X /r O Ûa CVt^~ - -OjU-aA-L. \°i 40 iü au. snr.R project MVIRS.JtKIZOMA \u usual*- ■■ There were no distufbanoe s ; over ■ the holiday ; season end no arrest* There was one suioide , on Friday night* January ^th* • , -Xl-'J* '•-*■.’’Mr* Ut* has been very helpful in assisting us in determinasi onof policy/both as to .handling, of reiaducti on«» visitors and also as to11$$^ Sf this -Osnteréi "ihesi he return# to ISfeehingtcaa* he can give you a Wry soa^Xste report as to our thinking which of coiarse is ©empieteiy in line with-the policies* /Movement-to;:California is very'Slow* 18r* Uts sat in on our staff meeting snd Joined in on the discussion of ^Relocation'SssistsnoO*1; and -in on the discrussioa of “Manual ■• Release So* 1581* and also in on à meeting Of /thè Coordinating Committee# Be attended two Council rseetings* ■ area wi th Ifr* Goyette* seoWtary' of the Chamber of Commer ©e and with Mr* Mathews* publisher of the Tucson Star* Mr* Goyette is hold in g a me at ing of his Boari of Directors* a ■felting/;of ds&S- DìiàW1 Shach Association and a meeting of the Private School Association* After these meetings* he will advise us what can foe dons inTuoscn toward the acceptance of some Japanese with the- sponsorship, sf the Tucson residents* Mr* Mathews will lend some support* So far we have had but «as application1 for relocation' in ¿risona* . I made a trip to Tuce on to discuss rèlocation in that WAR RELOCATION ATJTECRITT Cl LA RITER PROJECT BIYSS, ABIEOKA WEEKLY RIPCRT January 6 to 13» Ipi Most of our time ®d energy in tho week ending January 13th was «pent analysing and placing into operation tbs various parts of the Administrative Instruction #153* This instruction has caused us to materially change operating procedures as regards leaves* gate passes* etc* We also spent considerable time with Doctor Pressman and attempted to reorganise hospital procedure and avoid the discordance which has been such a disturbing factor for many months# Before leaving* Doctor Pressman prepared & new chart* held meetings with the appointed hospital staff* evacuee medical officers and finally with Mr. Shelly end me. He are very hopeful that his visit will result la much better hospital operation* It seems very difficult to impress upon tho community the fact that the Center will close* We have this constantly before the Councils and Block Managers and id 11 continue doing so until it finally registers* ; 'We are going ovsr all operations thoroughly* planning, reductions and curtailments wherever possible In anticipation of manpower shortage and'-the Center, closing* The specially treated rice shipped to us by the Quartermaster9s depot* San Antonio* has proven a serious hard!cap because many evacuees feel it was provided t© make their life in the Center lees comfortable# The mess halls state that it will not properly cook , in the cookers and have completely abandoned using it* We arc now out of polished rice and are required to buy additional broad to make up for the part rice played in the dally menu* Some action should be taken to clear up this whole matter before it results in greater hard feeling towards the administration# ¿amar y & » January 14,1045 ^ *y (?//) ' fôi t**üa;«luiioó plenalag ^ v, , ©t a vófy,deliberete peo©* Individual láeuirlee tef# éelei©r%tad Ä mm ©xteát bat generally «mlly m nao dt im® relativ© to- tbs general .progr.rf;« are being re-delved a 1 th 0110h $ia ny 1 nd i y 1 é usi s n re © 11 © $¡ p t ing tp-. .arrivo a$ ó© ye aad means to re lobato# Ilio-amoral belief IbìUiM the m¡ ©r feote ars known asm that the raoidonts Ime©; where aàà -how beget addition** othor than them© eeXlad byUie administra tiro althou^i t&or© bava bmm Innumareble inforcali est*together discussions# M&W ri^or© oro tiñe,© t® mppuñr sliest ev^ry day* and w© aro told by rollati© rea idonee that mmny people ©re Ina lined to ooím* to no that there is a rosier-that 1 have bean Injured boro ln iÿfàlywoùà* ■■.''i.. would HIE© to./ótate her© end now to'.©11 of sy friends in (Ule that this rumor is false* . x hme never been hurt -aM everyone ìtó tmn more them kind to m+" $hímún who tnrmrly lived In Bloejc D» now lives at l&lft north Harvard, Hollywood9 ßellf* orBis* Jhe tumor . t òr» 0#er$© loda bed his wife were molested in fresno is iiq/ to be without founds11 on# Dr# *%d© did not leave el fa&ts* Hh&re have been practically no Tomai meet inga of ©vedile©© # pr©~ináuetíoa physical» Orders have been received for IE mm to tafee their pre~ 1 &4u e tion ■ ¡;hysiea 1 in ¿h©©ni& ©©Friday, January 19th« fh© orders ha,yé, also been received for id Giian® t© be., sworn Into the Army in Fhoenix on January 30th« One of those culled for his physical and one called for induction have relocated« Furente of i*ft« Kayo End© have boon notified, that & wes who loft for sativo duty in Kovember » 1943 end went overseas in Aprilg 1944« In Italy ho received the expert combat citation and ri|rht through gunfire to care for the wounded«* Pvt* Esto entered wounded in Franc© on October B7. 19 * Young End© was % volunteer or .ana from los Angeles City Collage in 1940* His Pvt* Bon© Kato* wounded vetaren of the French Campaign and the rurple Heart, arrived from the Dibble General Hospital On October 19t was Injured# In an Interview h« commented, *1 give plenty of credit to medics« All soldiers feel the Mme about thjtie medic 1 ¡e medic boys who come front line his outfit that had helped + ss ►Lost ÉÊm^tW, rtor hia föploaßb he will Tatara to tÉ# : ho$pitol I&||f®lifowIä * Ilia gßt fl jP# © Cplît .5 ^rc> # Clonisi &h % ¿i î.;, t'O 0 Uto la tu® .Can»! information %tm I 8 b ei&g distrito teâ terough Ä ; \ Exporta öff ie>© n® rapidi!? a® § positi®« ^ddliiO&óX c¡ ©pi m of iàéts» ^l^liisl^ Btìllefctias fio* 1 '.®oä -■ M©« ¿È in both teglia enâ mto/ ' toéis AlM0g¡]fn|>t>04 sM distrito ted. 1 ©atoü&ol us t oa 1 ulto tin ilo« ^ in isuglioh'.la '#a#f.1# to dtotrtb* at.. 4| Âp»ins! ci# tra nstotlon id Ming ttiid will òé, dlotoltotod ® ooa» Sobral organi étions h vo m ïmw oftimra ..;."v.e a n#W torsi* 'C.:. •-.l€*tf§ lisi 0m'' ;')íis ®©0® tówte t \& tho Butto. Juro ulto fcoard* Juron Ito ûuldnno© ■'■■'orasi®#! on fmmXth .Coawtttoé for ifê alTO Mro tooa m r * th® 5SI s * te « i « Ho® rd « m& eiô'. tto ito ©hoir» nan asá etter offices bare been fOl d. la thè high aehoel etudoate * ve taade thatr cenpaign apee «has for Student body offh« the eahool aaaom^ly» Tb« otri Secuta a od Siri He serres bave ale© elaoted offtoers. A tof lo.al delry eoa» ter tubreuleeta end Baa®*s dtooa ¡e bus .fceen eoaploted by vat riaarlans ©f thè Ö. 3* Pep^traaat os; . culture» ußly ob® suape.t was round end it eee disposes of et osea» The Olla Sili bea testi aisoet aatlreiy freo or tìnse dleeesea. Uhi» io attributi»! tc regalar testing «ad isolation of tbo dalry sattle tmm tha rsst ©f thè bord. uiUc furcinhed by our âalry bas hai a l«f fescter-tal eoont la site wecfcly test »»de by ttw prcject ««altarían, -cha i ¿ve «neck superin tendant, Den Stewart* givo« credit íof thè loe teotarlai OOUB te thè o*;reful asilKlnr *»n¿ p- eteurlaation la charge of the forema, Sonssiute Ishijsot®, «ad carrled eut by all of the dairy werter«. ■ ®“9 »»«te-Council is folly organised with the ©xecutive sacra-ff| th8 ^ officer. The attitude of the now chaimm, Barry Biahiaura, is ©no of cooparatioii toimtfs the administration. The Botte executive Ward ha* a t «a?'«**)«» date end at that «eating M favored the sending of representative* to mlall Center .Conferenceftp be held off-projects. Tory few Butte Councilman «peak iiaglfsl» although asst of than understaM.it. in Canal the Che Iran», l*n >hkunawa. was sjfnwiWLeated and- tha change* ware relatively few in that coanc^ei'^’^^I^C'? ; Sws Static* is atraaa-liniag tta praeedurea with W|pur- pose of giving i;i*3- U'tiieatsioii to ita^'oei^exeluaion responsibilities. ^ . . Mrs , 3*igguas ia well retarded by the personnel in the section and is gsttias mi cooperation and «ssiatanee la her detail as acting *per- vi^r.| The sectionals now working with several persons who have indi- f|®f *4««*" boJrelotBte whan end if pauiejasoistanee errangeaents | ’‘Op*, ccanpletecle V . pj'^: ar*'«*iM'B*® «peat.BOst ot^the week on the. project and'hold severs; meetings wit* ,v*ri©un|neabere of| the section in attempts to oiarif^v j&fr V;pom;c'a.sifeilit!.e* and develop workable relationships on the basis of ln-|orsssed responsibility for' the hospital sds»inlstrater.| Also. ©r. Presses* elarific^ the health action's functions In behalf of bed-to-bed re- " locates* and its oblieations in regard to comunlcable disease rolocatees ' ■ • m®fi¥a ^bween.tho Mcinistratlon building and the Chandler gate will bsacae|very familiar to thelmenbers of the Sfei aeourlty ’ W section in the months to W The responsibility for screening evacuee entrants to the project is internal security’.a for over seventy-five per eent of thQ time, ma fcha ©acorting ef *.u itor® * r0it the gate to the leav< offie© la the section*© responsibility til tip time* Direct phono service from the front get© to the project, when Installed, will fao 111 ta t© , invo st ire tIons * i 1 ft! *v^ "there h«s been no j&srked expression of Interest among school children either in center , closing or reopening of the float Coast* À few Individuals have indicated that their families are making plans 1 for reloadtion, but not necessarily to the ©vsm ted area* The danai delegates of the Cooperative enterprise stimulated by sots© operatlonal difficultly© in the fish m&yliBt have proposed several amendments to" the By-laws, purportedly to strengthen the delegates* Commltte© controls, actually the delegates already have the ?’OwaT9 they seek* To a delegates noeting January 13, Ur* ferry and ftr* Shelly were invited by the board of directors to give the clsrificfcti'On which they had previously given to . the board of directors* &t least the ¿anni pert of the delegates meeting apparent ly wanted no explanation for after two. hours of heated argument .In Mf Jepsnaao, hr* Tarry and Mr* Shelly excused themselves without a rale- bWft asked of them* The controversy could have : been advantageously used earlier jth the pStie..program as ©n educatiena 1 stimulant* àt t';ls stage of th* procrei* Its .possibilities for educational Mvefteesmt of cooperative ideals will be negligible and It may seriously affect liquidation planning which has been keyed to further th©::pest^ju^asi©a program* Most oJ bin* vverk this week in engineering has been pointed toward center clbaing* Workers h ve been cleaning up ground build* # lags «m$ storna yard»* Sine® mont of the construction was stopped workers have boss gathering up all euipnont, materials and supplies that arc act needed and turning them In o the 0antral ^©rehouse* Work ¿rejects were approved in our- budget* A number of trees bh&t wer© growing u,;> Into the power linos war© moved to other loca time* two gas main leaks wore repaired, one in 'Canal and on© in Butts* Breaks conti one to appear in the water mains in Canal Camp, t is weak thorn war© three leaks to impair# this entails c©nsidorabl© work to -dig down . to th© pH®* pwisp out the water and weld the pipe* A number of miscellaneous maintenance jobs, were done* 1 eraonnel now number &05* the @ I of BO? will be reneged on the to report for duty* the Executive Committee of the Manpower Commission Is being reorganized, because of the recent elections and the organizational ¡aeetlae will be held January 19, Mr* Bon Hunyea, - Assistent Director la oherge of, irojoct I^neg©«* ing a Finance Officer*a conference* ¿hey or® expected to return on Monday, January 15* waa ©tested on the hostel an&.--the»*cold'' storage warehouse* Hies© ifh®re were ; no- new. pereoniioX actions during- this week* Appointive 15th when, the subsistence Storekeeper and Sr* Medical Officer are due WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY sii river project RIVERS, ARIZONA WEEKLY REPORT January 8 - January 14, 1945 Fifteen inductees left this week reporting for active duty at Fort Douglas, Utah. This brings the total'to 674 for found dead in the family home, Block 65, on Friday night when his father returned from the picture show. He has been extremely nervous since ha returned to camp and frequently was unable to not been returned, it is believed that the knife wounds were self-inflicted. relatives in Rivers this week. He received the Presidential citation and a field commission in recognition of his valor and leadership in the jungle fighting. He has been in service since March 1941. His wife, now living in Columbus, Ohio, accompanied him to Rivers. The residents are not yet seriously interested or concerned either about the lifting of the exclusion order or the announced Center closing. At least that is the impression one gathers from various meetings in an attempt to put over factual information. The leaders ask few questions and indicated that few are being asked to them. Apparently the residents are not ready to soldiers whose relatives now or earlier lived in this camp. ¡SBW—* a leep. He has three brothers, one in camp, one in army train-ng and the other in Italy. Although the coroner’s verdict has 1st. Lt. Gary Kadami on furlough from New Guinea visited ■think In terms of goners 1 relocation; they h.«ve not sufficiently analysed their revised position and are not ready to Question in terms of accepting the fact that Canters will close» The limited questioning so far s toms to he directed at avoiding the results of center closing or to indicate the impossibility thereof »f^The dearth of questioning on the part of the evacuee advisors probably is due to their desire not to be thrown into the position of being considered pro-administration» The leaders generally seem to accept the fact that ^ ’1' trurriniTiiimiiiiiin^iiimj' . . ^ 1 ^ '~v « centers will close and that it is to the advantage of the residents to use IIEA assistance in relocation while It is still available» Humors are rife, especially with regard to the West Coast area* But in view of the past two years* relocation record» the large number of rumors that existed in the early days of relocation and the fact that those were proven to be just rumors, the residents are fairly veil prepared to discount most of the stpries hoard, for what they are. There have been criticisms of the sent from Washington as being too formal Japanese not understandable. translated material ana to the average The immediate fear on the part of residents seems to be that the center closing policy will be felt in project operations that affect their comfort. Theories whl ch arrived .early In the. week is very generally accepted as an attempt to fore© relocation» Small incidents are likewise so construed» • # -3- The Canal 'community Is quite aroused over the death, under unfortunate circumstances, of one of its residents* The deceased, a chronic heart case went to the hospital a couple of days before and was given medicine by Dr. West who told his daughter and the accompanying attendants to bring the patient back if he became worse. Evidently there were some misunderstandings because the community feels that the patient was deRiojL-aflffite-g■to the hospital and that his condition warranted his remaining there on the initial call. He died shortly after entering the hospital two days after the initial call# Miss Smith, Medical Social Consultant, interviewed the patient and his only daughter ( a tuberculin, since hospitalized) the day the patient died; she vms making arrangements for his transfer to the "Wayside Inn” when the patient suddenly became worse and was admitted to the hospital. Involved in the difficulty is the fact that the doctor was reported abrupt with some of the evacuees including the Central Block Manager who phoned from Canal during the day regarding the patient and his sick daughter. In both camps new council members have been sworn in# Admiiistrativa personnel will miss the able work of John Fukishima in Butte, but it was the administration's recognition of his ability that accounted for his not bein# pe-eiapted. The high school annual staffs in both Butte and Canal are putting on a drive for advance sale of the high school annuals* Tha editors say that if those are to be the last year books they must be the best. * Th© following automatic pay lucressob became affectiv© January 1 y 1045 : Iona Bicrdeman 9 Veins B# Tucker, Lewie J« Korn, Horace J# Chesley, Cecils E* Lane et-r t Helen Grocer Edwards and Mari® Gaga* Lewis ?* # Emaggs entered; bn duty as Jr# ''Counselor, Marion V# Williams as Guidance counselor, David B* Thomaahas Gate clerk, Both M* Tannor ao Glork Bteii0grsph&rvlh th# Welfare Boot Ion* aloith E« '«falters a 3 Telephone» Operator 9 and Bernhardt K# Lnacraon as Elosientery School Teacher# Harry w* Herron was promoted to Storekeeper, Thomas B# Lyle assigned to 'position of Statistician, and Florrledeon W# Lyle was transferred as Clerk : Mmo^&phj'r to the Reports Division# There was very little activity In tho ^Bnginoerlng 0e:ctim# other than general. maintenisaco;'work "carried on '■by" the.:; evacuees# iractioally all Engineering'staff semhar#'were 'kept; busy on the ' inventory ail ■,■'v'■■■-'■tv® '.'>'v'v. 