Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 40

              TRIO  TAKEN  INTO  CUSTODY  BY  US  MARSHAL,
WRA  HAS  NOT  JURISDICTION  IN THE  MATTER
  Handcuffed and under the custody of a
United States Marshal,the three 18-year-
old boys who refused to answer their
call for pre-induction army physical ex-
aminations last Mar. 15, left Amache Mar.
17 for the Federal Correctional Institu-
tion near Denver.
   Federal court trial awaits each indi-
vidual refusing to abide by the Selective 
Service law, states James G. Lindley, 
project director. The first of these 
trials probably will    be     held  sometime
next month,   according to  information re-
ceived here,   he   says.
   "When a boy refuses to answer his pre-
induction "exam." or his induction
notice, the WRA immediately notifies the
Selective Service system of such act,"
Lindley explains. "The Selective Service
system then so notifies the United States
rney who takes action as   specified un-
der federal  law.  While  we cooperate with
law-enforcement officials in such cases,
the WRA has no jurisdiction in the matter.”
   Granada  PIONEER
Vol  II  No  40      Wednesday,   Mar.22,1944 Amache,   Colo.
TURK  TO  SERVE  ON
LEAVE  CLEARANCE
HEARING   COMMITTEE
   Harvey E. Turk, commu-
nity activities supervi-
sor, left for Washington
DC last week to serve with
a committee to  complete
leave clearance hearings
which have been submitted
by the various relocation
centers,  announced James
G. Lindley,yesterday. This
action will hasten decisions
on pending  leave clearances.
   According    to    Lindley,
over 500 hearings have been
held to date in this center
and those denied leave
clearance will eventually
be sent to the Tule Lake
segregation  center.
   Turk will remain in
Washington for approximate-
ly 30 days.
TRANSFER  OF  DRAFT 
BOARDS  IMPOSSIBLE
   Various California draft 
boards are being asked 
daily by mail by nisei
registrants  to  be trans-
ferred to other selective
service boards,which under
the Selective Service re-
gulations are impossible.
   Citing a particular case 
on hand, according to Wal-
ter J. Knodel,  local  se- 
lective service officer, a 
letter  has been received 	
from the  Local Board no.
190, Pasadena, Calif., re-
questing its registrants to
desist making any further
transfer requests.  Pase-
dena board has nearly 1000
Nisei registrants of mili-
tary age ad have been re-
ceiving from five to eight
requests in each mail.
   Although  the following
notice came from Pase-
dena board, it applies to
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SIX  ANSER  ARMY
‘PHYSICAL’  CALL
MONDAY   MORNING
   A group of six Amacheans
left for Denver Monday
morning to take their pre-
induction army physical,
according to Walter J. Kno-
del, center selective ser-
vice   officer,   yesterday.
   Members of this con-
tingent    were    those    who
were scheduled to report 
on Mar. 15, but since they 
had registered to take the 
third Army-Navy Qualifying
Test they received an ex-
tension.
   Leaving on the same
train was Henry Okimoto,
reporting for induction to
Camp Savage, Minn., by
special  order.
   Listed    below    are    the
names of those reporting
for their “exams” Monday.
   Ken Akutagawa, Yutaka
Itano, Hiroshi Yamauchi,
Russell Yamaga, Yoshio Bob
Shiro and William Takata.
16  AMACHE  DRAFTEES  RECEIVE
MAR.  27  INDUCTION   ORDERS
   The   first  group  of draftees  from Amache,   16  in all,
will     report     for    their     induction at  Denver   into the
US Army  on Mar. 27,   stated
Walter   J.   Knodel,      local
selective   service   officer,
Monday    morning.     Out     of
this  total   of 16,     one   in-
ductee ,   Yoshiharu Kitagawa,
has   relocated to Grand Junc-
tion,   Colo,   from where     he
will  report  that day.
   Following are names of
the 15 Amacheans answering
Uncle Sam's call to the
colors:
   George Oki, 9E-3B;  George
Taro Uriyu, 9L-3E;  Edward
Shigeo Hamakawa, 6F11B;
Tom Isamu Matsutani,6G-8E;
Hiroshi Ito, 6B-2D; Wood-
row Odonaka, 6F-1F; Miles
Masayuki Hamada, 7F-12E&F;
George Maekawa, 7F-7F;
Harry Fukumitsu, 7F-5E;  Tom
Tomoso Kashiwabara, 12E-4B;
Ben Kenneth Suzuki,12E-10E;
Masao  Uyesugi,8F-7E;   Masa-
ru Uyekubo, 9E-1C&D; Tetsuo
Ted Okuno,  9L-5C, and Ken-
ichi Muranaga, 10H-2F.
SHOW  NOTICE
FOR  PRE-INDUCTION
PHYSICAL  “EXAM”
   Local  pre-inductees are
reminded to be sure to
bring their “Order to re-
port for Pre-induction
Physical examination” when
reporting for their army 
physicals.  This form is
mailed to each pre-induct-
ee from his Selective Ser-
vice board, stated Walter
J. Knodel, center selec-
tive service officer, Mon-
day.
   Several Amacheans ap-
peared on  previous calls
at     Lamar    depot    without
their "order," which con-
fer departure arrange-
ments.  Center’s  future
pre-inductees are advised
to have all necessary papers
when reporting.