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hl. 13—No. Io

TORONTO, ONT. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY

77

THE WEEKLY HABIT
By TOYO TAKATA

25. 1950

$6 Per Year—10c Per Copy

Bill To Prohibit Discriminatory
Practice In Employment Submitted

■Time erodes all, both good and printed that, we wonder .if they
Kd. It clouds the past, it blots would allow that to go through
■ bitterness, it even fleeces our today.
V . ^e^s^tioii to forbid the use of employment ap­
Negro
Dean
To
Speak
■Appier moments.
On February 25, 1942, exactly
plication forms which ask the prospective employees
■Eight years ago, almost to this eight years ago to this very day, At Brotherhood Meet
race and religion, is to be considered by the .Ontario
■ day. we experienced some Ottawa dropped the bombshell,
Dr. Mordecai Brown, president Legislature. The bill, called the Fair Employment Prac­
■ the most trying and uncertain the order-in-council with which
of the Howard Colleg’e, a Negro
Kises of our lives. Today, what they blanketed the B. C. Coast
college in (Washington, D. C. will tices Act, was submitted on Feb. 22 by H. L. Walters,
Ee went through then seems in- as a defense area and had the address a meeting- sponsored by CCF member for Bracondale.
Eedible and unreal, as if they power to kick anybody out and the Women’s Division of the
If enacted, it would prohibit ®-------------------- —- ------------ —--------Were nightmarish fabrications of keep them out from it. This was Canadian Council of Christians the mention of race or religion
■ restless sleep, for the passage the first of a series of these and Jews on Sunday, Feb. 26, at in the employment questionnaire Japan Diet Members
K time has dimmed much of orders-in-council which gave Ot­ the Imperial Theatre in Toronto. used by Ontario firms.
Many Welcomed By Senate
■ghat transpired then.
tawa almost the right to tell us The address by Dr. Brown is employers are known to use
OTTAWA. — The touring Ja­
And while we can recollect to stop breathing and quit blow­ scheduled at 3 o’clock.
forms which ask for the applic­ panese Diet members, who were
glimpses of the ordeals, ing our noses.
This will bring- Brotherhood ant’s race and religion.
held up in Washington for a day
can no longer recapture our
In addition, the bill proposed because of bad flying ^weather,
Some of the heads on that day Week to a close in Toronto.
Keeiing at the time, our fears read “Anyone Can Be Moved by
Dr. Brown is noted for his ef­ by- the CCF member would make arrived here on Feb. 23.
■|ind our despairs.
New Order”, “Unauthorized Trip forts and interests on behalf of it possible to apply- to the su­
The first group of elected, reBind now while we attempt to Causes Arrest of Three Japs” the / betterment of
minority preme court for injunction to presentatives of the Japanese
Ecall the mental miseries of a “Maitland
prevent discrimination on the Diet ever to visit the Canadian
Demands Japanese groups in the United States.
B|ast experience with indifference Leave Strategic Districts”, “Sun
grounds of race or religion.
capital, they were taken to view
■Bid unconcern, we sang another Reporter Finds Ruskin ‘Hive of
It would further prevent em­ the Senate. They
were welcomEne then, in the dark days and Japs’ ”, “Real Estate Exchange Chinese Group Invites
ployers
from
discriminating ed by the Senate government
forbidden-to-go-out nights of Urges Move at Once”, “Boycott Niseis To Attend Dance theii- employees in respect, to
leader, Senator Wishart Robert­
February 1942. Those were the Japanese”.
The Chinese Cultural Promo­ terms, conditions or privileges son, and was joined by Leader of
Kimes when we faced a gauntlet
Even Rosselini-Bergman would tion Society has extended invita­ of employment and no employer the Opposition, Senator John T.
■of personal limitations, orders- have had strong competition from tion to the Japanese Canadians would be allowed to write or
Haig. Other senators pounded
■in-councils, accusations and a us those days.
to attend the Society’s semi- .circulate any statements pertain­ their desks.
■myriad of other mental agonies.
The folio-wing day came the formal dance to be held at the ing to employment which ex­
L,We dusted out a scrapbook of order that all Japanese males in­ Chinese Community Centre, 12 presses any limitation as to race,
Takeshi Yamazaki, leader of
color,
religion
or
national
origin,
the
delegation, said that Japan
■ghppings of those rugged days, cluding naturalized and Can­ Hagerman St., on Sat., March
and no employer would be able was seeking more trade with
now they make interesting, adian-born over the age of 16 11, at 9:30 p.m.
to
make any inquiry in regards Canada.
°flen comical reading. The would be removed. This was an­
This is the first invitation ex­
llasi week, if you will recall, of nounced
by Labor
Minister tended from the Chinese Com­ to these traits of the applicant.
Eleven of the original 15 Diet
■ February, 1942, was the time Humphrey Mitchell.
The bill also gives power to
And also munity in Toronto to the Japan­
■when the tentacles of the Japan- the order that we couldn’t pos­ ese Canadians to a social func­ the industry and labor board to members who toured the United
States made the trip to Ottawa.
tese war machine were grabbing sess
motor
vehicles, radios, tion. Tickets may be obtained undertake various programs for
ghole hog in the South Pacific cameras, firearms, ammunition from the secretary, Miss Pearl the study of employment disdiscrimination in employment be­
j and the clamour for our scale and explosives.
Mark, 70 Chestnut Road, Toron­ crimination problems and the
cause
of race, color, creed, reli­
^ Was daily growing stronger.
And they finished off the to 5, or at the Chinese Com­ means to prevent and lessen disgion, national origin or ancestry
^February 23, 1942, was a Mon- month by clamping the dusk-to- munity Hall at the door, at $3.00 crimination in employment.
is
hereby declared to be a civil
Besides employers, the bill
p^y, and that was the day, the dawn curfew.
per couple.
;5, first shipment of Japanese nawould prevent any discrimination right and privilege for every per­
Today we can read all that
of race, creed or religion by son in respect to his employment
Ytionals, a hundred of them, were
without feeling, without emo­
HOLLYWOOD. — Bing Crosby labor unions.
or prospect of employment in
exited to an interior roadcamp.
tion. We might even wonder if was reported to have been asked
Ontario.

