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^ Just Jottings...
Mochizuki Exhibits
The studio of the Picture Loan
Society at 3 St. Charles St., W. is exhibiting for this jweek only 1
including Saturday, the works of —
the Toronto Nisei-artist, Betty
Mochizuki.
Her works include 17 oils in
this showing which is open to
the public from 1:30-5:30 and
7:30-9:30 this Thursday evening.

THE NEW CANADIAN

_____________ AnJndependent Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
APRIL 30. 1958

TORONTO, ONT.

Evacuation Illustrates Need for Bill of Rights
With the current move towards
a Bill of Righto for Canadians
within the . constitutional juris­
diction of the Dominion Govern­
ment, attention has been called
to
the evacuation of Japanese
from the B.C. coast during the
war.
Both the iederal government
and the provincial legislatures

have been guilty of what are ge­
nerally held to be flagrant inva­
sions of individual freedom, it
was stated.
Tried and -Arrested
v ‘‘Recent history has shown that
a Bin of Rights is needed to pro­
Unable to pass four previous
tect Canadians of all races, creeds
tests on highway road signs and
and political persuasions against
traffic laws, and failing in a
arbitrary
actions by government”,
fifth test last Friday, M. Inouye,
u?
e
Toronto
Stax* editorializes.
26, of Toronto, was charged
“The wartime expulsion of Ja­
with offering a S5 bribe to
panese Canadians from the west
Edward Peate, a driving license
coast, persecution of religious
examiner for the Department of
minorities in Quebec and Alberta,
Transport. The Metro police desuspension of the right of ha­
partment had just been investi­
beas corpus during the 1946 spy
gating irregularities in issuing
case—these are outstanding illus­
driver’s licenses.
W I N D S O R, Ont.—Delegates trations.”
T^oni the Toronto Hospital for
“After Japan entered the Se­
Sick Children told the fifth an­ cond
World War in 1941 ”, writes
Too Good to Waste
nual conference- of the Ontario Harvey Hickey in the Globe and
Association for Retarded Children Mail, “the federal government,
TOKYO.— Charged with coun­
last Saturday that the idea of a yielding to agitation is British
terfeiting some 2,000 thousand­
complete
cure for the mentally re­ Columbia, /moved all persons of
yen notes, a Tokyo commercial
tarded
is
closer than most, people Japanese birth or extraction from
artist said he had designed them
realize.
as stage money, but “they were
that province to the east. Their
so good it seemed a shame to
Dr. Irene Uchida, a genetecist, property in British Columbia was
waste them in a movie.”
said that there is a crying need sold, often at ridiculous bargain
for research to help keep pushing prices. This was all done bv or­
back the bonds of the unknown. der-in-council.”
_ Dr. Uchida and Dr. A. Sas
Bev-/W\ l\ Jenkins of the first
The Kurashiki Incident
Kortoak, director of the metabolic Unitarian Church says, “There is
research unit both said retarda­ a suppression of human rights
This coming Monday, May a
tion
was only the symptom of an­ in Toronto and what we like to
Sessue Hayakawa will star with
other disease. They ’ discussed smugly call British Canada . . .
Michi Kobi on CBS-TV “Studio
types of retardation and treat­ There is discrimination against
One”, in the play, “The Kura­
shiki Incident”
Ready for the third annual Asian games, Japan’s shining new ment now possible for children Jews and Catholics in our com­
munity as in others. One needs
born with these conditions.
National Sports Stadium stands out sharply against the green
They said that with more re­ only to look at our treatment of
grove background of the outer garden of the MeijPshrine.in Tokyo. search there was nothing to stop the Japanese Canadians during
The massive stadium, officially opened on Marcli 30, jean .seat 70,000 medical science from finding the the Second World War to recog­
the need for a Bill of
TOKYO.—-In Japan the Wel­ persons and was built at a cost of more 'than $4,000,000. TKe Adsian cause and eventual therapy to nize
Rights.”
cure
persons
suffering
from
inenfare Ministry inaugurated a new gariies will be held for one week beginning, on May 24.
tal retardation.
Referring to Prime Minister
program to help the poor which
Diefenbaker’s suggestion that
included the opening of 200 more
the Supreme Court of Canada be
pawn sho)ps.
consulted to rule on the constitu­
tionality of its proposals before
CHATHAM,
Ont.—Mel Waka­ size that no one would .be inter­ boys and five girls, are all keen the enactment of the statute,
Quiet Please
bayashi, 14-year-old son of Mr. ested in him. It was through the sportsmen. Mel’s younger brother Jenkins declared: “It is only pus­
syfooting to speak of testing a
TOKYO.—Prince
Yoshi
-and Mrs. Tom Wakabayashi of help of all his coaches and mana­ Herb was a member of the OBA Bill of Rights with the courts
younger
brother
. .
- of
— Crown
Chatham, signed a hockey con­ gers in hockey and baseball here champion Kinsmen Pee Wee all before enacting it into law, be­
Prince Akihito, was struck on
that he has done as well as he
tract on April 16 with the Guelph has in Chatham. They certainly stars last season. Herb also won cause the courts cannot fully and
the shoulder by a club to the
the Midget hockey scoring ‘title
horrified amazement of his bo­
Biltmores, farm club of the NHL. deserve a lot of credit,” he added. this season with brother Mel win­ judicially act on anything until
it is law. Let’s' have the law first
dyguards. But the blow turned
The Wakabayashi family, three ning the Juvenile title..
