PACIFIC CITIZENVOL.28;NO.21 SALTLAKE CITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,MAY28,1949 Price:Tencents

CaliforniaLegislatureStymiesMoveforStateCommissi onOnFairEmploymentPracticesSACRAMENTO—Legislationtocreateastatecommissi onon

fairemploymentpracticesisbelievedtobedead,asfarasth epresentsessionofth elegislaturei sconcerned.A leth alblow was struck againstth efai remployment

practices measure,sponsoredby AssemblymanGeorgeD.Col-lins,D.,SanFrancisco,wh enth e AssemblyCommitteeonGov-ernmentalEffici encyandEconomyvoted11to8againstreport-i ngoutth ebi llonMay.11.Th evotewastak enafterash orth eari ngonth emeasure attendedbyrepresentativesoforganizati onsfavoringth elegislation.Votingagainstth eCollinsbi llwere ten Republicans and oneDemocrat.Eigh tDemocratsvotedforth ebill.Timelimi tati onspreventedtesti-monyfrom Joe GrantMasaok a,WestCoastregionaldirectorofth eJACL Anti-Di scri mi nati on Com-mittee,andoth erminori tygrouprepresentatives.Inareportsentrecentlytoth eWash i ngton officeofJACLADC,Masaok anotedIh atAmericansofJapanese,Ch i neseandoth erminor-i tygroupancestrywerestillbeingsubjectedtodiscri mi nati on i nem-ploymenti nSanFrancisco.Oth erNisei wh o attendedth eh eari ng i ncluded HenryTak eta,Sacramentoattorney;MitsNish i o,presidentofth eSacramentoJACL;Bob Tak ah ash i ,presidentofth eFrench CampJACL;Ginj i Mi zu-tani andIreneBaba.AssemblymanCollinsannouncedth ath ewouldmak eanefforttowith drawth obi llfrom th ecom-

Th eAssemblycommitteewh i chsquash edth efai remploymentpro-posalalso r?;'ently k i lled th eMaloney-Nieh ousebill,sponsoredbyGovernorWarren,wh i ch wouldcreatea commissi on onpoliti calandeconomicequalityandwouldstudy conditi ons i nvolvingracialand religi ous discri mi nati on i nth osefields.Th ecommissi onwouldh aveth epowertoconducth eari ngsandlook i ntoth eenforcementofalllawsofth estaterelativetodiscri mi nati on againstmi nori tygroups.On May 20 Gov.Warren i n-dicatedth ath ewasattemptingtopersuadelegislatorstoreconsiderth ei rturndownofth emeasure.Wh i le th eassemblycommitteewas k i lli ngth efairemploymentand racialequality commissi onmeasures,th eStateSenate'sMili -taryAffairsCommitteevoted4to3againstabillbyAssemblymanWilli am Rumford, D.,Berk eley,wh i ch wouldh aveproh i bi tedsegre-gationbyraceorcolori nth eCali-forniaNati onalGuard.Th ecommittee votedafterAs-semblymanRumford,oneoftwoNegroesi nth elegislature,refusedtoacceptamendmentswh i ch would

h avech angedth ebilltoamerestatementofstatepolicyagainstdiscri mi nati on.Th esenatecommitteek i lledth ebill,alth ough nooneappearedbe-forei ttoopposei tandi tpassedth eassemblybyavoteof58to0.Ameasurei ntroducedbyAssem-blymanAugustusHawk i ns,D.,LosAngeles,th eoth erNegroin th elegislature,wh i ch *wouldrepealth eCaliforniaalienlandlawwh i ch i sai medagainstpersons ofJapa-neseancestryi nth estate,i san-oth eranti-di scri mi nati onbi llwh i chh asnotcomaoutofcommittee.

Ch i cagoAuth ori ti esSeek toIdentifySuici dei nParkCHICAGO—Police auth ori ti eslastweek sough tth e i denti tyofasuici de wh ose body was foundh angi ngfrom atree i nElmwoodPark .No i dentifi cati onpaperswere

found on th ebody. A Japaneselanguagenewspaperwasfound i nh i spock et.Tiremamwasabout60yearsof

age. Hewasofmedium h ei gh tandh adwh i teh ai r.

DenverNisei WillTak eParti nMemorialDayRitesDENVER,Colo.—MemorialDayservices,h onori ngNisei Glswh ogaveth ei rli vesi nWorldWar11,willbeh eldonMay30atth eTri-StateBuddh i stch urch underth ej oi ntsponsorsh i pofth eDenverJACLandCath ayPostNo.185ofth eAmericanLegion.Addresses i nJapanesewi llbe

madeby i HaruoMuronak a,editorofth eRock y Sh i mpo,andKenzoOgasawara,editorofth eColoradoTimes.LouisJay,financeofficerofth eCath ayPost,willspeak i nEnglish .Th eCath ayPostcolorguardwi llpostcolors.Oth erspartici pati ngwillbeMrs.JoeAri k i ,Dick Aoyagi,Mrs.ToshAndo,Kiyosh i Kawah ataandRoseSh i rami zu.

Remainsof13Nisei WarDeadReturnedtoU.S.forBurialWASHINGTON,D.C—Th eremainsof 13Nisei combatvet-

wansfrom th eEuropeanth eaterh avebeenreturnedtoth eUnitedStatesforreinterment,th eDepartmentofth eArmyannouncedonMay28.Th eNisei origi nallywere i nterred i ntemporarymili tarycemeteries i n Italy.Th ewardeadandnext-of-k i nare:WASHINGTON:nc.YasuoP.Fuj i no—Tak esaburoFuj i no,667WellerSt.,Seattle,nc.Masami Inatsu—Mrs.Tosh i k o M.Inatsu,Rt.2,Box365,Bellevue.T/4GeorgeK.Sawada—Sh i nsak uSawada,115-18th St.,Seattle.CALIFORNIA:Wc.Royy.Ik eda—Mrs.Tak ek oIk eda,1803Laguna St.,SanFrancisco.?«"Tak a-Nori A.Nish i —Dr.Ch otok uNish i ,1124Curtis,Albany,rvt.MasaruNak agak i —-TsuruNak a,Rt.2,Box577,Woodland,

w T-Nisl"i moto—Ki k utaroNish i moto,1927Corinth Ave.,WestLosAngeles.

*gt-IwaoA.Tak ah ash i —-Torak i ch i Tak ah ash i ,4307 E.GoodmanAye.,Wh i tti er.ILLINOIS.On*"R"Kawauch i —DenzoKawaguch i ,47 W.Superior,

OREGON:v*,T-Naemura—Sek i Naemura,168 Fairvi ew Homes,Troutdale.

pUTAH:OgdeTT'Misumi —Mj -S-Sh i zumi M.Tominaga,127DoxeySt.

SrtTW Ti SJ"i ozawa—iHei j i roSh i ozawa,Layton.Th o>Slb-„s}igi yama—Frank lynS.Sugiyama,National.Y„=w-y,ofPvt-R°yOta,k i lledi nEurope,willbereturnedtogh i suk e Ota,Agenosh o-Mach i ,Osh i ma-Gun,Yamaguch i

MILWAUKEE JACLGOESOVERTOPINFUNDDRIVEMILWAUKEE,Wis.— KazumiOura.presidentofth eMilwauk eeJACL,reportsth i sweek th atth e$500goalforth estate-wideADCdriveh asgoneoverth etopbval-most$150.Th e co-ch ai rmen forth edri ve

wereMr.Sh i nozak i ,Issei,andKayNak agi ri andKazumi Oura,Nisei .Amongth eciti escoveredduringth edri vewereMadison,Milwauk ee,Delavan,Nasotah ,AppletonandManitowac. Th e totalamountraisedis$645.50.

Ch i cagoTopsGoali nADCFundCampaignReport$12,510NowRaised i nCityforJACLOrganizati on

CHICAGO,111.— Th e$12,000goalofth erecentlycompletedCh i -cagoADCfunddrivewastoppedby$510,accordingtoanannounce-mentth i sweek fromTah ei Matsu-naga,ch ai rman.JACL-ADCh ead-quarters h as already been sent$10,000,i twasrevealed.Mr.Matsunaga expressed h i sth ank stoth e200Issei andNi seiwh omadeupovereigh tysolici ti ngteams i n twenty-eigh tdistri cts.Leadingalldistri ctswasNo.23onth e nerth si de,with more th an$1400collected.Th eaverageforth edistri ctswas$446.80.A totalof1,525contributi on:;werereceivedforanaverageof$8.20each ,reportedth eexecutivesecretaryofth e campaign,Dr.MatsusaburoKuk i ,wh owillpre-parearidmai ltoeach contributorth efinalreportofth edrive.Th elargestsingledonationwasfor$300.Amongth elargersumswereth reeof$150,fourteenof?100,twoof$75,th i rty-sixof$50,cneof$40,th reeof$35,th reeof$30andth i rty-sevenof$25.

ImperialValleyPaperSupportsJuddLegislationELCENTRO,Calif.—AnearlySenate voteonth eJuddbi lltoextendnaturalizati on righ ts toresidentaliensofJapaneseandKo-reanancestrywasurgedonMay13 i naneditori ali nth eImperialValleyPress.Th ePressdeclaredth atpassageofth eJudd legislationwouldbe"inth ei nterestsofdemocracy.""Weh avemanypersonsofJap-aneseancestry,"th ePress editor-i aldeclared."Inalmosteverycaseth ey h aveprovedth emselvestobeworth yoftrustandto h ave h adloveandrespectforth i scountry."Th e edi tori alnoted th atth emoth erofaNisei winnerofth eCongressionalMedalofHonorwasdeniedciti zensh i pbecause ofh erancestry."Tocorrectsuch i nj usti ces,and

becausewebelieveth atth eprinci -pleofth ebi llisi nth espiri tuponwh i ch ourcountrywasborn,wewouldli k etoseepassageofth eJuddmeasurebyth eSenate,"th eedi tori alsaid.

Rep.JuddUrgesEarlySenateActiononNaturalizati onBillPHILADELPHIA,Pa.—Urging

Senate action on h i s Houre-ap-provedbilltoextendnaturalizati onrigh tsto88,000Orientals,mostofwh om areofJapaneseancestry,andtoremove racerestricti onsfrom i mmi gration laws. Rep.

WalterH.Judd,R.,Mi nn.,toldth e International Institute ofPh i ladelph i aonMay19th atth e1924lawbarring alienOrientalsfromU.S.citi zensh i pwasoneofth ecauseswh i ch ledtoth eJa-paneseattack onPearlHarbor."Itdidmore th an anyoth er

th i ngtoturnJapanagainstusandtowardmili tari sm,"h esaid."Oneofth eth i ngs.Ivowedwh enIsawth eunderstandableresentmentofth e peopleofAsiaagainstth i stotallygratuitous i nsultand itsbad effectforourowncountry,wasth atIwoulddomybesttogetth ati nj usti ceremoved."Juddsaidth atth e1940census

sh ows 84,658 Japanese aliens,3139Koreansand135oth erswh oarenow i neli gi blefornaturaliza-ti onwh oarelivi nglegallyinth i scountry.

CaliforniaAssemblyPassesBilltoRepealStateBanAgainstInterracialMarriage

SACRAMENTO—California'santi-mi scegenationlaw,wh i chproh i bi tsmarriagesbetweenCaucasiansandNegroes,mulattoes,MongoliansandMalayans,i s h eadedforth eash can.Th erepealbill,sponsoredbyAssemblymanRobertCondon,

D.,WalnutCreek ,waspassedonMay24byth eHouseandwassenttoth eSenate.Th ebi llpreviouslywaspassedwith outoppo-siti onby th eAssemblyJudici aryCommittee.

Th eCondonmeasurewi llmak eth estatelawconformwith th edecisi on ofth eState SupremeCourti n1948 i nwh i ch i truledth ati ntermarriageproh i bi ti onwasunconstituti onal.Asaresultofth ecourtdecisi on,countiesarenow i ssui nglicensesfori ntermarriages.Th efi rstpersonofJapanesean-cestrytoapplyforamarriagelicensetowedaCaucasianwasaJapanesegirlfrom Kobe,Japanwh ocametoth eUni tedStatestomarryanArmyofficersh eh admeti nJapan.Th emarriagewasper-formedatth eOak landArmybase.Twoweek sago auth ori ti es i nNevada City,Calif.,announcedth atalicense h adbeeni ssuedtotwoNevadaresidents,ElizabethRobillard,28,andRoyNish i guch i ,32,both ofReno,andth emarriagewasperformedbyth e j usti ceofpeace. Nevada i soneofseveralwesternstateswh i ch proh i bi ti n-termarriage.Th eNevadaCityceremonywasperformedbyJusticeofth ePeaceGeorgeW.GildesleeveonMay10.Ralph E.Deeble,countyclerk ,said i twasth efi rstmixedmar-riage license i ssued i n NevadaCounty since th eruling ofth eCalifornia Supreme Court. Hesaidth eli censeapplicati onstatedth atNish i guch i i samemberofth eyellowraceandMissRobillardiswh i te.

SumioHiranoWinsLosAngelesFinalsInLegionContestLOSANGELES—SumioHirano,a studentatPolytech ni c h i ghsch ool,recentlywas named th ewinnerofth eLosAngelescityfinals ofth e American Legionessaycontestonth esubject"OurPrivi lege and Responsibi li ti esasFutureCiti zens."Hisessayi snowenteredi nth eCaliforniastatefinalsofth eessaycompetiti on.Hirano,presidentofth eCen-

turions,wonth edistri ctfinals,con-sisti ngofentrantsfromPoly,Bel-montandRoosevelth i gh sch ools.Th e Ni sei also recently was

awardedth eReader'sDigestvale-di ctorianawardatPolyforbeingth emostoutstandingseniori nth efield ofsch olarsh i p.

LAForgesAh eadInMembersh i pRaceWi th Ch i cagoJACLWith an i mpressivetotalof582

members,th eLos AngelesJACLch apterswerewellah eadofCh i -cagoi nth emembersh i pracecur-rentlybeingconductedbyth eCh i -cagoJACLandth efourch aptersi nLosAngeles.Los Angelesmembersh i prollswerelistedasfollowsth i sweekby JACLnationalh eadquarters:

EastLosAngeles,222;WestLosAngeles,165;South westLosAn-geles.: 138; and Los AngelesDowntownJACL,57.Th eCh i cagoJACLwascreditedwith atotalof372members.

"Tok yoRose"DefensetoCallFiveNisei asWi tnessesExpectMoreTh anFortyDepositi onsforTrialfromFarEast

SANFRANCISCO—FiveNiseiareamong'.h e 17witnesseswh owillbesubpoenaedtotestifyfor

th edefenseatth e"Tok yoRose"tri alofMrs.IvaToguri d'AquinoonJuly5i nFederalJudgeMich aelJ.Roch e'scourt.Th edefensemotionforth esub-

poenaswasgrantedlastmonth byJudgeRoch ebutth eli stwasnotcompleteduntillastweek .Meanwh i le,anoth erdefenseat-torney,Th eodore Tamba ofSar,Francisco,h asbeeni nth eFarEastobtaini ngdepositi onsfrom oth erwitnessesforth edefense.Italsowasreportedth atseveralNisei willbeamongth eprosecu-tionwitnesseswh owillarrive i nSan Francisco i ntimetotestifyatth etri al.Th esewi tnesseswereorigi nallysch eduledtoleaveTok yoi nMaybutth ei rdeparturewaspostponedfollowingJudgeRoch e'sdecisi ontograntadefensemotionforadelayuntilJuly5.Th etri alcrigi nallywassch eduledtobeginonMay16.Discussingth edepositi onsnowbeingobtainedbyTamba,WayneCollins,defenseattorney,saidth atbetween40and60depositi onswillbereadywh anth etri alstarts.Th e 17defensewitnesseswh owillbesubpoenaedworei denti fi edasfollows:George 11.Hensh aw,BeverlyHills;Ch i yek oIto,LosAngeles;JamesF.Wh i tten,Torrance;MayE.Hagedorn,Everett,Wash .;Mrs.NormanReyes,Ch i cago;Joh nE.Tunnicli ffe, Grants Pass, Ore.;Mark L.Strecter,Idah o Falls;Joh nD.Provo,Wash i ngton,D.C.;Willi stonCox,Knoxville,Tenn.;Frank Fuj i ta, Electra, Tex.;Sh i gemi Mazavva,Ch i cago;JackWisener,Austin,Tex.;Mrs.AlbertKanzak i ,NewYork Ci ty;MiltonGlazier,Dover,Idah o;AmyMa-suda,LosAngeles;NormanReyes,Nash vi lle,Tcnn.;andMaj.WallaceE.Ince,SanFrancisco.

