The New Canadian — July 10, 1940

The New Canadian
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
VANCOUVER.

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VOL.

Weekly

Whirligig
By K. W.

JULY

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10,

1940.

Essay Prize Winners To Tour Japan
Keen interest Seen
In Topic of Contest:

Chinese Patriot

T A PAM
SEyrnour 1414

friendly relations between Japan and

to my attention .is a
•m^ooraphed bulletin issued by the Awards for Iwo Nisei
^tuth Association, entitled
Two university students!
' 2chin3SS Patriot." Reading it,
1 '
impressed with the contrast will leave Vancouver aboard!
ketween the attitude they take to­ the Heian Maru. July 24. on|
ward Canada and that of the sec- an Ml-expenses-paid tour of I
onj Generation Japanese.
Japan —their reward for sub­
On their part, they seem to re- mitting successful essays on the
aard themselves as "guests in the topic “Why Canada and Ja-1
placing the emphasis upon
pan Should Cultivate Friend-!
patriotism for China. So far do they
i Li this way that they go out ot ship,” in the contest sponsored]
they way to make an attack upon by the Japan/Fimes and Mail,
the Victoria Japanese Canadian Citi- famous Japanese English Daily
League, which sponsors an
They are Anthoney D. M.
Oratorical Contest at the Victoria Doyle, University of B. C. stuH'gh School. The bulletin charges dent and son of Mr. and M rs.
that the contest is in reality Japan­ Henry Doyle, 2020 West 36th
ese propaganda, and that Chinese Ave., Vancouver, and Morris
youth should strive to combat such Shumiatcher, University of Al­

Power Acknowledges

the U. S.
Said Edmund W. Pugh, Jr., Exec­
VICTORIA, B. C.—Acknowledge­ utive Chairman of the Conference.
ment of a voluntary donation to "Some people have asked me what
Canada's war effort has been re­ effect the international situation is
ceived by the Victoria Japanese likely to have on our trip. At the
Association from Acting Minister of present time, every indication points
National Defence Charles J. Power. to the maintenance of the status
East Indies. . The
: The Minister wrote in part: "May quo in the
.... Dutch
.
■ I, on behalf of the Government, ex­ present theatre of the war is in
press deep appreciation of this gift Europe, and there is no reason to
which is gratefully received. It has believe it will be extended.
i been endorsed to the Receiver Gen■ eral of Canada for deposit in the Water Shortage May
; Consolidated Revenue Fund, from Cause Woodfibre Shutdown
! which our wartime expenditures will
WOODFIBRE. — Continued dry
weather and the resulting shortage
; be met."
of water may bring about an en­
Well-Known Japanese Merchant
forced holiday of several weeks for
Donates $350 to Red Cross
Occidental and Japanese employee^
VANCOUVER.—Representing his of the Woodfibre plant of the B. C.
"propaganda."
berta student, who resides in
gift as the expression of his wish Pulp and Paper Company, it was
Sometimes I am impelled to be­ Calgary.
to further the cause of international reported.
lieve that the Confucian philosophy
goodwill between Canada and Japan
Their essays were selected by
and to assist in the work of the Red Japanese Canadians Featured
current just a few months ago is a the committee of five well-known
truer indication of Chinese charac­ judges as being the two best out
Cross, Mr. B. Uyeda, of the Yamato in CBC Broadcast
Anthoney D. M. Doyle
Silk Store in this city, has donated
ter than that venerable sage's gen­ of the very large number submit­
The public is reminded of the
Fourth
year
University
ot
Brit
­
the sum of $350 to the Red Cross radio program "Angles on the War,'
ted
by
High
School
and
University
uine writings.
students throughout "Western Can­ ish Columbia student mho mon a Society Headquarters in Vancouver. scheduled for the national network
Just Supposing . . .
tree trip to Japan for his essay on
ada.
of the Canadian Broadcasting Cor­
That when our fathers arrived in
“Why Canada and Japan should Japan-America Conference
Cash Prize Awards
poration, Friday, July 19 at 5:3
Delegates Arrive in Yokohama
Canada they had been greeted in
Two second prizes of $50.00 cultivate Friendship.''
p.m. when Prof. H. F. Angus will
the same way English evacuees are
YOKOHAMA.—Delegates to the
cash each were won by Douglas
interview George Tamaki, Nisei stu­
being greeted . . . and just suppos­ Archibald, 162 Osborne Road West
'Seventh
Japan-America
Student
dent, who will relate the Nisei s
ing that their children, meaning us, of North Vancouver, U.B.C. stu­
I Conference arrived here July 8 outlook on Canada and the trend
had been accepted the same way dent, and George Tamaki, of New
aboard the Asama Maru, determined of international events.
the British children newly arrived in
.
to strive for the maintenance of
Westminster, Nisei law student.
Canada will be accepted . . . what
Doing their share in putting
Cash prizes of $20.00 each were Vancouver's Air Supremacy
a difference it would have made to
us today, when Canada stands in awarded to the following:
Drive well over the top, Van­
peril . . and what a difference it
Cecil Brett. 5763 Vine St.. U.B. couver’s Model Aircraft League
would be to us to feel that we had C.; John S. McDonald, 2079 Mar­ will present a flying display
expressed some degree of satis­
a native land in which we could place ine Drive, Hollyburn, West Van-; prior to the big dance at the
By
Staff
Correspondent
our trust, our confidence, our fullest couver, Senior Matriculation stu­ Forum, Wednesday, July 10, at
faction over production and marNEW WESTMINSTER — With keting conditions during the sea­
hopes . . . and how easy it would dent; Ernest S. Harvey, 4534 9.00 p.m.
be for us to make a decision and West 5th, U.B.C., Dorothy McDon­
Co-operating in the display one of The earliest and at the son.
stick to it, no matter how our nell, 5869 Hudson St., U.B.C., and will be senior members of the same time, shortest, strawberiy
Although the European mark­
worlds might collide in the future.... Yukie Nishimura, High School Vancouver Aeronauts,
Nisei seasons on record behind them, et for processed berries was
Victoria War Donation

Niseis Exhibit In
Air Supremacy Drive

Berry Crop Favorable For Farmers

student from Raymond. Alberta.
First prize winner Doyle is a
faces us today, not just supposfourth year student at the Uni­
mg; and wishing stars are only for
I wooden puppets like the Petain Gov- versity of. B. C., where he is
specializing in French and Ger­
; ernment. War clouds continue to
‘ roll up-in the Pacific, and it's time man. His hopes for the future lie
in securing a position in the De­
5 we looked to our rigging and tried
partment of External Affairs, with
| taking a reef in our sails before the
a career in Canada’s diplomatic
'f, hurricane sweeps down upon us.
service.
But Reality

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model aircraft club, who have Fraser Valley Japanese farmers seriously curtailed, favourable
won many trophies for their
Exhibiting models in the dis­ jam prices and the ability to
model planes in city competjhold the stocks of processed
play of models, smoke screen­
berries in storage will partially
tioins.
ing, parachute and bomb drop­
The display is directed by
offset this loss it was intimated.
ping, racing, and gas engine
William Macready, president of
models are ace Vancouver Aero­
Most unsatisfactory market dur­
the Comrades of the Royal Air
nauts Jim Kagawa and Nori ing the year was the prairie mark­
Force Association, and will be
Nishio, as well as a dozen other et, where dumping in large quanti­
announced by Suzuki, Flight
Canadian youths.
ties occurred, because of the veiy
Commander of the Nisei Club.
rapid maturing of the crop. Prices
in some cases were so low as
barely to cover picking costs.

