Micronesian Reporter 1958 V06 03

Micronesian Reporter 1958 V06 03. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Hagåtña, Guam: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. May 1958. p. 31.

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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 May–June 1958 issue celebrates Micronesian service and labor, especially in health and economic life. The editorial focus falls on individuals whose long years of work shaped communities across the Trust Territory, blending biography with broader reflections on modernization under trusteeship.

A lead feature profiles Jampin of Ailinglaplap, a 69-year-old health aide who began work under German doctors in 1913 at Jabor, Jaluit Atoll. Having served through Japanese rule and now under the U.S. administration, Jampin’s 45 years of continuous service represent both resilience and adaptation. Other stories document copra stacking at Majuro warehouses, the expansion of fisheries surveys around Kosrae, and the repair of storm damage on Pohnpei following Typhoon Ophelia. A cultural essay describes canoe-building traditions in the outer islands, with special mention of navigators from Yap.

Individuals highlighted include Jampin, High Commissioner Delmas H. Nucker, and district health officers supporting vaccination campaigns. Entities referenced are the Trust Territory Department of Health, the copra cooperatives in the Marshalls, and Catholic and Protestant missions that trained health aides. The issue underscores how individual dedication and community labor sustained island societies during transitions of power. Volume Six, Number Three (1958) Index: Court 5 Education 19 Guam I, 4 – 5, 7 – 8, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 – 27 Japan 1, 6 – 7 Japanese 1, 18 Majuro I, 20, 22 Palau 2, 10, 13 Ponape (Pohnpei) 2 – 4, 7 – 8, 15, 17, 19 – 20, 28 – 29 Sigrah 3 Typhoon 3 – 4, 21, 23 Yap 2, 13, 16, 26 – 27