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XIII! WORLD
VOL. 3. NO. 4
NISEI HEROES
TO BE BURIED
IN WAR AREA
WASHINGTON. D. 0., Jan. 12--1
Nisoi war dead interred in new per- .
manent mulitary cemeteries in Eurm
ope will be buried near the very‘
areas which their magnificent cour. 1
age helped liberate from Nazi eon-‘
trol. ‘
One of several cemeteries inl
France will be at Epinal. a small
. community near the village of
3 Bruyeres. scene of one of the most
valiant campaigns of the “Ind Re
gimental Combat Team. _
Smashing through to the rescue
of the "Lost Texas Battalion." the
«2nd liberated Bruyeres in their
bloody but successful fight to free‘
the Texans. This was one oi the
most costly battles of the war for
the «and More than 1.000 casual
ties were sufiered by the Regiment.
Another cemetery will be located
near Nettuno, in Italy, 32 miles
south of Burns. Nettunc is on the
Anzio beach where the 100th Bat
talion of the «and {ought ao'bi’il
liantly. -
Another cemetery is six miles
south ol' Hoeence. Italy. It is in
the vicinity of the hard—“hf
campaigns at the Arno river, Po
valley and Appanines.
'lhe JACL Anti-Discrimination
Committee office in Washington
has been advised that Nisei who
died in the extreme south of France
will be reinterred at the Florence
military cemetery.
Groups Here Get
Conclave Bid
Neighborhood House and the
Jackson St. Community Council will
be among scores of youth organiza
tiona which will send representa
tives to the first Youth Conference
Tuesday. Feb. 22, in Eagleson Hall.
the. University of Washington
YMCA-YWCA.
The conference. which is an out-t
growth of the Sept, 1948 celebra
tion of \ Youth Month—Saluting
Young America. will be conducterl
under the auspices of the recreation
division of the Council of Social
Agencies. Theme for the perley.
which will be from 10 am. to 5 pm.
is ""ow Yonlfh Can Build a Better
Community". ‘
The moetimz will include sesflonr
on who' youth can do to Improve
rccrea'ion. housing. juvenile delin
“quency. inter-group relations 3an
social agenices. according to co
chalrman Herb Reinelt. University
of Washington student.
Mrs. W‘ H. Weaver. Jr.. a mem~
brr of the board of directors of the
YWCA Camp Fire Girls and the
Ruth School for Girls. 15‘ adult
chairman.
MAIN BOWLING ALLEY
The MAIN Place to Bowl!
306 Main St. MA. 9399
Presents A
Its Third Annual
Northwest Nisei Classic
Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Jan. 28-29-30
Entry fee: Men 85 per event, Women 83 per event
Estimated total cash prizee~_sl,4oo
Entry deadline: Sunday, January 23
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TOURNAMENT BALL (informal)
Sunday, Jan. 30
From 8:30 pm. to 12 midnight.
At Trianon Ballroom
Everyone Welcomed 7
$1.50 per person. 12.50 per couple. -
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Familyof7LivainVotingßooth
DETROIT. Mich, Jan .12 (Sound
photo)—Mn. Raymond Olle plo—
tured with her five children [lv-
In; in ; diam voting booth
which Is. om! bu been their home
«me not July. although Mr. Olle
Is a S6O a week notary worker
Jackson St. Community People Asked
To Name ‘Man (or Woman) of the Year’
People of the Jackson St. commu
nity have been asked to submit
nomination for the district’s own
“Man (or Woman) of the Year"
award by the end of this month.
according to an announcement
by James M. Matsuoka. president
of the Jackson Street Community
Council.
The and. officially design--
ted u the Choimnn‘s Avon! for
Outstanding Community Service.
was given to the Council in!
yen- by Mn. we iioii. lint
Community Council chime-n. on
the Om.“ of her retirement
from the! office. It wu conferred
lost your on Lew 6. Key. Chiuele
busine- men on! civic ieuier.
Any person who lives or works
Plans to Assist
Disabled Japanese
SAN FRANCISCO. Cant. Jan. I'}
An elderly woman, blind since an
accfident’ when she was only two
wee-kc old. is now en route to Tokyr
to help Japan's physically handl
capped help themselves.
She is Genevieve Caulfield. 59
aunt of movie actress Joan Gaul
fleld. and an outstanding authorit}
on political and social problem:
in Japan and Siam.
