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Vol. 13—No. 7
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TORONTO, ONT. SATURDAY,

J ANU ARY 28, 19 d 0

$6 Per Year—10c Per Copy

No Promise of Anti-Discrimination
Legislation by Ontario Government

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A deputation of more than 150, many of whom travelled from
There
are
doubtlessly
some
essence
of
life
and
distant southern Ontario points to meet with Premier Leslie Frost,
Fire is an
comfort, at the same time, a rea­ employers who are indifferent Japanese Movie Star
heard the Ontario Premier reply to a brief urging the Onttario
per of death and suffering. Next about the welfare of their wor­ Finishes U. S. Visit
Government by means of legislation to put an end to discrimina­
to highways, it annually accounts kers or so niggardly that they
tion in the province, that he was not able to commit himself and
for the heaviest toll of violent will try to save a few dollars and I HONOLULU. — After a three
and
deaths in Canada. The Noronic take their risk and also that of month tour of the U. S. the that the matter had to be considered by his colleagues.
The
delegation
represented । the government
' holocaust of last summer is a their employees, and not correct Hawaii, Kinuyo Tanaka flew
could express
this
is

'Bette
Davis
of
Japan

more than 70 organizations in­ one way or the other its stand
-^grisly testimony of its fiendish any faulty condition. If
the case, there are proper I home to Tokyo on Jan. 17.
cluding the J CCA and the Tor­ on the matter. “It is not an un­
power.
authorities to report to, and in
The tiny movie queen who is onto Buddhist Church.
A misfortune hits home harfair request that there should
The brief, which was read by be some word of encouragement
dest when it occurs close at hand, that way, get action. But such a winner of two Japanese
irb a familiar locality or when it bosses are not 'vorth working “oscars”, 'vas the first Japanese Dr. S. K. Seeley, provost of Tri­ from the Premier,” he said.
£or
I actress permitted outside or nity College and president, of the
affects or strikes those we know.
W. J. Cartel- representing the
Fire,
it seems, isplaying a
Japan since the occupation. Hei Civil
Liberties
Association,
The tragic garment factory fire
Colored People of Dresden told
prominent part in our lives this tour was sponsored by the In­ points out that a similar dele­
of last week here which cost nine
of
the ternational Theatrical
Co. in gation had met the Premier last of the situation in Dresden, as
winter.
On
the
morning
<
lives happened just around the
he pointed out the war record
,
the Tokyo.
June at which time they were
■ corner and could be seen from garment factory tragedy,
of its Negro residents, and asked
on
—------ Hirabayashi
family
residing
assured
that
the
question
of
dis,f they were not fully entitled
the back of our third floor.
would
be
considered
crimination
."The tragedy was right in the Bloor Street were smoked
to be treated as first-class citiso
far
has
been
done,
and
had
the
experience
of
but
nothing
heart of the city’s clothing in­
zens.
It conceded the Ontario Discrimidustry which employs hundreds
Other speakers were Rabbi
of
1944
which
prohination
Act
Feinberg, Mrs. Lang, represen­
..of-Jsseis and Niseis. Call it fate
bitted the display of offensive ting the
National
Council of
orv. whatever you may, it just so Toronto of a month ago which
signs
and
advertising
was
a
step
resulted
in
one
death,
employed
p
ev
Wen
Chi
Kim,
a
Korean
i Women and representatives of
happened that none of them
in
the
right
direction
but
that
several
Japanese
including
the
m
^
n
^
s
t
er
from
Osaka,
Japan,
is
। the Ontario Federation of Labor,
were employed by the ill-fated
it
did
not
go
far
enough.
firm

s
foreman.
studying
under
a
scholarship
at
the co-ordinating committee of
film, nor by the other on the
It
urged
legislation
against
Kaslo,
the
erstwhile
compound
Knox
College
in
Toronto.
He
is
I
Canadian youth groups, United
same basement floor whose emdiscriminatory
practises
in
emof
nearly
a
thousand
evacuees
t
o
attend
a
service
in
Hamilton
... । Nations Association and the An, plbyees narrowly escaped. With
ployment,
housing
and
public
Church.
lost
four
buildings
in
store
area,
on
Sunday,
Jan.
29
at
the
All
all respects to those who perished
places.
The
brief
contended
that
I
_^^
JCCA
was represented by
which
threatened
to
engulf
the
people

