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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

LOS. ANGELES, Calf, Nov. 18--
With memories of the worlds first
atom bomb explosion deeply etched
in her mind. Taeko Toyoji, Is. OF
Seattle, arrived in San Francisco
last week aboard the Marine Adder
with three other Hiroshima atom
bomb victims.
Miss Toyoji, daughter Of X.
Toyoji, a Seattle hotel manager. Is
visiting an uncle In Los Angeles
before resuming her long journey
TO Seattle.
She went to Japan in 1899 with
her mother, two sisters and a bro
Their to visit relatives in Hiroshima
Just a few weeks before she was
scheduled to return to the United
States, the friction between Japar
and the United States which wa
climaxed on December Z. l947, halt.
ed all passenger sailing between
the two nations.
While her father in the Unitet
States was evacuated from tn
West Coast along with other Isse
and Nisei ,Taeko lived cut the wa
in Hiroshima. When the atom
, bomb was dropped there in Angus
1945, Taeko escaped death or In
jury
Her brother, who was two years
older, was killed outright in HI
roshima The others Of her ia
mily were at their home In a
village four miles from Hiroshi-
ma proper and escaped destruc-
ton.
The blast from the bomb wa
like a great wind" the Nisei gil
related. "Our home escaped bu
lots of other houses in the villag
were blown over"
Mrs. Toyoji and the other sister
will come to Seattle as soon q
passage con be arranged, she salt
| Others from the Pacific North
west who returned aboard the Ma
rine Adder, we're: Ayako Shimomr
ra, "a, Seattle; Fumie Dorothy, :
and Shozo w. Fujita, 10, Spokane
George, 10 and Fumiko Takahasfl
IA, Tacoma
Mare Mic Kanamoto. %. Pocatell
Idaho; Dickey, Is and Tom Kl
wahara, IT, Nampa. Idaho; Tak'
chika Seto, 10, Nyssa Oregon.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

Nominated by the Friends Ser
vice Committee. the Quaker or
ganization of which she was execu-
tive staff member. Mrs. Winning
was appointed by the United States
Department of State in the fall of
1916 to journey to Tokyo to teach
English to l4-year-old Gro W n
Prince Akihito.
In a recent interview in New
! York Mrs. Vining revealed some of
the details of what it is like to be
tutor of the Japanese Crown Prince.
Her background In the field of edu-
cation as well as her outstanding
reputation as an author of prize
winning children's books stood her
in good stead when she took up
the task of tutoring English to the
| younger members of the japanese
royal household With no per-
sonal knowledge of the Japanese
language and without the aid of an
interpreter, she spends several DAYS
a week teaching the rudiments of
the English language not only IL
the 14-year-old Grown Prince and
his four younger brothers and sis
tiers. but also to the Empress her.
self.
Both the Empress and the
Crown Prince are apt pupils, she
reports. and are quite adept AT
grasping the strange language.
English is extremely difficult for
the japanese to learn" Mrs Vim
ing says, because the whole con-
l struction of a sentence Is differ
ent In each language"
+, Besides her duties as a private
tutor, Mrs. Vining also teaches at
the Peers School and at the
Peeresses' School in Tokyo. No
longer limited solely to members of
of royalty. these schools are now
open to all pupils who can pay the
tuition Their American equivalent,
remarks Mrs. Vining, would be a
good, rather exclusive private
school. She also lectures on En-
glish and American literature at
Tsuda College in Tokyo each
month.
Japan shares with other parts o.
the world the physical devastation
/ and the human misery that follow
war. The ration of staple food per
person Is 1895 calories day, a
starvation diet. American ex-
| perts are disturbed to note that re-.
ports indicate decline in the
average weight of school children
A strict ration of textiles limits
each person to less than one-quart-
err the amount available to him be-
/ fore the war-and this Is OF infer
ior quality, and wear out quickly
1t is estimated that 21,000,000 CT
villains lost their homes as result
of fires and bombing Rebuilding
has been painfully slow.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
JACKSON ST.
COUNCIL SETS
NOV. 70 DINNER

