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TORONTO, ONT.

THE WEEKLY HABIT
5

By TOYO TAKATA

APRIL

8.

$6 Per Year—10c Per Copy

Government Defeats Bill of Right s
Resolution In B. C. Legislature

A young Nisei walked into our sider himself as being totally
|fiK last Saturday. He -was Japanese. Despite the fact that
&
By Tosh Tanaka
bout 25 years of age, -well-built, he speaks perfect English, that
Indian
MLA's
hd there was nothing unusual he was born in Canada, and we
Victoria. B. C.
Successful Bill
tout him that marked him dif­ couldn’t realize that he was
The B. C government determinedly voted down tM
ferent from any other’ Nisei.
educated in Japan, he regards
resolution for a Bill of Rights proposed by the native
VICTORIA. B.
^He surprised us. He had gone himself as a native of Japan.
C. Legislature passed an
Indian member for Atlin, Frank Calder, claiming that
o Japan at the age of seven,
Having lived there practically
amendment to a bill setting­ such a bill will place restrictions on the freedoms alhat was back in 1932, and he all his life, his thoughts and his
up an inquiry branch on Indian
ready enjoyed.
■ad been there until seven ways are strictly Japanese. He
affairs recently.
months ago when he came to feels that he could not be wholly
Placed for third reading a
The amendment was intro­
the United States to see and to content in Canada, regardless of
scant few hours before proroga­ continue to guard those “ancient
duced by Frank Calder, the
Judy, And now he was taking what material advantages he may
tion on Thursday, March 30, the liberties” so that all citizens
native Indian member for Atr whirlwind trip through his be able to gain by returning if
resolution called for a bill to in­ could be assured of equality belin, and it became the first
fative land after an absence of he could. It would be difficult
clude, among others, right to fore the law.
successful piece of legislation
Speaking for the government
8 years.
freedom of religion, right to free
for him to mentally and spiritu­
to be proposed by the first
Mr.
MacDougall and Attorney
| Unless he told us we -would ally adjust himself to Canada, he
expression, right to free associa­
non-Caucasian member of the
ave never guessed it. He spoke says.
tion. right to employment, right General Wisner agreed that
B. C. House.
| perfect English, not a flaw
to engage in occupations, right every citizen should have those
What he says, adds up. As­
It provides that a special
to own and occupy property, rights embodied in the CCF reso­
|r a trace of Japanese accent, sume for a moment that econ­
advisory committee bf six per­
right to membership in profes­ lution.
| he answered our questions omic conditions in Japan are
sons on Indian affairs must
However, they said that these
sional and trade associations,
and told us about Japan. Speak­ equal to what they are here, we
submit a report to the Legis­
rights
are already included in
and right to education for every­
ing as he did it was difficult to -would not be a minority, there
lature each session.
one, regardless of race, creed oi* British common law and that a
|lieve that he had lived in Ja- would be no discrimination of
Bill of Rights will only serve to
color.
all those years, and remem- race for us and we would have
The members applauded as
restrict
the wide freedoms the
^ed very little about Kelowna the same opportunity to go
An amendment was introduced
Attorney-General Wisner not­
law allows.
where he was born.
ed that it was the first pro­
by A. R. MacDougall (Coalition.
places as the next person. Even
Frank Calder and
Harold
‘H’s English was far better with all this, we’re sure that we
posal ever to be introduced by
Ft- Grey), which suggests in ef­ Winch.
provincial
leader,
ian many
seis who have would not belong. .We could not
an Indian and accepted.
fect that the Legislature should argued, on the other hand, that
mt er seen Japqn. He admitted fit into their pattern of think-,
while our common law allows
U have studied hard, especially ing and doing, and we could
wide freedoms it also tolerates
Ke the end of the war, and it never completely reconcile our­
the various practices of unjusS quite possible that he spoke selves to their ways.
tifiable discrimination.
Ssglish at home with his sister
Those Niseis, who grew up
They pointed to the Fair Emjho graduated from U.B.C., but here, and who are now in Japan
OTTAWA. — The departments-----------------—--------------- —------------ployment
Practices Acts intro­
we couldn’t help but admire the will attest to that.
of immigration issued a state- | CP Flight To. Japan
duced
in
the
various states of the
fact that he spoke perfectly
Of course, the fact that he is ment this week that no persons
^Without even a breath of sharp established, being the owner of of Japanese origin who served May Take Hawaii Route United States as clear* indica­
OTTAWA. — The House of tions that such laws could effec­
/Is’’ and buzzing “th’s”.
a small business in Tokyo, does with
the Japanese
military Commons was told recently by tively operate in democratic
-1 They say it’s quite . easy to to a certain degree weigh on his forces in the second world war
Transport Minister Chevrier that countries.