MRS.D'AQUINOLEAVESJAILTOVISITDENTISTSAN FRANCISCO— Mrs.IvaToguri d'Aquino,nowfacingtriali nFederalcourtonth ech argeofwartimetreason,got h erfi rstch ancetoleaveth elocalcountyj ai lforth efi rsttime i neigh tmonth swh ensh evi si tedDr.Mas-ai ch i Higak i ,adentist,onMay24.Sh e leftth eprisonunderth eguard ofaJusticeDepartmentagent.Sh e alsowasaccompaniedby

h erfath er,JunToguri ofCh i cago.

MemorialDay,/949-*"LETITBE FOR ME-ONCEINGLORY"Ed Note:Th efollowingletterwas written

byGeorgeK.Sawada',aNisei volunteer,as h e leftth eMini dok arelocat.cncenterfortraini ng atCamp Sh elby,Miss.Heservedasamemberofth e442ndcombatteam,h eadquar-

terscompany,medicaldetach ment.Hewasatech ni ci an,fourthKfa

GeorgeSawadadied i nEurope i n.battle.Th efollowingletter,anexpressionofaNisei sonslove

forh i sfath erand,th rough th i s,h i sdevotionto h i scountry,i safitti ngMemorialdaytributetoallofAmericassoldierdead.

* * *April30,1943EnroutetoCampSh elby

DearDad:Ih opeyoudon'tmindmycallingyouth at.Ih aven'tcalled

youDad before,buttonigh tforsomereason oroth er,Ifind

Fath ersuch acold,formalword,especially i n Japanese,and"Dad"conveys j ustth emeaningIwant.Iti satonceanaddressofrespect,buti texpressesalsoth eclosenessofourrelationand

th edeepmutuallove andunderstanding,wh i ch mustexistbe-tweenth etwobeforea Japaneseson cancallh i sfath erDad.Ik nowth atth i s i strueofussoIh aveaddressedyou assuch .

Youareprobablywonderingwh yIh avewri ttenyouth i slettersosoonwh enwe j ustsaidgood-byeonlya few h ours ago,but1feltth atIowed i ttomyselfandyoutotellyousomeofth eth i ngsIsh ould h avesaidanddi dn'twh enth eti mecameforustopart.Idon'tk nowwh yIdidn't.Perh aps i twasbecauseIwasoverly

reticent;perh aps i twasbecauseweare Japanese,butmainlybe-cause,Ith i nk ,Iwasalittlebitself-conscious.Youareoldnow—agedsince moth erpassedawaymanyyears

agoandleftyouth reeli ttlech i ldrentoraise,butonceyouwerenotsoold.Youwereyoungwh ensh ewasalive,andIcanstillrememberwh ata h appyfamilywewereth en.

Do you rememberth etimewh enweallwentcrab-fish i ngtoWestSeattle—th atti mewh enIwasbittenbya crabandh owledsolustily?Howyougentlypried i tfrom myfingersandth en k i ssedth em,wh i ch wassuch astrangeth i ngfora Japanesetodo,andwh enyou sawmoth erlook i ng,you actedsortofgruffand turnedsh eepi sh lyaway?Butmoth erk newandlovedyoumore.

Doyourememberth atdaywh enwewentfish i ngtoSnoi|UalmieRi verandcaugh tallth oseli ttletrout,andwh enweW«eappreh endedbyth egamewarden,th ediffi cultyyou h adexplaini ngto h i m th atwe.wantedtoputth em i ntoth epooli nourgarden?Th eti mewewenth unti ngi nSewardpark with aBBgunandwerealmostarrested,andth escoldingwereceivedfrom moth erwh enwecame h ome?Doyouremember h ow h appywewerewh enmoth erwasaliveandyouwereyoung?

Th entragedystruck ourh ome.Idonotli k etorememberth emonth saftersh epassedaway.Howlonelywech i ldrenwereand h owmorelonelyyoumusth ave.been.Ik nownow h owmuch youlovedh er,moreth ananyorallofus.Sh ewasnotapicturebride.Youh admeth erwh enboth ofyouwerestudentsi nHawai i ,andyoutwoh adfallen i nlove.How h appyyou musth avebeentogeth eri nyourearlydaysofmarriage,Icanonlyimagi nefrom th e h appi nessIk new.Th enth atawfulnigh twh ensh edied,you came h omeandtold

usasgentlyasonlyyouk new h ow th atsh e h adgone away,th atwemusn'tcrybecausemoth erwouldn'twantusto.HiroandIwereJapaneseboyssowedidn'tcry,atth etimeatleast.Butourlittlesister,sh ewassuch alittleth i ng,criedi ntoth enigh t,and tiredasyouwerefrom sleeplessnigh tsofvigi l,youwalk edh ertosleep.

Youagedovernigh t.Youwouldsmileatus,buti twasnotfrom th eh eart.How sadyou.look edwh enyouth ough tweweresafelytuck ed i nbed,andyourpretensesdroppedli k ea h eavyload.OnceIsawyouweep,andIdidn'tk now wh attodo.Iti ssai dth atti mei sah eali ngbalm,butIk now th ati twas

nottimetwh i ch awak enedyoufrom th enumbnessofth i s loss.Youh adlovedmoth ermorebutyoulovedustoo.Wewere h erh eri tagetoyou,bornofh eri nh erloveofyou andnowlefti nyourcare.Th eloveyou h adforh ernowyou gavetous.Youwereafath er.Now youalsobecame amoth erandalittlesometh i ngmore,andth i nk i ngofourwelfare,youneverremarried.Th i swasallverydiffi cultforyouatfirstforweweresuch

th ough tlesslittleruffians.Howtryingwe must h avebeento alonelyfath er,Icanonly imagi ne.Butth eth ough tth atwe werewith outth eloveofamoth erconstantlytemperedyourangerandi mpati ence,andyoulovedusalittlemoreforourweak nesses.Th usi nyourloveforus,youfoundsurceasefrom sorrowandloneliness.Andsoth eyearspassed.Iwasnow i nth egrammarsch ool.Howproudyouwereofme

wh enImadeth esch ool's i ndoorballteam.Youlook edsopleasedwh enIsh owedyouth eletterIh adwon.Butalso h ow sadyoucouldappearwh enyousawmyreportcards,butrememberingyourboyh oodyouunderstood.

Aswegrewolder,youbecamemoreourcompanionth anafath er,andbusinesswaabettersoth atyoucoulddevotemoreofyourtimetoourleisures.Doyourememberth evacationwefourspenti nIdah o i nth esummerof1927,th ebeautyofth eplaceandth elak eswh i ch wereteemingwith bass,wh i ch struckyourbaitwith savagevici ousnessandfough ttoth ebi tterend?Andth ebiggestfish th atalwaysgotaway?Wefourwereal-mostash appyaswh enwewerefive.Th en cameth edepressionandovernigh twewerepoor.Yourh usi nessandeventh ecollegefundyouh adsavedformewerelosti nth edebacle.Iwantedto leavesch ooland gotoworfc,butyou

wereveh ementlyagainsti t.HowwellTrememberth ateveningwh enfindi ngyouso h aggardandcarewornIh opefullysuggestedth i spos-sibi li ty.Youslowlystraigh tenedyourtiredsh oulders,andsomeofth eh aggardnessslippedfrom yourface asa smile ofdeterminati onbrok ei tsbleak ness."No,"yousaidwith qui etdoggedness."Yoush allcontinuevoureducation. Itwasapromise.Idonotk noweventoth i sdav'h owsuch doggedcouragecould stem from so tiredandfraila*bodyouti tdid. ""'Youwork edh arder;yourh ai rbecamealittlemoregrayvourtace,alittlemorecareworn,butweweath eredth edebacle Th at1

TVnLat\-graduatefrom h i gh sch oolnearth etopofmyclassIowetoth i sselflesslofe. 'Sevenmoreyearspassed,andTwas graduatedfrom collegeYouwereproudofmeth en.Afterth egraduationceremonvwh enIgaveyouth ediplomayou h eld i tclose tovourh eartandth ereweretearsofj oyi nyoureyes.Isawyouweepagainforth esecondwereTth eveeawPZuSl"!!_*J__¥J."toth earmy-a"dw<*-**ueretlnee.We h eldafarewelldinnerm h i sh onor,anddoyouremem-berth eprayeryougaveth en:"Godk eeousandrrant„?peace'"ButGodm h i smystenouswaydidnoth eedourplea,„..,UneDecembermorn,outofth efriendlysk y,treach erystrucknwVZdaTsafterStati°n-You, P-wIS,ZVeJdXei counUofvour h tlfIT*"aS'le"t-Vourmisery-JaPanwaslounrryoryourbirth ,butAmerica,th ecountryofyourch oi ce.

From th atdayyouceasedspeak i ngofJapan.Outofth i streach erygrewourmisery.Inth espringofth efollowingyear,wewereforcedtoevac-

uatetoth erelocationcenters.Itwas abitterblow tomeIaciti zen,with a .broth eralreadyserving i nth earmy,mustevacuate,andIcouldnotunderstandwh yth eGermanandItalianalienswerenoti ncluded.Ih ad anunboundingfaith i nth ej usti ceofth i snation,butsh e i nreturn h adplacedmebei h ndbarbedwiresli k eanyenemyalien.Iwasstrick enwith bitterness,p\n;enbt,td7Scr¥imi „TtyionenUnC,at,°n°f**■t""'«th i «*„„.Th eny°u,.':omf(>**tedmeandslowlywith drewth estingofbitter-nessasyoudidmanyyearsagowh enmoth erpassedawayIcouldfaith i ni *th et[rj h JyOU sh ouk i a"e»*Pttorertoramyfaith i nth e governmentwh i ch h adnevergivenvouth eri i rh tof

Iwriteth i sUtter y°UrW°rds°fconsolati°nnowevenas

tmmmfmmV i lft*mr goodof"-fawillnolongerbebiter"TlL?'aCCCpt_M "S*and*°unessleftme Ademised«n« 1*?yrwordsandth eMtter-wh ati tmeanstoSJSAjffi cttizensh i p,yoush owedmeth i stryingperiodandemfrgedh atf""JfiS?yfaHhIowetoyourunderstanding'

a*°yalAmencanciti zen,

teya^trSw'firS'I-wasrTeady'■*faith ««tonigh tasth etraincarriesSTf.Sw"_LT volunteered.And

33atwaSa_-3S*'*,w_!h avealreadyseen yMweV£ -*S trUe~not'butJj oy,andi fth i sbetruemS% _J_s_Trow and»nce i nagain,th enDad,leti tCfori _!fdeBt,ned,th at~»mustweepth atsh all9urelybemin?Sdh i "8"k pJ,°ry*forth evict»rvth i s h appyday. ***b,essyftuDad«*ndk eepyouuntil

Yourson,* GEORGE I

PostscriptTogoTanak a

Add TallTales aboutEvacua-ti on...CHICAGO— Th elatest— and

fanciest— storyaboutwh ymas*evacuationwas j usti fi edh as j ustbeenh andedtousacrossaplateofcornedbeefandcabbage.Th erevelation,i fyouwanttocalli tth at,explodedunexpectedlyatlunch th eoth erday.AnoldfriendfromLosAngelesjabbedi tacrossth etableatus.Th efri endh asreturnedtoh i sbusi-nessi nL.A.,butth eunbuttonedex-pressionofh alf-beliefwith wh i chIgreeted h i stalesomeh ow sti lllingers.Anyway,h ere'sth estory.FromOutofth eRecentPast...We'llcall h i m Bob, becauseth at'scloseenough .Wewereclass-matesi nsch ool.Seemswek neweach oth er20yearsago.Ih adn'tBeen h i m i n13years.Th eoth erdayh eblewi ntotownforaconventionofradio partsmanufacturers. An unfamili arvoiceon th eph onetalk i ngaboutold,famili arth i ngswasth efi rsti nk li ngIh adth ath ewasstilli ncirculation.Iwasstillbefoggedwh en h e

said,"Let'sh avelunch tomorrow."Ik new h i m allrigh t. He'd

ch angedh i ssurname—sh ortenedi t.He'snowwh atmigh tbetermedabigwh eeli namedium-sizedradioandtelevisi onmanufacturingfi rmi nLosAngeles.IAt35 h e'snexti nlineforth efi rm'spresidency:h e'sanofficeri nth eYoungRepublicansofLosAngelesCounty. Hesums i tupwith satisfactionth atmaybeh e'sdoing"allrigh t."HeSaid:"Iwasonth eoth ersi de."Li k dnearlyallvisi ti ngfiremenfrom Los Angeleswh o tak eth eti metolook upaNisei fri endoracquaintance,Bobgotaroundtoth estock question:"Isth eremuchprejudi ce around h ere?"Th i s sort ofconversationalmeanderingalwaysleadsyoutoexpectsomenewi ntelligenceaboutth emassevacuation.Bobwasnoexception."Iwasonth e oth erside,"h e

began."Oh ? Wh atdovoumean,'oth erside'?""Well,Iguessyou'dcalli tth e

sideth atrecommendedmassevac-uation.""Howcome?"Th at'sh owwestumbledi ntoh i sstrangetale.MemoirsofaG-Man...Atth eti meofPearlHarbor,

Bobwasfresh outofHarvardLawSch oolandh adtak ena j obwithth eDepartmentofJustice."Wedidasurveyofth eJapa-

nesepopulationi nCalifornia," h ebegan."Wemademapsofallth earableland i nth estate,mark i ngth eseareaswith a certaincolor.Th enwemadeanoth ermapsh ow-i ngth elocationsofmili taryi nstal-lations. Th en wemade a th i rdmap,pinpoi nti ngwh ere Japaneselived."I i nterrupted h i m:"Th i s all

soundsfamili ar. Sowh at?""Well,"h esaid,"Wefoundth atallth epinssh owi ngwh ereJapa-neselivedcoinci dedwith "locationsofmili taryi nstallations,butth eydidNOTcoinci dewith th elocationsofth earableland. Th atlook edprettyfish ytome.""Sortofh ogwash th ough ,wasn'ti t?Anddidn'tth atDeWittreportmak esuch aclaim?""No,th eDeWittreportdidn't.I'veneverseenth atch argei nprintyet.ButIth i nk th at'soneofth erealreasonswh ymassevacuationwasordered—andwh yIth ough ti tcouldbe j usti fi ed."ButUncleKeptSayingNo...Iwaai nth eprocessofmessing

upaperfectlyenjoyableandso-ciablelunch with aprolongedde-bateonth ematter. »"

Th efi rstth ough twaiti ngtobeejectedatth i sNati veSontargetwas:"So,youwouldsupportth eprinci pleofpunish i ngallforth etransgressionsofth efew?" ButbeforeIcouldgetstarted,Bobtooki ton h i mselftoendth e di scus-sion."Funniestdarnth i ng,th ough ,"

h eadded,"Nomatterh ow h ardItriedtoconvincemyselfth atmassevacuationanddetentionwouldbej usti fi able,Icouldn'tgetmyuncletoagree.Hek epttellingmeth atth ewh oledamnedbusinesswasWrong.Th atwouldn'tbeth ewayh e'dh andleth i ngs.HesaidIwask nuck le-h eaded, and Isaid th esameabouth i m. Evenafterth edeedwasdone, h edisagreedandsfeidwewerenutsi nCalifornia.""Hurrayforycuruncle,"Isaid,

disposingofth edessert,"pinnmedalonh i mforme.Wh at's h i sname?""Emmons. Licutenant-General

DelosEmmons. Heranth i ngsh i swayi nHawai i ,th encameoverandlook overi nCalifornia.Now h e'slivi ngi nquietretirementi nth epeninsularareai nNorth ernCali-fornia.""Well,did h ebeli eveth e h og-

wash aboutth epinsonth emap?''"Idon'tk now. Eveni fh edid,i tmadenodifferenceto h i m."—From th eColoradoTimes.

