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PACIFIC CITIZENl/ol36 No.14 April3,1953 258E.FirstSt.,LosAngeles12,Calif. 10cents

'NewHorizons'th emeof'54CLconfabOverallprogramassumingform

LosAngelesEnth usi asm began to surgeamong committeemenofth e1954NationalJACLconventionwh i ch met h ere Wednesdaywh enth eth eme,"NewHori-zons,"was selected.Th eoverallprogram ofth efive-dayconclaveatth enewStatlerHoteli ndowntownLosAngeles,Sept.2toSept.6,1954(th eLaborDayh oli days)wasbeginni ngtotak esh ape,too.Dr.RoyNish i k awa,generalconventionch ai rman,.discussedpolicymatters wellintoth enigh t,butspecialandsocialeventswere i ncludedsuch asfish i ng, golf,bowling,queencontest, and fash i on sh ow,h opefulboosterdelegates at-tendingth e13th bi enni alcon-vention would be fully oc-cupiedwh i ledelegatesmootonth e"ch allenge oftomorrow."Th emetropolitanLosAnge-lesch apters,Downtown,EastLosAngeles,Hollywood,South -westLos Angeles,WestLosAngelesandVenice,areh osts.Th eStatlerh asbeenk nowntoout-of-townersasth eh otelwith aTVseti neach room.

BUDGETBUREAUTOURGECONGRESSAPPROPRIATEFULLEVACUEE AWARDS

IWash i ngton

Directorofth eBudgetJo-;ph M.DodgewillrecommendtatCongressappropriatefundsecessarytopayallcompromiseracuationclaimawardsmadeleDepartmentofJusticefori e 1952and1953fi scalyears.Rep.SidneyR.Yates(D.,I.)toldth eWash i ngtonJA-Lofficeofth i sdeci si onafteri cei vi ngaletterfromth ei rectorofth eBudget.Some1,000,000i s i nvolved.Mi k e Masaok a,Wash i ngton"presentative,h ai ledth ean->uncementasmeaning eva-lees wh oh ave th ei rclaimsttledwillreceiveth ei rch eck srsummer.Asupplementalrequesti sex-i tedtobepresentedtoth esngressbyth eBudgetBureau.IeHouseAppropriati onssub-i mmi tteeconsiders i tfirst,enth efullcommitteeactsup-i i t,Masaok aexplained.Th e

Houseth enh asanopportunitytoconcur,rejectormodifyth eamount.Th e sameprocess i sfollowedi nth eSenateandi fth eamounti s i denti calwithth eHouseversion,th ebi llisforwardedtoth ePresidentforsignature.Only afterth e President'ssignaturecanth eTreasurybeauth ori zedto i ssue ch eck s.Th e Wash i ngton office h aspromisedth atth eJACLwilldoeveryth i ngpossibletoexpe-ditefavorableconsiderationofth esupplementalappropria-ations.

Fr.Murrettfeted

ISeattle

On h i swaytoJapan,Rev.i nnC.Murrett,formerpastorOurLadyQueenofMartyrsnurch h erewas h onoredatacepti»nlastSunday.Hewasi storofth eMaryk nollch urchom 1926to1932.

Citi zentwoweek s,Ch i cagoIssei di es

Ch i cagoJack Yasutak e,62,firstIsseito'benaturalized i n Ch i cagowh enh ebecameaciti zenonlytwoweek sago,i sdead.Th eCh i cagoResettlersCom-mi tteedirectordiedMondayi nCook Countyh ospi talaftertak -i ng i llwh i ledrivi ng h i sautoi n th eLoop.Finalritesaresch eduledtomorrowatSt.Paul'sEpiscopalch urch ,wh ereh i sson,th eRev.Mi ch aelS.jYasutak e,h asbeenpastor.

Reorganizati onofNat'lJCCAlooms,Nat'lexecutivesec'yTanak aresigns

IVancouver,B.C.

IReorganizati onofth eNation-IJapaneseCanadianCi ti zensIssociati oni s th emai n i tembisweek endwh en th efi fthptionalcouncilsessioni scall-ItoorderbyTedT.Aok i ,na-lonalpresident.

[Proposals callingforreor-pnizati onandmodifi cati oni nh eNationalJCCAh avelargelylemmedfrom th e fi nancialrisi swh ereprovinci alch ap-fcrsfindth emselvesunabletofeetth ei rbudgetquotas-un-prth e presentoperationofpergencybudgetof$4,800.[Mostofth epresentbudget|utili zedforth ework ofa[v11-time nationalexecutivepcretary.[Ch apters i n Ontario andManitoba h ave proposed aprt-time secretary;ManitobaMggestmgabudgetof$2,400,pi le Ontario's estimate i sPjOOO. Quebec suggested aMatingnationalh eadquarterspaprovinci albasis.Canadianch apterstoberep-esentedare:Vancouver,Kamloops.8.C.; Leth -al-'Rav"iond,Alta.;Toronto,"nnepegandMontreal.

" " »„ TorontoGeorgeTanak a,wh oh asbeenxecutivesecretaryofth eNa-lonalJapaneseCanadianCiti -ensAssociati onforth epast|xyears,h astenderedh i sre-'gnation,i twasdisclosedlastreek .NationalpresidentTed T.«>k i wasask edtoconsiderh i sequestmadelastFebruaryandth aveth eNationalJCCA-ouncilaccepth i sresignation*th efi fth nati onalconferencemetingIh i s-week endi nVan-

couver,B.C.Tanak abelievedth atth eNa-tionalJCCAsh ouldnotgiveupi tswork ,especiallyth eworki nvolvedforrelativesofJapa-neseCanadianfamili eswh oaredenied admissi onto Canada.Th eJCCA sh ouldcontinuetoaidth esepeople,h esai d."Th eh eart,th eh umantouch ofth eJCCA i si mportant."

Evacueeclaimmaybedismi ssedi faddressunk nown

LosAngelesJapanese vernaculars werei nformedth i spasi week byth eJapaneseEvacuationClaimsof-ficeh ereth atsome25percentofclaimantsh avefailedto i n-form th eDepartmentofJus-ti ceofth ei rch ange i naddress.Frequently,noticesmailedtoclaimantstoth ei rlast-k nownaddressh avebeenreturnedbyth ePostOffice.Inth eevent,aclaimantcan-notbe located,i ti spossibleth atth eclaimmaybedismi ss-ed on th e groundsth atth eclaimanth as abandoned h i sclai mbecauseh i sfai luretoad-vi se th e Departmentof h i swh ereabouts,Joh nstonK.Walk er,attorneyi nch arge,re-centlystated.Th esection h as,fromtimetotime,releasedalistofpersonsinth eSouth ernCaliforniaareawh osepresentwh ereaboutsareunk nown.Iti sadutyofeach claimant,orh i sh ei rsatlawwh ereth eclaimantisdeceased,to k eepth eDept.ofJusticei nformed.ofanych ange i naddress.

SixSouth landIsseitobenaturalizedApr.10

LosAngelesSixIssei,th efi rsti nth i sarea,willbesworn i nasUnitedStates naturalizedciti zens.byFederalDi stri ctJudgeErnestA.Tolin onApr.10 h ere i nceremonieswh i ch willbe at-tendedby

Xcivi c,county and

stateoffici als.Th esi xIssei willbeamonga-groupofcandidatesrepresenting41 differentcoun-tries.A celebrationlunch eon h o-noringth enewciti zenswillbeh eld i medi atelyfollowingth ei nductionceremoniesunderco-sponsorsh i pofth eJACLandth eSCJapaneseC.ofC.

ArizonaJACLputtingfini sh i ngtouch esToth ree-day'funi nsun'convention

Ph oeni xTh eth ree-day"Fun i nth e

Sun"Conventionofth ePacifi cSouth westDi stri ctCouncil,sch eduledh ereMay1,2and3,willbeth eoutstandingJACLgath eri ng anywh ere i n th ecountry,accordingtoJoh nTa-dano,conventionch ai rmanandpastpresidentofth eAri zonah ostch apter.Conventionh i gh li gh tsi nclude

openingceremoniesonFriday,May1.Th eSaturdaymorningandafternoonbusinesssessionswillbepunctuatedbyaRecog-niti onLunch eon h onori ngfor-merSenateMajori tyLeader,ErnestW.McFarland,andanoutdoorwesternbarbecuea-la-ch uck wagonth atevening.

Ch urch servicesandsigh t-seeing tourswilltak eupth edayligh th oursonSundaytop-pedwith aconventionbanquetandballi nth eevening.

A h andi capbowlingtourna-mentsanctionedbyth eABCwillbeh eldonSaturdayandSunday atPh oeni x BowlingCenter.EntrydeadlinewillbeApr.M,accordingtoTak No-

mura,tournamentch ai rman.Aspark li ng44-pageConven-ti onProgram including 12pagesofcolorph otograph ywillbeoneofmanysouvenirsth atdelegatesandboosterswillre-ceive.Westerngearwillbeth erule,Tadanosaid. \Digni tari eswh opartici pati ngi nth econvention,willbeGov.HowardPyleofArizona,Ph oe-nixMayorHoh enFoster,Glen-daleMayorSch rey,CountyAt-torneyWilli amP.Mah oneyandSuperiorCourtJudgesLornaLock woodandCh arlesBern-stein.Delegatesareexpectedfromall17memberch aptersofth ePacifi c South westDi stri ctCouncilpredicted TutYata,PSWDC ch ai rman.Th ech ap-ters i nclude:Arizona, Coaci i cllaValley,Down-townL.A., EastL.A., GardenaVal-ley,Hollywood,Long Beach -Har-borDistri ct, OrangeCounty,Pas-adena, SanDiego,SanLuisObispo,SantaBarbara, SantaMariaValley,South west L.A., Venice,VenturaCountyandWestL.A.

A ch arteredplane i sbeingplannedtotransportdelegatesfrom th eLosAngelesarea,i twasrevealed.

ATTORNEYGENERALTOPICKCHERRYBLOSSOMQUEENON CHANCESPIN

Wash i ngtonA manwh onormallywouldnotbe seen i n th esameroomwith agamblingdevicesoonwillpersonallyoperateawh eeloffortune.AttorneyGeneralBrownellwillmanipulateagiant-sizedcarnivalwh eelatth eNation-alCh erryBlossom FestivalBallnextFriday to deter-minewh owillbe th e 1953Ch erryBlossom queen.Oneofth e52princessesfromallstatesandterritori eswillbeselected queen wh en th ewh eelstopsonth enameofh erstateorterritory.

SantaClarayouth ,8,struck byautomobile

SantaClaraKenneth Fuj i i ,8,ofRoute1,Box860,SantaClara,receivedmi nor i nj uri es Th ursday lastweek wh enh e wasstruck byanautoati ntersectionofScottLaneandElCaminoReal.Dri-verofth ecarwasGussieK.Roth h olz,52,ofSanJose.

PioneersofKonacoffeeh onoredbygratefulHawai i ancommunity

ByLAWRENCE NAKATSUKAHonolulu

Th eymadean i nspi ri ngsi gh t—th e25agedJapanesewh osatgroupedtogeth erunderth eh otnoonsun. Mostweremen i nblack suits;aboutath i rdwerewomeni nsimple,dark dresses.Th eywereseatedonabroadath leti cfi eld i nKona,onth ei slandofHawai i ,wh i ch th eyh avecalledh omesinceleavingJapanbeforeth eturnofth ecentury.Th ese men and womenwere being h onored by agratefulcommunityforh av-i ngdevoted50ormoreyearstegrowingcoffee.Th eywereth epioneerswh omadeth ename"Konacoffee"worldfamousandwh ostayed onth ei rfarmsth rough povertyandprosperity.About3,000townsmenofth esleepyvi llageturnedouttopaytribute.Th eGovernorofHa-wai i ,SamuelWilderKing,flewfromHonolulu165mi lesawayto h onorth eoldtimers.Th eJapaneseconsulgeneralwasth eretoo;sowereth ePh i li p-pi neconsul,andmanyoth eroffici als.Th e oldestcoffeepioneerwasMrs.Mina Morita,95yearsofagebutstillh eartyenough tositth rough th etwo h ourprogram underascorch i ngsun.Th eyoungestwas69yearsof

age. Mostwere i nth ei r70s.A h andfulwereunabletobepresent.Twooldtimersh adeach puti n62yearsoflabori ntocoffeegrowing—a record forth egroup. Th ey h adcomefromJapanascontractlaborers i n1891andareth eonlysurvivorsofth atfi rstgroup.Speak erafterspeak ertookturnatth eloudspeak ertocon-gratulate th e pioneers. Th espeak ersrecalledth eupsanddowns ofa coffee i ndustrywh osefatedependssomuch onth efluctuating prices i n th eworldmark et.Kona'scoffeeproductionlastyear amounted to 7,500,000pounds,valuedatabout$3,-

500,000.Itrepresentedafrac-ti onof1percentofth eworld'sproduction buttoKona, i tmeantth ech i efsourceofth atdi stri ct'sincome.Atonetimenearlyallth ecoffeefarmerswereJapanese.Today,70 percentareJapa-nese;25percentareFili pi nos,and'fivepercent,oth ers.Th edepressionyearsofth e1930sweredisastrousforth ecoffee i ndustry. Th e growerssank h eavi lyi ntodebtbutwererescuedbyagroupofadjustorswh o settled th e debts th atamountedtonearly$2,000,000.A federalcredituni on h assi ncebeen organizedtoassistth efarmers.Th e recogniti on ceremonywaspartofatwodayfestival,Mar.28-29, th at.,i ncluded aparadeoffloats,coronationofa queen,presentationofcerti-fi cates toth e oldtimecoffeegrowersandoth erpioneersi nth ecoffeei ndustry,asumptu-ouslunch eon,acarnival,base-ballgames,masqueradeball,ch i ldren'sfieldday,a j udoex-h i bi ti on,a lanternparade,andan i nternationalprogram dra-matizi ng h i gh li gh ts i nKona'sh i story.

