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THE NEW CANADIAN
An lnd<p@n^€nt Organ for Canadians of Japanese Origin
VOL. 22-—No. 24

Captivating Interest
1'

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1959

Book On Canadians
By Japanese Farmer

TORONTO, ONT.

Cherry Tree Donation

Sakura to Grace High Park

Shintaro Honma, who spent the
year 1957 working' on an Ontario
In spite of suggestions from Niibori and Mr. R. Anzai, presi­
farm in order to study Canadian
city
officials that the 2,000 dent of the Japanese Canadian
agricultural methods, has written
cherry
trees, a donation from the Gardeners Union, inspected them
about his experiences in a book
Japanese
people of Tokyo to Tor­ Monday-last. It was commented
“Record of Overseas Agriculturonto,
should
beautify other areas that thfey were the most splendid
al Trainees
recently published
of
the
city.
Parks
Commissioner saplings ever seen, and that,
in Japan.
George
Bell's
decision
that High it surely must have been rhe
Mr. Homna describes the gen­
Park
will
be
the
location
.has direct result of Tokyo’s most
eral farming' condit’ons which he
gone
undaunted.
careful selection. They will offi­
experienced in Cana ’a, comment­
Bell
commented
that
the
Parks
cially be presented to Toronto by
ing on modern features in farm
Department
had
in
mind,
three
Ambassador
Hagiwara on the 1st
mach‘"> ■y and farm homes. He
locations—the
western of April.
seemed impressed. b*T the fact- other
On Tuesday afternoon, the Ja­
that although the Cannd’an work­ waterfront, the eastern water­
Canadian
Gardeners
ing d-*y was short, people never­ front, and somewhere in North panese
Toronto.
Union
held
a
welcome
party for
theless worked hard and steadily


Tint
the
Japanese
specifically
Mr.
Niibori
in
conjunction
with
and accomp’ished as much, if not stated in their presentation that
a
conference
of
Union
officers
at
more, thrm farmers in Japan who
•the
they
wanted
the
saplings
planted
residence
of
Mr.
Anzai,
worked from dawn until dusk. He
commented favorably on the gen­ in High Park—to give a mass ef­ after which, a much detailed
eral high standard of living and fect as they have in Washing­ talk on the cherry trees was
given by Mr. Niibori. His lecture
on the fact that young people be­ ton,” he stated.
Following
little
difficulties
at
emphasized
the character, plant­
come
completely
independent
Vancouver,
their
port
of
entry,
ing,
and
caring
of the trees and
after finishing high school. When
the
saplings
reached
Toronto
and
also
pointed
out
that since they
children were young, he observed, without much detailed inspection
were
in
perfect
condition upon
they often had their bottoms passed as acceptable at . the city
their
arrival,
the
most
important
spanked by strict mothers. Mr. nursery after some 20 Park’s task, now, was the planting
and
Honma especially seemed impres­ Department officials, with Mr. R.
caring.
He
gave
every
detail
on
sed by the Western-style bed,
these points.
which, he believed, enabled one
Checking the soil conditions in
to sleep more restfully and to
—photo by JACK HEMMI
Hig'h
Park, Mr. Niibori’s opinion
restriction
on
Asian
immigration
Even the movement of the photographer and camera lacks the interest as to restore one’s energy for the day was caused by domestic political is that, if the problem of winter
capture one of the hundred gold fish at the recent Toronto Community Centre ahead. He felt all Japanese farm­ problems and not because of any care—on how to avoid freezing—
Bazaar. Donated by Mr. N. Karatsu, to add to the many donations, little. Miss ers should adopt this practice and antipathy toward Japan.
can be successfully tackled, the
Lou-Anne Pearce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Pearce of 547 Vaughn Rd., and he himself was determined to
It would appear* that Mr. Hon­ location is excellent and will
3-year-old, Koji Nakamachi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nakamachi of 226 Evelyn make a Western-style bed in his
ma. enjoyed his year in Canada, beautify the park in the near
Ave., are engrossed in the challenge. Lou-Anne is the daughter of Mrs. Liz own home, he said.
future.
The author commented favor­ despite some periods of inevitable
Pearce who was recently accepted as an executive officer of the Toronto JCCA.
public party will be held for
ably on the prosperous life of loneliness. He was well treated theA visiting
tree expert at the
Japanese Canadians but h e at all times and found everyone Golden Dragon Chop Suey House
observed that few Asians were to be friendly and helpful. He
March 29th beginning at 4:00
allowed to immigrate into Cana­ believes that the experience has on
P.M.
Persons wishing to attend
been
valuable
because,
as
a
Japa
­
da. This caused a shortage of
should
apply immediately to: T.
spouses for Canadian Nisei and. nese farmer, he has learned a Kameoka,
Continental Times or
he thought prospective immi­ number of new techniques, more The New Canadian.
grants should remember such rational methods of work and the
By KEN ADACHI
problems. Mr. Honma was care­ value of a diversified diet and
Japan Doll Celebration
ful to point out, however, that raising of diversified crops.