CityWillHelpLittleTok yoTenants,SaysMayorBowronAnswersOpponent'sCh argeHeUrgedMassEvacuationLOSANGELES— Noneofth e

2,000 residents of th e "Li ttleTok yo"area,a largepercentageofwh omareofJapaneseancestry,willsufferwh enapartofth edis-trictisrazed asapartofth eCi vi c Center program, MayorFletch erBowrontoldanaudienceofJapaneseAmericansatAllPeo-ple'sCommunitych urch onMay23.MayorBowronsaidth atth ecityi splanningtoh elpfindh ousi ngforpersonswh owillloseth ei rh omeswh enth edemoliti onwork begins."We h opeto k eep th e h otels,

roomingh ousesandapartmentsi n-tactuntilth elastmoment,"h esai d. "Business establish ments

willgodownfirst,ofTZT—wewi llnotdoanyth i ng°tlh i ndercommunitylh VHedidnotsetadefini te_,1residentstomoveoutoftl,Tlwh i ch willberazedteiaMforth enewbuildi ngsTin1.MCenterproject. KS lr»th eCi HMayorBowron'saDD<»»f„Aforeth eNi sei grou?1ofh i scampaignforWelectk ßsough ttoanswerch arges111spok esmenforh .sopponet_iAldrich ,th ath eh a/affilmassevacuationofAmeria__Japaneseancestry."Ifrank lyadmitth atI>t__Gen.DeWitt'sproposalto2|allpersonsofJapanese__aftHr fcHfrK-»S3IHesaidth ath epenonb_|th atresidentsofth eWest°C_ih olda"h i gh errespect"fo,_JapaneseAmericangroupUMsuitofth ewarendevacuation.IWerealizenowwh atth eyJgone th rough duri ngth ei rjnnementi nth evariousreloa_|centers,"h esai d."Wereali j eZlth ei rpligh tandth ei rh ardsh i p!Notingth each i evementsof\«|Gls,h eadded:"Wewh o h avebeensuspiJofyourpeoplesinceth ebeginJofth econflictk nowwellwh atßmenofth e442ndCombatTeclh avedonetopreservedemoci ji nth i scountry.""Youarenolongersuspecttifl

h edeclared. "You'vedone;«■sh arei nth ewarandth eresidjofLosAngelesrecognizeand9spectyourloyaltyanddigni ty."■VeteransGroupFormedtoSupportAldrich CampaignLOSANGELES-Annour Bth ei roppositi ontoth ereek tk BofMayorFletch erBowron, i __MAmericanJapaneseVeteransCommitteeforLloydAldrich forMqiHth i sweek circulateda h andbi U4Hdaringth atNisei "sh ouldnoth ___\getBowron'soutspok ennrejofaHnowth ath eask sforth ei rvotaHTh ecityelectionwillbeh eldolTh e h andbi llquotedfromm\statementmadebyMayorBownHonFebruary12,11)42i naLincej BBirth dayaddressi nwh i ch h ea_\th atLincoln "wouldmak estaflwork ofroundingupth eJapamJandputtingth emwh ereth eynsißdono h arm."Th e h andbi lllistedth efolWi ngveteransas membersoftbHgroupsupporting Aldrich :i «_\Fuj i k awa,GeorgeIsh i k awa,¥._mKomatsu,KazuTak ayama,¥_mKuramoto,Ait1..Nagai,TimStßk ayo,M.Tanak a,T.HasepnßBennyNak agawa,TomMoruyaßBK.Komatsu,M.Kariya,J.I__\sh i ro,M.J.Hayash i ,T.MMGeorge Miya,.JuniorIguch i ,flBOh ara,MinImai andAk i oInjH

NVADisclaimsTieWi th Aldrich GroupInLA CampaignLOSANGELES—Th e x]__eran'sAssociati oni snotcona*!edi nanywaywith th eAmenawJapaneseVeterans'Commit'«**■Aldrich ,i twasannouncedth i smbyStevenSak oi ,executivemtary,andJ.B.Tietz,legalco»"|Th eNVAspok esmensaid j Morganizati onmak esnopoh ti <»l»Bdorsementsandth atconfusionresultedh erewith th enamewjbyth eAldrich group. JTh eNVA i sa

veteransgroupandi sch arterw«th estate.

JACLCh apterHearsMayoraltyCandidate*IX)SANGELES-Lo»Mf_Wmayoraltycandidates,Uo>°■drich and Fletch erBowron,»■cumbent,weresch eduledto>mmFriday,May27. {"n.a_Ji_\sponsoredby th e k ast „a_gelesJACLatth eTennk yo»■Aldrich i sacityengineer.

NamedValedictorianFRESNO,Calif.-/**"Hojßlastweek wasnamedvalfLißofth egraduatingclassatw»"|ersh i gh sch ool. ._.m\MissHosh i k owillWfJlMgraduationexercises;m"JSh e won h erblock ,Mmemberofth etennisteamaw|pearedi nth eseniorpW'

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Unk nownNamesUnk nown for EDC

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i tUi ara,Hirose,

yash i ,Iwasak iIIBeCandidatesvYORKCITY—Th enamesrpersons h avebeen sub-toJACLch aptersofth endistri ctcouncilascandi-'orch ai rmanofth efcJX,.r are InaSugi h ara,Jack,Ak i raHayash i andTetsuo

slateofcandidateswillbe,ponatth eEDC convention0-12.Tom Hayash i ,ch ai r-[th enominati oncommittee,tedth eli stofcandidates.Sugi h arai sth ei ncumbenth ai rman.Sh e h asserved i nm-ofch apterpostswith th efork JACL, i ncluding th eesidency.Sh ei spublici tydi-ofth epublicrelationscom-ofth eProtestantCouncilofork Ci ty.Sh e i saffi li atedwithth e NewYork FBPC,th ePandoth erorganizati ons.t«,memberofth e Wash -,D.C,JACL,i s ch ai rman,ArlingtonNationalCeme-ommittee ofth eEDC andsei Memorialcommitteeandlanofth eorganizi ngcom-ofth eWash i ngtonch apter,amemberofth eAmericani postofHyattsville,Md.He

artdirectorwith th eI.T.advertisi ngagency.ash i i spresidentofth eNewch apterand i tspastfinan-rector.He is employedbyCeramicsIndustriesasman-i fi tsforeign department.amemberofth eboard of>rsofth eJapaneseMeth o-h urch .He graduatedfrom:ollege i nNewYork with a,i nforeign trade.sak i i sth efi rstpresidentofliladelph i ach apter.Hei sancai engineerwi th th eAtlan-ICo.'sresearch anddevelop-

department.He h asaB.S.th eCali forniaInstitute ofologyandanM.S.fromth ech usettsInstituteofTech -r.He i samemberofth ereliefcommittee,i namesweresubmittedfor

ratofvicech ai rman:Harveyi fBoston,presidentofth eEngland ch apter,and Kenmemberofth eboard and;reasurerofth eWash i ngton,

nk Ensek i ,memberofth eofSeabrook ,Farms;Tats:awa,formerrecordingsec-

'atSeabrook Farms;andMiyazawa,pastrecordingaryofth eNewYork ch ap-ereselectedascandidatesforlingsecretary.Mitsui ofSeabrook Farms,Ok azak i ofNewYork andasagawaofPh i ladelph i awerei to run forth epostofi rer.ee candidates were namedi epostofpublici tydi rector:Magi ofNewYork ,Mari k oi roofPh i ladelph i aandEllennuraofSeabrook Farms.nbersofth enominati ngcom-i areHarveyAk i ,KenIseri,

eSak amoto,IsamuUyeh araCh ai rmanHayash i .Bentcabinetmembersforth e>feMissSugi h ara,ch ai rman;mmazak i ,vicech ai rman;Hi-Uyeh ara,rec.sec.;MittyKi-treas;andAlyceMiyazawa,'tydirector.'"MaryFurutani h oldsth eoi correspondingsecretary,Pomtiveoffice

Unk nown Hanley of 442nd toSpeak

Unk nown Seattle MemorialRi tes

IBATTLE,Wash .-Col.James"a*iley,wh o commanded th ebattalionofth e442ndcombat"B*action i nEurope,willbema*orspeak eri n"Memorialday"atLak evi ew cemeteryh onor-N'sei wardeadofWorldWar

lunitnvti r,,J-a?aneseAmericantt_,£S"

pecialh onorsto54ea«awTnCallsfrom th eS«-Pwh ogaveth ei rli ves i n

vS'S£anitemonument,en-

'h erW *h ,n'lm'-softh eNiseiJfoea,Wlllbeunveiled>Pfc wnr°Nak amui*a,widowf£_ft?Nak amura,wh o|wamedth eDSC,willrepre-

sentGoldStarparentsandwidowsi nth ededicati onceremony.Speak erswilli ncludeWilli amY.

Mirrobu,Yosh i teFuj i i andRich ardSetsuda.Th eRevs.M.WadaandB.Odawillgiveth ei nvocationandbenedicti on..Th eparentsofMasaoIk edawillacceptaflagforallGold Starparents.Severalh undredNisei veterans

areexpectedtotak eparti nth ecityMemorialdayparadetobeh eldfrom 10a.m.Aquotaof500h asbeensetbyth eNi sei veterans.DisabledNisei veteransandGoldStarparentsandwidowswillbei ncluded i nth eNisei contingent.Acadreof30menwillbeonh andatth eparadestagingareatoor-ganizeanddirectth eNisei march -ers.

400HiloResidentsHearTalk byJACLADCOffici al

Masaok a'sSpeechAlsoBroadcastbyLocalRadioStationByJAMESS.MAEDAHILO,TJ.L—Fourh undredHiloresidentsh eardMi k eM.Masaok a,

nationallegislativedirectorofth eJACL Anti-Di scri mi nati on Com-mittee,giveareportonCongres-si onallegislationaffectingmain-land andHawai i an residents ofJapaneseancestryatameetingonMay18wh i ch wassponsoredbyth eVeteransAJACouncilofHilo,anorganizati oncomprisedofrep-resentativesofth eClub100th ,th e442ndClub,InterpretersClubandth eEngineers.Masaok aalsodescribedth eworkofth eNationalJACLorganiza-tion.Th etalk wastranslatedforth e

benefitofth aelderpersonsofJa-paneseancestryi nth eaudience.Masaok a's cpeech also wasbroadcastovera Hiloradiosta-tionth rough th ecourtesyoflocalJapaneseAmericanfirms.Masaok aalsowasaguestona15-minuteradioprogramk nownas"Meetth ePeople."Notes:Mi k eMasaok awentHa-wai i anduringh i sone-dayvisi ttoHilo.Th eaftermath ofeatingpoi,dryfish ,lomilomi salmon,Laulauand oth erdelicaci es gave Mi k etroubleduringh i s75-minutespeechbeforeth eHi loaudiencebutth eJACLADC offici alwentonwithth esh ow.SamIsh i k awa Pacifi cSouth west

regionaldirectorofJACLADCwh oi si nHawai i toraisefundsforth eorganizati on'snationallegis-lativeprogram,canreallygoHa-wai i an.Samevenusesh i sfi ngersforth epoi and"Bach elorSam"isreallydoingfine i nallrespectsh erei nHawai i .Heevenask edth eNi sei waitressatVolcanoHouse,notedBigIsland h otel,for"ch a-zuk e"atbreak fasttime.

LargeCrowdsHearMasaok aOnIslesTourHONOLULU,T.H.— Mi k eM.Masaok a'swh i rlwi ndspeak i ngtouronbeh alfofth eJACLAnti-Di s-cri mi nati on Committee'sfinancialdrivei nHawai i wasmark edbyen-th usi asmandlargecrowdsi nHon-olulu,Hiloandonth e i slandsofMaui andKauai.Th enationallegislativedirectorofJACLADClefth ereonMay23forSan Francisco,enroute toWash i ngton.Hereportedth ath i saudiences i n Hawai i expressedconsiderablei nteresti nth elegisla-tiveprogramofJACLADC,par-ticularlyi nth e Waltersresolu-tionwh i ch was i ntroduced i nth eHouserecentlytoextendnatural-i zati onrigh ts toresidentaliensnow i neli gi bletociti zensh i p. Hesaid th atapproximately40,000residentaliensofJapaneseandKoreandescenti nHawai i wouldbenefitbyth elegislation.Reportingonth eprogressofleg-i slati onofi nteresttoth epeopleofHawai i , Masaok a stressed i nspeech es h ereth atth ecampaignsforHawai i anstateh oodand fornaturalizati onrigh tsforJapanesealiensareall"oneandth esamefigh t."Hedeclaredth atth eenemiesofHawai i an stateh ood r.re th eenemiesofnaturalizati on.SamIsh i k awa,Pacifi cSouth westdi rectorofJACLADCwh oaccom-paniedMasaok aon h i sspeak i ngtour,willremain i nHawai i untilmid-June.

Ish i k awaTak esLeadInSociali stPartyCampaigni nWestDENVER,Colo.-Joseph Ish i -

k awaofth eartdepartmentofth eUniversityofNebrask a i stak i ngth elead i namovementtoconsol-i datelocalsofth eSociali stPartyi nth eRock yMountainarea i ntoaregionalorganizati on,th eColo-r-ado Sociali stParty announcedth i sweek .Th e announcementsaid th atIsh i k awawas i nstrumentali nth eformationofanewSociali stPartylocalatLincoln,Neb.His suggestionforth eforma-ti onofth eregionalgroupwithh eadquarterstobe establish ed i nDenverh asalreadyreceivedfav-orablesupportfrom membersofth eSociali stPartyi nDenverandColorado.Ish i k awah asadvancedth emovei norderto"increaseth eeffective-ness"ofth epoliti calgroup.Th e i ncreasedvoteofth e So-ciali stPartyi nrecentelectionsi nWisconsinwh ereth ey h ave suc-ceeded i nwi nni ngseveralminorofficesmak esi tappearli k elyth atIsh i k awa's suggestionwill h elpstrength enth e Sociali stPartyi nth ewesternpartofth ecountry,th eannouncementadded.IfIsh i k awa'sregionalproposali sadopted,i twi llprobably i n-cludeSociali stgroupsi nNebrask a,Utah ,Colorado,NewMexico,Ari-zona,WyomingandMontana.Th eannouncementaddedth at

Joseph Ish i k awa'sprestigewith i nth eSociali stPartyh asbeengrow-i ng asaresultofh i sproposaland h ei sregardedasoneofth eparty'sleadersi nth ewest.

