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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19
BY EDWARD EMERINE
WNU Features.

WNU Features.
No other civilized area on
earth has such consistently fer
tile soil! That, in itself, is a de-
scription of Iowa! That's why
the corn grows tall. That's why
the proportionate area under
cultivation is greater than in any
other state. That's why the di-
versity of crops outranks any
other spot in the world. And that
may be why so many Iowa people
have attained national prominence,
and all of them, regardless of their
niche in life. have such proud and
confident bearing.
1owans are aware of the many
firsts held by their state-agricul-
tural products per capita, cash
farm income, corn production, cat
tie value. number of hogs, grade A
land. oats production, poultry num-
bers and many others. But there is
another FIRST" that must command
attention: Iowa people have the
highest literacy standing in the
United States! Only g per cent are
illiterate Therefore. back of Iowa's
greatness is intelligence, training
and industrious application of their
talents.
The St"tn Of Iowa is one of
tie keaIt;,iest in the nation. The
dry, pure air of its rolling prai-
ries is invigorating. There are
no longer any swamps-and, un-
fortunately, there are few nat
ural forests remaining.
Several of the streams in the
northwestern part of the state have
rocky channels and are clear. The
northern part of the state is con-
tinuation of the many clear, pebbly
lakes of Minnesota in glacier-scored
pits. The largest are Spirit lake and
the two Okoboji lakes in Dickinson
county and Clear lake in Cerro
Gordo county, all popular summer
resorts. Yes, Iowans know far more
enjoyment than working in a corn
field.
Shifting Allegiance.
The flags of France, Spain and
the United States have flown over
Iowa. Father Marquette, the mis-
sionary, and Joliet, the fur-trader,
were the first white men known to
have touched Iowa soil. That was in
1878 when they landed near the
mouth of the river now known as
the Des Moines. But before them
were the Ioway and Illini tribes of
Indians, later driven out by the Sacs
and Foxes. In 1888 a party of 10
white men under Julien Dubuque
established the first white settle
ment on the site of the present city
of Dubuque. They were attracted by
the lead deposits in the area and
opened small mines.
France ceded the area to Spain
in 1853, but the country was re-
turned to France in 1900. In 1903 all
the territory known as the Louisi-
ana Purchase, which included Iowa,
was obtained by the United States.
Iowa was part of Louisiana in
1905, of Missouri in 1872, of Michi-
gan in 1884, of Wisconsin in 1886,
finally becoming an independent
territory in 1888. Iowa was admitted
as the sixteenth state of the union
in 1846.
Full Production.
Iowa is part of the great central
plain, and when the woods were
cleared and the ground broken al
most every acre of it became pro-
ductive.
Iowa was the frontier. 1t was
wild and uneXpl0red land.
First the settlers crossed the
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19

Mississippi and then pushed
westward to the Missouri river.
The land was rich and they
were pioneers. They cleared
and plowed and planted. They
knew the log cabin, the sod
shanty, the fear of Indians, the
cold of winter, the cry of wild
animals. Pioneering in Iowa
was a rugged life. But the set
tiers stayed and built - and
prOspered.
Friendly Inhabitants.
Iowa is a hospitable state with
friendly people. 1t is a beautiful
and, the wild rose its state flower,
the goldfinch its state bird. Des
the capital, is a city OF
parks and drives, industries and
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19
Full Employment

1t isn't ordinarily the subject of
talk among the must select Wash
ington circles, but there are now
approximately three million people
on the federal civilian payroll. That
compares with an original 100000 in
1882. The Washington pioneers must
have come from behind the plows,
from the teeming cities, from all
over this great land to take federal
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19

ISN'T he adorable-this ten-inch
puppy dog that's crocheted of
white wool? Big loops of the y" ".
make a thick "coat" for this little
toy that's so soft and cuddly every
child will want to take to bed
Complete directions for crochet
ing, stuffing, embroidering nose
and mouth and big black eyes
are given in the pattern.
To obtain complete crochetng and fin.
ishing directions for the Woolly Dog pat.
tern No. 5063) send 20 cents in coin. YOUR
name. address and pattern number
Due to an unusually large demand and
current conditions. slightly more time Is
required in filling orders for Few of the
most popular patterns.
Send your order to:
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19
Do Something

More and more people are COM
ing to feel that congress, like a
doWdy woman, really should do
something about itself. Congress
sional bumbling and inefficiency
have nourished strong sense of in
security among Americans who
want their governing body to be
competent, swift. strong and eff
cient. They realize that national
and International crises can move
upon them with incredible swift
ness, and have done so. Congress
must be strong bulwark, not an
old fuddy-duddy.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19
n0 ii aY|
Rkp0RzERA<AX
IN WASHINGTON 5~/
Savings Account
IN WASHINGTON


VERBAL hubbub about Just
' how much money the Re-
pubicans saved the country
during the last session of con-
gress is continuing, and prob
ably will continue, with a kind
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19

jobs paying at least, oh, at least,
So. 100 a year.
Wbat bare fbey been doing to keep
occupied Maybe they establish bureaus
for the establishment OF bureaus. lis like
someone's description OF a Hollywood
mansion-eren the bathrooms bare BATH
rooms
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19

of happy frenzy, until the last
vote is counted in November,
1913.
We have it now, on the Repub-
leans own authority, that they
scraped neat 81, 181 ,00O,0 off the
federal budget. It's just like finding
the money, say they. That particu-
lar figure, incidentally, was quoted
by Rep. Styles Bridges (Rep.,
N. H., chairman of the senate ap-
preparations committee.
Democrats, naturally, will scott
at that claim. Their assertion is
that the Republican congress DELHI
erately under-appropriated in order
to make good record.
But for the disinterested BY
stander (if he exists there is
third point of view provided
by the actual figures in the
case. A summary of fund grants
indicates that President Tru-
man asked congress for $685.
291 100000 during the 1947 ses-
sion. He got S35, 127 ,OOO, 900. Sub
tract one from the other and
you get difference of $780,
OO0,S80. That falls about four
billion dollars short of the Re-
publican claim.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-19
Tour for Votes

With the exception of junkets to
Mexico, Canada and Brazil, all of
which have paid off in International
good will, President Truman has
confined his travelling to nonstop
trips between Washington and Mis-
souri,. That particular type of CAD
ding does not bring home votes for
the party, as some Democratic
leaders recently have been trying to
convince Mr.. Truman. They want
him to take "A transcontinental train
tour to get acquainted with the
voters.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Ex-G.I.N Notes

case, recently argued before the
U. S. Supreme Court. Crawling out
on something OF limb. he predict.
ed that Oyama would win the case
with the decision to be probably
handed down on Monday, Novem-
Der 18th or oath A decision that
the entire alien land-law is uncon-
stitutional would be a sweeping
victory for "our side. However
the decision might be given Oyama
on the narrower ground that while
the alien land-law ic constitutional
the California courts did not afford
the defendants due process of law
A decision based upon this narrow
ground would still be victory, but
not sweeping one.
Masaoka also stated that efforts
would be made. during the present
special session of Congress, to have
the Senate enact all three pending
bills mentioned above, into law be-
fore Christmas. In view of the
important problems now confront
ing Congress. this is a pretty tall Or
DER; but apparently the age OF
mira Giles is not yet past. In a way
II was somewhat miraculous that
all three bills passed the House
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
j. c. Invites
NiSei Goods to
Mixer Friday

japanese Students club has invit-
ed members of the Veleda, Univer-
sity Of Washington Nisei goods, to
a mixer which will be held at 7:30
pm. this Friday, in the JSC house,
at was announced today by Connie
Handa, Valeda's new president.
simultaneously, 1t was announced
by the Valedas that their advisers
for the coming year will be Mrs.
Merry Mimbu, prominent women
in Seattle Nisei circles and a grad
uate of the Washington State Nor
NAL School, now called the Eastern
Washington. College of Education,
in Ellensburg, Wash, and Mrs.
Emunson Norton, national student
secretary, serving the Pacific North
west YWCA-YMCA and the Pa
cific Northwest WSSF.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Veterans Urged
10 Register
For '48 Vote