3M Milt Street
and could poy good rent. The
one family I: one of three [unl
lles Ilvln; In the «11-corded vot-
Ing booths Inca-c they on Ill
oble to [lnd onythln; at any
price.
within the Jackson at. area or who
is a member of an organization
fdentiried with the district is eligi
ble to receive it. Anyone in the dis
trict may nominate whoever he
feels has made an outstanding con
tribution toward promoting health.
welfare, civ‘c improvement or hu
man relations.
All that is necessary to submit
a nomination is to write a letter
or postcard to the Council gt 41-!-
am Ave. 80. nam‘ng the person you
wish to nominate and stating why
you think he or she deserves the
hem». Nominations should be sign-
ed but the home oi the m mak
ing the nomination will be kept
confidential upon room. No pet.-
itions are necessary. end the rec
ommendotion of an indiv'dmi will
be given the some consideration
as that of an group.
Selection of the award winner
will be made from the nominations
by a representative committee of
‘i’lve named by the Council's Board
to! Trustees. Presentat‘on oi' the
award will take place at the Coun
cil's annual~ meeting in April. The‘
recipient wili receive an enqraved‘
cert ticate and his name will be
placed on the permanent plaque
which hangs in the Council office
“A few nominations have already
been received." Matsuoka said. “but
we feel sure that there are other
people who have intended to sug
gest. someone but .iust haven‘t clone
t as yet. Nominations must be post
marked not later than Januarv 81
to be considered by the committee
'his year."
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29-30—Annual Northwest. N‘sei
Classlc ln Mala Bowl
all—Northwest Mac] Classic dance
in Trlanon lelroom.
29—ch Community Basketball
league will sponsor u mixer from .8
p. m. to 13 midnight In the Seattle
Buddhist nudltorlum to raise funds
{or an official soonbourd.
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TEE NOImWIBT TIMES
PUYALLUP CL
goons SOCIAL,
ELECTION nu.
By MRS. m IAMADA
TACOMA. Wash. .1611. lZ—Puyal
lup Vllley CIM' Dengue will rim:
In the new year with e basket social
end a dence this many. Jun. 14.‘
in the Tacoma 3m temple.
Preceding the add-dance, In'
election 0! olfleerl I. the coming
your will begin a l-pm. Pro-em.
cabinet members an In Yuma,
president: Deuchl Mon (me),
Dr. Klaus. (homer-ad Ted Sa
sakl (Sumner-Wl. vice pred
dents: Mm Amy mum, cor
jrespomhng sacrum: Inn Palm,
incoming secret-. 11: m Tum:
and Klmi NM m 1 chur
men; end John “M treasurer.
All girls are n“ an arms bu
kmwhlchwulbemoflw
the highest hidden "he m 1
The public I: m invited to
attend this mm. .
Snake River Picks
ltami President
ONTARIO. 0r”... Jan. 12 ——
Thomas 'l‘. want. president, was
umnlmously n-ebctod by the
Snake River chnpur ol' the Japan
ese American Chums league m
fulfill the tum for 1949.
Others elected with [mm to rm
the different‘omces ire as follows:
Vice president-Ted N?kamura
Treasurer -- Thomas Lseri (re
elected).
Recording secretary—Mrs Toshi
ko Ocufl. '
Corresponding secretary - Mrs.
Yoneko Kanewml.
Social chairmen—Sunshine Ta
kam! (w Larry sum.
Otllclal delegate—George Sugal.
House-to-House
TAdOMA. Washf’ Jan. 12—A
house-to-house membership drive
Is now being launched by the Pu
yallup Valley Citizena’ league in
this area.
NEW YORK. N. Y» Jul. 12
(WM)—Alcer luss, for
mer emphye o! the U. S. State
Department. Is shown quite serene
as he arrives at. the Mmhatun
Fedcrll Grind Jury. which Is In
vacuum; communism nnd apl
omge. The lnvelflnlhn has been
given added Impem wm: the db
covery of I microfilm of m
secrets In a. pumpkin on the farm
of Whitaker Chambers. and ad
mitted former Communist.
Dinies Campaign
Opens Friday
With the March of Dimes sched
uled to open this Friday, all tele
phone subscribers in this commu
nity wlll recelvc their March of
Dimes cards within the next few
days. Sam 0. humping, county
chelrmen. ennounoed yesterdny.
Appealing to reclplenu o! the
cum to increase their contribu
tions this year 1! possible. bumping
aid the worm: cone of hoepnel
‘care and record number of patients
in the m of the King County
[ {M aup 0
Phone: Sine" 559‘
JACL Aide Notes lndignities Suffered by Many Nisei
Despite Decided Change of Sentiment towards Us
(Elnor's no“: Following Is a
release lrom Joe Gram Munch.
regional JACI. director 0! North
ern California am. anon! “lYn
finished Business on Easing Dis
crimination Toward Japanese A-
W'.)
