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The New Canadian
THE VOICE dF THE SECOND GENERATION
VOL III,
NO. 3
VANCOUVER. B. C.
JANUARY 19. 1940
Oriental Trade Rinhts Threatened in New Wilson Drive
Committee To Study
The Patriot?
Power Of Licence
Discrimination
Aiderman H. D. Wilson won
the first step in his new campaign
to discriminate against Oriental
merchants, when the City Coun
cil agreed to appoint a special
committee to “consider and re
commend a charter amendment
which will,
ranted by the
Provincial government, give the
council further power to regulate
and control trade licences issued
in Vancouver.”
To Aiderman Wilson
Upon the maintenance of Canadian unity more than
upon all else will depend the measure of success of-Can
ada s effort in the present war."
These words of Prime Minister King were recalled
vividly to mind this week, as the people of Canada fulfilled
the highest expectations in their rush to oversubscribe
Canada's first war loan within two days.
But here in Vancouver, completely disregarding
fundamental human rights and liberties, and the coun
try's first need, a city aiderman again took up his
club of legal persecution to arouse racial conflict and
weaken national unity within British Columbia.
This week, the aiderman again renewed his campaign
against natural-born British subjects and against legally
admitted aliens of a friendly power and traditional ally.
Again he has endeavored to bring to life the germs
of national disunity and international ill will.
For the purposes of petty politics he has again attacked
a well-nigh defenseless minority on the ground of race,
thereby destroying any belief which decent citizens may
have had in his sense of justice and in his understanding of
the principles of democracy—ranting as he does on "the
very serious inroads being made upon the commercial life
of Vancouver by Orientals"—as if race itself were a crime.
Although the resolution con
tained no reference to Oriental
merchants, its intent was obvious. Mr. Wilson declared
briefly that there was no
necessity for him to elaborate
upon the resolution, since the
Council understood perfectly
what he had in mind.
On
The
Newsfront
Acting on the committee are
Mr. Wilson, Aid. H. Jones, George
Buscombe, and J. W. Cornett.
With the assistance of corporation Lyric Soprano to be
Niseis Elected to
counsel McTaggart, the committee
will draft a charter amendment, Guest Soloist on CBR Program
Fishermen's Ass'n Executive
which Mr. Wilson hopes to secure
Lily Washimoto, noted Nisei lyric
Four Niseis were elected to the
from the Legislature.
soprano, will be guest soloist in a executive of the Upper River JaMr. Wilson has campaigned radio program with Jack Avison pnaese Fishermen's Association at
persistently for years against and his Concert Orchestra in a its annual meeting recently at Lion
what he alleges to be “Oriental radio program over Station CBR Island.
penetration into the economic next Friday, January 26, at 9.30
Hideo Onotera and Tatsuro Su
life of the province.” If the City p.m. She has chosen for her number zuki were named as the local's
can secure a charter amendment, Mozart's "L'Amero" with Hans delegates to all executive meetings
any applicant for a licence may Zschiedrich of the Vancouver of the District No. I Association
be refused, and have no legal Symphony Orchestra playing a violin and the Amalgamated Association
obligato.
redress.
of B. C. Fishermen.
Also elected to the executive as
auditors were "Steo" Sakurai and
Ryuichi Kumagai.
S. Inamoto was re-elected presi
dent, F. I to, vice-president; T. Suda,
New Cut Unlikely But No Reason Given chairman, 1. Oikawa, secretary and
S. Sakurai, treasurer.
Fisheries Dept. Holds Up Licences
New Westminster — Considerable apprehension has
been aroused here and in other fishing centres over the refusal
of the Fisheries Office to issue the regular yearly ficences I Pacific Northwest Rissho Y P
to Japanese Canadian fishermen.
To Hold Confab in Vancouver
Those who have applied for their licences were informed
Plans for holding the Pacific
by District Supervisor R. McLeod that he had received orders
Northwest Conference of the Rissho
from the Department at Ottawa, instructing him to with Young
People over the Easter week
hold all Japanese licences for black cod, halibut and salmon. end in Vancouver are progressing
He declared that he had received no information as to why favourably according to Sam Wa
the licences were being held back, nor as. to when they would tanabe and Mr. T. Hori who paid
a short visit this week to Portland.
be issued.
Even the most casual examination of his claims
disclose his charlatanism and political demagogy.
If he is genuinely concerned over the fact that Oriental
parents are unable to bear their proportionate share of
school costs, why does he strive persistently to grind them
deep into poverty? If he feels that Orientals hold too large
a percentage of licences in certain trades, why does he not
endeavor to break down the barriers which confine them
to those few trades?
If he is concerned over the welfare of the small mer
chant and corner-grocer, why does he not attack the real
source of their troubles—and he knows it full well_ -and
refrain from these cowardly attacks on a minority which
is prevented from giving him his proper answer and rebuke
at the polls.
„
Today a new and world-shaking war is upon us and
Great Britain rand1 the
■' rEmpire
• •have need. of, all the support
which can be given both from within and from without.
It would seem that even this consideration and other
considerations of decency fail to deter the aiderman from
stirring up internal racial conflict and from attempting to
divide the country against itself, and adding still further
to Canada's burden.
Is this Patriotism or is it merely Cheap Politics?
^very thinking individual, every responsible
official should realize the grave consequences of this
personal campaign being waged by a political dema
gogue.
We believe that the people of Canada will discern
these attacks for what they are and will deal with them
accordingly, we believe that they have been only too clearly
the result in Europe of the putting into practice of the
Gospel of race hatred and we believe that they will give to
this amateur Hitler the* answer which he deserves.
Ordinarily licences are issued
immediately after the New Year,
Fanny Bay Japanese Donate
and have already been given
out to Occidental fishermen.
$100 to National Defence
Several Nisei fishermen have
“What sort of Finns are they?”
Swelling the number of donations
NISEI PARTICIPATION
ed in Kendo-no-kata, had many of
applied in order to fish for steel
was
the
comment
heard
from
to
the National Defence of Canada
head salmon earlier than usual
Niseis of the district took a the audience shivering as they
many
of
the
audience
as
five
Nithis year, owing to the very poor
prominent part in the concert to brought their wicked blades dan by Japanese Canadians is the sum
seiettes,
exotically
garbed
in
the
conditions last season.
give whole-hearted support to the gerously close to each other. And of $100 which was donated by the
costumes of the flowery kingdom, Finnish community in its effort. the clash of bamboo upon steel employer, Mr. E. Kagetsu, and the
It was feared by some that a bowed and tripped through the
employees of the Fanny Bay lumber
further cut in licences might be graceful routines of “Sendo KaShown for the first time to helmets and the shrill cries of camp.
forthcoming, although the govern waiya” and “Tokyo Oondo.”
many of the spectators, the odor- Jack Goto and Hisashi Oikawa,
Kendo shodans from Sunbury, Finlandia. Your reporter was
ment has given no indication that
The occasion was the concert is, delightfully interpreted by brought the audience to its feet
moved by the tears that rose
it intends to pursue such a policy. in aid of the Finnish Red Cross Kathleen and Kimiko Oikawa,
unbidden
to many eyes.
with
the
rousing
exhibition.
Hi
Authoritative observers sug held in Sunbury, January 13, as Yoshiko Kamachi, Yumiko Kanegested, however, that in view of peoples of some seven races gawa and Hisako Suda were re deo Onotera explained the art of ..The Vice-Consul for Finland in
kendo to the auidence.
Vancouver, H. Ekengren, made a
the present international situa races came together to assist in ceived with the greatest enthusi
Community
singing
by
the
stirring appeal for support to the
tion, it is doubtful if the federal raising funds for the aid of the asm.
Finnish
Canadians
brought
the
Finnish Red Cross as he described
government would again impose gallant little country which is
KENDO DEMONSTRATION
concert
to
a
peak
as
the
hardy
the war of aggression which Red
an unjust reduction -this year, af so courageously resisting to . “Sunshine” Sato and Hideo Onadopted
sons
of
Canada
stood
Imperialism had forced upon the
ter the drastic slash in boat pul day the advance of the ruthless otera, using real swords, .in an
rigidly
at
attention
sing
1
ng
with
valiant little country of Northern
lers’. licences. last season. .
Russian bear.
exhibition of the strokes employ deepest fervor to the strains of Europe.
Sunbury Niseis Take Part In Finnish Relief Concert
THE VOICE dF THE SECOND GENERATION
VOL III,
NO. 3
VANCOUVER. B. C.
JANUARY 19. 1940
Oriental Trade Rinhts Threatened in New Wilson Drive
Committee To Study
The Patriot?
Power Of Licence
Discrimination
Aiderman H. D. Wilson won
the first step in his new campaign
to discriminate against Oriental
merchants, when the City Coun
cil agreed to appoint a special
committee to “consider and re
commend a charter amendment
which will,
ranted by the
Provincial government, give the
council further power to regulate
and control trade licences issued
in Vancouver.”
To Aiderman Wilson
Upon the maintenance of Canadian unity more than
upon all else will depend the measure of success of-Can
ada s effort in the present war."
These words of Prime Minister King were recalled
vividly to mind this week, as the people of Canada fulfilled
the highest expectations in their rush to oversubscribe
Canada's first war loan within two days.
But here in Vancouver, completely disregarding
fundamental human rights and liberties, and the coun
try's first need, a city aiderman again took up his
club of legal persecution to arouse racial conflict and
weaken national unity within British Columbia.
This week, the aiderman again renewed his campaign
against natural-born British subjects and against legally
admitted aliens of a friendly power and traditional ally.
Again he has endeavored to bring to life the germs
of national disunity and international ill will.
For the purposes of petty politics he has again attacked
a well-nigh defenseless minority on the ground of race,
thereby destroying any belief which decent citizens may
have had in his sense of justice and in his understanding of
the principles of democracy—ranting as he does on "the
very serious inroads being made upon the commercial life
of Vancouver by Orientals"—as if race itself were a crime.
Although the resolution con
tained no reference to Oriental
merchants, its intent was obvious. Mr. Wilson declared
briefly that there was no
necessity for him to elaborate
upon the resolution, since the
Council understood perfectly
what he had in mind.
On
The
Newsfront
Acting on the committee are
Mr. Wilson, Aid. H. Jones, George
Buscombe, and J. W. Cornett.
With the assistance of corporation Lyric Soprano to be
Niseis Elected to
counsel McTaggart, the committee
will draft a charter amendment, Guest Soloist on CBR Program
Fishermen's Ass'n Executive
which Mr. Wilson hopes to secure
Lily Washimoto, noted Nisei lyric
Four Niseis were elected to the
from the Legislature.
soprano, will be guest soloist in a executive of the Upper River JaMr. Wilson has campaigned radio program with Jack Avison pnaese Fishermen's Association at
persistently for years against and his Concert Orchestra in a its annual meeting recently at Lion
what he alleges to be “Oriental radio program over Station CBR Island.
penetration into the economic next Friday, January 26, at 9.30
Hideo Onotera and Tatsuro Su
life of the province.” If the City p.m. She has chosen for her number zuki were named as the local's
can secure a charter amendment, Mozart's "L'Amero" with Hans delegates to all executive meetings
any applicant for a licence may Zschiedrich of the Vancouver of the District No. I Association
be refused, and have no legal Symphony Orchestra playing a violin and the Amalgamated Association
obligato.
redress.
of B. C. Fishermen.
Also elected to the executive as
auditors were "Steo" Sakurai and
Ryuichi Kumagai.
S. Inamoto was re-elected presi
dent, F. I to, vice-president; T. Suda,
New Cut Unlikely But No Reason Given chairman, 1. Oikawa, secretary and
S. Sakurai, treasurer.
Fisheries Dept. Holds Up Licences
New Westminster — Considerable apprehension has
been aroused here and in other fishing centres over the refusal
of the Fisheries Office to issue the regular yearly ficences I Pacific Northwest Rissho Y P
to Japanese Canadian fishermen.
To Hold Confab in Vancouver
Those who have applied for their licences were informed
Plans for holding the Pacific
by District Supervisor R. McLeod that he had received orders
Northwest Conference of the Rissho
from the Department at Ottawa, instructing him to with Young
People over the Easter week
hold all Japanese licences for black cod, halibut and salmon. end in Vancouver are progressing
He declared that he had received no information as to why favourably according to Sam Wa
the licences were being held back, nor as. to when they would tanabe and Mr. T. Hori who paid
a short visit this week to Portland.
be issued.
Even the most casual examination of his claims
disclose his charlatanism and political demagogy.
If he is genuinely concerned over the fact that Oriental
parents are unable to bear their proportionate share of
school costs, why does he strive persistently to grind them
deep into poverty? If he feels that Orientals hold too large
a percentage of licences in certain trades, why does he not
endeavor to break down the barriers which confine them
to those few trades?
If he is concerned over the welfare of the small mer
chant and corner-grocer, why does he not attack the real
source of their troubles—and he knows it full well_ -and
refrain from these cowardly attacks on a minority which
is prevented from giving him his proper answer and rebuke
at the polls.
„
Today a new and world-shaking war is upon us and
Great Britain rand1 the
■' rEmpire
• •have need. of, all the support
which can be given both from within and from without.
It would seem that even this consideration and other
considerations of decency fail to deter the aiderman from
stirring up internal racial conflict and from attempting to
divide the country against itself, and adding still further
to Canada's burden.
Is this Patriotism or is it merely Cheap Politics?
^very thinking individual, every responsible
official should realize the grave consequences of this
personal campaign being waged by a political dema
gogue.
We believe that the people of Canada will discern
these attacks for what they are and will deal with them
accordingly, we believe that they have been only too clearly
the result in Europe of the putting into practice of the
Gospel of race hatred and we believe that they will give to
this amateur Hitler the* answer which he deserves.
Ordinarily licences are issued
immediately after the New Year,
Fanny Bay Japanese Donate
and have already been given
out to Occidental fishermen.
$100 to National Defence
Several Nisei fishermen have
“What sort of Finns are they?”
Swelling the number of donations
NISEI PARTICIPATION
ed in Kendo-no-kata, had many of
applied in order to fish for steel
was
the
comment
heard
from
to
the National Defence of Canada
head salmon earlier than usual
Niseis of the district took a the audience shivering as they
many
of
the
audience
as
five
Nithis year, owing to the very poor
prominent part in the concert to brought their wicked blades dan by Japanese Canadians is the sum
seiettes,
exotically
garbed
in
the
conditions last season.
give whole-hearted support to the gerously close to each other. And of $100 which was donated by the
costumes of the flowery kingdom, Finnish community in its effort. the clash of bamboo upon steel employer, Mr. E. Kagetsu, and the
It was feared by some that a bowed and tripped through the
employees of the Fanny Bay lumber
further cut in licences might be graceful routines of “Sendo KaShown for the first time to helmets and the shrill cries of camp.
forthcoming, although the govern waiya” and “Tokyo Oondo.”
many of the spectators, the odor- Jack Goto and Hisashi Oikawa,
Kendo shodans from Sunbury, Finlandia. Your reporter was
ment has given no indication that
The occasion was the concert is, delightfully interpreted by brought the audience to its feet
moved by the tears that rose
it intends to pursue such a policy. in aid of the Finnish Red Cross Kathleen and Kimiko Oikawa,
unbidden
to many eyes.
with
the
rousing
exhibition.
Hi
Authoritative observers sug held in Sunbury, January 13, as Yoshiko Kamachi, Yumiko Kanegested, however, that in view of peoples of some seven races gawa and Hisako Suda were re deo Onotera explained the art of ..The Vice-Consul for Finland in
kendo to the auidence.
Vancouver, H. Ekengren, made a
the present international situa races came together to assist in ceived with the greatest enthusi
Community
singing
by
the
stirring appeal for support to the
tion, it is doubtful if the federal raising funds for the aid of the asm.
Finnish
Canadians
brought
the
Finnish Red Cross as he described
government would again impose gallant little country which is
KENDO DEMONSTRATION
concert
to
a
peak
as
the
hardy
the war of aggression which Red
an unjust reduction -this year, af so courageously resisting to . “Sunshine” Sato and Hideo Onadopted
sons
of
Canada
stood
Imperialism had forced upon the
ter the drastic slash in boat pul day the advance of the ruthless otera, using real swords, .in an
rigidly
at
attention
sing
1
ng
with
valiant little country of Northern
lers’. licences. last season. .
Russian bear.
exhibition of the strokes employ deepest fervor to the strains of Europe.
Sunbury Niseis Take Part In Finnish Relief Concert
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JANUARY 19
THE NEW CANADIAN
1940
■W
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TifiE NEW CANADIAN
<#S:i
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
Telephone TR inity 0309
. 396 Powell Street
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WE INVITE
AN INQUIRY
YOUR COMMENTS
AFTER A POETESS
■ S 8
(Editor: The New Canadian) | (Editor: The New Canadian)
By K. O.
,
„
Dear Sir—Since the New Can-1 Dear Sir—For the past few
adian has been published on a;months I have had the privilege
weekly basis, I see you’ve main-Land pleasure of reading your
There is a lot of criticism raised
tained the same high standards [publication.
against the Japanese Canada
BUSINESS MANAGER
you
set
in
your
-twice
monthly!
My
friends
and
I
have
thoroughCitizens' League. "The JCCL °
Edward T. Ouchi
efforts. Congratulations for theby enjoyed the poems written by doing nothing," "the JCCL holds
fine
work you're doing. The paper Miyo Ishiwata. Who is he (or too many dances," "the JCCL is
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT THE
is getting better all the time.
’TAIYO PRINTING CO., 230 ALEXANDER STREET
she)?
nothing but a bunch of high-hats"
“
City
After
the
Rain,
”
“
Dedicaan
j s0 on |n other words (they
I
noticed
sometime
ago
a
Registered as second-class matter at Ottawa, February 13,
jtion,
”
and
“
Clair
de
Lune"
are
all
te
n
me) the JCCL "stinks."
letter of criticism because you
1939, under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
were utilizing good space in | pathetically exquisite! Those
But we should not be too hard
printing such trash (in the cri icontribute the best portion in on this organization. The JCCL
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
tic’s opinion) as the standings your editions. Couldn’t we have may “stink" but so do a lot of other
of the “Hit Parade.” Frankly, I them more frequently ?
things . . .
25c a month, $2.50 a year.
__ think you should print more of
Also give us a. sketch or writeWe must remember that any orthat “trash.” I don’t mean just up of the poet! We are very ganization with any life in it must
in popular songs, but add vari interested.
come under a certain amount of adety to your columns, so that
Statistics And The Truth
On 'behalf of my friends and verse criticism. After all, the only
you’ll have something that will myself,
thing that isn't criticized is the
dead
body at a funeral.
Licence Inspector H A Urquhart has made public a afPe^ to, .ma,ny Niseis.
