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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
Japanese P. ".
Gives $500

Alice Franklin Bryant, who was
held prisoner in a Japanese intern
ment camp for two years during
World War II in the Philippines.
was one of the first contributors to
Floyd Schmoe's House for Hiro-
shima' project it was announced
today by Schmoe
Mrs. Bryant. who described her
plight in her book, THE Sun Was
Darkened," is an active member of
the local unit of the UNESCO She
contributed an article on the work
of UNESCO in the last New Years
edition of the Northwest Times.
Mrs, Bryant's contribution to the
House for Hiroshima" plan was
5000 Schmoe's goal is $4,000.
Schmoe will leave for Japan on
the General Meigs of the American
President Lines on June "a from
San Francisco. He will spend the
summer in Hiroshima working on
the House for Hiroshima" which
will be a typical japanese style
home and which will be given to a
family to be selected by an impair
tial committee set up by Mayor
Shinzo Hamai of Hiroshima City.
Headed by Schmoe, other mem
bers of the coast-wise committee
70 build this home in Hiroshima
are Robert Damn, professor of Soc
iology at Oregon State College;
Vern James. professor of mathema-
tics at San Jose State; Margaret
Simkin, retired missionary in Los
Angeles; Ed Sanders, editor of Pac-
ific Coast Bulletin, a Quaker pub
LEGATION in Pasadena, Calf; and
Eta Vogel, American Friends Ser
vice Committee worker Treasurer
is Benjamin Darling of 11724 Exc
ter NJ E., Seattle SIS. Darling also
is clerk of Pacific Yearly Meeting.
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to Japan"
The Rev Kiyoshi Taninomoto.
hero of John Hersey's book, "TIiro-
shima" - TN Hiroshima many of
my members are eager to cooper
ate with you. want especially to
recommend . In regard to
your project. 7 would like to ex-
press my hearty thanks I am
sure that my people will give you
any kind OF service on their side. -
TetsGo Kano, principal, Hiroshima
Girls School (where $50 girls died
under the bomb 81 never forget
your good will. You will please
write me If anything can help"
Hallam Shorrock, secretary, youth
section, Japan Council of Christian
Education - Having been in Hiro-
shima myself and talked with many
Of the people climbed over the ruins
and tried to imagine the horror
of August 9th. I know that such
project will mean more than words
can express to the people there"
DR.. Iwao Ayusawa, chief Central
Labor Council for Japan - What
you wished 10 have from us you
have hereby - namely, our active
interest, our share in the concern
and our official approval. CHe was
speaking for Japan Yearly Meeting
If Friends fQuakers) of which he
is a member). We share enthusiasm
in your ploject and will cooperate
with you, adding our gratitude tn
your enthusiasm This is TO
convey to you our enthusiasm. our
gratitude, and our blessing"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
$50 VETERANS
OK MARCH ON
MAY 30 HERE
BY HIDEO HOSHIDE
Associate Editor

More than $50 Nisei veterans
gave sweeping support to the Nisei
Veterans Committees plan to par
ticipate in this years city Memorial
Day parade May 800 at an inaugu-
raj dinner of the NVC held last
Friday in the Seattle Buddhist aud
itorium.
Memorial Day will be an event.
full one for the Japanese community
this year For. on that day the
stately granite monument. made
possible by contributions from the
community and dedicated to the
SIS Nisei war dead of Seattle and
vicinity, will be unveiled at Lake
View Cemetery as part of the an
nual community Memorial Day
services
To Nisei veterans, the day will
have three-fold meaning. First.
II will be day to again pay tri-
butte to those war buddies who
did not come back. Secondly, par
ticipation In the parade by the
Nisei veterans will be fitting
occasion in the dedication of this
monument and the showing Of ap-
probation to the japanese COM
munity. Lastly, by marching side
by-side with the various other
veterans organizations of Seattle
In the parade, the public viii be
reminded, once again, that the
Nisei also served in the recent
war and that the dedication Of a
new monument for the Nisei war
dead from the community will
take place following the parade.
The unanimous support of the
parade plan suggested by Richard
Setsuda and his newly-elected NVC
cabinet was voiced in vote taken
on the matter by those present at
the dinner.
The vote was significant In that
each individual was asked to con-
slider very carefully whether he is
willing to participate and to vote
mo" unless he was actually go
ing to march in the parade.
Shire Kashino and Elmer Ogawa.
co-chairmen of the parade COM
mittee. today announced that all
Nise veterans in this vicinity will
be contacted and given full particu :
lars from time to time on the par
sde and the dedication ceremonies.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27

