1 (Administration) 1 Aug 1946 Saipan Dist .

(a) The personnel to carry out this program as cr 51 July 1946 is :

(1) U. S. Navy (to include nurses )OFFICERS

9E'lLISTEll

36

This Personnel is distributed(1) II . G. Hospital

as follOlJl'sf

(llale(U.S. Navy Nurses)

33

17

(2) II.G. Headquartersl and depl rtalents of PublicWorks, Fishing; Base . Public Safety , Administra -tion (tor civiliana) s 3

Total ,...

S (Eaucation DepBrt~ent ) 1 Aug 1946 Sa i pan Dist .

(0) School, The school was vis ited by captain IlI LL!:R (Ch.C) USlI from GUAII,)fr o LooG, J:uOP. r int m de nt of Schools in Oahu and Judge Phillips , of the U. S . Im­migration Service . They were trepressed by the earnestness or the t-eac her-s andmildren and re:;arked on thesplandid progress that was being lBae in the teachingof English .

(b) School Farm! The farm cont i nues to gr ow and mor e pl~t1ng is done eachweek . 'E:xperiients In corn plaatiIlg are being con ducted, PineaJ"!'les were set outduring the mont.h, Papaya seedling are ready to set out. The U. S. CQIllDerclalCompany furnished the raM With 25 chicks to be raised in the recentl,. e letedchicken hcuse , nus house was built according to plans Cun11shed by the Univer s i t yof HAtiAII t or raising chickens otf the ground .

(c) Pa~~nt - Teachers GrOtrp: This active group begaa the serving ot treemilk (canned} to the sChool Children this wcnt.h , O1ildren bring V'ei r awn cups orbowls and are d ven the n il: twice a week . Uilltary Government is rurn.1shing themilk trOll gratuitous issue .

- .. (',dministrat iOn Dept. (Ci vilisns») 1 Aug 1946 Saipan Dis t .,

(a) Ad!n1nistrat lons On the Fourth of JUly , an impressive ceremony mar-ked thetaking down 01 t he barbed wire fendes a round t he village of Chalan Kanaa an d theY2.P Camp. The villa ge was gaily decorated .... ith f lags and nata ve flowers . CaptainHenry T. STANLEY , the Island Commander eid cceeander-, L. G. FINDLEYJ the DeputyChief Military Government Orficer spoke on the meaning and responsibility of free ­dom. Leis were presented to all visitors and the school children 8m g America andthe • ational AntheII! . Captain STAtiLEY cut the f irst strands of wire and thll! villagemen turned t o and had all the fences dawn by evening .

(b) Housing : One ( 1 ) four-family and thr-ee (3) one -f.r;ily houses were compl e t­ed. One (1) r our-f amil y and four (4) one - family houses are under construction.Six (6) new kitchens were c c -e t.r-cc ted, Confection in Chalan Kanoa was rerlllce~ bymoving more f ,'\"Ii11es into the Yap Village . This new village , called Ya p Villagebecause half of the population C<U!B from that islaM , fOMerly housed 15CX) Koreans .It now has a pcpukatdon of 475 people . The buildings hav e all been paintedwhl te and a trade store is be i ng ee tablished f or t heir us e .

(c) Ot~~r c ons t ruc t i om I n Chalan Kenoa a new roof has be en .pu t on Ii fo~er

Japenese club house a nd Uie building remodeled for me AS a trade s tor e , the oldstore being too small to serve the needs of av~ four tnousand peopl e . A t orme rJapanese bath house has been r -enode 'led to house six (6 ) small businesses . An oldconcrete house is being remodeded to serve as a village laundry. A square bkock ,having on it delanidated building. , ts being leveled and a mode L square of . ix (6)houses is b ~ing worked out for next construction .

(d) Rellef - Public Assistance : Free distribution of food continues . The Wel ­fare Soci e t y sponsored Uib manU} t he free dist ribu t i on of milk tWice a week f or a l lchildren under school age , on the first day 582 children were served, 675 the eec cr-dda y and 739 the third day . I t is hoped that this increase can continue . UilitaryGovernment furnishes the mi l k as prt of gra t ui t ous i s su e tor t ';e benefit of growingchildren .

