Page 1
The New Canadian
Z£E y^
OF THE SECOND GENERATION
SEPTEMBER 15th
ek
So
Jr.
■a
THE WEEKLY
Aiko
Saita
In
. WHIRLIGIG
Farewell Recital
Loyalty Pledge
Recognized By
Prime Minister
By CAM OMORI
<a,
ed
nd
T
. .
USQUE AD MARE
. .
. NISEI CYNIC
.... WHEAT AND SOLDIERS
it:a,
es
th
)k
Contralto Assisted
By Satoshi Nakamura
There is hope for Canada. Like
\\ hat promises to be one of the
all healthy peoples, weCanadians
argue and bicker in times of peace. most interesting items of the
But now that we are faced with a musical program for fall. is
— the
farewell
recital
of
Aiko
Saita
that
national emergency, we draw to
gether and narrow sectionalism is is to take place at the Japanese
Hall next Saturday. September
forgotten.
Sends Message
Of Appreciation
Recognition of the Japan-
BITTERNESS
Miss Saita will present several
tin dispatching a telegram to
There is hope too for the Nisei.
pieces in English. German. Italian
■Ottawa immediately following
By reaffirming our loyalty to Can
and
Japanese,
notably
in Japan
dhe outbreak of war in Europe
ada now, we are taking away the ese.
ground from underneath the feet
is contained in a letter to
Miss Saita will be assisted in
ot amateur politicians and rabid
Harry Naganobu, national
several duet numbers by Satoshi
anti-Japanists.
(president.
Nakamura, popular Nisei singer.
This expression of loyalty is Mr. Nakamura possesses a dram
all the more remarkable in that atic baritone voice and the blend
the Prime Min
it comes at a time when many ing of his and Miss Saita's rich
as follows:
Nisei had begun to be embittered
contralto voice promises to pro
“The Prime Minister has
at their cavalier treatment by vide a real treat for the audience.
asked me to acknowledge and
British Columbia.
Keith Kimball, rising Vancou
thank you for your telegram of
At times we have all become so ver pianist, will play the accomSeptember the third, in which,
—Staff Photographer, Mhncant Photo
emoittered. But to be embittered paniment.
on behalf of the members of
Succeeding the Hon. H. Nemichi (right), consul in Vanis to admit defeat. And we are by After her appearance in Vanthe League, you pledge your
couver for the past three years, is the Hon. K. Nakauchi (left),
no means defeated.
(couver, Miss Saita will travel to
loyalty and devotion to Canada
who arrived in Vancouver last week.
It must be the Japanese in *Ocean Falls about October 10 to
and the British Empire, and add
ns that makes us love so ardently hold another recital.
the land which gave us birth. We
that you are fully prepared to
Sometime next month she will
have no other choice. Canada is leave for Japan where she will
act in the preservation of Cana
our home and we must
dian democratic ideals.
rejoin the Victor Recording Com
free and beautiful.
pany after an absence of two
•‘Mr. King has asked me to
SHATTERED VISION
years.
express his warm appreciation
I know a Nisei cynic. His life
On her way to Japan she will
of the message.”
story is a sad one. Born an ardent stop off at Hawaii and sing there.
i
The possibility of raising a unit
idealist, and raised entirely outside She also hopes to make a tour Shows Epicurean Taste In Japanese Food
from among the Nisei has been
members of his race, it was only of Manchoukuo and Korea.
i when he looked for employment
Aha, sashimi!" Ken Woodworth's face broke into its raised, but until the government
I
itself advances with
policy
that he realized that he was Jap
characteristic slow smile as he reached forth with his chop nothing
definite, is known. .A vet
anese. The resulting disappointment
sticks displaying a skill and finesse that would have put eran officer of the last war, how
was terrifying—and the height of
many a Nisei to shame. "How I'll miss sashimi in ever, has signified his interest in
his former idealism served to make
Toronto!"
the question.
matters worse.
features would be the most striking
Today he is a lonely young man,
characteristic of the national secre
Hs vision is shattered. By his
tary of the Canadian Youth Con
t oughts and actions he shows that
gress, but to us Nisei who had the
e has a grudge against the world
pleasure of lunching with him last
in general. Most unfortunate of all
Sunday upon his return from Japan,
he had forgotten that all his ..fellow A banquet was held at the Fuji the most interesting thing was his
Canadians are not antagonistic to Chop Suey last Saturday evening fine appreciation of Japanese food!
him.
^under the auspices of the Japan and things Japanese.
35 Mile Tour For Visiting Students
CRY HAVOC
ese Language Schools in honor of
As he talked of his observa
Unable to make a longer stay mo sphere of Vancouver's Li’I
I should hate to be known as a the retiring consul. Mr. H. Nemi- tions in Japan, I could not help
chi, and two outstanding Vancou
in
Vancouver the fifty delegates Tokyo. From there the procession
1 DMoist of any color. Let Corporal ver Japanese Language School comparing him to his noted
from Japan to the Fifth America- will pass through the main busi
S^ea^ f°r me 'n his class'c> principals. Mr. T. Sato of the, uncle, J. S. Woodsworth, M.P.
O?
! Japan Student Conference will
eat and Soldiers," as translated Alexander Street institution and
The same sharp aquiline features, be- given every opportunity to see ness section of Hastings and
Granville, and thence to Stanley
by Baroness Shidzue Ishimoto. I
though no soft beard hid the
Mr.
S.
Aoki
of
Weiwa
G-akuen.
as
much
of
Canada
as
possible
Park,
via Georgia Street.
t ink each of us can picture this
strength of his determined chin,
Dr.
M.
Ishiwara
occupied
the
when the Heian Maru docks in
From there the visitors will be
iCene much too clearly.
the soft yet piercing blue eyes be the city next .Monday morning.
chair.
treated to the most beautiful drive
I had thought of myself as
neath shaggy eyebrows, an unruly
The
work
of
the
two
principals
in
this country, the tour carrying
dng utterly brave and daring,
mop of sandy hair crownino his,i - The committee of the Univer-*
in teaching not only the Japanese lanky six feet—the nephew of ran_ I sltT Students Club and the Alum- them all the way to the Univer
but now I was quaking inside and
|ni have completed plans for three sity by way of Marine Drive and
my convictions were shaken. I language but the customs, arts ada's "social pioneer
bids .a,r °piour
and
literature
of
Japan
to
the
the Burra rd Bridge.
motor tour of Vancouver.
had been perfectly confident that
follow his famous uncle
Nisei, thereby helping to promote
A pause will be made at the
IS! The fleet of automobiles is excareer as a Canadian trail
enemy s bullets would never
goodwill
between
Canada
and
b
azer
jpected
to
start
off
from
Terminal
University where a ceremony
find me.
to a brighter era.
Japan has won for them honorable
in
honor of the memory of Dr.
i Dock about 8:30 a.m., heading
|
Suddenly, at this moment,
Born
in
Japan,
the
son
mention from the Imperial Edu
of a J for the unique, but familiar; at- Nitobe will be held at the mem
| reahzed that that was merely men- cational Society of Japan. Both professor
rn the United Church i------ - -------------------- —--------------------- —-- orial, with University officials
f ^1 comfort. Great shells were principals were presented with School in Kobe, Ken Woodsworth expansion in heavy industry.
participating.
f a
all around us. With every diplomas of distinguished achieve grew up in Japan, attending I
When the "chawan-mushi" was
The return trip will be made
I.
some of our men were ment aud with silver cups as school in the famous Kansai Ga- ( brought on, he exclaimed, "This |(via Tenth Avenue..a visit to I he
kuen, which has upon its roster
l
°Ut' ^ was mere chance token of their unselfish work.
Hall, and Little Mountain
i is a real banquet!" confessing (City
1
pupils from almost thirty differ I that he was very much Japanese |( Park, weather permitting. If time
(
ese shells had not found me,
f 1 ^nce alone had saved me thus far their hearts, the longing for
ent national groups.
= at heart.
।(permits, a second visit will be
i Tom death.
Later he came to Canada, to
home and were merely waiting
i And he had a message for us,i: made to the Japanese section on
J was filled with anger at the
Powell Street.
for the day of the return.
study in Toronto, and upon grad—_
too.
"The
people
of
Canada
are,
'9 t of life being destroyed so
"But one chance shell ends for uation took up the work as sec ,reaHy very ignorant in
sarelessly. So much noble effort
ever the possibility of that return. retary to the Canadian Youth Rhe Nisei problem. I should like toT h ”,(l
9°es info the development of a
{know of anv definite steps we car °‘ ^
by hi*"er “lhra1'"
This is not unusual. It is the feel Congress.
e human life. Every man has
ing everyone has in the midst of
Progress in Japan
(take to educate them, for this musT ^
15 uture. Every man here was war. It does not mean that we re
in
Japan
has
been।
be done. The New Canadian can bei™,,^1^ " ’I ’.. “m*x
"The progress
someone's son. Many were busfused to die for the country. But remarkable,"
he said. "But in the I very valuable in bringing to theTtipHT’ r
,
r an‘J!.” St and
b^ds and
fathers. Everyone was
I could not prevent this indignation rive years since I last saw the coun-1 attention of the Canadian peoplemn^ j' function. Kenji Kita3, valuable member of my counagainst war, in its entirety, frompry of my birth, little seems to have। the problems which the Nisei fare* A t 138 comPUted the length
rh
hey had, folded away in
welling up in my heart."
‘changed except for the huge
hn B. C."
1 raceVf. the route at exactly 34.473
Informing Canadians About Niseis
4
I
Japanese School
Heads Honored
Al Banquet
Japan-America Student Delegates
Io Honor Memory Of Dr. Nitobe
Z£E y^
OF THE SECOND GENERATION
SEPTEMBER 15th
ek
So
Jr.
■a
THE WEEKLY
Aiko
Saita
In
. WHIRLIGIG
Farewell Recital
Loyalty Pledge
Recognized By
Prime Minister
By CAM OMORI
<a,
ed
nd
T
. .
USQUE AD MARE
. .
. NISEI CYNIC
.... WHEAT AND SOLDIERS
it:a,
es
th
)k
Contralto Assisted
By Satoshi Nakamura
There is hope for Canada. Like
\\ hat promises to be one of the
all healthy peoples, weCanadians
argue and bicker in times of peace. most interesting items of the
But now that we are faced with a musical program for fall. is
— the
farewell
recital
of
Aiko
Saita
that
national emergency, we draw to
gether and narrow sectionalism is is to take place at the Japanese
Hall next Saturday. September
forgotten.
Sends Message
Of Appreciation
Recognition of the Japan-
BITTERNESS
Miss Saita will present several
tin dispatching a telegram to
There is hope too for the Nisei.
pieces in English. German. Italian
■Ottawa immediately following
By reaffirming our loyalty to Can
and
Japanese,
notably
in Japan
dhe outbreak of war in Europe
ada now, we are taking away the ese.
ground from underneath the feet
is contained in a letter to
Miss Saita will be assisted in
ot amateur politicians and rabid
Harry Naganobu, national
several duet numbers by Satoshi
anti-Japanists.
(president.
Nakamura, popular Nisei singer.
This expression of loyalty is Mr. Nakamura possesses a dram
all the more remarkable in that atic baritone voice and the blend
the Prime Min
it comes at a time when many ing of his and Miss Saita's rich
as follows:
Nisei had begun to be embittered
contralto voice promises to pro
“The Prime Minister has
at their cavalier treatment by vide a real treat for the audience.
asked me to acknowledge and
British Columbia.
Keith Kimball, rising Vancou
thank you for your telegram of
At times we have all become so ver pianist, will play the accomSeptember the third, in which,
—Staff Photographer, Mhncant Photo
emoittered. But to be embittered paniment.
on behalf of the members of
Succeeding the Hon. H. Nemichi (right), consul in Vanis to admit defeat. And we are by After her appearance in Vanthe League, you pledge your
couver for the past three years, is the Hon. K. Nakauchi (left),
no means defeated.
(couver, Miss Saita will travel to
loyalty and devotion to Canada
who arrived in Vancouver last week.
It must be the Japanese in *Ocean Falls about October 10 to
and the British Empire, and add
ns that makes us love so ardently hold another recital.
the land which gave us birth. We
that you are fully prepared to
Sometime next month she will
have no other choice. Canada is leave for Japan where she will
act in the preservation of Cana
our home and we must
dian democratic ideals.
rejoin the Victor Recording Com
free and beautiful.
pany after an absence of two
•‘Mr. King has asked me to
SHATTERED VISION
years.
express his warm appreciation
I know a Nisei cynic. His life
On her way to Japan she will
of the message.”
story is a sad one. Born an ardent stop off at Hawaii and sing there.
i
The possibility of raising a unit
idealist, and raised entirely outside She also hopes to make a tour Shows Epicurean Taste In Japanese Food
from among the Nisei has been
members of his race, it was only of Manchoukuo and Korea.
i when he looked for employment
Aha, sashimi!" Ken Woodworth's face broke into its raised, but until the government
I
itself advances with
policy
that he realized that he was Jap
characteristic slow smile as he reached forth with his chop nothing
definite, is known. .A vet
anese. The resulting disappointment
sticks displaying a skill and finesse that would have put eran officer of the last war, how
was terrifying—and the height of
many a Nisei to shame. "How I'll miss sashimi in ever, has signified his interest in
his former idealism served to make
Toronto!"
the question.
matters worse.
features would be the most striking
Today he is a lonely young man,
characteristic of the national secre
Hs vision is shattered. By his
tary of the Canadian Youth Con
t oughts and actions he shows that
gress, but to us Nisei who had the
e has a grudge against the world
pleasure of lunching with him last
in general. Most unfortunate of all
Sunday upon his return from Japan,
he had forgotten that all his ..fellow A banquet was held at the Fuji the most interesting thing was his
Canadians are not antagonistic to Chop Suey last Saturday evening fine appreciation of Japanese food!
him.
^under the auspices of the Japan and things Japanese.
35 Mile Tour For Visiting Students
CRY HAVOC
ese Language Schools in honor of
As he talked of his observa
Unable to make a longer stay mo sphere of Vancouver's Li’I
I should hate to be known as a the retiring consul. Mr. H. Nemi- tions in Japan, I could not help
chi, and two outstanding Vancou
in
Vancouver the fifty delegates Tokyo. From there the procession
1 DMoist of any color. Let Corporal ver Japanese Language School comparing him to his noted
from Japan to the Fifth America- will pass through the main busi
S^ea^ f°r me 'n his class'c> principals. Mr. T. Sato of the, uncle, J. S. Woodsworth, M.P.
O?
! Japan Student Conference will
eat and Soldiers," as translated Alexander Street institution and
The same sharp aquiline features, be- given every opportunity to see ness section of Hastings and
Granville, and thence to Stanley
by Baroness Shidzue Ishimoto. I
though no soft beard hid the
Mr.
S.
Aoki
of
Weiwa
G-akuen.
as
much
of
Canada
as
possible
Park,
via Georgia Street.
t ink each of us can picture this
strength of his determined chin,
Dr.
M.
Ishiwara
occupied
the
when the Heian Maru docks in
From there the visitors will be
iCene much too clearly.
the soft yet piercing blue eyes be the city next .Monday morning.
chair.
treated to the most beautiful drive
I had thought of myself as
neath shaggy eyebrows, an unruly
The
work
of
the
two
principals
in
this country, the tour carrying
dng utterly brave and daring,
mop of sandy hair crownino his,i - The committee of the Univer-*
in teaching not only the Japanese lanky six feet—the nephew of ran_ I sltT Students Club and the Alum- them all the way to the Univer
but now I was quaking inside and
|ni have completed plans for three sity by way of Marine Drive and
my convictions were shaken. I language but the customs, arts ada's "social pioneer
bids .a,r °piour
and
literature
of
Japan
to
the
the Burra rd Bridge.
motor tour of Vancouver.
had been perfectly confident that
follow his famous uncle
Nisei, thereby helping to promote
A pause will be made at the
IS! The fleet of automobiles is excareer as a Canadian trail
enemy s bullets would never
goodwill
between
Canada
and
b
azer
jpected
to
start
off
from
Terminal
University where a ceremony
find me.
to a brighter era.
Japan has won for them honorable
in
honor of the memory of Dr.
i Dock about 8:30 a.m., heading
|
Suddenly, at this moment,
Born
in
Japan,
the
son
mention from the Imperial Edu
of a J for the unique, but familiar; at- Nitobe will be held at the mem
| reahzed that that was merely men- cational Society of Japan. Both professor
rn the United Church i------ - -------------------- —--------------------- —-- orial, with University officials
f ^1 comfort. Great shells were principals were presented with School in Kobe, Ken Woodsworth expansion in heavy industry.
participating.
f a
all around us. With every diplomas of distinguished achieve grew up in Japan, attending I
When the "chawan-mushi" was
The return trip will be made
I.
some of our men were ment aud with silver cups as school in the famous Kansai Ga- ( brought on, he exclaimed, "This |(via Tenth Avenue..a visit to I he
kuen, which has upon its roster
l
°Ut' ^ was mere chance token of their unselfish work.
Hall, and Little Mountain
i is a real banquet!" confessing (City
1
pupils from almost thirty differ I that he was very much Japanese |( Park, weather permitting. If time
(
ese shells had not found me,
f 1 ^nce alone had saved me thus far their hearts, the longing for
ent national groups.
= at heart.
।(permits, a second visit will be
i Tom death.
Later he came to Canada, to
home and were merely waiting
i And he had a message for us,i: made to the Japanese section on
J was filled with anger at the
Powell Street.
for the day of the return.
study in Toronto, and upon grad—_
too.
"The
people
of
Canada
are,
'9 t of life being destroyed so
"But one chance shell ends for uation took up the work as sec ,reaHy very ignorant in
sarelessly. So much noble effort
ever the possibility of that return. retary to the Canadian Youth Rhe Nisei problem. I should like toT h ”,(l
9°es info the development of a
{know of anv definite steps we car °‘ ^
by hi*"er “lhra1'"
This is not unusual. It is the feel Congress.
e human life. Every man has
ing everyone has in the midst of
Progress in Japan
(take to educate them, for this musT ^
15 uture. Every man here was war. It does not mean that we re
in
Japan
has
been।
be done. The New Canadian can bei™,,^1^ " ’I ’.. “m*x
"The progress
someone's son. Many were busfused to die for the country. But remarkable,"
he said. "But in the I very valuable in bringing to theTtipHT’ r
,
r an‘J!.” St and
b^ds and
fathers. Everyone was
I could not prevent this indignation rive years since I last saw the coun-1 attention of the Canadian peoplemn^ j' function. Kenji Kita3, valuable member of my counagainst war, in its entirety, frompry of my birth, little seems to have। the problems which the Nisei fare* A t 138 comPUted the length
rh
hey had, folded away in
welling up in my heart."
‘changed except for the huge
hn B. C."
1 raceVf. the route at exactly 34.473
Informing Canadians About Niseis
4
I
Japanese School
Heads Honored
Al Banquet
Japan-America Student Delegates
Io Honor Memory Of Dr. Nitobe
Page 2
T
THE NEW CANADIAN
SEPTEMBER
THE NEW CANADIAN
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
15th, 1939
tetters to the Editor
® AMERICA'S REACTION
TELEGRAM
j
UNITY
(Editor, The New Canadian)
(Editor: The New Canadian)
EDITORS
Dear Sir:—The telegram sent
Dear Sir:-The youth of IOdav
With the war on everybody's i by the National Executive of the
Thomas K. Shoyama. Yoshimitsu Higashi. Edward T. Ouchi,
are
facing the fact of tins
mind,
it's
no
wonder
that
everyone
.