SOLILOQUY

Hyde Park On A Sunday Afternoon

Now You Can Read and Hear

In Spring Is Popular
Avocation In Life

h • 'Fo stand, in London’s Hyde Park on a Sunday afternoon is to
No countpr in the world pro­
6 ni^dJe
things. Here is life: raw, undisciplined, seethJ’. rassy-voiced orators stand on chairs, gesticulating and rantduces dolls in greater variety, or
Synchroreader Writes “Sound Letter”
prizes them more highly, than
Chn' f-rowas gather to hear, harangue, cheer and jeer. Here are
TOKYO.—A new device, by pastor.
Japan. There, doll-making is an
exi-t
and atheists, segregationalists and African nationalists,
Prof. Hoshino adds that popu_ _
accomplishment and an art, doll­
j a'nH entla lsts and buffoons, tourists and fanatics, occasional poets means of which a person can read
and
hear
a
story
or
report
at
the
larization
of
the
synchroreader
collecting is a popular avocation,
* ci j.-reI>ressed saints, all with their own private sermons of denunin the future will^make possible and dolls play a big part in life.
1 on
Pleading. It is a strangely grotesque charade, a whirligig same time, has been developed in the
publication of sound newsJapan
by
Dr.
Yasushi
Hoshino,
March is the month of dolls,
-ound and fury in the afternoon’s pale air.
papers to supply the readers at when
a
professor
at
the
Tokyo
Instilittle girls in Japan set up
with^ nrefLthere iS an unwashed,. turtle-necked Dubliner speaking
home with important news based all their dolls and invite their
tute of Technology.
the t nut~brown, ripe-as-an-apple, fury-tongued eloquence of
His invention is called the on spot recording, which will
Eno-rqA'
his inflammatory, day-long speech is that “synchroreader”, and it will be greatly increase the reality of playmates in for tea, with special
doll-festival candies for refresh­
Indeed ^len’
^he nationalities, do not understand one another, in commercial production this news.
ment.
of F o-’i-1 H^^bly impresses the newcomer that a large percentage
It can also be utilized in edu­
yeare
The spring doll festival is very
live n 1lsamen bve shut up behind the stony facade of hyper-sensiIt was invented as a means ox cation, as a sound textbook, and old, and under the old calendar it
aSSi<COnsc^ousness and Anglo-Saxon attitudes (sometimes hearing while reading, Prof. Ho­ would be particularly useful for
botto? cai e(^“Brrtish reserve” or “tradition”). Their world is, at shino said, but it can also be lessons in foreign languages and came later in the spring when
h/a Eirn& 01 -a credo of disunity and separation, leaves scattering used exclusively for “hearing”, in music. It would also assist blind the peach trees were blooming;
Tha,. a
wb1{L One sees them and feels them and senses what which case it plays the same role persons in reading and writing sometimes it is called the peacnblossom festival. Some families
ine> are like.
as that of the magnetic tape re­ without the use of braille.
still celebrate the doll festival in
Th'
£
Po’-arv r’
course, is the burden of the shrill, protesting contem- corder.
April—which means that doll fes­
In the Synchroreader process, Dr. S. I. Hayakawa Pens tivals are observed throughout
into
ky England’s Angry Young Men: the unholy impasse
inab;lit •
’'b® whole English society has wandered because of the the sound is “printed” on a sheet
Japan during the entire early
There p1" aisInclination of the classes to understand one another. of paper—a page of a magazine, Another Book, April 15
spring, March through April.
IW wS v °m at th® T°P if you claw and cheat your way, and hide for example, or a letter.
Dr. S. I. Hayakawa, interna­ Then the Boys’ Festival begins
Jances ar^ln^'c^aSs parents from new-found middle-class acquamThe synchroreader, Prof. Ho­ tionally famed semanticist, has May 5—making the whole spring
shino added, has been proven as authored another book titled, season a merry time for children
Pveen w° v-tner country, let me suppose, is class distinction—be- an ideal means of keeping on re­ “Our Language and Our World.” in Japan.
It is a collection of pieces from
jealouq .orK,1rJ»'(^ass an<^ middle-class—so carefully nurtured and cord communications via spoken
Each little girl has many dolls

Etc.,
” a quarterly journal of and many kinds of dolls—but
languages
and
making
their
mass
­
ed to ch'
vat.e<L and the consequent festering resentment allowthat o-0a- e ^bevitality of the nation. Thus the never-ending collision production possible, it is felt the semantics, published by Harper first and most- treasured are the
like *ceh« -Ona complex class-structure which grinds together device will be extensively used in and Brothers coming out on April o-hina dolls, the Prince and Prin­
cess of classical Japan and their
sound u
an Arctic thaw, makes the air black-and-blue with business, education, correspon­ 15th.
qa m Hyde Park.
Dr. Hayakawa who teaches at court—ministers, musicians, serv­
dence, amusement, religion and
the State College in San Fran­ ing girls.’ A complete set is very
-.vSs a f:na°^ vo^u^e speaker on this particular afternoon, however, news reporting.
cisco, is the founder and editor elaborate and fabulously expen­
The
synchrQreader
has
a
builtrhetoric" ?erl®ss’ fluent Negro who denounced, with the gesture and
of “Etc.” His best-seller. was sive; a fine one costs many thou­
in
microphone
which
can
be
used
dice ao'a-’01-4a'J.?^ar^ -Anthony exhorting the Roman mobs, the preju“
Language in Action,” a Book- sand yen. Such a set may be ac­
but
, e c°lored man—not in faraway, forgotten Arkansas, in business to make a £sound of-the-Month
Club selection.
letter

