peaK out in thei r " It is cx tn~mel:-' difficult for behotJ. us to picture another Nisei,

But these drc like the eligible and qlUl.liJied voters 111 Olt' ho ..... ever able, forging ahead of demOC1'"oc\I w ho never toke the time ond trouble 10 acth-'elU the Medal of Honor winner partlcif'{ltf!' in politic. Of! rhe communitJl. 'tate , ond national who earned one of the "Ten leveu. let alone callt a ba llo t , which. iTl and of itlell is a simple Outstandin g Young Men or lIc t effecth;e demo'istration 01 making OJlf~'.! setf heard bu his 1953' honors rrom the U,S. GOVenlment. I" J r. Chamber or Commercc," he

8 U their inaction, bU their IInwillingness to .!hare in Ihe sa l'~;'he Jaycee's TOyJI,I list, planning and Ihe implementing of program., IhC1l have after all included a col1e~ waived IheiT rlghU to criticize. proressor' who d isco,'e.~ thf

A. , ea.·lur a.creement bet""een Amulean Pre!ldent Un", ~,", ' ... , .. Line. wu announced In Slin . ' rwellco rolloVo l n ~ rnTln1' .",,~ ~

!.he . ·edetill Maritime Ooud. , ·oshlt.o KoJima (lern, "At. '1c"JrtIIo deM, Al!\ulcan Uh·lllon, &nd Georu Killion , APt. prt~ldelll, III. ,_ Ulelr eompanlU. FOl lr ,~ · el"'r •• the a, ' eeme nl melUlll I. ........ ill l1l'i on round trip. made to "apan by. eombhlUloo !lta ~ ' oY&l. Uti alt ~

If f'very Nisei, whether he be a member or not, or any wonder drult ~trep t om~'cm, p

American (or that maUer, is privileged to witness a National U.S. representath'e who en· Council session In action, he will be com1inced that here is a gaged in dangerous Cst1iOnB,I!r

and sabotare ..... ork (-or ou r Ero~P of serlo~s. conscientious young people who are w?rking on country during World War II , the Important Job of trying to make democracy operate In 3 more and a governor who contri­humane, more perfect way. buted much to the welfare of

Tokyo Topics • • • by Tamotsu MurIY"'~

The 1932 Conyention .. And. looking at the record, it's not only amazing, It's mlra- ~ Js people," he added. " I nd~ .

eulous how oCten these delegates to these Nationa l Conventions we would be shocked if MI ~a ­

have been right In interpretine the temper of the times and what, mu~ is not declared the WIn­in the long pull of society, Is best for all persons of Japanese an- nero '

Lee AnnIei' panese AmBrican ~ Issei and Nisei are on the t Citizens League of Set~

march for the first time In the New American Citizens a.:. history of the Japanese Amer- ilUe ot San Fnnciaeo 11I4 pcan CU:i7.elU Lea~! . 11l.e American Loyalty ~ cC

cestry. For none can deny, now In rep-OtIpect at least, that the _ __________ _ .treat and crucial decisions of the war' years made by JACL for aud on behalf of persons o( Japanese ancestry in the United States w('re motivated by the highest principles and hav~ re­EUtted In the greatest possible good- for the greates( posSIble number .•

• last convention with which I Presno wore re~ted If was able to do my part was meetint. Thus the biJth c(

IN HONOR OF In San Franci»co-:-jUSt 2 0 Japanese ~ Ott. • • years ago. zens League was rtallud.

S. G. Sakamoto. pioneer Issei I Today 87 chapters througb- .... lIMl ()p~u... leader in Central California, out the UnIon are represented There was a determined *

The record in the post-war years too is equally impressive. What other group has accompl1&hed so much in such a short time 'With so little!

was among six F resnans dep- here for the 1 ~th biennlal na- tort on the part of laeei' ~ utlzed a s field registrars of tlonal conven~on to reorlen- quash the J.o\ClJ u:tOfto-

voters He is beUeved to be the I tate .the sl~icance of the In ~9S0. In spite 01 au first naturalized Issei citizen In IAmerlcan clUU'nS' ot Japanese and ttJ:!1not>, lb'pI

Every biennial National Convention has made history in Us way, and this 13th Biennia l Convention in Los Angeles over the Labor Day weekend will be no exception.

And It must come as real satisfaotion to those like Dr. T, T. Yatabe to witness thei r ereation mature(i into a potent social :force for .. ood. Dr. Yatabe Is the first constitutionally elected Na­tional Presiden t of the JACL, havlnr been elected at Seatlle in 1934. This Co.nvention Is the 20th anniversary of his election as Its firs t Sattonal Executive. A!!ectior,tately knowD n the "Father ot the JACL", he typilidln hill own living and thinking the self­Eacrificing, pubHc-minded spirit of achievement t!\at Is the JACt.

the area to actively participate ancestry-together with the I:,~ ~;':b;"~~d grew fastfr 1,.4 In signing up new voters, AmerIcan born and natural- -, Dr 'hIleru 81pdlll 36 Dro- 11zed new citizens. JioW" WOI1- tar and, widt !II f~ of phannacy at the Unlv derful. it is to dream ot a 19ew the lsaei GlII.j ot Wisconsin, was awarded the Ho~zon-a gJ.o{ious future to ot the J.a, ~ Ebert prize, highest research dedicate to the ca~se of Hu- and 1 f'Vel ~ award granted. by the Arneri- manltyl aid and 0IPAIi can Pharmace~i1 ~a- In 1912, I.. was bere .(or ~e CanadJc ~ Uon. Tbe prize ·was based on JACL convention an,d we trled Everyth\ni r. two paper" pubijshed last year our best to ftfengthen our tra- almost i t6r~ (eportlng the results of funda- teral tles in order ,,,!, pre.sent

11

".Sling f'hought' on ~.t conventioni

Probably the most emotion-charged Convention of all was the F!rst Post-War Convention held in Denver, back In '46.

Members who had saUl "Coodbye" to each other at the Na­~a1 Em.ergency Meeting held In San FrancttICo In the spring of 'U, members who had voted at the Emergency Meeting in Salt !.;Ike City over Thankseivlng that same fateful year to demand 1he right to serve their country and wbo had then volunteered Qlld fought the enemy overseas, new members with ideas devel­oped In the "tree" atmosphere of the East and Mldwest-aU met in a ilorlou~ reunion that was a testament of faith and courale .and devotion.

JACL had a rebirth there In the mountains of Colorado.

• d 1 ourselYeos . to rt.be A:nWrl:c{rn mental rtsearch eve oped by ' t 1 h ~ h Ni I Dr. Higuchi CQtIlJ'MiIlI Y . 1 t e, ~

proud American citizens.

Honor ministers at teo deJe,ates were stiU younl ambitious in ever,- ~. Is­

M.inneapOlis set member were more OJ' less A tea w as held In the honor sWI critical toward the Nigel

as a whole. of the Rev. Dalsllke Kitagawa and the Rev. Andrew otani by Ol1mpic Ouicalne the Japanese American Com- There were chamnlon swim-munity Cent.er here last Sun- mers and runners from Japan day. tor the Olympic Games. -------------1 humiliated the Nisei here

to the Ignorance of. thinl'S panese, Jt resulted in a ous detennination Ibr On Registration

* to stu.dy tbe Japa.n~se Umauap and culture as an'" unexpeeled fruit o.f the conventJon.

ago, we hid Horizoo'\....to ,'JI!i

naturalization prIvtlEa . the: lssel. It was almo,fil

Japanese .entiment and Ja! panese-Amerlcan re~tIoq.tIji, .

The Pacific War catM alc'iD&. Atomic bombs were clropplil over Hiroshima and NQasII'

¥all.)' Nisei were kDltd hi batUe fields tOT Japan oJ

",here the d.Hegates eave mUe thougbl to the bitter experiences Registration cards need ot the past four years and wrote a magna cMrla tor a minority not be shown by those at. people. who had ea.mOO the rliht of acceptance. The delegates d· th envl5lon~ the end of all legal dfscrirriinaUon 31ail1}lt persons ten 109 e Opening Cere­o f Japanese ancestry in the Unfted States and dared to plan for monies (Thu-rsday) and Is· ~ at achievemen t when most Nisei and Issei were busy returning sei Banquet (Friday). AU to their fonner bomes to try to rebuild the past. JACL was build-

It is still wonderful tA> re­call the PlIclfJc Coast Nisei :1 .eaders Oonfl~ren.ce held in 1 d ;er t~ San ban.cfsco in l~~ Ja-

of our sad mtm­past, hoW WIllI'

ts to see the sm1.IiI!I Tilm to PII(It! 11 t,

.. "

Very Truly Yours •• • • by Harry HOllcla' ing tor. tbe future. other Convention events

The highlights of the Salt Lake City Convention two years require registration . later included an experimental National JACL Queen Contest _____________ 1

Hoi-poHoi say L.A. lIut more importltnt several near all-night S'i!s.I:IOOIt ot all the delegates as they tried to hammer out a rei!Onable and fair method of handling the evacuation claims program. If at that time, in 1948. the J~CL had decided to process an the claims it­self at. the len per cent allowed ror attorneys and others who aid In processing them, Its Endowment Fund today would be some­where.near the two and a half million mark.

Tbe Chicago Conventl~n was a super-delux one, with three repre~ tatJves from Hawail-James Hirano of Hilo, }{pts .M,iho 01 Honolulu, and Ben Tasl1iro of Kaual-belping in the festivities

But the highpoint of that Convention was the JACL AOC RecOiDitions Banquet, at which the thftl-8enate Majority Leader Scott Luc£.s promised the Issei and NlM't gathered there In the f;tevens Hotel Banquet Hall that "you will have a naturalization bill by Christmas!"

This writer doubts that lhere will ever be another JACL banquet Quite like that one, or U)e disappointment that followed when, during the specJallinne-duck session later that year, Sena­tor Lucas neglected to make even an effort to call up the Walter Resolution for equality In naturalization for a voice vote.

Hoi-polloi (t.ruly a Cree''':: word which isn't ''GJ'ee'''' to many Yankees) call our town, "ElIay" ... N.ative­bom sons and daughters pre­Jle:r Los Angeles; tl\e old timers know It by ''City of Our Lady, Queen of Angels" .. , Our fair city creet.a you -the delegates to t he "New Ho rizons" convention.

Nisei Week whizzed bv us a week ago, but much oj the joy 6citment seems to have been spared tor the JACL convention ... Dr. Roy Nishikawa has memorized a whole host of new telephone numbers (of his committee­men) in the past months to k~p preparations on the

No word has been heard constant hum ... P ..... ple on T wo lIears ago, of cour,e, the big item wa, the OVeT- from the ml:!winc SMcIt&Gn the "inside" are o;t'imistic

ridin" of the President'. veto 01 the Immigl'tltion 11M Na- Nisei pbof.oc1'&pher Gun J I as to the outcome 01 this tionalitJJ Act 01 J952 right in the middle oj the Convention Wat&na.be (above) since: h1s t' in San FTl1nmco. dl!41ppearanoe Au., 14...... conven Ion .. , .They sen$(!

, an it in the air, as sure as 1 a.m told btl thote whoI;' parlidp(l.ted thaI the night of a III II y has a~ l ed to breaking gray clouds means

June '-6th, when the delegateS' wrole telegram .. to their re.- ~:::n:e a!a~,,;:r ~::.ee:bount:: su!lshine after a retreshInI( pectlve senators uTginJI them II) ooerride Ihf' Prerident'. veto u.... ram... U ti Tokio hasn't

will Uve jorl!1Jer In their memory, a.s toIll the moment oj a bUi ~ a t is. of especial interest to the delegates silent p1'allC'l' the next morning at preci.telJl the . a.me hour convention City during the convention itself. right In their wl\.eft the Senate (n Wcullin(11Orl. complefed il. vote a71d 1M But, there's probably a lot h t' McCarra.n-Walter Act was 14w. _ _ make ever y delegate d more t a s gOing to happen to

, ennlal in '54 an every booster remember the 13th Bi-Every BIennial Convention brinp--its highlights, Its unex- To h . I

. Pect~ surprises. What wflI Uti. one, here in Los Angeles \ 'ention ~ I:d ~~r, though, there wlU' never be ~ other con­

prod~ ce? ' , , e n e City of the Angels that will quite match that

freadY a precedent's ~ estAbli&hed. This is the first ~[ ~8 , w;en Los. Angeles hosted its ian previous JACL Con-

time a t a Conaressiooal Cominitt~ has ~ucted hft1'inp on C~ m:='c~ ask any deiegate. who sat in on those

t{ 'f ·l·t ,I,.f., .... _;: 'j _ . ~ . ~ . .. . . , ~ . 1

seen a national JACL C(II .

ventiort In .sixteen yfttn.

Flags and bunting of bigtimt conventions an lackiD" bul it won't require them , .• Both familiar and new i'JC'tS from other places are beltft signs ot convention conYI' viality . . . And t:M StltUr lobby might appear like t.bt Imperial Hotel in ToiQ'o Wltb a wide scattering at NIp­ponese faces.

There Is an open invitl·

tlon to delegates to stQ;P by the Miyako Hotel (mum· west corner of Flrft &lld San Pedro Streets) In.~ 214, where the PC edltaIW

oUice 15 located. ." ~ thing we can promise is ;

!beautiful windoW view .. t he- sIdewalks acro&S streets, the people walkinl to and rro, and a cluttered up oltloo . . . U we're ~ covering specific evenfsUp resting up in the DI at. Room or the Statler, w~

, our oUice or out tor a' ~1Ii coHee downst.,lrs .. '.~ .... ' recent weeks, we had HI""'" Horiuchi of Was~ " D.C., pay us a visit.· J\.et"~ Mfyoshl of Detroit was JlI!'" ing through, phoned the fice at 10:30 p . . m.--e call, I might ~d most 01 our at the shop inside

, ~ , •• .. #" .. .. <itol

ewsletter -1<

LAWRENCE NAKATSUKA

WIteJl do we go f~om here? .. It was only a short time ago when Nisei were calling

and were being called "New Americans."

~rore ~"'" ' Hart)or, a New Americans Conference was once a year in Honol~Ju, where Nisei from through­

the Territory assembled to ~iscuss their role as new . in their communities. .

... ... I'ealrl Harbor era

Generals and admirals s~tioned in the islands, and businessmen and civic leaders, took time out from

busy lives to address the "New Americans Confer. ." They exhorted their Nisei audiences to live up

the higb ideals of Americanism and to pledge un­allegiance to their country.

10 looking back upon the times before Pearl Harbor, I .. ,mslhal the kind of advice banded down then would

considered somewhat gratuitous by many of the same loday,

Well, those days are happily over. The Nisei have a long way since then. They certainly don't need

now on how to be loyal and patriotic Americans. They are new Americans in age only, not in their

* of Sansei

Convenfion Phone •

As the Southern CallIor­rna JAt....t., J(.eglOual Uilice will be closed from Sept. 1-7, because of the Nation­

al Convention, telephone calls shou Id be directed to

. the Statler Hotel, MAdison

9-4321, ext. 1839 (JACL Cohvention Registration Desk),

Arizona CLer heads Red Cross chapter i.:. .J"

D, ROBERT UNO . I.;!' ~I M ... ,AriL ~ ~ ~ . ,

To m Ikeda, Mesa produce ~ ... :'#l -ancher and wartime president ~ ~~7 r. . )f the Arizona JACL (1942- k ~~ • ~ ••

1945). was Installed recently •• • ___ ~ . __ _ s Mesa ·branch president of he M:lrlcopa Counly American

Red Cross. A nalive.Jborn son ot Mesa,

"Ie is married to the former land Michiko Sato or Los An­~ cJ cs (who is the sister of Carl Sato, candldalc ror a scat in the Arizona state legis­lature) : and hav~ ,three child­ren: Virginia 6, Steven 3, and Kathy I.

Altlred In Arb:ona-Ityled doOlu. Min Eva ad&, H, of Ml!fIa t. thll

Tbundfcrblrd Prlncu. at.«n41n, (he forOleorn ln, "'aUo ...... .IACL Con­venUlln .. dele,aU·.t-ar,! from the AlI~ana ehapter. Tbe ebumln. Ian ' tand. a~ S flo 4 ~ In .• wellAs liS ; employed u seeretary at thll

v l",$a elly lI_n ",here sbe I. nicknamed "Eaca ~ava"_ Sbe b thll

II_UlMer of Sator... Oda.

PRESIDENT SIGNS LAW PREVENTING DEPORTATION OF PERUVIAN JAPANESE

Berkeley (hina Club W...,In"". congratulates Exchange President Ehicnhower signed

(I b f dan amendment to the Refugee

U 5 Dr anti-race stan ReHer Act enabling Peruvian The Sansei are with us now; they .have no inhibitions BerkeleJ Jopancse to adjust their status

their Americanism. To them, an American is an The Berkeley- China Club and to remain in the United

status" sections of the ReCU­gee Relief Act, Masaoka . pre­vailed upon Rep, FrancIs E. Walter (D., Pa.) to Include. ~e Peruvian Japanese. AdmIJU5-

trative remedies were not available because of a techni­cal ruling othat the Peruvian Japanese were not legal immi­grants.