4n®b °ut a Nisei who has spent decision to remain in Japan. If
has been permitted to enter Can­ as the United States intends to
iSpme time in Japan, and this is he was not in a position that ada.
withdraw its air bases in the
true to a certain extent. But offered a future he might have
This was in reply to questions Aleutians, it may be necessary
* re sure no one could pick him other thoughts.
raised as to whether some per­ for Canadian Pacific Airlines to
'out.
But then, it would be a case sons of Japanese ancestry who change its route of its Orient
>^e asked him point-blank if
lived in Canada went to Japan flights. If the switch is neces­
Y would like to return to Can­ of economic necessity outpulling to serve against Canada and had
PORT DOVER, Ont. — Frank
sary, it would take the mid­
ada if ^ could. As he had been his social roots.
Nakamura
and George Sakata,
been re-admitted to Canada.
Pacific route.
^conscripted into the Japanese
He told us he was single. We
both
of
Toronto,
gave a demon­
This new route would prob®rn J and did a short stretch of did not get around to asking him
Senator Thomas Reid (Lib.
stration of the various basic
If..’® 111 JaPan, he would have whether he would consider mar- B. C.) made the inquiry in the a^.V S’0 from Vancouver to forms of judo ending with a suc­
Honolulu, Midway, Wake, Guam
^‘iculty in returning.
tying a Nisei girl, a 100 percent Senate last month as to whether and to Tokyo.
cession of random exercises that
replied in the negative, and Canadian product. But we don’t Niseis who had gone to Japan
were greatly appreciated by the
..e gave us a good reason. He even have to guess what his an­ purposely to join the Japanese
capacity crowds in attendance
armed forces had been permitted Expect Senate Delay
be mi&ht as well con­ swer to that is liable to be.
on March 23 and 24. For the
’S
----------- —_ ____
to return. He charged that Ja­ On Citizenship Bill
majority, it was the first op­
panese Canadians had gone to
WASHINGTON, D. C. — With portunity to see two clever ex­
Japan to fight against Canada.
the Displaced Persons legisla­ ponents of this manly art in
tion occupying the Senate’s time action.
The statement further added and with other important mea­
The demonstrations were given
that no Japanese nationals had sures scheduled to follow, no
as a part of the Port Dover
^° ^^ should starve from aid with a similar contribution been admitted as immigrants to action is expected for some time Lions Club’s Variety Show in the
1 "^^ others live in plentv. from its government thus doub­ Canada since the end of the war. on the Walters Resolution which Port Dover Town Hall.
However, some who had been in
would grant citizenship to Issei
the UNICEF was ling the amount of assistance to
The two men made a special
Canada
under temporary status
f^hed to provide nutrition, her people, she explained.
residents of the United States.
trip to Port Dover to give the
for many years were granted
’ th 'ft*n’ 3nd medical aid to all
When the bill came up for Lions Club a preview of their
Japan, though not yet a mem­ permanent stay and were listed
Senate consideration, the objec­
children of the ber of the United Nations, has
in immigration branch statistics tion of a lone senator, Senator performance and were welcome
Mrs‘ E*
Sugar- been promised relief and has
as immigrants, the statement ex­ Richard B. Russell of Georgia, guests to dinner on that occasion,
n L e Joronto JCCA monthand the Club was happy to be
only to wait until instructions plained..
v meeting on March 26.
blocked
its
passage.
TheJACL
afforded the opportunity to en­
are received as to the form of
Anti-Discrimination
is
hopeful
tertain
them.
CeTS before a small but aid that she requires most.
Gains Citizenship
that when it comes up again, the
They are sincerely grateful
-eV
e gathering, she
“UNICEF, is not a charity
Mr. and Mrs. Masazo Murai of senator will no longer oppose it. for their contribution to the
V?3?- k was thr°ugh confund,” Mrs. Sugarman said, “It
successful Variety Show and look
SERVED IN JAPAN
leSS Unfortunate only helps a country to help Clarkson. Ont., received their
MONTREAL. — The newly- forward to further demonstra­
be ^lven assistance. themselves, and it gives a coun­ certificate of Canadian Citizen­
tions of the Judo Art.
ta^ with touches of try a start in re-establishing ship on April 4 in the Peel appointed archbishop of Mon­
on to explain herself as a self-supporting County court by Judge Archi­ treal, Mgr. Leger, spent six
bald Cochrane, it was reported years of his ministry in Japan,
^ntnes seeking assis- nation.”
Hollywood is considering the
where he founded a seminary in filming of the story of the late
in
the Toronto Telegram.
- ^PPned for UNICEF beneA picture of Mrs. Murai and Fukuoka. He is said to be a Sir Frederick Banting, the emi­
The contributions from the
two
of her six children were pro- fluent speaker of the Japanese nent anadian, discoverer of in­
meeting is to be donated to the
U’ must be willing to UNICEF through the National minently
ozether with language, and an admirer of Ja­ sulin and noted for his research
pan and its people.
the report.
amount of UNICEF JCCA.
in -diabetes.