by
talking
in
front
of
the
cumulated throughout all the
heekbnoold London itself and in Africa. He spoke among
The
articles
in “Our Language growing-up years, a few pieces
machine.
It
can
be
used.
to
re
­
dch. *re°or>n<i-^eer-S’ s^ence and a few cheers; but the cadence of his
~~~Hke a\i!a-n*’ vo*Ce and bis innate dignity of manner and presence cord telephone conversations, to and Our World” will cover a wide at a time, until it is complete.
Some of the old o-hina dolls
Ia^rirr;T1’ong’ brown god out of his natural habitat—made a never- publish a catalogue in various range of subjects from problems
in
international
communication
to
languages,
as
well
as
medical,
are
heirlooms, valuable antiques
;ivefeunu--lmvre?.s^oa' be bad that language of gesture that can
police
and
military
purposes,
the
language
of
psychoanalysis
and
museum pieces. Many a
dignity to the most trivial nonsense.
as
an
art
of

one-up-manship.

Prof.
Hoshino
says.
lucky
little girl has several sets
Soul-sipu Trough this city, amorphous and dark like an eruption,
Radio
and
television
broadcasts
Dr.
Hayakawa
is
a
professor
of
inherited
from her mother and
adice "p“ne55 °T the clean earth, snakes the venom of race preL"as not . unusual during my search for a room to find, can be recorded on the “synchro­ semantics who is deeply devoted grandmothers, as well as her own
■-'it’
‘'be notices of the London Weekly Advertiser adver- sheets”, and published in books. to jazz having written many new dolls. ’During the doll fes­
A religious application might see articles and delivered numerous tival they all are brought out,
-- Jiai. read like this:
the publication of a Bible with a lectures on the uses of semantics and often the display occupies a
recorded sermon of a noted in the lyrics of popular music.
{Continued on Page Eight}
whole room.

Page 2

EA;G K 2

THE

SPORTS

NEW

Saturday, March 28, 1959

CANADIAN

KEG NEWS ACROSS CANADA

The Judo Story

HAMILTON. Mar. 21: Only three „short
weeks' to go. George Ikeda's "five” are
proving themselves quite worthy in the
home stretch. With 61 points, they hold
first place by a convincing 5^i point
margin. Tonogais moved into second
place with 55^, Ko Kadonagas 54, HonTakedas .46;
das 51, Ken Suzukis 501,:
and Yanagawas 44.

Team results: Shig N.; Maize N., Mas
o'., Mits K.,-Kaide S., Mas I., Harry I.,
•2 over Tom H.,-Ken K., George ri,
Kaz K,, Mickey N., Sanzo S., 'Toni T.;
Aki S., 4-3 over Stubby W.
*
for
the month of March;
Triple winners
Mas Isoshima with 822 and Riis Onizuka with 755.
*
* ■
*
There will be no bowling Easter Sunday. Please be careful if your going
—Mils
out of town.

Who are
best
fifths of their team ending up
judoka in Canada ? For the first among the top five. The sole ex­
time, the best of the West and ception, Moe Brown of Regina,
■of the East will meet in a made the most spectacular per­
CKBBA-sponsored
tournament formance ending up third in
this fall to decide the answer. ranking. Although only a 2-kyu.
3The best of the West were chosen he ended up with a total of <4
Hashimoto's
On the scoresheet.
in Calgary at the March 7 cham­ wins (all against 1-dans) and two 705 (275) was the only outstanding
.
game. Trixie Takeda 617 and Anita Napionships.
In order, they were losses (one to an Alberta 1-dan, kamurcr
were beating most of- the .
Fred Matt, 2-dan; Bob Nakashi­ whom he later defeated, and the menfolk. 608
Shine Kumagai 659 and Mirs
ma, 2-dan; Moe Brown, 2-kyu; other to second-place winner. Sonoda 639 represented the best for the
MENS 10-PIN. Mar. 11:
Roy Sasaki
—K.K. 201 "(584); Jack Watanabe 568 (216); Tom
Bob Fedorak, 1-dan; Kyo Nomu­ Bob Nakashima, 2-dan). The men.
Madokoro 555 (211); Ray Tani 549 (205);
ra, 1-dan. With‘the exception of western championships were run
SUNDAY 10-PIN. Mar. 22: Terry Doi Terry Doi 544 (192); Kayo Shigetomi 535
Brown (who is recommended for in round robin,'with the top win­
(203); Tosh Fujioka 533 (215); Sari Ariza
596 (206); John Nishimura 554 (213); Tad 533
(211); Sam Hayashi 528 (194) Mike
1-dan promotion on the basis of ners graded by the total points Wakabayashi 544; Tom Takemura • 526;
his performance) the western of win-loss.
Ken Nakanishi. 526; Jim Morita 509 (206). Doi 525 (182); Tosh Sakura 522 (181);
Ken Iwai 516 (193); Maw Mori 513 (177);
champs are from B.C., Brown is
Jeep Seki 512 (182); Tak Takemura 510
The
eastern
tournament
next
from Regina, Sask.
Ladies: Toy Hashizume 464; Terrie (176); Les Doi 513 (194); Sat Yonemitsu
Saturday will be done on the tra­
Yamanaka 451;
Alice Nagami 444; 508 (188); Husky Iida 508 (186).
The Eastern champions will be ditional elimination system, and Torchy Abe 437; Yoko
Noda 435; Mary
*
*
declared after the April 4 tour­ the eventual champions will be Mitsuki 434; Anne Okada 426; Susie
Sam
Eio,
4-0
over
Dick
Aoki; Tosh
nament in Toronto. At the candidates for the eastern .team Uyede 419; Kay Okuhara 410; Edith Ta- Iwai, 31,2-1,'2 over Male Shoppe;
Barney
Takahashi
407;
Nobby
tebe
406;
aKy
YMHA gym, Spadina and Bloor, to the national championships. Fujimoto 400.
Ozawa, Best Cleaners, Bob Turner and
Waller's -Tavern, 3-1 over Jack Cooper,
from 7 p.m., a group of 25 yudan- Final selection of the team will
*
Roy Sasaki, .Kayo Shigetomi and Kaz
