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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
BY BOB OKAZAKI

Sponsored by the JACL, under
written by local merchants, and
participated in by the entire Japan
ese-American population, Issei and
Nisei alike, the Nisei Festival Is the
biggest hunk of concerted action in
the U. S. Other Nisei goings like
carnivals, national conventions, and
church socials are anaemic by COM
parison.
It is with the Nisei Festival that
the Nihonjin can put their best foot
forward. All eyes are on us-news-
reels. national magazines, metropo-
Titan newspapers, wirephoto services,
vIP's, politicians, and pickpockets.
The queen that we select in the
eyes of America, is our representative
she typifies 10000 of us from the
Canadian border to Mexico, from
Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine.
This isn't beauty contest, neither
is 1t an effort to pick the most photo
genie grand daughter of a samurai
Maybe it's asking too much to ex-
pect thoroughbred from a mongrel
race. But that's beside the point
Our Queen will walk in majesty
across the nation via screen, radio
and the pages of newspapers ano
magazines. She will be hailed by
America, Here's Miss Nisei in per-
SON..
Everybody loves babies-even baby
elephants are cute. And the BABY
Show in effect is a plea to America
"You love our babies, love us" Ont
pretty baby can win more heart
for us than all the lobbying tina
our representative in Washingtoi
can do in lifetime. That's VIII,
we like the Baby Show.
Younger Nisei poo-poo the ide'
of a Flower Arrangement and Te
; Ceremony demonstration as al
| event on the Nisei Festival calen
dar. But properly staged, the exhibl
of these ancient arts draws the bes
e "hakvjin" people. We have see
D internationally known figures In tn
world of fine arts at this event. W
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
Ex-Seattleite Catches Spirit
OF L. A. NiSei Festival Week

have seen a group of sinking rich
dowagers who could buy and sell
Little Toxic without batting an
eyelash gush and coo over the floral
masterpieces. We have seen kindly
souls impressed by the fact alone
that Nisei are trying to keep alive
bit of art handed down through
the generations and transplanted in
alien soil
The Talent Show is a conscious
effort to develop and introduce Nisei
talent. And we have seen young
sters shivering with stage-fright,
blinking in the spotlight glare, and
fumbling with inexperience appear
in these events Later. with the
years, going on to triumphs on the
professional stage.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30

WINNEPEG, Man., Canada,
July 30 ((New Canadian Dis
patch )-Samai Miyai makes his
living at a whisk and toy broom
factory in Winnipeg. Samai
works so quickly at his trade
that he makes an average OF
fourteen dozen small whisks n
day. The pay is 45c dozen and
i'm this manner he is able to earn
a living.
Ssmai now lives in Winnipeg with
a brother and a. sister who also work
in the city. Until two years ago he
lived with his parents and his five
brothers and a sister When they
were moved to Manitoba from the
coast in 1912, they took up farming
at Letellier. To keep occupied, Sa-
mai helped with the chores around
the house but he had no means oil
making his livelihood.
For Samai Miyai is blind
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
100 STRANDEES
ASK RE-ENTRY,
JCCA REPORTS

TORONTO, Ont, Canada,
July 30 New Canadian Dis
patch "A total of 80 applica
tions for readmission to Canada
from Japan of japanese Canad-
ian strandees, both lssei and
Nisei. has been handled by the
JCCA. reports the National
JCCA office. These strandee APP
plications have come from varl-
GUS provinces at steady rate
since October of last year. or
these applications. 10 have been
approved by the Government,
and some of these applicants
are now residing in Canada.
Eighty-five other applications sub
mitted by the National JCCA have
been acknowledged by the Depart
ment of immigration, Ottawa, and
are now being investigated as TO
whether they are considered read
missible to Canada. Five strandee
applications submitted last month
are pending receipt Of acknowledge
ment. 81 applications are being held
by the JCCA office awaiting further
information from the applicants be-
fore they are submitted to the I'M
migration Department.
In addition, the National JCCA
has on file some ten applications
from persons who desire to immi-
crate or return to Canada who are
at the present time considered in
admissible by the Canadian Gov
eminent.
The National JCCA reports thai
they are making every effort tt
assist strandees who are in the in
admissible categories to enter Can
ada. Every effort is being made by
the JCCA to bring to the attention
of the Government and members o
Parliament these cases in which i
is felt strong appeal on compass
sionate grounds may enable tn
JCCA to receive sympathetic con
sideration
| Among those classified as mad
' Missile are those Nisei who wcr
!, forced to serve in the Japanese arm
ed forces, and Nisei, minors at tn
time, who went to Japan unde
, the Wartime Exchange Ship Agree
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
Blind japanese Makes a Living
Making Whisk and Toy Brooms