'"rican, d 'bb has made public a letter of States for permanent residence ... , They 0 not qw Ie, as the Nisei used to, congratulation.'. to 15 CaHfor- reported Mike Masaoka, Nisei

whether they are Americans with Japanese (aces, nla Exchange Clubs for spear- lobbyist in Washington. I. Jap',ne:.e 'th A ' '(' h' h heading a drive to end ~ h e Several hundred Peruvian r' WI mencan Cl lZens IP; or whet er they "whites only" member s hip Japanese are believed to bene-

Japanese-Americans or American-Japanese, and all policy of the national organlz.a- (it 'by the new law which can-lbailboo< terms connote. tion. eels their ouLslanding deporta-

In its letler of "appreciation tion orders and pcrm~t.s them And therein lies the real hope of the future. Having and admiration of the noble to adjust their status and ap­

as full-fledged citizens under the law and . and courageous stand" of the ply for permanent residence in 15 chapters, the Ch.Jna Club the United States.

nearly all other Americans, it is now with- castigated the executive scc- Last year, Peruvian Japa­of the Nisei, the Sansei and the succeeding retary of the national -orolani- nese in the Los Angeles and

zaUon Herold Itartt'r. f;;:,r "un- Seabrook arc&s requested M41-to make their own way even more rapidly warranted and irrroponstbl c saoka to assist them remain in

their predecessors have till now. mud-slinging. the United States against Jua-Th "Mr. Harter's statement," the tice Department orders re-

e past history of the Issei and the older Nisei is letter read. "that too much fuss 1 quiring their deportation to from this point mostly in reminding the young- was made about 'just one Japan.

l ' h' n d 'r h J Chinaman,' and his allel(ation I RMurn Refused peop e toat t e 111 ux an amalgamalton 0 t e apa- Ih;at the controversy was in- These Japanese we r e in-

into the American scene was not much djfferent stlgatcd by communist agents, temed in the United States roo" ,,,,,,, of other national groups. were-as you must ~ow--a s from Peru during World War

ral ~ e "as they were Irrespon- I II as a precautionary measure, It IS a noble and inspiring history, to be sure; but . ' but the Peruvian government

follows that generally of peoples from other DerojE"alor) . !\-1eanlne' has consistently refused to 111_

wbo flocked to American shores to build a new fu- I " "T,,,h~ . ,,"',',, ' ~t~er ::~n~r~!t ~~! ~oo~e~i: P~ return to their , and thereby helped to create the America of many not the word Chu:,a- l When the House Judiciary

d 1 h k d man' . has a derogatory meanmg Committee was considering

The House Judiciary Com­mittee and rater the full House accepted inclusion of the Peru­Vian Japanete. Th e Senate a'mend¢ the bill but retained the seCtions on Peruvian Ja­panese. House ac::ceptance ot the amended bill brought con­gressional approvaL

No More Obltades When President Eisenhower

aigned \.he remedial legisla_ tion last week, the last re­maining obstacle for the Peru_ vian Japanese was cleared away.

By including the Pt'ruvlan Japanese In 1lle Refugee Relict Act, the 185 annual Immigra­tion quota lor Japan Is not affected, expla1ned.Masaoka. lDI other adjustment of status ac_ tions under the Immigration and Nationality Aet. a quota number is deducted lor each person receiving 1>Crm.anent

an cu tures t at we now to ay_ nd IS no \',n .. '- I u'ed ..,.'1 r e ~ changes in the "adjustment of

. r i~ ~e q n:l~; ~" ·· ; ; t~; ~- ;~;e".-red :-::=::-::=:::=:::.::::~:::-:::-:::-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=~ , peeirkally to Ihe po,'Uan or ••••••••••••••••••••••• *

residence status .

horizons for individual The Japanese in the United States have progressed

emarkablv. considering their short history and especial­

their. infinitesimal number in proportiod to the total

The new holiizons for them stretch ahead unlimited. will be individual effort, however, more than group

f"QU Inat will characterize their advancement hereafter. Those with bold imagination and vigorous ambition pave their own way to success. Those who allow

to be inhibited by their own race-conscious· will become bogged down. ,

New horizons will open up for only those with free unshackled minds.

MIKAWAYA

/.I I Tokro C",tt'f f()f /llpll.,'Je Con/'OID""") .. A/wllys Push"

l~, E. I S[ St .. UH Angeles _ MU 49}S _ K. Huhunou'

'80 T POI NT

\ Hou8ehold Appliane ....

Tamura AND co.

"" " ... TeJeviaion-AppUancu-Furnitu~ • I! rtoa Bhd.., I.- ADaeln

, . .. s--ml

the Menlo Park Club, whose • .~ • refusal to expel a Chinese • • member touched off the con-",ove,.,y and _mon, •• FLY ~ ••

"We happen to know the _~

background and character of

the Chinese member who was . NO RT H W EST • Involv,", In the original M •• lo • • Park Exchange CJl'b question." • • the leU.er relatec:4. "and we

~ri~u;~a;.~·I~~a,""1m~~:~':' : DOUBU-DECK STRATOCRUISERS : but also, like other members • (via c;onn~lln9 airline to Seattle) • of his ramily. a victim of com-

land China." muni" dk'MO,.,hlp In maln- .. FASTEST TO ••

_ •. and &0 conv",nl~nt . YOU! bank I t as near af Y<lur ~.U box. Pav aU your bitt. BY CHECK."

A5k us now lor I r", In!<l rmalion

tJp!'Nfi~ft THE SUM1TOMO BANK

(CAUFOIlNlA)

101 So. SaIl Pedro LM A~~ - J;U 4811

MO Mon~mer7 st. SaIl Franc~1JC :l--1MO

: JAPAN Onl, $650 : • plus la. whe .. appllcabl. •

• • • Through faro 10 Tokyo • •

: from Los Angeles, San Francisca, :

• Portland or 500"10 •

• • : NORTHWESi : • ()~ AI.LINI. • • Phon.: Rinity 3233 •

• or contact your Iravel agent • · ' . ••••••••••••••••••••••• U'l. rol(lO'1 rur&IT CROP aun BOV"

SAN KWO LOW l'.Allov. C.,..,. I'OOD

,

•

•

,-

OfIidal Conyenlitn Deletales • • •

Pecific Northwest District Council District Delegate: Henry Kato (for Dr. Matthew

Portland). Gresham-Troutdale--Henry T . Kato. Port!and-John M. Hada and Dr. Mltsuo Nakata. Puyallup Valley-Tom Takemura and Bob M!zukaml. &'attie-Misl Miyo Nakatsu and George Kashiw<tgi. . No. C.nf.-Western Nend. Oiltrict Council Distrld Delegate: Tom Yego. Penryn. Berkeley-Ceorge Yasukochi and Al Kosakura. Alt: Mas

mura snd Mas FuJii . ,-Eden Townshlp-Ken)1 Fujii and Tok Hironaka. A1t:

Shlnoda and Rose Kurotori. Florin-George Nishlta. GlJroy-Klmlko Qkaw8. Llvingston-Merced-Buic.hl Kajiwara nnd Roy Okahara, Lon. B~ .. ch-Harbor Di'itrlct-Frcd Ikeguchi, Judy Sua:ltu. :MarYlvill&-Frank N. Okimoto. Oakland-Paul T . Nomura. Placer Co.-Koichi Uyeno, Roy Yoshida. Alt: James Maklmoto

Martha IwasakI. R en~a r FuJii. Richmond-EI Cerrlt~Gr8ce Hata, James Kimoto. San Benito Co.-Glenn Kowaki and Shoso Nakamoto.

.0) mrlq .. '\0' W)I'

---• •

flnJf

San Francisco---Jerry Enomoto. Xel Horl and Kaye Uyeda. 5eQuola-John Enomoto and Harry Higakl. Sonoma County-Frank Oda. Stockton-Miss Yuki Shlnoda and Miss Louise Baba,

Central California District Council District Delegate: Tom Nakamura, Sanger. Delon~m Azuma.

M", M •• el ot., n,I'lraUon: ltirr, '''''''' eve_"'j Fr.nk CbullU.D, Official e¥'tab; bUdlet-nnenu ; and IIU . )' lIooh, ,u_Uc

Six auoelate (h.l rmen he.dln, their fUpecUV. eom· lllitue. prepJ.rln, for the ISth Dlennl.l NaUonal JACL Convention huddle for Ihe I.n llme at •• pt.

(\.1 Statle r JJlolel con\'entJon board muOn" The,.

'~"~(I~'~'t~W~'~'!~b~Q~T~'~t ~ Y~'~~~'~"~'~'~"~I~"~'~ •• ~,~.~ m~.~.~u ~;~ __ ~--~c~.~,~",~.,~'~ .. ~'~'~ •• ~'~m~ .. ~p~.~.~.~.~'~~~~ )'owler-Tom Shirakawa. Fresnc>-Mlke Iwatsubo. Pnrller-Kaz Komola. Sanger-Robert K. Kanapwa and George Nishimura.

1 - ' 1

. ~ . CHAPTER MEMO

• • Selma- Mauto Motishlma . Ethel O1omo. San FrAne~o JACL: The

Pacific Southwest District Council chapter women's auxillary last D istrict Delegate: KI!fl Dyo, Pasadena . Saturday held a "thank you" Arizona- Tom Kadomoto, Ken Yoshioka . All: Eva Oda. for" those who partic:l-Downtown Los AnJ!'eles-David Yokozekl and Kel Uchima. AU: and aided In the Fashion

George Maruya, Frank Suzuldda. I ~ ' ~o". Mrs. Haru Hedanl , Aux-East Los Angeles-Wilbur Sato and Lucille Okada. chairman, hosted at her JIollywood-Art Endo and Art lto. 77~ 34th Ave. Orange County-Ken Uyesugl and George Kanno. Newwletter R~ved: San P.sadena-Tom T. Ito and Florence Wada. San Dleg~Hiomi N~kam"l"a and Masaakl Hironaka. Mateo, San Francisco, East Los San Luis Oblspo--Saburo Ikeda . (all August Issues.) Santa Barbara-Mike Hide and John Suzuki.

Conienllon Calendar • • •

September 1 (Wednesday) STATLEJl HOTEL EVENTS

a.m.-12 noon, 1-6 p.m.-National Board and Washington Room.

12·1 p.m.-Board and ,Start Luncheon, Detroit Room. 1-12 p.m.-Re,lslration. Lobby. 6·' p.m.-Recess tor Dinner. 7-12 p.m.-Board and Start and/or District Chalmten'. ~

Southwest Los Angeles--Hlsashl Horlta, Hiroko Kawakami. Alt: Hajlme Inouye, H!na Uno.

September 2 (Thursday) Omaha Clen sing, dance ITATL.U. HOTEL EVESTS

Venl~Ken Amamoto, Louis Kado. Ventura Co.-Mr. and MH. Ernest Uno.

at Centennial Them. a.m.-ll p.m.-ReJlstrat!on, Lobby.

West Los Anceles--Sho KomAI Rnd Stev(' Va~1. Intermountain .Dlstrict Council

DIstrict Delegate: Mas Yano (lor Jim Ushio, Murray, Utah.) Mt. OlYfT\pus--James Hlrabayuhl .

Omaha I a.m.-1 2 noon-NaUonal Council SessJon. S!eITa Room. The Omaha JACL presented 12-2 p.m.-Official Lunc~con, Pacific Ballroom. show 0 I Japanese festival 2-1\ p.m.- National Com mittee MeeUnp (places to be ~

Ir:;~';i';' and songs at the Cen· 6-7:30 p.m.-Free period for dinner.

Theme Center AUI!: . 20. ;:30 p.m.-Openins Ceremony, Pacific Ballroom. Dare Sd.a:J. Salt Lakp. City-Rupert Hachlya and Miss Hatsuml Mitsunaga. bnake River-Paul Y. Saito.

Tamal, chapter presi- keynote speaker, "New Horizons".

Mountain Plains District Council the program. Par- 10:30 p .m.- I a.m.-convention Mixer, "Freeway FroUc·, PaciOI

District Delegate: George Masunaga (for Floyd Koshio, Ft. Lupton) .

Ballroom. Bobby Hammack's Combo. SPECIAL EVE"'"TS

Bowli ng-West Pico Bowl. 6{l81 W. Plco Blvd. MeII'l '­scheduled from 6 p.m. (Subject la change.) Albuquerque-Mrs. Ruth Y. Hashimoto.

Arkansas Valley-Henry H irose. Denver-Sam Matsumoto and Ben Miyahara. Northern Wyoming-Kaz Uriu. Omaha-Miss Emiko Watanabe.

Midw .. t Distrid Council I

September 3 (Friday) . STATLER HOTEL EVENTS

District Delegate:Abe HaglwarR (for Harry Takagi. Mpls.) Chlca,o-Shlg Wakamatsu , ·Kumeo Yoshinari. A1t: Abe Hngl-

warR, J ohn Yoshlho. i

shl, Sazaesan Shower and SUJlJlC!t.

A a.m.-Registration, Lobby. 9 a.m.·12 noon, 1;30·5:30 p.m.-National Council Session, Sltm

Room. !2·1 :30 p.m.-Free Period for Luncheon . 0::$0 p.m.-l.ssel Banquet, Pacific Ballroom. Jud.~ John F. ~

main speaker. spaCIAL JlVENTS

Cleveland-Jean Miyake. DI:Iyton-Dr. Ruby Hirose. Detroit-Kay Miyaya. Milwaukee-Mary Oura. Omaha-Emiko Watanabe and Mn. Lily Okura. Twin Clties-George Yoshino.

was decorated with sprlp of cherry blossoms lanterns by:

Jack Tarnal. Bob N.kadol. C.""" I ~ Hlr.b.yuhl.

Bowling-West Plco Bowl, 6081 W. Pico 81"'11 Mea'l_ and doubles from 6 p.m. (SUbject to change.)

e .. tern District Council District Delegate: Ira Shlmasaki, Bethesda, Md. Philadelphia-Dr. H . T. Tamakl. All : Miss Mary Teda. Washington, OC-John Katsu, Miss Carol Tsuda. Alt; Kathleen

Iserl.

(The Pacific Citi%en. wbhe. to e.r].>"e16 it! regret, at thit time for not being able to pubUah. the complete litt 0/ o/fi­cial convention delegate. to the National JACL Convention.. Earlu deadline. prevented compilation.) •

• • •

TWO SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR CONVENTIONEERS

Lo8 Anplet Convention deleRBles and

boosters: 1 t .)"Ou're fr'ee Saturday night, take in the Southwest Los A n I!: 'P I e s

ALBUQUERQU&-Ada Jean Ha •• It,a, Mary Tamura. Mary Ito. Butch JACL weenie bake at F,m--"1moto. T.mura, Millar\! Mataul, Yelkl Ma·

CHICAOO-F..-ther Ha"w.r.. twi. Velko M.twl, Ruth f'uJlta. dale No.1 in Griffith Park. CLEVELAND-Jean MIy.ke, Tlu- Betty ",ubayuhl. June Otani. Gen- Chapter members wlU be

11.1110 Mly.ke. 10 Ro.... 8hl. 'hkay.m.a, HJro extending the wo~ ",ou"-DJr:TR01T-setwn~~ka . Omura. Fr.nces Tamura. IU'" 6" ZAST LOS ANG Dick FuJI· PHlLADELPHlA-Dltk Horlkawa, out the convention time and

()ka, Mra. Dkk FuJIok8. M I'1 WU- Marion Tamakl. possibly arrange .tran.sptlr_ bur Sato. Roy Yamade.a, Bet! Yo-- PORTLAND-Hana Yam.d., T.· (I . ahld •. F~ Takata, Linda Ito. Doro. m.lchl V.mada. Nil. Halutke. at on With one of the mem-th,. T.kata, Don Matwd •. Klml M.· RICHMONl)..EL C£RRJTO_Mra. bel""'l. buda, RJ~ko Kaw,k.ml. Charl« VkJlet M . Kimoto. They'll be back at t. h e AMw •. y .. ko )lakaahlm., Mn. Mat· SALlNA8--Tnm Mlyan,"" Mra. S Yel Mlyata. Aklra Hall!.aw,. Joe Tom MI,..na,.. Suml [walhlle, taUer in time to jOin the Komur.. Roberta Urabe. J.mu A~, John East Los Anleles JACL's

nU:SNQ-T. KINdar.. Henry MI. Ter.kaw •. Mra. John Terakawa. unofficial Saturday donce bml. SALT LAK&-Henry Kual. I

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES- SAN BEN''i'OCO.-Geor,.Nlahlta, n ·the Los Angeles Room . Ruth Kosaka. MerlJane Vokoe. Harry M~NC~R'A"NC~~!..." ·"'" So Tak Shlndo's combo will Honda. D •. Geor.e K. Baba. Mr. and ~ r ....... ........-- t tow. play and the hat will be ),C~ . Saburo Kloo. Tollu FuJita, Dr. SAN LUIS OBISPO-Selrln lke<t., passed around. No II'k ..... Freel FuJlkaw., M .... Alice Fujlkaw., Ma .. U Elo. )(r and Mra. JHeph l.oPN:ltI, Dr. SANGFJ\.-Johnaon Kebo. Mra, nO registration; just good .od Mra. Tom Abe. Dr. and Mn. TN "NN.kamura. Vukl Ka",.awa. time and lun . The ELA Tad FUjimoto Dr and Mra Geor,e I om a,.matIU. rt ........ _ • Abe, M •. and' MrS. Taul W·.tanab41. SANTA BARBARA_YOIhlo N,ke. pa y "~a • ..,, at :4~ and holds Dr. and Mra. Norm.n Kobaya,hl. I JI. Lillian N.k.JI, Dr. Ind MI'1 sway ull 1 a.m. at least!

HOLLYWOOD _ NOboru IIhllanl, P.ul Tanllka. H .. old U:e. M .... Kay Mr.. N~u IIhltanl. Ch.rln K,a. i Lee.. Henry Ko,a, Tad Kanetorno. PI' may .... u. M .... YukI Kam.yaUu. MI. Tom Jllrl\lhlma I OpU otlO" study dorl W.t.nabe. Geor,e salto. Fuml SOUTHWEST LOS ANGELES-Shlmllu. RIt.u Ywa. Mlwa Yllnll' Mra. Chlyo Tay.m., Fred Tay.rna, Denvet' molO, Hlra Mltoklwa. Alice AJko ~r'~r~ Kimura. Joe Klmur., Roland K . Tauuguchi of Ha-Ito, selko lIhlmaru, Danlr Abe, Yo· ..... c. AI' '""N·,·.·"Han. Uno. Mabel wail is s ...... ndin. , month h .blye Abe, MI'1 Ada Endo, Richard v,a. til! law.. .... ere Zumwlnkle. , SNAKE RJVER_MMI. P.ul Y. to study Japanese American

Sightseelng-Chartered busses leaving at IJ a.m .. I pA

September 4 (Saturday) S~ATLi. HOTEL &VE~"T$

9 a. m .- ~eglstra!lon, Lobby. 9 a.m.-12 noon, 3-5 p.m._National Council Session, Siem)lo:a 12·1 :30 p.m.-Official Luncheon, Pacific Ballroom. 1:M-3 p .m.-CaUIornia Fall Fashion Show, p.cltic 81I]JtI(D.