No Persons Of Japanese Origin Who Served
With Enemy Armed forces Admitted to Canada

Demonstrate Judo
At Port Dover Show

Japan To Be Given UNICEF Assistance Soon,
Declares Speaker At Toronto JCCA Meeting

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Saturday, ' April 8,

1950

THE NEW CANADIAN

Japanese Women Go To Wash
From the Christian Science Monitor

ington

PAGE SEVEN

Woman Educator
To Give Address

I SOCIAL CALENDAR

;
APRIL
Japanese and American wo­
If the American women in
her
fluent
English
in
Japan.
Nisei
Young
Mrs. Yuriko Moriya, U.B.C. i 14—Winnipeg.
men find they can understand Tokyo failed to locate the right
Attractive
Mrs.
M
Women's Chib Spring Variety
; graduate and presently super- ]
one another’s problems even if sizes in shoes or a suitable hat
ri
Yamamoto
is
the
only
one
of
;
Concert,
at YWCA auditorium,
;
visor
of
women

s
education^
in
they do not speak the same in theii ov n wardrobes or in the
the
group
who
has
j Japan, arrived in Toronto from j
S p.m.
tongue. Ten Japanese women
(military post exchange
country
previously.
|
Syracuse,
N.
Y.»
on
April
5.
j
15

Toronto. Toronto
JCCA
leaders visiting here under ar­ store) they gave dollar checks to
ed
the
University
of
Washington
:
Daughter
of
Rev.
and
Mrs.

Monthly
Social.
Canadian
rangements made by the Reori­ be used for shopping in this
on a cholarship and later became Jukichi Mizuno, formerly of !
Legion
Hall,
S
pan.
entation Branch of the United country.
a s'taff member of the Good Steveston, B. C., she came to I 15—Taber. Taber YBA Variety
States Army say they have had
Our ship was late docking- in
Concert, at Social Hall, 3 pan.
N ew Canada in 1927. and in 1936, she i
many proofs of this understand­ San Francisco, and we were off Housekeeping Institute
Y ork. Before the war
received
her
bachelor
of
arts
de
­
I
15

