PACIFICCITIZENVol.36 No.6 February5,1954 258E.FirstSt,LosAngeles12,Calif. 10cents

George i nagvUd,wh orepresented th e Pacifi c Ci ti zen on aneigh t-daytourofJapanlastmonth on aspecialJapanAirLinesr.ressfligh t,greetsMissYosh i k oHarada,th eMi nsNipponof1954andcandidateforMissUniversecontestth i ssummer,uponh erarrivalth i sweek i nLooAngelesaboardth egood-willmissi onfligh tofJapanAirLines.—Toyo Miyatak eph oto.

ProposedsocialsecuritylegislationonoverseaspaymentsstudiedbyJACL

Wash i ngton;Inresponsetoanumberof

requestsfrpm Issei i nth eUni-'ted States and i nJapanre-gardingproposedsocialsecurity!legislation affecting paymentsabroad,th eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmeri i canCi ti -izensLeague h asi nvestigatedallpendingsocialsecuritylegisla-'tion.Noneofth ependinglegis-lation i ssosweeping astodeprivemostIssei i nJapanIfrom th ei rrigh tfullyearnedsocial security benefits asmanyfear,accordingtoMi k eMasaok a.JACLWash i ngtonrepresentative.

Masaok a saidth atth eonlybillnowpendingwh i ch wouldch ange overseaspaymentsun-derth esocialsecurityprogramisH.R.6863,i ntroduced i nth i ssessionofCongressbyRep.CarlT.Curtis(R.,Neb.).PracticallyallIssei recipi entsofth epro-gramnow i nJapanandoth ersplanningtoretirei llJapanonsocialsecuritybenefitsarenotli k elytobeadverselyaffectedatth i stime,h eadded.Th eCurtisbi llwouldtermi-natepayments abroad unlesscertainconditi onsaremetatth eti meth ei nsuredi ndi vi dualfi rstbecomeseligi ble to applyforh i sbenefits.Since almostallIssei wh owillreceivebenefitsi nth enearfuture,orwh oarenowreceiv-i ngbenefits,h avebeenorwillh avebeenresidentsofth eUni-tedStatesforatleastth reecon-secutiveyearsi mmedi atelybe-foreth ei rfi rsteligi bi li tyforretirementi nsurancepayments,almostnoIssei,h ereori nJa-pan,willbeadverselyaffectedbyth i sprovisi onofth eCurtisbill,Masaok asaid,eveni fth eCurtisbillispassed.Anoth ersectionofth esameCurtisbill,h owever,i fen-actedi ntolaw,wouldaffectallpersonsi nJapanreceivi ngsocialsecuritybenefits,ex-ceptwidowsandparentspay-ments-,sh ould,such personsbecome employed orself-employedi nanycapacity.

Present law only affectsbenefici ari esofth e prpgramwh oareunderage75andwh oseincomefroni work i sovercer-

|tainli mi tsand.i staxableun-derth eprogram.Onlycertain1work donei nJapanbyAmeri-

'canciti zensforAmericanfi rmsjorforth eUni tedStatesgovern-mentcanaffectsocialsecuritypaymentsatth i sti me.SocialSecurity lump sumdeath payments,underth eCur-ti sbill,cannotbepaidtoper-sonswh oarenotresidentsofth e Uni tedStatesatth eti meofdeath offtie i nsured indi -vi dualoratth eti meofpay-ment.Presentlaw,providi ngforamaximum death paymentof$255,containsnoresidentre-stricti ons,notedMi k eMasaok a.

"Wh i leth eCurtisbi llonsocialsecuritydoesnotaffectmanyIssei orNisei atth i smoment,th eJACLwillac-tivelyprotestagainstth i sle-gislationwh i ch woulddeprivecertainnon-residents ofbenefitswh i ch th eIssei andNi sei righ tfully earnedth rough th epaymentoftaxpremiums,"declaredMa-saok a."Wh i le th e residentre-quirementsofth eCurtisbi llwerenoti ntendedtostri k edirectly atth e Japanese,

Nisei anth ropologistappointedtoh i ghUNESCO positi on.Madison,Wis.Dr.Hirosh i Dailuk u,Hono-lulu-born anth ropologist, h asbeen appointed program spe-ciali st i n th e Museums andMonuments Divi si on of th eDept.ofCulturalAffairs i nUNESCO,Paris.As th e fi rstanth ropologistj

appointedtoth i sdivi si on,h i s!dutieswillbeth eorganizati onofi nternationalconferencesamongnaturalh i storymuseums.Agraduateofth eUni v.ofHawai i i n 1942, h e di dpostgraduatework i nh i sfi eld atHarvarduntil1945,wh en i n-ducted i nto service,butre-turnedtogeth i smaster'sde-gree i n 1949afterbeing dis-ch arged i nGermany.He wasi nstructor i n anth ropology atth eUni v.ofWisconsinand i n1951wasconferred h i sPh .D.]degreebyHarvardi narch eolo-gy.Forth elasttwoyears h ewascuratoratth eStateHistori-calSocietymuseum h ere.Hi sfath er,Dr.KuniyasuDai-

fuk u,was.amongth efi rstIssei itobenaturalizedlastyearandth i syeari sservingaspresidentofth eTerritori alBoardofCh i -ropracticExaminers.Th eyoungDaifuk ui smarriedtoth eformerAliceCoan,Al-bion,N.Y.,andth eyh aveth ree-ch i ldren,wh owillj oi n h i m i nIParisbyJune.

LosAngelespreparesfor'54Nat'lJACLconfab

LosAngelesFurth erappointmentsonth e13th bi enni alNationalJACLconvention board were an-InouncedbyDr.RoyNish i k awa,board ch ai rman,th i s week ..Th eyi nclude:Offici alEvents—Dave Yok ozek i ,|Mrs.Meri j aneYok oe,assts.;Dr.Xi -\yosh i Sonoda,.lunch eons;Mrs.Ch i -yoTayama,Mrs.Sumi Kash i wagi ,banquets;FredTayama,1000Clubaffair;Mrs.SueJoe,SayonaiaBall.SocialEvents—Lily Otera,asst.;Mrs.Mary AnnKimura,fash i on;Mas Narita,fish i ng;Dick Jeniye,golf;TySaito,tennis;Hisash i Ho-ri ta,bridge;GraceMorinaga,sigh t-seeing;Kei Uch i ma,datebureau.GeneralArrangements—Dr.TomWatanabe,Miwak oYanamoto,assts.;ArtIto,floral.Registration— Midori Nish i ,Mrs.MarvelMiyata,FrancesKitagawa,AliceHatak eda,Mrs.Yaek oHata-k eda,assts.Budget-Finance—Ken Utsunomi-ya,Ak i raHasegawa,Tom T.Ito,Kimi Fuk utak e. Joe Yamamoto,assts.; Mich i Kataok a,arteditor.1souvenir book let; Tats Kush i da.Joh nWatanabe,book letstaff.PublicRelations—Mack Hamagu-ch i ,queencontest;Ritsuk oKawak a-mi,reception.

Adverseclaimsrulingh i tsmerch antwh osoldstoreatlossbecauseofrumors

Wash i ngtonLosses suffered i nantici pa-toryforcedsalespriortoth ei ssuanceofoffici alordersau-th ori zi ngth emili taryevacua-tionarenotcompensateun-derth eEvacuationClaimsActof1948,th eDept.ofJusticei n-formedth eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -zensLeague.

Th i sparticularadverse-to-claimant adjudi cati on i n-volvesanIssei couplewh oal-legedalossth rough th esa-crifi cesale ofth estock i ntrade and equipment ofclaimants'sh opi nHollywood,Calif.Th esale i nvolvedtook placeJan.13,1942,i tsprelimi naryescrowagreementh avi ngbeenexecutedJan.3,1942.Claimants'evidence-isth at

th eyeffectedth esaleonth ead-vi ceofth emanagerofth ei rbank and i nantici pati on ofevacuation.Th e basis ofth i santici pati on,th e Governmentsays,wasth atrumorswereth engenerallyprevalentth atalien

Japanesewould be evacuatedfromth ewestcoast.Th eDept.ofJusticenoted

th atth e JACL submittedanamicus curiae brief,arguingth atth esalewasreasonableun-derth eci rcumstancesasbeingi nantici pati onofth eevacua-tion.Th efactth atlaterth eclaimantswereactuallyevacu-ateddemonstratesth eaccuracyofth atantici pati on,th eJACLsaid.Th eGovernmentrejectedth eJACL'spositi onbysayingth atth elanguageofth elawandth econgressionalh i storymak eth atvi ewuntenable.Th eexecutiveorderauth or-

i zi ngth eevacuationwasi ssuedonFeb.19,1942andth eorderestablish i ngth evaripusmili taryzoneswasnoti ssueduntilMar.2,1942.Th e Governmentcontendsth atnotuntilth eclaimantsbe-cameresidentsofMili taryAreaNo.1,afterMar.2,1942,couldth eyantici pateth eevacuationwith i nth e"reasonableandna-turalconsequenceofth eevacu-ation"languageofth estatute.

$70,000OFCLENDOWMENTFUNDNOW INTRUST,1900CONTRIBUTE

SanFranciscoJACL National President

Oeorge Inagak i and NationalTreasurerDr:Roy Nish i fcawaannouncedth i sweek th atato-talof$72,474.26 h adnowbeenreceivedforth eNational.JACLEndbwmentFund.Th eyalsoannounced th at $10,000 h adbeenadded i nth eTrustFundwith th eBank ofAmerica soth atth etotalamountintrustnow i s$70,000.Inagak i publi clyth ank edth e

1,961 i ndi vi duals wh o h avemade voluntary contributi onstoth eNationalJACLEndow-mentFund."Wearebuildi ng:to i nsure

apermanentfutureforournationalorganizati onsoth atwecanprotectth egrainsweh ave made forourpeople,andatth esametime girdourselves forany possibleemergencywh i ch mayarisei nth efuture."NationalJACLHeadquartersi ndi catedth ateverycentcon-tributedtoth eFund h asbeendepositedth erei nwith th eex-ceptionof$2,000wh i ch onedo-norspecifi callyearmark edforadmini strativepurposesi ncon-nectionwith th eFund.Accordingtoth estipulations

Judici ally-determinedevacuationclaimnotcompensate,JusticeDept.rules

Wash i ngtonWh enth evalueofproperty

h asbeendeterminedbyacourtorlawandpaid,anyadditi onaliamountclaimed underth eEvacuationClaimsActof1948cannotbeconsidered,th eDept.ofJusticei nformedth eWash -i ngton Officeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague.Inth i sparticularclaim,a

formerresidentofTerminalIsland,Calif,,sough ttore-coverth edi fferencebetweenwh ath e h ad received af-tercondemnationproceedingsbadestablish edth evalueofh i sh oldi ngsandth eallegedvalueofth ei mprovements.Th e Government declaredth at"nopartofth eclaim i sIallowable underth e Evacua-ti onClaimsActbecausedeter-mi nati onofth evalue ofth ebuildi ng i sresadjudi cata."Itquotedfromasimi larcase,South ern California Fi sh er-man'sAssociati onetalv.Uni-tedStates,wh enth ecourtsaid:"AppellantsoccupiedTermi-

nalIslandatth eti meofth etak i ngunderth eexpresscon-diti onth atth eyweretovacateth elandwith i n30days,withth erigh ttotak esuch i mprove-mentsasth eysawfit.Th enetworth ofth ei mprovementswasth ussubjecttoth atconditi on.,Appellants'loss,i nsofaras j ustcompensation i sconcerned,wasnogreaterth anth elegalrigh tsallowed under th e permitswh i ch ,afterserviceofnoticeotterminati on,wasth eremoval'valueplusth erigh ttoretainth em uponth e land for30days."

Since th e value ofth eclaimant's h ousebad beenj udi ci allydetermined,claim-antcannotrecoverunderth elaw,th eDept.ofJusticecon-tended,i nasmuch asrecoverycanbe h adonlywh ensuch ,claim"i snotcompensatedforby i nsurance oroth erwi se..."Th eword"oth erwi se"coverscourtdeterminati onsofvalue.

HousecommitteeapprovesbillVESTEDPROPERTYFILINGDEADLINE:

Wash i ngtonTh eHouse approvedyes-terdayandsenttoth eWh i teHouse legislation extendingth etimeforfili ngclaimsforreturnofvestedwartimepro-pertyforayearafterenact-mentofth eAct.

* * "Wash i ngton.Legislation,extendingfora<yearafterits enactmentth e|periodoffili ngclaimsforth ereturnofvestedpropertynowh eld byth e OfficepfAlienProperty, h as been favorablyreportedbyth eHouseInter-stateand Foreign Commerce'Committee,th eWash i ngtonOf-fi ceofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeagueannouncedth i sweek .Approvedbyth e Senateunanimouslylastsession j ustpriortoadjournment,i tnowgoestoth eHouse foritsconcurrence.Th i s acti on i sexpectedwith i nth emonth ,th eJACLOfficesaid.

