Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 42

              “BUGGY”  IGASAKI’S  “NEVER
SAY DIE”  SPIRIT  TRIUMPHS
   Monday, Mar. 27, 1944, was the turning point of
Masao "Buggy" Igasaki's life--for on that day he
had an appointment with Uncle Sam. Yes, "Buggy"
applied for voluntary induction into the armed forces
and received approval. Incidentally, his father is
a veteran  of World War  I.
   But wait, that's not the whole story--for on that
memorable morning everything went smoothly until
it was almost time for him to board the "choo choo"
at Lamar. It was then that young Igasaki was told
that his  name was  not   listed  on the train check.    This
displeased him very much and he insisted that he
didn't want to be left be-
hind . This persistent young
man with a never-say-die
attitude waved his official
induction papers, which
was his only source of evi-
dence . But it was of no
avail because the train
checker told "Buggy" that
he needed further "evi-
dence ."
   Despite the"beef short-
age" no effort was spared
to withhold it on the part
of  impatient Igasaki.
   All during this time
the clock was ticking away
as fast as a taxi meter.
But this would-be  nisei
Yank didn't give  up hope.
   In all this chaos,some-
one finally uprooted the
Lamar board clerk from her
deep slumber. Realizing
the critical situation,the
clerk furnished the necessary
"papers" to put Igasaki on
his way to keep a very im-
portant date with Uncle
Sam.
YESTERDAY’S  ORDER
FOR “EXAM”  LISTS
24  AMACHEANS
   Twenty-four Amacheans
left yesterday morning for
their pre-induction physi-
cal examination in Denver,
and three failed to report,
according to James G.Lind-
ley, project director,
yesterday afternoon.
   The original call was
for 41 persons to report,
but the number was decreased
due   to  relocation.
     Granada  PIONEER
Vol  II  No  42       Saturday March 29, 1944            Amache, Colo.
20  YOUTHS  ANSWER  CENTER’S
    FIRST  INDUCTION  CALL
   Twenty local  youths   left hero  Monday morning to earn
the     distinction    of    being    Amache's     first group    to
answer Uncle Sam's     draft
call, according to Walter
J. Knodel, selective ser-
vice     officer   yester-
day.
    Originally scheduled to
leave were only 16 draftees,
but tvro local boys volun-
teered while another couple
arrived from the outside
to join the group.
   The two volunteers are
Masao Igasaki,Jr.and Rich-
ard Shigeru Watada. Induc-
tees from the outside are
Hiro Hirano and Ken Sumi-
ta.
HOUSEHOLD  GOODS
HERE   FOR  EVACUEES   
   A carload of evacuees
household goods and other
personal items including
approximately 100 cameras
and radios arrived from
Sacramento, Calif., last
week, according to Ralph
J. Mitchell, evacuee pro-
perty officer, Monday.These
goods are to be distributed
this week.
PLANS  FOR  ALL  CENTER  CO-OP
CONCLAVE  HERE  COMPLETED
   Plans have been completed for the second all center
Co-op enterprise confab to be held here,April 3, 4
and 5,according to Tokyoshi Kawasaki, executive secre-
tary, Monday. In addition, to the delegates from Tule
Lake, Heart Mountain, Gila River, Manzanar, Poston and
Minidoka centers,  George
Morey, head Co-op buyer in
New York City, and Otto
Rossman, senior business
enterprise advisor, are
scheduled to attend.
   During the 3-day con-
ference, proposal to train
an educational man for the
business enterprise and the
marketing of center pro-
ducts will be discussed;
reports  from each center
Co-op enterprise in refer-
ence to the New York office
will be presented; state-
ments from the New York
office will be read; and
resolutions of the Jerome
enterprise will be ana-
lyzed.
DRAFTEES RECEIVE
SOUVENIRS FROM
BLUE  STAR  MOTHERS
   Amache's first inductees,
20 of them, all were re-
cipients of a 16 ½”  inch
square handkerchief with
a silked-screened monogram
of the local Blue Star Moth-
ers  organization which
were donated by the service
mothers' club, according
to Miss Setsuko Osajima,
Blue Star Mothers' secre-
tary, this week.
   And all future draftees
answering their country's
call will receive this
souvenir.
VARIOUS  TYPES
OF  ASSISTANCE
NOW  AVAILABLE
   The Colorado State of
Public Welfare has made an
agreement with the Federal
Social Security office to
assist Japanese Americans
when in need of aid. This
new agreement between the
state and federal offices
is known as the Aid to
Alien and others affected
by Restrictive Governmental
action.
    This means in effect
that any Japanese Americans
who after having relocated
should find himself in need
is now eligible for all of
the same types of financial
assistance as have been
available to other resi-
dents .For further informa-
tion regarding this, con-
the weIfare section.