sha from Ontario, Quebec, and be made by a special tournament
_____ will be. no bowling on March Osaka; Ken Moritsugu 2^-Va over Yuki
There
possibly the Maritimes, will com- committee. ~
Because of the weight 29 but the games will resume on April Onizuka; Bennetts Trophies and Tosh
pete; Also on the program is the divisions system, used in the East, 5th. Please drive carefully and return Mutaki split 2-2.
—Joe Tsujimoto
Eastern Canada Team Champion­ the various champions will not to us if you head out of town.
—Barney O.
ships for brown belts, with about automatically win berths on the
20 teams expected.
eastern team.
SUNDAY MIXED. Mar. 22:
George
803; Harry Inouye 738; Mas
At the western championships
The western team’s alternates Masuda
Isoshima 726;- George Nakamura 714;
in Calgary, the field was 16 com- have also been named: Jack Bur- Shig
Nishikawa 713; Maize Nishimura
and roughs, 1-dan, Edmonton; Ron 708; Mits Tanouye 705; Kaide Shimizu
petitoors—B.C., Alberta,
Saskatchewan sending their best Binderj 2-kyu, North Battleford, 703; Bob Shigeishi 702.
*
*
*
five men, and Manitoba one. Sask.; and Don Saunders, 2-dan,
Oui’ “Easter Social” at Club El
Ladies: Hits Onizuka 755; Ginger TeEleven of the competitors were B.C. Saskatchewan’s Binder' was
Choclo
is nothing really special
696; Pat Kamino 632; Sylvia Ise
yudansha, the rest were 2-kyus another mudansha who made" a rakita
629; Mary Shikatani 621; Mitsie Sakura in the way of something spec­
(blue belts)—four from Saskat­ strong showing in Calgary and 614; Ruth Yano 607.
tacular, however, if you wish an
chewan and the Manitoba entry. he is the other man to be recom­
enjoyable evening of social danc­
At a meet attended by the mayor mended for 1-dan on the basis of
ing,
our affair is for you. We
“WW
a
of Calgary, the B.C. entrants his tournament performance.
are located at Armadale Hall.
showed their- superiority—four1331-A Dundas Street West, in
Eastern Canadian judoka will
Distinctive
the heart of Toronto.
also spend a busy Sunday, April
We cordially invite you, and
5, in Toronto. The CKBBA will
Floral Arrangements
your
out-of-town,, friends • to at­
hold its annual general meeting
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the
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at 415 Spadina Ave., from 2 p.m.
Paul K. Asada, D.C. Business
lessons
in
various dance steps to
on hand includes the
DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC
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the
evening. Dancing will
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owerS
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since the initial executive was
WA. 1-6549 (office)
a
special

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If no answer, call
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girls to come out and find that
BE. 3-3869 (residence)
items on the agenda include judo
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THIS MONTH'S
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March
28—Toronto. Kisaragi
Credit Union
Limited's Annual Meeting. Armadale
Hall. 8:00 p.m. Social to follow.

April
1—Toronto.
Toronto JCCA Executive
meeting at 415 Spadina Ave., (secona
floor). 8:00 p.m. sharp.
Members,
please atend this most important mee:ing.

2—Hamilton. Same Japanese movies of
Oyama Show
.Toronto.
7:30
Theatre.

previously shown in
p.m. at Kenilworth

3—Vancouver. Nisei Fellowship spon­
sored "Glenn Miller Night” at Hast­
ings Auditorium. Dancing 9 to 1.
4—Toronto.
Annual Children's Easter
'Party by Toronto Nisei Women s Club.
4—Toronto.
CKBBA sponsored judo
tournament at
YMHA
Auditorium
Fourth Eastern championships.
7.30
■ p.m.
4—-Toronto.
Informal discussion on
Buddhism at Buddhist Church. Guest
speaker Dr. Miyamoto.
5—Toronto. Toronto Buddhist Church
Hanna Matsuri Festival at Budahist
Church. 10:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
8—Montreal. Homemaker's Club meeting at Mrs. Helen Ogura.
18—Beamsville. Opening
mony for Nipponia Home. 2:30
Everyone welcome.
iia
24—Montreal. Japanese C a
er*’
Centre's Annual Bazaar at '
Bazaar also to be held over the nex
day, the 25th.
.
,
25—Hamilton. Kodokan sponsored Jua<.
tournament at Hamilton Forum. SoMn
era Ontario tournament.
25—Montreal. "April Dance” sponsored
by Committee of Stewards of tne Mon
treal Japanese United Church. Cnurc."
of All Nations.

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Sa turd ay, March 28,. 1959

PERSONAL NOTES ACROSS CANADA
Engagements

13$

The engagement of Naomi Te­
ranishi, and Mas Miyai, both of
Winnipeg, Man., was announced
on March 1, 1959, at the Shang­
hai.
■ Sewanins were Mr. - and Mrs.
31. Watanabe.
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Mr. and Mrs. - K. Kinoshita of
Winnipeg, Man., are happy to an­
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Lillian, to Bob Mukai
of Winnipeg, at the residence of
the Kinoshitas. on February 1,
1959.

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Marie
Michiko
Morishita,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Uniezo Obituaries
Morishita of Toronto, and Teiichi
SHINOHARA
Takata, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morikichi Takata of Toronto, were
Kunikazu Shinohara of Toron­