'J-:‘■ ' g| The slow delivery stove* oil from the oil,, companies Af< to all block tanks Sis still a problem« mm »rxocAtioif xmimin mtA farm froject Rivms, mzomA | mmtr twmt January 13 7 ¿¿ij* the week ending January £®%h mm extremely qui«tt except for a number of noting« of the staff Coordinating Soasaibtee and tbs Evacuee Coordinating Committee# these meetings were devoted to way a- and for convincing tho o®fm»taiity that the Cantor will actual ly close and to urge persons requiring wolfaro asoistanca to pro sent thoir oasos to tho wolfaro section* Mr* Davidson, fans superintendent, and tho writor salted upon IT* Robinson of the Fisa agency regarding tho release of several sections of land and also about tho water shortage# «ater in tho Coolidgo reservoir is extresseiy low and we cannot expect to reooivo oven eae«*haif of the water we used in l$w* Hith the water shortage as a lever. ^ was advised by Hr* KoMnscn that they were not in a ^sltion to taka tho land back until our lease expires« October 7, 1#$. m did agree to several important changes in our alfalfa re« seeding program# All of tho information on this sublest is contained in a letter written to Mr# tfts* * Six oasos of,3ignftr were sisod on a government truck and are held by Internal Security until the owner is determined# An evacuee was vs* searched as a result of an anonymous letter free* Chicago stating that the evacuee waa oroaglag a large quantity of liquor into the camp# Only six bottles were found and the owner informed that he could have the liquor when ho left the Project# ¿1 • # Ik* WAS HBLOCvI’xOB AUTHOHITY Gila Hiver Project jfl S Rivers, Arizona 1 ; ergs , ’.; WEEKLY REPORT January 14-January SO, 1945 ilHBBi ■ li We had just about all kinds of weather at Gila during the week—sunny, rainy * cloudy, cold and even two frosty mornings* The reason this is mentioned is because of the fuel oil situation* It has been one week since we have had any deliveries of oil, and the tanks are again getting low* We have had considerable difficulty all winter because of delivery interruptions* There la considerable feeling that WBA could and should help with the housing situation in California * «Some residents feel that with the west coast offices established it would be relatively easy for WRA to give such assistance* Others say that for those who have no desire to relocate anywhere except in California (but have no property) assistance in housing and possibly negotiations ^ith defense industries and labor unions are essential prerequisites to their relocation* With only three days notice twenty-two Gilans received vrord to report for active duty on January 8S, Farewell parties are being planned in each camp* Eleven boys have been called from Canal and eleven boys from Butte* This brings the total of servicemen, including ^electees and volunteers, to 895* The parents of Pvt* Makato Yoshihara were informed by the War Bopartme&t that their son had been missing in action in Germany since December 22. lb© young man was called to active duty October 2?, 1941 and was with the Medical Section of the 330th Inf» He was a graduate of the Santa Maria Union High School in 1939 and was act» iv© in football and other sports» The parents operated a boarding house and pool hall in Guadeloupe before evacuation* Casualty reports released by the War Department this week included 14 from Elvers* 111 of these had been received by relatives some weeks ago* Five Elvers families whose sons have been killed in action received flowers this week from the enlisted men and officers of Co* B, 442nd Regiment and the chaplain of the 2nd Bn* The flowers were sent in remembcrance and in honor of; S/3gt. Kozuo Otanl killed in action in Italy, July 15, 1944; Ifc* Shaw Kojaku killed in action in Italy, July 1?, 1944; Pfe* George Masumoto killed in action In France, October 16, 1944; Pfe. Henry Hondo killed in action in France, October 17, 1944, and Pfe. Hehuo Komoto killed In action in France, October 17, 1944* Two lieutenants have visited relatives in camp recently* Aid©ricans of Japanese ancestry having bars on their shoulders seem to be a source of great gratification to the residents. The one soldier was a First Lieutenant »Gary Eodanl,who received his commission In the South Pacific as a direct citation for valor and meritorious services. He had returned on furlough after 21 months of overseas duty in the Hew Guinea area. Second Lieutenant Toyo Sakamoto has been in the Army three years and received his commission in the transportation oorp school in How Orleans, Louisan«* Hew project procedure regulating evacuee visitors has been very clearly written by the Project Attorney, cleared by the various participating section heads, approved by the Project Blreotor, mimeo*» graphed and distributed to appointed personnel, councilman, block managers and relocation commissioners* Generally, the note of caution here is for visitors to get permission before making the trip to visit if they would avoid delay and possible denial* Canal1® executive board, chairman and council continue their active interest and participation in Community affairs* Butte’s advisory board, council and chairman show their newness by being ultra cautious and conservative* The Butte Community is less sensitive about Canal, than Canal is about Butté* Inhere is definite likelihood that the chairman and executive hoard can be guided in their adaptation of procedure by Canal*8 generally acceptable techniques* 'Hie lifting of the exclusion order has projected a feeling of insecurity and Indétermination into the community and that feeling has carried over into the initial meetings and actions of Butte’s new council and board* I believe another meeting or two will dissipate this uncertainty and: thât a vary few weeks will find Butte’s chair*. man and possibly its executive board taking more active part in community problems. The Coordinating Committee {Evacuee) has recommended a cent!-nuation of this project's policy of making general information available through evacuee organizations and on block bulletin boards and of Si referring specific problems to the section best qualified to assist. The committee (executive board of Councils, Central Block Managers, and Relocation Commissioners) has urged block managers to encourage, from each block, a few persons needing public assistance to contact the tie If are section so that some general information can be built up from successful case histories. The Coordinating Committee is of the opinion that at this time any apparent pressure urgin relocation would be harmful but that continued emphasis should be placed on Center closing, types of assistance available, and need for planning. The canal delegates of the Cooperative seem to have arisen in smite down something, probably the management. At the last delegate a meeting, Butte*s delegates went along with them by adopting! certain By-law-amendments which may later have to be reconsidered. CoJ plaints as yet have been only general but 1 believe the trouble stems out of the Co-op’s failure to invite the Canal Council chairman to speaJ at its recent Conference and by the Co-op’s failure to mention Bukuxawa as Community Council chairman in its printed program. It did mention 111 * ■ th0 Sifficulty arises from Canal’s Jealousj of Butte and Bukuxawa was very bitter at the moment. The opposition is ,l«4 by three parolees. The anticipated liquidation with its resultant paid trustees may be a factor as may be the fact that the present manage oent has publicly announced definite post-exclusion liquidation plans and has actually started liquidation of hardware items. Reasons may be obscure but in Canal feeling is high towards the board of directors where-as in Butte, little if any feeling exists and the Council Chairman Plana to include a representative of the Co-op board in his advisory Comraltt©0ReQlth Wseetion rocks along about as It did before Dr. Pressman's visit. The plans ware good but the execution thereof remain unoertein* A joint meeting with Relocation and Welfare :has been held and details arranged for handling mutual and overlapping problems. Soma action on bed to bed patients, particularly TB’s would be most encouraging to planning of persons with welfare problems. Reports have been received from California contradicting most 0f the rumors about personal and property damages. Pred Honda has returned from an investigating trip to Powler and stated that all of | i ’ . ; || | ' | U •: | • 1 the Kosuo Hiyama family are getting along fine and that their barn which was reportedly burned is undamaged# Mr* Honda made arrangements for his parents and sister to return to their farm in the near future* He goes back to Chicago where he expects to work until December, 194§f when the lease on his farm near Fowler expires* Y0shlo Hakada report# friendly helpfulness in arranging for his parents and small sisters and brothers to join him February 1st on their strawberry ranch east of Pasadena* On© of the six Nakada sons la the service expect# to return to Rivers on furlough and accompany the family to Pasadena* Harry Hir#oka,who with his parents has returned from Hew Jersey to their farm near Fowler had sent word by Honda th t the situation was alright and he was hoping that his former neighbors would soon return* lisle Inouye t registered nurse who trained and worked in the Han Jose hospital, was denied her reQuest to return to that hospital for employment* She was informed that after a conference it was decided that she could net be employed* {She has worked in the Community Hopsital at Elvers*) She had expected to return with her aged parents to their small farm near San Jose and resume her work in the San Jose Hospital« She expressed great disappointment over the hospital decision as she said she had thou^it that the best friends she had were there* Howeverf the Pasadena Friends of the American Way have offered her hospitality, nd she has gone to Pasadena to investigate the possibility of employment at a hospital in that city* three nurses aides left the hopsital last week to relocate« The chief nurse has stated that the need for additional nurses aides is acute and that both Xssei and Nisei will be accepted in classes« A pictoral bulletin from the Herman Keifer Hospital in Detroit pictured May Sujishi working in the diet kitchen« She trained as a dietary aid for nine months at Elvers. Another girl, Mitsuko Dye,who worked on the Elvers dietary staff,is reported to be a treasured member" of the dietary staff of the Lake Forest Hospital in Illinois* Hoyt A, Martin who supervised the model ship factory until it was closed has been transferred to the education section as a member of the vocational education staff# He will work with adult classes and also would do some work in wood work# Some of the road Equipment was used at the Butte sewer farm during the week as it was necessary to clear off brushes and build up borders* Motor patrol machines have worked on the farm taking side-fall out of the land so that the land could be sown to alfalfa« Ditches were cleaned and other small maintenance jobs v;ere taken care of by this crew* The plumbing department made a routine checkup of boilers in latrines and laundry rooms* It is necessary to clean the flues and check these hollers periodically so that they will work efficiently. *A mfym five l sslsf occurred in the Canal Camp water mains, and it was accessary to hire -and outs ids voider as all the'project' welders have relocated# Construction crews are being organized to do crating of ora cue© and j%/ government property. Two shops will W. set up to talcs car© of this operation# General maintenance work was continued as usual# ' " j;» Personnel section reports that : Wallace neoseo entered oh duty as Storekeeper (Subsistence} eM'Martin'‘XostNnaim.es Sr# Medical Officer# Virginia*K# £ysk and Charles C# Conley were promoted to Secondary School Teachcrs from Elementary School Teachore$ and. Btnaan H# Patterson was promoted end reassigned to foreman Mechanic# the following weir® reassigned and transferred: Salph f# Otiuser from Vocational Education Supervisor to Mult and Vocational Education Supervisor# ard H# Bell from head Teacher to Ess intent Storekeeper# and Hoyt i* Martin from Industrial Superintendent to Vocational Teacher# Clarence $• task resigned as Internal Security Officer# Mr# Ben Eunyan, assistant Director in charge of Administrative Management and Mr# * 0# Orahas# finance Officer# returned from the conference held at Denver# Colorado# Monday, January, IS, ■ a ccmpleto revision of both fiscal accounting ana cost accounting is to be flaced into effect not later than February 1# 1*48# This chan e in procedure tends to eliminate a lot of mmefessery accounting work and eliminates certain reports previously prepared by the Finance Section# . steps are now bwing taken’-to propâre for the chan ® In both the ..accounting prosed'» uhe end cost accounting -procedure to conform to the revised procedures ‘WWç/ riPSMp '%& * » , \ I ?C Mw / It‘-»** „, ' .„< h ’vp%»•& #pT5•*& f*¿¡¡pi effective February lt 1945, ' ,L 1 %m r u&mim. mtwmrt r mi& wrm mm®$ . tifgft'ty ÄllÄ ItÄ't : ■ jmm?% $ê %p Z/ê SÄfl >Jg| Ii#|í wwuld acm im «mi Iftmtey* Jonrnvy ih i# is wail goto about |É| $&&$*« Sis mm «111 «sake gp ih# party# . Savmrnar Qotwra ifc# project am 8aiwtey# tenmry Zf4»h* 1m 1# interested la ih« mi« of Bait* mmp m m or mtMhMt* ifft soté ra®aÿ#f*tîoa project# the i^í»? arma Wï| mach tag>re»#»d ari ih ite» faciliti«»# «ad 4«a«la^s3ii » ih# project# | |f| pj||l|||! Salea*’* loa io Coltrarmi* là era» tir;g, aera labaraafc ara a io««&*#t mill hoglgt in ih« »car futura* 'Ih# amene# leader® atei# tlwj$ ani 11 hRÉ predai®» la 'mate-for tía* alter j< t ; Jk end tha parami® of.»«» In 'ih# ar»d fare##« no rapid fwamsft&t'Will ho potai blo# Our pojmlatiaaot ao# osnaiat of iw#ihird# paratali ©lattar er*?r flftyaflr* ymr« of me# twr’umhw* wim!ïmm$ th® pareli®«« of «agio rìm mi th& local merket ?#«* itsî'fiïà the $r«$«mro which áamlapad war f\i áápet» of &??s«teá rie® end i sài g&wtì t® ih® amami ay that w# wer# actually daini occathiag io airaigjhU« ih» miter wp* ;. M. 1« omly 1000 panada wer# fniwhasad# ih» affati wa* aahlafaauaiy# i WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY Glia River Project Rivers, Arizona WEEKLY REPORT January 21- January 27, 1945 There id increasing comment among the evacuees and feeling among staff members that there is going to be a real need of some WRA assistance on the west coast in housing, aid or direction in securing furniture and household equipment, and negotiations with labor unions and defense plants, There appears to be a strong probability that if some such assistance is not available there can be little relocation to California beside those who are returning to their own farms. And there are many people who have no inclination to relocate except in California* Obviously, serious frustration will result from the manner In which the evacuees are being notified of their status as determin ed by the Army board* People are receiving exoludee notices and are being told by the Army officers that they can relocate anywhere in the U* S. (With a few specific exceptions) Some of these people are also on the segregee list but have no knowledge that such is the ease* Such people go ahead with family relocation plans which can not be completed. Undoubtly this situation will make a real difficulty for the people concerned when they learn that they are also included In this classification. It seems certain they will feel that they have been unfairly treated# Residents are greatly disturbed by reports that houses of returning evacuees are being burned on the west coast* Mote than on© person has stated that the greatest impetus to relocation would be the knowledge that those who are responsible for the fires had in some Instance been apprehended by the local or state authorities. The post still boils. The chief medical officer evidently filed" Dr* Pressman1 s reccaamendations* The administrator has not received delegations of authority as per recommendations * He has indicated he may seek a transfer either to return to Leavenworth or to another center* Most of the difficulties are of such a nature that compliance must be in spirit by the chief medical officer and' he refuses to 'go along except very superficially. It is also reported that nothing has been done about other recommendation which Dr* Pressman made for Dr. Westfs approval or execution. Howeverr patients still seem to receive medical care. The Post-iSxelusion coordinating committee met in joint session with the Relocation Commission to hear Mr. Kabo's experiences on his short term to Northern and Central California including attendance at the inter?