Vernal Express | 1953-07-09 | Page 5 | Cecil Billings Returns from Tahitian Islands Section

cecil billings returns from tahitian islands cecil billings returned last week from a mis lon ion for the chuich ot of jesus christ of lat erday saints in the tahitian Ta hitlan islands where he has ave been n laboring for the post one and one halt years on his return home mr bill ings nis s spent pont several flays days at the tile cook 00 oo samoa find and fagi gi islands in in fl awall and in los angeles mr tir billings nil lines explained that the people in the tahitian Ta hitlan islands are under the regime of the french government and nave have n population of about lie spent pent about six months in the tile otil about 83 small coral reef islands which arc are 0 to 12 feet above sea level the main industry there is mother of pearl the natives nat tives spend their ilves diving for the pe pearl arl shell to depths as far as feet below the surface in the tile lower islands the main industry is coffee on the main I 1 island of tahiti which Is ft fret et above sea level about miles around and shaped like a figure eight the main Ind industry usry is copra the husk of the cocoa nut which is shipped to the united stoles states and france there is only one road around the main island there arc are trucks truck on the main islands but mr billings said he see more than two or three cars on any of the small islands they are so small that transportation is not needed their main mode of transportation is between izands inlands in merchant ships which are balling sailing vassals equipped with motors they also have horses and wag ons for land traveling the main food of the lower m mountainous islands is pol which is made from taro airman ac paid R Scho fiield ot of hill HIM Air force base visited here ifor for the july ath weekend with his mother M mrs archie hooks rooks they aldo also visited visit led in me kinnon wyo and manila airs otia otis hamberlin and three children allan randy and april jw jon of rock springs wyo were recent visitors at the hoew of mrs Ham berlins arents mr tind and mrs herbert M snyder r mrs will be remembered as mary aruthr