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PACIFIC CITIZENWpL.22;NO.3 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, Saturday,January19,1946 Price:Sevencents

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Offici alTellsCongressmenHONOLULU—AmericansandresidentaliensofJapanesecestryi nHawai i wereclearedonJan.16ofanysuspici onof>otageduringth ewarbyth etestimonyofRobertSh i vers,merspecialagenti nch argeofth eFederalBureauofInvesti-ti on i nHawai i .Sh i vers,nowacollectorofcustomsatHonolulu,toldaUnit-Statescongressionalcommitteeth atallreportsandrumorsof►otage bypersonsofJapaneseancestryduringandafterth ei rlHarborattack Were "abso-slyfalse."'h e testimonywaspresentedi ngh eari ngsbyth ecommitteeHawai i 'sbidforstateh ood.Oneth epointsraisedbyopponentsstateh oodh asbeenth atofth ei alcompositi onofth eterritory,percentofwh oseresidentsareJapaneseancestry.Ch argesth atth erewouldbeai gerofcontrolofHawai i 'spoli-i byAmericansofJapanesean-ttryinth eeventofstateh oodBebeenpresentedtoth ecom-■tee.Oth erwitnesses,i ncluding■li ngcivi c,businessandpoliti -■leadersofHawai i ,h avedis-ntedanypossibi li tyofaJapa-eAmericanblocvoteandh ave:ssedth eloyaltyofth eJapa-eAmericangroupduringth e

h i vers told th e congressmentFBIinvestigati onsi nHawai icaidedby"h undredsofAmer-sofJapaneseancestry."taringh i stestimony,Sh i verslied numerous rumors con-ningth eDec.7attack . Heleled as false reports th atmcd Japanese fliers worebs ring,ofHonolulu h i ghtools;th atarrowswereh ewncanefieldspointi ngtoPearli rborandoth eri nstallations;i tJapanesedriversblock edfh ways with th ei rveh i clesring th eattack ;and, th atgestoresofJapaneseammu-i onwerefoundonth e i slandHawai i .[liverssaidth atth reemonth s>reth eattack onPearlHarbortoldMaj.Gen.WalterSh ort,i rai i andepartmentcommanderth attime,th atth erewouldbe■sabotage.■Cventsprovedth i spredicti on■relytrue,"h eadded.Hearingsofth ecommitteewereHludedonJan.17wh enTerri-HVISen.Ali ceKamok i laGamp-HformerDemocraticnational■Vnitteewoman and outspok entaonentofstateh ood,presentedHcaseagainstHawai i 'sbi dtoi cometh e49th State.■h egreatbulk oftestimonybyHeth an70witnessesstrongly■/redgivi ngth erigh tsandpriv-

Itsofstateh oodtoHawai i ,

'h e oppositi on to stateh oodtered i tsargumentsch i eflyth eracialproblem andth etenti onth atth epeopleofth ends as a wh ole"are notdyforstateh ood."n.Campbelltoldth econgress-■th at"th eJapanesesituatior

Hpeterritoryi saseriousmen-Xto goodAmerican govern-i ftt.";;ln th eth roneroom oflolaniHce,beforeth elargestcrownHattendadaytimesession dur-j i th e h eari ngs,Mrs.Campbell■tfiedth atracialprejudi ceh asditedi nHawai i forseveralyears■h asbeen"gaini ngmomentum'1nee th eendofth ewar.Referring to Hawai i 'spopula-teofpersonsofJapanesean-»|ry,sh e sai d "th eyareonlj■h esecondandth i rd genera-■h ere"and"Sh i ntoi sm stillisMply i ngrai ned."

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KINAWA— StaffSgt.Kenzoash i roofHonolulu,U.S.Armyrpreter,recentlywasreunitedh i sfath erandauntwh oweredh i di ngi nth eh i llsonOk i n-

rf. Miyash i ro brough tth em:_toth ei rh omeonItoman.)ich i Miyash i ro,aresidentofsluluandfath erofth eNiseicant,wasvisi ti ngh i ssi steronlawaatth eti me-ofth eout-k ofw_x.

RenunciantsGetContinuanceofCourtActionDelayGrantedAsHearingsUnderWayAtTuleLak eCamp

SAN FRANCISCO — Becauseloyaltyh eari ngsarebeingconduct-edatth eTuleLak erelocationcen-ter,acontinuancetoFeb.11wasask edandgrantedi nFederalcourtonJan.20for985personsatth esegregationcamp wh o h ad re-nouncedth ei rAmericanciti zensh i pbutnow wish toregain i tandavoiddeportationtoJapan.JudgeA.F.St.Suregranted

th econtinuanceask edbyWayneCollins,AmericanCivi lLi bertiesUnionattorneyrepresentingth esegregees,afterCollinsexplainedth at"miti gati on"h eari ngsatTuleLak eare i nprogressandmanyareresultingi nremovalofdepor-tationorders.Th epetiti onswh i ch werefiledonNov.,13contendedth ati ndi vi d-ualsnamed h adrenouncedth ei rciti zensh i punderstrongpressurefrom "fanaticallypro-Japanese"i nth erelocationcampswh o,oftenadmini steredbeatingsandoth erviolenceto th ose wh oopposedth em. Th eyask ed h abeascorpuswritsto h altdeportationand i nseparatesuitsforacancellationofth ei rciti zensh i prenunciati on.

TennyIntroducesResolutionAgainstPaymentstoEvacuees

SACRAMENTO—State SenatorJack B.TenneyofLosAngeles,ch ai rmanofth eCalifornia"Li ttleDies"Committee,onJan.15 i n-troduced a legislativeresolutioni nth eStateSenate ask i ngth atCongresscompensateAmericanci-vi li ansdetainedi nJapanesepris-oncampsbeforepayingrepara-ti onstopersonsofJapanesean-cestrywh olosth omesandprop-ertiesasaresultofth eforcedevacuationof1942.Tenneyaddedth atSecretaryofInteriorIck esh adsaidsuch pay-mentswereunderconsideration.

Gen.StilwellNamedasCh i efOfWesternDefenseCommandGen.Joseph W.Stilwellisth enewcommandinggeneralofth eWestern Defense Command,th eArmyannouncedlastweek .Gen.Stilwell,wh owasmostre-centlyinth enewswh enh emadeaspecialtri pfromWash i ngtontoTalbert,Calif.,to presentStaffSgt.KazuoMasuda'sposth umousDisti ngui sh edServiceCrossto h i ssister,Mary,wi llsucceedMajorGeneralHenryCPrattwh o h asbeentransferredtoWash i ngton.MajorGeneralFrank D.MerrillofMerrill'sMarauders,wh o"wasGen.Sti lwell'stopaidei nBurma,also h asbeen assignedtoth eWesternDefenseCommand.InrecentpublicstatementsGen.Stilwell'sh asproposedth eforma-tionofa"pick axeclub"toprotectreturningveteransofJapanesean-cestryfrom"barroomcommandos"and h edeclaredatth eceremonyatth eMasudaboriPTonPec.8th at

"Ih aveneveryetfoundaNiseiwh odi dn'tdoh i sfulldutyri gh tuptoth eh andle."Gen.Sti lwellalsodeclaredwh i le

onOk i nawaascommanderofth eU.S.Tenth Armyth atth eNiseih adbough t"anawfulbigh unk ofAmerica with th ei rblood.Gen.Stilwell,now62,h asspent

much ofh i smili tarylife i nth eOrient,particularlyi nCh i na.Inth i swarh ecommandedth e

Ch i neseFifth andSi xth ArmiesunderGeneralissi moCh i angKai-sh ek andwassubsequentlyplacedi ncommandofallAmericanforcesi nth eCh i na-Burma-Indiath eater.In 1945h e wasappointed com-manderofth eArmygroundforcesatth etimewh enth ei nvasionofJapanwasbeingplanned.Gen.Merrillwasth efi rstU.S.

generali nth eAsi ati cth eatertopublici zeth epresenceofJapaneseAmerican troops i n th e waragainstJapan.

FirstNisei Wi nsLi eutenantColonelRank i nArmy

'HOUSTON,Tex.— Th epro-motionofRobertSaibara,vet-eranofth reemajoroffensivesi nEurope,toth erank oflieu-tenantcolonelwas disclosedwh enCol.Saibarareturnedonleaverecentlyfrom h i spostwith th eFi rstArmyatFortBragg,N.C.Hei sbelievedtobeth efi rstJapaneseAmericantobepro-motedtoarank aboveth atofmajor.Incivi lli feCol.Saibara,sonofMr.andMrs.K.SaibaraofWebster,Texas,i sageo-ph ysi -cist.Heh ash eldareservecom-missi oni nth eArmysinceh i sgraduationfromTexasAandM i n1931.

Mi k eMasaok aReturnstoPostWi th JACLAfter18month sofoverseasdutyi nth eEuropeanth eater,Mi k eMasaok areturnedtoth enational h eadquartersofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti zensLeaguei nSaltLak eCityth i sweek toresumeh i swork asex-ecutivesecretaryofth eJACL.Masaok awasonleavetoth e

armedforcesfrom June,1943,tillh i sdisch argeonDec.30atCampGrant,111.During h i sarmyservice h e

actedawch i efofth ePublicRe-lati onsOfficeofth e442ndCom-batTeam.Sh ortlyafterth eendofth ewarh ewasawardedth eLegionofMeritformeritori ousservice. He returned to th estatesonCh ri sti nasDayi nNewYork City.Hewillbetemporarilyi nSalt

Lak eCity.Hisfuturepostwillbeannouncedfollowingth ena-tionalJACLconventioni nDen-veronFeb.*28-March 3.He wasaccompaniedtoSalt

Lak eCitybyh i swife,th eform-erEtsuMinetaofSanJose,Cal-i forni a.

AssaultAttemptDeniedbyEvacueeYUBACITY,Calif.—F.Yarna-

da,28,pleadednotguiltytoch argeofassaultwith adeadlyweaponwith i ntenttocommitmurderi napleaenteredbefore SuperiorJudge Arth urCoats i n SutterCountySuperiorCourtonJan.11.Th etri alwassetforFeb.7.YamadaallegedlystabbedRi-h ei gh Mi yasak i i nth eh eadandarmatacamp i nth eSutterBa-si nseveralweek sago.

ArmyWillActtoProtectNisei Glsi nPh i li ppi nes

JapaneseAmericansRequestTransfer;Misgui dedCivi li ansTh reatenActsofViolence

MoraleofNisei SoldiersReported"ExtremelyLow"byTime*Writer;DocumentedInstancesofPublicInsult,Humili ati onToldAuth ori ti es

AmericansoldiersofJapaneseancestry,wh oseservicesh avebeendeclaredbyU.S.Armyauth ori ti estobe"i nvaluable"i nth erecaptureofth ePh i li ppi nesand i nth epreparationofwarcrimi naltrialsofenemyJapanese,th i sweek expressedadesiretobetransferredfrom Manilabecauseofth e"h osti leattitude"ofth eFili pi nopopulation.

JapaneseAmerican troopsemployed byth e WarCrimesCommissi on i nManila h eldameetinglastweek i nwh i ch th eylistedinstanceafterinstanceofpublic i nsultand h umi li ati onbyFili pi nos,yh oseh atredofpersonsofJapaneseancestry,th e Ni seiGlscontended,maybeunderstand-ablebuti nth esecases misgui d-ed.Th eNew1.York Ti mesreportedi nadelayedJan.11di spatch fromManilath at"evenPh i li ppi neArmymen,wh owearth esameuniformasth eNi sei exceptforash ould-erpatch ,andgirlclerk s i nth eUnitedStatesArmypostexch ang-es h ave i nsulted Nisei soldiers.Nisei h avebeen j eeredonstreetsandi nrestaurantsandfrequentlyth reatenedwith violence.""Th esecases,wh i ch are doc-umented," according to th eTi mesreport,"h avearousedi nNisei soldiers h erea h esi tancytoappearonth estreets,espe-ciallyatnigh t.""Worseth anth efearoforalorevenph ysi calabuse i sth eNisei 's deep sense ofbeingwrongedbyapeopleth eyh elpedliberate,"th e Ti mes dispatchadded.Th emoraleofth eNi sei Glswassaidtobe"extremelylow."Followingth emeetingofth eNi sei troopsi nManila,mostofwh om areservingas i nterpretersandtranslators,th ei rexecutiveof-ficer,MarineMajorHarryPrattofLosAngeles,carriedth eprob-lemtoMaj.Gen.LeoB.Donovan,presidentofth eHommawarcrim-i naltrialcommissi on,and Maj.Gen.Basili oValdes,formerch i efofth ePh i li ppi neArmy,wh o i samemberofth ecommissi on.Th eTimessaid"MajorPratt'sNisei crewofaboutsixtyofficersandenlistedmenh asbeenofi n-valuableassistance i ni nvestigat-i ngJapanesewarcrimesandi n-terpretingtrialproceedings."GeneralsDonovan andValdesassuredMaj.Prattth atth eywouldtak eactiontoamelioratewh atth eJapaneseAmerican soldiers findtobe"analmosti ntolerablesit-uati on.""Aboutallth atcanbedonei spublici zi ngi nManilath epatrio-ticwork ,onth ebattlefieldaswellas i nnoncombatareas,ofth eseAmericansoldiers,"th ere-portdeclared."Th eNisei ,most-lyfrom Hawai i andCalifornia,h ave earned th e respect oftroopswh oservedwith th emoneverybattlefieldofth e Pacifi cth eater.Th ei rwork wentfarbe-yondth e i nterrogationofJapa-neseprisonersi nth ecommandposts. Nisei repeatedly wentalonei ntocavesandgulleysfilledwith armedJapanesesoldiers."Th eTi meswri tersaidth atth e

JapaneseAmericantroopssaved"manyAmericanli vesbypersuad-i ngth edesperateenemytosur-renderinsteadoffigh ti ngtoth edeath againstoverwh elmi ngforc-es,ash appenedsofrequently,andalwaysatth ecostofAmericanblood,i nth efiercecampaignsofth eGilberts,Marsh alls,Marianas,Iwo,Ok i nawaandth eSouth westPacifi ci slands."Relatingth eeffectofth e"h os-ti leattitude"ofth eFili pi nopop-ulation,Maj.Prattdeclared:"Ith ascometoapointwh ereth eNisei donotwanttogooutanymore. Th eystayi nth ei rquartersbecauseth eydonotwanttofaceh osti leandantag-onisti cfeelingsofsomeManila

residents. Iti sdangerousforNisei towalk aroundatnigh t.Wh enth emenareonth estreetsth eyareonguard,andi th asal-mostcometoth epointwh ereth eyarecarryingch i psonth ei rsh oulders. Th ei rmorale i sex-tremelylow."Anoth erreportfrom Manilaadded:"Th erearemanyNisei i nth eArmyh ereas i nterpreters.Th eycommandth eh i gh estrespectfromth ei rAmericanconfreres,both be-causeofth ei rownabili ti esandpersonaliti esandbecauseofth ecombatrecordofNisei uni ts i nEurope.Buttoth eFili pi no'mani nth estreet,'th eyarestillsimply'Japs'."Onecaseofpublic i nsultandassaultuponaNisei soldierbyaFili pi nopolicemanwasreport-edtoth eProvostMarsh al,withth erequest,signedbyth reeJapa-neseAmericans,th ath e"fi ndsomemeanstoelimi nateth i sfri cti onofmisgui dedh atred."Th eNi sei soldiersi nManilaalsoreportedth atFili pi nosi nth eUnit-edStatesArmysh ownosuch dis-crimi natoryattitudeasdocivi li anFili pi nos.However,th ere h avebeen "unpleasanti nci dents" i n-volvingPh i li ppi neArmymili tarypolice.GeneralsDonovanand Valdes

h avepromisedtoenlistth eai dofth eArmyPublicRelationsOfficei neducatingFi li pi nosi nth epartth eNisei h aveplayedi nli beratingth ePh i li ppi neIslandsandoth ercountries.

