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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
BY GILMORE PHILPOTT
I'm The Vancouver SUM

No Canadian knows more about
the japanese character, and the
mentality of the Japanese soldier
than Captain Llewellyn Fletcher.
After three and a half years SER
vice in the Canadian Intelligence
Corps-about half of which was
spent in the Malaga area-Capt-
ain Fletcher speaks with authority
Unbelievable Discipline
He has been telling eastern Ca
madam audiences about the almost
unbelievable discipline exhibited py
Japanese prisoners.
They became spic-and-span mo-
dels of cheerful cooperation wher
roles of prisoners and conquerors
were reversed" he says.
The reports of bestiality were
true-some so horrible that they
never have nor ever will be re
ported, 1.-The Japanese acted a,
they had been taught to act. Bu
in defeat the obedience Of the ia
panese soldier almost passes belief
Japanese officer-prisoners carr,
out their instructions to the litera
letter.
Prize IsolatioDists
UP till about a hundred year,
ago, the Japanese were the world.
prize isolationists. 1t was force
used by the United States fleet
which finally compelled the Japa.
nese nation to abandon its polio,
of total isolation.
The Japanese jumped into thu
world picture-with splash!
Ardent Imitat0rs
1t is as plain as anything can bt
that the Japanese, as a nation, are
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
JCCA Float Wins
B. c. Prize

GRAND FORKS, B. c., July
1S-Prize- winning float In the
Giant Parade held recently as a
part of the city's fifth anniver-
sary of incorporation was that
entered by the Japanese Cana
dian Citizens Association of
Grand Forks, reported the Grand
Forks Gazette.
Representing the h e m e,
Friendship" the float "was
planned and executed with great
care and ingenuity" said the Ga
zette. The float i'm the form of
boat, and seated on its deck
were descendants of the different
pationaIities which make up the
population of the Kettle Valley.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Probe ShOyu Sold on Shelves of Local Stores
Food for Babies
Reaches Japan

TOKYO. July l8-One hundred
tons of assorted strained baby food
arrived this week for japanese ba-
bies, the Associated Press reported
The food, donated by the H. j
Heinz Company to the American
Friends Service Committee. will be
distributed through LARA Gicens-
ed Agencies for Relief in Asia
The shipment will be welcome
addition to the very limited milk
supply which is available for issue
through clinics" said Miss Esther
Rhoades, Tokyo representative of
LARA. which is feeding more than
5000 japanese infants.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Senator Cain and Mayor Devin Act
To Have Seattle Named as Site of
Treaty Conference on August 10
Japanese Paper
Fears 'Leniency'

TOKYO, July 1S-Hinting that
"too lenient a treatment" of ia
pan by her conquerors might not
be good for the country, the Nip
pom Times this week expressed
hope of an early peace treaty, ap-
proved an occupation program
which avoids harsh and unjust
treatment, but observed.
TOO lenient treatment, on the
other hand, might leave unre-
moved some of the institutions
and leadership which were res
ponisble for the evils of the old
regime and make possible re-
growth of these undemocratic
forces"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
U. URGES
VETO END in
NEW FARLEY

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 18-
The State Department this week
formally invited the IL nations on
the Far Eastern Commission to
hold a preliminary peace confer
ence" of deputies and experts on a
Japanese peace treaty Aug. 10.
Although it was not made clear,
the site, the United Press learned,
will be either San Francisco or
Washington.
Senator C / n, Republican,
Washington, and Seattle's mayor,
william F. Devin, have started
n move to have Seattle named as
the site of the treaty conference,
il was learned today.
This governmental it is under
stood, also has proposed that the
Big Four-Britain, China, Russia
and the United States-give up, in
such peace conference, the veto
they have held in the Far Eastern
Commission which drafts occupa-
ton policy for Japan.
The United States suggested
that decisions on the Japanese
treaty be reached by a two-thirds
vote. This would require votes by
8 of the IL nations to make deci-
Sions.
The department said Assistant
Secretary Of State John H. Hill
dring and Director John Carter
Vincent of the Office of the Far
Eastern Affairs met last week with
the embassy representatives of the
II nations to make the proposal
for a conference on the japanese
treaty "as soon as practicable"
The u. S. proposal would bypass
the Big -Four Council of Foreign
Ministers, which was set up at
otsdam two years ago and has
been drafting the European peace
treaties.
Besides the United States, the
eleven nations on the FEC who
received the invitation are the
United Kingdom, the Soviet Uni
on, China, the Philippines, India
Australia, New Zealand, France,
the Netherlands and Canada.
The United States, Russia, Bri-
tain and China have a veto in the
FEC.
The proposed American plan
would call for a preliminary con-
ference of experts TO do the
groundwork ON the Japanese treaty
in preparation for general full
dress conference of all states that
declared war against Japan-si-
milar to the Paris Peace Confer
ence last summer on the satellite
peace treaties.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Watch The Japanese Learn Democracy

