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PORT-AL-PRINCE, HAITI a Avenue Marie-Jeanne - CITE DUMARCAIS ESTIME m Phone 2061 - Vol XX LE Sunday January 28th, 1962 No. 18
Frankie Laine Follows Columbus' Footsteps Jet
First
Tackled
Airport
Project
By
RETURNING IN MAY
WITH ORCHESTRA
ECONOMIC LIBERATION COUNCIL
The first project to be tackled under the new selfhelp, campaign of economic liberation of Haiti decreed
Thurston by President Doctor Francois Duvalier earlier this
Views Work month is the International Jet Airport. Work on the
new airport, at "Mais Gate", considered vital to the
In Artibonite growth of the tourist industry, has been decreed to
Port au Prince, January 25. begin February first. Ambassador Raymond L. Thuirs- In a decree published in thel Jup collection of funds, at its new
ton said vesterday he was very Monitor, January 18, President office setup on the Avenue Mamuch impressed with the scale Duvalierigave the responsibility rie-Jeanne. andi magnitude of the joint Hai- of building the new jet airport "Functionaries who have given
tian-American efforts for the to the government, with funds up their expense accounts will
economic development of the Ar- from the national effort. not be exempt from giving a
tibonite Valley. At the same time the econo- few hours weekly on the airport
He made the statement follow- mic liberation council stepped worksite as workmen or at any
ing a four-hour inspection tour
post which will not be above
of American aid projects in the
their physical capacity or above
Artibonite 1 his second such Top Jazz Boys Due their competence, stated an ar
tour during the past week, A On
Visit ticle in Panorama this week. week earlier he reviewed Pote
6-Day
Local raw materials will be used
Cole projects in the Department
on the airport project, this proof the North. The Paul Winter Sextet, one ject will also prevent the flight
Accompanied by Mrs Thurston, of America's top collegiate jazz of funds aboard that is so disUSAID and ODVA officials, Am- groups, is scheduled to visit astrous to: national economy, Pabassador Thurston saw miles up-/Port au Prince from February norama stated. fon miles of irrigation, drabhagelsth to 10th... LE MATIN LE January 23. 1962. and road construction, the larg During their six-day visit they Summary from LE MONITEUR
cst rice mill in Haiti, a new but will give television and radio The Work For The Airport Will
promising vegetable processing recitals as well as a public con- Begin On February 1st. plant, an experimental farm, a cert at the Rex Theatre the eve Le Moniteur of January 18th
livestock feeding facility and two ning of February 9. come out with two important delarge vegetable farms. Sporsored by the U.S. Depart- crees. Setting the jib of Mektoub Two, on a sail across Port au Prince All of these projects are re- ment of State under its cultural 1)-The text of the decree of
bay are Frankie Laine and wife Nan while skipper Richard Wein- lated to a U.S. economic aid pro- presentations program, the sext-
(Continued on page 15)
gram to the Artibonite
et plans to make, extensive
man,
an
wife
Valley,
Barbara and bearded Tim Fanlkner relax. A favorite which since mid 1959 alone rea- tour of Latin America. Haiti
with radio and TV audience here and in the U.S. Frankie has been ches 7 million dollars. will be its first stop. rated the most "sympathique" Tourist this year. a (See Page 15)
(Continued on page 4). (Continued on page 16)
HAITI IN LIME BLUE MARLIN RUN IN THE BAY
LIGHT AT
A blue marlin, the first ever sighted in Gonave bay, Kneer On Desert
PUNTA DEL ESTE was landed by Tony Kneer from the deck of the sixtyfoot Huckins luxury yacht "Desert Queen" between La Queen Lands 175lbs
Gonave island and the Riviere Gris on the mainland
Blue Marlin
Against Any Kind Of Sunday.
Tourist this year. a (See Page 15)
(Continued on page 4). (Continued on page 16)
HAITI IN LIME BLUE MARLIN RUN IN THE BAY
LIGHT AT
A blue marlin, the first ever sighted in Gonave bay, Kneer On Desert
PUNTA DEL ESTE was landed by Tony Kneer from the deck of the sixtyfoot Huckins luxury yacht "Desert Queen" between La Queen Lands 175lbs
Gonave island and the Riviere Gris on the mainland
Blue Marlin
Against Any Kind Of Sunday. Sanctions For Cuba
A guest of Torne Donnélley
(Le Nouvelliste January 23) on the month old "Desert
Queen", Mr Kneer who has heen
Since yesterday, at the open- an avid lone deep sea fisherman
ing of the Conference of Punta of these waters for at least two
Del Este, Haiti introduced ad new decades landed the blue marlin
Lyle Bull Host On
element into the Foreign' Minis- after a thrilling thirty minute
ters meeting, a few hours before bout. He used an eighty pound
Independence Today
the public discussions on the test line to catch the-175 pound
Cuban problem. beauty. Executive Vice President
The declaration of Haiti's ChanAmerican Export Lines
celor came out as a bomb, for, The blue marlin was' one in a
W. Lyle Bull, Executive Vice
most of the Delegations among school of four sighted in the outPresident, A merican Export
them the U.S. Delegation, were er bay. One of the school took
Lines and Mrs Bull sailing the
convinced that Haiti was one of the bait out of the hands of DeCaribbean aboard the luxury
the Republics wishing strong sert Queen's Captain Eddie Seeliner SS INDEPENDENCE, will
sanctions against Cuba. Sure of sholts and he played out tent
give a luncheon reception aboard
that fact, the U.SA. didn't check feet of his line. the liner today. Invitations were
the support of little Central The sight. of blue marlin in
sent out by Company Agents in
American countries during the the bay has caused great excit
Haiti, Joseph Nadal & Co. prealable consultations and were ment in the small deep-sen fish- Thorne and Mrs Donnelley with Anton Kneer admire first blue The Bulls hosts are tre company's
mostly interested in contacting ing circle here and could reofficial
at receptions held
(Continued on page 16)
(Continued on page 2)
Marlin landed in the bay. (Continued on page 13) --- Page 2 ---
PAGE 2
'HAITISUN'
Sunday January 28th, 1962
lege of Medicine, he comes here to study. tropical pathology... Mr ington. D.C. and Mr Russell FonIn Haiti This Week Normen and Gloria Rosenbloom, travel Agents iroin Chicago are taine, a regional malaria advisguests at El Rancho... Mr Williams S. Guthrie President of Buck- or for the AID in Latin America
By AUBELIN JOLICOEUR
eye Federal Savings & Loan from Columbus, Ohio and wife Mary with office in Lima, Peru were
**#Some 250 members of the Tectum Corpora- arrived this week in company with Mr A. Glenn Mc Clelland, a rold met here this head week by Dr Public Hation, conducted by Peoples Travel Service Inc. lawyer from Columbus and wife Christine, they are guests at the Health Wood, program for of USOM the and
of Columbus, Ohio held their Annual General Chatelet de la Montagne Noire... Charles David Fulford, a young Dr. William Goodwin, malaria
Sales Meeting here this week. The party is bearded Stage Director from Ohio is visiting this week... Fred Advisor at the SNEM... Mr Nor
headed by Mr Donald E. Kramer, Vice Presi- Norman Kronfeld, a Manufacturer from Glen Cove N. Y. and man Rosen, Executive of the La
dent-General Manager of the Tectum and his wife Zelda Barbara, Mr Irving Layton, President of I. Layton conia Shoe Co in Laconia, New
wife, assisted by Mr Robert D. Albyn, General Creations, home furnishing company and wife Jean from Portland Hampshire and wife their Helen were
Sales Manager and his wife, Mr Edward R. delighted with
visit here. Oregon, are current guests at El Rancho. promise dto come back
Sales
They
Hall, Field
Manager traveling with his ***Bill Eckert, Executive of the Leo Burnett Advertising Co of real soon.
La
dent-General Manager of the Tectum and his wife Zelda Barbara, Mr Irving Layton, President of I. Layton conia Shoe Co in Laconia, New
wife, assisted by Mr Robert D. Albyn, General Creations, home furnishing company and wife Jean from Portland Hampshire and wife their Helen were
Sales Manager and his wife, Mr Edward R. delighted with
visit here. Oregon, are current guests at El Rancho. promise dto come back
Sales
They
Hall, Field
Manager traveling with his ***Bill Eckert, Executive of the Leo Burnett Advertising Co of real soon. Mr David Steinberg
wife and son, Mr Frank Yoakum, General Distributor. Chicago was met at the airportt early this week by Edward Mc- President of the Hampshire
They were greeted by Pan Am Officials and Mr Andy Andersen Gurk, President of the International Club of Commerce.,. Dr. House Hotel in Boston Mass was
of the Southerland. They were lodged at the Ibo-Lele, El Rancho, Donald Johnson,a deputy chief of the Agency for Interamerican visiting ***Dr here this week. President
Villa Creole and CastelHaiti. Development (AID) for the malaria eradication program in Wash- of the New Henry School David, of Social ReTectum Corporation is affiliated with the Nationwide Insurance
search in New York and his
companies an industrial complex of 26 companies of which it is
wife Bryna, an Administrator,
the only manufacturing one. It, manufactures building materials. BLUE MARLIN RUN IN THE BAY were met at the airport last
Wednesday night the Tectumists got together at a dinner party
Sunday by Dr Jean Marc Borheld at the CastelHaiti and the next morning they opened their (Continued from page 1) |Blue Marlin school in the outer- deleau, Director of the Centre
general session at the Ibo-Lele. In the afternoon, they broke in sult in boosting deep-sea fish- bay. de Psychiatrie de Port au Prining as a tourist attraction. Mr Donnelley is the retired ce. four groups to hold seminars in the four different hotels. On ther Mr Donnelley who has made President of the Rubens H. *Mrs Jane Newman, an Exemorning off Friday they visited Kenscoff and Le Perchoir, in four visit to Haiti during the Donnelley publishing company cutive from New York is curBoutilliers. Friday afternoon, they repeated the seminars in swit past quarter of a century took in Chicago and now makes his rently visiting in company with
ching to different hotels, They had their second general session delivery of his custom made dryland home in Scottsdale Ari- her nice, Mrs Betty Kleinbaum,
at Ibo-Lele Saturday morning and a closing banquet in the evening. motor yacht in Jacksonville, zona. As a wellkonwn hobbiest they are guests at the El Ran
Florida last month and sailed of photography he caught the cho... Mr Wallace
a
This
C. convention livened up the atmosphere here this week. to Haiti via Nassau on her maid-Blue Marlin exhibited on the P.A. from Newburgh, Greene, N.Y. and
***Mr William Lieberman, Curator of Prints and Drawings at
his charming wife Ruth are back
the Museum of Modern Art of New York arrived here Thursday
here in company with Mr David
last for a two week visit. William who is also in charge of the
O'Koon, a Tobacco wholesaler
Exhibition of the European painters such as Picasso has been
from Newburgh and wife Anintroduced to the Haitian Art by DeWitt Peters, Manager of the
nette... Harry Rifchin rolled out
and
the red
Center
Art
his Assistant, Mr Pierre Monosiet, and to the other
Braff and carpet wife Bessie for Mr last Morris Suncharms of the Magic Island by young Architect Pierre Richard
day at the airport in greeting
Villedrouin, a graduate of the Escuela de Architectura de Mexico. them with a four piece band. Will Lieberman who was born in Paris, speaks French fluently. Harry Rifchin, a prominent MerHe is current guest at the Grand Hotel Oloffson where he was
chant from Newton, Mass who
joined by painter Jay Socin and writer-poet Kirby Congodn who
made Haiti his second home
accompanied him to Cap Haitien and the Citadel. The Citadel is
gave such welcome to the Manufacturer the farnous FORwith
of
the Egyptian Pyramids the. most impressive views I have
MAID BRA of the USA. Mr Morever seen said Jay Socin..
