Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 36

              Granada  PIONEER
Vol.   II,   No.  36                                Wednesday March 8,   1944                            Amache, Colorado
SWEDISH COUNTESS
CENTER  VISITOR
DURING WEEK-END
   Swedish Countess Hugo
Cedegren, accompanied -by
Mrs. Evelyn Hersey, assis-
tant commissioner of the
immigration and naturaliza-
tion office, and Mrs. Ruth
Woodsmall, secretary of
the world’s YWCA, visited
Amache during the week-end,
according to Sara A.Brown,
assistant counselor, Mon-
day.
   For Countess Cedegren
and Mrs. Woodsmall, it was
their initial visit to a
relocation center. Both
were interested in Amache
from an international stand-
point.
The distinguished visi-
tors were escorted by W.
Ray Johnson,acting project
director.
DENVER  BOUND
CALIFORNIA  BOARDS  CALL
34  NISEI  FOR  PHYSICAL
   Of this month's first
contingent of 42 Amache
inductees registered with
California selective ser-
vice boards, 34 have left
Lamar early this morning
For Denver to take their pre-
induction physical exami-
nations, according to Wal-
ter J. Knodel, center se-
lective service officer.
Seven have relocated since
the original list was compiled
and consequently will re-
port to his nearest res-
pective selective(service
board. Shigeru Lloyd Mizu-
kami, 9K-3C, was excused
due to physical disqualify-
cation.
   Two members of the pre-
sent group, Henry Hisao
Okimoto and Yamato Cain
Yamasaki, have volunteered
for training at Camp Savage.
   Names  and addresses of
the 34 local nisei report-
ing are hereby listed:
   George Iwao Hamamoto,
12F-9B, and Jack Hisao Ki-
mura, 11F-6E, (both of the
PIONEER staff); Sam Koko
Abe, 7E-9C&D; Shiro Abe,
6G-1C; Tetsuo Baba, 7E-8D;
Carl Suyeo Daikai, 7E-11D;
Mateo Daikai, 7E-11D; Ta-
dashi Fujisaka, 7K-3B; Ben
Tsutomu Furukawa, 6F-9A;
James Tsugio Furukawa, 6F-
9B; James Isamu Furusho,
8G-3D; Minobu Furuta, 12F-
5B;Takashi Tak Furuta,12F-
6A;William Hiroshi Furuta,
8E-8B.
   Jack Mitsuo Hagihara,
8G-6C; James Nakaba Hana-
mura,7E-3B; Kenji Hayashi-
da, 8G-12F; Tom Shigeharu
Honda, 7F-3A; George H.
Inouye, 7E-9E; Yoshiharu
Inouye, 11E-11B; Iwaharu
Isomura, 8E-7D; Sam Masa-
mi Kaneyoshi, 12F-3B; Shi-
geru Kawamura, 12K-11B;
Shigeaki Kihara, 8E-11C&D;
Sueo Kimura, 11F-5A;Robert,
Masao Kohama, 6F-12C.
  Kazufumi  Kojo,  7K-2F;
--continued on page 5-
PRE-INDUCTEES  MUST  SIGN  UP
PRIOR  TO  DEPARTURE  DATE	
   Local nisei residents, 
when notified of their pre- 
induction physical exami- 
nation for the  following 
dates-Mar. 15 and 22, are 
requested to register their 
names  with Harlow Tomlin- 
son; chief of internal se- 
curity,  by noon Mar. 14 
and by noon Mar.21 respec- 
tively, stated Walter Knodel, 
selective  service  officer.
   This requirement is
necessary to facilitate
the making of arrangements
for transportatiom, compil-
ing final list of inductees,
lunches and other services.
All information in regards
to selective service may 
be obtained by contacting
Knodel at his office.
JOINT  RESOLUTION TO  ASK
NISEI  RIGHTS  RESTORATION
   A far-reaching joint resolution was passed Thurs-
day by the local Blue Star Mothers and the Women's
Federation to present a petition to the proper govern-
ment officials in Washington pleading for the restor-
ation of nisei citizenship rights, according to Mrs.
Shizuko Kamiya, president
of the Women's Federation,
Monday.
   Although the petition,
if granted, may affect all 
nisei, it was "said the 
joint resolution was passed 
especially in behalf of the 
boys already in service
and for those who will en-
ter the armed services in
the future.
  KaySugahara was appoint
ed to formulate the petition 
expressing the wishes con- 
tained in the joint resolu-
tion.
COURSE  ON  BRAILLE  SYSTEM
MAY  BE  OFFERED  AMACHEANS
   Local residents with
impaired vision or who are 
totally blind will be happy
to hear that Miss Margaret
Bland of the state depart-
ment of public welfare's
service division for the
blind is scheduled to ar-
rive here Friday with the
intention of providing a
Braille training course,
according to Sara A.Brown,
assistant counselor.
   Miss Bland will be ca-
pably assisted by Miss Aiko
Kuroki, who has a thorough
knowledge of Braille, and
is a recent Amache high
school graduate, in what-
ever program the project
proposes to undertake.
   During her visit, Miss
Bland will consult with
the administration,school,
medical and welfare section
officials.