Pulling Together" has been cho-
sen at the theme for the dinner
meeting of the jackson Street Com
munity Council. which will be held
ON Thursday, Nov. 20, in Educa-
tional Center. 304-18th Ave. South.
Official delegates to the Council,
members of standing committees,
and their wives and husbands have
been invited to the meeting.
DR.. Robert OBricn, professor of
sociology at the University of
Washington, will speak on the sub
ject. Pulling Together Pays Mrs.
Bella Taylor Mcknight of Cleve-
land and New York. who is In Sc
attle with the Harmon Foundation
exhibit currently on display at the
Seattle Art Museum, will show col
or slides of some of the painting
as a special feature. Entertain
ment is being arranged by the pro-
gram committee.
! Following DR.. O'Brien's talk
there will be a discussion. period
during which members of the
Council will have an opportunity tc
point out neighborhood problem:
which can be met by pulling to.
gcther. Committee reports will also
be in the same vein and will in
clude pulling Together in Civil
Affairs" Pulling Together for thu
Health of the Community ant
What Pulling Together did for thu
! Community Chest"
This is the first in a series o
three meetings designed to brinI
the residents of tho neighborhoot
into close touch with the activitie
of the Jackson Street Council,
Rcd Feather agency The secon,
meeting. to be held in January o
FebrNary, will be forum on tn
housing problems of the district
and will be open to the public. Tn
annual business meeting of tn
Council in April will complete tn
series.
General chairman for the Dime
meeting Is Mrs. Louis. Shapiro,
member of the Councils Executiv
/, Committee, and a member of tn
Board of Directors. of Educations
Center Assisting her are Mrs. Sic
ney Gerber, chairman of the hos
pitality committee; Mrs. Georg
Holiday, chairman of publicity
and Mr. Robert Groves, program
chairman. Other committee mem
bers include: hospitality, Mrs. Re
bert Duwe, Mrs. YoGhito Fujii. an
Mrs. Walter Kingcade; publicit.
Mr.. Tollie Green, Mr.. Takashi Ho
ri, and Mr. Matias Legunilla; pre-
/ gram, Mrs. Charles F. elise, M
Frank Hattori, Mr.. Arthur Sole
mon, and Mr. Victor Velasco
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
MinatO Elected
Chairman Of.
N. W. Council

George Minato. who retired As
president of the Seattle chapter Of
the japanese American Citizens
League, was chosen chairman of
the Northwest District Council of
the JACL at its meeting last week.
end In Seattle. Minato will fill the
position vacated by Charles Shimo-
mura of Portland who resigned.
Other members of Minato's cab
met are Mary Minamoto, Portland,
secretary; Jack Koyama, Spokane,
treasurer; and Mits Takasuni, his
torian.
These officers, including Minato,
will be temporary as no constitu-
ton for the council has been drawn
up, it was learned.
The council besides naming Mi
nato to the top post, also made the
following resolutions:
1. Endorsement Of national po-
licics adopted at the Denver IA.
CT confab in 1916.
2. Endorsement Of Truman
|, committees Civil Rights pro-
gram.
3. Endorsement Of means to
implement activities on a local
scale.
4. Support the Pacific Citizen.
s. Support the Washington, d.
c., Memorial project for Nisei
war dead.
Joe Grant Masaoka, Northern
California regional director of tn
JACL and West Coast ADO chiefta!n
suggested ways and means for var
ious council doings.
The Seattle JACL chapter has ac
copied the task Of operating
leadership training work shop IL
the next Northwest session earl
next year which will be held
Seattle.
Out of town delegates include
the following: Portland = Georg
Azumano, Paul oyanada, Ted Ha
chiya, Mary Minamoto; Parkdale-
Mr. and Mrs. Mamoru Noji, Jes
sic Akiyama; MIDI olumbia-Mit
Takasumi and Bessie Watanabe.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Transport Ship
Renamed in Honor
OF NiSei Gil Hero

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 1s
The former troop transport
"U.S.S. Wilson Victory" which
ferried hundreds Of japanese
American soldiers back home
from the war in Europe, has been
renamed "U.S.S. Private Sada0
Munemori' in memory Of the Nj
sci Congressional Medal of HO-
nor winner who distinguished
himself In action in the Italian
campaign, the Washington Office
of the JACL Anti Discrimination
Committee learned today.
The remaining Of the "Wilson
Victory" for Pfc. Munemori was
part Of a Department Of the Ar
my order of October 81, 1947, just
released for publication today,
which renamed ships in honor Of
20 winners Of the Congressional
Medal OfHonor in World War ii.
The "U.S.S. Private Sadao Mu-
nemOri" will be used as an Army
cargo ship.
Private First Class MunemOri
Of Los Angeles was killed in ac-
ton in the vicinity of Seravezza,
Italy, on April S, 1945, and was
posthumously conferred the ma
tons highest award for bravery
on March 10, 1916. He was buried
in the United States Military &C.
metery at CastelfiorentinO, Italy,
but it is the wish of his mother,
Mrs. Nawa MunemOri, that his
remains be returned to the United
States for final internment in
Arlington.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Drug Store Robbed
For Second Time

