With the utilization of all available man-power as his aim, Placement Officer Harold James this week outlined a three-point program to tackle pressing labor needs.

"Last week's call for men to fill vital jobs was met in a satisfactory manner but we still need more men. The departure of hundreds for farm work has created gaps which must be filled at once," James said.

James' three-point program will include: (1) employment of women, (2) a training program to fit men for skilled work, (3) employment of older men and volunteer help.

"Women will be used only where it is possible and practical. It must be understood we do not plan to dismiss any men serving satisfactorily now, but we will use women to fill new requisitions," James explained.

Among other jobs, which would be feasible for women, it was explained, are dining hall checking, timekeeping, clerking for warehouses and canteens, service station and janitorial work.

In initiating the training program for special work, James pointed out that some ten young men,

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Dillon S. Myer, national director of the WRA, who has been taking an extended field trip visiting relocation center, will visit Hunt next Monday and Tuesday, Harry L. Stafford, project director, disclosed this week.

Myer is scheduled to arrive at Twin Falls about 5 p.m. Sunday, and will spend the following two days making a detailed inspection of project facilities and conferring with the administrative staff.

Stafford indicated that a tentative program calls for Myer to meet within a small group of representative colonists.

The national director will have visited the Granada, Heart Mountain, Central Utah and Manzanar centers before arriving at Twin Falls.

Myer will return to Washington, D.C., following his inspection of the Minidoka project.

The names of six issei and one nisei who were elected to the community council planning board were approved yesterday by Project Director Harry L. Stafford. The planning body, with the aid of two attorneys, Minoru Yasui and Clarence T. Arai, will begin work immediately.

The seven elected Saturday night were:

Kinya Okajima, Dick Kanaya, Yoshito Fujii, Roy Akiyama, Junjiro Yukawa, Juro Yoshioka, a nisei, resigned because of outside work.

Named to replace Yoshioka was Francis Chujo who was tied with James Sakamoto and Frank Kinomoto in the first ballot with 21 votes.

A second vote elected Chujo to the planning group with 24 votes while Sakamoto, with 18, and Kinomoto, with 14, remain as first and second alternates respectively.

Sixty-seven of the 70 block representatives who were elected nominated 21 of their number to posts on the body which will draw up a plan of government.

Okajima, 74 years old and a former Seattle pioneer, polled the highest number of votes with 35.

The lone nisei on the

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Henry Tsuru and Haruo Fujino, hospital chef and waiter respectively, will represent the more than a thousand dining hall workers on the Fair Labor Practice Board, according to election results of the meeting held by workers Monday night in dining Hall 21.

The pair, first board delegates to be chosen, will serve six-month terms

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Ten Hunt girls already have loft for domestic work in Twin Falls and this number is expected to increase substantially during the next few weeks, Placement Officer Harold James said today.

Several other offers of employment, for domestic work in Twin Falls and Jerome, have been sent to San Francisco for approval and should be coming back soon, James indicated.

Meanwhile, the response to the call for apple pickers and packers was encouraging. Sugar beet workers are still needed, while a call for lettuce workers was announced.

James disclosed that as of Monday, 1280 workers had left Hunt for farm and domestic work.

Published by the WRA at Hunt, IdahoZ\
Editorial Office: Recreation Hall 22

Managing Editor ..... Dick Takeuchi
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The nisei have had their ears pinned back again and, as before, are wondering how it happened. "Whose fault was it?" we were politely asked when we pointed out that the seven-men community planning commission is comprised of six issei, one nisei.

It is not the purpose here to discuss the merits of the nisei as against the issei. Neither is it our intention to find fault with the choice of the seven men. More power to them. But we wonder at the irony of it all.

Here we have close to 5,000 American citizens of project voting age. They face no racial prejudice so far as running for offices is concerned. They have been reared in wholly democratic surroundings, have been imbued with democracy's benefits. It's about time they began to shoulder a few obligations.

Two chances remain for the nisei to shed their disinterested complacency. A special election for the ratification of a plan of government for this colony will be held. A general election to select members of the community council from among themselves will follow soon thereafter.