"Th eJACLtestifi edforth i smeasurelastsummerbeforeth eSenateJudici aryCommitteeongroundsth atmanyIssei andNi-sei strandedi nJapanduringth ewardidnoth aveeith erth ei n-formationorth eopportunitytofileclaimsbeforeth estatutorydeadlineofApr.30,1949.Inadditi on,foronereasonoran-:oth er,aconsiderablenumberofIssei andNi sei fai ledto fileforth ereturnofyendepositedwith pre-warJapanesebank s.Nopropertyownedbyaper-sonofJapaneseancestry h asbeenvestedsinceth eTreatyofPeacebecameeffectivei n1952.Duringth eHouseCommitteeh eari ngs, only govemntental

witnesseswere h eard.Alltes-tifi edi nfavorofth elegislation.Th eStateDepartmentnotedth atsometenforeign govern-mentsrequestedth i slegislation.Th eWarClaimsCommis-si onandth eOfficeofAlienProperty i tselfendorsedth ebi ll.Rep.CarlHinsh aw (R.,,Calif.),rank i ngmemberofth e

:Interstate and Foreign Com-merceCommittee,ask edwh eth -erJapanesewouldbebenefitedbyth elegislation.Wh enh ewasassuredth atth eywere,h eap-pearedtobesatisfi ed.IAlth ough th eSenateh aspass-ed i denticallegislationduringth epastfew years,th eWash -i ngtonJACLOfficenotedth atth i s i sth efi rsttimeth atth eHouse Interstateand ForeignCommerceh asactedfavorablyupon i t.Previously,th eHouseCommitteepigeonh oled th emeasurebyneglectingtocon-sideri t.

Gov'treturnsSh i ntotempletoHawai i anconqreqatioh

Wash i ngtonAnordertoreturnpropertytoth eHawai i Ish i zuch i Jinj a,a Sh i ntotemple i nHonolulu,wasapprovedbyth eOfficeofAlienProperty,wh i ch deci dedth epropertywaseligi bleforreturnunderprovisi onsofth eTradingwith th eEnemyAct.Propertyi stobereturnedaf-

jterfinalaudit.(Organized i n 1916, th etemplewillserve 150memberwith Rev.Tomi j i Kimura aspastor,wh oh asbeenoccupingth epremisealth ough unabletoconductserviceswh i le i t.wasvested.)

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"Th eT.D.Ezak i s,2305Bry-antSouth ,Minneapolis,cele-brated th ei rgolden weddingj ubi leeJan.10with th ei rfourch i ldren,Willi am,Ben, Mrs.Tei k o Uej h na (Minneapolis)andJames(Ch i cago).

th ere i sno j usti fi cati ontoterminatesocialsecuritybenefitstoIssei andNisei i nJapan,nomatterh ow fewi nnumber,"h eadded.Masaok a notedth atseveraloth erbi llsaffectingsocialse-curityh avebeen i ntroducedbyRep.DanielA.Reed (R.,N.Y.)onbeh alfofth eEisenh owerad-mini stration.Th esebi llsdonotcontainresidencerequirementsandsh ouldnotbeconfusedwithth eonei ntroducedbyRep.Cur-ti sofNebrask a,Masaok asai d.

Wash i ngtonNewsletterMIKEMASAOKA

THEBRICKERAMENDMENT...Asth i si swritten,oneofth egreatconstituti onaldebatesof

ourtimei sraging i nth eSenateofth eUnitedStates.Ati ssuei sth e adoptionofth eso-calledBrick erAmendmenttoth efederalConstituti on.Th i sproposalbyRepublicanSen.Joh nW.Brick erofOh i o

wouldplacesh arplimi tati onsonth etreaty-mak i ngpowersofth ePresidentanddrawssupportfrom th osewh ofearth atth eUni tedNationsorsomek i ndofworldgovernmentmigh tsomedayoverrideth eUni ted StatesConstituti on.Proponentsalsoi ncludeth osewh oespousestates'righ ts.

Th erealh eartofth eargumenti sth eso-called"wh i chclause"th atreads:"Atreaty sh allbecomeeffectiveasi nternallaw i nth eUni tedStatesonlyth rough legislationwh i ch would bevalid i nth eabsence ofatreaty."Th i si sth esectionth atth ePresidentandoth eropponents

ch argewouldturnback th ecountrytoth eArticlesofCon-federationdaysofth eAmericanRevolution andwouldmeanth at(th eSecretaryofState,forexample, i nnegotiati ngwithanoth ernationwouldberepresentingnotoneunitedcountrybut48separatestates.

Th e Bri ck erAmendment,i fapproved,wouldmeanth atnotreatyaffecting i nternallaw,Federal,stateorevenmunici pal,wouldbe effectiveuntilenabling legis-lationsh ad been passedbyth e'affectedpartorparties.Some 63senators j oi nedwith SenatorBrick eri n i ntro-

ducingth eorigi naldraft.Th i smeansth atth econstituti onaltwo-th i rdsofth eSenatenecessarytoapproveanamendmenttoth eConstituti on supportedth e i deawh en i twasfirstproposed.Sinceth attime,h owever,manyofitsorigi nalsponsors h avei ndi catedth atth eycannolongergoalongwith th epropositi on.Asa matteroffact,nowth atPresidentEisenh ower*"h as

expressed h i s"unalterable"oppositi ontoth epresentlanguageofth eproposedAmendment,unlesssomecompromises accept-abletoboth th eWh i teHouseandth eSponsori swork edout,th eproposalappearstobeh eadedforfloordefeatorrecommitaltoth eSenateJudici aryCommitttee.

NISEIINTEREST ....Asciti zensofth enation,allNisei areconcernedwith th eoutcomeofth i sgreatdebate.

And,asmostofourIssei parentsarestillsubjectsandnationalsofJapanbecauseth ey h avenotyetbeenaffordedth eopportunitytobecome naturalized citi zens.underth eMcCarran-WalterAct,th ei rtreatmentmaybei nvolved i n th e ultimate dispositi onofh i slegislation.

Th erecentlynegotiatedTreatyofCommerceandFriend-sh i pbetweenJapanandth eUni tedStatesprovidesforcertainreciprocaltreatmentofth ei rrespectivenationalsi nth ei rrespec-tive j uri sdi cti ons.Ifth eBri ck erAmendmentbecomesapartofourConstituti on,i tmeansth atth evarious statesandevenciti esandcountiescouldbyth ei ri ndependentactionnullifyandinvalidateth osetreatyguaranteesoffai randequaltreat-mentandconsideration.Recallingth e h ateand h ysteriadaysofth eearly20sand

th ediscri mi natorylawsth atwerepassedbyth eStateofCali-forniaandmanyofitsmunici pali ti esi nspiteofth e1913TreatyofCommerceandFriendsh i pth enexisti ngbetweenJapanand$ieUnitedStates,onecanappreciateth esafeguardsi nth epre-sentsystemth atth eBrick er.Amendmentproposestodiscard.

Moreover,fewNisei areawareth atth e h i stori cpost-Iwarconstituti onaltestcases i nvolvingth erigh tsofper-:sonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eUni tedStatesh avebeen.citedbyboth si des i nth eSenatedebate.

* " "Lastweek ,LarryTaj i ri revealed i n h i susualablemanner

th epartth atth eSei Fuj i i alienlandlawdecisi onbyaCaliforniaAppellateCourtplayed i nth egenesisofth eBri ck erproposal.Itwasarevelationtoth i swri terto h earsenatorswh oh adneverh eardofth eali en landlaws beforearguingwh eth ersectionsofth eUni tedNationsCh arter,towh i ch th i snati oni s

asignatory,canbeusedtoi nvali datestatelaws.Curiously,nospecifi cmentionwasmadeofth ediscri i mnatorynatureofth esealienlandlaws.Receivi ngmoreverbalattentionth anth eFuj i i case,h ow-ever,wasth eTak ah ash i casei nwh i ch th eUni tedStatesSupreme

Courth eldth atawartimeCalifornialaw proh i bi ti ngalienJapanesefrom engaging i ncommercialfish i ngwasunconsti-tuti onal.SenatorBrick erremindedth eSenateth atDean Ach eson

arguedth ematterandinvok edth eUni tedNationsCh artertodemonstrateth atth estatelaw wasunconstituti onal.Healsoremindedth eSenateth atth eth enSolici torGeneralPh i li pPearl-manfiledonbeh alfofth eUni tedStatesGovernmentabriefasafriendofth ecourti nwh i ch th eUni tedNationsCh arteragainwascited.

SenatorBrick ermentioned,too,th atmoreth an20nationalorganizati ons h adfi ledfriendsofth ecourtbriefsonbeh alfofth eJACL,th esponsoringorganizati on,andTak ah ash i .Th eOh i oRepublican th ennotedth atMr.Ach eson MrPearlman,andeveryoneofth e20organizati onsth atci tedth eUni tedNationsch arteri n1952arenowonrecordagainsth i s

Amendmentwh i ch ,i n h i swords,wouldmak esureth ath ere-afternotreatycouldbeusedtooverturnastatelaw..Opponentsofth eBri ck erAmendmentrepliedth atth e

Uni tedNationsCh arterisnotself-executingandth atth eUni tedStatesSupremeCourti ndeclaringth atCaliforniastatuteunconstituti onaldidnotrelyonth etreatybutonth eFederalConstituti on i tself.Again,as i nth eali enlandlaw matter,th esenatorsdidnotcommentonth ediscri mi natorynatureofth elegislationbutonlyonth equestionofwh eth eratreatycanbe i nvok edtonullifyastatestatute.Nisei maynotbeawareofi t,butth e h i stori cpost-warconstituti onalissuesraisedbyth eJACLaretoday

beingargued i nth egreatSenatedebateonch angi ngth etreaty-mak i ngpowersofth ePresident. Ith ough th ediscri mi natorych aracterofth estatelawsth eJACLsuccessfullyliti gated h asnotbeenspecifi callymentionedonth eSenatefloor,th esenatorsi nstudyingth esecasesmustofnecessityh avelearnedsometh i ngofth evici ouspracticesofsomewesternstatesi nth epasti ndenyingtoaliensofJapaneseancestryth erigh ttoadecentand h umaneli fe. «<«*P«»nese

,t*¥£*sh ouldadduptoabetterappreciati onofth epresenttod

personsofJapaneseancesty i nth eUnitedstates

Nipponstatesman-industriali stKuh aratofosterU.S.-Japanfriendsh i p

ByTAMOTSUMURAYAMAJapanBureau,Pacifi cCi ti zen

Tok yoTh eAmericancommunity i sadding many i nteresting andoutstandingfi guresofJapanoni tsli sttofostercooperationandpromotionofJapanese-Ameri-canfriendsh i p.Th elatestpersonalityh erei s

Fusanosuk e Kuh ara,87-year-oldstatesman-industriali st,wh ose 23-year-old daugh ter,Matsuno,became th ebeautifulbrideofHugh T.Patrick ,sonofth eRock Hill(S.C.)Even-i ngHeraldpublish er.Th ei rromance startedtwoyearsago.Sh ewasgiveneveryopportunity tostudyAmericaandAmericans,being senttoAmericabyh erwealth yfath ertomeetth eparentsandrela-tivesofh erfutureh usbandaswellasgainfirst-h and infor-mationand k nowledgebyex-tensivetravel."Wh enmydaugh terwant-

edtomarryanAmerican,Isaid noth i ng," h e told th i sreporter."Isenth ertoAm-ericatostudyth evariousas-pectsofli fe i nAmericabe-causesomanysuch marriagesh avefai ledmiserably."Iwantedh ertomak euph erownmind.Sh ecanwith -stand th e h ardsh i pswh i ch'areah eadofh er,Ibelieve,"Kuh araadded.Th eweddingtook placeDec.

29with th e presence ofth eh usband'sparents,sisterandbroth erwh o came h ere byplane.Kuh ara gained i nternationalfameasastatemini sterandh ead ofth e Sei yuk ai ,th en arulingpoliti calparty,beforeth ePacifi cwar.Kuh ara wasth eonlyJapa-nesewh oh ada h eart-to-h earttalk with JoselfStalin i n1927."Stalinwas10yearsyoungerth an myself," h e recalled."From myown i mpression,h ecould h ave li ved longer.Hemigh th avedi edforoth errea-sonsth ananaturalcause."Kuh arawith appearancesofaman i n.h i s60sandi nvigor-

oush ealth ,..expressed h opestotravelaroundth eworldtopre-sentth elatestpictureofJapan.Meanwh i le,th e newly-weds!

areenroutetoth ei rSouth Car-oli nah omevi ath eSouth Seas.Before departing,th e h appygroom said h i sbri deneedstostudyEnglish ."I'mgoingtoputh eri ncol-

lege—probablyatth eUni v.ofMich i gan,wh ereIsh allprob-ablygo,"explainedyoungPa-tri ck .Hi sfath eri salsovisi ti ngKorea,South eastAsiaandEu-ropetogath ermaterialforth elEveningHerald.Kuh ara promised to j oi nefforts i npromoting closerUS.-Japaneserelations,do-i ng h i spartasafath er-i n-lawofayoungAmerican."Ittook mesometimetogivemydaugh terapprovalforth i s marriage.In th i sI'atomic age,th i ngs rapidlych ange.Don'tth i nk ofmeasan old man,asIam stillyoungand can do agreatdeal,"Kuh araconcluded.Th e Kuh ara mansion i samongth ebiggest i n Tok yo.Th e h omewasformerlyoccu-pied by Hi k ozaemon Ok ubo,wh osepersonalityatth eearlystage ofth e Tok ugawa Sh o-gunatewasfascinati ng.

