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.
Glenn Simmons of Glenwood
Will b KPvnl II will viva an
Instructive talk and show films
of his recent vUlt to Pakistan.
The public Is Invited to attend.
IMreshmenta will b served at
the close of the meeting.
Bsa Hud dl too Karl mi.
nrUe Visit with friends. Dr. iml
Mrs. Ciordon Hebstrom of Fon-
tana. Calif., last Thursday. Thev
were on their way to Seattle,
vvn, and stopped In Heppner
en route.
Brown in 0SU Band
Dirt Brown, son of Mr. and
Mr. Paul Brown of Heppner, I
a member of the Orr;n mu
University band, playing cornet.
He entrrrd OhU a a freshman
this year after graduating from
Hppn-r Mrh lt spring, thru
also was a member of the Hcpo-
ner men band.
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