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Africa Calling a utroirr moH the keai cast ly N. C ANDERSON Hello everyone! Al the request own. We were fortunate to be of aeorea of kuimI Mouow coun ly rltUena who asked lu I kept Informed of ih A ml. sons' ad venture In Africa I am Jotting down a few of the fast moving eaperlener we have hal since leaving Heppner on August 30. After leaving Pendleton on the .HWh wit had a change In our Iravrl plana frum Ilia N. Y. of. flee. It seemed that air rrsrrva Hun were hard to get fur a family of 8 fJ we enjoyed a few days in Seattle, a frw with three aUtrrt In Minneapolis, a trip to the old home farm In N. I. over the l-abor Day wwk end to are mv dad. who la confined to a nursing home at ace Hi. two druthers and a autrr bark to Minneapolis to leave for New York on N-Member 7. a nittnt and a day In New York provided an opportunity to aee atne of the highlight of that rlty. We enjoyed a atroll diwn isroaiiway at a am, a trip up 10 me top of the Kmplre State Wdg., Grand Central Ma lion, etc. rir to Farta We flew to Parla. leaving New York at 8:30 pm. September B, arriving at H:.TO a m. September 9, Tan Am alrllnea picked ui up at the airport, took ua to a down town hotel, where we p-nt the day until leaving by Air Afrloue to Niamey at Id:) that nlshl. We had an opportunity to a little of 1'arl. Not too exritlng but took aome colored slide and ate a stand dinner at the hotel. We arrived In Niamey at 3:10 a.m. the IW but only having to argue In franco for two houra at the I aria alrrl. It aeema tnai the planes were no loaueu mat reservation didn't mean much. After a few phone rail and much waving of the hand we got on the plane )ut at It wan petting ready to taxi off. Don't know Just what happened but aomething I aatd or didn't auy In French, mayle. Wc were met In Niamey by my coworker. For ester Fred Wet from llolse who ha born here since I ant Novem ber and the AID liaison officer. Six Rough Mile After being run through health. police and etc. we event ually loaded for the trip to M-i-maey about six rough mile away. While we had been travel - j Inj! by two taxi between hotel. able to buy the only I'eugot ala tlori wagon In Niamey and Ret license. passport, driver a II rense, etc, completed In four day. So the family undertook the two day drive to get the hoys enrolled In nhool there. Mrs. Perkins, wife of the DTM here, who has had a daughter In the school till her graduation last year, went along a Inter preter, rtc. They don't let peo ple drive around here unaccorn panled. especially women. They will be back Wednesday If ev rr thing goes O. K. They left with two spare tires, two tubes, tire Iron, patching kit, and food for emergency. rialda af Cattail' Niamey Is strictly African! While most of the Nlgertenne In town live In mud buildings there are a few thatched huts as one would aee In the movies. I have been out to Kolo, the ex periment station where I was originally scheduled to be sta Honed. All the way out there are field of millet which look like fields of cat talis. The farmers have their thatched huts right out In the middle of the fields and the whole family Is In the field weeding or pounding up the flour In laree wooden vss e" with a large pole. Millet Is the main food here as well as the main crop crown. The soil is quite poor so crops do not yield well, and fertilizer U at a premium. The majority of the rattle, goats and sheep are crown away from the main (tod area so that fertilizer 1 not available. Being nomad, there is not much chance to gather any manure and chemical fertilizer la not ccrromlcal a freight la so hlch. There are little trans- portst Ion facilities, but the last few days larire trucks and trail era are getting through from Ni geria. Itonds have been almost moassahle for several months a the rainy season slows things down considerably. Trie main mode of tanixrtat!on la on the head I have wen some unoe- tevable load being carried on the head. Lalor I cheap so no one carries anything but ha the bo carry it for them. I saw a bell boy carry two large suit cases up a hotel stulrway on hi head with one In each hand. K'ven the little kid go around JYload and washed out by rains Wildlife Eacltln However, we enjoyed It and saw rtuee aU'hta than I ran be gin to tell you here wild txar pig, blue giant