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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
Just among People
by gordon hirabayashi

, the case of a church member fam
ily which requests it, I simply will
NOT allow myself to be bundled
into a hearse, make an ostentatious
nuisance of myself blocking the
traffic of the living, and solemnly
utone so-called words of comfort
to a weeping family standing by a
mound of earth delicately covered
with artificial grass mating"
Well. what can civilized people
do about this business? First of all,
we dc not need to ask the dead,
because funeral ceremonies are not
done for the benefit of the dead.
They are already gone, and any
material show is beyond cheir bene-
fit So the question falls back on
he living.
I, seems we can eliminate a Let
of superfluous emotional drain by
emitting the casket. This can be
done by cremation or by a private
burial in very simple and unelabo-
rate manner in advance of the pub
Tic service. A decent memorial SER
wee ran take place without the
presence of a corpse; remember,
this is the Goth century.
And we can certainly alter the
gloomy sentimental tone of present
day funeral services. Occasions of
this nature can be used to dedicate
living memorials for the future; let
his memory continue tc live in the
assistance and inspiration to the
living In this and coming genera
tions. Any other kind Of dedication
suggests of exploitation of the dead
fer the short-lived emotional jag
of those concerned.
Then. Of course, we can end this
needless expense. Funeral directors
think we are being cheap if we
dor't average $685. per funeral Did
YOU know that In 1912, our nation
spent on the business of death more
than ii spent on all its hospitals
and sanitariums put togetherP Think
what that money could have done
in the promotion of cancer research,
tuberculosis, heart research, acct
dent prevention.
Why net spend, not on death, but
on keeping people alive.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
sun FlON TUE5 WE'D THUN ERI lN
''NMNN GAad EI]


Hall with dance to be held in the
evening.
7-Bellaml's anniversary dance
from 8 pm. 10 II midnight in Budd-
aist auditorium in honor of former
members. Open to the public, it will
he a tolo affair.
14-St. Peters Mission will spon-
sor a bazaar in its hall from 10 ain.
10 10 pm.
l5-JSC will sponsor a couples
only sports dance in Palladium ball
room. frankie Roth's orchestra will
furnish the music. Dancing hours
will be from pm. to IL midnight.
27-Teen-age talent show, etn-
tatively set by Girl Scout Troop Ali.
in Seattle Buddhist auditorium.
29-Skating party sponsored by
Rissho VIA at Rollerland Skating
Rink from 1890 pm. to IL mid.
night.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
Obituary
KEIICHI TAKEMURA

Keiichi Takemura. Sc, 1926 18th
Ave So. died at $40 am, Thurs
day April 7 in the Swedish hos
pital following a stroke 20 days
ago
Funeral services will be held from
7:30 pm. Tuesday April IL in the
st. Peters Episcopal Church, 1910
King ST. with cremation to follow
in Butterworth & Sons.
Survivors are his wife, Suye; a
son, Taro Paul. of Seattle; a daugh-
ter, Kciko of California; and three
grandchildren
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
THIS BUSINESS OF DEATH

Shortly following his own we'd
ding ceremony the bridegroom began
to sob his heart out His closest
buddy and moral support leaned
over and said: Nov listen, old boy,
it's net going to be as bad as all
that. Cheer up. This is an occasion
for rejoicing and great happiness.
When the Soboing continued, the
friend helplessly asked. What's the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09

Editors note: Opinions ex-
pressed by the writer are his own
and not necessarily those Of this
newspaper.)
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
9ellami Receives
Card, Candy

Toni Fujino. Y-Teen delegate 20
he recent national convention of
he Young Women's Christisn Asso-
iation in San Francisco, Calf.
the Bellami club with n
hank-you card and a box of candy
at their meeting on Friday, April 1.
Miss Fujino had received a cor
age and some send-off money from
he Bellami.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09

. OPEN HOUSE :. More than
/ fly Tacoma and valley friends
TENDED the open house held by
MI and Mrs Tom Iwata last Satur-
day, April 2. The Iwata's new resi-
Gence is at 4907 10Th Ave So, Seat
tie.
The host and hostess were pre- :
: anted with a pair of beautiful
hinese red lamps by the group.
Dancing cards and refreshments
Here enjoyed by all.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09

