PACIFIC CITIZEN Vol. 36 No. 6 February5,1954 258 E. Frst St, Los Angeles12, Calf. 10 cents George nagvUd, wo represented te Pacfc Ctzen on an egt-daytourof Japan last ont on a specalJapanAr Lnes r.ressflg t, greets Mss Yos oHarada, teMnsNppon of 1954 andcanddate for MssUnverse contest tssu er, upon er arrval ts wee n Loo Angeles aboard te good- wll sson flgt of JapanAr Lnes.—Toyo Myataepoto. Proposed socal securty legslaton on overseas payents studed by JACL Was ngton ; Inresponse to a nu ber of requests frp Isse nte Un-' ted States and n Japanre- gardng proposedsocal securty! legslaton affectng pay ents abroad, te Was ngton Offce of te JapaneseA ercan Ct- zens League asnvestgatedall pendng socal securtylegsla-' ton. Noneof tependnglegs- laton sso sweepng as to deprve ostIsse n Japan I fro ter rgtfullyearned socal securty benefts as anyfear, accordng toMe Masaoa.JACL Was ngton representatve. Masaoa sad tat te only bll now pendng wc would cange overseaspay ents un- der te socal securtyprogra s H.R. 6863,ntroduced nts sessonof Congress by Rep. Carl T. Curts(R., Neb.). Practcally all Isse recpents of tepro- gra now nJapanandoters plannng to retre ll Japanon socal securtybeneftsare not lelyto be adversely affected at ts te, eadded. Te Curtsbll wouldter- natepay ents abroad unless certan condtons are etat te te te nsured ndvdual frst becoes elgble to apply for s benefts. Snce alost allIsse wo wll recevebeneftsn te near future, or woarenowrecev- ng benefts, avebeenor wll ave beenresdentsof teUn- tedStates for at least tree con- secutve years edatelybe- fore terfrst elgblty for retreentnsurance pay ents, alost noIsse, ereorn Ja- pan, wll beadverselyaffected by tsprovson of teCurts bll, Masaoa sad, even f te Curtsbll s passed. Anoter secton of te sae Curtsbll, owever, f en- acted nto law, would affect all persons n Japan recevng socalsecurty benefts, ex- cept wdows and parents pay- ents-, sould, suc persons becoe e ployed or self- e ployed n any capacty. Present law only affects benefcares ofte prpgra wo are under age 75 and wose ncoefron wor s over cer- | tanlts and. staxableun- der teprogra.Only certan 1 wor done nJapan byAer- ' canctzens for A ercanfrs or for teUnted States govern- ent can affect socalsecurty pay ents at tste. Socal Securty lup su deat pay ents, under te Cur- tsbll, cannot bepadtoper- sons wo arenot resdents of te Unted States at te te ofdeat of fte nsured nd- vdual orat te te of pay- ent. Present law, provdngfor a axu deat pay ent of $255,contans no resdentre- strctons, notedMeMasaoa. "W lete Curts bll on socal securtydoes not affect anyIsse orNse at ts oent, teJACL wll ac- tvelyprotest aganst ts le- gslaton wc would deprve certan non-resdents of benefts wc teIsse and Nse rgtfully earned troug te pay ent of tax preus," declared Ma- saoa. "W le te resdent re- qure entsof teCurts bll were not ntended tostre drectly at te Japanese, Nseantropologst apponted to g UNESCO poston . Madson, Ws. Dr. Hros Daluu, Hono- lulu-born antropologst, as been apponted progra spe- calst n te Museu s and Monu ents Dvson of te Dept. of Cultural Affars n UNESCO, Pars. As te frstantropologst apponted to ts dvson, s! dutes wll be te organzaton of nternatonal conferences a ong natural story useu s. A graduate ofte Unv.of Hawa n 1942, e dd post graduate wor n s feld at Harvard untl1945,wen n- ducted nto servce, but re- turnedtoget s aster'sde- gree n 1949 afterbeng ds- carged n Ger any.He was nstructor n antropology at teUnv. of W sconsn and n 1951 was conferred s P.D.] degree by Harvard narceolo- gy. Forte last two years e was curator at te State Hstor- cal Socety useu ere. Hs fater, Dr. KunyasuDa- fuu, was.aong tefrst Isse to benaturalzed last year and ts years servngas presdent of teTerrtoral Boardof C- ropractcExa ners. Te young Dafuu s arred to teforer AlceCoan, Al- bon, N.Y., and tey ave tree- cldren, wowll on n I ParsbyJune. LosAngelesprepares for '54 Nat'l JACL confab Los Angeles Furter appont entson te 13t bennalNatonal JACL conventon board were an- I nouncedby Dr. Roy Ns awa, board car an, ts wee.. Tey nclude: Offcal Events—Dave Yooze , | Mrs. Merane Yooe, assts.;Dr. X- \ yos Sonoda, .lunceons; Mrs. C- yo Taya a,Mrs.Su Kas wag, banquets; Fred Taya a, 1000Club affar; Mrs. SueJoe, Sayonaa Ball. SocalEvents—Lly Otera,asst.; Mrs.Mary Ann K ura,fas on; Mas Narta,fs ng; Dc Jenye, golf;Ty Sato, tenns;Hsas Ho- rta, brdge;Grace Mornaga, sgt- seeng; Ke Uc a, datebureau. General Arrange ents—Dr. To Watanabe, Mwao Yana oto, assts.; Art Ito, floral. Regstraton — MdorNs , Mrs. Marvel Myata, FrancesKtagawa, Alce Hataeda,Mrs. Yaeo Hata- eda, assts. Budget-Fnance—Ken Utsuno- ya,Ara Hasegawa, To T. Ito, K Fuutae. Joe Yaaoto, assts.; Mc Kataoa, art edtor.1 souvenr boolet; Tats Kus da. JonWatanabe, boolet staff. PublcRelatons—Mac Ha agu- c, queencontest; Rtsuo Kawaa- , recepton. Adverse clas rulng ts ercant wo sold store at loss because of ruors Was ngton Losses suffered n antcpa- toryforced sales pror to te ssuance of offcal orders au- torzng te ltaryevacua- ton are not copensate un- der te Evacuaton Clas Act of 1948, te Dept. of Justce n- fored teWas ngton Offce of teJapanese A ercan Ct- zens League. Ts partcular adverse-to- cla ant adudcaton n- volves an Issecouple wo al- leged a loss troug te sa- crfce sale of te stoc n trade and equp ent of claants' sopn Hollywood, Calf. Te sale nvolved too place Jan.13,1942, ts prel nary escrow agree ent avng been executedJan. 3,1942. Claants' evdence-s tat tey effected tesale onte ad- vce of te anager ofter ban and n antcpaton of evacuaton. Te bass of ts antcpaton, te Governent says, was tat ruors were ten generallyprevalent tat alen Japanese would be evacuated fro te west coast. Te Dept.of Justce noted tatte JACL subtted an a cus curae bref, argung tat te sale was reasonableun- der te crcustances asbeng n antcpatonof te evacua- ton.Te fact tat laterte claants wereactuallyevacu- ated deonstrates te accuracy of tat antcpaton, te JACL sad. Te Govern ent reectedte JACL'spostonbysayngtat telanguageof te lawand te congressonal story aetat vew untenable. Te executve orderautor- zngteevacuatonwas ssued on Feb.19,1942andte order establs ngte varpus ltary zones was not ssueduntl Mar. 2, 1942. Te Govern ent contends tat not untl te claantsbe- cae resdents of Mltary Area No.1, after Mar. 2, 1942, could tey antcpate te evacuaton wtn te"reasonableand na- tural consequenceof te evacu- aton" language of te statute. $70,000 OFCLENDOWMENTFUND NOW IN TRUST, 1900 CONTRIBUTE SanFrancsco JACL Natonal Presdent Oeorge Inaga and Natonal Treasurer Dr:Roy Nsfcawa announced ts wee tat a to- tal of $72,474.26 adnowbeen recevedfor teNatonal. JACL Endbw ent Fund. Tey also announced tat $10,000 ad been added n te Trust Fund wt te Ban of A erca so tat te total a ountn trust now s$70,000. Inaga publclytanedte 1,961 ndvduals wo ave ade voluntary contrbutons toteNatonal JACLEndow- ent Fund. "We arebuldng:to nsure a per anent future for our natonal organzatonso tat wecanprotect te grans we ave ade for our people, and at te sae te grd ourselves for any possble e ergency wc ayarse ntefuture." Natonal JACL Headquarters ndcated tat everycent con- trbuted to teFund asbeen deposted terenwt te ex- ceptonof $2,000wc onedo- norspecfcally ear aredfor ad nstratvepurposes ncon- nectonwt teFund. Accordng to testpulatons Judcally-deterned evacuaton cla not copensate, Justce Dept. rules Was ngton Wen tevalue of property as been deter ned bya court or law andpad, any addtonal a ount claed under te Evacuaton ClasAct of1948 cannot be consdered, teDept. of Justce nforedte Was- ngton Offceof te Japanese A ercanCtzens League. Ints partcular cla, a forer resdent of Ter nal Island,Calf,, soug t to re- cover tedfference between wat e ad receved af- ter conde naton proceedngs bad establsedtevalue of s oldngs andtealleged valueof te prove ents. Te Govern ent declared tat "nopart of te cla s I allowable under te Evacua- ton Clas Act becausedeter- naton of te value ofte buldng sres adudcata." It quotedfro a s lar case, Soutern Calforna Fser- an'sAssocaton et al v. Un- tedStates, wentecourt sad: "Appellants occuped Ter - nal Island atte te of te tang under te expresscon- dton tat teywere tovacate te land wtn30 days,wt te rgt to taesuc prove- ents asteysaw ft. Te net wort of te prove entswas tus subect to tat condton., Appellants' loss, nsofar as ust co pensaton s concerned, was nogreater tantelegal rgts allowed under te per ts w c, after servce of notce ot ter naton,was te reoval' value pluste rgtto retan te upon te land for30 days." Snce te value ofte claant's ouse bad been udcallydeter ned, cla- ant cannot recover under te law, te Dept. of Justcecon- tended,nas uc as recovery canbe ad onlywen suc, cla "s not co pensatedfor by nsurance or oterwse ..." Teword"oterwse" covers court deter natons of value. House co ttee approves bll VESTED PROPERTYFILING DEADLINE: Was ngton Te House approved yes- terdayandsent to teW te House legslaton extendng te te for flngclas for return of vested warte pro- perty for a year after enact- ent of teAct. * * " Was ngton . Legslaton, extendng for a < year after ts enact entte | perodof flng clasfor te return of vestedproperty now eld by te Offce pfAlen Property, as been favorably reported byte House Inter- state and Foregn Co erce' Co ttee, te Was ngtonOf- fce of te JapaneseA ercan CtzensLeague announcedts wee. Approved by te Senate unan ously last sesson ust pror to adourn ent, t now goes to te House for ts concurrence.Ts acton s expectedwtnte ont, te JACL Offcesad. " Te JACLtestfed for ts easure last su er before te SenateJudcaryCo tteeon grounds tat any Isse and N- se strandedn Japan durng te war dd not ave eter ten- foratonor teopportuntyto fle clasbeforete statutory deadlne of Apr. 30, 1949. In addton, for one reason or an- : oter, a consderable nu ber of Isse and Nse faled to fle for tereturn of yendeposted wt pre-war Japanese bans. Noproperty ownedbyaper- son ofJapanese ancestry as been vestedsnceteTreaty of Peace beca eeffectven 1952. Durngte HouseCo ttee earngs, only gove ntental wtnesseswere eard. All tes- tfedn favor of te legslaton. TeStateDepart entnoted tat soe ten foregn govern- ents requestedts legslaton. TeWar Clas Co s- sonand te Offce of Alen Property tself endorsed te bll. Rep. CarlHnsaw (R., , Calf.), ran ng e ber of te : Interstate and Foregn Co- erce Co ttee, ased wet- er Japanese would bebenefted bytelegslaton. Wen e was assuredtat teywere, e ap- pearedto besatsfed. I Altoug te Senate aspass- ed dentcallegslaton durng tepast few years, teWas- ngton JACLOffce noted tat ts s tefrst tetat te House Interstate and Foregn Co erce asacted favorably upon t. Prevously, te House Co ttee pgeon oled te easure byneglectng tocon- sdert. Gov't returns Snto teple to Hawaan conqreqato Was ngton An order toreturn property to teHawa Iszuc Jna, a Snto teple n Honolulu, wasapproved by teOffceof Alen Property, wc decded te property was elgble for returnunderprovsons of te Tradng wt te Ene yAct. Propertys tobe returnedaf- ter fnal audt. (Organzed n 1916, te teplewll serve 150 e ber wt Rev. To K ura as pastor, wo asbeenoccupng tepre se altoug unableto conduct servces wle t. was vested.) Turn to Page 2 TurntoPage 7 " Te T. D. Ezas, 2305 Bry- ant Sout, Mnneapols,cele- brated ter golden weddng ublee Jan. 10wt ter four cldren, Wlla, Ben, Mrs. Teo Uena (Mnneapols) and Jaes(Ccago).
George i nagvUd,wh orepresented th e Pacifi c Ci ti zen on aneigh t-daytourofJapanlastmonth on aspecialJapanAirLinesr.ressfligh t,greetsMissYosh i k oHarada,th eMi nsNipponof1954andcandidateforMissUniversecontestth i ssummer,uponh erarrivalth i sweek i nLooAngelesaboardth egood-willmissi onfligh tofJapanAirLines.—Toyo Miyatak eph oto.
requestsfrpm Issei i nth eUni-'ted States and i nJapanre-gardingproposedsocialsecurity!legislation affecting paymentsabroad,th eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmeri i canCi ti -izensLeague h asi nvestigatedallpendingsocialsecuritylegisla-'tion.Noneofth ependinglegis-lation i ssosweeping astodeprivemostIssei i nJapanIfrom th ei rrigh tfullyearnedsocial security benefits asmanyfear,accordingtoMi k eMasaok a.JACLWash i ngtonrepresentative.
