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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
AZUMANO'S MEN
NEAR PENNANT
IN PIN LOOP
ONBL STANDINGS
(AS of March 12l

PORTLAND. Greg, March II -
The next TO last week of the current
ONBL season sew the Insurancemen
from Azumano virtually clinch the
seasons championship title as they
came thru Friday night with a 81
win ever the Sono Team At the
same time. Cascade Produce drop
ped out of the picture by splitting
With Russelville 90
High man for the Producemen
was Emo Saito with 500 series.
while Min Hara of the Russelville
Market was banging out a 210 game
in his series to knock the Cascade
team a game further back of the
league lea ding Azumano five.
In the other league games, the
lower bracket teams were having a
field day at the expense of the
higher riding Motor Clinic and
Lombard Food Center. The cellar
dwelling Tsuboi jewelers. knocked
out a surprising 81 win over Mo-
tor Clinic, with Kay Niguma of the
Motor Clinic team hitting POI
game in his series High man for
the jewelers. was Jack Fujii with
4 484 series.
Kern Park Floral trounced the
Lombard Food Center with a 40
triumph. The big punch was sup
piled by Hank Itami of the Florists
who trundled neat 529 series in
Guiding a 203 game.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
Sideline Topics

arrival of Jo-Jo Matsuzak war vet, and
kolchi Suto from Chicago should strengthen some
Nisei diamond team; Matsuzaki is a snappy in
fielder and Suto nifty smuggling outfieder.
d. while ST. Paul, Cleveland and Chicago still are
playing up to spring, Seattle's Nashville will be
out with its clubs whacking and fielding that hard
scanned, swift pill and playing ball the latter part
of this month Norm Dalthorp the eX-U. w.
Star who is on the pro Seattle Athletics, once
taught the fundamentals of basketball to group
of Nisei at Plymouth Congregational church gym
the Nsei Vets, primed for rugged season in
the Puget Sound Baseball League, will hold stiff
workouts on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays;
the Vets again will Ego for broke for tituar no.
nOrs. since the sports subject these days head
lines all-this and allthat tournaments, how about
an al-Orental baseball tournament in mid-sum-
mer in SEATTLE?. if another young Nisei team
like the Lotus Mercury of AZ comes along it
should by all means compete for American Legion
baseball laurels the last word in the NVC-spon-
sored basketball leagues, will be the announcement
of the all-opponent teams, league Su Kashiwa-
gi says so let's hurry up with the lists, fellows and
sisters. .
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
VETS TRY OUT
FOR POSITIONS
ON BALL CLUB

Turning oft three times a week
Tuesdays. Fridays and Sundays
n an effort to get into shape for
The April 10 opening of the Puget
Sound Baseball League are the Nj
sci Veterans, coached by veterans
Joe Kesa maru. ex-Broadway high
school all-city shortstop and later
J. OF w. infielder.
The squad will practice from 4:3o
pm. on Tuesdays and Fridays at
,eflersef. and from IL noon on
sundays The Sunday practice site
mas not been definitely set as yet.
Kes maru. who will be mapping
out the strategy for tire Vets from
he bench this season, is seeking
young blood for the squad. Anyone
Who has a clean wartime record is
Eligible to play, according to NVC
baseball chairman Shire Yamagu-
chi
Answering the initial call last
Sunday were such new faces as
Blotz Suyama. Chuck Kinoshita,
Iak Yagi and Ted Shinoda, all of
whom are products of Lotus Ashura
md Mercury mines in THE
NORTHWEST TIMES league.
Due to report any day for train
ing are such veterans from last
eason's powerful outfit as Ted Ma
sushita. Heat Heyamoto, Edo Sasa-
Iii, Jimmy Yamaguchi, Poison Ka-
TO, Mas Nakamichi. George Shimi-
zu. Sam Sakai, Duffy Kiyohara,
Yoshi Fujiwara, Shire Kashino, Su
Kashiwagi and Hiro Nishimura.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
EX-Seattle Ace

