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TI: So, now, after Bailey Gatzert, so you went up through eighth grade.

JS: Yeah.

TI: Then what, what happened after Bailey Gatzert?

JS: Well, then we went to high school, and I went to Broadway High School. It has since been turned into a community college, but it was Broadway High School at that time.

TI: And what was Broadway, so you went from a school, Bailey Gatzert, that was lots of Japanese Americans.

JS: Yes.

TI: What was Broadway like?

JS: Well, Broadway had its percentages of Japanese and Chinese, but most of it was Caucasian.

TI: And so tell me, any memories about Broadway High School that come to mind?

JS: Yes, I enjoyed high school. Of course, we had intramural sports for those who weren't, you know, athletes that could turn out for football or basketball, but, so, I have fond memories of high school.

TI: Were there any clubs that you joined, or extracurricular activities?

JS: No, I didn't. Most of the kids did, though.

TI: So what would you do after school?

JS: Well, I went to Tip School. I still went to Tip School or Japanese language school, and then I worked at a, as a delivery boy for a grocery store.

TI: Oh, so tell me about that. Who, who, which grocery store did you do that for?

JS: Well, there was a grocery store not far from Broadway High School, and it was operated by a Japanese family, and I was hired to be just a general hand there, to deliver groceries or to help stock the shelves and so forth.

TI: And so when you say "deliver groceries," who would be the clientele? Who would you deliver to?

JS: Well, you know, strangely, in those days, they used to -- and I don't know if this was a custom -- but they didn't have the supermarkets that they have today, and so their clients were people that would call in and place an order of groceries, whether it's meat or bananas or whatever, canned foods, and then someone would deliver that to their homes.

TI: And then, so you would deliver, did they, was there a charge associated, would they have to...

JS: No, I think that was part of the service that the grocery store extended.

TI: And then did they do this on credit, or would they pay, give you the money, and then you'd bring it back?

JS: No, I never handled any money, so it was on credit, I would...

TI: Or some account that they would have with the store.

JS: Yeah, right.

TI: Interesting.

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