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Canal hack on schedule afteroverhaul and locks repair

About 8,000 square feet of floorreplaced at Pedro Miguel locks

sNormal transit schedules were resumed

last Sunday after nearly six months of

limited operations for the periodic over-

haul of the Pacific Locks topped off last

month by an emergency repair job in the

east chamber of Pedro Miguel Locks.

Although all locks are now operating

on a two-shift basis, Pedro Miguel

Locks will be on double-chamber, sin-

gle-culvert operations for about three

more weeks while overhaul work in the

center wall culvert is being completed.

The remaining work is the removal andoverhaul of six rising-stem valves whichcontrol the flow of water in the mainculverts.

The repair work consisted of the re-

placement of about 8,000 square feet of

floor slab and the reconstruction of the

top part of a section of one lateral cul-

vert in the east chamber which had been

damaged by hydrostatic pressure whenthe lock chamber was refilled early in

May after overhaul on the chamber wascompleted. The repair job was done on

a 24-hour basis to lessen the time re-

quired for curtailed transit operation,

rather than because the work itself was

of an emergency nature.

The extent of the damage was deter-

mined on Sunday June 9, when the east

OUR COVER"Now, when I was Governor,"

wasn't what Maj. Gen. Glen E. Ed-

gerton was saying to Governor Potter

when our cover picture for July wastaken. The two were earnestly dis-

cussing the causes and effects of hy-

drostatic pressure on the floor of

Pedro Miguel Locks. When this pic-

ture was taken early last month,the section of the lock floor wherethe former and present Panama Ca-nal governors were standing resem-bled, somewhat, the Delaware River

the night Washington crossed it.

chamber was emptied for inspection.

This was done because minor/distress waspreviously noticed in several of the lat-

eral culverts of both lock chambers dur-

ing overhaul.

The east chamber had been overhauled

and in use for more than a month whenthe inspection was made. It was found

when the chamber was unwatered that

the relatively thin floor slab had buckled

and was extensively broken in several

places by the pressure of water escaping

from cracks in one of the lateral culverts

between the floor slab and the rock foun-

dation. It was also found that the top

and bottom sections of the 13-foot-square

lateral culvert had been forced apart

several inches by water pressure.

This month's front-cover picture

shows how the section of lock floor

looked. The picture above was taken

a week later after the broken concrete

and rock foundation was removed andall but one section of concrete hadbeen relaid.

The repair job was a Maintenance Di-

vision project with F. H. Lerchen, Jr.,

Maintenance Engineer, being in direct

charge. In accomplishing the work, the

division had the full cooperation of other

Canal units, notabfy the Locks and

Dredging divisions which furnished menand equipment.

Because of the importance of the work,

Gov. VY. E. Potter and other top Canal

officials took a continuing interest in its

progress and visited the Locks several

times. Members of the Canal's Board of

Directors, including Assistant Secretary

of the Army George II. Roderick, BoardChairman, visited the Locks and in-

spected the work in progress during their

visit here in June.

After completion of the project, Gov-ernor Potter expressed his personal con-

gratulations to those responsible for an

outstanding job.

"I was greatly impressed," he said,

"by the ability of the Maintenance Di-

vision to mobilize men and equipmentwith the necessary skills to do the job.

It was another fine example among a

long list in which the Canal organiza-

tion demonstrated the ability to meetan emergency situation with dispatch

and efficiency."

An extensive investigation was con-

ducted by Canal engineering and marine

officials to determine if the first diagnosis

of the cause and extent of damage to the

locks was correct and nothing was found

to indicate otherwise.

The investigation included core drilling

through the floor slab and into the lock

foundations of the west Pedro Miguel

chamber; observances for seismic disturb-

ances; underwater inspection of the floors

of all lock chambei-s at Pedro Miguel andMiraflores by Locks Division divers; andinspection of additional culverts at Pedro

Miguel for fractures or leakages.

The underwater investigation at Pedro

Miguel and Miraflores Locks revealed no

damage to the floor slabs during refillings

similar to that which occurred in the east

chamber at Pedro Miguel. Because of the

leaks found in some of the lateral culverts

in the west Pedro Miguel chamber dur-

ing overhaul, in addition to signs of weak-

ening in the concrete floor slab, it is an-

ticipated that some additional repair

work will be required (See page 16)

Canal resumes testing

of LeTourneau devices

Most of the remainder of this year will

be a testing period for the two LeTour-

neau towing locomotives at Gatun Locks

although it is not expected that they will

be used for handling any ocean-going

ships until mid-September.

Tests on the experimental locomo-

tives were resumed last week. Theyhad been suspended for about five

months for changes and replacement

of various parts. Some design changeswere necessary and some parts, includ-

ing the wheels and cable-handling

equipment, had to be manufactured.Higher speed motors have also been in-

stalled for moving the big, rubber-tired

fenders which hold ships in tow awayfrom the lock walls

Experimental tests are also planned byengineering personnel of R. G. LeTour-

neau, Inc., the manufacturing firm, for

the vertical control of the big fender as-

semblies by means of floats. Under the

original design, the fenders were movedup and down by motive power. If the

float system proves successful, the height

of the fenders would be adjusted auto-

matically by the water level in the lock

chambers.

Four factory representatives are here

to conduct the tests and to train Locks

Division personnel in the operation of the

new towing devices. The training will in-

clude 60 to 80 hours of classroom instruc-

tion, supplemented by actual practice.

THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958

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HAIL!I have been interested in the oper-

ation of the Panama Canal since I

passed through here in 1938; my in-

tensive orientation visits here haveboth stimulated my interest and in-

creased my admiration for all that has

been achieved in the Canal Zone.I am looking forward with great en-

thusiasm to joining the Company-Gov-ernment team and to becoming ac-

quainted with the splendid peoplewho make up this organization. Al-

though I have met many members of

the organization during my three

weeks here, I hope to increase the

number of my acquaintances in the

near future.

During my orientation in the CanalZone, I have been impressed by the

many responsibilities which ColonelArnold has fulfilled during his term as

Lieutenant Governor. I am looking

forward eagerly to continuing the

work on which Colonel Arnold has

set the course.

Col. John D. McElheny, far right, who becomes Lieutenant Governor next week,visited the Balboa Port Captain's office on his orientation four. From left: FrankMarczak, traffic controller, Leonard Wolford, supervisor, Capt. James Flenniken

Both as Engineering and Construction Director and as Lieutenant Governor, Coi.

Arnold explained to many groups the intricacies of the Canal's operations.

FARE-WELL!

As the time for my departure drawsnear, I would like to say to all of myfriends and fellow workers in the

Canal Zone that it has been a gen-uine pleasure to have been associated

with you for the past four years.

The work has been most satisfying

and interesting.

The professional ability, loyalty, anddevotion to duty of the people con-nected with the Canal enterprise areof the highest quality.

Mrs. Arnold, the two boys, and I

feel that we have profited greatly byour stay here. We shall always cher-

ish the memories of the people wehave known and the things we havedone here.

Roosevelt Centennial Celebration PlannedPreliminary plans are now being made

for a Canal Zone celebration of the cen-

tennial of the birth of President TheodoreRoosevelt, during whose presidency con-

struction of the Canal was started.

President Eisenhower recently pro-

claimed 1958 as Theodore Roosevelt Cen-

tennial Year and the Zone program will

be part of a nation-wide observance.

The celebration here will take place

during the week of November 9-15.

This date has been chosen because

President Roosevelt made a historic

isit to the Isthmus 52 years ago that

week—the first time that a president

of the United States had left the coun-try during his term of office.

Plans for the Canal Zone observance

are being prepared by a special advisory

committee appointed by Governor Potter.

Mrs. C. S. McCormack, of Ancon, is Ex-

ecutive Chairman of the Pacific side com-mittee; Gerard K. Schear, of Margarita,

is her Atlantic side counterpart. Theywill coordinate their plans through Wil-

liam G. Arey, Jr., Panama Canal Infor-

mation Officer.

One of the major features of the Canal

Zone's week-long tribute to President

Roosevelt will be a ceremony at which

a bu3t of the late President will be dedi

cated. During this ceremony, represen-

tatives of the American Society of Civil

Engineers will present a plaque to the

Panama Canal, honoring one of the seven

civil engineering wonders of the United

States.

A commemorative stamp will also be

issued at the time of the Canal ZoneRoosevelt Centennial celebration. De-tails of its design will be announcedlater.

July 4, 1958 THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW

Some of these Red, White and Blue Troopers Pictured in 1923 are still around.

Can Canal ZoneYoungsters Swim?

Canal Zone children are not born with

fins; they attain such a fishy proficiency

at such an early age that it just seems

that way.

From time immemorial—well, anyway,

since about the time water was let into

the Canal—swimming has been a pet

pastime of Zonians, young and old.

Toddlers tumble into the water fearlessly;

teenagers perform amazing feats of speed

and skill; and one of the best swimmers

hereabouts is a grandmother several times

over.

As early as 1919 no high school student

Two of the troupe's leading swimmers

were Harry Walbridge, left, and Eddie

Wood, right, with Coach Henry Grieser.

might graduate unless he knew how to

swim, and in 1938 there was an extensive

"every child a swimmer" drive in the

Canal Zone's schools. Today, formal

swimming instruction is part of the cur-

riculum of the Balboa Junior and Senior

High Schools and of the high schools at

Cristobal and Rainbow City. But any

youngster who is tall enough to keep his

head above water in the shallow end of

a standard pool can learn how to swimmuch earlier than that in regular classes

at any of the Zone pools.

In the Canal Zone's early days, only

those Zonians who lived along the Car-

ibbean had much chance to develop

their natatorial skill. During the latter

part of 1913, after the water was let

into the Canal, officially-sponsored

"bathing places" were provided for all

the settlements along the Canal be-

tween Cristobal and Balboa.

