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SUNDAY, JANUARY 20. 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
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By EVA HAMILTON
Mill Tribune Staff Writer
A country awaking to mod
ern. challenges and moving
forward economically by the
iron ore route is the descrip
tion given bere of Liberia by
Doyle K. Casey, who recently
returned from the west coast
of Africa
He completed a two-year
stay in that former lethargic
country as public administra'
tion advisor for the U. S
Agency for International De
velopment, the department of
state agency which adminis
ters the foreign aid program
Liberia is really progress
ing because of foreign in
vestments, Casey explained.
There is big money to be
made in Africa and Ameri
can and European investors
are there to make it.
Lebanese Oparata Store
The Lebanese investors,
too, are deep in the heart of
Liberia. "Even in the Bush,"
Casey said, "you will find a
Lebanese operating a store."
Casey, who was ptatloned
in Medford with the Air
Corps during World War II, is
a guest here with Mrs. Casey
and their five daughters at
the home of his brother, Rich
ard W. Casey, 137 North Oak
dale ave.
"I have never seen a coun
try so small so rich in iron
ore," Casey declared. "You
may think I am overrating
the importance of iron, but it
Is iron ore that is giving a
new rating to Liberia."
Lamco is spending $20(1 mil'
lion on an ore plant, iailroad
seaport and other equipment
in Liberia and will complete
the investment before real
izing one cent in return. Such
is the company's faith in the
future of Liberian iron, Casey
noted. Production is not
scheduled to start before
April.
A Minerals Company
What is Lamco? It is the
Liberian American Swedish
Minerals company. A 200-mllc
railroad is part of its con
struction program a id it has
been employing several thou
sand Libcrians. The tribal
Liberians carry on the man
ual labor and foreigners, plus
some Liberians, perform the
work requiring more train
ing. The company expects to ex
port several hundred million
tons of 63 per cent iron ore
to Europe and the United
Stales. American Investors
also have an interest in an
other mine located at Boml
Hills. Two additional plants
are being financed by cor
man investors.
Lamco is located 4,000 feet
above sea level and it Is just
another world, according to
the man who helped Liberia
reorganize government oper
ations. The humidity is high
at Lamco, as it is throughout
Liberia, but the temperature
is cool and pleasant.
Moving Forward
"The Liberians are moving
forward politically, too, al
though not spectacularly" for
another reason. And this rea'
son is close to the work which
Casey carried on there. Li
berians arc willing to let
someone else do the work for
which they are not now pre
pared and ready
Casey's Job was to help
with Liberia's efforts in reor
ganizing government oper
ations and to help stimulate
economic development. As
deputy chief of the public ad
ministration division in Mon
rovia, he worked closely with
the Liberian Special Commis
sion on Government Oper
ations, the conduct of Liberia's
first national census, the or
ganization of the National
Planning Agency, the Liber
ian Development Corporation
and the Rural Devolopment
Program centered in the in
terior of Liberia.
Atlhough a very small
country, about the size of the
state of Indiana, Liberia ex
erts great Influence in Af
rica, and Casey gives much
credit for this to the presi
dent, William V. S. Tubman,
now serving his fourth term.
The Americo-Libcrians fill
the principal government of
fices. In Highway Program
The country is now engag
ing in a. rather ambitious
highway program. "ne hun
dred miles of highway have
been asphalted. There are
many graveled roadways as
gravel is plentiful in Liberia,
very rocky country. So
Solution to Problem of
Broken Home Is in Home
rsiT nil
COUNSELING HELP Dr. D. Kirkland
West finds helpful in his counseling of
young married couples a book, "Design for
Christian Marriage", written by Dwight
Hervcy Small. It Is one of many on the
subject of miirringc he keeps on his library
shelves.
By EVA HAMILTON
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
For many months ministers
and Judges throughout this
country have been devoting
their time to a study of the
nation's "appalling divorce
rate," and the accompanying
break down of family life.
Everyone reads about It.
Everyone talks about 1' But,
does anyone do anything
about II? That's the question
they ask. The answer is yes.
at least here. And, the doing
In starting at the grass roots
as it does in most campaigns
that reap results.
Calling for cooperation of
all ministers in coping with
the "growing tide of broken
homes," Dr. D. Kirkland West
of the First Presbyterian
church In Medford recently
revealed some "shocking fig
ures pertaining In the situ
alion right in Jackson conn
t.v.
Gathers Stetittics
During a four-month period,
Dr. West gathered statistics
from the Jackson county
courthouse.
They showed (hat this conn
ly recorded during that time
122 marriages and 85 div
orces, affecting 10S children
The last figure is the one
that worries him most.