the most adept and ardent imita-
tors of all peoples. In the earliest
years, after the crashing of their
gates by Commodore Perry. they
looked mostly TO the United States
Then Britain became their great
guide. Then Germany. Now the
wheel has come full circle. II is the
United States that is destined to
play the decisive role in Japanese
affairs for this stage of history.
My reading of the japanese
character is that they will now be-
come almost more American than
the American in their business
and politics. History clearly shows
that as pupils the japanese have
genius for learning all that their
schoolmasters have to teach--and
then going those schoolmasters
one better.
The British taught the Japanese
everything they knew about mo-
dam navies. The idea around
1900 was that Japan would Con-
tain" the Russian threat" In the
Far East just as. much later, some
Chamberlainites hoped that Nazi
Germany would act as a bulwark
against Russian expansion toward
the West.
In both cases the "bulwark'
turned out to be thousandfold
more dangerous than the original
CONTINUED ON PAGE p
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Claims Board
Chief Sought

OTTAWA. July Is Arrange
ments are now being made to Sc
cure a commissioner to head the
recommended commission to inquire
into the japanese Canadian prop
erty loss situation, Secretary of
State Colin Gibson told the House
of Commons last week.
The information was given to a
question by Angus MacInnis (CCF-
Vancouver East on the progress
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Governors Rap
Interference

TOKYO, July 18-Newly- elected
prefectural governors meeting for
the first time with the Katayama
cabinet recently, told the govern
ment to cease interfering in the
affairs of Japan's 46 procedures.
The governors accused national
officials of ever increasing inter-
ference in provincial autonomy
whic is guaranteed under the new
constitution.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Mac to Return
To Wisconsin

TOKYO. July 18-General Mac
Arthur revealed this week that he
will return to Milwaukee, Wis, his
former home, after the signing of
a Japanese peace treaty when he
said my work in the Far East will
be completed"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Invite IL Nations to Begin Talks
For Early Japanese Peace Pact
Propose Voice
For Japan, Korea

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, July 10
Four proposals for giving Japan,
Korea and the dependent colonies
of Asia a voice in United Nations
Far Eastern reconstruction plan
ming have been submitted recently
TO the United Nations economic
commission for Asia and the Far
East.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18

Eight new cases In Berkeley
caused the quarantine there. while
than in Oakland was termed pre-
stationary as no cases have been
reported there.
Two we're said TO be III In Sa-
cramento. Los Angeles previously
reported 40 cases
San Jose Family III
In San Jose, the hardest hit
Northern California community,
$40 gallons Of the sauce we're found
by City Health Officer DIR. Dwight
M Bissell and his men in japanese
and Chinese stores and restaurants.
Bissell said that on July 3. Frank
Shiraki. 759 North Bird st. San
Jose, became ILL., His family. how
ever, did not associate his illness
with the sauce and continued to
use it.
Friday night, Shirakis mother
and father Mr. and Mrs. Kanjiro
Shiraki his two brthers, Harry and
George. his sister Elaine, and his
wife, we're all stricken.
It was also learned that a num-
Der of cases of food poisoning had
been reported among Japanese A
mericans in Utah in Salt Lake and
Davis counties.
DR. Toshiko Toyota and DR. S.
Okami reported food poisoning in
Salt Lake City last week
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
ShOchiku Gets
'MikadO' OK

TOKYO, July 18-Permission TO
produce THE Mikado" In the ia
panese language has been finally
granted to the Shohiku light opera
company. The Tokyo producers
suffered a million yen loss through
a months delay
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
Japan Picks On
PickpOckets

TOKYO, July Is - Japan's
drive against pickpockets has TAX
en- on all the aspects or a soap
wrapper contest.
Japanese police are awarding
detectives one point for each
pickpOcket arrested, with prize
going to the detective with the
highest score at the end of the
nationwide drive.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18
HUNT 10000
MORE GALLONS
in SOUTHLAND