$
Most of us doubt the possibility
g of war between Japan and the Em| pire, and all of us pray fervently that
I it will never happen. We follow far
eastern events closely, and specu­
The local market, on the whole
If4'
Most interesting of all, howSome of Japan’s
late
a
great
deal,
because
the
Bur
­
A
substantial
and
important
adGlenn
W.
Shaw.
stood
up fairly well, with pi ices
y
ma Route is more today than just dition to the Japanese Canadian most famous fiction is translated ever, are a number of books on remaining steady, except for tem­
various aspects of Japans inter­
the "Road to Mandalay."
Citizens Library of books on Jap- into English in several volumes

Gift Fills Shelves of Library of "Japanese Culture

anese culture and Japan was an-|of tales, including a series of small nal structure, such as the “Hist- porary fluctuations caused by
ory of Japanese Education” by flooding the market.
nounced as ready for circulation j pamphlets on age-old fairy tales. Dr.
H. L. Keenleyside and Prof.
Japan Itself
among interested readers This
Jam Berries
A. N. Thomas; “The Spirit of
week. Donated by the Society For those interested in Japan, Japanese Industry” by Ginjiio
Most gratifying returns to the
its people and customs, several
I know the immediate reaction to for International Cultural Rela­ new volumes are available, many Fujihara, noted industrialist and producers, however, were seen in
that would be—"What could we tions of Tokyo, some 50-odd books of them written in a humorous present Minister of Trade and the favourable prices received for
do? Concentration camp for all of on many subjects comprise the and entertaining style. Among Commerce, "Japanese Modernism
jam berries. Canning companies,
4 as, alien, naturalized, Canadian- most recent acquisition.
these are “Interviewing Japan” by Amar Lahiri, Burmese writer, fearing that with the very short
Books on various phases, of
born I"
by Adrienne Moore, "Living in and two books on Japanese law, season, stocks of berries would
Japanese
culture
and
descriptions
But I must protest against such
Japan” by Glenn W. Shaw, and "Ancestor Worship and Japanese
of
Japan
form
the
bulk
of
the
Law” by N. Hozumi and "Essen­ not be long available for canning,
a defeatist and cowardly outlook.
"Karakoro” by Henry Noel.
,gift.
Especially
noteworthy
are
Even if all our efforts are of no
Japan’s foreign relations and tials of Japanese Constitutional were unable to dictate prices as is
those
on
Japanese
fiction,
includ
­
avail, to keep our own self-respect
her place in the world is told Law” by Dr. S. Fujii.
ing
several
volumes
of
the
most
These books, among others, are often the case.
we must make some effort to stave
from many different viewpoints
Quality of the berries gener­
h off. And the first thing we have famous of Japanese dramas— in a number of volumes, some now available to interested read­
to do is to subject ourselves to “Chushingura, an Exposition’’ by old and some new, by both Jap­ ers, who niay register as library ally, too, was reported as very
some honest soul-searching, to find Sakae Shioya, "Tojuro’s Love and anese and Occidental commenta­ members at the office of The New high, owing to the lack of rain.
Canadian.
out just what we believe, where we Other Plays”, and "Three Plays
tors.
by
Yuzo
Yamamoto,
translated
by
stand, and where we're headed.
But is it not true that we shy
away from the more vital question—"If there is war, what are
we going to do?"

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LETTERS TO THE EDITCH

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the native land ny
and should be made
'J
Canada.
Revocation of Jap nr
ality does not ng an
overboard all tha
brought from the J W. It
more to be expected th-?-'
3
Nisei should abandon th-h ■
guage, kimonos, and cultm-A
Gaelic, kilts and bagpipes '
the Scots will ever aliaii
deed it would be a great IcA T
Canada should that hanpeF hi
there is much that the Nisei ।
transplant from the culture
the East and graft to
on the rough young civil
of the West.
In times of national
patriotism rises
strong fervor and has ah-ad
resulted in 3 number of je
episodes of ixtl column ac
ity. Such a proof of patrior
as the renunciation of Japans
nationality would aid the cairn
elements of the community e
their efforts to control ^1;^!
ed patriotism and would infei
be a symbol of the true pahiorism 'and Canadian citizenship of
the Niseis.
Arrangements have been math
by the Japanese government to
get the renunciation of dual na­
tionality by those also regis:ered in another country, it j;
up to the Niseis to make use of
these facilities. Such organixtions as the JCCL could make
this a part of their program as
a definite move to improve tbs
status of the Japanese Canadian
citizen.
“Bryene:
Vancouver.