four piece band. Will Lieberman who was born in Paris, speaks French fluently. Harry Rifchin, a prominent MerHe is current guest at the Grand Hotel Oloffson where he was
chant from Newton, Mass who
joined by painter Jay Socin and writer-poet Kirby Congodn who
made Haiti his second home
accompanied him to Cap Haitien and the Citadel. The Citadel is
gave such welcome to the Manufacturer the farnous FORwith
of
the Egyptian Pyramids the. most impressive views I have
MAID BRA of the USA. Mr Morever seen said Jay Socin.. ris Braff and wife Bessie on a
***Mr Hosnherre Apollon, General Manager of ther Regie du
six week visit here. They are
Tabac, Dr Vilver Celestin and Mr William Plexman greeted at
staying at the Villa Creole... Mr
the airport Friday morning Mr Mortimor Gordon, President of
Arvid Brodersen, a Norwegian
Professor from New York
the Continental
and
Copper & Steel Industries, Inc of New York, Mr
wife Gerb, a painter are current
Harry Harris, member of the Board of Directors of the same comguests at the Ibo-Lele. Charmpany and Mrs Thomas J. Kennedy Jr., Assistant to Mr Gordon. ing blonde Alexandra Evans,
They are official guests of the Government. They are staying at
Comtess of Blumenthal is back
the Villa Creole. home again. Alexandra who lives
**Engineer Harry Corman and his wife Betty from Boston,
now in Washington, D.C. was
met at the airport friend Dan
Mass are current guests at the Hotel Choucoune... Mr Newell D. Allen... Three Stewardesses by
of
Meyers, from Santa Barbara, California joined the Point IV here en voyage arriving n Port au main wharf Monday morning the United Airlines in
this week as, an expert in education Mrs Martha Early Carter Prince January 13th. Mr Don- from all angles both in color and flew down here last Monday. Chicago
nelley and his wife with two black and white. was greeted this week by the Head of the USOM, Mr Earl O. dogs and the Tony Kneers as The Desert Queen was special- They are Misses Judy Nordlie
Finnie, she is the new Chief of Personnel at the United States guests intends to sail down to Jy designed and has all the elec- and Jean They Hastings stopped and Helen
Mission
Lohnes. at the CarOperations
in replacement of Miss Charlotte Ellis who the Dutch island of Saba after trical radio and navigation de- fibe-Haiti Hotel. Lovely Judy
will fly back to Washington, D.C. in three weeks... Mr Raymond they have several more tries at vices to make life at sea a real Nordlie left two days before her
D. Hasting a newspaperman from Washington, D.C. and wife the remaining members of the pleasure. companions. She promised to
Gladys are visiting... Mr Arthur Phillips a Manufacturer from
come back soon... Roslyn Heights, N.Y. and wife former Ruth Rosenberg, Mike
***Dr Robert N. Webster and
Rosenberg's sister (Tele-Haiti) and daughter Karen 19 and Linda. wife Jean from Tallagasse, Fla. are current
arrived here
at Ibo-Lele... 4,
this wéek in company with Mrs- Harriet Herman
William arrived guests here Friday. Rosenberg. They were met at the airport by Andre S. Apaid, MaYou know
William Weiss, a Lawyer and
nager of Tele-Haiti... Mr Harold B. Merahn, a business executive
his red head wife Gloria spent a
from Rockeville Centre, N.Y. and wife Ina made their return
k'sa really fine
few days here this week.. trip here after ten years... Dr Charles Preefer, also from RockeScotch
***Lovely Karen Curtis, daughwhen it's
of Head
N.Y. ter the
ville
with wife
of the U.S. is
Air
Centre,
visiting
Beatrice... Mr Gerald Lee,
Force Mission in Haiti and his
a refrigeration executive from Brooklyn and wife Diane Joan are
JOHNNIE
wife come home this Saturday
current guests at Ibo-Lele... Dr Heriberto Enrique Minsk from
WALKER
for a two week visit with her
Buenos Ayres and wife Lidia a teacher arrived this week...
also from RockeScotch
***Lovely Karen Curtis, daughwhen it's
of Head
N.Y. ter the
ville
with wife
of the U.S. is
Air
Centre,
visiting
Beatrice... Mr Gerald Lee,
Force Mission in Haiti and his
a refrigeration executive from Brooklyn and wife Diane Joan are
JOHNNIE
wife come home this Saturday
current guests at Ibo-Lele... Dr Heriberto Enrique Minsk from
WALKER
for a two week visit with her
Buenos Ayres and wife Lidia a teacher arrived this week... Mr
parents and friends. John F. Kelly, a contractor from New Jersey and wife Mary are
back here this week... Miss Francine Geoffrion, a lady lawyer
Counterfeited Bills
from Montreal is back here again to marry Max Fombrun, Owner
Store
is rumored that the Police
an
WALKER It
of Club, active member of the HPBA... JOHNNIE
Youthful Dr John
is investigat
from
Department
Richard Dolley Portland, Maine was met at the airport this
Bora 1830 aill going strong
ing counterfeit $50 and $100 bills
week by Dr Harold Wood, Head of the Public Health program of
discovered in the circulation. USOM and Dr. Victor Laroche. a graduate of the Vermont Cell-1
It is hope that the counterfeitEXCLUSIVE AGENT: LIONEL S. D'ADESKY
ers will be soon apprehended. --- Page 3 ---
Sunday January 28th, 1962
HAITI SUN:
PACE 3
Dominican Leader Sees Himself As Truly ment political factions. His son] wounds last fall in
Democratic Liberal
joined the a different opposition unit, the police hurled noise Santiago bombs when at
14th of June of the youths women
who had suffered physically un- Dr Bonnelly demonstrators. is of
der General Trujillo. Spanish, ItaPresident Bonnelly Against Extremism Of Either citizens into his service, Dr. Dr Bonnelly has' three other lian and French ancestry. His
The Left Or The Right Hopeful On Bonnelly joined the official fa- children: a son Juan, also a father was a Santiago merchant
mily in the Nineteen Forties and yer, and two married law- who served a number of terms
Country's Future
served in various capacities, in- His wife, Aida, suffered daughters. as mayor of the nation's second
By ROBERT BARRELLEZ will carry out the transitional cluding ior. Secretary of the Interlight/city. job of establishing a government
Santo Domingo, Dominican Re- of law,' ' he says. He was also Ambassador to
public.-Dr Rafael Bonnelly, ele- Dr Bonnelly's outlook was far! Spain and Venezuela
Chatelet
vated to the Dominican leaderand served
des
from in
Fl
rosy January, 1960, when
eurs
ship quicker than expected by real trouble with Generalissimo University for four years of as Santo rector Domingo. of the
GARDEN PRODUCTS
this week's upheavals, considers Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina, This career, during which
himself "a liberal in the truly the: late dictator, overtook his Bonnelly says he, stayed clear Dr. democratic sense."
family. Dr Bonnelly's youngest of getting himself identified
Are Available Exclusively At
The trim, erect Dr. Bonnelly, son, Rafael Francisco -like him- the dynasty except in a with
apicture of the scholar, lawyer self a lawyer_ was one of the professional way, came to purelyl an
AU LINCOLN
and-diplomat.says he is against hundreds of young men arrested end when his son was Dicked up. GROCERIES
any extremism of either Right in a plot to finish off General
and
or Left. Trujillo. When President Balaguer starRIGAUD GROCERIES
Dri Bonnelly, who is 57 years The elder Bonnelly spent the ted the democratization process
old, had been slated to succeed next seventeen months confined after General Trujillo's death,
High Class
President
his son-in-law's
Iceburg-Lettuce
Joaquin Balaguer any-to
home here Dr Bonnelly became one Civic
way.
end when his son was Dicked up. GROCERIES
any extremism of either Right in a plot to finish off General
and
or Left. Trujillo. When President Balaguer starRIGAUD GROCERIES
Dri Bonnelly, who is 57 years The elder Bonnelly spent the ted the democratization process
old, had been slated to succeed next seventeen months confined after General Trujillo's death,
High Class
President
his son-in-law's
Iceburg-Lettuce
Joaquin Balaguer any-to
home here Dr Bonnelly became one Civic
way. as head of the council ofwith a Trujillo guard outside. Union, largest of the anti-Governstate. This was to have come IBut the time was not wasted. It
Strawberries, Broccoli, Water-Cress
when Dr Balaguer resigned. jgave Dr Bonnelly opportunity to
But a coup- by Maj. Gen. Ra- go. through an ample library fil- Real Estate Agency With Unsurpassed Standards of
fael Rodriguez Echavarria, Sec- led with social and political
Food-Purity
retary of State for the Armed tomes. LOISEAU & Co. Forces, and a lightning counter15 Bourdon
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brought President Balaguer's re- eral Trujillo last May 30 Dr. Cable Address: Phone 2620 AILOICO
signation last night, and Dr Bon- Bonnelly went north to his home
HOTEL IBO LELE
nelly moved in at once as Chief in. Santiago, where he was born Renting of
Executive. Aug. 22, 1904. -
ments, Houses, Apart
Shango
-
Club
Bungalows,
Nght
Dr Bonnelly is enthusiastic Fort the first decade of the Tru- Houses for short or Camping
about the prospects of the Coun- jillo dynasty Dr Bonnelly steerperiod. long
HERBIE
cil of State for remolding his ed clear of any association with
WIDMAIER & HIS GROUP
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HAITISUN'
Sunday January 28th. 1962
THURSTON VIEWS ARTIBONITE
Iren most of the year the Haitian farmed, or prodtreing small More important is the comment
farmer, it is estimated, will nowi crops but one a year. there are ofa USAID agranomist that with
net approximately $100 per acre now 40,000 acres Of irrigated land irrigation, diversification of crops
per year plus 80. cents for each producing at least two crops a and improved marketing facilities,
(Continued from 1)
weeks. Since
day's labor.
year. As one official noted to Am- all under development at present,
page
five
its first shipbassador Thurston land value is] there are impressive possibilities
ment of cucumber to the United Ambassador Thurston visited 10 times what it was formerly. for the Artibonite
Key to the Valley's develop- States Christmas eve, this, oper both cucu imber and tomato
Valley.
ment is irrigation. To this end ation has exported 5,000 bushels farms, as well asi the Valley's
the U.S. government, through a per week, and expects to double only experimental farm. Here
4.3 million dollar DLF loan, is that figure beginning next week. tropical fruits, i.e. mangoes,
financing construction of irriga- Supplying the cucumbers are avocados, coconut, oranges, gration canals sufficient to irrigate 465 irrigated acres owned by aik pefruit and guava, are being
aadditional 30,000 acres. proximately 400 Haitian farmers.
for
introduction
Tunbeost
tested possible
40,000 acres are presently irri- organized under ODVA and as into the Valley.
gated. Under construction now sisted by Point 4 agronomists.
are 112 kms of secondary and On land that was formerly bar First stop on Wednesday's tour
IDENTITY PHOTOS PASSPORT PHOTOS
tertiary irrigation canals. 120
was the Bois Dehors rice mill, DEVELOPING ENLARGEMENTS REPRODUCTIONS
kms, of new or kms re-constructed of drainage
SAILING BOAT
the largest of its kind in Haiti.
