Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 78

              Granada  PIONEER
Vol. I, No. 78      Amache, Colorado    June 30, 1943
DEDICATION  OF  SCHOOL
SCHEDULED  FOR FRIDAY
   The pageant dedicating
the new Amache senior high
school building will be
held Friday only, instead
of two nights as previous-
ly announced. The program
will be presented at the
new school auditorium at
8 p.m.
   Overture by the senior
high school band will open
the program, followed by
dedicatory remarks by Paul
J. Terry, superintendent
of schools.
   The play, "Young Ameri-
cans Learn About Being A-
mericans," presented by
the elementary school stu-
dents, will show the vari-
ous classroom activities
followed by the students
during the school year.
   The junior high school's
pageant, ''Youths' Day In
Amache," will portray the
academic and social life
of the students, while the
senior high's "Youths'
Role In America" will show
the students in different
parts of the country after
they have been relocated
and how school training
has benefited them.
   At this time young men
who have become 21 years
old during the past year
will be informed of their
responsibilities and priv-
ileges as American citizens
and recite the American
creed. Paul J. Terry will
administer the Citizenship's
Oath.
JULY 9, 10 AND 11
SET FOR CARNIVAL
   The carnival sponsored
by the recreation depart-
ment and originally sched-
uled for Independence Day
is postponed until July 9,
10, and 11.
   According to the carni-
val committee, 60 booths
are planned. These con-
cessions will be handled by
the YWCA, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts,YBA and other young
people’s groups .
   Planned as part of the
three-day celebration is
a parade,a track meet, sumo,
a softball and hardball
tournaments and a dance.
   In conjunction with the
festivities, the Blue Star
Mothers will carry on a
War bond and stamp drive.
17-YEAR-OLDS
MUST   REGISTER
   Center residents who
have reached 17 years of
age and who have not regis-
tered for  the WRA leave
clearance application nor
filled out the "Statement
of US Citizen of Japanese
Ancestry" are asked to do
so immediately.   Lewis W.
Fanslan, employment offi-
cer, is in charge of the
registration.
NEWSMEN
To  Visit  Center
   Due to arrive at the
center tomorrow is a con-
tingent of more than 20
representatives of the
press, newsreel and radio
who will  t ake advantage of
the "open house" to obtain
first-hand information con-
cerning the evacuees-. For
two days,tomorrow and Fri-
day, they will be allowed
complete freedom to roam
the project ground and ac-
quaint themselves with the
manner in which the resi-
dents conduct their lives.
   The open house has been
extended through Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday in
order to give the repre-
sentatives of several week-
ly newspapers a chance to
visit Amache.
   Invitations were given
jointly by the WRA end OWI.
ADMINISTRATIVE  SET-UP
TO SEE MODIFICATION
   Effective tomorrow, a
redistribution of activities
in the administrative staff
operations will be made to
conform to the pattern set
up by the Washington MA
office.
   The three divisions are
community management direct-
ed by W.Ray Johnson; oper-
ation management,  Donald
E. Harbison; and adminis-
trative managementinent, Henry
F. Halliday.
   Sections grouped in these
divisions   are  as   follows;
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
   Education-Paul Terry
   Internal  security-Har-
         low Tomlinson
   Welfare--John J.O.Moore
   Health--Dr.William Car-
        starphen
Community    activities--
        Harvey  Turk
Community analysis--John
   Rademaker
Business     enterprises--
   E.  H.   Runcorn
Community government
Evacuee     property--Mark
   Radcliffe
OPERATION MANAGEMENT
   Engineering-Ralph J.
      0'Rourke
   A g r iculture--John N.
Spencer
   Motor  pool--Robert Smith
   Industry-Maida Campbell
   Fire    de partment--Vern
            Campbell
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
   Mess     division-William
              Wells
   Procurement-Alton Mead
   Finance-T. Read Hanson
   Office  services-Marion
    G.  Wells
   Personnel-Ruby  Fuller
   Statistics
   Directly under Project
Director James G. Lindley
will be the legal,reports,
and employment   divisions.
SHORT-WAVE  RADIO
DEADLINE  TODAY
   The deadline for the
turning in of all short-
wave radios owned by evac-
uees is today. The sets
must be taken to the office
of Police Chief Harlow
Tomlinson.