He could see until he was about
seven years old but developed an
optical atrophy for which neither
the cause or the cure is known.
Samai heard about the Canadian
National Institute For the Blind
through the japanese section OF the
department of labour He enrolled
at the Red Feather Institute In
June, 1947. He larned to speak Eng
lish and began to take lessons In
reading, writing and computing In
braille and completed course IN
typing. AT the same time he learned
how to make whisks and brooms at
the Institutes factory.
During his apprenticeship Samai
received a training allowance pro-
vided for blind persons during the
training period He learned so quick
ly that he was being paid for piece
work by December of 1947
Agnes McCulloch, the secretary
of the C.N.I.B.. says that Samai is
such an apt pupil that he gets daily
private instruction from Margaret
Pawluk. one of the teachers en-
ployed by the institute, Miss Paw
LUX is also blind.
Under Miss Pawluk's teaching
Samai is learning progressive Eng
lish and more difficult mathema
teal problems. The lessons last al
hour every day and the foreman G
the whisk factory says he could no
spare him for longer than that.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
Just Among
People
WOODEN ANNIVERSARY
BIZ GORDON HIRABAYASHI

Every marriage can potentially
anticipate various anniversaries, and
on the 29th my wife and celebrated
bur fifth. 1 understand it is tradi-
tionally known as the wooden ami
versary; at least, one brother sent
a wooden gift with these remarks,
Happy Wooden Anniversary to two
happy Woodenheads.
It doesn't seem like already we
are veterans of five years; yet, on
the other hand, it is difficult to
picture a time when we were not
married. And when we look at our
r-year-old twin girls and their
two and a half year old brother,
we had better been married five
years.
Nothing specially occurs to us as
we plan to go to Paradise for the
weekend, except that married part
ners can learn a lot from those
younger couples who are in their
counting stage. Those youngsters are
happy and full of life and expec-
fancy; so many married couples
are matter of fact, dull and routine
The big difference seems to be
that the married people take each
other for granted. And that seems
to be the big tragedy of marriage
If I have learned anything in five
years, it is that no one should take
anybody else "for granted, tina
more marriage would blossom ou
in spontaneous happiness If thu
partners behaved toward each othel
as in their courtship days.
Another aspect of for granted
is to realize that marriage is al
interdependent relationship. Beinl
sufficient unto oneself may be Okla,
for bachelors and spinsters, but tina
attitude runs havoc in marriage. On
of the best antidotes for selfishnes
is the feeling that one needs hi
partner and that he himself is need
ed by her. My most unhappy mo
ments were those when I momen
tarily forgot that interdepender
feeling.
Chose couples who are 10-yea
veterans or more must be laughin
up their sleeves as we feel SO "kno
it ALL after only five measely year
Oh we'll }
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
Katayama Due
Here Aug. 3

