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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-06-11
NEWS FROM ZION
IN CALIFORNIA

NEWS FROM ZION
IN CALIFORNIA
Literature Report
Mrs. Robinson and the la
dies of the Branch located in
Eagle Rock, have been calling,
from door to door, on the peo-
pie in the surrounding COM
munities - Eagle Rock, Pasa-
dena, Alhambra, and Long
Beach, and report that they
have had many interesting
talks, in some instances MAX
ing return visits. Since begin
ming this work the latter part
of April, they have distribute
ed 337 tracts, 289 LEAVES
OF HEALING, and have re-
ceived $40 for the papers. A
special Offering is now being
taken up regularly at the
meetings for this literature
fund.
Missionary Work
The ladies of the Church
meet the last Tuesday of each
month to sew for those in need.
At present they are making a
wool block quilt, and are COL
lecting and repairing clothing
for those made needy by the
war. They always enjoy get
ting together and serve a pot
luck lunch at the noon hour.
Items of Interest
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gal
Laughter spent very enjoyable
vacation recently in Sacrament
to, where they went by auto
mobile. While we were having
a very nice weekend here in
Pasadena, they report it was
extremely warm in Sacrament
to. They are expecting soon to
move to their new home near
Lancaster, just over the noun
tains from Pasadena.
The old-time Zion people
will remember Mr.. Charles
Rehm, who at one time was in
charge of the tailoring shop in
Zion and was also one of DR..
Dowie's bodyguards. Florence
Rehm, his oldest daughter, re-
Gently visited the N. T. Kes-
lers before leaving for her
home in Sturgis, Michigan. She
had been staying for some
time with her sister in Oak
land.
We are happy to report that
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tebbe and
family have finally located an
apartment where they can live
together again. Since they had
to leave their very comfortable
quarters in Glendale, they
have been separated, each
member of the family living in
a different place.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Barton
spent the weekend of May 21st
in Pasadena, visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward lillian. Those at
tending the midweek Prayer
Meeting and the Sunday Ser
vice had the pleasure of meet
ing them and hearing Marty
sing. Mr.. Barton also gave
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23
The
Sporting Thing
by bf

Out of season, but it s still news to us.
The Chicago Nisei Courier Chicago, ILL.,
picked three former Seatteites on its all-league
basketball teams: Johnny OkamotO TAX Hiya-
ma and Min Katsuyama. Okamoto, forward,
and Hiyana, center, won first team berths.
Another feather to Seattle's sport bonnet.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23
Sideline Topics

=. all coaches in the Northwest Times
Baseball League tremble with fear whenever
fly balls are socked into the outfield. best Nj
ko Shiga, now Mrs. William Hmel; she had ma
tural beauty as was indicated when she was a
popular queen at pre-war Japan Day" at Play
land years ago. Wallace Yonamine, the much
publcized Nsei who signed up with the Frisco
FortyNiners, vii make his pro debut against
the Los Angeles Dons in preseason charity
game on August "a i'll Kezar stadium, the Nichi
Bel Times reports. former Seattle athletes,
"Sparky3' kono and Sumo Tai, are more than
holding their own in Spokane golf circles
the entry OF an al-Chinese team (Clippers) in
Nise diamond loop is the first n the history of
our town. we think-and we're damn proud to
have them play. monickers selected by local
keglng teams have crossed the Rockies to make
bowling column, Ten Pins by Alley Cat, in a
Denver Japanese newspaper. biggest dsap-
pontment thus far in the NV Times ball loop
is Eastern Fuel.
If figures mean anything, the Lotus Ms
and the Travellers are the most evenly matched
mines lin The Northwest Times Baseball League
Lotus Ms Knocked over the Clippers, ID to
l. The Travellers did it by Is to count
Ihe Ms nosed out Eastern Fuel SO. The
Travellers rallied to win, 1919
On paper, they are the teams to beat, Ma
thematician "bf'' thought you would like to
know.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23