UyedaSistersAtCelebrationforFolk loreMagazineCHICAGO—Th eUyeda sisters,Haruk oandTomek o,willj oi ni nth eseventh anniversarycelebra-ti onofVilti s,amagazinedevotedtofamili ari zi ngth epublicwith th efolk ways andfolk lore ofdiversenationalitygroups,onSundayeve-ning,May29,atth eLith uani anauditori um.Representativesofmanynation-algroupswillpresentfolk dancesduringth eprogram.Haruk oandTomek oUyeda,wi thth ei rtwotalentedsix-year-oldpro-tegees,Mari k oAnnAk i yamaandToyok oKitah ata,willperformtwonumbers,"Menonai Ch i dori "and"MaruMaruBush i .'"Th e Uyedasistersh ave givennumerousperformancesbeforevar-i ousgroupsi nth emi dwest.Recentperformances i ncluded appearan-cesatth e United Nationsfolkfestival, h eld i nth eGoldroom ofth e Congress h otelforth e33rdannualnationalassociati onofsec-ondarysch oolprinci pals'conven-tion,wh i ch wastelecastoverSta-ti onWBKB;th e15th annualna-tionalfolk festivali nSt.Louis;andth eDetroitJACLsh ow.Th eyareformerresidents ofGardenaCalif,andstudiedunderFuj i maKansuma,recognizedasth eforemostexponentofth eJapaneseclassicaldance i nAmerica.

TributetoGoldStarMoth ersPlannedbyLosAngelesYBALOSANGELES— Th eYoungBuddh i stassociati onwillpaytrib-utetoGoldStarmoth ersatame-morialservicewh i ch willbe h eldonMay29.AllBuddh i stveterans i n th e

LosAngelesareaareexpectedtoattendth eritesi nuniform.A bronze plaque,bearing th e

names ofallBuddh i stwardeadfrom th ech urch ,willbededicatedatth eservice.Amongth eBuddh i stNisei wh o

diedi nWorldWarIIandwh owillbe h onoredatth eservicewillbeth efollowing:Cpl. Yosh i h aru Aoyama,Flc

GeorgeGush i k en,Sgt.JoeHaya-sh i ,Pfc.Tosh i oHozak i ,Cpl.Joh n-nyKanazawa,Pfc.NobuoKomoto,Pfc.SadaoMunemori.Cpl.Kiyo-sh i Nak asak i ,Cpl.Ak i ra Sh i ma-

zu,Cpl.Tayayuk iTanoujre,Pfc.

FredYasuda,PfcMitsuruYetoandPfcTatsuoYosh i zak i .

MonumenttoNisei WarDeadOfLosAngelesAreatoBeUnveiledonMemorialDay

LOS ANGELES—Th eunveili ngofa32-footwh i temarblemonumentasatributetoth ememoryofth esacrifi cesofAmer-i cansofJapaneseancestry i n th eserviceofth ei rcountry i nWorldWarIIwillfeatureth eMemorialDayceremonieswh i chwillbe h eldbyth e Ni sei VeteransAssociati on atEvergreencemetery.Th i syear'sriteswillculminateatwo-yearreintermentpro-

gramforNisei wardeadfrom th eLos Angelesarea wh i chwasundertak enbyth eNVA.Th emonument,wh i ch waspur-ch asedandcompleted i nCarrara,Italy,th ecitywh i ch wasliberatedby th e 442nd CombatTeam i nApri l,1945,willbeunveiledbyMrs.NawaMunemori,moth erofPfc.SadaoS.Munemori wh opost-h umouslyreceivedth e'Congression-alMedalofHonorforMsh eroi cdeath wh i leservingwith th e442ndCombatTeam i nItaly.Astatuebearingth eli k enessofPfc.Munemori,th eonlyJapaneseAmericantoreceiveth eMedalofHonor,standsatopth emonument.Duetoapriorcommitmentout-sideofCalifornia, Gen.Mark W.Clark ,commandinggeneralofth eSi xth Armyandth ewartimecom-manderofth eFifth Armyi nItaly,willnotbeabletoattendth ecere-monies.Inalettertoth eNisei Veterans

Associati on,GenGlark declared:"Iam sorryth at1 cannotbeth ereforth eceremony,forIh aveth egreatestrespectandprideforth eNi sei soldierswh ofough tsogallantlyforth i scountry. Th e442ndInfantryRegimentwasoneofth efi nestIh adth eprivi legetocommandi nWorldWarll.''ArepresentativeofGen.Clarkwilldeliverth emai naddressatth e MemorialDayrites. Lieut.Col.Joh nF.Aisowillactasch ai r-manatth eceremonies. FormerFirstLieut.Tak Nak ak i willcom-mandth eNVA'ah onorguardwh owillbe i nfulluniform.Manycivi cleadersareexpected

toattend,i nadditi onto50GoldStarmoth ersofNisei Glswh odi edi nWorldWarIIwh owillbeth eh onoredguests.Anaudienceof2,500i sexpected

towitnessth ededicatoryrites.Fundstoeroctth ememorialwereraisedth rough contributi onsfromresidentsofth eLosAngelesarea.Th ei nscri pti ononth ememorialleadsasfollows:

INSACREDMEMORYTh i s memoriali sreverentlyplaced h ere by th e Japanese

Americancommunity,underth eauspicesofth eSouth ernCali-forniaBurialandMemorialcom-mi ttee,i nmemoryofAmericansoldiersofJapaneseancestrywh ofough t,sufferedanddiedi nWorldWarIIth atliberty,jus-ticeandequalopportunityi nth epursuitofh appi nessmigh tcometo alldemocratic and peace-loving people everywh ere re-gardlessofrace,creed,colorornationalorigi n.Dedicated:May30,1949.

Th enamesof61Americansol-di ersofJapaneseancestryfromSouth ern Californiawh odi ed i nWorldWarIIarei nscri bedonth ememorial.Th enamesareasfol-lows: %

Yosh i h aruN.Aoyama,Frank N.Ari k awa,HirooH.Endo,Arth urM. Fuk uok a, George Gush i k en,StanleyK.Hayami,JoeH.Ha-yash i ,MinoruIsh i da,JoeY.Kado-yama,Joh nS.Kanazawa,FrankKanda,JamesS.Karatsuu,YasuoKenmotsu,Sh awKojak u,PaulT.Kitsuse,NobuoKomoto,HenryM.Kondo,HarryF.Madok oro,SadaoS.Munemori,Tom T.Nish i moto,Kiyosh i K. Muranaga,PaulT.Kimura, RobertK. Nak asak i ,KatsuOk i da,SusumuOk ura,Cal-vin T.Saito, George S.Saito,Atsush i Sak amoto,Masao Sh i ge-zane,Ak i ra R.Sh i matsu,JoeA.Sh i omi ch i , Sh i geoTabuch i ,IwaoA.Tak ah ash i ,Kei Tanah ash i ,TedTanouye,Th eodoreT.Tezuk a,HarryH.Tok ush i ma,DanielY.Tsuk a-mcto,MitsuruYeto,TatsuoYosh i -zak i ,Joh n.Ak i moto,VictorAk i -moto,GeorgeM.Sh i k ata,Joh nKato,TeruoHozak i ,Tosh i o Ho-zak i ,HenryT.Furush i ro,KazuoMasuda,Fred S.Yasuda,LloydOnouye:Joh n Ogawa,TedT.Fuj i ok a,Ben Masaok a,Tsuyosh iYamamoto, Mak oto Yosh i h ara,Togo Sugiyama,Hitosh i Yone-mura,Willi am Samonj i ,GeorgeKuwano,IsaoTsdnoandKatsumiL.Tak asugi.

LosAngelesAFLWillFigh tRaceBi asonLocalLevelEducationalProgramWillBeIniti atedAgainstIntolerance

LOSANGELES—Th eestablish -mentofcommitteesto combatraciali ntoleranceonth elocalunionlevelwasapprovedatameetingofth eCentralLaborCouncil,AFL,onMay16.Sponsorsofth erecommendation

notedth eexi stenceofdiscri mi na-ti onagainstAmericansofNegro,MexicanandOrientalancestryandstressedth eneedforexpandedac-tivi tyto h elpeducatetradeunionmembers,aswellasth egeneralpublic.Itwasannouncedth atth erecom-mendationofth e CentralLaborCouncil's executive committeei si nk eepi ngwith th enationalpolicyofth eAFL.Itwasannouncedth atth eproj-

ecttoexpandth eCentralLaborCouncil'scampaignofeducationand understandingto elimi nateraciali ntoleranceandth econdi-tionswh i ch create i twas "en-th usi asti cally adopted"by th edelegateswh orepresentmoreth an500,000AFLmembers i nth eLosAngelesarea.Inordertoobtainawiderdis-tri buti onofth e efforts ofth eCentralLaborCouncil'sCommitteetoCombatIntolerancewh i ch h asfunctioned"with i ncreasingeffec-tiveness during th e past twoyears,"th eresolutionproposedth eestablish mentofcommitteesonalllevelsofth etradeunion struc-ture.(ArecentreportbyJoeGrant

Masaok a,WestCoastregionalrep-resentativeofth eJACLAnti-Di s-cri mi nati onCommittee,notedth eexi stenceofdiscri mi natorypolici esi nsomeunionsaffili atedwith th eAFLagainstpersonsofJapanese.

Th ecouncilcommittee recog-nizedth ework ofAFLlocalgrdupstodate i ncombating i ntolerance

andpointedoutth ati ti sth epur-poseofth eresolutiontofurth eri mplementaneducationalracere-lationsprogram,usingth egreatquantityofeducationmaterialpre-paredbyth enationalAFLgroup."Th eplan i sdesignedtobringaracerelationsprogramdowntoth emembersh i pwh ere i ti smostneeded,"SusanD.Adams,memberofRetailHardwareandApplianceEmployeesUnion,Local1215,ex-plained."Th eprogram i sanedu-cationalone.Th erewillbenoi n-terferencewith th eautonomyoflocalunions. Werecognize th atth osewh ofi gh tth etradeunionmovementare th e same peoplewh ospreadth eli eaboutNegroes,Mexican Americans, Jews andoth erminori tygroups."Iti sth eywh ofough tandde-

featedFEPC.Werecognize,also,Iamsure,th eneedofi ntegratingth eeffortsofth eentirelocallabormovementto mak evictoryoverprejudi ce anddiscri mi nati on aneasiertask ."AbeF.Levy,delegateofth eIn-ternationalLadiesGarmentWork -ers'Union,commendedth e"pro-gressiveandfar-seeing"actionofth eAFLexecutivecommittee i nLosAngeles,anddeclaredth atth e"employersandch ambersofcom-mercearetryingtopitonena-tionalityaga'netth eoth erandth eyh opetobreak th elabormove-mentth atway."Laborstandsfordemocracy,"Levysaid."Iti si ncumbentuponustoeducateourmemberssoth atth ey do notfallpreyto th epoisonouspropagandaofraciali n-tolerjmce."

Th eILGWU h asanumberofNisei womenmembersi nth eLosAngelesarea,comprisedofevac-ueeswh otook j obsi nth egarmenti ndustry following th ei rreturnfiomwarrelocationcenters.Lastyearth eILGWUappointedaNiseigirltoh elporganizewomeni nth ei ndustryinLosAngeles.

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EDITORIALS:PostscriptforMemorialDay

Th i sMemorialDay,i n h undredsofcommuniti esacrossth ecountry,th epeopleofth enationpaytributetoth emenwh odied i ncombati nEuropeandAsiaduringth elastgreatwar.Amongth emournerswi llbeAmericansofeveryrace,color

andcreed,forth eprivi egeofdyingforone'scountry i snotrestricted byracialancestry.Manyofth em,i nlife,werenotaccordedth erespect,th e

h onororeventh eprivi legesdueth emasciti zensofth i scountry.Someofth em,even i ndeath ,weredeniedth esimpleri gh tofreburialbecauseofth ei rcolor.

Th esemen h avepassedbeyondth eprejudi cesandmistreat-mentanddish onorsometimessh own th em.Itbeh oovesus toremembernowth atth egreatesth onor

wecanpayth em i sbyrememberingth elivi ng,th eveteranswh osurvivedth ewar,th ewi dowsandparent*andfamili esofth ewardead.Th egreatestwecanpayth ei rmemory i sbygi vi ngth osewh osurvivedth emth erespectth eydeserveasAmericans.

MarginalEmploymentOpportuniti esTh eCalifornialegislature h asagainsmoth ered amoveto

studyand i mproveemploymentpracticeswith i nth estate.Th eAssembly committee ongovernmentaleffici encyand economyonMay11k i lledabilltocreateastatecommissononfairem-ploymentpractices.Earlierth e samecommitteek i lled anoth erproposaltostudyracialandreligi ousdiscri mi nati on,a studywh i ch would h avelaidstressonth eeconomicandemploymentdiscri mi nati on againstmi nori tygroups.

Jobdiscri mi nati oni sth ecoretominori tygroupdiscri mi na-ti oni nth eseUnitedStates.Minori tygroupsare"k epti nth ei rplace"byeconomicdis-

crimi nati on,wh i ch deni esth em th erigh ttomak ealivi ngi nj obsforwh i ch th eyaretrainedandforwh i ch th eyaresuited.Th usdelegatedtomeniallaborandservice j obs,th eyaredeniedfullpartici pati oni nth ecountry'ssocialandeconomiclife.

Many,ofcourse,riseaboveth eeconomicrestricti onsgen-erallyplaceduponth ei rgroup.Ifth erigh ttoequalityof j obopportunityweregrantedallmembers ofallminori tygroups,th estatusofallofAmerica'sminori ti eswouldriseaccordingly,aswouldth eeconomicstandardsofth ecountryasawh ole.Negro,Ch i neseandNisei Americansk now h ow di scri mi na-

ti onaffectsth ei rdailylives.Butfiguresaremoreconvinci ngth anbarestatements.InSeattle,accordingtostatisti cspreparedbyth eInstitute

ofLaborEconomicsofth eUniversityofWash i ngton,th ereai-enopersonsofJapaneseancestryemployed byindustryinmana-gerialandoffici alpositi ons.Butmanagersandoffici alsaccountfor5.35percentofallemployesofi ndustry.OfallpersonsofJapaneseancestryemployedby i ndustry,2.83areemployed i nprofessionalandsemi-professionalpositi ons.Butth epercentageofallemployesi nth atcategory i s5.78.A considerationofth e servicework ers,h owever,presents

anentirelydifferentpicture.OfallNisei andIssei employedbyi ndustry,37.73areemployedasservicework ers.Th epercentageforth ewh olegroup,h owever,i sonly10.75.Inalloth erclassifi -cationsth epicturesh owsth esameth i ng:JapaneseAmericanstendtobeemployedmostfrequentlyi nservicetradesandworkclassifi ed as"operative."Th ei rch ancesforemploymentaregreatlyh i nderedasth eyrise i n j obscallingforincreasedearn-i ngpowerandsupervisorycapaciti es.

Seattleisused h ereonlyasanexampleofemploymentdis-crimi nati on,th ough i tmigh tbenoted h ere th atth ecity i sgenerallyregardedasoneofth eciti eswh i ch h asdoneth emosttoimproveth estatusofitsminori tygroupciti zens.Employmentdiscri mi nati on i nSan Francisco,recentlyre-

portedfrom th atcitybyJoeGrantMasaok a,JACLADC di-rector,sh owed th esamepatterns ofdiscri mi nati on.Seventy-fivepercentofallemployersplacingrequestwith th eCalifor-ni astateemploymentservicespecifyth eydonotwantwork ersofOrientalancestry.

