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PACIFIC CITIZENSATURDAY,FEBRUARY26,1949.■DL.28;NO.8. SALTLAKE CITY,UTAH, Price:Tencents

TwelveJapaneseAmericanRepresentativesServei nTwoHousesofHawai i Legislature

ByLAWRENCE NAKATSUKA

Nisei LegislatorsIncludeSeveralNewcomersInTerritori alPoliti cs,RepresentWideVarietyofOccupationalBack grounds

HONOLULU—Twelveofth e45membersofth eTerritori algislaturewh i ch convened Feb.16areNisei .Twoare i nth enate and10 i n th e h ouse ofrepresentatives—moreth anaurth ofth eentirelegislature,wh i ch h as 15senatorsand30presentatives.Eigh tofth edozenNi sei legislatorsareRepublicans,wh o

presentth emaj ori typartyi ncontrolofboth h ouses.Th ereforeeyh avebeenassignedtoi mportantcommittees i nth i ssession.Th eremaini ngfourareDemo-ts,allofwh om areservingi nh ouse.3oth Ni sei senators—WilfredC.lk i yama ofOah u and.Tosh i osai ofMain—areRepublicans,longth eh ousemembers,sixarepublicans,asfollows:Th omasT.Sak ak i h araandJoeYamauch i of[Hawai i ;Samueli dSam)Ich i noseandJoelta-dofOah u,andNoritoKawa-ni and Noboru Miyak e ofuai.Hi eDemocraticquaitetareTomgawaofMaui,Mitsuyuk i Kidc1SteereG.NodaofOah uandi tsuk i Arash i roofKauai.?ovth efirsttimei nHawai i antory,twoNisei areservingati sametimei nth esenate,and;ofth em,SenatorTsuk i yama,5 th edi sti ncti onofbeingth ei tpersonofJapaneseancestrybecomepresidentofth eSenateligh esth onori nth eh i gh estelec-cbodyi nHawai i .(Th eonlyoth erNisei senator,sidesth etwonowserving,wasnj i AbeofHawai i ,wh oservedth esenatebeforeth ewar).Sevenofth e12Nisei legislatorsefresh men,h avi ngbeenelected;tfalltoeith erth esenateorc h ouseforth efirsttime.Th ey are SenatorArosai and;ps. Yamauch i ,Tagawa,Ich i -se,Noda,Kawak ami andMiyak e.natorAnsai and Rep.Miyak eeviously h ad been elected tountyboardsofsupervisors.Th efactth atmoreth anh alfofeNisei lawmak ersarenewcomerslintsupth ei ntensive i nteresti nditi cs th e Japanese American>ters.h avetak ensinceafterth ear.Th erevivedpartici pati oni ne elections lastfallexceededeir activi ti esbefore th ewar.h orevivalfollowed aboutfivesars ofcompletewith drawalof

Nisei from seek i ngpoliti calofficesduringth ewar.Th e averageageofth edozenNisei i nth e legislature i s 42'/;years,alth ough fourarestilli nth ei r th i rti es,one (Yamauch i )beingonly 30 and th e secondyoungestofth eentirelegislature.Th eycomefrom variedback -

groundsbutmostareself-educatedmeni nth atth eyh avenoth adanyuniversity sch ooli ng. All h aveh admosti fnotallth ei reducationi nHawai i ansch ools. Somewh ocouldnotgeth i gh ereducationen-rolledi ncorrespondencecourses.Th ei roccupationsarevariedalso.Onlytwoareemployers;th erestareeith erself-employedorem-ployes.SenatorTsuk i yama i san at-torney;SenatorAnsai,afarmanddairymanager;Reps.Sak ak i h araand Noda,distri ctcourtpracti-tioners;Reps.Yamauch i ,account-antandtaxconsultant;Rep.Ich i -nose,boxing coach andtrainer;Rep.Itagak i ,restaurantmanager;Rep.Kido,realestateagent;Rep.Kawak ami ,salesman.Rep.Miyak e,an employer,i s

presidentandmanagerofagarajfeandelectriccompany.Twoh ouse membersarelabor

unionoffici als.Rep.TagawaandRep.Arash i robelongtoth eInter-nationalLongsh oremen's&Ware-h ousemen'sUnion,CIO.Rep.Tagawai sa"luna"(fore-man)ofapineapplecompanyandalsoth eownerofagrocerystore.Ren.Arash i rowork sforasugarplantation.Th eNisei with th elongestlegis-lativeexperiencei sRep.Sak ak i -h ara,wh oh asserved i nth eh ousei nth e1933,1935,1937,1941,1947and 1949 sessions—sixterms i nall.

ADCSponsorsLegislationToAmendEnemyTradingAct

IWouldLetInterneesFi leforPropertiesVestedbyGovernmentWASHINGTON,D.C.— Abillnendingth eTrading Wi th th enemyActwas i ntroduced i nth eenateandsenttoth eCommitteei InterstateandForeignCom-erceforstudyth i sweek .Th ebi llwas i ntroducedbySen.ra.i i enG.Magnuson,(D.,Wash .)th erequestofth eJACLAnti-lscnminati onCommittee.Iti sdesignedto:1)Permitali enswh owere i n-nied,outlaterparoledorre-ased,tofileforclaims i nprop-tyvestedbyth eUni tedStates.

2)Extendsth edeadline,previ ""slysetatAugust8,1948,forlingsuch claims.Ih epresentactspecifi callypro-i ni tsalienswh owerei nternedoraroledunderth eAlien EnemyCtfromeven,fili ngclaimsfor,re-j rnofth ei rproperty.Alloth er»ens i nth eU.S.,h owever,mayoso.,Duringth ewar,severalth ou-sandalienenemieswere i nterned

Iparoled asasecuritymeasure,li k eM.Masaok a,JACLADCleg-"lativedirector,said.Inth eoverwh elmi ngmajori tytcases,i nternmentwasnotbasedPonanyevidenceth atth epartic-«M i ndi vi dualwouldtak eh osti leetionagainstth enation.Itwas

simplyaprecautionarymove."Subsequenti nvestigati ons dis-

closedth atmostofth ei nternedwerenotdangerous'andth eywereeith erparoledorreleased.Th osefound dangerouswere deported.Accordingly,th osenow i nth eU.S.sh ouldbemadeeligi bletofileclaimsfordebts owed th em bysuch vestedpropertiesas Yok o-h amaSpecieorSumitomobank s,"h eadded.Mr.Masaok asai dmanyofth e

paroledorreleased i nterneeswereemployedbyth earmyandnavyi ni ntelligenceandlanguagesch oolsduringtk ewar,yetth eycannotfileclaimsforreturnofpropertywh i chi sri gh tfullyth ei rs.Th ebarringofformerinterneesandparole«sfromfili ngclaims i snotth eoreticalh ardsh i p,butarealandsubstantialone i nnumerouscases,h esaid.Mr.Masaok asai danextensionofth edeadlineforfili ngclaimsalso wouldpermitmanydebterswh opreviouslyfailedtofile be-cause ofconfusion ormisunder-standing,andth rough nowilfulfaultofth ei rowntomak eclaimsforvestedproperty.Sen.Magnuson,wh oi ntroducedth ebill,(S.1017), i sth eseniorSenatorfromWash i ngton.Hei sth erank i ngmemberofboth th eSen-ateInterstateandForeignCom-merceCommitteeandSenateJudi-ciaryCommitter.

RulesCommitteeApprovesJuddNaturalizati onBill

MeasuretoOpenCiti zensh i pForIssei MayBeSenttoFloorOfHouseforActionMarch 1

WASHINGTON,D.C—Th eJuddbillforequality i nnatural-i zati onand i mmi gration,wh i ch willopenth eroadtociti zensh i pfor90,000 residentaliensofJapaneseancestryi n th eUni tedStatesandHawai i ,wasapprovedonFeb.24byth eHouseRulesCommittee.

Th e legislation i sexpectedto go beforeth e House onMarch 1.

Meanwh i le,i twasalsoreportedth at529,th e,Senate-passedbilltoprovideforth e paymentI_̂____________ofclaimsforlossesordamagetoI"contraband"goodsstoredbyper-sonsofJapaneseancestrywith th egovernmentduringth ewar,waspl&eedonth e Houseconsentcal-endarforMarch 2.1.Th eJuddproposalwh i ch i si den-ti calto measuresalso i ntroducedi nth epresentCongressbyReps.WaiterofPennsylvania,MillerofCalifornia,YatesofIllinoi sandDelegate Farrington ofHawai i ,wouldli ftallracialrestricti onsoni mmi grationandnaturalizati on.Th eproposalh asbeensponsoredbyth e JACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteei n Wash i ngton.Judd,wh o servedasa h ospi talsuperintendenti nCh i na,h asterm-edth epresentU.S.barson i m-migration ofAsiati c peoplesa"gratuitous i nsult." Failure toremoveth em,h eh asargued,mi gh tloseth efriendsh i pofth e Ori entforAmerica.Judd also noted th atspecialwartimelegislationexcludedth eCh i nese,Fili pi nosandHindusfromth eprovisi onsofth eAsi ati cEx-clusionAct.Th e presentlegislation would

place allAsiati cs on th esamebasisasoth erworldpeoplesunderth eUni tedStatesi mmi grationandnaturalizati on laws.

Nisei VeteransPlanDedicati onOfGIMemorialSEATTLE—A21-footgranitememorialtoNisei wardead i nWorldWarIIwillbededicatedby th e Ni sei War MemorialCommitteeonMemorialDay i nSeattle, according to AlbertIch i h araofth eNi sei VeteransCommittee.Th emonumentwaspaidfor

by contributi onsof$10,000 toth eNi sei WarMemorialfundandwilllistth ecampaigns i nwh i ch Ni sei Glspartici pated.Th e namesofth e Ni sei wardeadwh owillbeh onoredbyth ememorialwillbecuti ntoth estone.

Fuj i noLosesClaimforLandSeizedbyU.S.AppellateCourtUph oldsVerdictofLowerTribunalSAN FRANCISCO—Aclaim by

KanameFuj i no,30,ofKapalama,T.H.,to $100,000 worth oflandseizedbyth egovernmentunderth ewartimeTradingwi th th eEnemyActwasdenied h ererecentlybyth eNinth Distri ctCircui tCourtofA,ppeals.

Th e appellatecourtuph eld a1947 decisi onby U.S.Di stri ctJudgeFrank J.McLaugh li nwh i chruled th atth elandactuallybe-longedtoYotaroFuj i no,fath erofKanameFuj i no.Th eelderFuj i nowasa residentofJapanatth eti meofth eoutbreak ofwar.Th eyoungerFuj i nofiledaclaim

againstth e'Federalgovernmentforreturnofth ecoitfi pcatedprop-ertyi n1946.Hobased h i sclai mona deedgiven h i m i n1941byTok ui ch i TsudaandYasue Tsut-sumi, attorneys-iru-factfor th eelderFuj i no.Inh i slowercourtverdictJudge

McLaugh li n h eld th atth e deedwas"ash am"becauseTsudaandTbutsumi didnoth ave effectivepowertotransferth eland. Heruledth atth elandwasrigh tfullyseizedduringth ewarbyth egov-ernmentbecauseKaname Fuj i no"wascontrolled"byh i sfath er,th enanenemyalien,i nbusinessdeal-i ngsconnectedwith th eproperty.Th eappellatecourth eldth atth erulingbyJudgeMcLaugh li nwassupported "by substantialevi-dence."Italsoruledth atyoungFuj i no

h as"no i nterest,righ tortitlei nth epropertywith i nth emeaningofth eTradingwi th th eEnemyAct."

AgedManFoundDeadatCaliforniaWelfareCampMANTECA,Calif.—i Hach i nosuk eTanabe,82,aresidentofth eSantJoaquin county welfare depart-ment'sRiverJunction CampforAgedJapanese,committedsuici debyh angi ngh i mselfonFeb.17,th esh eri ff'sofficereported.Th ebodyofTanabewasfoundabout80yardstoth erearofth ecamp and outofsigh tofth eregularcampground.Heappear-edforbreak fastandlunch onth edayofh i sdeath butwasmissi ngatth eh ourforjth edinnercall.Anoth erresidentofth ecamp,

HondoMich i nak a,discoveredth ebodyofTanabe i nasitti ngposi-tionatth ebaseofatree,with aropeloopedoveralimbandaroundh i sneck .Deputiessurmisedh esatdownsuddenlyafterloopingth eropearoundth eli mbandh i sneck .Tanabelivedatth ecampth elastth reeyears.Th ebodywastak entoth eBergth oldMortuaryatMan-teca. t

BODYOFNISEIARRIVES IN U.S.FORFINALBURIALWASHINGTON,D.C.— Th eArmydepartmentannouncedth at

th eremainsofoneAmericansol-di erofJapaneseancestrywereumo>mg th oseof5806 Americanawh i ch werereturnedfrom Pacifi careasonFeb.15aboardth eDal-tonVictoryforfinalburiali nth eUni tedStates.Th ebodyofSgt.Tosh i Teramoto,sonofYasutaroTeramotoofPar-lier,Calif.,was on board th eDalton.

AppointNisei GirlToTeach i ngStaffOfSch ooli nL.A.LOS ANGEDES—RowenaKubowas appointed recently to th eteach i ngstaffofth e EastFi rstStreetelementarysch ool i n th eLos Angelespublicsch oolsystem.MissKubo,a.graduateofAsburycollege i n Kentuck y andUCLA,wasonth estaffofth eAliaoVil-lagenurserysch oollastyear.

EstateGivenToFourNiseiInSacramentoBroth er,SisterOfDeceasedUnableToClaim ProperlySACRAMENTO — Th e$13,750estateofth e lateCarl G.E.

Sch olzofSacramentowasaward-edbySuperiorCourtJudgePeterJ.Sh i eldslastweek tofourper-sonsofJapaneseancestry.JudgeSh i elds gaveth e estateofTed, Carol,May and LucyOsak i of631T street,ch argi ngth atRussia'srefusaltorecognizepersonalpropertyrigh tspreclud-edcarryingoutSch olz'sprimarybequesttogiveth epropertytoh i sbroth erandsister,FritzSch olzand Joh anna Sch i ch ti ngwh ore-side i n th e SovietzoneofGer-many.

