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Page 1: pacificcitizen.org · 2000. 8. 31. · PACIFIC CITIZEN VOLT31;NO.21 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER25, 1950 Price:Tencents DistinguishedServiceCross GivenNiseifromKauaiWho Killed,Wounded41inBattle

PACIFIC CITIZENVOLT31;NO.21 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,NOVEMBER25,1950 Price:Tencents

Disti ngui sh edServiceCrossGivenNisei fromKauai Wh oKilled,Wounded41inBattleCpl.KawamuraGets

SecondHigh estU.S.Mili taryDecoration

ANisei GIfromHawai i h asbeenawardedth eArmy'sDisti ngui sh edServiceCrossforafeatwh i ch h asestablish ed h i masoneofth egreati ndi vi dual h eroesofth ewari nKorea,accordingtoareportfromth e24th InfantryDivi si on.Hei sCorporalJamesJ.Kawa-mura ofEleele,Kauai,wh o i sservingi nKoreawith th esth Regi-mentalCombatTeam from Ha-wai i .He i soneofth efewGlstobeawardedth eDSC,wh i ch i sout-rank edonlybyth eCongressionalMedalofHonor,i nth eKoreancon-flict.AccordingtoareportfromSgt.IstClassKenneth A.SpearsofCampsville, 111., th e JapaneseAmericancorporalk i lledorwound-ed41North Koreanswith h i sBAR(BrowningAutomaticRifle).Ith appenedafterth e combat

team h ad j usttak enan i mportantpositi onfrom th eNorth Koreansandwasdiggi ngi nasacounter-attack i ngenemyforce drove to-wardth epositi on."Ilook eduptowh ereCpl.Kawa-mura h ad h i sBAR positi onandh olleredtoh i m tobeginfiri ngatth eCommies,"Sgt.Spearssaid."Heopenedupandth eenemytookcoverandbeganmo.vingverycare-fullyfrom th enon."Platoon Sgt.JamesH.Brown-i ng,Alabama€i ty,Ala.,saw th eenemyfi ri ngfromditch esandoth ernatural cover and called formortarfire."Th enIh eardCpl.Kawamurah olleringand sh outi ng i n Japa-nese,"h esaid. "Wh enh edi dth eenemyroseandmovedtowardh i spositi onandKawamuralaidi nonth em.""Hek epth olleringandsh outi ngandth eyk eptgettingupandgoingtowardh i spositi onuntilth eat-tack i ngforcewasbrok en.""Wecouldn'tfigureoutwh ati twasuntilth i ngsh adquieteddown,"h e added. "Itturnedoutth atKawamura h adbeensh outi ng i nJapaneseforth emtocomeandgeti t,givi ngawayh i spositi onbydoingso,andapparentlyth eycameandgoti t."Cpl.Kawamura'sownversionofth ei nci dentwasamore mod»stone:"Wh enth eattack fi rststartedI

wasscared,th enwh enSgt.Searstoldme tostartsh otti ngIdid.Afterth at,wh enth eybeganget-tingclose,Istarted sh outi ngatth em. Idon'tk now h owIdid i tbutanywayIjustk epth olleringandsh outi nguntili twasallover."He i sth esonofMr.andMrs.JamesJ.KawamuraofEleele.

Hosok awaWillAttendNewYork ConferenceDENVER,Colo.—BillHosok awa,editorofth eDenverPost'sEmpiremagazine,wi llleaveonNov.26toattendath ree-dayconferenceofoundayand feature editorsatColumbiaUniversityi nNewYorkCity.

SLOCANAGAINGHOSTTOWNASEVACUEESLEAVESLOCAN CITY,B.C.— Th i sgh osttowni nth eCanadianRock -i eswh i ch became th e wartimeh omeof3,000JapaneseCanadiansevacuatedfromh omesi nth eBrit-i sh Columbiacoastalareai n1942isbeinggivenback toth egh osts.Ei gh tyearsagoth e i nfluxofevacueesmade Slogan Cityth e"biggestof allofth e i nteri orh ousi ngcentersforJapaneseCa-nadians.Today onlya h andfulofth e

3,000JapaneseCanadiansremain.Th eresth averelocated i neasternCanadaorh avereturnedto h omeareason th e Bri ti sh Columbiacoast.Th i s week 'scountsh owed 33

famili esand21si nglemenofJap-anese ancestry, a considerabledropfrom th e populationlastyear.Th eweath er,th e h i gh costoflivi ngandth elack ofemploymentareth emajorfactorsforth ede-ci si onofth eJapaneseCanadianstoleaveth edesertedmini ngtownwh i ch becameth ei rwartimeh ome.

Idah oNi sei ConductsResearch IntoHailDamageofPotatoesPARMA,Idah o—Research being

conductedbyFrank Tak atori i ntoh ai ldamage"onpotatoplants i sfeatured i nth e Nov.16i ssueofth eIdah oFarmer.Accordingtoth earticle,Tak a-tori muti latedplantsatvariousstagesofgrowth ,simulatingbothligh tand h eavy h ai lstorms.Th enh e studied th ei rrecovery,th ei ryieldandth equalityofpotatoesproduced.Potato growersand insurancefirms wh i ch wri te h ai lcoverageareamongth egroupsi nterestedi nTak atori'sresearch .Th ePacifi cHai lConference,anorganizati onofcompanies i nter-esti n h ai ldamage,h asmade agranttocarryonth estudy.

Th i rtyNisei Arri veOnPresidentLi nerSAN FRANCISCO — Th i rtyNisei ,i ncludingstrandeesandre-turningvisi tors,wereamong82personsofJapaneseancestrywh oarri vedi nSanFranciscoonNov.21aboardth ePresidentWilsonofth eAmericanPresidentLines.Fi ve JapaneseCanadianswere

alsoonboard.

AliceWatanabeNamedQueenbyCoastDistri ctYBASAN JOSE,Calif—AliceWata-nabe,17-yearoldsenioratMon-terey h i gh sch ool,was crownedqueenofth eCoastDi stri ctYoungBuddh i stsAssociati ononNov.12.Sh o Ai ak i waselected ch ai r-

manofth eYBAgroup,succeedingOtisKadani.

Kauai'sMiyash i rosLoseTwoSonsi nUNWari nKoreaKOLOA,Kauai—Few Americanfamili es h avepaidash i gh apricea» th atofTei k i Miyash i ro'sto-wardth eUni tedNationsvictory"i Korea.Th eMiyash i rosofKauai h avena«one son k i lled i nKorea,onemissi ng i n actionandth eth i rds«llfigh ti ngatth efront..M>'.Tomoyosh i Miyash i ro,prev-listedasmissi ng i nactiona&k i lled i ncombat,accordingto"recentDefenseDepartmentconv■awi i cati ontoth eparents.Hewas

servingwith th esth Regi mentalCombatTeamfromHawai i .Asecondson,DanielMiyash i ro,i slistedasmissi ngi naction. Hewasstationedonoccupationdutyi nJapanbeforegoingtoKorea."Th eth i rdson,Yaich i ,i snowwith th eU.S.army.Th efath eri sanemployeofa

sugarcompanyonKauai.Th erearetwodaugh ter*i n.th efamily,Mrs.Betty Konish i ofEleeleandMrs.AmySarmentoofKalaleo, *

North KoreansDon'tBelievei nNisei ,SaysGIHONOLULU—Cpl.Jack C.Arak awa, th e 442nd Combat

Team mach i ne-gunnerwh owasth efi rstHawai i anGi reportedk i lled i naction i nKorea, de-clared h ereon h i sreturn h ometh atth eNorth Koreanenemyrefusedtobelieveth ath ewasanAmericansoldierofJapa-neseancestry."Th eyth ough tIwasaJapa-

nesesoldierfi gh ti ng forth eUnited States,"Arak awasaid.Cpl.Arak awareturned re-turnedrecentlytoHawai i afterh e h ad rejoi ned advancingAmericanforces i nPyongyangafter h e and severaloth erAmericans h ad escaped fromth ei rKoreancaptors.Hewasgreeted h ereby h i sItalianwarbride,Li a,andth ei rtwoch i ldren,Jack andMarylou.

CaliforniaCourtPlansHearingsInTestCasesAlienLandStatuteUnderAttack i nMasaok a,Fuj i i CasesSANFRANCISCO—Th eCalifor-ni a StateSupremeCourti sex-pectedto h eararguments i nth eMasaok aandFuj i i testcases,i nwh i ch lowercourtdecisi onsh avei nvalidatedth e California AlienLandlaw.Th estate-appellatecourt'sde-ci si on i nth eFuj i i case,i nwh i chth estate'srestricti on againstth eownersh i porenjoymentofrealpropertyby Japaneseandoth er"aliens i neli gi bletociti zensh i p"wasdeclared i nvali dand i nviola-ti onofth eguaranteesofth eUni tedNationsCh arter,h ascreatedna-tionalinteresti nth ecase.In th eMasaok acaseSuperiorJudgeTh urmondClark eruledth atth eAli enLandActwasunconstitu-ti onalbecausei tviolatedth e14thAmendmenttoth eConstituti on.

ReportSanJoseBuildi ngOfferedforJACLHeadquartersSAN JOSE,Calif.—Th eUnitedCiti zensLeagueofSantaClaraCountyi sofferingth euseofth ei rbuildi ng'asanationalh eadquartersforth e JapaneseAmerican Citi -zensLeague.Delegatesfrom th eUCLwerepresentonNov.12atth eNorth ernCalifornia-WesternNevadaJACLdistri ctcouncilmeeting i nSacra-mentowh enth ecouncilpassedaresolution ask i ngforth eearlytransferofth e JACL nationalh eadquartersfromSaltLak eCitytoth eSanFranciscoarea.JACLnational h eadquarterswere lo-catedi nSanFranciscobeforeth eevacuation i n1942.

AppointSuyeh i raToNationalVFW PostEMMETT,Idah o—HenrySuye-h i rarecently wasi appointedna-tionalaide-de-campby th e Na-ti onalVeteransofForeignWars.Suyeh i ra i sch ai rman ofth e

BoiseValleyJACL'sveteranscom-mitteeandanactivememberofth eVFW,AmericanLegion,FarmBureauandCh amberofCommerce.

MainlandNisei JoinsHawai i U.ResearchHONOLULU—NaoSek i guch i ,anativeofth estateofWash i ngton,recentlywasappointedtoth estaffofth eexperimentstationofth eUniversityofHawai i 'scollegeofagriculturetocarryonresearch i nth ech emi stryandvi tami nvaluesofth efoodsused i nHawai i .MisaSek i guch i h oldsamasterof

sciencedegreei n h omeeconomicsandfoodch emi stryfrom th eUni-versityofCh i cago.

WalterResolutionPassageHeadsJACLADC'sAgendaforComing"LameDuck "Session

WASHINGTON,D.C—Twomajortask sare h i gh onth eagendaofth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommitteewh en Con-gressreconvenesMonday.Firstisth erei ntroductionofth eWalterresolutiontoelim-

i nateracei nnaturalizati on.Second i sstateh oodforHawai i .CongressmanFrancisE.Walter(D.,Penn.),wh oi ntroduced

th eWalterResolutionlastyear,isexpectedtoreintroduce th esamemeasurei nth eHouseduringth efi rstweek ofth e"lameduck "session. ___________

Andagain,asearlieri nth e81stCongress,quick and wh oleh eartedapprovali sexpected forabillwh i ch would,forth efi rsttime i nAmerican h i story,allowalli mmi -grantstoseek naturalizati onre-gardlessofraceorcreed.Th ereisanexcellentpossibi li ty

th e Senate willactwith rath ermorespeed th an customaryforth eupperh ouse i n th enatural-i zati onmeasure.Sh ortlybeforecongressadjourn-

ed,Sen.PatMcCarran(D.,Nev.),afterblock i ngSenate-actiononamove tooverridea Presidentialvetoofamuch amendedWalterResolution,urgedth erei ntroduc-ti onofa"clean"measureduringth eforth comi ng sh ortsession.Lastweek h erei teratedh i s i n-tentionofsupportinganewWal-terReolution.Ifh e does,anewbillsh ouldmovequick lyth rough th eSenateprovidi ngi tmeetsnounexpectedoppositi on.Th e measurewh i ch willbere-i ntroduced by Rep.Walterwillsimplystate noperson sh allbe

deniedth erigh tto petiti onfornaturalizati onbecause ofraceorancestry.Ch i efly affectedwillbe some

85,000Japanesealiensi nth eUni t-edStatesandHawai i ;about3,000Koreansanda h andfulofoth ersouth eastAsiansand Pacifi c i s-landpeoples.Th eJACLADC alsowillcon-tinuei tssupportforSenate ap-provaloftwoHouse-passedbillsgrantingstateh oodtoHawai i andAlask a.Th eadmini strationh asannounc-

edi ts i ntentionsofpush i ngfor-favorable"action i nth elastmeet-i ngofth e81stCongress.Alth ough Senateactionforstate-

h oodi sconsideredsomewh atslim,anADC spok esmanpromisedth eorganizati on"woulddoalli n i tspowertoencourageth ei mmedi ateapprovalofstateh ood,especiallyforHawai i ."Hetermedstateh oodforth eis-lands"longoverdue."Th eADC h ash adafconeofitsmajorobjecti vesHawai i anstate-h oodforth epastseveralyears.

JapaneseAmericansAmongVicti msofCoastAreaFloods

FRESNO,Calif.—Manyresidentsofth eSanJoaquinValleysufferedsevere losses from damagetocrops,propertyandstock asfloodwaterssurged i nto th e lowlandslastweek .Duringth epeak ofth efloodonSaturdayandSunday,Piedra,Cen-tervilleand lowlandh omesalongth eKingsaboveandbelowSangerweremosth eavi lyh i tandh undredsofpersons h adtofleeforsh elter.Todateth i sappearstobe th eonlyareawh ereJapaneseAmeri-canfamili eswereforcedtoevac-uatealth ough severalnearbycom-muniti eswerealsoaffectedbyth eflood.Th e CentralCalifornian JACLofficetri edto k eepclosecontactwith th eJapaneseAmericanresi-dentslivi ng i nth eSangerlow-lands via teleph oneduringth eh ei gh tofth eflood,accordingtoToruIk eda,director.Atourofth eareawasmadeafterth ewaterssubsidedand i twasreportedth atth eJapaneseAmericanresidentswh ofledduringth efloodh avere-turnedtoth ei rh omestoseewh atcouldbesalvaged.Alth ough manyh omeswereseenfloatingdownth eriver,noJapaneseh omestodatewei-e reported i nth atconditi on.Fortunatelymostofth efarmersh ad already h arvested andsoldth ei rcropsearlier;h owever,th ereare severaltruck farmers wh osuffered h eavy losses i n th atvici ni ty.Manypersonswereunabletore-turntoth ei rh omesuntilth efol-lowingmorningwh entrafficwascutofffrom ReedleyearlySun-dayafternoonsinceth eHuntsmanAvenuebridgeatth esouth endoftownwentout.Noseveredam-ageswerereportedi nth atarea.

FarmsInundatedInAlvaradoAreaALVARADO,Calif.—FarmsofJapaneseAmericanfamili eswere

among th ose i nundatedbyfloodwatersi nth eareaonNov.19.About2,000acresoffarmland,mainly i n th e Newark -Irvingtonregion,werefloodedwh enadi k ei nPetersonslough gaveway.Amongth efarmsaffectedwereth oseofth eFudennabroth ersofIrvington,Y.Murak ami ofNewarkandAsagoMayedaofAlvarado.

