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VOL. IS � NO. 8
AN INDEPENDENT ORGAN FOR CANADIANS OF JAPANESE ORIGIN
S6 Pet Year � 10 c Pw Copr
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 30. 1952
Taber Students Receive First Scholarship Awards
TAJ.KR, Alta. � Four stu-: Mr. M. \). Myers. ,i:,, ,)r;'iU;;. \ie'r.ts of Taber High School were ] of . Taber )V?h, fbj..^ 1 \ ;vc:>:Vnts of the scholarship of- ; members of ih a'i'ah;r ,<\y \ � � eredby the Taber J CCA chapter the 'v-iie-vie ty's-e, < aa-i..,'.�����;)� �jr. 'its first presentation of the �.mem'' -'give.h t ; \h\. ;k;-h �awards' totalling1 .$50'.- which 'are..; st-udi-ms -.<��'?; 7 :;.]>,;r Aed-
lAven. annually for throe ' Tin- JCCA ' elureAv' : � :.. successive, years'; The scholar-.'! sentod by � Pres:deht 1A� >;. ship- is one of the- educational j gehiro,. Seervtar'.'-Yak: t �.���:'>. pr. iecis that the executive had ma Ami Tr """ " '
first formulated� early in lO'il. haga. -The prizes were awarded' hue
The Taber '.ICC A. A a
last year at the Taber High j was a^-.mAA "� School gymnasium to Don aicn-.] Seho A a.Al�'.:':A ander who was the beat aeade- j award Avn mie student in Grade 10; Elsie \ sehoA ;���.:>;';'.' ' Fiiga's, � -commercial student in | Ted A^l-:: ha. Grade 11.; Kissa Jensen, and Gor-j Myers. -. p^'AciA
dah! d.-t.-.eAa of tb.> awa.v.-'t..
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don Stevens, technical students hi Grade 11.
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Nelson Nisei Girl Wins Third Prize In Essay Contest
. Xl-:i.S0?n, lie. - Margaret � i ^i.i::^:;-a. a Nelson student.-was.one of three winners of. .the yoea;:o:.a.! gmdaivce job study ''nt.es: conducted, by the B.C. thaiva-u oi the. 'Vancouver Hoard ����{ 'Trade and- the-B.C. Depart-hiont of Kdueation last fall. :': The Nisei girl won third prize for her essay entitled. "Vocational :Study on 'British Columbia A' TextileIndustryA She was tin: only'.student' out of GO entrants ih the.-conies* in -Nelson High � S.clmol. '-who' was .success �ful.ih Avinning '. one. �. 'of- � the awards. ( v-
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Alberta JCCA Steps Up Immigration Scheme, To Meet Beet Growers
LET 11 BR ID G E, A11 a. � The Alberta JCCA at its Fifth. Council meeting hold in .Lt?th bridge on Jan. 20, decided unanimously to present a brief to every local branch of the Alberta Beet Growers immediately. The decision arose from the recommendations of the Leth-�"bndjre JCCA to approach the Alberta Beet Growers on the question of Japanese immigration to Canada.
Immediate action has been^�� . *"
taken so that. all. beet growers Nisei Elected School
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Toronto JCCA To Open Willi Variety Nite' ;
The first Ilollvwo'od movie . .with a Japanese leading lady is due to be released for showing .in: Canada/ Its premiere appear-'.; aiico wiif boh in �..Toronto,, .wlierc'd according to distributors here, it �will, have, a double,opening at-ne-e V a^" 1>; the^. University and Nortown'j-.v'^vcd at its
.V "\'ari( t'y Nile" is being '^'aiu.ed by the; Toronto JCCA � chapterjfor their first general
~ r: ;� " " - - . �; Yielding of.;.the year and-will be
"Wctr Brldo" � Scores ! 'Aid on-Suiiihiy evening, d-eb,. 10,
n r~ ,' r, '.Cat the: .Canadian Lecrion Hall.
