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STAR OF TELEHAITI'S ENGLISH
PROGRAM DEPARTS
Bridge FRANCOIS DUVALIER Opened
PRESIDENT
byP PRESIDENT On SEPT22
GETS Full POWERS
The single-span steel
girder bridge "Francois
First Envoy Dnvalier" at Croix des
ES
Missions was opened to
RN
Assembly Grants
Of New African States traffic over the river Grise
President Full Control
Saturday afternoon with
to Assume Duties Here President and Madame Dr.
On Economy
The first Ambassador Francois Duvalier cutting
of the new African States the inaugural ribbon.
to be accredited directly The inauguration of xFrane
President Francois Du- to Haiti is Dr. Nicolas cois Duvalier" bridge was one
valier has assumed direet Eouagnignon of Dahomey of the highlights of the fifthancontrol of the economy. who presented his "let- niversary. of the election of Dr.
ters" to President Dr. Duvalier to. office in September
For the second time du- Francois Duvalier in a ce- 22nd, 1957,
ring his five years as Pre- remony held at the Na- Speeches were delivered at
sident, Dr. Duvaler was tional Palace Friday mor- the inauguration by Dr. Herve
handed full authority to ning.
Boyer, acting Minister of Putake necessary economic Fittingly the first African blic Works, Transport and Comand financial measures for Ambassador is from the Repu- munications; Engineer Roger
six months.
blic of Dahomey with which Beauvoir Haitian Director of
Haiti has strong. ethnic ties. TECHINT (The Highvay and
At the closing of the Ambassador Nicolas Eouagni- Road Repair and Maintenance
thirty-cight session of the gnon is a distinguished Medical Service) responsible for buildlegislature Saturday night, doctor who speciality is stoma- ing the bridge and Mr. Adalthe Deputies voted the tology. He has studied in Pa berto Sortesi Chief of the TechPresident full powers to ris and Montreal. He was Min- int Miss.on in Haiti.
take "all necessary econo- ister of Public Health of Daho- The new bridge, long awaited,
mnie-measures fortheagood mey.
(Continued on page 2)
functioning of the admin- By Prof. WILLIAM BATES 1959
istration, autonomous services and the stabilization
of public finances, recov- Haiti
Import
the
Largest
ery of national economy and the safeguarding
Trade
Miss Ruth Thurston receiving a bouquet of flowers from professo: of the nation's interests.
L-SKETCH or THE INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPORTANCE
Iritz Racine on leaving the "Let's Learn English"" program over (See account of Legislative acIN THE HAITIAN ECONOMY
Tele-Haiti.
tion on page 3).
The complex of industries discussed in this study includes Haiti's
TV's Miss Thurston
Progress Pictures Of Construction
largest import trade (cotton cloth and manufactures) accounting
Tele-Haiti lost the star
during the 1950's for some 15 to 20 percent of total import values,
of its popular "Let's Learn
On PetionVille's Lycee
as well as her first large-scale manufacturing undertakings. Just
English" prograr m this
us coffee is dominant as the primary source of peasant cash inpast week when 18-yearthese industries hold
old Mello Ruth Thurston
comes,
a central position in peasant cash
returned to the U.S. to reexpenditures. Including taxes and trade margins, the cloth, oil
sume her studies at New
and soap destined for the peasantry was equivalent in value to
Hampshire University.
- X20MX vell over half of the $18 million the Haitian peasant derived anMiss Thurston monitored the
ually from coffee.
6 to6:30 p.m. English class dur- on
us coffee is dominant as the primary source of peasant cash inpast week when 18-yearthese industries hold
old Mello Ruth Thurston
comes,
a central position in peasant cash
returned to the U.S. to reexpenditures. Including taxes and trade margins, the cloth, oil
sume her studies at New
and soap destined for the peasantry was equivalent in value to
Hampshire University.
- X20MX vell over half of the $18 million the Haitian peasant derived anMiss Thurston monitored the
ually from coffee.
6 to6:30 p.m. English class dur- on "industry" may conveniently be broken down into four
Tele-Haiti's Channel Five
- Ka
The
ing her summer vacation here
ectors-depending upon source of raw material, locale of manuwith her parents American Amfcture and whether marketed locally crua abroad. In order of
bassador. and Mrs. Raymond L.
(Continued on page 8)
Thurston.
On turning the television En
e
glish teaching job brck to Professor Fritz Racine Tuesrav
night Miss Thurston received a
borquet of flowers from the Station.and on behalf of her grate
fal pupils.
(Continned 01 page 5
REOPENING OF
Construction on Petionvile's Lycee by the Reno
THE SCHOOLS
vation Nationale Movement continued this week a
accelorated Pace. One of the oldest buildings ia th
COMMUNIQUES
The Secretary of State of Na meuntain residential town was pull down to ma e
tional Edueation informs the way for the town's first State highschool.
pablie that the reopen TE of the
The Lycee is being constructed with funds d nat
schools is fixed for Monday Oc ed by Petionville residents and the collection of onc
tober 8th.
gourde daily toll on the Petionville Roads.
Port au Prince Sept. 18, 1932.
Photos showing work progress were taken this
Secretary LEONCE of VIAUD State.
week by Dietz. (For additional photo see page 16) --- Page 2 ---
PAGE 2
HAITI SUN
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16th, 1962
**Melles Eliane Guillet and Anne Marie Faure, two "seduiTI-JOSEPH.. In Haiti This Week santes" French visitors are holding in raptures everybody who Popular Marine Engineer MA
By AUBELIN JOLICOEUR
cme in their charming circle. Eliane Guillet and Anne Marie JOR EDWARD JONES returnFaure who graduated from the Hautes Etudes Commerciales of ed to the U.S. September 16th
Paris just spent two months in New York for a training at ALIATA and hopes to return at a future
***Sunday morning, Mr. Rene Chalmers, Mi Store in Madison Avenue. For their vacations they decided to worked date. It was the Major whn
on unblocking Miragonister of Foreign Affairs and Mr. Rene Hyppo- make a tour in the Caribbean, visiting Puerto Rico, Dominican ane Lake and building of the
lite, Chief of Protocole and Mr. Pierre Gousse Republic, Haiti before going back to N. Y. for another 2 months. pontoon bridge etc... Mr. GEirector of Latin American Afairs flew to Eliane paints as a hobby and Anne Marie plays piano. They RARD LESCOT flew to San
New York as Delegates of Haiti to the Genera' re current guests at the Plaza. Jose, Costa Rica Wednesday.. Assembly of the United Nations. The party
The Agronomist JEAN DE VAS
Cariet
*=*Roland Cayard of the USAF is visiting with his parents here TEY, Assistant Chief of the Fowill be joined by Ambassador
Auguste
restry section of Damien, reand two other Haitian Delegates. Minister R. Roland just spent four years with the United States Air Force in turned from Germany WednesChalmers is President ot the Delegation. Germany, France and Holland, After his vacations here he will day afternoon. Dr. GERARD
ss"Blonde and mignonne" Ruth Thurston were seen o'f Wedn join the USAF in Travis, California.
*=*Roland Cayard of the USAF is visiting with his parents here TEY, Assistant Chief of the Fowill be joined by Ambassador
Auguste
restry section of Damien, reand two other Haitian Delegates. Minister R. Roland just spent four years with the United States Air Force in turned from Germany WednesChalmers is President ot the Delegation. Germany, France and Holland, After his vacations here he will day afternoon. Dr. GERARD
ss"Blonde and mignonne" Ruth Thurston were seen o'f Wedn join the USAF in Travis, California. BOYER, Major of the Healt,
her
Ambassador and Mrs. Raymond Thurston Roland is the younger brother of Colonel Octave Cayard, Com Service FAD'H, is back home
esday by parents,
Marie mander of the Casernes Dessalines and
Cayard. from Washington where he par
of the U.S. Embassy and a lot of friends among which
#*Misses Sylvia E. Berg, Betsy June Deputy
ticipated in a meeting on the
Lise Zenny, Victor Lemoine, Jr., etc. That's what we call a warm
Duxbury and Margaret "treponematose". Mr. GUY
send off for a VIP. with TV coverage. French speaking Ruth mad: Catherine Bouey, three medical technologists frem Saskatchewan, HORELLE and Mrs, the forin
useful
her vacations in the daily TELE-HAIT Canada arrived here Friday on a three day visit. These three er JEANNE LUCCHESI, feted
herself very during
a charming visiters are current guests at the Castelhaiti... of
En iglish course. She went to New Hampshire College as
Mis-es the birth their first-born, a
here
Geraldine L. Kostka and Diane Eldred, two Secretaries from "ravissante" girl called INSophomore. She will be back for Xmas, she prom' sed. She
Chi- GRID at
Russian and German besides French and English. cago are visiting here this week-end... Mrs. Elizabeth Hacket
Canape Vert Hospital
speaks
"charmante Brigitte Grohel left L and her daughter Anne, a bank teller from New York are als on Thursday September 13th,
ss"Jolie" Anita Meinberg and
Fred
1962, at 5:00 p.m... Dr. JAC
Wednesday. Anita went to study literature and history in Madrid. visiting... Minister
Hill and wife Betty Jane from Houston QUELINE CHARMANT CEBrigitte went to. join some friends in Miami to drive to Baltimore are staying two weeks here... Glen Fitch, a Representative of LESTIN, wife of Mr. VILVERT
Goucher
A E. Shew Co was met at the airport yesterday by Mr. CELESTIN, Secretary General
where she is studying at
College. McGurck, President of the International Club of Commerce Edvard at Finances and Economic At
es*Senorita" Maria Perez, a Spanish nurse and Kathy Tenn,
and [airs Department, flew to San
t Jamaican nurse both from Montreal made a short visit here this Agent of the Hormel here. Juan for a two week vacations
week. "Bella" Maria Perez and pretty Kathy Tenn were in the s**Mr. Richard E. Boyce, a journalist from Washington, D.C Wednesday afternoon... Mr GUY
upon their departure. They just staited to flew down here Saturday for a four day visit. He is guest at tha CAMILLE,
and Haitian
verge
oi frustration
lawyer
Castelhaiti. teacher to Congo, flew to Leolike it. poldville after two week vacaes*Erick Echrmann flew back to Winooski College, in Winooski -*Mr. Jean Jacques Honorat, General Director of Tourism ar- tion in Haiti.., Mme MAX ANVermount, Monday after a two month vacations with his pare ts rived Tuesday from a five week trip through Central and Latin TOINE left Mrs. Wednesday JOSEPH for BER- New
Mrs. Carl
(Ford Dealer)
Jersey.. Mr. and
Behrmann
America. He made the trip in company with Mr: Jean Saurel, NARD. the former JUNLE RIM-
#**Bernard Sansaricq went back to Bordentown Military Insti- Promotion Manager of Pan Am and Mr.
, General Director of Tourism ar- tion in Haiti.., Mme MAX ANVermount, Monday after a two month vacations with his pare ts rived Tuesday from a five week trip through Central and Latin TOINE left Mrs. Wednesday JOSEPH for BER- New
Mrs. Carl
(Ford Dealer)
Jersey.. Mr. and
Behrmann
America. He made the trip in company with Mr: Jean Saurel, NARD. the former JUNLE RIM-
#**Bernard Sansaricq went back to Bordentown Military Insti- Promotion Manager of Pan Am and Mr. Ernst Casseus, Coordina- PEL, rejoining her husband
tute, in Bordentown, New Jersey the same day. tor for the Panamerican Festival. working as chartered account
s**Dr. Nicolas Amoussou Eouagnignon, Ambassador of Dahofor UNESCO, flew to Conakri
ney in Washington, D.C. arrived here Monday with his son M- This Haitian delegation visited Mexico, Gualemals, Panama, Thursday... Mr. DEWITT PEchel. They were met at the airport by Mr. Joseph D. Baguidy Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chili, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Ve- TERS. Director-K Founder of the
Affairs
nezuela and Miami to invite these Countries to the second Pan- Centre d'Art, flew the same day
ormer Minister of Foreign
here. Dr. Eousgn gnon pre- american Festival which will be held here
December. to New York... Equally, Melle
rented his credentials Thursday to President Duvalier as Ambasnext
The LINA BLAIN and Agronomist
sador of Dahomey in Haiti... Mr. Fernando Bernoulli, Ambass:do. Haitian delegates were warmly greeted everywhere but more PAUL MERAN flew to New
of Switzerland in Mexico presented his credentials the same day armly in Uruguay and Brazil. Mr. Honorat said that the second York Thursday... Mme EDOU
to President Duvalier as Plenipotentiary Minister of his Country Panamerican Festival will be sensational. ARD TARDIEU, the former
jn Haiti. He flew back to Mexico the next day with his wife. GERMAINE Canada... DEHOUX JONAS LAMOUR departed
***Bearded Jeffers Andrew Henry, a Trinidadian dance teacher) ssCandace Avery, silver blonde "grassette), sweet and twenty, for flew to study Theology at Semlfrom New York and his American-German wife Franziska, a is discovering the charms of the Haven for the Uninhibited, the naire Adventiste of Guadeloupe,
teacher arrived on a four week visit. Grand Hotel Oloffson. Candy, a nurse from Boston, Mass, is being .Mr. GERARD HERMANTIN,
***Colonel Richard Curtis, Chief of the USAF Mission here flew entertained by Gerty Garib, the Manager, Mix Pfeffer, a literiry graduated of Institut Pasteur of
to the States last weekend, in company with his wife and came Agent from everywhere, and their party ncludes al:o Glen Fitc, Paris flew to Cayenne... back this weekend. a representative for Hormel (Meats) and poet Barry Farrell and
**Mr. Robert Ferlauto, Director of Research for Smith Kline Clark Leith. MAGIC-CINE
& French, one of the leading American pharmaceutical houses of
the U.S. and his charming wife Belle arrivAIRCONDITIONED
ed last weekend in company with Mr. Kai
. LRIDGE "FRANCOIS DUVALIER"
Parsholt, an Engineer, Vice-President and E -
OPENED BY PRESIDENT
The populary movie-theatre
Sales Manager for the Vestergaard BrothMAGIC-CINE directed by the
ers, the biggest Importers in machinery
(Continued from page 1) on the project was Engineer dynamic and well-known Mr. of Denmark, and his pretty wife Kirsten. replaces the ancient steel struc- John Ryan. Funds were made Leandre DANIEL has been Air
Robert and Belle Ferlauto are from Phiture that was damaged beyond available by the International conditioned with 200 tons of
ladelphia and Kai and Kirsten Parsholt
repair by Hurricane Hazel flood Bank of Reconstruction (World Worthington Units. from Copenhagen, Denmark. Kay and Kist
waters in 1954. Bank). Techint and sub-con- Now, spectators inconvenience can easily
en get lo: of publicity material here for Mr. Construction work was under: tractors Jean Vorbes helped to smoke without
taken by U.S.