-raciai conference in San Francisco. Mr. Kubo places a great deal of emphasis on the need for caution and tact on the part of Japanese returning to the West Coast particularly on the part of those owners of real estate who could legally and with short notice practice eviction* He cites his own approach / which is one of lease renewal with the privilege of having his family occupy one of the tenant houses on his land. Mr. Kubo*s re-port* as well as other reports received* having bfeen on the whole indicative of "fair” treatment received* the spirit of daring to think of relocation seems to be on the increase. -3- Th© executive board of the Councils here are recommending the all-center conference for the week of February 19 to 26* Locally, Salt Lake is preferred as the site. The Councils are planning in some detail for the agenda and for selection of the delegates. The tone in the executive board is for a constructive meeting to plan public relations and orderly relocation. The Butte chairman is making good progress towards assumption of leadorship; his executive advisors are a little slow in rounding into form, partly because of language difficulties. The attitude of cooperation with the administration is Quite good. Block Managers are beginning to work with the Welfare section f on uncovering persons in need of Relocation assistance who want to return to the West Coast and who are willing to pioneer that phase of the post exclusion program. Welfare has asked each block manager | t*0 bring in at least two cases\ immediately. By this method Welfare expects to get a broad selection\pf cases as to category and legal residence as well as to establish a^good working relation ship with Block Managers. Cases are being submitted slowly but regularly to coast relocation offices and the number of inquiries on the project is on the increase rapidly. The new gate procedure is functioning smoothly despite the distance from front gate to front door. The Internal Security staff should be increased to its full allotment at once. The resignation of one officer { now being replaced) and the absence on annual leave of another puts a very heavy load on the remaining personnel on duty in the interim. The department has budgeted one person never employ- -4- ed due to ceiling obstacles but I believe post-exclusion makes the full complement not only desirable but mandatory# Mr* Allan Markley of the Washington Reports office spent three days conferring with the reports officer and other members of the project staff* He was able to give some real assistance regarding the need and responsibility for the reports office to contribute to the post-exclusion planning and relocation* He also assured us that through contacts in Washington he would suggest that division heads in that office give us more definite information as to what will be acceptable from the field in the way of a final report from the respective divisions* W© have been somewhat at a loss in this regard. It is welcome news that arrangements have been completed for rice to be shipped here from Arkansas. The community has accepted the situarion in good spirit and waited patiently for the adjustment to be made* Nevertheless, that staple has been missed sadly from the daily diet* The four men who left the Rivers farm, project last September to head an agricultural mission in Arabia have arrived in Egypt, according to personal letters recently received. Dave Rogers and Carl Q,uast made the trip on a passenger liner; Walt Emrick and "Sandy** Sanderson were forced to take a small cargo boat. Emriclf described the extremely rough ocean trip, his journey through the Red Sea, the meeting with Rogers and 4uast in Cairo and the journey which the four men took to Beriut (Lebanan) and Jerusalem. He -5- çcntaasted the priaitive agricultural methods ©11 over Palestine; and the unhappy situation of the poor Arabian Y amers with conditions in the U, S. He mentioned the olive groves as a wonderful sight. Scouts at Hivers are continuing their collection and delivery of waste paper. A commitment which has been made for the delivery of 10 tons by February 3. Miss Elsie Inouye, registered nurse,, who was recently refused employment at the San Jos© California hospital where she trained and worked, has secured a position with a private physician in Arcadia, California, She received hospitality and liaison assistance from the Pasadena Friends of the American Way. Eight organizations have been approved to receive shares of the community chest fund. This decision was made at a meeting last Tuesday by the 1945 Chest Fund Committee. The organizations approved for participation areî the Young Buddhist Association, Young Men*s Christian Association, Young Women *s Christian Association, Girl Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, United Servicemen *s Organisation, Burses* Aide, and Senior Men*s Club. The Butte High School P.T.A. gave a farewell tea for Miss Mabel Sheldon who is leaving for new York next week on the first lap of her return to missionary work in India. Miss Sheldon has been connected with the Butte High School from the first and has done a remarkable job in student relocation, Sponsored by the Canal Elementary P.T.A., Dr. Kiya.su on January S3, spoke to a large group regarding "good food, rest, and fresh air are the essentials in the prevention of tuberculosis"* ■■Kg • ■ • ■ Tkïït much~di©cussed subject, weather, Is in tbs news airain this^ .track* Wo have h&d considerable rainfall during the. week, and it has retarded our operations ^onsiderablf*|ilt^bas boon too wet to do anything- In the "way of* land levelling or the farsij therefore, the e a#h lah«*i io oß®r uatil thal tin#« ^.y/' fis# »Bö SKf h#r# W#ff# imim « tei of Ih# #t Mt baotaa#« Up $tm 0%ir ts #e^r ©Iiibs# wMi# hi# pffi«# tot mg wswhm It # U^ilNp #isi,l lu asS psi^mmt ihil# h» io hoff#« fist ln ttva* fnistrated* teeeciAng a bit disillusioned m& bitter» and mm ready to parry thè potentiality ot becomiag a "Ho asf himaelf in or dar to stay ìa camp* 2^b®rs of thè Internai aecurity staff were a^mpathetlc wlth his dileeSMk and felt that there ahould he ."a»cete solution for such a prcblerB* Inspeetors o t rJ*s# Immigra ti g» and Naturalization cervio® ara on ’ datali at thè center for th® purpos© of detonalaing thè isnlgration eitiseaahlp eta tú e of numerous evacuees# thirteen mor© 01J¿m «/are inducted into the U#S* Amp on January 30 at Phoenix, Arisons* Mine were from Bgtte and four from Canal* Approvals for Oilaas to return to the evacuated area totaled 158 terminals and 53 short term cm January 39* Actual departiros for tha evacuated area as of that date number 87 terminals and 38 abort tarns# Captain and Mrs* Vincent Astor visited Rivers for several hour® aofes»! «ovia® of feti %o feo! $®tl«t# sud tfeotj* t'iilllo®# Tfeo dootor feas itoti vossr ooopar&ttw ift tfels posara esu! 1 fe^Uoto tim #s»alt# olii fe# 0^ &» 00® ®* tfe® t:wAtim &m feo soffia lut® I Mtomttflf. ¡aoodU ffe» Ttaaaoo ö«?» te fe®» «fefttiif a «t*v«? of tho out~ ÄiÄI^ obUgatioisa In tfe© IW asá UÉS Ba»l jos»! isoli Mtoto&dfeas abituati«* feas feN® miowod and a acatisto Hat rsod® at&»tg@ i»||i I» fe# ta&aa io radia® tho to a tf-Mm ¿* ffe® ^immm soottoa l»o aot a® jot fÄlF owwtod tona tí» olà aooouatia® *&»%&& %# ffe® aoo aooouatlas mi% «fttetVni ffeteruaxy 1« namm®tlt lo oj&ootod fe^t fefeia aoBfomtlcn .ila feo oagilotod %y tfe® nim? ®f uni woofc* Ä tt» QpMNitlocui HtUim Mu ìmà M* lite fili' ansioso oh® ^itloo ®f mpt* éi iteda, ttmimm 'mà trttmUm\^ pamt>Mtà& omipltà W A*tóu® a# l^noasoag afeo fea» feoon tfaast««?ód %o üu» Iten^osmt to ®®t a» àaolataat 3optf of ^iss feoaagomont« # tim ttâX&atom pRKxiiMl SjÄi Ä& ^»t SbSä0Sö «tí? -3'^’ i;*l&sitf S* 8*#&i0ol> Itofotibfätt mâ • I lUtos j** iÄÄt% ft-* Qmmmù&w CW *mm&mIf jw»U w of i?»!» B# t ¿%» to /iOfokñrZ Ootmaslof'i ítef# Filial «itotfWtifttttS IINM ;«iÆ :>CiS?p'l» à# l%4il IN» Attili vfertei af ¿¿»life £* 'ÄI« a» f¡©ls$tai# qpnmioÿ| ^tirir MNA K» limite &o ummtasr utfMMfc. Iteti!mp ml li dmal# im rnrnrnnm, Armmin^y* (IX1A Kt VW HlOJKÖf ^e/ferr 3h# greatest oousauni ty inter© t last week eentered around meetings conducted for the purpose of electing delegatee to the Salt lake conference, end the subjects for discussion at the conference* Indications are that these meetings resulted in a solidification of demand* that the Centers be kept open and that larger grants be given to re locators* Hie delegates finally elected were not entirely in accord with the outlined program# However, they stated they felt as delegates they should represent the opinions of the community rather then their own beliefs# the last»! gr&tion officials are continuing their work and todate are finding very few person* not eligible for clearance* They state they are taking the easiest cases first# Relocation# while progressing fairly well# will bs somewhat retarded until after the Salt Lake meeting, but tia&y fsallies are making preparations to leave# Commander Lodge has completed his work* He is recom* maiding to the Havy that they send officers to each center to study the entire operation before they are transferred to Civil government poet in the Pacific* Captain Martin and Br« Kberhardt spent a day on the project and found very little to report to the Span!eh Bebassy* There were three major complaints* very minor in nature} (1) not sufficient soap and brooms Issued to residents \2) som bad fish was received (3) & complaint that there was not employment for aliens* All of these points were dissuseed with Captain Martin and found to bo either incorrect# beyond control of the Center because of BasMngton instructions, or slight ttl sunder standings# Hie telegram to the Spanish Ambassador was quit# satisfactory to us*%~^,:; >:•/ h Li____ ■ tmKlt REPORT February 4 to 10, 1943 r^M Army notifleations for six pro-induction physical axaraina-tions and nine inductions arrived at the Leave Office this week. The call for physicals is February 16 and inductions for February 87. T/Sgt. Norihlko Seklno, 24, whose parents reside at 45-9-D P» ;in a hospital somewhere in'Kngland, recovering from wounds suffered in action in FjrariceNovember 6, 1944. 3gt, Sekino entered the ¡Army on Sovember 7, 1941 from Los Angeles. He has a brother, Kaohiko, at Camp Wheeler, Ga. and a brother-in-law at Fort Snelling. Hugo'Kolter,, former Assistant i-roject Director, was cordially welcomed by community council and block manager organizations as well as by the residents generally. The reactions to §¡¡1 ****•: »ostly favorable. He talked to numerous groups iLoiuiiHelocation Committee, Helocation Council, Block Managers, Councilmen, and two mass meetings, one in «anal end one in Butte. Jf16 Evacuee stated that they were :all very glad to see Mr. Welterj§§|§ but he would have been more welcomed if he had not preaisted that breakfast would not be served on January 1, 1946. 1... feeling of rasi.gyui'-.;, to relocation was evidenced in Canal when the interpreter Vas sa:ia to have loft out important parts of Mr. Welter’a talk, another evacuee rose to state that the part which had not been interpreted, particularly its dealing vjth opportunities in the south, were important to the lasal and that they should knowabout^them. iliè m 1 ab tte 4elegg iö n,: i ^S^'ítiuá Suoli i §iot ä .* j» K • **£§€* # ■ •T* Welter i ïl&mâ m ü, - ir* jsfctf 1* m ’ y** mJm «fr** m ©1©eine ujjd os 1 1*0 location atleti© ah¿ : ¿Idv>: belo. ,¡0¡A JUt@ tte discussions to be held ater ©onfor« moti hoi mm r* \ tjBB' M i*T*#îl ? 3% ♦ I'} 0* j. -, ■*#*• lüi *-•* fi- j| mp''W.tei f'uBbeXtip & claiming of. Ï i fi» win; p© item: "':A\ tsnm ' ,e» "^eeHn ■ with, that fron c ithsr. ©enters ox-c miff wp ternand for prolonged ©porsi ?$*• tere trief to mk® it Qlmi egeßdA Would fìsrolv rosili t in « wù m lit 'to1 "rol J*# #» I# WOlf ii# ©T ,I W ¥00/ 0^1 amblóme# : Ion ÎM.m&kÎSi£ i* bé'abebl.'re i retest wërMî or ©entere lit for Inorreeo ^ UMp,,;0 repro seòtobf ree, thet if; tiff# end money but I; do legete etere been chosen J|Jf tue ^llrçeiiter ©o&feroné© tMk-: trip tei toen rtleed : ©o& ;pngr*s# ln autelealen f itilrísg ignifere atei sterna t* f>lá Astiai te tíos©*:v and ■«Äl ■pw $m -one* smaniar f¡| Iftp. (ir^f^;-^f: wr^''‘rlMrl| reperod '.ite ftee lev , ^^QJytfc.a:-,; 'off le |te ee^ufl #o 0ë ST0: #0#tl ïtièe ret^ttier© te';'‘. the S ™ jp- w ' % 00 0 t ©1 th o iâ|pÉ 1 ■imv® te en to the' ml td*íWíi hnre beei Met, ÉSk fi 'W s.’ Ä un te kvô | . lîœd' 1 lesk ,ii^ of ©'enee tur nor com ideret ion, :%z btse f ir~ ¥t «biffi by the tine U %«». Si 1 fî t ' ÉÉfetó1 ÍB «fr «31 .. i . f§ leween^ntn# ii ... ¿lr»sdy SI esees .heve | ma 1.4 et tbMÍ&te& êmm^ »Wdl¿.tB. . 1 «I i j teny are in pro» j^&reb Ion« Th© counseli ng te 'de. te liii. 1 been weil er o»ô««*ôoo 11 on#d 'Pm o. lose os to ^. f#p ©!(©] (rejiseir ' B#lA' A A ■$ l ltjfp *n ere trylh Í to bui m en© ©e eeful rele© À |§ ïfâjpl ® ss istimoe © ase hJ nteriee on.projadt ' teel^ lenteK.»o that wo ney # ite e: ,- • . í,#tt of ©$ i©o ixuidi irte rl® "so© lei I ieeurlty : ee ■ : en | itoyjp&j^e© ©nt; ' to totumo i inn# Ut* Runcorn, Cooperative Advisor has spent two weeks on the project advising with directors and delegates* His visit was well* timed in that it came In the midst of a delegate© board controversy over committee appointments and by-law amendments • Mr * Runcorn by interviewing many of the individual delegates jj particularly in Canal) and by attending their meetings and supporting Mr* Terry*s statements as to illegality of certain phases of the proposed by-law amendments; succeeded in convincing the delegates of the inappropriateness and inadvisability as wall as of the lack of necessity for adopting the amendments. Also he very properly stressed the need for education of members and delegates. If the delegates will follow up on his recommendations as to committee appointments and procedures, the Go-op will certainly be strengthened. Unfortunately Ifm afraid the sudden outburst stems from Community jealousy and distrust rather than from actual Interest in the organisation and Its members. General interest in education on the pert of members and even of delegates is spasmodic and so far, never prolonged. Captain Martin and Mr. Eberhardt spent a day on the project and toad© their report by telegram to the Spanish Embassy. The telegram indicated that complaints made were of a minor nature. In fact, the report was quite satisfactory to us. On Saturday night, February 10, staff members who were on the losing side during the recent bond-sale drive entertained the winners with a dinner and dance. Valentine decorations were used in both the mess and recreation halls. Also^ very clover cartoons drawn by Bob Slate, the art teacher in Canal High School, provided I 4- great deal of amusement. In the Finance section the convursion of old to new accounting system progressed to such an extent that this conversion is practically accomplished* 'liie Finance section is being consoli«» dated as much as .possible in order to make arrangements to meet future requirements due to anticipated rapid relocation* The Agriculture section sold 150 haad of fat hogs to Tovreafs Packing Company* This sale Is part of the reduction program* At present the hogs on hand are about half the number here last July# Following the mid-year examinations, report cards were again issued to Banal High School students* The seniors as in the two preceding report x>eriods led the honor roll with thirty-two honor students* They were followed by the freshmen, sophmores, and juniors, in that order* Fifteen to twenty principáis and executive officers of Arizona high schools $ together with their wives, are expected to be guests I'of the Elvers School administrators next Tuesday aft rnopn and evening. They will attend an assembly in Butte High School auditorium at 3 p#m. and be guests at dinner in Canal High School Heme Economics Building at 6:30* Following the dinner, they will hold their monthly meeting of the Salt Valley Secondary School Administrators Association. An evening program of Japanese music and Japanese dances Iras been arranged. ®ntt© l^lgh School A and 1Í basketball team® played against. Ileaa High Schoolfs first and second teams last Wednesday in Mesa* Buttefs A team lost 46 to 30 and the B team won 34 to 80* Mesa*s shortest team member was the same height as the tallest boy from Rivers. Surprisingly of'tóè latti té®m M&imà %h& m*B%:p®l&%& *& f .vi tytvrec ti '$$&) ;. S^^;iniHM3$€ uis ©tejì-*® $$$00:’lteteé, | é tk'Jfct 1 >Ìtafjtò' sii' ^tekiX-i?: ; slfèìiti-:^§|fè»- ®&ì®biW èf ^ :i t; -. ■ - ; %t&Iéta« ttf. ,Bé*jé tìw^l in «tllft£l I%TC?& X* ;®ré., X©$vite ;&niÉ. fluiptete .té &&t€p|| ^é&£te$ ■--. - / -. -. t ■'; mi ;v ■-■■-. of -foIb^;/:;a.iipi|)^#d ai ¿r# i ‘oXÌ00n ■wiXX parali ttePé. p& ,■ ' -;;;;:- :--itte- éirl ::^.mv€p-.: ru-ip-o.r é0^X*é#é»'.‘; ftl&lf &.1SC #nX4 ,t?XiÌ réf^ TQ'CéUt W0à$MMÌH#0 .%#■'■;■■ %É® $ÉI|#;$ ÌWM 1& fi$ *$héit AtXt XOtó ,i?f ' & fa*** $ $§& :^V ; iéììx bn Xniivnred Saétte' of; lsnr®ti# %$ ttìiofls 'Wbo twsvé TBtlou ®.®3P$® F©$@nt»Xy tey %i# féépte^iw ,y^ *&&«& -, m mi it '0é§.v* ^.iso -télte In. tb&. mm* mm®r* i'i^/£p08fl E^trìticfflt- c ifiii s.%i pt ■ ms ®aon & $ ; là# • ^^it^S^mn Qmkiug clts® -v.:, :•• li#d ;fe«te ,-^itPÌtÌn» ««rtifiotte**^ ttr’thi BtàxmX té «rrlw wlthin ttv» n##«k# fi®** Orse® ^ intitì®nntténteà «' t#^#n tto® ^0»®r- ¿1 S* Qcr®rt*mmt Ifutritionist ut tìm Btftt® tonasi Bui Mite fi .on WùbrmrY 4*f| fl|f t#» W8 nliran fejr |^jp||;;i^i|| |%MMÌ8tlGÌU •■'./' : ; ;; ¿K # ...r- # i $ jj| I*I JP$jM0©&Íatif© ©f U&Î t &a© ..i, aymadlmg ©tout 10 **© ' &©if«»i&varaM&t ;gi #Ä?t1 t® ty*0 'mi U ?©*: ©md - -aiïf^l©àl SSt B&ÿ mM tu ■' A: Ä,, i #aj (pma©© |,ii tha tenter* ©f i ihm Xml ¡dfptlda Qftièar iti hêu basmi meMàaôry fer ti ya as ■e# ©a th© prajaot bava feÉ’líi atetad that ® t© altase ©ociplataXy t&alv praaoms© tirad a íap&eaaa «aa ^aaidifi^ ia|tá»d ©anta#« S " Sudara il» -,v$á ©sitarad' ©m dmtdr am ^aaiat&mt Is i osa ÄII1 ÉÜ ■flS g lüî'iiÀ- MI^R í^wmml aaticai ¡¡¡¡ Ttelocalilat^CíCf low* ^¿sha had pwrioualy laMn^éánaoiioX Trama w# Cartai? ras ©f iba íixaeMiaa ■ittsa aaa dM^©éM|[ muelan ths waak« --Tha sur acwiiSea/aad. 4.i : itotta* ^ffiferay. -islabJMia’a - (Cha ii^sm )“f*ì aibaSasaitíBi aoT -'^^i * $« «jif ¡^tíu toamsi x i |). 4'ii*í ©a í|i4§ ^ .ter# tjtda ©1 " tltó Mamp» «.a* ':i ít Canal, * n&n, Ml tmayoah 1 {fi .•; 0 ç ma i man ¡ t ÉMí^ü P $aatòi ' {Alisrmai© 1 &md i0®mrQ p| j$s W.Áél^m ifcSJ •iií t!o& lié mmá ©party dii XI ' fit ÂfcÊÀÂ^ A&kJÈ "äq '-■•■- ;?¿ "•• ; afcjjp ■> -i;; Jßfmxß. JéfPw.p&aS X.J fl§Ä ©r J|Ä ág#;: 'im tu© jLpMflffet &&d&«/ 1 rsi©tl©a; ÉP;í iiíiär%Ä:i^Ä ■ ■ --'• .■■■., ■% ■■' ' ^vv-:;- .-¡ -■... - . am« ^y©$*©3çii©ii ©Mr© taajmittat t© mimsatioa ©mâ. indu ti©m intentila vUiaár# iPÎS ÿil r# OÄt ■f#i 1© © if^r ' i maari ip§|H §ti bimË Mm Iti p® Il t S®H*; ■» «MiM t:I p |Üf;,'i êftenKi Mtofep ^©rt ffi;. 4» t?sà n pa^mtt ':.^ill ^ V 1 4k $ %t 1 If f-v Cô; rpami t©j í|apj ^ ■ :'eiféi ti * ;4f tér th© H ta 4 :'1É ÿ;: t: té ; Xm Iwlîp al; :'3at *i ty $■ i It alü |;ÿ Ü© ©i m 'km ■fcft 4 tac ■ i© j »aây ta iiuv'© x| ■, t mtmt I# ■ w ffgfl «ê.lkfô ||p ■■ti Ni \firn rmtgpm~ | m i ai -?’* a itÂl'1* -AMN0*1' 'p ^mÊÊÊ â'j gÿÿ- ©4a: i*a ,. ara workl©^ 9 |ipi © Ä- Ôi| ■ 'tpwa m 4rf j I3| 14 ■B>| b# |.|#ÿ uaad' far île© Æ ito ‘ut *# .