Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 32

              TED  ARAI  COMES  THROUGH  ON  A  CLOSE  SHAVE
   Theodore Aral is a former Amachean who does things without  rhyme or reason, but
He gets places-what a man!  This gentleman with "seven league  boots”  was working
 in Chicago when he received his pre-induction notice to report for his physical
examination.
   Without even telling his boss of his leaving,young Theodore hopped on the first
choo-choo  that was pointed towards Amache.  And arriving here  late  Monday night,
on the  eve  of his pre-induction date,he was informed that the draftees were to
leave very early the next morning for Lamar.  From there to  Denver.
   So  after getting a few
hours of much needed shut-
eye, Teddy dressed hurried-
ly and scampered helter-
skelter to the center po-
lice station,  where the
pre-inductees were to meet.
What's this? Am I early?
thought bewildered Theodore.
Nobody’s here. But, alas,
it wasn't as he thought,
it was he who was late and
others had left already.
Did that faze prospective
Private Arai? Not on your
tin-type.  Racing against
time, he boarded a truck
which took him to Granada.
But Lamar was still 17
long miles away.  He was
equal to the occasion and
grabbed the town taxi which
landed him in Lamar just
in time to catch the train.
What a relief! sighed Theo-
dore.
   Incidentally,Teddy won't
need his razor for a week,
that was the closest shave
in his life.
UNCONFIRMED  RUMORS ON
NISEI  DRAFT  HIT  LAMAR
   Indications that all
of the present quota of
Japanese evacuees of the
Amache relocation center
may not report for their
pre-induction physical ex-
aminations were made re-
cently at a series of mass
meetings conducted by eva-
cuees is the report carried
in this week's Lamar Daily
News.   Rumors circulating
in Lamar had placed the
figure "rather high,"which
was unconfirmed by the
Prowers county  Selective
Service board and flatly
denied by the Amache of-
ficials.
   These meetings held last
week by the evacuees, at
which gatherings a petition
of citizenship rights was
fully discussed, were con-
firmed  by the center ad-
ministration. It was un-
officially reported  that
"at an early meeting 11
blocks voted in favor of
the petition and the re-
maining 18 disapproved."
The Lamar News article also
contained in part “a few
of the evacuees have ex-
pressed themselves as op-
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   Granada  PIONEER
Vol.  II, No.32    Amache, Colo.    February 23, 1944
48 AMACHEANS  REPORT
FOR  ARMY  PHYSICAL
  Answering  Uncle Sam’s
first Selective Service
call for this center, a
contingent of 48 Amache
nisei entrained yesterday
morning, 8:30 o’clock, at
Lamar railroad  depot to
take their  pre-induction
Army    physical examination
in Denver. Those who left
were in three categories:
(1) 25 men were residents
of Amache, answering the
Pro wers County's draft
board; (2) 7 nisei were
former center residents  who
had  relocated, answering
the Prowers County’s quota,
(3) 16 nisei of this
center were answering calls
of other draft boards in
California and elsewhere.
The grand total of pre-
inductees to board the train
in Lamar, including Cauca-
sians was 75 men.
   The following are the
names and addresses of nisei
who left:
   (1) Local Board #35-
Tom Kashiwabara, 12E Rec-
reation Hall;Harry Fukumi-
tsu, 7F-5E; George Oki,
9E-3B; Edward S. Hamakawa,
6F-11B;George Uriyu,9L-3E;
Tom Isamu Matsutani,6G-8E;
Kenichi Muranaga, 10K-2F;
Mile s Masayuki. Hamada,
7F-12E&F; Frank Hideo Ko-
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FIRST  PRE-INDUCTEES  GIVEN
SPECIAL  SEND-OFF PARTY
   Amache’s first pre-in-
duction selectees,who left
yesterday morning for Den-
ver, were honored guests
at a special send-off party
held in the Amache nigh
school    auditorium    Monday
evening under the chairman-
ship of Henry F. Halliday,
assistant project director.
   The evening's program
was opened with a flag rais-
ing ceremony by four girl
members of the high school
band, which was followed
by an address from Halliday.
   The local high school
band,led by Charles Hinman,
rendered several musical
numbers, while the  Girls
glee club conducted by Miss
Norreen  Klein offered ap-
propriate choral selections.
   Speakers of the evening
were Rev. Gabriel Upton of
Lamar and George Hinoki,
who represented the second-
ary school.
   Refreshments were served
thru the aid of the home-
making class.
FUJI  ARRESTED  ON 
SEDITION   CHARGES
POSTON, Ariz., Feb. 21 -
George Fuji, 29-year-old
resident of Poston reloca-
tion, center and formerly
of Seattle,   Wash.,   was  ar-
rested    by   the FBI  this
morning on charges of se d i-
tion.   Fuji,  who resided
in Japan for ten years,was
arraigned on evidence that
he  interfered with Selec-
tive Service  laws.  He  is
being held on  $10,000 bail.