Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 90

              Page  2______________PIONEER____________August  11,   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.
Letters  TO    THE   EDITOR
TO  THE EDITOR:
  Here are a few lines
from a friend of mine who
has gone out to Chicago
which might be of interest
to the relocation-minded:
"Am still at the job I
started on (because It
turned out to be a con-
venient job that pays well
enough).   I work at nights
and attend school during
the day . . .aeronautical
drafting and engineering…
am averaging over $40.00
a week which isn't tops
but  sufficient for us to
get along on (wife and
self), and the convenience
lies in the short hours of
work (about seven) which
allows me the time and
energy to attend classes...
Don’t let the 'Pay as you
go' tax frighten you.  I'm
only assessed $2.00 to
$3.00 per week which is
just a little more than
the victory tax we were
paying anyway.   No more
victory tax since the new
taxes were substituted...
Ran across…he's here
and so is everyone else…
Come on, the water' s fine...
Regards to..., etc. ...
Hurry!  Hurry!
                      SHIG HASHII
TO THE EDITOR:
   In a recent issue of
the "Pacific Citizen"  I
saw where four doctors
have already left Manzanar
to start life anew on the
outside.    As time goes on,
the gradual exodus of our
professional group is bound
to take place  and every
relocation center will have
this  problem to face.
   From the very start of
evacuation our medical and
dental staffs have performed
a Herculean labor of love,
working night and day in
serving their fellow men.
Indeed, our doctors deserve
a dozen medals for their
unceasing solicitude and
unselfish devotion to our
welfare, all the time ne-
glecting their own.   If at
any time    there     should  be
some doctors who feel that
they mustrelocate in order
to rebuild their lives arid
fortunes anew, let us not
be so selfish as to stand
in their way.
   On the  other hand, if
we can show them that they
are needed here more than
ever and assure them that
their personal sacrifices
are deeply and sincerely
appreciated, perhaps we in
Amache will not experience
the misfortune of losing,
someday, our Good Samari-
tans.
   May I suggest that our
Amache Community Council
extend to our professional
men and women a public
vote of thanks in recogni-
tion and acknowledgment
of their superlative ser-
vice  to the  community.
            BERRY S. SUSUKIDA
   (The problem of the pos-
sible "exodus" of our medi-
cal men has been a matter
of grave concern to the
Council.   Recognition of
and appreciation  for un-
selfish public service has
been repeatedly expressed.
The Council on June 14
passed a resolution request-
ing the WRA, through our
Project Director James G.
Lindley, to "(1) Make an
exception to the established
pay rate for the WRA pro-
ject workers in the case
of the physicians and sur-
geons employed on the hos-
pital staff, and (2) estab-
lish such pay rate and/or
working conditions as to
assure the center of an
adequate medical staff re-
maining for the duration of
the project."     Following
communication of the coun-
cil's resolution to other
centers, the community coun-
cils of other projects have
supported our body's action
with similar resolutions
to Washington-Ed.  note.)
   All persons driving motor
vehicles in this center
should be careful not to
drive faster  than 25 miles
an hour,  warns  the  police.
    TOWN
HALL   TALK
   The choice of Tule Lake
as the segregation center
although not unexpected by
the residents, has caused
much speculation as to why
a  California  center was
chosen for this  purpose.
   The  WRA in revealing
their choice gave the fol-
lowing four reasons for
their decision.
   Tule Lake is one of the
larger centers and a large
center is necessary to ac-
commodate all the segre-
gants.
      Tule Lake has a large
acreage of farm land  and
since  there will be no
leaves from there while
the population in other
centers will be on the de-
crease, it was deemed ad-
visable to choose a center
with large farming facili-
ties .
   Tule Lake lies within
the Western Defense com-
mand and since evacuees
are not allowed unescorted
movement within this area
it was felt that it was
an ideal place to put the
segregants who will not be
allowed to leave the cen-
ter anyway,
   Tule Lake has the larg-
est number of evacuees re-
quiring segregation number-
ing nearly 5,000, and by
choosing this center, the
segregation movement will
be facilitated to a certain
extent.   As it is, the gov-
ernment must move approxi-
mately 20,000 to and from
Tule Lake before segrega-
tion is   completed.
*    *     *
   Rumors persist that
leaves will be frozen on
Aug. 21 or on Sept. 1 or
some other date.   These
rumors are groundless.
   Despite the segregation
movement, relocation will
continue to be the primary
aim of this center and of
the WRA,  according to Proj-
ect Director James Lindley.
   Repeating of  rumors tend
to  confuse evacuees who are
affected by the groundless
statements.   With instruc-
tions on the segregation
movement forthcoming, each
evacuee can help the pro-
gram by keeping his lips
buttoned   on stories he does
not know for certain to be
true.