Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 14

              December 9, 1942      PIONEER     Page 5 
TERRY TO
LECTURE
  Paul J. Terry, superin-
tendent of education, will
address a meeting of the
College council scheduled
for Friday at 7 p.m. in the
7H recreation hall. Those
interested in nisei problems
are urged to attend.
  Topics of discussion
will include minority race
relations, vocational re-
location, and other present
and future phases of life
both within and without
the center.
YAMANAKA    TO
CONDUCT    UTAI
  Utai (Japanese music)
classes will be conducted
by Yoshisada Yamanaka, at
9L recreation hall on Mon-
days, Wednesdays, and Fri-
days from 1 to 5 p.m., and
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Saturdays from 7 to 10 p.m.
CAROLERS IN
MEETING
  The first meeting of the
caroling group will be held
tomorrow at 7 p.m.  in Terry
hall, Mayme Kishi announced
Monday.    It is open to
everyone.
  After caroling on Christ-
mas eve, the group will
hold a party at Terry hall
with entertainment and games
being planned by Dorothy
Takechi.   A nominal fee of
10 cents will be charged.
Report   Lists
Livestock
  The center's farm has
200 laying hens and has
purchased 125 pullets, ac-
cording to the November
report of Warren Bennison's
agriculture department.
  Other livestock on hand
include 25 hogs, 41 cattle,
2 mules,  and a saddle horse.
  The egg production for
the month was 49 ½ dozen
and the milk production
was 4,045 pounds.
BRIDGE  FANS
INVITED
  Bridge enthusiasts are
invited to take lessons
and play at classes offered
at the 11K recreation hall.
Roy Iizuka is the teacher.
  Classes are held on Tues-
day and Thursday afternoons
from 1 to 4 p.m. and on
Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat-
urday evenings from 7 to 10.
No Catholic
Mass  Saturday
  The Granada Catholic
chapel has been moved to
the west end of 11K recrea-
tion hall, announces Father
Michael Maher. The regular
Saturday morning mass will
not be held this Saturday
because Father Maher, who
is state chaplain for the
American Legion, will be
in Denver.
CLASSES  IN
ENGLISH SET
  All persons interested
in enrolling in beginning
English classes are asked
to meet in 12F recreation
hall at 7 o'clock this eve-
ning when registration and
plans for setting up work
will be completed, the night
school office announced.
Mrs. Tamiko Muto will be
in charge of the groups.
  Within a few days, clas-
ses in sewing, handicraft,
and other subjects will be
started.
$500   TO
AID  OFFERED
  An offer of $500 to aid
prospective Lamar JC stu-
dents from the center to
pay their tuition fees was
made by the American Baptist
Home Mission of New York,
Paul J. Terry, superintend-
dent of education, revealed.
KIDS    ATTEND
CIRCUS    PARTY
  Approximately 75 chil-
dren attended the Block 12E
circus party Friday evening
in the 12E mess hall.  Games
and entertainment were the
diversions.
  Chris Ishii, creator of
Lil Neebo, drew caricatures
of the guests.  Dianne Endo,
hula dancer; Buddy Fujita,
harmonica artist: and Tom
Sasaki, imitator, were the
performers.
WHY NON-CITIZENS ARE INELIGIBLE
  "Why have non-citizens
been denied the privilege
of holding elective offices
in WRA centers?”
  Since this question has
come up in so many centers,
the Heart Mountain Sentinel
made contacts and received
the following replies from
John H. Provinse, chief of
the community management
division in Washington:
  "In the first place, the
citizenship status and priv-
ilege of evacuees who were
born in the United States
need to be given special
recognition."  Provinse ex-
plained further that since
citizens as well as non-
citizens were evacuated,
the nisei have been wonder-
ing whether they have lost
their citizenship or not.
  "It is our intention,
therefore, to help make up
for this fact, as much as
possible, by giving special
recognition to the citizen-
ship status of the Nisei."
  Provinse also stated
that the nisei will be
given preference in obtain-
ing release for outside work
and in other respects.  "In
general," he declared, "the
nisei are much more Ameri-
canized than the issei.
This has nothing to do with
the question of loyalty
to the United States but
is simply a product of the
fact that the nisei are,
to a greater extent, prod-
ucts of American institu-
tions."
  Further information from
Provinse reveals that the
WRA wishes to have Ameri-
cans of Japanese ancestry
become amalgamated with the
general population.
  “May I emphasize that
the issei have not been
completely barred from
holding office in agencies
of community self-govern-
ment.   It is only the elec-
tive offices that have been
closed to the alien evac-
uees."
  "The alien evacuees are
eligible to hold appointive
offices.   Thus they can
serve on committees ap-
pointed by the community
council.   I am confident
that the wisdom and experi-
ence of many of the alien
evacuees will become avail-
able through their being
appointed to such offices."