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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
Nisei Girl Wins
Nurses Cap

Tukuko Naito was one of seven
teen University of Washington ntrr-
sing students who solemnly repeat
ed the nurses pledge last weekend
in Gaping ceremonies before taking
up duties in Swedish hospital
where they will train for two and .
half years before becoming grad
uate nurses.
Miss Hernia Eklind, superintend-
ent of nurses, capped the new
trainees in the auditorium at Elk
lind Hall.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
Gardeners Meet

Seattle Japanese Gardeners As
ISOLATION. members will hear results
Of a recent union meeting nd
report on their picnic when they
meet at 8 p. m. Wednesday, Sept.
IS, In the Buddhist temple.
All gardeners are urged to attend
.the meeting.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
JSC Clubhouse

The Japanese Students Clubhouse
near the University Of Washington
campus will be opened for the COM
ing year on a cooperative basis, ~
was announced today. Anyone In
terested In residing In the club
house during the coming fall term
Is asked 10 contact Hiroshi Naka-
shima, 3l1-11th Ave. Seattle. az,
Immediately.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
Two NiSei Named
To u. W. Faculty

Iwao Matsushita, acting associ-
ate. and John McGilvray Maxi.
part-time associate, were approved
by University of Washington re-
gents in q faculty change list an
nounced this week. Both are in the
Far Eastern department in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
Allies Gives Japanese Government
.2S Subchasers- Unframed, Of Course

TOKYO, Aug. 29-Twenty- subchas-
ers were returned to Japan this week by the
Allies to help the government spot smugglers
and Illegal immigrants. The new coast guard,
however, was without its ornaments.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

Generally speaking, 1t may be
said that the upper and upper mid
die class districts of Seattle, includ-
ing Laurelhurst, Magnolia Bluff,
Mt. Baker, Montlake. Madison
Park. and Denny Blaine, and the
best sections OF Capitol TILL, Queen
Anne Hill and West Seattle, will not
take minorities. We know this be-
cause real estate agents will not
show to minoriies II the desired
residence happens to be in any one
of these areas. and because no mi
norities to my knowledge live there
except as domestics. These areas
are scattered in wide parts Of Sc
attic, but In the interstices are many
areas where minoriies do live thus
complicating the problem of speci-
flying where the covenants are spe-
officially operative"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

ty of American citizens Of Japa-
nese ancestry In the event Of war
with Japan. From my observations
during World War II, I no longer
have that doubt.
81 know Of no cases Of sabotage
or subversive activities during my
entire service as Commander in
Chief of Pacific ocean areas"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
Considering the relatiy

Considering the relatively
high average educational back
ground of the Nisei which fits
them for office work, the fact that
federal agencies practice less en-
ployment discrimination than pr!.
vate enterprises, that desirable po-
sitions In private industry will
probably tend TO remain closed to
Nisei, and that Nisei are now in
creasingly looking to federal agen-
cies for white-collar jobs. the likeli-
hood is that civil service positions
will hereafter always be looked up
on as an important source Of en-
ployment among the Nisei.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

hama and Kobe.
They we're Kathleen Chisato Wa
tabayashi, IS, Seattle; Emf Tanaka.
20, Tacoma; Shojun Yukawa, IT,
and Mary Fumie Kozai. IS, Taco
ma.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

-. There has been little or no
attempt In postwar japanese COM
munities to define the role or obli-
cations of its members, or for Cos
sip to play the powerful part 1t
has In forcing CONFORMITY before
the war. Everyone has similar prob
lens, and IL Is easier to rationize
misbehavior and the looseness of
family ties as shikata-ga-nai Git
can't be helped.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

In Hood River, Greg. hotbed of
anti-Japanese sentiment, the, Japa-
nese Americans. most Of whom
owned their farms, were making
good adjustments. However, forty
years Of anti-Japanese sentiment
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
THE JAPANESE AMERIC ANS IN NOTION.

