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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
Ex-Tule Laker Regains us. Citizenship
In Ruling Released by L. A. Judge

in order to return here but officials
denied her a visa on grounds that
she had lost her status as result
of her remuneration at Tule Lake
Through her attorneys David Nc
Kibbin of the law firm of Chuman
McKibbin, and Yokozeki, Mrs Ko-
zuki filed action against the Secre-
tary of State in the Federal District
Court for declaratory judgment of
American nationality, alleging that
her remuneration was made under
duress and therefore null and void
Just a year ago this month, she
was admitted to this country under
a Certificate of Identity in order to
prosecute her action. Since that
time she has been residing with her
husband in Parlier
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
California japanese Pay Tribute
To Miyamura, CMH Winner

wrong. He carried his mothers
words which taught him the differ
ence between good and bad.
And in the battlefield. Sgt. Mi
yamma's courage, and the desire to
do what is right resulted in his VIM
ming the country's highest award.
And his great deed makes him a
hero in the worlds exclusive frater-
nifty: the brotherhood of fighting
men.
Gen. Patton, Jr., once said he
would rather win a Congressional
Medal of Honor than become presi-
dent of the United States. Your
country is proud to pay you homage
tonight. I salute you with humili-
ty. God bless you'll"
The diners stirred as Sgt. Miya-
mura stood to accept the tribute
II wish I can express how happy
I am tonight. To you who have
made this grand party possible, and
a great success, I want to thank
you. am deeply honored," the
slender EXCL said.
Col Vernon T. Jaeger, chaplain
of the U. S. Army, led the group in
minute of silence, paying homage
to those who fought in war but did
not come back.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30

Advancing and retiring of colors
were done by American Legion
Commodore Perry Post SIS with HI
roshi Kawakami as commander. Uta
Shimotsuka sang the National An
them.
Soichi Fukui. one of the CO. chair
men of the affair, presented Sgt
Miyamura with . bronze plaque in
behalf of the three sponsors: the So.
Calf. Veterans Coordinating Coun-
Gil, the JACL Japanese American
Citizens League) and the Japanese
Chamber of Commerce.
Sgt, Miyamura will probably re-
ceive his CMH Congressional Medal
of HONOR at the same time with
Maj. Gen. William A. Dean and two
others from President Eisenhower.
The Miyamuras plan to drive home
Saturday, Oct. 3, and will be feted
by the Arizona JACL chapter at
banquet in Phoenix that night.
Editors note: Sgt. Miyamura re-
Gently was recipient of a ruby stud
ded gold pin for JACL members
who have done especially outstand-
ing service. The Nisei CMH winner
and his wife are long time members
of the Albuquerque chapter of the
JACL in Gallup, N. M
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Sept 30
In judgment handed down in the
us. District Court, Sadami Martha
Kozuki was declared to be a citizen
of the United States, and is entitled
to all the rights and privileges there
of.
Mrs. KOzuki, nee Harada, who
was born in Fresno, was living in
Los Angeles at the time of the eva
cuation and was sent to Tule Lake
segregation center.
Pressured by extreme elements,
the 33-year-old woman renounced
her American citizenship in 1914.
After her release from the camp, she
and her husband, Kinji John KOHL
XII. left for Japan in 1916.
In 1851, she applied for a passport
at the American consulate in Kobe,
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
BY HENRY MORT
neIish Section Editor .Rafu Shimpe

English section EO1tOr,hatu Sninhpo
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Sept. 30
In an atmosphere of mixed emo
tions-filled with pride, joy, and hu-
mility-some $50 community lead
ers last Friday night paid homage
to a great soldier who fought in the
battlefields of Korea because he
thought it was just what any A
merican would do to preserve demo-
cracy and peace in the world.
Il was an eentful occasion for Sgt.
HirOshi Miyamura, the only living
Nisei Congressional Medal of Honor
winner.
It was also touching one for
Mrs. Nawa Munemori, the Gold
Star mother whose son, Pfc. SadaO
Munemori, was the first Japanese
American to be awarded the nations
highest medal.
From the head table, she stood
calmly as the receptive audience
burst out with the loudest applause
of the evening.
All the glitters of happy testi-
monial to 27-year- old Sgt. Miya-
mura were crowded in the two hours
spent in the swank Pacific Room of
the Hotel Statler.
Toastmaster Paul Bannai chrono-
logically listed the events which
led the modest sergeant, 28-month
captive of the North Koreans, to
gain the coveted citation for ""con-
spicuous gallantry and intrepidity
above and beyond the call of duty.
Then Maj. Gen. Hobart Gay, us,
who fought with Gen. G. S. Patton,
Jr., in World War ii, the main
speaker of the evening, extolled the
honored Sgt. Miyamura.
"You are credit to your coun-
try" Gen. Gay said, measuring his
words slowly.
sgt. Miyamura carried in his
heart what was right and what was
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
Also Sworn In
AS Judge

