Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 51

              April  29, 1944______________________PIONEER______________________Page 5
NISEI
POTPOURRI
     by Roy Yoshida
SPEAKS TWICE  -
   HE WHO  speaks, speaks
twice. Wrapped up in these
few words is a truism that
is meaningful in these try-
ing times when it is ex-
tremely difficult to keep
a train of rational thoughts .
   In speaking twice your
words convey your thought
and your tone conveys your
mental attitude. Of the
two, your attitude is more
important than your thought.
And the tone being the ex-
pression of attitude is
caused by attitude. There-
fore, your mental attitude
is bared by your tone  as
clearly as if it was placed
in a showcase, let many
of us do not realize it be-
cause we do not as a rule
see ourselves as others
see us.  We are prone to
forgive and overlook our
own faults. It is some-
thing we should keep in
mind in our daily affairs.
   This business of mental
attitude is of expecial
importance to those who are
in a position to dole out
favors, who therefore, come
in contact with people of
various lots. And strange-
ly enough it is in the or-
dinary things of life where
the tone of speech counts
so much--the things you
say without thinking.
   YOU can say,"Come here,
nice doggie," in a tone
that would sink a battle-
ship if it were a bomb.
Or you can say it in a tone
that conveys the thought,
"Hello,  Laddie. Gee, I'm
glad to see you. Have you
been a nice doggie?" That
"nice doggie"doesn't under-
stand a word you say--in
the literal sense--but that
dog will come with his tail
wagging in a friendly fash-
ion or run away lickety-
split solely on the mental
attitude expressed in your
voice.
   If a mere dog can under-
stand what's transpiring
in your mind by the tone
of your voice, what must
your fellow human beings
think of you every time
your mental attitude strays
from the path of rational
thoughts. Herein lies a
significant object lesson.
   Regardless of our posi-
tion, each, of us in our
daily toil show a fluctu-
ation in mental attitude
without realizing it. We
"confess" it in our tone
of voice unknowingly. It
is a stress that can't be
easily checked, but unless
checked it will become the
"unholy"part of our nature.
So no matter how much a
person, or a thing, or a
situation vexes us, don’t
let your mouth shoot off
your mental attitude be-
fore your brain pulls the
trigger.
PAPER   EDITORIALIZES
CONDITIONS   IN  JAPAN
   In the Mar. 22 editorial appearing in the Honolulu
Advertiser captioned' "Civilian Conditions in Japan,"
it was stated that "the whole Japanese people have
been regimented to a degree never before heard of."
   It is expressed the opinion that "the collapse
of Japan will be as much through the exhaustion of
the civilian population as through military defeat."
   "A typical example of labor dilution is shown in
Kyushu.  In this plant 32
per cent of the workers are
Japanese women;  30 per
cent are Korean laborers;
25 per cent are Japanese
youths,both sexes, between
fifteen and twenty; 13 per
cent are adult male Japa-
nese, "concluded the Adver-
tiser editorial.
   It did not divulge the
source of its information.
JUNIOR-SENIOR
PROM  SLATED  FOR
NEXT  SATURDAY
   Yas  Hirano, president
of the junior class, was
chosen general chairman of
the Junior-Senior prom to
be held next Saturday even-
ing,7:30 to  11:30  o'clock,    
at the high school auditor-
ium,according to Miss Rox-
ene Everetts, advisor. The
affair will be a strictly
for juniors and seniors
with mid-term graduates in-
vited. 
   Chairmen for the various
committees are Shigeko Mae
Sakamoto, decorations; Fudge
Nimura, invitations; Ester
Fujikawa, refreshments,and
Fumi Morita, program.
ANOTHER ADULT
CLASS  TO  START
   Sewing and pattern draft-
ing class will be held each
Wednesday and Friday, 6:30
to 8:30 o' clock,at 8H-7A&B,
starting next week, aannounces
George Miyama,acting night
school director.Only those
who have already registered
will be eligible to attend.
MONETARY DONATION
   The PIONEER extends its
sincere thanks to the Gra-
nada Reading Club for its
monetary donation.
MORE   ICE  CREAM
IN   MAY, JUNE
   WASHINGTON, Apr. 26-
(AP)--Civilians will get
more and better ice cream
during May and June.
   Lee Marshall,director
of the war food adminis-
tration,  disclosed Wed-
nesday that manufactur-
er's quotas for ice cream
and other frozen dairy
products will be increased
from 65 to 75 per cent.
In addition,changes were
made to permit a richer
ice cream mix.
SPEAKS   AT   HIGH
SCHOOL  ASSEMBLY
   "The Contribution Nisei
Can Make to the Life of
America" was the lecture
delivered by Rev, . Herbert
Nicholson at the high school
assembly yesterday after-
noon, according to Miss
Grace Lewis, vocational a d-
visor. Prior to his ar-
rival here,he spoke to the
students of the Gila,Mini-
doka and Heart mountain re-
location centers.
KAWASAKI   LEAVES
ON  BUSINESS TOUR
   Tokuyoshi Kawasaki, ex-
ecutive secretary of the
federation of center busi-
ness enterprises, left on
an official business tour
of the Heart Mountain, Mini-
doka and Topaz relocation
centers last week, accord-
ing to Miss Alice Yamasaki,
secretary. Kawasaki is
scheduled to return to the
center on  May 17.