Except for that at Culebra, which was

abandoned after its raft was broken up

one night by a "piece of floating equip-

ment," these swimming spots were ex-

tremely popular. At Gatun, youngsters

and oldsters swam in the forebay of the

locks,j[and even^held an occasional meet

in the locks chambers.

But by 1916, the Canal was becoming

too busy and polluted for swimming, and

health officials put their feet down on such

Toprow:Tharon Haldeman Mitchell, GeorgeHaldeman, Eugenia White Litton, MatildeBrewerton, Helen Van Clief Leves, Betty Hal-

deman, Gail Haldeman, Peggy White Hunter;

Lower row: Harry Walbridge, Stanley Peter-

son, Henry Brewerton, Emma Van Clief Brown,

Joyce Haldeman Collinge, Virginia Duff,

Lorna Duff, Virginia Calvit Pearl; Standing:

Coach Henry Grieser.

Only five records set

by yesteryear's swimmingstars remain unbroken

by today's pool sharks.

capering. After that only special events

were allowed in the waterway itself.

One of the Zone's most avid swim-ming fans was a carpenter, Henry J.

Grieser, who had come to the Isthmus

in 1917. The following year he laid aside

his saw and hammer to become a swim-ming instructor at the recently-opened

Balboa pool. For a while he also con-

ducted what today would be called "slen-

derizing" classes for women, but his mainenthusiasm was reserved for the children,

some only three and four years old.

fcgFor many oldtime Zonians, the

Golden Age of Canal Zone swimmingfell In the 1920's and 1930's— the hey-

dey of the Red White and Blue Troupewhich Henry Grieser founded in 1919

"to help entertain our allied soldiers

passing through the Canal after the

first World War."Under his aegis, spurred on by the

chocolate bars he gave as prizes, the

youngsters developed some spectacular

feats. Some of them even swam the

length of the pool, trussed up like rolled-

roasts. The troupe made several trips to

the United States, opened the great in-

door pool at Madison Square Garden

and closed it some years later sent water

polo and swimming teams to South Amer-

This picture appeared in LIFE whenAlan Ford was swimming for Yale.

His local backstroke record is unbroken.

THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958

Three of the Zone's leading girl swimmers are: Di-

ane Hickey, Carolyn Holmes, Charlene Graves.

Among top men swimmers are: Mike Rudge, DonRyter, Joe Blackburn, and Dr. Gordon L. Verity.

ica and staged exhibitions for practically

any and every dignitary who visited the

Isthmus. (Canal Zone officialdom aided

and abetted this; they notified shipping

agents that swimming exhibitions could be

arranged for tourists "on short notice.")

The troupe developed a number of

Olympic and world's record-breaking

champions. Josephine McKim, who wonfour national AAU championships in one

meet, swam on several Olympic teams.

Alma Mann and Adelaide Lambert weremembers of Olympic diving teams, andAlan Ford broke a number of world

swimming records.

Other top Canal Zone swimmers of the

1920's and 30's were: Henry Brewerton,

George Haldeman, Mack and Jack Wal-bridge, Eddie Wood, Alan Jacques, andHelen and Marney Dryden.

Although most of the Canal Zone'sattention was focused on these Pacific

side stars, there were several active

Atlantic side swimming groups. Oneof these was coached by Homer Bakerof Gatun who, in 1922, got permissionfor a swimming meet in Gatun Locks,

"to be stopped if a boat came through."

Another was the Southern Cross SwimClub, headed for a while by V. J. Clarke

of the Commissary Division. Two of its

members, Navy enlisted men, considered

trying to swim the Canal. Local news-papers reported that "two Navy launches

towing a net, specially prepared for swim-mers, as well as riflemen will protect themfrom danger in the water," but did not

report whether or not they actually madethe swim.

Certainly, in those days, much wider

publicity was given to Canal Zone swim-ming than it is today; Grantland Rice

even brought a film crew here and pho-

tographed young Zonians diving fromthe boom of giant cranes and performingother breath-taking stunts.

Actually, however, the records set by

Swimming meets, like this one in Gam-boa, invariably draw many spectators.

July 4, 1958 5

the past generation have not held upunder the assault of today's boys andgirls. When Charlene Graves of Cristo-

bal Junior High School, swimming in the

Gamboa Civic Council meet this year,

broke the 100-yard free style record for

women which Josephine McKim had set

in 1929, only five old records remained

unbroken:

Richard Mallett's 220-yard free-style

for men, set in 1952; Genevieve Foley's

50-yard free-style for girls of 13 and 14,

set in 1934; Alan Ford's 100-yard back-

stroke record, set in 1941 ; Eddie Wood's100-yard free-style for men, set in 1938;

and Marney Dryden's 50-yard free-style

for women, set in 1934.

Today there are new champions coming

up. In May Carolyn Holmes, Balboa

High School sophomore, sprinted the 50-

meter free-style in 30.6 seconds, to lower

the 32-second Canal Zone record set byArline Schmidt in 1953, and just missed -

by five-tenths of a second setting a newCanal Zone record for the 100-meter free-

style, also held by Arline Schmidt.

Other top girl swimmers are: MargaretMahoney of Balboa Junior High School,

who prefers to be called "Maggie," holder

of the Canal Zone recordjfor the 50-yard

free-style for girls; Jean Seaman, Cristobal

Junior High School, a backstroke andmedley swimmer; and Diane Hickey, of

Cristobal Junior High School, who tied

the 50-meter free-style record in 1957.

The girls don't have an exclusive cor-

ner on the top Zone swimmers, either.

Among the boys there are Don Ryter,who graduated from Balboa High School

in June and who will be swimming -andstudying -at Rensselear Polytech next

fall. In May's interscholastic meet, hedid 100 meters free-style in 1:01:5, beat-

ing Bob Connor's 1955 record by four-

tenths of a second.

Joe Blackburn, swimming for the

Canal Zone Junior College, set newCanal Zone records for the 1,500-yard

and mile swims in April. Two otherup-and-coming young men are MartinHolmes of Balboa Junior High School(no relation to Carolyn), who special-

izes in the butterfly stroke, and TommyDugan, of Cristobal High School, a

breast-stroke man.And even as this is being read, more

records may be toppling. The annual

July 4 swimming meet is on today at the

Gamboa pool, and who knows what will

happen before the day is over?

Leaving Isthmus

FOR YOUR INTEREST AND GUIDANCE IN ACCIDENT PREVENTION

With the retirement of Cristobal Mag-istrate E. I. P. Tatelman, the Atlantic

side is losing one of its better-known

residents. He will live in Florida.

Experts on hospitals

converge on Zone

for important studies

Several important figures in the hos-

pital world will converge on the Canal

Zone this month; results of their visits

may have far-reaching effects.

The first of these visitors will be Dr.

W. John Dawson, a member of the

staff of James A. Hamilton Associates,

a firm of hospital consultants with

headquarters in Minneapolis. He is

due here Monday.The second important visitor will be

Dr. Edwin L. Crosby, of Chicago, Di-

rector of the Joint Commission on Ac-

creditation of Hospitals, which is com-posed of the American College of Phys-

icians, the American College of Sur-

geons, the American Hospital Associa-

tion, the American Medical Association

and the Canadian Medical Association.

Doctor Crosby is arriving July 14 and

will remain on the Isthmus for about a

week; he will inspect Gorgas and Coco

Solo hospitals during that period. Gorgas

Hospital is already accredited by the

Commission ; Doctor Crosby's inspection

there will be for the purpose of re-

accreditation. Coco Solo Hospital is pre-

paring for accreditation.

Doctor Dawson will be the first of sev-

eral representatives of the James A. Ham-ilton Associates to visit the Canal Zone

in the next few weeks. The firm has been

retained by the Health Bureau, in ac-

cordance with recommendations in the

Falk Report, to make what hospital ad-

ministrators know as "space study."

They will analyze the space in the 11

buildings at Gorgas Hospital, see how it

is being used, and study the operating

functions of the hospital as they affect

space requirements. They will then de-

velop a schedule of departmental space

needs for the immediate expansion pro-

gram and submit recommendations both

as to the use of the hospital's present

facilities and of new construction.

WORRY WARTSLiving is getting so complicated these days that people don't

know what they should be worrying about. We

—

Worry about the Russians—then get in a knock-down fight

with our neighbors.

Worry about radioactive fallout—then poison ourselves

spraying for leaf-cutting ants.

Worry about the kids getting polio—then let them chaseeach other behind the fog machine after dark.

Worry about getting our cars inspected—then never get a

medical check-up.

Worry about our vacation airplane crashing—then fall off

an improvised stepladder changing a lightbulb.

Worry about getting enough exercise—then drive a coupleof blocks to the Service Center.

Worry about getting cancer—then can't make the turn

going downgrade on a highway.

Worry about the cost of new shoes—then fracture an ankleby not looking where we're going.

Worry about the kids eating too many hamburgers—thenleave household poisons unprotected for them to snack on.

Worry about H-bombs—then blow ourselves up by clean-

ing something with gasoline.

Worry about our daughters getting happily married—thenlet them go riding in jalopies at breakneck speed.

Worry about getting a better job—then cripple ourselves

on a home workshop power saw.

Worry about lightning striking—then get bolted into etern-

ity being careless with electrical circuits.

Worry about who will win the hometown elections—thendon't care who gets appointed to our local safety committees.

Worry about Junior passing in school—then let him swimor fish up close to the Gatun Spillway where others have beenswept to their deaths.

Worry about a couple of dollars spent on lottery tickets

—

then gamble our lives to save five minutes.

Worry about retirement—then live it up, to keep from last-

ing that long.

It may be all right to worry about the spectacular and the unusual

reported in the papers but it's the ordinary everyday things and

occurrences which are crippling and knocking us off.

MAY 1958

BUREAU

Transportation & Terminals

(Honor Roll)

Health

Supply & Community Service

New York Operations

Civil Affairs

Engineering & Construction

Marine .

