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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
FINAL RITES
HELD FOR CT
FROM IDAHO

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. az
Funeral services for Pfc. Kiyoshi
Murakami, pocatello. were held last
Dec. Is In Arlington National Gene
terry. PFC. Murakami was buried be-
side the graves Of Rito and Wataru
Nakashima. also Of Pocatello, two
of his lifelong friends.
All three saw service with the
famed 442nd Regimental Combat
Team, an all-N,sei outfit which
earned for itself the title "Purule
Heart Infantry" because Of the hes :
w casualties suffered ~ ~-n> :
the bitterest battles Of wn~'d W.
II.
Pfc. Murakami was born Feb IL.
1924. IN Dell. Mont. Son Of Toraki
and Yano Murskami. he was grad
uated by Ashton fIdeho) h'o''
school. then moved with his family
TO Pocatello.
He Joined the army on June Z.
1914. and went overseas in Novem-
Der Of the same year with @ COM
pany. 442nd ROT. After fightine
in both France and ITALY. he was
killed April 10th. 1915, IN the Pc VAL
ley campaign. He held the Combet
Tnfantryman's badge, Bronze Star
and the ETO ribbon with three bat
tie stars.
Survivors. besides his parents, in
clude three sisters: Mrs. Toshio Ma
kanishi, one Of the first twelve
wACs to serve in Tokyo with the
army Of occupation; Kiyoshi, Po-
catello, and Yayeko. Salt Lake City.
and two brothers, Yoshito and sho-
20 Murakani, Pocatello.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
Kids, It's Free!

A free children's movie at 1890
o'clock on Thursday morning, Dec.
%, is the Christmas gift of the At
las Theater to this neighborhood. A
special western feature and several
cartoons have been arranged for
this showing only, according to
B. G. Johnson, theater manager.
I'VE want to do something to fit
in with the community Christmas
celebration" johnson said. "All kids
gre invited to attend The show will
start promptly at 1890 and win be
over at noon"
Announcements OF the movie have
been made in all schools and neigh
borhood centers. It is hoped that a
large crowd Of children win be on
hand when the doors open.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
FUN PLANNED
FOR YOUTHS
in OUR AREA

A Christmas party a visit from
Santa Claus, songs, games enter
tainment, and Of course, Christ
mas treat Those are some Of the
things which are in store for every
youngster In the Jackson Street
community the day before Christ
mas. when four neighborhood CEN
tiers hold their annual Christmas
parties.
The Nichiren Church, 1912 Wei
Ter: Collins Fieldhouse, 18th and
Main; Neighborhood House, 304
18th Ave. &c.; and Yesler Terrace
Community Center will be hosts to
the children. All parties win be held
from 2 to Up. m. on Friday after &.
noon, Dec "a.
Plans for the parties have been
under way for weeks. Each center
is gaily decorated, and entertainers
have been busy rehearsing for a
long time. The climax of each par :
ty will be the arrival of Santa Claus
with a big bag of treats enough for
every youngster present.
The parties are under the direc-
ton of the Rissho Youth Group and
Mrs. B. H. Oda at the Nichiren
Church, Gene Boyd and Margaret
Fouts at Collins, Mrs Marjorie
Moore at Neighborhood House, and
Natalie Olmstead at Yesler. Local
business men collected and contrl-
buted funds TO supply the treats,
and the recreation committee of the
Jackson Street Council coordinated
the party planning and purchased
the treats
More than 1900 children attend
ed last years parties and plans have
been made for l 500 this year. Every
child is personally invited to attend
the party nearest his home, regard
less of whether he Is regular men,
Der of the center. ,4s-c
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
RiSShO YBA Sets
Semi-Formal Hop

Rissho YBA will present It's
Christmas eve semi-formal this
Friday. Dec "a. in the beautiful, re-
novated Bruce Crane ballroom at
Broadway and East Madison. Just
across the way from Seattle Univer-
sity.
The entire public Is invited 10
spend the evening dancing with the
music Of Frankie Barker and his
orchestra. Dancing will be from
8 p. m. to IL midnight.
Tickets can be purchased from
any Rissbo members or at the door
for three dollars per couple.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
Miller to Present
Equality Bill