were sold for $4,000. largely to
eastern markets. Near CASTOR. af-
ter repeated failures. the Japanese
reclaimed 500 acres Of bottom lands
of Lake wapato which In 1899 pro-
duoed $1,000 sacks OF onions. Be
fore evacuation rs per cent Of the
vegetables sold on the Portland
market were produced by japanese
In Multnomah and Clackamas
counties. In the two counties, A.
500 acres producing an annual crop
Of b ,00O,O 900 were being operated by
japanese.
similarly. in the state Of WASH
ineton. much Of the land had to be
cleared of stumps and under
growth following logging operations
or reclaimed from marshland be-
fore crops could be raised. In many
instances, japanese undertook
clearing operations on share ba-
sis, thus securing lease on part
Of lthe land reclaimed. Although, by
the time Of evacuation. 60 per cent
| Of the Japanese American popula'
ton of the state of Washington
lived In cities, principally Seattle
they operated 7O6 farms with to
tai acreage Of 20,326. These farm
in the main produced specialt,
crops: cherries, berries. potatoes
end fresh produce valued at an es
i tihated $4,000, 900 annually.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

(Editor's note: Following are
excerpts from people in Notion
a report dealing with postwar ad-
justment Of evacuted japanese
Americans published recently by
the United States Department Of
Interior. Excerpts were selected to
interest Pacific Northwest Japa-
nese- Americans.)
An Issei who had retured to Sc
attic remarked:
I'm q way 1t Is just like going back
to Japan. Seattle has been my home
for over so years, and although I
do not know any Of the Cauca-
slams meet on the street, the
streets are still there, there is the
same Smith Tower, the same water
front, the same parks, and the
buildings have the same corners
that they occupied when we left
It may be fine thing for the Nj
sci to pioneer in other sections Of
the country, but when you are 81
years old you want to return home
and Seattle Is home TO most Of III
older people. The pigeons and tn
seagulls are probably not the SAM
pigeons and seagulls that we saw
in le41, but they look the same
Not different in implication. /
| from another motivation. were tn
, words of 1t. Gen. Marx Clark whel
he fixed the Presidential Citation
to the colors of the Nisei Tooth In
fantry Battalion:
"You are always thinking Of you
country before yourselves. You hav
never complained through your Ion
periods In the line. You have writ
ten brilliant chapter in the his
tory of the fighting men In Amer
ca. You are always ready to clos
with the enemy and you have al
ways defeated him. The 34th Div
sion Is proud of you, the Fifth Al
my is proud Of you, and the whol
United States K proud Of YOU"
1 On the other side Of the worl'
In an interview given on okinaw
Just after the wars close, Gen. il
seph stillweil said of japanese An
orleans:
They bought an awful hunk
America with their blood
you're damn right those Nisei DO.
have q place In the American heal
now and forever. We cannot allo
a single injustice to be done to Il
Nisei without defeating the pu
poses for which we fought"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
the New York Herald Tt

J.. the New York Herald III
bune commented editorially:
1.-THE 442nd is composed Of Nisei
second generation Americans who
are citizens and whose parents are
Japanese immigrants. It fought in
Italy, Southern France, and the
Rhineland: was tagged the Purple
Heart Regiment for its $500 cita-
lions, and received It's Presidential
honors on the White House grounds.
I'm the late winter and early
spring of 1912, by contrast, and un-
der duress Of the emergency, more
than one hundred thousand Japa-
nese aliens and Nisei were removed
from the Pacific Coast to the in
terror and placed in protective Gus
tody. thirds Of this group were
made up of American citizens, and
In the region 1t had been obliged to
quit there had been at times great
feeiing about the yellow Peril
which Pearl Harbor did nothing to
, lessen.
"It has since been reported that
campaigns In behalf of tolerance,
some under the influence Of the
War Relocation Authority, some in
spired by the 442nd, and some by
common sense, have done much To
iron out unnecessary feelings Of
difference. II it had not happened
that way there would not have been
much point in the 442nd going
overseas, or in any of the democra-
tic theories that count men before
race. We, too, salute the 442nd for
its record overseas and the good
work that record has accomplished
here"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

In Washington County, in 1899,
the Japanese farmers cultivated
about 1,40o acres. on which they
grew 1900 tons Of barrels which
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