C. 1. Govt.-Panama Canal Company

13 18

51 30

8 3

4 13

31 21

303(253) 63

453 209

10

73

303

504 34

7 55

43 15

6,039*

117(19) 170

6,793 532

24(11)

62

( ) Locks Overhaul Injuries included in total.

* Fatality included in total.

THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958

PTM CIVIL DEFENSENEWS

The communications equipment for

the Control Centers and the Control

Points arrived about the middle of June

and during the month was checked out

and tested. The four receiver-transmit-

ters—two each for each side of the Isth-

mus—and the walkie-talkies for the Con-

trol Points won the admiration of the

"Ham" personnel who will operate this

equipment for the Canal Zone Civil De-

fense organization. A final order is still

expected. This last shipment will contain

the walkie-talkies for the Gamboa Con-

trol Center and the necessary material

for installation.

At the last meeting of the Rainbow

City Volunteer Corps, during which cer-

tificates were awarded to the graduates

of the last first-aid class, the members

organized two classes for the "Home Care

of the Sick and Injured." Mrs. Rosa

Josephs, American Red Cross Instructor

for this Class, offered to teach two classes

simultaneously, each class to have not

more than 14 students. Both classes, to

be given on Wednesday and Friday

nights, were immediately fully subscribed.

Through the cooperation of 0. B.

Shirley, Principal of the Rainbow City

School, the classes will be given in the

Demonstration Room of the school. Mrs.

Mabel Anderson, Zone Warden, and Mrs.

Josephs inspected the room and found

the facilities most adequate. It is ex-

pected that the classes will start early

this month.

As soon as the current first-aid classes

are completed in Santa Cruz and at Par-

aiso, classes in "Home Care" will be or-

ganized in those towns. Another class

is planned for the town of Margarita.

An important refresher course for first-

aid instructors was given on both sides

of the Isthmus the latter part of June

by John DeLabar, Instructor, American

Red Cross. On the Atlantic side, nine

Company-Government employees took

the qualifying course in two sessions. Onthe Pacific side, 14 registered.

JULY VOLUNTEER CORPS MEETINGS

Date Town

9 Rainbow City

to Santa Cruz

2i Paraiso

Place Hour

School 6:30 p. m.

Serv. Center 8:00 p. m.

School 7:30 p. m.

Official Panama Canal Company Publication

Published Monthly At Balboa Heights, C.Z.

Printed by the Printing Plant, Mount Hope, Canal Zone

W. E. Potter, Governor-President

Hugh M. Arnold, Lieutenant-Governor

William G. Arey, Jr.

Panama Canal Information Officer

J. Rufus Hardy. Editor

Eleanor McIlhenny, Assistant Editor

Eunice Richard, Editorial Assistant

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July 4, 1958

. . . Worth KnowingAnother landmark is disappearing. Demolition of the old framebuilding which lias housed the Balboa ROTC unit since 1948began last month .is part of the preparation for construction of a

new Activities Building nearby. Some of the site preparation canbe seen here, in front of the partly-torn-down structure. Thebuilding began its career as a police station in Ancon, housingofficials recalled. It then became a school in Ancon. Moved toBalboa, it was used successively as a school annex, for offices forvarious lodges and shipping companies, as a band headquarters,and finally for the ROTC.

Cristobal streets are being renewed. As part of a $71,395 street-repair program under way on the Atlantic side, work was startedlate last month on one of the most traveled streets in Old Cris-tobal. Terminal Street, which runs in front of the Cristobal PostOffice, was closed to traffic while Dillon & Hickman ConstructionCompany forces removed the old pavement and replaced it witha new surface. The work also includes construction of drainagefacilities. Other streets in the project are Third Street and CanalStreet in Old Cristobal, and Espave Avenue in Margarita.

Quick thinking pays off. Two officers of the Panama Line's Cris-tobal recently were commended by Capt. W. J. Steffens, Chief ofthe Steamship Division, for their rapid action in saving the life

of a Danish seaman who was lost overboard May 19 from theNorwegian tanker Anne at sea not far from Cristobal. ThirdOfficer Richard Neumann threw a life-ring to mark the spot,placed the engines on "stand-by," and readied the Cristobal andits crew for quick action. Chief Officer Niles A. Nielsen got amotor-lifeboat lowered and away and found the floating seamanalmost immediately. 'As a large shark was seen from the shipto be in the vicinity, this efficient speed may have been a decidingfactor in the success of the rescue," the commendation stated.

The old turtle has a new home. He—or she—is also now a mu-seum piece. Safely encased in plaster-of- Paris, the 15-million-year-old fossil found on the side of Contractors Hill and reported in

last month's Review is now on its way to the National Museumin Washington, D. C. Along with the turtle went eight pieces offossilized wood, found in muck and peat deposits on both sidesof the Canal Zone. The wood will be tested with radioactive car-bon. The results will give scientists valuable information as to thesea level here in prehistoric days. This, in turn, will establish aconnection with glacial periods in the States.

Sand flies beware! The life and habits of the pesky little insectwhich makes Canal Zonians miserable from time to time are aboutto be carefully scrutinized by an expert, with an eye to extermi-nation. Dr. Samuel G. Breeland, a Ph.D. in entomology, arrivedthis week for sand fly work with the Division of Sanitation. Hewill make his headquarters on the Atlantic Side of the Canal Zone.

ECUADORFarm and forest, products make up bulk

of her exports shipped through Canal

It may be far-fetched but certainly not

beyond the realm of reason to say that

but for a product of Ecuador the PanamaCanal might never have been built.

Looking back 50 years it is easy to

comprehend that the most potent single

ingredient in the successful completion of

the waterway was a white powder, some-times taken with molasses and oftener

with rum. Its name was quinine, andwithout it malaria would have seriously

crippled or stopped the Canal construc-

tion force.

By the time the Canal was being

built, most of the world's supply of

quinine was coming from the great

cinchona plantations of India and Cey-lon, but these had their beginnings in

Ecuadorian forests some 40 years earl-

ier. The cinchona is but one of manyrare trees and plants of Ecuador of

great medicinal value and few, if any,

countries possess as many varieties of

plants and trees of industrial and me-dicinal value.

The ties between Ecuador and the

Panama Canal have been far more direct

since the waterway was opened than the

trail of quinine powder. In the past fiscal

year, for example, nearly ten percent of

all cargo moving through the Canal to

and from the west coast of South Ameri-ica was shipped into or out of Ecuadorianports. And, for the past two years, the

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steamer Portunus has won the certificate

for the most transits in plying betweenEsmeraldas and New Orleans, loaded with

Ecuadorian bananas.

Percentagewise, the amount of Ecua-dorian imports and exports movingthrough the Canal has increased morethan for almost any other country in the

post-war period. Last year's figures show-ed a 400 percent increase over the com-modity tonnage in the fiscal year 1951.

Although Ecuador is next to the small-

est country on the South American con-

tinent, the amount of its imports andexports shipped through the Canal is

larger, proportionate to its population,

than any other maritime nation except

Chile. Last year nearly one-third of a

ton of cargo for each Ecuadorian wasshipped through the waterway to or from

the nation's ports.

The big increase in Ecuador's foreign

trade in recent years has been largely due

to the banana industry which now gen-

erates more than a third of the country's

income from exports.

Ecuador's national economy has a

radically different base from that of her

neighbors along the Pacific to the south.

As mentioned in previous articles of

this series, minerals are the backboneof foreign trade for Chile, Peru, andBolivia, with wide fluctuations in bothmarket demand and prices. Almost all

of Ecuador's exports are agricultural

or forest products -bananas, coffee, ca-

cao, rice, and lumber for which there

has been a stable demand and con-

stantly rising prices in recent years.

As a result, Ecuador has enjoyed a

favorable trade balance, a moderate rise

in the cost of living, and a generally

stable economy during the past decade.

Inflation has affected Ecuador less since

the close of World War II than any other

country south of Panama due to the

moderate increase in money supply offset

by a rise in the total national product.

No less important to the nation's prog-

ress and national economy has been the

political stability which Ecuador has en-

joyed for many years.

The United Nations Statistical Year-

book gives the area of Ecuador as 104,551

square miles, roughly the size of the State

of Colorado. It sits astride the equator

from which it gets its name. In this rel-

atively small area is packed every climate

Former President of Ecuador Jose Ma-ria Velasco Ibarra (with glasses) sawCanal in operation during meeting of

American Presidents in July 1956.

Ecuador currently leads the world in the product

from torrid to frigid. The wedge-shaped

country is divided into three distinct geo-

graphical regions the tropical coast, the

central portion crossed by two towering

ranges of snow-capped volcanic moun-tains, and about two-thirds of its land

west of the Andes carpeted by tropical

jungle, from which rise the headwaters

of the Amazon River.

Quito, the nation's capital, has a pop-

ulation of 212,873 and lies in the high

plateau between two mountain ranges.

Although it is only 15 miles from the

equator, the altitude of 9,375 feet gives

it a cool, springlike climate with a meantemperature of 56 degrees. More than

half of Ecuador's population live in the

rift between the two mountain ranges;

this rift contains all but a few of the

important towns and cities.

Historically, Ecuador is one of the

most interesting countries of the west-

ern hemisphere. It was the northern

area of the Incan Empire which was

firmly cemented by a splendid system

of paved roads over which armies or

commerce could be quickly moved.

The most famous of these was the

1,000-mile highway joining Quito and

Cuzco, the southern capital. Along this a

system of posthouses was built, and so

spaced that runners could carry a mes-

sage at top speed. This barefoot express

could speed news, often a knotted-string

record, between the capitals in a week's

time. Historians leave unanswered the

method of coding and decoding the

knotted-string record. This human ex-

press was similar to the famous pony

express which was used three centuries

later on to join widely separated areas of

the United States. In addition to urgent

messages, the runners were used to trans-

port luxuries for the Inca princes, includ-

ing watertight baskets in which fish from

THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958

and export of bananas, like these at Esmeraldas.

the sea swam in salt water until they

reached the imperial kitchens.