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. ~
Rep George P. Miller Cd. Caiif)
said today he would introduce bill
for equality in naturalization and
immigration before the Eighty-first
Congress. according to the Washing
ton office, JACL Anti-Discrimina-
ton Committee.
Congressman Miller Is the Sec,
ond Representative to agree to
introduce the measure. Rep. Walt
er II. Judd fR. MIMI previously
announced he would reintroduce
the bin which, in the Eightieth
Congress, bore his name.
Mike M. Masaolxa. JACL ADO Ma
tional Legislative Director. said a
number of other Congressman also
are expected to introduce the bill.
This represents a change of proce-
dure against last year when the
measure was introduced by only one
person in the House-Rep. Judd.
House rules, unlike the Senate. do
not permit bill to be co-sponsored
Thus, when a number Of Congress
men favor particular measure
each may introduce an identical bill
Rep. Miller has DISTINGUISHED
record of aid to Japanese in Ameri-
ca.
During the Seventy ninth
Congress, he was the first Con-
gressman In the United States
since the beginning Of the war to
introduce legislation favorable to
Nisei and Issei
One of his first bills proposed a
stay Of deportation for Alien jana
pese. and another proposed that
spouses Of U. 8. service personnel
in Japanese be permitted. to enter
the Tinted States. Both of these
measures subsequently became law.
At hearings on the Judd bill last
year. Rep. Miller and Rep. Bertrand
W. Gearhardt. Cd. Calif) were the
only two Representatives from CAL
ifornia to testify on the bill. Both
advocated its passage
Rep. Miller will serve with the
immigration and Naturalization
subcommittee of the House.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22

Candy will be given to all children
attending the program.
From 7:30 p. m. Sunday, Dec. 26,
st. Peters church program headed
by Pat Hagiwara, chairman. will be.
1. Annual Christmas pageant to
be presented by the church school
department under the direction Of
Gladys Gray.
2. Highlight will be gathering
around Christmas trees for light re-
freshments and gifts from Santa. -
3. Added attraction will be movies
provided by DR.. Paul s. Shigaya.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
BY JOE HAMANAKA
Special Writer

Curtain going upl Second cur
taini Carefully selected teams re
presenting the strongest japanese
Chinese and Filipino casaba clubs
of Hawaii, California, Oregon and
Washington will go into their acts
tomorrow starting at p. m. IN the
Second Annual Oriental-Americar
National Basketball Tournament
The setting viii be the Seattle Uni
versity Court.
Four games are slated for tomor-
row tfDec. 23) and four more the
following night. On Christmas day
the 25th. two games will be played
In the Buddhist gym. the first at
II a. m. and the second at ~ noon
These two contests are free Of
charge Then on Sunday, Dec 90
the scene will again change to the
Seattle University floor with the
consolation finals at 2:30 p. m. and
the championship finals at $3.50
D. m. winding-up the tourney.
Complete schedules and other per-
tinent data may be found elsewhere
in this paper.
Now. for brief spotlights on the
participants:
SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE -
The defending champions, but with
out the services Of Willie woo
Woo" Wong who Is campaigning this
winter with the University Of sa',
Francisco Donlets Frosh).
Tn their 27-66 loss to U. g. F
frosh. November %, Percy Gnu tool,
high scoring honors for the Mission
five with 8 counters. woo Woo
Wong swished Q points for u. 8. r
All-Star Peter Lum is coming up
as are two new faces, Frank Chiu
who Is stepping into Willie Wongs
shoes. and Tuna Wong.
Last years Second Team All-Sta,
Charles Lum who averaged 81
points per game in the tournament
9th highest scorer) will also ap-
pear.
Manager Hank Wong. In his let
ter to the sponsors, says that the
team is SLIGHTLY taller and speedier'
than last years kingpins. Inciden
tally. the 1947 club ended with a
season record of 20 wins and
losses.
Coached by Kenny Kim and
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
BASKETBALL FANS AWAIT START
OFSECOND ALL ORIENTAL J0UST
OPENING ON THURSDAY, DEC. q
managed by Hank Wong.