En- route home after attend
ing the Moral Rearmament con
ference in Europe, Tetsu Kata-
yama, first premier of Japan
under the new constitution, is
due in Seattle next Wednesday,
Aug. 3, it was learned today by
Genji sAIihara of the Japanese
American Community Service.
Katayama is accompanied by his
wife and a secretary, Mr.. Uye-
hara.
The prominent japanese, an elder
of the Fuji-mi Kyo church in Tokyo
and a leader in the Socialist move
ment, will be welcomed by the JACS
at a dinner at 6 pm. Friday. Aug.
S, in Maneki cafe. After the dinner
he will give a lecture. open to the
public. at 8 pm. in the Seattle Budd-
hist church auditorium A trip to
Mount Rainier Is being planned fol-
the visitors the preceding day
Thursday, Aug. A.
Katayama and his party will bt
guests in Councilwoman F. F. Po-
wells residence, according to Mi
hara.
Before his arrival here, Katayams
will be In New York on July 81, il
Chicago, Aug. 1, and in Denver
(Colo.) Aug. 2. After his Seattle
visit, he will head for Los Angeles
on Aug. 6. From Los Angeles, III
will backtrack to San Francisco
take a ship to Honolulu and Chel
sail to Japan.
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ment.
It is believed that there are sew
eral thousand, both Issei and Nisei
in Japan who desire to return to
Canada. In order to assist these
people, the JCCA declares that 1t
intends to continue the work until
such a time as they will lie granted
entry into Canada.
National JCCA, mindful of the
fact that the status of Japanese
Nationals who desire to join their
relatives In Canada is not equal to
the status of European immigrants
who are granted admission in order
that they may join their relatives
states that 1t intends to make everj
effort to achieve equality of treat
ment for these people.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30

The Scotch lassies do their High
land Fling, the Irish jig on the
streets of New York, Hollanders in
Michigan clog in their wooden
shoes, Chinatown has the Dragon
Dragon Dance, Harlem has the
cake walks, and Hungarians do the
Goulash. But for my money for
sheer color, beauty, atmosphere. and
delicacy, our Ondo Extravaganza
tops 'em. We're proud Of our Ondo
Parade.
The Coronation Ball? Here's Mr.
Nisei at his best-this Is 1.-THE
Social Event of the Year. Call up
your favorite movie star for date
Invite Mr.. Union Hardware to join
your party. Put General Dewitt on
the guest list to let him know all Is
forgiven
Most sublime of all is our feeble
effort to honor our pioneers who ha6
the foresight. gumption, and plair
CUTS to come three thousand mile
across an ocean to settle in a strange
and foreign land Were it not fol
them we would be pulling ricksha;
along Shimbashi, grovelling in the
dust in Hiroshima, or selling oul
sisters on the back streets of Gina
Hey, Nisei Festival is Big-fo
newcomers to Los Angeles it's going
to make their head swim. Look pal
be BIG.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNIT AIDE
OUTLINES HOW ITS |. A. OFFICE
WILL PROCESS THE CLAIMS

Los ANGELES. Calf. July
30-For the first time, the gov
eminent revealed some of the
tests il will use to determine the
value and validity of evacuation
claims as the Department of
Justice opened its first evacua-
ton claims office in the Los
Angeles federal building.
Speaking to some so interested per-
sons at a special meeting called by
the Pacific Southwest JACL Re-
gional Office, Mangum Weeks, chief
of the japanese Claims Section of
the Department of Justice. who is
visiting Los Angeles to supervise
the opening of the first office 10
expedite the processing of claims.
announced:
1. Fair market value at the
time of the loss will be used as
the yardstick for determining the
value OF cIaimS.
2. Proof of loss will be required
in every case. although the pre-
vailing circumstances during eva
cuation and reasonable explana-
ton for lack Of documents will
be considered.
3. Every reasonable and legiti-
mate claim should be filed before
the January Q, 1850 deadline.
4. Generally. the principle Of
first filed. first processed" will
be followed whenever possible.
5. The Department Of Justice
will be as liberal in It's interpre-
tation as possible within the
framework of the law as passed
by Congress last year.
Weeks explained that the Depart
ment of Justice decided upon fai
market value at time of loss a
its basis for determining the valua
ton of claims because 1t was fel
, that other formulas were unfair +
, either the claimants or the govern
: ment. Original cost minus deprecia
} ton plus improvements was Judge
S as unfair to the claimants and re
r placement or reproduction costs {
). unfair to the government.
Y He did accept, however, a sugge'
: ton by Edward j. Ennis, visitir
New York attorney who Is couns
to the JACL Anti-Discriminatio
Committee, that in determining Il
final value of claims, replacemei
costs and other pertinent inform'
lion be taken into consideration.
When asked whether growing
crops constituted loss, Week
replied that he certainly though
It that "they were good claims.
n While proof of loss is necessar
n Weeks stated that the Departmel
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
September