**©] pitra m in- :$i III ;:©j tft ©i^ WfÊ tütar Mim« iÿ K;i a| yn i iKglöamrtj ’pié- ü ©m fl ta \mé&* àm imiY H3F0W ebruary 11 to 1?, 1945 Lvaeueen report that insurance companies in'California are cancelling IxiSttrit&ce contracts on J&panebq property In wholesale numbers* This report together with the recent burning of Bob Lorlshig®fs house and the shots fired into the heme of Oadao 3imy Kakutani t a renctly returned evacuee , aro real deterrents to relocation on the west Coast* Some who had all plans made for departure now are waiting to see what law enforcement officials will do about these recent incidents* Jhie family for, ad remarked that he wasn*t toe much afraid but did not want to place his family in the position of being targets* ;>/%t* Harry Sasaki has boon wounded for the third, time and is hospitalised in France* His first injury tits received during theItalian campaign* Later, he was wounded in France and had been back at the front for only a short time when he was wounded for the third time* His fatherf frank Sasakit 1© assistant editor for the Japanese Action of the Oils flews Courier# His wife is employed by the Son tag lirug Company in Pomona, California, where the family formerly .resided* His brother, 3/Sgt* Herbert Sasaki Is also with General iatch’a 7th ¿krmjr is franco# Approximately thirty Jilaal soldiers fron Ft, Snalliag are expected to arrive In Hirers late lionday night. They have been given seven day furloughs. Priority aaaietanee will bo gitron to oid t ;em In making relocation plans for their families during the exceedingly short stay in «ivoro. la Butte the Vs, YU ond TBA have Joined forces to sponsor a "ill Soldi©r* social BSxt Tuesday night, February 30th# i *t# Lillian hozwil # a WAC stationed at Strother Field, Winfield, Kansas' la visiting her family In Canal. She enllded on August 5,1944 from Cleveland# At tf!0 hospital Internal security Investigation, made at Dr. West's request, indicates that visiting pro edure to the hospital must be revised so as to give a more accurate cheek on »¡fee has business in tha hospital and who is there without reason other than to interfere with the efficiency of the hospital. Also the internal security report emphasizes the Importance of keeping all exits locked after dark except that of the out-patient clinic which should be open for patients only sod the front entrant which should be used for all other bualnoos Including visiting. it i, b0caaa •mctiva **; this movm will *** ^Finitely bansfit th© mat. and that much of the lack of or conization and uncertainty -¿| about responsibility, particularly with regard to administration, will almost immediately be Improved# fhe * ©ifare section is rapidly submitting tentative plans to Balneation Officers# Over fifty susmarlss have been submitted and many more are in process# These are in all categories and have gone out mostly to the California area office# The reception of these initial "ass is tance* cases in their respective communities by Social :J© urity workers i® going to have a very far reaching effect# If, as Miss bene indicates, the local coumlttoe and workers will be friendly and considerate in their first c cm tacts it certainly will accelerate relocation of this .group of evacuees* * misunderstanding evidently has arisen between the Washington relocation and Welfare Divisions concerning transportation assistance to project visitors* WS understand with Mr* bolter that surh assistance would have to com from relocation assistance funds in the hands of Federal Security representatives* The Maricopa County Social Security Chief interpreted Misa Steele*a remark® t© state that such assistance would cose from, our welfare department « We hope this discrepancy will tes correited shortly# The two Community Council os, ha 1 men and two associate delego tea left from Dait i*eke, February 14# The suggested agenda as interpreted pamphlets written In Japanese Is h ret® attached* The C un Ils mid managers mm looking forward to and planning for Mr# Mysr*s visit h total of $235#GB la dimes and nickels wi collected In th© March of Mmm as Elver* contribution to the campaign against infantile paralysis# The money was collected through the block managers* appointed staff , two parties and In boxes placed In the administration building and other buildings* Mr© Joe t Director, 1 alloy II* Bennett and Mrs* Evelyn Owiggum, dating Head of the Welfare, left 'Thursday, F©b* 15 for California to work out some of the problems of relocation* They will visit °an Fr8mciscfc> Sacramento, Fresno and Los d&galee* In %n Francisco they plan to confer with Mr* H* B* Cozssens and will ask that more inform t ion be sent to the project from field offices, from the coast in regard to social Security and Welfare, community sentiment and acceptance in different communities* They expect to return on February 27th ©r Bath* Bice is being sold at the Co*op atorts through the us# of ration cards signed by the block managers* Each person two years of age or over is allowed to purchase five pounds# The sal© will last one week* ICogs Bhlwota has been on the project to recruit employees for the Tooele ^munition Depot* Ho brought word that workers sight relocate to Tooele without their families if the family plans to follow in a reasonable length of time* He also stated that PUCK) clearance new can be obtained in much less time than formerly* Fourteen students in Canal Hfgh School, six seniors and eight Juniors have been recently elected to membership in the Canal chapter «*5— of the National Honor Society* Selection Y/as made by the high school faculty and the honored students received their hard earned membership cards at the assembly last Friday* Bight seniors nho were elected last year make up the remainder of the twenty-one present members* Two sisters, Ruth and Jane Hayashi left February 15 for Berkeley where they plan to enter the University of California. Both girls have been very active in camp activities. Jane was in charge Of the English section of the lews courier in Canal, and Ruth was r.v»,C,*, secretary beside working with Girls Reserve and other organisations. The Agriculture section reports the following production for the month of January: Vegetables which have been harvested are 3,648 lbs. of beets; 3,085 lbs. of broccoli; 8 118,798 lbs. of daikon; 143,836 lbs. of nappa; #355 lbs, of carrot's ; 2#135 lbs, of shingiku; 9,300 lbs. of swiss chard; 8,700 lbs. of takana; and 5,201 lbs. of turnips. The livestock production during January was: 225 hogs slaughtered; 8,564 doz. eggs produced; 322 head of beef cattle slaughtered, of which 120 hoed were sent to Poston; and 6,190 gal. of milk produced. Six hundred fifty acres of vegetables remain to be used on the porject. The rest of 6,250 acres will be turned into new alfalfa fields (1348) and pasture lands (4402 acres). The report on shipment of vegetables to .other centers was three carloads last week, four carloads next w©ek. Burses Aides at the hospital now have a club house in Block 73. Thmy have Invited residents and staff ©embers to an open house on »¿unday, February £Sth* The group now has a membership of ©or© than forty, has electea officers and expects to hare regular meetings and entertainments* His© I*esll Fowler, a nurse on the appointed- staff, la their advisor# Xn the Engineering section practically til carpenter crews «rked on crating of ora cues property* .in organ lotion and ©aehijtcry sat up la he ins worked out to handle all orating* The Fire Department ■:md the Utilities Unit here checked all cut-off valves on the water rmllBS dor 5, nr this weak, four leaks were repaired |a the Canal C&ap imt^r mains* Clogged sewer line© at the hospital were cleaned end © ©team line ms repaired* Due to relocation there is some difficulty In maintaining rubbish and disposal crews* Personnel action during the week was m follow©« Constance C* Tomlinson entered on duty as Secondary school Teacher (Commercial) end Camilla Butterfield resigned as 3r* Sleoentary School teacher to take a position In California* Xdenla Hutchinson, Slenentary School Teacher transferred to i oaten# The following ppoaoties become effective Charles J* conslor, Sr* kleaientary School Teacher} Gertrude H* ifmt®au, Jr* cost Accountant | Um Cowden, Assistant Helocstlon Adviser and Harl II# Goodman, Administrative Officer* The finance section has completed an analysis of outstanding obligations, and has begun follow ups In view of clearing out old bills and old Items as soon as possible, in preparation for Center closing* The now Control Accounting and Expenditure Analysis Accounting has been I placed Into effect* * sS 4JU4.1^VU /&yu,ld p ^-Ur S!~ 17 The agenda to be presented to all Center Conference by the representatives of the residents of Gila River Ho-location Center, Article I Requests to Util A, Requests by those who can not relocate 1 We request mu to protect us for the dura at a 1. on of war 8 to. Suitable casip for following reasons because; An approximate number of the residents who are in the position of being unable to relocate are as follows; 90/1 of 3248 Canal residents 75% of 6105 Butte residents Rotes Total population of Gila as of January 511 1945 is 9353 which is further cate-* gortzed as follows; a. Aliens 4125 b. Citizens of minor age9 3748 e. Citizens of adult age, 1480 2. There are some people who do not want to participate in American war effort( words, nProduc- v tion of enemy country” were used here) 3. ^ome believe that they can not maintain the safe- ty of life and property In the outside during the war* 0 4. Some do not have the confidence to make living outside for their large families without money P ?T Property* ¿or the fact that past economical .foundation was ruined because of evacuation, some believe that extremely difficult to make living or reestablish themselves unless the damages they incurred is replenished. 6* aomo them distrust the stability of governmental policy based upon past experience. 7# Ifoere are some who believe that some families of excludees and detainees may not be able to make their living outside. ' lor the fact that there are some families consisting of only aged parents and minors after their sons have been drafted into the armed forces and fS0li?2d^LaaashJ6rs been relocated* Persons in this category do not have the confidence that they could make living outs id« In accordance to Japanese tradition, seme of the residents are not only unwilling to accept public assistance, but they also feel as though they are dlsgarneed if they receive public relief in the outside individually. P w g. «* rii 'hts of residence. o y* 10* 11* Requests by those who can relocates ** ^^^3,^jIncreased relocation grants ($500 to #1000 rllocatees*f0r ^ °af6tj of lifa aad Property of MbSIrder»!808881“ °f °Urf8W «* J0 request the guarantee of the business and employment• th«riS^?t for. opportunity of education for ,'ij® _»-‘®^ioan children ox Japanese decent, and an absolute protection of their life. V,e request th^t the government consider to make a long term loans at minimum interest to aliens who are engaged in business* no aiLFllfe! government to subscribe the insur- ance( mm) for relocated families in order to guarantee their health during the war* £h?, government to take an appropriate actions in following points? a. To help us to relocatees* b* 1° !ierp us gat bui*in©ss licenses of all kinds. °® *? help enable us to subscribe insurance pre-miums of life, fire, automobile and etc* t3^ «overrent to establish at various impotent points, relocation offices with employment different nST^68* ant retain ****** la each different offices for tie conveniences of relocatees. ^>,ri^^^th?v.g0Ternmant t0 &iv& relocatees the tfle sam@ ae€ree as the soldiers with honorable discharge* m© request that the evacuee property division of-flcoa be maintained for tits duration for the re-locatees. •st o -v • regain Civil Service status for 12* he request that the parolee status of relocatees be dissolved. 13. We reserve the right to demand the indemnity for the damages incurred upon individuals and organisations at the time of war* If* (Request in #8 include content of #14) lu. ¿le request that relocatees be re inducted into the center quickly and easily in the ©vent they confront extreme difficulty to make their living outside* ° Article ïï Request to the representative of Spain We request that the representative of Spain be present at all center conference to transmit evacuee requests anent the problems of canter closing to Japanese Government, and transmit to us the opinion of Japanese Government* Amotion to be made A motions Thai i people of Ja panes permanently maint Furthermore, we a lifted persons in HwIMIPRIBS f<§ j estahj^ph pnd . ^ree to raise ample fund aq4 hire qua order to carry out ear purposes« * ■aü w&skxy iiwom! February 18 to £5, 1945 •r. vV: ■ Public ;®@fa0riax. services fn-p ?v* ?noh » w fc.,\ >JLgfIp, a ior ivt* xoshihara, who was killed tc in action in Germany on December 22, were ijald at the Butte High School Auditorium on February 22nd. The parents, Mr. and Kra. 3huji Toshlharn, 47-2-B,;,had previously been notified that he was missing in action. J^. Toshihara, a native of Guadalupe, California Joined$j the Army on October 22,1941 from Los Angeles »here he was attending an auto mechanic school. He was a graduate of Santa Maria High |l|; School and -was the only child in the family, 3/Sgt. HIroharu P. Ouohlda was wounded in France|on February ..¡lO, 1945, according to word receivad|by;iiis brothers. He was ,ealledMv| to active duty.In October, 1941, trained at Camp Hoberts and later 1 |||r stationed at camps in Missouri and; Alabama until he went over-rf^ s,as in August, 1944. Ha fought through the Italian campaign and|f later transferred with his regiment to Join the 7th Army in France. His wife, the former Mary Uda of Sacramento, is now with her married#^ sister who has relocated to BoiseJldaho.§ His brother ¿Hitoshil has 0 been inducted and is awaiting his call for active duty. ”fThe family f|§§ lived ut -"lorin,- California before evacuation. 3/Sgt. Ouohida graduated from Slk Grove Union High School is »33 where he was active in ■ baj^an, basketball and band. Later he.was engaged in farming with ||| his brother near Florin, .Twenty-seven, soldiers on furlough from'it, Snelling and seven I* m* ror; Ca*p Bland %hruafy SI and tnd were in' cam for visita with their relatives o abort 1# ■ iSlyaraot© received phosphorous shell burn* at casslno'end Ivt# IRehara suffered' a .b&oby«trap|ahrepnol wound at Ai&io Beaoh when he went beyond the lines to rescue a wounded man from, hid battalion* they were atBehcfleld Barrack* at tha time of ¿‘earl Berber#■ ■ ■.■•■ ; .;■ ■ ' ■. ■ \ ;', ' ;■•;■'■■ / ■" ' ■ . "■■ ''■ Relocation^has ■ been somewhat retarded by the incidents'*: t 1ms , '^C;ii';-s:' who ,lind-';:plens mad* are waiting to learn what■ future development* may bo# Another matter-..of concern is the continuing report* that. Sjaanz^nee policies on buildings and;automobile* are being ■ cancelled ' and, that evacuee* returning to- the fleet Coast are unable to secure Insuranee a* companies*' consider their property poor. risks# A few Slllt •'xfTacUôea îmvu' al^ady whether the government might provide M lûsorâQc® for them which would give a fâir ooirorago« and Block; Manage^ organisations are activaiy .... I by thamaelvea, and.,by . residents |pnerally||la ■ ^‘taking advantage af.Kr. Myer*a visit. Tentatively they plan a mass '; / ; ' nesting In each eiwEanlty, joint œoetinga ln|eaeii ooomanity of councils and managers, a relocation commission meeting, and a high school atod-*p|l; assembly in each community. The return of conference-delegatee «¡1 . ■ ^ cwuiis.li activities to .permît re a idea ta to té in« formed ;of the yë suits « ■: : ' ®9lfaT0 motion is getting good' results!Am the preliminary stages Jit relocation planning. Counselors are submitting several ’igL ■tsiimtiTe 'Viiaas dally, stostly to the West. Coast area. ÿJWe had hntlei-pfî!®4 serious resipt&nce to rsloeation on the part of the group aso4-lag public, assistance and the fact that many persons are Indicating ||| willingness to cooperate and to pioneer In the welfare relocation is.:; ye^./3EC:ottr«glng to us. Sven the old man are Indicating aSll willingness, although a somewhat reluctant willingness to^resettle. If wo &T& fortunate enough to hove prompt social security assistance made readily available In some of these early easea find HÜj JtX social security workers volunteer a friendly hand and offer a an Uo in early eontaots with these pioneer resettlors, it will matarially aMlst the future relooatlon p^^Ttore. . The' seetion|ia:'looklng;^l|| nfrlval early next week,^jalso to the return of .Mrs. Swiggusi and her report of, the work bein done In California In i§j| .behalf - of Relocation assistance. PtSSfl S SfillSS 1 ! k*a to till# ill turn iX ■ oom* * ty staff was Mr# ¡■'^if; ' i Wh0 arrivQd la at of the w©@k* Ho certain^ doasa’t reduce ; , tiie average a ay. ie are attempting to recruit yet acother ■ ' vorrieer ao that the section will be fully staffed In anticipation % of the problems likely to;, be occasioned by the ¿ore rapid relocation H anticipated * %S£? I * $ *re ^ ^ effective February 21, 1943, Mr, Ceorge Stout, Hospital||§f|| Administrator became acting Supervisor of the Health Section, and Jfcr. Martin Loobsan, Senior Medical Officer acting Medical $ AdT;'so;c‘ ;to bhe-iHoapital|Sdainistrator. Th© Bealthlwectioa Is a difficult one to make happy or keep happy, aers is a pronounced toe-staxwa on the part of a few individuals to having the admlnlatra-|ior serve as supervisor of the health section and the evacuee doctors baring Or. loabman serve in the capacity of advisor to the|administratqr. Apparently they would object even more to Dr. Loebaan as acting ohief Medical officer. The fact that residents generally are less interested in internal operations than they were prior to the announced center closing may prevent the . disagreement from becoming project wide, . ■, ■ - .txre .of uramo^m origin 'burmd a|ah»d'at: the hdg fam on M*‘ Bebruary 22nd. The shed was-kocatedixactly ISO feet from the If® i>arn sAii!x waa abb damaged.The|amount of damage, estimated at covers the destruction of six pairs of coveralls, four pairs of|rubber boots, seven pairs of gloves and three water proof.aprons, f-ifty-ihreg Boy 3couts, thirty-five from Butte and eighttfl from Canal, received medals from the War Production Board for paper collection. Each medal represented the collection of 1000 pounds of scrap paper. The medals were awarded at a Scout assembly held in camp on February SO, The Girl Scouts in both camps are now starting a paper salvage campaign* The girls in Butte already have receiv d $155.39 from paper collected and $12*04 from magazine collection* Several winter visitors at the San Marcos Hotel in Chandler spent most of Friday, February 23rd on the project. In the group, were Mr* and Mrs. William H* Danforth of St. Louis who as the result of a previous visit to the project have