Th e decisi onended moreth antwoyearsofliti gati on.Sch olz died on Jan.3, 1947,leavingawillwh i ch providedth atth eOsak i swouldreceiveth eestatei fh i sbroth erandsistercouldnotgeti tforlegalreasons.JudgeSh i eldsannouncedh i sde-

cisi on afterh ewas i nformedbySch olz'sattorneyth atth emoneywouldprobablybeconfiscatedbySovietauth ori ti esi fsenttoGer-many.Mr.Sch olzwasafriendofth e

Osak i fami lyformoreth an tenyears.

BicycleCourtJudgeBERKELEY,Calif.—Kei k oKa-wak ami wassworni nlastweek byJudgeOliverYoungs asone ofth e181new teen-age j usti cesofBerk eley'sBicyclecourt.Membersofth egroupwillh old

sessionstodecidepenaltiesforj u-venilescitedunderBerk eley'sbi-cyclecode.

StudentHonoredBOULDER, Colo.—Willi am T.Nak aok aofDelta,Colo.,waselect-edtoRh oPh i h onoraryfraternityatth eUniversityofColorado.Nak aok a i sanoutstandingstu-denti nph armacyandwasth eonlyj uni orh onored.

JusticeDepartmentAdvisesCarei nFili ngClaimsFormsWASHINGTON,D.C— Careimustbeexercised i nfili ngevac-uationclaims.Th i sobservationwasmadeth i s

week by th eJusticeDepartmentafteri tadvisedth eJACLAnti-Discri mi nati on Committee th atsomepersonsarei ncludingclaimsfortypesofpropertynotcoveredbyth eEvacuationClaimsAct.Specifi cally, th e EvacuationClaimsActcoversonlylossofrealandpersonalpropertyasadirectresultofth ewestcoastexclusionandevacuationprogram.However,JACLADC h asbeenadvisedth atsomepersonsarei n-cludingclaimsforvestedpropertyorcontrabandarticleswh enfili ngevacuationclaims.Contraband articles i nclude

th osei temstak en i ntocustodyby

th eJusticeDepartmentatth eout-break ofth ewar,such asguns,camerasandradios.Aspecifi cbill,529,passedbyth eSenateandnowwaiti ngHouseac-tion,i sdesignedtocompensateper-sonsforlossordamagetoprop-ertyh eldbyth eJusticeDepart-ment.Vested property comes underanoth ercategory.Deadlineonfili ng'claimsforre-turnofvestedproperty h asex-!pired..However,JACLADCi sat-temptingtoobtainatimeexten-\sion. Meanwh i le,claimants foryenordollardepositswith suchvestedi nsti tuti onsasSumitomoorYok oh amaSpeciebank cannotseekreturnofth esefundsunderth eEvacuationClaimsAct.

NationalYoungBuddh i stGroupSeek sRecogniti onbyArmyofReligi ousCemeteryMark ersSAN FRANCISCO—Th e Armydepartmentwillbeask edtorecognizeBuddh i stcemeterymark ersforNisei wardeadofth atfaith i nnationalcemeteriesandtogiveIssei mi ni stersth erigh ttovisi tnearbyarmycampsorpostswh eremanyNisei Budd-h i stsarestationed.

Th eserequestswillbe madeth rough th e NationalYoungBuddh i stcoordinati ngcouncil, wh i ch metin San Francisco

Saturday,Feb.19.Th e councilwillalso suggestth ataBuddh i stbish oporreverendbeappointedasconsultantorad-visortoth e ch i efofch aplainstorepresentmenofth eBuddh i stre-ligi on,andth atfindi ngsofth eBuddh i stgroupi nregardtomeni nth earmybemadeavailabletooth erbranch esofservice.Th ese suggestionsfollow uponth eorigi nal"BforBuddh i st"pro-gram launch edrecentlybyBusseigroupswh i ch ask edth atBuddh i stsoldiersh avea"B"stampeduponth ei rdogtagsto i ndi cateth ei rre-ligi ous faith .Th e army laterannouncedth ataspecial"X"tagwouldbemadeavailableto i den-ti fypersons outside th e th reegroupsnowclassifi edasHebrew,ProtestantandCath oli c.DelegatesfromBuddh i stleaguesi nallpartsofth ecountry,i nclud-i ngth eeasternandi ntermountainareas,wei'e i nattendanceatth eFeb.19meeting.Th eRev.K.M.Kumata, Rev. Udale and Rev.Ik utaofCanadaalso attended.Delegatesvotedtoputi ntoef-

fectawaysandmeansprogramunderdirectionofMi k eIwaitsubo,treasurer,toraisefunds.Allth eleagueswillj oi nth edrive.Th eboarddraftedaconstituti on

wh i ch willbepresentedtomem-berleaguesforratifi cati on.A sch olarsh i p and fellowsh i p

programwillbeestablish edtoaidyoung Buddh i sts.Sh i zuo HaradaofOntario,Ore.,willh eadth eprogram.Th enextNYBCCboardmeetingh asbeententativelysetforNov.26and27i nSanFrancisco.Attendingth elastmeetingwereTad Hirota,executivesecretary,membersofth etemporarycabinetandoffici aldelegates.Members ofth e cabinetare

ManabuFuk uda,ch ai rman;Mi k eMaruyama,vicech ai rman;Mich iMayemura,sec;Mi k e Iwatsubo,treas.;andNobyYamak osh i ,au-ditor.Offici aldelegateswereDr.RyoMunek ata,RobertKimura,FrankOk i motoandEugeneOk ada,West-ernleague;Sh i zHarada,North -west;andYamak osh i ,Eastern.

HouseGroupApprovesBillOnContrabandWillRepayEvacueesForDamage,LossOfStoredGoods

WASHINGTON,D.C.—Th eCon-trabandbill,(S 29)to i ndemnifyaliensandpersonsofJapanesean-cestryfordamageorlosstosuchi temsasradiosandcamerasde-posited wi th th eDepartmentofJustice,wasunanimouslyapprovedonFeb.23byaHouseJudici arySubcommittee, according to th eJACL Anti-Di scvi mi nati on Com-mi ttee.Th ebill,passedbyth eSenatelastweek ,now goestoth efullHouseJudici aryCommitteaforac-tion.Membersof.HouseSubcommitteeNo.3,wh i ch approvedth ebill,i n-clude: Wi lli am T. Byrne,(D.,N.Y.),ch ai rman;Th omasJ.Lane,(D.,Mass.),Winfi eldK.Denton,(D.,Ind.),JamesB.FrazierJr.,(D.,Tenn.),Joh n JenningsJr.,(R.,Tenn.),andKenneth B.Keat-i ng(R.,N.Y.)

ReportIncreaseInCAREServiceToJapanResidentsCHICAGO,111.— CAREservice

toJapan i soi*th e i ncrease,ac-cordingtoPaulGordon,ch i efofCARE missi onsi nth eOrient,i nan i nterview with th e Mid-westRegionalJACLoffice.Gordon,wh otaugh tatth eAmer-i canSch ooli nTok yoalmostth i rtyyearsago,reportedth at$150,--000 worth ofreliefgoodsrepre-senting50,000 pack ages h ave sofarbeendelivered i nJapan.Hestatedth atth e woolenblank etpack age($7.50)andwoolensuiti ngandk ni tti ngwoolpack ages($10)h aveatwo-to-onedemandoverth efoodpack ages($10),pointi ngoutth atth egreatneedforcloth i ngand

th ecoldwi nterclimateareprob-ablecausesforth i sdemand.

AttorneyCitesEvidenceRuleForEvacuationLossClaimsWASHINGTON, D.C.—HowcanIfileaclaim i fIh avetfowri ttenproofoflosses?Th i squestioni sth emostcom-mononereceivedby th eJAGL■\nti -Discri mi nati on Committeefrom personswh osufferedlossesi nth nevacuationandnowseek i n-demnifi cati onunderth eEvacuationClaimsAct.Inanefforttoobtainauth ori ta-ti vei nformation, th equestionh asbeenputbeforeFrank F.Ch u-man.Los Angelesattorneyandsecondnationalvice-presidentofth eJACL.Hisansweri s:"Everypersonwh oi sabletore-cullwith anydegreeofaccuracyanddetaillossessustainedsh ouldfi le;i claim,notwith standingth ath e does not h ave wri tten evi-dence."He pointedout:"Onceclaimsh avebeenfiled,th edegreeofproofnecessarytosubstantiateth elossneednotnecessarilybe i nth ena-tureofawrittendocument."Actually,th erearefourgen-eralrulesofevidenceforclaims:"1.Th e k nowledgeofth eDe-partmentofJusticefrom state-mentsgivenbyth eclaimant."2.Oraltestimonyofth eclaim-antoranypersonwh o maybeabletocorroborateth estatementwi th referencetoloss."3.Writtendocuments."4.Materialobjectswh i ch i n-

dicatebysize,sh ape,h ei gh t,dis-tance,depth orreproductionth evalidi tyofth eclaim."Asamatteroffact,"saidMr.

Ch uman,"formostpurposeswh ereaclaimant h asnowrittendocu-ments,h emaybeabletopresentlevidenceofoth erpersonsunderloath wh omaytestifytoth eloss,

eith erata h eari ngorbydeposi-tionoraffidavi t."Inth e h ypoth eti calcase ofafarmerwh olostseveralacresofcropsbecauseofth eevacuation,Mr.Ch umansaid,h emaybeabletoestablish lossby h i sownoraltestimony,affidavi tsfrom neigh -borswh ok new h owmuch h eh adplanted,orbystatementsfrom ash i pperwh omigh th aveagreedtobuyth ecrops.Iti s.possibletoofferproofof

business Josses th rough suchsourcesasbusinessacquaintances,wh olesale h ouses,oroth erswithwh omth eclaimantconductedbusi-nessamdwh oh adak nowledgeofh i sown operations,aswellasth rough taxreturnsandaccountingstatements. ■Personalpropertylossesmaybe

establish ed th rough th e samemeans,andth ei rvalueascertain-edth rough catalogues,testimonyofdealersoraffidavi tsfrom per-sonswh owouldh avepurch ased,ordidpurch ase,th earticlesi nvolved.Mr.Ch umansaidth erearesev-

eraldegreesofevidencei ncluding:Primaryevidence,th rough suchi nstrumentsaswrittendocuments.Secondary evidence: Such as

copiesofwritteni nstrumentsororalevidence.Directevidence th rough th i rdparties:aneigh bor,friendoroth erpersonwh oh asapersonalk now-ledgeofaloss.Th ereareseveraloth ermeth ods

th i oug-h wh i ch onecanestablishloss wi th out possessing actualwrittenevidence.Mr.Ch umanad-visedth atanypersonwith avalidclaim sh ouldfile,and,i fh efeelsnecessary,employprofessionalad-vi ceastoth emeth odofestablish -i ngproofofloss.

JACLDelegateTak esPartInProtestonABCRaceBan

ByEVERETTJAMESSTARRNEW YORKClTY—Bowlers—doyouk nowOurDick ?Well,

wh en you somedayach i eve such abowling recordth atth eAmerican BowlingCongresstak esyou i nto i ts membersh i p,th enyou'lljusth avetorememberDick Ak agi !Soyou don'tk now h i m.Here'sth estoryofDick 'sperfect"300"day.

Oh th eypick edabeautifulSaturday,th eydid,and th eypi ck edabeautifuldate—Lincoln's.birth daytobeexact—butth eydidnotpick SOMEofth eearlyguestswh enth eAmericanBowl-i ngCongressmeti nAtlanticCity,IN.J.,fori ts46th annualbowlingtournament.Everyth i ngwas j ustaboutperfectandasniceasth ei rtopplannerscouldmak ett. Butsomeofth evisi torsweresoun-k i ndand h adsuch unk i ndth i ngstosayandevenparadedpubliclyand spok epubliclyagainstth ei rh osts.Andth eysaidth i ngssoun-k i nd asth eremark made aboutth e A.B.C. "wh i te male only"policybeingunAmerican.Afewofth evi si torsevenwentsofarastorefertoth egreatorganiza-tion-asa"Jim 'Crowgroupwithafalsename"andoth erscalledat-tentionto th erulewh i ch mak eABC membersh i p available towh i temenonly—nooth erbowlersneedapply.Oh sadtorelate,buth owtrue!Manyofth esevi si torsdidth ei rdarndesttospoilanoth erwi seper-fectdayforth eABCoffici als.Andth epick etsonth e j obdidexactlyth at. Th eAssociatedPressstorymentionedth emas"—AnumberofNegrogroups,th eAmericanVet-eransCommitteeandoth eranti-di scri mi nati onorganizati ons..."Yes,Dick Ak agi wasth ere,rep-resenting both th e New Yorkch apterandth eNationalJACLaswellasallNisei bowlersandoth erfellowsh ardh i tbyth i sABCwh i te-race-onlypolicy.Itallstartedwh enth e Statc-

CIOCouncilofNewJerseydecidedtodowh ati tcould i nprotestofth eAmericanBowlingCongress'discri mi natoryruleth rough wh i chth ousandsofoutstandingbowlersaredisqualifi edfrom membersh i p—andfai rrecogniti on—onarace-basisonly.Turningi tslegalgunsloose,th eCIOCouncilch allengedth erigh tofth eABCtooperatei nNew Jersey underth atState'slaws proh i bi ti ng discri mi natory,race-favoringorganizati onsfromactingunderState"sanction.Th eseareth esamelawsth rough wh i chNewJerseyoutlawedth eKluKluxKla/i j ustafewyearsago.Th eCivi lLibertiesCommitteeofth eNewJerseyCIOalsocontactedmanygroupsi nplanningapublicdemonstrationtobeh eld j ustbe-fore th e ADC's opening cere-moniesgrabbedth espotligh t.Mi k eMasaok a,i nWash i ngton,D.C.,wasnotifi edamdsuggestedth atJACLNationalTh i rdVi ce-PresidentTom