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Sept. 30
In a Commute ceremony, seven re-
Gently appointed Los Angeles NUM-
cipal judges were sworn in today
Wednesday, Sept. 30, lin the Assem-
bly, Room qThe State Building.
Among'Fhem was John F. Also
now Superior Court Commissioner
who is first mainland Nisei to gain
a judiciary post.
The 43-year-old Burbank-born
attorney who in the last war enlist
ed as a private and rose to the rank
of lieutenant colonel, took the
oath in the presence of Chief JUS
tice of the State Supreme Court
Hugh Gibson.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
Former Seattleite Accented by Lodge,
Is First NiSei Mason in California

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Sept. 30
fRafu Shimpo Dispatch Another
Nisei first" has been recorded in
the state with the announcement
that George Koike, owner and OPP
orator of Cal-Vita Produce Co., has
been accepted as mason in the
Masonic Grand Lodge, No, 1886
whose headquarters is located at
1903 S. New Hampshire Ave.
His application to the high rank
in the lodge was accepted two
months ago.
George is the first japanese A
merican to be accepted in the Blue
Lodge masonary and we are all
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
NEWS BRIEFS---
California NiSei Gets wv. Position

A California Nisei has been named
assistant professor at the Universe
ty of Washington.
He is Kenneth K. Murase who re-
Gently returned from Japan where
he was visiting professor of social
welfare at Osaka university for a
year under a Fulbright research fell
lowship.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
CLASSIFIED ADS

Child education. World Book
Encyclopedia. First choice of A
merica, School and Libraries. Call
East 3178.
HELP WANTED MALE: Position
open for young man in a stock room
in a wholesale custom jewelry house
Five-day week. Call in person for
interview.
LAYKO ROSS & co.
2219 Second Ave. Ell. 1910
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30

After Oct. |. men enlisting or
drafted in these states will be taken
to FIT. Ord. Effective the same
date. the transfer center will be
moved from FIT Ord to Camp Stone
man to process returning overseas
veterans and 9th Army personnel
waiting reassignment.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30

proud of him." said John M. Hay
den, past master and present execu-
tive secretary of the West Gate Ma
sonic Lodge where Koikke is one of
/ OTIS members.
No 1886 is the eighth largest ma
sonary group in the state.
Koike, SO, is Seattle born, and is
married to former Kazuko Sugiha-
ra. The couple has son, Douglas,
who is seven years old
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
Fort Ord to be Sole Reception Center

FORT ORD, Calf, Sept 3O-With
the closing of FIT. Lewis. Wash, re-
ception center Oct. /, Fl. Ord be-
comes the Armys sole reception
center for the nine Western states
of California, Oregon, Washington.
Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Co
dorado and Wyoming, according to
an Associated Press report.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30

Murase is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Manzuchi Murase of Reedley, Calf
He will be with the universities
graduate school of social work He
has had wide experience in social
work in New York and was on the
faculty of the University of Mime
sofa.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
q SOUTH BEACON HILL

One acre Remodeled 5-room
house. Fireplace. 2 bedrooms.
Hardwood floors. Electric range,
refrigerator Rugs, Grapes. Chicken
house. Double garage. Is fruit
trees. 2 blocks to school and bus.
Panoramic view sll,50Q with
So 900 down,
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
Methodist Bazaar
This Sunday

The Methodist church will hold
its annual bazaar from 10 am. to 8
pm. this Saturday, Oct. 3. There
will be the usual Japanese and A.
merican dishes.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30

Tomi's Flower Shop to be Open Friday;
Free Gifts for Every Visitor Offered
shohi and Toni suyama doors brand new
Tomis Flower Hill open from 10
am to $3.50 daily except Sundays
The opening will Friday time Oriental
flower displayed gifts given
Who couples shop
Tom's Flower Shops telephone il
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
. CLOSE IN