Ask SurveyOfLossesi nCoastDisasterSANFRANCISCO—Asurveyofflooddamagesufferedlastweek bypersonsofJapaneseancestry i nnorth ernandcentralCaliforniaandwesternNevadah asbeenstartedbyth eJACL.Th e surveywillalsodeterminei flocalrelieffacili ti esandfundsh avebeensuffici enttomeetallneedsofth esepersons.Ifadditi onalfundsareneeded,

areliefdrivewillbei nsti tutedi m-mediately,accordingtoJoeGrantMasaok a,regionaldirector.Th e survey was i ni ti atedbyMasaok a,alongwith Bob Tak a-h ash i ,ch ai rmanofth eJACLdis-tri ctcouncilfornorth ernCaliforniaandwesternNevada;Joh nsonKebo,ch ai rman,CentralCaliforniadis-tri ctcouncil;andToruIk eda,areadirectorforcentralCalifornia.AllJACLch aptersi nth efloodareawere being contacted forfiguresonpersonsmadeh omelessbyth efloodorsufferingpersonalandfinancialdamage.Presidentsoflocalclubswillbecontacted i nareaswh ereno JACLch aptersexist.Reportsto dateindi cateth atnumerouspersonsofJapanesean-cestrysufferedlossesi nth efloodswh i ch sweptCalifornia's centralvalleysandNevadaaftera10-dayrainstorm. .Upto15,000personsfledth ei r

h omesatth eh ei gh tofth eflood.Flooddamagefrom Sacramentosouth toBak erfi eld h asbeeneati-

matedat$17,000,000. Some6,000residentseastandsouth ofMarys-ville i nth eSacramentovalleyfleath ei rh omes.

DenyParoleSACRAMENTO—Th eCaliforniaAdultAuth ori tyth i sweek deni edparoleandpostponedconsiderationforoneyeari nth ecaseofTamotsuNish i da,alsoli stedasTom Yo-sh i ta,wh owasconvictedonfirstdegreeburglarych argesi nModocCounty i n 1943andburglary i nMontereyCounty i n1947.

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North westCouncilDiscussesReactivati onofPortlandUnitPORTLAND,Ore.—Reactivati onofth ePortlandJACLch apterandopeningofaJACLADCregionaloffice i nSeattlewereacongtop-i csdi scussedatth eNov.5meet-i ngofth ePacifi cNorth westdis-tri ctcouncil.RoyNish i mura,ch ai rman,pre-si ded.Nish i muraurgedreactivati onofth e Portland ch apter,wh i ch h admoreth an120members i n1946.Hesuggestedformationofanu-cleus committeeto begin work .Ai dofMasSatow,nationaldirector,couldbeask edi nreactivati ngth egroup,Nish i murasaid.Th ech ai rmanassureddelegatesofth eGresh am-Troutdalech apterth atth ei rstatuswouldnotbeaf-fectedwith reactivati onof th ePortland group.Furth eractionwillbetak enbyGeorge Azumano and MamoruWak asugi.Possibi li ty ofopeningaJACLADCofficei nSeattlewasdiscuss-ed,followingth ereportth at$1800forth i spurposeh asbeenallottedby th e nationalcouncilofth eJACL.HarryTak agi willdiscussth ematterfurth erwith Issei i n Se-attle.Finalaction on openingofth eofficewillbetak enbyth edis-tri ctcouncilatalaterdate.ADCFundDriveCompletionofADCfunddrives

byth esi xch aptersi nth ecouncilwasurgedbyNish i mura,wh osai dth atth e Mid-Columbia JACListh eonlyonemeeting i tsquotatodate.Th efollowingquotafiguresweregivenby Nish i mura:Seattle,$3,000;Spok ane,$750; Portland,i ncludingGresh am-.Troutdale,$1,000;andPuyallup,$500.

Longsh oreUnionOffici alWedsNiseiGirlfrom HonoluluSAN FRANCISCO—Apick et-lineromancewasculminated onNov.13wh enSumi k oOgawa,32,wasmarriedtoHenrySch mi dt,51,oneofth etopoffici alsofth eIn-ternationalLongsh oremen's andWareh ousemen'sUnion,i nMeth -odi stritesatth eh omeofAttorneyHerbertResner.HarryBridges,h eadofth eLong-sh oremen'sunion,wasbestmanwh i leJ.R.Robertson,anoth erlong-sh ore offici al, was among th eguests. Sch mi dt, Bridges andRobertsonwereconvictedi naper-j uryconspiracytrialearlierth i syeari nSanFrancisco.Sch mi dtmeth i sbride,adesign-

er i nHonolulu,wh i le i nHawai iduringalongsh oremen'sstri k e.

BlindNi sei VeteranOperatesPoultryFarm i nEasternIdah oIDAHO FALLS,Idah o—TommyMiyasak i ,aNisei veteranwh owasblindedwh i lei nth eservice,oper-atesabigch i ck enfarmonth enorthcitylimi tsofSugarCityandfeedsandcaresfor2,200laying h ens.Accordingt'oL.M.Strong,SugarCitycorrespondentofth eIdah oFallsPost-Register,feeding andcaringfor2,200h ens,upstairsanddown,i s j obenough foranyman"butwh en th i s i s done by ablindmani ti salittlesh ortofph enomenal."TommyMiyasak i 'sch oreswithh i sch i ck enstak efrom tentotwelveh oursdaily.Miyasak i i saveteranofWorldWar11.Hisbli ndnesscameuponh i mwh i le i nth e service.AtFt.SnellingnearMinneapolis,Minn.,one eye began to h emorrh age.Infectionwh i ch seti ntraveledtoth eoth ereye.Inth eh ospi tal,h e becametotallyblind i ntwoweek s.Laterh i ssigh treturnedi npartandremainedso forayear,afterwh i ch h ebecameto-tallyandpermanentlyblind.Hewassentth en toablindtraini ngsch oolatDibbleh ospi tal,PaloAlto,wh ereh estudiedtypingandth epianoviath ebrai llesys-tem.Aftersixweek softh i strai n-i ngwh eni tseemedcertainth ath ewasnottoregainh i seyesigh th ewastransferredtoTh eOldFarmconvalescent h ospi talnearHart-ford,Conn.,wh ereh eremainedforfourteenweek sstudyingleath erwork ,woodwork ,music,autome-ch ani cs,agriculture,typing andconstantlymorebraille.In 1946 h eregistered atth e

USACatLogan,Utah ,wh ereh eremainedfortwoandah alfyearsandgraduatedwith amajori ndai ryh usbandry,minoredi nch em-i stry,took considerablepoultrywork andgraduatedwith h onors.Hewaselectedtoth e h onoraryfraternityPh i KappaPh i andwasalsowinnerofafiftydollarRoloM.Rich sch olarsh i p.HemarriedMaryOgawai nRex-

burgMay10,1944.With h i swi feh ereturnedfrom collegegradua-tiontoSugarCitywh ereh epur-ch asedah omeandbeganh i sch i c-k en setupbybuildi ngaframeh ennery50by35ft.doubledeck er.Inth i splace h eput850 wh i telegh ornpullets.Th i spresentsum-merof1950h eh aserectedacinderblock buildi ngadjacenttoth eoth erbuildi ng.Th i sconstructioni s30by80 ft.andh ouses 1000h ens.Th ebuildi ngfirstconstructednowh as1200h ens i ni t.Th ebottomfloorofth enewbuildi ng i sused.forstoragepurposes,eggroom,andadoublegarage.Atpresentth eold h ensarelayingatabout70percentandth eyoungeronesatabout80percent,anextrah i gh production.Th eMiyasak i sk eepadeepsaw-dustcoveringonth efloorsofth ei rh ennery.Bystirri ngth i soccasion-allyth i slastsaboutayearasalitterandi ti sth enexch angedforfresh sawdust.Amodernwatersystemwork sautomaticallyforth e

h enstogetfresh waterasi th ey"wish i t.Th eyarefedwith strictregularity and arecalled fromth ei rroostsearlyeach morningby anautomaticelectricswi tch .Th eroostsare h i ngedonpulleysforeasyraisi ngandloweringforcleaningpurposes.Th e li tterish auledtoth efarm north eastofSugarCity,i nwh i ch Tommyandh i swi feareinterested,wh erei tbecomesafertili zerofh i gh po-tency.Mrs.Miyasak i wash esth eeggswith anuptodateapparatusbuiltforth epurpose.Wh i le h erh us-bandgoesalloverth egroundsandth rough outth ebuildi ngsaloneandwith moderatedispatch ,h esmi leswh enh esaysth ati ti squitediffi -culttofeelanyth i ngwrongwithth ei nsi deofanegg.Becauseofcannibali sm i nth eflock th eMiya-sak i sh aveh adtodebeak allth ei rh enswh i ch th eydowith anelectricmach i ne.Th ey h aveexperiencedth eusualproblemsofdisease i n-cidenttoth ei ndustry,butwith th eh elpofBruceLudlow,i nstructorofveterans,andCalvinDavenportofth eDavenportHatch eryi nth i scity,th e problems h ave beensolved.Th eMiyasak i s h avetwoch i ld-

ren,RodneyAlan,fouryearsoldwh o h elpsgath erth eeggs,andDonnaJeannine,tenmonth sold.Inspite ofh i s h andi cap h e i salwayssmili ngandth eneigh bor-h oodratesth efami lyasexcellentneigh bors.Mr.Miyasak i i sanelderi nth eLDSch urch andamemberofth ewardcommitteeforadultmembersofth eAaronicpriesth ood.Hisph i losoph yi sth atonecandoalmostanyth i ngi fh eh asamindtodoi t.InJanuary,1942,h e j oi nedth earmyandwasstationedatCampJoseph T.Robinson nearLittleRock ,Ark ansas.Later h e wastransferredtoFt.LeonardWoodnearSt.Louis,Mo.,wh ereh eactedasanMP. From th ere h e wastak ento Ft.Snelling atwh i chplaceh ewenti ntoth ei ntelligenceservice.Hi s traini ng h ere con-sistedoftranslatingJapanesei ntoEnglish andlearningh ow toin-terrogateprisonersofwar.Itwaswh i leatth i swork th ath i seyebegantoh emorrh age,caused,pos-sibly,byoverstudy.

BenefitMoviesSlatedbyJACLCENTERVILLE,Calif.— Four1Japanesefilmswill.getth ei rfi rstsh owi ngi nth i sareaDer.6and7wh enth eSouth ernAlamedaCoun-tyJACLh oldsamoviebenefit."Komadori Fuj i n,""Nodoj i man

KyoJidai ,""SugataSansh i ro"and"NagereruHosh i waIk i te i ru"willbesh ownbyS.Matsui.Yutak aHandah eadsth ebene-fi tcommittee. Servingwith h i mareSamYaman-ak a,Ch uck Sh i k anoandKazSh i k ano.Th esh owwillstartat7pan.

SeeOppositi ontoProposedCh angesi nMcCarranLaw

ByI.H.GORDONWASHINGTON,D.C.— Despite

ani ncreasingconcernth atth eMc-CarranSubversivesActposesath reatto traditi onalAmericanliberties,aridth eexpressionsoffseverallegislatorsth ati tmusteith erberepealedorgreatlymodi-fied,tfiereseemslittlepossibi li tyth atanyactionwillbetak enonth emeasureduringth esh ortses-sionofCongresswh i ch assembleslaterth i smonth .Th eJACLAnti -Discri mi nati onCommitteepointedoutth i sweekadh erentsofth ebi llareexpectedtoopposeanyactiononth etawuntilth e82ndCongressconvenes.Some congressionalspok esmen

already h avedeclaredth eActi snecessaryandsound,andth at,i fanystudyofi ti smade,i tsh ouldbeprimari lyconcernedwith th ead-mi ni strationofth emeasure.Meanwh i le,th elatestgrouptoaddi tsvoice i nprotesttoth eMc-CarranActis th e Conservativebranch ofth e Jewish ch urch .SamuelRoth stei n,NewYork ,na-tionalpresidentofth elayorgan-i zati on, United Synagogue ofAmerica,saidth eMcCarranAct"h ascrossedoverth efi neli nebe-tweenth eprotectionoflibertiesandsuppressionofliberties."Hesaidth atwh i leh i sorganiza-tionrecognizes"th eneedtocurbth e'Communistcolumn,'webelieveth ati ti s i mportantduringth i speriodofstresstopreserveth eAmerican traditi on ofpersonalfreedom baseduponth ereligi ousconceptofth edigni tyofth eh umanperson."

RaceRelationsPanelLOS ANGELES— Th eFedera-tionofCommunityCoordinati ngCouncilswillh oldi ts19th annualconferenceTh ursday,Nov.30,atth eFi rstBaptistch urch .Ten work sh opsduringth edaywilldiscusscivi ldefense,recrea-ti on, h uman relations, safety,h ealth and mentalh ygi ene,re-search -adj ustment, local councilprocedures,legislation,racerela-ti onsi nradioandTVandmotionpicturesandyouth partici pati oni ncommunityaffairs.Gov.Warreni ssch eduledtoat-tend.SamIsh i k awa,JACLresearch er,willleadth ework sh oponracere-lationsi ncommunicati ons.Subjectsfordiscussionwilli ncludenews-papereth i csanduseofstereotypesi nradio,TVandmotionpictures.Th econferencewillh oldlunch eonanddinnermeetings.Kenyon J. Scudder, superin-tendentforth eCaliforniaInstitu-ti onforMenatCh i no,willbeprin-ci palspeak eratth egeneraleven-i ngsession.

JACLSecretaryWedsi nNewYork

NEWYORKCITY-MissMayanJBh i >■eCTet«yatth eJACLofficei nNewYork City,

wasmarriedtoTosh i oHirataofNew JerseyonOct.21 atth eKiversidech apel.Th ebride i sth edaugh terofMr.andMrs.Soj i Nak ani sh i ofSanRafael,Calif.Mr.Hiratai sth esonofMr.and Mrs.IwaoHirataofRuth erford,N.J.Mrs.Hirataattendedsch oolatth eUniversityofCaliforniaandJsantaBarbaracollege,majori ngi n sociology.Th e groosni sagraduateofth eUniversityofMich i ganandth eMassach usettsInstituteofTech nology.

Admini strationMaySeek Modifi cati onOfMcCarranActWASHINGTON,D.C.—With th e

openingofth e"lameduck "sessionofth e81stCongressnearath and,th ere are i ncreasing reports

th eadmini strationwillseek somemodifi cati ons i mmedi atelyi n th eMcCarranSubversivesAct,accord-i ngtoth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi na-tionCommittee.Oneproposedmodifi cati onwould

removeth ebanonth eadmissi onofformermembersoftotalitari anor-ganizati onsi ntoth eUni tedStates.Th eImmigrationandNaturalisa-tionServicei sreportedwork i ngonanamendmenttoth elaw wh i chwouldpermitformerNazis,Fas-ci stsoroth ertotalitari antoenterth eUni tedStatesprovidi ngth eynolongerh oldtotalitari anbeliefs.Th eproposedamendmentwillnotaffectth oseprovisi onsofth eMc-CarranActwh i ch barCommunists,ex-'Communistsorth osewh oatanytimeeveradvocatedCommunismorexh i bi tedComfnunistleaningsorbelongedtoCommunistorganiza-tions.Wash i ngtonobserversconcedeth eamendmentnowbeingdraftedh asanexcellentch anceforpassageth i ssessionbecause,asth eMcCarranLawnowstandsi th asth rowni m-migration procedures i nto wide-spreadconfusion.However,th ereseemstobelittlepossibi li tyanyoth ersectionsofth elawwillbemodifi ed.Onth eoth erh and,becauseot

election results wh i ch returnedmanysupportersofastrongMc-CarranActtoCongress,th erei sth edi sti nctch anceth atth e82ndCongress,wh i ch convenes i nJan-uary,mayaddevenmorestringentprovisi onstoth elaw.