FASTEST SERVICE IN TOWN
road, and, 125
Six months ago Point 4 complet
ditches, According to' American 18 feet Oslofjord Class. Good ed a $125,000 supplement to the
Avente Marie-Jeanne, No. 5 Cite de l'Exposition
engineer George Bradshaw, 40 condition for sale because of mill providing storage and
percent of this irrigation system transfer ask, $300.00.
facilities. According
should be completed by June. Apply: PETER WEYNEN drying one USAID official Bois Dehors to
A most promising project vi- Rue Curacao Pavee. Trading Cy.
can now handle rice drying op: KATHERINE DUNHAM
sited Wednesday was the vegeterations for the entire Valley.
able and fruit processing plant
In addition, storage bins, with
ANNOUNCES
at Pont Sonde, whose construcCAR TO SELL
a capacity: for 600 tons, provide
tion was financed by $300,000 U. A
an extended milling season, and
S. aid. Included are a packag- D.K.W. Car 1959 Model consequently a better pricel for BAR Geisha &SALON Guinee
ing and rpocessing operation as Doors in Good condition.
the Haitian farmer.
well as a canning plant. The Bids should be sent by letters Better prices, land and income
OPEN EVERY EVENING
latter is designed to produce who would be received at the are seen throughout the Valley
FOR
within two to three years one- TEXACO Caribbean Office until now. Where a decade/ago much
CUISINE
I'eb. 15th, 1962.
of the Artibonite was either
OF THE FAR EAST
half the domestic consumption of
untomato paste or one million sixYour
Hostess KATHERINE
ounce
charming
DUNHAM
cans per year. Itwill com- maly - OXo 2
mence operations Friday.
ING
latter is designed to produce who would be received at the are seen throughout the Valley
FOR
within two to three years one- TEXACO Caribbean Office until now. Where a decade/ago much
CUISINE
I'eb. 15th, 1962.
of the Artibonite was either
OF THE FAR EAST
half the domestic consumption of
untomato paste or one million sixYour
Hostess KATHERINE
ounce
charming
DUNHAM
cans per year. Itwill com- maly - OXo 2
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HAITISUN)
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HAITI SUN
ng as our guide three dollars Jand unkempt, that they just
LETTERS which he did not get. From Eave up without completing their
other passengers aboard Evanand went
THE
shopping
back the
HAITIAN
to
ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPEE
to the geline Iheard similar and worse ship, And when they boarded
Community Weekl Published Sunday Morning
stories, of locals speaking a lit- that tender a lot of US dollars
Editor- r-Publisher
BER ARD DIEDERICH
EDITOR tle English following them all that could have been spent in
Gerant- Responsable
MAUOLAIE LABISSIERE
around the city and when they Port au Prince went with them
ESTABLISHED IN 1950
JACK GURNETT
returned to the dock demanding and Nassau, the next port of
as much as $7.50 "because I get call, got a big play because of
The Florida Citrus Reporter paid by the hour.". I spoke toj the contrast no "uninvited
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COEQUAL Box 1192
one or two merchants about this guides". WITH EDUCATION AND CAPITAL
Winter Haven, Florida
but they do not dare say anyIN THE COUNTRY'S NEEDS
January 21, 1962
thing because of fear of repris- We found the better class stoEditor, Haiti Sun,
als apparently. res staffed by friendly and CoPort au Prince, Haiti
operative people. If the tourists
There is little in soil and water conservation which Dear Sir:
Now, Mr Editor, it would visiting Port au Prince were alseem to me that after
is fechnical.
COEQUAL Box 1192
one or two merchants about this guides". WITH EDUCATION AND CAPITAL
Winter Haven, Florida
but they do not dare say anyIN THE COUNTRY'S NEEDS
January 21, 1962
thing because of fear of repris- We found the better class stoEditor, Haiti Sun,
als apparently. res staffed by friendly and CoPort au Prince, Haiti
operative people. If the tourists
There is little in soil and water conservation which Dear Sir:
Now, Mr Editor, it would visiting Port au Prince were alseem to me that after
is fechnical. Only the basic principles to bear in mind Being a newspaperman myself some 40 or 50 passengers talking after to lowed to go about the business
area
are:
Soil erosion increases with volume and velocity with some 38 years experience, we left Port au Prince, that this they would, vithout I am being sure, bothered, spend a
of run-off water. It follows then that any measures I have written very few letters kind of nuisance cost the mer lot more money in your city:
which will reduce volume and impede and slow up ve- to editors but having just re- chants of your city a minimum I have been wondering why
locity of run-off water gives direct results in soil-con- turned from a cruise aboard Haiti SS of $50,000 and I submit that Port au Prince, through either
Evangeline to Jamaica,
is a lot of business for
servation. These principles can be used with ingenuity and the Bahamas, I feel com- merchants to sacrifice to your the the municipal does Or Republic govto obtain land acerations at little cost. pelled to write to you as a re- 'punk" element of your city. ernment, tem of issuing not licenses set upa and bad- sysTrobably the most simple soil and water conserva- sult of my experiences in Port People were pestered so much ges to real, honest-to-goodness
tion method is the retirement of rocks and smaller au Prince last week. -by pestering I méan worried guides who can pass examinastones from hillsides and the use of them, to build First of all I think that Port and bothered-by these "charac- tions as to health, cleanliness,
stone-walls along contours. This impedes the water run- au Prince is a beautiful city in ters", whose ages seem to range their knowledge of English, their
itself, but I would like to remind from around 12 years to
off, filters out much of the top-soil particles suspended you of the ancient parable of the 60 and 70 L1 most of them possibly dirty'
(Continued on page 12)
in the water, and permits an increased degree of water man who killed the goose that
percolation into the soil, to show up later in springs, laid the golden egg. 2999909999099909000 <
brooks and rivers. where
My wife and this writer had 0 0
On cultivated fields of lesser slopes and
rocks' reagerly anticipated our visit to
available,
obtain the same
a
are not easily
contour-eanals
CASIN
afford both Port au Prince and the sur- a
results, with an added advantages that they
rounding mountains 7 but we
paths of ingress and egress into hillside fields, for left your city with what can best
OPEN NIGHTLY
maintenance and harvesting. These contour-canals can be described as a "bad taste in
GAMBLING
be used with ingenuity in such a way that they can our mouth" and what actually
water-shed
if advan- amounts to open resentment of
DANCING TO
divert water from one
to another,
the treatment we received while
tages result therefrom. For instance if a dam has been there from the moment we stepJOE TROUILLOT'S
constructed across, a gully as a source of irrigation- ped off the tender at the dock
ORCHESTRA
water and to. minimize floods, much of the water from until we got back aboard the
the water-shed of an undammed gully can be carried Evangeline. à
by contour-canals for storage in the reservoir in the Our first experience came à
MIDNIGHT SHOW
dammed gully. when a character, about 20, at- S
A book could be and has been written about dams tached himself to us and insist- &
Entrance Charge $1.00
for small streams and vallies.
irrigation- ped off the tender at the dock
ORCHESTRA
water and to. minimize floods, much of the water from until we got back aboard the
the water-shed of an undammed gully can be carried Evangeline. à
by contour-canals for storage in the reservoir in the Our first experience came à
MIDNIGHT SHOW
dammed gully. when a character, about 20, at- S
A book could be and has been written about dams tached himself to us and insist- &
Entrance Charge $1.00
for small streams and vallies. Haiti, with its mountains, ed and persisted- in accom- around @ On SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS
and population with unusual masonry skills, is especi- panying us as we the walked office,
ally well adapted for the use of small dams for soil and then the city, in the first various. to shops post mak- s6606666666
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water conservation. ing an utter and despicable nuisIn some countries earthen dams are easily erect- ance of himself. We asked him Les
de
bulldozStudios
with
leave us aloneDancel
ed, by hand with mules and scrapers, or
many times to
no atteners; with spil-ways and irrigation outlets constructed but he paid absolutely He
chattering
of cement to prevent cutting away by the water. In all tion the to us. time-most kept of the time
the
nature
BACOULOU
most of the mountains of Haiti porous
of we couldn't understand what he
the soils inhibits such simple dams. Yet a peeular feat- was saying. He kept asking quesure of the population of the mountains is that at least tions as to where we planned
50 percent or more of the adult male population has to shop and the like. He kept
some degree of skills as a stone mason. trying to steer us into various
stores and business establishIt follows then, that earth dams, constructed in dry- ments in which we were not the
seasons, capped and lined with cement or asphalt-coat- least interested. In the stores
ed masonry, are easily feasible. At the expense of re- we did enter we made it plain
dundancy, large volumes of run-off water are then im- to the clerk or manager that
peded, floods are minimized, irrigation water is provid- we came in voluntarily and that
the character who was our uned. Multiplied by a thousand such dams, much of the invited and unwanted guide had
idle labor of the country has been converted into a no part in it. Having been in
great factor for prosperity. many foreign ports I know that
In Honduras, using the same physical principle sometimes these "guides" get a
Fruit companies cut through levees to achieve soil de- little commission on the purchvelopment violent flood-waters from the mountains, ases. That did not concern our
"character" in this country
heavily laden with rich top soils, were pouring out to we would best describe him asa
Training Ground For The
sea in the lowlands. Engineers cut the levees to permit "punk." Then we got a taxi to
TROUPE DE DANSE BACOULOU,
the violent waters to spread out, slow up, and subside take us across town hoping to
Haiti's Most Prominent Dance Group. in extensive marsh-lavels. As the waters were slowed rid ourselves of the nuisance l
AMERICAN MODERN DANCE
up they dropped their soil particles. In 1946 the Fruit but just as it started off, he
HAITIAN FOLK DANCE
jumped in with the driver. I
Co. had ones 12,000 acres of such recovered soils, tail- told the driver to stop and ordDRUMMING
ored for and planted to Gros Michel bananas. ered the "character" to "get Special classes in drumming and creative dance for
In the next issue, if our amiable readers will bear out and I do mean OUT!" But youngsters and young adults. Body conditioning for
with us, we will discuss, with our humble abilities, the within 10 minutes of our next adults.
off, he
HAITIAN FOLK DANCE
jumped in with the driver. I
Co. had ones 12,000 acres of such recovered soils, tail- told the driver to stop and ordDRUMMING
ored for and planted to Gros Michel bananas. ered the "character" to "get Special classes in drumming and creative dance for
In the next issue, if our amiable readers will bear out and I do mean OUT!" But youngsters and young adults. Body conditioning for
with us, we will discuss, with our humble abilities, the within 10 minutes of our next adults. advantages of forestation and vegetative coverings, stop he showed up again- again Inquire at Studios BACOULOU, Petionville, Mondays
some of them with economic value; and the hefty so- getting in the taxi, we left him and Thursdays 2-5
Saturday
9-11
behind but not until he had dep.m. mornings
p.m. ciological problems involved. manded three US dollars as act
ODETTE WIENER, Director --- Page 6 ---
PAGE 6
HAITI SUN
Sunday Jonuary 28th. 1962
Houngan ' Seos No Conflict With Christiamity
Voodoo Grows Like The plants'
By AL DINHOFER Istin dances occasionally with 1o- "Voodoo is in the back of thel rite is to be f'mounted" or "pos-] the fertility rites during her nucal Haitian troupes, when he mind and the bottom of the heart sessed by the god" to whom the merous trips to Haiti. She was
(Last of a Series Reprinied needs funds for the religious pa- of every Haitian. It will never ceremony is dedicated. This, in interested in receiving "the
from "San Juan Star") raphernalia required in ceremo- die.. it grows like the plants." a sense, is the ultimate emotion- treatment of the leaves."
nial rites.
It is said that 90 per cent of al satisfaction derived from the Her problem: She was childIf you passed Adrien Ciceron Adrien's mother, Lorgina De- the Haitians are Catholic and 100 ceremony.
less and could not conceive.
on the streets of Port au Prince lorge, was an internationally per cent believe in voodoo. Does While Adrien's domain. or re- After several attempts to help
you probably wouldn't give him known "mambo," or voodoo pri- voodooism conflict with Cathol- alm, so to speak, is a small area the woman, Adrien,informed her
a second look, as the saying estess, whose exploits are recor icism?
of tin shacks and shanties near nothing could be done in her
goes. But- the moment you are ded in numerous scholarly books It does not conflict. I am a the Port au Prince airport, he case unless her husband was
told that Adrien is a "houngan", in French dealing with voodoo. Catholic."
sometimes gets requests for his brought to Haiti. The woman revoodoo priest, your attention is Adrien says he learned the "sec What are the basic duties of services from foreigners.
turned to the states. Some time
rivefed and you scrutinize his rets of the leaves," or the me a voodoo priest?
later she wrote a letter thankcountenance with wild excite- dicinal use of herbs and plants, "TO keep the religion flourish- A woman from Texas, was re- ing the priest and informing him
ment-not really knowing what from his mother.
ing... to care for the people when cently taken to meet Adrien. all was well. She had discoveryou're looking for.