SPECIAL BVENTs Deep-Sea Fishing-Aboard "Hornet", Pierpont LaDdinl.tAII Beach, departing 2 a.m. ... C'c;itf Golf-Fox Hilla Country Club, 5800 W. Slauson 01\' .... City. 36·tlOle tournament: tirst tee-otf. 12 noon. trtt

Bridle Tournament-Statler Hotel Assembly ROOII'I.

l~~ ~'I~b Atfair-Nikabob Restaurant. 9th and western "It, 6 p.n\.-12 midnight. ~

... Bowling-West Pico Bowl. 6081 W. Pico Blvd. = singl!.:s and mixed doubles from I p.m. (Subject to

September 5 (Sunday) STATLER HOTEL EVESTS

9 a.m.·12 noon-Registration. Lobby. IiPEClAL EVENTS

.". ReligiOUI Servlces-A directory cf churches will be ,,, ... ""

at. the registration desk. 2 .. .". OuUnr-Royal Palms. Palos Verdes Esta~, II .:~

Official conve.ntlon photograph, barbershop qua~1I, fIlkf'

Ithl-Ooru awards, tournament awards, ,"mes~ -kJ's «a:1t talnment. Lu nch and dinner. Dancing to Jm\ ...... in the evening.

September 6 (Monday) ),lARYSVlLLE-Mra. Fr.nk N. Sa+t~RE COUNT ,populaUon tor his master's the- ITATLBR HOTEL EVENTS

1 :30~5 p .m._National Council O~~t~ORK _T o mlo Enochty. Samlro. Yelkl T .. hlro, T~;K~~J!~-:I- sis I~ SOCiology at Kansas Unl. 9 a.m.-12 noon, KJ,ll_~ lke Suzuki. V£.~JCE - Ceor.. I, 0 d a "'1'1 _v_"_'_"cy_· ____________________ 1 Room.

OMAHA-Uly Okur.. GC!Orae IlOda. Franca Kltapwa II I 30 ~- 10<1 f L hean . ORANGE CO'ONTY-Ken Uyesurl. M.I')' Wakam.ttu. Steve Nak'JI' -: p.m.-",."" per or unc . N ' lofBiSll-'"

JrIn. )Sen V)"ftUrl, D<Ien JUinqae. Lo_ ~do, M~ Niml. Mlkl Chi: ,..da. KI)'i! Ichlh'r. Mar De hi' p.m.-ConvenUon Banquet. Pacific Ballroom lie I 0_ '" "'met Kob.y.shl. Fred Mltu .. wa, ka ..... ' •• Ken Amamoto, Geor,e MI. Mary Vanob""'l KIYo No y ~c ki Award, Install.Uon of 19~4-55 JACL Nauona Hlta.hl Nitta, HarTY MaUuk.ne, TId I kawa. Sato Dr Klyoahl Sol od mur., u Qehial. Roy Kobliy .. hl. WI:ST LOS ANGEL!:S-MabO!l1<t_ Uu SonOda n •. M .... MI. Goodwin Knl,ht, main speaker. R-' EJlOI ~ PASADENA - Jlro Oishi Anna tJuM, M .... Mary Ithlzulla Geo' 10 p.m.-2 a.m ,-8ayonara Ball, Pacific-Sierra .......-dliahl. Aklko Abe, Dr . .1oe Abe. H ...... IJhlzUila. Geo •• a sakamo'lo M~ CIIAPTER. NOT nESIGNATED riI Ouwa. Kay Monml, Dr. Tom Stlko Nakanllhl. M .. Nlkanlahl ' H:I~ Sa~wle, Ctark and M'Uuko Brothers' on:hestra. (Semi-formal). ___

iiEorl, Shlku Omori. O'tac:e Sato. ZInIer Uchida, Mike Ikuta Joe Noda' Sa f. a. y 0 MIl.Iurnolo, Shoji

Iko 070 .. Klml Fukulakl, Nary 1IIIIdol1 Ntthi. Mly. Yo,h'lmorl Ulli IhlftO• I~rry Kikuta. Eml. MI)'a· u..-urlyeo, oIun. Ilayubl, Jwill SU· $hlmOUWia, .11m Klwu.. Rutli MI- Glt~aSeDo'" Nakatani, Hit Ohar •. • ea ...... Paclfle Citl.aeD w" ratr'oD.lld.af ()gr

ilATIOiIAI:. DlilCTDl's IIlibitT __ _

~. September 3, 19$4 5

,JIearl of Convention * PI""er Co :::,Q' t PACIFIC CITIZEN

NCWND( i' '." , C" • Wiicome to COIIYenlioneen- t

_SAO W. SATOW * combineNOY. 1 ~ -- ----'---. WELCOME TO OUR 13TH NATIONAL BIENNIAL CON- . The Placer c~·~t:aJ~tto is

~ ~ON . inviting the Northern. CaUtor-Alt'lough the more glamor?ua aspects of our naUonal gather_ nla-Western Nevada District

tal are of necessity stressed In the general publicity. still the Council to hold Its fourth quar­thtional coundl sessions are the heart of our .National Conven_ terly meeting of the year on ~. aad the f~ndamental nason tor our letting together to Sunday, Nov. 7, in conjunction well out our Nauoqal JACL I?rogram for the next biennium. Es- with the chapter's annual KOOd­Iedally at thIs our 13th Biennia l, we wlU be projecting into will banquet. the local JACL lACL'S second quarter century, Veteran delegates will aUest to regional oUke reported. Ute lact that a National Convention is not all play. However, Ko Uyeno, chapter presidcnt Judging from the carry-over each time of those who have sat reminded that the banquet i~ lhroua:h previo~s Councll sessions, ,there must be personal saUs- probably the most impressive bctions in havmg a hand In shapmg our National program. affair of its kind by any JACL

After every Convention some of these oflicial delegates chapter. Attendance has aver­thrNten to come the following Convelltio~ just as Boosters, but aged some 400 persons and its invariably they show up aealn at our bUSIness m~tings. We are purpose is to acquaint civic j.tu1Y grnterul for the devotion and loyalty ot our delegates whom leaders and guests wiUt the we consIder the c.ream of the crop of Nisei community leadership. work anti purpose of JACL.

We have beeD asked, ·'What is JACL's program for the Cu- Committees for the Nov. 7 ture?" The answer to this Is in the hands of the official delegates goodwllf banquet will be an­lD our deliberations together. We have. scheduled 22 hours of pounCed soon. Tom Ye~o of meetings over four days. . I enryn, NCWNDC chainnan,

Tn::!re arc bound to be additional committee meetings and and the local regional oUice are toClSUltations, more likely, even special Council sessions if the to be_'_d_v_''"'''' __ o ____ _

past convent;ons are any Indication. We trust that we can finish -

up our business with the minImum number of sessions. We are Hlilings blll-,Iways faced with ~e dllel1\ma between allowing every dele­pte have his full FlY on the matters at hand, and at the same • time expediting the sessions to complete the business without being RccUsed or trying to railroad things through.

From Front Page

In behalf ot the enUre National Convention Board, may I welcome each and everyone of you to our 13th Biennial National JACL Convention. I hope that I will be able to m"eet each of you personally And should there be. in yoar estimation, a service that the Convention Board or any of its committee heads and members can render, please do not hesi­tate lo let us know. You have my personal assurance that your requests will receive every consideration.

After aU, this convention is being held (or YOU and the chapters you repersent, and the keynote will be on efficiency, service, and hospitality.

Dr" ROY Mo NISIUKA WA COllventiOI) Board Chairman

JACL official disputes figures on Issei receiving California pensions

San Frandsco ' A report that state records

show 1,6~2 Issei are among the 272,000 persons on pension rolls In California was questioned by JACL officials recently.

In a news release. George McLain, chalnnan of the Cali­fornia Institute 01 Social Wel-

and federal old-age pension it they qualify !or sociAl ro;ecurlty.

"JACL bas sought to have the state legislature change the il.aw barring alien long-time residents from old-age rolls~

but have not succeeded as yet in accompllshing thls a 1m." Ish.imaru declared.

The Notjol'.ud Committee 3euion3 upecially on Thursdoy II.ftern.oon. o.Te imPQTlant, rince it f.t in (hUe smaller meet­ingl whe1"e the basic prOgT'o.m and rec01nmendationt are thor­oughlll thruhed out pr~ratoT1l to presentation !o the gen­ml Council setrlom.

William H. Jacobs, in charge of the local claims oHice, ad­vised the subcommittee that the Dept. of Justice would soon Issue a fermat statement. atter E:xplaining the process employed in his oUice in ad- fare, sponsor of the Prop. No. judicatiog claims. 14 on t~e November baUot to

"We plan to have our bill re­submitted next year," he added.

P I boost aId payments to the aged, enon& Pr,oblem I gave these figures as eoming

~enii Fujii of Hayward. from Sacramento.

Ishimaru pointed out that al­though Issci jlre now eligible to become citizens, m~ of the needy, elderly pe1"SOI1S are now too old to study and pass the naturalization examinations.

We appToach~ this Convention aware of the responsibility that our deliberations are bound to touch the lives of all persons !'If Japanese ancestry in America . At the time, we are confident that In the insplrlnng atmosphere which has always characterized our National gatheriqgs, we will lift our eyes to the possibili­ties of nur ort:anlzed eftOJ:ts together, and continue to plan con­Itructively toward JACL's Jundamental purpose-that we may be "BeHer Americans In a Greater America".

Mmoru Shlnoda of San Lean- I He also stated thai these fl­dro and He i z 0 Oshima of gures "are tar below the pas­Richmond-a II nurscrymen- sible number of those who could were introduled by counsel receive pension payments if John A. Gorfinkel, who had they knew what their rights - ------------ • described the dlificulty met by were." NEW CIT I Z EN 5 lack or personnel in the claims Haruo Ishimaru, JACL re- _____________ • ollice. gional director, disputed the *

Congression.1 HHrlngs Scheduled for appearances validity of these figures aa he Those attl;Ildini: our Natiohal Convention this year will Tuesday were Dr. Ha.rry Kita pointed out s tate old-age pen,..

~.ve an opportunIty to witness a Congressional public hearing, and .James Abe of Sallnas pre- I slons are payable only to U.S. a1nce the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Claims is holding senllng the case .of .the Yamato citizens under the California wch a hearing In Los Angeles on Sept. I, 2, and 3. In fact, we Cemetery ~latlOn, a non- law. tncouraae delegates to share attendance responsibilities at the protlt organizatIOn. Since the Issei became el1-National Council sessions in order to attend a portion ot these Gordon Winton was repre- gible for citizenship the num­pubUc hearings. Our general agenda may require 90me adjust- sentlng several vinelar~ claims ber of persons of Japanese an­menl slnce some of our key personnel are involved in testimony. from the Corttz and Llvmgston- cestry who have been natural­Ayailable to every delegate will be a copy of JACL's statement Ml!rc~ areas. George Yanagl- ized in this state Is probably for the bearings prepared by Mike Masaoka. This is a compre- machI, Seallie oyster larmer,! around 2500 Ishlmaru esti-hl!ll!ive summary of JACL's entire Evacuation ClaIms program, was present as well as Toru mated. ' , and we are sure that it will give the delegates an appreciation Sakahara, Sea ttle attom~Yi "According to McLaIn's fi-

Salt Lake City Among the latest class ot

naturalized citizens sworn in Aug. 19 before Judge Martin M. Larson were five Issei:

Mary AY_ Kawa ka mi. Frank lchl~ roKoda. '1'ommie Kuma,.i. Sal Sht~ nlbu. and Toru ShimizU.

• • • Los A DS"el es Among the group of some

360 new citizens sworn in Aug. 12 in the local federal courts were 68 from Japan.

• • • of what is involved in our National program. . James Hanley, representln5t rlC~ gures, over 60 percent ot the . . . crop losses; Jack Matsumoto 0 • I ssei new citizens would be over S.(l. r amen~

In connectlon With thIS pubhc heanng. we are i':1debted to Stockton on forced s a I e of 165 years of a I! and on nsion Issei who have been natur-lOfIle of our stalwart JACL members of the San FranCISCo Chap- farmlands' George Uyeda Lin- jrolls" he t!,ted out pe allzed in recent weeks have ter which collated JACL's 89-page statement. Despite the work den orcha;dist and Stock1~n at- The lssefare ellgibl~ for only until Sept. B to register for involved, It .w:as an enjoyable evening tru~ JACL style. Those torney J oseph Omach!. county aid, which Is m u c h voting In the November gen_ who lent WIlling hand;" were: Hatsuro A1Z3wa .. Kaye Uyeda, I Chureh Clalm smaller than the state pension eral elections in california. Frances Ogahara, Yoshiko Tamura, Lucy AdachI. Haru Ogawa, Mas Yonemura was to ex-li:==:...::::::..=:.:=::..!:::::=:c·..::::::...::::==:....::::...:=::::== ~ Pat Tanaka, Vi Nakano, J osle Matsuda. Suml Utsumi, Arney AI- plain a laundry and church taWil. Fred Obayashl. Jackson Hirose, Hisashl Tanl , Taxy Hiro- claim with its peculiar aspects. naka, Mary Yonemoto, Daisy Uyeda, and Chlz Satow who also Masanobu Oji an d Kiyosh i did all :he mimeographing. Asazawa of Yuba City were to

While we have been busily trying to get things in readiness appear with Henry Taketa to for our National Convention, Mike Masaoka and Regional Oi- explain fann losses. Paul Rbnrl rector Haru lshimaru have been busily working on the h~aring s In former Farm Security A.;Imin­Northern Califomla for the past several days, while National Istralion worker, was 1.0 tell Legal Counsel Frank Chuman and Tad Masaoka from Washing- what the government did with tnn. D.C., have been organizing things for the hearings down farms during evacuatlon. South. T. A. Mertens and Guy Cal-

* • • W. get account ing I*lp

We have also been kept busy as Jackson Hirose, CPA. and San Francisco 1000 Club member, has been assisting us getting out our biennlaJ rinancial statements, also advising us on kC(!ping

-our books in order. We are thankful that rrom now on Jackson wUl be supervising National Headquarters' financial account-1111. Along with a statement of our biennial expenses will be a fUmmary report of JACL-ADC's financial operations, including income and expenditures by areas and years, and a listing of expenses by offices and Items.

* Pvt. Ben Fr.nk Mu.ok. memorial scholarship Thlt year we had J 9 top-notctt candidat~s for the Pvt.

Btn ~'rank Mtuaoko. Memorial Scholorthip. AU the ;udQCI Wert trEmU!1idotal1/ tmprelSed with this stellar group of ca.n­dida!es. and it is a shame that onlll o1le schol4rthip could be given. OUT congratulationt to David Ya.mnk(lw(I of San Fran­NCO !or receiving the award thi.! year.

Tllis Scholarl'htp W48 tn.rtituted nine years ago by MrI'. Ha.T!J.lIe M43aokn in memOTl/ of her .ron who W48 kilted ill action with the 442nd. It wa.r Mrs. Masaoka's hop<! that otheTJ might follow her example. JACL's role in this is to tld1uinis­the S{'holarship in behalf oJ Mn. Ma..saoka.

den were to document los~es of a fa mily corporalion. Frank Nonaka was to testify on his export-import business. Wayne Kanemoto represented losses in Sunta Clara county,

10 tbe Heart of tb" J apanese Area

GEORGE'S MOTOR SERVICE

()per ...... by

George Kuramoto

* One-thousandth tOOO Club member Issured At the lime of this writing our 1000 Club membership has TlRBS &Dd TUBBS

jumped to a total of 997 members. thanks in Jarge part to the LUBRICATION Downtown Loa Angeles Chapter which now boasts of 87 mem- MOTOR TUNE-UP ~s . This makes it certain that by Convention time we will RBPAIRlNG (lave Signed up our One-Thousandth 1000 Club member. The U ING Chicago Chapter bas taken up DOwntown Los Angeles' challenge, PR8ABB ..!:afBS and although trailing at present with 56 members, you can bet ~ .. '!tat they will try to match Downtown Los Angeles' e.ttort by the AOCBS80RIBS time of the National Convention 1000 Club shindig scheduled on no-e: Sept. 4, which Is the deadline for the contest.

This now means that we have over 100 Thousand Club me.m- (lIerry 9630 ~rs (~ good standing. All current 1000 Club member~ are beIng lilted 10 the NationaJ Convention Program Booklet. Smce othe.rs wru 6. LA WRENCB 8TI. have joined or renewed since the program went to press,. w~ WIll (1 200 ZO~ Street> fllso have a poster supplementing the Program Booklet hsting. DBNVD. COlA

1 . aDoJlea

iplloa_

4. 7S pIIoa .""

160 ...... beIIIe

8 OaDCe hoI:IIo

,

",

j

,

•

,

J , , I •

• J

J

At II. number of District Council meetings, we have heard ' •••••••••••• _ Turn to Page 8 • II _____________ ___ ___ _ _ ____ _ .....!

f PACIi'I~T~ZE"" ( T .-. ~ .. ,. • r« "l'i'l""" 'I ,

,... CAlLAHAlrS CORNER * Get Packing

,... GEORGE INAGAKI .. By the time you read this, all you folks who are

attending the National Convention should have your bags all packed and be set to take off to what no doubt will turn out to be the most outstanding JACL Conven­tion of all times.

It it so happens that you're not ready yet, stick this PC in your hip pocket or purse and let's get to that pack­ing. You can always read this on the way to th~ Statler.

Convention Chairman Roy Nishikawa has set the program up so that there wiII be plenty of fun for every­body attending. However he has also set aside some 25 bours for the National Council sessions. That's for you and me-the official delegates and members of the Na­tional Board and stafr.

From the way things look, I'm afraid that we will bave to go at Cl pretty good clip to finish all that we

must within the lime allotted to us. T certainly hope that all or you orricial delegates are coming with the intention of rolling up your sleeves and buckling down to some real intensive work.

Remember: the future of the JACL depends on how well your thinking machinery works during the Council Sessions.

(From past experiences, I can just about guarantee that the gears in your cranium are going to need a good overhaul job afler being smo.e;ged. fo"'!ed, boondOl!l!led during the Convention but, for JACL's sake, don't let them break down during the sessions.)

* National scope or JACL

Speaking in a more seriOus vein, I want to make one important request of all the official delegates and that Is that you always keep in mind that the JACL is what it is today bec:l.Use it is a national organization which brings together the thinking and the work ing power of the vast majority of us Japanese Americans all over the United States:

The history o[ our JACL clearly shows that the or­ganization's effecUveness developed as our national unity became stronger.

The accomplishments and the growth in stature of thhe JACL in the eight·year period since the War could never have taken place had the chapters remained com· pletely autonomous and independent o[ each other and serving only their local needs.

