PACIFIC CITIZENVol.39No.11 Friday,September10,1954 . LosAngeles,Calif. 10cpercopy

Climaxofth e13th bi enni alNationalConventionofth eJapaneseAmeri-winnerofJapaneseancestry.Th eawardismadefordisti ngui sh edcorn-

canCiti i sliagueSgSTSS StatlerHotel,Los"An-munityleadersh i p.Holdingth emedalwith th eKoreancampaign h erogeles,wasth eprLntatiorfofth eNis/ofth eBienni um Awardtoex-i sth ech anmngconventionqueen,JanetFuk uda.SgtHereh eyMiyamuraofGaUup,N.M.,onlylivi ngMedalofHonor

-GeorgeWafePh oto.

Sixofth e1954-56NationalJACLofficers repeatedth eoath ofofficeafterDr.Th omasT.Yatabe(left)ofCh i cagoatth eNisei Recogniti onsBanquetofth elACLConvention i nLosAngeles Th eyare:Georgei nagak i (Venice),pres.;Kenj i Tash i ro(Orosi),2ndvice-pres.;Sh i g Wak amatsu (Ch i cago), 1000 Clubrh mn.; Tom Yego(Penryn),Istvice-pres.;andDr.

Randolph Sak ada(Ch i cago),board member.Unabletobepresentatth ei nstallationceremonieswereYu-

tak aTerasak i (Denver),3rdvice-pres.;andWilli amMi mbu(Seattle),fee.Seited i nfronti sFrank Ch u-man,offici aleventsch ai rman.

—Ph otobyGeorre Wak i

Wash i ngtonNewsletterMIKEM.MASAOKA

Evacuationclaimsh eari ngs...Th e House Judici ary Subcommitteeon

Claimsh as j ustreturnedtoWash i ngtonafterconductingaweek ofpublich eari ngsi nCali-forniaonevacuationclaims.Th ere,i twi llSoonbegintoevaluateth ei nformationpre-sentedbyth emanywitnessesandtodraftboth areporton i tsfindi ngsandabilltoef-fectuatewh ati tsmembersbelievetobeth emostexpedientmeth odof h andli ngth ere-xrtaini ng 3,000claims.Twodaysofh eari ngswereh eld i nSan

Franciscoandth reedaysi nLosAngeles.More."th an50witnesseswereh eard i nboth citi es,with 15oth erssubmitti ngstatementsforth erecordwith outoraltestimony.HaruoIsh i maru,North ernCaliforniaJACL

RegionalRepresentative,andFrank Ch uman,NationalJACLLegalCounsel,wererespon-sibleforarrangingth ei mposi nglist*ofwit-nessesi nSanFranciscoandLosAngeles,res-pectively.Both wereoffici allycommendedi nth erecordbyth eSubcommitteech ai rman.

Friendlyh eari ngs...Allofth ewitnesses,aswellasauditors,

■were i mpressedbyth efri endlinessandcour-tesyofth econgressmenandcounsel.Th eywerealso i mpressedbyth equestionsask ed,forth eynotonlysh owedani nti matek nowl-edgeofth esubjectmatterbutalsoth ei rgen-eralsympath yforth epligh tofth eremaini ngclaimants.Impressivetoowas.th efactth at►th ese memberspatientlysatth rough twoanda h alfh oursofh eari ngseverymorningandfourh ourseveryafternoonforfiveconsecu-tivedays.

Iti squitepossibleth atth ecordialatmos-ph ereofth e,h eari ngsmayh aveconveyedth ei mpressiontoauditorsth ataliberallawwillbepassedurith i nafewweek safterth enewCongressconvenesnextJanuary.Wh i leth i sobserverwouldli k etobelieve

th atth i si mpressioni sth ecorrectone,h ei sneverth elessconvinced th atth ese h eari ngsareonlyth efirststep i nth elong,h ardroadth atmustbetraversedbeforeanyamendmenttoexisti nglawbecomeseffective.ItIsentirelypossibleth atsomeofth ese

subcommitteememberswillnotbere-elected.Iti salsopossibleth atafterreadingth eDept.ofJustice'scommentsonth estatementsmadebyeach ofth ewi tnessesth eymaybeper-suadedth atallofth efactswerenotaspre-sented i nCalifornia.Finally,th eSubcommitteemustalsobe

guidedbyth epoliti calrealiti esofh owfarth eCongressi tselfisreadytogoi nch angi ngth elaw.Practicallyeverych angeproposedi saliberalizati onfrom th epresentlawandi fap-provedmeansth atth e3000largerclaimants■willreceivea"betterdeal"th andi d20,000smallerclaimantswh o h avealready com-promisedandsettledth ei rclaims.

Subcommitteeth ough ts...Baseduponquestionsandcommentsmade

bgrth evariousSubcomrnjttee.members,i tap-pears quiteclearth atclaimspostmark edbeforeth eJan.3,y1950,deadlinesh ouldbeconsideredastimely#led.Italsoappearsquiteclearth atth eSub-

committeebelievesth atsomemeth odofj udi -cialreviewough ttobewrittenintoth elaw.Th eSubcommitteegaveth ei mpressionth at

i tfeltth atth equestionofth e75percent.(-"ceili ng"andth e50percent"floor"providedj i nth eHilli ngsBillforcompromisesettlement:|sh ouldbeseriouslyreconsidered,with per-j h apsth eli mi tati onth atth eGovernmentmayi j notpaymoreth an90,,perceptoj fth e.cqmnen-:Jsableitemsi ncompromisesettlementsbeing-'f;i i ..i i MUi )i ti-? t \

substitutedforth e present"th ree-fourth s"formulalistedi nth ependinglegislation.Somementionwasalsomadeth atperh aps

th eclaimantsh ouldbeallowedtorejectanyofferofcompromisemade"byth eGovernmentandsubmith i sclai mtoth eCourtofClaimsforfinaldeterminati oni fh ei snotsatisfi edwithth eGovernmentoffer.

Th eSubcommitteeseemedtobei mpressedwith argumentsth atevacuationpreparationexpensessh ouldbe acompensablei tem andth atwestcoasti nterneesofJapaneseancestrysufferedfinanciallossesasaconsequenceofth eevacuationandnotofth ei ri nternment.Th eyalsoi ndi catedsympath yfornon-

profitcorporationsandorganizati ons,li k ech urch esan,dcemeteryassociati ons. :Th atth equestionofmanagementex-

penses,orconservationcosts,willbegivenseriousstudywasevidencedbyth emanypen-etratingquestionsask edonth esubject.Th eoutcomeofth i ssinglequestioncouldmeanth edi fferenceoffortymilli onsormorei nth etotalamounttobeawardedforth eremaini ngclaims.Th emeth odusedbyth eDept.ofJustice

i nevaluatingcropsandoth erlossescame i nforconsiderablediscussiontoo,soth i stopicwillalsoreceivemuch considerationbyth eSubcommittee.

Additi onalcomments...Regardlessofth eoutcomeofth eh eari ngs,

th esepublic h eari ngswereagoodth i ng.Th eypresentedfivemembersofth eJudi-ciaryCommitteeanopportunitytoseeandtoh earfrom personsofJapaneseancestryandth ei rfriends.Th ereisnoquestionth atth econgressmenandth ei rstaffweredeeply i m-pressed.Th eyalsjD affordedpersonsofJapanese

ancestry i nCaliforniatowatch afriendlycongressionalcommittee i n action,to seedemocracyati tsbesti naction.Publicoffici alswh o i n 1942were out-spok en*nfavorofth eevacuationoffici allyforth erecordadmittedth ei rerrorandpraisedth eloyaltyandallegianceofpersonsofJa-paneseancestry.-Wh atth eysaidbefore th i sSubcommitteewill,bevaluablenotonlywithth i sparticularlegislationbutwith manyoth erbi llsth atmayaffectpersonsofJapanesean-cpstTy.

Publicandci vi cleaders,aswellascandi-datesforpublicoffice,alltestifi ed i nglowingtermsaboutth ei rJapaneseAmericancoX?tuenciesWh atth eyh adtosaywasconvinc-i sngnot°a !■tWSmattSr°fevacuationclaimsi snotaPartisanorcontroversialmeasure.Finally,th esepublich eari ngswereanoth erexampleofJACL'seffective,work i nth elegislativefi eld.Th epre-h eari ngsbriefi ngs th econgressmenandth ei rstaff, th earrange!mensforth evariouswitnesseswith state-mentsrelatingtoeveryfacetofth eproblemandth epresentationoftestimonytobringouteveryconceivableangleswereani mpressTh naStrth eOsn?JACLPOh ti Cal"owSf

TAPTvth etSubmm'tteei tselfwasawareofJACLscontributi onstoth e1948lawandtHe195 compromisesettlementamendment asi TUVe'cord6Ctalif°rniah eari ngS'-Seatedi nmerecordatmanypoints.

Mostsigni fi cant,perh aps,wasth eunvre

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NationalJACLh i tscommunism,renewfaith i nAmerica

LosAngelesTh eNationalJapaneseAmer-i can Citi zens League,actingth rough i ts nationalcouncilcomposedoftwooffici aldele-gatesfrom 87 ch aptersrepre-sentedati ts 13th bi enni alNa-ti onalConvention h ere,unani-mouslyadoptedaresolutionex-pressingunalterableoppositi ontoallformsoftotalitari ani sm,i ncluding botttfascism andcommunism.Th edelegatesassembledex-

pressed th ei runswerving lo-yaltytoth eprinci plesofAmer-i candemocracyandreaffirmedth ei rpatrioti sm toth eUni tedStatesofAmerica.Th e nati onalJACLcouncilfurth eradopted unanimouslyaresolutionexpressingth ei ri n-terestandconcerni nregardtoi nternationalrelationswith Ja-pan,andexpressedth enapeth atth eorganizati onwouldbeabletocontributetoth emain-tenanceofunderstandingandi mprovedrelationsh i psbetweenJapanandth eUni tedStates.Th eJACLrecognizedth ati tsmembersh i p,th ough firstAmericanciti zens i nloyalty,areneverth elessofJapaneseancestry,and h ence h avean

i nterestandcompetence i ni n.terpretingJapantoAmerica*,th atth eJACLwouldSjand promote projectsto i nprove Japanese-American»Jationsh i psandto h elp i nterIpretth eculturalh eri taeeofJapan. 6 w

INAGAKIVOTEDSECONDTERM ASNAT'LPRESIDENTTh e 1954-lfi ?*1"JACLcabinetwas„fm

andsworn i nbyTrN

NationalJACLCoin,'3ti

GeorgeInagak i ,(vLai i t 2nd vice-presidentKenj i Tash i ro of0?.5Calif.;3rd vi ce«!'Tak Terasak !«?StreasurerDr.RoyNish i fiofLos Angeles,te-eleSforh i s th i rdterm;sSad''fooMimbU °fS?5Sh i gWak amatsuofCh i s

COUNCILADOPTSPOLICYSTATEMENTSAGAINSTCOMMUNISM,INT'LDELATIONS

Textsofth eresolutionsadoptedbyarecordrollcallvoteofallJACLch apterspresentatth e13th Nati onalJACIConventionassembledjnLosAngelesandpresidedoverbyi tsNationalPresidentGeorgeInagak i ,readasfollows:

* " *JACLPolicyStatementonInternationalRelationsAsanorganizati onmostofwh osemembersareAmeri-

cansofJapaneseancestry,th eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeagueh ai lsth epresenteraofgoodwillexisti ngbetweenth eUni tedStatesofAmericaandJapan.-Asciti zensofth eUni tedStates,JACLmemberssh att

with oth erAmericansth e h opeth atJapanwillretaainasteadfastallyi nth ePacifi c,th atJapanwillbecomeanevenmorepotentallyi nth ecommunityoffreenations,th atJapan-willdevelopi ntoatrulydemocraticbastion i nAsia.Atth esametime,JACLenvisi onsi tsprimaryresponsi-

bili tyasonetoi tsownmembersh i pofcontinui ngtopr<emoteth ewelfareofpersonsofJapaneseancestryi nth eUni tedStatesasprovidedi nth eNationalConstituti onandi nth econvicti onth atsuch acti vi ti esmak e"ForBetterAmericansi naGreaterAmerica".Accordingly,asanorganizati on,JACLwillrefrainfrom

partici pati ngori nterveningi nanymattersrelatingtoi nter-nati onalrelationsofth i sgovernment,i ncludingth osewith

_Japan,exceptandunlessth ewelfareofpersonsofJapaneseancestryi nth eUni tedStatesi sdirectlyi nvolved,th roughappropriatech annels.JACLdoesrecognize,h owever,th atmanyofitsmembers

h aveaspeciali nterestandcompetencei nJapanese-Americanrelations.JACLurgessuch memberstofreelydemonstrateth ei rspecialconcernsbypartici pati ngasi ndi vi dualsi npro-gramsandprojectsth atarecalculatedtoi mproveJapanese-Americanrelations.Moreover,JACLbelievesth ati tsmembersh avealegi-

timatei nteresti nth elturalh eri tageofJapan,th eances-trallandofmostofitsmembers,andth ateffortstoexplainth i sculturalh eri tagei saworth ycontributi ontoth ecultureofth i snati on.

" " "JACLStatementAgainstCommunism

Atth i s13th Bi enni alNationalConventioni nLosAn-geles,California,September2-6,1954,th eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeaguereaffirmsi tsh i stori c-policywh i ch wasfirstunanimouslyenunciatedbyResolutionati tsFourth Bi enni alNationalConventioni nSeattle,Wash i ngton,i n1936,ofun-alterableoppositi ontoallformsoftotalitari ani sm,i ncludingboth fascism andcommunism."*JACL,h owever,condemnsth euseof'smears1,guilt&T

associati on,h atepropaganda,fearmongering,arbitrarypre-sumptionofguiltwith outtrial,andoth erun-Americanactivi ti esi nanefforttocombatcommunism andsubversion.Atth esametime,awareofth erealexternalandi nter-

nalmenaceofth ei nternationalcommunistconspiracy,JAU'reiteratesi tspositi onth atnopersonwh obelievesi n,advo-cates,orteach esth ei ndoctrinati onofth eeconomic,i nter-national,orgovernmentaldoctrinesofworldcommunism,orth eestablish menti nth eUni tedStatesofatotalitari andic-tatorsh i p,orth eoverth rowi ngofth eGovernmentofwUniedStatesbyforce,violence,oroth erunconstitunopa'means,norsh allth eJACL j oi n,support,affili ate,asMorcooperatewith anycommunistorcommunist-fronrWßi zati on.,iAnd,furth ermore,JACLcontinuestoopposeasan

ganizati onany.-i ndi vi dual'ormovementth atbelieves"advocates,'orteach esth e i ndoctrinati onofth e n°"i;i nternational,orgovernmentaldoctrinesofwordcomunism,orth eestablish menti nth eUnitedStateso.totalitari andictatorsh i p,orth eoverth rowi ngofth eoovementof,th eUnitedStatesbyforce,violence,oroth erIconstituti onalmeans.

September„,pacifi ccinzj _N2

64Ni sei candi datesi nHawai i anelections;i nterestingracesseen

ByLAWRENCENAKATSUKA

HONOLULUNEWSLETTER

HonoluluSixty-fourNisei h avefi ledas

candidates i nth ebi enni alHa-wai i an poli ti calelectionsth i sfallIntermsofth ei rnumberoutofth etotal,th eNi sei donotaDpearconspicuous.Butth eystandout,neverth eless,becauseseveralofth emareenteredi ncrucialcontests.Inth i srespect,th eprimaryelectiononOctober2andth egeneralelectiononNovember2willh old agreatdealofi n-terestforth eNi sei voters,prob-ablymoresoth ani nanypre-viouselections.First,forsomestatisti cs.Atotalof213candidatesofallracialback groundsfiledforterritori alandCountyoffices.Th eonlycontestforaCongres-sionalseati sth eraceforDele-gatetoCongress,th etopelec-tiveoffice.Inth i scontest,Mrs.Joseph

R.Farrington,wh owonaspe-cialelectionlastJuly31 forth eunexpiredtermofh erlateh usband,willbeth eloneRe-publicancandidate.HerDemo-craticopponent,alsovnop-posedon h i sparty'stick et,i sJoh nA.Burns,DemocraticPartych ai rmani nHawai i .Mrs.Farrington i sconsideredtobeth eli k elywinner.

Below RaceRatioTh e64Ni sei wh oh avefi ledrepresent30percentofth eto-tal213candidates.Th i si sbe-lowth eproportionofpersonsofJapaneseancestry(40percent)toth etotalpopulation.How i tcompares,percentage-wise,with th etotalnumberofNisei voters (excluding th enon-voting,ali ens)cannotbeascertainedbecausevoterregis-trationfiguresarenotclassi-fi edaccordingtorace.Ofth e64Ni sei candidates,26areRepublicans,38Democrats.Someofth emorei nteresting

racesi nwh i ch th eNi sei figureprominentlyareth efollowing:TwoNisei ,LawrenceS.GotoandRi ch ard T.Tanabe,areautomatically assuredofre-electionbecauseth eyh avenooppositi on.Goto is i ncumbenttreasurerofth eCity-CountyofHonolulu;Tanabei si ncumbenttreasurerofMaui County.BothareRepublicans.