New York Rangers.
and now.”
out to be nothing more than a
Mel got his break from Roy
‘warning blow” issued'by a Zen
'‘Swat” Mason, former great with Juvenile Delinquency Rises
Buddhist priest as.Yoshi praythe Hamilton Tigers of the old
Hpthe temple. The blows are
senior “A’’ hockey league, who
administered to all who pray in
is now business manager of the
the Temple as a reminder to
Biltmores. He is the second Chat­
.meditate quietly.
ham product to sign with the
LOS ANGELES.— An innocent some of us older Nisei still feel about the dangers of a gang war
Biltmores, the youngest to sign a
junior players card, and is be­ Sansei bystander was shot and that the incidents of juvenile de­ and tell their offspring to asso­
lieved to be one of two JCs to killed by another Sansei on April linquency among Sansei are held ciate only with the decent crowd.
Re-seeding Waters
get a contract. -The other played 18 during a teenage gang war in to a minimum and there is no
“But time wears off. Then we’ll
ANACORTES, Wash.—Twelve junior “A” hockey with St. Cath­ Los Angeles.
cause for alarm. However, when
Richard Sumii, 16, an honor you consider that they constitute hear of another gun-toting inci­
thousand cases of oyster seed for arines a few years back and later
the planting in Puget Sound and quit the game after a stint in the student who had ambitions to . be a “minority within a minority”, dent. Maybe it won’t kill anybody
a physicist, died almost instantly then it’s time we dig ourselves out but it certainly won’t paint a good
the B.C. waters arrived in Ana­ American league.
when
17-year-old Louis .Yamashi­ of complacency. Now that this picture of the once respected
cortes, Washington, last weekend.
A grade nine student at John
ro
fired
one shot into a crowd of tragedy has struck, Nisei parents group of persons of Japanese an­
The Japanese freighter Toyokuni McGregor high school, Mel came
battling
teenagers. The victim will raise their hands in shame cestry whose names seldom blem­
Maru discharged 2,200 cases. in to Chatham at age six from Fort
was
not
a
member of either gang, and fright. They’ll talk for awhile ish the police blotter.
the Puget Sound port for trans­ William where he first got his
one
hailing
from eastside and the
shipment by barge to B.C/'
hockey start. Since that time he
other
from
the westside. His
has developed into one of Chat­
mother
said
that
her son did not ISSEI DOM .
ham’s . most outstanding hockey
even know Yamashiro.
and baseball players.
Under California law, a minor
Over ten awards grace his
over
the age of 16 can be tried
trophy table. In his six years of
as
an
adult in superior court if
minor hockey play in Canada, he
Last Saturday I received a wire Yarem.ko, 39, were made minis­
has captured four scoring titles. the minor’s previous police re­ from W. M. McIntyre, secretary ters without portfolio.
As an- astute baseball student, cord and type of crime is of a of .theOntario Cabinet, inviting
was particularly interested in
last season Mel was a member of nature that juvenile court would me to attend the innauguration theI appointment
of Mr. Yaremko.
be
of
little
or
no
value.
A
petition
the Kiwanis Moose Midget all
ceremony of Premier Frost’s new He is of .Ukrainian
stock, and
to
juvenile.court
was
filed
to
have
stars, the Ontario champions.
ministers. Monday morning found the move signifies the recognition
Yamashiro
tried
for
murder.
“I like both games”, -said Mel
me in the Lieutenant Governor’s of ethnic groups. During £he
who is also a good student. Last
The Japanese American com­ suite in the parliament buildings swearing in ceremony, the Pre­
year he was Inspectorate winner munity was buzzing over the fol- with a number of other ethnic mier
pointed out that Yaremko is
of an Ontario spelling contest. 1 owing weekend at the tragedy of press representatives.
related
to Michael Starr, Feder­
He will leave Chatham to • attend the single-shot teenage gang
As reported in the dailies, Pre­ al Minister of .Labor, who also
Guelph high school in September fight that claimed an innocent mier Frost has reshuffled and
after a summer of minor baseball. life. “This case has certainly injected new blood into his cabi­ was in attendance.
t*<S>
I had previously met the new
“I am very happy to have been made Nisei parents more aware of net in the face of the recent ap­
Provincial
Treasurer James Al­
given the chance to sign a hockey this problem”, one prominent pointment of the young, aggres­
lan
through
my friend Koby (Ko­
card with Guelph. They will pro­ JACLer said. “We have had sive Liberal leader John Winterbayashi)
at
Port Dover. A very
vide tuition and spending money some optimistic reports on Nisei- meyer. Three new ministers, all
friendly
man,
he did not forget
•HITED APPEAL AGENCY
while I’m there. I only , hope I Sansei crime rates recently’, but under 45, were brought into the
to
ask
me
to
pass on a “Yorocan make their team.”
this shooting makes you wonder. PC cabinet: Fred M. Cass, 45, be- shiku” to Consul and Mrs. M.
''^Aa/i^-you "Wee#
“I was very surprised when What happened to Sumii can hap­ canI? Minister of Highways, sue- uuuu, wnom ne met me otner day
Endo, whom he met the other day
the
scout for Guelph came to talk pen to any kid.’’
ceedmg James Allan who will be when Mr. Endo presented some
APRIL 28th — MAY 4th
to Melvin,” said Mr. Wakabaya­
Writing in the Pacific Citizen, Provincial Treasurer, while Ro- Japanese cherry-trees to Port
shi. “I thought Jbecause of his Henry Mori stated, “Probably bert W. Macaulay, 36, and John Dover.