MRS. B. WILSON
Talking to Madmen
report on the numoer of trade licences issued to Japanese juty to p^^g^ politics and ed- yancouver Avenue
and Chinese merchants in the city during the past five1 ucational news, but in order to
I find on enquiry that the JCCL
is
really doing something—that is
vears
catch the interest of those who
■ are not serious-minded about cons^eration, but from time to outside of spreading itself all over
The report is presented for public consumption with such matters, it is necessary >to time you may be able to add The New Canadian. Many of the
an invitation for the public to draw their own inferences, acid a little variety. They’ll pro- m°re of'these interesting subjects, JCCL activities, : such
‘ as
„ creating
_
But there is no mistaking the factthat the report, pre- bably read the paper for the popu- wIlich wi^ ^e S^dly devoured by goodwill among the Occidentals,
* —— —— 8 8 8 w I v j hav
I IW leU
your
reader
audience.
Of
course
been
rather
unspectacular,
not
besented as bare facts, is designed to bolster Aiderman lar features alone, but inadvertone of your biggest features is the cause its members have been in*
Wilson's attack upon Japanese Canadians particularly, and ently will be reading the consection which interests so (ft
i
a
---------- T
nnliMrd farfirc cFrnnnK/ structive and educational features
section wmcn interests so efficient or lazy, but because that
to provide some justification for political tactics strongly at thg same time. Thereby, al- marW people. Tliat usually is a has been the best policy. Any
suggestive of Hitlerism. For essentially the' support is ‘tthough
hough perhaps indirectly, you ^ood drawing card.
■ blatant agitation when anti-Japanese
weighted in that one direction and shows merely one side, wm ^e putting the message over, I have every confidence that feeling runs high would be like
albeit perhaps the most sensational side, of the1 whole
। n this connection, your The New Canadian will not only making a face at a crowd of mad
columns by Kay Yasunaka on be upholding the ideals and ob people inclined to homicide.
situation.
. ।
i j x x i
L
"Pen Palling,n” Roy Kumano’s jectives of -the Niseis, but will Nisei Loyalty
The
principle that any student of elementary Harmonica section, the “Hit” prove to 'be the Niseis’ “own”
Yet when the occasion has re
statistics has drummed into him is that statistics have no Parade, and such subjects which popular paper.
quired
it, the JCCL has done sensameaning or truth without intelligent interpretation, and interest so many Niseis in the
With, all good wishes,
Tony Kobayashi ^.' things, as when it dec ared
without a proper understanding of the background from Province are highly laudable.
Nisei loyalty at the outbreak or the
which they are derived. Valid statistical analysis is possible O^ course space is a major Okanagan Centre
war. Some thought the declaration
only when the relationship of the quantitative data to
was premature, but it would have
all the facts of the situation is clearly understood.
CANADA, EUROPE AND HITLER
lost much of its significance if it
had been withheld till later.
And in the hands of an unscrupulous politician
In any case the JCCL could do
the statistical method may be easily prostituted to
with a lot more supporters and a
prove any particular contention that he should so
lot less critics.
desire to have proved. In no case is this fact more
(From an editorial in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, January 8, 1940)
true than in respect to the question of alleged
I t
Mr. Wilson Speaks his Piece
I.
There are few of Canada's do bodies of these European-CanOriental penetration into the economic life of the
,
I
see
by
the
papers
last
week
mestic problems that require close adians, an
province.
a most instantaneous that Aiderman Wilson has been
and unprejudiced study more than [ and unanimous assertion of loyalgiving us some more free publicity,
does that of racial groups within the! ty to Canada . .
Admittedly an analysis of Mr. Urquhart's report
In case you've forgotten him, Mr.
shows a nine per cent increase in the number of trade Dominion. And there is no problem'(Mosaic of Loyalty
Wilson is that tiresome gentleman
licenses issued to Japanese Canadians over the past five f at ca s or,more careful treatment
who apparently can never think of
The survey causes Prof. Kirkcon anything more exciting to say in
years But this mere fact tells r?o story whatsoever, except converting these 0
into
nell to observe that "there thus the city council than that the Ja
that Japanese Canadians have been making a valiant vance-holding minorities.
emerges
a most variegated mosaic panese are (allegedly) doing very
struggle’ to keep their heads above the waters of the
One of the first attempts at a of European-Canadian opinion, well. He also works very hard—
economic whirlpool into which they have been plunged.
which shapes itself, nevertheless, trying to "work up" something sen
comprehensive study of this pro
With restrictions barring his path on every hand, blem has been made by Professor into a pattern of quite astonishing sational out of statistics.
on the issue of supporteither because of popular feeling or because of legal rules, Watson Kirkconnell of the Univer unanimity
my option
opinion, someone
someone mu.
must
ing
Canada
in its armed opposition . n ^
sity of Manitoba, and which he
the average Japanese Canadian has found but few lines has embodied in a volume en- to Hitlerism aggression . . .British f” Y' a ’P x m' , ’
4•3
and
French-Canadians
have
demon'
TV
born
~
b
A°
f
1
be
of economic activity open
to
him.
And
these
lines,
prac,
. .
’ tilled
Canada, Europe and Hitxception, have been the least lucrative, the ier."
strated their sense of national unity;
_____________
least promising, the most despised lines of economic ser
and now our 2,500,000 European- ”
“
In
the
first
part
of
his
book,
vitude'.
Canadians give heartening assurance their attention to Canadian problems.
Prof. Kirkconnell examines recent of their loyalty to the Canadian na
For the Japanese Canadian there exist no comfortable develdPmenfs in Europe, the con- tion. Canada is more united than Prejudice a Phobia
and lucrative jobs in the thousand and one businesses
opinions there, the ever before in her history."
It is not made any easier for them
industries and services monopolized completely by OccioL^"s' .and the impact of
to
do so, however, by the general
The author then proceeds to out
Cana^LajS
businesses, industries and services tries. It isfrom't^
line a suggested foreign policy for attitude of many English-language
which nevertheless supply many necessary goods and Canada has drawn its population of Canada . . . and a domestic policy Canadians, who. persistently keep to
services and easily exploit the Japanese Canadian consum- 2,500,000 European-Canadians.
to wipe out the many well-known the front the European aspect of
ing market,
inequalities and injustices within the their nationality. The fact that this
Survey of Canadians
same type of person very often has
Dominion.
a similar phobia towards French
And despite the nine per cent increase, it is
He then proceeds to survey these
language Canadians should reveal to
extremely doubtful if all the Japanese Canadian mer
European-Canadians in Canada, notes
The information supplied by these European-Canadians that iHs
their respective numbers and en Prof, Kirkconnell affords food for the peculiarity-and prejudice of inchants in the city handle a yearly volume of business
deavours to appraise their opinions much thought. It suggests to any- dividuals and not representative of
equal to that handled by even one of our large de
and attitudes.
one that the European-Canadian any large body of British or native
partment stores.
These European-Canadians are groups are an important part of the Canadian opinion.
• •
Let there be no doubt about it! Open up these closed acutely politically conscious and after population, that already they have
coming to Canada apparently have acquired a sense of Canadianism
But if Canada expects to assimidoors that bar the Japanese Canadian, unbind the fetters made little effort to escape the the growth of which is somewhat late these 9rouPs of European origin,
that keep him turning round and round in the same circle, controversies of their homeland. retarded.by their concern ... in the expects to make the second genera
sever the rope of economic strangulation about his neck Thus, in Canada, the same struggles political struggles of their various tion into complete Canadian ano
avoid the troubles that afflict Europe,
and see how quickly the Japanese Canadian rushes out of his have been carried on.
homelands.
then those who continually keep
corner grocery, or his tailoring shop, or his bath parlour
But when war broke out and
Native Canadians will be prone to before them the idea that they are
and how quickly the increase in petty trade licences will Canada declared its participation, think that they could profitably leave
"foreigners" are doing this 0°'
stop.
there was . . . a mens organ used
those things behind and direct minion a serious disservice.
STAFF
Thomas K. Shoyama, Yoshimitsu Higashi, Seiji Onizuka,
Irene Uchida, Minoru Yatabe.
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JANUARY 19
THE NEW CANADIAN
1940
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J#
TifiE NEW CANADIAN
<#S:i
The Vanguard of Nisei Opinion
Telephone TR inity 0309
. 396 Powell Street
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
WE INVITE
AN INQUIRY
YOUR COMMENTS
AFTER A POETESS
■ S 8
(Editor: The New Canadian) | (Editor: The New Canadian)
By K. O.
,
„
Dear Sir—Since the New Can-1 Dear Sir—For the past few
adian has been published on a;months I have had the privilege
weekly basis, I see you’ve main-Land pleasure of reading your
There is a lot of criticism raised
tained the same high standards [publication.
against the Japanese Canada
BUSINESS MANAGER
you
set
in
your
-twice
monthly!
My
friends
and
I
have
thoroughCitizens' League. "The JCCL °
Edward T. Ouchi
efforts. Congratulations for theby enjoyed the poems written by doing nothing," "the JCCL holds
fine
work you're doing. The paper Miyo Ishiwata. Who is he (or too many dances," "the JCCL is
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT THE
is getting better all the time.
’TAIYO PRINTING CO., 230 ALEXANDER STREET
she)?
nothing but a bunch of high-hats"
“
City
After
the
Rain,
”
“
Dedicaan
j s0 on |n other words (they
I
noticed
sometime
ago
a
Registered as second-class matter at Ottawa, February 13,
jtion,
”
and
“
Clair
de
Lune"
are
all
te
n
me) the JCCL "stinks."
letter of criticism because you
1939, under the Postal Regulations of Canada.
were utilizing good space in | pathetically exquisite! Those
But we should not be too hard
printing such trash (in the cri icontribute the best portion in on this organization. The JCCL
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
tic’s opinion) as the standings your editions. Couldn’t we have may “stink" but so do a lot of other
of the “Hit Parade.” Frankly, I them more frequently ?
things . . .
25c a month, $2.50 a year.
__ think you should print more of
Also give us a. sketch or writeWe must remember that any orthat “trash.” I don’t mean just up of the poet! We are very ganization with any life in it must
in popular songs, but add vari interested.
come under a certain amount of adety to your columns, so that
Statistics And The Truth
On 'behalf of my friends and verse criticism. After all, the only
you’ll have something that will myself,
thing that isn't criticized is the
dead
body at a funeral.
Licence Inspector H A Urquhart has made public a afPe^ to, .ma,ny Niseis.
MRS. B. WILSON
Talking to Madmen
report on the numoer of trade licences issued to Japanese juty to p^^g^ politics and ed- yancouver Avenue
and Chinese merchants in the city during the past five1 ucational news, but in order to
I find on enquiry that the JCCL
is
really doing something—that is
vears
catch the interest of those who
■ are not serious-minded about cons^eration, but from time to outside of spreading itself all over
The report is presented for public consumption with such matters, it is necessary >to time you may be able to add The New Canadian. Many of the
an invitation for the public to draw their own inferences, acid a little variety. They’ll pro- m°re of'these interesting subjects, JCCL activities, : such
‘ as
„ creating
_
But there is no mistaking the factthat the report, pre- bably read the paper for the popu- wIlich wi^ ^e S^dly devoured by goodwill among the Occidentals,
* —— —— 8 8 8 w I v j hav
I IW leU
your
reader
audience.
Of
course
been
rather
unspectacular,
not
besented as bare facts, is designed to bolster Aiderman lar features alone, but inadvertone of your biggest features is the cause its members have been in*
Wilson's attack upon Japanese Canadians particularly, and ently will be reading the consection which interests so (ft
i
a
---------- T
nnliMrd farfirc cFrnnnK/ structive and educational features
section wmcn interests so efficient or lazy, but because that
to provide some justification for political tactics strongly at thg same time. Thereby, al- marW people. Tliat usually is a has been the best policy. Any
suggestive of Hitlerism. For essentially the' support is ‘tthough
hough perhaps indirectly, you ^ood drawing card.
■ blatant agitation when anti-Japanese
weighted in that one direction and shows merely one side, wm ^e putting the message over, I have every confidence that feeling runs high would be like
albeit perhaps the most sensational side, of the1 whole
। n this connection, your The New Canadian will not only making a face at a crowd of mad
columns by Kay Yasunaka on be upholding the ideals and ob people inclined to homicide.
situation.
. ।
i j x x i
L
"Pen Palling,n” Roy Kumano’s jectives of -the Niseis, but will Nisei Loyalty
The
principle that any student of elementary Harmonica section, the “Hit” prove to 'be the Niseis’ “own”
Yet when the occasion has re
statistics has drummed into him is that statistics have no Parade, and such subjects which popular paper.
quired
it, the JCCL has done sensameaning or truth without intelligent interpretation, and interest so many Niseis in the
With, all good wishes,
Tony Kobayashi ^.' things, as when it dec ared
without a proper understanding of the background from Province are highly laudable.
Nisei loyalty at the outbreak or the
which they are derived. Valid statistical analysis is possible O^ course space is a major Okanagan Centre
war. Some thought the declaration
only when the relationship of the quantitative data to
was premature, but it would have
all the facts of the situation is clearly understood.
CANADA, EUROPE AND HITLER
lost much of its significance if it
had been withheld till later.
And in the hands of an unscrupulous politician
In any case the JCCL could do
the statistical method may be easily prostituted to
with a lot more supporters and a
prove any particular contention that he should so
lot less critics.
desire to have proved. In no case is this fact more
(From an editorial in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, January 8, 1940)
true than in respect to the question of alleged
I t
Mr. Wilson Speaks his Piece
I.
There are few of Canada's do bodies of these European-CanOriental penetration into the economic life of the
,
I
see
by
the
papers
last
week
mestic problems that require close adians, an
province.
a most instantaneous that Aiderman Wilson has been
and unprejudiced study more than [ and unanimous assertion of loyalgiving us some more free publicity,
does that of racial groups within the! ty to Canada . .
Admittedly an analysis of Mr. Urquhart's report
In case you've forgotten him, Mr.
shows a nine per cent increase in the number of trade Dominion. And there is no problem'(Mosaic of Loyalty
Wilson is that tiresome gentleman
licenses issued to Japanese Canadians over the past five f at ca s or,more careful treatment
who apparently can never think of
The survey causes Prof. Kirkcon anything more exciting to say in
years But this mere fact tells r?o story whatsoever, except converting these 0
into
nell to observe that "there thus the city council than that the Ja
that Japanese Canadians have been making a valiant vance-holding minorities.
emerges
a most variegated mosaic panese are (allegedly) doing very
struggle’ to keep their heads above the waters of the
One of the first attempts at a of European-Canadian opinion, well. He also works very hard—
economic whirlpool into which they have been plunged.
which shapes itself, nevertheless, trying to "work up" something sen
comprehensive study of this pro
With restrictions barring his path on every hand, blem has been made by Professor into a pattern of quite astonishing sational out of statistics.
on the issue of supporteither because of popular feeling or because of legal rules, Watson Kirkconnell of the Univer unanimity
my option
opinion, someone
someone mu.
must
ing
Canada
in its armed opposition . n ^
sity of Manitoba, and which he
the average Japanese Canadian has found but few lines has embodied in a volume en- to Hitlerism aggression . . .British f” Y' a ’P x m' , ’
4•3
and
French-Canadians
have
demon'
TV
born
~
b
A°
f
1
be
of economic activity open
to
him.
And
these
lines,
prac,
. .
’ tilled
Canada, Europe and Hitxception, have been the least lucrative, the ier."
strated their sense of national unity;
_____________
least promising, the most despised lines of economic ser
and now our 2,500,000 European- ”
“
In
the
first
part
of
his
book,
vitude'.
Canadians give heartening assurance their attention to Canadian problems.
Prof. Kirkconnell examines recent of their loyalty to the Canadian na
For the Japanese Canadian there exist no comfortable develdPmenfs in Europe, the con- tion. Canada is more united than Prejudice a Phobia
and lucrative jobs in the thousand and one businesses
opinions there, the ever before in her history."
It is not made any easier for them
industries and services monopolized completely by OccioL^"s' .and the impact of
to
do so, however, by the general
The author then proceeds to out
Cana^LajS
businesses, industries and services tries. It isfrom't^
line a suggested foreign policy for attitude of many English-language
which nevertheless supply many necessary goods and Canada has drawn its population of Canada . . . and a domestic policy Canadians, who. persistently keep to
services and easily exploit the Japanese Canadian consum- 2,500,000 European-Canadians.
to wipe out the many well-known the front the European aspect of
ing market,
inequalities and injustices within the their nationality. The fact that this
Survey of Canadians
same type of person very often has
Dominion.
a similar phobia towards French
And despite the nine per cent increase, it is
He then proceeds to survey these
language Canadians should reveal to
extremely doubtful if all the Japanese Canadian mer
European-Canadians in Canada, notes
The information supplied by these European-Canadians that iHs
their respective numbers and en Prof, Kirkconnell affords food for the peculiarity-and prejudice of inchants in the city handle a yearly volume of business
deavours to appraise their opinions much thought. It suggests to any- dividuals and not representative of
equal to that handled by even one of our large de
and attitudes.
one that the European-Canadian any large body of British or native
partment stores.
These European-Canadians are groups are an important part of the Canadian opinion.
• •
Let there be no doubt about it! Open up these closed acutely politically conscious and after population, that already they have
coming to Canada apparently have acquired a sense of Canadianism
But if Canada expects to assimidoors that bar the Japanese Canadian, unbind the fetters made little effort to escape the the growth of which is somewhat late these 9rouPs of European origin,
that keep him turning round and round in the same circle, controversies of their homeland. retarded.by their concern ... in the expects to make the second genera
sever the rope of economic strangulation about his neck Thus, in Canada, the same struggles political struggles of their various tion into complete Canadian ano
avoid the troubles that afflict Europe,
and see how quickly the Japanese Canadian rushes out of his have been carried on.
homelands.
then those who continually keep
corner grocery, or his tailoring shop, or his bath parlour
But when war broke out and
Native Canadians will be prone to before them the idea that they are
and how quickly the increase in petty trade licences will Canada declared its participation, think that they could profitably leave
"foreigners" are doing this 0°'
stop.
there was . . . a mens organ used
those things behind and direct minion a serious disservice.
STAFF
Thomas K. Shoyama, Yoshimitsu Higashi, Seiji Onizuka,
Irene Uchida, Minoru Yatabe.
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JANUARY 19
THE NEW CANADIAN
New Cabinet Expected To Improve
Japan’s Leaders
i Express Firm Belief i
j National JCCL To Publish Pamphlets
jin Moral Re-armam’tj Meet Need for Data on Japanese Question
Citizens of Vancouver’s Japanese community this week hailed
[From a speech by Dr. Frank
Lie appointment of Admiral Yonai as new premier of Japan sue'hman, leader of the world rolling Gen. Nobuyuki Abe. as concrete evidence of Japan's desire wide movervent
Moral Re
' lenient friendly relations with tire democratic powers of the Armament broadcast from station
west.