By this, I don't mean to minimize the importance of local service but 1 do want to emphasize the fact th .. t by maintaining a strong national program, your chapter can do a much greater work on the local le\'el.

As your President entrusted with the task of presid­ing over the National Council sessions, I ccrtainly hope that every delegate will come with a mind not too com­pletely clouded by local issues, important as they may be to you, and be ready and willing to think and discuss also in broader terms oi national scope.

Only by so doing do I feel that we will be able to search successfully [or those "New Horizons".

* National planning 311f1 budget

Specirically, I am thinking of such matters as na. tional }llanning and national budget. These are subjects which certainly require , what you might call, cooperative thinking, Each chapter must keep in mind the circum­stances under which each of the other chapters exist.

The problems of the Eastern District Council chap­ters are bound to be somewhat different [rom those o[ the west coast. For that matter, there are dirferences even among the chapters of a single district council.

Only by understanding the problems of the various chapters will we be able to develop a sound national pro. gram and only by the same cooperative spirit will we be able to work out a budget that will be acceptable by all chapters and sti ll permit National Headquarters and our program to function as we would want them to.

What I'm driving at is that if we are to map out a truJy worthwhile program at this Convention, there will be many occasions when we will have to rise above our own chapter interests in order to be able to think clearly on .the national level. .

And, In' so doing, I reet certain that our JACL's future will c:onllDue to be as bright as II has been in tbe

' ~ t

, r or • of_ , . . '" .- .

,

."'''' ~ (lrIatnne. r.,. tIiIe Sept. t ... N.UCMIaI

"ACL c_ .... Uoa .taa. at lb, lie ... of tile .c.1n. to UI, leath, HoWl .... ,. ,,1I'f1I f1I,l~ ", -. t.MI M~,.... .. .. lab ,1aH. ~7 are (leon to

.~ ..

Where~JACL Go from Here? DACIFIC CITIZEN ieptember 3, lt54 7

By OR.ItOY NISHIKAWA

AU good JACLers must have asked tMfn_ 1I!1vfll the quelltJon: What about JACL's fU­turt? Where do we 10 from here?

Even \tevenU years ago in my own Pac;:ific Southwest councl}~ we bad a District Plan­nina CommJttee to probe Into JACL's future. 10 t950 It was my privilege to present the re­port of the National PIsnnin, Committee at the Chicago ConventioD. It is true that the question or JACL's future was an academic one In lhoselday. as we had our hands mOl'e than luU with the legislative program.

But now that JACL'. major legislative roe ls have been attained, now that we have undergone a transitional period of two yean, wheT!! do we go trom here? Wha£ .holL OUT

futur ~ program be? The question 19 no longer an academic

ont and deserves our best thinking and deep­

est con~rn.

For JACL', critics We have some "[ringe" members and some

outside criUcs who say JACL's work Is now .u through. That we need no longer support JACL. That perhaps JACL', function Is to beCOme a purely social orcanlzatlon. I, for one, beartlly disagree with this trend ot thought. I believe that JACL's greatest work can He

ahead. I 11111 nu l"heU here b our Pttf'POfe 1111(1 here

" (7Ilr gool (U J SH it. Our pur"J)Ole, vnll bTOQdl1l .tated Is thb:

To look, (omf(mtlll and vigi/.a:nUII, to the wel­fore 0/ citizen. 01 Jap(lRete ance.tr'll and their pofYftt. in. the Urtited Srau •.

Our goa-I u I see it, t. thi.: To tran,late tM leg III and theoretical equalitic. "01.0

"onted us tnto pt'actical relllUies. .. this Is a long range program, Onc which requires the unstinting support of every per­son of Japanese ancestry In the United States. It would be presumptuous ot me to try to ouUlne a speciflc program that the JACL enn follow during the next two years. This task belongs to the National Council, the National Board and our various National Committees.

All of Ihese groups are meeting this week­tnd in Los Angeles for the 13th Blenntal Na­tional JACL Convention. At this time, It ls boped that a ~Jlc a nd solid national pro­tram will be laid out which will best carry «It our puJ"l)O&eS and goals and at the same time lay a broader base of support for the lIltional organization.

'the theme for the National Convention is jrew HORIZONS. Some people have asked me "'hal do you meen by "New Horizons" any­-.xl. Perhaps we ouaht to try to explain what UliI means for it very surely is tied In with

• the future of the JACL. What does "New Horizons" mean to you? Erich Fromm, one of America's great psy-

• chologists, has aald: . "To the rndve mind, a hOT"kon .eem. to be

aon.ething whkh can. be gruped. lIet to .eek the horizon. i. to .eek a mirage. Whell we tnotI., ttu! hori:on move., when we climb even • kI\II hit!, the horizon. becotlW. wider, But it is 'MtIe# al~ entitJI--G. thing to be taken. hold 0/ 'n the handl,"

We see then that horizons are Intangible. but dOH that make th.m of less value? The .. lIor at sea fixes his eyes on th.c horizon and cbarll his course. All of us have some horizon or 1011 which governs our work, our thought, our very livee,

Very few of us ever reach our goals. For coal., like horizons, change as we approach them. And progress, whether In an Individual or II group has only corne about from the con­mnl resetting 01 goals, rrom the constant ele­vation of our horizons.

, Sottlng 0 hivher gool And JACL too, since It has attained its

major le,islative goals, should now set its lOlls higher. For as the old horizons and loais recede, New Horizons appear!

But horizons and goals must be based upon our deepest motivations. Within the general framework of J'ACL's twin slogans of "Secur­Ily through Unity" and "B!':Her Americans in a Grealer America," and undergirding JACL's practica l applIcations in the Uelds of legisla­tion, public relations, and liaison with ,overn­mental and social wellare agencies, there lies • deeper, mote fundamenta l motivation. A motivation which rests upon .such Intangibles as Equality, Brotherhood, Justice, Compassion and Truth.

If I did not sincerely believe that there b such 8 motivation behind JACL's purposes; and goal., I would immediately disassociate myaelf from all JACL activities.

SomeUn-.es we become-both as individuals and as an or,anization-so engrossed In the deeper Inner core of intangibles which serve, In Ute final analysis, as the bedrock of our

l1notlvations. It Is true that in the Ufe of every Individ­

~I and every or,anizafion there are times "ben we 1O&e track of fundamentals, that at

roes qbestioftable means are used to attain tertaln needa:, that at times expediency be­~ the overrld.lnr factor. Because lndivid­~ lust as you and I, compoR the JACL -and ~u.se all of us are susceptible to human fraJltles, pu:bapa"'the JACL has not been t:n­

" tlreI.y aullUf:p In this reprd. ,_. ,.;-.,;;.}J:ut all 'OI-thil. la water over the d.tp n ow. -.now"lct us--UUU -bur hNCb a nd eyl!ll hilh to·

...

wards New Horl.zons!

Lookinl ahead, Perhaps the time has now come:

. When JACL can conoern it.seU not ~ .. w~th persons of Japanese ancestry but fIlore With Americans of all ancestries.

. When JACL can expand Its National Re­~Ion.al and local activities in bet>alf of our'a&cd .ssel, In beh~1f of our youth groups, In behalf 01 local '0C\4L alld economic problf'ms "ot nece.mrilU circu,",crlhed bll racial cmt.ridcor­ation •.

When JACL can. work mort' clOllel1i wilh other civic, church and social actiOIl grOUJl'.

~Vht>.n JACL can concern Itself with seekina ~ustlC:e for all peoples everywhere and tlght_ !Dg oppression whercver it finds It!

These are large goals, I know. It would be easy to say, " We should not

concer:" ourselves with sUch large luucs." Sometimes It Is more comfortable to relax, to become mildly cynical and not care too much about the other fellow's problems. But we must remember that e\'entw::lly thc other fellow's probl~ become our own. lI'or most of us--in our best moments at least-acknowl_ edge that we are our brother's keeper!

Vital principle: growth Another aspect In regard to JACL's future

revolves around 0 n e of life's fundamental rules. The tundamental law of life Is growth. Growth and develolJment. Evel since the first organism be,an to stir wilh life in the prime_ val mud, and ever since Man's primitive an­cestor's first took to caves and started the be­ginnJnp of communal living. the law of lire has been growth and development, cha nge and adaptation.

It is the task of 011 things In Nature to grow, to develop, to IIdapt to their envlron­ment-f:t1Ung to do so-they die out as in the case or the mla:hty dinosaur and even In the case of what was once thought to be an Im­pregnable man-made institution-the Roman Empire. Adapt or die Is the rule of life.

And it Is especially true In today's dynamic world that to stand still is to stagnate. This is no mere cliche. Pause a moment-recall your history lessons-cven the recent history lIince World War II_ what mighty institutions, what powerful governments no long!;:r exist because they failed to grow, tailed to develop, tailed 10 adapt.

JACL can be no exception, Instead of look­ing backwards and resting upon her laurels, J ACL musl ever look forward . J ACL too, must a:row, must develop, must adapt.

This will not be easy. This will call lor concentrated effort and

the best use of our intelligence. It was Wini­fred Rhoades who &aid, all of life, when It Is lived for the best It can yield is a continual proces.s of outgrowing old conceptions, old limitations, old modes of thought . old reaction habits, and growing Into others that are truer and better. .

In otlter word •. the lti$torv o/life iuel/ ha, been to create continua.tlil New Hori!on$!

What is your idea? At the beginning of this discussion, I asked,

What does New Horizons mean to 1I0U' In other words, what are ¥our goals, llour as­pirations, 1I0"r dreams? Perhaps you can sec now that t.he New Horizons of the JACL will reflect the New Horizons or goals of each and ever)' ,one of its members!

JACL WILL BECOM.E WHAT MOST OF ITS MEMBERS WANT IT TO BECOME! IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT! If you choose to nourish the JACL with your interest, your c~­thusiams, your concern, and your support, II will conUne to grow and to develop; If you choose to ne,lect it by your disinterest. your apathy your lack of concern. then slowly but surely 'JACL will wither and die like an un­

tended vine. Let me repeat, In the final analysis, JACL

will b«ome what most oJf its members want it to become! YOU WILL HELP FORM JACL'S NEW HORIZONS!

This discussion has nol been a particularly comforting onc. It was not meant to be com­forting. It Is never comforting to have the onus of rClponslbility thrown dJrectly Into one's lap. But I hope that it has been in some measure thoUMht-provoking. That it has pre­.sent a challenge, for If it has not been a chel­lenlle. then It has been a failure. .

Yet 1 think we need not be too pessimistIC despite' the diHicuit organizational problems which lie ahead, As most JACL members know JACL regionally and nationally will have '0 real struggle for existence. But some­how I continue to be undiscouraged , for the history of the JACL has shown that we have been nurtured on troubles and GREW to over-

come them, . bl When problems seemed msurmounta e.

when disappoinl~nts were the most acute, when support and encouragement were needed the most. our memben and supporters have al­ways corne through. No, I think we need not be pessimiltic about JACL's future .

Was it not Phillips Brooks, one of Ameri­ca's rreatest theologians who said: We need not ask fOl' any easy life but for great tasks

to perfonn in,tead? , , Let ~ Individually Bnd eollectivdy march

~rcbI our New Horlxons!

Chicago Comer • . • by Smoky S.kur.da

Empioymenllrends In (hicago Jl'lhn. Y . Y~hlno tnil week'. gue.t co:umnut Is ChlcGgo JAC~ Ch4pter'a lit t7ke-preddS1lt In dUlrge of I~ '1?lonIMJ/ pro­gram •. He is director ()f the Job Opportun.iIU pt'ourom, Ameri~ can. Friend.! S e r 11 I ce Commluee. ChicGPf' Regionol OJJke. Fonnerlll lrom Af4meda, Coli/., a G-Z vteemn wtth a mo.ter degree 4" Indwtria.l Rdadon" h41 erpe:rinu'e 0/ .even. "eon In. Chict:.go in public administration. all!:i.lndUllriGt relatioru,

• • • 11.1 lOHN Y. YOSBIJ'IrlO

The position of the Nisei women in Chic"ugo's labor market rppears good today despite the tact that the Chicago a rea as a ""hole has not fully recovered from the ccrnor'ic set-back which !'tarted back In October of last year, and continuing to .c:Up [n some ar~as of economic activities.

The Chica,o Resettlers Commitlee. doing ,ood work in com­munity r~ferral. indicated In its recent r<:!pnrts that there was a (ren.t flurry of activity In Its employment area. The slaff helped iv place 'nany coUege students In the city for ·~e summer lookin, for temporary work. Students from Korat, Thtlolland, Japan and other foreign countries were helped, as WE'll as a number of local ,Japanese 'Ind other job seekers.

According to the reports of the Illinois State Employment Service, the numb(>r of jobless in the Chicago area moved up to 155,000 in mid-May . The female Job seekers jumped significantly hom 55,000 to 75,000-an indication that women arc having 3.

more dlfflcull time locatln, ne .... jobs.

Tightening labor market •••

Tba tightening labor market has shnrtencd the number ot hours workf"d thereby decreasing the average weekly earning o( the W3ge earner. The overall weekly average earnings of the fren for the area has dropped from $79.10 10 April, 1953, to 176.11 In April, 1954.

This is one of the rcasons more wom~n have entered the labor market to supplement the family income. There has been no in­dIcation of aT' appreciable drop in the cost or Iivln".

O.tr toveill Nflri women tn. the btulllt'!I world have .eroed Q.! a fille .howca.e 01 the acceptabilltll 0/ the Japo.lle,e III Chl<:1Jgo A" 1 make the round8 of bulinelof and hldu.trtI talkmg to hundred. of top level executive., there ta not 4n elnplo¥er, be he a large or 0. 1m4" emploller, who doe. not

Jpeak high!1I 01 Ute Nisei worker.

The Nisei women white collar worker, since 1943-44, have done wonder! In establishing an excellent reputation as pleasant, efficient and dependable worker. In contrast to the picture ten years al'o when the Nisei had to be sold to the employers and ('ther w~rkers--today the situation is rev~rsed and the Nisei are in a position to be selective.

Nise~ secretaries in grut demand Nisei secretaries, stenographers, and tvplsts--all are In great

demand. There Is also a wide varicty of businesses from which to ... choose an employer in Chicago. Nisei are working in practically everyone of the fabulous State Street st·)res. holding positions wilh a wide range of responsibilities 3nd many earning ,ood !\Slarles.

Large national Ufe and casualty insurance companies, their alencies and independent Insurance brokers Also employ ma~y Nisei. Personnel directors hopefully ask for them, but every avail­able worker is picked up so quickly that It is almost hopeless to tllil the Agendes, public or private.

TIl-C Chicago ReQioll4t JACL office /requent/II gets calli Irom emploller! who uk lOT Ni,ei ~ girb but are aLwall' od· vised on girl! were available. PfT~01l1let people regret too that III. rna'!.l1 in,ta.nce. thell knt Nisei girls 11'1 their COlllpottles 41 thell are not able It) meet .tiff .alar'll demand. 01 the Nuet

·$300 monthly salaries offereel ... tt is not uncommon to hear of girls havln, left a job that

paid $300 per month, because some othrr employer paid them rnore. These highly skilled liris are taking secreta rial jobs in smaller offices where they are able to assume administrative rtsponslbilltiu on top of the excellent stenographic skills they possess. They seem to be in great demand In lawyer's oNices.

This does not mean tftat h Is only thl' Nisei who are letting a disproportionately high salary [n this field at a time when em· ployment is off.

The illinois State Employment Service reccntly Teported that salaries for female clerical worker'! in this area continue 10 rise and show no sign of levelling ort 10 the ncar future , The !;otate re:>art was based on figures recently published by tbe United ,~tates Bureau of Labor Statistics. For Instance, Chicago ranked ..1mong the hlgh~t in average weekly salaries paid to female rlerical workers. The genera~ l'lenographer earned a weekly ,;um of $62; Class A typist earned $60; Class A file clerk

551.50. As thC6e figures cited above are aver~ge , I', Is easy to under·

sta nd whcre the N[sel woman looked upon with great favor by the "mployer would be [n a position to command such load salaries.

It should be mentioned In passing, that although no compara· tive sturlies about educational background, of white collar ,irls have been made, personally, it would be a pretty lafe rl~k to !.tate the Nisei girls as a whule have a much Maher educational level than the average non-Japanese cou,terpart.

Professional nelds beckoning .•• Against a background of such favorable employment outlook

In the secretarial field for the Japanese A.-nerican women, I was recently surprised to hear a college placeMent director or one of the largest Chicago area schools Inform mo! that among the Japa· nese girls enrolling In this college, interest In secretarial training has sharply diminished.

Many of these girll when counselled t" do so, refuse to con­sider taking typing and shorthand. They Indicate preference to nain for other professional wor~ , To me. .. ,tion a few, they want to be a ps~holo,lst. aoclologis," social wOI"ker, !!Choul teacher, nurse, etc:,

Although my informant commends t":.e Nisei for their high aspt.ration professiona117, he thoulht it was unfortunate that these students would want lO forsake training tor a field of work for which thousands of Chinaoland employrrs would be wiWng to pny .so well for their ~es. • .:

He asked me whether there was any unusual uplanaGon for: the chanae in vocational interest of the youncer JapaneM lOt this time.

•

/

~ ___ ~=~~ 1 Specit1lapiRese 11111 · . • • • • • • . by!:'Ma..y.Oy.1dc11 • Imoglites

At lilt, we Intye! for Issei billquel , ~:~:':,';~~ I Los Anreles Come the day of debarkation, we arose fairly early to Special Japanesl! 'numbers 01

the wobbly daughter's leave-taking of her erstwhile song and dance compose the (Gad, what an ordeal-we still felt rather "ooky" ourselves. - .!) Hghter side o~ the JACL C<>n:-How dots one: eet breakfast, vention [ssel Banquet thIs liress, pack six plecetl of Juga,e, Friday night at the S tatler arouse a droopy-eyed, child, try Hotel . io c.omb out her bieds' nest of Karie Shlndo Alhertl will badly matted hair, hunt for appear a.s guest soloist. Mickey missing ro'!nta in ",ns, dig out Golanda and Chi.kaye Azeka fail en comIc books-(she tem- presentint' two dances, th;. peramentally insisted on this finale beln, the "Lion Dance, search)-w i t h dispatch, elfi- attired in exotic kJ~ono. The

Akatsuki Band with Tak~ clency and good grace? Yamane as prognam emcee Will

At the purser', desk passen- render several pieees. gers were getti ng back their The Issei Banquet will Ix' money, jewels and Qther valu- the JACL Convenl!on's trl: ables, turning In their cabin bute to the naturaitzed Issei keys, or attending to last minute or those Issei wh() are about to a ebarkation business. be naturalized.

