Show Local Supervisor Returns From War Assignment Mr taker Assisted Army Personnel In Effecting Orderly of Japanese Prom William taker with his wife and son returned to recently alter having completed hi assignment to assist army personnel in effecting the orderly evacuation of Japanese Nationals from the Pacific coast When Japanese Nationals were ordered b the States army to evacuate vital defense the Farm Security administration of the u. s Department of agriculture was assigned the of assisting the army in evacuating i This work was under-j taken approximately three months ago and activities in the fornia area were centralized in j sixteen emergency evacuation of-I mostly in Southern fornia manned by a. I assistant i and associate supervisors of the i Farm Security administration in Arizona and Cali-I enlisted under army or-J taker was assigned to the Santa Monica area of j southern j Once the army order was given I for it was necessary that quick I action be taken to effect a fer of the land operated by Jap- 1 to eligible experienced American It was the job of the supervisors to I register all Japanese farmers affected by the order and act a referee central clearing point for all land Inasmuch as Japanese aliens cannot own land in r there was very little Transfer of title to land with most in management being by In the Santa Monica area alone about 1550 acres of celery and other truck garden crops were to experienced If the new operator was unable to pay the evacuees for his crop or make arrangements with other credit agencies for the funds army funds on the basis of establish d loan procedure Such loan funds were advanced for one year's Due to the rapid turnover of operating capital in this type of Mr taker reports that many loans were re-Daid in full prior to his leaving the The efficiency of the evacuation activities resulted in a minimum of loss and production has been maintained at a near maxium The Japanese in most cases were very in the evacuation it ii |