WRUL. Boston, Mass.}
It was felt that the surprise appointment indicated Japan’s
LNin to her traditional policy of friendship with the United States
Japan, the land of the Rising Sun.
mi Great Britain since the new cabinet is pledged to a vigorous from which came an influential
e‘Trt to remove friction- in China and the Pacific area.
group to the Second World Assembly
Many observers had believed
of Moral Re-Armament, cables this
message
:
NEW PREMIER
that an army officer would be
"Te join your lead for God's
appointed new premier. Hence
master plan for Asia and the world.
the selection of Admiral Yonai
MRA is the only solution of other
came as a complete surprise.
Vacuum tube to keep
Anniversary films
Until Year 2940
The new premier is known as
a strong advocate of Japaneset American and Japanese-British
''collaboration. A former minister
of the navy and a veteran of three
cabinets, he has exerted considerible influence over the trend of
recent Japanese foreign policy. He
opposed all efforts to extend the
Rome-Tokio-Berlin anti-Comin tern
pact into a full military alliance
with Germany and Italy.
Hachiro Arita, former’minister
of foreign affairs and a veteran
diplomat was named to head the
foreign office, succeeding Admiral
Kichisaburo Nomura. An early
resumption of the talks with U.S.
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew is
expected.
CanadianJapanese
Ass'n to Hold
Annual Election
ADMIRAL YONAI
Shoji Re-elected
To Head Veterans
$134.40
Rolleicord
$71.80
$53.80
O. Kondo Co
390 POWELL ST.
SEY. 3831
Fountain
220
cnorr lo supply a long felt need the National
this summer will undertake to publish a series of small,
compact pamphlets in English, explaining various aspects of
the Japanese question in B. C., it was decided at the monthly
meeting of the National Executive. Jan. 14, in Vancouver.
It was stressed that the organization has received nu
merous requests for information on. this subject from many
Occidental Canadians. At present, however, such information
1S
k mcomB^ and easily read form. The best
avai able Nisei wliters on political and economic aspects of
Lite Japanese question will be asked to co-operate in the
venture.
wise impossible problems."
Dues Called In
I quote from another message from
Japan, which has been signed by
Questions of finance aroused
national leaders including such men
c o ns i d e ra b 1 e di scu ss i on. and it
as Kagawa the president of the Tokyo
was decided that all member
Industrial College by Takasumi Mi
chapters be asked to remit their
tsui. the industrialist: and by former
assessment dues for 1940 as soon
Premier Prince Konoye, the President
as possible. These are:
of the Privy Council. Their message
Tokyo—Combining the observa Vancouver ......... .............. 4175.00
reads:
Stevestou ................... ..... .
‘"Never before has the world tion of the 2,600th year of the Mission .............................. 100.00
85.00
more needed the message of Moral Japanese Empire with the 100th Maple Ridge .......
25.00
Re-Armament, with the resulting anniversary of the introduction of Victoria .............. ..............
Photography
into
Japan,
the
Ja
25.00
co-operation of constructive forces
Chemain
us
.........................
pan Photography Association will
25.00
in every nation.
Delta-East Richmond and
launch
a
program
this
year
to
pre
"East and West, there must be
Surrey.........................
a new and uncompromising devo serve 2,600 films for the people Sea Island ......................... . 25.00
1,000
years hence.
. 25.00
tion to our highest ideals.
Pictures are to be taken which
"We take up the task of bring
The proposed plan to institute
ing the rebirth of spirit here and will be buried in hermetically- a Mutual Benefit Savings Club
everywhere. Only thus can we sealed tubes somewhere in the will be introduced by the com
build a new Asia and a new family country, and are not to be opened mittee at the next meeting,
of nations where every person and until 2940 in commemoration of Feb. 4, when the Advisory Coun
every people can make the fullest the 3,600 Anniversary of th© cil will be called i'nto consulta
contribution to the life of the founding of the Japanese Empire, tion.
world."
The 2,600 photos are to be pre
Library Augmented
Pro-British Premier
Rolleiflex
By Staff Writer
served on Leica films and exThe organization will also ap
perts will be consulted to make ply to the Society for Interna
the vacuum tubes to insure per tional Cultural Relations in Tokyo
fect preservation of the films for for some one hundred additional
1000 years.
books on varied topics to be added
19-10 marks the 100th anniver to the central library in Vancou
sary of the introduction of photo ver.
graphy into Japan, and to com The national organization will
memorate the event, the Associa again sponsor an entrant in the
tion plans to preserve films for annual Bussei Renmei Oratorical
people living in 2040.
Contest, scheduled for Feb. 18.
Two days, January 26 and 27,
Even the grim shadow of the have been set aside by the Can
new war failed to dampen the en adian Japanese Association to
thusiasm and good spirits of clear up last year’s business and
Japanese veterans of the last to set the stage for another year
war, when they met for their of co'mmunity service.
annual general meeting and
On January 26 at 8 p.m. in the
New Year party this week in Japanese Hall, the thirty-first
Vancouver.
annual general meeting of the or
Re-elected to the presidency ganization will be held and im
of the association was Y. Shoji, portant matters will be brought up
Whonnock, B. C., who became a for discussion. Following the
non-commissioned officer in the secretary’s and treasurer’s re
last war. For the coming year ports, amendments to the con
he will be supported' by an ex stitution will be proposed and
ecutive comprising: T. Otomo, other business matters will be
vice-president; T. Kurota, trea debated on the floor.
surer; S. Sato, secretary; S. Ku
A nominating committee has
bota, assistant secretary; T. been empowered to draw up a
Okutsu and A. Yamasaki, audi slate of 70 candidates for the 35
tors; and K. Matsumoto, M. positions on the Board of DirecShishido, R. Kobayashi, and K. tors and 5 candidates for the 3
Inouye, councillors.
auditors.
Five polling booths have been
set up in the various Japanese
Service
localities: at Fairview Gogakko,
Showa Gogakko (West Fairview),
Kitsilano
Gogakko, West Kitsilano
SEY. 0124
Gogakko and the Japanese Hall
(downtown). Voting hours at the
.first four are from. 2 to 8 p.m.,
January 27, from 2 to 9 p.m. at
the Japanese Hall.
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New Cabinet Expected To Improve
Japan’s Leaders
i Express Firm Belief i
j National JCCL To Publish Pamphlets
jin Moral Re-armam’tj Meet Need for Data on Japanese Question
Citizens of Vancouver’s Japanese community this week hailed
[From a speech by Dr. Frank
Lie appointment of Admiral Yonai as new premier of Japan sue'hman, leader of the world rolling Gen. Nobuyuki Abe. as concrete evidence of Japan's desire wide movervent
Moral Re
' lenient friendly relations with tire democratic powers of the Armament broadcast from station
west.
WRUL. Boston, Mass.}
It was felt that the surprise appointment indicated Japan’s
LNin to her traditional policy of friendship with the United States
Japan, the land of the Rising Sun.
mi Great Britain since the new cabinet is pledged to a vigorous from which came an influential
e‘Trt to remove friction- in China and the Pacific area.
group to the Second World Assembly
Many observers had believed
of Moral Re-Armament, cables this
message
:
NEW PREMIER
that an army officer would be
"Te join your lead for God's
appointed new premier. Hence
master plan for Asia and the world.
the selection of Admiral Yonai
MRA is the only solution of other
came as a complete surprise.
Vacuum tube to keep
Anniversary films
Until Year 2940
The new premier is known as
a strong advocate of Japaneset American and Japanese-British
''collaboration. A former minister
of the navy and a veteran of three
cabinets, he has exerted considerible influence over the trend of
recent Japanese foreign policy. He
opposed all efforts to extend the
Rome-Tokio-Berlin anti-Comin tern
pact into a full military alliance
with Germany and Italy.
Hachiro Arita, former’minister
of foreign affairs and a veteran
diplomat was named to head the
foreign office, succeeding Admiral
Kichisaburo Nomura. An early
resumption of the talks with U.S.
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew is
expected.
CanadianJapanese
Ass'n to Hold
Annual Election
ADMIRAL YONAI
Shoji Re-elected
To Head Veterans
$134.40
Rolleicord
$71.80
$53.80
O. Kondo Co
390 POWELL ST.
SEY. 3831
Fountain
220
cnorr lo supply a long felt need the National
this summer will undertake to publish a series of small,
compact pamphlets in English, explaining various aspects of
the Japanese question in B. C., it was decided at the monthly
meeting of the National Executive. Jan. 14, in Vancouver.
It was stressed that the organization has received nu
merous requests for information on. this subject from many
Occidental Canadians. At present, however, such information
1S
k mcomB^ and easily read form. The best
avai able Nisei wliters on political and economic aspects of
Lite Japanese question will be asked to co-operate in the
venture.
wise impossible problems."
Dues Called In
I quote from another message from
Japan, which has been signed by
Questions of finance aroused
national leaders including such men
c o ns i d e ra b 1 e di scu ss i on. and it
as Kagawa the president of the Tokyo
was decided that all member
Industrial College by Takasumi Mi
chapters be asked to remit their
tsui. the industrialist: and by former
assessment dues for 1940 as soon
Premier Prince Konoye, the President
as possible. These are:
of the Privy Council. Their message
Tokyo—Combining the observa Vancouver ......... .............. 4175.00
reads:
Stevestou ................... ..... .
‘"Never before has the world tion of the 2,600th year of the Mission .............................. 100.00
85.00
more needed the message of Moral Japanese Empire with the 100th Maple Ridge .......
25.00
Re-Armament, with the resulting anniversary of the introduction of Victoria .............. ..............
Photography
into
Japan,
the
Ja
25.00
co-operation of constructive forces
Chemain
us
.........................
pan Photography Association will
25.00
in every nation.
Delta-East Richmond and
launch
a
program
this
year
to
pre
"East and West, there must be
Surrey.........................
a new and uncompromising devo serve 2,600 films for the people Sea Island ......................... . 25.00
1,000
years hence.
. 25.00
tion to our highest ideals.
Pictures are to be taken which
"We take up the task of bring
The proposed plan to institute
ing the rebirth of spirit here and will be buried in hermetically- a Mutual Benefit Savings Club
everywhere. Only thus can we sealed tubes somewhere in the will be introduced by the com
build a new Asia and a new family country, and are not to be opened mittee at the next meeting,
of nations where every person and until 2940 in commemoration of Feb. 4, when the Advisory Coun
every people can make the fullest the 3,600 Anniversary of th© cil will be called i'nto consulta
contribution to the life of the founding of the Japanese Empire, tion.
world."
The 2,600 photos are to be pre
Library Augmented
Pro-British Premier
Rolleiflex
By Staff Writer
served on Leica films and exThe organization will also ap
perts will be consulted to make ply to the Society for Interna
the vacuum tubes to insure per tional Cultural Relations in Tokyo
fect preservation of the films for for some one hundred additional
1000 years.
books on varied topics to be added
19-10 marks the 100th anniver to the central library in Vancou
sary of the introduction of photo ver.
graphy into Japan, and to com The national organization will
memorate the event, the Associa again sponsor an entrant in the
tion plans to preserve films for annual Bussei Renmei Oratorical
people living in 2040.
Contest, scheduled for Feb. 18.
Two days, January 26 and 27,
Even the grim shadow of the have been set aside by the Can
new war failed to dampen the en adian Japanese Association to
thusiasm and good spirits of clear up last year’s business and
Japanese veterans of the last to set the stage for another year
war, when they met for their of co'mmunity service.
annual general meeting and
On January 26 at 8 p.m. in the
New Year party this week in Japanese Hall, the thirty-first
Vancouver.
annual general meeting of the or
Re-elected to the presidency ganization will be held and im
of the association was Y. Shoji, portant matters will be brought up
Whonnock, B. C., who became a for discussion. Following the
non-commissioned officer in the secretary’s and treasurer’s re
last war. For the coming year ports, amendments to the con
he will be supported' by an ex stitution will be proposed and
ecutive comprising: T. Otomo, other business matters will be
vice-president; T. Kurota, trea debated on the floor.
surer; S. Sato, secretary; S. Ku
A nominating committee has
bota, assistant secretary; T. been empowered to draw up a
Okutsu and A. Yamasaki, audi slate of 70 candidates for the 35
tors; and K. Matsumoto, M. positions on the Board of DirecShishido, R. Kobayashi, and K. tors and 5 candidates for the 3
Inouye, councillors.
auditors.
Five polling booths have been
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Kitsilano
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SEY. 0124
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(downtown). Voting hours at the
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THE NEW CANADIAN
Students Active
JANUARY 19
1940
MOON-RAYS
silvery, fluid
moon rays,
warm love-light
in story, sonnet
song.
4
By T. M. K.
If anyone were to ask me my preference in short stories, I would
By HIROSHI KAWAGUCHI, Secy J.S.C.
I found moon-rays
have to admit (reluctantly) that I haven’t thought of it at all
ice-light,
Furthermore, I would not have such an imposing list or even a
Members of the Japanese Students’ Club gathered at the
cold, half-dead light
scholarly choice such as Somerset Maugham has compiled. I sunhome of Dr. Shimo-Takahara last Monday night under the
when I walked
pose too that my pick would show up the kinks in me. However a«
chairmanship of Wesley Fujiwara to map out the club’s
alone.
Maugham implies. "Each to his own taste."
activities for the coming season.
M. T.
FROM THE MAGAZINE STAND
It was revealed by Kiyoaki Mo- ~
I think the majority of us get our short stories from the
mose that the program for the
great variety of magazines displayed on the news stands. Very
Parent-Student Conference which
good
stories, too.
NISEI GIRL WANTED
is to be held at the Nippon Club
Selecting at random., I can think of the hockey story by Lawrence
WANTED,
NISEI HOUSEthis coming Saturday has been
work girl. No experience neces Craig appearing in the current issue of the MacLean’s. "The per
1
completed.
sary if willing to learn. 2 adults, tinacious Pole” is about "that Polish fellow” who as Onesime
Committees to handle the
2 boys in family. Phone or write Cleophas Doucet relates, "she’s lame with the foot, but in those
annual High School Oratorical
Mrs. G. S. Lennie, KErr. 1022-M, battle of hockey she’s nimble with the wits, by gosh."
An
optimistic
note
reigned
at
Contest, the Pacific Northwest
Craig’s tales of hockey matches between the Port Pacome
6162 Angus for particulars.
Inter-Collegiate Advance, vari the annual general meeting of
Pirates and the Cosmos Creek Indians (these tales always being the
ous social and educational t h e Gakuyukai, as members
TRANSPORTATION
reminiscences of Onesime Cleophas, captain of the Indians) are
gathered at the Japanese Hall
meetings were formed.
FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE' told amusingly in a patois of curiously French-Canadian English
last
Sunday
to
outline
the
year
’
s
ORATORICAL COMMITTEES
LOCAL COLOUR
Nabata Taxi, High. 0765.
activities.
Then there are Roark Bradford’s Little Bee Bend Plantation
Elected to the post of super
With
a
new
high
in
success
visory chairman of the Oratorical
picture projector, to stage a stories of homely colored folks, of Giles, the hardworking foreman
Contest was Fred Sasaki. Sup ful undertakings last year, with special concert to commemorate of Widow Duck, waddling and benevolent. The latest of these is
porting him on this undertaking a more extensive program laid the year, and to sponsor essay “The Manner of Heaven" dealing with the novel methods of the
are the following volunteers: down for the coming year, With and oratorical contests in the Reverend Sin-Splitting Samuel in bringing to repentance a pair of
Tetsuo Aoki (Poster Committee); a substantial bank balance of Japanese language. Details of the tightwads.
Tam Ozaki (Hall), Wesley Fu $300, the twenty-fifth anniver projects will be worked out by the
I could go on and on serially as each new week brings me its
sary
of
the
organization
augurs
jiwara (High School Students),
quota of magazines to tell you of stories that appeal to me most
executive members.
Saburo Takahashi (Publicity), a bigger and better year than
Some
are poignant with the inarticulate sorrow of a child-heart.
General election for members
ever
before.
Peter Yamada (Judges), Kasey
of the executive resulted in the Some are dewy with romance. Many have-a tang indescribable
The
meeting
opened
to
the
ac
Oyama (Entertainment), Luke
following being chosen: Roy Each deal with a moment, an isolated incident that leaves to the
Tanabe (Program, Cup and Me companiment of the Harmonica Kumano, Shota Kondo, Kaz Suga, imagination all happenings before and after. These are the ap
dals), Kay Kato and Roy Shinobu Band led by Roy Kumano. Chair Yoshio Matsui, Hajime Horiuchi, petizers that one nibbles or swallows to whet the appetite for the
(Entries) and Hiroshi Kawaguchi man for the meeting was presi Kiyoshi Suga Shige Okumura, main dish, a good novel.
dent Shota Kondo. Reports on Shige Okuno, Dick Tomoda, Ma
(Special Invitations).
Thus, it was with pleasant anticipation I started in on
activities
during
the
past
year
Somerset Maugham’s "Tellers of Tales." This volume is a com
Satoru Watanabe was elected
sako Iguchi, Pat Kawajiri, Tatwere
read
and
adopted.
pilation of one hundred short stories considered by Maugham
chairman of the Inter-Collegiate
suye Saito, Kimi Hirota, Hisako
as^his favorites among ten thousands of tales.
Projects Planned
Tobo, Haruko Maruno, Mieko
Advance with Kenji Kitamura
r...ExcePt 'f°r a few, it is a sombre collection, each story dealing
Following an agenda for the Goto, Fumi Sato, Fumi Saito, and
acting as the chief advisor.
with a grim, sad, horrible, ironical, satirical and weird event — a
With such a band of enthusiasm meeting, it was decided to publish Misao Toguchi.
collection
that gives a light on the personality of the editor.
Refreshments followed, with
tie and energetic members at the a magazine on the occasion of
LIGHT HUMOUR
helm, the prospects for a rosy the 25th anniversary of the the members societies presenting
I
was,
therefore,
pleasantly
surprised Lo come across a gleam
future for the J.S.C, are bright । society, to purchase a motion a program of entertainment.
of humor in P. G. Wodehouse’s "Uncle Fred Flits By," the re
indeed,
I
counting of a screwy country uncle coming to town on a spree
Backstage
But ^en then I have 801116 suspicions of this particular choice.
Tlle.F1’6och ones by Guy de Maupassant. "The Necklace" and
The New Canadian Is
Ihe Legacy”, especially are my favorites in the hundred. Thev
Published by Niseis, for Niseis
haie a. light ironical touch that is delightful.
SHEER HORROR
or sheer horror read “The Toupee Artist,” a sample of Russian
By A. Y.
moto also of the Ryubikai.
cruelty in the Czarist days.
Only after countless headaches,! What's this? ... It's a Mexican
There are three or four stories detailing some of the negro
countless hours of planning and pre-I Skirt Dance and a Hat Dance by
persecutions of the southern states which swim around in a
parations, countless talks and inter- Ruby Miyake. Then, there's a toe
m'™ma °f.race hatred, malice, violence, despair and dark deeds.