Th erecentwedding ofMatsunoKuh ara,23,ofTok yo,toHugh T.Patrick ,sonofaRock HillOS.C.)newspaperpublish er,was h ai ledas'anoth er"assist"forJapanese-Americanfriend-sh i p.Sh e i sth e daugh terofth e Fusanosuk eKuh aras.Herfath erwasonetimestatesmini sterand i ndustriali st,wh owoni nternationalfame i n 1927bybeingth eonlyJapanesetotalkpersonallywith JosefStalin.

Amilestonei nTVByHARRYK.HONDA

VERYTRULYYOURS:

Reach i ng some ofth estorecountersrecentlywasagim-mick toturnoffsoundbyre-motecontrolwh ena j abberingTV h uck sterappearson th escreen...Verysymbolic,i ti snocomplementtoth etelevisi on"ndustrywh i ch h asmadegreatstridestech nologically..Wh enyoulook back th eyearj ustpastandassess i tsprogress,10onei n1952wouldh avefore-cast21-inch setswouldbesell-ngatth epricesweh avetoday.\ndcolorTV wasstillfiveyearsaway(alth ough Ifelti twas"aroundth ecorner")..Th e latestisduo-scopicsets,wh ereth eoldmancantvatchboxingandth eli ttlelady h erfavoritesh ow.

ArecentTVsurveyconfirmsh e factth atIh aven'tbeen■nissi nganyth i ngspecialonth eur...Intermsofactualh oursand h ourson i ncreased time,srimedramastands,first.Even

jadvertisi ngagenciesarebegin-ning to admitprograms arejover-commerciali zed...pay-as-you-see programs willbeh ereandsh ouldprovemigh typopularasth eviewerwillnotbe confronted with i rri tati ngspots"andoverdramatizedad-vertisi ng...Recentdemonstra-tionsofcolor-TVprogramsbe-i ngrecordedonmagnetictapeand i mmedi atelyplayed backdrewafavorableresponsefromth especialpreviewaudiencesTh i spotentialalonewillh astencolor-TVtoth egeneralpublicas production costs wi llbeh ack edconsiderably.

So,with greatmarvelsfromth evi deoengineers,i ti sregret-fulth eprogramproducersh avenotk eptpace...i t'stoobadsomegimmi ck can'tbei nventedth atwillmak etelevisi onpro-gramstwice asgoodasth eywerei n1953

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Statesupremecourt,toruleonNiseiliquorlicensecase

LosAngelesTh elong drawn-outliquor

license case wh i ch started i nNovember,1951,maybesettledwh enth estatesupreme courtsoonrules onth epetiti onofTosh i k uni Taenak a,Nisei G-2veteran,mark etproprietorat1026E.103rdSt.Taenak awasgrantedh i soff-

salelicenseNov.15,1951,andth reeweek slaterrevok edbe-causeofaprotestvoicedbyamini ster i n th e neigh borh ood.AttorneysJamesMitsumori andLynnTak agak i took th ecasetoth esuperiorcourtforwritofmandamustocompelth eStateBoardofEqualizati ontoreturnth e li cense underSection 7.1ofth elaw,wh i ch specifi esth eboardmustreturnth elicenseforth esamelocation.JudgeFrank Swai nruled i nfavorofth eNisei ,butth edis-tri ctcourtofappealsreversedth edecisi onlastJuly.Th eattorneysth enpetiti onedth estatesupremecourtforrul-i ng.Oralargumentswereh eardrecently. -,

Inth emeantime,Taenak a i sstuck with moreth an$10,000i nfixturesandstock aswellasth eIi ncome h e could h ave made.

Communitycenterproject'must'overh omeforaged

TorontoTh ematterofacommunity

centerforToronto JapaneseCanadiansobtainedfullpriori tyoverth e question ofan oldfolk s'h ome,wh i ch lastyearsh elvedth ecommunitycenterproject.Acommitteewilldetermineth e means offinancing th e$70,000project.Todate,asumof$1,428h asbeenaccumulated.

Newciti zensBoulder,Colo.

Th reeIssei werenaturalizedh ereJan.6with Distri ctJudgeWilli am E. Buck offi ci ati ng.Th eywere:Sh i nzaburo James Togash i h i swifeMitsuyeNagasawaTogash i andTatsuKido,allofBoulder.

" " "SacramentoElevenIssei womenofSacra-mentoandth ree oth ersfromth i sareawerenaturalized i nceremoniesJan.12i nth ecourt-room ofth eU.S.JudgeDalLemmon.Th eywere:Mrs.Sh i genoNish lmi Mrs.To-sh i k oOto.Mrs.Haruk oHamamoto,Mrs.T«ruMatsuoak a,Mrs.Ch uSa-i to,Mrs.Ch i seyo Otani,Mrs.KayoFuj i moto.Mrs.KiyoyeNi k ai do,Mrs.MatsuMlyah ara,Mrs.MasayeTana-k aandSak uMori.Asak i ch i Sanui.J.Kono,Rock li n;Mrs.Hidek oWak i ta,Perk i ns.

* " "Ch eyenne,Wyo.SixIssei wereamong20per-

sonsnaturalizedi nth eU.S.Dis-tri ctCourth ereJan.11.Newciti zenswere:Mrs.NancyLaBumbard.Mrs.To-KieSak ata.Sam Ogasawara,Mrs.KiyoKubota,TatsuTak ah ash i andMrs.HaruyoTani.

Frank li nLifepaysforover$365milli onlastyear

LosAngelesFrank li nLi feInsuranceCo,Snrinefi eld,111.,producedover$365,000,000ofpaidbusinesslastyear—anaverageofamilli ondollarsevery24 h ours i nth eyear;Th efi rmalsoh as$1,500,--000,000ofi nsurance i nforce,accordingtoCh arlesE.Beck er,president.|(Th eGoldenStateagencyofi th eFrank li nLi feInsuranceCo.,h ere,i ncludesanumberofNi-sei agents.)Attainmentofth i sh i gh markmark soneofth emostremark -Iablegrowth recordsi nth eh i s-toryoflifeinsurancewith a.h alfbi lli ondollargain i nlessth anth reeyears.Itsaccom-plish ments were publici zedi nth eJan.25 i ssueofTIMEmagazine.Ati tspresentrateofgrowth ,th efirm expectstoreach th egoalof$2-billi onofinsurancei nforcebyth e endof1955,accordingtoBeck er."Wegivealargemeasureofcreditforth i s outstanding performancetoourmodern i nsuredsavingsandprotectionplanswh i ch h avewonsuch amazingacceptancefrom th e American public,"commentedBeck er

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PACrFICCITIZEN February5,19542

HonoluluNewsletterLAWRENCE NAKATSUKA

Hawai i anAttitudetowardth eDeepSouthHawai i anslearnedalessoni n

tolerance and understandingfrom anewspapereditorfromth e Deep South recently.A

th i ngtoreport,unlessyou k now th e Hawai i ansandunlessyouk nowHoddingCar-ter,th eedi tor.Th eHawai i ansareaproudpeoplebecauseth eylivei nth eworld's h appi est"meltingpotofraces."Th eyli k etoth i nkth eyare i ntolerantonlyofi n-tolerance.Th eyh aveverylittlepatience with race-sensiti veareasli k eth eDeepSouth .Th encameHoddingCarter

todoastoryforth eSaturdayEvening Poston Hawai i anstateh ood.Carterisnoor-dinarynewspaperman.At47,h e h asbecome'a,voiceofth eNew South ,anablespok es-manforth esi deofth eSouthth ath asn'tbeen describedmuch tilllately.Editorofasmalltowndaily

—Th eDeltaDemocrat-Times—i nGreenville,Missi ssi ppi ,Car-terisaPulitzerPrizewinner,aNiemanFellow atHarvard,aGuggenh ei mFellow,andauth orofseveralbook sonth eSouth .With h i swi feBetty,Cartertouredth eHawai i anIslandsfortwoweek s,gath eri ngmaterialonth eproandconsofstateh oodforHawai i .Wh ath e foundstrength enedh i sconvicti onth atHawai i sh ouldbegrantedstate-h ood.Buth ebecamedisturbedatwh ath ecalledtiegllbnessofth e generalHawai i an atti-tudetowardsth e South .Hefoundth eHawai i ans h adaone-sided picture ofth eSouth .Th eywerenotuniquei nth i satti tude.Iti sanat-titudetypicali nmanypartsofth eUni ted-States. ,ICartersaid h eunderstoodHh e

reason forth eHawai i anatti-tude.Itwasth econgressmenfrom th eSouth wh o h ad de-featedstateh oodlegislationtimeandtimeagain.Th us,i nth emi ndsofHa-

wai i ans,th eSouth becameiden-ti fi edwith th eworstlabelsofracialbigotry,economic andsocialback wardness,and po-li ti caldemagogy.BeforeleavingHawai i ,Car-tergaveatalk beforeth eHo-noluluPressClub.Inh i sfriend-lyyetforth ri gh tway,th eedi-torsaid h ewantedtogiveth eoth ersideofth epicture.Hedidnotdefendorex-

cusewh atwasbadaboutth eSouth .Buth eemph asi zed i n-steadth eprogressth eNewSouth h asmadei nracere-

lations.Hespok eproudlyaboutth efactth ath i stownofGreen-ville h as a Negropoliceman.

Negroesth erearegiveneduca-tional,recreationalandh ospi talfacili ti esequalwith th oseforwh i tepeople.Equalityi nvotingalsoi sanaccomplish edfact.Hispaperre-ferstoNegroes i nth enewsas"Mr."or"Mrs."with outlosingcirculation.And th ere h asn'tbeenasinglelynch i ngi nth eSouth formoreth antwoandah alfyears.Th e pattern of i ntolerance,Carternoted,i sch angi ng.Anewconscienceisemergingandth eNegro i stak i ng h i splacei nth eci vi candpoliti callifeofth eSouth .Th i squietrevolution h asgonelargelyunnoticedi nHa-wai i andperh aps i nmany'oth erplaces. Comfortable,evensmug,i nth efeelingth atth ey h avesolvedth ei rownracerelations,mostHawai-i ansh avefailedtoappreciateth eenormousdiffi cultiesanddifferencesi nth eracialprob-lemsofth eSouth .HoddingCarterh asdonea

gooddeedforHawai i .He h asmadeth eHawai i anssee"th eoth ersi de"ofth eSouth .

SaltLak eCLbenefitrecitalslatedFeb.15

SaltLak eCityEnroute h omeafterstudyingi nGermanyforayear,Mrs.Ha-rueMiyak e,wh owasremem-beredbyaudiencesfor.h erpor-trayalofMme.Butterflyh erei n1952,willappearFeb.15atth eLDSCh urch assembly h alli naSaltLak eCityi JACLbene-fi t.Arrangements h ave beenmade alsoto h aveth eJapa-nesesopranosingatastudentconcertth esameweek .Ti ck etsforth ebenefitareon

saleat$1atGlenBros.MusicStore,74S.Main.JamesMiya-k eandHowellUj i fusaareco-ch ai rmen.

Buddh i stconferenceSanJose

"Buddh i sm Today and To-morrow"isth eth emeforth esi xth annualWestern YoungAdultBuddh i stAssociati oncon-ventionh ereFeb.14.Rev.Ken-j oKurok awa,graduateofUSCandColumbiauni versiti esandRyuk ok uBuddh i stuniversityi nOsak a,i smai nspeak er.

INHONOR OFTh e$150Kath rynLivi ngston

MemorialSch olarsh i pfromBer-k eleyHi gh Sch oolwaspresen-tedtoMaryTagumi.KazuoKageofWailuk ube-

cameth esecondNisei tobe i n-stalledaspresidentofth eMauiCh amber ofCommerce th i syear.FirstNisei wasSh i zui ch iMi /.uh i i .Th e Japanese governmentconferredth e Fi fth Orderofth eSacredTreasureuponGinj iMi h ara,64,pioneerSeattleIssei,forh i scontributi ontoth ewel-fareofJapanesei nth eUni tedStates,Mi h ara,amongth efi rstIssei to be naturalized,wasvisi ti ngJapan.BobbyN'ak ata,Hi-YBoyof

th e Yearat Gardena HighSch ool, was h onored atth eYMCA k i ck offbanquetlastweek .

