Status: U Return-Path: Received: from web5202.mail.yahoo.com ([216.115.106.170]) by niles.mail.mindspring.net (Earthlink Mail Service) with SMTP id tgo1h0.r1f.37kbi1o for ; Wed, 23 May 2001 14:49:04 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20010523184903.9866.qmail@web5202.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [152.163.197.72] by web5202.mail.yahoo.com; Wed, 23 May 2001 11:49:03 PDT Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 11:49:03 -0700 (PDT) From: MPCgram Subject: MPCGram 346 To: MPCGram@yahoo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ============================================== MPC Gram ============================================== Covering the Entire World of Military Numismatics ----------------------------------------------- Series 002-Number 346 Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Notes on WWII “Relocation Camps" By Tom Koch I came across some interesting "move ticket" chits amongst my father's stuff. Standard size ticket titled: "Move Ticket; Minidoka Community Activities; Hunt, Idaho; Adm. .08 F. Tax .02 Total .10"Printers name on the bottom "Weldon Williams & Lick Ft. Smith Ark." Several questions came to mind: why were they in my dad's stuff and where did they come from. Searching the internet I soon discovered that the Mindoka Relocation Center was a relocation site for Japanese Americans relocated during WWII. The camp existed from 8/10/42 to 10/28/45 and was located in south-central Idaho; six miles north of Eden. The peak population of this camp was 9,397. There were a number of such camps throughout the western U. S. including: Amache, Co; Gila River, AZ; Heart Mountain, WY, Jerome, AR: Manzanar, Ca; Poston, AZ, Rohwer, AR, Topaz, UT and Tule Lake, CA. In total, some 120,000 Japanese Americans were relocated. How did these chits come into my dad's stuff? Many of the internees in the Minidoka Camp were from Washington State. After the war many of these folks returned home. Since my dad's hometown of Auburn, Wa. was an agricultural community; the Japanese farmers returned from whence they came and someone brought these chits home. I went to high school in Auburn, Wa. with many kids of Japanese ancestry whose parents probably spent time in these camps. Unfortunately, many of them lost their farms during the time of their internment. An interesting piece of WWII history. I have concluded that Relocation Camp is a euphemism for "Concentration Camp" and this is a black mark on our country's history. In 1943, there were 10 internment (relocation) centers for persons of Japanese ancestry. The centers were Manzanar and Tule Lake (California), Gila and Poston (Arizona), Minidoka (Idaho), Heart Mountain (Wyoming), Granada (California), Topaz (Utah), Rohwer and Jerome (Arkansas). I have some movie tickets identified to Minidoka Commuity Activities, Hunt, Idaho. Interestingly, movie ticket admission was .08 cents and .02 cents Federal Tax. I believe these tickets were from the 1943-44 era. Anyone have information on these types of items? or have any for trade? =============================================== Editorial ---------------------------------------------------- Every once in awhile, probably every few days, I harp about recruiting Gram subscribers. We are very near 300 now which is great. Yesterday while thinking of this, I thought of a good goal. We ought to have a goal of always having more Gramsters than Grams. By that I mean that today is Gram 346 so our goal is 346. We are about 50 behind so we have some catching up to do and every single day the goal increases by a little. By the time we get to Gram 1000 we want to have 1000 Gramsters! Of course it would be great to have a 1000 sooner than that, but for now that seems like a great goal! =========================================== Mail Call ---------------------------------------------------- Hi Editor-- Well, you got me again. I won your MPC Fest challenge coin on eBay, and will PayPal you the $$$ when I wake up. Now you've got me by the drinks (or is it BUY the drinks?) I'll make sure to carry it with me always, even though my MD says my wallet is far too thick for me to sit on comfortably (not for cash, darn it!). With regard to your last e-mail, I had said that, like stamps, I prefer my MPC circulated. Gem CU pieces are nice, if you please, and I have full sets of 681 and 692 from when I was there. But when you really think about it, where was that piece of circulated MPC? Did a foot soldier have it in his waterproof wallet while he was in a firefight? Was it with an Air Force pilot on a mission over North Vietnam? How close was it to the DMZ in Korea? What are the stains on it -- mud, oil, coffee, maybe even blood? Used MPC has been somewhere, and, if it could speak, has its own story to tell. We, the