A sports dance will be sponsored
by the japanese Students Club on
Sunday May Is, in the Palladium
ballroom. The affair, which will be
pen only to couples, will feature
he music of frankie Roth and his
orchestra Dancing will be from 9
I'm. to IL midnight
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
April

l4-"Spring Fever" roller-Skatin!
party to be sponsored by MISC
Methodist Service Guild from
1890 pm TO 1890 am. at Roller
and Rink in Renton
l6-Esster dance sponsored by
J. W. Coed basketball team. Stag
tagette affair.
23-Sports dance, Regal Rhy-
thm", to be sponsored by the Reei-
mas from 8 pm. to IL midnight in
the japanese Methodist Church
hall All teenagers are cordially IN
vited to attend.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
Nav

odd Timers semi formal get
ogether dance to be sponsored by
Lotus Shoyukai from 9 pm. to IL
midnight in Buddhist auditorium.
Invitational frankie Roth and his
orchestra will play.
1-JSC to sponsor its annua,
bazaar from II ain. in Washington
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09

natter. old boy Tell me-"
The bridegroom finally managed
% calm down sufficiently enough
o say, MY father told me that
here are only three great events in
life: birth, marriage. and death. I
vas born: today. l was merried.
Vow. all I've got to look forward 10
is my death" And back to sobbing
he went.
Now. I'm thinking that maybe the
bridegroom has something to sob
1bout, particularly when we observe
the manner in which the dead are
exploited even today.
We are supposed to be a group If
Intelligent. civilized peoples We like
10 laugh at the stories Of our super
stitious ancestors who made such
mystical to do about the dead.
Great and powerful mlths and
customs were built around the nat
ural event of death. But can we
afford to laugh at others when we
take a look at our own practices
and beliefs?
Americas funerals have within
the past fifty years degenerated
into pagan preoccupation with
vulgar display and pagan concern
for the body. AS one youthful min
ister described 1t: I'VE are all fam
ilier with the excessive floral dis
play. the quilted coffin lining. the
morbid curiosity, the procession to
view the remains which someone
has worked on all night to make so
lifelike'. the sentimental hymns and
sirupy music, the professional SOL
emnity, the euphemisms that only
make death horrible without making
it dignified. the minister's easy as
rurances of faith that In three cases
out of four the deceased never held,
the nerve-racking ride to the ceme-
terry and the final wrenching mo-
ment that drags harsh grief to the
very brink of the grave. We sense
that it's all wrong = and yet there
it is. and it gets worse, not better;
more expensive, no less"
This minister goes on: st have
come to the point where, except in
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
Social Planned
For i Students

All Nisei University students are
invited TO a social which will be
held at $3.50 pm next Friday, April
Is, in the japanese Students Club
clubhouse.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09

Good qualities are the substan-
tial riches Of the mind; but It Is
good-brecding that sets them off to
neutrality-suspicious..
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
} OREGON WEDDING

. OREGON WEDDING 8.
PORTLAND, Greg, April 9-In Il
double-ring ceremony. Miss Fumi
Sasaki. daughter of Mrs. NJ. Sasaki
OF Portland, Greg, was married to
Mr.. Shigeki Kaseguma, son of Mr.
and Mrs S. Kaseguma of Chicago.
Ill, on Sunday, April 8. The Very
Rev. C. Guilbert officiated at the
rites which were held in the st.
Stephens Cathedral
Dressed in white satin with a
seed pearl coronet and fingertip
length veil. the bride carried a white
orchid and the Bible.
Matron of honor was Mrs. Sam
Sasaki. who wore pale green and
had matching bouquet Brides
maids were the Misses Alice Kawa-
saki and Grace Kawata. They both
wore pastel colored gowns and car
ried colonial bouquets of roses.
Best man was Mr. Sam Sakai.
The reception was held in the
church Immediately after the cere-
mony.
The couple will reside in Seattle,
where the groom is a student at
the University of Washington.
. LUNCHEON SHOWER
Miss TAX Yokoyama, bride-elect Of
Mr.. Hiro Nakashima, was treated
to luncheon shower by her fellow
workers at Crane Co. last Thursday.
Those attending were the Mes
DANES Lucille Reas, June Warren,
Betty 10 Eaton. Anita Surber, Ruth
Steneck, Helen Mortvedt, Bernice
Steelsmth. Ruby Kiolet Shirley
Mackey. and the Misses Marge Bis
key, Betty NJ Rau, Gerry Case, Ray
Knapp, Laura Posey, Betty Morri-
son, Jane Atkinson and Helen Sted-
ropsky.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09
June

26-Annual picnic sponsored by
N.V.C. at Foss' Shadow Lake from
morning til II pm.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1949-04-09