Toronto. Aletropolitan Nisei
e reing.
bx train the next morning for
Fellowship “Easter Frolic”
“Even before we left Tokyo,” the long trip across the United turned to Japan to teach. Re­ gree from U.B.C. She recalled
cently
she
has
been
made
chief
of
that
the
late
Dr.
Shuichi
Kusa
­
Dance. Eastern YWCA. Gersaid one of the Japanese, Ameri­ States,” said Miss Ethel Weed,
ka,
Dr.
George
Hori,
now
in
Mon
­
the
Japanese
Ministry
of
Agri
­
I
rard and Hastings, 8:30 to
can women living there gave a their able, energetic American
culture and Forestry.
treal. and Shinobu Higashi who !
.11:45 p.m.
tea for us. They took our meas­ mentor a member of General
Christopher
is in Japan, were among- the i 15-—Toronto. St.
After
spending
a
full
day
at
urements and later gave us all MacArthur’s Civil Information
Beltsville, Maryland, in the De­ university students then.
j
House Girls Softball Team
of our clothing for this trip.”
and Education staff since 1945.
Tonight, she will speak to a !
Spring Frolic
Dance, at St.
partment
of Agriculture's Bureau
The reticent Japanese women
‘‘Four hours between trains in of Human Nutrition and Home Toronto J CCA-sponsored meet­ ।
Christopher House, 67 Wales
did not offer all this information St. Louis gave us our first shop­
St. 7:30-11:45 p.m.
Economics, Mrs. Yamamoto ask­ ing at the Church of All Nations
on first acquaintance.
These ping
opportunity ^ Evervone ed staff members, “How do you commencing at S p.m. She will 2b—labor. Taber YBA Dance,
statements came out in snatches bought something—hat, shoes, or
at Taber Legion Hall, 9-1 a.m.
get your government to give you speak on the new educational
after some of their Washington handbag,” Miss Weed added.
system
in
Japan,
and
will
answer
appropriations for all this fine
AIAY
hostesses expressed surprise that
Only one of the Japanese wo­ work ?”
any questions on Japan anyone
it was possible to buy such men still wears her colorful na­
5—Lethbridge. Nisoiettes Sadie
The model farm kitchen fas­ may wish to ask.
warm, good style, and good tive dress, a kimono with gold or
Hawkins and Wind-Up Dance,
cinated the Japanese women just day join some group chiefly be­
quality western-style cloth in silver brocaded “obi”
at Civic Centre with Ui Hatwide as it does American visitors.
cause they believe the govern­
shops in Japan.
ters Orch., 9-1 a.m.
sash). She is Miss Tsuneko Aka­
Mrs. Nobuko Tomita, widow ment expects it of them.
Shortages Underlined
23

Toronto.
Toronto
JCCA
matsu, daughter of a Buddhist and mother of three small ehilTheir
embarrassment
over
The visitors nodded, assuring priest and one of the early Ja­ dren, now with their
Alny Frolic, at Canadian
grand­ their disagreement was relieved
their new American friends that panese suffragettes. Today she mother- in Tokyo, is a
Legion Hall, 9 p.m.
when
the
Americans
present
as
­
their ideas about shortages in is a member of the House of and writer for the .
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Japanese
Japan were absolutely correct. It Councillors (the Senate) and government’s Women’s and Chil­ sured the interpreter it happens
TORONTO. — The Oyagi
is still impossible to buy woolen Chief of the Women’s Section of dren’s Bureau. She and Miss here, too, and is a part of the family, formerly residing at 20
democratic process to disagree in
clothing in stores and everything the fiber industry labor union.
Fuji Egami, chief of the Wom­ discussions.
Aldridge Ave., moved to 71
is very high priced.
One afternoon Senator Mar­ en’s Division of the Japanese
Sitting many hours a day on Queehsdale Ave.
garet Chase Smith took Miss Broadcasting Corporation and
high straight chairs is hard for
P G R T R A I 1 • COMMERCIAL • COLOUR
For Good Homes
Akamatsu and Mrs. Satoka To- member of the Executive Com­
these little women. Back in her
At Reasonable Prices
gano, member of the Japanese mittee of the Japan YWCA,
hotel in the evening. Miss Aka­
consult
House of Representatives, onto gathered armloads of pamphlets matsu relaxes as she does at
the floor of the Senate while the at Beltsville as they had other home, by kneeling on the floor
Real Estate Broker
rest of the group sat up in the days at the U. S. Women’s and and sitting back on her heels,
Phone LA. 4817 or LA. 5804
diplomatic gallery.
Children’s Bureaus in Washing­ while the day’s experiences are
933 Bloor St. W., Toronto
III DUNDAS SI
w
10 RON TO
mil JIM
In contrast to Miss Akamatsu’s ton.
evaluated by the group.
picturesque costume, Mrs. TogaMiss Egami believes their
American women who have
Artistic Floral Creations
no’s made her look like an Ame­ hardest job will come when they associated with these Japanese
designed by
rican fashion model, for she wore get home and begin translating women believe they feel kindly
a well tailored dark green suit these American pamphlets into toward us, that we are not con­
with a tall black felt hat tilted radio scripts.
sidered enemies who conquered
and Company
1171 Danforth Ave.
at a becoming angle.
Basic Problems Similar
them, but liberators who gave
(at Greenwood)
Several of the senators present
Chartered Accountants
However, it was agreed that them their first chance foi- self­
Toronto, Ont.
in the chamber rose from their the American and the Japanese expression, freedom, and a voice
Maxwell Stern, C. A.
Open Evenings
chairs to greet the women.
wife and mother share the same in government.
Harry R. Sanders, C. A.
GE. 5010
Later, outside in the corridor, basic problem these days of high
Senator Smith asked her guests food prices—the problem of pro­
A CKNOWLED G MENTS
57 Queen St. W., Toronto
if they found our legislative halls viding enough nourishing food
The New Canadian acknow­
very different from their own. for the family.
ledges with thanks generous do­
WA. 5954
They agreed that sessions in the
There were roundtable discus­ nations from the following:
*
*
*
Japanese House and Senate sions with national officers of
=S^S«ON1TO8
chambers were much more form­ nongovernmental organizations;
Mr. and Mrs. T. Tanabe, Win­
such as, the General Federation nipeg, Man., on the occasion of
al.
Few Congress women Noted
of Women’s Clubs, the League the birth of their daughter.
During an interview with the of Women Voters, and the Ame­
Mr. and Airs. Yaoki Obara of *
For a Home?
T
American women members of rican Association of University Passmore, B. C. on the occasion
If you are, we will find the"
the House of Representatives the Women.
of the engagement of their son. <•
i.
house
to suit you in the dis-*
Japanese
women
remarked,
Air. and Airs. Chuzo Furuka­
Miss Shun Goto, vice-chief of
Remember: ♦
through their interpreter that the Women’s Section of the wa, Toronto, on the occasion of ,. trict you want.
YOUR HOME TOWN PAPER

