Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 39

              March 18, 1944___________________________PIONEER___________________________Page 7
HERSHEY  TIGHTENS
DRAFT  DEFERMENTS
OF MEN  TO 18  TO  25
   WASHINGTON, Mar. 14 - No
registrant,between ages 18
thru 25,cannot be considered
a  “key man” in industry
unless his deferment is
recommended by the state
director, declared Sele-
ctive Service Director Lewis
B. Hershey tonight. The
procedure was outlined to
local draft boards clari-
fying the policy for occu-
pational deferments.
   The only other instance
in which men in this age
group can be deferred  is
when they are engaged  in
an activity Hershey spe-
cifically designates  as
deferrable.
   The outlined procedure
permits increased deferments
for registrants 26 or older
in critical industries
with progressIve considera-
tion for  their relative
irreplaceability and in-
crease in age.
  President Roosevelt,
when asked if there were
any disposition to look
into blanket deferments
for    agricultural workers,
replied that the farm in-
dustry is like any other
essential industry and it
would  be unfair to single
out  one.
PIONEER EXTENDS
THANKS  TO  SCOUTS
   The PIONEER staff ex-
tends its sincere appreci-
ation to Bobbie Endo,George
Hatamiya, George Yagi and
Mitsuru Ikeda for cleaning
and repairing the PIONEER
bicycles.
RATED  NATION’S   BEST
NISEI  CHICAGO  CAGERS
TO  MEET  LOCAL  QUINTETS
   Amache basketball encore!  Chicago's Hyde Park "Y"
nisei    quintet,     rated    the nation’s best and boasting
many    erstwhile    Southern California cage greats, are
scheduled to put onn two-game exhibition, here on Mar.
25 and 26 in the high school gymnasium, announces
Joe Nakatogawa, acting head
of the athletic department.
The Windy City lads will
take on the "AA" champion
Dusters on Saturday night
and the "AA" All-Stars on
Sunday afternoon.
   These high-flying Chi-
cagoans rate themselves
above the flashy San Kwo
Low Bears of Dever and
have the Chicago city “Y”
pennant to prove their point.
   Preliminary contests
tentatively on tap will
pit the title-holding Ram-
blerettes against the Girls
All-Stars on Saturday and
t he single-A  All-stars
versus the youthful Amache
high varsity on Sunday aft-
ernoon.
   Tickets will  go  on   sale
early     next week  at   the   8F
rec   office  and at the PIO-
NEER  office.
PIONEER
	Sports
GOLD  LOVING  CUP
PRESENTED  TO  HOKE
   A 10-inch gold loving
cup was presented to Coach
John Hoke by the Amache
Lettermen’s club yesterday
in appreciation of his un-
tiring services, accord-
ing to Russell Yamaga, se-
cretary of the athletic
organization.
   Coach Hoke will leave
next week for Portland,
Ore., to assume duties as
athletic director of the
Polytechnic  high school.
HOLD  BASKETBALL 
PRACTICE  TUESDAY
    Following is the prac-
tice schedule slated for
Tuesday evening at the high
school gym:
   6:30 - 8 p.m.-Rambler-
ettes and Girls All-Stars.
  6:30 - 8 p.m.-“AA” and
“A” All-stars.
    Players   selected for the
various  all-star teams will
be notified by the athletic
department, stated Joe Na-
katogawa, acting athletic
director.
     The  FARM  FRONT
   An    efficient    plan    now guides  the daily doings
the     Koen     ranch-another   great  step  toward  supplying
more     food  for  the  center  residents.   The  newly-formu-
lated     procedure  designates  a   general   supervisor   to  be
assisted by section  supervisors.
   Nobuo Sakamoto was officially announced as the su-
pervisor to succeed Henry Inouye,who relocated recently.
Shigeru Fuji, Katsumi Suzuki, and Hatsuji Sugita were
appointed  as  section heads   to  assist Sakamoto.
    The XY Ranch will remain under the direction of
Yoshio Asai,   assistant  general  supervisor.
   Over 2000 acres, heretofore leased to tenants, have
been taken over by the center farm. This additional
acreage  provides for more   field  crops.
   The support of the residents toward the "lifeline
of the center" is requested by Roy Nakatani, farm of-
fice manager, as the pending labor shortage is fore-
seen. 							-Jim Otsuka
FORMER  AMACHEAN
GAINS  FAME  AS
US   PARATROOPER
   Cpl. Mitsuo Usui has
a d d e d another glorious
feather in doughboy Joe
Nisei's cap by winning the
right to wear the famous
"wings and boots" of the
US Army Volunteer Para-
trooper  by completing his
four weeks of jump train-
ing at Fort Benning, Ga.
His fifth and qualifying
jump was a night tactical
leap identical to actual
combat work in Sicily.
   A former resident of
this center, Cpl. Usui has
made good in training to
become World War II's"most
feared warrior." Mr.' and
Mrs. George R. Usui, 9K-5E,
are the proud parents. 
   According to the para-
chute school's public re-
lations office, 22 other
Camp Savage boys have also
qualifled.
	VISITING
===	SOLDIERS===
   Pf c. George Omokawa,
Fort Warren, Wyo., Cpl.
Shiyo Doiuchi,Camp Shelby,
Miss., Sgt. Homer Takaha-
shi,   Camp Shelby,Miss.