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(Truk District)
NAMOLUK (Cont'd)
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The schoolhouse is of thatched-roof, open sides, coral
floor, and was barely adequate in size, school supplies and
recreational equipment. The teacher had a good personality,
but little training. It is recommended he attend PITTS this
summer.
(d)
Religion.
There is a Protestant church, constructed twenty years
ago of native materials except for the corrugated sheet iron
roof. It was well-kept, and the native lay pastor, who appeared to be a competent leader, reported 100% of the population
attended his services,
(e)
Economic development.
Copra is the chief export, totalling $967.00 in value the
last quarter of the calendar year 1948.
craft had been produced in that period,
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No exportable handiThere is a small
trade store, which is in the line of supply from the Truk
Trading Company.
The stocks were low.
The people desired
cloth, tobacco, fishing tackle, but had little or no money with
which to purchase these materials. With sufficient stimulation,
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it is believed that the natives could be induced to increase
export production and thereby enable them to produce at least
a minimum of trade goods.
Namoluk is self-sufficient in food, having coconuts, large
breadfruit trees, taro patch, pandanus, bananas, papayas, many
healthy chickens, and plentiful fish (bonito) in the lagoon,
Many pigs were reported as kept on another island of the atoll.
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The total economy is still dependent on field trips of
U.S. Naval ships.
(f)
Rehabilitation is complete on Namoluk.
(g)
Services.
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Transportation within the atoll is by outrigger sloop or
canoe, Six 30-foot, 5-man outrigger sloops are on the island,
and 3 are building. 10 small outrigger canoes were sighted.
It is believed that a pulling whaleboat would start in building up the atoll economy.
If a whaleboat is provided the
atoll, blasting of the natural boat channel is recommended in
order to widen it and to remove boulders that now partially
obstruct the channel.
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Administrative organization,
Liaison between Civil Administrator, Truk, and Namoluk is
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