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CHURCHES
St. philips Church (Episcopal)

st. Philips Church (EpiscopaD
Rev. L. o. Stone, vicar.
Wears M e IS sa 6 e: My dear
friends, Lent starts on Ash We'd
nesday, March 2. I am looking
forward to your presence at
church for the 10 a. m. Holy Com
munion or the 8 p. m. evening
service. l know you will plan to
attend at least one service each
week during Lent, as no true
churchman will allow social pleas
ures and amusements to interfere
with worship during this season.
''Lent" is an old English word
which means Spring" Spring is
by Gods law the time of revival
in the natural world. So, Lent is
time when you deepen your spir-
itual life andy our knowledge of
thC ChuiCh. AllOi uCSOAhAuS mOi z
deeply rooted in the Christian
faith, you are able to live closer
to God. The 40 days are given
you that you may, after the ex-
ample of Our Lord, withdraw
from the world, draw near to God
by increased worship, devotional
reading. self-denial and the prac-
tice of Christian love towards
your fellow-man.
Your peace of mind, courage to
meet the problems of daily life
and the satisfaction you find in
living is in direct proportion to
your spiritual knowledge and
depth. The success of a church
is in direct proportion to the to-
tai understanding of its member
ship of the Christian faith and
of their spiritual depth. Chris
tianity appears to be weak and
of little value because we, indi-
vidually, lack understanding and
depth. You can be made strong,
if you will use this Lent in the
way and spirit Our Lord would
have you use it.
BETHEL AME CHURCH
Sunday, February 81, IL a. m.
services, Rev. c. N. Austin, Jr.,
pastor, concluded a series of SER
mons on the subjects Thou Shall
Love Thy Neighbor"; "Thou Shall
Love Thy Enemy; "Thou Shall
Love God"
Dates to remember Senior
Missionary Society will present
Mrs. Roy Beam, who will for one
hour show "slides" and give a
travelog of her trip around the
world.
UNION COMMUNION SERV-
ICES at Bethel, 1890 p. m. Marcel
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SOCIAL SIDELINES

The retiring W. M. Mrs. Mar
celtic WATSON Of Enterprise Chap
ter No. s. o. E. s.. and her 194s
officers. bought and presented a
beautiful O.E.S. Altar Bible to
their chapter In memory of their
late Worthy Patron Mr.. Willis 4.
Reed.
The presentation was made by
past Conductress Mrs. Beatrice
Graves and Chaplain Mrs. Mary
Jackson. The old Bible was
placed in care OF Mrs. Iva L. Pope.
w. M. of the W. M. and w. P.
Council.
Mrs. WATSON entertained all her
194S officers at buffet dinner
Sunday evening preceding the
chapter meeting. The rooms and
tables were beautifully decorated
and the bounteous dinner was SUI
perb. Mrs. Elise Reynolds assist
ed the hostess.
In Los Angeles, Calf. Sunday,
February 20. 1s49. James Win
field Allen and Doris Brown JEFF
ferson were united in holy matri-
mony. This announcement is of
interest to many Portlanders who
knew and remember the groom
and his parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
Browning C. Allen. former pastor
and wife of Bethel AME Church,
Portland.
Mrs. Wanda Griffith Wallace,
Los Angeles, has spent several
weeks visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Griffith. In N. e.
Grand Avenue.
Mrs. Wallace came up a month
ago to attend the funeral Of her
grandmother. Mrs. ] sephine
Duke.
Ski enthusiasts of Portland
have had a long season of this
most popular of all U. s. winter
sports. Wherever snow falls, boys.
girls, men and women are found
enjoying skiing, a thrilling and
healthful recreation.
Majestic Mt. Hood, Oregon's
winter playground. is frequented
by thousands of skilled, amateurs
and beginners who slide, stop,
turn on gentle slopes, and who
with confidence tackle steep hills
and trails. Among the Portland
ers have been Robert Colman, ex-
pert (son of Mrs. Ruth Jackson) ;
Mr.. Stephen Wright, an exception
ally fine skier; Miss Betty Ruth
erford, Mrs. Earl w. Winslow,
Grant Gaskins (son of Mrs. Hat
tie Gaskins). Richard Boyle, Jr.,
and others.
Mrs. Winslow (yet in the anna
teur stage of this ancient art)
says Jumping is a special branch
of skiing and is only undertaken
after one has gained real skill as
downhill runner. The runner
may speed down a mountain trail
at speed of 80 or more miles an
hour, turning and swerving in or
der to avoid obstacles. Amateurs
and beginners get many bumps
and turnovers in the course of
training" she concluded.
Mrs. Minniei Crawford has re-
turned home after a sojourn in
Los Angeles where she shared her
visit with Mrs. Helen Fairbanks,
Mrs. Ethel Hill and her sister,
Mrs. VIM. Aurd.
At her home in s. e. Tibbets st.
Mrs. Richard Boyle and her sis
ter, Mrs. Bertha Baker Ward, Sc
attic, honored their mother, Mrs.
Herman C. Baker, with a surprise
birthday dinner last Thursday.
Covers were placed for eight
guests.
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6. Rev. ]. j. Glow, guest speaker.
March 20. ONE. Clubs annual
st. Patrick Tea.
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NAACP

