Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 100

              Page 6________________PIONEER________________September 15, 1943
GASOLINE  QUOTA  TO  BE  REDUCED
   In a letter from Lt.Col.
L. E. Fiero, WRA liaison
officer, the Granada Re-
location center is warned
that it must reduce its
gasoline consumption by at
least 40 per cent. This
announcement was made Mon-
day by D. E. Harbison,
assistant project director,
who has been named mileage
administrator here by Colo-
nel Fiero.
   In order to comply with
the instructions from Colo-
nel Fiero and also to re-
duce the accident hazard
of people riding on trucks
within the center,  it was
necessary to prevent all
trucks from going into the
residential district ex-
cept those so authorized
by p re v i o us agreement,
Harbison says.
   This order went into
effect on Monday.
   Colonel Fiero stated in
his letter to project Direc-
tor James G. Lindley that
all center transportation
needs must be thoroughly
checked in order that the
necessary reduction can be
made.  "Unless  there is a
decided reduction,there is
a great possibility that
the ODT and the OPA will
arbitrarily cut down in
the certificates issued to
the project,"Colonel Fiero
warned.
M O T H E R S
AID  BLOOD DRIVE
   Plans for the Blue Star
Mothers' participation in
the Third War Bond drive
now underway will be made
at a meeting of the group
with W.Ray Johnson,assist-
ant project director,7p.m.
Friday at Hospitality
House.
   All committee heads and
block representatives are
especially urged to be pres-
ent.  The former will be
called on for reports on
their activities of  the
past month.
   All  Blue  Star Mothers 
are   urged  to attend.
MRS.   YAMASAKI   TO
TEACH AT  MICHIGAN
   Mrs. Mama Yamasaki left
the center recently to teach
at the University of Michi-
gan Japanese language school.
Mrs. Yamasaki was an in-
structor at the Amache
night school, and also a
member  of the advisory
school board.
   Masa Nakano has also
resigned from the advisory
school board to relocate
in the near future.
   Pleeze---!
   Time and money were
spent in the resurfacing
and polishing of the high
s c h o ol auditorium-gym
floor.    School authori-
ties express the hope that
said floor, made of soft
pine material,will never
again be  damaged by the
heavy tread of metal-h- o b-
bed  shoes.
   Just a little consider-
ation on the part of resi-
dents in this respect will
mean the continued use
of the building for cen-
ter activities-and less
expense for upkeep.--HKW
Enrollment  In
School  Drops
   Enrollment in the Amache
elementary school decreased
by 28 over last term, and
in the secondary school 30
fewer pupils reported than
were enrolled last term,
according to Paul J.Terry,
superintendent of education
at Amache.
   Thus, out of an enroll-
ment of more than 1,800
pupils, there is a drop of
only 58, and the decrease
may be accounted for by
these three factors: Some
students are still out on
temporary leaves; some have
left the center with par-
ents, on indefinite leaves;
and approximately 15 stu-
dents are leaving the cen-
ter for Tule Lake,
TEA PARTY HELD FOR
MEMBER OF FACULTY
   Mrs. Herbert K. Malther
was the hostess to the
secondary-school teachers
and employees working in
the secondary school build-
ing, at a tea party held
in the homemaking room Mon-
day  afternoon.
   Assisting Mrs. Walther
were Mrs. Lottie More,
Julia Prescott, Mrs. Mary
Takeyama,Yachiyo Kusunoki,
Frances Shuck, and Grace
Lewis.
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   SKETCHES
   Perhaps it’s just coinci-
dence that my second boss,
Khan Komai, debut'd as ed-
itor of the PIONEER with its
49th issue. Because, hav-
ing checked through  the 
files, I find he is the 49th
member to leave the PIONEER
staff.
   I first remember Khan as
the new columnist introduced
to us by Editor Bob Hirano.
The splendid w o r k  he ' s
turned   in since is history.
   Here are a few facts I
dug up about him,his fami-
ly, his past accomplish-
ments ....
   Khan used  to write a
sports column for his dad's
paper,The Los Angeles Jap-
anese Daily News, whenever
he had spare moments. Fol-
lowing his graduation from
the University of California
at Los Angeles, where he
majored in political sci-
ence, Khan, worked first as
a duplicating-machine cleric,
then as a junior clerk at
the water-power department,
and finally as a mail clerk
for the Los Angeles Police
department.
   He tips the scales at a-
round  150 pounds, wears
specs, has curly hair, and
is-I guess-- around 30 years
of age. The proud father
of a 16-month-old baby boy,
Khan is married to the love-
ly  former  Kay Moritani.
   During my 10-months' as-
sociation with him, I noted
one particular characteris-
tic,Whenever he is engaged
in a heated discussion (and
he loves them),Khan always
clenches his fists and
pounds the table or desk,
eventually attracting atten-
tion and getting his views
across.
   Khan's departure is a
severe loss to the center
as well as to the staff, but
we know that when he relo-
cates in Dayton, Ohio, he
will do his utmost to create
a favorable impression of
nisei.
   I' ve watched all the for-
mer staff members come and
go since the PIONEER'S in-
ceptdon,but I shall remem-
ber Khan as one fellow who
will listen to reason no
matter what the circum-
stances may be. 
-Sueo Sako