DemurrerFiledforDismi ssalofCaseAgainstFuk uh arasLOSANGELES—Adismi ssali nState esch eatproceedingsfiledagainstTak ayeFuk uh ara,K.Fu-k uh araandKiyosh i Fuk uh araofSanLuisObispocountyi sbeingsough tth rough alegaldemurrerenteredbyA.L.Wiri n,attorneyforth eFuk uh aras,th i sweek i nSanLuisObispoCountySuperiorcourt.Inth eFuk uh aracaseth eState

h assough tto esch eatth e farmpropertyofth eFuk uh aras,ch arg-i ngviolationofth eStateAlienLandLaw.Inh i sdemurrerAttorneyWiri ndeclared:"Th eCourti srequestedtotak ej udi ci alnoticeth atth eAlienLandLaw h asbeenenforcedunfairlyagainstpersonsofJapanesede-scenti nth atsuch enforcementh asbeenth edi rectresultof,andh asi mmedi atelyfollowed i nth ewak eof,race-baiti ngandprejudi ce-agi-tati ng anti-Japanesegroups i nCalifornia."

Nisei Partici pate i nCudah yPick eti ngTwenty Japanese Americans,membersofth eCIOPack i ngh ouseWork ers,werepartici pati ngth i sweek i nth epick eti ngofth eCud-ah yPack i ngplanti nNorth SaltLak e followingth e nation-widestri k ecalled,tyth eQIOvaoqaor

WidespreadOppositi onRi sesAgainstDomini onAttemptToDeportJapaneseCanadians

TorontoGroupIssuesWrits,Seek i ngJudici alDeterminati onofLegalityofDeportationProgram;DeputationWillGotoOttawa

WINNIPEG,Man.—Plansofth eCanadiangovernmenttodeportcertaingroupsofJapaneseCanadiansaremeetingstrong

andwidespreadoppositi on,th eNewCanadianreportedonJan.5.Formationofavoluntaryciti zens'committee i nTorontoh as

beenfollowedbyth e i ssuanceofwritsagainstth eattorneygen-eralofCanadadeclaringth atth eth reeorders-in-council,underwh i ch th egovernmenti scarryingon i tsdeportationprogram,are"invalid,i llegalandbeyondth epowersofth egovernor-in-council."Th eTorontocommitteeofciti -zensi ssponsoredbyagroupofleadingCanadiansliberals,i nclud-i ngB.K.Sandwell,editorofth eTorontoSaturdayNigh t;J.E.At-k i nson,presidentofth eTorontoDailyStar;GeorgeV.Ferguson,editorofth eWinni pegFreePress;Prof.GeorgeTath am,presidentofth eCavilLibertiesAssociati onofToronto;Mrs.W.K.FraserofTorontoand,AndrewBrewin,not-edattorney.Th ewritsh avebeen i ssued i nth enamesofMrs.YaeNasu,anaturalizedCanadianandawidowwith six ch i ldren,and Utak aSh i moyama,aCanadian-bornciti -zenofJapaneseancestry,andseekacourtdeclarationth atth eordersarei nvali dtodepriveth emofth ei rCanadian citi densh i p orsecureth ei rdeportationfromth ecoun-try.A deputation composed of

Messrs.Brewin,Tath am,SandwellandCol.DavidCroll,memberofParliament,i sexpectedtomeetMini sterofJusticeLouisS.St.Laurenti nOttawaandwillre-questth elattertoreferth eordertoth eSupremeCourtofCanadaforarulingasto i tsvalidi ty.Aseparate courtactionalong

th esamelineasi nTorontoi sbe-i ng contemplatedby th eCivi lRigh tsDefenseCommitteei nWin-nipeg.Meanwh i le,Dr.NormanBlack ,presidentofth eConsultiveCoun-cilforProblemsofCiti zensh i p,an-nounced i nVancouverth ath i sgroupwillsupportth e actionstartedi nToronto."Wearewatch i ngth ewh olecasewith greati nterestandanxiety,"Dr.Black declared. "Underth epresentregulationsth erewillbegreati nj usti cedonewh i ch wedon'tbelieveth econscienceofth eCana-dianpeoplewillcondone."

March ofDimesFundWillBeUsedtoTreatEvacuee

AUBURN,Calif—Placercountysupervisorsrecentlywerei nform-edbyMrs.BelleWilson,countywelfaredirector,th atth eMarch ofDimesfund,earmark edforPlacercounty,willbeavailabletotreataLoomismanofJapaneseances-tryi fanexaminati on i nMercyh ospi tali nSacramentosh owsth ath i si snotacustodialcase.Mrs.Wilsonh adbeenrequested

toinvestigateth epossibleuseofsuch fundsi ntreatingth ereturn-elevacueeofJapaneseancestry.Th emanbecamei llinColoradoafterbeingevacuatedfromPlacercounty.Th esupervisorsvotedtopermitMrs.Wilsonto"useh erownj udg-ment"relativetoissui ngcash orgroceryorderstoneedypersonsofJapaneseancestryreturningtoth ecounty.

SomeEvacueesWillRemaini nTuleLak eCampJusticeDepartmentWillManageCenterAfterFebruary1

NEWELL,Calif.— Someevac-.ueesofJapaneseancestrymayre-maini nth eTuleLak ecampofth eWarRelocationAuth ori tyafterth eWRA'sclosingdateofFeb.1andresponsibi li tyforth ewelfareofth esepersons willbe turnedovertoth eDepartmentofJustice,ProjectDirectorRayR.Bestde-claredonJan.12.Mr.Bestsaidth at7,300personsarestilli nth eTuleLak ecampbutth atseveralh undredofth eseareexpectedtoleavewith i nth enextfewdays.Headdedth ati ti sexpectedth atdetailsnecessarytoth epermanentclosingofth ecampcannotbecom-pletedbeforeJune30byth eWRA.Farm landtotaling1,200acresusedduring 1945 forproducingh ay,vegetablesandgrainforth ecenterh asbeenreturnedtoth eBureauofReclamation.Allbuildi ngs,waterandligh ti ngsystemswillgototh ebureauwithth eclosingofth ecenter.Nosurpluscommoditi esexceptfoodwillbesoldtoi ndi vi dualsandth e governmentwillh andleallmach i nery,equipmentandoth ersuppliesth rough th eregularsur-pluscommoditych annels.

Ch i naNeedsPeace,Nisei OfficerWritesToILWULeaderSANFRANCISCO — "Ch i na'smilli onsneedpeace,"Lieut.Koj iAri yosh i ,amemberofth eU.S.Army'sYenanObserverGroup,de-claredi narecentlettertoHarryBridges,presidentofth eILWU.Ariyosh i ,amemberofth eGLO

union,describedsomeofh i s i m-pressionsofth eCh i neseCommun-i stareas."Eversinceth eJapanesecapit-ulationI4iavenotfeltth eatmos-ph ereofpeaceh erei nCh i na,"th eNi sei offi cerwrote.'"Ch i na'smil-lionsneedpeace.Th i si sth etruth ,th edeepi mpressiononegetsbothi n-Kuomintang and CommunistCh i na."NotsolongagoIvisi tedacivi lwarareaandwitnessedh undredsofpeasantsandth ei rfamilymem-bersspiri tuallycrush ed.Oldandyoung cried unash amedly andtrembled with anger,th roughsh ameandfearfromwant,asth eyrelatedth ei rstories."

WRAOfficetoPlaceStressOnPermanentRelocationLOS ANGELES—Th eLosAn-

gelesdistri ctofficeofth eWRAwillplace i tsemph asi sduringth eremaini ngmonth sonmoresatis-factory permanentrelocationofpersonsnow i ntemporaryquar-tersi nbarrack sandoth erquar-tersprovided as an emergencymeasurewh enth emovementfromth ecenterswasati tspeak dur-i ngth efallmonth s,accordingtoRexLee,ch i efofth erelocationdi vi si onofWRA i nWash i ngton.Itwasduringth i speriodth at

th e bulk ofth e 16,000personswh o h avereturnedtoLosAngelescountymovedh ere.Approximate-

Ily2,000arestilllivi ngi ntempo-rary barrack s provided th roughcooperativeeffortsofth eWarDe-

partment,th e FederalPublicHousingAdmini stration and th eWRA. Th ese quartersmustbeliqui datedandturnedovertoth esurpluspropertyadmini stratorbe-foreWRA goesoutofexistence.Movementofth epeoplenowliv-i ngth ere i ntopermanenth omesi saprimeassignmentofth eLosAngelesarea anddistri ctstaffs.Th ere were 93,717 American

Japanesei nCaliforniabeforeth ewar,ofwh i ch 36,866werei nLosAngelescounty,and23,321 i nLosAngeles cityalone.Atpresent,with relocationfrom th ecenterscompleted,i t i sestimated th at-th ere are 43,000 i n th e entire'"state,ofwh i ch 16,000arei nLosAngelescounty.Th i stotali ncludes11,000 i nth ecityofLosAngeles.

EvacueesAsk edtoApplyforRemovalofPropertiesi nWareh ousesBeforeFeb. 1WASHINGTON,D.C—Resettl-

edevacueeswi th propertystilli nWRAwareh ousesmustrequesti tsremovalonorbeforeFebruary1,1946,accordingtoth eWRA i nWash i ngton. .Evacueeswith propertystillmwareh ousesmaysecure i tth roughMarch 15,butnotatgovernmentexpenseafterFeb.1,i twas i ndi -cated.AfterMarch 15unclaimedpropertywillbesoldaccordingtolawandth eproceedsturnedovertoth etreasurydepartment.Registeredlettersadvisi ngofth eFebruary1deadlineh avebeen9enttoth elastaddressgivenbyevacueeswh osepropertyi sstilli ngovernmentstorage. However,somepersonstowh omth elettersweresenth avemadenoresponse,andownersh i pofsomepropertyi suncertain. Personswh oh avere-ceivednonoticeregardingremovalofth ei rpropertyare ask edtowriteth eWRArelocationofficei nth ecitynearestth ei rpre-evacua-tionh omes,i denti fyi ngth ei rstor-edgoodsandgivi ngsh i ppi ngin-structions.WRAalsoreportedth atprop-ertystoredprivatelybyevacueeswillnotbesh i ppedtoownersatgovernmentexpenseafterFebru-ary1.Th eagencyannouncedalsoth atonFebruary1,i twi lldiscontinueallpropertymanagementservices,i ncludingrentalcollectionandsaleorleaseofevacuee'sproperty.In-divi dualswh osepropertyi scur-rentlyunderWRA management,th eagencyadded,willh aveuntilth efi rstofFebruarytoassumeresponsibi li ty.Alldeadlinedatesare i nlinewith WRA'sannouncement,madeatth eti meth eexclusionbanwaslifted,th ati twouldbenecessaryforevacueestoremoveth ei rprop-ertywith i nsixtydaysafterrelo-cation.Th eauth ori tyh asmadead-j ustmentstoth i srulingwh en i tappearedth atstrictcompliancewi th th eregulationwouldworkh ardsh i psoni ndi vi dualexacuees.Onlyexceptionstoth oseregu-

lationswillbecases concerningpresentresidentsofTuleLak eandpersonswh oh averelocatedfromth atcenterandevacueesi ntempo-rary h ousi ng projects wh o areclassifi edandi ndi vi duallyapprov-edbyth eWRArelocationsuper-vi soras h ardsh i pcases.TuleLak eresidentsandformerresidentsofTuleLak ewillh aveuntilMarch 1torequestpropertysh i pment.Meanwh i le,i nSaltLak eCity,

th e WarRelocation Auth ori tyth rough RayHaigh t,areasuper-visor,announcedth atconsiderableevacueepropertynow h eldatth evariousrelocationcentersmustbemovedbeforeth ecentersareturn-edovertoth edisposalagencies.Someofth i sproperty,i twas

reported,)h asbeenh eldforoverayear.Arrangementsforsh i ppi ngth i spropertymustbemadeimme-diately,saidMr.Haigh t.Arrangementsto sh i pevacueegoodsfromth eWestCoasttoth i sareacanbemadeuntilth efi rstofFebruary,h esaid,wh i legoodsfrom th i sareacanbesh i ppedtoth eWestCoastatgovernmentex-penseuntilth eendofFebruary.

ManyNisei ElectedToOfficesi nLosAngelesSch ool

LOSANGELES— ManyNiseiwereelectedtoclass officesre-centlyduringelectionsh eldatth eVirgi lJuniorh i gh sch ooli nLosAngeles.Amongth emwereKei k oKi k u-

ch i ,president,cloth i ngclass;Sal-ly Sh i mi zu,secretary,ceramicsclass;Mich i k oMasuk awa,presi-dent,scienceclass;Th omasKuni-sak i ,president,math class;Mil-dred Iwanak a,secretary,h i storyclass;Tosh i k oHish i ak i ,president,math class.Ni sei appointedtosch oolcom-

mitteesi ncludedAmi Ok u,Mich -i k o Masuk awa, Kei k o Ki k uch i ,MildredIwanak a,Tosh i k o Hosh i -ak i ,Ik uyoYoneyama,Th omasZaimanandTh omasKunisak i .