Allinall,th efestivalwasj ustaboutth emostambiti ous,mostsuccessfulcommunitypro-j ecteversponsored by th eKonapeople.Itwasafitti ngrecogniti onforth ath ardybandofcof-feefarmerswh owouldnotquitevenduringth eleanestyears.

BaronGoto h onoredHonolulu

Y.BaronGoto,associatedi-rectorofth eagriculturalexten-sionserviceth epast25 yearsatth eUni v.ofHawai i ,wasconferredanh onorarydegreeofDoctorofHumaniti eslastSun-day.Hewasalsopresentedacertifi cateofrecogniti onfromEpsilon Sigma Ph i ,nationalh onoraryfraternity.

Wash i ngtonNewsletterMIKEMASAOKA

Congress i nconfusion...Th eadageth atyoucan'tteach anolddognewtrick sseemstodescribecongres-sionalactionsth usfar.Afteralmostaquartercenturyofcomparativeoblivi on,i tap-pearsas i fth eRepublicansj ustcan'tgetusedtoth ei death atth ey're i nth emajori tynow.Andth eDemocraticmi-norityi sapparentlyunawareofi tselectionfadeout.beh av-i ngasi fi tstillrunsth esh owonCapitolHill.Th i sstrangeconditi onedre-flexisapparentonalmosteverypageofth elegislativej ournalsinceth ePresidenttook offi ceJan.20.Republicans,moreoftenth annot,arewh ali ngawayatth eadmini stration as i fformerPresidentTrumanwasstilli nth eWh i teHousewh i leth eDe-mocratsareconstantlyrisi ngtoth edefenseofth enewRe-publicanch i efexecutive.Ith appenedonth efi rstma-j ordomesticbi lltocomebeforeth enewCongress—extensionofth ePresident'sreorganizati onpowers.Ith appenedagainonth efi rstforeignrelati6nsmea-sure—th eproposalEisenh owerdeclarationagainstCommunist"enslavement"polici es.In between,th e GOP-led

committees h arassed th e ad-mi ni stration with everyth i ngfrom demandstoexaminede-partmentalloyaltyfilestoat-tack son foreign i nformationprograms,fromcallingfortaxcutstoexplanationsoffarmpolici es.Th eDemocratssayth atth e

Republicansstillh ave th epsych ologyofaminori typar-ty,th atth eycan'tgetusedtoresponsibi li ty.Republicansreplyth atth eDemocratsaresousedtodefendingth ePre-si dentth atth eydosoauto-matically.Maybe wh at'sneeded i sagoodpsych i atri st,assuggestedbya"Wash i ngtonPost"writer.

★Ass'tsec.ofstate...WalterS.Robertsonh asbeennominatedtobeAssistantSe-cretaryofStateforForEasternAffairs,succeedingJoh nM.Al-lison,recentlyconfirmedasournewAmbassadortoJapan.ARich mond(Va.)i nvestmentbank erandanEisenh owerDe-mocrat,h ei saso-calledCh i naexpert.Hisappointmenti ssai dtobeaconcessiontoth osewh oarech argi ngth atth enewad-mi ni strationi stoopro-Japan,wh atwith th eSecretaryofStateandth enewambassador]soi nti matelytiedupwith post-warJapaneseh i story.

Mr.Robertson,59yearsold,h ash eldmanydiplomaticas-signments.Hewasch i efofth eUni tedStatesLend-LeaseMis-si ontoAustralia i n1943-44,economicadvisertoth eStateDepartmenti n1945,andMini s-terandCounselorforeconomicaffairsatth eAmericanEm-bassy i nCh ungk i ngi n1945-46andlaterch arged'affairs.

JlewasalsoUnitedStatesCommissi onerofth eMarsh allTruceCommissi onatPeipi ngi n1946and i n1948wasamem-berofth ePublicAdvisoryCommissi onto th eEconomicCooperation Admini stration'sCh i naai dprogram.

PerlmanandJACL...So many h ave commented

from timetotimeonJACL'sattitude.onth eWalter-McCar-ranImmigrationandNaturali-zationActth atth i sobserverwasparticularlyi nterested i nth ecommentsofPh i li pB.Perl-manonth i smatter.Speak i ngatth eFifth Na-ti onalConferenceonCivi lLi-bertiesi nWash i ngtonrecently,

th eformerSolici torGen-eralofth eUni tedStatesandch ai rmanof President;Trvm an'sCommissi oni on Immigra-tionandNa-tvralizati on3xpressed h i sopini on th atJACL's posi-ti on during

congressionaldebate$nth ele-gislation was th orough ly un-derstandableand j usti fi able.Infact,h e sai dth atunderth esamecircumstancesh ewouldh avetak enexactlyth esamepositi on.Iti salso i nterestingtonotei npassingth atnotoneofmoreth an 100representativesofah undrednationalliberal,labor,minori ti es,civi lrigh ts,racialandreligi ousorganizati onsas-sembledatth efi rstcivi lli-bertiesconferencesincelastNovember'selectiontook i ssuewith JACL'spositi ononth eActasexplainedby i tsWash -i ngtonrepresentative.

Alldid,ofcourse,expressth e h opeth atJACLwouldnow j oi nwith th em i nseek -i ngneededclarifyi ngandli-beralizi ng amendments.Allseemedpleasedth atth eJA-CLwastak i ngth econstruc-tiveapproach toth eproblembysettingupaspecialstudycommissi onandmanycom-mentedth atth ei deaofth reecommitteeswith specifi ctask satpolicymak i ng,tech ni caldrafting,andwatch dogfunc-ti onswasanexcellentone.Th eth ough twasexpresseedth ati tmigh tbetenyearsormorebeforeanyrealrevisi onsofth elawmigh tbeexpected.

MASAOKA

GOP andcivi lrigh ts...Perh apsth eRepublicanpar-ty'si deasoncivi lrigh tscanbesummedupi nth ereportofth eprogramch ai rmanforth eFi fthNati onalConferenceonCivi lLi bertiesth atnotasingleGOPsenatororcongressmanwh owasapproach edwouldacceptan i nvi tati on toaddress th egath eri ng.Pres.Eisenh owerdid,h ow-ever,send greetings,h i sfirstcommentoncivi lrigh tssinceh i spassingmentionofth esub-j ecti n h i s i nauguraladdresslastJan.20.Anoth erreporth ad i tth atoneRepublicansenatordeclaredth atci vi lrigh ts was now a"smear"word.

JapanInterationalCh ri sti anUniversitytoopenApr.15ByTAMOTSUMURAYAMA

JapanBureau,Th ePacifi cCiti zenTok yo

Th enewlyformedJapanIn-ternationalCh ri sti anUniversity-atnearbyMitak awillopen i tsopeni tsacademicyearonApr.15toafresh manclassof199students,i twasannouncedbyDr.GeorgeK.Togasak i ,ch ai r-manofth eboardoftrustees.¥400,000sch olarsh i ps h ave

been grantedto 28 students.Amongth eh onoredisKiyosh iTagash i ra,orph anedsonofth eRev.andMrs.Ch i yok i ch i Ta-gash i ra,wh oseevangelisti cac-tivi ti esi nth eStateswerecon-centratedi nNorth ernCalifor-ni aandPortland,Ore.Unfortunately,th eRev.

1and Mrs. Tagash i ra were

k i lledbyth eatom bomb i nHirosh i ma.Th ei ronly sonh adbeenevacuatedto Ya-maguch i .Th esmallfresh manclassi si n contrastto th e si ze ofclasses i noth erJapanesecol-legeswh erefi nancialpressuresand sh ortage ofupper-levelsch oolfacili ti esmak eforh eavyenrollment.Prefecturalgovernorswereask edtorecommendoutstand-i ngsch olarsforenrollmentex-aminati ons.Five sch olarsh i pswerealsoestablish edforfiveCh i nesesch olars,Dr.Togasak isaid.Dr.Togasak i ,th eonlyNiseionth eICUstaffasch ai rman

ofth eboard oftrmt.Ipointedoutth eunivSJterpreamble: Cli«7«

i "£h ri anfri ea«lsof]JJ"***u.n StaleTJHth eDomini onofCanad■peopleelsewh ereth Z!|th eworldwh oareli Sed,believi ngth ateSSfaith andpracticeuMbasisoftruedemocrat1desiri ngtoexpresstilth Mwilltoth oseciti zelpanwh oareendeavolldevelopademocratic*!baseduponCh ri sti an3pies, h averesolvedto 9th efoundingandoCImentofan i nsti tuti taah i gh er learning in ik nown as th eInterniSCh ri sti anUniversity»wMDr. Togasak i 's ac'eotj

mentsforICUduringth e*stagesofth eOccupationsflbe h i gh lycomplimented!mer Ambassador Joseph !Grewwasalso i nstrument!th erealizati on ofth i s j nfltionofh i gh erlearning |Dr.Hach i roYuasat«Mh eadofDosh i sh aUnivenj jKyoto,i spresidentofth e!versity. Dr.MauriceTilformerlyofSyracuse\}Msity,N.Y.,andHaroldW.Bk etth avebeen named!presidents.

JapanSecurityForcesofficersarrivetobetrainedatFt,Benningarmysch ool

SanFranciscoSi xmembersofth eJapaneseNationalSecurity Force ar-rivedh erelastweek ,enrouteto Ft.Benning,Ga.,wh ereth eywillundergo U.S.Armyofficerstraini ng. Atotalof

143Japaneseofficersareex-pectedtoattendarmysch oolsh eerth i syear.Amongth egroupwasaTa-coma-bornJapanese,Inspector1/c Tak ayuk i Sak azak i .Hi srank i sequivalenttoanarmycaptain,h eexplained. ■HewassenttoJapanwh i lesti lli n j uni orh i gh sch ool,fin-i sh edsch oolsth ereandentereda navaltraini ng college i n1934.Duringth ePacifi cwar,h e served on Japan'sEigh thFleetflagsh i p*Aoba.Hisfath er, Tok utaroSak a-zak i ,was i nth i scountryuntil1946wh enh erepatriatedtoJa-panfromTuleLak e.Th e JapaneseofficersworeuniformscloselypatterenedafterU.S.Armyuniforms.

Bro.Th eoph anei nL.A._Lo»Angeles

Broth er Th eoph ane Walsh ,wh owasrecalledtoth eStatesrecentlyforsurgery,aftera'twoyearstayi nTok yo i snowrecuperatingatth eMaryk nollHouseat426S.Boyleaye.

CAPSULES

GraceKoh atsu,secretarytoRep.SidneyR.Yates(I).,111.)j oi nedth eCh i cagoJACLerpublicati onstaff.Sh etak essh orth andatth erateof225wordsperminute...'*Jetpilot2ndLt.'MelvinSatoofDenverh ascompletedtrain-i ngatth eCh andlerAirForceBaseandh asbeenreassignedtoth ewestcoastCivi lDefenseCommand.

" " "Juich i Mi k ami ,well-k nownIssei i nsuranceman i nFresno,sustainedseriousi nj uri esi nanautomobileaccidentMar.22wh enh i scaranda h i gh waypatrolcarcrash edalmosth ead-on.

" * *NewYork Buddh i stCh urch 's"ch i go" parade, th e*,secondti mei twaseverh eld,twoSundaysagoprovedtobe acamerafan'sdeligh t.Ph oto-graph ersfromth emajormet-ropolitanwereon h andtotak esh otswh i ch appeared i nsev-eralMondayediti ons.Th epa-radefi rstwash eldi n1948.

" " «Sh i roKash i wawasamong

seven Republicans approvedforindorsementbyth eHawai i -anBarassociati onfortwoac-tualandth reepotentialvacan-ciesonth e Honolulucircui tbench . ...HarryStewartwilldoh i s

Japanese ch aracter,HarryKari,onth eApr.12EddieCantorTVsh ow.