engaged on March '15, 1959, at to, ipassed awav on March 20.
the Golden Dragon Chop Suev 1959.
House.
Funeral services were held on
March 23rd at the Centennial
United Church at. which Rev. Dr.
Births
K. Shimizu officiated.

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shimotakahara of Vancouver, B.C., are
happy to announce the arrival of
a son, a brother to Susan and
Bobby, on March 7, 1959, .at St.
Paul’s Hospital.

Don and Katsuko (nee Naga­
Mr. and Mrs. Yoshitaro Horiu­
se)
Rallies of Montreal, Quebec,
chi of Toronto, wishes to anare
happy to announce the arnounce the engagement of the!
daughter, May Yasuko, to Hideo .rival of their daughter, Flora
Nishimura, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joan, on February 8, 1959, at the
Nobusuke Nishimura of Hamil­ Royal Victoria Hospital.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shimoji (nee
Engaged on March 22, 1959 Hirayama) of Winnipeg, Man.,
were Toshiko
Kanamoto
of are happy to announce the ar­
Hamilton, and Paul Yoshiharu rival of their daughter, Tamara
Tokiwa of Toronto, at the resi­ Leigh, on February 26, 1959, at
the Winnipeg- General Hospital.
dence of Consul M. Endo.
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Mr. and' Mrs. Toshio Takeshi­
ma of Winnipeg, Man., are happy
VANCOUVER
to announce the arrival of their
daughter, Evelyn Louise, on
Buddhist Church
March 3, 1959, at St. Boniface
Hospital.
NISEI ENGLISH SERVICE

WINNIPEG NEWS

ponia Home at Beamsville, On­
tario, held on February 21st.
sponsored by the Winnipeg' JCCA
was reported as a very success­
ful affair. About 150 persons
who attended the dance had a
very enjoyable evening.
During intermission, gifts were
presented to four swimming' in­
OKAMATSU
structors: Dave Murata, Clive
Mrs. Miju Okamatsu of Japan, Armstrong, Pete Prescott and
wife of Mr. N. Okamatsu also of
Japan,_passed away on February
Althoug'h the exact figures are
17, 1959, at her home in Kuma­
not
available as yet. it has been
moto-Ken, Japan.
stated
that a substantial profit
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MORINO
was made.

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Hirozo Morino of Toronto,
passed away on March 12, 1959,
In a report by Mr. Kuwada. he
following a heart attack at the stated that the Japan Hockey
Wellesley Street Hospital.
Association intends competing at
Funeral services were held at the Winter Olympics and will be
the Centennial United Church at playing a few exhibition games
which Rev. Dr. K. Shimizu offi­ in Winnipeg and Kenora. Mr. Ku­
ciated on the 14th.
wada informed-members that the

More News On Vancouver Service and Concert

VANCOUVER.—More than 500 numbers consisting of two skits
Japanese Canadians in the Lower entitled “Wanted, A Wife” and
Mainland jam-packed the Budd- "Maternity Ward”. Tn the first
hist Hall during the two days of skit, Terry Koyanag-i,' Miyako
March 14 and 15 to witness the KoyanUgi, Yuki Nasu, and Nori
Vancouver Young Adult Buddhist Ikuta, were sensational, while
Every Sunday at
Mr.' and Mrs. N. Yabata of Association’s Inaugural Service starring in the latter number
7:30 P.M.
were Kiyo Matsuno, Tad Koya­
Winnipeg, Man., are happy to an­ and Variety Concert.
Rev. K. Ikuta
nagi, John Eto, and Shig' Hirai.
The
Vancouver
YBA
was
form
­
nounce the birth of their son,
Sado Hironaka did an odori
ed
as
an
auxiliary
group
of
the
WELCOME TO ALL!!
Seiji, on March 10, 1959, at the
number
while Nori Ikuta sang a
Busseis
to
further
relations,
so
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220 Jackson Ave. — Vancouver
Winnipeg General Hospital.
cial, recreational, and education- solo to conclude the Bussei poral functions among the young. tion.
Sonenkai, undei' the direction
married group, and to put stop­
HANAMATSURI SERVICE
page whereby older . Niseis were of Fred Hirano, had a shibai en­
“Kanshaku - ni - Joyaki”,
gradually withdrawing and losing- titled,
The Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
interest in the Bussei circle upon with a cast of eight. However,
APRIL 5 —■ 10:30 A.M., English Service
stealing the entire show was
theii* marriage.
' Speaker: Dr. .Shoson Miyamoto
In the candle-light installation Tittle, Miss Araki, who performed
Visiting Professor, University of Chicago
service conducted by Rev. Kyojo various dance and odori numbers
“THE CONCEPT OF TIME IN BUDDHISM”
Ikuta, the newly-elected 1959-60 with great ovation from^the
2:30 P.M., Japanese-language Service
executive headed by J. Kojima audience.
was
installed.
Congratulatory
APRIL 4 — 6:00 P.M., Reception at Church
messages were given by various
7:30 P.M., Panel Discussion on Buddhism
Buddhist groups, while Vancou­
Panel Members — Prof. Richard Robinson (Univ, of Toronto)
ver JCCA was represented by 'its
Bob Reoch, Barrie Thomas and Roy Sato, moderator.
vice-president, Genny Ohashi.
VAN C O U VE R.—-Th e mon th 1 y
Following the sendee, an en-_ executive meeting of the Van­
TORONTO BUDDHIST CHURCH
joyable four-hour program con­ couver Chapter of the JCCA for
sisting of odoris, skits, vocals, the 1959-60 term will be held
The Public Is Cordially Welcome
and shibai, performed by-various every first Monday of the month,
Buddhist organizations was held at the Japanese Language School
to delight all.
