Press release (United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration), no. 5-4 (May 4, 1942)

WARTIME CIVIL CONTROL ADMINISTRATION RELEASE NO. 5-4

WESTERN DEFENSE COMMAND AND FOURTH ARMY .

1231 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. MAY 6, 1942.

PRESS RELEASE--THE FOLLOWING RELEASE TIME MUST BE STRICTLY OBSERVED

NOTZ TO EDITORS--CONTENTS OF THIS PRESS RELEASE MUST BE HELD IN THE

STRICTEST CONFIDENCE AND MUST NOT BE PUBLISHED BE~

FORE NOON, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1942, P.W.T., AT WHICH

TIME THE ARMY WILL BEGIN POSTING OFFICIAL ORDERS

IN THE AFFECTED AREAS.

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) Continuing to push its program of clearing Pacific Coast Military Area No. 1

of Japanese by the end of May, the Army today prepared to move an additional 9200

persons living in the states of California and Oregen to California Assembly Centers

Areas affected, and the number of Japanese to be evacuated in the orders, in-

clude the entire city of Stockton, 1500; the entire city of Sacramento, 3pound00; all o!

Merced county and parts of Mariposa, 1000; ail of Stanislaus county and portions of

Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, 1000; portions of Placer count;, 2000, and all of

Hood River count; and portions of Wasco and Sherman counties in Oregon, 600.

The California Japanese will be evacuated to the Marysville, Merced, Stockton,

and Sacramento Assembly Centers while the OUregon Japanese will be moved to the cen-

ter at Pinedale, California.

(OREGON )

Civilian Exclusion Order No. 49 affects approximately 600 persons living in

all of the county of Hood River, State of Oregon, and those portions of the Countie

of Wasco and Sherman, State of Oregon, lying generally west of U.S. Highway No. 97.

The Civil Control Station for this area is in the American Legion Hall,

Eleventh and June Streets, Hood River, Cregon. A responsible member of each family

and each individual living alone, wiil report at the' Civil Control Station between

the hours of 8 asm. and 5 p-Mme, day, May 8, and Seturday, May 9.

Evacuees from this area will be moved to the Pinedale Assembly Center (near

Fresno, Calif). `Movement will begin Tucsday, May 12 and will be completed by noon,

Wednesday, May 13.

(NORTHERN CALIFORNIA )

Civilian Exclusion Order No. 47 affects approximately 1000 persons living in

that portion of Placer County, officially described as:

NAJ1 that portion of the County of Placer, State of California,

oe within the boundary beginning et a point at which U. S. High-

way No. 99E intersects the Placer-Yuba County Line, at or near

Wheatland; thence southeasterly and following said Highway No.

99E to its intersection with a paved road running easter)

from Lincoln to Newcastle; thente easterly and following said

" improved road to the point at which 1% intersects U. S. High-

way No. 4O, at or near Newcastle; ther.ce soutavesterly and

following said Highway No. LO to Loomis; thence southerly on

an improved road running from Loomis to Folsom to the Placer-

Sacramento County line; thence westerly along said county line

to Sutter-Placer County line; thence northerly along said

county line to the point of beginning."

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(Civilian Exclusion Order No. 47 Gont!d) Release No, 5 4

The Civil Control Station for this areca is in the Loomis Grammar School,

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Loomis, Calif. A responsible member of each family and each individual living

alone, will report at the Civil Control Station between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5

pem., Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9.

Evacuees from this area will be moved to the Marysville Assembly Center. Move-

ment will begin Monday, May 11, and will be completed by noon, Thursday, May 14.

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Civilian Exclusion Order Ne. 48 affects approximately 1000 persons living in

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that portion of Placer County, officially described as:

"All that portion of the County of Placer, State of California,

within the boundary beginning at a point at which California

State Highway No. 49 intersects the Placer-Eldorado County

lines thence southwesterly along said county line to the Placer-

Sacramente County line; thence westerly along said county Line

to the improved road running from Folsom to Loomis; thence nor-

therly along said improved road to its intersection with U. S.

Highway No. 40; thence northeasterly along said Highway No. 40

to its intersection with California State Highway No. 493 thence

easterly along said State Highway No. 49 to the point of

beginning."

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The Civil Control Station for this area is located in the Community Hall,

Newcastle, Calif. A responsible member of each family and cach individual living

alone, will report at the Civil Control Station between the hours cf and asm. and 5

pem., Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9.

Evacuees from this area will be moved to the Marysville Assembly Center.

Movement will begin Monday, May 11, and will be completed by noon, Thursday, May 14.

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Civilian Exclusion Order No. 52 affects approximately 3500 persons living in

the city of Sacramento and includes the entire CLey.s

The Civil Control Station for that area is in the Civic Memorial Auditorium,

Fifteenth and I Streets, Sacramento, Calif. A responsible member of each family

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`and each individual living alone, will report at the Civil Control Station between

the hours of 8 aem, and 5 pem., Friday, Mey 8; Saturday, May and Sunday, May 10.

Fvacuation will be to the Sacramento Assembly Center. Movement will begin

Monday, May ll and will be completed by noon, Saturday, May 16.

(CENTRAL CALIFORNIA )

Civilian Exclusion Order No. 50 affects approximately 600 persons living in

Stanislaus, Taolume and Calaveras counties, officially described as:

"The County of Stanislaus and those portions of the

"County of Tuolumne and the County of Calaveras, lying

southerly and westerly of California State Highway

No. 49, being in the State of California."

The Civil Control Station for this area is in the Winter Garden Auditoriun,

1125 Tenth Street, Modesto, Calif. A responsible member of each family and each

individual living alone, will report at the Civil Control Station between the hours

of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9.

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NOT TO BE RELEASED BEFORE NOON, THURSDAY, Release No. 5-4

MAY 7, 1942, P.W.T.

(Civilian Exclusion Order No. 50 Cont'd)

Evacuees will be moved to the Merced Assembly Center'. Movement will begin

Sunday, May 10, and will be completed by noon, Wednesday, May 13,

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Civilian Exclusion Order No. 51 affects approximately 600 persons living in

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Merced and Mariposa counties, officially described as:

"The County of Merced, State of California, and that portion

of the County of Mariposa, State of California, lying

southerly and westerly of the following roads: State High-

way No. 49 from Auburn to tne town of Mariposa and the junc-

tion with, and also, the paved, improved and unimproved road

running in a southerly dircetion from the town of Mariposa

through Mormon Bar and Ben Hur to Raymond, such roads being

the eastern boundary of Military Area No. 1."

The Civil Control Station for this area is in the Veteran's Memorial Hall,

Seventeenth Street, between "P" and "Q" Streets, Merced, Calif. A responsible mem-

ber of each family and each individual living alone, will report to the Civil Control

Station between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9.

Evacuees from this area will be moved to the Merced eens Pr reers The move

ment will begin Sunday, May 10, and will be completed by noon, Wednesday, May 13.

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Civilian Exclusion Order No. 53 affects approximately 1500 persons and covers

all of the city of Stockton,

The Civil Control Station for this area is in the National Guard State Armory

ieee, 1420 North California Street, Stockton, Calif, A responsible member of

each family and each individual living alone, will report at the Civil Control Sta-

tion between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 Pelle, Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9.

Evacuees will be moved to the Stockton Assembly ECE Movement will begin

Sunday, May 10, and will be completed by noon, Wednesday, May 13.

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