Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 19

              
Granada  P I O N E E R
Vol. I, No. 19          Amache, Colorado       December 30, 1942
COST OF SCHOOL DECRIED
DIRECTOR'S   MESSAGE
   To my friends in the Granada relocation center:
I am grateful for your past cooperation and look for
its continuation; I am sure that your conduct has mer-
ited the admiration of the community as well as that
of those in the authority who know the cheerfulness and
fortitude with which you are carrying on-your contri-
bution to the war effort.
   May the New Year bring a resolution of your problems,
a return to a more normal life, a recognition of your
services and actions in this center.
   May you keep your faith in America and Democracy,
and may America and this Democracy keep their faith
with you!
JAMES G. LINDLEY
Project director
CHARTER APPROVED
BY WRA OFFICIALS
   The charter of the Granada relocation center was
approved by the Washington office of the WRA and by
Project Director James G. Lindley Monday and will be
presented to center residents over 16 years of age for
ratification soon.
   An organization committee began work on the charter
two months ago.  The first effort of the committee was
rejected by Joseph Smart, field assistant director,
because he felt it overstepped the bounds set by WRA
regulations.
   The charter as it stands now culminates efforts of
committee members to lay groundwork for a successful
community government.   As such, the final approval or
rejection will be decided by center residents.
Ration    Books
Called    In
   War ration books must
be surrendered by Caucasian
employees who eat 12 or
more meals per week at the
staff mess and by evacuees
who still have them, said
T. Read Hanson, principal
fiscal accountant.
  The books are to be sur-
rendered at the office of
budget and finance where
receipts will be given and
books safeguarded.
   Books will be returned
to employees who leave the
project or eat less, than
12 meals per week at the
staff mess and to evacuees
who are discharged from the
center.
Employees   to
Work 48 Hours
  Instructions received
from the Washington office
stating that the hours of
duty for all WRA employees
have been changed to 48 hours
were released to all the
center division chiefs by
Project Director James G.
Lindley, this week.
  The new ruling has been
effective since Saturday.
  Employees will now be
required to work eight hours
on Saturday instead of the
usual four.
   This order applies to
the evacuees as well as the
Administrative personnel,
according to the instruct-
tions.
SENATOR IN
COMPLAINT
   The controversy over the
Granada center's school
building will reach the
Senate's appropriations
committee when Congress
convenes next month, it was
predicted by an Associated
Press dispatch from Washing-
ton, this week.
   Senator Ed Johnson of
Colorado will send a letter
to that group protesting
the expenditure of $308,000
for the Granada school
building, the dispatch said.
Previously Johnson protested
to the War Relocation au-
thority and received a let-
ter of reply from Dillon S.
Myer, national director.
   Johnson said he was "dis-
satisfied" with Myer's ex-
planation, and will carry
the matter to the appro-
priations committee although
it is too late to stop the
construction of the Granada
school building.   The WRA
obtains its funds from the
appropriations committee.
   Commented the Rocky
Mountain News:
  "Senator Johnson is dead
right in taking vigorous
exception to the expendi-
ture of the absurd amount
of no less than $308,000
for a school building for
the Japanese relocation
center at Granada.
   "Unfortunately, it is
too late to stop this waste.
The contract has been let
and construction is under
way.   But Senator Johnson
says he will carry the
fight to the appropriations
committee in the next Con-
gress, and try to check such
extravagance in advance.
  "We hope he succeeds.
  "The sum of $308,000 is
wholly out of proportion
in view of the usual cost
of country schools it Col-
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