Sept. &3 — Wednesday Another Day. the Morning Are So Cold ^Hat It
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Sept. &3 — Wednesday Another day. The morning are so cold ^hat it feels good. Went to another sad breakfast. At every meal it seems li*e something is lackiug, This morning as 1 ?,as sitting at the table I noticed more and more ho^ careless the mothers are in training their small children in table manner. This morning specially cause this is what happen: I was sitting at a table where the mother and Jad was with their four small children. One of them was eating something with her spoon and all of a sudden she dipped the spoon she was using into the jam jar. The mother just sat there and waited for her to finish, and the rest of the kids dia the same. To me she should have stop the children and expi.^n th't the jar Kill be use ay more than just her family. Not saying how perfect our table manners are but it certainly doesn't look right. Went to work about 8:45 a.m. Waited for the order to come in. Stanley Tsuchiya came in and asRed him for more workers. Re claims it is hard to find canteen workers, and so walked aoan to the main canteen and asked the manager to send me a worker to help out. Rent back to store and saw that ice cream came in. I wish that they would unload the popsicle at 1:30 p.m. instead of in the morning then v.e won't have to try to make ice-box space. Came home for lunch and founded an argument going full blest. It seamed that mama didn't like the type of y.ork "B" Aas doing and he was sore. Settled it temporary and went to iunch. Rent to *ork at 1:00 p.m. anu the afternoon was busy cause we had about 50 doz. popsicle to sell. -K- After dinner we sat and chewed the rag and went to work at 7:00 p.m. It was busy and by 8:45 p.m. we were all ready to close. Close shop at 8:55 p.m. Cleaned up and then we sat down to eat watermelon of which we received during the afternoon and had it cooling. Bob and Dot drop in and helped us eat it. Cleaned up the mess and drove Charlie home. Drop in at Canteen ^ (C&) and swiped a few peaches and pears while hearing the protest 6f the manager and ridiculing him. Came home, chew the rag and they left around 10:15 p.m. Took a shower and listen to the shower room dirt, of which I believe the issei women can sure spill. Sept. &4, 194& — Thursday Went to breaxfast. Did some washing. After finishing I wrote tv.o letters and drop a card to some people. Went to lunch and then to work. They didn't have many things in the warehouse so the stock was very lowt I wish the people out here would realize that the prices out here and the prices back home would be different. They don't realize that it is now war price and things are apt to be higher than before. The issei people are so unreasonable that it is really hard to deal with. I have such a short temper that it is a wonder how I keep it down. When I came home from work I heard that there ?<as a death in our block. It is our first death in the block and I told "K", remember the saying "Death comes in pair of three". After dinner w,e sat and talk about the various superstitious sayings that my mom told me was done to the death. It may be -3- silly to us but to them it *as more or less like a traditional proceedure that must be done to the deceased person. Our con versation switched to the coming canteen dance. I noticed that since the death of the person was neither a close friend or a friend, just someone we pass on the block, how quickly the con versation c^n change. Went to work, and it was quite busy. After closing and cleaning up, someone came after me to see the trlent whow at Camp II of v.hicn the talent came from Camp I. The audience out there is a auch more enthusiastic crowd then the one here in Camp I. At least they listen and applaud but the crowd out here "boos" and give "cat-call" and throw the performer fish and things. Y.e went just about the last two act and so we didn't st y long. After the show we rode out to Camp III and back. Too* a shower and to bed. Sept. <&5, 134& — Friday Went to breakfast and then to work. Went to the warehouse to see whpt they had in stock. Lots of cookies but no invoice and so I couldn't get any for our store. Went to lunch and then to work. While I was at work I overheard quite a lot of conversation and view points about how the people felt being in here and about the facts of these young boys and men going out to work in various states. Most of them clai.aed if they have towork unaer strict observation such as M.P. watching them or work where it is fenced in, they would not work. Most of them are getting out just to g t out. I wish I had the braLns and the dough to study and then I won't be here. -4- Coming home for dinner I passed the laundry room and saw the wreath made of paper flov.er for Mrs. Otanie. It was certainly very effective and very pretty. Just wondering if it was any other nationality in here, ii they would do that for the dead, or is it the idea of the fact that every detail must be complete . that the Japanese people Kent to the trouble of making the wreath. Even though it isn't the real flower and I think the thaught alone is enough. I wonder if she knows up there. Had dinner and then to work. It was a very busy day today. Closed at 9:00 p.m., cleaned up and came home. Took a shower, brushed my hair and had a very nice debate with dad arguing about this and that. The only thing about dad is when he argues with me is that he hates to admit he is in the wrong. If it was "K" she would make him admit it, but he always get me cornered. Sept. &6, 194& — Saturday Went to a very, very sad breakfast this morning. Came home and straightened out the house and went to work. Walk to the warehouse, just the tine pop came in and got my share. Went back to the store and put some merchandise up. Came home for lunch and h ard that fresh flowers from L.A. came in. Kent to see them and found a lot of people around it. To me it seems like much more could have been accomplished if just the few who have worked in flower shop or nurseries handled it ho׳than every one in the block. There are quite a few people v has worked with flower or handled flower as their job on this block. It was good to see some real flowers again. Football has finally come in. Last night U.C.L.A. lost from T.C.O. 7-6. I wonder who will ?.in U.S.C. vs. Tulane? Watched all the folks attending the funeral. They all looked so nice dressed up cause you usually see them in jeans or slaoks and cotton dresses. All the men folks aere dressed up and the girls had heels on. Pop and .Aom sure looked nice. Went to work. Re close up at 5:30 p.m. on for today cause the canteen are holding a dance. This was a dress up affair in which the girls !sored their heels and the boys drag out their suit. The dance started at 8:30 p.m. I started to get dress by 7:30 p.m. and we got there at 3:00 p.m. The guy in charge there by the name of C.I. was sure in his glory caused he could tell them do that and this. In spite of the fact that he was in charged of refreshment he didn't have anything organized. For refreshment we had tuna, meat and jam sandwiches and punch. The punch they mix aith grape "cool-aid" and iemon- lime soda. They open up the lemon-iime so e<.rly that by the ti;ae me were ready to serve it there was no kick to it. The orchestra aas very flat and off key. Even me who has no ear for music noticed that right away. I heard many people im they Rould rather have dance with the recording than the׳;cl orchestra. №ith all the criticism I have you would probably tainK I could have managed it much better and in fact it could have been worse off. After the dance was over, we drove s.me folas bacx to Camp III. Came ho.xe around 1:10 a.m. -6- Sept. 27, lJ4k, — Sunday Even though it is Sunday you have to get up early to eat. Now if it was back home I would probably been sleeping until about 3:30 a.m.