Adrien is a lean, clear-éyed they are sick or troubled.. to (Her name and address, given to ed, through family doctors, that
Adrien Ciceron, 36, says he's man of medium build and a pas- maintain an altar for ceremon- the reporter, is withheld), She the organic problem was not
been a voodoo priest for seven sive nature. Although he speaks ies.. to train "hounsies" (cere- had heard a great deal about with her... but with her husband.
years now, and Christian all his some English ini addition to monial assistants loosely equivallife.
French and Creole, an interpret- ent to altar boys). to teach.."
er (who is also a follower of Adrien says he also conduets
Born in Saint Louis du Nord, voodoo) was present So, that baptismal, marriage, and death
Haiti, he has made a world tour Adrien would not be misquoted rites. He is obliged to conduct a
as a dancer with Katherine Dun- or misunderstood.
major ceremony every two years
ham's famous troupe-"Italy, In- Is the voodoo religion increas- as a means or re-instating himlookpone
dia, Mexico, London, we travel- ing or declining in Haiti? Adrien self in the community.
ed for six years," he says. Hel was asked.
There are many esoteric laws
that govern the behavior of the
1eR OOOR
BLUE
aaRe
ANIGEL & STAR
voodoo priest. For example, on
on the label
HWHIHIHINMNHIUUUUUNG
certain days, Adrien says, a priMEN's SHIRTS
est must sleep alone because
"the gods come to you in your
SCARVES
sleep. On Thursday nights, speeifically, Adrien "dresses" for
rien self in the community.
ed for six years," he says. Hel was asked.
There are many esoteric laws
that govern the behavior of the
1eR OOOR
BLUE
aaRe
ANIGEL & STAR
voodoo priest. For example, on
on the label
HWHIHIHINMNHIUUUUUNG
certain days, Adrien says, a priMEN's SHIRTS
est must sleep alone because
"the gods come to you in your
SCARVES
sleep. On Thursday nights, speeifically, Adrien "dresses" for bed as if he was "going to meet
HANOKERCHIEFS
someone."
Adrien's use of leaves, herbs,
and roots has carried him into
the culinary arts. "When you do
By VARD
a ceremony for a god, you must
prepare the foods he likes.
What association is there be
tween voodoo and the drums
heard almost
LIBERTYany. time of day
drondon
or night in the mountains?
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"The drums, many different
BUMMER DRESSES
kinds, are: used in the voodoo
BLOUSES
ceremonies. But they are more
than. that. The yare for the people's happy time.. The drums is
Eclung
to the Haitian what the hi-fi is
at
to you. Most boys are taught byl
thejr fathers to play the drums."
thitme Matbaneoui
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iasiz
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PAGE 8
Sunday January 28th, 1962
THAITESUN
the carly vears of Haiti's indeGoing Places And
pendence, are in or near the
northern city of Cap Haitien. As
Finding
our plane from Port au Prince
By DENISE OTIS
graters, suitcasés and boxes approached the city we saw be-
(in December issue of House
from large ones hammered over low us King Henri Christophe's
and Garden on eight richly
massive Citadelle
on its
In
handsomest
poised
Haiti
wooden frames, and,
Things
illustrated pages.)
of all, candelabra and sconces mountain peak to repel an invafrom humble, condensed : milk sion that never came. A few
Haiti's magic has.
our plane from Port au Prince
By DENISE OTIS
graters, suitcasés and boxes approached the city we saw be-
(in December issue of House
from large ones hammered over low us King Henri Christophe's
and Garden on eight richly
massive Citadelle
on its
In
handsomest
poised
Haiti
wooden frames, and,
Things
illustrated pages.)
of all, candelabra and sconces mountain peak to repel an invafrom humble, condensed : milk sion that never came. A few
Haiti's magic has. many faces. were flashing by in swift succes or dried gourds pricked in ran
hours later we were mounting
The palm-fringed beaches: moun- sion as we were whisked to our dom patterns), a narrow hall at cans. Our search for Haitian art led horses in front of Henry's ruintains piled behind mountains, hotel; crowded markets; shops the Ibo Lele brightened with a us from the
Cathedral ed palace of Sans Souci for the
sun-splashed days and soft-aired decked with kerchiefs flying like brilliant fresco, the dining room with its Episcopal murals the steep two-hour climb through the
nights that would seem to be banners; colorfully serolled and ceiling at the Riviera padded
powerful the Centre to the forest to the stone Citadelle, Our
sufficient enchantments only set be-flowered busés (actually open with the rich textures of sisal galleries Galerie Brochette, and d'Art, the progress along the trail was enthe stage for a kaleidoscopic pa- trucks) that bore fanciful or mats. er des Arts
to Foy- the livened by a pageant of country
rade of delights to the eye and Moustache" pious inseriptions "Bondieu like "Sans For the visitor, however, Pe- ateliers of individuals Plastques- artist like life pipe-smoking peasant
ear. Houses are washed with col:
or
Bon" tionville is the night world of sculptor andre Dimanche We women carrying baskets of or
or or veiled in tracery. Farmers as destinations well as the ;lines names of their Port au Prince; the adventures found an enchanting
of anges, men weaving thicks bahoe their fields to the beat of
of people of the day are to be found in the
and variety nana-leaf mats on frames, past:
drums. Street singers comment canrying on their heads baskets, center of the city. As Haiti is a naive materials, and subjects styles, el-painted huts with heaps of
caustically on life in catchy piles of chairs: or swaying still free port, shops advertise most and fanciful. sophisticated, But
exceed- serious nuts and coffee on their neatly
rhythms. Even thè tombstones lifes of vegetables and fruit. We
the standard selecnothing
swept terraces and by a samin the graveyards are a riot of had a brief view of the sugar- tion vociferously of
bargains, but the ed the architects fantastic who imagination of pling of all the varieties of
color. In Haiti's varied andvi white Presidential palace, and also free-port produets of HaitiHotel and designed the Victorian the plants and trees native to Haiti. gorous outpouring of artistry, then a steep climb with recurethey an craftsman-ship. carry Look beyond Oloffson mansions in the
Nevertheless, we were sufficientsimple useful articles, carnival ing vistas of the harbor brought the obvious souvenirs and you
Slender and Bois Verna ly saddle-sore and weary when
masks and card-board Christmas us to the Villa Creole, our hotel sO much that it's difficult quarter: solid and massive, elegant or we arrived at the fortress to be
lanterns all display the same in the cool heights of Petionville find to choose; tortoise-shell objeets,
with all are em- properly impressed with the mahappy talent for form and color a world of gardens, swimming bowis and plates of mahogany, bellished and wood, spires, criss-cross lacily cut snitude of the effort
as the prized works of painters pools.
-sore and weary when
masks and card-board Christmas us to the Villa Creole, our hotel sO much that it's difficult quarter: solid and massive, elegant or we arrived at the fortress to be
lanterns all display the same in the cool heights of Petionville find to choose; tortoise-shell objeets,
with all are em- properly impressed with the mahappy talent for form and color a world of gardens, swimming bowis and plates of mahogany, bellished and wood, spires, criss-cross lacily cut snitude of the effort
as the prized works of painters pools. luxurious resort hotels and and. at La Belle Creole, the tin tens and subtle of color. bat in its construction. Just expended as we
and sculptors. No matter how beautiful villas. thick. brilliantly colored rugs Recipe-colleeting plays is as fascin- arrived clouds began to gather
modest a material, it can be The Villa Creole introduced us' and fabrics woven from native ating a pursuit in Haiti as art: around the peak, and we saw
transformed into inspired deco- to many OE the charms of Haiti; jcotton by the Armand factory. collecting. We amassed ehough only fragments of the fort's comration by the warm, witty, sen- its ctisine, its arts and crafts, The market places overflow dishes to fill a cock book, among manding view. But as the swirsitive, and, above all, exuberant- and above all, to the sure sense with exciting examples of Haiti- them green bananas, sliced thin, jling mists veiled the rust on the
ly creative Haitians. of style that can transform the an creativity, spilling their wares fried crisp and salted; griots, cannons and the breaches in the
A condensed package of thelmost commonplaçe objeets into out into the streets for bloesbits of pork pot-roasted in masonry, it was easy to imagsights, sounds and many worldsistumning decoration. A luminous around: mats, baskets in prot spicy sauce; mamba, peanut Tut ine the ramparts peopled with
of Haith Port an Prince is thel lexample was the chandelier inlean profusion, clay pots, wooden ter pungent with pepper; riz King Henryl and his soldiers. port of entry for visitors to the the bar; its clusters of colorful Idrums and rush-seated chairs, djon-djon, rice dish that's black In happy contrast to the somcountry whether they come by shades proved to be a collection along with decorative Diles of with tiny dried mushrooms, "dot ber mass of the Citadelle were
sea or, as we did, by air. We of bottles. Excursions to other produce. But we wondered what ted with bits of pork or seafood: the tin or thatch-roofed houses
stepped from our Pan American hotels turned up similar eviden- all the old tin cans were for un- limes candied in thick syrup. that lined the road back to Çap
clipper into a contrapuntalbvable ce of decorative dexterity; the til we saw what tin-smiths could The strongest traces of the Co- Haitien with a flower-border of
French and Creole, and soonl llanterns at El Rancho (cylinders make from them. Almost any: Nonial rule of France, and the color Whether the houses were
: the scenes of Port au Prince of caning lined in colored silk. thing: lamps, colanders, plates, most dramatic monuments of frosted with elaborate wooden
serollwork or simply washed
with color, the assortment of
D
color Schemes seemed endless
and endlessly excellent. A quiet city now, Cap Haitien
was the busy capital of Haiti in
the colonial period, and in spite
of the fact that it was completejiof
ly rebuilt after the earthquake in
1840, an air of the eighteenth
century still pervades it. Cap
Haitien is a city to walk in to
enjoy the rich colors and intricate detailing of the houses with
attian
their hidden patios and iron-or
wooden-railed galleries; to note
adaptable details in pavement
patterning and window treatment: to watch craftsmen work
in the market and bargain leisraft
He
urely for their wares; or to
shop in the stores along the
Quai St. Louis with their increde
69.RUE DU QUAI
ible assortment of merchandises. Every. stroll is sprinkled with
WHAT
surprises.
