Japanese Americans In Relocation Centers _ Of the 127,000 persons of Japanese ancestry in the United States, ap- - proximately 107,000 are in ten relo- cation centers under the supervi- sion of the War Relocation Author- ity. Roughly two-thirds are Amer-_ ican citizens, under 40 years of age, and the remainder are aliens, most of whom have been in the United States since before 1924 when the Exclusion Act went into effect. These people are now living in relocation centers. The growing scarcity of man power resulted early in 1942 in de- mands that evacuees be available for agricultural work such as was ordinarily performed by itinerant workers. During the spring and summer months of 1942, over 1,600 were recruited for agricultural work. By the fall of 1942, 10,000 were granted short term permits for working the harvest fields. Many of these were later hired on a perma- nent basis by their employers and have not returned to the relocation centers. The policy under which the War Relocation Authority permits Amer- ican citizens of Japanese ancestry to accept permanent jobs has been approved by the War and Justice Departments. Permits are granted under the following conditions: a. He has a place to go and means o supporting himself; : b. A check of records of the FBI and other intelligence agencies, plus the applicant’s record of behavior in the relocation center indicates that he would not endanger national security; ec. There is evidence that his presence in the community in which he pro- poses to go is not likely to cause a public disturbance; d. He agrees to keep the War Relocation Authority informed of his address at all times. In addition to the several hundred evacuees who left relocation centers for harvest work and obtained per- manent jobs, many others have been granted permits of indefinite leave; thousands have had their applications for leave approved, and their actual return to private life outside a relocation center awaits only the offer of a suitable job. Of those who have left the relo- cation centers, agricultural and do- mestic workers have been most numerous, but the group also in- cludes students, stenographers, cooks, hotel workers and a wide va- riety of skilled workers. The policy of the United States Government appears to be to release properly qualified persons to work in the inland states, not only for the help they will give, but so that they may enjoy free association with other Americans and their faith in democratic fair play will be confirmed and their self respect restored. If any Rotary club in the United States, after giving due considera- tion to the possible reaction in its community, believes that it can as- sist the War Relocation Authority, we shall, upon request, be glad to furnish the name and address of the field officer of the Authority nearest that Rotary club. Beginning with June, 1942, and in the month of May or June in each succeed- ing year thereafter, the board of direc- tors shall determine and publish to all member clubs in the United States of America the list of contiguous dis- tricts comprising each zone, and the zones so determined shall be effective for the nomination and election of di- rectors of Rotary International at the convention in the next succeeding Rotary year. Art. IX, Sec. 6, By-laws RI. At its meeting in May, 1943, the board, after careful considera- tion, has agreed that the compo- sition of the zones within the U.S.A. for the nomination of di- rectors in 1944 shall be as now constituted, namely as follows: years 1944-45 and 1945-46. Zones for Nomination of Directors for U.S.A. Note: The director-elect from Zone 1 will serve for two years—1943-44 and 1944-45. Consequently at the 1944 convention there will be nominations for directors from only Zones 2, 3, 4 and 5. The director nominated from Zone 2 will serve for the Zone Districts: 100, *101, 104, 1 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112-419, 415; 113; 120 Districts: *117, 132, 148, 2 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, “151. lec, -150, t0%, 190, 156, 157, 158, 159 Districts: 122, 123, 124, 3 127, 128, 129; 180, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 141 Districts: 140, 161, 162, 4 163, 164, 165, 167, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190 ‘Districts: 45, *169, *170, 5 171, 472... < 174,175; . 176, 177, 179, 180, 182, 183, 184, *192, *193, *195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200 *U.S. Clubs only. Need for Heavy Scrap Continues 7 Director Paul C. Cabot of the Sal- vage Division of the War Production Board, Washington, D.C., has issued the following bulletin on the seri- ousness of the need for heavy farm scrap: I realize that 30 or 60 days ago a few isolated steel mills gave some indication of unwillingness to buy prepared scrap at local ceiling prices. This situation has changed completely in the last 30 days and these few individual mills are today clam- oring for allocations and are accepting such allocations from the most remote areas in the country. : The Steel Division of the War Produc- tion Board has revised its estimated needs for scrap in 1943 sharply upward. Inven- tories in the hands of consumers have de- clined in January and February. Many dealers report to us that scrap flowing into their yards has decreased anywhere from 50 to 75 percent. The need for heavy scrap such as occurs on the farms and ranches of the country, is particularly great. Unless we continue our collection efforts with the utmost determination, we are in danger of again seeing mills closed for lack of this essential material. Here is another opportunity for Rotary clubs in the U.S.A., particu- larly those in the farming sections of the nation, to take the lead in their communities to help assure a continuing flow of heavy scrap to the steel mills. Rotary Receives WPB Citation At the May meeting of the board of directors, President Carbajal ac- cepted a citation from Donald M. Nelson, head of the War Production Board of the United States. The cita- tion, which was presented by Ro- tarian Nathaniel Leverone, Director for Salvage for Illinois, was awarded to Rotary International in acknowl- edgment of the meritorious services of the Rotary clubs of the United States in behalf of the National Sal- vage Program. Black Markets in Wartime The ethics of “Meatlegging” and of “Bootlegging” are not the same. Dur- ing the prohibition period in the U.S.A., the supply of liquor was plen- tiful. The man who patronized a boot- legger, though he broke the law, was otherwise hurting nobody but him- self. But the man or woman who pat- ronizes a black market in wartime is not only breaking the law, but depriv- ing others of their just share of a limited supply. —Office of Price Administration Washington, D. C.