HAACE 4VlM AAnAfr sal atia
installation were within one de-
gree OF attaining Its goal Sunday,
Feb. IL. at the YWCA. Mrs. John
Woods was the program chair
man. Many members renewed
their membership and other per-
sons Joined. Mr.. Frank Mcintosh,
president; Mrs. ]. d. Williams.
secretary. Also, a social was held
In the "Y" lounge after the pro-
gram. where refreshments were
served.
SICK LIST
Mrs. Nellie Jones is in st. Eliz-
abeth Hospietl. She Is convalesc-
ing nicely.
Mrs. Walter Finney and Mrs. D..
w. Rose are in the County Hos
pitai. They are convalescing also.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clifton's
baby is In St. Elizabeth's Hospi-
tai with fractured skull. but is
improving.
Mrs. Shirley Delahoussaye is
well again after being shut in for
some time.
YsxCA BOXER GETS
DECISION IN BIG BOUT
Jimmy Robinson reached the
finals in the Golden Gloves Tour
ney. This was In Seattle We'd
nesday night. Feb. 20. He mar
rowly missed the middleweight
crown. Yakima is very proud Of
Jimmy.
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PRosPECTIvE WIVES GLUE

The bingo party sponsored by
the Prospective Wives Club Sat
urday night. Feb. 26. was sue
cess 1t was held In Mrs. Marie
Evans rumpus room. Mrs. Hat
tie Barnes, president.
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Mrs. Robert Mclean showed
colored pictures of her recent trip
to Africa. She explained them
and the work Of the missionaries
and the need OF the natives for
help from this country. She said
they are ready and have the mon
ey to buy. Music was furnished
by Mesdames Shirley Delahous-
sage. Ernestine Mitchell. Mamie
Morrison and Dolores Watson.
Quartette. Madame Lolita Ellis had
charge Of the tag fund, Madame
Lillian Ellison, the banquet. and
Madame Gregory led the women
In the Federated Women's Prayer.
Remarks BY Rev. J. s. Bagneris,
Jr. and Rev. A. B. Fuller.
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EDUCATORS HONOR
MRS. WANABfAKER

SAN FRANCISC, Feb. 23-Mrs.
Pearl wanamaker, Washington
state superintendent Of public
schools. Wednesday night receiv-
ed American Education Award
for 1919. presented by the Assoc
ciated Exhibitors of the National
Education Association. The award
was made Sin recognition of out
standing contributions made in
the broad field Of education" 1t
was presented in conjunction with
the national conference of the
American Association Of School
Administrators.
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YAKIMA, WASH.
BY Mrs. =. |. PERRY
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Bethel An. Z. Home Mission
AIRY Society met the home OF Mrs.
Mabel Harris Friday evening. Feb.
Is. with the president. Mrs. Della
Woods, presiding. It was a won
derful meeting, and well attended.
The lesson was well discussed.
The subject was God Is Love. :
John AS. after which the bus
mess was transacted. Closing re-
marks BY the pastor. Rev. ]. s.
Bagneris. Jr. The hostess served
a delicious luncheon. The next
meeting will be March II at the
home of Mrs. Charles Waggener.
Mrs. Lillian Ellison. secretary.
PENTECosTAL CHURCH
The Pentecostal Church on
Mckee Ave-. Rev Freda Robinson.
pastor. invites everyone to attend
their services Wednesday night.
Sunday morning and Sunday
night. The attendance has In
creased and they are praying and
hoping that as the weather gets
better all of their services will
draw more people,
ELITE HoBBLrTEs CLUB
The Elite Club members were
the hostesses at . banquet Feb.
II which was in memory OF Fred
erick Douglas. The banquet was
Q tremendous success. after which
the president. Mrs. Arthur Greg
DRY. had secured Mrs. Robert Nc
Lean NJ the Eiraf praahvfarfay
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VeledaS, Vets
Book Thanksgiving
Dance Nov. 26