If it becomes law, it would
A ruary 24, the second contin­ we went through all that.
to make a personal appearance have the significance of a bill or
ent of another 100 to a similar
The bill also provides penalties
But it .was another story at tour in Japan, according to radio
, rights as one clause stipulates for violation of any of the pro­
.estination — and
practically the time.
R
columnist Jimmy Fidler.
•' that: “The right to freedom from visions of the act.
or*anlzation you could
jnk of and a~ lot more we
didn’t
r:
we mun i
Wanted:
^ow about, boards of trade, city
bousewives
leagues,

r unions, sendee clubs, Can\
Producers associayhons hollered louder.
By Staff Writer
. story of America’s most decorat­ But this story of Ben Kuroki,
the distorted stateWhat the Nisei is in need of ed military unit should prove of the airforce hero, was one of the Toronto Film Society is underlie
made then, would
. taking their project of making a
is more articulation in the field more than great interest.
very few to be written. Toshio j documentary film covering the
and ieered
at
The memory of the early war­ Mori’s writings as in “Yokohama,
hey' Utter them today. of literature. There is a plethora
journey of a fictitious Japanese
■^/‘^ th1e Reindeer couldn’t of novels based on racial dis­ time stereotyped films of sup­ California”, are stories of the
family through the different
fit
the bue of hl"s nostrils crimination levelled on different posed subversive Japanese ac­ immigrant Issei and their child­ phases of evacuation and reloca­
■ "ere to confront some of minorities but where is the Nisei tivities and espionage on the ren, of the homey, humorous in­ tion. Although it is but a short
There is decidedly a west coast in the “Yellow Peril” cidents in their lives.
^oclferous agitators novel?
film, curtailed by a modicum of
dearth of Nisei writer, especial­ films created an impression in
Here in Canada, the noted Can- a budget and other limitations,
nuts'"
Quotes. “They’re
ly up here in Canada, and per­ the minds of the public during adian poetess, Miss Dorothv
^ biy
lc w°uld say tonevertheless, it seems to be a
stuff
waIlowed in that haps there is no need for a novel those tense years. The war is । Livesay, penned a long documen­ creative step in a direction.
s^i then.
about the Japanese Canadians over and Hollywood seems to be tary poem entitled “Call My
But there remains the need
but there is a wealth of material atoning for those films which People Home” which was pri­
for the emergence of Nisei- writ­
Ian'p00IlinS we took
that is going to waste that only cast an ungrounded shadow of marily the story of the evacua­
ers
into the literary field. There
» ever??’
Were smeared needs the touch of the writer’s distrust of the Nisei for movies
tion of 1942 from the coastal may be writers whose potentiali­
lier h?ing'. A portion of a
hand to form a moving story of are a potent force of influence. towns to the interior of B. C. and
Ite
lhe editor Polished in
ties lie dormant and perhaps,
a minority.
Even from the pens of the the sugar beets of the prairies.
from one of these, the novel of
Across the line, and Canadians U. S. Nisei, a story- of the evac­ She depicted the characters in
the
Japanese in Canada may be
^emoon. the mill always seem to wait for the uation has not appeared. It is her poem as uncertain, buffeted
t0 be Passin& Americans to take the initiative, reasoned that the wounds of the by- fate and caught between the born, h ot one with mere facts