Editor, The New Canadian—
Dear Sir: Today the danger of
TRinity 0309
396 Powell Street
fingers
a war between Britain and
Vancouver, B. C.
Pale husks, knobby urns, tiny pods— Japan in the Far East is im­
A paper published by and tor second generation Japanese in
minent. Already women and
They are so easily brushed aside, children have been removed
Canada, and demoted to their welfare as citizens of Canada.
from Hong Kong as a possible
lost, spilled;
STAFF
war zone. Britain has been in­
Yet in my palm enough of loveli­ structed to cease trading with
Kani to T. Shoyama
Yoshimitsu Higashi
Seiji Onizuka
the Chiang Kai-shek Govern­
Kiyoaki C. Momose
Irene Uchida
Minoru Yatabe
ness lies hidden
ment and has refused. Troops
BUSINESS MANAGER
To set half the countryside
are reported massing on the
Edward T. Ouchi
Indo-China frontier and neatAflame with bloom.
Hong Kong. The stage is being
Published weekly at the Taiyo Printing Co.
set for a war which, if it should
—D. C.
25c per month; One year $2.50 in advance
occur, will involve Canada and
Japan.
The status of the Nisei in such
Roundelay
an
eventuality will be precar­
Volunteer Enlistment
ious’ especially for those havingConsiderable doubt has existed ever since recruiting first The true realities of life cannot dual nationality. They will be
began that Canadian-born Orientals would be accepted in be overlooked. Favourable or citizens of both of the countries
otherwise, we must face it, learn at war and trusted by neither.
the Canadian Active Service Force, and several test cases have to "take it.” and look fate in the -Man cannot serve two masters
already indicated that local authorities are following an eye when it "dishes it out” to us. nor yet two countries, especially
accepted precedent of a de facto discrimination against Cana­ In the path of sadness, we must should they be at war. A choice
with our chins up and hope must be made then and now is
dian citizens of Oriental origin, even where none is expressly smile
for a better day. That is life. To a much better time to make it.
stated in recruiting regulations.
him who can do this, he is made
The choice may be very difIt is an unhappy situation when race distinctions are of the stuff of which great men ficult to make. The Nisei, almade. Everybody can be .pleas­ though a British subject and a
drawn, even among men who are willing to sacrifice their are
ant and agreeable when things Canadian citizen, has not all the
lives in the service of their country. And the natural reaction go smoothly. But is it everybody rights of citizenship. There is
of Canadian-born Japanese will be one of extreme resent­ ■who can laugh in the face of mis­ racial, and economic distinction,
and even persecution. There is.
ment and irritation, added to an already heavy burden of fortune?
however, a very definite ma­
bitterness.
Success does not come to all
terial
difference between the
However practical the suggestion may seem that a those who really deserve it. The economic quality of Japan and
studious scholar who is looked
separate unit be formed only of second generation Japanese, upon
as ‘‘the most likely to suc­ the so-called low standard of
it will not be greeted with enthusiasm. It is neither com­ ceed” . at times turns up to be living of the Japanese Cana­
dians. There is also a distinct
plimentary nor inspiring to men that, even when they volun­ a “total flop” in life, while the possibility,
in such a democratic
teer to die for their country, they should be segregated upon student who did not shine in his nation as Canada, that the Nisei
class sometimes overtakes him
will, in the near future, win full
the field of battle from their fellows, simply because of their by leaps and bounds.
political rights. The choice be­
racial origin.
George
Kato was the cream of tween the mother country and
Such action would serve only to continue an unfor­ his graduating class, so to speak.
tunate precedent, partially established in the last war — a I still remember the exact words
precedent that denies any possible solution to the problem of George’s inspirational farewell
Japan And The U. S. In The Pacific
of admitting Canadian-born Orientals into a free and equal address. While we stood silently
(From a speech delivered by the Japanese Ambassador to th
acceptance both of the privileges and responsibilities of citi­ with bowed heads, prexy George
United States. Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi. at the World s Fair Japa-:
Kato delivered a moving, gripping,
zenship.
Day’’ banquet, New York.j
There is a need for community leaders to take action and emotional talk which made
At last year’s Japan Day ban­
all strongly determine to over­ Japan’s policy toward the Euon this point and bring this unhappy situation to the atten­ us
quet,
I stressed the fact that
come all the obstacles of life and ropean situation is to keep out
tion of the proper authorities. And most of all there is a need, surmount the heights of success. of the war, and to keep the war there was still an Open Door in
today and now, for a more far-seeing policy in our recruiting
■ out of East Asia. Her policy of China. I reaffirm that statement
“
Fellow
classmates,
”
he
con
­
non-involvement is aimed at se­ tonight, for it is even more valid
regulations that would put an end to this blind, ill-con­
cluded,
“
the
next
time
we
meet
sidered discrimination which can produce only evil for and ask each other what we are curing stability and the peace­ now than it was a year ago.
ful continuation of trade in East Fighting is still going on in
Canada.
doing let us be able to hold up Asia. Japan’s new treaty of China, but the field of military
our heads and brace our shoul­ friendship with Thailand is a operations is now far in the
ders and proudly say, 'I am doing tangible evidence of our peace­ Interior. The new Chinese Gov­ V
Cultural Development
just the type of work I am in­ ful intentions. So also is Japan’s ernment under Wang Ching-Mei
A growing awareness of the value of cultural develop­ terested in doing—not the kind announcement of her keen in­ has begun reconstruction in a
terest in maintaining the status large area, which includes all m
ment and the broadening of cultural interests is one of the of work I hate to do’.”
China’s, important ports'and the
more significant trends within the Nisei community, which Two years later I met George quo in the Dutch East Indies. great bulk of her resources. The
Japanese Foreign Minister’s
is to be seen in the successful organization of a Nisei dramatic Kato in an employment office. The
Wang Gove r n m e n t Jias an­
When we met he did not hold statement to this effect was fol­ nounced a policy of friendship
society.
his head and square back his lowed by a similar statement for all nations and welcomes
Those who are willing to be honest with themselves up
shoulders and tell me: “I am from Secretary of State Hull.
will admit that the majority of second generation clubs doing just the type of work I am America and Japan have thus commercial and industrial co­
Under these circum­
found their basis only in social and sentimental instincts of interested in doing—not the kind declared a common policy to­ operation.
stances, the Open Door in China
the voting people, and as such they have afforded little more of work I have to.” His was a ward the Dutch East Indies.
has a. new meaning. America^
It is not too much to say that
than opportunity for social relaxation. They have con­ far different story. In fact he was
trade with both China and Japan] ■I
tributed but little to the deepening of understanding or the ashamed to meet me, let alone the United States and Japan
is in a position to increase
tell
me
he
did
not
even
have
a
have
such
a
common
policy
with
broadening of personality among the Nisei.
soundly and steadily.
job.
respect
to
the
whole
of
the
Pa
­
At this critical stage in woilu
The growing success of organizations, however, which
cific
Area
—
that
is,
to
keep
the
history,
America and. JaP^
"Well,
er,
ah,
how
are
you?
”
arc devoted to more constructive ends than social amusement,
share
a
great
opportunitv i'11
Pacific
peaceful
and
free
from
is a significant indication of the manner in which the second he greeted me, holding out a
equally great responsibilitygeneration today arc seeking genuine outlets for the expres­ friendly hand. It showed'callouses the effects of the war in Eu- an
Clear
thinking and wise states
which were the result of hard rope, If each of our two nasion of personality.
manship on both sides 01 1 r
work. “What are you doing,” he tions works toward that end,
Pacific will develop that oppo
questioned.
it is certain that peace and
tunity and meet that lespoa
RACE PRIDE
trade of the Pacific can be pre“
I
’
m
working
on
a
newspaper,
sibility.
__ __
We must guard ourselves against the danger of falling into the
served.
delusion ot race pride—as though there were an assortment of ethical writing you know,” I answered.
prepared to consider this prob
qualities peculiar to our people. I consider such a warning as timely—
“Worthy of note in a sordid
“Good for you!” he exclaimed.
lem from every possible angle
more timelv than when Helwhus sarcastically remarked that every people "You always wanted to be a jour­ world is the Christian attitude
admired its own faults and showed contempt for the virtues of other nalist. You really deserve it,” he to British Columbia’s racial
“We should neither undertake
people: more timely than when John Stuart Mill made the observation complimented me.
problem: “A new generation
nor tolerate in so far as we are
that ot all the vulgar modes of escaping from the consideration of the
has arisen in our midst, Cana­ able to prevent it, arbitrary ^
Me deserve it? How about dian-born, unable to speak the’
effect ot social and moral influences on the human mind, the most vulgar
discriminatory action againsis that ot attributing the diversities of conduct and character to inherent George Kato? The tree which he home language in a great many
an individual or group merely
natural differences": more timely than when Vacher de Lapouge said. irrigated and cultivated refused cases, and with ideals of living
because he or they belong to
"1 am convinced that men will slaughter each other by the million in the to yield fruit. Race discrimina­ and a general perspective in
particular racial s*ock ”To° offi.
coming centurv tor the sake of a slight difference in skull measurements." tion or bad luck, you may call it. life which is thoroughly Cana­
People’s Paper, May, 19A
But
in
the
face
of
sadness,
we
dian.
These
people
find
them
­
Lapouge s prophecy, uttered 30 years ago. has been fulfilled all coo well.
cial
organ of the Greater a
must smile with our chins up and selves in a very difficult posi­
—Dr. Inazo Nitobe. in Editorial Jottings.
couver
Young People’s umo.'
hope for a better day. That is life. tion, and the Church must be
Juh M 1Q30.
THE VANGUARD OF NISEI OPINION

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'Mum Society io Publish Magazine

SU NS El

The sun sinks io rest
of growth will be ; many leading Canadian ’mum exTen
in the camphor-trees ban soughs—
oi their rudimentary train; port
an eagle in his nest.
recorded in a fifty-page commem
i ing.
—Boncho (7-1714)
oraiive magazine of the Kokonoye
t s a far cry from the days
—Adapted from the Japanese by Kai
Japanese Chrvsanthemumi; When only
, two varieties ot ehiyKenneth Porter.
Society. Headed by the hard- j santhemums were being cultivat-