SenatorialPostSak ae Tak ah ash i ,formerOah usupervisor,formerTerri-torialTreasurerandex-officerofth e100th Infantrybattalion,-i sseek i ng a Senate seat.ADemocrat,h eface/k eencom-petiti onfrom six oth ersforth reeseats,i ncludingth ath eldby SenatePresidentWi lfredC.Tsuk i yama,veteranRepub-lican,wh oi supforreelection.DeanY.Ish i i ,a Republicanandapoliti calnewcomer,i sasenatecandidatefromKauai.Aformersch oolteach erandnowan i nsuranceagent,Ish i i mayupsetth enon-Nisei i ncumbent.TwoNisei attorneys,SenatorTom T.Ok i noandNelsonK.IJoi,formercountyattorney,arefellowDemocratcandidateswSenatorfrom th ei slandofHawai i .Butth eymayturnoutw becompetitorsrath erth anrunningmatesbecause i nth esh owdownagainstaloneRe-Publican,a strongnon-Nisei

vote-getter,eith erOk i noorDoimaybeleftout.

FourNisei VeteransFourNisei ,allwell-k nownveteransofth elastwar,arerunning asDemocratsforth eHouseofRepresentativesfromth eFourth Distri ctofOah u.Neverbeforeh avesomanyNi.sei fi ledfromadistri ctth ath asyettoelectaNisei Representa-tive.Th efourareMasatoDoiDanielK.Inouye,RussellK.Kono,andSpark M.Matsunaga.Matsuk i Arash i ro,anoth erwarveteran,willbecometh efi rstNisei ch ai rmanofacountygovernment(somewh atequi-valenttoa mayor) i fh ei selectedonKauai.He isratedasa strongcontenderi nth i srace.HeisaDemocrat.Th reecontestswi llbestrictlybetweentwoNisei belongingtoopposingparties.Th ecandi-datesareRich ardI.Miyamoto,Republican,andYosh i toTana-k a,Democratic i ncumbent,forattorneyofHawai i County;No-ri toKawak ami ,RepublicanandTosh i oKabutan,Demo-crat,forclerk ofMaui County.

Comeback AttemptRich ard M. Kageyama i smak i ngh i ssecondcomeback at-tempttoregain h i sseatonth eOah uBoardofSupervisors.ADemocrat,h e di dnotrun i nth e1950electionafterh ead-mi ttedtoaHouseun-AmericanActivi ti esCommitteeth ath eh adbeena secretmemberofth eCommunistPartyi n 1947.Hefailedi n h i sfi rstcomebackattempti n 1952.TermsofallTerritori alandCounty offices lastfortwo■years,exceptfor Senatorialjseats,wh i ch runforfouryears.

ISSEICOUPLEBOOKEDFORDISTILLINGSAKE

SeattleAn elderly Issei couplewerebook edatcityj ai lre-centlyon ch argeof i llegalpossession of i ntoxi cati ngliquorwith i ntentto sell.StateLiquorBoard i nspec-tors,citypoliceandfederalInternalRevtfiue officersraidedth ei rrooming h ouse,523JeffersonSt.,th atnetted100 gallonsofsak eandacrudeh omemadestill.Th ecouplesaidth eymadeth eliquorforth ei rownuse.Said th e 67-year-oldwife:"It'sgood totak ealittledrink aftereating."

PRESS FILE:

OKINAWA STAR—GotoMurata,onetimeMontebello(Calif.)residentandNiseinewsmanwh owasbusinessmanager for th e NipponTimes,h as j oi nedth enewlyorganized Ok i nawa.MorningStari nNah a,anAmerican-ownedEnglish dai ly.Agrad-uateofWh i tti erCollege,h ewillbe'th edirector,businessmanager,secretary-treasurerforth eStar.

Japanesecontributi onstostate,nationlaudedbyGov.Knigh t

LosAngelesIverymuch feelth atper-

sonsofJapaneseancestry,"de-claredHon.GoodwinJ.Knigh tGovernorofCalifornia,"h ave

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contributedsubstantiallytoth ebenefitofourpeople,ourStateandournation."Speak i ngbeforeanassembledcrowdofmoreth an400people,Gov.Knigh tlaudedth eaccom-plish mentsofth eIssei i nCali-fornia,and declared"th ei rgreatestgifttoourStateandnation,i syou,th eNi sei ."Gov.Knigh tspok eofth edemonstrationofloveandfaithi nth ewayofAmericanli feby!th eNisei ,andspok eofth e23,--0.00Ni sei wh oh onorablyservedi nth eArmedforces,"wh i ch i sa h i gh erpercentageofmili tary;serviceth anforanygroupi nth eUni tedStates,"anddeclaredyouracceptanceasloyalAmeri-canciti zenswasassured.

Nisei NamedGov.Knigh tspecifi callymen-tionedKarlTak uofSanLuisObispo,*Tom YegoofPlacerCounty,JoeWak amatsuofLosAngeles,George "Callah an"Inagak i asNationalJACLpre-sident,Ch arlesIsh i i as com-manderofth eVFW,Joh nF.Aisoofth eLosAngelesmuni-cipalcourt,TomSh i rak awaofFowler,Calif.,andDr.RyojunKinosh i ta ofUCLA, laudingth ei rach i evementsasAmeri-cansandasciti zensofth ei rcommunity.Th egovernorfurth erpraisedth ework andexampleofHi-rosh i Miyamura andofMi k eM.Masaok a i npromotinglo-

yaltyand community accep-tanceforJapaneseAmericans."Active,i ntelligentandpro-gressivepeopleli k eyoucanh elpagreatdeali nmak i ngourStateamuch 'betterplace i nwh i ch tolive,"declaredGov-ernorKnigh t.

ProgramFrank F.Ch umanofLosAn-

geles h eaded th eprogram asmasterofceremonies,with th ei nvocationgivenmyth eMostRev.Joseph T.McGuck en.Mi ssNationalJACL and h erat-tendantswere i ntroduced.Ex-Sgt.Hirosh i Miyamura,.th eonlylivi ngNisei wi nnerofth eCon-gressionalMedalofHonor,andth eGuestofHonorofth e13th;Bienni alNationalJACL Con-vention,wasgivena standingovation.|Mrs.MayTak asugi sangth eJACLHymn,writtenbyMarionTaj i ri ,accompanied by Mrs.Nobuk oFuj i moto.Dr.Th omasT.YatabeotCh i cago,th efi rstconstituti onalpresidentofth eNationalJACL,i nstalledth enew 1954-56 na-tional'officers.GeorgeInagak iofVenice,Calif.,wasre-electedNationalPresidentforh i ssec-ondterm.

Inagak i HonoredSaburoKi doofLosAngelespaidspecialtributetoth eNa-ti onalPresidentofth eJACL,George Inagak i ,noti ng th atInagak i servedduringatransi-ti onalperiodofth eJACLwh enth efi nallegislativeobjecti vesofth eJACL-ADC h adbeenac-complish ed.Special_citati onswere also

presented*toallmembers ofth eoutgoingNationalBoard,i ncluding vice-presidentsTomHayash i ofNewYork ,K.Pat-rick Ok uraofOmah a,BobTa-k ah ash i ofFrench Camp,secre-taryAliceKasai,treasurerDr.RoyM.Nish i k awaofLosAn-geles,and1000ClubCh ai rmanHaroldR.GordonofCh i cago,Illinoi s.K.Patrick Ok urapresentedah and-craftedsterlingsilversettoMr.andMrs.GeorgeInagak iasatok enofappreciati onandaffection. ■>TomHayash i presentedanen-gravedsilverplattertoDr.Ya-tabe, i n appreciati onofh i smanyyearsofservicewith th eJACL,andi ncelebrationofh i s20th anniversarysincefirstbe-

Gov.GoodwinKnigh t

BOWRONTELLSJONASSUBCOMMITTEEHISROLEONJAPANESEEVACUATION

By HARUO ISHIMARULosAngeles

Startingth eth ree-day h ear-\i ngsi nLosAngelesonJapanesejAmericanevacuationlosseswas]th ecityMayorNorrisPoulsonofLosAngeles,describi ngth eci rcumstancessurroundingeva-cuationandsubsequentrealiza-tionofth e i nj usti cesdone.Anumberofk eycommunityandstateleaderstestifi edurg-i ngpaymentoflossestoJapa-neseAmericanswh i ch ,atbest,couldonlybea tok enrepay-mentforth eossessustained.Wartime MaiytorFletch er

Bowronconfessed h i spsrsonalparti nth eevacuationandh i ssubsequentrealizati on'ofth egreaterrorand i nj usti ce.Hewas i nstrumentali nbringi ngaboutth eforcedremovalofJapaneseAmericans,butcour-ageouslyadmitted h i smi stak etoth efi ve-manHouseJudici -arySubcommitteeonClaims,h eadedbyRep.EdgarA.Jonas(R.,111.).

Newscaster'sStoryCh etHuntley,ABC newscommentator,toldth ecommit-tee h e coveredth eevacuationstoryasareporter.Herecalledth earri valofevacueesatPos-ton,wh ereth eth ermometerread115.Th erewasconfusion,sick passengersanddustamidsti ncompleted barrack s."Buti nallth econversationsIh adwith th esepeople,th eali ensaswellasth eNisei ,th ereexistedamagnifi centstoici sm

an!d an absence ofh atredagainstth i s,th ei radoptedornativeland.Th erewas,i ndeed,afrank andcandidconvicti onth atan i nj usti ce wasbeingcarriedout;butth ereexistedanaccompanyingfaith th atul-timatelyth epeopleofth eUni t-ed States wouldrealizeth eerror,"th enewscommentatortestifi ed.Th ePeabodyAwardwinnerurgedpassageofth eHilli ngsAmendmentas a matterof"simple j usti ce".

Hilli ngs AppearsAuth or ofth e proposedamendmenttoexpediteexisti ngevacuationclaims,Rep.Pat-

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comingNationalPresident.SpecialAwards

Dr.Randolph M.Sak adaofCh i cago,i mmedi atepastpresi-dentofth eJACLandCh ai rmanofth e NationalRecogniti onscommittee,announcedtwospe-cialawardstoDr.HarveyA.ItanoofBeth seda,Marylandand GeorgeK.Iwash i ta ofBloomfield, New Jerseyforth ei routstandingcontributi ons.Th eSi lverMedallionawardsforDisti ngui sh ed CommunityLeadersh i pweremadetoHon.

Joh nF.Aiso,munici palj ud<?eofLosAngeles;toth eRevJi-tsuoMori k awaofCh i cago;toDr.MinolOtaofLovell,Wyo.;andtoTh omasYegoofPlacerCounty,Calif.

MiyamuraMin.Yasui,lastwi nnerofth eNi sei ofth eBienni umawardatSanFrancisco,madeth e pre-sentationofth e"Ni sei ofth eBi enni umAwardfor1952-1954toex-Sgt.Hirosh i MiyamuraofGallup,N.M.Th e j udgeswh omadeth efi nalselection wereHon.Th urmondClark eofth eLos Angales SuperiorCourtJoh nAnson R>rd,ch ai rmanofth eLosAngelesCounty

BoardofSupervisors,Sh osuk eNitta,anIssei pioneerandlead-!erfrom SantaAna,CalifSa-'buroKido,pastpresidentofh eNationalJACL,andTamo-tsuMurayama,cityeditorofth eNipponTimesofTok yo,JapanMiyamura,wh owaslaudedas a h eroi csoldier,a greatAmerican,andproudly ac-claimed,asafallow Nisei "ac«£n-th e?Ward i nh umi li ty,sayingsimply:

~''ItTi swith a h umble h eartth atIacceptth i saward.IonlyWl£*th atmywi feandboycouldbeh eretosh arewith meth eh appi nesswh i ch IfeelMvonly h ope i sth atIcanlive

uptoyourexpectations."Th eassembledth rongofdelegatesandbanquetguestsgaveMiya-muraarousing,standingova-tion.Ak i raEndogavevioli nselec-tions,accompaniedbyMrs.No.buk oF.Fuj i motoasamusicali nterlude.Mi k e M. Masaok a spok ebriefly,tracingth eh i storyofth eJACL,andagainrenewingourfaith andallegiancei nth eUni tedStatesofAmerica.Gov.Knigh tdeliveredth eprinci pal address.Frank F.Ch umanmadeagifttoGov.Knigh t,asatok enofaffectionofth eJACLtoth eGovernor,

on h i srecentmanage.Dr.RoyM.Nistatawgvention ch ai rman,«£,cll,th ank stoallth edelegaj^farandnear,andtoaumitteepeoplewh oworwh ardtostageamostsu«*>fulconvention. st)i<Heannouncedth ati r

masak i ofWash i ngton,U.uMissFlorenceWadadenawerenamedMr-dDelegates,"astypJjth usi asm andcooper"

th eJACLconvention- hFath erClementotMaryk nollMissi onotgeles concluded tnewith th ebenedicti on.

Firststonfordelegatesandboosterstoth e13th Bi enni alNationalConventionwasRegis-

trationStation 1 i nth eStatlerlobby.Firsttriopassingth rough wereth eConvention

beauties, MaryEnomoto(left),JanetFuk udaandJanetOk i moto

Look i ngatth eengravedresolutionwelcomingth eJACL Convention,passedbyth ev,AnglesCityCouncil, areGeorgeInagak i (left),QueenJanetI'uk uda, DoreSch aryDtRoyNish i k awaandHersh eyMi yamura.ResolutionwasofferedbyCouncilmanR»ybi iatEastLosAngelesJACL i nsti gati on.

Th e EdisonUnoswereamong proudparentswh o pre-ferredbringi ngch i ldren to th econvention h otel_ ondaddy'slapi sEli zabeth .Moth eri sth eformer Mieh i Rosa-lindKido, daugh terofth eSaburo Kidos.Mrs.HenryKa-

[ gato(righ t)ofFresno admiresth eyoungster.

Th eVFW Ni sei MemorialPostofLosAngelesprovidedcolordetailfor th eOpeningCeremonies. Commanded h ySh obo IJoiwrh i (extremeri gh t),th eyare(from left)Taki mTni m.th eKi i si i mi twi nsAi (h oldi ngth eFlag)andVo,andJoh nnyTak ayanagi.

Ex-Sgt.Hersh cyMi yamura,CMII, ofGallup,N.M,i vguestofth econventionandisbeinggreetedbytieolli-clalConventionHostess,MissNationalJACLof19M,JuilFuk udaofOrangeCounty.Th eKoreanwirUeroWi"

momentofsilenceforth efallendead.

■WSKWKW: TOR :E> :■.<¥ ■-SSR>r -><s#f? ?>(■&■Ssi&llGirlsUlk i toverafterth eOpeningCeremonies.LovelyJillSenary,daugh terof i wSch ary,k eynotespeak er,metth eConvntionQueenJanetFuk udaand h ercourti ,ntOk i moto(left)andMaryEnomoto. (Allph otosth i spagebyGeorgeWak l

Moviedirector-writerRobertPirosh and h i swifeNancy(center)wereP"****3ACIoffici alsbeforeth eOpeningCeremonies.FromleftareMasSatow.EdwardE»w,

th ePirosh es,Patrick Ok ura,Mi k eMasaok a,Mrs.LilyOk uraandMrs.Ch to«**>*"

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Perilswh oai dedJapaneseduringevacuationperiod h onoredbyJACL

LosAn?elesDr.Kiyosh i SonodaofWestLos Angeles presided atth efirstJACLConventionlunch -eon h eld i n th ePacifi cBall-room,HotelStatler,atnoonSept.2,with about200 dele-gates i n attendance.Fath erClementofMary-k nollMissi ondeliveredth ein-vocation prayer,followedbygreetingsfrom Dr.Sonodaasmasterofceremonies.MissJan-etFuk uda,NationalJACLQueenfor1954,with h erprin-cesses,JanetOk i motoandMaryEnomoto,were i ntroduced.Offici alwelcometodelegates

,was extendedbyDr.RoyM.jNish i k awa,convention ch ai r-man.Hespok eonbeh alfofth esi xassociatech ai rmen,52com-mittees and 500 committeememberswh oh avebeenwork -i ngduringth epasttwoyearsto'stageareally.worth wh i lecon-Iclaveforth i snati onalNiseigath eri ng.Among h onored guests i n-troducedbyth etoastmasterwasSgt.Hirosh i MiyamuraofGal-lup,N.M.,Nisei wi nnerofth eCongressionalMedalofHonor.Miyamura was designated asguestofh onorofth e13th Na-ti onalJACLConvention.Mrs.Miyamurawasunabletoattend,sincepresentingth ewarh erowith a 6poundbabyboyre-cently.Th e Nati onalJ.ACLstaffh eaded by NationalDirectorMasaoW.Satow,waspresented,with i ntroductionsof:Mi k e M.'Masaok a, Wash i netonrepresentative;TadMasaok a, Wash -i ngtonoffice assistant:TatsKush i da,So Californiadirector; HajuoIsh i -maru.north ern California-Nevadadirector; Mm Yasui,MountainPlainsdirector; andHarryHonda, Pacifi cCiti zen editor.