and figures, w-ith data on im­
ISree
A P Wuses and saw the wheels of the motion picture war are still too fresh but almost
horns
of
a
dilemma
and
she
has
Ct
Aess ‘-loyal citizens„
migration or the birth or death
industry is tentatively grinding five y-ears have elapsed from the laid the verses with an under­
rate but a story from the heart
boom sticks to towards a’ production of the ex­ end of the war. The “Boy From
tone of pathos. Subsequently- the —the tragedy, the pathos, the
lashed butcher ploits of the U. S. Nisei group :n j Nebraska” written by Ralph G.
poem was dramatized over the happy times. And the only one
Th
Were practising the famed 449th Combat Team. ' Martin was one of the stories of • CBC Network last July.
fighting.
who can truly understand these
Sun MGM’s proposed filming of the the Nisei to come out of the war.
Currently, the University of
(Continued on Page 7)

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Page 7

Saturday. Feb. 25, 1950

Claimants

THE NEW CANADIAN

Vernon JCGA Holds
Anniversary Affair

The -following claimants are
requested to forward their pre­
sent mailing address to Miss M.
VERNON, B. C. — About a
J. Boos< secretary, Co-operative
hundred
turned out . for the
Committee on Japanese Can­
Anniversary
Banquet
adians, Apt. 28, 94 Homewood Fourth
Toronto 5, without delay and General Meeting of the
a5 mail recently sent to them Vernon JCCA held on Feb. 19 at
the Lotus Gardens. Honored
has been returned:
Tsurno Enta, Winnipeg; Uno- guests for the occasion were
suke Hamade, Winnipeg; Kumai- Mayor and Mrs. Adams, the
chi Harada, New Denver; Kyu- principal of the Vernon High
hachi Honkawa, Thessalon, Ont.; School, Mr. Falconer and his
Miss Ritsuko Kameda, Toronto; wife, and president of the B. C.
Hirovuki Koyanagi, Greenwood, JCCA, Mr. Anthony Kobayashi
Muneyoshi Kuromi, Vernon; No­ of Okanagan Centre.
As the chief speaker Mr. Kobuo Matsuba, Toronto; Mei Mat­
sushita, Nelson, B. C.; Kenichi bayashi pointed out the impor­
Nagata, Toronto; Yasuzo Naka­ tance of the work of the JCCA
no, Fort William; K. Nishii, and said that while the majority
Shaughnessy, Alta.; Kiyuji Ni­ of the Okanagan Japanese Can­
adians are non-evacuee residents,
shiyama, Lethbridge, Alta.
Miss Kasue Noda, Toronto; who have resided in the Valley'
Hiroshi Nogami, Lumby, B. C.; for many years, they should sup­
Y. Nomura, Cranford, Alta.; port the work of the JCCA, which
Yasushi Ohori, Dryden, Ont.; he noted was presently engaged
Yoneichi Sakai, Minto Mines, in the evacuation claims ques­
tion.
B. C.; George Choetsu Sasaki,
The banquet was preceded by
Winnipeg; Soichi Shiho, Coal­
dale, Alta.; Mrs. Takako Shiho, the general meeting which was
Coaldale, Alta.; Y. Suga, Stirl­ presided over by Grace Kurita.
ing, Alta.; M. Sugiura, Grinrod, Annual reports were heard from
the secretary, Pearl Kawamoto,
B. C.; Yonetaro Tainaka, Vern­
and the treasurer K. Arakawa.
on; Gentaro Tehara, Toronto.
Reports were also given by the
Juichi
Tsuji,
Shaughnessy,
delegates to the B. C. JCCA Con­
Alta.; I. Watanabe, Fort Wil­
vention. Problem of evacuation
liam, Ont.; Isamu Watanabe,
claims was discussed and a
Fort 'William, Ont.; Yori Yama­
special committee headed by Ed
shita, New Denver; Kusumatsu
Ouchi, assisted by Tosh Yakura
Y’oshida, Enderby, B. C.; Kazu­
and composed of I. Sugiyama,
aki Yoshihara, Geraldton, Ont.
K. Natsuhara and K. Kawamoto
•<4«***l»*<**»#««#<»«H#<»«<»*l»««t««.#He«««t»9H«H*M9«*tHIHM ■was formed.