for the annual intcr-cit
between Vancouver and
sent down around thirty members
die Japanese Mission I
Nippon Golf Club sent do ten a
graduation exercises^
working president. Mr. K. Gondo ' ed. Now there
‘
are at~ least
group of ' swmgsters tand capmonth at the Japan- 1
J Si
varieties
in
the
city, some of
tured six out of nine cups. Many
the executive is busily making
Hall
where
16
Niseis
Carbone
which have been imported from
localites also went down individ­
plans to have the magazine ready
duated.
Japan and Europe, others have
ually to spend their holidays there.
in September.
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echos were made by Mrs.
been bred by local growers.
J
and Mrs. Iwamoto,
JIKYOKAI JAUNT
First formed in 1930. the Koko-1
Antoo, the
July
14.
the
date
for
the
Jikyokai
noye
Kai
has
seen
the
birth
M!
nua
i
chrysanthemum
Show
is
to
01 honor at the cereouting
’
’
South
and
Waypoints
”
is
•as Monsignor Challenor,
ten similar organizations, five be held at the Exhibition Grounds.
monies
rapidly approaching. Crescent Beach
f Si. Paul's Hospital.
in Vancouver, two in Burnaby, November 7-9. Both amateurs and
is the goal that is shining brightly
professional will have a chance
etcen graduates were:
one each in North Vancouver, to win money and lame. Mr. N.
through the veil hiding adventure
:eda. Tczuko Yoshie, Chi- land, beckoning all staunch Jikyokai
West Vancouver and New West­ Takada is representing the Ko­
Fujimoto.
Irene Kunya. Yasuko members to- arm themselves with
r ;
minster. In fact, it was as mem­ konoye Kai on the committee in
Thus Midori Aoki, Eiko Sato, knife, fork, spoon and cup in quest
By Margaret Hayashi
bers of the Kokonoye Kai that charge of the grand exhibit.
Kazuo Hiraga, Minoru Izumi, Ta- of Adventure and Fun.
(Sec'y Japanese-Canadian Unit)
t
k’shi Nakashima. Takeshi Iwamoto,
Ten o’clock has been set as zero­
The home of Mrs. E. Kitagawa
Wra Yamazaki. Mamoru Yamane,
v----- - hour and the point of embarkation,
was
the setting for a delightful
Eiichi Shojimi. Masaru Tanaka, the Japanese Hall. A small fee will buffet supper Thursday. July 4th.
be charged to cover cost of lunch given by the hostess for members
Arthur Sato.
® Kayser's
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and transportation.
of the Japanese Canadian Red
^ garden party
.
PLEASE don’t forget to notify Cross Unit.
“Honey Suckle"
i
Members of the Kokonoye-kai. Mark Toyama (Seymour 2723-or
Assisting Mrs. Kitagawa, who is
| Javanese Chrysanthemum Society. Dexter 1 850-L evenings) or any convenor of the Unit, were Mrs.
— the most feminine glove
I spent an enjoyable afternoon Sun- other member of the executive of M. Maikawa and Misses N. Yama­
we've seen this season. Of soft
- da^ at a garden party held at the your intention of joining the moto. Kay Fujiwara. Eiko Henrayon "Kay-Spun'’ with petal­
7 home of fir. and Mrs. J. P- Ma- crowd.
Iwasa: while
mi,
and
Sadako
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\ 0;n 1182 East 22nd Avenue.
like trim at the wrist. Arresting
Miss Hide Hyodo presided at the
a '
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TRAVELLING PARTY
with your pale pastel frocks,
urns.
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Visiting Vancouver after an inWashable, in gay young flower
\Ir Toru Matsumoto, general terval of some twenty years is Rev. Appreciation
shades of capri pink and blue
sae ary of the Japanese Students’ Akiji Kurumada, superintendent of
We should like to express our
petal.
' Christian Association, New York, the Japanese Holiness Church in very sincere appreciation to the
$1.00
' and Editor of its “Bulletin.” passed Tokyo. He is being accompanied by members of the Powell United
s through Vancouver July 2nd on his his daughter, Yoriko, Mr. K. Ka- Church Fujin-kai. for their gener­
wav to Japan where he plans to ayabata, a well-known Tokyo busi­ ous donation of ten dollars . - ® Kay-Wave gloves
a combine a short visit to- Japan with ness executive and the latter s son
To Miss Hide Hyodo for her
—a washable rayon knit ma­
an investigation into vocational op­ Takeo, a commerce graduate of the contribution to the success of our
portunities for Nisei college gradu­
terial with a tiny surface dot
work ...
Keio University.
To
the
group
captains
for
their
ates Meeting a few members of Vanthat makes them really differ­
Rev. Kurumada who is out on
couver s Nisei community, he ex- a well-earned rest has been visit­ loyal co-operation in this time of
ent—and in 6-button length.
Dressed a desire for a more promis­ ing Japanese Christian churches emergency . . .
Pure white in shade.
And to all the members for
ing future for Nisei college gradu­ where many of his former Bible
ates in America. He will pass through School pupils are now preaching. turning out such splendid work.
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Vancouver again on September 18th
Mr. Kawabata is accompanying
(Technical advice for women
on his way to New York.
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Kurumada for the purpose of
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Do not cast on too tightly.
'.CROSS THE LINE
gloves by Kayser
for making possible the present de­
Ties must be finished smoothly.
last
Taking advantage of the
velopment of Christianity in Japan
Wool must never be joined by
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divs when one can go down to the by their remittance of funds for
knots.
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Melanie -------We understand that the “permissionary work.
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Love Joy ----Miss Kurumada graduated this feet toe” is arrived at by breakindividuals spent the Dominion Day
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around Seattle and the Pacific year from the Pasadena College
California where she specialized in inches.
Northwest.
In finishing off end of yarn, run
Among the organizations were music , and Bible studies.
yarn ONCE down toe so as not
The party will be leaving for the
the Nippon Tennis Club which
to make a ridge or lump..
I States again this Saturday and will
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Negotiations between canners and fishermen’s unions j
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to establish fair prices for this year s sockeye salmon catch ;
By Irene Uchida
were still deadlocked over the week-end, following the refusal •
of the fishermen to accept prices offered by the canners which jTF you were to hold a Gallup Poll of some sort among me secono genrepresented very serious reductions from the schedule estab- ! eration to determine what feminine Nisei is most widely known in
'Canada, the odds are that leading the field by a wide margin would be
lished last year.
:
.a modest school teacher by the name of Miss Hide Hyodo, known to a

The price situation, which I
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committee on war economics, i
set up under Department of i
Trade and Commerce to invest!- I
gate various trade and market- i
ing questions arising from the I
war.
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The Provincial Department ofi
Fisheries itself has intimated iti
.will make no move, unless thei
Federal Government tails to bring;
about a settlement.
Although price negotiations are I
still up in the air, gill-net fisher-j
men are busy at work. Large I
catches have been reported ini
northern waters, but the Fraser i
River run has not vet set in its!
volume. The weekly closed peri-i
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jhost of friends of every size, kind and description simply as Hide.
Great Britain are urged to rea^
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To look at her, you wouldn't dream for a moment that she has a
a fiiendly understanding ^-j-:
j record of service and accomplishment on behalf of the Nisei that prob­ Japan as soon as possible by n^ably stands unmatched by anyone of either sex.
Admiral Yates Stirling. Jr ^f
It's only after you've talked with her for some time, and heard of cial United Press military’Co£
her work from her friends that you begin to appreciate just who she is mentator, who declares that sBci
and what she's done. Because what Hide Hyodo has undertaken and an agreement is necessary u
accomplished in her own unobtrusive way during the last few years is cause ‘‘there is every indicatio;
more than will ever be done by many a woman during a lifetime. Superbly that the U. S. will need all j;
reasonable in every respect, she falls down only in being unable to armed strength to face a threa
recognize the value of her own work. Her confession is simply that she from Europe.
In a special article released
happened to be there, and it was loaded onto her- shoulders.

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by the United Press, the former
commander
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'THE majority of first generation parents still cling to the belief that
rol<
■^ for women, Bismarck's immortal words, "church, kitchen, and chil- Patrol, asserts that the state­
r
dren," should apply. Hide's parents, fortunately, had a different idea, ments made recently by Japan. Ek
and after completing her high school education, she went to the Uni- ese Foreign Minister Hachiro
hit
versify of British Columbia for a year, the lone girl among ten Japanese Arita placing Japan as tne
students. Then, being both practical and ambitious, and realizing that dominant power in East Asia
«
hers was the role of a trail blazer, she entered Normal School, there to is a "true fact which we must
receive the training for the work that has been her absorbing passion face.”
He declared that the problem
and that has helped to make life so real and interesting to her.
for
the United States and Great
Hearing of the difficulty that Canadian teachers experienced in
teaching Japanese children in Steveston, Hide, armed only with her Britain in the Far East is to rec­ &
diploma and the quiet courage that is part of herself, applied for a posi­ ognize Japan's dominant position la
there and to prevent the Tokyo
tion on the teaching staff of the Richmond Public School. So pleased
Government from adopting a pol­ I
were the trustees with an answer to a problem^ that had troubled them
icy of complete co-operation with ??
Hide Hyodo
for years that she was given a job immediately on condition that she
Rome and Berlin.
pt
teach only Japanese children.
Long
Range
View
Since then, her work has been the absorbing interest of her life,
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“I believe the problem will be
Japan's Trade
and to it she has devoted far more than the average teacher, For she
was faced with the problem of teaching in a Canadian school children solved only by convincing Japan
Shows increase
who could neither speak nor understand the Canadian language, let that in the long range view Jap­
anese interests economically, cul­
TOKYO.—Despite widespread alone read or write it. Hers was the tremendous task of adapting stand­ turally and strategically lie in co­
dislocations in the world’s in­ ardized teaching methods and evolving new techniques on her own operating with Great. Britain and to
I
ternational trade caused by the responsibility, which would enable her to give to her pupils the same the United States,” he says.
educational
material
which
had
been
prepared
for
a
vastly
different
^1
rapid extension of the European
war, during the first six months group of pupils. Former students of hers are the truest evidence to her
THE NEW CANADIAN IS
®
of 1940, Japan’s trading posi­ success in the difficult task.
Now after her early years, she reveals, the task has become much PUBLISHED BY NISEI, FOR NISEI
tion showed improvement over
the corresponding period of last easier, because the social experience and education of older brothers
2
year, according to trade returns and sisters, many of whom have passed through her hands, is making
released by the Finance Min­ its influence felt in every Japanese home. She believes there is nothing
YOSHINO
more vital or interesting than the different personalities and the sen­
istry.
sitive
responses
of
children;
and
she
likes
to
pay
a
tribute
to
Japanese
Total exports increased from
■a
1,615 million yen to 2,019 mil­ parents, whose co-operation she enjoys to the fullest. And she believes
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ER life-work however has passed unheeded except by those in closest
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lion yen. Total volume of trade
contact with it, and she is perhaps best known for the innumerable
thus increased by 671 million activities which have been noted for their constructive influence upon
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PIONEER REPRESENTATIVE
yen, and registered a net fav­ the second generation, particularly, activities in which she has excelled
ourable balance of 162 million because of a personality that has within it an infinite capacity for get­
for
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yen.
ting things done.
Trade with the yen bloc was
Coming from a devout Christian family, she has always been
distinctly favourable to Japan closely connected with Church work, and especially with the younger
f
to the extent of 665 million yen: people in it. She was one of the more active organizers of the Powell
but with third powers, imports Young People's Society, which year by year has grown in size and influ­
exceeded exports by 503 million ence. One of its first presidents, she has held practically every position
yen.
on the executive; and then, always seeking to climb an upward path,
Indicating further the import­ she was largely responsible for the organization of the first British
ance of the countries of the Columbia Japanese Young People's Christian Conference, which carried
Asiatic mainland as markets for her work beyond a single denomination or a single district.
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in a new field where her services are most needed. Now she devotes
most of her time to Sunday School work, forseeing the time when the
burden of Christian education and the’ support of the Church must in­
evitably fall upon the shoulders of the second generation themselves.
(0/ Miss Hyodo's political work, which rivals in no small degree
that of Great Britain's famous suffragette, Emily Pankhurst—more
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THE NEW CANADIAN

