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An Independent Weekly For Canadians of Japanese Origin
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WINNIPEG. MANITOBA

|ee^ Information

| NEW DENVER. B.C.—The atKention being shown by Japanese
|vaeuees in interior British Colon the problems of reloca-

Remove Travel
Restrictions
I WINNIPEG, Man.—All persons
Mo served in the Canadian Armed,
forces in World War I or II will
ho longer be subject to travel reIsirictions. effective April 10. The
feew ruling covers the wives and
dependent children of such men.

| The removal of travel restric­
tions applies to Japanese Canakians, whose movements are still
sunder the control of R.C.M.P. and
the Department of Labor.
J Japanese Canadian
veterans
hay move freely without permits
And they are free to enter the 100
mile Pacific coast zone which was
declared “protected area” in 1942.
| A Nisei veteran in Winnipeg
Messed only a mild interest at the
hews. He had just become enimaged to a local girl and has no
(thought of returning to B.C.
| If the views of Japanese Cana­
dian soldiers who pass through
1 Vancouver from time to time after
p stay in Vancouver are any indi; cation, few if any of them are
seriously considering the idea of
going back to the coast. Most
save new homes in eastern Can­
ada. and are satisfied to remain
there.
A few soldiers, however, have
parents living in B.C.
About 50 Japanese veterans
■ from World War I are still living.

Nisei Interpreter

40c per month

At Singapore Naval Base

hi Ode will probably be the
to join •the allied occupational
forces in. Japan. Mr. and Mrs.
Shinkichi Ode of Harris Lanch.
have just. received a letter from
their son in India
he
had received orders io depart immediately for Tokyo. He win
company a. British captain as interpreter. The letter . is dat ed
March 5, New Delhi.
Other Japanese Canadians in
India are ready to move into Ja­
pan with the British troops, the
letter said.
Sgt. Ode was among the first
group of Niseis to graduate from
the S - 20 Japanese Language
School in Vancouver.

tion is expected io result in an
TORONTO. Ont.—A Japanese Canadian soldier who was
increase, in the number of persons
serving
’ as interpreter with the British forces in Singapore
and families moving out of British
has been oflicialy reported injured in an airplane crash on
Columbia in the next few months.
March 27.
This is particularly apparent in
uzuki of
New Denver, which is a centre
Toronto.
a
moved io Knslo and then relocated
now* housing non-repatriates.
wire from Ottawa on April 1 which
io Toronto.
,
Scores of young people here are
stated that his eldest son. SerThe
injured
Nisei
has
a
brother,
reported ready to move east at
Pte. Louis Suzuki, who is attend­
the first opportunity.
jured in a Sunderland aeroplane
ing the Japanese Language School
The older people who have heav­
c ra sh at Seleiar Naval Base in
in West Vancouver, in preparation
ier family responsibilities are
AO
fur Hi er
for occupation duly in Japan.
studying their problems or relo­
cation. The New Denver KyowaMr. Suzuki formerly operated a
kai (Committee) has prepared a
eaning establishment near Grau- overseas last spring. Uis duties in
two-page mimeographed questionville and
Singapore consisted of interrogat­
naire on housing, employment
couver.
ing prisoners on captured Japa­
injured
son,
wages,
costs, farm work,
nese warships and vessels in Singwas born in Vancouver.
etc., in eastern Canada, These
a pore.
With evacua lion, t h e family
questionnaires have been mailed
to various Japanese Canadian
groups in eastern Canada and the
VANCOUVER, B.C.—Hon. R. I.
prairies.
"Pat” Maitland, K.C., British Col­
Meanwhile the Slocan Valley
umbia’s attorney-general and lead­
Nisei Organization, representing er of the B.C. Conservative party.
WINNIPEG. Man.—-The Co-op­ resettlement in this province, will
Niseis in Slocan City, Bay Farm,
died in Vancouver General Hoserative
Committee on Japanese include employment in sugar beet.
Popoff, and Lemon Creek, are
pital on March 28, of pneumonia,
industrial, domestic and private
Canadians will conduct a survey
planning to negotiate for “more
He was admitted to the hospital
of employment opportunities for business fields.
satisfactory” terms of relocation.
on March IS with influenza.
the
evacuees in the province of Mani­
They have sent out form let-”
His death leaves British Colum­ toba, it. was decided at the execu­ was the p<
of extending
ters to eastern Canada, inquiring
bia, without an attorney-general,
rega rding
educational
tive’s supper meeting at the Y.M.
about
conditions.
The letter, the Progressive-Conservative par­
the Japane
s, especiC.A. on April 2. Mrs. C. Seambier,
signed by Nisei leaders, M. F.
ty in B.C. without leadership.
ally in Hit question of deportachairman of the committee, and
Tobo, F. Sekine, M. S. Sato, and
A move is known to be under
lions, into the numerous small
Saul Cherniak, Winnipeg lawyer,
S. Uchibori, stated that they are
way to persuade Howard Green,
towns in Manitoba.
were chosen to outline the plan
willing to go east if the “terms
were
Present at the mei
M.P., Vancouver South and a bar­ of the proposed survey.
of relocation” are more satisfac­
Rev.
E.
Scott,
Mrs.
C.
rister, to take the provincial lead­
The survey, which is intended
tory.
Rev. J. Taylor. Miss Elizabeth
ership of the party and the vacant
to assist Japanese Canadians in
One grievance mentioned in the
Morrison. J. Edwards, Saul Chercabinet position. It is thought
finding suitable employment with
letter was the fact that the place­
niak. R. Tachibana, and K. Oyama,
(Continued on Page 7)
a view to making their permanent
ment allowance of $35 for single
persons, $60 for married couples
and $12 for each dependent child
was not sufficient in many cases.
Families without sufficient re­
serves are unable to buy essential
WINNIPEG, Man.—A number of Nisei servicemen who were
household furnitures and other ne­
tioned
in England have been flown to Castle Benito. Tunisia, on
cessities.
first lap of their journey to the far east, according to a letter to
MONTREAL. P.Q—At least 53
New Canadian from a Nisei sergeant.
persons of Japanese race have
From Castle Benito, they were transferred to Cairo. Egypt, w
been released from internment
they are now waiting for further instructions.
camp at Angler, Ontario, in l?eb“We are camped on the outskirts of Cairo.” wrote the serg<
ruary this year. Most of them are
palm trees. The soil is
“our tents silhouetted among
Canadian-born persons who were
George, assisted.
reddish brown and cling tenaciously to our clothing.
taken into internment in 1942 as
Mr. Shugo Morishige of Yukon
“Across the low hills I can see two pyramids, and Cairo City looms
a result of their demand for mass
Territory was one of the backers.
just in front of us.”.
evacuation, instead of the policy
Proceeds amounting to almost
The sergeant was one of the latest group of Niseis to go overseas, adopted then of separating family
$200 was added to the buildingIt is thought likely they will contact the British army in India prior
members.
fund.
to leaving for Japan.
The New Canadian learned from
one of the released internees now
in Montreal that 39 persons were
released on February 14 to work
at the Pigeon Lumber Company’s
WINNIPEG, Man.—While Win­ throughout the whole year. Partly loops.
logging camj) near Lake Nipigon.
nipeg people, young and old, are
to account for this is the fact
One Nisei, Robert Hikida, is tak­ The following day, February 15,
enjoying the unusually fine spring that the university is divided into
ing post grad, and engaged in re­ 14 more persons were released and
weather, worried students at the
two sections, the junior division
were permitted to rejoin their
search along agricultural lines. He
University of Manitoba are enjoy­ in downtown Winnipeg, and the
families in eastern Canada. Fou r
is a part lime instructor oji the
ing the unusually fine spring wea­ senior division in the outlying
of the persons released on Febru­
Fort
Garry
district.
Periodically,
ther, worried students at the Uni­
Moto Kawahara, in fourth year ary 15 were Japanese nationals.
versity of Manitoba are poring the students and the public lake
Although details are not availcommerce, is the only Nisei quali­
sides on the controversy over the
over books and lecture notes in
able,
it is believed most of the
fying for a degree this year.
preparation for their final exami­ plan for unifying the two divi­
Following is the list of Nisei persons released were those who
sions. But like most controver­ students: Susumu Fukuyama,
nation of the year.
had not requested repatriation to
sies, nothing seems to come out
.1 a pa n. Some had applied many
science; Hiro Furuya,
science:
Among the group of diligent if
Joe Hayakawa, 1 science;; Robert times for release, and in .some
hectic students are 21 Niseis from
There is an unbalanced condi­ Hikida, post grad, agriculture; K.
requests for release had
various parts of Canada. Some
tion
as
far
as
the
number
of
Nisei
been sent in from their families.
Izumi.
architecture; Abraham
are from the Okanagan valley, oth­
men
and
women
students
are
con
­
Kabayama, 3 arts; Moto Kawaers from eastern Canada, and oth­
SLOGAN CITY, B.C.—Commis­
hara, 4 commerce; Mitsuko Mae- sioner for Japanese Placement,
ers from ghost towns. But wher­ cerned. The discouraging fact to
hara, 2 home ecFred
1
Matsuo, 1 T. B. Pickersgill, accompanied by
ever their homes, all of them have the men is the presence of only
one
Niseitte
to
grace
the
campus.
arts; H? Morita, 3 science; George J. F. McKinnon. Ottawa, and Doug­
been brought together here by a
common urge to further their edu­ She is a second-year Home Econo­ Nakashiba, 2 engineering; Yoshi- las Hanford, Vancouver, recently
cation, sacrificing a few comforts mics student, who hails from Kel­ yumi Okamura, 2 medicine; Shige­ toured the relocation centres in.
owna.
haru Okumura, 1 engineering; Ma- Slocan Valley and Kaslo, to ex­
if necessary.
Last
year
there
were
four
or
so
Saito, 1 science; Henry Sugi­ plain repatriation arrangements.
The widely divergent areas from
yama, 1 science; James Sugiyama,
One fact made known to the evac­
which the students come are prov­ five scholarship and prize winners
among
the
Niseis.
One
of
them
3
engineering;
S.
Sugiyama,
1
en
­
uees
was that Canadian-born per­
ing to be a drawback, stated one
was
S.
Sugiyama
who
takes
engi
­
gineering; Shoji Takahashi, 3 sci­ sons held in internment will be
student, resulting in an utter lack
neering.
Incidentally,
he
has
two
ence;
Henry Uda, 2 science; Sa­ re-examined, and released where
of acquaintance "with each other.
brothers
attending
the
same
uni
­
buro
Watanabe,
4 engineering, and no reasons are found for continued,
In extreme cases, two Nisei stu­
Fred Yano, 1 engineering.
detention.
dents may not even?see each other versity. They come from Kam-