Everybody was in a gay mood. Jud,e AllKI to Sp~1c Even the two lussy old ladies Judge John Also will be the whom we had noticed on the bbl mo,'n ... ,k., on "Con.trlbu.-

h Daughter B a JlI b i, wo II first day grumbling to t e stew- while at sea, mtifel preuilil tions of I.ssei and the Slgnlfl­ard about "dirty kid's (ootprinls now that she's 011 dTt,/ !('1"T'a- cance of Citizenship". Saburo on the deck-chairs", had r~- finlla.-the lands at Waikiki Kido Is master of ce~monl~. iaxed their usually sUU. prissy to be £Oxact Because announc!emenb in faces into smiles. A handsome' were only mailed to liawalian lady came over to inquire about our Bambi's health. . naturalized Issei sworn

Upon seeing her, we felt a. guiJty twinge of conscience, for It Aug. 13, the banquet was she whom we had heard Singing in rehearsal for the sincerely hopes the l!ollday program. And here again was another moral: not receive th~p

. were not 01-;yailan \Yedding Song became one of our favorite All Issei are Invited, Because it IS a charmina: melodious song when one Is Kei Uchima' and Duke

IHsick. oo-chairmen of the

even be a grand There was music, musk in the air. We bade stewardess their parents. if

Millie cur erstwhile nurse, a fond goodbye and squeezed an cllildren honored textra 'bonus Into her hands for all the meall she'd brought them by 'treating> them to thE' our cabin. We peeked excitedly out of the luggage unloadin. 'Pssel banquet:\ sugp!Sted door to see bronzed HawaIIan teen-agers diving ' In the early Uchlma . The occasion l(lOrru morning waters for lilly-cent pieces. "Just like in the m"v;e.':' 1 as the most auspicious lind in­yeU" spiring event city-wise, ac-

Huln dancers. lei-vendors, and above all, the huge ubiqui- coming to the ct'l-chalnnan . t ous Dole pineapple loomed more conspicuously thnn Aloha The event does not re­Tower itself. ( We later learned that this omni present Pineapple ouire the convention re2istra­

Hon fee. Dinner start'! Itt 6:31" ..... as a utilitarian- watC!'r-tank: for the company. O.m. In the Pacltic Ballroom. As we stood in the milling crowd a cute little Nisei girl ap- The program is expeeted to

proached saying, "I'm Mildred-Paul's wife;" then, "we were conclude by 10:30. 'Worried aboul you because we didn't see you out on deck .. ,"

Fashion Show We stared at her s tupidly for a few moments before we re­

alized that she was our cousin Paul's wife, then explained Bam­LJ's sea-sickness. As we followed the porter out somebody else t a plled our shoulder.. Another strange but smiling face, "What's the matter, don't you know me? I'm Addle!" *

We made some feeble excuse about sea-legs whi le we col-lected our wits. Let's see now. This was Addle Lee. fonnerly of An e l eg ant fashion 1tlVersldo! and Los Angeles; the pretty and popular Korean- show with Nisei modeling American girl who married a n Islaod boy, now Dr. Wansik California [all outfits from 'You (USC and Creighton grad.) Hu gs and leis, and still more leis.

Somehow we got orr and landed in a small sea of relatives: beach clothes to bridal at­cousin Paul, his buby, our a unt. cousin Kiyoko, her husband lire this Saturday, 1:30 Charlie. lhelr two little bo~'s . etc. More leis and Introductions. p.m., has ' no admission

Above and beyond the hubbub, we caught the last gtimpM' 0'

our shipmate friend Phoebe patiently sitllng on her luggage. She charge. Just show your had 'one more lap to go. and air-flight to the island of Maul. registration ca rd at the

A 1 · door. There is, however, a u rhO r, mon ami •.•• A jaunty Kelly-green beret topped her head. God bless her. $4 fee for the luncheon

\',e thought, as we waved goodbye. A cheerful farewell was preceding. waved back In response. We were positive that even though ____________ _ Fhoebe hAd been lukewarm about starting off on her vacation. s}': would end up having one wonderful time of it all. Anyone with her young-in-heart outlook could never miss.

Looky this and looky that ... As we hobbled our sen-legs acrosS a grassy square, we ex­

claimed, "Look at the beautiful tr~·' Friend Addle laughed in amusement. "You'll see plenty of

them before you're through with this place-a thousand different . varieties. all bea utiful too."

She pointed to the looming green mountains with snow­v:hite cloud-banks silhouetted against a cobalt sky. "What do ;o.ou think of our terrific scenery. isn't that SOMETHING ?" We agreed.

We snitfed a t our fragrant fresh-flower leis, commented on their perfume, whereupon Addle explained the special merits of the plkakJ blooms of wtilch the leis were made. We passed coco. nut trees, and patm trees, flowering shrubs and strange birds. We oh-ed and ah-ed. The I'elatives got a big kick out of our ogling

Wilh typical Island hospitality Addle treated our aunl Nakano Obasan, cousin Mildred and baby Sandy along to break­fast with liS since they had n bit of free time.

Dale bureau all ready to operate

Los Anlreles While Qptirn.istic souls see

no strong need tor a date bu­reau at the "New Horizons" NaUonal J A C L Convention, Sept. 2-6 at the Statler Los Angeles. the Reoception and Hospitality Committee Is pre­pared.

Adjoining 1 he registration desk at the Hotel lobby, a "date desk" will be manned aU day Thursdav, the first day of the Convention, and during key hours subsequently. Mrs. Mary MIUwer, desk chalnnan, is as­sited by:

I Ida Nllhtbue. R(lH Yonalo. Mar. The Is and spirit • • • ,ant "'k.huhl and Naney Taka.

"J:he other relatives had to return to work. We suddenly maw::.. ________ _ realized that they had all taken spe<:ia l lime off from work just PI h to meet u!' al the pier, and we soon tearned that this was one of ant pat ology expert t he (,~ I P'atterlstl~all~ .gr~ciou s customs of the Islands : to make .isits 'amity in Berkeley free tIme for one s vlsLtors, In subsequent days we learned plenty I Rbout Hawaiian hospitality. D Berkeley

r. Harry H. Muoakishi, head of the plant pathology depart_

N tlonal DI r R orr meot " the Unlv. of H,w,,, a rec or ep S... en route to a national plant • pathology meeting at Estes

From Page 5 Park, Colo., was visiting his some compl:'lints by chapters about adjustments In their local mother and Sister, Mrs. Fumi ~ u otas. f~hng that their par,",culax:, chapter quota is not fair Uchlshiba, here last week. in comparlson w ith other ch4pters. • One ot six scientists repre_

It eeems to us that. a lthoujh there a~e manr who have sup- senting the university at .rl_ ported JACL with the Idea of at least dOing their share, actually ous national meetinp this ear JACL has existed down through the years because there have he will present papers ai' teen those who have beUeved ig supporting Its program. and have nosing orchid virus :~ d a:~ done $0 regardless ot whether others have Supported or not. controlling !cuit disca f

If many of our mmbers and supporters waited to base their papaya SC$ 0 l inanclal contributions and erforU upon the basis ot what the Fo . I t C othe.; lCUys did, JACL would hav@ folded up long ago. a U t"er y dO oncor~, he is

Under that kind of philosophy, we would probably have no mast " gra uate, received ~ 1000 Club members, a nd no o n~ to give generously ot his time Stateers df7>bt0rtl! Car.ohna ::md efforts to keep our work gomg at the local levels. sota. an " (rom Mmne-

...

Sen. T .. "iy~ "'+s 1mt IIiMi ....., l1li inlere\I "! ., .. ~~. 0.: ~'A!" ~ . R_al. ... """"

Sen. Wilfred C, Tsu.k...l ama The second armual denied he has any lntilte~ 1n da.I'lce SPDtlSored ~ appointment to .t..be, .'territorial N'lgei M . by tbt \'PI Supreme Court b@nch, saytn,a ,~ , emonai A~ "" "1 a m definitely not I.nt.er- 9 . ~38 will be held Oct. t t .... ested." Hotel Chase, San t .. 'M.

1 tbe

The ~Ident of the Tetrl- with John Dumont's~-' torial Senate n,.tmors that he Open !to t.he publJe tit aspired to the post have &rown $3.50 per coupl@ &l'@ ~bt!:~ 80 widespread that he thoutht from AUxiliary mentbet, a public denial was in or(fer. the door, or"

GENE P,:\RKER ANNOUNCES!

'" FIYe New NIsei Dance Groups ~r

.?£I

*

* *

Sponsored by tho , J _ A. C. l,

2 New Beginner's CI ..... Sundalll-f till 6 p.m. Skim StpI, II

Adv.nced & 'Brusfl..Up' CI ..... FridlllJl-8 till J 0 p.m. SllIrtI Stpl, If

ThundaYl-8 titt 10 p.m. StartlSlItl

Eight Lessons - $9 Come o.lone or wi.th friends '" IAct In.embeTlihip not requ.ired. Nine weeb Al­lowed to use the eigh t teSSOTlll .••

NEW NISEI DANCE CLUB Startt Wed .. Sept IS. and I'l'\ei'U tWice a month. fne:llld. StUdIo Partlel. and 3 Cala Eva. Out clancln/( at Farnolll Nn.. Cwln IItt Moulin Roule, Clros. BllImon Bowl a na CQCOanut Crove .. PAilTNQIS NOT NECESSARY. Tnnuportatlon ananced. A(lmlaalon. cover ~1IarJit.. taXH. U .. and a Drink a U Included a t no ext ra uptIUe. OfllJ' W for 3 months. ,

. * 4 PRIVATE LESSONS only $10 SpeCI • ,o/lSf:1 Kate . 1000 only until _Pl. 20. for be, mners or 'BrIIIfI Up'. In IIny or all dancel.

All etallel eonduflecl pelloOlUllly br Gene Parker. an' ~ Foxtrot. W.U~. 8hu .. b .. Tan,o. lamba. and Swine TIIhr ... room ClaSfe. were mrted tt)' lACL In ~une of 1m III' ""­rurultDI fonUlluo lll ly UII!1 Itflce a.nd an a lw.,1 flUtli. • -*' l ure )'ou are InCluded a.nd ma.1I 10 Ute appUuUon h~III'-N'P1

Gene Parker 3908 Wilshire, nur Western, DU 7·5474 Bus StOP,' at Door. Free Parking in RHr

.. ---------------------.... : Name ....... . . . .......... , ... . .. .. , Phone . .. 1 ••• ••••• )

I Address , ...... . ...•. , CitY' . . , ..... . ... .. Zoot .... I :1 would like to aHend the ........... ...... ... . . da., t I was in your class on ., .. .. .• (day) about ... . mOl· IlOl .My check Is enclosed, . .. I'U pay S .. .. by .. ........ l .. -----------.------ ----.~.

COMFORTABLE • ECONOMICAL

(

JAPAN liS low 1I~300 HAWAII IU low 4S '90

s4ilings fro", San francisco los Angel ..

I. I. PIUIDIIT CUVllAID S. S. 'USIDEMT WILSO.

~m~ric:a's fintst Trans-Pacific luxufY. liners-;wi(h n~ 'ir.(Olldi~ tmpro~el'la ! I'lIcific Coa.n to Yokohama (via HawaII) C'vef')' 3 .dd Third ClUJ fue- includes deUciow Japan~ cuisine .?Y JI~ .OI ' •. sun bathins ... deck sporu. Indoor Loun~ ofl'~rs S~B' medol "Mah long.·' Orirnral personnel to serve you. ChlldrtnJ~. ~.

facilities, barber shop and beauty salon--t.1I ayailabl~. Movr .. · ~ tails,., meet your friends uturning to th~ homeland! 2JO I. ~l",. Ire.! (First Clus FUIe from California to YokohllJll.-$ ~ 10, F," 'tI" A,/u'WfI,." 350 Jln. fue reduced 1096 on round tnps).

-lIIbjea 10 WI 011 SUI fnnc:iKO-HOIIoluh. ponion onl ,

Stt Jour TRAVEL AGENT,u,}". . Iht JllnJhint routt 18

AMERICAI . U. 514 W. 6th St..

Los Aultlel l

MUtual Uti

t1'~( 1 - ••• -~-

.. ! sl!iNl'J'M!tlilnW POLD 'iffp~E" _ _ t'_' '_" ;;.,11.

'[ ~ Withoui Visimi' Sui FnOC""

HARUO ISHIMA Can Walt" a !'lid RU *" and False Teeth,"

According to all advance notrces, the coming Thirtecnth Bi- w r itten by H iroshi 1 C U f th JAC' are being repre_ enI'lial NatJona onven on 0 e ..... to be held In Lot; An- the San Francisco

ae1es, Sept. 2 to 8, will be the b iggest extravanganza to be seen Buchanan YM-

.. ------

'Ill} .. : .. . .

Thousand

ClubNot@s tll: any JACLer, old or new. 10-1 1 at eyo-

Thanks to the lIa rdworking members of the various conven_ . HAROLD GORDON, Nat') Ch.irman tlon committees. It seems that the six host Los Angeles chapters plays will feaw re

are breaking all records 10 make this the most attractive Bnd ' dPlay~rs °d',8<ln. Fran., WHEN that little band oC dyed-in-the-wool JACLers • , , b t k r CISCO un er u,e rcetion 0

eventful naUona con a ever 0 IS e P Bce. The arfRy of special Ted R S 1 met at IDAHO FAlLS seven years ago. , . and set their l'yenlS and sundJ! attractions '.'lakes it sound like a week oC de- I Kasttiw:~~: ~ native of Los goal at 1000 members , .. they probably did not dream jightrul vacationmg. And thIs IS good because I believe that we Angeles and Is currently a ought to enjoy ourselves. graduate studcnt at the Univ. that at CONVENTION TIME in 1954 the goal would be in

How?ver, it Is Imperative that· we remember that the pri_ of California In Be:rkeley. He sight , .• mal)' function of these naliona~ con ventions is to pro,ride an op- wrote his ri~~, play, "T~e With the elimination of the ADC drives and the thou-portunity tor J apanese Arnencon s from all over the United Plums Can Walt, tor the NI-

Stales to assemble and deliberate on the program of the JACL sci Expcrim~ntal Group in Los sands of new citizens looking to JACL for leadership . , , . nod. mor@important,the weUar€!ofpersonsofJapaneseancestry A,ngeles which pre<..;ented the the 1000 CLUB has come into its own as the raUying point . I pay here two years ago. The In thIS .c?untry. . . play deals with a family of all JACL supporters , . . There are close to 700 paid

OffiCIal del.egates will have li ttle time for the ~pedal evcnts. Japaneso tenant fanners in ,. We hope th:l t all booster delegates wHi be made aware of the California. p members as of thi s writing, wnich is more than twice problcms still confrontin g J apanese Americans. "Laughter and False Tooth" the number on the rolls a t any previous convention time

. EIII'n for offidat detega te.r there should be the firm recog_ : 'a ~la~~~~~~gb~o~I:;~t1~~ , , . and if the drive in the final weeks produces ... we ' nlrlon of the fact that the JACL, IU s1lch, i! not the e1Id of ford University and per- will have signed up our 1000th member before or at the tltIr rlnlrideralioJ18 a.nd p lanning but rathe-r Ihe mean' whj!reblJ formed there last by a convention (taking into account those who dropped by the 1,", peculiar organization can best se-rve the interesu not on II/ Nisei cast., man"Y~ ji ~;~i~~~;~~~ I of it! mCl'Ilbt"T's bu t of aU Japanese A·merictlns. In the curren t .p wayside through the years).

• • play is a wartime IF THE GROWTH OF THE 1000 CLUB continues at The theme ot the eonycntion , "N ew Horizons," is most ap- relocation the same pace in the next biennium, the gang at the 1956

propria!e. 1 ~ Q pe that the JACLers who will carry the brunt ot the leadership in our grea t orga nization wtlJ pla n wit h vision. WHrNG·WHANG will be able to really raise the roof in

Lei us hope that we shall not become Involved in e!ldless Message Service celebration with 1000 or more paid up members . , . aod l!i!OCussions ocpetty deta ils tha t of necessity confront any organl- the goal finally realized ... SO HERE'S TO ALL THE Ultion.

Some of these, unfortuna tely, are those of bu dget and fi nance * LOYAL GUYS AND DOLLS who have stayed with it aU which are important en ough. but it would be exceedingly un- Important messages will these years ... JACL is proud of you. - TOKUZO for1una te if any great time must be devoted to this hem at the cost of time tor planning and bui.lding. be accepted and delivered

I f the theme of "New lIoriz.01l$" i. to have anti real signi­ficance fOT tu. it means that we mu" build with !lew virion and with tfie fun u nde rstanding that t /l('Te i! no j lutifica tion

'or the prelle-rvation of JACL 111Cf'e11l all a vested Institution; ~lJt that the JACL mcri l.8 its support and existence only as :ong as there is con tinuou. growth and service. 110t onLy Jor our people, bu t f OT aU the ideal.a which we hold so preciou ...

It is not my intention to suggest specific p roblems or pro­grams. These will be p rese-nted a Oer the explorations and recom­mendations made by the assembled delega tes. My only suggestion is tha't in a ll oJ our deliberations we continually keep in mind the oyer-ail program and goals of our great organization.

The Thirteenth Biennla l National Convention held tHis time of world chaos brings w ith it grea t fesponsibility tremendous potentia l opportuni ty. Let us [ace the challenge Ojl r generation. There is a great dea l of wisdom to be found in Uje Bible. A particularly pertinent ex hortation for OUf conven tion l ~aders might be ta ken from the 29th C hapter of Book of crbs: Where th~ i! no v i..rion., the people perillh.

,

EAGLE PRODUCE CO. BONDED COM'MISSfON MER CHANTS

WHOLESALE F RUIT AND VEGETABLES

929·943 S. SaD Pedro St... Loll An,eJes 15

TlU.nIt, 6686

Join Our Dclw:e Escorted \

Autumn Tourto Colorful Japan! with Prof, and Mrs. Chiurc:t Obata

Complete Tour Fare $1269 ( TourUt f'U,bt) ( plus u.s. taJ:)

VIA PAN AMERIQ"'-N • WORLD ,AlKWATS

F ill Abroad to Japan ••• Pall la ter thrOl.lgh

Pan Am's Pal/-LOUT Plan. , . Pa ll JOo;o down,

take trip, then make conv enIent mon thl),l pal/menu

• , , ~h4t' . aU theTe is to itl

W<""' ,"0" toor fOlder and furtbn tDlormatloD enntad

KUSANO TRAVEL BUREAU 14192 Ellt. St.. SaD Fnnelseo. Caut.