■
J.C.C.L.
to
the
Prime
Minister
of
Seiji Onizuka, Irene Uchida. Minoru Yatabe.
tends to go around uncertainly j Canada pledging the support and with more clear-sightedness than
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
these days, wondering just what loyalty of the League was, in my their fathers did at the beginning
s
Wataru Inouye
Jo Seko comes next. So it's just as well if opinion, hasty and unnecessary. of the last world war.
PUBLISH UI) WEEKLY AT THE
Hardly anyone now believes in
we take our minds off our own situ
In the first place, the Executive
ation for a moment and go off to I should have referred this impor a v ai to end war , nor is misled
TAIYO PRINTING CO., 230 ALEXANDER STREET
inquire how our American cousins,ant matter to the various Chap- by the glamour and glory of war
Registered as second-class matter at Ottawa, February
We are well informed of its sheer
ters for full consideration.
are finding the daily round.
1939, under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
brutality and its futility. The
AMERICA AND WAR.
Secondly, why should we fight wanton waste of precious lives and
S U B S C RIP TIO N R A T E S
Naturally enough they are think for a country that treats us as if the energy of youth is nothing
25c a month, $2.50 a year.
ing plenty about the war too. Here's► we were guttersnipes. We aren’t short of madness. Warfare has
how the hustling editor of thef even Canadian citizens in the eyes never solved any national griev
unique Los Angeles Japanese- of rhe law. True, we are British ances. We all realize these "facts.
Nisei and War
American Mirror puts the Ameri subjects but in name only.
Yet, if our country is at war sc
can Niseis' reaction.
We
are
told
that
we
are
un
is each one of us. It does not help
"To most Nisei the war situa
In these grave and troubled times, when men cry
wanted.
Look
at
what
Aiderman
:e!" and destruction is hurled upon their 'heads, tion is not a general topic. Most Wilson is doing. Look how our country in the least, once war
has been declared, to divide the
then it is that each of us must call upon every resource Nisei look upon the conflagra they’re trying to cut down the nation
within itself. A national
tion from a more personalized
at our command to give us safe and considered guidance. outlook.
trade
licenses,
how
they
’
re
clamp
emergency
requires national unity.
Instead of asking "how
And of all the resources upon which we may rely, will it affect Japan?," the Nisei ing down on the fishermen, how
EWS
that which can bring the greatest assurance to the largest want to know "what effect will they’ve kicked the bell-hops out Vancouver.
number is assuredly a calm, cool head, and straight logical it have on me as an American of the hotels and for reasons
which prove that they don’t think equality. We should strike now
thinking.
citizen?"
I demand our lawful rights before
They are more interested in we’re Canadians.
Much confused thinking has arisen over the action
of the Japanese Canadian Citizens League, in dispatching knowing how the war will affect With big words they denounce enlisting our support to a country
their status in this country. Inter Hitler’s treatment of the Czechs while the iron’s hot. We should
a telegram to the Prime Minister, affirming the "deepest ested
are they too in knowing how
they—the hypocrites—are that treats us so shabbily. And
loyalty and devotion" of the second generation to Canada it will affect the relations between while
in the very act of kicking us it is not of ourselves alone that
in the present situation.
Japan and the United States. For deeper into the mud of discrimin we are thinking, but of the wel
they know only too well that their ations and legal restrictions.
Dissenting voices have suggested that the
fare of our children and their
future welfare in this country will
For ages we’ve been fighting children.
telegram was ill-advised and untimely, and that it
depend
mostly
on
the
friendly
rela
for the franchise and economic
STUDENT.
should not have expressed its message in such un
tions
that
will
be
maintained
in
the
equivocal terms.
future between the two countries.
To a large extent the criticism has rested upon a —"In the face of all this uncer
What To Write?
mistaken belief that the telegram necessarily committed tainty, the Nisei are all united on
every second generation to volunteer for service in the one point: They hope that the U.S.
By K. W.
armed forces of Canada.
will not be drawn into the conflict.
The JCCL Essay Contest, which closes on October 23, is rousing
A Nisei's disinclination to participate in a mad They know only too well what an considerable interest from all reports. Although the Nisei question is
slaughter in Europe, some 8000 miles away from the other war for this country will mean no new question, and though much seems to have been said and written
to their future life, existence and
peace and security of British Columbia, .is wholly under happiness."
on general topics, yet there is much more that could be recorded on
paper,
just as there is much that could be repeated for the benefit of
standable. It is an attitude not peculiar to any particular
And so the situation is remark
section of the people, but is shared by a large proportion ably similar, except that we're at those who are just coming of age and beginning to realize their peculiar
status as second generation.
of the citizens of Canada, particularly by the French war, and they're not.
With this thought in mind, I ji thing along his own line—"What
Canadians.
asked
several people to suggest I| the Nisei could do in the develop
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
But it goes without saying that for the present
But war or no war,- community possible topics for original essays. ment of trade between Canada and
at least, and even for the future, we may serve our
Japan." He said this was a marvel
service is still as valuable as ever,
The variety of opinions and ideas
country's war-time needs in a thousand and one
and here's a useful and much ap- I gathered from my inquiries was lous topic for an essay, because
ways other than actually enlisting in the armed
preciated contribution rendered by practically endless. One topic which there really were fine prospects for
forces.
the San Pedro Chapter of the everyone seemed to have in mind, the Niseis in this field in the future."
To some extent, too, some of the Nisei have expressed JACL.
though, was the position of the
*
$
*
thek opposition to Canada's and the Nisei's participation
They backed a project of a
Nisei in this present international
Nisei Personality
in the war on pacifist grounds, similar to those expressed Japanese garden at the San Pedro crisis. Practically everyone agreed)
by Mr. J. S. Woodsworth, Co-operative Commonwealth High School, financially and mate that this was an ideal background) One topic for the senior division
rially, and with the assistance for a complete study of Nisei citi I interested me particularly though,
Federation leader in the Federal House.
of the first generation, furnished
land of all people for it to conic
But the question that has been raised most frequently the school with one of the finest ; zenship.
| from—it was Nisei fisherman. He
rotest against the telegram is one that asks, why should gardens in the community.
I said someone should make an analFranchise and Sport
Nisei, who have not been accepted as free and equal
A Japanese landscape architect!
ysis of the "Nisei Personality." I 1
Another specialized topic
citizens in the land of their birth—why should they be drew the plan and superintends i
iupiu which
whiui had to agree with him when he
C ailed upon for service of any kind at a time such as thel^e work which was carried out byiPf P+ue franrhlsp
°^ is ^at
the franchise One approach said there was enough material to
present.
Redlands, Whittier whlch
write a book, let alone a short es
examColleges.
The
proMany of the Niseis , who have themselves undergone'3^ Occidental
ined was the conscious abandonment say of 2000 words.
.
a
!
J
ec
t
involved
an
outlay
of
the bitterest experiences of unjust discrimination, may $500.
It would be interesting to try to
overiof direct attempts to secure the
feel that Canada has thus sacrificed every right to demand
I right to vote, but rather to con- analyze the way the average Nisei 8
centrate on indirect methods of thinks and feels and reacts. The 8
their services, when she has refused to grant them the AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITY.
a
I creating better relations between influence of environment and in- g
right to work and live as free and equal citizens of the
Une thing that we may expect ourselves
X
and fellow-Canadians. A heritance would be very easy to
from the war is a rise in the level baseball player
whom I interviewed, trace, I should think
And what might be interpreted as the crowning act of food prices, and possibly im- was proud of the good work his
f discrimination was brought to light with the refusal of Pr0Ved Pro3Pects f°r the long-suf team was Going, and wanted to
Literary
fering farmers. Certainly food-grow know
recruiting officers to accept a Nisei who wished to enlist | ing
if
I
realized
how
valuable
it
And finally a literary-minded per'
will prove to be a very valuable was.
voluntarily.
*
son was anxious to know if beit a
service in the struggle to come, and
But we cannot let our own personal experiences,
A teacher suggested that lingu-,.J were no Niseis who could write e'
■ with intelligent direction and lonqhowever bitter, distort our thinking or becloud the
! mnge planning, there is no reason a! problems and the language Isays from a purely literary stano if
larger issue before us. We cannot forget for one
। why the Japanese farming popula- schools would be a good subject. I point. She contended it wasn't nee
| tion cannot come through this He admitted that much has al- ; essary at all to write about Niseis
moment that history has made us citizens of Canada,
j thing in good shape and survive the ready been written on this, but and I had to agree with her.
and our inevitable destiny lies in the fulfilment of
maintained that no Nisei had ever
j letdown that is sure to come.
She told me of a professor J
ji^
that role.
I ......What Roku Sugahura says in the written a 2000-word essay on this
one of the Universities in the
We must realize that our own struggle is a long one, | Mirror gives us an idea of what can very important problem.
! East who makes collections
o be abandoned because of the incidents of today or j be done.
second generation writings, a^
Tomorrow. We must study the psychology of our fellow-!
One topic suggested by a UniIn the Guadalupe area
in
Canadians, realizing their shortcomings as well as their southern California, large Japan versity student impressed me. He thought it was a pity that there
was so little original literary v0^
t
merits., and as realistically as possible, move with clarity ese growers and shippers have said that while we undoubtedly!
by
second
generation
Japanese
made an intensive survey of the could make a very valuable cultural)
or mind and fixity of purpose.
contiibution to Canada, no one was! "Some day," she sighed, ^L
and marketing of com
For the present our task is one of uniting with the growing
modities. Perhaps it is for this quite sure what form this contribu- i great second generation novel '^ w
people of Canada, who have declared their stand through) reason that this region has had tion was to take, so that we really । come into being—just think of •
their elected representatives, and of applying ourselves in) steadier and higher returns than needed more definite information on) wealth of material this present^
this —
question.
cut own particular role to the pursuit of the national policy! most farming sectors.
I affords.
of the country.
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business man suggested some- I
I wish I could write it.
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THE NEW CANADIAN
SEPTEMBER
THE NEW CANADIAN
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
15th, 1939
tetters to the Editor
® AMERICA'S REACTION
TELEGRAM
j
UNITY
(Editor, The New Canadian)
(Editor: The New Canadian)
EDITORS
Dear Sir:—The telegram sent
Dear Sir:-The youth of IOdav
With the war on everybody's i by the National Executive of the
Thomas K. Shoyama. Yoshimitsu Higashi. Edward T. Ouchi,
are
facing the fact of tins
mind,
it's
no
wonder
that
everyone
.
■
J.C.C.L.
to
the
Prime
Minister
of
Seiji Onizuka, Irene Uchida. Minoru Yatabe.
tends to go around uncertainly j Canada pledging the support and with more clear-sightedness than
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
these days, wondering just what loyalty of the League was, in my their fathers did at the beginning
s
Wataru Inouye
Jo Seko comes next. So it's just as well if opinion, hasty and unnecessary. of the last world war.
PUBLISH UI) WEEKLY AT THE
Hardly anyone now believes in
we take our minds off our own situ
In the first place, the Executive
ation for a moment and go off to I should have referred this impor a v ai to end war , nor is misled
TAIYO PRINTING CO., 230 ALEXANDER STREET
inquire how our American cousins,ant matter to the various Chap- by the glamour and glory of war
Registered as second-class matter at Ottawa, February
We are well informed of its sheer
ters for full consideration.
are finding the daily round.
1939, under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
brutality and its futility. The
AMERICA AND WAR.
Secondly, why should we fight wanton waste of precious lives and
S U B S C RIP TIO N R A T E S
Naturally enough they are think for a country that treats us as if the energy of youth is nothing
25c a month, $2.50 a year.
ing plenty about the war too. Here's► we were guttersnipes. We aren’t short of madness. Warfare has
how the hustling editor of thef even Canadian citizens in the eyes never solved any national griev
unique Los Angeles Japanese- of rhe law. True, we are British ances. We all realize these "facts.
Nisei and War
American Mirror puts the Ameri subjects but in name only.
Yet, if our country is at war sc
can Niseis' reaction.
We
are
told
that
we
are
un
is each one of us. It does not help
"To most Nisei the war situa
In these grave and troubled times, when men cry
wanted.
Look
at
what
Aiderman
:e!" and destruction is hurled upon their 'heads, tion is not a general topic. Most Wilson is doing. Look how our country in the least, once war
has been declared, to divide the
then it is that each of us must call upon every resource Nisei look upon the conflagra they’re trying to cut down the nation
within itself. A national
tion from a more personalized
at our command to give us safe and considered guidance. outlook.
trade
licenses,
how
they
’
re
clamp
emergency
requires national unity.
Instead of asking "how
And of all the resources upon which we may rely, will it affect Japan?," the Nisei ing down on the fishermen, how
EWS
that which can bring the greatest assurance to the largest want to know "what effect will they’ve kicked the bell-hops out Vancouver.
number is assuredly a calm, cool head, and straight logical it have on me as an American of the hotels and for reasons
which prove that they don’t think equality. We should strike now
thinking.
citizen?"
I demand our lawful rights before
They are more interested in we’re Canadians.
Much confused thinking has arisen over the action
of the Japanese Canadian Citizens League, in dispatching knowing how the war will affect With big words they denounce enlisting our support to a country
their status in this country. Inter Hitler’s treatment of the Czechs while the iron’s hot. We should
a telegram to the Prime Minister, affirming the "deepest ested
are they too in knowing how
they—the hypocrites—are that treats us so shabbily. And
loyalty and devotion" of the second generation to Canada it will affect the relations between while
in the very act of kicking us it is not of ourselves alone that
in the present situation.
Japan and the United States. For deeper into the mud of discrimin we are thinking, but of the wel
they know only too well that their ations and legal restrictions.
Dissenting voices have suggested that the
fare of our children and their
future welfare in this country will
For ages we’ve been fighting children.
telegram was ill-advised and untimely, and that it
depend
mostly
on
the
friendly
rela
for the franchise and economic
STUDENT.
should not have expressed its message in such un
tions
that
will
be
maintained
in
the
equivocal terms.
future between the two countries.
To a large extent the criticism has rested upon a —"In the face of all this uncer
What To Write?
mistaken belief that the telegram necessarily committed tainty, the Nisei are all united on
every second generation to volunteer for service in the one point: They hope that the U.S.
By K. W.
armed forces of Canada.
will not be drawn into the conflict.
The JCCL Essay Contest, which closes on October 23, is rousing
A Nisei's disinclination to participate in a mad They know only too well what an considerable interest from all reports. Although the Nisei question is
slaughter in Europe, some 8000 miles away from the other war for this country will mean no new question, and though much seems to have been said and written
to their future life, existence and
peace and security of British Columbia, .is wholly under happiness."
on general topics, yet there is much more that could be recorded on
paper,
just as there is much that could be repeated for the benefit of
standable. It is an attitude not peculiar to any particular
And so the situation is remark
section of the people, but is shared by a large proportion ably similar, except that we're at those who are just coming of age and beginning to realize their peculiar
status as second generation.
of the citizens of Canada, particularly by the French war, and they're not.
With this thought in mind, I ji thing along his own line—"What
Canadians.
asked
several people to suggest I| the Nisei could do in the develop
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
But it goes without saying that for the present
But war or no war,- community possible topics for original essays. ment of trade between Canada and
at least, and even for the future, we may serve our
Japan." He said this was a marvel
service is still as valuable as ever,
The variety of opinions and ideas
country's war-time needs in a thousand and one
and here's a useful and much ap- I gathered from my inquiries was lous topic for an essay, because
ways other than actually enlisting in the armed
preciated contribution rendered by practically endless. One topic which there really were fine prospects for
forces.
the San Pedro Chapter of the everyone seemed to have in mind, the Niseis in this field in the future."
To some extent, too, some of the Nisei have expressed JACL.
though, was the position of the
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thek opposition to Canada's and the Nisei's participation
They backed a project of a
Nisei in this present international
Nisei Personality
in the war on pacifist grounds, similar to those expressed Japanese garden at the San Pedro crisis. Practically everyone agreed)
by Mr. J. S. Woodsworth, Co-operative Commonwealth High School, financially and mate that this was an ideal background) One topic for the senior division
rially, and with the assistance for a complete study of Nisei citi I interested me particularly though,
Federation leader in the Federal House.
of the first generation, furnished
land of all people for it to conic
But the question that has been raised most frequently the school with one of the finest ; zenship.
| from—it was Nisei fisherman. He
rotest against the telegram is one that asks, why should gardens in the community.
I said someone should make an analFranchise and Sport
Nisei, who have not been accepted as free and equal
A Japanese landscape architect!
ysis of the "Nisei Personality." I 1
Another specialized topic
citizens in the land of their birth—why should they be drew the plan and superintends i
iupiu which
whiui had to agree with him when he
C ailed upon for service of any kind at a time such as thel^e work which was carried out byiPf P+ue franrhlsp
°^ is ^at
the franchise One approach said there was enough material to
present.
Redlands, Whittier whlch
write a book, let alone a short es
examColleges.
The
proMany of the Niseis , who have themselves undergone'3^ Occidental
ined was the conscious abandonment say of 2000 words.
.
a
!
J
ec
t
involved
an
outlay
of
the bitterest experiences of unjust discrimination, may $500.
It would be interesting to try to
overiof direct attempts to secure the
feel that Canada has thus sacrificed every right to demand
I right to vote, but rather to con- analyze the way the average Nisei 8
centrate on indirect methods of thinks and feels and reacts. The 8
their services, when she has refused to grant them the AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITY.
a
I creating better relations between influence of environment and in- g
right to work and live as free and equal citizens of the
Une thing that we may expect ourselves
X
and fellow-Canadians. A heritance would be very easy to
from the war is a rise in the level baseball player
whom I interviewed, trace, I should think
And what might be interpreted as the crowning act of food prices, and possibly im- was proud of the good work his
f discrimination was brought to light with the refusal of Pr0Ved Pro3Pects f°r the long-suf team was Going, and wanted to
Literary
fering farmers. Certainly food-grow know
recruiting officers to accept a Nisei who wished to enlist | ing
if
I
realized
how
valuable
it
And finally a literary-minded per'
will prove to be a very valuable was.
voluntarily.
*
son was anxious to know if beit a
service in the struggle to come, and
But we cannot let our own personal experiences,
A teacher suggested that lingu-,.J were no Niseis who could write e'
■ with intelligent direction and lonqhowever bitter, distort our thinking or becloud the
! mnge planning, there is no reason a! problems and the language Isays from a purely literary stano if
larger issue before us. We cannot forget for one
। why the Japanese farming popula- schools would be a good subject. I point. She contended it wasn't nee
| tion cannot come through this He admitted that much has al- ; essary at all to write about Niseis
moment that history has made us citizens of Canada,
j thing in good shape and survive the ready been written on this, but and I had to agree with her.
and our inevitable destiny lies in the fulfilment of
maintained that no Nisei had ever
j letdown that is sure to come.
She told me of a professor J
ji^
that role.
I ......What Roku Sugahura says in the written a 2000-word essay on this
one of the Universities in the
We must realize that our own struggle is a long one, | Mirror gives us an idea of what can very important problem.
! East who makes collections
o be abandoned because of the incidents of today or j be done.
second generation writings, a^
Tomorrow. We must study the psychology of our fellow-!