PAGE SEVEN

NISEI NOVEL
ENGAGEMENTS
TORONTO. — Mrs. Tama Ki­
moto wishes to announce the en­
gagement
of
her youngest
daughter, Margaret Toyoko, to
Mr. Richard Kiso Sora, second
son of Mrs. H. Sora of Toronto,
at a party held at the Golden
Dragon Chop Suey on Feb. 19.
Baishakunins are Mr. and Mrs.
Tokikazu Tanaka.
*
*
*
PASSMORE, B. C. — The en­
gagement of Miss Toshiko Ma­
suda, second daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ryohei Masuda of
Chatham, Ont., and Mr. Kazuyo­
shi Obara, third son of Mr. and
Mrs. Yaoko Obara of Passmore,
B. C., was announced recently.
Baishakunins are Mr. and Mrs.
T. Urabe and Mr. and Mrs. K.
Yonemura.

Toronto JCCA
Community Campaign

SOCIAL CALENDAR

(Continued from page 1)
emotions is the one who has ex­
perienced them.
FEBRUARY'
The history- of the Japanese
25—Hamilton. Hy-No Anniver­
in Canada can make interesting
sary Dance, at Casa Romana
reading and the embryo writer
Hall.
can include several main charac­
26—Toronto. Toronto Buddhist
ters dealing with different eras.
Sunday School Children’s Day
. . . The turn of the century and
rally, at Can. Leg’ion Audi­
the first immigration of the Issei
torium, 22 College St., from
into a foreign soil—their hard­
2 p.m.
ships in wresting a meagre liv­
26—Lethbridge. Nisei Bowling
ing and the first outcroppings of
League Roller Skating Party,
race hate, the violent and ugly
at Roller Barn, 5-7:30 p.m.
Anti-Oriental riots in Vancouv­
er’s ghetto-like Li’l Tokyo . . .
The steady flowing of incoming 1—Toronto. Metropolitan Nisei
Married Couples Group Act­
Isseis from Japan and the con­
ivity Night, at 156 Augusta
tinued discriminations, the birth
Ave., 8 p.m.
of the Nisei, the depression and
3

Coaldale. Coaldale
Y.B.A.
then World War II and Pearl
Dance, at Lethbridge Trianon
Harbour.
Ballroom, music supplied by
The main, meat of the story
Ballroom Orchestra, 9-1 a.m.
should lie from the hysteria
4

Toronto. JCCA Badminton
after Dec. 7, 1941. . . The whole­
Dance, at Trinity United
sale mass evacuation from the
Church, Bloor and Robert,
painfully settled
homes has
8:30-12 p.m.
tragedy and heartbreak. . . The
4