Finest Japanese FOods

to Conve ntion Delegates in council sessions by the Information Bureau.

Fly as Japan's "personal guest"

Tourist from U.S. West Coast S650' Deluu

1!Id~djn. atnnact'H "'a 10 Son ",_0 lrom \.os ""111 ...

Po<llond. Of S .. III.

Unsurpassed hosp i latit~

and service!

45 Gr l nt A~ t., YU 2·6627 S.n frl llCis.co

S13 W. 6th. TU 711 3 los Anleles

TOYO Printing Co. Orr "' I ~ Leu.er Jlr e ..

UnolYJIlnl n s E, lilt I t.. , LOI A_.elt, 12

MA I · IIS)

U i M ' S CHII u .t. .. C"INISI DIIMU

Ii. GooD PLACE TO EAT

N OON TO ,MfI'INIGHT DAILY

• " 0 I . ... , 1m s...-

... --IP, T diu Phon' OrJITJ­C.II MI u n

KADO ' S Complete Wne of O rienta l Foodlo

Tofu Ate MSIlUJ'O & se ... BaM FREE n 'ELIVERY IN CITY

S3lfi Fenkell Ave . • UN 1-0&8

Det roit 21, Mich.

ASK FOR •• •

'Cherry Br.nd' Mutu.1 Supply c..

200 DIVil St. San Franc'"

• • • • San Francisco: 1000 Club' me m bersh ip and r enewa ls for the

or August, as reported for Nationa l H eadqua rters, are follows:

I.

F OUItTH VISAR

R.

F IFTII VEAR

can a i 1000 Clu b Alfa lr

Saturday will be a on the 250 sea f.s.-sign- up will be ha ndled by the desk a t the S tat~

lobby. Tab per plate will be a n easy six buck s, but have 8

I ~~ :;~ ,~o r loose sin gletons in th e sh irt pocket for the sergeant-

• San F rancisco: National Headq uarters reports the 1000 Club race between Downtown Los Angeles a nd C hicago

being led by the Angelen os 87 to 56. F in al ac­he announced at the 1000 Club pa rty at the Nlkabob

Sept. t , durin g the National JACL Convention in

',000 One Thovsanders by Con .... ntion Time J u ly I July 15 Aug 1 Au!it' IS

10OOel'I . .. . . . ..• 891 891 007 928 Signed Up ...... 16 21 10 Total .. .. .. .. .. 891 907 928 938

- Cal-Vita Produce Co.. Inc. -80aded C_~l&ll)n Much •• u

Fru.lt. _ V . . .... bln

Aug. 28

9 .. 59

997

"4 So"lb C ~n lra l "'.e. _ Wboleule Te.rmlnal M arkel

VA 8595 Los Angele. 21, CoUt. TU 45~

.FUKUI MORTUARY - II K C_l . l ,-

707 Tur_ St., L .. Anpleo

•

I - ~=~'i.lw.f Trophy dOllorS"lorU'S. -fish derby named Dr. Toyo ShImizu 10 SF. denial surteOl

• • 1~~

65 GOLFERS VIE FOR TROPHIES IN 36-HOLE NAT'L CONFAB TOURNEY

LM Alq'ele. WMlalnPoa I Surgery d~ at the U . K. Hada and K. Mon of the Dr. Toyo Shimizu of Fort of SouUlem CalifOrnia In ~

Greater Central Markel of Defiance, Ariz., was nominated Ana;eles and attended V .. BellJ}ower al"@ donaling the to be Senior Dental Surgeon Univoersijy Craduatti Sebool

Lot Aqetes I AYE FLIGHT grand prize trophy for the in the Regular Corpt of the atlter leaving Poston ReJoc:a~ Sixty-five are entered in the H~:~l~~::jr.r·~,o ~ ltb.~ci JACL COnvention (ishin, der- Public Health ServlceJ t he Center In June, 1943

38-hole Natiooal JACL Con- Nltake II.) TN, ~b y.~. (itl OC. by, Sept. 4, aboard the lI~e- Washington Olfice of the Ja- De.atal Bealo. vention COif Ws weekend The 12'18-ManlO Ham.no A. Wlt- bait boat Hornet of Pierpoint panese American CItizens Lea- FoUowing the completion of ~_ d hed"- i '8 fnod Miura lifl) SF. Cr, fIIchi Land'nl. Long Beach, It was .... e was intonned this week. hI. graduate .tudl- n... ., .. , ......... ~ Ie. ....., O"l (II, w. Abe Hari'wanl t I, Ch,f'o. a- .... , ....- o>IIJ,I

holes over the Baldwin HiU t:I : ~Tad Wab)'llma liS) A. announced by Gl!Oree Mio, Through the nomination, Dr. rnh;u worked fur the B~ oi course startine Saturday noon Jack.on HiTOtlC (1 ) sr, Jim OJ,hl Convention Fi5hlng 0 e r b Y Shimh:u wlll be the hlshest Indian AUairs in Oklahori.i WIIS released by Dick Jenlye 1111 P.... Mike Iwatwbo l ll ' chairman. ranking Nisei oftlcer in the and Arizona, where hi. PtI and Harry Hankawa, touma- , ~::..aary Kadanl IW rreSM. The lady angler catchlng the Public HeaHh Service. The mary dulles were to d~ ment co-chalnnen. Ge<tr'f0e ... wamuni U4' TN. Geor,e biggest fish will be honored position ot Senior Dental Sur- and administer a dental health

The tinal round begins early Hjlr (IS) W. Ben Yamaruehl (1 I with a trophy donated by Long reon in the Regular Corps Is Pl"OIrlm in an a rea coverln the followIn, morning, Sun- 12 :42- Dr. Randy Sakada (14 / Beach Squiddcrs, aNi sc j comparable to the permanel1t 25,000 square miles and with I day at 5:30 a.m., over the ad- Chro .. .. Ken Yamakl !l4) w, M .. sportsflshennan's club. rank of lieutenant colonel In population of 70,000 Indiana,' _ joinin'g Fox Hills fairways. n'4j'luTNI 04' SLC. Bcn OIallma Since albacore have hIt 10- the Regular Army. In 1951, he was com .

With a maximum 18 handi- 1.t~~.:M" Mauumura fl31 WLA. cal Catalina waters, inlerest 'Dr, Shimiau was born In sloned dental surgeon nus-cap, It was revealed several Pete Yamaukl tl31 TN. F'red .. hi· in deep-sea tishing is mount- 1911 at VUla Park, Callt. He able to the rank ot'~ are competing at that figure mr~~~r::~~ffi'i~ ,1:.e lng and should reach peak received his Bachelor ot Scl- the Army, in th.e PubUlHealtb. even carryin, a larger handl- Horl 1121 Chro., Robert Miyamoto (onn by derby oUme. ence and Doctor of Dental Service.

cap with their home clubs. 021 Mile-HI Georae OI1UlUU (121 Th e boat Is sc:heduled to =i:":'TiHl~iOu-wEiiTElt:=============i The Sunday toursomes ""'Ill n::oc.-.:.~es KobIyuhl lUI OC. leave at 2 a.m. The H'!rnet has ic THE SOU'WESTER III..

be publJshed at the C!lubhouse Karl Taku (12) Cab. Georce Wlda a :is-passenger capacity with .,., at 5:30 a.m. The Saturday tee- U21 TN. Jamt.a Tanaka Uti Stock- 24 sleeping bunlut also avall-oUs: Itori36-Jaek Mat , uda 1111 OC. able. OLher boau wlll be char-

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT f'nnk Kane<lil 1111 TN. Gear,e NI- tered to handle surplus reser-un.-To m MatNnara (II) TN, kamura (III 1'1'. David Yokou,kl vaUons. "0' Bees Busier

Junior Sa'lnI (111, TF. Freel Ota 1111 W. Far e will be sa payable

(I~t~oe Uyematsu 1101 TN. Joe LelfonndJra LofTF~~~~~te~U~_¢~ atoard the boat.. Wrole the .M_ Mlnilto 011 WLA. Ku Horl ( til TN, Notch, W_ Westem. WLA_WeIt sushJ, the crew operates a 131- ~ ----------- KUSHIDA TATS Fred l'unakoehl (Ill W. Loa Anre~ . OC-Oranre County: ley for convenience ot !ish-

I :OI-Fred nyama (., TN, Tom Cab-CabrUIo. San Lu'- Obispo:

SaUna ... c.:orp Mlbwa (101 WLA -Lone Beaeh: MUe_I:U--Denvet : Saumoto ( ' ~ Mlch .. Jama. Abe (tI' l Chco--Chkaro: Mleh._Detrolt; L8 ennen.

1:I2- Y .. Tlltaumi ttl n, 'Frln. LItke City Onbhl (I) TN, rred lkf!~ehl (tol Donors ot trophies to be T' k t I f LB. Seb Kimura (II TN. • Ie e sa e or 1:I""""oe K.lshl tl/ TN. Dr. Yo- Outing Sunday attemoon at ahlo Nakajl 'til Sta Ba.rb .. Hank Palos V~rdes. were announced P'Ut'Ukilwa " 1 TF, Kody Kodal1Ul as tollows' H ,. (lL~;:~ ' Harada m TN. Dr. I Low C~.-3 Star Nursery. I .. : conven on picnic Gearre Seki (7) san OlelO, Hide Ea,le Produce. 2nd . Ubi lal TN, Geor.e Kornaru ( II Low Net (Chlmplonshlp} - Tom lto t d d 24 h Mile-HI. 1 Insurance, lit; Coast Nurser)'. 2nd : ex en e ours

I :3O-Mln YOlhl1.llkl (2 ) TN, Harry White rlowe! Nul'M'ry, 3"'-. (Ayel Hanakawa IS) WLA. Setau 110 (11 1_ Uoyd's N\1raery. lit : Northrld.e JoUle·HI. Johtl 'Naito (1, TN. ' Carden .. 2nd: Sun Nuraery, 3rd , Loe; ~ I es

SPORTSCOPE: , With the sudden anival of a

new heat wave, attendance at the Convention Outina: Is ex­pected to rise. Lily Olen, out­

• The Chica,o Saints led by GEORGE HIDAKA are enterin, the ing chairman, announced that fourth Toronto J CCA softba ll tournament Sept. 4-S, replacin, the Lhe deadline for purchasing London Nisei which is unable to field a team this year. Other outing tickets has been ex­~uads participating are Montreal Nisei (1952 champs), Cleve- tended 24 hours -until noon land All-Stars, Chatham and defendIna: champions Toronto . .. Saturday, Sept. 4. WALTER NUIBE of Cleveland rec::ently visi ted Toronto to pick Tickets are available at:

, r C d' f b" hi bo Convention Headquarters (Statler

upacoupeo ana ansot a sso s yscouldgetsomeprac~ Hotel ...... bbyl · Houte 01 Photo-tice with the heavier pill. .,-aphy. Plon«r Jnroranee service.

, arc. Western Nebraska YMA Yamato lnIuranee. all in LI'I TokiO: TOIhlo Sh.lnl. world ny- FL Lupton JACL. Brighton A purchase of the ticket will

welilht boxing champion, Is JAA, Greeley, Ogden and serve as a reservation. The vis.itin, the United States af- Denver NIsei' in the Bees price ot one ticket includes ter a briet exhibtfon tour ot are Denv~r Merehants, two meals (lunch and sl! pper) South American cities. Last Brishton YBA. calit. St. a!,d dancj~g In the evenmg to week the tiny Japanese scrap- MethodJ.sts, Denver Bussel Jim Araki s combo. per wa .. .Jn Chicago, hometown and Blanca. Rellstratlon Is required, but of his manaaer, Dr. Atria L in the case 01 families. only Calm, betore going west to . Footb.1I the head of the tamily need be San Francisco and Japan re(istcred, It was explained by

. KeD Matsuda, ~ce halfback Miss Olen. A single reglstra-

• B ...... II Denver Nisei defends Its

'I'ri-State Labor Day base­ball toumament title when it plays host to ten other teams, Sept. S-6. In the Aye bracket

tor Westchester High. Is amon, I tlon covers all convention actl­the All-Los Angeles City toot- vltica. ball squad schedu led to play I ----____ _ the All-Southern Calilomia , e leven Sept. 1 at San Diego's LOVing cup to best Balboa stadiwn In .a, pre p ba her h rI I school charity game. r s op qua e

al (onvenlion outing

riSWIIU'?td«Iu Los Anceles

With Interest in the JACL Convention OuUng barber shop quartet contest so high, the East Los Anleles JACL chap.. ter felt sucb efforts should be memorialized with a 12-inch. loving cup to 11'te best enter-

'/", 4 ~~ 'P~ pJ. tainers.

EARN FROM '200 TO $600 A WEEK

The proverbial one-anned paper manger wasn't such a bwJ guy when compared with the bee-hive activity Iround the reo. ,:ional office these pa.t few weeks.

Convention preparation was work enough with the ol~ being the he&dquarters of many comrnJUees. and our good &ecrto­

ta!"y, BLANCHE SHIOSAKl, winding up on the loslnJ end 01 more and more paper work . Even our spacious althouch dllapl. dated quarters seemed narrowly , contlnlng with tratfic beiq upped temporarily.

Claustrophobia didn't take hold. however, untll preparatl(m IQr the Congres,ional hearings descended on us, until we bad to send out for volunteer lecretaries to cut ,tenclls (which Blanche will run ott on the oltice'. new Gestetner duplicating machine) iur the statements prepared by some ot the Nisei attorneys for their claimant-clients who wlJi testify at the Jonas Subcommit­tee hearings on the Hillings amendment to the ev:;cuation cJRimI law. ( tr the foregoing sentence Is too lon, please read it slow),),

The hearings in Los Angeles began on Sept. I and thiI column is being banged away at some minutes be-fore ~Idni&ht of 'he 30th with editor Honda breathln, on our neck. He', loinl to put the convention issue to bed on Wednesday. he says.

A couple of girls are cultlne stancUs for a donn statenlenu.­LOIS OHNO and PATSY AKlYAMA (of Kawai, T.R.), both of whom work at the Bank o( Amedca with our queen attendant JANET OKIMOTO. LILY OTERA. whose vacation began t.ItiI week, was called back to service by boN FRANK CHUM'AN to bat out his claimants' statemenLs. KAY'KO MATSUMOTO em temporary convention secretary, is workIn( on a ioncie fro. TOKUZO GORDON (atatenent. that Is), while TAD MASA. OKA, who's beginning to look and act more like h is brother MIX! t h 8 n ~ike himself, is trupervisln, the whole shebana:. 1bt rhythmiC slap of the Gestetner means Blanche has the IO-pall JACL report being duplicated 80 delea-ates will have them tOl the rirst council sessions on Thursday ayem at the conventico..

* Committeemen trek into office

KE~ DYO, treasurer for the convention, jusl dropped In t. discuss fmances after his nightly visit with spouse MIKKO whoee plaster ust won't be removed for another two or threi! monlbl when her fractured spine will have healed completely.

Committee peopl~ drop in and out to take care of their varl. ~)us needs. MABEL OTA's highly efficient regis tration committee including YAEKO NAKASHIMA and MARVEL MIYATA ba\'tI

the co,:"plicaled responslblJJty of registntion well under controL E\'en htUe It-year-old MARSHA NAKASHIMA WlIS pressed into .. ervlce today to work on d~legate badges-she's a b ou t Ute !,oungest committee member we've seen in action. our twelve rW ,)Id PAM being next.

Tomorrow night. SUSIE AKA] and SUE MARUYAMA wI1I Jend a hand on the statements with a couple ot other \'oluntulS.

EVERY CRADUATE EMPLOYED

Th e program starts at 2 p .m. this Sunday a t Royal Palms, Palos Verdes Estate. Other entertainment such as voclal.sts and specialty acts are * included In the two-hour aI-' ~Io.in"

NOUh-.'TaSET lANSDALE, 'ENNA. _ ...... ,

..... a- A .. .. L. It. IS, c.L

).IORE SOORS URCE~'TLY NEEDED

VETERAN APPROVED

UVINC ACCOMMODATIONS

OLDEST AND LARCEST SCHOOL -- . WrI" For Free CIlaJosue Tod.,.

EMPIRE PRINTING CO. £,.,lUh ."J J.~u

COMMBIICiAl. ... SOCIAL , PJUNTING

I 114 ...... St. MlJ ,~ • I:.GI 'A ...... II •

ternoon show. II to St.tler'. D.II •• room

THI: 1101 ('LUR I'll "OUR

INSlIRANCE "OR THE PliTt/a.

ROY SATOW SELLS

FORD TRUCKS AND

AUTOMOBILES

AT LES BACON & SONS 1200 Pae:ltIc Cout Hwy

Henno .. Beach. CaUf .. FRnll' 4-881I--oRe. 1-8300

We all pre-convention and pre-hearing paper work will completed by then because the regional oUice will move into

Dallas Room of the Statler Hotel on Wednesday roomin' a station wagon supplied by Hull-Dobbs Ford Co., which,

t~e way, will prov ide otficlnr transportation cars to the COft· vention for tree. and even drivers including a t-d-h fellow b1 the. name of ED KUSADA whom we knew rrom p re-war Bo),le HeIghts days.