s
United
Church
where
and those who lost loved ones, it
laws alone would not wipe out George Tanaka, Hugo YamamoJames Hori out in he is to be the guest speaker,
was a mere fortunate twist that post-office.
discrimination, and that educa-L ^ ^^ Toyo Takata. Rev. T.
freezing
Lethbridge
writes
that
Following
his
graduation
from
no Japanese were affected by the
appeared for the Toronto
of
unknown
origin Doshisha University in Kyoto tion.is essential but legislation
■ disastrous fire, for there are very a fire
does “reduce it and can be in- Buddist Church.
destroyed
the
L.
K.
Chop
Suey,
Rev.
Kim
was
appointed
to
the
few garment manufacturers in
creasingly potent as they become
______ ___________—
that area which' do not have Ja- a sort of a rendezvous of the Nishinau Church in Osaka. His
fully operative and promote new
. panese workers on their payroll. Issei and the Nisei of that city, church was burnt out by the U.
habits and expectations”.
Edmonton Club Holds
- While it may be futile to cas­ In a costly hotel fire in Grand s', bombers, but at the concluThe brief outlined the function «
New Year's Dance
tigate after the occurence of the Forks, a Harry Miyamoto lost sion of hostilities he set about of the New York State Com1
equipment
and | to rebuild his church. He ran
calamity,
it’s an indisputable photographic
EDMONTON,
Alta. — The
into difficulties, however, as he mission Against Discrimination
fact that had the firm obeyed material.
We’ve seen a lot of fires, forest did not secure enough money to and pointed out how well it had theme of the New Year’s Dance
all fire regulations to safeguard
worked there.
sponsored by the Edmonton New
its workers from being trapped fires, bush fires, house fires, make full payment for the re­
The brief concluded with a Canadian Fellowship Club was
in the event of an outbreak, fa­ factory fires. We can remember construction of his church.
plea
that the government make “Lets start the New Tear
At the time, Rev. Munro, a
talities could have been avoided. witnessing a fire burning a
Presbyterian minister from Ca­ some statement clarifying its po- “jght!” as around fifty merrymaBut if this tragedy would force tinder-like dwelling in Japan.
kers ventured down to Eagle s
nada was visiting Japan when sition on the matter.
others to take measures against With soaked sacks, we fought
, ,,
, Hall on Jan. 20.
he heard of Rev. Kim s disaster.
At
the conclusion of the readAfter the ^ of the festive
such a recurrence, it would have a grassfire. At another time, we
He immediately sought the Kosaw
a
fire
break
out
in
a
yard,
served some useful purpose.
ing, Premier Frost,
season, the cold spell lifted temrean minister and gave him
flanked by two of
his cabinet
There’s scarcely any doubt but we turned in the alarm and then
cur_
n
i
norarily and the crowd came to
$1,000 which in Japanese
that there are many fire-traps, watched three engines roar to
ministers,
Hon.
Dana
Porter,
^
a gay evening of dancing,
rency amounted to 360,000 yen attorney-general, and Hon Loul I
^ gQt underway with
and the next similar disaster the scene.
But the one most vividly etched with which he was able to com- Cecile, minister of travel and
^
^ of
J?a.vi!
Jones’
could affect any one of us.
plete the church. And in Septem­
It is a senseless habit on so in our memories took place one
publicity, said that he was U’^' “Variations of a Song” followed
ber 1949, the church was offi­ ble to make a statement but
grand march
many of us that we don’t speak night when we were but four.
cially opened.
It
wasn

t
the
blaze
we
can
recall,
was
willing
to
listen
to
members
^^
^^
varietv
dances
up even when it is not only jus­
It was through the efforts of
tified, but when it’s the proper it was the frantic packing of the same Rev. Munro, that he of the delega ion.
The evening was rounded off
movables
in
case
the
fire
threat
­
thing to do. We might feel that
Irving Himel of the Civil
serving of refreshments
was able to come to Canada to
we should mention it, to the em­ ened our home. Fortunately, that continue his religious studies.
Liberties Association felt that ^ ^^ happy throng was well
ployer.
Yet we don’t want to never happened.
~
I replenished with donuts and
cause any trouble.