HawaSiansVoteTh reetoOneForStateh ood

83,089votesto27,6^7electiontoapproveth ecolt*tion wh i ch wasdraVpT;prospectivestateataspecialterritonalconstituti onalconvent!onTh emarginofvotesftZi.stateh oodwasbetterth an3Tg

Th econstituti on isnow bei.'.■eattoWash i ngtonfor"5sionali nspectionandsometeSlalleadersaregoingth eretom.Senateactiononth estateh oodbiwh i ch alreadyh asbeenapjwSbyth eHouse.A succession ofcongressionalcommittees,i ncludingonefromth rpresent81stCongress,h aveinves-tigatedHawai i andh eld h eari nraatwh i ch testimonyregardingth ewartimeloyaltyofth eterritory's'

residents ofJapaneseandoth erOrientalancestrywasdocumentedOfHawai i 'spopulationof527--000,th ereare272,000ofJapaneseCh i nese,Korean andFili pi nodscent,157,000Caucasians,85,000ofHawai i an-andpart-Hawai i anline-age,10,000PuertoRicansand3,000oth ers.

ReportFish ermanLosti nGaleOffBriti sh ColumbiaVANCOUVTR,B.C.-Ei i ch iMiyazabu,veteranfish erman,i sbe-li evedto h avebeendrownedwh i lefi sh i ngnearFalseBayonLassuitaIsland.Miyazabu's wreck ed gill-netterwasfoundonNov.16.Th eboatisbelievedtoh avebeenswampeddur-i ngth etwo-daygalewh i ch sweptth ewestcoastonNov.14and15.Heisth eth i rdfish ermanofJa-

paneseancestrytobelostsinceJa-paneseCanadianswerepermittedtoreturntoth efi sh i ngi ndustryi n1948.

Yosh i k oYamaguch i WinsLeadInBroadwayMusicalSh owNEW YORK—Yosh i k o(Sh i rley)

Yamaguch i ,Japanesefilmstar,willgoi ntoreh earsallatei nDecemberfor"MesserMarcoPolo,"oneofth eoutstandingmusicalproduc-tionsplannedforth e1950-51sea-sononBroadway.Afterseveralout-of-townbook -

i nsg,th emusicali snowexpectedtoopen i nNewYork Ci tyonoraboutWash i ngton'sBirth day.Miss Yamaguch i ,wh o arrivedh erefromHollywoodrecently,h asi mpressedth esh ow'sback erswithh erabili ty toplayth e leadingfemini neroleofth eCh i neseprin-cess. Th i swillbe h erfi rstpro-fessionalengagementi nth i scoun-try.Th eJapaneseactress,wh owasborn i n Manch uri a ofJapaneseparents,speak sseverallanguages,includingEnglish ,French ,Japa-seseandCh i nese.Becauseofh erManch uri anback ground mostof

h erwardrobeconsistsofCh i nesedresses.StanleyGilk eyandDonaldOen-

slagerwi llproduceth esh owwh i chwillh aveabook byRobertNath anandSigHerzig,musicandlyricsby RobertEmmettDolanandJoh nnyMercer,andi sbasedonanovelbyth nlateDonnByrne.Th eByrne novel,accordingtoLewisFunk e i n th eNewYorkTimes,setsforth th eth esi sth atMarcoPoloreallymadeh i striptoth eOrienti nsearch oflove.Vladimi rRosing,wh ostagedth e

NeW York CityOperaCompanys

successfulproductionsof_'LoveforTh reeOranges"and'£»"**willbeth edirector,wh i le1«Sh aroffwillbe i n ch arge 01

costumes. ~.j ..

Iti sreportedth atKeith Andes,lateof"KissMeKate,"mayP»th eroleofMarcoPolo oppositeMissYamaguch i . 0Th esetswillbe byMr.Oenslager.

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RemindAliensOfRegistrationUnderNewLawWASHINGTON,D.C.— Aliens

wereremindedth i sweek byth eJACLAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommit-teeth atnewregistrationproceduresare i neffectforth em underth eMcCarranSubversivesAct.Th eactrequiresth atallaliens,exceptth ose h erelegallyontemporarybasis,mustreportth ei rcurrentaddresstoth eCommissi on-erofImmigrationandNaturaliza-tionbetweenJan.1andJan.10,1951. Si mi larreports mustbe-madebetweenth efirstandtenthofJanuaryeveryyearth ereafter.Th eMcCarranActalsoprovidesforafinenottoexceed$100ori m-prisonmentof30 daysforanyalien,orth eparentorlegalguardianofanyalien,wh ofai lstofileth eannualnotice.Itfurth erprovidesth atsimi larpenaltiesmaybei mposedi faresi-dentalienfai lstoreportach angeofaddresswith i nfivedaysfromth edateofsuch ch ange,areportwh i ch h asbeenrequiredofalienssince th eAli enRegistrationActof1940.

Dr.RoyNish i k awaWillJoinIntergroupPanelonCivi lRigh tsLOS ANGELES— Dr.RoyM.Nish i k awa,nationalJACLtreas-urerandrecentch ai rman ofth ePacifi cSouth westDi stri ctCouncil,willrepresentth eNi sei pointofviewonani ntergrouppanelsch ed-uledtomeetonSunday,November26,to discuss"HumanRelationsandCi vi lRigh ts." Opentoth epublic,th epaneldiscussionwillbeh eldunderth eauspicesofth e28thStreetYMCA,locatedat1106East28th Street,andwillbeginat4:30p.m.With Mrs.AndersonBarnesofth eAvalonCommunityCenterasmoderator,oth erpanelmemberswilli ncludeJack Spitzerofth eJewish CommunityRelationsCoun-cil;Mrs.MattyeB.Lewisofth eYMCA;C.Ok ek e,astudentfromAfrica;Dr.Willi am LindsayYoungofth e Nati onalConference ofCh ri sti ansandJews;Ataloa,repre-sentingth eNationalCongressofAmericanIndians;andJoh nCar-monaofth eCommunityServiceOrganizati on, representing th eMexicancommunity.Th i sprogram willbeth efirstofaseriesofforumstodiscussandanalyze community problems i nth efieldofh umanrelations.

NoteDenver'sStridesTowardEqualStatusforMinori ti esDENVER— Racialandpoliti caldiscri mi nati onsstillexisti nDen-ver,buttremendousstrides h avebeentak eni nth epastdecadeto-wardth ewinni ngofequalrigh tsforallminori tygroups.Th at,briefly,sums upresultsofasurveyoncivi llibertiescom-pletedrecentlybyth eDenverPosti ncooperationwith th eAmericanCivi lLi bertiesUnion.Th eACLUsurvey,madei nco-operation with newspapersth rough outth e country,studiedcurtailmentofracial,politi calandreligi ousgroupsi nth eexerciseofth ei rci vi lrigh ts.Denialofequalityi sfeltmostfrequentlybyracialminori ti es i nh ousi ngandemployment,th esur-veyrevealed.JapaneseAmericansareamong

th egroupsfeelingdi scri mi nati oni nth ese areas. Nisei ,NegrosandSpanish Americansstillh avediffi -cultyi ngettingh ousi ngi nmanypredominantly "wh i te'distri cts,wh i leth esamegroupsh ayecom-parableemploymenth urdles."Th ere h asbeenamark ed i m-provementi nmostph asesofracialacceptance i nth elastyears,"ac-cordingtoTedClark ,executivedi-rectorofth eDenverUnityCoun-cil.Clark creditsth ei mprovementto"voluntaryobservance"ofexist-MfflawsbyproprietorsofpublicPlacesanda"fairerattitudeonth ePartofoth ercustomerswh oh aveaccepted th e mi nori ti es i n th ePublicestablish ments."■He pointedout,h owever,th atth erearestillfield's i nwh i ch pro-gressmustbe made. Motels i nDenver,h esaid,arestill"99percentdiscri mi natory."Clark saidi tnow h asbeenprovedth attrainedandqualifi edminori tyMemberscan h andle j obsandget

alongwith oth eremployeesi fth eyh aveth eopportunity.Th eDenverJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeaguecontributedtoth esurveyth rough a j oi ntstatementi ssuedbyth eMayor'sCommitteeon Human Relations,th eAnti-Defamation League, th e UnityCouncilandth eJACL.#Th estatementsaidvasti mprove-menth asbeenmadei npublicem-ploymentofracialmi nori ti esbutth atretrogressionh asbeennotedi nprivateemployment. Atth esametimesmallgainsh avebeenmade i nboth publicandprivateh ousi ng.Departmentstores and busi-

nessesusingsalespersonnelgen-erallydiscri mi nateagainstemploy-ment of Spanish Americans,NegroesandNisei ,th ereportsaid,andmembersofth eseminori ti es,wh enemployed,arelaid offi n"di sproportionatenumbers"i nsea-sonalemployment.Th e organizati onscommendedth estateandfederalgovernmentsforth ei rrecord i n h i ri ng i ndi vi -dualsonth ebasisofqualifi cati ons,with outregardtorace,religi onornationalancestry.Th eatersandplacesofamuse-menth aveundergone"vasti m-provement"sinceth ewaryears,th ereportsaid,and"th epicture i sh ealth y"i nth efieldofsports.Membersofth eclergyandth e

FederalCouncilofCh urch eswereespeciallycitedforattemptstoex-ercisedemocraticpri nci plesi nth ei rch urch es,th ough th ereportadd-edth atth eresults"arenotyetal-togeth erapparentamongth emem-bersofth ei rch urch es.".Alsoreportedonwererestricti onsofcivi lrigh ts ofpersons i nmi nori ty politi caland religi ousgroups.

TacomaNisei GirlMayBecomeStari nU.S.Filmsi nJapanTOKYO-June Rei k o Otani,a

Tacoma, Wash ., girlwh o wasstrandedi nJapanbyth eoutbreakofwari n1941,i srapidlyon h erwaytobecomingafilmstar.MissOtani,wh oh asoneofth e

featuredroles i n"Tok yoFile212,"th efirstAmerican-producedfilmtobemadei nJapansinceV-Jday,h asbeenengagedforh ersecondleading role i n "Th e Invisi bleWorm,"aBreak ston-Stah lproduc-tion."Th e Invisi ble Worm,"wh i ch

h asas i tslocaleth eNi sh i Gi nzasectionofTok yo,i sth esecondtobesh oti nJapanbyanAmericancompany. GeorgeBreak ston,co-producerof"Tok yoFile212"wi thDurrellMacgowan,i smak i ngth e"Worm"with RayStah l.BesidesMissOtani i twi llfeatureMarth aHyer,A.Byron Mich i e,TetsuNak amura, Hei h ach i ro (Henry)Ok awa,Suisei Matsui andDek aoYok oo.Ok awaandMatsui appear-

edi nHollywoodfilms i nth eearly19305."Worm,"describedas"th estoryofah eql,"wi llbefilmed i nJapanbuteditedi nHollywood.Itwillh aveboth JapaneseandEnglishversions.Th estarsof"Tok yoFile212"wh i ch willbe given i tsworldpremieratth eErniePyleth eateri nTok yoonDec.15areFlorenceMarlyandRobertPayton. MisaOtani,Matsui andOk awawerefea-turedi nth efi lmalongwith Katsu-h i k o Haida,Hawai i -born singerwh o h adth eroleofth emenace,andSatosh i Nak amura,formerlyofVancouver,B.C.Break ston-Stah lalsoareplan-ningath i rdfi lm i nJapan,atech -ni colorproductionto be called"SwordofArima"wh i ch willdepictth ecomingofth efi rstCh ri sti anstoJapanandth ei ri nvolvementi nafeudbetweenth elordsoftwoclans.

NewAffidavi tSystemMayBeUsedtoSpeedClaimsPayments

AccelerationofEvacuationClaimsProcessingForecastSAN FRANCISCO—Th eNich i -

bei-Ti mesh asreportedth atanewsystem ofaffidavi tswillbe i nsti -tutedtospeedupevacuationclaimspaymentsbyth e San Franciscooffice ofth eDepartmentofJus-ti ce.Th eTimesquotedWilli am J.

Jacobs,attorneyi nch arge.Jacobsalsoreportedth atth e

claimsprogram h asbeensubstan-tially speededup,with largerclaimsbeingpai doffandatafasterrateth anatth estartofth eprogram.Severalpaymentsformoreth an

$1,000 h avebeen made todate,wh i leanoth erofmoreth an$2,000h asbeenrecommendedtoWash -i ngton.Decisi onsandpolici esmade i nth esepaymentswillbe usedasguides i nsettlingfutureclaims,Jacobssaid.Th e claimsdi rectorsaid th at

evacueesarenowbeingask edtosupplyaffidavi tsdescribi ngth ei rlosses i nordertospeedup h ear-i ngs.Th eplanwasfirstsuggestedbyth eJACL,h esaid,buti twasnotbelievedtobenecessary. Expe-riencetodateh assh own,h owever,th atmostclaimantsarenotpre-paredtoanswerquestionswh enth eyappearforh eari ngs.Underth elawalossmustbe

establish edandprovedtobeth ere-sultofth eevacuation.Time,place,andcostofpurch ase i srequired,Jacobssaid,anddateandamountofsale,i fany.Headvisedclaimantsi nth e"SanFranciscoareatostartprepara-ti onofth ei raffidavi ts.Ampletimei sgiventoprepareforh eari ngsandadditi onaltimei sallowedallpersonsrequestingi t.Jacobsalsopointedoutth atlegal

claimofth epersonmak i ngaclSimmustbeestablish edunderth ere-paymentact.Hesaidmanycasesh aveoccurred i nwh i ch th eprop-ertyunderquestiondidnotbelongtoth eclaimantbutto h i sorh erdeceasedparents.Inmostcourtsoflaw,suchclai mswouldbeth rownout,h esai d.Th eclaimsdi vi si onwillpro-cess andrecommendpaymentofth eseestateclaims,Jacobsadded,butactuallypaymentwi llh avetobe madeto anadmini stratorofsuch anestate.Th i sposedanadditi onalproblem,

h esaid,i nth atmostpersonsh avenotappointedadmini strators.Jacobssaidclaimantsi nth eLos

AngelesandSanFranciscoareaswith simplecasesforeasily-estab-lish edlossesarenowbeingcalledi n. Hundredsarebeingpassedoverbecauseth eylivetoofarawayorbecauseofth e i nvolvednatureofth ei rclaim.

VeteranDiesMILWAUKEE,Wis.— Tok uj iNitta,34,formgrfi rstlieutenanti nth eU.S.armyoccupationforcesi nJapan,diedataveteransh osp-i talh ereonNov.21followingah eartattack .Nitta,wh owasattendingsch ooli nMilwauk ee,wasth esonofMr.andMrs.Tok uj i roNittaofWat-sonville,Calif. Funeralritesaresch eduledtobe h eld i nWatson-vi lleonNov.27.

Eigh teenInductedInSouth Cali forniaLOSANGELES-th teenNiseiwere-amongth e35T>ersonswh oreportedforinductioni nth e IjOSAngelesarealastweek .Th eyareSh i ngoArase,HerbertMatsomoto,Joh nYamada,KiyomiMizutani,Joh n Yosh i ak i Yama-guch i andRok uroSuzuk i ,LosAn-geles;Mamoru Furuya, GeorgeKiri yama,Tom Nak ama,Ki k uoSh i ntak u,RoyTak ei ,JimmyTsu-ch i yamaand George M.Wak i j i ,Pasadena; Isamu Kurash i ge,K'ameo Watanabe and KatsuyaNak atani,Downey;Kenneth Kenj iHirano,Alh ambra;andJoh n Y.Suzuk i ,SantaBarbara.