been interested in the .Kis.fi who have relocated to St, Louis* Before coming to '-Arizona this winter the 0anforths had entertained in their home three boys from this camp who are attending Washington University* Signs of spring were evident in a meeting of baseball enthusiasts. It was stated that requests have already been received for, several interneenter games* Euth 0. Hutchinson entered on duty as Elementary School Teacher and Esther M* Sills as Secondary School Teacher, Walter T* Wlnfree, A sals taut Storekeeper and Vefnice P* Wlnfree v Fiscal Accounting Clerk, were transferred as of February 16, John F, West, Principal Medical Officer, was separated and Sterling C. Couch, Cost Accountant, granted Military Furlough* w QMS ;SSKLT REPORT February 25, to Mar ok 3, 1945 CS^i Dillon S. Myer, Rational Director arrived on the project Saturday morning March 3, 1945 and started a series of meetings with evacuees ind appointed staff groups* The schedule Calls for two mass meetings, one in Canal and one in Butte, meetings with Commrity Council sued Block Managers, with the Relocation Commission, with High School assembly, in both camp, with appointed personnel from the Relocation, elfare and SVaoue© Property, and a general meeting with all members of the appointed staff*. Mr. s visit has been received in a very appreciative manner by both residents and their leaders* There is evidence that most thinking evacuees at Gila who plan to live in the United States are convinced that planning for resettlement is definitely advisable* Whether or not and for ho# long they will delay because of false hopes or because of misconstructions or because of adverse leadership is non our problem* Project relationships in all sections particularly in those sections directly concerned with relocation have been very good* We feel that we may reasonably expect actual relocation and planning therefor to be well within and probably better than Wife, averages for all centers* The post exclusion evacuee coordinating conmittee, councils and block managers have been more than active this week discussing and presenting results of the all center conference and planning for and participating in Mr* Hyer* s meetings* The all center conference served well as a center wide ostimulant to discussion of the post exclusion program so that the facts are better known, whether or not accepted* The all center conference delegates have made their reports to the conaminity* Problems and requests as determined by the conference have been compiled sad presented to Mr» Myar. It is obvious that s«i delegates Still bad hope that the centers might not close* Mr# Myer in all his speeches to both evacuee and staff members had made it clear that centers will close and has os^jhasized the five chief reasons why they should. The moving of contagious eases requiring hospitalization i# of real concern and if accomplished could materially ease the Health Section*« organizational problem* Nurse’s aides for tubercular wards have been difficult to recruit although the system of having families of patients provide the aides is still working rather effectively* The release of about 40$ of our hospital patients (TB*s) via transfer to state institutions would certainly make the prospective relocation of doctors more feasible from an administrative viewpoint* The time Mr# Myer devoted to the Welfare personnel was especially valuable to that phase of the general problem* He helped pin down the limitations under which ./BA. works as well as to indicate the particular advantages to evacuees of having WRA. assist those individuals who need assistance» temporary or permanent, make contact with permanent welfare agencies* We worked Mr# Myer rather strenuously with nine scheduled meetings but he seemed to like it; certainly he did for us a fine job at Gila# Project Director L* H* Bennett and Mrs. Svelyn swiggum acting head of the Welfare Section returned this week from a 12 days business to the west coast* They visited various eoEnsanlty to study sentiment and opportunities#. i Mrs* Swiggum spent much of her time in working out the procedure for referral and asking action on welfare cases# Two hundred and twenty four persons had left Rivers on terminal leave to return to California# On February 10, a report on liBA center* Rivers was leading all other centers on terminal leaves* Parlier was the most popular California o armami ty, 41 persons having returned* |pp other cities and the number of returnees in descending order are as follows: Selma - 38, Florin -27, Los Angeles - 17, San Gabriel - 14, Kingsburg - 13, Fresno - 11, Fowler - 11, Del Key - 11» Pasadena - 7, Anusa - 6, Sanger - 5, Santa Barara - 4, Palo Alto - 3* Jointly the Sducati on Section and the Relocation office are planning a series of meetings for discussion of different areas and the opportunities in these localities in regard to jobs, housing, and economic and social conditions* The first of these discussi «ms will be on the Pacific coast, Bock Mountain and Chicago areas* | ! A new class of nurses aides was started an Saturday March 3, in the ccmmonity hospital class roda* Belocation is taking a toll of* trained aides and the success of this newly organized class is Tory important# Approximately 175 persons attended the tea given Sunday afternoon Feburary 25, when the nurses aidés entertained for the first time in their club room* Visitors were presented with corsages and the girls served fruit punch and cakes* Nurses aides club now has a membership of about 40* Payment cm the remaining 70$ of the Co-op revolving fund certificate series B will begin the latter part of March. Thè payment will be made in tie some manner as the 30$ payment was made last December . Following the pattern set by movie houses throughout the nation, the Butte movie department helped the March of Dimes by taming over $&9*70, the net proceeds of the Japanese film shown on January 17# Che Christian minister has returned to California to aid his flock in returning to the west coast and a Buddhist minister is preaching his farewell sermon this Sunday before he and his family return to their home in Los Angeles* - 4 - folio./lag new employees entered on duty during the week; Helen 0« May, Statistical Clerk, Charles S. Post as Internal Security Officer, Katherine Butler Hoopingarner as Asst• Relocation Advisor, Margaret H. Kokensen as Secondary School Teacher, raid Marzine Hester as Foreman Mechanic» The following promotions and personnel changes were made% Eddie DeYayne Bouts as Foreman Mechanic, Holm 0» Self as Receiving & Shipping Supervisor, Mrs* Leo L* Freeland As Property Officer, and Millard C* Burrows as Assist« property & Warehousing Officer« Helen L* Davidbon*s anointment as elementary school Teacher was converted to indefinite, Catherine 0« Hutcheson was reassigned as Clerk Stenographer, and Constance 0« Tomlinson resigned as Seconder School Teacher* m m \ i ' :/Z^^kÍ$Á WEEKLY REIORT March 4 to March 1Cf 1945 »fa "^^cligy On the outdoor ste-ge Ib i anal on. Thursday evening-f' March Q before a crowd of approximately 2500 the iirmy *a second highest military siará, the- 01stIngulshod %'nrlce -/Cross,. was ’presented, to Mr* and Mrs* Yulchi Otanji^whoss sob 3/3.gt« Ivsljsug Ota si was killed in action In Italy on July 15, 1944. The citation, a re~ Markable one of bravery and leadership, was read by Major Jerome S. Murphy who also-made the presentation. The entire ceremony ^was most impressive and wo feel that in regard to ;ubltc relations HlpKou-tside .publicity we were more successf ul in this instance than in any previous camp affair. Somewhat to our surprise as 8$ well .as pleasure and eppreei telón, the three colonels and two lieutenant colonels from the Western Defense.Command readily accepted our invitation and cooperated whole heartidly. In addition, Col. Walter 3. Drysdale, fomsr assistant chief of staff for Gen* Joseph- : Finegsr Joe” atilwell in th® 'China' **Ind in »Burma theater, was the chief speaker on the prograra and paid splendid tribute to the wKiaeltin the D. 3. army*. ¿’or the first time the Arizona á reporter to cover an event in EIvors and CBS radio ^de a recording which was broadcasted for 25 minutes at > March 10. The army photographer with whom w© ^^wrran^ed;for pictures of the c -remony went to the hospital with a relapse of malaria on March 7th but the Public Relations Officer at luke Field was kind enough to furnish photographic equipment and turn it over to a ill sol photographer. A fine picture of Mr. and Mrs. Otanl appeared in the Sunday issue of the Ariscna Republic* Copies of the program are attached, Previously, copies of the citation,^ the story and the picture which appeared in the Republic ware submitted to your office. The manager of XOY has told us that it will bo possible for us to secure the recording, if 5S4: has use for it, * ihe poaaiblXítjr ©f pXans for their etmroh t© be asad sí a hastaX f ©r evacuóse* 5ehoól ©ífielak ere f inálng it increasin Xy dlfflcult t© secura taechora» X% Um betsmm mmmerf to combine 41Yferent ©Xa'8Mit for soü-í© ohlXdron te* |g o la th@ foranos» and oihesrs la th© aftorneen« itte&jpts to roerult ©a the cutsiá© aro ©toast without result* AjipXieanfca re» glstoro4 vfíththe CXviX ¿Service fot echool postilóos oro f outná apon la ulry to ha va mctxmé defensa posltlons la a shori ttoa* Heloestion of eva eme Xmeekmu plus resignai ion of appoiiiied steff ha va Xeft almarcha vacunales« M;-r:, ■ * .... iSll ürs* Ruth £« «loaa# retomad to th© yrojeet and resume« hor éuttes as escrotary to th© ¿mject Pivesbor* Ybe foXXowlag rosigastloas beca&© effeetlves. ¿sry X* Cortar, Fiscal Aecounting CXerkg Gorethy 4* BUllerd , 3oe* GohooX fhaéherf fertruá# u* taittiiek9 Sloa* OohooX Tea ches*; FsrviXX© lí* ówniek, i&ad'Yeseber* ;)UftrvtoA,-Crctfs.a&s sepor&ceu frm Mllitary yurXeugh beeause of f a lluro to feport and A* Derby Fillerup ha» oousa of doath» . Ito Ftsmxse© ¿áaotioa ha« bma concentra tlng eu úlmrisg up out» standing obllgatlcss* ■CXolhlng '¿Llm&m® Vomb^rs pro^osa^d to eur d labora Ingc fteer for ; iú / by fob* oheoics are-&et$reeeivedfaat the linanec OYficer, toiephonad r^gardiag theee cheche* Yhe diabura i ng oftloar proeiiooa dolivory by tha osé of thia. ®aa.k w f irat of naxt« f ■; . ¿ íf ■ 8^ . , ' J ;■ f ■’ < ',r J «W4 ■ ■ ís * 1 ¡ attaohad ara aoplaa of «áltorial© froes tha Omm Grande oiapatch ^ writton by tha editor wlUlem ifarley HoCafforty* -a<a reculerly ha ^£':ag ‘ hea devotaa hla odltorlaX OBargy to eueh tirados« Fortunaiely h® 4ooa vi) ■ ' represent the majority of Case Grande residents, in fact several of the Chamber of Commerce members protested against his antWapanes© editorials. As a result he does not speak to the two men who headed that delegation. $|g 11 for 80 days deferment, flips' brings to 923 the total from Rivers who have volunteered or have been called for Army duty* Two wounded veterans, T/Sgt* Norihiko Sekino and Corpl. Noboru Sakai, on furlough from the Army hospital at Palm 3prings, are visiting in Rivers. Sgt. Sekino, formerly of Los Angeles, is a veteran of the African, Italian and French campaigns. He suffered shrapnel wounds which still keep him on crutches. He has four battle stars, two in Italy and two in France, the Combat Infantryman* a Badge and Purple Heart. His brother, Nachiko, is in army training in Georgia and his parents live here . He has been in the army since Kov* 7, 1941. Corpl. Sakai formerly of Clarksburg, California, reported for army duty Feb. 22, 1942, went overseas in August, 1944 and was wounded in France on Oct* 30, 1944. Both young men will return to the Toriiey General Hospital in Palm Springs on March 30th* Two 1ACa have visited relatives in camp recently. Both were very trim and attractive in uniform and reported that everything is going fine for them in the Army* Interior; Mr* Burling, Office of the Attorney General; and Mr* Rex Lee, National WRA Head of Relocation* Mr. Chapman and Mr.Burling Weekend visitors were; ^r* Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the -2- W conferred with a number of the evacuees and Mr* Burling spent considerable time with the Project Director, Project Attorney and Community Analyst* Relocation seems to be somewhat delayed In an anticipation of an answer to questions compiled by delegates to the all-center conference* However, it appears that this delay is more an excuse than a reason* Arizona, climate and schools plus discouraging news from some of the pioneer resettlers now are the real deterrents—just as eventually they will be the spurs to relocation* fhls week we have been almost "ombarassed by our riches” in regard to news releases from the 6th Army in France*. Someone has done a splendid public relation s job in this connection.* The stories concerning 20 servicemen from Rivers are remarkable ones of courage and accomplishment* Through the Reports Office these items have been relayed to the hometown papers on the coast* As requested issues of the camp newspaper which carried the stories are being sent for the information of the public relations group of the dtfe Army for distribution to the boys who figure in the releases* Mrs# Margaret Fillerup, Butte High School teacher, received word of the death of her husband, Derby, in the Pacific on Feb* 26th* FUlerup, a member of the Seabaes, was a former WRA mess operations employee at Rivers until ho joined the army in 1943* In our camp netvspaper students in and outside of camp have made news this week* In Canal 54 students were mentioned for honor roll recognition$ seniors predominated with 26 students on the list* LiXlian Tanigowa of Canal High School received honorable mention and I was presented with war stamps for winning the January bookkeeping * contest sponsored by the Business Education World. The award was ©ade on the basis of accuracy, neatness and good penmanship and in competition with thousands of students in ublic and church high schools| college and private business schools throughout the nation* Whatever other difficulties my be, youngsters returning to schools in California apparently are welcomed by former classmates and are making the necessary adjustments happily* From Dubuque University school officials have taken the trouble to Bead us a news item regarding Tasuko ^inoshitm from this center whose name appeared on the honor roll of the University of Dubuque for the semester ending in February. Miss ICinoshita is a freshman at the university* Bishop and Mrs* Charles F * Be ifsnider have arrived on the project for a stay of a week or more* Hie bishop who formerly was pro aid ant of 3t* Paul*s University of Tokyo now represents the Protestant Joint commission for Japanese Service* Besides scheduled sermons and talks, he is making himself available for personal conferences* Of interest to Gilans is news that he brings of his son, It. Reifsnider, who became well known here while ho was connected with OKI and stationed In Phoenix* Hie young man now is stationed on Tinian wh^retfe© Navy is making use of his bi-linguel ability to secure information from Japanese prisoners. Terminal leave from Elvers to the evacuated area reached B78 persons as of March 10* In addition 00 persons had left on short tens 1 aves to the west coast to investigate opportunities and advisability of relocation* Enclosed with this report are copies of the program which was presented in the Canal Hjgh School auditorium on Feb* 13 for visiting »4 featuring Japanese instrumenta and traditional dances. Two years \ ago when we were stressing Americanism of the Japanese in oar ' ) public relations such a program would not hare been appropriate. Kow, to these school men who have been frequent visitors on the project the program was received with enthusiasm. The visitors were anxious to know something of the background of the Japanese f§f| music and culture, were intrigued with the unusual instruments and one of the University professors forgot his dignity and caused much amusement in his attempt to play some bf the unusual instruments. Humors of large ; scale gambling resulted in a raid which netted 15 culprits and §10.00 table stakes. The chief of internal security believes the games being operated in the community are mostly of the "friendly" variety. There is some interest on the part of a few evacuee leaders or movies of the type likely to give prospective reaettlers a battei Mes of outside conditions. & fillers previously used have not been particularly effective and so the supervisors are negotiating for complete programs to be offered without cost to the recreation association* The Health Section has had the project director as a surgical patient and the chief of community management as a supervisor; both getting at first hand the reasons for person«,! disunity and both attempting to arrive at possible recommendations for administration to submit to the principal medical officer or adminietrator if and n either or both arrive, first Mr. Bennett and then Mr. Shelly zrvntriewins key personnei'appointen B* U hr@3* 'ÊM Wnu m lòti >r. rffg EeJ Loc s&tion .Authority- . tini P(£ >n, D* C* || ©cl ||| Weekl '*ar1, TfÄirj/ )rt, w/e i %/ Si/45 Dear , Sir.* Syerj • :. ' ■. ■■■ '/: :'v ■■■■■;' .. 