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PACIFIC CITIZENVOL.20;NO.6 SALTLAKECITY,UTAH, SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 10,1945 Pri ce:SevenCents

WarDepartmentAnnouncesNamesof47Nisei Killed,13Woundedi nEuropeanAreaWASHINGTON—Th e WarDepartmentth i sweek i denti -

fied47AmericansoldiersofJapaneseancestryk i lled,13wound-edandtwoprisonersofwarinth eEuropeanarea,presumablyonth eWesternFront.

(Inallth esecanes nextofk i n h avepreviouslybeennoti-fiedand h avebeen k epti nformeddirectlybyth eWarDepart-mentofanych ange i nstatus.Incaseofdivergencebetweenth i sli standi nformationsenttoth enextofk i n,th elastWarDe-partmenttelegram orlettertoth enextofk i n i salwaysth eappropriatefinalauth ori tyonth estatusofasoldier.Becauseofth etimenecessarytocompileth eselists,i nformation i sli stedseveralweek safternextofk i n h avebeennotifi ed.Someofth ecasualtiesli sted h avepreviouslybeenreported i nth e Pacifi cCi ti zenth rough i nformationfrom th enextofk i norrelocationcenters.)

Th e WarDepartment's announcementofcasualties th i sweek i ncludeth efollowing:

Killed i nActionARIZONA

IZUMIZAKI,Pfc.Henry S—Mrs.Homie F.Izumizak i ,moth er,Poston.HONDO,Pfc.HenryM.Yasak uKondo,fath er,Rivers.NAGATO,Pfc.Fumitak e—BunzoNagato,fath er,Poston.OHAMA,Tech .Sgt.Abrah amG.—Mrs.HanaOh ama,moth -,

er,Poston.ARKANSAS

TANAKA,Pfc.Ko—Mrs.Sh i gek oTanak a,moth er,Roh wer.YOSHIDA, Pfc. Minoru M.— Tosh i ro Yosh i da,fath er,

Roh wer. "CALIFORNIAHAYASHI,Pfc.Torao—Mrs.YoneyoHayash i ,moth er,Box145,Perk i ns.

COLORADOOKADA,Pfc.Joh nT.—Edwin M. Ok ada,broth er,1956

BroadwaySt.,Denver.TABUCHI,Pfc.Sh i geo—George 11.Tabuch i ,fath er,Block

8,Amach e.IDAHO

KATO,PfcVosh i o—Mrs.HatsueS.Kato,moth er,Hunt.NAKAMURA,Sgt.Ned.T.—Mrs.Kimi k oNak amura,wife,

17-3-E,Hunt.SAGAMI,Pvt.Yoh ei Sagami,fath er,Hunt.SATO,Pvt.Sh i n—Yosh i nosuk eSato,fath er,Hunt.

ILLINOISKOKUBU,Cpl.Jimmi e T.—Miss Rose K.Kok ubu sister,

46EastOak St.,Ch i cago.UTAH

ENDO,Pfc.RobertT.—Mrs.Kamek oEndo,moth er,147South StateSt.,SaltLak eCi ty.HARANO,StaffSgt.Joh nY.—SataroHarano,fath er,Topaz.SHIGEMURA,Pfc.MasaoF.—Mrs.KayeSh i gemura,moth -

er,SaltLak eCty.TABATA,Pvt.Teruo—NobuoTabata,broth er,Topaz.

WASHINGTONKANETOMI,Pvt.Jero—Tsuch i i ch i Kanetomi,fath er,Rt.2,

Box250,Kirk land.WYOMING

FUJIOKA,Pfc.Teruo—Mrs.Ch i yoFuj i ok a,moth er,HeartMountain.KENMOTSU,Cpl.Yasuo—Ei j i roKenmotsu,fath er,Heart

Mountain.TERRITORY OFHAWAII

AMAKAWA,Pfc.Nobuo—Mrs.Edith K.Mizutani,cousin,563Cook eSt,Honolulu.AJITOMI,PfcTok i o— KamaroAj i tomi ,uncle,Lah ai na,

Maui.CHIBANA,Pfc.HenryM.—Matsuh i deC.Higa,h alf-broth er,

2117Kam 4th Rd.,Honolulu.FUJITANI,2ndLi eut.RossX.—Mrs.MildredKimi yoFuj i -

tani,wife,careofBox550,Kealak ek ua,Hawai i .FUKUBA,Pfc.Sh rgeo—EizaburoFuk uba,fath er,8 Miles,

OUa,Hawai i .FUYUMURO,Pvt. Sh i geto—Mitsuk i yo Yosh i mura,uncle,

Waiau,Oah l. -IMAMURA,Pfc.LarryM.—Hirok i Imamura,broth er,Box22,Kek ah a,Kauai.KATAYAMA,Pfc.Noritada— HirotoKatayama,broth er,

box511,Wailuk u,Maui.KURODA,StaffSgt.RobertT.—MLneso DanielKuroda,

broth er,Ai ea,Oh au.KUBOKAWA,PfcJamesX.—Mrs.ImaKubok awa,moth er,2010AlgarabaSt.,Honolulu.MATSUMOTO,Sgt.Goro— Sh i geruMatsumoto,broth er,

759-G Laniwai i St.,Honolulu.MATSUNAGA,Pvt.Kaname— KaoruMatsunaga,broth er,

2707-HKali h i St.,Honolulu.MIYAGUCHI,Pfc.Masayuk i —Yasuj i Mi yaguch i ,broth er,PearlCity,Oah u..OGATA,Pvt.FredS.—MissFumi k oOgata,sister,Box529,r*ia,MauLOKAMOTO,Pfc.JamesT.—Mrs.DaisyM.Nak ano,moth er,«ox66,Hilo,Hawai i .

1ONAGA,PfcTak eyasu—DanT.Onaga,broth er,Box21,Mak awao.Maui..OSHIRO,Pfc.Sam Y.—Yasuk umaOsh i ro,fath er,Box578,r»ia,Maui.SHIGETA,PfcHideo—DeanS.Sh i geta,broth er,Paia,Maui.

i ai VAGAMI,Pvt.Yosh i o—Mrs.Yosh i noTagami,moth er,Box"I,Wah i awa,Oah u.HaTAKETA,Pvt.Sh i geto—Gok i ch i Tak eta,fath er,

Papaaloa,

TANIMOTO,Sgt.LarryT.—Mrs.Fude Osh i ma Tanimoto.va\P8 Namok i i eh aSt.,Honolulu. oo

O]itJaAM.ADA,StaffSgt.Hideo—Teich i Yamada,broth er,Box33..YAMAOKA,Pfc. Tsutomu—Mrs.Ki k uYamaok a,moth er,Moirt°nPapi k au,Hawai i .w./ASUHIRA,Pfc.Arata—Mrs.Matsue Yasuh i ra,moth er,Wa'l«k u,Maui.

SugarCook i esfrom aStar

PFC.MORRISN.MIYASATO,awoundedAmericanofJap-aneseancestryfrom Hawai i ,accepts asugarcook i e fromMADELEINECARROLL,film starwh ogaveup h ercareertogo i ntoRedCrosswork .Th eph otowastak enaboardah ospi taltrainevacuatingwounded soldiers from th e WesternFront.Pfc.Miyasatowaswoundedwh i lefigh ti ngasamemberofth eJapaneseAmericanCombatTeamj—NewYork Ti mesph oto.

4MenFaceArson,AttemptedDynamiti ngCh argesforActsofVandalismonDoi Farm

WatsonBroth ersReleasedonBail;TwoAWOLSoldiersRemain i nPrison;Distri ctAttorneyIndicatesTeen-ageGirlsWillNotbeProsecuted

AUBURN,Calif.—JamesEdwardWatson,38,andClaudeWatson,35arrestedonch argesofpartici pati ngi nactsofter-rorism againstth ei rneigh bor,SumioDoi,26-yearoldJapaneseAmericanfarmer,werereleasedon$10,000bondeach onFeb.4.bySh eri ffCh arlesSilvaofPlacercounty.TwoAWOLsoldiers,ElmerJoh nson,20,andAlvinJoh nson,

18,alsoch argedwith partici pati ng i nth eactsof*vigi lantismEigai nstDoi onth enigh tsofJan.17and19,areremaningi n j ai l.Th e fourmenwerearraigned

beforeJusticeofth ePeaceP.N.Smith onFeb.3 and th ei rpre-limi naryh eari ngwassetforFeb.15at2p.m.Atth eprelimi naryh eari ng,th e

nameofonedefendantwasch ang-ed from Ch arlesP. WatsontoClaudeP.Watson.Meanwh i le,Distri ctAttorneyClarence E. Tindallof Placercounty i scontinui ng h i squestforevidence i nth ecase,wh i ch brok ewith dramatic suddenness afterth earrestofElmerJoh nsonandh i s confession to Tindalli mpli -catingth eth reeoth ermen.Itwas i ndi catedth atth eteen-agegirlswh owerereportedtoh ave accompanied th e Watsonsandth eJoh nsonsonth ei rnigh t-ri di ng acts ofviolence againstth e farm propertyofth eJapa-neseAmericanfamilywouldnotbeprosecuted.Sh ortlyafterth earrestofth eWatson and Joh nson broth ers,Distri ctAttorneyTindall,follow-i ngaconference i nSacramento1with Ch arlesJoh nson,actingat-torneygeneral,announced h ewillfilearsonandattempteddynamit-i ngch argesagaistth emen.Prosecutionofth emenwillbeassistedby th eState AttorneyGeneral'soffice.Th e Distri ctAttorney statedth atth e men admitted i nth ei rconfessionth atth ei rfi rstraidonth eDoi ranch was"moreorlessadrunk enparty.""Th eyscatteredfivegallonsof

gasolinearoundth esh edandth eni gni ted i twi th match es,"Timdallstated."Th enextdaywh enth eyread i nth epapersth ei reffortstoburnth eplacefailedth eyde-ci dedth eywoulddoabetterj ob."Tak i ngninestick sfromacaseofdynamiteth eyh adstolen,th eysetth eexplosivebesideth esh ed,splitth efuseandliti t.Th efuseburnedallrigi h tbutburnedoutbeforesettingoffth edynamite."Tindallquotedoneofth eWat-

sonbroth ersassaying:"Doi wastooclosetoourprop-ertyandwedidn'tli k eth ei deaofh i m movi ngback ."Th edi stri ctattorneystatedth evandalismapparentlywasnotth ecaseofanorganizedgangi ntenton violence againstreturningJapaneseAmericans."Neverth eless,"h e said,"th i s

case i sseri ous.A greatdealofdamageandpossiblei nj urycculSh ave resulted i fth evandalismactsofth i scrowdweresuccess-ful."

FourNisei Vi si tFarmsi nKentArea

KENT,Wash .—Th eNews-Jour-nalreportedth atfour JapaneseAmericansreturnedonvisi ts toth eKe.ntarealastweek .Th eyWereCh arles Tosh i ,H.Hoida,andTaroYosh i h ara,for-merresidentsofKent,andTadMiyataofOak land,Calif.

Nisei Killed,FiveHurtonWesternFrontOneAmericansoldierofJapa-

neseancestrywas k i lledandfiveoth erswounded i nactiononth eWesternFront,accordingto in-formationreceivedrecentlyfromth eWarDepartmentbynextofk i n i nth ewarrelocationcenters.Killed i nActionSGT. JAMES KARATSU,(LosAngeles),19,sonofMr.and Mrs. Unosuk e Karatsu,10H-7E,Granada,k i lled i nac-tiononJan.2.Wounded i nActionPFC.ISAMUMANUBUNA-KAGAWA,(Bingen,Wash .),sonofMr.andMrs.SeitaroNak a-giawa,23-6-B,HeartMountain,sligh tlywounded i nactiononJan.13 i nFrance.Pfc.Nak a-gawa.h astwobroth ers i nth earmedforces,ofwh om onei salsoservingoverseas.PVT. MITSUYE OSHITA,19,sonofMrs.Kasumi Osh i ta,7G-BE, Granada, wounded i naction i nFranceonDec.13.PVT. HIDEO YASUTAKE,24,(Sebastopol,Calif.),sonofMil.andMrs.KametaroYasu-tak e,11F-2F,Granada,woundedi nactiononJan.3.PFC.TOM WATANABE,22,(Lindsay,Calif.),sonofMr.andMrs.MasugoroWatanabe,222-8-1!',Poston,sligh tlywound-ed i n actionon Jan.16 i nFrance. Anoth erson, T/Sgt.Harvey,i si nth eSouth Pacifi c.PFC.SHrGETSUGI MORI-MUNE,23,*(Watsonville,Cal-i forni a),sonof.Mrs.Tai Mori-muh e of213-10-A, Poston,sligh tlywounded i nactiononJan.18 i nFrance.Pfc.Mori-mune h asalreadybeenawardedth ePurpleHeartforwoundsre-ceivedlastOctober.Abroth er,Harry,wasrecentlycalled toactivedutyfrom Poston.

DoctorQuitsHospitalWh i chRefusedNiseiDr.SeUgSh evi nWasMemberofJack sonParkStafffor17Years

CHICAGO—Dr.SeligA.Sh evi nresigned h i spostatth eJack sonPark h ospi talonFeb.6i nprotestoverth erefusalofth eh ospi taltotreata19-yearoldgirlofJapa-neseancestry.Dr.Sh evi n,amemberofth eh ospi tal'sstafffor17years,ap-pealedforareversalofth e h os-pital'sdecisi onnottoacceptth eNi sei fortreatmentatastaffmeetingonTuesday.Wh enmem-bersofth estaffuph eldth eac-tionofSupt.L.W.Hilton,Dr.Sh evi nsubmitted h i sresignation.Dr.Sh evi nreportedth ath eh ad

received severalteleph onecallscongratulatingh i m on,h i saction.Meanwh i le,th eNisei girl,Toy-

ok oMurayamadeclaredth atth erefusalofth eJack sonPark h ospi -taltoaccepth erasapatientwasth efi rsttime such ath i ng h adh appenedto h er.