* conventioneers report

Early convenUoneers are daily visitors these days. ALICI HENRY KASAl ot Salt Lake City dropped In with TAMo­MURAYAMA, city cd for Nippon Times. TOM EN()CJfT'l

"" ' II.U~Yf:,O;':k~iwa~i~.: : '~n; ' ;,t:oo, a s were TEK NISHIMOTO. CoacheDt; and his m1asus, and JOHN HADA of Perl· and his tamlly were visitors two week,

I~ ;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:;;:~ , i'5IJ;;ii"Ui;A~ a ren't slayln, on tor the confab. Major KA·

a nd hi. wite FLORENCE (Funakoshl) a re suyinl ot the convention but he'. eot to report back to Fort

Wood on Labor Day. An indian (or is it Indioan) alsO

S A ITO

REALTY

hello-ALICE SAKEMI of Indio,

* Placer JACL ni .... wins

The JACL baseball nine from Placer County chapter weN

at a banqum 1n their honor Sunday ruSht a(ter a JIlIlI,

C()o.hocu to the dinner attended by p~ Jnc.luding "Mi .. National JACL", JAlf·

who, we aIad to know, ~

~~~~~~~;}~ ·~:f~f.:~ b; were made th~ ~ 1_ and convention diBil'- l of.. Newcastle, N~

. ,

• PACIFIC CmZ!:N 5<1> .... .,... 3, l '~ 11 Los Ante~s

Newsletter *

Judge McLaughlin'1 ruUng restoring citizenship .aids three Hawaiians ,

r ada had been drafted Into ut­army and voted In the J a pnneae e lections ordered b y General MacArthur d urin, the occupa­tio n . Dr. Uesu wal a Ltendin& medical school . t the time his tum cam" to be dra fted He w a , pennlttcd to comple te hi. · schoolinl on condi tion he join the army rat he r th. n be dra fted a t that time.

San ~aocboo The .United StntH Atton lcy

In Hawaii, in a surprise move, .. dismissed three of four appeals * The 13th B I ~al Na- Wed from dtti!llons oC Federal

uonaJ JACL Convention slarts Judge J . Frank McLaughlin Glflcially today (Thursday) a t holding unconsthuUonal the law Hotel Statler where n ear ly ..... hich takes away Cit.ll.cnship 1000 delt'iDtes and OOosl.en f rom Nisei who served in the trom all parts of the country A r~ or voted in Japan. join In discussing future poli- Attorneys A. L. W irln. F ~ dOlI of the League; t:ake in ~ e Okra nd ot Los Angeles, and , dely of tun-making SOCia l I K atsuro Miho o f Honol ulu rep-I!\'ents; and make n ew IIC- resented the Ihree Nisei. a ll of Qualnutllces. H a waii : TO&hio Kikkawa, Mi -

AddOO Is Lhe inspiring theme sao H isamoto and Hisataro Te-~New Horizons." whic h e ve ry rada.

member wUl carry in his heart 'the judge's decision . it was at he ajfilllw the various (.oun- cxplalned by t he a tto rneys, w ill ell 1e~lonS. knowing all too becom e final a nd the lhr'ee Nisei .".11 what had h a p~n c d to will have reestab lished t heir him o,'cr a de<:aste a go w hen U.S . cltiU!nship. af.I that bleak day he was told A tourth case, tha t of Dr . to JDOVe out !rom the west T o mohld e U~ ot HawaU. w ho ('0851 .nd cnler relocation cen- ~ rv ed In the J apanese Anny. \tl'l rqr the duration of the Is s till peonding befo re the U.S .

ar Supreme Court • .", I ~ II Il probabiIJoty during The basis of ~udge Me-tho6e dpk days of the evacua- I Laughlln 's ruling was that n a-

Lost & Found *

Articles lbst or found by Convention Delegates will be accepted by the Infor­mation Bureau (next to Registration Desk in the Statler Hotel lobby). If an article is lost or misplaced, please notify the lnfonna­tion Bureau.

tion n(lnc of us had thought Amonl tht' An,f ienoJ prt'parln. tor the "s,,,,, 1I0rlzollll" c:onnnllon I live-born U.s. clUz.enship j s tIIll there would be a "New 'NUS (Ietl to rl,ht ) 8elty h.·.u. wlUl Opu.Uon lehl- Ouru. RILlu"o given by the Constitution and Horizon" in fonn ot job op- Hawalul'lll wlUl Ru~pUon · "OlpIIaUty . Uld M~rI.lane "ollot' with Ot- 1 not by Congr(!$S, ConlUCss, thus, porttmities, further educa tion, rldal E'·enta. Tbe trio . land !I f the Iff,..,e I'1lIIl.D.a anrloolliD. Uls cannot take a w ay that which

and oommuruty accept.atlce. Stauu patJo. - Courtesy : RaJu SbimPO PhOUl Ill' To),o Mlyau.lle. the Constitution eave, at least Murayama-Most of us llved OIl a day- without consent o f the person

to-d. y basis-not knowin. involved. --, Id ha~pe T'-- V I TAL 5 TAT 1ST I C 5 Klkkawa. Hbamolo and Ta- • p""" Po,. ,

'.

ju:st WII.. wo u ., n. .""..... taces of ow' pioneers ~vt1o ;as no future, we thought. • • • are now naturalized American Sut bow wrong we were. Births 1 :ro.'INO-TANAKA_ HI .. ko. M . d~ u. . •• f citiZ.(n5. A halt-<enwry at.

The temporary 105S ot tree- II' HaITi' . Pu l:u . Julv ~ I RIO KashlWagl dies 0 ,aerlfl- fo, Ame,l-a I, lust ' througtl the 1943 a EHARA-July 10 .• boy 10 the John OHTANI-KOGA_ DoroUly. Cotall. 10 .... " &1m th 1

m ss K. ilhar • •. BIlrkeley. • I Tommy Tadaahi. Petaluma, July cerebral hemorrhage bein& repaid by the United

evktion taught us e esson ETo--.July 6 .• 81rl Lois Yumlko 10 II . I States tor our pionoerL . of integration into rnldweatern the Tet. uo Eta. (S.d.ko T.rak. ), PUf'FER-KUMACAl_norenee. MII_ .... Annles New rarm--

Io.-

d ..•• - --uru·tie. · aJ Lo. A~~e l . _ 1 chell . Neb . 10 Mltehell. North F lin ' - t f U ~ __ an e _ .... "'..... - 1IASHIM.<?TP----July 28. a boy Rob- Platte. ee g somew.... a au •. .-" WitlJ lhls new trans ition of thoug'" li t that lime most ot us ber't Klyo to th" Kiyoto Hu hl- TASHIRbo0-hTOCHlHARA- Y.IUIlO "to Saturday . night last week B.!ter Issei and Nisei partnership in ~a.1ed to relieve ourselves motol (Stella Hariuuht at,seattle ), J im. I of Brtrhton. ColO. Ju a short dtp in a pri"ate s Wlm- the . lUze shi the .- e n "-ement within n . Shatter. T.H. 31. I~.. I RI v __ '1 gi.7 Amc:!ncan c n p, ... om 0 .... HATAKEYANA-J'uly 2.. boy Kei_ UYl:\-IUR).-TWAl- V.yeko, Sunny- tn .. ~ poc, 0 """"",. wa, 'modes ot living and the Wa:T barbed wire fences. jI Rona)d 10 the ~ I w Ha l&keYI- aide. to Yut&k • . Del Rey, Au,-. 11. was rushed to a ho6pltal where a1 thinkinc lW&'e dnuticaB.Y

Tbe law of C'OrnpeD6ation m.1 (Klyoe Oahlm. l, t.o. An_ . • - - • - - ~ w::r I he died of cerebral hemorrhace changed tor the .beU~t 9f worked weU in favor ot per- Hra~A-AUC" 2,. boy a.n~y Tp_ Marn_ge Licenses Issu e~rly Sunday. Funeral Iter-I Americanism. J.pane.e reaDy IPnJ 01 Ja,pan.ese ancestry >the \omu to the Richard Hltltu, s.n· ANDERSON - TAKEMURA_Arthur Vices were held Wedoesday. teel as a part ot this great last deocatk, W~ have cast Ker t A" R~ mo nd . W.ah.. . nd M.rl , I H e was a member ot the Union lrom the Co.st to the .w." that muc.b-abl.ised ex .. JCHI'iAStJ-J'uJy 211 • • airl Tu... Senile. Southwest Los An,al .. ¥;CL, I d --, . N '-I problem. Wa Toyo to the Haruo V. Ichlyuua. HANE--OKA_ Mltsu.l. San JOII! • • nd f U'I Ido Coast. Japanese are tnt y e-""..-.CIII . ""'" San rr.nelaco I Setsuko. S.n Yranc: IJICO. pre-war owner 0 a 0 monstratina: a genuJne splrit ot tfdclt our probltms today 0Il

1

1IDA- AUC". S. .. boy 10 Ihe Frank HARKNFSS-NISHl- Dorald Rlehnd haberdashery, .nd ls survived rsh' cotomunJty-tt: \)asis. We call Udaa. Sacramt'nto. ,,"d. Miry Hldeko. both of Ikrke- by his wite Sumire daughter pa!",.!~ "':?d' "at "a Ja-"_.

. aJ·th lsHn--.July 21 .• boy to the Yolchl ley. I . Shl' kJ TO............ W. W. .... . ...,. we are equ ~ o~ Ilhlla. San FranelllCO. H .... ...rrA·KAMlBAYASH_Akir •• Mn. Mananne ga, two cannot be Americanized? nelgbtlors. • IWATA_ Au, 15 II boy to the Tom Lalh1'OP . • nd Mav S .. Stocktoo. brothers and three sisters. America gave us an Oppal'-

"Ne. Horizons" is a ph.rue' Iw.t ... Seatile: JMACA.WA-IWAMOro - Thomaa tt----the .J ...:il"h ·1000 _ 1_ b ......... KAJIHAM Au, 2 • boy 10 the and AlI«. both o( San Fr.nclKo· 1 tunlty to p~ a-

:t 'T.-tM''b:d~tn~ I~Us·~ "uk K.jihatll iT.k1lto W l da l' I )I~~~I~HI~-<><;.~n;~~~~ ~ : , HARADA, Ba~l' Girl: S)'T.c:~ panese have proven them­- ' W.taonville. Denver'" , Ut.ah. Auc. 1 \al birthl , IUrvlv_ selves that the)" were even

blahu a JOIll in our qubt KATAYAMA- Au • . 4, • boy Mark MINE-M1ZUNG-Ka;r;uo.nd Kl7oko by p.r~nta Mr. and Mrs. Utan better Americans. for lPiritual succeSS. to the Ftlncla Kataya~a. Sullie. bofll of Sac:ramento . lborada. *""' Kalherlne and I T"'--" the Lord tor thia New:

• • • KAWAKAM1--.July 30 • • dr! to the OCAM1-TOYODA-,J.ek H 31 Wel_ Diane. ~....-. Slxt .. ~ b Kal-UO Kaw. ruchia. Ihl Palo l er Idaho iIfld Mltl; A 25 KAYO, ".Ilkbl, U : R"nlon, W ..... Honzon .. . New DemoostN.-

t ,en years ... V~ &.on~ y Ifelllh.... SutUe '" • Ju1y .n: aurvtved by wife Ayame. lion of AmerlcanJ.&m IUl!tf Lo6: A.n,gel~ last pla,yed KAWAHAMJ--.July30 . • drl Patr1da SERA -YAMAOKA- KIn,l1 .. S&n four aou TOI17 S .. ~l. nam' l Iuel and NiR1 .,.e on ~ lpt to a national c:onveq.t;lOQ. Lynn ,", ."m

e U"nry kawu,amll. Jon . • nd Eilft:n SM U . ·Sunn,yv.le. ~~MoSh' 1= ~~~{! tl~tauy .. nj· m'a-h ntt ..... with a better and Ih. ~ s ap"' '' that is a short Morp . SlUCAYA-KAMlHARA_ H.rry S , _,_ , .~ """

..... KIKUC~llly 3, • boy 10 Ule :'8 . nd TeN"'o 2S both ot Seame Mr.. Sadaml Tauch~ (Penryn. I brighter JACL spirit! time. Shl~ John Klkuehl50 Salt Lake smMOSAYAm-OOTo--J 0 h n K : caJlLl. brother YaUchl lmtIl. and

.,But WlUl the McCalTan Aet KI11gSHITA-AU . 10, . ~rl to the l st~~~O~I~~G~~~~kl;~ . M~\.fJ:~~~~ · SI : Loa An(elea. '¥ 19:12 tMtcome • ree~ty. the (jeQue Klnoahfu.l . M.rysville. I OakJ.nd .nd Be",erly Clare 28: AUC". 4, .uMv;d by ... Ile N.nao, n-aober church batoor drt~ms then by the alien J a- KJYOMlZU_ Au,. 14. a !!Irl to Ihe D ... " ..... ,: • ' dau.hl"r M,.. M.ry Ta.r.uko W.lli ~I panese were the same as Lhey SI'oc»oo XlyomllU8. Sf:a Ue. SPAUNHlIRT-XAMIYA_Ropr u.s. and fQUl' arandchUdren. W .. 1M. Aac"'" ftre two ,e'- ago' . 'I'll-. KOSHlO-A .irl to the Tom KoahJos. ...... .. . .... J e~ n s.n Ftlndaoo. NOJU, .Ioh.. VOlbl. 11: A,twoocl. The West Los ~_ Com-

-... ~07 , Denv... TAXAHASHI-OKANO-Fnnk":n. Colo .• July 28 lin Chlea .. . .w'- • M ........ ,_ ...... --. .. _ wanted clll.z.ensbip. KOYAMA-A .Irl to the Nanuel N . .no Toshlko. 31. both of se. ttie. · vind by wife J .net,. aon... Vidor. mlallty e .. _ • .... llU-l"U ~

In 1938 Ute lecia4ti VQ~ _15 ~r:~ Denv"". TAXDCOTO-ROYAL _ J 0 h n and J)'Irenla Mr . • nd Mrs. Kalchlro zaar will be "held Sunday, ~ ~ the · ~it.izen Ja_' ... ~ was K~uly 14 • • bo)" ChId Akita Birdie Lou.IM. bolh of Stoekton. Marl . •• brotnera. G~DaY i I17 at its church grounds. 191' oq to the Shoj i Kubc$ (Hanallo Sh.I- YAMASlUTA.ADACHJ _ MaMh.irl). tonI Tom, John,ny (C.!rL .... 'H . Purd' ....... ,,_.. ......... ...... ippa.rmtJ.y 100 we.ak. ~ .. m!J:ul UIs AnaelH. 33 JUrh..-d. . nd Ruby s",toko Jim. RoY. Robert. .... "'" en

l

ue . ...... U-l .... , .. _ ... wlahes Wt'-nt unheard., although KUBOTA-A1.4 1, • ~rl to the :u: r:J Cl:lTito 'I Mrs. Jim Nuuya (WiM,lna, Colo.; rnann1ng booth. featurin&,

EiJl Kubola5o Freano. YAMATE-YtnO':"'Mlnoru 21 San S81NM01t1. Teshl)'1Ikl, n : (tormerly ~enta: and Orl': tpeouqgeme:qLI' a1 way. .~- MAT08A-A flrl to the John S. Jose and D'nlko 21 Los 'OatCJL of DoUflaa. w~. AUf. J , .uJ'- pmcs,<"Xl, (fIInpap.ied ~ ~na Whenj .... tob ••• Dm,,". •• • vtve4 by wife .nd ~ . ental I war broke out, the ~ fot' MATSlJDAJRA-Au,. t • • boy hUr Weddings natutllllzation was an almost Mlk! to Ihe John M.muialr ....

I.gotten issue. ~;~-July 11 .• boy to Ule l "f:~~~~y!~k-;;:;' · N~:;h R~~::: ., ..... , .. fly",.", yet there was a "New Horl- Teruo T. Mayeda •. BIlr'l<eley. Neb " :iJ

zan" loomint ahead tor the Is - MORISI'OTA-AU'. 13 • •• ltl toCI",the BUNGO-mN- YOIhlro. LoI AnKelH, I '"

I Mila Morlahlu.l. Salt Lake . 1 and P.tay Sachiko. RHdley. , w;t 10 years la~ . The MIYAHARA- AUI!. 3. a , itl Vk)C1 HlROS£'SHINDO-Au • . I , HJdeo

voice of the N-.s1 wh16 tought I Se.ttle I and Ctar •• both of Denver. 10 pliantly in World War II NAKAOAWA--.Jul,y 3(J'la ~l to ~ I'T'O·SUZUKl--.July ~ ToIhlo. Bel- -i was h""-' ......... - loy It .. .h ..,C'" Na'ka¥lI w ... (I r . ortn()r' l levue. Wu h_ and Aklko. Spo~

........ .. ......., a y w I DenV'V KIYOl'AXE-YANARU-Auc. l~ . l'ftOIniz.ed; and their stead- NAKASHIMA- Jull' 18 •• boy to th. , """<I . nd r. ra« both of ""nver fait desire to see their par- M.5II0 N.kaahtma. s.era .. m,',ntoke, LATHAM-OKA-A u , . 1. Malcolm

.- I ,. gh . NAKASHIMA- Au, . 3. . r an I and Craye" bOth ot ""nver. en .. en oy the S!-Jne ri 15 as M . .. ko to Ihe KenJiro N.knhl- MATSUSHlMA-oGURA _ Au,. 1. their Children won·oU'!:. maa. s.nta Clara the John, Lincoln. Neb .•• nd Do1'Olhy,

Today OUr "New Hori:tons" NONAK.A- Jul)' 17. a l!9y to Denver YOIhIo Nonaku. Stnckton. MOCHlZUKl-YAlIIAlIlUllA--.Jul)' 16,

are unlIm11~. We are able to OKAZAKl-July 211 . • drl to !.be ! Frank . nd. AYilko. boO. o( &e.tue. ItUP our opportuniUes on the Matauo Okazakla,. Lodr I MORJ-COTO-Julr =. Shlfeti .00 IIItriti of our aIbllity And cer- OKAZAKJ-July 4. • boy to the Setsuko. both 0 se. ttle. "'-'1 .. Ut . h Edw.rd Yuk lo OkllZa kla, Salt Lake NAGATA_YAMASHITA - July 31 '->4,7 ere are many W 0 Cit Fredrick Go, San Fr. neilCO, .n6 bve sUCf eeded-not akm~ . in O:6¥'A- A boy 10 the Todd Okltal. Frl neel Klmlyo. Se.tue. the west coalt.-but thrOUgttOut Denver. OKINO-MORIHTRO-July 25. sa_ the! count~ ONIZUXA--.July 24 •• .u-I to the burn lind s.lIy, bl'lh of Delano.

~ J ' Keljl Ontr.uk •• Stoell:lon . ONOOEH,A· KITASHlMA-A u I . ,~ . nus National Convention SA'I'O-Au,. 11, . boy to Ihe C«Irre Herbert , BriMhton. Colo ~ .nd Miye.

~n~'th e :i:n.to~~r, - h'38 ere lor ~~A~~p y e · 28L. . flrl to the Ta- R~~N - YAMAC~smh -, "Ch~-... '" . kubl Sunllw, uenver. mlm .nd YOIhlko. ....... 0 -

It the meetings result 1 n TERASAKl-Jul), 11, • boy to the u _ . bOthin, more than excb.angin& Sam Teruakla lSatih MlyOlhII. SATO-FUJINO-Loul8e . nd M. rI , 111-· ..... b In DenV'I!T t-I'o. (Of ChlcalO. I

....... $",nea y e»onUess - TOGIOKA- Aua:. 11 • • ooy to the SHJ 8A _KONO-Au •. IS. SeiJl. LIlh . dtvlduals who came up tram Nobo"" To,lokaJ, ReKllev. Ulah. and Delh . S. " LalIe. the ranks to niche a name tor TSUBOI- AU •. 8, a bo)' to the Ma- SHtNKAWA-OZAK1--.Ju!y 31 . hY ~ '----1 .. 0 '!Whol. Fowler 11110. ao ... leII. and Mal)' , Dlnu a . ..... "ISI!! velt the ConventiOn nr'UDA--.Jul '11 II ct;1 10 the Cu. tuMlMOTO-SHlBUY AMA_ Mac Ha-WOuld have served its pur- '!Wdaa. ;?;;ryivllle. rUG . nd TU!8ko Elisa. bolh or Chl-lXI8e. YAMADA- AUf. 14, a (irl to Ihe c • .-o. Shl

F L.A • B n V ~ n " "t llB Auburn. W.Ih. TAlRA- N'AKASHrMA- JUlr24. -or • chapters hosting the YA~ACU C fll - A fb'll o Ihe CMrl~y 1 u kl. H.wlli .• nd hum, Fowler.

!:,t' l it will be like a 'home- 'ia mal\lchla. Denver T:. kl ~~\\ y .:!::;.TS U S H IMA _ J uly 1 ... ln4' atralr. And when the E ts 25 Thomu, Den\'er, .nd Yeda, Ft . -I deleltllte leaves (or home, ngag..-nen LUplon. there wil l be more "New Hort- FUR.UKAWA _OKAZAK1_Y.auko 10 • %Ons" for h im to connuer J.m".., both or DenvtUCHlr . JU I'~ Deaths . ..... . HAS£QAWA-SAKAC - I ' .. Chi

Hayw. rd, to John. Berkel"y. Ju y ASr:. s / s ,t Lutller 11: . : c .... AUf 3. IUrvh~ by moth"" Mn.

IJ~6U-MORJ - Em !J Ikrkaley, to 5e1"'k':hi Ate, brother Pa ul lind

Brand

FUJIMOTO and COMPANY ..-............. ...... "" .. -To!. U27I

, STU D,t 0