if
you
are
renting,
you are |
although Japanese women have Democratic Liberal Party and their silver wedding anniversary.
Swes you complete, dependable
local news. You need to know all
been allowed to vote only since member of the Board of Direc­
Air. Yasujiro Yamada, Win­ o buying a house almost three
not is going on where you live.
they
times for someone else during,,
the American occupation,
tors of the New Japan Women’s nipeg, on the occasion of the
y°u h’ve also in a
your lifetime, without build-,,
‘k RL$ where big events are in
already have elected 12 women League, which corresponds to marriage of his son.
e making — events which can
ing any estate.
members to their House and 11 the U. S. League of Women
mean so much to you, to your
to their Senate. They wanted to Voters, thinks her countrywomen
lOD, your home, your future. For
For courteous and efficient
know why we had only one wom­ have made fine progress estab­
constructive reports and interpre°f "obonal and internaservice, call
an senator and only nine women lishing and working in volun­
r0" Tuer*$'Jl,'!re i’ "o substitute
ERIC
N.
ATTENBOROUGH
in the House.
MONDOR. C
ST'AN SCIENCE
tary organizations since the war.
The petite, soft-voiced inter­
Real Estate Broker
Several others in the group
EnJoy the benefits of being
preter, Mrs. Kazuko Ito, learned disagreed. They contended that
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Hamilton Baseball

HAMILTON. — The Hamilton
Nisei
Baseball
League will
again hold a general meeting on
April 14 at the Buddhist Hall,
44 Strachan St. E. As the pre­
vious meeting was postponed be­
cause of lack of attendance, all
baseball players and persons in­
terested are requested to attend.

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KANAO NISHIHATA
VERNON, B. C. — Kanao Ni­
shihata, 16, second son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jiro Nishihata of Vern­
on. B. C., passed away on April
4 at the Vancouver General
Hospital.