Hayash i i nNewYork Ci tybecall-edi ntoaction.Tom spok etoth elocalch apter'sBoardandup j ump-edDick Ak aej i —alittlefigh terwh osaidh ewaswilli ng,readyandableto''joi n i nth erumpus. Dick goth i sch anceandDick h i th i s"300"butleth i mtellyouabouti t."Ith i nk th ati twassigni fi cantth atJA'CLwascontactedaindth ati tcouldbearecognizedsupport-i ngagency,"Dick reportedtoth eJACL meeting h eld lastweek ."Si ncemostofth epick etswereNegroandNew Jerseyresidents,th eleastIcoulddowastopro-vide h i gh -vi si bi li tyandsh owth atwewerealso h i tby th i sABCrule. ArtCh api n,CIO Councilmemberandreallyinch argeofth erally,seemedgladtoh aveus>andgaveusaprominentpositi onandreallyputmeonth espotsev-eraltimes."Meetingatth eElk 'sHome,over

50 pick etsmarch edth rough sev-eralbusinessstreetstoth efamedBoardwalk and th en staged anh our-and-a-h alfrally smack i nfrontofth eh ugeConventionHall,scene ofth e ABC tournament.During th erally,Steve Moran,'NationalCIO-UAW offici alandanominee formayor i nAtlanticCity's fast-approach i ng election,spok e ofth esh ame i nvolved i ncallingth eworld'sattention tosuch discri mi natoryorganizati onsi nademocratic,America Oth erspeak erstoldofwh atth ei rorgan-i zati ons were doing i nfigh ti ngsuch race-ruleorganizati ons.Dick Ak agi wascalleduponforafew remark s. Dick spok e ofh i s organizati on, th e JapaneseAmerican Citi zens League,andsaidth atwh ati twasdoingwasi nanall-outefforttomak egoodi tsslogan"BetterAmericansInAGreaterAmerica.""Iguessth atwh atIreallyspok eaboutwasth efactth atwedidnotli k eth eAmericanBowlingCon-gressand i tsracerestricti onsbe-causesuch th i ngswere,notprovingpopularorh ealth yanymore.Wewere notprotestingagainstth eABConlybutwereprovingth atsuch groupsh adtobestampedoutone-by-oneandk eptfrom spread-i ngi ntowi dercirclM.Ifwecouldmak esuch groupsasth eABCfearexposureandridi cule aadIpiown.

asreallyunfriendlytoAmeric*i deals,,th enwewould see ntfflearlych angesandreallydoso"good i nbreak i ngdownth ei rnnbarriers,"Dick concluded.Well,fellows li k eDick realdidspoilaperfectdayforat1«»afewofth eoffici als.Andw»rth egoodguysli k eDi ck Ak agi *complish ed.I'llletth eAssociatePresstak e i tfrom h ere. *;A.P.:"ABCoffici alsearlieri n»week said th eywould tmf*'th orough re-examinati on'of*ruleth atmak esmembersh i pavaaibleonlytowh i temen.Aspo*manforth epick etssaidth ey*»satisfi edwith th ei rdemonstrateandwouldawaitameetingoiABCboardofdirectorsbeforetwi ngfurth eraction."

Dick Ak agi ofth eNewYork JACLch aptercarriesaplacardprotestingth e AmericanBawlingCongresspolicyofexcludingnon-Caucasianbowlersatth eprotestdemonstrationstagedbyth eNew JerseyCIOandth eNationalCommitteeforFairPlayi nBowlingonth eopeningdayofth eABCtournamentonFeb.12 i nAtlanticCity,N.J.

SatowVisi tsJACLUnitsi nSouth westAreaTwoGroupsPetiti onNationalJACLforCh apterStatusMasao Satow,nationaldirect,!ofth eJACL,willvisi tNewMrtJandTexasth i s,week endtosna»|th eorganizati onofJACLch aJtersi nth esestates. 'MTwogroups,i nth eRi oGranilvalleyandi nAlbuquerque,h ave j lreadypetiti onedforch arters.Tl»lareth efirsti nth i sentireresiJltoform localch apters.Two JACLcommittees,wh i rlmayeventuallybecomech aptjh ave beenorganized i n Houst» 1andElPaso.Satowwillalsodiscusseva&ltionclaimsandth eADCdrivemllocalgroups.HeWillbeaccompaniedbyMTak eno,regionaldirectorof\MMt.Plainsarea.Hissch edulewasannounced«follows: Feb. 24, Albuquemnmeeting wi th new Albuquemch apter;Fob.25,ElPaso,t(lference with JACL committtmembers;Feb.2(5-27,meetingwjmembersofth eRi oGrandeValk jJACLandmeetingsi nBrownmHandSanBenito;Feb.28,HoujtnconferenceonADCdriveandm«i ngwi th JACLcommittee.Satowissch eduledtoreturn!SaltLak eCityonMarch 1.

Unusual"Nisei "AttendsClassesAtMinnesotaMINNEAPOLIS,Minn.—An■usual"Nisei "i sagraduatei ddentatth eUniversityofMinisota.He i s CecilUyeh ara,anati iofEngland wh o h as atten4sch oolsi nSh angh ai andTok yo.Hewas i nterviewedrecentlyiJudySawamuraforMinni sei ,Ical Japanese American montpublicati on.Th enewMinnesotastudentnborn i nEngland ofaJapawfath erandanEnglish moth er,h opes to enterjournalismwh efini sh esh i sstudiesatth eIversityofMinnesota.Hesaidth ath e h adfoundJt

aneseAmericans"verygenerom"I'dli k etoexpressourth aitoth eNisei communiti eswh ih avedoneso much forth epawarcommuniti esi nJapan."

Masaok aPartici patesInNationalMeetingOnCi vi lLibertiesWASHINGTON,D.C.-MSMasaok a,JACLAnti-Di scri nraitionCommittee'snationallegisbtivedirector,actedasa"resourcspeak er"atth ecivi lrigh ts'sect*ofth eNationalCiti zens'Confaence onCivi lLi berties i nWaii ngton,Feb.15and16.Th econferencecenteredits»ti vi ti es aroundfourmajorq»tions:"IsourAmerican h eri tageicivi lli bertiesi ndangertoday!"Isfreedom aluxurytobe«j oyedonlyinuntroubledtime*!"Asresponsible citi zens,1*

canwebestwork topreserve,4vanceandextendourtraditi onrigh tsandfreedoms?"Isourresponsibi li tytodo ination-wideorworld-wide?"Th econferencewasattendedIrepresentativesofseveraldo*nationally prominent religi meducational,civi c,labor,socialmfare,business,professionala«farm organizati ons.Mr.Masaok a,Etsu MasaohRobertM.Cullum andLornHYamasak i attendedth econfere*asoffici alJACLADCdelegates.

Saturday,February26,19J2

PACIFICCITIZEN

NotedPainterNamedtoU.S.ArtsInstituteKuniyosh i NamedasHonoraryAssociateAtAnnualElectionNEW YORK—YasuoKuniyosh i ,

notedAmericanpainter,waselect-ed as an"h onoraryassociate"toth eNati onalInstituteofArtsandLetters,DouglasMoore,presidentnfth ei nsti tute,announcedonFeb.17ata dinnermeetingatth eKnick erbock erclub.Mr.Mooreexplainedth atMr.

Kuniyosh i 'selection h adtobeasan h onoraryassociate,alth ough h esalegalresidentofth eUni tedStates,becauseh ei sanativeofFapanandi s i neli gi bleforAmeri-anciti zensh i p.Mr.Moorenotedh atMr.Kuniyosh i i snowoneofh emostprominentartistsi nth eJni tedStates.Oth er"h onoraryassociates"dectedth i syeararePabloPiscas-i o,modernistpainter;Edith Si t-rell, Briti sh poet; Composerslalph Vaugh anWilli amsofEng-and and Gian Frances Malia-li eroofOtaly.

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IFRESNO,Calif.—Anapplause--meterwi llbeusedatth eWest-rn Young:Buddh i stLeaguecon-erencetalentsh owtogaugeau-i encereactiontoth emanyactsch eduledforth i sevent.Th econferencewillbe h eld i nYesno th eweek endofApril30ndMay1.MisaAsak awaofBowleswillbeh ai rmanforth etalentsh ow.Alli di vi di i als i nterested i n j oi ni ngh esh owareurgedtocontacth ert1660M st.,Fresno.Th e program willfollow th ei anquetonth eeveningofMay1.Mostofth eactivi ti esofth econ-erencewillbeh eldatth eFresnolemorialauditori um.Registrationndopeningservicewillbeh eldath eFresnoBuddh i stch urch .

DetroitJACLSendsADCCampaignFundsITh e DetroitJAiCL th i s week:ave$1000toth eNationalJA'CLorth eADC,accordingtoMasao:ato\v,nationaldirector.Th eDetroitch apter'sADCdrivei -asdirectedbyTaizoKok uboandj oui sFuruk awa.

Auxili aryHearsTalk sOnInsurancePlansLewisPattersonofBlueCrossi ndGeorgeSh i baofMutualBen-efitofOmah a discussed differ-ences i n i nsuranceplansatth eFeb.13meetingofth eSaltLak eJACLwomen'sauxili ary.Th emeeting,h eldatth e h omeofMrs.MarySh i ozak i ,wascalledtok eepmembersabreastoflatestdevelopments i n h ospi tali nsur-ance.Th eauxili aryi s a groupmemberofBlueCross.

Ch i cago'sHumanRelationsGroupWinsWi deRecogniti onCHICAGO,111.— Perh apsth emostoutstandingciti zensgroupi nth efieldofh umanrelationsi sth eCh i cagoCouncilAgainstRacialandReligi ousDiscri mi nati on,ac-cording to th e Mi dwestJACLregionaloffice.Underth ecourageousandeffec-ti veleadersh i pofDr.HomerA.Jack ,th i sorganizati oni oforganiza-tionsh asattainedapositi onofrec-ogniti onsecondtononei nth eentirecountry,TatsKush i daofth eMid-westJACLdeclared. Organizedi n 1943,th eCCARRD,i nmili tantpursuitofitspurposeofdefendingh umanrigh ts anduph oldi ngth edigni tyofallmen, h as accom-plish edmuch i n reducingracialtensions i nCh i cago. Effectivelycooperatingwi th th eoffici al'Com-missi ononHumanRelations,i th asbeencreditedwith h avi ngprevent-edamajorracerioti n'Ch i cago.Th emoreth an100affili atedor-ganizati onsRepresentingacross-section of'Ch i cago'smany seg-ments, i ncludescivi c,labor,re-ligi ous,eth ni candveteransgroups.With th eresignationofDr.Jack ,

wh oh asbeenassignedtoth epulpitofth eUni tari anCh urch i nEvan-ston,Illinoi s,th enew executive

directorofth eCouncilwillbeDr.Waitsti llH.Sh arp,anoth erUni-tarian mi ni ster from Boston,Massach usetts. ,Dr.Sh arp,agraduateofBostonUniversity,received h i smaster'sdegreefromHarvardandh ash eldch urch es i n Meadville,Pennsyl-vaniaandWellesleyHills,Massa-ch usetts.Inrecentyears,h e h asattainedadisti ngui sh edrecordofservice,h avi ngservedasfielddi-rectorofUnitari an-Quak erreliefi nEuropeandwith th edisplacedpersons di vi si onofUNRRA i nCairo. He h asreceived decora-ti onsfrom th e governmentsofPortugaland Czech oslovak i a aswellasi th eUniversityatPrague.Amongth emanyaffili atesofth eGCARRDareth eJACLandth eCh i cago Resettlers Committee.Mrs.Setsuk oM.Nish i i satpresentserving as organizati onalsecre-tary,wh i leTatsKush i da,MidwestRegionalRepresentative ofth eJACL,,serves on th e executiveboard.Iti snowconductingafunddrivetomeeti tsoperatingbudgetfor1949of$18,000andsupportersarerequestedtosendcontributi onstoi tsofficesat123WestMadisonStreeti nCh i cago.

ExpectJusticeDepartmentToRequestFundsforClaimsWASHINGTON,D.C.— Mi k eMasaok a,JACLAnti-Di scri mi na-tionCommitteenationallegislativedirector,saidth i sweek h e wasconfidentth eDepartmentofJus-ti cei splanningtoask CongressforfundstobeginpayingEvacua-ti onclaimsduringth enextfiscalyearbeginni ngJuly1.RecentlyMr.Masaok adiscussedth ei ssueofCongressionalfundstosatisfyclaimsbeingfiledunderth eEvacuation ClaimsActwith th eDepartmentofJustice.Mepointedoutunlessfundsare

votedbyth epresentCongressforth efi scalyearof1949-50,th eDe-partmentofJusticewillpayno

claimsuntilth efollowingfiscalyear—l9so-51."Iti strueth atnottoomany

claims*h avebeenfi leduptoth i stime,"Mr.Masaok asaid,"butth eyarecomingli ni ni ncreasingnum-bers. Unlessth eJusticeDepart-mentreceivesfundsfromth epres-entCongress,i twi llbeunabletoprocessand payforclaimsforanoth er18month s."Th eEvacuationClaimsActap-provedbyCongressmadenoallow-anceforfundstopay,claimsuntilafter th e Justice Department,wh i ch willadmini sterpaymentofclaims,mak esadefini terequestformoney.