Masaok a saidth atth eonlybillnowpendingwh i ch wouldch ange overseaspaymentsun-derth esocialsecurityprogramisH.R.6863,i ntroduced i nth i ssessionofCongressbyRep.CarlT.Curtis(R.,Neb.).PracticallyallIssei recipi entsofth epro-gramnow i nJapanandoth ersplanningtoretirei llJapanonsocialsecuritybenefitsarenotli k elytobeadverselyaffectedatth i stime,h eadded.Th eCurtisbi llwouldtermi-natepayments abroad unlesscertainconditi onsaremetatth eti meth ei nsuredi ndi vi dualfi rstbecomeseligi ble to applyforh i sbenefits.Since almostallIssei wh owillreceivebenefitsi nth enearfuture,orwh oarenowreceiv-i ngbenefits,h avebeenorwillh avebeenresidentsofth eUni-tedStatesforatleastth reecon-secutiveyearsi mmedi atelybe-foreth ei rfi rsteligi bi li tyforretirementi nsurancepayments,almostnoIssei,h ereori nJa-pan,willbeadverselyaffectedbyth i sprovisi onofth eCurtisbill,Masaok asaid,eveni fth eCurtisbillispassed.Anoth ersectionofth esameCurtisbill,h owever,i fen-actedi ntolaw,wouldaffectallpersonsi nJapanreceivi ngsocialsecuritybenefits,ex-ceptwidowsandparentspay-ments-,sh ould,such personsbecome employed orself-employedi nanycapacity.
Present law only affectsbenefici ari esofth e prpgramwh oareunderage75andwh oseincomefroni work i sovercer-
|tainli mi tsand.i staxableun-derth eprogram.Onlycertain1work donei nJapanbyAmeri-
'canciti zensforAmericanfi rmsjorforth eUni tedStatesgovern-mentcanaffectsocialsecuritypaymentsatth i sti me.SocialSecurity lump sumdeath payments,underth eCur-ti sbill,cannotbepaidtoper-sonswh oarenotresidentsofth e Uni tedStatesatth eti meofdeath offtie i nsured indi -vi dualoratth eti meofpay-ment.Presentlaw,providi ngforamaximum death paymentof$255,containsnoresidentre-stricti ons,notedMi k eMasaok a.
"Wh i leth eCurtisbi llonsocialsecuritydoesnotaffectmanyIssei orNisei atth i smoment,th eJACLwillac-tivelyprotestagainstth i sle-gislationwh i ch woulddeprivecertainnon-residents ofbenefitswh i ch th eIssei andNi sei righ tfully earnedth rough th epaymentoftaxpremiums,"declaredMa-saok a."Wh i le th e residentre-quirementsofth eCurtisbi llwerenoti ntendedtostri k edirectly atth e Japanese,
Nisei anth ropologistappointedtoh i ghUNESCO positi on.Madison,Wis.Dr.Hirosh i Dailuk u,Hono-lulu-born anth ropologist, h asbeen appointed program spe-ciali st i n th e Museums andMonuments Divi si on of th eDept.ofCulturalAffairs i nUNESCO,Paris.As th e fi rstanth ropologistj
appointedtoth i sdivi si on,h i s!dutieswillbeth eorganizati onofi nternationalconferencesamongnaturalh i storymuseums.Agraduateofth eUni v.ofHawai i i n 1942, h e di dpostgraduatework i nh i sfi eld atHarvarduntil1945,wh en i n-ducted i nto service,butre-turnedtogeth i smaster'sde-gree i n 1949afterbeing dis-ch arged i nGermany.He wasi nstructor i n anth ropology atth eUni v.ofWisconsinand i n1951wasconferred h i sPh .D.]degreebyHarvardi narch eolo-gy.Forth elasttwoyears h ewascuratoratth eStateHistori-calSocietymuseum h ere.Hi sfath er,Dr.KuniyasuDai-
fuk u,was.amongth efi rstIssei itobenaturalizedlastyearandth i syeari sservingaspresidentofth eTerritori alBoardofCh i -ropracticExaminers.Th eyoungDaifuk ui smarriedtoth eformerAliceCoan,Al-bion,N.Y.,andth eyh aveth ree-ch i ldren,wh owillj oi n h i m i nIParisbyJune.
LosAngelespreparesfor'54Nat'lJACLconfab
LosAngelesFurth erappointmentsonth e13th bi enni alNationalJACLconvention board were an-InouncedbyDr.RoyNish i k awa,board ch ai rman,th i s week ..Th eyi nclude:Offici alEvents—Dave Yok ozek i ,|Mrs.Meri j aneYok oe,assts.;Dr.Xi -\yosh i Sonoda,.lunch eons;Mrs.Ch i -yoTayama,Mrs.Sumi Kash i wagi ,banquets;FredTayama,1000Clubaffair;Mrs.SueJoe,SayonaiaBall.SocialEvents—Lily Otera,asst.;Mrs.Mary AnnKimura,fash i on;Mas Narita,fish i ng;Dick Jeniye,golf;TySaito,tennis;Hisash i Ho-ri ta,bridge;GraceMorinaga,sigh t-seeing;Kei Uch i ma,datebureau.GeneralArrangements—Dr.TomWatanabe,Miwak oYanamoto,assts.;ArtIto,floral.Registration— Midori Nish i ,Mrs.MarvelMiyata,FrancesKitagawa,AliceHatak eda,Mrs.Yaek oHata-k eda,assts.Budget-Finance—Ken Utsunomi-ya,Ak i raHasegawa,Tom T.Ito,Kimi Fuk utak e. Joe Yamamoto,assts.; Mich i Kataok a,arteditor.1souvenir book let; Tats Kush i da.Joh nWatanabe,book letstaff.PublicRelations—Mack Hamagu-ch i ,queencontest;Ritsuk oKawak a-mi,reception.
Adverseclaimsrulingh i tsmerch antwh osoldstoreatlossbecauseofrumors
Wash i ngtonLosses suffered i nantici pa-toryforcedsalespriortoth ei ssuanceofoffici alordersau-th ori zi ngth emili taryevacua-tionarenotcompensateun-derth eEvacuationClaimsActof1948,th eDept.ofJusticei n-formedth eWash i ngtonOfficeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -zensLeague.
Th i sparticularadverse-to-claimant adjudi cati on i n-volvesanIssei couplewh oal-legedalossth rough th esa-crifi cesale ofth estock i ntrade and equipment ofclaimants'sh opi nHollywood,Calif.Th esale i nvolvedtook placeJan.13,1942,i tsprelimi naryescrowagreementh avi ngbeenexecutedJan.3,1942.Claimants'evidence-isth at
th eyeffectedth esaleonth ead-vi ceofth emanagerofth ei rbank and i nantici pati on ofevacuation.Th e basis ofth i santici pati on,th e Governmentsays,wasth atrumorswereth engenerallyprevalentth atalien
Japanesewould be evacuatedfromth ewestcoast.Th eDept.ofJusticenoted
th atth e JACL submittedanamicus curiae brief,arguingth atth esalewasreasonableun-derth eci rcumstancesasbeingi nantici pati onofth eevacua-tion.Th efactth atlaterth eclaimantswereactuallyevacu-ateddemonstratesth eaccuracyofth atantici pati on,th eJACLsaid.Th eGovernmentrejectedth eJACL'spositi onbysayingth atth elanguageofth elawandth econgressionalh i storymak eth atvi ewuntenable.Th eexecutiveorderauth or-
i zi ngth eevacuationwasi ssuedonFeb.19,1942andth eorderestablish i ngth evaripusmili taryzoneswasnoti ssueduntilMar.2,1942.Th e Governmentcontendsth atnotuntilth eclaimantsbe-cameresidentsofMili taryAreaNo.1,afterMar.2,1942,couldth eyantici pateth eevacuationwith i nth e"reasonableandna-turalconsequenceofth eevacu-ation"languageofth estatute.
Oeorge Inagak i and NationalTreasurerDr:Roy Nish i fcawaannouncedth i sweek th atato-talof$72,474.26 h adnowbeenreceivedforth eNational.JACLEndbwmentFund.Th eyalsoannounced th at $10,000 h adbeenadded i nth eTrustFundwith th eBank ofAmerica soth atth etotalamountintrustnow i s$70,000.Inagak i publi clyth ank edth e
1,961 i ndi vi duals wh o h avemade voluntary contributi onstoth eNationalJACLEndow-mentFund."Wearebuildi ng:to i nsure
apermanentfutureforournationalorganizati onsoth atwecanprotectth egrainsweh ave made forourpeople,andatth esametime girdourselves forany possibleemergencywh i ch mayarisei nth efuture."NationalJACLHeadquartersi ndi catedth ateverycentcon-tributedtoth eFund h asbeendepositedth erei nwith th eex-ceptionof$2,000wh i ch onedo-norspecifi callyearmark edforadmini strativepurposesi ncon-nectionwith th eFund.Accordingtoth estipulations
h asbeendeterminedbyacourtorlawandpaid,anyadditi onaliamountclaimed underth eEvacuationClaimsActof1948cannotbeconsidered,th eDept.ofJusticei nformedth eWash -i ngton Officeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague.Inth i sparticularclaim,a
formerresidentofTerminalIsland,Calif,,sough ttore-coverth edi fferencebetweenwh ath e h ad received af-tercondemnationproceedingsbadestablish edth evalueofh i sh oldi ngsandth eallegedvalueofth ei mprovements.Th e Government declaredth at"nopartofth eclaim i sIallowable underth e Evacua-ti onClaimsActbecausedeter-mi nati onofth evalue ofth ebuildi ng i sresadjudi cata."Itquotedfromasimi larcase,South ern California Fi sh er-man'sAssociati onetalv.Uni-tedStates,wh enth ecourtsaid:"AppellantsoccupiedTermi-
nalIslandatth eti meofth etak i ngunderth eexpresscon-diti onth atth eyweretovacateth elandwith i n30days,withth erigh ttotak esuch i mprove-mentsasth eysawfit.Th enetworth ofth ei mprovementswasth ussubjecttoth atconditi on.,Appellants'loss,i nsofaras j ustcompensation i sconcerned,wasnogreaterth anth elegalrigh tsallowed under th e permitswh i ch ,afterserviceofnoticeotterminati on,wasth eremoval'valueplusth erigh ttoretainth em uponth e land for30days."
Since th e value ofth eclaimant's h ousebad beenj udi ci allydetermined,claim-antcannotrecoverunderth elaw,th eDept.ofJusticecon-tended,i nasmuch asrecoverycanbe h adonlywh ensuch ,claim"i snotcompensatedforby i nsurance oroth erwi se..."Th eword"oth erwi se"coverscourtdeterminati onsofvalue.
Wash i ngtonTh eHouse approvedyes-terdayandsenttoth eWh i teHouse legislation extendingth etimeforfili ngclaimsforreturnofvestedwartimepro-pertyforayearafterenact-mentofth eAct.
* * "Wash i ngton.Legislation,extendingfora<yearafterits enactmentth e|periodoffili ngclaimsforth ereturnofvestedpropertynowh eld byth e OfficepfAlienProperty, h as been favorablyreportedbyth eHouseInter-stateand Foreign Commerce'Committee,th eWash i ngtonOf-fi ceofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeagueannouncedth i sweek .Approvedbyth e Senateunanimouslylastsession j ustpriortoadjournment,i tnowgoestoth eHouse foritsconcurrence.Th i s acti on i sexpectedwith i nth emonth ,th eJACLOfficesaid.
"Th eJACLtestifi edforth i smeasurelastsummerbeforeth eSenateJudici aryCommitteeongroundsth atmanyIssei andNi-sei strandedi nJapanduringth ewardidnoth aveeith erth ei n-formationorth eopportunitytofileclaimsbeforeth estatutorydeadlineofApr.30,1949.Inadditi on,foronereasonoran-:oth er,aconsiderablenumberofIssei andNi sei fai ledto fileforth ereturnofyendepositedwith pre-warJapanesebank s.Nopropertyownedbyaper-sonofJapaneseancestry h asbeenvestedsinceth eTreatyofPeacebecameeffectivei n1952.Duringth eHouseCommitteeh eari ngs, only govemntental
witnesseswere h eard.Alltes-tifi edi nfavorofth elegislation.Th eStateDepartmentnotedth atsometenforeign govern-mentsrequestedth i slegislation.Th eWarClaimsCommis-si onandth eOfficeofAlienProperty i tselfendorsedth ebi ll.Rep.CarlHinsh aw (R.,,Calif.),rank i ngmemberofth e
:Interstate and Foreign Com-merceCommittee,ask edwh eth -erJapanesewouldbebenefitedbyth elegislation.Wh enh ewasassuredth atth eywere,h eap-pearedtobesatisfi ed.IAlth ough th eSenateh aspass-ed i denticallegislationduringth epastfew years,th eWash -i ngtonJACLOfficenotedth atth i s i sth efi rsttimeth atth eHouse Interstateand ForeignCommerceh asactedfavorablyupon i t.Previously,th eHouseCommitteepigeonh oled th emeasurebyneglectingtocon-sideri t.
Gov'treturnsSh i ntotempletoHawai i anconqreqatioh
Wash i ngtonAnordertoreturnpropertytoth eHawai i Ish i zuch i Jinj a,a Sh i ntotemple i nHonolulu,wasapprovedbyth eOfficeofAlienProperty,wh i ch deci dedth epropertywaseligi bleforreturnunderprovisi onsofth eTradingwith th eEnemyAct.Propertyi stobereturnedaf-
jterfinalaudit.(Organized i n 1916, th etemplewillserve 150memberwith Rev.Tomi j i Kimura aspastor,wh oh asbeenoccupingth epremisealth ough unabletoconductserviceswh i le i t.wasvested.)
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"Th eT.D.Ezak i s,2305Bry-antSouth ,Minneapolis,cele-brated th ei rgolden weddingj ubi leeJan.10with th ei rfourch i ldren,Willi am,Ben, Mrs.Tei k o Uej h na (Minneapolis)andJames(Ch i cago).
th ere i sno j usti fi cati ontoterminatesocialsecuritybenefitstoIssei andNisei i nJapan,nomatterh ow fewi nnumber,"h eadded.Masaok a notedth atseveraloth erbi llsaffectingsocialse-curityh avebeen i ntroducedbyRep.DanielA.Reed (R.,N.Y.)onbeh alfofth eEisenh owerad-mini stration.Th esebi llsdonotcontainresidencerequirementsandsh ouldnotbeconfusedwithth eonei ntroducedbyRep.Cur-ti sofNebrask a,Masaok asai d.
