Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 19

              Page 2__________________PIONEER_____________January 8, 1944
   Incidentally
	by Sueo Sako
   "They're paying twice
as much as the land is
worth, and an acute situa-
tion has arisen in our com-
munity," was the cry of a
delegation of Brighton area
farmers and townseople
Tuesday in a protest to
Governor Vivian of Colorado
over the farm purchases by
nisei farmers.   They' r e
paying unprecedented prices
and taking the choice tracts
of garden the delegation
contended. This sounds
more  like  California.
   Governor Vivian admitted
he was sympathetic to the
protests, but grudgingly
pointed out that there are
no state laws which pro-
hibit transfer of real es-
tate, through legal pur-
chase, to citizens,no mat-
ter what their ancestry.
We hope he sticks to that
statement.
   In fact, attaches of
Attorney General Gail Ire-
land’s office revealed that
such land transactions may
be made to aliens,although
“enemy aliens," might be
excluded. In spite of these
above legal facts, will
Coloradoans for political
and economical reasons find
some "plausible" excuse to
deprive the nisei of their
rights? Will Colorado fol-
low the footsteps of Cali-
fornia?
   At present, this inci-
dent seems to be a minor
one,     but     more  of  these
occurences may lead to an-
other   catastrophe.
   Analyzing the reasons
for the protest, the same
tactics employed ty West
coast race-baiters are no-
ticeable. First, the nisei
farmers are said to be
raising products which do
not contribute to the na-
tion’s war effort.  Second,
they are purchasing farm-
lands that should be re-
served for the returning
soldiers. It begins t o
look as though Mayor J. W.
Wells of Brighton and his
delegation are attempting
to take advantage of war-
stirred  hatred of the nisei.
   Whether this incident
is insignificant or whether
it  is the beginning of "oust
the Nisei”  series, which
will develop into a major
problem will bear watching.
	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-C
fice:     PIONEER building,  Amache,   Colo.  Telephone  63,
Reports officer: Joe McClelland Editor: Sueo Sako
   Staff: Allan Asakawa, John Tsuruta, Jack  It o,
Roy Yoshida,George Hamamoto, Jim Otsuka, Jim Otsuki,
Dick Kurihara, Amy Minabe, Ailene Hamamoto, Jack Ki-
mura, Tad Fujii, Roy Murakami, James Sakamoto, Yayeko
Morita, George Morita, Bob Miyoshi, Harry Ioka, Rus-
sel  Yamaga .
RADEMAKER FAMILY 
MOVES INTO CENTER 
   Dr.  John A.  Rademaker,
community    analyst, and    
family moved  into the  cen- 
ter    Wednesday    from Lamar 
and    now    occupy C1 apart- 
ment   in the   personnel  bar- 
rack area.
SHORT  CIRCUIT
STARTS   FIRE
   Fire     sirens     shrieked
for    the    third     time  this
week  on    Thursday    morning
as  both fire trucks  roared
to    answer     the     call  from
the property office. The
cause for alarm this time
was a Ford pickup's engine
which ignited as a result
of a short circuit of the
wires  at the   carburator.
   Damage to the vehicle
is very slight, stated Jerry
Sullivan, assistant fire
chief, who led Platoon C
to  the   scene.
             VITAL
===STATISTICS===
BIRTHS:
   To Mr. and Mrs.Bunshiro
Sakuma, 11H-12D, a girl,
Jan.   4.
   To Mr. and Mrs. George
Takahashi, 8G-8D, a boy,
Jan.   5.
=====RELOCATION====
   Frank. Takeo Nishioka,
Lamar,Colo., Dec.   31.
   Hannah Mori, Denver,
Colo.,   Jan. 2.
   Leland Tohoru Nakamura,
Boulder,   Colo.,   Jan.   3.
   Jutaro Eugene Gondo,
Granada,   Colo.,   Jan.   3.
   Tom Takahashi, Provo,
Utah,   Jan.  4.
   Henry Takeshi Sakamaki,
Keenesburg, Colo., Jan. 4,
to   join brother.
   Arthur Shigeo Sugiyama,
Eaton,   Colo.,   Jan.   5.
   Richard Takashi Nimura,
Pontiac, Mich,, Jan. 5.
   Fusa Yamamoto with chil-
dren Harry and Taeko Den-
ver, Colo., Jan. 6, to join
husband.
   John Kazuo Yamamoto,
Chicago, Ill., Jan. 6.
   Wi lliam Soichi A r a i,
Chicago,   Ill.,   Jan.   6.
   Hideyo Okumura,Chicago,
Ill..   Jan.   7,   to  join  son.
   Sumi Kawamura, Chicago,
Ill., Jan.  7.
   Aiko Tokunaga, Chicago,
Ill.,  Jan.   7.
   Bill Zenji Tsuji, Cin-
cinnati,   Ohio,   Jan.   10.
  Hatsuye Furuye, Cleve-
land,   Ohio,   Jan.   10.
   Yoshiko Furukawa,Cleve-
land,   Ohio,   Jan,   10.
   Robert Toshio Obi, De-
troit,   Mich.,   Jan.   10.
   George T, Hamamoto,Chi-
cago,   Ill.,   Jan.   10.
   James U. Yoshiyama, Chi-
cago,   Ill.,   Jan.   10.
   Kiyoshi Momii,Las Vegas,
Nev.  Jan.   14.
   Yoshito T. Fujimoto,
Chicago,   Ill.,   Jan.   15.
   Tom Takuzo Okubo, Min-
neapolis,   Minn.   Jan.   15.
   Lawrence Noriyuki Miya-
hara , Cincinnati , Ohio,
Jan.   15.
   Betty Kuniko Miyahara,
Cincinnati,   Ohio,   Jan.   15,
   Lorraine Leiko Miyahara,
Cincinnati,   Ohio,   Jan.   15.
   Leland Yoshinori Miyahara
Cincinnati,   Ohio,   Jan.   15.
   Yoshiko Miyahara, Cin-
cinnati,   Ohio,   Jan.   15.
   Joseph Tooru Miyahara,
Cincinnati,   Ohio,   Jan.   15.
   Tom Tsutomu Sugimoto,
Chicago,  Ill.,   Jan.   15.
   Kishiko Uyeda,Philadel-
phia,   Penn.,   Jan.   15.
   Tomizo Joe, Minneapolis,
Minn.,   Jan.   15.
   Yoshiko Andow, Cambridge,
Mass., Jan. 25, to join
Daughter.
   Tay Andow, Cambridge,
Mass., Jan. 25, to join
daughter.