The Seattle district office of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars urged all
former service men and women to
register for voting in the munich
pal election to be held early next
year.
Othel H. Scllmoe, V.F.W. Seattle
district commander, said numerous
veterans will lose their right 10
vote "if they fail to register or fail
to make sure that tl;eir present re-
gistration is in good ORDER
I'VE are not advising veterans
how to vote, but merely to vote"
he emphasized.
Registrations are handled in the
city clerks office on the main floor
of the County-City Building.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Col. Thorpe Of MISLS Assigned
To New Post in Bangkok, Siam

years of working and travelling
Colonel Thorpe's observations have
provided him with the material for
a number of articles he has writ
ten on these people, their charac-
teristics and customs.
All OF this experience was to serve
him we'll when he became Assist
ant Chief of Staff, G-2 of the Uni
ted States Army In the Far East
His intimate knowledge of this part
of the world and his previous ex-
perience as a Military Attache ir
Java earned for him a place or
General MacArthur's staff He
served as Chief of Civil Intelli-
gence in this theatre and was res
pcnsible for the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
work which formed such a vital
link in the chain of events in ali
these operations.
10 give adequate coverage &c
Colonel Thorpe's experiences in the
Far East it would be necessary to
write a bock-a big book, but the
above serves no show that he has
had many ahh varied assignments
in that part of the world with
which the average American ha:
hitherto shown but little interest.
On returning from Japan to the
USA and to his eventual assign
ment as co1imandant, Army Lam
guage Schod. Colonel Thorpe was
thus well armed with a very full
understanding of the needs of the
Occupation Forces for trained lin
gusts. One of his first major
tasks was to convince the authori-
ties in Washington to retain and
expand the schools activities and
to discard the previously held no
tons to consider 1t as a temper
airy wartime activity which should
be closed down with the cessation
of hostilities. That his efforts
were successful and his faith in
the necessity for such a School Is
borne out by the recent directive
which established the Army Ian
guage School as a permanent Spe-
cialized School directly under the
Intelligence Division of the De-
partment of Army and also gave
it permanent location at the Pre-
sidio of Monterey.
Under Colonel Thorpe's leader
ship, the school has progressed ir
a relatively short time from a one
language activity Gapanese) to 6
multi-lingual school. Today a to.
tai of eleven languages are being
taught in the school and active
work in the development of Others
is under way, and within the next
six to eight months the total num-
Der of languages will have risen
to twenty With this program and
revised curricula in full swing
Colonel Thorpe will be able to
look back on this assignment with
a sense of fulsome pride in a bis
job. well done.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
By M/Sgt. Cyril Nangle
Preside of Monterey, Calf.

"Orders being issued reliev
ing you from present assignment
effective 81 November 1947 and
assigning you to Office, of the
Military Attache, Bangkok, Siam,
for duty as Military Attache.
Behind this statement lies a sto-
~ of brilliant accomplishment and
leadership of which Colonel Elliot
r, Thorpe cen be justly proud, as
indeed could any man had he
achieved similar results in his pub
lie life
Starting his military career as a
private in 1917, attaining commits
stoned rank on June l, 1918, re-
ce;ving his appointment as Briga-
der General on March 1e, 1885
and reverting to the ranl of Col
mel on January 80. 1916. Colonel
Thorpe belongs to the small and
select band of men III our army
theaded by General Courtney II.
Hodges, Commanding General. First
Army who have risen from private
to general measure of the sue
ccs they have achieved in their cho-
sen profession, and the recognition
of a grateful people for unswerv-
ing loyalty and devotion to duty in
peace and war.
When he takes up his new post
in Siam. Colonel Thorpe will not be
venturing into new and unknown
territory for of the thirty years he
has been a soldier, more than half
have been spent In Polynesia, the
islands of the Pacific, Philippines,
japan and the Malay States. Nor
will the intricacies of the Siamese
language hold an untoward terror
for him since in his assignment as
commandant of the Army Language
School, he has been responsible for
directing the Schools policy. in
keeping 1t alive and establishing IL
as enc of the outstanding successes
in the academic field of linguistic
studies. In the course of his many
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
ABOUT MIKE MAsAoKA