University of Washington alumni
who wish to participate in the bridge
tournament at $3.50 pm. Saturday
April "a. are asked to contact either
I'd Horiuchi or Ebo Okiyama.
, 1949-01-13
DEAR EDITOR

In your editorial of January
s, 1949, "The Vocational
School Opens, you gave de-
serving praise to several peo-
pie who have worked hard in
making this project a success.
l would like to add a few
names to that list.
Early in 1916 Mr.. Wilfred
James, of the Veterans Admin
stration, suggested to the Alex
ander Hamilton Post of the
American Legion that they
sponsor a Vocational School
for veterans in st. Croix. The
school was to be run by the
Municipality and financed by
the Veterans Administration.
A meeting of community
leaders to launch this project
was held at Government
House in July, 1916, & among
those in attendance were Ad-
ministrator Harry Taylor, Hon
Joseph Alexander, Mr.. C. Mar
koe, DR.. A. Anduze, Hon. A.
Forbes and Mr.. w. James,. At
the suggestion of this group a
vocational survey was made
by the Veterans Administra-
ton, which showed that more
than 200 veterans in the Virgin
Islands were interested in TAX
ing vocational training.
DR.. Aubrey Anduze, of the
American Legion, and Mr..
Louis Brown, of the American
Veterans Committee appointed
a joint committee in February
1947 to continue this work and
this group brought the project
to the attention of Governor
William H. HASTE & DR.. Jaime
Sierra Chavarry, Manager Of
the Veterans Administration
of Puerto Rico. They contin-
ued their work until assuran-
ces were received from both
officials that every effort
would be made to establish a
, 1949-01-13

Ed. Note: Thanks to Attorney
Moorhead for the above informa-
ton. We r. glad to add the
of DR.. Aubrey Anduze,
Wllfred James and Louis Brown,
to our editorial The Vocational
School Opens" of January 6, 1949.
, 1949-01-13
Vocational School at Annals

Vocational School at Annals
Hope.
| am sure that you and our
community will join me in say
ing THANK You" to Wilfred
James,, Louis Brown and DR..
Aubrey Anduze as we'll as to
those mentioned in your edi-
torial.
Sincerely yours,
William F. Moorhead
, 1949-01-13
EDITORIAL
NEW AIRPORT FOR SAN JUAN

WORK ON TIL new airport in San Juan, the Isa Verde
International Airport, will begin in February. 1t will have run
ways OF 5000 feet long, operational and service buildings,
hangers, passenger lounges and restaurants, and a huge auto
mobile parking area. Eventually there will be an airport
hotel 1t is the idea that this airport will compare with the
International Airport at Miami, Fla, and should make San
Juan the air hub of the Caribbean.
THERE is NOTHING new or unusual about the idea.
Puerto Rico, with a population of about one million eight hun
dred thousand, is faced with the problem of seeking ways and
means OF keeping its head above water. There have recently
been added shoe factories, bottle manufacturing and other in
duStr1eS. Tobacco, one OF its principal products, is being i'm
proved and expended, and an attempt has been made to win
a place on the American market for a cigar called FL Praco."
All OF this is being done because that island realizes that in
addition to agriculture, there must be industries, production
means OF finding employment for the hundred of thousands.
And one OF the ways is to seek to develop travel and the tour
ist trade. With this new airport, San Juan should be able to
clear approximately 24OO flights a month. During the peak
season, even now, about 600 passengers are discharged.
ALL OF HI GIVES a trickle of light so far as we
are concerned. With San Juan the hub of the Caribbean, and
with adequate connections, we should be-in a position to at
tract many more visitors, and the air travel that brings them.
We should seek to develop our airport, keep runways in good
condition, and let the world know that close to the main ar
teries there is an excellent, adequate, and efficient airport. We
could very well profit by having the air hub of the Caribbean
just 80 miles away, But more, we should further prepare tour
it facilities, such as hotels, beaches and others, for most GER
tainly our tourist trade will increase. And to us that should
mean added revenues.
COMBINATION OF funds from the Insular Govern
ment is making this new airport possible. For us, too, there
are FUNDS which may be used for development of tourist faci-
, 1949-01-13

lilies as mentioned previously.
Let us use them well. A new
hotel in St. Thomas opened its
doors recently, and the largest
the Virgin Island Hotel,
should be ready soon. Natural
y tourists will drift to St. Croix
and we should not only pre-
pare, but seek the methods of
drawing some of that trade.
, 1949-01-13


SIREN
IN
UNITY
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Nv Word for 1t