Evacuee-Owned LandInSanDiegoAreaEsch eatedtoStateSAN DIEGO,Calif.—Super-i orJudgeJoeL.Sh ellrecentlysignedfinalj udgmentesch eat-i ng:toth eStateofCalifornia118 acresofland valued at$50,000andallegedlyownedbyMasatoandSumi Tanida,aliensofJapaneseancestry.Ith ad1beenallegedth atth e

Tanidas h ad h eld th e landth rough subterfugebydeedingi ttoth ei rfiveAmerican-bornch i ldren.Di stri ctAttorneyWh elanh adbrough tsuitagainstth eTan-i das,ch argi ngth atth eJapa-nese h adviolatedCalifornia'santi-ali en landlaw.Th eTan-i das,nowresidentsofth ePoa-tonrelocation center,didnotcontestth esui t.

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pah uyO i i uPfC> Matsuich i -Sh i "Ji Y«>gi.broth er,Box341,Wai-

PrisonersofWarInGermany

Kah ul?U£ui PfC-Hide°~RyUtar°Mizuk i'fath er-■«282,

Woundedi nActionoaa^ ARIZONA

Boxm dS: T-Y-h »aroSak ato,fath er,Rt.1niT»A t> . ARKANSAS

dressTnson:'-Geor ToraOura(lastWarDept.ad-„,,„,_ CALIFORNIA

LosAe'le'Sen-rS-AnitaSugi'wife'" ».tSt.,

HuntKIMURA> PfC> Mk h i °"-n"-Ki k uno Kimura,moth er,KATvrA»A«,« ILLINOIS

wifeaN4ZsA i t%Soemi-M-Harumi Xa

—"22ndXSAtrßafieC(?eek ami -sHla Kano'»«*<"«SouthBEPPTIT uTcERRITORY OFHAWAII

h ului EMauV:TCCh *'"Tada*-m»*Sh i zuk »BePP".sister,Ka-Waia'C'Hoilulu""SgtKoich i -Kamematsu Fuk uda,fath er,

132,STaua Miyak ado,broth er,Box

4215'W^TAove0ve.SjSonJoa,rHalVi n«"Mi yamKealak eSk ua°KAl W»« Sasaok a,fath er.Box 46,MCTcXfSu'AS:wTh faw?-1"11111681111-0 Yanagida«f*«"r,nJSSfIO,feflrti:Tok ui ch i Yanami--«-

160MainlandNisei SoldiersAwardedCombatInfantrymanBadgesonWesternFrontReplacementsTookParti nBitterVosgesFi gh ti ng

6THARMYGROUP,FRANCE—One h undredandsixtyAmeri-cansoldiersofJapanese-ances-tryfrom th econtinentalUnitedStates,wh orecently j oi nedth e442ndJapaneseAmericanCombatTeam, h ave been awardedth eCombatInfantryman's Badgeforsuperiorconduct i n actionagainstth eenemyi nFrance.Th esemen,wh oj oi nedth eCom-batTeamasreinforcements,tookparti nth ebi tterfigh ti ngi nth eVosges Mountains ofeasternFrancewith th eSeventh Army.Th eyalsotook parti nth edrama-ti crescue ofth e now famous"LostBattalion"ofWorldWarIInearBruyeres,France,i nlateOc-tober.Amongth esoldierswh owonth e

CombatInfantryman'sBadgeare:ARIZONA

Glendale:Pvt.GeorgeSak ato,Route2.Pvt.LloydSek i ,Route2.

COLORADOBrigh ton:Pvt.GeorgeMinobe,Route1.Denver:Sgt.Sam Terasak i ,425ClaytonStreet.Sgt.HenryInouye,122120th St.Pfc.Masami Inatsu,Route1.Pfc.Vi ctorHada,90718th St.Pfc. Tak ash i Masamori,1920LawrenceSt.Pvt. Willi am Fuj i ok a, 3651OsageSt.Pvt.PaulKosh i ,3629 W.Vir-gini aSt.Evans:Pvt.JamesOk umura.FortLupton:Pfc.Jack Sh i getori,Route2.GrandCanyon:S/Sgt.GeorgeT.Murak ami .

GrandJunction:Pvt.Yosh i h aruKitagawa.Greeley:Sgt. BobY.Tominaga,1204Fourth Street.Pfc.GeorgeKagoh ara,Route1.Pvt.MaxM.Ish i gura,Route2.Pueblo:Pvt.GeorgeM.Futumata.Rock yFord:Pvt.Atsush i Sugasawara.

Blanca:Pvt.FredI.Koztwa,Route 1.

Crowley:Pvt.TatsuoT.Hirok awa.

IDAHOBoise:Pfc.KiyotoMi k ami .Pfc.BabeTak eok a,1009Main

Street.Caldwell:Pfc.Frank Maenak a,Route4.Declo:Pfc.Rich ardMayeda,Route1.Nampa:Pfc.GoroKuroda,524 SixthAvenue.Pocatello:Pfc.Kiyosh i Murak ami ,534N.Fifth Street.Pfc.Hidosh i Yamada,Route1.Pfc.Arth urYamash i ta,Route1.Pfc.SamYok ota,145S.Fourth

Street.Pfc.Kiyosh i Morimoto,Route1.Rexburg:Pfc.AndrewSase,343S.Th i rdStreet.Pfc.TogoHi k i da,Route1.

ILLINOISCh i cago:PvtKenneth Kobuk ata,1026N.DearbornStreet.PvtJimh i yDoi,944 Leland

Avenue.Pvt. Joh n Kawak ami ,AnnexHotel.Pvt.Hiroi ch i Tak ah ash i ,2022S.Mich i ganAvenue.Pvt.Willi amM.Furuyama,5210Winth ropAvenue.Pvt.HubertE.Hattori,1927N.Sedgewick Street.Pvt.RobertCh i no,1443E.65th

Place.Pvt.SamS.Ozak i ,65W.MapleStreet.Pvt.SaburoKawamura,5026S.Black stoneAvenue.Rock ford:Cpl.Yosh i oB.Nak amura,1404NationalAvenue.Wh eaton:Pvt.GeorgeYamana,Route 1

INDIANAEvansville:Pvt.WalterOgura,926Welsel'sLane.

MICHIGANAnnArbor:Pvt Haj i meOta,117E.OakStreet.Pvt.KjngoKotak e,WenleeHall.wfr,Geor*c M- Nak ayama,WestQuadrangle.Pvt Hach i ro Kanow, WestQuadrangle. '

BattleCreek :Sgt.RobertYatabe,118S.22ndStreet.Detroit:Pvt.GeorgeS.Fuj i yama,2931Joh nR.Pvt.GeorgeFuruich i ,8335 E.Jefferson.Pvt.Harry F.Fuk i i da,3314Fenk ell.Pvt.KunioSh i mamoto,253E.Forrest.Pvt.Joh nS.Nish i moto,253E.Forrest.Pvt.JimmyM.Tsutsui,19190Greenawn.Pvt.TaroYamaura,YMGA.Pvt.Frank Tsurui,1931Laj h -

rop.Pvt.Tom Aooh i ,1537CenterStreet.Pvt.JunKojak u,MilnerHotel.Pvt.Ch arles Miyada,253 E.

ForrestAvenue.Saline:Sgt.Joseph Noda.

Zeeland:Pvt.Ak i tosh i Satow,59E.Cen-tralAvenue.

MINNESOTAMinneapolis:Pvt. Tom Utsunomiya,1017HarmonPlace.Pvt.GeorgeMatsuzak i ,88 N.

LyndaleAvenue.MISSOURI

KansasCity:Pvt. Isamu Sugimoto, 3319

Olive.MONTANA

Kremlin:Cpl.Eleventh E.Miya.Troy:Pfc.GeorgeKuwah ara.WolfPoint:Pfc.GrantKurok awa.

NEBRASKALincoln:Pvt.JoeJuj i moto.1500'P'St.

NEVEADALovelock :Pvt.HideoTak enak a.

Pioch e:Pvt.SamiruIk ari .

NEW MEXICOGallup:Pvt.NausiroMatsumoto,310N.Fifth Street.Pvt.Edward Sh i bata,304 W.WarrenAvenue.

NORTHDAKOTAMinot:Pvt. Clarence Sawamura, 18Fourth Street.

OHIOCinci nnati:Pvt.JoeS.Sugawara,890Glen-

woodAvenue.Geveland:Pvt.RoyMach i da.6211Detroit

Avenue.,Pyt- George Sek i guch i , 8412WadePark Avenue.Pvt.Sadamu Nak amura,6101

Hough Avenue.Pvt.MinoruMisak a,2368Eu-cli dHeigh tBlvd.Columbus:T, Arth urSak amoto,802 S.KellnerRoad.

OKLAHOMASh i dler:Pvt.Hirosh i Mash i no.

OREGONDee:Cpl.Kenneth K.Miyak e,728SW SecondAvenue.Cpl.GeorgeN.Kino&h i ta.Hilgard:S/Sgt.Kawich i Yamaaak i .Portland:Pvt.Rich ardS.Mayeda,4054VancouverAvenue.vrt'k .Geoe M-Hayash i ,2861NEUnionAvenue.Salem:T/Sgt.TomT.Oye,Doute2Vermonia:Pvt.Frank Tanizak i ,876Secondotreet.Westport:Pvt.MasaruSh i ozak i .*Nyssa:Pvt.Arch i sAtagi,Route2

TEXASElPaso:Pvt.RobertKondo,501 S.St.Vrain.Houston:

Auburn;

Ea\onv,Si OWatanabe'R°u*e3.Pfc.Jimmi eYamaguch iPvt.Ak i raSaito.Harrington:Pvt.TommyKubota.Kent:Pvt.NarutoKamo,Route2.£vth ei goSlumoyama,Route2.pbP;_,Y°ich i lamura,Ro«*e2.rortTounsend:PfcSmith Nak ano.Seattle:

TeSAe*YamagUcM'156Cpl.Mitsuyuk i Yonemura,8900nurdAvenue.

Pfc.HarryNomura,725N.88thStreet.Pfc.Roy Fuj i wara, 11918thAvenue.Pvt.Hisash i J.Muk amoto,519MaineStreet.Pvt.Yuk i oKuniyuk i ,1937Sev-enth Avenue.Pvt. George Y. Mi h ara,423Tenth Avenue.Pvt.Noboru Tak ah ash i , 1414Ki ngStreet.Pvt.Kiyosh i Kumak ua, 5131BallardAvenue.Spok ane:Pfc.Sam Matsuura,Route4.

Tacoma:Pfc.Masami Tok i ,1605S."X"Street.WallaWalla:Cpl.Th omas Ish i k awa,32 E.Walnut.Wapato:Cpl.Sh i gemi tsuSuyetani.Pfc.Sh i zuoNak ano.

WISCONSINMadison:Cpl.Ak i raR.Tok i ,Route4.Cpl.TogoI.Uch i da,1233Jeni-ferStreet.

WYOMINGKemmerer:PfcSh ui l-Ni ah i .Pfc.Jack Yosh i moto.Worland:Pfc.Ch arlesUj i fusa.

SanFranciscoCivi cUnityCouncilPledgesAidTowardResettlementofEvacueesSANFRANCISCO—Asth erec-

ognizedagencyforcommunityac-tiononrace relations i n SanFrancisco,th eCouncilforCivi cUnityrecentlypledgedi tsfullco-operationtoth e Government i neffectingth esuccessfulreadjust-mentofth eJapaneseAmericanpopulationi nth i scity.Th eCoun-ci lh asappointedaspecialCom-mi tteeonth eproblem,i ncludingrepresentationofth evariouscom-munity organizati onswh i ch areconcernedandcanh elp.Inappointi ng th e committee,composedofMrs.Joseph i neDu-veneck ,ch ai rman,Mrs. RobertMcWilli ams,Mrs.Sarah leeLangs-troth andDr.Hugh bertLandram,Ch ai rmanHaroldJ.Boydsaid."Youmaybeassuredth atth e

Council, i ts i ndi vi dualmembersandcooperatingagencies,wi lldoeveryth i ngpossibletoassureani ntelligentandfai rsolutionofth elocalproblem."AtaCommitteemeetingyester-dayi nth eofficesofth eCouncil,anumberofdetailsregardingth espeedand volume ofreturningevacuees, employment, h ousi ngandwelfarewerediscussed.Ac-ti on and clear defini ti on were

postponeduntilth emeetingnextweek ,excepti n th ematterofh ousi ng. Onth i spointth ecom-mitteefeltth atth ei mmediateur-gencyofadequateprovisi onforagroupofpeoplewh i ch i sbeingforcedtoreturnbyth eclosingofth eCentersandforwh omnopro-vi si on i sbeingmade.Th e Com-mitteesentalettertoeach gov-ernmentagencyandoffici alcon-cernedurgingi mmedi ateactioni nth i semergency.Th i sletterh adth eapprovalofth e Board ofDirectorsofth eCouncil. Incommentingonth eaction tak en,Mrs. Duveneck ,ch ai rmanofth ecommittee said."Inviewofth ealreadyi nad-

equate h ousi ngsituation i nth eBayarea,th ereturnofth eevac-ueesatth epresenttimewouldaddtoam alreadyfertilesourceofcommunitytensions,racialandoth erwi se.Anefforttoforceth eabsorptionofasubstantialnum-berofevacuees i nash orttime,with outadequate planning andprovisi on,couldwellbedisastrous.Wh ati stooevidentlya h ousi ngproblemcanwellbetransformedi ntoaracialproblem.Wh atweneedi sarecogniti ononth epartofth eFederalGovernmentofitsresponsibi li tyi nprovidi ng h ous-i ngforreturningevacueesi nth esamewayth ati tprovidesh ousi ngfori ncomi ngwarwork ers."

WoundedSoldierHomeonFurlough

MONTPELIER,Idah o— StaffSgt.Frank Sak amoto,sonofCarlH.Sak amoto ofMontpelier,re-turned h omelastweek ona30--dayconvalescentfurlough fromO'Reilly General Hospital i nSpringfi eld,Mo.Hereceivedfacialwoundsfrommortarsh rapnelonOct.30wh enh i sunit,th eJapaneseAmericanCombatTeam,wasadvancingtorescue th e"lostbattalion"nearBruyeres,France.

JapaneseAmericanEnlistsforMariti meTraini ngRIVERS,Ariz.—"lcanth i nk ofnobettertimeth anth eth i rdan-niversaryofth ebombingofPearlHarbortooffermyservicestoth ecountryofmybirth ,"saidTak atoTedUyenoofBostonuponenlist-i nj ri nth eU.S.MartimeService.