Tosh Nishimura, Frank Fukano.
Player-coach Mako Yanagimachi.
EASTERN FUEL
Tad Shibuya, Tubby Tsubahara,
Herb Furuta, George Iwasaki, Sam
Iwasaki, John Iwasaki, Mob Tazu-
ma, Ray Michihara, George Taxa
hashi, Ben Ikeda, George Hori,
Tosh Manno, Shoichi Suyama, Shig
Sumioka, George Fujimoto.
SOUTH END MERCHANTS
Masao Watansbe, Shigeo Wata-
nabe, Joshua Hata, Roy Kirita,
Henry Yorozu, William Yanagima-
Chi, Konk Takeuchi, Shig Kasegu-
ma, joe Full, Ken Shigihara Ter
ry Kurimura, Yoshito Mizuta Hip
Pc Sakahara, Sab Ogishima, Min
Uchimura. Manager-Haruo Kato.
CLIPPERS
Eddie Eng, Ray 500, Doug Mar,
Ed Yaplee, Cal Chinn, Ray Wong,
Chester Wong, HOWE Wong, Zip
Toy, Phil Koe, Eddie Wong.
LOTUS ASHURAS
Ben Deguchi, Seichi Deguchi,
Bunsy Kano, Takeo Yagi, Noboru
Shimizu, Kim Uchida, Yosh Shino-
da, Kay Saito, Junks Ikeda, Shig
Akada, Hisashi Nishimura, Isao Nj
shimura, George Aoyama, Mits An
do, Takeo Shimizu. Coach-Budd
Fukei; assistant-Shigeto Ishikawa;
manager-James Nose.
Valley is the seventh team in the |
league.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23
NV. TIMES LEAGUE
STANDINGS

SUNDAY, MAY rs
At jefferson No.
2 p. m.-Clippers VS.. Eastern
Fuel
At Garfield No. 2
2 p. m.-Valley VS.. Lotus
Ashurss
At Rainier No. 2
2 p. m.-TraveIers VS.. Merchants
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23
Boise ROutS
Middleton
Especial 10 NV. Timesl

BOISE. IDAHO. May 23-Boise
Valley AC chalkCd up its second
straight victory in the Intermoun-
tain league by routing the title
defending MiddletoWn team by a
II to score last Sunday at Cald-
we'll. TAX Yamaguahi hit safely
four times. and leo Kiyokawa. Kay
Yamamoto and Bill NiShioka help
ed themselves to two blows apiece
while Ben YoShida held Middleton
in check with eight scattered blows.
Boise faces indicated. league
leading kuna clab Sunday at Ku-
ma.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23

The flower of weakness grows on
a stem of grace j Montgomery.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23
TRAVELLERS

Isao Nakashima, John Kawagu-
chi, Ted Sano, Kerry Yasunobu,
Tadao Kusunose, Kenny Kawagu-
Chi, Saibo Full. Min Aoki, John
Yoshida, George Nakagawa, Hachi-
no Hashiguchi. Stanley Karikomi.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23
SaruWatari'S 70
Takes First

SPOKANE, MAY 23-Mikc Saru-
watari shot a nice 20 to win the
monthly golf tournament of the
Spokane Golf Association held last
Sunay at Indian Canyon The
former Portland athlete was fol
lowed by Sumio Tai, Hideo Kono
and +. Mazda.
Ed Iwata finished first in the "B"
flight with a 60 George Heyamoto
was second with 20, and George
Hiiiya third with 70.
The results follow.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23

VERSATILE ATHLETES An outstanding football player,
Waly Yonamine S a capable performer
hardfoOr and diamond During the last weeks
playing first base for the Athletics
Baseball
the sahis largely pIyers ancestry
Yonamine week. enned his San Francisco
Miners Buck Shaw report
eddy improved oil
signing $4,000
other offers that have his
will Miners JrIy
FL, when the training opens.
Many sports critics hail The Nh being good
ter than Herman Wedemeyer great haback who
also halls the
The Nisei who weighs feet nine
also spent long stitch Pacific
area for IL months When he played
the Hawaii time
nouu Ai-Stars against la winter.
Photo Courtesy of Hawaii Times
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-05-23
Here're Players.
In Times Loop

Director Franklin Yama today re-
leased the list of players who are
competing in The Northwest Times
Baseball League as follows:
LOTUS MERCURY
Gaylord 1wasaki, Toki Mizuki
Isao Hoshiwara, Richard Tsuji
Henry Shibuya, William Kawata.
Saburo Nakahara. Tommy Degu-
chi. Arthur Yoshioka. Kaz Suya-
ma, Charles Kinoshita. Jiro Yoshi-
take, Mits Kawachi, Tommy Fuku-
yama, George Kurata. Coach-T. r.
Goto.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
Star Program

