Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 70

              Page 2__________________PIONEER________________June 2, 1943
_______G R A N A D A     P I O N E E R______
   Published Wednesdays and  Saturdays  by the WRA and
distributed    free    to  each apartment.           Editorial of-
fice:     PIONEER building,  Amache, Colorado.
Telephone:     63.                              Editor:     Khan Komai.
   Staff:   Tsugime  Akaki,    Katsumi  Arimoto, Robert 
Asamoto, Tadao Fujii, George Hamamoto, Joseph Ide, 
Jack Ito, Satoru Kamikawa, Haruo Kawase, Ben Kusaba,
Henry Kusaba, Yutaka Kubota, Taxie Kusunoki, Toshie 
Nishida, George 0no, Sueo Sako, Kayo Sakaguchi, Alice-
Takata,   Fred   Tanaka,   Miyako  Tashiro,  John Tsuruta.
Save  A  Life
   Voluntary donation of blood is the only source a-
vailable to the patients in the center hospital.
   The list of voluntary donors has almost expired.
   To alleviate this need, the councilmen have volun-
teered to have their blood tested and place themselves
on the list of donors. 
   Effort will also be made in each block to obtain 15
volunteers whose blood will be available in case an
emergency arises among the block neighbors. This plan
was innovated in order to get around the reluctance of
some people to give their blood to total strangers.
   Transfusions often mean the difference between life-
and death.  Your blood may   save  a  life.  Let it!
Letter  TO THE EDITOR
   (All "letters to the
editor" thus far published
in the PIONEER are on file
in the PIONEER office, and
may be examined at any
time.  No letter without
the author's real name
has been printed, although
names have been withheld
upon request.   To clear  up
a misunderstanding, how-
ever, all letters carried
in the PIONEER will hence-
forth bear the writer's
real name.-ed note)
TO ALL CENTER RESIDENTS:
   We have read...of the
recent unfortunate occur-
rence in which a...resi-
dent attempted, to take his
life...we presume that his
problems and difficulties
were so discouraging that
life seemed no longer bear-
able.
   ...there are many dis-
couraging situations in
this center. When viewed
alone, they may seem unen-
durable ...people of Japa-
nese ancestry face unusual-
ly perplexing problems..
   ...we should like to
make two comments.   First,
any personal problem seems
less difficult if shared
with another person of un-
derstanding.   Second, there
is hardly any situation to
which there is not some
solution.
   ...we have in this cen-
ter many people of under-
standing and sympathy...
they sincerely want to
lend a hand where needed.
   We have  a public wel-
fare section staffed with
persons who have been
trained to help indivi-
duals  work out their dif-
ficulties.  Anyone coming 
to this department....will
receive the utmost consi-
deration and understanding
and guidance.   Information
given to a worker in this
department is held in strict
confidence.   To come to us
is not to "accept charity."
   ...Do not allow ten-
sions  to grow up within
you to the point where you
feel at a loss as to what
to do.    Seek the assistance
of those who are interested
in your welfare.
   Our only purpose in be-
ing here is to be-of assist-
ance to you.
    JOHN J. MOORE
    COUNSELOR
    PUBLIC WELFARE SECTION
WOULD RECRUIT  8
MALE  TRANSLATORS
   Lieut.  Thomas Adams from
the War department in Wash-
ington was in Amache dur-
ing the week end to recruit
eight male translators or
experienced Japanese type -
setters.    The  pay is $200
a month and up. Those who
are qualified are asked to
apply at the office of Wal-
ter J. Knodel, selective
service officer.
   TOWN  HALL
        TALK
    The next council elec-
tion set for the 15th isn't
so far off.    Nominations
of candidates were to have
been turned in by yester-
day, but the deadline, has
been extended until Satur-
day noon.
    Interest  seems to be
negligible.
   And it is not too sur-
prising for the nisei ere
more concerned with reset-
tlement problems then they
are with Amache.
    The recent charter amend-
ment giving the issei the
right to hold elective of-
fice may be what the doc-
tor ordered.   To many issei,
Amache is their home for
the duration,and publicity
on the advantage of reset-
tling now,instead of later
isn't having much effect.
The election result will
probably find issei repre-
sentatives from most of
the blocks who are con-
cerned with the welfare of
the center.
   However, it must be re-
membered that all council
meetings are conducted in
English and long-winded
issei who do not understand
English  will complicate
rather than  improve the
quality of the council's
work.
         *  *  *  *
   Complaints as to the
prices charged by the com-
munity enterprise grocery
store seem to be on the
increase.    In order to al-
leviate complaints of vio-
lation of ceiling prices,
the co-op should post a
list of local ceiling
prices     in    a     conspicuous
place.
       *  * *  *
   Maybe it's hard to turn
away movie customers who
have walked from one end
of the center to the other
in order to see the pic-
ture,  but the  overflow
crowds  in the mess halls
constitute  a fire hazard.
The  recreation  department
should remedy this  situa-
tion before  any serious
consequence occurs. --K.K.