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Lahner P.
1964
Nov. 11 - continued :
boat still in the process of loading ; we
headed toward Jaluit , introduced ourselves and
then listened to an inquiry from kanny if
it was allright if he went back to Jabor for
a " Doctor " ( I forgot the native name ) as there
was a baby about to be born on Jaluit ; we
guickly consented ; he put us ashore lightening his
load , sped back to Jabor , picked up the " doctor " ;
returned for us , and we were off again for
Jaluit ; we sped along close to shore skimming
over and near coral heads in the hands of an
expert boatman ; old Japanese bldgs . and bomb
wreckage could be seen the length of the N.E. to
S.W. section of Jaluit Island ; the scars of war
are still in evidence - and the natives have not
forgotten ; we arrived at our destination - a village
of 100 + on the Northwest extension of Jaluit at
about 10:00 ; people ran down to the beach and
greeted us as if the Messiah had arrived ; we met
the Headman and his band of elderly advisors and
took our gear to the dispensary ; the dispensary
is by far the most substantial building on the
island except for the church which is still under
construction ; we unpacked and shouldered our gear
under the surveillance of 75 pairs of bulging eyes ;
with the Headman as our guide and kanny
as our interpreter we started for the freshwater
(over)