FortSnellingFiveDefeatsEauClaireFORTSNELLING,Minn.—Th eFortSnellingAll-StarsdefeatedEauClaireStateTeach er'sCol-lege,49to46,with Joh nnyOk a-motoscoring17points.GeorgeMizuno alsoplayed asterlinggameforth eall-Nisei GIteam.

NewTravelGrantProcedureReportedByWRAOffici alAnewprocedureforpaymentof

cash grantsforautomobiletraveltorelocatedevacueesreturningtoth eevacuatedareawasannouncedth i sweek i nSaltLak e Ci tybyRayB.Haigh t,areasupervisor.Anapplicantforcash grantfor

such travelmustmak eanapplica-tiononForm WRA 303,toth enearestrelocationofficer,wh owillapproveth eapplicati oni fi ti si norder.Th eorigi nalapplicati onwi llbemailedtoth erelocationofficeronth e WestCoastnearestto th eevacuee's destinati on,and th eevacueemustreporttoth i soffi ceruponarrival.Th i sapplicati onwi llbe com-pletedwh enth eapplicantarrivesath i sdestinati onandreportstoth erelocationofficer,wh owillin-dicateonth eorigi nalform th eaddresstowh i ch th ech eck i stobemailed.Th i sapprovedapplicati onwi llth enbeforwardedtoth eFin-anceandSupplyOfficer,WRA,forpayment,andth ech eck coveringth egrantwillbemailedbyth eWash i ngtonofficetoth eevacueesatth eaddressspecifi ed.Noapplicati onswi llbeaccept-

edafterFebruary28,1946,andnopaymentwillbe madeunlessth eapplicati oni sendorsedbyth eWestCoastrelocationofficeronorbeforeMarch 30,i ndi cati ngth atth etravelh asbeenperformedbe-foreth atdate.

EvacueesReturningToHawai i MeetHousingDiffi cultyHONOLULU,T.H.—EvacueesofJapaneseancestrywh oh avere-turnedrecentlyfrommainlandwarrelocationcentersareh avi ngdif-ficultyobtaini ngpermanenth ous-i ng,i twasreported h ere.Fourfamili es wh i ch wereun-abletolocateh ousi ngweregivensh elterbyth eArmyatHolidayHouse,anArmyresth omei nHon-olulu.Th eArmy h ousedth eevacueesfreeofch argeandplayedSantaClaustoth ech i ldrenonCh ri st-masday.

GIVeteransFormStudentGroupatHawai i UniversityHONOLULU—Astudentveter-ans'organizati ontobek nownasGammalotaAlph a— i tsi ni ti alsstandingforGIAssociati on—h asbeenformedbyservicedisch argesatth eUniversityofHawai i toh elpprovide i tsmemberswith oppor-tuniti esforliveli h oodandfurth ereducation.OfficersareGeorgeHagiwara,president;JamesTani,vicepres.;

Sh i geruNak ata,sec.;JamesMran,treas.;Daniel Yamash tt"ch aplain,andTooruArizumi ,Xttgeant-at-arms.

AlienFigh ti ngDeportationIsDeniedWritPointatIssueIsPassedOntoHigh erFederalCourts

LOSANGELES—Sannosuk e&Idok oro,Japanesealienfigh ti ng,deportationorder,wasth i swiIdeniedapetiti onforwritof1»IbeascorpusbyFederalJudgeB«Harrison,wh oatth esame&Mexpressed h i s sympath yforM.'dok oroandallvicti msofth eev_||uation.JudgeHarrison,statingth atI

saw no reason wh y Madok ttsh ouldbe i mpri sonedbyth eUmigrationdepartmentpendingjappeal,setbailat$1500.TbjwaspromptlypaidbyMadok wMadok oro'spetiti onforwriti

h abeascorpuswasbaseduponhpleath ath i sdeportationh eari nh eldatadetentioncenter,wasdenialofdueprocessoflawbcauseofh i sdetentionandbecauk ewasunabletosecureanattoneytorepresenth i m atth eh ai ng.Indenyingth ewrit,JudgeH«Vrisonpassedth i spointonfordci si ontoth eh i gh erfederalcourtsInth eopini onh andeddown\siJudgeHarrison,h erecognized_claim ofMadok oro's attorneyrsayingth at"duetoth eremon'ofallJapanesefrom th ePaci i .Coastsh ortlyafterPearlHarialandth ei rdetentioni ncamps_■derguardandth ementalconfolsion i nth epetiti oner'smindbf|th e h ysteria ofth atperiod,Mpetiti onerceased to be afm'jagentandwas i ncapableoflegilywaivi ngth eadviceandaid<-counsel."Headded,h owever:"Th ecoc

tak es j udi ci alnoticeofth enansh i ps attendedupon th eevacmtion ofth e Japanesefrom tiWestCoastbutdoes notiwh erei n a h eari ng h eld duri ith atperiodi nacampwh ere(petiti onerwasconfinedprecludh i m from asserting ofwaivi ianyrigh tstowh i ch h e wasctitled."Madok orocame toth eUnit

States i n1915,butenteredilleallybyabandoningth esh i pIwh i ch h ewasservingasanman.Underth e i mmi gration1«personswh oenteredth ecountypriorto1924maynotnowbe"_portedfori llegalentry.Madok onh owever,i nth ecourseofopenti ngatruck i ngbusiness i nSoutiemCalifornia,took manytripst?Mexico.Accordingtoth e Imai-gration auth ori ti es,th ese trif-preventh i m from claimi ngn.i mmuni tyfrom deportationIwh i ch h e wouldbeentitled,lit.h enotleftth eUni tedStates.\Madok oro's attorney claima

h owever,th atsinceh eh ada)■derpermittogoandreturntmMexico,h e i snotnowsubject!',deportation.Madok oro i s representedIL.A.Wiri nofLosAngeles.

HaloHiroseMayBeOh i o'sNextNisei Swimmi ngStarCOLUMBUS,O.— Oh i oStateUniversitystudents,wh o ch eeredth emselvesh oarseforfouryearsoverth e aquaticanticsofKeoNak ama,willgetmorelungexer-cise i fHalo Hiroseregains th etouch th at won h i m nationalswimmi ng h onorsfrom 1938 to1942,accordingtoTom Keys i nth eColumbusCiti zen.Th eswim h onorswerewonbe-fore Hirosevolunteeredforth earmy,saysKeys.Hirosewonal-mostasmanyh onorsforh i sout-standingwork with aNisei divi -si on i nFrance andItalyas h edidduring h i sswimmi ngdaysatHawai i ,South America,Germany,Australia,Hungary and i n th estates.Hirose,wh owasdisch argedonJuly19,1945,afterth reeyearsofaction,waswith amach i negunplatoonth rough someofth eh eav-i estfi gh ti ngi nItalyandFrance.Hismostch eri sh ed possession i sth e Presidential Uni t Ci tati onbadge.Hewonfivebattlestarsandth ecombati nfantrybadge.Maybe th e 23-year-old Hirose;

wastoofastforAxisbullets,but'h ewasn'tfastenough toescape

th edreadedtrench footth atkpitali zedmanymembers of1outfit,Keyssays.Hi rosewasparalyzedfromIh i psdownforsometime.In«weath erorduringasuddench ati ntemperature h esti llfeelsIeffectsoftrench foot.Th i sledh i s medi caldisch arge i n J«afterh espentsixmonth s i nArmyh ospi tal.Hiscoach ,Mi k ePeppe,a*ofHirose'slong"vacation"fncompetiti veswimi ng,stillcalls!newestpupilfrom th e Islai"oneofth ebestfresh manprpectsI'veeverh ad."Peppe adds, "We don'ttowh ath ecandoth i syear,butk nowwh ath edidbeforeententh eservice." ,Hirosewonth eNationalXloutdoorch ampi onsh i pi nth e1yardfreestyleatSt.Louisi n1*Hewonth esameeventi nth ePiAmericangames i n1939. P«|was h i scoach forth elattern*Punnene wh ose ci ti zens Wswimmi ngah eadoffootballIfswimmi ng,i sth e h ometowaboth Hi rose and Nak ama,Jjlearnedtoswim asboyh oodp*

Saturday,January19,i mMPACIFICCITIZEN2

Wiri n Seek sDismi ssalofDraffCases

i LOSANGELES—A.L.Wiri n,

orneyforsevenleadersofth eartMountainFairPlayCom-tteewh oseconvicti onsonch arg-ofconspiracytoevadeth ese-tiveserviceactwereupsetbytTenth Di stri ctCourtofAp-UsonDec.26atDenver,h asyed Attorney General Tomi rk todismi ssth ecases androidth eexpenseandh ardsh i p"aretrial,i twasreportedh ere.Mr.Wiri ni ndi catedh eh adbeenbrmedth atoneofth e j usti cesth eappellatecourt,JudgeHux-p,took th evi ew i nth everdictth eappealofth esevenHeartmntainevacueesth atth eprose-lionsough tnowtobedismi ssedi th ecasesough tnottobere-

(_majori tyofth eCourtofAp-lls,i nupsettingth econvicti ons,edth atth e i nstructionstoth ek r byth etrialj udge,Eugene[c,wereerroneousbecauseth eyledto i nstructth ej uryth atth ei cuees h adalegalrigh ttoad-erefusaltocomplywith drafti rdordersasatestcase,i nor-Itotestth erigh tsofpersons[Japaneseancestrydetainedatbcationcenters,j udgeHuxmanwentfurth erand

Unmyopini onth eevi dencewasblly i nsuffici enttoestablish aIspiracytoevadeth eact,oraidabetoth erstodoso."tor.Wiri nquotedJudge Hux-nassaying:'Iwouldreverseandremandth eleswith directionstodismi ss."fh esevenHeartMountainlead-L nowservingtermsoftwotopryearsi nFederalprison,areInk Seich i Emi,Kiyosh i Ok a-lo,PaulTak eoNak adate,Tsu-luWak aye,MinoraTamesa,Is-■HorinoandF.Kubota.

KidoWillConferDenveronPlansForACLConference

laburoKid", nationalJACL

lident,leftonFridayofth i sk forDenver,wh ere h ewillferwith ch apteroffici alsonforth comi ngconventionofth eanese American Citi zensgue,tobe h eld i nth atcity.28toMarch 3.i dostatedth atth efi rstpost-conventionwillbeawork -sh opmention,atwh i ch delegateswi llk uponth eproblemofbring-JACL back to i tspre-warus.uringth ewarth eJACLwasratedbyth enationalh eadquar-i ofth e organizati on under

delemergencypowersgrantedth enationalcouncilmeeting1 i nSanFrancisco i nMarch ,

h efi rstdayofth econferencebetak enupbynationalboardcommitteemeetings. Offici algateswillth enbe i nsessionnMarch 1forth reedays,h eDenverch apter,convention;, h asannouncedth ataban-tanddanceh avebeenslatedth edelegates.Conventionh ead-rterswillbeatth eCosmopol-

ecause of h ousi ngproblems,Denverch apterh asrequestednberch apterstosendi nreser-■onsassoonaspossible.

JoeMasaok aWi llSpeak onNisei atLaborSch ool

JANFRANCISCO—Specifi cae-

onlocalproblemsofminor-groupswillbediscussedatth eori ti esWork sh opbfth eCali-li aLaborSch ool,216Mark eti et,duringth eterm wh i chledonJan.7.mong th e lecturersatth ek sh opwi llbeJoeMasaok a,re-lalrepresentativeofth eJapa-sAmericanCiti zensLeague.

Col.SpencerTellsOfTriptoJapan

lASHINGTON— Lieut.Col.

ertSpencer,wh orecentlyre-edfromJapanwh ere h eserv-ri th th eU.S.StrategicBomb-Survey,gaveatalk onh i sex-mcesatan i nformalgath er-ofWash i ngton Issei atth eIofMr,andMrs.T.K.Tak e-i .«(foreth ewarCol.Spencerwassrofth eFuk uok aMeth odi steh .

DistortedHearstNewsStoryAboutEvacueesonReliefRollsCh allengedbyLA.Offici als

Herald-ExpressReported4,000GettingCountyAidButWelfareOffici alSaysOnly84onReliefwithTh ousandCasesReportedPendingi nLosAngeles

LOSANGELES—Astoryi nth eLosAngeles(Hearst)Herald-Ex-pressonJan.15toth eeffectth at4,000personsofJapaneseances-trywereonLosAngelescountyreliefrollswassh arplych allengedth i sweek bycountywelfareoffi-cialsandth eWarRelocationAu-th ori ty,with onecountyoffici alsettingth eactualnumberatonly84.Th eorigi nalfigurewasgivenbyCountyManagerWayneR.Allen,wh otoldth eBoardofSu-perviorsth atth e4,000personswerecostingth etaxpayersh alfamilli ondollarsayearoverth eordinaryreliefloadcost.Countywelfareoffici alssubse-quentlyelaboratedonth estatisti cstoth eeffectth atonlyabout1,000personsaredependentonth ecoun-ty,th e4,000representingth etotalnumbersquarteredi nemergencypublic h ousi ng. Th ose i nemer-gencypublich ousi ng,i twaslaterpointedoutbyth eWRA,arenotonreliefandpayth ei rownex-penses,i ncludingrent.Th efigureswerealsoch allengedbyth eWRA,wh osefi guresfailedtoconfirm anysuch staggeringproportionofunemployed.Th eSantaMonicaEveningOut-look quotedacountywelfareof-fi ci alsas stating th atactuallyonly 84persons areon relief,th ough closetoath ousandcasesarenowpending.Th eL.A.TimesalsoreportedonJan.17th atth ereporth adbrough ta"delugeofteleph oneoffers"ofemployment.WalterCh ri sti an, LosAngeles

managerofth eUnitedStatesEm-ploymentService,said365personsofJapaneseancestryh adappliedforwork duringth epastmonth ,ofwh om only50 accepted j obs,mostlyi nth edomesticfield.Th eWRA,i twasalsoreported,getsmorerequeststh ani tcanfillfordomesticwork ,butth atfewopen-i ngareforsk i lledlabor.Nisei arereversingth e"tradi-ti onalJapaneseconceptofpar-

entalauth ori ty"andarei nfluenc-i ngth ei ralienparents alsotoabandonth eagriculturalpursuitswh i ch 70percentofth ecounty'sJapanesefollowed before PearlHarbor,th eTi messaid.Th eTi mesdeclaredth atth ecit-

rus i ndustryduring th i sseasonwillrequireatleast2,000pick erswh oaverage$6aday,accordingtoth eAgriculturalExtensionSer-vi ceofth eUniversityofCalifor-nia.Th e Times, h owever,creditedEllisS.ComanofCitrusEmer-gencyHarvestwith statingth atmostJapanesewi llnotacceptwork i nth egroves,wh i ch arelo-catedfrom20-50mi lesfromth ei rtemporaryresidences,unlessh ous-i ngi sprovidedbyth egrowersforwh olefamilyunits.SeveralSouth ernCalifornia

newspaperseditori ali zedon th esituation.Th eHollywoodCiti zen-NewsonJan.16declaredth at"Fourth ou-sandpeopleareonreliefh erebe-'cause 'public antipath y'towardth emmak es i tdiffi cultforth emtoobtainj obs."Th eyarereadyandwilli ngtowork .Th eyaregoodwork ers.Manyofth emlostsonsonourbattlefields.Oth ersons cameback with rowsofribbonsonth ei rch ests.Th ei rsonsbelongedtoth emost-decorateduniti nth eUnitedStatesarmedforces."Th esepeoplefind i th ardtogetj obsbecauseth ei rparentsorgrandparentscamefrom Ja-pan.Th ei rloyaltywasdoubted.Th eyprovedth ei rloyalty."Th eHearstL.A.Herald-Ex-press,h owever,wh i ch origi nallycarriedth estoryof"4oooJapa-nese"onreliefrolls,declaredtnat"th eseJapsreturnedfromreloca-ti oncentersclaimth eyareunabletoobtain'suitableemployment.'"Th eHerald-Expresssuggestedth eybe putatwork buildi ngroads."Ifth ati sn't'suitableemploy-

ment'sh i pth emback toJapan,"th eHerald-Expressstsid.