LargeGroupofWar-StrandedNisei ReturnonGen.GordonSecondLargestGroupToReturnfromJapanSinceWarSAN FRANCISCO—One h un-dred andfi fty-th ree personsofJapaneseancestry,a numberofth emenrouteto h onves i nCanadaandMexico,arrivedi nSanFran-ciscoFeb.21onboard th eALPlinerGen.Gordon.Th ey constituted th e secondlargestnumberofYok oh amaandKobepassengersbrough th ereonasingle commercialvesselsinceth ewar.Th eGen.Gordonalsotook 195Issei andNi sei to Honolulu.Th eboatleftYok oh amawith arecord348 personsofJapanesedescent.Among th e passengers wereEsth erWatanabe,wh owillgoontoNicaragua,eigh tpersonswithh omes i nMexicoand 15personswh owillgotoCanada.Th epassengers,accordingtoth eNi ch i Bei Times,were:

CaliforniaMaryIch i k awa,26,i Haj i meHi-

rano,24,Mrs.Yonek oSuyeh i ro,37,A.Yaek oNak ah ara,24,Ak i raYamamoto,20,Yuk i oKameok a,18,Ak i ra.Kamiya,18,KazutaniTani,48,Mrs.KameoFunish o,55,Sach i k o Furush o,26,K. MaryTaira,27,Ki k uk oTaira,25,andIsamuTaira,17,allofSanFran-ci sco.Josepfi i neKazuk o Kumazawa,

21, Oak land;Fumio Morita,19,Berk eley;HisaoKusanayagi,22,Alameda;Hisash i Fuk awa,21,SanLorenzo; Matsuzo Tanak a, 23,RedwoodCi ty;DorisTosh i k oHon-da,17,Mrs.Yuk i oOgata,31,andAk i k oOgata,6,TeruCh i k amori ,22,S.Nozak i ,19,SanJose;Tak a-sh i Fuk ada,21,PaloAlto;RoyTosh i oSak ai ,16,andLouiseYuriSak ai ,15,Monterey.Yaek oDote,18,Sevastopol,Fu-

miyeOk umura,29,Windsor;AliceKumamaru,21,Hirosh i Ok ano,20,UmeSak ai ,28,Tadash i Sh i rai sh i ,19,Mr.andMrs.Kak umatsuOk i ,Matsue Ok i ,19,and Matsuyok iOk i ,16,Sitock ton;GeorgeOk age,26, WalnutGrove;Misuk o Ono-miya,33,Uk i ah ;MasaoSh i mi zu,26,YubaCity;James Suruok a,13,MasaoFuk i ,18,HisaoMatsu-

moto,18,Noriyuk i Toda,18,TeruoKato,21,Sacramento;Mrs.Fu-saye Tomatani,37,AliceKyok oWatanabe,19,Fresno;Mich i oAri-mura, 18,Fowler;Rose Ak i k oTok unaga,19,Selma;Miyok oIwa-zawa,20,Sh i gek o Iwazawa,18,Delano;TsugioSuruk i ,20,Visali a.Mich i k oTak esak o,29,Mrs.MiyeTak esak o,44,Yei k o Hamash i ta,19,ManabuJ.Hash i moto,26,LilyY.Matsuda,22,Setsuj i Nak ao,19,GeorgeYosh i 'toTabe,JamesSh i n-j i Tabe,19,andRobertTak ash iTabe,17,Sei i ch i Taguch i ,21,Ma-sak oTaguch i ,19,andAtsush i Ta-guch i ,17,andHatsuoTok e,21.Kayok oYanoh i ra,20,Ch i toseYo-k ota,20,MasatoEndo,29,Nori k oP'uj i moto, 25,Bunich i Higa,20,Fumi k oHi,ga,24,MasatoKimura,39,Yosh i k oKimura,18,andTak e-sh i Kimura,11,Ch osuk eKish i ba,18,YasuoKitayama,21,Meri k oKubota, 12; Tak eo Kuma-gawa, 18, Futsuk o Mizutani,21,Yok oOganek u,20,Minek oOni,18,Yuri k o.Ota,27,Kunio Sh i ba,19,-HaruSh i mabuk uro,21,Hidek oTah ara,31,HaruTaira,26,allofLosAngeles.Ai k oMinami ,18,BeverlyHills;

KazueBaba,24,Guadalupe;Koi-ch i Hatanak a,10,BuenaPark ;HiromuKaich i ,20,andIk uoSuzu-k i ,21,WestLosAngeles;Ch i yek oNabewari,29,Wilmi ngton;SanayeOk amoto,20,Venice;Ryuich Ota,19,SantaBarbara;Miyuk i Sh i -moto,24,Yosh i k o Sh i moto, 20,andSh i gek i Sh i moto,17,Artesia;BettySh i ntani ,20,Kiyok oNak a-mura,22,JuroToyama,21,and'George Toyama, 17, Pasadena;Ch i dori Yamak i do,19,Lomifca;Kenj i Numata,18,Westmini ster.

Out-of-StateYosh i k o Yabewak i ,28,Kei k oNobayash i ,32,HenryHisash i Uye-da,18,Tayek oYano,26,Seattle;Sumi k o Matsumoto,21, Sadak oMatsuda,24,SaltLak eCity;Sh i -zue Tak ah ash i ,23, Springvi lle,Utah ;TatsuoMurato,21,Hopper,Utah ;EdwardM.Yamash i ro,19,Ph oeni x;Sak aeKurach i ,Crowley,Colo.;Keish i Hayash i da,20,andSh i row Hayash i da,17,Lafayette,Colo.Hi demi Asak i ,19,Yosh i k oIno-

yue,20,Kiyomi Masumoto,20,andAk i raMasumoto,18,Kenj i Omoto,19,Mamie Sak amoto,23,TeruoIdeno,22,Sh i gej i Kano,17,Ma-saruMaruyama,20,Ch i cago.Rev.Sh i geruKomatsu,38,andMak otoIwamatsu,15,NewYork ;Sh i nnosuk eMiyamoto,37,Prince-tonth eologicalseminary.Esth erK.Watanabe,Nicaragua;Mitsuo,Angela,Kiyok o,Tak ak o,Ei k o Ash i j ara,Sak ae Nak aok a,Tosh i o and Sh i geto Tsutsumi,Mexico.Yosh i yeFuruse,Ch i yek o MaryHirai sh i , Tak esh i Ito, Sh i gek oKodama,Masami Nok ano,Ki k ueNish i mura,GeorgeOmori,ToraoOk i mi , Ch i yek oOgaguro,Hirosh i1Suzuk i ,Ai k o and Haruak i Ta-i bata,Sh i zuk oandAk i roKenneth!UyenoandEi j i Tsi i j i ,allofCant-Iada.

KawanoReelectedPresidentofCIOLongsh oreLocalHONOLULU — Jack Kawano,memberofth e i nternationalexec-utiveboard ofth e InternationalLongsh oremen's and Wareh ouse-men'sUnion,wasreelectedpresi-dentofILWU Longsh ore Local136 h ererecently.Kawanoh asbeenaleadingCIOfigure i nHawai i forth epasttenyears.Yuk i oAbewasreelectedsecre-tary-treasurerofth e Honolululocal.

HouseJudici aryCommitteeReportFavorsPassageofNaturalizati onEqualityBill

WASHINGTON,D.C.—Housemembersth i sweek receiveda Judici aryCommitteereportonth eJuddbillforequalityi nnaturalizati onand i mmi gration(HR 199)analyzingth ebill,citi ngtestimonyforitspassage,andquotingth ecommittee'sfavorableconsiderationofth emeasure.

Th ecommitteereportformallyestablish esth earguments i nbeh alfofth ebi llwh i ch i sexpected-tocomeupforaHousevotewi th i n th enextsixweek s. ■Attestingth eleadersh i pofth eJACL Anti-Di scri mi nati on Com-mi tteeonth emeasure i sth efactth atconsiderablespace i nth ere-porti sdevotedtotestimonybyMi k eMasaok a,ADClegislativedi-rector.Th ereportsays,i npart:"Th epurposeofth ebi lli s:"1)To providewith outracial

restricti onth eprivi legeofbecom-i ng anaturalizedciti zenofth eUni tedStatestoalli mmi grantsh avi ngalegalri gh ttopermanentresidence;"2)Tomak ei mmi grationquotasavailabletoAsianandPacifi c,peo-ples i naccordance with nationalorigi nsprovisi onsofth e1924Im-migrationAct,underspecifi cpro-vi si onsth atpersonsi ndi genoustoanAsia-Pacifi ctrianglesh allbech argedtoth equotaforth equotaareatowh i ch th eyarebyances-tryi ndi genous,wh ereverbonne"3)Toplacei nquotastatusth eali enh usbands,wivesandunmar-riedch i ldrenofUnitedStatesciti -zenswh oarech argeabletoaquotaareah avi nglessth ana200quota;"4)Toprovideapriori tyupto

45percentforaliensi mmi gratingtcth eUni tedStatesch argeabletoquotaareaswith i nth eAsia-Pa-ci fi ctrianglewh owerebornandareresidentsth erei n;"5)Tosi mpli fyth emech ani csof

computingquotas..."6)Toprovideanannuallimi tof 100 i mmi grants from eaclicolony,ch argeabletoth equotaofth egoverningcountry."Th e bill,"says, th e report,"statesnoth i ngnew i ntermsofbasicpolicy,butmerelyextendstoth eone-fourth ofth epopulationofAsiaari dadjacenti slandsth esamenaturalizati on and i mmi grationprivi legesasCongressh asalreadyappliedtoth eCh i neseandtoth epeoplesofIndiaandth ePh i li p-pines...wh i leth epossiblean-nualnumberofi mmi grantsfromth eParEastremainslessth an1percentoftotalauth ori zedi mmi -gration."Th emosti mmedi ateeffectofenactmentofth i sbi llwillbetomak eeligi blefornaturalizati onth oselegallypermanentresidentsofth eUni ted Stateswh o h aveh i th ertobeen i neli gi blebecauseofrace.".. .During public h eari ngs(lastyear)RepresentativeGeorgeP.Miller(D.,Calif.),offeredth efollowingtestimony:"'...frommylongexperiencewi th (Japanese)Ih avecometok nowth emforth efine,th ri ftypeo-ple th ey are. Th ey are lawabidi ng,believe i n h i gh ereduca-ti onforth ei rch i ldren,and con-tributegenerouslytosuch commu-nityprojects,as th e Red Cross,communitych estandoth erlocaldrives."...'mamyofth em h elpedi nvitalwarservices. Th ei rrealloyalties are with th e Uni tedStates.

"...'moreover,th erecordsofth eFBIandArmyandN;ivyIn-telligencesh owth atth erewasnota single case ofespionage orsabotagebyaresidentalienorJapaneseAmericanbefore,duringand since th e attack on PearlHarbor."Certainly,peopleli k eth esewh o

h aveli vedi nth eUni tedStatesforalmosth alfa centurysh ouldb.jallowedtobecomeci ti zensofth elandth eylovesowell...""Th e committee,''th e reportadds,"h asbeen i mpressedbyth erecordofloyaltyanddependabili tyofth esepeople."Th ecommitteereportquotesMr.Mesaok a,aveteranofth e442nd:"'Isayth i snottobragaboutouroutfit...butIsaŷi tsimplyto i ndi cate th ath ereyou h ad agreatnumberofAmericansoldiersofJapaneseancestrywh obelievedi nAmerica,wh osobelieved i ni tth ateventh ough th eywere i n-carcerated i nvirtualprisonsth eysawbeh i ndandbeyondth ebarbed-wi refences;th ey saw America,j ustandfair-mi ndedandwilli ngtogiveth em andth ei rparentsadecentbreak ..."Th ecommitteealsoquotedstate-mentsbyGeneralMark W.ClarkandGeneralConnerFellersastoth e h eroi sm andloyaltyofNiseitroopsboth i n Europe and th ePacifi c.Directtestimonyofth eDepart-mentofStateisi ncludedi nth ereport. Th i stestimony i squotedi npartasfollows:"...(th i sbill)h asth e h eartyendorsementofth eDepartmentofState. Itverymuch h opesth atCongresswillactpromptlysoth ati tmaybepassedatth i ssessionfori ti sofk ey i mportancetoourrelationswith th e greatpeoplesofth eOri ent."Indiscussingth eeffectson i m-mi grationwh i ch passage ofth eactmi gh th ave,i taddsth atth ebi llwould"...preserveth eeth ni cand racialcompositi on ofth eUni tedStates."Th ecommittee(also)believesth atenactmentofth i sbillwillstronglybenefitth eforeignrela-ti onsofth eUni tedStates....Iti s signi fi cant th atamong th estrongestsupportersofth i smeas-ure are organizati onsand mem-bersofth eHousefrom th ewestcoast."Th ecommitteereporti ncludesatech ni calanalysisofth evarioussectionsofth ebi ll.Overallquotasassetupunder

th eso-calledOrientalExclusionactwouldactuallybe reducedfrom153,929to153,194,th ereporti n-dicates.Countrieswh i ch wouldbe per-mittedtoutili zeth ei rquotas(allofwh i ch h aveaquotaof100ex-ceptJapan,wh i ch h as185)underth eactare:Afgh ani stan, Bh utan, Japan,

Korea,Nauru,Nepal,NewGuinea,Samoa,Siam,Yap.

SonofNotedJapaneseArtistArrivesforPermanentStaySAN FRANCISCO — Fifteen-

yearoldMak otoIwamatsu,sonofJun Iwamatsu,noted NewYorkartist,arrived h ere on Feb.1aboardth e(GeneralGordonfromJapan.Th eentryofth eJapaneseyouth

wasmadepossible bya specialbillpassedbyth e80th Congresswh i ch providedforh i sentryandpermanentresidence i nth eUni tedStates.Iwamatsu,betterk nownnation-allyas"TaroYash i ma," i sth eauth oroftwobook s,"Th eNewSun"and"HorizonIsCalling."A famous'artistand politi cal

cartoonisti nJapanwh ereh espent■th ree years i nprisonbecauseofh i s,oppositi onto th e mili tary,Iwamatsu and h i s wife, also apainter,cametoth eUni tedStatesi n 1940.DuringWorldWar11,th eIwa-matsuswereemployedbyth eOf-ficeofWarInformationandMr.Iwamatsuwasi nAsiaasamem-

berofth eOfficeofStrategicSer-vi cesatth eti meofth eJapanesesurrender.Th especialbill,wh i ch wasfirsti ntroduced i n1946byRep.JosephC. BaldwinofNew York ,alsoprovidesforpermanentresidencestatusforth e Iwamatsus wh oweretech ni callyconsideredas de-portablealiensunderth ei mmi gra-tionstatutes.Th e Iwamatsuswereforcedtoleaveth ei rson,Mak oto,i nJapanatth etimeofth ei rdeparturei n1940,ostensiblyforash ortvi si ttoth e Uni 'tedStates.Itwastoprotectth esafetyofh i ssonth atIwamatsuusedth enameof"TaroYash i ma"duringWorldWar11.