Wash i ngtonNewsletterMIKEMASAOKA
THEBRICKERAMENDMENT...Asth i si swritten,oneofth egreatconstituti onaldebatesof
ourtimei sraging i nth eSenateofth eUnitedStates.Ati ssuei sth e adoptionofth eso-calledBrick erAmendmenttoth efederalConstituti on.Th i sproposalbyRepublicanSen.Joh nW.Brick erofOh i o
Th erealh eartofth eargumenti sth eso-called"wh i chclause"th atreads:"Atreaty sh allbecomeeffectiveasi nternallaw i nth eUni tedStatesonlyth rough legislationwh i ch would bevalid i nth eabsence ofatreaty."Th i si sth esectionth atth ePresidentandoth eropponents
Th e Bri ck erAmendment,i fapproved,wouldmeanth atnotreatyaffecting i nternallaw,Federal,stateorevenmunici pal,wouldbe effectiveuntilenabling legis-lationsh ad been passedbyth e'affectedpartorparties.Some 63senators j oi nedwith SenatorBrick eri n i ntro-
ducingth eorigi naldraft.Th i smeansth atth econstituti onaltwo-th i rdsofth eSenatenecessarytoapproveanamendmenttoth eConstituti on supportedth e i deawh en i twasfirstproposed.Sinceth attime,h owever,manyofitsorigi nalsponsors h avei ndi catedth atth eycannolongergoalongwith th epropositi on.Asa matteroffact,nowth atPresidentEisenh ower*"h as
expressed h i s"unalterable"oppositi ontoth epresentlanguageofth eproposedAmendment,unlesssomecompromises accept-abletoboth th eWh i teHouseandth eSponsori swork edout,th eproposalappearstobeh eadedforfloordefeatorrecommitaltoth eSenateJudici aryCommitttee.
NISEIINTEREST ....Asciti zensofth enation,allNisei areconcernedwith th eoutcomeofth i sgreatdebate.
And,asmostofourIssei parentsarestillsubjectsandnationalsofJapanbecauseth ey h avenotyetbeenaffordedth eopportunitytobecome naturalized citi zens.underth eMcCarran-WalterAct,th ei rtreatmentmaybei nvolved i n th e ultimate dispositi onofh i slegislation.
Th erecentlynegotiatedTreatyofCommerceandFriend-sh i pbetweenJapanandth eUni tedStatesprovidesforcertainreciprocaltreatmentofth ei rrespectivenationalsi nth ei rrespec-tive j uri sdi cti ons.Ifth eBri ck erAmendmentbecomesapartofourConstituti on,i tmeansth atth evarious statesandevenciti esandcountiescouldbyth ei ri ndependentactionnullifyandinvalidateth osetreatyguaranteesoffai randequaltreat-mentandconsideration.Recallingth e h ateand h ysteriadaysofth eearly20sand
th ediscri mi natorylawsth atwerepassedbyth eStateofCali-forniaandmanyofitsmunici pali ti esi nspiteofth e1913TreatyofCommerceandFriendsh i pth enexisti ngbetweenJapanand$ieUnitedStates,onecanappreciateth esafeguardsi nth epre-sentsystemth atth eBrick er.Amendmentproposestodiscard.
Moreover,fewNisei areawareth atth e h i stori cpost-Iwarconstituti onaltestcases i nvolvingth erigh tsofper-:sonsofJapaneseancestry i nth eUni tedStatesh avebeen.citedbyboth si des i nth eSenatedebate.
* " "Lastweek ,LarryTaj i ri revealed i n h i susualablemanner
th epartth atth eSei Fuj i i alienlandlawdecisi onbyaCaliforniaAppellateCourtplayed i nth egenesisofth eBri ck erproposal.Itwasarevelationtoth i swri terto h earsenatorswh oh adneverh eardofth eali en landlaws beforearguingwh eth ersectionsofth eUni tedNationsCh arter,towh i ch th i snati oni s
asignatory,canbeusedtoi nvali datestatelaws.Curiously,nospecifi cmentionwasmadeofth ediscri i mnatorynatureofth esealienlandlaws.Receivi ngmoreverbalattentionth anth eFuj i i case,h ow-ever,wasth eTak ah ash i casei nwh i ch th eUni tedStatesSupreme
Courth eldth atawartimeCalifornialaw proh i bi ti ngalienJapanesefrom engaging i ncommercialfish i ngwasunconsti-tuti onal.SenatorBrick erremindedth eSenateth atDean Ach eson
arguedth ematterandinvok edth eUni tedNationsCh artertodemonstrateth atth estatelaw wasunconstituti onal.Healsoremindedth eSenateth atth eth enSolici torGeneralPh i li pPearl-manfiledonbeh alfofth eUni tedStatesGovernmentabriefasafriendofth ecourti nwh i ch th eUni tedNationsCh arteragainwascited.
SenatorBrick ermentioned,too,th atmoreth an20nationalorganizati ons h adfi ledfriendsofth ecourtbriefsonbeh alfofth eJACL,th esponsoringorganizati on,andTak ah ash i .Th eOh i oRepublican th ennotedth atMr.Ach eson MrPearlman,andeveryoneofth e20organizati onsth atci tedth eUni tedNationsch arteri n1952arenowonrecordagainsth i s
Amendmentwh i ch ,i n h i swords,wouldmak esureth ath ere-afternotreatycouldbeusedtooverturnastatelaw..Opponentsofth eBri ck erAmendmentrepliedth atth e
Uni tedNationsCh arterisnotself-executingandth atth eUni tedStatesSupremeCourti ndeclaringth atCaliforniastatuteunconstituti onaldidnotrelyonth etreatybutonth eFederalConstituti on i tself.Again,as i nth eali enlandlaw matter,th esenatorsdidnotcommentonth ediscri mi natorynatureofth elegislationbutonlyonth equestionofwh eth eratreatycanbe i nvok edtonullifyastatestatute.Nisei maynotbeawareofi t,butth e h i stori cpost-warconstituti onalissuesraisedbyth eJACLaretoday
beingargued i nth egreatSenatedebateonch angi ngth etreaty-mak i ngpowersofth ePresident. Ith ough th ediscri mi natorych aracterofth estatelawsth eJACLsuccessfullyliti gated h asnotbeenspecifi callymentionedonth eSenatefloor,th esenatorsi nstudyingth esecasesmustofnecessityh avelearnedsometh i ngofth evici ouspracticesofsomewesternstatesi nth epasti ndenyingtoaliensofJapaneseancestryth erigh ttoadecentand h umaneli fe. «<«*P«»nese
Nipponstatesman-industriali stKuh aratofosterU.S.-Japanfriendsh i p
ByTAMOTSUMURAYAMAJapanBureau,Pacifi cCi ti zen
Tok yoTh eAmericancommunity i sadding many i nteresting andoutstandingfi guresofJapanoni tsli sttofostercooperationandpromotionofJapanese-Ameri-canfriendsh i p.Th elatestpersonalityh erei s
Fusanosuk e Kuh ara,87-year-oldstatesman-industriali st,wh ose 23-year-old daugh ter,Matsuno,became th ebeautifulbrideofHugh T.Patrick ,sonofth eRock Hill(S.C.)Even-i ngHeraldpublish er.Th ei rromance startedtwoyearsago.Sh ewasgiveneveryopportunity tostudyAmericaandAmericans,being senttoAmericabyh erwealth yfath ertomeetth eparentsandrela-tivesofh erfutureh usbandaswellasgainfirst-h and infor-mationand k nowledgebyex-tensivetravel."Wh enmydaugh terwant-
edtomarryanAmerican,Isaid noth i ng," h e told th i sreporter."Isenth ertoAm-ericatostudyth evariousas-pectsofli fe i nAmericabe-causesomanysuch marriagesh avefai ledmiserably."Iwantedh ertomak euph erownmind.Sh ecanwith -stand th e h ardsh i pswh i ch'areah eadofh er,Ibelieve,"Kuh araadded.Th eweddingtook placeDec.
29with th e presence ofth eh usband'sparents,sisterandbroth erwh o came h ere byplane.Kuh ara gained i nternationalfameasastatemini sterandh ead ofth e Sei yuk ai ,th en arulingpoliti calparty,beforeth ePacifi cwar.Kuh ara wasth eonlyJapa-nesewh oh ada h eart-to-h earttalk with JoselfStalin i n1927."Stalinwas10yearsyoungerth an myself," h e recalled."From myown i mpression,h ecould h ave li ved longer.Hemigh th avedi edforoth errea-sonsth ananaturalcause."Kuh arawith appearancesofaman i n.h i s60sandi nvigor-
oush ealth ,..expressed h opestotravelaroundth eworldtopre-sentth elatestpictureofJapan.Meanwh i le,th e newly-weds!
areenroutetoth ei rSouth Car-oli nah omevi ath eSouth Seas.Before departing,th e h appygroom said h i sbri deneedstostudyEnglish ."I'mgoingtoputh eri ncol-
lege—probablyatth eUni v.ofMich i gan,wh ereIsh allprob-ablygo,"explainedyoungPa-tri ck .Hi sfath eri salsovisi ti ngKorea,South eastAsiaandEu-ropetogath ermaterialforth elEveningHerald.Kuh ara promised to j oi nefforts i npromoting closerUS.-Japaneserelations,do-i ng h i spartasafath er-i n-lawofayoungAmerican."Ittook mesometimetogivemydaugh terapprovalforth i s marriage.In th i sI'atomic age,th i ngs rapidlych ange.Don'tth i nk ofmeasan old man,asIam stillyoungand can do agreatdeal,"Kuh araconcluded.Th e Kuh ara mansion i samongth ebiggest i n Tok yo.Th e h omewasformerlyoccu-pied by Hi k ozaemon Ok ubo,wh osepersonalityatth eearlystage ofth e Tok ugawa Sh o-gunatewasfascinati ng.
Th erecentwedding ofMatsunoKuh ara,23,ofTok yo,toHugh T.Patrick ,sonofaRock HillOS.C.)newspaperpublish er,was h ai ledas'anoth er"assist"forJapanese-Americanfriend-sh i p.Sh e i sth e daugh terofth e Fusanosuk eKuh aras.Herfath erwasonetimestatesmini sterand i ndustriali st,wh owoni nternationalfame i n 1927bybeingth eonlyJapanesetotalkpersonallywith JosefStalin.
Amilestonei nTVByHARRYK.HONDA
VERYTRULYYOURS:
Reach i ng some ofth estorecountersrecentlywasagim-mick toturnoffsoundbyre-motecontrolwh ena j abberingTV h uck sterappearson th escreen...Verysymbolic,i ti snocomplementtoth etelevisi on"ndustrywh i ch h asmadegreatstridestech nologically..Wh enyoulook back th eyearj ustpastandassess i tsprogress,10onei n1952wouldh avefore-cast21-inch setswouldbesell-ngatth epricesweh avetoday.\ndcolorTV wasstillfiveyearsaway(alth ough Ifelti twas"aroundth ecorner")..Th e latestisduo-scopicsets,wh ereth eoldmancantvatchboxingandth eli ttlelady h erfavoritesh ow.
ArecentTVsurveyconfirmsh e factth atIh aven'tbeen■nissi nganyth i ngspecialonth eur...Intermsofactualh oursand h ourson i ncreased time,srimedramastands,first.Even
jadvertisi ngagenciesarebegin-ning to admitprograms arejover-commerciali zed...pay-as-you-see programs willbeh ereandsh ouldprovemigh typopularasth eviewerwillnotbe confronted with i rri tati ngspots"andoverdramatizedad-vertisi ng...Recentdemonstra-tionsofcolor-TVprogramsbe-i ngrecordedonmagnetictapeand i mmedi atelyplayed backdrewafavorableresponsefromth especialpreviewaudiencesTh i spotentialalonewillh astencolor-TVtoth egeneralpublicas production costs wi llbeh ack edconsiderably.
So,with greatmarvelsfromth evi deoengineers,i ti sregret-fulth eprogramproducersh avenotk eptpace...i t'stoobadsomegimmi ck can'tbei nventedth atwillmak etelevisi onpro-gramstwice asgoodasth eywerei n1953
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Statesupremecourt,toruleonNiseiliquorlicensecase
LosAngelesTh elong drawn-outliquor
license case wh i ch started i nNovember,1951,maybesettledwh enth estatesupreme courtsoonrules onth epetiti onofTosh i k uni Taenak a,Nisei G-2veteran,mark etproprietorat1026E.103rdSt.Taenak awasgrantedh i soff-
salelicenseNov.15,1951,andth reeweek slaterrevok edbe-causeofaprotestvoicedbyamini ster i n th e neigh borh ood.AttorneysJamesMitsumori andLynnTak agak i took th ecasetoth esuperiorcourtforwritofmandamustocompelth eStateBoardofEqualizati ontoreturnth e li cense underSection 7.1ofth elaw,wh i ch specifi esth eboardmustreturnth elicenseforth esamelocation.JudgeFrank Swai nruled i nfavorofth eNisei ,butth edis-tri ctcourtofappealsreversedth edecisi onlastJuly.Th eattorneysth enpetiti onedth estatesupremecourtforrul-i ng.Oralargumentswereh eardrecently. -,
Inth emeantime,Taenak a i sstuck with moreth an$10,000i nfixturesandstock aswellasth eIi ncome h e could h ave made.
Communitycenterproject'must'overh omeforaged
TorontoTh ematterofacommunity
centerforToronto JapaneseCanadiansobtainedfullpriori tyoverth e question ofan oldfolk s'h ome,wh i ch lastyearsh elvedth ecommunitycenterproject.Acommitteewilldetermineth e means offinancing th e$70,000project.Todate,asumof$1,428h asbeenaccumulated.
Newciti zensBoulder,Colo.
