Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 81

              Granada P I O N E E R
Vol.   I,   No.   81			Amache, Colorado                     July 10, 1943
Advisory  Board
Is Dissolved
   Project Director James
G. Lindley recently an-
nounced the liquidation of
the issei advisory board
which was formed in order
that issei leadership and
experience could be made
available to the WRA ad-
ministration and to the
council.   This board was
organized when only nisei
were allowed on the council.
However, since the issei
are now allowed represent-
tation on the council,
Lindley felt that the board
is no longer necessary.
   The five members of the
advisory group were Dr.
Takashi Terami,7F-6C, Dis-
trict 1; Dr. Tatsuhiko Mi-
yamoto, 6G-2B, District 2;
Atsuyoshi Saisho, 11E-11E,
District 3;Keisaburo Koda,
9H-11D,District 4; Giichi-
ro Mitani,11H-3F, District
5.
CENTER  LABOR  PROBLEMS
DISCUSSED  AT  MEETINGS
    At a special meeting
held in Town Hall Thursday
morning, Director James G.
Lindley announced the
Washington order of the
impending cut of 700 work-
ers and the reduction of
‘C' ratings from the pre-
sent 45 to 10 per cent of the
total number of workers.
   Henry Halliday stressed
the fact that the adminis-
tration had cooperated
with the workers in every
way concerning the pay
rate resulting in the
present 1300 'C’ ratings.
However, the teletype from
Dillon Myer ordered the
evacuee workers of the
center be reduced to 2300
and the cut of the $19 rat-
ings, and the budget al-
location of the center has
been made accordingly ,
continued Halliday.
   The immediate need for
more coal workers, in or-
der that delivery  of 16
carloads of coal weekly can
be handled, was emphasized
by Donald Harbison.  If
the shipments are han-
dled so that a demurrage
results, the contracts
must be cancelled.   And
added Halliday, if the
contracts are cancelled,
it will be impossible to
make another for the pur-
chase of coal as the mines
would rather sell to any-
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NEW   DENTAL
CLINIC   OPENS
   The dental clinic has
been moved into the former
optometry clinic in the out-
patient clinic  building,
according to Dr. Frank Na-
gamoto, dental head.
   Emergency cases only will
be treated for the present,
he also stated.   Patients
with appointments will have
to wait until adequate den-
tal supplies arrive.
PAYROLL  TO  BE  SLASHED
T0  2300  EMPLOYEES
   An employment quota,
which is now being estab-
lished for each project on
the basis of the maximum
number of employees neces-
sary to perform essential
tasks,will reduce the pres-
ent number of 3,060 center
employees to approximately
2,300, the Granada project
maximum for ordinary oper-
ations, according to the
wire received from the WRA
director, Dillon S. Myer.
This maximum includes sub-
sistence production and
community enterprises.   In
addition to this number, a
15 per cent average will
be allowed to meet emergen-
cy needs.
   The supervisory or pro-
fessional classification
at $19 will be limited to
10 per cent of all project
employees.    According to
the latest statistics, ap-
proximately 45 per cent of
the project workers have
‘C’ ratings.   However, with
the approval of the project
director, this rate may be
paid to employees performing
unusually hard or disagree-
able tasks up to 5 per cent
of the total payroll.
   This policy assumes ef-
ficient management and
distribution of labor, and
every employee will be ex-
pected to work a full
eight-hour day with the
same standards of efficien-
cy as prevail in private
employment.,
   This employment quota
is to be set by Oct. 1,
with the first one-third
reduction to be made by
the end of this month.
IT'S BY CHRIS!
   Hung on a wall of the
north administration
building and sundry other
places is Cpl. Chris
Ishii's colorful poster
encouraging nisei to
join the US Army.   The
poster is entitled "Ni-
sei Americans--Service
Today,Security Tomorrow.”
DANCE  PLANNED
FOR  TONIGHT
   Highlighting the second
day of the three-day car-
nival,a dance will be held
at the high school auditor-
ium tonight from 8 to 11
o'clock. The Music Makers
will furnish the music.
   Concessions and booths
at the carnival will be
open from 1:30 to 11 p.m.
today and tomorrow.
  The Block 10H team,
headed by Mrs. Mae Kawaha-
ra, is now first in the
selling of 10-cent War
Stamps.   The group had sold
over $200 worth by yester-
day.
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