71 Ch aptersMasaoW.Satow,nationaldirector, i ntroduced offici al,delegatespresentatth elunch -eon.Itwasnotedth atonth i sfirstdayofth econvention,*?1ch aptersofth etotal87ch aptersofth enationalorganizati onwerepresentedandpresent.Amongdelegatesfrom dis-tantciti es i ncluded:Tosh i Hasui k e furSpok ane:IraSh i masak i ofSeabrook ; Dr.MitsuoNak ataandJoh nHadafrom Port-land, Oregon;Ruby Hirose fromDayton,Oh i o:Sam Y.Matsumotofor th e Mile-Hi JACLof Denver,Colo.; Mi k e Suzuk i andToni i oEnoch tyof New York .Abe Hagiwara,Sh i g Wak amatsu

andKumco Yosh i nari ofCh i cago:TomKadomotoofArizona; Hirosh iMiyamuraof New Mexico; GeorgeKash i wagi andMiyok oNak atsuofSeattle; 'rh o«.S.r<teemingandRobMi zuk ami ofPuyallupValley.Wash .;Emi k o Watanabe of Omah a:JinjUsh i oofMtOlympus.Utah ; H.TomTamak i ofPh i ladelph i a;CarolTsudaandJoh nS.Katsu ofWash i ngton.DC:GeorgeYosh i noof th e Twi nCiti es ofMinneapolisandSt.Paul.Minn.; KayMiyayaofDetroit; Ha-tsumi MitsunagaofSaltLak eCity.EverymajorregionofCali-forniawasrepresentedbyof-fi ci alandboosterdelegates.NationalJACLBoardmem.

berswerepresentedtoth econ-vention:PresidentGeorge Inagak i .vice-presidents Tom Hayash i ofNewYork .Patrick Ok ura ofOmah a, BobTak ah ash i ofStock ton, Calif., trea-surerDr.RoyNish i k awa, secretaryAliceKasai ofSaltLak eCity,1000Club ch ai rman Harold "Tok uzo"Gordon ofCh i cago, Illinoi s, Dr.Randolph Sak ada of Ch i cago,Illi-nois,andDr.Th omasT.YatabeofCh i cago,Illinoi s.IMissUtaSh i motsuk afavoredth elunch eonwith vocalselec-tions,accompanied,by Mrs.

HaruHok ama.Frank F.Ch uman,nationalJACL legalcounsel,wh o i sh andli ngwitnessesforth eJon-asspecialsub-committeeonth ej udi ci aryofth eHouseofRep-resentatives,announcedth atth eCongressmenth atmorningpaidspecialtributetoMi k eM.Masaok a,Wash i ngton repre-sentativeofth eJACL,andtoth enationalJACLorganizati onandofficers.Inagak i i ntroduced snecialguestsandfriendsofth eJACL,wh oaidedpersonsofJananeseancestryduringth edi ffi cultyearsofth ewar,andpresentedspecial"Certifi catesofAppre-ciati on"to:MissEsth erD Bartlettofth eLosAngeles International Institute;GeorgeTh omasofth eLosAngelesCountyConferenceonCommunityRelations; HomerD.Crotty.former;presidentofth eCalifornia BarAs-sociati on:A.L.Wh i n, legalcounsel1forth eSouth ernCaliforniaAmeri-canCivi lLibertiesUnionandparti-cipanti nmany cases i nvolvingi n-.terestsofJapaneseAmericans; Wil-liam KentofHollywood.Calif., wh ofough tth eAmericanLegionwh i ch|discri mi nated againstpersons ofJapanese ancestry; Fath erHughLavery ofth eMaryk nollMissi on;Rev.AaronA.Heist, ofHuntingtonPark , wh o h eaded th e ACLU-i nth atarea:Bish on C.S.Rei fsni derIandWilli am Carr.A posth umousawardwas

madetoG.RaymondBooth .EngravedCeritfi cates

Th efi nalpresentairi onofanengravodscrollwas madetoLoren Mi llerofth e NationalAssociati onforth e Advance-(NAACP),wh orespondedonibeh alfofth erecipi entsofawards.Mi llerspok eofth eNationalJACL'sfigh ttowinequalrigh tsunderth elaw,andstated"Th eJACLh elpedeveryAmer-i cantobecomeafreerman"i ni tsfigh tforequality.Hestatedth atth ose h onoredwereactingunderth eprofoundbeliefth atth osewh ofigh tforequalityforoth ers aretoo h elpi ng th em-selves.In concluding,Miller,speak i ngofth eh opeofach i ev-i ngfulldemocracyforevery-one,pleaded,"Letuswalk to-geth er,lotuswork togeth er,untilwereach th atgoal."Followinganannouncementofa h ospi tali tycommittee i nth eMissi onRoom toentertainandmak esocialarrangementsfordalegates,th elunch eonwasConcluded by benedicti onbyFath erClementofMaryk nollMissi on.

WasaTanak ;i r.ndHitosh i Fuk ui , both ofLosAngeles,andWorld WarIveteranswh ogainedth ei rrieh tofnaturalizati on?fterspeciallegislationwasi ni ti atedbyth eJACL i nth eearly30's,saluteth eColorsasth e

'edgeofAllegiancewasbeingrecitedbyth oseatth e Issei Recogniti on Banquet.Both are ch arterp-p-nbersofth eCommodore-PerryPostofth eAmeri-canLegion. —Ph otobyGeorgeWak i .

Over500attendedth eIssei Recogniti onsBanquetofth eJACL <on\entionatth eLos Angeles Statler#

ManywererecentlynaturalizedIssei ci ti zens.SaburoKido(left)wasmasterofceremoniesofth emomen-tousoccasion.Mrs.Joh nM.Yamazak i , wifeofth e

generalmissi onaryatSt.Mary'sEpiscopalCh urch ,wasamong th ose h onored,sh ak i ng h andswi th Mi k eMasaok a.JudgeJoh nAi so(secondfrom righ t)was

(h emain speak er.—Ph otobyGeorgeYVak i .

NationalJACLQueenJanetFuk uda(left)andCityj -ouncilmanEdwardRoybal(righ h t)visi tedMrs.Macumash i roCarlton,bUnd Nisei canteenoperatoratcLosAngelesCounty General HospitalSh e h as

r-eenresidedasth eNi sei ambassadorofgoodwill,

for i mprovingunderstandingofpersonsof Japanese

ancestrydespiteth eh andi cap.—Ph otobyGeorgeWak i .

Color guard!,->tth eIssei Recosniti onsBanquetwereprovidedbyth eCommodorePerryP»stofth eAmericanLegion,I,os Angeles.Th eyare(lefttorigh t)Match Kumamoto, Eddie Kitamura, Ch ester Swsi-moto,CaseyKasuyama,Sak uo Yamagataand commanded byBi llyTak ah ash i . —Ph otobyGeorge Wak i .

Anoth erNisei appointedtoFowlerCityCouncil

FowlerFloydYosh i oHonda,47,i nth egaragebusiness,wasre-centlyapointedtoavacancyi nth eFowlerCityCouncil.AgraduateofFowlerHigh i n1927,h e i s activei nth elocalLions,Ch amberofCommerceandJACLch apter.TomSh i ra-k awawasnamedtofillanun-expiredtermlastyear.

Violi ni strecitalLosAngeles

Kenj i Kobayash i ,talentedJapanesevioli ni st,willbepre-sented i nrecitalth i sSunday,Sept.12,atth eUni onCh urch ,8p.m.Mendelssoh n'sConcertlinE Minorwillbeth emai nwork ofth eNi sei Musi cGuildattraction.

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ContributeHeritagetoAmericaByDoreSch ary

KeynoteSpeech :

Th efollowing i s th ecompletetextofDoreSch ary'sk eynoteaddress.-NewHori-zons",presentedatth eOpeningCeremoniesoj th e13th Bi enni alNationalJACLConven-tionTh ursdaylastweek :

* * "LadiesandGentlemen:Iti swith asense

ofdeepappreciati onth atIappearh erelo-nigh t.Th i s,your13th Bi enni alNationalCon-vention,i sofgreatimportancetoallofyourdelegates,andIfeelflatteredth atyou h aveask edmetoappearbeforeyouasguestspeak -er.However,th etruth i sth atth ereareareasoi h umanrelationsth ati nterestmedeeply,andoneofth eseareasconcernsso-calledminori tygroups,and soIfeelparticularlygratefulth atyouh aveask edmetospeak ononeofmyfavoritesubjects.InmyownexperienceIh aveaspecial

feelingaboutth e Japanese-American.Th i sspeciali nterestwasdemonstratedi napictureIwork edonwith RobertPirosh wh i ch someofyoumayh aveseencalledGoForBrok e,andmorerecentlyIh avefi ni sh edafilmentitledBadDayatBlack Rock ,wh i ch h asasoneofi tscentralth emesth eficti onalmurderofaJapaneseAmericanwh i ch symbolizesth eh ys-teriath atwasfelth erei nlate1941.

Inter-groupsociety...Much h asbeensaidandwillbesaid i n

th efutureconcerning th eroleofminori tygroups i nAmericanli feandth eproblemsth eyface.Americah asfunctionedalwaysasani nter-

groupsociety,andaswemovealongth epathofbetterunderstandingandasweeradicateth eobstaclesofprejudi ceandi gnorance,th erei sdebateconcerningwh eth eri ti swisetocontinueth ei denti fi cati onofminori tygroupsassuch .

Iti sarguedth ati ti samistak etorefertogroupsasJapanese-AmericanorIrish -AmericanorJewish -Americanbecause,afterall,weare'allAmericans.Th i s,ofcourse,i sanover-simpli fi edtruth th ath assomedanger-oussh oals.

Itseemstometh atAmericah asremainedstrongandtriumph antbecause i th ascon-tainedi ni tssocietyth ei ndi vi duali tyofmanyofi tsci ti zensandmanyofi tsgroups,wh i leptth esametimeestablish i ngacommonbondofAmericani sm. ,PartofAmerica'sstrength i sth ei ndi vi dual

contributi onth atgroupsh avemade,"asgroups,toth eAmericanscene,andIdpnotbelieveth atth esolutiontoanyremaini ngproblemsi sbasedonth eth eoryth atallofussh ouldbe-comestandardizedi ntosomecompositepi ctureofwh atoneparticulargroup-maycallAmerican.

Pressuresofgroupmovements...Ibelieveth atth epressuresofgroupmove-

mentsactwellonth ebodypoliti cofAmerica.Ibelievei ti s h ealth yforapersonalized

grouptostate i tsobjecti vesortoclarifyi tssensiti vi ti esortomak eh eardi tsspecialproblems.Ith i nk th ereisamuch betteropportunity

fortrueunderstanding i fourvariousgroupsretainsome i denti tywith th elandsofth ei rorigi norwith th ebasictenetsofth ei rdi versereligi ousfaith s.OurAmericandemocracywasbornunderpressure.Itcamei ntobeingasaresultofcompro-

miseandawilli ngnesstocooperatedespitedifferences.Th eVirgi ni ansandth eNewEng-landersh admanydifferentinterestsandlargeoceansofconflict.Itwa .th estubbornfaithofafewth atk eptth eContinentalCongresstogeth er—andi twasth atCongressth atfinallyformedth epatternforourdemocracyandcreatedth ebasicli teratureofourpoliti caltaith th attodayremainsasstrongandasvi-brantaswh enth ewordswerewritten.

Toomuch lipservice...SomeyearsagoaJudgeWyzansk i pointed

outth atoneofth egreatAmericanch aracter-i sti cswasi tsi ndi fferencetoi rrelevantdiffer-ences,th i sconcepti sonewewouldalldowelltok eepi nmind.AsIh ave i ndi cated,Idonotbelieve i n

th ei tandatdizedmanfromanypointofvi ew—politi cal,religi ous,social,or.ph i losoph i cal.Ibelieveth atth estandardizedmandimi ni sh esi nmindand i nsize..._.v.i believeth atth ei nqui ri ngmanandth e

manwh odoesnotbecomestandardizedbe-

comeslarger.Ifamanwish estobeunderstanding,h e

mustseek i nformation,andas h eseek s i n-formation h i sunderstanding i ncreases.Withi nformation,webegintomak edi sti ncti onsbe-tweenpeopleandideas.We begi ntorealizeth atnoonegroupof

peoplei sstandardizedandth atonlyevili deasarestandardized.We learn h ow toopposeideaswi th outnecessarilyopposingpeopleasgroups.Weth encometoth efi nalconclusionth atwecanh atei deaswi th outh ati ngpeople.Th ereismuch saidaboutth ebroth erh ood

ofman,andwh i leagooddealofefforti sbeingusedtoaccomplish th i sgoodandh appystate,th ereismuch yettobedone.Th ereistoomuch oflipserviceandnotenough ofac-tualdevotion.Inth efi eldofh umanrelation-sh i psi tseemstometh ati nordertomak edreamsofani dealsocietywork ,wemustgivei tth esamefaith andth esameloyaltyth atwegiveareligi ousfaith ;andi tmustbeafaithth atcomesoutofloverath erth anfear—outofconvicti onrath erth ansuperstiti on—outofatruegoodnessrath erth anasenseofpro-tection.

Wh ati nh i bi tsth efreedom ofaJapanese-Americani nh i bi tsultimatelymyfreedom asanAmericanJew.Wh atendangersth eli ber-tiesofth eAmericanNegrowillaffectth ewell-beingofth eJapanese-Americanandanattack onth eCath oli cendangersth erigh tsofth eProtestant.

Wearelivi ng i na veryspecialtime i nworldh i story.Wearefacingaspiri tualArma-geddon.Th eforcesi nvolvedarevariedanddi-verse.Ourallies i nth estrugglearepeoplefrom manylands,ofmanydifferentfaith s,andourcaseasAmericanswillbebenefitedi fweunderstandsomeofth especialproblemsFomeofth esespecialpeopleh ave.Itseemstometh at,becauseofourtraditi onAmericansarewellequippedtoembark onth i sconflict.Weh avebeh i ndus 180yearsoftraini ng i nth efi eldofh umanrelations.

No'standardized'American...Weh avenostandardizedAmerican OurAmericansh avestrangebutfamili arnames--11k c Watanabe,Wyzansk i ,Spinelli,KellyGodberg,Edwards,Montaigne,Olson andWittenberg.Wh i leourbasicreligi ousfaith i sfoundedonJudaic-Ch ri sti anconcepts th erearermlh onsofpeoplewh oh avefaith i ndif-ferentconcepts.Butwe h avefoundth ati nreligi onth ereisabasicconceptofh umannesswh .ch permitsusalltolivei npeaceandwithcomparativelyfewreligi oustensionsA1ofuswh oaremembersofvariousna-tionalandreligi ousgroupsarefamili arwithavarietyofcostumesandcustoms—andwithavanityoffoods.Wek nowaboutfoodse5a

h K kncrsch ni tzel-Cre?esSu**:te,Sh i sh Kababandh amandeggs.

Even i nourcommonlanguageth erean.h eri tagesfrom manyoth erTnglages Mosh ££*T*Ik C"tetbaufWiederseh eh-from IVh sh ugah toWai-from sk oaltoWeh avebecomeveryfarh i li ar,duetoth eagoniesofrecentyears J«>th eofi places--li k ePanniunj om.Hirosh i maDienBi enPh u.Kwajalei n,Vladivostok GovetotMum,*,Seoul.Buenos*Ai res,GUatSSDak arandAazio.Yes.manystrangen?n«s-

many strangewords—andmostAmericansh aveanawarenessth atwedonotlivei nsome i solatedplaceonani solatedplanetbutlath eri nateemingworldth ath asbecomemuch smallerandisspannedregularlyeachdaybyh ugeplanesth atbringvisi torsofpeace—butwh i ch canbringvisi torsofterroranddestruction.

Diversitycountsi nAmerica../urgeyou,th erefore, i nth ese,yourdi*.

cussions.asyoucontempla.ltyourproblemsfindth ei ssuesth atconfrontyou.nottoloseyourdiversity,butrath ertolentdyourdiver-sitytoth eAmericanscene—tobringallth ati sgoodandbountifulofyourJapanesei nh eri -tancetoth i s,ourAmericanscene—andtotak efrom th ecrucibleth ati sAmericath oseth i ngsth atareofferedyou.

»Aveteranofth e442ndlook sasgenuinely

Americanasth efarmboyfromDak otawh oserved i nth e101stParach uteDivi si on,orth erangyTexanwh oservedi nth e143rdInfantryRegiment,orth ech ubbyeastsideNewYork erwh oflewwith th eEigh th BomberCommand.Mi k eMasaok a,as aJapaneseAmerican

i nterested i nyourspecialproblems, i sasAmericanasRalph Bunch e,wh oservesh i snati onandh i speoplei nth esamewayasdoBernardBaruch andPresidentEisenh ower,i nth ei rserviceandi nth ei rdevotiontoth ecom-moncause.

Exploitersofdiversity...Th ereh avebeeni nth epast,andth erewill

continuetobe i nth efuture,rute-mongerswh oexploityourdiversityandmak eattemptstodivi deus.Th rough th ei rslandersanddeceitsth ey

createsuspici onanddistrust.Th eydistortyourbenefici aldiversityand*trytomak ei tlooksubversiveandalien.Th esepeopleh opetoconvinceoth ersth at

tobedi fferentistobealien.