Ch i cago,sometimesregardedasameccaforNisei j obseek -ers,i si ndeedth ati nmanyrespects.Butth eAnti-Di scri mi nati onCommittee,i nrecenttestimony

before th eHousecommittee oneducation andlabor,reportedasfollows:"Th esituation...i snotas h ealth yasi tappearsonth esurface.DemandforIssei andNisei i sprimari ly i nth esemi-sk i lled andlowerincome occupationswh ereth ei rh i gh produc-

tivi tyataveragepayscalesorlessactuallyresults i nan in-directform ofexploitati on,"| Th eseareexamplesofth epatternofj obdiscri mi nati onlAnall-outattack uponth i sform of"discri mi nati onwouldprovide|h ealth yi mpetusforth e i mprovementofracerelationsgen-erallyandforth ei mprovementofth eeconomicstatusofAmer-la'sminori ti es.

nisei USAbyLARRYTAJIRI

JapanLearnsAboutth e442ndTh erearei ndi cati onsfromJapanth atth estoryofPvt.SadaoMune-mori and th e 442nd RegimentalCombatTeam i sbeingutili zedbypro-democraticgroupstoi llustrateth emeaningofdemocracy.Probablybyth i sti meth esagaofth eJapaneseAmericanregimenti sk nowntoeveryJapanese,fromEmperorHiroh i to downto th epooresttenantfarmer.Th estonesofNisei GlswerebroadcasttoJapanandAsiabyth e OfficeofWarInformationand oth erU.S.propaganda.agencieslongbeforeV-Jday.Th esestorieswereusedtocounteractth edamagingeffectsofth etalesofwartimemistreat-mentofth eJapaneseAmericanpopulation,particularlyth ewestcoastmass,evacuationanddeten-tion,wh i ch was th orough ly ex-ploitedbyth eJapanesewarlordswh o sough tto prove th atth eUnitedStateswasfigh ti ngaracewaragainstJapan.Th esestoriesofNisei GIcour-

age,latergivenfirst-h andemph asi sby th earrivalofth ousandsofNisei Glsi nJapanaspartofth eoccupationarmy, h as served todestroyth eth esi softh eNipponmili tari ststh atth ei rcausewasoneofracesurvival.Th ereisreasontobelieveth atth eseJapanesemili -taristsdidnottak ei ntoaccountth efactth atth tNisei wouldservei nth ewari nth ePacifi corth atUnitedStatesforceswoulduseJa-panese Americans,particularlyi nmili tary i ntelligence.Iti s pos-si bleth atth eybelievedth ei rownpropagandaandth ough tth atallpersonsofJapaneseancestrywerei nternedforth edurationofth ewarbeh i ndbarbedwi re.Inth i s,th eywereofth esamemindasth ePa-ci fi ceoastrace-baiterswh owerescreamingformassdetentionandTom Stewart,th ensenatorfromTennessee,and Missi ssi ppi 'sJoh nRank i nwh oauth oredaconcentra-tioncampbi lli nCongressi n1943wh i ch wouldh avegiventh eWarDepartmentauth ori tytocarryoutj ustsuch aprogram ofmass i nrternment.Th i slack ofappreciati onofth ework i ngsofademocraticstatewasonlyoneofth emanymistak esi nj udgmentwh i ch th eJapanesemili -taristsmade.Itwouldprobablyh aveseemedi nconceivable,eventomanyAmericans,th atmenwh owerelanguish i ngi ndetentioncen-tersin1942,h avi ngbeenevacuatedfrom th ei rh omes,wouldwindupth e samewarasmembersofamili taryunitwh osenamewillnotbeforgotteni nAmericanmili taryannals.Onei ndi vi dualstorywh i cnwillprobablyamazeth eJapanesei sth eoneaboutth eNisei wh owasconfinedi nManzanari n1942,laterenlistedi nth earmyandserved i nEuropeandth entook apostwar

j obasanUNRRAoffici alatacampfordisplaced persons wh ere h eutili zed h i sfirst-h and k nowledgeofh umanreactionstofencesandcamplife.Newspapersand magazinesi nJapan h avecarried manystoriesofth e442ndandofsuch i ndi vi -dualNisei asPvt.Munemori andSgt.PenKurok i .Th ereburialser-vicesfortwomenofth e442ndwh odi ed i nItalyandwh osere-mainswere3enttoJapantonextofk i nforintermentwerefullyre-portedi nth eJapanesepress.Tak esh i Kimura,awell-k nownwriterofh i stori calnovels i n,Japan,h aswri ttenabook forJa-panesereadersonth e442ndwh i chi snowbeingpublish edi nTok yo.Because ofth eevi denceofcon-siderablereaderi nteresti n th ebook ,Mr.Kimurasisplanningtowriteseveralmorevolumesonth eNi sei Glsand i salsoconsideri ngabiograph yofPvt.Munemori.Iti sexpectedth atMr.Kimura'swork sonth eNi sei Glswillbeusedtoadvanceth edemocraticreeduca-tionofth eJapanesepeopleandth atth eNi sei storywillbepre-sented i nsuch awayastoi llus-trateth e triumph ofdemocraticforcesi nth eUnitedStatesi nth ewartimetreatmentofth eJapaneseAmericanpopulation. Th e factth atth eUnitedStatesArmyh asmadeandci rculatedamotionpic-ture subjectcalled,"Th e Ni seiStory,"wh i ch sh owsth ereaccep-tanceofth eevacueesonth ePa-ci fi cccasti sevidenceth atoccupa-ti onauth ori ti es are anxious tocounteractanydamagewh i ch th emassevacuationandth eactaofi ndi vi dual h oodlums and race-baiters againstJapaneseAmeri-cansmayh avedonetoAmerica'sreputationfordemocracyi nAsia.Th erei salwaysth edangerth atth estoryofth eNisei Glswouldbepervertedbyracech auvi ni stsi nJapan. Itmay h ave been anawarenessofth i spitfallwh i ch waabeh i ndth erefusalofoccupationauth ori ti estopermitaTok yomo-tionpicturestudiotofilmamotionpictureonth e442ndCombatTeam.Th esynopsisofth eproposedplotforth i sfilm,asreportedi nadis-patch from Tok yo, h i nted toostronglyofth e"yamato-damash i i "th emeso i nh erenti nfilm subjectsproducedbyth emili tari ststh em-selves,rath erth anastoryofcit-i zensoldiersfrom th eplantationsof,Hawanandth erelocationcen-tersofth emainland. Such afilmwouldproveasoptoth eJapaneseracepridewh i ch wasbadlybatter-edbydefeatand surrender. Ifth erewasanypossibi li tyth atth eproposedfilm wouldgiveth i si m-pressiontoth eviewer,i ti sagoodtili ngth atth eprojectwascalledon.Kacech auvi ni sm h asnoplacei nademocraticsociety.

EvacuationIssuei nL.A.MayorFletch erBowronofLosAngeleswh o i srunningforre-electionagainstLloydAldrich i nth emayoraltyballotingonMay31

receivedsomeassistancefrom anunexpectedquarterth i sweek i nh i sappealforth eNi sei vote.Alth ough public circulation ofth ech argewasconfinedtoJapa-neseAmericanvotersi nLos An-geles,MayorBowron i sprobablyti i efi rstpoliti calcandidateonth elaci fi ccoastwh oh asbeenaccusedbyanopponentofadvocatingth emass evacuation of JaoaneseAmericansi n1942.South ernCali-forniaNisei willrecallth atMayorBowronwasoneofth eloudestofth eadvocatescfmassevacuationandsupportersofMr.Aldrich re-centlybestirredth atmemorywh enth Jf.y, some statementswh i ch MayorBowronmadei nFeb-ruary,1942wh en h ewantedallpersonsofJapaneseancestryre-movedposth astefrom th eCityofth eAngels.Th eNi sei votei nLosAngelesi s-h fftn*!aPPro,ximati ngprob-ably15,000i nanelectorateoftwomilli ons,butpoliti ci ansli k etoplavallth epercentages. Ina closeelection,ori nth ecaseofalfch tballot,th eNi sei votecouldbeadecisi vefactori fcastoverwh elm-i nglyforanyonecandidate.Th erei sh ttlepossibi li tyofsuch anoccurrencei nLoaAngelesnextweekAHlrinh mana«-ersforBowronandAdh i ch were notmissi ng anyTh eJapaneseAmericancommit-

te*.ellTLloydAWr'ch th rewacurvef«,,» "y&l'i n th e evacuationi ssue. Th e mayor's supportersamongth eNi sei look edaroundformaterialtocounteractth ech arge!fromu 1"-unexpectedsupport£fvoAngelenoawh oh avebeenciosetoth eevacuationstoryallth ewayfrom PearlHarbor.Th eRafaSh i mpo reportedonMay21th atCarey McWilli ams,auth ori ty on"PrejudS,0nt5h °leauth orofJft-p*?JapaneseAmeri-mTr'wPaG-,RaymondBooth ,for-__J_4-rjlo,rationofficeri nLosAngeles,h adgivenunqualifi eden-dorsementstoMayorBowronth eJanlli mpi *ci t?onfMlenceth atmth PTeAmericana h avetoomavr1-861*86t0beconfused'ondecCS*MSUeSI;Mr-McWilli amsdnfavor

Mayor"wroncameouttionto em i onandreloca-tioni n1942andth erewasnooneaidatth attime—asth eJapaneser__*Jewellk nowaPHoew-ever,msfrank adm ssion si nceth enk new th ath e waswrongSH?■*h JS .temenTsorno,pfff*V-8 almi**i stration,areAldrich lIVeth an.anyth i ngMr.everwillc Said

'orProbablvMrwLyat"y*»tnretime."aa.Booth recalledth atMavorto°XnVe,mi>letec°°P*Snwh entK Auth ori tywnen th e exclusion againstth eevacueeswaslifted i n1945Ch i eiao?rp0Wr°n,CaJled i n th eCh efandS*__th eA~i <*tantvmei andth eth reemengaveun-

qualifi edsupporttoth eJapanesereturningtoth ecoast,"Mr.Boothadded. "Furth ermore,onMayorBowron'si nstructions,aspecialde-tai lofplaincloth esmenweregivena specialorientation courseoni ssuesconnectedwith th ereturn-i ngevacuees."Afterth eorientation,th eoffi-

cerscalledonallpublicplacesofentertainment,amusementandac-commodation i nareaswh ereth eevacueesformerlyresidedtotalitoth eciti zensandurgeth emtoh oldnoprejudi ces. Asaresult,wh ereasi noth erpartsofth ePa-cifi ccoastth erewerearson,murderandi nti mi dati on,LosAngeleswufreefrom anyunfavorablemajori nci dents."Mr.Booth added th atMayorBowronwasth efi rstelectedoffici ali nth eLosAngelesareatowel-come h ack th eevacuees.Th eevacuationi ssuei satempesti nalittleTok yoteapotasfara"th ecityelectioni sconcerned.In-metropolitanpressh asnotboth er-edwith i tandevenMr.Aldncnmanagers h ave concentrated'aroundFi rstandSanPedrostreet.Adevelopmentwh i ch willh a"greatereffectonth ecity'«

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wh olei sth efactmostofth eac-tiveNisei campaigni ngi nth eelec-tionh asbeenconcentratedonivh alfofth ecandidacyofEdwawR.Roybal,aliberalwarveteran°Mexicanancestry,wh o i srunnwforth ecouncilmanicpostnown■by ParleyPark erCh ri sti anTh ewi derangeofNisei supPforRoybali sfurth er i ndi caWth atth eNisei learnedth epf*»factaoflifeasabyproductof1"wartimeexperience. N'sel.*.portersofRoybalrange

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normallyconservativeprofessandbusinessleaders,such astorneyJoh nF.Aisowh owlieutenantcolonelunderben.»<*Arth urtoth epro-Wallace con-tingent. . ffWchTh e acti vecampaigni ng«h astak enplaceamongw"*LosAngelesi sproofth atth eevueesareback h omeagain.

VagariesAvatar...Isamu Noguch i 's "Avat»,"

oneofth esculpturesi nth eL*Ican sectionof"Sculpture i !?"'■national"on exh i bi ti onJ1"?'IPh i ladelph i aMuseumfit*ISept.11 ...Th efi rsti s *IScene,aneweigh t-pa,"Niwi ""*'ItorialwasPublish edf4SIth eCh i cago Publish i ngcoSI...Th ere'sanewperfumedImark etcalled"Ni SeL»T81*Ifacturedanddistri butedbyfi ICosmeticsofCh i cago.HeadSIfirm i sGeraldKak eh ash i a!2|berofth eCh i cagoJACL.'.IKanemura,abeautifulHon3■coedwh owasth equeenof5Irecent.Hawai i BaseballCongre'Iplacedth i rd i nth e MissHawaHIcontestwh i ch wash eldrecently!IFi Ck .v.th eJ?mt?ry'sreP»«enwSItoth eMiss America contest iAtlantic City Th e,£*|BettyJaneJoh nston.Last\S.IMissHawai i wasYunTauZanegirlofCh i neseancestrywh owo,|<k nPnerSOllfl,,tyu"'d'i nk i ng.I$1,000 sch olarsh i p, at AtlattkICity. I

* » *Crooner...Katsuh i k oHaida,th eHawi i i uINisei wh o i stoJapanesebobby.Isoxerswh atFrank Si natrausedtoIbetoU.S.teen-agers,i soneofflIJapaneseartistswh omademonIth an1,000,000yeni ni ncomela«Iyear...Th eTok yoRosesocietyIwh i ch i sflyi ngbloomstoSanFran-1cisco h asnoth i ngtodowith tieItreasontrialwh i ch getsawayi nIth atCaliforniacityonJuly5,,IMis3TerryHonda,formerlyofth eIWash i ngtonbureauofth eNetIYork newspaper,PM,i smowwithIth eAFL'sLaborLeagueforPo-1liti calEducation i nWash i ngton.I

Dr.Kimura'sPaperReadatMedicalMeetDETROIT,Mich .— ApaperbjIDr.EugeneT.KimuraandE.MII

Geili ng-ofth e Department&IPh armacology,Universityof("h iIcago,onth esubject,"StudiesonIRadioactive Digi toxi n,"waspre-1sentedatth e33rdannualmeetingIofth eFederationofAmericanSo-Icieti esforExperimentalBiologyi nIDetroitrecently.Paperspresentedbyth eparte-1pantsofth efederationmeetingsIwere i nth efi eldsofph ysi ology,Ibioch emi stry,ph armacology,pati-Iology,nutriti onandi mmunology. I

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byRok uSuqah ara

RememberFath erIFromTimesSquaretoEvergreencemetery i nLosAngelesi saBipover3,000milesaway.Wh enMemorialDay comes upth i s■ mvth ough tsand sentimentswillbefarfrom th ebank softh e_l«n-rath er,th eywillbefocusedwestwardonth atsmallpatch■wound i nBoyleHeigh tswh ere manyapioneerIssei wearily■Hdownto h i setsrnalrest.■Ith as beenatraditi onalrituali nourfamilyto decorateth eIi i lvplotofgroundandpayseveralminutesh omagetoth osewh oBvenone beyondth e h ori zonoftime.■Myonlyconsolationth i syeari sth atoth erfriends,ch urch mem-Irsandacquaintanceawillpass bytoplacesomeflowersonth elaveandrememberth i ssanctuaryofanoth ergeneration.Inoth er_rsIrecallseeingth etear-stainedeyesofh undredsofIssei fei lk s■th eywalk edfrom tombstonetotombstone.Each yearth elegion■th eIssei deadi ncreaseandi nadecadeorsoth erewillbeonlyth e■,:toweepandmournanddecorateth efinalrestingplaceofth ei r■red ones.■ * * *

QuarterPassesQuarter

Rapidly h aveth esandsoftimeslipped by.Iti salreadya■quarterofa century since Reverend Kawash i ma uttered th e■finalritesandwetiny ch i ldren,with swolleneyesand h eavy■h earts,trudgedback toourdreary,empty,andfath erlessdwelling.(Th ough Ibeth ousandsofmilesawayfrom th atgrass-covered■tch ofgroundandth atbravewh i temarblemark er,I k nowth at■greatspanofti meandth atvastcanyonsofdistancewillnot■ittratefrom mymind'smemoryth epictureofmy,fath er.ITwenty-fiveyearsi salongtimeago—l!)2t.1was j usti ngradeIh ool.Th e i mpactofdeath di dnotstri k euswith i tsfullweigh t■i mportand meaning.Iti ssometh i ngth atth e ch i ldi sh mi nd■motfullycompreh endandunderstand,lti sonlywith th epassing■arsofmaturityth atonecomestorealize h ow much we h aveHissed.