Books and Stationery
views with shy or temperamental dance by the nimble-footed Amy
n’ 1 y0U hke somethins that grips you with a dreadful.
Oki,
a
tap
dance
by
Aiko
Ikeda
and
’
artists,
has
the
program
committee
±
S
'USp“e’ «° 10 ^ Funk's “In the Last Coach.SEYMOUR 4230
of the super-concert sponsored by Asako Hori who once took an L\
a< Y301 lat became unhinged on the downhill tracks
347 Powell St. Vancouver, B. C
audience
by
storm
at
the
Orpheum,
the JCCL, been able to add the
w pU!Ve (CWn?’le mountainside and leap across a chasm. In
finishing touches to the bill of fare. I hear, and another by dextrous
Passengers.
"A lot of ballyhoo," declare Gene Kuzuhara.
would-be critics. In answer to And Sweet Music!
month
came as a dividend from the Book-of-theFOR THAT
i
t
i
1
1
7
0Uld haVe a
Wcap” enjoyment. As
their scoffs comes the news that
I hate grouping names in this
turned
out,
I
much
preferred
reading
it
in broad davlight.
I although it's still ten days befashion, but there will be Bobby Ito,
| fore the big show, tickets are Mary Okazaki, Katsushi Kumagai,
[
getting rarer and harder to find
USE
Keay Homma, Fumi Kosaka, Hisae
| the proverbial needle in the hay
►
Shishido, Tai Sugimoto, Fujie Terastack.
kita and Lily Ide who'll be offering
►
Rose Miyasald
At any rate, it looks as if a lot of classics and popular songs in English
>
>
j people are going to be disappointed and Japanese.
Permanent
Waves
&
all
Branches
of
(and that although the performance
I almost forgot, there's popular
Beauty Culture done in the most upis scheduled to start at six (S-l-X) yodelling Adam Moriyama with the
to-date
methods.
sharp (despite the misprint on the latest in cowboy songs. And when
i tickets), | bet the place is going to the artists who are coming all the
The Palomar Beauty Shop is Equipped
j be packed before the curtain goes way out from Steveston make their
with the most Modern and the very
up.
Latest
Machinery.
bow, I think they should get- a big
Our Own Trailer
hand, too.
Phone SEy. 1936
Res. High. 2132
►
For those lucky ticket-holders and
293
r
1
Hastings
St.
In the instrumental solos we have
it
to console the unlucky ones, we Kikuye Machida (piano), Tai Kuzu
r
present a teeny-weeny peek at a hara (saxaphone, clarinet), petite
(Reg. 50c)
few of the highlights of the even- Sachiko Miyaushi (koto), Sachiko
at
ing's entertainment.
Hamagaki (piano), Sam Yamada
First, a word or two about in- (trumpet), Martha Hori (Hawaiian
dividual performers, There's to be guitar) and Mary Kato (piano) . .
a Japanese dance by Harumi Tomo- You'll Enjoy It
tsugi of the Ryubikai, another by
I m not saying that these artists
Sey. 7502
399 Powell St Chiyoko" (sounds intriguing,
will rival. the performances of Fred
doesn't it?) from Yoshino's and a Astaire or Caruso or Lily Pons or
IN LADIES WEAR
third for good luck by Lucy Take- Heifetz, That would be absurd.
DESIGNED FOR NISEIS
But, if you go to see them in the
• DROP IN AT
proper frame of mind, you'll enjoy
Exclusive Styles and Fabrics
the efforts of these decidedly tal
HOT DOGS,
J
ICE CREAM
ented Nisei amateurs. | know I'm
at Prices that cannot be duplicated
going to.
Prop. T. Shimotakahara
206 MAIN ST.
431 Granville St.
Next week, I hope to add a
few words about the group numbers.
Classified Ads
Sparkling Smile
alomar Beauty Shop
Special—
Powell Drug Co
MODISTE FASHION SHOP
€hic and Charm
ERNIE'S
THE NEW CANADIAN
Students Active
JANUARY 19
1940
MOON-RAYS
silvery, fluid
moon rays,
warm love-light
in story, sonnet
song.
4
By T. M. K.
If anyone were to ask me my preference in short stories, I would
By HIROSHI KAWAGUCHI, Secy J.S.C.
I found moon-rays
have to admit (reluctantly) that I haven’t thought of it at all
ice-light,
Furthermore, I would not have such an imposing list or even a
Members of the Japanese Students’ Club gathered at the
cold, half-dead light
scholarly choice such as Somerset Maugham has compiled. I sunhome of Dr. Shimo-Takahara last Monday night under the
when I walked
pose too that my pick would show up the kinks in me. However a«
chairmanship of Wesley Fujiwara to map out the club’s
alone.
Maugham implies. "Each to his own taste."
activities for the coming season.
M. T.
FROM THE MAGAZINE STAND
It was revealed by Kiyoaki Mo- ~
I think the majority of us get our short stories from the
mose that the program for the
great variety of magazines displayed on the news stands. Very
Parent-Student Conference which
good
stories, too.
NISEI GIRL WANTED
is to be held at the Nippon Club
Selecting at random., I can think of the hockey story by Lawrence
WANTED,
NISEI HOUSEthis coming Saturday has been
work girl. No experience neces Craig appearing in the current issue of the MacLean’s. "The per
1
completed.
sary if willing to learn. 2 adults, tinacious Pole” is about "that Polish fellow” who as Onesime
Committees to handle the
2 boys in family. Phone or write Cleophas Doucet relates, "she’s lame with the foot, but in those
annual High School Oratorical
Mrs. G. S. Lennie, KErr. 1022-M, battle of hockey she’s nimble with the wits, by gosh."
An
optimistic
note
reigned
at
Contest, the Pacific Northwest
Craig’s tales of hockey matches between the Port Pacome
6162 Angus for particulars.
Inter-Collegiate Advance, vari the annual general meeting of
Pirates and the Cosmos Creek Indians (these tales always being the
ous social and educational t h e Gakuyukai, as members
TRANSPORTATION
reminiscences of Onesime Cleophas, captain of the Indians) are
gathered at the Japanese Hall
meetings were formed.
FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE' told amusingly in a patois of curiously French-Canadian English
last
Sunday
to
outline
the
year
’
s
ORATORICAL COMMITTEES
LOCAL COLOUR
Nabata Taxi, High. 0765.
activities.
Then there are Roark Bradford’s Little Bee Bend Plantation
Elected to the post of super
With
a
new
high
in
success
visory chairman of the Oratorical
picture projector, to stage a stories of homely colored folks, of Giles, the hardworking foreman
Contest was Fred Sasaki. Sup ful undertakings last year, with special concert to commemorate of Widow Duck, waddling and benevolent. The latest of these is
porting him on this undertaking a more extensive program laid the year, and to sponsor essay “The Manner of Heaven" dealing with the novel methods of the
are the following volunteers: down for the coming year, With and oratorical contests in the Reverend Sin-Splitting Samuel in bringing to repentance a pair of
Tetsuo Aoki (Poster Committee); a substantial bank balance of Japanese language. Details of the tightwads.
Tam Ozaki (Hall), Wesley Fu $300, the twenty-fifth anniver projects will be worked out by the
I could go on and on serially as each new week brings me its
sary
of
the
organization
augurs
jiwara (High School Students),
quota of magazines to tell you of stories that appeal to me most
executive members.
Saburo Takahashi (Publicity), a bigger and better year than
Some
are poignant with the inarticulate sorrow of a child-heart.
General election for members
ever
before.
Peter Yamada (Judges), Kasey
of the executive resulted in the Some are dewy with romance. Many have-a tang indescribable
The
meeting
opened
to
the
ac
Oyama (Entertainment), Luke
following being chosen: Roy Each deal with a moment, an isolated incident that leaves to the
Tanabe (Program, Cup and Me companiment of the Harmonica Kumano, Shota Kondo, Kaz Suga, imagination all happenings before and after. These are the ap
dals), Kay Kato and Roy Shinobu Band led by Roy Kumano. Chair Yoshio Matsui, Hajime Horiuchi, petizers that one nibbles or swallows to whet the appetite for the
(Entries) and Hiroshi Kawaguchi man for the meeting was presi Kiyoshi Suga Shige Okumura, main dish, a good novel.
dent Shota Kondo. Reports on Shige Okuno, Dick Tomoda, Ma
(Special Invitations).
Thus, it was with pleasant anticipation I started in on
activities
during
the
past
year
Somerset Maugham’s "Tellers of Tales." This volume is a com
Satoru Watanabe was elected
sako Iguchi, Pat Kawajiri, Tatwere
read
and
adopted.
pilation of one hundred short stories considered by Maugham
chairman of the Inter-Collegiate
suye Saito, Kimi Hirota, Hisako
as^his favorites among ten thousands of tales.
Projects Planned
Tobo, Haruko Maruno, Mieko
Advance with Kenji Kitamura
r...ExcePt 'f°r a few, it is a sombre collection, each story dealing
Following an agenda for the Goto, Fumi Sato, Fumi Saito, and
acting as the chief advisor.
with a grim, sad, horrible, ironical, satirical and weird event — a
With such a band of enthusiasm meeting, it was decided to publish Misao Toguchi.
collection
that gives a light on the personality of the editor.
Refreshments followed, with
tie and energetic members at the a magazine on the occasion of
LIGHT HUMOUR
helm, the prospects for a rosy the 25th anniversary of the the members societies presenting
I
was,
therefore,
pleasantly
surprised Lo come across a gleam
future for the J.S.C, are bright । society, to purchase a motion a program of entertainment.
of humor in P. G. Wodehouse’s "Uncle Fred Flits By," the re
indeed,
I
counting of a screwy country uncle coming to town on a spree
Backstage
But ^en then I have 801116 suspicions of this particular choice.
Tlle.F1’6och ones by Guy de Maupassant. "The Necklace" and
The New Canadian Is
Ihe Legacy”, especially are my favorites in the hundred. Thev
Published by Niseis, for Niseis
haie a. light ironical touch that is delightful.
SHEER HORROR
or sheer horror read “The Toupee Artist,” a sample of Russian
By A. Y.
moto also of the Ryubikai.
cruelty in the Czarist days.
Only after countless headaches,! What's this? ... It's a Mexican
There are three or four stories detailing some of the negro
countless hours of planning and pre-I Skirt Dance and a Hat Dance by
persecutions of the southern states which swim around in a
parations, countless talks and inter- Ruby Miyake. Then, there's a toe
m'™ma °f.race hatred, malice, violence, despair and dark deeds.
Books and Stationery
views with shy or temperamental dance by the nimble-footed Amy
n’ 1 y0U hke somethins that grips you with a dreadful.
Oki,
a
tap
dance
by
Aiko
Ikeda
and
’
artists,
has
the
program
committee
±
S
'USp“e’ «° 10 ^ Funk's “In the Last Coach.SEYMOUR 4230
of the super-concert sponsored by Asako Hori who once took an L\
a< Y301 lat became unhinged on the downhill tracks
347 Powell St. Vancouver, B. C
audience
by
storm
at
the
Orpheum,
the JCCL, been able to add the
w pU!Ve (CWn?’le mountainside and leap across a chasm. In
finishing touches to the bill of fare. I hear, and another by dextrous
Passengers.
"A lot of ballyhoo," declare Gene Kuzuhara.
would-be critics. In answer to And Sweet Music!
month
came as a dividend from the Book-of-theFOR THAT
i
t
i
1
1
7
0Uld haVe a
Wcap” enjoyment. As
their scoffs comes the news that
I hate grouping names in this
turned
out,
I
much
preferred
reading
it
in broad davlight.
I although it's still ten days befashion, but there will be Bobby Ito,
| fore the big show, tickets are Mary Okazaki, Katsushi Kumagai,
[
getting rarer and harder to find
USE
Keay Homma, Fumi Kosaka, Hisae
| the proverbial needle in the hay
►
Shishido, Tai Sugimoto, Fujie Terastack.
kita and Lily Ide who'll be offering
►
Rose Miyasald
At any rate, it looks as if a lot of classics and popular songs in English
>
>
j people are going to be disappointed and Japanese.
Permanent
Waves
&
all
Branches
of
(and that although the performance
I almost forgot, there's popular
Beauty Culture done in the most upis scheduled to start at six (S-l-X) yodelling Adam Moriyama with the
to-date
methods.
sharp (despite the misprint on the latest in cowboy songs. And when
i tickets), | bet the place is going to the artists who are coming all the
The Palomar Beauty Shop is Equipped
j be packed before the curtain goes way out from Steveston make their
with the most Modern and the very
up.
Latest
Machinery.
bow, I think they should get- a big
Our Own Trailer
hand, too.
Phone SEy. 1936
Res. High. 2132
►
For those lucky ticket-holders and
293
r
1
Hastings
St.
In the instrumental solos we have
it
to console the unlucky ones, we Kikuye Machida (piano), Tai Kuzu
r
present a teeny-weeny peek at a hara (saxaphone, clarinet), petite
(Reg. 50c)
few of the highlights of the even- Sachiko Miyaushi (koto), Sachiko
at
ing's entertainment.
Hamagaki (piano), Sam Yamada
First, a word or two about in- (trumpet), Martha Hori (Hawaiian
dividual performers, There's to be guitar) and Mary Kato (piano) . .
a Japanese dance by Harumi Tomo- You'll Enjoy It
tsugi of the Ryubikai, another by
I m not saying that these artists
Sey. 7502
399 Powell St Chiyoko" (sounds intriguing,
will rival. the performances of Fred
doesn't it?) from Yoshino's and a Astaire or Caruso or Lily Pons or
IN LADIES WEAR
third for good luck by Lucy Take- Heifetz, That would be absurd.
DESIGNED FOR NISEIS
But, if you go to see them in the
• DROP IN AT
proper frame of mind, you'll enjoy
Exclusive Styles and Fabrics
the efforts of these decidedly tal
HOT DOGS,
J
ICE CREAM
ented Nisei amateurs. | know I'm
at Prices that cannot be duplicated
going to.
Prop. T. Shimotakahara
206 MAIN ST.
431 Granville St.
Next week, I hope to add a
few words about the group numbers.
Classified Ads
Sparkling Smile
alomar Beauty Shop
Special—
Powell Drug Co
MODISTE FASHION SHOP
€hic and Charm
ERNIE'S
Page 5
JANUARY 19
THE NEW CANADIAN
Page 5
SOME COMING EVENTS
JANUARY
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Fur Trimmed and Utility
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6 p.m.
21—Shiseihi, Kokikai, and Chichi-1
bukai Meetings. Fuji, 5.30 p.m. I
-1—Meirokai Meeting. Japanese I
School, 5 p.m.
J
21—Kitsilano YMBA, General Meet-!
Kitsilano Bukkyu-kai,
p.m.
21—Badminton Roller Party, Roller
Bowl, 2-5 p.m.
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369 POWELL
Powell Y.P.S. will aspire for
highest honours in its first year
of competition in the eighth
annual drama festival of the
Greater Vancouver Young
Peoples Union, which opens
Tuesday, January 30.
Appearing in the comedy,
"First Class Matter” are Aki
Hyodo, Koto Yatabe, Norah Fu
jita, Wes Fujiwara and Jimmy
Suzuki. Under the expert direction of Yuki Yoshida, well
known Nisei elocutionist and
actress. the play is rapidly
rounding into shape for pre
sentation Friday evening, Feb. 2.
The lighter touch will domin
ate the program for that even
ing, with St. Andrews Wesley
in ‘The Man Who Wouldn't Go
To Heaven." Crosby Drama
Club’s No. 2 team appears in
"The Last Frontier" and St.
John's United in Miss Mobray's
"Big Moment."
Orchestral selections will be
rendered the same evening by
the Dunbar-West Point Grey
Community Orchestra under the
baton of H. C. Pearson.
Last Sunday, January 14, Ma- venors are: literary, Hiroshi Nishi;
;ame K. Nakauchi, wife of the citizenship, Komei Konishi; misapanese Consul, was hostess at the sionary, Mitsunobu Kuba; athletic,
tea hour to a group of women from Tetsuo Oda.
jhe local Amalgamated Fujinkai at
This coming Sunday, January
her beautiful home on The Crescent.
Nakauchi was charmingly 21, the Dan tai Hall will be the
downed in navy blue crepe with scene of the annual meeting of
Contrasting bodice of lighter polka the Steveston JCCL. All members
cot blue.
are asked to be out by 1 p.m.
RING OUT THE BELLS!
A meeting under the missionary
convenor,
Miss Matsue Koshiba, will
. Honouring Miss Tsuruye Hamade,
v.hose marriage to Mr. Yoshio Ta- take place on Sunday, January 21,
paki will take place at the Budd at 7.30 sharp, at the Japanese
hist Temple on the 20th, and Miss United Church.
Hanako Yonekura, who will be
come the bride of Mr. Heichi Sasaki
F the 23rd, the local YWBA held
a social at the Buddhist Hall on
Sunday, January 14.
To celebrate the Fifth Anniversary Congratulations!
ri0no^er wedding will take place
of
the Seikokai branch of the An
1 ’ aturday, January 20, when Miss
Born in Vancouver to Mr. and
glican
Young
People
’
s
Association,
|seko Nakano will be united in
Mrs. I. Ebata of Newcastle Island
jnarriage to Mr. T. Nakanishi also the Seikokai AYPA will hold a birth on Monday morning, January 15,
day party on Thursday evening, a girl.
,at the Buddhist Temple.
TOWN
TOPICS
What To Do With Crying Babics
The spring concert season will soon catch up v
Unc
ganization after another will hold concert after co
1 <C cession to raise funds for this, that, and the other thing. Bn
the appearance of these entertaining nights of music and drama
that habitual nuisance—crying babies.
Now some babies are born the model of good behaviour, bu
babies are not. When a budding Thespian is nervously spoutH
:
lines, there suddenly arises from the midst of the enrapt
shrill wa-a-a that gathers force and volume as time goes on SoireUmc'the disturbance accompanying an aspiring soloist J
obligato interspersed here and there by the sh-:
of a dist!?’ ” d
mother. Sometimes mother and baby make a ndA
first c'amt t mo
all over irate listeners, upsetting chairs and stumbling up the
the wailing bundle.
O
To overcome this public nuisance harassed mothers sometimes
leave their children in the care of their granny or "in-laws," but
in many cases these handy people are not available. Or perhaps
they hire that girl just down the street to sit up with the baby.
This method, however, is not without is worries.
The best idea to date is the cooperative nursery—run on the basis
of "I'll mind your children tonight if you'll mind mine tomorrow,"
These nurseries are becoming more and more popular down south.
A number of mothers take turns in minding a group of children one
day a week. This system leaves the mother more free time for other
work, recreation or study. Rather than leave their children with I.hod
help, mothers place more confidence in each other.
