SITUATION REPORT ON THE JURBARKAS RAYON; PARTISAN ACTIVITY, KOLKHOZY, TRANSPORT

Created: 5/29/1953

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information report

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(lithuanian ssr)

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Source thinks that their numbers may hare been Increasing, because whenever thereew Buaslan call-up large numbers of young aen make for the foreete. There are no partisans

near Jurbarkas, but subject oonsiders that thers are sons in the Qslgaudlskls area,

also oonsiders that there are large numbers near

The inhabitants ofhare bean forced to Join ths kolkhoi Artojae. At the beginningork vas bsgun in dismantling farmhouses in Dainlai for ths purpose ofthsa Id the center of the kolkbos. As most of the housos vers old, the timber fell apart during the process and lt vas not possible to rebuild the houses. The lumber vas finally used as flrevood. When dismantling ths houses proved unsuccessful, houses were cored to the kolkhos centsr on special platforms drawn by six tractors, ver or, at the and of1 "hen the weather becaae warmer, houses wars aot moved further and many remained along the road.

Iron hisres of land, the kolkhcralk must make the following deliveries to thecentners of potatoes,ggs per chicken,ilograms of buttsr,entnerper oov (sic). There isead tax ofubles for each parson overrold. Bouroe oould not remember the exact age. I nall young horses were taken for the

Insad of cattle ars butchered every week. Theransported to factories where lt is canned for the army. Host of theee factories are ia,

There are large storehouses ln Jurbarkas for storing hay. Trom Jurbarkas, the hay is even transported to army units ln. This is neoessary because ths meadows ln Buine are nsgleoted and are overgrown with weeds whichan's height*

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1 price* in Jurbarkas ware as follows: Bread cost two rubles per kilogram. It was very difficult to obtain, aad people stood ln llnee of ateople from the early hours of ths morning. Tho Buaolass,on the other hand,received bread at the same time ae they received their salaries. Butter vasJ rubles per kilogram (in winter7 rubles). Iggs coot0 kopeks each. Tha price of oabbages fell progressivelyubles touble to such an extent that0 farmers were no longer bringing them to market ae their sals was unprofitable. Chickens coat7 rubles. These are bought only by fiusslan women, /lour wasubles psr kilogram,ubles per cwt but1 practically impossible to buyi sugararity and could only be obtained through acquaintances among store clerks. The price wasubles per kilogram. Potatoes ware0 rublee per enrt. There le no shortage of salt, amtohee, or kerosene, but when tha war in Korea broke out the people nevertheless began to store these The State store In Jurbarkas had.its sign ln both Lithuanian and Russian language; most of its employees were Lithuanian. There was no great shortage of food in the villages, but there waa ln the town Itself. Some of the townspeople endeavored to keep pigs and fed them with mushrooms or greenetuffs. The flBherman have been organised collectively and fish for the State. arge amount of fish is caught ln the river Isennas with floatingorm of fishing which vas prevlouely prohibited.

Iqdustry

Thereaw mill and charcoal factory (T) operating ln Jurbarkas, and nothingnown of any other form of industry. Just below Jurbarkas ln Ealenal thereiver port and ship repair workshops. The workers are Lithuanians and RusBiana, the chiefiatelan who owns two farms in the vicinity.

Bestfrtatlons

0 there were mass deportations froa the area of. Aaoag the deportees froa the villages of Salnlal, Hesklainkal,nd,

Orlskusfamily Borchertas (fnu) Jonas Markevlcius

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13. Inew Russian families have been settled in the hoses of those who have been deported. In Jurbartea tbe Russlana are in the minority cu-jared with the Lithuanians* Mont of then are employed ae informants,and therefore people avoid them as much as possible. They also occupy favored positions in coll* otive faroe.

Military

U.. Quarters for the mllltlaitrebltell in Jurborkoo ar* locatedwo-story house near the Protestant churoh. The military garrison in Jurbarkas consists of aboutoldiers. The quarters of the MVD inE) are in the apartment of Jigeris (fnu) next to the post office. Thirty-two MVD members live hero.

Russians started to construct ah airfield atE) butthe work was half completed.

Movement

There are two steamships per day in each direction between Jurbarkae and Kaunas. Departures ar* at. andp.m. from each city. In Jurbarkas, tickets for tha trip are puroliased at the steamship ooramuni cation ticket office, which is located next to the dock at the market place on the shore of the Nemunas Riv*r.

Th* steamboats LlTTsS" (now callednd LKISVB (now called MEL'JIKAITB) still operate on the Nemunas River, and there isug called VOLGA which was formerly on

the Vlela River. The Journey by steamboat to Jurbarkae aod Kaunas and return costsubles. Tbe ferry Journey across the Semunaa by State ferry near Jurbarkas isubles. rivate ferryman takes two rubleaf one goes to the State and one le for himself. So special passes are required to travel by steamboat, but before being allowed on board one's passport must be produced.

the road near the church there are larg* signboards indicating that people aregoing into the forest or fields,1

Churoh*a

th* Catholic and Evangelic churches atE) were closed The Evangelic church in Jurbarkas was closed ln0 and converted intoprison. Tbe Catholic church in Jurbarkas is still open. The rectorriestbrother is ln Venezuela. The two Catholic priests ln Jurbarkasto the needs of those who profess the Evangelic faith. The Evangelic churohwas closed The pastor, named Preikeaitis, attempted to get authority

to re-open the church but was unable to raise sufficient funds to have this done. The OMtholio thurch atE) ihaa been alcaed. The churoh at'i imloU has been ooapletely'nd the brick* removed.

Miscall p. nef.ua. Information

were no doctors ln Dainiai,linic for lnfeotlcu* diseases. Near Jurbarkas

therearge hospital. Treatment is free, but medicines which are prescribed have to be paid for and can be quite expensive. Some Russian nurses from this hospital came to Dainiai to buy milk and butter and boasted of the faot that in Russia they had participated in operations0 Germans had had their tongues cut out.(sic). The doctors are usually Lithuanians.

Some of the population listen to foreign broadcasts, but when doing so they normally cover their sets with blankets in order that the programa should not be heard outside of the room.

ass of beggars from Russia, mainly youths, flooded Lithuania and spread as'far as Kaliningrad. The government organs eventually began to round them up and return them to Russia. At the present tims they are no longer to be seen. Tbe area near Rusne in tbe Klaipeda district is very sparsely populated. It is being colonized by Lithuanians from th* Vilnius area wbo era not very good farmers and are not able to keep the land In good order.

The localities between Kaunas and Jurbarkas on the banks of the Neaunas have not churchat Raudonvaris have been destroyed.

In Kaunas the two main bridges across the Nemunas have now been -raconatracted of iron.

GoBioenti Probably in Small nines* although possibly aouroe neant Jurbarkas.

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