TwoNisei GlsWinBronzeStarOustersTOKYO—Oak leafclusterstoth eArmy Bronze Star h ave beenawarded to Cpl.Hisash i Wada,Denver,andPfcKiyosh i Haimoto,Honolulu,both membersofth e24th Divi si oni nth eKoreanwar.

StrandeesRegainCi ti zensh i pDespitePartici pati oni n1946JapaneseGeneralElection

LOS ANGELES—Th reeNisei strandeeswere restoredtoAmericanciti zensh i pth i s week byFederalJudgeCh arles CCavanah .Allth reevoted i nelections i nJapani n1946and 1947and

wereconsideredto h avevi olatedth eNationalityactof1940byth eU.S.Statedepartment.Th eNisei areHarumi Sek i ,GeorgeYadaandFumi Rok ui .JudgeCavanah ruled th atMiss Rok ui wascoerced i nto

voting.Ofth eSek i andYadacasesth ej udgesaid:"Itdoesnotseem diffi cultto

determinewh atwasth estateofmindofoneatagiventime,un-lessan i nsaneperson,exceptbyth ei racts.Iti sfai rtoconcludeth atone'smind,wh en i nafor-eign countryatth eti meawarbreak soutandth atforeigncoun-tryth ereaftersurrendersanddoesnoth i ngofdisloyaltyand th engoes i ntoassistth ecountrywh i chwassuccesful,wouldbe i nastateofdesiretoretainh i sciti zensh i pi nth ecountrywh ereh ewasborn.Iti snoti naccordancewith th elawsofnaturetojnterpretetth ei rmi ndsdifferently."Judge Cavanah 'sdecisi onsarei naccordancewith previousde-ci si onsofth edi stri ctcourtatLosAngeles,Ph oeni x,SeattleandHon-olulutoth eeffectth atvoting i nth eJapanesegeneralelectionsof1946and'47doesnotviolateth eNationalityact,wh i ch statesth atAmericanciti zensvoting i nfor-eignelectionsth ereby loseth ei rAmericanciti zensh i p.Judge Cavanah ruledth atJa-pan,underth eU.S.occupation,i flnotaforeignstate.HesaidJapan i snotindepend-

entsince i ti sgovernedby andundersupremecontrolofth eUnit-edStates.Th e Ni sei wererepresentedbyA.L.Wiri nandFredOk rand.

IntermountainJACLCouncilWillMeetInCaldwellSundayNAMPA,Idah o—Th eIntermoun-tainJACLdistri ctcouncilmeetingwillbe h eldatMidwayLunch i nCaldwellfromnoononNov.26.Delegatesfromth eJACL'seigh ti ntermountain ch apters are ex-pected toattendth emeeting.Mainbusinessofth emeetingwill

betoelectnew officers.Newofficerswillbei nstalledatabanquetatth elOOFh all.

U.S.AppellateCourtStudiesKawak i taCaseLOSANGELES— Th eUnitedStates9th Di stri ctCourtofAp-peals i snow studyingth eappealofTonioyaKawak i ta,30,from h i streasonconvicti onforbrutalityto-wardAmericanprisonersofwaifatOeyama,Japan.OralargumentswerecompletedonNov.15.Kawak i ta,anativeofCalexio,Calif.,wasconvicted i nth eFed-eralcourtofJudge Willi am C.Math es i n 1948andsentencedtodeath .Th eappealbyMorrisLa-vine,Kawak i ta'scounsel,wasbasedonth econtentionth atKawak i tawasnotanAmericanciti zen.Judges AlbertLee Steph ens,HomerT.Bone andWilli amE.Orrtook th ecaseundersubmissi onafterAssistantU.S.AttorneysRayKinni son andRobertJ.Kelleh erarguedforth egovernmentth atKawak i ta was and remainsanAmericanci ti zenandth atth ej uryfoundth i stobeafacti ncon-victi ngh i m.

Last-PlaceHorsePaysOffforNiseiInCh ari tyDrawingSAN FRANCISCO — A h orsewh i ch fi ni sh edlasti nth efeatureraceonNoy.18atBayMeadowspaidoff$500forTatsIk ebeofMountain.View.Ik ebe'stick eton th e h orse,along sh otnamedGolden Glory,wasn'tth eusual$2pari-mutualtick et.Insteadh i snamewasamongeigh tdrawn i naSan Franciscoh ospi talch ari ty drawing. Th eeigh twinnerswerematch edwithth enamesofeigh th orses i nth eBayMeadowsrace. Th e wi nneri nth edrawing,wh osenamewasmatch edwith th atofStarFiddle,th eracewinner,won$10,000butIk ebegot$500eventh ough h i sh orsewaslasti nth eeigh t-h orsefield.

SelectCandidatesForOfficesofDowntownCh apterLOSANGELES—Candidatesforth e1951cabinetofth eDowntownLos AngelesJACL ch apterh avebeen selectedby th enominati onscommittee,i twasannouncedth i sweek .Th efollowingareth ecandidatesforth eni necabinetposts:presi-dent,Harry Honda;firstvice-president,Dave Nitak e;secondvice-president,Sam Ish i k awa;th i rdvice-president,Junich i Asa-k ura; corresponding secretaryl,Junk oMaruya;recordingsecretary,BarbaraKuk ush i ma;treasurer,Sh olino;auditor,George Umezawa;publicrelations,JamesMitsumori.Itwasrevealedth atballotsh ave

beenmailedtoth emembersofth ech apterwith th erequestth atth eybemailedi nbyNov.30.Spacesh avo been providedforwrite-i ncandidatesaswell,i twasrevealed.Jun Asak ura announced th at

planswereunderwayforasocialprogramforch aptermembersi nearlyDecember.

InductIdah oNiseiNAMPA,Idah o— Atsush i Ki-

uch i ofEmmettandFredGotoofNampaareth elatestNisei fromth i sareawh oaresch eduledforArmyi nduction.

EarlyResponsefrom Ch aptersReportedforHolidayIssueA gratifyi ngearlyresponsetoh i srequestforadvertisi ngforth ePacifi cCiti zen annualCh ri stmasediti onwasreportedth i sweek byHitoOk ada,h oli dayediti onbusi-nessmanager.Someofth ech apterscontacted

h avealreadysenti nadvertisi ng■amounting todouble,tripleandmoretimesth ei r1949quotas,h esai d.JACLgroupsrespondingtodate

i ncludeth eSalinasch apter,$140,as compared to $43 i n 1949;Spok ane,$68,with $10 i n 1949;Omah a,$75todate;SuntaMana-Guadalupe,$158,against$90th epreviousyear;and$26from th eGresh am-Troutdalech apter.Ch apterrepresentativesforth eaboveareJoh nTerak awa,Salinas;EdwardYamamoto,Spok ane;CecilIsh i i ,Omah a;HaroldSh i mi zuandHarry Miyak e, Santa Mana-Guadalupe; and Jack Ouch i da,

Gresh am-Troutdale.Ok adasaidth eOrosi di stri ctofth e Tulare county ch apter h adrai sed$127.50 i nadvertisi ng,ascomparedtoafigureofunder$50forth eentireareath epreviousyear.Advertisi ngi nth eOrosi di stri ct

wash andledbyKayHamada.TedMimura,treasurerofth eTularech apter,i sdirectingth ecampaigni nth earea.Ok ada,wh oendedtwotermsi n

officeasnationalpresidentofth eJACL i nOctober,volunteeredh i sservicesth i syeartoth ePacifi cCi ti zftnasbusinessmanagerfori tsh oli dayediti on.Heurged th atoth erch apters

conclude th ei radvertisi ngdrivesbyth eendofth emonth .,Heespeciallyurgedlocalgroupstosignupallch aptermembersforth enamei nsertionsectionat$2perfamily.

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EDITORIALS:Th eStrandedNisei

Th emodern-daycounterpartof"Th eManWi th outaCoun-try"can befound i nseveralth ousand iMi sei i n Japan wh oclaim ci ti zensh i p i nth eUni tedStates,wh owanttoreturn h omebutwh oarebarredbecauseth eStatedepartmentwillnotrec-ognizeth em asAmericans.

Someofth eseNi sei voted i nth eJapanesegeneralelectionsof1946and'47.Someofth em were conscriptedandserved i nth e Japanesearmy.Th ese actions,constituti ng violationsofth eU.S. Nationality act,h avedeprivedth ese Ni sei ofth ei rAmericanstatusand k eptth em from comingback h ome.Buti n recentmonth s,some signi fi cantcourt decisi ons

h ave h elpedclarifyth ei rsi tuation.HandeddownbyU-S.Dis-tri ctJudgeCh arlesCavanah ofIdah o,th eyh averecognizedth eplai nti ffNisei asAmericanciti zens.In h i srulingsJudgeCavanah recognizedth eresultoj:co-

ercionupontneyouth fulmind i nan atmosph ereofsuspici onandmi li taryaggression.Inth ecaseofNoboruKato,wh oadmittedlyh adserved i n

th eJapanesearmy,JudgeCavanah "found i nfavorofth eNi sei .JudgeCavanah wassatisfi edth atth eJapaneseAmerican h adtri edtoreturntoth eUni tedStatesbeforeth ewarbegan.Hewasconscriptedbyth earmy.

"Wh en one readsth e record,"JudgeGavanah 's decisi onsai di npart,"h ei sconvincedth atth eplai nti ffandoth eryoungAmericanborn Japanes%,beforeth ewarwasonandth ereafter,foundth emselves i nanatmosph ere i nJapanofbeingdominatedbyacrueland unjustmili tarygovernment,alth ough th ey h adonlygonetoJapantoreceiveaneducationandth ei rdesireandi ntentionwastoreturntoth eUni tedStates."Inanoth ercase,th e j udgesaid th ataNisei wh ovoted i n

th eJapaneseelectiondi dnotth erebyloseh erAmericanciti zen-sh i pbecause:1)th erewaspressureandcoercionexerteduponh ertovoteand2)solongasJapani soccupiedandcontrolledbyAmerican forces, i tcannotbeconsideredan i ndependentforeignstate.

Todate i tappearsth ateach i ndi vi dualcasemustbefough ti nth ecourts.Inviewofth esedecisi ons,h owever,i tmigh tbewellforth e Statedepartmenttoconsidersome blank etpro-ceduretorecognize,th eAmericanciti zensh i pofNisei i nsimi larcircumstances.

Obviouslyth epractice ofprovingeach i ndi vi dualcase i nacourtoflawisanexpensiveanddrawn-outprocedureforbothth estrandedNisei andth egovernment.

UnitedNationsDayAnewnationalh oli daycomes i ntobeingth i syearwith proc-

lamationofDec.10as UnitedNationsHuman Righ tsdaybyPres.HarryS Truman.

Twoyearsago,th eUNgeneralaseemblyapprovedth eUni-versalDeclarationofHumanRigh ts asa"common standardofach i evementforallpeoplesandallnations."Th e declarationconsistsof30 articles,each defini nga

righ ttowh i ch allmenareentitled,with outrestricti onbecauseofrace,sex,religi on,language,politi calopini on,propertyorbirth .

Manyofth esearticles areviolatedtoday,sanctionedbylaworbycustom,i nth eUni ted States aselsewh ere i nth eworld.Th edeclarationi snotatreatyandth ereforenotbindi nguponth esignatorynations.Oth erwi sei tmigh th aveani mme-di ateandprofoundinfluenceuponth elawsofth eworld.Lawswh i ch preventi ntermarriagewouldbenullandvoid,

forSection16wouldelimi nateanti-mi scegenationstatutes.Ar-ticle 17,wh i ch says everyone h asth erigh ttoownpropertyalone aswellas i nassociati onwith oth ers,migh th avesigni fi -cantbearinguponth eCaliforniaanti-ali enlandact.Th erestricti vecovenantmigh tbe fough twith Article 13

asaweapon:"Everyone h asth erigh ttofreedomofmovementandresidencewith i nth estate."Andunemploymentdiscri mi na-tion,both asto j obsandwagescales,migh tbeaffectedbyAr-tcle23,wh i ch states,"Everyoneh asth erigh ttowork ,tofreech oi ceofemployment...Everyone,with outanydiscri mi nati on,h asth erigh ttoequalpayforequalswork ."Andfuturemassevacuations,li k eth erelocationanddeten-

ti onofJapaneseAmericansi n1942,migh tbeforestalledbynu-merousarticleswh i ch stateth atan i ndi vi dualh asth erigh ttofreedomofmovementorresidencewith i nacountry,th ateveryonei senti tledtofairandpublic h eari ng i nth edeterminati onofh i srigh ts,th atnoonesh allbesubjectedtoarbitraryarrest,detentionorexile.

Th i sDeclarationofHumanRigh tscanbecomeameaninglessscrapofpaper,ori tcan becomeaguideforh umanaction.Rec-ogniti onofUNHumanRigh tsdaysh ouldservetofocusatten-tionuponman'scontinui ngfigh ttobringfundamentalh umanfreedomstoallmen.

nisei USAbyLARRYTAJIRI

MetroMak esaPi ctureMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer,th eworld'sbiggestmotionpicturepro-ducingrompany.lastweek com-pletedeigh tweek sofsh ooti ngofitsfi lm aboutth eJapaneseAmer-i canCombatTeam,"GoforBrok e."Th eactors,i ncludingth estar,VanJoh nson,andth ecameracrewsandallofth evariouscraftsmenandtech ni ci answh oareemployed i nsh ooti ngapictureareth rough andfrom now on th eunglamonzedspeciali stsi nth elaboratoriesofth ebigstudiotak eover.Th efilmwillbecutandedited

soth ati tslength wi llfitth eusual90to100mi nutesrunningtimeofaClassAfeature.Th emanyscoreseemswh i ch weresh otmustbeassembledtofitth econtinui tyofth efi lm.Fori nstance,someofth esceneswh i ch appeartowjardth eendofth epicture,depicti ngth erescueofth e"lostbattalion" i nth e battleatBiffontaine, weretak en on location i n th e SanJacintomountainssouth eastofLosAngelesbeforeth eearlierItaliancampaignsh otswerefilmedamongth eolivetreesofCalabasas.Th e completedfilm mustbe

scoredformusic,wh i ch ,th oughusually unobtrusive, tends toh ei gh tensuspenseandsh arpenth ei mpact ofdramatic sequences.Musicalscoringofapicture,re-quiri ngth euseofafullorch estra,i snotan i nexpensivei temonth eproducer'sbudget.Itusuallyrunsabove$100,000foramajorpicture.Wh enallofth eartsandcrafts

h avebeenemployedtoach i eveth eoptimumeffectsofth ecoordinatedlaborsofproducer,writer,direc-torandcinematograph er,th epic-tureprobablywi llbetak ensome-wh ereoutsideofHollywoodfora"sneak preview."Ath eateri nasmalltown i susuallypick edforth i s"sneak preview"i nordertoguaranteeasnearlyaspossiblearepresentativeaudienceforth efi lm.Hollywoodfilmgoersareregardedastoosoph i sti catedandmaynotreacti nth esamemannerasaudi-enceslesscase-h ardenedtoth ewaysoffilm-mak i ng.Th i spreviewi sli k eanopeningnigh ti nth eleg-i ti mateth eaterandi sth enigh tonwh i ch allth oseconcerned withth emak i ngofth epicturebiteth ei rnai lstoth enub."Sneak previews"aremoreor

