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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
Gatzert Playfield
Ceremony Set

Ceremonies marking the cdm-
pletion of the new playground at
Bailey Gatzert Elementary School
will be held at 2:30 p m. on Friday
October %, under the joint aus
pices of the Bailey Gatzert PTA
and the Jackson Street Community
Council, eliminating four years OF
work by these organizations to Sc
cure the additional play space.
Mrs Henry b. Owen, president
of the Seattle Board, will present
the playground to T. A Allasina
principal Gary Higashi. 11S 7th
Avenue S., 9Th grade pupil. viii
make the acceptance speech on be-
half of the students
Donald Phelps, deputy sheriff
will act as master of ceremonies
and will entertain Music will be
provided by the George Washing
ton Junior High School orchestra
under the direction of Donald Kins-
ley, music instructor. Ice cream for
all of the 100 school children will
be provided through the courtesy
of Arden Farms and the Carna-
ton Co Parents and other men,
bers of the community are invited
to attend the program
The P-TA and the Communoty
Council began their efforts to ado
to the very small playground ir
1850. Members of the two groups
worked together for four years tc
get the appr oval of the scho
board, the city Council, and near
by property owners. The project
was delayed because of the neces-
sity to vacate an alley on the new
property and was complicated by
the fact that many property own
ers lived out of the city,
Included among those active ir
working for the playground ovel
the years is Mrs. B. H. Oda. Spe-
cial tribute will be paid to her anc
others whose efforts have made
the playground a reality
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
Kyoto. Japan, October 8


We have had two nights on the
tatami-oh, my aching back The
mats they put are so thin that it
hardly helps the situation Yer y
similar to our slumber parties,
though.
Two nights ago we were in Ha-
kone It's about the prettiest place,
especially the view from our fabu-
lous hotel, across Lake Ashiniko.
On good days one can see Mount
Fujii However, it drizzled when
we were staying there. It's very
calm, peaceful place and We en-
joyed our stay very much.
Nagoya, the third largest city,
was where we stayed last night
The people gave us very wonder
full reception and it's very clean
and nice city. The President of the
Chamber of Commerce there gave
us tea and little silk scarves as
gifts. We saw the demolished Ma
goya Castle Amazing to h i n k
over rs per cent of the city was
damaged in war. Of course, Ma
goya is a wonderful place for here
we gals gorged in and bought the
Noritake china. I hope you'll like
my choice; it's pine scene like
with little gold spots. Save it for
my hopeless chest" We had a
sukiyaki party that night, Japa-
nese style Everybody reaches into
the frying pan and takes it real
hot, We stayed at the Shinachu
Hotel.
Another thrilling experience was
our visit to Mikimoto Pearl Island
Here We actually saw the girls div
ing into the WATERMAN or shine
for the priceless cultured pearls
took pictures, though the ra in
fell Then treat-for 300 yen, we
pick an ayster A girl looks inside
and if you're lucky a pearl,
maybe or in one. I tried once
and got three, another time for a
perfect blue pearl and then a last
time for a perfect white one Hon.
estly, We certainly got a swell deal
Joyce and shisuko got a pink one
each. We then caught three and
one.half hour train ride 10 Kyoto
The scenery Is lovely vansis
would love to draw H. Everywhere
, white hefons are walking about the
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
Seattle Nisei GI
Back From Korea
After One Year

Cpl Keno Nagamatsu, I'LL E.
Fir ST., returning from years SER
vice in Korea. was eagerly welcom-
ed at the Pier by his family when
the Navy transport Gen NC. Miegs
locked here Tuesday morning
At the pier to greet the returning
Nisei soldier were his mother Mrs.
H Nagamatsu two sisters, Kimiko
and Toshiko; and two brothers, Hi
toshi and Sumo
En- route home, Cpl Nagamatsu
visited another brother Shoji, who
lives in Yokohama.
Nagamatsu went from the ship to
Fort Lawton and thence to Fort Lee
wis for separation. After discharge,
he expects to resume his studies
Prior to induction, he was majoring
in architecture at the University Of
Washington
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
Nisei Couple Opens
Excel Market

