^ THURSDAY, -.ilARCH 21, 1957 THE PILOT—Sbuthern Pines, North Carolina wmaBB Page FIFTEEN "'i FORMER TOWN MANAGER (Ctaitinued from Page 14) best food here. However, good meat is extremely hard to Hnd and then there is no meat of “U. S. Choice” quality or better. The Bolivian coffee is said to be the best in the world by many Americans here. It costs aboqt fifty cnts a poxmd and is excel- l^t. The first thing to which one has to become accustomed is the lack of, plenty. There are no A & P’s, No Colonial’s, no nice drug stores such as Southern Pines has,, and' no Patch’s. Just this week I have searched for eggs and found none. It seems the roads are closM as the result of landslides due to the wet season and the egg farmers cannot get into town. Next week there will be plenty of eggs a week older. I have spent many hours look ing for strange items which are plentiful in the U. S. For ex ample, fly swptters, clothes lines, oven thermometers, crayons, and simply could not find them in the city. The search is in some ways interesting and fun but certsdnly tiring at this altitude. One of the interesting things here is the Indian Market. Marion and I spent several Simdays (the best day) in the main market looking for blankets since we did not bring any, not anticipating getting into a house as fast as we did. The market extends over many blocks in a sort of special ized manner. For example, fruits and vegetables in one block, blankets in another, etc. Al though this is not the strict pat tern, in general, things are laid out this way. On Sunday the Indians come to the city to go to church and to sell and buy. They bring every thing from live chickens to wick er chairs. The two days we were there I am sure there were fifty to seventy-five thousand people in the market area buying and sell ing. After we had finally bought two blankets and were sight see ing, I was carrying the blankets over my arm and received sever al offers to buy them. The Indians, in order to put some thing for sale, either sit down on the sidewalk with the goods dis played, or carry them around for general display. Far more of the commerce is done in this way than in any other, it seems to me. One day we saw a man carry ing a beautiful parrot around. It must have had eight colors, and a magnificent tail and head. Its tail feathers were about three feet long. The parrot had a huge beak which looked nothing less than a meat cleaver and, since the man was carrying the parrot on one arm and the other arm and hand was bandaged, I told him he probably would have dif- fficulty selling the parrot until his hand healed. The University of San Andres occupies the tallest building in the city and is generally located, except for a few smaller budd ings, in this one building. The building is thirteen stories high and the School of Public Admini stration, with which I am associ ated, occupies the entire thir teenth floor and uses the twelfth for class rooms. Our offices com mand a magnificent view of the city and surrounding mountains. On some days the blue sky, bil lowing clouds, and the snow cap ped Mt. Illimani provide one Of the most inspiring vistas I have ever seen. It seems to me of such magnitude as Royal Gorge in Colorado, the Grand Canyon, or Niagara Falls from the penthouse dining room of the Hotel Shera ton Brock. Our function here is to provide the technical assistance to estab lish a School of Public Adminis tration to try to raise the stan dard of the public officials in the Bolivian government. We each have one or two Bolivian profes sors as associates who will suc ceed us when we leave and con tinue the operation of the School. There are six members Of the University of Tennessee faculty here, including myself, with var ious specialties.) My particular assignment at the present is that of Fiscal Ad visor and Professor of Fiscal Ad ministration in the University of San Andres. In addition, we pro vide research and administrative analysis work for varioiis agen cies of the Bolivian government. I am presently undertaking a management appraisal of the financial administration of the University of San Andres at the request of the Rector and will begin shortly assignments in bud get analysis for the Point Four (USOM) Mission here. I, of course, was particularly interested in municipal public services here. Knowing the fine municipal services of Southern Pines, I will try to be as objec tive as