lessroutineforsuch i temsfromth eMGMproductionlineasaKath rynGrayson-Mario Lanza musicalwh i ch i sth esortofstock wh i chth estudioandHollpwoodh avebeensellingforyears. But"GoforBrok e,"apersonalproductionofMGM's production h ead, DoreSenary,andwrittenanddirectedbyRobertPirosh ,i sanoff-beatfilm. Ith asonlyonebig-namestari nVanJoh nsonandnoglamorgirls.With th eexceptionofLaneNak anowh oh adabitasapedicabdriveri n "Tok yoJoe,"none ofth eNi sei wh oplayth eprinci palroles i nth epicture h aseverap-peared i namotionpirture.Pro-ducerSch aryandRobertPirosh ,wh owroteth estoryanddirectedth epicture,wantedveteransofth e442ndCombatTeam toplayth ei rownrolesandwantedto avoidusing Hollywood Japanese filmfaceswh i ch migh th avebeensub-consciouslyi denti fi edbyth efilm-goerwith rolesth eymay h avepreviouslyplayedasJapanesevil-lains.DoreSch aryi saproducer,oneofafew i nth e i ndustrywh o i snotafraidofoff-beatstoriesorcontroversialsubjects.Hefiredth efirstvolleyinHollywood'scine-maticcampaignagainstrace andreligi ousdiscri mi nati on wh en h emade"Crossfire"forRKOback i n1946.Hi scurrentpersonalproduc-tioni s"Th eNextVoiceYouHear,"anoth erpicture wh i ch darestoavoid th e well-worn boy-meets-girlclich es.Because"GoforBrok e"i snotaformulaproduct,th ereactionofth epreviewaudiencerailbeparticular-lyi mportant.Afterth epreviewth epicturewillreceivei tsfinaledi-ting. Th enallh andsconnectedwith th efi lmwillbereadyfornewlabors i nth ecinematicvineyardandth esalesmanandth eexploita-tionexpertswillbecalled i n.Hollywoodmaybe th emotionpicturecapitalofth eworldbut,asfarasth eU.S.picturei ndustryi sconcerned,th efi nancialcontrolsarei nNewYork Citywh ereth efi lmexch angesh aveth ei rcentralh ead-'

quarters. Onceth efi lm isi nth ecan,th ej obofpromotionandsell-i nybegins.Th e j obofsellingwasmuch easieri nth edaysbeforeth eJusticeDepartmentconsentdecreewh enth epracticeofblock book i ngwas i neffectandth efilm com-paniescontrolledlargech ai nsofmotionpictureth eaters.Inth epre-consentdecreedaysth efilm companiescouldplaceth ei rproducts i n th ei rown th eaters.Underblock book i ngpractices,forexample,anexh i bi torwouldbere-quiredtotak eanumberofh ard-to-sellfilmstogetoneClark Gable-LanaTurnerproduction.Nowpic-turesaresold i ndi vi duallyundercompetiti vebi ddi ngpracticessoth atanyexh i bi tor,th eoreticallyatleast,h asach ancetobuyanyfilmh ewants.Apictureli k e"GoforBrok e (wh i ch ,li k e"Gentlemen'sAgreement," "LostBoundaries"and"Pink y,"break snewpath sonth ecelluloidfrontier)mustbesoldtoth eexh i bi torsi aswellastoth egeneralpublic.Th i stask i ssome-timescomplicatedbyth efactth atsomeexh i bi torsaremorei nterestedi nsellingfoodth ani deasandareaptto sh yawayfrom pictureswh i ch maymak eth eaudiencesth i nk andforgettoeat"h ot-butter-ed"popcorn.Aproblemwh i ch mayarise,once"GoforBrok e"i sreadyforre-lease,i sth emanneri nwh i ch th epicturei stobeexploited.Sh ouldth efactth atth efi lmi saboutth eJapaneseAmericanCombatTeambestressedi nadvertisi ngorsh ouldth eracialanglebeplayeddown?Onepointwh i ch willh elpi nex-ploiti ng"GoforBrok e"i sth atProducerSch aryandRobertPiroshwere responsible for "Battle-ground,"wJßjftwasboth anartisti candafinanppßccesslustyear.Ifth eusualtimetableformajorproductions i sfollowed,"GoforBrok e"probablywillnotbereadyfori tsfirstpublicpreviewfortwoorth reemonth satleastandprob-ablywillnotbereleaseduntilth emiddle of1951. Th e fi nancialh ealth ofth emotion picture in-dustrymayh avesometh i ngtodowith th etimewh enth epicture i sreleasedsincegoodbusinessmeansth atpicturescanreceiveextendedruns,permitti ngth estudiostopi leupaback logofcompletedfilms,wh i lebadbusinessresults i nth eth eaterseatingupfilmsasfastasth estudioscanproduceth em.Righ tnow,th efi lm i ndustryi scompara-tivelyh ealth yalth ough th eboomyearsofWorldWarIIarelongsincegone.Judgingfromth efinancialcosts

reportedforoth erMGM"A"filmswith comparablesh ooti ngsch ed-ules("GoforBrok e"wasi nproduc-tionnearlytwonwnth s),th estoryofth e442ndCombatTeam prob-ablycostth estudioconsiderablyi nexcessof$1,000,000.DuringWorldWarIIanumberofpictures,ofwh i ch Warner's"AirForce" and Universal's "LittfcsTok yo,USA"areexamples,pre-sentedth eNi sei astraitorsatatimewh enJapaneseAmericanGlswerefigh ti nganddyingoverseas."GoforBrok e,"onwh i ch JACLADC's Mi k e Masaok a was th especialconsultant,'willreliveth estar-spangledcombath eroi sm ofth e442ndCombatTeam andwillbeani mportantfactori ncreatingfavorablepublicopi ni ontowardth eNi sei group.Th esuccessof"GoforBrok e"willdependnotonth efactth ati ti saboutNi sei Gls,butwh eth eri ti sgoodmotionpictureentertain-ment.Ifi ti sanyth i ngli k eth atoth erSch ary-Pirosh collaboration,"Battleground,"th erecanbeli ttledoubtth ati twi llbe. Ifth epic-ture,besidesmak i ngmoneyforMGM andentertaini ngth emovie-goer,can also h elpcreategood-wi llandunderstanding,th eby-producti sonewh i ch both Holly-woodandth eworldsorelyneedsatth i sti me.

AboutTimeTh eRedCrossboardofgovern-ors h asendorsedplanstodeleteracialtagsfrom blooddonorrec-ords.Scienti stsk now,wh ateverth elaymanmayth i nk ,th atblood'sblood,wh eth eri t'sNegro,wh i teororiental.Asth eysaidi nth elastwar,i tallrunsredonth ebattle-i i eld.

Ch aptersUgedToSendArticlesForXmasEditi onArticlesonJACLch antstivi ti esforth eannuafjSediti onofth e Pacifi cr■ysh ould be mailedwith ft:nexfew daysto mak e"£Articlessh ould be confinedto discussionofmajorch antact.viti es,with specialeZsIS onprojectsth atcarryo jnationalamisofth eJACL.Ph otograph s depicti ngch atlterh i gh li gh tsforth epastyiarealsoacceptable yarMaterialsh ould besentth ePacifi cCiti zen,415BeasoBldg.,SaltLak eCity,UtT

MINORITYWEEK

Persecution?i Jfj NationalAssociati onforth eAdvancementofColoredPeopie i slook i ng i ntoch argesfromKoreath atNegroservicementh erearebeingcourt-martialedandsen-tencedtolongtermsinwh olesalelots.Th estory, i ftrue,i sabitterone.Itstartedearlierth i smonthwh enNegropublicati onsbeganto

(report large-scale arrests andcourts-martialofNegroGls.Th eCouriercarried areportonNov.11 th at"ninety-nine andnine-tenth spercentofth ementried"were Negrotroopsfrom th e24thi nfantry.Oneman h adbeensen-tencedtolifeafterath ree-h ourtrial,_th estorysaid. Th eAfro.American on Nov.4 carried astoryfrom Jack sL.Hick s,wh oreported h e h ad seen 11menofth e24th i nfantrywh o h adpeenconvictedof"misconduct beforeth eenemy"andsentencedtolongterms ofi mpri sonmentat h ardlabor.Th eNAACP reportedi twouldi nvestigateth ereportsandaddedth ati twoulddefendanyservice-men wh oapearedto h avebeenth evicti msofdiscri mi nati on.Lettersfrom i mpri sonedservice-men i mmedi atelystartedcomingi natNAACP offices.Onesoldierwrote:"Wearebe-i ngcourt-martialedandsentencedto impri sonmentforlife—notoneortwoofus,butgroupgoffour'sjandfive's."Anoth ersaid:"Idon'tth i nk I

h ad anevenbreak .Itseemsasth ough th eNegroesareth eonlyonestogetalotoftime."A20-year-oldsentencedtolife

i mpri sonment pleaded with th eNAACP:"Everyfellowi nmyout-fith asfough th ardandtriedtomak eth ebestofth i s,butsome-h ow someone seemstobetryingtomak ean exampleofus i nKo-rea.Sir,Iamwriti ngyouth i slet-terh opi ngth atyouwillunderstandh owIfeelbeingsentencedto servemynaturallife i ncon-finementafterIh avefough tonth efrontlineas h ardandasloneasfellowsi nth eoth erregiments.Allth i s i sobviouslya ch arge

th atcannotbe i gnored.Ifw*persecution i sevenpartiallywblameforth esentences,th enre-openin.frofth etrialsi sm order.Th ech argeofwh olesak :am*andsentencing i s a bitteran"vici ousone.Righ torwrong.iti

i ncumbentuponth e goivernmetomak eanopen i nvestigati on

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"Th eoutsideworld h asselect-ed th eNegroasth ebarome*ofth erealityofJf"smocracy i nth eUnitedStat«.Dr.R.O.Joh nson,MorrisBrowncollege,i n an addresstottAssociati on forth e btuoy

NegroLifeandHistory.

Th eFactsTh e HoPi Indiansare embaj

rassedbya.petiti onP«gWJsomeofth ei rgroup ask l"fraptedmembersofth etribebe

exemp

from selective service. tsTh e Hopi tribalcouna P

outth ataminori tygroup j chth em gotup th epetiti on,*wenttoPres.Truman t.Inrefutation th ecouncilP

edout:Nearly300HoP.ssecWorldWar11,>nclud'n*Vndtwoantinth enursescorpsi n th e WACs Th e Hop. h ei r"manyh undred"awardsl.combatservice,IB wereactionandseveralh avetoasaresultofwar

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LARRYTAJIRL EDITOR

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BETWEEN CARBONSHatingBook sh elves...'once i nawh i leforwantofadequatematerial,Igetth e"bug»,Tmy i ntellectuals,andfeelth eneedforaserious,downrigh toldsessionwith m,ySef- f

USUaI,reSult i sth atIreach upfofth eclosestbook on h aYuland j et-propelmyselfoffonaliterary*'~anowth atI'vesucceededk i ck i ngi nth eunderpinni ngsofth eroperassortmentofsyntax,permitmetotak eoffagain.

Undoubtedly,almostallofyou h aveatleasth eardofi f,tread,JamesFarrell'strilogyofayoungman h ech ose to3-lwmesayaptly—StudsLonigan.i ch oosetowriteofth i sparticularwork ofMr.Farrell'sfor"Jalreasons-th eprimaryofwh i ch i sth eunfortunatefactth atfidmajori tyofth osewh o h avereadth ebook fai ledtorealize

,»ti tisaseriouswork ,writtenwith equallyseriousi ntent—and'""eStudsLonigancontainedaraessage-amessage,byth eway,I,tof-th ereaders h adsubordinatedtosex,with outquiterealizi ngJfimpactori ts i mport.Before Idealdirectlywith Mr.Farrell'smessage,Ith i nk i t

«ouldaidgreatly i fIweretomentionverybrieflyh i sparticularPh i losoph y.Mr.Farrellbelongstoth atsch oolofth ough tmostusuallyDerredtoasRealists.Th ough closelyallied i n variati ons,Real-Li snotto beconfusedwith Naturalism.Th e Naturalistblameseveryth i ngonci rcumstance,wh ereasth eRealistlaysth eblame onman.Now,forStudsLonigan.Unfortunately,Mr.Farrellwroteth i strilogyduringth e h ei gh t

ofth edepression,and so,eventh ough Studsactuallycomesfromaclosetomiddle i ncomefamily,th e i nsecurityofth etimes,as h ewri tes i t,becomessoprimaryas to vi rtuallyobliterate adefini teperspective—i ndeedonealmostsurmisesth atStuds isa productofth eslums,andth erebyth ebook tak esonasociologicalaspect,wh ensuch i snotth ecase.

Youwillrecallth ati nStuds'family,religi onplayeda def-i ni tepart.(BeingofanIrish family,i twasquitenaturalforMr.Farrelltoportrayth em ofCath oli cfaith .)Ith i nk Iam j usti fi ed i nstatingth atIbelieveth atMr.Farrell

i nj ectedth eCath oli cfaith ,notso much because h e i s one h i mself,bitforth efactth atth efollowersofth eCath oli cch urch are,atleastoutwardly,and i nAmerica,arre>redevoutgroup.Th ei rreligi oni sth ei rli fe—andso i twaswith th eLongian/family.Mr.FarrellalsocolorsStudsli fewith agenerousportionof

Freudianconcept.Hedoessowith purpose.Howeverstrong th e i nfluenceofth e ch urch i nth e Lonigan

family,by h i si nj ecti onofsex,politi cs,Mr.Farrellinfersstronglyth atth i si nfluencewasa h ollow one.Th i si nference issubstantiated i npartbyth evigorofStuds'

j nti -Semiti sm,blaming th eJewsforeveryth i ng(and wh ere h avewe h eardth atbefore?)Th eLoniganfamilywere a h ardwork i ng.group.Th eywentto

ch urch regularly—andprayed.Andyet,th eywerea h ardbi ttenlot,ofcuriouslybittercynici sm,and h ypocrisy,and th e i nfluence ofth ech urch uponth ei rpractice6flifewassometh i ngelseagain.Inoth erwords,wh i leth eLoniganfamilywasprimari lycon-

cernedwith th epovertyofth etimes,Mr.Farrellwasequallycon-ternedwith th ei rspiri tualpoverty.Assimply,Mr.Farrellpointsoutth atth eLoniganfamily re-

gardedreligi onas merelysometh i ngtowh i ch th eypaid tribute;th eyrealized th esymbolismofGod,butnoti n,h i struth .Th eydidnotrealize th atoneturnstoGod, notmerelygoto Him.Th eyrealizeth ei rgoal.Studsdi esi nth eend,andeven i n h i s lastmoments,h eseek s

respiteandsolaceelsewh ere—ina j agofwh i sk ey.Now,th i ssortofi llustration digspainfullydeepi ntoth erealm

ofth emelodramatic,butMr.Farrellundoubtedlyfeltth eneedforRich afillupi n h i sdenouement.Now,youmigh task ,wh yallth i sadoaboutth eLoniganfamily,

Studs,andCath oli ci sm? Justth i s.Becauseth eLoniganfamilymigh twellbeanyfamily,Cath ol-

i ci sm migh tbe any religi on.Th esocietywelive i ntoday i snottoounli k eth esocietyth attFarrellattemptedtoportrayandtypifyi nStudsLonigan.Look aroundyou—re-examine yourselves*yourfriends,StudsLonigandid notdie i n 1932—h erfmuch i n evidence i ntayearof1950.

