Pago Pago
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Governor Lowe Arrives At Pago Pago
Mr. Richard B. Lowe, Fifth
post-war Governor of American Samoa, arrived at Paen Pago and was officially in augurated as Governor in ceremonies performed there on November 12. He was sworn in by Chief Judge Morrow and was greeted by the High Chiefs of American Samoa with a kava cere mony, the speech of welcome being delivered bv High Chief Sotoa, chairman of the Council of Para mount Chiefs.
Governor Lowe, in his inaugural soeech, said that the purpose of the E. Samoan Government is to help Samoans help themselves, and the first way that they can do this is by increasing agricultural production.
He reported that an arrangement has been reached with the Van Camp organisation of America to open the fish cannery at Pago Pago fnd that recruiting for the United States Armed Forces would also be resumed in Samoa. A Naval re cruiting team would shortly arrive to interview applicants.