Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 83

              Granada PIONEER
Vol. I, No. 83                  Amache, Colorado                July 17, 1943
TEN  FILIPINOS  ATTACK
FOUR  NISEI  IN  CHICAGO
    Four Hawaiian-born Jap-
anese, all American citizens
and former sailors in the
US Merchant Marine, recent
ly were pounced upon by
about  10 filipinos  dressed
in US Navy uniforms in Chi-
cago.   Had it not been for
the intervention of two
detectives who were nearby,
more serious consequences
would have resulted, ac-
cording to the release from
Elmer L. Shirrell, relo-
cation supervisor for the
Chicago area.
   Two of the four nisei-
Jimmie Ishibashi from Roh-
wer, and Frank Okamura,
from Gila River center -
are in the Bridewell hos-
pital, the former with a
wound in the abdomen.  The
other two attack victims
are Masami Koga, from Mini-
doka, and Keiya Horibata,
from Rohwer.
   According to their state-
ment, the only previous
contacts  which the nisei
have  had  with any sailors
occurred the evening before
in a neighborhood tavern,
when Ishibashi was called
an insulting name  by a
filipino in a sailor's uni-
form.  He told the filipino
that he would not argue or
fight with him because he
respected the sailor’s  uni-
form.  When the filipino
discovered that Ishibashi
was an American citizen,
he apologized, they shook
hands, and the argument was
discontinued.
   Said Shirrell, "Further
investigation will be made
in cooperation with the US
Naval authorities and the
Chicago  police  department.
LEAVE OFFICE
ISSUES  NEW  BAN
   According to the leave
office, short term leaves
for pleasure trips have been
stopped indefinitely by the
Office of Defense Transpor-
tation, to avoid unnecessary
travelling.
   Short term leaves will,
however, be granted to
those going out for season-
al jobs or to visit the in-
ternment camp at Santa Fe.
DES  MOINES
SCHOOL OPENS TO NISEI
   Opportunities for but a
limited number of Japanese-
American students have been
opened in the Des Moines,
Ia ., vocational school, an-
nounced Samuel J. Gordon,
adult-education head.   Stu-
dents may learn welding,
aircraft welding, sheet
metal crafts, radio repair
work, and mechanical draw-
ing.
   The school operates on
a 24-hour basis and there
is no charge to anyone who
wishes to attend . The WRA
office will secure jobs for
students, which will permit
them to work to earn their
subsistence.
   Further information re-
garding the school may be
obtained by contacting the
adult-education office. 
Red   Cross   Chapter  Formed
   The     formation   of  the
Amache Red Cross unit was
instituted last Wednesday
morning at a meeting held
in the Hospitality House.
   Frank A. Castle, field
representative of the St.
Louis Red Cross, explained
the system of organization
and function to the follow-
ing temporarily appointed
officers;    chairman, Dr.
Takashi Terami; vice-chair-
man, Mrs. Michi Tanji of
the Blue Star Mothers; sec-
retary, Mrs. Joan Arai;
treasurer, Kennosuke Matsuo;
service members,   Mrs. Eu-
gene Gondo, executive sec-
retary  of  the  Blue Star
Mothers,  and  Hana Uno, Y
secretary. 
   One thousand  seven hun -
dred dollars were contribu-
ted for the  Red Cross drive
conducted  in this center
last March, making a total
of over 860 members.  Half
of the total amount  col-
lected is retained by the
Red Cross and the other
half is given to the local
chapter.
   The first function of
these temporarily appointed
officers will be to  organ-
ize the various divisions
and have the by-laws writ-
ten and approved by the St.
Louis Red Cross headquart-
ers .
CAUTION  EVACUEES
AGAINST  VIOLATIONS
   Innocent   violations   of
the     Federal  Explosive Act
by evacuees employed in
work such as mining or ex-
cavating has come to the
attention of the WRA.
   The  regulation, approved
Dec.  26,  1941,  provides
that:
   No  person shall possess,
purchase, accept,receive,
acquire, or use explosives
unless_licensed by the di-
rector of the Bureau of
Mines.
   No licenses  will be
granted  to  any alien of
enemy nationality in the
United States or to any
person of Japanese ancestry
within the western defense
command.
   No licenses will be is-
sued  to   companies allowing
the unauthorized  use of ex-
plosives by   persons in the
two  restricted  groups.
   Evacuees on leave are
cautioned  by the WRA against
violating the regulations.