"■n.JonCh amberlain observes i nth e i ntroductionofth i strilogy:HieWagesc*Sin areDeath ."f,e.arenowonth evergeofa th i rd worldwar,th e th reatAtomicwarfareh angsh eavy—wecannotsayweh avenotearned i t.

HousesforHirosh i maStoryTold i nFloydSch moeBook letSEATTLEWash .-Th estoryof*HousesforHirosh i ma"projectpublish edh erei nabook -to*11 Jouniey."by FloydCfomH°m merk at0buiW afo»Zrosh lltlafamilytore-«oneofth eth ousandsleveledi ""??blast EventuallyKP> J,omedbyoth ervolun-CTJ?pan'completedfourC-VClt.yprojectt0ProvideEofHFViCti msof Wast.'«sedinAmerica

wh eRev-EmeryAn-StJT£-ofth e Japanese

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HeylnLBdentswh °h elpedCh eEVlvedwith th em -at«yqnarten,wh i ch wasth e**lflSiPi nedNagaregawa4SalReflv-Kiyosh i Tani -CS81. i n Joh n8 Hirosh i ma."

Local.volunteers i ncluded stu-dents-from Hirosh i maandyoung-sterswh o j oi nedth egroupdailyaftersch ool.Th i rty-eigh th undredHirosh i ma

famili es appliedforth e fourh ouses,wh i ch weretobe rentedfor700 yen, permonth (about$1.85). Th ecitywelfaresectionnarrowedth efamili esdowntoth emostneedy,andfournamesweredrawnfrom th o remaini ng few-h undred.Th e h ouses,byth encalledth e"PeaceHouses,"werededicatedmacityceremonyatth eendofth esummer.Speak i ngatth eservice,Sci i moe

said,"Wh atwefeltatth etragedyfouryearsagowecouldnotade-quatelyexpress i nwords;so wecameh ereatth efi rstopportunitytobuild h ousesforyourh omelesspeople.Th eyaddsubstancetoourfeelingandourwords."Weh avelivedandwork edwithyouth i s summer i na spiri totloveandunderstanding.Soallpeo-plesmustlearntoliveandtoworktogeth eri npeaceandunderstand-i ng Th ework wh i ch wedo De-

comesth evi si bleexpressionofourlove."

FROM THEFRYING PANBillHosok awa:ALotloBeTh ank fulAbout~, r.Denver,Colo.

th i svo-,r?',\Ti yIS?alott0beth ank f«l»"*>»'toe»tAn\itOdrSftAde«J«*t«teller.'Enough

Xrttk'nd..raVUt°f*asandmomentum j usti ct,fin\lth atabol<lpush wouW h avech ased«nS i dlln't*ave,anymoney i nth ebank andth ank ful* 1K "gS'i k eaneW car-Butwe'reWh i lepluck i ng pinfeath erafrom th e turk eyIh ank sgi vi ng-eve,th e k i ds wantedto sh ow offth ei rrecentlyacquired h i stori calk nowledge."Askussomequestions,"th ey i nsi sted.Th equestioni ngandansweringwentsometh i ngli k eth i s..it.

d ColumbusdiscoverAmerica?"About400yearsafterEricth eRed."Yah ,butwh atyear?"Afteraperiodof h ead-scratch i ng:"Idunno.GuessIdidn'tlearnth at.""Itwas1492.Youcanrememberi tfrom th i sj mgle:In 1492Columbussailedth e oceanblue.""a?i 6'"

t>S a k eenwayto"memberh i story."fj Allng Now wh owasbossofColumbus'

Aftersomemoreconcentratedcogitati ng:"Heck ,

Columbuswasth eboss,wasn'th e? Wh at'reyou~i»ui i ooj 'opo}SuiXaj

Mi k e passedwith flying colorson PoncedeIeon,Balbou,DeSoto,Coronado andth e oth erearlybirdsofAmericanexploration.Hedi dok ayonJoh nSmith ,MilesStandish ,Prisci llaandPoca-h ontas,butflunk edonDanielBoone,th eGettys-burgaddressandDavyCrock ett."Yougottagetwayback i n h i story,"h e i n-

sisted. "Ih aven'tgotuptoth osemodernguysyet.".{Ofcoursemostofth i sanci enttalk passedover

Susan'sh eadandsh esoonfound i tdull."Idon'tli k eh i story,"sh esaid. "Let'ssee h owmanycarswecanname."Buick ,Pontiac,Ch evrolet,Ch rysler,Plym-

outh ..." ,Th i syoungergeneration.

♦ ♦ *One ofth eless pleasurable task s connected

with comingh omefrom Korea h asbeenth atofmeetingwith ,and explaini ngth e situationtoseveralKoreanstudentsi nth i sarea.Th estudentsth emselvesarebearing-up i nfine sh apedespiteth eabsenceofwordfrom th ei rfamili es i nplacesli k eSeoul,buti ti snofunto h avetotellth emofth eh eavydestructionwrough tonth ei rh ometowns.Onestudenth asaWifeandch i ldrenback h ome,

buth ash eardnoth i ngfrom th em sincewar'sout-break .How h e managesto continuewith h i sstudying i sh ardtounderstand.Wetalk edforawh i lei nJapanese,andh eleftfeelingalittlebetterforh avi ngairedh i sappreh ensi onsand.fears.

VagariesSupervisors...Sak ae Tak ah ash i and Samuel

(Sad Sam) Ich i nose,wh o wereelectedto th eHonoluluBoardofSupervisorsi nth eNov.7 electionwillbeth esecondandth i rdper-sonsofJapaneseancestrytoserveonth eboard.Th efi rstwasRich -ardKageyama,th eWorldWarIIveteranwh o createdth epoliti calsensationofth eyear i nHawai iwh en h e admittedto th e Houseun-AmericanAffairssubcommitteeth ath eformerlywas a memberofth eCommunistparty.Kageya-madidnotseek reelection...Tak -ah ash i ,aDemocrat,i sdeputycity-county attorney forHonolulu,wh i leRepublicanIch i nosei s th emanagerofDadoMarino,world'sflyweigh tch ampi on.SadSamwasa memberofth e territori alas-semblyduringth epasttwoyears.

Inquiry. ..Th e Senate'sKefauvercommit-tee,now i nvestigati nggamblingandvicesyndicates,won'tbe go-i ngtoHawai i butHonoluluh asatrialforgamblingcominguponDec.5i nvolvingRobertHosoi,al-legedtobeoneofth etopgamb-lers i n th eterritory...Arch i baldFuk utomi ofWailuk u,Maui re-centlywon$100forh i sph oto,"Th eSpider"inacontestsponsoredbyPopularPh otograph ymagazine.

GlobalTour...Ki i upei Sh eba,managingeditorofth eNipponTimes ofTok yoandoneofth efi rsttowriteforanEnglish sectionofa Japanesevernacularnewspaperonth e Pa-ci fi ccoast,willarrive i nNewYork on Nov.29onaround-th e-worldfligh t.Hewillspendfiveweek s i nth eU.S.,leavingSanFranciscoforHonoluluonJan.6....Sh ebawroteforth e Japanese\mencanNewsofSanFranciscoi nth elate19205.MaraMaru...Hollywood'sactorsofJapanese

ancestrywh omissedoutonMGM's"GoforBrok e"wh enth estudiowantednewfaces,aswellasvet-eransofth eNi sei CombatTeam,maygetabreak wh en Warner'sputs"MaraMuru"i ntoproduction.Th e story i s abouta Japanesefreigh ter...Amongth especta-torsatth eKawak i taappealh ear-i ng i nLosAngeleslastweek waaoneofth ecounselforIvaTogund'Acjui no("Tok yoRose")wh oseap-pealalso i sbeforeth eFederalap-pellatecourt. (t

Antigone...Joh n Yosh i no's article on th e

problemsofth e aged Issei i n

Illinoi swillbepublish ed i n th enexttoueofPublicAi di nIllinoi s.Smagazinei s th eprofessional

Work sh op production of An.„„„«th emodernizedclassic DyJeanAnouilh ,Playedh erfi rststage

roleatth eageofeigh tmonth swh ensh ewascarriedon.th estageby h erparentsduring aKabuk ith eaterperformancei nSeattle,h erh ometown. "Antigone"opensatth eHunterCollegePlayh ouse i nNewYork onNov.29andwillbegiventh rough Dec.2.

***Soprano...Th esh ow goesondept.:Th e

concert'ssponsorsandth eaudiencewereunaware ofth e factth atRubyYosh i norosefrom aNewYork h ospi talbedto goto Ch i -cagotogiveh erconcertonNov.17. Becauseth econcertwassoldoutMissYosh i noandh erh usband,RudySci i aar,didnotwanttodis-appointth e audiencebyask i ngforapostponement.

JACL'sSaltLak eConferencePlannedforFutureofNisei

ByELMERR.SMITH

"DoYouKnow?"

Th eth emeofth eeigh th nationalJACLconvention i nSaltLak eCitywas"YourPlacei nAmericaTomorrowWillBeWh atYouMak eItToday."Th egeneralspeech esmadeatth econ-vention byJACLofficersand guestspeak ersfollowed th i sth eme,andth ebusinesstransactedwasprimari lyforth epur-poseofsolayingafoundationduring1945th atsuccesswouldbeassuredforth eNi sei i nth eyearstocome.

Oneofth emostsigni fi cantstatementsmadeatth e con-ventionwassentbyMr.JamesG.Patton,nationalpresidentofth eFarmersUnion.Afterdiscussingth e i mportanceof"peaceofmind"for th e establish i ng of peaceth rough outth eworld,Mr.Pattonrecognized th e undemocratic as-pectsofracism.Hecalledforfullacceptanceofth eNi sei i ntoth etotalcommunityofAmericanlife,andrecommendedth eaboliti onofth epolltax,th eestablish mentofaFairEmploymentPracticeLaw,andth erecogniti on th atAmericawould uph old th erealizati on ofth e"fourfreedoms"ath omeandabroad.Th eprogramwork edoutbyth e

conventionlai dstressonexpand-i ngJACLch apterstocarry i ntoth e mi d-westandeasternstates.Th esenewch apterswouldbeabletomoreadequatelycarryonth enecessaryeducational,publicrela-tions,andpoliti calprogramsneed-edforth ereestablish mentofNiseiandth ei rparentswith i nth evar-i ousnew communiti es.Increasedi nterestofpersonsof

non-Japaneseancestryi nth eworkofth eJACLbrough taboutth eamendingofth econstituti ontoal-lowanyAmerican ci ti zento be-comeamemberofth eorganiza-tion.Th i samendmentmadei tpos-possible for th efi rsttime"inJACL h i storyforanyAmericanciti zenofwh atevereth ni caffini tytobe anactive memberofth eJACL.Th i s becameone ofth ei mportantsteps mark i nganewapproach toth eover-allfunctionandprogramingofth eJACL.Th enew membersh i p amendmentlaidth efoundationforanexpandedin-terestofth e JACL toproblemsoth erth an th osecentering upon

personsofJapaneseancestryalone.Italsomadei tpossibleforclosercontactswith non-Japanesegroupsbyovertlysh owi nganon-discri m-i natorypolicy i nJACLmember-sh i p.Th i spolicywastopayoffi nth enearfuturewh enth eJACLwastobeforced totak estandsuponcertaini ssues i nvolvingdis-crimi natorypractices i nemploy-ment,sports,h ousi ngandoth eraspectsofcivi lrigh tsproblems.Onemonth afterth eeigh th na-tionalconventionmeti nSaltLak eCity,th egovernmentpubliclyan-nouncedth eli fti ngofth ebanonpersonsofJapaneseancestryfromreturningandlivi ngalongth eP&-cifi ccoast. Th i s announcement,made on Jan.1, 1945,brough tmanynewproblemstoth eJACL,butth ank stoth eforesigh tofitsofficersduringth eeigh th conven-tion,someofth emach i nerywasreadytofunction.Itwasrealizedbyth eJACLandth eWarRelo-cationAuth ori tyth ataneduca-ti ona1 program needed to belaunch edonth ePacifi ccoast,th uspavingth ewayforth ereturnofth eevacueestoth ei rformerh omes.Th i scalledforcooperativeeffortonth epartofth eJACLandth ei rrepresentativeswith specifi clocalgroupsalongth ePacifi ccoastaswellaswith th evariousagenciesofth eU.S.Government.Th eeducationalandpublicrela-ti onsprogram wasnottobe lev-eledatth eCaucasiangroupsalonealongth ePacifi ccoastalregions,butalso tooth ereth ni cgroups,especiallyth eNegro,MexicanandFili pi noelements.Duringth ewarandsoonafterth eexodusofth eNi sei andth ei rparentsfromth ecoast,largenumbersofNegroes—somestatisti csgiveash i gh as100,--000—movedi ntoth eareaformer-lyoccupiedbypersons ofJapa-neseancestry.Th i s wasparticu-laolytrueofth eci ti esofLosAn-geles,SanFrancisco,PortlandandSeattle.Eventh ough th eNegroesdidmove i nto th ese"Little To-k yos,"h ousi ngforNegroes wasverypoorandi nadequate.Mexicanlaborers andFili pi nos also tookoversomeofth eareasformerlyoccupiedby th e"Japanese."Hereth enwasaseriousproblem—wh erewouldth eevacues,goi fandwh enth eyreturned,andwh atwouldbeth etypeofopini onandattitudeth eywouldmeetfrom th eseoth erminori tygroups? Itwasalsorec-ognizedth atcertainracistgroupsalong th ePacifi ccoastwereat-temptingtodevelopananti-Ni seiattitudeamongth esegroups.Th eJACLindeedh adabigpuWicre-lationsj obcutoutforitself!

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SportsExpectNisei TeamstoEnterABCMeet

SeveralNisei teams,mainlyfrom th e Midwest,areexpectedtoenterth e1951 AmericanBowling CongressatSt.Paul,Minn.,th efi rsttimeth enationaltourneyh asbeenopentoNisei k eglers...MostofHonolulu'stopNisei bowlersareamongth e100entered i nth e60-gameelimi nati ontournamentwh i ch willh elpselectHawai i 'sentryi nth eABC.Afterth e60-gametourney,th etoptenbowlerswillbowlanadditi onal40 .gameswith th e topsixmak i ngth eteam...Alth ough i t'sbeenonly since Augustth atth e ABC banagainstnonCaueasianswaslifted, Nisei bowlersare now compet-i ng i nestablish edABC leagues i nsuch areasas Seattle,Idah oFalls,Pocatello,Ontario,Ore.,BoiseValley,SaltLak eCity,Denver,SanFrancisco,SanMateo,San Jose,Los Angelesand oth ercen-ters...Tom Nak amuraofth eleague-leading Pagodateamofth eSaltLak e JACLleaguewalk edoffwith oneofth ebirds i nth eleague's"turk eysh oot"Monday wi th a657series.Twsh IgataofTuxedoCafe h ada641...Dr.JunKurumada,longoneofth etopNiaei .bowlersi nth enation,bowled600orbetteri nth ree leagueslastweek .Twowerei nth eSaltLak eMajorsandth eMajorDoublesleague.

