Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 7

              LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION OF TOFU TO START
   The mess division promises to satisfy the appetite of the tofu-hungry residents
beginning next month when the center tofu factory will  swing  into  full  scal e
operations.
   Since last Saturday the tofu plant  has  only been producing a small supplv of
Tofu which filled the needs of six mess halls at one time under the supervision of
T.Nakagawa, states Ted Tanaka, assistant project steward.
   Tofu, which   is  to  be     produced at  the   factory    located   at warehouse  number 12, is
Made from ground   soy beans  and   then  prepared   with  "ni-ga-li."     The   combined   ingre-
dients are placed   in trays;   or boxes  to  form cubes.     Tofu are always     kept  in water
until distribution,”  K.  Amamoto,   foreman,   revealed.
CONSTRUCTION
BEGINS ON GARAGE
   The much  publicized ne w
motor pool garage is finally
becoming a  reality as  con-
struction work began in
the motor pool area this
week,according to Theodore
F. Staeffler, construction
and maintenance supervisor.
   The new garage scheduled-
ed to be built nearly a
year ago will be completed
within sixty days and at 
present, the labor situation
is impeding progress,Staef-
fler added.
Granada PIONEER
Vol. II, No.7             Amache,   Colo.		November 20, 1943
BULLETINS   TO   PRESENT    TRUE
PICTURE  BY  RELOCATEES
   In order to present a
clearer picture of reloca-
tion problems,the true ups
and downs of new and strange
life any evacuee must  go
thru before he is accepted
by the community,, various
WRA regional reports offices
will distribute resettle-
ment bulletins,stated Frank
Cross, head of WRA Reports
Office in Washington, D.C.
   Realizing the need for
more accuracy in the relo-
cation stories so the pros-
pective relocator may be
better prepared to cope
with any adverse condition,
these issues will contain
information gleaned direct -
ly from resettled nisei.
   Cross further disclosed
that greater emphasis will
be shown towards family
relocation, which in turn
means making the issei more
relocation conscious.
   At present Kansas City
regional office is the only
one issuing bulletins,but
others will begin publish-
ing in the near future
for distribution to all re-
location centers as well
as to various relocators.
   These  reports will be
edited and published in the
manner typically followed
by all center papers ,stated
Cross, and manned by relo -
catees of the immediate
area on voluntary basis
and perhaps part-time.
CIVIL   SERVICE  TEST  APPLICANTS
URGED  TO SIGN  UP  IMMEDIATELY
   Clerical, typing and
stenography civil service
tests to be held soon in
the project under  employ-
ment  office  supervision,
for men and women interest-
was announced yesterday by
Mario Vecchio, assistant
placement   officer.
   As soon as enough evacu-
ees sign up for the examin-
ation, civil service examin-
er will be called and an-
nouncement of date and place
will be made   public.
   All persons, interested
in immediate relocation or
not, are urged to place
their names at the employ-
ment office for this test
as it is a fine opportunity
to get an official rating
on your  a bility.
   Under present plans civil
service clearances can be
obtained within 3 weeks for
Washington placements, dis-
closed Yecchio, and during
the interim they may hold
positions in private firms
until federal appointment
if desired. 
   Persons interviewed re-
cently by John Penery,
Washington relocation of-
ficer, are advised to con-
sider this examination with
care and make arrangements
to accept  this   opportunity.
   Girls who took the pre-
vious test have been placed
in lucrative positions,
both with private concerns
and government agencies,
concluded Vecchio.











Clothing Checks
To Arrive Soon
   Clothing allowances for
the period covering July,
August and September is
expected to be ready in a
week or so, according to
John J.O.Moore, counselor.
   Moore stated that a por-
tion of the sub vouchers
have been completed and
sent to the fiscal office
from where they will be
mailed to the Denver office.
   However, Moore stressed
that this will not neces-
sarily indicate that all
residents will receive their
a11owances at that time.
HALLIDAY  AND  HANSON  TO ATTEND
DENVER  CONFERENCE  NEXT  MONTH
  In order to  collaborate
more fully  on administra-
tive and financial matter,
an all-important conference
of the administrative and
finance  officers from all
the relocation centers is
scheduled for Dec. 6 at
the Shirley Savoy hotel in
Denver, according to  Read
T.Hanson, finance officer.
  The confab will also be
attended by the administra-
tive and finance officers
from Washington D. C . as
well    as     Malcolm    Pitts,
field  director.  Henry F.
Halliday,assistant project
director, is a member of
the  agenda   committee.