Because of combined lack of truck facilities from rail points to Hunt and of warehouse space at the center, for the present it will be impossible to receive household goods and personal belongings of colonists stored at or near their former homes, Harry L. Stafford, project director, announced Monday.

"All the trucks on the project will be busy day and night for the next month or so hauling coal from the Minidoka rail siding to storage places in the center," he said.

"About 200 carloads of coal are on the way and these must be unloaded as they arrive because of limited rail siding facilities.

"It does not make any difference whether a colonist's goods are stored in a government or in a pri-

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The colony's rehousing program, in its revised form, began taking forward steps again this week as Lorne Huycke, housing superintendent, announced simultaneously the dispersion of his immediate staff, temporary closing of the housing office and his shouldering of the entire housing burdens.

Rehousing struck a snag last week when applications for moves hit a now high completely swamping the housing office.

Under the reorganized set-up, Huycke will become a one-man rehousing board.

Clerks will be at the housing office to take applications for rehousing. Applicants however, will not be assigned apartments at once. Their applications will be reviewed by Huycke.

"Colonists may apply for moves but it is probable that immediate action will not be taken. Under this revised system, it will be my job personally to contact those desiring to move and make the necessary changes myself," Huycke said.

The new set-up, Huycke pointed out, is a long process but the only plan feasible under the circumstances.

The housing situation has been an bottleneck in the settlement of this community due to lack of finished apartments.

"It's like a solitaire game," Huycke said, in trying to explain the handicap rehousing is under. "The whole thing hinges on one initial move. The right card has to turn up before the game can progress. In somewhat a like manner, an apartment must be made available before a corresponding move can be made."

Huycke's new system contemplates making moves within blocks before transferring colonists from

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Colonists, citizens and non-citizens alike, will gather at their respective dining halls at 7:30 o'clock tonight to elect block representatives to a congress from which will be selected members of the community council planning organization.

Latest word from administration headquarters reveals issei are eligible to hold posts on the planning organization. Reason given was that a board member does not hold an office.

Cooks, waitresses, dishwashers and all other dining hall employees, composing the largest single project-work division, will elect their representatives to the proposed seven-man Fair Labor Practice Board indirectly at a series of three meetings scheduled for this week.

Workers in the 30 dining halls now in operation, including the hospital kitchen, will select 60 electors -- two from each dining hall -- who in turn will designate two from their rank to serve on the Fair Labor Board.

The schedule of meetings as announced by George Takigawa and Dyke Miyagawa who have been assigned to organize the Fair Labor Board, is as follows:

Workers in Dining Halls 1 to 19 will meet in Dining Hall 8 on Wednesday. Those working in Blks. 21 to 32 will meet in 28 on Thursday, and Blks. 34 to 42 will gather in 33 on Friday. All meetings will begin at 7 p.m.

Plans for election of representatives from the other work divisions are rapidly taking shape, it was revealed.

Work groups sending members to the Fair Labor Board, which will function as a clearing house for all grievances pertaining to employment, compensation and working rules, are agricultural, professional, industrial (Public Works) and dining hall employees.

The four divisions will have one or two representatives each, depending upon the size of the division, who will serve six-month terms. Other elections are expected soon.

Published by the WRA at Hunt, Idaho
Editorial Offices: Recreation Hall 22

Managing Editor ..... Dick Takeuchi
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The much-discussed Co-op membership drive will be launched next week, it was revealed Saturday by John Essene, superintendent of community enterprises. Essene said the response to the shares-pledging drive had been encouraging.

Meanwhile, in preparation for the campaign, an information meeting will be held on Thursday evening at Dining Hall 22 to explain the benefits and other points of the cooperative plan. Two delegates from each block will attend. All interested also may attend.

The delegates will be selected Tuesday by each block at the same time council delegates are picked for the self-government program, it was explained. T. Sakahara will be in charge of the organizational drive.

A married men's softball game between 5-6 and Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 will be played at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, at the 28-30 field.

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their present blocks to other blocks, thus giving priority to those desiring to move within their block.

"If the people will understand the circumstances under which we are trying to rehouse them, I will appreciate it greatly," Huycke declared.

Meanwhile, the next large movement will take place soon after Oct. 1 when Blk. 23 residents will be transferred to Blk. 44. Apartments will be finished "on or about Oct. 1," Huycke indicated.

With Rube Hosokawa named as the co-ordinator for Section I, two moer co-ordinators remain to be selected to complete the list, Community Activities Supervisor George Ishihara said Monday.

The remaining two posts, reserved for Portlanders, were to gave been filled Monday night by them.

Sec. 3 girls scored a 4-1 win over the Secs. 5 and 6 lassies in a 5-inning softball tiff Sunday afternoon.

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-vate warehouse," he said. "We simply can't handle the job at this time. We could not let one colonist send for his belongings without letting everyone do the same. Neither will it be possible to send for part of a lot of stored goods. When we move colonists belongings to Minidoka, complete lots must be moved. This is another reason we cannot begin transferring stored goods.

