Granada Pioneer, Vol III, No. 33

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LOS ANGELES--Japar.es e-
iw.er.Ican soldiers in Italy
were "trie best damned fighting men in the world" was
the opinion expressed here
hy Sgt.- James P. O'Keil,
vet e ran war c o r r e s p ond ent
now covering the home front
for Yank, the'Army's weekly magazine.
"Let anybody say anything against them," Sergeant 0'Hei1 warned IJest
Coast race baiters, "and
the guys who fought with
them will kill you."
H e . 6 a i d, " Th e y a r e f Ight-
ing the war of 17 76 in
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for the right to
can citizens."
FRESNO—Sec ond shotgun
attack on an evacuee's home
and the destruction by fire
of a third evacueeKs home
last wee]: g.ave evidence
that organized night raiders wore operating in the
Fresno area.
Six shotgun shells were
fired into the home of S,
J. Lakutani on the city's
outskirts, while his wife
and five children and another nisei couple, Ty and
Kay Arifuhu, were dining.
Ho one was injured.
At Selma, meanwhile, a
fire of apparently incendiary nature destroyed the
home and furnishings of Nob
Cecil Korgan, representative of the Denver IKEA
office in the interest of
the Sioux Ordnance Depot
employee recruiting mission
here next week, released a
series of pertinent information in regards to draft
def erment for evacuee workers..
Deferments will be granted, said Morgan earlier
this week, on the. same basis as set up for all depot
emp 1 oye e s, wh Ich,. folio wr s
the •following procedure;
1--Ordnance depot will
supply necessary form by
which the applicant will
notify His Selective Service Local Board of change
of address and job, before
leaving _ center. Center
Relocation Program _ office
will assist applicant in pro-
paring and mailing this form.
2—Upon his  arrival at
n
the Sioux Depot, the commanding officer will so
advise his Selective Service Board, and the fact
that a request for occupa-
t i o na 1. d ef e rraent h as be en
made.
3—Commanding officer of
the depot will forward a
request for occupational
deferment to. appropriate
War Department R e gi o nal
Def ement c omm.ittee.
... 4-~Members of the En-
1i st ed Re s e rve Corps on
inactive status, or men
 continued on page 3-—
Morishige, who before the
war operated Solma's largest garage. The house was
unoccupied at the time,and
loss was estimated at £7000.
Fire Chief Julius Jen son
of Selma pronounced the
blaze as "plainly of incendiary origin."
'K'To will make every effort to find out who committed these atrocities and
prosecute 'the cases of any
persons arrested," said
District Attorney Jambs M.
Ihues-on.
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The reduced Army personnel .resulted in the closure
of. the. Army Post Exchange
herej. announced Henry F.
Halliday,assistant project
director.
Acc ording to Milli a m
Nells, project steward, a
group of appointed personnel members tool: over the
exchange and started operation last Tuesday. It will
be open from 8 to. 11:3 0
a.m., and from 3 to 5 p.m..,
for the military and appointed personnel and e-
vacuoes who, work in the administration area.
Howe ve r, r o c r e a t i onal
facilities will be limited
to the military and. appointed personnel.
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Hereafter all persons in military status--members of
the armed forces and Enlisted Reserve Corps,, and men
who have passed pre-induct ion physicals and a. re-
awaiting induction--shall- be eligible to. visit a center upon approval of the.  —.	
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John Ter Korg, housing
sup erint end ent, s t at ed that
all vacant rooms are being
held for possible future
occupants, therefore, no
one must move . into them.
witho ut fir st o b t a i n in g
permission from the housing
office.   • .
pro j ec t ■.,. d ir ec t o r without
referral to a field office.
That is the latest information received on regulations governing center
visits by Project Director,
James G,Lindley frpm Hashing! on, DC, VK'LA office.
Members  of the armed
forces on furlough shall
to
DO
provided. If a  sol-
oi or Xi
•t-
visitin
for relocation, purposes and has
obtained advanced approval,,
he will be exempt from all
charges on the same basis
as other individuals in
t hi s. c at eg o.ry•
Civilian visitors who
c one b ac 1: wi t h advance
be charged for board but field office approval are
not for lodging, even where not required to pay g'& e'-'st
separate accommodations have ——continued on page 3 —