The New Canadian
THE VOICE OF THE SECOND GENERATION
YAMA TAXI SE 1414
VOL IV No. 5
VANCOUVER, B. C.
FEBRUARY 7, 1941
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Council lo Seek Segregation Of Oriental Homes
(From The Province) VANCOUVER."� Vancouver Orientals will be barred from ktter residential districts" and forced to live in areas defined for their use if the City Coun-
On The Newsfront
�! Junior Trade Board to i Hear Nisei Speaker ;�;��!
I -\ VANCOUVeR.-- British' CoiutVv j : bia's Japanese, question will be the J subject c>f anafter-dinner speech to ;be given by Thomas Shoyama, New Canadian* editor; tovthe Government Affairs Committee '� of�,;the Junior Board of Trade: The dinnar will take place Thursday evening, February
13.; � '//;;/v ;/>.
Japan to Draft. Students ; For Labour Service
..TOKYO. -��Rapidly gaining mv.
rnr^icccssfurin a program \ Petus nere is 3 P,an of the Ministry m which it embarked qii Mon-iof Education to draft ten million at the instigation-of Aid. | students for labor service, chiefly K D Wilson ' !'n an arfomP* to increase production
, .,- . T ' ' \ iof foodstuffs.
Warned that Japanese and , ., , , , .
'."-��..�, � -.---t Under,the scheme; boys and girls
habove eleven years old, � school.-, to. �� 1 university; students, will'be required j to devote 50 days out of their annual'-150 holidays fa labor service.
Chinese arc filtering into the city's newest and best sections/ aldermen appointed.; a special committee to report on the situation and draft a, by-law which would present Orientals frorti. being-�"or,f tenants'
either owners or tenants, in other than ''their own recognized localities.1'
While doubt; is expressed regarding the ''City's legal authority, a report from Aid: Wilson that a similar statute has beeniSOCja adopted in Toronto prompted Corporation Counsel D. E. Mc-Taggart to assert that if such' is the case the same, procedure can be followed here. ' {
Aid. Wilson said later -that the information had been supped him by well-informed � reaiestate-men.-He is-sure-sucb. restrictions are in effect in Seattle.
Action was taken following a protest from residents against
intrusion of the Oriental into oeSirable residential districts"! *ho asked lower tax assess-! n-ents in the Highbury area be-} cause of the occupancy of the| Chinese, and appealed for res-1 triclions to prevent repetition of the occurrence.� � - -Wilson Again
. "This is only.an. indication.of **hat will face the city in years to come;' declared Aid. Wil-f son. ;
Takashi Komiyama Speaks" On Kag'awa to Knox Y. P.
- VANCOUVER*� Mr.-Takashi-Komiyama will.: speak to the : Knox United Young People's Society (39th ahd Balaclava):� on Sunday, evening, February .9, at. 8:30 p.m. The life of the-great Christjanrevangelist and worker-- Toyohiko Kagawa/ wilp be the subject . matter of :his address.
Text Book Committee To Meet Friday
VANCOUVER.�First meeting of the newly- formed conimittee undertaking revision of tanguage school text books will be held at the Alexander School this Friday. Bunji Hi-saoka has been chosen as treasurer.
Acting on the Editorial Board are Ti Sato, S. Aokj, F. Kajiro, K, Miya-?,aki, K. Tasaka and Yoshimitsu Hi-gasht of The New Canadian, Nisei representative.: -
Vancouver Nisei to Hear Rev. Morikawa
�-Vancouver. Nisei-will have the opportunity of hearing the Rev, Jitsuo Morikawa.at:themeeting of the Nisei Chrrstian Fellowship, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. in;the Celtic-Cannery School, at. the foot of Blenheim. . A native of Haney, and at present holding a pastorate: near Los Angeles, ' Rev. Mor-kawa returns shortly to the U.S.
Those desiring -transportation may phone BA9_063--L--or-FA 0990-M
Mission JCCL Chapter Donates to Red Cross
MISSION/ Feb. 5.�The Mission Chapter of the : Japanese Canadian Citizens League has donated:.the sum of $10 to the local Red Cross.
Seek Pool For Donations To National War Effort
Shimizu Appointed New General Secretary
VANCOUVER.�it was indicated bote this week following a meeting of the National Executive of the Japanese Canadian CTuiy.ens League that the co-operation and support of al 1 Japanese Canadian citizens, organizations and communities would be sought in an effort .to co-ordinate donations to the Department of National Defence, through set� ting up a central pool which would be used tovpurchase some type of necessity army equipment._
war savings certificates
Ocean Falls Japanese Subscribe
_OCJEAN' FALLS. � This comirmnlTyT's nowrcampa"ig~n~ ing for $50,000 worth of War Savings Certificates in the form of signed authorize ations, authorizing the company to deduct fixed amounts each month from the pay cheque of an employee, this -� amount going toward Hie -purchase of a certificate in his name,
Japanese Canadian citir zens up to 212". in number" have, already signed for. an
amount equivalent to over ^lOiOOO^for the-yearr--^��~~
The drive is being sponsored by the War Savings Committee of Ocean Falls, and is being carried out by Local 312 of the International brotherhood of Pulp, -Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers,
Union - Executives, of the Japanese section will handle the~distributoin of- the certificates upon their arrival.
First step in the movement will be to inquire from the Federal Government the cost of such equipment, and to decide upon. the.most suitable ^practical of achievement. A sub-committee will rcquesHhis information from Ottawa.
At the same time the Executive decided to make, available a pamphlet indicating steps necessary- for the Nisei to eliminate dual citizenship. These pamphlets: >wi\lr be-distributed among chapters for. the benefit of members'and the public.
