Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 57

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SKETCHES
  Well-built, bespectacled
Tsuneji Yoshioka of 6H-10C
is the jolly issei gentle-
man who greets the patients
with a few sympathetic
words when they approach,
the pharmacy department to
have  their prescriptions
filled.
   As the head pharmacist,
he shoulders all the re-
sponsibilities that may
occur in one of the most
important offices in the
center   hospital.
    Not only does he present
the medicines that cure our
ills and ailments,  he gives
a  reassuring smile which
seems to say, "This remedy
will cure your troubles,
so don't worry."
   It was two years prior
to the outbreak of World
War I, when Yoshioka arrived
in San Francisco to enroll
at Heald's business college.
A few years later his older
brother graduated the Uni-
versity of California's
Pharmacy school and entered
a field in which few Japa-
nese practiced.  His broth-
er's success spurred him
on to try his hand at phar-
maceutics at the UC Pharmacy
school.
   Shortly afterwards, two
of his other brothers en-
tered the profession, making
four skilled pharmacists in
the Yoshioka family.
   Previous to his estab-
lishment of a drug business
in Bakersfield, Calif.,
Yoshioka spent five years
in San Francisco as a phar-
macist, gaining invaluable
experience.
   The 15 years before evac-
uation, in B a k e r s f ie 1 d ,
found hundreds of Cauca-
sians, Negroes, and. Fili-
pinos as well as Japanese
patronizing his business.
He attributes his success
as a druggist partially to
having started his own busi-
ness in the "boom year" of
1928.
   Although an Issei, Yoshi-
oka speaks, writes, and
reads English very fluently.
He loves to fish, and play
golf.    In the latter sport,
he shoots in the 100's.
To top it off, he dances…
some say he even knows the
latest jitterbug steps.
--Suyeo  Sako
SHOE  RATION  CARDS
VOID  AFTER  30  DAYS
   If an Amache resident
does not use his shoe ra-
tion certificate within the
30-day period, designated
thereon, it will  be  assumed
that he is not in need of 
shoes, and he will therefore 
have to wait until after
June 15 before another cer-
tificate may be issued.
This is according to word
received by Leave Officer
Willis Hanson from R. L. 
Christy, chairman of the 
Lamar rationing board.
   Said Christy, upon in-
Structions received from 
the office of state direc-
tor, the remaining shoe
purchase certificates to
be issued to the Japanese 
residents of the center will 
be made for a valid period
of 30 days from date is-
suance.
YAMAGIWA   MANABE
IN  BOULDER   HOSPITAL
   Ben Yamagiwa, employee
in a campus dining hall,
had an emergency appendec-
tomy at the Boulder Communi-
ty hospital and Akira Ma-
nabe,  instructor at the
naval language school, was
admitted for medical care,
according to the April 10
Boulder Daily Camera.
  Both are from the Granada relocation center.
PAY METHOD
SPEEDED UP
   T.  Read  Hanson, prin-
cipal fiscal accountant,
announces that those who
resign their work and go
out on indefinite  leaves
before the 15th of  the month
will hereafter receive
pay checks much sooner than
before.   The checks  will
be mailed shortly after the
middle,  rather  than the
end of the month.  However,
those who resign after the
15th will continue to re-
ceive  their  checks  after
the end of the month
   Hanson added that all
of the Army volunteers have
not yet picked up their pay
checks and urges them to
do so soon as possible.
THREE   TO  LEAVE
FOR CHICAGO HOSTEL
   The Church of the Brethren
hostel in Chicago has ac-
cepted Arthur Kumamoto,
6F-3B, Rev. Harry Hashimoto,
12E-7A, and John Okada,
7K-4B, for temporary resi-
dence there.   They are
scheduled  to  leave in a
few days.
Examinations
Made of Lame
   Dr. H. W. Wilcox, or-
thopedist, made the physical
examinations and recommenda-
tions at the crippled chil-
dren's clinic conducted
by representatives from
the Colorado State Board
of Health Monday.
   Also present for con-
sultations was Marie Wickert,
state  medical social con-
sultant, division of crip-
pled children, and Dr. Ed-
ward N.. Chapman, director
of the division of crippled
children.
   The three representa-
tives from the board of
health commended the WRA
hospital staff for the
smooth functioning of the
clinic, under the direc-
of Mrs. Ruth Hudson,
public health nurse.
MURAKOSHI   HEADS
9K   ORGANIZATION  
   George    Murakoshi    was
elected president of the
Block 9K young people's
organization recently.   As-
sisting him with the active-
ities are Hajime Amemiya,
boys' vice president;   Elsie
Arikawa, girls' vice presi-
dent;  Jaine Oi, secretary;
Chiyeko Hayase, corres-
ponding secretary; Philip
Yazaki , treasurer; Roy
Turuda, auditor; and Sumiko
Shirafuji, historian.
VOLUNTEERS   FETED
AT I2F MESS HALL 
    Nine volunteers, all
formerly of Sonoma county,
were honored at a dance at
the 12F mess hall Saturday
night.   Chip Imai was dec-
oration chairman, with Jim
Kubochi  emcee.
   Those feted were Pete
Masuoka, Sab Okamura, Jiro
Kai, Hirashi Kanda, Harry
Nakabe., George Otsuka, Tom
Morikawa, Leo Kikuchi, and
Bill Wada.