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26. 1945

Repatriation
N

Signing

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With

Kei oce e Ui u li 1 ie Assured
Housin J obs Confirmed

ederal election
n has been iuinto full swing
tne familiar anii-Japanese cry
s
ig heard. On the West Coast,
the Rockies
e
lesuon of total exclusion vf
to rumours which
liTaiiR'emcnts
n
the
deadlir
number of platform speeches and on
particularly in Muuitob
inly the C.C.F. has raised any v. U
of liver
Security Commission
formed
that
no
such
limit
against discriminatory treatment o
exists.
in
an
Japanese Canadians.
Evacuees resettled er
of the
in h:s opening- federal campaign in
completes its
When the
me nt
the
Rockies
desiring
repatriation
Hatton survey and the ofncial ■ Victoria Monday night. M. J. Coldf. r
I rep'
g figures are released, the number of : well, national leader of the C. C. F.
the nearest
1 those who signed up for repatriation : declared to a question put to him on
attitude on Orientals that
! will be high—higher than the number
No regular survey will be made as
ot those who actually wish to return ’ v<no are loyal should be trea
| to Japan, higher probably than the ame as other Canadians.”
On
questioned
WINNI PEG, Man.—Six Niseis were
| expectations of the Security ChnnnsJapanese in Canada who
included
in the University of Manito­
loyal and those who wished to go
I sionba

s
list
of prize winners and gradn Canada to move
I It was not a simple decision. There bac to Japan should be returned to
own country, he
I was much confused thinking and beTh graduates are all former Uniwell
declared
that he still suppn ’ i
| wilderment. The Japanese remaining
versity
of British Columbia students
•\. PToryson, local
of 1936 Japanese Balloons
I in these relocation centres, out of Angus Maclnnis’ m
and include: Yoichi Kato, former
j supervisor
I touch with world conditions, separ- which urged full franchise rights t<
.Announcements
in
Otte
Vancouverite, Bachelor of Science,
City
Council:
and
althoug
I ated from their grown sons and dau- all minority grouns and that Olmito । i tat unmanned Japanese 1
Electrical
Engineering; Robert Hide­
has been no official confirm
« ghters who had gone East, were not peoples who could not be assimilate I cnriri wl explosives to w
potted
aki
Hikida,
formerly of Strawberry
it is believed that the closur<
I in the best position to judge the im- be denied access to Canada.
i localities in western (
and
J plications of their decision.
i United States.
culture: Hideo Kawah 'm of Kelowna,
: tended.
Howard Green. Progressive
I
To many, the immediate prospect
Bachelor of Science; Richard
। The return of the Canadian soldiers
! promised to those who signed to go vame roi. Vancouver South opened i inon operations described is “spora- ' from Europe would not seriouslv Yutaka Matsui, former Vancouver! back to Japan was unquestionably lis cmnpa.gn last Wednesday urging : die Japanese long-range balloon at- i atfcet the employment situation, ac­ ite. Bachelor of Science..
complete expulsion of all Japanese tucks .... during the last several cording to Mr. Lister, and any ctTect
attractive.
The Engineering Gradu ation Thesis
%
fiom B. C.
months.”
would be felt first in the larger cities. Award by the Manitoba Power ComThose who signed for Japan could
“Our stand is. am always lias ;
The statement said the balloons
He stressed the fact that some misri-m was won by Yoichi Kato; the
seek employment in B. C.; those who
been,
” he said, “tl
won’t have ■ were carried by wind currents from hardships must be expected at the be­ H. AV. Kennedy Prize of books by
did not were expected to go East.
ginning for those who move East, ami Robert Hideaki Hikida; the second
re or
Those who signed could continue to Japanese in this province. The L’b- ;Japan. The balloons
that
we must not put too much im- year Tsbister scholarship in Arts and

al
policy
is
to
scatter
them;
J
white
or
greenish-blue
paper.
about
Commission
the
work for the Security
!
portance
on rumors. Ho commend:?:! Science, junior division, second year
feet
diameter
C.C.F.
want
to
scatter
them
and
give
^
fset
in
diameter.
They
carry
a
offices, or on the teaching staff. Those
who did not were to be cut off the the vote. If they ever get the vote. • 'Tew small bombs” suspended beneath the courage and enterprise of those by J. Sugiyama and a cash prize for
chitccture by Kiyoshi
Commission payroll. Those who signed nothing more will ever be done about ! ^e balloon, presumably of the incen- who had relocated early and were first ;
; diary type and destined to start for- making good progress. He cited, as Izu mi.
could get maintenance allowance if hem.”
an example, Harold Hirose of Win­
The six Niseis were listed among
unemployed; those who did not would CLAIMS NISEI WOC’LD VOTE CCF: est ^res‘
nipeg who had an accountant’s job the 4 78 students v
graduatc«il or
receive no maintenance, and they
The contention that if Japanese i On Japanese Canadians
before entering the armed services.
wore prize winners.
were not allowed to seek jobs in. B.C. Canadians were given the franchise,
A pamphlet on Japanese Canadians
A number of young men -were seen the C.C.F. would stand to gain prob­
entitled
“What About the Japanese
ably
six
or
seven
seats
in
British
Co?going off on the bus to work at
Canadians?
” has been published by
Roger’s lumber camp in B. C.; they umbra; was voiced by Jack Gibson,
|
the
Vancouver
Consultative , Council
<
Independent candidate for Comoxhad signed.
Provfor
Co-operation
in
Wartime
A girl went to the Commission of­ Alberm on May IS.
lems of - Canadian Citizenship.
He estimated that of the Canadianfice to ask if she could go apple pick­
Copies may be secured from Room
ing this summer to Vernon. She could born Japanese, some 15,000 would ger 813, Dominion Bank Building, VanAt conferences and meetings across Canada, Church spokesmen conthe vote and naturally vote C.C.F.
if she signed. She signed.
couver, B. C. or from the United ; tinue to urge just treatment for minority groups and abolition of discriA stragetic distribution of these Church Publishing House, 299 Queen
A young girl supporting two aged
minatory legislations against them.
parents tried to talk them out of votes in various districts could swing Street West, Toronto 2B, Ont., at
j
VANCOUVER, B. C.—Racial dis-*—------------------------------------------------------ signing. They -were adamant. She fi­ the balance in a number of consti­ 10 cents a copy.
I
crimination
was condemned as “vn- ■ ^M 6ie report.
nally gave in and signed too, to avoid tuencies, he claimed.
i
fair