Shimizu General Secretary
: Meeting Sunday., the central body effected a reduction in its budget by' reducing the salary of the general secretary; and appointed Kunio Shimizu to that post. Assessment.fees upon various chapters; however, will -remain-the .same for another yeai\ to try to build up the national treasury.
vila Kufi^DSy? week^end.Tor-Thanksgiving - Day -weekrend were made- tentative dates for'the National Convention, to_ be held this year in Victoria.
New appointments to the executive to~fill offices left va^ cant by 'resignations included the appointment of Miss Hide Hyodo as recording secretary and-Tom Shoyama;, exequtiye secretary. ' -
' Orientals property in
have purchased Little . Mountain
Keen Rivalry-Seen In Annual JSC. High School Oratory
subdivision and a number
are �.{-�-
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j ^VANCOUVER. � A keenl- Chairman for- the
evening jMission. � . � ^ -
3. Hugo Yamamoto, Gr<
10,
Soinginto tho r0ew0nf;,ii^ of. inter-high rivalry will will be Hajime Kagetsu. fourth-\
�. ngmto the new residential!, _� _ ..u.:r^ ^year engineering-student at the^ritannia, EWorld War II and
University. �' �[ /. ; v.-
districts, where their "Dresenc^'feature the �nnual school'.dramas the immediate effect of re-j*?r!cal contest sponsored by the ducing values University Japanese Students
"'TJiev \u\\ xvo�'f w>mni� Club� as nine ^isei students �ith our s andards ReawTtate: wlU takG to fce Rlatf�rm �f |he
Rental buys p opertyTnotheri*9"*?* t0 U^ follows:' leal honours of eight different
' . k schools, three of them in rural
Admits Discrimination -centres. - � 1
f Discounting previous rulings' Ladner'High, Mission High .romibe. city's legal depart-^ and Richmond High will pre--�.t that the city has no power, sent thcir best Nisei_talent loahcnnimate regarding races/ against speakers - from five ^ NV Hson argued that Orient- j different city; institutions. .
SSf "dl-dm-?at^ ' While seven'ff the students
�eaiR.>i in.Vancouver insofar as- �*�
tr.ev '
have
�A...... . . :'; competing for the magnificent
barred fron th^w ? ' ^ Nemichi Trophy - are entirely ^on ap^L^ profes-;-new to the; contest, two o/
ahd their m,mW< res-; them> Keiko Inouye of Mission
and . Mary Inouye: of. John
tricted
their numbers the fishing industry.
Tho time has
Strdthcbna Re^Uhion, JCCL Meet Delayed
VANCOUVER. �,Owing to" the inability to secure expected speakers, two public functions have b.een postponed to a later date in the month.
The Strathcona reunion has been set for February 20^ \vhcn Mr. MacCorkindalc', superintendent v of Vancouver Schools, will be the guest; speaker.
The general election meeting of-v the- Vancouver-- Ghapter-of-tlie JCCL has also been postponed until February 27, owing to the fact that Mayor J. W. Cornett, could spare only five minutes to address- the meeU ing, prior to his trip, to the Conference of Mayors in St. Louis.
Contest Judges . J udges for the contest in -elude A. E.-Munro, Principal of Britannia High School and judge last year; Jerry Hun-dal, active youth worker; and Thomas Shoyama, New Canadian editor.
come to <^P| ojiver will be remembered [look."
,the Niseis."... : '�'\'. .. �.-'�
� 4. Mary Inouye^ Gr. 10, John' Oliver/ "Why We Study Engr
lish^ ' ; '
\ 5. Henry S. Tamaki, Gr/ il,
JLadner, "The Nisei and th6 New
i Order/' ;// :/ //;
/ 6.'Kathleeii � A. Kurlla, Gr.
\l 2; Grandview Commerce,
:"Adjusting Ourselves in the No admission: fee wilh be gusjness \yoric[."
charged, but a sivler collection, 7; K^njiro Yamamura, Gr.
will be taken at the door to -12; King Edward, "Democracy
assist in defraying expenses: "Today." . /
List of Contestants : j . 8. 'Amy Nakashima/. Gr. 11,
The complete list, of con- .Richmond, "Personality'"
testants in the order of. their] 9. Yoshiro ' Hagino,. Gr. 12,
speaking is as follows: -- jKitsilano, "Racial Intolerance/*
. 1. Mitsuo Nakashiba, Gr. 12,| Contestants are requested to
Kitsilano. "One Nisei's Out-.-be at the Japanese-Hall before
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Sea ''HOMES/' Pa$� 5. from previous contests.
2. Keiko Inouye, Gr. 12,
30 plm. and to front row of seats.
occupy the
U.B.C. Accepts : Loan Fund From PrincipaI-T�Sato�
VANCOUVER.�A loan fund of $300 for needy Students at the University of British Columbia was accepted last week by the University Senate from Tsutae Sato, well-known principal of the Aiexandeiv Japanese Language School.
This gift, which was made; avajlablc Jpjthe University by Mr.; Sato early Tast '0ecember^ was formally accepted by the Senate and endorsed by the; Board of Governors, according to a statement from Stanley W. Mathews/secretary to; the.Senate. ' < . The loan fund, to be known as the "1\ Sato Loan ' Funds,"; goes;into effect .for the 1941-42 session. It makes " available a sum of $60. annu-; a|ly to: studentjs of second ciass standing or belter in.the third or fourth year of Art and Science, in the 4th or 5th years of the. Applied Science Faculty, or the final year of a Double Course.. .. In offering the fund last December, Mr. Sato- wrote that it was/his wish; to assist needy students in � view of his long years of experience as ah educationalist, and as an expression of gratitude for the privileges of enjoying the benefits of Canadian democratic .institutions during his lifetime of teaching in the Japanese Language School: