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Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Baptism Precedes
Execution

NEW YORK-fP)-In a roundup
of Communists in a National sec
ton of China recently, General Ii
Chi Pin discovered among the
Communists some who had learn
ed about doctrines of the Catholic
Church and wanted to be baptized.
One day, reports the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith, the
military chief told local priest
one of the Communists wanted to
be baptized. you should not come,
Father" he warned. I'VE will bap-
tize him ourselves"
The next morning at sunrise the
Communists were executed. In the
afternoon the military chief re-
turned with a smile on his face,
well, how did everything go?''
asked the priest. very we'll, Fa-
ther. + stood next to him and when
the music stopped Immediately be-
fore the execution l baptized him
Before the water was dry on his
head, he was already in the other
world. He never had a chance tC
damn his soul!"
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
G. L. Insurance
Dividends To
Soon Be Ready
continued from iarsE page1

Camden; Dover Memorial Post No.
1862, Dover, and Newman-Lee-Ur-
ban Post No. 1901, Clayton.
Sussex County posts, under the
direction of Ray Dodd, district No
commander, will distribute the
application forms in their respec-
tive communities. Sussex County
posts, making available this serv-
ice to World War ii veterans, are: ::
Raymond Reynolds Post No. 1881,
Georgetown; Virgil Wilson Post
No. 1861, Seaford; Broadkiln Post
No 1884, Milton; Mason-Dixon
Post No. 1884, Selbyville; Rehoboth
Beach Post No. 7447, Rehoboth
Beach; Sussex Memorial Post No,
1922, Millsboro; Greenwood Mem
orial Post No. 747S; Breakwater
Post No. 1894, Lewes, and Appel
Tucker Post No. 9244, Glendale.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

Read the classified ads
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Bids On Highway
Projects Opened
Ieontinued from nrst passo

N0Ol-sAlI1o4 AIO11l 1lASV F"e0y
son Contracting Co., Newport, $751;
104.50.
For the construction of the new
police station at State Road, Globe
Construction Co.. Baltimore, were
low bidder with a price of $177 ,279
The other bids submitted were: Di-
Sabatino & Reniere, Wilmington,
S12S,000; Atlantic States Construc-
tion Co., Wilmington, $137 ,450;
John E. Haley & Sons, Wilmington
$138,900; d. M. Fontana, Whining
ton, $142,175; Harry S. Lynch, Viii
mington, S146,OO0; James H. Woods
Dover. S153,711; ]. A. Bader & Co.
Wilmington, $157 800.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Lives Forever

The one-celled animal never
grows old and never dies. unless
it is eaten by another animal or
meets with an accident. To propa-
gate. it simply divides itself in
two.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
2,4-D Damages Cotton

Farmers using 2.4-D or other
weed killers should take every pre-
caution to prevent spray from
drifting to nearby cotton fields or
other susceptible plants.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

! Willie Anderson won the U. s.
Open golf title in 1901, 1908, 1904
and 1905 for a mark never equal
led for consistency.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
BACKACHE,
LEG PAINS MAY
BE- DANGER SIGN
OF Tired Kidneys

When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood,
It may cause nagging backache, rheumatic
pains, leg pains, loss of pep and energy, get
ting up nights, swelling, puffinesj under the
eyes, headaches and dizziness. Frequent or
scanty passages with smarting and burning
sometimes shows there is something wrong
with your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used successfully
by millions for over 50 years. Doan's give
happy relief and will help the Is miles of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from
your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

Chiggers usually are not found
in hardwood groves, and thus oaks
or elms are better spots for pic
mic grounds to avoid these insects.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

The annual retail value of U. S.
meat products now is about Is bill
lion dollars.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
Japanese Americans to Join Everyone
In Observance of Christmas on Sunday;
Church Services, Parties Scheduled