PORTLAND. Greg, Oct. 26-The
Veledas and the Oregon Nisei Vets
will co-sponsor an informal Thanks
giving Dance from pm. to 1890
am. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Portland
Womens Club, 1920 S. W. Taylor st.
The dance committee has engaged
Hugh Russell and his orchestra who
comes with high recommendation
from various country clubs and mite
clubs.
Each person attending the dance
will be given chance to secure one
of the many door prizes which will
be made available. Free refresh
ment also will be served.
Tickets may be purchased from
any member of the two organization
at SIPS per person, tax included.
Stag and stagettes are cordially in
vited to attend.
For the last two weeks, the fol-
lowing members have been making
arrangements for the informal
dance: co-chairmen Tom Sono and
Helen Hachiya, Taxa Mizote, Tana
Marumoto, Kiyo Nakayama, Maize
Sakai, Francis Mimi, Mickey Tamil
yasu, Minoru Hara and DR.. George
Marumoto.
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Hats Held Key
TOPerSOnality

PORTLAND, Greg, Oct. 26-Mrs.
Mary Sutherland's talk on Hats
Becoming to Your Personality was
heard by the Veledas at their last
meeting on Oct 20 here. Hostesses
were Mrs. Kats Nakayama and Mrs.
George Marumoto.
At the same time, SIPS per person
tickets for the Thanksgiving dance
being sponsored by the Nisei Vet
Grams were distributed and Mrs. Ted
Tsuboi was appointed chairman fol
the World Fellowship" booth at the
YWCA on Sunday, Nov. IT, The
theme of the WV affair will be tea
ceremony and flower arrangement
with display of dolls. it was under
stood.
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unsm Is Down But Not Out in Japan Fua Writes from Tokyo

esting in that they reflect the grow
ing contradictions that are reported
inside the part.
Internal Trouble Brews
Re-education of party leaders is
strongly emphasized as that un-
necessary, meaningless gossiping may
be done away with and actions de-
trimental to the party's growth can
be abolished. On the other hand,
the directive warns against those
in the lower brackets being too in
dividualistic, doing too much in their
own
Infiltration into the rural areas
and into the police and fire squads,
which are described as the tools
of the "enemy's suppression ma
chinery" is given as an urgent task.
Another interesting and revealing
fact is the decision to cut party
fees in hall. The first reason, to
help the party members in the pre-
sent tight money situation, is obvious
and can be passed over without
comment. The record, however, bears
more careful examination. I quote
from the September 30th edition OF
| the Akahata:
Due to the fact that the pay
of the top bracket party leaders is
very high in proportion to that OF
the ordinary officers, these top
leaders are trying to hang on to
their comfortable positions, refrain
from taking part in party struggles
and are beginning to show signs
of bureaucratic tendencies. This,
in the present circumstances, is
very dangerous"
The fact that the communists are
taking official notice of the situation
is clear indication that 1t is very
serious apd gives weight to the ru-
mors that the Communist Party is
not doing so well internally.
Communism at Low Ebb Now
Several days had the fortune of
/ hearing Mr.. Robert Guillain of the
French newspaper, LA MONDE, who
had just come from Shanghai after
observing the entry of the commu-
nists and their economic and poll
teal policies. Running true to form,
the Chinese Communists have taken
over completely - r1ationalizing in
dustries, banning strikes and lock-
outs and suppressing basic freedoms
We in Japan can expect as much
if the unlucky day should ever
come when the communists take
over the reins of government. and
they will certainly do so if given
even half chance.
Right now communism in Japan
is at low tide but it is biding its
time, infiltrating here and there
ana waiting for the day when it
can make a comeback.
Written Oct. 10. 1949)
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o BUDDHIST TRoTH