Following reports that forty
persons were poisoned by tainted
shoyu sauce In Ontario, Greg.
last Sunday, the state bureau Of
food ard drug inspection author
tiles this week launched a COM
plete investigation Of shoyu being
sold by wholesale stores In Sc
attic, II was learned by The
Northwest Times today.
$50 far. there has been no evil
dence of any poisoning from sho-
VA sauce In Seattle" reported
r. l.. Lofsvold. assistant to the
chief of Seattle station. ~.
"Our bureau" LofsvOId added,
"is taking steps to insure that
Seattle citizens are not affected
by bad shoyu sauce. If they are
found TO he tainted after invest
igation, we will destroy and take
them off the shelves of those
stores selling them"
Marusho Sh0yu, brewed by the
Showa Shoyu Brewing Corpora
ton Of Glendale, Ariz.. Is one Of
few soy sauce which has not been
condemned by the health inspect
Ors, The Northwest Times was
informed by Ben Yabuno. general
manager of that firm.
The United States Pure Food
and Drug Administration, the
State Of California Health De-
partment and the city Of Los
Angeles Health Department have
approved Marusho Shoyu as fit
for human consumption. accord
ing TO Yabuno.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, July Ia
tNichi Bel Times Dispatch-Huge
quantities of shoyu sauce we're
being placed under quarantine
throughout the state as authorities
sought to check further increase In
arsenic poisoning cases from con-
taminat,. d sauce
Seven thousand gallons of the
sauce supplied by the A. E. Staley
company of Decatur. ILL.,. from
where the tainted shoyu originated
were found In one San Francisco
warehouse Monday while inspec-
tors In the Los Angeles area slap
ped quarantine on $4,000 gallons.
Search was continuing for 10000
more gallons believed to have been
In the Southland.
Meanwhile 10 additional poison
ing cases were reported from
Berkeley Or Hajime Uyeyama
reported he had treated Is Japan
csc during the last four days, all
from arsenic poisoning.
CONTINUED ON PAGE q
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18

The reflections on a day we'll
spent furnish us with joys more
pleasing than ten thousand tri-
umphs. Thomas a Kempis.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18

The smallest worm will turn,
being trodden on; and doves will
peck, in safeguard of their brood.
Shakespeare
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18

made on the recent recommended
ton of the house public accounts
committee that the evacuation
should be investigated.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18

Opposition inflames the enthu-
siast, never converts him.
Schiller.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-07-18

Nothing is so strong as gentle
ness; nothing so gentle as real
trength-F'rancis de Sales.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21

Reading the average child in the
average family until it is 10 costs
its parents approximately $1,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21
The Weather

croN Feb. 20 up -
WASHLNuaao.n report of temperature
weather puI1 Cor the 24-hours ending 8
and ral in the principal cotton growing
p. NJ elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21

board for Asheville local tax school
district.
SB-1O9 Authorizing County
Commissioners of Orange to ap-
point the judge of the county re-
corders court.
SB-14O-Changing terms of may
or and aldermen of StateSVllle
from four to two years. .
SB-l32 Authorizing County
Commissioners Of Lincoln 0
centralize collection of county
taxes.
HB-108 - Relating to Moores-
vile graded school district.
HB-125 - Requiring quarterly re-
ports and audits Of funds held or
used for operation Of lunch-ooms
and other school functions in For
syth.
HB-149LProviding for more uni
form representation of the people
of Harnett on county board OF edu-
cation.
HB-205 - Regulating filling sta
tons, tourist cabins, restaurants,
dance halls and places OF amuse-
ment in Cumberland.
HB-249 - Authorizing convey
ance to Bertie county of River
side school property for use as a
community house.
HB-28c - Authorizing commits
sioners Of New Hanover to expena
surplus funds for drainage pur-
poses.
HB-275 - Relating to a survey
of certain property and state va
tiers in Car-ituck.
HB-288 - Authorizing board OF
commissioners of Polk to adjust
or cancel delinquent tax accounts
for period of 1927 through 1941.
HB-292 - Relating to publication
of minutes Of board OF education
of Tarrituck.
SB-47 - Fixing minimum age at
which males and females may
marry.
$3.50 = Amending statutes re,
lating to making and filing Of
sworn statements by newspapers
Injecting the qualifications for car
rying legal advertisements.
SB-101 = Providing for admls
sion of children to state school FOL
blind and deaf at Raleigh.
HB-174 - Rewriting statutes re
lating to powers Of clerks of coun
ty criminal courts to issue var
rants and other processes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21
MORE FUNDS VOTED
FOR LEGION BAND
Additional M o For
Drum And Bugle Corps
Equipment Authorized

