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PAOE TWOeditor of th and he hepwWeather:More fallish, clear da^sf a little warmer maybrDrove up in Eastern Colorado tin* other day to see Dwbrht Newby who is running a ranch near Granada.This area formerly wu in the very heart, of the Dust Bowl. It was prosperous and thickly settled by dry farmers and cowmen before the drouth but the dust storms rlranod out practicallv even one but those who live in the irrigated \alleys. But now the country is settling up ncain with cowmen and more and more of it is being re-plowed.At Granada there is a Jap concentration camp. About 4.000 of them will live in the camp and It is beintr constructed by C 8 I^mbie. A good part of the work is bein^ done bv the .Taps themselves; they are being pnid the contractor's wage of 62 and 1-2 rents an hour the same as other workmen.Most of the Japs are American-; born and are American citizens but | have been moved out of California. The 8 000 Japs in the ramp will live well and comfortably and will be employed in irrigating 10 000 acres of choice Arkansas valley; land. Thev are being guarded by 150 military police.Hear Tati Seldomanother, I llorgrr II —the ©in uj\fs trifl fight—pra cinder.Taek. I precisely the Nazis of the gri the long I I rench blt; making f daughter* fathers v were pari I have from tirein innocehut the God's na more.One sv sum mrr.not rrflci of worna rverv sot there ar Once a unman v hand Is trifled ii nose, an when he It is wives h; hunchsquandei clothes * In enjovi arc spill so. Tack I knen thev ari and wor home fi mot hers did. \ Ot mass of antics n you cartue of breeze I yards. For siDurliniRemerrMany of the Japs must be Cali-fornlaized as the American workmen say that the young Japanese women In the ramp are offering a dollar a bottle for all the beer that about wl ran be smuggled Into them These fast? same young women, thev sav. will younger pay almost any price for a flask of as much whiskey breakfasi _people dWar Is the greatest of all gossips corners * You can hear anything, almost that the anything these days joj ^ealAnd those who hear the wild for nn' tales that, are being circulated must bear In mind that most of them «re j *• have been started bv those who ™rn on are unpatriotic or who would be-little our war efforts. You can lieve but little. : nppf1sHave a: ing self for my si far In a( a young sister a 'her. Rh and protwnat. is griping rum; clingingIt seems the report Is out in bpst.. Granada that the Japs can be hadFor example. I talked with an Did farmer boy up there at Granada and he was bitter He made the remark that the people of that part of the state were so disgusted with some of the things that our government is doing that, the war bond sales In that country were dragging hpr _qh' T asked him to be specific and this Is what Is griping him:• In Ibest— »- , . . .. , ... itonishecas beet sugar laborers in that district but this farmer said that he had been informed that the regulations provide that If the Japs are farmed out they must be housed in quarters that have modern. Inside plumbfhg.He said that he had to have help to harvest his sugar beets but that he would have to permit them to rot In the fields because he didn’t have modern bathrooms at his place.But he said that even his own family didn't enjoy such modern advantages. or conveniences, and he didn’t see why some Imbecile holding down a high-paving job in Washington should Insist upon such foolishness.have a. . . Holt; think y Rev. H Vineyar one day ing time A Mont or nami old has has seve 125 grea great t America to me. . and .str [is what Alaska, do your, t . I It’s sailBut he probably was but repeat- for fhp ing a rumor. Anyway, a man up necMgB there is finding out the facts and (p ^will let me know in a few days. It can’t be true surely. Washington|P isn’t insisting that the Japs be better accommodated than 80 per cent of the ranching and country people naccommodate themselves. If any j government official is responsible 10 Pir for endangering ctops because ol 1aro 11 ^ such a ruling, he should be unrrre- |Bre 011 moniously kicked out of Washington e\ei\tjovernight. if* hlr _piecesUp in Eastern Colorado they still alarm repent: a privl'Iiis is the land where the cows out thlt; cut the wood, the wind pumps the active water, nobody works and the dogs must bark at strangers. been 1lt; -grandIt is said that the Japs are very .field * well-behaved and anxious to work squad, at the high wages. It Is said that presen the 150 military police are needed the au more to protect the Japs from hot-1 its a headed Americans than to protect times, the people up there from the Japs was 40 --iled 17Sign that hangs in a window ot baby, an empty restaurant at Springfield, really In Colorado- Now IClosed Until After Hit ler’s Ku- Mart it neral. ! ne r: |Toney Chisum. by the way. has a (bp f dog that drinks a cup of cotfee sbalM,;every- morning for breakfast. I Miss »Wmchell: s *In case you are wondering about the Gnrand repeating rltlc. General MacArthur is the authority for rating it tops. Said the genet al: A child asked his dad the difference between Garand and an ordinary rifle. ‘There's a big difference.’ said the father. 'It's just as If I spoke, and then your mother.’”. . . Hir If anybody asks you the definition 0f fr of jeep tell them Bob Hopes. . . manv A malted milk shaker that was drafted.. . . The longest name in the army belongs to Corporal Poly-carpos Thronumoulopoulos . . . Remember Uncle Don who amused the kiddies over the radio by reading the funnies'* He's Private First ia’telv Class Al Thaup and he lectures on on w) chemical warfare. . . At Camp But- gjve ner you can't be portly. Every of- R yo ficer there must do road work three p clays weekly—often 25 mile marches, renev ... If you are n chump for celebs tc]Pa or their descendants—don't annoy nppbi Lawrence Custer, 19. for his autograph. He's the last male descendant of General Custer of Little Bighorn renown. . . At Fort Brady—to make it easier to get out of bed —swing music is played after the piercing bugle blasts.beauti \ oung who film f photo to be pictur us haK• ■ • * are.looks ligenc exper not b are r.ChIAnd here is a letter f estimable, brilliant Frankthemes,AgoItt#r Itch I ilt; Ll’l n **6*rnur
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo, Texas, US
Wed, Sep 23, 1942
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