Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-12-23 | Page 6 | Navajo Indian Aid to Return

Navajo Indian Aid lo 10 Return WASHINGTON Dec 23 tIPE tIP rIP E E. E will return to his former post as superintendent of 1 the Navajo I Indian dlan reservation 1 in Arizona na and New Mexico succeeding suc suc- James lames Stewart the in int interior t tenor department said Tuesday Tuesday Stewart will b become come head of the I Indian lands office Hi in Washington a position he formerly held helel lit it was was was' 5 said ld The interior department did not say when the change will become effective It did f formal say saya a 8 n an an- of or th the o change wm will be made ini l later i r in U the d day Stewart took over the Navajo from tram Fryer about five years ago Word of the change came as the bureau of Indian affairs was prey pre pairing to expand its relief work among mong the Navajo and Hopi In In- Congress recently authorized expenditure expenditure ex ex- pen iture o of for direct and work relief among the thee tribes and v voted ted in an initial appropriation ri Uon of last wee week to carry carryon on the work already signed by the president Congress Congre acted quickly of after ter r Pros Pros Pres Truman and members of con- con investigating committees reported th the Indians nr are threatened threatened threat threat- e ened ed with hunger and cold this winter and lack adequate medical m and educational l faculties facilities