In Hood River, Oregon. earlier
the scene Of much antagonism.
the wife of storekeeper who had
been instrumental In the return OF
Japanese Americans noted the fol-
lowing:
1.-The CT, almost to q man, Is 10y
al to his Nisei buddy. Yesterday
one of these lads, whom have seen
in our place Of business several
times in recent months, happening
to catch me In o,ir store, some
what flustered and embarrassed,
stammered out q sincere comment
dalton of our work In helping the
Japanese people to reestablish
themselves. We GIs take off our
hats to you. We think guys like
that fellow that wouldn't sell fire.
works to those Nisei GIs for their
Riddles last Fourth of July ought
to be hung up for the birds to pick
and I told him So served out
there in the Pacific and know
| the job these guys did. There were
three of them In our outfit and
saw their work. I don't usually
take things up but had to tel
that guy what we thought Of fel'
lows like him. It burns me up tt
see those boys wearing the uniform
and the discharge buttons turned
down on things they wanted"
| In Oregon, similar contribution
were being made. In Hood Rive
County the Japanese engaged frs
in the raising Of strawberries, an,
by 1920 were producing rs per cen
/ of the total grown in the valley. i
1923 they developed the asparagu
industry which had been com
menced earlier by John Koberg
and by 1928, they were shipping 50,
600 crates annually to all parts 0
the country. Just before evacuation
Hood River County Japanese pro
duced an annual crop Of t5O0O,O0
which Included 90 per cent sof' IN
; county's asparagus. go per cent Q
the strawberries, 50 per cent Of tn
pears, and 30 per cent Of the az
pies. Near Salem the Japanes
played an important part In tn
development of the Lake Labish
area into the richest farmland !
the world. BY 1910, they were pre-
ducing annually 100000 crates
, celery, 10000 sacks Of onions. rs
900 crates Of lettuce and SOC
crates Of carrots.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

A more recent statement
made by Fleet Admiral Chester W.
Nirnitz, relative to the statehood
petition of Hawaii was similarly
carried:
Before World War II, I enter
tanned some doubt as to the loyal
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29
q number Of land ownel

q number Of land owners
hkse expressed preferences for ia
panese tenants, In large part be-
cause Of wartime experience with
tenants during the absence Of the
japanese. Thus an advertisement
of March II, 1947 carried q direct
appeal for Nisei tenure by virtue
of the fact that it was published In
The Northwest Times, q Japanese
American English Language news
paper In Seattle.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

In marriage, there Is an increas-
ing tendency for the Nisei to Sc
lect their own mate. In annomc-
ing q wedding, the name Of q 60
between Is usually listed, but In
most cases, this is an afterthought
to please the parents and Issei
friends. OF fundamental import
ance to the Japanese social system
the institution Of arranged mar
riages Is very nearly out Of the
picture as far as Nisei are concern
ed.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

In the White River Valley Of Wa
sf1ington, another center Of agita-
tion against return, only few as
yet are back. Many Of those who
formerly farmed In this area have
remained in Eastern Oregon and
Western Idaho where they had To-
Gated farms during the exclusion
p6riod. A Nisei resident Of the
white River Valley stated returning
farmers who had no farms had
Freat trouble In securing land, and
q a result very few of the leading
pfewar farmers are even now to be
found among those who have re-
turned.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

/. :. 1t was partly this success Gag
riculturaD that produced the anti
japanese agitation out Of which the
Alien Land Laws eventuated.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

In the Spokane district, which
lies outside of the evacuated area
of Washington, 1t has been estinlat-
cd that farm holdings have increas-
cd abou go per cent since 1874.
There are now IS or go farm fami-
lies, whereas before the war the
number was In the EOS. About 10
per cent of the farms are owned
the rest are leased. These farms
average five acres in size and are
all vegetable gardens. The local We
| getable produce market is control
led about 90 per cent or more by
| the Japanese farmers.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

cannot be wiped out in few
months time. Part Of what has
happened Is well expressed In
the words of one farmer who said;
1T don't like those lousy Japs,
but I'm not doing anything about
1t because I'm mixed up in a lot
of farm deals with them"
Yet In spite of the undertone Of
racial antagonism and economic RI
valry, returning servicemen and s
considerable number Of friendly re-
sidents quieted the opposition ant
made Hood River Valley a receptive
place for returning evacuees.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-08-29

In addition to Colorado and Utah,
O third important area of farm re-
settlement was to be found In East
ern Oregon and Western Idaho,
principally along the Snake River,
which provides. the boundary be-
tween these states along part Of
its length, and in the Boise Valley
Of Idaho.
Today the overall Japanese
American population in the Idaho
part of the Snake River Valley and
in the Boise Valley Is somewhere
around 1900, a sharp contrast with
the number living here before the
evacuation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
NORTH ykA IS
 STILL ON REEF
 SAYS SKINNER
Must Remain Until Next I1iqh Tides = First
 Week in March