might feel the same way, to help
I took this concern first to Pacific
Yearly Meeting of Friends and had
their approval of it. We then took
the matter to Japanese Friends and
got the official blessing of Japan
Yearly Meeting. The plan now is
to go to Hiroshima this summer and
build the house. The group will be
of several races and religions but
of like purpose. We will join with
students of Japan in this inter-
national, interfaith, gesture of un-
derstanding and goodwill The house
will be given with no strings at
tached to one of the families that
lost a house with members of the
household) in the blast of August
6, 1945.
But the house will be only the
visible expression of our mission
1t Is to be house to live in be-
cause It Is at that level - the level
of the individual hearthside, that
the deepest suffering and loss came;
but 1t will also be a house for Hiro-
shima - house for Japan. It will
be our Job to live with, and work
with. the people Taf the community
for a summer and to show them if
possible by our living that we, and
the other Americans whom we rep
resent, do regret this violation of
which resulted so dis
CONTINUED on Page Two
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
Japanese Back Hiroshima Plan

Following are excerpts from let {.
tiers, expressing approval from
Japen in regard to Floyd Schmoe's
House for Hiroshima" project this
summer:
Tsunei Kusunose. governor. Hiro-
shima prefecture, and Shinzo Ha-
mai, mayor. Hiroshima city - MAY
we express our deepest appreciation.
on behalf of everyone concerned,
for your most humanitarian consi-
deration . . We are looking for
ward to your coming with open
arms In order that your So
cial work plans may be realized to
the best advantage. we shall make
all arrangements required on our
side and shall keep you posted as
TO developments. We will appreciate
and give immediate and enthusiasts
tic response to any instructions from
YOU :"
Madam Tom1ko Khora, House OF
Councillors, the Diet ct was
deputy major of Kura, near Hiro
shima, and even now have close
contacts in Hiroshima for 1t is one
of my strongest constituencies. I
know bow eager the leaders are to
contribute whatever they have left,
like house(s), land or personnel,
for the course of promoting peace
and real friendship. Please let me
know what are your projects and
what kind of assistance you can
accept. AS a member of the Upper
House (of the Japanese Diet, I
shall be glad to make every possible
service to prepare for your coming
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
$1064.50

president, will be used to aid the
state fair employment practices
bill; to set up the proper machinery
for the processing of evacuation
claims; and to push the passage of
the EN- Equality in Naturaliza-
ton and Immigration legislation
now before Congress.
The list of contributors to Team
No. 2 follows:
TEAM NO. 2
T. Yamaguchi, s. HOsOkawa, w.
Mimbu, J. Yoshida.
F. H. Kamihachi $4,000
DR.. Paul S. Shigaya 10000
George s. Chihara 10000
DR.. s. Fukuda 10000
Tad Yamaguchi 10000
DR.. James Unosawa 5000
William Mimbu $500
N. Shitamae 1000
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
Jackson Council
Notes 3rd Year
Mrs. Manca, Executive Secretary,
CITES Groups Accomplishments

The activities and accomplish
ments of the Jackson Street Com
munity Council, a Red Feather
agency of the Community Chest,
during the third yer of its exist
ence which ended last Thursday
evening at the annual meeting were
outlined by Mrs. Ruth Manca, exc
cutive secretary.
Reading from a report prepared
a year ago in which a forecast of
detectives for the 48-'49 year had
been made. Mrs. Manca reported
to the neighborhood on progress to
date. These included the establish
ment of service to assist aliens in
filling out first papers for naturali-
cation which has already served
over 30 prospective citizens; total
of 1878 Chest X-Rays given to resi-
dents of the neighborhood in two
campaigns: sponsorship of both
softball and a basketball tourna-
ment for teams and individuals who
would not otherwise have a chance
to play; assistance, with other
groups, in securing passage of the
State law on fair employment prac-
tees. and the organizing of We'll
fare committee which will work on
matters affecting children and fam
lily life.
Little progress has been made as
vet toward improving housing con-
ditions in the area, according to
Mrs. Manca, but the Council is still
interested in the problem and will
continue to work on it. Likewise,
no alternative solution has been
found to replace the proposed via
duct over Jackson Street at 9th
Avenue, but efforts in that direc-
ton are also being continued.
Many people have asked us when
the new street lights will be INSTALL
eel and what ahout traffic lights
on Jackson Street" Mrs Manca
said. I'VE have been assured by both
the Traffic Engineer and through
the newspapers that signals at Sixth
avenue and ct Maynard avenue will
be installed during 1949 The street
light project, covering the area
from Fifth to Eighth and from
Main to Dearborn, has been appro-
we'd by the City Council and the
Mayor, and the contract should be
let about the middle of May or the
first of June. Completion of the in
stallation is scheduled for late sum-
MOI CT early fall"
Future goals for the Council were
we'll stated by panel members who
discussed a long-term plan for the
neighborhood in a panel on THE
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
SChmOe Plans House for Hiroshima
In Protest against Use of A-Bomb

