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©AD
he belt art;
to his fe.
and brer'
of 11 ^=
The New Canadian
B.C. INTERIOR SPLIT ON
IMPORT OF EVACUEES
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
U.S. Plans No Mass Removal Of Japanese
V hile no official information is yet forthcoming concern
ing
the
details of the government’s plans for the evacuation of
January 26, ,942
Japanese from the coastal areas, the question has been stirring
consideiable comment and discussion by local organizations in
Town In Alberta
the aieas most likely to be affected by any such measure.
COMMISSION MEMBER
In particular, the news
Is Proud Of Its
has touched off verbal fireNisei
Soldier^
works in the Interior.
took. 7
McMURRAY, Alta.—One of!^l
™ Broadr’e War Situation
Proposals to import adult
me I pjjAustralia was getting down to the, the few Canadian-born Japan-j Bl
|. Japanese labourers to work in
ogress, siness of preparing invasion de- ese serving now in the Canadi- i ®
^,the
Okanagan Valley orchards
ases as Japanese forces came an army hails from this north-1
| under government supervision.
n’s exit r)ser t° the island continent in ern town. He is Sigmn. Tom-1
|ito offset a possible labour
the custe^king'a landing of 10,000 troops my Morimoto, son of natural-1 ^
^'shortage this summer was detat theytRabaul in New Britain, 800 miles ized parents who have been ^
Wjnounced
by the Pentictont Col. MacGregor Macintosh,
Canadian
citizens
since
1911.1®
he fapi j rth-east of Australia. Another
'^ i Board of Trade at its annual a former M.L.A. and at present
felt like'ge Japanese force was reported to Born in Edmonton, he has been j
a member of the Committee on
meeting, last Friday night.
a
McMurray
'boy
since
age®
ul about massing around New Guinea, and
Oriental Affairs, will address
Opposition was based mainly the monthly meeting of thp
: the wbMstralian forces feared that a land- three, and now he is overseas i®V(^
in active service.
on the possible creation of a Vancouver Chapter of the
n from 3 had, already been made.
The
Morimoto
family
moved
P
L so, if:The Allies were smashing repeatJapanese Canadian Citizens’
minority group problem.
here
from
Edmonton
in
1921,
think thiy at the invasion forces and
League, it was announced this
Oliver where no Oriental morning
lease to etherlands bombers and submar- and its members have won a i
by the Executive. The
place
in
the
confidence
and
'
has
been
permitted
to
reside
md ano£S, and American cruisers, destroymeeting will be held on Thurs
has risen up in indignation at day evening, January 29, at
lease. s and flying fortresses were respect of the community.
The possibility of a ‘Jap” inva the Nippon Club.
: overgrdeased on the enemy with the Tommy attended the public
school
and
took
high
school
sion.
port, Insulting toll of at least 10,000
It is expected that Col- Mac
course
in
Edmonton,
at
East
know i panese dead. Southwest Pacific
intosh will deal in his address
For Road Construction
of Ch-2adquarters reported that in the wood, from which he gradu- i
with
the “Japanese Problem in
In
the
northern
end
of
the
ated
with
honors.
On
his
re-!
tacks; aga inst the invaders in deBritish Columbia” with parti
valley, the Vernon Board of cular reference to the recent
~ar Easinding Java, nerve centre of the turn to McMurray he became
Trade has gone on record as conference in Ottawa between
the Jeii.E.I., at least 10 Japanese ships assistant wireless operator of
favouring the plan of import the representatives of the Do
r, hereure sunk and at least 17 others Canadian Airways company
KISHIZO KIMURA
ing
Japanese labour, but to minion Government, Provinand
later
was
employed
in
; ngbtferexdamaged.
Secretary of the Canadian use it more for road construc cial Government and the
f Shanj in Australia, the Prime Minister Yellowknife mining field.
tion projects than for actual Standing Committee on Orien
Responding
to
the
call
for
e a stmhn Curtin insisted in a speech
Salt Herring Exporters has farm
labour.
war service, young Morimoto
tal Affairs. The other mem
day that Australia should have a
*
«
$
*
been appointed by Ottawa as
enlisted
in
1940
at
Calgary
een Jap ice in the war councils of the
bers of the Committee may
In the United States, latest also be present at the meeting.
with the Royal Canadian a member of the three-man
ipal Couthwest Pacific command.
Corps Signals and went over committee known as the reports indicate that although The meeting will start at
$n at In Britain a glad note was touched seas last year with the third
“Japanese Fishing Vessels there is a strong demand in 8:15 sharp and will first take
o^ard War Secretary Stimson announced division.
some quarters for a similar re
At present he is Disposal Commission
’ which moval of Japanese from de up various business matters of
sobm Washington that American somewhere in England, Before
peratedjops
|ancjed in Northern Irewhich the election of officers
joining up he was well known will supervise the transfer of fense areas, the government at for
1942 will be the main item.
id.
in northern sporting circles Japanese-owned fishing ves Washington is mot contemplat The public is cordially invi
nf7-^ Stockholm sources via B.B.C. and was prominent as a hockey
< ted to hear Col. Macintosh.
sels to buyers. Mr. Kimura ing upon such a move.
1 e '.ought the gleeful news that the
player both here and at Yel will represent the owners.
W. Walter Williams, chair
ro e Russian advance had forced Hitler lowknife.
man of the Washington State Plans Made for Second
one mself to flee from his headquarDefense Council, reported last Victory Loan Drive
esk,
'$ jh-Smolensk to safer quarters in
week
upon his return from a Plans for B.C.'s part in the sec
insk, 200 miles away, Most of One For Ripley's Column
visit to Washington that De ond Canadian $600,000,000 Vic
>een ‘e German winter line
had been
partment of Justice officials tory Loan Drive to be launched in
'asnt oken up and were in the process of
are making no present plans February were nearing completion.
e^ 1 )ing?deaned up by the Russians,
for
mass evacuation.
Austin C. Taylor was again appoint
*
Viet
despatches said
>’0U 11 I
A
Mr. Williams who went to ed chairman of the B.C. Committee.
(From
the
Japanese-American
Courier)
>hcd w 'H'Dttawa, a press despatch said
on civilian defense E. H. Adams is the head of the hiSAN FRANCISCO. — They saoka, professor of. journalism confer
“inudaY that greater expansion of the
problems,
said that he made it ternational Committee which will
•n M’3na^an army will be announced by were not putting anything at the University of Utah—and
a special point to inquire into
i can'*me; Minister King in Parliament over on the keen-eyed sheriff author of the Japanese-Ameri official atttude at the capital be in charge of the various foreign
language elements in the province.
te today Some details of the an- at North Platte, Nebraska, can oath of allegiance.”
with
respect
of
the
Japanese
Juncement were said to be that when the war broke out. He
The suspect is field secretary situation on the Pacific coast. 11Last year, the Japanese and Chinese
groups were very heavy subscribers.
ie new overseas army would con- saw a “Jap” around town, and of the Japanese American
s in ^ °f tW° corps' one °^ two fully- promptly threw him in the Citizens’ League, and was on
- his med Panzer divisions'and the other jug.
an official tour, the purpose
Herb
Caen
tells
about
it
in
Roa?” include three highly mechanized
being to line up young Ameri
his
column
in
the
San
Fran
mi
v(
fa
<
try
divisions
with
two
tank
cans for defense. He got his
Illa »
' >rps*.
cisco
Chronicle:
money back and flew to San To Hold Inaugural Meeting This Sunday
man,
“
This
is
the
tale
of
a
dis
Francisco headquarters, where
Uy p JfUWashington the board of inThere is a new organization Kiyoshi Suga, Kazuko Kagatinguished
Japanese-American,
he has been busy ever since.
Ji'ry hit hard the neglect and the
in Niseiville today—the Hompa wa, Misao Taguchi and Eileen
!g ^^ ol responsibility on the parts known to many high-ranking
Young Buddhists’ Association. Shintani with Rev. K. Tsuji
a ^f Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and San Franciscans. When war
No
Mo
z
Osato?
In a move to meet the needs and Rev. Tatibana as advisors
Eher^-^H Walter C. Short in the broke, he was arrested in a
will be meeting Tuesday even
"Why didn't you tell me so and demands of a community
Quearl Harbour disaster. Their report small town not far from here
ing
at the Temple to draft the
last Week!" was the first reac put on a war footing, members
ild ] lowed some surprising facts, one, and thrown into jail. For want
new constitution.
tion of a Nisei housewife, when of the Hompa Young Men’s
sada^an American plane and destroy- of something better the sheriff
A leading member of the
r ,'h3d sunk a Japanese sub off charged him with ‘vagrancy’.
questioned by the New Canadian Buddhist Association and the
The Japanese - American about the sugar rationing order Hompa Young Women’s Bud Y.M.B.A. told The New Can
ea ^Harbour nearly an hour before
adian that members of both
ire i^ attack began and yet the feel- quietly displayed a wallet,
this morning. But when the dhist Association unanimously
groups had been thinking of
\?9 ^a^ Japan would not dare attack filled with money, smiling,
order was explained to her in approved a resolution calling
this move for the last few
dan1^3? was 50 great that no prepar ‘But I have money, I am no
detail, she concluded with a sigh for the amalgamation of the
years. They felt that the union
of relief, "Well, in that case it two hitherto separate associa
tion had been made at all to meet vagrant.’
of the two bodies would bring
“The sheriff grabbed his won't be too bad. All we have tions, at a joint general assem deeper
on ie ^sudden attack.
understanding and clos
dough, stuffed it in his pocket to do is to have just a little less bly Sunday afternoon at the er co-operation
n$ti.ln-Hie Lighter Side
among the
and snapped: Now you are!’
cookies, cakes and other sweets." Hompa Temple.
members, and that the pooling
’L® In Canada and the United
“For two weeks they kept
To those who prefer to take
The
climax
of
this
redof
resources woud strengthen
Hates, the war was not the only this man in jail, taunting him,
coffee or tea "straight", this letter day will take place
natter on the minds of Mr. and trying to get him to read Jap order will have no effect. Those, this Sunday starting at 2 in the Hompa young people finan
cially, spiritually and intellec
Ars. John Public as they awaited papers (he reads no Japanese)
who are accustomed to take cof the afternoon when an inau
tually and would enable them
fee with six or seven teaspoon gural meeting will be held
anai?nth anxious heart the report of the and keeping -him practically
to
undertake larger projects.