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PAGE EIGHT

THE NEW CANADIAN

The New Canadian
An Independent Japanese-English Organ.
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as a medium of expression and news outlet
among those of Japanese origin in Canada
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Wheelers Beat Stars
In Clancy Game, 7-3

Saturday

1950

ACCENTS ON SPORTS

At Aurora Arena last week,
the Nisei Stars, Intermediate entry in the THL King Clancy
The near-massacres that took place in the Stanley Cun i
Series, went down to a 7-3 set­ in Detroit even churned the" supposedly staid editorial col ? ’^
back at the hands of "Wheelers.
the press. And the sport pages came up with a ra^h
°f
Although getting the drop by a of their own.
01 e^oHals
quick-opening goal, the Stars
So here goes, for us.
couldn’t cope with their heavier
opponents
The blame for these frequent mayhems does not rert
,
On a quick thrust by the Stars,
with brash players and lax referees. We’re inclined to belipv??
Joe Togawa backhanded the puck
a lot of the fault for the gory mess that goes with hockev 1
^
behind the Wheeler goalie to
open scoring. Wheelers on their the spectators. Too many of them are more interested in
fast-breaking plays tallied two men partake in mass butchering than watching a hockey game*
but the Stars came back to tie
Frenzied fans goad players into extra-curricular action j
the score 2-2 through the stick
even try to get into the act themselves. They look forward
of Yuki Kameoka.
combination
of boxing, wrestling and plain brutal assaultin' ^
The winners never looked back
after that, lashing five more their price of admission, and call it a lousy game if thev don’t
blood.
~
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goals through goalie Tin Goto,
We don’t say all hockey fans are hysterical, far from it, but
sandwiched with a Stars counter
enough of them are and they’re helping to spoil and ruin a wonderby Dan Hashimoto.
ful athletic spectacle.

T.Y.B.S. To Sponsor
Spring Bowling Loop

We’re also inclined to believe that hockey in American cities
^jT,”8/ ^ proportlon »f patrons who are looking for nJ
ICC J >
,
League currently taking part in the Montreal
The T.Y.B.S. is once again and thunder on ice.
00a
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m
Basketball Tourney. Players are (1 to r), Toki sponsoring a Spring Bowling
Most Canadians play or have played hockey in their vouth
X oyama, Jim Toyama, Jeep Inamoto, Ken Ohara, Ken Mivasaki League at the Midtown Bowling
whether it be in Maple Leaf Gardens or on a frozen pond They’ve
A 1
RoV^iyasaki, Mucka Makimoto and Yo Mori’ Academy located at Bloor and
all
owned apair of skates and a hockey stick.
. dl"g ™PhieS afe 311 Aklyama league official). Frank Miya- Brunswick.