The issei must be commended for their sincere show of community spirit, the basic requisite for the ultimate success of this colony. --- R.C.T.

Applications for transfer to other relocation centers for the purpose of reuniting families are now being made at the Counselor's Office in 22-9-F.

"About a dozen applications have been submitted to date but no transfers have yet taken place," Counselor Sandoz said.

The reuniting of families is only for those persons who lived together prior to evacuation and were separated involuntarily, according to the WRA policy. By the term "family" is meant immediate members of a family or persons dependent upon a family. Exceptions will be made for persons who

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A total gross sales of $39,000 up to Oct. 1 was reported by the Co-op last Thursday at their organizational meeting. The figure was broken down to $8,000 for the half month of August in which the colonists began to arrive here and $31,000 for September. Of the September figure, $14,000 was credited to the mail order department.

The full report of the net earnings for the period will be made soon by the Co-op, it was announced at the same meeting.

Thirteen more students received their travel permits and were expected to leave this week on condition that enrollment in their schools is still possible, Carl V. Sandoz, Counselor, disclosed yesterday.

This week's releases brings the number of students relocated from Hunt since the first release on Aug. 31 to 34.

The students and the schools are as follows: Aiji Uchiyama, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; Masato Morimoto and Peter Yoshitomi, University of Kansas City, Mo.; Masao Shigemura, Carleton College, in Northfield, Minn.; Margaret Ouchi, and June Kumakura, Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash.; Saka Yoneyama, University of Wyoming at Laramie; Yoko Tada, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa; Walter Kato, Haverford College, Haverford, Pa.; Masao Sakamoto and Mason Momoda, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Beatrice Takeuchi, School of Design at Chicago, Ill.; and Toshiyuki Koiwai, University of Denver, Denver Colo.

The project garage, formerly in Eden, moved into the administration area last week where it will continue to repair and service all WRA automobiles and tractors. The shop is operated under the direction of Wayne Crowe, WRA chief garage foreman.

A force of 16 mechanics and mechanic's helpers staff the shop section and three more colonists work in the office and parts department. The shop is headed by Tatsuo Fukutomi. Joe Sakamoto handles the parts and Mary Umomura and Ruth Hayasaka are assigned to the office.

With the development of an educational pattern for the project schools as its principal aim, more than 75 teachers and assistants are meeting at Recreation 8 for an Educators' Conference this week.

"The purpose of the conference is to enable the teachers to become acquainted with each other and the educational needs of the community," Orby D. Cole, curriculum adviser, said.

"In this way we can understand and meet the needs of the colonists."

Featuring speakers as Miss Rita Hanson of the State Department of Education and James Sakamoto, the meetings have "gone far towards bringing the Caucasian teachers and their nisei assistants together," according to Colo.

"And the scheduling of Dr. Paul Hanna, curriculum specialist from San Francisco, promises even more beneficial meetings," Cole said.

Two representatives from each block, selected by Co-op share pledgers Tuesday night, will meet tomorrow night at Dining Hall 19 to elect an acting board of directors pending the complete organization of the Consumers' Co-operative Enterprises here, it was announced this week by John Essene, associate superintendent.

The two from each block will act as a council to make by-laws for the association, arrange for the election of a permanent board of directors by share-holders and launch the membership drive in earnest.

Beginning this week-end, the two representatives will canvass their blocks for membership in the Co-op, officials said. Receipt block representatives at tomorrow's meeting.

At last week's meeting, Charles M. Beitt, chief superintendent of Community Enterprises, and John Essene, associate superintendent, explained their position in the Co-op set-up to the block representatives. They will act in an advisory capacity after the Co-op has been organized.

The lure of higher wages claimed another colonist official this week when Tom Kobayashi, census office manager, resigned. Kobayashi will live Friday for the beat fields.

Kazuko Abe, former assistant, has been appointed to succeed him. Miss Abe asked that colonists cooperate when filling out census forms which she said would be kept strictly confidential.