- John Ryan. Funds were made Leandre DANIEL has been Air
Robert and Belle Ferlauto are from Phiture that was damaged beyond available by the International conditioned with 200 tons of
ladelphia and Kai and Kirsten Parsholt
repair by Hurricane Hazel flood Bank of Reconstruction (World Worthington Units. from Copenhagen, Denmark. Kay and Kist
waters in 1954. Bank). Techint and sub-con- Now, spectators inconvenience can easily
en get lo: of publicity material here for Mr. Construction work was under: tractors Jean Vorbes helped to smoke without
taken by U.S. Steel whose chieflcomplete the impressive bridge. for those who cannot tolerate
Sveld Vestergaard, Pres. ond the Vestergaard Brothers and Consul
the perfume of tobacco. of Haiti in Denmark. They spent four days at the Grand Hte'
Oloffson. DRIVE-IN CINE
*=Miss Eve Le Vesque, a nurse from Ottawa, Canada arrived
lere last Sunday on a two week visit. This lovely and elegan'
Sunday September 23rd and
visitor is absorbing the charms and beauty of the land of Joir
Monday September 24th
at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. de vivre. She is celebrating her birthday today. Happy Birthday,
LES LOUPS
Eve and many happy returns. DANS LA BERGERIE
s**Mr. Gerald Michael Noakes, a Travel Tycoon in London is
Psychological Drama with
currently visiting here, in company with Miss Elizabeth Williams
PASCAL ROBERT,
a very attractive brunette, originally from Australia. Mr. Noakes
PIERRE MONDY
who owns many business in London has chosen Haiti to spend his
JEAN FRANCOISE MARO BARY DORLEAS
vacations. He is staying a few weeks here. Gerads and Liz ate
N.B.-Under 16 years of age are
o ests at the Caribe-Haiti. not admitted. --- Page 3 ---
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
HAITI SU N
PAGE 3
Closing Session Of Legislature
TAILS OF THE CITADEL TRAILS
Voted President Full Powers
By ERIC ETIENNE
It should be with pleasure,
The inportant closing meet country?" I will answer them: constitutional guarantees pre- In 1954, Henry
I no replied, other but... souvenir in Haiti we have
of
ing the 39th Legislature of "Sons, I was with Duvalier, scribed by article 90, 8th para- the former Secretary Morgenthau, of Trea- leon... from Napothe Legislative Chamber began while he constructed the New Kraph; 94, 139, 143 and 146 of sury. during the F.D. Roosevelt's
other souvenir? smil11:45
No
at
with
he
Saturday
a.m, 51 Haiti."
the Constitution of the Republic. administration, who Sust mar- ed.s And the Citadel itself? Your
deputies. The meeting was interrupted Article 2.-Full powers are ried a young French lady, came
Christophe should never
Deputy K. Rochefort of Cap about 1:45 p.m. The bureau, given to the Chief of the Exe to Cap-Haitien with his wife. start King to built, it, if the Haitians
Haiten, requested permission presided over by MM. Luc Fran- cutive Power during a 6 month They naturally went to the Ci didn't have in their mind a
to speak. "Before closing the cois and Jean Julme formed a period starting at the promul: tadel as every visitor to the
attack from the fleet
scssion, there is a last action to commission to study the docu- gation of the present decree en: North of the country used to do.
the Exe to Cap-Haitien with his wife. start King to built, it, if the Haitians
Haiten, requested permission presided over by MM. Luc Fran- cutive Power during a 6 month They naturally went to the Ci didn't have in their mind a
to speak. "Before closing the cois and Jean Julme formed a period starting at the promul: tadel as every visitor to the
attack from the fleet
scssion, there is a last action to commission to study the docu- gation of the present decree en: North of the country used to do. possible French Emperor
fulfill
the
said:
of
do," he "to the will ment and make a report about abling him to take, by decree After the visit, he gave one dolXXX
ef the people. Let's give the it. having the power of law, any lar bill as a tip to the boy who
XXX
full financial and economic pow. After a few minutes, the com- financial and economic meas- took care of his wife's horse. Sir Hugh Foot, then Governers to the Executive, in view of mission presided over by the ure he will find necessary for The boy thanked but let him or, of Jamaica, BWI, came once
making healthy the economy of deputy, Rameau Estime presen- the welfare of the State, auto- know that he was expecting a to Haiti and paid a visit to the
tho country. Thus, I request you ted a favourable report read by nomous Institutions, Public Ser: little more from a man just Citadel. He was astonished to
to vote unanimously a Resolu deputy Lamoussey Andre. vices in general, the safety of married a lovely girl... meet there so many guns of the
tion giving full powers to the And unanimously the follow- our Public Finances, the redres:
century, manufactured
Chief of the Nation." Then he ing Decree was voted:
sing of National Economy and The bill I gave you, said in eighteen the British Kingdom. I exread the decree. XXX
the salvation of the general in-" Morgenthau, is more than one plained that the Great Britain
Vehement interference by the
terest of the Nation. dollar worth, because it bears helped the Haitian- during their
deputy Andre Simon of Jacmel. DECREE
Article 3.The present Decree my signature. Someday in the Independence War and that
"Exactly one year ago, at the
THE LEGISLATIVE
will be published and execnted. future, you will sell it as a pre- King Christophe- who bullt the
end of a session, clearly, patri
CHAMBER
Given at the Legislative cious "autograph". castle was a great admirer and
otically, we understood that ful
Chamber, at Port au Prince, Up to now, the boy never un- a sincere friend of the British:
powers were necessary to the In accordance with the Arti- September 15th, 1962, 159th Year derstood the reply of the form- The presence ôf the cannons
Executive to resolve problems cles 48, 66, 90 and 185 of the of the Independence. er Secretary Morgenthau,, of was therefore explicable. which could be had in our ab- Constitution;
whom the signature appeared -But we have one, I added,
sonce.. The full powers were ju- Considering that, in his fam- President: Luc F. FRANCOIS in billion and billion dollars. we treasured more than all the
diciously used and in the com- ous Message of January 2nd, Secretaries:
others. You will see, Excellency. mencement of the new session 1962, the Honorable Dr. Fran- Gerson C. ZAMOR,
XXX
AndI took him to. a barrack
we congratulated the Great Ge- cois Duvalier, invited the Haiti- Franck DAPHNIS. Prince Napoleon, the great- f the Fortress where a superb
nius who continued to be equal an People to adopt a policy of "LE MATIN" Sept. 18, 1962.. grand'son of Jerome Bonaparte, bronze gun is still lying on its
to himself, that is to say Dr. Austerity in view of directing
former king of Westphalie vi-l, mahogany mount. The coat-ofFrancois Duvalier, who in all all our natural and financial resited the Citadel, in March] arms and the motto of the Spahis netions, thinks only of the sources towards the Economic Let Us Convert 1951.
nius who continued to be equal an People to adopt a policy of "LE MATIN" Sept. 18, 1962.. grand'son of Jerome Bonaparte, bronze gun is still lying on its
to himself, that is to say Dr. Austerity in view of directing
former king of Westphalie vi-l, mahogany mount. The coat-ofFrancois Duvalier, who in all all our natural and financial resited the Citadel, in March] arms and the motto of the Spahis netions, thinks only of the sources towards the Economic Let Us Convert 1951. He was accompanied with nish branch of the Dukes of
NATION. You will have to, with Liberation of the Country;
"Sources Puantes" his wife, the former Alix de Marborough forefathers of Sir
a patriotic spontaneity, renew Considering that, the cry of
Bourbon de Parme. I had the Winston Churchill- are designthis same confidence."
Ancestors' day had such a reIn A Hot
priviledge toact as the guide edon it: (Fiel pero desdichaIn turn, the deputies Arnoux sonance in the heart of the ci.! of the imperial couple. do". ouis Jeune of St. Marc, Ra- tizens and created so much
Spring' Station
At the entrance of the castle, -Those Churchill are really
meau Estime, as usual brilliant; self-sacrifices among the civil Our colleague "Le Mercure" he saw a lot of cannon balls wonderful persons! All over the
Michel Auguste, passionate and seryants and friends of the Gov- in its last edition mentioned the stored in a room. world, they have their printed
vehement; Turgot. Dalvanor E- ernment that the Chief of the question of an arrangement of
mark, said Sir Hugh. tienne, Hugo Paul, realist and State had to create some spe- a hot springs Station at "Sour- Quoi? Des boulets? (What? The sun never sets on the
precise; Luc Senatus sincere cial organization and affecta: ces Puantes" (near Croix des Cannon balls?) he asked. British Empire, I concluded. and profound, spoke from the tion of the funds provided by Missions). No, Ireplied, joking, there
Tribune. All backed up the Ro- he National Effort;
He pointed out the encourag- are "sweet potatoes" for enechefort Resolution. Considering that, on the occa- ing letter of Mr. Gustavo Or- mies. Deputy Fritz Moise made a sion of tho day of Sovereignty landini, Ambassador of Italy to
Crimmins-Duvalier's
speech, loudly applauded, when and National Reconnaissance, Mr. Pierre Alexandre, director
XXX
above all, in a patriotic trans- H. E, the President of the Re- of "Le Courrier Economique". A few moment later we reaConversation
port he shouted: *When, onpublic, Jast May 22, confirmed and the conversation of this lat ched the central yard and stood
September 22nd, 1952; Dr. Fran-rhis resolution to insure the re- ter with a Haitian Minister of up in front of the grave where
coisi Duvalier through the peop: spect of Independence and Na- the State. the remains of King Henry Mr. John Crimmins, Chief of
le was able to impose himselt tional Dignity of the Haitian "And "Le Mercure" conclude Christophe are supposed to be Bureau of the Caribbean and
as President of the Republic, Nation and consequently invited on this judicious considerations buried. Before the grave was a Mexican Affairs of the State
the highest objective of his gov- all to productive work;
of which we share the economy, medium-size cannon, with the Department, met the Presiernment had been to erase the Considering that, indeed, the "we are sure that the Haitian coat-of-arms ot Napoleon 1st. dent of the Republic, Dr. Fran
sequellae of the American occu- Chief of the State, alvays made Medical Corps and the Public Prince Napoleon put his hand cois Duvalier, in a special and
pation and reconcile the coun- the most intelligent and merit Health: Department will not fail on it and said:
cordial audience at the Nation- morntry with its origin, by helping orious use of the latitude which to prepare a development plan
al Palace last Saturday
itto recover the path ofits des: granted Him, several time, to of our first hot springs' Station "If the 'sweet potatoes' ing.
sequellae of the American occu- Chief of the State, alvays made Medical Corps and the Public Prince Napoleon put his hand cois Duvalier, in a special and
pation and reconcile the coun- the most intelligent and merit Health: Department will not fail on it and said:
cordial audience at the Nation- morntry with its origin, by helping orious use of the latitude which to prepare a development plan
al Palace last Saturday
itto recover the path ofits des: granted Him, several time, to of our first hot springs' Station "If the 'sweet potatoes' ing. tiny traced by the Titans of] organize, on His sole initiative, which will Dermit to the sick were reserved to the soldiers
the State
1804. the basis of the New Order 50- persons affected by rhumatism ofmy great-grand uncle, if they The High Official of
licited by the Revolution; that and skin's illness to be in god tried to recapture your country, Department flew to Dominican
"For the soldier of the Great it is. proper to give him the health."
I think I can go homie with this Republic Sunday before going
Napoleonian epic saying "T was same for the preparation of the "Le Matin" Sept. 18, 1962. Ismall gun as family souvenir. back to the U.S. 4 at Austerlitz" was the best title measures imposed by the cir-
- E
of glory. For me, when a day cumstances of the moment; "OCUSING, COMPOSING AND
my sons will ask me "Father,
DECREES
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PAGE 4
HAITI SUN
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
Off the Telediol Tokyo Prepares For
-It's
wind... The
Vert match
'64
an ill
old Canape
folders are
Olympics
for sale in the market L- 2 for a cent, Wouldn't Dave and Wally
HOPE FOR HAITI PARTICIPATION
iove that? Those poisonous beans have also been found on the
West coast of Florida, so now they don't know where those neck: Not only sportsmen, but town main stadium, is located at Yo- each swimmer as the race is
laces in Boston came from. -The gourde (the kind that grows, planners, engineers, architeets vogi, next to the Meiji Shrine, proceeding and the finishing
not shrinks) will soon be coming back into its own. It is one of and transport experts will be a notable Tokyo landmark. times will be recorded by mothe articles the U.S. recommends stock-piling for Natonal Di interested in the work carried Most of the buildings in this vie and television cameras. out to enable the Japanese to area were erected 13 years ago
ACCOMMODATION
tense! They expect all glassware will be broken in the first atom- hold the 1964 Olympie Games as part of a residential settle- One of the biggest problems
ic attack. Yoicks! The new fire-engine red Ford bus on the in Tokyo. ment for American officers and to be faced is that of providing
Carrefour route, named Yolanda, is decorated to the teeth by In effect a tremendous recon their families. The Americans accommodation for the estimat
artist A. Daniel primitive on the sides, and real French cafe struction programme is being handed the area back in Nov: ed minimum of 30,000 extra vi-kr
curtains on the back window!
the 1964 Olympie Games as part of a residential settle- One of the biggest problems
ic attack. Yoicks! The new fire-engine red Ford bus on the in Tokyo. ment for American officers and to be faced is that of providing
Carrefour route, named Yolanda, is decorated to the teeth by In effect a tremendous recon their families. The Americans accommodation for the estimat
artist A. Daniel primitive on the sides, and real French cafe struction programme is being handed the area back in Nov: ed minimum of 30,000 extra vi-kr
curtains on the back window! Oo, la, la! A few weeks ago Bon- implemented: The lay-out of the ember, 1961. sitors to Tokyo during the Gavarious installations KowazaELECTRONICS
mes. This means not
was
only. adhomme's startled by a request for 20 cowbells by Mme. wa Sports Park is designed in not Starting with the existing ditional building but also the exBauch of Cayes (the coffee quéen). She had been robbed recently only for the Olympic Games buildings-13 four-storey ferro- tension. of water supply, drainand wanted them to put on all doors and windows. I should think but also to provide, Jater, a re- concrete apartment blocks, 233 age and sewage facilities. At
that in the middle of a dark night that would scare me worse creational area for Tokyo's 10 houses of varying sizes, a present there are 19,000 tourist
than a burglar. Gerard Balthazar, et al, took off last Monday million people. school, a theater, a large club beds in the Tokyo area. ior San Juan. I wonder why George Kenn calls a girl named The key point in this design building and other facilities of Plans include the construction a
isa central plaza from
the organising committee will additional hotels, the use
Kenn
bya
"Baer" Miss Wolf?? -Edwidge
is planning a trip to Ger- paths radiate mn all directions. which provide occommodation. for 8000 visitors of Japan Housing Cormany in November 1o visit Claudinette and family. The way There are parking areas near athletes and officials. poration apartments which are
the gals in Rendez-Vous mark diners' checks for identification by and an underground bus ter- One of the most interesting being built for the city's resid:
produces some odd results. F'rinstance, Daniel Vulcain of Tropi- minal next to the plaza. The aspeets of the planning for the ents, the accommodation of
1964 Games is the
30me visitors in the Hakonegas always, gets a check marked "Daniel GAZ" -Muriel Shind- main stadium, hockey field, vol- Fof electronic instruments development which Atami-Izu area, 30 minutes
ball
traler is due home from her Stateside trip next Wednesday. I fer- another ley playing-field courts, gymnasium and will be incorporated into most vel by super-express train from
vently hope she's arriving with a couple of new pairs of shoes ed around this point are of arrival group- of the timing equipment. The Tokyo, and, as last resort,
for me. I really need'em... I'm busting out all over. Tragedy and departure. The areas sepa- Japanese have made tremend- the finding of accommodation
bas struck my menagerie! I had been fishing off the dock and rating the major installatio: ns ous progress in the fie'd o: in Japanese private homes. whenI gave up in disgust I hung the line with a baited fish hook will be landscaped with trees, electronics and thèy will make Meantime, to play it safe, the
and
the instruments to time organising committee has
over the dock railing. Who took the bait? Ti Noir, my caulifower flowers shrubbery. events in the Games. all ded that advance sales of deci-i tick:
eared old Tom cat E but he took the hook too! That's two days
ACCESS
The electronic industry and ets to the Games in foreign
ago and I cant catch him to put him to sleep and get him to a
the Amateur Swimming Feder countries may be made only to
vet: Hope this gets solved before it's too late.