HAWAII ALL-sTARS = Second
placer In last years tournament,
but with only three oldsters. drop
ped In from the skies here Sunday
by Pan American World Anyways.
The familiar trio are Richard Asa
to, Tetsuo Odo and Fred Shimomu-
ra.
The club will be without All-Star
Raymond Oyama. e.3 average points
per game last year, and End Team
All-Star Hiroshi Kiriu, 90 average
point-getter In 1S47.
New additions, however. give this
club youth and height over last
years entry. Probably the most out
standing player viii be 19-year-old
Herbert Sumida who was chosen
Most Valuable Player" In Terrific
rial Interscholastics in 1916.
Reputed as one of the best pivot
men in the islands is center Dick
Kato. while Richard Shimomura
dunked buckets in the Senior AAU
Loop for years. Mel Kurakake
played for Fort Douglas, Utah,
while In the armed service. and
Tad Tazawa Is said to be a speed
ster at the guard post
Once again the team. as a whole,
sparks with speed and ball-hawxing.
Last years club lacked height. but
the 1948 aggregation will have that
factor-plus its usual speed.
Coached by Stanley Kudo and
managed by George Ishihara.
N. v. G. AH-STARS-Seattle's
Nisei representative and last years
surprising 4th-placer, will be much
younger team than In 1947 which
could mean more speed.
The Karikomi-team is built around
the local Tokuda Drug hoopsters
with only 8 of Is remaining from
last years aged squad The hold
overs are Shobo Fulfil, Manabu Fu-
jino, Mote Yasuda .Hiromu Heyamo-
to. Chuck Kinoshita and Isao Nj
shimura.
Sci Adachi. 2-year letter-winner
at San Mateo J. c., is probably the
best Of the new additions. End
Team All-Star honors went to He
yamoto last year. Yasuda will cap
tain the club this year
Coached by Stanley Karikomi and
managed by Frank Nakagawa.
CATHAY POST 1s6-Number
five finisher last year, has put the
Continued from Page Three)
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
TB DONATIONS

Urging everyone to send in his
1913 Christmas Seal contribution,
Miss Ruth walker. Christmas Seal
slae chairman for the Anti-Tuber-
culosis League of King County, said
that only $110,144 had been received
so far in the 1913 campaign.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22
NOPaDer Dec. q

THE NORTHWEST TIMES
viii skip Its regular edition this
Saturday, Christmas day. Dec. Is.
so that the staff members can
concentrate ON their next issue,
which win be the special second
anniversary number dated satur-
day, Jan. I, 1949.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22

In 1947. 557 people dad of tuber-
culosis in the state of Washington
OF this number, 200 lived in Seattle
and King County.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22

II there be . crime Of deeper dye
than al the guilty train Of human
vices. II Is ingratitude. Brooke.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-22

Let him that would move the
world. first move himself. Socrates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
U. S. RUSS PAR TETON
 CRUMBLINC
LIN Assembly SpofIighfed Differences on Political
 Future of Holy Land

LAKE SUCCESS, March 10.-iRt- The much-heralded U. s. Russian agreement on Palestine Partition ap- peared today to be crumbling.
 A battle of words outside United Nations chambers yesterday spot lighted their current differences over the political future of the Holy Land. It was the sharpest split on the issue between the two powers since last November when they pushed the Partition plan through the LIN Assembly.
 The core of the verbal tussle was American insistence on bringing the AraEs, bitter foes of Partition, into United Nations consultations So far the Arabs have boycotted every dis cussion of the splitup scheme. The Jews accept the plan to create Jew ish and Arab nations by next Oct. l.
 The Jews oppose overtures to the Arabs. Russia has termed the moves worthless in view of past failures at conciliation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
ST0p-W0Rk
 ISpLANNED,
 ALASKA TFL

RFTCHTKBN, Alaska, March 10 -lPt-The Ketchikan Chronicle said cl4ay tne Alaska Territorial Fed eration of labor plans a stop work protest on April l3 if Con- gress does not act by that time on statehood legislation for the Territory.
 The paper said AFL unions throughout Alaska planned to stop work between Il a. m. and noon that day in an Alaskan Tea Party demonstration.
 The AFL also endorsed hiring full-time lobbyist to attend the next Territorial Legislative session The representative would be in- structed to ask the Legislature tc call a constitutional convention and send a Congressional delega- tion to Washington if Congress does not act on statehood by ad- journment time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
BACK TURNED ON WALLACE; MeG0AIn TALKS FOR DEMOS
ReeCe Also Takes Shot De- daring COP Has No
 Moscow Win"