Butth e h ate-mongers,Ibelievedeeply,arelosingth ewar.eventh ough th eymayvnncmoccasionalbattle.Butallofus—allAmeri-cans—cannotwinth ewarfortruebroth erh oodunlesswearewilli ng'tostandupandbecounted—unlesswe h aveth ecourage,tobecourageousandspeak upforourrigh tsandcurh eri tageoffreedom.Inth esedayswh ensuspici onanddistrust

arerunningamuck li k esomeangry,ugly,poli-ticalKatzenjammerKids,wemustactwithstrength andstopth eclamorandrestoreordertoourpoliti calandourmoralh ouse.Wecannotpermitreck lessnessandirres-

ponsibi li tytogounch allenged.Becausewearereflective, wecannotbecometimi d;be-causeonevoicespeak sloudly,th eoth ervoicesmustnotremainsi lent.Wecannotwinth ecoldwaragainstcommunism and wi ndupwith aPyrrh i cvi ctoryth ath ascost*usmoreth anweh avewon.

Accumulated h eri tage...Americaandi tsalliesarestrongandre-

fourcefulandh aveaccumulatedh eri tagesth atcanseeth emth rough toeventualpeacewith -outth elossofnationaldigni tyorh onor.Ik nowth atallofyoupledgeyourselvesto

th eworlddreamofpeace,andIam sure,re-gardlessofyourfaith ,youwillj oi ni naprayertorth eh opeth atisgivenusi naversefromLeviti cus:"AndIwillgivepeacei nth eland,andye

sh allli edown,and nonesh allmak ey>'iafraid:andIwillridevi lb>cs'.r.outofth eland, sh allth eswordgj th rough yrjrland.""

MedalofHonorwinnerHersh eyMi yamuraofGal-lup,NM.,andDoreSenary,MOM productionch i ef

wh owas th e k eynotespeak eratth eJACL Con-

\ention, metatth eOpeningCeremonies—GeorgeU'ak i Ph oto.

Dr.Bunch eGoesUpSeattlePost-Intelligencer

Dr.Ralph Bunch ewasappointedlastweektoth enewpostofUndersecretaryforth eUni tedNationsandth usbecomesth e top!j j jAmericanwith i nth eworldorganizati on.Asweunderstandi t,Dr.Bunch ewillbe-

comeasortofworld-widetroublesh ooterforth eUN,anundertak i ngi nwh i ch h eh as£-readydisplayedh i stalent.Hewasawarded jth eNobel.-Prizeforh i snegotiati onofth eIsraeli-Arabarmisti ce i n 1949- ..'Wewelcometh e-appointmentfortworea-, J«

sons:'becauseDr.Bunch e,aNdgroandgrandr,<sbri ofaslave,h asearnedi t/and:because^Will*beJfurh «ri ndi catetoth eworldoftMWork i ngof'Americandemocracy.

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ISSEICONTRIBUTIONTOAMERICACITED,GRANTINGOFCITIZENSHIPMAYHELPKEEPASIAINFREE WORLD) LosAngeles."on.Joh nF.Aiso,j udgeofth eLosAngelesMunici palC°urf,deliveredth eprinci paladdressatth e.-overflowIssei"wcogutionsBanquet,h onor-i sJteneviflyaatorali i edIs-«ei cttfeens,i »th eStetter.'Ho-W.Fridaynignt,Sept3.MioregW>50u*i>eop*e-attendedth e-

"L"3nr***Vtt3»saifertomrfjtFRaytataaeJopurIssei p#S>;nvth ffer*I|9bcfc.fofrtune..lNfte-i eri c*h citf-.«rr§a?d-■JuafetfAi *■-■re-

fleetingth espiri tandmoodofIssei guests.JudgeAisospok eofth eh i s-toryofth eIssei i nAmerica,praisi ngth ei rli feti meoftoi landcontributi ontoth eAmeri-can Scene.

Ach i evementCrown-'3?orth eaverage.Issei,"h esaid,-"th eaccoladeofAmeri-can.'citi zensh i pi sth ecrown-i ng ach i evement'oftover50yearsofruggedpioneering-life,ft'h asbeena.life.'th atcalledforrugged cdnstituti ori s,-i n-"donutabte'-courage,realism,op-;4i h i i sm/ti Ope;'and visi onsptneW Irinzons:"

He spok e feelinglyofth esacrifi cesth atth eIssei madei nordertorearth ei rNi seich i ldrenasgoodAmericancit-i zens,andnotedth atas par-entsduringWorldWarIIth eysentth ei rsonsanddaugh terstowartosacrifi ce,i fneedbe,th ei rlivesforth ecauseofth eUni tedStates.Inspeak i ngofth esi gni fi -

cance ofnewly-won citi zen-sh i p,JudgeAisoack nowledgedth ei rcontributi ontoth ewell-beingofth i scountrybyaddingfomaterialprosperityofth enation.orraisi ngciti zench i ld-renwh oareassetstoth ecoun-

try.Henotedth atgrantingofciti zensh i ptoJapanese na-tionalsonanequalbasisi salivi ng demonstration th atAmericapracticesdemocracy.

KeeningAsiaFree"Inth eli feanddeath strug-

gle ofi deologicalwarfarewh i ch weareengaged i nwi thCommunistforces,th etreat-mentwh i ch i s accordedtoAsiati cs h ere i nth e Uni tedStateswillplayamosti mpor-tantroleas to wh eth erwesh allh oldAsiaforfreenations,orwh eth erth eysh allsuccumbto'Communistdominati on,"saidJudgeAiso."Ingrantingnaturalizati onto.Issei, th eUni i edStatesh ash otonly*re-moved,th estigmaofunassim-i labi li tyfrom th e lasei,butgivendi gni tytoallAsiati cs i ngeneral,"h edeclared.~ *

Judge Aiso concluded i nh appi lynotingth atciti zensh i pforth eIssei h asservedtobringth eIssei andNi sei closerto-geth er,bygranting a greatermeasure ofunderstandingth rough partici pati on i ncom-moncausesofaction,such asvoting,i nth eexerciseofth erigh tsofciti zensh i p."Wesh allfi ndanewzestforlivi ng,"said JudgeAiso,"wh enwelUreforth ewelfareofh atonlyourselves,butforourch i ldren?'andth ei rch i ld-ren,topreserve,enh ance,andperpetuateforth emth ebless-i ngsofourgreatland,th e:UnitedStatesofAmerica."

ToastmasterKJdoSaburoKido;war-timena-tionalJACLpresident,actedasi toastmasterforth ei mpressive

TOP-Onecommitteeth atwork edovertimewasth eBudgetandFinance group h eadedbyIN'ati TreasurerDr.RoyNish i k awa(seated,fourth fr.omrigh t).Itrearrangedfundquotasforvariousdi stri ctsandwork edona$78,000NationalJACLbudget,recom-mended araise i nth enationalmembersh i pdues(finallypassed at$2peryear).MIDDLE:Th e Membersh i pCommittee, h eadedbyGeorge Yasuk och i (seated,secondfromrigh t)ofBerk eley,was i naccordwi th th eBudget& FinanceCommitteetoraisemembersh i pfees.BOTTOM:Th eNationalPlanningCommittee, h eadedbySh i gWak a-matsu(seated,th i rdfromrigh t)ofCh i cago,realizedth edramaticemph asi sfor JACL. activi ti es h astemporarilypassed andsuggested "intensive"medias, asopposed to"expansive",tok eepth eorganizati on h ummi ng. —Ph otosbyGeorgeWak i .

TOP: Members ofth eNationalConstituti on committee, h eadedbyDave Yok ozek i(seated,fourth fromleft)ofLosAngeles,approvedrecommendationstorearrange th eentire JACL Constituti onaccordingto logicalsequenceandaccepted constituti onalth eori es.MIDDLE:Th e Public Relations Committee, h eaded byK.Patrick Ok ura(seated,fourth from left)ofOmah a, andth ePacifi c Citi zenBoard, h eadedbySim To-gasak i (standing,extremerigh t),j oi nedforcestowork outth e i mportantresolutions~oncommunism and i nternationalrelationswi th Japan.Th ecommittees also discussedIssei andNisei publicrelations, andfeltPC with membersh i pi s i nth ecoming.BOTTOM:Meeting i nth eSierraRoom, wh ereallNationalCouncilsessionstook place,wasth eProgramscommittee, h eadedbyTadMasaok a(seated,center)ofWash i ngton,D.C.Itdiscussedmeansofpromotingch apteractivi ti es. —Ph otosbyGeorgeWak i .

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Issei Recogniti onsBanquet.Hepaidtributetoth eIssei forat-tai ni ngciti zensh i p i nth etwiligh tyearsofth ei rlife,andth ank edth emforth ei rattend-anceatth econvention.Colorswerepostedbymem-

bersofth eCommodorePerryPostNo.525ofth eAmericanLegion, commanded by Bui

Tak ah ash i .Greetingsfrom th ePresideniofth eUni ted States,Dwigh tD Eisenh ower,and from Lt.Gen.Joseph Swing,commis-sionerofTh eImmigrationandNaturalizati on Service,werereadtoth e assembled audi-Ience.Honoredguestsattendingth e

banquet i ncluded:GeorgeEastman, presidentofth eJapan-America Society: HermanILandon.Distri ctDirectorof th ei I&NSoffice; Hon.Rh msak uHogen,consulgeneralofJapan i nLosAn-eeles Don Allen, citycouncilman:Edward J. Ennis ofWash i ngton,DC■andth emembersofth ena-tionalJACLboardandstaff.

Issei WarVeteransTn h onori ng Issei citi zens,KidorequestedIssei veteransofWorldWarI,wh oach i eved:citi zensh i pbyservice i nth cj armedforcestostand.MoreIth an80such Issei veteransre-side i n Los Angeles.Th enewly-naturalized Issei ci ti -zenswererecognized,andeach

,waspresentedwith engravedicopiesofth e Declarationof!Independenceandofth e Ja-panese AmericanCreed.GreetingsweregivenbyGi-i ch i Tak ata,presidentofth e'JapaneseCh amberofCom-merceofSouth ernCalifornia,byHon.,Sh i nsak uHogen,Con-sulGeneralofJapan i n LosAngeles,and by GeorgeIna-

-1gak i ,nationalpresidentofth eIJACL.Responseonbeh alfofth e newly-naturalizedIssei,wasgivenbyGongoroNak a-tnura,oneofth eco-ch ai rmenofth ebanquet.Th e i ntermissi on program,!featuringJapanesemusicanddances,wasemceedbyTak eo|Yamane,wh oseAk atsuk i Bandprovided music,with Mick eyGotanda andCh i k aye Azek a■performing Japanese dancesi andMrs.KarieSh i ndoAi h ara:offeringJapanesevocalselec-tions,wh i ch werewellre-ceived.

6,000NaturalizedMi k e M. Masaok a spok e

:briefly i nack nowledgingth at!th e outstanding contributi onslotth eIssei toAmerica,duringth ei r50yearsi nth i scountry,was i nstrumentali n winni ngpassage ofth eWalter-Mc-Carrannaturalizati onlaw i n1952.He spok e ofth e dramatic

eventsduringJune,1952,afterth ePresidenth advetoedth elaw,on groundsoth erth annaturalizati on,and h ow two-th i rdsofth eCongressfeltth atth eJapanesenationalsi nth i scountrywereentitledtociti -zensh i p,becauseofth ei rtre-mendoussacrifi cesrbrAmeri-ca. ■ .Masaok a noted with pridoand commendationth atmoreth an6,000 Issei h avealreadybecomenaturalizedU.S.ci ti -zens,andcommentedth atth eImmigration and naturaliza-ti onServiceh a-d i ndi catedth ati twas th egreatestresponseeversh ownbyanygroup,uponJgrantingnaturalizati onprivi -leges.Dr.Joh nM.Yamasak i ofSt.Mary's EpiscopalCh urchconcludedth emeetingby de-i j yeri ngbenedicti on.

HtfstessesA dozenNi sei girls,color-i ullycostumedi nk i mono,actedas gracious h ostessesforth eevent.Th e h ostesses wereh eadedbyRitsuk oKawak ami,asch ai rman,andassistedby'etV,geHKi k i 'Ch Mi saTanak a.JanlRah a A'nbaraH'rano.Tomi k oBabaAmyMatsumotoJudySueitTS°HtaS£?VSadak o SwSSSianaHirok oKawanami.IAn added feature ofth ebanquetwerepresenceofJa-panesenewspapermenvisi ti ng|th eUnited Statesunderaus-:Picesofth eU.S.StateDeptITh eywere:

!Swr'Sah b«ndeoSasak i o£K--Th ei rescortand i nterpreterIs SunnoMiyamoto,an ex-PaVf k

fr°m Sacramento,Cah f.,wh ogaveth eJACL i ta

slogan of "Security Th ruUnity."Floraldecorationsforth e

h ead table,and flowersforeach i ndi vi dualtableweredo-jnatedbyth eSouth ernCalifor-niaFlowerGrowersAssocia-ti on.Th e committeewh i ch ar-

rangedth ebanquetwere:GongoroNak amui a.Kei Uch i maand Sei j i Ogata, asco-ch ai rmen,'andassistedbySueJoe.MiwaYa-namoto. PaulTak eta and EddieSh i matsu.Distri ctCouncilch ai rmenIattendingth econventionwererecognized,asfollows:Ira Sh i masak i Eastern Distri ctCouncil:Jim Ush i o.Intermountain:Ken Dyo.Pacifi cSouth west; TomNak amui a, CentralCalifornia:TomYego.North ern California-Nevada;Bob Mizuk ami ,Pacifi c North west;and GeorgeMasunaga,Mountain-IPlains

JACLConvention i nspi ri ngbyTamotsuMurayamaTok yoTopics..

LosAngelesCongratulations'.Congratulationsonamagni-ficentand successful825,000conventionofth e JapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague!LosAngeles JACLers h ave onceagainprovedth ei rreal"k now-h ow"i nputting'oversuch agiganticconvention.Keep upth atsplendidJACLspiri tforth esak eofth eAmericanci ti -'zensofJapaneseancestry asawh ole.Iti svitallyi mportanttopre-sentaunitedfrontforth eben-efi tofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague,because th i si nsti tuti on must grow con-stantlyandmustgainawiderandbetterrecogniti onforth ei mprovementofJapaneselifei nAmerica.Fortunately,manyyoung

leadersaretak i nga greati n-teresti n th i s movementof"Securityth rough Uni ty." jIssei membersorigi nallysug-gestedandsupportedth i sNi-!sei movementatth eearlypart!of20's—andth eyareno\\T i n-tegralpartofth i sgreati nsti -tuti on.

EarlyDayComment"Nisei aregoodfornoth i ng"

wasanearly-daycommentoraccusationofIssei wh ereverIwent.TodayeveryIssei Imeetcomplimentsth egreatwork ofNisei —asamatteroffact,Is-sei h aveturnedoverth ei rmeeting h allsto th e JACLch apters—"Wearenowapartofth eJACLorganizati onwithournaturalizati on,"th eysay.Recalling dayspassedby,everyconvention i nci dentbrough ttears i ntomyeyes.Insomecases,Ij ustcouldnotbe.lieve

_myselfastowh atwas

h appening.Wh atwbnderfulch anges from th everyfirststepofvth i smovement!GeorgeInaglak i sh ouldbe

complimented for h i s broadleadersh i pi n buildi ngupth eJACLstructureaswellash i svi si on i n endeavoringto aidteen-agersi nwh om th efutureofth i si nsti tuti onwillbevested.Welldone,George!

Miyamura's ModestySgt.Mi yamura'smodestyat

th eopeningceremonieswasarealsourceofsatisfaction.Hewasevenafraidtosh ak eh andswith /oth erswh oattemptedtosh ak eh andswith h i m.Th i syoungmansh ouldn'tbe

spoiledbecause h ewillbealivi ng symbolofJapanese i n

th i scountryforyearstocome.No,moreeliqui sh ncss.Th i si nsti tuti oncannotafford anycliqui sh nessi nviewofi tsna-tureandfuture.Letusdeter-mi netomarch forwardh andi nh and h armoniouslyandfra-ternally.Th e JACLwillun-doubtedlyfaceItsmostcriti calperiodwith i nth ecomingtwoyearsi nasmuch asth epost-waraccomplish mentswereso ph e-nomenallysplendidandevery-bodyfeltth ath i swork fini sh ed.

RealWork Ah eadIpersonallyconsiderth atth erealwork ofJACL i scomingnow.Heretofore,wespok eofNisei and JACL i nth esenseIofa unit;h owever,with th e|growth ofSansei andnaturali-jzationofIssei,wecannotsingleoutth eNisei anylonger.Th eJapaneseAmericanCit-

i zens,League h asbecometh erepresentativeorganizati on ofth e Japanese communiti eswith i n,America.■,"CHAPTER MEMO

BoiseValleyJACL:Tamotsi i jMurayamawas h onoredatalunch eonAug.20beforebeingguestspeak erata Caldwell(Idah o)Rotary meeting.Th eannualvalleypicni cwas h eldAug.22 atLak evi ewPark i nNampawith Seich i Hayash i daasch ai rman.NewsletterReceived: West

LosAngeles,Detroit,Stock ton,Rich mond-ElCerrito,Arizona,D.C.NewsNotes.■ ■

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Rich mond-ElCerrito—Ch aptermeet-i .i g,uUUltti llMli \.ui ,i , m2Ili i mSt,7:30 p.m.'1Sept.10-11 (Fri.-Sat.)SanFrancisco—Nisei Th eaterNigh t,Gyosei Hall.