DENVER, Colo, March 17-Bar-
ny Yasuda, ex-Seattle cage star. was
named first string center on the
1943 all-stsr basketball team in the
Nisei Glass "A" basketball league
The selection, announced by the
Colorado Times Hiroshi Wada, was
released in the March 10 edition OF
that newspaper.
Barney is the older brother OF
Mote Yasuda, Tokuda Drugs all
star candidate in Seattle's NVC "a
basketball circuit.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
Frisco Saints, Berkeley NiSSeiS
To Tangle for Oriental Title

BERKELEY, Calf. March Il lNichi Bel
Times Dispatch the first Nisei bas-
kctball team To play in tn Civic Auditorium OF
San Francisco the Berkeley NisSci club accepted
the invitation Of the :. T. Saints. Chinese champ
IONS for Northern California "Oricnta title
game Saturday night March 20.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17

The lslNsc.., FRESH from victory in
tie ma finals, will be meeting the
0h.rese quintet which won the All
Oiiental tournament at Seattle in
December and which is led by Willie
Woo Woo Wong voted the most
outstanding player N Seat lie.
The spectacular showing of the
S. F. Saints. chiefly due to the high
scoring by Wong, in the recent Pa
eifie Associations basketball finals
Was responsible for =. A. making
money for the first time in its his
DRY rs the S. f Chm town fans
turned out tn maSSc 10 watch the
ANTS and Wong
To tune up for this tilt. the Mis-
seis are playing the S. F Vets this
nday afternoon from 2:30 pm
the Burbank court.
The Nissei Grays and Royal A
{. will clash in the preliminary at
| pm.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
kashiwagi Asks
For An-Opponent
CaSaba Lists

More all-opponent teams are be
ing asked by Nisei Veterans Com
mittee-sponsored basketball league
director Su Kashiwagi for the cur
rent season.
Every team which participated in
the NVC "a, "B" and Girls leagues
is urged to hand in its all-opponent
team Immediately to the NVC bas-
ketball league in care of THE
NORTHWEST TIMES, 304 Main
ST., Seattle 4.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
Strikers Fail
In ONGBL Tilt
ONGBL STANDINGS
(AS of March 81

tResults in Brief
Cellar PeSsimists g. Lucky Strikers
Pn-Ups 4. RockcttcS 0
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
Yamaguchi, Urakawa, Yamagiwa Win
By Close Calls in PSGA Meet

\ potent matter of two strokes
separated the first and second
place winners in every flight in the
Fueet Sound Golf Associations
March monthly tournament last
sunday
In the "A" flight. Min Yamagu
chi. shooting a IS. nosed out Ed
s'''''''
Merchandise trophies will be the
prizes in the Puget Sound Golf
Associations April spring tourna-
ment which will be a 36-hole at
fair on sunday, April IL. II was
announced today.
The a" and &C" Fighters win
ice off from West Seattle. and the
Ii" Fighters will start firing at
jefferson park.
After the tournament, PSGA
members will have a dinner at n
place yet to be designated.
Natori who made the rounds at a
steady 70 clip In the n flight,
top man Yoshio Urakawa with a
- was trailed by a foursome OF
74's. The "B" flight seconds were
Ken Sakuda. Y Ftiruta. Iwata and
Kiyomizu And in the &c" flight,
Chi,ake Yamagiwa finished with a
So net which was two better than
| Saiki's 10.
The "A" and &C" Fighters were
shooting 1t out at jefferson, and
the b" Fighters we're stroking their
clubs nj West Seattle.
I The results follow:
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
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What Will We See This Season?