One topic suggested by a UniIn the Guadalupe area
in
Canadians, realizing their shortcomings as well as their southern California, large Japan versity student impressed me. He thought it was a pity that there
was so little original literary v0^
t
merits., and as realistically as possible, move with clarity ese growers and shippers have said that while we undoubtedly!
by
second
generation
Japanese
made an intensive survey of the could make a very valuable cultural)
or mind and fixity of purpose.
contiibution to Canada, no one was! "Some day," she sighed, ^L
and marketing of com
For the present our task is one of uniting with the growing
modities. Perhaps it is for this quite sure what form this contribu- i great second generation novel '^ w
people of Canada, who have declared their stand through) reason that this region has had tion was to take, so that we really । come into being—just think of •
their elected representatives, and of applying ourselves in) steadier and higher returns than needed more definite information on) wealth of material this present^
this —
question.
cut own particular role to the pursuit of the national policy! most farming sectors.
I affords.
of the country.
' j
See "EXCHANGE," page
business man suggested some- I
I wish I could write it.
Telephone TR inity 0309
396 Powell Street ^JAPANESE GARDEN
^SCIENTIFIC FARMERS
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SEPTEMBER
THE NEW CANADIAN
Issei Sketch No. 2
I 01 Servkc
Io Increase
Japan's Exports
day
var
ian
JAtL Supports U.S. Neutrality
Adopt Vocational Guidance Programme
One of the lives most intimately bound up with and devoted
Recognizing the critical nature of the present interna
public service is that of Mr. Saburo Shinobu, prominent Issei ill;
tional situation and the predominan timportance of voca
the Japanese community.
1‘hose x\ho have heard of him may be acquainted with his long; tional problems, over 300 second generation delegates to
periods ot service on the executive of the Canadian Japanese Asso-i the Northwest District Convention of the Japanese Ameriin
Favourable
Trade
ciation or of Rie Vancouver Japanese School Ijikai (School Main-, can Citizens League in Tacoma adopted a resolution enled
tenance Association), or as organizer of the Asahi Koenkai. or asj dorsing American neutrality and adopted a five-point proar.
Balance
Continues
stexxaid in the Powell Japanese United Church, or as one of the, gramme in the vocational field.
?er
(Courier
Dispatch)
noted
life insurance salesmen in the community.
lie
The Convention went on rec erica and to preserve and safe
TOKYO.
—
Optimism
as
to
forBut
perhaps
he
is
most
well-known
and
appreciated
for
his
nd
ord as endorsing and support guard American interests and
eL made xvas manifested here
connections with the Japanese Branch of the Canadian Legion.
ng
ing President Roosevelt 'Mn his
the interests of all civilized
this week in financial and indus
as
effort to keep war out of Ampeoples.”
trial circles as a result of the outA peek into his earlier life will show hoxv well-suite-d for the I
ivThe programme for vocational
IreiR of war in Europe. Already role he played for that organization.
IS.
midanco outlined t he following
up to the middle of August, the
Studies English
five
points:
sc
export trade had shown distinct
It was a rather shy youth of eighteen that first took up the!
1. Vocational opport uni lies ex
Jp
suns, and the Minister of Fin study of English in a small public school in Nexv Westminster upon
ar
ist for the Nisei in many fields in
ance announced a favourable bal his arrival in Canada from Japan. And no wonder. His class mates
which
they are not now working.
lie
ance ot 134.000,000 yen.
were years younger than he.
|In order to
:31
into these new
With Japan neutral, war ord
Nothing daunted, however, he set out to master the meanings
:v.
HieHs.
political
and
economic aid
ers are expected to come from of those words xvhich stared at him from an ominous looking Fourth;
jshould be used by securing active
Europe, and wild scenes result Reader. He studied hard. In a few years he had passed his grades!
(support by organized groups.
ed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange both in public and high school.
in i sei nave an opportunity in
as European powers declared
Interpreter
J war. Shipping and textile stocks
(independent small
Even after graduation when he took up the occupation of inter
*
nesses,
Further research and
skyrocketed.
preter—the modest beginning of his public service career—he con
‘study of these opportunities
Trade Balance
tinued his studies.
I should be made.
The international trade balance
Education is not only an
for the first seven months of the
His integrity and industriousness were soon recognized. In
in a
ness way but also
year was over 100 million yen in .191 i he was entrusted with the position of secretary in the Skeena
enjoying fe more
tax our of Japan. In the corres branch of the Canadian Japanese Association. Hardly had he served
fullv
therefore
should
ponding period of the previous his two-year term than he was recalled to look after the secretarial
year, there was an adverse bal duties of the head office in Vancouver.
4. Since farming is an open
ance of 189 million yen.
In this capacity he. first became acquainted with the yeoman
field, and can be made more at
Although industrial and busi work of the Association in regard to the sending of Japanese
tractive by more efficient man
ness circles were much disturb soldiers to the front.
agement and improved distri
ed when the United States an
Advisor
bution, information of the pos
nounced its intention to abro
In the years immediately after the war, when the soldiers
sible
advantages of farming
gate the trade treaty between
returned from France, Mr. Shinobu worked day and night for
should be distributed.
the two nations, the excitement
their
rehabilitation,
in
th
e
role
of
interpreter,
go-between
and
5. The J.A.C.L. should study the
I
has largely passed away. It is
advisor.
problem
of the high cost of disthought that a new treaty may
Thus in 1925 when the Japanese veterans were organized as
tribution.
with
object of
be negotiated.
the Japanese. Branch of the Great War Veterans’ Association (later
pioneering in solving this major
Ihe financial and business cir changed to “Canadian Legion”), he was unanimously made advisor
problem of the economic structure
SABURO SHINOBU
cles are endeavouring to review and has held that important position until this very day.
by the development of efficient
the situation in the light of deFranchise
j
purchasing marketing coopera
x elopment in Europe. All seem
EXCHANGE
tives.
Mr. Shinobu was also largely instrumental in the passage of the I
of ine opinion that Japan’s exports bill in the Provincial Legislature granting the franchise to the;
(Continued from page 2)
The Convention further re-afwill increase heavily. This would Japanese returned soldiers.
I
There are specialists in each tirmed the Americanism resolu
have the effect of providing fresh
It was largely through his efforts that representations were | phase of the operations. Many tion xvhich was adopted at Los
outside capital, that would have
made in the Legislature by the Canadian Legion through
talented Nisei farmers are in Angeles, pledging the League to
a stabilizing effect upon the re
Brigadier Foster (Vancouver Chief of Police, then provincial
charge of the growing end and loyalty to the United States, and
percussions of the proposed tax head of the Legion) and that finally the tide of opinion was
others with college training are to co-operation with every patri
ation reform, xvhich provides for
won over to the Japanese side.
found in the selling and shipping otic doctrine of democracy.
a ovO million yen increase.
A fitting reward for his untiring efforts came to him when at departments. It is a happy sign to
New Budget
a general meeting of the Japanese veterans he was macle honorary note that more and more Niseis in
, 1 eniatively set at 7 billion yen,
life
member of the Japanese Branch of the Canadian Legion by Mr. this region are holding responsible
the budget for the financial year
POWELL DRUG first
Ih-hMi was considered in some Robert MacNicol, secretary of the Provincial Command of the positions.
Tinners to be quite large, .but Legion.
The Issei leaders, too, realize
when you want CAMERA
Vimy Pilgrimage
that the future of the Japanese
conservative financiers believe the
In 1936. Mr. Shinobu, along with Mr. B. Furukawa and Mr. E. in this country is undeniably as
nation is able to handle the situ
ation without any currency7 infla Kagetsu. formed the Japanese delegation that xvas part of the five sociated with the Nisei, and
thousand Canadians xvho made a pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge to attend hence the latter are given fine
tion.
the historic unveiling of the Monument dedicated to the. memory opportunities.
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of Canadians xvho had given their lives during the xvar.
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The rich farming lands of the
“Never can I forget that impressive moment when King Edward
VIII unveiled the monument. Tens of thousands of people were in Guadalupe area is a fine tribute to
attendance, the bands played the “Marseillaise” and “0 Canada” the work of the farm pioneers in
RADIOS
and overhead, planes in formation circled over Vimy to pay their that area. What were once swamp
and waste lands some thirty years
tribute to the fallen warriors." he said in reminiscing.
refrigerators
ago have been changed to fertile
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In April of this year Mr. Shinobu was one of the forty-five fields by the Japanese pioneers.
SE ymour 4121 Japanese veterans who reported to the Department of Defence for
home guard duty during wartime. He also took part in the vet
films by "SILVER FINISH
erans’ guard of honor during the visit of Their Majesties.
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His business has taken him all over the province. Year after
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Mr. Shinobu has indeed served the public well. People, in turn, f'U'I'O’jqHmm'i’mi’vq'pmi’inmm'pmnT
have come to appreciate not only his work but the. man.
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Io Increase
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day
var
ian
JAtL Supports U.S. Neutrality
Adopt Vocational Guidance Programme
One of the lives most intimately bound up with and devoted
Recognizing the critical nature of the present interna
public service is that of Mr. Saburo Shinobu, prominent Issei ill;
tional situation and the predominan timportance of voca
the Japanese community.
1‘hose x\ho have heard of him may be acquainted with his long; tional problems, over 300 second generation delegates to
periods ot service on the executive of the Canadian Japanese Asso-i the Northwest District Convention of the Japanese Ameriin
Favourable
Trade
ciation or of Rie Vancouver Japanese School Ijikai (School Main-, can Citizens League in Tacoma adopted a resolution enled
tenance Association), or as organizer of the Asahi Koenkai. or asj dorsing American neutrality and adopted a five-point proar.
Balance
Continues
stexxaid in the Powell Japanese United Church, or as one of the, gramme in the vocational field.
?er
(Courier
Dispatch)
noted
life insurance salesmen in the community.
lie
The Convention went on rec erica and to preserve and safe
TOKYO.
—
Optimism
as
to
forBut
perhaps
he
is
most
well-known
and
appreciated
for
his
nd
ord as endorsing and support guard American interests and
eL made xvas manifested here
connections with the Japanese Branch of the Canadian Legion.
ng
ing President Roosevelt 'Mn his
the interests of all civilized
this week in financial and indus
as
effort to keep war out of Ampeoples.”
trial circles as a result of the outA peek into his earlier life will show hoxv well-suite-d for the I
ivThe programme for vocational
IreiR of war in Europe. Already role he played for that organization.
IS.
midanco outlined t he following
up to the middle of August, the
Studies English
five
points:
sc
export trade had shown distinct
It was a rather shy youth of eighteen that first took up the!
1. Vocational opport uni lies ex
Jp
suns, and the Minister of Fin study of English in a small public school in Nexv Westminster upon
ar
ist for the Nisei in many fields in
ance announced a favourable bal his arrival in Canada from Japan. And no wonder. His class mates
which
they are not now working.
lie
ance ot 134.000,000 yen.
were years younger than he.
|In order to
:31
into these new
With Japan neutral, war ord
Nothing daunted, however, he set out to master the meanings
:v.
HieHs.
political
and
economic aid
ers are expected to come from of those words xvhich stared at him from an ominous looking Fourth;
jshould be used by securing active
Europe, and wild scenes result Reader. He studied hard. In a few years he had passed his grades!
(support by organized groups.
ed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange both in public and high school.
in i sei nave an opportunity in
as European powers declared
Interpreter
J war. Shipping and textile stocks
(independent small
Even after graduation when he took up the occupation of inter
*
nesses,
Further research and
skyrocketed.
preter—the modest beginning of his public service career—he con
‘study of these opportunities
Trade Balance
tinued his studies.
I should be made.
The international trade balance
Education is not only an
for the first seven months of the
His integrity and industriousness were soon recognized. In
in a
ness way but also
year was over 100 million yen in .191 i he was entrusted with the position of secretary in the Skeena
enjoying fe more
tax our of Japan. In the corres branch of the Canadian Japanese Association. Hardly had he served
fullv
therefore
should
ponding period of the previous his two-year term than he was recalled to look after the secretarial
year, there was an adverse bal duties of the head office in Vancouver.
4. Since farming is an open
ance of 189 million yen.
In this capacity he. first became acquainted with the yeoman
field, and can be made more at
Although industrial and busi work of the Association in regard to the sending of Japanese
tractive by more efficient man
ness circles were much disturb soldiers to the front.
agement and improved distri
ed when the United States an
Advisor
bution, information of the pos
nounced its intention to abro
In the years immediately after the war, when the soldiers
sible
advantages of farming
gate the trade treaty between
returned from France, Mr. Shinobu worked day and night for
should be distributed.
the two nations, the excitement
their
rehabilitation,
in
th
e
role
of
interpreter,
go-between
and
5. The J.A.C.L. should study the
I
has largely passed away. It is
advisor.
problem
of the high cost of disthought that a new treaty may
Thus in 1925 when the Japanese veterans were organized as
tribution.
with
object of
be negotiated.
the Japanese. Branch of the Great War Veterans’ Association (later
pioneering in solving this major
Ihe financial and business cir changed to “Canadian Legion”), he was unanimously made advisor
problem of the economic structure
SABURO SHINOBU
cles are endeavouring to review and has held that important position until this very day.
by the development of efficient
the situation in the light of deFranchise
j
purchasing marketing coopera
x elopment in Europe. All seem
EXCHANGE
tives.
Mr. Shinobu was also largely instrumental in the passage of the I
of ine opinion that Japan’s exports bill in the Provincial Legislature granting the franchise to the;
(Continued from page 2)
The Convention further re-afwill increase heavily. This would Japanese returned soldiers.
I
There are specialists in each tirmed the Americanism resolu
have the effect of providing fresh
It was largely through his efforts that representations were | phase of the operations. Many tion xvhich was adopted at Los
outside capital, that would have
made in the Legislature by the Canadian Legion through
talented Nisei farmers are in Angeles, pledging the League to
a stabilizing effect upon the re
Brigadier Foster (Vancouver Chief of Police, then provincial
charge of the growing end and loyalty to the United States, and
percussions of the proposed tax head of the Legion) and that finally the tide of opinion was
others with college training are to co-operation with every patri
ation reform, xvhich provides for
won over to the Japanese side.
found in the selling and shipping otic doctrine of democracy.
a ovO million yen increase.
A fitting reward for his untiring efforts came to him when at departments. It is a happy sign to
New Budget
a general meeting of the Japanese veterans he was macle honorary note that more and more Niseis in
, 1 eniatively set at 7 billion yen,
life
member of the Japanese Branch of the Canadian Legion by Mr. this region are holding responsible
the budget for the financial year
POWELL DRUG first
Ih-hMi was considered in some Robert MacNicol, secretary of the Provincial Command of the positions.
Tinners to be quite large, .but Legion.
The Issei leaders, too, realize
when you want CAMERA
Vimy Pilgrimage
that the future of the Japanese
conservative financiers believe the
In 1936. Mr. Shinobu, along with Mr. B. Furukawa and Mr. E. in this country is undeniably as
nation is able to handle the situ
ation without any currency7 infla Kagetsu. formed the Japanese delegation that xvas part of the five sociated with the Nisei, and
thousand Canadians xvho made a pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge to attend hence the latter are given fine
tion.
the historic unveiling of the Monument dedicated to the. memory opportunities.
mi
of Canadians xvho had given their lives during the xvar.
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The rich farming lands of the
“Never can I forget that impressive moment when King Edward
VIII unveiled the monument. Tens of thousands of people were in Guadalupe area is a fine tribute to
attendance, the bands played the “Marseillaise” and “0 Canada” the work of the farm pioneers in
RADIOS
and overhead, planes in formation circled over Vimy to pay their that area. What were once swamp
and waste lands some thirty years
tribute to the fallen warriors." he said in reminiscing.
refrigerators
ago have been changed to fertile
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In April of this year Mr. Shinobu was one of the forty-five fields by the Japanese pioneers.
SE ymour 4121 Japanese veterans who reported to the Department of Defence for
home guard duty during wartime. He also took part in the vet
films by "SILVER FINISH
erans’ guard of honor during the visit of Their Majesties.
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In his business he has shown the same spirit of service. In
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His business has taken him all over the province. Year after
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Mr. Shinobu has indeed served the public well. People, in turn, f'U'I'O’jqHmm'i’mi’vq'pmi’inmm'pmnT
have come to appreciate not only his work but the. man.
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THE NEW CANADIAN
Nisei Menis And Varsity Life
SEPTEMBER
Steveston Static
15th, 1939
N.W. Christian Confab In Seattle
The Steveston Y. P. S. will
hold a. party this Saturday eve
Higher Education Stepping Stone In Career ning
at 7 o’clock at the United
Local Artists Sing At Musical Tonight
As candlelight is to the moth, as Hollywood is to stage-struck Church reception room in honor
of the high school graduates. An
girls—so is the University to ambitious Nisei youths of today.
Following the theme. "Our Responsibilities in a
The University is a place where not only learning but almost every entertaining program has been
thing is dissipated in moderation. Of course, one must expect to make arranged and all friends are cor- World.” the Ninth Annual Northwest Japanese Christian
ence opened yesterday afternoon at the Japanese Methodis
exceptions for the perverted few who specialize in excessive absorption dially invited to attend.
in Seattle, and will conclude this evening with a u
'^^
of book-knowledge or of social pleasures or of
Washington Hall.
'
a M^icale a[
STUDENT TYPES athletic glory.
It goes without saying that the
Bloedel Banner
Featured artists on the programme this evenina win u
average student envies those who yearly and con
Lily
Washimoto, lyric soprano and gold medallist cha^oin !
Big game hunting opened Sep
sistently collect scholarships, romances or college letters. But the average
the B. C. Musical Festival, and Fumi Ohori, soloist at V i
student is quick to assure the world that he is content with his lot tember 9th in the Comox district
Powell United Church.
1 a ^he
although deep down in his heart he knows that he is forced to be content and on the 10th C. A. “downed”
Miss Ohori will sing “Ninety and Nine” by Campion a-na
the largest deer he’s ever come
and although he nightly curses himself for his limited capabilities.
by Martin. She will be accompanied at the pianoT
Even with a minor failing of this sort the normal student is con across in his hunting career, a
Miss
Washimoto.
1 Piail° by
five
spiker.
ceited enough to hope that some day he will attain an enviable position
After carrying the 150-pounder
Miss Washimoto will render Charpentier’s “DenuL
•
>n life. So with high hopes in his heart and a vague conviction in his
mind the student labors on during the winter at the university and five miles across the vast Lamb’s Delibes "Maids of Cadiz” and Debussy’s "Air de Lia ” acenmn',°U1'
’ ‘ 01nPani&d
during the summer in lumber camps, pulp and paper mills, farms, stores, "burn,” the hunter was "downed” by Miss Phyllis Dilworth.
by the hunted. Luckily, he met
Held last year in Vancouver, this year’s conference will kv
offices, in fact, anywhere there is an available job.
*
❖
#
two other hunters, Red Hannigan plans tor carrying on the evangelistic movement in commp™
And at this time of the year, students who during five months of and Mr. Dahl who summoned aid L0IUUheAS'Xtlet" f"”li''er"y of the work of Christian
spring and summer have subjected themselves to all sorts of hardships for the exhausted C. A. There was in North America.
and indignities in various occupations count in miserly fashion their much feasting and rejoicing in
DELEGATES
amassed fortunes of a couple hundred dollars and budget for the comina the Adachi home that evening.