Sept. 17 (Friday)Ch i cago—ConventionReports.Wil-sonRoom,116S.Mich i gan,8p.m.

Sept. 19(Sunday)Ch i cago—Open golftournament,Glendale CC.

i i Sept.25(Saturday)ICh i cago-Lily Mi k i Concert.Kini --1ballHall, 8:30p.m.Detroit—lssei Citi zens Banquet,CoralRoom, HotelFt.Sh elby,7p.m.

Sept.26(Sunday)Rich mond-ElCerrito—Outing,Mit-ch ellCanyon.

Oct. 2(Saturday)Berk eley—Talent-Visi onSh ow,LittleTh eater, GroveandAllstonCh i cago—New Issei Citi zensRecep-tion, McCormick YWCA, 1001 Tg.Dearborn, 8p.m.

Conventionaffer-th ough tsbyHarryHondaVeryTrulyYours...

Conventionsarealwaysh ecti c.'..Iremembergo-i ngtoourDenvermeetingasabooster,th enasoffici aldelegate to th eSaltLak eCityandCh i cagogath eri ngs.ImissedSanFranciscobe-causeofwork (wh erevaca-tionscameatth eendofth eyear)...Iwasatth eLosAngelesmeetingasa con-'ventioncommitteeman.Be-li eveme,anoffici aldele-gatewh osatth rough allth ecouncilsessionstak i ngcopi-ousnotesh adaneasierti me...Yet,th e h appy after-effects came wh enfriendstoldus i twasth e"bestestwith th emostest"atth eSa-yonaraBall—wh enIwasth esleepiestandmosttired.

Wh atIli k etoremember:AsMr.Sch aryrecitedth evariousfObds i nh i s k eynote"bagels,egg-fooyong,ravi-oli",Iwas getting h ungry.alloveragainatth eOpeningCeremonies.Wh i leth eMGM■productionch i efh i tath ate-rnpnpers, h i s dramaticem-ph asi sonth ediversityth ati s i nAmericare-ech oed i n.myh eart.Wh i lesocialaware-nessi s i mportant,i ti sequal-lysotorememberourparti-culari ndi vi duali ty...Ex-pressionsofsomedelegatesth atth eti mei snear(th pughnotatth i sconvention)wh enJACL membersh i pwillget■th ePCfree...Th eremarkDocYatabeofferedtousatth eh ead-tablewith i tscan-delabra—"lfeelli k eLi ber-ace"...LorenMiller'sres-ponse on beh alfofJACLfriends h onoredatth efi rstTh ursdaylunch eon th atwe

sh ould walk togeth eruntilwereach ourgoaltomak eeveryAmericanafreerman—atask th ati snotfini sh eduntilnoAmericanisdeprivedofh i srigh tsregardlessofh i srace,colororcreed...Sa-buro Kido'srareform asmasterofceremoniesatth eTssei Recogniti ons Banquet.His performance was onlyoutdonebyHaroldGordonatth e 1000ClubWing-Ding.wh ereGeorge Inagak i wasi ntroducedandrose.from th ech ai rfi ve ti mesinsteadof'fourtimesatth e banquet...Ch i efPh armacistGeorgeMasunaga atLowryAABh ospi talpaid fourbitsfortwo'aspiri nsatth e Statlermen's lounge to ease h i sh eadach e.Ath ome,h ecouldh aveh adtwobottlesfullforth esameprice...Th eni ceni eceofprime ribsatth eNi sei Recogniti ons BanquetRespite th esudden th ough tth atIh adn'th adanyriceath ome forth e wh oleweek...PatOk ura's commentuponpresentingGeorgeIna-gak i a h andcraftsterlingsil-versetmadebyHarryOsak iofPasadena:"Hemaygetth ath orseforPatty i nth enextbienni um".,.Andth eromanticwarmth registeredby 15-year-oldAk i ra EndoofJapan,wh osevi oli nselec-ti ons("Home,SweetHome"asarrangedbyFarmer;andSarasate's"Zigeunerweisen").

Th ereareoth eri nci dents,tobesurerbutIsh ouldclosewith oneth i ngIdon'twanttoremember:Ionlymanaged16 h oursofsleepduringth efive-dayconvention.

ConventionReportsbySmok ySak uradCh i cagoCorner.

"Delegatestoth eLosAngelesconventionwillbema'

e.satth efirstfallgeneralmeetingofth ech apters ,**?*■'p.m..atth eWoodrowWilsonRoom,116S.Mich i gana 17''terpresidentKUMEO YOSHINARIandnewNat'li ftnnCh ap-ch ai rmanSHIGWAKAMATSUwillbespeak ers.JOHNVn1*NO,Istv.p..willbech ai rman.ABEHAGIWAR,\wP]present,since h e-i sextending h i svacationth rough th eN°'**"LILYMIKI,

widelyrecog-nizedpiani stfrom MewYork ,willbe presented i nconcertSept.25.8p.m.atKimballHall(Wabash aivdJack sonBlvd.)UnderCh i cagoch aptersponsorsh i p,admissi onis$1.75,wi th fundsgoingtoeneouragtupandcoming.Nisei artists.

AroundWindyCity..."Roosevelt

College h asbeennamedRooseveltUniversity.Itoccupies th eformer10-storytallAuditori umHotelon Mi-ch i gan Avenue.Th e Ch i cagoMusicalCollege h asbecomeadivi si onofth euniversityalso.

"U-505.a capturedGermansubmarine,i sonpermanentex-h i bi tatth eeastwi ngofth eMuseumofScience&Industry

"Th eCity-Widersh aveth ei rannual week -end outing atForestBeach ,New Buffalo.Mich .,Sept. 10-12...Th e,Ch ri stCongregationalCh urchjWomen'sFellowsh i pwantsold!cloth estogiveth eneedy...Ch urch and Center,4608 S.Greenwood,willh aveopen

h ouseOct.17.

"Univ.ofni inoi s colorsorangeandblue-mak er?T

centareresidentsofth eSte£AboutPeople."EDITH OSHIE NOHARAformerlyofHonolulu,1001Dearborn,won ath ree!Jsch olarsh i patGrantHosoibNursingSch ool,establish fjh onorofLt.GenevievedeGaard-Terraube.Sh ewonth eh o'-orsfordisplayingqualiti esof%***>nueart"dspiri t"tvpifiedbyth eAngelofDienblen!

"LT-JIMTAJIRI,fomerlofSanDiego,wasvisi ti ngh i ,moth erat6322 S. Unira-sityAye.He isbeing transferredtoEurope.Heisth eyoun-erbroth erofformerPC EditorLARRYTAJIRI., lOf

"Among h onored guestsatth eCh i cagoNisei KoreanVetsTestimoni alservicelastAnrilIRVING BREAKSTONE, 60,waselectedcommanderofth eIlli noi sDept.ofth eAmericanLegion.

"GLADYSKAWASAKI10of1302E.47th St.,wasselectedGirlof1954atth eSt.Mary'sCampforGirlsatRacine,wis,lastmonth .HeroldersisterNOREEN i s swimmi ngcoun-selorth ere.Th eSansei si stersh avebeenattendingth i snon-sectariansummercamp since1945.

SaltLak eCity:MissDeliaKono,wh oserved asch aptercorresonding secretary,re.signed h erpostuponmarriagetoSei j i Sh i ba,dentalstudentback East.Hatsumi Mitsunagah asacceptedtofillth evacan-cy.

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Th ousandClubNotesHAROLDGORDON,Nat'lCh ai rman

"LOS ANGELES:Animati onartistSAM KAI,NewYorkch apterpresident,was h onoredasMr.1000 i nth eJACL1000j .ubatmeConventionWind-DinglastSaturdaynigh tatth eJMk abob.Hi swasth e1000th namei nth erosterofth oseloyal-upporterswh oarecontributi ng$25toNationaleach year.

lANGELES:Twentymoremembersh i pswereaccepted

|>yth eDowntownLosAngelesJACLch apteri nth e1000Clubto'-oosti tscurrenttotalto107,i twasannouncedbyDaveYok ozek i .cnapterpresident.Severalmonth sago,adrivewasstartedtoen-rollatleast100members.Th elatestenrolled:Ih nSaSumi'SentaroYamada,Miyatak e.Mrs.Tak ek o Miyatak e.Tak eri i Sasak i ,Sud Yak ura.PaulHarryOsh i ro, Grace Morinaga.Ed-B."Ie2lr°Tak ah ash i ,Vasup wardKusada.Kiyomi Tak ata.Dr.HiesnlV- "ch i °B«ch i .Ch osh i h FredY.Fuj i k awaandHank Masa-Mivi ak eve°rreV-NaKamot°.Toyook a.".viaKe,Mrs.Hi roMiyatak e,Bobby

tin ,wh °fth C h ostessesat*«ConventionMixer, 1, i nstep,nth th emusicofTank on,,sh i , th enovelty danceofth eeve"Ch i ca AdHT"k "ZO Gordo»-P*»*National1000Clubch ai rman, ofCh i cago l> sti lldigg.ng.Th e.Japanesenativedance depicts a coalnnmrd,ES,nB andcarrying0,.tth ecoal.Upto500 j ammedth efirstn.gh tofconventionactivi ti esatth -Sutler

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c Paper-moustach cdlady i sLilyOk uraofOmah a.HusbandPat«0th erigh t)i stryingtofigureoutwh atKenDyoofPasadena i sometomak e Lilysrream with surprise—alth ough th eopenmouthOoosn'tsh ow.KenTash i ro of Orosi look sonrath eramused.ItallHappenedatth e1000,Club WingDi ng —Ph otobyGeorge Wak i

KEYNOTE SPEAKER SCHARY URGESNISEINOTTOLOSEDIVERSITY,URGES JACLTOACTWITHSTRENGTH_, ,„ L«s Angeles,Th e 13th NationalJACI!Conventionwasoffici allyop-ened atth e Opening Cere-monies h eld i nth ePacifi c!Ballroomofth eHotelStatlerIonTh ursdayevening,Sept2with GeorgeE.Maruya,ch ai r-Iman,presidi ng.Featuredspefk erofth eeve-!ningwasDoreSenary,di rector'ofProductionsandStudioop-erations ofth e Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer,wh oexpressedan!special i nterest i n th e Japa-nese Americans, as demon-stratedbyth efilmi ngof"GoForBrok e".Heexpressed h i sstrongbeliefth atAmerica h asremained strong and trium-ph antbecauseofth e i ndi vi d-ualityofciti zensandgroupsSch arysaid,"Wh ati nh i bi ts'th efreedom of.a JapaneseAmerican ultimately i nh i bi tsmyfreedom.Wh atendangersth elibertiesofth eAmericanNegro willaffectth e well-beingofth eJapaneseAmeri-cans."Sch aryurgedNisei "donot

lose yourdiversity,butlepdyourdiversitytoth eAmericanscene—bringallth atis good;and bountifulofyourJap;nese i nh eri tance toth i sour|Americanscene,andtak efromth ecrucible th ati s Americath oseth i ngswh i ch areofferedyou."ContinuetoSpeak OutInspeak i ngofspecialplead.Ii ngs,DoreSch aryurged th e.IACLtocontinuetospeak outforobjecti ves i n th ei nterestsofpersonsofJapaneseances-try.Hestated"Mi k eMasaok a,as a JapaneseAmerican i n-terestedi nyourspecialprob-lems,i sasAmericanasRalphBunch e,wh o serves h i s na-tionandh i speopleth esamewayasdoBernardBaruch andPresidentEisenh ower,i nth ei rservice and devotionto th e;commoncause."Heurgedth eJACLtocon-tinuetospeak out,"Wemustactwith strength ", h e said,"tostopth eclamorandrestoreordertoourpoliti calandmoralh ouse.Wecannotallowreck -lessnessand i rresponsibi li tytogounch allenged.We cannotbecome timi d,because onevoicespeak sloudly."(A completetextofDore

Scliary's k eynoteaddress i sP'i h li ?h ni i i nth i sweek 'sPa-4cifi cCiti zen.) *Ex-Sgt.Hirosh i Miyamura

lofGallup,N.M.,th c h onorIguestofth eConvention,ledjth eaudienceofmoreth an500!peoplei nmomentofsilenttri-jbute i nmemoryoffallencom-rades.Membersofth eVFWNisei MemorialPostNo.9938presented colorsatth ebegin-

'ningofth eceremonies,i Councilman Ed Roybalof!th eCityCouncilofLos An-gelesread a resolutionpassedbyth ecouncilcommendingth ei JapaneseAmericans i n Ix>sAngeles,andextendingoffici alandwarmwelcometoth edel.egatcs. NationalPresidentGeorge Inagak i accepted th eengravedresolutiononbeh alfofth eorganizati on.George E. Maruya opened

th eceremoniesby introducing"Rev.RayHolderofth eEpis-copalCh urch ,wh odeliveredth e i nvocation.Th e NationalJACLConventionQueen,Jan-etFuk uda,andh erattendants,JanetOk i motoandMaryEno-rnotowerealsopresented.

SpecialGuestsTatsuoYata,pastch ai rmanofth ePacifi cSouth westDis-tri ctCouncil, took overth ei meeting as masterofcere-Imonies, i ntroducing h onorcdguests wh i ch i ncluded:Joh nAllen ofth e LosAngelesEvacuation ClaimsOffice; GeorgeEastman, presidentof th e,Japan-AmericaSociety;Hon.Mc-jIntyreParies, Judgeof th e L.A.jSuperiorCourt:Hon.Sh i nsak uHo-'

'gen.ConsulGeneralofJapan-Com-manderNagyof th eVeteransofForeign Wars; RobertPirosh ofRKO; Col.GeorgeF.Herbert, exe-cutiveassistanttoth e MayorotLosAngeles;andGi i ch i Tak ata, pre-sidentofth eJapaneseCh amberotCommerce.Th e NationalJACL board

and staffmemberswere i n-troduced,and pastpresidentsofth eNationalJACL i nclud-i ngDr.Randolph Sak ada,Dr.T.T.Yatabe,andHitoOk ada.LegalcounselsFrank F.Ch u-manofLosAngelesand Ed-jwardJ.EnnisofNew Yoi»k ,

,worealso presented.IGreetingsfrom PresidentDvvigh tD.Eisenh ower,to ex-jtendgreetingstoth e 13th Bi-jennialNationalConvention,andexpressingbestwish esfora mostsuccessfulconventionwereread,asweregreetingsfromGov.GoodwinJ.Knigh tofCalifornia, wh ocommented;onth e"courageandpatrioti smofth ousandsofAmericansofJapaneseancestry i nth e de-fenseofourNation'sfreedomandsecurity h ave arnedforth em th e th ank sofailth epeople i n ournation."

"NewHorizons"Dr.RoyM.Nish i k awa,con-ventionch ai rman,extended,welcome todelegates andguests assembly,speak i ngofth e"NewHorizons"th emeofth econvention,seriouslystat-i ngth atth efutureofth eJACLliesah ead."Alth ough legalandlegisla-

|tivegoalsh avebeenach i eved,"Istated Dr.Nish i k awa,"wc■need to translate th ese i ntorealiti esonapracticallevel.'"Dr.Nish i k awa extendedwel,comeonbeh alfofmoreth an500 committeework erswh owork edformoreth antwoyearstostageth ebest-everconven-tionofth eJACL.Greetingswereextendedalso

byKenDyo,ch ai rmanofth e'Pacifi c SoutWwest Distri ctcouncil,andMack Hamaguch i ,ch ai rmanofth eLosAngelesJACL Co-ordinati ng council.ResponsewasgivenbyGeorgeInagak i ,nationalpresidentofth eJACL.Th e NationalJACLHymn,writtenbyMarionTaj i ri ,now;ofDenver,wassungbyMlssUta.Sllimotsuk a, accompanied:byMrs.HaruHok ama.Benedicti on was delivered

byDr.ClevelandKlei h auer,ofth eHollywoodBeverlyCh ri s*

PartofHistoryHARUO ISHIMARU

SCENEFROMTHEGOLDENGATE

Anoth ergreatNationalConventionh asbecomepartofth eh i storyofth eJACL.Becauseofth eaffini tytoHollywood,th efi lmcapitalofth eworld,th i sconventionwasprobably,th ebig-gestandmostestasfarasasuper-duperextravaganzai s con-cerned.Alth ough weappreciateth atanysuch confabrequires■a greatnumberofpartici pati ngwork ersandi nfi ni teteamwork ,wewouldli k etoextendourwarmestth ank stoDr.ROYNI-SHIKAWA.generalch ai rmanofth e 13th Bi enni alConventioni 'oraterrifi c j obwelldone.Heand h i sveryattractiveandch armi ngwife,ALICE,meritth e h i gh estcommendationfromourentiremembersh i pforth ei runstinti ngeffortandsacrifi cesrorth ewelfareofth eJACL.

Wewish weh adtimetomentionandth ank eyerycommit-teemanpersonally,butsincespacedoesnotpermit,weextendtoth em ourgratitudeforth ei rmanyservicesandwarm h os-j pi tali ty.Alth ough th econventioni sover,i tsh ouldnotbeforgotten.