Shyness has no place in the present world of modernity mw
emancipation. Now, it is even considered out-dated for a woman
to blush. But back in the days of 1890 when niseis had not vet
seen the light of day, an advisor to girls in a popular magaimc
wrote counselling against indiscriminate dancing: "It will {cash
you to forget how to blush, my dears, and with that departs cnc
of your greatest charms."
Granny's Words of Wisdom
And while we're on the subject of the past take a look at H
hints from grandmother's cookbook.
"In America, cheese is regarded as a. luxury, not as a food ,
Of all human follies connected with the art cf cooking the potato,
frying is the worst ... If you buy milk it will not do to consider the
milkman's quart. You must always measure in a beer measure .
d 'hash' in his country is of doubtful origin, probably
English . . .
And away back in 1805 . . . "Yeast is now made into cakes and
sold to people too improvident to make their own. It is said to be
good."
Mr., Hubby, or Tom, Dick and Harry
Young wives, when referring to their husbands, often hesitate,
wc-dering what tag they should attach to the man of the house. When
to say "Mr.", "my husband," or to use his first name is confusing at
times.
When talking about her husband, a wife uses the title "Mr." or
"Doctor" only when speaking to an inferior. To strangers she says
"my husband" and to her friends, she always refers to him by his I it st
name.
Won't You Try These?
ice-box cookies always go over in a big way because of their
crispness and tastiness. But they have one disadvantage—they cannot
be baked* immediately because they require thorough' chilling in the
refrigerator. Their great advantage though is that the dough can be
kept on hand for over a week and the cookies sliced and baled as
needed. So when mixing the batter use a fairly large recipe.
If you have never tried these dainties, here's the recipe for rhe
Butterscotch Cookies.
Cream 1 c. of shortening gradually stirring in 2 c. of brown sugar
Add 2 unbeaten eggs and 2 tsp. of vanilla. Mix well, then stir in 3'/a
c. of flour and 3 tsp. of baking powder sifted together, and 1 14 c. of
chopped nuts.
The resulting stiff dough may be packed firmly into pound butler
cartons or cracker boxes. Tin boxes should be lined with waxed paper
Or with floured hands shape the dough into rolls about 2 in. in diameter
wrap the rolls in heavy waxed paper, twisting the ends. Place the molded
dough in a refrigerator for several hours until it is hard Remove the
chilled dough from its wrappings, cut into slices about one-eighth inch
thic... Place on baking sheet—greasing is not necessary because of the
large quantity of shortening in the dough. Bake in a moderate oven
* * *
February 1, at the Church of As
cension, A dedication service from
Prior to his departure for the
5 It was decided, at the first execu 8.30 p.m. will precede the social U. of California, Mr. Shuichi Kute meeting of the YPS to add evening. Members, past members, and saka, brilliant Physics scholar, was
•^another convenor to each depart friends are cordially invited to attend host to his friends at dinner last
ment. The newly appointed con- the celebration.
Saturday. Mr. Kusaka left for the
* * *
south on Sunday morning, January
The Kitsilano YMBA ujill hold 14.
* * *
its general meeting at the Kitsilano
Bukkyo-kai on Sunday, January Dai Nishiki
The Shiscikai will hold its annual
21. from 2 p.m. Being the 15 th
annual meeting many important meeting and New Year social this
| Featured speaker at the
matters will be on hand for dis coming Sunday. January 21, at the
j annual "Parent-Student Night"
cussion. A New Year social will Fuji from 5.30 p.m. The club ex- reports of the various departments
FROST PATTERNS
follow the meeting. All club mem ecutive expects the attendance of and the recommendations of the
§ sponsored by the University
every member at this important church boards, elections of offeers From still
bers are urged to attend.
$ Students’ Club, Saturday, Jan.
*
*
gathering. In order to assure ample to the Board of Session and Stewards Gray mist emerge
^0, will be the Japanese Consul
time
for the "Dai Nishiki" everyone will be held. The general meeting Flowers of silver, ferns
At the general meeting of the
G'i Vancouver, Hon. Kenji Nawill follow the regular Sunday With golden fronds, pictured of toll
Rissho Seinenkai held last Sunday, is urged to attend on rime.
i louchi.
The Kokikai and Chichibukai will evening service, the sermon topic Old Trees.
January 14, the following officers
। ^The event will begin at 7.30 were elected to guide the club through also held their annual meetings at the being, "What do we stand for?" by
D. B.
Fl the Nippon Club, with mem- another big year: president, Johnny same time and same place.
Rev. K. Shimizu.
imjulJiihhil.IwUHlJw) JiajnLh<).h<).hiL
•h
4*
¥
Ysrs of the Club playing hosts Deshima; vice president, Sumiko Ko
and hostesses to their parents. bayashi, Tom Inaba; recording secre At Home
Sunday is again the day chosen
"Hie affair is held in order that tary, Bill Uno: coresponding secre
Mr. and Mrs. M. Masuda enter
for. a roller skating party,. This
the older people may become in tary, Kathleen Ooka, George Ishohi- tained informally at a card party
time the party will be sponsored
timate not only <vith the stu- ma; treasurer, Takeyoshi Machina; : at their home on Parker Street last
r
Footwear
by.theFuyokaiat
Happyland on
der|tsr but also with the club auditors, Tose Watanabe, ..Noboru Saturday evening. January 13.
February 11, from 2-5 p.m.
activities.
1 Takeda; Convenors: athletic, Misao
i "Quality and Distinction"'
; A large turnout is expected Kimura, Sam Watanabe; social, Jo.e Powell Junior Church
Don't forget the big skatefest this
: 762 Granville St
This Sunday. January 21, the Sunday. There will be no ticket sales =
for an enjoyable evening, and Deshima; arts, Irene Ishikawa;
528 W, Hastings St
a cordial invitation to attend is ।oratory, Mark Kobayashi; drama, Powell United Junior Church will at the door, but last minute tickets |
hold its general meeting. After the may be obtained at Ernies.
extended to all interested.
Irene Tsuchiya.
-■ .^tl'rPTlH|'pn<|nP|qil^
I
YPS EXECUTIVE MEETS
USC Parent-Student
^Meet At Nippon Club
THE NEW CANADIAN
Page 5
SOME COMING EVENTS
JANUARY
d Ladies' Coats
Fur Trimmed and Utility
Regular
Special
$42.50
38.50
29.75
16.75
$29.75
27.00
21.00
1 1.75
21—Saniehikai Meet in
6 p.m.
21—Shiseihi, Kokikai, and Chichi-1
bukai Meetings. Fuji, 5.30 p.m. I
-1—Meirokai Meeting. Japanese I
School, 5 p.m.
J
21—Kitsilano YMBA, General Meet-!
Kitsilano Bukkyu-kai,
p.m.
21—Badminton Roller Party, Roller
Bowl, 2-5 p.m.
21—Junior Church Service, General
Meeting, Powell United Church,
7.30 p.m.
20—Lily Washimoto Broadcasts
over CBR, 9.30 p.m.
FEBRUARY
& Ladies7 Dresses
ular Shades
Regular ....
Special ___
- 2.65
1—Seikokai AYPA Fifth Annivers
ary, Church of Ascension, S.30
p.m.
4—Fukuoka Seinenkai. Fuji, 4 p in
11—F-uyokai Roller Party, Happvland, 2-5 p.m.
IS—Young Buddhists' Association
Oratorical
Contest,
Hompa
Hall.
® Children's Dresses
CURTAIN!
Adorable Styles in Velvet, Plaid,
Crepe and Light-Weight Wool
YP Actors Present
“First Class Matter”
Regular
Special
$1.59
1.95
2.95
$1.10
1.50
369 POWELL
Powell Y.P.S. will aspire for
highest honours in its first year
of competition in the eighth
annual drama festival of the
Greater Vancouver Young
Peoples Union, which opens
Tuesday, January 30.
Appearing in the comedy,
"First Class Matter” are Aki
Hyodo, Koto Yatabe, Norah Fu
jita, Wes Fujiwara and Jimmy
Suzuki. Under the expert direction of Yuki Yoshida, well
known Nisei elocutionist and
actress. the play is rapidly
rounding into shape for pre
sentation Friday evening, Feb. 2.
The lighter touch will domin
ate the program for that even
ing, with St. Andrews Wesley
in ‘The Man Who Wouldn't Go
To Heaven." Crosby Drama
Club’s No. 2 team appears in
"The Last Frontier" and St.
John's United in Miss Mobray's
"Big Moment."
Orchestral selections will be
rendered the same evening by
the Dunbar-West Point Grey
Community Orchestra under the
baton of H. C. Pearson.
Last Sunday, January 14, Ma- venors are: literary, Hiroshi Nishi;
;ame K. Nakauchi, wife of the citizenship, Komei Konishi; misapanese Consul, was hostess at the sionary, Mitsunobu Kuba; athletic,
tea hour to a group of women from Tetsuo Oda.
jhe local Amalgamated Fujinkai at
This coming Sunday, January
her beautiful home on The Crescent.
Nakauchi was charmingly 21, the Dan tai Hall will be the
downed in navy blue crepe with scene of the annual meeting of
Contrasting bodice of lighter polka the Steveston JCCL. All members
cot blue.
are asked to be out by 1 p.m.
RING OUT THE BELLS!
A meeting under the missionary
convenor,
Miss Matsue Koshiba, will
. Honouring Miss Tsuruye Hamade,
v.hose marriage to Mr. Yoshio Ta- take place on Sunday, January 21,
paki will take place at the Budd at 7.30 sharp, at the Japanese
hist Temple on the 20th, and Miss United Church.
Hanako Yonekura, who will be
come the bride of Mr. Heichi Sasaki
F the 23rd, the local YWBA held
a social at the Buddhist Hall on
Sunday, January 14.
To celebrate the Fifth Anniversary Congratulations!
ri0no^er wedding will take place
of
the Seikokai branch of the An
1 ’ aturday, January 20, when Miss
Born in Vancouver to Mr. and
glican
Young
People
’
s
Association,
|seko Nakano will be united in
Mrs. I. Ebata of Newcastle Island
jnarriage to Mr. T. Nakanishi also the Seikokai AYPA will hold a birth on Monday morning, January 15,
day party on Thursday evening, a girl.
,at the Buddhist Temple.
TOWN
TOPICS
What To Do With Crying Babics
The spring concert season will soon catch up v
Unc
ganization after another will hold concert after co
1 <C cession to raise funds for this, that, and the other thing. Bn
the appearance of these entertaining nights of music and drama
that habitual nuisance—crying babies.
Now some babies are born the model of good behaviour, bu
babies are not. When a budding Thespian is nervously spoutH
:
lines, there suddenly arises from the midst of the enrapt
shrill wa-a-a that gathers force and volume as time goes on SoireUmc'the disturbance accompanying an aspiring soloist J
obligato interspersed here and there by the sh-:
of a dist!?’ ” d
mother. Sometimes mother and baby make a ndA
first c'amt t mo
all over irate listeners, upsetting chairs and stumbling up the
the wailing bundle.
O
To overcome this public nuisance harassed mothers sometimes
leave their children in the care of their granny or "in-laws," but
in many cases these handy people are not available. Or perhaps
they hire that girl just down the street to sit up with the baby.
This method, however, is not without is worries.
The best idea to date is the cooperative nursery—run on the basis
of "I'll mind your children tonight if you'll mind mine tomorrow,"
These nurseries are becoming more and more popular down south.
A number of mothers take turns in minding a group of children one
day a week. This system leaves the mother more free time for other
work, recreation or study. Rather than leave their children with I.hod
help, mothers place more confidence in each other.
Shyness has no place in the present world of modernity mw
emancipation. Now, it is even considered out-dated for a woman
to blush. But back in the days of 1890 when niseis had not vet
seen the light of day, an advisor to girls in a popular magaimc
wrote counselling against indiscriminate dancing: "It will {cash
you to forget how to blush, my dears, and with that departs cnc
of your greatest charms."
Granny's Words of Wisdom
And while we're on the subject of the past take a look at H
hints from grandmother's cookbook.
"In America, cheese is regarded as a. luxury, not as a food ,
Of all human follies connected with the art cf cooking the potato,
frying is the worst ... If you buy milk it will not do to consider the
milkman's quart. You must always measure in a beer measure .
d 'hash' in his country is of doubtful origin, probably
English . . .
And away back in 1805 . . . "Yeast is now made into cakes and
sold to people too improvident to make their own. It is said to be
good."
Mr., Hubby, or Tom, Dick and Harry
Young wives, when referring to their husbands, often hesitate,
wc-dering what tag they should attach to the man of the house. When
to say "Mr.", "my husband," or to use his first name is confusing at
times.
When talking about her husband, a wife uses the title "Mr." or
"Doctor" only when speaking to an inferior. To strangers she says
"my husband" and to her friends, she always refers to him by his I it st
name.
Won't You Try These?
ice-box cookies always go over in a big way because of their
crispness and tastiness. But they have one disadvantage—they cannot
be baked* immediately because they require thorough' chilling in the
refrigerator. Their great advantage though is that the dough can be
kept on hand for over a week and the cookies sliced and baled as
needed. So when mixing the batter use a fairly large recipe.
If you have never tried these dainties, here's the recipe for rhe
Butterscotch Cookies.
Cream 1 c. of shortening gradually stirring in 2 c. of brown sugar
Add 2 unbeaten eggs and 2 tsp. of vanilla. Mix well, then stir in 3'/a
c. of flour and 3 tsp. of baking powder sifted together, and 1 14 c. of
chopped nuts.
The resulting stiff dough may be packed firmly into pound butler
cartons or cracker boxes. Tin boxes should be lined with waxed paper
Or with floured hands shape the dough into rolls about 2 in. in diameter
wrap the rolls in heavy waxed paper, twisting the ends. Place the molded
dough in a refrigerator for several hours until it is hard Remove the
chilled dough from its wrappings, cut into slices about one-eighth inch
thic... Place on baking sheet—greasing is not necessary because of the
large quantity of shortening in the dough. Bake in a moderate oven
* * *
February 1, at the Church of As
cension, A dedication service from
Prior to his departure for the
5 It was decided, at the first execu 8.30 p.m. will precede the social U. of California, Mr. Shuichi Kute meeting of the YPS to add evening. Members, past members, and saka, brilliant Physics scholar, was
•^another convenor to each depart friends are cordially invited to attend host to his friends at dinner last
ment. The newly appointed con- the celebration.
Saturday. Mr. Kusaka left for the
* * *
south on Sunday morning, January
The Kitsilano YMBA ujill hold 14.
* * *
its general meeting at the Kitsilano
Bukkyo-kai on Sunday, January Dai Nishiki
The Shiscikai will hold its annual
21. from 2 p.m. Being the 15 th
annual meeting many important meeting and New Year social this
| Featured speaker at the
matters will be on hand for dis coming Sunday. January 21, at the
j annual "Parent-Student Night"
cussion. A New Year social will Fuji from 5.30 p.m. The club ex- reports of the various departments
FROST PATTERNS
follow the meeting. All club mem ecutive expects the attendance of and the recommendations of the
§ sponsored by the University
every member at this important church boards, elections of offeers From still
bers are urged to attend.
$ Students’ Club, Saturday, Jan.
*
*
gathering. In order to assure ample to the Board of Session and Stewards Gray mist emerge
^0, will be the Japanese Consul
time
for the "Dai Nishiki" everyone will be held. The general meeting Flowers of silver, ferns
At the general meeting of the
G'i Vancouver, Hon. Kenji Nawill follow the regular Sunday With golden fronds, pictured of toll
Rissho Seinenkai held last Sunday, is urged to attend on rime.
i louchi.
The Kokikai and Chichibukai will evening service, the sermon topic Old Trees.
January 14, the following officers
। ^The event will begin at 7.30 were elected to guide the club through also held their annual meetings at the being, "What do we stand for?" by
D. B.
Fl the Nippon Club, with mem- another big year: president, Johnny same time and same place.
Rev. K. Shimizu.
imjulJiihhil.IwUHlJw) JiajnLh<).h<).hiL
•h
4*
¥
Ysrs of the Club playing hosts Deshima; vice president, Sumiko Ko
and hostesses to their parents. bayashi, Tom Inaba; recording secre At Home
Sunday is again the day chosen
"Hie affair is held in order that tary, Bill Uno: coresponding secre
Mr. and Mrs. M. Masuda enter
for. a roller skating party,. This
the older people may become in tary, Kathleen Ooka, George Ishohi- tained informally at a card party
time the party will be sponsored
timate not only <vith the stu- ma; treasurer, Takeyoshi Machina; : at their home on Parker Street last
r
Footwear
by.theFuyokaiat
Happyland on
der|tsr but also with the club auditors, Tose Watanabe, ..Noboru Saturday evening. January 13.
February 11, from 2-5 p.m.
activities.
1 Takeda; Convenors: athletic, Misao
i "Quality and Distinction"'
; A large turnout is expected Kimura, Sam Watanabe; social, Jo.e Powell Junior Church
Don't forget the big skatefest this
: 762 Granville St
This Sunday. January 21, the Sunday. There will be no ticket sales =
for an enjoyable evening, and Deshima; arts, Irene Ishikawa;
528 W, Hastings St
a cordial invitation to attend is ।oratory, Mark Kobayashi; drama, Powell United Junior Church will at the door, but last minute tickets |
hold its general meeting. After the may be obtained at Ernies.
extended to all interested.
Irene Tsuchiya.
-■ .^tl'rPTlH|'pn<|nP|qil^
I
YPS EXECUTIVE MEETS
USC Parent-Student
^Meet At Nippon Club
Page 6
s
t
Aki
THE NEW CANADIAN
ft'
PI
JANUARY 19
11
NEWS NIBLETS FROM FAR FLUNG NISEI NOOKS IN B. C
a
Maple Ridge Review
3
J
I
By New and Views
By M. N. C. Pator
Whonnock Seinenkai
the fifth annual meeting
1 he tenth annua] general meet.
of
the
local Young Men's As
ing of the h honnock Seinenkai,
so
ci
a
ti
on
Jan.
Ichiro Yama
held at die Whonnock Japanese
moto
was
elected
president
sue
Hall, .Jan, L, was opened by a
ceeding
Shigekazu
Endo.
■short addin ss byr the chairman.
Toru Arika
A leading figure in the organ
followed by the
parting speech of the retiring ization since its inception,
Ichiro now goes on to serve his
president. Yukio Nishikawa.
fifth
term on the executive and
In addressing some thirty fel
his fourth term as president.
low members, “Yuke” advocated
Others on the new executive
the formation of a “Niseikai” to
replace and to carry out the include E. Oseki, vice-president;
functions of Nisei organizations S. Sasaki, chairman; and M. Miki,
here.
secretary-treasurer.
‘‘Co-operation rather than comAss’n Strengthened
petition” was the message, which
Numerically strengthened with
wa....................
The
recei ved with heartwarming seven
.