Supplementing this system, mountain-

top beacon flares were used to transmit

urgent messages, in a code now unknown,

in an incredibly short time Undoubtedly

it was used to flash news of the arrival of

Francisco Pizarro when he landed on

Ecuadorian soil in 1526 on his first expe-

dition to South America.

The Kingdom of Quito (Ecuador) had

been conquered and brought under Inca

control less than a century before Pizarro

arrived. One of the strangest anecdotes

of history arose from this conquest: Oneconquered province was so poor that the

Incas contemptuously demanded and re-

ceived a tribute of lice.

Built several centuries before the

Christian era, Quito became the north-

ern capital of the Incas in 1497. Its

last Indian defenders burned the city

when it was attacked by the Spaniards

but the Spanish colonial city wasfounded in 1534 and soon became anartistic center.

The colonial period of Ecuador's his-

tory was relatively quiet and was chiefly

noted for the growth and function of great

art and culture. An abortive attempt at in-

dependence from Spanish rule was madein 1809 but it was not until 1821 that

General Sucre moved north from Guay-aquil with a force of Venezuelans andColombians to defeat the Spanish at

Mount Pichincha and then occupy Quito.

Soon afterwards Simon Bolivar arrived

and the Ecuadorians were induced to join

Venezuela and Colombia in the liberator's

dream of Gran Colombia. The confeder-

The sleek white Portunus now carries

bananas from Ecuador to Germany.When she ran to New Orleans she held

the canal's "most frequent user" record.

July 4, 1953 9

ation lasted less than ten years, Venezuela

Beparating in 1829 and Ecuador the fol-

lowing year.

From then until the twentieth century,

Ecuador was beset with economic and

political troubles. Periods of relative

quiet and economic advancement since

the beginning of this century have been

interspersed with political upheavals and

economic troubles, the latter engendered

by the first World War and by the de-

pression of the 1930's. In the course of

arriving at a stable republican form of

Government, Ecuador has adopted anddiscarded a number of different constitu-

tions. Its present constitution, adopted

December 31, 1946, defines the form of

the national government as unitary anddemocratic and under this the nation has

enjoyed political stability and economic

progress.

The importance of the Canal to Ec-

uador's economy is perhaps better evi-

denced by the remarkable growth of

Guayaquil, its chief seaport, in the

past half century than by the amountof Ecuadorian products and importsshipped through the waterway. At the

beginning of the century, the city hada population of about (>0,000. Althoughit was a port of call for shipping lines

along the Pacific coast, its port facili-

ties were inadequate for modern cargo

handling.

Today it is the nation's largest city

with a population of 250,000 and one of

its principal commercial centers. Muchof this growth has taken place in the last

ten years and its commercial activity is

among the greatest in the Pacific. Guay-aquil is located only 800 miles from the

Canal. It is some 35 miles above the

mouth of the Guayas River which flows

into the big Gulf of Guayaquil.

Although the seaport has had a re-

markable growth, it has become increas-

ingly evident that it is not well suited for

ocean shipping because of silting andlack of maneuvering space for ocean-going

ships. Accordingly, the Government has

employed a U. S. port engineering firm

to prepare plans for the development of

new port facilities for deep-draft vessels

on an arm of the Gulf about six miles

south of the city.

Interest has heightened recently in the

development and improvement of other

Ecuadorian ports, including Puerto Bol-

ivar, Manta, San Lorenzo, and Bahia de

Caraquez.

A large number of public improve-

ment projects have recently been initi-

ated or planned which will have a

vitalizing effect on the country's econ-

omy. I.ate last year the International

Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-

ment extended a loan of $19.5 million

for public works construction. OtherInternational Bank loans included oneof S14.5 million for highway construc-

tion, two of $5 million for electric powerfacilities, and one of S8.5 million for a

highway project in Guayas Province

which is being supplemented by in-

ternal funds.

The Export-Import Bank of Washing-

ton has also extended loans to the Re-

public for highway, airport, and munici-

pal facilities. In its report on operations

issued last June, the Export-Import Bankreported loans totaling $41.5 million in

Ecuador between 1934 and 1957.

Much of the money from loans and

funds generated by Government income

is being spent to improve and expandtransportation and communication sys-

tems. The lack of adequate highway andrail facilities has greatly hampered both

industrial and agricultural development.

Rapid progress has been made in the past

few years. When the current construc-

tion projects are completed the country

will have a basic network of all-weather

roads and large tracts of potentially rich

agricultural land can be tied into the

national economy.

Like most of its South American neigh-

bors, Ecuador has enjoyed a steadily in-

creasing stream of tourists since the close

of World War II. With its rich historical

background and unsurpassed natural

scenery, Ecuador offers the visitor a va-

cationland unlike any other for diversity

and beauty.

To meet the increasing influx of visi-

tors, the major cities of Quito and Guay-aquil have underway hotel modernization

and construction programs. In addition,

extensive improvements are being madeat the airports of the two cities with

funds lent by the Export-Import Bank.

The country is now well served by inter-

Oldtimers in South America will recognize this old picture of El Malecon, the

principal business street in Guayaquil. The port there is now being modernized.

national and domestic airlines, and direct

connections with most of the major ports

of the world can be made by shipping

lines serving Guayaquil.

The United States is Ecuador's chief

trading partner, and accounts for well

over half of her foreign commerce.Ecuador's trade with Europe, however,

has been growing in the post-war pe-

riod. Last year, European imports

amounted to 35 percent of the total

purchases abroad and 28 percent of

Ecuador's exports went to European

countries. Ecuador exports to neigh-

boring Latin American countries pro-

portionately more than other South

American nations, largely because of

the surplus in agricultural products.

Last year, Ecuador sold about 14 per-

cent of commodities shipped abroad

to Latin American countries.

Preliminary figures for the past calen-

dar year showed 1957 exports and imports

were $94.9 million and $92.5 million,

respectively. These figures, however, do

not include the foreign exchange earnings

of banana exporters.

The value of the four principal prod-

ucts shipped out of the country last year

was listed as follows: Bananas, $25.4 mil-

lion; coffee, $21.3 million; cacao, $14.7

million; and rice, $4.5 million. Other

exports in substantial quantities were

balsa, Panama hats, pharmaceutical prod-

ucts, and tagua (ivory) nuts. The sale

of Panama hats abroad has declined rap-

idly in recent years.

Principal imports include machinery

and transportation materials, manufac-

tured articles of varied nature, chemical

products, foodstuffs, fuels and lubricants,

vegetable oils and fats, and raw materials

other than fuels.

The growth of Ecuador's economy in

recent years is illustrated by the follow-

ing statistics on commodity shipments

through the Panama Canal in years just

before and after the close of World WarII, and in the past fiscal year:

Tons of Cargo Tom of CargoFiscal Year Mm Ecuador to Ecuador

1939 198,124 89,527

1951 274,751 119,805

1957 829,809 183,000

The Ecuadorian exports shipped

through the Canal last year were largely

made up of the following products, with

the tonnage of each shown: Bananas,

661,000 tons; petroleum, 69,600; coffee,

23,600; cocoa, 19,200; and sugar, 9,400.

Of the banana shipments, 194,000 tons

were shipped to Europe and the remain-

der went to the United States.

The growth of the banana trade in

Ecuador has been a prime factor in the

country's economic stability in the post-

war period when inflation plagued sur-

rounding countries. In this development

program, the Canal has had an indis-

pensable role. 'While much of the banana

production of Panama and Central Amer-

ican countries is shipped through Atlantic-

ports, all of the Ecuadorian supply to

European or Eastern United States mar-

kets must move through the Canal.

The United Fruit Company began to

produce and purchase bananas in Ecua-

dor some five years before the beginning

of World War II but the trade was inter-

rupted by the war. It has grown by leaps

and bounds in the post-war period. Theimportance of the Canal in this trade was

aptly described in a recent statement on

his company's operations by Kenneth H.Redmond, President of the United Fruit

Company, who said:

"It is obvious that the existence andefficient operation of the Panama Canalwas a prime requisite to the develop-

ment of the Latin American Pacific

Coast banana business on the scale

that it exists today. Important andworthwhile economic benefits have

been derived by the tropical countries

where bananas have been planted.

Likewise, the North American con-

sumer has profited by having available

a larger supply of bananas at lower

prices than would otherwise have been

the case.

"Today, the Panama Canal continues

to serve as an indispensable artery for

the movement of this nutritious year-

around fruit to the great markets of

the United States and Europe."

The Canal has the same indispensable

role for Ecuador's other products which

reach big world markets in the Atlantic

through this direct route. As the coun-

try's economy grows, her products,

whether petroleum, rice, Panama hats, or

cocoa, can be offered at competitive

prices primarily because of this shortened

road to market.

New Stamps, Envelopes On OrderFor Coming Rise In Postal Rates

Although new four-cent "regular"

stamps and several new denominations

of air mail stamps are on order for the

Canal Zone postal system, Zonians mayat first have to "make do" with combi-

nations of other stamps when postal rates

increase August 1.

The four-cent stamp, air mail stamps

in the following denominations - five-

cent, seven-cent, 15-cent, 25-cent, and

35-cent and stamped envelopes for

both regular and air mail have been

ordered from the Bureau of Engraving

in Washington. They may not, how-

ever, arrive here until after the rat.'

change is effective.

Until the new stamps and stamped en-

velopes do arrive, Zonians will have to

add a one-cent stamp to the present six-

cent air mail stamp to make up the new

air mail letter rate, put two two-cent

stamps on "boat mail" letters to account

for the new four-cent "regular mail" rate,

or make up their own combinations.

The new four-cent issue was described

in The Panama Canal Review last

month. All of the new air mail issues

will use the current air mail designs with

new denominations substituted for the

present six-cent figure; they will come in

colors like a rainbow.