Aconventioni snotmerelyaseriesofeventstobelook edfor-wardto.butaspringboardfrom wh i ch wearei mpelledtoacontinuationofth ebasicpurposesandprogramsofth eJACL.Th eseareourbasicandseriousconcernforth ewelfareofourgeneralJapaneseAmericancommunityandeducationtowardbutterciti zensh i p.

*Unfortunately,th ebusinesssessionsdi dnotallowenough'.imefordetailedprogrammingandplanning'forspecifi cnewurojectsandforth edevelopmentandstrength eni ngofourdis-trictcouncilandlocalch apterstructures.Howeverwe h opeth atth edelegateswilltak eback with th em a firm deter-mi nati ontoi nterpret,amplify,andi mplementth edi scussionsanddecisi onsmadeatth econvention.

Inallofourcontinuedth i nk i ngandplanning,ourch i efguidesh ouldbeth atth eprimarymotivati onand j usti fi cati onforth eJACLsh ouldnotbeth eperpetuationofan i nsti tuti on,butth edevelopmentandmaintenanceofournationalsloganandgoalof"betterAmericansi nagreaterAmerica."

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geles andFrank IwanagaofLosAngelesh adtobattleth reeextrah olestobreak anet137ti eatth eendofth e36-h oleNationalJACLConventiongolftournament.Kish i finallyedgedh i scompetitoratth e39th lastSundayatFoxHillCountryClub.Sixty-fourpartici patedi nth etwo-daymeeting,attractinggolfersfrom SanFrancisco,Stock ton,Denver,Ch i cago aswellas membersfrom localNisei clubs.MmYosh i zak i took lowgrosswith 148.Twopartners i n i nsurance,

GeorgeWadaandGeorgeOma.tsu,ledi nth eAyefligh t-th elatterwinni ngbytwostrok es.Both wereneck andneck uptoth e33rd.Onth e34th ,WadawentoutofboundsandOmatsuforged ah eadto win.Th ecompletesummaries:~"CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT-

137—JoeKi sh i (9)78-77;Frank Iwa-naga (11)81-78.139—YasTatsumi (9)77-80.144—Fred Harada (7) 76-82; MmYosh i zak i (2)75-73.145—Hide Üba (8) 79-82.146—FredTayama(9)79-85.147_SebKimura (9)80-85.148—Tom Matsunaga (11)83-87.149—Harry Hank awa (5);K.Ya-mah ata (11)150—Joh n Nai to (7).151—Hank Furuk awa (9).152—Dr.Yosh Nak aj i (9);JoeMina-to(11);JamesAbe(9).153—Frank Onish i (9).154—GeorgeMi k awa(10);Jr.Sagara(11).155—SetsuIto(7);FredFunak osh i

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llFrerotfai FredIk eguch i(10)159—KazHori (11).160—HenryMi k awa(111.165—JoeUyematsu (10).175—GeorgeKomaru (9).

LOW GKOSS (IstFligh t)148—Mm Yosh i zak i ; 157—Yas Ta-tsumi.

AYE FLIGHT)144—GeorgeOmatsu (12)79-89.146—GeorgeWada (12)79-91;MasMatsumura (13)80-92.147—SabYak ura(16)88-91.148—MasHoriuch i (14)85-91;TJaveYok ozek i (16)83-100;DaveNitak e

152Ji m2Kobayash i (12);PeteYa-mazak i (13);George Kawamura(14)154—KenYamak i (14).156—MacHori (12);TadWak ayama(15);Jack Matsud* (16);FredIsh i moto(13);Dr.RandySak ada(14).157—BenOsaj i ma (14T158—KiyoMaruyama(16);CyYu-

-161-MasWe6l'Bessh o4<3);KarlTa-k u (12).162—Jiro Oish i (16).163—Willi am Hiura(16).164—Dr.JamesTanak a (12)

167—RobertMiyamoto(12);GeorgeDote (12).173—MangoHamano (16);Jack sonHirose (16).

" " "(StanWoodofth eLosAn-gelesMirrorsportsstaffi nter-viewedmembersofth eTopNotch Club,baringth epositi onth atth e Uni ted States GolfAssociati onisfaili ngtoextendoffici alrecogniti ontoaNiseigroup.Th e predicament,th ewri tersaid,preventsNiseigolfersfrom enteringstate-sanctionedtournamentswh i chrequiresa recognized USGAh andi cap.)

SPORTSCOPE:

"BaseballPlacerJACLdefeated SanJoseZeb«as7-1 i nth esecondannualCaliforniaNi sei base-balltournamentatl,odi Mon-daynigh t.Oth ertournamentscores:

(SEMI-FINALS).San Jose Zebras 16.Sac'toAll-Stars5

PlacerJACL11,Lodi A.C.4(FIRST ROUND)

Sac'toAll-Stars22,S.F.Clippers5Lodi A.C.7,SanPedroSk i ppers2PlacerJACL13,Fresno Nisei 3Zebras7,L.A.Nisei Trading6

" " "DenverNisei wh i ppedOgden9-5 i na 11-inni ngbattleoverth eLaborDayh oli daystowinth eRock yMountainNi sei Base-ballTournamentbefore3,000

fansatDenver'sWeltonPark .South paw Hideo Hirosewasth ewinni ngpitch er.

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American entries,Ch i cago|SaintsandClevelandAll-Stars,wereelimi nated i n th efirstround Saturday i nth efourthTorontoJCCASoftballtourna-mentasdefendingch ampi onsToronto k eptth eCh allenge/troph yforanoth eryear.Th «?Ch i cagoans,playing Candwnrulesforth efi rsttime,seededlostforawh i le asCh ath amwon10-3.Th eOh i oans,minusa coupleofstarmen,werenpsedout4-3byMontreal—wh i ch successfullyenteredth efi nalround,butlost23-9toth ech ampi ons.

5Ib.fish copsCLconfabderbyprize

LongBeachMi tsYamasak i ofAltadenawasdeclaredwinner"ofth eJACLConventionfish i ngderbySaturdayafternoonwith h i ss-lb bullbass landedoffSanClemente Island aboardth efish i ngboatHornet.Approximately300bullbasswerefish ed duringth efiveh ours.Mack erel,caebzoneandrock codwere i ncluded i nth eday'scatch .Th eelusivealba-corewasstillth eslipperyfishdown i nth edeep,unsatisfi edwith th eluredippedfromsur-face.Over40enth usi astsstayeduplatetocatch th e2a.m.boatoffPierpontPier.Oth erderbywinnerswere:2 Enk i ch i Kuwah ara, Compton;

3 PaulKuida, Gardena; 4 Ak i raHasegawa,LosAngeles;5.O.Ku-wah ara,Compton;6.Fred Mizu-sawa GardenGrove; 7.M.Kuwa-h ara,Compton;and8.Ch arlesKa-mayatsu,Hollywood.

Ch i cagogolfopenslates3fligh ts

Ch i cagoCh i cago JACL'sfourth an-nualOpenGolftournamentwi llbeh eldSept.19atGlen-dale Country Club.Tee-offsch edules:6a.m.—Ayefligh t(17 h ep& up);Ben Nagata,dir.7:ls—Ch ampi onsh i pfligh t(16h j >o&down);Dr.CliffordFuj i mot'dir.

B:3o—Women'sfligh t;Mrs.AfVceHi-gash i uch i ,dirReservationssh ouk j bemadenow with GeorgeYosh i ok a,1319Foster,(El4-1644)orwith th eMid#£stJACLOf-fi ce (MO /4382). Golferswith outestablish ed h andi capsaretosubmitfi verecentcards|with reyzrvationorto fli gh tdirectorsbeforetee-off.Parti-cipants willreportto th ei rresoEctivefligh tdirectorsforregistrationandstartingtime.

DenverCLretainsbridgemeettroph y

LosAngelesTh e DenverJACLretained|th e NationalJACL BridgeTournamentperpetualtroph yforanoth ertwoyearsasth ei r|teamofMrs.TrueYasui andiSamMatsumototalliedth ebestscore i nSaturday'sconventiontourney.Jh eyposteda69percent

score,bestofth e14pairscom-peting i nth eevent.Mrs.Yasui andMatsumotoalsotook twoofth efourindi -vi dualtroph i esasth etopnorth -south pair.East-westawardswenttoMrs.RubyCh umanandh erpartnerGeorgeMaruya,both ofLosAngeles.Th escoreswere:

NORTH—SOUTH1.Mrs.Yasui—Matsumoto 1092.DrTok uj i Hedani—YasuoAbi k o(SanFrancisco)... 983.GardYok oe(LA)—Dr.KatsumiÜba(Ch i cago) 90

EAST—V/EST1.Mrs.Ch uman—Maruya.952.Ri k i toMomi i —Mi nIwasak i(LosAngeles) 931j3.GeorgeKawamura(Pasadena)HenryKazato(Fresno) 91

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With outmodesty,wewh oh avebeeni ntri catelyi nvoi rth ecomplexiti esofconventionplanningandexecutioni ftera]!"scceptth emanyaccoladestossed i nourdirectionJtth e i .ti ncluded13th Bi enni al. ~

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Andi t'sgoodtobeh omeafteraweek atVfeStatlerBEY■eemedalmostmorei nterestedi nh eromiyaftth ani nseem.h erdad.PAM h asour1000Clubderbyloadedwith buttonsilocalfad.Wewereglad,too,tobeableth aveth emissusout(forach ange)toth efi nalbanquetan/rball.

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Th ework load h asn'tlessened,forjruesdayweh adtomoveequipmentandsuppliesback tocj fofficefrom th eStatlerAndth erei smuch windi nguptoS—reports,accounting,th ankyoulettersandadozenoth ermjpts,andoh yes,th osemuch -i n-demandcommissi onch eck sdu/7ourch aptersforth ei rfinesun!portonbook letadsandIch Loru.Speak i ngofI-D,th ej ftpprizewinnerisMrs.KAME HA-

YASHIDAofRoute3Nmpa,Idah o.Herson,SEICHI,i sfirstvice-presidentofth eK&iseValleyJACL.JACLQueenJANETFUKUDAreallyreapedforth i stick et,a'54Ch ovyfromCentralCh evroletCo.h ere»rMissSANDYArAKI,attractivestewardessfromJapanAir

L i nes,drewth e/di nnerofth eJACLroundtriptick ettoJapanKINO YOSHIOAofOak land.JAL.alsodonatedsixofth ei rluxuryairtravelbagsasconsolationawardstoth osepresent,oneofth embeingourh ardwork i ngsecretaryBLANCHESHIO-ZAKI./Th e$300governmentbondprizewaswonbyISHIOENO.

KIDAofMonterey. ,/|*Tidbi tsofth e'54conventionEx-Sgt.HERSHEY MIYAMURA'ssidek i ck ,AMELIOD'»

GREGORIO,seemedtoenjoyh i mselfasmuch asanybooster.Ouri nebriatedrenditi onof"Ebbtide"a-la-JerryColonna

atth e1000Clubwh opperooh asbrough toffersforTVtryouts.T.v.,th at's"Tats,Vamoose!"

Weh adtoexplaintosomeofourlanguagestudentsth atth ebandth atperformedforth eIssei banquetwasn'tabath lessone—Ak atsuk i means"redmoon".Orch i dstoth eHull-DobbsFordCo.forassigni ngfivecf

th ei r'54Fordstoth econvention'stransportationcommitteeforfree.Th eywereagreath elp.We'llneverforgetth ei ni mi tableseriesofslcitsputonby

TORUlURAandth eTownHubbersatth eSundayouting.Asaclownandcomic,h e'stopsaroundh ere.Wh enh edoesn'th aveanaudience,h e'saPh .D.fromCalTech .

Hersh ey,wh osesonwasbornonAugust21,namedh i mMi k eafterth eJACLWash i ngtonrepresentative.Herequestedh i sson'snameengravedwith h i sonh i s"Ni sei ofth eBi enni um"goldmedallionaward.Ourth ank stoKENUTSUNOMIYA(Ken'sJewelryi nLil

Tok i o)wh otook careofourengravingneedsforth emedallionsandDOC YATABE'ssterlingplattergift.PrexyInagak i 'sgi ftwasobtainedfromth erenownedNisei si lversmith ofPasadena,HARRYOSAKI.Fiftylugsofdelici ousSeedlessTh ompsonandItalianMuscat

grapesweredonatedtoth eoutingbyth cCentralCaliforniaDi stri ctCouncil.

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Weh avei nourpossessionaprizedph ototak enduringonecfi h euni nh i bi tedmomentsofth e1000Clubparty—SAßKIDObeingbussedbyoneofth equeenattendants,MARYENOMOTO.Copiesofth i sprintwillbeavailableat$5each ,th eamountKidowasfinedforh i sprivi lege,unlessth eSou'westerfirstreceivesagenerousofferforth enegative.JIMHIGASHIdeservesmentioni nth i scolumnforth egreat

JACLerh eh asbecometh i syear,h elpi ngourbook letstaffandlendingareadyh andwh eneverneededtoh elpk eepth econven-tionrunningsmooth ly.He'sbeenareliableh elperforourofficetoo.Seemsmoregoodpeoplecomeoutofth eEastL.A.ch apter,Th i sh asbeenash ecti caweek aswewilleverexperience.

Th eevacuationclaimsh eari ngsnearlysnafuedth efi rsttwoday'softh econventionbutJACLofficersresourcefullydeployedth em-Iselvestobeath andforboth events.FRANKCHUMANper-formednoblyascoordinatorofwitnesses.He'soffforaweek toCostaRicawith aclientonlegalbusiness.

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rick J.Hilli ngs(R.,Calif.)alsotestifi edonth ebenefici alna-:tureofh i smeasure.Obvious di ffi culties con-'fronting claimants j n areaslivi ngoutsideofSanFrancisco■andLosAngeles,wh ereregion-alevacuationclaimsfi eldof-'ficesaresituated,weredemon-startedbyth reeattorneys,TomHayash i ofNewYork ,HaroldGordonofCh i cago,andMm iYasui ofDenver.J.KimballWalk er,onetimeich i efattorneyatth elocal'claims fi eldoffice, discussed'admini strative sh ortcomings,Irevealingth atth eLosAngelesofficeh adreducedi tsstafffrom10tofourattorneys,wh i leth eSan Franciscofi eldofficere-ducedi tsstafftotwoattorneys.'■Rich ardRich ards,Statesena-torialcandidate,madeth etell-i ngobservationth ati nth ede-si reforaspeedierpaymenttoevacuees,th erewasnopoliti calpartydissension.Itwasfullysupportedby DemocratsandRepublicans. Mrs,MildredYounger,candidateforsame'office,supportedth ebillalso.

ColorfulHigh li gh tA colorfulh i gh li gh tofth eh eari ngwasth e i ntroductionofJACLnationalofficersaswellasHersh eyMi yamura,Ni.sei Medalof.Honorwinner.IMi k e Masaok a,Wash i ngtonrepresentative,wasalso h i gh lycommendedforh i swork i nth eNation'sCapital.Asoneofth eJACLerspresentatth eh ear-i ngsadded:"Itwasi ndeedapleasantsur-priseto h eareach ofth efi vecongressmenonth esubcommit-teepersonallypraiseMi k e.Wedi dn'tk nowMi k ewassoh i gh lyth ough tof,back i nWash i ng-ton."Manyevacueestestifi edonth ei rparticularclaims.Amongth emwere:Nobuo Hiramatsu ofGuadalupe,

Calif., farm and sh i ppi nglosses;KunizoWatanabe, LosAngelesbusi-nessman,drycleaningsh opch ai nestablish mentslosses; Mrs Fumj k oWak ano ofSanLuis Obispo,KarlTak uofSanLuisObispo,NobuAsa-k awa ofSan Diego,Tom ItoofGuadalupe,farm losses.JamesNak ayamaofGardena, BenHamadaofWalteria, Enosuk eAme-miyaofGardena, nursery losses;Yosaburo Hama, TerminalIslandbusinesslosses;ArtY.Nak anoofiLos Angeles.KenKltasak oofSantaMaria-,FredHirasuna ofFresno, HiroMayeda,andGeorgeKawano, Dinubafarm-ers,farmlosses;Mrs.ClairsMcDon-ald,grapevineyardlosses;KatsuzoSh i rai sh i , Tai j i Kita, LosAngeleswh olesaleproducebusiness losses;IHenry H.Murayama, h otelandapartmenti ncome; Jack IwaoWada,wh olesale cleaningplant;Ch oh eiKondo, i nsurance pensionloss.MaryCh i no, Ch ulaVista, celerysh i ppi ngandpack i ngplant;Yosh i -tsuguNomura, LosAngelesrestau-rantbusiness; Ei j i Tanabe, sch oollosses;andMinoruHori,L.A.Japa-neseCh amberofCommercelosses.Claimantswererepresentedbymanyattorneys,i ncluding:Hugh Manes, Frank F Ch uraan,

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LosAngelesNewsletter

HENRYMORI

STh atwasquiteaconven-to!Anddelegatesandboosters

Wh o attendedth eIssei Recog-niti ons Banquetth esecondnigh tofth emeetingh eldi nth ePacifi cBallroom ofth eHotelStatlerwillforevertak epridei nth emselvesonth efactth ey|h ad h eardtwoofth ebestNi-sei oratorsi nth ecountrywh enMi k e Masaok a and Joh n F.Aisopaidtributetoth enewciti zens.Aiso,wh o i sLosAngelesMunici palCourt j udge and|winnerofth e 1954 Disti n-guish edCommunityLeadersh i pjaward,spok e i nboth EnglishandJapaneseasmainspeak erforth eevening.AsforMasaok aweh aveyettositi nona meetingwh ere,sayaCaucasianspeak er,out-sh i neth eWash i ngtonlobbyist.Iti slittlewonderth en th atMi k e'seffectiveoratorybringsresultsonth elegislativefront.Th eAiso-Masaok acombinati onish ardtobeati nanycircle.