When George and Laura Kami-
nishi opened their new market at
2122 18th Ave. S on october l, they
had a special reason to rejoice The
EXCEL Market, their new store,
was being established in the same
location as the Togo Grocery which
Georges father, Mr.. K. Kaminishi,
operated for % years until the eva
cuation forced him to close his bu-
siness and move inland.
George returned to Seattle two
years ago from Chicago where his
father is still living.
The EXCEL Market will carry
fresh meats. japanese staples, bev-
erages vegetables and a wide supply
of American canned goods and sta
piles. The market features free de-
livery, and will be open from 9 to 8
weekdays, and from 10 to 6 on Sun
days and holidays.
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vited by the Attorney General. The
JACL has been participant ever
since the first conference was held
At the last conference that was
held recently in the nations capt.
tai. DR. George Furukawa. National
Citizenship Committee chairman:
Miyeko Kosobayashi chairman of
the Washington chapter Citizenship
Committee, and Tad Masaoka of
the Washington JACL office. repre-
sented the National JACL.
In the last Congress in order that
permanent organization might be
established, the National Conference
on Citizenship was granted fede-
raj charter. The JACL was invited
to be one of the charter members
Miss Kosobayashi represented the
JACL in the historic organization
meetings, voting on behalf of the
national organization
According to its federal charter.
the purposes of the conference are
ito support and strengthen the eff
forts Of people in maintaining the
blessings of freedom and justice and
in protecting and perpetuating the
principles and ideals upon which
this nation is founded. to develop
a more thorough knowledge of citi-
zenship rights and responsibilities,
to inspire a deeper devotion to cit
zenship obligations, to encourage e.
yer more effective participation in
citizenship activities. and to promote
a spirit of cooperation on the part
of all citizens g"
In accepting charter membership
for the JACL. National President
George Inagaki in Los Angeles de-
ciared that this latest honor Is a
mother indication Of public recogni-
ton of the great part played by the
JACL In removing racial discrimi-
nation from our federal naturaIixa-
ton code. As the only national or
ganization representing any Asian
people In this country. the JACL
responsibilities will not only he TO
persons Of Japanese ancestry but
also to other Asians as well !"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
Motorists Urged
To Be Careful On
State Highways

Snow has begun to fall on high
way passes of Washington and w
A Bugge, Director of Highways fol
the Washington State Highway
Commission, cautions the motorists
that chains are required on all We
hicles when moving over the passes
through snow. He also cautions the
motorists to be on the lookout for
sand trucks and snow plows work.
ing to keep the roads open n d
safe for travel
Snow isn't the only hazard the
motorist faces" said Bugge, For
heavy frost and frozen rain on the
road can be mighty dangerous. And
to avoid accidents the motorist has
to be on the alert to spot icy or
frosty spots and he has to watch
also for highway department equip
ment
Bugge continued by saying that
the Department of Highways is
particularly concerned about the
safety of the employees who oper-
ate the trucks, graders and snow
plows on the passes In the past
men have been killed and others
injured while sanding roads or re-
moving snow and those are enjur-
les and deaths which can be avoid
ed by care on the part of the mo-
torist
All state highway passes through
the mountains are open except
White Pass which is still closed by
the us Bureau of Public Roads
which is removing about three or
four hundred thousand cubic yards
of rock which is sliding across the
highway just west of the summit.
Chinook Pass is still open but
there is quite a lot of snow accum-
ulating and the road is lev on both
sides of the summit Normally Chi
nook Pass is closed in the month
Of November Bugge said.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
T>,tak2y-a Work
Wins TopPrize

George Tsutakawa's prize winning
cedar sculpture which captured the
Seattle acknowledgement Award of
500, will be displayed in the window
Of the Bon Marche through Octob-
err %. The sculpture. one of Is prize
winners from $50 entries, is entitled
Family Group" The art show is
sponsored by Artists Equity
Others winning prizes we're John
Matsudara who received the Burn
ley School of Art Award. and Paul
Horiuchi who won the William Nc
Clelland Award
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
A Letter FroE, Japan By Patsy.
o. ANOTHER LETTER FROM JAPAN ON PAGE TWO