survivors, the living, can only guess, speculate, wonder, and marvel. Buoi doi, Greg I do have some suggestions for next year, however. Why don't we offer 2 types of scholarships with different requirements? If we do what I propose we would have more scholarships to offer as well. Type one: To include transportation and campus fees to be known as the FULL SCHOLARSHIP; TO BE AWARDED TO COLLECTORS NEW TO MPC. Type two: to include campus expenses only. NO TRANSPORTATION COSTS to be known as the CAMPUS SCHOLARSHIP; to be awarded to those who can get there on their own and MAY ALREADY BE MPC COLLECTORS OF LONG STANDING. (Awarding "old line troops" has always been a good idea.) I propose that these requirements be published in the Gram and other publications such as The Numismatist, Bank Note Reporter and other such publications. How about asking companies like Lyn Knight to give us a page in a couple of their spring paper money auction catalogs. These scholarship requirements and the application should be published no later than 1st of May with awards to be announced by the 15th. Just some thoughts off the top of my head. I am sure they will need more work but I think we need a more refined plan than we used this year. Best to all - Paymaster Dear Mpc Gram, The 1917 Canada Imperial Bank counterfeits [re Gram 339] (they are terrible and couldn't fool even a novice!) were purportedly made by the Germans in the W.W. I and were used to buy something in Iran. They always come with a bank stamp on them from Resht (Iran). Stanley Gibbons had hundreds of these 20 years ago for about 10L. The still frequently appear in the market. Ian Marshall Dear Ian, Thanks for the info. I am sorry that I misplaced your letter for awhile. Editor Dear Gram, How do you tell the difference between the counterfeit and genuine on 10 Dollar Series 641 ? Steve Howard, While I served during 1966-1968, I didn't go to Viet Nam. I spent my time in Japan, working in a hospital laboratory. I find your narration very interesting, and devour every word. Keep it up! David ================================================ Departments --------------------------------------------------- WWII numismatics seminar at ANA Summer Seminar 2001 --------------------------------------------------- Not only does the scholarship fund have an official identity but also has a bank account! Any further donations should be paid to the order of "Military Numismatists Scholarship" and sent to: Military Numismatists c/o Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, IN 46123 THE UPDATED LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP BENEFACTORS 3/22/01. These folks have generously provided money or material to finance scholarships to the ANA WWII Numismatics seminar. Your contributions will help promote collecting WWII material and be greatly appreciated. Many donations were received at CPMX and MPCFest. Mr. Anonymous Donor, Mike Cummings, Sue and Keith Bauman, Ed B., Doug Bell, Tom Denly, Continental Coin Invensor, Inc., Denly's, R. A. Medina, Harold “MPCKid” Kroll, Leo "Paymaster" May, Mrs. R.C. Matherne, Bill McNease, Marv Mericle, Mel and Jeremy Steinberg, Marcus Turner, Larry Ski, Guido, Fred, PK6, Joel Shafer, World Wide Ventures, Pam West, John and Nancy Wilson, Neil Shafer, W. E. Yanchick, Mark Watson, Al Glaser, Phil Goldstein, Rod Hardy, Wesley Hardy, Gary Hicks, Jack Lippincott, Ian Marshall, Kevin Maloy, David Seelye, Nick Schrier, Elmer Smith, Dan Swartz, Tom Warburton, Dick Freyser, Tim Kyzivat ==================================================== Post/Base Exchange (PX/BX/NEX) Dump your dupes! Your classified advertisement for items for sale will be run here for free. Send your ads to the gram. This service is for everyone, most humble dealer or most advanced collector. The point is to make the gram more interesting. Send in a list of items for sale and we will list them here in the gram. In all cases confirm your order via email first. FOR SALE Your items for sale will be listed in the Gram for FREE. Send your listings now. You items for sale support the gram by making it more interesting for everyone! World War II Soviet War Bonds (lottery bonds as listed in WWII Remembered and quite wonderful) with great military vignettes. 1944 25 rubles (au) $16, 100 rubles (ef? Grading standards for bonds are not well established) $30, 1945 25 rubles (vf) $15, 50 rubles (ef) $20, 100 rubles (ef) $30. Send your order in, but I reserve the group until 10pm eastern for anyone who would like the whole collection for $100. Fred@papermoneyworld.com. WANTED Collectors may submit lists of items wanted for their collections for listing here. Dealers and collectors who have these items are then encouraged to list them or sale in the above section. 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