SnowfallfailstostopIDCdelegates

-J.Caldwell,Idah oDespite a.h eavy snowfall,sevenoutofeigh tJACLch ap-terswererepresentedatth eIn-termountain Di stri ctCouncilmeetingJan.24h ere.Th i smark edth efi rstmeet-i ng h eldsinceth eelectionofth e1954IntermountainDi stri ctCouncilofficerswh oare:JimUsh i o,ch ai rman,wh opresidedatth emeeting;MasYanoandGeorgeSugai,v.-ch mn.;GeorgeNuk aya,treas.;and Doroth yMuk ai ,sec.NationalDi rectorMasSatow,wh omadeaspecialefforttoattendth emeeting,leadactivediscussions regarding JACLSupportingmembersh i p,natur-alizati on,endowmentfund,1000Club, i mportance ofch apterssubmitti ngth ei rquotasearlytoth eNationalHeadquarters,na-tionalconvention,etc.Iti sh opedth atth eattend-

anceofth eJunemeetingwh i chwillbe h eld i nYellowstone,Idah o,willbe as-well-repre-sented.

ForeignpolicyguidesDirk sengrouptorecommendvestedpropertyberelumed

Wash i ngtonReturningofvestedwartimepropertytoformerowners,i n-cludingJapanesenationalsre-sidi ng i nJapan,i soneofth emajorrecommendations madebyth eSenateJudici arySub-committeeth ati nvestigatedth eoperationofth eTradingwithth eEnemyAct,Sen.EverettMcKinleyDirk sen(R.,111.) i n-formedth eWash i ngton Officeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -'zensLeague.

SenatorDirk senwasch ai r-manofth i sspecialJudici arySubcommitteewh i ch si nceJune,1952, h as bee* i nqui ri ng bymeans of i nvestigati ons andIh eari ngs i ntoadmini strationofth eActunderwh i ch th eassetsofformerenemycountriesandenemyaliensofth eWorldWarIIperiodwerevestedandad-mi ni steredbyth eOfficeofAl-i enProperty.Th eDi rk senreportpointsoutth ati nWorldWarIth eth eoryofseizi ng-andadmini -steringenemypropertywasbasedonth e i deaofcusto-diansh i p,wh i le i nWorldWarIIitwasch ancedtooneofconfiscationandliqui dati on.

Italsopointsoutth atth epresentpolicyofconfiscationcannullifyanddestroyth eef-fectsofaforeignpolicywh i chi sdesigned tobuildastrongWesternGermanyandJapanasbulwark sagainstfurth erCom-munistaggression,and i nvest-mentofprivaterisk capitalabroadisdiscouraged.Inth i sconnection,th eWash -

i ngton JACL Office recalledth atduringpublich eari ngslastsummer before th e Di rk senSubcommittee,Mi k eMasaok a.Wash i ngton JACLrepresenta-tive,urged i nclusionofth eJa-panese i nanyremediallegisla-tion,rath erth anlimi ti ng i ttoth eGermans.Atth attime,alllegislationprovidi ngforth ereturnofvest-edwartimepropertywascon-finedonlytoGermans.Follow-i ng Masaok a's testimony,th ech ai rmanassured h i mth atth eSubcommittee would notdis-cri mi nate against Japan butwould give Japanequalcon-siderationwith Germany i nalllegislation proposed by h i sgroup.Th e Subcommittee recom-mendedth edraftingoflegis-lationth atwouldelimi natecer-tain i nequi ti esandi nj usti ces i nth epresentlawandbring i ti n-toconformitywith th epurposesofAmericanforeignpolicy.Th e recommendations i n-cluded:1.Providi ng forth e return ofprivatepropertyconfiscated underth eTradingwith th eEnemyActtoi ndi vi dualsnotconvicted ofwarcrimesbuth oldi ng i ntrustpropertyofi ndi vi dualswh oareunderth edominati on andcontrolofgovern-mentsofCommunistsandCommun-i stsatellitenations.2.Providi ngforareasonableandappropriatech argeagainstpropertywh i ch migh tbeso j eturnedasareimbursement for custodialch arges.3.Providi ngforadequate pro-tection ofclaimswh i ch maybependingagainstconfiscatedassets.4.Providi ngforth eretentionofth epropertywh i ch belongedtofor-merenemygovernments.5.Providi ngth ePresidentofth eUnited States with discretipnarypoweruponafindi ngth atth ena-tionalinterests is i nvolvedtodis-poseofalienh oldi ngs i npropertywh i ch i slocatedi nth eUnitedStatestobonafideAmericanpurch asers,th eproceedsofth esalelesscus-todialch argestobereturnedtoth eali enowners.6.Providi ngforth epaymentofclaimsunderth eWarClaimsActof1948from sources oth erth anfundsderivedfrom vestedpropertyi norderth atth eremaybeassur-anceofth esatisfaction ofallle-giti mateclaimsth atanobligati onofth i sgovernmentto i tsci ti zens.7.Providi ngforanequalizati onofbenefitstoAmericanprisonersofwarwh owerecaptured i nKoreawi th th ebenefitsnow grantedtoveteransofWorldWar11.

BronzeStarmedalistWash i ngton

Capt.JamesK.Arima,10701Inwood Aye.,SilverSprings,Md.,waspresentedth ebronzestarmedallastweek for■ h i si ntelligencework i nJapanbe-tween1950and1953.Ceremonieswereh eldatWal-terReedArmyMedicalCenterwith Maj.Gen.LeonardD.Hea-ton,h ospi talcommandinggene-ral,mak i ngth eaward.

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AroundWindyCity...Th e City Councilvoted 44-2,approvingabidi oconstructcitymi uiernt■■.- i r.i .setolfdaysofcouncilci ebate.

" " ""Th eCollegeAgegroupwillsponsora.staa-stagette danceMar.27atth eMcCormick YW-CA. 1001 N. Dearborn St.Th eme:SpringFever...IGORKOPYTOFF,North westernstu-dent i n anth ropology,relatesh i sCh i lecoppermineexperi-encesatth eCity-WideRecrea-tionCouncilmeetingFc-h .12a'th e h omeofHANNAHTANI6211S.Ki mbak ...Th eCnsmr.(Japanese warbrldes) cabine'proposedaprogramtoacquaintmemberswith Americanlivi nfcustomsatth ei rfi rstSaturdaymeetingsasfollows:March —Americancook i ng:April—pur-ch aseofcloth i ng;May—h owtosh op;June—Groupdiscussions;September—planningforpar-enth ood...ConsulGeneralOTOSHIROKURODA h ostedaNew Year'spartyatth eNewWilson Village lastSaturday.Nisei attending i ncluded:NoboruHonda,Joh n Y.Yosh i no.Th omas'Masuda,GeorgeTeraok a.andJamesT.Nish i mura.

"■■ ♦ "Busses propelled by propanewillreplaceoldredstreetcarsonAsh landAye.,nextweek .

"Th eCh i cagoJACLmeetingFeb.19willbegeared toth eth eme ofBroth erh ood Week .FrancisW.McPeek ,executivedirectorofCh i cagoCommissi ononHumanRelations,speak son"HumanRelations i nCh i cago."Public i s always i nvi ted.Itmeets at Woodrow WilsonRoom,13th floor,116S.Mich i -ganAye...Th e 1954Ch i cagoJapanese American directory,publish edby'th eCh i cagoSh i m-po and Ch i cago Publish i ngCorp.(publish ersofScenema-gazine), i snow on sale ...Peter,Peter,Pumpk i nEateri splayingatth eArtInstitute'sCh i ldrenTh eateronweek endsfromFeb.6-Mar.14(Saturdaysat2:30p.m.,Sundaysat3p.m.;additi onalrun Mar.6,10:30a.m.)...Th eArtInstitutere-ceivedanunrestrictedbequestof$237,855from th etrustes-tablish edbyth ewillofth elateJamesViles,co-founderofBu-daCo.

OfPeople...".LOUISESHERRIN,th eNi -sei ballroom i nstructoratRayQuinlanStudio,28E.Jack sonBlvd.,i sMRS.LOUISENAKA-JI,aCLer.Sh e i sth eformerLouise SHIRAMIZU,Salinas,Calif.Byday,sh e work satSh ure Broth er(h eari ng aidsdept.).Herbroth erJIMMYwas;oneofth efi rstMainlandNisei|tobe k i lled i nth e 100th In-fantry.Oth ersi nth efamilyare

"TAX,HARRY,ROSE (Miss'DenverJACLi n'48)andSUMI|ofDenver.Husband GEORGE;NAKAJI,mech ani cforKeesh i n.MotorCo.,atruck i ngfirm,and'Louiseweremarriedh ereSep-tember,1943.Th ey h aveone'son,FREDDIE,andli veat1208j W.64th St.George'sbroth ersj areTOM andMASAYOSHIofi SanJoseandHENRYofCh i -tago.Georgewasactivei nth eprewarMontereyPeninsulaJA-CL.Th ey h aveaniece,MRS.JHENRYKAWASE,SanDiego,a neph ew,ED NAKAJI,Ch i cago.

"Amongth e 165graduatinglastweek fromHydePark High{Sch oolweretwinsALINEandARLINE SUMIDA.Aline wasvaledictorianandreceivedth ePh i BetaKappaaward.Arlinetank edfi fth i nth eclasssch o-lastically.Oth erswere:ElaineHayano,Sh oj i Horita,Ro-bertMatsubayash i andArminaKo(ofCh i nesedescent).j AtWallerHigh wasoneNiseigraduate:IHelenYoneh ara.

IT'STIMETORENEW YOUR1954JACLMEMBERSHIP

PastNationalJACLPresidentHi toOk adaofSaltLak eCity|i nstallsth e 1954SaltLak eCityJACLch aptercabinetati tsrecentdinner-dance.Picturedare(lefttorigh t):DeliaKono,>

cor.sec;RupertHach i ya pres.;Less.cYamamoto.J«l»yak e,social;RaeFuj.moto,treas.;HovvellUj-fusa.v.p,Je,BKonish i ,rec.sec;andGeorgeYosh i moto.h i st.

Installationofth eSeattleJACLch apterofficersfor1954wasamongth e h i gh li gh tsrecentlyatth ech apter'sbanquet,wh i chh onoredsome 250Issei ci ti zensandHirosh i Miyamura,NiseiCongressionalMedalofHonorwinner.Leadingth eoath (backtocamera)wasRobertMizuk ami ,to (lefttorigh t)GeorgeKash i wagi ,pres.;JamesMatsuok a,Istv.p.;Hiram Ak i ta,2nd

v.p.;Mitsugi Noj i ,Issei v.p.;Mrs.MuryFuj i ta,recsec,Mari«Yamamoto,cor.sec;AmyHatsuk ano,treas.;Dr.KellvYamada,del.;Willi am Mimbu,Ted Sak ah ara,Tak Hori,Dr.SusumuFuk uda,Mm Yamasuch i ,HeitaroHi k i daand Frank Hattori,advisoryboard

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Idah oFallsCLerssponsorcarnival,citi zensh i pclass,i nstallofficers

Idah oFallsCommunity supportofth e

Idah o Falls JACL ch apteri svi sualizedeach yearati tsWin-terCarnival,h eldth i syearatth elocalarmorytwoSaturdaysagoandregardedasuccess,ac-cordingtoSamYamasak i ,ch ap-terpresident,wh och ai redth eevent.Donations from localmer-

ch antsaswellasJapanesefa-mi li es i nth eareaamounttoth ousandsofdollarsi ncash andmerch andi se.Th efoodforre-fresh mentbooth i sdonatedbych aptermembersandfamili es.Itculminatesseveralweek sofwh oleh earted preparation byth ech apteratlarge.Mrs.JoeNish i ok a andSh oj i

Nuk aya,ch aptersocialch ai r-men,werei nch argeofth efoodbooth wh i ch h i gh li gh ted h otch i ck ennoodles,Japanesedeli-'caciesandrefresh ments.Wh i leallch aptermemberswork edi nth ecarnival,committee h eadsiwere:MasHonda,Istasst.;GeorgeTo-k i ta,treas.;GeorgeNuk aya,KayTok i ta,Eli Kobayash i ,DetoHara-da,KenOgawa,HitoNuk aya,Isa-muTanak a,MacTanak a,IsamuSa-k aguch i , Sam Sak aguch i , Masaj iUyeda,Ch arles Hirai and Yuk i oIInouye.Th e Wi llard Watanabes of

Idah oFallswonth emajorprize—aTVset—ofth eevening.Lastweek , Mrs.Marjori eJoh nson began citi zensh i pclassesforson\e30 Issei h erewith expensesbeingmetbyth ech apter.ClassesmeetWednes-dayandFridaynigh ts.Earlier lastmonth ,Yuk i oInouyewasth e i nstallingoffi-cerforth enew Idah oFalls

ch aptercabinetatJack 'sCh i ck -enInn.Hestressedth ei mport-anceofbeing activeJACLers.Healsopointedoutth atIdah oFallscouldbeproudofh avi ngth e largest membersh i p perch apteri nth e1000Club.Th enewofficersare:SamYamasak i ,pres.;MasHonda,v.p.;Mrs.Katsuk i Yamasak i ,rec.sec;Mrs.IsamuMayeda,cor.sec;GeorgeTok i ta,treas.;Mrs.JoeNi-sh i ok a,Sh oj i Nuk aya,soc;KayTo-k i ta,Mrs.GeorgeTok i ta,Mrs.Sh i gNi i ,Mrs.Tak Haga,reporters;KayTok i ta,h i st.;Ken Ogawa, IsamuSak aguch i ,cgts-at-arms;Ch arlesHi-rai,Sadao Morish i ta,dels.;JoeNi-sh i ok a,ph otograph er.