. , new darlin °^ the Royal Canadian Air Force, a fast, twin-engined Bristol Boii
new
names
added
to
its
Bolingbroke bom
appla use.
K1; 1SnSh°In h6re HS if hit a 30°-mile-an-hour clip in tests at Rockcliff^ military airport
rolls
and
with
a
strong
advisory'
*
*
Mus Canadian version of the R.A.F.’s prized Bristol Blenheims, which took part in thenear
KielOttawa
council,
the
Association
seems
to
n™ K
,-L ^ and iS “ be foUowed by 17 “ore- “ “ ®T haR a ton of tombs ft
“Views’’
be
heading for a year of out
Are we to applaud and then
1.000 miles at 2a0 miles per hour.
oomos t
standing achievement. The inforget? Perhaps we may seek the itiation of the new members 1 of various committees are busily
solution desired in the formation brought about the automatic afsev
COLEMAN’S BACK WITH
of a chapter of the J.C.C.L. here. filiation of the Junior Basketball engaged in plans and consulta
True we are members of the team as a unit with the organiza tions. promising sweeping mea
c
sures designed to elevate the
M aple R i d ge- Pi 11 M ead o w s Ch a p- tion.
position of their Y.M.A. in this
ter; but with the affiliation of
At the present time chairmen far-removed corner of the city.
Nisei factions here, with the
Yipes! It's Leap Year again. Press your delectable stripes with :
ideal ot national unity as our
! extra care, Coley, the wimmin are on the loose. Oh well, I should !
ultimate goal, we may indeed feel
; worry. IT] drive them delirious with my Slapsie Maxie style !
justified in doing so. Am
; especially created by him for me.
dreamer . . . ?
Aa
*
*
*
* * *
and
By Kichiji Nishii
J.C.C.L. Concert
To wind up the fading year of 1939, the Girls’ Club and the to t
The
Steveston
Y.M.B.A.
got
off
was
reworded
to
grant
them
the
Seinenkai held a joint whist drive and dance at the Royston Hall in ”
Programmes for the
concert, to be held in the Agricul to a good start for the year at right to vote and be nominated on December 23. Some of the girls were too shy to venture on the the
tural Hall in Haney, at 7:30 p.m., their ninth annual general meet to executive positions without flooi but those who did keep in time with the downbeats were the they
February 3, are now being printed, ing held last Thursday, January paying the annual fee.
cynosure of a gallery of young ladies who volunteered opinions to they
tickets may be secured from^k under the chairmanship of
The second amendment sub- the field on the style of hip swinging.
prol
any member of ’the executive. Klmio Hamaguchi.
stituted the positions of treasurer :
like
•
*
*
*
35c. for adults and 15c for children
Minoru
Nishi
i
and
assistant
treasurer
for
two
Past president,
Honeymoon in Japan
is the price for
evening of opened the meeting. Two phases’ i treasurers.
c!
*
*
*
On December 26, a quiet wedding was solemnized at the Hompa
superb entertainment.
of the Nisei question received
u
Herewith are the officers for Buddhist Temple when Hideko, eldest daughter of Mr. M. Tsuruoka
treatment in the speeches by Mr.
Ol
and the late Mrs. Tsuruoka of Cumberland, was married to Mr.
H. Yamamoto (the importance of the coming year:
President, Kaoru Atagi; Vice- I. lamakawa of Duncan. A reception at the Fuji followed. Mr. and me ।
unity among the Nisei) and Rev.
Katatsu (Y.M.B.A. and JCCL— presidents, Hiroshi Hamade and Mrs. Yamakawa left the next day on the M.S. “Heian Maru” for a the
By T.
honeymoon trip to Japan.
their duties).
Seiji Uraisami; treasurer, Shoji
*
*
*
thou
On January 2 the New Year
Nakai,
read
Minam
^
e
:
assistant
treasurer,
Vice-president,
T.
and
was greeted with much en
Our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Shigie Yaguchi
the constitution and the activities ^®^a’OMatsumura; chairman, To
thusiasm at the Buddhist Mission. ot theS. Y.M.B.A. during the 1939 i kunaga NakaU secretaries, Tewho had the misfortune to hurt his wrist while playing basket
cook
Starting at
P.m. the various season. He wasfollowed by the I ^^K
ball. -Bet it feels great to be out in the open after three weeks
Miyai (Japanese) and
ceremonies were performed, fol financial treasurer and the differ- Kickni Nishii (English).
of ceiling staring at the Vancouver General Hositpal, Shigie.
lowed 'by a program of entertain
*
*
*
ent convenors with their reports I Auditors, Teruo Nakatsu,
ment presented by the Bukkyokai. of the past year.
1 go I
Home, Sweet Home
George Uyeda, Kenichi Morishita,
A capacity crowd, which sur
had
Among those bounding back to their homes for their holidays VCOl
Two amendments to the con M. Morishita, Takeo Matsubara.
passed all records in recent years,
Convenors: sports, S h i g e r u w ei e I oshino and Miyoshi Kimoto for a whiff of familv air, Hiroshi
witnessed the “shibais” presented stitution were moved and pas
aDd George Saito casting off their UBC exam reflections,
by local artists. The entire com sed. The first concerned hon Marumoto; oratorical, Masakazu
Ja
Mis.
M.
Takahara
of Chemainus for a glimpse of Mama and those
orary
members.
Formerly,
they
Hori; dramatics, Haruo Uyeda;
munity was more than satisfied
or.
J
with the feeling of starting the were assessed the annual fee j social, T. Nishii; Jiterary, T. spruced-up boys back from Duncan (and Woodfibre.
Those^reversing directions were K. Tani, still at large in thl -je
New 1 ear off right as a result of two dollars, had the right to Teraguchi; fire department, M.
r~ pl
vote but were barred from Matsumura.
of the day spent at the Hall.
big city, Shigie Kiyono to attend his cousin Hideko’s wedding. 4 ac
nominations. The amendment
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Councillors were also elected. M. Yagi and K. Saisho.
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On Jan. 5 and 6 a Japanese
tor a
movie was shown at the .Budd
Start The Year Right
mind
hist Hall. with -the raffle draw
. They say theres no time like the first of the year to impress You’
being held at intermission time
TYaKe, for instance, the vibrant finality with which Kiso
Saturday' night.
By Don Tani
startled the staid parents of No. 5 at the New Year’s Night celebra
Commencing its 1940 activities prior to his departure for Japan tion.
The majority of the lucky ticket
got a
holders were of the younger set. the Japanese Canadian Citizens’ . . . A copy of the “Citizen,” and _
Not being a kindred spirit of the jiving hot licks, I fail miserably I any t
including S. Yamaoka with two Association held its initial meet thank you, Steveston JCCL . . . -1.1 f 16 P10Per usage of rug-cutting demonstrations, but sufficient it ret un
lucky tickets. .Miss S. Yamaoka, ing of the year on Jan. 14.
t° stat® that he certainly knocked them speechless with
A lovely greeting card, the wish 's 01
Chic Mori, H. Uyeyama, George
A Red Cross committee, com on which is heartily returned to a^liratlon' disbelief, astonishment or alarm. (Multiple choice:
work:
Weda and T, Tomfye.
posed of all women members of former member Kay Sumi of underline the best answer.)
small
Congratulations . . .
the Association, was formed to Mayne Island.
f
n,°^cea^e feature of the occasion was the agile quickness
when
Congratulations to Miss Naka assist the local Japanese women
ot
the
younger
fry
in
learning
to
dance.
It
baffles
me
just
where
* *
and Mr. H, Uyeysma whose wed- in obtaining information and What can it be? .
iey pick up all the steps—but how they can shuffle about rhythmiclater.
. .50 per cent- a y in clothes natty enough to put Andy Hardy to shame, when,
ding party was held Jan. If at ■necessary materials, so that
the Buddhist Hall.
they may carry out their Red of our transplanted Victorians, only yesterday, they were squirming all over the same floors in le
Hateui Uyede will soon be return deiniei cri for chic three-cornered pants!
Summerland . . .
Cross work most efficiently.
ing home. The party of the se
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Amending the constitution, the cond .part is looking forward to
Are we going to have a table
. ^T°w ^hat winter actually seems to be wending its way hither.
Maybe we’ll do (better this yem members decided io return to the September and his return. Can’t
tennis tournament this year'' conventional manner of nominat understand it, unless it’s the year. ■ is sen be is exploring a spot to hibernate. Adios, expect me back
than in the past.
ing and electing each executive, Visitors . .. . Picking up a little tor a social visit with the ground hogs.
and to increase the number of glow here and there in the manner
officials from five to seven. This of the day, three young men
*
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YOSHINO
secretary, an athletic director, 1 ear’s. They were .Messrs Ma
and an educational and citizenship suda, Masuda and Tamaki, of
convenor, and eliminates the vice- Cowichan Bay, Coombs, and Sun
General Merchants
presidency. The annual election bury. respectively. Incidentally,
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of officers will be held at the the bus leaves thrice daily for Sun
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Acknowledgments . , . to T. Mitsui tion and was given emphatically,
for his donation to the JCCA Miss Opportunist.
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NEWS NIBLETS FROM FAR FLUNG NISEI NOOKS IN B. C
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By New and Views
By M. N. C. Pator
Whonnock Seinenkai
the fifth annual meeting
1 he tenth annua] general meet.
of
the
local Young Men's As
ing of the h honnock Seinenkai,
so
ci
a
ti
on
Jan.
Ichiro Yama
held at die Whonnock Japanese
moto
was
elected
president
sue
Hall, .Jan, L, was opened by a
ceeding
Shigekazu
Endo.
■short addin ss byr the chairman.
Toru Arika
A leading figure in the organ
followed by the
parting speech of the retiring ization since its inception,
Ichiro now goes on to serve his
president. Yukio Nishikawa.
fifth
term on the executive and
In addressing some thirty fel
his fourth term as president.
low members, “Yuke” advocated
Others on the new executive
the formation of a “Niseikai” to
replace and to carry out the include E. Oseki, vice-president;
functions of Nisei organizations S. Sasaki, chairman; and M. Miki,
here.
secretary-treasurer.
‘‘Co-operation rather than comAss’n Strengthened
petition” was the message, which
Numerically strengthened with
wa....................
The
recei ved with heartwarming seven
.
. , new darlin °^ the Royal Canadian Air Force, a fast, twin-engined Bristol Boii
new
names
added
to
its
Bolingbroke bom
appla use.
K1; 1SnSh°In h6re HS if hit a 30°-mile-an-hour clip in tests at Rockcliff^ military airport
rolls
and
with
a
strong
advisory'
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Mus Canadian version of the R.A.F.’s prized Bristol Blenheims, which took part in thenear
KielOttawa
council,
the
Association
seems
to
n™ K
,-L ^ and iS “ be foUowed by 17 “ore- “ “ ®T haR a ton of tombs ft
“Views’’
be
heading for a year of out
Are we to applaud and then
1.000 miles at 2a0 miles per hour.
oomos t
standing achievement. The inforget? Perhaps we may seek the itiation of the new members 1 of various committees are busily
solution desired in the formation brought about the automatic afsev
COLEMAN’S BACK WITH
of a chapter of the J.C.C.L. here. filiation of the Junior Basketball engaged in plans and consulta
True we are members of the team as a unit with the organiza tions. promising sweeping mea
c
sures designed to elevate the
M aple R i d ge- Pi 11 M ead o w s Ch a p- tion.
position of their Y.M.A. in this
ter; but with the affiliation of
At the present time chairmen far-removed corner of the city.
Nisei factions here, with the
Yipes! It's Leap Year again. Press your delectable stripes with :
ideal ot national unity as our
! extra care, Coley, the wimmin are on the loose. Oh well, I should !
ultimate goal, we may indeed feel
; worry. IT] drive them delirious with my Slapsie Maxie style !
justified in doing so. Am
; especially created by him for me.
dreamer . . . ?
Aa
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and
By Kichiji Nishii
J.C.C.L. Concert
To wind up the fading year of 1939, the Girls’ Club and the to t
The
Steveston
Y.M.B.A.
got
off
was
reworded
to
grant
them
the
Seinenkai held a joint whist drive and dance at the Royston Hall in ”
Programmes for the
concert, to be held in the Agricul to a good start for the year at right to vote and be nominated on December 23. Some of the girls were too shy to venture on the the
tural Hall in Haney, at 7:30 p.m., their ninth annual general meet to executive positions without flooi but those who did keep in time with the downbeats were the they
February 3, are now being printed, ing held last Thursday, January paying the annual fee.
cynosure of a gallery of young ladies who volunteered opinions to they
tickets may be secured from^k under the chairmanship of
The second amendment sub- the field on the style of hip swinging.
prol
any member of ’the executive. Klmio Hamaguchi.
stituted the positions of treasurer :
like
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35c. for adults and 15c for children
Minoru
Nishi
i
and
assistant
treasurer
for
two
Past president,
Honeymoon in Japan
is the price for
evening of opened the meeting. Two phases’ i treasurers.
c!
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On December 26, a quiet wedding was solemnized at the Hompa
superb entertainment.
of the Nisei question received
u
Herewith are the officers for Buddhist Temple when Hideko, eldest daughter of Mr. M. Tsuruoka
treatment in the speeches by Mr.
Ol
and the late Mrs. Tsuruoka of Cumberland, was married to Mr.
H. Yamamoto (the importance of the coming year:
President, Kaoru Atagi; Vice- I. lamakawa of Duncan. A reception at the Fuji followed. Mr. and me ।
unity among the Nisei) and Rev.
Katatsu (Y.M.B.A. and JCCL— presidents, Hiroshi Hamade and Mrs. Yamakawa left the next day on the M.S. “Heian Maru” for a the
By T.
honeymoon trip to Japan.
their duties).
Seiji Uraisami; treasurer, Shoji
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thou
On January 2 the New Year
Nakai,
read
Minam
^
e
:
assistant
treasurer,
Vice-president,
T.
and
was greeted with much en
Our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Shigie Yaguchi
the constitution and the activities ^®^a’OMatsumura; chairman, To
thusiasm at the Buddhist Mission. ot theS. Y.M.B.A. during the 1939 i kunaga NakaU secretaries, Tewho had the misfortune to hurt his wrist while playing basket
cook
Starting at
P.m. the various season. He wasfollowed by the I ^^K
ball. -Bet it feels great to be out in the open after three weeks
Miyai (Japanese) and
ceremonies were performed, fol financial treasurer and the differ- Kickni Nishii (English).
of ceiling staring at the Vancouver General Hositpal, Shigie.
lowed 'by a program of entertain
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ent convenors with their reports I Auditors, Teruo Nakatsu,
ment presented by the Bukkyokai. of the past year.
1 go I
Home, Sweet Home
George Uyeda, Kenichi Morishita,
A capacity crowd, which sur
had
Among those bounding back to their homes for their holidays VCOl
Two amendments to the con M. Morishita, Takeo Matsubara.
passed all records in recent years,
Convenors: sports, S h i g e r u w ei e I oshino and Miyoshi Kimoto for a whiff of familv air, Hiroshi
witnessed the “shibais” presented stitution were moved and pas
aDd George Saito casting off their UBC exam reflections,
by local artists. The entire com sed. The first concerned hon Marumoto; oratorical, Masakazu
Ja
Mis.
M.
Takahara
of Chemainus for a glimpse of Mama and those
orary
members.
Formerly,
they
Hori; dramatics, Haruo Uyeda;
munity was more than satisfied
or.
J
with the feeling of starting the were assessed the annual fee j social, T. Nishii; Jiterary, T. spruced-up boys back from Duncan (and Woodfibre.
Those^reversing directions were K. Tani, still at large in thl -je
New 1 ear off right as a result of two dollars, had the right to Teraguchi; fire department, M.
r~ pl
vote but were barred from Matsumura.
of the day spent at the Hall.
big city, Shigie Kiyono to attend his cousin Hideko’s wedding. 4 ac
nominations. The amendment
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♦
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Councillors were also elected. M. Yagi and K. Saisho.
*
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On Jan. 5 and 6 a Japanese
tor a
movie was shown at the .Budd
Start The Year Right
mind
hist Hall. with -the raffle draw
. They say theres no time like the first of the year to impress You’
being held at intermission time
TYaKe, for instance, the vibrant finality with which Kiso
Saturday' night.
By Don Tani
startled the staid parents of No. 5 at the New Year’s Night celebra
Commencing its 1940 activities prior to his departure for Japan tion.
The majority of the lucky ticket
got a
holders were of the younger set. the Japanese Canadian Citizens’ . . . A copy of the “Citizen,” and _
Not being a kindred spirit of the jiving hot licks, I fail miserably I any t
including S. Yamaoka with two Association held its initial meet thank you, Steveston JCCL . . . -1.1 f 16 P10Per usage of rug-cutting demonstrations, but sufficient it ret un
lucky tickets. .Miss S. Yamaoka, ing of the year on Jan. 14.
t° stat® that he certainly knocked them speechless with
A lovely greeting card, the wish 's 01
Chic Mori, H. Uyeyama, George
A Red Cross committee, com on which is heartily returned to a^liratlon' disbelief, astonishment or alarm. (Multiple choice:
work:
Weda and T, Tomfye.
posed of all women members of former member Kay Sumi of underline the best answer.)
small
Congratulations . . .
the Association, was formed to Mayne Island.
f
n,°^cea^e feature of the occasion was the agile quickness
when
Congratulations to Miss Naka assist the local Japanese women
ot
the
younger
fry
in
learning
to
dance.
It
baffles
me
just
where
* *
and Mr. H, Uyeysma whose wed- in obtaining information and What can it be? .
iey pick up all the steps—but how they can shuffle about rhythmiclater.
. .50 per cent- a y in clothes natty enough to put Andy Hardy to shame, when,
ding party was held Jan. If at ■necessary materials, so that
the Buddhist Hall.
they may carry out their Red of our transplanted Victorians, only yesterday, they were squirming all over the same floors in le
Hateui Uyede will soon be return deiniei cri for chic three-cornered pants!
Summerland . . .
Cross work most efficiently.
ing home. The party of the se
*
*
*
Amending the constitution, the cond .part is looking forward to
Are we going to have a table
. ^T°w ^hat winter actually seems to be wending its way hither.
Maybe we’ll do (better this yem members decided io return to the September and his return. Can’t
tennis tournament this year'' conventional manner of nominat understand it, unless it’s the year. ■ is sen be is exploring a spot to hibernate. Adios, expect me back
than in the past.
ing and electing each executive, Visitors . .. . Picking up a little tor a social visit with the ground hogs.
and to increase the number of glow here and there in the manner
officials from five to seven. This of the day, three young men
*
increase provides for a. Japanese dropped in our way on New
YOSHINO
secretary, an athletic director, 1 ear’s. They were .Messrs Ma
and an educational and citizenship suda, Masuda and Tamaki, of
convenor, and eliminates the vice- Cowichan Bay, Coombs, and Sun
General Merchants
presidency. The annual election bury. respectively. Incidentally,
362 ALEXANDER ST.
of officers will be held at the the bus leaves thrice daily for Sun
PHONE TRi. 0723 J
February meeting.