Attending the conference from this province are Rev Y
school session.
y
gawa. Rev. K. Nomoto, Rev. Y. Ono, Rev. Y. Ogura He c 2
yama,
and Rev. K. Shimizu. Among the layman are MeSS1, t
From out of the way places throughout the province they drift into
town. One instinctively deduces from the beaming face of a certain
Yasunaka, Hayashi Korenaga and Y. Nakagawa.
1
_
'
senior that summer life must have been verv oleas... Ysei delegates to the Conference include Aya Suzuki us
Washimoto, Fumi Ohori, and Tak Komiyama.
“
FALL REUNION an, both financially and socially. On street corners
Deborah
went
to
all
the
bother
after church, at club meetings, the students congregale and conduct informal reunions. How true! Fish of a scale of hunting up tid-bits of informa
tion on "Your Hit Parade." I'll pass
school together
them
on to you fans.
Subsequent conversations
Up and up from tenth to first
"Hiya there! Where dya work this summer? . . . How much
spot ail in the space of three
did ya make? . . . What courses are ya gonna take? / The questions
weeks—that's the record of the
They Won't Let Him Fight For Canada
are stereotyped. College students do not seem to know the art of con"Hit" of the week, "Over the
versation. And they are guilty of colloquialisms, too.
(From the Vancouver Daily
"A suggestion has been put for
Rainbow," a tuneful melody from
Province)
ward to form a Japanese contin
the film fantasy, "Wizard of Oz."
Excusing the,r general cliquishness and unbefittingly sloppy usage
Fred
Nogami
is
exasperated.
gent in Vancouver. However, un
Ousted out of first place in the
of Enghsh we recognize one of their virtues—ambitiousness. For
The
husky
Canadian-born
Japan
til
Ottawa approves, no action
instance, there is one Nisei determined to go on to one of the oldest standings for the first time in five ese who lives at the Victory Ho can be taken.
i!'Sh inS!i?tiOnS
study lw- Aside
prospective weeks was '-'Moon Love," whose tel. Vancouver, has been trying
“It is really too early yet. Give
AMBITIONS
doctors and dentists there are a few who are studying for haunting music is taken from the to enlist, hut recruiting officers
us
time and we will fix somethin?
Second
Movement
of
Tschaikow' ,he mln's,ry and professorship. One Applied Science
have
turned
him
down.
for them.”
student as unswerving a.th in his future as an engineer in this country sky's "Symphony No. 5.
“
I
am
disaipp-ointed,
”
Deborah rates the song, "I poured
he said
Many others keen to themselves their ambitions and diligently tread
today. “I am a Canadian and I
my
heart
into
a
song"
very
highly.
a student's varied life.
y
Nisei University men of today, whatever their other characteristics Its melody leans towards ' the want to fight for Canada, but
they won’t let me.
may be, me pioneers of an oppressed minority group. It is to them that sophistication of other Irving Berlin
Shaeffer Pen Agents
There are several Japanese
the community invariably looks for leadership in making new adventures hits such as "Blue Skies" and
"Change Partners." Yet it seems Canadian friends of mine who Latest Japanese Recordings
in untried fields of endeavour.
to lack that certain "oomph" to want to join up, but htey don’t
331 Powell St
make it ring the bell. But it's been kno wwhere to go and what co TRinity3i12
Learn to DANCE at
3
right on the heels of the leading do.”
VANCOUVER, B. C.
songs ever since its first appearance
Military headquarters for Van
on
the
Parade
eight
weeks
ago
and
couver and the Fraser Valiev said
TED CAWKER - Tap and Acrobatic
still shows no signs of giving up Mr. Nogami and his friends had
Lessons daily from 10 a. m. to 10 p.m.
the ghost. Deborah's bet is that it the light to join Canadian re-giPrivate and Class
will last longer than some of the m®n^‘ However, the recruiting
117 - 603 W. Hustings St.
other
hits which sky-rocket to otficeis had the power to turn
SEymour 8124
popularity but soon toboggan down down any applicants.
into oblivion.
There are several Chinese and
"Reverie Girl"
Japanese in the Westminster
|| Making her second appearance
Regiment in Chilliwack,” an offi
sjon "Your Hit Parade" was vocalist,
[pea Wain, of "My Reverie" fame' cer ■ at headquarters said. "And
fiOne of the leading blues singer of there is a Chinese sergeant in
the day, she has a host of admirers Calgary who is one of the best
d but I prefer the smooth song styl- sergeants in the Canadian army.
mua
| bigs of her predecessor, Kay Lor;! raine, who, incidentally, is one of
H the brightest rising stars in the
j radio firmament.
| Don't forget to listen in one of
। these Saturday evenings to any CoSaturday
| lumbia Broadcasting station for
HIGH. 4567
j "Your Hit Parade."
In Vancouver andI vicinity dial
MJ
1 355 POWELL ST
Rolleiflex
Station KVI (570 k. , Tacoma) or
iKIRO (710 k., Seattle) . For those
from 8 p.m.
(listeners up the coast Station KSFO
FINEST CAKES
f (560 k., San Francisco), or the
Rolleicord
I powerful KNX (1050 k., Holly
(wood) is the best bet. Interior
should be able to get KSL
JAPANESE HALL i people
(1 120 k., Salt Lake City) without
392 PoweH St*
(much difficulty.
Deborah offers the standings of
390 POWELL ST
last week's song-hits. See how your
favorite song rates:
I- Over the Rainbow.
2. .Moon Love.
To You.
4. Lamp is Low.
Continental Daily
5- I Poured My Heart .into a I
Song,
Optometrist
Canada Daily
6. Stairway to the Stars.
7. Oh, You Crazy /Yoon.
'Your Hit Parade'
Reauiflng Officers Reject Nisei
Nimi Shokai
LOUIS GOLD’S SCHOOL Of DflllCinG
POWELL LUMBER
& FUEL CO., LTD.
SATOSHI nOHOfflORA
Sumiyoshi
HAJIME SUZUKI
I
New Canadia
H
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U . II
Il dl a if mi
377 Powell St.
Nisei Menis And Varsity Life
SEPTEMBER
Steveston Static
15th, 1939
N.W. Christian Confab In Seattle
The Steveston Y. P. S. will
hold a. party this Saturday eve
Higher Education Stepping Stone In Career ning
at 7 o’clock at the United
Local Artists Sing At Musical Tonight
As candlelight is to the moth, as Hollywood is to stage-struck Church reception room in honor
of the high school graduates. An
girls—so is the University to ambitious Nisei youths of today.
Following the theme. "Our Responsibilities in a
The University is a place where not only learning but almost every entertaining program has been
thing is dissipated in moderation. Of course, one must expect to make arranged and all friends are cor- World.” the Ninth Annual Northwest Japanese Christian
ence opened yesterday afternoon at the Japanese Methodis
exceptions for the perverted few who specialize in excessive absorption dially invited to attend.
in Seattle, and will conclude this evening with a u
'^^
of book-knowledge or of social pleasures or of
Washington Hall.
'
a M^icale a[
STUDENT TYPES athletic glory.
It goes without saying that the
Bloedel Banner
Featured artists on the programme this evenina win u
average student envies those who yearly and con
Lily
Washimoto, lyric soprano and gold medallist cha^oin !
Big game hunting opened Sep
sistently collect scholarships, romances or college letters. But the average
the B. C. Musical Festival, and Fumi Ohori, soloist at V i
student is quick to assure the world that he is content with his lot tember 9th in the Comox district
Powell United Church.
1 a ^he
although deep down in his heart he knows that he is forced to be content and on the 10th C. A. “downed”
Miss Ohori will sing “Ninety and Nine” by Campion a-na
the largest deer he’s ever come
and although he nightly curses himself for his limited capabilities.
by Martin. She will be accompanied at the pianoT
Even with a minor failing of this sort the normal student is con across in his hunting career, a
Miss
Washimoto.
1 Piail° by
five
spiker.
ceited enough to hope that some day he will attain an enviable position
After carrying the 150-pounder
Miss Washimoto will render Charpentier’s “DenuL
•
>n life. So with high hopes in his heart and a vague conviction in his
mind the student labors on during the winter at the university and five miles across the vast Lamb’s Delibes "Maids of Cadiz” and Debussy’s "Air de Lia ” acenmn',°U1'
’ ‘ 01nPani&d
during the summer in lumber camps, pulp and paper mills, farms, stores, "burn,” the hunter was "downed” by Miss Phyllis Dilworth.
by the hunted. Luckily, he met
Held last year in Vancouver, this year’s conference will kv
offices, in fact, anywhere there is an available job.
*
❖
#
two other hunters, Red Hannigan plans tor carrying on the evangelistic movement in commp™
And at this time of the year, students who during five months of and Mr. Dahl who summoned aid L0IUUheAS'Xtlet" f"”li''er"y of the work of Christian
spring and summer have subjected themselves to all sorts of hardships for the exhausted C. A. There was in North America.
and indignities in various occupations count in miserly fashion their much feasting and rejoicing in
DELEGATES
amassed fortunes of a couple hundred dollars and budget for the comina the Adachi home that evening.
Attending the conference from this province are Rev Y
school session.
y
gawa. Rev. K. Nomoto, Rev. Y. Ono, Rev. Y. Ogura He c 2
yama,
and Rev. K. Shimizu. Among the layman are MeSS1, t
From out of the way places throughout the province they drift into
town. One instinctively deduces from the beaming face of a certain
Yasunaka, Hayashi Korenaga and Y. Nakagawa.
1
_
'
senior that summer life must have been verv oleas... Ysei delegates to the Conference include Aya Suzuki us
Washimoto, Fumi Ohori, and Tak Komiyama.
“
FALL REUNION an, both financially and socially. On street corners
Deborah
went
to
all
the
bother
after church, at club meetings, the students congregale and conduct informal reunions. How true! Fish of a scale of hunting up tid-bits of informa
tion on "Your Hit Parade." I'll pass
school together
them
on to you fans.
Subsequent conversations
Up and up from tenth to first
"Hiya there! Where dya work this summer? . . . How much
spot ail in the space of three
did ya make? . . . What courses are ya gonna take? / The questions
weeks—that's the record of the
They Won't Let Him Fight For Canada
are stereotyped. College students do not seem to know the art of con"Hit" of the week, "Over the
versation. And they are guilty of colloquialisms, too.
(From the Vancouver Daily
"A suggestion has been put for
Rainbow," a tuneful melody from
Province)
ward to form a Japanese contin
the film fantasy, "Wizard of Oz."
Excusing the,r general cliquishness and unbefittingly sloppy usage
Fred
Nogami
is
exasperated.
gent in Vancouver. However, un
Ousted out of first place in the
of Enghsh we recognize one of their virtues—ambitiousness. For
The
husky
Canadian-born
Japan
til
Ottawa approves, no action
instance, there is one Nisei determined to go on to one of the oldest standings for the first time in five ese who lives at the Victory Ho can be taken.
i!'Sh inS!i?tiOnS
study lw- Aside
prospective weeks was '-'Moon Love," whose tel. Vancouver, has been trying
“It is really too early yet. Give
AMBITIONS
doctors and dentists there are a few who are studying for haunting music is taken from the to enlist, hut recruiting officers
us
time and we will fix somethin?
Second
Movement
of
Tschaikow' ,he mln's,ry and professorship. One Applied Science
have
turned
him
down.
for them.”
student as unswerving a.th in his future as an engineer in this country sky's "Symphony No. 5.
“
I
am
disaipp-ointed,
”
Deborah rates the song, "I poured
he said
Many others keen to themselves their ambitions and diligently tread
today. “I am a Canadian and I
my
heart
into
a
song"
very
highly.
a student's varied life.
y
Nisei University men of today, whatever their other characteristics Its melody leans towards ' the want to fight for Canada, but
they won’t let me.
may be, me pioneers of an oppressed minority group. It is to them that sophistication of other Irving Berlin
Shaeffer Pen Agents
There are several Japanese
the community invariably looks for leadership in making new adventures hits such as "Blue Skies" and
"Change Partners." Yet it seems Canadian friends of mine who Latest Japanese Recordings
in untried fields of endeavour.
to lack that certain "oomph" to want to join up, but htey don’t
331 Powell St
make it ring the bell. But it's been kno wwhere to go and what co TRinity3i12
Learn to DANCE at
3
right on the heels of the leading do.”
VANCOUVER, B. C.
songs ever since its first appearance
Military headquarters for Van
on
the
Parade
eight
weeks
ago
and
couver and the Fraser Valiev said
TED CAWKER - Tap and Acrobatic
still shows no signs of giving up Mr. Nogami and his friends had
Lessons daily from 10 a. m. to 10 p.m.
the ghost. Deborah's bet is that it the light to join Canadian re-giPrivate and Class
will last longer than some of the m®n^‘ However, the recruiting
117 - 603 W. Hustings St.
other
hits which sky-rocket to otficeis had the power to turn
SEymour 8124
popularity but soon toboggan down down any applicants.
into oblivion.
There are several Chinese and
"Reverie Girl"
Japanese in the Westminster
|| Making her second appearance
Regiment in Chilliwack,” an offi
sjon "Your Hit Parade" was vocalist,
[pea Wain, of "My Reverie" fame' cer ■ at headquarters said. "And
fiOne of the leading blues singer of there is a Chinese sergeant in
the day, she has a host of admirers Calgary who is one of the best
d but I prefer the smooth song styl- sergeants in the Canadian army.
mua
| bigs of her predecessor, Kay Lor;! raine, who, incidentally, is one of
H the brightest rising stars in the
j radio firmament.
| Don't forget to listen in one of
। these Saturday evenings to any CoSaturday
| lumbia Broadcasting station for
HIGH. 4567
j "Your Hit Parade."
In Vancouver andI vicinity dial
MJ
1 355 POWELL ST
Rolleiflex
Station KVI (570 k. , Tacoma) or
iKIRO (710 k., Seattle) . For those
from 8 p.m.
(listeners up the coast Station KSFO
FINEST CAKES
f (560 k., San Francisco), or the
Rolleicord
I powerful KNX (1050 k., Holly
(wood) is the best bet. Interior
should be able to get KSL
JAPANESE HALL i people
(1 120 k., Salt Lake City) without
392 PoweH St*
(much difficulty.
Deborah offers the standings of
390 POWELL ST
last week's song-hits. See how your
favorite song rates:
I- Over the Rainbow.
2. .Moon Love.
To You.
4. Lamp is Low.
Continental Daily
5- I Poured My Heart .into a I
Song,
Optometrist
Canada Daily
6. Stairway to the Stars.
7. Oh, You Crazy /Yoon.
'Your Hit Parade'
Reauiflng Officers Reject Nisei
Nimi Shokai
LOUIS GOLD’S SCHOOL Of DflllCinG
POWELL LUMBER
& FUEL CO., LTD.
SATOSHI nOHOfflORA
Sumiyoshi
HAJIME SUZUKI
I
New Canadia
H
U .II...ILJI
U . II
Il dl a if mi
377 Powell St.
Page 5
I
SEPTEMBER
15th, 1939
THE NEW CANADIAN
&itMtlij|]t anh Win
People
and Things
Motorlore
I five tea on Sunday, September 10,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Nose and son, at their home on Georgia. The host"Hoot mon! ye sure look happy."
Roy, who recently motored to Cal- es« was charming in a gown of navy
gary
via Banff and Lake Louise, blue tulle with embroidered pink
"Aye an' I sure am, for we Scottie
■
By SO-NE HEN-NE I
I
hae
been
snoopin'
'round
a
mite,
'an
I
ken
ids
a
"right'bo'
^
’
l
|S
"'
at
A mystic tells me that a couple returned greatly impressed with the I flowers, Mrs. N. Takimoto presided
that ups and buys herself a wee bit of plaid."
9 b ny asSie
beauty and the grandeur of thejat the urns,
of fellas have been whiling away
scenery along the way, and de-’ Mrs Yoshida was again hostess
a great deal of time in the heart
™gue of Chinatown. I wonder if Joe’s lighted with the catches they made iat the tea hour last Tuesday. Her
j quests were the teachers of the
afternoon dresses or sophisticated evening wear, bold pMtU’d/fc right when he says that "a bowl I with the rod and line.
cessary," said Mr. Nose, pnpanese United Church Kindergarcoats—swagger, box, or princess. But the favorite k
of rice” is the whole attraction?
icr skirts, pleated kilt-fashion or swirling flare'
WOollens
inspired on observing the farming !ten with whom she has been work
* * *
cr tight-waisted; two-piece dresses of obi L ' T b? tai!ored
conditions in southern Alberta, "for in9 during the past year. As a deFairview Frolic
the Nisei to settle some place with Ughtful surprise for her Canadian
Fiery plaids, dark plaids bold plaids, delicate plaids I d™'re»
Fairview
on
a
spree.
—
The
Mi
yellow,
the
intention of living there per- jquests, she served Japanese food at
blue, oddles and oodles of plaids.
.
y
'
kados celebrated with big swim manently, and of building over aP tea Table attractively graced with
If your figure just won't stand plaid frocks, try them in
fest
last Saturday. The only thorn long period of time. They cannodP'^ and mauve asters
accesr'T
'
J!f°(S' hend-bags or over-the-shoulder purses gloves, to spoil a perfect night was the expect
1
to become rich in a few;
harr ribbons, umbrellas. Or splash them on as trimming
,,;..... —collars,
' cuffs, general loss of fleas. So powerful ’
years; a solid economic foundation I in Training
burtons, belts, pockets. Try trimming your old white
was
the
chlorine
can
be built only slowly and; Another Nisei to swell the ranks
used
in
water
raincoat with bits
of plaid, it'll take on a smart, new, really
up-to-date appearance in that, these tender creatures turni of the nursing profession is Miss
this grand plaid season.
ed up their toes and breathed
i Dorie Mizuhara. She is now m trainOch aye, everybody's gone plaid-mad! So come round, lassies, their
And authoritative
The Rissho Young Men's As- I ing at the Vancouver General Hos
an' join the gathering of the clans.
sources state that there was a sociation who visited Seattle and pital.
♦
*
$
sell-out of perfumes at Wool- Portland over the Labor Day
Cut flowers will keep longer in water
which has been slightly worth’s, when the boys tried to week-end have returned with School Marm
salted.
counteract the pungent odor of thrilling reports of a highly sucMiss Yuki Watanabe, daughter
chlorine in their hair with a gen cessful trip.
of
Mr. and Mrs. I. Watanabe, has
MARSHMELLOW DREAMS
•J’
A
$
erous dose of "Ben Hur." that
been teaching the grade 4 class at
Coast to Coast
. tT
Sunday' Mrs- Yoshida served Marshmellow Dreams a favorite masculine elixir
the Vancouver Japanese School for
IT H I T
raVin9' My firSt thou9ht was, "How mv read'ers Then there was the seraphic lot
One of the few Niseis to appea r । the past two weeks. She is tempowould love tohave that recipe!" So Mrs. Yoshida makes the first con- of “Doc” who was left stranded lOver an American coast- to-coast i rarily filling the position vacated by
trpution to this column.
at Jay’s. the Mikado hangout. network is Fumiye Ohori, who has I Mrs. Mizuno, who left for Pitt
with ten mermaids on his hands. brought great honor to B.C. Niseis|Meadows Miss Watanabe is a gradRoll 3 doz. Graham crackers very fine. Spread 'A of these
T .f 1 6 k0tt0m °f an 8-in.-12-in. pan. |n a bo^ mix ^
By the way, one of those by appearing over the NBC network |uate of the Provincial Normal
h 'A
C> PP dateS' ' CUP c8°PPed nuts, 30 marshmellows
youngsters with beautiful wavy at S:30 this morning. She was the School
chopped f.ne, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, and the remainder
hair was spotted sneaking out guest artist on the Captain Dosbey
of the cracker crumbs, saving a little for the top. Press flat in the
of that popular beauty salon, programme originating in the stu Roller Roundabout
pan on the crumbs. Sprinkle the top with the crumbs and leave
Put two and two together and dios of KOMO in Seattle. Miss
He'll approach you with a subtle
Ohori was originally scheduled to gleam in his eve, and thrust a
what
do you get?
overnight. Cut in fingers or small squares. They're so easy to
make because they require no cooking.
sing over the NBC Blue network ticket under your nose: "Just 35c
* ♦ *
u
any faV°r'te reciPes that you would like to share
Do women notice men’s clothes this evening, but because of the and it's for a worthy cause, you
with others? Any contributions will be very welcome.