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Minneapolis-St.PaulDr. Isaac li j i ma wasre-electedch apterpresidentofth eTwin Citi es Uni ted Citi zensLeagueandinstalledatadin-ner-dancelastweek .HarryTa-k agi ,MidwestDistri ctCouncilch ai rman,wasi nstallingofficer.Onth e1954cabinetare:TsutomuKumagai,Istv.p.;ToshAbe,2nd v.p.;Fred Oh no,treas.;LucyTori i ,cor.sec;Mari Kitaga-wa,rec.sec;Doroth ySh i mada,h i st.Henry Omach i was toast-

master.Th eeventwas h eldatth e Wh i te House with RayWink ler'sorch estra."

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Weare h appytoreportth atwe"h aveanew ch apteronth emak e.Anumberofourpeopleh averesettledi nWash i ngton1!ColumbiaRi verBasinaroundMosesLak ewh i ch th eGrandCouleeDam h asconvertedi ntofarmland.Spearh eadedbyEdYimamoto,BillHattori,andHarryYamamoto,agroupof23metonJan.8anddecidedtoformth emselves i ntoaJACLCh apter.Wh i chagainsh owsth ati nanyareawh ereth erearean appreciablenumberofsociallyalertandresponsibleNisei ,a10031 IACLisi nevi table.Weh opetovisi tth em wh enwegotoSeattleforth ePacifi cNorth westDi stri ctCouncilmeetingwh i ch Ch ai rmanDr.Matth ewMasuok ah ascalledforth elatterpartofMarch ,Th epatienteffortsofNorth ernCaliforniaRegior.i tDirector

HaruoIsh i marui nGilroyarebearingfruit,andwelook forwardtoanoth erch apterbeingaddedtoth eNorth ernCalifornia-West-ernNevadaDistri ctCouncilbyh etime i tconvenes;nSacra-mentoFeb.14.Th i sDC meeting i sbeing h eld i nconj unctionwi th th eCapitolCi ty'sannualbcfwlingtournament.Th etourna-menth asbeendesignatedasth efi rstannualNorth ernCalifornia-WesternNevada JACLDistri ctCouncilBowlingTournamentwith aperpetualtroph yforth eCh apterwh oseteamcomesoutontopona h andi capbasis.With th egoodnewsaboutadditi onalch apters,weregret

toannounceth atth eMountain-PlainsDistri ctCounct!,follow-i ngth egeneralrecommendationsfromourNationalCredentialsCommitteeandacceptedbyallth eDistri ctCouncils,h as h adtoplaceoursouth ernmostRi oGrandeValleyCh apteri nTexasonasix-month probationaryperiod.

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IDCMEETSDespiteadverseweath ercon-di ti ons,th erewasaverysa-tisfyi ngturnoutatth e Intei-|mountainDi stri ctCouncilmeet-i ngatBoiselastmonth .Itwasoneofth osetrips wh ereyouswearyoucouldseeth eplane'swingsflapping!IDCch ai rmanJi mUsh i o,Mt.OlympusCh apterPresidentJi mHirabayash i ,National BoardSecretaryAliceKasai,IDCSec-retaryDotMuk ai ,undKiyoNi-sh i da,droveth e400mi lesfrommidni gh tth rough snowstormsand i ce-slick edroadstogettoth e meeting j usti ntime.Asjsoonas th emeetingwasoverjth eysetouttobraveth ere-jturntriptogetback toworkforMondaywi th no sh uteyeforth esecondnigh ti narow.ITh at'sJACLloyaltyforyou!iSomeofth erestofusre-1paired to Ontario's'friendly

EastSide Cafe,bentelbows,j i gged a bi t,yack etyyack ediaboutJACLandth epoorprice|ofspudsandonions,andwound|upatactive 1000ClubberJoeSaito'snew h omeforcoffeeat3 a.m.Th ese i nformalafter-sessions,th ough abitruggedonth eDeacon'sfrailconstituti on,\certainly h elp us getbetteracquaintedwith ourmembers.

* * *CCDCINSTALLATIONTh efollowingweek endsaw,

us i nFresno partici pati ngi n!

th e j oi nti nstallationbanquetjofth eCentralCaliforniaCh ap-!

tersarrangedbyDr.GeorgeMi-iyak eofFowlerandh i scommit-jtee.Itwasquitei mpressiveto\witness allth enewlyelected■officersofeigh tch apterstak i ng'th eoath ofofficetogeth er,alsoIgoodtoseeth eseveralCh ap-jtersbringi ngalongasspecial>gueststh ei rmayors,localnews-;papereditors,Ch amberofCom-!jmercepresidents,andoth eri n-,fluentialfriends.CCDCCh ai r-;manTomNak amurawh ocoy-■jers h i sareali k ea blank eti s|jdoingabang-up j obi nfollow-imgupth ework ofablepre-idsfcessors Kenj i Tash i ro andJoh nsonKebo.Wedroveback from Fresnoj usti n time to tak e i n th eAlameda Ch apter i nstallationth efollowingday.Alameda isone"ofth ose Ch apterswh ereth i syearth e"youngerblood"istak i ngoverwith Tom Hara-tani as president,butweap-preciateth eoldtimeJACLersli k eHaruoImura,KayHattoviand"RuzMaeyama,uponwh osesupportandencouragementwe!canalwaysdepend.

" " «!ROAD WORKAHEADTh e Pacifi c South westDis-1trictCouncilh as sch eduled a'fullday Ch apterClini cforiFeb.28.Th enew ch apterof-jficerswillprofitgreatlyfrom;th i ssh ari ngofexperiencesandairi ng oflocalch apterprob-lems.Airtravelmak es i tpos-sibleforustoflydownto-Los]Angelesforth edayandbeback ii nSanFranciscoth atnigh t.''

IA coufcleofdays laterwetak eoffforoureigh th AnnualNationalJACLBowlingTourn-■amenti nCh i cago.Enroutewe;willdrivedowntoRock yFordi nsouth ernColoradowith MlnYasui foravisi twith ourAr-|k ansas Valley Ch apter.Th i sImidwesttripwillgive us ai ch anoetovisi tourmidweslernch apters—someth i ng we h avenotdonesince1949.Wewillal-i soconferwith Mi k e i nDC andattend th e Eastern Distri ctICouncilmeetingon March 13iand14h ostedbyth ePh i ladel-ph i aCh apter.OurNationalJACLBowlingTournamentwasorganized i n1947atSaltLak e Citywithth e purpose ofputtingNiseibowlers on an equalfootingwith everyoneelse.We par-tici pated with oth ernationalgroupsi nth eNationalCommit-teeforFairPlay i nBowling,wh i ch groupwasfinallyabletocrack openABC'sexclusive-nesswith asuiti nIllinoi s i n1950.Wearegladtoseeth atNisei arenow winni ng th ei rsh areofprizesi nvarioustour-naments.Look sli k e 170plusbowlersarenowadimeadoz-en,andmanyarepartici pati ngi nnon-Nisei leaguesandteamsuponth ebasisofth ei rabili tyandi nterests—wh i ch i sth ewayi tsh ouldbe.

Scenefrom GoldenGateHARUO ISHIMARU

PlacerCounty—Ch apterofth eYearInth e lasttwocolumns,I'vedescribedactivi ti esofth e

tworunner-up ch aptersforth e Ch apterofth eYearawardIt's a pleasuretoreporton th efi rstplace winnerPlacerCounty.Recently I h adth e privi lege ofattending PlacerCounty's25th AnniversaryDinner.

Th i sch apterprovesth atage i snotsynonymouswithsenili ty because th i sch apter i sactuallyolderth anourNationalOrganizati onbutstillbarrelingalong.I'm willi ngtobetamonth 'ssupplyofch ewi nggum th at

th ere i sn'ta moreactivech apteranywh ere.Th i sch apterownsi ts own baseballpark andpicni c grounflsandevery yearentersasemi-probaseballteam i nth ePlacer-NevadaLeague.Th ei rteam i soneofth emostpopulari nth eleague.Th ech apteractivi ti esare ch aracterizedby regularand

month lygeneralch aptermeetingssupplementedbyasoftenasfourcabinetmeetingspermonth .Th e ch aptersendsoutnewslettersregularly and k eeps th ememberspostedon ac-tivi ti esnotonly i nth elocalareabutstateandnationwi de.Th ei rmeetingsrunth egamutofaTBCh ri stmasSealstuffingpartyandassisti ng i nth e fili ngofEvacuationCompromiseClaims,topotluck dinnersanddances.

Qne ofth e h i gh li gh tsofth ePlacerCountyprogram isth ei rAnnualGoodwillBanquet.Th i s i sone ofth e largestaffairs h eld i nth ecounty and i ncludingth e selected guestlistconsistentlygoesoverth e300mark i nattendance.Since th e returnfrom evacuation,th e ch apterh as sent

outtopleaderstoth eDi stri ctCouncilmeetingsandconven-tion.TwopostwarDistri ctCouncilpresidentsarefrom PlacerCounty:CosmaSak amotoandTom M.Yego(incumbent).Tomisone ofth e mostactiveJACLers i nth ecountryand i sa25-yearmemberofth ePlacerCountyJACLCh aptcy.Amongh i smanyactivi ti es,quiterecently, h e was namedby GovGoodwin J.Knigh ttoafouryearterm onth eboardofdi-rectorsofth e20th Di stri ctAgriculturalFairi nAuburn.Th epastch apterpresidents i nclude:Frank Hi ronak a,1951;HomerTak ah ash i ,1952;Tadash i Yego 1953-Endth enewlyelectedpresidenti sKoi ch i Uyeno.

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I'dli k etomentionth efellowswh owere h onoredas 25yearJACLmembersatth elastAnnualGoodwillBanquet-,,Tom Yego,Sam Sunacla.RoyYosh i da,TogoYok ota,Uich i Su'nadaMasayuk i YegoKayTak emoto,CosmaSak amoto.HarryKawah ata TomJlatsumoto.Tok ui ch i Imamoto.Jack HanamotoandTadaoNak amctoPlacerCountyCh apteri saconstantsourceofprideto'ourDistri ctCouncilandash i ni ngexampleofwh atabunch ofconscieti ousfellowscanaccomplish .Ourcongratulationsandcontinuedbestwish estoth ePlacerCounty—th ebusiestch anteri nth ecountry.

" " "SonomaCounty'sPiggyBank forJaclyn

Sonoma County Ch apterth rew anoth ervery excellenti nstallationdinner.Th e officerswh o h ave k eptth ech aptergoingth epastyearswere:GeorgeKawaok a,1951;Mm Matsu-da,1952;ArtSugiyama,1953.OnefeatureIth ough tveryappropriatewasth e"Pledge

ofAllegiance"ledby,soon-to-be-citi zen,Eich i Yamamoto.Un-dercapable i nstructionofHenrySh i mi zu,th eIssei i nth ecountyarestudyingtogetciti zensh i passoonaspossibleItwasaverygood i deatoletoneofth eleadingIssei wh oh ascontributed50 much to th e cause ofth e JACL,leadth e "Pledge ofAllegiance."Wearetouch edalsobyth etwooth erspeciali temsof

consideration.Evidently,notonly doch aptermembersreadTatsKush i da's articledescribi ng mygastronomic capaciti esbutbelieve h i m,because(loandbeh old)onmydinnerplateappearedtwofriedch i ck ens.Th eydon'tcallme'Sok onash i 'Ish i maruforoth i ng!Anoth erpleasantsurprisewasth efi lledpiggybank con-

tributedbyth ech aptermemberstowardsourbabyJaclyn'strousseau i n1974orth ereabouts.Frank Oda,wh owork sforth eU.S.CustomsService,spark -

edth edi nnermeetingasemcee."Goch i sosama"andgoodlucktoth eSonomaCountyCh apter.

" * "StillGrowing—New Ch apters

Asignofli fe i nth eJACLisevi dencedbytwonewch ap-i ers i nth eprocessoforganizati on.We h earreportsth ataMosesLak eCh apteri sbeingplanned i nth ePacifi cNorth west.Lastyear,Ih adth epleasureofvisi ti ngth atareawith

GeorgeInagak i andwewereboth i mpressedwith EdYama-moto'sbounceandenth usi asm.With allcredittoMosesLak eJACLers,GeorgeInagak i sh ouldgetanorch i dforplantingth eseedsoforganizati onduring h i srecentvisi ti nth ePacifi cNorth west.

Closeto h ome,Iam veryh appytoreportth atth eGilroyJACLCh apterwillbemak i ng i tsdebutatth enextDistri ctCouncilmeeting.Th ey h eldth ei rorganizati onalmeetingonFeb.1,andelectedtemporaryofficerswh i ch i nclude:Hirosh i Kunimura,pres.;Tom Obata,v.p.;Ki k uOk awa,rec.sec;ttirm Ok awa,cor.sec;Sh i geruYamane,treas.