The 1913 baseball season will be upon us be-
fore we could detect the first full bloom of fresh
flowers III our part of the country.
Will we find another Richard Tsuii, boy
pitching wonder Of Lotus Mercury! Will the Nj
set Vets repeat their aggressive play to win a
chunk of the Puget Sound title? Will sloppy
fielding and hard hitting be featured i'll THE
NORTHWEST TIMES league?
All these-and many other-questions will be
answered within the next three four months
perhaps longer
The fans are anxious to know how much pro
gress the "evacuated' Nisei could make i'll the
baseball world
The fellows, on the other hand, are ready to
give the fans all they We got and then to prove
that they just about prepared to put pre-war
diamond exhibitions.
Anyway, it won't be long now before we II be
hearing-"Play ball!''
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
HOME SCHEDULE
FOR SEATTLE'S
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openine day; 8 pm. night games
1:3O Sunday double headers.
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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-03-17
Tenpin Pick Up

just as we don't know why some fellows are
always yearning for Theresa we should like to
know why some tr'mde1s are always wailing
Robbed! after they throw what to them are per-
feet pocket hits; fraction of an inch in the spin of
the thrown ball could be one of several reasons
the game scientists say
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Ford Price Increase
OF 5 Pei. in Effect
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Aug. 6.-Price tags on
new Ford cars were up about 5 per
cent today after the Ford Motor
Co. put in effect its third boost
in less than year.
The company added SIS to the
price of each model except the six
cylinder business coupe. That one
was cut by SIS.
Rising material and labor costs
and the necessity of reducing pres
ent production volume because OF
material shortages which cause
stoppages were blamed by Ford for
the new increase.
On January Is, 1947, the firm
reduced its prices by SIS to $50 in
each model President Henry Ford,
II said than his company was try
ing to help halt imitation.
But seven months later, on Au-
gust "a. 1947, the prices of Ford
cars were increased s34 to $50. Then,
when the concern introduced its
new models last June 10, 1t added
another S85 to S125 to the cost
of each.
Ford's latest price advance fol-
lows similar action by nearly every
other major car producer this year.
The move also comes on the heels
of wage boost granted to 10000
Ford production workers, members
of the CLIO United Auto Workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Commission 10 Probe Rate,
For Susquehanna Power
BY the Associated Press

The Federal Power Commission
yesterday ordered an investigation
into rates charged for power from
the Conowingo project on the Sus-
quehanna River in Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
The commission will study rates
collected by the Susquehanna Pow
er Co., the Philadelphia Electric
Power Co. and the Susquehanna
Electric Co.
The commission said the rates
may be unjust, unreasonable, I'M
duly discriminatory or preferential
The Susquehanna Power Co. and
the Philadelphia Electric Power Co.
hold a joint commission license for
the Conowingo projects.
Susquehanna owns the dam and
powerhouse and other portions Of
the project in Maryland, while the
Philadelphia company owns the
project properties in Pennsylvania
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Is Shipping Lines
Accused Of Monopoly
BY the Associated Press

Attorney General Clark said today
Is shipping lines have been accused
Of conspiracy to monopolize the
cargo trade between Atlantic anc
Gulf ports and points in the Fal
East
Mr.. Clark said a civil actor
against the lines was filed today ir
the Federal District Court al
Newark, N. j.
He said 10 of the defendants are
foreign lines and 6 are American.
flag lines. He described all of the
lines as members of what is known
as the Far East Conference.
The Governments suit alleges thu
ship companies involved have re.
quired shippers to agree to patronize
the lines of the conference members
exclusively in order to get the bene-
fit of contract rates substantially
lower than regular tariff rates."
The Justice Department said that
by means Of such contracts the
defendants have secured control Of
virtually all the commercial cargo
transported in the trade involved.
It said the defendants ARE exclud-
ing competition from such trade
between the Atlantic and Gull
coasts of this country and ports in
Japan. Korea. Formosa, Siberia
Manchuria, China, Indo- China and
the Philippine Islands.
Mr.. Clark described the Far East
Conference as being made up Of the
dominant lines in the trade. He
said their action effectively fore
closes competitors from engaging in
a substantial part Of the foreign
trade of the United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
IS Canadian Unions Bolt
Labor Farley on Red Issue
By the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Aug. eighteen in
ternational railway unions in Canada
have bolted Trades and Labor
Congress meeting here because, their
leader said, I'VE will not support
Communists"
Frank Hall. head of the unions,
said last night his group withdrew
when the congress tried to get It's
entire organization behind the
Canadian Seamen's Union in its
dispute with four Canadian steam
ship companies. He said:
I'VE have disassociated ourselves
from this policy of the congress
The entire question will be thrasheo
out at the congress convention An
October"
The Trades and Labor Congress
is a counterpart of the American
Federation of Labor. The Canadian
Seamen's Union, now on strike
against four Canadian shipping
firms, is affiliated with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. - A
4,
Six Face Death in Killing
OF Trenton Store Owner
BY the Associated Press