The columnist finds the reading OF
letters from his readers to be fas-
cinating, stimulating, and often ex-
citing. Some are severely critical;
others (the great majority, fortu-
nately) are friendly and approving.
Many contain excellent material for
the column, and they are the COL
umnist's most valuable source OF
ideas. The mail is a great cross
section of what the people are
thinking, saying, and inquiring
about.
Occasionally letter will make
you feel very humble. Not long ago
l sent one of my books to Shem Sen
Tue, Filipino teacher, to help him
with his English class at the Stang
kai Elementary School, Sulu prov
ince. One of his pupils, lad named
Tan Giok Din, sent me this letter
which has moved me profoundly
mot a word has been changed:
"Sir: I was very happy to read
the book of Mr.. Shem Sen Tue for
it's contain were really attractive.
When he told me that you give that
to him I got in mind to write you,
Sir, that you should send me like
that book, because I can't buy for
we belong to poor family. :
Il hope, Sir Colby, you will send
me one as what you have sent to
him. Errors of my English is under
your care for you are really good in
English.
"I am very poor in English.
Your Sunny (SincerelyO
Din Tan"
Whether or not the book I sent
will help Din Tan is beside the point.
The important thing is that this boy
has the will to learn. He is poor
poor in a way that we Americans
cannot imagine.
do not know what his native
tongue is-Chinese? Tagalog? One
of the Moro dialects? 1t is certain
that his school is primitive accord
ing to our standards. But Din Tan
will do all right.
Ny, pJH1oss In publishing his lst-
Evening star., 1949-07-29

SilkWorms have been spinning
threads of silk for time untold. They
were doing it vast ages before any
one thought of using the threads
for weaving cloth. 49,.
An old Chinese story tells us that
the Empress Sizing was the f1rst
person to think of using silk foI
cloth. According to this tale, the
empress started to take care OF silk
worms 1859 years ago.
1t is hard to believe that record
tells the exact time the silk industry
started, but it certainly was known
IN China during ancient times
There are records which show that
some Chinese Chiefly the nobles)
wore silken garments from 5000 tc
1000 years ago.
Would it be possible for men to
produce silk, or something like 1t
without raising silkworms?
That question was answered with
"Yes" by a British scientist DR.
Robert Hooke, in book which was
published in 1864. Seventy years
later, another scientist "a French
mani declared that the time would
come when people would make a
cloth out Of gums or resins taken
from trees.
Time passed without any progress
toward actually making such cloth
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Goren on Bridge BY cAo''s' H. Gore"
A One No-Trump Rebid BY Opener
Is Not a Confession of Weakness.

A One No-Trump Rebid By Opener
Is Not a Confession OF Weakness.
The South hand was shown yes
terday, with the query as to your
second bid, when North responded
to the opening diamond bid with
a call of one no-trump. I SHOULD
like. very much to have at my
disposal the services of a profess
sional poll taker, for the purpose OF
determining how many OF my
readers bid two no-trump, for l
have observed a tendency on the
part of a great many better than
average players to jump in no
trump when only slight excess
values are held.
This bidding situation occurs more
frequently, I believe, than any at
the bridge table, yet surprisingly
enough. great numbers OF contract
PLAYERS do not seem to be able to
cope with it adequately. There is
q general misconception that when
the opening bidder rebids one no
trump, he is thereby making a
'denial." A denial of what? He
surely won't deny that he has
an opening bid, because every one
at the table heard him open the
auction. If we must employ the
word denial" which is a much
abused term, the rebid Of one
trump denies that the opening bid
der has a powerhouse. That's all
1t denies. 1t couldn't mean he
has a poor hand, else he would
not have opened the bidding. Such
bid meaAs to say: Partner II you
have an , Indifferent one-over-one
take-out we cannot go game ano
might as we'll play it at one no
trump. If you have fairly good
take-out, and choose to bid again
you are at perfect liberty to do So
How much then must the opener
have before he can safely Jumr
on the second round? A good prac-
tical guide is this: Subtract youl
opening bid and if you have about
a trick and a half left over, yol
are justified in jumping. Sometimes
you may jump with a little les
than a trick and half in excess
If you have long suit or you
partners response has established
at least a mild fit and thus pro
NOTED some of your honor strength
stated in terms of point count
opener's hand should measure 1
or 20 points to justify a juml
rebid to two no-trump.
In teday's hand, South held
four card suit and therefore re
ouired three honor tricks to opel
the bidding. This left him with
surplus of only one trick whicl
is a half a trick short of the re
ouirement for a jump. If Nortl
could scare up a raise over on
no-trump South could safely g
to game.
m the play East must make
thoughtful play to keep declare
from making overtricks. Whel
South leads a small spade t
dummy's jack East must permi
dummy to hold the trick. This wi
prevent declarer from bringing Il
the spade suit.s
tcopyrisht. 1s4s. by Charles d. oorsn.)
Evening star., 1949-07-29