starting at 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver YBA members had
TORONTO JAPANESE UNITED CHURCH
The first of these meetings is
their own half-hour of laughable slated for Monday, April 6, 1959.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, IS59
Everyone is encouraged to at­
11:30 a.m., Joint Family Service
“THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE"
tend.

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Sermon: English—Rev. Bruce Cunningham
Japanese—Rev. Dr. K. Shimizu
701 Dovercourt Rd., Toronto
A HEARTY WELCOME TO ALL

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teams’ expenses had been guar­
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and asked that some form of re­
ception and entertainment be held
when they arrive.
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Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. as long
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In celebration of the Emperor’
birthday on ..April 29th,
and Mrs. Ban will have "Opci
House’’ to which everyone is cor
dially invited to attend.
Date: April 29, 1959: Lime
6:00-9:00 p.m.; Consul’s residence
200 Kingston Row, St. Vital.

Toronto Buddhist
Church Services
The birth
of Shakyamuni
Buddha will be celebrated at the
Toronto Buddhist Church on
April 5th at 10:30 A.M., and 2:30
P.M.
It is estimated that the
Buddha was born in India some­
time around 562 B.C.
Dr. Shoson Miyamoto, visiting
professor of Chicago, and Pro­
fessor Emeritus, Tokyo Univer­
sity, will be the guest speaker.
He will - speak on “The Concept
of Time in Buddhism.”
The ceremony will be marked
with a sweet-tea pouring' cere­
mony, symbolic of the shower
that blessed the birth of the
Buddha. Representatives of vari­
ous organizations affiliated with
the church will pour sweet tea
which, is especially imported for
this rite.
There will also be a panel dis­
cussion on Buddhism on Satur­
day, April 4 from 7:30 P.M., at
the Buddhist church on 91.8
Bathurst St. Dr. Shoson Miya­
moto will be the resource scholar
and participants on the panel will
be Professor Richard Robinson,
Hr. Bob Reoch, Mr. Barrie
Thomas and Mr. Roy Sato, mo­
derator.
In order to set the spirit of the
Birth of the Buddha, the Sangha
organization of the Buddhist
Church is holding a party on.
March 29th for the entire family.
A special narrative pantomine,
“Renunciation” written especially
for this occasion by Rev. Newton
Tshiu.ra will be staged by the
children of the Buddhist Reli­
gious School.

St. Andrew’s Japanese Anglic­
an Church is going to celebrate
its Easter Sunday on the 29th of
March. Guest speaker will be the
Rev. Cannon W. W. Dudd, D.D.,
from the Social Department of
the Anglican Headquarters. He
is one of the leaders who claimed
The Church extends a corthe fair treatment of Japanese
Canadians to Ottawa during the lial invitation to all Anglicans
-nd those who are interested.
last war.

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By M. SITARR
There is no subtlety here, no mumbled apologies, as one might find
among those of Japanese origin in Canada
Being a new (parent is a thril­
in Canada, but outright making-no7bones rejection. And, inevitably
ling
and
wonderful
feeling,
but
ir
—though fewer in occurence—there is the other side of the coin:
- T. UMEZUKI, Publisher
is usually tempered with some
HIGHBURY, Islington. Double room, new furniture, cooker,
anxiety. Mother-in-laws, grand­
5 KEN MORI________ Japanese Section Editor & Advertising
water, telephone; colored people only. . .
parents, neighbors, friends, Dr.
JERRY KUTSUKAKE..
.English Section Editor
This pattern of rejection, its cause and effect, is ugly, scaly, insect­ Spock’s 35c book, “Child Psycho­
like; they are like insects isolated within their own scaly envelope, logy Texts”, and even someone EM. 6-5005
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and running seeking their own small ends, the mind always dark­ you run into at Eatons look at
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ened and without understanding, only the passions violently active.
you and the baby. You feel pride
Living in Canada, it is easy to forget or ignore race prejudice, at first, then anxiety when they
but here in London, its dark unhappy presence often impinges on quiz you on how you are bringing
daily life, nowhere better' reflected than in the somewhat glowering, up your precious offspring. These
sad young faces of the many Indians, Africans, West and East In­ people seem to be sizing you up
dians who fall under the stigma of being “colored”. They ride in and usually are not interested in
the same buses and subway trains, and eat in the same restaurants, the baby; Are you earning
but one senses the tension and pressure that separate black and enough to afford a child ? Are
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white in this city. (I have not yet been able fo find out where I fit you a good mother keeping the
clothes spotlessly clean ? Are you
in.)
Gerry," a tall, thin figure pre­
In what should be the most
Nearby my room is Notting- Hill, the scene of.the recent race spoiling the baby by picking him exciting jazz week of the year, sents an unusual picture when