,
of Dionne Quintuplet incommunicado.
fuls of sugar, will find it rather at which a new constitution In this way it was also be
- “Marie's leg And today, sighs of
Finally, word of his plight
difficult to adjust themselves to will be presented and gen lieved that the group could do
elief were heard as the words "not got to his worried pals, in a
this new wartime condition.
eral elections held.
more to get Occidental Can
‘ 'ery -serious were disclosed from jiffy the FBI got him out of
To Nisei children this looms
A committee consisting of ;adians to understand the aims
M'the doctors
jail. His name is Michael Ma- as the worst war news possible. Shota Kondo, George Kenno, :
and ideals of Buddhist youths.
Vol. V, No. 11
VANCOUVER, B. C.
XT ^ Today’s
X? HEADLINES
Col. Macintosh
To Address
Vancouver Chapter
Sheriff Jails 'fagraiit’ Jffl Official
Hompa Young People Amalgamate
t
©AD
he belt art;
to his fe.
and brer'
of 11 ^=
The New Canadian
B.C. INTERIOR SPLIT ON
IMPORT OF EVACUEES
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
U.S. Plans No Mass Removal Of Japanese
V hile no official information is yet forthcoming concern
ing
the
details of the government’s plans for the evacuation of
January 26, ,942
Japanese from the coastal areas, the question has been stirring
consideiable comment and discussion by local organizations in
Town In Alberta
the aieas most likely to be affected by any such measure.
COMMISSION MEMBER
In particular, the news
Is Proud Of Its
has touched off verbal fireNisei
Soldier^
works in the Interior.
took. 7
McMURRAY, Alta.—One of!^l
™ Broadr’e War Situation
Proposals to import adult
me I pjjAustralia was getting down to the, the few Canadian-born Japan-j Bl
|. Japanese labourers to work in
ogress, siness of preparing invasion de- ese serving now in the Canadi- i ®
^,the
Okanagan Valley orchards
ases as Japanese forces came an army hails from this north-1
| under government supervision.
n’s exit r)ser t° the island continent in ern town. He is Sigmn. Tom-1
|ito offset a possible labour
the custe^king'a landing of 10,000 troops my Morimoto, son of natural-1 ^
^'shortage this summer was detat theytRabaul in New Britain, 800 miles ized parents who have been ^
Wjnounced
by the Pentictont Col. MacGregor Macintosh,
Canadian
citizens
since
1911.1®
he fapi j rth-east of Australia. Another
'^ i Board of Trade at its annual a former M.L.A. and at present
felt like'ge Japanese force was reported to Born in Edmonton, he has been j
a member of the Committee on
meeting, last Friday night.
a
McMurray
'boy
since
age®
ul about massing around New Guinea, and
Oriental Affairs, will address
Opposition was based mainly the monthly meeting of thp
: the wbMstralian forces feared that a land- three, and now he is overseas i®V(^
in active service.
on the possible creation of a Vancouver Chapter of the
n from 3 had, already been made.
The
Morimoto
family
moved
P
L so, if:The Allies were smashing repeatJapanese Canadian Citizens’
minority group problem.
here
from
Edmonton
in
1921,
think thiy at the invasion forces and
League, it was announced this
Oliver where no Oriental morning
lease to etherlands bombers and submar- and its members have won a i
by the Executive. The
place
in
the
confidence
and
'
has
been
permitted
to
reside
md ano£S, and American cruisers, destroymeeting will be held on Thurs
has risen up in indignation at day evening, January 29, at
lease. s and flying fortresses were respect of the community.
The possibility of a ‘Jap” inva the Nippon Club.
: overgrdeased on the enemy with the Tommy attended the public
school
and
took
high
school
sion.
port, Insulting toll of at least 10,000
It is expected that Col- Mac
course
in
Edmonton,
at
East
know i panese dead. Southwest Pacific
intosh will deal in his address
For Road Construction
of Ch-2adquarters reported that in the wood, from which he gradu- i
with
the “Japanese Problem in
In
the
northern
end
of
the
ated
with
honors.
On
his
re-!
tacks; aga inst the invaders in deBritish Columbia” with parti
valley, the Vernon Board of cular reference to the recent
~ar Easinding Java, nerve centre of the turn to McMurray he became
Trade has gone on record as conference in Ottawa between
the Jeii.E.I., at least 10 Japanese ships assistant wireless operator of
favouring the plan of import the representatives of the Do
r, hereure sunk and at least 17 others Canadian Airways company
KISHIZO KIMURA
ing
Japanese labour, but to minion Government, Provinand
later
was
employed
in
; ngbtferexdamaged.
Secretary of the Canadian use it more for road construc cial Government and the
f Shanj in Australia, the Prime Minister Yellowknife mining field.
tion projects than for actual Standing Committee on Orien
Responding
to
the
call
for
e a stmhn Curtin insisted in a speech
Salt Herring Exporters has farm
labour.
war service, young Morimoto
tal Affairs. The other mem
day that Australia should have a
*
«
$
*
been appointed by Ottawa as
enlisted
in
1940
at
Calgary
een Jap ice in the war councils of the
bers of the Committee may
In the United States, latest also be present at the meeting.
with the Royal Canadian a member of the three-man
ipal Couthwest Pacific command.
Corps Signals and went over committee known as the reports indicate that although The meeting will start at
$n at In Britain a glad note was touched seas last year with the third
“Japanese Fishing Vessels there is a strong demand in 8:15 sharp and will first take
o^ard War Secretary Stimson announced division.
some quarters for a similar re
At present he is Disposal Commission
’ which moval of Japanese from de up various business matters of
sobm Washington that American somewhere in England, Before
peratedjops
|ancjed in Northern Irewhich the election of officers
joining up he was well known will supervise the transfer of fense areas, the government at for
1942 will be the main item.
id.
in northern sporting circles Japanese-owned fishing ves Washington is mot contemplat The public is cordially invi
nf7-^ Stockholm sources via B.B.C. and was prominent as a hockey
< ted to hear Col. Macintosh.
sels to buyers. Mr. Kimura ing upon such a move.
1 e '.ought the gleeful news that the
player both here and at Yel will represent the owners.
W. Walter Williams, chair
ro e Russian advance had forced Hitler lowknife.
man of the Washington State Plans Made for Second
one mself to flee from his headquarDefense Council, reported last Victory Loan Drive
esk,
'$ jh-Smolensk to safer quarters in
week
upon his return from a Plans for B.C.'s part in the sec
insk, 200 miles away, Most of One For Ripley's Column
visit to Washington that De ond Canadian $600,000,000 Vic
>een ‘e German winter line
had been
partment of Justice officials tory Loan Drive to be launched in
'asnt oken up and were in the process of
are making no present plans February were nearing completion.
e^ 1 )ing?deaned up by the Russians,
for
mass evacuation.
Austin C. Taylor was again appoint
*
Viet
despatches said
>’0U 11 I
A
Mr. Williams who went to ed chairman of the B.C. Committee.
(From
the
Japanese-American
Courier)
>hcd w 'H'Dttawa, a press despatch said
on civilian defense E. H. Adams is the head of the hiSAN FRANCISCO. — They saoka, professor of. journalism confer
“inudaY that greater expansion of the
problems,
said that he made it ternational Committee which will
•n M’3na^an army will be announced by were not putting anything at the University of Utah—and
a special point to inquire into
i can'*me; Minister King in Parliament over on the keen-eyed sheriff author of the Japanese-Ameri official atttude at the capital be in charge of the various foreign
language elements in the province.
te today Some details of the an- at North Platte, Nebraska, can oath of allegiance.”
with
respect
of
the
Japanese
Juncement were said to be that when the war broke out. He
The suspect is field secretary situation on the Pacific coast. 11Last year, the Japanese and Chinese
groups were very heavy subscribers.
ie new overseas army would con- saw a “Jap” around town, and of the Japanese American
s in ^ °f tW° corps' one °^ two fully- promptly threw him in the Citizens’ League, and was on
- his med Panzer divisions'and the other jug.
an official tour, the purpose
Herb
Caen
tells
about
it
in
Roa?” include three highly mechanized
being to line up young Ameri
his
column
in
the
San
Fran
mi
v(
fa
<
try
divisions
with
two
tank
cans for defense. He got his
Illa »
' >rps*.
cisco
Chronicle:
money back and flew to San To Hold Inaugural Meeting This Sunday
man,
“
This
is
the
tale
of
a
dis
Francisco headquarters, where
Uy p JfUWashington the board of inThere is a new organization Kiyoshi Suga, Kazuko Kagatinguished
Japanese-American,
he has been busy ever since.
Ji'ry hit hard the neglect and the
in Niseiville today—the Hompa wa, Misao Taguchi and Eileen
!g ^^ ol responsibility on the parts known to many high-ranking
Young Buddhists’ Association. Shintani with Rev. K. Tsuji
a ^f Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and San Franciscans. When war
No
Mo
z
Osato?