river banks or rice paddles and give
beautiful coloring We got to KY
OTTO at night. We changed to XII
monos and had a japanese dinner
Our T b hostess read us our
schedule for our stay in Kyoto and
it sounds fabulous Kyoto has silk
Didn't know till late, so I'll buy
enough for a skirt-if the laundry
man doesn't want to buy it, we can
keep it. It's supposed to be quite
inexpensive here. q am writing
this before breakfast and golly, it's
just freezing) At the recent Suki-
yaki dinner were big slices of mush-
room ond memories of home
am going to write Miss Anderson
and tell her we'll stay over one
night, and next day have some
one come after us so we'll see the
events of the Omatsuri People in
Kyoto have accents I'm trying to
learn it Every japanese house we
enter has this "Tokonoma' where
important people sit in front Of
Golly, it's really a work of art.
want to take Okoto, dancing tea
and flower arrangement when
get home
Everywhere in Japan, riding
along the countryside, We see the
loveliest combinations of green
Towards this part of Japan most
of the older houses are saved ano
they're really typical Love it The
days are Whizzing by too fast anc
golly, how are we ever to do al
the things we want to do in such
a short while
The boat CHikawa) leaves ia.
pan December 18th, l hear We
probably won't be home for Christ
mas. Sti II we hope they may
change the date a few days earlier
We see Takarazuka tomorrow
have a Mako party, visit movie
here is Nara Everywhere we trave
studios, shrines and others From
Is usually BY train. Golly. 1t get!
pretty monotonous We try not tt
sleep because it'll become a habit
and can't be doing that after W,
sepsrats.
--K2Eako
P.s.-We had special thank
you cards made In Japanese fo'
peopls who gave Va senoetsa IN
sending then,
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20

Frank T Okita, former Seattle
resident, placed among the top nine
of 1908 candidates in recent GER
titled public accountant eXamina-
tions to win an Elijah Watts Sells
honorable mention award
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
LIST BCBaptiSt Aid

VANCOUVER, BC-The first
Canadian of Japanese ancestry to
become minister in the Baptist
Church in Canada is the Rev. Ka-
tsumi Imayoshi whose parents live
in Summerland. b c
Rev Mr. Imayoshi is now pastor
of the First Baptist Church in Mel
son, BIC.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
Ex-SeattIeite Gets National CPA Honor

Born in Seattle, Okita was grad
uated by Franklin High School and
Ohio State University. He is now
employed by the United States In
ternal Revenue Service in Chicago
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
NISEI CALENDAR

OCTOBER
24-Open House Nisei Methodist
parsonage, to 6 pm
NOVEMBER
5-Synkoa's annual Homecoming
dance at Inglewood Country Club.
Franklin's orchestra. to l
7-NvC bazaar a tNVC Clubhouse
Tacoma Buddhist Church Ba-
zaar in Tacoma Buddhist Church.
25-NVC Thanksgiving dance.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20
CLASSIFIED ADS

S65. One bedroom unfurnished
duplex Hardwood, tile. Oil burner.
Basement 2706 East Jefferson.
Sunset 1927
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20

Wanted Girl for general office
work 513 Main st.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20

Wanted Male over 81. Ware
house mornings. Afternoon work
also available. Al Niemiec MU 1895
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-10-20

P.s.-We had special thank.
you cards made in Japanese fer
peopls who gave Va semoetsa TN
sending then,
Evening star., 1954-06-05

builder not selected: Evan Con-
ner. architect; one gas station,
933-935 Fourth street NV; to
cost $4,000.
L&Z Construction Co., Inc,
owner and builder, 2801 Fiji
teenth street NV; Morton No
BILE, architect; three one-story
I dwellings, 1668-74-79 Tamarack
street NV; to cost $4,000 each.
Evening star., 1954-06-05
District Approves
$266,OOO Project
OF 3S Dwellings
Continued From Page BID