Your correspondent was curious
enough to hear what Mr.. Mike Ma
saoka had to say last Saturday
night at Washington Hall For a
town not particularly enthusiastic
over the organization known as
JACL (for various reasons, none of
which concerns us here), there
was quite a sizeable gathering as
, sembled at the lecture hall, and Us
usual, Mike did not disappoint his
audience.
We assume that elsewhere in this
paper, an account will be given of
Mr. Masaoka's remarks. but some
of the information which he hand
ed out is worth repeating. Mike
devoted close to two hours of time
on reporting the situation in WASH
ington, D. c., with reference to the
legislative program which affects
the Nisei and Issei AS is pretty
well known, three bills passed the
House of Representatives during
the last session of Congress, which
are significant to persons of ia
panese ancestry: % The Evacua-
ton Claims Bill; ca The Naturali-
cation Bill, to permit naturalization
of all Gold Star parents and par
eEts of wounded veterans: and 90
The Deportation Bill, to permit the
Acknowledgement to stay deporta-
ton proceedings against aliens in
eligible to citizenship, upon the
same terms as those now applicable
to aliens eligible to citizenship. Mr..
Masaoka covered these three bills
in thoroughly interesting fashion
In addition. Mike talked about
the alien land-laws and the Oyama
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
The Social whirl

ed the recent engagement of Rey-
ko Kikuchi, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. s, Kikuchi to Roy Bull SUI
zuli, son of Mr.. /. Suzuki, at a for
NAL dinner last Saturday in the
Hotel Vance dining room
Attending the arTair were Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan Honkawa, the
Misses Yoshi Asabs., Lois Shinbo,
Tokiko Senda, Connie Katayama,
Mickey Hirano, Betty Miyahara,
Miye, Takako and Masaoka Kiku-
chi, Betty Kanda, Dorothy Nomu-
ra, .Michiko Shioyama, Louise Ko-
bata, Sally Onishi. Patsy Honkawa
and the Messrs. George Nakagawa,
Shoichi Shioyama, George Mamiya,
Lucius and Arthur Horiuchi, and
Del Kimura.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Ell Centre Post
Doesn't Want
Iva to Return

Ell CENTRIC. Calf, Nov. 10
The local American Legion post
in resolution adopted last week
said it didn't want Iva Toguri, who
is said to be Tokyo Rose, back
in the United States or in Imper-
ial county where she attended
school at Calexico.
Commander Allan c. Bowan, war
time marine ace, said the resolu-
ton was wired to the secretary of
state and to California and ma
tional Legion headquarters after
the legionnaires studied reports thai
Iva wanted to return to this coun-
try.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
SHORTS

SHORTS
That Lii Abner cartoon last Sun
day, about the American Indian
who couldn't qualify for veterans
benefit although he had fought to
drive the "furriners" out of Ame-
RIGA, was about the funniest thing
we've seen in the comics for quite
some time. We don suppose, how
ever, that the honorable OAR will
find it too funny. Now the poll
tical wiseacres are injecting General
Macarthur into the list of presi-
Dental possibilities, along with
General Eisenhower Wonder Ii
they really think that is or 20
million veterans, all potential voters,
are going to rejoice about the. pos
sibility of vot ing for general? Run
ming an Army with absolute pow
ers is one thing; it's another thing
to be President and subject to cri-
'ticism by the opposition. E. If you've
read this far, dear reader, you'll
probably think that It's time for
the end, so do we. Adios, until next
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
By EXC. I. JOE

ION the job training" as a football
coach?
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

without a single dissenting vote in
the first place.
AS for as the veterans are con-
cerlled, Ee think It a most signifi-
cant fact that Masaokas entire
legislative program has as its most
powerful weapon, the magnificent
fighting record of Nisei soldiers
during the late war No one can
seriously quarrel with the citation
of this record for the purpose of
advancing the Nisei cause in gen.
eral. 1t is to be hoped, however.
that those who benefit by any legis-
lation which may be passed by Con-
gress. will not forget the basic rea-
son for such legislation being con-
sidered at all.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
EUROPEAN RELIEF

Some fellows were having bull
session on the question of European
relief the other day. which Incl
dentally is one of the main reasons
for the calling Of the special ses-
sion of Congress. Anyhow, one fell
low. whose sincerity we do not
question, just couldn't see why
America should send a lot of food
and clothing to Europe, when it
wouldn't be enough to keep them
ell from starving and freezing,
when h ey wouldn't appreciate
what we sent them, and when 1t
resulted In scarcity and high pri-
ces at home.
Personally, while we think that
he has some points worth arguing,
VIC also think that no excl who
has ever given a candy bar or the
leftover food from his messkit. TO
some mutely pleading kid in Italy
or France, could turn those people
down now. The CT, in playing
Good Samaritan, wasn't lookingfor
praise or appreciation, or thinking
of himself alone. He just did what
he felt like doing. We think that
lot of the question of European
relief just boils down to that simple
fact.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
FOOTBALL