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 6.-Si,
men accused of killing william Hor'
ner, a 67-year-old secondhand stort
proprietor, today were convicted Of
murder in the first degree and sen.
fenced to death.
Judge Charles P. Hutchinson, who
imposed the mandatory death SEN
tence after a jury of nine women
and three men returned the verdict
set the week of September 10 fol
the execution.
The six defendants, all Negroes
were James Thorpe, "a; Coils Eng
lish, %; Ralph Cooper. %; John Nc
Kenzie. "a: Horace Wilson, 81, and
Mckinley Forest. IS. Wilson is from
Robbinsville and the others are from
Trenton.
They were charged with beating
Mr.. Horner to death in the rear of
his shop the morning Of January 81
1948, in an attempt to rob his store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Last Of Legion Boys
Leave Capital After
White House Visit

The last OF 80 teen-age states
men" who have attended the Amer
lean Legion,s National Boys Forum
here this week left for home today.
To the displeasure and embarrass-
ment of more than 1000 members of
the Wallace Progressive Party and
the Civil Rights Congress picketing
the White House, the group con-
cluded its five-day sessions on a
made-to-order note of patriotism.
Waiting beside the slowly moving
line of unhappy-lo looking pickets, the
boys spontaneously broke into luSty
rendition of God Bless America"
The best the pickets could do was
to raise disgruntled hiss or two.
The presidential reception CHI
NAKED an exhausting five-day
schedule for the boys who were
picked on a competitive basis which
took into consideration character,
intelligence and leadership.
President Truman, in a brief ad-
dress to the boys, put it up to them
ito keep the United States on q
firm footing"
Expressing his belief there was
nothing wrong with the younger
generation, Mr.. Truman said he was
perfectly willing to leave the future
of the Nation in the hands of its
JyS.
Earlier, at exercises at American
University, the group was congrat-
ulated by the Legion's national
commander, James F. O'Neil. In
the morning they were guests oil
Attorney General Clark at the JUS
tice Department and then toured
the Federal Bureau OF Investiga-
ton headquarters.
One of the highlights of the week
was election of a national govern
ment.' William L. Geary, II, Of
New Orleans was elected president
Others were: Albert D. Hildreth
II, of Houston, Tex, vice president;
Billy Ray Clark, 10, of Jonesboro
Ark, secretary of the army; Thomas
York, IT, Of Dedham, Mass, secre-
tary of commerce; Richard D. Han
ner, jr., II, of Asheville, N. c., Sec
rotary of Labor. and Howard D. Her
mansdorfer, 10, of Huntington
w. Va, attorney general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Army AIIots ; Million
For Special Work al ::
Guided Missile Center
BY tbs Associated Press


The Army gave its engineers s..
SIS, 100 today for special military
construction at the secret guided
missile center at White Sands.
It also allotted $4,000. os5 to boil
ster the Nations ramparts in Alaska.
where a lack of housing has forced
a delay In plans to increase ground
force strength.
Funds for the New Mexico and
Alaska projects were among top
items in a $6l2,700.0 900 expansion
program announced by Secretary OF
the Army Royal. OF this total.
$751; 900 900 was earmarked for Army
and Air Force construction IN ~
States and 10 overseas areas.
The Army engineers also Will
spend $429. 600. 900 during the fiscal
year ending next June 30 for such
things as equipment, maps, research
and maintenance operations. In ad.
dition, Congress gave them $50, 700,-
900 extra to continue work underway
in Guam, Okinawa and Alaska
mostly housing.
The major item In the White
Sands allotment is dust-proof as
semply plant for guided missiles.
Army, Air Force and Navy ordnance
experts have been testing captured
W. rockets at the desert proving
ground for some time. Plans for an
assembly plant indicated progress in
producing similar missiles of Ameri-
can design.
The Army also set aside 81, 22S 800
for an experimental hydro-electrio
pilot plant and a mixing building at
the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Caretaker, 79, and 4 Horses
Killed in Race Track Fire