" * *Th e new $800,000Kuak i niHospitali nHonoluluwasof-fici allyopenedlastMar.15.Itconsistsof125beds,30bas-si netsaswellasmodernequip-ment. Funds were publiclysubscribed.

" » »MarineCpl.KatsuoKi k uch i ,formersports editorofth eCampPendleton(Calif.)Scout,i s now public i nformationwriteratth e PearlHarborMarineBarrack s.Hewasfor-merlyemployedbyth eHono-luluAdvertiser.

" " "Sh i geruHotok e,Kauai-borntenor,was amongsoloists i nth estagingoffirstacttoLaTraviata,finaleto,th e1952-53concertseasonofth eHonoluluSymph onyorch esraunderth ebatonofGeorgeBarati.

» " »Jim Isobe,23,son.ofMrsYosh i IsobeofWatsonville,re-centlycompletedpre-fligh tph ageofh i spilottraini ngatLack land Ai rforceBase,SanAntonio,Tex.Heentersbasicflyingtraini nguponreassign-ment.

Issei translatorsassistDetroitci ti zens-to-be

DetroitJapaneseresidents h erearej ubi lantoverth erecentenact-mentofth eWalter-McCarrani mmi grationandnationalityactwh i ch enablesth emtopetiti onforciti zensh i pforth efi rsttime.Th eDetroitJACLch apterh as organized Sunday after-noonclassesatth eInternationalInstitutewith JeanetteTennantas i nstructor.T.Kok uboandMrs.K.Horiuch i are h ertwoIssei assi stants.

Moth eroftwoUnk nown

i nh ead-oncrash Unk nownASanJoseNisei motfagltwoch i ldrenandanoth erItoristwerei nstantlyk i llej Ha h ead-oncollisi onneatflCitylastSaturday.Mrs.Miyok oTok unaga■th edri verofth eoth ercaifli nth eaccident.Herh usband,Katsumi,Bferedfaciali nj uri eswh i le■ch i ldrenPaulandPamelaflsligh tlyi nj ured.Th eywailk entoYubaCityh ospi tal!treatment.Tok unaga i sth eth i rdsaMMoh ei Tok unagaofYubalßTh eyoungerTok unagaslM

beenengagedi nberryfarflnearSanJose.Saturdayth eywereemfl

h ereforavisi tandh adplafltoattendth eannualcomiofltypicni cSunday.Th eywereonlyalcflfromth eTok unagah ome"th e accidentoccurredfl

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Tok yo

panh asbecomeoneofth eexpensivenations i nth ed i nwh i ch toliveduetoh i gh costofrawmaterialsgpurch asedfromAmericaoth ercountries.Th esi tua-isveryseriousforacoun-vith over80mi lli onpeoplei espaceaboutth esi zeoftornia.

wasth egoodold daysi wecoulddispatch lovers with 3-senstamps.'Itredalotofromance.To-1 -Jay, i tcosts

¥10tosendaetter...Th elVfe-sen post-cardofpre-A'ar days i slow ¥5...Th e 7-senstreetcarforelas boomedto¥10i nTo-'■cyo ...Andlph onecallusedtobes-sen.Youh ave

i 5notenowadays,senforh ai rcuts,now ...Th ereok yociti zenswh oüblicbath s,scrublean before dip-i sooth i ngatmos-)ttubfor3 seni n.-..Alas—iti s

question,rice i sntstaplefood i n"sh o"(aboutWii ceformerlycostwe h avetopayTh at'sa4 to1dth eoffi ci alra-i ssuffici enttoanforonlyeigh tmonth .Itmeansupon th e blackmuch ofth eri ceth eremainderof

eadandflourcantoaugmentth eyofrice,butatai loafofbreadto--50.(Th at's,abouti th eoffi ci alex-)f360:1)...Andeadonth atloafpound,milk i s¥20.Be-i twasonly5seni fMaxwellHouse0...Anick elh ewi nggum costs>arofch ocolatei sblack mark eth assupplyofAmeri-s andsweetsbutemendousprices.

%*- h ouseh old i ni suk i yak i onceati lesstoday...beefvariesfromi .e Japanesemust:ostofoccupationtata"starvationi reextremelyh i gh:onlynaturalth atorh asbeenfigh t-i usly forbetteranagement,onth eTSes i tspricestoand,oflabor.Th i sleofwagesandlesunfalteringly.>m America areapanese-madeca-sewing mach i nesth atmanufactur-h ei rproducts.Onei th atth esei tems

lyh i tth eAmeri-tas "American-score, American>gglingceaselesslyttom price,bing toth i sde-prices,manufac-ti napositi ontonandoflabor.Its futuretrouble,

i zens, th us, arebyth eh i gh costnustbeasignofi ti ontobearth i sle!

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HtJRAYAMA

Standee j oi nsWACs,staysontobelterU.S.-Japaneserelationsi nJapan

Yok oh ama,Mostli k elyeverymileanaverageAmericantraveledtoth eFarEastcarriedh i mth atmanymoremilesawayfromh omeandfamily,butaWAC'stripacrossth ePacifi cbrough th ertowith i nafew h oursofh erparents'h omeanda fewminutesfrom twosistersat-tending.college.'Sgt.Tak ak oSak a,k nownasTeddytocowork ers,h asbeeni nJapan27 month s.Sh eex-tendedh erenlistmentandtourofdutyoneyeartostayasi n-terpreter-translatori nth ela-borbranch ofth eci vi li anper-

sonneldi vi si onatHeadquarters,AFFE.Sh ewasborni nOgden,Utah ,wh ere h erfath erwas part-ownerofageneralmerch andi sestore.Herparents,wh owereborn i nJapan,metandmar-riedi nUtah andstayedabout20 years.Th eybrough tth ei rfourdaugh tersback toJapani n1939..Th esergeantfini sh ed j uni orh i gh sch ooli nOgden,andwasgraduatedfromJapanWomen'sUniversity i n Mej i ro,Tok yo,with a teach er'sdegree.Sh emajoredi nEnglish literature.Tak ak oreturnedtoth eUni-tedStates i n 1949,andafterlivi ngwith h ersi sterandbro-th er-i n-law,enlisted i n th eWomen'sArmyCorpsi nApril,1950.Sh ewaswith th eFt.LeeWAC traini ng center cadrepriorto being sentoverseasbecausesh ek newth eJapaneselanguageandwasneededth ere.Sh eextendedh erenlistment"becauseIfeelIh aveagoodopportunityto i mproveJapa-nese-Americanrelationsth rough my j ob,"sh esays."Ienjoy i tfeelIam accomplish -i ngsometh i ng.""Sh eh asth etactanddip!6-

macyweneedi nanAmericantowork with th eJapanesepeople,"said Joh nR.Mead,ch i efofth eci vi li anpersonneldivi si on.Herparentslivei nWak aya-

ma,an overnigh ttraintripfromTok yo."Iseeth emoncei nawh i le,butIoftenseemysistersattendingcollegei nTo-k yo,"sh esai d.

HonestysavesdayforJapanvisi tor

SeattleYosh i nobuYuk i ,wh oarrivedi nSeattleTuesdaylastweek ,from h i s h ome i n Tok yo,i sth ank i ngth eh onestyofayoungAmericanmanforpreventingnear-disasteron h i sfi rsttriptoth eUni tedStates.Th eAmerican,Rich ardYork ,

20,ofEnumclaw,asoph omorestudentatth eUni v.ofWash -*i ngton,was drivi ng onLak eWash i ngtonBlvd.Tuesdaywh enh enoti cedawalletlayingi nth estreet.Hestopped,pick ed i tupandfoundth ati tbelonged toth eJapanesevisi tor.York turnedth ewalletovertoh i sfath er,M.O.York ,editorofth eEnumclawCourier-Her-ald,wh o i nturnnotifi edth eJapaneseconsuli nSeattle.Yu-k i waslocatedandth ewalletwasreturned.Itwasavaluablewallet,too.Itcontained$66,Yuk i 'spass-port,abusti ck etfromSeattletoNew York Cityandoth ervaluablepapers.

WIDOW OFTEXASG.I.UNABLETO CONTINUE,HEADSFOROKINAWA

Bogota,Tex.Back i nJuly,1952,ash y,littleOk i nawangirlsteppedoffanairli neri nParis,Tex-as.Mitzuandh eryoungsonwereswepti ntoth earmsofh er American soldier-h us-band,Sgt.Ch arlesR.EvansofBogota.Butlastweek ,Mitzuwas

back atth eParisAirporttostartth elong journeybackto h erh omeland.Sgt.Evanswask i lledi na

carwreck nearWaco,onlyaboutsixsh ortweek safterMitzureach edAmerica.'Sh eremainedi nBogotaafterh erh usband'sdeath andtriedtoch ange h erOri entalways.Lastweek sh egave i tup.LarryDean, h erAmericanson,i sgoingwith h ertoge-ginanewlifeonOk i nawa.

Hawai i ansoldieri nDesertRock atomictests

CampDesertRock ,Nev.Sgt.1/cLawrenceT.Izuo,wh osewife,.Miyok o,andpar-ents,Mr.andMrs.Yosh i i ch iIzuo,liveat701 Wi nantSt.,Honolulu,wasoneofth espe-ciallyassignedarmymenwh opartici pated i n th e Mar.17AtomicManeuver.Heoccupiedaforwardfox-

h oleduringth e atomicblastandi mmedi atelyafterth eblastch argedforwardi nsk i rmi sh estomopupani magi naryenemyth eoreticallyweak enedbyth eA-bombblast.Sgt.Izuoisamemberofth eSi xth ArmyoperationalstaffforDesertRock .Aveteranofmoreth ansi x

yearsofarmyservice,Sgt.Izuoi sservingatDesertRock asaconstructionsupervisor.

Wesak observanceLosAngeles

Floralofferings and th esweetteaceremonymark th eWesak Day.observanceamongSouth landBussei th i sSundaymorning atNish i Hongwanj i .Th eLosAngelesYBA i sh ostatth especialHanamatsuri ser-rvice.

Nisei moth erh eadsh i gh sch oolPTAgroup

Livi ngstonMrs.BenNagai ofAtwater

wasnamedh eadofth eLivi ng-stonHigh Sch oolPTA lastweek .Sh ewillbei nstalledatth eMaymeeting.Sh ei sbeli evedtobeth efi rstNisei moth erto h eada-(h i ghsch oolgroup.Sh ewasalsofor-mrcountycouncilpresident.

IN HONOR OF

Marjori eNak amura,daugh -terofDr.andMrs.G.Nak a-mura,wasrecently i ni ti atedi nPh i BetaKappa,Gammach apter,ofth eUni v.ofDen-ver.MissNak amura i samemberofMortarBoard,andmajoredi nsociology.Sh ei spastpresidentofSigmaAl-ph o lota,nationalwomen'sprofessionalmusicalsorority.Sh ei sactivei nth eCaliforniaStreetMeth odi stCh urch .

* " "Yasuk oGotandarepresentedth eOntario(Oreg.)ch apterofth eFuture Homemak ers ofAmericaati tsstateconventionrecently.

* * *JudySetsuk oFuruta,seventhgraderatAromasElementarySoh ool,Watsonville,won h ersch oolspelling beech ampi on-sh i pandwillcompete i nth eMontereyCountysemi-fi nalsata dateyettobeannounced.Sh e i sth eseconddaugh terofMr.and Mrs.M.i uruta,re-centlyofCh i cago.

* " "Frank Dobash i i s th enewcommanderofth eGoldenGateNisei MemorialPost9879,VFW,succeedingYosh i ak i Moriwak i ,th epost'sfirst,commander.

MasHoriuch i ,formereditorofth eJACLReporterandJACLHeadquartersoffice manager,h asterminatedh i sservicesth i sweek aftersevenyearsi nSaltLak eCity.DeclaredMasSa-tow,nationalJACL director,"Hisresourcefulnessanddevo-ti on h avebeen i nvaluabletoournationalprogram andwewillmissh i msorely."

Naturalizati onclassi nstructorfetedbySo.AlamedaCountyIssei

CentervilleD. Brook e McKinnon, i n-structor i nth eJapaneselan-guageatth eUni v.ofCalifor-nia,wh otaugh tth eSo.Ala-medaCountyJACLch apterna-turalizati onclass,waspresent-edatok enofappreciati onbyth eIssei studentsata gradu-ation di nnerMar.20 atth eWash i ngtonUnionHigh Sch oolcafeteria.Oth erspeak ersonth epro-gramwere:J.V.Goold, h i gh sch oolsup't.:Haruo Ish i maru, N.C. regionaldirector;Gi i ch i Yosh lok a,NCWNdist.ch mn.E.Doane,eveningh i gh sch oolvice-princi pal,presented stu-dentsth ei rcertifi cates.