and

unChristian
” by the United ’
^ir- --bm sa:d the “burden of guilt
air. Gibson declared the Japanese, Rs-turnees Welcomed
quarrels at every meal.
more on
1 woo sent war
members Church of Canada B. C. Conference in t materials : ad r
A 16-year-old high school boy said, | in fairness to them and to Canada,
ions
to Jap n beits
21st
annual
sops
;n
“Hell, I don’t want to go to Japan.” ; should be repatriated. This country of the American Friends Service Memorial Church on
■ fore the v. ir f
it does on those
not need them, he said.
Committee visited Mr. and Mrs. according to the
and rode off on his bike. He signed ;
ba:Iv Japanese born in C nada.”
lorn Reid, member of Parliament Shigeo Nagaishi and painted c . the Province.
because his parents made him.
i
Ottawa Presby ry
ns Wanted” and other crudely
One boy refused to sign in spite of for rhe New Westminster riding Fst ;
The ministers tin
all mr- i
OTTAWA.
Ont.
United
his parents arguments. “If my big Thursday declared that the Japanese : painted signs which greeted the Jap
sons born in Canada be admitted to . Church Presbytery of Ottawa, on May
: nese American couple when they r
brother hi Toronto had been here, my Canadians were unassimilable.
citizenship on the same bash:, rogarr- 17th, numbered amm
approved
He
pledged
his
support
to
the
turner! to their home here p -m
clad wouldn’t have signed.” he said.
less of race or the national orig’n <-f
to exclude the Japanese relocation centre several weeks ago parents, and that al] British citizens, recommendations, th<
MERRILL’S MARAUDERi
Lion directed
from B. C
the Associated Press reported May 18 such as East Indians, should be ad­ “ Di scri m i nat i ng 1 eg hT:
Staff Sgt. Henry Gosho was one of
against Canadians off Japanese or'gin
mitted to Canadian citizenship on the be repealed,” s';-' ad the Ottawa
the fourteen American Japanese at- ;
same basis.
tached to Merrill’s Marauders in Bur- Sgt. Kuroki Active in Pacific:
Journal.
Rev. H. T. Allen, Sardis, chairman CONTRARY TO TWO FAITHS
ma. Recently he was returned on con- ; cf the connnittee on evangMism and
valescent leave after 16 months’ ser- . |
Rev. R. C. Eakin, Chairman of the
social service, said they deplored fir Committee on Evangelism and Social
vice.
. t
tendency to make a political football Service, presented the resolutions and
The following is an excerpt from ।
out
of a serious human problem.
urging their adoption declared that
an interview with Sgt. Gosho as re- ;
Kuroki, veteran of 30 heavy :
HONOLULU, T. H. — Tech. Sgt.
The
ministers opnosed the princimo racial discrimination was contrary
ported bv Joe Grant Masaoka in the ’ Ben Kuroki of Hershey, Neb., first ; com oat nssions over Nor
:1 *
; rh t defining Canadian citizenship bo alike to Christian faith and the funaly, Rumania, F: th? 3‘\d '^legated to the provinces, ami ?ia:d damenta]
.American soldier of Japanese anprinciples of democracy and
“Once his superior officer askeo
to serve in active combat Germanv is a member of t<XCrc7 t’rat any province which refuses to that, “in our tw tment of Canad ans
ce:
erfortress named
him (Gosho) if he would volunteer for
Honor- • ncczjpt any citizens of Con
with the Army Air Forces in the
of Japanese origin we have, by
some work with the British. With the
pacific theatre, returned to Hono- "ble Sad Sake.”
1 ation and other acHon. deprived
em
British colonel standing by for nis
Winner of two Distinguished F,y- wraev and full responsibility
lulu for a brief rest recently after
of their just
proper rights as
answer. Gosho refused, ‘If the British
g Crosses and an Air Medal with ;
The report of the ova ng
participating in several raids over
citizens.”
social
service comm
and Canadians won’t take their own
Tokyo and. other cities on the Japz leaf clutsers for his service
The resolution, the report contin-ir-crinn
Japanese in their army, why shovlo
a turret gur
European and Mediterranean oppose any- wholes al
anese main islands
n
nued, also recommended that such
rom Cantrey rsk the United States to Ioan
heaters ot war, Sgt. Kuroki asicea
ner of a B-29.
legislation he eliminated from the
. I’m not going to vol
or Pacific war service after returnelection platforms of all parties.
to
forthcom Ing.”'
I’d be i
eer to aid them. If
The
conference V
no
in the ’
uor.ing their actions
oletion of hi
e Japanese ques■st
the
European
Axis.
,
further
disposition
Snr. Gosho believes that quite
tion for the Anglican Church, Rev.
Evacuees
Unwanted
in
P.E.l
uroki
volunteered
for
the
:
uer-on.-,
of
Japane
humoer of Japanese Americans ft
on
Cyril Powles, B.A.. visited and talked
h his brother on December ; ^e made by yle ci
: ven loaned to the British in grou
opwith
the Japanese families in this
nd
if
one
of
Property
pending
th^
ren
was a member
u.ii-1 airborne forces in rhe Manual
ion to any proposal to use J~pa
area, according to The I/Cthbriflge
~ 2J
’ report of the com mis
14 Liberator ere
e nr st
end KAhima actions.”
moved from B. C. as farm laborHerald.
। of Japanese race rr-arv
5
in
1942.
IN CANADA
Auer
,
Prime Minister in his spr
The Anglican clergyman explained.
vrote re- ' ust, 4,
. .1944.
<
by
the
executive
of
tne
that
h
work is
th the Canadian
Rem
reaching us that a num.,
j
branch
of
the
Canadian
.....cn
ne,