Nisei NurseBack atPostInNorth westSupervisorDeniesReportofProtestAgainstEvacuee

SEATTLE, Wash .— Maiak oTak ayoah i ,aNisei nurse,wtuj.Edtoh erpositi onas supenfo-ofsurgicalnursingservice ich argeofpostoperativecar*«KingCountyh ospi tallastweek .(Th eSeattleStarreported onFeb.6th atMrs,JanetKorntoSsuperintendentofnursesatHi£borview h ospi tal declared*tintth erei snofoundationtoreport!th ath ospi talnursesaregfttJuupapetiti onofprotesttfaiutth e h i ri ngofMasak oTak ayodiJapaneseAmericannursewljoj t!turnedto th e h ospi talreeenfltReportsofth epetiti onappearedi na SeattleHearstnewspaper.Anoth ersource i ndi cated,h ot-ever,th atsomenursesmayjutftplannedapetiti onbutfcnafi h ejh adwith drawni twh enth eycouldnotgeta majori tyof th e85nursesatth e h ospi taltosigni t"MissTak ayosh i i sdoingagoodj ob,andwillremain h ere,"Mn.Korngoldsaid.Atth emeetir*ofth eKingcountyboardofcommis-si onersaletterfrom th eRemem-berPearlHarborLeagueprotert-i ngth e reh i ri ngofMissTak a-yoah i wasread,andreferredtoth eboardoftrusteesofth eh os-pital.)MissTak ayosh i h asbeenattach -

edtoa h ospi tali nDenversinceth eevacuationofpersonsofJap-anese ancestryfrom th e WestCoast.Agraduateofth eUniversityofWash i ngton,sh ereturnedtoth eKingCountyh ospi talatth ere-questofth euniversity'sSch oolofNursing."Mostof h erfellow nuraei

freeted h erwarmly."th ePort-ntelligencerreported,"butth erewasarebellionamongsome,wh ocirculated a petiti onprotestingMissTak ayosh i 'semploymentatth e h ospi tal."JanetKorngold,superintendentofnurses,declared,h owever,th atsh e h adreceivedno petiti onofprotest.

CBIVeteranRapsReportedProtestsAgainstNisei Nurse

SEATTLE—Th eTimesreport-edonFeb.4th atStaffSgt.Ar-ch i eBolon,aveteranof33month si nth eCh i na-Burma-Indiath eater,wh ofough tside-by-sidewith twJapaneseAmericansoldiers,spok eh i smi ndaboutwh ath econsider!"unfair"treatmentbysomei rawwatKi ngCounty'sHarborview h otpitalofMasak oTak ayosh i ,w»h asreturnedtoth e h ospi talMtraini ngsupervisor.Sgt.Bolonreferredtoapeti-tionallegedlycirculatedatth eIK*Pita'- , v"Ifalotofth esepeoplewW

aresowilli ngtocriti ci zeAirWn-canJapanesecouldseeth emfignti ngonour side,th ey'd eh «««th ei rmi ndsi nah urry,"h esai d.Sgt.Bolonwaswith th eflrrtair-borneanti-ai rcraftunittoar-rive i nth eFarEast.In h i erbtttalionweretwoJapaneseAmer-i cans forwh om Bolon h a*"greatdealofrespect.""Nodiscri mi nati onofanyWw

waseversh ownbyanyoneoverth ere,"th esergeantrecalled. »«us.th esetwomenwere j ustAm-ericans....andverygood"»■ch i ne-gunners,too."Sgt.Bolonwas i nth elogptf

businessnearTacomabeforeenteringth e Armysix daysanwPearlHarbor.

OregonBerryGroupOpposesReturnofEvacueeFarmersFORESTGROVE,Ore-W»*i ngton courtty berry gloech oi ngth estandtak enby«°°"Rivervalleyapplegrowers,«Jonrecordth i sweek oppos'?*«?sellingorleasingofland i nw.area toreturning evacueesJapaneseancestry. .j.,Th e AssociatedPressreport*th atabout76growersa-PJ*boycottanycannerleasing i *"eith erto American citi zen*aliensofJapaneseancestry. .Itwasch argedth atPo?**!.JapaneseancestryUndersoldcw»

petitors.

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Nisei GIsLeadTwinCiti esLeague

FORTSNELLING ALL-STARS-Frontrow,lefttorigh t:"»M, 7Ck H.ayaBh l-AsBlst-coach ;Sgt.JonMatsuo,Assist,coach andbusinessmanager.Seated:Pfc.Sh i geruFuk uyama,center;T/5Joh nLeddy,guard;Pfc.WatMisak a,forward;PfcKenj i Hosok awa,guard;Pfc.Joh nOsh i da,forward.Back row,standing:WarrantOfficerSalJio,coach ;Cpl.Ch eek Matsuospecialservicerepresentative;Pfc.Frank Katsuyama,forward;t>«

HaroldNoguch i ,guard;Pfc.Masaru Nish i bayash i ,center;r/5MerleGulick ,guard;Pfc Joh nnyOk amoto,forward; PfcFrank Kuramoto,guard,and MajorFredB.Keller,BattalionCommander.—ArmySignalCorpsph oto.

WyomingBillBansEvacueeFish PermitsHunting,Fish i nglicensesWouldBeDeniedbyNewLaw

CHEYENNE,Wyo.— AbilltopreventpersonsofJapanesean-cestry wh o h ave resettled i nWyomingbecauseofth ewarfromobtaini ngh unti ngandfish i nglic-ensesorpermitswasapprovedforpassagebyth eWyomingHouseofRepresentativesonFeb.1.Th ebillwasspecifi callyaimedatresidentsofth eWarReoca-ti onAuth ori ty'sHeartMountaincenteri nPark countywh i ch i snewsomeofth ebestfish i ngandh unti ngareasi nth estate.Th ebillprovidesth atanyper-sonsbrough ti ntoth estatebyth eWRAunderanationalemer-gencyproclaimedbyth epresidenti snotentitledtoalicenseorapermituntilCongTessterminates|Sicemergencyorapersonqual-i fi esoth erwi se.In 1943th eWyominglegisla-turepassedabilldenyingevac-uees ofJapaneseancestry th erigh ttovote i nth estate. Th ewaywaspassedonth estandth atevacueeswere notresidents ofWyomingbutwereciti zensofth estatesfrom wh i ch th ey h adbeenevacuatedandcouldvotebyab-senteeballot.

FindRitesHeldatTopazforPioneerEpiscopalMi ni sterTOPAZ,Utah —Lastriteswereh eldth i sweek forth eRev.Hisa-yosti i BarnabueTerasawa,88,firstepiscopalian mini sterto be or-

fled i n Japan,wh odi ed h ereHebecameamini steri n 1887?".wasapastorofth eOsak a♦Vl,/cnurch - SincecomingtoweUnitedStates,h e waspastor«th eWimteraburgandSanFran-cisco JapanesePresbyterianch urch es.In1937 h efoundedth eaanFranciscoEpiscopalch urch .Hei ssurvivedbyfivech i ldren.

BlindNisei HeroCompletesSeeing-EyeSch oolCourse.NEWARK,N.J.— Pfc.Yosh -"*">Omiya,blind H#wai i an-bornNisei h eroofth eItaliancam-Pa»en,willsoongraduatefromth e««igEyesch oolwith h i sdog,g*»»y,accordingtoEdwardCyanrelocatioi i officeri nNew-Hil"""Panywith h i ssecretary,ET",Tfutsumi,Bermanrecent--4rlunch edwith Pfc.Omiyaatth eN?\?ye i nMorriston,«"J.Th ereth eylearnedth ateachJ"*!Personandh i sSeeingEye""« go th rough a four-week

course ofstudyatth eInstitutebeforegoingouti ntoth eworldtogeth er. ."Isn'tAudreyasissynameforabigdog li k e th at?"Berman

"Well,sh e'sagirl,"Pfc.Omiyareplied,andexplainedth atth eIn-stitute'sexperience.h ad provedth atfemaledogsweremorere-sponsiblei nguidi ngth ei rmasters.Pfc. Omiya served with th e

100th InfantryBattalionandlosth i seyesigh tduringth ecrossingofth eVolturnoRiveri nItalyonOct.13,1943.

FortSnellingCagersEnter7th ServiceCommandMeet

ByPvt.PeterOh tak i

WatMisak a,FormerUtah UniversityStar,CaptainsGITeam

FORTSNELLING, Minn.—Th eFortSwellingAll-SUrs,coach edbyWarrantOfficerSal Jio ofSanJose,California, h averunuparecordofeigh tconsecutivevic-tori es i nth eTwin i Cdti esarea,k nock i ngoversomeofth etough -estoutfits i nth i s region, Th eteam i snow i nundi sputedfirstplacei nth eNationalDivi si onofth e Minneapolis Park BoardLeagueandi salsoenteredi nth eSeventh ServiceCommandArmyBask etballtournamentwh i ch willh old i tsfinals i nOmah a nextMarch 16and17.Th eex-collegiatesoldiers,ma-j ori tyofth emAmericanJapanesestationedatth epost,h avealreadyk nock edoverth ei rfirstcontend-ers i nth etourney, th e strongSch i ck General,Hospitalteam,anarmyoutfitfrom Clinton,lowaatth eNavalAirStationgym57--43lastTuesday(Jan.30).Th eAll-Starsareth eonlyarmyteamrepresentedfrom th i sstatei nth eService Commandtourna-ment.Th etourneywilli nclude27teamswi th army camp outfitsfrom Wyoming,Colorado,Nebra-sk a,Mi ssouri,KansasandMinne-sotabeingentered.Th eoutfittrouncedMacallisterCollegelastSaturday58-37(Jan.27)and willtak e on th e St.Mary'sCollegequintetth i sWed-nesday(Feb.7)atWinona.Inth ePark cageleague,th eyh avede-featedth eruggedRuffBros.46--35andh avek nock edoverth eNav-alFlyerstwice.Th eboysarenow

gunningforach ancewith Ham-lineUniversityi nth enearfuture.Th eSnellingrosteri ncludes:Pfc.WataruMisak a,ambidext-

rousforwardand team captain,wh owasonth e University ofUtah outfitwh i ch bagged th eNCAA ch ampi onsh i p lastyear.Wati sn'ttall,barelyfivefeetsix,butspeedyanddeadlyonh i sone-h andpush sh ot,equallyeffectivewith eith erh and.He scored 24pointsagainstth e Sch i ck armyteam lastweek .Pfc.Joh nnyOsh i da,th eoth erstartingforward,played on th eAugsburgCollegeteam h ere i nth ecitylastyearandi salsoth eh i gh scorerofth eteam.Tec5Joh nLeddy,wh oplays

guardandcenteronth eteam,i sanex-Stanford University manback onth ePacifi cCoast.He'ssmooth andfastand addsmuchh ei gh ttoth eteam.Leddy h ai lsfromSanFrancisco.Alsoonth e rosterare Pfc'sJoh nny Ok amoto,forward andMasaruNish i bayash i from Holly-wood,California,wh osawcollegecompetiti onwi th th e Cinci nnatiUniversity h oopteam lastyear.Ok amotoh ai lsfromSeattlewh ereh e wasch osenonth ecity h i ghsch oolall-city team and laterplayedforKansas Ci tyCollege.From Ch i cago'sDePaul Univer-sityh oopteam i s Tec 5MerleGulick ,reserveguardonth eteam.Playingfortop-notch AmericanJapaneseleagues on th e WestCoastwere Sh i geru Fuk uyama,startingcenterandKenj i Hoso-k awa,startingguard,Frank Kat-suyama,forward,Frank Kuramo-to,guard,andHaroldNoguch i ,al-so guard.Th emanagerofth e outfiti sSgt.JonMatsuo,ath leti cleaderfrom Hawai i andswimmeronth eUniversityofWash i ngton swim-mingteam.

Th ri ce-WoundedSoldierVisi tsRelativesatPostonPOSTON,Ariz.— S/Sgt.MmMurak ami ofMaui,Hawai i ,wh owaswoundedth reetimesonth eEuropeanfront,wasarecentvis-i toratth ePostonrelocationcen-ter,th eguestofh i suncle andaunt,Mr.and Mrs.Sh i geoFuj i -motoof350-2-B.S/Sgt.Murak ami wentoverseasi nSeptember,1943,andwasfirstwoundedi nDecemberofth atyearatCori,Italy.OnJuly9,1944,h ereceivedsh rapnelwoundsatLeg-h orn,Italy,andonOct.17,nearth eoutsk i rts1ofBruyeres,France,h ewaswoundedi nth efacebyash ellfragment.

HoodRiverPostDefiesNationalLegionCommander;RefusestoReplaceNamesofNisei Soldiers

Sch ei berling'sRecommendationIgnoredbyOregonGroup;NewspaperAdsUtili zedtoCarryViewsToPeopleofArea;RestorationDeemed"Inadvisable"

HOODRIVER,Ore.—Th eHoodRi verpostofth eAmericanLegiondefiedth enationalLegioncommanderonFeb.5byre-fusingtorestoreto i tswarh onorroH th enamesofAmericansoldersofJapaneseancestryfrom th eHoodRi vervalley.Ignoringarecommendation from EdwardN.Sch ei berling,

nationalcommander,th eHood Ri verposti ssued a statementsaying:"HoodRiverAmericanLegionPostNo.22deems i ti nad-

vi sableatth i sti metotak eanyactiononrestorationofJapaneseAmerican namestoth ecounty'sserviceroll."Th epost h adexpungedfrom

th erollth enamesof16 Japa-nese Americans on th egroundsth atth eseAmericansoldiersowedloyaltytoth eJapaneseemperor.Th eactionbrough tanation-widewaye ofprotestfrom religi ousandli beralgroupsandfrommanypostsofth eAmericanLegion.lOommanderSch ei berlingh adre-questedth eposttorestore th enamesof15ofth e 16JapaneseAmericanswh i ch h adbeenerasedfrom th ecountywarmemorial.Inadditi on,moreth an30 oth erJapanese Americans from th eHoodRiverareaarereportedtobe i nth eservicebutth ei rnamesh ave neverbeen listed on th eh onorroll.Oneofth enamesremovedwasth atofaJapaneseAmericanwh owasawardedaBronze Starforbraveryi nactiononth eWesternFront.Aseriesoffull-pagenewspaper

ads h avebeenpublish ed i nth epastseveralweek s i nth e HoodRiverNewsand th eHoodRiverSun,callingforcivi c action topreventth ereturn ofJapaneseAmericanstoth evalley.Namessignedtoa petiti onprotestingth ereturnofJapaneseAmericansarebeingpublish ed i nth enews-papers.HoodRiverLegionoffici alsare

alsoreportedtobeco-operatingwi th anti-e,vacueegroups i noth erparts ofOregon and westernWash i ngton.

