With the arrival on the project of Martin P. Gundersen, Elementary School Principal, and Floyd Wilder, High School Principal, plans are progressing rapidly for the opening of schools at as early a date as possible. The opening of the schools will be determined largely by the time when the living quarters for the teaching staff can be provided.

Inasmuch as the building of the schools will be done by the colonists themselves, under the supervision of the Construction Engineers, it has been decided at the Regional Office that certain barracks will be used in the project as temporary housing for the schools. Block 66 has been assigned to the Junior-Senior High School, and recreation hall #908 will house the library. Five barracks will be provided in Block 72, five barracks in Block 72, five barracks in Block 50, and the recreation halls in 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38 will house the three elementary schools. Apartments 3706 C & D will be used for temporary offices for Mr. Gunderson; and Mr. Wilder will have his administrative offices in the high school block.

The buildings are being altered to provide adequate classrooms and are being sealed with sheet rock to make them comfortable for school use.

All residents desiring services of a notary public are requested to leave their names at the information desk in the administration building. Arrangements for a notary public for this colony are being arranged by Frank C. Smith, Chief Employment Officer.

Twenty-five Walerga pay checks for period May 5 to June 6 for the following persons have been returned to the Treasury Department in San Francisco, pursuant to Government regulations: Toshio Kanzawa, George Narita, Kontaro Hikiji, Ichiro Kamiya.

Shinji Kusasa and Koro former students at the University of California left the Colony for Tanforan July 20 to take the State Board of Pharmacists Examinations.

Takei Kanemoto, age 67 passed away at the Base Hospital on July 23. He is survived by his wife, Doi, 47, and three children, Albert, 14, Amy 12, and Yuriko 8. Prior to evacuation, Kanemoto was a farmer in Elk Grove.

The population of the Tule Lake Colony soared to the new-mark of 14,984 residents -- with the arrival of the last contingent from Pinedale. This ends the movement of transfers from assembly centers. Over 4000 persons from Pinedale Assembly Center have entered this colony since July 16. The majority of the new arrivals are originally from Northern Oregon and the State of Washington. Some of the represented towns and cities are: Sunnydale, Belleview, Des Moines, Tacoma, Greenlake, and outskirts of Seattle.

The groups of transferring last week have occupied blocks in Ward 6.

With an audience numbering close to 10,000 anticipated, a grand variety show will take place this Saturday night. The affair will be held at the outdoor platform from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Included on the program are gymnastics, tap dance routine, naniwabushi, vocals, instrumentals, odoris, etc. The show is under the sponsorship of the Issei recreation staff with Ray Muramoto in charge.

The audience is requested to cooperate with the committee by seating themselves as requested.

Here's your chance to date that certain boy, girls. Tolo Dance is slated to take place on the night of Aug. 1. It will be strictly a girl date boy affair with stags taboo. Corsages made of anything such as buttons, vegetables, grass, etc. will be compulsory but real flowers will not be allowed.

This Saturday night the regular dance will be held in halls #720, #820, and #1220. #7 will feature jitterbugging while #8 and #12 will be strictly smooth dancing. No stags will be permitted until after 10. The dance will start at 8 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. Crews will be given refreshment at dining hall #1820 after the dance for their services.

Luther Stults, Chief Project Steward, and Harry Tanaka of the Supply Department indicated that the closely-knit Food-Supply organization is functioning effectively providing essential food materials to the forty-eight dining halls in this center. Realization if the huge task is illustrated by the typical daily amount of food stuffs provided the thirteen thousand residents: 8160 lbs. beef, 9600 lbs. rice, 120 cases eggs, 1 1/2 tons of bread -- about 3000 loaves (an average of 4 slices per person), 2400 gallons milk, 500 lbs. coffee, and 500 lbs. of sugar.

Stults stated that, "An addition to the personnel was made with the arrival of Frank R. Pilcher who is acting in his capacity as the Assistant Project Steward for the rapidly enlarging Tule Lake Colony.

Orators attention! A community-wide oratorical contest has been mapped out divided into two divisions. That for high school youths will take place on August 14, while the competition for those above the high school age will fall on August 21.

The topic has been selected as either "Higher Education in the W.R.A. Center" or "Our American Heritage". Each speaker will be allotted 12 minutes for his or her speech.

The oratorical is slated to take place at the cut-door platform. All those interested are requested to sign up next Monday through Wednesday at #1808 with Frank Hijikata.

WANTED----

Firemen of C station No. 1, wish the volunteer services of an expert dance instructor or instructress. All those willing to assist us, please contact Capt. Kimura #1814-D.

Plans for the Bussei Organization Festival were drawn and committees chosen last Wednesday. Under co-chairmen Fumio Nishida and Eugene Okada are: registration - Evelyn Date and Yasuo Honda; program - and invitation - Margie Ito and Tets Nakamura; services - Salem Yagawa and Takeo Yoshihara; softball - Fumio Nishida; speakers - John Kashiwabara; talent show - Ben Kasubuchi; dance - Eugene Okada; sings - Kiyo Iwafuchi; emcees - Tomio Itabayashi and Roy Nikaido.

There will be a rally held in hall #2720 this Sunday night from 8 p.m. with Noboru Honda, temporary chairman of the board, in charge. Service will precede the rally.

All those interested in modeling are invited to the first meeting of the Model Airplane Club to be held on Sunday, July 26, from 2 p.m. in #2608.

Not only airplanes but cars, trains, and boats will be modeled.

Base hospital's revised schedule of visiting hours for different wards was issued by the office of Dr. A.B. Carson.

GENERAL WARDS: 2 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. daily.

PEDIATRICS WARD: 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Sundays. For immediate family only.

TUBERCULOSIS WARD: 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays. 2 to 3 and 7 to 8 p.m. on Sundays.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE: 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays only. For immediate family members only. No openings of doors into rooms or wards.

All visitors are to enter hospital through main office and obtain a visitor's permit before going to ward.

Only two visitors to a patient at one time.