Pavment
should
be
r
bom Japanese and e finds that they
led Niseis have been se
are general];.- any. us to remain in
* value at time of seizure
the E stern cities indicates th
has teen stationed in the 2
director
of

;
ernment
for all property
lev of relocation.
armed services are at last accent- ■
vice said h's the Pacific Citizen reported.
ec
, racial or minoritv groan
MISFITS IN JAPAN
A1
ough a large number of Jap
war.”
{
“The relocation of these people
bince 1939 many Niseis nave triec
ident in B.C. nese --Americans are ' ttached to Air ,

We
urge
the
United
Church
com
i
appears
to be the only feasible course
’fpeatedly and resourcefully to Pave Jap^<e=€
in the Paci i munity to
labor marker Force units as sneciali
clear
on
to
;
as
to
ship
them all to Japan would be
-feir services accepted by their coun- -o '“?c
ic war. Sgt. Kuroki is believed to be ' human brotherhood as ' ta
he
had
no
comment
to
I
bv
;
an
unrealistic
way of meeting the
ry but up till now; outside ot a few ; Beyond
he only Nisei classified as a combat: | Christ and by the church again
Summerside
report,
said
problem.
They
would be misfits
‘sees, fhrir services had been re-■ make on
I
racial
discrimination
of
any
kind
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'A Matter Of Principt

(From Saturday N ight, March 24,1945.)
(Letter to the Nelson Daily
A correspon
ailing hir
(1) the statement that 1.600
News ed.tor.)
Canadians went to Japan fo
complain.
To the Ecitor:
rary training needs
the positio
corroborSir — The resolution passed I
-ation.
But if it be time,
in
like
vein.
what
has
the Nelson Board of Trade regar
it io do with those who s^ayed in
His
ing the exclusion of Japanese fro
where taey wen oorn •’
under six headings: (1) that 1,600
ne Play io
al antagoi
of the younger Japanese Cana­
sue of the Daily New 5 is a cause
timulated b
economic ;
dians
went
to
Japan
for
military
ot concern to all WHO at the end
ism which ha been a
training, were there when war
West Coast
of the European war
of which
for twenty years no matte?
broke
out,
and
stayed
there,
fight
­
was a contribuwho denies it. (4) The
ing. (2) that the charge of racial
look for an end to di
whole family bceause one boy
antagonism on the part of whites
crimination a
injustice bv a new
IS
thief is a system followed
is a mere red herring. In other
growth of
democratic and
earnestly
by Hitler and not 'co?
words that such antagoism does
humanitarian spirit in the world.
sideied
favorably
oiuexettjatoiiDiy in
m Br
British coun­
not exist; (3) that Canada did not
Applause to those who spoke for
tries
(a)
Tliat
the
United
Stabs
go to war because of economic an­
elementary justice and goodwill.
has
played
fair
with
its
Japanese
tagonism, but because Japan made
To deny these things on. the flimsv
native-born is no reason for Can­
war on civilization; (4) that the
ground of potential sabotage and
ada
being unfair.
punishment
of
local
Japanese
lessened' economic gain ^ not only
A
man or woman born in Canad
should be more severe than that
unthinking and silly in itself, but,
is
a
Canadian and a British mba
of actual Japanese nationals, since
more important, is cruel in its ef­
ject whatever his racial descent
the former had gone to our schools
fect on these minority people.
Ihat he can be pushed around bv
and
were
familiar
with
our
ways
Driven from province to province,
intolerant neighbors is not admitt­
of
life;
(o)
that
the
policy
of
the
barred from various cities, de­
ed by Saturday Night or any Court
United States toward Japanese
nounced by comfortable Boards of
in
the land.
citizens of the Republic has noth­
Trade-all this when their only
It
is true that difficulties m-y
ing to do with us and that no
proved crime is that they or their
arise
because of extreme a^?.
power on earth cm force us to
parents came to Canada in search
siveness on the one hand and hot
adopt a similar policy; (6) that a
of a better life.
headedness of the other. Such dif­
Canadian in full citizenship has a
W e are being­ defeated on the
ficulties have arisen in Canada be­
right to live anywhere in Canada
home front.
fore with respect to Mennonites
so that any policy of distribution
Hutterites
and others of peculiar
J. S. ROWE
east of the Rockies is impossible.
New Denver, B.
V1
^
S
Y
h
°
se sh'3?P competition
The writer would prefer to see all
May 17, 1945.
wmh
neighbors
caused loud comof Japanese descent sent back to
plaint..
But
in
time
“modus
Japan, and ends “Can a Jap be
vivendi” was reached without vio­
anything but a Jap? No; and the
lating any
individual
’s constitu­
evidence is given above.”
.
-----tional rights. It can be reached
No one could hang a cat. on such
ultimately in this new dispute.
evidence.” Here is a categorial
The
contention that every one of
/ Sketch
rejoinder to the points advanced:
Japanese descent is a Tojo is mere
our article of March 3 concerning
TODAY the sky is robin’s egg
nonsense.

as a Medium of

*
Tom Shoyaraa
Takaichi Umezuki

HOME FRONT

Kasio, B. C.