. CLOSE IN
3 bedrooms. New furnace. Full
basement Nice yard, fruit trees
and garden. $1,000 down. $50 a
month
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
1870"
IZZREALS
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Kaek
q GREEN LAKE

Fully furnished. rooms. Detach-
ed garage One block from the lake
SO 500.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1953-09-30
. RAINIER VALLEY

. RAINIER VALLEY
Low priced. Needs handyman.
Groom house. Garage. Fruit trees.
$3.50 down. $40 a month.
. BEACON HILL
Attractive 4-bedroom shake house.
lots. A large living room with fire.
place. Dinette Breakfast nook.
Stoker furnace. Double garage.
Shrubbery, garden, fruit and ber-
ries. 2 extra lots available. sl2,50O
FILA.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Radio Berlin Symbol
OF Communism to East

BERLIN. Dec. 26 P.-Use Of
the Radio Berlin building for the
Big Four meeting would give the
Soviets a propaganda weapon for
at least the duration of the con-
ference. Throughout the East.
the expression Radio Berlin" is
automatically associated with
Communism.
But Western spokesmen said it
would be somewhat difficult to
oppose the Russians In the event
they advance the Radio Berlin
location.
1T is after all in West Berlin
and we have to admit that re-
gardleSS of its extraterritorial
status" one said. I'VE cannot
come right out and say we as
sociate 1t with anti-West prop
aganda. which Of course we do,
without putting ourselves in the
position of endangering the
meeting before it even starts"
United States Army engineers
have been readying the Allied
Control Authority building ever
since the Big Three at Bermuda
suggested it for the meeting.
Thousands of dollars have al
ready been spent, but most Of
the big contracts, including
painting, can be called off.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
400 Teen-Agers TO Open
Business Sessions TODAY.

Separate four-day business
sessions spotlighting youths re-
Sponsibilities to the community,
will start here today for 400 teen
age leaders of the B'nai Birth
Youth Organization. They will
represent chapters in the WASH
tngton, Maryland and Virginia
region.
B'nai Birth girls business
sessions and regional contests
will be held at the Jewish Com
munity Center, Sixteenth and @
streets NV. The delegates are
Of high school age. Miss Sandy
Israel of Silver Spring is chair
man of this convention.
Aleph Zadik Aleph, for boys
between IA and 21 years Of age
will assemble at the Willard
Hotel, Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Their
regional basketball tournament
will be held beginning at pm
tomorrow, at the Alice Deal
Junior High School, Fort drive
and Nebraska avenue NV
This conventions chairman is
Gerald j. Eskin of 2240 S street
NE.
New officers will be installed
at a joint banquet-dance at Z
pm. Wednesday at the Willard.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Troop Reduction Statement

and, if aggression should new
ertheless occur, to oppose it
with even greater effect than
heretofore.
Recently the United Ma
tions members which had
forces in Korea clearly stated
that, together, we would be
united and prompt to resist
any renewal of armed attack.
The same statement pointed
out that 'the consequences of
such a breach of the armistice
would be so grave, that, in all
probability. it would not be
possible to confine hostilities
within the frontiers of Korea" +"
The United States military
forces in the Far East will
be maintained at appropriate
levels to take account of the
foregoing and to fulfill the
commitments which the United
States has undertaken in that
area, and which are vital to
the security of the United
States. These forces will fea-
ture highly mobile naval, air
and amphibious units.
Thus, we move forward in
pursuance of our broad policy
to make evident to all the
world that we ourselves have
no aggressive intentions and
that we are resourceful and
vigilant to find ways to re-
duce the burden of armament
and to promote a climate of
peace.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
u. S. Plan Challenges Reds
ToPuN Troops Out Of Korea

Eisenhower spoke in his state
ment.
A South Korean division nor
mally consists of about 10000
men but efforts have been made
in recent months to build up
divisional strength closer to the
17.500-man level of an Ameri-
can Army division.
The Presidents announcement
carried a sharp implication that
a breaking of the armistice by
the Reds would mean that the
United States would unleash It's
air power directly upon the
homeland of the Chinese Com
munistS. beyond the Yalu River.
He recalled that the U. N. allies
have agreed that if the armistice
is preached it probably would be
impossible to keep the conflict
within the Korean frontiers.
While Gen. Eisenhower made no
mention of it yesterday, the
United States has not closed the
door to the possible use of atomic
weapons if it should become nee
essary to extend the war to tho
Chinese mainland.
Gen. Eisenhower emphasized
that "our growing national air.
power possesses greater mobility
and greater striking force than
ever before"
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Nv The A..oeio,ed Pres.

