Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 12

              ADVISORY BOARD
CREATED TO AID
RESETTLEMENT
   A group of representa-
tives of various organiza-
tions in Amache who are
trying to be of service
to everyone who wants to
relocate has organized a
Relocation Information Ad-
visory Board, announces
Dr. John Rademaker, com-
munity analyst.
   Katsuki Iki was elected
Executive Secretary with an
Executive Committee composed
of Dr. Itasuge Okubo, Dr.
Tatsuhiko Miyamoto, Rev.
Lester Suzuki, and Mack
Saito (with Kay Sugahara
as alternate for Saito) at
a meeting, Saturday.
   The group feels that
persons deciding to relo-
cate may be helped consider-
ably by a service of this
kind, which aims to supply
information on various prob-
lems, such as how to travel,
rationing, how to secure
housing,  and other things
of this nature.  Details
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NOVEMEBER  INDEFINITES  HIT  126
   There were 126 indefinite leaves granted during the
month of November to bring the net total for this year
up to 1483, disclosed Mario Vecchio of the center re-
location office, and in addition to 12 transfers to
other centers nine minors relocated with their parents.
   Seasonal  leaves took  "a big drop" last month with
only 52 persons going out for short-term work,  while
245 seasonals were issued during the month of October.

Granada  PIONEER
Vol. II, No.12    Amache, Colo.     December 8, 1943
FEDERAL  EMPLOYMENT
    Tomorrow morning's civil
service test will have at
least 49 of center's comely,
clerical-minded nisei tak-
ing the typing and stenogra-
phy examination for federal
employment, stated Mario
Vecchio, assistant place-
ment officer.
    The place for this test
was not known at press time
but the time will  be 9 o' -
clock and all applicants
will be personally notified
as to the place, and Paul
Kelly, civil service repre-
sentative, will be in charge.
   Those passing this test,
as announced previously,
will  be eligible to apply
for government jobs in the
various branches of federal
service.
   Others wishing to take
this test may yet do so by
filing short form "Appli-
cation For Federal Employ-
ment" with Vecchio before
tomorrow morning and ar-
rangements will be made.
KINDLING  WOOD
TO ARRIVE   SOON
   A carload of kindling
wood to be distributed to
each mess hall and for block
use is expected to arrive
from Durango, Colo. during
this week, according to
Ralph Mitchell,administra-
tive assistant.
COMMUNITY  LEADERS  SET
SOCIAL  AFFAIR  POLICY
   We, the Community Coun-
cil and the Block Managers
Assembly of the Granada Re-
location Center, after a
thorough study of the mat-
ter of traditional formal-
ities in connection with
weddings and funerals ,have
mutually agreed that these
formalities should be li-
mited because of the present
living standards and con-
ditions of the evacuees.
Therefore, we appeal to
every resident of this cen-
ter to give this matter his
deepest consideration and
cooperation so that the
following limitations may
be carried out satisfac-
torily:
   1. Discontinuance o f
receptionists at the place
of the wedding or the fu-
neral. 
   2. Conducting the wed-
ding receptions as inela-
borately as possible.
   3.Discontinue the send-
ing of obituary gifts (kod-
en) or gifts of any other
form in the aforesaid in-
stances with exceptions
being given to relatives
or close friends.  However,
this- limitation is not to
apply to gifts or floral
decorations from various
organizations.
   4. Discontinue all tokens
of acknowledgement by means
of gifts (koden kaeshi) in
regards to funerals.
   5. Also, Christmas and
seasonal gifts should be
as simple and inexpensive
as possible.
 COMMUNITY COUNCIL
    BLOCK MANAGERS ASSEMBLY
GRANADA RELOCATION CENTER
NEW   STAFF TO  HANDLE
PERSONNEL  MANAGEMENT
   Center's personnel man-
agement section will be
divorced from the present
employment division as soon
as the new appointed per-
sonnel staff, yet unnamed,
can take over, stated Wal-
ter Knodel, employment of-
ficer, Monday.
   Henry Halliday, assistant
project director, who is
in Denver this week at-
tending an important budget
meeting,will interview ap-
plicants for the new in-
side-employment d i vision
staff. They must have civ-
il service rating to qualify.
   Knodel and his present
staff will remain intact
to handle relocation job
opportunities only and con-
centrate their efforts on
evacuee resettlement.Block
personnel director, set-up
which has functioned very
well thus far under Willis
Hanson,leave officer, will
also "pull stakes" under
the re organization plan.
   "I’m  all set,"said Kno-
del,"and Halliday may take
over as soon as he is ready.”