The five-cent air mail stamps, to be

used on post cards after August 1, will

be bright green; the seven-cent stamps,

olive green; the 15-cent stamps, laven-

der; the 25-centers, yellow; and those

of the 35-cent denomination, indigo,

the Postal Division people say poetically.

The air-mail envelope will be embossed

as it is now, but the stamp will be printed

in bright red instead of the present blue.

Embossed envelopes for regular mail will

also be available in two sizes, small and

large, with the embossed stamp in blue

instead of the present purple.

Although Zonians may have to wait

for the new stamps, they are already

enjoying a service which they have been

asking for for some time. On July 1,

30-cent United States special delivery

stamps went on sale in all Canal Zone

post offices and branch post offices. The30 cents is now the going rate for special

delivery in the States- remember the

good old days when a special delivery

stamp cost a dime?

The stamps are intended for use in

the United States only, for those whohave urgent business or other reason

to use this service. It won't do a bit of

good to put a special delivery stamp on

a letter to a local address. It won't get

there any sooner.

THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958

NEW RAILROAD TERMINAL

Plans Ready For Passenger, Freight Facilities In Canal Zone

PANAMA RAILROADPASSENGER STATION

Construction is scheduled to begin in

a matter of a few weeks on new terminal

facilities in the Canal Zone for the Pan-ama Railroad to replace the extensive

installations in Panama City which are

to be transferred to the Republic of Pan-ama under terms of the 1955 Treaty.

This is one of the few remaining agree,

ments between the two nations await-

ing full implementation, the necessary

legislation required for this and all re-

maining Treaty commitments having

now been enacted. The removal of the

railroad's terminal facilities from the

cities of Panama and Colon and trans-

fer of these properties was requested by

Panama and included in the Treaty.

Bids for the necessary work to reestab-

lish the Pacific side terminal facilities

were advertised this week and will be

opened July 25.

It is planned to erect a new passenger

depot on Shaler Road adjacent to the

Zone boundary, and convert the former

Tivoli Commissary into a freight term-

inal. The existing main track will be

used for the passenger station but it will

be necessary to install team and access

tracks to the new freight station. There

is one access track to the building already

in place but additional tracks and a re-

arrangement of these and other facilities

will be required.

All of the tracks will terminate at

the Zone boundary near the present

Central Avenue grade crossing.

The tracks serving the freight house

will cross Gaillard Highway between Tiv-

oli Crossing and Frangipani Street, run-

ning along the boundary to the rear of

the existing commissary building andcrossing the recently opened street in

Panama joining Frangipani Street north

of Gaillard Highway.The new passenger station will consist

of a concrete platform, 455 feet long,

with some 380 feet covered by aluminumroofing on steel framing. The passenger

station proper will be a building 100 by20 feet of steel framing and concrete-

block walls, in addition to a smaller stor-

age section. The station will have an

express and baggage room, ticket andworkroom, a waiting-section, and toilet

facilities.

Vehicular access to the station will be

by an access road connecting with Shaler

Road which serves both Panama City

and the Canal Zone.

The building to be used as a freight

depot will require a considerable amount

of alteration. These will include the con-

struction of loading and unloading plat-

forms for both railway cars and trucks,

access ramps to the platforms, and a

general rearrangement of partitions and

space in the building for offices, storage,

and customs work.

A large amount of paving will be re-

quired adjacent to the building to pro-

vide for trucking operations. The teamtrack will be located along the bound-

ary and it is planned to provide outlets

from this area directly into the Pan-

ama street system.

Moving Day

July 4,1958 11

A whole school and its pupils were moved last month when all classrooms

from La Boca elementary school were transferred to Pedro Miguel school.

.Zonians Honor.

"The Colonel"

The centennial of the birth of

Gen. George Washington Goethals,Chairman and Chief Engineer of theIsthmian Canal Commission and,later, first Governor of The PanamaCanal, was observed in a simple cer-

emony last Sunday.In the presence of officers and

members of various engineering so-

cieties, Gov. W. E. Potter placed awreath at the foot of the GoethalsMemorial near the AdministrationBuilding. A brief prayer was offered

as Governor Potter laid the wreathat the monument.General Goethals was born in

Brooklyn, N. Y., June 29, 1858, wasappointed a member of the IsthmianCanal Commission March 4, 1907,

and arrived here 10 days later; be-

came the Commission's Chairmanand Chief Engineer on April 1, 1907;

became the first Governor of ThePanama Canal April 1, 1914; and re-

signed from this post January 10,

1917. He died in New York CityJanuary 21, 1928.

It's Time Again

To Vaccinate Your Dogs

That time of year is here again for the

dogs in the Canal Zone.

The annual rabies vaccination and li-

censing of dogs get underway next week,

a little earlier than in past years. Dates

and places where the rabies vaccination

will be given appear in the accompany-

ing table.

At the community stations, dog licenses

will be issued by a clerk accompanying

the vaccinating team. For those whohave their animals vaccinated at the San-

itation Office or at Corozal, vaccination

certificates are issued; these must then be

taken or mailed to the License Section

in the Civil Affairs Building, accompan-

ied by $2, to obtain the registration.

Residents of military reservations mayhave their dogs vaccinated at the com-

munity locations. A vaccination fee of

$2 will be charged them but the dog li-

cense must be obtained from military

authorities.

No pet animal other than dogs will be

vaccinated against rabies at the com-

munity stations. Other animals may ob-

tain their rabies inoculation during clinic

hours at the Corozal Station-Hospital for

a fee of $2.

The 1957 dog licenses expire July 31.

After that date, dogs without the 1958

tags attached to their collars are sub-

ject to impounding by the police

Rabies Vaccination Program

ATLANTIC SIDETown L<, ration and I)aU>

Margarita North Elementary School

Monday, July 7

Kainbow Cy. Ml. Hope Stadium 'shower mumWednesday, July 9

Galun Fire Station, Friday, July 11

Coco Solo Building 98 (near Breakers Cluhi

Monday, July 14

PACIFIC SIDE

Gamboa Former Aids-to-Navigalion Bid;.

Wednesday, July 16

Paraiso Scout Shack, Friday, July 18

Balboa Jr. High School (porte cochere)

Monday, July 21

Balboa Jr. High School (porte cochere)

Wednesday, July 23

PAGES FROM THE ^UrJfe

AVS HISTTHIS MONTH

50 Years AgoSetting new records was getting to be

old stuff 50 years ago this month for the

Canal's forces. During July 1908, exca-

vation totaled 3,168,840 cubic yards of

earth and rock, another new record for

rainy-season work. This was 2,105,114

cubic yards more than the excavation for

the previous July.

The new record was set despite some of

the heaviest showers on record. On July 2,

three inches of rain fell in about two-and-a-

half hours, 1.6 inches of it precipitated in

a 15-minute period. Tracks in the Cut were

under water for several hours. Three days

later, the rainfall was 3.43 inches in about

the same period.

The work in the Canal was moving at

such a pace that the Isthmian Canal Com-mission announced plans to purchase 200

additional dump cars. Three steel barges,

to be used in the stone and sand service

between Portobello and Gatun, arrived

under tow from the United States. Theyhad helped pay their passage by carrying

300 tons of coal apiece.

An internal reorganization, effective July

1, abolished the old Department of Excava-

tion and Dredging and set up three main

divisions: the Atlantic, Central, and Pacific.

Later in the month the Department of Labor,

Quarters, and Subsistence was split into the

Quartermaster's Department and the Sub-

sistence Department. Personnel operations

were transferred to the office of the ICCChairman.

The reorganization was accompanied

by the departure of one of the membersof the Isthmian Canal Commission.

Jackson Smith, head of the Department

of Labor, Quarters, and Subsistence, left

the Isthmus July If), to resign at the end

of his leave. He was succeeded by Maj.

Carroll A. Devol, who later headed the

new Quartermaster's Department.

Fourth of July in the Canal Zone went

off in fine style 50 years ago this month.

There were band concerts, bucking-horse

contests, fat men's races.

25 Years A30Although Panama Canal officials con-

tinued to hope for National Recovery Act

funds to alleviate effects of the depression

in the Canal Zone (they eventually got

them), the local situation 25 years ago

this month was far from bright. Presi-

dent F. D. Roosevelt signed an order

continuing the 15 percent salary cut in-

definitely; 1,524 employees were dropped

from the Canal rolls as emergency em-

ployment programs ended; a dozen or

more Canal employees were retired under

the 30-year provision of the force-reduc-

tion plan.

Canal traffic was still down, fiscal year

figures showed. Transits of ocean-going

commercial vessels for the fiscal year which

had ended at midnight June 30 totaled

4,494, 12 ships less than far the previous

fiscal year. Tolls were proportionately

much lower A little over $1 million under

those for the previous fiscal year.

Despite the general gloom, Zonians had

a fine Fourth of July, with swimming-

meets, traek meets, special movies, andpatriotic exercises. Judge Richard C. P.

Thomas, new District Judge for the Canal

Zone, made his first public appearance

that day as main speaker at the Balboaceremonies.

The Panama Canal, 25 years ago this

month, was offered a machine to stop earth-

quakes. Its inventor, a Nicaragua)!, said

that it would save the Canal forever fromany earthquake damage. All he wanted for

his invention icas $800 plus $200 expenses,

and a share of the dividends which would

guarantee him an income of $2,000 a month

10 Years AgoThere were troubled times across the

border 10 years ago this month, when the

Panama Assembly staged a coup to un-

seat President Enrique A. Jimenez and

replace him with former Comptroller Hen-

rique de Obarrio. The Supreme Court,

however, held this unconstitutional. Sev-

eral Panamanian politicians took refuge

in the Canal Zone.

Otherwise, things were rather quiet.

Leaders of the American Federation of

Government Employees announced that they

were considering a request to Congress for

representation in Congress. This was an

outgrowth of the proposed application of

income tax laws to the Canal Zone.