* * *PioneerPassesITh ough h e waswith usbutbriefly,Ish allalwaysrememberHirer.IBecauseIwasalwaysmisch i evi ous-bent,1recallh i m asastern

■sk master.Li k emostIssei,h ewasarigi ddisci pli nari an.HelaidHwnth elaw,establish edrulesoforderandconduct,and h eldsway■virtueofh i sstrength .Asaresultwelearnedth erudimentsof■edience,respectforelders,andadh erencetolawsand regulations■society.

Healsoh adapassionforcleanliness.Manyatimeh etook■ussquealingch i ldrenbyth enaipeofneck andscrubbedus till■oursk i nswerelobster-red.Hetook extremepainstodressand■cloth eusbecausewh en h elefti ttoussometh i ngwasalwaysout■ofplaceorask ew.IAtth e sameti me,h ewasGod-fearing and insi stedth atwo■gularlyattendSunday sch ool.Iti s unnecessaryto sayth atwe■eicalwayson ti me,properlydressed,and quitesubservientto■ewish esofth eteach er.Alsowesaw to i tth atournewly-pressed■itsh ad th atrazor-edge crease wh enwe returnedandth atwe■notdilly-dallyonth ewayback .

Dadwasafirmbelieveri neducation.Hewasneversatisfi ed■th atweregularlyattendsch ool,but i nsi sted th ai wesh ould gel■th eh i gh estgrades.Iti satributetoh i m th ai i nourlateryearsHal!fivemembersofth efamilygraduatedfromcollege.■Th ough h ewasanexactingtask masterandstern i nh i smeth ods,■(nowth ath e h adatenderandunderstandingh eartinsi de.Hi s■esreflected h i s h appi ermomentsth ough h ewouldnotcompliment■orally.Hek eenlyfeltforeach ofh i sch i ldren,nursingusth rough■riodsofillnessandvaliantlyh elpi nguswith ourlittleproblems.■was th erealizati on ofh i s li mi tati onsas awidowerwith five■ildrenth atmust h avegivenh i m sometragic moments i nth e■elyvigi lofeach passing mi dni gh t.

* * *Unk nown Little Time

Th i rty-nine i ssuch anearlyagetodie.So i twaswith many■anIssi i ,i 'h eydiedbeforeth ei rti me.Perh aps i twasoverwork ;■moreth anli k elyi twasth elack ofstaminatoprovideadequate■supportand careforfive ch i ldren.Ith i nk dadwasoneofth efi rstIssei pioneerstocometoth i s■up'*?ewasJustateen-ageladwh en h elefth i snati veSendai,■Miyagi -k en,asonofa h umblestorek eeper,totryh i sfortune■America.Th i swas i nth elate1890swh enth eexpandingrailroad■"upaniesofth enorth westwore solici ti ngch eap laborfrom th e

IIh 'imled i nSeattleand i mmedi atelywentto work forth e_if',h eP3*/wasadollaradayandth ework wasth etiri ngBFh . m

ngti esth rough th ewildernessofth etowering Rock i es■trie WestCoast.Hundredsofoth erIssei h adto goth rough■"same ordealtomak ealiveli h ood.Andfrom th i sdollar-a-daymom,h e h adtopayforh i sfoodandcloth i ng.Ith i Tk th efruga1'h ard-work i ngIssei perseveredth rough all■roV even managedtosaveafewcentseverydayso th ey■s!n ''!,wlouSh funds tostartafarm ora littlestore i n■>eattle,TacomaorPortland.■Ineigh tyears'time,Dad h adagrocerystorei nSeattle'sJapa-■»_?<; J"ndby1908'

atth eaS°of<23'wasawardedth eNi h on-

■wasn't- i alas"th ey°unBbusinessmanmostli k elytosucceed."B»Ki;u,Kalu'l'th ath ereturnedto Japanto be marriedand■Wish eda h ome i nSeattle.■rntft-UrgeuorrapidexPansion and th elureofcmick -profitsled___i k h eavi 'y i "1Alask anventureswh i ch wereexpandingbyBooth n .ndsi nth ose days.Evidently h ewasbilk edby someBei ««TvlngProm°ters,alongwith dozens ofoth erSeattleBv'h i ,tt,t?10"'tlyth ereafterwascompelledtosellh i sbusinesstom nigobligati ons.

■leatf£ndth ere h edecidedth ateducationwasavitalnecessity.Boand „f ante<lh i sch i ldren tok now wh atth eyweregettingB»th fni i n ,1relyonth eglibspeech ofa buck et-sh opoperator.BPr-i se sh ortlyth ereafterforh i m to'launch i ntoanoth er

■mind's*i lSaUlbefore» 2"> years i s along time ago.Still,myBpassedZ.¥-lsfresh with so""«'ofth eparentaladvice h eIHet y°Ungbraod-

Br*1""andretSrd*h e i mPortanceofth efami ly;ofbeingproudofyourBh oth ert£lm,P°rtanceofth e membersofth e familyto h elpM TOves g.-wewereoften incli nedtofeeloth erwi sewh enI'tWasnnfa"-Japanesesentimentflooded California, h e told

ota h andi captobeofJapaneseancestry.Hefeltth at

th erewassometh i ng i nourracialback ground wh i ch couldbeof

somebenefittoth emeltingpotwh i ch WAS AmericaItwash i sth eoryth ateducationledtoconfidenceandth at

confidenceledtosuccess.Hefeltth ath i slack ofeducationwas

■ nrimarvfactor i n h i ssh ortcomings.Th i rtv-mneis sti llmiddleage.Perh aps h ad h eli vedlongerI

could h avebeenth atmuch wiser.Th erearemanypointsofadvice

th a th eIssei canpassontous.Th atish ow IfeelaboutDad.Ith i nk th atIambetterandwiserbecauseofh i si nfluence,th ough briefand h urri ed i twasdestinedtobe.

FROM THEFRYING PANBillHosok awa:Someth i ngTh atSh ouldBeSaid

Denver,Colo.Pardonuswh i lewe geth otunderth ecollar

aboutastink i ngsituation.Th e objectofouri rei sawh i tesupremacist,oneArth urCalwell,Aus-traliasmini sterofi mmi gration.Mr.Calwellprob-ablyneverwillsecth i s,andmoreth anli k ely h ewouldntgivea h oot i fh edi d.Hestri k esusasth atsortofperson.Butth i si s someth i ngth atsh ouldbesaid,andwearesaying i t.u Mr.Calwellraised h i svoi ceth i sweek againststuntingAmericans i nTok yo"forwh ath ecalledi nterferencewith Australia's i mmi gration policy,He assertedtonewspapermenth ata"ch eapcon-sP'fac*;' h ad been h atch ed i nTok yobyAmericanetlici alstryingtogetLorenzoGamboa,aPh i li p-pines-born U.S.armysergeant,i ntoAustraliatovisi th i sAustralianwifeandth ei rtwoch i ldren.Th eAustraliangovernmentdoesn'twantGam-boa.Australia,yousee,i sa"wh i te"nation,andW,'-LnotPerlmtnon-wh i testoliveth ere.Itmak esnodifferenceth atGamboaserved h onorablyi nth eUni tedStatesarmy i n defenseofth eSouth westPacifi c,i ncludingAustralia.Itdoesn'tmatterth atGamboa i sanAmericanciti zen,th ath ewasper-mittedtomarryanAustraliangirl.Underth eexigenciesofwarAustraliaallowed h i m toenter;nowth atth eemergency i sendedth e"NoAdmit-tance sign i sback up.Itso h appensth atGamboawasbornaFili pi no.

Anyofth e h undreds ofNisei wh ofoundsuch awarm welcomeduringth ei rwartimestay i nAus-traliawould,underAustralia'spresentpolicy,getth esamecoldsh oulderasGamboa.Ni sei maybeAmericanciti zens,butth eyareth ewrongh ueforAustralia'scolor-controllaws.Fora nationth atClaimstobeademocracy,andwh i ch i saleaderi nth emoralbattleagainstSovietaggression,Aus-traliassmugracism stink s.

* * *Actually,th eUni tedStatesi sn'ti nmuch ofapositi ontolevelanaccusingfinger.Untilth ewarmadei ti mperative,werefusedtopremitAsiati cstoenterAmericaas i mmi grants.Th enwepick edCh i na,th ePh i li ppi nesandIndiaandsaid i neffect:"You'reonourside.You'renolongerundesirables;

youcan j oi nth eselectpeopleswh oweth i nk aregoodenough to enterourcountry."Butatleastwesaidth atandmeanti t,andpassedlawstoim-plementth atpolicy.

Andnowagreatmanyi nfluentialpersonsareback i ngth eJuddbilltotak eallth esillyi nequal-i ti esoutofouri mmi gration and naturalizati onlaws.Wh en th atmatteri sstraigh tenedout,wewillbeabletosay:"Yes,westillh aveJi mCrow-i sm andprejudi ceanddiscri mi nati on,butatleastouri mmi grationlawsareok ay andwe'rewagingth egoodbattletocleanupouri nternaltroubles."butasth i ngsstandnow,wecan j ustgloweratAustraliaand ch angeth esubjectwh enth econ-versationturnstoAmericanlaws.Yet,weas apeopleasdisti ngui sh edfrom th e

governmentcanpointtosometh i ngsigni fi canti nMr.Calwell'scommentonth e Gamboacase.Mr.Calwellwasoutragedth atanyonesh ouldtrytoi nfluenceoffici alAustralianpolicyand h efocusedh i sdisapprovalonanAlvaCarpenter,attach edtoGeneralMacArth ur'slegalstaff."Th erewouldh avebeennonewsofth eGamboacasebutforAlvaCarpenter,"Mr.Calwelldeclared.Inoth erwordsMr.Calwellcontends th ati f

th ecase h adbeen h ush ed,noonewouldh avebeenth ewise,th erewouldh avebeennouproar,Aus-traliawouldnoth avebeenembarrassed,andth i ngswould h avebeensweetand ro3yforeverybodyexceptGamboawh odoesn'tcountanyway.A h i gh -h andedattitude!IfGamboah adbeentryingtoenterth eUni ted

States undersi mi larcircumstances,any publicoffici alwh oh admadeastatementli k eMr.Cal-vvtll'swouldh ave beenfloodedwith protests.ACommitteetoUniteLorenzoGamboa With HisFamilywouldh avebeenfoundedwith anelaborateli stofsponsors,and a h alfdozencongressmenwouldh ave i ntroducedprivatebillspermitti ngGam-boatoenterth eUni tedStates.Veteransorganiza-tionswouldh averush edto h i ssupport.Th eGamboacase i s allth emorereason th e

Juddbillsh ouldbe passed,andquick ly.Th enth eUni ted States,with allth efervorofareformedbigot,couldpreach th e gospelofequality.Th e"ch eapconspiracy" i nth e Gamboacase, i fany,lies i nAustraliaandnoti nTok yo.

THE FIRSTBATTLEVignettesfromEurope:

AUU2VeteranRemembersTh eFuriesofCombat

ByT.TAKESHIOHYE(Ed.N,3te:Th i si s th esecondi naseriesofarticlesonth e

wari nEurope,astoldby aNisei veteranofWorldWarII).Myfitfulslumbers cametoanabruptend asIfelta

rough h andsh ak i ngme."Getup,timetogo."Th eterrorsofwarswereassembledaroundme.Th efurieswere

.stirri ngth ei rcauldronsandaddingth ei rpoisontoth ebubblingmess.Getup,ti me togo.Wh atmatterwh ere,i ti s j usttimeto go.Th ere i s a j obwai ti ng.Rollyourpack .Don'tforgetanyth i ng.Everyth i ngi spre-

cious,weh avesolittle.Ch eck yourrifle,th ;;ti syourlife.Now-let'sgo,quick lybutquietly.Iti s dark th i s nigh t. Followth ewh i tetoi letpaperi nfrontofyou. liealert.Th e mudprotestsbeneath ourfeetbutwegoon. Th osewh oleadusk now wh atwedo,th osewh oh avefeltth esplash ofbattlek nowwh atwedo.Justlisten,th en,follow, follow i n th i s muddy,muddy nigh t. Don'tfearth osesh ellsaboveourh eads;th eyarenoti ntendedforus.Follow'th atfaintwh i teah eadofyou.andbealert. Walk ,walk ,walk andbegladth atatleastforth i smomentdeath i snotsitti ngi nth edealer'sseat. Be gladth atth i si snigh tforth edawnwillbringustoth eenemy.Wewalk edth rough th atnigh t,following th ewh i tetoi letpapertiedtoth eri fleofth emanah ead.Wewalk edth rough th eank ledeepmudwith butoneth ough ti nmind:God,h elpmetostandupunderth eenemy'sfir?."Spreadoutnow,spreadout!"Th elongnigh twasendedandth etalltreeswerewrappedi nth egreymistofanOctobermorning,i wasreminded ofh ome. Homewasfarawayfrom th ese moun-tainsofFrance,butIk new h omewouldbeli k eth i sth eseOctobermornings. Wh atfun i twouldbetodriveth evalleyh i gh waysagain.Home iswh ereth eh earti s,th eysay,andmyh eartwasnestledth i sdayi nth edeepvalleysofth eWil-lamette,evenas1 ploddedth roughth emudtomyfirstbattlefront."Howneari sth eenemy?