,
cokes. The whole evening proved
There might be a condition in
to be a success and much of the
your building or factory which
some 500 telephones under Ja- credit goes to the ingenuity dishence many unusual names. And
you’ve known or noticed but you
By Staff Writer
panese names. An year ago there played by the social committee
these
names
resemble
some
of
haven’t bothered calling
anyJust because the name happens
were 350 or a jump of 150 in the and prexy Yoshiye Iwashita in
/ one’s attention to it, nothing’s to be Hara, Ide, Seko, Muratori, Japanese handles written in 12-month period. And five years making this an enjoyable event,
likely to happen anyway.
Obara, Suda or Ura, it doesn’t romaji.
ago, there were less than 50. It s 1
_
s. K.
For an average person, Japan- an indication of the number of 1----------------- —------ It’s more than possible that necessarily mean that they are
—one of those who died in last Japanese. In fact, if you doubt ese names are hard on the ton­ homes the Japanese evacuees!^ only singles under J and S.
"'week’s fire felt the same way.
this, just call these names from gue and even worse when it have purchased in Toronto in re- And u^der the N, there is a
comes to spelling, but you should
So if there’s a condition where Toronto’s telephone directory, and try your tonsils on these selected cent years as well the satisfac- stretch of 21 Japanese, interruptOf
^y one “foreign” name,
‘you work which you feel consti- you’ll find out otherwise.
from the same directory, Jaky- tory conclusion that we are, as a
course
some
of
them
are,
but
there
group, now domestically estabtutes a fire hazard or imperils
miw, Olejoszewski, Przisiezniak,
is
at
least
one
listing
on
each
of
lished here.
I And what s the most common
-the safety of yourself and your
Mangialardo. That should make
_these
names
who
aren

t
Japan
­
In.
terms
of
letters,
more
JaJapanese names listed?
We
.co-workers, it should be yourthe Nishimuras, Yamamotos and
panese telephones are under “K” thought it would be something
... responsibility to report it to the ese in Toronto.
such feel a lot better, and even than any other letter. “M” is like Takahashi, Kondo, Tanaka,
Back
on
the
coast,
Japanese
, proper party. Nor does this
the Kamitakaharas who have the
we
bmerely apply to dangers of con- names were easily sifted from longest Japanese name in the second while N, T and S follow Nakamura or Suzuki, but
right behind in that order. At were wrong. There were a few
.^fiagation. the same goes for any the others, but Toronto with a directory.
more
cosmopolitan
make-up
the other end, none is to be found of them but Morishita led the
'toother condition which is a menaIn its latest edition, the Bell
I
than
Vancouver,
has
a
wider
under D, L, P, Q, V, X and Z. list.
-ce to health or is liable to cause
Telephone
directory
contains
;
assortment
of
nationalities
and
^physical injury.

^ Korean Clergyman
E &" At Knox College ■

Obara Seko, Ide Aren’t Necessarily Japanese

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PAGE SEVEN
THE NEW CANADIAN

Saturday.

YOU LUCKY...

ersonci

Hamilton Returnees
To Get Welcome Party

SOCIAL CALENDAR

The Issei group of the All Peo­
ple's United Church is planning
a social evening to be held on
Sat.. Feb. 11 when a special wel­
come will be given to the famix
of Mr. S. Nagano recently re­
turned from Japan. The other retumees in Hamilton were pre­
viously welcomed by this group
invited to attend thi
and

ENGAGEMENTS
“Can I bet all of it?”
topher
Toronto
MIMICO,
Ont.

Miss
Toshiko
b.o“Mmmm. You wait, I ask
I flicked the cigarette into the o. You wait.” He motioned
vounger daughter of
Mayeda,
rain-swept street. As if drawn the boss. A thick set immacu­ Mr. and Mrs. Junsaku Mayeda
Wales, 8-12.
by a magnet, it rolled into the lately dressed Filipino smoking of Mimico, and Mr. Junji Ikeno,
-Hamilton. Junior Bm
gutter. I watched and listened a cigar came over. The dealer fourth son of Mr. and Mis. KuDance, at Bud Fisher
to it smoulder and finally die. |
announced
whispered to him. The Filipino nisuke of Toronto,
Then I turned, and pushed open nodded.
their engagement on Jan. 21.
9-12 nan
the door to the Shanghai Inn.
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*
the
“Okay. I take ’em all
I walked down to the far end dealer said.
Mr. and Mrs. Saimatsu Nagano
TORONTO. — The
engage­
of the fountain and sat down. 11
n
cards. I took ment of Miss Mitsuko Haiada, and family arrived in Hamilton
Toronto,
ordered coffee, but didn’t drink a quick look at my first card. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ku- from Japan on Jan. 15 and ai-_
aid to Children’s Hospital.
a drop. I simply waited. In a It was an ace. Then, I squeezed makichi Harada of Toronto, and now residing at 192 St. Catheauditorium,
Central YMCA
little while, I felt a hand nudge for the other. It was a queen.
Mr. Shiro Takeda, son of Mrs.
it YUnge. 8 to 12.
me in the ribs. I looked up. The
“ Blackjack!”
Tome Takeda of Hamilton, was tors. Teruko 21, Hisako 19. HaruToronto. Club I 1 o copies
hand belonged to a huge Filipino,
In- mi 16, and Yoko 12.
He paid me $150!
announced on Jan. 21
Capers Dance, at St. George’s
one of the biggest I had ever
ar
this
time?