SEATTLE. Feb. Efforts to Iefloat tEe Seattle passenger ship North Sea flom a reef near Bella Bella. B C. have been un- succes sful. the Northlaud Trans poltaticn Company reported tcday, and the vessel is in psrilous petition.
 Gntslt " Skinner, one of the owners of the Northlsnd Company which operates the North Sea, re- turned here from in inspection trip and said chances of refloat- ing the ship don't lock too good.
 The North Sea is fast in Port CT Reef. B miles west Of Bella Bella skinner said. and she must stay on tie reef until March 6. ' CT 8 when the next high tides occur.
 Skinner said the ship was dam aged extensively and that repairs would be extremely expensive, but that the company cannot afford to lose the North Sea tecaug3 5f the shortage of passenger ships.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
B JULIE I l N }

WASHINGTON, D. c. - Presi- dent Truman today signed legis- lation continuing the authority of the Maritime Commission to op- crate shipping vessels until July 1.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., = Presi- dent Truman today nominated Warren R. Austin, United States delegate to the United Nations, as this countrys representative on the U. N. Commission for Con- ventional Armaments
 MILWAUKEE Deflation has hit the ur-bearing animals. Wis consin, the nations biggest fur producing state, is selling it's pelts 35 percent cheaper this year, of ficials of the American National Cooperative Fur Auction report ed today.
 NEW YORK Joceph Curran, President of the National Mari time Union (CIO) charged today that Joseph Stack, the Unions Vice President, had misused union funds and asked that Stack be re- moved from office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
TERRITORIAL BD. OF EDUCATION IS
 TACklING ISSUES
Calls for Rural School Re- leiyed = Anchorage
 Case PerplexinQ

Business discussions yesterday at
 the tenth regular session of the Territorial Board of Education in- cluded the needs of rural schools in the various districts, list of which has been presented to the Ways and Means Committee, ac- cording to a report given by Mrs. A. H. Nordale, Vice President of the Board.
 Following a discussion on ap- p.ications received from 12 com munities asking for the establish ment of rural schools, the Com missioner of Education was auth orized to open such schools as came within the regulations of the Territorial Board of Education, provided funds were available.
 The Board also approved a pro posed bill which would exempt the Commissioner of Education from the provisions of the act which prohibits Territorial offi- cials from travelling outside of Alaska at Territorial expense.
 Other matters taken into con- sideration during the past seven days of conference include the subject of the crowded conditions in the Anchorage school and the notice from the Anchorage School Board that beginning September, 1947, children from outside the city limits vii not te accepted in the Anchorage schools. This would leave approximately 500 pupils liv- ing outside the city without school facilities unless the Territory con- struct new school buildings.
 Also coming up for discussion among the Board members in the past weeks sessions were the sub jects of teachers salaries, vocation al and trade schools, appropria- tions for school construction, and the budget for the biennium 1947- 49.
 President of the Board, A. H. Ziegler, is enroute from Ketchi- kan and is expected to arrive for the final sessions of the confer ence
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
pkIROLMAN BRANDT FROM FAIRBANKS IS HERE ON BUSINESS
Highway Officer Looks for Record Influx of Tour
 isis or Highway

A. P. Bob Brandt. highway patrolman from Fairbanks, is in Juneau to confer with Territorial Highway Engineer. W. Leonard Smith on highway patrol matters concerning his area Brandt said that according to the influx of correspondence from the outside, requesting information on the Alaska Highways, a record number Of tourists is expected over the highways of the Territory this summer
 Oycrnigh; stops and accommoda- ticns and gas stations along the highways are believed adequate to take care of the oncoming rush of visitors. Brandt stated, but the situations is entirely different within the cities. Housing still remains a grave problem and the tourists will have to trust to luck and chance for hotel space in such cities as Fairbanks Anchorage, etc. Brandt expects to De in the city several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26