Continued From Page BID
story dwelling, 2745 Chesapeake
street NV; to cost $4,000.
Margaret A. Schrider. owner.
1015 Fifteenth street NV;
builder not selected: Elroy A.
Ledwith, architect; one 2-story
fiat. 2 units, .1207-712 r street
NV; to cost $4,000.
Constantin DiAmantidis, own
er and builder. 1868 Euclid
street NV; Wendall B. Hallett,
architect: one 1-story dwelling,
1894 Southern avenue Sc: to
cost $4,000.
Morris Stirman, owner, 1912
Wisconsin avenue NV; Warren
Spencer. Inc, builder; Arthur p.
Starr, architect; one 1-story ad-
dition to store, 1918 Wisconsin
avenue NV: to cost $4,000.
Shoreham Hotel Corp, owner
and builder. $500 Calvert street
NV; j. M. Congwer, architect;
one 1-story addition. $500 Cal
vert street NV; to cost $25. 900.
Nick D. Lodivico. owner and
builder, 205 Longfellow street
NV; Stewart Hobad. architect;
one 2-story service station, 70s
Rhode Island avenue NE; to
cost $4,000.
Ken Manor, Inc, owner and
builder, 78 Allison street NE;
Santmyers & Thomen, archi-
tects; one 3-story apartment
building, 31-33 Kennedy street
NV; to cost 100000. .>
Sidney Poretsky. Inc, owner
and builder, 500 Riggs road,
Chillum, Md; Sidney Poretsky.
architect; one 1-story. dwelling,
POLL Spruce drive NV; to cost
$780, 900.
Arnold Construction Co.,
owner and builder, 4406 Forty
eighth street NV: William G..
Shoemaker. architect; one dwell
ing, 2916 Fessenden street NV;
to cost $4,000.
Mrs. Della LaRocca Hahn,
1884 Draper lane, Silver Spring,
Nd, owner; Dean A. Rathbun,
builder; Clifton B. White, archi-
tect; one dwelling, 4021 Forty
Evening star., 1954-06-05

eighth street NV; to cost
$25, 900.
Burlington Hotel. owner. 1920
Vermont avenue NV; General
261 Constitution avenue NV;
Elevator Co., builder; make ele-
vator repairs, 1920 Vermont av-
enue NV; to cost $48, 400.
ESQ Standard Oil Co., owner,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
Eisenhower Breaks His Routine
ToProise Warren S Services

inside. Gen. Eisenhower joined
in the laughter. Mr.. Hagerty
knocked on the door and it was
opened promptly. and the Presi-
dent went back to work.
He signed % bills during about
an hour and a half in the office
before going out shortly after 9
am. for his third round Of golf
in as many days here.
Mr.. Hagerty told reporters the
President played at Thunder
bird Ranch and Country Club
with George e. Allen, insurance
executive who has. a vacation
home here, and his two co-hosts
Paul Helms. California bakery
executive, and Paul Hoffman,
Studebaker Corp. board chair
man. All are old friends.
Gen. and Mrs. Eisenhower and
her mother, Mrs. John S. Doud,
are staying at the Helms four
bedroom Smoke Tree Ranch cot
tage. MIR. and Mrs. Helms moved
into Mr.. Hoffman's neighbour
ing cottage.
Weather Is Balmy.
The President is enjoying his
vacation in the balmy sunshine
and warm, dry air here so much
that Mr.. Hagerty said it is likely
he will delay flying back to
Washington until Tuesday night.
The original plan was to return
Monday.
The Eisenhowers plan to at
tend $50 am. church services
tomorrow at the Palm Spring
Community Church, a non-de-
nominational Protestant church. .
Most of the bills signed by the
President today were special
measures of American residents
who could not qualify under
standard immigration rules.
One of the other measures ex-
empted William e. Aitcheson
from "a technical violation Of the
dual compensation law" Mr..
Aitcheson. a full-time employe
of the Public Housing Admins
tration. did extra work for the
Post Office Department during
his off-hours. Salaries from both
exceeded the $4,000 amount per-
mitted by law for dual Federal
employment. and he was liable to
pay some of it back except for
this special legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

here November 26. 1852 for SUBJ
ornatiOn Of perjury.
MI. Lynch. who talked by tel
ephone with Assistant Attorney
General Warren Olney in WASH
ington this morning. added that
Wilson, who has been missing
since the Indictment. has been
located at a hollywood hotel
where he repeatedly heads an
organization called the "Cali-
fornia Defense Society,""
The District Attorney also
identified Wilson as an associate
and tipster Of Jimmy Tarantino,
former gossip sheet publisher re-
Gently convicted Of extortine
money from night-life figures BY
threatening to "blast" them in
his magazine, Hollywood Night
Life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

