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By KIMI TAKIMOTO

Hh^
exactly two weeks ago
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the
most
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It was my great.■misfortune to run into a. NG .
staff writer'on the day before I left Canada and life. Friends told me before \ lc
a terrible mistake on my part to agree to senu in be iust like Christmas tor me. Its been that
an occasional note.
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j and more! My dream trip come true^
However, since the crime was committed and
Mv fir«t trans-Atlantic mousing "as a
By BETTY AVANGENHEIM
since later I have, decided that this would bo a succSs i enjoyed every minute of the seven
rather convenient substitution for those long over­
(Continued on Tage Eight)
The fifth part of the chapter on Family and Com- due letters to my friends, 1 am finally committing
I Wangenheim’s thesis, The Social Organization
mumU none Mi Community in Toronto.)
J tip allege
of the
• m i. Mall made the occasion for the reinforcement of
Although the pattern is changing. Some Issei still save
croup 1 ^Ir-ilndini that the old customs remain unchanged MaiAn Independent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Ongm
in the ethnic papers still mention the baishaface by i' e ~
naee minounceme _
u t
j
is now usually completely
TORONTO, ONT.
kunin (g°-lei .
\' verted the right to choose their own marSATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1957
honoraiw
isel_ ^parents must perforce acquiesce, although they 20TH YEAR — NO. 61
mge pamen ^^ectly to Influence, i-the choice.
..... I
aie ^meames a
A^ ruefully admit that this victory, has
Some Nisei
Nisei males have quickly
worked hardship ^'^Qosing a wife the glamorized ideal purLONDON.—The. Economist, a
LETHBRIDGE, Alta.—Within conditions, it is expected more
adopted as criteiu
. Consequently considerable numbers of London business weekly, says
be received.
,
r _
the next few years, Japanese will
Aed
the qualities of beauty and
It
is
proposed
that
the
trees
that while the theory of Canada s
N^ei girls who
according to the immigration policy is admirable, eherrv ‘blossom trees may grace would be planted in groups at
the lawns of some of Leth­
in practice it is “sometimes less bridge’s public buildings and such sites as Gall Gardens, Hen­
derson Hark. City Hall, and the
parks.

Court House area.
.
Commenting on the Canadian
City council voted recently to
They will be about six feet tan
decision to clamp down on immi­ accept 25 of the frees as a gift when they arrive here and it is
gration during the winter months from the Lethbridge JCCA on an expected they will not Hower for
cXhhig as thei^XV^
because Mother did not the business weekly' notes that experimental basis.
three or four years. I hey con­
The trees, to be shipped here tinue to grow, sometimes to a
“They cannot col,su^ elors are being gobbled up by enter- Britons are exempt from the re­
catch her own ^Rh^e P^^^
Mothers are strictions and that, in any- event, from Tokvo, will be planted next height of 35 feet and often Ft
prising teenagers "ithH -the fate of their single' older daughter,- the winter is a poor time to seek spring. If they survive Leth- for over 100 years.
employment in Canada.
bridge's wind
....... and other weather
_
getting
rarely had in the orderly days of the Coast,
But it says that while Canada
aprooem
.
, to* afford large wedding celebra- imposes no immigration quotas
Families are now more a
issine of this point. The
to nationality, “it is
lions and
Smowb largely dominated according
hypocritical not to acknowledge
every $1 incustom has been for ‘^e b«“ “ ^
t0 make long flower?
GRAND FORKS, B.c.—Y• Su­ represents $2 lor
that there is discrimination a.
bs the Issei ma e^
majority, of the Nisei and Sansei gainst certain races and conside­ gimoto, secretary-manager of the vested in it.
Sugimoto
stated
that
the
finan
­
speeches in ^Pl,
„j often uncomfortable.
rable color prejudice.”
Grand
Forks
Co-Op
Growers

Ex
­
cial
statement
for
the
year.re
­
guests sat speechless aad, o _ , .
to invite hakujin office
change
and
three
of
the
directors
veals
the
largest
profit
«
Co-Op
However, with 'the in^
bridesmaids) and with
including the president, resigned history in the past year. He ana
associates and friends (m some
nformit to Canadian middledesthe growing importance >p.a .
a trend is developing,
July 31 in a surprise move fol­ most ‘of those on the present
TOKYO.—Workers will
class pattern °^
to hold^edding receptions in s°rne troy 4,000 pounds of cultured lowing a “difference in opinion board were, the men who followed
0,000 on policy on how ^thc organiza­ through the fight with the In­
especially among C n , „,,’ ith alb speeches in English. Respect pearls valued at almost
terior Vegetable Marketing board
M Undoubtedly feel relegated to a secon- as a move to halt falling prices, tion should be run”.
last voar' to obtain a better deal
according to the Japan pearl ex­
There are about 100 active for. the potato growers in this
port association. Large volumes growers in the organization and
ethnicremain^
of inferior quality gems, which about 200 members all told. Ap­ area, and wore finally successful
in that effort.
have been finding outlets m
S®L‘S“”e Av appearing in the society pages of .he dai s foreign markets, will be burned. prox i.mate value of the business

& Intermarriage

THE NEW CANADIAN

Lethbridge JCCA Donates 25 Cherry Trees to City

Manager for 9 Years, Sugimoto Quits GF Co-Op

Burn $70,000 Pearls

newspapers.