Editors note: Following Is the
open letter which Floyd SchmOe,
FORMER professor in forestry AMI
biology at the University Of Wash
ington. wrote 10 raise $4,000 which
this summer will be used to build
a heme to a family which lost
Its home In the atom bombing of
Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The
construction of the house, accord
ing to Schmoe who IL a prominent
member Of the American Friends
Service Committee, Is in symbolic
protest against mass destruction
of life and property by the atom
bomb.
When news came of the Hiro-
Shima bomb l felt a shock to my
sense of morality which I have
still not outgrown I could see in
my Imagination something of the
mass destruction of lives and pro-
perry and feel something of the
terror, the hurt, and the resentment
which the survivors must feel. Later
I walked through the dust and rub
BILE that was Hiroshima and talked
with survivors. I saw naked orphans
stealing food and living in the
streets. I saw hundreds of families
living on the bare ground with only
few pieces of rusty roofing as
shelter this after three years.
And I talked with a teacher of the
Hiroshima Girls School - one of
three tea chers who survived. They
saw $50 of their students die. I will
never forget the experience.
I wanted to do something to ease
the hurt - something that would
also ease my sense of guilt and
shame. was building a house for
myself at the time and I thought
that I would like TO build a house
in Hiroshima .. house for
Hiroshima. 1t would replace one of
the thousands burned by the bomb
and be a token of my regret for
what happened to millions of people
in Japan and Europe. most of whom
were no more responsible for the
war than I was So the idea of a
House for Hiroshima" was born
With the easing of the food short
age, shelter becomes Japans great
est need Millions are still homeless.
I could not by myself finance a
trip to Japan and the cost of a house
so I planned to ask others, who
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27

Collecting 1896, Team No. yes
terday TUESDAY, April 26) boosted
the local ADO (Anti-Discrimina
ton Committeel fund drive total
to S1.064.50
More than thirty teams have yet
to send in their collections
The goal is 5000 which, accord
ing to william Mimbu, local ADO
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
Ado Report Meet
To be Tonight

A final report meeting of the
local Ado DIFFERENTIATION
CommitteeD fund drive will be held
at 7:30 pm. tonight, Wednesday
April 2D in the Seattle Buddhist
temple
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
Bazaar, Dance
SLATED Sunday

Two social events of area wide
interest are booked for this Sunday
May /, in Seattle
The annual japanese Students
clubs benefit bazaar will be held
at Washington hall, l4th Ave ana
Fir, between IL noon and pm
The usual food games and fun
will mark this affair Food will be
served from IL noon to pm.
The second event. Lotus Shoyu-
kai's "Old-Timers" dance, will be
in the Seattle Buddhist auditorium
Dancing hours will be from pm. to
IL midnight. and musicians will be
Frankie Roth and his orchestra.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Nisei War Memorial Committee
wishes to acknowledge twenty
five dollar donation from Mr. Full
taro Kubota and his family III mem
DRY of Mrs. K Kubota.
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Attention, World War II veterans!

