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Pak Sastro now called 'Sastrokadis'
(has he changed his name? why?); he is 
still the biggest in Kajar
biggest in Kedung is Pak Pujo (Pejo?);
has a contract from Kubota tractor to
make 'mata luku' (tractor tires?)-
also called 'KEJEN'
Pak Sastro also a customer of BPD
sometimes they use scrap from Cilegon
in form of 'potongan kecil' (cuttings)

rel besi now 700 per K
cheaper scrap 500
1 pikul of charcoal is 4000-5000; 30-40
KG per pikul
(exchange rate now 1963 Rp to the $U.S.)

Pak Harto is now village treasurer
(kepala urusan keuangan) - (br. in law
of Sastro)
a little padi gogo (dry rice) in the 
village; 5 hectares only (1/100 of village land)

[[margin]] 1 [[margin]] 
these notes from BRI unit desa head,
who has only been in place a mo. [[month]]
3 men are head of the Coop:
Pujo
Prapto
Sastrokades


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Sastro also has a public transport business
(angkutan umum) now
in Cilacap cassava is sold to Japanese
thru [[through]] a firm called P.T. Cilacap
there is [[crossout]] now [[/crossout]] no BIPIK petugas stationed in Kajar now, other than the 4 at the 
Induke -
wages now 3500 empu, 2500 panjak & kikir + 750-1000 for food & drinks

[[margin]] 3 [[margin]] 
after talking to Lurah went to Pak Sastro's where a formal meeting set up;
village has had electr. [[electricity]] for 3 years and asphalt road for 2 (Kajas asph., Kedung belum)
many boys going to higher level of schooling
than before
many houses converted to semi-permanent;
are now about 4-wheeled 30 vehicles in the village
and lots of motorcycles
they say 135 perapen with 5-7 men each
only 20% mechanized
most people have 450 watts of electr. [[electricity]]
which is enough to run a blower, but
not a gurinda listric
[[crossout]] to get [[/crossout]] for blower only need 150-350 watts, dep. [[depending]] on size
to get more than 450 watts must
pay a lot of money (harus berani bayar)