SecretaryWallaceHailsActionToEncourageJapanDemocracyCongressmanCoffeeWillSpeak atRallyInNewYork City

NEW YORK—Japanesewh oaresympath eti cto American i dealsmustbeused i nreconstructingademocraticJapan,HenryA.Wal-lace*SecretaryofCommerce,stat-ed i naletterto th eJapaneseAmericanCommitteeforDemoc-racy,sponsorsofa"RallyforaDemocratic Japan,"tobe h eldTh ursday,Jan.24,8p.m„atth eManh attanCenter,311 West34thSt.Th emessageread:"Iti s h i gh lygratifyi ngto

k now th atefforts arebeingmadebyarepresentativegroupofAmericanstoencourageandstrength enth e democraticele-mentswi th i nJapan.Inattempt-i ngaculturalandpoliti calre-constructionofadefeatedJapan,th ebesth elpwecan h avei sth et\i nfluenceofth oseJapanesewh o.aresympath eti c toouri deals.Andwewillnoth avewonth ewar,i nth ebroadestsense,untilth i smoralconquest h asbeenmade."Th eJACD,i nreleasingth eWal-laceletter,declaredth at"Amer-i canwork erscannotbeassuredfullemploymentatfairwagesaslongasth erei sach eapexploit-ablelaborpoolanywh ere i nth i sworld.AdemocraticJapan i sourassurance i nAmericath atwewillnoth avetocompetewith work ersreceivi ngcooliewages."Rep. Joh n M. Coffee, mainspeak eratth eRally,stated h i sreasons forappearing atth eRally:"Iwantth eIndonesianstoh aveth ei ri ndependence,th eAn-namesetoth rowoffth eFrenchyok ei nIndo-Ch i na,th epeopleofIndiatoach i eve i ndependence,th epeopleofJapantosecureademo-craticgovernment,th eCh i nesetowork outth ei rowndestiny,with -outi nterferencefromth eOccident,i nagovernmentwh i ch willpro-

vi deth emlongoverduedemocraticreforms."Oth erpartici pantsi nth eRallyareDr.Hugh Borton,representingth eU.S.StateDepartment;An-drew Roth ,auth orof"Dilemmai nJapan";Sgt.BenKurok i ,Niseih olderofth eDisti ngui sh edFlyingCross;andCanadaLee,wh owillnarrate"HowDoYouSpellDe-mocracy,"adramatizedpresenta-tionwrittenbyGilbertLawrence.Th e Ch i nese People's Ch oruswith Li vLiang-Mo,Mich i -Koandh erJapanesedance troupe,andMari k oMuk ai ,Nisei coloratura,willalsoappear.Endorsingth i sRallyaremany

foremostprogressives i n everysph ereofactivi ty.Amongth emareGeneralJoseph W.(VinegarJoe)Stilwell;SenatorClaudePep-per;Rep.HelenGah aganDoug-las;Sen.Sh eri danDowney;Rep.Hugh DeLacy;radiocommenta-torsJoh annesSteelandLisaSer-gio;Bish opFrancisJ.McCori h ell;MaxYergan*NationalNegroCon-gress;andAbnerGreen,Commit-teeforth eProtectionofForeignBorn.

CHICAGOANKILLEDINTAVERNFIGHTOVERNISEIGIRL

CHICAGO—Onemanwask i lledandtwooth erswereh eldbypo-li ceth i sweek afterafigh tonJ>ec.28wh i ch th eCh i cagoSunreport-edh adstartedoverattentionspaidtoaJapaneseAmericangirl.Th efi gh ttook placei natavern

andabartender,Anth onyWagner,wasdeadfrom i nj uri esreceivedwh enh ewassluggedwith abase-ballbat.Th ose arrestedwereOttoM.Androvich ,20,andHerbertSh eur,21.Th eysaidanoth ermanstart-edth efigh tandth atWagnercameoverwith th ebat,wh i ch Sh eurtook awayfrom h i m.

FresnoCountyReadytoFileFifteenCasesCh argi ngIllegalOwnersh i pofPropertybyNisei

FRESNO,Calif.—Fifteen casesch argi ngviolation ofth eCaliforniaAli enLandLawand i nvolvingnearly$500,000worthofpropertyownedbyAmericansofJapaneseancestryarereadyforfili ng i nth eSuperiorcourt,Di stri ctAttorneyJamesM.Th uesenannouncedonJanuary15.Allofth edefendantsareofJapaneseancestry.Inth emaj ori tyofth ecasesth eStatei sexpectedtoch arge

th atpropertywasplacedi nth enameofAmerican-bornch i ldrenbyalienparents wh o,accordingtoth eAli enLandLaw,are i neli gi -bletoownorcontrolproperty-inCalifornia.Th uesensaidh eh adbeenwork -i ngon th ecases i n conjunctionwith Ralph Hagi n,speciali nvesti-gatorofth eStateDepartmentofJustice.HaginwassenttoFresnocountymoreth ansixmonth sagobyAttorneyGeneralKennyunderlegislativeactionwh i ch setupafundof$200,000forth eprose-cutionofth elandlawcases.Th uesensaidash ortageofh elpofh i sstaff»h aspreventedearlierfi li ngofth eremaini ngcases,i nwh i ch land titles already h avebeen i nvestigated.InSacramentoKennyreportedth ath i sdepartmenth asexpandedth e work ofi nvestigati ngviola-ti onsofth eAli enLandLaw byplacingfulltimerepresentativesi nvariouscouties.Kenny addedcases h ave beenfi led i nTulare,Monterey,Placer,SanLuisObispoandSanJoaquincounties,aswellas i nFresnocounty.Kennyalsorevealedpossiblevi-olationsarebeingi nvestigatedi nMadera,Merced,OrangeandRiv-ersidecounties.Th e AttorneyGeneral's officereported i th ad obtained j udg-ments againstviolators i n SanJoaquin,SanDiego,VenturaandMontereycounties.

Sh i noh aroCaseDismi ssedi nSanDiegoCourtStateDropsEsch eatProceedingsAgainstEvacueeFamily

LOSANGELES—Th efirstcaseofadismi ssalofesch eatproceed-i ngsagainstfarm-propertyownedbyanAmericanciti zenofJapa-neseancestrywasreportedth i sweek asth eStatedroppedi tssuitagainstMansak u Sh i noh ara andh i sson,Haj i me.Th epropertyin-volvedisa40-acrefarmatOtayi nSanDiegocounty.With th etri alslatedtostartth i smonth ,DuaneCarnes,repre-senting State Attorney GeneralKenny and Distri ct AttorneyTh omasWh elanofSanDiego,as-sentedtoth edismi ssalofth ecasei nth efaceofevidenceandlegalpointsi nfavorofth edefendants,accordingtoth eRafuSh i mpo.Joh n Maeno,representingth e

Sh i noh aras, contended th atth eStatech argesofviolationofth eCaliforniaAlienLandLaw werenotapplicablei nviewofth estatueoflimi tati onsandth ech angesandmodifi cati onsofth eAli enLandLaw i tselfh adi ntervened i nth ecase.Th eelderSh i noh ara h adpur-ch asedth epropertyonApril15,1938,forh i sson,Haj i me,wh owasth en12yearsofage.Guardiansh i pprovisi onsweresetup.Th eStatecontended i n i ts caseth atth ewh oleprocedurewasfraudulentandwasenteredi ntoforth epur-poseofevadingth eAli enLandLaw,wh i ch proh i bi tsth eowner-sh i p ofpropertyby Japanesealiens.InastatementMaenodeclaredth ath eh adfoundth eDi stri ctAt-torny'soffice i nSanDiego"fair-mi ndedandactingwith outanyra-cialprejudi ce.""Th eseAlienLandcasesarenottobefeared i fan h onestefforttocomplywi th th elawi smadeaswas done by Mr. Sh i noh ara,"Maenosaid.

MinYasui Admi ttedToColoradoBarDENVER— MinoraYasui,sonofMr.andMrs.M.Yasui ofth i scity,was admitted toth estatebaronJan.14andisnowlicensedtopracticelaw i nth estateofColorado.Hereceived h i sB.A.andLLJB

degreesfrom th eUniversityofOregon.Wh i leattendingth euni-versityh ewasmadeamemberofPh i BetaKappa,nationalsch olas-ti csociety. Beforeevacuation h ewasengaged i nlaw practicei nPortland,Oregon. RecentlyMr.Yasui h asbeen doinggraduatework atth eUniversityofDenver.Hei svi cepresidentofth eDen-verJACLch apterandi salsoscoutmasterofth erecentlyorganizedNisei BoyScouttroop.Mr.Yasui'sofficei slocated i nth eE&CBuildi ng.Hewillbeas-sociatedwith Tosh i oAndo,attor-ney.

FirstGroupofNisei WACsToLeaveforDutyi nJapanMINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Th efi rstgroupofNisei WACsassign-edtoserve i nJapanwi llleaveFortSnellingonJan.19forSanFrancisco,wh ereth eywilltak eoffbyplaneforth elandofth ei ran-cestors,accordingtoJanetRus-sell,staffwriterforth eMinnea-polisTribune.Th e 12young women,allofwh om h avegraduatedfrom th eFortSnellinglanguagesch ool,ex-pecttodotranslationandcleri-calwork forth earmyi nTok yo,th ough exactlywh atth ei rdutieswillbei ssti llasecret-Mostofth egirlsweremak i ng

last-minute visi tstoth ebeautyprirlorandbuyingsh oes,h oseandcosmeticsi nth ebeliefsuch femi-ni nenecessiti eswon'tbeavailablewh ereth ey'regoing,MissRussellsaid.Mostofth em h aveh ad some

previousexperiencewi th th eJapa-neselanguagei nHawai i orJapan,butafew,such asPfc.Atsuk oMori ofMagna,Utah ,h aveonlyth ebri eftraini ngatFortSnellingasa_back ground."I'msoexcitedI'm speech less,"

Pfc.Mori sai dMonday.Pfc.MarieMick eyMinato,wh o

attendedsch ooli nTok yoi n1940and 1941,i slook i ngforwardtofindi ngh erunclewh oh assurvivedi mpri sonmentby th e Japanesearmy-"He wasa ph ysi ci anand astrongCh ri sti an,firm i nh i sbeli efth atwar inconquestformorepoweri snotri gh t,"sh e sai d."Wh enIlefti nearly1941h ek new

h e was beingwatch ed closely.Wh i le h ewas i npri son h elosth i swh ole familyandallh i sbe-longings."Cpl.Matsuk oKi doalsowillbemak i nga returntripto Tok yo,wh eresh ework edasastenogra-ph erfrom 1935to1939."I'm look i ngforwardtoseeingh owth eJapanesefeelaboutwom-eni nuniformwh oh aveth esamerank andrigh tsasmen,"sh esai d."Beforeth ewarth ereweresev-eralsh ort-livedflurriestoi ntro-ducewomen'ssuffragei nJapan."Perh aps,seeingus,th eJapa-

nesewomen maystartth e ballrollingagaintowardsuffrage—andmaybe k eep i trollingth i stime."Nearlyallth eyoung womenh avebroth erswh oh aveserved i nth eUnitedStatesarmedforces.Mostofth esewere i nth emuch -decoratedNi sei i nfantrybatalionsi nItaly.Oth erssch eduledtogotoJapanareSgt.Rh odaKnudten,Cpl.Sh i -zuk oSh i nagawa,Cpl.Berth aCh i n,Cpl.Edith Kodama,Sgt.Miwak oYanamoto,Cpl.MaryNak amura,Sgt.Ch i toIsonaga,Sgt.Fumi k oSegawa,andCpl.HarrietHira-k awa.Anoth erWAC,stilluncertainastowh eth ersh ewillgo,butmoreanxiousth ananyofth eoth ers,i sCpl.TerryNak ani sh i .Th etriptoTok yowouldbea

h oneymoonforh er.Herh usbandwh omsh e metatth e languagesch ool,now i san i ntelligenceof-fi cerstationedi nTok yo.