Increase in Intermarriage Raises Problems

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JAP IS A JAP ’

much as they are the spokesmen,
The increase in intermarriage is raising q^
Metropolidel-standing of the background. they should know what they are
By SABURO KIDO
There are today probably no
th-Tate will increase fairly
In this respect, it may be ad,^
about.
.
tan area, but it' is almost certain that th. rate
able for all Japanese leaders "ho ■talking
In Shin Nichi Bei
If Ambassador Matsudaira had
come to America to read some oi
rapidly in the next few years.
.... nrmcinle on the grounds
'Many Nisei and Sansei favor
pl^it^^^
intermarriage, ~ LOS ANGELES.—The Japa­ the materials published befoic, some knowledge of what the
J ACL had been working on in its
nese ambassador to the
that complete assimilation 1S.
join with'many Issei in Nations Dr. Koto Ma sudana is during and after the war. This is campaign to eliminate the use oi
There are some (mostly Ku^ > how6' ®1’ the puritv of the Japanese reported to have saia that it was especially true with those m the ..the word, “Jap,” 1 am confident
deploring the trend because “it will spoil the pun .
all right with him if someone Japanese diplomatic and govern­ that he would have been in sym­
mas
Hood.”
. ,
now” is the called him a “Jap.” .Prom his ment service in geneial.
pathy because there is a great
The main point brought up
sUch a union. Many standpoint, 1 suppose it does not
deal‘more than simply the use oi
still existin
existing for thcoh-W
son or daUgh- make any difference.
difficulties still
a word.
ten secret
traditional obligations
Issei have the
tne added
auueu of
ui^
—T_ej^
It does, however, make a lot oi
Only recently, one of the Cali­
ter-in-law would be unlikely to assume the.
difference to those of us who aie
fornia* textbooks came under fire
because one war story used the
lo
of support.
, of a marriage witn an living in this country.
There is actually much, less disapproval Negro.
called
a

Jap

has
been
a
igMj
word, “.Jap,” profusely. And the
For in these
word
for
many
poisons
oi
Occidental than with-a Chinese,^ torean
^ °and
anti we
school authorities understood the
the • prejudices
implications and agreed to have
cases the historical prejudices of 1 ® ,
rce eacb other. This Japanese ancestry.
The word, “Jap,” became more
MONTREAL.—In a letter to the words changed.
.
incorporated from, the Canadian soc . Issei Of the few such
attitude is as strong in the N?sV-AAAnoT have had an Issei than ever offensive when Lieu­ the editor of the Montr^aln^^
When the tide is running in our
tenant General John L Dot m,
marriages I have been able to discover, .most
last month, Mrs. Roger Obata favor, it is the opportune time to
(usually female) -as the Japanese pai n the group out- the misguided commander of
urged that the terms Jap and sweep away all the things we
Some Nisei, chiefly inales, have UaD^e n^
As their choice Western Defense Command u- “Japs” be dropped from its don’t like. And the use of the
word, “Jap,” is one of them. Ine
of a rebellious desire to assert ^heir
P ,
appreciation of
pages.
.
of a partner was not P“?& ^^bave timed out exceed- lately.
» ^
“As a regular subscriber to the disappearance of the word was
one indication of the improved
her own qualities, some of these mainag s
evacuation from the ^st Coast. Montreal Star, I should have be­ atmosphere. In the pre-war days,
ingly badly.
"
When the word is used jokingly come inured to your^constant even if we had suggested the
usage of the term ‘Jap in your
amongst persons . of J^es
elimination of .the obnoxious
ancestry, it carries a certain headlines,” Mrs. Obata wrote.
word, the general public would
However, in others built on mutual, esteem, learn about and Amount of sarcasm, an indigna­
“Unfortunately I have, not; not have paid any attention. The
terests, wholehearted cooperation *£9 a.
have enabled them to nt at the word itself. We can each time I see it • • N ^ V newspaper editors would have
incorporate the best features °J P^-?..
even to form social- call ourselves “Jap” but that does deep feeling of revulsion. r Jap laughed at us. Times have
overcome the objections of both fa1™? $
iages even conform in not mean that others can use the is not an abbreviation for the changed so that there is an ap­
word Japanese. It is definitely a preciation of the sensitiveness to
bonds between the families. Some such
Lion jn Chinatown, same term without -nakmg u
derogatory term and people of . such nicknames or the derisive
part to the Japanese traditions—wedding ^ception i
^ feel mad. We may not fight
etc.—but the majority of stable unions of this type se«
n
fists. On the other hand, "e goodwill and good taste class it interpretation which can be read
the Nisei partner away from close ties with the Japanese co of social feel we' have the other party in the same group as. Chink,
Wop, etc. Certainly tne into its use.
The geographic decentralization and genera ° there is no need pretty well-sized up with those Nigger,
Inasmuch as an improved con­
usf
S
of