The second month the num
ber of divorces stayed Ihc
same, 22. The marriages in
creased from 29 to 32, a heal
thy sign at first glance. But
(he number of children In
volved in the broken homes
Incrcnnod from 22 to 24. So,
the situation was not so prom
ising as the first impression
might Indicate.
The third month chosen by
Dr. Wost igw marriages out
numbering divorces by a lar
ger margin, ao to 1:'. Again,
the number of chiUlrc.i In
volved stayed at approximate
ly the same number. 23. The
ratios In the fourth month
were "the most rcgrclablc."
There were 31 marring and
28 divorces, leaving ;tfl chil
dren "victims of the broken
home stigma," Dr. West
noted.
Suggests Several Answers
What is the cause of all
this? Dr. West suggests sev
eral answers blithe imrn't de
cided which one, if any, is
correct.
He Is sure of one thing. The
'til "death do us part" routine
means little if anything to a
growing number of people to
day. Fewer and fewer people
think of marriage In terms of
life. The truism Is. according
to Dr. West. "If I don't like
it, I can change II."
A marriage, he has found,
Is viewed In Ihc same light
as a new car by many cou
ples. If you don't like this
model trade It in for a new
one.
The attitude is not confined
to any one class of people.
The rich, the poor, the edu
cated, the uneducated full into
the same pattern, in lesser
numbers In some places, per
haps. Dr. West said. But, nev
er in a sufficiently notable
trend to enable those who
study the problem to label
any particular group a the
'most divorced" or the "least
divorced."
Figure In Answers
The working wife, the too-
young bride, and (lie Imma
ture bridegroom all figure In
nswers Ircqucn'ly given to
the problem.
It's too easy to get married,
sonic experts volunteer. Wo
men nave loo much money.
Ihey have become too inde
pendent to stay married, an
other offers. Of all America's
families in the $7.000-and-up
Income bracket, two thirds
have more than one wage
earner, and in nearly 60 per
cent ot there cases the second
worker Is the wife:
In the $7,000 to $10,000 In
come bracket, half of all
working wives bring home
more than one-third of the
family's total paycheck. These
are figures released by Syl
via roner, nnancial writer,
and in no attempt to throw
light upon this particular prob
icni. nut, ur. West believes,
sucli figures may be signifi
cant.
Vole of Majority
"Too-easy, too-early marri
ages ' seem to get the vote of
the majority of people rcnort-
ing their finding. when they
try to answer why. But v-hat's
to he done about it?
rew people favor more
laws to dictate more regula
tions, except, perhaps, where
a change is necessary tn the
protection of the Individual
and society.
The most desirable answer,
ministers and Judges agree,
"will come by way of the
home." Schools and many
churches, here and elsewhere,
are now giving instruction in
marriage and family relation
ships. But it gets a little em
barrassing sometimes, they
arc quick lo admit, when the
teachers and minisiers have
to condemn to the children
they are trying to counsel, the
very mistakes their parents
are making. 1
rocky that a person is con
stantly hearing bla ting In
Monrovia as builders seek
footing for construction, Cas
ey said.
"Tubman really has Roose
velt bested," Casey comment
ed, predicting that the Liber
ian leader will be elected to
a fifth term and inaugurated
in 1964.
There is much money to be
made in the service indus
tries in Liberia, according to
Casey, who explained that the
Libcrians know they are not
prepared at present to handle
all the needs in this field
The government contracts
with firms from other coun
tries for some of these serv
ices. Much improvement has
been made in recent years,
the Medford visitor empha
sized.
Stimulates Growth
Casey said when he first
took his family to Monrovia
he was lighting the candles
almost every night because
the electricity was off. The
Libcrians hired Americans to
come in and improve these
service industries and this has
helped stimulate the economic
growth of the country.
There are no sewage plants
in Monrovia, a city of 80,000
population, but this is not an
emergent problem, Casey vol
unteered. Most of the people
use the old out-door methods,
others have septic tanks. This
does not create the problem
one might think. It's quite all
right during the rainy season,
Casey explained, and the ants
are great scavengers during
the dry season. There are few
er flies and mosquitoes than
in many parts of South Amer
ica.
The Caseys were provided
with a typical American
house, four bedrooms with
two baths, while in Monrovia.
As servants, they had two
house boys, indigenous Li
berians. All domestics are
men in Liberia, the visitor
added. The women have ba
bies, plant rice, pound rice
and perform other tribal du
ties. The tendency to use
males instead of females in
domestic positions carries
through to the airlines where
one finds stewards instead of
stewardesses.
Problem In Hiring
One major problem in hir
ing tribal Libcrians, Casey
said, results from the fact that
there are 29 tribes, speaking
29 dialects. Sometimes
householder will have two
house boys who can't even
talk to each other.