PACIFICCITIZEN■Saturday,January19,19463

EDITORIALS:EvacueesandReliefTypicaldistortionsofth enewsbyth e

Hearstnewspaper,th eLosAngelesHerald-Express,and th eLos AngelesTimesareevidentth i sweek i nth e h andli ngofstoriesandeditori alsonth epurported"4000Japa-nese"onLosAngelescountyreliefrolls.Th e4,000 persons,i tlaterturnedout,

were th e numberofpersons residi ng i nemergencypublic h ousi ng.Th esepersonsarenotreliefcases,th ough nosuch clarifi cati onwasmade.Andth eLosAngelesTimesdeclaredth at

th eestimatewasbased"onth eexpectation"th atth emaj ori tyofth osenow h omelesswillbecomepublicch arges.Th eWarRelocationAuth ori tyh adatre-

mendously di ffi cultjob i nmoving50,000personsoutofi tswartimecamps,and i nnomassmovementsuch asth i scanwageearn-ersbetransferreddirectlyintojobs.Th eLosAngelesTimes,too,i sguiltyof

interference and i nsi nuation i n i ts newsstoryofJan.17concerningth e "floodofjobsofferedJaps"followingth ereport."Tigh tfamilyloyaltiesamongth eJapa-

nese preventth em from acceptingemploy-mentwh i ch cannotprovidelivi ngaccomoda-ti onsforth ei rk i nandfromtak i ngj obsatanydistancefrom th ei rpresentemergencysh elters,"saidth e Times,crediti ngth ere-mark toth eWRAbutnotdirectlyquotingaWRArepresentative."Ti gh tfamilyloyalties" preventmost

American h usbandsfrom abandoningth ei rch i ldrenandwivestoacceptj obsth atsep-arateth esemenfrom th ei rfamili es.Th eTi mes alsoreportsth atth eUSES

reported565persons h ad appliedforworkduringth epastmonth ,butth atonly50"ac-cepted" j obs,i nferringth atth eNi sei andIssei appi cantsrefusedtowork .Th ereportdidnotgivefigureson th e

numberofNisei andIssei th ath adbeenof-fered jobs,nordid i tgiveanyi ndi cati onastowh eth erth ej obsofferedh adbeensuitedtoth epastexperienceandtraini ngofth eapplicants.Th eUni ted StatesEmploymentServicei sbypresidentialorderrequiredtobenon-discri mi nati ng i noffering j obs,andtoreportcasesofempoyersrefusingtoac-ceptapplicantsbecauseofrace. Th i s h asunfortunatelynotalwaysbeen th epracticeofcertainbranch esofth eUSES.Inonei ntermountaincity,forexample,noNisei arereferred toanybutth emostmenialj obs.Th erei snoefforttodirectNisei i nto j obsfitti ngth ei rtraini ng.Again,th eTi mesreportsth at2,000 j obs

i nth eci trus i ndustrywillbeopeningupsh ortly,butinfersagainth atmostofth epersonsofJapanesedescentwillnotacceptth ese j obs,"unlessh ousi ng i sprovidedbyth egrowersforwh olefamilyunits."Iti sourunderstandingth atth eWRA doesnotdemandth ath usbandsandfath ersseparatefrom th ei rfamili es toacceptwork ,andagainth atth eWRAdoesnotexpecttrainedspeciali stsand professionalwork erstoac-ceptth i stypeofwork .Th eTi mesarticle,wh i ch i sblandlypre-

sentedas a"news"article,concludeswithth i sparagraph :"Inth erelocationcenters,th emaximum

amounta Japanesecould earn was$19 amonth ,th eaveragebeing$12.A typicalcountyassistancepaymenttoafamilyofth ree is$135.""Th ereaderi sth usask edtoconcludeth at

th ese"Japanese"sh ouldnotexpectth eusualwagesandwork i ngconditi onsoffered per-sonsofoth erdescents.Th eLos AngelesHerald-Express,h ow-

ever,mak esnoattempttobesubtle i n i tsportrayalofdistortednews.In i tseditori alonJan.17 i tmerelyre-

sortstotime-wornph rasesappealingtoth eemotionsofth erace-biased:"Sh i p th em back to Japan,"says th e

Herald-Express,i fth eydon'tli k eroad-build-i ngandsuch countyprojects.Such attemptstomak eamajori ssueout

ofth edi ffi cultreadjustmentproblemsofagroupofpersonswh o sufferedevacuationanddetentionth rough wh ath asbeencalled"ourbiggestwartimemi stak e"are typicalofth eeffortsofth ei rresponsiblesectionofourcountry'spresstomak erace-prejudi ceapaying,h eadlinepropositi on.Th epostwaradjustmentofourcountry

canonlysufferfrom attemptstodivi deth ecountry'spopulation i ntoracialgorups.Ouri nternationalprestige as a leader i n th edemocratictraditi oncan onlysufferaswecontinuetopresentaspectacleofacountrydivi ded.Wemustdemand ofournation'spress th e h onest,unbiased presentation ofth enewsth ati tpretendstogive.

Hostili tyi nManilaOnedayrecentlyatrainbearingmore

th an200AmericansoldiersofJapanesean-cestrymovedth rough th estreetsofManilai nth ePh i li ppi nes.Th eNi sei Glswereamongth eh undredsofJapaneseAmericansoldierswh owereassignedtoth ePh i li ppi necapitaltopartici patei nth epreparationofwarcrim-i nalcasesagainstenemyJapanese.Th eNi sei Glsweremade th eobjectsof

h ooti ngand j eeri ngbyth eFili pi nopopula-tion wh o mi stook th e JapaneseAmericansforenemyJapaneseprisoners.Inth eh andsofAmericanmili taryauth or-

i ti es i nth ePh i li ppi nestodayi sdocumentedi nformationrelatingtoth emi streatmentofNisei soldiersbymembersofth ePh i li ppi neconstabulary.Asaresultofopenh osti li tytowardth em

byth epeopleofacountrytowardwh oselib-erationth eyh avemadean i nvaluable con-tributi on,th emoraleofNisei troops i n th ePh i li ppi nesisdescribedas"extremelylow."Inth efi eldsoftranslationand i nterroga-

tion,i nwh i ch th eywerespeciallytrained,JapaneseAmericansoldiersh aveplayedani ntegralrole i nth evictoryofAmericanforc-esi nth ePh i li ppi nes.Inadditi on,th emili -taryrecordsofth ePh i li ppi necampaignarestuddedwith i nstancesofNisei courage i ncombat. AccordingtoLieut.Col.WallaceMooreofG-2,Nisei volunteerswh oprecededAmericanforces i ntoth eSantoTomascampi nManilawere responsibleforth esavingofcountlessci vi li anli ves.Andth eli vesofth ousandsofAmericansoldiersandFili pi noguerrillaswere savedbyth epresence ofNisei i ntelligencespeciali stsonLeyte,Min-danaoandonLuzon.litallofth ecampaignforth ePh i li ppi nes,h owever,th ework ofth eNi sei wasregardedasatopdrawersecretandnoeffortapparentlyh asbeenmadetoi nform th epeopleofth ePh i li ppi nesonth econtributi onsofth eJapaneseAmerican sol-di ers.AsaresultmanyFili pi nosh avemis-guidedlyexpendedth ei rh atredofth eenemyJapaneseuponth eNi sei from America.Ni sei i ntelligencetroops translated th e

entireJapaneseplansforth enavalbattleofth e Ph i li ppi nes wh i ch were capturedwithAdmiralKoga,th encommander-in-ch i efofth ecombinedJapanesefleetswh enth eplanei nwh i ch h ewas h urryi ngto j oi nh i sfleetmadeaforcedlandingi nth ePh i li ppi nes.Inadditi on,th ecompleteJapaneseplanforth edefenseofth ePh i li ppi neswas also madek nownth rough th ework ofJapaneseAmer-i canspeciali stslongbeforeourforcesland-edonLeyte.Inth ewordsofoneobserver,"many(JapaneseAmericans)h avepaidwithth ei rli vesandmanymoreh avebeenwound-ed.Th eyh avedoneanoutstandingj obandth ei rh eroi sm sh ouldberecognized."Untilth etransferofATIS(AlliedTrans-

latorand InterpreterSection) to Tok yo,nearlyoneth ousandJapanesesoldierswereassignedtodutyi nManila i nth atoneunitalone.Th ereare stilla largenumberofNisei Gls i n th ePh i li ppi nesand wi th outth emth ework ofprosecutingwarcrimi nalsandrepatriati ngenemytroopswouldbe se-verelyh ampered.Iti stobe h opedth atde-ci si vestepswillbetak enbyAmericanmili -taryauth ori ti esto i nform th epeopleofth ePh i li ppi nesregardingth econtributi onswh i chth eNi sei h avemadetoPh i li ppi ne indepen-dence.Th erei sli ttledoubtth atsuch i nfor-mationwillh elptodispelth epresenth osti l-i tyofth epeopleofth ePh i li ppi nestowardth eNi sei .

nisei USAbyLARRY TAJIRI

ASongAboutEvacuationLastweek i nth ePacifi c Ci ti -

zen WoodyGuth ri e,singerandwriterofpeople'sballads,urgedth eNi sei tocomposeth ei rown"singi ngh i story."Th egreatevac-uationof1942,sooftencalled"th elargestforcedmigrationi nAmeri-can.h i story,"alreadyi scelebratedi nanumberoffinepainti ngsbyevacueeartistsandth esagaofth edisplacedNisei andIssei mayonedayberecorded i nbook s. Butth erei sli ttlech anceth ati twi llberememberedi nsong.Itmaybeth atth eNisei donot

h aveamusicaltraditi on,atleastoneuponwh i ch th eycandraw.Th emusicalculturewh i ch th e i mmi -grantparentsofth eNisei brough ttoth eAmericansh oreliesacrossalingui sti cch asm wh i ch onlyafewNisei h avebeenabletobridge.Th egapwh i ch alwaysh assepar-atedth etwogenerations,asi th asseparated oth er i mmi grantandAmerican-born groups,h asbeenwidenedbyanobviousattemptonth epartofth eNi sei grouptore-nounceth ei rOrientalh eri tage i nanefforttoincorporateth emsel-vesmorecomfortablyinto th eAmericanscene.Th i sefforth asbeen i ntensifi ed by successivewaves ofanti-Ori entalism wh i chh ave been generated by WestCoastracists wh o h ave look edupon anyremnantsofOrientalculture,wh eth eri nth earrange-mentofafewflowersorth elin-geringnotesofasong,assome-th i ngfaintlydisloyaland,th ere-fore,un-American.Th e Nisei ,ofcourse,are asmusicallyliterateasanyoth erAmericangroupbutth ey h aveaddedlittletoth emusicwh i chth eyplayandsingandtowh i chth eydance. Th ey h aveacceptedth e h odge-podgeh eri tageofth emusicofAmerica.Th eysingth eballads,wh oseorigi nsaremainlyAnglo-Saxon,and th e spiri tualswh i ch h ave come from Negroslavesandfreemenofth ebayous,th eplantationlandsandth eredclayh i llsofth eSouth .Th eydancetoth ej i vewh i ch wasborn i nth eStoryvilledistri ctofNewOrleansandi nth eh onk y-tonk sofKansasCi ty,Ch i cagoandHarlem.Andth ey h ave paid h omageto th eclassicaltraditi onwh i ch i sstillmainlyEuropean,ofBeeth oven,Mozart,Tch ai k owsk yandBrah ms.Ofallth efolk musi cwh i ch i scon-sideredAmerican,th eNisei ,andth ese particularlyfrom Hawai i ,h avewonmostrecogniti oni nth ei ri nterpretationofth e Hawai i an.Musici ansi n th e 442nd CombatTeam h ave i ntroducedth elyricalstringsofHawai i anballadstocountless Italian,German andFrench villagesandtowns. Buth ereagainth ey h avebeen inter-pretersrath erth ancomposers.Incidentally,WoodyGuth ri ei saveteranofanoth ergreatevacua-tionwh i ch precededGeneralDe-Wi tt'sJapaneseevacuationbylessth anadecade.Woodygrewup i nth eDustBowlamongth efarmerswh osefarmsdriedup andblewaway,wh oweretractoredoutbyexpandingabsenteelandlordswh enth eywerenotdustedoff.He j oi n-edth egreattrek ofth eDustBowlmigrantsdownHigh way66wh i chJoh nSteinbeck h asmemoriali zedi n h i s"GrapesofWrath ." Th eOk i esandth eArk i esfoundvigi l-:antesandStatepolice,h ardworkandh unger,atth eendofHigh way66. Woodymadeupsongsash ewentdown th eroad(h i s DustBowlballadswererecordedi ntwoalbumsbyVictor)andh i s"Ain'tGonna Be TreatedTh i s Way"("I'mgoingwh ereth eduststormsneverblow")isamusicalaccomp-ani mentforSteinbeck 'ssagaofMaJoadandh erfamilywh owereevacuees,too.Th eevacuationof1942maynoth avei tsmusicalli teraturebuti ti sassuredofarecordoncanvasandi nbook sbyth eevacueesandbyth epersonnelofth eWarRelo-cationAuth ori ty.Manypainti ngsfrom artists i n th e relocationcampsare i ncludedi nth etravel-i ngexh i bi tsponsoredbyth eJapa-nese American Citi zens Leagueandoth erorganizati onswh i ch h asbeensh own i nBoston,Roch ester,AnnArborandoth erci ti es.HenrySugimoto,wh osepainti ngsareonexh i bi ti nth eLegionofHonori nSanFranciscoand i noth erCali-forniagalleries,recently h ad ash ow i nNewYork ofth ecanvasesfrom h i sbarrack sstudiosatth eJeromeandRoh wercampsi nAr-k ansas.Ch i uraObatai sback at

h i steach i ngpostatth eUniveflsityofCaliforniaafteranevacttitionexperienceduringwh i ch fc< «conductedartsch oolsatth eT_ iforanassemblycenterwh erek |h ad800studentsandatTop»OneofProf.Obata'spainti ngs(th eTopazcampisnowth epn»IertyofMrs.EleanorKoosewt;Amongotiverwell-k nownCelifot$niaartistswh owork edi nth enk |cationcampswereHideoDate_,JjBenj i Ok ubo.Mi neOk ubo'spainti ngsofrfllocationcenterlitewereexh i bfledi nNewYork lastsummeruHh avebeensentontourtooth HAmericanciti es.MissOk ubo,w|Bi llustrated th e "Issei, N_HKibei "articlei nth eApril,lyjfli ssueofFortune,i sth earti sti flauth orofabook wh i ch willpublish edbyColumbiaUnivenflPress i nth enearfutureandwh fli sexpectedtobemainlyconcefHedwith th eevacuation.MissOnlJbo'sdrawingswereafeaturecSth eTopazTrek ,probablyth ebe|ofth eliterarymagazinesto i Jpublish edbyNisei i nth ecentra :One ofth ewri tersforTrel-aTosh i oMori,wh osestoriesh s» l<beenpublish edi nNewDirectim 1and i nvariousmagazines,i swork ai ngonaseriesofnovels,one«-Mwh i ch i stitled"SendTh ese,fclHomeless."TaroKatayama,vaoth erTrek writer,returnedI_||month from servicewi th th e44ttMCombatTeam i nItalyandFraiu|and h opestocontinue writi ng.IIti sexpectedth atth eevacu itionwillcontinuetobeafavti te topicforsocial h i stori uCareyMcWilli ams'"Prejudi ce:11JJapaneseAmericans"wasth efi t,!i n th e field. AlexanderLeipton's"Th eGoverningofMen,"Bstudyofth ereactionofth ecviueestorelocation centercoat.jtions,h asprovidedva.uablem'|terialforth etreatmentofoth Hi nternedpopulations.BradfcSmith ,nowpreparingabook fl|JapaneseAmericanswh i ch will!'*apartofth e"NationofNatio_-sprojectwh i ch i sunderth ego,,eraleditorsh i pofLouis Adairi snowobtaini ngmaterialontk '9Ni sei and Issei with particuti ;stress on personalexperiencs■VWallace Stegner's"One Nationsh ows,with th egraph i cassistano,ofph otograph s,ofth ereaction)Jth e Ni sei to relocation livi niRack h am Holt,notedbiograph tof"GeorgeWash i ngtonCarver,i sbelievedto h avecompletedtk ibiograph yofaNisei tobep~lish edunderth etitle,"Th eGolten Door."'A numberofotlwbook s, i ncluding some fromIWestCoastuniversitystudy,n?,lexpected.Th eevacuationwillbewell<k _Jumented—butwecould still£9i with asong,th ek i ndth atWoo?Guth ri e and oth erfolk artiscansineandplay.Itwouldbe isongaboutth e evacuationtre\i and th eMPs,th ebarrack s,tlii barbed-wire andth ebluedese-sk y overh ead, aboutth e di nstormsandth emess h allsandtßi roadoutagaintowardfreedom