Jap
Lover’ on the front
bonds has made this withdrawal less noticeable foi U^
^^
^ThJts how deeply most of us nage of a recent issue had all dition for persons of Japanese
for the couple to make a clear-cut decision 0 _
different from
th? odious flavor of a cheap ancestry will be reflected upon
or outside it. Their pattern of life is often n
little active feel to the use of the word, JaN
Japanese-American relations, we
impossible that those fio
tabloid.
believe it is to the advantage of
that of many of the older married Nisei
least It
“In these times of interna­ the representatives of the Japa
part in community affairs. Many such coup
^ ethnic pA may think that to « »
’ with us in xhis coun tional tension a little courtesy nese government to understand
formal connections by announcing marriages an
Christmas obsession
trv In other words, it may sound and consideration go infinitely
infinitely
papers and ’by contributing- special greetings to their
funny to them that such a howl further than any space saved by and cooperate with whatever
is being raised because a Japa- this unacceptable abbreviation, movements we are sponsoring.
lip some cases where ^°™er
the ^ese® ambassador approved the and vet vou continue to give the is not going to help -any of us to
have someone -high in authority
away* from the community by intermarriage _ an
, Lb-is ’<‘je.
?mpr*ession of condescension and from Japan'to contradict what
of the word.
to npr
grandparents make an effort to minimize the e
instance “A useWhen
problems common to p<n
derision by your continuing use we are trying to say and do.
saw by contributions to the ethnic papers, as^for instance
sons of Japanese ancestry arise, of ‘Jap’ and ‘Japs’.
contribution from- Mr. S. on the birth ox a giands
I !t works better if we have an un-

Montreal Housewife
Urges Term 'Jap'

Successful Intermarriage Melds Cultures ^ in.

(To be continued)

Page 2

Saturday, August jq

PAGE 2

Five Teams to Compete
In Big Inter-City
Rutland Adanacs Drop Out of Interior B.C. League Labor
Day Tourney
who was playing second base for

SPOUTS

By GENNY OHASHI
Chicago, Montreal, Hamilton,
the first time in his ball career
RUTLAND, B.C.—Errors were Jim is a regular outfielder.
Chatham and Toronto softball
the undoing of the Rutland
Nisei hanging up spikes for teams will clash on August 31Adanacs on July 21 at Elks the 1957 season, for Rutland are: and September .1. in the seventh
Stadium, Kelowna, when they Mit Koga, Morio Koga, Akio annual International JCCA Labor
dropped their “do-or-die” Interior Mende, Min “Crusher” Tamagi Day Softball Tournament.
Baseball League affair to the and Jim “Chief” Kitaura.
The not-so-hospitable host Tor­
power-packed North Kamloops
onto will attempt to keep the
INTERIOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
Nisei Mohawks 9-6.
JCCA Challenge Trophy in this
w L Pc city for the fifth straight year
The loss, fifth in the last six North 'Kamloops ..L.
7 1 .875
outings, eliminated Art Gray’s Nikolaks ....... -..........
6 3 .667 under the management of George
5 5 .500 Takaoka. The contest takes place
Merritt
.......................
Adanacs from the 1957 playoff
5 5 .500
Kamloops
Jay-Rays
berth. Rutland ended, the cam­ Rutland Adanacs ...
4 6 .400 at Bellwoods Park as usual.
The annual tourney is. regard­
paign in fifth place in the six- Revelstoke Spikes .
1 8 .111
game, ed as the biggest Japanese Cana­
(North Kamloops have a tie —
team loop, with a won four-lost
Nikolaks—6-6 at Kamloops—and dian sports event.
six standing, while Pat Miya­ with
rained-out game with Revelstoke.)
hara’s North Kamloops nine in
002 006 100 9 7 3
winning their fifth straight, con­ North Kamloops .... 001
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
104 000 6 77
Rutland
............ .......
solidated the league leadership - Sam Aura and Stan Kato, Larry
The New Canadian acknowledges
ureecu; Mit
ivm Kvyu,
with two replay games to go.
Creech;
Koga .Ed .Gallagher (7), with thanks generous donations from
Hugh Stewart (9) and Paul Holitzki, the following:
With the score deadlocked at Morio Koga (2).
Mr. and Mrs. K. Usui, Vancouver, on
two-all after five full innings of
birth' of son.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Sano, St. Catharines,
play, Mohawks exploded, for six
Ont., on son's marriage.
big encounters on three singles
Mr. and Mrs. N. Karatsu, Toronto, on
and three miscues in the top of
daughter's engagement.
the sixth canto. Ads bounced
Mr, and Mrs. T. Miyake, ‘ Winnipeg,
Man. .
back in' the lower half to chalk
Mr. and Mrs. S. Nakashima, Toronto,
up four markers on a walk, three
on son's, birth.
.
hits and a sacrifice to narrow
RUTLAND, B.C. — Rutland
Mrs-. S. Shinobu, Toronto.
the margin to 8-6.
However, Cuties, behind the brilliant pitch­
portsider Sam Aura, on the hill ing performance of Yukie Koga,
for Mohawks, settled down, for swamped the highly-rated North
the remainder and shut the door Kamloops Rock’n Rollers to the
on listless Adanacs’ crew.
tune of 15-8 in an exhibition NiTn the big sixth, Mohawks suf­ seiette home-and-home 'softball
fered two casualties as players series played here on July 21.
collided in running after .a fly Capacity crowd was -in attendance
at the CNE Japanese
ball. A hakujin outfielder was despite treacherous heat current­
Booth. Please call EM.
carried off the field with a ly hitting Ogopogoland.
4-6725
6-7140 or
Starring in the offensive roles
broken leg.
after 7.
For Rutland, manager Gray for Rutland were a couple of
mommies