State ports with Wilmington favored
In proportion with its resources. to In
elude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities, near
BY sites for heavy Industry and 3o-foot
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough to meet
needs for years to come.
Development Of Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re-
sources through better markets and food
processing, pulp wood production and
factories.
Emphasis on the regions recreation
advantages and improvement OF resort
accommodation.
Improvement Of Southeastern North
Carolina's farm-to-market and primary
roads. with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more in
dustries.
Proper utilization OF Rluethenthal air.
port for expanding air service.
DE, elopment OF Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities. especially In
counties lacking hospitals. and includ-
ing Negro Health center
encouragement of the growth OF COM
mercial fishing.
Consolidation Of City and County
governments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
Beware Of Stray Dogs
wrongdoine

With four persons bitten over the
weekend, it is time that more atten-
ton was paid to Kidding the city Of
stray dogs.
This does not apply to dogs belong
ing to owners who are complying with
the health departments order to have
their pets vaccinated, but to unattach-
ed dogs which roam the streets living
on such scraps as they can pick up by
overturning uncovered garbage con-
tainers or securing cutters.
There are many of this type in Will
mington. For the most part they are
diseased and, having been kicked about,
irritable and snappish. The heat OBJ
viously has affected them, and if moth
ing is done to round them up and ex-
terminate them there will be an in
creasing casualty list, especially among
children.
Wilmington is sorely in need OF a
strong, functioning humane society.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
The Book Of KNOWLEDGE
Department: Plant Life)
TODAY'S VAST CONSERVATION
PROGRAM

AS told in yesterdays article
observation of natural resources
in the United States gained mo-
men,um during the administration
Of President Theodore Roosevelt,
and has increased in scope ever
since. The movement again re-
ceived great impetus during the
administration of President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt 1t is recognized
today that a conservation program
must include not only wild life,
forests n d fisheries, but water
ways, irrigation, drainage and re-
clamation of the soil.
When the Western plains were
broken by the plow and the pro
tective web of grass stripped from
the soil. the farmers did not real
ize that strong winds would lift
the top soil and carry it away in
great dust storms; and that the
rain, instead of sinking into the
fields, would run off the surface,
Nol NiuS Ilt4C Su4-Cyo anu WdSuill
rich earth down the creeks In
food-time, making a desert OF
what had once been a fertile land.
In the East, the slopes of the Ap-
palachian Mountains had for years
been undergoing similar process
OF erosion, and there are many
other parts of the country where it
has been going on.
The conservation program with
which the Federal government is
fighting these conditions is v t
and complex, but it is already
showing encouraging results. 1t
includes great land reclamation
projects such as the Boulder and
Grand Coulee Dams in the North
west and the Tennessee Valley
project in the East, all designed
to conserve and control water,
prevent floods, reclaim the soil.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
Precautions Against Fire

Definite progress is being made
in safety for hotel guests, since the
Winecoff hotel blaze in Atlanta. The
National Board of Fire Underwriters
reports:
In Terre Haute, Indiana, fire broke
out in ten-story hotel. Fire depart
ment officials said that the action of
guests in not opening doors and run
ming into corridors prevented what
might have been a disaster.
In the Hotel Lincoln, New York, a
mattress burst into flame from a Gig
arctic. A heavy door prevented the
spread of fire and smoke proving that
proper construction is one of the best
defenses against conflagrations.
An inspection Of hotels on a state
wide basis by Arkansas insurance men
saved 1S lives when a Hot Springs
hotel burned. The inspection led to the
clearing of fire escape down which
guests fled to safety
Efficient work by the service per-
sonnel Of St. Louis hotel prevented
panic from breaking out among 800
guests when fire started in a porter's
room on the first floor and raced up q
shaft to the 10Th.
Fire prevention measures, including
newly-installed protection of an eleva.
tor shaft, is credited with avertine
disaster in a recent Grand Rapids
hotel blaze.
It is heartening to know that there
h In progress general awakening tt
tho need for greater precautions
against fire where many persons con
Sregate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
By PETER EDISON

