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7983 Year of Ma/Or Dec/Sons The National Union Peat* AN -OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Volumn 4 Kolonia, Ponape, December 30, 1983 Numbe.._..._r 24 1984 seen as time to complete Compact approval 7983 year of ma/or dec/sons KOLONIA, Ponape - The year 1983 people of Kosrae to support the Com- 10, the coordinators for the Compact was one when major decisions were made pact, and pledged his assistance to the information program and the state plebis- hi the FSM with the approval of the Com- new administration. cite commissioners were asked to develop pact of Free Association and the election In Yap, Gov. John de Avilla Mangefel work plans and organize state informa- of state and national leaders, and 1984 was sworn in for a second four-year term tion task forces, but were warned that the will be the year to carry out those deci- on Jan. 11. program could be stopped for lack of sions, according to President Tosiwo In a joint meeting which began Jan. (Continue.......Page 3) Nakayama. "The approval of the Compact was our maui accomplishment of the year," the President said, citing the overwhel- ming 79 per cent vote for the pact on June 21 throughout tiie FSM. The President called on all FSM citi- zens to work together to gain approval of the Compact by the U.S. Congress hi 1984 hi order to bring the U.N. trus- teeship to an end after 37 years. The year also saw the first meeting of the FSM, Marshall Islands and Palau presidents who signed the historical jSaipan Accords on Oct. 6, agreeing to work together on gaining approval of the Compact and other areas of coopera- tion. A new FSM Congress was elected on March 8 and Third Congress reelected Nakayama as President, while electing Bailey Olter of Ponape Vice President, TROPICAL SANTA-Santa Claus is throwing candy to cttdrai at the Ohmine Ele- replacing Petrus Tun of Yap who did not mentary School hi Kolonia from the top of a Ponape State firetruck on Dec. 23 seek re-election. with the assistance of Kiwanis Club of Pohnpei members. Santa visited schools Resio Moses was elected Ponape throughout Ponape Island and Pingelap that day and Parem and Takeieu-Depehk governor hi a March 29 runoff election schools on Dec. 22, in addition to candy being sent to most Ponape outer islands as with incumbent Gov. Leo Falcam, and part of the club's annual Christmas project. Ponape elected a new legislature on Nov. 11. The year began with the President at- President sends greetings tending the Jan. 3 inauguration of Gov. Yosiwo George hi Kosrae. He asked the KOLONIA, Ponape - President Tosi- close one of the most important and wo Nakayama cited 1983 as the year of eventful years hi the development of our important decision making and urged young nation. It was a year of important the people of the FSM to work together decision-making which brings us a step Inside I to build a brighter future for this nation closer to our destiny as a sovereign and hi his annual Christmas Message. self-governing people. We must now all FSM to manage CIP Following is the text of the message: work together to make a brighter future (See Page 7) "My family and I wish to extend our for ourselves and our loved ones. best wishes to the people of the "With that hi mind, we wish you a CCM dorm filled Federated States of Micronesia during very Merry Christmas and a prosperous (See Page 8) this holiday season which brings to a 1984." Jruk seen establishing base for development MOEN, Truk— Truk is slowly establish- and development program at the State nut Products plant near PATS high ing a base for the development of its Agriculture Station. school. The Truk State Legislature pro- economy which was set back by the 1982 The Small Industries program could be vided $197,000 and the FSM Congress a cholera epidemic and reoccurance of the expanded, Killion said, citing the success $100,000 for construction and opera- disease this year, according to Gov. of the breadfruit flour mill which was tions, Killion said, noting that a dedica- § Erhart Aten. being moved from Moen to Fefan where tion ceremony is being planned for a "The economic situation in Truk is it was expected to begin operating in date to be set in January. really bad at this point in time," Aten January. said. Small Industries Advisor Greg Cane o "However, we are doing something said that handicraft sales are averaging about it," he said, citing the fisheries at least $80,000 a year for all of Truk program centered on the Dublon project, which is supplying retailers in Kwajalein the small industries program, agriculture and Hawaii, in addition to local sales to fftili and a new coconut processing plant tourists. which began operating in October. The exports of handicrafts by the