Witch Hunt Takes Toll of Innocent Bystander     

A Book Salesman Loses Job For Attending Public Hearing

An encyclopaedia salesman was discharged from his job because he had attended several sessions of the public hearing conducted by the Department of Public Instruction which is pursuing dismissal proceedings against Dr. and Mrs. John Reinecke.

The Reineckes were suspended from their teaching positions on charges of lacking the ideals of democracy because they are alleged Communists.

When informed of his dismissal by the manager of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., the salesman, Allan Beekman, asked for the reason which caused his discharge. [full story]

Ichiro Izuka faced the cross-examination of Attorney Richard Gladstein in the Reinecke hearing, now in its third week at Honolulu's Federal building, for the second successive day (Tuesday).

It was not until Izuka had left the Communist Party that he came to the conclusion the party advocated force and violence, the self-styled ex-Communist stated. He said he had been a Communist Party member for eight years.

This statement made by the prosecution's star witness Monday morning was only one of several surprising revelations made during the course of his testimony. Under intensive probing by Mr. Gladstein, concerning the widely distributed pamphlet, "The Truth About Communism in Hawaii," Mr. Izuka admitted, "I did not write it." [full story]

Gloomy Future Awaits Hawaii "Victory Club"

Kiichi Watanabe

The life of the Hissho Kai (Absolute Victory Club) is limited. It might last until the peace treaty is signed with Japan, or shortly thereafter. When alien Japanese are able to visit Japan freely, the fantastic lie of Japanese victory can no longer be used by racketeers to dupe blind patriots.

Today, however, fantastic stories of Japanese victory told loudly and often enough by leaders of the Absolute Victory Club (Hissho Kai) seem to be taking effect even on some of the leaders of this hoax propagating organization.

An observer who talked with the Club members extensively concluded this week that these people gather at their headquarters every day to convince each other with orgies of lies. [full story]

A sticky sap from the amaumau fern which grows abundantly in the Puna district of Hawaii might be the answer to the weed and insect problems on the plantations.

Richard C. Tongg, horticulturist and landscape architect, reported on successful tests made with the amaumau fern sap.

This discovery came after 10 years of work with this emulsifier by Russell Wold.

Tests made by the Pineapple Research Institute at the University of Hawaii points to dual use of the emulsifier, as a weed killer and as an insecticide.

A mill in Hilo owned by the Hawaiian Tree Farm Products Co., will process the product which will be called "Emulsaide." The company was formed by Myron Wold, Ruddy Tongg and Ben Akana.

The product will be shipped to the mainland in 16 and 55 gallon drums, besides being used locally.

Amaumau ferns grow wild in Puna. About 42,000 acres of ferns are found in Keaau area.

After listening to reports from various members of precinct clubs, Jack Burns, chairman of the Oahu County Committee, said that sale of tickets was progressing encouragingly. However, he stressed that within the next two weeks, mem­bers must go all out to have a record crowd for the first game. Proceeds from the game will go into the coming political campaign fund.

Phillip Minn, member on the football committee, reported that a lively program is being lined up for the half-time session.

Practice sessions by the Moiliili Cardinals under Coach Johnny MacColgan, and the scrimmages held by the Hawaiian Islanders, tutored by Chin Do Kim, indicate a hard fought battle for the league opener.

Many prep school stars who played for Saint Louis, Kaimuki, Iolani, McKinley and Roosevelt will be playing their first Senior League Game.

This was stated in a report by E. Leigh Stevens, territorial director of the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the Territorial Employment Service.

During the month of July the Employment Service in Honolulu handled 7,400 individuals who actively sought job placement. About one fourth of this number was female. Of the remaining three fourths, one fifth were veterans and the balance non-veterans.

The critical situation in employment gave indication of a worse period to come. The pineapple canneries which have employed about 9,600 workers in July were rapidly getting over the busy season and lay-offs were imminent. While the canneries absorbed thousands of workers, it was reported by Mr. Stevens, individuals seeking employment through his office decreased only one per cent.