Aveteransh rugsh i ssh oulderi nreply. Relax,th e enemy willmak e h i s presence k nown soonenough . Justrelaxandenjoyth eh otch ow. Wemigh tnotsee h otfoodforalongtime.Food? How-canIeventh i nk offoodatatimeli k eth i s. Mystomach reacts,asi fi th adfeltaviolentpunch . 1can'teat.Ican'teventalk i naneventone.Eatth ech ow,i t'sgood.B Companymess i sth ebesti nth eregiment.Don'tworry,every-th i ngwi llbeallrigh t. Justfi liyourstomach now.Eatwh enyoucam,Break fastfini sh ed,we startedourforward moveagain. Oth ercompaniesweremovingup,too.Severalofth efaceswerefamili ar;manywerebattleveterans,someofth em k nowntomefrom h appi erdays.Th eyevincedacertaincon-fidencei nth ei rmien,aneffici encyth atmusth ave comewith battleanddaysi nafoxh ole."Hi,Tak !How'si tgoing?""Hi.Rough . Goodluck !"Th ecompanymovedon.Closerandcloserweadvancedtowardth eenemyandth eactivebattlefront. Th e silence wasominous.Itwasbrok enonlyoc-casionallybyth edi stantcough ofabig gun. Slowly,slowly.wemoved th rough th e mountainsamongth etalltrees.Th eenemywasclos.ernow,th eytoldus.Djgi nandeatyourlunch .Eatagain? Mystomach h asn'trelax-edsinceth i smorning.Ican'teat.Now,oncemore...slowlynowandwatch yourflank .Th eenemy

i snear.God, h elpmestanduptinderfire.Th esearefigh ti ngmenandIwanttobe oneofth em.Don'tletmyemotionsovercomeme ...Th eLordismySh ep-h erd..."We'vemet'em!"Riflescrack ah eadyfus. Th eveteransh ave h i tth egroundandpeeri nalertfash i ontowardsth eexposedrigh tflank . Isth i sac-tuallyabattle? Th erei snoth i ngterrifyi ngaboutth i s. Wh ereareth eterrorsth ataccompanyth esesoundsofcombat.Lord,I'm not.afraid!"Hitth eground,youdamnfool!"Th ebulletssnipth eleavesaboveourh eads. Nowth emortarsarecoming i n. God.th i s i s h ell!Ih ugth e groundand yatch th eflank .God,k eepth osemortars,offth ei rmark ai nddon'tletmegetscared."Medics!"Wh ath appened?Didsomebodygeth i t?"Movenow,move! Watch th eflank s."Wemustpush th eenemyuntilth eycangonomore,th endigi nforth enigh t. It'sfivenow.Intwoh oursweh avemoved50yards.Nowdigi nandwai tformorning.Nomorebigsh ells,please;th eyscareme.Fromth egullybelowcomesth e"splut,splut"ofaxebiti ngwoodTh eenemydigsi n,too.Ni gh th ascome.>A deepquietsettlesoverth e battlefield.

"

Th e big gunscough i n.th edistance.O God,th ank sforleadingmeth rough th i sday,th i along,longday.Icanonlyvaguelyrememberth e muddytrek to th i s battleth rough th atdark nigh t. Icansee now ... j ustk eep th ebigonesaway.Nowletmesleepth rough th i srain,i nth i smud.Tomorrow ...j ustk eepth >bi gonesaway.

NewEnglandCh apterAdoptsConstituti onBOSTON,Mass.—Th econstitu-ti onofth eNewEnglandch apterofth eJACL,draftedonApril16,1948,wasfinallyratifi edonMay20.Th ech apter,nowayearold,h as

been functioni ngonth e draftedconstituti on.Severalch angesweremadebeforeratifi cati onbyacom-mittee h eadedby GeorgeInouye.He wasassisted by CarolIsh i -motoandKayKinosh i ta.Two signi fi cantch anges were

made. Th e fi scalyearwillrunfromJanuarytocoinci dewith th eNationalJACLandth e i nstalla-ti onofofficerswillbe h eld i nJanuary. Th e latterch ange im-pliesth atth e officerselected i nAprilwillassumeoffice i mmedi-atelyi nsteadofSeptember,andanelectionwillbe h eld i nDecember.

5PACIFIC CITIZENlurday,May2__.

SanJoseNiseiTeamCapturesJudoTourneyAcceptsCh allengeFrom LosAngelesTeamforDualMatch

SAN JOSE,Calif.— Th e SanJose Buddh i stch urch 's alt-Niseiteam won first place inth e fi rst San Jose StateCollege open i nvi tati onal j udctournamentonMay21i nth eSpar-tangym.Th eSh eri ff'sOfficeuni twassec-

ondandLawsJudo academyofOak land,Calif.,wasth i rd.Th i i ty-fi vcmembersfrom sevenNorth ern Californiateams tookpart.Yosh Uch i dai scoach ofth eSanJoseStatecollegeteamwh i ch wasth eh ostatth etournament.Th ewinni ngBuddh i stteam also

wascoach edby-Uch i da.Following th e tournament,Uch i daannouncedth ath eh adac-ceptedach allengeonbeh alfofth ewinni ngSanJoseteamtomeetth eSouth ernCaliforniaJudo as-sociati on i nadualmeeti nLosAngelesth i sweek end.

HANFORDNISEIWIN MID-STATEPIN TOURNEYFRESNO,Calif.—Th eHanfordNisei team,with a h andi cappedseriesof2944,wonth esecondan-nualMid-State bowling tourna-mentonMay21 and22 atth ePlaydium.Oth erteams i nth emoneywere

Ogawa Nursery,Oak land,2940;WingLeeCo.,Sacramento,2939;Mi k e&Hoy's,SanJose,2924,andSancoFurniture,Fresno,2906.Ch i neseAmericanbowlersfromSacramentowereamong th e i n-divi dualstarsofth emeetwith BenHornwinni ngth eall-eventswith1713.GeorgeFongandVirgi lYeewonth emen'sdoubleswith 1215,nosingoutMi k eSak udaandMichSh i omotoofSanJosebyonepin,Mich Sh i omotoofSanJosewonth eh andi capsingleswith 694.KiyoTateh araofSanFranciscotook th e h i gh gameawardwith ascoreof266.Gish EndoofSanFranciscowonth especialtwo-gamesweepstak eswith 424.Endoteamedwith Sach eYama-

mototowinth emi xeddoubleswithatotalof1031.BettyJoWak asaandP'uzzy Sh i madaweresecondwith 1008.Henning Ch i nn ofFresnowonth escratch h i gh seriestroph yforh i sscoreof607.

Aok i EntersRacePROVO,Utah —Ji mAok i ,oneofUtah 'stopspeedboatracers,willbeoneofth efavoritesi nth eninthannualMemorialDay races onUtah lak e.Aok i wonth eracefor225-inch

h ydroplanestwo week s ago atHaynesLak e.

Hawai i Weigh tli ftersSecond i nAAU

Th eall-Nisei wei gh tli fti ngteam from th eNuuanuYMCA i nHonolulutook secondplace i nth e NationalAAU ch ampi onsh i pson May21and22atCleveland.Allfourmembersofth eteam,sh ownh ereasth eywork edouti nSanFranciscoenroute toClevelandlastweek ,wonplaces i nth efi nals.Th e tournamenttitlewaswon by th e York ,Pa.,Barbellclubwith 13points.Hawai i scored lO'/j points.Rich ardTomitawonfirstplace i nth e 132-

-ipounddivi si on.Th emembersofth eHawai i anteam are(left

torigh t):HaroldSak ata,memberofth e1948

U.S.Olympicteam andsecondplacewinneri nth e 181pound classatLondon;Rich ardTomita,also a memberof th e 1948 Olympic squad;GeorgeYosh i ok a,132pounds;DonaldUch i mura,148pounds,andHenryKoizumi ,coach .Yosh i ok aplacedsecondtoTomitaatCleve-

land.Sak ata,afavoritei nth eh eavyweigh tdivi si on,

placedth i rdwh enh eli fted840pounds.Uch i muratook th i rdplacei n h i sdi vi si on.Starofth eAAU meetwasStan Stanczyk

ofYork wh obrok eth reeworld'srecords i ncap-turing th eligh t-h eavyweigh tch ampi onsh i p.

Ok agak i Tak esPartInTriplePlayasSpartansWinTitleSAN JOSE,Calif.— TomOk a-gak i ,secondbasf-man andleadoffmanforth eSanJoseStatenine,gottwo h i tsandfourransandpartici patedi natripleplayasth eSpartans losta close gametoFresnoState,10to11,i nadoublebi llh ereonMay21.In th esecondgame,San.JosedefeatedFresno 13to8,towinth eCaliforniaCollegiateAth leti cAsosciati onch ampi onsh i p.HowardZenimura,secondsack erforFresno State,continued h i ssluggingwith fourh i tsi nfivetoaidth eBulldogvictoryi nth efi rstgiame.

Wh enaSanJoserallyth reaten-edtotieupth efi rstgamei nth eninth i nni ng,George Abo wasrush edtoth emoundandputoutth efire.Abo rJso came i nas areliefpitch eri nth esecondgamei nth efourth i nni ng.

SanJoseZebrasDefeatFresnoFRESNO,Calif.—Th eSanJose

Zebrasdefeatedth e h i th ertounrbeatenFresnoNisei All-Stars,9to6,i nth efeaturegameofth eNorth ernCaliforniaNi sei baseballleagueonMay22.San Josescored i nonlytwo-

i nni ngs,wi th fiverunsi nth eth i rdandfourruns i nth efi fth stanzaas-Ch i Ak i zuk i andGeorgeHinagash aredbattingh onorswith th reeh i tsapiece.

BaptistCh urch i nSeattleCelebratesGoldenJubileeSEATTLE, Wash .— GoldenJubileeweek wascelebrated th eweek beginni ngMay22atth eJa-paneseBaptistch urch i ncommem-orationof50yearsofservice.Formerch urch membersfromalloverth eUni tedStatesattend-ed th e goldenanniversarycele-bration.Onlysurvivi ng memberofth e

11 persons wh o organized th ech urch on May 23, 1899, S.Hosh i da,wasgeneralch ai rman.Firstfourdaysofth eanniver-saryweek weregivenovertoNiseiprograms,h eld Sunday th roughWednesday,with aNisei reunionbanquetenWednesdayevening.Th eRev.Ji tsuoMori k awa,prom-i nentNisei mi ni sterfromCh i cago,wassch eduledtobeamajorspeak -«er.Issei programsweretobeh eld

Th ursdaytoth efollowingSunday.Th eRev.Kiyosh i Sh i rai sh i ofLosAngeleswassch eduledtoaddressmeetings on Th ursday evening,Friday,j ai dSundaymorning,May29.An Issei banquetwassch ed-uledforth eeveningofMay28.ANisei Issei service i ni ti ati ng

GoldenJubileeweek wash eldMav22.Aspeciali nvi tati ontoth eMay

25banquet, i ssuedbyfour-year-cldJenniferAok i ,wasacceptedbyMayorWilli amP.Devin.Jenniferwas .accompanied byJulianne Sato,18,Mrs.MasaruUno,andth eRev.EmeryE.An-drews,mini sterforth eyoungpeo-pleofth ech urch .

HenryAi h araTak esSecondi nBroadJumpAtModestoRelaysMODESTO,Calif.— HenryAi h ara,UniversityofSouth ernCaliforniabroad j umpstar,tooksecondplacei nth ebroad j umpatth eModestoRelaysonMay21,lessth anan inch ,beh i ndth ewinner,GayBryanofStanford.Ai h ara'sbestleapwas24feet

1 Vath i nch es. Bryan'swinni ngmark was24feet2 i nch es.Inth eh i gh sch ooldivi si onJi m

TsudacfPlacerh i gh sch ool,ClassC h i gh j umpch ampi onatth eSanJoaquin.section meetlastweek ,entered th e varsity h i gh j umpeventatModestoandtiedforsec-ondwith a j umpof5feet8 i nch es.Tsudah ascleared6feetth i ssea-son.

AboContinuesHotBattingaceSANJOSE,Calif.—GeorgeAbo,

rresno State's,outfielder-pitch er,rank ed second i nbatting i nth eCaliforniaCollegiateAth leti cAs-sociati on i naveragesreleasedonMay18.Aborappedout12 h i ts i n27tripstoth eplate i nei gh tgamesforama»-k of.444.Hewastopped i nCCAAaver-agesby h i s teammate, George

Cano,wh oh adanaverageof.450.

PCSPORTSWebifoot'sTomJoeTom,th e youngHawai i ,starofJapaneseandS*1?cestry,i soneofth eth rpPSTdid.da.tofillth e'sh oeVftUniversity of Oregon's fi-2Norm VanBrock i i nnextse 0?Following th e completionI,springtraini ng,Coach Ji m i „ofth eWebfootsdiscussedh »q_terback problem wh i ch was itenslfiedwh enVan Brock li nZcidedto playprofootballr_year. —"We're work i ng li k emadonth reequarterback sandi fone ofth em comesth rough we'llh aveagoodeleventh i sfallwith outVan"saidAi k an.He said h i squarterback swereJim Calderwood,EarlStelleandTom wh om h e described as"ash ort, 163-pound Japanesebovfrom Hawai i ."""Tom,th eJapanese,h aslack ofh ei gh tagainsth i m,"Ai k ensaid"However,h e'srigh tupth erei nth eboxscoreofpassescompletedIk eepadailych eck on passesth rown,passsscaugh t.Allth reecan run, wh i ch Van Brock li ncouldn't,andth i s h elpssome."Tom wasexpectedtoj oi nWall*Yonamine i nth eoutfieldforth eHonoluluAth leti csofth eHawai iBaseballLeaguebuth ei sn'tonth erosterannouncedbyGeneralMan-agerAllenNagatarecently.Th eAth leti cs,one ofth e twoNiseiteams i n th e Hawai i BaseballLeague,h avebeenstrength enedbyth eenforcementofth eleague'snewracialrulingwh i ch willcon-fineJapaneseAmericanplayerstoth e-Ath leti csandth eRedSox.Th eAth leti cs h aveyoungHarryKitamura,th eUniversityofHa-wai i star,wh oi sconsidered j ustaboutth ebestpitch eri n,Hawai i atth epresenttime.JoeTomwasaprepstaratFar-rington h i gh sch ooli nHonoluluandalsoplayedforth eLeileh uasofth e Seniorleague,th eteamfromwh i ch WallyYonaminemadeth ebig j umptoth eSanFrancisco49ers i n1947.

* * *Catch erDeeMoore,nowcatch i ngforth eSanDiegoPadresofth ePacifi cCoastleague,managedoneofHa-wai i 'stopNisei nines,th eRuralRedSoxofth eHawai i Baseballleague,severalyearsago...NancyIto,15-yearoldstarofth eDenveiTi voli Brewersteam,i sratedasoneofth ebestfemini nebaseballplayerstocomeupi nrecentyearsi nColorado.MissItoplayssh ort-stopon th eteam andManagerAndyHalerates h erasprobablyth ebesti nfi elderi n th eDenverWomen'sleague...Bob Haya-sh i da'scatch i ngandbattingh elp-edPlacerCollegeofAuburn,Calif.enterth eplayoffsforth eNorth ernCali fornia j uni orcollegebaseballch ampi onsh i pagainstSanMateoJC.

** *One ofth estrongestteamsinth eMontrealCityleague i sth eMontrealNisei ni newh i ch start-ed i ts season i n th e Canadianmetropolis by defeating ExcelBak eri es14to0,beforeacrowdof4,000...HisaoTanak aofLosAngeles,wrestlingunderth enameofDuk eKeomuk a,i smak i ngan-oth erswingaround th ecountry.Ch arles Sh i ranuh i , wh o teamedwith Tanak ai naseriesofboutsi nth eMi dwestearlierth i syear,nback i nHawai i .Herecentlyap-peared i nHonoluluonth esamebillwith Ok i Sh i k i nawh oi soneorth e most successful of«'«>wrestlerstoappearonth emain-

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VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMrandMrs.SatoruTak e-Jto(neeCh i zuk oHayash i )agirl,JoyceT°sh i eonMay10 i nCh i '

MrandMrs.PaulS.Matsuk i

aboy,Mich aelPaul,onMay13

j nWash i ngton,D.C.ToMrandMrs.Yosh i toTak a-h ash i aboyonApril14i nClovis.Calif.To Mr and Mrs. Masayosh iGoto,Madera,Calif.,aboyonMay

s'ToMrandMrs.Billi eG.Wong(necBettieAnnMisumi )agirl,SusanWane,onApril29

.nLosAngeles.ToMrandMrs.Yosh i oYamabe,Garvey,Calif.,agirl,LindaAk emi ,onMay7.ToMrandMrs.Hei j i roNak aoaboy,StanleyTak ayuk i ,onMay9 i nLcsAngeles.To Mr.and Mrs.Ch i tosh i C.[mamui-aagirli nDenverToMrandMrs.FumioHatak e-j amaagirl,lieneAi k o,onMay9i nLosAngeles.To Mr.and Mrs.Mak i Kari -vamaaboy,GlenKensh i ,onMarch30 i nLos'Angeles.ToMr.andMrs.Ginj i Komabaagirl,KarenDeeKiyomi ,onMay8 i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.HarryHirosh iMinami agirl,NancyKei k o,onMay7i nLosAngeles.ToMr.andMrs.RoyMizok amiagirl,Gvven,onMay9 i nLosAn-

ToMr.andMrs.EddieT.Uraoagirli nDenver.ToMr.andMrs.RobertAk i noaboyonMay11i nSanJose.ToMr.andMrs..Nogi S.Asa-k awa,Sandy,Ore.,agirlonMay14.ToMr.andMrs.MamoruHata-rak i ,Wi nters,Calif.,agirlonMay18.ToMr.andMrs.TsugitoIwa-raotoagirl,SusanKay,onMay2inWapato,Wash .ToMr.andMrs.BenMori k awaagirlonMay23 i nDenver.

