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HawaiiArkansas NowMost of Them Unable ToWork, Leaving Is VoluntaryLITTLE ROCK, Ark. Nov. 26(A*)—Arrival at the Jerome, Ark., relocation center of 107 alien and native-born Hawaiian Japanese from Honolulu, the first of several contingents to be evacuated from the islands to the mainland, was announced today by regional director E. B. Whitaker war relocation authority.Whitaker said the group was composed largely of women and elderly people who voluntered for removal from the Hawaiian theater ofoperations. They were transported to the camp bythe army.‘These people were moved out of Honolulu on a voluntary basis and include few men able towork,” Whitaker said. “Thereappear to be plenty of jobs inthe islands for the able-bcdied but housing conditions are such that some of those not essentialu.s.WASThe na a med mercha and suearly iilanded coast PNinepickedvessel, said slt;were e The iminute: 539 Thof anncneutralAtlantiBE LINov. 2(I!to the work being done are taking advantage of the army’s offer to move them to the evacua- j tion camos.”The first evacuees reported they had been emoloyed asclerks, salespersons, school teachers and office workers.Whitaker said he did not know how many more would be sent from Hawaii but that, by crowding the present occupants of the Jerome and Rohwer camos, approximated 2.400 could be accommodated. The camps weresettled originally with evacuees from the Pacific coast. There are 7.648 at Jerome and 8,059 atHohwer, Ark.Whitaker s^id the WRA had hern informed that no mass evacuation of Japanese from the Hawaiian islands was contemplated.was sei impriscviction tive att republi McAt day af prosecuchief c Irish r in bo+lIreland have blt;Rent
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Ada Evening News
Ada, Oklahoma, US
Thu, Nov 26, 1942
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