1940

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of the highly;
5L A PSTIC K COAIE DY
Presenting its first program ot ,
I publicized Seventh
In the third play, a slapstick
one-act plavs, th recently organized i
. Festival Week in Los
dramatic club, the 1 cdv. seasoned veterans Yuki
i have been echoing
and Rov Kumano kept the audit

tucked away somewhere in her imagination a picture,
iter gleaning the opinions of a group ot girls we have; now a go
extended to Canadian Niseis to;packeu
maiden's prayer. Wonder how b

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in roars of laughter, although the
play undoubtedly dragged, somewhat
toward the end. Koto A atabe and
up
Mark Toyama gave

the Lanett
drop in at the .glamorous and ex-past Saturday night .
Si
I citing Little Tokio and join in the;
GE'en under th
“
gigantic,
glorious,
gazumptious
tian
of Mr. Cla
r because . .
his paramour.
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■plc. s of; e
■well as your Festival.
the
rarest
smile.
You
smile
with
your
eves
as
t
Congratulations arc in
vo have vc
light flashing ladg interesting in
With the g
the way your eyes crinkle up and sparkie when you're
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the
club for very effects
jOi:
/nulling that awful boner, or when you're really dis- To", the Festival has got off to itii afforded tor it
business-like changing of props, and
The Queen Contest
bi
'A
casting on
ointeo:
The first of these, a Japanese piav
rhe grandest laugh—not just a crude guffaw, but a throaty with almost a thousand dollars
the part ot the director, It is to be
vou have
ms deep down inside and can’t help but overflow. Ton and Merchandise Claim Contest translated into English, was probWe th-U sr
and when not to, because you in awards are already in fuD ablv the most diflicult to render hoped that last Saurday s
^;> exactly when to loose the torrent
swing. The Coronation Rall is effectivdv. as well as to understand. be only the prelude to
us.
not
at
us:
complishments.
laugh *
going' to be dazzling, wii
Faulty diction at times, did not help
atlv and smartly, even though you don't own a men s
“name"
band
sending the audience out of its dtfhculnes.
don't come out with fantastic time
a tailor-father.
The Ondo Parade and but Aki Hyodo. as the mother, in­
SPF::;
that hit us between the eyes and disturb our sleep with rhythm.
the Fashion Show will be some­ dicated that perfection in this respect
P^pK ogres and crimson dragons. You wear your sportsthing to write home about. The is not impossible,
m
|-/ Hh rhe easy dash of a sportsman and tails with the nonchalant
Talent Revue is going to uncover were Jin Ide. Yoshi Higashi. Dave
| of a suave count.
latest Nisei showmanship with Arikado and Marie Akiyama.
and clean, and masculine—the spicy tang
"
hardy.
vou smer
Hie
spilled all over “scouts" in the audience.
RUSSIAN DRAMA
ties—not the delicate fragrance of feminine perfume sp
Tea Ceremony and Flower Ar­
OC1 We think that to smell of roses and sweetpeas is a woman s rangement Exhibit will draw the
in
The second, a Russian r
upper bracket of American visit­
!X cm laugh and joke—you can hold your own in any battle of ors. And the wind-up Carnival for very clear-cut interpretation
bn vou can also think and talk seriously. You don t live con- is going to be worth barking Although somewhat slow in g1
-lv in the narrow confines of the thoughtless lightheadedness ot today.
started owing to the involved nature
about.
ita'
nd. it
of the plot and its
■but sou -ealize that there is a tomorrow:
vou cm converse with ease on any topic whether known or umcnown
do ’.o.
arc interested in people and things. You know that other।
K 'cv as interesting and as important as yourself and your own little
Soeooie 3 re

was probably the most cflectixe ot
the three plays.
Mary Okazaki, as a Russian
mother of the proletarian class, filled
UNBLOCKING PLAYS
with the fervour of the revolution,
F'/u fit in anywhere. You can enjoy yourself as much in a serious
In the last lesson we discussed was particularly outstanding. Irene
Intellectual group as in the town’s rowdiest happy-go-lucky bunch.
entries.
This week we shall learn Uchida as the Russian aristocrat and
Fi/know how. where, and when to pay us those little compliments
Reveal the hidden glamour of
something about unblocking plays Eiko Henmi as the traitorous serving
your
hair . . . Remove the film
hit make us feel all warm and happy inside. But you’re also careful not which are used to keep the entries girl, handled their parts well.
that dulls its beauty with this,
Ifo let vour compliments descend to mere flattery.
in the band which can use them
| \ou make us as happy as a queen with those pleasant little surprises
most profitably.
lustrous, easy to manage . • •
if nuts and flowers that you spring on us when we least suspect them,
Restores
the natural liveliness and
“
blocked"
when
a
player
A suit is
khen vou send us a corsage it’s a gallant tribute to our femininity. J hey
highlights
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is forced to take a trick with a high
La not be orchids but they mean just as much to us.
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WEST
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8 you always bear in mind those little thoughtful aus.
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Permanent Wave
(errv our parcels even though they may consist of but a book or two.
in
West's
position
Many
a
player
Apply
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for
kou flatter us with your respect by standing up for us. We’re not old
would play the Ace, King and
id we re far from feeble, still you courteously help us off the street car. Queen, thoughtlessly playing the further details.
’You always observe the rule—"ladies first"—unless there s good reason
dummy’s 3. 6 and 10 in the mean­
(to break it:
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east courteous service.
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card, the deuce, for the simple rea­
& scolded sometimes. You don t like to chatter an gossip over t, son that if he plays the 4. the dum­
feacups like we do—that’s why we look upon you with intense curiosity: my’s Jack will take the trick and
K you don’t agree with everything we say. You have a mind of your the lead will pass from West to East.
[own A good spicy argument is a tonic once in a while, and we like In short, the suit has been blocked.
[to be put in our places now and then, but not too often.
An unblocking play solves this
| you take things into your own hands at times. You plan vher difficulty. While playing the Ace.
Ire re going and what we’re to do without asking us for our opinion King and Queen, declarer plays dum­
time. And you do plan the queerest things, not the ordinary run my’s Jack. 10 and 6. then bis four
movies and dances, but screwy ideas that cost little but are sue
is high enough to keep the lead in
I vou ask us for dates with fair means, not foul. J ou don t trap
West’s hand, and he cashes the deuce
huh the question, “Will you be free Saturday night? ’ If your sug­ for the fifth trick.
gestion for a date is agreeable then we will be free, but w at i it isn
Here is another common example.
by
Kive us a chance:
North: J 10 9
| you remember things we had done together and remin us o t ocm.
East: Q 7
West: A K 6 5 3
|ow and then you start out with, "Remember the time when . . •
or
South: 8 4 2
iDoesn’t that remind you of . . .
We like to think that you ia\en
If West has the lead, he should
Bjtgotten either.
let East’s Queen win the first tuck,
WE LOVE YOU BECAUSE—well—because you’re but a dream. not his own Ace or King. Otherwise,
1 tou were real perhaps you’d be too perfect, and v hat woul Mere
West will find the suit blocked, with
East on the lead at the second trick.
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By Hiroshi Hamasaki
t the flow of visitors to our
was given in the large numFrom Northern British Colum­
Taiyo Club Meeting.
her of visitors “invading” Vic- bia, your reporter brings you the
“Stummie” Okamoto, who spoke toria over the Dominion Day week highlights of the Nisei world . . .
on “Deer Hunting,” was the lone end. Among them were Misses
With fishing season starting,
^peaker at the Taiyo Club meet­ Mary Saegusa, Mata Okamura,
ing held on June 27th at the home Eiko Henmi. Seisu Yamaoka, Ma­ many of the Nisei fishermen
of Mr. and Mrs. S. Henmi, with sako and Sadako Iwasa, Esther are leaving with new nets and
Harold Kawasoe in the chair.
and June Ennyu, Shizuko and Mi­ gear all in ship-shape condi­
tion.
The three speakers chosen for sao Hatanaka. Yaeko Tomoda,
* * *
the September meeting are Ma­ Tadako Kondo and Masako Kon­ Coming and Going
sao Kuwabara, Tsutomu Shimizu do, and Masao Matsui. Masao Yat­ Several weeks ago we were
and Muneo Kawasoe. This trio is abe. Tatsuo Harada, Roy Yamareminded to have their speeches mura. Yoshi Higashi, Kunio Shim , honoured by a visit by Mrs. M.
ready as no excuses for non-pre- izu. Dave Yamaoka, Cece Oka-1 Takata. of Ocean Falls (nee .Ka­
wara, Shige Hayami, and “Nag” zue Kanaye) and her two little
iparation will be accepted.
The date for the annual club Nishihara, Yuji Korenaga and: daughters, who spent a month at
party from. Vancouver; Mr. and-her parents’ home. They returned
picnic 'has been set for July 21,
Mrs.' T. Iwasa and Miss Cazukoi to the Paper Town recently, foland the place picked is “Taiyo
Iwasa from Cumberland; Frank; lowing the arrival of her sister
Cove.”
Otake, home from Port Alberni,! Miki, who was visiting her brother