Japan Builds New Stadium for Asian Games

May Soon Find Cure
For Mentally Retarded

Mel Wakabayashi Signs Up with Guelph Biltmores

Sansei Slain in LA Teenage Gang War

Emphasis On Youth

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agio Tanino
he Kimura, Mas Obata, Terry FujiConsolation winners: Torchy Abe,
Baba, Marjorie Tahara, Hippo ToHarry Hayashi, Tad Yonekura,
Shimizu.High average: Mas Iso
a 239; second high: Dot Hayashi
High triple: Kaide Shimizu 925; seych: Fred Saito 884; ladies': F.its
moto 750; second: Mitsi Sakura 731.
single: Art Watanabe 399; Mits
da 367; ladies: Pat Kamino 348; Kav

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Red Cap Winner Ernie Chau:
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Fishing Lines...
By OSCAR HATASHITA

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Winners:

WEDNESDAY 10-PIN (Apr. 16): Milwa■ £> Sports and Frank Kitazaki 4-0 over
•cent Press and Kayo Shigetomi. Tosh
i-sk Yuki Onizuka, Barney Ozawa
c’< Aoki, San Ariza and Don Yokota
j c. er Doc Akaye, Kaz Osaka, Joe
juumoio, Ken Moritsugu, Ernie Chapon and Lou Uyede.
Milwaukee Sports won the League
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Moss'.
Mori

Hiah triple winners for March: Tak Ka■vj 722, Fred-Saito SS4. .
League Champions: Teresa Sakura,
xv Nishikawa, Eddie Sasaki, Sam Kuanara. Curly Nakagawa, Tuck KataPlavoff