A 4 o'clock ceremony at the Sc
sttle Buddhist temple on Sunday,
Oct. %, united in marriage Miss
Shizu Ishida, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Goichiro Ishida, and Mr.. Toru
Matsuoka, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oto-
goro Matsuoka. The Rev. T. Ichi-
kawa officiated
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a gown of heavy bril-
dial satin with a sweetheart neck
line outlined in seed pearls and
crystal bugle beads. The skirt fell
from a basque waistline and had
little pannier Grapes forming almost
peplum effect which flowed into
long train. Her fingertip illusion
veil was fastened to a crown of cry
stall bugle beads. The bride carried
a bouquet of stephanotis and white
roses centered with two purple
throated white orchids.
Mrs. Shig Takemura, sister of the
groom, was the matron of honor.
She wore a heavy slipper satin gown
of cats-eye green with square
neckline and a pleated drape across
the bodice. The same diagonal pleat-
ing fell from the waistline to the
skirt line forming a peplum on one
side. Her bouquet was of talisman
roses and stephanotis.
Miss Amy Seko, bridesmaid, and
Miss Suma Ishida, the brides sister
who served as junior bridesmaid
wore gowns identical to that of the
matron of honor's in iced rose ano
frosted blue respectively. The brides.
maid carried bouquet of red roses
and the junior bridesmaid, pink
roses.
All the attendants wore coronets
of matching material.
Best man was Mr.. TAX Shimizu
and the ushers we're the Messrs. Der
Ninomiya and Jack Sameshima
Masters Ronnie and Kenny Take.
mura, the groom's nephews, were
the ringbearers.
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Every reader of the Northwest
Times should take advantage of
THE Social Whirl" column which
photographs in a simple language
the social lives Of the Nisei.
Unlike some other newspapers.
The Northwest Times does not
charge anything for the insertion
of items of interest to our readers.
If you know or hear of anything,
socially speaking, write to 'The
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west Times, 3O4 Main ST., Seattle
4, WASH, or telephone Seneca
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Western Giants
Will Rattle off
Auto at Dance

Winner of the 1949 Chevrolet two
door Fleetline which the Western
Giants baseball club offered as the
grand prize in its benefit fund raj
file will be disclosed during the in
PERMISSION of the Giants sports
dance this Saturday, Oct. 90, in the
Seattle Buddhist auditorium
Walt Curtis ten-piece orchestra
will play for the Nisei Arthur Muir
rays.
Dancing will be from 9 pm. to
IL midnight.
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Sanghas to Hold
Buddhist Hour