Cuey_
Tanemura
(nee
started relief chucker Mit Koga
on the mound (first starting Kitaura) imported from Salmon
assignment of the season). How­ Arm, and Bess Koga (nee Taneever, the long route began to da)—along with Carol Terada;
take effect as the veteran star Date of return match in the
weakened in the seventh and was northern city is undecided at time
—Genny
replaced by Ed Gallagher. Hugh of writing.
Stewart took over in the ninth
with one away, and threw to only
one battei* who hit into a double
play to complete Rutland’s de­
fensive role for the 1957 cam­
paign. - One of the twin-killing
participants was Jim Kitaura,

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A u g list 10» 1957

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CALENDAR
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Personal Notes Across Canada

WA- I"5605
SOLICITOR

ct?, Buddhist
10—Kelowna. Regar
Ha”. 10-2 a.m.
IQ—-Montreal. < Nisei Fellowship Group

Room 203A
College St-, Toronto

1J—Toronto-Hamilton. C.
—Toronto. R^c Socratx yayu^a
Sion to Niagar^oihtha’Lake,
12 rudmte,
25—Toronto. Youno Adults Fellowship
ot South Camp. Lake Scugog

SOLICITOR and
RY PUBLIC

Montreal

C’fice: Room 403
■9 vonge St., Toronto

Tr.^ — OX. 1-3386 (res.)

CLASSIFIED
Male Help Wanted

F. A. BREWIN, Q.C

GARDEN help wanted. Pheno Mi. xmoshua LE 5- * S'
PRESSER" expe
West.’ RO. 6-1007

Barrister & Solicitor

Cameron, Weldon
Brewin & McCallum;
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Toronto

COUNTER gnl.
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Lucien C. Kurata

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Idina Ave., Tor onto

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tor 6 p ni , RestYonge at EghnO'

Domestic Help Wanted

STSSTswdio 1 s™ar to.^» F«
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Wpd t-0 ill. Roy Icoude.in return for housekeeping, plain
Two local brides of July 6 are (1) MlSb
who ex_ i cooking and gardeninachildren.
services .or
ExcelFukuzawa at Queen Street United Church, and ^/k™’!^
‘ E’SdSS'w pensioned couple
changed vows with Mr. Vic Hinatsu at Rose Avenue Cnitemmclh
. . . with liberal time
i or wc . *

Marriages

Engagements

DATES & DOINGS

SANO-OKAWA

1 off. W to ‘Box 10. The Now Canadian.
GIRL for general housework for busi­
ness couA’ with two school-age child­
ren Private room with radio.
APP'Y
ow Awenue Rd.. Toronto.. Phone HU.

Min and Kay Nishimura (nee
Toronto Morimoto) are happy to announce
DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC
On July 27, 1957, at St. An­ the birth of a son, Lloyd Tatsuo,
Room, and Board
693 Yonge St.
Toronto
drew’s Anglican Church, Rev. K. on July 25, 1957/ at Scarboro
WA. 1-6549 (office)
Imai officiated in the marriage General Hospital,
ROOM and board for single man or
If no answer, call
of Michiko Okawa, daughter of
A sudden shower failed to woman. 1206 Ossington Ave. Phone
BE. 3-3869 (residence)
John and Mary Aagaia w ov dampen the enthusiasm of poi­ LE. 2-3552 (Toronto).
Mr. and Mrs. Kiyoshi Okawa, and
Edward Takao Sano, son of Mi. Lincoln Place, London, Ont., are sons attending the picnic spon­
Rooms to Let
and Mrs. Shigeichi Sano of Oak- happy to announce the birth of a sored by the Nisei Students club
son. John Brian, on July 24, 1957, last Sunday at Sibbald’s 1 °mt. ONE bedsitting room at St. Clair and
E
ville, Ont.
Maid of honor was Alice Kuba, a brother for Diane, Kathy and Over 100'picnickers enjoyed the Christie. Piione LE. 6-8244 (Toronto).
and bridesmaids were Ruth Sano Ruth Anne.
program of games and races, and TWO larae rooms with sink. 508 Carlaw
;
and Pat Okawa. Linda and Gail
also took advantage of park faci­ Ave , Toronto, Phone HO. 6-8986,
Mr. and Mrs. Shigeo Nakashi­ lities for boating and horseback THREE unfurnished rooms, Broadview
M
Kondo acted as flowergirls. Jack
Kobayashi was best man and ma (nee Sumiye Sumida) are riding'. A wiener roast and sing­ and Mortimer district. Phone HO. S-Lab
ushers were Bob Yamamoto and liappy to announce the birth of a. song climaxed the day’s activi­ (Toronto). ' ;
son, David Akira, on July 18, ties? Hot dogs, marshmallow, and LARGE front room and kitchen with sink
2E4.A rOMOJ STBHT, TORONTO, ONT.
Frank Sano.
1957, at St. Michael’s Hospital in ■watermelon were eaten around a arid stove. Phone LE. 2-3582 (Toronto).
HAMAKAWA-KOCHI
Toronto .
blazing fire.
| Serving Toronto Citizens for 25 Years
Vancouver
Many thanks to those who
Japanese
vice-consul
to
J
or
on
­
Misao Kochi, daughter ofMr.
donated prizes for the lucky
and Mrs. Yoshio Kochi of Kam­ to T. Wada and Mrs. Akiko Wada, draw: Hayashi Studio,. Albert’s
loops, B.C., became the bride^oi gave birth to a daughter, Noriko, Shoe Store, Dundas Union Score
BETTER MOVING
Last Wednesday night, Consul
Yoshio Hamakawa, ’ son of Mr. on Julv 27, 1957, at Women’s Miss 1.. Shimano, Mr. S. Y«iraCARTAGE AND STORAGE
and Mrs. M. Endo hosted a sup­
and Mrs. Yoshokichi Hamakawa College" Hospital. Both are doing saki.
EMpire 6-6667
per party for four girl guides
on June 29, 1957, ‘at the Vancou­ well.
70 Lippincott Street, TORONTO
from Japan who were here for
ver Buddhist Church. Rev. S. Iku­
the Girl Guide World Camp at
ta officiated.