Fifty-five participants, a fifth of whom were Portlanders, competed in a "go" tournament Saturday at Dining Hall 30 to determine the ratings of players. Each entrant was required to play five games.

Best showings were made by the following six who copped four and lost one: H. Hashiguchi, special kyu; Tsujihara, 1-kyu; Masumoto, 2-kyu; Ohdoi, 4-kyu; Kobayashi, 9-kyu. Ohdoi is a Portland and the rest are Seattleites.

S. Mihara, considered the top-ranking

Deadline for absentee ballot petitions will be Wednesday. After Wednesday, Sept. 30, the petitions which are at the block managers' offices will be picked up for mailing.

apply for their forms, it was reported. Voters in other districts must write to their respective county seats to obtain their request forms.

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Father Clement of Maryknoll is now stationed at Poston.

A recent Army bride was Kimi Watanabe who married Corp. Ned Nakamura of Pt. Riley, Kans. during his furlough, Sept. 17th at Twin Falls. The Rev. E. Andrews officiated while Mr. and Mrs. Roy Okada and Shig Watanabe acted as witnesses. The bridge's mother and sister were also present. Mrs. Nakamura later was honored at her home by 6 friends with a miscellaneous shower.

Corp. Nakamura left for his post a few days later.

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Culminating a romance of Puyallup, Yoshiko Tanaka and Tom Itabashi were married Thursday at Jerome.

Workers are still being sought for jobs in the Public Works and Maintenance Divisions, Placement Officer Hiroshi Yamada disclosed yesterday. All other types of employment are temporarily closed to job-seekers but, Yamada expects that in the near future more jobs will be open.

"We do not have the power to create jobs but we plan to have work for everyone as soon as the project gets settled," Yamada said.

Colonists who have left Hunt for off-project employment and other reasons, numbered 863 as of this Monday, it was announced this week by the placement office. This was broken down to: work furloughs, 836; temporary releases, 11; permanent releases, 16; and two government detentions.

Another large group of young workers left Saturday for Idaho Falls and vicinity for field work.

Sumitomo Bank claimants are reminded that their change-of-address notification forms are now available at their block manager's office.

"The bank hasn't the time to seek out its depositors' new residences," Clarence T. Arai, project legal advisor declared. "The printed forms should be sent to Mr. Joe Utterback as soon as possible."

Father Lavery of Maryknoll is in charge of Manzanar Catholics.

DEATHS

KIMURA -- second infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimura of 23-10-B, Sept. 24, 1942.

SHIO, Shoji, 64, 4-7-B, at hospital, Sept. 19, 1942.

Tentative plans of motion picture entertainment for Hunt colonists were disclosed this week by John Essene, superintendent of community enterprises.

Essene said plans would call first for nightly showings of pictures at the different sections. Eventually, it was hoped a theater would be constructed which would take care of the general public.

A Japanese entertainment troupe opened a seven-day "Stand" Monday night before Sec. 1 residents in Dining Hall 3.

Wednesday night's performance will be held for Sec. 3's at Dining Hall 16 with the rest of the schedule as follows: Sec. 4 at Blk. 24, Oct. 1; Sec. 5, Blk. 31, Oct. 2; Sec. 6, Blk. 36; Oct. 3; Sec. 7, Blk. 40, Oct. 4; Sec. 2, Blk. 12, Oct. 5.

Starting time for the 2-hour performance is 7:30 p.m. As seating facilities are limited, Entertainment Supervisor George Okada asked that everyone attend the show in his own section.

Okada promised that if this goes over, "we'll have more of the same type of program is often as possible."

Hunt will be patrolled well according to the four-block warden system instituted by Clarence D. Lee, internal security officer.

In Lee's set up, the warden will be assigned a four-block area. This beat will be patrolled twenty-four hours a day, it was announced by the wardens' office.

Residents are encouraged to report all thefts, assault or loss o valuables to the block managers, who in turn will report them to the warden. This point was stressed.

Colonists owning hot-plates, heaters and other electrical appliances of that nature were asked by Senior Engineer Joseph P. Bacca this week to "voluntarily turn in such appliances to their block managers.

The appliances will be returned to owners when wall outlets on a separate circuit are installed in each apartment, Bacca said.

"It is for the safety of the colonists that this matter was decided in an administrative staff meeting. A burnt-out fuse made usable again with a penny eliminates protection from over-loaded lines. Such practice creates a serious fire hazard," Bacca pointed out.

Families whose stoves are yet to be installed will be allowed to use one hotplate to a barrack for heating baby formulas and the like.

Bacca said he expected wall circuit wiring to begin in two weeks. The wire and outlets were requisitioned some time ago, he said.

Electric irons may be kept provided they are used only in the laundry rooms. Radios, electric shavers and other appliances requiring little current need not be turned in, Bacca said.

Eighteen recreation halls are being used at Manzanar as school rooms pending the construction of suitable buildings.

