Hilo High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Hilo, HI)

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RonI't'IN4: for Yietory. No group eould Ire eredited with doing that more than the Yietory Vorps Sugar XYorkers unit of moxe than six hundred members. Producing sugar cane means producing high energy food and alcohol, hence, nitro- glyeerin, munitions. 'l'he American does not live, who can- not see the essential value of the work ot' these students. No easy task, that of sugar produetion. Weeding, hoe- ing, cutting, harvesting, fluming, in rain or sun, cold or heat. liut it was a joh to Ire done, another vital war job, and none ean say Hilo lligh tell short ol' her duty. Not as long as the Yi'SW's were willing and alnle. 'l'o insure high morale and promote eloser relationship among workers on various plantations. to diseuss pertinent aspeets of plantation work, student attitudes and employers' viewpoints, working hours and wages, the YCSW eouneil was formed with lidward Nakamura as adviser. Richard Miya- moto was seleeted student leader, with Makoto lfukuda as viee chairman, and Margaret liurisu, secretary. Food produetion was not limited to cane raising. A vacant lot back ot llilo lntermediate Sehool was eleared and planted in 2,500 taro slips by boys and girls of the lfriday in sehool group of the Yietory Vorps. In addition the vocational agriculture lmoys deserve mention for their part in the Future Farmers eane eontraets. 'l'heir apiary yielded many pounds ot' honey this season and their new project in ralmlrit raising is on the way to prolitie production. Iiesides, eaeh student enrolled in voeational agriculture, as well as many others, eultivated home vietory gardens and harvested large erops of vegetalnles to alleviate lmoth the shipping situation and the national tin ean and manpower shortage. Home poultry farms also aided in island food produetion. is-.. .1 l'aste- pol and seissors x - 7-they till tht houis toi eonxalestent st 1 y it t

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