Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 51

              Vol. II No. 51________________________Saturday, April 29,1944______________________Amache,Colorado
RESIDENTS  GIVE
$1,852  TO  RED
CROSS  FUND  DRIVE	
   Official tabulation of
the recent center-wide Red
Cross fund drive as released
by ' Dr. Takashi Terami,
chairman of the 1944 cam-
paign, Thursday, shows a
combined total contribution
of $2,352.46. Of this sum
the evacuee residents gave
$1,852.45, while the ap-
pointed personnel staff
contributed $500.01.
According to Dr. Terami
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CENTER-WIDE   INVENTORY
   CREATES   TERRIFIC  ORDEAL	 
 Yesterday, today and tomorrow, if necessary, have
been set aside for the taking of complete physical
inventory as of Apr. 30 throughout the project, and
the various division, section and unit heads have
been preparing themselves for a terrific ordeal that
may haunt them for weeks.
   In charge of the inventory taking is a staff of
auditors assigned to this
project and working under
Washington WRA office di-
rection. The crew consists
of the following: James
T.Rose,supervisor, Dewain
L. Delp, John L. Shea and
Charles M. Forrest.
   All "minor equipment in
use" was scheduled to be
inventoried first thing
this morning in accordance
to instruction issued pre-
viously. "Major equipment"
inventories will be checked
with items recorded to date
in the general ledger account.
   Under the proposed new
set-up all the divisional
storehouses will revert to
complete project warehouse
control under Ralph J.Mit-
chell, property and ware-
house officer.This change-
over will be effective May 1.
   The residents "on the
hill" will also enter the
procedure as house-to-house
check-up will be made to
tally all government issued
property.Homemade articles
are "exempt."
   All the mess halls are
bulging with foodstuffs as
three-day deliveries have
been made to tide them over
the inventory period.
METHODS  TO  STREAMLINE
WRA PROGRAM DISCUSSED
    New methods for streamlining evacuee relocation
and exchanging of ideas by the various relocation
officers were the highlights of the recent 5-day con-
ference in Chicago of all-center relocation officers,
area supervisors and Washington -Mk officials, stated
Walter J. Knodel, local relocation program officer,
Thursday.
   Dillon S. Myer,  national director,  and EDmond Ar-
nold,  chief of relocation divisions with his assis-
tants,  Luther Hoffman and Rex Lee,  in charge of pro-
ject and field divisions respectively,were in  at-
tendance from Washington, DC.
   Keynote of the conference was the emphasis placed
on jobs and relocation problems dealing strictly
with issei and family
groups. In this respect,
each local counseling unit
will be requested to for-
ward complete information
ahead so that that particu-
lar area relocation super-
visor will be able to handle
the situation more ef-
ficiently when the family
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WASHINGTON  RULING  BANS  ALL
PRIVATE   CENTE  ENTEPRISES
   Effective Monday, May 1, center residents will no
longer be permitted to perform domestic or personal
service privately for the appointed personnel and
evacuees in order to comply with Washington WRA office
ruling, stated James G. Lindley, project director,
yesterday, Hereafter, all private enterprises must
cease and fall under the jurisdiction of the local
community enterprises.
    Persons,whether evacuees or appointed personnel mem-
 bers,who desire these ser-
vices  such as laundering,
housekeeping,  musical in-
struction, etc. must regis-
ter immediately with H.
Tanabe at the main Co-op
office. Prevailing out-
side rates will be charged
for these services.
   And all persons who seek
to perform above-named
services  are required to
register at the same place
immediately. Workers em-
ployed under this new ar-
rangement will receive the
regular WRA monthly wages
and clothing allowances.
    Patronage savings will
be paid on all services
just as has been the case
to date with all services
or merchandise purchased
from the Co-op, according
to E.H. Runcorn,supervisor.
NO   APARTMENT
SWITCHING   AFTER
MAY 15  ORDERED
     All voluntary moving
and doubling up in apart-
ments by residents will
be halted on May 15, ac-
cording to the latest an-
nouncement by John Ter Borg,
housing superintendent,
Thursday. After that set
date, the housing section
will issue the necessary
moves in order to create
sufficient space for the
incoming contingent from
Jerome in June.
   Latest reports show that
only 32 rooms are complete-
ly vacant while 125 apart-
ments are required to house
the new arrivals.