1 Aug 1946 Sadpe n Dist

(e) PUblic iealtho The newly rcraed MHc Health Department in the villageSubmits the l oI~owin~ report:

a. Sanitat ion1. itosqulto control. The following areas had been sprayed with DDT

during the month:1202 Hospital, Officers' houses , club and showers , Enlisted lien 'sarea , Administration area , Red Crus", area, Leproaardum, )lotor Poolarea , Dog pound and Jail, Supply DeJDrttnent , Fishing Base , Areas,1 and ,2 and 12 Fa"" .

2. Rat Control : Rat -traps had been placed in the following areas :

,202 Hospital, Red Cross area , Supply Depa~nt area and useeA.rea.

Total number of rats and me'" caught during the aontJu

Rats 412)lice 388Tote1 ""8ilU

--Ii _ Legal Dep.rtment) 1 Aug 1946 Saipan DlB t.,

88221

-:IT

(a) The Su~ry Provost Court met five times .

(b ) Type. of offences:Use of intoX1catL~ liquorStealingDamage to government propertyTrafficEntering restricted area

Total prosecutions

(c) Prisoners :Cha"!lOTl"OJapanese

98

sr(d) The guarding or the 8 dapanes e ~rhoners of war was taken over on Qth of

July by the arine . P. s. Two shooting accidents oceured since the IlPs have t.ekenover . One.w guard dropped his carbdne and got a hole 1n roof of the Jail ; an­other twirling his . 45 shot his foot . No casualties were sustained by the prison­ers being guarded .

6 (Labor Department)--' 1 Aug 1946 Supan Dist .

(a) Daily aV~3ge of regls ter ~d civilian , ~ale and Female, laborers emoloyedduri ng ilia month:

CLASS I (llilitary Projects) , includescivilian emoloyed by Military units(exclusive of 'ilitar:( Gov 't .) and suchactivities related directly theretosuch as usee Fal"!!'S and troop 's laundries

ClAS3 II (Ilomal Cecum t1 on) •Administratives and nersonnel empl oyeesand independents - Military Government

ClASS III (Rehabl11tat ion and subs istencefood nroduction) , including f i shi ng andec.mml t y farms .

Total :

(b) Total Wan Day Workers.a. Government PBi d 'M>rkersb. Independent Enterpreneursc. u. s. navyd . U. S. Army

Total

468 146

313 104

188 6~ """'Z56

16764496899366353

3lmI

TOTAL

614

417

1941"25

(c) umber of rerlster~d laborers em!"l eel in each nay rate p.xc1usive ofepe!l en _" rpreneurs , 19 as 0 0lr3 :

Unskilled labor •• . 25 pe r cioy 118

- 6 1 Aug 1946 S.ipan Dist .

Unskilled ]a bor- . 35 per day 576Skilled labor e$ . 50 per day 604SalAried Employees e$ 20.00 pe r montil 56Salari..d Emp1pyees e$ 22.00 per month 1Salaried Emplovees ?2 . SO per -aorrth 3Salaried Emr10yees • 25.00 per mooth 18Salaried ~}oyees 30 .00 per month 4Total 1

(d) Da11r QYerage of ~en and 1lO2n E!lIployed:

a . Independent Enterweneurs 160b. Kilitar:r Gover_nt Uni t 541e. Navy Units 320d . ArtIf;f Unl ts 204

Total rn"5

(a\~~)

1 Aug 1946

Total Wages paid During th~ ~onth

Local Col1~ctlon - Fines and Dog Licensessafekeening DepOSits :Amount on Hand 6/3D/46DepoaLt.sWithdrawalshount in Deposit 6/3D/46

Saipan Dist .

$ 15 ,325 .17176.00

18 ,551 .752,565.97N-Q-N-S

21,117.72

"B (economics (usee» 1 Aug 1946 Sadpan Dist .