Conference she was (know." And the mad whirl of the
or do they? Luke and George, who Christian
switched
to
the morning pro- skating season
recently purchased new outfits
swing under
I
gramme.
way. Week in and week out it will
J° ^6Vent
W3ter Cracking a 9,ass while Pouring the water in for the dance, cut. such fine fig*
tires
that
be;
"Come one, come all, and join
all
the
X,ehtds on YTiftbWe; put a spoon in the 9lass; or put 3
were
Miss
Aiko
Kondo
of Victoria is the roller merrie-go-round."
^ I f (kT
L t0P a"d b°t,Orn Of the glass- AnV "« °f th«e google-eyed. The concensus of
spending
a
fortnight
in the city at
feminine opinion unanimously
Honors go to the Hiroshima
"' absorb the heat and save the glass.
Seincnkai for opening the season
declared that these glamour lad's the home of her relatives.
FOR MILADY
have plenty of IT.
with a skatefest at HappyLmd on
PLAIDS, PLEASE!
*
artic|e
R. Lockridge reads: "The question of
. ,n VS‘ ^e Vanity Case, a question which men are commonly re° C°Qlder while on hands and knees, looking under theatre
e square vanity case breaks open when dropped in the
‘neatre, just like the round one, but it doesn't roll verv well- often
nowadays, I find my wife's a mere couple of rows ahead . \ . The next
> ep is probably to have them enamelled with something sticky . . . "
ne’ther men nor women need worry any longer. The question
n । e vanity case has been answered by the newest sensation — the
I
™ I ThiS new automatic compact won't drop out of your purse
B
nor will lt ourst open, spilling all over everything. No more mess and
no more waste.
i
nJ
13
October 2 from 7:30-10:30.
Revellers
1 he Fuji Ski Club follows wi th
session on Thanksgiving Dav,
I October 9, to raise funds for their
EXPAND ACTIVITY
| cabin, and one week later the Kumamoto Seinenkai will hold their
The Powell YPS started off on
own
party on October 16
a bang-up year with a general
Several other skating parties are
meeting on Sunday,. September At Home
being
planned. Be sure to get your
10. The speaker for the evening
Mr. and Mrs. T. Yoshida were ticket at Ernie's, Tommy's, or from
was Mr. Takashi Komiyama, past hosts to fifty guests at a three-tothe executive members.
president, who gave an interestmg account of the recent Pan- I
American Christian
Congress p
C°T?aCt 'S Simply a puff made of a sponge-like rubber that held in California.
!
,
a week s supply of powder. They're the rage now so be modern
General elections followed thei.j
°ne t0°‘ They can be purchased in many of the stores along
1 owed afreet.
annual reports of the secretary7
|
m
T 7^ Way' R°Se ^'yasaki fells me that we can risk nothing lighter and the treasurer. The new exec-p
utive consists of: Eiji Yatabe, p
aan Rachel or Brunette for our complexion.
president: Aki Hyodo and Miyeh
Okamura: vice-presidents; Fuji bl
5
Korenaga, recording secretary; H
For Real Japanese Dishes k George Obokata and Shotaro To-p l
k
EVER PRESENTED
k mita. corresponding secretaries; | I
I books and Stationery
Henry Ide. treasurer; Kunio Shi-IT
3
mizu.
Chiyo Hyodo. Miyo Ishi-1 I
I
SEymour 4230
258 POWELL ST.
. value to
wata. Kazuma Uyeno. Koto Yata-i j
j ^7 Powell St. Vancouver, 8. C
TRINITY 0561
(
k be. Johnny Tanaka. Teiko Ide, Mi
►
Esther Ennyu, Satoko Kutsuka-ll
ke, Fumi Ohori. Frances Fuku-Lj
Pure silk satin in all colours 95c yd.
shima,
convenors.
If
DROP
IN AT,
Because of the swellin memPure silk georgette crepe in 95c yd.
HOT DOGS
bership of the society, five new
all colours
executive offices were created.
7^
206 MAIN ST.
Printed super lambskin crepe 95c vd.
two of them being the recrea-' I
lions convenor, and the convenor-J I
in many designs
snip of an entirely new depart-i’ll
e
Sandisheer crepe in all colours
ment, the public forum.
I I
POWELL Y.P.S
To honor the members of their
team, champions of the Bussei
Baseball
League,
the
Hompa
YMBA will hold a celebration
part-y af- the New Pier Cafe.
Saturday & Monday
BIGGEST 85' BAYS
TSUBAME
t
t
Palomar Beauty Shop
Rose Miyasak
Permanent Waves & all Branches of
Beauty Culture done in the most upto-date methods.
The Palomar Beauty Shop is Equipped
with the most Modern and the very
Latest Machinery.
Phone SEy. 1936
Res. High. 2132
293 East Hastings St.
TAKASHI KOMIYAMA
ENTERS MINISTRY
The first Nisei to enter
Union College is Takashi Komiyanya, son of Mr.. and Mrs
T. Komiyama, Mr. Komiyama
who won his B.A. degree in
economics in ’35, was the effi
cient president of the Powell
YPS last year and a former
executive member of the JCCL.
Queen s Romaine Crepe
95c yd.
in bright shades
¥ft M ATO
SILKS
460 Granville St.
SEymour 8832
SEPTEMBER
15th, 1939
THE NEW CANADIAN
&itMtlij|]t anh Win
People
and Things
Motorlore
I five tea on Sunday, September 10,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Nose and son, at their home on Georgia. The host"Hoot mon! ye sure look happy."
Roy, who recently motored to Cal- es« was charming in a gown of navy
gary
via Banff and Lake Louise, blue tulle with embroidered pink
"Aye an' I sure am, for we Scottie
■
By SO-NE HEN-NE I
I
hae
been
snoopin'
'round
a
mite,
'an
I
ken
ids
a
"right'bo'
^
’
l
|S
"'
at
A mystic tells me that a couple returned greatly impressed with the I flowers, Mrs. N. Takimoto presided
that ups and buys herself a wee bit of plaid."
9 b ny asSie
beauty and the grandeur of thejat the urns,
of fellas have been whiling away
scenery along the way, and de-’ Mrs Yoshida was again hostess
a great deal of time in the heart
™gue of Chinatown. I wonder if Joe’s lighted with the catches they made iat the tea hour last Tuesday. Her
j quests were the teachers of the
afternoon dresses or sophisticated evening wear, bold pMtU’d/fc right when he says that "a bowl I with the rod and line.
cessary," said Mr. Nose, pnpanese United Church Kindergarcoats—swagger, box, or princess. But the favorite k
of rice” is the whole attraction?
icr skirts, pleated kilt-fashion or swirling flare'
WOollens
inspired on observing the farming !ten with whom she has been work
* * *
cr tight-waisted; two-piece dresses of obi L ' T b? tai!ored
conditions in southern Alberta, "for in9 during the past year. As a deFairview Frolic
the Nisei to settle some place with Ughtful surprise for her Canadian
Fiery plaids, dark plaids bold plaids, delicate plaids I d™'re»
Fairview
on
a
spree.
—
The
Mi
yellow,
the
intention of living there per- jquests, she served Japanese food at
blue, oddles and oodles of plaids.
.
y
'
kados celebrated with big swim manently, and of building over aP tea Table attractively graced with
If your figure just won't stand plaid frocks, try them in
fest
last Saturday. The only thorn long period of time. They cannodP'^ and mauve asters
accesr'T
'
J!f°(S' hend-bags or over-the-shoulder purses gloves, to spoil a perfect night was the expect
1
to become rich in a few;
harr ribbons, umbrellas. Or splash them on as trimming
,,;..... —collars,
' cuffs, general loss of fleas. So powerful ’
years; a solid economic foundation I in Training
burtons, belts, pockets. Try trimming your old white
was
the
chlorine
can
be built only slowly and; Another Nisei to swell the ranks
used
in
water
raincoat with bits
of plaid, it'll take on a smart, new, really
up-to-date appearance in that, these tender creatures turni of the nursing profession is Miss
this grand plaid season.
ed up their toes and breathed
i Dorie Mizuhara. She is now m trainOch aye, everybody's gone plaid-mad! So come round, lassies, their
And authoritative
The Rissho Young Men's As- I ing at the Vancouver General Hos
an' join the gathering of the clans.
sources state that there was a sociation who visited Seattle and pital.
♦
*
$
sell-out of perfumes at Wool- Portland over the Labor Day
Cut flowers will keep longer in water
which has been slightly worth’s, when the boys tried to week-end have returned with School Marm
salted.
counteract the pungent odor of thrilling reports of a highly sucMiss Yuki Watanabe, daughter
chlorine in their hair with a gen cessful trip.
of
Mr. and Mrs. I. Watanabe, has
MARSHMELLOW DREAMS
•J’
A
$
erous dose of "Ben Hur." that
been teaching the grade 4 class at
Coast to Coast
. tT
Sunday' Mrs- Yoshida served Marshmellow Dreams a favorite masculine elixir
the Vancouver Japanese School for
IT H I T
raVin9' My firSt thou9ht was, "How mv read'ers Then there was the seraphic lot
One of the few Niseis to appea r । the past two weeks. She is tempowould love tohave that recipe!" So Mrs. Yoshida makes the first con- of “Doc” who was left stranded lOver an American coast- to-coast i rarily filling the position vacated by
trpution to this column.
at Jay’s. the Mikado hangout. network is Fumiye Ohori, who has I Mrs. Mizuno, who left for Pitt
with ten mermaids on his hands. brought great honor to B.C. Niseis|Meadows Miss Watanabe is a gradRoll 3 doz. Graham crackers very fine. Spread 'A of these
T .f 1 6 k0tt0m °f an 8-in.-12-in. pan. |n a bo^ mix ^
By the way, one of those by appearing over the NBC network |uate of the Provincial Normal
h 'A
C> PP dateS' ' CUP c8°PPed nuts, 30 marshmellows
youngsters with beautiful wavy at S:30 this morning. She was the School
chopped f.ne, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, and the remainder
hair was spotted sneaking out guest artist on the Captain Dosbey
of the cracker crumbs, saving a little for the top. Press flat in the
of that popular beauty salon, programme originating in the stu Roller Roundabout
pan on the crumbs. Sprinkle the top with the crumbs and leave
Put two and two together and dios of KOMO in Seattle. Miss
He'll approach you with a subtle
Ohori was originally scheduled to gleam in his eve, and thrust a
what
do you get?
overnight. Cut in fingers or small squares. They're so easy to
make because they require no cooking.
sing over the NBC Blue network ticket under your nose: "Just 35c
* ♦ *
u
any faV°r'te reciPes that you would like to share
Do women notice men’s clothes this evening, but because of the and it's for a worthy cause, you
with others? Any contributions will be very welcome.
Conference she was (know." And the mad whirl of the
or do they? Luke and George, who Christian
switched
to
the morning pro- skating season
recently purchased new outfits
swing under
I
gramme.
way. Week in and week out it will
J° ^6Vent
W3ter Cracking a 9,ass while Pouring the water in for the dance, cut. such fine fig*
tires
that
be;
"Come one, come all, and join
all
the
X,ehtds on YTiftbWe; put a spoon in the 9lass; or put 3
were
Miss
Aiko
Kondo
of Victoria is the roller merrie-go-round."
^ I f (kT
L t0P a"d b°t,Orn Of the glass- AnV "« °f th«e google-eyed. The concensus of
spending
a
fortnight
in the city at
feminine opinion unanimously
Honors go to the Hiroshima
"' absorb the heat and save the glass.
Seincnkai for opening the season
declared that these glamour lad's the home of her relatives.
FOR MILADY
have plenty of IT.
with a skatefest at HappyLmd on
PLAIDS, PLEASE!
*
artic|e
R. Lockridge reads: "The question of
. ,n VS‘ ^e Vanity Case, a question which men are commonly re° C°Qlder while on hands and knees, looking under theatre
e square vanity case breaks open when dropped in the
‘neatre, just like the round one, but it doesn't roll verv well- often
nowadays, I find my wife's a mere couple of rows ahead . \ . The next
> ep is probably to have them enamelled with something sticky . . . "
ne’ther men nor women need worry any longer. The question
n । e vanity case has been answered by the newest sensation — the
I
™ I ThiS new automatic compact won't drop out of your purse
B
nor will lt ourst open, spilling all over everything. No more mess and
no more waste.
i
nJ
13
October 2 from 7:30-10:30.
Revellers
1 he Fuji Ski Club follows wi th
session on Thanksgiving Dav,
I October 9, to raise funds for their
EXPAND ACTIVITY
| cabin, and one week later the Kumamoto Seinenkai will hold their
The Powell YPS started off on
own
party on October 16
a bang-up year with a general
Several other skating parties are
meeting on Sunday,. September At Home
being
planned. Be sure to get your
10. The speaker for the evening
Mr. and Mrs. T. Yoshida were ticket at Ernie's, Tommy's, or from
was Mr. Takashi Komiyama, past hosts to fifty guests at a three-tothe executive members.
president, who gave an interestmg account of the recent Pan- I
American Christian
Congress p
C°T?aCt 'S Simply a puff made of a sponge-like rubber that held in California.
!
,
a week s supply of powder. They're the rage now so be modern
General elections followed thei.j
°ne t0°‘ They can be purchased in many of the stores along
1 owed afreet.
annual reports of the secretary7
|
m
T 7^ Way' R°Se ^'yasaki fells me that we can risk nothing lighter and the treasurer. The new exec-p
utive consists of: Eiji Yatabe, p
aan Rachel or Brunette for our complexion.
president: Aki Hyodo and Miyeh
Okamura: vice-presidents; Fuji bl
5
Korenaga, recording secretary; H
For Real Japanese Dishes k George Obokata and Shotaro To-p l
k
EVER PRESENTED
k mita. corresponding secretaries; | I
I books and Stationery
Henry Ide. treasurer; Kunio Shi-IT
3
mizu.
Chiyo Hyodo. Miyo Ishi-1 I
I
SEymour 4230
258 POWELL ST.
. value to
wata. Kazuma Uyeno. Koto Yata-i j
j ^7 Powell St. Vancouver, 8. C
TRINITY 0561
(
k be. Johnny Tanaka. Teiko Ide, Mi
►
Esther Ennyu, Satoko Kutsuka-ll
ke, Fumi Ohori. Frances Fuku-Lj
Pure silk satin in all colours 95c yd.
shima,
convenors.
If
DROP
IN AT,
Because of the swellin memPure silk georgette crepe in 95c yd.
HOT DOGS
bership of the society, five new
all colours
executive offices were created.
7^
206 MAIN ST.
Printed super lambskin crepe 95c vd.
two of them being the recrea-' I
lions convenor, and the convenor-J I
in many designs
snip of an entirely new depart-i’ll
e
Sandisheer crepe in all colours
ment, the public forum.
I I
POWELL Y.P.S
To honor the members of their
team, champions of the Bussei
Baseball
League,
the
Hompa
YMBA will hold a celebration
part-y af- the New Pier Cafe.
Saturday & Monday
BIGGEST 85' BAYS
TSUBAME
t
t
Palomar Beauty Shop
Rose Miyasak
Permanent Waves & all Branches of
Beauty Culture done in the most upto-date methods.
The Palomar Beauty Shop is Equipped
with the most Modern and the very
Latest Machinery.
Phone SEy. 1936
Res. High. 2132
293 East Hastings St.
TAKASHI KOMIYAMA
ENTERS MINISTRY
The first Nisei to enter
Union College is Takashi Komiyanya, son of Mr.. and Mrs
T. Komiyama, Mr. Komiyama
who won his B.A. degree in
economics in ’35, was the effi
cient president of the Powell
YPS last year and a former
executive member of the JCCL.
Queen s Romaine Crepe
95c yd.
in bright shades
¥ft M ATO
SILKS
460 Granville St.
SEymour 8832
Page 6
Page 6
THE NEW CANADIAN
SEPTEMBER
15th, 1939
NISEI NEWS FROM' HERE AND THERE IN B. C
Summerland Sallies
Woodfibre Whispers
Surrey Girls' Club
Paldi Parade
Englewood Edgings
By NOBUKATSU AOKI
HIKING
Having been fortunate enough
By MITSUYE TASHIMA,
Down to the San Francisco
Well, I'm back again. Your old
Sec’y-T reas.
A few
ago
Golden Gate International Exposi to draw the bye after a pJ?
friend, Amari Shaberu. happens
.. .. Sundays
,
, a mob of
’
, young lellows trekked up rhe o d
The opening meeting of the fall tion and back, all in a week's Ayay tie for first spot in (he K
to be laid oui with
Mill Creek to go a-iishmg. Ah, session of the Surrey Japanese time, was the whirlwind experi Kadota Softball League, the Jitrouble.
tei bugs now Avatch with interes£
*
t
! the fish they caught! Until lunch Girls Club was called to order at ence of four Niseis of Cowichan
I line everyone got his share of the home of Mrs. E. Carbutt on Valley. Mike and Harry Tateishi the battle between the Dreamer
BASEBALL
I
iood sized ones, but shades of September 6 at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. and Yoshi Kawaguchi of Lake and La Hulas. The semi-fiM
The local Hinode and Ihe Okan-; Isaac Walton! the fish
so Carbutt, the president, took the' Cowichan and Cossy Asada of series stands one apiece
agan Centre squads battled out, bold and big in the afternoon that
( Paldi were at work again a bit Dreamers dropping the first game
two snappy ball games.
I they had the boys join them in chair.
The meeting was opened with I tm'ecl but bright-eyed after their by a nose, 9-8, but coming ^c’The first engagement al Centre! their cool and slightly damp
strongly to take the second. nj.§
on
20 saw ihe H inodes haunts, swanky clothes and (?) the nomination and election of of adventures on the road. They had
*
*
*
come out on the short end of a; And you should have heard all. ficers as folloAvs: Mrs. Carbutt tales, tall and terrific, to tell and
Food for thought . . . Tire la J
•1-2 score. But a week later, on big words the fellows found the through the request of the girls who wouldn't?