PHILADELPHIA, March l0.-lRl J. Howard McGrath, Democratic National Committee chairman, last night turned his party's back on Henry Wallace
 Carroll Reece, Republican Ma tionaI Committee Chairman, speak ing with McGrath at the Phila- delphia Bulletin Forum, said that the Republican party is united party. It has no Moscow wing
 Predicting that "a united Demo- cratic party" would win the No- vember general election, McGrath sharply criticized what he termed the impractical liberalism" of Wallace.
 "A Henry Wallace can condemn the bipartisan foreign policy and offer nothing more than ablect appeasement to the forces of God less Communism, McGrath said.
 No party bearing the real re- sponsihility of government can flout the national conscience so glibly, can excuse a foreign power so meekly, can abuse it so com pletely before an alien theology.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
CAB MAKES NEW RULING
 FOR ALASKA

WASHINGTON, March l0-lR-- The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled today that air cargo carriers be- tween Alaska and the United States must eonfiae tlseir Fights to those which have been authorized.
 The Board announced late last year that because of the large de- mand for cargo service, it was con- sidering a general exemption from standard regulations for U. s. Alaska operations.
 Today's announcement said the Board has decided against such an exemption. Had it been grant, ed scheduled carriers could have operated flights other than those called for in their certificates and the irregular or contract lines could have set up regular flights be- tween specified points without waiting for the usual certificates required for regular operations.
 The Board said it is opening an investigation into the sufficiency of regularly scheduled air cargo service between the states and Alaska provided by Pan American Airways, Northwest Airlines and Pacific Northern Airlines. It will determine if more scheduled service should be authorized.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
FAILURE AID CHINA
 WILL SET STAGE OF WORD WAR TIT

WASHINGTON, March 10.-R Maj. Gen Claire Chennault told the House Foreign Affairs Committee today that military aid to China would help stop Russian aggression" in Europe. M The former Commander of Athe Flying Tigers" said failure to pro- vide aid to China will inevitably set the stage for World War III.
 The Flying Tigers were vol unteer force of fliers. mostly Ameri- can, who fought with China against Japan before Pearl Harbor At ST. Chennault is retired from the Army and heads commercial aviation concern in China. He flew here to testify at the committees hearings on the Administrations re- quest that Congress vote $570.000 900 for aid to China.
 Chennault's 25-year-old Chinese wife accompanied him to the hear ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
FINLAND DELEGATES
 DON'T WANT TO GO TO MOSCOW C0NFAB"

HELSINKI, Finland, March 10- iR Several members of Finland's delegation to negotiate with Russia were reported today to have asked in vain to be relieved of their as signment.
 They were appointed yesterday to negotiate in Moscow in Finnish Russian pact.
 Informants said the delegates told President Juho K Paasikivi they did not under any circumstances want to go to Moscow
 The President is reported to have cut them off with the remark.
 There is no question of whether you have any desire to do this or that. This is compulsory labor ,
 The seven-man delegation is ex- pected to leave for Moscow in about 10 days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
STA5SEN STILL IN
 RUNNING;
Former Governor of Min. nesota Keeps Right in
 Thick of Fight

WASHINGTON, March lo.--tR- New York's Gov Thomas E. Dewey showed today he still packs a potent political punch by capturing six of eight Presidential delegate votes in New Hampshire.
 But by taking tie remaining two in yesterdays first 1943 primary, former Gov Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota kept himself in the thick of the race for the Republi- can nomination.
 Politicians thus regarded the New England result as pretty much of a standoff. They turned their eyes westward for the next battle-Wis- consins april 6 primary.
 There Dewey and Stassen take on Gen Douglas Macarthur, who will be testing for the first time his appeal as a positive candidate.
 The New Hampshire race long had been billed by Dewey SUD- porters as an indicator of the New Workers strength in New England.
 Gov. Charles M. Dale, one of the six Dewey pledged delegates elect ed, labeled the outcome a "flatter- ing tribute" to the Governor.
 Stassens supporters on the other hand, insisted they were well satis- fled with collecting two Philadel- phia convention ballots in an area where the middlewesterner was little known in 1944 when Dewey won the party nomination.
 One result of the New England primary was to serve notice on Senator Robert A. Taft that Stas- sen is to be reckoned with in the May primary in the Ohio Sena- tors home state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
LEND LEASE GUNS
 ARE USED TO KILL, E COSTA RIGA REPORT