Championship with 7<
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DANFORTH (Apr.
ne:
ful bowling season
Aki's ieam caoturh
e playoff championship. Congrats! I:
Trophy winners;
cnar
Mas
ladies hig
:v?’tdp
Abe; mer
at- Tak
laaies hign trip’s
’rudy E
high 'single flat- oy U
Hatanaka; ladies
die flat- Speed
Towata; men's 1 •t ah
>:e, hdcp- Roy
e, hdcp- Sumi
Takas
Mutto Nakamoto;
hiah
hdcp- Pat Ono. Special mention
Abe's triple of 1,012.
Playoff Trophies
champs; men's hie
tagawa; ladies hig
Shimono; men's hia
son; 1c
ugh
—Harley

JCs to Attend World Convention in Japan
A number of Japanese Cana­
dians will be attending the 14th
World Convention on Christian
Education and Sunday School to
be held in Japan .this year from
August 6 to 13.
Registered among the almost
100 Canadian delegates to the
Tokyo convention are Mrs. Hide
Shimizu and Toshiko Otsuka of
Toronto, Lily Uyeda and Mrs. Ki­
mi Uyeda of Hamilton, Nobu Sa­
to of Winnipeg, and
Mr. and
Mrs, M, Sameshima and Mrs. M.
Tajiri of Lethbridge, Alta. Also
listed is Mrs. J. M. More (nee
Neta Sadler) who is well-known
to former Kaslo JCs as a WMS
worker.

Vancouver Wimo Club

VANCOUVER.—T h e W i m o
Club (wives and mothers club)
has once again, commenced ite
third year of activities. New of­
ficers headed by the Ina Iwasaki
HAMILTON ( 4pr 26): The HNBL '57-5S' are: vice-president, Toyo Miyaza­
season closed with Class "A'' roll-off wa; Donnie Shimotakahara; wel­
honors going to George Yanagawa's
fare, Chiyo Miyasaka; telephone
4S40; Lil
and membership. Amy Nishiguchi
George J
Class B" honors to Tosh Hashimoto
and Kay Inouye.
4719; Ka;. Honda, Nancy Abe, Fred KaFor our March meeting" we had
mibayashi Terry Yamamoto, total pins
as our distinguished guest speak­
trophies for others are: High, average: ’ er. Dr. Nishiguchi who gave an
Kim Hashimoto 210, Kathy Shimoji 1S4; interesting talk on Dental Hy­
High triple: Michi Hashimoto 709, Sachi
Hashimoto 700; High single: Lillian Ot­ giene.
For our coming meeting" to be
suka 338, Connie Kosugi 311; Men's high
average: Tad Kondo 227, Jim Kinoshita held at the home of Toyo Miya­
224; High triple: Hank Kondo 836. Kaz
Kadonaga 815; High Single: George zawa, various- types of Odonburi
dishes will be demonstrated by
Ikeda 366, Tad Kitamura 315.
The presentation banquet and social Air. Minagawa.

Smiling Mary Chiba caught a
six-pound lake trout on her fishing trip to Lake Simcoe last
weekend. Before the trip Mary
and brother, Roy were shopping
for tackle and Roy was overheard
saying", ‘‘There’s no sense in get­
ting her an expensive reel; she’ll
just wreck it anyway. Give her
something cheap.”*
After her lucky fishing trip,
Mary was asked what her brother will be held on Friday, May 2 at
Roy caught. No comment—just a 6:30 p.m. See you all at the banquet
and try again next year for those who
cute flashing smile.

A World Friendship Book made
up of signatures of Christian
Education workers and their
friends will be (presented at the.
conference. The Toronto Nisei United Church is currently
collecting
ignatures for this
book.

Experience in farming

30—Toronto.
415 Spadinct.

noting,

8

•Winnipeg. Sonon-Kai Bincro Mito
Toronto. Nisei Women’s Club annual
spring tea, 701 Doveraourt Rd.-. S p.m,
3~LVonto" Toronto Nisei 10-Pin Tourney,
Oiympia Edward. 1 p.m.
9—'Vancouver. VYBA Sprina Dane©,
Skyliner Serenade, featuring Lotus
Skyhner Orchestra of Seattle.
10—Winnipeg. MJCCA
Windup Dance,
;
Ukrainian Labor Hall, 8:30, Music bv
Ri-Hats.