grounds
and
nature
trails
leading
Doe Lake, Ont.
Reception followed the cere­
The Young Adults Fellowship
The four Japanese guides,
into
the
forests
behind
the
camp.
mony at W. K. Gardens.
Weekend Camp is at Lake ScuNaoko
Yamada, Yasuko Imada,
upkeep of the camp, a no­
gog on Aug. 23-25. The location For
SANO-NAKAKUKI
Tomie
Tanaka,
and Sachiko Wa­
minal
fee
of
50
cents
per
person
Milwaukee, h is is “the North Camp as in years will be charged.
tanabe,
left
Toronto
Thursday
.
The marriage of Miss Kay Ni­ past, not the South Camp as picIf vou don’t know the location morning- for the World Camp
na Nakakuki, daughter of Mr viously reported.
of the camp, there are detailed which runs from August 8-19.
To those who will be attending maps of the route into the site Showing- the girls around Toron­
and
Mrs.
Iwao
Nakakuki
of
lo
Soles and Service
kyo, and Alvin Yuichi Sano, son
son the camp we have planned a wide available from George
Imai to were four Ideal guides includ­
Repairs on TV, radios, car radios,
of Mr. and Mrs. Matasaburo^Sa- variety of activities to include (WA. 3-1958). They may not ing Joyce Mayeda, daughter of
record players, and small appliances
110 of St. Catharines, Ont., took everyone of all ages. Of course, have been drawn by Rand-Mc­ Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Mayeda of
place July 13, 1957, at Summer­ those who wish to take things Nally, but getting lost is so much Mortimer Ave. Joyce’s brother
DAVID AZUMA
easy will find the camp a quiet easier with them. . . . If Geoige Lloyd is currently in England
field Methodist Church ur Mi
734 St. Clair West
waukee, Wisconsin. Rev Kellei pleasant retreat from the noisy isn’t home ,he should be at Queen attending the World Scouts
(1 block west of Christie)
Street United. Church on Sunday. Jamboree at Sutton-Coldfield.
^The groom has. been studying bustle of city life.
TORONTO
LE. 3-0386
®
For the more" active people,
So to all who are going, nave
engineering in Milwaukee, w n e ■there will be field sports such as an enjoyable time, but please
the bride has been enrolled at softball, volleyball/ football (lor don’t drown as it makes swim­
Wisconsin University as a fowl the rugged individuals), or you ming for others so difficult.
CARD OF THANKS
For further information on the
resident student. She is, a oudu may play whatever sport your
heart
desires
for
equipment
and
camp,
contact
the
aforementioned
ate of Rikkyo University pt. lpThe family of the late Mrs. Haru Iwa­
person or members of the Ioun0 sa wish to extend heartfelt thanks and
kyo, and daughter of a caPtall'J facilities are at your disposal.
WE HAVE NO
appreciation for the acts of kindness
Japan’s foreign service ^mgh
No camp by a lake is complete Adult Fellowship.
SERVICE CHARGES
and beautiful floral offerings received
fleet and an American woman. without swimming.
There is a
from their many friends in Toronto and
sandy beach and raft to suit the
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
KOBAYASHI-ONO
other cities during their recent bereavcmost ardent water angel, ihe
Montreal, P-QThe
Watanabes
of
455
Deloraine-have
camp is equipped
moved to 26 Sage Ave., Toronto 10, ment.
Miss Ayako . Ono, daughter ^ well,
so if you would like to io" Ontario.
Mr and Mrs. Rmzo Ono,- and vour favorite oal
out, on tne
Jack Hiroyashi Kobayashi, son of smooth waters of—the- lake,
that s
Mr T. Kobayashi, were united m
TRAVELLING
to you.
marriage on June 29, 19H at th upOn
TO JAPAN
Saturday evening, a camp­
United Church. Rev. K. Imai fire and wiener roast which will
°fKL was held at ths Rice prove very interesting has been
Or Bringing Some­ Bowl. Sewanin were Mr. and Mu. planned, as there are to be a
S’VSL Rumba,
SA • Prop.. q»»*« 74^^?
one over?
number of surprising games
© Every - Monaay 7:30-11 p.m.,
We represent all S. Asae.
to partake in. You are paiticu
Samba and Paso Doble
Sunday 2-5 p.m. io beginners—
lines including
larlv advised to come equipped
Tuesday /mu-ll p.m ana
r
American President
® Every
Waltz, Blues, Tango and Quick Free- Gay Party (non-mc ibers SI-00)
with flashlights—they may come
Northwest Airlines
Eve—< Sunday night, 8-11 p.m.,
/
Canadian Pacific
e
Starting
from
September
1, 1957
T„onto
TakF
Takenaka
passed
inmii^
eople
planning
to
join
and Pan American
Ai Club Harmony Hall, 396 College at Bathurst, Toronto
Write or call for away July 26, 1957, at the age of
us on Sunday, there will be ^spe­
full information and
,
85 in Toronto. She is sum a ed
rates.
cial activities (besides the aioie- c APPLICATION FOB ES^OtUMI ’°/
a son. Tokujiro Takenaka. Faci­ mentioned). Sunday guests » '
99 Brunswick Ave., Toronto,^ phone WAtauV2.54.88
al services were
come early and join ui
Turner and Porter Funeial Home door service at 11 a.m.,
OPENING PARTY ON SE?*: * ^PJS-^'L
Rev K Imai conducting. She v a> afterwards there
^
interred at Highland Memorial
55 Wellington Street West
Gardens.
Toronto
EM. 6-6451

