The Key West Citizen Newspaper, January 24, 1953, Page 9

: y.chour Miss Mercedes . —Emestine Adderly, Miss Rose Marie Sands and Mrs. Carrye Colebrook. Mr. Pinder, Ambassador Of Good-Will Solicitor Continues His Mission In Africa Pinder had .a. great deal to do Dartmect. When te Economie Mis ent. When ic Mis- Bion ca: rng: gad the Govern: Representatives of the U.S. Mis- sion discussed the possibility of raising fruits and. vegetables for sale in Monrovia. Seeds, simple tools, and other equipment were supplied. The first season, the People produced enough vegetables ted | for sale, With some of the money of $100,000. a yeer. In 1949, the Government paid for the ‘am, which has Pind expanded wit they earned this way the village bought three 80-gallon kettles of cooking palm oil. Use of the kettles resulted in a better product be- cause there was less acid left in the oil. Now, money is’ being in- vested cooperatively in an oil press and a nut-cracking machine. More young palm trees of improved variety have been planted. Head »|Chief Anadu takes pride in the five dollars a year in 1944 to about twenty-five dollars, now. When the technical workers of the |the Economic Mission first began to go to the project at Dimeh- Amino, which is about 15 miles from the capital city of Monrovia, it took them about 8 hours of com- port-|bined walking and canoeing to ie the place. Now by crossing etl il to | Part of the jr fine new bridge over the St. | ~ Paul ,River and following the new toad which has been built, the |: traveler covers the distance in a | © car or truck in about 30 minutes, The United States Pure Food and | _ Drug Administration used to pro- hibit ‘the entry of Liberian cocoa into the United States because of its poor quality. During the war years, European markets were cut off and the cocoa trees became jungle. One of the first things Pinder did on coming to Liberia was to encourage the people to clear the groves and to .|teach them to prepare their pro- duct for market. They have re- cently set out 6000,000 young cocoa trees. When these come to full pro- . | duction, they will supply nearly 150 tons of @xportable cocoa beans each year, most of which goes to the United States The building of new roads has .|had much to do with the expan- segsae H ec sf sion in agriculture and industry. In 1938 there were about 200 miles of roads in Liberia. In 1950 there were over 1,000 miles. With the Toads have come also a demand for all kinds of goods from the United States - trucks, tractors, road-building and maintenance equipment. Now, hundreds of farm , families can take their produce to market in a day, whereas it used to mean weeks of weary plodding . {on foot. The produce arrives in have been large. An example is the case of Festus S. Kandukai, his wife, and their four children of school age, all working the whole day, were scarcely able to wring a bare subsistence from their 15- acre farm and the few wild palms on it, The family’s income was about $50.00 a year. In 1946, Kandakai asked the Economie Mission for help in grow- ing bles. Three years later, in inh the Kandakai family had @n annual income of $300.00. In addition to selling the vegetables, ve added some to their own better condition and the farmer can get better prices for it. While these projects were going on, the United States Mission and the Liberian Government were ad- vancing a survey of the entire country covering its soil, forest and mineral resources, future trans- Portation possibilities, and other Phases of economic life. The Gov- ernment of Liberia has expressed a desire for United States techni- cal cooperation in a long-range de- velopment program based on this survey. Over a 5 to 10-year period the program will concentrate on five major fields: engineering, with emphasis on road-building and hy- | dro-electric works; agricultural de- . |velopment; further health services; - basic education; and improved;chance to come to the United | brother, Mr. Charles Gates of New | public administration. The Liber- | States, always come to Key West, | York City There is the village of Dimeh- Amino, not fir from the Liberia jan Government expects to contri- Saturday, January 24, 1953 DOUGLASS SCHOOL CHORUS SINGS AT LEY MEMORIAL The Douglass School * Chorus sang several numbers at the “evening worship service” of Ley Memorial church, Truman Avenue, Sunday, January 18, 1953. Kenneth Carey, Willie C. Higgins and Miss Nancy Evans were solo- ists for the evening. Two selections were rendered at the Youth Program which took place before the regular church service, The chorus members and their director, Mrs. Doris Miller were served refreshing cold drinks be- ) tween the two programs. * OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, under the direc tion of Miss Mercedes Hannibal, appeared in a benefit concert to March of Dimeg eampaign, at the Key West High School on Monday, January 19th. Reading from left to right,. back row, Hannibal, John’Grey, Leon Summer, Paul Jones, Alfred Colebrook and Frank Holliman; front row, left to right, Hannibal, Miss Anita Hannibal, Mrs. Margaret Holliman, Miss Phyllis Hannibal, Miss Geneva Hannibal, Miss Directs Chorus i Citizen Staff Photo by Ellis Finch MISS VERA FALCO, who is in her junior year at Douglass High School, is ah ardent worker in the March of Dimes campaign. She is soliciting contributions between shows at the Lincoln Theater. She is asking that you contribute generously to this worthy cause. Miss Falco is sponsored by the “Regular Fellows Club.” ~ BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson (Rose Marie Sawyer) are the proud parents of. a baby girl born | on Saturday, January Ist, at the Naval hospital.