3-WSC.S. of the japanese Me-
thodist Church TO present a carni-
val from 5 pm. to 11:30 pm. in its
hall
Lotus YBA TO sponsor its an
nual bazaar in the Buddhist audi
torium.
4-Pre-Labor Day skating party
sponsored by Rissho YBA from 1890
pm. to 1890 am. at Rollerland.
l7-"County Fair" to be spon-
sored by Japanese Presbyterian
Church,
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
Two New Leaders

Cub Pack 252 Committee at a re-
cent special meeting officially ap-
proved the appointment Of two
additional leaders to its newly -or-
Ranized Buddhist church unit. They
are Satoru Ichikawa, assistant cub
master, and Mrs. Bessie Tomita, den
mother
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30

American visitors to Tokyo will
now see touch of Japanese life
that has been missing since the
Occupation.
japanese troops are now guarding
the Imperial Palace.
This more or less perfunctory
duty was recently taken over from
the Allied soldiery. The Sskashita
Ote, Sakurada, Hirakawa, Kita-
bashi Hanzo and Inui gates of the
Palace are each thanked by two
japanese guards each
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30

would take into consideration rea-
sonable explanations for the lack
of documents or other evidence. He
declared that witnesses were a better
means of proving a claim than af-
fadavitS. although he did not rule
the latter out. He also said that IL
certain cases the unsupported
statements of the claimants might
have to be accepted as the sole
basis for the validity of a claim
Because there are no federal pro-
perry or inheritance laws. it was
pointed out that the state laws gov
erning property and other matters
relating to evacuation claims would
apply. The evacuation claims law
does not waive any local law or
supercede any of them since it is
simply remedial legislation.
Reminding the audience that
under the law the Attorney Gen
raj cannot accept any claims after
hSDU, VNthS SNu titos
all evacuees who believe that they
have reasonable claim against
the government for any losses suf-
| fered as a result of the evacua-
ton should file claim. II any
person of Japanese ancestry is In
doubt as to the legitimacy Of his
claim, he should file his claim and
the government will make the de-
termination.
While supplementary statements
can be filed to perfect filed claims
up until the January 2. 1850 dead
line. no amendments increasing the
amount of the claims or changing
the basis for claims can be accepted
after the deadline date
While this legislation is remedial
in nature and intent. Mr.. Weeks
pointed out that the United States
Supreme Court had ruled that the
evacuation program was constitu-
tional.
He emphasized, however, that the
= Department of Justice would be as
liberal in its interpretations and as
$ informal in its procedures as posi-
BILE.
I'VE are not adversaries in the
usual legal sense of the word, hut
i friends interested i'm carrying out
II the intent of Congress TO repair
insofar as possible the losses of
10 evacuation, was the way Weeks
summed up his philosophy i'm ad-
ninistering the program.
Generally speaking claims vii
be processed on first filed. frs
out" basis.
While conceding that The Lo
y Angeles office would be serving II
IL quasi judicial function in bott
|. Judging and determining claims
Weeks indicated that there was no
thing new in this procedure.
Explaining in outline his plan
for the Los Angeles office Week
stated that insofar as possible tn
claimants and/or his representa-
tive will be called in to explain hi
" claim. After the local examination
y are completed, the adjudicating of
" ficer will forward to Washington
statement containing his findings G
. fact in every case and his recon-
~ mended settlement.
S' The actual determination 0i
the amount of the award and the
announcement of the award viii
- be made in Washington. The cen,
traI Once IN washington WI
= not act in an appellate function
but will make the first and fina
authorizations on all claims.
~ Al the meeting Weeks introduce
William H. Jacobs. who will be
charge of the Los Angeles office, N
- Mrs. Mary Mclean and John Oss
attorneys who will assist jacob
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HHIHHNHN1H
will i've
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30

Editors note: THE NORTH
WEST TIMES is pleased to re-
print an article on the Los Ange-
les Nisei Festival Week by Bob
Okazaki, brilliant story teller who
is currently editing the English
section of the Town Crier in LA.
Okazaki, whose home town Is Sc
attic, rates as the best japanese
American feature writer In the
nation today
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
Child Clinic

Child Health Clinic will be open
from l pm. today, Wednesday, July
27. in Neighborhood House. 3O4 18Th
Ave. S. All parents should have their
children taken to the clinic for a
physical check-up.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
LOS ANGELES, Calf. July