Paul K. Asada, D.C.

NSC Picnic Big’ Success
Despite Sudden Shower

Consul Entertains
Japanese Girl Guides

ARCLAY’S

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DETAILS ON THE YP WEEKEND—Aug. 2J2t)

DAVE’S
TV and Appliances

Enroll How

IN THE NEW DANCING CLASSES

Obituaries

DOMINION
Travel Office

CLUB PHOENIX

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as a medium of expression and news outlet
among those of Japanese origin in Canada
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479 Queen St. W., Toronto 2-B, Ont

T.

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by Cinderella

This is My Battie Too

Travelling Thru Western Cs^sda

A YOUNG African girl recently made the headlines. Twentv-v
old Sarah Chavunduka decided she would go to collet an^nT,
catapulted
a color issue amongwhite
settlers and posed a
Most of these problem
deed a different view - of the into this area.
By Rev. Dr. K. SHIMIZU
for the University College of Rhodesia and Nvasaland ^
evacuees gradually moved away
Rockies.
(Translated from Japanese)
As the first African girl ever to enter this University Co'l^
'
after the war and now the total
Sarah
submitted
to
humiliating
segregation.
As
no
provision
hl
AT
KAMLOOPS.
.
.
JC
population
is
estimated
at
Kamloops, B.C., Aug. 1
made for African women at the College, she spent three lo elMidnight of the same day, we/ 500. Five years ago when I visit­ been
OVER THE ROCKIES. . .
months in a separate block in the African’s men’s hostel? ThenA '
ed
here,
I
was
glad
to
see
that
arrived in Kamloops, B.C. (Actu­
July 30, 12:20 p.m., I ar- ally, it was July 31, 1:35 a-m.) the evacuees had already re-' w'as-moved to the European women’s residential block—but in"6
wing completely isolated from the Europeans.
"
" a
rived in Calgary, Alta., about My old friend Dr. E. C. -Banno established their new lives. Now,
it is surprising to see how far
The ones to protest the loudest against this move were he
2,000 miles west of Toronto. The came to welcome me at the sta­ they have progressed. ’
parents
of European women, students. They demanded that Sarah
tion
and
drove
me
to'
his
new
train stopped for half an hour to home which is built half-way up
Just as Dr. Banno and Messers be removed from the European women’s residence. Sarah why;
get the whole train automatically the mountain. We and Mrs. Ban­ Kusoinoto, Sakai and others have only wish is a college education whereby she may obtain some mea­
built new homes on the moun­ sure of self-respect in the face of racial bigotry, found herself
washed so that the windows were no talked until 3 a.m. .
Kamloops was started about tain slopes and in North Kam­ heralded by native Africans as a shining symbol of drawing eman­
sparkling clear for observation of
150 years ago as a Hudson’s Bay loops, Japanese Canadians are cipation of African -women and by news reporters as a scoop “Dip
the famous Rocky Mountains.
.