In a move to meet the needs and Rev. Tatibana as advisors
Eher^-^H Walter C. Short in the broke, he was arrested in a
will be meeting Tuesday even
"Why didn't you tell me so and demands of a community
Quearl Harbour disaster. Their report small town not far from here
ing
at the Temple to draft the
last Week!" was the first reac put on a war footing, members
ild ] lowed some surprising facts, one, and thrown into jail. For want
new constitution.
tion of a Nisei housewife, when of the Hompa Young Men’s
sada^an American plane and destroy- of something better the sheriff
A leading member of the
r ,'h3d sunk a Japanese sub off charged him with ‘vagrancy’.
questioned by the New Canadian Buddhist Association and the
The Japanese - American about the sugar rationing order Hompa Young Women’s Bud Y.M.B.A. told The New Can
ea ^Harbour nearly an hour before
adian that members of both
ire i^ attack began and yet the feel- quietly displayed a wallet,
this morning. But when the dhist Association unanimously
groups had been thinking of
\?9 ^a^ Japan would not dare attack filled with money, smiling,
order was explained to her in approved a resolution calling
this move for the last few
dan1^3? was 50 great that no prepar ‘But I have money, I am no
detail, she concluded with a sigh for the amalgamation of the
years. They felt that the union
of relief, "Well, in that case it two hitherto separate associa
tion had been made at all to meet vagrant.’
of the two bodies would bring
“The sheriff grabbed his won't be too bad. All we have tions, at a joint general assem deeper
on ie ^sudden attack.
understanding and clos
dough, stuffed it in his pocket to do is to have just a little less bly Sunday afternoon at the er co-operation
n$ti.ln-Hie Lighter Side
among the
and snapped: Now you are!’
cookies, cakes and other sweets." Hompa Temple.
members, and that the pooling
’L® In Canada and the United
“For two weeks they kept
To those who prefer to take
The
climax
of
this
redof
resources woud strengthen
Hates, the war was not the only this man in jail, taunting him,
coffee or tea "straight", this letter day will take place
natter on the minds of Mr. and trying to get him to read Jap order will have no effect. Those, this Sunday starting at 2 in the Hompa young people finan
cially, spiritually and intellec
Ars. John Public as they awaited papers (he reads no Japanese)
who are accustomed to take cof the afternoon when an inau
tually and would enable them
fee with six or seven teaspoon gural meeting will be held
anai?nth anxious heart the report of the and keeping -him practically
to
undertake larger projects.
,
of Dionne Quintuplet incommunicado.
fuls of sugar, will find it rather at which a new constitution In this way it was also be
- “Marie's leg And today, sighs of
Finally, word of his plight
difficult to adjust themselves to will be presented and gen lieved that the group could do
elief were heard as the words "not got to his worried pals, in a
this new wartime condition.
eral elections held.
more to get Occidental Can
‘ 'ery -serious were disclosed from jiffy the FBI got him out of
To Nisei children this looms
A committee consisting of ;adians to understand the aims
M'the doctors
jail. His name is Michael Ma- as the worst war news possible. Shota Kondo, George Kenno, :
and ideals of Buddhist youths.
Vol. V, No. 11
VANCOUVER, B. C.
XT ^ Today’s
X? HEADLINES
Col. Macintosh
To Address
Vancouver Chapter
Sheriff Jails 'fagraiit’ Jffl Official
Hompa Young People Amalgamate
t
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ing, Nippon Club 8.15 p.m.
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STEVESTON, B. C.
A Monday Feature
On Cowboy Classics
on the cowboy music of today.
^
‘mSelteS’ and lastlV a ^ notes
the cowboy
I'l'l/’PII'PU-P
Joint Meeting
Street.
The
Powell
United
Ladies
’
9 Powell Y.P. Badminton Club
Boiler Party, Happyland.
Aid and Women’s Missionary o Hompa m.B.A. Ra
14—St- Valentine's Danr-e U B C Society will join in the month
Results
Brock Hall, 9-12 p.m. Tenly
meeting
to
be
held
next
Piece Band, 81.25 Couple.
Drawings for the highF
Wednesday, January 28 at 2:00 cessful Hompa Y.M.B A
p.m. in the Powell United gym fie were made Sunday - T
Four Youths Charged parlour. Rev. K. Shimizu will noon,
January 25, atthJ 1
give an address on the topic. pa Temple. Prize
O
With Murder Of Uno Women and the Home Front.” numbers are:
he
All
members
are
1.
requested
to
Four youths, who were
641, F. Machida, 293 r re
attend.
an
ia St., City.
charged with the murder of
*
2.
rosniyuki Uno. 27, were re
644, M. Oshimo, 409 :
ander, City.
manded until February 2nd at ® Wedding Bells
Pa
“
I
do
’
s
”
3.
were
che police court this morning.
said at the
609, Mrs. K. Kam- th
The young men facing charge pretty wedding .Saturday after
M
143 Dunlevy, City.
4.
cic
of murder are: R. H. Hughes, noon at the Holy Cross Mis
671, I. Takahara. Pj/
19, William George Billamv, sion as Miss Pat Sumie Kawa
2, New Westminster.
13; Floyd Berrigan, 18; and jiri, elder daughter of Mr. and a. 225, K. Chaki, 353 Cor be
John Petryk, 17.
City.
k<
Mrs. I. Kawajiri of Vancouver.
sh
6.
517, Mrs. Hiraishi
Ine charges of murder were B. C. became the bride of Mr.
Harry
Adachi,
fourth
son
of
Pier Cafe, City.
Made Friday last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Adachi of 7. 118,
Shigehiro, Mj
At the inquest, held last Fri Bloedel, B. C. The best man
City.
day, at which mother of the was Air. George Kadota and
tic
.xctim, Mrs. Oiye Uno, gave an the bridesmaid was Miss Koko
coi
evidence, returned the verdict Sasaki.
Classified Ads wl
that “Yoshiyuki Uno came to On Sunday, January’25, at
HELP WANTED hei
his death as a result of gun i o’clock, the young
people JAPANESE GIRL WAX
shot wounds, fired by some enteitained their many friends
wc
+
- frien^ for general housework pat
person or persons unknown to
at a post-nuptial reception at ply ALma 1579.
■
us.”
their apartment, 134 Powell
qix dressmakers w; sch
For the Amtdm
cowbJXX!
wonder if there exists LA
‘?SUK ln modern civilization. -I
day whose life ha's not been LZ A ^^f
VOuth tofigure. I know for myself that when we Ze “ A
“■|'S'"fa»
practically Heed cowboy lives Tom Mie H
re-.
Sh°r‘ P“"' ”'
and others were out heroes, in X™ i.Z
ing cowboy dimes
,
np-roanng, rooting-toot-date ihLXeZi! ZZZ °“^
" “ ™
“
West, people are still flocking to rhe cowboy'", ' ' ’“T °f '*" M‘ddle
these "horse operas" rue i better
i ”°VieS' In many a town,
dark Cable or a Dorothy
’
1*
JANUARY 26, 19;
At
held v«LtaTTS inquest i her baby in
its ca
in its
carriage across
neia jesterday aiternoon, the the street hnWinig the buggy
jury returned the
V an'
. verdict
verdict of with one khand,
“accidental” with the blame ---- one hand, and supporting
a dark umbrella in the other
to Jakeshi Tommy when the car struck her.
Sawayama, 22 of Port HamThe baby miraculously es-
_ ed immediately. Phone the
cific 6432 or DExter K foo
and
after 7 p.m.
her
WHEN ORDERING YOUR TOILET Ti:
always specify
wit
top
beh:
- and lies
IT IS SOFT. SANITARY & SOLUf
now
in
critical
condition
in
the
Anna Ponyicky, 1825 Powell ■-°neral Hospital.
Street.
decades LcX CM XT'" t"
Onl
immense At/oFA?'^
Mrs. Ponyicky died in the
bittc
the raising of cattle.
L ^^ "'^ luxuriant grass encouraged General Hospital at 11 p.m. Drama Festival
Friday after she was struck by
the
*n IUt° ?riven ^ Sawayama
Jh,Vlltersection of Hastings
and a cook, his was the iob
l / COU^O'S' a horse wrangler,
’ laug
The Nisei community will be
and
Glen Drive at 8:10 p.m.
the year. Oftentimes he and his co-^k^ would" d^
J^ m°St °f
'
behi
Friday, January 23.
well represented at the Greater
treks to better pasture lands hnnH a
,
d drive the herd on long
b tine
Mrs. Ponyicky was pushing Vancouver Young People’s Anrhe spring ro„„ . A vonld^
. some
^ nual Drama Festival when the I
one a Fort Dodge ;„ A"s
“ ^ ""ta iKh “ fc
true.
curtain rises this evening - at
Alumni Hold Meeti 9 ^.^itsilano
High School
Under his belt, the cowL'Lm ^*1X^71'11“ N
auditorium
on
the
long-await,. “Faith as a Basis of Prac«ub.«s, the long and arduous treks
St night fn n
’’ "'S S °f
ed,
week-long
event.
saloon Rev ^’f^11. be the topic of
name
On pT
tonight
K. Shimizu’s address at n^
gh1 ’s program, the
V
would
the b
apanese Alumni Associ Wlsei Players Club will make
the Japanese
no n
*
*
ation meeting to be held at the its initial bid for recognition as
at a j
home of Mr. and Mrs. -K. Mo- ? rTS^Q5 “Between the Soup
CO IC’ing a
mose, Saturday, January 31. and the Savary”. Taking part
that
;
Y chapter. better than my ron!ance Of
W L "-^h 'n'°
Shipbuilding
vkl Hyodo’ Ina Kayahara
a listener can glimpse of his rerkh™ £
bearing them a
1 nthe series of Alumni gath
taciturn character, and can appreciate h^ ^^T can understand his
Tomi
MArine 9925
The Powell United Y P S
nature.
can appreciate his gruff but hearty hospitable
erings at which individual
will be out to defend its laurels
1969 West Georgia
Phe i
and LX!" * X IS?
°f, ‘J**
unchanged members of the Association gained last year, on Friday
will give an address on some
; flash ii
Vancouver, B. C.
evening, January 30, when it
given topic, and lead an
n
j in- makes its bow with
tormal discussion Period
h think
fol- Struck”. Yuki Yoshida isStardir
lowing his talk.
ecting the play.
these ditties may sound cX A
Rev. Shimizu is one of the
may be obtained for H The New Scientific riot, 1
very first Japanese students to ^Tickets
and pose, these songs act as a refreshing
tonic.
graduate from the local Uni- 35c from members of either
drama groups, or at the gate.
Dental Discovery
The
Week's
Song
Leaders;
m
X
havi
ng
received
his
time each evening is
FOR REAL JAPANESE
Lo^ o
of ^ degree in 8Starting
1. White Cliffs|of Dover
o
’
clock.
9
DISHES
Ayiy.
with i
3.' Elmer s Tune.
4.
2-58 Powell St.
PA 2657
L
7.
S.
9.
10.
Chattanooga Choo-Choo.