possible. As far as I have seen, there is no street cleaning facilities whatsoever. The streets are filthy and washed only to a limited extent by the rain. During the entire months of June, July, and August, there is practically no electric power and what there is, is rationed to the extent that it is cut off at some time practically every day and every night. What water there is, as I have said be fore, is very dirty. Our landlord is presently'installing an elevated tank and pump for our house which will cost him seven or eight himdred dollars. There is no fire department and if one has a fire he is expec ted to do the best he can himself. The streets in the city are mostly paved with stone or concrete; however, in the smaU suburb (described later) where we live none are paved except the main street to the city. One never knows when garbage will be picked up although they have French garbage loadpackers such as you have in Southern Pines. It is necessary to have your man servant dispose of the refuse by throwing it into the river. Inci- dently, this is the method used by the city in its refuse disposal which is terribly unsanitary but probably necessary here. From maps indications are, and I am told that, the river here flows into the Amazon and crosses the entire continent some four thous and miles to the Atlantic Ocean. On the main Prado of the town, we in Southern Pines have a lesson to learn in street beauti fication. The sidewalks in this street are mosiac and very well maintained. Solid concrete side walks such as you have in South ern Pines are practically impos sible to maintain. 'These side walks are in perfect and beauti ful condition and are of the type of ceramic (unglazed) tUe which permits easy maintenance. We have rented a house in a small suburb called Calacoto about three miles from La Paz and two thousand feet down the moutain. It is a very beautiful development about the size of Weymouth Heights. The La Paz Teimis Club (a country club). two golf courses, the Automobile Club of Bolivia (a sort of country club), and the military academy are located here. It is consider ably warmer in Calacoto and all of the homes have beautiful flowers which bloom the year round, such as carnations, petun ias, callalilies, roses, and many others. Horseback riding is one of the main activities of the Cala coto area. Many of the Americans live here probably for some of the same reasons we like Southern Pines so much. We would love to tell you more of Bolivia and look into questions anyone might have on this coun try. We would also appreciate .hearing from any or all from [southern Pines. My best address is via air mail: Tom E. Cuiming- |ham, USOM To Bolivia, care of [Department of State, Washington 25, D. C. Please write us. So far we are enjoying our South American experience but look forward t® coming back to Southern Pines for a while. Bo livia, like most South American coimtries, is a land of “manana.” All stores close for two hours for 'ivmch. We just finished a four day holiday before Lent (Carni val) during which everyone dan ces, sings, and makes merry. For a short visit, we have decided that “manana” is good enough for us. ^ HOllYlAND" Wy Hollies - Azaleas • Camellias Choice Evergreen Materials Visit our retail sales yard tJ It S E R Y LINDEN ROAD PHONE 3145 PINEHURST tr.,....*!!;::::********** "" Ir GE0.A.DIC^ j^5 4/6 Qt f**” KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WlJiEY CEO. A. DlCKa DISTILLING COMPANY lOUISVtllt IKMTUCICr «E0. A. DICKH DIST. CO.. LOUISVILLE. ICY. • 86 PROOF STONEYBROOK STEEPLECHASE SOUTHERN PINES, N. C * 1/2 Mile North on U. S. Highway No, 1 2 r. N. SATURDAY MARCB R.A.1N or shine: - 7 / RACES OVER HURDLES, TIMBER AND ON THE FLAT RESERVED PARKING SPACES $10aiid$20 ' IHnehurst—The Carolina Pharmaq^ Southern Pines—Sandhill Drug Co. Or Telephone 2-2912 - The Stone ybrook Hunt Racing Association f There will be Parking Spaces for sale at the course on th,e day of the race Gen. Adm. $1.50 per person, inel. tax. Children under 12 Free 0 Yeah! So you’ve been hearing about that popular Phillips Trop-Artic Motor Oil Well, come on down, my friends, “Fill Her Up” and see for yourself. FffiLDS & BETTIM Phone 2-3074 US Hwy. 1 South Southern Pines, N. C. POWELL’S SERVICE STA. BETHEA’S COUNTRY ttUB US Hwy. 1 South Southern Pines, N. C. Raeford Hoad, Hwy. 211, Aberdeen, N. C.

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