Th reeIssei werenaturalizedh ereJan.6with Distri ctJudgeWilli am E. Buck offi ci ati ng.Th eywere:Sh i nzaburo James Togash i h i swifeMitsuyeNagasawaTogash i andTatsuKido,allofBoulder.
" " "SacramentoElevenIssei womenofSacra-mentoandth ree oth ersfromth i sareawerenaturalized i nceremoniesJan.12i nth ecourt-room ofth eU.S.JudgeDalLemmon.Th eywere:Mrs.Sh i genoNish lmi Mrs.To-sh i k oOto.Mrs.Haruk oHamamoto,Mrs.T«ruMatsuoak a,Mrs.Ch uSa-i to,Mrs.Ch i seyo Otani,Mrs.KayoFuj i moto.Mrs.KiyoyeNi k ai do,Mrs.MatsuMlyah ara,Mrs.MasayeTana-k aandSak uMori.Asak i ch i Sanui.J.Kono,Rock li n;Mrs.Hidek oWak i ta,Perk i ns.
LosAngelesFrank li nLi feInsuranceCo,Snrinefi eld,111.,producedover$365,000,000ofpaidbusinesslastyear—anaverageofamilli ondollarsevery24 h ours i nth eyear;Th efi rmalsoh as$1,500,--000,000ofi nsurance i nforce,accordingtoCh arlesE.Beck er,president.|(Th eGoldenStateagencyofi th eFrank li nLi feInsuranceCo.,h ere,i ncludesanumberofNi-sei agents.)Attainmentofth i sh i gh markmark soneofth emostremark -Iablegrowth recordsi nth eh i s-toryoflifeinsurancewith a.h alfbi lli ondollargain i nlessth anth reeyears.Itsaccom-plish ments were publici zedi nth eJan.25 i ssueofTIMEmagazine.Ati tspresentrateofgrowth ,th efirm expectstoreach th egoalof$2-billi onofinsurancei nforcebyth e endof1955,accordingtoBeck er."Wegivealargemeasureofcreditforth i s outstanding performancetoourmodern i nsuredsavingsandprotectionplanswh i ch h avewonsuch amazingacceptancefrom th e American public,"commentedBeck er
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PACrFICCITIZEN February5,19542
HonoluluNewsletterLAWRENCE NAKATSUKA
Hawai i anAttitudetowardth eDeepSouthHawai i anslearnedalessoni n
tolerance and understandingfrom anewspapereditorfromth e Deep South recently.A
th i ngtoreport,unlessyou k now th e Hawai i ansandunlessyouk nowHoddingCar-ter,th eedi tor.Th eHawai i ansareaproudpeoplebecauseth eylivei nth eworld's h appi est"meltingpotofraces."Th eyli k etoth i nkth eyare i ntolerantonlyofi n-tolerance.Th eyh aveverylittlepatience with race-sensiti veareasli k eth eDeepSouth .Th encameHoddingCarter
todoastoryforth eSaturdayEvening Poston Hawai i anstateh ood.Carterisnoor-dinarynewspaperman.At47,h e h asbecome'a,voiceofth eNew South ,anablespok es-manforth esi deofth eSouthth ath asn'tbeen describedmuch tilllately.Editorofasmalltowndaily
—Th eDeltaDemocrat-Times—i nGreenville,Missi ssi ppi ,Car-terisaPulitzerPrizewinner,aNiemanFellow atHarvard,aGuggenh ei mFellow,andauth orofseveralbook sonth eSouth .With h i swi feBetty,Cartertouredth eHawai i anIslandsfortwoweek s,gath eri ngmaterialonth eproandconsofstateh oodforHawai i .Wh ath e foundstrength enedh i sconvicti onth atHawai i sh ouldbegrantedstate-h ood.Buth ebecamedisturbedatwh ath ecalledtiegllbnessofth e generalHawai i an atti-tudetowardsth e South .Hefoundth eHawai i ans h adaone-sided picture ofth eSouth .Th eywerenotuniquei nth i satti tude.Iti sanat-titudetypicali nmanypartsofth eUni ted-States. ,ICartersaid h eunderstoodHh e
reason forth eHawai i anatti-tude.Itwasth econgressmenfrom th eSouth wh o h ad de-featedstateh oodlegislationtimeandtimeagain.Th us,i nth emi ndsofHa-
wai i ans,th eSouth becameiden-ti fi edwith th eworstlabelsofracialbigotry,economic andsocialback wardness,and po-li ti caldemagogy.BeforeleavingHawai i ,Car-tergaveatalk beforeth eHo-noluluPressClub.Inh i sfriend-lyyetforth ri gh tway,th eedi-torsaid h ewantedtogiveth eoth ersideofth epicture.Hedidnotdefendorex-
cusewh atwasbadaboutth eSouth .Buth eemph asi zed i n-steadth eprogressth eNewSouth h asmadei nracere-
lations.Hespok eproudlyaboutth efactth ath i stownofGreen-ville h as a Negropoliceman.
Negroesth erearegiveneduca-tional,recreationalandh ospi talfacili ti esequalwith th oseforwh i tepeople.Equalityi nvotingalsoi sanaccomplish edfact.Hispaperre-ferstoNegroes i nth enewsas"Mr."or"Mrs."with outlosingcirculation.And th ere h asn'tbeenasinglelynch i ngi nth eSouth formoreth antwoandah alfyears.Th e pattern of i ntolerance,Carternoted,i sch angi ng.Anewconscienceisemergingandth eNegro i stak i ng h i splacei nth eci vi candpoliti callifeofth eSouth .Th i squietrevolution h asgonelargelyunnoticedi nHa-wai i andperh aps i nmany'oth erplaces. Comfortable,evensmug,i nth efeelingth atth ey h avesolvedth ei rownracerelations,mostHawai-i ansh avefailedtoappreciateth eenormousdiffi cultiesanddifferencesi nth eracialprob-lemsofth eSouth .HoddingCarterh asdonea
gooddeedforHawai i .He h asmadeth eHawai i anssee"th eoth ersi de"ofth eSouth .
SaltLak eCLbenefitrecitalslatedFeb.15
SaltLak eCityEnroute h omeafterstudyingi nGermanyforayear,Mrs.Ha-rueMiyak e,wh owasremem-beredbyaudiencesfor.h erpor-trayalofMme.Butterflyh erei n1952,willappearFeb.15atth eLDSCh urch assembly h alli naSaltLak eCityi JACLbene-fi t.Arrangements h ave beenmade alsoto h aveth eJapa-nesesopranosingatastudentconcertth esameweek .Ti ck etsforth ebenefitareon
saleat$1atGlenBros.MusicStore,74S.Main.JamesMiya-k eandHowellUj i fusaareco-ch ai rmen.
Buddh i stconferenceSanJose
"Buddh i sm Today and To-morrow"isth eth emeforth esi xth annualWestern YoungAdultBuddh i stAssociati oncon-ventionh ereFeb.14.Rev.Ken-j oKurok awa,graduateofUSCandColumbiauni versiti esandRyuk ok uBuddh i stuniversityi nOsak a,i smai nspeak er.
INHONOR OFTh e$150Kath rynLivi ngston
MemorialSch olarsh i pfromBer-k eleyHi gh Sch oolwaspresen-tedtoMaryTagumi.KazuoKageofWailuk ube-
cameth esecondNisei tobe i n-stalledaspresidentofth eMauiCh amber ofCommerce th i syear.FirstNisei wasSh i zui ch iMi /.uh i i .Th e Japanese governmentconferredth e Fi fth Orderofth eSacredTreasureuponGinj iMi h ara,64,pioneerSeattleIssei,forh i scontributi ontoth ewel-fareofJapanesei nth eUni tedStates,Mi h ara,amongth efi rstIssei to be naturalized,wasvisi ti ngJapan.BobbyN'ak ata,Hi-YBoyof
th e Yearat Gardena HighSch ool, was h onored atth eYMCA k i ck offbanquetlastweek .
SnowfallfailstostopIDCdelegates
-J.Caldwell,Idah oDespite a.h eavy snowfall,sevenoutofeigh tJACLch ap-terswererepresentedatth eIn-termountain Di stri ctCouncilmeetingJan.24h ere.Th i smark edth efi rstmeet-i ng h eldsinceth eelectionofth e1954IntermountainDi stri ctCouncilofficerswh oare:JimUsh i o,ch ai rman,wh opresidedatth emeeting;MasYanoandGeorgeSugai,v.-ch mn.;GeorgeNuk aya,treas.;and Doroth yMuk ai ,sec.NationalDi rectorMasSatow,wh omadeaspecialefforttoattendth emeeting,leadactivediscussions regarding JACLSupportingmembersh i p,natur-alizati on,endowmentfund,1000Club, i mportance ofch apterssubmitti ngth ei rquotasearlytoth eNationalHeadquarters,na-tionalconvention,etc.Iti sh opedth atth eattend-
anceofth eJunemeetingwh i chwillbe h eld i nYellowstone,Idah o,willbe as-well-repre-sented.
Wash i ngtonReturningofvestedwartimepropertytoformerowners,i n-cludingJapanesenationalsre-sidi ng i nJapan,i soneofth emajorrecommendations madebyth eSenateJudici arySub-committeeth ati nvestigatedth eoperationofth eTradingwithth eEnemyAct,Sen.EverettMcKinleyDirk sen(R.,111.) i n-formedth eWash i ngton Officeofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -'zensLeague.
SenatorDirk senwasch ai r-manofth i sspecialJudici arySubcommitteewh i ch si nceJune,1952, h as bee* i nqui ri ng bymeans of i nvestigati ons andIh eari ngs i ntoadmini strationofth eActunderwh i ch th eassetsofformerenemycountriesandenemyaliensofth eWorldWarIIperiodwerevestedandad-mi ni steredbyth eOfficeofAl-i enProperty.Th eDi rk senreportpointsoutth ati nWorldWarIth eth eoryofseizi ng-andadmini -steringenemypropertywasbasedonth e i deaofcusto-diansh i p,wh i le i nWorldWarIIitwasch ancedtooneofconfiscationandliqui dati on.
Italsopointsoutth atth epresentpolicyofconfiscationcannullifyanddestroyth eef-fectsofaforeignpolicywh i chi sdesigned tobuildastrongWesternGermanyandJapanasbulwark sagainstfurth erCom-munistaggression,and i nvest-mentofprivaterisk capitalabroadisdiscouraged.Inth i sconnection,th eWash -
i ngton JACL Office recalledth atduringpublich eari ngslastsummer before th e Di rk senSubcommittee,Mi k eMasaok a.Wash i ngton JACLrepresenta-tive,urged i nclusionofth eJa-panese i nanyremediallegisla-tion,rath erth anlimi ti ng i ttoth eGermans.Atth attime,alllegislationprovidi ngforth ereturnofvest-edwartimepropertywascon-finedonlytoGermans.Follow-i ng Masaok a's testimony,th ech ai rmanassured h i mth atth eSubcommittee would notdis-cri mi nate against Japan butwould give Japanequalcon-siderationwith Germany i nalllegislation proposed by h i sgroup.Th e Subcommittee recom-mendedth edraftingoflegis-lationth atwouldelimi natecer-tain i nequi ti esandi nj usti ces i nth epresentlawandbring i ti n-toconformitywith th epurposesofAmericanforeignpolicy.Th e recommendations i n-cluded:1.Providi ng forth e return ofprivatepropertyconfiscated underth eTradingwith th eEnemyActtoi ndi vi dualsnotconvicted ofwarcrimesbuth oldi ng i ntrustpropertyofi ndi vi dualswh oareunderth edominati on andcontrolofgovern-mentsofCommunistsandCommun-i stsatellitenations.2.Providi ngforareasonableandappropriatech argeagainstpropertywh i ch migh tbeso j eturnedasareimbursement for custodialch arges.3.Providi ngforadequate pro-tection ofclaimswh i ch maybependingagainstconfiscatedassets.4.Providi ngforth eretentionofth epropertywh i ch belongedtofor-merenemygovernments.5.Providi ngth ePresidentofth eUnited States with discretipnarypoweruponafindi ngth atth ena-tionalinterests is i nvolvedtodis-poseofalienh oldi ngs i npropertywh i ch i slocatedi nth eUnitedStatestobonafideAmericanpurch asers,th eproceedsofth esalelesscus-todialch argestobereturnedtoth eali enowners.6.Providi ngforth epaymentofclaimsunderth eWarClaimsActof1948from sources oth erth anfundsderivedfrom vestedpropertyi norderth atth eremaybeassur-anceofth esatisfaction ofallle-giti mateclaimsth atanobligati onofth i sgovernmentto i tsci ti zens.7.Providi ngforanequalizati onofbenefitstoAmericanprisonersofwarwh owerecaptured i nKoreawi th th ebenefitsnow grantedtoveteransofWorldWar11.
BronzeStarmedalistWash i ngton
Capt.JamesK.Arima,10701Inwood Aye.,SilverSprings,Md.,waspresentedth ebronzestarmedallastweek for■ h i si ntelligencework i nJapanbe-tween1950and1953.Ceremonieswereh eldatWal-terReedArmyMedicalCenterwith Maj.Gen.LeonardD.Hea-ton,h ospi talcommandinggene-ral,mak i ngth eaward.
30WEEKS'TILCONVENTION TIME:LOSANGELES-SEPT.2-6,195413th Bi enni alNationalJACLConvention
Ch i cago
CornerSMOKYSAKURADA
AroundWindyCity...Th e City Councilvoted 44-2,approvingabidi oconstructcitymi uiernt■■.- i r.i .setolfdaysofcouncilci ebate.