rem had been under the control
of 3 notorious liquor lobbyist. Z
together with other ations,
were set forth IN the letter To Nc
Cl06key.
Mr.. Olney told the Senator's
that McE loskey now Is organiza-
tional director Of the American
Rally, . which he said was
founded BY the United Labor
Party in Chicago in 1851 to sup
port the presidential candidacy
Of retired Brig. Gen. Herbert G..
Holdridge.
Lots of Rubbish"
Mr.. Olney said McCloskey was
arrested In 1899 for distributing
literature of the Young Peoples
Socialist League to high school
students. At a meeting Of the
United Labor Party In Chicago
In April, 1850, Mr.. Olney went on,
McCloskey made a speech in
which he expressed solidarity
with the International Workers
Of the World. an organization
designated by the Attorney Gen.
eral as subversive.
McCloskey also offered resolu-
tions, Mr.. Olney said. opposing
the war In Korea and advocating
the admission of Communist
China to the United Nations.
Senator Eastland, Democrat, Of
Mississippi. called the charges
against Mr.. Warren a. "lot Of
rubbish" and Senator Watkins
described them as "the biggest
lot Of tommyrot ever brought
before a Senate committee
Vice President Nixon called
them completely fantastic and
patiently false" and Senator
Knowland denounced Langer's
airing of them as shocking"
Reputed Author Of Charges
Ordered Held for Quiz
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20 Up.
San Francisco District Attor-
ney Thomas c. Lynch today
asked Los Angeles police to hold
for questioning one Roderick j.
Wilson. believed to be the au-
thor of charges against Chief
Justice Earl Warren and a fugi-
tive from justice.
Mr.. Lynch said the Wilson who
wrote the charges appears to be
a former San Francisco private
detective and press agent who
was indicted by the grand jury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21

Week Proclaimed
BY Sacramento
In Warren S Honor
BY the Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calf. Feb.
20.-The Mayor OF California S
capital today proclaimed that
next week. beginning with Wash
ington's birthday, will be Earl
Warren Week.
Mayor w. A. Hicks said it is
the best way Sacramentans can
show their backing for the Chief
Justice Of the United States who
resigned the governorship last
October and moved to Washing
ton.
The resolution. calls the un-
checked charges against Mr..
Warren baseless and shocking
and he Served with distinction
and honor" for II years as a
Governor with integrity and
courage.
1.-THE people of Sacramento. I"
it read, knows Earl Warren bet
ter than the people in any other
community"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-21
By Gornett D. Homer

PALM SPRINGS. Calf, Feb.
20.-Pfesident Eisenhower broke
his vacation routine today to
emphasize anew his confidence
in Chief Justice Warren.
He described the former Cali
fornia Governor as zone Of the
finest public servants this colln-
try has ever produced"
The President did not mention
directly the row in Washington
over Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman Langer's action in
making public at q subcommittee
hearing a series of unevaluated
charges against Mr.. Warren.
But his off-the-cuff remarks
to reporters left no doubt where
he stood. His praise of the Chief
Justice implied a rebuke to Sen
ator LANCER as well as dismissal
of the anti-Warren charges as
unworthy of attention.
Only Public Statement.
And his words were given
added weight by the fact that
this was the Presidents only
public statement since he few
to this mountain-ringed desert
playground Wednesday for a
golfing vacation mixed with a
little work,
He stepped out of his temper
airy Office on Smoke Tree Ranch
and told a group Of about 100
reporters and photographers:
MY comments on Gov. Warren
will be limited merely to my
own opinion-my position.
MY high opinion of him and
confidence in him is demonstrated
by the fact that I nominated him
to one of the highest Offices in
the land.
II did this on the basis Of my
knowledge of him and my ap-
probation of his great qualities.
Every contact have had with
him since he came to Washington
and all 7 have heard about him
has served only to increase my
confidence in him and my high
opinion Of him.
II think he is one of the finest
public servants this country has
ever produced"
First Interview.
This was the first time news
men had been admitted to the
Presidents vacation headquarters
here. The stated purpose was to
permit photographers to record
him at work signing a batch of
minor bills passed by Congress
and flown here from Washington.
Gen. Eisenhower's. office-or-
dlnarily recreation room for
smoke Tree Ranch employees
was too small for most OF the
reporters to get inside.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty told those
left outside on the desert sand
that the President would come
out and say just word of greet
lng-not answering any ques-
tons. A few minutes later he
changed this to say the Presi-
dent would answer one ques-
ton.
When Gen. Eisenhower
walked out on the patio adj
joining his working quarters
and faced the waiting semi
circle of newsmen, he turned to
Mr.. Hagerty-without waiting
to be asked anything-and said
he understood "the question is
about Warren" Mr.. Hagerty
said that was right.
Returns to ONCE.
The President then spoke his
piece. and quickly turned back
to his office door. He couldn't
open tit was locked from the