-this Love of Mine
Bose O’Day.
Everything I Love.
<hiine of St. Cecelia.
Shepherd’s Serenade
-lA ,pW It Bad and That
Ain t Good.
This Is No Laughing Matter.
• Visitors
^or a short visit are
Ii. and Mrs. Kaname Izumi of
Chemainus
asks f
That
WEDDING CAKES
Fresh and
Delicious
INSURANCE
RELIABLE COMPANIES ------- - FAIR rates
Prompt a„d SaHsfactory Cbi™ s’St
electrical appliances.
243 Powell St.
1.
r£
Radios, refrigerators,
S. MIZUHARA
MAnne.5727
323 Powell
PA 6932
h
PAcific 7629
342
Powell Street
g
Liquid Dentifrice/
249 Powell St
PA 301,
THE NEW CANADIAN
victor Ah k.
RADIO s
JANUARY
AT
H E | N T Z M A N
P
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S
A
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O
ON SEYMOUR
or
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INSTRUMENTS
SEE
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R E C 0 R D S
P A c i f i c
—Vancouver JCCL Annual Meet
ing, Nippon Club 8.15 p.m.
—U.E.C.
Alumni
Association I
Meeting.
75 West 10th, 8 p.m. ®
A
S T E I N W A
7 5 1
Service
STEVESTON, B. C.
A Monday Feature
On Cowboy Classics
on the cowboy music of today.
^
‘mSelteS’ and lastlV a ^ notes
the cowboy
I'l'l/’PII'PU-P
Joint Meeting
Street.
The
Powell
United
Ladies
’
9 Powell Y.P. Badminton Club
Boiler Party, Happyland.
Aid and Women’s Missionary o Hompa m.B.A. Ra
14—St- Valentine's Danr-e U B C Society will join in the month
Results
Brock Hall, 9-12 p.m. Tenly
meeting
to
be
held
next
Piece Band, 81.25 Couple.
Drawings for the highF
Wednesday, January 28 at 2:00 cessful Hompa Y.M.B A
p.m. in the Powell United gym fie were made Sunday - T
Four Youths Charged parlour. Rev. K. Shimizu will noon,
January 25, atthJ 1
give an address on the topic. pa Temple. Prize
O
With Murder Of Uno Women and the Home Front.” numbers are:
he
All
members
are
1.
requested
to
Four youths, who were
641, F. Machida, 293 r re
attend.
an
ia St., City.
charged with the murder of
*
2.
rosniyuki Uno. 27, were re
644, M. Oshimo, 409 :
ander, City.
manded until February 2nd at ® Wedding Bells
Pa
“
I
do
’
s
”
3.
were
che police court this morning.
said at the
609, Mrs. K. Kam- th
The young men facing charge pretty wedding .Saturday after
M
143 Dunlevy, City.
4.
cic
of murder are: R. H. Hughes, noon at the Holy Cross Mis
671, I. Takahara. Pj/
19, William George Billamv, sion as Miss Pat Sumie Kawa
2, New Westminster.
13; Floyd Berrigan, 18; and jiri, elder daughter of Mr. and a. 225, K. Chaki, 353 Cor be
John Petryk, 17.
City.
k<
Mrs. I. Kawajiri of Vancouver.
sh
6.
517, Mrs. Hiraishi
Ine charges of murder were B. C. became the bride of Mr.
Harry
Adachi,
fourth
son
of
Pier Cafe, City.
Made Friday last week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Adachi of 7. 118,
Shigehiro, Mj
At the inquest, held last Fri Bloedel, B. C. The best man
City.
day, at which mother of the was Air. George Kadota and
tic
.xctim, Mrs. Oiye Uno, gave an the bridesmaid was Miss Koko
coi
evidence, returned the verdict Sasaki.
Classified Ads wl
that “Yoshiyuki Uno came to On Sunday, January’25, at
HELP WANTED hei
his death as a result of gun i o’clock, the young
people JAPANESE GIRL WAX
shot wounds, fired by some enteitained their many friends
wc
+
- frien^ for general housework pat
person or persons unknown to
at a post-nuptial reception at ply ALma 1579.
■
us.”
their apartment, 134 Powell
qix dressmakers w; sch
For the Amtdm
cowbJXX!
wonder if there exists LA
‘?SUK ln modern civilization. -I
day whose life ha's not been LZ A ^^f
VOuth tofigure. I know for myself that when we Ze “ A
“■|'S'"fa»
practically Heed cowboy lives Tom Mie H
re-.
Sh°r‘ P“"' ”'
and others were out heroes, in X™ i.Z
ing cowboy dimes
,
np-roanng, rooting-toot-date ihLXeZi! ZZZ °“^
" “ ™
“
West, people are still flocking to rhe cowboy'", ' ' ’“T °f '*" M‘ddle
these "horse operas" rue i better
i ”°VieS' In many a town,
dark Cable or a Dorothy
’
1*
JANUARY 26, 19;
At
held v«LtaTTS inquest i her baby in
its ca
in its
carriage across
neia jesterday aiternoon, the the street hnWinig the buggy
jury returned the
V an'
. verdict
verdict of with one khand,
“accidental” with the blame ---- one hand, and supporting
a dark umbrella in the other
to Jakeshi Tommy when the car struck her.
Sawayama, 22 of Port HamThe baby miraculously es-
_ ed immediately. Phone the
cific 6432 or DExter K foo
and
after 7 p.m.
her
WHEN ORDERING YOUR TOILET Ti:
always specify
wit
top
beh:
- and lies
IT IS SOFT. SANITARY & SOLUf
now
in
critical
condition
in
the
Anna Ponyicky, 1825 Powell ■-°neral Hospital.
Street.
decades LcX CM XT'" t"
Onl
immense At/oFA?'^
Mrs. Ponyicky died in the
bittc
the raising of cattle.
L ^^ "'^ luxuriant grass encouraged General Hospital at 11 p.m. Drama Festival
Friday after she was struck by
the
*n IUt° ?riven ^ Sawayama
Jh,Vlltersection of Hastings
and a cook, his was the iob
l / COU^O'S' a horse wrangler,
’ laug
The Nisei community will be
and
Glen Drive at 8:10 p.m.
the year. Oftentimes he and his co-^k^ would" d^
J^ m°St °f
'
behi
Friday, January 23.
well represented at the Greater
treks to better pasture lands hnnH a
,
d drive the herd on long
b tine
Mrs. Ponyicky was pushing Vancouver Young People’s Anrhe spring ro„„ . A vonld^
. some
^ nual Drama Festival when the I
one a Fort Dodge ;„ A"s
“ ^ ""ta iKh “ fc
true.
curtain rises this evening - at
Alumni Hold Meeti 9 ^.^itsilano
High School
Under his belt, the cowL'Lm ^*1X^71'11“ N
auditorium
on
the
long-await,. “Faith as a Basis of Prac«ub.«s, the long and arduous treks
St night fn n
’’ "'S S °f
ed,
week-long
event.
saloon Rev ^’f^11. be the topic of
name
On pT
tonight
K. Shimizu’s address at n^
gh1 ’s program, the
V
would
the b
apanese Alumni Associ Wlsei Players Club will make
the Japanese
no n
*
*
ation meeting to be held at the its initial bid for recognition as
at a j
home of Mr. and Mrs. -K. Mo- ? rTS^Q5 “Between the Soup
CO IC’ing a
mose, Saturday, January 31. and the Savary”. Taking part
that
;
Y chapter. better than my ron!ance Of
W L "-^h 'n'°
Shipbuilding
vkl Hyodo’ Ina Kayahara
a listener can glimpse of his rerkh™ £
bearing them a
1 nthe series of Alumni gath
taciturn character, and can appreciate h^ ^^T can understand his
Tomi
MArine 9925
The Powell United Y P S
nature.
can appreciate his gruff but hearty hospitable
erings at which individual
will be out to defend its laurels
1969 West Georgia
Phe i
and LX!" * X IS?
°f, ‘J**
unchanged members of the Association gained last year, on Friday
will give an address on some
; flash ii
Vancouver, B. C.
evening, January 30, when it
given topic, and lead an
n
j in- makes its bow with
tormal discussion Period
h think
fol- Struck”. Yuki Yoshida isStardir
lowing his talk.
ecting the play.
these ditties may sound cX A
Rev. Shimizu is one of the
may be obtained for H The New Scientific riot, 1
very first Japanese students to ^Tickets
and pose, these songs act as a refreshing
tonic.
graduate from the local Uni- 35c from members of either
drama groups, or at the gate.
Dental Discovery
The
Week's
Song
Leaders;
m
X
havi
ng
received
his
time each evening is
FOR REAL JAPANESE
Lo^ o
of ^ degree in 8Starting
1. White Cliffs|of Dover
o
’
clock.
9
DISHES
Ayiy.
with i
3.' Elmer s Tune.
4.
2-58 Powell St.
PA 2657
L
7.
S.
9.
10.
Chattanooga Choo-Choo.
-this Love of Mine
Bose O’Day.
Everything I Love.
<hiine of St. Cecelia.
Shepherd’s Serenade
-lA ,pW It Bad and That
Ain t Good.
This Is No Laughing Matter.
• Visitors
^or a short visit are
Ii. and Mrs. Kaname Izumi of
Chemainus
asks f
That
WEDDING CAKES
Fresh and
Delicious
INSURANCE
RELIABLE COMPANIES ------- - FAIR rates
Prompt a„d SaHsfactory Cbi™ s’St
electrical appliances.
243 Powell St.
1.
r£
Radios, refrigerators,
S. MIZUHARA
MAnne.5727
323 Powell
PA 6932
h
PAcific 7629
342
Powell Street
g
Liquid Dentifrice/
249 Powell St
PA 301,
Page 3
• JANUARY 26, 1942
A Monday Feature
‘ ip
44
THE NEW CANADIAN
[® Sport Spotlitei
* * *
(
By S. O.
i Well, rolks, here I am again i
(your weekly sports columnist. This!