" " ""Th eCollegeAgegroupwillsponsora.staa-stagette danceMar.27atth eMcCormick YW-CA. 1001 N. Dearborn St.Th eme:SpringFever...IGORKOPYTOFF,North westernstu-dent i n anth ropology,relatesh i sCh i lecoppermineexperi-encesatth eCity-WideRecrea-tionCouncilmeetingFc-h .12a'th e h omeofHANNAHTANI6211S.Ki mbak ...Th eCnsmr.(Japanese warbrldes) cabine'proposedaprogramtoacquaintmemberswith Americanlivi nfcustomsatth ei rfi rstSaturdaymeetingsasfollows:March —Americancook i ng:April—pur-ch aseofcloth i ng;May—h owtosh op;June—Groupdiscussions;September—planningforpar-enth ood...ConsulGeneralOTOSHIROKURODA h ostedaNew Year'spartyatth eNewWilson Village lastSaturday.Nisei attending i ncluded:NoboruHonda,Joh n Y.Yosh i no.Th omas'Masuda,GeorgeTeraok a.andJamesT.Nish i mura.
"■■ ♦ "Busses propelled by propanewillreplaceoldredstreetcarsonAsh landAye.,nextweek .
"Th eCh i cagoJACLmeetingFeb.19willbegeared toth eth eme ofBroth erh ood Week .FrancisW.McPeek ,executivedirectorofCh i cagoCommissi ononHumanRelations,speak son"HumanRelations i nCh i cago."Public i s always i nvi ted.Itmeets at Woodrow WilsonRoom,13th floor,116S.Mich i -ganAye...Th e 1954Ch i cagoJapanese American directory,publish edby'th eCh i cagoSh i m-po and Ch i cago Publish i ngCorp.(publish ersofScenema-gazine), i snow on sale ...Peter,Peter,Pumpk i nEateri splayingatth eArtInstitute'sCh i ldrenTh eateronweek endsfromFeb.6-Mar.14(Saturdaysat2:30p.m.,Sundaysat3p.m.;additi onalrun Mar.6,10:30a.m.)...Th eArtInstitutere-ceivedanunrestrictedbequestof$237,855from th etrustes-tablish edbyth ewillofth elateJamesViles,co-founderofBu-daCo.
OfPeople...".LOUISESHERRIN,th eNi -sei ballroom i nstructoratRayQuinlanStudio,28E.Jack sonBlvd.,i sMRS.LOUISENAKA-JI,aCLer.Sh e i sth eformerLouise SHIRAMIZU,Salinas,Calif.Byday,sh e work satSh ure Broth er(h eari ng aidsdept.).Herbroth erJIMMYwas;oneofth efi rstMainlandNisei|tobe k i lled i nth e 100th In-fantry.Oth ersi nth efamilyare
"TAX,HARRY,ROSE (Miss'DenverJACLi n'48)andSUMI|ofDenver.Husband GEORGE;NAKAJI,mech ani cforKeesh i n.MotorCo.,atruck i ngfirm,and'Louiseweremarriedh ereSep-tember,1943.Th ey h aveone'son,FREDDIE,andli veat1208j W.64th St.George'sbroth ersj areTOM andMASAYOSHIofi SanJoseandHENRYofCh i -tago.Georgewasactivei nth eprewarMontereyPeninsulaJA-CL.Th ey h aveaniece,MRS.JHENRYKAWASE,SanDiego,a neph ew,ED NAKAJI,Ch i cago.
"Amongth e 165graduatinglastweek fromHydePark High{Sch oolweretwinsALINEandARLINE SUMIDA.Aline wasvaledictorianandreceivedth ePh i BetaKappaaward.Arlinetank edfi fth i nth eclasssch o-lastically.Oth erswere:ElaineHayano,Sh oj i Horita,Ro-bertMatsubayash i andArminaKo(ofCh i nesedescent).j AtWallerHigh wasoneNiseigraduate:IHelenYoneh ara.
IT'STIMETORENEW YOUR1954JACLMEMBERSHIP
PastNationalJACLPresidentHi toOk adaofSaltLak eCity|i nstallsth e 1954SaltLak eCityJACLch aptercabinetati tsrecentdinner-dance.Picturedare(lefttorigh t):DeliaKono,>
cor.sec;RupertHach i ya pres.;Less.cYamamoto.J«l»yak e,social;RaeFuj.moto,treas.;HovvellUj-fusa.v.p,Je,BKonish i ,rec.sec;andGeorgeYosh i moto.h i st.
Installationofth eSeattleJACLch apterofficersfor1954wasamongth e h i gh li gh tsrecentlyatth ech apter'sbanquet,wh i chh onoredsome 250Issei ci ti zensandHirosh i Miyamura,NiseiCongressionalMedalofHonorwinner.Leadingth eoath (backtocamera)wasRobertMizuk ami ,to (lefttorigh t)GeorgeKash i wagi ,pres.;JamesMatsuok a,Istv.p.;Hiram Ak i ta,2nd
v.p.;Mitsugi Noj i ,Issei v.p.;Mrs.MuryFuj i ta,recsec,Mari«Yamamoto,cor.sec;AmyHatsuk ano,treas.;Dr.KellvYamada,del.;Willi am Mimbu,Ted Sak ah ara,Tak Hori,Dr.SusumuFuk uda,Mm Yamasuch i ,HeitaroHi k i daand Frank Hattori,advisoryboard
-ElmerO;,;;ph oto,
Idah oFallsCLerssponsorcarnival,citi zensh i pclass,i nstallofficers
Idah oFallsCommunity supportofth e
Idah o Falls JACL ch apteri svi sualizedeach yearati tsWin-terCarnival,h eldth i syearatth elocalarmorytwoSaturdaysagoandregardedasuccess,ac-cordingtoSamYamasak i ,ch ap-terpresident,wh och ai redth eevent.Donations from localmer-
ch antsaswellasJapanesefa-mi li es i nth eareaamounttoth ousandsofdollarsi ncash andmerch andi se.Th efoodforre-fresh mentbooth i sdonatedbych aptermembersandfamili es.Itculminatesseveralweek sofwh oleh earted preparation byth ech apteratlarge.Mrs.JoeNish i ok a andSh oj i
Nuk aya,ch aptersocialch ai r-men,werei nch argeofth efoodbooth wh i ch h i gh li gh ted h otch i ck ennoodles,Japanesedeli-'caciesandrefresh ments.Wh i leallch aptermemberswork edi nth ecarnival,committee h eadsiwere:MasHonda,Istasst.;GeorgeTo-k i ta,treas.;GeorgeNuk aya,KayTok i ta,Eli Kobayash i ,DetoHara-da,KenOgawa,HitoNuk aya,Isa-muTanak a,MacTanak a,IsamuSa-k aguch i , Sam Sak aguch i , Masaj iUyeda,Ch arles Hirai and Yuk i oIInouye.Th e Wi llard Watanabes of
Idah oFallswonth emajorprize—aTVset—ofth eevening.Lastweek , Mrs.Marjori eJoh nson began citi zensh i pclassesforson\e30 Issei h erewith expensesbeingmetbyth ech apter.ClassesmeetWednes-dayandFridaynigh ts.Earlier lastmonth ,Yuk i oInouyewasth e i nstallingoffi-cerforth enew Idah oFalls
ch aptercabinetatJack 'sCh i ck -enInn.Hestressedth ei mport-anceofbeing activeJACLers.Healsopointedoutth atIdah oFallscouldbeproudofh avi ngth e largest membersh i p perch apteri nth e1000Club.Th enewofficersare:SamYamasak i ,pres.;MasHonda,v.p.;Mrs.Katsuk i Yamasak i ,rec.sec;Mrs.IsamuMayeda,cor.sec;GeorgeTok i ta,treas.;Mrs.JoeNi-sh i ok a,Sh oj i Nuk aya,soc;KayTo-k i ta,Mrs.GeorgeTok i ta,Mrs.Sh i gNi i ,Mrs.Tak Haga,reporters;KayTok i ta,h i st.;Ken Ogawa, IsamuSak aguch i ,cgts-at-arms;Ch arlesHi-rai,Sadao Morish i ta,dels.;JoeNi-sh i ok a,ph otograph er.
TWINCITIESCHAPTERREELECTSDR.I.IIJIMA
Minneapolis-St.PaulDr. Isaac li j i ma wasre-electedch apterpresidentofth eTwin Citi es Uni ted Citi zensLeagueandinstalledatadin-ner-dancelastweek .HarryTa-k agi ,MidwestDistri ctCouncilch ai rman,wasi nstallingofficer.Onth e1954cabinetare:TsutomuKumagai,Istv.p.;ToshAbe,2nd v.p.;Fred Oh no,treas.;LucyTori i ,cor.sec;Mari Kitaga-wa,rec.sec;Doroth ySh i mada,h i st.Henry Omach i was toast-
master.Th eeventwas h eldatth e Wh i te House with RayWink ler'sorch estra."
REPORTSMASAOW.SATOW
YOUR NATIONAL DIRECTOR
NEW CHAPTERSONTHEMAKE
Weare h appytoreportth atwe"h aveanew ch apteronth emak e.Anumberofourpeopleh averesettledi nWash i ngton1!ColumbiaRi verBasinaroundMosesLak ewh i ch th eGrandCouleeDam h asconvertedi ntofarmland.Spearh eadedbyEdYimamoto,BillHattori,andHarryYamamoto,agroupof23metonJan.8anddecidedtoformth emselves i ntoaJACLCh apter.Wh i chagainsh owsth ati nanyareawh ereth erearean appreciablenumberofsociallyalertandresponsibleNisei ,a10031 IACLisi nevi table.Weh opetovisi tth em wh enwegotoSeattleforth ePacifi cNorth westDi stri ctCouncilmeetingwh i ch Ch ai rmanDr.Matth ewMasuok ah ascalledforth elatterpartofMarch ,Th epatienteffortsofNorth ernCaliforniaRegior.i tDirector
HaruoIsh i marui nGilroyarebearingfruit,andwelook forwardtoanoth erch apterbeingaddedtoth eNorth ernCalifornia-West-ernNevadaDistri ctCouncilbyh etime i tconvenes;nSacra-mentoFeb.14.Th i sDC meeting i sbeing h eld i nconj unctionwi th th eCapitolCi ty'sannualbcfwlingtournament.Th etourna-menth asbeendesignatedasth efi rstannualNorth ernCalifornia-WesternNevada JACLDistri ctCouncilBowlingTournamentwith aperpetualtroph yforth eCh apterwh oseteamcomesoutontopona h andi capbasis.With th egoodnewsaboutadditi onalch apters,weregret
toannounceth atth eMountain-PlainsDistri ctCounct!,follow-i ngth egeneralrecommendationsfromourNationalCredentialsCommitteeandacceptedbyallth eDistri ctCouncils,h as h adtoplaceoursouth ernmostRi oGrandeValleyCh apteri nTexasonasix-month probationaryperiod.
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KADO'SCompleteLineofOrientalrood*,tofn,Aje,M»suro*SeaBaM'FREK DELIVERY IN CITYm*renk enAye. UN2-MWDetroit21,Mich .
IDCMEETSDespiteadverseweath ercon-di ti ons,th erewasaverysa-tisfyi ngturnoutatth e Intei-|mountainDi stri ctCouncilmeet-i ngatBoiselastmonth .Itwasoneofth osetrips wh ereyouswearyoucouldseeth eplane'swingsflapping!IDCch ai rmanJi mUsh i o,Mt.OlympusCh apterPresidentJi mHirabayash i ,National BoardSecretaryAliceKasai,IDCSec-retaryDotMuk ai ,undKiyoNi-sh i da,droveth e400mi lesfrommidni gh tth rough snowstormsand i ce-slick edroadstogettoth e meeting j usti ntime.Asjsoonas th emeetingwasoverjth eysetouttobraveth ere-jturntriptogetback toworkforMondaywi th no sh uteyeforth esecondnigh ti narow.ITh at'sJACLloyaltyforyou!iSomeofth erestofusre-1paired to Ontario's'friendly
EastSide Cafe,bentelbows,j i gged a bi t,yack etyyack ediaboutJACLandth epoorprice|ofspudsandonions,andwound|upatactive 1000ClubberJoeSaito'snew h omeforcoffeeat3 a.m.Th ese i nformalafter-sessions,th ough abitruggedonth eDeacon'sfrailconstituti on,\certainly h elp us getbetteracquaintedwith ourmembers.
* * *CCDCINSTALLATIONTh efollowingweek endsaw,
us i nFresno partici pati ngi n!
th e j oi nti nstallationbanquetjofth eCentralCaliforniaCh ap-!
tersarrangedbyDr.GeorgeMi-iyak eofFowlerandh i scommit-jtee.Itwasquitei mpressiveto\witness allth enewlyelected■officersofeigh tch apterstak i ng'th eoath ofofficetogeth er,alsoIgoodtoseeth eseveralCh ap-jtersbringi ngalongasspecial>gueststh ei rmayors,localnews-;papereditors,Ch amberofCom-!jmercepresidents,andoth eri n-,fluentialfriends.CCDCCh ai r-;manTomNak amurawh ocoy-■jers h i sareali k ea blank eti s|jdoingabang-up j obi nfollow-imgupth ework ofablepre-idsfcessors Kenj i Tash i ro andJoh nsonKebo.Wedroveback from Fresnoj usti n time to tak e i n th eAlameda Ch apter i nstallationth efollowingday.Alameda isone"ofth ose Ch apterswh ereth i syearth e"youngerblood"istak i ngoverwith Tom Hara-tani as president,butweap-preciateth eoldtimeJACLersli k eHaruoImura,KayHattoviand"RuzMaeyama,uponwh osesupportandencouragementwe!canalwaysdepend.
" " «!ROAD WORKAHEADTh e Pacifi c South westDis-1trictCouncilh as sch eduled a'fullday Ch apterClini cforiFeb.28.Th enew ch apterof-jficerswillprofitgreatlyfrom;th i ssh ari ngofexperiencesandairi ng oflocalch apterprob-lems.Airtravelmak es i tpos-sibleforustoflydownto-Los]Angelesforth edayandbeback ii nSanFranciscoth atnigh t.''