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, March 10 -lR-OtiLo Ulate Blanco, whose election as President was annulled by Congress, cabled President Tru- man today that lend lease supplies are being employed to kill Costa Ricans."
 He signed the message President elect of Costa Rica.' Congress de- cided March Ulate was elected by fraud.
 His cable to the U. s. Executive said:
 T take, this opportunity to call your attention to the fact that arms supplied by the United States Gov ernment for continental defense are Icing employed to kill Costa Ri- cans, placed in the hands of the Communist Party as the basis of a coup d'etat approved by majority Of Congress against the popular will expressed in the election of Feb. 8. :
 Dr. Carlos Lui Valverde, Ulate leader of the Union Naeional oppo- sition party, was wounded fatally March l in an exchange of fire when Government agents attempted to enter his home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
Planning for New Program
 For Shipping
Alaska Shipping Men Now in Wdshington-lnteri
 Expires on June 30

WASHINGTON, March 10.- The interim shipping program for Al- aska expires June 30, and Alaska shipping men are now in Wash ington at the invitation and sug- gestion of those who face the re- sponsibility of determining fair and workable solution to the prob lems involved
 Ii the Territory is to have lul- interrupted service a new program must be worked out before June 30.
 "The interests of every indivi- dual, family and business in Alaska are involved said Adm. F. A. Zeusler, here representing the Al- aska Steamship Company. "Alaska's s prominence in the national defense scheme must be considered also from the standpoint of the Secur- lty Of each individual oi our na- ton.
 "T'he overall transportation re- quirements of the whole Territory must be kept in focus and the program must be broad and well integrated providing adequate ser vice the year round for all of Alaska. Duplication of service that would increase the cost to ship pers should not be permitted.
 Furthermore, the program must provide the degree of permanence which will guarantee continuity of service from year to year with provision for expansion and im- provement according to the needs of the Territory and it's defense activities.
 We are doing out best here in Washington to develop such per- manent progressive steamship pro- gram for Alaska and we feel some progress is being made We are proceeding on She premise that the prosperity of the Alaska Steam ship Company is dependent on the prosperity ol Alaska, as it is. and we will continue to promote the re-establishment of the Alaska shipping industry on that basis"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
MASARYk IN LEAP
 TO DEATH
Foreign Minister, Return ed 10 Post by Czech Com
 munists, akes Life

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, March 0.-IR-Foaeign Minister Jan G. Masaryk, leaped to his death this morning from a second floor window of the Foreign Office, officials in his Ministry said today.
 These officials confirmed that the son of this nations first Presi- dent ended his life just Is days after a Communist coup in which he was returned to his post as one of the few Communists in the Cabin ct.
 In London, Gen. Lev Prchala, leader of a Czech movement resist ing the Communist regime in Pra- que, said London exiles had heard that Masaryk was under terrific pressure to bring him into line with the Communist Government.
 Informed of the reports that Mas aryk had taken his own life, Prch- ala said Suicide? It is possible. "
 Masaryk's last public appearance was in the old town square Sunday, when he attended comhined cele- Lration of the 98th birthday ami versary of his late father and the 30th anniversary of battle in which Czech and Russian troops fought side by side.
 Photographs taken then made him appear harassed, haggard and wor- ried.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-10
DEvIN IN LEAD IN
 SEATTLE
Incumbent Mayor Appears to Be Returned to 0f-
 file for Four Years

SEATTLE, March l0.-R- In the closest mayoralty election of the city's modern history, Mayor William F. Eevin appeared today to have been returned to office for four-year term.
 Unofficial returns from the city's 657 precincts gave Devin lead Of l,594 votes over his opponent, Allan Pomeroy, former assistant U. S. District Attorney Unofficial totals gave Devin 66,6l4 votes to Pom eroy's 65,020.
 Approximately 1900 absentee bal lots remain to be counted.
 Although admitting that MT Devins election is indicated" Pom eroy refused today to concede pos sible defeat.
 Six incumbent councilmen seeking reelection were returned to office They were Mrs. I. F. Powell, M. B. Mitchell, Robert H. Harlin, AL fred R. Rochester, David Levine and Frank J. Laube.
 Two bond issues, $4000,000 for street lighting and $2,500,ooO for additional park and recreational facilities, also were successful.