"
bjb-Toronto. Rec Socratic Dance Club
■^ i
Banquet, Jhckfair Restaurant,
3

OTTAWA.—Three young Japanese farmers, selected bv the
Japanese Government for agricul- 12
j -—Toronto.

Two Japanese s
ture training in Canada, are now Theatre, Dundas and Brack, 6 and 9 p.m.
working on farms in the Ottawa L5-^111011- Two
valley. The young farmers, M. Kenilworth Theatre..
Capers
Yasuda, K. Suzuki and A. Taka­ Dance, UNF, 8:30-12 Community
proceeds to dent*
shima, first spent some time in munity Centre.
Ottawa for orientation.
16—Fort William. Lakehead Nisei BowlClub banquet at Club Seaway
They are now acquiring prac­
6:30 p.xn«
tical experience of Canadian farm
—Tower's
Ranch
Resort,
B.C..
methods on farms selected by Ca­ 17-19
Hope-Princeton
Hwy
____
RCYBL
and
nadian authorities. It is hoped
SCSbTL Retreat; Mr. Bussei contest.
that arrangements can be made 31—Toronto. Inter-City 10-Pin Tourney.
Olympia Edward, I p m ; Prosontai
for them to take a short agricul­
!t™ Banquet, 6:30 p.m, -and dance.
tural course before they return to
9-12, Columbus Hall.
Japan.

Sticky Specialty

14—Toronto. El Choclo's Wmdup Dinner
Mnrd Aa?co> Buchter's Starlight Room.

Adelaide W.
is—Toronto. Kotobuki-Kai Picnic, High
High Park.
15—Hamilton. HJCCA and HYBS picnic.
22—Toronto. Buddhist Picnic at Summer­
hill Farm near Whitby.

TOKYO.—In order to meet Ja­
panese philatelists in Tokyo and
Nagoya, Harold Bradshaw, Cana­
dian lawyer and stamp collector
who specializes in Japanese post­
age issues, recently arrived in Ja­
pan with his wife and’daughter.
Toronto. TJCCA Community Picnic
Mr. Bradshaw heads a group of 6—and
Community Centro ja fIh draw’
collectors of Japanese stamps
from all over the world. His own
collection is preserved in 50 al­
bums, some contain rare speci­
mens valued as high as a million
Starting May 1 at the Odeon
didn't win anything.
MONTREAL NEWS yen.
Mr. Bradshaw was inspired theatres in Toronto is one of
The newly elected officers for the next mWV4'«lWi%%WiV%l%lV»VH»Vt
season are: George Yanagawa, oresito specialize in Japanese stamps Rank Organization’s most unACKNO WLEDGEMENTS
dent; Michi Hashimoto, secretary Kan
The Catholic Centre is again, by the beautiful colors and de- usual films—The Birth of a Babv.
The New Canadian acknowledges with Kadonaga, vice-president-publicity; Hank
sponsoring for- the children a signs of the celebrated Japanese
thanks generous donations from the fcl- Kondo., treasurer.
Last shown to Canadian aud­
lowing:
'
■"Summer Paradise” providing National Parks issue.
iences
more than 17 years ago,
Hamilton Nisei Bowling League. Ha­
LADIES* 5-PIN (Apr. 25): Alice Naga- camping and summer sports away
milton. Ont.
The Birth of a Baby has now been
mi 722, Mary Ebata 716, Ginger Tera- from the city at Descarrieres
Danforth Bowling" League, Toronto,
kita 678, Stella Shewchuk 647, Ruby
re-edited and revised to modern
Beach on He Bizard. The invita­
ous, Toronto, Ont.
Sagara 613, Mary Hagen 601.
standards for general release,
tion is open to young children
Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m. the A film of the actual delivery of
ranging from the age of 6-13 who
NYPU
is holding a Sports Night a child, it is said to be the first
will be supervised by reliable and
time such a photographic record
at
Centennial
Church gym.
able monitors. Transportation is
was made and exhibited, except
One
for
the
money:
20
cents
available leaving 9 a.m. and re;
to members of the medical pro­
turning 5:30 p.m. For further in­ for members, 30 cents' for non­ fession.
members;
two
for
the
show:
bas
­
formation call PL. 6319 as soon
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now
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go:
however,
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space for the transportation.
H. s’ TSURUDA
are now offering until May 31,
to
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Centennial
gym.
You
can
charts
and
academic commentary,
This wonderful sojourn begins on
(Japanese Canadian Agent)
1958, a special price for men’s
play
the
games
by
lay
off
them
but
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almost two decades.
ten
to
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percent
discount
al
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lowed on topcoats and sports
The Oyama Show is presenting
The Homemakers’ Group held
and
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spring
season
and
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T^ferc Was a Certain Dignity . .