Welook forgreatth i ngsfromth i snewestJACLch apter.Ourth ank s gotoSanBenito CountyCh apter,especiallytoDick Nish i moto,GeorgeNish i ta andTom Sh i moni sh i , i nstru-mentali nmak i ngth efirstcontactforus i nencouraging Gil-royfellowsallalong.Ourth ank salsoth eTom,Jack andJoeÜbataswh o h adth ewelcomematoutforuseverytimewecameout.Goodluck toth enewch apterandth emembers.

February5,1954

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i si nth emak i ng,accordingtoArch erWinsten,sk i columnistforth eNewYork Post,wh oreportsCHIHARUIGAYA,22-year-oldJapanesefresh manatDartmouth ,wonth e seventh annualVi ctorConstanttroph yracetwoweek sagoatMt.Mansfield...Hei srememberedasth e1952Olympiannick named"InControl"afterth espilli nth eNorth AmericanDownh i llwh i ch turnedh i m i ntoa h umanpretzel.Toth eamazementofall,h equick lyunwound h i mselfandresumedth erace,winni ngagoodpo-siti on...Inth edownh i llrun,h ewas 10secondsbeh i ndth ewi nnertoland i nsixth place.Buti nth eslalom course,th etech ni quewasdisti ngui sh ed,th ecolumnistadds."Wh ereKarlFah rner(apro),secondonboth runs,wasalldash andfury,figh ti ngforspeedandturns,seeminglycuttingcornersatth egreatestpaceofall,Igayah ardlyturnedcornersatall.Almostbysleigh tofh andorbody,h eseemedtostraigh tenth ecrook edcourse...Th erewasagh ostlyquality i nboth ofth e*lgayaruns."AndLIFE i spresenting h i spicturestoryth i sweek .

" " "Double winnerFORD KONNO ofOh i o State i nth e22oand440-yd.freestyleeventsledh i sBuck eyestoa64-27winoverNorth westernlastweek .Ti meswere2m.14.45.,and4m.455.,respectively.EDKAWACHIKA ofOh i oStatewassecondandth i rdi nth esamerespectiveevents.YOSHIOYAKAWAh elpedh i sBuck eye 300-yd.medleyrelayteam break th eEvanstonpoolrecordsetbyMich i gani n1950at2m.52.45.Oyak awaalsoswam i nth e400-yd.freestylerelay,Oh i oStatewinni ng i n3m.41.75....NORMANYABE,EastDenverHigh swimmer,"wontop h onors i nth efi rstannualInvitati onalHigh Sch oolSwim RelaysatColoradoStaterecently.Hewassecondi nth e150i ndi vi dualmedleyanda memberofth e200breaststrok erelaywinni ngsquad.BILLYKAWAMURAofManualwonth eone-meterdivi ngevent....Incidentally,againstPi ttsburgh ,th eOh i oStateswim team h ungfivepoolrecords i nth eloser'spooltwoweek sago.FORDKONNO'S 2m.155.i nth e220free-stylewasi ncluded.

* " *DurableNORMANTAMANAHA.47,ranth e 10-mileroadracei nrecord-break i ngtime i n59m.415.recently.Hebrok eh i sownmark of1h .34m.made i n1948.Hi snextrace i sth e15%--milesti ntonFeb.21beforeth eAAUmarath onrunamonthlater. '

" " "Bob'sTV,once k nownasth eBerk eley Nissei ,virtuallyclinch edth eNAUDoubleAyebask etballtitlei nNorth ernCali-forniaafterdefeatingSanJose»Zebras66-61atth eSanJoseTech High gym.Th eZebraswereundefeated i nfiveleaguestartsti llTosh Sano'sbrilli ant28-pointperformancedecidedth egame...Wh ereas,downsouth ,th eNAUmajorcageracei si nafour-waytieasth edefendingch ampsNisei Tradingwasrudelyupset74-57byCosmopolitan RealtylastSunday.KengoYamamoto,formerCh ulaVi staace,suppliedth escoringpunch with 27pointsforth evi ctors.

SEATTLEKEGLER ROLLS290GAME,659SERIES

SeattleMak oYaguch i firedasparei nth efi rstframeandth enbangedout11 stri k esforah eavy290gamelastweek i nth eNi sei CommercialLeagueatMainBowl.Itwasth eh i ghsi nglemark postedsinceth eleague wasorganized sevenyearsago.Hefini sh edth enigh twith

792and177fora659series.Oth er600seriesfanciedth esamenigh ti ncluded:Sh i g Sumiok a 634,David

Wong 633,BartOk ada 620andMasSh i buya602.Meantime,Nisei bowlersi nth eNorth westareawerebe-i ngurgedtopartici patei nth eAmericanBowlingCongressnationaltournamentbeingstaged h ereMar.20 i nth ebooster-team competiti on.

Nat'lJACLk egli ngDenver

Entryformsforth e eigh thannual*NationalJACLbowlingtournament,Mar.5-7,Ch i cago,arenowavailableatth eMoun-tai n-PlainsJACLoffice,accord-i ngtoMinoruYasui,regionalrepresentative.Entrydeadlinei sFeb.7 andallentriesmustbepostmark ed notlaterth anmidni gh tth atdate.

1000CLUBMembersh i ps&Renewals

> Month ofJanuary1954FIRST YEAR

FredHosh i yama,San Francisco;Fuj i Hi k i da,Teton,Idah o;Frank Y.Ki nomoto,Seattle;LilyOtera,LosAngeles;Ch ozoSh i da,Honolulu;TolTak ami ne,Denver;NewtonH.Ta-k ash i ma, Gresh am,Ore.: GeorgeUsh i yama, Rock y Ford, Colo;GeorgeYamada,Brigh ton,Colo.

SECONDYEARAbe Hagiwara, Ch i cago; MarcSch erbach er,Japan.

THIRDYEARCh arley Hirai ,Idah oFalls;TadHirota.Berk eley;KazuoKuwah ara,Anah ei m,Calif.;Dr.H.T.Tamak i ,Collegeville,Pa.

FOURTHYEARH.TsutomuIk emura,SanDiego-HarryMizuno,Ch i cago;Frank XYamazak i ,Idah oFalls.

FIFTH YEARMash i eBessh o,Montebello,Calif"NoboruHonda',Ch i cago "

SIXTHYEARWi lli e Funak osh i , Los Angeles-SimTogasak i ,Alameda.

" " "DenverTh e i ntensive 1000 Clubmembersh i pcampaign i nth eMountain-Plains region an-nouncedth esigni ngofth e45thmember,GeorgeYamada,Rt.1,Brigh ton, Colo., last week .JamesImatani,areach ai rman,h opestopassth eprevioush i ghof56.Mountain-PlainCLerswant-i ngtosignupsh ouldsendth ei r$25toImatani,Rt.1,Hender-son,Colo.

Mi le-Hi JACL:Ch apterpres-i dentSam Matsumotoh asbeeni nstructing numerous bridgeclasses i nth epast.Hebeganabeginner'sclasswith 20mem-bers,nowmeetingFridaynigh tsatth eDenverBuddh i stch urch .A$2.50feeisbeingassessed.

" "* "Sacramento JACL:GeorgeInagak i ,NationalJACLpresi-dent,willbemainspeak eratth e Feb. 14 meeting ofth eNCWN distri ctcouncilatth eGeorge Manh artAmericanLegion h all,3250-sth Aye.,i twasannouncedbyGinj i Mizu-

tani,ch ai rman.

Oak landJACL:A membtlsh i pdrivetosurpasslastyencountof96wasstartedurnlHch ai rmansh i pofPaulNomuflWith th ecitydivi dedintozootflcommitteemenaremak i ngh oflcalls,i twasannouncedbyZiflgyAk ah osh i ,ch apterpresidafl

" ♦ ♦'EdenTownsh i p JACL:111McElroyofU.C.Extension"be guestspeak er on "VimTownsh i pandYou"tonigh t■th ech apteri nstallatio:i dinnflMiss Sumi Kato is th eelch apterpresident.

LosAngeles'JointInauguralCeremonies

ByTATS"Sou'Wester"KUSHIDAOneofth eni cestcrowdswe'veseen attendedth «th i flannualj oi nti nstallationdanceofth eLosAngelesarearh amSonJan.30. "

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Th eGoldenStateroom ofth eStatlerHotelturnedoutflbeaperfectsettingforth eoccasion.Over350 JACLersJBfriendswere,on h andtowitnessth eoffici alswearing i n■seven ch aptercabinets.Unfortunately,apea-soup foeDi lventedmembersofth eLongBeach -HarborDistri ctandMGardenaValleych aptersfromprobingth ei rwayth rough i Mvisi bi li tysoth ei rpresencewasmissed.Th ei rrespectivenresldentswh owereto h avebeen i nstalledwereFredIk eguch bJYoMinami .ApleasantsurprisewasAbeMost'sorch estra,h eretofj

untriedatNisei dances.Aclarineti stofnote,h i sbandoffivemjvidedth ebestmusic i nrecentyears,accordingtopracticaleveryoneth ere.

Callah an Inagak i ,nationalpresident,conductedth emilcabineti nstallationsritualat i ntermissi on,followedbyipresentationofch apterpresidentpinstoth eoutgoingpre,sidaBbySaburoKido,pastnationalpresident.Recipi entswere-|HarryFulita(DLA),Joh nWatanabe(ELA).Arth urIto(Hollvwiri H111",AOlSh ,'(sadena).Mack Hamaguch i (SWLA),and JamesKiblWLA).In absentia—Ryo Komae (GardenaValley),Nobu Nak amJ(LongBeach -HarborDistri ct)andKiyoTanak a(Venice!. """"""Frank (h umandidemceech oresand i ntroducedSiti |

Mrs.Hersh Miyamura,CMH,ConsulGeneralandMrs.Sh i nsi i ßHogen,ConsulandMrs.KiraandBobandNancyPirosh .flflprovedtobe th efi rsttimePirosh ,writer-directorcfMGlfB"GoForBrok e,"metth eNi sei winnerofth eMedalofHonflwh oh adalsoservedi nth e442ndRCT.Th i sannualeventi sprovingtobemoreandmorepopul

andplansarealready1underwaytosch edulenextyear's>■againatth eStatler.

Ch apterpresidents i nLosAngelescountysworn i ntooff]byGeorgeInagak i ,NationalJACLpresident(extremeri i tdare(lefttorigh t)BACK:TomIto,Pasadena;ArtEndoHowwood,WilburSato,EastLosAngeles;KenAmamoto VeiJFRONT:Hish ash i Horita,South westLosAngeles;D*veY<Jzek i ,DowntownLosAngeles;ElmerUch i da,\VWLosAnrtJ

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Ifth eenth usi asti cresponseh eLosAngelesJACLCo-nating Council j oi nt i n-[ation dance lastSaturday:ieHotelStatlerwasanyi n-tionofwh at'stocometh en"ci nforabusyreportingj obi eptemberwh enth e13th bi -i alnationalconvention i sIth erewith th elocalch ap-ash osts.[ore th an 350 sociali tescedtoAbeMostandh i sor-i tra.Th emusicandatmos-re (we must say) was|i st"deligh tful.onoredguests i ncludedSgt.)sh i Mi yamura,h olderofth elalofHonor,andh i swi fery;Mr.andMrs.RobertPi-1, MGM Studio di rectorofforBrok e";andJapanesesulGeneralSh i nsak uHo-

ttorneyFrank Ch uman i n-luced th e digni tari es.Th ej;tion wasch ai rmanned byjc.Meri j aneYok oeandCh i -Tayama.

LosAngelesairportbigwi gsweek sti rredwith i nterest!th e JapanAirLinesplane'yofKyoto"made i tsonly■inauguralfli gh tstop h ere,i ng i tswh eelsatth eInter-onalAirporti nInglewood.Th enth etwo-dayreception,tseeing toursand Mayor'sccceremonieswereoverforcth an35JALguestsfromyo,offici alsh ereandfroman began sh eddi ng croco-tears:wh ycan'tweh aveaninush ereforth eJAL?nderth e State Dept.andi lAeronautics Board,noi planes,orasamatterof,anyoth erforeignairli nerland th ei rwh eels h ere,j h i ngton h assetSanFran--0 as h omebase.And al-i gnweh aveanaturalcen-forairborneforeigntrade,rulessayno.h e JAL'ssingle visi th asi k enedlocalauth ori ti esfor'areafraidth ateventually1 sh ortcomingmayh ampersigntradeandth eymayloseeh ofth e businessto Sanncisco.ensuk eHorinouch i ,formeranese Ambassadorto th etedStates,saysJapanh opessoon h avea*»sei nLosAn-esbutth atofcoursedependseh onwh atth egovernmentsh ere.