The official language in Li
beria is English and the Americo-Libcrians,
descendants
of early American slaves, as
well as some tribal Liberians,
speak English fluently. Some
of the Amcrico-Liberians, are
recent arrivals in Liberia,
coming from the United
States maybe two or three
years ago.
Some go to the United States
and marry Negro girls and
bring them back to Liberia.
You have to be a citizen to
own property in Liberia and
only Negroes can be citizens,
Casey explained.
"Society in Liberia is much
more formal than in this coun
try. That is, with the Amcrico
Liberians." the former resi
dent of Monrovia emphasized,
adding "I didn't attend a num
ber of functions because 1
didn't have the required top
hat, striped pants and while
tic and 1 wasn't going to in
vest In them. Many of the wo
men wear very expensive
clothes, all Imported from
other countries. My wife could
tell you more about that."
Tribal Liberiani
Describing the tribal Liber
ians, Carey said there were
many differences in their fa
cial features. Although they
live In a small country, each
tribe has maintained its indi
viduality
All Ihc men are e lied the
"Boss" and all women
"Missy'' when addressed by
the tribal Libcrians
The iron which is making
Liberia a land of wealth also
makes it a poor agricultural
region. Even the waters are
colored with the mineral, Cas
ey said. The country doesn't
produce enough food to feed
its own people. Upland rice
is grown but more Is need
ed. It is Imported from Italy
and the United States. All
food, with the exception of
fruit, for the foreign commu
nity is imported. All food is
called "chop." The pantry is
Ihc "chop closet" and fresh
produce Is called "frcrh
chop."
Native Fruits
There are many native
fruits - oranges, grapefruit,
avocado, called butter pear,
the papaya, called paw paw.
and pineapples. The pineap
ples are so sweet people think
sugar has been added.
Liberian children don't
drink milk. Babes are nursed
until they arc several years
old. After that milk is no long
er a part of the diet. They
never have had milk in Liber
ia. One reason is that the tsetse
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RELAX IN MEDFORD Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Casey are
relaxing here with their five daughters at the home of his
brother, Richard W. Casey, between house hunting tours
around Medford. Janet, 14, now a student at McLoughlin
Junior High school, is wearing a lapa, the Liberian cost-
tumc, extra yardage of which Is used as a stole or a car
rier for babies. The other daugiuers are Sandra, lo, and
Patricia, 8, who have enrolled at Jackson school; Cynthia,
5, and Pamela, 2. Mrs. Casey plans to remain in Medford
to keep their daughters in school until the end of the term.
Medford YMCA
Names Delegates:
Five delegates to the Area
Council of the Pacific North
west YMCA were elected by
the board of directors of the
Medford organization at a
recent meeting.
They are Dr. William H.
Roberts, Mrs. Scott Wicker
sham, Terry Green, William
J. Williams and Robert E.
Nelson.
The Medford members will
attend the council meeting in,
Seattle March 1, 2 and 3. The
program there will give con.
sideration to the purposes for
which the YMCA works and
to the implementation of
these purposes in program aw
tivities.
It will devote considerable
time to legislation concerning
inter-association affairs and
opportunities for exchange of
ideas, according to advance
reports of the program.
Nine new directors will be
elected to the Medford YMCA
board at: the annual meeting
of the membership Jan. 22. -
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fly is still a problem. The
cows seen in Liberia are there
for scientific testing and for
beef.
Malaria is very common,
much of it, in' infants, of the
fatal cerebral type. The Cas
eys took malaria suppressives,
but Casey had one attack,
which was mild.
Temperature in Liberia is
equalled by humidity, which
always high. A tempera
ture as low as 67 degrees is
seldom recorded. It can, and
does rain H inches in 18
hours. The humidity is high
even in the "dry season"
when the dust boils up until
shrubs along the roadways
are so coated it is difficult to
identify them.
Sets Up Training Program
In addition to his Liberian
assignment, Casey was asked
by the U. S. Mission in Ni
geria to come there and as
sist in training officials at
the cabinet level, who will be
replacing the British in these
positions. He spent a month
just setting up the training
program and found the Ni
gerians wonderful people. '
Casey received his degree
in politieal science at the Uni
versity of Oregon in 1947 and
worked two years for the
League of Oregon Cities in
Eugene. He received an Al
fred P. Sloan fellowship in
government management for
graduate work at the Univer
sity of Denver where he ob
tained his master's degree.
He worked with legislative
committees in Sacramento,
Calif., before joining the for-
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Casey was with the foreign
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going to Africa. His previous
post was with the aid mission
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