LOCAL FAMILY INSTRUCTS NIGERIAN NATIVES IN AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES AND HYGIENE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000500290002-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 28, 1961
• Content Type: NSPR

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Local Family Instructs Nigerian Natives
JUN 28 1961
Charles Morrison, Wife And Daughter
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In Agricultural Techniques And Hygiene
technicians and their families, in, rotgtp^, .q ,Sly*,yetopt t" programv,,
essence aim to "provide technical, in Panama. Prior to his residence
and economic assistance so that ht Enugu, Mr. Morrison operated
through education, training and out of Libya.
some financial support Nigeria, A Penn State and University
will be able to raise its standard ,ofPittsburgh : graduate, Morrison
ol living and become economical now helps his youngest c h i 1 d,
ly viable." This is not their sole; Debby Lee, with her University,
reason for being there but ccr of N e b .r a s k a correspondence,
tainly it is an important one. courses. The two boys, . l8ycar--
There is also the underlying hope' old twins, Don and John. 'aiej
that in the near future the United' spring graduates of Washington[
States will have 'additional out High School and will enter Penal
lets for her prodyets? State in the Fall.
Mrs. Morrison herself serves in!
Lets Fsn about a year, a yearr, is a conor- A capacity similar to that of a
fraction r r o of f o f the I loo ] missionary. Her ec..cern is with
ca words "enf
Ugwu," which mean the, top ofthe native women and the serious
the hill and Enugu is the hill problems of personal and public'
village of the Ngwo people and ltygiehe which confronts them.;
capital of the Eastern Region: She has cpntacted relatives i n
since 1939. + Washington for help in the form
a
jAgricultu al advisor for Washing-
dependence,
ary
Ligg
ett of
In
Mary
~,,.1 rna!r ns-~aar.9lr1 rlal,ahrar.l Lon and Greene Cot,IWLs to his,
Charles Morrison began farm- The Morrison family I i v e s
ing at his father's h o in e o n "adequately, comfortably, a n d
Washington, R. D. 5, and now, for the most part, quite attrac-1
some 25 years later is instruct-p lively" in the 87 degree mean
Ing the natives of ,Ent' NI-Iteinperature and '1 inch annual
in agricultural techniques] rainfall as opposed to Washing-
ton's 51 degree at developing and advanc?Fgn'ee mean temPera-
inn their African economy. ture and 40 inch annual rainfall.
Mr. Morrison's official title isi Mt's Morrisal7..has_foAowedher
Area Operations Officer for In- ~eer~ from its early
tea?national Cooperatnon ttidminis- stages when he taught in the vo-
trafnon in Eastern iigerfa. Hellrational department at Trinity
', ,High School to his position as
the former
his
wife
nd
Marv
of layettes and other child care
its present population is about equipment to aid the women ac-,
000 r? 1960 f6., o~~I n ue,,;
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,
a
The country's industries include'I family in Africa is a demanding,
railroads, coal mines, c e in e n t' nne and calls for willing people.
works, and pottery kilns and, Able to cope with. understand.
rer:reation clubs offer tennis. goll.1 and help a different people. It
archery, hockey, cricket and foot`,
hell.
became part of the fully mee dren in the sand.
dren in the sand.
pendent Federation of Nigeria. Tle d
il lif of tin M rrin
cl[some 80
td
to rearing their chil.
 MORRISON INSPECTS CHICKS-Charles It. Morrison, left, ICA Operations Officers in Eastern
Nigeria, United States poultry specialise Charles Davis, right center, and United States Infor-
mation Service representative in Enug'u William Gordon, extreme right, admire some of the,
1,300 baby chicks upon their arrival at Enugu: Airport from the United States. These Rhode Island
Red chicks are enroute to the Abakahki'Agriculture Experiment Station and Poultry Center where
they will become foundation stock for a, poultry and improvement Protect being sponsored by ICA.
WITH GOVERNOR'S WIFE-Lady Ibiam, wife of Sir Francis
Ibiam, Governor of Eastern Nigeria, chats with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles R. Morrisonat.Enuga Airport where she began the first
leg of her travel to the United States. Lady Ibiam attended the
April meetings of the First National Council of United Presby-
terian Church Women, She is much interested in the role of
Christian women in the newly developing nations.
calls for what the Morrison arej~lnd relatives in Washington
reported to be by their friendslliappy and well-rounded people.
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