By JOE GIANT MASAOKA
Within the In: three years thr
decline (1 discriminatory practices
directed W Japanese Ameri
an: bu been truly remarkable
The 00!!!me of ‘ndi‘ddunls. org
m, pro: and radio {ocummz
Mr pressure ha: substantially
cleared away moat anti-mm m
'c'dmu. The dilference between
fnrume hysteria and present sen
‘tlment toward Jqpanese Americam
’Il like mm! and day‘
Thanh i‘uch of bias and down—
grading hnvn been removed there
are flare-ups oi' discriminat 0115
when democracy is shori-circuiied.
The following check list indicite.K
where shocks still hit Japanese
Americans. It at these points the
corrective power of goodwill is
brought to hear these violations of
fair and equal treatment will dis~
appear. The force and moral sua
sion which organized public op'nion
can concentrate on unwholesome
situations are moat effective. In-
Justices which are continuullv
challenged must give way eveni
ually. Organizatons such as the
Japanese American Citizens League
can be a spur to the American
‘ conscience.
The following are Illustrations of
dlsparlty treatment.
W'hle these examples pertain w
Cantor-ma. leel In many parts 0!
the West sufler these same indig—
nltlea:
SOCIAL a RECREATIONAL
i, Cemeteries and columbaria d-s—
--crimirme in either refusing desir
able burial plots or locations or
segregating bur'al sections.
2. Swimming pools deny admis—‘
-'ion to the public plunges. \ .
J 3. The American Baum; Con—
gress limits league play to membef-b
of the Caucasian race.
4. The alen sport fishing fee is
$25 as compared to a citizen's $3
fee. Aliens "racially ineligible 10
citizenship" are frozen in the h gli
er fee class.
(‘IVIL RFRWCE
1. Height and wmuht requrv
menu: bar Nisei irom jobs even
when such phvsicnl mesmnremenis
;are- not. essential. Such positions m 1
iistrd‘ in the Fedq-rnl Civ-l Servicc-
Handbook
2. va. of seniority (he to arbi
trai‘v military evacuation from jOD.‘
is not recoverable.
INSURANCE
1. Not more thin r 1 few companies
w 11 write casualty insurance on the:
theory that in n jmy trial the mat
ter of race would be a prejudicial
factor.
2. Some major life insurance com—
ranies will not write life insurance
at turn or :standard rates on the
Iheory that the As'atic table of
mortality experience requires boost
ed rates. ai‘hough the applicant
may be American-born.
PROPERTY
l Title insurance companies are
reluctant to issue policies makinu
it difficult for propery transfers.
mortgaging. or applying for crop
loans.
BUSINESS
1, Hotel leases are almost impos.
sible to negotiate in desirable .sec
lions except at premium levels, and
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Take Advantage of Job Opportunities
In This City, Minato Urges Nisei
By GEORGE MINA'I‘O
The end 01 the war found the re
t-m'ninz leel worker in a different
position on the labor mark“ than
before the war, The jobs the "set
were Ible lo mud in their “new
lwafions" were. in most insmnces.
qn'nc n cuntras' to those they hud
on 1' hold‘
Due to manpower shortage. on
portunltles ordinarily barred to us
were (-pen and unions berrsng us
from membership were admitting us
m order to collect dues.
Tom-y. we find Meet in great
numbers in offices and plants that
prev'ously had refused to hire us.
Boeina'x for example. has Nisan
men and women spread throughout.
its enormous plant—from engineer
ing department down to common
labor.
Olympic Foundry possibly has the
largest concentration of Nise‘ work
ers In the spring of 1946. they all
went out, and stayed out in support.
u-lllmuuo-unmm-onmummnmumum
(Editor's note: Opinion: expect»
«(I by the writer are It's own 3nd
not neee-arlly those of this news
paper.) ‘
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of the AF. of L. Metal ’l‘redeo Oom- l
cil strike in appropriate union
manner.
; Many leci Women are employed
‘ n secretarial positions in the civil
service field. In the private officer
they are not, unfamiliar laces. Thl‘
private employer. it may be added.
has nonlced the efficiency of these
Niaei women. very much likely
through his write to goVermnent
offices.
The Veterans Adminmrnhnn ha‘
a few Nisel ex-Gl's and women on
its staff.
The Nisei also have made gains;
in other fields such as wdcnim,
commercial art. nursing and domes
tic work.
Yes, there are fields closed to us
becruso of discr‘mination here but,
the same situation is true elsewheue
in the country. Discrimination is no!