B.C. Loses Popular
Attorney-General

Winnipeg Committee to Survey
Employment Opportunities

Amid Swaying Palm Trees

Nisei Soldiers Pitch Tents In Cairo Outskirts

Lanterns, Cherry Blossoms Add
fity to Church Benefit Supper
^DMONTOX, Alta.—More than
^'t1 Edmontonians attended a
'bow mein supper, prepared and
-oi'ed by the Japanese congrega•ton of the Bissell Memorial
-niied Church on March 27 in the
-biixth gymnasium. The purpose
-i the function was to aid the
gliding fund of the BeverIy
-tiled Church.

•he hall was decorated with
*k^al hundred Japanese lan•t!’Ks and artificial cherry blos^‘";- Japanese Canadian girls
^-led
the ,a])]e -n cojQrful
aonos. a log fire, and recorded
- Pane^e and western music added
0 1 e Pleasant atmosphere.
aO Japanese EdmonJ---dn5 -Aho assisted with the arw
Ino

Inouye, K. Iwa’• Yoneyama, S.

wnara. W. Nakamura,
i3'a. E. Nakamura.
t-- J omiye, I. Iwashita,
is. E. Iwashita, L. Nakaamura, M. Katayama,
Goto, y
o>auchi, M. Sugiura,

K. Kato, S. Saito, K.
Yoneyama, S. Nakaehara, S. Uyehara, K.
^ Y. Katayama. Mrs.
02:
pastor's wife, and
•’0 j
®’o-rs of the church staff,
- Hick^T on and .Miss. M.