Apr.12'open h ouse'Seattle

Volunteercrewsarespeedinguprenovationwork th i sweektopreparefor"openh ouse"ofth eSeattleNisei VeteransCom-mi tteeclubh ouse.Th edatei stentativelysetforApr.12.

Insurersask courtrulingondeath ofSanDiegodentist

SanDiegoTh equestionofwh osh ouldreceivei nsurancebenefitswasraisedbyth eOccidentalLi feInsuranceCo.ofCalifornia i nacivi lactionlastweek byask -i ngth eSuperiorCourth eretodeterminewh eth erth edeath ofDr.GeorgeHarawassuici deormurder.Atstak eth ecompanysaidi ni tspetiti on,aretwo$10,000 i n-surancepolici es i ssuedonth eli feofDr.Hara.Th e dentistdi edofagunsh otwoundi nh i sh omelastDec.28.Ifth ecourtrulesth edeathwas a suici de,th e companysaysth enth ewidow,Mrs.Mi-yek o Hara,34, i senti tledtopaymentunderth epolici es.Ifth ecourtrules h omi ci de,th enth ecompanywantstopayanoth erbenefici ary,aminor,GregoryGeorge.-Th elateDr.Haraservedtwotermsaspresidentofth elocalJACLch apter,during i tsre-activati onperiodandwasac-tive i nallcommunityaffairs.Hispersonalrelationsh i pwith th emayorofth ecityenableedpersonsofJapaneseancestry to presentmanyofth ei rproblemstoth epublic.

IT'SBLOSSOM TIMEINSANFRANCISCO'SJAPANESETEAGARDEN

SanFranciscoTh eJapaneseTeaGardeni n

th eGoldenGatepark h erewasaflamewith blossomsth i sweek .EarlyspringfloweringofJa-

panesech errytrees,magnoliasandrh ododendronsandazaleash ascausedth erecreationandpark .commissi onto designateApril1 th eoffici alstartofblossomti meatth e60-yearoldteagarden.Th egarden,wh i ch unti l1942wasoperatedbyth eHagiwarafamily,i snow leasedbyth ecommissi on on a concessionbasistoMr.andMrs.AlanAg-'new.Inadditi onto i tsbeautifullandscaping,Orientalplantingandoneofth elargestbronze;Buddh asevertoleaveth eFarEast,th egardencontainsaMoonbridge,a many-tieredtample,amodelJapanesedwell-i ng anda terraceoverlook i ngasunk engarden.

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" 4 "Broylesbill.. .Th eBroylesbillsareaimedagainstsubversivesby i mple-menting a commissi onof15personsappointedbyth egover-nor—fivefrom each h ouseofth e state assembly and fivefrom th egeneralpublic.Opponsntsofth ebi llh aveci tedth e1919statutesagainstsubversiveactivi ti es.Iti scom-preh ensi veandstringent. Th elawwassuccesfully i nvok edtopunish alleged conspiracy,tooverth rowth eU.S.governmentbyforce.Itwasuph eW ascon-

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Commissi onsh owedth atmorei nnocentpeoplewereth reaten-edwh encomparedto i tsef-fici ency ofturning up andconvicti ngsubversives,i tsop-ponentsquick lypointedout.

"""i »Th eCh i cagoJACLstandswith leadingnewspapers,th eCh i cagodivi si onofth eAC-Lr.sch ools,barassociati onsandoth erci vi corganizati onsi nopposingth eBroylesbill.

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Personals .;.Rev.George Ak i and h i sch urch ch oi rweresch eduledtoappearonTVch annel9,7:30p.m.,onMar.29,Apr.4and11....Hirosh i Hasegawawasoneof30 h onorstudentsfromth eSoutbside named by EmeryBalduf,deanofstudents,Roose-veltCollege...

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Watsonville'sJACLofficerswerei nstalledbyHaruoIsh i maru,(extremeleft)i nrecentceremonies h eldatDeerPark . Pic-turedare(lefttorigh t)BillMine,re-electedpres.;Tom Na-k ase.2ndv.p.;KenzoYosh i da,Istv.p.;JuneSugidono,cor.sec;BillFuk uba,off.del.;;Ch i yek oSh i k uma,rec.sec;TomTao,alt.del.andHarryVagi,aud. ——YVatsonvilW'Register-Pajaronianph oto.

Wh o'sWh oasCh apterPresidents

Born i n California, 39;at-tended Fowler h i gh sch ool,evacuatedtoJerome,Ark .,re-locatedtoNebrask a.Ranch er(vineyardandfruits)forpast21years.Ch apterplans:to sch eduledi fferentactivi ti eseach monthandconductmonth lymeetings;enterfloati n annualFowlerFallFestival;JACLsch olarsh i p,familyget-togeth ersandagri-culturalspeak ers.MemberofFowlerLions,FowlerSportsman,Nak ayamaSocialclub,boyscoutcommit-teeman,advisertoFowlerBud-dh i stSundaySch oolandFowl-erYBA,pastpresidentofFowlerFriendsh i pSociety.Goe,si nforfish i ng.Married:wi fe Sh i zue, sonTadanddaugh terMarlene.Res.:Rt.1Box111-A,.Fowl-er,Calif.

Born i nFresno,34;sonofMr.andMts.Maruj i Inosh i ta.Prominentvegetableandstraw-berrygrower.Ch apterplans:strength en

ch apterbyvariedsocialacti-viti es,membersh i pgoalof200(largesti nch apter'sh i story,i fattained);tomak eth ePSW-DC Convention,May1-3,th emostmemorable;andtocon-tinueth egreatpublicrelationswork started by lastyear'scabinet.

Served th reeyears i n th eCh i na-Burma-India th eaterduring World War11. Wasprominenti nYBAcirclesbe-foreth ewari nCalifornia,andpresidentofArizonaYBA.

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asth e th emeforth eDetroitJACLspringdancetobegivenApr.11atInternationalInsti-tute.AlHatatewasannouncedas masterofceremoniesbygeneralch ai rmanIreneAbe.Oth ercommitteemeni nclude:FrancesYamaj i ,Frank Lee,prog.:MarleneSato,pub.;SueandGeorgeMatsuh i ro, refresh ments;KaqTa-k ata, decorations;Ai k oNak atani,ti ck ets.Tick etsare$2.70percouple,$1.50perperson.

UNtourNewYork

Anoffici alguidedtourofUnitedNationsh eadquarterswasplannedforth eNewYorkJACLch apterlastSunday.ItwasfollowedbydinneratHel-las,aGreek restaurantonW.44th St.

Berk eleych aptersigh ts300members

Berk eleyInth ecomingweek s,Ber-k eleyJACLstartsadoor-to-doormembersh i pcanvasswithagoalof300. Wi lli amFuj i ta,i n ch arge, h as reported th epresentsignupat110,equaltoth e1952total.Th e.ch apterboardmembersrecently calendared th e re-mainderofth ei rspringpro-gramasfollows:April—lnstallationdinner-dance-Tad Nak amura, Tad Hi rota inch arge.

May—Paneldiscussion."BuyingandBuildi ngaHome;"MasYone-mura i nch arge.June 21 — Communitypicni c;Frank Yamasak i ,AlbertS.Kosa-k ura,ch mns.

CHAPTER MEMO■ ■— ■

Ch i cago JACL:More th an200h avebeensignedupi nth e1953membersh i pdrive,accord-i ng toth e Ch i cago JACLer'sMarch bulletin.BuddyIwataledth egroup.

Livi ngston-MereedJACL:Th ecommunitypicni ch asbeensch eduledforMay 3.Localeh asnotbeenannounced.

FresnoJACLAuxili ary.;Mainprojectth i syeari sth eraisi ngoffundsforth elocalJapaneseSalvation Army old people'sh ome.Mmes.EdnaYabunoandNevaSaitoareco-ch ai rmenofah otdogbooth atth eFresnoBuddh i stcarnivali nJuly.

French CampJACL:Appoint-mentsforth e 1953 standingcommitteesofth ech apterweremadebyGeorgeOginoas'fol-lows:Tosh Hotta,membersh i p;HarryItaya,Issei relations; Tamak oVa-gi,program;MollyGoto.TeruoTa-nak a, h ouse; Bob Tak ah ash i , 1000Club; PeteTak ah ash i , AlyceSh ln-moto,pub.rel.; HarryOta,Niseiveterans;Fumi Higash i yama,IreneNak ano, women'saux.;FumioKa-nemoto,Kah nYamasak i , .fin.;BobOta,leg.;AyaTsugawa,MatsMu-rata,del.;Joh nFuj i k i ,natr.comm.

DetroitJACL:Th ech apteri smidwayi ni tspopular8-week scourse i n ballroom dancing.SetsuFuj i ok aand IreneAbeh eadth ecommittee.MargaretPage,anaffili ateofArth urMurrayStudios, h asbeen i n-structor since classes beganAprillastyear.

South westLosAngelesJACL:

'Co-sponsored with th e St.Mary'sch urch ,th ech apteri si ni ti ati ngabeginner'sseriesonbridge i nstructionon Apr.7each Wednesdayni gh tatth eparish h all.Hisash i Hori tai si nstructor. —Mile-Hi JACL:Sam Matsu-motoandFlorenceUyedawerewinnersi nth elastJACLbridgeclubtournamenth eldMar.20atth eh omeofDr.T.K.Koba-yash i .

ClevelandJACL:Inconjunc-tionwith th erecentmember-sh i pdrive,canvassers h eldaspeciali nterestssurvey.Find-i ngssh owadefini tei nteresti ngolfandbridgebyboth sexes.AfinalanalysiswillbemadeIbyth eprogramcommittee.

Pastpresidentsh onoredatAlbuquerquei nstallation

AlbuquerqueNewlyelectedofficersh eadedbyCh arlesMatsubaraaspre-si dentwerei nstalledatth eAl-buquerque JACL i nstallationdinnerrecently.PastpresidentJACL pinswerebestowedtoGeorgeMa-tsubara,1950;Sam Yonemoto,1951;andArtTogami,1952.

SanFranciscostartsth i rdci ti zensh i pclass

SanFranciscoAth i rdclassforIssei stu-dentsonciti zensh i popensApr..13,i twasannouncedbyVictorAbe,ch ai rmanqfth eCommit-teeonCiti zensh i pforIssei h ere.Th esecondclasswillbecon-cludedatceremoniessch edulednextTh ursday,Apr.9,atth eFi rstEvangelicalandReformedch urch .If25 ormore sign up,aSaturday afternoon willbeopened.Yuk i oKumamotowillbe i nstructor forth e th i rdgroup.

PlacerCountyUnk nownallreadyforbigApr.12picni cMoreth an5,000areltoattendth e biggestJeventi nPlacerCounty7M12 atth eJACL&£mPark .Th e eventfcth fjannualPlacerCounty i Mch aptercommunitypicni c■RoyYosh i daofNewcastleJbeenbusyth epastmonth ,21paringforth egalafroi i c*lgardedbyth ech apterasMbiggerth an i tsannual3willbanquet.Asusual,th equeencontflh i gh li gh ts th e day'sactivSFollowingarevici ng(or\*MNancyAok i , Loomis;3mMk amoto.Penryn;Yuk i eNi i9

coin; andAmyYok ota,NewnflClimaxwillbeth ep3danceatth eLoomisMenvSHallwith musicfurnish ed*Rod McWilli am's orch jDoorsopenat9pjn.andMbeopenti ll1,accordingto(9Otani,dancech ai rman.o9committeemenare:Hi k eYego,fin.;Jamej Mi k i mlprogram;HarryOk usak o,groiSKoUyeno,concessions;andHoJTak ah ash i ,pub.