1. The phrase Golden Bantam"
should make one think primarily OF
Ear Head Eyes Neck
2. Which is most likely to be
served in the shape of a wedge?
Cheese Meati Potatoes Pie
8. Which of these Biblical names
should make one think of this day
in the week?
Gideon Joshua Moses Jonah
4. The suflx smith" would be
least likely to appear on which word?
Gold Tin Lead Gun
5. An ordinary household ther-
mometer measures which one OF
these climatic cnoditions?
Sultriness Humidity
Torridness Clamminess
clio. In the left hand column be-
low you will see five sports faults
which pertain to the corresponding
types of athletics listed at right.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
This i

Mother-The papers do not tell
about the millions Of little girls
who don't have bad things happen
to them. There will be no chance
for them to happen to you.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Anxxer ta WREATHE.
Uncle Rays Corner
BY Romon Coffmon

/ Then a British silk weaver, Louis
Schwabe, made a machine which
would spin threads from glass. The
LIQUID glass was forced through lit
tie holes which served as spinner
cts" Schwabe asked scientists to
try to figure out some substance be-
sides glass which could be used in
his machine.
A patent to produce rayon was
taken out by George Audemars In
1855. This was to be done by using
a mixture of liquid rubber, ether
and alcohol.
Others. including French count,
found mixtures which would work
better, and at length the making
of rayon grew into an industry
There came time Gust before the
second world war; when 20 times as
much rayon was being made as silk
Nylon is another silklike product
of great Importance. Made OF oil,
natural gas, coal, air and water, II
makes cloth which many regard as
better than silk.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Points for Parents BY Ed,'h Tho"o' wo''oe,
Emphasizing the small proportion of children pho haze
tragic experiences is helpful in alternating fears.
Not This

Mother-I'm not surprised you're
afraid after reading about that
terrible thing! I wish you'd quit
reading the newspapers. They're
fun Of such horrible happenings.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Fronk Colby

ter Is to ask American boys and
girls to encourage the students of
this little Philippine school by writ
ing letters to Din Tan and his class
mates. Send clippings of newspaper
and magazine articles, discarded
school books and magazines, espe-
cially those that are profusely illus
trated. But be sure that you use
the right amount of postage-your
postal clerk will tell you. Here's
the address:
The English Glass
Shanghai Elementary School
Care of Mr.. Shem Sen Tue
Sitangkai, Sulu, P. I.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Test Your Horse Sense syOt G. " e's"'
Match them appropriately, one point

Match them appropriately, one point
for each correct judgment.
(a) Clipping (v) Baseball
(b) Hacking (w) Wrestling
(c) Balk (x, Basketball
(d) Lofting (y) Football
(e) Full nelson co Bowling
Score yourself as follows: o., poor;
3-6, average; rs, superior; 9-lo' very
superior
Answers to Horse Sense Quiz.
1. Ear (of corn). 2. Pie. 8. Jonah
tFish). 4. Lead. 5. Torridness tothers
suggest moisture) 6. (a) Clipping-Foot-
bali ". OBJ Hacking-Basebal Cx). ,(c)
Balk-Baseball w. Id Lofting-Bowlins
90. (e) Full misunderstanding (w).
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Word Come
Find A or more words in
~ II 4 q ~ m

GNIFI ICAN T,
meaning, "meaningful; indica-
tive" Average is Al; limit, 80
minutes.
Rules. Words must be of four or
more letters 2 Words which acquire four
letters BY the addition of IS" such as
bats "cats." are not used 3. Only one
form of a word is used. 4; Proper names s
are not used. list will be puoiisheo
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-07-29

hoyen, Chopin, Brahms, Strauss and Liszt
MAsTERs or MUSIC. ri. vim Be sent
for it and tncloses q stamped, self
addresssd envelope. Address your letter
10 UnN Ray In care ofs The Star, and
Allow fbout 10 days for reply.
Evening star., 1949-07-29
Beavers Diet Limited

Although beavers are aquatic In H.
habits and spend much time in
the water, they never touch fish
or any other animal food.