Springtime is Exam Time for U. of M. Students

53 Released
From Internment

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APRIL 6, 19IS

Two Immediate Problems
While the problems facing the Japanese Canadians today
are many, two of them are of particular importance and
urgency. They are first, the prevention of forcible deporta­
tions, and, second, the resettlement of people still remaining
in the temporary housing centres of interior B.C.
The prime minister has announced that there will be no
forcible deportations pending an appeal to the Privy Council
on the validity of orders-in-council providing for deporta­
tions. It would be an error, however, to assume that the
question of deportation will be cleared up once and for all
by that appeal.
It may be recalled that the Supreme Court judges were
unanimous in their opinion that Japanese nationals involved
in the deportation orders are deportable. It is not likely
that this opinion will be contradicted by the higher court.
\Vhat remains in doubt is whether naturalized Canadian
citizens can be deported under the orders.
The Privy Council appeal, while it may not bring a final
solution to the deportation issue, has nevertheless been
effective in bringing about a stay in forcible deportations,
and has made possible a further opportunity to carry on
educational campaigns and to enlist public opinion to secure
a just policy for the Japanese Canadians.

The problem of eastern resettlement is ..closely tied in
with our efforts to stop deportations, since fear of the con­
centration of Japanese in B.C. is undoubtedly a large factor
behind the pressure to deport a large section of these people.
'> It is necessary to recognize that it is the indisputable
right or Japanese Canadians to live and to work where they
please, like other Canadians. Thus it is wrong’ to control
their movement and to tell them where they may or may
not live. It is wrong to restrict their employment in B.C.
so they will be forced to go east.
On the other hand, however, it is simply a matter of
good sense for the majority of those now living in British
Columbia to move out of that province. For most of those
living in ghost towns, moving east is the only sound plan
of reestablishing themselves and their families socially ahd
economically. By moving east, they not only benefit them­
selves, but will contribute to the ultimate solution of the
Japanese problem.
The advisability of going east is being realized more and
more by the B.C. Japanese. True, they face a number of
obstacles, the most serious of which is the housing problem
in eastern Canada. But there is an obvious sincerity in the
desire of evacuees to go east : it is of utmost importance for
Labor Department officials to help overcome the varied and
individual problems of relocation.
.Recently, people in New Denver and Slocan district have
sent out questionnaires to eastern Canada regarding hous­
ing conditions, jobs, living expenses, etc. Eastern groups
can lend valuable assistance by preparing’ reports on general
conditions.
The Winnipeg Co-operative Committee on Japanese Ca­
nadians has. as one of its projects, planned a survey of
the employment situation for evacuees in Manitoba. Such
a study should serve to dispel much of the pessimistic and
often false impressions which have drifted to British Col­
umbia from a minority of dissatisfied persons in eastern
Canada.
The War Relocation Authority in the United States has
just completed the ressettlement of over 100,000 persons of
Japanese ancestry. There is no reason why a much smaller
number in Canada cannot be resettled in normal communi-

Evacuation Reasons
Drawing its conclusions from ;
Federal Bureau
Investigation
report for the past four year the
Sacramento Bee
i in
an editorial that
was
necessary."
The report.
The
“ought to silence completely those
people still inclined to question
the wartime necessity of evacuat­
ing Japanese from Pacific coast
states.”

One thousand persons were ar­
rested shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack
The Bee, quoting
from the FBI report, and an addi­
tional 4.500 others were arested
later, "thus bringing the score to
approximately one of every 20 Jap-

auese in the area either appre­
hended on the basis of actual evi­
dence or subject to suspicion.”
But two points The Sacramento
Bee. and presumably the FBI also.
fail to bring out. are these:
No report is made on the num
ber of the total 5.500 Japanese ar­
rested who were released after
hearings were held. Actually, the
great majority of these persons
were released after hearing boards
had thoroughly investigated them.
Nor does th ■ Sacramento Bee
point out that in not one single
case was any of these persons
brought to trial for treason or for
any acts inimical to the interests
of the United States.

But the major point in the en­
tire sorry story of the evacuation

is stilt missed by the Sacramento
Bee.
If 5,500 were arrested, by the
FBI. if-not on evidence . but on
suspicion, ar-least, then certainly
the possibility of Japanese sabo­
tage was well in hand, ak'd there
■ remained no-reason for th£ whole­
sale evacuation that followed.
• Later evidence has shown that
-neither the FBI nob the" Depart­
ment of Justice itself favored the
evacuation. It has been pointed
out again and again that between
the time of the December 7 at­
tack and the evacuation there was
an interval of four months, during
which no acts of sabotage were
attempted or occurred.
Accumulative evidence, mount­
ing in the years after Pearl Har­
bor, shows conclusively that the
evacuation was a costly process in
men and money and that it was
wholly unnecessary in view of the
demonstrated loyalty of the citizens of Japanese descent.

A THREAT TO
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Letter to the Editor

of Nelson News

The Supreme Court has r tiled.
on the legality of the orders-incouncil which would deport cer­
tain of the Japanese Canadians
and has upheld the government
on three of the four points, but it
still remains tor us to rule on the
morality of these same orders
and to make our ruling heard in
Ottawa.

That they are unjust “and immoral is evident when Hwe consider what their logical results
will be, namely the forcible deportation of-.thousands of people
who have been innocent of any
disloyalty and who wish to re­
main in Canada, the consequent
breaking up of families, the crea­
tion of bitterness and ill-will be­
tween our country and the East.
And this all based on the simple
signing of forms in a “voluntary
repatriation" plan whose signifi­
cance the people did not tinder­
stand at the time, a plan coercive
rather than voluntary as we who
have been in actual contact with
the situation can vouch, Mr. Mit­
chell to the contrary. Further­
more, the fact that the Japanese
were singled out from various min­
ority groups /involved in the war
as the butt of a discriminatory
war policy puts this order-in-council legislation on the unsound
foundation of race prejudice and
false theory.
Canadian justice demands that
every resident of this country
threatened with expulsion be giv­
en an individual and fair hearingin which he is allowed the fullest
opportunities of legal defences.
The machinery for such treatment
already exists in the Immigration
Act. and its attendant laws, if the
government wishes to use it. On
the other hand, the deportation of
groups by fiat and blanket legislation i criminal and is recognized as uch in international law.
This, no less, is one of the crimes
charged against war criminal in
the present Nuerenberg trials.
Can we allow it to happen here?
Aside from the injustice that
would arise .in this actual situa­
tion from the carrying out of the
policy embodied in the orders-incouncil. we should be alive also
to their inherent threat to the
civil liberties of all Canadians. If
the legal rights of any peoples,
even those who are Canadian citi­
zens. can be arbitrarily overruled,
where is the security of citizenstatus of any of us in Canada? I
submit that every person should .
protest until these orders-in -coun­
cii be withdrawn.
J. S. Rowe.

New Denver^ B.C.