BUTLER, Pa, Aug. GA 79-year-
old caretaker and four race horses
persisted last night in blaze that
destroyed a large barn on the Butler
County fair grounds.
The body of Lou Patton, caretaker
who had living quarters on the
grounds, was found in the ruins OF
the barn after the flames had been
extinguished
Firemen expressed the belief Mr.
Patton had been asleep when the
fire started.
The horses were owned by A. j.
Richards of Butler, president of the
Butler County Fair Association.
Mr.. Richards, who estimated his
loss at $4,000, said the horses
burned to death were two colts by
Billy I Direct; their dam. Grattan
Maid, and a horse named R. J. Rich
ards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Frisco Bridge Suicide Note
Written Off as Red Plant
By the Associated Rrass

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Ga
suicide note" and women's cloth.
ing found on the Golden Gate
bridge were written off by police
today as . Communist device *
discredit q witness at the Washing.
ton espionage hearing.
This conclusion was reported by
Police Inspector Thomas Ftzpat-
rick, who specializes in Communist
investigations.
The clothing and typed note were
found early Wednesday on the
bridge. The unsigned note was ad-
dressed to "E. T. B." which are the
initials of Elizabeth T. Bentley, I'M
portant witness at the hearing. The
unsigned note seemed to indicate
the writer had jumped from the
bridge with her baby because Of
Miss Bentley's testimony.
Inspector Fitzpatrick's conclusion
was supported by a motorist who
reported he saw a bundle of what
appeared to be clothing thrown
from a car on the span in the early
foggy hours before dawn or
wednesday, 44r s'.f-f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
Earlier Trouble Blamed
In Ambush Killing Of Two
By the Associated Press

HYDEN. KY, Aug. Ga flareup
of previous trouble" relatives said,
brought death from ambush to two
cousins yesterday near the Leslie
County Courthouse.
Sheriff Wiley Joseph said one man
was arrested on a charge of murder
and the arrest Of four others was
expected.
Dead we're Burley Sizemore, Is,
and Henry SizenAore, 10, distant
cousins who lived near this South
east Kentucky town,
The two were shot down early
yesterday as they drove on the
courthouse square. Gillie Woods
81, and his 16-year odd sister Mary
also in the automobile, were the
only known witnesses. They escaped
injury.
Sheriff Joseph said Albert Napier
20, was arrested and murder war
rants had been issued for Herbert
Shell, James Feltner and two
brothers, Ray and Roy Morgan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-06
honeWorkers' Union
will Reopen Wage
NEGOTIATIONS Soon

The Communications Workers Of
America announced today that II
will reopen wage negotiations soor
with Bell System affliates for al
of its members, including about
$500 workers represented by two
locals in Washington.
In making the announcement, Jo-
seph A. Beirne, president Of CWA
warned that his members would be
free to take strike action unless
wage increase Is forthcoming.
Mr.. Beirne said nine of the 2:
Bell System companies will be noti-
fed of the reopening of wage ne
gotiations August is. The contracts
covering about $1,000 of the 100000
CWA phone workers, were signed
last spring without providing fol
higher pay. The agreements provide
for two wage reopenings within
three-year period.
The contracts specify 30-day
notice of reopening to be followed
by a second 80 days of bargaining
None of the agreements carry a
no-strike clause.
Another 10000 workers are rep
resented by contracts still in the
negotiation stage. Mr.. Beirne said
all Of the workers are free to strike
unless they get a wage increase.
The CWA president said State
and Federal Government agencies
would be notified of the negotia-
lions $50 there will be no legal
hurdles in the way Of possible strike
action by mid-October if the COM
panies fail to come through with
satisfactory increase"
Telephone workers have Jagged
far behind other industries in
wages, he said.
The union of operators here rep
recent about $500 workers, while
the maintenance employees Local
represents another 5000.