Ourreportorialstintatth econventionturnedouttobea"snap"wh atwith th eablewrit-i ngsofAttorneyMmYasui ofDenverprovidedth enewsmen.We've found Yasui,th eMt.Plainsregionaldirector,mostofth eti meburningth etype-'writerk eysatth ePressRoompush i ngoutreamsofcopyforjth efourth estate.Public relations work wasIwelldirectedandasaresultmuch coveragewasgiveni nth emetropolitanpresses.

ItSgt.Hirosh i Miyamura,th eonlyli vi ngNisei CongressionalMedalofHonorwinner,i saproudfath erofasonwh owasbornAug.21 i nGallup,NewIMexico.Forth atreasonh esai djh i swi feTerrywasunabletobeatth econclave.Th ecouplenamedth ei rfi rstch i ldMi k eY.Miyamura.Th ei ni ti al"V"comesfrom Miya-mura'sfath er,Yaich i ,wh ore-cently becamenaturalized.Li k e alldadswith th ei ryoung offsprings,Sgt.Miya-murawasno exceptionandconfessedh ewash omesi ck forth efamily.

"k Newspaperman TarnotsuMurayama,h ereasguestofth econvention,found j ustenoughtimeduringth eIssei Recogni-tionBanquetto"leave"th eStatlertopresentappreciati onmedalstolocalscoutleadersi nbeh alfofJapanBoyScoutsataKoyasanceremony.Th e Los Angeles troopsh ostedth eNipponesemembersduringlastyear'sNationalScoutJamboree i nIrvineRanch i nSantaAna.Murayamaj ustcompletedh i s45-daytripofth eUni tedStatesobservingscouttraini ng.Th eex-SanFranciscan leavesforJapani nmi d-September.Th erecipi entswereFrank 'Kuramoto,SamEej i ma,FrankTanak a,Mei j i roSato,Mrs.Sa-ch i k oFurusawa,IsaimuWada,Tosh i oYosh i zak i ,Soich i Fu-*ui,JutaroNarumi,andBi-sh opSeitsuTak ah ash i ofTroop379.HarryOsak i ,MasFuj i moto,Suej i Nish i mura,PasadenaTroop41;MoeSak urai ,ttieRev.Joh nH.M.Yamazak i ,St.Mary'sEpiscopalCh urch Troop33.Fath erHueh Laverv,Broth erDuane,andBroth erTh eoph ane,Maryk nollTroop145;RobertKish i ta, and Saburo Kido,Troop14.

*PoliceDept.citati onsforbraverywere i ssuedlastweek IJotwociti zenswh opreventedwieescapeofdope-tank edban-"twh oattemptedtosh ooth i swayoutofaj ewelrysh oprob-Bery..Th eNi sei recipi entwasTa-aash i Ik emoto,apark i nglotattendantdowntown,wh oai dedJP th ecaptureofti i earmednoldup.-.Ch i efofPoliceWilli am H.

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AMEMIYA 'W,GraceA?U;VIA7JuIy »"a «irtCynth i amy{sach i k o*H'f6lSamu Azu"BRISLEY-Jmy17,aboyHaroldtok "nesh "nUr*BrUteyS IJu"k oiCLAYTON-July 10,a boyHarrylObi i i otou.efiooertDem'i i sCla\;-

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ITO—July10,aboyRich ardtoth emi"",'!osn'Mitsuk oIzumitani )ITO—July8,aboyHarveyHaruoto.l"c Th eodore Itos (Doroth yKimi k o Horiye). y

KAKAWA—JuIy28,aboyDouglas°"?."'.'i,'a 1°l.i e i Vllr>°ruKak awas

KOHATA—JuIy9,agirlHitomi Rose»r'"£""—««»l»U AUliai dS (AIKOYamash i ta).KUDO—June28,aboyJeffreySh oj ito th e Tak ash i Kudos (Kazue

MATSUNAMI—JuIy10,aboyTak aoDantoth eHirosh i JamesMatsu-;namis(Sach i k oNak amuralMATSUYAMA—July11.aboyMich aelWayneHaj i metoth eKi k uoMa-.tsuyamas(Mari k oYamada)Gar-denaMISHIMA—JuIy14,a girlPaulaDawntoth eYuj i Mish i mas(Asak oIMasutani).MIYAKI—JuIy 10,aboyMich ael.Kenneth toth eSh i geruMivak i s(Kazuk oKayYok oi ).|MIZOKAMI—JuIy7,aboyMich aelEtsuo toth eMasao Mizok ami s(Tomi k oInouye).MORIMOTO—Aug.5.aboytoth eMasao Morimotos, Pasadena,MUKUMOTO—JuIy6,aboyCalvinTeruototh eHi sash i Muk umotos(MisaeMargaretOgata)NAKAGAMA—JuIy13,agirlSusanMasak ototh eJoh nHayaoNak a-gamas(FrancesYosh i k oSunata),Wilmi ngton. iNAKAMA—JuIy7,agirlElizabeth I|Anntoth eAitoE.Nak amas i Gui l-lermina Urias).■INAKANO—July10,agirlBrendaTak ak ototh eTsuyosh i Nak anos(Tok i yeYamah i ro).NAKASAKO—JuIy25,aboyCraigIsaototnelsaoNak asak os(Vio-IletSach i k oEguch i ).NAKASONE—JuIy1,agirlStaceyIJanetoth eBenNak asones(Rei-k oNak amura).NISHIHAHA—JuIy14,agirlLoriAnntoth e Tai ch i LarryNish i -h sras (Hidek o Kai ).NISHIMURA-,June30,agirlSallyKai h awanawana Emi to th ejGeorgeHeleauKiyosh i Nish i murasi(M»eEi k oTsuj i )..INOBUTA—JuIy27,a boyRodneyjRi k i ototh eTsugioNobutas(Ma-.sak oTogawa)OKURA—July14,agirlSandraRei-k ototMeGengo.Ok uras.(Masak oWada).ONISHI—JuIy26,aboyRandallMasami toth eMasatoOnish i s(Mi-tsume Taniguch i ).OSHIRO—JuIy15,agirltoth eJamesT.Osh i ros(MyrtleF.Omine).OTA—July3.agirlJulieAnntoth eEddieMitsuru Otas(InezFuj i eSh i royama).OUCHI—JuIy13,agirlSh erylAnnYuk i toth eTadaoOuch i s(JoyceSach i eFuj i tai .RIPOLENE—JuIy26,agirlCath er7meMich elletoth eMi ch aelRipo-lencs(Kimi yoKaj i )RUMMEL—July18,aboyLaneRol-andtoth eLeonRolandRummels(Setsuk oHok ama).SAITO—JuIy6,agirlSach i Janetoth eGeorgeMasami Saitos(Ki-mi k oTadak oro).SHIMAMURA—JuIy16,agirlDonnaKiyototh eKiyoto Sh i mamuras(AliceHarumi Tok uyamai.SHONO-July29,aboyGlenTomiototh eTomi j i T.Sh onos(Hidek oKawash i ri ).SUZUMOTO—JuIy 4,a boyMark ]Kentoth eTetsuo Suzumotos(Tetsuk oMoch i naga).TANAKA—JuIy16,aboySebastianM.toth eMich aelS. Tanak as(Tomi Kado).TATARA—July 16,aboyWaltonKoj i toth eHugh esT.Tataras(MaryInouye).UJIMORI-July7,agirlHelenSa-ch i k ototh eTamioUj i mori s(SumiKi tah ara).UNOURA—JuIy2.aboyBrucetoth eJamesMak otoUnouras(Miek oUyeh Uara).WADA—JuIy 3.a boy Glen Hi-rosh i toth eHi romuWadas i JaneFusak oNi i zawa).WAKAMATSU—JuIy 6,a boyAl-bertHaroldtoth eJo'enh Wak a-matsus (Betty'Haruk d Wak d-

YAMAMOTO—June30,agirlPeggyLynntoth eJamesTsutomu Ya-mamotos(Yuri k oTani no).YAMAZAKI-July9,agirlDeborahKaytoth eTamioYamazak i s(Joyrvi-ci toKi k ueawa).YOKOTA-July9,agirlMarilynBeato th ePaulNobuich i Yok otas.(MiyoSaito).Downey.YOSHIDA-July,agirlKerenLeightoth eClarenceTosh i k azuYosh i -d?s (SylviaItsuyoIwanak i ).YUGE-Tuly30.agirlCarolAnntoth eSh i geoYuges(Esth erKi yok o.Sato).-.:-SANTAANA

OKAMOTO—July18,agirltoth eKomach i ;Ok amotoe.OKUDA—Aug.11,agirltoth eBi llOk udas,GardenGrove

SANDIEGOMtrro—JuSyM.'a'gtri toth eGeorge&,Mutos. ~,,j ■,:j yi-

3SfrT-agirltoth eYASUKOCHI-July1,aboytoth eFredM.Yasuk oeh i sr-rvr_,, FRESNOgl°tg-""aDoytoth e i tsu'">HIRASUNA-July16,agirltoth eKU-bOTA—Aug.20,agirlMarlvn'ota'"?.i to-tlieJuh n y

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Kid°b"ISTA-Aug.10,agirltoth eM2rsTfnAX'?°?h ltas'Marysville.MAIbUDA—JuIy23,aboytoth eGeorge Matsudas.MATSUMOTO-Aug.12,aboy toN'h .?Laj ry S.Matsumotos.NAKASHIMA—JuIy18,aboytoth eMasaoNak ash i mas. *WAKAYAMA-July30,agirltoth eMi suoWak ayamas|YOSHiYAMA-July31,aboytoth elim Yosh i yamas,Marysville

STOCKTONSRrtINA£A-July27'a«irl'toth eHideo Morinak asOKAZAKI-July29,agirltoth eMatsuoOk azak i s,Lodii ttca-t.PORTLAND,ORE.HIRATA—Aug.7,aboyMich aelXtoth eKenj i Hiratas

SEATTLEKIYOMIZU-Aug.13,agirlEllento„'h e Sh ozoKiyomi zus.SATO—Aug.12,aboySam CurtisItoth eKei j i G.Satos.

COLORADOMATSUMURA-Aug 18,agirltoth eJoeMatsumuras,Greeley

CLEVELANDHIGAKI—JuIy30,aboyGlennTe-i i -uototh eJiroHigak i s.KAKU—Aug.14,aboyGeorgeEd-wardoth eHarryKak us(JaniceKodani).MIYOSHI—JuIy29,agirlKarenLeetoth eJi roMiyosh i s(ArleneKa-wasak i ).TAKAHASHI—Aug.15,agirlNancyAnntoth eGeneTak ah ash i s(Vo-olettteKosak a).TANAKA—JuIy 18,aboy StevenMich aelto th eHenry Tanak as(Sach i eFuk i ak e)

TAO—Aug.11,aboyAllantoth eKatsumi Taos(Yuk i k oSugi ura).UYEKI—JuIy29,aboyWili am Kentoth eEdwinUyek i s(Ai k oHa-rada).YAMAMOTO—June23,aboy Ste-ph ento th eTatsuo Yamamotos(KinuSh i ntak u).

EngagementsWADA-MEIFU—ElsieYonek o, Hun-tingtonBeach , toKaz,Los An-geles.Aug\14.

MarriageLicensesIssuedIWAO-OZAKl—Eddie,30,andTatsu-k o,26,both ofSanFrancisco.KOIDE-SEKIGUCHI—Jimmy Hiro-lsh i , 25,andMari k o, 22,both ofBerk eley.

;MATSUURA-KAWASAKI— Taro,Minneapolis, and Masak o, Mc-ClellanAFB.

WeddingsARAI-HAYASHI—Aug 21,RupertV.,andRuby,both ofDenver.IBEFU-YANO—Aug.14,Ben andGrayce,both ofLosAngeles.

!FUJIOKA-SHIGETOME—Avg 29,Edward,Montebello,andJoan,LosAngeles.IHARKNESS-NISHI—Aug.29,Don-ald Rich ard, Los Angeles,andMaryHidek o, Pasadena.

HOS ODA-ITANAGA—Ju1y 17,George Hosoda toLoisItanaga,both ofCleveland.KAMI-ODA—Aug.14,Sei j i ,Glen-1dale,andRenovia Emi k o, NorthHollywood.KAWASAKI-SUZUKI—Aug.29,Ma-;sash i ,LosAngeles,andSach i k o,SantaAna.KOMOTO-SATO—Aug.15,Yosh i toAlan,LosAngeles,andJune,Pasa-dena.MATSUBARA-KAMEI— Aug.28,Tom T., Dtouba, and Miyok o,GardenGrove.MORINISHI-KUBOTA—Aug.14,Hi-roteruandAgnesKiok o, both ofLosAngelesMOTOYASU-OTOSHI—Aug.15,Ta-'k esh i , Los Angeles,and Yok o,orth Hollywood.OGAMI-TOYODA—Aug.5,Jack H.,IWeiser, Idah o, andMitsu, Seattle.OKUDA-HAYASHIDA—Aug.15,Yo-ish i h i k oRayandMio,both ofLosAngeles.SUENAGA-AKIRA—Aug.15,Keizo,WestLosAngeles,andJaneKei k o,Glendale.TAKASUGI-OMOTANI— Aug.28,Mitsuoand Kimi k o, both ofLosAngeles.TOKASHIKI-SHINAGAWA — Aug.

14,PaulYuzo,Hawai i , andHelenSatomi, MorganHill, atLosAn-

UCHIMA-NAKASONE—Aug.15,KeiandMitsuk o, both ofLosAngelesYAMAKI-ITOW—Aug.28,KenandMarth a, both ofLosAngeles.YATSU-YEYA—Aug.14,LawrenceYstsu toTeruk o Yeyaboth ofCleveland i nWoodruff, N.J.

Death sHORI,Jinbei :Ch i cago,Aug.17,silrvivedbywifeSh i zuyo,sonsMa-sao,Sh oj i ,SaburoandKei.KASHIWAGI, Rio,47:LosAngelesAug 29,survived bywifeSu-miredaugh terMrs.MarianneSh i -gak i ,broth ersGeorgeandMitsuncsistersMrs.Sadak o Kanek o, MrsSetsuk oIsodaandMrs.MayNish i -

KATO, Riuh acbi , 74:Seattle, Aug15 survivedbysonsGeorgeK.Hirosh i anddaugh terMrs.Tosh i <

KOBAYASHI,Tameich i , 72: Torranee Aug.28,survivedbywif<Yuk u, sonsJack , George.Ak i radaugh tersMrs.EmmaMinek oNa-k aok i , Mrs.MatsueCh umanancMrs.FusayeMisamoto

OKADA, Yuk i cW, 78:Sun ValleyCalif., Aug.19,survivedbywifeTomesonsGeorgeMasayosh i ,Lin-colnHideyosßl,Frank Suyeyosh ij l#i i g\i tersMrs.Teruh o.Sh j f$#a£,J Ki i ti S Sunaa, ,_. _.

NEW CITIZENSNewIssei ci ti zensannouncedatth erecentClevelandSh a-;Ondinnerareasfollows:Frank Ki h i ta.Ch yk o NinaSash i -h ara.Joh nNobuyuk i Fuk umura,Frank Yoj i roSuzuk i .Haj i meHenrySato,GeorgeYei j i roTange.TomizoYamamotu, Masami Tagawa.SusuniuGeorgeTabata.Li lli anMas.j k nMa-tsuimuaTosh rk o Osumi Bowman,MitsuoOyama Hash i guch i .Tak eoOmutsu.JamesTsuneich i Sh i nuye,HarryKi k uch i .Yuk i noHaraguch J,Sh i npunToguch i ,Rink o Cynth i aKeith .».iuonHarrySugimoto.Ush i To-guclu,Soze Ito, Ch uk i Joh n Sato,bei j i Imori, Ch i sato Uyek i ,RoynIRyuich i Uyek i ,Fuk utaroFrank Ish i -k awa, Susumu Andow.Ki i ch i roSa--1k ataoto, Kiyono Sak amoto, HangoHamldSasah ara, BillTsunenaoYa-<mauch i .Jisuk eOga.Miwak oMonaLutz.Tsugi Nak o.Tom Tsunej i roMizuk i , Soich i Yamamoto, Tani oroKonish i , Th omasSash i h ara.Sh i gek i Ik eda, GeorgeHirosh i Na-gasawa.SadaeIwasak i King.Yosh i eItoAnnen, Ginsuk eFuj i moto.Mune-nori Aratak e.Kach i k o Ki tah ata,Tok uk oKonish i , GeorgeIsani i Fu-ruk i , Saich i HarryNak o,HarrySozoKok ubun, Masao Kondo.Ki k uyeKondo, Ch uk ok oHasegawaBurge,Mak otoKawai, DonaldKiyosh i Na-k aj i maandHironni MargaretFilm-,er

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sei ph otograph er,Gunj i Wata-nabe,h adbeenseenboardingabuslastweek i nSeattleprovedtobeerroneousafterh i swifeandfath erflewtoth ePacifi cNorth westto i nvestigate.Missi ngsinceAug.14,Wata-nabewasreportedtoh avebeenspottedboardingabusat3rdandUnionStreets i n Seattle,Aug.31.However,wh en h i swi feandfath erreach edSeattle,th eyfoundth atth eeyewitnesswasapersonwh osawastran-gerfitti ngtoth egeneraldes-cripti onofth emissi ngman.