LOS ANGELES, Calf, July
30 Especial to Northwest Times)-
This city's Rafu Shimpo English
section reports today that First
st. and San Pedro prognostica-
tors, bettors, odd-makers and
hackers Of Nisei Week queen can
didates are almost settled" ON
Margaret Kikuchi to retain her
heavy lead until the end Of the
race. Aug. 6.
Her opponent camp supporters,
however, pledged a "hectic and
high paced battle" before conced-
ing any ground to the attractive
Maharania entry.
pictures Of the twelve candi-
dates in the Los Angeles Nisei
Festival Week queen contest, are
on page four.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30

Here's an announcement of inter-
est to all World War II veterans:
The Army's enlisted reserve Is
expanding, and there are openings
in all grades. If you served in the
Army, Navy, Marines or Coast
Guard, you can join the Army re-
serve.
For full particulars, contact any
Army recruiting station.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-07-30
NiSei
Calendar
July

30-Adrians will sponsor a dance
from 8 to 1870 pm. in Marykroll
hall nth and jefferson.
3i-U. w. japanese Alumni Asso-
citation picnic at Galfneys Lake
wilderness.
Evening star., 1949-09-18
A CASE OF NERVES
Continued from page fourteen

who must be terribly in love
with whom?"
Maxine Collins with the man
who shot her."
For some reason" l stated,
you've got love on the brain.
Who's to say it wasn't a woman?"
Il am. She wouldn't cover up
that strong for a woman.
lHERE wasn't any arguing with
her. Ever since we'd gotten to-
gether at the Blue Penguin she'd
been that way. She'd completely
discarded her scientific attitude
and was letting her emotions
take over.
l put my hands on her shoul-
ders and turned her so that we
faced each other. Listen" I
advised. We've gotten ourselves
involved in something that's
none of our business. We've been
charitable and generous I. and
maybe even a tifle foolish. Our
job now is to wish Miss Collins
all the luck in the world, and to
see to it that our puny little doc
tor doesn't pitch any curves"
She stood motionless, looking
thoughtful. l said, Don't do it,"
and she looked at me innocently
and asked, Don't do what:?"
Don't start getting ideas"
Can l help it if -"
Eyes, you can help it if. You
and l are going to drift with the
current. It's healthier that way"
dale wasn't paying any atten-
ton: She never does when she's
got her mind made up. She smiled
in my direction, and nodded, as
though she agreed with herself.
That made it unanimous - all
except me.
Il ought to be in the bedroom
with them," she said.
Why"
''You know perfectly well why.
Don't doctors have nurses pres
ent when they're attending wom-
an patients?"
l shook my head. ''You lost
Evening star., 1949-09-18

me long ago. You're not a
nurse. :" Then an idea hit.
Il know! You're a woman!"
''Said under other circum-
stances, might take that as a
compliment" she replied. "As
it is, l regard it as an insult. You
mean I'm merely curious: Is
that it,"
YES"
YOU'RE right" She tiptoed
across the room, pressed against
the door frame, and pulled back
the draperies just far enough to
peep into the bedroom.
She made an exceedingly
pretty picture standing there, so
pretty that l momentarily forgot
the unhappy situation into which
we had been projected. She
looked much more like an archi-
tect's delight than like an archi-
tect.
/ WAS busy enjoying myself
just looking at her when hap
pened to glance at her face. 1t
was set and stern, and she was
frowning. She flashed a look in
my direction and motioned me
to join her. At the same time,
she put her fingers on her lips -
enjoining me to silence.
crossed the room, quiet as
two mice. She gestured toward
the bedroom. l took one look
and stood rigidly.
What was happening in there
was strictly not the way a doc
tor should be acting with a badly
wounded patient. Our visitor
wasn't paying the slightest atten-
ton to Maxine Collins - nor
was there any evidence that he'd
concerned himself with her from
the time he entered the room.
He was standing beside the
bed, holding Maxine's shiny,
patent-leather handbag. He was
taking things out of it, and stuff
ing them into his pocket. He was
working swiftly. and with almost
frightening concentration, as
Continued on next page
Evening star., 1949-09-18
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