aitien is a city to walk in to
enjoy the rich colors and intricate detailing of the houses with
attian
their hidden patios and iron-or
wooden-railed galleries; to note
adaptable details in pavement
patterning and window treatment: to watch craftsmen work
in the market and bargain leisraft
He
urely for their wares; or to
shop in the stores along the
Quai St. Louis with their increde
69.RUE DU QUAI
ible assortment of merchandises. Every. stroll is sprinkled with
WHAT
surprises. You find a modern
TO BUY :
church with a movie theatre on
the ground floor in contrast to
. SISAL BAGS and BELTS
altars like wedding cakes in the
cathedral. You find tombstones
- FRENCH PERFUMES and LIQUORS
painted in bright pastel colors. Cap Haitien is also a city to
.WOOD
relax in to sip rum punch on
CARVINGS e MAHOGANY
the wine-shaded verandas of the
Hostellerie du Roi Christophe, to
e TORTOISE SHELL
dance at night on terraces overlooking the city at the beck or
.STRAW
Mont Joli hotels, to swim at lone
GOOS o PAINTINGS
ly and beautiful beaches. BITI
à
On the winding road through
the mountains back to Port au
rivier C d: civiere
Prince, the sweeping vistas were
punctuated with colorful roadside scenes: a group of women
sitting on a sea of straw and --- Page 9 ---
PAGE 9
weaving hats, three small boys immersion in the, lazy delights sided over by the market place of boys singing hymns under the flowers and foliage. We
beating out voudou druml of the resorts at Kyona and Ibo at one end and the City Hall at palm trees on the lovely nearby ed with a carload of departrhythms on boulders with sol- beaches north of Port au Prince. the other. One of the houses beach of Carrefour Raymond a glow. of pleasure goodies the and
emn concentration, àn intent cir- Fifteen minutes south of Port just below the crest has been while we sat on, the sand and
from hoscle men
of watching a cockfight au Prince by air, the romantic- converted into a hotel, the Alex- watched the sunset. Another pitality. and oblivious to the view spread ally beautiful port of Jacmel andria. While we ate on its broad night; we had a conversation After the
below them. Off and on all day, clings to the side of a hill do: veranda we watched the chang- with a street-singer who led us of Jacmel, Port timeless au tranquillity
we
heard the sound of drums in minating its bay. Along the ing colors of sea and sky through back to his garden for several ed even busier them Prince seemthe distance. Some, according to quais coconuts dry in the sun a tangle of rooftops and brilliant hours of creole songs, tradition- Christmas was
a before. our driver, announced voudou and brightly kerchiefed women bougainvillea. al and improvised. Our contribuChildren on only the week
ceremonies, others indicated that sort coffee in sun-dappled lofts
tion: rum and cigarettes for the away. were selling balls streets
a group had gathered to hoe a to a hum of gossip. Streets of The great houses of Jacmel musicians. A large star-shaped
vivid fluffy colors. of crepe
field or get in a harvest. Our balconied mansions zigzag up with their tiers of ornate cast- Christmas
a paper in
Strings of
drive
ended with an all-too-brietlthe steep slope to a plateau pre- iron balconies have a special house and lanter hearing hanging the jaunty on tin bright-hued stars and sisal bushy ropes of in
style and an unusual history. motto "Vive Noel" produced a the markets. Most enchanting appeared of
They were designed and manu-lwhole series of treasures for us.
vivid fluffy colors. of crepe
field or get in a harvest. Our balconied mansions zigzag up with their tiers of ornate cast- Christmas
a paper in
Strings of
drive
ended with an all-too-brietlthe steep slope to a plateau pre- iron balconies have a special house and lanter hearing hanging the jaunty on tin bright-hued stars and sisal bushy ropes of in
style and an unusual history. motto "Vive Noel" produced a the markets. Most enchanting appeared of
They were designed and manu-lwhole series of treasures for us. all, roadsides in the
factured in France in the Eight- We went to the door to ask who were lighted by the stained-glass evening
ies and brought, "knocked had made it and found the ar glow of cardboard and tissue
down", in ships to their sites in tisan, a boy of14, making kites paper fanaux, or Christmas lanJacmel. from colored tissus paper for tems. In their spontaneous gaieWe had been told that there talked some younger to him children. members As of the we ty mache' thel masks fanaux that and the papierwas nothing to do in Jacmel, family and friends came,
Carnival that appear in the
ISSA
OHAITI and, in the sensel of organized the conversation, drifted joined away end after New begins Year's the are weekamusement, there isn't. But its and returned with examples of hearted symbols of the creative lightART
very serenity seems to breed their own handiwork: lilac-like vitality that makes a visit to
entertainment. GALLERY
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One sisal flowers and leaves, bask- Haiti as inspiring as it is pleasonRoedu Quai evening we listened to a grouplets, hats, and an array of tin/urable. Sculplures by PAINTINGS by
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PAGE 10
HAITISUN
Sunday January 28th. 1962
Pentagon Banning Heinl Article
His History Of Corps Said To Impugn Ex-Officials
The incident came to light ontWallace M. Greene, Chief of
the eve of a Senate inquiry into Staff of the Marine Corps, gave
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The seemed to imply that a conspir ents Harry S. Truman and charges of "muzzling" of mili- his approval, but in a SubseDefense Department and the Ma- acy nad existed among the Mar Dwight D. Eisenhower, General tary officers by Pentagon offi- quent review opposed release of
rine Corps have refused to re- ine Corps.
Omar N. Bradley, former Secre- cials. An investigation by a Sen- the article.
lease a Marine colonel's article The spokesman said that clear- tary, of Defense Louis Johnson ate Armed Services subcommitt- Subsequently, the decision
on the service's history.
ance had been refused because and the late Admiral Forrest P. eel is scheduled to begin next against release was supported by
A Defense Department spokes- the article appeared to. impugn Sherman, once Chief of Naval week.
Gen. David M. Shoup, Marine
man said today that the article Ithe motives of former Presid- Operations.
Corps Commandant.
Tne article was written by The spokesman said that the
Col. Robert D. Heinl Jr, now Army and Air Force, to which
chief ofa naval mission in Haiti, the manuscript was submitted
for publication in the monthly for comment, had recommended
Proceedings magazine of the against its use on the ground
United States Naval Institute. that it reflected on the Marine
The institute is not an official Corps and the services as
agency of the Navy, but its whole.
board is made up of high rank
ing Navy and Marine officers. The unofficial but authoritaThe institute sent the article tive Army, Navy, Air Force
to the Pentagon on Sept. 15, the Journal said that the article was
spokesman said.
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Sunday January 28th, 1962
HATTI SUN:
PAGE 11
mented Mr Meyer. "Much can the stranger. I have noted that
Ambassador
After
be done to fix up the streets and Haitians sing naturally and exwell as tackle
Sails
roads, as
the pro- ceptionally well. There is
Singing
music
blems of telephone communica- and rhythm in the smallest tot
ions, electricity power, and the to the grown adult. And I have
56th Country
outmoded customs. conditions. found that people who can laugh
Yet I'm attracted to the beauDoing
and sing easily, and dance with
tiful parkways centered around easy grace, are usually friendly
"The Singing Ambassador", Ithat began his second day in] the students at thel Holy Trinity the most impressive palace, and and peace-loving. When we laugh
Wally L. Meyer of Milwaukee, Port au Prince with a workshop school, two more programs on to the good nature of the avera- and sing and enjoy good-fellowleft Haiti last Tuesday night in song leading for teachers at request of Sister Joan at the St. ge Haitian. There is usually a ship, how can we hold hatred in
aboard the SS EVANGELINE- Bird College. It ended with a Vincent Home for. Handicapped smile and a nod of welcome forlour hearts? but he took with him the friend- "Songobatics" sing-session atten- Children, did an impromptu ap:
ship of thousands of Haitians ded by all the pupils at the pearance at a boy scout award Caribbean Construetion Co. with
SA. who sang him during bis Ecole Republique des Etats- making ceremony being directed
brief week's stay. The globe- Unis d'Amerique on his final day by: Father Yves, Ph. Lafontant
trotting songman who has led here. (Groupe Capois La Mort No. 9
Builders Of The Military City
more people in community singScouts d'Haiti), and made a jour
ing in more countries than any In between these engagements, ney to Dr Larimer Mellon's
Gen. Manager: Gerard THEARD
other entertainer (Haiti was his hei performed twice at the Insti- Schweitzer Hospital at Descha56th), arrived here with no ad- tut Haitano-Americain with pelles where he sang with the
Phone:
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am of engagements of any sort, conversational classes, with the
e
and then quickly lined up anl primary students at Bird Colle- Mr Meyer made an interview
array of singing appearances, ge, two assembly programs for and tape recording for a local
- - - NAErnes
radio. station, and also appeared
IN PETIONVILLE
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PAGE) 12
HAITISUNT
Sunday January 28th, 1962
AS BEFORE IN SANTO DOMINGO
LETTER TO EDITOR L (Cont'd)
NOTES FROM
FIRESTONE
(Continued from page 5) spend, it seems downright silly make The newcomer adjustments, to Haiti has to
but this is
Still another battle has been fought and won by the reliability and their knowledge of to the.attraction let a handful of "punks" spoil true any place you go. A friend
democratic forces in the Dominican Republic, but the Port au Prince and Haiti in ge- I am. sending of this Port letter au Prince. also, of fours just got back from Christstruggle is far from ended. The attempt by Geueral neral. Then bar from the dock via carbon copy, to the editor mas vacation in New England
Rodrguez Echavarria to set up a reactionary, military area only those who have the of Le Nouvelliste; to Mr Roger and time he he was was telling detained us about the
dictatorship with the aid of the old-time Trujillo oligar- licenses with standardized Sassine, agent for the Eastern zard in a small town by in a blizchical elements has failed. fees and an understanding of Steamship Co., and to the Ame- Anxious to get word back Maine. to
The outcome should nof be minimized. We are seeing what theyi will and will not do. rican consul in Port au Prince. his family, he telephon
that historie in the
The businessmen of Port au You know there is more than a
a struggle
is
sense of representing Prince have a right -and a res- strong possibility that if tour- ed the local telegraph office and
the new forces and new attitudes in Latin America. ponsibility- to get mad about ists brought in by steamers such asked to New "Can York?" I send The a telegram
It is truly encouraging to think that the Dominican the situation, to see that the go-las Evangeline hear much about came back calmly: "Yep, answer
people call rise, after thirty years of the worst sort of vernment or some proper regu-l the situation in Port au Prince can send it allright". Then after you
tyranny, and fight and in some cases die- for free latory agency I does something that these lines may be compel- a pause "But it won't get there. dom. Almost all students of Latin-American affairs about it. heard many people led to eliminate Port au Prince wires is down". -not just a few- say "TII ne: from their ports of call Lr The
wrotr off the Dominicans during the Trujillo era as ver goback to Port au Prince." that could be financially serious and If vehicle manufacturers all
a spincless and cowed people with no worthy leaders. That means loss lof good, hard to the economy of the Republic. over the world keep on specifyHow wrong that judgment was! US dollars that comes to the It you find space in your paper ing different sizes and types of
The United States and the rest of Latin America city in exchange for the goods, for this letter, would you be tires, we're going to have to
must face it. The Dominican Republic is in the throes native handicraft and general! kind enough to mail me a clip- install rubber walls in our two
of 3 revolution. This does not at all mean it need go merchandise.
