Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 43

              April  1,   1944___________________PIONEER_____________________Page 5
   NISEI
POTPOURRI
     by Roy Yoshida
ONE  DAY IS ENOUGH
     THIS SATURDAY, accord-
ing to my calendar TODAY
(Tuesday), Is April First,
and my calendar isn't In
the habit  of April  Fooling
me -I hope. Commonly known
as "All-Fools Day" the kids
will be going around with
their April First antics
in trying to get the best
of each other.  It will all
be in fun and laughs will
be  on the  unwary victims.
   Thanks to one of Fate's
rare kindnesses. I won't
be in Amache April Fool.
"I'm gonna cover up my type-
writer at the end of this
column and forget all about
my daily toil. Believe me,
I need a rest and I think
I deserve it, don't  you?
Don't answer that!!
   I’m gonna give this  camp
a break   by getting out   of
here-quit   shouting  hurrah
hurrah,    I'm    coming    back
next week.     So  there!
   In the meantime, if any-
thing, goes wrong with the
PIONEER   I'll be   sharing its
woes, BUT  way up in Denver-
thank goodness.   If every-
thing goes hunky-dory,give
your  thanks to the STAFF
IN CHARGE because they must
have worked hard to make it
so. If I know anything
about the  guys and gals in
charge, they'll have some-
thing very, very different
cooked up for your pleasure-
a topsy-turvy edition with
all the trimmings.
   Well,   have     your APRIL
FOOLING   Saturday and     get
it out of your system, go
to town with your antics .
And when the day is over
resolve to do no more "fool-
ing," "I mean In a silly
nonsensical way. One day
of being an "April Fool is
enough; from this day on
be alert ,be wary,be care-
ful- lest each day become
April First  for  you.''
   I don’t mean to be super-
serious, but strike a happy
medium. Life must have
its good, clean fun, jokes,
humorous incidents and fre-
qunt hearty'"guffaws." It
all adds zest to living. A
good laugh is a good tonic
for that  run-down feeling.
   And    whatever   happens 
don't  let anything get you
down. But, if It should,
then keep it to yourself
and don’t ever take it out
on the first guy or gal
that comes along. Why make
another person unhappy with
your troubles!
    Keep Smiling!
STRICT  VISITING
RULES  ENFORCED
AT   ENGLEWOOD
   Only blood relatives may
visit inmates of the Feder-
al Correctional Institution
at Englewood, Colo.,accor-
ding to information receiv-
ed by the Community Council.
However, a person may obtain
a visitor’s permission di-
rectly from the  warden of
the institute. 
   The message further stat-
ed that anyone refusing to
take the soldiers' oath at
the time of his induction
will be inducted into the
army and probably subjected
to court martial proceed-
RECRUITERS  FROM
SEABROOK  ARRIVE
   E.  Stanley Parcells,
representative of the Sea-
broo , Farms, accompanied
by George Sakamoto, former
resident of Amache and at
present employed by Sea-
brook, will arrive here
this morning to  inter-
view prospective workerss
for the farm, according to
Mario Vecchio, relocation
advisor. The two will be
located at the relocation
office  for a  few days.
   Interested families,
single men and women for
cannery, dehydrator,quick-
freeze plants and farm and
orchard work may  receive
information regarding wages,
housing and working condi-
tions.
   A trial period indefinite
leave for four to six mon-
ths may be  taken by any
person for these jobs,con-
cluded  Vecchio.
McCLELLANDS  GET
DESERVED  REST
  "Our boss" Reports Of-
ficer and Mrs. Joseph Mc-
Clelland left the center
Tuesday morning for their
annual leave to Fort Collins,
Colo.,  where they  will
visit his parents, accord-
ing to  Yayeko Morita, sec-
eretary. 
   They  are expected to
return Friday.
CHECK-UP  MADE
BY  WRA   OFFICIAL
   Seymoure  Cahn,    head  of
the  examination and  inves-
tigation    section    of    the
Washington office,  arrived
here  Monday to make a  pre-
liminary check-up  of local
administrative  operations
and     procedures,  according
to James G. Lindley, project
director, yesterday.    Upon
completion of his  business
matters     here,     Cahn    will
leave  for  other  relocation
centers.
THREE  EVACUEES
TAKEN  TO  PUEBLO
FOR  ARRAIGNMENT
   Three Amache nisei, who
failed to report for pre-
induction physical examina-
tion Tuesday, were taken
into custody by the US
Marshal yesterday morning,
to be taken to Pueblo for
arraignments, according to
Walter J, Knodel, Selective
Service   officer.
   From Pueblo, they will
be taken to the Federal
Correctional Institute in
Englewood, Colo., to await
their trial. The draft-
evaders were George and
Frank Takamoto, 10E-5C,
and Riyuo Uyeda,   12F-8B.
EDGEWATER  BEACH
HOTEL  AGENT  HERE
   Mrs.  Mary Nagata will
be at the relocation office
for a few days  to recruit
workers for the Edgewater
Beach Hotel,Chicago,accord-
ing to Mario Vecchio, re-
loction officer.
TAKASHI  SHIMA  TO
HEAD ARA BOARD
   Takashi Shima was elec-
ted chairman of the Amache
Recreational Association
Board of Directors, suc-
ceeding Taka Aratani, at a
special meeting Sunday at
the 8F CA office. The ab-
rupt change arose over the
WRA policy regarding eli-
gibility of community acti-
vities  workers   in the ARA.
   The  other  newly elected
member     is     Kuhachi  Ikuta,
succeeding     Saburo    Cujow
who relocated,as  co-signer
of checks.
   The main purpose of the
confab was to discuss the
possibility of the basket-
ball team attending the in-
vitational JACL tournament
in Denver, Mar. 29, 30 and
31.