The
two
younger
“What you bet
ternational Chop Suey.
Hall corner of Stephanie and
seen.. He motioned with his eyes
attending Queen Vi<
“Can I bet all of it?”
Baishakunins are Mr and Mr
John, 71 0-11:80 p.m.
toward the back.
“Okay.”
Koshiro Aoyoma.
5—Toronto.
“Okay,” he said.
enrolled in
I hit blackjack again.
Rolle
Party, at
I got up casually7 and walked,
He
lasses
for
a
book.
He fumbled for
WESTBANK, B. C. — Mr. and the. regular night
Rink, 7:30 pjn’
toward the kitchen. To the most wrote a figure in Chinese on a Mrs. Shigeo Kamikura of West­ new Canadians.
Montreal Nisei
10—Montreal.
suspicious observer it wouW receipt bookj got off his stool bank, B. C., announced the enga­
movie night, at St.
TORONTO JCCA
seem that I was simply going ^d walked to the cashier’s win- gement of their eldest daughter.
Mark’s Church, 6775 De St.
to the toilet. I flushed the ^ to present it.
The Toronto JCCA prize win­
Miss Kikumi Kamikura, to Mr.
Vallier St., S p.m.
Kav Lee, Chatham;
bowl twice. That was the signal
^^ came back to the table and Saburo Nakade, second son of ner
10-—Toronto. U. of T. Nisei Stu­
for my admittance. There was pushed $375 toward me.
Mr. and Mrs. Yasujiro Nakade of Ernie Lem, K. Matsumoto, Yui­
dents’ Club Valentine Dance,
the door next to the toilet and I
picked them up--and ■ folded Grand Forks, B. C. on Jan. 16, chi Saito, James T. McCarthy,
Polish Alliance Hall, 62
at my footsteps, it opened.
I ^iem carefully and put them
Mr. Sharman,
at the Green Lantern Chop Suey. all of Toronto;
Claremont, 9 p.m.
There was a Japanese' youth |^ in my waIleb
North York; Mrs. T. Suzuki
Baishakunins are Mr. and Mrs.
pi—Vancouver. Vancouver JCCA
Moriwhom I recognized, who operated
“Whatsmatta, you no play no
Pender AudGades and Mr. and Mrs. Shoichi Chatham; R. Gonyeau,
K Mori
vama.
Toronto;
Mrs.
the door from behind. He com- more?”
Nishi.
itorium, 839 W Dender St.,
manded a view of the forwaid
“No.”
Chatham; Bob Sanier, H.
$
^
^
7:30 p.m.
Hamprogress of all customers through “Ah,” he leaned
back and
Miyoko Tucker Morito Toronto; G
TORONTO. — Miss
II

Chatham.
Ess
Toda,
Howie
a slit in the door. He smiled at sneered, “you chicken, eh?”
Matsuo, eldest daughter of' Mr. bl in, Chatham;
Dance, at Ray’s
me mechanically.
“Yeah.”
and Mrs. Chiyoki Matsuo, and Cedar Springs
gle St., 8 p.m.
scol“Hi, Lucky.
I “Come on, come on!” he
Mr. Yoshinori Mazaki, son of Mr. Toronto.
“Yeah.”
|ded furiously, “You don’t want and Mrs. Kantaro Mazaki, an­
I went over to the blackjack 1
^ chicken? Come on!”
nounced their engagement on J .
table. This game had always
T laughed.
Jan. 22, at the residence of the |
with other Niseis and by a gra­
been a weak point with me. It I
Then
I
Editor, The New Canadian:
walked out. The Matsuo’s.
dual process become one of them.
that the
at the door smiled as he
was the only
game mar
one !
Baishakunin are Mr. and Mrs. I Re: the new masthead may
The lack of English and friends
house didn’t even bother to take
S. Fukusaka.
I humbly suggest an additional
,
.
1
tlq I opened the door.
lias
made us feel lost and lonely7.
improvement? I have encloseu
:ut. It was that tough.
Ine
“win?” he asked,