Participating in the pageant are
Lillian Hayashi. Gordon Hirai, jamie
Magazine. Judy MTamoto, Lois Hi
raj, Shirley Mizuta. Sharon Matsuda,
Hatsumi Nakagaki. Larry Matsuda.
Alan Egashira. Gordon Umino, Floyd
Nishimura. Ericka Tatsumi, Allen
Matsuda. John Numoto owen Hi
raj.
Christmas will be observed on
Sunday Dec 25, by the Japanese
Congregational Church with joint
Issei- Nisei worship service from
HIS am. and the annual Christmas
program from pm.
The Christmas program will con-
sist of a varied program of songs.
Rotations. prayers and pantomine
by the Sunday School students and
the young people will present a play
entitled christmas Comes to Grand
pa. Miss Sachi Uyegaki soprano,
will render two vocal solos Santa
Claus is scheduled to make an APP
pearance at the conclusion of the
program and he will distribute gifts
TO the Sunday School students and
the congregation.
TIE public is cordially invited to
attend.
With the Baptist WWG in charge
of the evening program, the annual
japanese Baptist Church Christmas
program will be held from 7:30
o'clock on Sunday, Dec. 25. in its
church
Following program was announ-
ced by Naoko Hasegawa, who Is the
general chairman for the evening.
Songfest of carols by the con-
gregatiOn.
Call to worship.
Prepare Him Room"-choir.
Opening prayer.
Scripture reading.
Away I'm the Manger"-choir.
OffertOry.
OffertOry response.
"Adeste Fidales"--ChOir.
white Christmas" - Christmas
play.
BenedictiOn-Rev. r. Andrews.
Those who will appear in the play
are Hideo Kondo, Takae Tanino,
George Hirano. Sunni Tanaka, Lillian
! Suzuki, Yoshitada Nakagawa Jim
Continued on Page Two
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
Tokyo Takes on Gay Touch as Christmas Day Nears;
Shops and Stores Although Brightly Decorated, Lack
The Spiritual Meaning That Goes with 1t in America

were ordinarily costly. which meant
they were few in number. Now the
customers are on the whole under
80 and concentrate on cheaper, more
practical gifts, one person getting
10 or 20 of them. Girls about ID or
is are the greatest buyers of little
knick-knacks and Xmas cards.
Although the money situation
is very tight, his story did not
seem to indicate that such was
the case. He assured me that sales
were higher than last year. Cards,
he said. were selling five to six
times faster than last year.
This department store has very
good furniture, much of it copied
after American models A double
bed is priced at $4,000 yen, while
modern. duo-purpose desk will
set one back 10000 yen. A. lady's
dressing table complete with chair
will cost the husband if he is think
ing of getting one for his wife
$4,000 yen. Furniture is still high
and not within the reach of the
ordinary wageearner.
Toys are plentiful, and big French
dolls, 20 inches tall, are about the
same in price as japanese dolls o.
the same height. $500 yen. A roly-
poly celluloid doll would cost the
mother 400 yen, the same as for a
large-size jeep.
japanese Initiate Well
Cosmetics are out in force now
vying with each other in allurine
names and attractive containers ano
boxes. Perfume ranges in price from
$50 to 1000 yen for the best ones
Quality lipstick and face cream are
priced about the same at 300 yen.
Continued on Page Two
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
If You Can't
Get Forms, Write
To Washington

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 81
(ADC) = The Department of JUS
tice announced today that evacuees
filing for personal and property
losses caused by the West Coast eva
cuation may submit claims letters
directly to the Attorney General If
they are unable to secure proper
governmental forms.
These letters, as must all evacua-
ton claims. must meet the deadline
of January Q. although because that
day is a legal holiday, claimants
actually have through January 8
1885, to file their claims, H. G. Mori-
son, assistant attorney general, said
The letters must be submitted
directly to: The Attorney General
Department of Justice, Washington
Is, D. c., and include the following
Information:
l. Residence of claimant at time
of evacuation; 2. Approximate date
of evacuation; 3. A report Of loss
or damage suffered, and 4. Amount
for which claim Is made.
Mike Masaoka, national JACL
nti-Discrimination Committee leg
islative director, said the letters will
be considered "only as informal no
tees of claims. and will be allowed
solely to prevent hardship If an
evacuee is unable to obtain a form"
Additional forms will be pre-
pared" he emphasized, land a claim
ant still must file his claim ON the
official form within a reasonable
time after he submits a letter."
He also pointed out that since the
Attorney General has ruled January
2 legal holiday in this matter, the
deadline for claimants has been
extended until midnight, January
Is.
All claims must be received by the
Department of Justice on or before
January 8. Letters postmarked jan
uary 8 will not be acceptable If they
reach the Attorney General after
that date. Claims must be in the
hands of the Attorney Generals
office on the third day Of January,
1850, according to the Attorney
Generals office.
Meantime, Masaoka said the de-
partment has announced that a no.
tice to the effect that claimants who
are unable to secure the proper
claims forms may file an intention
of claim in personal letters to the
Attorney General will be posted in
post offices throughout the United
States.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
By SHIG FUJITA