, to play it safe, the
and
the instruments to time organising committee has
over the dock railing. Who took the bait? Ti Noir, my caulifower flowers shrubbery. events in the Games. all ded that advance sales of deci-i tick:
eared old Tom cat E but he took the hook too! That's two days
ACCESS
The electronic industry and ets to the Games in foreign
ago and I cant catch him to put him to sleep and get him to a
the Amateur Swimming Feder countries may be made only to
vet: Hope this gets solved before it's too late. -Gae Debrosse, One of the major problems ation of Japan are co-operating people who can Show that they
who is recovering rapidly from that terrible accident, is at the facing the planners is that of in the development of fully au- have hotel reservations in or
Oloffson with her Mother and they plan to leave for New York access. When the Asian Games omatic: devices for swimming near Tokyo for the period COVwere held in Tokyo in 1958, a races which will eliminate an ered by the tickets, or a certion Tuesday, to complete here recueration. Can't keep a good terrific traffic jam on all main possibility of human error. The ficate of lodging reservations
girl down! That 21-gun salute at midnite last Friday nearly streets leading to the stadium pparatus will automatically re- issued by the Tokyo Olympic
scared me out of a year's growth. Happened to visit one of the brought traffic to a near stand- ister at the end of each lap as Housing Committee. embassies the other morning and watched the pretty sccret cries still for. nearly an hour and the swimmer touches a detector Overseas advance sales open
coming in to work. One of them spent a full 20 minutes elean-g some officials and many spect: fixed to the side of the pool, in April, 1963, and for those
utors failed to reach the sta- and it will measure time units who intend to go to Tokyo for
a bud vase and arranging a single, tiny rosebud in it il just so!. dium in time for the opening as small as 1,1000th of a sec- the Olympic Games the drill
while another read the morning paper to her. Nice work if you ceremony. ond. It will be able to deter would seem to be to get in earcan get it. That Boss Arthur is quite a mechanic, even if he At that time the number of mine and print the lap. times of ly. does keep shop in the shade of a big, old tree curbside. Thanks motor vehicles in Tokyo was NETIONAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE
for recommending him, C. M. A friend brought me the oddest aboub 400,000. Now it is estimaflower Tve ever seen. It is a night-blooming cactus and cpens ted that there will bei at least
(IBESR) NOTICE
1,100,000 vehicles there by 1964
at9 or 10 at night and begins to close between 1 and 2 a.m. Must The problem is being tackled by The Direction of the National N.B-The candidates gradube gorgeous in the moonlight, but that's when I begin to fade the construction or expansion of School of Social Service informs ated of the Nurses' School, Nor
too. Thenks, Mac. -Ti Gilbert Marini is destined to be another 23 highways and streets, and the interested parties (of two mal School of teachers, and NaGene Krupa, judging from the way he bats tambour. What a this requires the evacuation of sexes) that the registration of tional and Foreign Universities
6000 houses and stores. a new students' promotion will will be authorized to
sense of
particirhythm? Well, let's cut iteshort and have yourselves Olympie Village, approxima be received every working day pate to the competition. a nice weekend. KAY MAJOR tely two kilometres from the from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. from Il.25 places for the candiSeptembér 18 to 26, 1962. dates. recommended by the SoThe free candidates and those cial organisms and 10 placus
recommended by the differen: for the free candidates are re:
social organisms are requested served at the School,
a 1 aUA Aas
to be present at Bolosse, Ave- if.-The Natlonal School of
nue Fouchard, No. 114, with the Social Service had -been creat
FSIHER'S
following documents:
ed by the IBESR for the pro1)-Birth Certificate (18 to 35 fessional formation of Social
age);
Welfare Workers.
. dates. recommended by the SoThe free candidates and those cial organisms and 10 placus
recommended by the differen: for the free candidates are re:
social organisms are requested served at the School,
a 1 aUA Aas
to be present at Bolosse, Ave- if.-The Natlonal School of
nue Fouchard, No. 114, with the Social Service had -been creat
FSIHER'S
following documents:
ed by the IBESR for the pro1)-Birth Certificate (18 to 35 fessional formation of Social
age);
Welfare Workers. It had been
CORNER SHOP
2)-Baccalauroate, first Part; recognized by the International
3)-TWo identity Photos; Association of Profession:
RUE BONNE FOI
) 4)-Medical Certificate;
al Schols of Social Service. 5)-Certificate of good con- Port au Prince Sept. 14, 1962. duct. John THONIAX, Director. HAITIAN MAHOGANY CRAFTS STRAIGHT
S The Candidates will be sub:
FROM OUR OWN FACTORY
S ject to an examination which
Radio-Haiti Feted
will include:
> a) A test of natural disposiIts Anniversary
LIBERTY OF LONDON FABRICS - FRENCH PERFUMS
tion;
The artists of the German
LIQUORS JEWELEY WATCHES
b) a competition based on stringe instrument's Quarter
general learnings. KOCKERT, offered a recital' of
The examination will take violin in the Studio of "RADIOCREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
place at Port au Prince at the HAITT? Monday at 9:00 p.m.,
National School of Social Ser- on the occasion of the 27th anFREE PORT PRICES
vice on September 28, 1962 at niversary of the populary and
8:00 a.m. The courses will be interessant station of radiodif
N
opened on October 8, 1962. fusion. --- Page 5 ---
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
WHAITISUN
PAGE S
HAITI SUN
The Altieri-Leroy
TELE-HAITI CONTEST WINNER
Affair
DEPARTS ON WORLD TOUR BY PAA
THE HAITIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSFAPEE
Community Weekly Published Sunday Morning
Editor- Publisher
BERNARD DIEDE ERICA Under this title our colleague
"Haiti-Journal" revealed in its
Gerant- Responsable
MAUULAIR LABISSIERE edition of Sept. 19th. that this
ESTABLISHED IN 1950
important procedure arrived at
a conclusion at the Appeal
Court of Cap Haitien, where a
NEED OF PRODUCE MARKET
decision by which the appeal of
Maison Altieri was declared
"irrecevable" (not receivable)
We have had occasion in recent weeks to visit the because of "fiscal frauds" dis- -
a-streets leading east and north of the Iron Market closed at the charge of his firm
of Commerce. ihe variety and volume of produce displayed on the Consequenly the Altieri's Firm
de-walks: in small shops, and crowe ding into the is considered as now existent
reets is amazing. since almost a quarter of a century, according to the article 32
There are oranges, avocadoes, shadeks (grape fruit) of the Law of October 24th 1876. ster melons and Persian Melons from Cap- The two associates, Antoine
Mattei and Francois Legrand,
aitien, Gonaives, Mirebalais, Leogane and Grand being foreigners (they are
ave. Peanuts, dry beans, string beans, casava fiour, Frenchmen) should have prern-meal, dried coconuts, from the same provinces asi sented to the Court all the lisell as from the Cul de Sac.
32
There are oranges, avocadoes, shadeks (grape fruit) of the Law of October 24th 1876. ster melons and Persian Melons from Cap- The two associates, Antoine
Mattei and Francois Legrand,
aitien, Gonaives, Mirebalais, Leogane and Grand being foreigners (they are
ave. Peanuts, dry beans, string beans, casava fiour, Frenchmen) should have prern-meal, dried coconuts, from the same provinces asi sented to the Court all the lisell as from the Cul de Sac. Pumpkins, malangas (poi censes required for their differyou) plantains, bananas and stalks of sugarcane, ent commercial activities. som Jeremie. Briliantly colored carrots, turnips,
PAN AM
eks, ehives, water-cress, potatoes from Kenscoff. TELE-HAITI STAR
mions, rice, whole corn, all kinds of dried beans in
DEPARTS
ite. sacks. (Continued from page 1)
Miss Thurston who acquired
The first impression one has is that there is an abua- her Parisian French attending
ince and great variety of food-stuffs reaching, Port school in the French Capital
Prince and no great problem of dietary deficiencies, while her father was Envoy to
NATO also speaks Russian and
one has hit on a little cash income. German. "Let's
Off on a tour of the World, anniversary prize in December
Learn English", spon- by Pan American World Air- and waited for his vacation this
Walk down Rue des Cesars, 2nd Avenue, Tomatos, sored by the USIS has one of ways is Guy Pierre-Louis, the month to embark on a tour of
cumbers, sweet peppers, egg-plant come frcm many the top ratings on Haiti's Tele- lucky winner of last year's Te- Guatemala, San Francisco, Hoats of the country. It is curious that one street or vision. Exams are to be held le-Haiti anniversary contest nolulu, Tokyo, Rangoon, Hongality will be devoted mainly to products from Cap- in who the near future and pupils Mr. Pierre-Louis is an officer Kong, Calcutta, Karachi, Beraitien; another street will have products mainly from lish become through proficient this in Eng- will of the National Bank. of Haiti. out, Istanbul, Rome, Paris and
escoff. Other streets have products from Leogane, receive certificates. program He won the Tele-Haiti second I New York. the Cul de Sac. FOR SALE
The second impression is that the surroundings are
Caribbean Construction Co. SA. sanitary, and conditions unfavorable fpr the food VOLKSWAGEN 1062 Mileage
archandizers due to food spoilage. under 1400. Builders Of The Military City
The food display at street-level are crowded by Condition NEW. ongs of milling people, selling produce or buying and See I. MARTIN between 9:00
Gen. Gerard
a.m. 10:00
Manager:
THEARD
ruse supplies. The people are good natured and enjoy SCISP Chancerelles. Phone: 3955. BO 284
se-cracking. P.O. :
3000 2 X 2 X 2 a
But the farmers, the merchandizers, the food purnasers with only crowded street level displays, no
nce for sanitary food supplies, need a market. A large
-
open-air market. It could be a tourGRACE
nitary, possibly
LIN E
attraction. FARE FOR HAITI
We need this and we have the area: the renovated
One Claas
mix des Bossales could do as much as anything else S
the development of Haiti. ONEW YORK - PORT-AU-PRINCE (DEPART
(
EVERY FRIDAY):
(
PROGRESS IN FOOTWEAR
S CARGO SHIPS (12 PASSENGERS) $135 - ALL YEAR
There once was a time when the Haitian population
COMBO-SHIPS (52 PASSENGERS) FROM $155
4 every reason to take over the Far East custom
setting their shoes outside the door when entering A PORT AU PRINCE NEW YORK(DEPARTEVERY SUNDAY)
house.
ales could do as much as anything else S
the development of Haiti. ONEW YORK - PORT-AU-PRINCE (DEPART
(
EVERY FRIDAY):
(
PROGRESS IN FOOTWEAR
S CARGO SHIPS (12 PASSENGERS) $135 - ALL YEAR
There once was a time when the Haitian population
COMBO-SHIPS (52 PASSENGERS) FROM $155
4 every reason to take over the Far East custom
setting their shoes outside the door when entering A PORT AU PRINCE NEW YORK(DEPARTEVERY SUNDAY)
house. The badly-tanned locally made leather foot-
€
ar smelled as unfragrant as a dead caiman. But the SLUXURY SHIPS: SANTA ROSA SANTA PAULA = 0
e-holding days are over. Today Haiti has learned 0
mysteries of how to cure leather properly and its 300 PASSENGERS
FARE FROM $195.00
fonly free of uninviting odours but extraordinarily
ple to boot. SFOR INFORMATION
-
Noday Haitian cobblers and manufacturers are shoethe entire population with leather and rubber sole
Nadal
and
The industry
&
at
Co
oes sandals. is expanding an
Joseph
i increasing rate. The Haiti Sun intends to take a
OR YOUR TRAVEL AGENT
kk at the industry in the near future. A G 2
G 6666666666 --- Page 6 ---
PAGE 6
HAITI SUN
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1952
Interview
With
GERARD BRUN
will be granted to a student who
DIRECTOR OF "CENTRE CULTUREL HISPANO-AMERICAIN"
will attend the classes without
any tuition during the 1962-1963
by ERIC ETIENNE
life, through its music, poetry Puerto Rico who talked on the Well! Every year we receive academic year. and arts. -Methodology of the Learning two students on: a scholarship May I add that many of our
We had the good luck to meet, Are your lessons sanctioned of Spanish as a foreign lang- granted by the CCHA. This students were granted scholarthe other day, Gerard Brun, Di- by a diploma? uage : Dr. Eduardo Arranda, year, in order to commemorate ships from the United Nations
rector of the "Centre Culturel
irom ther Embassy Of Spain in the visit and the cooperation of Organization of the Organization
Hispano-American" located at Oh yes! A certificate of as- Port au Prince who spoke about the Doctoress Sylvia Vierra, of of the American States? They
Avenue de Turgeau, No. 102 and siduity is granted to the stud- the History, the Art and the Lit the University of Puerto Rico, are now studying abroad. seized the opportunity to collect ents who attend our lessons erature of Spain; Mr: Julio Syl the Center instituted the "Bour- And we hope to do much betsome first-hand informations for without passing their examina- va, Of the Pan American Union se" which bears her name and ter from year to vear. our readers. Brun is a graduate tion at the end of the scholyear, w.o delivered lessons on "Reof the University of Madrid On the last week of the month daction and composition"; Mr: Arrival Of Two German Lawn-Tennis Players
(Spain) and he is in charge of of July, a diploma of practical William Boettjer, oI the Educathe Spanish section of the Cen- studies in English and Spanish tion Department of Puerto Rico,
tre. The co-Director is Jean So- were delivered after a written who assured the Linguistic
rel, blind and a graduate of Ho- and oral test to the students Courses and retired Colonel
ward University. He heads the who passed it with success.. Christophe Mervilus, graduated
English. section. We- are doing our best, added from the University of SalaWhat are the reasons that Mr. Gerard Brun, to have well- manque (Spain) who taught tne
led you to- found the Cultural prepared and well-trained stud- "Normative Grammar". Besides
Center of foreign languages", ents. We have three classes: those ajessons", many lectures
Mr. Brun? the elementary, the intermedi directed at our teachers of Spanish and diplomats accredited
n Port au Prince were delivercd. Lecturers were Senores:
Eduardo Arranda, of the Embassy.