With JTO

On A Trip to Hiroshi^

Part
From Liverpool, we entrained
" for Edinburgh, the capital of Scot­
land. .The land of locks, glens and
tartans has always been rather
close to yours truly. The princi­
pal of the public school in Haney
which we attended was a Scot
from the Highlands named Mc­
Dougall, consequently we became
quite familiar with Scotland.
Despite the fact that our visit
was during the winter months, we
found Scotland very interesting,
and Scotch hospitality the best.
EDINBURGH

billetsi What a
^ef ^
the Canadian here ice Clubt
had been frequenting during
lea’s e. They were heaven}-,
comparison. ... Man- of thA^
began clamoring for another ^j
immediately they got with^
hut door. Not only were tthinking of the honor of h;^
this wretched place, but it s;^
the Scotch girls impressed 2
very favorably and they were^
xious to go back again.
The Army kindly arranged so®
tours for us. We were grated
not because we liked the to^
though some of them were iate>
esting, but because it save ns a
chance to get away from theea^

Situated on the south bank- of
the Firth of Forth estuary, Edin­
burgh abounds in places both his­
SHEFFIELD
torical and scenic. Across the
The first tour took us to t?
Firth of Forth on the outskirts of
Sheffield
Museum, Within a very
the city is the Forth bridge, an.
modern
building
(cork fl o oris j)
engineering marvel built in 1S90,
were
on
exhibit
besides man
measuring more than 1% miles
other
articles
of
interest,
the most
long. On a hill in the very heart
marvelous collection of cutler?
of the city is the historic Edinand small metal work. This
burgh Castle.. This magnificent
castle was the home of the Scotch ' seemed appropriate, for the name
“Sheffield" is synonymous wifi
Royal Family during the days

cutlery."
when Scotland was a ; monarchy.
YORK
One part of the Castle especially
This ancient town was the an­
interested us. This was a small
cient
capital of England. Here
plot of Canadian soil, brought
the Romans built the wall to keen
over by Charles II so that lie
off
the warring Scots from the
would be able to conduct business
North. The Yorkminster is one
or pass laws concerning Canada
of the most historic buildings we
on Canadian soil.
On either side of the street, ap­ have yet seen. It’s history related
propriately called the “Royal to us by an attendant is truly incredible, Under the present buildMile,” which extends;.: from the
ing can be seen the foundations
Castle to Holyrod Palace, are

of
Albert’s Chapel built about the
many places of historical signi‘ficance. There is’.the house of the 7th century. To see these and
many other remains of the wk
immortal John Knox, also St. Giles
Church, and many, others. Holy- done in succeeding centuries in
rod. Palace is a very ancient build­ an atmosphere that is unbeliev­
ing and was the home of Mary, ably ancient gives one a feeling
Queen of Scots. In the Palace, be­ of being in the distant past of the
sides many other historical relics, Romans. The building of the present ’Minster began around 1050
are the Royal Crown and jewels
of Scotland. It is still used by the and is the work of many centuRoyal Family, on their visits to ries. Within the walls of the old
Edinburgh. Other points of inter­ city in the centre of the present
est were the birthplaces of Alex­ city, are streets lined with buildmore than 1.000 years old.
ander Graham Bell, Robert Louis
These
streets are very narrow and
Stevenson, the homes of Walter
we
were
continually walking down
Scott and Robert Burns, the Zoological Gardens (in rather dilapi- the middle of them. Here can be
dated condition due to war), and found many remnants of the Ro­
also the famous Edinburg Univer- man Empire, probably the greatest nation in history. relatively
sity.
speaking. For.it would seem that
ARMY TOURS
nations today are still thinking as
After three days in Scotland,
the Romans did, that ‘’might is
we arrived back at our British right."
Army camp and disgustingly poor
(To be continued.i

Lemon Creek Resident
Gets Letter From Japan
LEMON CREEK. B.C.—Several
names of Niseis are contained in
a. letter received by D. Tanabe of
this centre from his daughter,
Hisa. in Tokyo, Japan. The letter,
dated Feb. 22 was carried over
by an American soldier.

‘Japan is now in a fever of
studying English conversation and
naturally the wish to know more
English has become stronger with
oufigirls also.” (Hisa. is attending
the Tsuda College, in the out­
skirts of Tokyo.)
“We’re gradually going back to
our pre-war days at our college,
so far as after-school activities of
the student body are concerned,
and everybody seems very busy
and also happy." she writes.

“Of course the food problem is
always confronting
but we’ve
managed all right so far."
Hatsumi Uyeno is mentioned in
the letter-as well as the Sentaro
Uchidas. Hatsumi got married in
Tokyo on the 20th of July. Kazuma
Uyeno is reported to be in Shang­
hai.
The Uchidas are living in Tokyo
close to the college. The youngest
daughter. June, wants to enter
Tsuda College this April.

“I hear lots of Nisei ghi$ a"
coming over to work tor the
Armed Forces," the letter stated.
(Reference is made no doubt to
American Nisei girls who
ing over as members Of ihs
Womens Army Corps.’ Some
meetin?
U.S. Nisei g
brothers from America who’v^
come over as G.I.’s. the letter
added.
Hisa, who wrote ‘he leke;
the sister of Yoshiko Tanab
London, Ont.

STOP THAT ORDER
Observe
. . . Let us prove our Christaity to applying the principle y
brotherhood and mercy to^4^
those of our citizens who
crime nor reason whatsoever
the accident of birth are bem^
kept in a state of tension, inxi^
debate
and suspense, - while we
tiw^
and discuss their future as
imp-'
they were just so n
sonal units. Let the
d uo
put an end to all this,
right, just and Christi
stopping the deportation ora
permitting the Japanese
dians to take their accm
place in our social ana ecu
life.
The Government sa.
face but it will save its som
From the United Chuch