TOKYO, Japan. Dec. 81 = Christ
mas Is here with vengeance in
Tokyo but without even a touch of
religious meaning that goes with 1t
in the States. The shops. the stores,
the department stores all have
their windows gaily decorated with
Christmas presents with large
Merry Christmas" signs and Santa
above their doors.
The Takashimaya Department
Store, which is featuring its year.
end sale by calling it Bluebird
Sale, has spent all of one million
yen to decorate its interior and con-
struct huge cage with bluebirds
flying around 1t on top of the mair
entrance.
Sets Up 40-Foot Tree
Not TO be outdone, another depart.
ment store, the Komatsu, which was
born after the war and has made
great gains on the other long-esta-
blished stores. has set UP 40-fooi
Xmas tree at its entrance, towering
above the milling Xmas crowd thai
is out to view and choose and ther
buy. The cost of the tree. including
transportation expenses from thu
mountains of Chichibu, is estimated
at 100000 yen.
All the stores are better stocked
than last year with some of the
prices-not all, by any means
somewhat lower than last year.
Shoes, for instance, which we're
almost un0btainable at official
prices, are flooding the market
now at 2,l3O to $3.50 yen for wo-
mems shoes and 2.13O yen for
mems shoes. The quality of the
leather and the styles are a great
improvement over last year and
|. people arc more choOsy about pur-
chasing.
Christmas decorations are abou
20 per cent cheaper than a year agt
and their quality is far superior II
the Kansai district, there are re-
poftedly more than two or thre'
hundred factories making these de-
corations exclusively all the yea
round. Much, of course. is exported
but you would be surprised at hov
much is sold on the domestic market
All kinds of decorations have beef
thought up this year, probably b
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21

thumbing through American cata-
logues. There are tree lights. tree
decorations, peppers, Santas, candles
tinsel. trimmings-five or six hun
dred different kinds, at least.
Christmas Grips Japan
At the Komatsu Department Store
the business manager was kind
enough to tell me about the shop
ping trends and the contrast with
last year.
Make no mistake about It," he
sad, christmas has taken the
country by storm. We realized il
last year and are be ne dCubly re-
minded of the fact this year."
The Christmas teenng-the pre-
sent giving part of it. at least-E
more widespread and has replaced
the year-end traditional presents
which one customarHy presented tc
relatives and to people to whom one
was indebted or from whom one ex-
pected to get fayors.
This has resulted in the sales Of
New Year toys such as "hago-ita
being cut substantially. This. thu
business manager continued, wa
particularly noticeable in his store
which is right in the middle of Gin
"a Street.
Sales Much Higher
The year-end presents normally
were bought by those over 80 ane
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
MaSaOka Notes
Our Unity

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. I'll
Mike Masaoka, national JACL Anti
Discrimination Committee legisla-
tive director, returned today from
six-week tour that left him feel
ing confident that persons of Jap
anese ancestry are united in the
common goal of seeking passage OF
the Walter Resolution.
The resolution. which passed the
House unanimously early in the year
but suffered a temporary setback in
the Senate on the lone objection OF
Sen. Russell, 3D., Ca, would grant
naturalization privileges to some
$1,000 japanese in the United States
and Hawaii. Masaoka said he is OPP
timistic over chances for compare
lively early passage of the measure
when Congress reconvenes.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
NiSei
Calendar
DECEMBER

22-Crows Athletic Club 10 spon-
sor Christmas skating party
from 1890 pm. to 1890 am at Rol-
lerland.
23-Cathay Post 1856 and auxiliary
semi-formal tolo dance in WILSON,
ian hotel ballroom, corner of Attn
and University Way. Dancing from
$50 pm. to 1890 am.
24-Christmas eve dance to be
sponsored by Rissho YB,A. from
$50 pm. to IL midnight in Masonic
Temple, Harvard and E. Pine.
Johnny Reitz and his orchestra.
25-Christmas program from q
pm. at japanese Methodist Church
31-iNew Years Eve dance CO
sponsored by Maynard Cafe and
Superior Used Car basketball teams
in Seattle Buddhist Auditorium.
Dancing to be from 9 pm. to 1890
am
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
RiSShO Schedules
Xmas Eve Dance