InPasadena'sCalif.Insti-eofTech nology,Dr.Henry;amatsu,seniorresearchow i naeronautics,madeaortth ath e h asrecordedlpressedairvelociti esuptotimesth espeedofsound,'oalayman,th ediscoveryi stanoth erpuzzle butwh atmeans i nth eory i sth ati tpossible tosh oota missi lem h eretoNew York Cityamatterof15mi nutesby

"ofsuch compression,n anoth ersci enti fi c field,orgeEricOnish i ,experimen-engineer forStudebak ernt,South Bend, Indiana,nei ntotownwi th agroupofog-figh ti ngoffici alstostudysituationi nth ewestcoast.Sniffli ngth eexh austfumesn2milli oncars i snoeasyk -Butth esmogcommitteepcstofindoutwh atpartth eni ci esi splayingtomak eth ei th land'soth erwi sepureairi luted.Meantime,south landers j ustsk ed i nth ei rwarmestFeb.1,« 3,i nrecordedweath erh i s-ywh enth emercuryclimbed86 degrees.Itfollowed anlallywarm Jan.31 of86-Sreesbutfailedtobreak th atV'smark of87.

VITALSTATISTICSBirth s

D?o!h eVB'ar,b°yMich aelTh omas

KATO—Dec.27,aboytoth e Xi

JoeMatsumotos,FowlerMIYAMOTO-Jan.21,aboytoth eml??, ly?mOt<?,s,(Ch j zu Matsu-moto),Watsonville

"WrfrHjstoth eHaroldOKAMOTO—Jan.1,aboytoth eJi nJ.Ok amotos,Lodi.SAITCJ-Jan-c1ab°yGordontoth eIsamuSaitos,Fresno.A"rS6?- .girlCarrieYok °<toth eKotaroTairas(Kei k oUye-ch i ),LosAngeles.TAMAKI-Jan.6,aboytoth eOsa-tt??318*15'SanFrancisco.UJIYE-Dec18,agirlGailTosh i k ototh eArth urAk i raUj i yes (Lo-rettaSh i gek o Oh ash i l,LosAn-1geles.YAGI-Jan.24,aboytoth eTh om-asYagis(HaruyoYamasak i )Wat-YAMAMOTO—Dec.30,aboytoth evV1r&TV?mamotos>SanFrancisco.YAMAOKA—Jan.19,a boytoth eNoboruYamaok as,Fresno.

EngagementsKAWAMURA-ASAMI—Joy,FresnotoPvt.Taro.Reedley.KITAGAWA-FUJIMOTO — Eliza-beth , Fargo. N.D., to GeorgeMi nneapolis.MASADA-UZAKl—Miyok o,FresnotoJundo(Kentuck y),Jan.19.MORI-SANBONGl—Marjori etoKa-zuo,both ofFresnoNAKASONE-UCHIMA — Mitsuk oWestLos Angeles, toKei,LosAngeles,Jan.23.TANIMOTO-TANIGUCHI— Yuri k oLos Angeles,to Mitsuo,SantaMaria,Jan.24.

MarriageLicensesIssuedAOTO-KlDA—George,31,Pasadena,andNobuk o,30,SantaMonica.HAMADA-MAEDA—George Hama-da,33,andAmyMaeda,23,bothofPenryn.

KAWAGUCHI-MATSUMOTO— Ma-spM7u Kawacuch i ,35.Berk eleyandSumi k oMatsumoto,26,Am-erican*ork ,Utah .

KODAMA-KAWASAKI—Naoch i Ko-dama,66,andTsuruyoKawasak i ,48,both ofSeattle.MATSUMORI-TSUBOI— GeorgeT.Matsumore,25,andIk uk oTsuboi,25,both ofGlendale,Ariz.SHINODA-SOGAWA—Yosh i mi Sh i -noda,35,Berk eley,and Hisak o.Sogawa,33,SanFrancisco.SUZUKI-ENDO— Satosh i ,33,LosAngeles,andKaoru,29.Wh i tti er.TAGAWA-TANAKA— Satoru,24,andHarue,25,both ofLosAn-geles.TAKAMI-THOMPSON — AlbertS.Tak ami ,22.Nyssa.and MaryA.Th ompson,16, Ontario,Ore.TAMAKI-SHIOYAZONO — Sumi j iTatnak i andKiyok o Sh i oyazono,both ofDenver.■:■

TAMANAHA-TAMANAHA—JWasa-ru.24,and JeanS.,24,both ofLosAngeles.TSUJI-OIAKE— Kiyosh i ,28,Bur-bank ,and Mary M.,21,SouthPasadena.UMENE-NOMURA—Sh i nga Umene.28,Alameda,andFlora Tomi k oNomura,24,Oak land.UYEHARA-MURANAKA— Masaru22,Compton,andTeruk o,22,Gar-dena.YAMANAKA-SASAO — GeorgeJYamanak a,31,andKuni k o,29*both ofCupertino.YOSHINAGA-MATSUSHITA— Ki-otak a,32,Hawth orne,and Mar-garetH.,28,Gardena.

WeddingsHAMACHI-NISHIKAWA— Jan 23TedTeruoHamach i ,Covina,andAliceKumi k o Ni sh i k awa,Nor-k walk ,atLosAngelesISHIMOTO-SAKAI— Jan.23.RoyTosh i zoIsh i moto,Lancaster,andRuth Sh i zueSak ai ,SanFrancisco,atLosAngeles.ITOMURA-OYADOMORI— Jan 23MasayasuItomaru,Honolulu,andutT?!,1*0°yadomori,LosAngeles.NAITO-NOMI-Jan.24,Tak ash i Na-lto,Reedley,andAmyNomi,LosAngeles.OGAWA-KURANAGA — Jan.24,Kempo JoeOgawa andFusayeKuranaga,both ofLosAngeles.OTSUKA-IGUCHI—Jan.17,KennethKenj i Otsuk a,Ch ulaVista,andDoroth y Tayek o Iguch i , SanDiego.TABATA-HAYANO—Dec.20,JamesTabata(formerlyofHollister)andJudyHayano,both ofMinneapolis.TANAKA-OTA—Jan. 24, Joe Ta-nak aandNi k k i Naomi Ota,bothofLosAngeles.TASAKA-AZUMA—Jan.23,Arth urTasak aandJaneAzuma,both ofLosAngeles.TERASAKI-SUMIOKA — Jan.24Ich i roPaulTerasak i andHisak oSumiok a,both ofLosAngeles.YOKOYAMA-TANIGUCHI—Jan.17,Frank M.Yok oyama,Rosemead,andKazuk oTaniguch i ,LosAn-geles.

Death sHOSHIKOVEigi ro,75:Ogden,Jan.20.INOUYE,Mlnomatsu,84:Los An-geles(formerlyofSanLuisObis-po),Jan.11.ISHIKAWA,Junj i J.,69:Seattle,Jan.22,survivedbywifeMasak o,daueh tersMaryondMyra.MATSUDA,Mrs.Masano,65:Se-attle,Jan. i y,survivea Dy s>unKiyosh i andth reedaugh ters(alli nJapan).SHIMIZU,Juich i :SanBernardino,Jan.23,survivalbywifeTsunek o,sons TatsuyaWlrth ur,daugh tersKi yomi andMrs.Emi k oNi sh i .YAMASHITA,Ch osaburo,74:LosAngeles,Jan.27,survivedbywifeCh i yo,sonJoeSh ozoanddaugh -ters,Mmes.Susan Kado,Ki k ueInouye.YAMASHITA,Ish i saburo,87:Wat-sonyille,Jan.21,survivedbywifeRi k i (Japan), son Ak i ra,th reedaugh ters,Sadami Wada,NadayeYamnsh i taandCh i sayoMi yazak i(allJapan).

CALENDAR(Itemsforth i scolumnare

necessarilyrestrictedtoJACL-sponsored activi ti es.—Th eEditor.)

" " "Feb.6(Saturday)CHICAGO: Pre-Bowling Tourna-mentdance,Hyde Park Hotel.Coronationoftournamentqueen.BERKELEY:Dinner h onori ng 75Issei citi zens,WingKongRestau-rant.

Feb.9-(Friday)MONTEREY PENINSULA: Instal-lationpotluck dinner,JACLHall.

Feb.13 (Friday)DETROIT:Japanesemovies.SACRAMENTO:Invitati onalbowl-i ngtournament,Alh ambraBowl.

Feb.14(Sunday)NCWNDC:Quarterly meeting,GeorgeManh artAmericanLegionHall,3520-sth Aye..Sacramento.Dinner-dance,PlayersClub.2315--9th St.,Sacramento.SACRAMENTO:Sixth annualbowl-i ngi nvi tati onaltournament.

Feb.15(Monday)SALTLAKECITY:Mrs.HarueMi-yak eBenefitrecital,LDSCh urchAssemblyHall.

Feb.19(Friday)CHICAGO:Meeting,WoodrowWil-sonRm.,13th floor,116S.Mich i -gan;Francis McPeek speak son"HumanRelations i nCh i cago."

Feb.21(Sunday)SWLA:Snowh i k e.

Feb.25 (Th ursday)DOWNTOWN L.A.:Lunch eon,SanKwoLow.228E.IstSt..12:15p.m.SupervisorJoh nAnsonFord,spk r.

Feb.28(Sunday)PSWDC:Cabinetclini c,WLAandVeniceh ostch apters.

Mar5(Friday)BERKELEY: Installation dinner-dance,MiraVistaC.C..7:30p.m.

Mar.3-7CHICAGO: Eigh th annual Nat'lJACLbowling tournament.HydePark Bowl.

Mile-Hi JACLassisti nCiti zensh i pDayceremonies

DenverRepresentingth eJACLatth ecity-wideobservance ofCiti -zensh i p Day Committee wasMrs.Fumi Yabe,Mile-Hi ch ap-ter th i rd vicerpresident i nch argeofpublicrelations,an-nouncedSamMatsumoto,ch ap-terpresident.Th ecommitteeorganizesth eannualprogram to h onornew-ly naturalized ci ti zens i nOctober.Lastyear,'severalIs-sei werei ncluded.

IntermountainYBASaltLak eCity

Th e 18th annualInter-mountainYBAconferencewillbe h eldFeb.20-21atHoney-ville,Utah ,i twasannouncedbyBillMizuno,IYBAch ai rman.Atwo-day bowling tournamentprecedesth econventionatOg-den,Feb.13-14.MissHatsumiMitsunaga, recently selectedBussei Sweeth eart of 1954reigns atth e conferenceballFeb.20atBrigh am Ci ty.

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EDITORIALS

CommunityCensusAmodestbutenterprisi ng

communitydirectoryforth eWatsonvillearea compiledby'th eJACLch apterth erewaspublish edlastweek .Itcontains294names,address-esandteleph onenumbersofPajaro ValleyresidentsofJapanesedescent.Th esmallpock et-sizegreen-coveredbook letwasth eresultofayear'sworkh eadedbyBillMine,pastch apterpresident,andJuneSugidono,pastch aptersec-retary,anda crew of20work ers.Th eJACLch apteralsoan-

i i ouncedi tsfindi ngsof1,159personsofJapaneseancestryi nth eWatsonvillecimmunity.Actuallycount-le'd;th eJACLcensustak ers'ftfdh dth ereare271 Issei,'"gSTO Nisei and368Sansei.<sth erstatisti cssh ow63Ni-sei'werewarveterans;ofth e294famili es,80percentweremembersofth eBudd-h i stch urch ,th at35percentwere work ers i n sk i lled,semi-sk i lled,laborer, pro-fessionalandbusinessfields1flfuaprimari lyagriculturalarea.Th ech apterdeservesspe-

cialrecogniti onforitspopu-i i i i ßh study.Itwasone j oi ntventure wh i ch sh allh avelastingeffects.Censusfigures h ave al-

waysguidedpolicy-mak ers,beth eyi nbusiness,govern-mentorcivi cwelfare.Th ataJACLch apterrecognizedth ese possibi li ti eswith aCom*munity census i scer-ti i h lycontributi ngtoth emeaningof"betterAmeri-ca i nabetterAmerica."

DemocraticPrinci plesDayafterday,th emaj or

newspapersreportnewsWh i ch th e Pacifi c Ci ti zenmustli mi ttoa h alfcolumncfti th i spageunderth eh ead-Mg,"Minori ty."'InAsia,i tcanwellbetoth econtrary,forCommun-i stsexploitsuch i temstoth ei rends—tellingth emil-KOns i nAsiaofth estrugglebetweenCaucasiansandnon-Caucasians.Inth ei rat-temptstosh owwesternde-mocracy as purelywh i teman'sdominati onoverAsia-tics,th eymaysucceed.Butth eli ttlestepsbeingtak en,as th i sweek 's an-nouncementth atsegrega-tionofsch oolsonU.S.mili -tarypostswouldbecom-pletelyelimi natedby1955,canmeanmoreeffectivepracticeofdemocraticprin-ci ples.Each stepcanbetrayth eCommuniston h owmuch ofaliarh ecanbe.We needfront-linevigi -

lanceagainstth eCommun-i sts,butth e h ome-frontsh ouldneverbeleftun-guardedtosomeprejudi cedi nci denteith er.