A- Baffit
a
[is Monday and somehow one is I
I never expected to tax his limited
le high]/
[grey matter too strenuously' on the
POWELL STREET VIGNETTE
r-M.B.A‘
ifirst day of the week, for hew else
iOWELL SI REET ... it s Main Street, Wall Street,- Lover's Lan'
Sunday ;
lean
he survive the remaining 6
it's the gateway to dreams . . . and the road of a thousand sorrows.
■ at the;
^ize-v On this street, a race beats a rhythm all its own . . . and the people who j The mad buzzing around to keep
beat it aie ordinary people, who arc bom. live, grow up. and in time.
with the incessant whirlwind of
a, 293 G return io dust, for one illustrious life, there are a thousand minor ones. ;up
[weekly sports has left its mark
and of these, the minor events, is the saga of Powell Street written.
Eyciv individual has a right to live his or her own life in his own I feel so dully and groggy (net
io, 409BSicu‘ar vay, as long as his way of life docs not radically interfere with resulting from !Saturday night's
spree) that if this
Kamt the conventional pattern of cs.ablished society. Tomiko believed this. likewise please do; column ends up
not be too hard
Shecbchevcd this as sincerely as she believed in the sun breaking through the
Ink Spots Stave Off Steveston Rally
"ity.
on
this
scribe.
clouds after rain.
ra, R.R
Nippons 28—Vegas 24.
Let's start the round off with
4 And 5 ct. toaey. she serves behind a countc
inster.
Ink Spots 27—Steveston 24.
cage.
Saturday's night's benefit
behind a counter, for bow longJ Yes. almost f
years ... a tar cry cage event proved
353 Cor. ■from
Nomads 24—Marpolc S.
conclusively that
her early dream
Dols she Ilse her work? She merely shrugs her
melon-tossing was still gaining popThe "Fujioka Benefit Nite" went over the top with a bang
raishi, shoulders, and puts o another. sp.a^h of red on her already scarlet lips.
ty. Oh, how elated
exceeding all expectations as far as attendance was concerned.
.'VII
Akiyama
would
be
if
a
similar
crowd
In fact the league executives happily announced that the event:
She had a
TO, JI, VET. Tomiko began life just like any other human being.
:
mothcr’ 3 f^tHcr. brothers and sisters. Her childhood was not par- would flock to his beloved game was recorded on the files of the dusty record book as hitting:
ticulany hard. She had her share of trouble, but they were those which every week. Still that's, expecting the biggest jackpot of all times. At this time the league wishes
come to chilarcn born of immigrant parents, seeking a foothold in a land too much, but perhaps some day to thank the public for their wonderful support and feel sure
that Kinzo Fujioka will appreciate the radio to whicu the
jvhicn could not conceive that Tomiko was in any way different from that dream may be realized.
If such occasions does rise then public has contributed so wholeheartedly.
TED her;bluff fisherman father and her mute, incoherent mother.
Needless to say the record
there must be some drastic changes
'
But
she
had
her
dreams,
dreams
which
made
it
possible
for
her
to
WAX
crowd was not disappointed by However their big lead gained
work in smelly canneries in the summertime, to blister in strawberry made to the gym, if not a new one I the brand of melon-tossing that
in the first half was too much
ework. Piches,
built. The gym is definitely too
to slave in other women s homes.
tvas
served.
for Steveston . to overcome.
A She sailed through public school with flying_ colors. Then, high small and outmoded for present
The
scrappy
little
Vegas
The
fishing lads rallied to with
her. Send her to high school? What good was style of playing and although a lot
RS w? school loomed
. , before
. .
crew turned on plenty of in 3 points when the final
Phone there in book learning.’ No one in the district had gone before her. Such Oi bodily contact and unnecessary speed for the old-timers and whistle saved the day for the
ter If foolishness ... to send a girl-child to school: Better that she stav at home shoving, bumping and elbowing looked for a while as if they Ink Spots.
and learn to sew a fine seam. The time was near at hand for planning could be cut down as long as games
The Nomad-Marpole junior
are played in the present gym, would whip the Nippons into
her future. But she went to high school. That was Tomiko.
submission by relying on their curtain raiser was in favor of
I
Four glorious years sped by on wings, and she put away her books, chances for improvement are nil.
speed
alone, but the older the taller Eburnc lads. V. KuFor the sake of director Mi
OlLET Ti:
with ugw hopes and longings stirring within her. What were these
crew, comprising mostly of wabara led the winners with
Akiyama who has worked so hard
EC1FY S’ ’t ' Tolonsings? Wlw “ lh' b°P« and longings of evert
‘
name’ players in the present; ah even dozen points. Terry
the last five years to popularize
bl a T
7
Sht “ “ '
• a
» stenographed
senior setup, by sheer fighting Fujioka was tops on the losing
melon-tossing,
let's hope
his
behind a shiny walnut table.
b F
force and more accurate snip team, also with a 12.
Vets and Vegas Stage Bang-Up Game
As Fans Honor Kinzo Fujioka Night
Ads
dream of a spacious and up-todate gymnasium will be fulfilled.
i SOLUt
ing pulled ahead to a 28-24
Nippons—Ashikawa (12); Ide Aki
gO she struck out for herself . . . while small town tongues wagged with
yama (3); Suzuki (10); Inamoto
triumph.
Suga (3)—28.
Bowling at Chapman's goes into
sen
dire prophesies. The glamour of the city, did you say? Ask Tomiko
Shig Ashikawa and speedy Vegas—Fukumoto
d0)r Tsu ka
the seventh week to-night and the George Suzuki led the Nippon moto
3
Sma
girl
a
H§
Cky
Can
tdl
you
of
the
loneliness,
the
(2); Miike
il); Toyama;
LTD, bitterness, the disillusions which are in store for the young and eager.
tight race down the home stretch attack with 12 and 10 points Natsuhara (2);
. .
Maikawa.; Hashi
has
started. Kegling has gained in respectively.
“Mush" Fuku moto (2); Uyeno; Miyazaki (3)—24.
. ' FTH!Vnd bK3USe She WaS S0 ^nuincly enthusiastic, pull got her
Steveston—H.
Mukai
(«);
K.
popularity and indications of a moto was the main cog in the
the jod he fills today.
s
Mukai (2); Naruse (10); Mori;
Mixed
5-Pin
Spring
League
is
evi
' .
One year two years, three years sped by . . . years filled with work
Vegas machine, scoring 10 Miyashita (4); Oda (2); Niwatsudent
...
so
girls,
get
busy
and
start!
points and breaking up a lot kino; Matsuba—24.
J
hmt' °f S°mething §reater tbn merely answering telephones
Ink Spots—Onizuka (16); Aki
practicing.
; behind a shiny walnut table, for Tomiko was not unattractive, and mascuof the heavier boys’ offensive. yama;
Onishi (4); Sato (4): Goto;
Tanaka (2); Nikaido (1)—27.
hne attention came her way easily. And there were reasons to believe that
The present Men's winter league INK SPOTS WIN AGAIN
. some day .
reasons to believe that some day her wishes would all come ^s tightened and to-night's results I In the Intermediate thriller M5^^®^
should make big changes in the Ink Spots led by Shig Onizu- ii
true. But the waiting was so long . . . so long
team standings. The "croocial" to Ika’s-first half scoring spree of
■-gUT finally the small town caught up with Tomiko. It came in the night are between the first and sec 16 points, cashed in on their
O1I^,° a VCry f°rmal proposal. He offered security"
and a ond place Kick Backs and Singers. 6th consecutive win by nosing
■Z|' I a' T "° tai"
S“"m" and 50 •** k"'» »’>« was in Giants and Tanaka Bros., who are out the hard-working Steves
now tied for third slot tangle on ton quintette 27-24. The Ink 3
’ J a a”' Y° "“ P‘tyinS gllKB ' ' ' “ m“K sly insinuations
~ at aZdSl L
'
"
lft" graduation, and her career was alleys 19-20. The possible extension [Spots were fairly sizzling with 3
of the schedule to 1 5 weeks is still j fire in the first half, scoring 24
inyg aa problem
orol m ' 1
W "’orned' H" o'™ "ge was fast becom- undecided. The present schedule
9
Olive Oil
in the eyes of the community which still held
of the 27 points, but after the
9
to the idea
Beauty Soap
9
will be completed in 10 weeks.
that a gnl of twenty-five was definitely ‘‘passe”.
rest their sniping cracked up
J
9
For four sleepless nights a Ione battle was fought.
And so . . .
as
the
fishing
village
lads
ap
9
And then
9
1 omiko sent back her regrets.
Ski (or shee, if you prefer) ! plied pressure, so much so that
9
iL -T “m,e.thc "'■ Superficially, ir has nor affected her work Skiing is "the'
the
Ink
Spots
had
their
hands
9
N
250
Powell
PAcific
0318
sport which this
work.
as she saunters down PowellherStreet
is scribe would like to do more of full playing a defensive game. gmirliT^
ia T " ?“ Wrklng' Htr
; fiasbrngly bnght as ever, her sharp little quips wittier than ever
There isn't much to skiing. All you
' ‘tHinkTh
T h'r
' ‘"'i"gB of ‘“science when she do is slide down a snow-covered hill
---- 'l -k T ”
rS Un',““d JisWoi"'”'nB ... a moment of regret and strive to assume a natural posi
® S'
c enX"""" ‘° “°th" !irl “ announced . . . bur today tion at the end of the slide. But
the most natural position seems to
ifi^'fe”
’'i", 3 b* and a
be head first in snow.
o
o
o
o
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Nothing can compare with the
f T®d V ' itMy ° ?"ib' A Sood story has a beginning and an
exhilarating feeling a skier gets as
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he plummets down a steep slope on
f with the forces which mill about her.
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his wooden runners, whizzing past
ITTX not want pity ; she shuns confidences. She merely
J
h"
b
P—lar way’. tocks and trees with reckless aban
don (this feeling will, of course, be I
Have Your Car
slightly altered should the skier I
L^And^o^tale of Powell Street has been penned.
decide to stop unexpectedly arid
say hello in a convincing manner to
the aforementioned trees and rocks.
But, alas, conditions on Vancou
ver's winter playgrounds were not as
expected this year and for the third
Complete Scientific
straight year plankers are bemoan
9 Shell s Chek Chart System is the modern upkeep service that
ing the fact that there is not suffiEyesight Service
cient snow to ski on. A very serious
your car needs today.