WASHINGTON. - The report of
the Presidents Advisory Commis-
sion, which recommends adoption
of a Universal Military Training
program for the United States,
will be received critically by Con-
gress, if the disposition shown to
date means anything.
The 95-page report is large
capsule of concentrated gloom. 1t
spells out ell the horrors of war
the next one-in manner fit to
scare anyone to death. Long range
aircraft dropping atomic bombs
and germs in sneak attacks On de-
fenseless cities previously render
ed helpless by fifth column activ-
tiles and therefore unable to or
ganize for counter attack.
The report says the United
States can be involved III another
war IN four different ways. BY di-
rect attack. BY becoming involved
in foreign wars like the last two.
BY trying tc stop some aggressor
from gaining a foothold against
the U. S. in Latin America. Or ty
trying to police up some United
Nations scrap. Then the Commis-
sion says:
"Experience thus far gives very
little evidence about the ability of
the United States to deliver atomic
bombs in decisive numbers
against targets in enemy territory
at great distance"
Congress will ask if the United
STATES can't launch such an at
tack, how is anybody else going
to do it? Also who's going to DO
it? Soviet Russia ism t mentioned
by name in the report proper, but
you can read it between any pair
of lines, any place you open the
book.
The report says three-fourths of
the world still lives in poverty and
in the shadows. That would leave
no one eligible for the job of ag
gressor, ihe present Congress will
argue.
Universal military training is
recommended as the sixth line OF
national defense. In the five lines
ahead Of it are put: A strong heal
thy, educated population. A co-or-
dinated Intelligence Service. Sci
entific Research and Develop
ment. Industrial mobilization and
stockpiling. Regular Army, Navy
and Air Force operating under un.
flied command.
In this connection it should De
jaoted that The seseu 1arkxhaiean
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10

conserve moisture and prevent
quick drying of the soil. NJ or e
than 85,000,000 trees have b n
planted since 1885, and more than
70 percent of them have sur J!veo
Numerous agencies of the Fed
eral government cooperate w h
the public in conservation activi:
ties. And private rganizations
carry On a good deal of fine edu-
cational work.
Canada has been fortunate in
that the more intensive develop
ment of FER natural resources has
taken place since the need for con-
servation has been recognized, and
she has therefore been able to pro-
fit by the mistakes of her neighbor
and lake measures 10 protect her
great natural wealth.
Although it is probable that no
country has ever undertaken a
conservation program On as large
a scale as that which is now being
carried on in the United States,
conservation is by no means new
thing, especially in the field OF
forestry. France and Germany
nave h systematic forest man
agenent for 200 years, and in the
Middle Ages great attention was
paid to the proper use of forests
copyright, 1946, By T h Gro
lier Society Inc, based upon the
Book of Knowledge)
distributed By United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
Tomorrow: - Why Must Baby
Learn to Walk?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
Here's Hoping, Chief

Fire Chief J. Ludie Groom expects
to be on the job full half century.
A member of Wilmington's fire fight
ing force for forty years, he has ten
more to go.
Here's hoping!
His career has been marked by q
variety of outstanding events. He drove
the first motor powered fire engine in
North Carolina. He invented a gauge
that calculates the pressure of boos-
ter pumps.
But it is Wilmington's low net fire
loss during his chieftaincy that stands
highest among his attributes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
Sixth Line OF Defense

senators who have just offered
Congress an eight-point program
for national defense, don't mention
UNIVERSAL military training.
The Presidet's Commisson
says: ''If the introduction of uni
versal military service should
have such an indirect effect of
weakening rather than strengthen
ing the other elements of our ma.
tioal security, then the Commits
sion is of the firm opinion that the
adoption of universal military
training would be a mistake and
would diminish rather than in
rease our national security
Taken together, this phase of
the Commission report and the
proposal of the Republican sena-
tors may kill off any action on
UNIVERSAL military training for this
session OF Congress. And 1948 is
an election year.
Yet the need for speed, says the
Presidents Commission, comes
from the fact that it will take five
years to get this universal mill
tary training plan in operation. II
will take a year from the time
legislation is passed to train the
instructors and get ready for the
first class. Then four years more
before there will be enough gradu-
ates 10 fill out the reserve.
In this interval the country has
its reserve Of nearly ten million
veterans OF the last war. But five
years from now most Of then will
be too old for active service.
The report is frank to say that
there are some dangers to univer-
sal military training and some OBJ
jections in addition to the cost,
which is put at $l,750,O 900. If this
expenditure would mean cutting
down on any Of the other five
lines of national defense, the Com
mission recommends foregoing it..
The idea that UNIVERSAL military
training could be accepted solely
for its contributor to the health
and education Of the nation was
rejected by the Commission.
There were said to be better ways
to improve physical and educa-
tioEal standards for less money.
The justification for universal
service IS said TO be its value 70
national Aedense.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
7ritten for NEA Service