us, graduated
English. section. We- are doing our best, added from the University of SalaWhat are the reasons that Mr. Gerard Brun, to have well- manque (Spain) who taught tne
led you to- found the Cultural prepared and well-trained stud- "Normative Grammar". Besides
Center of foreign languages", ents. We have three classes: those ajessons", many lectures
Mr. Brun? the elementary, the intermedi directed at our teachers of Spanish and diplomats accredited
n Port au Prince were delivercd. Lecturers were Senores:
Eduardo Arranda, of the Embassy. OI Spain, on "The cultumal
realizations of Spain throughout
Uhe Amnericas", Jose Morales
Andrade, from the Embassy Oi
Guatemala, on "The Adult Education: in Guatemala", Millan
Del Pretti, from the Embassy of
Venezuela on "The Panorama
of the Venezolan Republic",
Eduardo Restrepo Del Coral,
irom the Embassy of Colombia
on "Sketches of the Colombian
Literature" and Mr. GeorgesMatie Chenu, from the Embus
sy of France, on "The African
Socialism". There were also", continued
Mr. Gerard Brun, some inst
ructive films presented to the
guests and kindly offered by the
At the termination of the first Spanish Seminar in Port au Prince Archivist of the Mexican Embassy and the Attache Culturel
inst month. (Left to right): Sr. Julio Silva of the Pan American of the U.S. Embassy in our CaUnion, Sr. Jose Morales Andrade of the Guatemalan Embassy, pital. At the closing of the workGerard Brun director of the Centre Culturel Hispano-Ameriern, shop, on August 10, I delivered Two German lawn-tennis play-1 The, best Haitian players vill
Eduardo Restrepo Del Coral of the Colombian Embassy and a speech to thank all the per- ers, winners of the Davis award have the chance to meet in a
Eduardo Arranda of the Spanish Embassy. sonalities who contributed to the Cup, Mr. Wilhlem Bungert and friendly match these two Ger
full. success of this first Semin- Mr Dieter Ecklebe, arrived man champions. These matches
ar of Spanish Language. More yesterday in Port au Prince will take place at 4:30 p.m. "Jean Sorel and I, were en- ate and the advanced classes. than thirty teachers of Spanish from Forrest Hills, for a tennis' Monday September 24, at the
couraged to open such a Center They start every day at 5:00 received their "Certificate of exhibition. At the time of the lawn of the Tennis Club of Port
because we met So many. young p.m. with an average of ten or Attendance" and interesting and 1962 Lawn-tennis German Cham- au Prince. people of both Sexes interested fifteen students. We don't like useful books offered by the Em- pionship, the student Wilhelm Tuesday September 25, at Tur
in learning English and Span- to have more students in a class bassy of Spain and the Pan Bungert of Cologne gained two geau Tennis Club
ish. In fact, we choose the date in order to teach each one indi- American Union. 77
titles. He had been victorious Wednesday September 26, al
of October 12th 1960 to inaugur- vidually. in the men's single, double Cercle Bellevue
ate our classes to commemor- Last month you organized a At the end of the Seminar, mixted with his partner Holga Friday September 28, at Petion
ate the discovery of the Ameri- Seminar of Spanish, can you Mr. Eduardo Arranda invited Schultze. In the annals of the ville Club. ca by Columbus."
give us some background on all the participants to join_him German lawn-tennis, it was the The admission tickets will be
"What is the Center's main the Seminar? in a somptuous party - a real first time a player won three on sale in the Clubs at tie prioe
objeetives?"
With pleasure. I wish to and nice surprise l whrch took titles of the German Champion- of:
-
"TO improve and extend the point out that it was the first place in the residence of the ship. Mr. Dieter Ecklebe of $1.00 for adults
knowledge of the Hispano-Ame- Seminar of this kind ever or: Ambassador of Spain. Hamburg, is considered one of $0.50 Children below 11
rican Janguages and culture in ganized in Haiti.
- a real first time a player won three on sale in the Clubs at tie prioe
objeetives?"
With pleasure. I wish to and nice surprise l whrch took titles of the German Champion- of:
-
"TO improve and extend the point out that it was the first place in the residence of the ship. Mr. Dieter Ecklebe of $1.00 for adults
knowledge of the Hispano-Ame- Seminar of this kind ever or: Ambassador of Spain. Hamburg, is considered one of $0.50 Children below 11
rican Janguages and culture in ganized in Haiti. What about scholarships the best doubles player in Ger years and $2.50 for the wholes
Haiti."
From July 30 to August 10 granted by the Centrey
many. exhibition period. Do you have a special meth- 1962, at the Auditorium of the
od of teaching? Haitian-American Institute, thel
LA
The Centre uses the direct Centre Culturel Hispano-Amertor natural method, the one we cain held the Seminar Of Span- LE
consider really efficient becau- ish Language. The main pur- PORT-AU-PRINCE
HAITIWI
se it is based upon this follow- pose of the CCHA was to offer Mrogn
Sord -
PANTAL Bldg
ing principle: "Leamn a foreign training courses to the teachers
feintorBru
language a Jearns his
Iocatl
as child
pertaining to the Secondary Edu- MAHOGANY
RUGS
own maternal language."
cation Program of Haiti. Many
-Can you tell us about your Haitian and foreign personali- OF EXQUISITE
OF SELECTED
other activities? ties were present at the inau-
--Besides teaching, we orga- gural session of the Seminar. Designs OHHR
Rush
nized from time to time Radio We were truly lucky to have as AND SUPERB
AND
broadcasts
FAMOUS
of lectures in Engl lecturers some well-known teaBame
ane
and
chers
fhese
ish Spanish with an aim
and intellectuals. 6 Quality. Soors sold
Sisal. of presenting various aspects of Thus, we had Doctora Sylvia GRAND RUE
in the obost exolusire Stores LAL the 2.S. PHONE:
the Hispano-American way of Viera, from the University of 0m
--- Page 7 ---
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1963
HAITISUN
CATT
TELE-HAITI WEEKLY SCHEDULE
8.00pE-AIRED. HITCHCOCK Prese Ks: ITIS DE
HIGHEST BIDDER
FROM SEPTEMBER 24th TO. 30th, 1962 8 50pm- Le Lemner des Mohicans presented Dy
FOR SALE TO
merciale d'Haiti: THE GIRL"
9:00pm-Telenews (2nd- edition) Summary of the late news, pre
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24th. 1962
sented by the Esso Reporter
TRUCK HALF-TON FORD
5:30pm-Musical Program (Mire fele-Haiti)
GOm-MADENOISEAE DE PARIS
AND TRUOK QUARTER-TON
WILLYS JEEP
5-55pm-Evening General Program Schedule & Weather Report 0:30pm-Gun Smoke
6:00pm-Let's Learn English
10:00pm--Close of program National Anthem
The vehicles may be seen
6.30pa-CARTOONS -
from 7:30 a.
2
sented by the Esso Reporter
TRUCK HALF-TON FORD
5:30pm-Musical Program (Mire fele-Haiti)
GOm-MADENOISEAE DE PARIS
AND TRUOK QUARTER-TON
WILLYS JEEP
5-55pm-Evening General Program Schedule & Weather Report 0:30pm-Gun Smoke
6:00pm-Let's Learn English
10:00pm--Close of program National Anthem
The vehicles may be seen
6.30pa-CARTOONS -
from 7:30 a. m. to 2:00 p. m.,
T.0pm-TOMIBSTONE TERRITORY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29th, 1962
Monday through Friday at tho
7-30pm-Children's program (2nd part)
U. S. Naval Mission (Chrysler
7:45pmi-Telenews (Ist edition) Review of the day's events
5:30pm-Musical Program (Mire Tele-Haiti)
Building), Champ de Mars,
Forms and instructions for
8:00pm-The FORD Sow: FURY: "JOEY SHOWS THE WAY" 5-5spm-Evening Program Schedule
submitting sealed bids are avail8:30pm-The Campbell Soup Co.r Program: SEA HUNT
6:00pm-Let's-1 Learn English Review of the courses of the week able in th eG-4 office of the Na9:00pm-Telenews (2nd edition) Summary, of the late news, pre- 7:00pm-WELLS FARGO TALES
val Mission. All bids must be
sented by the Esso Repprter
7,30pm--Chidren's Program
received before 1:00 p: m., 20
9:05pm-Powell Industrial Works' weekly program: "I Love Lucy" 7:45pm-Telenews (st edition) Review of the day's events September 1962. The Naval Mis-
"MILLION DOLLAR IDEA"
8:00pm-M SQUAD: "$20 PLATES"
sion reserves the right to retusé
Petites Fantaisies
Soir
acceptance of any and all bids. 9:35pm-ROSE MARY CLOONEY Shew
8:30pm-Les
du Samedi
10:00pm-Close of program National Anthem
9:00pm--Telenews (2nd edition) Summary of the late news, Dresented by the Esso Reporter
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25th, 1962
3-pm-TELESPORT
5-30pm-Musical Program (Mire Tele-Haiti)
10:00pm-Close of program National Anthem
5:55pm--Evening General Program Schedule
6:00pm--Let's Learn Englisn
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30th, 1962
6-30pm--Children's Program, Ist Part
12:30pm--Musical program Mire Tele-Haiti
T:0pm-NOBBE & BONDEL presents: MY THREE SONS: 1:00pm-Program Schedule
"THE BIG GAME"
1:05pm--Widen your knowledge
Cigacetico
7:30pm-Children's program: second edition
1:20pm--Children's Program
7-48pm-Telenews (1st edition) Review of the day's events
2.0pm-Tele-Jourmaf
Agents.
6-30pm--Children's Program, Ist Part
12:30pm--Musical program Mire Tele-Haiti
T:0pm-NOBBE & BONDEL presents: MY THREE SONS: 1:00pm-Program Schedule
"THE BIG GAME"
1:05pm--Widen your knowledge
Cigacetico
7:30pm-Children's program: second edition
1:20pm--Children's Program
7-48pm-Telenews (1st edition) Review of the day's events
2.0pm-Tele-Jourmaf
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Haiti's "Gingerbread Palace" and famed hostelery the Grand Hotel Olofson, show place on
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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28th, 1962
5:30pm-Musical Program (Mire Tele-Haiti)
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Haiti's "Gingerbread Palace" and famed hostelery the Grand Hotel Olofson, show place on
6-00pm-Lets-Leam English
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Haitian arehitecture, exquisite cuisine and contented.living. Set amongst a myriad of tropical treos
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
PAGE a
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2ort au Prince one would never m So. Six Port au Prince im: Sive a. wholly inadequate picture of the "hodge-podze" rature 0: that the local denim sells for 40 cents ayard and the impor'ed
siters do the bulk of the businet while another twenty or SO tre imports. When the textiles come fiom the Un.ted States, he/ fo: 50. With that price difference, only 5C0,000 vards of denm
l: Poit au Peinee and the Provia ale towns probably handle 25 eidom come in large lots from the mills but rather are picked are imported annually. to 30
the
is a
York market in form
Haiti
percent. Typically whojinle merchant specialist up in the New
Largest
the ofa staggering diversity
Import
1957-58. Values. even higher at the peak of the coffee boom in cloth. He Is Iikely to be Sytia or Haitian of Syrian origin, of odd lots, seconds; sometimes thirds, and even large quantities In general, prices of imported cloth tended down in the carly
of the 1950's TLTLE higher final produet imports and subsfant ally although some Italians have gainee afnothold: in the trade. Total of used sacking cloth,
1950's in step with textile prices in the United Slates. The chamhigher exports (the ginners carried over stocks of cotton in 1957: invested capital in buildings, inve pries, etc., may run as high Haitian dependence upon import duties as the main source Of bray market has been somewhat depressed by heavy imports
Trade
58) more than offset somewhat lower totals in categories- B and as four to five million dollars. Eovernment revenue has meant a substantial tax burden on the several years ago of cheap Indian mazrie. Iron Curtain prinfs
C. In the present. year of a very small coffee crop the total is For some years even before mus. Occupation, the United industry and, ultimately, the peasant. During, the years 1936-37 which have had a mercurial rise, are imported at two to three
(Continued from page 1)
lover-primarily because of a fall in final imports. States had been the dominant sour iof Haitian textiles, followed thru 1941-42 the tariff averaged 46.1 percent of cif value and pro- cents less than their U.S. despite
diflooks roughly
value ina recent year, the breakdown
as follows: A
decades
product was a
by the U.K. and France. This poifon continued almost to date duced about a third of import revenues. By the 1950's higher ference; what little data counterpart, is
transportation
A. Finat product imported
little over three ago the Dicture very differ with brief interruption in the eal 1930's when Japan threaten- textile prices had resulted in a reduction of the burden to around
(For
available on cloth and related. 135 million yards of cotton cloth, c.i.f. value $6,650,000 ent one. Inthose days (mid-1920's) the breakdown trade was two-fold the ed to take over the Haitian cotial Eotile market. By 1933-34 the 27 percant.
what little data counterpart, is
transportation
A. Finat product imported
little over three ago the Dicture very differ with brief interruption in the eal 1930's when Japan threaten- textile prices had resulted in a reduction of the burden to around
(For
available on cloth and related. 135 million yards of cotton cloth, c.i.f. value $6,650,000 ent one. Inthose days (mid-1920's) the breakdown trade was two-fold the ed to take over the Haitian cotial Eotile market. By 1933-34 the 27 percant. Average cloth coming in at 18 to 19 cents a cif Erices. d
2-Cotton clothing and other manufactures ol
rapidly developing cotton and cottonseed export on Japatnese were shipping nearly worth of cotton. textiles bad'a cost price after tarift of 23 to 24 yard At the present time the trade seems very much in transition. cotton, c.i.f:
1,500,000 one hand and import of finished manufactured goods on the other: to Haiti, or about 60 percent of SWp000 portsof that item. The sh'ft Once landed and at the perhaps shops the cotton cents. goods move raises increasing dependence on state monopoly sellers in Central Europe
3-1100 tons Of refined vegetable oil, cif value 500,000 In the intervening years the export sector has declined precipit was- brief, however, and U.S. don ance was reestabl's I'shed Wien to perhaps 500 retailers importers scattered throughout the
the local some mills problems even for the importers. Relationships wilth
4-1000 tons of laundry soap, cif value
250,000 ously and two new sectors-manufacture based on local raw ma a diseriminatory 100 percent duty Asrapplied against the Japan- into the weekly market-places via women traders who country numb- and throat" selling are at an all-time bitter low with charges of "cut
terials and manufacture based on imported semi-processed mamay
direct to the retailers and counter-charges of "boy
terials-have far surpassed it in importance. ese articles. As late as the carly. O'sover 90 percent of cotton several thousand or more, if the coffee crop is good and peas- cott" flying back and forth. The mills are
SUB-TOTAL
$8,000,000 future
are the primary concern of this study. cloth imports came from the Unite States. And then the situation nt income relatively high. Finally, the bull of the cloth reaches ready to move in on the chambray market. The apparently Japanese getting
and sale
It is pospede-which this shift in balance-the involved in it the began to change rapidly. By: 1953 eus. proportion was down peasant and is made into clothing, usually by the family soon be permitted to enter the Haitian market again. And may
1-Vegetable oil, soap and laard, primarily from
which will be stressed problems are cotton and and to around 86 percent. By 1954-55, percent and 1955-56, 61 per- selt for the children, but often on custom by a neighbor who owns the: Haitian Government is showing
finally,
imported soybean 0il-approximate value at
The sectors
growing ginning cent. People in the trade estimate atthe U.S. share is curently hand or foot-driven sewing machine in the case of clothing for
increasing interest in schemes
manufacturers sales price
$2,250.000 ard cotton textile manufacture. below 50 percent. edults. to force local needs. manufacture of a substantial percentage of domesC. Kaw materials primarily Tocal and manufacture
The U.S. article is being pricedet.of the market by cheaper
tic cloth În such an atmosphere the importers feel increasand sale for local market
Besides their importance to the Haitian economy, there are a Tron Curtain products, particulari misuch lines as prints.
