Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 34

              Page 8______________________PIONEER________________March  1,   1944
FSA  EASES   BAN   ON
LOANS  TO  NISEI   
   WASHINGTON, --  The Farm
Security Administration
announced it has modified
a recent order prohibiting
FSA loans to all Japanese
to permit such loans to
American citizens of Japa-
nese ancestry if they meet
the agency's eligibility
requirements.
   Loans to enemy aliens,
however, will remain pro-
hibited under the modifica-
tion.
   FSA officials said their
county committees will refer
to appropriate federal
agencies any cases in which
the applicant's loyalty is
doubted.
TAX  LIENS  LEVIED
ON  CALIFORNIA
JAPANESE   LISTED
   Liens on delinquent in-
come tax payments totaling
$188,274 have been levied
against Northern Califor-
nia Japanese since Pearl
Harbor by Harold A. Ber-
liner, collector of inter-
nal revenue, according to
the San Francisco Chroni-
cle.
   The North Star Laundry
Company, 3314 Army street,
was forced to pay $3929.89,
and the Japanese American
News Company, 650 Ellis
street, $2403.40. These
figures represented delin-
quent social security taxes.
   Largest tax liens were
levied against four Northern
California Japanese con-
cerns  and  supplied  the
greater part of the total.
   These were the Highland
Investment Company, Sacra-
mento, $78,362.98; Yoshi-
masu Yamashita,  Salinas,
$38,718.75; the K. Naka-
shima Nursery Company, San
Leandro,plus the Nakaskima
family, $35,824.82, and J.
Katsumi Tao, Watsonville,
$15,267.87.
David  Katz   To   Join  Navy
   A new member of Uncle
Sam's armed services is
none other than our pro-
ficient assistant procure-
ment officer,David N.Katz,
who passed his pre-induc-
tion physical examination
at his New Mexico induction
station on Feb. 1.
   Katz, who has been pur
chasing materials, supplies,
equipment and services for
this center since August,
1942, bade farewell to A-
mache Saturday. On  Mar.
1, or soon thereafter, he
anticipates to be sworn
into  the US  Navy.
   Prior to his arrival in
Amache, Katz worked for
some 12 years with the In-
dian Service in Albuquer-
que,  NM.
   The girls in his office
unanimously agree, "Mr.
Katz has treated us fine;
he's really a hard, dili-
gent worker and with his
sense of humor it has been
most  enjoyable working with
him.  We sincerely  regret
his leaving because we know
that he will be sorely
missed by all who know
him."
   Katz's departing words
to his staff and residents
were,"I have made a number
of acquaintances in Amache
and have shared many plea-
sant experiences with the
evacuees. Now, my country
needs me and I’m  proud to
serve in the armed forces
of the United States."
                  --Allan Asakawa
DRAFT  RATE  TO  BE  SHARPLY
ACCELERATED  ONCE  AGAIN
   WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-A
sharply accelerated draft
rate appeared in prospect
Saturday night as a result
of President Roosevelt’s
order for an immediate re-
view of all occupational
deferments and a speedy
start on making up a 200,000
man deficit in Army induc-
tions.
   Moving toward that end,
selective service already
has tightened rules for de-
ferment of agricultural
workers and draft officials
told congress this week
that it may be necessary
to rule out industrial de-
ferments for all men under
26.  The minimum age for
industrial deferments now
is   22.
   Selective service head-
quarters   sent  copies  of
President Roosevelt's order
to all state directors im-
mediately after its issuance
at the White House Satur-
day and directed that it
be transmitted to all local
boards  and  appeal  boards.
   The state directors were
directed to review the cases
of all men between ages 18
and 37 deferred in classes
2-A,   2-B,   2-C  and  3-C.
   In considering reclas-
sifications, local boards
were instructed to give
particular attention t o
registrants under 26 years
of age in view of the Pres-
ident's statement that ag-
riculture and industry
should release the younger-
men  for military service."
   Noting that nearly
5,000,000 men have been de-
ferred for occupational rea-
sons, Mr.Roosevelt declared
he was convinced "that in
this respect we have been
overly lenient,particular-
ly with regard to the young-
er men."
   In a memorandum to Paul
V. McNutt, chairman of the
war manpower commission,
and Maj.Gen.Lewis B.  Her-
shey,selective service di-
rector, the President said
the "crucial campaigns” of
this year will determine
the     length  of the war   and
its costs in men and materials.
   "The present allocations
of personnel to the armed
forces cannot be further
reduced," he said, adding
that "there Is a very real
danger in our failure to
supply trained replacements
at the time and in the num-
bers   required."
   The president said it
was time to "strike a new
balance"     in     division     of
manpower among the three
major fields--the produc-
tion of food, the produc-
tion  of munitions,and     the
armed   forces.
LEAVES  EXTENDED
FOR  EVACUEES
   LOS ANGELES--one more
year's leave of absence has
been granted by the Civil
Service  Commission to Japa-
Nese Americans formerly
employed in the Police,
Civil Service, Water and
Power and other city de-
partments, but who were
removed two years ago from
the West Coast war zone by
Army  orders.
   Similar leaves were
granted a yer ago for one
year, the renewals of the
leaves being granted at
the request of department
heads in compliance with
regulations.