That means loss lof good, hard to the economy of the Republic. over the world keep on specifyHow wrong that judgment was! US dollars that comes to the It you find space in your paper ing different sizes and types of
The United States and the rest of Latin America city in exchange for the goods, for this letter, would you be tires, we're going to have to
must face it. The Dominican Republic is in the throes native handicraft and general! kind enough to mail me a clip- install rubber walls in our two
of 3 revolution. This does not at all mean it need go merchandise. ping? I assure you this letter is big Firestone warehouses to hold
the way of Cuba. On the contrary, there is every hope You have a beautiful city with You written know in a Florida spirit of is helpfulness. largely de- on the hand bulging to stocks be sure we you must get keep the
that if the United States continues to play its cards lots of possibilities and at a pendent on tourists and outside tire you want when you ask for
wisely, and if the rest of Latin America will help, the time when Nassau, Bermuda, dollars this would not be to- it. We added them up the other
Dominican Republic wil make the transition from dic- Jamaica, the Virgin Islands and Terated in this state for one mi- day and among tubed and tubetatorship to demoeracy with no more than the expected even Europe, are making a big nute. less, black-wall and whitewall,
difficulties. play for tourists with US dollars Cordially yours,
rayon and nylon, bicycle, farm,
and' other "hard" currency tol
Jack GURNETT. automobile, truck, motorcycle,
industrial, earthmover, aircraft,
The Kennedy Administration handled this latest crietc. in sizes ranging from 4 inchsis well. It condemned the military grab for power and
es to 38 inches in diameter, wê
moved to take sanetions that were legitimate and efhave 246 different types of tires
fective. It is still early ia the game; but it should be
in Portau Prince land the interLe Grand Hotel
noted that the Administration is striking out on a new
ior. To say nothing of tubes. path for the United States in its relations with Latin
Oloftson
As space permits and if we
America. The positive measures taken to encourage
receive the facts far enough in
democracy in the Dominican Republic are without prePRESENTS EVERY MONDAY
advance, we shall be happy to
cedent. In this respect, also, the Dominican crisis is
include club notices of special
events of general public interest
making hemispheric history. whenever we schedule a "Notes
(New York
Bamboche
Times)
Creole
from Firestone" column. Without charge to your group, of
HAITT'S HIT SHOW OF THE SEASON!!! course! FOREWORD TO PRESIDENT DUVALIER'S
A carload of gleaming Philco
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JANUARY 2. SPEECH
the way to your Firestone store
MADELEINE MARCEL
to fill out our complete range of
Philco quality appliances. A
As in his preceding Addresses, on January 2, 1962,
Philco-Bendix automatic washon the occasion of Founding Father' Day, His ExcelTI PARIS
ing machine would be a wonderlency the President of the Republic, Honorable Doctor
ful Valentine gift for the girl you
Francois Duvalier spoke to the Haitian Nation the
ANDRE GERMAIN married. Our own service manaplain language of truth. Plainly and unfalteringly, the
ger, Antoine Millet and his crew
First Citizen of the Republic laid bare the Haitian draChoreographed and staged by
it of that three technicians will see to
your appliance is properma. A drama born of the lack of understanding of]
ly installed and serviced to your
which for 158 years our country has always been a
Lavinia'Williams Yarborough
complete satisfaction. victim. A drama grown deeper by the absence of contiYou can get: a Detecto bathnental solidarity; however, unceasingly trumpetted
General Admission: $2.00
room scale at your Firestone
abroad by international elerks, but which on the pracDinner and Show: $5.00
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that three technicians will see to
your appliance is properma. A drama born of the lack of understanding of]
ly installed and serviced to your
which for 158 years our country has always been a
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complete satisfaction. victim. A drama grown deeper by the absence of contiYou can get: a Detecto bathnental solidarity; however, unceasingly trumpetted
General Admission: $2.00
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abroad by international elerks, but which on the pracDinner and Show: $5.00
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tical field is akin to the highways of Hades. per person
it is in front of your Philco reWith a solidarity involving the repression of their
Dinner Time 7:30 Ll - 9:30 P.M. frigerator. pride, dignity and self-respect, the Haitian People has A LAmn s Vox -
A
b I
A A A
nothing to do. This accounts for the fact that in the
present predicament- enlightened by the lessons of
its past, the Haitian Nation in eagerness answered the
FISHE R'S
call of its Chief and took the aggressive determination
to save its own self. HAITTS LARGEST FREE PORT PRICE SHOPS
It is the text of the President's Address "A New De1) THE CORNER SHOP RUE BONNE FOL
claration of Independence", to quote the publicist Ge2) ART & CURIO SHOP FISHERS ACROSS FROM OU
rard de Catalogne, which is published in the following
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PEAOE AND BREAL this is what the Haitian
STRAIGHT FROM THE FACTORY
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"In the alternative of the destinies of survival or of
(AM. EXPR. AND DINERS CLUB ACCKPTED)
suicide", the Haitian People, under the aegis of PEACE,
will knead this BREAD, for together with its Leader
SAVE UP TO
it has chosen: SURVIVAL. 60' Per Cent ON IMPORTS
(Distributed by Service of Information and Documentation)
SHOPS AND MAHOGANY FACTORY
V S -U 2
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Sunday January 28th, 1962
€ HAITISUN'
PAGE 13
DECREE ON
INDEPENDENCE HERE... commanding the American ExSTATE'S EXPENSES CONTROL
port Lines' luxury liner SS IN-
(Continued from page 1)
Mr Bull has been identified DEPENDENCE here on her
The decree in question states (for constructions, or any other aboard ship in each port of call with the shipping industry since maiden voyage to Caribbean
in its first article: "No expense expenses supposing a previous on the cruise- which began in 1909. He has held high executive ports. may be authorized and engaged, evaluation of cost, the estimation New York January 18th. positions with Mallory Transport
ifitis not foreseen in the BUD- bid shall be. attached. For artLines, Baltimore-Oceanic Steam- A native of Virginia, presently:
GET of the Republic by a law icles, the requisition (Form 107) Newi Owners For Larue ship Company; Richmond-New residing in Saugatuck, Conn.,
or a decree."
shall be attached and the purSugar Mill
York Steamship Company. East- Captain Switzer has been with
Art. 2. states:-Any expense chases shall be made forcedly The Sugar Factory: of Larue, ern Steamship Lines and Water- the company. since 1924. He has
when being engaged shall have through the MImprimerie de T'E- on the northern Quartier-Morin' man Steamship Corporation. commanded a number of cargo
to be authorized according tot tat."
plain, will resume its operation
and passenger vessels, including
the form used by the Superior All the services of the State in a few weeks under a new For seven years, ending 1950 the 18,000-ton SS LaGuardia, and
Cours of Accounts, and itisfor except those of the provinces, ownership.
ship Lines and Water- the company. since 1924. He has
when being engaged shall have through the MImprimerie de T'E- on the northern Quartier-Morin' man Steamship Corporation. commanded a number of cargo
to be authorized according tot tat."
plain, will resume its operation
and passenger vessels, including
the form used by the Superior All the services of the State in a few weeks under a new For seven years, ending 1950 the 18,000-ton SS LaGuardia, and
Cours of Accounts, and itisfor except those of the provinces, ownership. We had full confirm- he established and served as cargo ship SS Exceller. bidden to the Services of the shall have: to get gas from the ation of that pleasant news when Head of the Department of Ship As Master of the SS Exceller
State to receive goods by anti- "Direction Generale des Trans a. prominent personality of the Management, U.S. Merchant Ma- during the wartime invasion of
cipation, that is before the emis- ports" and have their printing North paid a visit to our offices rine Academy, Kings Point, N. Algiers he won the Merchant'
sion of a regular requisition. jobs made by "Imprimerie de this week. Y. Marine Distinguished Service
For repairs of cars, buildings, TEtat."
Medal "for expert ship handling,
He was associated with the Mi foresight, sound judgment and
The new owner's are: Mr Hos- litary Sea Transportation Servi- calm leadership under fire. nerre Appolon, Mr Raymond ce for 10 years as Commercial
NEAR NATIVITY FORT
Nazon and -Mr Raoul C. Augus- Shipping Advisor to the CommREFURBISHING FOR LIMONADE te, this latter represents his ander. father Carlet Auguste, Haiti AmNew Ambassador Of
Mr Raphael H, Mehu, Depuly this week told about an import- bassador, to ONU. Today the A prolific author of shipping
of the 2nd Circonscription of Cap ant project to be undertaken ati owners will meet with the mem- articles for various publications,
To Haiti
Haitien a
Senegal
on visit to. the Sun Bord de Mer de Limonade, in bers ofa cooperative formed by Mr Bull also lectured on Steamthe vicinity of the place where the great majority of cane ETOW: ship. Operation and Steamship The President of Senegal LeoVISIT OF
Columbus built the Nativity Fort: ers of Quartier-Morin and Li- Traffic at the School of Foreign pold Senghor has designated His
GERARD DE CATALOGNE The inhabitants of the small monade, to arrange crushing Service, Georgetown University Excellency Mr Osman Oce as
community have decided to re- operations and salvage the cane and for many years has been Ambassador in Port au Prince. model and refurbish their home crop: In the meantime, the ma- guest lecturer in the Ocean Tran- The new Ambassador arrived
The SUN was honored last and to improve the aspect of the chinery of the factory is under sportation Institute, American Tuesday morning and was welWednesday of the visit of our area. They have formed a coop- repairs and the necessary im- University. comed by Mr Pierre Chavenet,
colleague Gerard de Catalogne, erative and asked the Depart provements are expected to inIntroductor* of Ambassadors and
Editor of "Le Nouveau Monde", mental Head OE Public Works, erease thel capacity of the mill He is a member of the Society Ministers at Foreign Affairs Dethe important weekly paper of Engineer Alix Nau to help them. and the sugar production. or Naval Architects and Marine partment. the North which celebrated on Engineer Nau was the man Probably ati the end of Febr Engineers, Marine Historical SoJanuary 18th the fifth anniversa- charged with rebuilding towns uary or in the early days of ciety, Propeller Club of the U.S., Ambassador Ocer will present
ry of'its foundation. destroyed' in the South by Hazel March, crushing will begin to National Defense Transportation his credentials very soon to His
Our best wishes to "Le Nou- hurricane of 1954. the great. contentment of plant Association and American Asso- Excellency the President of the
veau Monde" and its bright The project is supported by.
Probably ati the end of Febr Engineers, Marine Historical SoJanuary 18th the fifth anniversa- charged with rebuilding towns uary or in the early days of ciety, Propeller Club of the U.S., Ambassador Ocer will present
ry of'its foundation. destroyed' in the South by Hazel March, crushing will begin to National Defense Transportation his credentials very soon to His
Our best wishes to "Le Nou- hurricane of 1954. the great. contentment of plant Association and American Asso- Excellency the President of the
veau Monde" and its bright The project is supported by. all ers, canecutters, truckdrivers ciation of University Professors. Republic of Haiti, Dr Francois
team. Inotabilities of Limonade. and the economy of the North. Captain Hugh L. Switzer isi Duvalier. Time takes on a rosy hue
Le Grand Hotel Oloffson
through the sapphire crystal
of your Movado s Firmament 9 watch
THE FABULOUS GINGERBREAD PALACE
Presents its famous Winter Show
BAMBOCHE CREOLE
FEATURING THE BEST TALENTS of the ISLAND -
Seuns
EDIXOXCOLINIS
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You will cherish your
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in three years (att the official iat moveSwiss Observatory at
gold ent, figure goldi 18ct, dial
Neuchâtel).
The show is presented by Lavinia Williams Ya rborough outstanding interpretor of classic and
folk dances and founder of the Haitian Institute of fulk and classic dances with a cast including
such talents as Glamourous. songtress Madeleine. Marcel, well-known Andre Germain in a daring
and dangerous fire dance and the unimitable Tr oubadour Ti-Paris and his Trio and numerous
oibei well-l known dancers.
MOVADO
The show is presented every Monday night at. 10:30. It is a very spectacular variety program
mament
which comprises the best dances and song of the Magic Island.
