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Page SECTION A HERALD Wednesday IBM Lost rights because of security fears Former store Family moved into park horse stalls to be converted into home after fathers fishing boat taken away Terry was born and brought up in a lit tle village close to Port Rupert British Columbia and she remembers being among the first Japanese- Canadians to be moved south to Vancouver When the war started we were among the first to be evicted because Ihey started from the north Mrs nee Nakagawa of George town Chelvtn Drive recalled Her father Sasuke was a fisherman with his own boat However the boat was taken away from him in 1943 and Mrs Yahiro now reimbursed for the loss of his boat A young teenager at the time Terry and her brother and two slaters were on the train to Vancouver Her father mother and baby sister made the trip by boat because Mrs Sute was in ill health It February The train seats slid Into beds Terry remembers and best of all she remembers being served toast and boiled eggs in the morning From tiny port the family moved into the horse stalls at Vancouver Hastings Park They were among the first Japanese families moved Into the race track built for horse racing My father was a veteran from the First World War and I think It was he dldn have to go to road camp like the Japanese men Mrs said At Hastings Park the men and women were segregated in the build togs The floor was concrete and there was lots of noise HE I remember sleeping on the top bunk from where I could see every body from above the stalls and wave to people Mrs smiled We put curtains across the stalls to have privacy The ailing Mrs have to line up for meals In the mess Instead she ate her meals Inside the same building at a special dining ball for Invalids the family was able to arrange for Mrs to stay with relatives who lived in Vancouver bo she couTdbe a little more comfort Terry and her daughter Diane cuddle their dogs and Samantba Born In Canada Mn Yahiro says the not much Involved with the Japanese Canadian com muni able at least until the family moved from Hastings Park to the BC Interior August end We moved to a place called Sandon It used to be a mining town at one time and was a ghost town Mrs Yahiro said My mother died there In November She was An aunt was with them and the Nakagawa family relied on her after the death of Mrs Nakagawa Mrs remembers a long kitchen table and benches being shared with several other families at Again there were bunkbeds and Mrs would clamber up every night to sleep There was a building there that was used 08 a church and a makeshift hospital she said Mrs Yahiro joined the other children at the classes begun by the Sisters of Sacred Heart nuns in white gowns The family was moved to Bayfarm and Mrs continued her studies thrStcters nuns Although acknowledging they have a point In seeking for Japanese losses la Woru War says attitude is to let bygones be bygones Herald photo eventually earning her high school diploma It was there that the repatriation question was circulated amongst the JapaneseCanadians they were glen the choice of either returning to Japan or going east of the Rockies It must nave been terrible the family decisions that had to be made In my family we have that conflict right from the start we knew we going back Mrs said To us this was our country The family chose to go to Montreal and from there to Toronto Today Mrs Yahiro is a mother of three and lives on Georgetown Chelvin Drive Mrs Yahiro hold any resentment about what happened to the during World War Two As a child during those years she was spared the difficult decisions and the worries of her parents she said That generation seemed to accept things They had a can t be helped sort of attitude Mrs tried to explain of her parents generation She said she had no unpleasant memories of the experience and said those who would have the unpleasant memories would more likely be the older ones the ones that had to feed their family and worry about their future The seeking compensation have a point Mrs Yahiro acknowledged let bygones be bygones she said pointing out that although the Japanese were forced to start from scratch they ve done very well for themselves Written comments ore being received by the town until Nov on the application to the former Irwin property from Industrial to commercial Dec the elected will bo debating this application and a staff report with comments and additional data as to the merits of change will be available The acre properly at the northeast corner of Street and Sinclair Avenue In Georgetown has 23 square feet and a numbered company wants to develop it so It houses restaurant financial instltutl on office uses and a homehardware wholesale operation and retail outlet of 10 feet At Monday nights council meet the solicitor for the numbered company said his client Is someone currently in the hardware business In town operating in a two floor facility which is proving to be constrictive and a handicap for future development Noting the Irwin building has been empty for the last two years slntc moved out and most recently Mike Armstrongs campaign supporters lawyer Bert Arnold said Its been a difficult building to get any industry to take on because of Its size Mr Arnold said he is applying for an Official Plan amendment to permit the commercial and retail uses intend for the site lie noted the nature of the building much like a warehouse Is Ideal for his client who currently has problems storing 12 Toot planks and heavy hardware As well the larger building will allow his client to get into building electrical and plumbing supplies for the industrial park just behind The applicant ficls there a market for these supplies In town We re just trying to keep the dollars In Halt on Hills rather than going to Toronto Brampton or Hamilton Mr Arnold said Nobody spoke either in favor or In opposition to the application to make these amendments to the Official Plan and to the proper zoning You did this to my people Continued from page AS and read the history of the Japanese- Canadians and I thought Damn you God damn you you did this to my people when they came over Mrs Ibuki said her voice shaking still after so many years And I was so proud just a few days before My eldest son when he read and learned about the evacuation be said Mom did that really happen When I said yes he said God damn them Mrs Ibuki said He a journalist now and he proud I don want to talk about it too much now because the years have gone by she said That water under the bridge as far as concerned What do you think Should liquor and wine be sold in the corner stores The Halton Hills and driving committee wants to air Its views before the provincial task force looking Into this proposal A town committee the drinking and driving group were told to make a report on what their views are and bring it to council for approval before heading out to the task force Monday night councillors said they wanted to know where the committee stood before It went off representing the town on this contro versial issue A suggestion was made that committee members appear before the task force as Individuals but Coun Dave Whiting felt that their views would stilt reflect on the town The new council which sits in December will have to deal with this matter when the committee report comes back Good service good coverage good pace- Thats State Hum insurance S ROBERT TA1T INS AGENCY LTD 877 Like a good neighbor State Farm is there STATE FARM INSURANCE Scatxxouon OntM SUPREME COURT OF ONTARIO NOTICE TO DOUGLAS PAUL FREESTONE A PETITION FOR DIVORCE AND COSTS HAS BEEN FILED BY OSE FREESTONE YOU MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PETITION BY MAIL FROM THE COURT OF AT THE COURT HOUSE HURON STREET FORD ONTARIO IF YOU WISH TO OPPOSE THE PETITION OR SEEK OTHER RELIEF YOU MUST DO SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE IF YOU FAIL TO SERVE AND FILE AN ANSWER DIVORCE MAY BE GRANTED AND JUDGMENT MAY BE GIVEN AGAINST YOU 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