ALBUQUERQUE ISSEIPRESENTEDTEXTBOOKSASGIFTFROM CHAPTER

AlbuquerqueIAsacomplimentfromfeflAlbuquerqueJACLch aplglth enew textbook ,"FeitfHTextbook onCiti zensh i p"nlgiventoeveryIssei h erewillh opesi twouldh elptospttjlth ei rcourse i nciti zensh i p,I

Berk eleyCLtoh onor130Issei citi zensh i pclassmen

Brfk tltlIGraduationexercisestorialor130Issei completingttoflnaturalizati onclassesh ece«■be h eldatth eBerk eleylilflTh eaterduringth eth i rdvtflofApril,accordingtoBerk dflJACLch apteroffici als.Partici pants i nth eprograMwillbe h eadedbyeith erbflmayororafederalj udge.1

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ISincerewi sh esforalongandBpPYlifewerereceivedbyanRantDaytonSansei boynamedKrtwomembersofCongressBispastweek .ISenPatMcCarran(D.,Nev.)HidRep.FrancisE.Walter(D.,Ba)expressedth ei rfeelings i nBparate lettersto McCarranKalterOno,newbornson ofHrand Mrs.Frank Ono,3Ka'ddenPL,Dayton.■Th eveteranlegislatorswroteHie i nfantbornFeb 6 a dayHterreceivi ngwordh ewastoXnamed'i nth ei rh onoratKristeningservicesEasterSun-■yi nGreenmont-Oak ParkBommunityCh urch .ITh e parentssaidth ey h adHi°senInename combinati onBecause th etwomembersofBongress h ad co-auth ored a852i mmi grationandnaturali-Btionlawth atpermittedth eBoy'sgrandparentstoobtainci -Bzensh i p.(Textofth eletterfromSen.HcCarrantoth eDaytoni nfantHasasfollows:["Mydearyoung-man:I "Th ank youforsending:Bmryourpicture.Iam veryHlattered th atyourparentsKpveyoumynamewh i ch IKnow y°uwillalwaysbear■with h onor.I"Iamgladth atyourgrand-Boarentsarenowabletoob-Hamth ei rciti zensh i pandh ope■th eyMi lllivealong*timeto■enjoyth eprivi legesofAmeri-Beanciti zensh i pandourgreatH-ountrv.I "My autograph ed picture■jsenclosedandIextendtoKoumyeverygoodwish forXi long,h appyandusefullife.I "Sincerely,PatMcCarran."ITh i si sth etextofth eletterHornReP-Walter:["MydearMcCarranWal-■ter:I"Itwasarealth ri lltome■asIk nowi tmustbetoSen.BflcCanantoh avesuch afine■boynamedafterIbelievei sHasplendidlaw.I"Iam sureyou h aveth e■di sti ncti onofbeing:th ei fi rst■nfantch i ldtobenamed■McCarranWalter.Wh i leI■cannotattendyourbaptis-Hnalceremony,youmaybeKureth atth ough tswUIbe■vvith youonEasterSunday.I"MayGodblessyouwith■Health andh appi nessi nyears■unpad.

B"Sincerely,FrancisE.Wal-

ter"Hereisth etextofth eOnolettersenttoth etwolegisla-

"Mydaddyandmommyareso h appyformygrandpasand grandmaswh owillbeabletoobtainth ei rciti zen-sh i pafterallth ese years,afterbeingdeniedsuch ,th atth ey h avenamedme afteryou..."IwasbornonFeb.6,1953,

andwonderi fIam th efi rsttobenamedMcCarranWal-ter.Ifyouh appentobei nornearDaytononEasterSun-daywewillbemosth appyforyoutoattendth eservice

atGreenmont-Oak Park Com-munity Ch urch wh eremydaddyandmommywillh avemededicated."Iwouldconsider i tanh onori fyouwouldexch angeph otograph swi th me.Iamsendingyouminetak enwh enIwasth reedaysold."Mymommyand daddyareMr.andMrs.Frank Ono.Ialsoh avetwosisters,Bar-bara-LynandValde,andabroth er,Morey.MygrandpaandgrandmaAri k awali vei nOmah a,Neb.GrandmaOnoli vesi nSpok ane,Wash .,andGrandpaOnolives i nVen-i ce,Calif."

FourNisei di ei nauto-tank ercrash

|f * IndioFourLosAngelesNisei ,i n-udi ng a seven-month s-o1ddid,werek i lledwh enacarwh i ch th eywereridi ngcol-ledwith a h eavyoiltank eri U.S.Hwy.60-70-99nearsrelastSaturdaymorning.State"High wayPatrolidenti-wth edeadasTomT.Ik eda,,of2647Halldale,MitsMa-Hda,23,2647Halldale,Mrs.fryHanernotoof317% E.24th-,andh eri nfantsonTadaoiri s.Th edriverofth ecar,Jackatsumoio,23,alsoof2647alldale,wasth eonlysurvivorth ecarcrash .Hesufferedvere h ead i nj uri esandwask en to th e Casita h ospi talre.According topatrolman»rgeMcCurdy,PaulRuyss,i verofth etank ersaidMa-Jmoto'scartravelingeastap-rentlysk i ddedbroadsidei ntocpath ofth ewestboundtank -

"Ruysstoldh i mth atth ecarddenlyloomed i n frontofTh e Ni sei were enroutetoloenixtoattendth eweddingKmuyeNomuraandJames'mook a.Th efamili esofth e"lnSPartyi ndefi ni telypost-nedth eceremonyuponbeingformedofth efatalaccident.

PERRYCOMMEMORATIVELIKELYTO APPEARINJULYASFIVE-CENTER

Wash i ngtonTh eCaptMatth ew Cal-braith Perrycommemorative,wh i ch wasunexpectedlyan-nouncedby th ePostOfficeseveralweek sagobutwith -outdetailsastodateofis-sue,willprobably appearJuly14,tomark th ecenten-aryofth enegotiati onofatreatybetweenth e Uni tedStatesandJapan.Itwillbeveryli k elybeofth efi ve-centdenominati on,writesFrank li nR.Bruns,Jr..Th ePh i latelistcolumnistforth eWash i ngtonPost.

Femini ne'tamatsuk i 'ch ampi ontriessecondtimefortitleCh i cago

Untilth estartofth eth ree-cush i onbi lli ard15-daytourna-menth ereTh ursdaylastweek ,MissMasak oKatsuraandWil-lieHoppe,manytimesworldch ampi on,touredeasternciti esearlieri nth emonth asawarm-uptoth etournament.Sh e h asbeen i nth eStates

since1951and h asbeengivenh ugecoveragewith ph otos i nth eleadingmetropolitanpapers—-inboth th esportsandwo-mensections,strangeasi tmayseem.Toth ewomeneditors,th efactth atMissKatsura h aswonseveralexh i bi ti onmatch esoverHoppewasre-

gardedas"anoth erfemini netriumph ."Toth esportsedi-tors,sh ei sa"Japanesedoll."Sh escoffedatth eestablish -edmaleth eoryth atth egamei stoonerve-wrack i ngfora wo-man.InJapan,saidth edimi nuti vewinner,billi ardsi safamilyaf-fai r.Often, h usbandandwi fewillbringth ebabyalongwh enth eygoouttoplay.Sh eh er-selfh asbeen cush i oni ngth ei voryballssince sh e was 18.Nowayoung-look i ng40sh eh andlesth ecuewith completerelaxation.Sh edoesn'trevealanyfeelingofstrain i ncom-petiti veplay with th e manwh oi sk nownalloverth eworldas "th eoldmaster"ofth i sdi ffi cultgame,onewh i ch re-quiresunusualmanualdexter-i tyandstrength ,stamina,too,i sarequisi te,since tourna-ment,match esoftenlastforh ours.MissKatsura's th reesistersandonebroth erareallout-standing players,too.Atth epresenttimeh eryoungersis-ter,Nori k o,i sNati onalWo-man'sBi lli ardCh ampi onofJa-pan.

With atwink lei nh erblackeyes,MissKatsurasaid sh eenjoysth etraveling h erex-h i bi ti ontoursentail,buth ermainj obi sbeingah ousewife.Sh emarriedSgt.VernonGreen-leaf, USAF—now retired—in1950 i nJapan,cameto th i scountryayearlater.Sh efi nds h ousek eepi ngeasi-eri nth eUni tedStatesth ani n

h erowncountry.Th eonlyne-cessity i n h erSan Franciscoh ome i salivi ngroom bigenough forabilli ardtableaswellas after-dinnermatch eswith h erh usband,wh oenjoysscienti fi cstudyofvarioussh ots.Mr.Greenleafaccompaniesh eronallexh i bi ti ontrips.Lastyearsh e touredwith Welk erCoch ran,formerworld'sch am-pion,forfiveweek s.Only5feettall,MissKatsu-rawearsveryfemini neWest-erncloth es.Becausesh e i ssosmallsh elovesh i gh h eelsandwearsth em wh ensh eplays.

Twobum ch eck arti stsh i ttwoLi'lTok i ostores

LosAngelesLi'lTok i omerch antswereonth elook outforaglib-talk i ngNisei wh o'spok efluentJapa-neseth i spastweek afteri twaslearnedtwoch eck spassedbyh i mwerefoundtobe"bum."Ch eck s signed byBillTaimadeouttoYosh i o Hatadawerereturnedtotwomer-ch ants',TozoYah ata,appliancestore operator,and Kenich iMurayama,grocer,byth ebankwith th enotationth atnosuchperson h adach eck i ngaccountwi th th ePasadenabranch .Yah atacash eda$48ch eckfora$25fish i ngrod.Th egro-cersoldsomericeandcannedgoodsfora$15.90ch eck .

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Columbus,O.iYosh i Oyak awa,Oh i oState's

Olympicback strok ech ampi on,brok e h i s,secondstraigh tre-cord i nth eNCAA swimmi ngmeetSaturdayas h ewonth e100-yd.back strok e i n56.95.toeraseth e57.35.meetrecordsetayearagobyJack TaylorofjOh i oState.Oyak awaseta.newrecordof2m.5.15.i nwinni ngth e200-yd.back strok eth epreviousnigh tatth eColumbusNatatorium.Inth e 100-yd.event,Dick

Th omanofYaleledth eOh i oStaleHawai i anatth eendof25yards,wastiedwith h i matth e50andledbyayardatth e75.ButOyak awapassed h i mwi th agreatspurtj ustbeforeth efi ni sh li ne.Th omanlastyearsetth e i n-tercollegiate record forth eeventi n56.95.NCAA offici alssaidth atth i swasprobablyth e

fi rsttimei nswimmi ngh i storyth atallsixfi nali stsh adbrok enth emi nutemark i nth eevent.Yale,pre-meetfavorites,wonth emeetwi th alopsidedaggre-gateof96M>points.Oh i oStatewassecondwith 73%,sorelymissi ng th e servicesofFordiKonno,middle-distanceswim--1mer,wh owasrecuperatingfromarecentattack ofmumps.Yosh i , wh o learned to

swim i nariveronh i snati vei slandofHawai i ,wascalledth e"greatestback strok eswimmerofalltime"by h i scoach ,Mi k ePeppe,afterh i stwodazzlingperformances.Oyak awasetth efanstoroaring h i sfi rsttimeoutingoing200yards i n2m.05.15.,wh i ch was"th efastestti meeverrecorded.Th ere is no recog-nizedworldrecordi nth i sevent,buti twas2.25.fasterth anth eexisti ngU.S.record.

Reporterturnsline-upannouncerunexpectedlyatTok yoGiant-Stargame

LosAngelesAbaseballreportercanh avemore-funth anwatch i ngagame—ifh ecanpronounceJapanesenamesand h appenstobecov-eringth eTok yoGiants.J.;asamori Koj i ma,South ern

Californiareporterfor"Scene"magazine,foundoutwh enh ewasassignedtoarecenttrain-i nggamebetweenth eTok yoGiantsandj th eHollywoodStars.Koj i manotonlycoveredth egame,butendeduppinch -h i t-tingforth epublicaddressan-nouncer.Here'sh ow i th appen-ed:Beforeth egame gotgoing,Koj i mawentdownonth efi eldtogetth elineup.Gettingth esame th i ng with an unusuallook ofanguish andworrywasth epublicaddressannouncer."Sufferingcatfish !"th elatter

moaned."Th eseJapanesenames—h owamIgoingtopronounceth em?"Koj i maofferedto h elp,satdownatth etypewriterandwroteoutth enamesph oneti-cally.Example:Yo-nah -mee-neh forYonamine,th eGi ant'sstarNisei outfielder,wh oonceplayedforth eSaltLak eCityBees.

"Nowyoucansayi t,"Koj i -masaid,confidently.Th e announcergrimly seth i mself,madeavalianttryandcameupwith "Yo-mah -nee-mee.""No,no,"Koj i ma protestedgently,"it'sYo-nah -mee-neh .Tryagain."Th e announcer did—againvaliantly—butth ebesth ecouldproduce was someth i ng li k e"Yo-mee-nah -mo."Hegaveup.Sodi dKoj i ma.Th eupsh otwasth atth e"Scene*'reporter,underah ur-ri edlast-minutearrangement,braved,th e microph one andh eardh i mselfboomingoutth enamesofth eGi antsaseach'steppeduptoth eplateforh i sfi rstswingswith th ebat.Atth at,Koj i madiscoveredi twasn'tsoeasy.Hewasread-i ngoffth eGi antslineupcold."Youcanbet,"h econfesses,"IreallysweatedonKorflatsu-buro,Minami muraandKash i -waeda."

