Granada Pioneer, Vol. II, No. 46

              April  12,   1944____________________PIONEER_________________Page 5
   NISEI
POTPOURRI
    by Roy Yoshida
LIVE AND LEARN
Some people go on a
"bender" when hit by a dis-
appointment or visited by
a disillusionment. They
start on a "spree" to for-
get, but  wind up with a
nice, big headache that
doubly reminds them of what
they're trying to forget.
   Well, that’s what hap-
pened to me on the recent
basketball trip to Denver
with the Amache All-Stars.
I was very much disappointed
with the JACL cage tourna-
ment, I was disillusioned
with the tourney committee's
apparent lack of interest
in the welfare of a deserv-
ing visiting team. So I
decided to stick around
and "paint the town red"
just for the heck of it,
but I found that paint comes
high in Denver. I couldn't
even get the dang place
pink. Consequently,I came
home very much wiser, if
not   poorer  guy,
   BUT in the process I
did find out one thing of
Interest-that life goes
on as usual, altho perhaps
on a smaller scale, on the
"outside." Of course, I'm
speaking of Denver and as-
suming it to be a typical
wartime  city.
   When you watch the hustle
and the bustle of the Easter
shoppers crowding the de-
partment store counters;
the gay crowds streaming
in and out of theaters;and
people of all nationalities
"window shopping" up and
down the streets, well,
you wonder If there is a
war going on. That I pre-
sume is what makes it so
nice to be living in Ameri-
ca.
   When I lost what lit-
tle "self-consciousness"
I possessed, I began to be
"choosey" and in doing so
I unconsciously began to
assert my mind more flexibly
and with initiative. In
paying for something I
wanted and in wanting "some-
thing" for what I was willing
to pay for, I realized that
there was more  to  life than
meets the eye. That I
think is just as true in a
relocation center, perhaps
not  in wordly goods  but  in
things spiritual, only most
of us don't realize it. In
a relocation center you
take things too much for
granted and thereby lose a
great deal of the natural
perspective on life-you
take what you can get with
no desire for something
better   or more   suitable.
   AND in order to make
good when and if you relo-
cate, you must practice
the necessity of equality
in  "give and  take"    before
you set foot in society
of varied people. There
isn't much difference in
the principle of life in
a center and on the "out-
side," only the people are
different. If you want
others to treat you nice
then you must be able to
treat them likewise. We
all have our destiny, it
isn't so much what you are
today but what you want to
be tomorrow that really
counts.
HOFFMAN  HERE  FOR
FIRE  CHECK-UP
   William Hoffman, fire
protection advisor, of the
Washington WRA office, ar-
rived here from Gila River,
Ariz., Monday afternoon
for a three-day periodical
check-up, according to
Jerry Sullivan, assistant
fire protection officer.
He is scheduled to leave
for Washington tomorrow
morning.
JOB
==OPPORTUNITIES==
   3 teachers,one to coach
basketball, football and
teach math, commercial
subjects or science, major
in    math    or  PE perferred;
others to handle instru-
mental music, direct band,
and may have to teach other
subjects,City high school,
Osborne,   Kans.
RECORD  PROGRAM
SET  FOR  FRIDAY
   A program of modern and
semi-classical records will
be played at a gathering
of young women Friday night,
7 o'clock,at the Hospital-
ity House, according to
Miss Hizie Hinoki,   chairman.
   The highlight of the
evening's program will be
a transcription of the
radio show,"Americans All,
Immigrants All," and sub-
titled, "Orientals in the
United  States."
LETTER   OF   THANKS
Mr.  M.   Naruse,  President
Amache  Consumer Enterprises
Amache,   Colorado

Dear  Mr.  Naruse:
   On behalf of the Federation of Center Business Enter-
prises, I wish to take this opportunity to express my
sincere gratitude for the courtesies you have extended
to us on our recent cooperative conference held here
on April  3rd  to   5th   inclusively.
   It was indeed a very successful conference and there
is no doubt, without your assistance and guidance we
could never have had such a grand conference. Please
accept  our  sincere thanks.
   At the conference the following resolution was adopted
to express our gratitude and appreciation to your co-
operatives and community residents.
   WHEREAS, the various delegates to the Federation of
Center Business Enterprises assembled in convention at
Amache, Colorado, the 3rd to 5th day of April 1944,
have enjoyed the warm welcome and kind hospitality ex-
tended  to them during the   convention.
   Be it resolved that the Federation and its members,
individually and collectively offer and extend their
deepest thanks and appreciation to the Amache Consum-
ers Cooperative,the Administration and residents of
Amache Relocation Center for their kindness and splendid
support.
   Thanking you for your many favors and trust I may
receive   your  continued  guidance.
Cooperatively yours,
Signed     Tokuyoshi  Kawasaki
Executive   Secretary