StudentOfficerSANJOSE,Calif.—Eich i Higash iwaselectedvicepresidentofth estudentbodyofSan JoseTech -ni calh i gh sch oollastweek .

PACIFIC CITIZEN 3■Saturday,February26,1949

EDITORIALS:HappyEndingIt'sastoryth ath asonlybegun,buti tsh owssignsof

h avi nga h appyending.It'sth estoryofth efigh tagainstdi scri mi nati on i nth eTwin

Citi esofSt.PaulandMinneapolis.Itwasn'tverylongagoth atth eTwinCiti es,i nth eopini on

ofoneexpertonracerelations,wasth ecenterofanti-Semiti sm i nth i scountry.Onalmosteverylevelofh uman"activi ty—i nem-ployment,i n socialactivi ty,i n h ousi ng—th erewasprejudi ceagainstth eJews.AJewish famiyth at18month sagomoved i ntoan "exclusive"residentialdi stri ctwas greetedwith ash otgunblast.Jewswereturnedawayfrom j obsbecauseofth ei rreligi on.Th eyweredeniedmembersh i p i nserviceorganizati onsandsocialandfraternalgroups.

Wh atwastrueofth eTwinCiti es'treatmentofJewswastrue—sometimes i n greaterdegree—ofoth ermi nori tygroups.Butth eciti zens,ofSt.PaulandMinneapolistook a self-

surveyofth ei rprejudi cessometimeagoandth eyweresh ock edbyth eresults.Th eyfoundth atth eywere i mbuedwith prejudi cesagainsteverygroupth atdi fferedfrom th eacceptedmajori ty.Th eseci ti zenswerebraveenough totak eagoodlook atth em-selves;th eywerealsowiseenough todosometh i ngaboutth ei rsh ortcomings.Anumberoforganizati ons,i ncludingth eCouncilsonHuman

Relations,launch edanall-outattack on groupprejudi ces.Th eresultsh avebeengratifyi ng.Anumberoflargedepartmentstoresbeganto h i reNegro

womenasclerk s.Mi nneapolistook on i tsfi rstNegroemployeesi nth edepartmentofeducation.Jewish Americans,wh o wereamajortargeti nemploymentdiscri mi nati on,begantofindworkwith firmswh i ch h eretoforeh adrefusedtoemployth em.Ni seiwith h ousi ngandemploymentdi ffi cultieswereaided.

Much ofth ework i nfigh ti ng j obdiscri mi nati onwaseasedbyth estate'srecentlyenactedFEPC.Inayearanda h alfofoperationth ecommissi on h assettedfavorably19outof56cases,dismi ssedfourforlack ofj uri sdi cti on,dismi ssed12becausenodiscri mi nati onwasfoundand deferredactionon11.Nopublich eari ngsorprosecutionwerefoundnecessary,th ough th efi nalstep,asprovidedbyth elaw,allowsforprosecutionofth eof-fendingemployer.Inth ematterofh ousi ng,th ough discri mi nati oncontinuesaselsewh ere,progressh asbeenmadeby cooperationbetweenmanyorganizati onswh oeaseth eentryoffamili esofminori ty

ancestry i n newneigh borh oods.Th i syearth eNationalConferenceofCh ri sti ansandJewsgavespecialrecogniti ontoth eTwin Citi esfor"outstanding

stridesi nth e i mprovementofrelationsbetweenth eseveralracesandreligi onsand i ntreatmentofminori tygroups."Th estoryi snotyetended.Butth estoryofth eTwinCiti es'figh tagainstdiscri mi nati ongivespromiseofa h appyending.

StillScapegoatsAmerica'sminori tygroups h aveoftenbeenusedasscape-

goatsforth efrustrations,economic i llsand socialdi ffi cultiesofth epeople.It'sproven a h andytacticto divertattentionfromonei llbystirri ngracialdi scord.Butth esorriestuseofth emi nori tygroupsasscapegoatsappearswh enracialdemocracyi spervertedtoservemercenaryends,wh enanappealtoprejudi cei smade i nth enameofracialdemocracy.

♦ ♦uLa?/ee?tSeuat°rBrick erofOh i oProsedanamendmenttoth efederalpubh c h ousi ngbi ll.Hewouldask , i twassaidforanamendmentwh i ch wouldoutlawdiscri mi nati onorsegre-gation i npublic h ousi ngprojects.■

e'leff\.?fall> Would di sa*reewith th eamendmentandindeedwouldli k eto i nsi stupon i nsertionofsuch aregulationButonemigh treconsiderbeforeaccepting h i sproposalasoneoffered i nsincerity.Onewonders,i nstead,i fh i sreali ntenti snotth ewreck i ngofth eentirefederalh ousi ngprogramforth ere i sreasontobelieve such anamendmentcould k i ll'th eGnnrcDili .SenatorBrick erh as madepoliti calh ayoutofth epligh tofminori tygroupsbefore.We recall,ofcourse, h i satti tudeduringth emassevacuationofpersonsofJapaneseancestryand

atleâTlVl̂61?Concern.formino"tygroupsseems,tousatleast,tobea h astyconversioncededFetdheataIth eÜbr!ĈOUf"-1S mUCh need6d'and[ti s also

ManyJapaneseGladU.S.WonWar,SaysNisei BusinessmanOnReturnAfterWorldTripLANSDALE,Pa.—Manyofth epeopleofJapanaregladth at

th elastwar"waswonbyth eUni tedStates,Joh nS.Nitta,Niseibusinessman,reportedh ererecentlyuponh i sreturnfrom ath ree-month tourofEuropeandAsia.Nitta,wh oi spresidentofth eAmericanCh i ck SexingAsso-

ciati on,declaredth atconditi onswerestillextremelydiffi culti nth atnation.Foodaswellascloth i ng i sgivenoutunderastrictration

system andpeoplei nth elargerlciti esespeciallyh avea h ardti mej usttosurvive,Nittasaid.Reliefsentfrom th eUni tedStates h asbeenofsome h elp,h eadded.Ni ttareportedth atGeneralMac-Arth uriswellli k edbyth eJapa-neseandth atmanyofth em per-sonally expressedth ei ropini onth atth eyare glad th e UnitedStateswasth evi ctori nth elastwar.Th eJapanese,h esaid,areeagerfornewsofth eUni tedStatesandadmireandwantanyth i ngavail-ablefrom th i scountry.Nittavisi tedpoultryfarms i nJapanaswellasa ch i ck sexingsch ool i n Nagoya,wh eremuchpioneerwork wasdone i nth i sfi eld. Poultryandeggsarestillconsideredaluxuryi nJapan,sinL-ei nflation h as made th e costofraisi ng ch i ck enspractically pro-h i bi ti ve.Th ealmostcompletelackoffeed,h owever,i sth emai ftdraw-back atth epresenttime.Japan,Nittasaid,i sevenmore

denselypopulatednowth ani npre->vartimes,duetoth eforcedevac-uationofth eJapanesefromCh i na,Manch uri aandKoi-ea.Th eaveragefamilyrequires6000fi i a month forlivi ngexpenses,lieequivalentofabout$22 i nAmericancurrencyatpresenti n-i latodrates. Many

"people h ave

)eencompelledtosellpersonalbe-ongi i i gs i nordertoexistand i nsome famili esth e h eadofth efamilyh ash adtoresorttotak i ngleveralj obs.With th elack ofgasolinefornotivepower,th eci vi li anJapaneselaveresortedtoth euseofach ar-coalburningunitattach edtoth ei rlutomobilestoprovidenecessaryrower.Allmodelsareancient,anda1936cari sconsideredalatemodel.Alllatermodelsweretak enover>yth egovernmentforuseduringth ewar.Nitta's round-th e-world trip

began Aug.17from New YorkCity,wh en h e leftby airforSurope. Th eplane made briefandings i n Newfoundland andIreland. Noobstaclesweremet,sinceEnglish wasth espok enlan-guage.Uponlanding i nBrussels,h ow-

ever,Nittaencountereddi ffi cultyatev?ryturnbecauseofth eforeignlanguage.Hewasassisted,h ow-ever,byayoungBelgianwh ok newa JittleEnglish ,andh ewasableto mak esati sfactoryprogress.Th e weath eri n Belgium was

verycold i ncontrasttoNewYorkCi ty'sswelteringh eatatth etimeofdeparture,andth ePanama h atwmch Nittacontinuedtoweari nBrusselswasstaredatwi th un-disgui sedamazementbypeopleonth estreet.Wh i lei nBelgiumNittaattendedobusinessmatterspertaini ngtoh i sorganizati on.Th eNi sei reportedth atBelgium

sh owedsignsofbeingaprosperouscountry. Itwas surprisi ng, h esaid,tofindmanyAmericanmadeearsonth eroadsand h i gh waysandmostmaterialnecessiti eswereavailable.Ni ttaattendedth eBth world'spoultrycongress i n Copenh agen,wh i ch wasattendedbyleadersi nth epoultryindustryfromalloverth eworld. Exceptforth elan-guagediffi culty,Nittametwith nooth erobstaclesduringh i sstayi nDenmark .Followingth econventionNi ttawenttoParisbyauto.Th eroadfrom BrusselstoParis i smadentirelyofcobblestone,h esaid,andi etripwasextremelyrough allth eway.AveryfewAmerican-madecarswei-erecognized,th oughm th emai nth eywereofFrench"andEnglish mak es.Ni ttadeclaredth atth epeoplei nJansappearedwoll-dressed andth atth erewerenoapparentsh ort-aes, atleastnotfortourists.!5fS Werereas°nable,foodwasKc-od, andth epeoplei ngeneralunderstandinĝ cateredtotouristsandtravelers.Inth e suburbs some bombedareas are stillvisi ble,and th etrench countryside sh ows more

poverty,sufferingandevidenceofsh ortages.Nitta'snextstopwasIstanbul,

Turk ey.Amongth eplacesvisi tedi nth i sareawasDamascus,wh ereh eespeciallynotedsoldiersmarch -i nganddrilli ng,asaresultofth ecri ti calsituation i nIsrael.Nitta entered th e Ori entvia

Karach i ,Delh i andCalcutta,citi esi ndirectcontrasttoth eWesternworld i nrace,customs and ex-tremepovertyofalmostth eentirepopulation.Veryfew womenare seenon

th estreetsofIndia,h esaid,andnonearcseenatwork atmanuallabor.Marriedwomen, h esaid,sh owth ei rmari talstatuswi th areddotonth eforeh eadorastreak ofredpaintalcngth epartofth ei rh ai r.Even 12-year-oldgi rlswereseenwith th esedisti ngui sh i ngmark s.Oneofth emostterriblescenes

h ewitnessedwasa mass crema-tion,i nwh i ch bodi eswerepiledli k ecordwood, i nopen,view,onburninglogs.Nitta encountered most con-fusionandredtapei nSh angh ai ,h esaid.Customs i nspectionwasaconfusingprocedureandth egov-ernmentwasextremelystricti nmatters,ofcurrencyexch ange.Allcurrencybrough ti ntoCh i na h adtobeconverted,andi twasagainstregulations to reconvertto th eAmericandollar.Th erearetwodisti nctclassesofbeggars,Nittanoticed. Th efi rstwereth oseWh oareprofes-sionalbeggars.Th esecondgroup,farmore piti ful,are refugeesdrivenfrom th ei rh omesbyth eci vi lwar. Oneofth emostpiti -fulsigh tswitnessedwasaweep-i ngmoth erh oldi ngh erdeadch i ld,wh i lepeoplepassedby,payingnoattentionto h erpleas.NittaflewfromCh i na-toJapan,lastmajorstop.Afterh i svi si ti nJapan,h ereturnedtoth eUni tedStatesbywayofWak eIsland,MidwayandHawai i .He1declare.!th atold Japanesefortifi cati ons,demolish ed sh i psandplanescanstillbe seenonth ebeach esofWak eIsland.

ExileAustraliath i s"month i sdeport-

i ngth eIndonesianwi feofoneofi tsciti zens,Joh nO'Keefe,underi ts"wh i teAustralia"policywh i chproh i bi tsth e i mmi grationofAsi-ati cs.HusbandO'Keefeannouncedh e

wouldfollowh i swi fei ntoexile."BecauseImarried a goodCh ri sti anwomanfromaneigh bor-i ngcontinentIamtobemadeanoutcastfrom my own land,"O'Keefesaid."Ineffect,anAustralianmaynotcontinuetolivei nh i sownland i fh emarriesawomanfromAsia.IfIwerewealth y,Iwouldspendmylastpennyfi gh ti ngth i scase.SinceI'm not,allIcando isfollowth ewi feofmych oi ceandh erch i dreni ntoexile."Th e "wh i te Australia"policy

was defended i nth e AustralianHouseofRepresentativesbyDr.HerbertV.E.vatt,mini sterofex-ternalaffairs, wh osaid,"DuringallmytravelsabroadIh avenoth eardcriti ci smsorprotestsagainstth e'wh i teAustralia'policy."And,wesuppose,h ewon'th ear

ourseith er.

FirstApparentlysportsprovide th ek eyformanyaNegrowh owantsaneducation. FirstNegrotoen-rollatth e UniversityofSantaClara isMelvinLewis,1948All-■CaliforniaInterseh olasticFedera-ti onh alfback .We'realsoh appytoseeth atourfavorite team, th e Brook lynDodgers, h ave signedth ei r7thNegro ballplayer. He's anoth erRobinson—Rich ard.He'sbeenas-signed to th e Dodgers'Th reeRiversfarm clubofth eClassCCanadianAmericanleague.Firstreports i ndi cateRobinsoni sh omerun-h appy,averaging"twototh ree h omerunispergame.".