At last. nights meeting of Will
mlngton Post No. 10, American
Legion, the Post voted unani
mously in favor of additional funds
to defray the cost of uniforms anc
other equipment for the Drum ane
Bugle Corps. confirming action
taken previously by the Executive
Committee which was reported tx
the post by George Avant, execu.
tive committee chairman.
James Craig, chairman of the
Drum and Bugle Corps, announced
that excellent progress is being
made and invited Legionnaires tc
witness the practices which are
being held each Monday and Wed.
nesday night. The corps will com.
pete in the State Convention of the
Legion to be held at Carolina
Beach June next and if successful,
in being the winning corps will re-
present the State of North Caro-
line in the National Convention OF
the American Legion to be held in
New York City next August. Com
mander Stewart urged all Legion
naires to back the Drum and
Bugle Corps 100 per cent.
In the absence of the Finance
Officer, Vice Commander James
E. Holton read the financial report
of the Post for the month of Jan
uary, 1947, which was approved by
the Post.
Legionnaire Charles Foard made
a report on the "Hoot Owls dawn
to dusk membership campaign.
Commander Stewart announced
the present 1947 membership to be
1875, tn e largest membership Of
any Post in North Carolina. How.
ever, he pointed out that it is still
less than the quota of 400 set by
the State Department of the
American Legion and urged al
members to obtain and turn a!
many renewals and new member!
as possible.
James E. Holton, chairman O.
the committee on School Awards.
made a report.
Chaplain John L. Davis, who ha
been i'll for some time, was re
ported sick at his home o.
Wrightsville avenue.
Commander Stewart announced
that due to the illness of Conrad
Henry Sellers the entertainment
by a Legion quartet had to be
postponed, but will be presented a
a later date. He also announced
that at the next meeting of the
Post to be held Thursday evening
March 6 tn. Executive Vice Com
mander Paul R. Younts would b.
the guest speaker, at which tim
a number of candidates will be in
itiated into the post. There vii
also be a fellowship hour and re
ereshments will be served.
Last nights meeting of the Pos
was presided yer by Commando
w. K. Stewart, Jr., with Legion
naire Lois Cox acting as Chaplain
and Ray Galloway, Adjutant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21
house

VIEW blllS.
HB-380 - Whitfield of Fender. tc
place employees of municipal ligh1
and water systems under the 10.
cal governmental employees retire,
ment act. Pensions.
HB-381 - Jones of Rutherford, tc
regulate the salaries of the Ruth
erford sheriff, clerk of court and
register of deeds. Salaries ano
fees.
HB-382 - McGlamery of Macon,
relating to issuance of bonds BY
Macon county. Finance.
HB-383 - Gillespie of Transyl.
vania, to prohibit manufacture,
sale, possession and transportation
Of wine in Pennsylvania. Finance.
HB-3S4 - Gillespie, to provide
that certain officials on towns ir
Pennsylvania need not be quail
fled voters of the towns. Counties
cities and towns.
HB-385 Meekins of Dare, t.
fix distribution of profits from
ABC stores in Dare. finance.
HB-386 - fitzpatrick Of Pitt, tt
set up a traffic bureau in Ayden
Judiciary one.
HB-387 - Halstead of Camden, t
amend the law relating to oanl
deposits Banks and Banking. .
HB-388 - overly Of Harnett, t
ban operation of pool rooms an
dance halls in Harnett on SUNDAY
Propositions and grievances.
HB-389 - Hutchins of Madison, t
nrovide for the election OF a ia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21
legislative Record