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Page 7

hu-day, April 6. 1946 -

I Contributions To
| The Defence Fund

THE

NEW

CANADIAN

Story Of A Nisei Soldier

Early in rhe spring of 1945, BilF sary to openly question them be­
Sasaki, a Canadian Nisei, was
fore they would relate their ex­
L The New Canadian has undergetting prepared for his wedding periences.
U^ *0 P'Jbiish the names °f
day. Invitation cards were already
The English countryside had a
Cl! persons whose contributions ’ • at- -the printers. Everything was
■familiar look. It reminded him
^3Ve been received by the De- .. going smoothly.
of the Chilliwack district in B.C.
&incj Committees in WinnipegThen unexpectedly, an army Farms, he noted, were kept neat
C.d Toronto, and the amount of
order intervened. It called for an as gardens, with houses neatly
^e,r contributions. Further con’immediate departure for overseas aligned rows after rows.
He
r^nbutions are now being re­
service.
watched farmers bending down in
quested to meet the expense of
Bill had to act fast, and he did. the fields, working diligently. He
Ln» privy Council appeal.
He changed his entire plans. He wms suddenly impressed by the
jumped the wedding date ahead, remarkable similarity
j
List 1
between
discarded the invitation cards, them and Japanese strawberry
’ Contributions acknowledged by
|,^ civil Rights Defence Commitand rushed to army headquarters
pickers in Canada, and he felt a
to
obtain
a
special
marriage
per
­
touch of homesickness creeping
^ in Winnipeg:
mit.
up
on him.
; ATHALMER, B,C —S. KamikaOn the 1st of May, a private
During boring train rides
v.C’-. •>-•
'wedding ceremony was held at
through country districts, he join­
CHASE.. B.C.—Mr. and Mrs. Hathome. It was simple and beauti­ ed other bored Nisei soldiers, got
Suieiii Imada. $5.
ful, with only relatives and close
their heads together and argued
•■ CANAL FLATS, B.C.—Akinobu
friends present.'
’as to the species of plants grow­
Tsuji. $S.
Ten
days
later Pte. Bill Sasaki
ing along the tracks. Not one in
j GOLDEN, B.C.—K. Yoshida, $10.
of
the
Canadian Intelligence
the group knew anything about
! KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Sueji Mori
Corps was glancing out of the
plants,
he thought, but the argu­
$2. Matsuye Mori $2, James Mori
' windows of an eastbound train
ment
somehow
killed the dullness
£2. Doris Mori $2, Tokomatsu Ku­
speeding its way to a port of em- .and he was grateful.
boyama $2, Chieno Kuroyama $2,
' barkation. He was leaving his
Once in London,. things were
Laro Terashita $2, Akira Kuro.bride behind, for how long he did
different.
He walked around the
jama ?2, Fumito Kuroyama $2,
not know.
He was a bit dis­ metropolis, determined to miss
pamae Kuroyama $2.
appointed, but he realized the
nothing in the short time he was
I KASLO, B.C. — Dr. K. Shimoresponsibility of army duty. His
to be there.
The underground
pakahara $25, Dr. E. C. Banno $10,
only comfort was in the tantaliz­ trains amazed him with its high
j] Matsuzaki $10, A. P. Allsebrook
ing yet nebulous anticipation of
speed and efficiency. Buses he
h?. H. Nagatakiya $5, T. Baba $4,
thrilling adventures ahead.
found to his liking because smok­
fT. Nishida $4, M. Shuto $4, S. Sato
At first the venture into un­ ing was allowed. Every time he
-B T. Shimizu $3, H. Taira $3, T.
familiar territory stimulated him.
brought out a match his hands
kana $3, C. Furukawa $2, Y. HigHe felt the exhileration of an ad­ would linger, with memories of
hiehi $2. K. Horiuchi $2, I. Itakura
venture already begun. But once
“No smoking” signs on Canadian
>2. T. Iwasa $2, Mrs. T. Kai $2,
on the Atlantic, leaving Canada
buses in his mind.
Sirs. C. Kamegaya $2, N. Karatsu
behind, he felt a tinge of regret.
The English accent almost irri­
'it S. Kitagawa $2, C. Kosaka $2,
The montonous voyage did little
tated him at first. As time pass­
iS. Koyama $2, M. Kuba $2, H. Kuto improve tire feeling, and pres­ ed, he experimented by imitating
iwabara $2, C. Miyauchi $2, S. Mur­
ently scenes of Canada, of Win­ their accent: He gave it everyamatsu $2, Mrs. Y. Oki $2, M.
nipeg, of his wife, were filtering ' thing he had but was sadly dis|Tyeno $2. T. Omori $2. S. Sakurai
through his mind. He saw Ellen, ■ appointed at the results. He gave
L. S. Shinmoto $2, S. Tsukamoto
Elsie, once again ... he saw his
it up as a fruitless effort, content
£2. T. Tajiri $2, K. Tanaka $2, S.
house,
and
he
saw
the wind-swept
to speak his native English. For
^Yamaguchi $2, M. Ashikawa $1,
streets.
.
,
.
after all, he thought, English is
pits. N. Atagi $1, A. Imada $1, S.
He thought of the reasons why
English. . . .
^Kameda $1, S. Kanda $1, S. Kata­
he
had
joined
up
.
.
.
the
way
yama $1, M. Kumagai $1, M. Mat­
His buddies were having an in­
suda $1, J. Alorita $1, K. Nishi­ Winnipeg people had treated him
teresting time too. One Nisei had
as a Canadian citizen, how the
moto $1. 1. Omori $1, Y. Sakamoto
become lost in the maze of traffic
>?L 1. Saito $1, I. Sasaguchi $1, boys at the work shop had made
and had “hitched" a ride in a
Yr. A Shimizu $1, Mrs. H. Shi- him feel at home, how his neigh­ beautiful limousine. He was awed
bors had called on him to help
oui $1 k. Suzuki $1, Y. Takahashi
at the splendour of the limousine,
him get settled down and how’
N, T. Toguri $1, S. Yoshida $1,
but he managed to remain unrufthey received his family into com­ , fled . . : until on getting off he
Anonjmous $1, E. Nakashima $2.
i ($129.21 Kaslo contributions re- munity life. . . . He thought and
happened to glance at the door
thought, and he knew why he was
weaed in Winnipeg.)
and discovered the driver to be
satisfied to be on the wide open
| LILLOOET, B.C. —The Maple
a high Canadian official in Great
ocean heading for “destination
^Hiage Buddhist Fujin Kai (per A.
Britain.
unknown.”
iTammoto) $17.20.
The stay in England was too
। U MBY, B.C. — Hikizo NishiuIt was a happy day when the
short.
But orders were orders,
hi $5.
ship reached England. Bill auto­ and presently Bill found himseir
| MERRITT, B.C.—Mr. and MrS.
matically took a deep sigh and a
embarking again, this time to
peuchi Sakata $2, Tomizo Sakata
good look at what little he could
India, the land of mystery and
pl. Genichi Hanazawa $2, Moemon
see of England.
deadly cobras. ... It held an
pikida $2, Kunitaro Higano $2,
omnipotent
attraction for him
He was struck by the obvious
hMk Suzuki $2, Denkichi Higano
and his eagerness mounted at
cheerfulness of the people, even
each hour that drew him closer
with the terrible bombing raids
MINTO MINES, B.C.—Tatsumie
they had survived. He was fur­ and closer to the next step of
“asa sop, Kenroku Uchiyama $15,
travel in the line of duty.
ther impressed at finding it neces-'lauutaro Iwasa $15, Keiji Minato
Amy Okukawa and Hideo Shigei
-w. Iwataro Hamaguchi $2.
■i/ELS0^' B.C.—G. D. Dawson
are in charge of setting up a li­
brary to serve as a source of in­
Salmon arm, b.c.—c. NakaMONTREAL, P.Q.—After stag­ formation on the Japanese Cana­
-.:a Mug. a. Tanemura $10, K.
ing a successful, campaign to raise dians.
^ata Sig, }T Nakazawa $10, I.
funds for the fight against deport­
^nanabe Sig, yj. MatSUi $10, I. ation, the Japanese Canadian
qq31?1^ '3’ T’ Tanaka §5, J.
Standing Committee is seeking
J1/5' ?‘ Fukusaka §5, N. Tanways for “broadening the scope
(Continued from Page 1)
•< '.’j X’ Yabumoto $5, K. Taof its activities/’ states a bulletin
^ Io, L Yoshikawa $3, Mrs. S.
likely
that Mr. Anscomb, now min­
issued by the group.
ister of public works, will be chos­
^a°t0 *3" T< Kihara S3, T. AVaSeven hundred and forty dollars
en to succeed to the leadership
-J^ ■“ H’ Kudo S2, T. Taka- and sixty cents has been raised
q21^'? Adachi 52. M. Tsukaby the Standing Committee. Of of the Provincial Conservative
q.q ’7’ T’ Takahashi $2, C. IwaParty to replace Mr. Maitland, if
that amount $500 has been sent
? y
1 omD'e ?2. K. Ozawa to the Toronto Citizenship De­ Green does not accept the bid.
7 T Kikuchi $2. M, Nozaki $2,
In Ottawa, Mr. Green offered
fence Committee.
p q?l5Masaki $2, K. Minato $2,
no
comments. He will be return­
James Suzuki and Roy Nose
’2' T' Deguchi $2, T.
have been appointed to survey the ing to Vancouver for the Easter
i^ M' Xa§ata ?2- H- Mina- constitutions of leading Nisei or­ recess, and it is probable the mat­
;.~ae
-^Inamimae $2. T. Fu- ganizations in the U.S. and Can­ ter will be discussed with him at
K- Konishi $2. T. Ka- ada. Their report will be made that time.
A. J. Paton, M.L.A., Point GreyS' Nagata $2, K. Fukuthe basis of the constitution of
member of the Conservative par­
-rD"7 ^°- Matsuda $2.
the Montreal organization.
ty, pre-deceased Mr. Maitland a
H
K- Tsuzuki $2,
month
ago.
Margaret Ridgeway ra $5, Tokutaro Nishimoto $3,