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Like a couple of thoroughly winded, glazed-eyed fighters haymakering their way through the last round, Truman and congress spent last week in a weary clinch. However, Truman got the nod for delivering two blows while congress only had energy enough left for one.

Truman’s Pessimism

The president's first punch was in the form of a mid-year budget review. In it he used sharp words in speaking of the $5,000,000,000 tax cut the GOP-dominated congress had pushed through last winter. Pointing out that the cut was "ill-timed," he said that in the year ending next June 30, federal spending will be soaring around $42,200,000,000—$6,000,000,000 more than last year.

However, forecast Mr. Truman, instead of the all-time high surplus of last June— $8,400,000,000—the treasury faces an operating deficit of 1,500,000,000 and a return to "deficit financing." [full story]

Wrong Speculation

In Italy, breaking the hopes of the opposition, the recently defeated Popular Front regrouped in a new and stronger coalition. The alliance was comprised of the Socialist, Communist and smaller left wing parties which lost out at the polls last April. Pledging to "maintain a common line of action” at the Front committed itself to a program "no longer bound by organizational ties." The document in which the new program was outlined also stated that the speculation of the "reactionaries" about the imminent collapse of the Front had been dealt a heavy blow. [full story]

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Nawiliwili, Kauai —(Delayed)—In a historic convention 120 delegates of the Democratic Party of Kauai met at the American Legion Post Clubhouse here to elect and draft the party platform on Aug. 15.

This convention with representatives from eight Democratic precincts marked the first time in which a political party on this island has organized a convention of this character.

Enthusiasm, ran high as members of the party met with committees to draw up resolutions and planks for their platform. Luau food and soft drinks were plentiful while an orchestra which had volunteered its services played during recess. [full story]

Reports from Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles this week stated that the prison system here enjoys advantages over and above the 48 states.

In the national capital Honolulu's chief of police William Hoopai said after observing the police department there:

"One thing about our job in Honolulu is that when we are looking for someone, we know he can't get off the island, he is trapped by the ocean." [full story]

The biggest item of interest in the labor scene this week is the successful culmination of negotiations for a new agreement between the ILWU, and the sugar industry to run to August 31, 1950.

The wage structure of the sugar workers under the agreement will remain the same except for those at Onomea Sugar Co., who will take a five cent cut in wages. Two wage reopenings are provided for in all agreements save for those with Hilo Sugar Co., Pepeekeo Sugar Co., Pioneer Mill and Onomea Sugar which provide for only one wage reopening. [full story]

The Kona 4-H clubs held an all-day picnic at Honaunau on August 21. Approximately 200 boys and girls were present. They represented Kalaoa, Honokohau, Holualoa, Keahou, Kailua, Napoopoo, Honaunau, Hookena and Alae schools as well as the Captain Cook area.

Games and swimming were the chief attractions. Leaders of the various 4-H clubs were the chaperones.

On August 12 the 4-H Achievement Day for North Kona was held at Holualoa School and on August 13, the South Kona Achievement Day was held at Hookena School. [full story]

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Tiny Todd

(Special to the Record)

New York —Rep. Fred Hartley (R.) of the Taft-Hartleys, with both eyes cocked on the November election, has announced that the "boxing monopoly" must be broken. Rep. Hartley has always been the vigorous foe of such "monopolies" as those of closed shops for union workers, health and welfare funds for miners, etc., though the Nazi affiliations of various Wall Street firms have not worried him.

Now Hartley comes up with a proposal to break the "boxing monopoly" of the aging Mike Jacobs and his none-too-agile lieutenant, Sol Strauss. It is worth noticing, of course, that some other zealous characters, such as Andy Neidereiter, already have Jacobs and Strauss holding in the clinches, but Hartley's plan for moving boxing to New Jersey is also worth a little attention. [full story]

The fight to keep the Reinecke hearing before the public has not been easy, although the Commissioners of Public Instruction and Attorney General Walter D. Acker man Jr., have promised a "fair and impartial hearing." 