7

Editor & Publisher
Japanese Section Editor

S2.00 for Six Months in Advance

In the evacuation settlements

Sloean
survey
and decisions have been made
I hose who have signed! for “voluntary repatriation'’
have only to remain in B. C. and await the war’s end:;
but to those who decided to remain in Canada, a
new
problem has arisen—resettlement east of the Rocki
There is much speculation and rumors about condi­
tions in the East. Reports are varied and often eNaom-erobservers, certain general facts emerge:
1. Jobs are plentiful if not in the most attractive fields,
and this condition is likely to continue for some time
in spite of the gradual absorption of the armed services
into civilian life.
2. Mousing conditions remains acute, especially in the
larger cities, and there is little prospect of appreciable
casing up until some major construction program o’ets

3. Opportunities with promise for the Nisei are more
numerous than they have been on the coast; there is less

I Capitulate

n
V> ?°Se seekm£ ^mily unity, healthy conditions for
their children, greater post Avar security, the rural commumties and small towns such as are found in northwest
Ontario oiler good prospects.
..i r ^ ^ “"noU,e avoided that it will be hard going
al first no matter where one goes. There is the new eJmmwm to get used to. and new friends to be made,
n is breaking new grounds, and; this is beino- done bv
those who have moved already.
,,>1b*stnfi<,n^ the """fillip of private businesses

blue. The Kootenays is as blue as
?^ave ever seen it. There is a puff
e NISEI VOICES
of downy white crowning the
gleaming mountains to the "north.
O”
like this’ “The Cal1 of the
Milo. —at least the call of the
outside,—comes to the person who
By M. SITARR
is weak enough to look out the
Every thinking Nisei cannot
remote way add to their insecuritv.
office window and who is apprecia­
he±p but notice the extent to which
It was e-sy for the less successful
tive of the beauties of Nature.
race prejudice has manifested it­
berry
farmers to blame the Japa­
. Such a call came to me today
self in special laws and discrimi­
nese
Canadian
farmers for their
in the middle of my work, strong­
natory measures relegating Cana­
difficulties
and
disappointments.
ly- I looked at the clock. No, it
IE L11'1’'
1 ‘ Ctt'm"g f“tor esP«-™lly when we eondians of Japanese origin to the
Many psychologists believe that
wasn't time yet. I returned to my
status of 2nd class citizens.
vlio were engaged) in businesses on
race prejudice can never be era­
typewriter and files. I said to myWhat is race prejudice? Is it a
the coast
dicated in the present economic
. .
^’ looking for similar opportunities
self, “Yield not to temptation.” I
part of human nature? Is it inolder in which humm rights are
It is only right that these restrictions be
tried to concentrate.
bom? For the answers to these
subservient to economic rights.
lifted
My eyes, after what seemed an
questions we must turn to the
nd there is reasonable expectation that thev will
When
most people are interested
aeon , stole back to the face of the
social scientists. They tell us that
in the profit motive, the rights of
It had hardly moved at all.
race ^prejudice is a psychological
minorities are of secondary im­
WU- rfh?M"
|’ ^y1!1^' 0,1 h<>"- tlx.' end of the
I put ,an ear to it, hoping-.... but
symptom of our economic and poli­
portance.
it was
MJ! And abed those who go East. It will depend a
tical life, and not a part of hum-n
it a shake
gi spite of the fact that econo­
thinkins
nature as some people claim. It is thinking that perhaps the hands
mic
insecurity is one of the im­
not inborn but is indoctrinated by
had stuck and if I shook it hwd
portant
causes for the develop­
our social conditions. Race preju­
enough that they would move air
ment
of
race
piejudice, there are
uncertainty is a problem sham
dice usually conies into existence
head. But it was no use. The clock
ot.ier
types
of
insecuritv winch
because of insecurity and conflict.
though it will no doubt be felt to
was all right. I stared at it. Per­
directly or indirectly develop race
.1S a fallacy to believe thM it
haps it would relent. But the heart­
■ol «mpanesc origin .if diserimim
prejudice. Most persons want to
ai^S onT from misinformation
less piece of mechanism remained
measures such
feel
superior in some way, in
restrictions in ownership of bus!
The action of the Richmond Jap­
adamant.
better
education, in greater materanese Repatriation League is an
I threw up my hands. The e ll
i
1
wealth,
etc. But those who have
example of the feeling of race hate
was too strong for me. I capitu­
ne tans
reasons for
solution appears to
caused by the insidious influences
lated.
superior can do so
g a location where thev
taking a
in~ our economic and political life
can fit into and beI stood on the bank and gazed
superior
.come a part of the community
attitude.
inflamed to a point where ft advo• and the sooner this
down at the blue lake. I threw
These peonle who feel prejudice
cates
expulsion of all persons of
cd. the better will be thei
towards
miek
my
head
and
sangto
the
skv.
Ori ent^’s
position in meeting’ the
Japanese origin from Canada. It is
by their
Vne gentle, refreshing zephvrs
ownaction
showing that they feel
economic disturbances that mav
obvious
that
former
Japanese
from the north danced ove- the
insecure and frustrated, It means
Murimng in the temporary housi come after the war. ReCanadians berry growers, fisher­
!5r?tinF ripples on the
tn
Al they are seekwomen, and small shop owners are
a wait and see” attitude will
smface. The golden sun glinted on
themselves,
for their
of
not wanted back by some people
the niymd ridges. The breezachievement.■. and for their lack of
they be!'eve that there
played m my hair and blew it off
an economic future.
? .
more competition and are
mv .101 ehead. It was a grand day
. The politicians who exploit race
airaid of future insecurity. In the
was good to be a]ive.
Prejudice in B. C. and elsewhere
?me ^^M organized labor in
There was a movement below
have only ulterior motives. If the
Aloerta clearly indicated its fear
people ieally knew and understood
, the shell-pink apple
of future insecurity in the recent
blossoms
the
psychology behind th? actions
At first I couldn't see
statement that evacuee domestic
what it was. This apple tree
mountains rise and fall and d'ip into the moody waters of
some
of their leaders, they would
workers m Lethbridge were paid
seemed to h ?ve blossomed out
?f?
at
some of the real cwse of
{{be.ow standard” wages, and that
overnight There were only tinv
their
bad
conditions.
on on
conditions of slave labor
their
buds
on
j
two
days
It
is
easy
to see that the under­
the
be established as a resul
cherry
It is
mancnes were festooned with
standing
of
race prejudice would
easy for people to blame
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26. 1945.

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tSHME. R. C.—A short
$ dropped into the Kob;
.eremony holo on the it
He toid me solemnly that he
grounds
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sear
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anniversary
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night.
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excited voice saying,
aiong out now that it had uet- Pack. Attending the recast il'H
baby girl there”, — so here he
presented by Assistant Cubmaster J.
“Imagine, he died over
rue 1st Troop who fer­ Shino.
aa-i\ happened, it was hard to be­
was ... oh ne was so wet and
lieve.
many; i»n u luul too oaa . . . reli o r s e s h o e around tile
so little too. 4 atner had to take
AWARDS PRESENTED
i
Cubs.
member him, Kim ? Remember...”
here
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problem,
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him home again
rhe
Winner of the Silver Statuette for
Officiating
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rainy, night.
so sao because he
the
best All-round
was
; Scoutmaster
thin we can handle.
canyou two married women interest­
hadn’t got the baby. Kim, did you
1-or you see the stork paid the
ed’’, I asked,, standing at the door.
hear about it?”
second .prize was awarded to YasuVista
el Vimy a visit. Miki, or
“Well, look what’s dropped in”,
- e>, Fatner told me about it”
b. Aha. Bussei League Elects hiko Abe of the Black Six, and the
m.ee exterminator became a proud
said Sue, motioning me in and in­
said Kim. “And Michael told me
; thiru prize went to Yoshinori Tagumotner oi quadruplets.
dicating a bench. “I just read in
that it was true . . . and that I was
. chi of the Blue Six, Honors for the
Our problems multiplied and be­
the paper here that Michael Blackhis sister almost ... I told him that
PICTURE BUTTE, Alta.—The an- Putstanding Six in the ISA went to
came more complicated. Here were
burn was killed overseas. He was
I cculdn t be because he was white
nual
re-election of the Southern ! ^^ Gre>' ^^ comprised of Sixer
four innocent kittens and nob.'C'
a pilot on one of the last bombers
and I wasn’t, but he told me
Bussei League took place ; ^^!r° Mukuda. Second Sho TakaAlberta
wanted them. And nobodv cared 1,
over Germany. We knew him in
that it didn’t matter . . . and he
May
13. The following are : shiniA and Cubs Bobby
what happened to them * excent : heie 011
Haney. He lived next to us and he
was the one that talked to me
■ I\linoru Doi. Mitsuhiro Tehara, and
the new officers for this year:
perhaps the S.P.C.A. It was all we
was our best friend when we were
about democracy later and how it
Hamada.
Vigorous
"Three
Toshio Shimomura, president; Tom
small.”
could do to feed Miki. It was the
didn’t really matter if I was a Jap.
Cheers

were
given
to
A.C.M.
Shino
Horii,
chairman;
Toshikazu
Tsukaleast w e conic, do to look after
It was after I went to the first
Kim looked up from her knitt­
who
is
to
leave
for
the
East
in
a
few
moto,
Japanese
secretary:
Ruriko
Miki because she had exterminated
ing, “He died . .. overseas, I’m
school party and found out that
days.
Okahashi,
English
seeretarv; Hisao
the mice which used to overran the
sorry”, she murmured and was
everything wasn’t the same as when
Suzuki,
treasurer;
Shigemi,
To top off the programme for the
Vista. But nobody wanted the four
silent. Sue -was speaking- again,
we played m the school yard to­
ora t o rica 1 con ven or: Kanao Tsujiura. evening, the Group marched to the
kittens in this cat-infested town.
gether ... I guess Michael was in
“Remember how he used to play
sports convenor; Takeshi
“Campsite” and was treated to a
How to get rid of the little kit­ dramatics.
the war from the very start... he
with us? He was over to our
weiner-roast, with all the fun, odour,
tens. M e talked the question far
house all day, and
he
would be, he believed in demo­
Representatives from the executive smoke and confusion that makes for
used
into
the
night.
We
thought
of
cracy .. .”
to like takuwan so much. He used
staff of Coaldale, Haymond and Picmany ways, but none of the solu­ tore Butte which comprise this year's a successful get together. The new
to eat it without even waiting for
Sue was studying the paper
tions seemed satisfactory. Chloro­ new staff discussed problems con­ Troop Song was “plugged” but to the
it to be sliced, he’d eat it like
^?c;^! b doesn't give anv home
form was suggested if it could be fronting the Niseis and also questions despair of the camp leader, a poor
sugar cane, only it wasn’t sugar
address. He didn’t have any rela­
secured. We thought of taking pertinent to the inter-league baseball attempt was made of it, everybody
cane to Mrs. Blackburn. She said
tives that I knew of, his mother is
being too occupied roasting weinies on.
them down to the lake in a sack games.
it was like' garlic, onions and
gone. No one that we could write
sticks
or■ taking excess tea-leaves out
and drowning them. James would
The Southern Alberta Bussei Lea- : f
pickles all put together and she
to and besides we wouldn’t know