(a) A.griculture . Growing conditions for all types of cr-coe have been excel­lent durin ilie period . However , t e heavy rains have been so-iewhat. or a -dxedbkeasdng , SOID9: areas on th"! farms have been flooded out due to their low oosi ta on ,There areas are usee by the farmers during the dryer weather- with excellent resultsdue to the f"!rtlle soil. They TDU3t then abandcn the during the pert od of heavyrafns , Occasional areas haee suffered fraa considerable washing . This was expect­ed and 13 not excessive .

Two changes occured in farm personnel during the per-ted, One -ean at theSadpan Chalnorro Farm retired Cor old age on his own request . 'ntis leave 79 fannersat this area . One!'laJl joined the Aslito larm group raising that group to «:> .Total nuaber- of farmers remains the salle . It is noted witb regret that the number­of Chamorro fanl families remains at. ll~ even th cagh there are many more familiesltlo would like to engage in a~cultural activities . There is land, equipllent andwork stock , and a ready' marke'b available . The Island Military authorities feelthat the limited Labor- supply can be better util ized by having them work lX'l irl.ll­tary installations than 'dT Teleasing them to f .:lrma. At present there seem to beno easing of the Military demands for labor or any indications that a nell' theorymight release farmers .

u. S. Commer -caaL CaIlpany agricultural section has not changed in number .Some changes have been made in duties assigned . Two men are now in charge of arecently acquired r.a at the Fann Headquarters and Garage . When not working nththe boa t , they will work at the garage.

'lhe farm area at Matansa , Ranch ,1 , wasturned over at the beginning ofthe period to the Jl.a.rine Guard at the Prisoner-of-War-Stoekade . Due to lack ofnative personnel, we were unable to carry on at the area . Arrangeol'ents were eedewith: the Ccruranding Officer of the group to take over and c;>.rry out as 'TlUch of aprogram as they can handle . The project hasevery chance of success as they are

'6 1 Aug 1946 Saipan Ddst ,

using po',y labor to do the work . The POlfl s assigned are all ex-Car-era and seem toknow what they are doing on a tarm. This project is using the equiJmQl t and sup­plies which were &0 the area .

TIle two plots at Farm Headquarters planted to corn for seed are showingexcellent growth . No disease or insect da ge i s apparent so fa r . No other cornis plant-ed nearby and none has been in the area tor 3 to 4 ..,onth, . This "'By ac ­count for t he absence of insect peet.e , Other v~getables planted during the r-epor-tperiod are : tomato , onion, radish , sptraeb , lettuce , carrot , chinese cabbage andbeans •

Purchase and Distribution of Produce :(a) Received:

Salam FanIAsltto raMITotal

(b) Sold :QUaRe terMilitary GovernmentVegetable StandTot,.].

Harvest and Yield :aanana:;Beans

!leetoBreadfruitCalabashcantaloupe

Pounds54, 5) 316,32470, 62'/

3 ,21463,715

3 ,69870, 627

Cooti '33T."38

531.22" 14zo .oo

110 .901355 .96

77 .52• 1544.36

30 ,947126

391 ,8291 ,032

586

CarrotCornEggplantGreensLeeksOnionsPapayaPepperPineapplePumpkinRadishSweet PotatoesIat.er-nel.cn

Whitegourd WelonOkraTotal

1 Aug 1946 Satta n Db t .

1 ,05517 ,6438,215

7771 , 401

711753308

3 ,73110060

404100404285

70,631

(b) Trade Goods r Sales to the Chan:orro Trade StQ"~ for the first tw~ty-five

dave of the month wer-e 19 ,019 .00 , compa r ed wit h 115 ,582.00 for the whole ':lonth ofJune , and average I'lonthly sales of about $10 ,000 ;00 . An analysis of ite..,s soldshows the following breakdown in s ales figur es :

FoodClothTobacco (all Twis t)Pepsi ColaLeather , twine , sil ver,etc . used as raw,

• 2415.001624 .00

4iJ9 .002400.00

8 1 Aug 1946 Sail"n D1s t .