"Ample Room"

On the first day of the hearing which was held in a small chamber in the tax office building, only about a third of the people present got seats. The others were standing in the crowded rear of the poorly ventilated room. [full story]

Well, hard as it sounds, the Maharaja of Baroda did just that last spring, according to the Baroda legislature, which is demanding that the 42-year-old ruler abdicate and repay the nation from his numerous foreign investments. Premier Jivraj Mehta pointed out that the Maharaja's misuse of state funds went on while his three milion countrymen faced famine. The Maharaja has reportedly been in New York since July 28, where he continued his lavish spending in Broadway night clubs.

This figure compares with $1, 673,090 or $1.25 a share the company made during the preceding year.

The annual report of the company which gave the above financial figures stated that during the early 1930's about 98 per cent of all pineapple consumed in the United states was imported from Hawaii. By 1940 this was cut down to 80 percent with foreign producers supplying 20 per cent to mainland consumers.

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Allan Beekman

Long ago, John Howard Payne, pining for his native land, remarked in a poem that was to become known throughout the English speaking world, "be it ever so humble there is no place like home."

In the course of four years work with the Honolulu City and County Rent Control Office I found that this famous line held some previously unsuspected connotations.

My job was to investigate rental units and, in most cases, to appraise their value, on the basis of comparison, and to recommend a rental ceiling for them. [full story]

This is the story of a GI — and a mailing list. Because one of the soldier's friends had said that he was an easy touch for a contribution, the army black-balled him. Without the soldier's knowledge, secret orders were given that he could not be trusted in confidential work, could not be transferred, and could not even volunteer for frontline duty. It's a true story, typical of many that took place during the war against Germany, Italy, and Japan.

According to recent Washington stories, it's still going on as the armed forces segregate men the brass hats brand as "communists", "radicals." and "fellow travelers." [full story]

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K. O. Warren

In next week's concluding article on his series on boxing, the writer will take up what the press agents, sports writers and officials can do to clean up the fighting game and fulfill their public responsibility. Without pulling punches he'll tell where to begin.

Blame the Commissioners

The matter of prices for seats at the Stadium and the Civic Auditorium is one of the pet grievances of the boxing public. The idea back of the promoters has been to charge as much as the traffic will bear. [full story]

The signing of Wally Yonamine to a Hawaiian Warrior contract, was the biggest local football story of the week. The ex-Farrington High and Leialum all-star back-fielder will not only add offensive power to the local pro eleven but also gate appeal, which after all is said and done, is the number one item, professionally speaking.

Yonamine, who calls Lahaina, Maui, his hometown, was released by the San Francisco 49ers of the All-American pro circuit, due to an injured hand, suffered while playing  baseball with the local Athletics. Yonamine will be in the line-up when the Warriors go up against the Los Angeles Rams of the National pro loop, in a two-game Honolulu series, on Sept. 6 and 10. The Warriors are composed mostly of local talent this year, outside of a few mainlanders. The addition of Wally to a all-local backfield of Wally Lam Ho, Richard Asato, and Joe Corn should prove hard to stop once they start going.

Sakamoto Returns

Soichi Sakamoto, world renowned swimming coach at the University of Hawaii, returned on Friday, after attending the Olympic Games in London. His trip was made possible through contributions made by local Quarterback Club members and other sports enthusiasts throughout the territory. He was thus able to see two of his top proteges in. their crowning performances at the Olympic Games, namely, Bill Smith and Thelma Kalama.

Demo's Benefit Game

Tickets for the Democratic Party's benefit football game, featuring the Islanders and the Moiliili Cardinals, on Sept. 1, under the stadium kleigs, are selling at a fast clip. Tickets may be purchased through any member of the Bourbon party. Half-time entertainment is planned.

Lovely Adrienne Nichols of Lorain, O., was crowned Miss CIO of 1948 at the annual Lorain County CIO picnic.

Tommy Ryan, who died the other day, was a ring wonder. He had been welterweight champion and he retired undefeated middleweight king in 1907. Ryan, right name Joseph Young, "had everything." He was courageous, tricky, superbly skilled and he could hit. That is not all.