IA coufcleofdays laterwetak eoffforoureigh th AnnualNationalJACLBowlingTourn-■amenti nCh i cago.Enroutewe;willdrivedowntoRock yFordi nsouth ernColoradowith MlnYasui foravisi twith ourAr-|k ansas Valley Ch apter.Th i sImidwesttripwillgive us ai ch anoetovisi tourmidweslernch apters—someth i ng we h avenotdonesince1949.Wewillal-i soconferwith Mi k e i nDC andattend th e Eastern Distri ctICouncilmeetingon March 13iand14h ostedbyth ePh i ladel-ph i aCh apter.OurNationalJACLBowlingTournamentwasorganized i n1947atSaltLak e Citywithth e purpose ofputtingNiseibowlers on an equalfootingwith everyoneelse.We par-tici pated with oth ernationalgroupsi nth eNationalCommit-teeforFairPlay i nBowling,wh i ch groupwasfinallyabletocrack openABC'sexclusive-nesswith asuiti nIllinoi s i n1950.Wearegladtoseeth atNisei arenow winni ng th ei rsh areofprizesi nvarioustour-naments.Look sli k e 170plusbowlersarenowadimeadoz-en,andmanyarepartici pati ngi nnon-Nisei leaguesandteamsuponth ebasisofth ei rabili tyandi nterests—wh i ch i sth ewayi tsh ouldbe.
Scenefrom GoldenGateHARUO ISHIMARU
PlacerCounty—Ch apterofth eYearInth e lasttwocolumns,I'vedescribedactivi ti esofth e
tworunner-up ch aptersforth e Ch apterofth eYearawardIt's a pleasuretoreporton th efi rstplace winnerPlacerCounty.Recently I h adth e privi lege ofattending PlacerCounty's25th AnniversaryDinner.
Th i sch apterprovesth atage i snotsynonymouswithsenili ty because th i sch apter i sactuallyolderth anourNationalOrganizati onbutstillbarrelingalong.I'm willi ngtobetamonth 'ssupplyofch ewi nggum th at
th ere i sn'ta moreactivech apteranywh ere.Th i sch apterownsi ts own baseballpark andpicni c grounflsandevery yearentersasemi-probaseballteam i nth ePlacer-NevadaLeague.Th ei rteam i soneofth emostpopulari nth eleague.Th ech apteractivi ti esare ch aracterizedby regularand
month lygeneralch aptermeetingssupplementedbyasoftenasfourcabinetmeetingspermonth .Th e ch aptersendsoutnewslettersregularly and k eeps th ememberspostedon ac-tivi ti esnotonly i nth elocalareabutstateandnationwi de.Th ei rmeetingsrunth egamutofaTBCh ri stmasSealstuffingpartyandassisti ng i nth e fili ngofEvacuationCompromiseClaims,topotluck dinnersanddances.
Qne ofth e h i gh li gh tsofth ePlacerCountyprogram isth ei rAnnualGoodwillBanquet.Th i s i sone ofth e largestaffairs h eld i nth ecounty and i ncludingth e selected guestlistconsistentlygoesoverth e300mark i nattendance.Since th e returnfrom evacuation,th e ch apterh as sent
outtopleaderstoth eDi stri ctCouncilmeetingsandconven-tion.TwopostwarDistri ctCouncilpresidentsarefrom PlacerCounty:CosmaSak amotoandTom M.Yego(incumbent).Tomisone ofth e mostactiveJACLers i nth ecountryand i sa25-yearmemberofth ePlacerCountyJACLCh aptcy.Amongh i smanyactivi ti es,quiterecently, h e was namedby GovGoodwin J.Knigh ttoafouryearterm onth eboardofdi-rectorsofth e20th Di stri ctAgriculturalFairi nAuburn.Th epastch apterpresidents i nclude:Frank Hi ronak a,1951;HomerTak ah ash i ,1952;Tadash i Yego 1953-Endth enewlyelectedpresidenti sKoi ch i Uyeno.
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I'dli k etomentionth efellowswh owere h onoredas 25yearJACLmembersatth elastAnnualGoodwillBanquet-,,Tom Yego,Sam Sunacla.RoyYosh i da,TogoYok ota,Uich i Su'nadaMasayuk i YegoKayTak emoto,CosmaSak amoto.HarryKawah ata TomJlatsumoto.Tok ui ch i Imamoto.Jack HanamotoandTadaoNak amctoPlacerCountyCh apteri saconstantsourceofprideto'ourDistri ctCouncilandash i ni ngexampleofwh atabunch ofconscieti ousfellowscanaccomplish .Ourcongratulationsandcontinuedbestwish estoth ePlacerCounty—th ebusiestch anteri nth ecountry.
" " "SonomaCounty'sPiggyBank forJaclyn
Sonoma County Ch apterth rew anoth ervery excellenti nstallationdinner.Th e officerswh o h ave k eptth ech aptergoingth epastyearswere:GeorgeKawaok a,1951;Mm Matsu-da,1952;ArtSugiyama,1953.OnefeatureIth ough tveryappropriatewasth e"Pledge
ofAllegiance"ledby,soon-to-be-citi zen,Eich i Yamamoto.Un-dercapable i nstructionofHenrySh i mi zu,th eIssei i nth ecountyarestudyingtogetciti zensh i passoonaspossibleItwasaverygood i deatoletoneofth eleadingIssei wh oh ascontributed50 much to th e cause ofth e JACL,leadth e "Pledge ofAllegiance."Wearetouch edalsobyth etwooth erspeciali temsof
consideration.Evidently,notonly doch aptermembersreadTatsKush i da's articledescribi ng mygastronomic capaciti esbutbelieve h i m,because(loandbeh old)onmydinnerplateappearedtwofriedch i ck ens.Th eydon'tcallme'Sok onash i 'Ish i maruforoth i ng!Anoth erpleasantsurprisewasth efi lledpiggybank con-
edth edi nnermeetingasemcee."Goch i sosama"andgoodlucktoth eSonomaCountyCh apter.
" * "StillGrowing—New Ch apters
Asignofli fe i nth eJACLisevi dencedbytwonewch ap-i ers i nth eprocessoforganizati on.We h earreportsth ataMosesLak eCh apteri sbeingplanned i nth ePacifi cNorth west.Lastyear,Ih adth epleasureofvisi ti ngth atareawith
GeorgeInagak i andwewereboth i mpressedwith EdYama-moto'sbounceandenth usi asm.With allcredittoMosesLak eJACLers,GeorgeInagak i sh ouldgetanorch i dforplantingth eseedsoforganizati onduring h i srecentvisi ti nth ePacifi cNorth west.
Closeto h ome,Iam veryh appytoreportth atth eGilroyJACLCh apterwillbemak i ng i tsdebutatth enextDistri ctCouncilmeeting.Th ey h eldth ei rorganizati onalmeetingonFeb.1,andelectedtemporaryofficerswh i ch i nclude:Hirosh i Kunimura,pres.;Tom Obata,v.p.;Ki k uOk awa,rec.sec;ttirm Ok awa,cor.sec;Sh i geruYamane,treas.
Welook forgreatth i ngsfromth i snewestJACLch apter.Ourth ank s gotoSanBenito CountyCh apter,especiallytoDick Nish i moto,GeorgeNish i ta andTom Sh i moni sh i , i nstru-mentali nmak i ngth efirstcontactforus i nencouraging Gil-royfellowsallalong.Ourth ank salsoth eTom,Jack andJoeÜbataswh o h adth ewelcomematoutforuseverytimewecameout.Goodluck toth enewch apterandth emembers.
Atlast,allth ei ndi vi dualattention |HBKPacifi cairtravelersh avewaitedfor »—includingadvanceh elpandcon- High lytrainedtactstoenrich yourvisi ti nJapan. MF
mentyoustepaboardJAL'sluxuri- M -23yU$4 i ndi vi dualcomfortousnewDC-GB"Courier."Japanese WP'*W Xlandsatisfaction!Japanesedelicaci es,too—plussu- ■_^Smentarybarserviceth rough outth e " j pPP P
i si nth emak i ng,accordingtoArch erWinsten,sk i columnistforth eNewYork Post,wh oreportsCHIHARUIGAYA,22-year-oldJapanesefresh manatDartmouth ,wonth e seventh annualVi ctorConstanttroph yracetwoweek sagoatMt.Mansfield...Hei srememberedasth e1952Olympiannick named"InControl"afterth espilli nth eNorth AmericanDownh i llwh i ch turnedh i m i ntoa h umanpretzel.Toth eamazementofall,h equick lyunwound h i mselfandresumedth erace,winni ngagoodpo-siti on...Inth edownh i llrun,h ewas 10secondsbeh i ndth ewi nnertoland i nsixth place.Buti nth eslalom course,th etech ni quewasdisti ngui sh ed,th ecolumnistadds."Wh ereKarlFah rner(apro),secondonboth runs,wasalldash andfury,figh ti ngforspeedandturns,seeminglycuttingcornersatth egreatestpaceofall,Igayah ardlyturnedcornersatall.Almostbysleigh tofh andorbody,h eseemedtostraigh tenth ecrook edcourse...Th erewasagh ostlyquality i nboth ofth e*lgayaruns."AndLIFE i spresenting h i spicturestoryth i sweek .
" " "Double winnerFORD KONNO ofOh i o State i nth e22oand440-yd.freestyleeventsledh i sBuck eyestoa64-27winoverNorth westernlastweek .Ti meswere2m.14.45.,and4m.455.,respectively.EDKAWACHIKA ofOh i oStatewassecondandth i rdi nth esamerespectiveevents.YOSHIOYAKAWAh elpedh i sBuck eye 300-yd.medleyrelayteam break th eEvanstonpoolrecordsetbyMich i gani n1950at2m.52.45.Oyak awaalsoswam i nth e400-yd.freestylerelay,Oh i oStatewinni ng i n3m.41.75....NORMANYABE,EastDenverHigh swimmer,"wontop h onors i nth efi rstannualInvitati onalHigh Sch oolSwim RelaysatColoradoStaterecently.Hewassecondi nth e150i ndi vi dualmedleyanda memberofth e200breaststrok erelaywinni ngsquad.BILLYKAWAMURAofManualwonth eone-meterdivi ngevent....Incidentally,againstPi ttsburgh ,th eOh i oStateswim team h ungfivepoolrecords i nth eloser'spooltwoweek sago.FORDKONNO'S 2m.155.i nth e220free-stylewasi ncluded.
* " *DurableNORMANTAMANAHA.47,ranth e 10-mileroadracei nrecord-break i ngtime i n59m.415.recently.Hebrok eh i sownmark of1h .34m.made i n1948.Hi snextrace i sth e15%--milesti ntonFeb.21beforeth eAAUmarath onrunamonthlater. '
" " "Bob'sTV,once k nownasth eBerk eley Nissei ,virtuallyclinch edth eNAUDoubleAyebask etballtitlei nNorth ernCali-forniaafterdefeatingSanJose»Zebras66-61atth eSanJoseTech High gym.Th eZebraswereundefeated i nfiveleaguestartsti llTosh Sano'sbrilli ant28-pointperformancedecidedth egame...Wh ereas,downsouth ,th eNAUmajorcageracei si nafour-waytieasth edefendingch ampsNisei Tradingwasrudelyupset74-57byCosmopolitan RealtylastSunday.KengoYamamoto,formerCh ulaVi staace,suppliedth escoringpunch with 27pointsforth evi ctors.
SEATTLEKEGLER ROLLS290GAME,659SERIES
SeattleMak oYaguch i firedasparei nth efi rstframeandth enbangedout11 stri k esforah eavy290gamelastweek i nth eNi sei CommercialLeagueatMainBowl.Itwasth eh i ghsi nglemark postedsinceth eleague wasorganized sevenyearsago.Hefini sh edth enigh twith
792and177fora659series.Oth er600seriesfanciedth esamenigh ti ncluded:Sh i g Sumiok a 634,David
Wong 633,BartOk ada 620andMasSh i buya602.Meantime,Nisei bowlersi nth eNorth westareawerebe-i ngurgedtopartici patei nth eAmericanBowlingCongressnationaltournamentbeingstaged h ereMar.20 i nth ebooster-team competiti on.
Nat'lJACLk egli ngDenver
Entryformsforth e eigh thannual*NationalJACLbowlingtournament,Mar.5-7,Ch i cago,arenowavailableatth eMoun-tai n-PlainsJACLoffice,accord-i ngtoMinoruYasui,regionalrepresentative.Entrydeadlinei sFeb.7 andallentriesmustbepostmark ed notlaterth anmidni gh tth atdate.
1000CLUBMembersh i ps&Renewals
> Month ofJanuary1954FIRST YEAR
FredHosh i yama,San Francisco;Fuj i Hi k i da,Teton,Idah o;Frank Y.Ki nomoto,Seattle;LilyOtera,LosAngeles;Ch ozoSh i da,Honolulu;TolTak ami ne,Denver;NewtonH.Ta-k ash i ma, Gresh am,Ore.: GeorgeUsh i yama, Rock y Ford, Colo;GeorgeYamada,Brigh ton,Colo.
SECONDYEARAbe Hagiwara, Ch i cago; MarcSch erbach er,Japan.
THIRDYEARCh arley Hirai ,Idah oFalls;TadHirota.Berk eley;KazuoKuwah ara,Anah ei m,Calif.;Dr.H.T.Tamak i ,Collegeville,Pa.
FOURTHYEARH.TsutomuIk emura,SanDiego-HarryMizuno,Ch i cago;Frank XYamazak i ,Idah oFalls.
FIFTH YEARMash i eBessh o,Montebello,Calif"NoboruHonda',Ch i cago "
SIXTHYEARWi lli e Funak osh i , Los Angeles-SimTogasak i ,Alameda.
" " "DenverTh e i ntensive 1000 Clubmembersh i pcampaign i nth eMountain-Plains region an-nouncedth esigni ngofth e45thmember,GeorgeYamada,Rt.1,Brigh ton, Colo., last week .JamesImatani,areach ai rman,h opestopassth eprevioush i ghof56.Mountain-PlainCLerswant-i ngtosignupsh ouldsendth ei r$25toImatani,Rt.1,Hender-son,Colo.
Mi le-Hi JACL:Ch apterpres-i dentSam Matsumotoh asbeeni nstructing numerous bridgeclasses i nth epast.Hebeganabeginner'sclasswith 20mem-bers,nowmeetingFridaynigh tsatth eDenverBuddh i stch urch .A$2.50feeisbeingassessed.
