Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 87

              Page   2_____________PIONEER_____________July 31, 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.
Letter  TO  THE  EDITOR
TO THE EDITOR:
   As a customer l am often-
times amazed at the high
prices charged in our can-
teen; and as a stockholder
(one share) I guess I should
feel happy to  see the  pro-
fits rolling in.   Neverthe-
less, I would prefer smaller
dividends and would like to
see prices marked down to
a more equitable level com-
parable to prices on the
outside.
   Also, I would like to
suggest that the canteen
stop cash sales immediate-
ly and sell strictly on
scrip book basis, thereby
saving thousands of dollars
that are now being paid an-
nually for profit tax on
cash sales.   Perhaps the
money saved could be set
aside as a scholarship fund
for deserving graduates of
our Amache high school.
Incidentally, such a scholar-
ship would be an incentive
for our boys and girls to
study harder and make some-
thing of themselves.
   Inasmuch as the policy
of the WRA is to relocate
us as soon as possible, why
is our co-op constructing
such a large costly store
for us?   Would it not have
been wiser and better man-
agement to keep our present
set-up.    On the other hand,
if expansion were absolute-
ly necessary, why not build
three or four small inexpen-
sive roadside stands scat-
tered conveniently through-
out the camp where one could
purchase cigarettes, soft
drinks, and newspapers?
   I wonder if something
could be done along these
lines?
                     Respectfully yours,
                       Berry S. Suzukida
MYER URGES
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community spirit and at-
titude, I am sure that you
will agree with me that
this kind of community life
which we are giving our
children is artificial...
If they are going to be a
part of the American pub-
lic, they should have the
opportunity to grow up in
the normal American schools
rather than with other
Japanese....       
   "Those of you who have
children, even though you
have gone through much,
there is one more sacrifice
for you-and that is to
move out, in spite of the
fact that you like your
staff.    I fear that you
will learn to like your
staff too well.
   "Amache will be one of
the last relocation centers
to be closed.   This is a
good place to relocate
from, and I hope there will
be many alumni from Amache.
I want to appeal to you in
regard to relocation, and
hope that I may see you
all on the outside."
SEGREGATION  EXPLAINED
--------continued from page 1
to Tule Lake.
   All persons who have been
denied leave clearances from
Washington D.C. will receive
hearings to determine whe-
ther or not they should be
sent to Tule Lake.
   A list of all persons
affected will immediately
be prepared, and persons
to be transferred to Tule
Lake center or to have hear-
ings will be notified in
writing.
   As part of the segrega-
tion program,  it will be
necessary for the Granada
project to receive from the
Tule Lake Relocation center
at least 1000 persons  who
have been cleared by the
Government.
   In connection with this
program, Lindley, emphasized
desirability for those who
are not segregated to re-
locate as soon as possible.
Short TAKES
   Counselor John J. 0.
MoorE and Chief Nurse Alma
K. Folda will leave Monday
morning to take four chil-
dren from this center to
Denver for surgical treat-
ment at the State Crippled
Children's department.
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   Twenty thousand pounds
of Swiss chard grown on
the project farm units
supervised by K. Kimoto and
K. Daikai, were shipped to
the Minidoka relocation
center, Hunt, Ida., Thurs-
day.      
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   Enroute back to Washing-
ton D. C. from the Denver
WRA meeting, Phillip M.
Glick, head of the WRA le-
gal department, and two
members of his department,
R. A. Leflar and Edgar
Bernhard, visited the cen-
ter yesterday and today.
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   Paul J. Christenson has
been recently added to the
center appointed personnel
as cost accountant of the
property and warehousing
divisions of the Finance
section.   Christenson was
formerly a cost accountant
at Camp Hale, Pando, Colo.
       Visiting
====soldiers===
   Cpl. Nobuyoshi Kano,
Pfc Thomas T. Kimura, Camp
Hale,   Colo.
ENDO   ENROLLS   IN
TRAINING   SCHOOL
   Among the 250 soldiers
arriving at Rhode Island
State college last week
was Japanese-American Har-
ry I. Endo, formerly of
Long Beach, Calif.
   The men were specially
selected to take a 36-weeks'
course to qualify them as
Army engineers.   They made
the trip from the Univer-
sity of Nebraska in charge
of  Lt. Col. Arthur T. Lob-
dell.
   Said Lobdell:   "I'll bet
on every one of those boys.
I picked them myself, and
they have an average in-
telligence quotient of 135,
indicating superior intel-
ligence."
   Endo is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tetsuji Endo, 6G-
1E, of this center.