Micronesian Reporter 1961 V09 06

Micronesian Reporter 1961 V09 06. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Hagåtña, Guam: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. November 1961. p. 32.

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Abstract: Beginning in 1951, the Headquarters for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) regularly published a magazine that detailed its work in the region. From 1951 through the first issue of 1956, the magazine was known as the Micronesian Monthly; from the second issue of 1956 through the end of the run in 1980, it was known as the Micronesian Reporter. From 1951 through December 1967, publication cycles varied: For the most part, the magazine was produced monthly, though certain issues cover two or more months. Starting in 1968, the magazine was formally shifted to a quarterly publication cycle, which continued through the first quarter of 1980, when publication ceased.

The November–December 1961 issue highlighted the first election in Moen Municipality (now Weno) under its new charter, held on October 25. Ten candidates contested five seats for the First Truk District Congress, with rules requiring twenty-five nominating signatures and postings of candidate lists in villages. Official ballots included both names and pictorial symbols to aid illiterate voters. Election boards, composed of representatives selected by each candidate, oversaw the process, ensuring secrecy and fairness. The elected congressmen were Petrus Mallo of Mwan, Mifhi Kolios of Mwan, Napoleon Defang of Sapuk, Max Mori of Turmuk, and Ru of Sapuk.

The issue also covered the Second Annual Micronesian Leaders’ Conference, held in Guam in October 1961. Delegates from all seven districts gathered to debate topics including copra production, the Copra Stabilization Board, trochus fisheries, land and riparian rights, transportation, and public health. A decision was made to appoint a Micronesian to the Copra Stabilization Board, with the first representative to be from the Marshall Islands. Other discussions included controlling trochus poaching by foreign vessels, promoting additional cash crops, improving subsistence fishing programs, and exploring the future of cacao cultivation. The delegates also urged upgrading livestock and poultry, expanding trading posts on outer islands, and strengthening radio communication.

Transportation and infrastructure developments featured prominently. The High Commissioner announced the construction of a new ship for Ponape District and the acquisition of twelve Navy surplus landing craft from Japan. Delegates from Rota raised the need for harbor dredging, and officials indicated that procurement of a dredge for use in Rota and other districts was under consideration. Reports also emphasized the need for improved outer-island transport and communication facilities to support economic activity and development across the Trust Territory.

Volume Nine, Number Six (1961) Index:

Adelbai 20 – 21 Congress 1, 4 – 5, 9, 23 – 24 Defngin 23 Delegation 2, 7, 9 Education 1, 3, 5, 8 – 9, 13 – 15, 25 Guam 4 – 5, 11, 13, 27, 29 – 30 Japan 29 Kanoa 12 Language 9, 16 Luktun 3, 8 Mendiola 6, 8 – 9 Naval 4, 13, 30 Nuuan 3, 6, 8 Olter 3, 8 Palau 1 – 3, 5 – 7, 9, 12 – 13, 15 – 17, 20, 22, 24, 29, 31 Peace Corps 13 Ponape (Pohnpei) 1, 3 – 4, 6 – 9, 11, 14 – 16, 18, 23 – 24, 27 – 29 Ramarui 1 – 2, 9 Rengiil 20 – 21 Seddon 18, 25 Tamag 3, 8 – 10 Truk (Chuuk) 3, 5 – 6, 8 – 9, 16, 28 – 29 Typhoon 3, 27 Weilbacher 3, 6, 8, 11 Yap 3, 6, 8 – 9, 15, 23