Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 43

              Granada   P I O N E E R
Vol. I, No. 43        Amache, Colorado    February 27, 1943
RED  CROSS
QUOTA  SET
   The goal set for the
Red Cross War Chest fund
for this project is $500,
John 0. Moore, public wel-
fare counselor, announced
yesterday.   Arrangements
for residents who wish to
contribute will be announced
in the PIONEER Tuesday.
   The center's quota is
part of the Prowers county
total of $4800.   Thursday
is the day set for solici-
ting.
   Moore hopes that the
residents will co-operate
and make a good showing.
This drive replaces the
annual Red Cross dollar
membership campaign, he
added.   The national goal
is $125,000,000.
   Soliciting from the WRA
appointed personnel will
begin Tuesday.
BOND SALES EQUAL 10%
OF CENTER PAY ROLL
   The announcement of the
sale of $4500 worth of Vic-
tory bonds and stamps cli-
maxed the Amache Victory
concert at Terry hall last
night.
   The amount raised in the
drive equalled the quota
of 10 per cent of Amache's
monthly pay roll.
   Dr. Shunzo Mitani,  Fred
Hashimoto, and Shig Naka-
rnura made the largest sin-
gle    purchases of $100 War
bonds and were awarded
homemade cakes.
   Kay Komai and  Tetsu Mo-
ri  also won cakes because
of their large purchases.
   A bid of $14 in Victory
stamps by Henry Suzukida
of the recreation depart-
ment topped the auction of
Conductor Tad Hascall’s
baton.
   The beginning band, jun-
ior high girls' trio, sen-
ior high girls’ sextette,
and senior high band per -
formed.   Herbert K. Walther,
principal of the junior
high school, conducted "The
Star Spangled Banner."
Moore Speaks
To Boy Scouts
   John 0. Moore, public
welfare counselor, deliv-
ered the main address at
the Boy Scout Court of Hon-
or Thursday night at Terry
hall.
    Scouts of five troops
and two cub packs received
awards.   Troop and cub char-
ters ware also presented.
   Tom Sasaki received the
highest award, a Life Scout
pin.
ARMY  REGISTRATION
TEAM   LEAVES
   "We really enjoyed our
stay in this center."
   This was the first and
only public statement made
by Capt. William S. Fair-
child,  head of the military
registration team which
left Amache yesterday.
REGISTRATION
NEARS END
The last group of al-
iens and women in all the
11 and 12 blocks will be
registered at the 12G rec-
reation hall through next
week from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Lewis W. Fanslan,
registrar, announced yes-
terday.
   Two clerks will remain
in the 10H recreation hall
on Monday and Tuesday to
register those who failed
to appear this week.
CO-OP  MEMBERSHIP   DRIVE
EXCEEDS  $15,000  GOAL
   A sum of $24,380, far beyond the goal of $15,000,
was raised in the charter membership drive of the Con-
sumer Enterprises, inc., which ended this week.
   The amount raised  in the Granada center was more
than    three    times    that of any other  center.    Sixteen
blocks    topped  their goals
of 100 members and $1000.
   Top records were turned
in by Blocks 12K and 6G,
led by Block Managers Ku-
hachi Ikuta and T. Hatanaka,
respectively.   Both brought
in more than 100 members
and more than $2000 in cap-
ital.   Super prizes of $20
in scrip will be awarded.
   Other winning blocks
12G, 9H, 10E, $10 in scrip;
6H,  10H,  7H,  7E,  9L,  8K,
$5 in scrip.
   Said E. H. Runcorn, as-
sociate enterprises' superin-
tendent:
    "Much credit is due to
the excellent teamwork of
all block managers and
their membership committees
who were ably assisted by
the organizing committee.
         continued on page 3
FOUR  ATTEND
CONFERENCE
   Project Director James
G. Lindley and Henry Halli-
day, chief administrative
officer,  left yesterday
for Denver to attend a WRA
conference.
   T. Read Hanson, prin-
cipal fiscal accountant,
and Norman Gross, cost ac-
countant,  will leave to-
morrow to attend the meet-
ing.
   A new cost accounting
system is expected to be
worked out.
DANCE    PLANNED
FOR    VOLUNTEERS
    A send-off dance for the
Army volunteers is now
being planned by members
of the various center
departments.  It will be
supported by the center
people.   Henry Suzukida is
 in charge.