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July 1 Visitors.
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Another arrival from Japan was
Advance indication of how new
Roy
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regulations upon travelling may JCCL Beach Party
from a recent trip.
The night of July 6th was a
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On this night was staged the turned to Prince Rupert. And in
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the Willcw’s Beach—an outing re­ two young ladies who are enplete with games of all kinds, top- gaged to be married.
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ped off with
From the pulp mill industry to
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The latter part of the evening was; T. Nakamoto, with his ship “Jan­
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as
basketball players, is taking up
It was a tired but happy throng
that wended its way homeward the bruising game of softball.
after an enjoyable evening, spent! Summer holidays aie heie, with
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YTHTH our mouths full of rich ripe cherries, let us
point our Caravan Equatorwards, until wt drive nto
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expanse of rich farming land stretching for miles
Is
higher slopes blanketed with fruit trees. We have comp reWv'^
the home of the greatest regatta west of the Great J ^.,/K t-fh
home of hundreds of Japanese. Chinese, Italian and German -V'"'
to say nothing of their Anglo-Saxon neighbours. Th? — . ’’
Kelowna, Rutland. Glcnmore and East Kelowna is probabhapple producing district in the Okanagan. McIntosh apN
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fs prcco~
although every known variety is grown. There are d
of
packing houses and thousands of people employed in them
Here also are the well known Hughes Vineyards,
hun- SV'
dreds of acres of dessert and wine grapes are grown. Kelowna
an up-to-date winery, where choice ‘'Calona” wines are o'od
under the supervision of old-country Italian wine makers
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skill and knowledge are unsurpassed.
Not only is it a fruit district, it is also one of the largest ve
areas. Onions and tomatoes are the principal crops, but large
are in lettuce, celery, cabbages, carrots and other root vegetables'-now asparagus. The latter is grown on an extensive scale bv -C
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farmers. And the Japanese are hard at it in all these lines. Some
they make money, other years—like last year—they lose money
a pity to see the great onion dumps where thousands of tons of F,|a
sweat and toil are left to rot and stink. There are some la^e <?s;. BSt
houses in Kelowna—one of the first in the Okanagan being owned
Japanese. Another Japanese enterprise here is a thriving nurserv bsil
ncss whose output of trees fills many Okanagan orchards, and'^l
trees are shipped all over British Columbia and the Prairie ProrinJ
Here and there towering tobacco-curing barns, with their ventihdl
walls, remind one that this is the home of “Kelowna Pride” sn-okesi
This industry on a major scale has been abandoned temporarily. lh|
in the vicinity are large cattle ranches, complete with ranch houses, cow-1
boys, Indians, “round-ups" and six-shooters, etc. I know youll $>r I
“Aw, you're stringing me!" But if you don't believe me. come oil
out and see for yourself! Besides cattle, there are horses, pigs and sheet! I
with golden grain fields to feed them.
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T TP to now we have been on the east side of Okanagan Lake. Lei’J Be
cross the lake on board the government ferry, “Pendozi.” named| g
after Father Pendozi, who planted the first apple trees in the Okanara I
These trees were planted in the church yards of the old Jesuit Missis:I
near Kelowna, and are still proudly bearing fruit today, saying. AVer:I wo
the daddies of this apple industry."
I
BUMP! The ferry has reached the North Shore—or rather the I ^s
West Shore, at the farming community of Westbank. Here within I tr
the last two years. Japanese have developed new land into hiqhlv I
productive tomato farms. The west side of the lake from Vesthans I c
to Peachland. Summerland and Penticton is an excellent apple and I
soft
fruits country. This far south the McIntosh apple does no: I ;T
ENGLEWOOD. — Softball is some fight into them. Owing to
crop so well, and is now replaced by Delicious, Jonathan. Winesap I
still in action providing the cur- circumstances, the formation of a
and
Newton varieties.
I
team
is
as
yet
undecided.
rent interest of the young men third
The next large Japanese settlement is at Summerland, a district of I
in the camp here. The strong
so
long
ago
the
whole
wcll-cared-for
and highly productive orchards. The Nipponese also I
are still in the
plant resumed operations from raise high quality vegetables which find a ready market due to the I
wor "G.W.T.Vi
while
7:00
in the morning, and the earlier season of the sunny south.
I
ble to stand on its feet.
sleepy
ones
surely
had
to
suffer.
DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL STATION
4 sorry for these boys;
The
plant
is
operating
now
on
Summerland
is the seat of the Dominion Experimental Station I
perhaps his comment will put
a ten-hour shift, which is expect­ where tree fruits, vegetables, grain, livestock or flowers all receive expert I
ed to last for some time.
scientific research. The results of such research are eagerly sought after I
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and put into practice by Okanagan-agriculturalists. The Station a.so I
So many newcomers are mov- experiments with the production of by-products in order to assist me I
ing in and out so fast, we don’t farmer in disposing of his surplus crops. Wines, candied fruits. Man-1
become fully acquainted with schino cherries and various apple products have been some of the suc­
them. At a special meeting last cessful finds. This gains more importance with Italy’s entry into the
month,, the president of the Young War as Canada has been importing most of her candied fruits an.
men’s Association submitted his maraschino cherries from that country.
resignation, which after long
We are nearly at the end of our trip as we drive through Penticton
mission was not accepted, The and into Oliver and Osoyoos. Oliver, like the Imperial Valk m
matter is to be settled at this California, was once a sandy, arid desert, but a government irrigate,
month’s meeting.
scheme and bard work has transformed it into one of the most prou-.tive fruit areas in the country. But who thinks of Oliver without til­
Summer weather is keeping up ing of Cantaloupes—and Watermelons . . . MmmAImm.
a good pace here, and the lack luscious delicacies have made the district famous, and thousands
of rain has dried up several small visitors from far and wide attend the annual Cantaloupe Festival. TN^
creeks. Water supplies in the sec- are no Orientals in this district.