EYMA t>et-together v us a social
fit again consented to take over the
the more (?) civilized local dia-! to mouth, tsh. tsh. Romeo
—
with everything save that femswam presidency for the coming year;
Quiet reigned in Paldi last La
mond, the Ilinodes came back; in six inches of water
Etsuko ' Pollie bor Day. Most of the Niseis made inine touch. “Six” Fujiki. tU
but like a vice-president.
with a 12-11 victory. The score J valiant
knight found it great Ujiye; and secretary-treasurer Vancouver and the Canadian Pa hustling M. C„ had all the new
was lied 11-all when the ninth I stuff.
and corresponding secretary Mit- cific Exhibition their headquar comers “giving a song.” Even th?
inning rolled along. Then. wilh
*
*
suye Tashima. The sick commit ters for the day. Vet, methinks, composed and shy Johnny Tsu
one away in their half of the
Koji says he saw a huge black tee Avas delegated to remain the
more than the Exhibition is to chiya and Henry Ide stood up am
final canto, the Summerland boys* bear but it sounds a mite far- same as last year.
account for this great travel- did their bit admirably.
shoved the winning counter across! stretched even for Kipley’s Beex.tended a 110te of! mindedness. Could
uouia any
anv of
of our
ihe plate, breaking up one of the' lieve it or not.'' Too bad Jerry
Ministerial Visits . . . gev
™,
JT.
IT'
secretary.
Vancouver
friends/
especiallvfair
most Closely fought contests secn!^^ ,„..„. abo(lt u „„
enough, tieas uer, H<deko Maruno, for her Vancouverites offer an explana- Inouye of New Westminster vaca
hereabouts in many moons.
’ he had his camera all set to take laithlul service during the Past tion?
tioned a Aveek Avith us not Iona
*
t
*
year.
I a picture of a bear.
ago. He gave- a very moving ser
The baseball season is nigh
*
*
It
was
also
arranged
to
mon
and appealed to the Niseis
have I members into the club.
over, On scanning the score
With that evening sun coming meetings held every other WedThe meeting was then adjourn to make better use of their leis
book, I find that the locals
nesday
afternoon
at
the
haven't done badly at all. A rec on. the boys decided that a back-! Mrs. Carbutt from 1.30 home of ed and the rest of the afternoon ure time. Sunday, August hi
ord of two victories out of three to-home movement was in order.! with refreshments to be to 4.30. was spent at a birthday tea for Rev. Kabayama of Ocean Faks
supplied Masayo Takahashi, although she dropped off at EngleAvood on his
with Kelowna and one out of On the way home young Tamuzi by the girls.
was unable to attend, and Shizuko way home from the Los Angele:
two with Centre, totalling three almost, scared the wits out of
New
Members
Shinmoto.
Ministers’ Conference. August ^
out of five, leaves us in the everybody by turning somnam
The
members
of
the
Girls'
His
talks giving his impression
bulist. Other than that there was
| The next meeting will be held
black at least.
Club
make
their
special
request
no mishap. It was a tired but
*
:(:
*
| at the home of Mrs. Carbutt on gained at the Conference as well
that
they
wish
to
welcome
new
as duping his trip proved of ip.
happy bunch of young men that
(September 20 at 1.30.
“HINODE’’ HISTORY
terest.
1 inally hit the hay that evening.
Perhaps readers of The
*
Canadian would like io know dian teams. The name “Hinode”
Capital City Chatter
Visitors
. Mrs. K. Kadota
something, of the history of the became a by-word and many a
and her daughter, Cherie, have
By IONI GOSSIPE II
Summerland Nisei Hinode ball time the team has been invited
been holidaying in Englewood
I This is the “Voice” of Victoria
1 earn.
to participate in the Labor Day speaking. It seems that our dear can be left lying around bath
School bells called some of our
rooms.
A bon t
years
the celebrations at Penticton.
Io
iti headed for points unknown
Frankly speaking. wns it for- EYMA members away. The las:
younger Isseis of Summerland do The absence of two star play
on
Labour
week-end
and
on
arcided io
getlulness that, caused a certain boat back to Vancouver took with
some! lung wiilrers has made itself felt, but still riving
home
was
too
tired
to gos- driver to back up half a mile for it. Charlie Kadota, Tsutomu Kai
which io occupy themselves dur-; there are bright hopes for the sip so
here
I
am.
ing (heir leisur time fhree en- future
four chocolate bars' he had left and Kanao Kimira. Good hick to
them in their academic endeav
on the
asts. K. Yamabe, K. Morii
M r. Toki Kondo is the proud- person counter? The selfsame ours.
and A. M atsumoshita. hit upon j
also guilty of AvringTeam Line-up
est. pappy on the island ’ cause big the Avas
Sho Ohashi, Johnny Tsuchiya
neck
of a chicken in front
the idea of baseball, Ihe Asahis/ The present line-up of the team
the wifey presented him ■with a of the hall.
Don't worry folks, and Bob Fujishige have left lor
had had great sure
in their; is: George Uzawa, pitcher; Nobu- seven-and-one-half pound bouncthis avas of the feathered variety. the rainy clime of Ocean Palis.
fling at Ute horsehide so (bey sawikutsu Aoki, catcher: Ichiro
Tada,
Qig
(?..
baby
boy
at
the
Jubilee
no reason why
couldiiQist base; Boy Kuroda. 2nd base; i Hospital, September 5.
tentive escort of yours?
George
who
manhandles
a
du plica re the feat.
Sidelights of one of the re
(Hiroshi Kita. 3rd base; Isamu- Misses Haddie and Michie OkaBut what about opponents Imayoshi, shortstop; Minoru Ki-jmoto spent the holiday in Seattle M.aiR^ razor to scrape the dirt hearsals still shine on. A num
That's Avhen
(mere i ta. left field; Fumihiro Inaba.'and Miss Fumiko Shimizu holi- oft his face every day borrowed ber of the younger boys had
youngsters a the time) came I centre field, and Hironori Furuya. I bayed in Vancouver while her a safety and gashed himself. A special permis&ioin to preview the
into (lip picture. Yes. we allant-; right field. There are no spares.! brother Sumo stayed home and co-actor on seeing this laughed so concert and all they did Avas io
The averai ? age of the players (enjoyed our good old Victoria much that Avhen he finally got read comics all through the per
around to his own face, lo and formance. Then, there’s one tan
is about sixteen.
behold, he did likeAvise.
The
managed to build up a winning;
Kunio Shimizu dropped over laughter that ensued almost damsel who parked her gum on
Captain Katsumi Imayoshi,
team. We covered ourselves with । our veteran catcher, who has । and spent a tew days at home
the back of a chair as she danu-j
glory by 1 inally defeating our sen ! been unable to take the field on i with his folks. (He Avas- entrust brought the roof down. Hence- ily tripped onto the stage an^
forth. Stummie, chappie, remem- when she walked off after hei
iors. After continued setbacks, I account of ill-health, has been ed with a pink carnation but lost her
that old adage, “He Avho
the old-timers finally wiiluireAv I the guardian angel of the team it en route so was unable to de laughs
act, would you believe it? . . . She
last,
laughs.
laughs, calmly repossessed her it again
from the baseball picture.
liver the same).
laughs.”
as organizer and coach.
. . . economizing on account of the
Since then, the Nisei Hinode
$
^
A
*
V
«?»
?J»
*
*
Avar ?
nine has carried on its winning
1 Concert Tour Jottings: The girls
Jackie, how does it feel to have
1
Fall
Fiesta
ways with other local and CanaBelieve me, after the long tap
(who were taken on a tour of the a photo-Hash' go off in your face?
into town, the members ot the
• .
. now turning their : milltbe
at afH|ure
a.m. are
reouested
^
“QX ‘"Ihe stars come out . .
troupe gorged themselves; vet
Highland 6194
Connie
from
Duncan,
why
didn
’
t
; les. lull will soon be tn lull •vinricowidmiton for others- who need
even though they did have our
p.™.gtn
S
with
ti
the
applying;
th
c
extra
few
hours
of
shut-eve^
you introduce us to that very at- fill of peanuts.
II
season. All the appie trees are; ahem’
; loaded to capacity and the farm-:
I
ti ers are looking ahead to bumpe
Overheard in Chemainus: First
crops.
*1
ditto: "Look. Tommy's Avearing
s
I Then follows winter with its: glasses. I m sure he never Avore
Complete Services
s
A
%
and nights Then( cm before
From $60.00
2nd ditto: 'Tie's a
/
General Merchants
?
some ■ married man now and you know,
?
"42 E. Hastings St.
skiing in "them thar hills With! he needs some protection.”
f
TRinity
0092
time being
259 Powell St.
’Tis rumored that friend Toki;
Yoshida had a cushion ready just I
%V
'^^^^^WWW«%YlWB^W^/^//^^lVJ"s^'»^’l^'«',,
iu case a certain actress should!
BETTER TRADE RELATIONS
tall off the stage.
way
BUY JAPANESE GOODS
Ted. you fell quite hard. too. but
i for whom?
mind, mine
Oran, lets hope that some day a
(bar of soap will be invented that!
Home Funeral I
Chapel
"
S. NAKANO
AGENT FOR
ENO
Direct Importers of Japanese Provisions and Curios
Seymour 2933
FLORIST
109 Powell Street
VANCOUVER, B. C,
son LIFE OF CfiMBB
300 E. CORDOVA ST.
BOUQUETS. WREATHS. POTTED PLANTS
X
PHONE TRI. 5599
VANCOUVER. B. C.
V.'
SAY. 7 SSI
4
o
Via.
s
THE NEW CANADIAN
SEPTEMBER
15th, 1939
NISEI NEWS FROM' HERE AND THERE IN B. C
Summerland Sallies
Woodfibre Whispers
Surrey Girls' Club
Paldi Parade
Englewood Edgings
By NOBUKATSU AOKI
HIKING
Having been fortunate enough
By MITSUYE TASHIMA,
Down to the San Francisco
Well, I'm back again. Your old
Sec’y-T reas.
A few
ago
Golden Gate International Exposi to draw the bye after a pJ?
friend, Amari Shaberu. happens
.. .. Sundays
,
, a mob of
’
, young lellows trekked up rhe o d
The opening meeting of the fall tion and back, all in a week's Ayay tie for first spot in (he K
to be laid oui with
Mill Creek to go a-iishmg. Ah, session of the Surrey Japanese time, was the whirlwind experi Kadota Softball League, the Jitrouble.
tei bugs now Avatch with interes£
*
t
! the fish they caught! Until lunch Girls Club was called to order at ence of four Niseis of Cowichan
I line everyone got his share of the home of Mrs. E. Carbutt on Valley. Mike and Harry Tateishi the battle between the Dreamer
BASEBALL
I
iood sized ones, but shades of September 6 at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. and Yoshi Kawaguchi of Lake and La Hulas. The semi-fiM
The local Hinode and Ihe Okan-; Isaac Walton! the fish
so Carbutt, the president, took the' Cowichan and Cossy Asada of series stands one apiece
agan Centre squads battled out, bold and big in the afternoon that
( Paldi were at work again a bit Dreamers dropping the first game
two snappy ball games.
I they had the boys join them in chair.
The meeting was opened with I tm'ecl but bright-eyed after their by a nose, 9-8, but coming ^c’The first engagement al Centre! their cool and slightly damp
strongly to take the second. nj.§
on
20 saw ihe H inodes haunts, swanky clothes and (?) the nomination and election of of adventures on the road. They had
*
*
*
come out on the short end of a; And you should have heard all. ficers as folloAvs: Mrs. Carbutt tales, tall and terrific, to tell and
Food for thought . . . Tire la J
•1-2 score. But a week later, on big words the fellows found the through the request of the girls who wouldn't?
EYMA t>et-together v us a social
fit again consented to take over the
the more (?) civilized local dia-! to mouth, tsh. tsh. Romeo
—
with everything save that femswam presidency for the coming year;
Quiet reigned in Paldi last La
mond, the Ilinodes came back; in six inches of water
Etsuko ' Pollie bor Day. Most of the Niseis made inine touch. “Six” Fujiki. tU
but like a vice-president.
with a 12-11 victory. The score J valiant
knight found it great Ujiye; and secretary-treasurer Vancouver and the Canadian Pa hustling M. C„ had all the new
was lied 11-all when the ninth I stuff.
and corresponding secretary Mit- cific Exhibition their headquar comers “giving a song.” Even th?
inning rolled along. Then. wilh
*
*
suye Tashima. The sick commit ters for the day. Vet, methinks, composed and shy Johnny Tsu
one away in their half of the
Koji says he saw a huge black tee Avas delegated to remain the
more than the Exhibition is to chiya and Henry Ide stood up am
final canto, the Summerland boys* bear but it sounds a mite far- same as last year.
account for this great travel- did their bit admirably.
shoved the winning counter across! stretched even for Kipley’s Beex.tended a 110te of! mindedness. Could
uouia any
anv of
of our
ihe plate, breaking up one of the' lieve it or not.'' Too bad Jerry
Ministerial Visits . . . gev
™,
JT.
IT'
secretary.
Vancouver
friends/
especiallvfair
most Closely fought contests secn!^^ ,„..„. abo(lt u „„
enough, tieas uer, H<deko Maruno, for her Vancouverites offer an explana- Inouye of New Westminster vaca
hereabouts in many moons.
’ he had his camera all set to take laithlul service during the Past tion?
tioned a Aveek Avith us not Iona
*
t
*
year.
I a picture of a bear.
ago. He gave- a very moving ser
The baseball season is nigh
*
*
It
was
also
arranged
to
mon
and appealed to the Niseis
have I members into the club.
over, On scanning the score
With that evening sun coming meetings held every other WedThe meeting was then adjourn to make better use of their leis
book, I find that the locals
nesday
afternoon
at
the
haven't done badly at all. A rec on. the boys decided that a back-! Mrs. Carbutt from 1.30 home of ed and the rest of the afternoon ure time. Sunday, August hi
ord of two victories out of three to-home movement was in order.! with refreshments to be to 4.30. was spent at a birthday tea for Rev. Kabayama of Ocean Faks
supplied Masayo Takahashi, although she dropped off at EngleAvood on his
with Kelowna and one out of On the way home young Tamuzi by the girls.
was unable to attend, and Shizuko way home from the Los Angele:
two with Centre, totalling three almost, scared the wits out of
New
Members
Shinmoto.
Ministers’ Conference. August ^
out of five, leaves us in the everybody by turning somnam
The
members
of
the
Girls'
His
talks giving his impression
bulist. Other than that there was
| The next meeting will be held
black at least.
Club
make
their
special
request
no mishap. It was a tired but
*
:(:
*
| at the home of Mrs. Carbutt on gained at the Conference as well
that
they
wish
to
welcome
new
as duping his trip proved of ip.
happy bunch of young men that
(September 20 at 1.30.
“HINODE’’ HISTORY
terest.
1 inally hit the hay that evening.
Perhaps readers of The
*
Canadian would like io know dian teams. The name “Hinode”
Capital City Chatter
Visitors
. Mrs. K. Kadota
something, of the history of the became a by-word and many a
and her daughter, Cherie, have
By IONI GOSSIPE II
Summerland Nisei Hinode ball time the team has been invited
been holidaying in Englewood
I This is the “Voice” of Victoria
1 earn.
to participate in the Labor Day speaking. It seems that our dear can be left lying around bath
School bells called some of our
rooms.
A bon t
years
the celebrations at Penticton.
Io
iti headed for points unknown
Frankly speaking. wns it for- EYMA members away. The las:
younger Isseis of Summerland do The absence of two star play
on
Labour
week-end
and
on
arcided io
getlulness that, caused a certain boat back to Vancouver took with
some! lung wiilrers has made itself felt, but still riving
home
was
too
tired
to gos- driver to back up half a mile for it. Charlie Kadota, Tsutomu Kai
which io occupy themselves dur-; there are bright hopes for the sip so
here
I
am.
ing (heir leisur time fhree en- future
four chocolate bars' he had left and Kanao Kimira. Good hick to
them in their academic endeav
on the
asts. K. Yamabe, K. Morii
M r. Toki Kondo is the proud- person counter? The selfsame ours.
and A. M atsumoshita. hit upon j
also guilty of AvringTeam Line-up
est. pappy on the island ’ cause big the Avas
Sho Ohashi, Johnny Tsuchiya
neck
of a chicken in front
the idea of baseball, Ihe Asahis/ The present line-up of the team
the wifey presented him ■with a of the hall.
Don't worry folks, and Bob Fujishige have left lor
had had great sure
in their; is: George Uzawa, pitcher; Nobu- seven-and-one-half pound bouncthis avas of the feathered variety. the rainy clime of Ocean Palis.
fling at Ute horsehide so (bey sawikutsu Aoki, catcher: Ichiro
Tada,
Qig
(?..
baby
boy
at
the
Jubilee
no reason why
couldiiQist base; Boy Kuroda. 2nd base; i Hospital, September 5.
tentive escort of yours?
George
who
manhandles
a
du plica re the feat.
Sidelights of one of the re
(Hiroshi Kita. 3rd base; Isamu- Misses Haddie and Michie OkaBut what about opponents Imayoshi, shortstop; Minoru Ki-jmoto spent the holiday in Seattle M.aiR^ razor to scrape the dirt hearsals still shine on. A num
That's Avhen
(mere i ta. left field; Fumihiro Inaba.'and Miss Fumiko Shimizu holi- oft his face every day borrowed ber of the younger boys had
youngsters a the time) came I centre field, and Hironori Furuya. I bayed in Vancouver while her a safety and gashed himself. A special permis&ioin to preview the
into (lip picture. Yes. we allant-; right field. There are no spares.! brother Sumo stayed home and co-actor on seeing this laughed so concert and all they did Avas io
The averai ? age of the players (enjoyed our good old Victoria much that Avhen he finally got read comics all through the per
around to his own face, lo and formance. Then, there’s one tan
is about sixteen.
behold, he did likeAvise.
The
managed to build up a winning;
Kunio Shimizu dropped over laughter that ensued almost damsel who parked her gum on
Captain Katsumi Imayoshi,
team. We covered ourselves with । our veteran catcher, who has । and spent a tew days at home
the back of a chair as she danu-j
glory by 1 inally defeating our sen ! been unable to take the field on i with his folks. (He Avas- entrust brought the roof down. Hence- ily tripped onto the stage an^
forth. Stummie, chappie, remem- when she walked off after hei
iors. After continued setbacks, I account of ill-health, has been ed with a pink carnation but lost her
that old adage, “He Avho
the old-timers finally wiiluireAv I the guardian angel of the team it en route so was unable to de laughs
act, would you believe it? . . . She
last,
laughs.
laughs, calmly repossessed her it again
from the baseball picture.
liver the same).
laughs.”
as organizer and coach.
. . . economizing on account of the
Since then, the Nisei Hinode
$
^
A
*
V
«?»
?J»
*
*
Avar ?
nine has carried on its winning
1 Concert Tour Jottings: The girls
Jackie, how does it feel to have
1
Fall
Fiesta
ways with other local and CanaBelieve me, after the long tap
(who were taken on a tour of the a photo-Hash' go off in your face?
into town, the members ot the
• .
. now turning their : milltbe
at afH|ure
a.m. are
reouested
^
“QX ‘"Ihe stars come out . .
troupe gorged themselves; vet
Highland 6194
Connie
from
Duncan,
why
didn
’
t
; les. lull will soon be tn lull •vinricowidmiton for others- who need
even though they did have our
p.™.gtn
S
with
ti
the
applying;
th
c
extra
few
hours
of
shut-eve^
you introduce us to that very at- fill of peanuts.
II
season. All the appie trees are; ahem’
; loaded to capacity and the farm-:
I
ti ers are looking ahead to bumpe
Overheard in Chemainus: First
crops.