of
drinking
mug: Next time, it must
take two and I would take the gue annual picnic is to be held on
just what to say.”
didn’t like it at all. Once Michael
be
made
sure
that every boy has had
other two,' and some dark night we July 1, at the Coaldale Coulee at
made a takuwan sandwich with
his
supper
at
home before attending
Ko, I said, and then I went bn
would steal out to the lake. Some­ 110 a.m. If, on this date, the weather
two pieces of bread. It was so fun­
further to opine that many a Nisei
one objected saying it savored of is not favorable, the picnic will be a weiner-eating session.
ny and it was good too ...”
had old childhood friends or old
Gestapo methods. It was extermi­ postponed until the following Sundav.
Jo Gilwell.
schoolmates serving in the armed
Sue laughed merrily and I
nation, and if the kittens didn’t
forces, and how the Nisei felt awk­
laughed too. Kim smiled but was
realize what had happened, surely Kamamura Handcuffs Hinode Batters
ward and constrained to read about
still silent. We became silent too
the feelings of Miki would be in­
or see the faces that they had
when we realized that the boy who
curably scarred.
known.
Many a Nisei was unable
had made the takuwan sandwiches
The ideal solution seemed to be
to analyze his feelings, was inwas no more.
putting them into a crate and send-'
articulate, wanting to do someBy "BOBO”
Kim spoke slowly, “He was good
ing them to the S.P.C.A. Mayne
Matsuba c: Bob Yamamoto cf; Shig
thing- to show hi: concern. but
SUMMERLAND,
B C—On Sunday, Kawahara p; Jim Kitaura rf: Yoshi
to me ... he brought me nice
they could find a solution. Unless
nothing was on hand.
things when I was sick and he
some kind-hearted citizen some- May 13, the Summerland Nisei Base­ Inouye 3b; Ritz Kinoshita If; Tom
Sue
and
Kim
both
agreed
and
it
helped me to get the juiciest cher­
wnere would offer to take in these ball team-journeyed to Kelowna for Naito cf; Mits Koga 2b; Shig Yama­
closed the subject. I got ready to
ries from the .top of the tree .. .”
poor homeless kittens, something the opening game of the Okanagan shita ss; A. Yoshiki 3b.
be On my way and then, I casually
Nisei Baseball League, which em­
SUMMERLAND—Frank Kuroda If;
has to be done.
“Of course, he was good to you.
braces
teams
from
Vernon,
Kelowna
mentioned
what
I
had
come
to
say,
Hiro
Furuya 3b; Alf Kita cf; George
After all, you were his sister in
Meanwhile, the four kittens, the
end
Summerland.
the
fact
that
I
was
going
East.
Uzawa
p; Sam Imayoshi ss; Roy
spitting images of their mother,
a way.” Sue was laughing already
Kelowna
came
out
on
top
by
the
This
produced
a
flurry
■end
more
Kuroda
2b;
Ichiro Tada lb; Barnev
and seeing the look on my face,
thrive in a little box in a dark
score of 10-6 over the Summerland Furuya rf; Fumi Inaba, rf; Min Kita
talk
and
then
I
left
for
home
..
.
Sue smilingly explained.
comer in one of the rooms.
Hinode team. Highlight of the game c; Sam Kato, Ed Kita, and Yuki
*
*
*
“Kim doesn’t remember, natI am in Montreal now and the
was provided by the big Shig Kama­ Kawasaki spares.
WE HAVE VISITORS
urally but I remember the rainy
New Canadian is before me. And
mura of the Kelowna team. He whifUmpires: Tom Tomiye, Fumi Inaba
Since the visitors came friom
night that Kim was born. Father, an item in the personal column has
fed 13 opponents as his out-drops ; and Yuki Kawasaki.
New Denver.
my attention.
Vista is upside were particularly effective and the
had told Michael that there was
down. The night is filled with un­ Hinodites were fishing for them in
another baby coming to his home.
“Mr. and Mrs. T, Tominaga
Late in April, the SummerDnd
earthly sound until ungodly hours. thin air. That old mon, George “Fuz­
Father said that he wanted a boy
became the proud parents of a
team, as requested by its manager­
They dug- up an old ukelele. zy” Uzawa, slated to go East soon.
and jokingly added that if it were
son, Atsushi Michael, six pounefs,
coach Roy Kuroda and seerctary-treawhich
had up to this time re­ tossed for Summerland, but h i s cu r- surer, Frank Kuroda
e girl then Michael could have the
nine ounces. Both doing well.”
elected a presi­
baby. And Michael was hopping
mained buried under a lot of ves were not quite enough to foo] the dent to look afte
the
business
end of
T realize that Mrs. Tominaga,
stuff. “Worried Mind” and “You opposition.
with anticipation, Father said.”
; the team. This position will be filled
Kim has expressed her grief and
Are Aly Sunshine”, were resurrec­ STARS FOR THE DAY
Sue paused, then continued,
■ in by Fumi Inaba.
her farewell to her childhood
ted and tortured into what they
First
star
without
a
doubt
goes
to
1
After the game of May 13, the
“And Kim, you were born. —
friend, her ‘brother’.
ive a feeicalled “harmony.” Our next door Shig Kawahara for his master I v ; directors of the League elected Ichiro
Michael thought that he was get­
ing too that Atsushi Michael will
neighbor moved out. Miki, the cat, pitching, perfect control, and for col­ \ Yamamoto of Kelowna as chairman
ting you for sure. Michael came a
be brought up to believe, and if
went
around with a scared h ok on lecting a couple of hits.
I and Kiyosi
a, formerly of Vanmile in that stormy night and
necessary, fight for democracy.
Second star goes to hard-working ;couver and now of Vernon as secroher
face.
Our
visitors
they
knocked at the door, and when I
Kelowna catcher. Stan Matsuba, for ‘ tary-treasurer of the Okanagan Basehave a taste for music.
Kim’s farewell to F.O. Michael
opened it, there he was—gum boots,
his perfect hitting average of f>ur ball League.
— Atsushi Michael — an epitaph
umbrella, pouring tons of water
for four and also for pilfering 3 bases
OTHER
TROUBLES
It looks like a great year for base­
and a hope . . .
and a wet grey blanket under his
To further add to our troubles. (the robber!)
ball in the Okanagan this season,
And the third star is awarded to what with a big cup to the champion
have been
violent
the
slick key bag man, Roy Kuroda 'and various individual awards offered,
pains in the stomach.
of
the
losing team, who handled four i All that the teams and players want
If we were to blame the cooking,
assists
and a putout without an error, ' now is the support of the fans. So
then the chief cook would be down
besides
batting out a neat double and ; come om you guys
By HIRO AOKI
our necks.
gals—cheer
a single.
the
home
team
or
your
favorites
and
Our
mueh-bragged-about
castZiggy
Elman