Standing Committee
Raises $740

B.C. Loses Poplar
Attorney^General

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—Tsutae Sato
—toyomatsu Kimu-

Tomoichi Kimura $2. Konosuke
"Watanabe $2, Shigeharu Kiyooka
$2, Sojiro Nakamura $1. Toiemon
Saito $1. Waka Takenaka $1.
MOOSE JAW, Sask.—T. Haya­
shi $10, K. Matsuda $2.

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Page Seven

Ex-Van Defeats Eight Aces in
First Game of Basketball Finals
By K.N.

TORONTO. Ont.—Playing mas­
terful basketball, the Ex-Vans up­
set the highly touted-Eight Aces
44-20 in the first, game of the To­
ronto Nisei League finals on
March 29 at the Church of All Na­
tions gymnasium. Revenge was
sweet for these boys for the losses
sustained by them during the reg­
ular season. The second game of
the finals will be played next Fri­
day.

From the opening whistle, it
was evident that the Ex-Vans
meant business. Takeda opened
the scoring as he sifted through
the Ace defence to score a lay-up
shot. Inamoto followed up with
a couple. These two accounted for
eight points before the Aces finally
broke the scoring column when
Shimizu scored one. At the quar­
ter, the Ex-Vans led 13-7. Still dis­
playing razzle-dazzle basketball,
the rejuvenated Ex-Vans pulled
away from their foes with a score
of 26-11 at half time.
Again, Takeda scored the bulk
of the baskets as he weaved
through the Ace defence. The
Aces were too effectively checked
to do any damage and the re­
bounds that they usually connect­
ed were taken by Idenouye, who
played a very outstanding game
for the Ex-Vans. The good combi­
nation disorganized the usual
steady’ Aces and they resorted to
long shots whose rebounds were
invariably taken by Idenouye or
Joe Akiyama. The second half
was a repetition of the first, the
scores for the third and fourth
quarters being 36-18 and 44-20 re­
spectively. Odo was the only scor­
ed for the Aces with one basket
during the fourth quarter.
For the Ex-Vans, everyone
played well but the outstanding
players were Bill Takeda and Idy
Idenouye. The former was “hot’’
and. netted seventeen points, while
the latter's defence play and re­
bound retrieving was second to
none. Jeep Inamoto was the other
top marksman with eleven. For
the Aces, all tried hard and their
snipers—Shimizu, S. Takata, Hirano—were too closely checked to
obtain any opening to shoot. How­
ever, it may be that the Aces have
at last got one bad game out of
their system so the next game may
be a different story.
EX-VANS—Inamoto 11, J. Aki­
yama 6, Wakabayashi 2. Idenouye
3, Takeda 17, Fujiwara, Kutsu-

READYMADE TO FACE
RAYMOND IN FINALS
RAYMOND, Alta.—The Ready­
made team defeated Taber 29-12
in the second game of the twogame total points semi-final series
of the Southern Alberta Basket­
ball League. However Taber won
the series by virtue of higher total
points of two games, winning the
first by 43-21. Taber now meets
Raymond in a best of three series
to decide the championship. . .
A 22-point deficit was too much
for Min Takada and Toki Toyama
who both played a bang-up game
for Readymade. Min Takada held
the league high scorer, Johnny
Yamabe, down to his lowest of the
season of three points, while Toki
Toyama, just returning from the
“bush” and playing his first game
of the season, scored 11 points.
READYMADE — Toki Toyama
11, Min Takada 7, Joe Toyama 5,
Aki Oshiro 2, George Oshiro 2,
Roy Oshiro 2.—29.
TABER—Yo Nishimura 4, Johnny Yamabe 3, Walt Koyanagi 2,
Koji Kadonaga 2, Butch Ono 1,
Tad Koyanagi.—12.

kake. Inouye 1, M. Akiyama, Su­
zuki 4.—-44.
EIGHT ACES—Onishi 2. Matsui,
Shimizu 5. Maikawa, Oda 4, Si Takata 9. G. Takata, Mizutani. Hi­
rano.—20.
.