* * *TwoNisei SeeActionasJordanWinsTitleTom Sh i mi zuand Ben Hirase,both h alfback s,sawaction as

Jordan h i gh sch oolofSandywonth eClassA Utah statefootballch ampi onsh i pbydefeatingBox ElderofBri,gh am Ci ty,13 to0,on'Nov.18 i nSaltLak eCity.Übuk i Mi k i ,anoth erh alfback ,i sth eth i rdNi sei onth eJordanteam.Allweigh i nth e1405...BobHama-tak e,line-plungingspeciali stforth eTooele,Utah ,Buffaloes,Utah 'sRegionTwoch ampi ons,receivedh onorablementiononth eall-starteamforClassB sch oolswh i ch wasannouncedlastweek by th eSalt..Lak eTri bune.Hamatak escoredseveralofTooele'sk eytouch -downsonlineplungesduringth eseason...Despitetwotouch downsbySh i ggyTak emoto,Strath more,Calif.,h i gh sch oollosttoLindsay,13to14,onNov.18...Yosh Katsurascoredth eth i rdtouch downasth e Berk eley,Calif., Yellowjack ets,rated asoneofth estrongestprepteamsi nNorth ernCalifornia,overpoweredHayward,20to0,lastweek ...Halfback BenMak i sh k na,scoringstarforth eGrantUnionligh twei gh tsofSacramento,willbeavarsitycandidatenextseason...Halfback Di ck Morofuj i scoredoneofLivi ngston's touch -downsasth eWolvesplayeda13to13ti ewith Coalinga,Calif.,h i ghsch oollastweek .TomYagi startedatcenterforLivi ngston...TobyWatanabeofSeattle'sFrank li n h adth ebestgaini ngaverageofanyregularincityprepplaywith 224 yardsi n26 carries,oran 8.2average.Watanabe,both ered byabadlegmostofth eyear, h i tpaydirtth reetimesforth eQuak ers.

ElevenNisei PlayforHawai i 'sRainbowsAlth ough CaptainMansfieldDoi wassideli nedbyanoldback

i nj ury,elevenNi sei playerstook partasth eUniversityofHawai iRainbowsroaredwith a39to7triumph overBrigh am YoungU.ofProvo,Utah ,onNov.17i nHonolulu.Th eNi sei onth eHawai i rosterwere:Nak amuraandSaito,tack les;Asami andWatanabe,guards;Matsuk awa,quarterback ;Asato,Kawaguch i ,Sugino,Fuj i wara,Ma-miya,h alfback s,andTak ush i ,fullback ...Th ereasonth enameHarryKuwah ara,starguardforSacramentoj ayceelastyear,h asn'tbeeni nth elineupsth i sseason i sth ath e i snow attendingSacramentoStatewh i ch h asnofootballteamasyet.Lastweek Kuwabarawasoneoftwostudentswh oci rculatedapetiti onask i ngforvarsityfoot-ballatth esch ool...PaulKaneyuk i succeeded i noneoftwocon-versiontri esasSanDiegoJC losttoEastLosAngelesJC,13to27,lastweek .Kaneyuk i playedrigh tendforth eBorderclub...Al-th ough h i sspeedh asbeenli mi tedbya k neei nj ury,FibberHirayamai si nth estartingri gh th alfback berth forFresnoStateCollege...BabeKarasawah adagoodnigh twi th h i stoe,splitti ngth eRoseBowluprigh tsfourtimes i narowasCaltech losttoPomonaCol-lege,28to 41.

YonamineCoach esFastBask etballTeamMainlandNisei wh omayh avewatch edWallyYonamineplaypro

footballandprobaseballmaynotrealizeth atth eHawai i anstari salsoa,goodbask etballplayer,playingonaHawai i anteamwh i ch metth eHarlemGlobetrotters.Yonaminerecentlyorganizedabask etball.squadandtook i ttoHilo,winni ngallofth ei rgamesonth eBigIsland.Th eteam,wh i ch wascoach edbyYonamine,i ncludedHerbert(Gunner)Sumida,wh oleftth eUniversityofUtah recentlyenroutetomili taryservice;JimmyMiyasato,th ebestT-quarterback i nth eIntermountain conferenceforWeberCollegelastyear,andCh i coMiyash i m andJoh nHoli wh oh avetouredth emai nlandwith Hawai iNi sei clube.Yonaminegotback i ntobaseball h arness earlierth i smonth i nHonoluluduringth eSatch elPaigeexh i bi ti on games.

" " *Fuk ush i maStartsCareerasCageMentor

DannyFuk ush i mastarts h i scareerasacollegebask etballcoachwh enh i steamfromth eMartinezcampusofContraCostaJCopensth ei rleaguesch edule nextmonth .Fuk ush i ma,agraduateofth eUniversityofCalifornia,wasoneofth estarsofth eFortSnelling,Minn.,teamwh i ch h adanumberoftopNisei stars,i ncludingWatMisak a,ofUtah fame...Th ereare17Nisei bask etballteamsi nth eDenverarea...TwoCentralCaliforniaNi sei prepstarsarenowoutforth eReedleyCollegebask etballteam.Th eyareHarryYasu-motoofSangerandIk eYamagataofReedley...HerbFurutaandPanctoNak ash i ma both h ad265 gamesatMainBowli nSeattlelastweek ...Ken Ik edaswept20 yardsfora touch downasth eConway-Culh ganCougarsvirtuallycinch edth e PopWarnerleaguech ampi onsh i plastweek i nSan Mateo,Calif.Th eConway-Culliganteam h asach ancetoplayforth enation'ssmall-fryfootballch am-pionsh i pi nBiloxi ,Mi as.,onDec.29 i ffundsareavailable

Coach HasHigh PraiseforHalfback*~AJ,e? lnJUl>y,wh lch k epth i m outofseveralgamesalso k eptTobyWatanabeofSeattle'sFrank li noffth eall-cityteam.Watanabewh omadeth esecondall-cityteam lastyearand wasconsideredoneofth etoprunningback s i nth ecity,made h onorablementiononth eSeattlePost-Intelligencerteam announced lastweek LosAngelesh i gh sch oolsB team wh i ch wonth ecity'sWesternLeaguech ampi onsh i pwas co-captainedby Fullback RobertKoyamat.suLittleModoch i gh sch ool(enrollment260) i nAlturas i nth enorth -eastcornerofCaliforniah asoneofth ebestrecordsonth ecoastTh eModocBravesrecentlyfini sh edth ei rsecondundefeateduntiedseasonandh avenowwon21straigh tgames.Coach WallyGriswoldofth eBravesrecentlytoldDonSelbyofth eSanFranciscoExam-i nerth atModoc'sfi nerecord could beattributed mainlytoth e

Kok k amadeupth reefourth !nf ?J.U Tak em°toandHenryClarenceHiurSS"/th eendsandfoL'K'Jh i le i CkMTsUTdaandrunofth egamewasan89-JaSerbvKotk JS£*tack le-Lgefltbecauseofaclippi ngpenalty RiJlfH.i K wWa.S calledbackmendationasCentralUnionof'Pr HalfJofuk u'splaywoncom-to0,onNov 18 AHh oLh pi u°J7o" defeatedKerman,26anylongruns h eaVeVatPH 4oR*'Sh Kubotadidn>tbreak awayforCalif.,TaJesmarch edtoward c"riesasth eCompton,28to13decisi onTveJ with a

Tom (sh ortforTomoyuk i ) Yamada wh ose cartoons h av*appearedi nrecenti ssuesofth ePacifi cCiti zen andJACLRe-porterpromotingth e11th bi enni alnationalJACLconventioni soneofth efewNisei toenterth e!fieldofcartooning.Atth eageofnine,Tomwasth eproudrecipi entofabrigh t

greenMick eyMousetie,th eprizegiventofirstprizewinneri nth eMick ey Mouse cartoon contesti nHawai i .Alth ough th i sspurredh i m oni nth efi eldofart,h ealsofoundtimetostudymusic. Afterplaying danceengagementswith smallcombos,Tom j oi nedth eorch estraatth eHi loYach tClub.In1943,h evolunteeredforarmydutyandwassenttoIndiaandEastCh i nawh ere,besideswork i ngwith th eOSS,h ewasaregularlyfea-turedsoloistonth eelectricSpanish guitari nth elargearmysh ows.

Tiaday,Yamada,wh odoesfreelancework andcartoonsfortrade j ournals,stillfinds timetoappearon Ch i cagotalentsh owsandonvariousentertainmentprogramsth rough outth eMi ddleWest—Ph otobyEdZobel.

SacramentoPlans3rdAnnualSpringBowlingTournament

SACRAMENTO—Th eth i rd an-nualSacramentospringbowlingtournamentwi llbeh eldunderth e"moralsanction"clause ofth eAmerican BowlingCongressandJACLmembersh i pwillberequired,th e tournament committee an-nouncedth i sweek .Th etourneywi llbeh eldonFeb.10and11atSacramentoBowl.Itwasexplainedth atth eABC'smembersh i p regulations provideth atmembersofth eABCcannotbowli nunsanctionedtournamentsor-i ntournamentswith non-ABCbowlers. However,th eABCgrants"moralsanction"totournamentsi nwh i ch allpartici pantsarebona-fi demembersofth esponsoringor-ganizati on.

Th ecommittee announcedth atallentrantsmustbecertifi edbyth ei rlocalJAGLch aptersecre-tary.Handicap team, singles and

doubleseventsaresch eduledandscratch all-eventsawardswillbemade.Lastyear30teamsenteredth etournamentand more th an 200bowlerspartici pated.Cash prizesand16troph i esworedistri buted.Handicapswillbefiguredontwo.th i rdsofth e di fferencebetweenth ebowler'saverageand190.Amaximum of80pinsperseriesi sallowed bowlers with averagesunder150.Invitati onsarebeingsenttoallNisei bowlingleaguesi nNorth ernCalifornia.

Nisei VetsBeatLak eCityi nSeattle'Bowl'SEATTLE—Th eNi sei Vetsde-

feated Lak e City, 12 to 0,onNov.19i nth eAssociatedBoys"bowl"gameatCath oli cMemorialstadium.Itwasth efi rstlossofth eyearforLak e Ci ty,ch ampi onsofSe-attle'sboysclubleague.LongrunsbyYosh Hayasak asetupboth touch downs.In th efirstquarterHayasak acaugh tapassfrom Rich i eTsuj ifora45-yardgain.Th eLak eCityline h eld forth ree downs butTsuj i th ensteppedback andtoss-adtoSamMi tsui forth etally.Inth enextperiodHayasak atookapunti nh i sown48-yardlineandracedtoth eLak eCi ty1-yardstripebeforebeingstopped.TedSh i modaplungedoverforth escore.Sh i moda'spuntingh elpedk eep

Lak eCityi nth eh ole,gettingoffonek i ck for55yardsandtwofor40.Th e Ni sei Vets h ad 12firstdownsto4forLak eCityandth ewinnersgained 150yardsonth egroundand87th rough th eair.

SetIdah oTournevBOISE,Idah o—Th eIdah oNi seiopenbowlingtournamentwillbeh eldonDec.30and31 atth eTwentieth CenturyLanes,accord-i ngtoTak eoNinomi ya,ch ai rman.

YonamineTopSFirst-YearMenInBaiti ngRaceHawai i anNiseiHas.335forSeasonalAverage

batting and was&Dlen j »leaguewith a 335°*"cordingtooffici alfirurW5th i s week byth e"h ! ltmBureauofCh fcago H°WeN«aWally'steammate onth eq*Ik eBees,OutfielderBobEman,wonth ePioneer i *battingch ampi onsh Yptaof.0003fromVh m&Suk Tcuc« ofIdah o PalTs Tlni ar;tfi i ?iuresvh adpgivei l-WSfStitle VanEman,aBostoaZSoxfarmh and, h i t.36808JSMarcucci h ad.36735..Th efleetNisei outfielderwh owasnamedtoth ePioneerU?all-starsquadrecently%scialscorers,wasnearth e1i nseveral departments. HeZ"£ndMn h i tsrwith 165to166CEddieMoore,Billi ngs'Negrostarwh o i smovingupi nth eBrook lynDodgers ch ai n. Yonamine*2fourth i nrunswith 110andtiedorfi"h i ntripleswith 10andtiedforfifth i nstolenbaseswith 26.Yonaminealsoreceived94basesonballsandstruck outonly55

«ef,'?ettineamonS th efewestKs ofanyofth eleague'sreg-ulars. *Nisei Re-electedPresidentofBask etballGroupHELPER,Utah -"Dr.Tosh i oFuruk awa was re-elected presi-dentofth eHelperBask etballAsso-ci ati onati tsfi rstmeetingth i sseason.Dr.Furuk awa,wh ocoach estwo

teams i n leagueplay,h asbeennamed"Coach ofth eYear"forth epasttwo years. He i screditedWith arousingmuch i nteresti nth esporti nth i surea.Inadditi ontobeingnamedpresi-

dent,Dr.Furuk awawaselectedtwo-yeardirectorofth eassocia-tion.

OpenOfficeBERKELEY,Cali|f,-Frank S.

Tsuk amoto&Associatesth i sweekannouncedth eopeningofgenerali nsuranceandrealestateofficesat3254 Adeline St.,i n SouthBerk eley.

FriendsGiveSh owerForBride-ElectWARM SPRINGS,Calif.-Asurprisebridalsh owerwasgiveni nh onorofMaePudenna,daugh terofMrs.H.FudennaofWarmSprings,onNov.11by23friendsofth ebride-electatth eh omeofMrs.Sach i Fudennawh owasco-h ostesswith .Hi sak oYamanak aandEmi k oYagi.MissFudennawillwedGeorgeNish i guch i ,Jr.,ofGarland,Utah ,onDec.2atth eBuddh i stch urch i nOgden,Utah .Hersister,Ak i ,milbemaidofh onoratth ewedding.

HonoluluGroupAsk sFundsforCiti zenTraini ngHONOLULU — Believi ngth atCongresswillpasslegislationi «equalityi nnaturalizati onsh ow,th eHonolulu Ch amberofCommercerecentlyvotedtoask wngTesstoassistth eterritoryvmi tsadultciti zensh i ptraini ngpn»grambyappropriati ng$50,0Wannuallyforth enextfiveyears.Passage ofth eWalterresolu-tion,orsimi larlegidati on,wjmeanth atapproximately40«JresidentaliensofKoreanancestryi nth eternOTwillbecomeeligi blefornaturali zati on. , ;-_,anofL.J.VanNostrand,ch ai rmanth ech amber'seducationcommit"*saidth atDelegateJoseph

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ringtonwillbeask edtojeW*Congressforth eaPPr°P"s°?h «eVan Nostrandestimateaare68,000 residentah ens ».territorybutth atonlyabouty0W to35,000willseek ctWPi nth enextfiveyearsDe"

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VitalStatisti csBIRTHS.urandMrs.James Sato,,»SdJV"on Nov-

!1TnnrandMrs.GeorgeR.Baba1GeorgiaCh ri sti ne,onNov.

VMrandMrs.Sh ui ch i Ogura,*&&,agirlonNov.12.andMrs.Sh i zuoDoiguch i,Jj onNov.16 i nSanFran-

dfMr and Mrs.Harold K.flj/.'prl°"N°V-BinStoCk ""iufandMrs.HideoFuruk awaIrlonNov.17i nSeattle.4KandMrs.Ch arlesVarney,1Yosh i k oAri k i )agirlonNov."iKtfa-lUunS.Nitt.'f/ifaTMrs.TomT.Masa-BfoBMr°andMrs.NoboruNak a-"»aaboyi nDenver."0Mr.andMrs.GeorgeKawa-trMrTEk ei Yama-lataaboy.KevinEi i ch i '

onNov-j lnLosAngeles.ToMrandMrs.Yosh i roYosh i da

"i ri rlonNov.2i nLosAngeles.