CT Joe thought that the WASH
ington Huskies were good bet at
IL points last week, but as 1t turned
out, we were horribly wrong. al
though not above confessing the
fact in print and making humble
apologies to our clientele for the
faux pas. A swami's life Is truly
rocky one!
An even more perilous profession,
however, Is that of football coach
at a school whose students and al
umni demand winning team. We
note that the Husky coach, Pest
WEIGH, is alreaoy being fired by the
sports experts of the daily papers,
after having been on the roasting
pan all season long.
Well, things are tough all over.
IS we were continually being told
when we were in the Army Wonder
what the chances are of getting
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

Mr.. and Mrs. George Colo nam
ed their first child Robert Law
renee. The newcomer who weighed
z ID. 2 ounces, was born last Sat
urday in Providence hospital Both
the mother and the baby were re-
ported doing well Mrs. Colo is
the former Margaret Minato.
Scrolls hidden under gardenia
and carl1ation Doutennieres reveal
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Houses
Businesses
for Sale

sssss
HOTEL LEASE and FURNITURE
First Avenue location. IS
rooms, years lease, rent
$3.50 monthly. Making a good
net return. Full price Sl3,5OO.
$500 down and balance
payable $500 monthly.
BRICK STORE BUILDING
North end location. Has 2
stores, all occupied, in excel
lent condition. Has terraca
floors. Now netting $4,40O
yearly. Can be increased.
Full price $4,000 and terms.
SMALL LUNCH COUNTER
Occidental Street, corner To-
cation. Has good possibilities.
Ideal operation for two. Full
ly equipped. 2 years lease at
sl75 per month. Full price
$500.
INTERNATIONAL REALTY co.
Shfg Watanabe MI. O6O1
James Matsuoka, Mgr.
$50 Jackson Ma. 1872
Res. phone PR. 1907
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

Buy Seals, Use Seals for your
own protection and aid to your fell
low men.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Tadashi Matsushita, 20, $50 S.W
l1lth ST.; Rose Yabuki, %. 1902 E.
Fir st.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-24
GIRL SCOUT NEWS

The intermediate Girl Scout
204 B of Allen Temple gave a
banquet Saturday night from TOO
to $3.50 and invited as guests their
parents and one girl. Potato
salad, smacks, and hot chocolate
was served. They played games
and sang songs. Misses Lloise
SWinton and Mary Louise Will
liams, leaders.
Miss Mary Louise Swinton will
organize a Brownie Toop at AL
len Temple. Then the church
will be the only organization in
the city to sponsor three troops.
The Girl Scouts are very sorry
that Mrs. Edith McClinton of Mt
Pleasant Troop 202 is inactive
from an accident since the holi-
days causing a broken toe. We
hope that she will soon recover
Troop 2l8 of George Washing
ton Carver School is studying
clay modelling and will have a
consultant on Thursday to teach
them the finer points of modelling.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-24
GURDCN
Depriest Campbell,

DepfleSt Cdmpbell
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gray stop
ped over for a few hours visit
with Mr.. Gray's uncle, Charlie
nunt. They are enroute home to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mrs. F.
M boene1, Mrs. Fannie Watts,
Rev. c. J. Pipkin, Mrs, Vina
Brown and Mrs. Rosebud Bell are
reported i'll. John Henry White
has been honorably discharged
from service and is now with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lie White Mrs. Nettie Sutton
of Little Rock was the weekend
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris. Mrs.
Sutton had not seen Mrs. Harris
in thirty years. The funeral
rites OF William Haynie was held
at Chapel Baptist Church in Ross
ton. Rev. M. l.. Youngblood at
lIIld6d VIC "A GllA pl LOG
birthday party was given in hon.
or of John Henry Campbell at
the home of Mrs. Nancy Hughes
on January 18th by his brother,
James Campbell. Mrs, Della
Oldham was called to Malvern
recently to the bedside Of her
sieter, Mrs. r.. S. Shorty who is i'll.
Mrs. Georgia Lewis of Memphis
is here visiting her neice, Mrs.
M. Rochell Thomas Walker of
Homer, La, was married to Mrs.
Mary Walker of Bierne Mrs,
Hattie Fletchis and Delaware
Craig arc visiting their brother,
Dennis Craig, who was injured
in gun accident few days ago.
Mrs. Mary Sorriclls oil Little