SACRAMENTO, Calf. Nov. 49,
The Togo Drug on Fourth st. was
held up last Thursday night for
the second time this year A Ne
gro, armed with a pistol took $14
and some checks from the cash re-
gister
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Mrs. Vinin3 to Speak
AT First Methodist
GOODS N ABE
in JAPAN DUE
BY CHRISTMAS

WASHINGTON D. c., This
Christmas, for the first time since
Pearl Harbor Americans will be
buying brightly colored Christmas
tree ornaments stamped Made in
Japan"
Since private trading with Japan
was reopened Aug. Is, the Com
merce Department and General
Douglas MacArthur's headquarters
have approved travel-and-trade
permits for about 300 Americans
businessmen. and some 200 have al
ready gone to the Far East.
They are returning with sam
pie cases full Of the light trink-
cts and novelties which made ia
panese commerce well known be-
fore the war. A trickle Of these
export goods, which the Govern
ment hopes will aid Japan In get
ting back on her economic feet, Is
already coming through U. :.
customs houses.
Raw silk, tea and cotton textiles
the mainstay of the japanese
export economy-are still handled
by the US. Commercial Co., a part
of the Reconstruction Finance
Corp
General Macarthur mas approves
export contracts totaling more
than four million dollars Not al
, of these are with Americans, how
ever
Among the goods the japanese
are producing for foreign trade
In addition to Christmas tree or
naments and light bulbs, are chi
navarro products, silk piece goods
bamboo and paper products, includ
ing poles for pole vaulting, jewelry
lacquer boxes and decorations
playing cards, watches, cameras
dried fish and oysters, canned
sardines and tuna fish.
Michael Lee, an Old Far Eastern
hand" and acting head of thu
Fer Eastern Division CT the Com
merce Departments Office of In
ternational Trade, reported tina
returning businessmen have beer
well pleased with the reception
they've received in Japan.
"The japanese are anxious TO
do business with us again." he
said. The biggest obstacles are
the lack of a normal currency
exchange and the tremendous
reconstruction problems they
face"
A few Americans, he said. ex-
pected to make a killing, but the.
found the Japanese are still shrewc
traders. He added that more i'm
portant, perhaps Is the fact tina
all prices and transactions mus
be approved by Allied control Of
ficialS.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

Who has tuberculosis? Early
symptoms seldom show except by
x-ray. Hidden" tuberculosis in.
fects others. Buy Christmas Seals
to maintain the Christmas Sea
x-Ray Unit and provide free chest
x-rays which find unsupported tu-
berculosis.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

Fight tuberculosis in Seattle and
King County-Buy Christmas Seals.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Tutor to Crown Prince AkihitO
Will Discuss Young People in
New Japan Friday Night

Mrs Elizabeth Gray Nmng. tutor TO the
son of the Emperor of Japan, will speak on the
subject, young People in New Japan, at 8 pm,
Friday, Nov. 81, at public meeting in the First
Methodist Church, Fifth and Marion, Seattle,
sponsored by the American Friends Service
Committee and Friends Center to raise funds
for Quaker relief work in Japan
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18

AS malicious censure. carefully
worded and pronounced with as
surance. is apt to pass with man.
kind for shrewd wit, SO a virulent
maxim in bold expressions, though
without any business of though, is
readily received for true philosophy
--ShafteSbury.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-18
Full Backing of JACL Urged
By Mike MaSaOka in Talk Here

