"Should High School Curriculum Here Emphasize Vocational Training?" will be the topic of the third Community Forum next Monday instead of the cooperative question as previously announced.

One speaker from the outside, one from the administration, and a third from the residents will be chosen. Harry Mayeda will serve as the moderator.

At a meeting held last Monday it was decided that the steering committee shall perpetuate itself by appointments, thus doing away with the selection committee. Tenure shall be of three months duration and no one shall be of three months duration and no one shall hold the office for two successive terms. Resignation of Mr. Shirai as a member of the committee was accepted.

Every apartment in the City will have an adequate coal-burning stove before cold weather advances. The present stoves are for wood-fuel only and will not take coal-fuel. Heavier stoves will replace the wood burners just as soon as they arrive, Construction department officials assured residents.

Oratorical contests for college and high school students will be held at the outdoor stage on August 21 and 28.

Topics for the orations are "Our American Heritage" and "Higher Education in W.R.A. Centers". Any phase of these topics may be the theme; and with the approval of the committee, contestants may speak on topics of their own choice. Talks, which are limited to 12 minutes, will be addressed over the public speaking system.

Various organizations will be approached by the contest committee to send representatives from their groups. Independents are heartily welcomed and may sign up at #1908. The deadline for entrance is Saturday, August 8.

Trophies and plaques will be awarded winners, with tentative plans calling for prizes to all participants.

Persons who have registered and are eligible to vote in the primary election in the state of California may apply to their respective County Clerk for an absentee voter's ballot.

The Law prescribes that eligible voters must apply for an absentee voter's ballot between August 5 and August 15 inclusive.

The JACL have mimeographed application blanks for the convenience of eligible voters, and these may be obtained at the Legal Aid Department, building #1908.

9-12 a.m. 1-5 p.m.
The library will be closed evenings and Sundays until further notice it was announced by the librarians.

A proposal for a complete reorganization of the recreation staff was presented at a staff meeting held Monday. Committee comprised of Frank Miyamoto, Dave Okada, Roy Teshima, and Chie Aoki drafted a tentative setup whereby a more co-ordinated recreational activities and interest within the city can be instituted.

Ted Waller, community activities supervisor, attributed the underlying confusion to the lack of proper channel to alleviate specific problems and unassigned responsibility.

"Recreation center act as a source for ward and group activities to call upon," explained Waller. "Our purpose is not to dictate or impose rigid restrictions but to encourage group initiative."

The plan, pending on Project director's approval, calls for a clear-cut responsibility to those in leadership position. Under Waller and As'st. Supervisor Harry Mayeda are a co-ordinator and a planning specialist who will act as liaisons between the blocks and the Recreation department.

Clerical pool, supply procurement, construction and maintenance crew, office receptionist, and publicity division are new additions to the department.

A recreation leader to represent each of the seven wards is under serious consideration.

Willie Sakamoto, my 15-year-old neighbor, has a very definite opinion about Tule Lake's young womanhood.

"They're not bad," he smiled, "that is, admiring from a distance." He added that he did not mean that the girls lost their allure upon close inspection, but that he had no opportunity for a close inspection.

When he learned that 3260 other Tule Lake bachelors were in the same boat, he became, in some degree, consoled.

"What do you think of slacks?" I asked him.

"Slacks look more comfortable than dresses but I'd rather walk with a girl in a dress anytime," he giggled. He pinched his nose when I mentioned striped slacks.

Willie thought that nail polish as out of place, especially the "ox-blood kind." He favored, somewhat bashfully, lipstick and perfume for girls at "that certain age."

He thought that hair should be always groomed, and a "little something" attached to it always looks nice. I suggested colored ribbons. He affirmed it.

"Saddle shoes of brown and white two-tone look good anytime of the year, and I like to look at girls wearing them on the camp ground," expressed Willie reflectively.

He firmly disapproved of high heels in camp but was reticent about silk stockings. "I guess it's okay on Sundays and dances," he decided.

Claiming that his acquaintance with the other sex was decidedly limited Willie remarked that since evacuation, girls have become more sociable. "I say hello to girls with whom I never spoke to back home," he confided in me.

Listing four canteens, one barber shop, one beauty parlor and one shoe repair shop, Community Enterprises are playing a major role in the economic life of this thriving community.

Already plans for more barber shops, beauty parlors, shoe repair shops, a watch repair shop and a radio shop are being formulated. Their services will soon be offered to the community. Uniform prices will prevail throughout the projects, was the assertion of the officials.