JACLRECEIVESSUGGESTIONSFORNISEIRELOCATION

Relocationsuggestionscamei jtoth eJACLofficeth i sweek ft*IAth ens, Oh i o,and Tallah asWFlorida,i nvi ti ngth eresettlenwofNisei i nth eseciti es.Th eRev.FredLuch s,mini s*ofth ePresbyterianch urch i nAtkens,wri tes,"Weneedadentilandasurgeon i nth i suni verffltown.Wewouldacceptanyottbutwouldofcoursepreferson*onewh owouldfiti ntoacollejcommunityofeigh tth ousandctfzens."Aletterfrom J.VelmaofKe«

andO'Kelley,Tallah assee,Flon*lawoffices,says:"Iam i nreceiptofyourliteatureand i th asoccurredtomth atth eremigh tbeaplaceM|someofyourpeoplei nLeonComlty,Florida."Weareessentiallyaruralcotmuni tyandcertaintypesoftru«farmingareprofitable.Ifany,lyourpeopleare i nterested i n$vestigati ngth esituation,Ik mth atourCh amberofComma*willbegladtogiveyousome»sistance.

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BobIk i ,aneditoratForeignbroadcastIntelligenceService i nWash i ngton, spok e onth e ABCetwork 'sHeadlineEdi ti on'spro-ram lastweek ,discussing th eeloeation ofevacuees i n Wash -sgton...Ach oi rcomposedofimeri cansoldiersofJapanesean-strywaspresented«inaspecialroadcaston Ch ri stmasday i n'ok yo,Japan.Th e soldierswere11formermembersofth eFortnelling,Minn.,ch oi rwh i ch gavesimi larrecitalatth eMi nnesotarmy camp on Ch ri stmas day,944 ...Kiyosh i Nak ama,Ha-wai i anNi sei swimmi ngstar,wasamedch ampi onofth eyeari nh e 200-metersfree-style i n th ennualcompilati onofAssociated"ressfeatures.

Kurok i 'sBook ...Tech .Sgt.BenKurok i i sdoingi book wh i ch willbe publish edh i s year.Hiscollaborator,ac-ordingtoth eRock y Sh i mpo,i stalph Martin,formerlyofth etaffofth eGInewspaper,Starsmd Stripes.. .Now th atth ei rari soverth eMetropolitanOp-i ra company'snew season willeatureth erevivalof"Mme.But-erfly"with James Melton as'ink ertonandLici aAlbaneseas'h o-Ch o-San.Hizi Koyk ewh owaseatured i nth ePuccini operafornanyseasonswith th eSanCarloOperacompany i snow reportednarriedtoanotedi mpressario.

* * "Gardener...Inth eMGM fi lm "Th i rtySec-mds OverTok yo"Van Joh nson,"layingth eroleofCaptain(nowi laj or)TedLawson,tellsafellow(ilotonth enigh tbeforeth eDoo-i ttlefliers h opoffforth erai d>n Tok yo:"Mymoth erusedtolave a Japanese gardener.Heeemedtobeallrigh t."Recentlyh ereal-lifeMajorLawson,now;h e h ousi ngch ai rmanofth e ac-tiveAmericanVeteranscommit-;ee,purch ased a h ome i n th eBa'dwinHi llsdi stri cti nLosAn-

Eelesandh i redaJapanesegar-enertotak ecareofth elawn.* » *

Repatriates...DepartmentofJusticeregula-tionsth atvoluntaryrepatriatesre-turningtoJapancouldtak eonly$60i nAmericancurrencyplusth eamountearnedby th em i nrelo-cationcenters and i nternmentcampsfound th eU.S.customsroom atSeattleoverloadedwithwarbonds andcurrency turnednbyth erepatriatesbefore th ei f'rst"groupleftonth e GeneralMarsh allforJapan.One ofth erepatriates,YuzoNozanofStock -ton,Calif.,turnedoverto i nspec-torsanenvelopecontaini ng$3,425i nU.S.warbonds.Oth errepa-tri atesalsoturned i nlargesums.

* » *Extras...Tsuyosh i Matsumoto,now i nCh i cago,i sth eauth orofan'ar-ticleon"Japan'sElection"i nth eJan.14 i ssueofNewRepublic...Afteralongabsencebecauseofevacuation Ni sei extrasand bi tplayersaregettingback onth erollsofCentralCastingi nHolly-wood . . ."AmericanGuerrillai nth ePh i li ppi nes,"th e20th -Foxproductionwh i ch wastobemadefrom IraWolfert'sbook andforwh i ch 25 Ni sei were tentativelysigned,i snowdefini telyoffth estudio'sproductioncalendarasaresultofth epresentHollywoodpoli cy ofdeemph asi zi ng warfilms.

* **YuleGreetings...Jack Mak i ,Nisei auth orof"Jap-aneseMili tari sm,"i sbelievedenroutetoJapanonamissi onforth eArmy.Mak i ,agraduateofth eU.ofWash i ngton,served i nani mportantU.S.psych ologicalwar-farepostduringth ewar. ..Ank yHosh i j o,aveteranofth e100th InfantryBattalion,recentlymadeh i sproboxingdebuti nHon-oluluasafeath erweigh t.Hosh i j ofough ti nGIrings i nItaly...Th eCh ri stmasweek i ssueofth emagazineNewYork ercarriedth efollowinglinesi napoembyFrankSu'livanwh i ch .wastitled"Greet-i ngs,Friends!":"...frameawarmYuletroch eeInh onorofSergeantBenKurok iAndallth egallantNisei Yank sTo h i m andth em,th ei rcoun-try'sth ank s."

NISEIGI

Ph otobyPfc.Hank Harada

BattleRoyalLoomsi nSenateOverFairEmploymentBill

ByJOHNKITASAKO

Wash i ngtonNews-Letter

Wash i ngton,D.C.

KAbattleroyallooms i nth eSenateoverattemptsbyth elib-forcestopasslegislationtoestablish apermanentFairEm-

ploymentPracticesCommittee.Both si desh aveli nedupth ei rar-tilleryforafigh ttoth efi ni sh .Atth i swriti ng,sponsorsofth ebi llareplanningtobring

th ebill,wh i ch passedth eSenateLaborCommitteelastyear,toth efloorfordebatesoonafterth eSenatereconvenes.South ernDemocrats,unitedasonetok i llth ebill,areth reateningtofili -buster,someth i ngwh i ch th eyareveryadeptatdoing,h avi ngsuchlong-windedch ampsasBilboandEastland.Afili busterwouldbeextremelyunfortunatebecause i twouldh oldupdebateandactiononoth erex-tremelyimportantlegislation.Buti fone doesdevelop,sponsorsofth e FEPC bi llh ope to secureenough votes—two-th i rdsofth eSenate membersh i p—tosh utoffdebate.However,th i sappearsli k eatough propositi on,forth esouth -ernDemocratsaresolidlylinedupagainstth ebill,plusanumberofnorth ernconservatives.Inth eHouseofRepresentatives

a companionFEPC measure i sneatlybottled up i n th eRulesCommitteebyth esouth ernreac-tionaries,andeffortstoh aveth ebi lldisch argedfromth ecommitteeh avesofarprovenfruitless.Th eendeavorstosetupaper-manentFEPC h aveth estrongen-dorsementofPresidentTruman.LastJune h e pleadedwi th th eHouseRulesCommitteetoreleaseth e measureforactionon th efloor,butth ecommitteemembersi ustmonk eyedaround,andth ebill.h adtobepigeonh oled.Asproofth ath emeanstofigh tforequalrigh tsforth eminori ti es,th ePresidentseveralweek sagoordered_allgovernmentagenciestoabolish discri mi natorypracticesi nh i ri ngpersonnel,andspeciallych argedth emtocooperatewith th eFEPC i nmattersaffectingth eem-ploymentofminori ti es i ngovern-mentservice. Healsogaveth eFEPCauth ori tytoinvestigatedis-crimi nati on i nth osei ndustriesen-gagedi nreconversionproduction.In battlingfora permanentFEPC,th ePresidenti snotjustcarryingoutth epledgei n1944ofh i spredecessorforfairtreatmentofminori tygroups.Heandth eliberalsi nCongressrealizeth atanFEPC,armedwith adequatefundsandbroadpowers,i si mperativetoforestallracedisturbances i nth egreatstruggleforsurvivali nth epost-warera.Racial relations are alreadytense.Th eGl'sofallminori ti esh aveaprettygoodi deaofwh atth eyfough tfor,andth eyarenotgoingtotak ediscri mi nati on sit-ting down.Th ey wanta fai ich ancetowork ;th eywantassur-anceofequalconsideration. Th eNi sei wh o h asa college degreedoesnotwanttogoback toth estrawberrypatch .Th eNegrowh oi sequippedtodoaspecialtypeofwork doesnotwanttobeapor-terorabootblack .Th eJewwh oh asstudiedbusiness lawdoesn'twantto operatea one-countergrocerystore.Andi fth eseveteransandoth -

ersdon'tgetth atch ance,th erei sgoingtobetrouble. Toomanypeopleh avealreadyforgottenth eraceriotswh i ch followedth elastwarbecauseAmericawasnotpre-paredtotak ecareofitsminor-i ti es.WendellWillk i eoncesaid,"Th eequitabletreatmentofracialmin-oriti esi nAmericai sbasi ctoourch ance fora j ustand lastingpeace. We,asAmericans,cannotbeononesideabroadandonth eoth erath ome."Peace i nAmerica i nth epost-warperiodrestsonth esh ouldersofCongress.Th eenactmentofth elegislationforapermanentFEPCwilli nsureth i speace,andAmericacansh owth eoth ernationsofth eworldwh oarecloselywatch i ngi tstreatmentofitsminori tyciti -zensth ati ti sademocracyi nfactas i nname.

Ch i coSch oolBoardRefusestoSponsorMcWilli amsLectureCHICO,Calif.—Th eCh i coBoardofEducationonJan.10refusedtogivei tssupporttoaseriesofforums atwh i ch Carey McWil-liams,notedauth ori tyonminori typroblems,wi llbeoneofth espeak -ers,onth egroundth ati tdoesnotwantto be responsibleforanyi deaspresentedatth emeeting.BoardMemberN.A.Ch ri sten-sen specifi callyobjected to Mr.McWilli amsonth egroundth atth eboardmigh tbei nvi ti ngcriti ci sm.Th eforum seriesi ssponsoredbyserviceclubs.Oth erspeak erswillbeWalterDurantyandBruceBlivi n.

Noguch i ProvidesSettingsforMarth aGrah am'sDanceWork sNEW YORK— IsamuNoguch i ,notedsculptoranddesigner,i slisted as "artisti c collaborator"forMarth aGrah am'snew dancework ,"Dark Meadow*wh i ch willbepresentedforth efi rsttimeonJan.23atth ePlymouth th eatreaspartofth e Grah am dancerepertory.Mr.Noguch i ,accordingtoth eNewYork Times,h as"createdth ebi tsofdecorandth epropertieswh i ch replaceformalsetting i nMissGrah am'ssagecraft."Heh asalsodesignedth esettingsfortwo

oth erdancework swh i ch willbei ncluded i n th eprogram tobegivenbyMissGrah am and h ertroupeduringth etwo-week seasonwh i ch willstartonJan.21.Yuri k oAmemiya,Nisei dancer,wh omadeh erdebutlastyeari n"Appalach i anSpring"andoth erwork s,will againappear asamemberofMissGrah am's com-pany.MissAmemiyawi llgoonacross-

countrytourwith th e Grah amcompanyafterth e closeofth eNewYork season.

JerseyGroupFormedtoAidResettlementNEW BRUNSWICK,N.J.—Th eNewJerseyCouncilonJapaneseAmericanswasorganizedonJan.16atameetingatWoodLawn,NewJerseyCollegeforWomen.Amongth eorganizati onswh i ch

h avebeeni nvi tedtopartici patei nth eneworganizati onareth eNewJerseyStateFederationofWo-men'sclubs,th eStateCh amberofCommerce,LeagueofWomenVot-ersandth eAmericanAssociati onofUniversityWomen.Mrs.Steph enJ.Francisco,pres-i dent,StateFederation ofWo-men'sclubs,presided.DillonS.Myer,nationaldirec-torofth eWarRelocationAuth or-i ty,MissMarionGlaeser,directorofstudentsatth eNewJerseyCol-legeforWomen,andKiyosh i Ya-mash i taofNewYork Ci tywereth ech i efspeak ersatth eorgani-zationalmeeting.Approximately2,300 JapaneseAmericans wh o wereevacuatedfromth eWestCoasti n1942arenowlivi ngi nNewJersey.Ofth i stotalsome 1,700areresidi ngatSeabrook Farmsi nBri dgeton.Th emai npurposeofth enewor-ganizati onwillbetoassistth eresettlerstobecomeadjustedi nth ei rnewcommuniti es.Th eCoun-cilproposes to work with andth rough exi sti ngagenciesandor-ganizati onsth rough outth eState.