Attention. World War II veterans!
There's an opening for you now
in the Army's enlisted reserve!
II you are honorably discharged
from any branch of the armed for
ces, you can join the Army reserve
New units are being formed now
and promotions are wide open
Get the facts at any Army re-
cruiting stationl
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27

Shape of Things to Come" The
Board of Trustees expects to use
the suggestions offered in the near
future to draw up a tentative pro-
gram for the coming year. as well
as to outline longer term detectives
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27

Neterans Serve with the Army
reserves! Earn a commission in
youu spare time! Get the particulars
from any Army recl uiting station!
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-27
Fifth of Abound Goal
Collected; Total ST., O64
Team No. 2 Gathers in SS96: Thirty
Other Squads Yet to be Heard;
Set Figure Is $1,000

K Murakami 1000
Toru Sakahara 1900
Atlas Hotel 1900
Takano Studio 1000
YoShito Okada 1000
S. Fuiii 1000
Adams Hotel 1000
Militia Food Mart 1000
Sam Saiki 1000
Maneki Cafe 1000
Paramount Cafe 1000
II. Full 1000
Jackson Cafe 1000
DR.. Fl. Mitsumori 1000
Chicks Ice Creamery 1000
Saiji F,namori 1000
Hashidate Bath 500
DR.. S. F.. Kanemori 500
DR.. J. Kanemori 500
New American Hotel 500
Haruo Fujino 500
Ritsu Sato 500
Yutaka Kitayama 500
Sunao Shimomura 500
Robert Ikeda 500
M. Tosaya 500
I. Sakoda 500
Frank T. Nakamura 500
Kogi Ono 500
Alps Hotel 500
Publix Hotel 500
j. Hino 500
S. Okada 500
Mrs F.. Edamura 500
KashiWagi Tailors 500
Franks Jewelry 500
T. Oshio 500
Seventh Ave. Service 500
John s. Ogishima 500
Ted A. Sakahara 500
Geo. Fukuhara 500
Evergreen Tavern 500
Roy Okada 300
Crescent Cafe 300
Eastern Cafe 800
Puget Sound Hotel 200
B. Hibino 1.50
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

shooting took over three
months, and more months were
required to synchronize and get
the film ready for showing.
FEELING ALL RIGHT, this
new film, is an up-to-date, fast
moving story well played by Mis-
sissippi negroes and brings TO
light graphically and very reals
tically the need for greater en-
lightment about one of our great
est problems: syphilis. 1t pre-
sents forcibly and interestingly
the danger of misinformation
about the disease. 1t shows how
effective, adequate treatment may
be secured and the happiness that
follows as a result.
There are no horror" angles,
n 10 implied threats of unavoidable
consequences - on the contrary
the whole theme is one OF hope
and good news about a disease
that has incapacitated and even
tually killed far too many people
in the past. 1t stresses the inn
portance of correct diagnosis,
early discovery and proper treat
ment. and the ease and quickness
with which recovery may be
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11
Radio And Movies
Fight Syphilis

Something new even to the
makers of motion pictures has
been done.
Mississippi has produced an ex-
acellent movie of her own, using
her own people in their own COM
munities. No professionals APP
pear; the actors and players could
be your own friends and neigh
bors. and in that sense the pic
ture may be said to have a real
all-star cast. The story is a typic-
al one. The main characters are
Roy and Irma, Jim and Ruby,
the various groups in church Or IN
the dance hall, the families, and
the whole setting will be familiar.
The photography is beautiful, and
the development of scenes and ac-
ton is logical.
This picture was produced by
the Division of Preventable Dis
ease Control of the Mississippi
State Board of Health. Many
people worked on 1.-THE actual
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

and the seriousness Of the disease
itself.
Then ana then only can syphilis
be brought under control. The
boys in Mississippi who were cal
led up for service showed that one
out of every four of them was in
fected with syphilis. This figure
appalled, the state as a whole and
a campaign was then mapped out
to remove this unnecessary misery
from the state.
The twin weapons in the fight
against syphilis r penicillin and
publicity. Both are being used as
extensively as possible today and
both will enable us to successful
ly complete the fight against syp-
hills if your wholehearted sup
fort is given the program.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