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^^^^�aiv^aflO. � .o Th. ^hogra.n will consist- of
�-;v>;!_:.vrr?ii:.'-. -V'.-iy^;-;� Ahirley; i-ght euiertahiT-ienri'iv the. form
J:':n, '.'Japa- ,,f .;*;.'-.ntUsicale-.".spot 1 ight'ing sev-A was. Well re-.' cjn] � s;nov(-?, "Id piTmierc in odor's, and a
Y a jna'racTii's
instrumentalists, coiiiedv skit. A
Theatres on Feb. i: This is pro- j ih:nltie. vhe;v.; iC did :<U,W!) ai .}^}fJ- 1U-, viding that the. filhr bdng cur-; tlu{ (.ollsiuiiu... Tiie pieatre'^.was ' rently shown Cat these- theatres! a -bov-iiffice ---successiii
is not h.eld over/ ':| �'�'� ! � Kansas Gi-y.
fihr. will als<^ be
shiAvii... ''. �. :� . 'a�--
"Also included,- in the evenings
/program v.
be. an election' of
� hiiicd as "the story of a iiii^- | � One reaso. cegenetic.lovei' the film -'Japa-1 /successcof' �: hise War Bride" released by 2<ith Century-Fox is the first CS. picture starring the Ja--pa'Kse player Shirley "Rikbran" Ya -ivaguchi. The - diminuliye Shir-ley, iii her American debut, has the titled, role in a timely story about. Japanese bride-American G7 marriages. � ".' ccc
f:;r lb,- Gn.-.nchi! ;-Aatt \:\ i va\ -'.was' the support no;a the Japam'sc American"coranjniv.iy-. Critics, for the hvo Seattle dailies, liked the film and the new Japaae^e star.
the-, chapter's executive, for coming term. .' ;:� �
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She appears in Uie film as a Japanese' nurse in an American :military hospital,, who - meets, ^�d:S" in. love Cand '-"marries - an Av;;.orlean - soldier' wounded in r '�):�� Korean war.and played by po]i Taylor. The essence of the phit are. the prejudices and hos-af;'ty which the Japanese heroine .vrx winters upon making her in her adopted -country-"a ":c>hg-'._ her-- husband's ' people, c.i. portrays the problems of in-�r:narr:age between- t\v(-> per-s:;"c.s different- races. '
Tr.e 's'ory underscores the rao'r :-*:� �r.s theme.
' -i'-aying.;opposite*'Vliss -Ya:mi: - � ^s a young- act'o\I)6n. Tay-has app^arrd^Sn^-such" : pictures, a? "Flying: Lea-
'-����. ks'A a:id "Father's IAttl-� '�"� �>_ :.d.'J SA-\tral Nisei appear " - p:'1-.;ro' in r-des of..vary-' -e rtar.ee. among the:v'- ;-e--: Nakano e.f "(::'% f. r
'. *"' f-i'mf- who is ca>: as th�-'ar!-.�- ar.d pays a � iy *� st^r>-. Canurur Mit-' -a1 Marie .Winder r^*---'�'�"-: ?-P?'""ing' ro'.i*?.
rr^^- the Toronto sh v-'*ir.g is the tentative re-
lease sc'hedcc. .dian cities - v. kA'aibhle.'; C;d.:; lace;- Ya^e-a-v. Arthur; Alac-iv; Fort \Y:J!Jw, .. Kegina.; Alay :) jton; A;.:C 2^' i 'May 7., Fycei-i : Pro'm<�t'.onal'"
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Gets Ph. D. In Notre Dame, Now At NWU.
.-� Hir'oiehi Morita who receive;! his Ph. j). at the Notre Dame xAnVersfly "in.. South Hciul, Indiana." last ..fallCis presently tak-graduato course at' Uaiversitv in
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-.-.aier'ia.ls'' pub iiei^ing.v'MapanrSv War "Bride" devofe; much spaeo and Aords A the Japanese - star. - In
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JGs i>ro'-ht.'i'. C-afi\:r<�, d.:a*ed fr�".m. the F. of Manitoba 'a A year is eniployed at A Ah uoe ofCar.ada in Malton, an air plane, plant,. A
'.They are'the-sons of Mr. and Mrs. IFrokichi Morita. of Win-i.AvsC ; � .-
�\'vil! be-well briefed oh the mat-' .t e r p V; - \ io i as to the Anilual l>ee' CI rowers Convention to be held o:: 1'Vb. t!-;.