In a statement to THE DISPATCH, leaders of Community Enterprises declared that the basic policy of this system has been and will be to fulfill the community needs at the lowest possible cost consistent with good business management. They reiterated that as employees of community enterprises they considered themselves as trustees and custodians of the community's funds and properties.

With a nucleus of eight men in the band which is in its early stage of organization, twice-weekly practices are held to practice on the rudiments of a successful dance orchestra.

Bandleader Woody Ichihashi has issued a call for an experienced trumpet player and a rhythm man, preferably a bass fiddle and drummer. Sign up may be made with Woody at his home #1505-B or at #508 on Tuesday and #2508 on Friday evenings.

With an average sale of 100 comic books a day, the magazine and newspaper canteen is busy catering to the various literary needs of the Tule Lake residents.

The ever-popular Life and Look magazines average 175 copies a week. Movie magazines such as Screen Guide, Movie Guide, Screen Story, Hollywood, Screen Romance and Movie Star Parade can't meet the demands of the public. The total movie magazine sale average about 100 a week.

According to Mary Shimojima, in charge of magazines and newspapers the reason for such heavy demand is due to the fact that those magazines serve as a substitute for movies.

Another periodical which is exhausted as quickly as it is replaced is the Radio Mechanics and the Aero Digest.

The scholarly and dignified Time and Newsweek, appealing to adult taste average about 65 and 75 sales a week respectively. The popularity of Time as a medium of presenting a wide coverage of latest of latest world events is shown by the fact that demands can't be met.

Adult feminine reading taste is reflected in the sale of such magazine as Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, McCall and Women's Home Companion.

Detective Stories, True Stories and magazines containing cheesecake such as Pic and Click are steady sellers but are not in such a heavy demand as the others.

New Banking Hours:
Tues. & Thurs. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. to 12 n.

A service charge of 10 cents will be made for the collection of any negotiable paper, including checks, for persons without an account with the local branch of the Bank of America. For persons having an account, there will be no charge for the collection of checks issued within California, but a nation-wide service of 10 cents will be made for the collection of checks issued elsewhere.

In line with their policy "to serve the community's needs at the lowest possible prices consistent with good business management," stores of the Community Enterprises will continue to cash checks for the colonists. However, a service charge of 10 cents for checks is now made by all banks in the United States, based on a regulation adapted by the Bankers' association.

Accordingly, it will be necessary to ask the patrons requesting the service to defray the 10 cents charge for the cashing of checks issued at any point outside of the State of California. This, however, will not apply to government checks regardless of where issued.

As in the past no charge will be made for the cashing of checks collectible within the state.

Arrangements have been made to provide citizens of this City with flowers for weddings, funerals, and memorials, Kendall Smith, chief of community enterprises, announced today. At least two days' notice is required. All requests for flowers should be turned in to John Ito at Store No. 1 (719). No orders can be accepted for corsages or small bouquets for home decoration.

Ted Nakao, manager of Store #4 reported that beginning today the business hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Heavy volume of trade in the evening and disturbances in the neighborhood of white residences have been the reason for shorter hours, explained Nakao.

We wish to express our sincere thanks to Block 6 residents and our friends for their sympathies extended to us in our recent bereavement.

MR. & MRS. EDWIN S. IWAHASHI & FAMILY, #606-C.

Checks for persons who worked at the Arboga Assembly Center during the period June 20 to July 19 are still at the Administration building.

If they are not called for by Aug. 8, they will be returned to San Francisco pursuant to Government regulations.

With ten new arrivals Sunday the Tule Lake population rose to 15,032. Arrivals include Sokii, Toyasaburo, Henry and Tetsu Nagao of Stockton assembly center; Chester and Emi Ogi from Merced assembly center; George Enjoji, Satoshi and Sumiko Hashikuni from Turlock assembly center; and Minoru Yamasaki and Komekichi Nishida who arrived from the internment camp in Bismark, N.D.

For 15 days, starting last Saturday, the dining hall maintaining the cleanest most sanitary kitchen and pantry, and providing the most efficient all-around service, will be given a special party with special food and all the trimmings, according to an announcement made by Luther Stults, chief of dining management.

The awards will be made about the 2nd and 17th of each month and the decision will be made by judges.

