Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 102

              Page 2_________________________PIONEER____________________September 22, 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:   Joseph   Ide
   Letters  TO THE EDITOR
TO  THE   EDITOR: 
   Back in May of this year,
the co-op printed a mime-
ographed sheet which (said
in part): "SCRIP BUSINESS
IS NON-PROFIT COOPERATIVE
BUSINESS;  HENCE IT IS EX-
EMPT FROM PROFIT TAX. Un-
recorded cash business is
o1d-time profit business;
therefore, it is subject to
profit    tax.     LET    US    USE
SCRIP!   It will save THOU-
SANDS OF DOLLARS which will
come back to you in patron-
age   savings...."
   ...By the simple proce-
dure of eliminating cash
sales and selling strictly
on scrip basis entirely,we
residents of Amache can be-
nefit to the tune of a thou-
sand   dollars   a month.
   Think what can be done
with the money saved.There
is a vital need for a scho-
larship fund here in Amache.
Other camps are going ahead
and building  scholarships.
Why can’t we?  They    are
collecting the hard way,
with donations of nickels
and dimes. We can do it
much easier. Simply set
aside a portion of the re-
venues which are going to
waste.
   I strongly urge everyone
to think about this matter
and consult with his block
representatives to get
something done….
	--Berry S. Suzukida
TO  THE  EDITOR:
   How about a nice write-
up for the Joint Church
Committee for SocialWelfare
of Japanese out here in
New York? This is a group
headed by Jack Hata, Dr.
Iglehart, and Dr. Yuasa.
They are tirelessly and
quietly working with the
WRA in helping most of us
"new" New Yorkers getting
started in this big city.
   If they learn beforehand
of your arrival,Jack is at
the station to meet and re-
lieve you of that "total
stranger" feeling.
   When I left Granada, I
didn't even hear of this
committee or the fact that
the J a p an e s e Methodist
church here have a hostel
for boys. Several of  the
ex-Granada boys are here
now and I'm sure that all
future persons who are plan-
ning to relocate in New
York can greatly benefit
from and thank this grand,
voluntary group.
   The address is 150 Fifth
avenue, New YorK.
--George Karatsu
=== J O B   O P P O R T U N I T I E S===
   Bkkpr and  switchboard
op, will train for switch-
board, $105-115 mo, $40 wk
advance.
   Female lab tech, $125,
Chicago.
   Steno,   $120,   Chicago.
   Two girls, domestic,$15
-$18 wk  rm  and   bd.
   Beauty opr, $30-$35,ma-
nicurist,$30, must be exp.
Chicago.
   Asst.     shipping     clerk,
$35-$37.50 wk,   Des  Moines.
   Twelve   laborers   for   po--
Tato warehouse, 70 (cts) hr 1½
overtime, 40 to 60 hr.
available-$10 mo.
   Accountant, bookkeeper,
$140    mo,   capable of  hand
ling  books,     accounts,   de-
posits     and   receipts,   Oma-
ha, Nebraska.
   Chemical  processing ma-
chine opr., 70(cts) 1½ over-
time,no exp req, raise la-
ter.
   Men with EDC clearance,
defense wk, 67½ (cts) hr, 1½
overtime,promotion,Boston.
   Couple, domestic, $200,
may have child,prefer cou-
ple with  car , Indianapolis.
   Six girls, basket making,
$85 mo rm and bd first mo.
After that 65 to 75 (cts) hr 1½
overtime plus house,Cleve-
land.
   Tech asst in anatomy wrk,
Univ. of Neb.,$1800 yr, i-
deal for pre-med student or
moticians  asst.
TOWN  HALL
     TALK
   The reduction of charge
for meals furnished visitors
from 35 cents to 20 cents
a meal should be welcome
news to many residents who
have friends and family
members on leaves who fre-
quently  return for visits.
   However, there is bound
to be a repercussion when
the people learn that the
Washington instructions re-
ducing subsistence charges
was dated May 17, unless
all circumstances are under-
stood.
   The instructions, al-
though dated May 17, were
not received in the center
until last Tuesday and
then only at Assistant Proj-
ect Director Henry Halli-
day's   request.
   In March of this year
at a Denver meeting, the
matter of subsistence charge
arose,and by verbal agree-
ment a rate of 35 cents a
meal was determined. This
rate was put into effect
and has been maintained un-
til  now.
   Recently members of the
Council approached Halliday
stating that other centers
were charging only 20 cents
a meal and inquiring if the
WRA did not set a standard
rate.    He wrote Heart Moun-
tain asking why they were
charging only 20cents when
35 cents was agreed upon
in Denver.
   The return letter stated
that the rate had been re-
duced in accordance with
instructions issued May 17
by the Washington office.
He immediately wired Wash-
ington for the instruction.
   The reduction in rate
was put into effect upon
receipt of the instruction.
But, declared Halliday, it
is impossible to make it
retroactive because as far
as the center is concerned
the order was received last
week.
   The charge for subsis-
tence to students who return
visit at the same
rate as everyone else has
been protested to the Wash-
ington WRA by Halliday.
This center has not been
charging visiting students.
               --Khan Komai
(Khan Komai, former editor
of the PIONEER,left Monday
to relocate in Ohio. )