T_Mr«SndMrs-J-Ku*ok i abovonMay22i nDenver.T.°,M'--andMrs.TomMasamoriagirlonMay21 i nDenverTo Mr.andMrs.E.Yamatoagirl,Sh aron,onMay17i nDenverTo Mr.andMrs.Koj i Urabe iboyonMay11faSanFrancisco

DEATHSFuk umatsuKo/awa,67.onMay17 i nLosAngeles.Mrs.Sana.Kuwah araonMav19i nCompton,Calif.Heish i roKobayash i m May13i nSacramento.MitsueMatsuda,24,onMay15i nMarysville,Calif.Rok usaburoIsh i gak i ,77,onMay22i nModesto,Calif.Mrs.Toyoj i Kambara, 79,onMarch 19 i nScottsbluff,NebSuej i KuboonMay24i nDen-ver.

MARRIAGESMitsi eKi ntanatoJoeMiyamotoonMay14i nCh i cago.RubyTaj i matoKiyosh i IzueonMay7 i nCh i cago.Tak ek oMaedatoAtch i eMiya-tak eonMay22i nLosAngeles."MaryMizufunctoGeorgeNaritaonMay22i nSanFrancisco.Ai k oKawaguch i toJames No-bomKyonoonMay15 i nSeattle.Katsuk oImamuratoSei j i Hori -

uch i ofBrigh ton.Colo.,onMay2i nSantaAnn,Calif.FrancesUriuofWorland,Wyo.,Mak KawanoofPowell,Wyo.,i nCh i cago.JuneHori ofNyssa,Ore.,toRoy

Nagash i maofSh ecord,Mont.,onMay15i nWorland,Wyo.Ch i yok oOsatoJoh nYamaguch ionMay21i nFresno.

MARRIAGELICENSESSh i ge Ono andSagataKuwa-

h ara,both ofSpok ane,i nSeattle.AgnesOgawa,30,Sacramento,

andKaySek i ,32,SanMateo,,i nSanFrancisco.

SororityFormedByUSCNiseiOme_ANGELES-SigmaPh i■-"mega anew sororitv,wasor-i fl"*"1th eUniversityofSouth -ernCaliforniawith anelectionofofficersonMay10.Installationserviceswillbeh eldonJune4.

MrC,h arter me"""bers are BettyWak amatsu,prog.;HelenMorita,vicepres.;JuliaTanigueh i ,sec;IdaKado,tres.;KazMatsumoto,h i stori an-publici ty;andBettyTa-nak a,Ai k oTasfi i ro,Mick eyKa-wata,Grace WadaandLily Ta-nak a.Alth ough th e membersh i p at

presenti scomprisedonlvofNisei ,th esorontyannouncedth eorgan-i zati onisopentoanywomanstu-dentatth euniversity.

SanMateoJACLToDecorateGravesOfNisei DeadSANMATEO,Calif.—Gravesof

Nisei wardeadi nth eGoldenGatecemeteryatSan Bruno willbedecoratedbymembersofth eSanMateoCountyJACLonMemorialday.

AcceptApplicati onsForMen'sDormitoryAtUC i nBerk eleyBERKELEY,Calif.-Applica-tionsarebeingacceptedforresi-denceatEuclidHall,mei'sdormi-toryforstudentsatth eUniversityofCalifornia,forth efallandspringsessions,1949-1950.accord-i ngtoSaburoIk eda,h ouse man-ager,1777EuclidAvenue,Berk -eley.Ik edasaidth atroomsarealsoavailableforth esummersessions.EuclidHallwasformerlyk nownasth eJapaneseStudentClub.

SpringFestivalCLEVELAND,0.—Th e secondannualspringfestivalyasspon-soredbvth eClevelandYBA onApril30.Repeatinglastyear'ssuccessfulprogram,th e"Gayway"with i tsvaried concessions, "Candleligh tInn"with dini ng and dancingfacili ti es,andJapanesedelicaci espreparedby th e Fuj i nk ai werepresented.Doorprizesdonatedbyth evariouslocalmerch antstop-pedth epvening'smanyrewards.Committeememberswh oassist-

ed i nth i saffairwereMi k eAsa-zawa,Sh i j rFuj i mura,Fumi Funo,ToroIsh i yamaandKim Yok ota.

Nisei Missi onaryLeavesforLuth eranPosti nJapan

LOS ANGELES—Th eRev.GeorgeF.Sh i bata,Nisei mis-sionaryofth eLuth eranch urch ,lefth ererecentlywith h i sfamilyforJapan,wh ereh ewilltak eup h i swork with Luth eranmissi ons.Rev.Sh i bata,sh own abovewith h i s wi feSach i k o, h i ssonGeorgeJr.anddaugh terMarth a,i swellk nown i nNisei ci rclesh ere.Hewasan h onorstudentandstudentbodypresidentatCaliforniaConcordiacollege i nOak landandreceived h i sdegreeatConcordiaseminary i nSt.Louis.Inrecentmonth s h e at-tendedth eUniversityofCaliforniaatBerk eley,majori ngi nth eJapaneselanguage.Before h i sdepartureh eleftamessagewith th eJapanese

AmericanCiti zensLeague,i nwh i ch h esai d:"People'sproblemsareyourconcernandmine.Wecannot

simplypassth embywith ash rugofth esh oulderorwith someemptyexpressionofsentimentalism.We'vegottodosometh i ngaboutth em."AsJapaneseAmericans,"h esaid,"wearefacingmanyprob-

lemsofapersonalaswellas generalnature.And i tredoundstoth eh i gh estpraiseandcreditofth eJapaneseAmericanCiti -zensLeagueth ati th assucceededsoadmirably i ni roni ngoutsomanydiffi cultiesforouri peopleaswellas i nconsistenciesi nth epracticeofdemocracyi nourcountry."Th epeopleofourparents'nation,too,areconfronted by

graveandfar-reach i ngproblems,andonleavingforth atland,Iam h appytok now th atIamnotalonei nmyconcernforth epeopleofJapan,butth atth erearemanyNisei wh sarevitallyi nterestedand i ntenselyconcerned."

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ALAMEDA,Calif.— Lossth an48 h oursafterth edeath ofth ei ronlych i ld,Lynn,Mr.andMrs.GeorgeUsh i j i maofAlamedasuf-feredasecond blow wh en li restruck th ei rh ome i n th eearlymorningh oursofMonday,May23.Businessrecordsanddamagetoth eh omeamountingtomoreth an$3,000wasreportedbyth ecouple.Th ei rdaugh ter,only 13month sofage,diedth epreviousSaturdayatCh i ldren'sh ospi tal,followinganoperationfora tumor.Memorialserviceswere h eld i nth e h ome Saturday nigh t.andfuneralritesweresch eduledforWednesday atth e Smiley andGallagh ermortuary.Th eyoungparentswereasleepsh ortlyaftermidni gh t,Sunday,wh entwoneigh borsnoticedsmok epouringfromth eh ouse.Oneturn-ed i nth ealarm wh i leth eoth er.-.rousedth efamily.Th efrontpartofth e h ousewasamassofflamesandUsh i j i maanah i swife,Terry,aftermak i ngafutileattempttofleeth rough th efrontdoor,returnedtoth ei rbed-roomonth esecondstoryanddrop-pedfromawindow15feettoth eground.Th eywerecaugh tbyneigh borsandsufferedno i nj uri es.Th e fi re wascentered i n th ecornerofth edini ngroom usedbyUsh i j i ma as an office and th eflamesdestroyedh i sbusi nessrec-ords.Th elivi ngroomandk i tch enalsoweregutted.Ush i j i mawasawarveteranandservedwith th e i ntelligence ser-vice.Helaterservedwith th ewarcrimescommissi on i n th e Ph i l-"ipi nes.i Hei sawh olesaleproducedealer.

Ok adaHeadsFeteLOSANGELES—Frank Ok adah asbeennamedch ai rmanofth eNisei Week festivalwh i ch willbesponsoredi nAugustbyth eJACL.Ok adawasth eproducer-directorofth eTB BenefitTalentrevuewh i ch wash oldlastDecember.

Nisei AppearatClevelandTea

CLEVELAND, O.—Th reeCleveland Nisei ,AliceMori h i ro,BettyTotsuboandMarjori eNak o,attiredi n Japanesecostume,representedth eClevelandJapaneseAmerican community atateasponsoredbyth eCulturalGardensofClevelandatth epublich allrecently.Th eteawasth eopening eventi nth eUni tedNationsEdu-

cational,Scienti fi cand Culturalconference(UNESCO),wh i chwasattendedby3,000 delegatesfrom countriesth rough outth eworld.

Citi zensh i pDenialtoIsseiDeploredbySt.PaulPaperST.PAUL,Minn.— "Exilesat

Home"h eadlinesaneditori alsup-portingth e Juddbi lli nth eSt.PaulPioneerPress ofMonday,May16.Deploring th e i neli gi bi li ty of

Issei tobecomenaturalizedciti -zens,th efulleditori alstated:"Th elotofJapanesei mmi grantstoth i scountrywh osesonsanddaugh tersenjoyci ti zensh i pi nth eUni tedStatesth rough birth h erobutwh oaredeniedth atrigh tth em-selvesi sonewh osei nj usti ces h asnotlack edpresentation.Manyofth esepeopleh aveli vedi nth ecoun-tryfor'closeto35years. Th eygavemoreth an33,000sonstoth earmedforcesi nth erecentwar,andi ti sproperlyarguedth atth ei rexemplary,patrioti c and law-abidi ngconducth as earnedforth em th erigh tto be completeAmericans."Th ecaseforth i sgroupi swelldatedbyoneofth oseh eroi csons,wounded i naction,decoratedforbravery i n h i snati on'sservice i n

th erecentwar.Hisargumentwasth i s:'Th epointi sth atweNiseienjoyandappreciateth e h eri tageofciti zensh i pwh i ch we obtainedpurelybyaccidentofbi rth (fori fwe h adbeenborni nMexicoorCanada,wewouldbeas i neli gi bleforciti zensh i pasourparents),butwestronglydesireth atourparentsbepermittedtosh areth i sci ti zen-sh i pwi th us._"Th eJuddbill,stillpendingi nCongress,wouldcorrectth i ssi tua-ti on.Itwouldendth eroleofexilei nth ei rownh omelandforagroupth ath asproved i tsqualifi cati onsforciti zensh i p.Itwouldfulfillth eth emeof'IAmAnAmericanDay,'observedonSundaybypermitti nganunjustlyexcludedgroupto j oi nth atavowal."

HoodRiverGirlCh osenforNationalSch olasticSocietyOORVALLIS,Ore.—LillyYuri k o

NambaofHoodRiver,Oregon,h asbeenacceptedformembersh i pi nth eOregonStatecollegech apterofPh i KappaPh i ,nationalsch olastich onorsociety.Ch osenfromaclassof1000 j uni ors,sh ewasoneoffortypledgesselectedonth ebasisofh i gh sch olarsh i p,

outstanding

ach i evementi ncampusactivi ti es,andpersonality.Sh ealsoh asreceivedh onorable

mentionforth e Lipman Wolfeawardformen andwomen,pre-sented annually to outstandingOregonStatestudentsonth ebasisofsch olarsh i p,qualiti esofman-h oodorwomanh ood with specialemph asi s on unselfish ness andk i ndness,qualiti esofleadersh i p,andcontributi on tocampuswel-fare.MissNamba.,a h omeeconomicsmajor,i streasurerofOmicronNu,h ome economics h onor society,presidentofWinston Hous«o, awoman'scooperativelivi ng h ome,andtreasurerofth eOregonStatecollegewomen's h ousepresident'scouncil.AnativeofHoodRiver,sh eat-

tendedh i gh sch oolatth eTuleLak earid HeartMountain relocationcenters.

RecreationalGroupUsesFacili ti esofEICentroCh urchELCENTRO,Calif.—Th e Jap-

aneseBuddh i stch urch ,wh i ch serv-edth ecityasanemergencysch oolduringth ewar,i snow th eh ead-quartersofanewrecreationgroupwh i ch h as been formed i n ElCentro.T.H.Momita,localbusiness-

man,* i s th esponsorofth enewgroup,k nownasth eCosmopolitanclub wh i ch i susin,gth efacili ti esof th e Buddh i stch urch .Activemembersh i pi nth ech urch i satlowebbbecauseonlyasmallpercen-tageofth eNi sei andIssei evac-ueesfromth eElCentroareah avereturned.Membersh i pi nth eCosmopolitanclubi sopentoteen-agersofMex-i can,Hi ndustani,Pak i stani ,Japa-nese,Fili pi noandOi i i neselineage.Th ecityrecreationcommissi on

recentlyvotedtodefrayexpensesforequipmentforth eclubi fth ebudgetallows.Mr.Momita sub-mi ttedalettertoth ecommissi onask i ngfor$117 forrecreationalequipment.

UnionLeagueFavorsJuddBillPassageTanak a,Kush i daDi scussLegislationBeforeClubMembersCHICAGO, 111.

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League,unexclusivemen\-_1socialandpatrioti cclubwh oseJtionalmembersh i pof3500i nclujmanyeminentAmericans,oflicj JendowedH.R. 199,th eJudd|_forequalityi nnaturalizati on!!i mmi gration,i twasdisclowriJth eMi dwestJACLADrfXIJWay20.Th ereportrevealedth atsur,Jforth eJACL-ADCsponsoMi slati onfrom th i s i nfluential?ganizati oncameasaresultofmlresentationsandappealsmadek fltwoNisei Ch i ci .goans.James E.Kidwell,prorni i »i _florist,civi cleaderandmember*!th e Ch i cagoJACL,firsth roi ark lth e Juddbilltoth eattention*!th e Uni on League racerelatinlfoi-um,asubcommitteeofwulh ei sch ai rman.AtKidwell's i nvi tati on,-I

Tanak a,wel'-k nownNisei wm\\presentee'th e JACLADC'saMbeforeth eforum,followingwli trecommended endorsement(IH.R.109toth eclub'spublicaffjcommittee.Th e forum'si econimendatnßwassupportedby unanimous»■dorsementofth eJuddbillbyfcßpublicaffairscommittee onMill6,wh enTatsKush i da,JACUDcHrepresentativewas i nvi tedtod»lcuss th ebi ll's tech ni calaspedtlTh eboardofdirectorsofth eUniaHLeagueClub,ati tsmonth lymed-Bi ngofMay19,offici allyapprwißth eforegoingactioa

SanJosePlansGraduationDanceSANJOSE,Calif.—Th eUnited

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