CaptainCrowleyWillSpeak toCh i cagoJACLGroupCHICAGO—Capt.Th omasCrow-ley,formerlyattach edtoth e442ndandnowwith th elegaldepartmentofth eCh i cagoMotorClub,willbeguestspeak eratth efirstmeetingofth eyearofth eCh i cagoJACLonJan.25,8 p.m.,atth eInter-nationalHouse.Capt.Crowleywasassignedtoth eWestCoastonaWarDepart-mentspeak i ngtourafterh i sre-turnfrom Europe.He spok e i nmany ofth e "h i gh prej udi ce"areasofth estateofCalifornia,i ncludingPlacercounty.Th e1946cabinetofth eCh i cagoch apterwi llbei nstalled.MembersarePresidentNoboruHonda,vicepresidentTogoTanak a,RecordingSecretaryRoseKok ubu, Corres-pondingSecretaryMaryMatsu-mura,TreasurerDixi eIsh i da,andDelegates-at-largeNobumitsuTak -ah ash i ,.Mrs.Doroth yKitow,andDr.Willi amHi ura.

Fromth eFryingPanByBILLHOSOKAWA

Wh atWouldGen.StilwellHave-Done i n1942?j j ll-j j ■, DcsMoines,la.OneofourfavoritegeneralsisJoseph Sti lwell.Heh ash eld

th atpositi oneversinceh etrudgedoutofth eBurma j ungleandadmittedweh adtak enonedick ensofabeating.Afewdaysagoth ewardepartmentassignedGeneralStill-

wellasch i efofth eWesternDefenseCommand.Perh apsth etransferispurelycoinci dental,buti ti ssigni fi canti nviewofGeneralStilwell'swell-k nownstand i nsupportofth eNi sei .Now i sasgoodatimeasanytogetGeneralStilwell'spro-

posedPick axe Club i nto being.Its membersh i p, i fyou recall,wouldconsistofformerservice-menreadyto wield a pick axeh andle on barroom commandoswh oth i nk objecti veTok yomeanssettingfiretoaNisei veteran'sfarmh ouse.

* * *We can't h elp butwanderwh ati twould h ave beenli k eh adsomeofficerwith General

Stilwell'spresentk nowledgeofth eNisei ,h eadedth eWesternDefense Commandon Dec.7,1941.

* * *Barber'sTopicOurbarber's,favoritetopicusedtobe h i sson i nth earmy.Th atson i sback nowafter18month sofsh ooti ngat,andbeingsh otat,byJapanesei nth e j unglesofNewGuineaandth ePh i li ppi nes.Recentlyth efath erdecidedtoretireandsold h i s business toth eson,sonowth eone-time j un-glei nfrantrymangivesusth eoneover,ligh tly."Yep,"h esaidas h eranth egleamingstraigh t-edgerazoroverth estroppreparatorytoaneck sh ave."Welost500mengoingupth atoneh i ll."Butwewouldh avelostalotmore i fi tweren'tforth eN.seiboyswith us."Fortunately h e'ssuch a good-naturedfellow i tprobablywould-n'tmak eawh oopofdifferencetoh i m even i fItoidh i m mynamewasFumimaroToj o.

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TrafficWestTh ere'salotoftrafficofblack -h ai redpassengers westward ac-crossth ePacifi c.SomeareJapa-neseprisonersofwar.Somearecivi li ansbeingeith erdeporteuorexpatriatedfrom th eU.S.Stilloth ersareU.S.combat

veteransgoing h ome to Hawai iwith ach estfulofribbons.Andafourth groupis made upofyoungNisei servicemenboundforth eoccupationarmyi nJapan.We'dli k etositi nash i p's

cabinwith oneman—preferablyabout25yearsold—from eachofth efourgroupsandstartanuninh i bi tedbullsession.Th efourmenwouldh aveonlyancestryi ncommon.Th ei rexper-i encesandph i losoph i es— exceptperh apsth oseofth etwoservice-men— oneavet,th eoth erarook i e—wouldbevastlydifferent.Itlook sli k eth emak i ngsofagoodsh ortstoryorperh apsevenbetter,a novel.

* » *NewspaperFillersNewspaperfillerstraditi onallyareasourceofi nteresting,buth ardlysigni fi canti nformation.Weran i ntoone th eoth erdaywh i ch read:"Th e recently-closed HeartMountain,Wyo.,relocationcen-terconvertedsome2000 acresofsagebrush landi ntoa h i ghstateofcultivati on."Aftergettingoverth esurpriseofseeingsuch an i tem,wespedback th rough timeandspacetoHeartMountain,wh i ch was h omefor14month s.Yes,th ere i twas,th ebench -

land.Arid,sandy,spotted withdwarfedsagebrush .Andth erei twas again a yearlater,greennowwith rowcrops i rri gatedbysnow waterbrough tdownfromth e Sh osh one.We areproudtoh avebeenamemberofth ecom-munity wh i ch accomplish ed th ej ob.We h adaparti nth edeve'op-

mentofth atland,atinypart.Itwasaraceagainsttimeandman-powerwas scarce.So th eyputth i s city-bredpencil-push eratopa h uge,sputteringtractor.Th eysaid push th i sleverto

mak e i tgoandpulli tback tostop,andsh oveth i spedaltoturnalittleandsh ove th epedalandyonk th i soth erleveri fyouwanttoturnaroundsh arp.Andsoforacoupleofth ri lli ngsh i fts we werea tractoroper-ator.Th ere was a senseoftri-

umph aboutsitti ngaloneatopth i spowerfulsteelbeastandguidi ngi tas i tcrawledtire-lesslyoverth eflat,rippi ngoutsagebrush ,filli ng i nth eh ollows,sh api ngabilli ard-tablefieldoutofdesert.We aren'tmade ofth e stuffth atgoeswith operatingatrac-torforalivi ng.Butwefeeleverymanough ttotry i tonce.It'sgoodforh i sego.

;urday,January19,1946 PACIFICCITIZEN 5

EngagementTh eengagamentofAk i k oNi sh -i moto ofLancaster,Calif.,toKaoruS.Vagi,formerlyofSali-nas,wasannouncedth i sweekMr.Vagi recentlyreceivedh i s

disch argefrom th eArmyaftermoreth anfouryearsofservice,i ncludingoverseasduty i n th eAleutians,th ePacifi candi nJa-pan.

IntermountainJACLCh aptersPledgeFundTh esum of$5,000,toberaisedbyFeb.15,waspledgedbyth eIntermountainDistri ctCouncilofth eJACLforth enationalh ead-quartersofth eorganizati onatameeting h eldJan.13i nSaltLak eCi ty.Quotasallottedtoeach ch apter

weresetasfollows:SaltLak eCi ty,$1,000;BoiseValley,$525;Idah oFalls,$525;Pocatello,$525;Snak eRiver,$525;Mt.Olympus,$475;DavisCounty,$375;Ogden,$375;Rexburg(Yellowstone).$375;andMagicValley,$300.Th eresolutiontoraiseth epledg-

edamountwaspassedunanimous-lyby th etwenty-ninedelegate'spresentatth e meeting.Ninech apterswererepresented.Sh i gek i Ush i oofth eMt.Olym-

pusch apterwaselectedch ai rmanofth e councilforth e comingterm.Mrs.Alice Kasai ofth eSaltLak ech apterwaselectedsec-retary,and PaulOk amura waselectedtreasurer.Th edelegateswereentertainedatth eCapri Restaurantafterth emeetingbyth eSaltLak ech apter.

JACLPresidentParticpi atesi nPanelatMidvaleMIDVALE,Utah —SaburoKido,nationalpresidentofth e,JACL,partici pated i napanelforum onracialattitudesonJan.14atth eMi dvale sch ool.Th e forum wassponsoredbyth eJordan Sch oolDistri ctPTA and th eUniversityofUtah ExtensionDivi si on.Oth erspeak erswereDr.Ch arles

Dibbleofth eUniversityofUtah ,Rabbi A.S.Luch s,Mr.WallaceLeong,Mr.D.H.OliverandMr.Kido.Th epartici pantsspok e ofth e

needforlegislationi ncorrectingracialattitudes,pointi ngoutth atth elongrangeprogram ofcor-rection th rough education wouldbetooslow.Th epanelmemberspointedtoth eneedforapermanentFEPC,civi lrigh ts i npublicplacesandlegislationtodeclare i nvalidre-stricti vecovenants.Dr.Dibble spok eofth eprob-lemfromananth ropologist'sview-point.Over250personsh eardth edis-

cussion.Th epanelmemberswereguests ofth e Mi dvaleKiwani sclub atadinnerpreceding th emeeting.

FarewellDinnerWillHonorMormonWork ertoHawai iA farewelltestimoni aldi nner

h onori ngElderandMrs.MelvinA.Weenig andfamily,wh owillleave i nth enearfutureforHa-wai i wh ereElderWeenigwillpre-si deoverth eCentralPacifi cMis-si onforth eCh urch ofJesusCh ri stofLatterDaySaints,willbeh eldi nth eOgden4th Ward,Monday,January21,at8p.m.Th e program forth e eveningwillconsistofspeak ersandmu-sicalnumbers,followedbyadancei nth eamusementh all.Nisei h avebeentenderedaspeciali nvi tati onto see ElderWeenig.Th e 4thWard Ch apel i slocatedat21ststreetand Jefferson avenue i nOgden.Th eCentralPacifi cMi ssi on isth eformerJapaneseMissi on ofth eLDSch urch i nth eHawai i anIslands.PresidentWeenig,wh oh asbeenaguestspeak eratsev-eralJACL meetings, ask s th eNisei tovisi th i mbeforeh eleavesforh i sHawai i anmi ssi on.

Nak amaWi llReceiveAustralianMedalsAfterSixYearsHONOLULU— Kiyosh i (Keo)Nak ama,Hawai i an Ni sei swi m-mingstar,willsoonreceiveth emedalswh i ch h ewoni nAustraliasixyearsago.E.L.Damk roger,drectorofath leti csforth eAlexanderHousecommunity associati on,recentlyreceivedaletterfrom W.BergePh i lli ps,h onorarysecretary-treas-urerofth eAmateurSwimmi ngUnionofAustralia.Th eletteri n-dicatedth atwith th eadventofpeacei nth ePacifi cth eAustralianch ampi onsh i p medallions wh i chwerewonbyth eJapaneseAmeri-canswimmi ngstarduringh i stourofAustraliai n 1939wouldsoonreach h i m."We i nAustraliaallremember

Keo'svi si twith pleasureas h eendeared h i mselftoeveryonebyh i sgentlemanlymannerandgoodsportsmansh i pandh eprovedanexcellent,ambassador foryourcountry,"th eletterdeclared.Mr.Damk roger,wh oh elpedar-rangeNak ama'stourin1939,as-suredth eAustralianoffici alth atth emedalswouldbeproperlypre-sentedtoth eJapaneseAmericanch ampi onwh oi snowonth efac-ultyofFarrington h i gh sch ool.(Kiyosh i Nak amawaslastweekvotedasoneofth eoutstandingAmericanswimmersof1945i nth eoffici alAll—AmericanAAUswim-mingteamselectionsannouncedbyClydeA.Swendson.Nak amawasnamedth eoutstandingU.S.Swim-

meri nth e440-yardfree-styleandalsowas placedonth e all-star880-yardfree-stylerelayteam.)

Sch olarsh i pHonoringDeadGIWillGotoJapaneseStudent

EASTON,Pa— Asch olarsh i pforaDownington,Pa,soldierk i ltedonLuzonlastMaywasestab-li sh edatLafayetteCollegeonJan.9with th eprovisi onth ataJaptnesestudentbegivenfirstcoraid-erationforth eaward.Fundsforth eunusualsch olar-sh i p,createdbyMr.andMrs.Rob.CrtM.Joh nstone i nmemoryofth ei rson,RobertS.,willcomefrom th e$10,000governmenti n-surancecarriedbyh i m.Th epar-ents i ntend to mak e addtionalgifts.Th eparentsexplainedth atth ei r

son,aformerLafayetteCollegestudent,was i nternationallymind-ed,deeplysympath eti cwith peo-plesofoth ernationsandbelievedth atth ecauses ofmostwanwouldberemoved i fabetterun-derstandingcouldbeach i eved.

ClaimsAgainstBondingCompaniesWillBePaidSoonLOS ANGELES — PersonsofJapanese ancestry with claim!againstbondingcompaniesofpro-duct)commissi onmerch ants cannow receivepaymentforth eseclaims,accordingtoth eLos An-gelesWRA.Th e California State Depart-mentofAgriculture i sreadytopay claims fi led againstth esecompaniesforproducesh i ppedtonow-defunct produce merch ants,th eWRAreports.

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Nisei GIi nJapanMeetsGrandmoth eri nOk ayamaSACRAMENTO — Occupationdutywith th e6th ArmyinJapanenabledStaffSgt.MinoruNambaof504OStreettoseeh i sgrand-moth erwh oli vesi nth eoutsk i rtsofOk ayamaonHonsh uIsland,ac-cordingtoaSixth Armyreport.Namba,atranslatorandi nter-

Kreterwith th e 178th Languageletaoh mentofth e24th InfantryDivi si on,wasonoccupationdutyDnSh i k ok ubutwasgivenpermis-siontogotoOk ayama.Th eSixth Armyreportedth at;h egrandmoth erpouredteaafterluggingandadmiri ngh ergrand-sonandth etwotalk edforh ours.Mr.andMrs.SenzoNamba,th esergeant'sparents,leftJapan45rearsago tolivei nth e UnitedstatesandsettledonasmallfarmlearSacramento.Sgt.NambawasK>rn i nCaliforniaandwaseducat-i d i nlocalsch ools.Pri ortoenter-i ngservicei nMarch ,1941,h ewasi canneryemploye.Hisarmyduty h astak en h i mi oCampRoberts,FortBliss,Min-nesota,Australia,Dutch Newj i ri nea,Buna,Finsch afenandHol-andiabeforeh ewasassignedtolapan.He .h as been overseas sinceApril,1943,andisbeingreturned■to th e United States with 97points.■Hiswife,Patrici a,resides i nSacramento.