150golferssignforNoCalclassic

FresnoOneofth ebestturnoutsi nNoith ernCaliforniaNi sei golf-dom willbattleforh onors i nth eN.C.Nisei GolfClassicApr.18and19 i na36-h olemedalplayatPebbleBeach andDelMontecoursesneatMonterey.Th eFresno-Turlock clubsofth eNo.Calif.Ni sei GolfersAs-sociati on are conducting th etournament.AtarecentboardofgovernorsmeetingatMon-terey,Frank Yosh i ok aofSanJosewith anet74 wonth epre-businesssesionroundofgolf.Delegatesattendingth emeet-i ngwere:Monterey—G.Yamajmoto,FrankSh i ngu; San Jose—Nob Arak i ,Frank Yosh i ok a;; Stock ton— Dr.James Tanak a, George Fuj i moto,MasInamasu; Watsonville— MasiOk umura,Sh i g Morimune; Sacra-mento—Tim Sasabuch i , ArtYok ota.Fresno—Fred Yosh i k awa,HarryMorofuj i ;Century Club—Dr.KayTak eok a; Turlock —Bi llNoda; Fres-no—Mi k eIwatsubo,GaryKadani;Sari Francisco—Dr.Sh ogoTak ah a-sh i .Kelly Komaru; Eastbay—Dr.HenryTak ah ash i andDr.M.Tsu-k aaui .

Army,AirForceboxers,i nall-servicetourney

SanAntonio,Tex.BayHasegawa,112,wassuc-cessfuli nth equarterfinalsofth eworldwideAirForcebox-i ng ch ampi onsh i ps h ere lastSundaynigh t.Representingth ePacifi c, h e deci si oned HayesPayton,111,ofth eEuropeanseder.

" " "* CampAtterbury,Ind.TwoNisei boxersfrom th e

Pacifi cth eaterwereoutpointedi nth esemi-fi nalsofth eAll-Army boxing ch ampi onsh i psh ere lastFridaynigh t.Th eywere:119—GeorgeDavis,2ndAr-

my,dec.GeorgeGanek o,Paci-fi c.125—Stanley Berk ley, Eu-

rope,dec.Ralph Nagasak o,Pa-ci fi c.

Tamanah awinsHawai imarath oni n2h .51m.35s.

HonoluluNormanTamanah a,45,cap-turedth efi rstannualHawai-i anAAUmarath oncrownlastSundayi n2h .51m.355.Despiteth eseverelegcrampsandwalk -i ngrh efi nal300yards,h ebet-teredby20secondsh i sfi fthpaacetime i nth eBostonrunlastyear.KenNagatani ofth eUni v.ofHawai i droppedoutwith somejaptmilesyettogobecauseofI

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Five Japanesemarath onmenarriveforBostonrun

SanFranciscoTh e-fi ve-manJapanesema-rath onteamwh i ch willrun i nth e Boston marath on nextmonth arri ved h ere MondayfromTok yoviaai renroutetoBoston.Sh i zoKanaguri,62-year-old

coach ,said h e was.confidenth i srunners wouldtak e"teamh onorsbutsaidh efearedtopi ndi vi dualh onorswouldgotoanArgentinestar.Th erunnersare:KeizoYamada,26;KatsuoNish i -

da,24;Hi deoHanamura,25;KuraoHirosh i ma,25;andKiyosh i Sh i no-zak i , 29.Nish i dah asth ebestmark at

2 h r5.27m.595.

ZenimurapacesFresno

LeftfielderHarveyZenimuragotth reeh i tsi nfivetripstoth eplate topaceh i sFresnoStateCollegenine i nanupset5to3victoryoverapowerful1OregonteamlastFridaynigh tbefore fans.

SanFranciscoSaintsk eepSaltLak eCLi nvi tati oncagetitle

SaltLak eCityTh edefendingch ampi onSanFranciscoSaints turnedbackth eMagnaHellenics,66to58,h ereatth eHellenic-WarMe-morialgymlastSaturdaynigh ttowi nth e18th annualJACLi nvi tati onal.bask etballtourna-ment.Th eMagnacrewpulleduptowi th i n5pointsofth eSai ntsatth e h alf, 36-31, i n a closelyfough ttilt.Butth eSaints,ledbyacesWong,LewandLum,quick lypulledth eSai ntstoacomfortableleadearly i nth eisecondh alt.Th eSai ntstri otank ed49ofth e66total.Pacingth eHellen-i cswasJoh nProk oposwith 25counters.Prok oposcameth rough with 11outof20ch ancesatth ech ari tystripe.50-43winoverSaltLak eNi sei50143winoverSaltLak eNi seitocopsecondh onorsleavingth eh ostteam i nth i rdspot.Consolation h onorswenttoth e North ern Utah All-Starswith awinoverPocotello,47--42.Th efavoredSaintsdefeatedPocatello,59-44 i n th efi rstroundTh ursdaynigh tandcon-tinuedwith a53-49winoverth eSaltLak eNi sei .Th eHellenicselimi natedth estrongCh i cago Nisei 74-67 i nth esemi-fi nals.Ch i cagobeatth eUtah All-Stars78-68 i nth eopeninground,wh i leth eHellenicsde-featedRexburg,Ida.,85-50.

SPORTSCOPE

Sacramento OrientalGirls'BowlingLeaguewillsponsoraMemorialHoliday h andi captournament,May29-30-31,atth eCapitolBowl.Becauseofth eantici patedh eavysch edule,girls'singlesanddoubleswillbeelimi nated.Teamandmix-eddoublesaresch eduled.AyaSatoi stourneych ai rman.

" * "SamFuk uda'sleapof20ft.10 i n.waslistedasoneofth ebestbroad j umpmark sth i searlyseasonbyNorth -ernCaliforniaprepath letes.Th eSanFranciscoPolytech -nicHigh sch oolNi sei lastyearh ada22feetplusj ump.

" " "KenZenimura,FresnoNiseibaseballcoach ,h asbeenask edbyth eHi rosh i maCarpsof.th eCentralprofessionalleague,topick outtwoNisei pitch ers.Th eJapanesewillpay $400permonth to Ken's son,Harvey,may j oi nth e Carpsafterh i sgraduationfromFres-noStateCollegeth i syear.

i . ,.PugetSoundGolfClub(Ja-

paneseAmerican)playerspar-tici pated i n th efi rstSeattlePark Department'ssweepstak estwoSundaysago. Afieldof129professionalandamateursteedoff.

" " "MissLuci lleKi k ush i ma,"Sweeth eartof1953"forth eIntermountainYoungBuddh i stLeague,presented ch ampi on-sh i pawardstoth eHoneyvilleYBAandSaltLak eCityJun-i ors,menandwomenIYBLbas-k etball.tournamentwinners,re-spectively.

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Keizo YamadaofFuk uok agaveJapaneseh opesforacre-ditablesh owi ngatth eBostonmarath onaboostbyrunninga30-k i lometercourse i n 1 h r.42m.Is.,th ebestti measyet.YamadaranforJapan i nth e1952Olympics.

■ " "Th eNi sei VeteransCommit-teeofSeattleannouncedspon-sorsh i p ofth e InternationalFigh ti ngIrish "Li ttle"footballteam lastseasoncost$268.57,wh i ch i ncludes i nsurance,equipment,vi ctorybanquetandtroph i es.j \*" "Fuzzy Sh i mada,onlyNisei

k eglerwith a200average,willprobablybeth efi rstCaliforniaNisei to partici pate i n th eAmericanBowlingCongresstournamentwh en h erolls i nCh i cagoApr.30with a teamrepresenting th e Salinas let-tuceindustry.

Tok yoGiantstrimPlacerJACLnine,windupmainland23-gameseries

SacramentoPlacerJACLwenti ntoth eh olerigh tfrom th ebeginni ngagainst th e Tok yo GiantsTh ursdaylastweek wh enth eNi sei squadlost7 to 1 i naseven-inni ngcontest.Startingpitch erSam Ik edagaveuptwo h i ts,walk edtwobattersforarun,leftth egamewith th ebasesloaded.'Reportswereh e h adwrench edh i sarmch uck i ngtoth esecondbatter.ASacramentoSolon h urler,Frick ,followedIk edaon th emoundandproceededtoforcei ntworunsbypassingth efirsttwoh efaced.Th reeh i tsandtwoerrorsac-countedforfour

"moreGiant

runsbeforeth efi rstoutwasregistered.Ash arpsingle i ntorigh tby

BobKozai k u i nth efourth i n-ning saved th e Placerninefromash utout.Hetook secondonafielder'sfumbleandad-vanced on apairofinfi eldouts.Inth enigh tcap,th eSolons

scoredtwicei nth efirsti nni ng,Ioncei nth esi xth wh i ch provedItobeth edecidi ngruntowinI3to2.Th eGiantsleftlastFridayIafternoonforaseriesi nHa-1wai i .Th eyplayedatotalofI23 games,winni ng eigh tofIth emonth emai nland.

Th eTok yoGiants,firstJapaneseballteam tovisi tth eIs,Isinceth ewar.leftSanFranciscolastFridaybyairforHonoluluIandJapan,windi ngupa40-dayvisi ti nwh i ch th eteamplayejI23games. Th esquadleftHawai i yesterdayandissch edule!Itolandi nTok yotomorrow.Headingth eteamwere (bottomIrow,lefttorigh t)T.P."Cappy"Harada,gen.mgr.;Sh oj i UM

,Iowner'srep.;Sh i geruMizuh ara,coach ;LesPowers,pub.i nIU.S.andHawai i ;Tetsuj i Kawak amlandSh i geruCh i ba,asstImgrs.

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Li'lTok i oscene...Li'lTok i o'merch ants gotash oti nth e"arm"lastweek ,sotospeak ,from Ch arlesB.Ben-nett,DirectorofCityPlanning'Commissi on,wh enh e toldanaudience composedofJACLmembersandbusinessmenth at1th edevelopmentofaNi h onma-'ch i sh ouldbeencouraged;th atri tsfutureliesi ntouristtrade.Hesaidth enorth eastsideofLi'lTok i owillbe leveledal-th ough wh enh ecouldnotsay.Buth egavedefini teassuranceth atth esouth si deofFirstStreetwillbek epti ntact.Meantime,th enorth westcor-nerofFi rstandSanPedroSts.isch angi ng.Sk eletonformsofsteelarepush i ng i tswayup.Byendof1954aPoliceAdmi-nistrationBldg.willbe com-pleted.

★Jack Tenney'svici ous"free-dom ofch oi ce"measuremayh avemeti tsdoom i n Sacra-mentobutth efigh tforFEPCi n th estate i salsolosingground.Atth e Fai rEmploymentpracticesCommissi on'sMobili -zationRallyh eldi nth eCapitolCity,resultsofth epoliti calpollwerefarfrombeingenligh ten-ing.Th i rtyoneoutof52legis-lators were contacted forth ei rvoteonFEPC.Ni neofth eassemblymensaid"no,"12werenon-committalandonly10expressed"infavorofth eprinci ple."Th eh ousi ngbilltoelimi nate

racediscri mi nati oni nth esalesofh omesto minori tygroupswasanoth erwh i ch i slosingsupport.Fifteenofth e19i nth eAssemblyJudici aryCommitteeareopposed.

★April10ceremony...SixIssei leadersofth ecom-munitywilbe*sworn i nasna-turalizedciti zensofth eUni tedStatescomeApr.10i nth eDis-tri ctFederalCourtpresidedbyJudgeErnestA.Tolin.

★BruceWong's-Ch i neseVillageonNorth Main i sattractingmanyJapaneseAmericannigh tclubbers.Th ereason:Tak Sh i n-doandh i scombo.THemusici anwh oi saccom-

panyingCh i emi Eri,"TennesseeWaltz"singerfrom Tok yoonh ersouth boundtour,h as al-ready i ntroducedMastoKara-sawaofWestLosAngeles,k nownas"Tommy,"andLilyTanak aofArtesiaasoneofh i stopsingers.Virgi ni aKo wh osingswithAfro-Cubanrh yth m i screatingquiteasensationas i sBobKi-no,formerSanFranciscoCh i na-townvocalist,wh oh adabitpart i nMr.and Mrs.Northtelevisi onserieslastweek .A drummer from Idah o,Joseph Owak i ,i sagooddraw-i ng cardforSh i ndo's combotoo.

★Babyarrives...Itmigh ti nterestsomeofourgoodfriendsback eastth atwewereblessedwith ababyboylastMonday.We'venamed h i m BennettTak ao.Howdoesi tfeeltobeecomeparentsforth efi rsttime?Lifeh asmanyexciti ngmo-ments,butwedon'tth i nk i twi lleversurpassth atfeelingyougetonth edayofyourweddingorth atdaywh enanurse tellsyouyou've j ustbecomeapapa.Bennetttipped"th e scalesat8 pounds,3 ounces,th enursesaid.Iwasdumb-founded.