A second request that colonists comply with the ruling requiring written permits for meetings or gatherings if public halls was issued this week by block managers.

Written permission must be obtained from the Community Services office Before gatherings may be held in order to prevent schedule conflicts.

Abe Hagiwara maintains the schedule of all meetings which have been issued permits.

Leaving Tuesday for a short visit with his father, Henry Gosho will head for Lordsburg, N.M. (Bring back a toreador...)

Two malodorous cats were sighted, smelled and killed in Blk. 41 recently. (Skunks to you. Pretty kitten-size but dangerous pet.)

Eating raw fish is a typical Japanese custom but said canal fish have microscopic worms. Be careful; look as others have before devouring.....

Seen with mine two eyes, a dull, yellowish scorpion with a devilish appearance. Mr. Shibata has the live specimen which was found in the Blk. 2 area .....

Rattlers are still sighted, and brought back as trophies. Who said they were hibernating? Some people skin them for the hides, and others salt down the meat for its medicinal or tasty qualities. (You got me there!)

If mosquitoes are not miniature blitz-kriegers, don't stop to argue with girls whose legs are objects of attacks. It's a touchy, itchy subject. Beware ......

Girls who scream at the big, black, eight-legged insect can rest assured that it is not the "Black Widow." It's a scavenger beetle; ugly, but no venomous .....

A recent Life magazine had an instructive, detailed write-up on "ticks" ......

Are you bored? Let Bruce Nakanishi introduce you to a shovel to really feel worthwhile, and work up an appetite. Do you love music? Attend the record concerts which Dixon Miyauchi and Tosh Maki sponsor Sunday evenings from 7:30 p.m. at Blk. 40.

Wind and dust aren't proving to be allies of complexions and legs. most girls seem to suffer from scaliness due to the rapid drying of the natural oils in their skin. Possible remedy might be daily applications of oil preparations or olive oil .....

When you meet a body comin' through the rye, it'll be rye planted in blocks to help keep the dust together in Hunt .....

Names of 43 nisei who have been accepted for positions on the Hunt school staff, were revealed by Jerome T. Light, high school principal, Monday. To qualify for a teacher's position, a nisei must have his teaching certificate. College graduates may become student teachers while taking teacher training courses. Non graduates may work as teachers' assistants.

The nisei teachers are Toshiko Sonda and Lury Sato; the students teachers include the following: Ayako Sakamoto, William Yamaguchi, Stella Yorozu, Andrew Morimoto, Stanley Karikomi, Sachiko Nakauchi, Nellie Woo, Esther Uchimura, Mary Toribara, George Sawada, Yoshio Sato, Elsie Nomura, Kiyono Nishimoto, Dixon Miyauchi, Lilyan Inana, Lillian Fujihira, George Fukano, Chietsu Kajiwara, George Inouye, Amy Kaminishi, Masaomi Kibo, Marguerite Okamujra, Michiko Nishisaka, Thomas Imori, George Uomoto; Teachers' assistants are Catherine Shimizu, Haruko Kuroiwa, Toshiko Suzuki, George Ogawa, Mary Shimizu, Mrs. Hanako Terakawa, Nobuko Ochiai, Takako Yoda, Ben Yorita, Ruth Nishino, Phyllis Yasunobu, Esther Kambe, Tsuyoshi Nakahara, Toruko Akagi and Sueko Hasegawa; Registrar, Hideko Okazaki.

Total enrollment for junior and senior high schools reached 1076 last Friday with enrollment climbing daily, Light said. Students are urged to hurry and complete enrollment.

More than 50 residents of Blk. 34 became ill Wednesday, Sept. 23, and several from Blk. 42 on Saturday, Sept. 26, from ptomaine poisoning which had its origin in the dining halls, the Hospital revealed this week. With prompt hospital care the condition proved to be mild and of short duration. Patients were being dismissed from the hospital within 24-hours after observation, Dr. L. M. Neher, senior medical officer, said.

Complete tests have been made to determine the cause of the infection and every possible effort to prevent its recurrence has been taken, Neher added.

Death won a double victory and robbed Hunt of its first twins when the second Kimura girl died Thursday at the Project hospital. Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimura, the first infant was dead at birth Tuesday.

Hunt's first big sports event is being held this week in the form of a football passing and kicking contest. Beginning Monday, each section will hold its own competition, Sports Supervisor "Chick" Uno explained, to determine finalists for both the passing and kicking divisions. Each division will stress distance rather than accuracy.

Friday, sectional finalists will be picked and on Sunday, they will battle in a community-wide contest on the grounds between Blks. 28 and 30.

Champions in the two divisions will be crowned in three age groups: 12-15, 16-18 and 19 and over.

Printed maps of the colony, which appeared in the initial issue of The IRRIGATOR, are now available to anyone wishing a copy. They may be had by calling at The IRRIGATOR office, Recreation 22, during office hours. Please ask for Takako Matsumoto.