FROM THEFRYING PANBillHosok awa:Th ere'sAlwaysHope

Denver,Cola.Twentyyearsago,a Nisei h i gh sch oolfri end

ofourswaspulledoutofclassandpack edofftoasanatorium.Itwastuberculosis,wh i ch seemedtoh aveawayofattack i ngafearfullylargeper-centageofcoastNisei i nth osedays.Despiteth ebestofcare,h enevercould quite

sh ak eth ebu,gs.He'dlook wellandfeelwell,butth ebugsalwayscameback andth ey'dtak e h i mawaytoth esanatoriumformorerestandtreat-ment.Afterawh i leth eytook outsomeofh i sri bs

andcollapsedalung.Healmostdidn'tcomeoutofth atone.Buteventually h e gotback on h i sfeetandwasdoingfairlywellforh i mselfwh enth eevacuationandi tsattendantcaresandworriesk nock ed h i mflatagain.Aftermorewearymonth sh ebecame h ealth yenough torelocateback east,andth en i th i th i m oncemore.Th eexceptionalpartofth i sstoryi sth attwo

decades i nandoutof h ospi tals h avefailedtodampen h i sgood h umor,ordim h i scourage,orweak en h i swilli ngnesstoh elpoth ers.Th eremusth avebeenti meswh en,staringatth eceili ngofh i sh ospi talroom andscarcelydarin,gtobreath eforfearofrippi ngh i slungsout,h emusth avewi sh edacruelfatewouldendi tallforh i m.

But h e always cameback ,as ch eerfulasever,bubblingwi th enth usi asm forlife,alwaysreadytodoagoodturnforsomebodywh oneededah and.Hewasanamazingexampleofselfless-ness.Th i sweek wereceiveda letterfrom th atold

friend.Th e doctold h i m h e i saboutreadyfordisch arge,andth erei sa j obwai ti ngfor h i m i nth esanatorium'slaboratory.Andwh addaya k now,h e and anoth errecently disch argedpatientareplanningtomarry.Ourfriend,wh oi sapproach i ng40,writeswith

th eenth usi asmofamanh alfh i sage."OnceagainI'llbea wage-earner,"h e says,"butth i sti meI'm h appi erand morefullofh opeth atIeverwasbefore.Itmaysoundfoolish th ataguymyage sh ouldbe i nsuch a h urrytogetmarriedwh enh edoesn'th aveabank account.ButI'm not

gettinganyyounger,and i fIwaituntilIgetmoneyImaynotevergetmarried.Ori fIdo, i tmaybetoolatetoenjoysomanyofth eth i ngsayoung marriedcoupled0..."Iwon'tmentionmyfriend'snamebecausei t

wouldembarrassh i m.ButI'mwish i ngh i m th ebestofluck andafullmeasureofh appi ness.Th ereneverwasamoredeservingguy.

* * *WeRememberAnoth erNiseiTh ere'sanoth erNisei Ioftenth i nk about.I

h aven'th eardfrom h i mforalmosttenyears,andi tdoesn'tseem li k elyth atIeverwill.ButIwonderwh ere h ei sand.h ow h e'sdoing,becauseth elasttimeIsaw h i m wasi naleprosarium.HewasaMalaya-bornJapanese.Hespok e

English ,Japanese,Malay,acoupleofCh i nesedialectsandevenalittleTamilwh i ch i soneofth eprinci pallanguagesofIndia.Hewasaclean-cut,i ntelligent,li k eableyoungfellow.Onedayh edisappearedfromth eofficeanda

sh ortti meaterh esentme a letter.Itwasatouch i ng, h eartbrok encommunicati ontellingh owapublich ealth i nspectornoticednodulesonh i searlobesand k nuck les,andtook h i m toadoctorwh odiscoveredth e Ni sei h ad th eearly stages ofleprosy."I'm anoutcast,"th eboywrote.'*lcannevergooutamongpeopleagain."Wewentto see h i m,wh i ch wasth efirstof

several.visi ts.Th e leprosarium was,ofcourse,deeplydepressingtoanoutsiderbutapparentlynottoounpleasantforth epatients.Th eNi sei was i npoodspiri tsandspok eh opefullyabouttreatmentsh ewasundergoing.Hewantedtobecomeawriter,andwe encouraged h i m.Occasionallyh emai ledmanuscriptstome,andIsentth em back withsuggestionsfor i mprovement.Itwas h eroi cth eway h erefusedto giveup h opewh i lelivi ngi nth emidstoffellow-patientsslowlydyingofoneofmank i nd'smostloath some diseases.Sometimeafterth at,weleftMalaya.It's

beenalongtime,butwerememberth atNiseiwith agreatdealofrespectandadmirati on.Ifdeterminati onalonecouldovercomeh i sdisease,I'm sureh ei swh oleandcleantoday.

QuestionsonEvacueeClaimsTh i si sanoth erofaseriesof

questions andanswerson th eevacuationclaimslawpreparedbyEdwardJ.Ennis,JACLAnti-Discri mi nati on Committeespe-cialcounsel,andreleasedbyth eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJACLADC asapublicservice.Th i sseriesi sbasedonactualques-tionsask edofth i soffice.Anyreaderwh oh asgeneralquestionsrelatingtoth elaw i t-selfortoproceduralmattersi si nvi tedtoaddressalettertoth eWash i ngtonOffice,JACLAnti-Discri mi nati onCommittee,Evac-uationClaimsSection,300Fi fthStreetNorth east,Wash i ngton2,D.C.Questionsofgenerali nter-estmaybereproducedi nth i sserieswi th outpersonali denti -ficati on.1.Q.InApril,1941,weplanted

th reeacresofstrawberriesonh alfsh ares. Th e following year,onFebruary17,1942,weevacuatedandlefteveryth i ngbeh i nd. Be-tweenApril,1941andFebruary15,1942mywi feandIemployedoth erlaborandtook cureofth estrawberrypatch . Wagesforsuchwork atth atti mewasfortycentsanh our.Ifweweretoaddupth enumberofh oursweputi ntak i ngcareofth i spatch (onwh i ch wecollected noproceeds), i twouldamounttoabout$1,950. Canweclaim th i samountasevacuationlosses?Th eyieldfromoneacreofstrawberriesi sabout2,000crates.Th emark etpriceofstrawberriesaveraged$1percrate,butatth ebeginni ngofth eseason i nMay,1942,th epricewasbetween$1.31and$1.50percrate.Ifwe h adbeenabletosellth ecropfromth eth ree acres,i twould h avebeenworth atth everyleast$1,400peracre. SincewewereevacuatedonFebruary17,1942,wewereunabletopick th ecrop,wh i ch wouldh avebeenready for h arvesting fromaboutApril20.A.InApril,1941youplanted

th reeacresofstrawberrieswh i chwouldh avebeenpick ed i nApri l,1942,andth enmark eted,butyouwerepreventedfromdoingth i sbyth eevacuation.Youask wh eth eryourclaimsh ouldbeonth ebasisofth e salepriceofth e straw-berries,approximately$5,200,oronth ebasisofwagesforth eworkdoneatfortycentsanh our.Yourclaim sh ouldbeforth epriceofth e crop less th e expenses youwouidh aveh adtopayfrom th etimeofyourevacuationto th esaleofth ecrop. Inacaseli k eth i si twouldseemth atyourlossi snotth evalueofth eservicesyouexpended,butth evalueofth ecropwh i ch youproducedbyth eexpen-di tureofservices.Inoth erwords,i fyou h adalotofexpensesandproducednoth i ngofvaluetobedestroyedbyth eevacuationyouh adnolosswh i ch wasth ereason-

ableandnaturalconsequence ofth eevacuation.Buti fyouh adavaluablecrop,producedatverylittleexpense,and i twaslostasaresultofth eevacuation,youh aveaclaimforth evalueofth ecrop.2.Q.In1936Ibough tafarmforabout$10,000.Duringth e~>

Hawai i All-StarsFavoredas36TeamsEnterNationalNiseiBowlingTourneyi nSaltLak e

Th eHawai i All-Stars,with ateamaverageof952,werees-tablish edasth efavorite towinth eteam ch ampi onsh i p i nth e3rdannualNationalJACLbowlingtournamentwh i ch willbeh eldonMarch 4,5and6atth eTemplealleysi nSaltLak eCity.Th i rty-sixteamsareentered i nth etourney.Ok adaInsuranceofSaltLak eCity,with ateam average

of913,willdefendth ei r1948ch ampi onsh i p,wonwh enth eyh i tatotalof2849pins.With bowlersfrom California,Illinoi s, Wash i ngton, Colorado,Utah ,Idah o,OregonandHawai ientered,th etournamentwillstartwith a7-gameclassicssweepstak esacross14alleysonFriday,March4.Totalprizesi nth i seventwillbeapproximately$900.Th eteameventwillstartat10

a.m.onSaturday,March 5wi thloweraverageteamstak i ngoverth efi rstsquad.Th emen'sdoubles,eventi sex-pectedtogetunderwayat6p.m.Saturday.Sixsquadsofbowlersareexpectedtorollh ourlyuntilmidni gh t.Lastyear'sdoublesch ampi ons,areTak Fuj i waraandMush Matsu-motoofCh i cagowh ototaled1191.HarleyKusumotoofLosAngeleswilldefendh i ssinglesch ampi on-sh i pwh enth eeventgetsunderwayat10a.m.onSun-day,March6.Totalprizesi nth etournament,exclusiveofth esweetstak es,willbeapproximately$2,500.Adinnerdanceatth eClubCon-tinentali nSaltLak e Ci tywillfollow th e tournamentSundayevening.Awardswillbepresent-edatth edance.AnationalNisei women'sbowl-i ngtournament,sponsoredbyth eNi sei Women'sBowlingassociati onofSaltLak eCi ty,willbeh eld i nconj unction wi th th e NationalJACLtournamentatTemplealleys.TeamsfromLosAngeles,Denver,SanFrancisco,Seattle,PocatelloandSeattleh aveenteredth eevent.

Ch oppyUmemotoofSaltLak eOityi sth egeneralch ai rmanofth etournament.Besides Umemotoand Honda,oth ertournamentoffici alswilli n-clude:HitoOk ada,treasurer;MasSatow,publici ty;George Sak a-sh i taand Tom Matsumori,pro-gram;Dr.JunKurumada,awarddinner dance; Jeri Tsuyuk i ,h ousi ng;Mak i Kaizumi ,troph i es;KatieInowayandMasieImai,reg-i strars;'Kay Terash i ma, ch i eftabulator;LyleKurisak i ,Jr.,an-nouncer;SamTak ah ash i andBobWilli ams,ch i efscorers,andDougMuirandJoh nKeysor,tournamentrulescommittee.AFresno,Calif.,team alreadyh asannouncedth ati ti senteringth etournament.Adinnerdancewillbe h eldatth eContinentalClubfollowingth etournamentonMarch 6aewh i chti meth eawardsi nth emen'sandwomen'seventswi llbepresented.

FourteenTeamsEnterWomen'sBowlingMeetFourteenteamsareentered i nth e 3rd annualNisei Women'sbowlingtournamenttobeh eldonMarch 5and6atth eTemplealleysi nSaltLak eCi ty.Th eth reeh i gh estaverageteamsi nth etourneywillbeth eLosAn-gelesAll-Stars,DenverAll-Starsandth eOverth eTopBeverageteamfromSeattle.AmyKonish i ,winnerofth esinglesandall-events ch ampi on-sh i psi n1948andth edoublestitlewith HelenMurak osh i ,willreturnwith th eDenverteam.High averagebowlers i n th e

tournamenti nclude JeanNumotoandSueLewofSeattle;RosaMa-yeda,Denver;AmyKawamuraofPocatello;JuliaWongandNobieWatanabe,LosAngeles;LylienneKurisak i andMitzi Iwasak i ,SaltLak e;andMaxieKatoofOgderuOth erteams entered i n th etourneytodatei nclude:AmericanLegionPostNo.438,SanFran-cisco,andMainAppliance,Pagoda,Aok i Produce,DawnNoodle,Ok adaInsurance,GlamorPh otoandNewSunriseFi sh .

TeamEntriesi nBowlingMeetSATURDAY, March 5

FIRSTSQUAD,Team Event10a.m.

Alloys1& 2CONOCO OIL(762)Pocatello,

Idah o:BobTak i gawa,Frank Ya-mash i ta,George Sumida, GeneSatoand Ik eKawamura.TUXEDO HOTEL & CAFE(776),SaltLak e Ci ty.BillOi k e,BenMayeda,Tak Koj i ma,GeorgeDoi and MinIwasak i .Alleys3&4:DAWN NOODLE, SaltLak eCity:Yuk i Dote,BobSato,BenCh omori,Tak Iwamotoandfi fthplayer.IDAHO FALLS NO. 1 (811),Idah o Falls:Ek e Tanak a,MacTanak a,KyNi i ,Tak Sato andMasKuwana.Alleys5&6:TERASHIMA STUDIO (776),SaltLak e City.Larry Taj i ri ,Sh i ,gek i Ush i o,MasNamba,JimUsh i oandTom Matsumori.IDAHO FALLS NO.2 (832),Idah o Falls: Tuck erMorish i ta,Joh nnyTanak a,ToddHonda,JunUedaandMasKawano.Alleys7&8:DENARGOBOX(850),Denver:

Hooch Ok umura,Joh nSak ayama,Nick Yoneda,Sh unNak ayamaandDr.Tak ash i Mayeda.NEW SUNRISE MARKET(828),SaltLak eCi ty:MacFuru-sh i ro,Yori Kosai k u,GeorgeImai-zumi,Sh i gMiyaandBurtKi k uch i .Alleys9& 10:OGDEN JACL (797),Ogden,Utah :HarrySugi h ara,Mi tsEn-dow,Tak Koj i ma,UteAk i sadaandTom Yamada.ZION MOTORS(730).Murray,Utah :MinMatsumori,TatsTa-deh ara,NobMori,KazNambaandTomMori.Alleys11& 12:PACIFIC CITIZEN (822),SaKLak eCi ty:HitoOk ada,MasSa-tow,TubeHoriuch i ,Sei k oKasaiandMasHoriuch i .SAN JOSE NO.2(804),San

Jose,Calif:Tom Sak o,JimSak a-moto,Frank Sh i mada,Ak i Hiro-sh i geandSamOk asak i .SECOND SQUAD,TeamEvent

12:15p.m.Alleys1&2:PAGODA(866),SaltLak eCity:

Tosh Igata,KenTak eno,Ich Ok u-mura,FumioKasai and GeorgeSak ash i ta.UNITED VETERANS (854),

Fresno,Calif.:Kiyo Yamamoto,George Umamoto,Yuk MLsak i ,BussNodaandKaneUmamoto.Alleys3&4:ALL-STARS:Jack Aramak i ,Pri ce,Utah :ClarenceMatsumoto,Honolulu;MiltonOda,Ak i raOk iandEdSasak i ,SaltLak eCi ty.SAN JOSE NO.1 (856),San

Jose,Calif.:Joh nKasano,GeorgeSak amoto,Sak u Tak ata,FrankSak amotoandTerrySentach i .Alleys5&6:YOSHIDAINSURANCE(869),

San Francisco:HarryOsh i j i ma,Frank Tsuboi,KayoHayak awa,SadaUsh i j i maandMasNak ao.MODERN GARAGE & GIL'S

SERVICE (861),SaltLak eCity;TomNak amura,GilOsh i ro,GeorgeNak amura, George Sonoda andMi k eNak amura.Alleys7&8:PEP88(861),Pocatello,Idah o:

Clyde Raidy,Sam Yok ota,TerryTak i ,AceMorimotoand GeorgeSato.