Anti-EvacueeActsDisgustGIsi nFranceMARSEILLES,Prance— Th eStarsandStripes,dailynews-

Paperofth eU.S.armedforcesi nth eEuropeanth eater,report-ed on Jan.5 th atAmericantroopsallalong th e SeventhArmyfront"werebitch i ngloudandlongaboutanannouncement<>fth eHoodRi verAmericanLe-gionposttellingallAmericansofJapaneseancestryth atth eyarenotwantedi nHoodRiverCounty,Ore."Ralph G.Martin,staffcor-

respondentofStarsandStripes,quotedaGIonth eHoodRi verLegion'saction:"Th oseLegionpeopleAugh ttosellth ei rpropertyandgivei ttoth eseNisei .Th eydeservei tmore.Ifth eseJapaneseAmeri-cansaregoodenough todieforth ei rcountry,th eyough ttobegoodenough tolivei ni t."Anoth ersoldiersaid:"Peopleback h omeough tto

k now th ati fi twasn'tforth eNisei ,alotofth ei rsonswouldbe deadnow.Th eysavedourlives."

ProductionFiguresListedforTopazAgriculturalProjectTOPAZ,Utah —JapaneseAmer-i cansandJapanesenationalsre-sidi ngatth eCentralUtah relo-cationcenteratTopaz made alarge h ome-frontcontributi ontoth ewarefforti nagriculturalpro-ductioni n1944,accordingtoth eannualreportofth eproject'sag-ri culturalsection.From th epooralk ali soi lofth eSevierdesertth ey h arvested755,062poundsofvegetablesval-uedatmoreth an$30,000;500,256poundsofgrainwh eat,barleyandoatsvaluedat$11,220,and 340tonsofh ay.Th eyraised9,000ch i ck ens,534pigs,321turk eysand37calves.Atotalof27,954dozeneggswereproducedonth eprojectch i ck enfarm.Inadditi on,1640h ogswereraisedfromfeedersandslaugh t-eredformeatvaluedat$53,773.Beefvaluedat$86,797wasob-tai nedfrom 1,046 cattle raisedfrom feeders.

Fifth Ish i daSonLeavesforArmyMADISON,Wis.— With four

broth ersalreadyoverseas,oneofwh omwasrecentlywoundedi nac-ti on,Moch i uIsh i da,sonofMr.andMrs.A.S.Ish i daofMenloPark ,California,andCentralUtah ,leftMadisononFebruary1forFortSh eri dan,ILlinoi s,toreportforactiveduty.Oth erNi sei reportingatFort

Sh eri danth esamedaywereJoeKubota,Madison,andPatY.Mu-rosak i ,Milwauk ee.Kubota,wh oseparentsreside i nth eGi laRiverproject,wasagraduate studentatth eUniversityofWisconsin.Pri ortoth eevacuation,h elivedi nStock ton,California,Murosak i ,formerlyofFresno,i sth esonofMr.andMrs.M.Momose,7G-3F,Granada.

Vest-Pock etNi sei WACJoinsPh armacyStaffofArmyHospitalLOUSIVILLE,Ky.—Th e ph ar-macyatNich olsGeneralHospitalgoti tselffourfeet,teni nch esofpestle-and-mortareffici ency lastweek i nth eformofalmond-eyedPvt.Kumi Matsuaak i ,th e Cour-i er-JournalreportedonJan.28.Th eNi sei WAC Wasgraduatedfrom h i gh sch oolatLasCruces,N.M.,wh ereh erparentsstilllive,andreceivedadegreei nph arma-ceuticalsciencefrom th eUniver-sityofColoradoi n1940."Iwantedtobeadoctor,buti twastoolongandcostlyaprop-ositi on,"sh etold AgnesSnyderofth eCourier-Journal."SoIset-tledforph armacyandwork edmywayth rough collegeasawaitressandtypistonth ecampus."GraduatingfromColorado sh e

founda j obatBeth -Elh ospi tali nColorado Springs,Colo.,andlat-eratSt.Luk e'sh ospi tali nDen-ver.Oneofth eCi vi lServiceem-ployeesatNich olsi sa man'towh omsh etaugh tspeciali zedh os-pitalph armacy wh i le atSt.Luk e's.Alth ough h ervest-pock etsize

wasagainsth er,th eWacs,eagerforexperiencedtech ni ci ans, pro-videdamini mum h ei gh twaiverandinductedh erlastfall.Sh ear-rivedatNich ols i nJanuaryfol-lowingth ecompletionofh erbasictraini ng-atFortDcsMoines."Iwaaalreadyaccustomedto

h andlingwartimePh armaceuticalsli k epenici lli nand sulfa deriva-tives;th eywere i nuse atSt.Luk e's.Buti t'ssometh i ngnewtobecompounding and dispensingdrugsi nbulk ,notby prescrip-tion,"Itwasatth esuggestionofh erfath er,wh ocamefromJapanal-most50yearsago,th atsh econ-sideredgoing'i ntomili taryser-vice,Pvt.Matsuzak i said."He'ssuch astaunch patriotth ath ewasactuallyunh appyoverh avi ngnosonstolendtoth ewareffort,"sh esai d.Twoofh erbroth ers-in-law,bothNisei ,areaprivatei nth e i nfan-tryi nFranceandafirstlieuten-antinth eArmy'sSanitarySer-vi ceCorps i nNew Guinea.An-oth er,wounded i nItaly,i sbacki nth eU.S.

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EDITORIALS:Nisei i nAgricultureAsCalifornia'sGovernorWarrenpointed

outrecentlyth egreatmajori tyofth epeopleofth eWestCoasth ave tak en with goodgraceth eArmy'saction i nrescindi ngth eexclusionordersagainstpersonsofJapaneseancestry.Returningevacuees,i nmostcases,are beingwelcomedback by th ei rneigh -bora.However,despiteth esplendidattitudeofth evastmajori tyanti-evacueemovementsare beingfostered i ncertain WestCoastcommuniti es.Nationalattention h asbeenfo-cusedonatleasttwoofth eseareas,th eHood Ri vervalley i n Oregon and Placercounty i nCalifornia,becauseofcertainanti-democratic actions.Newspapersreportth eexi stenceofactiveanti-evacueemqvementsi nth esedistri cts,and i ti sbynomeansacoinci denceth atallofth eseareas i nwh i chanti -Ni sei activi tyh asbeenreportedh appentobefundamentallyagriculturali nch arac-ter.Beh i ndth erace-baiti ngstandspecialeco-

nomic i nterestswh i ch seek tocontinuetoexploitth egainswh i ch h ave been th ei rsth rough th etotalelimi nati onoffarmersofJapaneseancestryfrom WestCoastagri-culture.And i ti snotmere h appenstanceth atagitati onagainstth ereturn ofJapa-neseAmericans i sstrongesti nth eWh i teRi verandPuyallupvalleysofwesternWash -i ngton,Oregon'sHoodRivervalleyandth ePlacercounty,Imperialcountyand SantaMariavalleydistri cts i nCalifornia.Ineachofth esedi stri ctsJapaneseAmericanfarmersplayedamajorrole i nfarm productionbe-foreE-day i n 1942.Th erewere 400 indi -vi dualfarmsoperatedbypersonsofJapa-nesedescenti nth eWh i teRiverand Puy-allupvalleysbeforeevacuationand84farmsi n th eHoodRi verareawh erefarmersofJapaneseancestrycontributed25percentofth etotalproduction.Beforeth eevacuationth erewere 157farms i nPlacercounty,212farm operatorsofJapaneserace i nth eIm-perialvalleyand61 i nSantaBarbaracoun-ty,mostofwh om were i nth eSantaMariaandLompocvalleys.Hereth enaresomeofth e realreasons beh i nd th e racism andflag-wavingofth e anti-evacueegroupsatSumnerandAuburn i n Wash i ngton,HoodRiveri nOregonandAuburn,SantaMariaandBrawley i nCalifornia.CurrentWestCoastagitati on,wh eth er

i tdevelopsas a movementto erase th enamesofsoldiersoffan h onorrolli nOre-gonofflames i ntonigh t-ri di ngviolence i nNorth ernCalifornia,h asadefini teeconomicbaseandisdi rectedagainstth ereestablish -mentofJapaneseAmericans i nfarm pro-duction.Recentfiguresreleasedbyth eBu-reau ofAgriculturalEconomicsofth eDe-partmentofAgriculture i ndi cate th atth eevacuation dealtaseriousblow toJapaneseAmericans i nfarmingonth eWestCoast.Ifth epresenttrendoftransferofagriculturalpropertiesto non-Japaneseowners contin-ues,th eBureauofAgriculturalEconomicsestimatesth atth eland h oldi ngsonth eWestCoastofpersonsofJapaneseancestrywillnotexceed25percentofth epre-warfigure,orrough ly,60,000acres.Abulletinpublish edbyth ebureaurecalls

th atpersonsofJapaneseancestry i n 1940operated,asowners,tenantsandmanagers,6118farmsconsisti ngof258,074acreswi th anestimatedvalueof$72,600,000.Eigh ty-fourpercentofth esefarmswerelocatednCali-fornia.However,duringth eevacuationper-i od approximately 9,100 acreswere trans-ferredbysalefrom JapaneseAmericanstonon-Jppaneseandwith th econtinuanceofth i strendth e Federalagriculturalgroup

estimatesa75percentcutinth eoperations

ofJapaneseAmericans i nWestCoastagri-

culture.

AnOrdinaryAmericanEarlFinch ofHattiesburg,Miss.,th i nk s

ofh i mselfas "justan ordinaryAmericanwh ovaluesth eAmericanwayoflife."Butto th e Ni sei i nth e Uni tedStates Army,especiallytoth osewh oh avetrainedatCampSh elby,afewmilesfrom EarlFinch 's h ometown"ofHattiesburg,th i syoung business-manand farmer i sth epersonifi cati on ofth efriendly h eartofAmerica.Th estoryofEarlFinch andth eJapaneseAmericanvol-unteerswh ocame to h i snati veMi ssi ssi ppitolearnth egrim businessofsoldieri ngi stold i nanarticlebyKath rynClose i nth eFebruaryi ssueofSurveyGraph i c.

EarlFinch runsasecond-h andfurniturestore,acombinati onbowling-alleyandarmygoodsstore,anda stock farm j ustoutsideofHattiesburg.Onesummerdayi n 1943,ac-cordingtoMissClose,h ewaswalk i ngdownHattiesburg'smainstreetwh en h enoticedi nfrontofh i m averysmallman i nanAmericanarmyuniform too bigfor h i m.Th e soldierlingeredatash opwindowandEarlFinch saw an Orientalfacereflectedi nth eglass."Th eli ttlemanlook edsofor-lorn,"Mr.Finch sai dwh enh ewaspressedforth estorybyMissClose,"th atIi nvi tedh i m h ometosupper."Th atwas 18month sagoandsinceth atti meEarlFinch h asbeenh osttcth ousandsofNisei soldiers,notonlyi n h i sh ometownbuti nNewOrleans,Ch i -cago,Wash i ngtonandNewYork City.Kath rynClose,associateedi torofSurvey

Graph i c,h aswrittenanarticleaboutEarlFinch because sh e believesth ath i s i s astoryoffriendsh i pth atneedstelling i nth ese ti mes.And i ti sperh apssigni fi cantth atEarlFinch i saciti zenofMissi ssi ppi ,astatewh i ch i snotespeciallynotedforra-caltoleranceand isth e h ome groundofRepresentativeJoh nRank i nwh omak esradiospeech esaboutagroup h edescribesasth e"so-calledJapaneseAmericans."Sh ortlyafterh e made h i sacquaintance

with Nisei soldiers atCampSh elbyEarlFinch i nvi ted600ofth emtoapicni cath i sfarm.Learningth atmostofth e soldiersfrom Hawai i h ad neverseen a rodeo h estagedone,completewith cowpunch ers,un-brok en h orsesandallth etrimmi ngsofth eWi ldWest.Anoth erti me h etook 300toawatermelonpicni c.Heh assponsoredboxingmatch es,swimmi ngpartiesand'possum h untsforth eNi sei troops.He h elpedarrangeth evi si ts ofNisei

girlsfrom th eRoh werrelocationcenter,300milesaway,toCampSh elbydancesandh elp-edpersuadeth eHattiesburgUSO counciltocooperate i n th e establish mentofa clubwh ereth eseth ousandsofNisei couldfeelath ome—th enow-famousAloh aUSO club.Heputuptroph i esforath leti ccontestsandmade i s possibleforNisei teams ofth e442ndInfantrytogoonath leti ctri psout-side th ecamp.He h elpedpublish ,"GoforBrok e,"th ebattlesongofth e 442nd.Hearranged h otelspace i nNew Orleansandciti esalongth eAtlanticseaboardforsol-di ers on furlough s.And th esoldierswh oleftCampSh elbytofigh tonaliensoilh avenotforgottenh i m.Hegets"scoresoflettersfrom th em daily—onedayh ereceived500.And i th asbeenwri ttenth atwh enaJapa-neseAmericansoldierlaydyingon anItal-i an battlefield,h i slastwordswere:"SaygoodbyetoMr.Finch forme."EarlFinch 'smain concern i swith th e

wounded—with allwoundedsoldiersbutes-peciallyth oseofJapanesedescent.Heh asvi si ted th em i n h ospi talsalloverth eEastandMidwest.Heh as"doneth etown"withwoundedNi sei i n New York and Ch i cagoandafew week sago h e gaveapartyatNewYork 'sHotelAstorfor150AmericansoldiersofJapanese,Ch i neseandHawai i andescent.Th eNi sei willspeak ,accordingtoMiss