News Briefs
Sponsor of Committees. Sono
Osato, the famous dancer - and
actress, is catching the public eye
in yet another way. Recently she
led a group of Broadway person­
alities to pass out doughnuts and
coffee to the picket line of the
"Western Union, and has also pic­
keted the Spanish consulate in a
protest against Franco Spain.
New York papers have listed
her as a sponsor of committees
against Franco, for feeding fam­
ilies of CIO and AFL strikers,
and for the abolition ot" the WoodRankin committee.
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Explanation. A writer in the
Pacific Citizen explains how Hori­
zontal Hank Gosho, a Nisei sol­
dier of Merrill’s famous Maraud­
ers, got his name. It was given
to him by his platoon leader be­
cause when the Marauders were
ordered to hit the dirt. Hank was
the first one down ami the last
one to get up.

Sugar Beets. The Labor Dept,
at Ottawa is reported to be', sur­
veying Japanese in western Can­
ada to assist in providing labor
for western Ontario sugar beet
farms.
Plans are under discus­
sion with sugar beet growers and
refineries regarding the establish­
ment of a minimum wage and
providing suitable accommodation
for workers.
* * *
Nurse Shortage. A writer in
“The Canadian Hospital,’’ claims
the shortage of nurses in hospi­
tals to be more acute now than
during the war period. The dis­
charge of nursing sisters from
the active services has not been
(so far) of any appreciable help
to civilian hospitals.
Many hospitals have increased
salaries, have shortened hours,
improved living conditions, but
have found mearge results. It is
said that the ever-increasing de­
mand for public health nurses,
for industrial nurses, for air-line
hostesses, etc., would just about
take the entire output each year
after allowing for withdrawals,
from the field through marriage
and other reasons.


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Nisei Soldiers.
The Japanese
Canadian servicemen have hit the
news time and again. Recently a
photograph of Platoon 17, Com­
pany ‘B’’ appeared in the London
Free Press. The paper explained,
these “Japanese Canadians played
an important part in the war ac­
tivities of the country in which
they were born. They trained and
fought beside other Canadians
and shared in a part of the victory
over the enemies of this country.”
* « *
“Auto Newsy.” Automatic news­
paper vending machines will soon
be in operation in all the busy
spots of Vancouver, according to
The Sun. The “Auto Newsy** de­
livers a paper into your hands if
fed a nickel on week days and a
dime on Saturdays.
The machine, a foolproof, water­
proof affair with an unbreakable
glass visor which makes it easy
to see that the customer is get­
ting the latest paper, was planned,
and designed in Vancouver.
The machine does not replace
the street corner salesmen, who
look forward to it as a conveni­
ence for late hours and wet days.

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Page Eight

Eight Receive Diploma
in Dress Designing

News Notes Across Canada
Kelowna N.C,F, Holds Party
KELOWNA, B.C.—On March 22,
a welcome home party for Sgt.
Nori Tomiyama, and a farewell
party for Aliss Betty Martin, was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sharpals by the Kelowna Nisei
Christian fellowship. Sgt. Nori
Tomiyama, who is a member of
the N.C.F., has just returned from
Australia after serving there with
the Canadian Army.

The N.C.F. group presented
Miss Martin, with a luncheon set.
We will all miss Betty when she
leaves for South Africa to do mis­
sionary work in the near future.
Best of luck, Betty, from all of us.
The evening was stalled off by
games such as blind man’s bluff,

Chinese checkers, and chrocinole,
which were enjoyed by all. The
wnners for chrocinole were
Betty Martin, Shige Tamaki, Kenji Ro, Edith Broadfoot, Iwao
ouye, Ethel Numada, Robert Koyand Toshi Ito.
During the devotional period
Miss Edith Broad-foot was asked
to say a few words. After the sing­
ing of hymns, we closed with a
prayer by Margaret Ridgway.

Refreshments
which
were
served were enjoyed by the memhers. Many' thanks to our hard­
working social convenor Teru Tamaki.
A prayer by Miss Edith Broadfoot brought the evening to a
close.

rive Niseis Graduate At Lemon Creek H.S
LEMON CREEK, B.C.—A grad­
uation ceremony for fivd students
of the local high school was held
on the evening of March 27, under
the direction of Miss Hamilton,
principal of the school.
The five graduates were Chikao
Sumiya, Shizuko Hirahara, Yodiio Ishii, Teruko Ogawa and To-hio Takahashi.

Aliss Hamilton, in her opening
speech, stated that the Lemon
Creek High School was operated
by the United Church, and there­
fore would be continued as long

as there were any Japanese
students remaining in Lemon
Creek.
Messages were delivered also
by Air. Jewett, school supervisor
of the Kootenay district, and Air.
T. Watanabe, representative of
the Parents’ Association.
The
Association presented gifts to the
graduating students on this occa­
sion.
Meanwhile other students will
receive their graduation diplomas
as soon as they complete their
curricula, according to Aliss Ham­
ilton.

Notes From the Sophy-Ed Bulletin
HAMILTON, Out.
On the
afternoon of Saturday, March 16,

the setting for the lovely wedding

Kiojiro Saisho. Miss Mary Kondo
attended the bride, and Mr. Ed
Sora was the best man. The bride
aiven in marriage by her

brother.

The following boys have return­
ed from overseas and are, at pres­
ent, stationed at the Army Trade
School in Hamilton:
Privates
Takeo Maikawa, Bob Kayahara,
Kakide Shimizu, Thomas Imada
and Douglas Uchida.

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■WINNIPEG. Man. — A gradua­
tion tea, in honor of graduating
students of the Mayfair Dress De­
signing School was held at 3:00
p.m. on Wednesday, April 3 at the
Mayfair School and Salon, The
hostess of the occasion was Mrs.
D. Weisner, principal of the
school.
Among the many girls to receive
their diplomas were eight Niseiettes: Dorothy Ibuki, Hana Kaita,
Keiko Minamide, Yae Odaguchi,
Miyoko Sakiyama, Tomiko Shira­
kawa, Satsuki Tazumi and Betty
Tatsumi.

