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RELOCATED FAST£I]Hunt evacuee center la not a prison or Internment c it is merely a temporary home tor American citizens of Japanese ancestry who have been evacuated from the west coast until they are able to find permanent homes in the east and midwest, Ernest J. Palmer, new war relocation officer in charge of the Twin Falls field office, said Thursday.Already over 30,000 of the 100,-000 evacuees in the original 10 camps have been permanently relocated he added pointing out that the Jerome, Ark., center will be closed in June.Tule Lake DifferentThe only internment camp is the Tule Lake, Calif., center for disloyal evacuees who are not eligible for any kind of leave. Curing the rioting a few months back, too few people seemed to realize that Tule Lake isnot an ordinary relocation center.Former relocation officer at Burley, Palmer came here from the Spokane office of the war relocation authority a week ago to succeed Chester L. Mink. Mink left the authority to become Safeway stores livestock buyer for the entire intermountain region. A native of Malad City. Palmar. has lived all his life in Idaho. After graduation from the University of Idaho in 1932, he taught vocational agriculture at Gooding, Burley and Rex-burg. Until he accepted the Burley post a year ago he had been county agent at Gooding for three years.How It's DoneAll evacuees over 17 must qualify, before a hearing board, at the center before their records are sent to the national leave clearance board for final action, he said. Once cleared, they are encouraged, not forced however, to consult available job lists and to make plans for permanent relocation in the east and midwest.Arrangements for leaving are made and assurances that work and housing will be available are received by our office before theyleave here. We feel that they will have a better chance to prove their citizenship if they spread out and do not congregate In any particular area or city.• “As for work in this area, we will continue to provide farmers with temporary help but the opportunities for permanent relocation are small. The army has helped clear the camps by drafting over 3,000 evacuees In the last few months, and from one camp they are being taken at the rate of 150 a month.*rif
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Twin Falls Times News
Twin Falls, Idaho, US
Thu, May 18, 1944
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