Toronto.
Metropolitan Nisei
utter ennui, boredom and frustra­
Fellowship’s Saturday Night
tions in a ghost-town, interlaced
(Musical) March.
with subdued laughter. . . The
Kelowna Y’.J.CA.
difficulties of relocation into a 4—Kelowna.
“Variety Concert”, 7:30-10:00
friendlier East where new ties,
p.m., Buddhist Hall.
homes and friends had to be
made. Behind this turgid back­ 11—Toronto. Club TNT Dance,
St. George Parish Hall, 7:30ground, a story can be fashioned
11:30.
by a firm, unflinching hand.
What would be the purpose of
such a novel ? Tt would under­
line the story of minority, a tes­
timony of a fight against dis­
crimination. Analogies of race
hatred and wholesale evacuation
can be drawn and inspired from
such books like Sinclair Lewis’
--- 0---- •---- «---- «---- «---- ♦---- ♦---- ♦---- ♦---- ♦---- •---- ♦,
“Kingsblood Royal” and John
Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath”.
The end-product of this brain­
child of some unknown writer
For a Home?
could be wholly satisfying.
If you are, we will find the
Buddhists Plan
house to suit you in the dis­
To Build Church
trict you want.
Remember:
NORTH KAMLOOPS, B. C. —
if you are renting, you are
At a meeting held by the local
buying a house almost three
Buddhist Association on Feb. 12,
times for someone else during
a decision was reached to erect
your lifetime, without build­
a Buddhist Church which could
ing any estate.
also be utilized by the young
people for recreational purposes.
For courteous and efficient
In order to formulate plans for
service, call
the construction, an executive
ERIC N. ATTENBOROUGH
committee of six members, four
Real Estate Broker
from the Buddhist Association,
144 Dynevor Rd., Toronto
and two from the Fujin-kai, was
OR. 3285
organized.

_____

Previously received $2,914.70
K. Maikawa
2.00
S. Maikawa
2.00
S. Nakamura
2.00
G. S. Hosaki
2.00
N. Otsuki
2.00
Mrs. Tsurui
2.00
I. Ueda
2.00
Rev. & Mrs. K. Shimizu
5.00
J. Nakashima
4.00
Dave Arikado
2.00
Mina Arikado
1.00
Ernie Arikado
1.00
Yuki Arai
2.00
Shig Ashikawa
2.00
Nora Fujita
6.00
Rose Fujita
2.00
I AKEMI JEWELLERY t
Marv Hamagaki
1.00
Mr.
&
Mrs.
Y.
Hyodo
4.00