, collector in Madison. Salaries and
fees.
HB-39O - Hatch of Wake, relating
to discounts for paying taxes in
advance. Judiciary two.
HB-392 - Crissman of Guilford
and others, relating to discharge OF
mortgages and deeds of trust.
Judiciary two.
HB-393 - Wallace of Lenoir, tc
authorize Lenoir county to convey
its interest in cestain lands. Coun.
ties, cities and towns.
HB-394 - Snow of Surry, relating
to payment of advance courts costs
in Surry. Judiciary one.
HB-395 - Snow of Surry, relat.
ing to witnesses fees in surry
Judiciary one
HB-396 - Malone of Franklin, tt
validate certain bonds of Dunns
township in Franklin county. Calen'
Oar.
HB-397 - Avant of Columbus, te
exempt kerosene and other fuels
used in curing tobacco and sweet
potatoes from the sales tax. Fin
ance.
HB-398 - Underwood of HertforC
to set terms of court in Hartford
Courts and judicial districts.
HB-399 - Underwood, relating Il
drawings of jurors in Hartford
Courts and judicial districts.
HB-400 - BosWood of Currituck
relating to the per diem of mem
bers of the Currituck Board O.
education. Courts and judicial dis
tricts.
HB-401 - Worthington of Pitt
relating to officers inducing per
sons to purchase liquor. Judiciar,
two.
HB-402 - Memory of Randolph
to authorize the Randolph com
missioners to decide if foxes shoult
be imported into Randolph. Game
HB-4O3 - Memory, to set justice
of the peace fees in Randolph. Sal
aries and fees.
HB-404 - Memory, to require
bondsmen in Randolph to make {
deposit of So, 900 with the clerk O.
court. Judiciary two.
HB-405 - Memory. relating II
filling vacancies on the Randolph
Board of commissioners. Counties
cities and towns.
Bills Passed:
HB-133 To create the State
Wildlife commission.
SB-4 - Authorizing the Conser
walton department to acquire prop
erty.
HB-170 To fix salary of the
Graham register of deeds.
HB-199 - To increase salaries o:
Judge and solicitors of the David
son County court.
HB-213 - To increase the mum
Der of persons drawn for jury
duty in Forsyth.
HB-215 - Relating to the fees
of the solicitor of the Gates Re
corder's court.
HB-223 - Authorizing Wake:
commissioners to adopt zoning reg.
ulations for airports.
HB-224 To fix salaries of Robe
son officials.
HB-23o - To set terms of court
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21
|JAYCETTES PLAN
PUBLIC SPEAKING
CLASS FOR MEMBERS

A public speaking class for mem
bers of the Jaycettes will be held
beginning April Is and running
through June, it was decided at a
meeting of the club last night in
the hut at 4th and Princess streets.
According to the announcement.
pictures of the members we're
made by John Kelly which will
be used in the scrap book. The
announcement said that those girls
Who we're not present at the meet
ing last night may have their pic
lures taken later.
Mrs. Innie LeGwin made the re-
port on the public speaking class.
it was announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21
JANUARY REPORT
ON FIRES MADE
b BY CHIEF GROOM

Total loss from fires in Wilm-
ington during the month of January
was IS, 1876. So, according to a report
submitted to City Manager ]. R.
Benson yesterday by J. Ludie
Groom, chief of the fire depart
ment.
Automobile fires led in the num-
Der of alarm causes with fires
due to carelessness next on the
list, the report stated.
In this report, Groom singled
out the Trust Building at Front and
Market streets as in need of fire
escapes that can be reached in
ease of fire" The present fire
escapes "can be reached only
from the landings of the Stairway
and would not be satisfactory in
the event of a fire Chief Croom's
report added.
Last night Frederick Willetts,
president of Willetts Building Cor
poration, owner of the Trust Build
ing, told the Star that he had not
been notified of the chiefs report.
He stated that he would i'm
mediately make any adjustments
recommended and then pointed out
that he had recently come In for
much praise for the job he had
done in cleaning up the office
building in question.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-21
MRS. MABEL O'NEAL

Funeral arrangements for Mrs..
Mabel O'Neal, Of Wilmington, who
died Wednesday night after a short
illness in John Hopkins hospital
Baltimore, will be held in the Rich
and Thompson Funeral home, Bur-
lington. Time of the funeral has
not yet been set.
Mrs. O'Neal was employed at
the Seashore Music company at
the time of her death. Formerly
she was employed in the Whining
ton United Service Organization,
and before that was connected with
the State Department of Revenue;
in Raleigh.
She is survived by her father,
R. B. Newlin; two brothers, G. M.
Newlin, and l.. M. Newlin, Of
Burlington: and two sisters, Mrs.
Keith Saunders, of Washington. D.
c.; ans Mrs. c. P. Jones, Burling-
ton.