GENERAL ADMISSION: $2
ONE SALE AT MAISON ORIENTALE
DINNER AND SHOW: $5 PER PERSON
DINNER TIME 7:30-9:30
AND LITTLE EUROPE --- Page 14 ---
PAGE 14
HAITI SUN N
Sunday January 28th, 1962
Sugar-Quotas For
GEORGE KENN MANAGING
Juseph report
CARIBE-HAITI HOTEL
Foreign Countries Will
063 6
No Longer Be Duty-free
Two months ago, a group offand assuring him of their supIn The United States American businessmen came to port in his new position. Port au Prince, looking for a
hotel to rent or purchase. After After a survey of the tourist
surveying the field. and meeting situation in Haiti and its tre20 and 50 percent slashed off famous brand watches at La Belle It is. reported from Washing- with hotelowners, their choice mendous possibilities, he told me
Creole this week make for the best bargains west of Zurich... La ton that the executive depart- fell on Caribe-Haiti Hotel, on his hope in the future of that inBelle Creole also has some great discount buys in perfumes and ments of the Government there Martissant Road, which some dustry. He confirmed all I betoilet water. and cashmere.. Visiting Haiti on a tour of several have prepared legislation to the months before was entirely re fore knew about the changes of
effect that quotas for. modeled and refurbished a the
Latin American countries is Emil Sip correspondent of Eude Prave
United States sugar en- group of Canadian capitalists by
Caribe-Haiti Hotel, naid a
the
tering the
will no
sincere homage to the friendly
at the United. Nations. Mr Sip's newspaper is leading daily of longer be free from customs- presided over by Mr John B. cooperation given to him by
the
the
Prague, Capital of Czechoslovakia with more than a million in taxes. It is felt that countries Lome. Following talks with the former manager Gerard Frechetcirculation, he was the paper's correspondent in Russian for 4 receiving the tax-free privilege, later, a lease was signed direct te who will leave at the end of
years and China People's Republic for 1 year...
incere homage to the friendly
at the United. Nations. Mr Sip's newspaper is leading daily of longer be free from customs- presided over by Mr John B. cooperation given to him by
the
the
Prague, Capital of Czechoslovakia with more than a million in taxes. It is felt that countries Lome. Following talks with the former manager Gerard Frechetcirculation, he was the paper's correspondent in Russian for 4 receiving the tax-free privilege, later, a lease was signed direct te who will leave at the end of
years and China People's Republic for 1 year... A.P. Photogra- such as India, Mexico and others ly between them and the new this month and to all people in
pler Jim Bourdier stopped off in Haiti for three days- enroute home have not appreciated the indir- group. Haiti and abroad who congratto base in New Orleans after covering the Dominican Repnblic.. ect value of the subsidy. For in- Their next search
ulated him. stance Cuba, formerly with a
was for a
the
Another news gathering visitor to Haiti this week was AI Burt duty-free quota of more than 3 manager, The President of the SUN," "Through said Kenn, colums "I wish of HAITI to
Miami Herald who
exof the
accompanied Ambassador Thurston on million tons of sugar had a sub- group Jack Salomon went to see press my sincere thanks to my
his tour of the Artibonite Wednesday... sidy of 2 to 3 cents per pound George Kenn who had been run- many friends who are rejoicing
A record for St. Marc recently was the loading of 140 tons 01 equal to $40 to $60 per ton. The ning "Distillerie Prince", a fa- to see me again in the Hotel buseucumber in five hours aboard a Florida-bound ship from cold 3-million-tfon quota of Cuba mily enterprise, since the Mon- iness. I would like to tell the
storage at St. Marc... Spanish Ambassador Rives and Monseigneur amounted then to an annual sub- tana Hotel he managed a year other people now in the tourist
sidy of 60 to 90 million dollars; ago, changed owners. Mr Kenn
that I
the
business
Andrea
will
of Papal Nuncio left for a fortnight in Santo Domingo lyet Castro and his fellow selft- was called upon to return to the prove tourist industry work and to: I im- am
the weekend before Mr Eehavarria's attempted coup.. : Janos De- elected leaders had little appres hotel-business, being highly re- decided to cooperate with them
lej, the Hungarian-born director of the Institute of Agriculture and ciation of the subsidy, nor hasl commended to the new group by all. To reach this objective, comIndustry here moved into residence at Montagne Noire last week.. India nor Mexico. travel officials in the United petition is nonsensical at this
Dr Raul Rey Alvarez head of the Alliance for Progress planning The legislation is expected to States. And this is how, one day time, cooperation is the only proteam who flew to Washington after the New Year with his four be approved by the U.SI Con: this week, I had the agreeable fitable attitude."
gress with little or nor
surprise to meet him at the desk
daughters, wife and maid has returned after a fortnight delay... tion. Last year's sugar-quota opposi- for of Caribe-Haiti Hotel. E.F.E. Nobody seems to. knowi thel identity of the pretty French actress Haiti amounted to 45,000 tons,
who accompanied French Film Actor Jean Marais ashore from the which if filled amounted to a Kenn Like a fish home in water; Georgel U.N. CARIBBEAN INFORMA
Flandre when it spent twelve hours in the harbour last week... Sel- subsidy of more than one-million likes is the at: work and in has a hotel, vast ex- he TION CENTER OPENS
den Rodman expects to spend the second week of February in Port dollars. sugar-quotas Subsequently duty-free perience to draw from. When UNITED NATIONS
doing a travel article for Harpers Bazaar and ran art column for gociated but may with again reciprocal be ne- I contacted him, he was reading United Nations announced (AP)-The the
the New York Times... grants of trade-advantages. a lot of letters he just received opening yesterday of an inforLast Sunday was celebrated the fete of "Notre- Dame d'Altagrace"
from American Express, Air mation' center at Port of Spain,
Marine Travel, Ask Mr
patron saint of Delma' 'silocality... On January 20th, the R.
doing a travel article for Harpers Bazaar and ran art column for gociated but may with again reciprocal be ne- I contacted him, he was reading United Nations announced (AP)-The the
the New York Times... grants of trade-advantages. a lot of letters he just received opening yesterday of an inforLast Sunday was celebrated the fete of "Notre- Dame d'Altagrace"
from American Express, Air mation' center at Port of Spain,
Marine Travel, Ask Mr
patron saint of Delma' 'silocality... On January 20th, the R. P. DesEmpress Travel Service Forster, Trinidad, to serve the Caribbean
chatelet, General Superior of the Congregation of the "Oblats de NEWS IN BRIEF other important Travel Agencies and serve area. James as director. Keen, a Briton, is will
Marie Immaculee"
arrived in Haiti. He was welcomed at Bowen During the week the United in U.S. and Canada all con- gional representative He of the also U.N. reField by the Apostolic Nuncio and several Haitian and foreign re- States and the six-member Eu- gratulating him for having re- technical assistance board in the
ligious. He will stay at Cayes during his inspection's sejourn in ropean Economic Union (Holl- sumed his activity in tourism area. (Continued on page 16) and, Belgium, Luxemburg, FranVmimin
ce, Italy and West Germany)
signed an agreement which lowered custom -taxes mutually
mostly on industrial items. There were also however, some <
NIONS
NOSIsE
agreements on agricultural items <
mutually advantageaus to both
Tentities. The agreement was a
FROM
notable success for the adminis- <
tration of President Kennedy <
and the Economic Union President Kennedy is requesting au- <
thority from the
<
OD
American ConV A
gress to still further lessen cust- <
oms-taxes in order to negociate
still further reciprocal tariff re- Onions of first quality are available at the)
ductions with the EEU
Gsales counter of ODVA at the corner of Ruel
Have you noticed the shiny (des Cesare and Rue du Centre, at the
new Scout automobiles in the
following,
traffic recently purchased by
the Haitian Government. They <prices:
Upon arrival here las tSunday from an engagement at the San are similar in style and usage
Juan Intercontinental popular Singing Star Frankie Laine and wife, to the Jeeps, of World-War de10lbs.-
Nan
former actress Frey are welcomed by Jean Theard of Maison veylopment, and" of Japanese
Bags
Gourdes
Claudé Martin who squired them around during their stay. Manufacture. <
501bs. Bags
15 Gourdes
The Laines sampled about every faucet of Haitian Life and took
time out to read a message in French to fans over Tele-Haiti. With
Wholesale orders will be filled on the
Guests at Hotel El Rancho the Laines have announced their intenthe formation of the new
basis
tion of returning in May with an orchestra to put on a One night Governing mingo, the Council Washington in Santo Govern- Do- of Gourdes: 2.75
10lbs. Charity Show funds will go to the building of a jet airport. ment has granted $25,000,000 to
per
bags (Minimum>
Wednesday evening Frankie and Nan were honored with a cock- re-establish its monetar stabilitail party at Claude and Helen Martins. ty. A further grant of $20,000,000 210 bags) and Gourdes: 14 per 50lbs. (MinimAfter cancelling reservations to Jamaica midweek to permit a is reported ready to aid econo- <
longer stay they are due to fly home to California today. mic recovery following the lift- <um 10 bags.)
ing of OAS sanctions. terorene --- Page 15 ---
Sunday January 28th, 1962
HAITI SUN
PAGE 15
Scholarship Granted To CAP-HAITIAN BUSINESSMEN AT M.R.N. Constant
the Telediol
Daquin
Off
Mr Constant Daquin, founder
and Manager of "Centre Cultu- This week almost all business- works not only underway at Du-
-Aunt Jemima and the Grace Line have gotten together adver- rel d'Espagnol ANDRES ELOY men of Cap Haitien paid a visit valierville but also to be inauBLANCO" of Cap Haitien was
ising a 13-day Caribbean Cruise for two in a newspaper contest.
PAGE 15
Scholarship Granted To CAP-HAITIAN BUSINESSMEN AT M.R.N. Constant
the Telediol
Daquin
Off
Mr Constant Daquin, founder
and Manager of "Centre Cultu- This week almost all business- works not only underway at Du-
-Aunt Jemima and the Grace Line have gotten together adver- rel d'Espagnol ANDRES ELOY men of Cap Haitien paid a visit valierville but also to be inauBLANCO" of Cap Haitien was
ising a 13-day Caribbean Cruise for two in a newspaper contest. granted a scholarship by the O. to the Office of the "Mouvement gurated in some points of the
r's
de Renovation Nationale" to Republic,
at
-
called Aunt Jemima's Caribbean Sail-Away Contest but A.S. He willi spend one year at meet the leaders of the MRN boteau, Gonaives among others and La Fos- Rahe amazing thing is that the ad pictures four ways of serving Bogota, Colombia, where he will concerning the financing of the sette, Cap Haitien. otcakes, and one is called Haitian Hotcakes... looks like they're study philology, linguistic and
In connexion with this project
Hispano-American literature at
pvered with a fruit sauce. Some Madison Ave. joker dreamed the, University of Colombia. CHINT Engineer went Roger to Beauvoir the of TEhat one up. -From the new method of "chilling" the human
ANNIVERSARY OF and the North Wednesday. Artibonite
bdy to a point of suspended animation, scientists are sure to The beneficiary will fly at the
HAITI JOURNAL
ut man into space by freezing him first. Now I know I don't; end of this month and the Cenyant to go to the moon! -Ronnie Kahn was on a martini kick ter will function under the super- On Friday January 19th our
SEEKING POSITION
ast week, but when they started to" kick back, he quit. Smart presided vision of over Council by Raymond of Teachers Da- colleague HAITI JOURNAL ce- Man well acquainted with touoy.. . no hits, no runs, no rerrors, and no bet! Sister Joan's jeep quin. of lebrated its foundation the 32nd by anniversary rist problem seeks position in
rew up to the Rendez- Vous door one day last week, and what
sident Stenio Vincent. the late Pre- Hotel or Travel Service. Can be
o you think jumped out? A group of tourists from Cleveland who
employed or Social as Attache assistant-Mamager to
that
enteriain
ad arrived morning by cruise ship! What's the story? BusWater Shortage
On this occasion we wish to tourists and take them to excur. st hotel in town is the Park... only one room vacant last week. join the other colleagues to pre- sion,
Don't know which one it was, but a Carnival band passed thru Many of our colleagues of the sent to the team of Haiti Jourlartissant at mid-nite last Sunday. Don't they ever get tired? Port au Princian daily press are nal best our wishes congratulations of
and our Good experience and excellent
complaining about a shortage of
perennity,
reference. to Sun. -Tony Kneer lunched the Donnelleys of the "Desert Queen" in water ia some residential secApply Haiti
endez-Vous Monday last. I hear the Coast Guard has a new tions. At Bizoton the -shortage
bart with new bay soundings these days, in case you fishermen lasts since two weeks, in Petionre interested. I was told that the last issue of the N. Y. Times ville several houses have no waor this week to reach Haiti was the Jan, 23rd. The reports of ter at all, at the Cites St. Mardulls hair
tin just'a few drops appeared
in the week
must have
"Soaping"
Ater
from P-del-E
been hot. -Is anybody some days in the faucets. round town importing that new
called Pan-Magic-a
Halo
product
doglorifies it? syourself version of the non-stick frying pan? Ads say that with We have been told that the
seconds of spraying and about 45 minutes of baking the coating problem is now under study and
that the SCRTCH is planning the
the oven, the pan is ready for cooking without any fats or rebuilding of water system for
rease.