JI.E ... F ..... _

L~ Angoloo 12

MA 605611

TOM T. ITO. I" I ..... r~ •

u:r. - .... - ftM '"'

II I " Karl Ii. Nakazawa. who was

a mert;lber of Co. G. 4t.2nd RCT. h.a, ~ named IPe'Clal agent in ~UW"'l ter Payne Acency, Pru­~I a Insurance Co Los An.­

~~ I waa wor~ wtih tpe ~1.1 1 ~~aUon and

T ~ . Re(fwood Cit )'. AuC. 1. a.1en K. therlne .nd P.uline. KJSlDYAMA- ROSHfNo-yu . Dell- HAMAMOTO, Salehi, 11: compton.

ver and Kennetb. Loa AIlIelu. Au, 5 aurvh'f!d by .... lIe Chleno, JUlv II. ' I/Jni Mn. Merle Jnouve. Mn. Yo­

MATSUsm:rA-HATAS~ - toSa~- Ihlye DeJa Torrey, Mrs.. Chml,.. lAVE! Dired r.dll". DcaIuI 21-" " rn. ....... 1

Ito, Kan ... CIt)', Jean., . Ouch.!. ' . a.rno H .. 8~~Jo . aotlaald 1M.AJ. Mra. Ba.tAl: Sall Lake Ctb.

NAX.&SHlO(AIc..-O 41) to ~ w;n;a AUIf. 14. ~)!I~j~~d Ka-Toronto 114'".,: 25' . Jn~ • ..a.. La.lr..,. MkD .. J-..; ,

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA APPLIANCE CO.

__ ~ __ E_'_I_d_~~ , ~,._L_~_~ ______ 1 __ 2 ________ NU __ ~~_'

t !f~" It o! B""t"" Ji,~ .• ~t.Ioo,

ltr.'f., ~ ' : I :' , .. 1

, . , " I ,

, ... -. -. • .. . -~ ..

12 PACIFIC CITIZEN Sep&ember 3, IBM

EDITORIALS

Convention Theme

"New Horiwns"-as neb­ulous in meaning because of its varied interpretations ac­cording to individual tastes -is the theme of the 13th biennial National JACL Con­vention in Session this week­

end in Los Angeles.

It was in the very same city in ) 938 when the Los

Angeles JACL . hosted its last national convention, and which marked the appear­ance of a young man ruled "out of order" because he represented no particular chapter. The truth was there was no organized chapter from his hometown of Salt

Lakie City. Todav. the same roan represents the Japanese American Citizens League as its Washington representa-tive.. •

We do not intend to be prophetic, but the certain magic that touched the 1938 convention wi 11 probably strike again. "New Hori­zons" is that way. It may not be personiJied, but the seeds planted at this convention in a critical period of world politics may characterize the JACL in the future .

Delegates assembled here

are to deliberate on policies that can well exceed in ef­fect and importance the 1942 emergency meeting to co­operate with the military au­QJQrities to have persons of Japanese ancestry on the

West Coast to be evacuated. What is resolved Crom the

"New Horizons" conl'ention will affect the children of many oC our delegates, we believe. Heretofore, accent was placed on OUT parents­the Issei generation. The is­sei have finally gained their

rightful place in American society as being privileged to Citizenship. But the Sansei chHdrert are to be heirs of what the Nisei can provide.

The Issei has done well by us, Nisei. The convention theme poses a similar issue: Can the Nisei do as well for' the generatibn following?

By fotgeWng ourselves and remembering others can the stature of the Nisei be ennobled immortally. The story of the Issei will live by the sterlirlg sacrifices and the story of the Nisei started to live when its gallant mem­

bers went to war. That spark can illuminate the path to ~'New Horizons" .

In spite of the Hollywood:

ian aspect of this Los An­geles convention evident in publicizing this important gathering, the heart lies in the serious deliberations of ute National Council. God be

~th us.

'Well, the huge national debt ur yOlln..cGr generation will in­~rif shou1d keep them from

_ 9f4! inilulgetKe-ancestor W9r­ablt>!

.. , ..

FROM THE FRYING PAN by Bill B~w.

Exciting Decade Ahead

Denver

Hardly a week goes by that some N~sel friend or aCQuaintance of long alo, pa~~;tng

through town. doesn't stop in with greetl~gs. Verily Denver Is a crossroads. and the Nisei are on' the march. For a group that. rarely was out of smelling distance of the Pacific Ocean nunn, those years B.D. (before DeWitt), the Nisei are rolling up a remarkable .amount ~( mileage in the best footloose Amencan tradi­

tion.

The tidings that these travC'lers bear (rom tlle far corners of the country are, almost with­out exception. cheerful and encouraging. T?e~ tell of economic and social proa:ress. The Nisei are making good. and on the basis of these re­por1.S It's apparent that whoe-ver picked. "N~w Horizons" as the theme (Of the 13th'"BumnJa! National JACL convention this week certainly had an apt idea.

These thoughts came to mind nol long <:go when 1 receh'ed a call [rom Kumeo Yoshi­nara who was en route from;!, west coast va­cation to his home in Chicago. Although his name appears frequently in the Pacific Citi­:r.en bec~use of his JACL activities, 1 hadn', heard from Kumeo since about 1931 when both of us were In college, He was from the apple and pecar country around Hood River, Ore., and a depression baby. lie grew up during the "Years when fruit prices were distressingly low. Sometimes Issei orchard operator 's would sell the season's crop and lind they hadn't made enough cash 10 pay the packing house for boxlO'S and processing charges.

• Kumeo left the classroom to enter a bleak

world. On the Pacific coast the Nisei college graduate's outlook was made doubly dis­couraging because of the invisible wall of prejudice that h~ found surrounding e"ery job c.pening. Then came war , and Kumeo found himself in Chicago.

VAGARIES

Today. Kumeo runs a ' chemical manufac­turing company, There were some roulh years at first. But he thinks now that the ~ is ove:r the hump. That kind of news is good to hear, espe:eially since it Is so typical ot the Nisei story.

Kumeo pointed out ODe re8son why it should be so. Large: numbers of Mm, he ob­lterved are in their most productive period. Their economic apprenticeship is over; now they are journeymen qualified ~ work and advance in their various professIOns,

This week, many manifesta tions 01 this new Nisei maturity will be evidenced in Lot;

Angeles at the JACL convention. The dele­gates will be a far different group from the ~ameSl but inexperienced young men and wo­men who launched- the movement 26 years olgO. There 'will be many signs of Dew pr06-perily_like paunches ' and Cadillacs and tailor­made suits-as well as invisible factors such as greater wisdom (we hope), understanding :,md perception. AboVe all. the Nisei will be more sure of themselves. more self-confident a nd relaxed, thanks to their accomplishments.

Despite the clouds that hang over the world today. the NiSei can enter their convention with a strong upbeat note, For them as a group. the New Horizohs are a bright prom­Ise of unlimited opportunity. Only their own inadequacies can balk their progress. From the vantage point ot 1954 the Nisei can look back on a long. long road which they covered in the last decade. But. the vista 'a.hend of them is e"en more rosy with good portent, and now the Nisei are prepared with experi­ence and training to ' rnake ~ the most of it.

The Nisei are still young enouglT to seize this opportunity with "igor and Imagination, The most exciting decade in Nisei history lies ahead, a nd I hope I'm on hand ten year s from now to help tote up the box score.

By Larry Tajiri

Lessons to Remember

The biennial national convention of the Japanese American Citizens League in Los Angeles this week is a time for looking back over the attomplishments of a quarter-century of service to an American minority which rap­idly is being integrated into the majority so­cial, economic and political community.

It also is a time for looking forward to a predictable future in which the JACL wUI continue as an organizational watchdog over the security and well-being ot the Nisej. their parents. and their children.

Any group ot Americans with the proved resilience and resourcefulness of the Nisei wou1d have surmounted the series ot crises in which they were thrust by Pearl Har bor . But it also is a certainty that the record would not. have been as Clear. nor the results as bountiful. It certainly is doubtful whether eVEn a portion of the remedial legislation passed by Congress and by various state legis_ latures would have become law wiihout the im~tus provided by the"" JACL and its legis.­lative alter ego, tbe Anti-Discrimination Com­mittee.

The legislative harvest of the JACL and the ~ includes the prevention of arbitrary deportation of hundreds of long-time resident Issei through the passage ot the deportation stay. ~ill, ~hic:h placed aliens then ineligible to cltil.en.wup on the same basis as other aliens for the first time.

It also measures congressional approval of the evacuation claims bill under which even_ tually some $100,000,000 will be paid to west coast evacuees of Japanese ancestry for ac­countable business and .property losSes which ~ere a direct consequence of the mass evacua_ tion of 1942.

Thirdly,. as a result of the JACL's activity the revocation or race discrimination in immi­gration and naturalization in 1952 has opened the way to U.S. citizenship to Japanese immi_ grants. many of whom have resided continu_ tilly In the United States for a half-century and more. .

Tn addition to the realization of its three major legislative objectives. the JACL has sponsored and supported numerous judicial tests ~f. the economic and POlitical rights ot the Citizen Nisei and the alien Issei The Oyama case in the U.S. SUpreme Coun ' made unenforceable California's vicious Alien Land law, long the instrument of legil::lative discrim_ tnatlOll ,against. person~ of Japanese ancestry. 'th! 'Nka~lIshl case, mvolving the right of reSident alien J al?anese to fish olf the Callfor-

nia coast, was the cornerstone in the buildinl of a postwar structure at economic equality 10r this non-citizen group.

Although the JACL has had more impact than any other service organization on the Japant3e American community. its actual membership over the years has rarely ex­ceeded 20 percent of the adult Nisei in the continental United States. Thus thlt burden of support for a program which has benefitted the whole Japanese American poplllation has fallen upon a minority who have been literally their brother's keeper.

The JACL's membership, and the Nisei as a whole, owe much to the selfless dedication of the organization's leadership. This was par­ticularly true in the early World War II years ~h~n lh! JACL manaf!:ed to keep its major ob­Jectlvei.lntact despite the fact that the provo­cation for demagoguery was ~at . JACL leaders adhered to an unabldlng failb In dem.c­cracy. often at great personal risk (a number of JACL offficia ls were assaulted in the war !'eloc:atioD centers), despite the fact that the very facts of a Nisei's existence In tha period

seemed a contradiction in a world of barbed­wire and watchtowers,

. All or the probiems, born. of war and 01 the history of a nti-Oriental antagonism in Call­fornia, have not been solved-there are still pockets of prejudice.

!n the years· ahead there will be much to do ~n ~e na~ure of neutralizing these areas of rac~st mfechon. One big problem which re­mams concerns the right of the NIsei, and of other non-Caucasian Americam. to live in areas of their own choosing. T'he methods, ~m: subUe and others quite obvious, by which NIsei a~e denied the right to purchase or rent homes In most of the new housing develop­ments on the Pacific Coast are defining a new pattern of segregation in the suburbs whlch. though not officially proclaimed, is very real indeed.

The JACL, originally envl.sIoned by its founders a quarter-century ago as primarilv a. fraternal group, has through the press of CIrcumstance and necessity become tl sodal s?,vic~ gr?UP wtth particular emphasis ,on c!vll liberties, In the years ahead it will con­tinu~ to ~ called upon to safeguard not only the mdivldual and if"Oup ' rights ot the Nisei but of all Amer~ans. ., • The, lesson the Nisei have learned in the ~ears SlDce Pea.rl- ' Ha~bor ~ollid ~ ke t con­tinually in !nina; that>n0 1 Arnei1ca1:rrrlril~rlty is safe so Jon ~ _ as .o:ga!lized p!:ej~'.!!c _ ~ai.sts,

PAClrIC~ .TAp~~~ l j

LJ!A.GUI \.:IlTZIJII • • •

_r..~ ~~0!Ib I TdePhone': .ItL\4Iii; ~~

, .. .... 1 Hatlo",,1 K~ ..... _ I

1750 SuttOlU' St .• San ~ .... Te!ephoae: Wilt l-ilMU,o;.

• • • W"'htngton, 0 C .

- Sul~ 2, 1731 a-lit~. Tt!lephone: NAlloiiai ....

• • • Harry K . Honda Tau Kuahlda . ............. ~

(:8)' ~II. ~~~bi.:·i.;·~ JACL Memben ... -_'--" Non-memb('r. . . , .. , ..... ~ .... ...

En~red all ReOiWI·' ·· '"'" the poNt offlee a t ~ ~~~

CHANCES Or ADOItISa Two weeks ad"'lna! DOtkt quire<! for the clrculalbl _'" mcnt to effect clwtce of Iddri!L

PUBLISHED W!lK.Ly , OttlnJons expreaRd In tIM of the Paeilic Citizen, ~ the edttorialJ, an!! tho~ iii writer. and do not nec-.~ ~ the etlcior.emenl 01 the Nan Ju,'" · ... ~

The J"ACL .ball ~ lOr and encoun.,e ' -­pf(lJH~ and acUvttlft wC:':l be de..I,ned to further n-.. ... 'unablp. ud ah&lIl11tOI~ r. member to perform fal~' doUe. aa an Amencaa dIIrni l1li aa a dUun of Ule ltate ... .unlty In wbltb be .. , r::

•.• The .IACL IhaU __ partlsan and Don-Mctariu 1h.a11 not Ile uHd for"."... at endonl", caDdldateli rtf~ " ofUce., oor . hall It fa..,. r­other polJUcat Ictlylt, '~ ever except .. heo tIM and'/o, cl.1I rl,bill of a. ' .h&it 1M: directly an~

. U, ConlUtutioD 01 UuI JACL

DEC A 0 E AG'Q

Sept. 2, 1944 1

" Sgt. J 0 h n Malaumolo Ii

Sebastopol completes 33 «Do bat missions aas aerial 'po ner in Mediterranean m..

1" .....

California L t. Gov, J'redriII: F . Houser (RepublieaD IIfIIIIi. nee for U.s. Senator"chIrJrI New Deal administratiOll ... to retwn evacuees to' .­area after nation.aJ: t~

• }{eo Nakama of BnII

1IC0res "grand sbnl" ill '* tlonal AAU outdoor ..... championship£, wiN ..... and 1.500 meter e"''' Great Lakes, Ill.

• • Volunteer group trom· ....

doka WRA Camp "'11' checltin, Idaho gru\:JI,I .... fire.

• • • Mai. Clough of 1_ IIio

fantrY' says Japa~ AznIrt;. iC'IUUI in Anny haw ... their point on ")(Ifth. tI Time" broadcast.

• American Newspape-' CuiW

(CIO) urges early retum!i Nisei evacuees to wett CCIIIt.

• . Pacific Coast Quakers,w,

aid to e\l"acuees rrlumiDI to west coast.

• • Denver Japanese popu1ltloa

estimated at 2.300, · . . WRA camp populatilXl t5I­

ures tota~ 79.000 on AU(. 11, 1944; Tule Lake leads ~ 18.500; Manz.anar leut willi 5,500.

Story of "the .~: tWo ." sei GIs ot 4-12nd capture "twt guys who looked just like Jq/ wearing German un 1!er!IIIi prisoners were 'I'UrkotnIJIS.

MIN 0 R'ITY

Mal WhiUield. world ~ Olympic champion baU-mikr. was named. to the ~":: County Parks and Commission, the fir3t Netr:O .. hoi dsuch a post in ~ designation of Negr0e5 .!1!d~':" on the ballot was atta"", . a filing ot $200,000 ~i~A~ 111 the state election ~ A , B. McDonald, _ ­nominee for U.s. (Sen. Robert :Kerr ... Wd .. primaries.) -

For mer President H~ Hoover has receiyed_}9

toh be •

ary degrees-beltcveu _ world record-and 105 ~ tions from national or~iD tions and foreign ~~"" -recognition of di , statesmanship a nd hu work. He has 48 gold