Tolls for the fiscal year which had

ended June 30 totaled $19,956,595, morethan for any fiscal year since 1940.

One Year AgoWhen all the figures were compiled,

Canal statisticians found that more than

50 million tons of cargo had been shipped

through the Canal during the fiscal year

just ended; this set a new record. So did

the number—8,579—of ocean-going com-

mercial ships.

PROMOTED

The appointment of Capt. W. H. Cass-

well as Chief of the Fire Division wasannounced in June. He joined the Di-

vision in 1924, was Chief at Cristobal

12 THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958

Two families live side-by-side here. This is a three-bedroom single house.

France Field Quarters Returned To CanalGold Hill —not the great rocky crag on

the east side of Gaillard Cut but one of

the most attractive residential sites on

the Atlantic side of the Canal Zone —will be reopened for occupancy by Com-pany-Government employees within the

next few months.

Gold Hill lies east of Randolph Roadin what was once the France Field mili-

tary reservation and contains a set of

fine masonry houses. The quarters have

passed back and forth between the mil-

itary and the Panama Canal for years.

This week Gold Hill again passed into

the hands of the Canal organization, this

time permanently, as this area will nowbe excluded from the military reservation.

Work of rehabilitating the quarters will be

started at once; the first of them should be

ready for assigment about September 1.

The 29 apartments at Gold Hill, 15

of them single houses and the remain-der in seven duplexes, will provide suf-

ficient housing for the Atlantic side of

the Zone to permit all American fam-ilies and most bachelors to be movedfrom 12-family buildings, and will

round out the housing replacement

program for the Atlantic side. TheGold Hill quarters were inspected by a

committee from the Board of Directors

during their visit here last month.

Built between 1936 and 1942, the

quarters were first occupied by the top

"brass" stationed at France Field. In

August 1950, the houses were transferred

to the Canal organization on a temporary

status and were occupied by Canal fam-

ilies—including the Tatelmans, the Tip-

tons, and many other well-known Atlan-

tic siders—until the Armed Services again

required the quarters in June, 1953.

All of the apartments are in two-story

masonry buildings; some have a ground

floor, or "basement"—Canal Zone style.

Some of the single houses have three bed-

rooms; others have four bedrooms; all

have two upstairs baths. The duplexes

are all three-bedroom apartments.

The single-family quarters have be-

tween 2,400 and 3,000 feet of floor space,

including the carport. Ten of these

houses are on-the-ground construction,

with an extremely large living room run-

ning the full width of the first floor. This

living room measures 52 by 18 feet. Theremainder of the first floor is occupied bya kitchen, pantry, laundry, servant's

room, bath, and carport. Two of the

three bedrooms on the second floor are

12J-2 by a little over 17 feet, and the

third is slightly smaller. Balconies openoff the two front bedrooms.

The five four-bedroom single quar-

Members of Board of Directors and Canal officials inspected Gold Hill quarters

last month. From left: R. H. Cake, J. D. Hollen, Maj. Gen. G. E. Edgerton,

G. H. Roderick (Chairman of the Board), L.'A. Ferguson, Col. S. K. Eisiminger,

Robert]) P. Burroughs/ Col. John D. McElheny, and Gov. William E. Potter.

ters are elevated on concrete pillars andhave a completely different floor plan

from the first group of single houses.

The four-bedroom houses have approx-

imately 2,400 square feet of living space.

The first-floor living room runs the

depth of the house and has a good-sized

diningroom "L". Other first-floor roomsare kitchen, pantry, and lavatory. Aservant's room and carport are in the

"basement" of this type. All but oneof the four bedrooms have cross venti-

lation.

The two-family houses are side-by-side

type; each family has an upstairs anddownstairs, with about 1,600 square feet

of living space in each apartment. These

houses are also elevated, with a maid's

room and carport on the ground level.

All of the quarters will require consid-

erable rehabilitation. Vinyl tile flooring

will be installed in the kitchen and pan-

try. All will be given complete exterior

painting.

Except for two of the single houses, all

of the apartments will be assigned in

accordance with the normal assignment

procedure The two exceptions are per-

manent, official assignments to the Chief

of the Industrial Division and the Cris-

tobal Magistrate.

As the quarters are ready for occu-

pancy, they will be advertised on the

regular quarters vacancy bulletin. The"two-year rule" will not apply to the

Gold Hill quarters.

RETIREMENTS IN JUNE JULY SAILINGS

Retirement certificates were presented

the end of June to the following employeeswho are listed alphabetically:

Wilson M. Carnathan, Alabama; Chief of

Buildings and Equipment Section, Retail

Stores Branch; 12 years, 8 months, and 23

days; Birmingham, Ala.

Anthony J. Catanzaro, Pennsylvania;

Marine Machinist Foreman, Dredging Di-

vision; 9 years, 2 months, 12 days; Canal

Zone.Ruth E. Creasy, Indiana; Principal, Co-

coli and Fort Kobbe Elementary Schools;

30 years, 6 months; Fremont, Ind., andOrlando, Fla.

Mrs. Muriel H. DeYoung, Panama; Ac-

counting Clerk, Accounting Division; 17

years, 28 days; Canal Zone.

George A. Halloran, Massachusetts;

Pumping Plant Operator, Mount Hope Fil-

tration Plant; 29 years, 10 months, and 12

davs; Florida.

Max R. Hart, New York; Safety Inspec-

tor, Locks Overhaul; 30 years, 24 days;

address undecided.William E. Jones, Oklahoma; Fire Cap-

tain, Fire Division; 29 years, 1 month, 15

days; Dallas, Tex.Francis J. Krause, Germany; General

Electrical Foreman III, Locks Division;

32 years, 23 days; Florida.

Lambert A. Mantovani, Italy SupervisorySteward, Sen-ice Centers; 18 years, 7

months, 4 days; Canal Zone.

John W. Prim, Jr., Alabama; Locks Se-

curity Patrolman, Gatun Locks; 9 years,

8 months; Atlanta, Ga.Charles C. Shumate, Mississippi; Marine

Machinist, Industrial Division; 15 years,

5 months, 17 days; Pensacola, Fla.

David S. Smith, North Carolina; Loco-

motive Steam Crane Engineer, Industrial

Division; 31 years, 10 months, 4 days;

North Carolina.

ANNIVERSARIES

Again this month two long-time employ-ees share the spotlight at the top of the

anniversaries list. On June 6, Henry E.

May completed 35 years of Governmentservice, while Ulrich William Hughes' 35th

anniversary was nine days later.

Mr. May, now Superintendent of the

Storehouse Branch of the Supply Division,

was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, but has

lived here since he was 12. His father, V.

H. May, worked at Gatun Locks, which

makes his son a second-generation employee.

During school vacations he held a numberof jobs; for three years he helped the man-ager of the Gatun Clubhouse in the bowling

alleys at night. Just before he was 20, he

joined the staff of the Storehouses and has

been in that line of work ever since on both

sides of the Isthmus.

One of his more unusual jobs was supply-

ing material for housing construction at

New Cristobal in the late 1920's.

Mr. May was made Assistant Superin-

tendent of Storehouses in 1952 and movedinto the top Storehouse position the follow-

ing year.

Mr. Hughes, who was born in Kingston,

N. Y., came to the Canal Zone in 1923 to

join the Electrical Division and has workedfor it ever since. He has served both as an

instrument repairman and a meter inspector

and is now a foreman at the instrument

repair shop at Balboa.

His specialty is meters, a job which is

even busier than usual right now with

power conversion underway.Mr. Hughes' main hobby is fishing; he is

a "rock fisherman" as against a deep-sea

one. When he has free time on weekendshe usually heads for the beach at Gorgonaor the causeway to the Fortified Islands to

see what he can catch.

30 YEARSAn unusually large number of employees

for one month— 10 in all—were eligible for

anniversary celebrations last month whenthey completed 30 years of Governmentservice. For two of tJiem, lasl month also

marked the end of I heir Canal careers.

Alphabetically:

Max R. Hart, Safety Inspector for the

Locks Overhaul and a June retiree, spent

Among June's retirees were a husbandand wife, Mr. and Mrs. David S. Smith.

Mrs. Mildred C. Smith, Massachusetts;Clerk-Stenographer, Industrial Division;9 years, 3 days; North Carolina.Mabel A. Sneider, Wyoming; Supervisory-

Operating Room Nurse, Gorgas Hospital;30 years, 2 days; address undecided.

Judge Edward I. P. Tatelman, NewHampshire; Magistrate, Cristobal; 31 years,4 months, 2 days; Bradenton, Fla.

George A. Thibodeau, Massachusetts;Auditor, General Audit Division; 20 years,

1 month, 12 days; Winter Park, Fla.

John H. Ward, Connecticut; GeneralElectrical Foreman III, Locks Division; 35years, 3 months, 14days;St. Petersburg, Fla.

most of his Canal years accounting for prop-erty. He joined the Canal organization in

1920, and worked for two years in variousclerical positions with the Panama Railroad.After an eight-year break in service, he re-

turned as a foreman in the Commissary Di-vision but soon switched to property hand-ling and accounting. Since the old PropertySection was abolished he has been SafetyInspector for several units.

Edward W. Hatchett, who has taughtthousands of young Isthmians the finer

points of higher mathematics, is on thefaculty of the Canal Zone Junior College.

He comes from Yancey ville, N. C , is a

one-time Naval Academy midshipman andhas been a teacher here since 1931. For 22years he served as secretary of the CanalZone Central Labor Union and is now in

his third term as its president.

Harry B. Friedland, Cost AccountingClerk in the Dredging Division, has un-broken service not only with the PanamaCanal but also with his division. A nativeof Newport News, \'a., he joined the Canalorganization in November 1929.