Close,ofEarlFinch 'sfabulouswealth ,buti nrealityh e i samanofcomfortable,butmodestmeans.Heisasymbolofth ewarmh eartofAmerica,amanwh o i smak i ngafulltime j obofth esi mpleactoffriend-sh i p.Itallstartedwh enEarlFinch ,aMissi s-

sippi businessmanandfarmer,metalonelysoldieronedayonastreetinHattieaburg.Todayh ei sk nowntoNisei onallofth efar-flungbattlefrontsofwar,andth eth ousandswh oh avek nown h i mandth eth ousandswh oh avenevermeth i m butwh ok now h i swork swillneverforgeth i m.

nisei USAbyLARRYTAJIRIAPublish i ngFailureInth enextyearortwosev-

eralbook s dealingwi th Ameri-cansofJapaneseancestrywillbeprintedi fpresentplansofpub-lish ersmateriali ze. Severalpub-li sh i ng h ousesare i nterestedvibook sonJapaneseAmericanaal-th ough th ey realize th atsuchbook swillreturnlittle i t.anyprofit.Butth enbook publish i ngi n America,alth ough grossingmilli onsofdollarsannually,i snotstrictlyabusiness.Book publish -i ng,i nmanyrespects,fallswith i n,th erealm ofth eFourth Estateand reputable publish ers areawareofth ei rresponsibi li ti esi nth efieldofi nformationanddis-cussion. Hundredsofbook sareacceptedannually by publish erswh o k now th atsuch book swilllosemoney.Th etremendousprof-i tsofsuch best-sellersas"For-everAmber,""Gone With th eWind," and "Th e Robe" h aveh elpedtowardth epublicati onofmuch worth i erwork s.Th e story ofone "publish i ngfai lure"wastoldi nan i nterest-i ngadvertisementbyHenryHolt&Co.i nth eJan.27th i ssueofth eSaturdayReview ofLiterature.Th eadconcernedth efi rm'sexper-ienceswith TaroYash i ma'sauto-bi ograph yi npi cturesandwords,"Th eNew Sun."Readersofth ePacifi cCi ti zenarefamili arwithTaroYash i ma'swork th rough h i scartoonswh i ch werepublish edi nth esepagesuntilth epressureofh i swork foraworlddemocraticvictoryforcedatemporarydis-continuance."We do not k nowwh ereTaroYash i mai stoday.Wedo k now th ath e i scarryingonth ework forh uman j usti cewh i chh ebeganasayoungmanandar-tistmanyyearsagoi nJapan.Th eHenryHoltadmerelysaysth at"Taroisnow i nth eserviceofth eUnited StatesNavy,somewh ereatsea,andstillpainti ngpi cturesagainsth i senemies."Inh i sfi gh tasamemberofaprogressive movementi nJapanandlaterasanartistonanun-dergroundnewspaperagainstth emili tarytyrantswh owereseizi ngallpowerduring:th emountingyearsoffeari nth e lastdecade,TaroYash i mawasj ai ledtentimesand h i swife,th edaugh terofawealth ysh i pbui lder,wasalsoseiz-ed. Th eylosttwosons i nth atfigh t,onech i ldbeingborni npri -son.Th eYash i mas,wh oarestilli nth ei rth i rti es,escapedtoth eUni tedStatesi n1940.Th eyfoundalittleapartmentonNewYork 'sEastSide,wh ereso manyh avefoundrefugefrom th e"teemingsh ores"ofoppressedlands. Wemetth eYash i masi nNewYork i n1941andwedidacolumnonsomeofh i sexperiencesasapoliti calprisonerof Japan'sübiqui tousKempeitai . Welearnedth enofth e determinati onofth esetwoyoungJapanesetocontinueth ei rfigh tforth eli berationofth ei rpeoplefromth eth ralloffascism.Th ework wh i ch TaroYash i mai sdoingtodayi nth eserviceofth eUnitedNationsi sapracticaldem-onstrationofth atdeterminati on.Th e Yash i mas were born i nJapanandlivedth efirstth reedecadesofth ei rlivesi nJapanbutth eyareclosertoth espiri tofafreeworldth anth eWestCoastracialbigotwh o can trace h i sancestryth rough generations i nafreenation."Th eNewSun"wasth ei rstoryandi twasani mportantone.Butth ebook wasapublish i ngfailure.Th eHenryHoltad i nth eSatur-dayReviewdeclares:"Wek eeptalk i ngaboutourbe-li efi nbook sand i ndi cati ng h owth eyh ave j usti fi edth atbeliefandreach ed th e audienceforwh i chth eywere i ntended.Itdoesn'tal-waysh appenth atway.We'veh adfailuresonourlist,andoneofth ebitterestfailuresoccurredlatei n 1943wh enwepublish edTaroYash i ma's"Th eNewSun.'Wedi dnotexpecti ttobeafinancialsuc-cess,butwedidth i nk i twouldbenoticedbyth emenandwomenofgoodwill,th ati twouldsaysome-th i ng i mportanttoopini onmold-ers,atanyrate,amongth eAmer-i can people: namely,th atth estruggleofah umanbeingforth esimpledigni ti esofth edemocraticwayoflife isoneofth emostmovingevidencesofman'sincal-culably slow progress i n th i swearyworld.Th etroublewasth atTa.roYasJuma i sJapanese....Wepublish edTaro'sbook be-cause h e i safineartistwith agreatstorytotell.Ith eartenedus

to k now th atth ere i sanrak i .groundmovementi nJapan.'firstreactionfrom th eaook tabwh enoursalesmanweresellini nadvance,wasbad.'Nobody»fflbuyabook by aJap,'most"th emsaid."HenryHolt&Co.printed2iMcopi esof"Th eNew Sun."]£Zdertoarouse i nterestcopieswensentnotonlytoregularreviewenbuttoliberals i neveryw»lk Jlife.Seven h undredcopieswengiven awaybefore publicati tt,and th eadvancesales toW.stores was less th anth at.1viewsonth ebook wereeceUutbuti nth ewordsofth epublish er!"th ei rtonewaspersuasive."Afewpeoplewere i nterejW

somewereexcitedandwrote*th usi asti cletters,butth eAsm-i canbook public i ngeneralwuapath eti c. Simi larly,anatteutto i nterestwarrelocationcenteni nth ebook alsofailed.Th ereviewerssaidfineth i nn,"butth eyrangnobell,nwWth eyrevealth eexicti ngcoredwh at'Th eNewSun'wassayiM,"Againi nth ewordsofth ewk .lish er:"Weh aveoftenwonderedwh j ,

wh enpeoplearenoti nterestedaasubjectdealtwith byatoot,th eywi llnotabsorb,even i fth e;doreadth em,th efinestreview,norwillth eyevenseeth eadvertisi ng. Forofcourseth atwmth ei rreason— peopleweren'ti n-terested."Th i s,th en,i sth esh ortpubUi h -i ngh i storyofabook byi aJap»-nesei nAmerica,asrelatedbyi tapublish ers. Th e,HenryHoltadconcludes:"Becausewe k eptgi vi ngaway

copies,we h adtoreprint—j utith ousand,andweh avealmostnineh undredofth em left.Th ebookh asbeenbough tby1,800pedpie,wh i ch some ofour publish mfri endssayi sn'tsobad'forabookbyaJap.'""Th eyk now,too,th ei mperturbable prejudi ce ofth epublic,th evastareasofi ndi ffer-encewh i ch cank i llabook ."Th eNewSun'i safailure,notbecawi tlostusafewth ousanddollaributbecause,asfaraswek now,i th as suppliedno yeastforth eAmericanmind.Moreth anth at,i ti sdish earteningtoth i nk ofth atmind'sinfluenceonth erestoftitworldandon i tsfuture."HenryHolt&Co.,publish er*of

such recentbook successesaiErniePyle's"BraveMen"andth ecomi cstripadventuresofBarnabyand Mr.O'Malley,spentmortth an$1500onth epromotioncam-paignfor"Th eNewSun"becameth eybelievedth atth i sbook by"manwh o h adfough tJapanesemili tari smwith h i sh andsandh ih earth adsometh i ngtosayatitimewh enpeopleofAmericawenbeginni ngtolook beyondth eh olo-caustofwartowardth eremak i njofaworldpeace.Publish ersUbHenryHi twi llcontinuetobriajsuch book sofi mportancetoth eAmerican people alth ough th ejrealizeth atmanysuch book swube"publish i ngfailures."(Th e900copiesof"Th eNew Sun"wh i charestillavailablemaybeobtatfedfrom HenryHolt& Co.,261Fourth Aye.,NewYork 10,or<£deredth rough 'localbook stres.Twpri ce i s$2.75.)Th epublish i ng h i storyof*T»New Sun"does notend h ere,h owever.We h ave i nformedtn»anediti on i sbeingpreparedi ntMFarEastfordistri buti ontoU*peoplesofeasternAsia.Andi t»noti nconceivable th atwith vic-

toryi nth ePacifi canediti onwbepublish edi nJapansoth atMpeoplewilllearnth estoryoftwfewamongth em wh ofough tt»fascistaggressionandoppressiwwh i ch h asmadeth ei rnation"outcastbeforeth epeopleofanwIworld.

CaliforniaCh ri sti anYouth UrgedtoWelcomeEvacueesLOS ANGELES—"Buildi ng"Ch ri sti anworldmeansth ecaw"i ngofth e i nsi gh tofJesus&»everyareaoflife,andi tmew*th ei mmediateobjecti ve of*»coming'AmericansofJapanese»£cestryback to California, "*HarlanHogue,professorofm.gionatScrippsCollege,toldS«Jyoungmenandwomenon*eD-.atth erallyofth eUnitedCM*tianYouth Fellowsh i pofS«wemCaliforniaatFirstOongre*

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Th eNi ttasComeHome

WELCOME HOME!—Oneeveninglastmonth a familyofJapaneseAmericanevacueesreturnedtoth ei rfarm nearSantaAna,Calif.,from th eColoradoRiverrelocationcenteratPoston,Ariz.,afteranabsenceoftwoanda h alfyears.Sh osuk eNi ttaand h i sfamily h adbeenevacuatedwith oth erpersonsofJapa-nese ancestryfrom Orangecounty i n1942.Th eywereamongth efi rsttoreturn.(Top)Dark nesswasfallingwh enth eNi ttasaligh tedfrom th ei rcarafterth elong journeyfrom Poston totouch footonth ei rownlandforth efirsttimei n30month s.Th eywerewarmlygreetedbyth ei rfriendsofth eSantaAnaMeth -odistCh urch wh o h adawaitedth em.(Lower)Th eNi ttasstandonth estepsofth esmallranch h ouseth atwill,be th ei rh omeforth enextsismonth s.(Th emainh ouseonth ei rranch i ssti lloccupiedbytenantsandrath erth andisplaceth em th ereturnedevacueefamilydecidedto stay i nasmallerh ouse onth ei rranch .)Lefttorigh tareHitosh i ,th eoldestson,and h i swife,Mary,Sh osuk e h oldi ngHitosh i ,Jr.,andMrs.Sh osuk e Ni tta.Hitosh i andMarymetatPostonwh ereMarywaswork i ngasaregisterednurse.Sh e i sfrom Reedley,Calif.Hi tosh i graduatedfrom CaliforniaPolytech ni cInstitutewh ereh ewasamech ani calandengineeringmajor.Oth ermembersofth efamilyare:Min-oru,son,now employedata Clevelandwarplant, h i swife,Fusaye,andath i rdson,SecondLieut.Mitsuo,wh owas i nduct-edi ntoth eArmyatLosAngelesi nFeb.,1943.Mi tsuowascom-missi oned asasecondli eutenantonth edayth efamilysetoutforh omefrom Poston,Jan.6,1945.

Acrossth eTh resh old

ObservinganoldAmericancustom(leftph oto),Hitosh i Ni ttacarriedh i swife,Maryandth ei r10-month soldsonacrossth eth resh oldofth ei rh omeon th eNi ttaranch .Hitosh i ,Jr.,wasbornatth ePostonrelocationcenterandth i swillbeth efirsth omeh ewillh ave k nown,oth erth anth ebarrack sapartmentatth eevacueecamp.(Topph oto).On th edayafterth ei rreturnSh osuk eNittaandh i ssoni nspectedth ei rfarmwh i ch h asbeenoperatedforth em i n th ei rabsencebyth ei rranch manager,SalvadoreQuintana.Th eNi ttaswere h i gh lypleasedwith Quin-tana'smanagementandarek eepi ngh i month ej ob.Quintanavisi tedth eNi ttafamilyth reeorfourtimesayearatPostonforcon-sultationand discussion.Th eNittaranch growsorangesandvegetables.Inth i sph otoQuintanapointsoutsomenewfeatures.(Topcenter).Oneofth efirstactsofth eNi ttasonreturningtoth ei rh ometownofSantaAna,Calif.,wastopayth ei rre-spectstoth epastorofth ei rch urch ,th eFi rstMeth odi stCh urchofSantaAna.Here,th eRev.Joh nN.Ash ley-welcomesSh osuk eandHitosh i Ni tta.Beforeevacuationth eNi ttaswereregularmembersofth ech urch andnevermissedaSundayservice.Onth eSundayafterth ei rreturnth eNi ttasattendedservices i nth ech urch atwh i ch ti meth eRev.Ash leymadeth ereturnofth eJapaneseAmericansth esubjectofh i ssermon.(Lowercenter).Hereth eNi ttasconferwith th ei rbank er,L.S.Mortensen,vice-presidentofth eFi rstNationalBank ofSantaAna.Th ebankleased30ofth e100acrescomprisi ngth eNi ttaranch toaten-antfarmer,andh eldth eoth er70acresi ntrust.Th eelderNittaestimatesh i slossduetoevacuationatabout$10,000butwarmlypraisesth ebank andranch managerforh oldi nglossesth atlowand k eepi ngequipmenti ntact.(Bottom ph oto).Th ei rbusinesscompleted,65-yearold Sh osuk eNittaand h i s 27-yearoldsonwalk h ome th rough th estreetsofth ei rh ometown.—Ph otosfrom Acme.