ntly hand or foot-driven sewing machine in the case of clothing for
increasing interest in schemes
manufacturers sales price
$2,250.000 ard cotton textile manufacture. below 50 percent. edults. to force local needs. manufacture of a substantial percentage of domesC. Kaw materials primarily Tocal and manufacture
The U.S. article is being pricedet.of the market by cheaper
tic cloth În such an atmosphere the importers feel increasand sale for local market
Besides their importance to the Haitian economy, there are a Tron Curtain products, particulari misuch lines as prints. And The standardized goods such as blue denim and the lighter ingly future insecure and are casting about for ways of assuring their
111 million yards of cotton cloth, valued at
number of other factors which make this complex of industries this is taking place despite thers ng.ties of Haitian importers cused for shirts, women's dresses skirts)
in the industry. manufacturers sales price
$1,400,000 mreresting for an economist. As might be expected in a country with friends and relatives in the York market, greater possi- chambray. ally sold ona slim margin. For example, imported and denim are usu- a
(Continued 01 page 10)
2-550 tons cottonseed oil or equivalent in soap
of this size, ownership Of the processing, manufacturing and ex bilities of personal selection ther availability of 60 to 90 day delivered cost of 40 cents a vard duty, sells in with Port
lard, etc-val lu ied at manufacturers sales
porting sectors is highly concentrated. For over 15 years two credit in New York, and all of-til Hisadvantages of dealing with au Prince market today for 50 cents, ineluiding and chambray (carabella)
250,000 frms have been completely dominant, and even before that
dulls
tim:
hair. price
State monopoly in Fal Imports for the a
Soaping"
(once the shift began toward local processing of cotton seed)
enterprise de Europe. with delivered cost of 30 cents may sell to the consumer for
three firms handled most of the business. mass of the Haitian people must cheap. as little as 36 cents. Importer margins on these items may go
SUB TOTAL
$1,650,000
Halo glorifies it? By the 1950's imports were upb bout a third over the pre-war as low as a cent a yard. On prints and other less standardized
D. Raw material or finished produet exported, vaDespite the rise of a manufacturing complex and the assuranee average of 25 million yards, des capture of the heavy-work cioth importer rhargins alone may go to 15 percent or above on
lued at fob price
a
blue denin market by the local Ktile industry. Cold statistics items finally selling for as little as 24 cents a yard. There
1-360 tons of cotton
$ 216.000 this gave of local market, the basic raw material industry has
to be reasons for difference in
seem
2-1396 tons of cotton cake
42,000 declined rapidly. Today the average cotton crop is less than a
two this
price behavior. third that of the early 1930's. Any significant expansion of the
Importing selling cloth is a
SUB-TOTAL
$ 258,000 domestic textile industry is certain to create raw material
and price competition and really takes highly hold on competitive standardized business,
GRAND TOTAL
$13,088,000 shortage and raise the question of importing ginned cotton or
design and differences great, cloth. The figures given above. are en estimate Of the situation in finding some way to expand local production. In addition Haitian
Where quality, of
color is are the cut:
agriculfure has shown no signs of developing a substitute for
ting edge price competition dulled. The second factor is
that dénims, to a much
ookforte
something like million dollars of annual imports of semi-refined
and less degree chambrays, run into the
soybean Oil-imported in part because of the decline of cotton
competition. of the local mills. Denims are priced today at 34
growing.
. are en estimate Of the situation in finding some way to expand local production. In addition Haitian
Where quality, of
color is are the cut:
agriculfure has shown no signs of developing a substitute for
ting edge price competition dulled. The second factor is
that dénims, to a much
ookforte
something like million dollars of annual imports of semi-refined
and less degree chambrays, run into the
soybean Oil-imported in part because of the decline of cotton
competition. of the local mills. Denims are priced today at 34
growing. cents at the mill, whereas the imported item (of somewhat higher
UE AMIGEL & STAR quality) comes 'in at 40 cents. Mul policy is to squeeze wholesale
RUEaO Finally, this first Haitian attempt at industrialization is inter
label margins, if necessary by sales direet to the retailer. (This is a
WATCHES OF GREATI DISTINCTION U esting in consequence of only partial success. Despite the fact
on the
fairly common practice but is a nuisance for the mills and, if
TO GIVE AND WEAR WITH PRIDE
that Haiti has had one modern textile mill in operation for about
widely applied, invoives serious credit risk.) The final outcome
decade and anôther for over two years, the mills account in a
good coffe year for only perhaps 10 to 12 percent of the nation's
cloth requirements when measured by yards and perhaps half
ODETTE WIENER
again that when measured by weight. The largest, and first estaPresents
blished, of the two mills has been working for some time atfar
TROUPE DE DANSE BACOULOU D'HAITI
below capacity levels. Today, the whole complex of industries
-
may well be on the threshold of rapid cange. Every Wednesday Night
FEATURING HATTI'S MUST MXCITING
IV.--COTTON TEXTILES IN HAITI
GROUP OF ENTERTAINERS
BACOULOU CABARET THEATRE
During the 1950's the Haitian people consumed annually some
(Free Meringue Lessons at 9:30 p.m.)
A
SIX to eight million dollars worth of cctton cloth and another
PETIONVILLE HAITI
Nora soup, nota
15 million dollars worth of manufactures of cotton. The cloth
cream- Halo cannot Gives fragrant lather
came primarily from abroad-the manufactures almost entirely
leave dulling, dirt- seeds soft-uonter" no special rinsel
SO. Just what this meant in terms of yards it is difficult to say. catchings somp filml
Ref. 7317 Nec Plus Uitra ofselfwinding
Including the manufactures it may. have represented as much
watche 9 Jewels Gyrotron Girard-P powered
as 43 million, or something like 13 yards per capita. Removes
d
Sce the supcrb 1960
embarrassing
Halo leaves hair soft,
cti
Select models at foremost IACAaE
By the
dandraf from both hair & manageable- shining with
beginning of the 7950's a cotton textile industry had been
and scalp! colorful natural
ISSA
OHAITI
highlighnal
firmly established in the country, but to date has made no mark
ad inroads on imports. During the last year for which we have
Yes, "soaping" hair with
figures (1956-57) the mills accounted for a little better than 10
even
ART
oily cre eam
GALLERY
finest liquid
GIBARD-PERREBAUX percent of the yardage of cotton cloth (not including manufacB
or
E
Roedu
Quai
Halo, The
HIEE Varche
tures) 16 percent of
1956-57
dirt-catching
largest
and
the weight. was coffee
tilEE
a
seae
poor
with anewi ingredient. contains
year. In 1957-58, despite the fact that the second. mill was in proby PAINTINGS by
pap, sticky oils. selling
it
Sculplures
duction, seems probable the percentages were about the same. Halog first pA you your useit. hair shampoo
The effect of the
year
Cedor
time
a
good coffee on. imports offset the gains
R.FRANCOiS
NLE Halo- dmerica
in
ON SALE ATTHE in local production.
a
seae
poor
with anewi ingredient. contains
year. In 1957-58, despite the fact that the second. mill was in proby PAINTINGS by
pap, sticky oils. selling
it
Sculplures
duction, seems probable the percentages were about the same. Halog first pA you your useit. hair shampoo
The effect of the
year
Cedor
time
a
good coffee on. imports offset the gains
R.FRANCOiS
NLE Halo- dmerica
in
ON SALE ATTHE in local production. Currently, with a disastrous coffee crop, the
Mhum wSwancowt
d.DU DERRIER JE V. Gourgue
favorites shampoo- today. America Halo
mill showing is much better. O.DU PERRIER Denis'
BETTER STORES The cotton textile inuport trade. Served Exceusivéat Haitis Leading
J. Gabriel Lazard
Textile importing is big business for Haiti-although to see the HOTELS & RESTAURAS & BY CONNOISSEURS
A.DIMANCHE N. Jean Halo reveals the
hairl
a
little wholesale shops concentrated in block or so of downtowa
THROUGHO GIHE WORLD
hidden beauty H-6L-L-EL of the --- Page 9 ---
HAITI SU N
SUNDAY SEPTEMEER 23rd, 1982
p.100 $4,300 each. It is a bit derre-d
Haiti
Cotton
$500,000 40 ing to discover how much ca
Labor
220,000 18 pital it takes to provide one
Largest Import
Depreciation (1) 195,000 16 manufacturing job, even in
of cloth in what is basically a rinabitity to adopt to local DIO: Administration
very poor country and in what
Trade one shift operation in" spinning blems. Their approach. vascillat and salaries 90,000 7 is considered a relatively labor
and weaving and two shifts in ed from strict-military discip- Excise
30,000 2 intensive industry. If the equip
(Continued from page 9) carding and drawing. An invest- line, to friendliness, to making Other (2)
215,000 17 ment were valued at. current
ment of perhaps as much as promises which they could not
prices; capital per worker would
Local production of cotton tex- $300,000 would be required to keep. Then, of course there was
$1,250,000
be a lot nearer $8,000. than
tiles.-
put the mill in balance for mut- the language problem. Finally,
$4,300. Of course if the largen
tiple shift cperation. The cloth every aspect of the shake-down 1)-0n a 14 years basis. mill were working two or three
In 1946 a law was passed is 75 parcent blue denims (one period was made more compli- (2)-Dyes and starchi, parts, shifts, the picture would be a
sanctioning a contract for the light and one neavy cut) and the cated by the fact that the mil, fuel, electricity, insurance, substantially different one, As
construction, of a modern, pri- remainder carabella, 2.84 yards was trying to produce a dozen etc. in about that order of will be indicated later, there apvately owned textile mill in LO the pound -sialt (sheeting) or So different kinds of clota. importance. aparently are real difficulties in
Port au Prince. The mill was 4.50 yards to the pound Din When the Americans lett in Labor is a very small percent multiple shift operations in Hath
equipped with a mixture of new check, white drill and hickory 1952, costs were still high, and age of total cost-and not only ti: The smaller mill contends, at
and second hand American ma- stripe.
in about that order of will be indicated later, there apvately owned textile mill in LO the pound -sialt (sheeting) or So different kinds of clota. importance. aparently are real difficulties in
Port au Prince. The mill was 4.50 yards to the pound Din When the Americans lett in Labor is a very small percent multiple shift operations in Hath
equipped with a mixture of new check, white drill and hickory 1952, costs were still high, and age of total cost-and not only ti: The smaller mill contends, at
and second hand American ma- stripe. the mill was working at 60 per- because it is cheap. Another least, that it is able to overchinery and for the first years
cent of designed efficiency. way to put it is that the 600 come them,
of operation -1948-1952- was Whipping the mill into shape At that time supervisions was employees in the industry requsupervised by American engin- was by no means an easy task. taken over by local people who' ire some $2,800,000 worth ofl For those interested in the
eers. It was designed for simp- Machinery was assembled: im- had been sent to the States for captial equipment, or about
(Continued on page 11)
le cloth, such, as denim, cham- properly even under the direc- intensive training. The number
bray and sheeting (gray goods), tion of American engineers. The of different types Of cloth was
from yarns spun up to counts of irregular staple of the cotton greatly reduced and efficiency
Time takes on a rosy hue,
16. Spindles numbered 10,240 and fuzziness of the yarn ca:1s- gradually built up to the (curand automatic looms 378. The ed persistent difficulties all the rent 75 percent of design. In
through the sapphire crystal
process went straight thru from way up thru the dyeing process. 1952-53 a partial second shift
of your Movado 6 Firmament $ watch
opening room spining-weav- And then there were serious was tried and found to be very
ing dying and slashing to bal- training and personnel probl- costly and inefficient. The exing in fourteen 50-yard pieces. ems. periment was given up asimThe cost was approximately
provements W ere madeand
$2,000,000. Every. person in the mill had spinning and weaving eficiency
-
to be trained from scratch, and became such that the former leCurrently annual output runs the foreign supervisory person: vel of output could be maintaina little over three million yardsiner apparently showed marked ed with one-shift operation, ex
à
cept in carding and drawing
where a basic imbalance was
uncovered. The mill is operated
today with about 400 workersthe majority receiving about a
dollar a day. In 1953 the Madsen interests
followed their old rivals. the
Brandts, into textile manufacTROPIGAS
ture. By April, 1957, all depart
ments of their mill were in op
eration -after a couple of years
of" woe. Today the mill produce
The Movado sapphire crystal Ref The 2654, oval ok"
over. 1.1. million yards of cloth
its gleams hardness with a is rare surpassed brilliance, gold old 18
COMPANY. on a two-three shift operationonly bythat ofthe diamond. tigure dial
TROPICAL GAS
INC. the: cloth types being the same
You will cherish your
Makes everyday a "Holiday" in your kitchen... Use as those produced at the larger
Movado which offers you a
mill except that there is some
precision. thrice triumphant Ref. 148
the "Gold Star Award" winner, the TROPIGAS range. what less concentration on denin. thrée years (at the official minlature ent gold move- 18et,
No finer range anywhere today. ims- 50 to 60 perceht of total
Swiss Neuchâtel). Observatory at
gold figure dial
EFFLEX TOP BURNER 1 A single flame with production. The mill is equipped
countless accurate stages of adjustment for every cook- with 2800 spindles and 100 looms
ing need - from fast boiling or frying down to gentle -most of which are of non-autoboiling. matic design. Despite the fact that all equipEQUAFLO OVEN BURNER Makes possible new ment was new, initial difficulMOVADO
perfection. Heat is spread in a rectangular pattern, the ties were a heavy financial bur
oven
Italian
finament
shape of the
and broiler.
TOP BURNER 1 A single flame with production. The mill is equipped
countless accurate stages of adjustment for every cook- with 2800 spindles and 100 looms
ing need - from fast boiling or frying down to gentle -most of which are of non-autoboiling. matic design. Despite the fact that all equipEQUAFLO OVEN BURNER Makes possible new ment was new, initial difficulMOVADO
perfection. Heat is spread in a rectangular pattern, the ties were a heavy financial bur
oven
Italian
finament
shape of the
and broiler. No hot center, no cold den. The
spinning equip:
corners. ment proved excellent and was
soon producing at 90 percent of ONE SALE AT MAISON ORIENTALE
design efficiency. The looms
AND LITTLE EUROPE
PIN POINT PILOTS Cool, economatic Pin Point (also from Italy) have been ex
Pilots are
one
9999>9590990900959s
only third the size of ordinary pilots tremely unsatisfactory (never
a flame SO tiny it keeps range cool in any weather, and doing better than 50 percent of
saves you money, too. désign) which has thrown the
mill badily oft balance. The Ita- CASIN 0
HUGE OVEN with visualite window. lian utterly dyeing impractical equipment and was proved re:
placed by a second- Lhand U.S. The Direction of the Casino International take
LIFT TOP BURNER and PULL-OUT BROILER for unit. Today spinning and dyeing Opleasure to present to its amiable clients the Spec. easier, more thorough cleaning. are not working at capacity be Otcle of the Season: cause of the weavinfs bottle a
ECONOTROL BURNER makes overy ustensils au- neck. At the present time 35
"FOLIES ANTILLAISES"
fully automatic looms of recent
tomatic.
American design. are being. in: Re the lime-light, the Falklorio Troup of-the Casino
stalled at a cost of some $60,000
a
Lifetime guarantee of all burners.