written Tor NEA Service
The Southeastern Regional
Cham pionships tournament al tho
Hollywood Beach Hotel. Holly,
wood, Fla, saw return Of Harold
S. Vanderbilt to tournament
bridge. He had not played in
tournaments since start Of the
Wac.
He had a very strong team at
the Southeastern, consisting Of
Waldemar Won Zedtwitz Of New
York, Mrs. Margaret Wagar and
A. M. Barnes OF Atlanta, Ga, but
they had to be content with sec
ond place.
The championship went 10 Mr.
and Mrs. Randolph Scott OF Mem
phis, Tenn, and Mr.. and Mrs. H.
C. Burleigh of Germantown, Tenn.
You will see from the play o.
today's had that MR., Vanderom
has lost none of the cunning OF a
fine player, l do not have rec
ord of the bidding as it occuTfeJ'
but that is not too important as
it is the play that counts In this
hand. .
East won the opening lead win
the king of clubs and casned me
ace. on which West made t4e ta'"
mistake Of signaling with the nIne
of diamonds. East led back a cllO
which West ruffed, and no" INC
defenders had their book
West led a heart and Mr.. var
derbilt won in dummy win ne
queen. Now the average pISys.
might finesse the diamond, hop"s
it would work and give MN NJ,
contract. But MI. Vander0lo h'u
been forewarned that this PA!
would not work. Also, VESTS nes.. lS..
lead. the three spot, indicated pia'
he had the long heart sul'' -,
Sa deciarer ran his four hlsh
trumps. then led the deuce ''
trumps. ,1ossly
Poor West was hopeleSNg y,
squeezed. If he discared =, ,Ae .e..sd ~
of diamonds, Mr.. Vanderoq' "0Nt n
capture tie king with the ave as "
diamonds. cash the alaiii0n@ M
queen, and discard the three Vi
dummy's good heart. ,,nr
Actually, West let 60 .1ds5 tae i4",
of hearts, and declare dlsC'-pg "
dummy's seven of diamonds ,..r'
led the six of hearts over % d.m
nv and discarded the t1(ee o'l.,, ~,
queen of diamonds on e0m"''
good hearts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
scientific developments that would
revolutionize just about everything.
Among things expected were plastic


revolutionize just about everything.
Among things expected were plastic
automobiles. They were to be more
durable than steel, more beautiful,
more economical to operate, than the
best car ever turned out by the automo-
tive industry.
Where are they? New cars thread
ing their way through traffic are not
plastic.
This is not to complain of the new
cars. They are fine in appearance, if too
high in price, and seem to be giving
their fortunate owners satisfactory
service.
What we do complain of is that in
stead of devoting our inventive genius
to the tools of peace we are apparently
concentrating it upon new and more
deadly weapons of war.
Not the United States only, but all
the leading powers Of the world.
This is what constitutes the peril of
the future. It is what holds back the
progress we so confidently forecast for
the postwar era.
There is universal need, and parti-
cularly in Moscow, for employment of
the Golden Rule, and faith in each other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-10
COncealment That Reveals

An article from Southport in yester-
days News telling of the discovery of
bottled moonshine under a mattress on
which three children were sleeping in
a truck is interesting as showing how
little change there has been in the idea
that the law can be circumvented in
the transportation of illicit liquor since
long before the prohibition era.
Persons engaged in the business
seem to trust to concealment to carry
them through without detection, and
they are sometimes successful, but for
the most part the concealment is so
revealing that 'revenuers" discover
the trick and make an arrest.
We are reminded of fake funeral
when real coffin was filled with
liquor and long queue of hacks-it
was before autos wound it's way slow
ly through the city. AS soon as the
procession reached the suburbs hack
curtains were raised, windows opened,
horses urged into a trot, and the
mourners became hilarious. Reaching
a picnic grounds some miles out the
coffin was opened, bottles passed from
hearse to hands. When the first cork
popped the sheriff with his deputies
put stop to the festivities and the
celebrants were lodged in Jail.
Then there was the woman bootleo-
ger In a dry city who TRANSPORTED
liquor IN tin hustle. She was once
seen laying the law down to some man.
gesticulating violently with her right
arm. When police officer, more to
satisfy his curiosity than anything else,
approached, she was scolding loudly
but uninteligibly, and because the
officer could not get the drift of the
argument he seized her good right
arm.
1t turned out there was a rubber
hose from the hustle, with a squeeze
half way up. The man had bottle in
side his coat into which the hose was
fitted. Al the woman Aquaezsd with