" "* "Sacramento JACL:GeorgeInagak i ,NationalJACLpresi-dent,willbemainspeak eratth e Feb. 14 meeting ofth eNCWN distri ctcouncilatth eGeorge Manh artAmericanLegion h all,3250-sth Aye.,i twasannouncedbyGinj i Mizu-
tani,ch ai rman.
Oak landJACL:A membtlsh i pdrivetosurpasslastyencountof96wasstartedurnlHch ai rmansh i pofPaulNomuflWith th ecitydivi dedintozootflcommitteemenaremak i ngh oflcalls,i twasannouncedbyZiflgyAk ah osh i ,ch apterpresidafl
" ♦ ♦'EdenTownsh i p JACL:111McElroyofU.C.Extension"be guestspeak er on "VimTownsh i pandYou"tonigh t■th ech apteri nstallatio:i dinnflMiss Sumi Kato is th eelch apterpresident.
LosAngeles'JointInauguralCeremonies
ByTATS"Sou'Wester"KUSHIDAOneofth eni cestcrowdswe'veseen attendedth «th i flannualj oi nti nstallationdanceofth eLosAngelesarearh amSonJan.30. "
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Th eGoldenStateroom ofth eStatlerHotelturnedoutflbeaperfectsettingforth eoccasion.Over350 JACLersJBfriendswere,on h andtowitnessth eoffici alswearing i n■seven ch aptercabinets.Unfortunately,apea-soup foeDi lventedmembersofth eLongBeach -HarborDistri ctandMGardenaValleych aptersfromprobingth ei rwayth rough i Mvisi bi li tysoth ei rpresencewasmissed.Th ei rrespectivenresldentswh owereto h avebeen i nstalledwereFredIk eguch bJYoMinami .ApleasantsurprisewasAbeMost'sorch estra,h eretofj
untriedatNisei dances.Aclarineti stofnote,h i sbandoffivemjvidedth ebestmusic i nrecentyears,accordingtopracticaleveryoneth ere.
Callah an Inagak i ,nationalpresident,conductedth emilcabineti nstallationsritualat i ntermissi on,followedbyipresentationofch apterpresidentpinstoth eoutgoingpre,sidaBbySaburoKido,pastnationalpresident.Recipi entswere-|HarryFulita(DLA),Joh nWatanabe(ELA).Arth urIto(Hollvwiri H111",AOlSh ,'(sadena).Mack Hamaguch i (SWLA),and JamesKiblWLA).In absentia—Ryo Komae (GardenaValley),Nobu Nak amJ(LongBeach -HarborDistri ct)andKiyoTanak a(Venice!. """"""Frank (h umandidemceech oresand i ntroducedSiti |
Mrs.Hersh Miyamura,CMH,ConsulGeneralandMrs.Sh i nsi i ßHogen,ConsulandMrs.KiraandBobandNancyPirosh .flflprovedtobe th efi rsttimePirosh ,writer-directorcfMGlfB"GoForBrok e,"metth eNi sei winnerofth eMedalofHonflwh oh adalsoservedi nth e442ndRCT.Th i sannualeventi sprovingtobemoreandmorepopul
Ch apterpresidents i nLosAngelescountysworn i ntooff]byGeorgeInagak i ,NationalJACLpresident(extremeri i tdare(lefttorigh t)BACK:TomIto,Pasadena;ArtEndoHowwood,WilburSato,EastLosAngeles;KenAmamoto VeiJFRONT:Hish ash i Horita,South westLosAngeles;D*veY<Jzek i ,DowntownLosAngeles;ElmerUch i da,\VWLosAnrtJ
—Toyo Miyatak er*J
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LosAngeles
NewsletterHENRYMORI
Ifth eenth usi asti cresponseh eLosAngelesJACLCo-nating Council j oi nt i n-[ation dance lastSaturday:ieHotelStatlerwasanyi n-tionofwh at'stocometh en"ci nforabusyreportingj obi eptemberwh enth e13th bi -i alnationalconvention i sIth erewith th elocalch ap-ash osts.[ore th an 350 sociali tescedtoAbeMostandh i sor-i tra.Th emusicandatmos-re (we must say) was|i st"deligh tful.onoredguests i ncludedSgt.)sh i Mi yamura,h olderofth elalofHonor,andh i swi fery;Mr.andMrs.RobertPi-1, MGM Studio di rectorofforBrok e";andJapanesesulGeneralSh i nsak uHo-
ttorneyFrank Ch uman i n-luced th e digni tari es.Th ej;tion wasch ai rmanned byjc.Meri j aneYok oeandCh i -Tayama.
LosAngelesairportbigwi gsweek sti rredwith i nterest!th e JapanAirLinesplane'yofKyoto"made i tsonly■inauguralfli gh tstop h ere,i ng i tswh eelsatth eInter-onalAirporti nInglewood.Th enth etwo-dayreception,tseeing toursand Mayor'sccceremonieswereoverforcth an35JALguestsfromyo,offici alsh ereandfroman began sh eddi ng croco-tears:wh ycan'tweh aveaninush ereforth eJAL?nderth e State Dept.andi lAeronautics Board,noi planes,orasamatterof,anyoth erforeignairli nerland th ei rwh eels h ere,j h i ngton h assetSanFran--0 as h omebase.And al-i gnweh aveanaturalcen-forairborneforeigntrade,rulessayno.h e JAL'ssingle visi th asi k enedlocalauth ori ti esfor'areafraidth ateventually1 sh ortcomingmayh ampersigntradeandth eymayloseeh ofth e businessto Sanncisco.ensuk eHorinouch i ,formeranese Ambassadorto th etedStates,saysJapanh opessoon h avea*»sei nLosAn-esbutth atofcoursedependseh onwh atth egovernmentsh ere.
InPasadena'sCalif.Insti-eofTech nology,Dr.Henry;amatsu,seniorresearchow i naeronautics,madeaortth ath e h asrecordedlpressedairvelociti esuptotimesth espeedofsound,'oalayman,th ediscoveryi stanoth erpuzzle butwh atmeans i nth eory i sth ati tpossible tosh oota missi lem h eretoNew York Cityamatterof15mi nutesby
"ofsuch compression,n anoth ersci enti fi c field,orgeEricOnish i ,experimen-engineer forStudebak ernt,South Bend, Indiana,nei ntotownwi th agroupofog-figh ti ngoffici alstostudysituationi nth ewestcoast.Sniffli ngth eexh austfumesn2milli oncars i snoeasyk -Butth esmogcommitteepcstofindoutwh atpartth eni ci esi splayingtomak eth ei th land'soth erwi sepureairi luted.Meantime,south landers j ustsk ed i nth ei rwarmestFeb.1,« 3,i nrecordedweath erh i s-ywh enth emercuryclimbed86 degrees.Itfollowed anlallywarm Jan.31 of86-Sreesbutfailedtobreak th atV'smark of87.
VITALSTATISTICSBirth s
D?o!h eVB'ar,b°yMich aelTh omas
KATO—Dec.27,aboytoth e Xi
JoeMatsumotos,FowlerMIYAMOTO-Jan.21,aboytoth eml??, ly?mOt<?,s,(Ch j zu Matsu-moto),Watsonville
"WrfrHjstoth eHaroldOKAMOTO—Jan.1,aboytoth eJi nJ.Ok amotos,Lodi.SAITCJ-Jan-c1ab°yGordontoth eIsamuSaitos,Fresno.A"rS6?- .girlCarrieYok °<toth eKotaroTairas(Kei k oUye-ch i ),LosAngeles.TAMAKI-Jan.6,aboytoth eOsa-tt??318*15'SanFrancisco.UJIYE-Dec18,agirlGailTosh i k ototh eArth urAk i raUj i yes (Lo-rettaSh i gek o Oh ash i l,LosAn-1geles.YAGI-Jan.24,aboytoth eTh om-asYagis(HaruyoYamasak i )Wat-YAMAMOTO—Dec.30,aboytoth evV1r&TV?mamotos>SanFrancisco.YAMAOKA—Jan.19,a boytoth eNoboruYamaok as,Fresno.
KAWAGUCHI-MATSUMOTO— Ma-spM7u Kawacuch i ,35.Berk eleyandSumi k oMatsumoto,26,Am-erican*ork ,Utah .
KODAMA-KAWASAKI—Naoch i Ko-dama,66,andTsuruyoKawasak i ,48,both ofSeattle.MATSUMORI-TSUBOI— GeorgeT.Matsumore,25,andIk uk oTsuboi,25,both ofGlendale,Ariz.SHINODA-SOGAWA—Yosh i mi Sh i -noda,35,Berk eley,and Hisak o.Sogawa,33,SanFrancisco.SUZUKI-ENDO— Satosh i ,33,LosAngeles,andKaoru,29.Wh i tti er.TAGAWA-TANAKA— Satoru,24,andHarue,25,both ofLosAn-geles.TAKAMI-THOMPSON — AlbertS.Tak ami ,22.Nyssa.and MaryA.Th ompson,16, Ontario,Ore.TAMAKI-SHIOYAZONO — Sumi j iTatnak i andKiyok o Sh i oyazono,both ofDenver.■:■
TAMANAHA-TAMANAHA—JWasa-ru.24,and JeanS.,24,both ofLosAngeles.TSUJI-OIAKE— Kiyosh i ,28,Bur-bank ,and Mary M.,21,SouthPasadena.UMENE-NOMURA—Sh i nga Umene.28,Alameda,andFlora Tomi k oNomura,24,Oak land.UYEHARA-MURANAKA— Masaru22,Compton,andTeruk o,22,Gar-dena.YAMANAKA-SASAO — GeorgeJYamanak a,31,andKuni k o,29*both ofCupertino.YOSHINAGA-MATSUSHITA— Ki-otak a,32,Hawth orne,and Mar-garetH.,28,Gardena.
WeddingsHAMACHI-NISHIKAWA— Jan 23TedTeruoHamach i ,Covina,andAliceKumi k o Ni sh i k awa,Nor-k walk ,atLosAngelesISHIMOTO-SAKAI— Jan.23.RoyTosh i zoIsh i moto,Lancaster,andRuth Sh i zueSak ai ,SanFrancisco,atLosAngeles.ITOMURA-OYADOMORI— Jan 23MasayasuItomaru,Honolulu,andutT?!,1*0°yadomori,LosAngeles.NAITO-NOMI-Jan.24,Tak ash i Na-lto,Reedley,andAmyNomi,LosAngeles.OGAWA-KURANAGA — Jan.24,Kempo JoeOgawa andFusayeKuranaga,both ofLosAngeles.OTSUKA-IGUCHI—Jan.17,KennethKenj i Otsuk a,Ch ulaVista,andDoroth y Tayek o Iguch i , SanDiego.TABATA-HAYANO—Dec.20,JamesTabata(formerlyofHollister)andJudyHayano,both ofMinneapolis.TANAKA-OTA—Jan. 24, Joe Ta-nak aandNi k k i Naomi Ota,bothofLosAngeles.TASAKA-AZUMA—Jan.23,Arth urTasak aandJaneAzuma,both ofLosAngeles.TERASAKI-SUMIOKA — Jan.24Ich i roPaulTerasak i andHisak oSumiok a,both ofLosAngeles.YOKOYAMA-TANIGUCHI—Jan.17,Frank M.Yok oyama,Rosemead,andKazuk oTaniguch i ,LosAn-geles.
Death sHOSHIKOVEigi ro,75:Ogden,Jan.20.INOUYE,Mlnomatsu,84:Los An-geles(formerlyofSanLuisObis-po),Jan.11.ISHIKAWA,Junj i J.,69:Seattle,Jan.22,survivedbywifeMasak o,daueh tersMaryondMyra.MATSUDA,Mrs.Masano,65:Se-attle,Jan. i y,survivea Dy s>unKiyosh i andth reedaugh ters(alli nJapan).SHIMIZU,Juich i :SanBernardino,Jan.23,survivalbywifeTsunek o,sons TatsuyaWlrth ur,daugh tersKi yomi andMrs.Emi k oNi sh i .YAMASHITA,Ch osaburo,74:LosAngeles,Jan.27,survivedbywifeCh i yo,sonJoeSh ozoanddaugh -ters,Mmes.Susan Kado,Ki k ueInouye.YAMASHITA,Ish i saburo,87:Wat-sonyille,Jan.21,survivedbywifeRi k i (Japan), son Ak i ra,th reedaugh ters,Sadami Wada,NadayeYamnsh i taandCh i sayoMi yazak i(allJapan).
CALENDAR(Itemsforth i scolumnare
necessarilyrestrictedtoJACL-sponsored activi ti es.—Th eEditor.)
" " "Feb.6(Saturday)CHICAGO: Pre-Bowling Tourna-mentdance,Hyde Park Hotel.Coronationoftournamentqueen.BERKELEY:Dinner h onori ng 75Issei citi zens,WingKongRestau-rant.
DenverRepresentingth eJACLatth ecity-wideobservance ofCiti -zensh i p Day Committee wasMrs.Fumi Yabe,Mile-Hi ch ap-ter th i rd vicerpresident i nch argeofpublicrelations,an-nouncedSamMatsumoto,ch ap-terpresident.Th ecommitteeorganizesth eannualprogram to h onornew-ly naturalized ci ti zens i nOctober.Lastyear,'severalIs-sei werei ncluded.
IntermountainYBASaltLak eCity
Th e 18th annualInter-mountainYBAconferencewillbe h eldFeb.20-21atHoney-ville,Utah ,i twasannouncedbyBillMizuno,IYBAch ai rman.Atwo-day bowling tournamentprecedesth econventionatOg-den,Feb.13-14.MissHatsumiMitsunaga, recently selectedBussei Sweeth eart of 1954reigns atth e conferenceballFeb.20atBrigh am Ci ty.