-The little one who Ohter American firms have gone into Liberia. The Liberia Mining Company, deals in cocoa planta- tions and small trading and saw- mill operations. Liberia has proved a staunch in- | dependent ally to the United States. Both countries are profiting from the cooperation between the Health and Economic Missions of the United States and the Government of Liberia. This is true whether you consider Frank Pinder explor- ing the countryside to show the people how to help themselves or whether you consider that the an- nual trade between the two coun- tries has grown from $2,000,000 to $21,000,000. In conclusion, let me state that even though Frank has come a long |way towards the realization of his | dreams, he has not given up. Just }last year, (1951-1952), he pursued a | course in “Tropical Agriculture” at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York in order to be better able to help his people in Liberia. Frank is a young man who is not ashamed of his humble begin- ning, and whenever he gets a if only for a few hours. He does | bute 20 per cent of its total annual | not come as a show-off, but be | revenue or about one miliion dol- | cause he is so interested in others, lars a year, to these plans. The |he comes to urge the boys and jat home after a major operation annual rate of United States spend- ing for the program reached $850, 000 during the year 1951. In Liberia, U. S. capital has found an open-door policy and a stable government. Since 1926, the irestone Rubber Company has ed land for the cultivation of rubber. At present the company | has 70,000 acres under production | girls of Douglass to study. |Lincoln Theater| i 805 Emma Street - }and another 10,000 acres of rubber | and which will comé into pro-/| ible to ‘pay our texes.” The Sut tax is the wincipal real-estate tax in Liberia ‘ad @mounts to about three dollars year. duction within the next 5 years. | fits planiations contain model vil- lages to house the rubber workers |whe are provided with modern imedical care gnd hospitalization. Phone 2-6642 in nine years} weighed 6 Ib. 13%4 ounces at birth has been given the name of Yomi Marie. Mrs. Theonis Jackson, daughter of Mrs, Louise Skinner, 918 Terry Laue, is the proud parent of a baby girl, born at the Municipal hospital on December 12th. The little one who weighed 4 Ib. at birth has been given the name of Y’vonne Cecilia. - Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones (Jose- phine Mills) are the proud parents of a baby girl born on Thursday, December 25, 1952, at the Naval hospital. The little one who weigh- ed 8 Ib. at birth has been given the name of Sharon Elaine. SICK Mrs. Evelena McGowan, daugh- Tter of Miss Kathleen Sawyer |Whyms of 816 Emma Street, is in- | disposed, Mrs. Almeta Dawkins, mother of Miss Coralee Dawkins, 326 Ange- jla Street, is home now after being |@ patient in the Municipal Hospi- jtal. | Mr. John Gates of Whitehead Street, who has been indisposed for several months, was visited by his Mrs. Violet Allen Roberts, daugh- ter of Rev. George W. Allen, is jat the Municipal Hospital. Bermuda Market GROCERIES & MEATS |, 632 Whitehead Street Phone 26342 Citizen Staff Photo by Ellis Finch MRS. DORIS music director of Douglass High School, appeared in concert with her choir at Ley Memorial Church on Sunday, January 18, 1953. Mrs. Miller is most ac- complished in her field and is ever ready to serve the public, MEMBERS OF VESTRY BOARD INSTALLED AT ST. PETER’S On Sunday, January 11, 1953, at the evening services of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, the members of the Vestry Board were installed for the ensuing year., They are: Mr. Earle McGee, senior warden; Mr. Samuel W. Kelly, secretary; Mr. George Cambridge, treasurer; Mr. Joseph Hannibal; Mr. Maxwell Shavers and Mr. David Darrell. Father John H. Reece, Jr., was the installing officer. Chairman Floyd Hannibal Makes Report On Drive The March of Dimes is richer by $252.75 as a result of a dance and floor show held at the colored VFW—American Legion Hall on Saturday, January 10, .1953, Chair- man Floyd Hannibal stated that a similar event held in 1952 brought in a total of $91.00, so that this year’s event provided a far more outstanding return for the polio drive. A Concert was also given on Monday, “January 19th, by the Choral Singers and the Island City Male Chorus, Miscellaneous contributions other than the above turned in by Chair- man Hannibal amounted to $30.00 Monroe County School Board Erects Fence Around Douglass The Monroe County School Board is having the entire back portion of Douglass School enclosed by an anchor chain link fence, 472 feet in perimeter and six feet in height. The community is proud of this fence as it will certainly be a big help in keeping trespassers and loiterers off the school grounds. Mr. Wardlow, who operates a lawn and landscaping firm, is the contractor. sont eriosrnticnninienbetmcaninatiin Mrs. Mildred Brown Ha is resting well at home after an op- Jeration at the Naval Hospital. Mrs. Lurlean Edgecombe Mingo of 714 Chapman Lane is ill. Little Marianella Tynes, d ter of Mrs. Annie Tynes, 418 Olivia Street, is ill. einer COME TO THE BIG SALE OUR FIRST! IDEAL TOGS. S34 DUVAL ST. THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Mr. Cyril Fisher, junior warden; ! Page 9 DEATHS Mr. Edward M. Thompson, about 82, a member of St. Peter’s Epis- copal Church, who resided at 415 Petronia Street (rear), was found dead in his home on Tuesday, January 20, 1953. The exact day of his death is not known. Funeral arrangements cannot be announced until some word is re- ceived from relatives. Mr. James Alfred Adams, age 48, native of Thomston, Alaba- and for the past seven years a resident of Key West, living at 1016 Howe Street was buried on Wednesday, January 21, 1953. Mr. Adams, a World War I Veteran, died on December 2ist. His funeral was delayed pending word from some relative. As such word was not received, consent was given to bury him on the above date-exactly a month after his demise. Miss Mercedes Hannibal Directs Choral Singers The Choral Singers Club was ger; John Gray, assistant business manager; Paul Jones, chaplain; There are twenty-three members in the group. 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