brought about through modern
methods.
Those who took part in the
drama worked hard and long to
produce this film, and have just
cause for pride in an excellent
job.
Enough copies have been pur-
| chased TO make it available to
practically every community in
the state, through the board of
health and county health depart
ments. 1t will be shown FREE.
! It is interesting to note that
over 100000 Mississippians have
viewed the film in the past few
weeks.
Radio plays a part in this i'm
portant program. Columbia uni
versity, with the cooperation of
| the u. S. Public Health Service,
made a series of recordings using
/. first-rate talent of the American
! stage and screen to tell the story
of syphilis from many angles.
Some of the artists and common
tators who gave freely of their
time and effort in the fight
against syphilis ire Raymond
Massey, Roy Acuff, Mango, Rob-
ert st. John, Drew Peason, and
many more. These records have
been aired in many sections of
the state previously and are sched-
! uled to be sent to the other areas
in the next few months. The ra-
dio stations gave this time as a
! public service feature OF their sta
tons and are to be highly COM
mended for their public spirited
attitude and the willingness to use
their facilities to improve the
standards of living of the Ameri-
can public. Some stations have
repeated the entire series of re-
! cords at the request of the State
Board of Health.
AS 1t took community action
i anG public interest generally to
successfully control other COM
municable diseases. it will also
take such action to successfully
conquer syphilis and control the
spread of this killer" The in
stance of the building of the Pan
anna Canal focused the national
attention of the scourge of vel
low fever and soon that disease
was under control. It was during
the recent World War that ma
tional attention was brought to
bear on the high incidence of syp-
hills and gonorrhea in the United
States and how greatly it affect
ed the youth of our land. Much
progress has been made since
then to control this disease. But
to do this effectively it must be
faced as a community problem
with the general public under
standing the symptoms, treatment
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

| haven't heard anyone say that
Ben Franklin was a radical think
err, but by some standards I sup
pose he was. Anyway, the fol-
lowing quote from him which
ran cross in the library here the
other day seems to make sense
in these days when so many peo-
pie want to get by and get some
thing for nothing. Said the sage:
IF every man and woman would
work for four hours each day OF
something useful, that labor
would produce all the n-ecessaries
and comforts of life; want and
misery would be banished out OF
the world, and the rest of the "a
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

watch on the storekeepers' scales
to see if they are correct. The
other day one of these inspectors
bought a chicken, asked the but
cher to weigh it again, grabbed it
off the scales and cut it open
and from the gizzard pulled out a
big lead slug weighing half a
pound which had been put there
by the dishonest shop keeper
who was promptly hustled into
court.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11
ha5htfgaak,
lR; ; !; /! IS! IS!
~ mukz1 oAaxA1An

The hardest-to-get Broadway
show tickets are those to South
Pacific" the musical nit which
stars Mary Martin and Ezio Pima.
1t is a good show but its fame has
come mainly from so much talk
about it by people who have eth
er seen it-or would like to. Such
talk snowballs a show or book in
to a tremendous success. Ed Seay,
the Hotel Plaza's smart publicity
man, figured out a way for folks
to see the stars of South Pacific
without even going to the show.
He cooked up a stunt, named it
Rendezvous with the Theatre
which was simply the regular
dinner of the hotel--plus the pre-
sence of Mary Martin and PIMA
and announced it. The result:
a crowded dining room, with mu-
sic and the stars taking part in a
floor show, and urging that simil-
lar events be planned for other
shows. One odd part Of the even
ing, Ed told me, was that most
everybody ordered spaghetti ex-
cept the Italian, PIMA.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

stuck to his guns-and his hope
for health. But finally the flat
tering words of his friends and
followers found their mark. And
O'Dwyer gave in and said he'd
run again.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

Maybe you look upon the low
ly gizzard of a chicken as some
thing too plebeian even to bother
about. Not so with New York's
weight inspectors. They are those
men who 60 around looking like
customers but who keep a close
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

Well, Mayor O'Dwyer isn't as
smart as I thought he was. A
few weeks ago this column
blithely reported that at long
last, here was a real hep guy who
knew enough not to want the
murderous job of being mayor of
this big burg for an extra term.
And for quite awhile, the mayor
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-08-11

hours might be leisure and hap
piness."
Much talk goes on here nova
days about the Alger Hiss trial
which just ended in a hung jury.
Everybody and his brother has
an opinion, and Hiss has been
freed and convicted a million
times at least over dinner tables,
bridge games and at bars, etc. To
say what I think would merely
be one more opinion-for | don't
know any more about his guilt
or innocence than you do or
whether or not he was a COM
munist. So / will just say that
hope our good American judicial
system continues to work well,
so that most of the guilty will be
punished and the innocent go free.