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NondescriptNisei NebulabyBillHosok awaFromth e.FryingPan

Denver

AtBobUyeda's h ometh eoth ernigh t,i nth ecourseofa discussiononth ewi sdom ofdrawingforalowstraigh ti nth efaceofwh atappearedtobeapath and,th esubjectofNisei ch aracterscameup.Wh oeversuspectsth eNisei areacolorlesscrew ough ttosit

downwith someoldtimePacifi cCoastersandlistentoth em remini sce aboutth e sundryoddballsth atsprangfrom th ei rmi dst.Th erewereandarescoresofth em,fabulousch ar-actersall,anda recountingofth ei rfoibles,escapadesandi di osyncraciesmak esanentertaini ngevening.

LarryTaj i ri ,wh owas i nNisei j ournalismlongerth ananyone,k new a greatmanyofth esech aracters.He h asaremark able me-moryfordetailandanecdoteandcouldtellsomeamazingstoriesi fh ewereso i ncli ned.Wesuggestedaseriesofcolumnsaboutch ar-actersh e h as k nown,butLarry i sreluctanttorattleold sk eletonsdryingforloth esemanyyearsi nremoteclosets.

Someday,perh aps,wh enth eadolescenceandearlyadulth oodofth eNi sei i saremoteth i ng,Larrymigh tbepersuadedtowriteabook for a limi ted circulation aboutth eStrange and wonderfulpersonaliti es wh ospiced th atera.Aquick previ ewofsuch anunbornvolumewouldrevealth e i nclusion,surely,ofach apteronth eadventuresomeand<un-loving preach er'ssonwh o h ada mar-velous k nack forfalling i nto trouble andemergingbath ed i nrose-li k eperfume.Th enth erewouldbeach apteronth emanwh owasgoingtoflyth ePacifi ctoTok yoandbackwh enairplaneswerescarcelymoreth ancon-traptions;th efellowwh owasaprofessionalsuper-patriot;th eperennialpromoterwh owasalways i nrags;th eself-styled greatestNisei trampofalltime,andmanyoth ersofsimi larlyfascinati ng i lk .

'" * *OurMi k ei satth eagewh eregoodgroom-i ngandcloth i nglayanexceedinglyi mportant

parti n h i sli fe.Hegoestoch urch socialsmawh i tesh i rtopenatth ecollar,afresh ly

launderedpairofj eans,wh i tesoxandwh i teduck sh oes.Th at'swh atth erodswear,andbygosh h e'sarod.

Th i srecentlydevelopedconcernwith ap-pearance h ascreateda deep i mpressiononh i smoth er.Iwasn'tawareexactlyh owdeepuntilafew daysagowh ensh epick edupadressdowntown.Wh en sh e goth ome,sh eputi ton,h urri edofftoseek Mi k e'sopini onandapproval,andh i sadvi ceastowh eth ersh eough ttotak eupth e h em.Satisfi edwith h i sapprobation,sh edoffed i tandh ung i ti nth eclosetwi th outsomuch assh owi ng i ttoth emanwh o'llpayfori t."Howcome?"Iask ed."Don'tIcountany

more?"Airi ly,sh ereplied:"Mi k e k nows more

aboutsuch th i ngs.Hepaysattentiontocloth esandIvalueh i sopini on."Mak esamanfeelmigh tyold.

* " "Televisi on h as madea wrestlingfanof

Mi k e.Inmanyways h ei squitesoph i sti cated,buth ewastak en i ncompletelybyth egrim-aces,th egroans,th eseeminglyauth enti cbru-talityofth i sbranch ofth e drama.Mycare-fulattemptsatexposingprofessionalwrestlingasanentertaini ngfraudwereunsuccessful.

Soonerecentnigh tItook Mi k etoseeareal,livematch .Wegotseats(complimentary,ofcourse) i npressrow righ tatth eedgeofth ering.Iwasnervousallevening long,ash ugeandsweatywrestlersth reatenedtofallth rough ropesrigh tatopus.Butwe werecloseenough toseeth esubterfuge,th epulledpunch es,th ecleversh owmansh i p.

Wh en i twasalloverMi k eadmi ttedth ematch eswereasph oney as stainlesssteelmolars."But," h e added quick ly,"Ili k ewrestlingbetterth anevernow.Boy,i tsurei sfunbeingupclosetoth osegreat,big,strongguys.Wh encanwegosee'emagain?"

Boh emi anSadak i ch i HartmannbyLarryTaj i riVagaries...

Sadak i ch i Hartmannwasoneofth emostfabulougch aractersqtth atAmericanartisti cBoh emi awh i ch 'camei ntobeingsh ortlybeforeth e1900s.Foravivi dh alf-centurySadak i ch i ,tallandgaunt,strodewith h i slonglegsacrossAmerica'sartandliterature.

■Alth ough h eleftsome400painti ngs,manyplaysandbook sbeh i nd, h i s i mpactwas apersonalone.He influencedth e li ves andtimesofth egreatandnear-greatwritersandartistsofh i speriod.

CarlSadak i ch i Hartmannwasborni nJa-pani n1869ofaJapanesemoth erandaGer-manfath er.Hecametoth eUni tedStatesi nh i steensanddied i nFlorida i n 1944,h i sdaugh ter,Wisteria,oneofadozench i ldren,wasath i ssi de.Hartmann'sdeath ,atth eageof75',wasbrieflynotedbyth ewi reservices,fori twasi nth emi dstofWorldWarIIandbyth atti memostofh i scontemporariesweredeadandageneration h asgrownupwh i chh asnoth eardh i sname.Sadak i ch i wastech ni cally an Issei,but

mostNisei donotk now h i m,eith er.Inh i slateryearsHartmannlivedmostly

aroundHollywoodandh ewasan i nti mateandconfidantofGeneFowler,Joh nBarrymore,W.C.Fields,andch arlesCh apli n.Longbe-foreSadak i ch i 'sdeath Fowler,wh o i scer-tainlyth emosti nterestingofAmericanbio-graph ers,determinedtowriteth estoryofHartmann'slife.Hediscussed i twi th Barry-more,wh osebiograph y,"GoodNigh t,SweetPrince,"Fowlerlaterwrote.Someh ow,andth ereasonmaybeapparentsh ortly,th ebookdi dn'tj ell.

" " «Lastweek th eVi k i ngPress i nNewYork

announcedth eforth comi ngAprilpublicati onofMinutesofth eLastMeeting,wh i ch i sn'tth elong-projectedlifeofSadak i ch i butisFowler'spersonalmemoirabouth i sattempttodoth eHartmannbiograph y.Th ebook re-portedlywilli nclude"assists"byBarrymore,FieldsandJoh nDeck er.

Th eFowlerbook willbeth efi rstbiogra-ph yofHartmann,butSadak i ch i i sremem-beredi nmanymemoirsandrecollectionswrit-tenandpublish edby h i sfri endsandassoci-ates.Th eyrangefromth ememoryofJamesHunek er,th efamouscriti c(orwasi tMenck -en?)wh orecalledth edervish figureofSa-dak i ch i ,dancingli k eamanpossessed,atagath eri ngofauth orsandcriti csatLuch pw'sonNewYork 's14th Street,toEmmaGoldman,th eanarch i st,wh orememberedSadak i ch i 'slonglegsstridi ngth eflooratmeeting-i na

timeofi ndustrialstrife.Sadak i ch i Hartmanngainedfameprimar-

i lyasaplaywrigh t,poetandaconnoisseurofart.HewasnaturalizedasanAmericanciti zen i n1894wh en h ewas25,alth ough afewyearslaterh ewouldnoth avebeencon-sideredacceptableforciti zensh i pbecauseh ewasbornabroadandwasofJapaneseancestry.

Sadak i ch i wroteth reeplaysaboutreligi ousfigures:Ch ri st(1893),Buddh a (1897) andMosesi n1934.Hewroteabook aboutth elast30daysofCh ri st,th eonesinglework bywh i ch h emayberemembered i nsomefuturetime.Hi spublish edbook sofpoetry i ncludeDrifti ngFlowersofth eSea(1906),MyRu-baiyat(1926)andTank aandHai k u(1926).Hepaintedmoreth an400canvases.Hewrotemanyoth er\>ook sandpoemswh i ch werenotpublish ed.

"■■♦ .. "Th erewasa"timewh enSadak i ch i took

overoneofth egreath ousesonSanFrancisco'sRussianHillandfoundedanartist'scolony,ruling i twi th th emagnamity andtyrannyofaKublaKh an.Hewasth ecenterofartis-ti cmovements i nGreenwich Villageand i nHollywoodwh ere,forsomeyears,h eannuallyplayed h ostata salon"ofth e i ntellectuallyacceptable.At3 o'clock onemorning,pre-sumablyafteroneofth eseaffairs, h e wasarrestedbyapolicemandrivi ngataxi-cabi n(ofallplaces!)Glendale,Calif.Sadak i ch i 'sonlyexplanationwasth ath e h adborrowedth ecab.

Back i nth eearly 1930swh i lewewereediti ngth e oldCaliforniaDaily News,wepublish edanumberofSadak i cM'sHai k uandTank a,th elatteraclassicform ofJapanesepoetry,fixed i nfeudaltimesi nth estandardarrangementoffivelines,Atth atti meHart-mannwaslivi ngth eli feofa h ermi ti namountain-desertretreatsomemilesfromLosAngeles.Weonce wonderedwh eth erSada-k i ch i waslivi ng i nh i sh ermi tageatth etimeofth eevacuationofpersonsofJapanesean-cestrybymili taryfiati n1942andwh eth erh e,too,wasavicti m ofmassdisplacementandmassi ndi gni ty.

Sadak i ch i Hartmann was a manaboutwh omlegendsclung.Heprovedh i svirtuosityi nmyriadfields.Hewasabrilli antconver-sationalistandatelleroftales.GeneFowler'sbook maysweepawayth elegends,orcreatenewones.

Th erei saportraitofSadak i ch i i naCali-forniagallerybyEinarHansenwh i ch picturesSadak i ch i i n h i slateryears,broodingandgaunt,th ewayh ewillberemembered.

DECADEAGOFeb.§,1944

Gen.Emmonswarnsagain*retaliati on againstpersonsJapaneseancestry because0Japaneseatrociti esagainstUsandFili pi noprisonersofwari nth ePh i li ppi nes'...Inh umantreatmentofAmericansandFili pi nosduringfallofBataande'nounced byvariousNiseigroups.

JapaneseCanadiansrefusetoacceptJapanfoodstuffs i npro.testagainstfascism;Domini onNisei ask governmenttorecog.ni zeciti zensh i pofbirth .

" " "Hawai i 'sNi sei majorfactori nrebuildi ng territory's mili tarydefenses,LosAngeles lawyerstoldbycentralPacifi careade-putyengineer.

" " "Liberal coast congressmenpresentproposalforpostwartreatmentofNisei ;seevolun-taryresettlementprogram.

" " "Tank uni tstobewith drawnbyArmyfrom TuleLak eseg-regation center,reduce guardpersonnelto normalcomple-ment.

" " "Diescommitteeissuesreporton"yellowperil"to h altWRAprogram ofreleasing personsfromrelocationcamps.

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GusGarcia,SanAntonioat-torneywh oarguedacasepend-i ngbeforeth e U.S.SupremeCourti nwh i ch aMexicanAm-ericanwasbarredfrom j uryservicebecauseofnationality,was h onoredbyth eMexican-AmericanCouncilofCh i cago.

" " "Onlyth reestatesi nth eFarWest,California,Oregon andWash i ngton, h aveci vi lrigh tsstatutesproh i bi ti ng discri mi n-ati onath otels,restaurantsandoth erplacesofaccommodations,i twasdeclaredi nth e1954Civi lRigh tsObjecti vesforth eWestCoast,anNAACPsurveystates.

" " "Th eArmywilltak enostepsto courtmartialoroth erwi sedisci pli neth e50Negroservice-menarrestedandfined i nCo-lumbia,S.C.,onlastTh ank s-givi ngni gh tas aresultofaJimCrowbusi nci dent.

" " "Alocalcampaigni ni ti atedbyth eCairo(111.)NAACPbranchendedJi mCrowpracticespre-viouslyengagedbysomemovieh ouses.Th esouth ernmostcityofIllinoi si nJanuary,1952,wasth esceneofviolencewh enth eNAACPsough ttoendsegrega-ti on i npublicsch ools.

" " "ExclusionofNegro famili esfrom th e Col. HamtramckHomes,low-rentpublich ousi ngdevelopmenti nsuburbanDe-troit,h asbeenbannedbyorderofU.S.Di stri ctJudgeTh omasP.Th ornton.Itendeda seven-yearlegalfigh t.

" " "Senateh eari ngsonth eFEPCbillstartingFeb.23canbecon-cludedi nsuffici enttimetoh avelegislation considered on th eSenatefloor,accordingtoSen.H.AlexanderSmith (R.,N.J.).Hearingswereorigi nallysch ed-uledJan.121

" " "Negroesmaynowbeservedi nth eKnoxville(Term.)mu-nici palairportrestaurant.Th enew policywas i nsti tutedbyvoteofth eCityCouncil.

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