The Lotus Sanghas will have their
Hour With Buddha" discussion from
pm, Wednesday Oct. 26, in the
Seattle Buddhist temple. The Rev.
S. Masunaga will lead the discussion.
Refreshments will be served. All
Sangha and Lotus Seinenkai mem
bers are cordially invited to attend,
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nent OiIlCcS uuTIuB the SuhhhCi
months, top communist union
leaders lost their jobs and subse-
quently the right to hold union
posts.
Following the lead of the govern
ment, many private companies and
banks have dismissed known COM
and make sure that appl-
cants have no leftist leanings.
Schools Launch Purge Of Reds
Colleges and universities have
started purge of communists, and
this is lively topic of debate, many
contending that such an action is
unwarranted and illegal.
The Tara incident in which
miners. led by Communist Party
members, took possession of pO-
lice station and forcibly locked up
several policemen turned many
former sympathizers and support
ers of the communists against
them.
IF the Communist Party is going
to use force, if the communists are
going to beat up policemen who arc
supposed to maintain law and order,
how can we as law-abiding citizens
support such a partyP" This was the
sentiment expressed by many.
New World Admits Blunder
The Communist Party in the Oct
ODER issue of its monthly publication
New World" admits it's leadership
in the incident and frankly admits
its blunder in an article entitled
Lessons To Be Learned from the
Tara Incident.
Not long after this occurred, the
abOrtive Mitaka Incident in which
five innocent by-standers were
killed by train which had been
mysteriOusly started, jumped the
tracks and ran. cOnductOrless, right
through a police box, a small store
and into house. All those appre-
hended i'm connection with the
crime were, with one exception,
Communist Party members, and
their trial is opening here in To-
kyo towards the end of this month.
If all the evidence gathered so
far can be believed, the jury should
not find it very hard to convict
them. At the trial, there will, with
out doubt, be heckling and all the
other known tactics of communists.
1t will be interesting to see how the
trial develops and how it will affect
the future of the Communist Party
in Japan,
Korean League Dissolved
Just recently the Japanese Gov
eminent dissolved the Korean Lea
que which had reported member
ship of 100000 because of alleged
terroristic activities. The league was
known to be a front organization
for the Communist Party. taking
part in the Taira Incident and other
communicated demonstrations. It
could be that the Japanese Govern
ment dissolved the Korean league
and left the Communist Party alone
because 1t was easier to take action
against a front organization rather
than the larger group behind it
which actually was more to blame.
The membership of the Com
munist Party at present is a big
question mark. A Keio University
student, who is a member of the
party. told us that the party now
has 100000 members. concentrated
mostly in the big cities.
Martin Ebon in his World Com
munism Today gives the member
ship figures as $4,000 as of l947.
Communists Hedge on Figures
In order to get authoritative. up
to-date information, I went last
week to the Communist Party head
quarters, grey two-story cement
building in Yoyogi. I got a very cold
reception ana the man n the ins
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quiry desk was, to tell the truth,
very impolite about giving me any
information.
Finally, I was able to see for
mer Waseda classmate, who is now
on the editorial staff of the Aka
hata. Even he hedged around and
wouldn't give me the figures, say
ing the membership was changing
every day with people coming in
and Others dropping out. To me,
II seemed strange that the COM
munists are unwilling to divulge
their party strength.
Support at the polls has fluctuated
between one and eight per cent of
the electorate At the present there
are 81 Communist Party members
in the Diet, two in the upper cham
Der and 35 in the lower.
Communism Not What It Advertises
In the recent contests for $50
seats on prefectural farmland COM
missions, only two communists were
reelected Evidently, the commu-
nists are having a hard time trying
to get a foothold in the rural areas.
OF those who were repatriated
from the Soviet Union this sum-
mer, their thorough indoctrination
had caused considerable worry.
Yet, for example, Of 1873 who had
returned on the first ship and
who now reside in Tokyo, which
is the headquarters and the
stronghold of the party, only 11.6
per cent voluntarily joined the
party while eight per cent more
were compelled to do so by cir
cumstances. The surprising and,
to many of us, happy fact is that
all the rest did not join, which
certainly is a clear-cut indication
that for all its noise communism
is not what it advertises itself to
be.
Next door to the Communist Party
headquarters is a bookstore stocked
with books, pamphlets and maya
zines in Japanese, full of commit
| mist propaganda. Here are some titles
as I jotted them down.
"The Final Report of the Com
munist Party"
"COmmunism's Answer to the
Doubts of the People"
'The Revolution of the Prole-
tarist''
"A Study of the USSR"
"The Life of a Communist
Party Member"
Activities of Communist Cells
in China"
Expose of the Repatriation Po-
Icy
"The Truth About the Shimo-
yama and Mitaka Incidents"
Leafing through the pages of
Communism Answer to the Doubts
of the People, which is in dialogue
form with communist answering
the statements of doubling Tho
mas, I found such words as.
"There are two kinds of force,
good and bad. The use of force,
when il is for the purpose of fur
thering the interest Of the people,
is permissible"
THE actions of the Communist
Party are illegal only because you
look at them from the point of
view of the bOurgeoise laws"
"The Communist Party will
build dictatorship of the COM
mon man, who comprises 80 per
cent of the total population. The
remaining 10 per cent, the pre-
sent-day leaders, will be stricted
and their opposition suppressed"
On September %, the 18th emer-
gency meeting of the Central Com
mittee of the Communist Party was
held in Tokyo and decided on GER
tain measures to be taken to cope
with the changing world situation.
Fhe decisions arrived VI Nre intsr-
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SEEK WAR MEMORIAL FUNDS

PORTLAND, Greg, Oct. 26-Nisei
War Memorial Committee workers
of Portland will be canvassing the
city and the outskirts sometime
this week. The committeeman ask
the cooperation of all to help ach-
ieve their monetary goal.