Miss Sparrow of the Department
of Veterans’ Affairs presented the
diplomas to the graduates. Among
the many guests were Mr. Jones
of the Department of Education,
Mrs. Conley, and personnel of the
C.W.C.A., Women’s Division.
Lovely spring fashion dresses
and gowns modelled by the stu­
dents were displayed during the
afternoon.

Brantford Y s Men s
Club Wires Ottawa
TORONTO, Ont: — Secretary of
the Co-operative Committee on
Japanese Canadians, Hugh McMil­
lan visited Hamilton and Brant­
ford on April 2 and conferred with
various persons in connection with
relocation of the Japanese Canadi a ns.
G. J. A. Reany and George S.
Brown, chairman and vice-chairman respectively' of the Hamilton
Committe, gave encouraging re­
ports on the work being done to
assist the relocatees in Hamilton.
After talking with a number of
Japanese Canadians, Mr. MacMil­
lan expressed satisfaction that the
relocatees were making success-ful adjustments in this city.
On the same day, Air. MacMil­
lan was guest speaker at a ban­
quet sponsored by the “Y” Men’s
Club in Brantford.
Members of this club showed a
keen interest in getting Japanese
Canadians settled in this district
and in preventing any deportation
of people who wish to stay in Can­
ada. After the meeting the club
sent a telegram to the prime min­
ister calling for the rescinding of
the orders-in-council which pro­
vide for the deportations.
Mr. GeoYge Brown of Hamilton,
and Mr. Sai Yamaoka were also
present at the meeting.

RAYMOND, Alta.—The sum of
$5.70 which remained in the
treasury of the former Mission
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GRAND FORKS,
Sumiko Mukai, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. U. Mukai of Grand
Forks, and Mr. Yusuichi Yoshida.
son of Mrs. T. Yoshida of Midway,
B.C., were married on March 16
at the Greenwood United Church. .
Rev. Y. Ogura performed the
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Baishakunins were
Mr. and Mrs. Y. Nakade and Mr.
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TAKAI — KAKUTANI

GRAND FORKS, B.C. — Miss
Yoneko Kakutani, daughter of
er. and Airs. Genichi Kakutani
o Slocan, B.C., and Air. Yukio
Takai, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nobukichi Takai of Grand Forks, were
married here on March 23 at St.
John United Church.
Rev. Y.
Ogura performed the ceremony.
Go-betweens were Mr. and Mrs. I.
Konishi and Mr. and Mrs. T.
Yano.
SUGINOMORI—KAMINO

Treasury Balance
Sent to Defence Group

Name

Weddings

HAMILTON, Ont.—Miss Eileen
Kamino, second daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. Camino of Islington,
Ont., and Mr. George Suginomori,
second son of Mr. and Mrs. M.
Suginomori of Clarkson, Ont.,
were the principals of a wedding
which took place hi Toronto’s
Metropolitan United ^phurch on
March 23, Rev. P. Bryce officiat­
ing.
After the ceremony’the couple
left for a brief honeymoon to
Niagara Falls.
Their residence
will be made in Clarkson, Ont.
The baishakunins were Mr. and
Mrs. R. Y. Kimura.NIKAIDO—OKAZAKI

TORONTO', Ont.—Miss Fumiye
Okazaki, eldest daughter of Air.
Motokichi Okazaki of Toronto,
and Mr. Takui Nikaido, were mar­
ried here on March 16 at AU Nations Church, Rev. . Shimizu per­
formed the ceremony. Baishakun ins were Mr. and Mrs. K.
Tsujuichi and Mr. and Mrs.
Nakano.
After reception, the couple left
on a honeymoon trip to Niagara
Falls.

Anyone knowing
abouts of Mr. Hany
onod:
merly of Vancouver
hiaea a
contact Mr. R. J. Quinlan. yJ
Davie St., Vancouver. B.C,
d

Acknowledgement



The generous donation? tM
the following are gratefully
knowledged by The Yew C®
dian:
Manitoba Nisei Bowling Club;
Mr. H. Kanashiro of Iron Springy
Alta., on the occasion of his rd
cent engagement; Mr. K. Yas
aura of Cedar Springs, Ont., H
memory of his daughter Reiwa;
Mr. Senkichi
of Tabe:
Alta., on the occasion of liis so;
recent marriage; Mr. Otokidi
Okazaki of Toronto. Out . on th
occasion of his daughter s reeee
marriage.

Notices
Farewell Tea

I

HAMILTON. Ont.—A tea will
be held in honor of Miss Coliif,
who has been Hamilton Y.W.C1
travellers’ aide, before her if
• parture to Vancouver. B.C.
It will be held at the home d
Air. and Mrs. Hyodo. 93 Inchbin^
St., on Sunday, April 14, Men
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Friends of Miss Collie will I
welcomed to this gathering.
3

Donation

The Slocan Valley
ization acknowledges with (hast
the generous donation of >»■
from the Slocan Baseball Clua

HAM AU RA—SHI GE HI RO

PICTURE BUTTE, Alta.—Aliss
Kazuko Shigehiro, second daugh­
ter of Air. Tokutaro Shigehiro of
Picture Butte, and Mr. Natsuyoshi
Hamaura, son of Mr. Shigetaro
Hamaura of Turin, Alta., were
married on March 23. Rev. Y.
Kawamura performed the cere­
mony.
Baishakunins were Air.
and Mrs. J. Edamura and Mr. and
Mrs. Y. Toyoda.
The couple left for a honey­
moon to Calgary, Alta.

BASEBALL
BENEFIT DANCE

Magrath Assembly Hall
Royal Canadians

Music by

on THURSDAY,
DOHsoreu

Magrath Young People'

Engagement
KELOWNA. B.C. — Mr.
Tomiye has announced the engage­
ment of his second daughter, Tamiyo, to Roy Kuroda, eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. M. Kuroda of
West Summerland, B.C., on March
23.
Baishakunins fov the occasiou were Mr. and Mrs. Tada.

Union
Dancing:

Tickets

Couple: $1.00

9:30 to '

Welcome home the Camp »J

Dr. A. J. FUJIWARA, Dental Medicine
Formerly

of

Bridge

River,

B.C-

Has Moved to a New Location at—

Box 219
LILLOOET, B.C
Telephone: Dr. Fujiwara
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