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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO FISCAL AG2NT OF THE UNITED STATES EVACUEE PROPERTY DEPART!ffiNT NO. 8 - SUBJECT: Assembly Centers. ^ORAEDUM April 2, 1?42 The following Press statement was released by the Wartime Civil Control Administration, Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, under date of April 1, 1942. "Acquisition of six additional assembly centers for use in the evacuation of Japanese from Military Area IIo.l, comprising the Western portions of California, Oregon, Washington and Southern Arizona, was announced today by Lieutenant General J. L. DeWitt, Commanding General of the Western Defense Comraand and Fourth Army. "Two of the centers are located in Arizona, two in Washington, and one each in California and Oregon. They will supplement the nine centers already announced in California. "Arrangements have been completed for the use of the Salinas Rodeo grounds at Salinas, California, General DeWitt said. This location will accomodate 3000 evacuees until they are relocated. Housing is already under construction. Other newly designated locations are: "Arizona—two former COG camps, each to accomodate 300 evacuees. One is at Cave Creek Camp, 50 miles.north of Phoenix, and the other is Mayer Camp, approximately 8j5 miles northwest of Phoenix. Both are being made ready for immediate use. "Washington—Long Acres Race Track, near Seattle, and Puyallup Fairgrounds near Tacoma, The extent of aceomodations at these points has not been announced. "0regon~~Pacific International Livestock Exposition grounds near Portland, to accomodate 3000t "General DeWitt further announced that the three centers in Oregon and Washington would probably have a combined accomodation for about 10,000 evacuees. "The announcement emphasized that the so-called assembly points are to be used for the purpose of assembling evacuees who will later be moved to reception centers such as that established at Manzanar in Owens Valley, California, when the latter are made ready to receive them. "The assembly points previously announced, including Santa Anita Race Track near Los Angeles, which is already in use, are located elsewhere in California, in or near Marysville, Sacramento, Stockton, Turlock, Merced, Fresno, and Pinedale, Fresno County, and Tulare. "Construction work is already underway at the newly announced points." MEMORAEOTM April 2, SUBJECT:. Use of Personal Property form (tfCCA FEB-2) Evacuee*s First Visit These forms will be available at all '/CCA offices, and normally will "be handed to evacuees by the representative of the Federal Security Agency at such offices, at the tine the Family Ho* is assigned. It is Relieved that the "Instructions to Owner" for the preparation of the form are complete and selfexplanatory. The evacuee should take k copies of the form to his pla.ce of residence for completion, including the "Personal Property Inventor?" List" on the reverse of tho form. 3Bvacuee!s Second Visit All copies of the form should "be returned to the Evacuee Property representative, who should check them for conformityt delivering one copy to the evacuee for his record. It should be explained to the evacuee at this tiiae, that any property not included in the Inventory List will not be taken from the residence at the time that the other items are removed therefrom. For example: If a stovef refrigerator or any other item is found dence and is not included on the Inventory List, it will items "belong to the landlord or that proper arrangements finance company, or other person, for their disposition. too strongly emphasized. at the place of resi"be assumed that such have "been made with a This point cannot be It should be explained to the evacuee that all such items as stoves to be stored with us, should be disconnected and that wherever possible, goods should be crated for their protection, as we do not assume any responsibility for breakage, etc. The evacuee should then be given a sufficient number of Storage Tags (WCCA Form ZEB-l), bearing in mind at all times that the number of pieces indicated in the columns provided for that purpose on the Inventory List, would not necessarily indicate the numbor of tags needed. For oxanrple: In moving and storing a grand piano, the three legs are removed therefrom, therefore, a grand piano might require h storage tags. Likewise, a bed will consist of the headboard, footboard, side rails, slats, springs and mattress, and consequently would require at least 6 tags. The storage tags must be completed by the evacuee, giving the family name, Family 2To. and indicating the office of issuance, i*e., San Francisco. At this time arrangements must be made so that the furniture movers will have access to the property. If the keys to the premises are delivered to us, we should immediately attach Form VI 17D, which v/as not drawn for this purpose but which will suffice until such a form has been prepared. The evacuee's Family 3Jo. should be shown on this form, as well as his name and address - and most important, the name and address of the person to whom the keys are to be returned after the furniture has been removed from the premises. If the key is not delivered to us the evacuee must indicate on the form, the name and address of tho person holding the key, who must be located in the immediate vicinity. - 2— Drayage Instructions The first copy of WCCA Form FKB-2 should be delivered to the person designated as a coordinator for tlie various moving concerns, who will take care of the furniture from this point to the time that it is actually delivered in our warehouse. The second copy will "be placed with other similar forms, arranged numerically, and delivered to our representative at the warehouse. The third copy should "be retained "fay our representative in the WCCA offices, in a numerically arranged file. Delivery of Furniture at Warehouse Arrangements have "been made with the furniture moving people, not only to take care of the cartage tut also to properly stack the furniture in the waxehouse. Therefore, we will not receipt to the driver of the van, for furniture off the tail-gate, tut rather will make our check of the inventory as the furniture is stacked. On the Inventory List, immediately following the description of the article, the moving people will indicate, in the column headed ^Article11, the number of pieces which are "being delivered. For example: Piano, Grand - k Our representative, in checking the good.s into the warehouse, will indicate the number of pieces in the column "Re^d*, which should correspond with that inserted "by the movers, and we will receipt on a form provided noy the movers for the total number of pieces indicated in the lfRecfd" column, rather than the number of pieces indicated in the column headed plumber of Piecesn* After the Personal Property Inventory List has teen checked, the checker will retain the list until the end of the day, or some other convenient time, to "be delivered to our representative at the WCCA office. Because of the possibility that a great number of items, particularly refrigerators, have not been completely paid for, and it might therefore be necessary to examine these items for Serial Uos., etc., in connoction with claims from the finance companies, we have requested that in storing the furniture, refrigerators be placed as close to the aisle as possible, so that they will be nore readily available. Office Routine After the furniture has been properly stored, receipted for to the movers, etc., copies of WCCA Form FSB-2 will be returned to the Main Office of the Svacuee Property Department for proper distribution to the War Relocation Authority and the evacuee*
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