LV1 Tokio’s ‘Harry James9

THE NEW CANADIAN

Published on Wednesday and Saturday of each week
this Issei pioneer and among fact that there was a protective
as a medium of expression and news outlet
those who came to pay their last cloak of religion in his work. So
among those of Japanese origin in Canada
respects to Mr. Kusumoto was
Li’l Tokio in Los Angeles, the ‘Harry oames.” Mr. Kusumoto they just tolerated him, but in a
way that was filled with contempt
grand-daddy and the Gibraltar of had befriended him after the war, and disgust.
T. UMEZUKI, Publisher
all Li’l . Tokio’s throughout the and as I used to visit the Kusu­
MARJORIE UMEZUKI ----------------- English Section Editor
How many (people are there in
country, is a proud monument to moto family quite regularly, the
this
world
who
are
misunderstood
KEN MORI------------------- —Japanese Section & Advertising
many people and an enigma to sight of Mr. Kusumoto and “Har­ because they happen to be -“dif­
others. Nevertheless, its history ry James” talking together in
ferent”? Here was a man who EM. 6-5005
479 Queen St. W., Toronto 2-B, Ont
is rich in joy and pathos, full of the kitchen became a familiar one was
dedicated to his work of
Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa
naive and almost comical inter- to me. “Harry James” used to preaching the Christian gospel in
ludes and of course, interlaced read from his Bible and then the only -way he knew how and
with the backdoor maneuvering of whenever the spirit moved him, was thereby thought to be“ dis­
power politics. Men made for- he would pull out his Japanese rupting” the sensibilities of LiT
tunes here and also died penni- flute and the Kusumoto house Tokio.
less. Many left the environs of would be filled with the haunting
He is an old man today and no
Li’l Tokio and attained success music that only that instrument
(Ed’s note: The following letter Dear Editor;
longer
stands on the street cor­
and glory while countless others could make. He blew an old Japa­
was forwarded to the NC from
simply left and were never heard nese song that probably brought ner shouting scriptures and blow­
the Toronto Daily Star.)
I have hoped to have friends in
ing on his trumpet. His voice,
of again.
back nostalgic memories of his hoarse from years of shouting,
your country, but I have no
And yet, with a history that and Mr. Kusumoto’s youth in Jamakes it difficult to understand moto, the priest indicated that friends there. So I wrote your
covers a span of more than a half pan.
his
Japanese. He still wears the
century, the most famous individ­
f
As I watched “Harry James” weather-beaten uniform of the inembers of the family and rela­ company, which is the most fa­
ual that was spawned in Li’l To­ pay his last respects to Mr. Kutives should approach the coffin mous there by the yearbook of
kio is probably the least known. sumoto, it suddenly occured to me Salvation Army and if you look for a final farewell before it was newspaper. If I have friends in
That individual would be “Harry that I had planned to write an closelywhen you are in Li’l To­ closed. Standing by the head of your country through the kind­
James,” a moniker that was hung article about him once and that kio, you may still see him as he his late friend for one last look
on him a long time ago bv the the only thing that stopped me trudges along' the sidewalk carry- was “Harry James,” much to the ness of them I shall be happy.
I shall introduce myself. M\
“hanatare kozos” of Li’l Tokio. was the fact that I didn’t really ing his tambourine and asking scandalized whispering of some
He was a familiar part of the know anything about him. I felt for donations to carry on God’s of the people in back of me.
name is Takahisa Mouri, living at