—Harold Morishita—
I Sunday School Plans
Mr. & Mrs. H. Ide
4.00
;
*
*
*
?
Mrs.
S.
Kawaguchi
5.00
Children's Day Rally
|
1931 Avenue Road
t
K. Kawano
2.00
A mammoth Children’s Day Y. Kusumi
j
Toronto
f
2.00
?
Phone RE. 5411
? rally under the sponsorship of Mr. &. Mrs. E. Maruno
2.00
Shoji
Nishi
2.00
the Toronto Buddhist Sunday
School and direction of Miss Mi­ Mr. & Mrs. A. Matsumoto 2.00
Matt & Mrs. S. Matsui
4.00
sao Teramura will take place in Y. Shinohara
2.00
the Canadian Legion Auditorium, Chieko Shinohara
2.00
2.00
22 College St., on Feb. 26 at 2 Emi Sugiura
Total
to
date
$2,987.70
p.m.
This is a paid advertisement
The teachers are making elab ­
orate plans to make this day a inserted by the Toronto JCCA.
III DUNDAS ST W
TORONTO
PIAZA' 3 8 8 4
memorable one for the children:
In the first period, led by Louise
Sato and Kaz Tatebe, the child­
ren will have an opportunity to
HELP WANTED
hear children’s story reading, re­
citations, piano solos and sing
AMBITIOUS YOUTH for chick
Apply S. Naka­
songs. In the story hour, Ed­ sexor’s help.
mura,
1331
Victoria
Ave., Regina,
ward Tsuji, Sus Ikata, and ShinSask.
___________________________
kuro Kozai will take the children
"EXPERIENCED
short-order ^ ’VVVVVVVVV ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦’ ♦’♦♦♦• »^f
on
a
make-believe
journey cook. Phone MI 0721, Toronto.
? S1800, plus stock, groceries I through lands
of adventure
FEMALE HELP WANTED
and
fairies.
In
the
last period,
• and cooked meats. Lock-up ?
GIRL,
18-30, wanted for jewel­ |.
Mr. Rinzo Amemori will show
Reg. $69.00 to $75.00
lery
factory
work. Apply Can­
| store, low rent, 5 year lease, j on the screen Kipling’s unforget­
ada Chain*Co., 3 Beverley St.,
j turnover $450 weekly. This ? table story, "The Jungle Book”. Toronto^_______________________
The guardians and hostesses
OPERATORS, fully experienc­
j ls a good buy. Owner going j for the day, Nellie Goto, Mariko ed on ladies sportswear. McIn­
! to States is reason for selling- ? Yoshida and Misao Izukawa, will tosh Sportswear, 266 King St. W., $
2-Piece
give candies to the little guests. Toronto.
All parents and their children
FOR RENT
?a
?• are cordially invited to attend
this gala affair.
KITCHEN AND BEDROOM,
with hot water. WA. 5443, 365 X
Now offers the above new low price to their many,
King St. W., Toronto.__________
Plastering of All Types
j
I. GREEN, Broker
j
many satisfied Japanese customers and friends their
UNFURNISHED, . 2
large •♦•
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tailored-to-measure
line of suits and top coats. All
adjoining rooms, continuous hotj 933 Bloor St. W., Toronto f
Repair Experts
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suits
are
custom-tailored
by hand, by the most skilled
water, suitable for couple.
KI
2447, Toronto.__________________
craftsmen in town,
GL. 5143
622 Rhodes Ave.
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LA. 4817 or LA. 5804
I
SEVEN ROOMS, possession X
May we add that our Dundas Street store also has
Toronto
middle of April. Apply 234
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a Sale on shirts and ties at less than cost which you
McCaul St., Toronto.____________ *:*
may order through the Yonge Street store for your
5T.00M
house,
immediate ❖
convenience.
possession, 15 Crocker Ave., .♦.
EL. 0096, Toronto.
X
If short of cash just say, “Charge it”.
OR BRINGING SOMEONE OVER
We represent all steamship and airlines including American
For Good Homes
President Lines, Pan American Airways, Northwest Airlines
At Reasonable Prices
X
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consult
and Canadian Pacific Airlines. Write or call for full miormation and rates.
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933
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PAGE EIGHT

THE NEW CANADIAN

Date Set For Montreal Nisei Cage Tourney

Saturday^Feb. 25, 1950

ACCENTS ON SPORTS

.MONTREAL. — The Third Annual Quebec JCCA«——-------------------------- —
Nisei Invitational Basketball Tournament will be staged
heie on Apiil / and 8 according to the announcement Wants Race Tolerance
The season of tournaments is approaching. Date has been
To Begin In Schools
for the Montreal JCCA’s annual Invitational Basketball Tourn6
in the Montreal Bulletin. The Quebec JCCA Annual
In an address to a B’nai B’rith ment which is the Event of the Year in Montreal Nisei sport circles
Challenge Trophy which was won last year by the
group
in Toronto on Feb. 21 as It is the only international affair undertaken by any Nisei sp'o i
home-town Stars , will be at stake for the competing
part of the National Brother­ groups in Canada and it seems like it’s a permanent fixture Also
teams. Boston won the tourney in the first year.
hood Week program, Alex Ed­ not too far aAvay from the preliminary planning stage are the Nisei