Total investment in the operation
SHOW AT MIDNIGHT
now amounts to perhaps $800,
CHOICEMUSIC: BY
Too many features to rist here. You must see it to 000. Two hundred people are
THE CASINO INTERNATIONAL
appreciate it. Easy terms too.
employed in the plant.
directed by the
There is a limited amount of
MAESTRO QUESNEL DUROSEAU
TROPICAL GAS COMPANY, INC. data available on costs. A comRUE PAVEE
posite cost picture: for the two
mills looks about as follows: - --- Page 10 ---
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
HAITI SUN'
PAGE it
Ihas been built up at a cost of
Haiti
better. than $3.000,000. It represents Haiti's
Trade
first real
Import
Largest
attempt
at industrialization. On the order of 700 new manufacturing
(Continued from page 10) the second mill to sell some now-even though it means tak-Itually, the best example is not 3obs have been created in Pori
foreign exchange problem, the] $200,000 worth or so of denims ing the best workers out of pro- in the mills at all but at the au Prince, which has crying
industry currently saves foreign must have cost the larger mill duction and using them for gins where hand sorting, to eli- need for such employment op:
exchange to the extent of about (via a four cent price reduction training programs. But then minate brown cotton, stones, portunities. Something like $1,. 35 percent of-value of product. on existing sales volume) $80,- there is the question of multi- etc., is still a highly labor using 000,000 worth of products are
If it is assumed that further 000 or sO. As might be expect- ple shifts. One of the mill own- process. produced annually for the doexpansion will, somehow, bring ed, driving out the imports be- ers says that his greatest dismestic market, which otherwise
with it more cotton growing, the comes môre- and more expans- appointment was the discovery *To sum up when the mills would have to be imported.
product. on existing sales volume) $80,- there is the question of multi- etc., is still a highly labor using 000,000 worth of products are
If it is assumed that further 000 or sO. As might be expect- ple shifts. One of the mill own- process. produced annually for the doexpansion will, somehow, bring ed, driving out the imports be- ers says that his greatest dismestic market, which otherwise
with it more cotton growing, the comes môre- and more expans- appointment was the discovery *To sum up when the mills would have to be imported. Of
ratio could go as high as 75 per- ive as their volume contracts. that Haitian labor adapts very have attempted to economize on course, nothing like this total
cent. At the present time further poorly to a shift beginning in capital they have consistently represents value added to the
Knowledge about costs ig notl price reduction to expand den- the afternoon and that night gotten into trouble. This is sO Haitian economy. Very roughly,
precise enough to make state- im sales probably does not look work is SO inefficient as to be despite the fact that they bought perhaps somewhat more than
ments concerning profits with worth-while to either mill. Had virtually impracticable, Appar very largely, new equipment to $2,000,000 represents imported
any. real confidence. My impres- the. new mill not entered the ently this judgement is not fully begin with and worker efficien- raw materials, equipment or
sion is that, at the present time, game, it seems unlikely that the shared at the other mill. cy has constantly improved. services or products like cotton
the smaller mill is doing well to old mill would have found it
which might othervise have
break even and the larger one worth-while to drive imports Health of the working force V.-ISSUES AND POLICIES been exported. Real risks were
may be making a 13-14 percent down to anything like even the does not seem to be a problem,
taken and, in some cases, high
margin on sales or, at most, present level. in part doubtless because the People who hold monopoly profits made-in others the resix to seven percent on invested
mills are able to be selective power must always face up to sults thus far must have been
capital. This is not a bright pro- Cheap. Labor and the Textile in their hiring, The labor force; special responsibilities. PerioThat
suceMills. disappointing. such
fit picture. Doubtless the smal The legal minimum wage in is not unionized, but there are dically their record should bel ess as there was had led to
ler mill will do better when
works out in such fashion occasional strikes, usually as- reviewed, and they should be envy and some bitter feeling is
production is rounded out in atlHanL that the bulk of the working sociated with general political obliged to defend it. Such pow- also understandable. departments. Also, there proba- force in the mills average a dol- unrest. Government regulation er ernment is always suffrance exercised there on gov:
bly was a period in the. middle
calls for the minimum wage;
are The. way the story unfolded
fifties, before the second mill lar a day--and applicants job. cla- 20 percent more for work after the alternatives of public regu- from simple ginning and expor
got into operation, when profits mor for every available labor. in any- six p.m.; a small accident con- lation, transfering those powers ting, to pressing, and refining
from the large mill were sub- This is low-cost
obvious tribution: two weeks off with to a different set of people, or oil, to manufacture of soap-ant
stantially higher. one language, andi an the pay a year and six weeks for encouraging new competitors byl lard and finally to textiles is a
question is "what steps has pregnancy. Even taking account subsidy or other measures. first class model of how to
The main accomplishment of industry taken to adapt to cheap ofall these things, the labor is Also, of course, there is the move from agriculture thru
the mills thus far is capture of labor"? The answer to that still cheap, at least for the skill danger of killing the goose that processing to more complex
the denim market. Their sales question is an interesting one. levels available.
language, andi an the pay a year and six weeks for encouraging new competitors byl lard and finally to textiles is a
question is "what steps has pregnancy. Even taking account subsidy or other measures. first class model of how to
The main accomplishment of industry taken to adapt to cheap ofall these things, the labor is Also, of course, there is the move from agriculture thru
the mills thus far is capture of labor"? The answer to that still cheap, at least for the skill danger of killing the goose that processing to more complex
the denim market. Their sales question is an interesting one. levels available. laid the golden egg,
manufacture. One of the most
of that cloth in 1957-58 must In the first place, of course,
interesting aspects (and one of
have been in the range of 2.5 cheap. labor is never quite as Yet there does not seem to An appraisal of the Industry's the best for Haiti) was the way'
to 2.8 million yards, with an- cheap as it looks. The problemibe a concious effort to find record.-
that a substantial amount of riother half million imported: In is, primarily, dismally low: ways of substituting labor for
valry was preserved throughout
order to capture that market standards of education, coupledi capital. In fact, if anything, the In this particular case the re- the process- with certain marprices were substantially redu- with the fact that-Haitian socie- contrary is the case. The ex- cord of performance is quite an ked lapses. One firm acted priced first from around 456y is oriented in such fashion perience of the industry seems impressive one. In less than 15]
cents a yard to 40 cents and that the moment a minimum of to be that, within broad limits, years an industrial complex
(Continued O1 page 12)
then by steps down to the 34 education is acquired the work modern labor-saving equipment
cents of today, as the sec er aspires to a non-manual job. pays off. Examples of how the
ondmill found its place in One of the mills tried to main- industry looks at the problem
the market. In the meantime, tain a rule that all workers had may help in reaching some unat least since 1953-54, te cif to be able to réad and. write, derstanding. price on the imported denim ap- but was obliged to give it up. Hiunbest
pears to have remained around Training people without aidof The Italian looms were cheap
30-31 cents and, after duty, per- the written word is slow and and fairly heavy users of laIDENTITY PHOTOS PASSPORT PHOTOS
haps 40 cents on generally high- expensive. One of the mills bor -one woman to four looms. er quality cloth. (A part of this found that training to minimum Repair and adjustment is a con: DEVELOPING
duty protection was offset by standards took. six to eight stant problem. In the other mill
ENLARGEMENTS REPRODUCTIONS
excises which ran to perhaps months and cost $80,000 for the the ration with automatic looms)
three-quarters of a cent a yard). loom, operators alono. Skilled is one woman to eight looms. FASTEST SERVICE IN TOWN
As stated earlier, the local ar- workers, such as mechanics, (In the States far higher ratios
ticle now, retails at around 40 are often paid upi to $100 a are common.) Not only is less
Avenue Marie-Jy.nne, No. 5 l Cite de PExposition
cents as compared with 50 cents month, but even SO they are labor required per loom but outfor, the imported. hard to come by. Both mills put per loom per shift is sub- -xo
The figures indicate that ma- feel that training for expanded stantially higher. Even at a dolking a place in the market for operations will be much easier lar a day this sort of compar- (
ison justifies a lot more expen- 3>
Caribbean Construction Co. SA. sive equipment. In the larger plant the super- -
intendent says that he uses a
Builders Of The Military City
more labor in every.
month, but even SO they are labor required per loom but outfor, the imported. hard to come by. Both mills put per loom per shift is sub- -xo
The figures indicate that ma- feel that training for expanded stantially higher. Even at a dolking a place in the market for operations will be much easier lar a day this sort of compar- (
ison justifies a lot more expen- 3>
Caribbean Construction Co. SA. sive equipment. In the larger plant the super- -
intendent says that he uses a
Builders Of The Military City
more labor in every. department a
Esso
than is used in an American a
Gerard THEARD plant. "This is not because laGen. Manager:
bor is cheap. The fact that it S
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is cheap is simply a Godsend. " a
In talking over these matters a LA ESSO STANDARD OIL S. A. with people at the mills, one a
gets the feeling, too, that lots S
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the Fuluce
considered a terrible nuisance
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HAITI SUN'
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
(on a project basis, either underlt the companies might well have
Haiti
plantationsor some form of CO- followed a pricing policy. during
operative.N Nonetheless, it
the 1950's favorable
Largest
is-dismore
to the
Import.. appointing that neither of the growers. Just how much effect
(Continued from page 11) lin the coffee industry that thelwhere the alternative crop sa- companies has experimented this would have had is difficult
marily as innovator and the se- large number of exporters and crificed represents little, or with plantations, even on a to say. It probably would have
small scale. They have
had some. There
many
as
are
a
cond
dogged follower, their competitive spirit makes even no, value.) Incidentally, ed such a
from discuss- time
associated with good the
knoclang down prices to make it impossible to improve quali- there seem to be substantial time, and the project Brandts
to dustry Deople (some of them even ina place for itself and taking ly and rationalize the purchas technical evidence that fighting ly have been
apparent- the
who believe in
some of the curse off govern- ing system (let alone improve disease in the perennial cotton) were shared willing if the risks companies) will
little that alment granted privileges which agricuitural methods and should be approached
jointly. Currently output lexpand, at
threatened to create too safe yields). It is interesting to note in terms of good agricultural primarily a small project is being planned ternative cost, if price is
and well established economic that with two dominant buyers
by a group of outsiders, includ- "right". This is, as usual, a
practices rather than thru use ing the Reinbolds. very complicated
power positions. in cotton the record is no bett- of chemicals unless very sizequestion. er, perhaps even worse. able blocks of land are handled! Also, it is doubtless true that
(Continued on page
was
13)
While all of this going
on, cotton growing in Haiti went The two buyers do distribute
to pieces with a loss of some a small amount of seed: they
13,000 tons of seed cotton an- have made one clumsy attempl
:
nually (as compared with the to promote separation of brown
carly thirties).
Reinbolds. very complicated
power positions. in cotton the record is no bett- of chemicals unless very sizequestion. er, perhaps even worse. able blocks of land are handled! Also, it is doubtless true that
(Continued on page
was
13)
While all of this going
on, cotton growing in Haiti went The two buyers do distribute
to pieces with a loss of some a small amount of seed: they
13,000 tons of seed cotton an- have made one clumsy attempl
:
nually (as compared with the to promote separation of brown
carly thirties). This is the equi- from white cotton; they have
valent today of over $2,100,000 spent a very small sum. to supworth of cotton and cake and plement the government inspecmeans that Haiti must import tion service in certain cotton
the equivalent in soybean oil buying markets; and, recently,
of some 2,000 tons of cotton they have begun to weed out
seed oil. If the Brandt and Mad- unreliable and superfluous spesen interests could be held res- culateurs. But to knowledge,
that is about. TRACTION
ponsible for the decline of this
all. And there can
peasant industry, the balance be little doubt that quality of
au
would clearly be against them. product has been deteriorating
Such a charge, of course, cou'd for years and that a pricing po:
never be substantiated. The de licy has been followed which
vil in this case was the Mexi- has done nothing to counteract
can boll weevil. the effects of the boll weevil. experiments
D'ATTAQUE
No
have
POINT
been
There are some shortcomings made, to my knowledge, with
in the industry which migit plantation enterprise or any
more. reasonably be charged upl other system of bringing a halt
Le nouveau Traction Sure-Grip
to the account of the dominant to the decline of Haitian cotton
de Goodyear a été spécialement
firms. We will have a look at growing, Such is the charge. pour vous donner une
these in the following order. Now, there are dangers in
traction conçu maximum. making hasty judgements in
Il est muni
1-Granted that the boll wee- these matters. Primary resde longues barres pour vous
vil was responsible for d ponsibility for agricultural im
procurer la force de traction
vastation Of the indu lustry, provement must always be Jaid
tracteurs
not doing more to encour at the door of Government, and
requise par les
age cotton production and Government efforts since the
modernes. Il mord en biais et
quality standards by pay- early days of the boll weevil
grâce à son profilà
ing higher prices to pro- have been virtually non-existC-E-N-T-R-E
ducers
O-U-V-E-R-T,
and, or, taking ant. more direct measures. ils se nettoie automatiquement. 2-Apparent lack of interest in The immediate outlook for
Ainsi vous obtenez une traction
searching out a local sub: plantation enterprise of" any
constante. Il vous coûte
stitute for cotton seed oil kind in Haiti is not good and
moins de temps, moins de travail
-a substitute which might may be peculiarly gloomy in
mean as much as a million cotton. Experiments in the past
et moins de carburant. R
dollars annually in pay- have usually been marked failAllez] le voir encore aujourd'hui
ments to the peasants. ure, and the boll weevil pre. chez votre dealer Goodyear. 3-Inability, after more tan sents very tough problems. If
-
a decade of operations, to annual cotton were introduced
utilize anything like fully on irrigated land, spraying
$2,000,000 worth of textile would be costly unless thousequipment. ands of clumps of diseased
-
4-Following business practi- plants could be cleaned out in
ces and using influence sizeable adjoining areas.