Dancing to the music Of Johnny
Reitz and his orchestra. will be the
special holiday treat of the Rissho
YBA to the Nisei and Chinese public
this Saturday, Dec. "a, in the Ma
sonic Temple, Harvard and East
Pine.
The dance, a semi-formal, will
start at $3.50 pm. and end at IL mid
night.
The Rissho affair is an annual
Christmas Eve date.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21


pies throughout the world, japanese
Americans in our community will
also note Christmas in memory OF
| the birth of Jesus Christ on Sun
day, Dec. rs.
This year, the Jackson st. Com
munity Council and THE NORTH
WEST TIMES will fill the role of
Santa Claus to distribute toys to
less fortunate children in the area.
Otherwise, Christmas will be las
usual. Churches will hold services
and parties for young and old, and
families and friends will swap gifts
with cheerful seasons greetings.
Sponsored by the Nisei Inter-
Church Council, the members of the
Seattle Japanese Christian churches
will go caroling from 7 pm. on Fri
day. Dec. %. The group is asked to
meet at the japanese Baptist Church
Broadway at East Spruce.
There will be three groups formed
to sing carols at different institu-
tons, Stopping points will be the
Harborview hospital, Columbus hos
pital, Doctors hospital. and Seiyoin
(Old Peoples Home).
Following the caroling, the group
will gather at st. Peters mission
for an evening of fellowship and
games. Square dancing and refresh
ments have been promised by Molly
Yasutake. refreshments chairman.
Those who would not be able to
go caroling may join in the fellow
ship which will begin from pm.
Children throughout the commu-
nifty will be treated at Christmas
parties this Friday. Dec. 23,sParties
] will be given from to 4:30 pm. at
the Nichiren Buddhist Church; 2:3O
to 4 p.m.. Neighborhood House; to
$50 pm, Yesler Terrace; to $50
pm. adults, Yesler Terrace; and
| from 6 to 8 pm. for both children
and their parents at Collins Field
house.
! Featured will be movies, games
Christmas caroling and the distri-
button of candy.
Sponsored by the Jackson st. Com
munity Council, the parties have
been made possible through the
generous donations of Jackson st
merchants.
/ st. Peters japanese Episcopal
Mission will note Christmas with q
holy communion at 10 am. and q
lchurch school Christmas program
at 7:30 pm.
On Jan. l., first Sunday of the
new year, st. Peters will hold holy
communion at IL am.
The Seattle japanese Presbyterian
church today announced that 1T
Christmas Day dec. $50 program
theme will be once Upon a Christ.
mas Time. Sci Adachi will be chair
man of the program which will star
at 7:30 pm.
: The program follows:
Prelude. Carl Niwa.
Congregational singing Joy 10
the World" and silent Night
Words of greeting by Joann
Kanaya.
Scripture lesson, Luke 2:l-2t
Betty KOgane and Bob Handa
Prayer by the Rev. T. SaitO.
= Issei choir TO sing Christ, tn
Holy Child.
Sermonette by the Rev. I. Saitt
Nisei choir to sing mo Candl
Was There and No Fire..
Pageant, "Once Upon a Christ
mas Time, by Sunday School
| Congregational singing "Hark
the HeraIds Sing.
Film strip, "When the Titles
Camel Xnelt'.
BenedictiOn by the Rev. X. MOI
Presentation of gifts.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
Japan
Journey
BY FLOYD sCHMOE

Thirty-eight hundred Hiroshima
families applied for our four small
housesl
We left the difficult problem of
selecting the fortunate families up
to the city officials. Their system,
as Mr.. Okui, chief of the building
section, outlined it to me, was to
process all written applications and
then have case workers of the We'll
fare Section make a further Con the
groun0 estimate of the most needy
families. From the few hundred
families who survived this boiling
down process, four names were to
be drawn by lot.
Since two of the four families
chosen are city employees it might
be questioned whether this system
was followed actually, but having
personally verified the fact that
the four families chosen were each
in desperate need of more adequate
housing was not inclined to raise
the question. Mr.. Okui, the chief of
the building section, himself lives
in a much poorer house than ours.
Our houses are of ten "tsubo", or
twenty mats each, which is certainly
a minimum living space for even
small family. Two of the families
selected, however, are large, of seven
members each. This gives an aver
age of less han three mats per per-
son or about so square feet. Our
small, four-room house in Seattle
gives my family more than $50
square feet each and even then we
sometimes get in each others hair
In addition, we have more than
an acre of outdoors to treat as our
own, while these Hiroshima houses
have only enough room to walk
around them and a tiny kitchen
garden about 20 by Is feet in size
They are all middle-class families
as even skilled >workmen like car
penters and electricians cannot af-
ford the TOO yen per month rent
which the city will charge. The heads
Of each of the four families are COL
lege graduates
In our Number One house, which
looks out upon our japanese garden,
will live Sadao Masatsuki, age A,
his wife, Sadako, 36, and their five
children ranging in ages from little
Aiko, the baby daughter, to big
brother, Kazuo, who is Is.
Masatsuki san is a tall dignified
man already CRAVING little bit. He
is a graduate of Hiroshima Univer-
sity and has taught school in num-
Der of high schools and colleges in
Japan. He is now head of the public
school system of Hiroshima City.
Mamoru Shintaki and wife Tamae,
with their six-year son and
three -year-old daughter, will occupy
house Number Two. He Is IS and
Tamae is 81 Mamoru was chief of
the Prefectural Police Force before
he resigned to enter the National
Police College near Hiroshima. Num-
Der Two house also looks out upon
the garden.
In house Number Three, Takeo
Yamamoto and his family of six
will live. Yamamoto san studied law
in college but he is now personnel
director for the Chugoku Press which
publishes both a morning and an
evening daily in Hiroshima. He is
also A years old and his wife, va
CONTINUED on Page TwO)
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
Classified Ads