1394.00777 .00

0019.00

mate r lals in h&ndlcrartand l i ght industr ies~anutRcturlng productssold chiefly to Ameri cansWiscellaneous

Total T"$ ---am,.m

The largest food lte was sugar , wh1ch amounted to $720 .00 , or 12 ,<00pounds , Uk wa3 the second largest ite::D, aJIlO'.JZ'lting to $438 .00 or 4,388 cans. Ther emai ning rood. sales cmsisted of nour, rice , crackers , oil , lard , powdered eggs ,e er r e e , and CJU'ln'!Ki fruita and Yeget;j)le s . Canned Cruits and vegetables , however ,amounted to only $ 227 . 00. On the basis ot the figures shom above , tood purchasefrom. the Trade Store by the people in the ChafllOTro com.,.un1ty amounted to about . 02iper per-eon per day. Pepsi Cola purchase w:ounted to about . 54 per penon per eorrth ,

Tobacco has ceased to be an im>Ortant sales it.... , since the Ola.:>rros nowpar-chase their cigarettes at island PI ' s· and Ship 's S'tcr-ea , where t"'e price percarton is only halt as much as Utat charged at the Trade Store.

(e) Handicraft : Retail sales of hanrlicraft at the sta..ad operated by th e Sai ­pin Handicraft ASsocia t i on, a:,:ounted to $2 ,773 .00 tor the first twenty-fly!! days ofthe -acntb , e pared with total June sales of '2 ,243 .00 and sales of '3,lA l.OO inlIay. The increase ove r last TllCX'lth 1s 1ar ely account-ed for by greater outnut ofI18rchandise on the part of ha:"Idicraft workers . Output is stUl l1.ndted b7 the factthat 'UI1Y rotp.ntial hancticraft workers are r-equfr-ed for "'ilit"ry jobs , but there isa growing tendency among s 'ch workers to nr-oduce hand1cra!'t prortu ds during theirspare time . The new -e nage r will t ake ov-r on August lst , and will initiate a planunder which three cat.egor-Ies of articles will be nroduced. These three categories

8 1 Aug 1946 Sadpan Dist .

are :(1)

(2)

(3)

Articles of s t ric t l y"souvenir interest s uch as grass 3kirts , shellwork, dolls , k.anaka plaques , Loveat.fcks , lavalaps , painted Jatanesehandker chiefs , etc . -Craftwork of a usef ul as well as ornament.ak nature , such as basket s ,handbags , mats , wooden and metal t rays , bamboo blinds, metal candl e­s ticks, et c.Ar t products such as pa dntdngs and wood ca rvings .

DemarnLfor a rticle:! falling in the f irst category will diminish as themilitary population on SaifBn beco-ea slMller a nd ecre stationary. Consequent.Iyless e'!llXla3is will be 'Placed on this eliss of articles , and the r e s t rict ed supplyof l abor will be used as far a s possible to produce a rti cles falling in the secondcategory. For this class of a rticles there 15 already a large present deerand , dueto the influx of Am~rican families , and ther-e shoul d be a s izeable future desnand , asWill , based not only on Am~ri.can but also on Chamorro needs . It is hoced that thequality of products falling this cat.egorv can be so improved and s tandar-dfsedthat an e xport ...arket can be f oand at a Lat.er- date , i f necessary. Items f alling intil:e til:ird category will be r ather li:nited , but t 'ere are a nuraber- of Jar-a."lese-train­ed paintP.rs and wood carvers in the Olamorro cOIDUni t y who can do creative work ofgood quality, and the-e should be a demand for such products . At present , however,the chie f problem of the handicraft industry is to increase productd on r a t her thanto stimulate demand.

( d ) Small Business : . Alt h ough the l oca l Chamor ro e conomy derends pri'narlly onIncome de rived from wages earned on millt.e.ry jobs , plus the sizeable euppke-iente.ryincome derived fr~ agricultural and handicraft pr oduction , small individually ope~

r a ted enterprises play an impOrtant fart in the local conmunity. Enter'OT~es thatcurre~tly supply goods and services argely to the Cha:1I.orros are : The tailor shop ,

, 8 1 Aug 1946 Sadpen Dl.st.

the laundry, tile bea.uty shop, the massage par-Ior , the clog mop, the watch repairshop, the cabinet makers ahcp , the r adio repair shop, and t he bakery. Of these ,the chief enterprise requiring raw material supplies is the baker-y shop, whichproduced 5, 241 pounds of bread during the first tW'3nty-rive days of the month .Enterprises catering principally to Americans are s The florist shop, the two phctc­graphic developing shops , the cobbler sho , and the silvers!"!ith shop, 111", cobblersproduce various types of quality, handmade shoes and sandals which are much indemand by American families J }:8 n..Lcu.larly thee e with small children for whom 1 t isdifficult to eur-cnaee shoes t.'"Jrough: ordinary Ship 's Stores and PI's .