Death came to 1 1/2-day old Ronald Yoshio Oda, son of Yasuo and Fumi Oda, #2505-D, August 4, 3:43 a.m. Ronald is their first child. This is the seventh death to occur at Tule Lake.

Eight more shoe repair men are slated to appear for work today at Tule Lake's one and only shoe shop in back of the #4100 canteen. Mr. Miyahara, manager of the shop, state that this addition will bring the total number of repair men to 12 and will result in a great speed-up with an expected output of 75 to 80 shoes per day.

The management pleads with the public not to swamp their store with orders. More than 300 pairs of shoes are yet to be repaired and according to Manager Miyahara they will keep the repairmen busy all this week. However, Miyahara was confident that by next week orders could be taken and business would be on a normal footing. The Manager added that prices will be stabilized soon and will be kept at the lowest possible level.

by Eugene Okada

Gainfully occupied in various forms of employment and recreation are the few thousands of issei in this city. Without worries of crop failures, family affairs, business losses, and other matters one finds them quite contented and at base.

One of their favorite pastimes is the revival of old friendships and making new acquaintances. It is comforting to see the greying issei, with their mellowed pipes, deeply involved in a game of "go" or "shogi" on an improvised table.

The issei have done a wonderful job in constructing knick knacks for their homes. Their ability and talent is plainly seen in the porches and furniture in and around the barracks. And too, their love for the soil is unabated as they cultivate victory gardens despite the odds.

The women folk naturally take to knitting and sewing with all its human interests. In their sewing and knitting classes many articles of usefulness are being made under the expert eyes of former teachers from various locales. Many of those issei women are frequently found hunting for such "delicacies" as the mustard green.

Entertainments are enthusiastically looked forward to by the old folks while the more youthful issei do their utmost not to let them down.

Majority of issei are found laboring in such tasks as carpentry, boilermen, block managers, farming, and kitchen help. The tasks in which they place themselves are none too pleasant as one can see, but these issei silently contribute their time and efforts for the welfare of our City. Let us all show our appreciation to them.

Over-confident Royal Flushes almost blew their chances for the American softball loop title Monday night when they barely nosed out the hot and cold UC Bears, 6-5. The fighting Bears started the assault in the first stanza by driving in two runs of a single bingle. Not to be outdone, the Flushers came right back and took three on a single, a walk and an error.

The wining Flushers scored again in the third on an error by the UC left fielder and a double by hard-hitting Jackson Hayashida. Another run was taken by the Flushers before the Bears could score two in their half of the sixth and another in the seventh to tie the count. In the extra inning Beans Yamamoto walked and stole his way to third. He came in on Sammy Takahishi's sacrifice to second.

The Batteries: Royal Flushes -- Beans Yamamoto and J. Hayashida UC Bears -- Tom Hiraga and Harry Nakahara

Industrial league's Commerces, substituting in the American loop for the West Sacramento Bums, upset the slipping Scrubs 9-8. Although both teams collected six hits, pitcher Kay Otsuji of the Scrubs walked 8 Commerce batters to seal his doom. G. Tomita of the Commerce team from four bases on balls in his four trips to the plate.

Taniguchi's home run and a single were outstanding for the Losers, while C. Fujikawa got two hits for the victors.

Salem Senators, co-aspirants for the strong American league softball title, had a close call Sunday evening as they squeezed a 13-10 decision from the Pensioneers.

At the end of the 4th inning the Penioneers were leaded 8-4. Pitcher Harry Fujii's five walks gave the winners 5 runs to put them in the lead. Salem scored four more in the 6th and 7th. Sacramentans' last inning really fell short.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Violets 2(W); 0(L); 1.000(Pct.)
Royal Flushes* 1; 0; 1.000
Riverside* 1; 0; 1.000
Oak Park 1; 1; .500
Placer 1; 1; .500
Hillman 1; 1; .500
Oregonians 0; 2; .000
Cal. All-Stars 0; 2; .000
*tied

Small Frye came one stop closer to winning the Tri-State championship last Saturday night as they disposed the Hospital team 10-4.

Hospitalities touched pitcher Umezu for three runs in the initial inning to temporarily gain the lead. Small Frys' big stanza was the 5th when they pushed across six runs on as many hits. M. Kubo, Fry second sacker, hit three for three and A. Takao of the losers collected two for three.

Sm. Fry 110 260 12(H) 10(R)
Hospital 300 010 7(H) 4(R)

Batteries:
Y. Umezu and L. Hata
K. Kyono and M. Yasutake