Drunk ardbumped8ft.bycar,winebottleunbrok en.DenverA54-year-oldMexicanwastreatedforh eadcutsatDenverGeneralHospitalan/d th enj ai led fordrunk enness lastweek wh enh ewalk edi ntoacarat22ndandArapai h oeStreets.Hewask nock edmoreth aneigh tfeetbyth ecardriven,byDonaldT.Uno,25,2643StoutSt.Butawinebottleh ewascarrying i n h i strousersre-mainedunscath ed..,:1stRMC Nisei graduate

TorontoLt.TonyTak ash i Baba,22,sonofMr.andMrs.Tak aj i roBabaofCh ath am,Ont.,i snowservingwith th e25th CanadianInfantryBrigade i nKorea.Hei sth efi rstNisei graduateofth eRoyalMi li taryCollegeatKingston,commissi onedasec-ondlieutenantupongraduationi n1953.

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EDITORIALS

'NewHorizons'

Much h as beenwrittenandsaidofth e13th J>i enni alNationalConventionofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague i nth epastweek .Itwilltak esometimetofullydigestallth ath as trans-pired."NewHorizons"wasour

convention th eme.DoreSch ary's k eynotespeechagai nsth ate-mongers,wh oare losing th ei rbattle ac-cordingtoth eMGMproduc-ti onch i ef,andh i sexpres-si onofth erebeingno"stan-dardized"Americanplacedth eth i nk i ngofdelegatesona h i gh plane.Oth erJACLersrecalled

th eearlydaysofourh i story.Mi k eMasaok areviewedth eroleofJACLi nth epast25years.JudgeJoh nAi soex-tolledth econtributi onsofth eIssei pi oneers.GeorgeInagak i waslook -

i ngah eadwh enh ereferredtoth eSansei.wh oaretobeth eleadersoftomorrow.And ch apter delegates

nowareh ome—fullyrested,we h ope—toreportallth ath asoccurred.Ifonesinglemessagecanbetoldoutofth e galaxy ofevents, i tsh ouldexh ortth egeneralmembersh i p'toexperiencefirst-h andth ei nspi rati onofanationalconvention.Manyadelegate,appear-

i ngforth efi rsttimeatanationa1 council session,goesh omewith th eh opeofreturningth efollowingbi-enni um perh apsnotas.adelegatebutas-abooster.Th ecombinedth i nk i ngof

peoplefrom allwslk s ofli feunited i nth efai th ofbetterAmericansth rough agreaterAmericaandsecuri-tyth rough unityismostper-suading.

Wh i lefutureconventionsmaynoth aveth eelaboratetrimmi ngsasstaged i nLosAngeles,neverth eless th esamespiri tprevails.With i na h alfyear,an announce-mentofth e1956conventionsi te is expected.Th atan-nouncement sh ould stirth osewh oattendedth econ-vention j ustpassed tore-mindth emselvesofplanstobeth ereagain.Ifconventionswere a11"play,"delegateswouldnotreturnyearafter'year.It'sth eseriousaspectsth atat-tractsth em.

» " "IOnefi nalcommendationwe mustaddgoestoth eth ousands of h ands wh oh elpedsh apeth econventionto th esmooth -running af-fai rth ati twas.Conventionch ai rmanDr.RoyNish i k a-wa'sleadersh i p h asbeenrecognizedth rough out,butth erealcreditgoesto h i smanyassociatesandassis-tants.Hewouldbeth efirsttoagreeonth i spoint,wearesure.

Sunsh i neMak esHerItchbyBillHosok awaFROM THEFRYINGPAN

DenverLi k eLiberace,Hildegardeandafewoth er

sh owpersonaliti es,Mich i k o h asonlyonepro-fessionalname.Ith appenstobeh errealgivenname.Th eoth erone i sIseri.Mi ch i k owasi ntownlastweek with th ecompanyofth eRod-gersandHammerstein h i tmusicalplay,meKingandI,"i nwh i ch sh eh asth reesolodanc-

-ISSince'th atpartofmyexperienceh avi ngtodowith i nterviewi ngsh owgi rlsh asbeensadlyneglectedtodate,Isetoutforth wi th torepairth esituation.Mich i k oturnedouttoboaslim,poised,svelteandarticulatenumber,notbad

atall.Idon'tk nowwh atsh e'sli k eonBroadway,

th atstreetofsh amandfabulouspersonaliti es.ButinDenversh ewas_j ustanoth erNi seigirltalk i ngearnestlyab"outwh at'sclosesttoh erh eart—h ercareerasadancer.Sh esgonealongwayonth atcareersince,asawide-eyedteen-ager,sh ei eftHeartMountainW-RAcenteri nWyomingadecadeagotoseek h erfortune i nNewYork ."Mi ch i k oh adh ermi ndsetondancingasa

smallch i ldi nLosAngeles.Sh ewasanearneststudentofodori.th eclassicalJapanesedanceformwh i ch ,tomostNisei ,wasalotofnon-sensicalposturing.Butsh efoundath ri llandsatisfactioni nlearningth edances,disci pli n-i ng h erbodytoth erequiredrh yth msandmovements.Sh elearned h erlessonswell.

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Amonth afterlandingi nNewYork ,withth edustofWyomingscarcelyoutofh erh ai r,Mich i k o h adadancingj ob.Sh eappearedonentertainmentprogramsandatconcertstodemonstrateOrientaldancing.Soonsh ewasteach i ngdancingclasses.Meanwh i lesh ewasstudying many k i ndsofdanceformsfrom

Afro-CubantoBalinese,butalwayssh ere-turnedtoth eOriental.'Presentlysh ewassuffici entlyrecognizedi n h erfiefdtobei nvi tedbyth erek nownch oreograph erJeromeRobbins,tocollaboratewith h i m i ndevelopingth edancesfor"Th eKingandI."Mich i k oenteredth epicture i nth esh ow'searliest"i dea"stages,longbeforeRodgersandHammersteincouldtellth eyh ada h i t.Togeth er,Mich i k oandRobbinswork edoutth eroutines,now widelyacclaimedforth ei rorigi nali tyandappeal.Oneofth esh ow'scatch i esttunes,"Getting

toKnow You."was i nsertedintoth eplayspecifi callytogiveMich i k oasolodance.Itcotesi nth efirstactduringth esch oolroomscene Butsh egets h ergreatestacclaimforth epartofEliza i nth eunique,amusingandtremendouslypopularballetbased on th estoryofUncleTom'sCabin.Mi ch i k o h asbeenapproach edtotak ea

simi lardance-creatingpositi onwith th egroupnowwork i ngona musicalsiageversionoiJamesMich ener'sstory,"Sayonara."Ith astodowith a Japanesedancerwh ofalls i nstrongovertonesfromMadamButterfly.Meanwh i le,i nadditi ontoh erowndancing

roles,Mich i k o i sasortofforemanorwh at-everth eycallth ebossdanceri n"Th eKingandI"troupe.Sh ereh earsesth eoth erdancers,auditi onsyoungh opefulswh enareplacementh astobemade.Andsh e'sseeingth ecountry,wh i ch i snnp"fh h rpmbiti ors.No,Mich i k o i sn'tmarried."Beentoo

busy.'sh esays."Besides,th eonlypeopleIk nowaresh owfolk s,andwh owantstomarryoneofth em?"Sh e'lladmit,th ough ,th atsh eh asaspecialfriend.Asidefrom th efactth ath eli k estotoasth i mselfbrown i nth esun,andsunsh i nemak esh eri tch allover,th eygetalongline.

SellingHabitsCh angi ngByLarryTaj i riVAGARIES

DenverArecentsurveyof10!h omeownerswh o

li stedth ei rh omesforsale"byowneronly"i nth eclassifi edsectionofth eSundayDenverPostdisclosesth atracialprejudi ce i nth esaleofh ousesbyi ndi vi dualownersi sdecreasingi nth eDenvermetropolitanarea.Denver's500.000residentsi ncludemembers

oftwosizableracialmi nori ti es,Spanish Amer-i cansandNegroes,Wh o togeth ercomprisenearly20percentofth epopulation.Inaddi-tion,th erearesome2.500personsofJapaneseancestry.Forth eseth reeminori ti esth eDen-verareaprovidesagreaterdegresofeconomicandsocialacceptanceth ani nanyoth erwesternurbanarea.Eveni nh ousi ng,th eonearea i nwh i ch democracyi sdraggingi tsfeet,th esi tua-ti onappearsbetterth ani nmostwesternciti es.Inh i sreportonth e h ousi ngsurvey,th e

Post'sGeorgeBrownnotedth atth eresultsofth ecurrentstudy,conductedbyfiveLisleFellowsh i pstudentsunderth edi rectionofaDenverrealestateman,i ndi catearapidde-creasei nprejudi cei nh omesales.Forty-fivepercentofth osequizzedsaidth eywouldselltoanybuyerregardlessofrace.Fiveyearsagoonly15percentofth osepolledwerewill-i ngtoselltoanyone.Inth erecentstudy h omeownerswere

quizzedi nallpartsofDenver"with th eex-ceptionofsectionswh i ch alreadyh avelargeminori tygroups,orsectionsth atare th efringesofsuch areas."Priresask edforh omesrangedfrom $6,000to$40,000.Th e101wh owerecontactedwereask ed i nseparateques-ti onswh eth erth eywouldselltoJapaneseAmericans.NegroesandSpanish Americans.Abreak downofth eresultssh owedth at57percentwerereadytoselltoNisei 29percentwouldnot,and 14percentwereunde-

ci ded.Fifty-sevenpercentwouldselltoSpanish Americans,31percentwouldnotand12percentwereundecided.Forty-sevenpercentsaidth eywouldselltoNegroes 43percentwouldnot,and11percentwereun-cided.Brownreportedth atownerswith h omesi nth e$15,00C-$40.000classsh owedleastpreju-dicetowardNegroes,wh i leownerswith h omes

i nth e$10,000-$15.000brack etdisclosedlessprejudi cetowardth eoth ermi nori ti esNoattemptwasmadetoanalyzeth ereasonforth esh arpdropi nprejudi cei nth eh ousi ngfieldm th epastfiveyears.Th eperiodofcourse,representsth eti mesinceth eUS Su-premeCourt,i nanunanimousdecisi onruledraciallyrestricti vecovenantswereunenforc-ablebylaw.Italsorepresentsaperiod i nwh i ch economicandsocialconditi onsh avei m-provedvastlyformembersofracialminori tygroupsth rough outth eUnitedStatesSeveralofth eh omeownersquizzedsh owedconcernforth erestricti vecovenantswritteni ntoth ei rdeeds."I'llselltoanyone,"anown-eri nPark Hill,consideredoneofth ecity'smostdesirableresidentialdistri cts,said "butwh ataboutmyrestricti vecovenant?"Th espcovenantsusuallyspecifi callybarsalestonon-Caucasians.Brown'reportedanoth erh omeownerwasi ndi gnantth at"anyonewoulddareask such

questions—th i si sth eUni tedStates.Peopleough ttobeabletolivewh ereth eywant1o."Bi-tth erewasth ewomanwh owasaformerrealestatesalesmanwh osaid,"Iwouldn'tselltoany minori tybecausesuch i nfluxdef-i ni telybringsdownth evalueofoth erh ousesi nth earea."'Abuilderi nUniversityHills,oneofth ecity'snewestsections,saidh ewouldn'tselltomi nori tygroups."Th i si sawh i teneigh -borh ood,andwe'retryingtok eepi tth atway.'"Th emani nUniversityHillsisrepresenta-

tiveofbuildersofsomelarge h ousi ngdev-elopments,particularlyonth eWesCoast,wh oaredeterminedtobuildall-wh i tecommuniti es,wh eth erth eresidentsth emselvesreallycareornot.Th eyaresettingapatternofenforcedsegregationatatimewh enth etrendistowarddesegregation.

" "."PC columnistBillHosok awa's article,

Th ei rFai th IsTh ei rFuture,leads"offth eSeptemberi ssueofAmericanmagazine.It'sth estoryofCh arli eSteen.wh omadeth e$150milli onuraniumstri k enearMoab.Utah ,andth ewi fewh oi nspi red h i m.BillalsosoldanarticletoTh eSaturdayEveningPostearlierth i syear...InDenver,as th rough outth enationaltourofTh eKingand1.Mich i k oIserireceivedcriti calh uzzah sforh eri nterpreta-tionofth eroleofEi i za i nth emusical'sbigballetsequence.Th eSmallHouseofUncleTom.OnBroadway,Mich i k o,anativeofAri-zona,dancedth eroleofth eAngel,wh i leYu-ri k o(Amemiya)wasEliza.Yuri k o,wh oleftTh eKingand1totcurEuropewith th eMar-th aGrah amcompany,i sback i nth eUni tedStatesnowandrecently i ntroducedseveralnewcreationsatadancefestivali nConnecti-cut.

TommyKono,th eSacramentoNisei i sth estrongestmani nth eworldath i sweigh t—l6opounds—appeared,musclesandall,onare-centcoveroi IronMan.a ph ysi calculturemagazine...Th eAug.30 i ssueofLifeAa,ur ]Iwasak i '«ph oto-coverageofAnnaAlbergh etti andh ermusicalfamily...Tom;Kanazawa,wh osesopranovoicei sfarbetterk nownoutsideth eUni tedStatesth an i nh ernativeAmerica,recentlyreturnedfromasuc-cessfulconcerttourofSouth America Sh -eh asmadeseveraltoursofEurope,particularlyth eScandinavi ancountries,i nrecentyears."

" " "Sh i rleyYamaguch i ,actresswifeofsculptorIsamuNoguch i ,wh orecentlyreceivedavisatoaccompanyh erh usbandtoth eUnitedStatesforpermanentresidence,i sconsideredth ebestbotforth eroeofCh o-Ch o-San i nth eItalo-JapaneseproductionofPuccini 's Ma-dameButterflywh i ch goesbeforeth ecameras!"Ro"i ?October.MissYamaguch i ,wh ostarredi nJapaneseWarBrideandh asofferspendingi nHollywood,wastestedforth erolei nTok yorecently.RyotaroMitsuh ash i ,artdi-tS°'

rnJapan'sToh o>wh i cni steamingwithItalysGarone,i nth e j oi ntproduction,re-

Yamymarrv!Vedi nRome«**testfilmsofMissn&ET*811*x??dKaoruYach i Susa,th emainas-Prantsforth erole.SixteenTak arazuk agirlsalsowillgotoRometo-dancei nth efilm

DECADEAGO

Sept.9,1944(Firstesch eatsuits againstJapanese family filed i nOrangeCounty.

* " "Wayclearedforevacuefttoreturntoevacuatedarea,re.portsCh ri sti anScienceMoni.tor correspondent;mili tary'sactioni nSh i rami zu-Babacasesh as clarifi edArmy'spositi onregarding eventualreturn'ofJapaneseAmericanstoPacifi cCoast.

* " "Santa Ana Register urgesearlyreturnofevacuees,des-cri besevacuation as "seriousmistak e."

* * "JACLpetiti onsmili taryforrigh ttoreopenSanFranciscooffice.

* " *45Nisei fromrelocationcm.ters k i lled i n Italy,reportsWRAch i efDi llonMyer.

* " "NormanTh omasask sWtkcomeforNisei evacueestowestcoast.

* " "Nisei troopsoccupyslopesofMontePisanoi nrenewedFifthArmyoffensive;actionbreak slong stalemate along AmoRi ver.

* " "Eunice Noda,GreeleyStaleTeach ersgraduate,toteach i nMich i ganh i gh sch ool;firstNi-st-i tobeemployedi nstate.

* * "Pfc.TommyHiga tellsI*sei ofh ardsh i psfacedbyNiseiGlsi nItalyastourextendedfrom camps to midwestandeasternciti es.

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Sgt.Jack Sergei ofLosAn-geles Police exonerated i nManzanarj udocase.

MINORITY

Evanston,Vi.Th esecond GeneralAssem-blyofWorldCouncilolCh urch es ended its sessionslastweek with ringi ngdeclar-ations,oneplacingth ech urcnadamantlyagainstracialsegre.gation. „.Ittermedracialsegregationas"an unutterable offenseagainstGodtobeendurednolonger."Iti s th edutyofth ech urch ,th eAssemblysaid,toprotestagainst"anylsw orarrangementth ati sunjus.»any h uman beingor*wouldmak eCh ri sti anfellow-sh i p i mpossible".

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Wash i ngton,D.C.fFlatlyrejecti ng,demandsforcompletei ntegrationofN«gJandwh i tefiremeni nLosj^geles,FireCh i efJoh nAlJ«gh assubmittedaplanforpanJandgraduali ntegraUonj^sent,86Negroesareemployattwoall-NeerosUtions,

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