*1
ditto: "Look. Tommy's Avearing
s
I Then follows winter with its: glasses. I m sure he never Avore
Complete Services
s
A
%
and nights Then( cm before
From $60.00
2nd ditto: 'Tie's a
/
General Merchants
?
some ■ married man now and you know,
?
"42 E. Hastings St.
skiing in "them thar hills With! he needs some protection.”
f
TRinity
0092
time being
259 Powell St.
’Tis rumored that friend Toki;
Yoshida had a cushion ready just I
%V
'^^^^^WWW«%YlWB^W^/^//^^lVJ"s^'»^’l^'«',,
iu case a certain actress should!
BETTER TRADE RELATIONS
tall off the stage.
way
BUY JAPANESE GOODS
Ted. you fell quite hard. too. but
i for whom?
mind, mine
Oran, lets hope that some day a
(bar of soap will be invented that!
Home Funeral I
Chapel
"
S. NAKANO
AGENT FOR
ENO
Direct Importers of Japanese Provisions and Curios
Seymour 2933
FLORIST
109 Powell Street
VANCOUVER, B. C,
son LIFE OF CfiMBB
300 E. CORDOVA ST.
BOUQUETS. WREATHS. POTTED PLANTS
X
PHONE TRI. 5599
VANCOUVER. B. C.
V.'
SAY. 7 SSI
4
o
Via.
s
Page 7
SEPTEMBER
15th, 1939
Maple Ridge Review
Townsend Harris Students From Japan
By NEWS AND VIEWS
er
K.
-S’
iai
THE NEW CANADIAN
’
NISEI ENTERPRISE
;
M. Kawano who was formerly
mUi M. Furuya Co. at Vancouver',
aud recently with their Hammond1
oi anvil, is now with McGavin's
Lid.. delivering their line in L
.Maple Ridge and Mission. .More!
j
power to you, Melvin.
*
*
|
*
business
Since the outbreak of hosrilHies in Europe the export market.
> in rlie lumber line has suffered:^
3blK.il a decided lag that several ~
oi the logging concerns have
their camps. Mills likew
affected but the majority
,ie operating as yet.
II?
ck
Story Of The Week
MEIWA GAKUEN CELEBRATES
TRIUMPH OF TRANSFORMATION
i
eaps," a distinct manifestation of the
prising and indomitable spirit of th
Through
almost a decade a group of progressive people in the East
End have lent their inspired efforts towards transforming
a cumbersome boarding house into a presentable up-todate school.
So it was that on Sunday
dist motion
tho I inOctober
10,
the
Meiwa
Gakuen
\ perial Educational
s
was able to commemorate by a ; Japan.
•■Rakuseishiki” the greatest
When the fall term began,
11step
which
the
Language
School
!
pupils
returning to school first
r
has been able to take since the I ga zed pop-eyed at ' 10 improvejJCCL
founding of the School.
ments that had been nmdo to
In preparation for the resumpPRINCIPAL
’
S
TRIUMPH
their classrooms.
unon of activities of the local
The ceremony and the eelebra-;
Modern School
chapter of the JCCL, it is expect- ■
tion of the day itself was the; No longer were there the dark,
Frederick Coleman, left, and Alvin J. Kosak, right, fifteen
q^ed that Tamotsu Mitani and his:
culminating
triumph for the prim! dingy classrooms of before. In^executives will meet in the near I year-old students from New York City’s Townsend Harris High
eipal and founder of the Meiwa! stead, during the summer vaea^future. As reports from the Nom-' School who were selected as typical American scholars and
Gakuen, S. Aoki.
re tion. the rooms had been comawarded travel scholarships to Japan by the Japan Tourist
; mating Committee are to be an
cenily recognized as an educator; pletely remodelled and enlarged.
Bureau, smile happily as they arrived from the Orient in
nounced before the 15th. mem-1
; A corridor had been expanded
San
Francisco.
beis are showing keen interest.!
a miserable three feet in
Revue Star Dances jj from
Shown with the students is Nicholas J. Milella, Professor
width to a handsome twelve.
of Romance Languages at Townsend Harris High School,
PICNIC PUTTERINGS
| Electric lighting had been imIn N.Y. For Globe
The local J.C.S.L. held a most I
; proved and large windows and
■ successful picnic at Bowen Island T
p
l -.
idoors had been added, givin; the
, .on Labor Day. Seen here and
Lading Nippon Crew ! building U genuine school-lik ap: theie . . .
pea rance.
TARKI.
—
Takiko
Mizunoe
—
’ A voting gentleman was in such
’Then over the week-end, the
Japan’s leading revue star who .pupils learned further that their
ir nish he forgot to shave his two!
has been touring the United classrooms could be eon verted
days' growth of beard. Do get up!
States studying the American into a splendid assembly hall,
a little earlier, Mel . . . But the. SAN FRANCISCO (Special).— longer just names to the two theatre,
today
(Saturday) their joy was unconfined. Hither
undoubtedly goes to Toyo, .Fresh from a goodwill vacation! youths, Frederick Coleman and makes her first American stage to, the lack of an adequate audi
pvlio had just time enough to'tour which took them from New! Alvin J. Kosak. students at appearance at Perylon Hall at torium had been perhaps (he
; snaten an apple as she ran out,’York to Yokohama, and on a tour । Townsend Harris High School in the World’s Fair.
greatest handicap experienced by
Occasion for her appearance i the school.
' to meet the gang. “An apple a! of the most famous shrines and! New York City.
is... a reception to the seven ;
pT keeps the doctor away! ” she ’ resorts of picturesque Japan, two!
Concert Celebration
They
were
chosen
among
globe-girdling
Japanese fliers I
! claims. There still is a hitch, be-! 15-year-old New York schoolboys!
This new asset was fully ex
who arrive today at Newark I ploited at the Rakuseishiki
; jause the icing goes to K . . .'arrived here September 2 from! thousands of students of their
school as typical American
Airport ending a series of hops I when a concert featuring Miss
^He got up in time to hear alL Yokohama. on the
liner; boys, and rewarded by the
across country.
j Aiko Saita was presented to
i Tbout it.
Asama Maru.”
Japan
Tourist
Bureau
with
a
*
*
$
Noted for expressive pan- ! the supporters of the school,
Names in their geography book: six-weeks complimentary vaca
tomine dancing, Tarki will do
1 ^e champion of champions —Nagasaki, Kyoto, the Inland i
who had gathered to participate
tion
in
Japan,
to
honor
the
mem
two dances to piano accompani- I in the celebration of the day.
was Tak, in showing his abil- 1 Sea,. Osaka, Beppu, Kobe—are no:
ory of Townsend Harris, first
ment. In one dance she will por- ’ President of the
Dy at boat-rowing. He says,
of
U.S.
envoy
to
the
Japanese.
tray the joy of an ancient war- i Trustees
“Tie your boat to a motor boat
who wa
Accompanied by Dr. Nicholas rior.Jn another she will give ; the Wman iYti^
snd save your energy.” The Japanese Versions
! J. Milella, professor of romance
er impression of a Japanese Alling campaign, voiced his satisresu|t ... a superswellegant
! languages at the high school, they’ tea ceremony.
"ide. a burning motor, and be- I Of U.S. Best Seller.
i faction and gratitude to those
1
Only twenty-four years of who had contributed even the
set off July 10 from San Fran-’
ief that he must have Scottish
cisco for Yokohama. As guests of! age, Tarki has been starring in smallest el tort towards making
Hood to try to save such a
s
\ Achieve Popularity
the Japan Tourist Bureau they! the Japanese theatre for many the Meiwa Gakuen what it is to
| trifle.
‘toured Tokyo, Nikko National years.
day. the pride of “Heaps.”
■(Froth the Japan Times Weekly) i park Miyanoshita, Fuji Nakone
B
*“a^’slw,*8l*,aK^^
S
(sh' Bjkes are again
ied the" most . popular means’ The rapidity with AvIlich the; National Park. Shimoda. Gifu,
A01 n ivel. Rushing a young ]a Jatest American best sellers are; Kyoto, Nara National Park, Osa1 '^translated into Japanese is really; ka. Miyojina, Inland Sea National!
ui.ch a 7:30 a.m. tram is
amazing It was only two months Park,
R
but she- is a. tiny' bit of ’
a ago that this news of this year's Pari Nagasaki, Unzen National!
Kumamoto. Beppu and I
|
isn’t she, T . . .
i
Pulitzer
Prize
novel
Marjorie!
Kobe.
14 uaic that commenced at
•i Rawlings' “The Yearling” reached;
Harris Honored
^reatened to shorten tIie these shores and already^ it is
;
,
While
in Shimoda, sue ot thei
wa day, but someone sugbridge and nowwKLl fy**11®^ >ybe ™ >ve language.^^^^ American Consulate esUb-l
[t TP
7?
6
'
lis,le(I i" J«»»- the students
says EXPERTUS.
ere by Kenzo Kato, frequent eon-L r,la(.ed a w,.ea(h a th ,row
;
tributor
to
Japanese
periodicals
|
- CLUSTER - CHALK - CABLE
.
.
,
flan is shrine, commemorating I
on American subjects.
; me memory’ ot. the man who com-i
’ I
YOSHINO
There was quite a rush too to pleted Japan’s first foreign trade!
CORKSCREW. BANJO-PIN
get the copies of Jolin Gunther’s! agreement, with the United!
“Inside Asia” which soon will; States.
I
grace the bookstores throughout! Tbe comprehensive nature ot
Thia is a stripe season!
362 ALEXANDER ST.
the land. Excerpts have already; lheil. toul; e,labled tbe bo
t()l
PHONE TRI. 0723
■ appeared in the August issue of, contrast Japan’s great industmii
We’ve listed a few of the
J one of tbe leading monthly maga-- centres, such as Osaka and Tokjo ,
most popular stripes.
’ zinesI with her mountainous and be u
They’re here at
tiful national parks, with thin
A
ancient mountain shrines toi
T. MAIKAWA
: which white-clad pilgrims jourm ?
in a variety of fine fabrics.
i ! in a ceaseless flow. About (hi '
j I Inland Sea. they saw the g„y
Tailored to your individual
any radio, any make, anywhere
| ; white beaches to which younu'
measure from
i i Japan flocks in Summer heat, and
| ! in lovely Nara National Park;
Satisfaction Guaranteed
j ! they saw Japan’s sacred deer.
$19.50 to $43.00
! On their return to New York
@ Reasonable Prices
! from San Francisco, the youths
j will visit the Japanese Pavilion* f
of the New York World’s Fair ‘
for exercises honoring Townsend
Harris, whose accomplishments
369 POWELL STREET
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Highland 1660
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15th, 1939
Maple Ridge Review
Townsend Harris Students From Japan
By NEWS AND VIEWS
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THE NEW CANADIAN
’
NISEI ENTERPRISE
;
M. Kawano who was formerly
mUi M. Furuya Co. at Vancouver',
aud recently with their Hammond1
oi anvil, is now with McGavin's
Lid.. delivering their line in L
.Maple Ridge and Mission. .More!
j
power to you, Melvin.
*
*
|
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business
Since the outbreak of hosrilHies in Europe the export market.
> in rlie lumber line has suffered:^
3blK.il a decided lag that several ~
oi the logging concerns have
their camps. Mills likew
affected but the majority
,ie operating as yet.
II?
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Story Of The Week
MEIWA GAKUEN CELEBRATES
TRIUMPH OF TRANSFORMATION
i
eaps," a distinct manifestation of the
prising and indomitable spirit of th
Through
almost a decade a group of progressive people in the East
End have lent their inspired efforts towards transforming
a cumbersome boarding house into a presentable up-todate school.
So it was that on Sunday
dist motion
tho I inOctober
10,
the
Meiwa
Gakuen
\ perial Educational
s
was able to commemorate by a ; Japan.
•■Rakuseishiki” the greatest
When the fall term began,
11step
which
the
Language
School
!
pupils
returning to school first
r
has been able to take since the I ga zed pop-eyed at ' 10 improvejJCCL
founding of the School.
ments that had been nmdo to
In preparation for the resumpPRINCIPAL
’
S
TRIUMPH
their classrooms.
unon of activities of the local
The ceremony and the eelebra-;
Modern School
chapter of the JCCL, it is expect- ■
tion of the day itself was the; No longer were there the dark,
Frederick Coleman, left, and Alvin J. Kosak, right, fifteen
q^ed that Tamotsu Mitani and his:
culminating
triumph for the prim! dingy classrooms of before. In^executives will meet in the near I year-old students from New York City’s Townsend Harris High
eipal and founder of the Meiwa! stead, during the summer vaea^future. As reports from the Nom-' School who were selected as typical American scholars and
Gakuen, S. Aoki.
re tion. the rooms had been comawarded travel scholarships to Japan by the Japan Tourist
; mating Committee are to be an
cenily recognized as an educator; pletely remodelled and enlarged.
Bureau, smile happily as they arrived from the Orient in
nounced before the 15th. mem-1
; A corridor had been expanded
San
Francisco.
beis are showing keen interest.!
a miserable three feet in
Revue Star Dances jj from
Shown with the students is Nicholas J. Milella, Professor
width to a handsome twelve.
of Romance Languages at Townsend Harris High School,
PICNIC PUTTERINGS
| Electric lighting had been imIn N.Y. For Globe
The local J.C.S.L. held a most I
; proved and large windows and
■ successful picnic at Bowen Island T
p
l -.
idoors had been added, givin; the
, .on Labor Day. Seen here and
Lading Nippon Crew ! building U genuine school-lik ap: theie . . .
pea rance.
TARKI.
—
Takiko
Mizunoe
—
’ A voting gentleman was in such
’Then over the week-end, the
Japan’s leading revue star who .pupils learned further that their
ir nish he forgot to shave his two!
has been touring the United classrooms could be eon verted
days' growth of beard. Do get up!
States studying the American into a splendid assembly hall,
a little earlier, Mel . . . But the. SAN FRANCISCO (Special).— longer just names to the two theatre,
today
(Saturday) their joy was unconfined. Hither
undoubtedly goes to Toyo, .Fresh from a goodwill vacation! youths, Frederick Coleman and makes her first American stage to, the lack of an adequate audi
pvlio had just time enough to'tour which took them from New! Alvin J. Kosak. students at appearance at Perylon Hall at torium had been perhaps (he
; snaten an apple as she ran out,’York to Yokohama, and on a tour । Townsend Harris High School in the World’s Fair.
greatest handicap experienced by
Occasion for her appearance i the school.
' to meet the gang. “An apple a! of the most famous shrines and! New York City.
is... a reception to the seven ;
pT keeps the doctor away! ” she ’ resorts of picturesque Japan, two!
Concert Celebration
They
were
chosen
among
globe-girdling
Japanese fliers I
! claims. There still is a hitch, be-! 15-year-old New York schoolboys!
This new asset was fully ex
who arrive today at Newark I ploited at the Rakuseishiki
; jause the icing goes to K . . .'arrived here September 2 from! thousands of students of their
school as typical American
Airport ending a series of hops I when a concert featuring Miss
^He got up in time to hear alL Yokohama. on the
liner; boys, and rewarded by the
across country.
j Aiko Saita was presented to
i Tbout it.
Asama Maru.”
Japan
Tourist
Bureau
with
a
*
*
$
Noted for expressive pan- ! the supporters of the school,
Names in their geography book: six-weeks complimentary vaca
tomine dancing, Tarki will do
1 ^e champion of champions —Nagasaki, Kyoto, the Inland i
who had gathered to participate
tion
in
Japan,
to
honor
the
mem
two dances to piano accompani- I in the celebration of the day.
was Tak, in showing his abil- 1 Sea,. Osaka, Beppu, Kobe—are no:
ory of Townsend Harris, first
ment. In one dance she will por- ’ President of the
Dy at boat-rowing. He says,
of
U.S.
envoy
to
the
Japanese.
tray the joy of an ancient war- i Trustees
“Tie your boat to a motor boat
who wa
Accompanied by Dr. Nicholas rior.Jn another she will give ; the Wman iYti^
snd save your energy.” The Japanese Versions
! J. Milella, professor of romance
er impression of a Japanese Alling campaign, voiced his satisresu|t ... a superswellegant
! languages at the high school, they’ tea ceremony.
"ide. a burning motor, and be- I Of U.S. Best Seller.
i faction and gratitude to those
1
Only twenty-four years of who had contributed even the
set off July 10 from San Fran-’
ief that he must have Scottish
cisco for Yokohama. As guests of! age, Tarki has been starring in smallest el tort towards making
Hood to try to save such a
s
\ Achieve Popularity
the Japan Tourist Bureau they! the Japanese theatre for many the Meiwa Gakuen what it is to
| trifle.
‘toured Tokyo, Nikko National years.
day. the pride of “Heaps.”
■(Froth the Japan Times Weekly) i park Miyanoshita, Fuji Nakone
B
*“a^’slw,*8l*,aK^^
S
(sh' Bjkes are again
ied the" most . popular means’ The rapidity with AvIlich the; National Park. Shimoda. Gifu,
A01 n ivel. Rushing a young ]a Jatest American best sellers are; Kyoto, Nara National Park, Osa1 '^translated into Japanese is really; ka. Miyojina, Inland Sea National!
ui.ch a 7:30 a.m. tram is
amazing It was only two months Park,
R
but she- is a. tiny' bit of ’
a ago that this news of this year's Pari Nagasaki, Unzen National!
Kumamoto. Beppu and I
|
isn’t she, T . . .
i
Pulitzer
Prize
novel
Marjorie!
Kobe.
14 uaic that commenced at
•i Rawlings' “The Yearling” reached;
Harris Honored
^reatened to shorten tIie these shores and already^ it is
;
,
While
in Shimoda, sue ot thei
wa day, but someone sugbridge and nowwKLl fy**11®^ >ybe ™ >ve language.^^^^ American Consulate esUb-l
[t TP
7?
6
'
lis,le(I i" J«»»- the students
says EXPERTUS.
ere by Kenzo Kato, frequent eon-L r,la(.ed a w,.ea(h a th ,row
;
tributor
to
Japanese
periodicals
|
- CLUSTER - CHALK - CABLE
.
.
,
flan is shrine, commemorating I
on American subjects.
; me memory’ ot. the man who com-i
’ I
YOSHINO
There was quite a rush too to pleted Japan’s first foreign trade!
CORKSCREW. BANJO-PIN
get the copies of Jolin Gunther’s! agreement, with the United!
“Inside Asia” which soon will; States.
I
grace the bookstores throughout! Tbe comprehensive nature ot
Thia is a stripe season!
362 ALEXANDER ST.
the land. Excerpts have already; lheil. toul; e,labled tbe bo
t()l
PHONE TRI. 0723
■ appeared in the August issue of, contrast Japan’s great industmii
We’ve listed a few of the
J one of tbe leading monthly maga-- centres, such as Osaka and Tokjo ,
most popular stripes.
’ zinesI with her mountainous and be u
They’re here at
tiful national parks, with thin
A
ancient mountain shrines toi
T. MAIKAWA
: which white-clad pilgrims jourm ?
in a variety of fine fabrics.
i ! in a ceaseless flow. About (hi '
j I Inland Sea. they saw the g„y
Tailored to your individual
any radio, any make, anywhere
| ; white beaches to which younu'
measure from
i i Japan flocks in Summer heat, and
| ! in lovely Nara National Park;
Satisfaction Guaranteed
j ! they saw Japan’s sacred deer.