lizards, monk e. native villages, camel, game bird, wild blrda which are truly gorgeous, and many other itiMr-iit typca of plants, Uret ami riowrr. We will I-. avmin brlre the iHvs home for t hrUtmas al which lime we will fake Me lures and notes. It lakes one and a half day to make the trip. liis'lan la a teeming city, thuua ands of people all going every which way. Some enormou modern buildings ruing out of the native homes of mud. bam boo and thatched roofs, modern hotel anl a department store which seemed like Meier and Frank to us after the little mar kets of Niamey. We had a shop ping spree! The school Is out three miles In a lovely natural setting of grassy sloi.es. trees, and flowers, modern building and Is a quiet haven after the hustle and bustle of the rlty. I am sure the boys will enjoy their stay there, once school U In full swing. Here In Niamey, Rick will be we had only a small Jep to load them on. The people 01 Morrow county would have laughed at me on top of the Jeep load of bug heading for town over a "wash louril" pie-c of oil rood one of the few mile of oil road in Niger. Kveryone here drives like they're In a hurry tthe only time anyone hurries) so mv ride atop the Icop was refreshing to say the least. A I had suspected, our house was not ready so wc lived at the Grand Hotel for seven days. KVen though there are dozens of Nlgerienne still working on our house, we have been In It for the past three days. At the rate they are going they will be around for several days. Our house 1 typically African, but with electricity, running hot and cold (not very cold) water and bath. Wc have all new fur niture (Sears and Koebuck), gas stove and G. K. refrigerator. Twin beds are vogue here and we have six of them with good Inner-springs. We have a house boy, Mensha, who came from Togo and can speak pretty good tngllsh. Our night watchman, or guarde, is Houhou, the main tribe of Niger. Our house is lame, concrete, and poorly plan ncd. There are three bedrooms two baths, kitchen, large living room and dining room. Bugs Top Morrow's Being African, it had no win dowa (Just steel slatted shutters) so we are getting new windows and front doors. Our only nope is for some screens as the Dugs over here make Morrow county Insects look quite Insecure. Some of our 411 Entomologist ciuds could be set up In grand busl ness If they were outside our door at the nleht llcht some eve nlng! We are getting a high concrete wall installed today with gates that are locked each night, also a nice outside patio with native stone which we win enjoy after the bug season. They say they are worst In September and October. We have been royally enter tained by the U. S. Embassy, AID people and others since our arrival. In Just one week our whole family was entertained at Sunday dinner by the ambassa dor. I have been there for a stag dinner and a picnic and dance Saturday night. Everyone has been exceptionally nice .and in vited us for several meals. Thursday when we moved in, the ambassador's chauffeur came with a large box of groceries from soup to a bottle or gin. ine chief deputy of mission and AID officers' wives both brought boxes so we are living quite well. Boys Leave for School Esther and the boys loft. Sat urday morning at 6 for Ibadan. The 350-mile trip (as we had been told) turned Into 1400 kil ometres (a kilometre, I am told, Is 0.62 mile). Also we were told there was air service available direct to Ibadan but wasn't told it took four days and the long way around to get there. After figuring out the expenditure of $G50 for transportation we de cided to Invest In a car of our ulth Ihelr hooks bottles of noo. and airpon aiong me way ,c on lhHr n.a(i,. nick I get (with our 20 boysi. we found ,niJ r(.ttv good at It himself. Twice Sis of Texas I have not vet figured out ex actly what mv Job will be. but have to get busy soon develop ing some kind of a program. I have met with the minister ot agriculture and hi director of one of the phases of agriculture, which Included the extension service. As soon as the roads are so we can get around, I want to go out to some demonstration area in the Interior to check out some KKslbllttle. My area Is almost the size of Texas doubled. Director Sounna says we will concentrate on an area about 60 kilometres out for the present. There Is lots