group the measure properly should be in resolution form.
 Measure Jerked
 For the first time this session, the Senate voted to remove a bill from consideration by commit tee. Senator Coffey advised that s. B. 32-repealing the gross geld tax and substituting net tax on mining-had layed in the Judiciary Committee for a week without be- ing taken up. He moved that it be sent along to Taxation and Fiji nance also on it's reference list then if necessary sent back to Ju- dietary. It's an important measure and time is growing short, he warned By vote, the Senate took s. B. 32 out of Judiciary and sent it to Taxation.
 Five measures this morning were reported out by the Education Committee, all sent to Rules for dllOCdtlCl tAl bOillOIIOW calCiudI. Education's reports cn the mea- sures are:
 H. B. 6, s. B. 58 and H. J. M. 5 do pass; s. B. Aldo not pass; s. B. 54-without recommendation
 Four measures came over, pass ed by the House, and were assigned as follows:
 H. J. M. 4, by Reps Newell and Nolan, asking revision of the Jones Act to eliminate discrimination against Alaska-to Transportation.
 H. J. M 13, by Rep. Vukovich- Asking a S1,000,0o0 appropriation by Congress for salmon fishery re- search and regulation enforce ment-to Fisheries.
 H. B. ', by Rep. Almquist In- creasing and liberalizing Old Age Assistance benefits-to Judiciary.
 H. B. 35, by Rep M. Johnson To require election of City Magis- trates in municipalities with pop ulaticn of 5000 or more-to Muni- cipal Affairs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
ALhSkh-B0UND BOAT DIyADEfD,
 ! ARE RESCUED

VANCOUVER. B C.. Feb 26.- lP-Rescued after drifting 14-hours in the disabled American fishboat Tyee, bound for Ketchikan, from Seattle, seven persons were landed here today.
 The fish boat was taken in tow by the Canadian freighter Chilli wack off Texada Island, Union Bay earlier today. It answered a search light signal for aid from the dis abled boat
 Aboard the Tyee were John Marsden of Ketchikan, his wife and four children. and John Allen crew member
 Marsden said the motor failed early Monday afternoon. and we were drifting tcward the rock strewn shore It's a good thing the weather was good"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
ACCA RECEIVES SUM FROM FILIPINO CLUB

One hundred dollars and twenty cents was received by Mrs. John Mccormick, President of the Ju- neau-Douglas Chapter of the AC- CA as the first contribution for the Juneau-Douglas Chapter, and was from the Filipino Social Club. The money will be used for Alaska children who are handicapped and will be matched dollar for dol lar by the Chndren's Bureau in Washington, D. c.
 The Douglas chapter hopes to be able to turn over to the Territorial Chapter Sl,000 on the opening date of the Crippled Childrens wing of the hospital on Japonski Island This can be done if people interested in help ing send a membership fee of Sl to Mrs Frances Paul, Secretary, Box 81, Juneau, or by contacting the following Val Poor, and Mrs. Marcus Jensen, Douglas; Gene Vuille, Juneau Drug; Mrs John Mccormick, Room l2, American Red Gross, Shattuck Building Victor Powers. Juneau Paint and Supply on Second Street. or the representative of any organiza- ton or any member of the chap ter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
.TEACHER5' STRIKE
 NOW BEING AIDED
 BY TRUCK DRIVERS

BUFFALO, N r., Feb. 26.-lR-- Refusal of a union truck driver to deliver badly-needed coal resulted today in closing of enc of 20 public schools that had been kept open in the three-day-old strike of 2,400 Buffalo teachers.
 Closing of the other l9 schools functioning with 500 non-striking teachers appeared possible as union truck drivers scheduled meeting tonight to consider whether to de- liver coal and cafeteria supplies.
 The Lafayette High School, with a one-day supply of coal, was closed two hours after classes be- gan. A union driver refused to de- liver coal at the school yesterday.
 The strike of the Buffalo Teach CTS Federation CunaifiliatedD for increased pay, previously had clos ed 78 of the city's 98 schools.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-26
HOMER kR0G ARRIVES;
 TAKES FED. POSITION

Newcomers to ;he city are MT
 and Mrs Homer E. Krog. who arrived in Juraau on February T.
 MT Krog, who is connected with the Wage Hour and Public Con- tracts Divisions Of the U. s. De- partment of Labor, was trans ferred to Juneau from Birming- ham. Alabama, where he was Re- gional Inspection Supervisor of Region VI, which comprises the States of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi Prior to his war ser vice he was Regional Supervising Inspector in Nashville, Tennessee.
 MT and Mrs Krog are located at present at the Imperial Hotel.