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Granada PIONEER Vol. 1, No. 8 Amache, Colorado November 21, 1942 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IMMEDIATELY The contract for the con- struction of a high school and two elementary school buildings was let to the R. E. Rippe Construction company of South Pasadena, California, R. J. O'Rourke, project engineer, announced Friday. The schools will be completed in 120 days according to the contract signed in Denver. Several sub-contracts have already been let and work will start immediately, H.B. Winter, superintendent of construction, revealed. The bid was for $308,498 with $135,886 to be spent on the high school and $172,612 on the elementary schools. Japanese will be employed on the construction work. CONSTRUCTION MEN HAUL COAL Evacuee employees who will be eligible to work for private contractors within the center have a- greed to haul coal into this center for a period of two consecutive weeks, it was announced by Walter J. Kno- del, placement officer to- day. Those who have previously worked for contractors will not be called upon until the eligible supply is ex- hausted, he added. 30 appli- cants have already begun hauling coal this week. ‘GI' IS THEME OF TONITE'S HOP New records have been obtained and will be fea- tured at tonight's GI dance, the recreation department announced yesterday. Se- lections include "White Christmas", "My Devotion", "Kalamazoo", and "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen". Dancing will be from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Terry hall. AUGUST PAY DUE MONDAY The August payroll has been cleared and payments will begin Monday at the PIONEER building from 1 to 7 p.m., Senior Administra- tive Officer Henry F. Halli- day announced yesterday. Workers who entered on duty on Aug. 31 will not be paid for that day but the time will be credited to their compensatory leave. Women Elect Mrs. Kanazawa and Mrs. Saita were named temporary chairmen of the Granada Women's federation which met in 7H recreation hall Thursday morning, with Mrs. Hori presiding. Mesdames Kajioka and Abe were tentatively named sec- retaries, and committee mem- bers elected were Mesdames Hagiwara, Higaki, Hinoki, Inouye, Kamiya, Kato, Naru- mi, Ogata, Ohama, Takeyama, Terami, and Yamasaki. DR. SMITH TO DELIVER THANKSGIVING MESSAGE Dr. Frank Herron Smith, chairman of the Pacific Coast Wartime Japanese Serv- ice committee, and super- intendent of the Japanese Methodist churches, will deliver a special Thanks- giving sermon during the English worship service of the Granada Protestant church in Terry hall Sunday morning. Dr. Smith, who has been touring various relocation centers, will also speak before the younger Sunday school groups and at the women's meeting at 1:30 p.m. In the evening, he will preach a Japanese ser- mon for the issei at 7 o'- clock in 7H recreation hall. CLOTHING AVAILABLE Temporary work clothing loans are available to proj- ect workers at warehouse 12 from Clothing Foreman T. Tanaka, it was revealed through the office of Ralph J. Mitchell, property of- ficer, yesterday. Types of clothing loaned will be governed by the duties performed by the worker. Eligible persons are asked to fill out req- uisition form C-WRA-76, which may be obtained from the their division head. 6H ILLNESS INVESTIGATED The sudden illness which occurred in Block 6H Tuesday has been thoroughly invest- tigated by the regional sanitary engineer, Mr. Low, in company with Dr. G. A. Duffy, medical director. Measures have been taken to prevent a recurrence of this nature. In addition to complete bacteriological and chemical analyses of the water sup- ply, regular routine inspec- tions will be made of all mess halls, latrines, food warehouses, and other places, which are of foremost im- portance to the health and sanitation of the project.
Object Description
Title | Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 8 |
Date | 1942-11-21 |
Physical Collection | Japanese Americans in World War II collection |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number or date | 8 |
Page count | 9 |
Object type | Newsletter |
Donor | Shitara, George |
Description
Title | page 1 |
Item number | HMLSC_Granada_Pioneer_V01_N08_P01 |
Page number | page 1 |
Physical description | 35.5 cm x 21.5 cm |
Full Text Search | Granada PIONEER Vol. 1, No. 8 Amache, Colorado November 21, 1942 SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS IMMEDIATELY The contract for the con- struction of a high school and two elementary school buildings was let to the R. E. Rippe Construction company of South Pasadena, California, R. J. O'Rourke, project engineer, announced Friday. The schools will be completed in 120 days according to the contract signed in Denver. Several sub-contracts have already been let and work will start immediately, H.B. Winter, superintendent of construction, revealed. The bid was for $308,498 with $135,886 to be spent on the high school and $172,612 on the elementary schools. Japanese will be employed on the construction work. CONSTRUCTION MEN HAUL COAL Evacuee employees who will be eligible to work for private contractors within the center have a- greed to haul coal into this center for a period of two consecutive weeks, it was announced by Walter J. Kno- del, placement officer to- day. Those who have previously worked for contractors will not be called upon until the eligible supply is ex- hausted, he added. 30 appli- cants have already begun hauling coal this week. ‘GI' IS THEME OF TONITE'S HOP New records have been obtained and will be fea- tured at tonight's GI dance, the recreation department announced yesterday. Se- lections include "White Christmas", "My Devotion", "Kalamazoo", and "I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen". Dancing will be from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Terry hall. AUGUST PAY DUE MONDAY The August payroll has been cleared and payments will begin Monday at the PIONEER building from 1 to 7 p.m., Senior Administra- tive Officer Henry F. Halli- day announced yesterday. Workers who entered on duty on Aug. 31 will not be paid for that day but the time will be credited to their compensatory leave. Women Elect Mrs. Kanazawa and Mrs. Saita were named temporary chairmen of the Granada Women's federation which met in 7H recreation hall Thursday morning, with Mrs. Hori presiding. Mesdames Kajioka and Abe were tentatively named sec- retaries, and committee mem- bers elected were Mesdames Hagiwara, Higaki, Hinoki, Inouye, Kamiya, Kato, Naru- mi, Ogata, Ohama, Takeyama, Terami, and Yamasaki. DR. SMITH TO DELIVER THANKSGIVING MESSAGE Dr. Frank Herron Smith, chairman of the Pacific Coast Wartime Japanese Serv- ice committee, and super- intendent of the Japanese Methodist churches, will deliver a special Thanks- giving sermon during the English worship service of the Granada Protestant church in Terry hall Sunday morning. Dr. Smith, who has been touring various relocation centers, will also speak before the younger Sunday school groups and at the women's meeting at 1:30 p.m. In the evening, he will preach a Japanese ser- mon for the issei at 7 o'- clock in 7H recreation hall. CLOTHING AVAILABLE Temporary work clothing loans are available to proj- ect workers at warehouse 12 from Clothing Foreman T. Tanaka, it was revealed through the office of Ralph J. Mitchell, property of- ficer, yesterday. Types of clothing loaned will be governed by the duties performed by the worker. Eligible persons are asked to fill out req- uisition form C-WRA-76, which may be obtained from the their division head. 6H ILLNESS INVESTIGATED The sudden illness which occurred in Block 6H Tuesday has been thoroughly invest- tigated by the regional sanitary engineer, Mr. Low, in company with Dr. G. A. Duffy, medical director. Measures have been taken to prevent a recurrence of this nature. In addition to complete bacteriological and chemical analyses of the water sup- ply, regular routine inspec- tions will be made of all mess halls, latrines, food warehouses, and other places, which are of foremost im- portance to the health and sanitation of the project. |