TRinity 0092
269 Powell St
bury. This is authentic informa
Acknowledgments . , . to T. Mitsui tion and was given emphatically,
for his donation to the JCCA Miss Opportunist.
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JANUARY
1940
THE NEW CANADIAN
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IQING 1HE RODS ’
Intermediate A Hoopsters
A Nisei Seeks Opportunity in Canada
EDITOR’S NOTE—The adventure befalling a Nisei who
a future in Eastern Canada so struck "M.T.K..." one of our
T.-ders. that he passed on the story to us. He adds these words: “You
w-[ recall the advice of Mr. Sato, principal of the Alexander Japanese
wpawige School, to Niseis heading East to go with some capital and, a
Minite trade. The Nisei in question did not have 'either and the
following is the result of his pioneer dive into the Canadian East."
By Chizuko Shimano
Varsity Nips Nippons In Overtime
If and when the Nippons can learn to keep their shirts
on when the pressure's red hot, they may really go-places.
| Jan. 13. resulted
i
in the following Tuesday evening at the Y.W.C.A. they came from behind
j officers being chc sen: Hideo* to tie the shirtless men from Varsity, 26-26, but blew up in
j Shimano, president; Fujiko Su-j the overtime session to drop another heartbreaker, 32-26.
Annual election meeting of the
I zuki. vice-president Riushin Kotreasurer: Kazue Koya-;
i But you have to hand it to
I those lads from Powell Street for
It was summer. July 5, when I left Vancouver but you would havepagi. recording secretary; Chizuko
i their fighting spirit and for the
ver jessed it if you had been freezing with me on the freight boxes as, Shimano. corresponding secreAvay they dish up
\-two locomotives snorted their way high up in the Rockies abeve the|tary; Yoshio Shimano. Yukio
i games.
I Koyanagi.
Keishiro
Shimano,
towline.
I
They pitched in for all they
Kamloops. Rcvclstoke, Banff, Calgary and Medicine Hat passed by auditors; Ayako Negoro, librar
i were worth in the first quarter
rthout a hitch until I came to Moose Jaw where the arm of the law ian; Kimiko Suzuki. Kumiko Shi-j
j to lead the students by a nose,
niano, Matsuyo Koyanagi, social *
FiuBy caught up with me.
j
8-7, forged ahead 13-9 in the seconvenors; and Hiroshi Negoro
The Law Catches Up
Nomads Nudge Celts | cond period but suddenly
That was July 7. I was tried in Juvenile Court rhe next day where and Shogoro Shimano, sports comi stopped dead in their tracks and
I was sentenced to serve seven days in the Moosomin Reformatory. After an mittee.
A successful New Year's party In Fight For Playoffs I let the campus crew race away
overnight stay at the Moose Jaw city jail. I was transferred to the Regina
j to a 20-13 margin.
bounties fail by train with Mounties as escorts and thence to Moosemin was held on Jan. 1, with a large
।
As if to show his team mates
turnout.
about 186 miles north-east of Regina.
A fighting last half rally staged how, Goozy Suzuki staged a oneAs a result of the raffle which
by the Nippons in the Pro Rec Iman display in the third canto,
.There they "mugged" (fingerprinted) me. took a blood test, a skin
was drawn on Jan. 14 Miss Yoshi
.•> spinal fluid test, in short, a thorough physical examination. After Suzuki won the table lamp and Division just failed to make the iswishing the hemp with three of
tb-CY handed me a prison garb which stank to high heaven, and a Mr. S. Muraki the bedspread. To grade as the tall West Van boys Shis specialties to cut down the
handed them another loss, 4S-39
■ seven-day stretch of “hell on earth" followed.
all our friends, especially of Sea at the Japanese Gym Tuesday. idefieit to 22-19.
I
NIPPONS RALLY
■
Release’ Hitch-hiking from Moosomin to Winnipeg, tough
Island. Steveston and Vancouver
■ ci it was, seemed more preferable. My legs became swollen, mu body
who contributed to the success of
The high overhead passes of ' In the last quarter. Varsity tried
ached all over, my nerves were on a rack but my heart refused to give
our raffle, THANK YOU!
the
West Van quintet jo freeze the ball but the same
up. Hot only that,:! had to worry about eating. If a "bum" or
caught the Nippons on the short, iGoozy snagged a long shot. Kato
"stiff" is in good^ physical condition, his only thought is to eat and
end of a big 23-7 score at half-time. T foul. Ide a close-in and, with fulldime but seconds away, Akiyama
Starting out with renewed vi (let go a sneaker from a melee
Human Drift wood, Drifting On and On
gor in the third quarter Nippons jin front of the Varsity basket that
By loni Gossippe
1 bumped into thousands of them on the road all with the same
caught up to within five points ‘knotted the count 26-26.
■ idea. They're human driftwood, drifting on and on., blindly . . . here
The January meeting of the
of the leaders as Fujioka, Miike, j Over-eagerness proved to he
land there . . . year after year . . . drifting from one end of the country Victoria JCCL will be held
Fukumoto and Hashimoto con- 'the undoing of the Nippons in the
I to the other . . . one day in Vancouver, tomorrow in Calgary, next week Thursday, the 25th, at the Gocentrated on long shots that extra frame. Even their best,
I in Toronto . . . Some of them are intellectuals, some illiterates, but just gakko Hall, commencing a t
netted them 14 points but West shots got the jitters rimming the
I the same they’re human. Wherever they come from, whoever they arc, 8.15 sharp.
Van drew ahead again.
hoop or bouncing out, while the.
■ they've got to eat in order to live. They all had mothers who once thought
Election of officers and gen
I they were the sweetest and cutest babies in the world. They form a serious eral discussion of plans for the
In the last quarter every Nippon i students made. most of t h e i r
I problem for the government who often ignores them. It should build camps coming term will take place, so player except Fukumoto scored breaks to pocket the game 32-26.
two baskets apiece, but that scorI like the CCC in the U.S. to look after them.
be there to do your share.
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ing spree fell 9 points short of
After spending a couple of days in Winnipeg, I “hit the tracks"
the
leaders.
MR. FRANK OTAKE, Port Alagain but instead of freight cars. I took to passenger cars. I knew it
berni: Please accept apologies for
was a risky thina to do but it hadn’t taken me long to learn the rones
NOMADS-CELTICS
not acknowledging receipt of tele In the junior game last Tues
of "hoboing." I Was a high-pressure hobo now—tough and fearless.
Of course, I had several narrow escapes such as falling in between gram (wishing local chapter suc day Nomads nosed out the fight
St ymour 0853
sooner . . - No, was not ing fisher boys from Celtic Can
ne; box cars, having “railroad bulls" take potshots at me, getting lost in cess)
the deep wood miles away from civilization. Instead of weakening me, napping . . . just wasn’t there nery by one slim point, 28-27, to
:hough. the grind toughened me more than ever. It hardened my nerves when it was read. Good luck, stay in the running for the play
Frank, and thanks again.
and sinews.
offs. The lead see-sawed back and
* * *
I stayed two months in Toronto doing all kinds of jobs—houseboy,
forth as both teams .played an
Victoria Vagaries: Can you air-tight game.
Shaeffer Pen Agents
cook’s help, paper boy and so on.
imagine—only about an hour and
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Down to the Sea
At the end of the third quarter, Latest Japanese Recordings
a half of skating in one winter?
I
Then I was again seized by wanderlust but went to sea this time. That’s about all we had last Sun Celtics led by one point but No TRinity 3112
331 Powell St.
I got a job on a freighter, Delaware, as a mess boy but got sea-sick and day morning and prospects for mads outscored Celtics 12-10 to
VANCOUVER, B. C.
had to get off at Montreal, where I tried my hand at positions such as more ice this winter are very edge out the luckless cannery
Axountant, salesman, etc., which fitted me like a size twenty shoe.
poor with the weather as mild boys, 28-27.
When the war broke out, I quit the salesman job to go to
as it is now . . . Better .sell your
Japan on a Japanese freighter, Kinka Maru, but was nabbed sneaking
skates, Muneo, and give the rest
. on board ship and got a month’s imprisonment for my trouble. After
of us a break.
Nippon Juniors Fail
Capita! City Chatter
Nimi Shokai ■
- netting out of the “can;" I tried to join the army. F got through the
In This Corner
'physical examination all right—Class A 1, when, they turned me
down because of my dual nationality.
I was downhearted and left Montreal on foot. I knocked around
for a week in Sherbrooke, a dead French Canadian town. And that reminds me—the Frenchies or “Pea Soups" are very unfriendly and unkind.
Tull have a tough time trying to get a lift in this part of the country.
DID YOU KNOW?
By Y. T. Terada
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That in Japan the practice of
Anti-Spy Campaign Unhealthy
fencing,
judo and other sports is
From Sherbrooke I headed south to sneak into the States and even
got as far as Albany, New York, where I decided the atmosphere wasn t confined largely to the coldest season
any too healthy with the anti-spy campaign in full swing, so I hit the of the year, in the months of January
and February. “ Kangeiko" or train
wurn trail to Quebec City before I got into another jam.
And here I am in the Salvation Army Social Service Department, ing during the coldest weather is
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forking in the kitchen as a dishwasher getting room and board plus a supposed to be most effective.
That
Sumo
and
not
Baseball
is
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small weekly allowance. I expect to stay here all winter until next spring
the national sport of Japan.
'^en I I] be back “on the road" again.
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kier.
SE ymour-4570
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mode
of
living
during
their
first
or ask for Joe Seko, TR-0794-Y
Your ambitious friend,
days
in
barracks.
From
kimono-clad
B. M.
youth they are transformed into
.uniformed soldier eating in Western
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THE NEW CANADIAN
t
IQING 1HE RODS ’
Intermediate A Hoopsters
A Nisei Seeks Opportunity in Canada
EDITOR’S NOTE—The adventure befalling a Nisei who
a future in Eastern Canada so struck "M.T.K..." one of our
T.-ders. that he passed on the story to us. He adds these words: “You
w-[ recall the advice of Mr. Sato, principal of the Alexander Japanese
wpawige School, to Niseis heading East to go with some capital and, a
Minite trade. The Nisei in question did not have 'either and the
following is the result of his pioneer dive into the Canadian East."
By Chizuko Shimano
Varsity Nips Nippons In Overtime
If and when the Nippons can learn to keep their shirts
on when the pressure's red hot, they may really go-places.
| Jan. 13. resulted
i
in the following Tuesday evening at the Y.W.C.A. they came from behind
j officers being chc sen: Hideo* to tie the shirtless men from Varsity, 26-26, but blew up in
j Shimano, president; Fujiko Su-j the overtime session to drop another heartbreaker, 32-26.
Annual election meeting of the
I zuki. vice-president Riushin Kotreasurer: Kazue Koya-;
i But you have to hand it to
I those lads from Powell Street for
It was summer. July 5, when I left Vancouver but you would havepagi. recording secretary; Chizuko
i their fighting spirit and for the
ver jessed it if you had been freezing with me on the freight boxes as, Shimano. corresponding secreAvay they dish up
\-two locomotives snorted their way high up in the Rockies abeve the|tary; Yoshio Shimano. Yukio
i games.
I Koyanagi.
Keishiro
Shimano,
towline.
I
They pitched in for all they
Kamloops. Rcvclstoke, Banff, Calgary and Medicine Hat passed by auditors; Ayako Negoro, librar
i were worth in the first quarter
rthout a hitch until I came to Moose Jaw where the arm of the law ian; Kimiko Suzuki. Kumiko Shi-j
j to lead the students by a nose,
niano, Matsuyo Koyanagi, social *
FiuBy caught up with me.
j
8-7, forged ahead 13-9 in the seconvenors; and Hiroshi Negoro
The Law Catches Up
Nomads Nudge Celts | cond period but suddenly
That was July 7. I was tried in Juvenile Court rhe next day where and Shogoro Shimano, sports comi stopped dead in their tracks and
I was sentenced to serve seven days in the Moosomin Reformatory. After an mittee.
A successful New Year's party In Fight For Playoffs I let the campus crew race away
overnight stay at the Moose Jaw city jail. I was transferred to the Regina
j to a 20-13 margin.
bounties fail by train with Mounties as escorts and thence to Moosemin was held on Jan. 1, with a large
।
As if to show his team mates
turnout.
about 186 miles north-east of Regina.
A fighting last half rally staged how, Goozy Suzuki staged a oneAs a result of the raffle which
by the Nippons in the Pro Rec Iman display in the third canto,
.There they "mugged" (fingerprinted) me. took a blood test, a skin
was drawn on Jan. 14 Miss Yoshi
.•> spinal fluid test, in short, a thorough physical examination. After Suzuki won the table lamp and Division just failed to make the iswishing the hemp with three of
tb-CY handed me a prison garb which stank to high heaven, and a Mr. S. Muraki the bedspread. To grade as the tall West Van boys Shis specialties to cut down the
handed them another loss, 4S-39
■ seven-day stretch of “hell on earth" followed.
all our friends, especially of Sea at the Japanese Gym Tuesday. idefieit to 22-19.
I
NIPPONS RALLY
■
Release’ Hitch-hiking from Moosomin to Winnipeg, tough
Island. Steveston and Vancouver
■ ci it was, seemed more preferable. My legs became swollen, mu body
who contributed to the success of
The high overhead passes of ' In the last quarter. Varsity tried
ached all over, my nerves were on a rack but my heart refused to give
our raffle, THANK YOU!
the
West Van quintet jo freeze the ball but the same
up. Hot only that,:! had to worry about eating. If a "bum" or
caught the Nippons on the short, iGoozy snagged a long shot. Kato
"stiff" is in good^ physical condition, his only thought is to eat and
end of a big 23-7 score at half-time. T foul. Ide a close-in and, with fulldime but seconds away, Akiyama
Starting out with renewed vi (let go a sneaker from a melee
Human Drift wood, Drifting On and On
gor in the third quarter Nippons jin front of the Varsity basket that
By loni Gossippe
1 bumped into thousands of them on the road all with the same
caught up to within five points ‘knotted the count 26-26.
■ idea. They're human driftwood, drifting on and on., blindly . . . here
The January meeting of the
of the leaders as Fujioka, Miike, j Over-eagerness proved to he
land there . . . year after year . . . drifting from one end of the country Victoria JCCL will be held
Fukumoto and Hashimoto con- 'the undoing of the Nippons in the
I to the other . . . one day in Vancouver, tomorrow in Calgary, next week Thursday, the 25th, at the Gocentrated on long shots that extra frame. Even their best,
I in Toronto . . . Some of them are intellectuals, some illiterates, but just gakko Hall, commencing a t
netted them 14 points but West shots got the jitters rimming the
I the same they’re human. Wherever they come from, whoever they arc, 8.15 sharp.
Van drew ahead again.
hoop or bouncing out, while the.
■ they've got to eat in order to live. They all had mothers who once thought
Election of officers and gen
I they were the sweetest and cutest babies in the world. They form a serious eral discussion of plans for the
In the last quarter every Nippon i students made. most of t h e i r
I problem for the government who often ignores them. It should build camps coming term will take place, so player except Fukumoto scored breaks to pocket the game 32-26.
two baskets apiece, but that scorI like the CCC in the U.S. to look after them.
be there to do your share.
t
*
ing spree fell 9 points short of
After spending a couple of days in Winnipeg, I “hit the tracks"
the
leaders.
MR. FRANK OTAKE, Port Alagain but instead of freight cars. I took to passenger cars. I knew it
berni: Please accept apologies for
was a risky thina to do but it hadn’t taken me long to learn the rones
NOMADS-CELTICS
not acknowledging receipt of tele In the junior game last Tues
of "hoboing." I Was a high-pressure hobo now—tough and fearless.
Of course, I had several narrow escapes such as falling in between gram (wishing local chapter suc day Nomads nosed out the fight
St ymour 0853
sooner . . - No, was not ing fisher boys from Celtic Can
ne; box cars, having “railroad bulls" take potshots at me, getting lost in cess)
the deep wood miles away from civilization. Instead of weakening me, napping . . . just wasn’t there nery by one slim point, 28-27, to
:hough. the grind toughened me more than ever. It hardened my nerves when it was read. Good luck, stay in the running for the play
Frank, and thanks again.
and sinews.
offs. The lead see-sawed back and
* * *
I stayed two months in Toronto doing all kinds of jobs—houseboy,
forth as both teams .played an
Victoria Vagaries: Can you air-tight game.
Shaeffer Pen Agents
cook’s help, paper boy and so on.
imagine—only about an hour and
>
Down to the Sea
At the end of the third quarter, Latest Japanese Recordings
a half of skating in one winter?
I
Then I was again seized by wanderlust but went to sea this time. That’s about all we had last Sun Celtics led by one point but No TRinity 3112
331 Powell St.
I got a job on a freighter, Delaware, as a mess boy but got sea-sick and day morning and prospects for mads outscored Celtics 12-10 to
VANCOUVER, B. C.
had to get off at Montreal, where I tried my hand at positions such as more ice this winter are very edge out the luckless cannery
Axountant, salesman, etc., which fitted me like a size twenty shoe.
poor with the weather as mild boys, 28-27.
When the war broke out, I quit the salesman job to go to
as it is now . . . Better .sell your
Japan on a Japanese freighter, Kinka Maru, but was nabbed sneaking
skates, Muneo, and give the rest
. on board ship and got a month’s imprisonment for my trouble. After
of us a break.
Nippon Juniors Fail
Capita! City Chatter
Nimi Shokai ■
- netting out of the “can;" I tried to join the army. F got through the
In This Corner
'physical examination all right—Class A 1, when, they turned me
down because of my dual nationality.
I was downhearted and left Montreal on foot. I knocked around
for a week in Sherbrooke, a dead French Canadian town. And that reminds me—the Frenchies or “Pea Soups" are very unfriendly and unkind.
Tull have a tough time trying to get a lift in this part of the country.
DID YOU KNOW?
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That in Japan the practice of
Anti-Spy Campaign Unhealthy
fencing,
judo and other sports is
From Sherbrooke I headed south to sneak into the States and even
got as far as Albany, New York, where I decided the atmosphere wasn t confined largely to the coldest season
any too healthy with the anti-spy campaign in full swing, so I hit the of the year, in the months of January
and February. “ Kangeiko" or train
wurn trail to Quebec City before I got into another jam.
And here I am in the Salvation Army Social Service Department, ing during the coldest weather is
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forking in the kitchen as a dishwasher getting room and board plus a supposed to be most effective.
That
Sumo
and
not
Baseball
is
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small weekly allowance. I expect to stay here all winter until next spring
the national sport of Japan.
'^en I I] be back “on the road" again.
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often
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kier.
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their
mode
of
living
during
their
first
or ask for Joe Seko, TR-0794-Y
Your ambitious friend,
days
in
barracks.