Expert, experienced mechanics on the
predicament indeed.
job always.
3 77 Powell St.
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HAJIME SUZUKI
A Monday Feature
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THE NEW CANADIAN
[® Sport Spotlitei
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By S. O.
i Well, rolks, here I am again i
(your weekly sports columnist. This!
A- Baffit
a
[is Monday and somehow one is I
I never expected to tax his limited
le high]/
[grey matter too strenuously' on the
POWELL STREET VIGNETTE
r-M.B.A‘
ifirst day of the week, for hew else
iOWELL SI REET ... it s Main Street, Wall Street,- Lover's Lan'
Sunday ;
lean
he survive the remaining 6
it's the gateway to dreams . . . and the road of a thousand sorrows.
■ at the;
^ize-v On this street, a race beats a rhythm all its own . . . and the people who j The mad buzzing around to keep
beat it aie ordinary people, who arc bom. live, grow up. and in time.
with the incessant whirlwind of
a, 293 G return io dust, for one illustrious life, there are a thousand minor ones. ;up
[weekly sports has left its mark
and of these, the minor events, is the saga of Powell Street written.
Eyciv individual has a right to live his or her own life in his own I feel so dully and groggy (net
io, 409BSicu‘ar vay, as long as his way of life docs not radically interfere with resulting from !Saturday night's
spree) that if this
Kamt the conventional pattern of cs.ablished society. Tomiko believed this. likewise please do; column ends up
not be too hard
Shecbchevcd this as sincerely as she believed in the sun breaking through the
Ink Spots Stave Off Steveston Rally
"ity.
on
this
scribe.
clouds after rain.
ra, R.R
Nippons 28—Vegas 24.
Let's start the round off with
4 And 5 ct. toaey. she serves behind a countc
inster.
Ink Spots 27—Steveston 24.
cage.
Saturday's night's benefit
behind a counter, for bow longJ Yes. almost f
years ... a tar cry cage event proved
353 Cor. ■from
Nomads 24—Marpolc S.
conclusively that
her early dream
Dols she Ilse her work? She merely shrugs her
melon-tossing was still gaining popThe "Fujioka Benefit Nite" went over the top with a bang
raishi, shoulders, and puts o another. sp.a^h of red on her already scarlet lips.
ty. Oh, how elated
exceeding all expectations as far as attendance was concerned.
.'VII
Akiyama
would
be
if
a
similar
crowd
In fact the league executives happily announced that the event:
She had a
TO, JI, VET. Tomiko began life just like any other human being.
:
mothcr’ 3 f^tHcr. brothers and sisters. Her childhood was not par- would flock to his beloved game was recorded on the files of the dusty record book as hitting:
ticulany hard. She had her share of trouble, but they were those which every week. Still that's, expecting the biggest jackpot of all times. At this time the league wishes
come to chilarcn born of immigrant parents, seeking a foothold in a land too much, but perhaps some day to thank the public for their wonderful support and feel sure
that Kinzo Fujioka will appreciate the radio to whicu the
jvhicn could not conceive that Tomiko was in any way different from that dream may be realized.
If such occasions does rise then public has contributed so wholeheartedly.
TED her;bluff fisherman father and her mute, incoherent mother.
Needless to say the record
there must be some drastic changes
'
But
she
had
her
dreams,
dreams
which
made
it
possible
for
her
to
WAX
crowd was not disappointed by However their big lead gained
work in smelly canneries in the summertime, to blister in strawberry made to the gym, if not a new one I the brand of melon-tossing that
in the first half was too much
ework. Piches,
built. The gym is definitely too
to slave in other women s homes.
tvas
served.
for Steveston . to overcome.
A She sailed through public school with flying_ colors. Then, high small and outmoded for present
The
scrappy
little
Vegas
The
fishing lads rallied to with
her. Send her to high school? What good was style of playing and although a lot
RS w? school loomed
. , before
. .
crew turned on plenty of in 3 points when the final
Phone there in book learning.’ No one in the district had gone before her. Such Oi bodily contact and unnecessary speed for the old-timers and whistle saved the day for the
ter If foolishness ... to send a girl-child to school: Better that she stav at home shoving, bumping and elbowing looked for a while as if they Ink Spots.
and learn to sew a fine seam. The time was near at hand for planning could be cut down as long as games
The Nomad-Marpole junior
are played in the present gym, would whip the Nippons into
her future. But she went to high school. That was Tomiko.
submission by relying on their curtain raiser was in favor of
I
Four glorious years sped by on wings, and she put away her books, chances for improvement are nil.
speed
alone, but the older the taller Eburnc lads. V. KuFor the sake of director Mi
OlLET Ti:
with ugw hopes and longings stirring within her. What were these
crew, comprising mostly of wabara led the winners with
Akiyama who has worked so hard
EC1FY S’ ’t ' Tolonsings? Wlw “ lh' b°P« and longings of evert
‘
name’ players in the present; ah even dozen points. Terry
the last five years to popularize
bl a T
7
Sht “ “ '
• a
» stenographed
senior setup, by sheer fighting Fujioka was tops on the losing
melon-tossing,
let's hope
his
behind a shiny walnut table.
b F
force and more accurate snip team, also with a 12.
Vets and Vegas Stage Bang-Up Game
As Fans Honor Kinzo Fujioka Night
Ads
dream of a spacious and up-todate gymnasium will be fulfilled.
i SOLUt
ing pulled ahead to a 28-24
Nippons—Ashikawa (12); Ide Aki
gO she struck out for herself . . . while small town tongues wagged with
yama (3); Suzuki (10); Inamoto
triumph.
Suga (3)—28.
Bowling at Chapman's goes into
sen
dire prophesies. The glamour of the city, did you say? Ask Tomiko
Shig Ashikawa and speedy Vegas—Fukumoto
d0)r Tsu ka
the seventh week to-night and the George Suzuki led the Nippon moto
3
Sma
girl
a
H§
Cky
Can
tdl
you
of
the
loneliness,
the
(2); Miike
il); Toyama;
LTD, bitterness, the disillusions which are in store for the young and eager.
tight race down the home stretch attack with 12 and 10 points Natsuhara (2);
. .
Maikawa.; Hashi
has
started. Kegling has gained in respectively.
“Mush" Fuku moto (2); Uyeno; Miyazaki (3)—24.
. ' FTH!Vnd bK3USe She WaS S0 ^nuincly enthusiastic, pull got her
Steveston—H.
Mukai
(«);
K.
popularity and indications of a moto was the main cog in the
the jod he fills today.
s
Mukai (2); Naruse (10); Mori;
Mixed
5-Pin
Spring
League
is
evi
' .
One year two years, three years sped by . . . years filled with work
Vegas machine, scoring 10 Miyashita (4); Oda (2); Niwatsudent
...
so
girls,
get
busy
and
start!
points and breaking up a lot kino; Matsuba—24.
J
hmt' °f S°mething §reater tbn merely answering telephones
Ink Spots—Onizuka (16); Aki
practicing.
; behind a shiny walnut table, for Tomiko was not unattractive, and mascuof the heavier boys’ offensive. yama;
Onishi (4); Sato (4): Goto;
Tanaka (2); Nikaido (1)—27.
hne attention came her way easily. And there were reasons to believe that
The present Men's winter league INK SPOTS WIN AGAIN
. some day .
reasons to believe that some day her wishes would all come ^s tightened and to-night's results I In the Intermediate thriller M5^^®^
should make big changes in the Ink Spots led by Shig Onizu- ii
true. But the waiting was so long . . . so long
team standings. The "croocial" to Ika’s-first half scoring spree of
■-gUT finally the small town caught up with Tomiko. It came in the night are between the first and sec 16 points, cashed in on their
O1I^,° a VCry f°rmal proposal. He offered security"
and a ond place Kick Backs and Singers. 6th consecutive win by nosing
■Z|' I a' T "° tai"
S“"m" and 50 •** k"'» »’>« was in Giants and Tanaka Bros., who are out the hard-working Steves
now tied for third slot tangle on ton quintette 27-24. The Ink 3
’ J a a”' Y° "“ P‘tyinS gllKB ' ' ' “ m“K sly insinuations
~ at aZdSl L
'
"
lft" graduation, and her career was alleys 19-20. The possible extension [Spots were fairly sizzling with 3
of the schedule to 1 5 weeks is still j fire in the first half, scoring 24
inyg aa problem
orol m ' 1
W "’orned' H" o'™ "ge was fast becom- undecided. The present schedule
9
Olive Oil
in the eyes of the community which still held
of the 27 points, but after the
9
to the idea
Beauty Soap
9
will be completed in 10 weeks.
that a gnl of twenty-five was definitely ‘‘passe”.
rest their sniping cracked up
J
9
For four sleepless nights a Ione battle was fought.
And so . . .
as
the
fishing
village
lads
ap
9
And then
9
1 omiko sent back her regrets.
Ski (or shee, if you prefer) ! plied pressure, so much so that
9
iL -T “m,e.thc "'■ Superficially, ir has nor affected her work Skiing is "the'
the
Ink
Spots
had
their
hands
9
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250
Powell
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sport which this
work.
as she saunters down PowellherStreet
is scribe would like to do more of full playing a defensive game. gmirliT^
ia T " ?“ Wrklng' Htr
; fiasbrngly bnght as ever, her sharp little quips wittier than ever
There isn't much to skiing. All you
' ‘tHinkTh
T h'r
' ‘"'i"gB of ‘“science when she do is slide down a snow-covered hill
---- 'l -k T ”
rS Un',““d JisWoi"'”'nB ... a moment of regret and strive to assume a natural posi
® S'
c enX"""" ‘° “°th" !irl “ announced . . . bur today tion at the end of the slide. But
the most natural position seems to
ifi^'fe”
’'i", 3 b* and a
be head first in snow.
o
o
o
o
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
Nothing can compare with the
f T®d V ' itMy ° ?"ib' A Sood story has a beginning and an
exhilarating feeling a skier gets as
398 Powell Street
^th^' J ’' “XT TOn"k° '"S " Cnd’ for 4t ^>™ot come co grips
PAcific 5620
he plummets down a steep slope on
f with the forces which mill about her.