- have usually been marked failAllez] le voir encore aujourd'hui
ments to the peasants. ure, and the boll weevil pre. chez votre dealer Goodyear. 3-Inability, after more tan sents very tough problems. If
-
a decade of operations, to annual cotton were introduced
utilize anything like fully on irrigated land, spraying
$2,000,000 worth of textile would be costly unless thousequipment. ands of clumps of diseased
-
4-Following business practi- plants could be cleaned out in
ces and using influence sizeable adjoining areas. And
with Government in such there is very real question, apfashion that entrance of parently, if Haiti's small area
competitors was unduly of precious irrigated soil should
restricted and expansion of be used for such an experiment
output hampered. anyway. (This holds particular
The companies and the cot- lyit the perennial plant cân be
: ton producer.-
fostered on scale in such areas
-
SUPER-RIB
One often hears the complaint las the dry Central Plateau
a
Spécialement conçu pour donner une conduite
aisée pour. une meilleure faculté d'adapTAU POPULAR ROND POINT RESTAURANT
tation, pour moins d'usure : . allez voir le
Under the personable management of MAX ani
Super-Rib de Goodyear. Et,t tous les superbes
MARYSE BUTEAU, the airconditioned restauran
pneus tracteurs Goodyear sont. construits a
entoilage 3T "Triple Tempered", une excluwith its soothing atmosphere quite stero musicsivitéde Goodyear! san oasis of sorts, especially for businessmen ant
their wives who wish to lunch in the Oity. The businessman's full course lunch with day t
day variety at $1.50 is now an established favorite
Some of specialities of the "maison", Haitian i
YEAR
particular, have been handed down for generation
and have no competitors. They are "Lambi gratine
IL Y A DES PNEUS GOODYEAR POUR CHAQUE ROUE DE LA FERME
eerevisse. homard flambe, poulet a la Russe, tasso:
de dinde, tassot de filet, griot, escalope au gruyere
2-59-8F
steak au poivre etc. SOCIETE HAITIENNE D'AUTOMOBILES, S. A. Rue Pavee --- Page 12 ---
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1062
HAITI SUN
PAGE 13
parently, reached a stale-matetbe extremely worthwhile and ver nt all, is measures. to e
on the question of a plantation might well have some impact on courage peasant production and
experiment. That tie
practices. Haiti
impasse peasant
The real ans-limprove
Largest... quality,
may not be permanent is indi- wer, if indeed there is an ans-
(Continued on page 11)
cated by their apparent willing-
(Continued from page 12) as Madame Michelle of some ness a few months ago when
Apparently a good many peas- llimited use Tor cattle. Obvious- they were trying to convince oooor - - A - - - a
ants in the cotton growing ly this point of view also assu- the government that they could
FRIDAY
areas shift land use and labor mes that labor is in relatively fully meet domestic requireNIGHT
effort in response to relative easy supply La at least on a ments for the lines of cloth
prices between cotton and food seasonal basis. For example, they were currently producing. a
Ceastethout
erops such as. corn and even the bulk of the cotton crop is Plantations are probably not the
between cotton and use of the harvested in the dry dead seas- basic answer, conditions being
FAMOUS CREOLE BUFFET
8P.M. land for growing fodder for on before the Spring rains. what they are in Haiti. Some & NATIVE FLOOR SHOW
animals. Just how much of this
pilot projects, however, would
P.M. ghifting is determined by relat With world cotton prices down
& DANCING TO THE MUSIC OF THE
live prices and how much by and the outlook not encourag:
CASTEL COMBO UNTIL
12 P.M.
ations are probably not the
between cotton and use of the harvested in the dry dead seas- basic answer, conditions being
FAMOUS CREOLE BUFFET
8P.M. land for growing fodder for on before the Spring rains. what they are in Haiti. Some & NATIVE FLOOR SHOW
animals. Just how much of this
pilot projects, however, would
P.M. ghifting is determined by relat With world cotton prices down
& DANCING TO THE MUSIC OF THE
live prices and how much by and the outlook not encourag:
CASTEL COMBO UNTIL
12 P.M. appraisal in the Spring of the ing perhaps. the best that can CACIOUE ISLAND X
jweather outlook 1s'not clear. be hoped for is stabilization of
Besesunen
Agronomes report that in seas: Drices to tho peasant at some:
ons when rain prospecta seem what below the level paid in "IBO BEACH"
good, the emphasis goes to food the 1950's. Then, there is still
erops. This fits with the" fact the boll weevil. A case might ONLY 30 MINUTES
CENTRE D'ART NOTICE
that cotton is on the opposite be made (and not entirely illoproduction cycle from coffee gically) that cotton growing FROM PORT-AU-PRINCE Note To Art Connoisseurs
good coffee years are bad cot should be discouraged and any
The CENTRE
ton years and the converse. The profits that can be made- out of ENTRY (INCLUDING
D'ART is open ALWAYS datls
substitution is reenforced, of it put into manufacturing enterfrom 9 am to 12:30 pm
eourse, by the fact that wet prises. ROUND-TRIP
from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pi
Sears are good for the boll wee- Still, on balance, it seems to
BOAT
Mil. me that something remains of
And Sundays by appointment. charge. The evid- TRANSPORTATION)
0 Over and above this sort of the ence original is convincing that labor
ONLY $1.00
Permanent exhibition hang on the gallery's Second
effect. the general opinion is
storey
that there is a very substantial and land might be used for cot:
and a current show hangs in the gallery's first floor. acreage of'land in such dry ton in such-areas.as the Central
Children 50 Cente
Persons with an appreciation of art will be rewardareas as the Central Platean Plateau where there is some
ed by visiting the Art
available for cotton production natural protection from the boll Private Dressing Rooms FOUNDED IN 1944
Center. Rue
et little or no alternative sacri- weevil- at very little alternatde la Revo'ution
Bce. Much of the area is over- ive sacrifice cost. White Sand Beach
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THAITISUN'
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
It might be helpful to runwill ont be fully reflected inllie primarily in old rivalries
Haiti
back over what we know of the cloth import prices in conse- and Jower world cotton prices,
history of the mill.
2
HOSTELLERIE DU ROI CHRISTOPHE
SUB-AGENT
P.O. Box 46
CAP-HAITIEN - HAITI
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THAITISUN'
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It might be helpful to runwill ont be fully reflected inllie primarily in old rivalries
Haiti
back over what we know of the cloth import prices in conse- and Jower world cotton prices,
history of the mill. For the first quence of rising labor and ma- plus,
certain
Largest.. perhaps,
changes
few years costs were doubtlessi chinery costs in industrial coun- in Government's general attituextremely high and organiza- tries: The fact that the compa- de. This conclusion (that the
(Continued from page 13) [some 3,300 tons of semi-refined tional problems difficult: By the ny's long-time rival is expand- unused capacity problem will
As far as price to the peasant soybean oil to be relined into middle fifties costs were going ing into chambrays will doubt- soon take care of itself) is comgoes, the best answer is to en- vegetable oil, soap and vegeta- down and a one-shift operation les also have a bearing on the forting since it counsels not
courage one or two more cotton ble lard. In addition 1,100 tons permitted concentration on den- final decision. My own guess tinkering with subsidy or other
buyers to enter the field on. a of refined vegetable oil was im- ims without knocking prices that there will be an expan- policies designed to Jure the
more permanent than a raiding ported and perhaps a thousand down very far. It seems pro- sion into two-shift operation in producer into a second shift. basis. This may happen in the tons of common soap. bable that profits were good. the reasonably near future, bar Whether or not the problem is
near future. Whether it would Imports of this magnitude re- The decision which had to be ring further deterioration of the "all that easy" remains to be
provide anything more than. a present a very sizeable domes- faced at that time was whether general political situation: If it seeen. solution for a couple of seasons tic market for cottonseed pro- 0 attempt a complete -second happens, the explanation willl
(To Be Continued)
while the newcomer won a pla- ducts if a program. for expand- shift involving a sizeable in
ceint the industry would. remain ing domestic production were vestment in carding and draw:
to: be: seen. successfully initiated. They pro- ing and sale of another thres
The main reliance, however, bably represent more than that. million vards cf cloth. Denime
Iles Des Fleurs S. should
be
had been
A. probably on direct ac- It seems hard to believe that
pushed about as far
tion programs to distribute a tropical agricultural country sit paid to go. and the next
seed, encourage planting and such as Haiti is unable to de- ogical step was chambrays
SCORES ANOTHER FIRST
improve practices. It would be velop an alternative source for in equally thick market with
SALTED TOASTED CASHEW NUTS
interesting to sce what could be vegetable oil. Suggesting crops only a slightly more difficuli
EXPORTED IN 4-OUNCE CONTAINERS
accomplished by a joint com- is a bit outside my competence cloth. Mill prices on the small AVAILABLE IN HAITI EXCLUSIVELY AT
pany-government program but it is worth noting that sub quantity of chambray produced
Again, unless some such prog- stantial quantities of peanuts vere, and still are, above that
EPICERIE HENRI RIGAUD
ram is initiated, it seems fair- are already grown in Haiti and f the imported article. Inevit PRODUCTS OF UNSURPASSED STANDARDS
ly certain that Haiti will soon that the coconut abounds. In ad ibly price would have to come
OF FOOD PURITY
be importing raw cotton. dition there is evidence that ex- lown just how far, no one
2.-The Industry and Imported periments with soy-bean have ne W. Experience with the
soybean oil. been successful. shifts had not been a happy
To review the facts, in the It is just barely conceivable one, and exporting raw. cotton Moo OX < 2 X
4 V 2X
year 1958 the industry imported that further study would indi was simple, inexpensive and
cate that improving U.S.
ibly price would have to come
OF FOOD PURITY
be importing raw cotton. dition there is evidence that ex- lown just how far, no one
2.-The Industry and Imported periments with soy-bean have ne W. Experience with the
soybean oil. been successful. shifts had not been a happy
To review the facts, in the It is just barely conceivable one, and exporting raw. cotton Moo OX < 2 X
4 V 2X
year 1958 the industry imported that further study would indi was simple, inexpensive and
cate that improving U.S. soy- quie profitable. It probably $
bean surpluses is the best way seemed wise to coast along for (
Drambuie LIQUEUR
for Haiti to obtain vegetable oils a while and keep. chipping away G
This seems very doubtful to- me, at one" shift operation costs. 0
INDISPENSABLE FOR
1 In that regard it should be not The period of high margins on G
GLASSTEX led that present duties discrimi- lenims came to an end with the 6
THE ENJOYABLE PARTY
nate in favor of imported soy- ippearance of the second mill. S Aca
BATTERIES bean as compared with most That, plus some other developBY
other Haitian imports. ments, has raised the multiple- 6
AND
BEGoodrich C
shift question anew. Recent df @
3-The Companies and Textile iculty in placing Haitian cotton 0 AGENTES
FESTIVITIES
Plant Utilization.-
tt anything like mid-1950 export 6 UNICOS
prices may well be one of-these @ The only sweet LIQUEUR made in Scotland ono
Over ten years after the esta- brices Revelopments. plus more Decliningwor selective buy rld Sthe basis OI the finest pure old SCOTCH WHISKY.O
blishment of Haiti's first textile ng of relatively unsatisfactory OIndispensable for festivities and for
mill, it still operates on what is
every occaessentially a one shift basis. A cottons such as those shipped a sion. second shift would rejpresent rom Haiti may have inereased $
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS:
three million yards of cloth, or he- interest in mill use. This
EEFGoodrich
about nine percent of normal would hold with particular force
L. Preetaman-Aggesholan & Co. imports. A. third would repre- since lower world cotton prices wwo909 >
C sent an 18 percent cut in imports and make the total show oooroer O - 2 2 2 X yo
2 O 2
ing of the industry a really re
spectable one. The more recent
ly established plant is already. $
on a multiple-shift basis and is a
$
USE
AMAZNIG
in process of rounding out its 3
a
NEW
equipment for full capacity uise. From the
of the HaiBEST
viewpoint. -
THE
tion economy it is not only exBATTERIES tremely wasteful to lose the po- @
tential productive power-of the a
YOU CAN BUY first mill, but that unused capa- à
city is sobering to potential new
entrants into the industry
Festival
doubtless acting (whether intenMADE WITH SPECIAL tionally or not) to discourage
POWER-PRESERVING rther expansion of textile proGLASS MATS
duction by others. Now, it is worse than useless
GOOD FOR YOUR MOTOR to demand that a man expand
output if it does not pay him
Flour
GOOD FOR YOUR CAR to do So, unless, of course, you
GOOD ECONOMY 9 stand ready to underwrite his
deficit. Showing at him, or
threatening jail sentence, is
FOR
SEE YOUR DISTRIBUTOR: equally unrewarding, The first
COMMERCIAL
step is to try and understand
BETTER CAKES
WILLIAM NARR, S.A. why he does not consider an
WITH
JUST RECEIVED
expansion worth-wile. About 3
BF GOODRICH:
the most that can be got out
BETTER TASTE
Tires and Tube- Batteries of the mill owners in explana- 8
PORT AU PRINCE tion is that they are finding it -
PIERRE SANSARICQ Jeremie difficult to sell the output from!
DISTRIBUTOR: equally unrewarding, The first
COMMERCIAL
step is to try and understand
BETTER CAKES
WILLIAM NARR, S.A. why he does not consider an
WITH
JUST RECEIVED
expansion worth-wile. About 3
BF GOODRICH:
the most that can be got out
BETTER TASTE
Tires and Tube- Batteries of the mill owners in explana- 8
PORT AU PRINCE tion is that they are finding it -
PIERRE SANSARICQ Jeremie difficult to sell the output from! BETTER TEXTURE
GERARD DELAQUIS Jeremie one shift and that experiments
NABIE S. HAGE - Saint Marewith a second shift were very
BOUCARD & COo. Jacmel unhappy from a cost viewpoint.' 666e660e4 Gottotek 2 ottltot00 (
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1962
HAITI S U Ni
PAGE 15
li. Joseph report
See Morris
Naa
NEW DRIVING SENSATION
The arrival of the new Morris) Dramatic simplicity is the es-I of the car
1100 at AUTO, S.A. fills a long- sence of the system. As its Irear level attained by to the rise to the
standing public need for real name implies, the main consti- rebound, the
front. On
roomy comfort in a. compaet tuents are rubber and water, occurs. Pitch reverse is procedure
Popular SAM FERBER was a visitor during the week, leaving car.
and the system is hermetically ated, and that is thereby eliminon Wednesday via Pan-Air for Miami. Sam stays at CHATELET The has 4-cylinder, 4-door family sealed at the time of assembly. thing for local an important
car a lot of extra room be- It
motorists. Pitch
DE LA MONTAGNE NOIRE and it's easy to see that he is not cause the 1098 c.c. motor is TENANCE therefore throughout requires NO MAIN- and roll control bars are also
on a Metrecal diet there... ANDRE LOPEZ who represents pro transversely mounted and driv-] of the car.
the life incorporated.