Local cobblers use aboot 400 pounds of leather and sllvers"'lths use about15 pounds of silver each month . Every effort is being ",ade to supply tile raw materi~ls

needed to conduct these s'llall enterprises, and to expand such businesses 'fttlereverpossible, for they not only furnish a li',elihood to ecee seventy-two persons , butprovide badly needed goods and services .

(8) U.S . Car.mercial Co..~?,ny Vegetable Stand : In the latter mrt of June asmall veget~ble stand was set up adjacent to the Navy Comminssary for the purpose ofretailing fresh island 'Produce to A.'T1ericah families and militRry personnel . Sub­sequently another s tand was set up at th- same location asthe handicraft st'Wld .While the original purpose of these stands was to serve the American ponulation,Chamorros have also been ak Lowed to TB tronize th~, and de-eand from. both sources hasexceeded t~e supnly of produ ce available. tia:les for the first t went y- f i ve days ofthe lIIonth totalled. 150~09, and represented total produce of 3,698 pounds . Thelargest sales i te"'tS were pineapples and bananas , fthich eacurrted to 1076 pounds and789 pounds r-eepectdveky, There was also a large demand for onlons and peppers , butsales of these were li:nitP.d b-.. the SMall supply available . Surnrisingly enb,,?J<hh 'there 1'raS litUe demand for corn . To date , the business has been handled ;, theU. S . COlDTlercial Conrpa.ny thr-ough Cha"!lll'lorro employees~ Now that it has proved

- 8 1 Aug 1946 Sair-an Dlst.

success ful , it will be turned over to two Cha~orro t aTi l i es on a partnership basis .Up to the praent, time , thp. supply of veget.atil ee and fruit at the stand has dependedentirely on produce purchased from the Salpan Farmers I cooperatives , but 1t Ls ex­pected that from the beginning of August the ava i lable supnly of bananas , Lemons ,and ether- LsLand fruits will be increased , sdnce the "''"'abers of the u.rt nershi p 111.11be encouraged to go into the back country and pick wild. fruit t.loJat does not now findits way to market .

(f) Other Li",t Industry

Worker No. Jobs 3xp!nses Receipts Custo~rsBakery 5 5247 i 487 .88 i 529:20Tailor Shop 29 1668 41 .85 361. 75 N*150 18.00 ABarber Shop 4 282 2.94 48.06 NFlorist Shop 2 246 23 .00 51.30 AClog Shop 4 264 25.58 50 .55 N

41 8 .20 AMasseurLaundry 5 1162 8 .36 24 .68 N

773 26.04 ACobbler Shop 4 86 1l0.00 146 .55 N

16 42 .10 AFurniture & cabinet ShOp 5 27 28 .70 113.20 N

2 2.00 A..atch Rep. &. Jewelry 4 108 176.81 357 .50 N

41 153 .50 ABeauty Shop

- 8

Embroidery ShopLawyerPhotographer.fatch Repairer

*N - NativetA - American

111

1 Aug 1946

11150

1712 .0019 .00

S.iJlln Dist .

42 .0015 .0043.50

NNN

(g) Live Stock and POU1t!:f' No cattle .... slaughtered this month . Ten (10)hogs were s Iaugh tf'!red ana sola 1634 Lbs . 214) to Trade Store ter native consump-tion. A conslderabl n ber DC hogs have been lost due to a disease the n&l")e of1lb.lch reu.1M undete aned , Dr. COLVIN arrived and 1s lving helo on thi! nrob'le •

InTen 0", as of 31 July 1946 .

CattleHogsChiekf'!n9DucksGoatsHorses

(SAIFAN) 378819450128

702

(TIl/JAIl 391)

U'iohing B.... ) 1 Aug 1945

Balance on hand beginning of monthTotal caugh t tor June

Distribution

Saipan D1.t.