HIBBARD DRUG (860),SaltLak e Ci ty:Joh n Aok i ,Ch oppyUmemoto,BillHonda,Sam Matsu-k awaandBobSh i ba.Alleys9&10:DENVERJACL(860),Denver,Colo.:Joh nNoguch i ,Hank Ich i -k awa,Sam Kawanish i ,OxyGotoandNobeIsh i k awa.ALOHA SNAOK BAR (861),

SaltLak eCi ty:HarryImamura,Ch arles Sonoda,PeteOk i ,JackFuj i noandIk eOgata.Alleys11&12:CATHAYPOSTNO.185(874),Denver, Colo.: Frank Seh ara,GeorgeOtsuk i ,Jim Nak agawa,MoonKataok a andGeorgeInai.YAMADA COMPANY (859),Gardena,Calif.:EasyFuj i moto,Kuma Sh i mamoto,Nari Sasak i ,TomKobayash i andGeorgeWong.THIRDSQUAD,TeamEvent

2:30p.m.Alleys1& 2:MAIN BOWL (887),Seattle:

Kaz Yamasak i ,George Tanagi,JimKuranish i ,KennyAritaandKazYamane.BOISE VALLEY JACL (907),Nampa,Idah o:Joh nnyKuroda,Sh i gNi sh i moto,Frank Tani k uni ,SamKoraandBillNish i ok a.Alleys3&4:SHIMATRANSFER(908),SanFrancisco:Dick Ik eda,Gish Endo,TatsNagase,Sk eetsInouyeandFuzzySh i mada.TADY'SSERVICE (884),Los

Angeles:HumpTsuj i ,Hank Ara-gak i ,TadySh i mi zu,EdTsurutaandEdMatsueda.Alleys5& 6:-OKADA INSURANCE (913),

SatLak e City:GeorgeKish i da,TadSak o,Sh oHi rai zumi .Dr.JunKurumada andMak i Kai zumi .ROBERTSONNURSERY(903),

LosAngeles:GeorgeKobo,GeorgeTak euch i ,YoNomura,KazKata-yamaandGeorgeYasuk och i .Alleys7&8:YOUNGABEATTELL'S(881),

LoaAngeles:LloydHah n,RayCh o,Joh nLyou,Luth erHah n andJoeLyou.CHICA|GO ALL-STARS (.877),Ch i cago,111.:Tak i Tak etomo,Jun-i orGotori,Tak Fuj i i ,SpudTsuj iandDyk eMiyagawa.Alleys9&10:MAIN BOWL MAROONS(916),Seattle:BillTanak a,Pru-neyTsuj i ,Tuck TadaTommyNam-baandTak Sh i buya.HAWAIIALL-STARS (952),

Honolulu,T.H.:Ch arles Noj i ma,RobertNitah ara,LarryMek ata,HaroldOgataandRich ardTsuj i .Alleys11& 12:H&FCOMPANY (913),LosAngeles:Tok Ish i zawa,TadYama-

da,BowmanCh ung,HarleyKusu-motoandSh ortyTanak a.JAEKEL&ROGERS(890),On-tario,Ore.:RoyHash i tani ,Sh i gHironak a,MinNak amura,GeorgeHironak aandYuleneTak ai .

PuellaSocietaSARAMENTO, Calif.—Approx-i mately12PuellaSocietagirlswi llj oi noth erYWCAmembersMarch6forapreconferencerallyinSanFrancisco.Th eywi llleave onach rateredbusmidmorning.AllPuellaSocietagirlswh oh avenotsignedupforth etriparetocontactMaryMoritabeforeFeß.26.

PCSPORTSTopKeglersSomeofth e biggestnamesiNisei bowlingwillcompetefor,

sh areofth eestimated$3,400»i nth e3rdannualNationalJaqbowlingtournamentonth eTempi,alleysi nSaltLak eCity.Seven Hawai i anbowlers h a»

enteredth etournamentand»jarrive i nSaltLak e CityontaboutMarch 1viaplanefrom Hmblulu.Th e-HonoluluAll-Stavs»ibe ledbyHalOgata,wh o h »nmajorleagueaverageof196bowled198plusfor60gamesd*i ngth erecentAJAtournamentpick th eteamforth eSaltUfatourney. Oth ermembersoftfcHawai i anteamandth ei raveraj iareas follows,:Ch arles Noj i a194,RobertNitah ara 182,Larr;Mek ata194andRich ardTsuj i i j (Eddie Matsueda and ClarenjMatsumoto are th e oth timembersofth ei slandcontingejMatsueda,wh oh asaleagueaveageof193,willbowlforTatyServiceofLosAngeles.GeorgeKobo,winni erofth en

centLosAngelesNisei i ndi vi dnbowlingch ampi onsh i pi ,h oldsa1!averse.Sh ortyTanak a,1948htionalJACLall-eventstitli st,aih i s doubles teammate,liar:Kusumoto,willcome i nfrom UAngeles.Tak i Tak etomo,longoofth etopNisei bowlersonmai nland,willleadth eCh i aentry. Fresno'sKane Umam*oneofth etopk eglers i nth eSiJoaquinvalley,i samemberof4UnitedVeterans;team with aItleagueaverage.Jack Aramak i ,wh o h oldsaIIaverage i nth emajorleague1Price,Utah ,i senteringth etoumment.Ontario, Oregon's Jaek elRogersteam,winnersofth e191North westNisei tournament,1bring1downth esameteamwh k iwonth eSeattleclassic,h eadedYuleneTak ai ,all-eventswinnerSeattle.Th eall-KoreanAmericanteafrom LosAngeles,YoungAbeAstell's,i sexpectedtoplace h iInci dentally,i nvi tati onswereatextendedbyth eNationalJACLIleadingCh i neseAmericanteaii nCaliforniatoenterth etourix;It's h opedth eymaybeable(tak eparti nth e1950tournamatTh ere willbe severalCh i nsAmerican girls i n th e wonxrttournament,i ncludingJuliaW«ofLosAngeleswh oh oldsanaveagei nth eh i gh 160s.Seattle'sh i gh averagebowlerith etourneyi sTommyNambai187,wh i le Nobe Ish i zawa'sIItopsth eDenverentries.GeorgeYasuk och i ofLosAt

geles,nneofth efew 190aven(Nisei bowlers i nth ecountry,'aleadingcontenderfori ndi vi dalaurels.GeorgeWonganch orsth eYimadateam from Gardena,Cat-with a184.One ofth etournj»ment"ddh orses"isth eBoiseValleyJAflsquadwh i ch comes i nwi th a31teamaverage.

"" ♦SadSam'sCh anceSad Sam Ich i nose, wh «

troubles h avebeen h eavi ersi»th esuspensionofh i sprizeprotepRobertTak esh i ta,willrealize«ofh i sdreamsnextTuesday,Mart1,wh enDadoMarinomeetsMan*Ortiz,world's h antamweipch ampi on, i nHonolulu. Mari»normallyaflyweigh t,wasrowofth eworld's 112-poundtitle'London lastyear,according'Ich i nose ...Incidentally,Tabsh i ta's.poorperformancein«figh twith RudyCruz,wh i ch *stoppedi nth eeigh th round»calleda"nocontest,"mayI*beendueto i llness. ReportsfwHonolulusayth atTak esh i ta*runningah i gh feverandwasco»fined toa h ospi talbedform*th anaweek following;th ebout.

* * *JudoTeamSanJoseStatecollege i nC&

fornia h as.a j udoteam th i sy*coach ed by Yosh Uch i da.J*week Coach Uch i da's SparWopenedth ei rseasonwith a6»victory over th e Laws """AcademyofOak land.

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THREE TIMESSAN FRANCHSCO—Tomi Ka-luzawa,Nisei soprano,willgiveh veeperformances,i nth etitlerole)f Puccini 's "Mine. Butterfly"luringth ecomingspringseasoni fth ePaci fi cOperacompanyath eWarMemorialOperah ouse.Miss Kanazawawillbe h eard,sCh o-Ch o-SanonMarch 4,Marchi andMarch 13.

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ILONG BEACH,Calif.— Joh nlorook awillbe i nstalledaspres-Jentofth eLong Beach JACLh apteratth edi nnerdancetobeeld atth e Lak ewood CoustrylubonFeb.27.Sam Ish i k awa,regionalJACLi rector,willi nstallth enewcab-

Lyman Su'tter,LongBeach at-orney,willbeth emai nspeak er.

DoubleRingCeremonyLOS ANGELES—Adoubleringeremonyatth eEvergreenBaptist:h urch Jan. 15 uni ted Yoteuk oh rolynSak aj i ,daugh terofMr.ndMrs.Tak ezoSak aj i ofSantalaria,andSumitoBobSh i genak a,onofMr.andMrs.Sh i nj i Sh i ge->ak aofCompton.Th eRev.G«orgeAk i ofFresnoinci ated.

MasHori uch i 's629SeriesHelpsPutPC i nSecondPlace

i MasHoriuch i 's629 series, i n-

ludi ng games of220,186 and123,catapultedth ePacifi cCi ti zenBam tosecondplace i nth e14--iearnSaltLak eJACLpen'sbowi-ng-leagueonFeb.21atth eTem-i lealleys.Th ePCteamblank edNewSun-i seMark etandpush edth elosers0 th i rdplace.With th eOk adaInsuranceteamaroutinfrontwith 73winsandnly 11losses,league i nterestisnth ebattleforsecondplacewi thLloh a,SeagullCleanersandMod-rnGaragealso i ncontention.Dr. Jun Kurumada h ad th eligh t's eth er600 serieswiti i a10,i ncludinga246 h i gh game.WatMisak a'sbig574seriesfor'ity Cafe i ncludinga225 game/as anoth erh i gh spotofth eeve-i ng.CityCafe defeatedTuxedolotel,3to1.Th e h i gh h andi cappedseriesoflienigh twasrolledbyTerash nr.astudio with a2720as th eyde-eatedHi bbardDrug,3and1.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

To Mr.and Mrs. George G.YanagawaaboyonFeb.11i nSanFrancisco.ToMi-.,andMrs.MitsuruMoritnagirlonFeb.11 i nLos'Angeles.ToMr.andMrs.RoyHattori,Monterey,Calif.,agirlonFeb.

ToMr.anti Mrs.Sh i gei -uHirak i ,MorganHill,Calif.,aboy,DonaldHen,onFeb.6.ToMr.andMrs.HarryYana-gimach i aboyonFeb.9 i nRay-mond,Wash .ToMr.andMrs.Tom Sak amotoa girl,Patrici aAnn,onFeb 10

i nWapato,Wash . "ToMr.andMrs.Ei j i Sak ai aboy,Joh nTeruo,onFeb.5 i nSanfnaneisco.To,Mr.andMrs.Yuk i oKunUyuk i aboy,Yuk i nori Kay,onFeb7 i nRenton,Wash .ToMr.andMrs.AlbertIch i h araaboyonFeb.16i nSeattle.ToMr.andMrs.MasaruMatsu-

k adoagirlonFeb.5i nSanFran-cisco.ToMr..andMrs.YutaroTanak a,Saratoga,Calif.,a girl,SusanJoyce,onJan.31.To Mr.andMrs.YoneoHaya-

k aw.a,Alviso,Calif.,agirl,Kath -leenCh i yo,onFeb.4.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeYok o-yamaaboyonFeb.16i nSeattle.ToMr.andMrs.Sam M.Uedaaboyi nDenver.sh i ro,Sh i gMiya,GeorgeImaizu-mi,Yori Kosai k uandBurtKi k u-ch i .ToMr.andMrs.Hirosh i Hiyama,

Loomis,Calif.,agirlonFeb.10.ToMr.andMrs.KazuoKimura

aboyonFeb.11i nSacramento.To Mr.and Mrs.Willi am S.

Gotoaboyi nDenver.ToMr.andMrs.TooruTak a-matsuagirli nDenver.ToMr.andMrs.MinoruTaruya

agirlonFeb.6 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.GoroSasak i agirlonFeb.10i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Yosh i oInagiagirlonFeb.4i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.PaulM.Nak a-gawaagirlonFeb.5i nLosAn-geles.To Mr. and Mrs.HenryM.Sh i moh araaboyonFeb.3i nLosAngeels.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeA.Mi-

yak e:Anah ei m,Calif.,agirlonFeb.5 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Ch uck WingWong (nee Viola Yosh i zak i )agirl,EleanorMae-Yuk ,onFeb.3i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.HideoFuru-

k awaagirlonFeb.7 i nLosAn-geles.ToMr.andMrs.Sach i oSumi

aboycmFeb.9 i nLosAngeles.To Mr.andMrs.Hideo Wata-

nabe,Glendale,Calif.,aboyonFeb.7.ToMr.andMrs.Kiyosh i Min-

ami aboyonFeb.9 i nLosAn-geles.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeOk a-motoaboy,RobertAllen,onFph .15i r.Reno,Nev.To Mr.and Mrs.Donald S.