trading post. . Its name means continually building. JCs have Case of the Lonely Girl”.
Eight hours later, we were “Unknown Place” in Indian. Be­ added a few more business estab­
Sarah must'laugh to herself at being referred to as the “Lonelv
crossing the mountains. The fore the-war, it was an unknown lishments, too.
Girl”. As if loneliness were something new and foreign to her.
weather varied from minute to place, but afterwards, it grew
Most of the Issei are working Being born black, she is no stranger' to loneliness. Many-were the
rapidly.
Many
new
houses
are
at
lumber mills or in farming. times as she grew from childhood to adolescence and to dawning
we
were
able
to
minute so that
being
built
on
the
slopes
of
the
There
are an increasing number maturity, when she railed at fate which-gave her a skin the color
extraordinary
view the most
scenes—sometimes the peaks ap­ mountain which forms a back- of university graduates among of glistening ebony, and eyes as fluid as swamp water beneath a
peared out of cotton-like clouds; drop for the town, and the popu- the Nisei and they are employed tropic moonlight. Sarah learned to shoulder prejudice with, a kind', then they would stand out against lation, now over 16,000, is spread­ everywhere, JCs working at ' of gallantry. The present outburst of European parental animosity
a clear blue skyp the next- mo­ ing over the outskirts as in Tor- stores and offices have a very she is taking in her stride.
trustworthy reputation.
ment, rain would be falling with onto- .
If there is bitterness in her heart at this moment, it has more
Kamloops is the first stop on
mists encircling the lower re­
15
YEARS
AFTER
to
do
with the fact that she has found out’that even an institution
my itinerary. The present condi­
gions; the sun would shine down,
EVACUATION
of
learning,
an institution dedicated to humanity, can sit on the fence
tion of the JCs gave me pride and
and we would ^ee a beautiful
on
the
color
issue. How Sarah’s lips must have curled at Principal
During the war, some 1500- confidence in them and a look of
rainbow bridge hanging between
Dr.
Walter
Adam
’s reply to those angry._parents who threatened to
the mountains. . . . This was in­ 1600 Japanese Canadians moved promise to a very bright future. withdraw their precious
offsprings lest they be contaminated by the
color of Sarah’s skin . . . the same skin which the God they worship
gave to Sarah,
Dr. Walter Adam’s reply was a wonderful example of meaning­
THE SUBSTANCE
less, illogical patter. “Our contribution to research, our'firm estab­
Wandering around the CNE fibre out of her lungs, faded blue
lishment of-high-academic standards, and the building up of our
OF WORDS
grounds, Globe and Mail writer jeans, calf-length white socks. A
basic equipment as a centre of learning and our physical resources
of the rolling earth, and of in the experimental sciences are as important as the normal feature
Scott Young noted that “one of nice sight to see, and she makes A song
words according
the most engaging sights of the a real nice tree.”
Were you thinking that those were the • of this College that we are' inter-racial in composition.” Yes, Dr.
words, those upright lines? those Adams, inter-racial with reservations.
afternoon was- on the fringe of
The. only sad thing about her
angles, dots?
something I didn’t like at all.
work, Mr. Young goes on to say, No, curves;
• Sarah Chavunduka goes about quietly, seeking an education in
those are not the words, the
the
midst of bigoted furore. Her stormy-road to racial equality is
“This engaging sight naturally, is this ridiculous Paul Bunyon
substantial words are in the ground
and sea,
fraught with deeper loneliness, keener discriminations, more ap­
was a girl. Her name is Betty business, started three years ago
parent, outright (prejudices, more' soul-searing frustrations than was
Mochizuki, and she works near by the Ontario Department of They are in the air, they are in you.
the central exhibit in the On­ Travel and Publicity. It seems —From "A song of the Rolling Earth,” the road of Japanese Canadians fifteen years ago.
tario building in apparent con­ that Paul Bunyan was French- by WALT WHITMAN (1819-1892)
The fight against racial intolerance is a perpetual one. Sarah’s
travention of that rather firm Canadian and spent some time .in
battle is my battle too.
understanding that only God can Ontario before becoming prac­
tically the patron saint of Wis­
make a tree.
“This central exhibit for On- consin.
tario is, of all things, a papier
mache tableau of Wisconsin’s
favorite legend, Paul Bunyan and
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his Blue Ox. Miss -Mochizuki, a
By GENNY OHASHI
graduate of the Ontario College
have done both, but since I am, I had to content
of Art, makes trees from glass
KELOWNA, B.C.—Here we glorious days aboard the ship and relaxed in the myself with the one.
fibre for Bunyan’s forest.
are back again in the Okanagan ■wonderful combination of warm sunshine, cool sea
For convenience to another side trip* I am con­
“She
wouldn’t
weigh
100 Valley, so here is some more air, congenial company, good food, and super templating, I chose Scotland, and though I darent
pounds with her pockets full of Ogopogo news. . .
service. If I had reason to complain before of my tell my Irish friends, I wasn’t a bit sorry. Aside
rocks, and site has large dark
Kelowna Young /Buddhist As- dawn-to-dusk schedule of work, I certainly have from the fact that Edinburgh has its Castle with
eyes, long black hair done in a sociation, the most active Bussei
none now. In fact, I was thoroughly spoiled by the a world-famous National War Memorial, the Scott
pony-tail, a white wisp of a hat,
Memorial, the Assembly Hall where Dickens read