riots between black and white, of desperate slashings and brutish up too often ? Are you being too Gerry “Jeru” Mulligan, baritone engrossed in his playing. Watch­
beatings with knives, chains and blunt instruments. These, I am indulgent by feeding' him at. the saxist- “par excellence,’’ movie ing him, one sometimes wonders
told, have subsided, but the London evening papers last week were wrong time ? And so on and so star, composer, arranger, and if the huge baritone saxaphone
leader, brings his quartet into the is a -means to an end for him or
full of the pitched battle that broke out. during a public meeting on.
There seems to be a host of T.T. next week. It was only three vice-versa. To be extreme about
between Negro speakers protesting the injustices perpetrated in
Nyasaland and some of the white, members of the audience. Some these super- experts burping forth years ago when. I wandered into it, the two appear to be an indi­
of the evening papers, in doubtful tradition, of yellow journalism, with psychological jargon, imply­ The Colonial where Gerry was visible melding of flesh and metal
seek to ensure by techniques of innuendo or the loaded sentence ing that if you continue with playing with fiis Sextet that I re­ and to visualize Gerry Mulligan
that their readers be given only one side of the case, not -only about your wicked ways, you’ll wind up ceived my initial indoctrination to without his horn seems quite im­
with an immature offspring. But modern jazz. Up to that time I possible. There is no mistaking
such affairs but about the trouble in tropic Africa.
what is worst, you are, in turn, had been a dyed-in-wool “Swing the Mulligan sound either, for his
In Paris, it was usually Algeria that dominated front-page labled as being an immature
Era” fan, and turned a deaf ear distinctiveness and adaptness on
news; now that I ain in London, it is Nyasaland, along with other parent.
to all these progressive noises— the giant of saxaphones has con­
colonial spots in Central Africa, that provides the large black-type
It
is
high
time
that
parents
re
­
or so I thought. The impact was sequently rewarded him with re­
of anguish in headlines and editorials. It is a wrong-headed muddle,
bel
ag'ainst
these
multitude
of
astounding, for I turned’ out five sounding majorities in every jazz
of un-understanding: the arbitrary rule of a powerful white .minority
phony
experts,
old
wives

tales
more
times the same week to poll of recent years. He has a
over growing nationalism (“Africa for the Africans”), the imprison­
and
rubbish.
Imagine,
to
follow
catch
the
group (Gerry Mulligan, deeply rooted feeling of swing
ment of African leaders without trial on vague and flimsy grounds,
the
advice
given
by
one
promin
­
baritone
sax;
Zoot Sims, tenor and drive which he transmits into
massacres in the dark of night, the hysterical fear- and ignorance.
a powerful, gruff, ’ deep biting
Worst of all, perhaps, is the fact that Africans are subject to legal ent book on, how to prevent jea­ sax; Oliver Beenar, trumpet; Bill voice through the medium of his
discrimination but have virtually no political rights. This seems lousy at meal time among sib­ Crow, bass; Dave Bailey, drums.) horn.
lings, suggests that one child Not only were these men music­
all to familiar.
Complementing Gerry’s bari­
should be fed in the nursery, an­
On the same afternoon in Hyde Park, hundreds of London uni­ other in the kitchen, and the ally satisfying, they were friendly tone is the trumpet of Donald
versity students, with their bright multi-colored scarfs, massed to other in the dining room. What and down-to-earth, shattering the Byrd. A member of the “hard”
inarch several miles through the city streets to Trafalgar Square. are you to do if you have more illusion that artists of stature East Coast school of jazz, Donald
They bore banners and cards that read: “Education, Not Segrega­ children than rooms in your must be aloof. This, as I found has taken over the recently vac­
tion”, “Down With Apartheid”, “We Want Equality in South house; feed him in the garage? out in subsequent months, held ated trumpet -chair of Art
for the majority of jazz
Africa,” and so on. But it had a solemn air about it: traffic parted, This business of taking a Nisei true
musicians
with ir ’n’ r Farmer. This may be an interest­
policemen on horseback kept the crowd in line, Sunday strollers to a Nisei physician because they artists (?) (compared
who allow a brief in­ ing experiement; Art Farmer and
watched silently, the marchers themselves chatted quietly as in a both happen to be Nisei is also
troduction to the winners of “I Chet Baker, Donald’s two imme­
drawing-room. In the cold and rain, it was sad and funereal.
for the birds. And what about like” so and so “because con- diate predecessors, blew more on
the cool, restrained style than the
It is good, at times, to be in London where there are the sounds warming up the baby’s bottle? tests.)
hard blowing Byrd who had pre­
of the fire and brimstone of battle. One can only hope that the open Solemn, warning is that only the
viously been with groups led by
anguish, the marching, the speaking, the meetings and .political correct temperature should be
Horace Silver, Max Roach and