, _ a sample of the heading used And in our bluer moments, we
squat chinaman was dealing I “Yeah.”
MONTREAL. .— Born to Mr. ^ Wayne Boring for his famous think about the Japan we left,
again. I recognized him from I ilYou hcky„ he said.
and I’m sure we can’t be entirely’
months before.
.
I went to the toilet and wash- and Mrs. Yoshio Mayeda (nee comjc strip, “Superman”.
you
similarly’ colour blamed if we sometimes do wish
He grinned at me. There were I ^ ^p
^ face was hot, my Miori Miyake) a baby boy, Akit- I Could
new ‘masthead so that it we were back there.
no players at his table.
, I hands still sticky with perspira- su Derek, on Dec. 21, at the DocWe would like to get our
“What’s the matter? /oure|Hon> Slamming the toilet door | tors Hospital.
will further confuse Mr. Kagaloneliness and longing out of
not doing so good,” I said.
sllut, j went over to the founJ didn,t answer z wondered I wa ?
by making friends,
our
He grinned again. He niotiomdl
up front and sat down.
If he really
V. Kadonaga.
we would like to
Bartonville, Ont.
for me to take a seat. Id.
T sat there for a while sippmb
upm • itor h
» he amlOunNew Canadian acknowe­ as well as to learn
“Play?” he asked.
I
coffee quietly. I was Ka^pY- led
The
reader Kadonaga’s coloui- ways.
“Okay. I’m game.” ■
Maybe that wasn’t the word for
((’You ^ thinking mebbe you ledges-----The ones who can help us arc
“How much? he asked.
it but in any event I was feeh^ would like to go back and play ed sample of our head whicl “A half buck.”
good. Who wouldn’t after pick^
^ some very attractive and also his sug- the Nisei, and I would like to
ask them to help' os find our
He snorted contemptuously.
a qaick ?575 winnings? sone
gestion which we will file foi
He dealt me a soft 17 and dealt ! kept tWnking of all the times
tRinking. about it» future consideration. —Editoj. way.
By AL T. MI Y AD I

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

himself a blackjack.
I smiled at him.
“Ha! You lucky!”

he

L ^ad come here before, 0-^ a IT manae-ed to answer.
What’s
~
'
7
..
th time’s I had lost. In total, 1
,,
T thous-ht
Editor, The New Canadian:
exthat T stilLhad lost more *
W
|
I can truthfully say that the