s
hot
licks
and
faintRounding out the conference of
KELOWNA—Morio Koga lb; Stan boo the ump.
iron
constitution
has
become,
cor
­
Iv reminded Hiro of the time JBethe Lethbridge Northern Youth
roded with probably too abundant
off
stro Roy Kumano
Federation, the “hepcats” got in
living. No longer hive wc the re­
“Whisp’ring” at the Japanese Hal]
a few hot licks which sent the
sistance of former days.
in
Vancouver
long,
long
ago.
Sto
­
THE NEW CANADIAN
“gators” bouncing in the aisles
We
could
blame
the
food
for
auc
len
Harmony????
during the entertainment session.
KASLO, B. C.
troubles, but we like to think that
George Sameshima swoon-croon­
The “Hot Four” combo went to
Please find enclosed $
the muddv water we get through
, for which
ed and a coupla gals smashed their
town and beat out lively live in
smashes on the floor and
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the first portion of the program
The
spring
thaw
has
caused
the
a
Jean
Hikida
emoted
emotior
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while the latter part was taken ^P
source of our water supply to be­
coupla of joes did ditto.
with swooncrooning and inU u(Please check.)
come slightly dirty.
KanasEm’s lusty bellering woke
mentals et al. In a few woras. it
up everybody just in time V aprecan be explained that: the cel
ieither of thes:
gates had a good time.
Perhans
is punishment 3 or our :
solo.
Cute
“Connie’s
The Iron Springs Y. P. A. our
f
getting rid of the i
Dreams Sweetheart ’ so'
tet led by Hiro Aoki on the “v
kittens.
L'
■a exo
deen
'with Korkv Kosaka on gob-stic
navi
2a
Oh
e
George Sakumoto on horn
and George Kosaka on
Sada Moves to Hamilto
bame ..
beet rows all cockeyed tins
slaved the “cats” with then
Tanc-ji ada and f
The entertainers inciudi
re
ous Chick Webb version oi
to
Hami't
Harada.
Ken
Tamagi.
Mis
tsh Town.” Mas Sugamori. accom­
.Address from thei
Fa­
mer home in Ra
panied bv the subdued four stole
TI. S^A?*-^ W-4O’■ ST d a tew otners
all vocal honors with his resnui
pt the ball rolling at a merry
Mr.
a
rendition of a charming Japanese
and instrun
with
their
song.
figure
among
the
sugar
beet
grow- i
song. Nancy Kimura sang a syn­
mentals
ranging
from
pianissimo
ers
of
southern
Alberta
in
promet•
copated “Dreams Are Getting Bet­
to
szforzando
but
if
Mr.
Shigeniro
ing
their
welfare
for
the
past
three
:
Former Address
3
ter” and the Hot Four, really
Edamura keeps on hollering about
years.
warmed up, topped off their por­
“Beautiful Bubbles Hitting the
He wishes to express his grati- ;
tion of the program with "MhispSkv.” we'll have a soap-shortage
tune
to Mr. George Brown of Ham- ;
Subscription Rate: 40c per month
’ring” in which George Sakumoto
ilton
for the warm welcome ex­
vet'.!!
and
I
do
mean
a
real
soap
let go a stupendous hom solo
$2 for six months, S4 per year in advance
tended the family.
shortage.
GEEEEEG
which sounded soooo much like

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Alberta Nisei
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oups Combine

Anglican Church Holds
■conference in Slocan

Lethbridge Northern Youth Federation Formed;

B. C.—A confer there,” said Mr. Powles.
„ He found the public on the
ence of workers of the Anglican
lavoura&ie
to Japanese reLens
IRON SPRINGS, Alta.—At a con­
sion was held here on Thursdav with
Mr. O. Nakatsu.ru, representing the
but
that
the
feeling was .noLceabh
The
engagement
was
announced
of
ference held here on May 13th, the Education Department, opened
11 ell-Known* missionaries and minLHe
;
Miss
Sumiye
Mukai
of
Grand
Forks.
more intense as he travelled west
Lethbridge Northern Youth Federconference with a congratulatory
Mr. Powles is well qualified for -v
[ B. C., to Mr. Yasushi Yoshida on May isters in attendance.
ation was lormed, combining four
dress to the various associations at
study,
the report. continued. as ^
at
the
home
of
the
Mr.
and
Mrs.
1
Nisei young people’s group of south- tending and introduced Mr. S. Saku­
-Attending the conference were Rev
was
bom
in Japan, the son J Mukai
in
Grand
Forks.
®^ A.berta — lunn I. P. A., Iron moto as the acting chairman.
A. H. Gale, Superintentend of Misi
Anglican
missionary
am I lived r
Baishakunins for the occasion were sions from Vancouver, Rev. C
Springs Y. P, A., Picture Butte BusMr.
Sakumoto
outlined
briefly
the
j
Japan
until
he
was
16.
sei, i
Diamond
He is a;
City-Coalhurst j origin of the Federation and stressed Mr. and Mrs. Y. Nakade and Ylr. and Powles of Montreal, who has been
i 'a dmirer of the famous
Mrs. M. Y'oshida.
y.p.a.
appointed
to
make
a
survey
of
the
Jspanes:
< the active role taken by Mr. S. Aoki,
I Christian leader, Toyohiko
Approximately 130 Niseis from
church
s
work
in
connection
with
the
1
Kagawa,
j head of the Education Department, BIRTHS . . .
having met Kagaw on a number <y
Coalhurst, Diamond City," Turin
relocation of Japanese Canadians and
occasions in. Japan
Mr. and Mrs. T. Tsuchida of Rose- Miss h. Lan
Picture Butte, Shaughnessey, Iron j in the organizational work. In disfrom Kamloops. Rev.
;
cussing
the
problems
facing
the
Nisei,
While in this area, Mr. Powles win
bery, B. C., became the proud parents
Springs,' Lethbridge, and
othe
L Savary and Misses Hamilton
he quoted editorials from the Leth­ of a baby boy on May 15.
i confer with officials of the B c
points attended.
and Clench, m. •sionaries at New Den। Security Commission and obtain other
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Teruo Naka- ver
The objectives of the Federation a? bridge Herald in which favorable
were also present.
comments
were
made
regarding
them,
1 views on the question.
I tsu at the Greenwood Hospital on
written into the Constitution were:
and
went
on
to
assure
the
conference
April 23, a baby girl—Terumi.
1. To cultivate and enhance mutual.
friendship among the members; 2. to that there were many- sympathetic
And a baby boy—Setsuo—to Mr.
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people packed into a hall capable of
Seifuto
Kokwaigwan
given by the public.
whole.
* i
.35
Muniko
seating 200 comfortably, the Manisei
.30
Aizu-Uchimi-Kusuri
,,x x.
.
Items on the program included a
.50
The
release
was
made
in
reply
to
Tarakon-To
—if very warm and ri times slowiy- wide variety of songs, plavs. dances
1.20
Senburi per pkg.
.50
Jie. frequent charges circulated' by i
Tarakon-San
paced—concert here Saturday night, and instrumentals.
1.20 2.50
'
Ohki
Gozoven
.50 1.00 2.06
anti-evacuee
elements,
statins
th-H

