Granada Pioneer, Vol III, No. 35

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PIONEER
March
'by Roy Yoshida
ROSIE'TIBS RIVETER w )* *
■OME""' "rAE '""in 'the distant
Ipasjt ':.' waxed p'd'etio and
made!'"aiH 13-carat crackf
"A rose by another name
would smell just as sweet,"
Whether -this wit was- a
-horticultural expert o r
not,his remark is a beauty,
■ I think people are like
flowers. Now, take our
Ro si e--sp ec ie s: Ar ima • a s
a star example (A star,because stars are always out
at night, If Rosie reads
this, I'm only kidding.);
she by any other name would
be just as. sweet and fun
loving and"-peppy and unpredictable. Just as any
rooting section needs a
cheer leader, our office
force without Rosie, the
Riveter, is quiet- and all
too serene, no ' Rosie, no
cheer--a two-bit word for
noise.
7fe 11-, after what . we
hope was a pleasant sojourn
with the PIOHEER,our Rosie
is heading up-state with
her parents to- a plac e
called Lafayette.. I know
it-won't be easy for her
at f irst—witho'ut her
f r i end s and f el low; wo r k e r s.
There Won't be the "old
crowd" to share Her laughter and tears. She likes
people too much to be without them, and she. will no
doubt miss them (including
Us;, we ■ hope)* 'B u% -Fate
has a way of patching things
up with the help of Father
limey' s'o' ,: R%s.Mb iioi • doubt
will get in the groove
again and everything will
•t.urn out . oakie-doakie..
lie shall■■ miss her, not
only -from the standpoint
of her "Jill of all trades"
work-*value, which included
typing, stenciling, ._ head-
cutting and ■ art work, but
more for her warm friendship and "hail, fellow,
well;, met" spirit. We shall
miss her happy- g o -1 u-c ky
ways and her bubbling personality,.* A rakish,walkie-
talkie lass like, her, only
comes once in a blue moon-
such is life.
A transfer from Jerome
relocation center, Rosie
joined the PIONEER staff
upon- /arrival here--h. e r
reputation as  an artist
1945
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Reports officer: Joe McClelland Editor: Roy Yo.sb.ida
Staff: Hits Ikeda, Asano kacal, Henry Husaba, -'Amy
Mlnabe,'--Ben'Miyahara-, Yayeko Morita.., Audrey Makabe^
Florence Okida, Shigeko Mae Sakamoto, '- . Sad ami '■ -Sake.,'
Julia Shimpsaka, mac Yamaguchi, Allan Asakawa.,
Japanese section ,-:. . . , . Editor:'"' Ichiro. Koniio
Staff: Yutaka xlubota, Mojiro Hamakawa, Hlrom'ichl
Morimoto, Takahiko Kawamura*
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■■" Speaking from his- background of 10 prewar years as a
newspaper correspondent in Japan and _his subsequent
observations, James R. Yo.ung gave a Fresno .Town Hall
Forum audience some information which should be an eye
opener for Californiaus.
Moreover, at least one of his assertions should occasion either a confirmation or contradiction from official sources.
In protesting against the release of. Japanese evacuees by the .far Relocation. Authority until the War
Department is prepared to guarantee safety from attack
"west of the Mississippi," he said,
"7/e have been given to understand the FBI passes on
the loyalty of those released from ERA camps. That;, I
know positive1y, is not sol"
And that statement emphatically calls for a response
from one or the other or both of the agencies mentioned.
The public, however, will-prefer such from the FBI
rather than by spokesmen for a setup concededly quite
1eni ent t oward i t s wards.
Amazing, t o o, i s Young's c1aim that some 10 per cent
of the 35,000 Japanese who colonized certain mandated
Pacific- islands—whic'h -also g" were^being fortified; in
violation of treaties—were former California, farmers.
He explained;' ■. •,' n .," ;.• '. - .. ...        .' .
"These men had learned farming in California and
Hawaii, yet practically none of them was an American
Citizen. A groat many of the valley contingent were
reported to. be from the Fresno and Stockton areas."
Thinking back, many rural residents in the valley
doubtless can recall their curiosity when ' -Japanese
neighbors moved away--destination unannounced.
Young's- version  is. 'that a large number
Oi
them,
their California chore completed,went to the Hars.halls,
C a roll n e s, etc., on. ass i gnment,
Pending facts to the contrary, his report ..on the
evacuee- guarantor question and the Nipponese who emigrated from America at- . the emperor's bidding a few
ye a r s ag o s t and s..
MODESTO (Calif.) BEE, February 22, 1945
Jiaving preceded her wrell
_ i n a d vane e. MM en the late
Jack Ito relocated to Via suing ton, Rosie ably took
over tho art work and created Her two lovable char-
.acters, Eva and Cuee,which
have delighted our readers
.no end. She has a i d e d
various organizations.with
her art work, and served
as an advisor to the. GR
Juniorettes club.
We sincerely hope she
will miss us even Half as
much as we shall miss -her.
b2i   A  RED ' CRUocJ   I.
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Walter H,Moors, personnel officer, left the Center Thursday.to accept, a
^position at tho Sacramento,
.Calif.., 77RA office as a relocation officer, according to James C-, Lindley,
Project director.    . .
Miss Kathleen Schiller,
secretary to Project Director Lindley, also departed for the same city
yesterday to accept a position as a ETRA secretary.