Toronto

Welcome Home Party held for
won
. 1^
You are yw
being
foolish.
see you
“You win?
” ‘ asked the ™«
^
^^I ^
but us by the Toronto JCCA and
He dealt me
K^snext t0 me. It was a high patched
before. I see you lose!” the Issei-bu last Saturday
HELP WANTED
hit on sixteen. He made nine
,
,J I paid for my coffee. He laid the first time since returning
v°ice,
JAPANESE Canadian couple,
e | & band on my arm to restrain to Canada last summer that I pleasant
■teen.
I tI turned to acknowledge
working
conditions,
have
thoroughly
enjoyed
myself.
“You lucky.”
question.
family
of
three.
Phone
Port
me. I sat down.
To them, I am grateful for what
“Yeah.”
He was Chinese, old, and witn
“I have worked here ever since they did, and Pm sure I speak Credit 3536, Port Credit, Ont.
“How much?”
the traditionally bent shoulders. it opened. I have seen a great
I ONE YOUNG MAN, 18-20, to
for all of us who returned from learn trade. 75c per hour to ;
“Yeah,” I said.
many things, a great many per- Japan who attended the party.
start
Apply J. H. Lyons, 800
“You lucky.
। sonSj persons such as you. They
Although we are Niseis,
we King St. W-, Toronto.__________
“That’s my name. _ „
have lost great amounts of moare that in name only for most "EXPERIENCED Dry-Cleaner,
“How much you win?”
I ey
You realize that in
of us went to Japan while we also' spotter. Apply Christie
I was just about to tell him I ^ you cannot win, no?”
were still infants or very young. Cleaners Ltd.. 798 Old Weston
way when I noted his I (’
the
____ _ _________
to go his
“I see you play always
cannot speaK Rd., Toronto.
we
You don’t see many game blackjack. The worst game! Therefore,
EXPERIENCED DESIGNER
overalls.
English nor do we know Cana- for popular-priced dress house,
You have been fortunate tonight.
Chinamen wearing overalls,
are good opportunity for advance­
dian ways. However, we
“I won about $50,” I answer- A night such as this is rare. trying to overcome the language ment. Apply Box 14, The New
AKEMI JEWELLERY
Tonight, you won over $500!”
ed.
__________.
__ Harold Morishita—
difficulty by attending classes,, Canadian.
“Whss,” he whistled through
I almost spilled the cup of cof­
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either by day7 or by7 night.
DOMESTIC HELP WANTED
his teeth, “you lucky.”
fee.
However, I have come to the
1931 Avenue Koad
COUPLE to take complete
“Yeah, I know.” „
“I know,” he smiled, “I saw conclusion that this alone i» not charge of fine home, opportuni­
Toronto
“I see you, before.”
And, you are surprised. At all enough. 'We can never progress ties for experienced cook and but­
Phone RE. 5411
the tables they know you have in every’ ■way., unless we mingle ler-houseman.
References
re­
quired, other help kept.
Inis
won, and just how much you
position will appeal to a capable
They
await
your
rePORTRAIT • COMMERCIAL - COLOUR
have won.
couple interested in a good home
OR BRINGING SOMEONE OVER
turn. You would still go back . .
and excellent salary. Apply HU.
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now?”
We represent all steamship and airlines Northwest Airlines
town* STUDIO
Mv breathing was quick, too
President Lines, Pan
Write or call for full informaFOR RENT____
and Canadian Pacific Airline*.
rite or cai
quick. I thought that one over
~TWO~LARGE ROOMS, untion and rates^ .^ .^ promptly answered, _
a while.
fumished,
suitable for working
“No,” I answered finally,” but
lil DUMDAS ST *
T 07. OH TO
people, la Ross St., Toronto.
DOMINION TRAVEL OFFICE
(Continued on Page 8)
143 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ont. PL. 64ol-------------