scenery in the prewar heydays of that here was an opportunity to work. He must be close to 80 ' Suddenly, I didn’t feel like cor­ number 16-1, 3-chome, GoinoikeLi’l Tokio as he stood on the cor­ ask him some questions—his years old. And he must have led nering “Harry James” after the cho, Nagata-ku, Kobe, Japan. I
ner of First and San Pedro name, where he was from* when a lonely life as he was ostracised funeral and prying him with
streets, shouting a
constant he came over to America and by the community. Several times questions about his life. What am 21-years old and study eco­
stream of Christian scriptures in other unanswered questions. As I before the war he’was waylaid by good good would it do? The de­ nomic at the University at Kobe.
an unintelligible Japanese chant was thinking up these questions young punks who suspected that tails would only be used to satis­ I can speak and write Japanese,
and blowing on his trumpet what I looked around the Buddhist tem­ he had a fortune hidden away fy people’s morbid curiosity. English and German. My hobbies
he probably supposed was a ple and studied the faces of the somewhere in his faded old uni­ There was a certain dignity about
corresponding, collecting
Christian hymn. He was an Issei people who were watching “Harry form.
“Harry James” as he said good­ are
stamps,
music, movies, travelling
With the passing of Mr. Kusu­ bye to his friend, and I felt that
evangelist.
James” as he moved slowly to­
I was born and raised in Los ward the front of the temple and moto, the old Issei sidewalk evan­ this was not the time or the place and so on. Thank you.
Angeles and as long as I can re­ was surprised (I shouldn’t have gelist has lost what*was probably to intrude. In fact, I know I will
Yours truly,
member he was to me the most been) to see that many of the one of his few safe retreats in a never ask him the questions I
Mr. Takahisa Mouri
imposing figure in Li’l Tokio. The faces registered a look tliat seem­ cold and hostile world.
have wanted to ask him.
After the assemblage had paid
years I remember run into some­ ed to say: “What is he doing
As Schiller, the German poet,
No 16-1, 3-phome, Goinoike-cho
their last respects to Mr. Kusu- wrote, “live and let live”.
thing like three decades, and that here?”
Nagata-ku, Kobe, Japan.
is. a long time for any man to
I ran my thoughts back to the
stick to the same formula of life. early days of Li’l Tokio and rei
Although his career as a sidewalk membered the reaction of the Ja­
’Teens-Eye View:
evangelist covers more than the panese community toward “Harry
span of my entire life, I do not James.” Tlie kids taunted him and
believe there are a handful of per­ their parents tried their best to
sons in Los Angeles who know ignore him. Secretly they had all
“Harry James’’ intimately, and I wished that he would disappear,
By CAROL TERADA
The breathing bodies from ages to-be-released records.
may be stretching the number of since his shouting and blowing on
six
to 106 love to hear George
people khen I even sav a hand­ his trumpet at the crossroads of
The guys and dolls all sang ire
Well, Super Enterprizes, Inc., Hamilton the IV. His latest re­
ful.
with their versions of uh huh, oh!.
Li’l Tokio was embarrassing. He came up with another of their
lease, “Now and For Always”, is
One of the few individuals who was considered a “character,” and great Rock ‘n’ Roll shows. This becoming one of the top sellers. yeah, doo ba doo ba doo, where
knew him better than most was was considered a detriment to the one was the Spring Edition, and Recorded on the Sparton label, his Huey Smith and the Clowns rang
out “Don’t You Just Know It”.
community. Probably the only
Mr. Saburo Kusumoto. Last Wed­ reason no one suggested to him boy, they sure rocked Toronto on first hit, “A Rose and a Baby We hope to hear more recordings