VITALSTATISTICS...Birth s

ENOMOTO—Mar. 16, a daugh terKimberlytoth eJoh nEnomotos,RedwoodCity.HA.RADA—Mar.7> ab°yJoh nJi rototh eTsutomuHaradas(Emi k oKoh i gash i ),Los Angeles.HAZARD—Mar.3,agirlCarolineFrancestoth eRobertF.Hazards(Hisak oAi da),LosAngelesHIGASHI-Mar.9-ab°yAlantoth eHisash i Higash i ,Berk eleyHIRAMOTO—Mar.13,agirltoth eKinj i Hiramotos,Lodi.HIRANO—Mar.8,aboyGaryToruto th e Toru Hiranos (Masak oMasak i ),Los Angeles.IBARA—Mar.13,agirltoth eKanIbaras,Reedley.ISHIHANA—Mar.13,aboytoth eMi ch aelIsh i h anas,DelRevKADOYA—Feb. 19, a girlJaneMiyetoth eJi roHenryKadoyas(Yaek oBettySasak i ),Los An-geles.KATO—Mar.3,agirlLauraSach itoth eRalph Tosh i k i Kates(AlmaGraceBando),Los Angeles.KAWAKAMI—Mar.11,agirlSu-sanKiyo to th e Tetsuo Frank"Kawak ami s (Leslie Ei k o Wata-nabe),Los Angeles.KIDO—Mar.2,aboyKei Ch arlesto th e Ch arles Yosh i o Ki dos(FrancesFusak o Hatada),LosAngeles.

KISHI—Mar.5,aboyRussellLeetoth eYosh i h aruKi sh i s(Sh i zuk oImoto),LosAngeles.KOTO—Feb.19,aboyFredT Jrtoth eFred T.Kotos(Ei k o Yo-k ota),Atlanta,Ga.MAEKAWA—Mar.20,agirltoth eVernonMaek awas,Seattle.MATOBA—Mar.15,aboytoth eTak aoMatobas, Sanger.MATSUYAMA—Mar.1,agirlCyn-th i aHaruetoth eHenryTame-h i roMatsuyamas (FlorenceHagi-yoTsuyuk i ),Los Angeles.MAYEDA—Mar.2,agirlColeentoth e Haj i me Mayedas (Masak oZaimok u),Los Angeles.MEDINA—Feb. 22, a boyMarkRyan toth e Anth onyPh i lMe-di nas(Grace Wozumi),Los An-geles.MORI—Mar.30.aboyBennettTa-k aototh eHenryK.Moris(MaryOsh i ro),LosAngeles.MURAMOTO—Mar.5,aboyBer-tramKenj i toth eYosh i toMura-motos(Sumi k oKaneyosh i ),LosAngeles.MURAOKA—Mar.16,aboytoth eHenryMuraok as, Seattle.NAGAHIRO—Mar.2,a boyDenisMasao to th e Masao Nagah i ros(Midori Mary Monj i ),Los An-geles. (Datecorrected.)NAGAI—Mar.9,aboytoth eHisa-sh i Naagis,SanLeandro.NAKASAKI—Mar.6,aboyDannyKazuo toth eHarrySusmuNa-k asak i s(FlorenceTosh i k o Tomi -ta),LosAngeles.NIMURA—Mar.2,agirlCh ri sti netoth e Robert Tsutomu Nimuras(Kei k oKi k uch i ),Los Angeles.NISHI—Mar.23,agirlJanice Na-omi toth eCh arlesNish i s(TaniAmemiya),SanFrancisco.OKASAKI—Feb.23,agirlRobinHi-roye toth eYosh i h i roOk asak i s,PaloAlto.OMORI—Mar.14,agirltoth eYo-sh i h aruOmoris, SanFrancisco.OSAKI—Mar. 17,a girlBeverlyJeannetoth eTetsOsak i s,NewYork .SAITO—Mar.8, a girlSteph ani eAllyntoth eSh ozoSaitos(BessieKyok o Matsuzawa),LosAngeles.SAKASEGAWA—Mar.10,aboytoth eF.Sak asegawas,Fresno.SAKIMOTO—Mar.3, aboy AlanJamestoth eJimmySach i oSak i -motos (Amy Emi Mitani ),LosAngeles.

SEKIJIMA—Mar.16, agirltoth eHarutoSek i j i mas,Seattle.SHIMIZU—Mar.9.a girlKaoruGrace to th e Tadaso Sh i mi zus(MaryKawata),LosAngeles.SHIMOGUCHI—Mar.11,agirlJeanSusantoth eYasuoSh i moguch i s,SanJose.TAKEI—Mar.7,agirlDianeEmi k oto th e Wi lli am Mi tsutosh i Ta-k ei s (Katsuk o Maruyama),LosTAKUSAGAWA—Mar.15,aboytth eMi k eTak usagawa,Reedley.Angeles.TONAI—Mar.6,ngirltoth eSa-taroTonais,Sanger.

TSUJI—Mar.4,aboyPaulSatosh itoth eTh eodore Tak esh i Tsui i svifi 'JV*.0Tanabe>.LosAngeles.YAMAOKA—Mar.5, a girlJeanNaomi toth eTedYamaok as,Hol-land,Mich .

WeddingsHASHIMOTO-TERAMOTOFresno,Mar.21. Jimmy GoroHash i moto and Kay Teramoto,both ofFowler.HIGA-IWAMURALosAngeles,Mar.22.RoyHiga,SantaMonica,andItsuk o Iwa-mura,Selma.HIRATA-ISHIISeattle,Mar.22. Haj i meHirataandMich i Ish i i .

KOBAYASHI-HIRATAGardena,Mar.15. GeorgeKoba-yash i ,and Misao Hi rata,SanPedro.KUWAHARA-KAWABELos Angeles,Mar.22. TatsuyaKuwah ara,SunValley,andJuneIk uk oKawabe.MORITA-NISHIHARAPasadena,Mar.14.Ji roMoritaand Tosh i k o Ni sh i h ara.TAKI-MURAKAMISeattle,Mar.15. Kiyosh i Tak iand ElsieMurak ami .SHIMABUKURO-UYESUGICleveland,Feb.21. Joh n Sh i -mabuk uroandFumi Uyesugi.YENOKI-TANAKALos Angeles,Mar.22. GeorgeKyoj i Yenok i and LilyYuri k oTanak a.

MarriageLicensesIssuedISHIMITSU-UYETA — Sadamu,28,andVictoriaT., 18,both ofSe-attle.ISONO-ITO—Masami,31,Alameda,andTomio, 24,Berk eley.GOSHO-EDAMURA — Tatsuo, 30,andKazumi, 27,both ofSeattle.GOTO-YATABE—Joe and Grace,both ofBerk eley.MATSUMOTO-IWATA — Yutak a,26, Acampo; and Masaye 21,Stock ton.OKUNO-KUBO—Kinch i ,Palo Alto,and Masaye, San Francisco.TAMURA—UYENO — Yosh i ak iCh i cago,and Yei k o, Loomis.YAMAMOTO-KAWAHARA— Ki-yoo,27,andKazuk oKay,23,bothofSeattle.

EngagementsHAMAMOTO-HIGASHIDA — AdaMactoJoseph ,both ofSunVal-ley,Mar.21.MORITA-HIRATSUKA — MargarettoFrank , Jr.,both ofCh i cago.OKITA-SAKAMOTO—MoIIy,Ch i ca-go,toJiro.SEDOHARA-OGATA—AmytoRoy,Ch i cago.TASHIRO-MINAMI— Sh i zu,Ch i -cago,toRobert.WATANABE-KANEKO — Terry,Ch i cago,toHarry.

Death sITO,George,84Riverton, Wyo.,Mar.15;survivedbywife, eigh tch i ldren.McCROSSEN, Mrs.Mi k lSantaFe.N.M., Mar.6:survivedbyh usbandPreston,moth erMrs.Hayak awa.

OKAMOTO, Juh ei ,79Seattle, Mar.21;survivedbywife,fourdaugh ters Mmes.Natsuk oTanabe, Yosh i k oSato,Ak i k oMar,Rae Nomurafour sons,Sh i geru,Tak umi , Tosh ,Juroand19grand-ch i ldren.SUGIYAMA,Benjami nN.Detroit, Mar.11;survivedbypar-ents,Mr.andMrs. George S.,broth ersHerbertand Curt, sis-tersMabelandHelen.SUMIDA,Zennosuk e,79Stock ton, Mar.16.TAKATSUNO,George S.,67SanFrancisco, Mar.27;survivedby wife, son Joseph T., anddaugh terSisterXaveria (TerryRose).YOKOYAMA, Ginj i ,74Renton, Wash .,Mar.16i/#urvivedbywife, sonsRoyS.andFrankY.anddaugh terMrs.i VoletM.Ok ura.

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GardenaWomen'sCircle:Onh andlastweek were20mem-bersofth eWomen'sCi rcleofth eGardenaBaptistch urch toprepareEasterbask etsforSun-daySch oolch i ldren...Th egrouph oldsi tsi nstallationdin-nerfornew cabinetofficersApr.16atCh alonson Man-ch esterbetweenNormandieandWestern.New officersare:Doroth yDoh i ,pres.;MayKoga,v.p.;MerryMasunaga,sec;Kath -leen Doi, treas.;JeanMurak ami ,dcv.; Rose Kobata, wh i te crossch mn.; andMayKush i da, pub.

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StrongcomebackNo one h esi tatesto admitth ereareflawsi nanycompo-si telegislation,such asth ere-centlyenactedWalter-McCar-ranomnibusbi llth atattempt-edtocodifyandbringuptodatewh ath adbeenpassedandamendedduringth ecourseofmanyyearsregardingimmi gra-tionandnaturalizati onlaws.

PersonsofJapaneseancestrywerei nfavorofitspassagedespiteth e.i ntentionsofth ePresidenti nth elastCongresstovetoth elegislationi fpassed.Itwaspassed,)vetoedandth evetooverridden.Th eyadoptedth i satti tudetogainequalityi nnaturalizati onand i mmi gra-tion.However,civi corganizati onswh i ch usually are associatedwith th e JapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeague i nth ematteroflegislationwereonth eop-positesideonth i si ssueofth eWalter-McCarranbill.

Itsh ouldbeadmittedth atth erewillbeinstancesofh ard-sh i pamongpersons ofJapa-neseancestry,nowth atth elawh asbeen i nforce sinceDec.24.Andth erearefurth erde-si rablech anges.Buth ow i m-portantandfundamentalth eseareremainstobeseen.Th eJACLh asfoundedaspe-cialcommitteetoreview andstudyth eAct;indeed,acon-structiveapproach tosuch acontroversialsubject.Th eplan h asevok edfavor-ablecomment.Th i scommitteeismadeupofth reesections:policy,tech ni caland"watch -dog".Th i sprocedurewilleli-mi nate any semblance ofah ystericaloremotionalap-proach .

Itwillbesensibletostudyth eoperationsofth enewlawto ascertain wh atch angeswouldbebenefici al.Th eth reesectionsaretocoverallph asesth rough studiesbyk eycommit-teemen i nvariouspartsofth eUni ted States, Hawai i andJapan.Onceth efindi ngsaregath er-

ed,th eoverallpicturecanbeappreciated.Th i ssh allbeth eti me wh en necessaryrecom-mendationstoCongresscanbeoffered. Iti s concededth ateveryspecial-i nterestgroupwillconcentrateoncertainpro-visi onsofparticularconcerntoth em.

Afterth efactsareascertain-ed,th enpriori ti escanbe.ar-rangedto th osesh ortcomingsandneeded i mprovementsforappropriateaction.Th atth eJACLprogram is

alsobeingconsideredbyoth ergroupsmak es i tpossibleforah i gh lydesirableunitedfronttobeformedafteramostcarefulreviewandstudyofth eentiresubject-

Studycommissi onTh estrongcomeback stai nedi ntoth e South land scenebyevacuatedJapaneseAmericansi sevi denced i n manyways.Moreandmoreare i nvestingi nh omesandrealproperty.Andth efactth attwobank s,th eBank ofTok yoandSumi-tomoBank ,h aveh adlocalresi-dentssubscribemoreth anamilli ondollarsevincessubstan-ti alsavingssinceth ei rreturntoth eWestCoast.Onth eoth erh and,th ereare

manywh oh avenotbeenabletoreap i nth i sfateeconomich arvest. Th enumberofIsseilivi ng i noldfolk s'h omesandreceivi ngpublicreliefh as i n-creased i mmeasurablysinceprewardays.

Socialwork ersusedtocom-mentoverth eabsenceofJapa-nesenamesonreliefrolls i nCalifornia.Th i si slongertrue.Ofgreath elptomanyfam-i li es,wh i ch h avebeenstrug-glingto-mak eendsmeet,canbeth eexpediti ouspaymentofevacuationclaims.Any delay i n facili tati ng

necessarypaymentofawardscanbecomeasourceofanoth eri nj usti ceandfurth erh ardsh i p.Iti struly h opedth atth e

presentCongresswilltak ei ntoconsiderationth enatureofth elossi nvolvedi nth eevacuationclaimsprogram andalleviateth eunfortunateoneswh osti llpatiently"wait."