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“Yeah,

Traveiling To Japan

CLASSIFIED

Page 8

The New Canadian

Former Great Port
To Make Comeback

ACCENTS ON SPORTS

KOBE, Japan. — A city of
700,000 and formerly one of the
Every city, town or hamlet seems .to have that Nisei bowling
world’s greatest ports, Kobe is
making a comeback attempt and league. Here’s a few of the high scores chalked up by the keglers.
479 Queen St. W. — PLaza 5005 — Toronto, Ont.
is holding a widely-advertised But that perfect 450 game rolled up by Rosie Okuda two years
mid-century trade exhibit next ago in Montreal still eludes others.
Authorized as second class mail. Post Office Dept-, Ottawa.
{ spring.
Down in the Kamloops, B. C., circles, the best bowling mark
f Although this southern Honshu has been Johnny Aura’a 818 triple and Johnny Shimodaira’s 355
f city is still Japan’s biggest port,
single. In the Lakehead Loop in Fort William, Happy Taniwa
even bigger than Yokohama, it
is handling only a fraction of its has compiled the best triple mark of 721 and Harry Tateishi the
pre-war trade volume, probably best single of 315. In Montreal, it’s Tosh Sakauye with an 850
Variety Grill crept to within game will be played to decide because Japanese trade is suffer­ triple and Min Sakamoto with 371 single. Here in Toronto, K.
two points of the TNHL leaders, the league leaders and the right ing from post-war slackness.
Kuroda and Mas Sugamori each tied for the 371 single and S.
Homesteads,
by
outpointing to draw a bye into the finals.
Before the war, 34 percent of Ono with the 886 triple have set the pace. Come on bowlers,
Danforth Cleaners 4-1 and Home­ Danforths, four pts. behind the Japan’s exports left via Kobe
where’s that 450 single ?
steads who went down to their Flyers, will have to win all three and it handled 12 million tons of
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initial defeat the week before, games while the Flyers lose shipping annually. But this year
One thing that the local basketball loop needs is a larger
received another jolt as the high­ three, to get into the third and it will only handle two millions.
floor. After viewing several games, Nisei style, we come to the
flying Nisei Flyers rode rough­ last playoff spot.
shod over them for a 7-2 pasting.
conclusion that the game suffers as far as spectator interest is
Thailand Gold Flown
The race for the league sco­
concerned because of the small floor that tends to make the play
ring parade was once more tied Royals Find Range
From Tokyo To New York too close-checking and as a result, a trifle ragged in spots. A
up as Maw Mori came through Wallop Monarchs
NEW YORK. — Fifty million larger floor space would make for a more wide-open, exciting
with two goals while Variety
HAMILTON. — The
potent dollars worth of • gold that the
game.
team-mate Yuki Kameoka notch­
Royals overpowered Monarchs Japanese siezed in Thailand dur­
*
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ed one, both having 12 pts.
by the margin of 8-4 in a wide- ing the war are being transfered
Inadequate defense in front of
Two players from the Toronto Nisei Hockey League are cur­
open hockey game at the Arena from Tokyo to New York.
Danforth goalie, Tom Watanabe,
rently performing for the Chinese Athletic Club’s entry in the
on Jan. 19 in Hamilton Nisei
The gold is being shipped in
once more proved to be the down­
Hockey League action.
lots of $6,500,000 each by air to intermediate section of the THL. They are Maw Mori and Key
fall of the cleanermen although
Royals appplied the pressure the Federal Reserve Bank in Tanaka and last week one of the local papers pictured them in
they outshot the Grillmen 9 to
throughout the game, penetrating New York and deposited there to its sport pages. Coached by Frankie Morris who is better known
3 in the first period. Maw Mori
the loose Monarch defense
at the account of the Royal Bank for his work as a linesman for the football Argonauts, the team
broke into the scoring column in
will to shower puck after puck of Thailand. The planes fly the
a solo effort, outfoxing the
has a record of two losses and one tie.
on the unprotected goalie Ches­ routes of Alaska through An­
goalie by drawing him out. Ka­
The THL, incidently, is the world’s biggest hockey league,
ter Kariatsumari.
chorage and the mid-Pacific
meoka made it 2-0 as his shot
For the losers, George Uchida route through Oakland and are embracing teams from the Toronto area of pee-wee size up to the
trickled
through
Watanabe’s
older veterans of puck warfare. Several N. H. L. players have
glove. Mori, assisted by Fred made an auspicious debut by per­ heavily guarded.
forming a hat-trick. Franky and
The gold was discovered in Ja­ graduated from the THL ranks, including Sid Smith and Ray
Kinoshita, scored his second
Shrimpy Nishimura and Bruce pan by American occupation
counter and Ken Adachi tallied
Timgren of the Maple Leafs.
Yoshida
paced
the
Royals
with
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forces and title transfered there
the fourth Variety goal. Dan­
two
goals
each. Kaz Nishimura to the Royal Bank of Thailand.
forths averted a shutout as
.High school basketball opened its season this week with most
Jimmy Morita stole the puck and George Kitagawa potted the
of the schools getting into action here. Potting 16 points for Cen­
from Kameoka to score on Goto remaining two while Mat Fujino
tral Tech’s seniors in their 42-31 win over Harbord was diminutive
YOU LUCKY . . .
to make the final score read 4-1. , scored the other Monarch goal.
Soc Shintani who paced his team in their first victory over their
M. A.
Flyers who looked ready to
(Continued from page 7)
rivals in five years. Playing for Harbord was Terry Izukawa, who
break out in a flurry of goals
why do you tell me all this?”''ever since the loop opened final­ Argentine Japanese
“I am an old man withered performs in the Nisei league for the Rebels.
*
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ly clicked on the league’s best Need 300 Brides
by the seasons,” he smiled, “and
goalie, sinking six straight tal­
To proveMhat his first performance was no fluke, Soc again
I have many mouths to feed,
TOKYO. — About 300 Japa­
lies without a reply to lead 6-0
many bodies to clothe.”
led the Tech’s marksmen with a dozen counters although losing
in the first period, a feat no nese women willing to become
My heart went out to him and theii' game against Jarvis Collegiate. His scoring is amazing and
other team has done since the picture brides may be able to I was grateful. I felt in m.y
league got under way two years go to Argentina soon. They have coat pocket. I pulled out a bunch also a tribute to his ability for he stands only a little over five
to be strong and healthy beca­
ago.
of crumpled
dollar bills. I feet and some of his opponents are a foot taller. Lining up for
use
most
of
the
prospective
bride
Homesteads
finally
came
crumpled them some more and the winning Jarvis five was Yuki Kameoka.
grooms
are
farmers.
through as Sat Kinoshita beat
pressed them into his hand.
$
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Hiromasa Taniguchi , Japa­
Ronnie Tsuji but Flyers nullified
He hissed his appreciation.
Montrealers are again thinking in terms of its international
the effort as* Roy Kobayashi nese businessman from Buenos
“I am grateful to you this
Aires,
said
that
several
hundred
basketball tournament. Their Third Annual JCCA Invitational
scored from Sho Mori. Checker
' night, old man,” I said.
brides
are
wanted
by
single
Ja
­
Nishimura, Homestead’s leading
He nodded his head. Suddenly, Tournament is tentatively^ slated for April 7 and 8. Boston, New
scorer, tallied in the dying mi­ panese between 30 and 40 in he gulped his tea .and left.
York and Toronto are reported as being the visiting teams again
nutes of the game. Considered to Argentina.
I looked up. It was the big Fi­ who will try to take away the laurels from the hometowners who
It is necessary to use the pic­
be the fastest team in the loop
lipino
again.
were victorious last year.
but goal-shy,
Flyers brushed ture bride or exchange of pho­
“You like play again?”
he
tographs
system,
he
said,
beca
­
And may we make a suggestion to the Montreal tourney?
aside such talk with their goal
asked, smiling.
use
of
the
difficulty
in
travel
splurge.
“Mmmm, I might,” I lied ea­ Why not have a girl’s game included ? Form a Nisei girl’s team
and the saving in transportation.
in Montreal and invite the Nisei girl’s team from Toronto. It would
ICE CHIPS:
As there are
sily.
only three games left in the re­
be a good attraction and a crowd pleaser.
“Good!” he said and left.
gular schedule, Homesteads will Lethbridge JCCA Night
The way he said it confirmed
Of course, as in anything these days, the problem is money.
have to come through with two
the
old
man