Monetary support is necessary but
IL is not enough to convince our
congressman that there is decided
need to alleviate the injustices be-
ing inflicted upon japanese, citi-
zcns and aliens alike. in the United
States Japanese Americans should
write or contact their congress-
men directly If they seek action on
any matters concerning their live
lihood
That was the general gist of one
part of Mike Masaokas talk last
Saturday night in Washington hall.
The public meeting, held in
conjunction with the Northwest
District Council of the japanese
American Citizens League meet
ing, drew an attentive crowd Of
more than 200 Issei and Nisei.
National legislative director Ct
the JACL, Masaoka touched on al
legislative matters affecting Japa-
nese Americans, their parents anc
their friends, and also elaborated
on how the JACL Anti-Discrimin
ton Committee which he heads il
striving for passage of measures
vital to Issei and Nisei.
He deplored the fact that Sc
attic, although il is the fifth iarg-
est area absorbing japanese popu.
lation, is fiftieth in the nation
in regard 10 JACL support.
Why Japanese Americans in tfli
area should be deeply concerne'
ever what is happening in the ma
tion's capitol and what is happen
ing to people of their own rae
was strongly emphasized in hi
moving talk.
Masaoka cited the important
Oyalna alien land law case whicl
is now being studied by the Unite
States supreme court in Washing
ton, d. c., as having much bearin
on the japanese. If the Cyan
case is lost, all Japanese propert!
whether owned by an allen or CT
tizen, is jeopardized, he pointe
out.
Ironically enough, Masaoka
said. the California anti-alier
land law which is bringing VI
the Oyama case is based on ar
anti-alien land law bill passed II
1928 in the state of Washington
in case between Terrace VS.
. Thompson. The us. supreme
court, Masaoka said, ruled tn,
Washington law constitutional b,
a 0 10 0 vote.
Dean Achesons role in the GU
rent Oyama case was praised
Masaoka who described Acheson
saying at the conclusion of Il
Oyama hearing that he had notl
ing to add "as the honorable coul
sci for the state of California hi
answered all the questions in Of
favor"
Pinning his belief on justice d.
layed is justice denied, Masaoka ul1
ei the full support of all Japanese
the JACL fight against discrimin,
tory practices against Japanese
our country.
The Evacuation Claims Bill, H.
1899, the Soldier Brides Amen'
ment, HR. 3149, and the Purr
Heart Parents Naturalization bi
H.R. 1905, HR. 1855, and the D
portation Amendments, HR. q
H.R. 674, HR. Ills, HR. 1888 al
H.R. 1866 were others which Mas
Okla discussed.
Alice Kawanishi and Takako Y
da were co-chairmen for the su
cessful gathering of the council.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Pay Violations Disclosed;
u. S. Receivers Millions

WASHINGTON. - The labor de-
partment said that it had uncovered
18 million dollars in wages, lille
gally withheld" from 311 1886 work.
ers in the year ended June 30.
So far, it said, $1,000 employers
have paid up $8.S64.OOO and 5000
have done nothing.
The department reported that it
had found minimum wage, overtime
or child labor violations in 20 $50, or
81 per cent. of 40.350 plants inspect
ed during the year under the wage
hour and public contracts acts. The
laws impose restrictions on employ
ing minors and require a minimum
wage of 40 cents an hour and time
and half pay for work after 90
hours week. They apply to firms
in interstate business.
William R. McComb, administra-
tor of the wage-hour and public con-
trolls division, said the inspectors
covered about z per cent of the esti.
mated 550,000 establishments and
about 8 per cent of the 21.500, 900
workers employed covered by the
acts.
Noting that most violations re.
suited from failure to pay for over.
time, McComb said this often was
due to improperly classifying en-
] ployes as exempt.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Death Rates IN
State Is Declining
sssmslnued from nras pass1

Communicable diseases of all
kinds have been responsible for a
number of deaths each year, but
the diphtheria rate has been re-
duced to about one-ninth of what
it was In 1920. typhoid to about one
thirtieth, and tuberculosis 1873
deaths as compared with 322.
Heart disease, cancer and neph-
rifis continue as the leading
causes of death. In 1916 approx
mateIy 1000 persons died of heart
disease, $50 of cancer, and SO4 OF
nephritis. Nearly per cent of all
the deaths in this state were found
among persons over So years OF
age.
Compared with other nations OF
the world, Delaware and all the
United States are indeed fortunate.
Serious outbreaks of disease are
still being reported in Asia and
Africa where the death toll during
the first six months of this year
from cholera, plague, smallpox and
tvphus fever mounted to more than
zoo 900. In South America, just 9
few hours away by plane. 10000
persons died from smallpox, anc
in Mexico, 500 deaths were report
ed from the same disease.
Considering these facts, Della
wareans, in their observance O
Thanksgiving this year, may vel
include continuing good health al
one of their great blessings, ant
pledge themselves to support al
efforts for its maintenance.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Girl Survives S0.FoOt Drop,
Pulled From Ledge in Park

LURAY, VA.-Plucky 2i-year-old
Mary Murphy of Washington is
alive after tumbling 80 feet from
the top of Crescent Rock in Shenan-
doah National park.
Robert Gibbs, chief forest ranger.
said the girl was sitting on top Of
the high ledge with two Of her sis
tiers when she LEANED over and dis
appeared" Her body caught on a
ledge go feet below.
She escaped with broken arm.
Forester James Van Weelden ar
rived a few moments later.
Weelden and Gibbs fashioned a
rope ladder and sling from a
rangers raincoat and for two gruel-
ling hours crawled across the face
Of the cliff to her rescue.
The rescuers were guided by the
girls voice.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Log Hufs at Valley Forge
Recreated Like Original