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FUKUIMORTUARY— SINCE 1918—707TurnerSt.,LosAngelas MA6-5825
i i ouncedi tsfindi ngsof1,159personsofJapaneseancestryi nth eWatsonvillecimmunity.Actuallycount-le'd;th eJACLcensustak ers'ftfdh dth ereare271 Issei,'"gSTO Nisei and368Sansei.<sth erstatisti cssh ow63Ni-sei'werewarveterans;ofth e294famili es,80percentweremembersofth eBudd-h i stch urch ,th at35percentwere work ers i n sk i lled,semi-sk i lled,laborer, pro-fessionalandbusinessfields1flfuaprimari lyagriculturalarea.Th ech apterdeservesspe-
cialrecogniti onforitspopu-i i i i ßh study.Itwasone j oi ntventure wh i ch sh allh avelastingeffects.Censusfigures h ave al-
waysguidedpolicy-mak ers,beth eyi nbusiness,govern-mentorcivi cwelfare.Th ataJACLch apterrecognizedth ese possibi li ti eswith aCom*munity census i scer-ti i h lycontributi ngtoth emeaningof"betterAmeri-ca i nabetterAmerica."
DemocraticPrinci plesDayafterday,th emaj or
newspapersreportnewsWh i ch th e Pacifi c Ci ti zenmustli mi ttoa h alfcolumncfti th i spageunderth eh ead-Mg,"Minori ty."'InAsia,i tcanwellbetoth econtrary,forCommun-i stsexploitsuch i temstoth ei rends—tellingth emil-KOns i nAsiaofth estrugglebetweenCaucasiansandnon-Caucasians.Inth ei rat-temptstosh owwesternde-mocracy as purelywh i teman'sdominati onoverAsia-tics,th eymaysucceed.Butth eli ttlestepsbeingtak en,as th i sweek 's an-nouncementth atsegrega-tionofsch oolsonU.S.mili -tarypostswouldbecom-pletelyelimi natedby1955,canmeanmoreeffectivepracticeofdemocraticprin-ci ples.Each stepcanbetrayth eCommuniston h owmuch ofaliarh ecanbe.We needfront-linevigi -
lanceagainstth eCommun-i sts,butth e h ome-frontsh ouldneverbeleftun-guardedtosomeprejudi cedi nci denteith er.
downwith someoldtimePacifi cCoastersandlistentoth em remini sce aboutth e sundryoddballsth atsprangfrom th ei rmi dst.Th erewereandarescoresofth em,fabulousch ar-actersall,anda recountingofth ei rfoibles,escapadesandi di osyncraciesmak esanentertaini ngevening.
LarryTaj i ri ,wh owas i nNisei j ournalismlongerth ananyone,k new a greatmanyofth esech aracters.He h asaremark able me-moryfordetailandanecdoteandcouldtellsomeamazingstoriesi fh ewereso i ncli ned.Wesuggestedaseriesofcolumnsaboutch ar-actersh e h as k nown,butLarry i sreluctanttorattleold sk eletonsdryingforloth esemanyyearsi nremoteclosets.
Someday,perh aps,wh enth eadolescenceandearlyadulth oodofth eNi sei i saremoteth i ng,Larrymigh tbepersuadedtowriteabook for a limi ted circulation aboutth eStrange and wonderfulpersonaliti es wh ospiced th atera.Aquick previ ewofsuch anunbornvolumewouldrevealth e i nclusion,surely,ofach apteronth eadventuresomeand<un-loving preach er'ssonwh o h ada mar-velous k nack forfalling i nto trouble andemergingbath ed i nrose-li k eperfume.Th enth erewouldbeach apteronth emanwh owasgoingtoflyth ePacifi ctoTok yoandbackwh enairplaneswerescarcelymoreth ancon-traptions;th efellowwh owasaprofessionalsuper-patriot;th eperennialpromoterwh owasalways i nrags;th eself-styled greatestNisei trampofalltime,andmanyoth ersofsimi larlyfascinati ng i lk .
'" * *OurMi k ei satth eagewh eregoodgroom-i ngandcloth i nglayanexceedinglyi mportant
parti n h i sli fe.Hegoestoch urch socialsmawh i tesh i rtopenatth ecollar,afresh ly
launderedpairofj eans,wh i tesoxandwh i teduck sh oes.Th at'swh atth erodswear,andbygosh h e'sarod.
Th i srecentlydevelopedconcernwith ap-pearance h ascreateda deep i mpressiononh i smoth er.Iwasn'tawareexactlyh owdeepuntilafew daysagowh ensh epick edupadressdowntown.Wh en sh e goth ome,sh eputi ton,h urri edofftoseek Mi k e'sopini onandapproval,andh i sadvi ceastowh eth ersh eough ttotak eupth e h em.Satisfi edwith h i sapprobation,sh edoffed i tandh ung i ti nth eclosetwi th outsomuch assh owi ng i ttoth emanwh o'llpayfori t."Howcome?"Iask ed."Don'tIcountany
more?"Airi ly,sh ereplied:"Mi k e k nows more
aboutsuch th i ngs.Hepaysattentiontocloth esandIvalueh i sopini on."Mak esamanfeelmigh tyold.
* " "Televisi on h as madea wrestlingfanof
Mi k e.Inmanyways h ei squitesoph i sti cated,buth ewastak en i ncompletelybyth egrim-aces,th egroans,th eseeminglyauth enti cbru-talityofth i sbranch ofth e drama.Mycare-fulattemptsatexposingprofessionalwrestlingasanentertaini ngfraudwereunsuccessful.
Soonerecentnigh tItook Mi k etoseeareal,livematch .Wegotseats(complimentary,ofcourse) i npressrow righ tatth eedgeofth ering.Iwasnervousallevening long,ash ugeandsweatywrestlersth reatenedtofallth rough ropesrigh tatopus.Butwe werecloseenough toseeth esubterfuge,th epulledpunch es,th ecleversh owmansh i p.
Wh en i twasalloverMi k eadmi ttedth ematch eswereasph oney as stainlesssteelmolars."But," h e added quick ly,"Ili k ewrestlingbetterth anevernow.Boy,i tsurei sfunbeingupclosetoth osegreat,big,strongguys.Wh encanwegosee'emagain?"
Boh emi anSadak i ch i HartmannbyLarryTaj i riVagaries...
Sadak i ch i Hartmannwasoneofth emostfabulougch aractersqtth atAmericanartisti cBoh emi awh i ch 'camei ntobeingsh ortlybeforeth e1900s.Foravivi dh alf-centurySadak i ch i ,tallandgaunt,strodewith h i slonglegsacrossAmerica'sartandliterature.
■Alth ough h eleftsome400painti ngs,manyplaysandbook sbeh i nd, h i s i mpactwas apersonalone.He influencedth e li ves andtimesofth egreatandnear-greatwritersandartistsofh i speriod.
CarlSadak i ch i Hartmannwasborni nJa-pani n1869ofaJapanesemoth erandaGer-manfath er.Hecametoth eUni tedStatesi nh i steensanddied i nFlorida i n 1944,h i sdaugh ter,Wisteria,oneofadozench i ldren,wasath i ssi de.Hartmann'sdeath ,atth eageof75',wasbrieflynotedbyth ewi reservices,fori twasi nth emi dstofWorldWarIIandbyth atti memostofh i scontemporariesweredeadandageneration h asgrownupwh i chh asnoth eardh i sname.Sadak i ch i wastech ni cally an Issei,but
mostNisei donotk now h i m,eith er.Inh i slateryearsHartmannlivedmostly
aroundHollywoodandh ewasan i nti mateandconfidantofGeneFowler,Joh nBarrymore,W.C.Fields,andch arlesCh apli n.Longbe-foreSadak i ch i 'sdeath Fowler,wh o i scer-tainlyth emosti nterestingofAmericanbio-graph ers,determinedtowriteth estoryofHartmann'slife.Hediscussed i twi th Barry-more,wh osebiograph y,"GoodNigh t,SweetPrince,"Fowlerlaterwrote.Someh ow,andth ereasonmaybeapparentsh ortly,th ebookdi dn'tj ell.
" " «Lastweek th eVi k i ngPress i nNewYork
announcedth eforth comi ngAprilpublicati onofMinutesofth eLastMeeting,wh i ch i sn'tth elong-projectedlifeofSadak i ch i butisFowler'spersonalmemoirabouth i sattempttodoth eHartmannbiograph y.Th ebook re-portedlywilli nclude"assists"byBarrymore,FieldsandJoh nDeck er.
Th eFowlerbook willbeth efi rstbiogra-ph yofHartmann,butSadak i ch i i sremem-beredi nmanymemoirsandrecollectionswrit-tenandpublish edby h i sfri endsandassoci-ates.Th eyrangefromth ememoryofJamesHunek er,th efamouscriti c(orwasi tMenck -en?)wh orecalledth edervish figureofSa-dak i ch i ,dancingli k eamanpossessed,atagath eri ngofauth orsandcriti csatLuch pw'sonNewYork 's14th Street,toEmmaGoldman,th eanarch i st,wh orememberedSadak i ch i 'slonglegsstridi ngth eflooratmeeting-i na
timeofi ndustrialstrife.Sadak i ch i Hartmanngainedfameprimar-
i lyasaplaywrigh t,poetandaconnoisseurofart.HewasnaturalizedasanAmericanciti zen i n1894wh en h ewas25,alth ough afewyearslaterh ewouldnoth avebeencon-sideredacceptableforciti zensh i pbecauseh ewasbornabroadandwasofJapaneseancestry.
Sadak i ch i wroteth reeplaysaboutreligi ousfigures:Ch ri st(1893),Buddh a (1897) andMosesi n1934.Hewroteabook aboutth elast30daysofCh ri st,th eonesinglework bywh i ch h emayberemembered i nsomefuturetime.Hi spublish edbook sofpoetry i ncludeDrifti ngFlowersofth eSea(1906),MyRu-baiyat(1926)andTank aandHai k u(1926).Hepaintedmoreth an400canvases.Hewrotemanyoth er\>ook sandpoemswh i ch werenotpublish ed.
"■■♦ .. "Th erewasa"timewh enSadak i ch i took
overoneofth egreath ousesonSanFrancisco'sRussianHillandfoundedanartist'scolony,ruling i twi th th emagnamity andtyrannyofaKublaKh an.Hewasth ecenterofartis-ti cmovements i nGreenwich Villageand i nHollywoodwh ere,forsomeyears,h eannuallyplayed h ostata salon"ofth e i ntellectuallyacceptable.At3 o'clock onemorning,pre-sumablyafteroneofth eseaffairs, h e wasarrestedbyapolicemandrivi ngataxi-cabi n(ofallplaces!)Glendale,Calif.Sadak i ch i 'sonlyexplanationwasth ath e h adborrowedth ecab.
Back i nth eearly 1930swh i lewewereediti ngth e oldCaliforniaDaily News,wepublish edanumberofSadak i cM'sHai k uandTank a,th elatteraclassicform ofJapanesepoetry,fixed i nfeudaltimesi nth estandardarrangementoffivelines,Atth atti meHart-mannwaslivi ngth eli feofa h ermi ti namountain-desertretreatsomemilesfromLosAngeles.Weonce wonderedwh eth erSada-k i ch i waslivi ng i nh i sh ermi tageatth etimeofth eevacuationofpersonsofJapanesean-cestrybymili taryfiati n1942andwh eth erh e,too,wasavicti m ofmassdisplacementandmassi ndi gni ty.
Sadak i ch i Hartmann was a manaboutwh omlegendsclung.Heprovedh i svirtuosityi nmyriadfields.Hewasabrilli antconver-sationalistandatelleroftales.GeneFowler'sbook maysweepawayth elegends,orcreatenewones.
Th erei saportraitofSadak i ch i i naCali-forniagallerybyEinarHansenwh i ch picturesSadak i ch i i n h i slateryears,broodingandgaunt,th ewayh ewillberemembered.
DECADEAGOFeb.§,1944
Gen.Emmonswarnsagain*retaliati on againstpersonsJapaneseancestry because0Japaneseatrociti esagainstUsandFili pi noprisonersofwari nth ePh i li ppi nes'...Inh umantreatmentofAmericansandFili pi nosduringfallofBataande'nounced byvariousNiseigroups.
JapaneseCanadiansrefusetoacceptJapanfoodstuffs i npro.testagainstfascism;Domini onNisei ask governmenttorecog.ni zeciti zensh i pofbirth .
" " "Hawai i 'sNi sei majorfactori nrebuildi ng territory's mili tarydefenses,LosAngeles lawyerstoldbycentralPacifi careade-putyengineer.
" " "Diescommitteeissuesreporton"yellowperil"to h altWRAprogram ofreleasing personsfromrelocationcamps.
MINORITY
GusGarcia,SanAntonioat-torneywh oarguedacasepend-i ngbeforeth e U.S.SupremeCourti nwh i ch aMexicanAm-ericanwasbarredfrom j uryservicebecauseofnationality,was h onoredbyth eMexican-AmericanCouncilofCh i cago.
" " "Onlyth reestatesi nth eFarWest,California,Oregon andWash i ngton, h aveci vi lrigh tsstatutesproh i bi ti ng discri mi n-ati onath otels,restaurantsandoth erplacesofaccommodations,i twasdeclaredi nth e1954Civi lRigh tsObjecti vesforth eWestCoast,anNAACPsurveystates.
" " "Th eArmywilltak enostepsto courtmartialoroth erwi sedisci pli neth e50Negroservice-menarrestedandfined i nCo-lumbia,S.C.,onlastTh ank s-givi ngni gh tas aresultofaJimCrowbusi nci dent.
" " "Alocalcampaigni ni ti atedbyth eCairo(111.)NAACPbranchendedJi mCrowpracticespre-viouslyengagedbysomemovieh ouses.Th esouth ernmostcityofIllinoi si nJanuary,1952,wasth esceneofviolencewh enth eNAACPsough ttoendsegrega-ti on i npublicsch ools.
" " "ExclusionofNegro famili esfrom th e Col. HamtramckHomes,low-rentpublich ousi ngdevelopmenti nsuburbanDe-troit,h asbeenbannedbyorderofU.S.Di stri ctJudgeTh omasP.Th ornton.Itendeda seven-yearlegalfigh t.
" " "Senateh eari ngsonth eFEPCbillstartingFeb.23canbecon-cludedi nsuffici enttimetoh avelegislation considered on th eSenatefloor,accordingtoSen.H.AlexanderSmith (R.,N.J.).Hearingswereorigi nallysch ed-uledJan.121