The census thus far has covered Blks. 1 to 4 and 34 to 42. More than 3,000 people have been interviewed. Miss Abe indicated the census offices would probably be moved to Blk. 17 for the next group of people.

By Tadako Tamura

Twin Falls Camp -- This is not an easy life. When the first group came here to pick onions, the foremost thought in their minds might have been simply to get away from Hunt life and have a good time but by now, most of the people have buckled down to their jobs.

It's a strenuous day. It starts somewhere between 4:30 and 5 a.m. with the clanging of coal in ranges and the smell of coffee blending for the eye-opener. By 6:30 o'clock, 40 of us huddle in an open truck to be transported to the onion fields -- some 30 minutes drive away.

With the dawn still to streak the skies, we gather about a field bonfire, fed by dried woods, trying to warm ourselves. Then in groups of twos and threes, we attack the onion fields leaving countless sacks behind us brimming with round onions.

Some of us crawl on our hands and knees while some prefer to stand with bodies bent double and flexing with the rhythm of the work.

Once the sun comes up, the cold leaves us and soon we are drenched with perspiration and we think of our own homes and farms back in the White River district.

By noon, most of us are ready to head the lunch call but some always lag behind trying to pick more sacks. Lunch is an informal affair with the workers sprawled along the canal under cool trees. Then, it's back to eh same grind again. When 5 p.m. comes around, we are ready for the hot shower that awaits us at the FSA camp -- our one pleasure after a hot and grimy day.

But no rest even after the showers, for dinner must be prepared. Many jump off the truck at the grocery store about four blocks away to buy food. And we don't eat out of cans either.

Dinner is usually prepared in small groups with ours numbering six. Dinner is ready about 9 p.m. Eating and washing the dishes pass the time and it is 11 o'clock before we can go to bed. Of course, tomorrow's lunches must be put up too before hitting the hay. Then, it's pull the covers and drifting off to sleep. It's a hard grind but we like it -- this working with the good earth.

The mail order department now is operating in Recreation 30, it was announced. The office moved from quarters in Recreation 21.

A special discussion meeting has been called by the Emergency Defense Council of the Seattle Progressive Citizens' League tonight at 7 o'clock at Dining Hall 21.

Work of the Council to date will be reported by the body with discussion also slated on the proposed Holman Bill in the Senate. Harry L. Stafford, project director, and members of his staff have been invited to attend.

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board is Dr. George Tani, 26, of San Francisco who was transferred here from the Tanforan assembly center. Dr. Tani, is an optometrist.

George L. Townsend chief, Community Services, presided at Saturday night's meeting.

Hunt's two attorneys, Yasui and Arai, declined to run for posts after being notified by Townsend that Project Director Stafford wished to retain them in an advisory capacity to the seven-man board.

Townsend indicated that group has already begun on plans which will, upon completion, be submitted to Stafford for final approval or rejection.

"Education must not be confined to the schools -- the process of teaching and learning must be extended to every phase of activity in the community."

The speaker was Dr. Paul R. Hanna, professor of education at Stanford University and a WRA educational consultant, who visited Hunt early this week to help set up a curriculum for the local schools. Dr. Hanna arrived Sunday night and left this morning (Wednesday). While here, he conferred with local teachers on educational problems.

"There are two ways to take care of evacuees," he said. "One way is to treat them as wards and everything for them. In the long run this will prove disastrous. The other way is to give them more and more opportunity to do things for themselves. In this way evacuees will acquire knowledge which will benefit them.

"Project Director. Harry L. Stafford and his entire staff well understand the educational problems we are facing today in regards to the evacuees," Dr. Hanna added.

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All girls interested in YWCA or Girl Reserves activities are invited to attend too at 2 p.m., Saturday, in Dining Hall 24.

Among the applications for Japanese evacuees at work outside the Minidoka Relocation Center was one Monday from Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard who wants a young couple to work on his Indiana farm.

With George L. Townsend, chief, community service, leading a panel discussion on "What Are We Going to Do About It?", the Young People's Federated Church will schedule a forum in Dining Hall 24 today, Wednesday, at 7 p.m.