Ryan knew when to quit the ring before he was licked. Also, though he slugged 20 furious years, he left the ring clear-headed. Nor is that all. Ryan promptly made a fortune in California real estate. Nor is that all. He kept it. [full story]

The famed Sultan of Swat, for 22 years a major leaguer, the man who hit 714 homers in his lusty lifetime and who hit a record 60 in the 1927 season alone, died quietly and peacefully after a two-year fight against cancer of the throat.

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The Babe was the greatest and most universally-beloved athlete in the history of our nation, the most sportsminded country in the world. He will, in the minds of the people, surely rank with our greatest Presidents, warriors and poets.

Many anecdotes have been told and retold of the trials and tribulations of the Babe. [full story]

The champs were paced by the sticking of Jimmy Kaulukukui and Bob Ota. Both of whom poled out homers. In all the Bucs rapped out nine bingles for 16 total bases off Yasu Arakaki. Lefty Kawazoe and Roe Sarsuelo combined their efforts to limit Olaa to only three safeties. The Hawaii’s edged out the Crescents by a 9-6 count in the other half of the Sunday doublebill.

Last year, the company made $11,306,083, or $2.75 a common share, in the same period.

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Diapers

Consumers Union tests of 44 brands of diapers failed to show that any one of the four major fabric types -- birdseye, gauze, flannelette or knit—was uniformly superior in all respects.

While birdseye diapers were generally more durable than guaze [sic], and guaze [sic] more durable than flannelette, the flannelette was more absorptive than either birdseye or guaze [sic]. All four fabrics seemed sufficiently soft for most babies, if thoroughly washed before use. Knit diapers, however, had a number of disadvantages. [full story]

By Rolf Martin

(Harper & Brothers)

In Hershey, Nebraska, where he was born and raised on his father's farm, Ben Kuroki was just another American boy, sharing the lives and boyish pranks of his playmates, entirely unaware that he was in any way different because his skin was brown and his eyes were narrow.

Then the war came and Ben discovered a new America in which there were many people possessed of a cruelty that burned into his soul like a branding iron. From that time on Ben Kuroki had two wars to fight, one for his country and one against man's inhumanity to man. [full story]

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A Professional Against Amateurs

Whether you are a Communist or whether you are a rabid anti-Communist, whether you are for Dr. and Mrs. Reinecke if you attend a session of the Reinecke case now being held in the Federal Building you will, if you are intelligent to any degree, come to the conclusion that Attorney Richard Gladstein is making monkeys of the attorneys representing the Department of Public Instruction.

As far as Ichiro Izuka, who is on the witness stand for cross examination this week, is concerned, Attorney Gladstein should be arrested for extreme cruelty.

Innocent Bystander

There is no dispute about the Reinecke hearing receiving tremendous public interest.

A glance at the attendance will show that a wide cross section of the public is following the case very closely. There are professional people including teachers and lawyers, white collar workers and laborers, all equally interested. [full story]

Editor, Honolulu Record:

Of the many nice American children I know, those of a Japanese workingman of my acquaintance are the most delightful. They range in age from four to thirteen years, are bright-eyed, well-mannered and self-reliant far beyond their years. And yet they have no mother, no real mother at least. Their mother lost her life when the last of her six children was born. The father could not find it in his heart to marry again. So the job of keeping the younger keikis fed, and scrubbed, and neatly dressed, fell upon the shoulders of the oldest girl who was barely eight years old.

She did wonderfully well, considering. But she would never have managed if it had not been for her brother's schoolteacher, a lady who has taught school in Hawaii twenty years. [full story]

W.K. Bassett

"Stampede to G.O.P." Phooey!

This should perhaps go on the financial page, but I made a bet of $10 in Honolulu Hale this week that the next Congress of the United States would be safely Democratic in both Houses. I am not going to be ashamed to take the money on this one as anybody who would bet the other way deserves to lose his cash.

It's not hard to figure this one out. Suppose we admit, as we should, that Henry Wallace, as a candidate for President, will take more votes away from Mr. Truman than he will from Mr. Dewey. But that's on the presidential ballot. The congressional fight is an entirely different matter. Mr. Wallace's Independent Party has no candidates for Congress. The Democratic candidates, in every state of the Union, will not only draw all Democratic votes, but they will draw heavily of Republican votes. [full story]