'mm‘thmg one can tear down win
a single ie'zinlniivn siroke: ivhv
understanding of all pmplou. rc
gm'dlths of raw. crm-(l or color. Lt
momma-y.
The mutant olecllon of Preside-n 1
’l‘rumnn and the still mort- recent
utterance of the President for a
Civl Rights program give hope to
the minority gruups which seek
equality in opportunities.
Slnce the war. the churches also
have increased the tempo of then-
Contraband Bill
Again Presented
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 12-
F'or the second time. Senator Pat
McCarran. (D. Nev.) has Introdu
ced legislation to indemnify owners.
of contraband articles 10% or dxm
aged while held under custody
M the Department of Justice on
its agents.
He Introduced the snme bill in
he Elghtieth Congress. It was ap
"l'Krved In the Senate during the
final days of the sane-Jon. bur.
Congress adjourned before tho:
House acted on the measure.
Pufiounly. the bm was introduced
“5 829 m the last session. and again
has been assigned the same number.
329‘
The M] has bevn sponsored by!
thr' JACL Ann-Discrimmmnn
Commi’tec for the last two years.
Use Your Telephone. . .
f'. Call SEnncn 5594 to adver
fim- in THE NORTHWEST
:.. " TT‘.‘ TES’ plussificd advorfise
. .1 mvnt section.
V,"¢~,\ The mat is five cents per
‘ \ ward insvrtiun and the mini
, "Lu-w mum charge is sixty cents.
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WEDNI-NDAY, Jan. I‘2. 1949
work for tolerance. And hbor orna
mntions. both in the A 1“. of L. and
the C. 1.0.. have set up committees
to fight discrimination in employ
ment. Fair Employment Practices
Acts are being pushed in many
states and In the United Sines
Congress.
Thls trend toward ravomblv ac
ceptance of the leel and other ml.
norlty groups dld not come about
accidentally: lt was forced mnlnly
through the vallant record of the
leel 0! end the untlrlns efforts
of our numerous friends.
The Nmel should take advantage
of sotherlng momentum for equal
lty to all peoples by taking ectlve
steps to show our Mends that we
also wlll try to help ourselves in the
betterment of our lot.
In the put. our friends huve been
asking about our lack of interest
m the program to give us our birth
ficht.
An A 1" of L. union executive
once said that there were more than
300 persons of Japanese ancestry
with membership books in his local
end commented on the hlgher than
average echolutic record they had
attained. But. he said. they refuse
to participate in union activities and
shun expreesion from the floor.
This same union. in the {all of
1945. felt unfavorable towards some
Japanese employees becauee they
were reluctant to join in the organ
ization of a. hospital union‘ Addree
sing "All Trade Unions 0! Seattle
and Vicinity". the union. in an open
letter. made such remarks as theeez‘
" ‘the management has threatened
to use Japanese M scabs" " at:
" ‘Jepaneee have refused tn join
the union'
The Internntloml Assoc'ntmn of
Machlnuts, Local 751. which return
ed to work after a losing strike at
Boeing‘s. noted a few non-union
Nine! crowing Ms picket line. Nine!
members of Local 751. however,
loynlly supported the union strike.
Then Dave Beck. in his strike
busilmz role. organized workers be
hind the p'cket llnc- into one of his
locals. 451. Aoronmflicnl Workers b
Helpc-rs. Whll‘h arm‘pied the Nisoi
who worn t-mnloywl durinz lhe
strike. Ii :eeems ironicnl. Indevd.
that the picket-l‘no (Em-mini: Nisol
should join Beck's group and innuro
{he I.A.M. 751 which was one of
the first international unions to
lower llw raclnl barrier. Beck has
‘fllW'th enforced the race lne in his
‘umorm.
To the 30 or more labor organlva
lions. both AF. 0! L. and CIO.
supporting Local 751 during: the
Boeing strike. people working 1)"-
hind the picket lnes were "scabs".
To the unions. the word. “Scab",
leaves a bad taste in their mouths.
to say the least
I! much more negative impres
sions are made upon these unions.
they may some day wonder whether
the slander against. our f rsi genor
\ation should not be applied ng'lingt
lthe second generation.
The leading role that labor groups
play in the fight against discr‘nn
nation in employment and better
ing of working conditions. puts
them down as one of our greatest
allies.
We should not cross their plckot
“has: lnntend. we should join w‘lh
them ln thelr I'lght which :5 our
light.
We should joln mum and tska
active steps to strengthen them,
for only with the W of 3
strong labor movoment cm we ex
pocl to 3.lmm our no.l for equal
treatment,