Monday, April 21. There were
nesday I attended the funeral of that he leave the area was the such stars as Canada’s own Paul Ruth”, was followed up by “Why from this talented group.
Don’t They Understand”. Keep up
Paul Williams and his orchestra
Anka, our boy Frankie Avalon, the good work, George; it’s very
the “Get a Job” boys, the Sil­ seldom elderly people- get a almost caved in when the Monotones sang the “Book of Love”.
houettes, Jimmy Rodgers, George chance to hear a
tremendous Chapter I—they made a hit re­
Hamilton
the
IV,
the
Storey
Sis
­
voice like yours.
APPLICATION FOR CONGRATULATORY ADVERTISE- 1 ters and many more.
Well, our boy Paul Anka cord; chapter II—they’re making
MENT IN THE ENGLISH SECTION
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themselves a mint; and chapter
Our boy Frankie Avalon had brought up a few wolf calls. UI—they hope to keep on making
the girls jumping out of their stomping feet, clapping hands hits.
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seats
as-he sang his smash hits (which were off-beat), and wild
One name only, one column $2.00 each
“De De Dinah”, “You Excite Me” hysterical screams from the au­
To round it out, the three stars
and “Short Fat Fannie” taken dience. The girls really rocked who really had the kids’ hearts
from his latest album release cal- when he sang “Crazy Love” and beating fast were Jimmie Rod­
led “Frankie Avalon”. Inciden­ “Let the Bells Keep Ringing”, gers, Paul Anka, and Frankie
tally, he’s five-fbot-six (brown both on ABC Paramount Paul Avalon who came out in a flashy
eyes, brown hair) and gets a big owns two music companies in red sweater and cool white buck
Ms
kick out of girls screaming at N ew York called Spanka and loafers. The Gardens caved in
him. A graduate of Southern Flanka, and in the audience you three times. I think they’d really
B
High in PA and a dancing bug, could hear a little melody “Span­ appreciate it if all you kids saved
Frankie will soon be seen in a ka, Flanka, how we love Paul your greenbacks to go to the Gar­
I
movie in which he takes a Anka”. Paul’s got the whole world dens on' May 2 when better and
rockin’ and rollin’.
One name only, two columns
straight dramatic part.
bigger stars will appear with
$5.00 each
Harold Cromer, a wonderful Allen Freed and his orchestra.
The Storey Sisters, recent hits
a
a
of “Bad Bad Motorcycle” Voon, humorous person, really had the The number one group will ap­
kids
howling
when
he
did
a
few
pear on this show—you know who
Voon, Voon, had the kids scream­
ing and a-rockin’. Ann and Lillie, Elvis shakes to the music. He is they are—two brothers with a
who have been singing mostly all one of the most popular MCs in new fantabulous smash hit, “All
I Have to Do is Dream’’, backed
their lives, plan to keep on sing­ America.
ORGANIZATIONS AND FIRMS
A fabulous singing group, col­ by “Claudette” on the Cadence
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ing. They recently recorded six
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new discs, but . don’t know which lectively known as the Crescen­ label—the Everly Brothers, Don
S1S-20-S25. etc.
one will be released. If it’s .any­ dos, also brought wild screams and Phil! So be seeing you then!
thing like “Bad Motorcycle”, we when they pitched out their song Listen to CHUM or CKEY for
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know the Storey Sisters have “Ah Julie”. The ‘kids’are rooting more info about the next Rock
for smash hits from their soon­ ‘n’ Roll show.
themselves another hit.
5.
Jimmie Rodgers, who has been
married one year and three
months, had the kids screaming
S.
oyer “Honeycomb” and “Oh Oh,
I’m Falling in Love Again”. He
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his start singing on the West
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love hearing it. Watch for his
o bo printed in English and Japanese, please use both forms.
s
new release, “Secret Love” on
Roulette
label,
and
his
first
pic
­
I enclose herewith cheque or money order for $
ture—he co-stars with Debbie
for which publish the above names.
Reynolds in “Snob Hill”.
The motion picture that belongs to humanity
Boy, the kids really went for
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the group called the Royal Teens
ADDRESS
with their million disc hit of
“Short Shorts” followed up by
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At ODEON THEATRES
THE NEW CANADIAN 479 Queen St. West Toronto 2-B
you buy this one on ABC Para­
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E airlawn, Danforth, Humber and. Colony
mount label when it comes to
your nearest record dealers.

By KANGO KUNITSUGU
In Crossroads, L-.A.

IO”1

Anniversary
Issue

Joe Tanaka

Mary Tanaka
Z. Tanaka

MR. and MRS. J. TANAKA and FAMILY

THE BIRTH OF 4 BIBI
right before your eyes

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