Small Industries and fish are bringing out- Small Industries also has a sea shell side revenue to the state, he noted. export project started by Cane's wife, "They are all slow (in developing), but Bobbie, and a small rock-crushing opera- I think we are heading toward establish- tion, welding shop and sawmill being ing a base for economic development," operated by Albino Mualia; two furniture the governor said, noting that projects are shops; an electrical and appliance repair all in the Truk State Economic Develop- service, operated by Mino Mori, and a ment Plan which is part of the National machine shop for which the state re- Five-Year Development Plan. quested a U.N. volunteer to provide metal With fisheries development for export work training, Cane said. earnings as the No. 1 priority, the state is seeking funds to complete the complex at COCONUT PLANT- Nelson Killion, Dublon where the dock was completed The Truk Coconut Processing Plant, manager of the Truk Coconut Processing and dedicated in 1982, the governor said. located near the Continental Hotel, Plant near the Continental Hotel in Moen, Southfield, Moen, began processing oil is showing the soap-mixing machinery at late in October and was to have its soap- the plant which was constructed with The FSM Congress provided $250,000 making section producing laundry soap to begin preliminary work on the second by January, according to Nelson Killion, funds provided by the FSM Congress and phase, shore facuities, including a water plant manager. Truk State Legislature. The plant was system and "if monies can be stretched, It is modelled after the Ponape Coco- expected to be in full operation in cold storage," he said, adding that an January. electrical power system for the complex and Dublon population is in the planning State Resources and Development Dir- ector Redley Killion, who is in charge of the development projects, said that about 200 men have been trained in the fisher- ies program which holds the major potential for development jn the state for pole-and-line tuna fishing and bait fish production to support it. "We can run a fleet of at least 10 to 15 (pole-and-line) boats," Killion said, not- ing that most of the men trained are working on private fishing boats. Bait fishing groups were trained and set up on Udot, Fefan and Parem islands to supply the tuna boats with funds provided by the Pacific Tuna Develop- ment Foundation, he said, noting that the WELDING SHOP-Albino Mualia, left, HANDICRAFTS DISPLAY-Lynne manager of the Truk Small Industries government is operation three pole-in-line Ludwig, office manager for the Small welding shop, and Hallen Fritz are show- boats, including one assigned to Oneop, Industries Project Handicrafts Shop in in the Mortlocks, and there are five ing some of the playground equipment Moen, is displaying crafts produced they are constructing for the Truk State private pole-in-line boats. throughout Truk and sold in the shop and "The primary objective in agricultural Education Department. Mualia is fiiso development is import substitution," at local stores to tourists, in addition to operated the Small Industries sawmill arid being shipped to Kwajalein and Hawaii. Killion said, citing the piggery breeding rock-crushing machinery. or r 1983 year of major status, leadership decisions Oz ning officials met in separate conferences Eugene Lee, Institute of Governmental > (Continued from Page 1) on Ponape to develop new budget proce- Studies director, University of California, r Berkeley, election experts contracted by C funds. dures to follow during the Compact years Z and to identify projects for the National the Interior Department to observe the O Nakayama signed 20 bills into law Compact plebiscite, visited Ponape and from the Second FSM Congress fourth Development Plan. FSM Sen. Hirosi Ismael was elected Truk. a regular session and vetoed one bill which n president to head Kosrae constitutional The first signs of El Nino drought 8 would authorized Congress to distribute convention. damage were reported with Yap Gov. foreign aid goods and services. 3 Dr. Catalino Cantero of Ponape was Mangefel said that Yap water system ft Nakayama signed into law, bills: estab- would be shutdown and suggested that *i named Community College of Micro- U) lishing the Compact Plebiscite Commis- nesia president effective Feb. 6 by the travelers bring their own water. o sion, providing $230,000 for the Tele- College of Micronesia regents meeting On March 2, the President officially communications Corp., creating the disas- Jan. 17-21 in Saipan. Cantero replaced proclaimed June 21 the date of the FSM ter relief fund, appropriating $2 mil- Resio Moses who resigned to run for plebiscite.
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