$19.50 to $43.00
! On their return to New York
@ Reasonable Prices
! from San Francisco, the youths
j will visit the Japanese Pavilion* f
of the New York World’s Fair ‘
for exercises honoring Townsend
Harris, whose accomplishments
369 POWELL STREET
VANCOUVER. B. C.
°°5 E. Hastings St.
Highland 1660
are commemorated in many in
teresting exhibits there.
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Of First Trade Envoy To Japan
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THE NEW CANADIAN
15th, 1939
SEPTEMBER
I
THE SPORTS CLOTHESLINE
Matsuda Captures
kill before the storm'
^putting all those trick shots into
big guns boomed all
the action again . . . And Mall Matsui
spo rts f ro nt two weeks
and* has called the first badminton meet
blasted
(be ing lor ihc year. Rumour has it that
map, but the Washer column marchedj Fellowship may drop out of the
right back io dig in before (be fall! league this year, so stand by for fura.....
n d1 /ivinicr
V|u>cr offensive
| tber strategic moves by General Maloilcnsive lets loose.
Ioosc,
Nippon Club Trophy;
A^fthiS IN scorebookLAA®
Golfers Fete Consul
"Ho hum," says the sports writer. "Summer has come and
and all the diamond dust is settling fast. Now for the winter clubh ^
But up go his feet upon the desk, back tilts the chair, down
lower lip and forth comes a snore ...
'
°PS his
Nao Matsuda was three
strokes to the good over Pat
Nimi on Tuesday after eighteen
can! sen . .
*
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*
holes of playoff golf to win the
some of the rum bl in;, in thej
Nippon
Club
Trophy.
Matsuda
And Cece Okawara has a gleam
"The time has come," Scorebook said, "to talk of our statM dstance. bin anywav here's
carded a net 69.
a story in his eye. each time he .straightens
"Of
batting stars and pitching feats, of diamond dust and
io entertain vou tn between limes. his He
the cabin is going ahead,
Nippon golfers honored retir
Alier all th
"But did you hear!" exclaimed Horsehide from the dark
;c are war lime condi- and the king of winter sports is ing Consul H. Nemichi in an
"We may go to Japan next summer with the Asahis."
COrner.
assured of a warm welcome at the eighteen-hole
tournament
last
+
"Go to Japan?" chorused Willow Stick and Glove. "You'v ha
headquarters of the Fuji Ski Club. Sunday.
knocked
silly and don't know what you're talking about."
6 ^
BEDTIME STORY
*
*
It was apparently an off-clay
"Just the same, it's true," came back the answer. "| heard th
In I okvo now. ha mburger has
for the younger set as Pat Nimi
basketball battaligns
fellows talking about the Japan Tourist Bureau planning to hay6
Bui the major offensive is expect - and Nao Matsuda tied for first
representative Nisei teams tour Japan and maybe Manchou
^
patrons clamour for croquettes. veal
kuo and
cd to open tonight with the organ place with a net 68. Pat thought
Korea and Formosa. Oh that will be glory for me
loaves or meat pics. For disclosed
• • he hummed
ization of basketball battalions and that the trophy was a cinch with
away.
recently in Fokyo was the startling
divisions, all under the watchful eye an 80 but late returns brought
"Oh that will be glory for me
stomach sickening fact that dog meat
" boomed forth Willow StiA
Nao Matsuda a tie with a 94 sub
of Fuehrer Mi Akiyama.
ick. I
has been sold as hamburger to the
"And
if
we
wish
long
enough,
wish
strong
enough,
and
maybe
wishing
tracting
his
handicap
of
26
(94II Duce
Akiyama, the goodwill make it so."
unsuspecting public for the past sev
looking
“
Italian"
and sparkplug 26—68.)
eral months.
"I wonder what sort of competition we'd meet," ever practical
Geoige Tanaka broke 90 for
Arrested were more than fifty guard on last year s champion Ernie's the first, time this year with an Scorebook was already
counting up the chances. "We really had a aood
butchers, restaurant chefs, and dog team, will move with bis troopers
team this season. Good enough to take two titles."
89
Io
tie
with
Yoritaro
Uchida
at
catchers charged with selling more up to 1 fastings street. I his season net 70.
Yes, yes!" Willow Stick was always getting excited. "TBell“ me how
<Han U,000 pounds of dog meal and they 11 parade in (he finest British
The golfers feted the retiring) I did this year. I know I hit old Horsehide pretty hard Who hp|nd
worsted, tailored at Harry's Clothes.
mc.u of diseased hogs and car
’
~peu
consul at a farewell banquet at me out most?"
Adulteration of pork and beef ran .is Joe, Rude Shimizu. Kochi YanagiWell," pondered Scorebook, it's a
story. Here, just look
zawa. and Kaz Suga will form the Fuji Chop Suey in the evening. at this . . . "
in many cases
nucleus of the team that's to defend
the Kagetsu Silverware.
Joe is hoping for a Woodfibre
Meirokai’s Swimming Fest on
shutdown that will release Mike ToSBORT SHELLS
Saturday, October 30, at Crystal
bo and Idee Idenouye for active bas
Pool, from 10 to 11 p.m. Tickets
Here are iho.se rumbles becoming ketball service.
at
Ernies or from club mem
heavier and heavier all the Hmc. Bina
A/- ^ /V.. runners-up last season, bers.
17 back at his favorite pastime.
flick. IHA, Hick. Hick, is .sending will put almost the same battalion
o n t a oil for JI the table tennis into action, except for the loss of
artists 'o stir themselves and start binge Ashikawa and Roche Kore
naga
J. p
Tanaka, the recently
Badminton is just waking up
elected ) -P.S. director of recreational out of summer hibernation.
activity ( (is said his promotion will Chairman Matsui has called a
make a Haney heart Hutter, so-nc), meeting of all those wishing to
tus.. cn 1 Bstcd^ the support of Kinzo play this year at Strathcona
Fujioka. Tommy Nobuoka, Jeep gym at 7:30 next Sunday eve
328 POWEL ST..
Inamoto, and Prince Rupert's Kay ning at the Japanese School.
SEymour 0853
Httano to lead the assault.
Everyone with even the faint
FLASH!
G AB R H HR 3B 2B Av. RBI BB
Kaz. Suga ................ ..... 42 135 49 63 3 0 15 .467
9?
21
Koei Mitsui ..........
43 129 25 47 1
1 13
20
Yuki Uno ................
7
43 143 36 44 0
4
308
25
20
M. Masuda .............
39 126 31 38 0
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E. Nakamura ........ ....... 29 8!'
9/7
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N. Nishihara ......... ..... 27
82 16 21 0
6
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M Maruno ........ .......
37 102 13 26 0
1
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18
G. Shishido .............
7
42 121 23 30 0
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16
19
R: Yamamura ..........
40
98 40 9 3 0
1
6
TH
10
45
F. Shiraishi .............. .... 40 126 20 24 2
0
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Maikawas entry is going in lor
hi git class dress uniforms, accord ing to Michi Ashikawa
those purple and white two-tone
glad rags’
Suits & Topcoats
JUST ARRIVED
Matsumiya & Nose Ltd.
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Whew,"
Stick,' Kaz ce|Tainly did a nice job
. i
• whistled
,
, old Willow' -----and 1 certainly smacked poor old Horsehide around plenty."
Old Horsehide sputtered so much, he almost burst a seam "Oh
yeah, ' he shrilled. "Look how many times I whistled past vou and left J
you swmgmg Isn't that right?" he appealed to Scorebook. '
"Well," considered Scorebook again. That's another long story
You'd better look at this
rrank Shiraishi
Mike Martino .
Nag Nishihara
Kaz Suga ........
Tommy Sawayama
G-
IP.
W.
L.
Av.
R.
12
16
15
3
2
9
10
9
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SO. BB Hits
23
70
105 2-3
85 1-3
21
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2
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runo; catcher. Asano; 1st base. Uno;
"There, just look at that!" shouted Horsehide. Didn't I. tell
2nd sacker. Yamamura; shortstop.
didn t I tell you? Even with two rookies and a regular fielder like Mike
Shishido; fielder. Wakabayashi.
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Season With
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Skaiefest
The Fuji Ski Club takes pleasure in announcing the commencement of its winter activities with a “Roller Skating
Party” to be held on Thanksgiving Day (October 9th) at
the ever popular Happyland.
Sport Models
. Airangements have been made
, already and the club extends
Stripes
Drapes
; an invitation to one and all to
join us in celebrating this oc
# Herringbones # Sport Backs
casion.
Checks
Double Breasteds
Proceeds of the party will be
used to meet the heavy ex
f Regular
penses incurred by the build
ing of an extension to the pres; ent cabin to accommodate girl
Browns, Blues
members. The club is depend- j
in9 upon the generous support
of the public to make this affair
a big success.
Please keep in touch with
I these columns for further inTRINITY 2113
i formation on this subject.
FUJI SKI CLUB—C.i.o.
’19.50 » ’25.oo
NEW SHADES:
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A^ajUn<L Tommy Sawayama and Frank Shiraishi, | had you swinging wild.
It the Asahis decide not to enter
But if the ten second rule and
And when Naggy and Kaz went to work with me ..." He giggled
a team, all Michi has to do is to add I the
elimination of the centre jump so much he spun around in a curve.
a couple ot water boys and he'll proves too tough for these old-tim"But say. on the records, Kaz Suga was just about the most
have a baseball nine with an Asahi
ers, there's Shige Ashikawa and Sam
valuab e player of the year—pitching, batting, fielding. Zowie, what
inhcld. The line-up: pitcher, Ma- Uycde. who just
can’t hang up those
a ami y, Ty, Kaz, and Kiyoshi, Kiyoshi certainly keeps your face
shoes.
nice and clean," he cracked at Scorebook. "He deserves a soda. So
. Th Rah-Rah Boys from Point
does the whole team for that matter.
After all we won two
। Grey loom as
pennants. . .
strong team, even
j though Manager Mizuhara of the
I sporty shorts has passed out. They
"Coises, coises! There's Hedy, my typewriter rarin' to go, and
gain the prospective engineer. Koci the deadline in thoity minutes.
Paging Chief Wahoo, wish the equipment
Mitsui, and Fairview's Onizuka,__ could come to life—the scorebook dictating and the bat bouncing the
the tall one.
ball around these keys . . . "
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15th, 1939
SEPTEMBER
I
THE SPORTS CLOTHESLINE
Matsuda Captures
kill before the storm'
^putting all those trick shots into
big guns boomed all
the action again . . . And Mall Matsui
spo rts f ro nt two weeks
and* has called the first badminton meet
blasted
(be ing lor ihc year. Rumour has it that
map, but the Washer column marchedj Fellowship may drop out of the
right back io dig in before (be fall! league this year, so stand by for fura.....
n d1 /ivinicr
V|u>cr offensive
| tber strategic moves by General Maloilcnsive lets loose.
Ioosc,
Nippon Club Trophy;
A^fthiS IN scorebookLAA®
Golfers Fete Consul
"Ho hum," says the sports writer. "Summer has come and
and all the diamond dust is settling fast. Now for the winter clubh ^
But up go his feet upon the desk, back tilts the chair, down
lower lip and forth comes a snore ...
'
°PS his
Nao Matsuda was three
strokes to the good over Pat
Nimi on Tuesday after eighteen
can! sen . .
*
:!<
*
holes of playoff golf to win the
some of the rum bl in;, in thej
Nippon
Club
Trophy.
Matsuda
And Cece Okawara has a gleam
"The time has come," Scorebook said, "to talk of our statM dstance. bin anywav here's
carded a net 69.
a story in his eye. each time he .straightens
"Of
batting stars and pitching feats, of diamond dust and
io entertain vou tn between limes. his He
the cabin is going ahead,
Nippon golfers honored retir
Alier all th
"But did you hear!" exclaimed Horsehide from the dark
;c are war lime condi- and the king of winter sports is ing Consul H. Nemichi in an
"We may go to Japan next summer with the Asahis."
COrner.
assured of a warm welcome at the eighteen-hole
tournament
last
+
"Go to Japan?" chorused Willow Stick and Glove. "You'v ha
headquarters of the Fuji Ski Club. Sunday.
knocked
silly and don't know what you're talking about."
6 ^
BEDTIME STORY
*
*
It was apparently an off-clay
"Just the same, it's true," came back the answer. "| heard th
In I okvo now. ha mburger has
for the younger set as Pat Nimi
basketball battaligns
fellows talking about the Japan Tourist Bureau planning to hay6
Bui the major offensive is expect - and Nao Matsuda tied for first
representative Nisei teams tour Japan and maybe Manchou
^
patrons clamour for croquettes. veal
kuo and
cd to open tonight with the organ place with a net 68. Pat thought
Korea and Formosa. Oh that will be glory for me
loaves or meat pics. For disclosed
• • he hummed
ization of basketball battalions and that the trophy was a cinch with
away.
recently in Fokyo was the startling
divisions, all under the watchful eye an 80 but late returns brought
"Oh that will be glory for me
stomach sickening fact that dog meat
" boomed forth Willow StiA
Nao Matsuda a tie with a 94 sub
of Fuehrer Mi Akiyama.
ick. I
has been sold as hamburger to the
"And
if
we
wish
long
enough,
wish
strong
enough,
and
maybe
wishing
tracting
his
handicap
of
26
(94II Duce
Akiyama, the goodwill make it so."
unsuspecting public for the past sev
looking
“
Italian"
and sparkplug 26—68.)
eral months.
"I wonder what sort of competition we'd meet," ever practical
Geoige Tanaka broke 90 for
Arrested were more than fifty guard on last year s champion Ernie's the first, time this year with an Scorebook was already
counting up the chances. "We really had a aood
butchers, restaurant chefs, and dog team, will move with bis troopers
team this season. Good enough to take two titles."
89
Io
tie
with
Yoritaro
Uchida
at
catchers charged with selling more up to 1 fastings street. I his season net 70.
Yes, yes!" Willow Stick was always getting excited. "TBell“ me how
<Han U,000 pounds of dog meal and they 11 parade in (he finest British
The golfers feted the retiring) I did this year. I know I hit old Horsehide pretty hard Who hp|nd
worsted, tailored at Harry's Clothes.
mc.u of diseased hogs and car
’
~peu
consul at a farewell banquet at me out most?"
Adulteration of pork and beef ran .is Joe, Rude Shimizu. Kochi YanagiWell," pondered Scorebook, it's a
story. Here, just look
zawa. and Kaz Suga will form the Fuji Chop Suey in the evening. at this . . . "
in many cases
nucleus of the team that's to defend
the Kagetsu Silverware.
Joe is hoping for a Woodfibre
Meirokai’s Swimming Fest on
shutdown that will release Mike ToSBORT SHELLS
Saturday, October 30, at Crystal
bo and Idee Idenouye for active bas
Pool, from 10 to 11 p.m. Tickets
Here are iho.se rumbles becoming ketball service.
at
Ernies or from club mem
heavier and heavier all the Hmc. Bina
A/- ^ /V.. runners-up last season, bers.
17 back at his favorite pastime.
flick. IHA, Hick. Hick, is .sending will put almost the same battalion
o n t a oil for JI the table tennis into action, except for the loss of
artists 'o stir themselves and start binge Ashikawa and Roche Kore
naga
J. p
Tanaka, the recently
Badminton is just waking up
elected ) -P.S. director of recreational out of summer hibernation.
activity ( (is said his promotion will Chairman Matsui has called a
make a Haney heart Hutter, so-nc), meeting of all those wishing to
tus.. cn 1 Bstcd^ the support of Kinzo play this year at Strathcona
Fujioka. Tommy Nobuoka, Jeep gym at 7:30 next Sunday eve
328 POWEL ST..
Inamoto, and Prince Rupert's Kay ning at the Japanese School.
SEymour 0853
Httano to lead the assault.
Everyone with even the faint
FLASH!
G AB R H HR 3B 2B Av. RBI BB
Kaz. Suga ................ ..... 42 135 49 63 3 0 15 .467
9?
21
Koei Mitsui ..........
43 129 25 47 1
1 13
20
Yuki Uno ................
7
43 143 36 44 0
4
308
25
20
M. Masuda .............
39 126 31 38 0
0
302
E. Nakamura ........ ....... 29 8!'
9/7
7 77 1
3
15
12
N. Nishihara ......... ..... 27
82 16 21 0
6
0
’56
10
M Maruno ........ .......
37 102 13 26 0
1
255
18
G. Shishido .............
7
42 121 23 30 0
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16
19
R: Yamamura ..........
40
98 40 9 3 0
1
6
TH
10
45
F. Shiraishi .............. .... 40 126 20 24 2
0
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Stick,' Kaz ce|Tainly did a nice job
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Old Horsehide sputtered so much, he almost burst a seam "Oh
yeah, ' he shrilled. "Look how many times I whistled past vou and left J
you swmgmg Isn't that right?" he appealed to Scorebook. '
"Well," considered Scorebook again. That's another long story
You'd better look at this
rrank Shiraishi
Mike Martino .
Nag Nishihara
Kaz Suga ........
Tommy Sawayama
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"There, just look at that!" shouted Horsehide. Didn't I. tell
2nd sacker. Yamamura; shortstop.
didn t I tell you? Even with two rookies and a regular fielder like Mike
Shishido; fielder. Wakabayashi.
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Skaiefest
The Fuji Ski Club takes pleasure in announcing the commencement of its winter activities with a “Roller Skating
Party” to be held on Thanksgiving Day (October 9th) at
the ever popular Happyland.
Sport Models
. Airangements have been made
, already and the club extends
Stripes
Drapes
; an invitation to one and all to
join us in celebrating this oc
# Herringbones # Sport Backs
casion.
Checks
Double Breasteds
Proceeds of the party will be
used to meet the heavy ex
f Regular
penses incurred by the build
ing of an extension to the pres; ent cabin to accommodate girl
Browns, Blues
members. The club is depend- j
in9 upon the generous support
of the public to make this affair
a big success.
Please keep in touch with
I these columns for further inTRINITY 2113
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A^ajUn<L Tommy Sawayama and Frank Shiraishi, | had you swinging wild.
It the Asahis decide not to enter
But if the ten second rule and
And when Naggy and Kaz went to work with me ..." He giggled
a team, all Michi has to do is to add I the
elimination of the centre jump so much he spun around in a curve.
a couple ot water boys and he'll proves too tough for these old-tim"But say. on the records, Kaz Suga was just about the most
have a baseball nine with an Asahi
ers, there's Shige Ashikawa and Sam
valuab e player of the year—pitching, batting, fielding. Zowie, what
inhcld. The line-up: pitcher, Ma- Uycde. who just
can’t hang up those
a ami y, Ty, Kaz, and Kiyoshi, Kiyoshi certainly keeps your face
shoes.
nice and clean," he cracked at Scorebook. "He deserves a soda. So
. Th Rah-Rah Boys from Point
does the whole team for that matter.
After all we won two
। Grey loom as
pennants. . .
strong team, even
j though Manager Mizuhara of the
I sporty shorts has passed out. They
"Coises, coises! There's Hedy, my typewriter rarin' to go, and
gain the prospective engineer. Koci the deadline in thoity minutes.
Paging Chief Wahoo, wish the equipment
Mitsui, and Fairview's Onizuka,__ could come to life—the scorebook dictating and the bat bouncing the
the tall one.
ball around these keys . . . "
500
NEW FALL
T#
est notion of playing is asked
to turn out.
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High. 2132
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