VALLEY FORGE. PA. = Visitors
to the Continental army's camp
grounds this year will get picture
of how the patriot soldiers lived dur
ing their historic winter encamp-
ment of 1777 and 1778.
Log huts, built just as Gen. George
Washington specified them in TIT.
will be erected on the same sites
occupied by the troops 40 years
ago.
Sufficient logs for the first 80 huts
already have been timbered from
the park.
Seventy-six other winter homes
will be built on sites where troops
from the 13 colonies represented in
Washington's army set up their in
dividual camps.
Restoration work has been COM
pIeted on Fort Washington, Fort
Huntington, Fort Mordecai, Star Re.
doubt and Fort Stirling.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Belgian Girl Didn't Know
Potency Of Her Sly Wink

BRUSSELS.-A girl musician in
cafe in Brussels, Belgium, winked
at soldier recently and then things
happened. The soldiers girl friend,
victorine. dragged jeanette, the
musician, from a chair by her hair.
The manager threw both girls and
the soldier into the street. More SOL
diers tried to separate the girls,
who battled on. A crowd of italian
workers joined the fight. uprooting a
gas standard. An emergency squad
arrived to stop the escaping gas and
police tried to quiet the girls and
soldiers, finally arresting them.
At the Jail police found the girls
had been robbed. They We're locked
UP separately. Victorine tried to
strangle herself with belt. jean
ette tried to hang herself with a
length of tape and then attempted
to cut of her hand.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Early Baseball Games

The Philadelphia Olympic club la
1893 organized two teams to play
Town Bali. game which varied
somewhat from a similar game
started in Boston three years pre-
vious." The game resembled the
English game of FOUNDERS" more
than our present baseball. First
baseball organization In the U. s.
was the Knickerbocker baseball
club Of New York. The club in lS4o
drew up a set of standard plays and
rules. For three years the Knicker-
bockers first appeared in uniforms
Of blue and white.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Travellers in Great Britain
Assured Of Plenty OF Food

NEW YORK.-The new austerity
rules which recently went into effect
in England are domestic in charac-
ter and do not affect visitors from
overseas, Sir Alexander Maxwell.
chairman of the British tourist and
holidays board. asserted here after
his arrival aboard the Queen Mary.
''The food rationing program like
wise has no application to foreign
visitors who escape entirely the
more severe rationing restrictions
when staying in our hotels" he
said.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
LOCAL STUDENT is
WINNER IN ESSAY CONTEST
lrontlnueo Irom frst pAeel

Announcement of the identity or
the winners and presentation OF tre
cash awards was made from the
stage of the Dover Field House on
Saturday evening as a part of the
Veterans Day program presented at
Dover. Lloyd W. Ricards, command-
er, Department of Delaware, V. +.
W.. made the award presentations.
The contest, which created mucn
interest and favorable comment,
was conducted for the Department.
of Delaware by the Special Events
Committee for Kent and Sussex
Counties, of which David S. Hugg,
Milford, is chairman. School stu
dens, IA years of age or older, were
eligible to compete. A similar con-
test was conducted simultaneously
for the school students of upper
New Castle county and Wilmington
by Miles w. Frederick, Public Re
lations Officer of the Department Of
Delaware,
The downstate contest closed on
Monday of last week, and, on Tues
day evening, a group of six volun-
teers from the membership of the
Auxiliary to Blue Hen Post, Mil
ford, screened" the seventy-six es-
says. selecting those that, in their
opinion, merited the consideration
of the contest judges. The judges
received the essays later in the
week and made known their deci-
sions on Saturday with public an
nouncement following on Saturday
evening.
Col. Carleton B. Shaffer, retired
u. S. Army officer and Mayor o.
Rehoboth Beach; Robert d. Lingo
Jr., former Senior Vice Com
mander of the Department of Del
aware, v. f. W., and Robert H
Yerkes, managing editor of the Mil
ford Chronicle and former MAORI
ty leader of the State Senate, serves
at judges. The Blde Hen Auxiliar,
group that screened" the origina
group of essays, comprised Mrs
Edith j. Baynum, Miss Sara Barcus
Miss Ann Hugg, Mrs. Alma Rus
Miss Ruth Hudson and Mrs. Mar
Hugg.
Miss Humes, winner of the SEE
ond award in the contest, is tn
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Jane
Humes, Seabury Ave, Milford. Sh
is a reporter on the staff of the Mi
ford High School paper, ''The M;
room and Gold" and has been
member of the schools varsity fiel
hockey team for the past two SCI
sons. Last year, Miss Humes serve
as secretary of the sophomore clas
at Milford High School and ais
served as secretary Of the SeniC
Girl Scouts.