§ P
his wooden runners, whizzing past
ITTX not want pity ; she shuns confidences. She merely
J
h"
b
P—lar way’. tocks and trees with reckless aban
don (this feeling will, of course, be I
Have Your Car
slightly altered should the skier I
L^And^o^tale of Powell Street has been penned.
decide to stop unexpectedly arid
say hello in a convincing manner to
the aforementioned trees and rocks.
But, alas, conditions on Vancou
ver's winter playgrounds were not as
expected this year and for the third
Complete Scientific
straight year plankers are bemoan
9 Shell s Chek Chart System is the modern upkeep service that
ing the fact that there is not suffiEyesight Service
cient snow to ski on. A very serious
your car needs today.
Expert, experienced mechanics on the
predicament indeed.
job always.
3 77 Powell St.
PAcific 3016
,02b
Thanks, folks, for reading this I; Corner of Gore and Alexander
PAcific 7637
far.
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BUNKA 5H0KAI
JAPAN AND CANADA
TRUST SAVINGS COMPANY
HAJIME SUZUKI
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Vancouver, B. C.
A paper published by and for second generation Japanese in Canada,
and devoted to their welfare as citizens of Canada.
Editor—Thomas Shoyama
Business Manager—Yoshimitsu Higashi
Published tri-weekly at the Taiyo Printing Company
ill session
JANUARY 26, 1942
They Love The Land
By F.A.M.
That Certain Age
When did you first get inter
By DR. O. SWEZY
ested in girls’ I’ve been thinking
(The Christian Science Monitor)
about this subject ever since the other
day when I heard a couple of kids • r
Of the Japanese in the United States are to be
in front of me in the street talking in California. There they number 93,717, of whom 33 5aq? ' 7
40c month; 6 mos: $2.25 in advance; One year: S4.00 in advance
about quote dames unquote; and afle^S' v0St °f theSe live in wel1 defined localities.' OuVthe
they couldn t have been more than of the cities and towns, where gardening and housework -3 p^
twelve or thirteen years old at the the principal occupations—though all other types of indni^
Our Contacts With Canadian Society
most.
are represented, including the learned professions—Janan^
It seems by the observations I’ve are most numerous on truck farms and as fishermen.
^esci
In the face of the grim realities of abnormal war condi been making for the past year or so
t n S°me sections of the State it may almost be said tiers’
tions, the participation of two Nisei drama groups in the an that the younger generation sure is the Japanese
have a monoply of the industry that produces t350
nual Greater Vancouver Young People’s Drama Festival growing up fast . . . Nowadays kids green vegetables which are California’s especial pride^m’
augurs well for the future.
just out of grade six holler about twelve months of the year. There are two main reasons >ere
On one hand, the Festival officials have raised no barriers permanents and lipstick and the „hL one of whlch that it is an occupation dear to the he^u«
rf
against the entry of the Nisei groups, but have given them ways and means by which hitherto of these little men who have followed it for centuries
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every encouragement, furnishing for us all but another exam uncontrolled hair can be tamed and
so on . . . all of which is a sign that
Most Americans who turn to farms envision their futi’h^
ple of the fair mindedness and tolerance of the goodly portion something
new
has
been
added
to
in
terms
of hundreds, even thousands, of acres, where mach vas I
of our fellow citizens.
their young life.
ery may be used to perform most of the work. To the Jans-ion i
On the other hand, the Nisei themselves must receive
A proof of this newer generation's ese, on the other hand, a few acres offer endless ODoortnm/ '
credu for the fine spirit they have shown in their willingness coming of age in a very sudden way for work for himself and his family. A fow have fams L
to keep up and not abandon the splendid record and reputa- is the fact that little girls in their barablewitb th0S® °f their white neiFhbours, but most i
outer
“" fT^T,?0 deservedly eamed in past years, and for first year of junior high or there- limited to a few acres.
TheW
40
census
provides
pertinent
data
on
the
compare
1
their faith in the fairness of both the Festival officials and abouts and who had been disposed
to blushing and giggling at the sight ^ve number and value of the farms held by whites and
their audiences.
In
of
me have started to say hello and e^ ^ Jhis State. Of the total number of farms Japanese
la these days and times we cannot stress too much the smile
at yours truly in what they about 4 per cent, with 3 per cent of the value. ’ The estimX?te"
need for continued contacts and co-operation by the Nisei hope is a bewitching manner.
value per acres of these farms shows a different ratio ?'n9af
with our fellow Canadians.
Arabella who always has a bright $65 780 572°' m’135 £armS' W“h 226,094 acres and a valueTt'
Fot it, is . true,
now as never before, that we must work answer to me says that little girls $65,780 572. The average number of acres per farm is
,
'ioned
among and with the great body of Canadian citizens in order like that who are at the age when foui, while the average value per acre is $290
they
don
’
t
know
any
better
would
be
total^T!^^
£ar
“
S
7
by
Whites
*
125,928,
with^
to disprove the charges of disloyalty and disaffection that are
o tentimes laid against our door, and to secure their willing the only kind of girls that would total of 30,168,554 acres and a total value of $2,090 648 61?"^
condescend to smile at me.
The average number of acres per farm is 239 and the’avek551'™
X^etTOrLtOH6Ur T™ to an honourable P!« in Canadian
value per acre is $69.
Se Pr
society Such an admission, the only true and lasting basis for
between land values is due to two caust’ore"
our future welfare as Canadians, rests ultimately upon the Sweater Girls
one
of
which
is
location.
Most Japanese truck farms are situ
Intruding into Cindy’s territory I
understanding and friendship we gain from our fellow citiated
near
centers
of
population.
These are in the vallevs ar The
would like to inject a fashion note
zons.
□7 San
The Sacramerrto Valley, the S>*
into this slough of this always inco
of
San
Francisco
and the sections around the cities in tion of
Thus the fact that the avenues leading to that mai
herent and oftimes uncontrolled
dribble ... I don’t know why but Most 01^7 °f ^ 7 C°ntain the maimity of these far?3,0:
”“' the tabIes ‘« be supplied b*,pa"e:
and that they in turn have not been timid in taking the I like sweaters as wearing apparel. “ed ear S^
le’Ma
opportunity gives promise of a brighter future for Canada • • . While I approve of the Lana icea cars made this an unnecessary precaution
,. .
recently been pointed out that Japanese farms / ?€
^'V ““ whatever be their racial origin will stand Turner and Carole Landis type only thickly
strewn
around the newly built defense plants r°n9ec
as magazine illustrations, calendar
together as one united body of citizens, come weal or woe
and wall decorations I am heartily In Tn XI Callf0.rn!a where defense industries cluster like Ji^
il
d should be P°lnted out that these farms ant? *h«
in favour of non-Hollywoodese
A Letter To The Editor
It must XT 7’ "T °f th6m Of 10ng years’ sta”d" ^
sweater girls and sweater boys
For informal wear I would endorse a evervon? either a b® remembered that in these days
combination of a crew-necked sweat everyone eithei has become a member of the armed forcescie"Ne
Faith In The Canadian Public
worker in defense plants, the product of these truck famme ^
er plus slacks for the vigorous male
Sir:
and , those longwaisted sweaters To rortTthe 7’1° nTTal d6fenSe as any other industr?5’^ <
AHan1°ldJeacher 1 have had some small share in shaping (aren’t they ducky, girls?) and a
1V1 ies °f their JaPanese operators would bar1^^' 1
t . «U °°k °f a considerable number of Japanese Canadians8 just short enough but not too short the shelves of many stores in California as well as elsewhere J1^'^
o?thTlS n.°te?S to tel1 you that many of your fellow Canadians skirt for the usually easier-on-the- thrHrTTarVlementS °f nati0nal existence and morale 1'^°
maj01lty race are Proud of the way the Nisei as a class I eyes and usualIY shaplier sex ... Of he fifst few days after Pearl Harbour startled the worl^JIM
about the danger from these unfortut,d’br'
their kfnnfr^^
Sad and trying times- S°me of COUrse' Arabella is a super delicious ateTy rHace^o^
itv
o/our
However,
the common sense of the majoiies^ir
their km across the Pacific but long resident among us we sweater giH in‘her own nice way .
y
f
our
citizens
quickly
re-established
itself and the Jamt'^S s‘
know to be equally deserving of our confidence.
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se farmers went on with their tasks unmolested
P ircraft.
timeS Of fear and distress it is always easy for unscrupu- You’re °s Young as You Feel
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“L ™TeS-10 ar°USe “operable numbers of very
One of the guys who read thia of thtvZnrf«CtOr{‘hat is.most important in the assessmer VICI
that ft
.t0
ln eIamours that are foolish and cruel column, believe it or not the editor selves 7h
farms, is the habits of the Japanese therhite
that fact is being demonstrated in Vancouver at present.
’ -d myrelf don’t seem to be the only
oiece ofS? ?apa." where a “farm” may consist ofipane:
winronf^Af^^^
Wh° ^ itf ^P^ned that extent the1LX T IT a “ square to a few "^
m n
to keep your temper no matter what the provo- the only thinS 1 talk about in these are e t NiXX 7 ° °rty ” more acres
which Wl t
ha n d h?lk
tbefOre you Speak’ to remember that vou weckly IiterarY masterpieces was girls, what is m!7 d ln 7! “Untry are indeed ‘colossal”. Anted'Ch
Si7
’ '?“' m the bj Md laW must be quite Slrls- S!rls - In other words, too
down to the 7
’ ‘he tendency is to cultivate these aer&
for which Th«°Lq° n “ J?®®”1’ to keep up the good work
sir's, ... In reply, I queried down to the last corner with the same intensity as thev ifri
^AM k tn 7' Th™" 1165 the secretLf the^
tor which The New Canadian stands.
what else can I write about, to which
Sincerely yours,
bc ^icL why not write about your1 tremendously important, the question of labo
NORMAN F
Sdf ’ ’ * but' 1 interjected, then of th! 77? that Las be“me elsewhere, for the »S4
BLACK.
people will think I’m conceited
Of the entire family usually suffices.