VAGARIESAnti-Evacuees ...Anti -evacuee groupson th eWestCoastaregoing "under-ground."Th eOregonAnti-Japa-neseorganizati onatGresh am h asrenamed i tsgroup"OregonProp-erty Protective Associa-t*>n."InPlacercounty,California,wePlacerCountyAnti-JapaneseJfaguei snowcallingi tself"Cal-'roni i aPreservationAssociati on.":""ManuelOrtiz,CaliforniaMex-h =*Americ«nwh o i sth eworld'sBantamweigh tboxingch ampi on,won h i scrown i n 1942 sh ortly«werth eevacuationofpersonsof

Japaneseancestryfrom South ernui i i forni a.Onth enigh tOrtizwon?'*ch ampi onah i p, h ewascalled»th emicroph one."Hello,mom,"«cbegani nth etraditi onalman-J*,1*Pugili stsbroadcastingaft-"av figh t,"and,h elloto111oftiL Ids1ds i n**»Poßt°nreloca-«oncenteri nArizonawh oun-

fortunately wereforced tobeevacuated." . ,Oneofth eleadingserviceclubsi naCaliforniacityrecentlyre-j ectedunanimouslyth e demandsofcertaincommunityleadersth atth e organizati ongo on recordagainstth ereturnofth eevacu-ees. ...Th eJan.5editi onofStars and Stripes (Marseilles)carriesastoryonth eangerofGlsonth eWesternFront,partic-ularly i n th e Seventh Army,againstth eHoodRi verpostofth eAmericanLegion.Th enews-paperalsopublish edtwopicturesofJapaneseAmericanscaptioned"Nisei Againstth e Nazi onth eWesternFront."...StateSena-tor Hugh DonnellyofTurlock ,Calif.,ch ai rmanofth eCali forniaSenate'scommitteeto i nvestigatepersonsofJapaneseancestry,Mth esponsorofabilli nth eCali-forniaLegislaturetodenycom-mercialfish i nglicensestoJapa-nesealiens. , ..FourJapaneseAmericangirlswere among38 nursesrecently

graduatedfrom th eWash i ngtonSanitari um i nWash i ngton,D.C..It'sreportedth atafterth eclosingofth eGi laRi verWRAcenteratRivers,Ariz.,th «campmaybeconverted i ntoapost-warveterans'reh abi li tati oncenter....Th eSt.Paul,Minn.,Dispatch sug-gestedi naneditori alonJan.18th attwoWestCoastveterans'or-ganizati onswi th anti-evacueepro-gramsch ange th ei rnames to"HoodRiverAnti-Asi ati cLegion"and"HermistonPostofDisabledVeteranswith Sk i nPigmentationSh adi ngfromAtoFButNotOneWh i tBeyond."

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Fromth eFryingPanByBILLHOSOKAWA

Th eNigh t-Ri dersofPlacerCountyTh ecaseofSumioDoi,Placercounty,Calif.,fruit

farmer,

h asattractedmoreth anpassingattention.Th reatsagainstJapa-

neseAmericansreturrfing,toPacifi ccoastfarms h avenotbeenuncommon,butDoi apparently isth efi rsttobesubjectedto

moreth anth reatsofviolence. "

Fourmenwerearrestedrecently,andch argedbyth edis-

trictattorneywith arson,attempttodynamite,andi nti mi dati on.

Th ech argeswerefiled i nconnectionwith placingofdynamite

underDoi's pack i ng sh ed lastmonth ,and sh ooti ng over h i s

Th e accused, i th asbeen re-vealed,aretwosetsofbroth ers.Th eyoungerpairare 18and20years old,both army privatesabsentwi th outleavefrom th ei rrespectivestations.Inth ei rcasei twouldseem th atnotonly h aveth eyattemptedtotak eth e lawi nth ei rh ands,butalsoth eprose-cutionofth ewar,ch oosi ng toconductth ei rownbattleagainstsomeoneth eymi stak enlyconsiderth eenemy.Th eoth erpairarea38-year-

oldbartenderand h i sbroth er,a35-year-oldranch er,both obvi ous-lyoldenough tok now better.Iti sobviousfrom wh ath as

been revealed th atth ere i s noorganized gang ofInigh t-ri derstospread terrorism againstre-turningJapaneseAmericans.Th osewh o h aveorganizedtoopposeth ereturn ofth e evacueesh ave,i nmost i nstances, h ave warnedagainstviolence.Mostofth em h ave stressedth atth eywouldseek legaloroth -erpressuresh ortofviolence,andth ere i sli ttlereasonto believeth eywouldfloutth elaw,eith erpersonallyorby h i ri ngordelib-erately i nsti gati ngth e h oodlumelementtoviolence.Yet,i tbecomesapparentth atalth ough th eanti-evacueeleadersth emselves may sh un violence,th ei robjecti ves—th atofdenyingth eConstituti onalrigh tofAmer-i can ci ti zenstotravelandlivewh ereverth eych oose—are suchas toattracth oodlumsandruf-fi ansandencouragelaw-break i ng.Th eobjecti vesofth eexcluaion-i stsare,to j udgefromth estormsofprotestth ath avebeenarous-edpublicly,unpopularamongre-spectablepeople,and attractiveonlytoth ebaserelementofth epopulation.We doubtth atth espeedyar-restofth esuspectsi nth i spar-ticularcasewilldiscourage h ood-lumsandvagrantselsewh erefromviolenceagainstJapaneseAmer-i cans.Nigh t-ri dersanddynamitersusually need alcoh oltofortifyth ei rbravado,and i nth atstateth eyare h ardlyabletoreason.Butth ei nci dentsh ouldbewarn-i ngenough t&th ering-leadersofth e RememberPearlHarborleagues,and oth er h ate-th e-Japoutfitsregardlessofth ei rmoresanctimoni ous names th atth eyare playing with dynamite i nmorewaysth anone.Th eevacueesTeTurtoingItoth ei r

h omesh aveth ecompletestipportofalllaw-enforcingAgencies,federal,state—andasdemonstrat-edby th eDoi case—Uocal.\Th eevacuees are .going h ome .withth eapprovalofth earrnyrItsh ouldbemoreevidentth aneverbeforeth atJapaneseAmer-cansnolongerarefairgameforany economically-motivated h atebund.Th e JapaneeAmericansh avepaidapricetoacquireth ei rpresentpositi on i n wh i ch th eyarefreefrom suspici onofdis-

Th atprice h asnotbeench eap.Ith as meantvirtualdisposses-sion,ath ree-yearexile,h umi li a-ti on.Tragic as th i s ph ase h asbeen,i ti sovernow,andth evin-dicati onmustbecomplete.Th efactth atDoi i sstanding

on h i srigh ts,declaring h ewillh avetobeblastedoutbefore h ewillbe i nti mi dated,i sfairwarn-i ngtoth eexclusioni sts.Th eevac-ueesdonoth avetorun.Th elawi sonth ei rside,andso i spublicsentiment.Afterth ree years i ti s th eh ate-mongers,th ecovetersofrichacreages,wh _o are i nth equeru-lousminori ty.

Idah oSoldiersReturnHomeOnFurlough sPOCATELLO, Ida.—Pvt Wa-taru Nak ash i ma,Sei j i Endow,JiroYamada,BenYamash i taandGeorge Sumida recently visi tedth ei rh omes h ereonten-dayfur-lough s

EDITORIAL

DIGESTROCKYMOUNTAIN NEWSViolence i nCalifornia

"Th ank God,welive i nColo-rado!"saysth eRock yMountainNewsofJan21,noting th ata"gangofh oodlumsattemptedtoburnanddynamiteabuildi ngonaranch operatedbyaJapaneseAmerican"i nAuburn,California."Coloradocanbeproudofth efactth atduringth eentireti meofth e evacuation—with 5000 Japa-neseAmericansbrough ttoDen-veralone—th erewasnotasinglei mportantactofviolence.Th eevacuationwas awarmeasure,and Coloradoacceptedth eseup-rootelciti zenswith aspiri toftoleranceand understandingforth ei rproblems.Notso,apparent-ly,th egreatstateofCalifornia!"And,i nci dentally,didyou no-ticeth e h eavycasualtylistpub-lish edi nFri day'sRock yMountainNews?"addsth eeditori al. "Ofth e34Coloradomenwoundedi naction,13ofth em wereJapaneseAmericans—moreth anoneth i rd.Wh atgreaterway cana "mansh owh ei sanAmericanth anlay-i ngdown h i sli feforh i s coun-try?"

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MILWAUKEEJOURNALSavingCalifornia'sName

Californiaand i ts reputationwasth esubjectofanoth eredi-torial,th i sti mei nth eMi lwauk eeJournalofJan.22,wh i ch sai d:"Gov.WarrenofCaliforniah as

appealedtoth epeopleofh i sstatetosave i tsreputation.He seescorrectlyth ati twi llsink rapidlyi f th e outrageous terrorismagainstreturningJapaneseAmer-i cansi snotstopped...."Neverth eless,groupswh i ch i n-terpretth eAmericanway i nastrangemannerareusingarson,dynamiteandriflesi nanattemptto i nti mi dateth efew returningJapaneseAmericansandtofrigh t-enoth ers fom coming back totseirh omes....Statepoliceandsh eri ff'sdeputiesh avebeennec-essary to guardone returningAmericanfarmer, wh oh as twobroth ers i nth earmy.Wh atadis-gracefulnecessity! No wonderGov.Warreni safraidth atCali-fornia'sreputationwillsuffer!"

MINNEAPOLISSTARJOURNAL**

OnNationalPoll

Th eNationalOpini onResearchCenterpollonpublicattitudesto-ward Japanese Americans was"discouraging"i nth eopini onofth eMinneapolisStarJournal.Th epoll,wh i ch sh owedth at61percentofth epeoplei nth ecoun-tryareopposedtoequalopportun-i ti estopersonsofJapanesedes-cent,was"discouraging i n th efirsti nstancebecauseofth e i m-plied violationofth espiri tofAmericandemocracy;i nth esec-ondi nstancebecausei tsh owsth atth emajori tyofAmericansareun-awareofth efactsaboutJapa-nese American loyalty in th i swar,"saysth eJournal.Recounting th e loyaltyrecordofAmericansofJapanesedescentand th ei rextraordinaryfigh ti ngrecordi nth eU.S.Army,th eStarJournaldeclares:"Grantblindly,i fyouwill,ev-eryatrocityreporteverutteredaboutth eJapanesei n th i s war.Butlet'sk eepouth i nk i ngstraigh tonwh atconstitutesanAmericanandloyalty.It'sth e mi ndandh eartth atsh ouldcount,notth eh ai r."

PALO ALTO TIMESAuburnMarauders

Th eAuburnmarauderswh oat-tack edth e h omeofSumioDoinearAuburnwereeditori allyat-tack edbyth e PaloAlto Times,wh i ch declaredonJan.23:"Th ecrimi nali tyofth ei ract

cannotbecondonedbyanyfalse-lypatrioti c motiveth ey mi gh tplead.Th erei snopatrioti sm i nlawviolationofanysort.Inth i si nstanceth ecri mei sallth emoreflagranti nviewofth especialex-h ortationsth ath avebeen made

recentlybyh i gh offici alsi nseek -i ngtoprentth atsortoflaw-lessness."Th emaraudersmayargueth atth eydistrustth ereturnedNiseibecauseofth ei rJapaneseances-tryandfearedth eymi gh tresorttosabotage.Butwh atwasth ei rownactbutsabotage?"Th ecrimei sparticularlyrep-

reh ensi blebecause i tprovidesth eJapanesei n Asiawith aready-madeexcuseforreprisals th atwouldincreaseth e suffering ofth eAmericancaptiveswith i nth ei rgrip.Everyrelativeofaservicemani nth ePacifi cth eaterofwarh asspecialcauseforresentmentofth eAuburninci dent."*

CHILDREN OFTOPAZASk etch byTosh i oMori :

Snowfelli nTopazoneearlyafternoonandtowardsevening

h ssstSSess""j j TlJlSLffi Jiroak i ,GeorgeSasak i HideNaitoDopeyHanaok a,HarySh i mak awaandCh arli eYamadatook

asnowbattle.Th eylaboriouslybuiltth ei rsnow■forts

andasth eypack edand h oardedsnowballs,th ei rfacesbecameflutedwith k eenantici pati onofth ei rcomingbattle.At

anoth er

rnerSammyKato,MaryMayeda,EllenItoandToraDoi were

mak i ngafoundationforth ei rsnowman.Andsmallerch i ldrenwerepush i ngandpullingth ei rsledsoverth eth i n

layerofsnow

wi th criesandlaugh ter.Th ensnowballsbegantofly,and th e

olderfolk swatch edth eli ttlech i ldrenwith anxietyandh umor,

rememberingth ei rch i ldh ooddays.Th esnowmansbodybegan

toform.Criesofpleasurefi lledth eair.

Nowbigsnowflak essteadilyfell,and i trestedonth efaces,

cloth esandth egroundsali k e.Th ech i ldren,protectedbyth ei r

wi ntercloth i ng,fascinati nglywatch ed th eflak esclingto

th ei rj ack etsandcoats.Soonth esnowmanwascompletedwith apieceofstick for

apipeandan old h aton topofh i s h ead.Th egroundswere

mark edbytinyfootstepsandtrailsofsledsbutth enmoresnow

would falland erase th em.Ti meandagain th e snow battle

wouldbeginandendonlytostartanewwi th morepartici pants.

Suppertimedrewnearbutth ech ldrendidnoth eedth ei rpar-

ents'scall.Sh outsandlaugh tercontinued,untilth eolderfolk s

cametodragth ei rch i ldrenaway."IbetDaleBro\fi wouldli k etoplay h ere,"HarrySh i ma-

k awacriedas h ewasledawayfrom th esnowfort."Heneversawsnow-j ustli k emeuntilIcame h ere.""AndIsabellaPerrytoo,"addedEllenItoassh eremember-

edh erJss§tfriend i nSanFrancisco."Let'scomeback andplaysomemoreaftersupper,"George

Sasak i suggested."Ok ay,"criedth ech i ldren."Seeyoulater."JiroArak i wasth elasttoleaveth escene.Hewish edall

h i sfri endsback h omecouldcomeoverforavisi tandh avesomefun....h i sNegrofriendsSpanish boys,Jewish fri endsli k eHarrySolomon,JoieSch wartz,AbieMosk ovi tz,h i sItalianbud-dies,h i sRussiancomrades—Americansall.Helook edatth esnowforth eh adh elpedmak eand h opedsomedayh ewouldbeableto i nvi teh i sfri endsoverandh avesomefuntogeth eragain.