of oportunlty for development here If only I can get down to the correct level to start. Big thing In the making here I a bridge across the Niger at Niamey. While the ferry looks quite adequate to me the locals say it Is a bottleneck in trans portation. The U. S. will loan about $2 million to the Niger government for construction to begin in 19GG. lYoblem now Is correct height for barges to get under In case dams are built on the Niger to make It navigable. From the concrete work I have seen here I can't figure out how they can build a dam that will stand but I guess It can bo done. Everything Green Everything is green now fol lowing the rainy season, but I understand it will begin to dry up soon. Wc arc looking forward to the nice season, which begins about mid November lasting un til March. Camels, donkeys, sheep, goats, cattle are In excel lent flesh. Camels and donkeys are loaded with firewood, grass hay and other commodities and can be seen around town, night and dav. I'll let mv wife tell about shopping expe r 1 e nc e s I which is quite startling. I'll write again soon and re late some more experiences, work of the Peace Corps here, etc. Our regards to everyone who takes time to read this ramb ling report. au revoir: From Mrs. Anderson comes this additional report: We have been in Africa 13 days and everyone has been as busy as any day in Morrow county. People have been so hospitable and eager to make us feel at home that we nave been continually "on the go" to luncheons, dinners, and parties. So far we have felt only momen tary pangs of homesickness. We do miss the good iresn breezes and the water of "home". Our weather has been hot and hu mid, 90 humidity, they tell us, so has been uncomfortable. The rainy season is due to end soon and along with It the ex treme humidity, so the next few months are supposed to be more pleasant This last week-end the boys and 1 drove to Ibadan where they have entered school. The drive Is a beautiful one as far as scenery, but a back breaking! one as far as roads, as quite a bit of it was gravel and rock Principals to Meet I Irmenlsry principal of Mor row county school will go to Portland Friday for a I day meeting of grade -tioo princi pal of the atate. Supt. David i'ldtrr said Thoo planning to attend Include Jack (jroosnhk- l of llrppnrr. I'vnrrtt HuUtein of lone. Mick Tolar of A. f. Houj.ioi). XfiMwx, and Dan iel of Uoardman. attending a French t.ol at art ing Oitotx-r 4. It's all in French Nela and I are starting French class today and hope to be able to converse much better than wt do now. There I a large group of F.nglUh apraklng families here aUo, ao we always have someone to visit with In our us ual way. As yet we have not received tiaette-Tlmea and the boyi ar eager for their to come to Ibadan. Their addrcsa I Inter national Secondary School. Unl verslty of Ibadan, Ibadan, Ni geria. We send our greeting to everyone. Sincerely. Km her Anderson Church Sett Special Mcetingi Next Week fiud Godhey of Gooding, Ida ho. will lie guest apeakrr at a tfTlal meeting of the Assembly of (od church on Monday. C)ci obe II. according to Rev. Bil lie AUup. pastor. Trie cowboy minuter, who serves a an lU'A rr.apJaJn. and rU tr.u ytar In lb vndletn lioun Up. will will apeak of his Interesting ex j-erlcrxes at a public meeting at the church, starting at ?;u pm. The church will alto hold a series of nightly meetings, start ing at 7'W pm.. Tuesday. Oct ober 12. The Rev. Gerry Minton, an evangelist and former pat tor of the Assembly of God church In I'endleton. will speak each evening Tuesday through Sunday, with a special service planned for Sunday morning. Mrs. Tom fraters of Cross Valley was a week end Visitor at the home of her sister. Mrs. Lucille I'arrtkh. She arrived Thursday with friends and re turned to her home Sunday with her nephew, Aivm Ayers. ntftntn CAirnr. TIMES. Thursday. October f. IKS Lexington Grange To Hear Speakers Two lntertin meeting have been planned for the Leilngtun Grange during this month. Fol dav io!.t. (k ltr 9, mi 6 .i, the Oroeram sill r-atiir a talk nn the lloneer Memorial N ursine Home, and the important points or iieairare. py hospital admin istrator Will Ollarra. On Saturday. (Vfoher M lh grange will be host to a public meeunz wnen a soeciai euesr. 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