'
-----Vancouver, B.C.
___________ _______ _-------------- to which he answered, yeah, but they theseTXey With «™ d the “ ls teply “grained I
-----------think that already anyway.
land ’
■
Wh their memories of their former inches t
and they may be depended on to fight to retain th a® 1
So here I go writing about that
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delightful personality i.e. myself they have acquired in this land where there are no coo^es
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(and who said “that drip’’?) .
two females I know (I can’t call
them ladies) asked me one day how
old I was ... so I told them . .
to which they replied but they
thought I was about three years
younger
• • I still don t know
whether I’d been insulted or compli| mented . . . another thing, I know
darn well was no compliment was
the not very original crack that the
editor ejected one day when I stroked
my chin and said, boy, I need a
shave . . . to which mister editor,
wise guy that he is said, what for
and where?
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THE NEW CANADIAN
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396 Powell Street
PAcific 843 1
Vancouver, B. C.
A paper published by and for second generation Japanese in Canada,
and devoted to their welfare as citizens of Canada.
Editor—Thomas Shoyama
Business Manager—Yoshimitsu Higashi
Published tri-weekly at the Taiyo Printing Company
ill session
JANUARY 26, 1942
They Love The Land
By F.A.M.
That Certain Age
When did you first get inter
By DR. O. SWEZY
ested in girls’ I’ve been thinking
(The Christian Science Monitor)
about this subject ever since the other
day when I heard a couple of kids • r
Of the Japanese in the United States are to be
in front of me in the street talking in California. There they number 93,717, of whom 33 5aq? ' 7
40c month; 6 mos: $2.25 in advance; One year: S4.00 in advance
about quote dames unquote; and afle^S' v0St °f theSe live in wel1 defined localities.' OuVthe
they couldn t have been more than of the cities and towns, where gardening and housework -3 p^
twelve or thirteen years old at the the principal occupations—though all other types of indni^
Our Contacts With Canadian Society
most.
are represented, including the learned professions—Janan^
It seems by the observations I’ve are most numerous on truck farms and as fishermen.
^esci
In the face of the grim realities of abnormal war condi been making for the past year or so
t n S°me sections of the State it may almost be said tiers’
tions, the participation of two Nisei drama groups in the an that the younger generation sure is the Japanese
have a monoply of the industry that produces t350
nual Greater Vancouver Young People’s Drama Festival growing up fast . . . Nowadays kids green vegetables which are California’s especial pride^m’
augurs well for the future.
just out of grade six holler about twelve months of the year. There are two main reasons >ere
On one hand, the Festival officials have raised no barriers permanents and lipstick and the „hL one of whlch that it is an occupation dear to the he^u«
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against the entry of the Nisei groups, but have given them ways and means by which hitherto of these little men who have followed it for centuries
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every encouragement, furnishing for us all but another exam uncontrolled hair can be tamed and
so on . . . all of which is a sign that
Most Americans who turn to farms envision their futi’h^
ple of the fair mindedness and tolerance of the goodly portion something
new
has
been
added
to
in
terms
of hundreds, even thousands, of acres, where mach vas I
of our fellow citizens.
their young life.
ery may be used to perform most of the work. To the Jans-ion i
On the other hand, the Nisei themselves must receive
A proof of this newer generation's ese, on the other hand, a few acres offer endless ODoortnm/ '
credu for the fine spirit they have shown in their willingness coming of age in a very sudden way for work for himself and his family. A fow have fams L
to keep up and not abandon the splendid record and reputa- is the fact that little girls in their barablewitb th0S® °f their white neiFhbours, but most i
outer
“" fT^T,?0 deservedly eamed in past years, and for first year of junior high or there- limited to a few acres.
TheW
40
census
provides
pertinent
data
on
the
compare
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their faith in the fairness of both the Festival officials and abouts and who had been disposed
to blushing and giggling at the sight ^ve number and value of the farms held by whites and
their audiences.
In
of
me have started to say hello and e^ ^ Jhis State. Of the total number of farms Japanese
la these days and times we cannot stress too much the smile
at yours truly in what they about 4 per cent, with 3 per cent of the value. ’ The estimX?te"
need for continued contacts and co-operation by the Nisei hope is a bewitching manner.
value per acres of these farms shows a different ratio ?'n9af
with our fellow Canadians.
Arabella who always has a bright $65 780 572°' m’135 £armS' W“h 226,094 acres and a valueTt'
Fot it, is . true,
now as never before, that we must work answer to me says that little girls $65,780 572. The average number of acres per farm is
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among and with the great body of Canadian citizens in order like that who are at the age when foui, while the average value per acre is $290
they
don
’
t
know
any
better
would
be
total^T!^^
£ar
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7
by
Whites
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with^
to disprove the charges of disloyalty and disaffection that are
o tentimes laid against our door, and to secure their willing the only kind of girls that would total of 30,168,554 acres and a total value of $2,090 648 61?"^
condescend to smile at me.
The average number of acres per farm is 239 and the’avek551'™
X^etTOrLtOH6Ur T™ to an honourable P!« in Canadian
value per acre is $69.
Se Pr
society Such an admission, the only true and lasting basis for
between land values is due to two caust’ore"
our future welfare as Canadians, rests ultimately upon the Sweater Girls
one
of
which
is
location.
Most Japanese truck farms are situ
Intruding into Cindy’s territory I
understanding and friendship we gain from our fellow citiated
near
centers
of
population.
These are in the vallevs ar The
would like to inject a fashion note
zons.
□7 San
The Sacramerrto Valley, the S>*
into this slough of this always inco
of
San
Francisco
and the sections around the cities in tion of
Thus the fact that the avenues leading to that mai
herent and oftimes uncontrolled
dribble ... I don’t know why but Most 01^7 °f ^ 7 C°ntain the maimity of these far?3,0:
”“' the tabIes ‘« be supplied b*,pa"e:
and that they in turn have not been timid in taking the I like sweaters as wearing apparel. “ed ear S^
le’Ma
opportunity gives promise of a brighter future for Canada • • . While I approve of the Lana icea cars made this an unnecessary precaution
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recently been pointed out that Japanese farms / ?€
^'V ““ whatever be their racial origin will stand Turner and Carole Landis type only thickly
strewn
around the newly built defense plants r°n9ec
as magazine illustrations, calendar
together as one united body of citizens, come weal or woe
and wall decorations I am heartily In Tn XI Callf0.rn!a where defense industries cluster like Ji^
il
d should be P°lnted out that these farms ant? *h«
in favour of non-Hollywoodese
A Letter To The Editor
It must XT 7’ "T °f th6m Of 10ng years’ sta”d" ^
sweater girls and sweater boys
For informal wear I would endorse a evervon? either a b® remembered that in these days
combination of a crew-necked sweat everyone eithei has become a member of the armed forcescie"Ne
Faith In The Canadian Public
worker in defense plants, the product of these truck famme ^
er plus slacks for the vigorous male
Sir:
and , those longwaisted sweaters To rortTthe 7’1° nTTal d6fenSe as any other industr?5’^ <
AHan1°ldJeacher 1 have had some small share in shaping (aren’t they ducky, girls?) and a
1V1 ies °f their JaPanese operators would bar1^^' 1
t . «U °°k °f a considerable number of Japanese Canadians8 just short enough but not too short the shelves of many stores in California as well as elsewhere J1^'^
o?thTlS n.°te?S to tel1 you that many of your fellow Canadians skirt for the usually easier-on-the- thrHrTTarVlementS °f nati0nal existence and morale 1'^°
maj01lty race are Proud of the way the Nisei as a class I eyes and usualIY shaplier sex ... Of he fifst few days after Pearl Harbour startled the worl^JIM
about the danger from these unfortut,d’br'
their kfnnfr^^
Sad and trying times- S°me of COUrse' Arabella is a super delicious ateTy rHace^o^
itv
o/our
However,
the common sense of the majoiies^ir
their km across the Pacific but long resident among us we sweater giH in‘her own nice way .
y
f
our
citizens
quickly
re-established
itself and the Jamt'^S s‘
know to be equally deserving of our confidence.
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se farmers went on with their tasks unmolested
P ircraft.
timeS Of fear and distress it is always easy for unscrupu- You’re °s Young as You Feel
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“L ™TeS-10 ar°USe “operable numbers of very
One of the guys who read thia of thtvZnrf«CtOr{‘hat is.most important in the assessmer VICI
that ft
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ln eIamours that are foolish and cruel column, believe it or not the editor selves 7h
farms, is the habits of the Japanese therhite
that fact is being demonstrated in Vancouver at present.
’ -d myrelf don’t seem to be the only
oiece ofS? ?apa." where a “farm” may consist ofipane:
winronf^Af^^^
Wh° ^ itf ^P^ned that extent the1LX T IT a “ square to a few "^
m n
to keep your temper no matter what the provo- the only thinS 1 talk about in these are e t NiXX 7 ° °rty ” more acres
which Wl t
ha n d h?lk
tbefOre you Speak’ to remember that vou weckly IiterarY masterpieces was girls, what is m!7 d ln 7! “Untry are indeed ‘colossal”. Anted'Ch
Si7
’ '?“' m the bj Md laW must be quite Slrls- S!rls - In other words, too
down to the 7
’ ‘he tendency is to cultivate these aer&
for which Th«°Lq° n “ J?®®”1’ to keep up the good work
sir's, ... In reply, I queried down to the last corner with the same intensity as thev ifri
^AM k tn 7' Th™" 1165 the secretLf the^
tor which The New Canadian stands.
what else can I write about, to which
Sincerely yours,
bc ^icL why not write about your1 tremendously important, the question of labo
NORMAN F
Sdf ’ ’ * but' 1 interjected, then of th! 77? that Las be“me elsewhere, for the »S4
BLACK.
people will think I’m conceited
Of the entire family usually suffices.
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___________ _______ _-------------- to which he answered, yeah, but they theseTXey With «™ d the “ ls teply “grained I
-----------think that already anyway.
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and they may be depended on to fight to retain th a® 1
So here I go writing about that
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• • I still don t know
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