SeattleNisei SavedBuddies,AwardedDSCPosth umouslyPfc.Nak amuraCitedForExtraordinaryHeroism i nItaly

WITH THE 36TH DIVISIONOF THE SEVENTH ARMY,France— Pfc.Wi lli amK.Nak a-mura'sFourth ofJulyexploitssavedth elives_ofmanybuddiesbutcosth i m h i sown.Astudentatth eUniversityofWash i ngton,i nSeattle,Pvt.Nak a-mura h asbeenawardedth eDis-tingui sh edServiceCross,posth u-mously,forextraordinary h ero-i sm.Hevolunteeredforth especial

JapaneseAmericanCombatTeamwh en i twasactivatedandspenth i senti remili tarycareerwith th e442ndCombaatTeam.Th eactionwh i ch wonforPvt.Nak amurath ecovetedDSC tookplacenearCastellina,Italy,onaslopeth ei nfantrymenh ave dub-bed"Suici deHill"becauseofth ecasualtiessustainedth ere.AsPvt.Nak amura'sri flecom-

pany attack ed th rough terraincovered with scrub trees andbrush ,th eenemyopenedup onourtroopsatpoint-blank rngewith automaticweapons,rifles,andmach i neguns.Th emach i negunsonth eleftflank wasdoingth emostdamageas i tcontinu-ouslysprayedandrak edth eareawith firetwo feetabove th eground.Pvt.Nak amura,with outwaiti ngforordersandwith outanypro-tectivefi refrom h i snowdispersedmates,crawledover20 yards,mostofi tfullyexposedtoth eenemy,toapointony15yards

from th e German emplacement."Th atwassoIwouldn'tmiss,"h elaterreportedto h i ssergeant.Heth rewfourh andgrenadesi nrapidsuccession,k i lli ngatleastth reeofth eenemyand k nock i ngoutth emach i negunnestsoh i scom-panycouldcontinueth ei radvance.Asenemysnipersfiredonth e

advancingAmericanswith devas-tatingresults,Pvt.Nak amura'splatoonwasorderedtowith drawtoth erearwh i leourmortarstriedtoclearoutth esnipers.Asth eyweremovingback amach i negunopeneduponth em from afarmh ousesome300yardstoth eleftandh eldupth ewith drawal.Again,entirelyon h i sowni ni -tiati ve,Pvr. Nak amura work edh i swayupth eedgeofawh eatfi eldnexttoth efarmh ouse andfiredh i sMlriflesorapidlyandeffectivelyth ath epinneddownth emach i neguncrewandenabledth eplatoontosafelywith draw.Wh enth eplatoonh adreach edth esafetyofadefiladeandNak a-muradidnotreturn,h i ssergeantreturnedtoth espotwh ereh eh adlastseen Pvt.Nak amura aftermortarfireh adclearedth eenemyfrom th evici ni ty.Hefound h i mdead,with abulletwound i n h i sh ead."If>h eh ad notelimi nated th e

enemymach i ne gun onourleftflank wi h eni h edid,ourcasualtieswouldundoubtedlybeenforgreat-erth atday.And,bypinni ngdownth emach i neguni nth efarmh ouse,h eenabledth eplatoonto with -drawwith outcasualties. Inbothi nstances,h eundertook th etaskon h i sown i ni ti ati ve i nspiteofth e obvious dangers i nvolved,"S/Sgt.GeorgeS.lida,168NorthBeretaniaSt.,Honolulu,Hawai i ,declaringi nevaluatingth eDSCwi nner'sactivi ti es.

EvacueeConferencePlannedi nSaltLak eRelocation centerdelegateswillmeeti nSaltLak eCityFebruary16to23todiscussproblemsandplanspertinenttoth ereopeningofth eWestCoastandclosingofth eWRAcenters,th eTopazTimesreports.Th eTopazcouncilwillactassponsorsofteconference,i twasreported.Conference h eadquartersareexpectedtobeatth eMoxumh otel.

CoastUNKNOWNHit byUNKNOWNNewspaperOAKLAND,Calif.~forotoLabar Review£*publish edan editori alZL1"APL,UnionReporter*fe

N.J.,wh i ch comraente«J,oß«rrrr*»"*<"Afterth ree yearsof«k idiscri mi nati on and i nti »Sth eyarepermittedto«£?h ome*th «y sh ouldnwwi'beenforced toleave,"th e«paper'seditori aldeclared.%fascistgroups,h i di ngbeh i ndAmericanflagandspeutittTJpeasesfor 100peweatYengineered th i s despiej k l»7Someth i ngi swrongwh eak mcansaretornfrom th ti r£and sentpack i ng baeansTcountryofth ei rbi rth ortbth ei rforebearspartici i srttn.barbarousactofaggreni "

JACLCreditUnionDirectorsDeclareFirstDivi dendTh eJACL CreditUnionJweek declared i tsfirstdiri lsince i ts organizati on wfaflflmonth sago,i th asbeenannewdlh erebyHitoOk ada,treuumITh edivi dend,amountingto«|percent,was declaredbyUtHboard ofdirectors meetint"■Feb.2atth eJACL.Th eCreditUni onh ad143k »H

bers,asofJanuary 31,with i Htotalsavingsof$9,262.47,Qk xMreported.Loans to datelunflamounted toover $7,108,tillloansoutstandingatth epn«s|Htimeamountingto$3*17.16.Th e board ofdireetoratillmovedtopurch ase$3,000i nU,lMwarbonds,SeriesG.Th eannualmeetingoftbtelh olderswillbeh eldPebru«rBßi twasannounced.

LONGBEACHYWCAWELCOMESBACKNISEIEVACUEESLONG BEACH, Calif.-Aaistl

ancetopersonsofJapanettaiHceatryreturning to th e LonjHBeach areawasofferedonJu.it■i nan"openletter" toevaawßfrom th eYWCA,Sixth atPacifi c■Streets."Realizi ng'th atth ebanisliftdfl

andth atperh apsyoumaybecon-■sidering-returningto th e Lfißf■Beach area,afriendlygroupoilci ti zensofth i scommunityextend■greetings,"th elettersaid.Itwasstated, h owever,tk H"h ousi ngi scri ti cal"i nth eLonflBeach distri ct."Th i s i saseriousobstaclefor■

th osewish i ngtoreturn to ttoßcongested i ndustrialarea,"«*■letteradded."Atpresentwecußsuggestnosolutiontoth i sv»mlem?'"Wewouldli k eto giv«y*Wmoretangibleaid,butw« wirtlyoutok now th atweare h appj■youarefreetoreturntononnil■livi ngwh eth eri nLongBeach or■elsewh ere,"th elettercontia«»|"Ifwecanbeofassistancei nWIpracticalwaypleasefeelfree»■callonus."Among th osesigni ngth eVet-■terare:Clyde Roseberry,»»■.HelenGuestKnox,Dr.MaudWJ-BsonDunn,Rene Sebring SammDavid Burch ai o, Elga Sh earerißMrs,LeslieA.Mayes,GraceW*|ardson,Mrs.O.T.Ellis,R.Fred!Roeh m,Rev.StaurdLeßoyA»|dersonVi oletSellandMrs.Mar■garetHath away.

TwoNisei ReturnToCoastSch oolSANFRANCISCO—Mr.Jo**YamamotoandMr.Joh nlah tf*h avereturnedtoSanFran«*?J»studyatCollegeForPh ysKi wiandSurgeons.Th eyare h wfj laroomingh ousetwoblock s»"th ecollege.Th elandladywek o*edth enewtenants-andaft<*rSh adbeenth ereafewdaysofwjto h oldh ernextvacatedroom i »aJapaneseAmerican.

CorrectionTh ePacifi cCi ti zenh asbeenad-vi sedth atth eaddressofDr.■Mrs.K.IwasaofCh i cago,IW Ti ncorrectlyreportedamongg»*i ngspublish ed i nth e Ch nstWJi saue.Th ecorrectaddressfor«"Iwasafamilyi s:808E.37th St.Ch i cago15.

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UNKNOWNCampsWillCloseUNKNOWNYear'sEnd,MyerDeclares

lyvRADirectorVbiU■Roh wer;Optimi sti c■OverCoastSi tuation

mHWBB.Ark -T*Allofth erRelocationAuth ori tycentersIwmain openuntil Jan.1,k topresentWRAZ DMon S.Myer,director,

onJan.30mBoh wer,£» h ewas mak i ng h i s fi rstJrf.tearwh i ch willtak eh i maU th ecenters.with th eexceptionofasegre-tioncamp,allth ecampswillbegadonJan.1,ch ange i nplansceoted h esaid.Inallcasesa«£month noticeofclosingwillriven,h ewasreportedassay-rVth eRoh werOutpost,liverdeclaredth atanyevacu-B£h ocannottak ecareofth em-Iveswh enonth ei rownwillbe»t«dasi ndi vi dualcasesaccord-ttoneed,with assistancetobewn th rough various welfare«ncies orth e SocialSecurity«rd.Myergaveafirsth andaccountth eWestCoast"Th esituationi nCaliforniai s■eellentforth eevacuees,bet-cfth an i th aseverbeen be-ta,"h esaid. 'Th eevacueesi rereceivi ngspecialattention,romth egovernordown.Anim-

portantfactoristh atth ereturnofevacueestoth eWestCoasth asbecomeanationalproblemandi snolongeralocalprob-lem.AlleyesarefocussedonCalifornia,Oregonand Wash -i ngton,for35,000 persons ofJapanesedescent,emissariesofgood-will,h averelocatedtoallpartsofth enationand 13,000Nisei arei nth eUnitedStatesarmedforces.""Incidents" against JapaneseAmericanswillbeth eexception,rath erth anth erule,Myersaid.Th emajori tyofth eWestCoastpopulationh asacceptedth emili -tarydecisi onandwillaccordgoodreception to fellow law-abidi ngciti zens,h edeclared.

Nisei SoldierBewilderedbyReportedViolenceMINNEAPOLIS,Minn.—Pvt.KarlDoi,wh oseh omei nPlacercounty,California,wasth eob-j ectofvigi lantism recently,wasrecentlyreportedi nani n-terviewatFortSnellingtobe"th emoßtbewilderedsoldieri nth eU.S.Army."Th e Tri bunereported th atPvt.Doi i spuzzledth atsuchacti onsh ouldbetak enagainsth i sfami lywh o,h esaid, h adbeen urged by th ei rPlacercounty neigh bors to return.Pvt.Doi addedth ath efeltth ath i sbroth er,Sh i guch i ,acorpor-ali nth eJapaneseAmericanCombatTeam i nFrance,"willbepuzzledevenmorewh enh egetsth enews."

88HuntResidentsApplyForReturn

HUNT,Ida.— Todate88per-sonsfrom Hunth aveappliedtoreturntoth eevacuatedareas,i n-cludingHawai i andAlask a,th eIrrigatorreportedlastweek .

VitalStatisti csBIRTHS

ToMr.andMrs.TadaoToyo-sh i ma,12-7-P,Ht.Mountain,aboyonJan.29.ToMr.andMrs.Hitosh i Inaba,

7E-6A,Granada,agirlonDec.27.ToPvt.andMrs.Sam Miyano,10E-128, Granada, agirlonDec.28.ToMr.andMrs.Tosh i mi Mat-sush i ta,11K-BC,Granada,agirlonDec.28.ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeOch i -k ubo,7F-58,Gradada,agirlonDec.28.ToMrandMrs.Hirok i ch i Asa-

k awa, 10E-BD,Granada a girlonDec.30.ToMr.andMrs.HisaoWada,

BG-10D,Granada,aboyonJan.2.ToS/Sgt.andMrs.Geor,geDoi,11K-BF,Granada,agirlonJan.1.To Mr.andMrs.Nobuo Sak a-moto,Koen Ranch ,Granada,aboyonJan.5.ToPfc.andMrs.MasonFuna-bi k i agirl,Nancy,onJan.28 i nMi nneapolis,Mi nn.ToMr.and Mrs.Masao Mas-ada,11F-IF,Granada,aboyonJan.25.ToPfc.and Mrs.JamesKubo-ch i ,12F-6A,Granada,agirlonJan.12.ToMrs.andMrs.NobuoSak i -yama,12-9E,Granada,aboyonJan.14.To Mr.and Mrs.RoyKish i ,

6F-11D,Granada,aboy onJan-uary15.To Mr.andMrs.Sh i geruTan-i guch i ,306-9-C,Poston,aboyonJan.23.To Mr.andMrs.NoboruTer-anish i ,305-10-D,Poston,a boyonJan.25.ToMr.andMrs.AndrewTsu-ch i ya,BG-2D,Granada,aboy on

ToMr.andMrs.GeorgeKita-bayash i ,6E-48,Granada,a boyonJan.18.To Mr.and Mrs.JamesKubo-

ch i ,12F-6A,Granada,a girlonJan.12.To Mr.andMrs.NobuoSak i -

yama,12G-9E,Granada,aboyonJan.14.To Mr.and Mrs.Roy Kish i ,

6F-11D,Granada,aboyon Jan-uary15.ToMr.andMrs.MinoruMori-moto,3-7-E,Topaz,a boy onJan.26.ToMr.andMrs.IwaoHayase,

38-9-B,Topaz,aboyonJan.29.ToMr.andMrs.Lou Tsune-

k awa,23-12-F,Topaz,a boy onJan.30.ToMr.andMrs.Ki k ui ch i Mar-

umoto,329-9-C,Poston,agirlonJan.26.To Mr.andMrs.NobuoHira-ok a,207-2-D,Poston,a girlonJan.24.

DEATHS

KenzaburoFuk uda,73,of29--22-D,Ht.Mountain,onFeb.1.Hisak o Yamamoto, i nfant, 2-

-11-B,Ht.Mountain,onFeb.1.Mrs.TaminoMiyano, 11F-IC,

Granada,onJan.11.Rev.Hisayosh i Barnabus Ter-

asawa,88,of26-12-E,Topaz,onJan.31.Mrs.Ri k a Napayama,79,x>f35-3-F,Topaz,onFeb.1.

MARRIAGESKimi k o Tai nak a toP.vt. FredToyaonJan.27i nBilli ngs,Mont.