sakl (Stangs manager) and Tosh Moriyama (league official).'
The opening date is Wed..
They know something about hockey. They can appreciate
April 19 from 7 p.m. although
Cle2
stlckhandling4 perfect passing, razzle dazzle plays trickv
the league will be able to start
Japan Boy-Meets-Girl
7ld b7°ming shots and sensational saves by the goalie. Thev know
the games from 8 p.m. .after
that these are the essence of hockey, and not the rough stuff.
_But on the other hand, most American fans see the game strict
Deadline for application is
\ T ,a spectator’s viewpoint. They’ve never played the game
The days of the go-between
«Zi±
the
and they ve only recently been indoctrinated. And they consider it
matches, frequently without the
blossoming of romance were rail- to notify one of the following as a brawling, mauling game.
consent of the parties involved, 2 ^XV^^ -d dance Amy Tsukamoto KE!
are about oyer in Japan, accord­
Hockey is no pantywaist picnic, it was never intended to be
rTV\ “I'" Ri”“
PL. 2183; Tomio
ing to Dr. Takeo Fukuoka who park bene
J
1S
? f°Ugh' game’ and a gruelling one. With all the body contact
.
0 a beach as the Nishikawa. LY. 4469.
conducted a thorough survey in­ place
where they first met.--------------------------- - ---- —_____ __
heie s bound to be flared tempers and outbursts of fighting.
volving relation between the
When asked if they had ever
If they play hard, these flare-ups will crop-up. But the recent
sexes. He
interviewed 1,400 been in love 51 percent of the
eruptions
are totally brutal and totally uncalled for. There’s no
young men and more than 700 men and 31 percent of the woroom for it in hockey, unless it is to be ravaged like wrestling, or
young women on numerous mat­ men replied in the affirmative. |_______ HELP WANTED
o e ruined as was Canada’s other national sport, lacrosse.
ters pertaining to love and mar­
To the question whether they
BOY OR GIRlToTsnack W
riage.
wished to have a friend of the ^L^^U, Toronto.
I?086 players guilty of unnecessary roughness were to per­
, Dr. Fukuoka asked them where opposite sex, 92 percent of the
EXPERIENCED Hoffman prespetrate
the same misdeeds anywhere else but on the ice, thev would
they had first met the members men and 74 percent of the wo- s?rs o or dry-deaning plant. Apof the opposite sex with whom men replied they did. And 74 I P GARDENERS AVHES™f' - have been guilty of criminal offense, and would be punishable bv
they later became sentimentally percent of the men and 44 per- small estate in N^wtanbrook’
involved. Thirty-five percent of cent of the women said they had Ont Phone HY. 4245, Toronto. ’
g
the women and 30 percent of the friends of the opposite sex.
| , RADIO SERVICEMANT“must U.S. Army Officer Helps
men questioned named the place
experienced.
Sniderman Tapan Girl To Recovery
Dr. Fukuoka also found out be
where they were working, such that 54 percent of the women he ^^^/B College St,, Toronto.
TOKYO. — Thanks to
the
GARDENERS, good wages. kindness of an U. S. Army of­
as the office or factory. Next, had interviewed said they
want- Apply Mr. Heike, Toronto Garcame the home of one of the in- ed to “marry for love.” *
uen.Service, HO. 4414, Toronto. ficer, 14-year-old Yoshiko Tsudividuals concerned, with 20.2
However, Dr. Fukuoka poin
0
TWO YOUNG-MEN,^8~30;for chinuma is recuperating at the
percent for the women and 15.5 ed out that there was a
tend- general factory work in motor Seibo Hospital following an
percent for the men.
operation on her legs which were
ency among young men and wo- firm. Apply in person "
Sat., crippled by incendiary bombs
Another 15 percent of the men men to think that they are in I April 8, 9-11:30 a.m.
Rotor during the war.
*s
Jbenever they have a friend Electric, 2720 Dundas St W
Two-needle
and Oneand 12.5 percent of the women
Back in December 6, 1949,
said their friendship started at of the opposite sex. He deplor- Toronto,
ed
this
on
the
grounds
that
it
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W. B. Button, Eighth needle Operators for Bras­
meetings of social or other
FEMALE HELP WANTED
Army, was hunting in the Aka- siere Plant.' Can earn a’
groups to which they belonged. tends “to complicate relations
J
between men and women.
It-GIRL FOR SHIPPING hTdr^ I zawa district
and happened to
■n
AKEMI JEWELLERY*] causes unnecessary emotional np^?11^ pla?’ experience not drop in at the Tsuchinuma house high as $80 a week.
—Harold Morishita—
t upheavals and is bad for mental OR MO? or Si^L W?’ v t "aS.S,V“' te& by Y°«hiko.
ci
healthToronto.
° ’ LL’ 939a’ Noting her severely crippled
a
He attributed this to “the lack
n
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1931 Avenue Road
Of practice among young J.“ -5®^-??!^^™. something and took her to
Toronto
YoOnly Experienced Need Apply
ese who have friends of the'op- for J
Christian Hospital
Phone RE. 5411
and
postte se.x,” and. blamed on the Steadj- employment with good
v °, Se'b° HospitaL
154 Pearl St.
F
widespread past acceptance of a SU7™din»s- .Please write for
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h;
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Confucian teaching that “bovs -)artlc^ars stating qualifications the day of complete recovery and
Toronto
All work guaranteed
and girls should not mix after foun^r Wild™* Cam™ J'°J ‘X mny P™'nts bethe age of eight.’’.
Crow Lake, Ont., via Kenora PS’ | °to"^d 011 her by her American
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Romances Bloom In Offices And Factories

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Hamilton, Ontario
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JAMES H. SUENAGA
Certified Watchmaker

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frowning on friendships between
STORE and apartment Also
boys and girls will require “a
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° ’
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