sermons are not merely vain flutterings in the air, a tilting against reached. Recent medical research
Art Blakley.
windmills. One can only hope that it is not too much to expect that indicates that babies thrive on
Bill Crow, who has travelled
the isolation;Lthe essential separateness of human beings, can be cold or room temperature formu­
between
Gerry and Marion Mc­
bridged, thirfpmen could be happy together, in unanimity, not in la just as readily as, they do on
Partland

s
groups, is on bass.
hostility, creating, not destroying.
carefully warmed formula.

Old
Reliable
” Dave Bailey
Being a new parent is a time
rounds
out
the
quartet. Dave, a
to be'proud and happy, not a time
very
consistent
and reliable
Vancouver Showing of “Magnificent Seven’’ Apr. 6 to be harrassed, nagged, and put
drummer,
as
well
as.
a likeable
into a state of anxiety and ner­
person, is the only one who has
VANCOUVER.—Everyone has sacrifices none of the human vous tension by books, in-laws,
remained with__Gerry since that
had the experience of over-rating values.
neighbors, and others of the same
gig
at The Colonial three years
an exciting work of art in anti­
We are given an infinitely de­ ilk.
cipation—then .finding- the actual tailed and authentic historical
Personally, in Gerry, no man
work something of an anticlimax. reconstruction filled with rich
in jazz has offered more. The
There is, no such letdown with humor, varied characterization
groups that Gerry Mulligan has
The Magnificent Seven (Seven and a warm humanity. Out of much in so brief a time: only
led never failed to “gas” me. I
this rises a profound commen­ or 3 minutes of actual screen
can’t wait till Monday—so it’s off
This magnificent creation by tary on the futility of war and time—is Isuzu Yamada’s por­
to Buffalo *this Sunday!
Akira Kurosawa establishes him of every person’s need to co­ trayal of the abducted wife. (She
even more forcefully than Rasho- operate with others for the com­ will be remembered as the “Lady
*A one night concert, Easter
Sunday, 8:00 P.M., presented by
mbn and Throne of Blood as one mon (including personal) good.
“Macbeth” of Throne of Blood.)
Joe Rico, featuring Gerry Mulliof the consummate artists—and
Toshiro Mifune, that superb
In approaching this master­
intellects—of world cinoma. The actor seen here earlier as the piece, a Canadian audience should
I gan and his Quartet; Gene Kru­
pa’s Quintet and female vocalist,
Magnificent Seven begins its only bandit in Rasho-mon’ and the keep in mind the variations of
Chris Connors. Gillespie and Rich
local engagement on April 6 for “Macbeth” of Throne of Blood, classical Japanese dramatic con­
will not appear as previously re­
one week at the Varsitv Theatre. gives a virtuoso performance of ventions and traditional concepts
astonishing variety and penetra­ from Western attitudes. This will
ported.
the credits, a tense drumbeat- tion. It ranges .from elemental make one more appreciative of
commands attention. The drum humor to swaggering- derring-do; the volatile acting, best exemp­
gives way to the thunder of all in the process of an overall lified in Mifune’s Kikuchiyo.
—photo by Bill Umezuld
ARKANSAS
horses’ hooves and angry voices character growth.
On the other hand, it is help­
Gerry
Mulligan
followed by the .first pictures—
There is not enough space here ful to know, for example, that
NO. 500
ominous silhouettes on a skyline. to describe the authofitv and ancient sword play was less of • Three weeks later found our
Direct, economical—and wonderthe
gymnastics
of medieval group of “new” Mulligan adher­
‘fully effective!
from the passionate innocence of Europe and rather more a clash ents driving a two-day, round­
Despite the temporal and geo­ the village girl (Keiko Tsuchima) of wills where each swordsman about trip of 1500 miles to catch
graphical transfer thus affected to Bokuzen Hidari’s “frightened sought to overpower the other by a couple of sets of the same com­
(to 16th Century Japan), we soon villager” conceived in the classic­ psychological pressure before de­ bo at The Blue Note in Chicago.
find this other world not really al clown style or the wise and livering the decisive blow.
Last winter we drove to Detroit
so different from our own—nor •altruistic leader of Takashi Shi-’
Above all, however, The Mag­ on another weekend jaunt for one
are its problems
The Magni.fi- mura, who appears in all of Ku­ nificent Seven is an exciting and set of the same diet. On the way
cent Seven is an ’action” picture rosawa's films. Perhaps the most entertaining story with philoso- back we were wrecked and snow­
but
. has stated, it astonishingly
effective
single phical substance—the exciting bound miles from nowhere. It got
cinematography of a creative
<
to the ridiculous point where the
master: Akira Kurosawa.
only surprise registered was if
(Jointly sponsored by the Fe­ that our group didn’t show up tc
deration of Pacific Film Socie­ catch Mulligan’s men within a
ties, Japanese Canadian Citizens’ 500 mile radius of Toronto. Any­
EXTRA FANCY RICE
MONDAY, APRIL STH TO 11TH
Association and U.B.C. Exten­ way, enough of this personal
100 LBS. —$16.75
sion Department in conjunction hodge-podge. As Mort Sahl would
AKIRA KUROSAWA'S
with Odeon Theatres.)
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