GROCERY CLERK wanted. Sc.
1888.
DOMESTIC HELP WANTED: Gen
eral housewOrk. Must like child
rem. New, informal home. Family
of 4. Live In. Saturday and Sun
day off. 500 month. IKE. 5374.
BOARD AND ROOM to working girl.
Exchange light duties, PR, 1880.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21
FEBRUARY

10, IL a. 12-Northwest Methodist
Youth Rally
18-Reginas square dance session
at japanese Methodist Church.
2l-Roller skating party to be
sponsored by WIG basketball team
from 1890 pm. to 1890 am. in
Rollerland.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-12-21

Inward sincerity will of course
influence the outward department;
where the one is wanting, there Is
great reason to suspect the absence
of the other. - Sterne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-28
Goren on Bridge

When declarer has . choice Of
two or more ways to play hand
he should calculate which Of the
available methods offers the
greater probability Of success. II
one method appears to be superior
1t should be selected, however small
may be the margin Of superiority.
This Is merely following the princi-
pie Of percentages. II, however,
declarer Is In q position to so
arrange his sequence Of plays that
he may try one and II that fails
still have chance at the other, the
proper procedure is too obvious to
require comment.
In today's hand South became
declarer at contract Of six spades,
Q reasonable contract. When North
was able to bid both red suits and
support spades, South felt that.
since he himself had the equivalent
Of an opening bid, there was . bright
chance for slam and that contract
Of I'VE would surely be safe II North
declined the invitation. North was
willing to 60 on to slam, but pre-
ferred to play at no-trlmp If South's
hand was suited for the purpose.
South. however, holding an un-
balanced hand, elected to 60 on In
spades.
The queen of clubs was led. and
taken by the ace. A low spade to
the king held the trick and the
spade return was taken by West,
who continued with the jack of
clubs. Declarer was faced with the
choice OF taking the heart flnesse
or the diamond finesse. II the
queen Of hearts is favorably located,
declarer will have two discards OF
diamonds, one on the heart and one
On the king Of clubs. II he chooses
TO take the diamond hnesse the
odd heart can be discarded on the
king Of clubs.
On the surface this is an out
and-out guess, because each f1nesse
has q so per cent chance Of success.
Declarer quite properly did not put
up the king Of clubs at this point,
but ruffed in order to be In his own
hand for the drawing Of the last
trump. He then decided to play
East for the king Of diamonds, since
West has shown up with the ace Of
spades. This play failed, as can be
seen. Had he elected to take the
heart finesse he would have met
with similar failure.
The proper play is to give ones
self two chances instead Of only a
$3.50 chance. Declarer should first
play the Gee and king OF hearts on
the Oh chance that the queen viii
fan. II It does his troubles are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-04-28
7 axe Nv Word for Ii


prudish governess TO Amy Dorrit,
informs the girl that '.tne word papa
gives pretty form 70 the lips. Papa.
potatoes. poultry. pr,lnes and prism
are all very good words for the lips.
especially prunes and prism. and
serviceable In the formation Of .
demeanor."
Nowadays, instead Of practscing
..prunes and prism" In the formation
az q deuaeanor, the modern Amy
Dorrit gets quicker. surer and more
spectacular results with sEipe or
two OF a lipstick. There Is this
much to be said In favor Of prsiries
and prism though: They don't come
on ON you.
A very good exercise for lip fed-
hility which can recommend 70
speakers and singers win help u the
forward placement of the ycite and
IN achieving . clean and crisp
diction.
start on . lon nofe and stng:
Dah, may. ne. poe. TOO. iah. bay.
dah-h-h. Do not pause betwsen the
wurde-S1n thsm t0esth1E rap6dy.