Bak ayarobyBillHosok awaFrom,tbcFryingPan...

DenverAccording to th e news-papers,Sh i geruYosh i dai si ndangeroflosingh i s j obasJa-pan'spremierbecauseh esai dabadword.Inth eh eatoflegislativedebate,h ecalledah eck ler"bak ayaro."Th at,asmostNisei k now,

i sverynaugh tyalth ough i ntranslation i tconiesoutani nnocuous"stupidfellow,"or,asth epressdispatch es h avei t,"stupidfool."

Now th atseems tobe aprettymildepith etfordeter-mini ngth eli feordeath ofacabinet,butth eseverityof"bak ayaro"stemsfrom afactli ttlek nown amongAmer-i cans—th ati ti si mpossibletoswear i n Japanesebecauseth erearenocusswords.

EvenMr.Tak enobu'sKen-k yush aJapanese-English dic-tionary,wh i ch h asbeengath ~eri ngdustforalongtimeonmybook sh elves,h astrouble'translating bad-word Japa-nese i nto English . "Bak a,"for i nstance, i s defi nedasmeaning th e following:"afool;asimpleton;adupe;anass;a donk ey;amoon-calf;agoose;adunce;ablock h ead;adullard;adolt;aninny;anoaf;a booby;a ch ump1;ani di ot."In adjecti ve form

"bak a"becomes"foolish ,silly; dull; stupid; weak -minded;dull-witted;th i ck -h eaded;i di oti c,i mbeci li c."Ifanyonecallsyou"bak a,"

you tak eyourpick ofth eaboveandgetasangryasyouli k e—dependingofcourseon h ow bigth ename-callerh appenstobe.Inth ecaseofMr.Yosh i da,i tmigh tbe h elpfulto k nowth ath e i sa tiny,sligh tandsomewh atelderly i ndi vi dual.Isaw h i m i nSanFranciscoduringth epeaceconferenceayearand a h alfago andh ewasn'tcallinganyone"bak a-yaro"i nth osedays.Atleast,noti npublic.Th erealeffectof"bak a-yaro" i s i n th e i nflection.Sh outedbyamili taryofficeri tsoundsh alfwaybetweenapistolsh otanda wh i pcrack .Th ere's no mistak i ng th emeaningwh enanexperti nth e"bak ayaro"businessusesth eword.

Early i n my encounterswi th th eEnglish languageIdiscoveredth eword"crazy."Someonedescribedoneofourplaymates by saying: "Aw,h e'scrazy."Itsoundedli k eaprettygoodwordandsub-

seguentlyallofususedi tfre-quentlyand i ndi scri mi nately.Becausewewerea prettyCosmopolitangang,oneofth efellowsh appenedtoask meh owtosay"crazy"i nJapa-nese. "Bak a,"Itoldh i m.Itwasth eonlybadwordIk newi nJapanese.Myparents,h owever,werescandalized. Apersoncouldbe"bak a,"th eyexplainedtome,andsometimesi twasn'ttoobad.Buttobecrazy,wh yth atwas"k i ch i gai ,"and"k i -ch i gai "peoplewereputawayi nth eboobyh atch .

I'veneverforgotten th atlessoni ntrans-Pacifi cseman-tics.

SinceourSansei youngstersdon'tspeak anyJapaneseatall,th eth i ngsth eypick upsometimesarelitlesh ortofweird.Onedayth eycameback from avisi twith someblack -h ai redfriendsandoneofth em—lforgetwh i ch one—remark ed:"Dad,Ik now h owtosay

'sh utup'i nJapanese.""How?""'Yak amash i i .'Th at'swh atth emansaidwh enwewereh ollering and runningaround."

Sak uraFestivalbyHarryK.HondaVeryTrulyYours...

IfNisei Week i stocometoLosAngeles,now i sth etimetostartth i nk i ngonanactivebasis.Itsh ouldbepassedth edi scussionstages...Somanyph ysi calch anges h avebeenwrough tonLi'lTok i o,Idoubtth esameoldspiri tcanprevail.However,th i sappar-entobstaclemigh tbeth esortofach allengetoi nj ecth i gh erenth usi asm i ntoth i scommu-nityproject.

£*.Nisei Week wassuch agrandsch eme,th atth eyoungbusinessmenofHonolulube-ganpromotinga"milli ondol-lar"attractionforth epastweek s...WordcomesfromHonoluluth atwith a h ugeturnoutof72contestantsi nth eCh erryBlossom Festivalqueen contest,tally clerk sh avebeenconfusedcompletely...Th efi rstbatch ofbal-lotswerecounted th eoth erdayandth evotingpublich asth ough ti tquiteenough tomark onlyth efi rstnameofth econtestantth eywanttoseeasqueen...Th i swouldbefine,butamongth econ-testantsth ere h appenstobefivenamedJean,fournamedGraceandth esamenumberofAmysand/Bettys...Nowth etallycommittee i sask i ngth atfullnamesbewrittenandle-gibly...Th eNi sei Weekcontesth ad'evolvedtoade-greewh erecontestants h adrubberstampssuppliedtomanyofth estoreswh erebal-lotsweredistri buted...Th eHonoluluversionh asadoptedth esystem wh erebyth enum-

berofballotsacustomermaycastdependsuponth eamountofpurch ase...Th i ssystemwasruled lastyeari nLi 'lTok i obecauseofallegeddis-h onesties...Honolulucoun-tersarenotonlyplaguedbysimi lari ti esi nfirstnames,butalso i nsurnames...Th erearetffreesetsofsistersandoth erswh oselastnamesarei denti cal...Ballotingi nHo-nolulucontinuesth rough toApr.11...Th etop 15th atdaywillbefinali stsandfromth atgroupwillbeth eselec-ti onofaqueenbyapanelofj udges.Aweek later,th eco-ronationballrevealsth eluck ywinnerofafreetriptoJa-panplusoth erprizesandreignofCh erryBlossomFes-ti valWeek .

&">Sen.N.Miyak eofth e4thDistri ct,Oah u,h asplacedSen.Res.No.44 i nth eh opper,commendingandcongratulat-i ngth eHonoluluJapaneseCh amberofCommerce forsponsoring i ts fi rstannualfestivalforth eenjoymentandbenefitofth epeopleofth eTerritory...Ch erry blossoms,th eresolutionpointsout,wereselectedastrfeoccasionofce-lebrating Japanese customsandculture.

Th e pattern of culturalsh ows,talentrevues,afetei nh onorofth eold-timers,queencontestsandth eondoparadecanfosterbetterun-derstandingbetweenfriendsofth eEastandth eWesti nany

community...Wh i lei tmaynotenh ancebusiness i neveryi nstance,someof'th e i deaswh i ch gotomak eupNiseiWeek orCh erryBlossomFes-ti valdeservesconsiderationi noth erJapaneseAmericancommuniti esli k eSanFrancis-co.Seattle,SaltLak e City,Denver,Ch i cago andpointseast

Tuck h i m away i n h i s snuglittle bed,

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"CHLOROPHYLL—Mountingcriti ci smonch loro-ph ylloflateisworryingad-vertisers...Lastyear,some$100,000,000 was spentandh owwellwek nowwh owatchTV commercials.. .Th ech loroph yllprestige droppedwh enBri ti sh medi calauth or-i ti es tested th e grass-gTeenstuffwith foulodors,perspi-ration,ch opped onionsandgarlicandch arged i th asno"deodorant"qualiti es.. Ofcourse,Iwon'tmissth eCloretk i ssi ng commercialor th egreen-coloreddentrifi ce...Itwas gettingtoth epointwh erech loroph yllwasaddedtotobacco,toiletpaper,dog-food,and evensh oes . . .

'First'forJapanOpini onsfromOth erNewspapers...Anew i nternationalandi n-terdenominati onaluniversitynearTok yotobek nownasth e InternationalCh ri sti anUniversityi nJapan h as j ustbeengrantedach arterbyth eJapanesegovernment.

Th euniversityi ssponsoredandpartiallysupportedbyfundsfrom 14majorProtes-tantdenominati ons i n th eUni tedStatesandCanada.Afund-raisi ngcommittee col-lectedseveralth ousandas acontributi onfromlocalch urch es.Openingofth euniversityi nAprilwillculminateadreambegunmoreth an50yearsagoby Japaneseand Ch ri sti an

educators.Itsactualbuildi ngstarted i n1948wh enth eJa-panesepeopleraisedth ere-mark ablesum ofmore th an160mi lli onyen(about$450,--000)forth eestablish mentofICU.Ninety-five percentofth eJapanesecontributorswerenon-Ch ri sti ans.Th e universityrepresentsmany"first."Itwillbeth efi rstCh ri sti angraduate i nsti -tuti onofh i gh erlearning i nJapan.Itwillh avestudentdormitori esformenandwo-men(almostnoJapanesei n-stituti on h as h ousi ngfacili -ti esforstudents).ICUwilldevelopa campuscenteredlife.Th i sexperimentoffa-

culty and students sh ari ngcommunity life i nformallymay i nfluence allJapaneseeducation.Also,th euni versi-tywillh avefi vevi cepresi-dents,each i naspecialfield.Admini strationofth i sk i ndi snotpracticedbyJapanesecol-legesoruniversiti estoday.Th e Jap«anInternationalCh ri sti anUniversityFounda-tion,Inc.,with h eadquartersi nNewYork Ci ty,andwithDr.StanleyI.Stuber,execu-tivesecretary,i sresponsibleforth eestablish mentofth egraduate i nsti tuti on.Dr.Ha-ch i roYuasa,scienti standedu-cator,i spresidentofth enewuniversity.—St.Petersburg(Fla.)Times

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Racialprejudi ce IEditor:Iti s i ndeedVi!situationwh endecentJ*Mofanyracearedenialand odgingi npubli JJmerelybecauseofth ei r*!Oneladyrigh tlyasfe?llong sh e mustendur?9i nstancesofh umi li ati onWWanswer,tragicallyenoiVSch i ldren,too.sh eandulwillalwaysbevicti ms0,,■andoth erformsofracial9Inth atcase,wh atmust9orwh atcansh edoaboutlAboveallsh emustmafelth edigni ty,self-respect9self-restraintwh i ch th at3terreveals.Leth errememberth attili ndi vi dualswh osubject9to i nsultand i nj uryby9veryfactrevealth emselves!beh eri nferior.Leth erbeari nmind9racialprejudi ce i srootedfli gnorance,i na senseof9securityandnoti nfrequenSi na guiltcomplex,andJth osewh oarepoisoned9i tareth eworstvicti ms1th ei rownbigotryande9blindness.Leth erj oi nwith th eMMersofh errarei nwork i ngk lwardlegiti mategoalsoff9nessand j usti ce,andlet9rememberth ati nth i s<:Msh eandth eyh aveth edeflminedsupportofalarge9ever-increasing number§non-colored people i n9walk soflife.

—JAMESL.TAYLdfIOak land.

CarefulEditor:Allth eJapanese9scended people ofmy9quaintanceareexemplary,IAllth estoriesIh averaßi n th ePacifi cCi ti zenh 9been fi ne flavored until■dipped i ntoth eendof9onpage8 ofMarch 27th 9sue.,NowImustbecaret9HuntingtonBeach .

MINORITYWEEKActiononFi i rEmployM

"Pracaceslegi slationath rwartedi nth eArizonastillegislaturelastweek wh enHHousevotedtopostponemsi derationofth emeasurei tdefini tely.

AbilltopreventracialIreligi ous discri mi nati onI"perpetualcare"cemeteriwaspassed44-0lastmonth )th elowaSenatei namovelavertanyfurth erinci dents!di scri mi nati onsuch asth enatSiouxCitywh ereSgt.MRice,aKoreanwarcasualwasrefusedburialbecauseih i sIndi anancestry.

Th eWh i teHouselastmannouncedsegregationwl]ended i n allarmy-operaisch oolsatth eendofth ef\sentsch oolyear.Sch oolsifectedaresituatedatFt.Ba.ning,Ga„andFt.CampWKy.

Th eCIOofferedPres.Bsenh owerth efi rstand1i mportantstep i nending*gregation i nth e Distri ctColumbiaas pledgedinIcampaignwouldbeissuanofa directiveforbiddi ngigregation and discri mi natii npublicemploymentand!useofpublicfacili ti es,

A DECADE AGOPacifi cCiti zen,Apr.8,IWBCompulsorymili taryserfjforloyalNisei i nWRAcaflJJack Kawano,tradei »j jleader,appointed byJ»W\Stainbepk to Hawai i IflpowerBoard.

U.S.SupremeCourtagtffltoreviewNisei testcases■curfewandevacuation.Gov.Warrenseek sbi UMstoredagriculturalmacnßWbelongingtoJapanese.

StateofUtah tospendm000forfacili ti esttrh ouse«»Hcuee-farmwork ers.

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