Granada Pioneer, Vol III, No. 46

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SACRAMENTO--A resolution
opposing the return of the
Japanese to the Pacific
coast was unanimously adopted at a recent meeting of
the Magellan Post No» 604
of the American Legion,
announced J, L. Canseco,
post commander.
Recently granted charter by the Legion, the Ma*
gelIan Post is composed of
bo'inos.
Vol .III No. 46   Wednesday, April 11, 1945      A mac he, C olo.
SRAM HO lOHGIER.     -
W€B RERRESEMf J ARAB
Project Director Jamos
National WRA Director Dil
that the Spanish Embassy
Offering year-round work
for at least 1600 persons,
plus seasonal employment
for 5000 more,the Seabrook
Farms opened widely the
door of attractive opportunity to center relocators.
H. W. Letts, an executive
of the Bridgeton, NJ.,, f irm,
visited Amache last week
in the interest of explaining the advantages of the
Farms' offer,
Letts stated that while
he is interested in having
the relocatees come on
permanent basis, his concern will pay the travel*
ing expenses of any dissatisfied evacuee employee
to any point In the "Test
C oa s t--provided he Ha s
worked until Dec, 1.
He also disclosed that
H e w Jens ey farms have
jobs for at least 300 persons.
As there are no apart-
The local campaign to
collect clothing for the
destitute people of liberated Allied countries will
be conducted here -during-
the month, of. May,announced
HL'rs, Henry F, Hal 11 d,ay,
chairman.
Dr, U. S. Viles, educa*
tion advisor from the Washington WRA office, arrived
Friday to review accounting
procedures and discuss
transfer of property under
the education section, according to Dr, Lloyd A»
Garrison, superintendent
of education.
Dr» Viles, who is on a
tour of the centers, will
leave here tonight.
ment vacancies at present,
the Farms cannot accommodate families with small
children or persons under
1G, However, housing fa*
cilities consisting of
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VlSfBTSCEMTER
Congressman J, Edgar
Chenowi th (R., C o1o.) of tho
third congress!onal district,
which includes Amache,vis-
i t ed the c e n te r la s t S at ur -
day, disclosed Jamos G.
Lindley, project director,
yestorday.
Chenowith was particularly interested in the possible use of government
buildings and tho disposition of government equipment on the project. His
tour of the center with
Lindley included the Hospital, schools and the
Co-op,
ClL€D¥!lHHH«l«ii
cjmFAicai
T he United national
Clothing Collection, with
Ubnryvidi.^aiBfirnas national
chairman, offers an oppor*
tunity to lend assistance
in a practical way, stated
Mrs. Halliday, Serviceable
used clothing, shoes and
bedding are needed., .with
the he jd of children's
clothing and shoes being
most urgent,'
While the drive is aimed
particularly at WRA appointed personnel members,evac
uees who wish to contribute
articles are urged to do
so, Mrs. Halliday said.
Clothing should be taken to
the Halliday apartment ,N-3,
in the old MP area. If
transportation is not a*
vail able, Mrs. Halliday will
arrange transportation for
collection upon request.
G, Lindley was advised by
Ion S. Myer last Friday
has formally notified tho
State Department that it
will no longer represent
Japanese interest in tho
United States,
"We have no information
as yet as to what nation
may take over the function
two MinfMwmMi.s
With' tho rec ont announcement of tho Spanish Govern*
mont's withdrawal as pro*
tec ting power,the Japanese
Government was loft with out
rep res entat i on by a n o ut ral
power in tho United States,
There are only Wo other
neutral countries in a position to represent Japan
in the United States. They
are Swiztorland, which is
r on res ent ing thi s c ountry
in Japan, and Sweden, but
both of those neutral coun*
tries are said to lack sufficient personnelte undertake tho task.
of protecting Japanese interest in the United States,"
said Myer.
"In the meantime," the
Director continued, "theWRA
will do'its best, as it has
in tho past, to meet the
legitimate complaints of
the evacuees whether pro*
sented directly to the project director to the na»
tional director, or through
tho, Spanish Embassy, We
.have always welcomed the
visits of tho Spanish 3 m-
bassy representatives as
protecting power and have
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I Again In It a
A group of Japanese A*
merican infantrymen of the
442nd Combat Team,now with
the Fifth Army in Italy,
captured Mtf Belvedere to
clear the v/ay for the Fifth
Army's drive into the city
of Massa, according tf
Admiral Radio*s world news
broadcast last Sunday,