ond dam are exhausted, so we
are drawing water from the
dam through a pipe line.
School kids in Englewood are
again, and
Ij on summer holidays again.
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nice place with so. much to eat “and enjoy. Yes, that s true.
now that we’re fighting a war, it is playing an important role in Pr“
viding a good food supply for the nation. But there is a side to w
story that I have purposely omitted, because it takes more space to L-*
you about the problems of agriculture 'than it does to tell a ou °"-.
the bright spots. There is the problem of maketing. irrigation, V‘3t ^
factors, pest control, the elusive codling worm and other ^ishum-ir^
factors that constitute a farmer’s life. In future articles. I vid u V
more about these “monkey wrenches." In the meanwhile, I hope ,
enjoyed your Okanagan trip, and now "Au Revoir, 1 II be seeing
again!
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Fujis win
win streak has been s PP
.
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By A. Y.
the makeshift, shorthanded Giants
: killer Giants. Yes sir,
i Nisei questions concerning Japanese history, art.
i did the trick by nosing out the' league leaders i2-IU in
music, and chances are that he won't be able to cn1'vc heard of a lot of cases (some among University
the best the 39 champs could do
Well, the Asahis dropped an­ la wild hitting affray.
singletons in the
ere Niseis have been asked this and that about things
In the morning tussle. Union was to get
other one to the Pats. To date the
sixth and
■ been highly embarrassed to confess that as far as
Nipponese reps have lost three j Fish stood by helpless as Kaz fourth, fifth.
.is concerned they were just as ignorant as their Occitilts, and all three have been to | Suga's Powell Drug outfit blast­ for a total of 6 runs.
specr
of
the
whole
thing
lies
in
the
Powell Drug’ Yamamura, ss (•’"
nas The most pathetic
the second-place Patricias. Last ed their ace twirler Mike Maru­
5); Fnm lb. C-Gk
of
those
Niseis
have
studied
the
Japanese
language
for
many
Saturday Andy Reid, Japanese no for 17 hits to win 18-6. there­
[itsui, e (3-5); Sb’"

Yoshinaka, ri. V
League twirler for Yamasan some by grabbing the top bracket of mmia
)
5); Hoshizaki,
ruth
is
that
at
the
Japanese
language
schools,
the
Nisei
are
<2-d »: I erauu. ou \
years ago, limited the wily Nip­ the league: standing.
The t
p; Tanaka, rf (0-3';
relu the rudiments of the Japanese language, and. unless
aponese to 5 hits and chalked up
Steveston set a hot pace and
Union Fish—Tamil
,,
advanced
courses
{which
they
don't
as
a
rule}
.
they
^
a 10-3 triumph for the hot el men. looked like a cinch for another
the chance of learning much about Japanese civilization.
2b (0.3): Mm uno P
Kaz Suga came in to relieve addition to> their swelling win Cl-4): Susuki.
Yanagizawa.
If (0-3)
rer of personal opinion, I don’t think it's necessary for the Nag Nishihara in the sixth frame.
they led 10-2 in the
th (0-2): Okamura, rt
As
to know a word of Japanese to know something
about I but even their combined efforts fourth frame. But "Ole Man ly
3b 11-4)—5 hits.
,
read
hieroglyphics
.
.
0 4
t
ukurc.
A
person
doesn't
have
to
be
able
to
o
wouldn’t stop the hard-hitting Suga, who had replaced Pansy
Japanese
1 0
Know
the
Greek
n
Union
Fish
0
something about Egyptian civilization, or to „
, .
Pats. It was a Jaggers' field day Fujioka in the second irame. got
'0 learn
Sappho s poetry. ■ and the Pats were the sluggt
hot and started to clip the cor­ Steveston — :hishidc of L-G)
ilphabet to read the works of Homer, or appreciate
<akat su
still standards of They poled out 12 hits, five of ners with his curves and float­
■
dramas
or
Praxiteles'
sculpture,
which
arc
M (3-4)
Euripides
r
respective
fields
in
this
day
and
age.
iwa.
<• ('
ers
and
held
the
Nishihara
men
b,
V.
them doubles.
mce i
zaki,
read
down to nil for the remainder of
I don't think it's quite necessary to be able to
PATRICIAS VS. ASAHIS
Sinh
E the game. While Fujis were hav­ p i 2-5) :- ■ 15 hi
aanese to respond to the beauty of the Genji Monogatari.
AB B H FO
b (
Giants
1
'.I 0
1
ing
tough
luck
with
Ty.
Giants
us. Emperor Meiji's tankas. Hokusai's landscapes, the Kabuki
.
If.
c
(2mizawr
0 0
1
Shirnishi
1 kept annoying Tommy Sawayama
Dolls' Festival, etc. If one were to know Japanese, all the
1
0
if
<0-i): Fukui, lb (2-3)
Lak
0 and brushed in three runs in the
0 1
‘Q b’Jt for a not-too-detailed acquaintance with things Japanese, the
0
Yamamura, 2
fifth to leave them only three 4 ); 1 nouye. el ;
pledge of Japanese is dispensable, provided, of course,
0 o
Mitsui. cf
3)--12 hits.
4
0 down.
i
Kutsukake. e
d and understand English. .
’ n o 0 o O—. in
b'.e to
1
0
Stcvesian.
4
l o
1
Shishido, ss .
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InOOKS__ they're the storehouse of information on Japan for those of Tarada, 3b
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ID us who are unable to read Japanese or tour Japan. A better place to Maruno, p —
Speedball ace. Huke Kusano,
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In (he right books would be harder to get right now than the Japanese
relieved Tommy Sawayama in the
*Hit for Maruno in the sixth.
EuL Citizens' League Library located at the Nippon Club. Augsixth frame, with two on base
1 1—10 and none out. Duke may have
ted by a recent addition of some fifty new books, the library covers
0 0 o 1 0 0— 3
peed, but he was plenty
irjawllv every field of Japan and of Japanese civilization.
Nishihara:
doub- had s
Summary—T ri pl e
one loose and
He
Kendriek. 2: Me­ wild.
REFRIGERATORS
It VE picked out at random four books from the recent additions. There si
'ice hits, Yamamura, cracked .Toe Fukui on the shin,
one bearing the title. History of Japanese Education, by Dr H. L. Terada
stolen bases. Nishi323 Powell Street
filling the bases. Another fast one
tcnievside and Professor A. F. Thomas of Tokyo. Dr. Keenleyside.
SEymour4121
nicked Ty Suga on the mid-sec­
Jot the Department of External Affairs at Ottawa, was chairman on the
off Suga 1, off Reul
tion shoving in one run. Two
eBoard of Inquiry on Illegal Entries investigating the charges of the smugmore
walks and a fielders' choice
^sline of hundreds of Japanese into Canada two years ago, and has been umpire,
scored three more runs before
^mentioned as a possible Canadian Minister to Japan.
Kusano could retire the inning,
A reviewer has said of this book, '‘You wish to know something
putting the Giants one tun up.
Shaeffer Pen Agents
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Giants chalked up their last Latest Japanese Recordings
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Maruno Puzzled
;
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'“Chatter” again reappears to
Union
Fish
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the
preference.
bring you the ups and downs ot
ft
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|
Four Japanese Painters, released by the Japan Photo Service, is a
Asahi twirler Mike Maruno is
Ebmbv of a booklet on four contemporary artists. Nor only are. there the chatterbox.
still puzzled why he can hold the
Three Cheers
lioncise and informative articles written by each of the four painters . uf
Burrard
leaguers to two hits, yet.
First on our list of "newsie|u beautiful Leica photographs which show samples of the artists’ paintviews” is three big cheers for the can’t stop the rookie Powell Drug
team. Chucker George Yoshinaka
Bings as well as studie of the painters at work in their studios.
Riverside nine, who came out of
I '
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Valley smacked out two triples while his
I
Japanese Literature Since 1868 is by Tadao Kunitomo of the Olien the finals in the Fraser
teammates collected six doubles.
League with a 13-9 win. to re|tai Institute of the University of Hawaii, is just the book for those who
FRESH FISH
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ceive the championship tropliy
Ewish to learn something about contemporary Japanese literature since t e from last year’s champions, the massacre right from the stait and
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BMeiji Restoration. Professor Kunitomo has traced the development o
amassed 18 runs in their 8 in­
GROCERIES
Taiiku Giants.
KJapanese literature from the early literary schools through the
torm
nings.
Shig
Okumura
clouted
a
Turning back the pages sev­
Band Stress ' period of realism1, the rise of Naturalism, of Proletarian iter eral weeks, we find that the Ham­ four-bagger with one on in the I
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|ibe critical developments in the Far East. For the benefit of those w o wonderful time at. their picnic buddies didn’t follow suit, and
jhave not read the novels, he has collected, digested and reproduced the under the able leadership of Miss
Egigantic collection of Japanese prose literature.
C. Lawley, the teacher. They
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I
The answer to the prayer of those who have been longing to read
people who helped the picoe 123
Bwhing on the tea-drinking ceremony is the book, Cha-no-yu,
ea people who helped make the picfdalt of Japan, by Yasunosuke Fukukita. Cha-no-yu, which has been in nic such a success.
^vogue for hundreds of years, is a unique cult that teaches its devotees aow Sockeye Season Here
|io appreciate art and how to live artistically. The tea.cult of Japan ma es
For weeks before July 1, all
fphilosophers of devotees, enabling them to enjoy life untramme c
y the fishermen were busily en^religious dogmas. It may also be said to be a comprehensive system o gaged in the task of “hanging"
|ducation comprising important subjects closely related to the home i e or repairing their sockeye nets
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.
,
for the big season.
|
These brief comments account for but four of the fifty vo umes m
Now that the season is here,
t addition. It’ll be- worthwhile taking the trouble to go to the all the gill-netters are watching
Club and see the books for yourself and take a few out to rea ■ anxiously' to see just what, sort of
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JULY

THE NEW CANADIAN

1940
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Pitchers Leading Asahis 1 o Third Burrard Pennant
How They're Hurling

Tennis Reps Take
Bad Beating From
Vancouver B Team

Nag Nishihara .... ........
Kaz Suga ............ .........
Mike Maruno ................
Frank Shiraishi ..........
Tommy Sawayama .....