May 19,
Antifebrin Powder
the St. Stephen’s Hall, j
.,
.20
Gt een Band- Icho Powder
.50
Fukuhoensankri
The four hour porgram, which hit AA ^mamide opened the program less than 2% of the Japanese Ameri- j
.20
Komatsu Jitaiko
bnef v<ek;ome speech and the cans have been inducted while more ।
Antipyrinum
quite a number of enjoyable high!
.30
Normasan Tablets
50 1.00
Goryoen-Pills
spots, featured a Japanese translation ■ cm,ns P^^ed tor the first number than 10% of the total population has j
.53
^ojisui Zenjuisui Teimuisui
.30
Okiiibi Yaku

iken for military service. The 1
of - the■ history of evacuation, first ln wh-eh Grace Terakita sang “Mv
.50
Chingi Eki
.50
total
n
I
Heart
Sings
Azuki
Araiko
iisei inductees number 17,612: ' >
presented
.20) .50
Jie New Denver Sum- I
,
. "
Hiyaku Nichi Seki To .50 1.50 3.00
Seiryokuso
while
f
the
army
s
total
strength
1-/
1
mer School last year.
1.26
comedy skit, “Paste
Risshi—for coughs
.30
Heart Gwan
estimated
at
9,500,000.
pearlscame
to
a
climax
as
Fred
1.00
1.80
Kennogwan
.30 .60 1.00 1.20
Minnipcgites
and
Manitobans
Senki Goko-To
X-t
1.00
from many country points crowded Enta. the hero, took Elsie Sasaki, the
Rumachi
Kusuri
1.00
Zen
Zoku-To
T
1.20 3.00
Fukain
into the aaH from an earlv hour, heroine, into his arms at the curtain
.30 .50
Homeito
r
OBITUARY
1.00
Pell Mel
to enjoy the last social event before in the second item of the evening.
.25
Bishinto
•50
1.00
highlights
J
he
Rin
Rin
the farm season gets fully under1.00
50
Club Araiko Toilet
J
Ezen Nanko
Other highlit
Hitoshi Nakamura, one month old
50 1.00
included the “man
M ashing Powder
.20
Rohto Eye Lotion
.25
font son of Mr. and Mrs. Hi wo
U1 A A.era Okumura who gave
Ichinichi-Gan
ers president nhpiij Or lingual prowess, countin
.50
Seicho
i
50 1.00
aKamura of Roseber
Imazu Fly Powder
B. C., passe
Inouye
CoIIyrium
.10
on
ming in half a dozen lanInoue Magusuri
production
Final funeral se
paused long enough
.10
Sen Ki Yaku Gwan
(3
1
.30
A
duet
by
Grace
Terakita
Nobuse
Sagi
Furimu
were held on May
in the work
Jento
.50
Bishingan
.40 .SO
S. Konishi was rendered ’ KIMIYO AKAGI
Kake Isuji-Gwan
express tin r appreciation of the ef.66
Koto
Kaze
Kusuri
.50
mely professional
forts of M those who contributed to
Tne death is reported
| holding
ttention of the ; Al^agi of Slocan. B. C..
who passed 1
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CASH CUSTOMER
J aumence in spite of itheir discomfort > aw
on Mav 15. Funeral service
/ in the crowded hall.
MHO ARE BUYING -MEDICINES
the I.O.O.F. Hall on Mav
;
Otaers contributing to the succe
I
have;
been
' 17.
fortunate in buying 200 cases of canne,
Herring in
Ot tae evenincr
: KIMIYE KUROMI
....
N
reg^ar Prlc«
15c per can..........S7.20 per case
ousing Accommodation
Konisri. Bill Enta.
Kimiye Kuromi passed away
I
Can'
GrSde B Governmeat Tested.
who
1 A.M OF1- tRiNG THESE AT a SPpciu
Tashme.
B.
C.
on
May
n
Now Available
Freight Charges Extra. Pie
^ °F j stricken with acute
e remit for shipping char
Mit*
1
LI CO-OPERATIVE
x ne xiinerai
ices were :'e;>l c
Chinaware Specials for Cash Customers
ted
May 11 at
Tashme Buddhi
SOLD ONLY’ TO CUSTOMPT?i: wnn
onica
D
ano a “nanu
Japanese Saucer s, small.
cit^^HbOQ is the unuitiitei
medium or1 large Special per doz
1,20
Japanese
lea Cup
R^- Tatsuji Kuromi.
j
..................
Special per doz.
1.20
rvessful even in
Limit — 1 doz. to a customers
to
passed
history aoaute
Mr
(Express Extra.)
,i
athi. on May 14 at the Ke
• teas <ream Rib Combinations Size 36 Only
twenty
mal following a prolonged f
o: r
2.00
.Reg. Price
dene

services were held on
1.49
Special
Men’s 3% lb. Grey Rib Work Sox
r the Kelowna Buddhist Cl
read the rites
imizu
ORDERS
residing
or tab!
Oy na. B. C.
ADVISE AND THEY SH_left
onto yozaemon taka da
The Nisei
al rites were held fo
ccompany nm
of
Co-operative Residenc

Urge Mutual FriendsLip; Cultural Progress

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