Albert J. Joyce, who comes from Boston,Mass., is another unbroken-service man. Hehas never worked with any Canal unit ex-

cept the Electrical Division with which heis a Wireman.James H. Rheney, Electrician Foreman I

with lie Motor Transportation Division,

has split his government service betweenthe Panama Canal and the Navy Hestarted his Canal career in 1939, worked as

a Wireman in the Electrical Division, andas i radio repairman in tie old Receivingand forwarding Agency. His Navy service

predated his arrival here and he was also

recalled to the Navy during World War II.

Joseph M. Raylson, who has just beenmade Chiei "I the Housewares and Dry-goods Branch of the Procurement Divisioni:i New Ynrk. has worked for t he New YorkOffice since 1928. except for the four-yearperiod between 1942 and 1946 when he wasserving with the Armed Forces. Born in

New York City, he now lives on I. cine Island.

Cuthbert C. Rowe, now a Retail StoreSupervisor who Ins been acting manager at

1'araiso recently, has been in the business of

serving people l"r many years. He workedm a Number of clubhouses and was manager

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FROM CRISTOBALAncon July 2

Cristobal July 12

Ancon juh 10

Cristobal July 30

FROM NEW YORKCristobal*- July 3

Ancon July 1

1

Cristobal July 22Ancon July 29^Cristobal sails one day early because of holiday.Southbound ships which leave New York Friday

are in Haiti the following Tuesday. Those whichsail from New York Tuesday spend Saturday in Haiti.

Northbound, the ships stop in Haiti two days afterclearing Cristobal: Monday for those which sail fromCristobal Saturday, and Friday for those which clearCristobal Wednesday.

of the Camp Bierd Clubhouse until it wasclosed a year and a half ago. He comes fromBridgetown. Barbados.

J. Bartley Smith, Project Engineer forthe Power Conversion Project, came to theCanal Zone as an Assistant Junior Engineer30 years ago last month, fresh out of RosePolytechnic Institute. He remained withthe Electrical Division, which he headedfrom 1951, until the middle of 1957 whenhe was transferred to his present job.

Mabel A. Sneider, Supervisory OperatingRoom Nurse at Gorgas Hospital, was an-other June retirement. Miss Sneider wasborn in Casper, Wyo., and came here for

the first time in 1926. All of her ser\-ice

was at Gorgas Hospital.Claude W. Wade, restaurant manager a

the Cristobal Service Center, is another 30-

year man who has split his service betweenthe Canal and the Navy. He has workedat a number of the service centers and wasrestaurant manager at Ancon when thatservice center closed.

25 YEARSThe Engineering and Construction and

Marine Bureaus have a corner on June'sSilver Anniversary employees, with E&Chaving a 4-to-0 edge.The five 25-year men are:

John C. Harrison, Chef Towboat Engi-neer, Dredging Division.

Anthony J. Kucikas, Carpenter Foreman,Maintenance Division.

Robert M. Turner, Maintenance Machin-ist Foreman, Water & Laboratories Bram h;

William S. Walston, Mate on the dredgeMindi, and the only born-Zonian in thegroup—his father, W. H. Walston, was oncedeputy warden of Gamboa Penitentiary;Leonard Wolford, Supervisory Marine

Traffic Controller in the Balboa Port Cap-tain's Office.

20 YEARSThree of the eight Company-Government

employees who completed 20 years of Gov-ernment service in June have unbrokenCanal service. They are:

Leland Brooks, Senior Towboat Masterwith the Dredging Division; William E.

LeBrun, Supervisory Personnel Security

Specialist in the Internal Security Office;

and James E. Huddleston, Powerhouse Op-erator in the Electrical Division.

Other 20-year employees are:

Alwyn de Leon, ( '.eneral Claims Exam-iner, General Audit Division; John A.

Michaelis, Constable, Balboa Magistrate's

Court; James P. Sutherland, PassengerTraffic Manager in the New S'ork Office;

Fred R. Trout, Combination Welder. Indus-

trial Division; and Margaret F. Wiggin,General Claims Examiner, Gen. Audit Div.

15 YEARSJune was 15th anniversary month for ten

Company-Government employees. Thosewith unbroken Canal service are:

Frank L. Benson, Machinist, Pacific

Locks; Jose Gaston Hughes, ('.eneral Illus-

trator, Engineering Division; Mrs. HelenM. Kenway, Clerk, Division of Schools;

F. P. McLaughlin, Jr., Cribtender Foreman,Terminals Division; and Rex Victor Sellens,

Machinist II, Pacific Locks.The other five are:

Joseph M. Bateman, Machinist, Pacific

Locks; Buenaventura A. Beluche, ('.eneral

Engineer, Survey Branch; Mrs. MargaretM. Dietz, Cargo Clerk. Terminals DivisionVictor H. May, Jr., Marine Traffic Con-troller, Cristobal; and Gerald O. Parker,Supervisory Stewrd, Gorgas Hospital.

THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958

PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS

May 75 through June 75

Employees who were promoted or trans-

ferred between May 15 and June 15 are

listed below. Within-grade promotions are

not reported.

ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCHMrs. Mabelle B. Walker, from File Clerk

to Management Analyst, Communicationsand Records Section.

Edwin C. Jones, from File Supervisor to

Mail and File Supervisor, Communicationsand Records Section.

Henry S. McKibbin, from ManagementAnalyst to File Supervisor, Communica-tions and Records Section.

Elizabeth Mitchell, from Clerk-Typist to

Management Analyst, Records Manage-ment Section.

CIVIL AFFAIRS BUREAUD. Robert LaPorta, from Policeman and

Motorcycle Officer to Policeman and Motor-

cycle Officer and Detective, Police Division.

John W. Towery, Jr., from CustomsGuard to Customs Inspector, Customs Di-

vision.

James V. Bartlett, from Fire Lieutenant,

Fire Division, to Customs Guard, CustomsDivision.

Ralph L. Edwards, from Firefighter,

Driver-Operator, to Fire Sergeant II, Fire

Division.

Joseph F. Dolan, from Fire Sergeant,

Fire Division, to Customs Guard, CustomsDivision.

William G. Dolan, from Fire Marshal to

Fire Captain, Fire Division.

Werner S. Anderson, from PumpingPlant Operator II, Maintenance Division,

to Policeman, Police Division.

Kenneth L. Morris, from Substitute Win-dow Clerk to Window Clerk, Postal Division

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLERMrs. Shirley A. Musselman, from Clerk-

Stenographer to Travel Expense ClaimsExaminer, General Audit Division.

Mrs. Betty R. Olsen, from Travel Ex-pense Claims Examiner to General ClaimsExaminer, General Audit Division.

ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTIONBUREAU

DeLeon Tschumy, from Air Hoist Oper"ator, Locks Overhaul, to Pumping PlantOperator II, Water and LaboratoriesBranch.Dorothy L. Cotton, from Typist to Clerk-

Typist, Engineering Division.

Gilmore A. Jones, from Apprentice to

Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Me-chanic, Maintenance Division.

Louis H. Charles, from Painting Inspec-

tor, Contract and Inspection Division, to

Lead Foreman Painter, Maintenance Di-vision.

Robert L. Robinson, from Lead Carpen-ter Foreman to Lead Joiner Foreman,Maintenance Division.

John L. Mason, from Electronics Me-chanic to Power Plant Electrician, Electri-

cal Division.

Frank A. Anderson, Jr., from Plumber,Maintenance Division, to Plumbing Inspec-

tor, Contract and Inspection Division.

Lawrence J. Ryan, from Power PlantElectrician to Wireman, Electrical Division.

Arthur M. Streams, from ArmatureWinder, Electrical Division, to Construc-tion Representative, Power ConversionProject.

Julius J. Hentschel, from Wireman, Elec-

trical Division, to Construction Represen-tative, Power Conversion Project.

HEALTH BUREAURobert U. Schultz, from Food Inspector

to Meat Inspector, Division of VeterinaryMedicine.

Gorgas Hospital

Wilma Hidalgo, from Clerk-Stenographerto Clerk (Stenography).Mrs. Beverly C. Differ, from Clerk (Typ-

ing) to Medical Assistant (Typing).Mrs. Ruth H. Powell, from Clerk-Typist

to Clerk (Typing).Ellen M. Tiernan, from Staff Nurse to

Head Nurse.Mrs. Frances M. Baltozen, from Clerk-

Stenographer to Medical Assistant (Sten-ography).

Dr. Harold Mondragon, from Chief, Clin-

ical Pathology Section, to Chief of Laboratory Service.

Irene A. Ladrach, Mrs. Elvira L. Byrne,from Head Nurse to Nurse Supervisor.

Mrs. Rita G. Gribbons, from Head Nurseto Assistant Director of Nursing.

Mrs. Bernhilda F. Jensen, from Stafl

Nurse to Head Nurse.

(EDITORS NOTE: In addition to theabove,raises were received by approximately 25

Gorgas Hospital nurses, following a classifi-

cation study made by the Personnel Bureauand a reorganization of the nursing services.

Similar raises were reported for about 115

others last month.)

MARINE BUREAUWilliam A. R. Beil, from Air Hoist Op-

erator, Locks Overhaul, to Towing Locomo-tive Operator, Atlantic Locks.

William T. O'Connor, George E. Riley,

Jr., Herbert S. Driscoll, Frederick W.Hensler, John W. Whipple, John E. Erick-

son, Carl G. Breitenbach, James H. Hagan,William K. Price, John D. Lowe, from

Dock Lead Foreman to Docking and Un-docking General Foreman, Navigation Di-

vision.

Henry R. Chenevert, Alfred C. Mullen-nax, from Launch Repair Shop Foreman III

to Lead Foreman Marine Machinist, Nav-igation Division."Paul W. Bramlett, Clint M. Holcomb,

from Wireman to Wireman Foreman I,

Pacific Locks.

Clifton A. Hayward, from Towing Loco-

motive Operator, Atlantic Locks, to Ship-

wright Apprentice (3d year), Industrial Di-

vision.

SUPPLY AND COMMUNITY SERVICEBUREAU

John J. Barton, from Chief, ProcurementDivision, New York Operations, to GeneralManager, Supply Division.