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11
10
3
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7 3
2 0
1 0
1 0

Pct. R
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.700 26
1.000 5
1.000 6
1.000 3

H SO BB
89 55 25
59 49 22 5:
13 19 3 16
10 9 10 12
6 7 4

Blame it on the strange court,
Burrard Standing
anyway that’s what the Nippon
W. L. Pts. ‘
Tennis Club 13 going to do. They
18 3 .857 I
were whitewashed 6-0 at the hands Asahis ........
of the Vancouver B’s last Satur­ Patricias —
9 10 .474 ;
day at the Vancouver Tennis Westerns .....
7 11 .389 j
Courts.
2 12 .143 I
The last time the Nippons tang­ Sacred Heart
led with Vancouver B’s they had
It's a rare treat to find one slugthe advantage of their home couit,
a strong wind which sent the ging pitcher in a team. When there^s
Nippon top-spin artist s balls do­ two well, it's a matter for Ripleys
but each time they played our
ing the ‘pancho’ in mid-air, and "Believe It Or Not.” This year's
By S. O.
Asahis they've received setbacks.
helped the local tennisers to _ a Asahi’nine is packing plenty of of­
Hello folks! Here I am again to So disgusted are they, that they're 5-2 victory. But all this was mis­ fensive power, combined right with
give you some dope on this n that going to meet the Vancouver sing last Saturday. It was an its ace pitching duo of Nag Nishi­
in the various sports fields. I m still team with a Courier AA All-Star
ideal weather, and as horse-fol- hara and Kaz Suga—two big reaunder the holiday spell and finding
lowers would say a track fast sons why the Nippon Reps are run­
team.
it a heck of a job to get back into
ning away with the Burrard League)
Paging George Hinaga of the San day. The hard-hitting Vancouver
the groove.
B’s had no trouble in smashing race.
.
i
Jose Asahis, how about bringing
Leading the individual batting ;
through
the
Nipponese
defence
Playoffs Coming
your team up here for a mythical

averages are Kax Suga and Nag ।
Let's take a gander at the local title match of the Pacific Coast? > and won every set.
Nippons will again tackle North Nishihara with remarkable batting ‘
NAG NISHIHARA
baseball front. Playoffs will be start­ This Northwest title is a cinch!
Vancouver Tennis Club on their averages of .508 and .400 respec- ।
B
ing in a few weeks and the fight
about 4.33 hits per game. Now, 4$
tiveiy, at the same time chalking
home court next Saturday.
for the bye position in the Japanese Apology to the Femmes
Nobuoka vs. Herald 2-6. 6-4. 5-7; up brilliant pitching percentages a funny thing, Mike chucks win­
League pennant race has narrowed
Well, how are the femmes in Iwasaki vs. Jeffery 6-4, 4-6, 5-i;
ning ball in the Burrard'LeagUSj Du
of .700 and .727.
down to Powell Drug and Steveston sport nowadays? I humbly apologize Matsubayashi-Hirano vs. W il son when he flings for his team in th
Including all exhibition games at
Fujis, battling neck and neck. At for some of the slams 1 hurled at the Muscovitch 5-7, 6-2. 2-6; and Pari»Sunday League, he pitches like a
the present time Powell Drug is girls in my column in the special Mclness 11-13, unfinished; Taken- Chemainus, Athletic Park and league rookie and gets smacked all ova;
games, Nishihara has lost only two
ahead
.033
percentage points. issue. What changed my mind? Well
vs. Wilson-Musco- of his eleven starts and Suga three the sandlot. It's funny that way,!
aka-Miyanishi
Giants have always tangled with I'll tell you. I've just been scanning
vitch 4-6, 3-6; and Paris McInnes of his ten. Second string starters, guess his heart isn't in the Japanese
Steveston in close matches, but al- over the records of the recent Ten­
League games.
4-6, 6-4, 2-6.
^
Mike Maruno, Frank Shiraishi and
ways come out losers by a nose. nisers' invasion to Seattle, and I
Nishihara has struck out the most
Tommy Sawayama, although twirl­
Last Sunday they finally came find the girls capturing all the lau­
number of batters and also has given K
ing a comparatively smaller of games
through and stopped Steveston's rels, or should I say most of the
up the most number of free passes
have turned in perfect records thus
win streak and also knocked the laurels. Seattle won 13-7, and out
and the most hits. Taking the num­
far.
invincible feeling out of Manageri
Vancouverites'' seven, the
ber of hits per inning on percentage
Old Veteran
Nag Nishihara's head by setting girls captured six points. Huzzah;
basis, Nishihara has allowed 12
Still young in actual age, Nag while Suga has yielded exactly
them back 12-10.
for the girls, congrats to Edith Ike­
Nishihara is the old veteran of the
Union Fish's shellacking at the da, Fumi Deshima and Lily Ide.
. per inning.
Asahi mound. His curves and fast
hands of strong Powell Drug nine
By
Ted
Y.
Terada
But what about the boys?
sinker balls are still taking their
puts them definitely out of the Smothered wasn't the word for it.
The old proverb. “Early bird toll and Manager Roy Yamamura
money for this year's pennant. Union
catches the worm”, came to real­ calls on him the most to do mound)
Good old southpaw Mat Matsui
Fish are the defending champs, but
ity last Sunday for Kitsilano Busthey were just something terrible copped the lone point out of the seis. when the usually hard to work. He's put in exactly 71 1-3 I
this year. Their fielding was the 14 matches. Boys always seem to awaken Kitsies batted Hie old innings on the hill while next call, ■
sloppiest, their hitting the weakest) hit bad weather when they go apple at Powell Grounds as eally Kaz Suga has tossed 59 1-3 frames.)
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Kaz also leads the whole league in
and all in all, they didn't show any south.
as 8.30 a.m. Yours Truly is still
and
runs
the number of stolen bases
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Orchids go to the turf breakers. amazed how they ever got theie
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in.
year.
The Vancouver divoters grabbed way ahead of time. Hope it’s
Rookie Maruno
most of the silverware and nearly not a sign of old age.
Northwest Champs
Mike Maruno seems to be doing
Nevertheless with every game
every member of the invasion party
This year the Asahis seem none
all right on the mound. He has startcame home with minor prizes. I at stake in order to stay in the ed off three times, and each time
too particular whom they play. guess you have to be as old as running, the Kitsilano Busseis
They're grabbing every offer to travel. they are to realize that night life fought as if the very champion­ came through victoriously, allowing
This Sunday, on a specially chartered
.
ship was at stake by setting Chuck Terada, got 2-3. Hating to
boat the Nippon Reps will sail across) and sports don t m..
back the Hompas 5-1.
be outdone by a kid brother, your
to Woodfibre to tangle the All-Star
* * *
Chuck Terada who went, the correspondent also got 2-4.
Japanese team and with the AllPresident Dr. Ed. Banno anroute for Kits was touched for
Spurred on by the victory, Kit­
Star "Hakujin” team. Then later in|nounces that the Nippon Aquatic
only
3
hits,
one
of
them
a
home
silano will tackle “Sitting On Top
July or in August, they II go down Club will have their workout every
run by Mamo Inouye who gets the Of The League”, Fairview Bus­
Wednesday
afternoon
at
the
Kitfor their yearly jaunt to Seattle.
silano Pool under the guidance of honor of wiping out the goose egg seis, this coming Sunday at 10.30
Once again Fife Nippons have
in the last, half of their final at Model School.
All
won the Double A Courier title Instructor Allan McDonnell.
inning.
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