Nisei Busi nessmanCh allengesOgdenCityPolicyofDenyingJapaneseAmericansLicenses

Offici alsOrderedtoSh owCauseasFederalCourtSuitIsFiled

OGDEN,Utah — Ogden CityCommissi on'spolicyofrefusingtograntbusinesslicensestoAmeri-cansofJapaneseancestrymovedtowardacourttestth i sweek ,fol-lowingth efili ngofacomplainti nFederalDi stri ctCourtbyGeorgeT.Sugi h ara,co-operatorofth eGreenParrotcafe.Inth ecomplaintfiledbySugi-

h araandh i spartner,VerdaHulse,againstth eOgdenCi tyCommis-sion,th elatterisaccusedofre-fusingSugi h araalicenseonth egroundofh i sJapaneseancestry-BornOct.21,1913 i nSeattle,

Wash .,Sugi h arah as spent nisli feti me i nth eUnitedStatesandi sanAmericanciti zen,th ecom-plaintdeclares,asi sh i spartner,VerdaHulse,born i nGardenCity,Utah .Afterdenying.h i m alicense,i twasch argedth atth eOgdencom-missi onersarenowth reateningtopadlock th ecafeand arrest i tsownersbecauseofth elack ofalicense.Followingth efi li ngofth esuitOgdencommissi onerswereservedwith paperssignedbyU.S.Mar-sh alGilbert Mech am orderingth emtosh owcause i nth eU.S.di stri ctcourtonMarch 12.Namedi nth eorderwere MayorDavidS. Romney,Commissi oners Wil-liam D.Wood1and HaroldL.Welch ,CityRecorderElizabeth M.TillotsonandCi tyAttorneyDer-rah B.VanDyk e.

WisconsinVeteranVisi tsHomewithWoundedNisei Buddy

MILWAUKEE, Wis.— TwoAmerican war veterans, Pfc.Ch arlesFish erandS/Sgt.SidneyOsh i ro,were i n Wisconsin lastweek visi ti ngatth eh omeofPfc.FMsh er's parents,Mr.and Mrs.Ch arles M. Fish erofCudah y,Wis.,th e Journalreported onFeb.4.Pfc.Fish er,wh olost.h i srigh tleg i nmortarfirenearFlorence,Italy,wash omeforth efi rsttimei n many month s,amd h e h adbrough th i sbuddy,S/Sgt.Osh i ro,wh olosth i srigh tlegandh i srigh th and,i nth epush onLeg-h orn,Italy,lastJuly.Th etwomenweremembersof

th e34ti h divi si onwh i ch sa\vmuchofth eh ardestfi gh ti ngofth eIta-liancampaign. Osh i rowaswithth e100th InfantryBattalion."Th ereweremore th an 1200ofuswh enwewenttoItaly,"h eBai d."Th erearenotmanyofusnow.Wewere i nth efrontlinesfor40straigh tdaysbeforeCas-si no."Th eveteranstouredMilwauk eeandvi si tedadozenspotswh i charefavoritesofPfc.Fish er,andwentbowling,despiteth ei rh andi -caps.

Milwauk eeEvacueesHoldStork Sh owerMILWAUKEE,Wis.—For th epleasureofMrs.Milton Maeda,Mrs.GeorgeHiguch i and MissGh i eOk azak i wereh ostessesatastork sh oweratMrs. Higuch i 'sh omeonJanuary28.Th eguestlist i ncluded: Mrs.HenryDate,MissFlorenceDate,CentralUtah ;Mrs.JamesMomoi,MissCh i yeTooni h i ro, Mi ni dok a;Mrs.George Saito,Miss Sach iOk azak i ,Manzanar.Mrs. Maeda,wh owasMissMollyKageyamabeforeh ermarriage,andMrs.Hi-gudh i arefrom Mini dok a.Mi ssOk azak i i sfromManzanar.

GraduatesFromParatroopSch oolPOSTON,Ariz.— Cpl.Tak ash iObata,sonofMr.andMrs.Tak i zoObataofPoston, h aswon th erigh tto wearth e"Wings andBoots"ofth eUnitedStatesArmyParatroops,th ePoetonCh roni clereportedrecently.

EpiscopalDioceseLOS ANGELES—Aresolutionwelcomingback evacueesofJapa-neseancestrytoth ePacifi cCoastwaspassedatth efifti eth anniver-saryconventionofth eLosAng-elesEpiscopalDioceserecently.

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Civi li anNisei Speciali stsAidPsych ologicalWari nPacifi c

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SAN FRANCISCO—Th e Japa-neseDivi si on ofth e Office ofWarInformationwh i ch translatesandrecords i nJapanese sh ort-waveprogramsbeamedacrossth ePacifi c i nth epsych ologicalwaragainstJapan,willbemovedfromDenvertoth emai n h eadquartersofPacifi coperationsi nSanFran-cisco, i twasannouncedonFeb.2byElmerDavis, h eadofth eOWLTransferofth e OWls Japa-

nesedivi si onback toSanFran-cisco wasmade possibleby th eWarDepartment'srecentrescind-i ng ofexclusion orders againstpersonsofJapaneseancestryonth eWestCoast,Davis i ndi cated.Twenty-one Japanese Americantranslatorsand announcerswillbe movedfrom Denverto SanFrancisco. Th e transferspeedswork on th eprogramsbyelimi -nating timenecessaryto trans-mi tprograms written i n SanFranciscotoDenverfortransla-ti onandrecordingandth ereturnh ereforbroadcasttoJapanandJapanese-occupied areas i n th ePacifi c.With sixnewsh ort-wavetrans-mitterson th e Pacifi ccoast,anew transmittertoRonoluluanda new medium wave,standardbroadcastbandstationonSaipan,outputofth e"VoiceofAmericatoJapan"h asbeendoubled,Davissai d.Hereportedth atprogramstoJapanarenowbroadcastnineh oursaday.

170PersonsAttendBoiseValleyMeeting

Th esecondBoiseValleyCh ri s-ti an iConference ofJapaneseAmericans h eld Jan.28 atth eFi rstMeth odi stch urch i n Cald-wellwasattendedby170people.Dr.C.K. Vliet,outstandingMeth odi stch urch leaderfromNewYork ,wasguestspeak erandlead-erofadiscussion,"Youth andth eWorldTomorrow."Dr.Vlieth asmanyfriendswh oarerelocatedNisei ,among th em h i s Ni seisecretary.Th eCaldwellY.A.F.were h oststodelegatesfrom Adrian,Vale,NyssaandOntarioandCaucasianguestsfrom th eNampaandth eCaldwellMeth odi stch urch es.Committee ch ai rmenwereEd-

sonFuj i i ,JesseNi sh i andGraceSh i rai sh i .

Idah oFallsYPCHoldsElectionIDAHO FALLS, Ida.—Asak o

Hagawaselectedpresidentofth eIdah o FallsYPC ata meetingonFebruary4.Oth ernew officersareMari k oMiyasak i ,vice president;MarySato,secreatry;Marth a Yama-sak i ,treasurer;JessieKuwana,reporter;Fred..Och i and ToddKuwana,Nisei committee.BettieNi sh i ok aledth eworsh i pservice wh i ch followedth eelec-ti on.Ash ortplaywaspresentedbyth emembersofth eYPC.

Back PayFinallyCatch esUpWithCombatVeteranFORTORD,Calif.—Th e$345.09th atPfc.Rich ardM.Ok asak i ,28,veteranofth e100th InfantryBat-talion'scampaigns i nItalyandFrance,draws th i smonth willprobablybeone ofth e largestamountspaidanyenlistedmanatth ei nfantryreplacementdepotatFortOrdi nalongwh i le.Th e FortOrd Panoramare-portedonFeb.2th atPfc.Ok a-sak i h asearned i t—andth eh ardway.Alth ough h ewaspaidMay31,1944,atanoth ercamp,mostofth emoney h egetsth i stimewillbeback combatpaywh i ch h e h asbeenfollowingsince h eleftth eJapaneseAmericanuniti nFrance.Pfc.Ok asak i h asservedth reeyearsi nth eArmyandwasi nHa-wai i atth eti meofth eattack onPearlHarbor.Sinceth enh eh asbeen i nItalyandFrancewh ereh eearnedth erigh ttoweareigh tdecorationsonh i sblouse.Fore-mostofth esei sth eSilverStar.Inadditi on,~newearsth eCombatInfantryman'sBadge,th ePurpleHeartwith acluster, th epre-PearlHarbor,Asiati c-Pacifi candEuropean th eaterribbons, th eGoodConductMedalandth euni tcitati on.Pfc.Ok asak i won h i s Si lverStari nFrance.,Aftermarch i ngforwardallonenigh t,h ewassta-tionedon h i sbattalion'srigh tflank with abazook aguardingth eroad.Ash elayi nah ollowtoonesideofth eroadh eh eardatankquietlyapproach i ng.Remaini ngprone,h eloaded h i sbazook aandwaiteduntilth etankonwh i ch figh tGermanri flemenwereridi ngcamewith i n50yards.

Th enquick lystanding,h efiredbe-foreanyofth eri flemen coulddrawabead.Th eroundwenttrue,k i lli ngallth eriflemen andth etank occupants,and spark i ngafirewh i ch discouragedth reefol-lowingtank sfromattack i ng.Asth etank swith drewPfc.Ok asak ireturnedtoh i sorigi nalpositi on.Pfc.Ok asak i becameabazook agunnerwh enwounds i nj ured h i sleftarmsoth ath ecouldnotade-quatelyh andleanM-l.

WoundedNisei SoldierBowlsDespiteLossofRigh tLegMILWAUKEE, Wis.— Li k e

mostfellows,Pfc.Tok i oSh i omi -ch i ,810E.Mason St.,aformerresidentofBrawley,Calif.,li k estobowl.Butwlh enaGermanlandminetoreoffh i srigh tlegatth ek neei nItalylastAugust,h i sfriendsconcludedth ath e would neverbowlagain.Th e22-yearoldJapa-neseAmericanprovedh owwrongth eywereatadowntownbowlingalleylastweek ,accordingtoth eJournal.Sh i omi ch i discardedh i scrutch esatth ealleyand nimbly h oppedaboutononefoot.Insettingth e16-poundballdown,h emaintai nedamazingbalanceandtimi ng.Th eJournalreportedth atPfc.Sh i omi ch i wasonleavefromPer-cyJonesArmygeneralh ospi tali nBattleCreek ,Mich .,to visi th i swife,Carol,astenograph erfor

th eGoodwillIndustries.He losth i slegnearFlorenceduringth eItaliancampaign.Sh rapnelfromanexplodinglandminesh atteredth ebone,necessitati ngamputationofth erigh tlegbelowth ek nee.Ch eerful,th eslenderJapaneseAmericanh as notallowed h i sh andi captoch ange h i soutlook onlife.Besidesbowling, h e swi msandplaysbask etball and pingpong."I'm th ank fultobeback ," h e

sai d."Handicaps are wh ateveryoumak eth em.Th ebestwayistogoon j ustaseveryth i ngwasbefore,andmak e th e mostofwh ateveryouh ave."Pfc.Sh i omi ch i 's broth er, Joe

wask i lledi naction i nItaly.Hisbroth er-i n-law,j Sh awKojak u,wasalsok i lledi nItaly.

KidoUrgesJACLCh aptersWith FundstoReopenCoastOfficestoAssistEvacuees

NationalOfficeHasReceived$13,800fromLocalCh apterGroups

Th e Japanese American CitjzensLeagueth i sweek urgedth ei mmedi ateopeningofch apterof-fi cesi nciti esandtownsofCali-fornia,Wash i ngtonandOregonbjth ose localch apterswh i ch sti ll.h avefunds i nth ei rtreasury.Speak i ngfrom nationalh ead-quartersi nSaltLak eCity,Sab-uroKido,president,declaredth atwith oneofficealreadyopen i nSanFrancisco,th eJACLh opestoopensimi laroffices i nLosWelesandSeattlebyApril1.Kidoreportedth atth efollow-i ngch aptersi h adturnedtoth ei rfundsi ntoth etreasuryofth eNa-tionalofficessinceMayl,1942.San Francisco,$4023.45;San*mento,$500;Seattle,$3,000;Oak -land,$1,000;Portland,$1216.07-SanMateo,$451.37;South ernCalli forni aDi stri ctCouncil:$851.14-Puyallup,$260;Ki ngs County'$179.53;Salinas,$100;Tacoma!$114.08;Berk eley,$145.15;LowBeach ,$163.94;Wash i ngtonTown.sh i p,$400;andSantaMariaVal-ley,$1202.14,atotalofnearly$13,800."Iti sneedlesstostateth atth econtributi onsfrom th ese ch aptertreasuries enabled th e nationalJACLtopartici pate i nth etestcasesaswellastocarryonth eeducationalprogram forbetteracceptance and understandingth rough outth e country,"Kidosaid."Th efifty-th reech aptersonth e

Paci fi ccoastwh i ch wereforcedtoevacuateh adfundsi nth ei rtreas-uries.Iti s sincerelyh opedth atth osech apters wh i ch h avebal-ancesanacanserveth ei rcom-muniti eslayth ei rplansi mmedi -ately,sinceth elargestnumberofevacueeswillstarttoreturntoth e westcoastaboutMarch 1,reach i ngapeak i nSeptember."

Nisei WarVeteranToEnterStanfordPALO ALTO,Calif.—Planningtotak eup h i scollegeeducationwh ereh eleftoffpriortoenter-i ngservice,Th omasKunibe i n-

tendstoenterStanfordUniversityi nth espringquarterunderth eGIBillofrigh ts..Kunibe,th efi rstAmericanofJapaneseancestrytoattendStan-fordunderth eGIbill,wasrecent-lygiven anh onorable disch argeafterfouryearsofArmyservice.

Initi ated i nSocietyMILWAUKEE, Wis.— Yuk i o

Tsumagari,pre-medicsstudentatMarquetteUniversity,wasrecent-lyi ni ti atedintoPh i Sigma, na-tionalh onorarybiologicalsociety.He i sth esonofMr.andMrs.Tak aj i Tsumagari and came toMilwauk eefromth eColoradoRiv-erProjectatPoston,Arizona.

CalAggiesWillReopenonMarch 3DAVIS,Calif.—Th e UniversityofCaliforniaCollegeofAgricul-tureatDaviswillreopenfori t«Spring,1945,term onMarch 3with sixteenweek sofpracticali nstruction i nagriculture,i twaiannouncedrecently.Th ecourse i sdesignedforvet-eransbutwillbeopentoanyi n-terestedpersonover18yearsofage,i twasnoted.Th erearenoentrance examinati ons oroth errequirementsforadmissi on.

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