Invitations have been sent to^------------------——-------- —__________ mison, director of the John Open Badminton Tournament and the BoAvling Tournev both the '
the same three cities which took: Sunohara Bowls 813
Howard society, maintained that affairs being staged in Toronto.
’’
e
part in last year’s series, name­
the
fight
against
racial
discrim
­
Badminton has theirs some time late in April while the bowlerFor New High Triple
ly? New York, Boston and Tor­
ination
must
begin
with
school
get
together
on the May- 24th week or thereabouts.
FORT
WILLIAM,
Ont. —
onto. As yet no acceptance has
children.
»
been received, however should Men’s high triple mark in the
He said that a copy of the I
Montreal s mail tournament in which competing teams tn
any of the three cities decline, Lakehead Nisei Bowling League universal declaration of human
score free shots in their OAvn backyard is an interesting new wrinkle
some other team from the U. S., Avas shattered by7 Johnny Suno­ rights prepared in 1948 by a UN
Ito
their tournament and they should be able to get a lot of take™
possibly Chicago Huskies, Avould hara, captain of King Pins, Avho committee
across the country.
3
rolled an 813 Avith singles of 299,
be invited in its place.
the
hands
And this idea could be extended to bowling Why not have
For the final day of the tour­ 260 and 254.
All-Canada
Bowling Tournament with the entering teams bowli^
Sunohara not only7 broke the
nament and the Presentation
out
how
in their local alleys? The idea is no new one but it has never
Dance, McGill’s Sir Arthur Cur­ old mark of 777 but also put his
.tried
amongst Niseis and it certainty would provide “national”
rie Memorial Gymnasium has team up into third place from a
terest. We could have competing teams in Vancouver, Kamloom
been secured. This gym is one loAvIy seventh position. RunnersKeloAvna,
Lethbridge, Winnipeg, Fort William, Toronto, Hamilton’
of the finest basketball courts in up Avere Johnny Umakoshi of
and Montreal and possibly a feAv^more toAvns taking part,
the country and will provide Dreamers Avith 634-259, Joe Kita­
ample seating capacity for the gawa and Tony Tatebe both of
large crowd who are expected to No-Names Avith 618-300, 612-241
turn out for these events. Nego­ respectively. High singles Avere
tiations are still proceeding to marked up by7 KitagaAva with
use the same facilities for the 300 and Sunohara Avith 299.
Chiyo Inaba of Slobbovians
Friday, April 7 games, the first
led
the girls with 549-191. High
day of the Invitational Tourna­
single bowlers were Kay Mitsu­
ment.
naga
of No Names 204 and Chiyo
A large Nisei invasion of Mon­
Inaba
191.
treal is expected for this annual
Alley7 Cats Avho are tAvice Avinevent, not only of players taking
part but also boosters for the ,ners of the F. K. NishikaAva
*
Txophy7 of the loop, are leading
participating teams.
tAnd
Associated Press P01Ld sportswriters to choose
Besides the actual tourney, a in the B Series and they7 may7
the
top
athlete
of
the
half century in the different fields of sports
repeat
again
this
year.
Suno“Tourney by Mail” has been
£Xd pckey- And when fcy"™ fi"isW - ‘S'
added to enhance the affair. This
ons, all the top men were Americans.
Postal Tourney, open to any to’s 380 are high triple and MARRIED COUPLES NIGHT
single
records
in
the
men

s
divi
­
There were only two non-Americans selected amongst the top
Nisei team in Canada or the
The
Toronto
Metropolitan
sion
and
Sue
Mitsunaga

s
599
in ana bracket‘ They were Hironoshin Furuhashi, who was
United States, is a free-throw
Nisei Married Couples Group rated second to Johnny Weissmuller in swimming and the great
and
Angie
Ichikawa

s
279
for
competition in which each com­
will hold their Activity Night on Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish distance runner
peting team composed of five the ladies. The Lakehead trundWed., March 1, at 8 p.m., at the
the NiSei
coach in Hawaii also
players will attempt to convert leis still have three Aveeks in home of Mrs. Koto Yatabe, 156 Picfedl^0
their
schedule to attempt to
picked up a vote in the swimming group.
as many shots as possible from
Augusta Ave. Mrs. S. Shinobu
break
these
records.
the foul strip in a gym in their
will teach the basis of Japanese
own locality.
cookery.
RED ROSES — EMBLEM OF LOVE
Each player will toss ten free
throws, making 50 in all. All 50
Crimson roses of December,
throws must be consecutive. A
With ardent love that glow
tally- is to be kept of the free
And sweet fragrance to flow,
throws scored out of 50 and this
Kindle my breast all aglow.
score
is
to
be
submitted
bymail
i
n
x
?