From
kimono-clad
B. M.
youth they are transformed into
.uniformed soldier eating in Western
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Seymour 2933
109 Powell Street
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Union Fish Company
999.
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THE NEW CANADIAN
YPS Shuttiers lie GYK For Top Spot
STOP PRESS!
The hum you've been hearing
<n the air isn't the chinook
breexes.
It's the mighty droning that's coming all the way
V/ith their backs right up against the wall after from Seattle where the Hornets,
cropping the first set 8-15, the Y.P.S. mixed doubles team
Courier AA hoopsters, are swarmMary N.shikawara-Dave Arikado, rallied in the second to ing in their hive getting ready
cop the next two game's the hard way in a postponed match to wing their way to Vancouver,
at the Strathcona Gym Tuesday. The victory picked the January 27, for an exhibition
rat from the fire for the Y.P. shuttle artists and gave game against the local Nippons.
Ten or eleven of them will be
them a be in their tangle with the GYKers, 4-4 as we'll as
up, says Mi Akuyama, who re
a co-hold on first place with the same club.
ceived a letter from them this
In the other series Monday evemorning.
The place of contest
ning. Strathcona took a command- -Wikado-Michi Ashikawa.
is yet undecided.
It may be at
ing 1-2 measure over the Steves- ^e equally capable mixed doubles the Western Sports Centre or at
fonites and are expected to bag aces. Lucy Koyanagi-Shige Oku- the Japanese Gym.
Lie major tilts of the, evening aslinura blasted out lopsided triThe Seattle Girls Reserve are
<-\ K and Steveston take on!uniPhs over their church oppon- also itching to make the trip,
Oirathcona and YPS respectively. । ents.
but have transportation prob
Baron Wakabayashi and Kaz
lems to solve.
STEVESTON IMPROVING
Suga continued their unbeaten
Nisei cagettes, you'd better
In che Strathcona-Steveston
ways for the GYK dumping the
step lively and be out for the
i wo high-geared combinations, Er series, the out-of-town swatters special practice session Tuesday
nie Arikado-Mas Matsui and Henry showed vast improvement. Strath at nine. "A stitch in time saves
cona took four of the six matches
nine . . ”
Y.P.S. vs. GYK
Nishikavzara-Aridado Stage Tying Rally
JANUARY 19
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By A. Scribe
i
Well, after Washee got through washing thes oiled linen last . । I
I'm afraid to stick my hands into the soap suds even. My ideas^^^^
look pretty faded and feeble in comparison.
rna^
What an imagination he must have. 1 have one big b^' *
every time I sit down at Bertha, my typewriter, to get some half-de^
words or catch-phrases to describe what I (and two hundred fa t^r
cage fans) would call a humdinger of a hoopla contest
' “
IMAGINATION RUNS RIOT
But Washee tells us that he's built up a grand illusion of the
calibre of basketball games that are being played in town after
reading some of our reports. That only goes to show that some
fans think more of the game than we and that the mind (in this
case, the imagination) has a very definite edge over matter
typewriter.)
’
'
'
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C;
One point I'm inclined to agree with him concerns all the shov '
ing and bumping that go on at the games. Yet, on reading newspanj
accounts and pictures of basketball games played elsewhere, I can't heN m
but get the impression that basketball is becoming a knock-em-down^
drag-em-off affairs anyway with the side having the huskiest nhvO
rating the edge.
P yerS!
Yet, we can claim a special case when it comes to our gym. Whv
the place is so small and crowded that an irate fan could easily spit
on an enemy casaba-tosser from the balcony. I hear that the onk
played but were extended to three
reason the spectators refrain from the act is not because they're af
11. Arikado-M. Ashikawa bt.; M. sets in two of the encounters.
the
two
emerging
on
top
17-14
and
of
spreading germs (the tobacco smoke takes care of that) but becad
sawada-T. Maikawa 15-12, 15-5; M.
The Steveston mixed duo. Miyo i0'10Saegusa-J. Tanaka bt.; H. Maruno.
I the flimsy balcony may cave under the extra strain if they were to CO!
H. Oshimo 15-6, 18-14; B. Waka- ko SogawaJHiroshi Hamade, threw
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lean too far over the railing.
re I
bayashi-K. Suga bt.; E. Arikado- a bad scare into the Strathcona
has been granted to the shutWE WANT A NEW GYM
M Matsui 15-12, 18-16; and ArikadoAshikawa h)-12, 15-a; 1,. Kovanagi- camp. Playing heads-up they took Hers to start heir unfinished
It all boils down to this: it's high time that the Nisei got
He
S. Okumura bu; M. Nishikawara-D. the first game 15-12 and were lead games from 7.15 next Monday.
together
and
laid
plans
for
the
construction
of
a
bigger
and
more
Arikado 15-;>, 15-4; and Saegusa- ing the Strathcona pair, Xete IkePlayers are requested to be on
adequate gym.
r.tnaka 15-12, 15-3; Arikado-Matsui
his
bt.; Sawada-Maikawa 15-9, 15-3’ da-A oshio 'Matsui, by a nose in the hand ON TIME to avoid the
Moreover, ail the Niseis could take an interest in this pro
He
NuMukawara-Arikado bt.; Maruno-1 second when Matsui finally re- repetition of past evenings of |
ject for while we're at it, we might as well build up an up-to-date
gic
STEVESTON vs. Strathcona
&ained his shooting eye to lead having series left hanging in
community hall that would house a gym that could also be used
exf
M. Akiyanm-S. Hagino bt.; S. P”s partner to a stirring rally, mid-air.
for gatherings of all descriptions, several smaller rooms for a ComYikdile-S. Matsuba 15-4, 15-Tl; and
------ —--------------------------------------------- munity centre work and perhaps a swimming pool thrown into the
Sogawa-S. Minamide 15-9, 15-S:
bargain.
Nakade-Matsuba bt.; M. TovotaCai
V Ono 15-5, 12-15, 15-8; SogawaBut t0 set away from the din at the JaPanese Gym, Ys a pleas- in
Minamide bt.; Toyota-Ono 15-5,
15-r; F. Deshima-Il. Machida bt.;
J
ure to see how the Steveston badminton artists have improved, to judge Tht
4
w
from their playing at the Strathcona gym last. Monday.
pre
N. Ikeda-Y. Matsui bt.; M. SogawaM & N Smother
in
I m not much at pickin9 but I certainly wouldn't mind placing mu the
H. Unmade 12-15. 17-14, 15-10^
I
oilier UrugglSlS in DBSket Dinge money on some of them. Hirsoshi Hamade shows a lot of ability. The trai
I
n
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J Sogawa-Minamide pair pack a wallop of a forehand. Though they go tior
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Maikawa do without Shige Ashikawa? in for the hammer-and-tong type of game, give them good coaching der
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Strategic hoopla with Harry's hanging desperately to a 5
Wakabayashi and Suga of the Gakuyukai form my favorite team alic
point lead, Shige sifted through to snipe in 6 vital points At the rate they/re burnins up the maple floors, I'm willing to put my pro
putting the' department store boys ahead for the first time
'n Je k°Se +anl ^ec?re thatu.they'H ba
ones' if w, to one
and nivinn
,
dethrone the hl9h'y-touted championship team, Mi Akiyama and Tommy equ
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boys 5 1-30. In the headliner the smooth-working M. & N.
They still have to drop a set this season and have turned back
boys once again climbed aboard their victory wagon b'J such couples as the afore-mentioned champs and the Y.P.S. Arikado- sevi
gra'
Ilf AW A £
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effectively smothering the luckless Powell Drugs 46-28.
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Matsui du0’
PLAY THE GAME
Harry’s led by Joe Akiyama)
of
What's
more
important,
1 think, is the spirit with which they
and Kas Suga set off smartly ini back and forth to freeze the
this
playMy impression is that they go for the fun of the game
the first quarter by taking a 12-4 ball, but Maikawa's took the
as well as mere points. A close decision hardly ever upsets them
lead over Maikawa, but in the lead for the first time as Shige I
hov
and if they do pull off some big boners, they're the first to admit
second quarter, Shige Ashikawa Ashikawa pocketed a beautiful
terr
their errors.
1 get as much fun watching them play as I would
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found the range and pulled Mai- overhead shot and went ahead
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playing the game myself.
Hkawa up within strikin g distance 3 points as Shige repeated his
4
Here's the . . . 30 . . . staring at me in my face. But before I the
- of the leaders. 19-15
" at the effort.
sign off, remember to tell me what you think, of the community hall pov
breather.
Harry's threatened to blow the idea. The question of finances? Why, does teacher have to tell you nati
In the tragic last quarter it Hid off the game in the {lying the answer to that one too? Class dismissed for the present.
pec
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[looked like a walk-away fori minutes as Ken Onishi flipped in
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Harry’s as Joe Akiyama's counter|a one hander to put them only
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boosted their lead, but a basket;one down, but the whistle came
rem
by tall Sam Uyede and two honeys to the rescue before any damage
in quick succession by Shig Ashi- could be done, with the fina
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Hol
kawa brought Maikawa up to core. 31-30, for Maikawa’s.
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Harry’s hung desperately to
tn the first quarter as they kept
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their slim lead. They passed
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tow.
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After the breather M & N led
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Un
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he.
AFTER THE SHOW VISIT—
dust 32-17. Again in the last
unt
quarter George Suzuki twisted
ide.
his way through the defence and
the
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points
between
them
for
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grand
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George Suzuki pulled his aver <
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YPS Shuttiers lie GYK For Top Spot
STOP PRESS!
The hum you've been hearing
<n the air isn't the chinook
breexes.
It's the mighty droning that's coming all the way
V/ith their backs right up against the wall after from Seattle where the Hornets,
cropping the first set 8-15, the Y.P.S. mixed doubles team
Courier AA hoopsters, are swarmMary N.shikawara-Dave Arikado, rallied in the second to ing in their hive getting ready
cop the next two game's the hard way in a postponed match to wing their way to Vancouver,
at the Strathcona Gym Tuesday. The victory picked the January 27, for an exhibition
rat from the fire for the Y.P. shuttle artists and gave game against the local Nippons.
Ten or eleven of them will be
them a be in their tangle with the GYKers, 4-4 as we'll as
up, says Mi Akuyama, who re
a co-hold on first place with the same club.
ceived a letter from them this
In the other series Monday evemorning.
The place of contest
ning. Strathcona took a command- -Wikado-Michi Ashikawa.
is yet undecided.
It may be at
ing 1-2 measure over the Steves- ^e equally capable mixed doubles the Western Sports Centre or at
fonites and are expected to bag aces. Lucy Koyanagi-Shige Oku- the Japanese Gym.
Lie major tilts of the, evening aslinura blasted out lopsided triThe Seattle Girls Reserve are
<-\ K and Steveston take on!uniPhs over their church oppon- also itching to make the trip,
Oirathcona and YPS respectively. । ents.
but have transportation prob
Baron Wakabayashi and Kaz
lems to solve.
STEVESTON IMPROVING
Suga continued their unbeaten
Nisei cagettes, you'd better
In che Strathcona-Steveston
ways for the GYK dumping the
step lively and be out for the
i wo high-geared combinations, Er series, the out-of-town swatters special practice session Tuesday
nie Arikado-Mas Matsui and Henry showed vast improvement. Strath at nine. "A stitch in time saves
cona took four of the six matches
nine . . ”
Y.P.S. vs. GYK
Nishikavzara-Aridado Stage Tying Rally
JANUARY 19
I
SPORTS Simiiierings i
By A. Scribe
i
Well, after Washee got through washing thes oiled linen last . । I
I'm afraid to stick my hands into the soap suds even. My ideas^^^^
look pretty faded and feeble in comparison.
rna^
What an imagination he must have. 1 have one big b^' *
every time I sit down at Bertha, my typewriter, to get some half-de^
words or catch-phrases to describe what I (and two hundred fa t^r
cage fans) would call a humdinger of a hoopla contest
' “
IMAGINATION RUNS RIOT
But Washee tells us that he's built up a grand illusion of the
calibre of basketball games that are being played in town after
reading some of our reports. That only goes to show that some
fans think more of the game than we and that the mind (in this
case, the imagination) has a very definite edge over matter
typewriter.)
’
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One point I'm inclined to agree with him concerns all the shov '
ing and bumping that go on at the games. Yet, on reading newspanj
accounts and pictures of basketball games played elsewhere, I can't heN m
but get the impression that basketball is becoming a knock-em-down^
drag-em-off affairs anyway with the side having the huskiest nhvO
rating the edge.
P yerS!
Yet, we can claim a special case when it comes to our gym. Whv
the place is so small and crowded that an irate fan could easily spit
on an enemy casaba-tosser from the balcony. I hear that the onk
played but were extended to three
reason the spectators refrain from the act is not because they're af
11. Arikado-M. Ashikawa bt.; M. sets in two of the encounters.
the
two
emerging
on
top
17-14
and
of
spreading germs (the tobacco smoke takes care of that) but becad
sawada-T. Maikawa 15-12, 15-5; M.
The Steveston mixed duo. Miyo i0'10Saegusa-J. Tanaka bt.; H. Maruno.
I the flimsy balcony may cave under the extra strain if they were to CO!
H. Oshimo 15-6, 18-14; B. Waka- ko SogawaJHiroshi Hamade, threw
NOTICE:
Special
permission
lean too far over the railing.
re I
bayashi-K. Suga bt.; E. Arikado- a bad scare into the Strathcona
has been granted to the shutWE WANT A NEW GYM
M Matsui 15-12, 18-16; and ArikadoAshikawa h)-12, 15-a; 1,. Kovanagi- camp. Playing heads-up they took Hers to start heir unfinished
It all boils down to this: it's high time that the Nisei got
He
S. Okumura bu; M. Nishikawara-D. the first game 15-12 and were lead games from 7.15 next Monday.
together
and
laid
plans
for
the
construction
of
a
bigger
and
more
Arikado 15-;>, 15-4; and Saegusa- ing the Strathcona pair, Xete IkePlayers are requested to be on
adequate gym.
r.tnaka 15-12, 15-3; Arikado-Matsui
his
bt.; Sawada-Maikawa 15-9, 15-3’ da-A oshio 'Matsui, by a nose in the hand ON TIME to avoid the
Moreover, ail the Niseis could take an interest in this pro
He
NuMukawara-Arikado bt.; Maruno-1 second when Matsui finally re- repetition of past evenings of |
ject for while we're at it, we might as well build up an up-to-date
gic
STEVESTON vs. Strathcona
&ained his shooting eye to lead having series left hanging in
community hall that would house a gym that could also be used
exf
M. Akiyanm-S. Hagino bt.; S. P”s partner to a stirring rally, mid-air.
for gatherings of all descriptions, several smaller rooms for a ComYikdile-S. Matsuba 15-4, 15-Tl; and
------ —--------------------------------------------- munity centre work and perhaps a swimming pool thrown into the
Sogawa-S. Minamide 15-9, 15-S:
bargain.
Nakade-Matsuba bt.; M. TovotaCai
V Ono 15-5, 12-15, 15-8; SogawaBut t0 set away from the din at the JaPanese Gym, Ys a pleas- in
Minamide bt.; Toyota-Ono 15-5,
15-r; F. Deshima-Il. Machida bt.;
J
ure to see how the Steveston badminton artists have improved, to judge Tht
4
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from their playing at the Strathcona gym last. Monday.
pre
N. Ikeda-Y. Matsui bt.; M. SogawaM & N Smother
in
I m not much at pickin9 but I certainly wouldn't mind placing mu the
H. Unmade 12-15. 17-14, 15-10^
I
oilier UrugglSlS in DBSket Dinge money on some of them. Hirsoshi Hamade shows a lot of ability. The trai
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J Sogawa-Minamide pair pack a wallop of a forehand. Though they go tior
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Maikawa do without Shige Ashikawa? in for the hammer-and-tong type of game, give them good coaching der
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I ID the last quarter dash of sporadic scrambling and fancy and plenty of seasoning and they should become strong contenders.
cul
Strategic hoopla with Harry's hanging desperately to a 5
Wakabayashi and Suga of the Gakuyukai form my favorite team alic
point lead, Shige sifted through to snipe in 6 vital points At the rate they/re burnins up the maple floors, I'm willing to put my pro
putting the' department store boys ahead for the first time
'n Je k°Se +anl ^ec?re thatu.they'H ba
ones' if w, to one
and nivinn
,
dethrone the hl9h'y-touted championship team, Mi Akiyama and Tommy equ
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boys 5 1-30. In the headliner the smooth-working M. & N.
They still have to drop a set this season and have turned back
boys once again climbed aboard their victory wagon b'J such couples as the afore-mentioned champs and the Y.P.S. Arikado- sevi
gra'
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effectively smothering the luckless Powell Drugs 46-28.
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PLAY THE GAME
Harry’s led by Joe Akiyama)
of
What's
more
important,
1 think, is the spirit with which they
and Kas Suga set off smartly ini back and forth to freeze the
this
playMy impression is that they go for the fun of the game
the first quarter by taking a 12-4 ball, but Maikawa's took the
as well as mere points. A close decision hardly ever upsets them
lead over Maikawa, but in the lead for the first time as Shige I
hov
and if they do pull off some big boners, they're the first to admit
second quarter, Shige Ashikawa Ashikawa pocketed a beautiful
terr
their errors.
1 get as much fun watching them play as I would
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found the range and pulled Mai- overhead shot and went ahead
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playing the game myself.
Hkawa up within strikin g distance 3 points as Shige repeated his
4
Here's the . . . 30 . . . staring at me in my face. But before I the
- of the leaders. 19-15
" at the effort.
sign off, remember to tell me what you think, of the community hall pov
breather.
Harry's threatened to blow the idea. The question of finances? Why, does teacher have to tell you nati
In the tragic last quarter it Hid off the game in the {lying the answer to that one too? Class dismissed for the present.
pec
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[looked like a walk-away fori minutes as Ken Onishi flipped in
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Harry’s as Joe Akiyama's counter|a one hander to put them only
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boosted their lead, but a basket;one down, but the whistle came
rem
by tall Sam Uyede and two honeys to the rescue before any damage
in quick succession by Shig Ashi- could be done, with the fina
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Hol
kawa brought Maikawa up to core. 31-30, for Maikawa’s.
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Druggists Dumped
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The fans went wild as
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Drugs
looked
good
Harry’s hung desperately to
tn the first quarter as they kept
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their slim lead. They passed
stride with the fast-pacing M & N
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five, but in the second half a
tow.
brace of baskets by Kay Hirano
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After the breather M & N led
I by sharpshooting George Suzuki
Un
set a terrific pace and left the
sfa
drugstore boys trailing in the
he.
AFTER THE SHOW VISIT—
dust 32-17. Again in the last
unt
quarter George Suzuki twisted
ide.
his way through the defence and
the
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sluiced in 8 points while George
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points
between
them
for
a
grand
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