ToMrandMrs.IsamuSan*Mat-»Bh i maagirl,JuliaAnn,onNov.5i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.RobertMuratai boy,Steph enRobert,on»Nov.i j nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Masayuk i Satoj toy,GlennSatosh i ,onNov.5i ntoAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.MasaoUwata,boy,KenRoger,onNov.6 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Sh i geoYama-i h i taaboy,Rich ard,onNov.7i nLogAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Tak ash i geKi-k j ch i agirl,Nancy Sh i gemi ,onOrt,25 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.JamesTagawa,Hdley,Calif.,aboyonOct.26.ToMr.andMrs.Inosuk e Sak i -pmaagirlonOct.28i nFresno.ToMr.andMrs.Yosh i oTak a-bwa.aboyonOct.9 i nBerk eley.ToMr.andMrs.KumaoYama-i h i taaboyonOct.16 i nRich -mond,Calif.ToMr.andMrs.HiroEguch i aboy,RonaldTadash i ,onNov.2i nLosAngeles.ToMr.'and Mrs.Kosak a FredEodoagirl,Sh aronYosh i k o,onOct.30 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.Tatsuich i In-oujreagirl,RosanneAi k o,onNov.1i nLogAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeSh i geruIth i yamaagirl,Doroth ea,onOct.i fi nLobAngeles.To Mr. and Mrs.NorimasaIraah i roa.boy,RexKen,onNov.IinLosAngeles.

To Mr.andMrs.Mich aelY

ToMr.andMrs.NormanTT";guch Fowler,Calif.,?]£*ToMr.andMrs.JamesK Sai k iagirlonNov.13i nSeattleToMr.andMrs.MasatoMiyi -mn"»S'ri i nBerk eley,CalifToMrandMrs.Joh nY.Nak a-h araaboyi nBerk eleyToMr.andMrs.IsamuNoguch iaboyonNov 9 i nSacramentoToMr.andMrs.Rich ardHongoagirlonNov5 i nSacramento.m. ;»?nLd Mrs- James Y.NoTi i ' y>Wash

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ToMr.aridMrs.JamesMasaoHirayama,PaloAlto,Calif.,QboyTimoth y-Tak eo,onNov8ToDr.andMrs.K.Osh i dari agirlBerdieKay,on Nov.17 i nStock ton,Calif.

DEATHSNuomasaTanida,71,onNov.15

i nGlendale,Ariz.Mrs.,HatsuHiragaonNov.16i nLosAngeles.Noj i SafcabeonNov.19 i nLosAngeles.Tok uj i Nitta,34,Watsonville,Cah f.,onNov.21 i nMilwauk ee,Wis.Mrs.MitsuSek i ya,00,onNov 15i nCh i cago.Mrs.TowaKuwabara,52,onNov

20 i nReedley,Calif.KazuoOmi,64,onNov.18 i nBerk eley,Calif.

MARRIAGESSumi k o Ogawa,Honolulu,toHenrySch mi dti nSanFi-ancisco.Fumi k o-Hash i datoRoyTaj i i i

on.Nov.12i nNewYork City.Satomi Ki k umura,Lodi,Calif.,to

Joe Yosh i mura on No,v. 12 i nFresno.Miyok o Moritomo to Tak eo

OnadaonNov.11i nLosAngeles.JennieMiyok oNodatoNoriyuk iKuroyamaonNov.12i nLosAn-geles.Miyuk i Iwah ash i toJoh nTak e-uch i onNov.5 i nOak land,Calif.Sach i k o Miyah ara to Kenge

Tak ah ash i onNov.5i nSanMateo,Calif.Mari k oItami toJim Ik utaon

Nov.18i nLosAngeles.Ritsu Ok umura to Hiroyosh iMori onNov.11i nLosAngeles.SadaoJoe Suzumoto,Gardena,

toCh i yek oKimura,Torrance,onNov.17i nLosAngeles.Ch i yok o UmedatoMasao To-minaguonNov.18 i nLos An-geles.Yach i yoFuk udatoTadTaguch i

onNov.18 i nLosAngeles.Mari k oMiyagawatoKenSak adaonNov.19i nCh i cago.Yonek oSanotoGeorgeEnk oj i

onNov.12i nCh i cago.Fusak oKurok awa,SanJose,to

/Masamori Matsuolraon Nov.11i nSantaMaria,Calif.Kei k o Kudo to Yosh i oYama-sh i taonNov.18i nCh i cago.Florence Harumi Yamada toStanleyS.Li onNov.19i nDen-ver.AlyceYagami toTom Sugi h ara

onNov.19 i nDenver.Yuri k oKatsuk i toNoboruTo-giok aonNov.19i nFresno.MorieHayash i toTetsuoTani-guch i on Nov.19 i nLos An-geles.

MARRIAGE LICENSESAyak o Yamah i ra,26, Isleton,Calif.,andHerbertHitosh i Hirotsu,28,WalnutGrove,i nSacramento.Ki)cue Nagao,19,Isleton,andJack Tadeo ,Hori, 24, WalnutGrove,i nSacramento.Yosh i Kitayama,24,andKen-neth Nak ata,23,both ofNiles,Oalif.,i nOak land. .Fuj i yeMori,21,Reedley,Calif.,andSetsuoOk i no,30,Parlier,i nFresno.Yuri k oKatsuk i ,25,Reedley,andNoboruTogiok a,30,Dinuba, i nFresno.JeanYosh i yeKimura,23,und

Ch ester Yasuk awa,32, both ofCupertino,Calif.,i nSanJose.Ch i yok a Tanak a and MinoruOk ano,Sh elton,Wash ., i nSeattle.Mitsuk oMorita,24,andRalphOsada,22,both ofSuisanCity,i nSolanoCounty,Calif.

RubyYosh i noScoresTriumphInSongRecital4SoAGSeo7RdÜbyY°Sh i no'NiseicaoconcertatW EXJJ;-;-mrttfSfh lv'w0'moreth y"500

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Th eph enomenalqualityandsu-periorrange"ofMissYosh i no'sImtrKt6dth Q praiseofth eHer-aldjTnbunereview,wh i ch saidsh ei s masteroffortissi moandpian-i ssi moaswellas i nterpretation."MissYosh i nowasaccompaniedbyh erh usband,Rudolph Sch aar.Audiencefavoriteswere h eri n-terpretationof"Ah ,Perfidi o,"by

Beeth oven,andh ermodernnum-bers.Foursongs,sti lli nmanuscriptform,weresungbyMissYosh i no.Ih eywere Vladimi r Duk elsk y'stourSongstoPoemsbyWilli amBlak e,""0Coolisth eValleyNow"or,"Yondei-See th e MorningBi nk bySergiusKag"and"WeWh o h aveNeverDanced"bvHer-bertHerzfield.MissYosh i nowillrepeath erCh i -cagoconcerti nNewYork Ci tyon

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LANSDALE,Pa.—Mrs.Rosario Sison Sandejas,prominenti nth e h atch eryandpoultrybusiness i nth ePh i li ppi nes,i swel-comed«nh erarrivali nLansdale,wh eresh ewillstudytech ni quesi nch i ck sexing.Wife ofth evice-presidentofth ePh i li ppi nePoultry Associati on,Mrs.Sandejaswillstudypossibleuse ofsexed ch i ck s i nth epostwarPh i li ppi ne agriculturaleconomy.Sh ewasgreetedbyS.Joh nNitta,presidentofth eAmerican

Ch i ck bexingAssociati on(above).Th escienceofdetermini ngth e sexofday-oldch i ck swas

developedmJapanandh asbeenbui lti ntoalargei ndustryi nth eUni tedStates,largelyth rough Nisei andIssei efforts.

Adelph onsPlanBenefitDanceCHICAGO—Th eAdelph onswill

sponsorabenefitdanceSaturday,Nov.25,atth eOli vetInstitutetoraisefundstoh elpstudenteduca-ti onatAoyamaGak ueni nTok yo.Th eAdelph ons,underleadersh i pofAliceOda,co-sponsoredadancewith th eMam'selles,earlierth i syearandwereabletosend twostudents th rough twoyears ofsch ooli ng.Th egroupwasformedto h elppromote i nter-grouprelationsandtoaidneedypersons h ere andabroad.

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SomeIssei i nJapanReceiveOld-AgePaymentsfrom U.S.

ByCHARLESH.SHKEVE

YourSocialSecurity:

(Th i s i sth efi rstofaseriesofarticlesexplaini ngth ebasicpro-visi ons i nth eSocialSecuritylawwith particularemph asi sonrecentch anges).

Managerofth eSan Frinci scoSocialSecurityOffice

Doyouk nowth atth ousandsofdollarsaremailedeverymonth toresidentsofJapanbyth eUnitedStates Treasury,covering SocialSecuritypayments? Th esech eck sgotomenwh oh avework ed i nth eUni tedStateson j obscoveredbySocialSecurity fora suffici enttimetobecomeeligi bleforoldagei nsurancepayments.Th eyarenowretiredandh avereturnedtoliveoutth ei rli ves i nth ei rh omeland.Th ech eck salsogo i nsomecase?towivesandch i ldrenofth eseretiredwork ersandtowidows,ch i l-dren and dependentparentsofwork erswh o h avedi ed.Fromth i s,youcan readilysee th atciti zensh i porresidencearenotrequiredwi th respecttopaymentsunderth eFederalolda,geandsurvivorsinsuranceprogram.Justh owmuch do you k now

aboutyournewsocialsecurity?Ofcourse,you k now th atCon-gress h asextendedFederalfamilyinsurancetoapproximately10,000,--000morepeople. Youk now th atth e Presidenth as signed th eamendedact.Yourealizeth ati ti snowalaw.Butdoyou k nowh ow i twi llaffectyou?Areyouamongth enewmilli onswh omayh avesocialsecurityprotectionbeLginni ngi nJanuary?Isay"may"becauseforallofth e9,700,000forwh om socialse-curity i snowmadepossible,cov-

eragei snotautomatic.Forsomegroupsi twi llbecompulsory;foroth ersi twi llbevoluntary.Forallofth enew groupsth erewillbecertain .exceptionsand qualifi -cations.Ish alldealwith eachgroupseparatelyinfollowingar-ticlesi nth i sseries. Today,h ow-ever,let'sconsiderth enewsocialsecuritylawasanentirety.Federalold-age and survivors

insurance i s j ustwh atth e titleindi cates.Iti sa meanswh erebyth ework er,i nh i syearsofproduc-tivi ty,contributesth rough h i searn-i ngstowardameasureofprotec-tionforh i mselfandh i sfamily i nh i soldage,andforh i sfami lyi fh esh oulddie.Th e work er'scontributi ons to

th esocialsecuritytaxare,i nes-sence,h i ssh areofinsurancepre-mi ums.Th atpolicy i sth eSocialSecurityLawitself.Wh atdoes h i s soci alsecurity

policy say? Justwh at-are h i srigh tsa.sapolicy h olderi nFed-eral.old-ageandsurvivors insur-ance?Inth esearticlesIsh allendeav-ortoanswerth ese andrelatedquestions.Perh apsyouareamon,gth emil-lionsnowprotectedbyth i spro-gram.Itmaybe th atyou areamongth e more th an 3,000,000now receivi ngmonth ly i nsurancepaymentsunderth i slaw.Ifyou'reamongth elatter,yourSeptemberch eck ,wh i ch reach edyouearlyi nOctober,sh owedth ei ncreasedpay-mentsgivenyouunderth e new-lyamendedsocialsecuritylaw.Howmuch wasth ei ncrease?Th ei ncreasesrangefromabout50 percentfor h i gh estbenefitgroupstoabout100percentfor

lowbenefitgroups.Forexample—th e average benefitofapproxi-mately$26amonth foraretiredinsuredwork erwas i ncreasedtoabout$46.Ifyouweregetting$40amonth i npaymentsasaretiredwork eryourSeptemberch eck wasforabout$64.Familybenefitswere i ncreased

also.Fori nstance,th epresentmax-i mum familybenefitof$85willbe $150underth e new law.Awidowwith twoch i ldrenprevious-lyreceivi ng$55month lywi llgvtabout$100underth enew law.Each ofth ese i ncreased pay-

mentstowives,parents,widowsanddependentch i ldrenwasfigured i n-di vi dually.Th e amounts ofth ei ncreasesdependlargelyonth eamountofth e i nsured retiredwork er'senlarged benefit.In nocasewillth ei ncreasedfamilybene-fi tpaymentsexceed80 percentofh i saveragemonth lywage.Allofth ei ncreasesIh avemen-tionedapplytopresentbenefici -ari es.Th enewlawmak esi teasierforwork erstoqualifyforsocialsecurityprotectionandbecomefu-ture benefici ari es underold-ageand survivors insurance.InmynextarticleIsllalldiscussth i si mportantph aseofyournew so-cialsecurity.Ifyouh aveanyquestions,geti ntouch with yflurlocalofficeofth eSocialSecurityAgency.Th ere i sanoffice i nornearevery com-munity.Ifyourteleph onedi rectorydoesnoth ave th eaddress,con-sultyourlocalpostoffice.

SantaBarbaransElectWomanasJACLPresidentSANTABARBARA,Calif.—Th e

SantaBarbaraJACLelected i tsfirstwomanpresidentatgeneralelectionsh eldNov.18.Sh e i sMrs.Lilli anNak aj i ,wh owillh eadth e1951cabinet.Th eelectionswere h eld i ncon-j uncti onwi th apot-luck dinnerandsocialatWelcomeHouse. TomHirosh i ma was masterofcere-monies.Mrs.Nak aj i reported on th eJACLnationalconvention i nCh i -cago,wh eresh e wasgiven th etitleof"Mrs.Relegate."Dr.Yosh i oNak aj i reportedonth e1000Club.Electedtoofficewith Mrs.Nak aj iwereIk eyKak i moto,vicepres.;MaryKanetomo,rec.secy.;Tomok eYamuda,corr.secy.;CaesarUye-sak a,treas.;and Beverly Wata-nabeandAk i raEndo,socialch ai r-men.Named as members-at-largewereDr.Nak aj i ,Ak i raSuruwa-tari,TedKanetomo,Th omasHira-sh i ma,Tom Kuk umura andBar-baraFuk uzawa.

VetsEnterFloatSTOCKTON,Calif.—Th eStock -

ton Nisei Veteransorganizati onWasrepresentedwi th afloati nth ecity'sArmisti ceDayparade.

Hi gh li gh tofth e"Th ank You"socialofth eCh i cagoJACLonNov.11wasth eappearanceofmemberHaroldGordoni narenditi onofth epopularJapanesesong,"Sh i naNoYoru." Pro-vidi ngh armonyforMr.GordonwereLincolnSh i mi zu,Mi k eHaei-waraandAbeHagiwara.—Ph otobyVinceTaj i ri .

Nisei WillDanceInAllNationsFeteAtSantaAnaYWCASANTA ANA,Calif.—StudentsofMisaBando,recognizedauth or-i ty and i nstructor onclassicalJapanesedancing,willperform atanopen h ouseprogramdedicati ngth e newly constructed YWCAbuildi ng,1411North Broadway,i nSantaAnaonSaturday,Dec.2,at8 p.m.Representingth e OrangeCounty JACL i n th i sprogram,wh i ch willh avean i nternationalth eme,"AllNationsFestival,"willbefourNisei girls,wh oi nth ei rcolorfulk i monoswillperform th efollowing.dances: "Komori"—Ta-

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PlanCarnival-BazaarNAMPA,Idah o— Th eBoiseValleyJACL'scarnival-bazaarwillbo h eldonDec.2atth eCaldwellLaborcamp.Co-ch ai rmen Seich i Hayash i daand HarryKawah araannouncedth atafeatureofth e carnival-bazaarwillbe amotionpictureprogram,i ncludingth efilm,"Toru'sPeople,"and a full-length mys-terycomedy.

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