1 riaslly orricially returned to the office .on Thursday, March E9* I had bean . pending a little tiae down here all of last week, During k1 :ui '■bsmce In the hospital the Center operated with no dlffi-ar/ ::ort* The only continuing trouble son© problem i® the hospital and 1 was in the middle of that controversy every day while X was laid up* Th© loss of Dr* Iki will be a very costly and severe blow to the Project* Outside of the excellent service he has rendered as a surgeon ♦ m »ill find the expense of having an ambulance con© surgical expanse in Phoenix ©nd re- ' attire a large sun of money* I sincere-out to prevent Dr. Xki resigning until *TO » P ÖO0&4sÄ • for ■■s urglcs] Li ;&gg **'• y SÌX4 A4m •k-X.fl wr g iiw UÜJ itails ,Ä j* & •ct ulvll n w4 WJ LU r©< tru st som 5 way w r can b© wc >rki J ( s j ate P dS't#’8 a ► (Ma irch SI >- 1 1C rdï'J est lo, ad w© have © ver had.) Eeloci itlon Is not progì *02 j but Mr * ■ Huso feels there tv4 be Kep ort s brought to me ihc ii sat« i ti <3i 42»' tance thre oignon t; Butt« — « fola $pr< ending* , A e will atti SSttt • Mr* ci i&patan 1 ¿¿pent - cç insides ig as rapidly as -we .had hoped for,. \.. considerable "speed-up during April* '; i there is a breaking down of ye- | J at Canal resistance to relocation soiree t the Canal situation* . VHX while his visit here* He seemed to v< anxious to develop clear picture of th© evacuee problems and was most sincere in his approach* o»e little tine was also ¿.pent with Sir* Burling but he did not Offer say partieul Mr* .Lb isiasht on his reasons for nere, ri sited ae twic© and wo had very pleaoant conversations* . :,v ■ ; Biaëereîÿ' yours, y%)*\ ■■ ■ /if ' • *•■#' rWBôtt jj||K ¡J§ |99H Pro j act Director . ^WEEKLY REPORT ~ March 35 to April 1, 1945 Additional orders were received and 15 young mn rather than the 13 previously reported are leaving for active duty on Monday, April 2nd» The customary farewell ceremonies are being planned in both camps. This brings to 933 the number of Volunteers and inductees whose relatives are or have lived in Rivers» from the 6th Army in France, news releases have been received concerning* two servicemen from Rivera. S/3gt* Masaharu Okumura was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for heroic achievement on Kovenber 14, 1944 in France. S/Sgt. Harry Sasaki, who has been wounded three times in action, has been awarded the Purple Heart, a Cluster to the medal and two Bronze Stars for conspicuous action in front line combat high in the French Alps on the Franco-Xtalian border* Hotioes for pre-induction physical examinations for five young men have been received. They will report in Phoenix for their examinations on April 2nd* Approvals for Qilans to return to the evacuated area have reached 389 persons on terminal leave and 135 on short term leave as of March 27th* Actual departures have reached 330 terminals and 113 short tern* The majority of these are former farm owners in central California. Two residents, a girl and an aged man, have been committed to the state hospital during the week and a young man is being held in Florence until committed. The girl had been left to care for her father who resisted relocation when the remainder of the family ■went to Mew Tori: some months ago# 3he has boon a valued employee of the Co-op staff and had made friends with ©any of the appointed staff who admired her heartily « Biero had been aigu# of @ montai break for some fire or six weeks bat she become violently insane and wes-s difficult patient-at the'hospital-for-two days prior to ■ her commitment# ~b,e old gentlemen is said to have been a problem in his block for the last six months# the young man, age &5, has been committed on two previous occasions, once in Califcmia and once in ârkansaa*. Inch time his father hm managed to have him released# Internal Security reported that an intoxicated Canal resident, age as, received a fine of #8 and 10 days «impended Jail sentence (the suspended sentences being dependent upon a 00 day probation period) after-he "crashed1* a dance and became abusive when a bi$i school chaperon attempted to eject him# lbs Canal Judicial c omise ion gave the young mu a good lecture before they announced the penalty# à Periodic check-up of inter-camp traffic brought to light some unauthorized and unusual trips# Two boys desiring to attend the Canal dance were riding In the hearse, prostrate on either side of the deceased# Internal -Security reported that the corpse was permitted to proceed without escort# The project has boon divided into districts with a welfare consultant responsible for each district# It Is expected this designation of responsibility will make It possible for the district residents to become acquainted with and gain confidence in their consultant and for the consultant to assure greater responsibility for and use mo e ingenuity and initiative in encouraging resettlement planning# HW • • r ■■ •-3- • The Councils and the Executive Boards thereof have been administratively helpful in planning our first mess hall closing under the "less than 125 ■* regulation# The Butte chairman called a meeting of his executive board to which he invited the central block manager $ the chief steward (evacuee} $ the block managers, and councilman of the blocks involved# Details for closing were worked out by this group and the date (April 2nd) has been announced# The plan is that two adjoining mess halls will be closed and one of them reopened with a crew representative of the two blocks# Managers and councilman will function as hitherto, A joint Easter service of all protestant groups has been planned in each campf There will be sunrise and regular morning services. At sundown the young people of both camps will meet at Fox Butte for a sunset service# Specially trained choirs, Issei and Nisei, will sing at the morning services and in the afternoon at the community hospital. Ministers from near by towns and Hev. Douglas W. Noble, chaplain of the Wayside Chapel (chapel on wheels) have come to camp to assist with baptismal and other services# Ten high school girls from Rivers, five from Butte and five from Canal attended the Girls Reserve Conference on March 23 and 24 in Tucson# The theme of the meeting was "Strive and You will Attain". The girls returned enthusiastic about the conference and happy over their contacts# The Congress of delegates of Co~op Enterprises met on March 31st# The meeting was called by Tsuruzo Hasaagawa, executive secretary# The Rad Cross War Fund Drive was started in both camps on April 1st and it is under the auspicies of the Pacific area office. Mrs. Tarry, wife of the project attorney, has conducted the Red Cross Drive for the appointed staff* . ■■ , ; / 3ince Time Magazine reported that the Nisei names had not been returned to th© Hood **iver Roll, several ©gaeuees have asked for further information and wondered wheth r the names ever will be replaced* One of the staff members remarked that instead of the American Legion post at Hood River desiring to right a wrong it seemed possible that an attempt was being made | to polish some of the soot from the Hood River apples** ,EV©euees apparently feel that this may be the case* The public was invited Saturday to a colorful exhibit of carved bird lapel pins* The exhibit was the project of an Instructor from Poston and his pupils in J&v^rs* Most of the day the Invited public formed a line which extended well down the block* It Is da id that the ins true ha-has sold som of his pins in California at prices up to $15 each* gff|;|||| 1 f|> 1If1 HIyf*, fI, l||i|¡||j|| kr* Zenimum f who apparently lives and works for baseball has offered to coach the Butte High School team and furnish the equipment* ry Two of his sons were star players on last year#s champion camp team and obviously will be on the current high school team. Mr* Zenimura was a professional player himself and coached teams which journeyed to Japan several different seasons* Th© finance Section has been concentrating on the Expenditure Analysis during the past week with the view of bringing up-to-date the outstanding Motor Transport Section lob Production orders. Reconcilement of outstanding obligations to the Accounts Control ledger was cosipleted during the week* and listings are being made to accompany the Status of Fund Report for Match to Washington. ■ ' ■ra5i personnel entered on duty during th© week4 Mary Ellen ÜTñÍZQ 9 CXerk^*t©nO|*rQph S* Briohall, 8r* ¿îtaff iturse In the Usance ¿¿action* irei s* in tho Relocation divisioni Lilla aaâ Blanche R* Stenart^ CXork~Tÿpl s t n U+ Eemeat resigned es Elementary School Teacher, WEEKLY REPORT April 1 to 8, 1945 The community leaders are somewhat perturbed at not haying had Mr* Myer*s answer to the all—center conference recommendations* Sosas of the leaders are undoubtedly using this lack of an answer as an indication of uncertainty on the part of WRA as to the finality of previously announced policies* Also, the Councils and Manangers (particularly in Butte) had planned to use the answer as an opportunity to explain develop** meats in welfare and resettlement assistance at block meetings. Gliafa first serious fire in an occupied barrack occurred April oth in 27—3* The property in the B unit was a complete loss and that in the C and 0 units were badly damaged by water* The m unit was vacant* The origin of the fire Is no% known* Belated orders for active duty brought the number to s;ven-teen, thirteen from Butte and four from Canal, In the Inductees left for active duty on April 2nd* Yoriyuki ^ato was elected president of the Gila River Co-op at a meeting of the Congress of Delegates. He resist d this responsibility but finally was persuaded that community needs required double duty from capable men still on the project. Mr* Sato already held the position as editor of the Japanese Section of the Hews Courier. The Young Buddhist Association has invited the public to attend the Hana Matsuri servio** In both camps. The entire service will be in English. Dr* H* B. Wyman, dean of the Phoenix Junior College, brought his class In educational psychology to visit the schools April § 5th# Similar groups Sitt last ye -r sal spent tho any observing the oloasatsry schools, the playgrounds, laboratory techniques, .. end proceduresfat Rivers, llore than. 100 OIrl Scouts or Butts roooivad awards at the •Oourt of Awards on Thursday night, April 5th, Uomlml leave© for relocate©© total 57 for the weak. Of this number 44 represented the relocation of 15 entire family ,■ .•'/'■'■■ ,'r^, ,;r/ ! | S * p|| |l I | * ij. I ¡gf 4 _ | * | | 11 j 1 |§• 1g :. units, 85’«©re aliens, tha largo at number, B0 want to California Jhsaent large at ic to Lesa, Idaho and 8 each to Denver and Chicago# .fh© council© have been quit© actively interested In tha health section the past seek* the interest has taken the helpful trend of recruiting' nurse and diet aides,' but the results have been negligible, .However, the Butte Councils1 efforts in behalf of Wayside (old mm*&i Inn attendants were successful and the "house" is In .operation. The council executive board la an attempt to solve the feeling© of evacuee doctors partieuiarly Dr, Xkl wrote Mr, Slyer via Mr, Bennett requesting the appolntaent of a Principal Medical Officer, ||| Ttm opening of the old sea*© hose precipitated a "crisis" in the dietary deportment, me chef resigned rather than prepare food for and serve tha Inn. and Dr, Lawsm terminated two additional people for Insubordination ever the same ©vent, Replacements wore secured and now the Manpower Commission has the problem on a conver* mtimrnl basis. The.’- g|||S CebnseIXere in the Welfare Section are doing excellent work ip; getting ©coal taunts for dependent case© which permit summarisation and submission for consideration, fact© which assure 3- determination of county of residence are very difficult to get fro© most of the old men* They are quite hazy, intentionally or otherwise, about names, addresses and other factors which might materially assist in verification* Evidently California counties are going to be sticklers for accepting only their own residents which is understandable in light of the potential load soma of the counties will have* Butte high school?s carnival was a tremendous success from the stand» point of public interest and volume of cash transactions via concessions over #25000* Net results have not as yet been determined. A troop of 0U3h^3couts at the Heard lueblo, south of Phoenix, did a fine piece of public relations work, carried off a few honors and had a whale of a time for themselves. CAS is very successful in getting statewide invitations for Community participation by various of its youth groups. The Personnel Section reports the following new staff members: Dorris E. Keanhard, Secretary; Ralph M* Chapman, Assistant Finance Officer; David L. Benson, Cost Accountant and If* fane Horst, Clerk-Typist entered on duty during the week* Esther M. Sills, secondary School Teacher was promoted and Donald R* H0rst was reassigned to position of Auditor. The following received periodic pay increases: Walter C. Brightwell, Hex H. Campbell, Maxine W. Hagan, Walter B. Jackson, Dr# Grace Lawson, William B. McAlpine, Hobart T. Slate, Oran D. Walters, and Don A. White, priver* W* Ernest Steward resigned as Truck The Finance Section had an Assistant Finance Officer and Coat Accountant enter on duty during this week. These two employees were' -assigned to wofk.cn the ii&penditure .Analysis Unit with the view of establish lag s better document flow and controls for Motor frans» port Section, Job Production Orders and Trip Tickets* The assistant finance Offleer was assigned to the job of brining up to date the doetuseht-flow chert for the 3@ctf.cn* This flow chart will cover all documents '.entering and paving, the Bmptlcn and will tend to relieve wir bottle neck that might occur through misunderstanding of the Section employees on the routing of the Section *s documents* The Unliquidated Obligations for the March report indicates a reduction Of #0 d*dJ3i3*@d* *✓'* / y •'?; i'¡¡i ;.1,,,1 ’ : , ; » B GILA RIVER WEEKLY REPORTS Report for week ending April 7, 1945 (Confidential ) SEE CONFIDENTIAL FILES SET II WM * mixLt :m¥Q8T riX 0 • i»prll 10 ¿*l©VQn beys have onlii'i for induction OQ 4pfil gft th&% he would net be called at tills time* Three visitors received notices'to report ifor active duty# Staff mooters had reserved Judgement while they heard and read the glowing tribute .paid to ^ Is® Fujiista Ka nsuma* She do a visiting classical dancer who seeaa to be known and admired os* peclelly by the Isset* Ea^ever, those who attended her first performum , staged with'the assistance of young girls who had 1 been her students la California, were outspoken in their tribute to her ability and the Impress.ive performance which was given# Binoe the announcement was made that the center would close there has been lucres« in& carelessness and disregard for ©are and protection of government property# Thi0 has not been confined to the evacuees* This vxiek Mr#. Bennett made clear hie stand on the matter in no uncertain terms* sFinal redistribution of approximately 110,300*00 which re* presents the balance remaining in ifcg Oils ¿fiver Mmmm Workers Trust Fund will bo mad© during the mntfeh of'April* This amount is School Annual, "The Tear*® ©any of the ideas in their annual "The tegl©% One poem entitled "The Eagle* was used on a Of this number on© has relocated and' another received word later remaining after all expenses and tax reff}^s have been node* made fouLX page with the name of the high school author, Tokiko Inotiye, hfter attending a Home Economics meeting in Casa Grande, Mrs* - Maude Longwell, women*s editor of the Xrl zona Farmer in Phoenix and Mias Esther McKinney of the War Food iiduiiiiistrati on program visited on the project. Mrs, Longwell took numerous pictures of the camp and camp children for publication. To land Barnard of Kew England wm office is spending some time on the project. The Hews Courier carried a special page in the Japanese section of information and job opportunities in Maine, Hew Hampshire, Yornont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Hhode Island* Mr* Barnard has spent considerable time in different parts of the community and also has made himself availalbe at the relocation office to talk to the residents about jobs, climate end living conditions in this area. When Mr• Goodman in the Canal Camp started out to tell people that President Roosevelt was dead he found a Boy 3ceut who had already heard the news and was lowering the flag to half mast. The Project Director decreed a l&Hainute period from 9 to 9i 15 in respect and memoriam. Churches throughout camp remained open over the weekend for prayer and meditation* Evacuees are somewhat alarmed over the article "Races* which appeared in this woek,s issue of Tima, Many of them feel that Tima is a true barometer of national sentiment and Its announcement that an anti-Japanese association is being organised on a paying basis Is considered as definitely bad news, William Taylor, former design engineer at Rivers, is now with TJKRA at a refugee camp in Sgypt. In a letter to friends at Hirers he stated he had been working at the large Jugoslav Refugee Camp in charge of work shops and a little construction* At the time he wrote he had been reassigned as Architectural Assistant Engineer and was anticipating a good deal of field work* Seasonal recurrence of hay fever and asthma has prompted the Medical Staff to request that castor bean flowers be cut and burned as soon as they appear* In the opinion of the medical group these flowers are the chief offenders in regard to the above named maladies and it is hoped that compliance with the request will improve the health of many people in the community# The Finance Section submitted its regular Expenditure Analysis Reports to Washington Erl clay # April 13* The se reports covered the month of March* Hie section has also been busy clearing up all out** standing obligations after the regular March reconcilement was made* The Expenditure Analysis Unit has been busy during the week establish-» ing controls for the flow of necessary documents to accord current expenditures* Marian 11# Combs entered on duty during the week as Pharmacist* Walter Cooley resigned as range rider* J Gila Elver Proj ect Rivers, Arizona April 24, 1945 11 / Mr. Billon S. Myer Director War Relocation Authority Washington, D. C* Sab'j- ect: . Weekly Report' - '■ w/e: 4/ 21/45 DearMr.' Myer; is There were several very interacting developments during the week end- ing April 21, ■■■ : • During the previous week the OPA had very-seriously restrictad gasol line allotments to our appointed staff members for us© in their own automobiles. The situation was so critical that Mr. Vinson, Mr. Terry and the writer visited the OPA Regional Office and finally succeeded in occurring -a new