Osak o,TodPark ,Utah ,agirl,KarenTana,onFeb.14i nTooele.ToMr.andMrs.NoboruYone-sh i ge,BaconIsland,Calif.,agirlonJan.28 i nStock ton.To Mr.and Mrs.Mitsuo G.Sak ai aboyonFeb.6 i nStock -ton.ToMr.andMrs.TsugioKuboU.Lodi,Cali f.,agirlonFeb.6.ToMr.andMrs.EddieT Mura-

k ami ,Tracy,Calif.,aboyonFeb.5.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeY.Ito-

i rawa twin girls on Feb.8 i nFresno.ToMr.andMrs.HarryT.Ta-

buch i ,203G LarimerSt.,Denver,agirl.ToMr.andMrs.Kiyosh i Kawa-h ata,2531Stoutst.,Denver,agirl.

DEATHSKunisuk eNaganoonFeb.15 i n

SanFrancisco.Mrs.Kotomi Mita,Welby,Colo.,

onFeb.17.Ch uj i roInouye,56,onFeb.lt»i nMountainView,Calif.Sadak usuKato,about70,onFeb.

18 i nGilroy,Calif.Hach i nosuk eTanabe,82,onFeb.

17i nManteca,Calif.Yusak uOsak oonFeb.17i nLos

Angeles.EisaburoKubotaonFeb.18 i nLosAngeles.Sh i k aj i ro Iwasak i ,West Palo

AJto,onFeb.14.Frank T. Mi yah ara, 70, ofSunnyvale,Calif.,onFeb.20 i nSanJose.Mrs.Ch i yonoHirotak a,72,of

Bellevue,Wash .,onFeb.12.AsagoroSh i i noonFeb.19 i n

Gardena,Calif.Kanazuch i Ki motoonFeb.20 i n

LosAngeles.TsurumatsuOk uonFeb.19 i n

LosAngeles.Miyak i ch i OtaonFeb.17i nLosAngeles.Mrs.NatsuNish i daonFeb.19i nLosAngeles.YonctaroSh i mada i nDenver.

MARRIAGESAnneYok oyamaofSebastopoltoEdwin Oh k i on Feb.12 i nLi vi ngston,Calif.ArlyneTaraak etoYosh i eSh i bataonMt.Eden,Calif.,onFeb.19i nSanFrancisco.Ch ak oKasai to PeterOk i on

Feb.23 i nSaltLak eCi ty.IreneKiyotatoSam MunesatconFeb.20 i nLosAngeles.Ayak oInouyetoHisash i Ki nosh i ta on Feb. 19 i n Sedgwick ,Colo.Teiai Nak atatoEdKiyoh araon

Feb.12 i nAlgona,Wash .

MARRIAGELICENSESKazuk oNamek ata,22,Oak dale,

Calif...andSamuelY.Sh i mozak i .27,Acampo,i nStock ton.MaryK.Kobayash i and TomIda,Littleton,Colo.,i nDenver.Ts-jruk o Hirami .and Yutak aOk i moto i nDenver.Hatsue Toyosh i ma, 28,Kent.

Wash .,and Frank S. Ok i moto,Auburn,i nSeattle.Nancy Yosh i k o Tominaga,18,

and Lee YeuKee,22,MoffettField,i nSanJose,Calif.Natsuk oNak amoto,26,andRick

Nish i matsu,31,both ofSunol.Calif.,i nSanJose.

Former442ndCh aplainTak esNewPastorate i nCh i cagoFRESNO,Calif.— Th e Rev.

GeorgeAk i willpreach h i sfare-wellsermonFeb.27beforemem-persofth eJapaneseCongrega-tionalch urch ,wh i ch h ereactivatedi nNovember,1946.Heh asacceptedanewpostwith

th eNisei Congregationalch urch ofCh i cagoandwillbeginwork th erei nMarch .Th e Rev.Ak i took overth e

pastorateofth eFresnoJapaneseCongregationalch urch upon h i sreturnfrom serviceasach aplain

wi th th e442ndcombatteam.Hewasdisch argedwi th th erank ofmajor.During h i sstay i nFresno h ebui ltup th ech urch membersh i pandbrough taboutmanyi mprove-mentsi nch urch property.Th rough h i si ni ti ati veth ech urch

wasawardedanarmych apelwh i chwasdedicatedon Memorialday,1947,toth eJapaneseAmericanwardeadofWorldWar11.Anewparsonagewasbough tduring h i amini stry. Th ree Sunday sch oolclassroomswerebuiltwith i nth ech apel.Th e Sundaysch oolbeganwithsixstudents,buti tnow h asanenrollmentof32andisi ncreasingsteadilyi nmembersh i p.Membersofh i sch urch resi dedi na 600 square mileareaaroundFresno. Th ech urch now h as 61famili es. Fourteenpersonswereaddedtoth ech urch membersh i pand20baptized.Th eRev.Ak i was i nstrumentali nfoundingth e20-40Club,wh i chbrings togeth eryoung iCh ri sti ai nleadersofth evalleyeach monthformeetingsandprojects. He i sadvisortoth eTeenagers,ani nter-denominati onalyouth group,andth eFresnoCh ri sti anFellowsh i p.Heh asservedi nvariouscapaciti eswi th th eCh ri sti ansummerretreatsh oldatLak eTah oe,Lak eSequoiaand Huntington lak e. He h assorvedtwoyearsassecretaryofth e San JoaquinAssociati onofCongregationalCh urch es.i Heh asalsobeenamemberofth e boardofth e Inter-CulturalFellowsh i p,ch aplainofth eWestS\df.BoyScoutsofAmericaandcommitteemanandpastsecretaryofBoyScouttroopNo.5. Hei sth epresentexecutivesecretaryforth ei CentralCaliforniaReliefCom-mi tteeforAsia.Th eRev.Ak i wi llpreach h i sfinalsermon i nJapanesei nth ech apelat10:45a.m.KiyoSangonbi willbeth eorganist.Th eFresnoCh ri sti anFellows-h i pwi llh onorth eRev.Ak i and h i sfamilyatapotluck dinneratth eInternationalIsstitute.Hissermoni nEnglish wi llbe,"Standingmth eSh adows."Doroth yNagatawillbegeneralch ai rman. Oth ercommit-teech ai rmenwillbeKiyoSan-bongi,RoySato,KiyoUyemuraandDollyNagai.

RecitalMrs.FlorenceB.Lilli endah lwill

presentKenneth Goodi nabenefitpianorecitalSunday,March 6,at2.30p.m.atth eMasonictempleauditori um,650EastSo.Temple,undersponsorsh i pofJEIKalah uni -formedunitsofSaltLak eCity.Mrs.Lilli endah l,wh o h as been

amemberofth eSaltLak eJACLforth epastseveralyears,h asturnedoutanumberoftalentedNisei piani sts.

MurrayTaiyos,TempleZeph yrsTied i nLeagueTh e Temple Noodle Zeph yrspulledup toa tiewith th ei dleMurrayTaiyosonFeb.23otJor-dan h i gh gym i nth eSaltLak eJACL basgetballleague asth eydefeatedth eUniversityNisei ,38to26.Both teamsh avewoneigh tandlostonegame.Inoth ergamesonFeb.23,Aok iProduce defeatedth e SaltLak eRainbows,33to31,wh i leth eOremPack erstrounced th e SaltLak eBussei,41to24.

Sh owerCHICAGO—A surprise Valen-tinesh owerwas h eldi nh onorofRoseTani,bride-electofYosh i oMaeda,atth eh omeofAi k oandTeruWatanabe.Manyusefulk i tch engiftswerepresentedth egu%stofh onor.

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March 11,atth eRolla-Wayri nkto raise funds forth e dance.Franceslidawasappointedch ai r-man.

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PresidentLineRevisesEntireSh i pSch eduleActionFollowsArmyMovetoLetNisei ,Issei Visi tJapanSANFRANCISCO—Th eAmeri-

canPresidentLi newillrevise i tsentire 'trans-Pacifi c passengersh i psch eduleasth eresultofth eU.S.Army'sactionlastweek i nlifti ngtravelrestricti onsforvisi tsi nJapanbyAmericansandresi-dentaliensofJapaneseancestry,i twasannouncedonFeb. 17byGeorgeKilli on,APLpresident.AllAPLpassengersh i pswillbe

reroutedtocallatYok oh amaafterleavingHonolulu andwillth enproceed to Manila,Hongk ong,Sh angh ai andback toYok oh amabefore returning to th e UnitedStates.Underth epreviousAPLsch ed-

uleonly th eGeneralMeigswaslistedas touch i ngYok oh ama onth e outbound voyagefrom SanFrancisco.Mr.Killi ondeclaredth atth enew

sch edulewillprovideextraserviceforIssei andNisei wh o desiretovisi trelatives i nJapanunderth enew travelregulations andwillalso afford tourists16daysoftraveli nJapani fth eydesiretogoandreturn onth e samesh i p.

Nisei Figh tsi nWorldArmyMeet

Wash i ngton,D.C.HanfordK.Maeda,flyweigh tch ampi onofth eU.S.Army's

Pacifi cCommand,i senteredi nth eAll-ArmyWorld-Wideboxingtournamentwh i ch i sbeing h eld th i sweek atFortMyer,Va.,gymnasium i nth emili tarydistri ctofWash i ngton.

Pvt.Maeda,winnerofth ree U.S.Army ch ampi onsh i ps,weigh s 112poundsandi sfi vefeet,fourinch es.Hi sArmyrecordis16wi nsi n 17figh ts.

Hanford,wh oi s18yearsofagewasonly10 atth eti meh ewasaneye-witnesstoth eJapaneseattack onPearlHarbori n1941.Hesaw th eplanesdivi ngbutwasunabletoseeth enavalsh i psbeingh i tfivemilesaway.Th i sled h i m tobelieveth atth ei nci dentwasonlyaerialmaneuvers.

Maedaenlistedi nth earmylastyearandwastransferredtoJapanforanoverseastourofdutyasamemberofth e3rdEngineerCombatBattalion i n Japan.Winni ngth eall-Japan U.S.Armyflyweigh ttitle,h ewas

flowntoGuam lastmonth andemergedwith th ePacifi c Com-mandch ampi onsh i pi n h i sdi vi si on.

HecametoWash i ngtonwi th membersofh i sPaci fi c Com-mandboxingteamforth eArmy'sworld-widetournamentearlyth i smonth .Maedai sanativeofHonoluluwh ereh i sfath eri saceili ng

andcounterpaintetlOneofh i sbroth ersserved i nth earmyi nWorldWar11.

AmericanVeteransCommitteeBack sNaturalizati onBillWASHINGTON, D,C.—Th eAVCBulletin,publicati onofth eAmeri-can Veterans Committee, th i smonth carried a story on th eSadaoS.Munemori AVCch apteri nLosAngeles.Th eBulletinstorytoldwh yPfc.Munemori wasawarde/1th eCon-

gressionnlMedalofHonor..added: m"...(wh at)wasnotnoted;th e(MedalofHonor)citaSffZth efactth atatth eti meth e?tion's h i gh estaward was give,Pfc.Munemori'swidowedmotWwaslivi ngi narelocationcentoatManzanar."Namedwith deeprespectfotth egallantryofth eyoungNiasoldieri sth e SadaoS.Munemorich apterofth eAVC i nLosAn.geles."Th erearefivebi llsnowpenj .

i ngbeforeth eHouseofRepresen.tativesgranting'th eprivi legeofbecoming;anaturalizedciti zenofth e Uni tedStatestoalli mmj .grantsh avi ngalegalrigh ttoper.manentresidence;to mak eu»migration quotas available tiAsianandPacifi cpeoples,andf«ioth erpurposes.'"AVC i sback i ngth eprinci pWofth esebills..."Perh apsMrs.Munemori k Jyetbecomeaciti zenofth ecom.tryforwh i ch h ersongavet«|life."AVCoffici alspointedoutth attjorganizati oni sastaunch advocSofracialequality,andspecifi caMdenieseventh econceptof"segwgated"posts.

AlbuquerqueJACLToInstallCabinetALBUQUERQUE,N.M.—Offi-

cersofth enewAlbuquerqueJACL,71stch apteri nth enationwi deor-ganizati on,weresch eduled to bei nstalled i nofficeTh ursday,Feb.24,byMasaoSatow,nationaldi-rector.Th ecabineti sasfollows:FredYosh i moto,pres.;Frank Matsu-bara,Istvicepres.;HenryFuk a-sak a,?..Jvicepres.;TasueYone-moto,sec;andMi k e Yonemoto,treas

BowlersSACRAMENTO, Calif.—Sacrar

mentogi rlk eglerswi llenteri \i ±th i rdroundofplayin th eNi seigirls league with an i ncreasedrosterofteams.Twelveteamsareexpected to

enter,with fourteamscomposedofCh i neseAmericanbowlers.Th eth i rdroundwillbeginsome-time i nMarch atth eSacramentobowl.Match eswillbe h eld Wed-nesdayevenings.Officerswillbe Hi saKimura,score-k eeper;JeanMorita,com-missi oner; and Margie Osuga,treasurer,er;andMargieOsuga,treasurer.Allteam captainsarerequestedtosubmitteam rosterswi th entryfeeof$4beforeMarch 16,tenta-tive opening date, to MargieOsuga.

DelegatesLOS ANGELES—Frank Suye-nagaandBenJi nk awawillrepre-sentth eLosAngelesYoungBudd-h i stAssociati onatth esouth erndistri ctYBLconferenceFeb.26--27 atSensh i n.Th eywereselected atth eLosAngelesYBLcabinetmeeting.Members from KJardena, San

Diego,Guadalupe,Sensh i n,WestLosAngeles,ArizonaandLosAn-geleswillpartici pateinth econ-ference.Masami HondaofSan Diego,president,willconductth econfer-ence.

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