Puerto Rican capital flew into Bowen Field Friday in his es the front wheels. It has in- The rubber cone springs are car The is interconnection of the
E plane a C-46 but left to same afternoon for Miami. His com- dependent suspension incorpor- connected longitudinally front to der cornering remarkably effective un- bepany the Borinquen Meat Products Co. flies about 42,000 pound unit ating the patent "Hydrolastic" rear by narrow-bore pipes run- cause the conditions, automaon all four wheels. This
beneath
suspension
pr meat from Haiti to Puerto Rico weekly leaving substa tantial tirely new form of suspension en- it ning work? When, the car. for How does tically stiffens under load and
- jevenue for the farmers here who sell their beef and pork for is designed to eliminate, as far the front wheel hits a example: a the front wheels, by virtue of The
such exports.. Post-Office reports that the mails for beth as possible, pitch and bounce to tapered piston rises in bump, the front inte transmit r-connection, continually
New York and Miami go. out on Pan-Air flight 431 daily, which induce a great degree of com- cone thereby forcing water out
information The to their
leaves Bowen Field at 9:10 every morning and mails close at the fort while at the same time not of the cone and along the pipe sult rear of counterparts. this combination net rePost Office at 8:50 a.m. The mails for Miami arrive there at in any way impairing handling to the rear suspension unit drolastic suspension of Hy:
characteristics,
which reacts
and pitch
12:45 in the very early afternoon, and in New York at 6:40 p.m.. by causing the and roll control bars is to proVord comes from the Artibonite Valley that the PRENNER bro- U.S. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES duce a maximum degree of
comfort
hers, who pioneered so successfully with cucumbers exports last Jacques A. Prindiville,
at all times, coupled
new
Mission
with exceptional
Winter have shifted their operations to the Dominican Republic. political officer at the Embassy, |Naval Colonel D. C. on Wolfe, August USMC, 24 by er under all road cornering conditions. powBasic cause! more liberal financing there this year.
control bars is to proVord comes from the Artibonite Valley that the PRENNER bro- U.S. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES duce a maximum degree of
comfort
hers, who pioneered so successfully with cucumbers exports last Jacques A. Prindiville,
at all times, coupled
new
Mission
with exceptional
Winter have shifted their operations to the Dominican Republic. political officer at the Embassy, |Naval Colonel D. C. on Wolfe, August USMC, 24 by er under all road cornering conditions. powBasic cause! more liberal financing there this year. It means a arrived August 22. Mr. Prindi- and Major R.J. Utterback, USjoss in dollar revenue, wages and taxes to us... CHARLES CHUCK ville is staying at the Sans Sou- AF, from the Military Assistan- ACCENT ON COMFORT
WIGGINS pleasant-spoken technical counsellor to the Artibonite ci Hotel. ce and Advisory Group in the
Valley Authority is back on the job after la vacation with his fam- James J. Vital, new assistant Dominican Republic. In keeping with the outstandin the Political Section of the Hugh
of
ing 'ride' assured by the
ly in' New England... Economist J. P. WALSH of the Point IV Embassy, arrived August 24th. Mrs David Keogh; J. son Mr and lastic suspension, the interior Hydroa
Keogh,
is
Deputy
program transfered to "crash program in north-eastern Bra- Mr. Vital is accompanied by his Director, USAID, arrived Aug comfort of the MORRIS 1100 is
àl. How the American tax-payers wince at the words "crash pro- wife and two children. They ust 14 to spend a vacation with of a very high standard. Deep,
gram".. Agronome RENE LAROCHE of the Institut de Deve'op- are at the Hotel Castelhaiti. his parents following Naval comfortable seats. The all-steel,
bement Agricole et Industriel (Inter-American Bank subsidiary in Gerard Agnant is a new local ROTC training at Corpus Chris- mono-construction body shell is
employee in the General Servi- Texas and Little
the basis ofa four-five seat
was
ti,
VirpasTait) a visitor during the week to a cooperatve cotton-produc- ces Section of the Embassy. He ginia. Creek, senger car with an overall
ion program in the Gonaives plain.. BERTHONY MADHERE, ad- entered on duty August 23. During Hugh's stay here he length of 146-three quarters inministrator of the Control Office for Cement and Sugar Distribution, Mr. Leonard H. Otto who has enjoyed a 3-day trip to Cap ches (shorter than the Morris
aes been vacationing in Kenscoff for several weeks with frequent completed two and one-half Haitien and the Citadelle with Minor) and an overall width of
Misits to Port au Prince. He is building one of the finest houses years in the Artibonite Valley Mr and Mrs Ervin T. Bullard: 60-% inches (wider than the
in
as USAID Horticulture Advisor September 9 he
Morris Minor). Yet within this
Kenscoff as a summer home... GEORGE REINBOLD senior, left August 28 for. home leave On
returned to space there is
than
s
the U.S. for this third at
more room
back
year
at his desk after a business and vacation trip to Europe and training. He will enter Cor the University of Virginia. in. many large family cars. and thel States. The Metrecal did him good too... That insoucient, nell University, Ithaca, New Miss Paulette Keogh has been This has been achieved by adopeardiless youth, whose face we dimly remember is CARLOS PE York, for a year of post gradu- spending her summer vacation ting a transversely mounted
REIRA, who shaved and came out from behind his beatnik beard. ate studies in the field of agri- in Port au Prince with her pa- power pack incorporating engcultural economics. Mr. and
and returned August ine, gearbox and final drive
Eo says he became bored with the 10,002 wise-cracks repeated Mrs.
University, Ithaca, New Miss Paulette Keogh has been This has been achieved by adopeardiless youth, whose face we dimly remember is CARLOS PE York, for a year of post gradu- spending her summer vacation ting a transversely mounted
REIRA, who shaved and came out from behind his beatnik beard. ate studies in the field of agri- in Port au Prince with her pa- power pack incorporating engcultural economics. Mr. and
and returned August ine, gearbox and final drive
Eo says he became bored with the 10,002 wise-cracks repeated Mrs. Otto will spend their home rents Watterson High School, Columb- 31 to and driving the front wheels. indlessly and had to shave in selt-defense.. Our young compatriot leave in Washington Stater us, Ohio for her junior year. There are no wheel-arches, and
AXEL MORISSEAU-LEROY back from Mexico after a four month Miss Susan Brooks, teen-age Dr. Philip Andrew Benson has the curvature of all door panels
Experimentation training in the Olivetti's iactory. AXEL is one daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon- been named to replace Edward and windows ensures maximum
Di the best technicians cooperating with the Representant of Oli- ard Brooks, peturned to the U.S. A. Elly as Culturat-Arfairs Of width where it is most needed
vetti in Haiti, Mr. GERARD CHANCY... Dr. GERARD THEODO- with Mr and Mrs. Otto. She ficer at the Embassy. Dr. Ben- -at elbow and shoulder height. will attend high school in Itha- son received an M.A. degree You'll have to see it to beRE, dentist has been engaged by Dahomeyan Government... RI- ca this year and will make her from the Sorbonne and a PhD lieve it, and it is worth looking
HARD H. BOYCE Latin American Correspondent for the home with the Ottos. from the University of Minnes- at. If you're in the market for
Seripps-Howard" newspaper chain is visiting Haiti... At least tw; UNOFFICIAL NOTES Tota. He has just completed an a new car this is for you. If
ther, American newspapermen are visiting Haiti... An informal visit was paid the
(Continued on page 16) you are just curious, you'll be
sold this is for you too. It's
Dr. LOVINSKY FAUCHE, former Inspector General of Hospital on September 29th, 1962... After Summer vacations here with their the perfect spacious, easyt-idsas appointed Director General of the Public Health Department families, the following students left Port au Prince for North Ame- ing, easy-handling family car. place of Dr. CYRIAC MODE... Two Haitian students, JOUBERT rica: ROBERT GARDERE, LDOUARD CERULLI, ROBERT BON: See it at AUTO, S.A, 360 AveREMARAIS and EDOURAD PIOU of the Faculties of Ethno'ozy NEFIL, ROGER MALVAL, KATHY MOORE and Engineer CLAU- nue Jean-Jacques Dessalines. ind Ecole des Hautes Etudes Internationales, granted a scholar DE PIERRE-ANTOINE Several other young people left
mpol the United States Department, flew to U.S. on Sept. 15th Haiti to study abroad; they are: RAYMOND BONNEFIL (genieP study at the Harvard University at Boston (Massachusettes). mechanic in U.SJ), ERIC JANNIS (Biochimy at Louvain UniversiHAITIAN AWARDED
BRITISH SCHOLARSHIP
TRIDA FRANCISCO and Engineer JEAN CLOTAIRE AUSTIN ty, Belgium), ROLAND NEMORIN (genie civil at Aix-La-Chapelle
te married at Christ Roi Church last weekend... JACQUES U'niversity), CLAUDE HENRI MERZIER (genie Electric at New The British Embassy has
RIOL and his wife, the former DENISE DUCASSE, feted the York), RALPH DECATREL (Electronic at New York), ANITA plea ure in announcing the
irth of a boy called EDMOND KARL PATRICE, at Canape Vert MEINBERG (Literature and Spanish History at the famous Uni- award of a scholarship by the
ospital at 8:40 p.m., on September 15... MM. DIEGO ARRIA and versity of Madrid Flying abroad this week were: Mr.
RI MERZIER (genie Electric at New The British Embassy has
RIOL and his wife, the former DENISE DUCASSE, feted the York), RALPH DECATREL (Electronic at New York), ANITA plea ure in announcing the
irth of a boy called EDMOND KARL PATRICE, at Canape Vert MEINBERG (Literature and Spanish History at the famous Uni- award of a scholarship by the
ospital at 8:40 p.m., on September 15... MM. DIEGO ARRIA and versity of Madrid Flying abroad this week were: Mr. YVAN British Council to Mr. Roland
RTURO NAVARRO, two specialists of the BID, were greeted at JEANNOT, official of Finances and Economic Affairs and his Jean-Louis, The scholarship of Port is to enable au Prince. Mr. he Airport by Mr. SALOMON DIGBY, representant of the Inter wife, the former MICHELE ISSA; Mme. FERNAND CREPSAC Jean-Louis to study English as
merican Bank of Development in Haiti last week. After meeting Jr. and son EMMANUEL (8 months); Mr. FORTUNE BOGAT, a foreign language at the Wels'
ne officials of the Agricultural and Industrial Development Ins- president of the SEDREN; Mr. VICTOR ASSALI; Mr. JOSEPH College of Technology in Card
tute, they departed Saturday... It js rumored that the Govern- DUFORT and daughter MYRNA; JACQUES MCGUFFIE, Engin- ift, Wales. The course which
on
24th
the
begins
will
of Republic soon will create an organism called; "OFFI eer in charge of SHELL's installation at Bizoton... STALEY PITTS last an acadenic September year and stud
Fai DU LIVRE" to protect Haitian books; stimulate knowledgeable Point 1V technician of the U.S. Government has ents will have an opportunity of
*eauthors and publication of Haitian writings announced a coll- resigned from that organization and will be in charge of the gaining a diploma at the end
Raie of the daily press... The extraordinary session of the exam- Winter Vegetable Program of the Hait'an-American Fruit and of their studies. ation at the Faculty of Law will open on September 24th... JAC- Vegetable Co., associated with Scott-Mattson Co., of Fort Pierce, Mr. Jean- Louis left Port au
Prince on the 19th of
VELINE PRESSOIR, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
ents will have an opportunity of
*eauthors and publication of Haitian writings announced a coll- resigned from that organization and will be in charge of the gaining a diploma at the end
Raie of the daily press... The extraordinary session of the exam- Winter Vegetable Program of the Hait'an-American Fruit and of their studies. ation at the Faculty of Law will open on September 24th... JAC- Vegetable Co., associated with Scott-Mattson Co., of Fort Pierce, Mr. Jean- Louis left Port au
Prince on the 19th of
VELINE PRESSOIR, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CARLO F. PRES. Florida. Mr. Pitts will maintain residence at Pont Sonde in the and will spend two days September in LonDIR and Engineer GERALD M. ELIE, son of Mr. and Mrs MAU-I Artibonite Valley, he is originally from Los Angeles, California; don before proceeding to Card
ICE ELIE will married in Eglise Ste Rose de Lima of New York lie said he was knowledgeable.. litt. --- Page 15 ---
PAGE 16
HAITISUN
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 196
AWAtJRAY
Voyagez par..
AIR FRANCE
CONSULTEZ
VOTRE AGENT
FR RANCE
BOEING ET CARAVELLE. LES 2 MEILLEURS
SUR PLUS GRAND
DE VOYAGE
B
*JETS. LE
RESEAU DU MONDE
PROGRESS
PICTURES OF
MRN AT WORK ON
PETIONVILLE'S
STATE LYCEE
U.S. Arrivals and..
(Continued from page 15)
assignment as Associate Pio
fessor Ol Speech and Drama ai
the University of lowa. Dr. Ben
son will be accompanied by his
wife and three children. They
are scheduled to arrive abou.
Ontober 1.
(photo D'etz) Harry Christie, Disbursing
Officer at the Embassy, has re RUSTASEAAX A
(photo Dietz)
ceived informal notice of his di
rect transfer to Mogadiscio, So
mali Republic. He is scheduled
to depart Haiti around the end
I this year.
Word has been reccived tha'
Donald Born, former Commer
cial Officer at the Embassy, has
ceported for duty at his new
post of assignment in Ankara,
M
urkey,
Awaina
David Thomson, former Eco
nomic Officer at the Embassy
sends greetings from Los Ange:
les, after a trip through the
Black Hills, Yellowstone, Grand
Tetons, Seatle, Mount Rainier,
Crater Lake, and Yosemite:
Upon completion of home leave
in late September, Dave will be
assigned to the Department of
(photo Dietz) State OT-TA.
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(photo Dietz)
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6ETE :
Sub-Licutenants Lothaire Germain, Senor Maxime, Eric PierrePort aul Prince Haiti-W.I.
Jerome, of the Haitian Coast Guard granted scholarship byilie
Agents: USINE A GLACE NATIONALE, S. A.
American Naval Mission for 6 month training at Yorktown (vir
ginia) and Boston, particularly on board of the ship SS Dibb,
moeelo 3666666064 depart by PAA September 16th.
ents will have an opportunity of
*eauthors and publication of Haitian writings announced a coll- resigned from that organization and will be in charge of the gaining a diploma at the end
Raie of the daily press... The extraordinary session of the exam- Winter Vegetable Program of the Hait'an-American Fruit and of their studies. ation at the Faculty of Law will open on September 24th... JAC- Vegetable Co., associated with Scott-Mattson Co., of Fort Pierce, Mr. Jean- Louis left Port au
Prince on the 19th of
VELINE PRESSOIR, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. CARLO F. PRES. Florida. Mr. Pitts will maintain residence at Pont Sonde in the and will spend two days September in LonDIR and Engineer GERALD M. ELIE, son of Mr. and Mrs MAU-I Artibonite Valley, he is originally from Los Angeles, California; don before proceeding to Card
ICE ELIE will married in Eglise Ste Rose de Lima of New York lie said he was knowledgeable.. litt. — Page 15 —
PAGE 16
HAITISUN
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23rd, 196
AWAtJRAY
Voyagez par..
AIR FRANCE
CONSULTEZ
VOTRE AGENT
FR RANCE
BOEING ET CARAVELLE. LES 2 MEILLEURS
SUR PLUS GRAND
DE VOYAGE
B
*JETS. LE
RESEAU DU MONDE
PROGRESS
PICTURES OF
MRN AT WORK ON
PETIONVILLE'S
STATE LYCEE
U.S. Arrivals and..
(Continued from page 15) assignment as Associate Pio fessor Ol Speech and Drama ai the University of lowa. Dr. Ben son will be accompanied by his wife and three children. They are scheduled to arrive abou.
Ontober 1.
(photo D'etz) Harry Christie, Disbursing
Officer at the Embassy, has re RUSTASEAAX A
(photo Dietz) ceived informal notice of his di rect transfer to Mogadiscio, So mali Republic. He is scheduled to depart Haiti around the end
I this year.
Word has been reccived tha'
Donald Born, former Commer cial Officer at the Embassy, has ceported for duty at his new post of assignment in Ankara,
M urkey,
Awaina
David Thomson, former Eco nomic Officer at the Embassy sends greetings from Los Ange: les, after a trip through the
Black Hills, Yellowstone, Grand
Tetons, Seatle, Mount Rainier,
Crater Lake, and Yosemite:
Upon completion of home leave in late September, Dave will be assigned to the Department of
(photo Dietz) State OT-TA. o
(photo Dietz)
OLD
F
RdAn
N
SCOTCIT S T
WIISKY lel
6 dlndaer Dit
Chany lery uadaiy TA
OLD maraless
SC070 in 1est
Mt SkY
DheavA and Cee ya
6ETE :
Sub-Licutenants Lothaire Germain, Senor Maxime, Eric PierrePort aul Prince Haiti-W.I.
Jerome, of the Haitian Coast Guard granted scholarship byilie
Agents: USINE A GLACE NATIONALE, S. A.
American Naval Mission for 6 month training at Yorktown (vir ginia) and Boston, particularly on board of the ship SS Dibb, moeelo 36064 depart by PAA September 16th.