Here Is the teIt OF President
Eisenhower's statement yes
terdGy on reduction of United
States ground force strength
in Korea:
The fighting in Korea was
ended by an armistice which
has now been in effect for five
months. We do not need as
much ground strength there
now as when there was fight
ing. That is more true
because Of the capabilities of
the Republic of Korea forces
which were substantially built
up during the war. Also our
growing national air power
possesses greater mobility and
greater striking force than
ever before.
Accordingly I have directed
that the United States ground
forces in Korea be progress
Sively reduced as circum-
stances warrant. AS an initial
step, two Army divisions will
soon be withdrawn and re-
turned to the United States.
While the United States is
acting in good faith to pre-
serve the armistice and ac-
complish it's purposes, we re-
main alert to all possibilities.
Therefore. I emphasize that
the action being taken does
not impair our readiness and
capacity to react in a way
which should deter aggression
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Methodist Students Open
Conference Tomorrow
By the Assoeiated Pres,

LAWRENCE, Kans., Dec. 90
Problems and issues Of Christian
faith and action will be can
vaSsed by an estimated $500 COL
lege students at the fifth quad
rennial conference of the Meth
odiSt student movement here
next week.
The students from 48 States
and Is foreign countries will
open the conference Monday
night. It will close Saturday.
"Once in every college gen.
Grafton we bring together a rep
resentative student group which
seeks to come to grips with prob
lens and issues of Christian faith
and action" said DR.. H. D. Boil
linger, Nashville, Tenn, head of
the Methodist Board of Educa-
tion's Department of College and
University Religious Life.
The students also will discuss
social, economic, educational and
political issues in study groups,
forums and panels under the
theme Christ Transforming
Culture" All sessions will be
held on the University of Kansas
campus.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
No Change Now Planned
In Canadian Strenoth

OTTAWA, Dec. 26 R.-The
United Nations has given no in
dication that it wants Canada to
reduce her ground forces in Ko-
rea and Canada hasn't asked to
withdraw any troops, a Defense
Department spokesman said to-
day.
"We put in what the u. N.
asked and agreed to keep them
there until the U. N. said that
it could get along without them, :"
the spokesman said. They have
given no indications that they
want us to reduce our forces and
we have made no overtures to
reduce"
At present Canada has about
1000 ground troops in Korea,
made up of the 25th Canadian
Infantry Brigade and support
ing troops.
Evening star., 1953-12-27

their current series Of cabinet
crises.
It was not until last Monday,
however. that the Russians gave
any real indication that they
would be willing to take part. In
their reply to President Eisen-
hower's proposal for a world
atomic pool for peaceful pur-
poses, the Soviets spoke of "the
forthcoming conference in Ber-
lin," without mentioning a spe-
ciflc date, and renewed their talK
of a five-power conference that
would include Red China.
The Fench cabinet of Premier
Joseph Laniel will be dissolved
on January II. when President
elect Rene Coty is inaugurated.
and that will give Mr.. Coty little
more than q week to select new
premier and for that premier to
get approval by the National As
Sembly of a new cabinet.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Tito Aide DiscIaims
Move 10 Cominform
By the As.oeiosed Pres.

BELGRADE. Dec. 26.-Koca
Popovic, secretary Of state for
foreign affairs, denied tonight
foreign reports that President
Tito's government plans to re-
turn to the Russian dominated
Cominform camp.
In an interview with the for
eign editors of Borga and Polit-
ika, Yugoslavia' S two major news
papers, and the official Belgrade
radio. Mr.. Popovic was quoted
as saying that reports of a plan
to return to the Cominform were
designed to worsen relations with
the West.
(Tito's Communist party was
ousted from the Cominform in
1948 on charges of national
iSm.")
Mr.. Popovic said Yugoslavia
can get along with the West ION
an equal basis" without condi-
tions, despite differences on do
mestic policies of the two, areas.
He said this has been demon
strated since the break with the
Cominform.
Equality contributes to the
principles of peace" he said.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
By Elton c. Foy
Assoeioted Press Ssoff Writer

