Show Maw Inducts City Council in Ceremony at Topaz Top z r C f 4 r r 4 M t tS 4 4 w hy r y e. e fr y r wS i a S r S. S r If J l r it w w. I m 1 Y kv Seated at the head banquet table at the induction ceremonies at Topaz last Thursday are Mr and Mrs Tsune Baba Bab a Prof P Pro r o f. f Mr Baba is the newly elected head of the council Mr and Mrs Charles F. F Ernst Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- and Mrs Herbert B. B Maw Mr and Mrs Tracy R. R Welling State Secretary of Agriculture Mr and Mrs Toby Ogawa and standing in the rear of Mr Oga Oga- wa is Carl Coil Hirota retiring chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the temporary city coun coun- cil Banquet in His Honor Given by Residents and a Will Good-Will Me etina Held New Councilmen en In- In in inducted ducted into Office and Program Rendered Governor and Mrs Maw were the guests of honor at a flag raising ceremony by Bo Boy Scouts couts and later at the banquet banquet banquet ban ban- which was provided by the residents of Japanese descent descent de de- scent at atthe the Central Utah Center located at To To- paz Mr and Mrs Tracy Welling g were with the Governors Governor's party of oC entourage The official party drove in about about 5 p p. p m m. on Thursday and re repaired repaired repaired re- re paired to the flag pole where addresses addresses addresses ad ad- dresses were given and the flag raised by Boy Scouts of Japanese descent with American Legion members of descent who I had served in World War I assistIng assistIng assisting assist assist- ing in the ceremony Director Ernst introduced the Governor who dedicated dedicated dedicated dedi dedi- the pole and gave the address address address ad ad- dress of honor after which the colors colors colors col col- ors were lowered Governor Maw was presented with a key to the city The Governor and party then made a tour of inspection of the area and visited the outlying pig farm the quarters of the residents were examined t the h e recreation halls the various units and personal personal personal per per- Investigations of the conditions conditions conditions condi condi- of the Center were conduct conduct- ed The party then repaired to the dining hall where the force of chefs chefs' had prepared a banquet about about about a- a bout were seated Individual place cards with design daintily done in hand in water colors were placed on each plate Governor I and Mrs Maw Mr and Mrs Tracy Welling Mr and Mrs Charles Ernst and Mr and Mrs Toby Agawa Mr l and Mrs Tsune Baba and Mr Carl Hirota were seated at the table of honor table of honor After the banquet Mr Ernst spoke followed by Governor M Maw w. w The keynote of his speech was not bitterness a nd he stressed that he knew that many of the we st at coast residents legally lawful citizens of the United United United Unit Unit- ed States had been by the U. U S. S Government placed inland at this and other relocation centers at sacrifice to the persons a disruptIon disrupt- disrupt Ion of business built up through many years of effort but that he felt it was the best under the circumstances circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- of war He spoke sincerely sincerely sincerely sin sin- of the high morale at this Center with uniform good behavior throughout and commended them for it It Is Is our understanding that Governor Maw is the first or of oC the ten states where relocatIon relocation relocation reloca reloca- tion centers are established to vis visit visit vis- vis VIs-I VIs it them He brought a message of good will he said that he had met here American citizens of Japanese Japan Japan- Japan Japan-I ese descent of oC four generations which is remarkable many of the third generation similarly those of the second generation He lIe said I that he found here many highly educated educated educated ed ed- ed- ed men and women graduates es of the University of or California and elsewhere cultivated scholars scholars scholars schol schol- ars and high-class high citizens that any state should be bc proud of He lIe lIeI I spoke with pride of his experience I in the University of Utah and at Brigham Young University and of I the pleasure he had of educating I a young Japanese whom he referred referred refer refer- I red to with respect He lIe said that the attitude here was hopeful that I the temporary City Council of ToI Topaz Topaz To To- I paz had done enviable work acI accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac I much and he lauded them for their efforts He said saidI I that the sacrifices here were more service service service ser ser- ser ser- to be looked upon as service service- vice to the nation and and services to the residents that for the acts of others for which these are not some a minority must suffer that out of this trial a more liberal feeling would accrue from rom Delta and surrounding communities communities communities com com- and the state and nation as a whole that in time this experience experience experience ex ex- would be behind them to toI I their credit So well impressed was he that he said he would return at a later date as guest before a talent show Miss Mitzi sang a song dedicated to the Governor and Mrs Maw Miss Ernistina Teran- Teran Ishi gave two violin selections and the applause to each was hearty Toshio Suzuki gave a rendition on the harmonica for which an encore encore encore en en- core was demanded and responded respond respond- ed to Professor presented a hand colored picture in water color of a sunset at Topaz to Governor Maw and a similar of goldfish In Ina Ina ina a bowl to Dr Carl Hirota chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the former temporary coun coun- cil A response was given by Dr Hirota II W Tsune Baba newly elected chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the City Council spoke in behalf of the Council Following the members of the City Council were presented personally personally personally per per- to Governor Maw and each given a hearty handclasp and a afew afew afew few brief words then the oath of office was vas given repeated by each member In the City Council Miss has the distinction of being being being be be- ing the only woman At the close of the Induction ceremony Governor Govern Govern- or and Mrs Maw were conducted to a station near the door and each person in the hall was given the I opportunity to shake hands with the Governor of the tie State of Utah I A guest book recorded the names of those presen present presentA A two-fold two purpose prompted the visit of Governor Maw to the Topaz Center Center Center- first to personally inspect the housing the food the rations rations rations- and secondly to bring to the residents a message o of cheer and good will January 14 1943 will be a memorable memI memorable mem mem- crable event in the history of the I residents of Topaz I |