arrangement whereby1 staff members could secure enough gasoline, for Shopping and, necessary: medical trips. . During the week two extensive staff meetings were held on the subject , of wRelocation11. . .One of these Was attended by Mr. province and the other by both Mr. Provinje and Mr. Clear. At these meetings employment was also discussed with the intent;|§f^encouraging relocation by reduction of sou© type*? ; of employment* 0;0:. \ i| I Iff P ■ § j ^| \ S xA ’ H&K "< ' v Kills < 1 1\5 narratives brought pp to date* Payments to Tenders are being made more promptly and outstanding obligations are being liquidated through better reconcilement and tracing by the examination Unit* • • ~ 7 ~ The following promotions became effective during the week; Margaret H# Hokensen to Head Teacher and ¿Tanas L* Shelly to Assistant Project Director# Because of abolishment of his position Robert 1* Mitchell was reassigned to become Foreman Pump Operator# Lewis 3# Mitchell resigned as guard# Gila Hiver Project Rivers, Arisona April 30i 1945 ,tMie»Dlit li« Kf# @6#pital dd&leiatretot»# la setleg h©ed of thè Suiti* mmtm wim Wm m&tml «teff e^rtisg in m edrleorp eepoeihp e& siedi ©ni aett^ro* *r* Usi iirtti tee« «p£&lf$i«e «heim«e «f thle frewp «ed *# Looteec In «ecnpetesy tei «e «neh will «ige eH pi* por« MteiHhft aedluluppeinied«»p©r«4mn«X epproeel# $ v„.th i- orto «uh «elee®t tee off 1« lei« fmi ttuhineho« wrlfp %ìm feet hhat thè «elfere- «eetion 1« fuiietioalnf* f&r etere tsirere§e fer ether eostare In cooperetlng wltà ether eeotime « re» loaetiom proti®«« «ad eleo la «atattèleg depondeney mmkrim to thè w««t deut tm eonalderetien# te&nty eeeeptaiioe« eum yeyy elee «ad thè teme of eeeeptence mr? indefinite ®o thet evea tienigli m knm e fènUjr le «oeoptefcle to « «ertela eeentgr9 e® do m% Imm hmw mmh thè tfuUjr wlH reeeire# #o «re hofing Uro» *hr£®om will «et positive fe&ewlédge froet thè «fòrorei eonn&lee eoe 1« to ri alt in tiUMhyr ee to jfut hew meh ansimino* 1» tela« flou indigente io #«oh ©etmty under «peonie elreuri&teneen* Mr* Orli»!! ©f ^ .Aotiviblee 1@ la dateti ssmlsilag in « ieederaiiip trslnlnn; program* Witn Mi% ì§i %mk m reprs«untati©« fresi ©aeà ©f onr eeeaii<lea# ì-'©esibly Mie inspirati om my b# ebtalnnd in @eonere «ni »in f.fef mf essisi In mlomtim mwimlim* ' iTejeei Aiterà»! &ame».M> faryv |® netada&ed te perii©ipate in e Mài© program " e's m f orar WSft m MémwéOf^ Hay §t «i fino p«&* flie topi© nifi io *«bat reetrietiene ir a&y atieald be impostai ©n àmerieen* or d«peneee ftn&estry** Optaklmg 1m favor ef ita reetoieiion« wiii ta i^e «a, cm le * # Q# Beai* promineat ©eistar of ite Mim Itowrti ttÉ ^bgsteble tbtmmm mà * montar of tèe taxi ef Beffate ef thè Uairereity ef Arinone* «ni ita ©ttar* Al /»liner* tomo# ©taisma. of thè Ocrrerner9» ©emittee te investigete thè dapeaeee «itnatlen in lid3 end preseci mestar of thè &&*rte«el$«tlea «©mmittee ef thè abate àmrt&m legione Betti mm nere Ik thè Arlw&am Corporation bear lag aftar thè rovo© ■&% loa of thè oherter ef Ultore1 co^ep# Opponimi reetrletloae wlll b® Hivore* Aitarne!* f&rry end % E* Jtaay ef Bene# Imetmiotar of eoe lei «elee©# et ite os£ etilati High aetaOX# tagliente more »ere dleappelntta thsn sorprleta ir thè verdini et thè àmbem mmm trini# 1tay tmr thet tale dee 1« leu pelate ta open iaiiea ©a relooeteea by taedlsme* drenSce tré Irreeponaible taelestaoeoe# diri Jeonte tare ¿©lata ih© setlotawtàe drive fer ©olle&tIna ef oeareble elething end sta©« fer thè rifummo In thè mr^torn c©unirlo»* am. ^ fir»t tentatieta* tata*!* Aprii 90# CSI fu© tea aM H WS d end balta* ni li be dellverta te enee Orata# Mri moì# HsìÉbifr % * wmj A| . ' * Éiyi ww® smani ea iiif KBiaiitir fgm dee % rfii threw ®pm ita «otaol àoere te parente sad the la sonerei« filo will Ihi thi tanti end tie last oi>ea loose la the tlre**dre*r history of tèa seleni# fists will M exlifcits ia olisi room slc$*la& tie perfsraones of tie clildrsn la tie nrian suljoets mà class ¿rejects# ¿vrim.«i|#l Hatoliasen has atst&d that 41a?» sstleas fro® § « if%ln ara shat i&# prosrs® will %# a ?iif maagar nti§* ■ la Batts« %à# ^oalor»3^iior Pro® ®t lesions t« wits the' ths®*« leradlae* will ii Bald on is» ttteing of Bsjp ti la tls mim^t soil torio®# flfo pina® ara under the direction of Senior proa 14oat Eon Ksmsfeesl iM eleo# advisor Itliig- Iwri f^tÉéfi sM Iunior Breoliest lift oellre Class advisor r lit irt#« si%mm$ Sixteen wmMmhm officialo tel the off loo and. ease ielteo%lf®i personnel fro® different mmm Mm lesa m the project this soil« ^*000 fro® tbs ^%aàlagtoa office* #s!m 1« Cloor# odala 1 atratiro ffisme&e®»*it| lolm 1« Provisos# eo&oiiaitf a»ns#t£3#®tg liaosel a# nantesa# rogi to divisioni HassoH C* Sarrloksoa* rolostlos divisimi Hr* M irosomi»« lesiti saettasi àrthmr 1« l#®ss« Internili menrl^i francos Stools« malfare sostimi HonaM fe# Barnard# mlmmtlm fl#M offloorg Hatfe II%M| »11 and filsf Sartrade istmi« assistant chief narseg Misoad 'fu lituo®| enterprise! four sad them# amain poi Willard % Angel« 1« f« Solisi« neri# ?* H&oasfg im secretary to tls ouditori« Slots 1« Daabar# , Pe&otieas for the f&Jlna rannosa dosso pregne® to tolsi $$01«If In Batts« Of HI# earn |305#0f ms presented to Miss ¿¿ansano« Usdor now leadership« He Infissene# of the Young Baddllst ^ sono lots Ion Is loins flit In tie » n;* fhsjr oro offer ine othlot lo smerdo lm on effort for eleon #ju®rts®siisSlp end love recanti? pat out o lallotln f«r ©emter and raleestad «arnbera and ara baldim « oratasi far thè marnimi ©f tu©Ir àmù$i&tim iiewspspsr* - fir# Ponifce &©hee# fen <©r toad ©f tjic Bir©ra Moli Musa tira k*s semi mwì$. that ohe vili appear « a Ila* Torìc radio program* May t# 3he vili mt m moderator for a radio dlsrasslra ra *4 Squsre 3aal for !ases% Br* imì%m nm 1 s a namber ©f thè perorarne! deporterai al Broolcly» collega, fferoo cambar* ut thè oujaaity Aeflriiles ieetlra aro attaadlmg a Tomth Coafaraaae la «orara» m@y aro aatsuy© Shlimorl* Y*t*ú#á* saoratary* fosti $oto9 0*4 *S* rad * L* Grlsvold* Cornami ty motivitles auperv!s©rt Dolo gatos ars attendimi from other ©antera oM Ftioonix# M isso! mraber or tha loro c©urlar staff ro turnad to thè Costar tàis veek after spendimi shrat»t#r© ioaro Im Ili© vlolmlty ©f àio forjar ho^a at San ¿©so* üe reporto that W*B*A* ©ffieiola vera aspeeially ^lpfel# that elà~time frìemds «are stili friendly iM that ha axpeets to rotura os sera as thè presimi temami# in hls house mora ©ut» ab s side Ughi ra thè faars regardlag re loca lien hls statai est# ora ©f Interrai* || ùlthough ho lo rather am aggressive mam rad hss su adequata ©ocraimd ©f i-5gilil| ho sta tas thot ha ras so frlfifebsmid vi Ih thè pros» paet ©f vhat might bappra that ss ha spproaehed Barn *©3©f Im woald hora stayed om thè tralm rad r taraed to erap If th&ra had Mam amy posaihility ©f hls dolmg so* flb» meports offlea hss assuaod distribuitoli of aH la*s©8tmg re» 1 ©estira material» Cther ©f thè dutias reeently esstgmad to tha H^ports Off ita vili ha absorbed as additiceli staff eam ba added t© tha apporta División* ■ -ô- Fersonnel action added Elizabeth Taylor Watkins as Elementary School Teacher and Thomas J, Pigg as Guard entered on duty during the week* The Finance Section began work on the budget estimate for the first quarter of the 1946 fiscal year. This should be completed and in the Washington office prior to the dead line date of June 1, 1945, The reconcilement of outstanding obligations to the accounts control ledger has been started and should be completed Monday, April 30, Mrs, Winfree, the head of the Timekeeping group has been trans** ferred to the Audit section and Is handling contract Touchers and 10ÔG Touchers, MY REPORT April 30 » May 6,1945 - * / War Department notices of two killed, seven wounded and one missing in action in the European Theatre were received this T/eek by next of kin in this center* Those killed were Pvt# Minoru Ishida, formerly of San Marino, California and Sgt. lohn Hashimoto, formerly of Fresno, California# Sgt# Hashimoto had bean a prisoner in Germany and his*death on Nov. 14,1944 as a result of wounds was reported through the R®d Cross* Pvt. Mitsuru Yeto, formerly of Oxnard, was missing in action on the Italian battle front, April 19* The wounded, all in Italy, are as follows? Pfo# Katsumi Kaida, formerly of Concord, wounded on April 16; Pfe# Kazuhiko Minamide, formerly of Tscaville, wounded on April 14; Pfc. Takeshi Wada, formerly of Ganger, wounded on April 15$ Pfc* Masao Hayashl, formerly of Fresno, wounded on April 81; Pvt* Tokio Katayama, formerly of Hawthorne, wounded on April 81; Pfe* Katsumi Hikida, formerly of Pleasanton, wounded on April 19 and Pfc* Seigi Ima mura, formerly of Santa Maria, wounded on April 16* This brings to 17 the number killed and 59 wounded in action* Twelve boys left May 1st to report for active duty and one more who received his notice after the group had left has now gone to report at 3ft* Douglas, Utah# This brings to 955 the number of servicemen, volunteers and called through selective service, whose relatives are living or have lived in Rivers. Five hundred and fifty-one service pins denoting the number of family members serving In the armed forces have been ordered for Gila parents* One sterling pin will be given to each family* The money for the pins has come from the local chapter of the Red Cross* Hone have been ordered for families which have relocated* Wour hundred families will receive one star pins; 110 will receive two star pins; 34 will receive three star pins; 4 will receive four star pins and three will receive five star pins. The Nakada family, with its seven sons in Army service, has relocated to Azusa, California, and is not included in this group. Several wounded soldiers on furlough are visiting in camp* One of them from Burma brings word that some of the boys from this camp are serving as "lend-lease" to the British in the capacity of interpreters* Pfc. Harry ©kada who had fought through the Italian campaign and later was wounded|in France spoke to a large group of young people telling not of the horrors of battle but of the interest ing and humorous angles of the European War* Project Attorney lames H* Terry participated in a radio program over SOT on May 2 discussing the topic "What Restrictions, If any should be imposed on Americans of Japanese ancestry?" There was practically no opposition but Mr* Terry was able to present some points which it was well for the public to know* M* 0. Best, prominent member of the Arizona Farmers Vegetable Growers Association and a member of the Board of Regent» of the University of Arizona, had been scheduled to speak, but withdrew giving as hia excuse that a member of the Board of Regents should not speak on this controversial matter. A1 3ellmer, former chairman of the Governor*s committee to investigate the Japanese situation in 1943 and present member of the Americanization committee of the State American Legion, had very little to say and presented no points which Mr, Terry could refute » If he had advanced some of the state-meats which he made when the Governor’e Committee visited the project in 1943 it could have been a warm session# ft the hospital employees in the dietary unit are still somewhat upset over Dr# Lawson’s termination of several employees frbm the hospital main kitchen a couple of weeks ago* About one-half of the employees have signed a petition requesting that Dr* Lawson’s supervsion be restricted to diet kitchens in the hospital and that the main kitchen (for employees) be supervised by mess operations# We plan, however, to continue operations as in the past, except that eligibles for dining In the main kitchen will be materially restricted and the diet staff reduced* The arrangement for hospital administration approved recently by Dr* Pressman seems to be working satisfactorily. The school superintendent, with the personnel officer is analysing his personnel needs for the summer with the thought of making available to other sections, particularly Relocation, waif tre, and CAS such persons as are not needed in the school program# Already some teachers are being mad© available on transfer for future delivery# It is anticipated that this miss-assignment will mate possible intensification of the relocation . ; “ f||§ " I .... ;||| |H I 11| i | fj . . I r ■ . bulletin display program, expansions of relocation library facilities, group discussion of relocation possibilities, introduction of visual education, movies on a block and district organization basis and broader and more personalized consideration and dis- • -4- • cuss ion of job offers* . • . Settlement of the camouflage trust fund which was delayed seems to have been thrashed out in a special meeting on May 3, and it was voted to create the community fund as previously planned# ?hu3 ,420*37, the amount released by individuals who signed the authorization and release, will transfer from the camouflage net fund to the Butte community fund* After two hours of argument, the choice from three propositions was voted upon* (1) Create the community fund as previously planned, (3) Refund to the camouflage trust fund, the portion in argument, (3) Return the full amount received to the camouflage fund trustees, the result was in favor of proposition 1, to create the community fund* Out of 10,000 papers submitted in the Eighth Annual International Bookkeeping Contest, 100 individual prizes were given* One of thawe prizes, one dollar in war savings stamps, was awarded to Lillian Tanigawa f a junior in Canal High School* Out of 497 schools from forty-seven states# seven Canadian Provinces, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, Canal High School ranked twenty-second from the top. The bookkeeping class received the Red Seal Certificates for having submitted exceptionally meritorious solutions and having received the recommendation of the Board of Examiners* The class also received membership in the Order of Business Efficiency* The first quarter budget estimates for the 1946 fiscal year were received by May 1 and work is progressing on these estimates, preparing them for submittal to the Washington Office by May 31. Tuesday night the Pinance Section gave a wiener roast and had as special guests Mr. J» W* Clear# Finance Officer from Washington Office and Mr. and Mrs. B. F, Runyan, assistant Project Director and wife. Everyone seemed to enjoy the picnic» Our Agent Cashierfs office was examined by two General Accounting Office field auditors# and everything appeared to be satisfactory to the auditors* The Personnel section reports the following action! Entered on duty: Doris I. Burrows as Statistical Clerk# Adrian I. Dowin as clerk-stenographer# Robert O’. Dunle as Assistant Storekeeper# Rose X.. Falbey as Telephone Operator. Promotions: Irene R* Herron to Office Manager and Eunice A. Reynolds to File Clerk. Reassignment of Helen Chidden to Fiscal Accounting Clerk* 0” a ok 1*$ 0® ter resigned as Range Rider and the services of the following were terminated because of reduction lit force: ul4 émpi9* iko Ufo of ooooooo» ani ikot* «@oio$$g$l3& % Ut m «flirt* *io fitti fo* IU« pioioro m* mmrnmI %r **« Ejror wko» È« «isl t«4 fco ooator ae# loto* tko olsoot empi#** otta? «g orp*o*«4 bf E*# ^fooiaoo* Ir« S50o®iiofct Sa 4istifi«»d ijr iko fkoa E» »»«• k~.««o 11« avopeooi ko woo teli M tkogr *wA^ Ni £k*A m jmàmm m mmtm m ao«4 fopo ini «oro noi in Iti* mm* %on aokiog ooatoof «itìi «noti** mv$M f»it»«iiikiUf» miti, «ko« io MI Nflfttn éwlSiif# f» tmxB io m* ioli ikot hi» koort itigli io ,^#1« Nat fc|s M 414 »% look ikoi mw io ttn, Eo«o*tkolooof ko ospioio io roloaoto io 3ollfw o»lo lo okoot ino «ooko «ai ®*y* k» lo noi goiog io Otooomuto iko roniaonto koxo W i4Uio$ #f Mi mto*wt «EpottUttioo« %i*MM«tl? lo lituo lo otoot in «ko ptmmm m difforoat noia! tino « mt m kooo rooolvoO fi t okoolog lo iko Etfo of laoroooiog ?«l*ooiioau M of iko «toooooo Im feM ut itoti «koar look ot t&oo ootolr *o oaoifeo* fiottar ìs&m# *• ikot* oMaino tàogr «IH io roto ott ootioo li oo«ofi*#o otto ooo oo&o oooo&otioo 04 tkoooolooo mtlog lo ikot looolitgr* io«04 il io aoootilo fo* ini &a*kio*ioo &ttim ni ooooro tttàMb or oliOoo of lootlo oko kooo »oXoootti tram ilio ooo tot* If t&£wem%im $ioat tko»f tk«i* Mio»' «o4 ws oo«14 io «or% ulik «Mi i&otosoo ikot loto oooli io &.i«oo io ioti &ogliok «a4 Xofaoeoo ni %# tloo tè® jtìotaroo oro Eoo* Mi soopoaomo otooooo «olio «« lini tk» fottio «io «*ko ibo Oooioloo* *m m% oooìot Iko oooioo$ imi oaly iko ^oiomioìoi*o «to r»la^« lo NSoko Noi ilo loool «t# noi ^|gf io oooo aolooo M ooi^ilooo mé oofIoooììooo oro «iv«a io IJ} ^ioor olooi oo rolooeiioa «kiefc ta# ro^oiio otti*** roooiroO ‘ilio oook oo Iko follooiao twm tko okoiooot of iko Oossoooltp ^ooooll la •%%##* io NiIì^nio noi oooi ^i-oooiloa ftoo ao* no «ili io iko roooli of \%xiim 4roo iko aoloioo (good news and advice from former neighbors) rather then pusing from the Inside« He says that ubile many evacuees have good friends among the appointed staff, trust thee and believe they «re trying to help, potential reloe&tees in the last analysis have mush more sonfidonee in a former neighbor of Japanese aneestxy vho is getting along wall is his new location and writes saying *come on out. It Is alright bars«* Considering Ms view point we are wondering If the outside offices eould send us addresses of reloeatees from this center who are willing to have filaas; write them for information and suggestions« Residents who learned through the first teletype that members of the 442nd Combat foam were scheduled to broadcast on the Army Hour, Hay 20th, were not reached by the second teletype and were disappointed when the Hisei were not on thet broadcast« It- is hoped that they may be scheduled on some future Army Hours« Project Birector 1* B» Bennett and Thomas Reynolds, Evacuee Property Officer, returned to the project after 10 days in California» Br. Lawson also has been in California and presented three lectures on Met therapy at the University of California» On her trip out Dr» Lawson accompanied two patients from the Rivers hospital to Los Angeles» Dr» Gordon Brown, Community Analysis for the past two years, resigned and left May 26 to accppt a research position in hlladslphla* His wife who Is employed in the Welfare section a md his two sons who are in school will remain on the project for some time* I Hr* If. S. Brown and family left Rivers, May 29« Mr. Brown who has been employed in the fire department has accepted employment at a defense plant in \ Arkansas« The Butte High School sponsored a final oratorical contest on Friday night 4 M«jr 2$. fbe ju&ges iÄi E# ß* Freeland, Leere üfficer; 3\ E* Terry, Project Attorney; and 9* F* MUUrt Actibg Superintendent ©f .