black respirator to keep the glass organization in B.C.—has set as time I stepped off the ship. >
his
papers and Walter Scott divulged himself as
its main project for 1957, the in­
My stay in London was much shorter than I the author of Wayerley Novels, the contact with
stallation of gas heating in the had originally planned. Still, I managed to do a the Scottish people really delighted me.
HOPES TO REACH LHASA
lot of the things that'I had hoped to do and even They are such a genuinely friendly sort of
WASHINGTON.—Takashi Oka, Buddhist Church. 'It has been some things that I hadn’t counted on.
estimated
that
the
work
may
be
people, frank and open, and easy to get along wi t
Japan-born correspondent for the
On the first day I was fortunate, enough, to Their sense of economy is not just a myth and 3
completed
within
a-very
reason
­
Christian Science Monitor accom­
have a fellow Canadian as a self-appointed guide. they are so good-natured about the whole ti g,
able
cost
of
$800-$1000.
Upon

We started off at Trafalgar Square, walked in and it’s most fascinating. Unlike the Englisli, the bco
panying the recent Prime Mini­
.
approval
and
financial
support
of
out of Canada House, strolled up the Mall and tish people do not appear to be desperate y
ster Kishi mission here, hopes to
be the first foreign newspaper­ other Buddhist organizations— stood in front of Buckingham Palace to watch the ing onto tradition or busily peering
then
man to reach Lhasa in the near —Bukkyo-kai, Fujinkai, and Sun­ changing- of the guards. Then we back-tracked hoses at the Americans who are s
oo-nnKt
future. He has been with the Mo­ day School—work should- start 'Through the business district, all the while ex­ materialistic”. (Now I’ve done it. - • •
?
changing news and opinions and noting points of my principles to generalize about people
nitor editorial staff in Boston
shortly.
.
.
interest to visit later.
x
since 1954.
it is. Don’t take me too seriously.)
, ,
The second day my friend from Norwich came
Bussei fishing derby held at
My visit to Scotland was again very brief du
Beaver Lake' recently proved a and took me on a regular Cook’s tour through I managed to make a quick tour °f bhe °5 '* and
vei’y enjoyable and successful Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral be­ of interest and did a most pleasant aftenoo
outing ,with seven boatloads of sides treating me to dinner and taking me to see evening bus tour of the frossachs.
»
fishing- enthusiasts attending. the Russian-produced film “Othello” at the.Royal fortunate to be one of the twr° peisom
t|0]-1S,
The prizes were awarded for the Festival Hall.
who managed to get on without seat ^et* dav*
most fish and the biggest fish
The third day I squeezed in a. visit to the his­ The others had arranged for then
;mbled
caught. Carrying away both toric Tower of London in between the sessions I ahead and looked rather envious as "e
d
awards as top angler for the day was supposed to be attending in connection -with on at the last minute to choice seats behind
was Jim Kitaura.
Between 10 my work. The next day I managed to visit the
a.m. and check-in time of 6 p.m., House of Parliament and attended some more lec­
The countryside was beautiM a1^ J1^
he hooked ten delicious Kam- tures at the school.
have had a nicer day foi oui
the hillv
loops trout, and the- biggest was
•On the fifth and final day, two other Canadian waters of the “bonnie” Lochs that »«“'and
16% inches. . .
girls arid an English girl and myself got some last countryside covered with shap
(<„ ° „ a^aiust
Michiko Hatanaka, a member’ of minute tickets and saw the controversial play “The the smooth outline of the 'an0^ „ttable sights,
the first Glenmore Girl Guide Making of Moo” at the Royal Court Theatre. The a clear summer sky were all unforgettable _ t
The thins that thrilled me ^^^ £ piek
company, has won one of the six seeing of this play, a modern man’s concept of
essay awards given by the B.C. religion in the raw, was quite a climax to my sll- the wonderful scenery pas the ^P
had’ told me
Provincial Guide office. Guides too-short stay in London.
some
real
heather.
The
bus
*
«
“^gi, it
for your
eligible to enter the contest were
that
I
would
likely
be
able
to
o
^
re
wedding candids
those chosen in -their various
was
a
bit
too
early
in
the
s
^i
n
S
0
A
we
found
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Aug. 3
localities to attend the World
enough, when we got to our d ~ , diel. growing
Part of the reason-for cutting short my visit
Centenary Guide Camp to be held
a.
few clumps of dehcate pu^^
climbing
at Doe Lake, Ont. Topic .of the in London was to enable me to make an extra trip
■on
the
side
of
a
cliff
wlblin
T
o
f
wee
friendly
Toronto 2B. 10 Phoebe Street
essay was: “What Girl Guiding to the north. The more I thought about it, the more
distance.
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the
help
of
a
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to
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means to me.’’ _ Michiko’s prize I felt that I shouldn’t leave the Isles without see­ lads, I picked a handful to send back m . Scotconsists of an all-expense-paid ing-something of either Ireland or Scotland. If I
weren’t travailing on a limited budget, I would tish friends at home,
trip to Doe Lake Camp, , ,

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