to the Basketball TounGaeat L^^
। VG defenseman Bob Tanaka
^^ blissful spii'it ,of love,
Committee in Montreal, and the H,Ltyf
^
’™
i dio\e a shot from the blue-line
Let
me embrace you in my heart;
winner will be the team scoring 1H ’ “l “ ““ lrs ^ "f
and Ed Hisaki of Flyers in at­
Abide with me, for you are
the most free conversions.
? , -'“ total-point semitempting to stop its flight, de­
An
ember pure who smiles to time infinite.
The Basketball Tournament ^"L7und H ‘Je TNHL ch“'flected the puck into his own
Committee which is in charge of f °“ tP ?nd "th a 2'goal de' net, to send Variety in front 3-0.
How soon you wither and fall,
the entire proceedings is headed v
face* I^®n Maw Mori on a breakaway
To wane before my eyes; awake and bloom
by Toyo Ebata and Kas Nishio.
'
A '
^
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shifted goalie Tsuji of the Flyers
Upon my soul, deep within my bosom___________________
ma Gardens on Feb. 22 and
almost out of the rink to notch
ummer, Autumn, Winter, and Sprint alwavs a
f w
I ^nme back strongly with a now?
always a time of blossom.
Variety

s
fourth
goal.
With
only
Cherry Blossoms Bloom | erful two-way performance to
minutes showing on the clock,
Again you grow and bloom before my eyes
wrap up a 4-1 win and the round,
Early In Washington
Joe Wani took a pass from Paul
I /
^^e^' "'*11 mee^ Homesteads Tokiwa^ to break Goto’s shutout
^°re endearinS- ^ your scarlet smileWASHINGTON, D. C. —
Slg ’ 3 gentk klSS gather tears for a ^hile;
. P? a two out of three finals at attempt.
seasonably warm weather 111 | Varsity Arena.
ug niy eyes vanish into a memory of a smile.
Play was rough all the way
January
and ‘ February
With the chips down, the VG and tempers flared on occasion.
started the blooming of the
Emblem of love immortal,
squad
clicked from the opening Kameoka and Joe Wani were
famous Japanese cherry trees in
Emblem of joy eternal,
this district and visitors to minutes as Hiro Kawaguchi scor­ given majors after a scuffle that
Haw' ‘’'° heai tS; di
10re md )»>' ‘» all
Washington were in fox- a special ed the first of his two goals on threatened to break into a donfrom you . . . a
bud, a rose, a blessing.
a pat.s fiom Maw Mori. KaAva- nybrook.
Three times Flyers
gaichi notched his second counter
So deep, so deep and deep,
Usually they do not blossom I latex- in the first period to send had a two man advantage as
Variety
men
sat
in
the
penaltyOnly a loving heart could keep
until March and Apxil when I V G in front in the game 2-0 and
box but VG’s effective checking
Pond memories that leap and weep. . .
thousands of tourist 31e attract- tie the round 5-5. Varietv put
display- stymied the Flyer atSo deep.' No one could e’er erase.
ed to the annual Cherry Blossom up a tight defensive net around
I tack. Adachi and Mori of VG
Festival. However the trees are goalie Goto and the Flyer forA Hamiltonian
expected to go into bloom again wards failed to dent the'armour. were 4he chief offenders with
two penalties each.
in time for the festival.
The turning- point came when
Several times the Flyers left TYBS Directors Board
gaps in their defense and Adachi
Mori and Fred Kinoshita all had
The Candlelight Installation
breakaways but were blocked bv
Ceremony of the new board of
and Company
goalie Tsuji.
For the Fivers', directors of the TYBS was held
the Mori brothers, Ben and Sho
_ Hu bidependent ].zp.^ese-Engbsh Organ.
Chartered Accountants
in conjunction with the Parinix-died on Wednesday and Saturday of each week
and captain Tak Ishii tried hard
vana Service conducted by Rev.
Maxwell Stern, C. A.
as a medium of expression and news outlet
T. Tsuji on Sunday, Feb. '12.
CLUB
TNT
Harry
R. Sanders, C. A.
among those of Japanese origin in Canada
C
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a
dance
^9 Queen St. W. — PLaza 5005 — Toronto^ Ont.
Mr. Shi Kawasaki, the 1949
on March 11 at the St. George president
57 Queen St. W., Toronto
7 made a speech and
Parish Halt John and Stephanie
Ottawa.
presented a wallet to the new
WA. 5954
xrom 4.-30 to 11:30 p.m.
19o0 president, Mr. Tak Yoshida.

Variety Drops Flyers From Playoffs, Win 4-1
To Erase Two Goal Deficit, Meet HR For Title

The New Canadian

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