The annoui led plan to with
draw two Army divisions from
Korea raised the question last
night of whether the United
States intends to pull most of its
ground forces out of that country
and confront Red China with
a demand that she do the same.
In making his announcement
at Augusta, Ca. President Eisen-
hover said he has directed that
United States ground forces in
Korea "be progressively reduced
as circumstances warrant" He
described the order for return of
the two divisions as an initial
step.
Weighed BY Cabinet.
The administration had been
working on final details of the
progressive withdrawal plan for
more than a week. The final de-
tails and phrasing of the decision
were spelled out on Wednesday
when Secretary of Defense Will
son and Secretary of the Army
Stevens went to the White House
for a meeting with Gen. Eisen-
hover after a session of the
entire cabinet.
A further and drastic scaling
down of American ground forces,
with any accompanying reduc-
ton of troops of the other United
Nations forces there would leave
manning of the North South
Korea line to Republic of Korea
forces.
There are now about 16 South
Korean divisions, with another
three of four in process of train
ing. Backing them up would be
the readily available and highly
mobile naval, air and amphi-
bious units" of which Gen.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Red China Tries Auain
To Resume Talks 10
1900 BaIky P0Ws
by the Associated Press

PANMUNJOM. Sunday. Dec.
27.-Red China is pressing for
resumption Of explanations to
prisoners unwilling to return
home.
The Reds want to work anew
on more than $4,000 Chinese
and North Koreans and try to
change the trend Of only 1873
choosing repatriation out Of the
first 3.173 interviewed. Although
an even higher percentage in q
pro-Red compound has refused
repatriation, the totals are much
smaller-22 Americans, Briton,
327 South Koreans.
Last night Peiping radio
broadcast an editorial by the
Peoples Daily, official news or
gan Of Red China, saying: "The
explanation work must be con-
tinued to make up for the 90
day period agreed on for explain
ationS."
The period ended officially
December %, but the Reds ac-
cuse the U.N. Command of
creating conditions which cut
actual interviews to 10 days and
insist upon the other 80. The
Allied retort is that the Reds
deliberately stalled the talks in
indignation over failure to win
back a larger percentage.
"Perfidy" Charge Repeated.
The Peiping editorial said
American demand for ending
the explanations December %
amounted to "a serious act of
perfidy." The selfsarne perfdy
charge is the one which caused
United States Envoy Arthur
Dean to break off talks for ar
ranging a peace conference, say
ing the charge was an insult
which the Reds must retract.
Even the five-nation Neu-
tral Repatriation Commission
India. Sweden, Switzerland, Po-
land and Czechoslovakia-ap-
pears in disagreement over the
explanations which it super
vised.
Thursday delegates of India
and the Iron Curtain countries
OF Poland and Czechoslovakia
adopted majority report yet to
be made public for submission
to the Red and U. N. commands.
Swiss and Sweds Dissent.
The Swiss and Swede dele
gates refused to vote on the re-
port or sign it. They compiled
a separate report and submitted
1t to the commission Saturday.
Today the committee called a
meeting to consider the minority
report.
Arrnistice terms call for pris-
onerS to be released to civilian
status January % if a political
conference has not dealt with
them by that time. Talks aimed
at setting up such a political
conference are in indefinite re-
cess, with each side blaming the
other for the stalemate.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Man Apparently Unhurt
Despite 3-Story Fall
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-The
party was going great last night
until an unbelieving guest de-
cided to prove those noises on
the roof weren't Santa Claus
and his reindeer.
The guest, Walter Venable,
clambered atop the house to in
vestigate, slipped and fell three
stories to the yard of his hosts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carter.
Doctors at Mercy Hospital
said Mr.. Venable. a 34-year- old
seaman. suffered no broken
bones or other apparent injuries
but they kept him overnight for
observation.
Evening star., 1953-12-27

he made December that he ex-
pected one division to be sta
toned at Schofield Barracks
when troops now in Korea are
sent elsewhere.
Although declining direct COM
ment on today's' announcement
by the President, Gen. O'Daniel
said:
1--WE anticipate that a division
will be ordered here and are pre-
pared to receive and take care
of it. Such an addition might
come at any time"