s
warning.
.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A St.
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more wins to stay on top provi­ Valentine’s Roller Skating and
I went outside to get some
At the moment, the Montreal JCCA Badminton Club is pre­
ding Variety loses one out of Dancing interlude will be held bv fresh air. It was cold. It looked
three. If -Variety should win | the Lethbridge JCCA. It is dated as if it might rain. I thought of paring to play host to a contingent of shuttiers from Toronto in
three and Homesteads two, the i for Sat., Feb., 11, at the Roller the long way back to Los Ange­ the first Nisei intercity match between tire two cities on Feb. 11.
two teams will end up in a ; Barn, and admission is $.50 per les. I thought of the cold again. Several courts at McGill University are slated to be in use.
deadlock and a sudden death person, everybody welcome.
It might be a good hour before
»
»
»
one would be - along. Then I
This 17-year old Nisei girl, Nancy Ito, in Denver must be one
thought of the Japanese who
LETHBRIDGE J.C.C.A.
worked the door. Perhaps, he of the top Nisiette athletes in the U.S. In the summer she plays
presents
might give me a ride. I went shortstop with a girl’s softball team, the Denver Tivolis, which
back in.
took part in the girl’s softball world championship play at Port­
St. Valentine's
I opened the door and stepped
land last year.
in. The room was warmer. The
Now she’s playing basketball for the Hudsonettes which is so
excitement began, to reach me
again. I cautioned myself. I look­ strong that they can’t find any competition among other girl s
at the
ed about the room. The grinning teams in the city so they play men’s teams. In a recent 36-2S
ROLLER BARN
Chinaman beckoned to me.
I victory over a men’s quintet, Nancy took high point honors with
Lethbridge, Alta.
waved him away. I went over to 11. The Hudsonettes, rated one of the best female teams in the
the bean table.
It’s a Chinese
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 11th
U. S.. is expected to enter the national tournament.
game which I understand only
I vaguely. The table was crowded
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• man with the bent shoulders.
j with players. Thev were betting familiar high-pitched voice.

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dollah,

cried
the
China“Bet dollah!” he cried again.
I noisily, busily.
—Rafu Shimpo
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