60 lb• •5854 lbo .

To Ca!'!I.p Susupe 41.,2 Ibs.To .,111 tary Organization 1U72 Lbe ,

Naval Dispensary 582Military Government Enlisted Vents eBB 30Military GO'V'erment Officer 's sese 4QA~ 3roPrisoner or ar Stockade 100

1072

Balance in reefer 31 July 1946 129 lb • •

o (Public Safe ty , Intelligence , Fire Dept.) 1 Aug 1946 Saipan Dist .

(a) O r~anization . No change .(b) FopUIatJ.on 3tatistics . The t otal number of civilians in protective

eus tcdv as of 31 JUly 1946 was 4 ,410 .

Chamorro 3,366Carolinia."1 1 ,043Japanese (civilian prisoner) 1

4,410

Race U. Adult F. Adul t 1'. Children F. Children Total-Chaeor-ro 930 922 700 734 3, 366Carolinian 354 306 209 17 4 1 , 043Japanes e 1 1

1~ 1~ ~ 1lOll r.=

ublie !forks) 1 Aug 1946 Safran Dis t ,

(a) COM truction%This % Complete

1. CIVILIAN AR!':A NO . 1 (Chalan Kanoa) Period to date

Rep1ir1ng of Hsndieraft Shop. eo 100Re!Biring of School Roof . e 100Building of ew Laundry eo eoHot water heater i ns tal le d and Electric Wiring 100 100

2. CHILJAN AR;;A NO. 2 (Yao Village)

Laving ot New 'later Line . 100 100Painting or Hoose" . ~~ eoNew Gate . 100 100Repairing or Labor Station 100 100

3. MILITARY c;ov,;HIlIIENT ~IST!ID PlaSOhllEL .lR1!A .

Building oC Soa rd Walk 75 100Lashing down Huts 20 20

4. OFFICER ' 5 cml"TRY.

Repairing on .at~ Tank 100 100Buiet1ng of Bakery eo eoBuilding or Porch on llr. ETTER 's Hut eo eoInstalling or Flake Wach ine in Otficer 's Club . 50 50

<U 1 Aug 1946 Sad.pan Dlst .

5. HOSPITAL AR'!A .

Rel"iring of lights 100 100General nw.lntencnce and improvements Continuoos

6. ADMINISTRATION A-~'A .

Pairt. ing of nag Pole 100 100Repairing or Dccra 100 100General nalnt.enance Irld iaprovement.s to grounds Continuous

_1" !Civi1ian Ued1cal Activities) 1 Aug 1946 Saipan Dis t .,

(a) Vital Statistics :

Average population tor the month 4410Total )ledieal treatments camp disp3nsaries 2142Totu Surgical Treat..nents at camp d1sp3nsarles 232Total major surgical ope rations USNIlGH 1202 3Total ainar surgical operations USiaDi '202 11Total patients adaitted to hospital 81Total patients discharged rr~ hospital 77Remaining in hospital 31 July 1946 47Hospital days Cnrn1.shed 1370Dent.al 51tt1ng::; in cup daepenear-Lea 167

Births : In Hospital s At HO"!e : Total

ChaJlOrro 7 3 10[anaka 3 0 3

-nDeaths : In HOSll1tal: At HCItle : Total

Qla.'1lo0rT0 1 0 1[anaka 0 1 1

""'l!

(b) Deat s by Cause: DiAgnOSis Number or Deaths ::IT GU~ION t2553 Key Letter A 1£II GITIS , TUIlIlRCUlDSIS tl146 1

14916736

314

12 1 Aug 1946

(e) Dental Department .

Chalan Kanoa Dental Clinic s

NtDRber or new JB tlentsNumber of sittingsNu..,ber of co:pletionsTotal ccapletlons to date

School Progra :

Number of children t-reated 46Number of extractions 10Number of restorations UHUllber of children completed 11Nu:nber of children treated to date 973N ber of children cCJ::lpleted to date 278

Salp!ln Dist.

L• G• I'II/IlL!':YC~. , USNR