Robert H. Miller, from Assistant Man-ager, Cristobal Housing Office, to Assistant

Manager, Balboa Housing Office, Commun-ity Services Division.

Jackson J. Pearce, from Manager, Gam-boa Housing Office, to Assistant Manager,Cristobal Housing Office, Community Serv-

ices Division.

Boyd M. Bevington, from Supervisory-

Administrative Assistant, Grounds Main-tenance Branch, to Manager, GamboaHousing Office, Community Services Di-vision.

Arthur C. Payne, from Housing Manage-ment Aid, Housing Branch, to SupervisoryAdministrative Assistant, Grounds Mainte-nance Branch, Community Services Divi-

sion.

James M. Kelley, from Accounting Clerkto Housing Management Aid, HousingBranch, Community Services Division.

WASHINGTON OFFICEJoseph G. Brown, from Personnel Assist-

ant, Personnel Bureau, to Office Services

Assistant, Office of the Secretary.

OTHER PROMOTIONSPromotions which did not involve a

change of title were:Mrs. Dorothea F. McNall, Mrs. Hazel

F. Nail, Mrs. C. Lucile Baer, Time, Leave,and Payroll Clerk, Payroll Branch, Office

of Comptroller.

James R. Doran, Supervisory GeneralSupply Assistant, Storehouse Branch, Sup-ply Division.

David C. Mcllhenny, Supervisory Hosp-ital Administrative Officer, Coco Solo Hos-pital.

Mrs. Rosemarie J. Kenealy, GeneralClaims Examiner, Claims Branch, GeneralAudit Division.

Mrs. Jean M. Harris, Head Nurse (Psy-chiatric), Corozal Hospital.

Mrs. Ora V. Stich, Librarian, GorgasHospital.

William F. Robinson, Retail Store Sup-ervisor, Supply Division.

July 4,1958 THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW

Classified Pay Raises

Will Appear In Checks

To Be Issued Next WeekPaychecks which will be received next

week by the several hundred classified

and postal employees in the Canal serv-

ice will look substantially more attractive

The Payroll Branch has announcedthe ten percent pay increase for the

two groups will be reflected in the

checks to be delivered Monday, Tues-

day, and Wednesday. The lump-sumpayments for the retroactive increases

will be made sometime before the next

regular payday, but not likely before

Monday, July 14.

There will be a slight difference in the

amount of the paychecks for the first two

pay periods because of a change in the

method of computation established in the

pay-raise legislation. The maximumamount of difference will be 79 cents.

These differences will occur only in the

paychecks delivered next week and twoweeks later. Thereafter, the biweekly paywill be uniform.

The pay increase was jubilantly re-

ceived by classified and postal workers

for three main reasons: They were glad

to get more money; they had seen twoprospective raises vetoed; and classified

salaries have lagged behind those of other

main employee groups for the past sev-

eral years.

With the ten percent increase just

granted, the accumulated pay increase

for classified employees since 1950 ag-

gregates 30 percent.

An average of 58 percent wage increase

has been received in this same period byemployees paid at locality rates.

The percentage of the Wage Boardgroup, one of the largest groups, has been

approximately 50 percent since 1950.

Salaries for this group are based on those

of like occupations in the United States

for whom salaries have spiraled in the

post-war period.

The local-rate pay increases have var-

ied percentagewise, largely because mostof those increases have been across-the-

board and on a basis of cents-per-hour.

This, of course, resulted in a higher per-

centage increase for those in the lower

categories and less for the higher grades.

Classified employees have had only

three increases since 1950, these being 10

percent in 1951, 7.5 percent in 1955, and

10 percent this year.

Local-rate pay increases and adjust-

ments have been made five times since

1950, with across-the-board increases

in 1950 and 1956. During this period

the minimum wage has been increased

from 20 cents to 50 cents an hour.

Salaries for Wage Board employees are

adjusted semi-annually and increases

have varied among the many occupa-

tions, being based on wage adjustments

in like occupations in the United States.

There were a number of changes in top

personnel a year ago this month. Col.

Hugh M. Arnold moved from Director of

the Engineering and Construction Bureau

to the post of Lieutenant Governor; L. A.

Ferguson became Supply and Employee

Service Director; Edward B. O'Brien suc-

ceeded A. E. Beck as Superintendent of the

Terminals Division; and Warren H. Smith

became Chief of the Safety Branch.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

SHIPPING3 1262 08544 4692

TRANSITS BY OCEAN-GOINGVESSELS IN MAY

1957 1958

Commercial 783 752

Government--. — - 24 26

Total--- 908 778

TOLLS*

Commercial $3,558, 185 $3,529,936

Government..:- 80,307 83,403

TotaL . $3,638,492 $3,613,339

•Includes tolls on all vessels, ocean-going and small

CARGO (Long tons)

Commercials - 4,588,311 4,074,098

Government... 70,181 73,614

Total- . 4,658,492 4,147,712

Possible Customer

New Cruise Liner in 1959

A new cruise liner is among the ships

already scheduled to visit the Canal next

dry season. It is the Home Line's luxury

ship Hanseatic, formerly the Canadian

Pacific Empress of Scotland. Remodeled

in Hamburg at a cost of approximately

$5 million, the Hanseatic will make her

maiden voyage on the North Atlantic run

from New'York to Hamburg this month

and is scheduled to come to Cristobal in

February 1959 on a Caribbean cruise.

As the Empress of Scotland, the liner

has made several visits to the Canal in

previous years Purchased last year by

the Home Line, the ship underwent ex-

tensive remodeling which included, among

other things, the replacing of the original

steel upperdeck and the three steel fun-

nels with an enclosed first class deck and

two shorter funnels made of lightweight

aluminum.

Record Sugar Cargo

One of the largest single shipments of

sugar ever transported on one ship was

brought through the Panama Canal re-

cently aboard the SS Andros Mariner, a

new 13,910-ton freighter owned by the

Orion Shipping and Trading Corp. The

vessel arrived in Cristobal from Santa

Maria, Cuba, with 19,050 tons of sugar

and passed through the Canal southbound

en route to Crockett, Calif. United Fruit

Company are agents for the ship.

Orient Liner Due Tuesday

On her annual round-the-world sum-

mer cruise, the Orient Line passenger ship

Qrsova is scheduled to arrive in Balboa

Tuesday with a full list of passengers

from New Zealand, Australia, and United

States West Coast ports. The Orsova will

dock briefly in Balboa Tuesday morning

and will make the Canal transit the same

day The ship is scheduled to dock in

Cristobal and to sail at midnight for

London via Caribbean and European

ports, Norton Lilly & Co., local agents

for the line, announced.

The Orsova is one of the two Orient

liners which make round-the-world cruises

each year. The second is the Orcades,

which is due in Cristobal from London in

The Grace Line's new Santa Rosa, above, may become a regular Canal

customer. Plans have been announced to place the liner and her sister-ship on the

New York-South American West Coast run. If this is done, Grace Line passenger

ships will appear on the West Coast for the first time since before World War II.

SeptemberZand will make the earth-

girdling trip in the opposite direction.

On the westbound voyage, the Orcades

will stop at San Francisco, Hawaii, NewZealand, Australia, Capetown, and Las

Palmas.

Pacific Steam Promotions

The Pacific Steam Navigation Com-pany announced last month the appoint-

ment to top jobs of two employees both

well known in local shipping circles.

They are H. Leslie Bowes, Managing Di-

rector of the Pacific Steam Navigation

Co. in Liverpool, who has been appointed

to the post of Managing Director of the

PSNC-associated Royal Mail Lines, Ltd.,

of London; and Capt. Arthur George

Litherland, skipper of the Pacific Steam

Navigation liner Reina del Mar, who has

been named Commandant of the Pacific

Steam Navigation Company fleet.

Mr. Bowes was stationed in Chile as

Manager for South America for the PSXCfor a number of years. He has visited

the Canal many times and is well knownon both sides of the Isthmus. Captain

Litherland served in various capacities on

the PSNC coastal vessels which used

Cristobal as a home port before the last

war, and has been a regular visitor to the

Isthmus in recent years. His ship, the

Reina del Mar, is due at the Canal this

month on its homeward-bound trip to

England from Chile.

New Maersk Service

The beginning of a new service with

monthly sailings from West African ports

to U. S. Atlantic and U. S. Pacific ports,

the Far East, and around the world, has

been announced by the Maersk Line.

Inaugurating the service will be the

Harlviy Maersk, which is slated to arrive

in Cristobal August 13 from Boston and

New York after having brought cargo

from Matadi and other African ports.

The ship will make the Canal transit

for the U. S. West Coast and continue

from San Francisco to Keelung, Takao,

Pusan, and Japanese ports. From Japan,

the vessel will continue on around the

world to Matadi via Singapore, Durban,

and Cape Town. Four other modern

post-war freighters will follow the Hart-

vig Maersk. They are the Vibeke Maersk,

the Hans Maersk, the Elsa Maersk, and

the Ras Maersk. Fenton & Co. are agents

for all Maersk Line ships at the Canal.

Canal Back On Schedule After Overhaul

(Continued from page 2) in that chamber

during the overhaul five years from now.

In connection with the investigation

of conditions found in the floor andlateral culverts at Pedro Miguel, andhecause of prospective repairs during

the next lock overhaul, the Canal has

employed the services of an outstand-

ing hydraulic engineer as a consultant

on these conditions. He is Edward

Soucek, Chief of the Civil Design

Branch of the Omaha Engineer District.

Mr. Soucek is a former Canal employee

and is thoroughly acquainted with the

lock system, having been employed as

Senior Engineer in the Special Engineer-

ing Division on the Third Locks Project

from 1939 to 1942. He has spent this

past week in the Canal Zone for observa-

tion of conditions at Pedro Miguel and

for ci insultation and advice on the problem.

THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW July 4, 1958