Nisei CageLeagueStartedi nArizonaGLENDALE,Ariz.—Nisei bas-k etballplayerswillstartth ei rlewleaguetournamentonJan.12i tth e Alh ambra Sch oolgymna-i um undersponsorsh i p ofth ei h owaSh oyuBrewingCompany.Sixteamsareentered i n th eeague,andth erefereeingwillbelonebyKenSak ato,accordingtoIfuk i oHino,ch ai rman.Leagueplaywilllastforfiveveek s,and a double-elimi nati onourneyisslatedforFebruary13,14and15.Th ewi nnerofth etour-leywillreceiveatroph ydonated>yth eSh owaSh oyuCompanyandmayh aveth eopportunitytoen-gage i n an i ntersectionalgamewith th e"Marush oMi k s,"ch am-pionsofth eDenverNisei Bask et-ballLeague.

Nisei StudentNamedToHonorSocietyFAIRFIELD,la— IdaNak a-

'aSsh i ma,oneofth efiveNisei stu-j ndents attendingParsons college,"h asbeenmadeamemberofPh iKappaPh i ,nationalh onorsch olar-sh i psociety.;Miss Nak amura,a native of.Winston,Calif.,willbegraduatedth i s month and planstoentermedicalsch ool.

Sh ellyNamedWRASupervisorforSouthCaliforniaDistri ctLOS ANGELES — James L.Sh elly,formerlyassistantdirectorofth eGi laRiver,Ariz.,projectofth eWarRelocationAuth ori ty,wasnamedsupervisorofth e South -ernCaliforniaareaofWRA onJan.17,andE.PriceSteidi ngwasnamedrelocationofficeri nch argeof.th eLosAngelesdistri ct,wh i chcomprises allofLos Angelescounty.Sh ellysucceedsPaulG.Robert-

son,wh o i s returningtoprivatebusinessafterh eadi ngth eSouth -ernCaliforniaareasince i twasopenedwh enth eexclusionorderwasliftedmoreth anayearago.Mr.Steidi ng,wh owasformerlyi nch argeofth eNewYork di s-tri ctofficeandservedasaspe-ci alassistantto Mr.Robertsonforseveralmonth s,succeedsEarlL.Kelley,wh oi salsoleavingth eauth ori ty.Th ech angeswereannounced i n

LosAngelesbyH.RexLee,ch i efofth erelocationdi vi si onofWRAi nWash i ngton,i nconnectionwitharevisedprogramlook i ngtoth eliqui dati onofth eAuth ori tywith -i nth enextfewmonth s.Leesaidth eLosAngelesdistri ctofficeandoth erdi stri ctofficeswith i nth earea,atSanta Barbara,SantaAna,SanDiegoandElCentro,willcloseonMay1,andth eareaofficeonMay15.Th eentireAu-th ori tywi llpassoutofexistenceonJuly1.

CaptainNak adatePromotedtoMajorEASTCHICAGO,Jnd.—Promo-tionto majori n th eMedica1Corps,U.S.Army,h asbeenan-nouncedforCapt.Katsumi J.Na-k adate,formerlyofPortland,Ore.MajorNak adateservedasabat-talionsurgeonduringcombatwithth e 17th AirbourneDivi si on,re-ceivi ngth eBronzeStarforh er-oi smandPurpleHeartwith clus-ters.MajorNak adate i snowonterm-i nalleavetobereleasedonpointsto i nacti vedutyandwillresumeth epracticeofmedici neandsur-gery i n EastCh i cago,Indiana,wh ere h e waspractici ngbeforebeingcalledto activeduty.Hiswife,MaryNak adate,and son,NeilEdward,h avebeenlivi ng i nth eIndianacityduringth ewar.

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.andMrs.BillKoga,SaltLak eCity,agirl,FlorenceSach -i k o,onJan.2.ToMr.andMrs.TadeoTanabe,44South StateStreet,SaltLak eCity,agirlonJan.13.ToMr.andMrs.FredYosh i ok a,agirli nDenver,Colo.

DEATHSMatsuk eMi k ami ,67,ofOrilli a,

Wash .,-onDec.31.Umek oYosh i daonJan.4i nSe-

attle,Wash .Ki taro Hayash i ,formerly ofPortland,Oregon,onDec.26,1945." Ak i j i ro Nak ano,formerlyofAlameda,California,onJan.2i nCh i cago.Seitaro Inouye,formerly of

Woodland,Calif.,onJan.5i nDen-ver.Tak eoTerak awaonJan.5atTuleLak e.Juj i ro Hish i numa,formerlyofHoodRiver,Ore.,onJan.3atOntario,Ore.Rev.Baba,91,on 10 i n

LosAngelesKazuto B. Kawaguch i , 13-

-rnonth s,sonofMr.andMrs.TomKawaguch i , Meridan,Wyo., onJan.10.Mrs.Li lli anOtai nDenver,Colo.Ak i j i roNak ano,75,onJan.1i n

Ch i cago.Uich i Miyamoto,68,formerlyofSanDdego,onJan.9atPasadena.Sh i mek i ch i KogetsuonJan.16atHawth ornetrailercamp,Calif.Mosaj i Fuj i waraonJan.14at

Ch i no,Calif.Mrs.Yuk i Mi muraonJan.17i nLosAngeles.

MARRIAGESKi k uyo HandatoSh i roHanda

onJan.5i nDenver.Emi k oMasai toSh i ni ch i Yone-muraonDec.27atCh i cago.Mi tsuk o Kawasak i to James

Hasui k eonJan.10atOntario,Ore.Mich i Sh i ratori to Sh i geruNi i

onJan.8i nIdah oFalls,Idah o.Nobuk oIk euye(LaJara,Colo.)

to Mr.Soich i Kuk i ta (Alamosa,Colo.)i nDenveronJan.11.MayMori k awatoHidemi Yosh i -

wara i nDenver,Colo.,onJan.12.Setsuk oOk amototoFredOk i -motoi nCh i cago,111.

MARRIAGELICENSESHaruk oMigak i andMi k eKi tanoi nDenver,Colo.

Marriagei nCh i cagoCHICAGO—Mr.andMrs.Fred

Kinosh i ta gave th ei rdaugh ter,Imeldai nmarriagetoPfc.HenryI.Kiga,Th ursday,Dec.27,1945,8p.m.atth eSt.Clement'sRec-tory.

New,OldCabinetsOfCh i cagoJACLHoldMeetingCHICAGO—Th eoldand i ncom-i ngcabinentsofth eCh i cagoJA-CLmetJan.11atth e h omeofWilli am Mi nami todiscussplansandpolici esforth ecomingyear.President-electNoboru Honda

wasdelegatedto be oneofth eoffici aldelegatestoth enationalconferencetobe h eld i nDenver.

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DiamondsandWatch esSaltLak eCity,170S.MainBrigh am City,137MainMurray Neph i

Portraitsby...TERASHIMASTUDIO

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GAS AND OIL|PARKINGITak Kusano TatsMasudaHENRYY.KASAI

SpecialAgent80Yean

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AMutualCompanyAssetsOverS% Billi on

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Ph one3-7440

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CaliforniaMark et138W.IstSouth SaltLak eCity,Utah

Teleph one:4-8098OFFERINGACOMPLETELINEOF

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ForJapaneseProvisi onsCALLFUJIMOTO'S909 E.43rd Street

Teleph oneDRExel3303DeliveryService

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1834N.BissellStreetCh i cago,Illinoi s

Ph one:Mich i gan2568GilbertKuramitsu

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MASAJIMORITASpecialAgent

OCCIDENTALLIFE INS.COMPANY

OneNo.LaSalleSt.Ch i cago,Illinoi sTel:RANdolph 2281

MARKTWAINBEAUTYSHOP

111 W.Divi si on St.Ch i cago,Illinoi s

KazuKuwah ara,Mgr.Ph one:MOHawk 3446Hours:10a.m.-10p.m.

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RetirementIncome— Annuiti es

Agents:HENRYSUZUKIDA-SHIGEONAKANO-NOBORUHONDALINCOLNNATIONALLIFEINSURANCECO.

(Over1% Billi onsofInsurance i nForce)22.SiAfSa,leBuildi n» Ch i cago2,111.buite1855 ph angCENtral1393

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Fresh Fi sh forSash i mi -OurSpecialtyMAILORDERDEPARTMENT

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PORTRAIT,WEDDING,CANDID,ILLUSTRATIVEPHOTO COPIES. HOMEPORTRAITBYAPPOINTMENT

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Assimi lati on i nCommunityIsGoalofRelocatedlowaNiseiDES MOINES,la—Japanese

Americans i nDcsMoinesh avede-clinedtopursueapolicyofsegre-gationandwish tobecomeassim-i latedasan i ntegralpartofth ei rcommunity,BillHosok awa,presi-dentofth eDcsMoinesCoordina-tingCouncil,toldameetingofth egrouponTuesdayofth i sweek .Hosok awasaid atpresentno

pressingproblemsface JapaneseAmericans i nth i scity.He ex-plained th atth e 371 Ni sei wh oh avemovedh eresince 1941werech i eflyfamilygroupsth atintend-edtosettleh erepermanently."Alotofusli k edCalifornia,"

Hosok awasaid,"butyoucan'teatclimate.Herewe h aveach ancetoearnth reemealsaday."Th ereceptionwe h avereceiv-

ed i nlowah asgivenusfaith ."Mac Ideta,Drak e universitystudent,spok ewarmlyofth ere-ceptiongi venNisei students atth esch ool.MissFlorenceRossofth eWRA

i nCh i cagoemph asi zedth ati nth emi ddle west,wh ere h undreds ofJapaneseAmericans h ave reset-tled,th ereh asbeenalaudableab-senceofracediscri mi nati on.Representativesofth efollowingcivi corganizati onspledgedth ei rai d i n solvingth eproblems ofNisei Americans:th elowaCh i l-dren'sHomesociety,th eFamilysociety,th estate departmentofsocialwelfare, th e Polk countywelfareagency,th e USES,andth eYWCA.

DiscussFormationOfLegalRigh tsGroupInLosAngelesLOS ANGELES—Prospectsofth eextensionofth eLegalRigh tsDefenseCommittee,organiedwi thth e assistanceofth e JACL i nNorth ernCalifornia,toth eSouth -ernCaliforniaareawerediscussedatan i nvi tati onalmeetingonJan.16underth eauspicesofth eLosAngelesofficeofth eJACL.

Nisei VeteranGetsCaliforniaLiquorLicenseLOSANGELES— Haruo*Ok a-moto,29,aveteranofWorldWar11,wasrecently i ssuedth efi rstdisti lledspiri tslicensetobegrant-edapersonofJapaneseancestrysince th e return ofJapaneseAmerican evacuees toth e WestCoast.Ok amotoandh i spartner,Sh i n-i ch i C.Miura,willoperateastorei nSacramento.Previouslyth eBoardofEquali-zationbadauth ori zedth ei ssuanceonlyofbeerandwi nesalelicensestopersonsofJapaneseancestry.GeorgeM.Stout.Stateliquoradmini strator,,toldth eboardOk a-motowasastaffsergeantwithth e522ndFieldArtilleryBattalionofth e442ndCombatTeam.

TooeleArmyDepotWith drawsJobOfferTOOELEORDNANCEDEPOT,Tooele,Utah —Due totransiti onfrom wartimeactivi ti estopeace-ti meoperationalsch eduleTooeleOrdnanceDepotatTooele,Utahh as wi th drawn i tsprevious j obofferstoth e generalIssei andNisei public.

TerminalIsleFish ermenFileDamageClaimLOS ANGELES—Seek i ng"fai rcompensation"from th e govern-mentforth etak i ngbyth eU.S.Navyofi tsbuildi ngsandforitsforcible removalfrom Terminal

"Island,th eSouth ernCaliforniaJap-anesc Fish ermen's Associati on,th rough AttorneyA.L. Wiri n,th i sweek filedaclaim i nth eFed-eralCourtatLosAngelesfordamages i nth esum of$7,500.Th eclaimwasfiledi nth eform

ofanansweri ncondemnationsuitsbrough tbyth egovernmentagainsta largenumberofformerresi-dentsofTerminalIsland,mostofwh omareofJapaneseancestry.Accordingtoth eAssociati on,i th adbui lttwobuildi ngsonapar-celoflandatTerminalIslandleasedfrom th eBoardofHarborCommissi oners. Underth etermsofth elease,th eAssociati onwasentitledtoth ri ty-daysnoticeforth eremovalofth ebuildi ngs.Th eU.S.Navyorderedth ebuildi ngsvacatedupontwo-daysnotice,wh ereupon i ttook overth etwobuildi ngsand occupiedth em andforbadeallpersonsfrqm remain-i ngonTerminalIsland,th esui tch arges,rOth erXresidentsofTerminalIslandareexpectedtofilesimi larclaims.

MemorialServiceHeldforS.F.Pioneer

SAN FRANCISCO—FriendsofT.Z.Sh i ota,pioneerresidentofSanFrancisco, j oi nedwi th Mrs.Sh i ota i namemorialserviceonJan.13,1946.Mr.Sh i ota,wellk nowni mporterofOrientalartobjects,passed

awayatth eColoradoriverreloct-ti oncenteratPoston,Ariz.,onJan.13,1944.

DiscloseNisei PreparedManyFloatsi nRoseTournament

LOSANGELES—Moreth anIBpersonsofJapaneseancestry,«.centlyreturnedtoth eWestCoast,work edonmanyofth eprize-win-ni ngfloatsi nth erecentTourna-mentofRosesparadei nPasadena,accordingtoTedLutesofth eWatRelocationAuth ori ty."Insofarasth edecorationofth »floats i sconcerned,asurprisi ngamountofwork wasdonebyNiseifromth ePasadenaandLosAn-gelesareas,ofwh i ch fifteenoftwentywereveteransofth e442ndInfantry,"Lutessaid.Heestimatedth atmore h oar,

3000man h oursofNißei laborwenti ntoth edecorationofth efloats.Hesaidth atth efloatsenteredbyth eLosAngelesTimes,th eCityofLosAngelesandth atofth eQueenofth eTouramentwere100percentdecoratedbyNiseiwork ers.Th eTi mesfloatwonaspecalawardandth eLosAngeleici tyentryplacedth i rdi ni tsclass.JapaneseAmericansalsowork ed

onth efloatsenteredbyth eStand-ardOilcompanyofCaliforniaandth e BalianIce Cream company.Th eStandardfloatplacedfirsti ni tsclassandth elatterreceivedth egrandprizei ni tsclass.ManyNisei alsowork edonth edecorationofth ecarsriddenbyAdmiralHalsey,grand marsh alofth e tournament,andbyth epresidentofth e TournamentofRoses.Th e Lock h eed, Ben HurandHelmsBak eri esfloatsalsowerepreparedi npartbyNisei floralexperts.

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