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The first Boy Scout meeting of Sec. III was held Monday night in Rec. 15.

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which will begin upon completion of the selection of the entire board.

Tsuru was elected from nominees limited to cooks, bakers, storekeepers and meal checkers, in accordance with election procedures arranged by George Takigawa and Dyke Miyagawa. First alternate in this group will be Sooda, with other alternates including Kogane, Kawahara, Morita, and Toyota.

Fujino was selected from a group which included dishwashers, waiters and waitresses. Alternates in this division will be Mizuki, Yonoyama and Matsunage.

Selection of other board delegates will be determined by the following tentative schedule of meetings announced by Dyke Miyagawa:

Agricultural workers -- Thurs., Oct. 8, Dining Hall 21, 7 p.m.

Industrial (planning and construction) -- Fri., Oct. 9, Dining Hall 22, 7 p.m.

Industrial (maintenance) Fri., Oct. 9, Dining Hall 24, 7 p.m.

Administrative and clerical -- Mon., Oct. 12, Dining Hall 22, 7 p.m.

Professional -- Tues., Oct. 13, Dining Hall 22, 7 p.m.

DEATH

FUKUTOMI, Elizabeth Chiyoko, age 11, 37-8-B, Oct. 5, 1942

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who have expressed mechanical inclinations, will soon be called to receive training as pumpmen. Those boys will be given training under Charles R. Johnson, electrical engineer, and Raymond R. Best, supply and transportation officer. Various phases of electricity and mechanics will be taught so they will be able to operate electric turbines, James said.

To carry out the third phase of his program, James said older men will be used for special jobs where no great physical exertion is necessary.

"The older men have been reluctant to sign up for placement, but there are jobs where they will be must helpful. Besides, they will be able to work at their own pace," James said.

Booting the pigskin 48 yards and then passing it for 49 yards, "Tak" Miyamoto of Sec. VII defeated six other finalists Sunday on the grounds between Blks. 28-30 where championships in three age divisions of the football distance-kicking and passing contests were determined. Miyamoto paced competitors in the 15-18 group.

Another double winner was Bob Sameshima of Sec. III in the 9-12 age group. His pass and punt efforts of 24 yards gave him top laurels.

In the 12-15 age group, Shozo Komerita of Sec. III outdistanced all others in the passing competition with a 40-yard throw while George Mizuki of Sec. IV topped the punters with a 42-yard boot.

Plans for a dustless community got under way last week when seeding operations began in the irrigated areas near Blks. 41 and 42. Rye will be planted.

In order for the plans to become a reality, everyone is asked not to step on the seeded areas.

Gambling devices and paraphernalia were seized late last week by the Internal Security Wardens when Capt. Sanni Kanoko and Lts. Kay Takayoshi and Ichiro Sakano raided a Chinese "Fantan" game in Blk. 1 and a "4-5-6" dice game in Blk. 23. No arrests were made.

A dice table, two sets of dice, and various items of home-made "Fantan" equipment were among the articles confiscated in Captain Kaneko's first warning raid.

At the time of the raid in Blk. 1, it was estimated that $100 or more was on the table, while the Blk. 23 dice game was not in action at the time of the confiscation.

"Nobody was arrested in these raids," Kaneko said, "because they were primarily to warn colonists that big-scale gambling is prohibited. Hereafter we are going to crack down on any commercialized gambling, and players, as well as the bank, will not be exempt from arrest."

More than 160 colonists have been hospitalized and 106 placed under observation since Sept. 23 for intestinal trouble, Mrs. Maxalyn W. Evans, head nurse, said yesterday. Many telephone calls and persons wanting medicine swamped the Project hospital besides the admitted patients, she said.

"The cases, with the exception of Blk. 34, were due to the intestinal flu which seems to be under control now. It never reached the epidemic stage," Mrs. Evans revealed.

Visitors to the hospital are asked to observe visiting hours of 2-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., according to Mrs. Evans. Children under 16 will not be allowed to visit. The children's ward will be open for visiting from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays but visiting in the maternity ward will be restricted to the afternoon hours.

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