Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 36

              March 8, 1944________________________PIONEER____________________Page 3
BADMINTON  AT
GYM  CANCELLED
   Badminton, originally
scheduled for this evening
and tomorrow night at the
high school gym, has been
postponed,according to the
community activities divi-
sion, Tuesday. Shortage
of workers forced the can-
cellation of this proposed
activity this week.
ICKES  REPORTS  402  NISEI
ANSWER  ARMY  PHYSICAL
  	WASHINGTON, March 2--
Secretary of Interior Har-
old L. Ickes said today
that 402 Japanese Americans
from 10 internment centers
have been drafted by selec-
tive service and of this
number,   only seven  refused
to report for induction.
   Five of the delinquents
were at Granada, Colo.,
while the remaining two
are from Minidoka, Ida.
   Five of the seven are
now under arrest in Denver,
he said, and the others
are being  sought.  Ickes
added that several thousand
other internees are awa i t-
ing calls for service.
   All told, he said,there
has been "no trouble at
all" with the draftees
since their induction start-
ed on Jan. 21.
HIGH TRIBUTE  PAID  TO  NISEI
FIGHTING   AT SALERNO  FRONT
   WINONA,Minn .-High trib-
ute to the valor and fight-
ing qualities of Hawaiian-.
Japanese troops who train-
ed at Camp McCoy was paid
by Sgt.Douglas D.Drysdale,
now home in Winona after
52 air missions in the Med-
iterranean area over enemy
territory.
   "Jerry was waiting for 
us at Salerno," he said.
"As we flew at low levels
over the landing, we could
see machine guns of the
enemy cutting down t h e
troops as they came ashore.
   "Hawaiian troops  held
the beachhead,however, and  
pushed inland. I learned
later one company, which
took a ridge under cross-
fire of German artillery,
held it two and a half days
until reinforcements ar-
rived. 
AGENT  HERE  TO  RECRUIT  100
MEN  FOR RAILROAD  WORK
  Immediate  call for 100
men to work for the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Ee
Railway Co,, has been re-
ceived by the local relo-
cation office,stated Mario
Vecchio,relocation advisor,
Tuesday.
   According to Vecchio the
workers will be paid 60
cents an hour and time-and-
half for overtime, and the
evacuee employees will en-
joy all privileges under
the labor agreements.Board
and room will be $1.25 a
day, with Japanese cooks
and boarding crew. All
transportation and meals
will be furnished by the
company.
CHILDREN     TO   SEE "TURF BOY”
   Remember kids,the free movies this Saturday at Terry
Hall features "Turf Boy," a human-interest story of a
group of people risking all their possession on a bro-
ken-down race horse. The first show for those posses-
sing orange tickets will start at 9 o'clock in the morn-
ing and the afternoon show for blue ticket holders is
at  2   o'clock.
HUBBUB  OVER  THREE NISEI  HASHED
OUT AMICABLY  IN  ILLINOIS
     LINCOLN, Ill., Feb. 29-
   Three Japanese Americans
returned to their jobs at
the local hatchery today
after a discussion on the
matter by a group of inter-
ested citizens, represent-
tative of the hatchery
and Relocation Officer Mil-
ton C. Guether of the WRA,
last evening.
   Guether explained to the
group that these boys are
American-born citizens and
that  since Feb. 1,  they 
are  subject to the draft  
and are being reclassified
by their local boards.  He
further explained that more 
then 22,000 have been
relocated and to date there
has not been any act of
sabotage reported.
   Following these explan-
ations, Fay Miller, a local
resident, expre s sed the
general sentiment of the
town in these words:
   "We are in this war to-
gether. We have lost a
son in the Pacific and I
could take issue with the
hiring of Japanese Americans
in this town, but if those
boys are coming here to help
produce food for the men
in the armed forces, I am
for having them help, and
as American citizens they
should have the right.”
     MOVIES
     TODAY  
7:00 p.m. -12K Mess hall
7:45 p.m.-11H Mess hall
    (Suez)
     TOMORROW
7:00  p.m.- 8K    Mess  hall
7:45  p.m.--7K    Mess   hall
      FRIDAY
7:00 p.m.- 8E     Mess  hall
7:45  p.m.--6E    Mess  hall
   Starting  a   four-day  run
tonight is the 20th Century
Fox screen hit, "Suez,"
starring Tyrone Power, Lo-
retta Young and Annabella.
Interwoven with romance and
adventure the film depicts
the meeting of the East
and West--the supremely
executed picture of the
construction    of     the  Suez
Canal.
9E  YPC  SOCIAL
   Festive  9E     YPC       will
sponsor a big-time     "Jam
Session"  Friday night in
the  9E mess hall, 7:30 to
11 o'clock.
   Bids may be obtained
from club members. There
will be 35 stag bids avail-
able. Refreshment will be
served.