The Fethbridge . JCCA in a 'meeting. In Id early . in January, bad delvedAnto the possibilities;
0 f: ge 11 i iVg t he Oeei'de hi a I fa r nie rs in Alberta interested in the 'imv .migration problem so that more workers could be brought to the beet. area. ;
Mr. 1. Ilisaoka and Mr. Y. Okano, both of the lssei-bu of
1 he 1 >ethb ridge ; J CC A.. ou11 ined the local. chapter's ptatis to the Councillors. The Alberta JCCA then empowered the Lethbridge JCCA Committee oh Immigration consisting of Messrs. Hisa-o"ka, if. Aoki, Bob Nishikawa and Ted Aoki( With the addition of Muneo Takeda, Alberta JCCA Political; Welfare Director, to act on the former's behal f.
. Ted T. Aoki, -Fresideut of the Alberta JCCA, stated, "The Alberta JCCA fully realises that every opportunity hnist be taken
Trustee In Pickering
PICKERING, Out. � A Nisei is .present 1 y a school trustee of Black ltoad School in IMckering,
OnG
He. is K on aid Y. Kinnira who was elected as one of three trustees in an election last month. The term runs for three yars.
AKimura who is a-farmer in the district, is also a member of the Home, and School Association.
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to let the public, no matter how s m all, know oft he undentocratic immigration laws that prevail in. Canada. We hope that our ' efforts will boost that of tho National JCCA ,v
'.'Many of the beet growers have voiced their dissatisfaction with some of the European immigrants. They prefer J a paneso Canadian' fundi ids. This fact alone is a credit to the Japanese Canadians," Aoki continued.
The committee hopes to meet the Provincial Directors of the Sugar Beet Growers this month.
alta. JCCA Aids Potato
union to
Fi:TU PKIDGK, Alta ^- The -SoathenK Alberta Potato Growers' lAaion. consisting of Japa-. nesf. Canadhni and Caucasian potato, growers, has presented a -formal request to the' -Alberta.:-JCCA for assistance in its attempt to seek financial aid from the Provincial Government because, the early cold weather virtually wiped out the crops. :Following the appeal, tho- As-
Aid
ACROSS MY MIND . . .
By Jack Ndkamoto
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aga;r.. or. �v,- know -ir f'.dks:" � f>-v.:.*,her i weri-only h::* I d>
>�> rn-uch because I felt that it was all ..wrong as that you were .above such sordidness. An ironical picture it was to.see your common-law wife who didn't speak your language puffing id'yA-a a .'cigarette. while you scratched your h--ad studying over a trigonometry' textbo<ik.
As a slave to liquor, "woman and gamblir.cr. y->;; must have suffered a thn-jsand deaths; over a pefM of year. How you managed to pull yo-.jrs^lf <v;t of "the srutter and get back on your t is'-somf-thing s-hort- of a miracle. An<l yf*. a'T a Ions? I knew �o:r.eho\v' that you werr; a rr.ar. :�:* that hr*-*-d wh^>. hitting th^ canvas, will r.-�:rAA p-�h h:rr.**'f up ard c-'rr.e back pur.chirig". Y-'--:rs i* ir.dwi a shining examp'e of a rran ha^ rwad* a comeback, and perhap* tho?* are at present in circumstances sirr.i'ar ?.-> "haT y'~i�> w*re, f^iH <Jra^r a rpsrk nf rn--y:t�*i -r fr'-'t: yur victory over �*]f.
berta JCCA together with the Potato Grower's Union, have contacted Premier Manning of Alberta through Hon. Iloy Lee, AdFA. (Taber) and it is now ex--pec tod thai a brief will be forwarded to the Provincial Govern* ment. A delegation might be required to be sent to the Cabinet meeting in Edmonton. - Stated Mr. Ted T. Aoki, president of the Alberta JCCA, "the weather .played-.'havoc with the | vegetab 1 es this year, and un 1 ess j aid is forthcoming. Some of the ; growers w'rll he unable to con-At:n� iV- this c.oining-'season,; especi-[ ally iii the Vauxhall area where . To. p r cent of the potatoes are alt'i.vm. Two bad seasons have birth'-' 'fanners hard, hast year, ; ih'-. n ark�-t was. glutted; this year the. market is starved."
The Southern Alberta Potato Growers Union was formed in lfC)l. after the farmers realized
�fr'.:-a a drastic experience of the pr�w ious season when independ-� t.c marketing withfrut the aid '�fa ursior,. forc*�d the' price of :>--�� at'wjs to a lo^s-making ]crw of per ton. The Union in ita year of operation, hotrevtr, > at a ytandstdl became of Xbm crippling weather ult