appeared
in the week
must have
"Soaping"
Ater
from P-del-E
been hot. -Is anybody some days in the faucets. round town importing that new
called Pan-Magic-a
Halo
product
doglorifies it? syourself version of the non-stick frying pan? Ads say that with We have been told that the
seconds of spraying and about 45 minutes of baking the coating problem is now under study and
that the SCRTCH is planning the
the oven, the pan is ready for cooking without any fats or rebuilding of water system for
rease. r'a like to try it. -When Frankie Laine called Dan Allen's Port au Prince and Petionville
lendez-Vous the "Lindy's of Haiti", Dan replied, Wrong. This and the suburbs. The works will
Haiti's Howard Johnson's-with alcohol". The Laines, were en- be performed b ytechnicians of
rtained on, Wednesday evening at the Claude Martin home by Hydraulic Services. ai and Fritz Debrosse... Frankie works for Miller's High-Life We have no information when
eer... but Mrs Laine drinks her beer out of a green bottle! -Ale- the works is to begin. andra Evans used a bad case of the Flu as an excuse to come
ack to Haiti and the double-or-nothing routine. How's the betting? AIRPORT.. Newest advertising stunt to become popular in the U.S. is using JET
hirlybirds to hover over ballparks and highly populated areas. (Continued from page 1)
hat ever happened to sky writing? Speaking of how much adertising pays, hear this: 10 years ago nobody ever heard of a January 16th read" as follows:
Hr-spray for milady's crowning glory. The gals spent $110 mil- Art. 1.-The Government of
n for it last year! We're all in the wrong business, or else we the Republic is authorized to
m't have the right ad agency. Cruise ship business to the Car- port build in an the International outskirts of Jet Port Air- au - &
bean has more than doubled in the past five years with the Pree at "Mais Gate", accord
merica and United States having been converted from their reg- ing to the norms prescribed by
ar New Yorkc-to-Europe runs for five Caribbean cruises, and the International Organization for
tgentina and Brazil of Moore-MeCormack Lines being diverted Civil Aviation. (OACI). pm their normal South American runs for six such cruises. Next
inter's business is expected to be even greater. -What ever the Art. national 2.-Funds effort coming particularly from
ppened to the man who missed the sailing df his cruise ship will be invested in this construcne Evangeline) last Wednesday and was So reluctan tto hand tion. mself over to the police to solve his problem? -Later report on
e N.Y. Times. the Jan. 24th edition arrived. Late, late report Art. 3.-All the measures neNot a soapsnot a
Gives
H follow (in case you don't know anyhow). -A few awe-stricken cessary to the financing of the
leave cream- dulling, a Halo dirt- cannot "soft-uater fragrant lather
ople finally woke up to the fact that Doc Hayward's highly tout enterprise, to the creation of orcatching soap. film! needs no special rinse! white convertible with the black top had mud grips and 4wheel ministration, ganizations of will construction be taken ad- acive. A Jeep! What else? -Topical joke of the week: one Haitian cording to the laws governing Removes
jo asked the other, what's the news about Pont l'Ester? Answer: the matter. dandruf from embarrassing both hair
munageable- Halo leaves hair soft,
Hon't know. I haven't been there for a long time. Why? Why?-
and scalp! zolorfiul natural shining with
is whére
pre
they're having all the meetings... Pont P'Ester is Art. 4.-The works of the Inhighlights! very fine market town in the Artibonite. What's in a name? ternational Airport of Port au
Au tell me. --Just about everybody in town got an eveful of Dan 1st, Prince 1962, will under begin the on supervision February even Yes, finest "soaping".
soft,
Hon't know. I haven't been there for a long time. Why? Why?-
and scalp! zolorfiul natural shining with
is whére
pre
they're having all the meetings... Pont P'Ester is Art. 4.-The works of the Inhighlights! very fine market town in the Artibonite. What's in a name? ternational Airport of Port au
Au tell me. --Just about everybody in town got an eveful of Dan 1st, Prince 1962, will under begin the on supervision February even Yes, finest "soaping". liquid your or oily hair cream with
Jen at Bacoulou Wednesday nite charge comme l'Armee Po- ofa technical commission in the
shampoos leaves dulling,
naise! It couldn't have
happened to a nicer guy. Never under- midst of which will seat repre- with dirt-catching a new film. Halo, contains made The largest
limate the power of a red dress! -What two adults (male) were sentatives, qualified technicians
ingredient. soap, no sticky oils. in the Iron Market
of the International
selling
b
buying a hunk of Bois Cochon-and offerOrganization Thus Hat glorifies your hair
to split it? And for all of who
for Civil Aviation (OACI), and the very first time you it. shampoo
you haven't yet been able to others. Ask for Halo- use
le down to a New Years resolution, how
America's
in,
about this: It's up
favorite shampoo-t today. Halo
you in '62 Who, ME? 2)-A decree "repealing the
Amerien
decree dated November 6, 1961,
KAY MAJOR creating an organization of finance and of construction of the Halo reveals the hidden beauty of the hair! International Airport."
U-GL-IEL --- Page 16 ---
PAGE 16
HAITI SUN
Sunday danuary 28th, 1962
Voyagez par.. AIR FRANCE
CONSULTEZ
NO
VOTRE AGENT
BOEING ET CARAVELLE LES 2 MEILLEURS -JETS. SUR LE PLUS GRAND RESEAU DU MONDE
DE VOYACE
HAITI IN LIME-LIGHT
PAUL WINTER SEXTET COMING FEBRUARY 5th
(Continued from page 1) Itude,. now opposed to any kind
the Delegations of more import- of sanctions against Cuba."
ant Latin American Republies According to another AFP casuch as: Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, ble, the day of yesterday was
Mexico, Uruguay, all- of whom marked by intensified diplomare not inclined to punish Cuba. atic activity, which, it seems,
Argentina plays the role of me- didn't clear up. the panorama of
diator, by trying to conciliate the Conferenée. The greatest
the "hards" and the irreductible embarassment prevails in the
to- the notion of sanctions. The lobbies where green-room talks
U.S. Secretary of State had ra- are mostly contradictory. ther talks with his colleague The cable adds: The falling off
from Brazil, Uruguay, Eeuador; of Haiti from the side of supChile. personal guests of the porters of the "hard line" con1
President of Uruguay, with the tributes to increase the confupurpose of finding out a basic sion." Yesterday at night the po:
agreement even before the open- sition were as follow. ing of the Meeting. Partisans of sanctions: VeneThings were going on in that zuela, Peru, USA, Panama, Pawayy when the important decla- raguay, and Central American
ration of the Haiti Delegation Republies 12 countries). was disclosed. When we printed Opponents to sanctions: Mexiin one of our/ latest editorials co, Brazil, Haiti, Chile, Ecundor. that surprises coulde be register Argentina inclined rather in
ed" even amongst the thirteen the second group, is trying to
countries the State Department conciliate the different points of
(Continued from page 1) clude a contract with Columbia prehensive and includes tradibelieved to be its supporters, we views.
y when the important decla- raguay, and Central American
ration of the Haiti Delegation Republies 12 countries). was disclosed. When we printed Opponents to sanctions: Mexiin one of our/ latest editorials co, Brazil, Haiti, Chile, Ecundor. that surprises coulde be register Argentina inclined rather in
ed" even amongst the thirteen the second group, is trying to
countries the State Department conciliate the different points of
(Continued from page 1) clude a contract with Columbia prehensive and includes tradibelieved to be its supporters, we views. The group is composed of Récords, their first recording to
of
as
didn't think, everyone can When some Republics-such as" young musicians who have been be released shortly. positions Gillespie, Miles Jimmy Davis, Heath, Theloni- Dizzy
see it, tobe SO close to the Mexico, and Panama in their rès- playing together primarily in Composing the Sextet are ous Monk, Charlie
truth. Parker, Gerpective group are iclined 4o the Chicago area since 1958, Paul Winter, Sax Alto; Dick ry Mullingan,
a
According to dispatches receiv- accept conciliation formula, when they organized on the Whitsel, trumpet; Les Rout, ba- and many others. Randy Weston
ed from Punta Del Este, the others are demonstrating a ser- Northwestern University camp- ritone saxophone; Warren - BerHaitian position. involved thel ious irreduetibility. us. They won first place last drums: and Richard Evans, Speaking of
greatest sensation. According to] (From, "Le Nouvelliste, Tnesday year, among 100 entrants, as the bass. chosen for his Latin the. repertoire
AFP cable a great confusion Jan. 23rd.)
best college jazz gTOuP at the Similar to most top jazz or tour Paul Winter noted American that
was provoked in the midst of BIG RECEPTION IN VIEW Geprgetown Inter-Collegiate Jazz chestras the Paul Winter Sextet sextet has also tried to the
certain Delegations which inten- FOR HAITIAN DELEGATES Festival. repertoire is varied vet com- feel are the significant include
sified their talks in orderi to A group of Association of Prizes awarded the Sextet in- tonal numbers as well as com- lin modern
atreigds
clear
till
jazz
up the panorama, now: drivers. truckowners, workers
very dark and confuse,
and others are preparing a big
In this view, the USA called manifestation to welcome Tuesameeting ôf the fourteen coun- day the President and the memtries having voted for the con- bers of the Haitian Delegation
vocation of the actual Foreign to Punta Del Este. Ministers Conference. This
The demonstration
chasqusdtic
meetwill begin
ing had in view, the cablogram at. Bowen Field upon their arriby
precises, "to analyze the 'conse- val and will continue through
Wyler
quences of the new Haitian atti- the city. TI JOSEPH (Cont'd from page 14)
the South... This week will begin the works of construction of the
Church of Duvalierville dedicated to Notre-I Dame du Mont -Carmel The new leading-Committee of "Syndieat de la Hasco et
PCS" is formed as follows: Gerard E. Lorquet, President; Morel
Cherubin, Vice- President; Gabriel Leon, Assistant-Secretary; Max
Cleophat, Treasurer; Gesner Oge, Manor Paul, Gesner Prepetit,
Wilfene Bernard, Betchley Pierre-Loitis, Conseillors. Port au Prince-Jacmel road is in the good côndition announces "Le Matin" in
the January 23rd. edition. More than four teams of workers àre
working daily... Monday at noon, Dr Aurele Joseph, Mr Lucien
Daumec and Dr C. Mode, respectively Secretary of State, Sub-Secretary of State and General Director at Health Department, received the 'visit of Dr Gerard Philippe Charlier. ex-intern of Paris Hospitals, Dr Charlier presented as 4 gift his graduation thesis work
entitled: "Les Varices Gastriques chez l'Adulte" to the Museum
of the Department.. From January 1st 1962, l'USOM (United States
Operation Mission) has changed of denomination and become
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Mode, respectively Secretary of State, Sub-Secretary of State and General Director at Health Department, received the 'visit of Dr Gerard Philippe Charlier. ex-intern of Paris Hospitals, Dr Charlier presented as 4 gift his graduation thesis work
entitled: "Les Varices Gastriques chez l'Adulte" to the Museum
of the Department.. From January 1st 1962, l'USOM (United States
Operation Mission) has changed of denomination and become
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USAID (United States Agency for International Development), Mr
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