¡dtacetlos» thore wen treaty contestante» Belocatien las taten two ©ore eraouees fr©e the B®porte -Office ibis weck, and aaotiier is on short tesa leare to plàa relocation* Üth only ose part-time eracuee aorker le ft in tbe Biporte Office, asemlng eil tim rasponelbilitles outlinod in. H&n&boek Belasse Ne* 211 is et tbe present time entlrely o«t of rsacb for tbe Esporta Cffie** end ber secretary* Cader the eponsorshif ef öuttef e ßoa&uaity $ouaell Ohair&an, end Oca trai Block Manager ^eetiaga ere bela# bel€ throughout tbe community te help bring tbe post*exclasle» pél lei es Bore poeitirely fisi aere pereonally to tbe attention of Block re«ideata» Àtttsadanoo bea been predOKlaantly Xaaei with atout Z9£ ef tbe audience being woaexu The ererage attendasse ìa «boni 70 pera®ne* Meetings are bald by dietri età and are e capo «ed from three to fire ad-joiniag blocks to a meeting«! Reception end ettitude bare fessa fine with eoet uestions conetrueiively tovaxde scoking Information atout resettlement* Ho spaeofcei are mede and no reatrtetlene are plaeed om questione» Iarariably tbe Central Block Manager or tbe Consoli Chairman aeka Questione tbat parait eaphasls to be plaeed en center and eebool cloelng«|- A fee becklera typify erexy meeting» Tbe Block Managers Indicate definite appreoiatlon on tbe part of block residente for tbese jGseetinge» Atout one-half of Bette9« bloeke bare been eorered» The Casal Central Block stangar le eehedullag a meeting la a single bloek tbere (tbat eas tbe nanner «tarted bere) and «e bope recidente of Otber bloeke «ili require sinilar consideration. Tbe «estinte la et atout one aad one-balf boere eaob and are offered without otber entertainment er refretonsnts* Br* Iki, ohalrmaa of tbe medicai ©ofsmittee, flee to Lee Angeles for tbe f#r tàe pi*:imm ©f l&voetigsu&g © r©lo©sti©a ©^porlmiti» Mr* Fretter g©£© tfce ntU« to investigo to relee&tloii possibilitlss for ©«l eoategioiui ©see«* Abetes» on toe pert of ettàer ©r both veaivre© m%Û ©eterlftUr ©eaefit ©ear reloeotlea prega*©* though the Aepsrtere of fit# Ü1 essulA ©©ristai/ inórese© ©er militi ©osimi ©iss© àie Aepsrttre uoulA lés» ©s vitto©* e sers«©©# Mm âttwy©*t §**p©fi&teaA«»t of &efc©ol© ts© goss so© frei Müler i© *%tiog $epsri»teaAe*ti* Firns er© ©sepiatei for iatroAuetioa of «tort «©uree© im »Aalt mâ voofttioosl ©Huesteo&« tm mmtsm mmmm in moling for prospootive dosses tie© mû betel ©spi©pee» vili te tsvffet %y Mr* i*»*©©» iM ty Aosesti* ©etenee te*efe«r©} ©ivo ©beri »©uree© for prospettive janitor»* sonrio© imilfi «tt©&A«at©9 «¡©A getterei ìw>©»©lB©©p©r© ©re reeAy t© go* furio©» ©eolio* ferodo bove sset «Uà «©raoa&ei nh,i o^p . ifcy 23 Announcement of a series of evening meetings to be held in Block Mess Halls under the direction of the Butte Block Managers and Community Council was made yesterday by Harold Asami and Harry Nishimura. The main purpose of these meetings is to give every resident a chance to sit down informally after dinner and discuss his or her relocation problems with the Helocation Program Officer* Mr* Shelly and -Kv* Huso have been invited to attend all these discussions, but there will be no speeches, movies, or any other formal program* There will be no restriction placed on the topics or questions which may be raised* Hesettlement assistance, job opportunities, the housing situation, transportation, business openings, and any other matters that may be brought up will be c ovq red* These meetings will get under way at 7 i30 P*M*, and every* one is invited to attend the meeting held for his block* The first meeting was held last night in Block 51. The schedule for the remaining meetings will be as follows : DATE May 23 May 24 May 25 May 28 May 31 June 2 June 4 June 6 PLACj Me s s Me s s Mess Mess Me s s Mess Me s s Mess BLOCKS INVITED 33 49 44 58 65 60 30 73 Blocks 32, 53, 34 Blocks 48, 49, 54 Blocks 36, 44, 45 Blocks 57, 58, 59, 63, 64 Blocks 56, 65, 66 Blocks 60, 61 Blocks 29, 39 Blocks 72, 73, 74 11 /-.j-i. i. i MM a b s > \0 s. =; ' /' -t- T a 8 ft o a l 1 y / £-■ 'r l -t & p fc i » rt' Its t i l i £ C X it» t t » $ i- p M w Ji ?2 iLs . 9.1 / n P jd 'JO $7 ¿1 si w at bo as ^ a here—one at the high school and one at our staff bond rally* He was so outstanding that we Ml urged him to remain and speak at the Memorial Day Services* (?■■Sergeant, Tsubota has the true 0 1 American viewpoint toward our war witbn«Japan and does not hesitate to speak very frankly and freely. Bis personality is unusual. 1 think if some arrangement could be made to have the Sergeant scheduled to speak at various luncheon club meetings on the Paci flc Coast he could do the Japan© se-Amer loans an inestimable amount of good. If you were interested in such a program for him, the Army might cooperate because of the present Csl iforaia attitude* L. E* Bennett, Project Director 6 . WSHCLT EXPORT Mty 28 to Juno 3, 1945 Memorial &M^eea held la the Butt» Auditorium were well arranged and impressive. AH plans were mid# By the Community Council. Sgt. Tsubota was th# chief speaker» •# Bar# been slightly amused to learn that the Christian and Buddhist Reverends, who both spoke in Japanese, debated as to the competitive value of the two religions in preparing a young mm to be a good soldier* Ho community wide memorial service was held in Canal although recognition of the day was made with special church services on the preceding Sunday* the probable reason that no community service was held is that Mr* frank Sasaki who had taken the initiative in such arrangements for a long time had Just relocated do Santa !e. Hew Mexico. Ho one else has taken over hid duties. (Butte programs attached) Sgt* Tsubota is still considered the best evacuee speaker we have had in camp and staff members have the feeling that he could do a great deal for public relations on the Best Coast* Be has been through so much and has kept hie sense of humor and, as one staff mem er remarked, you have no doubt about his being a real American after his first two sentences* Two Oil# boys have been accepted for Officers Candidate School at ft. Knox, Kentucky* Current talk is that they really have a chance to prove their worth in Ft. Knox but that a Hisei has slim chance for recognition or promotion at Camp Blending* ' |j|| More than 30 soldiers on furlough from ft. Celling have been visiting in camp for the last 10 days* Their guess is that they soon will be on their way to the Pacific and that many of them will be held there as an army of occupation after SifS is Japan is defeated Pag# 2 " . V 0 Center-wide publicity has bean given to My* Myer*s letter regarding the «enter* s closing* It has been carried in the camp newspaper in both English and Japanese end mimeographed copies hare been distributed to each member of the staff* Some staff meofeers hare mentioned that their feeling of doubt consenting center closing was the result of conversations with visitors from Washington and from their coatee ts they feel that the baehington stiff must be more skeptical than that cn the project. Br. George Iki» recognized by evacuees and appointed staff as the Mean of professional evacuees*» is relocating to Los Angelas on June 8tfe. He will be associated with the iolytechoic Clinic on First Street* through a doctor friend he was able to secure an apartment “which will do for the tims being* end through his own initiative he also has a telsphone* It is fait that his going will give more impetus to relocation then any one incident which has oecured* Dr. lid is enthusiastic over his acceptance in Los -%gel#s and brought back word that the rumors regarding injuries and losses suffered by Leo Ishikewe are entirely without foundation* Dr* Iki stayed with Leo and his family and found that they were beyond expectation in the success of their relocation* In the doc tor* s opinion the Japanese have more friends then before evacuation and it was his experience that people went out of the way to be friendly and helpful* Of the 71 terminal departures for the past week forty were aliens* Forty-three of the total number went to California; 17 to Sanger» 7 to Parlier, 6 to Selma» 5 to Eedwood City» 4 to San Francisco» 2 to Alhambra and 1 each to hsastpo end Pasadena* Schools are closing this week* Muphaais is being placed on the fact that these are Elvers* last graduation exercises, oratorical contests» banquets» parties» 6i«s* plays, annuals and awards« Also many of the teachers already fears been assigned to oilier divisions* By far the greatest number goes to Relocation and Welfare* the Reports Office is to have the kelp of one teacher* { Attacked are Programs of school affairs*) the appointed staff, with impetus supplied by Project Attorney Mr. Terry, is giving scholarship funds to high ranking high school seniors in the name of the nineteen soldiers from Rivers who have given their lives in tto service of their country* The amount in each fund is not yet determined* Standardized tests given in Canal Rlementary School show that tha students are above the national norm in achievement* For example the 3th Grade national norm As 8*8$ that for Canal*s 8th Crude was 9*0 which is about two months above the national norm* Miss AarenKahoe, former staff member at Rivers has won the Dodd, Mead Intercollegiate Fellowship competition for her new projected novel. City in the jsBk** story is of a Ja j snese-Amezican boy who rows up In a relocation center* Mies Kehoe is attending Hunter College in Mew York City* She will receive $100 a month for a year while she completss the novel* there are 19 Japanese in tha California state hospital for which the institution had no record of relatives* present location* A request for information which appeared in the camp newspaper brought one response* A young woman phoned to say that her mother was one whose name was listed« In order to train relocators for future jobs in hotels, restaurants «1 private homes adult classes in cooking and serving will begin on Monday, Jane 4th* They will be directed by Dr. Grace Lawson in cooperation with Mess Operations* Tha scheduled classes are in sutte; a similar program may be held in Canal if a place Bags 4 find facilities can be arranged« The Education section is arranging similar classes for young people under the direction of tbe %»e Economies department« Sfaotaro Hi kid a who returned from a two months tour of the east and middle-west is meeting with residents to giro then specific information regarding eondltlons on the outside« The fact that he has set the date of May 12th for his own familyfs relocation bears truth that he considers relocation a worthwhile enterprise« during his trip he visited Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, Mew York, fhiladelphia, and lashing ton« letters in great numbers are being received from the Nisei soldiers who went overseas recently and are stationed in (formally» the consensus of opinion which they express is that the good ole B«S«A« is far better thin anything Europe has to offer* The pagphlet "Nisei in the War AgaisstwJapsatt has been received« Our opinion is that it is well done and should have considerable influence if it can reach certain groups* the chairman of the Community Counsil and Central Block Managers in Butte consider the translation of ths Daily Digest a good idea« To date we have no information regarding the reaction of other Basel, The attached letter from the high school baseball group in Tucson is proof that all people in Arisena are not adverse to Inter-scholastic games with Japaaeae-Amerleans* Nevertheless the anti-Japanese group was successful in having the return game canceled* The finance Section has continued with the timekeeping analysis and ex- \ ¡fi II StIS!! s U■> * I § \ amination* Mr* Chapman, Assistant finane# Officer, resigned and Mr* William B* Mc-\ Alphina was promoted to replace him* Other promotions effective June 1st were: i Belan 0. Caapball, Fiscal Aoct.; Marg.ret B. Hollana, Usoa1 Aset.; Dorotbea A. B»al, ¿gant OaSbier. Dorothy I. 0*1 ti»r enterad on duty as an 9lmaata*y sohool Boloeatlon. I* a fu Inatancos tbls bas causad soba confusión 1* regar Our Seseaty *nr toan Brise Is not golng too «rail, «a* la at least part-lally becaues staff sesber* vi» vare regular bond purebasera boa* resignad and sos taacbsrs wbo aro leasing feel tiiay need tbslr soney for trasoí or Job bundlng. Fresent plano aro for a dlnnor-daneo on ¿uneIStb and soso othor desices vhiob w» bope wül intrigue peo pie to buy tonda. «• still ezpect to roacb out anoto. Bhotographs fro* tbe Denser íbotograpbio Ssctlon still eco» addr àttmr tba aaneelation of tba retara gama wfcieb thè baseball tea» af tba Butta Higb Sekool vas to play in fuesen, tba following lattar fmi Saalay S* Plagia, Baseball Co a eh of fucson High Sch ol, was rasaivad by Goaeb £aaisbiro ¿animara of Butta High Sebool: "*a «barai your disappoiatment la aot beìng abla to pay you a ratum gama on our fiali« W# vara mot ouly anxlous to avenga tba dafe&t, bat enjoyad tba baada up smart eompetition you aoald giva us* Tour brami of ball vaa rigbt dova our alley, so to speak, ani tba boy« eould gala muob froa your baads up basa running ma€ infiali play* "Ab tot tba poesibitity of eameeli&g our ga»a—va bai nevar givan it a minutos thought—till va arrivai boma and st&rtad hearing from soma of tbaaa ao caUad "100£ Americana.* sifloaraly bop* it vonft ba too long until va ara all thiakiag straight «gain and san live together in a trae Xtemoeraey tbat va Americana of all raeas bava createi. *X vant to congratulate you all on your fina team—X only visb va bad your basa runaing and defansiTe ability—Hot infarring tbat you can*t bit—for 1S basa knock® vili via most gamas. *1 visb you all tbs best of look, and sontinued suoeass vitb your ball elafe,* Sincerely yours, Hanley E. Slagle ^ Basaball Coasb # # vifì >CÌ \ & Ài* tfTf W ¿o l : MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE Butt© Camp, Rivers, Arizona May 30, 19Ì45# 10 a.m, • at the Butte High Sohool Audit or iuip. PROGRAM 1» Opening addressoHiroji Nishimura, chairman 2* Flag raising»Boy scouts (All stand) 3* America - High school band ¿4« Addresses (a) Sgt, Tsubota, representing servicemen (b) Mr. Ikeda, representing Servicemen’s Parents Association (0) Captain Black - Ex-servicemen’s olub (d) Mr. Asami - community representative (e) Mr* L* H* 8emwtt* project director (f) Reverend Sato - Christian church (g) Revorend Masunaga - Buddhist church $* Lowering tho flag (Taps) 6* Closing address - chairman, Hiroji Nishimura Kotodo, Masao Honry Pfo# Ootober 19* I9h5 Takasugi, Leonard Sgt.- April 5# 19h5 Yoto, Mitsuru Tom Pvt. April 19, 19^5 Yoshihara, Makoto Pvt.* Deo*-22, I9I4I4 BUTTE SERVICEMEN KILLED 3N ACTION Ishida, Minoru Pvt* April 23, I9h5 Kojaku, Shaw Pfo*' July 17, I9U4 Masuda, Kazuo S/fegt. August 27, 19W+ RESIDENT DECEASED Akiyama, Sana© Shelia Akiyama, Tsunetomo Arai, Isaku Charata, Kat sus hire Del, Baby Doir Ryoki ohi Jim Esaki, Èi Fucinami, Kumakichí Fu jls aki, Mit s uyo Fu.3ish2.ge, Tsuchiiöhi Fukbhtó, Jiroiohi Fukuzfea, Shinkiohi Gct.■ ■ mj&JM.!Lt ■' mmt^partieaXarly for dOMMllas ia good* Mora tbaa 100 Isui mm and w ara «6— appointai staff familles and toonâreds of ttoe ffaouaes familles so» bara «iato pata« Ça» woaders if tbey will toa auccessfuUy relooated or turnad adriffc to toteóme a camp problem* ftoa 21nanaa te toeesa busily engagea 1» revamping ttoa «tira îixaatoeep- ing aat ap* Xnatruationa ara baing preparad, botto for ttoa field and f or ttoa office for timekeepers in arder for thea to asâerstand mora elearly timckeeping recgliraaents* Touchers for aabsiat«ee on renta and itomi tara sera proaassad to ttoa Ma» toarsiBg Otfieer for ttoe firat tima andar ttoa instructions nada affasti« Xana X* Ttoara vaca sumeroaa pera canai actions effective ttoia week* Praaoticna and transféra effective Jone 15, 1945 ««pas Jeton 0. Self, storeteeper, 041^7, #2600 par asuam; George ?• W* Loebel, Heeeivlag and Sfcippiag Saparvieof, CAB-6, pSOO par «mon; ignea II* de Samar, Assistant Ctoisf Morse, SSEM7, Í8300 par anxmm; U.lia S* Brirnhall, »aparrialiig Hurse, SB-6, #2000 par annua* Paila H* ïaylor, Cl.ost Accounting Ciarle, CA3MJ, #2600 par atam (T*Q*G*); Soria S* Birre**, Personne! Transactions Ôfficar, Oàiwr, #3600 par anaumj lard H* Bail, Bead faaatoar, B-«, #2700 par asma; fítofea S* McVey, Sr* llemteary Sotoool îaactoar, B*i, #2000por anana* Shtered on dhty Jone 12, 1945 leen B« Boy as Assistant Balnéation Adviaor, C4B-?, #2300 par amata* Séparations toy redatti en in formi for ttoe week: Sella M* Boa, Seocndary Setoool Teaetoer, B*l, #2000 par azuma; trancas Ytoarra, Saecndary Setoool feaetoar, B*l, #2000 par anau»; Sartia H* Stoma, Sr* msmeatary Setoool Teactoer, B-l, #2000 par annan* Mary 1« Mark, 3r* Hsmeat&ry Setoool teactoer, B*l, #2000 par annasi* assignations: Daniel B# îaa^* fort, S&nitarian, smô, #3200 par annan; and Mtory BU« Orate, Clark Stencgraptsar, CAt-4, ..#1800 par aiaam*M : fhè Assistant Hook Managers appolntad to aid witto rdooation bava toe« ñamad in *!#$)■*% two toloeks* striât offiaas toara toa« saltead and ttoe first sardas of ■ vVVv,.. ;:'Vr: ... ; :■ HH. V y ' ■■■,■■ .■■.■;* ’ ,VV| meetings tore being toald ttois week* ïtoe casa Grande Bispatato continues to take a littia sida salpa at IE if ttoa # .f . ; è •light*«* «ff«T9» MMteA in roeo&t rog^rtliig ti» imasfor öf .¿M mud« for *>» octtatruotioa of e ouVoff road froa $&g£ So* 009 junction of th* rood north of Q**a &ma*io* # *7 ... . v ■ ' ^ ■feweèe'iy --______________ . w,sspt