Vol 9 No 10 October 1955

Reading clockwise from top left Church in Bucaramanga Colombia Grand Tetons from Death Canyon Bench Wyoming Flood destruction in Woonsocket Rhode Island Mrs Holmes in the Roman Forum

IN THIS ISSUE

Colombian Visit Economic Development Institute Charter Flight to Europe

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VISIT

by Montague Yudelman

Toss a coin in the Trevi fountain if you wish to return to Rome ride the awesome funicular up Montesserratte brooding over Bogota and youll come back to Colombia The members of the Banks Agricultural Survey Mission to Colombia had no opportunity to drop any lire in the Trevi fountain but they hadJ from May to July of this year to ride the Montessarratte funicular Most of the mission which hailed from Canada Chile Colombia Holland South Africa USA and UK took the ride all would like to revisit Colombia

Some of us would like to see again the mighty Cordilleras which range from north to south so splitting the country (which is twice the size of France) into several regions the highlands the lowlands and the Eastern

L to R Market at Barranquilla

Plains The highlands the home of most of the 12 million Col omshybians is interspersed with fertile valleys towering mountain peaks and high plains some of it is bleak much of it is green and friendly with its small mountain farms and large cattle estates The lowlands tropical jungle areas is mostly malaria stricken much of it swampy and inhospitshya ble though its palm fringed beaches on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts are inviting enough to tempt any potential beachshycomber The Llanos on Eastern Plains are also part of Colombia yet they are virtually uninhabited and offer one a limitless vista of earth and sky- 60 million hectares of nothingness merging into the horizon

Some of us would like to return to this land of contrasts to walk the streets of sombre Bogota to

Mountain of Eatern Cordillera

gaze at its new skyscrapers or its old palaces and churches to look again at its stately homes side by side with densely packed lower classmiddot dwellings or to mingle again with the crowds in the streets the shouting lottery ticket sellers the black garbed serious looking throngs of governshyment officials the Indian women with their dark felt hats and black shawls the insistent shoe shine boys the ragamuffins begging for fi ve pesos the hordes of newsshypaper vendors the depressed looking shop girls the occasional peasant with his bare feet guarape and panama hat marking him as an out-oi-towner

Others might wish to descend from cheerless Bogotas 7800 feet to visit sophisticated Medellin with its Spanish air of grace or to look again at hot bustling Cali with its booming US style facshytories neon lights and gay crowds dressed in light colourful tropical clothes Perhaps Barranquilla with its air of tropical somnolence palm fringed boulevards and busy port might attract some of us others might wish to revisit the famous Spanish fortress at Cartshyayens so as to look down on the

L to R Cali street scene

city with its indescribable watershyfront slums and its harbour full of West Indian sailing vessels ready to ply the Caribbean

The more hardy might wish to drive over Colombia to experience once again the dramatic suddeness of passing from cold adobe villages to warm tropical towns from an area of high mountains to one of tropical lushness all within the compass of a few hours The les hardy would probably prefer to fly on Aviancas excellent service rather than to risk the hazards of Colombias highways They would doubtless wish to see again the thousands of acres of coffee trees perched on steep slopes the miles upon miles of swampy jungles the green rice fields the banana plantations the many small potato farms the large cattle ranches the wellshyorganized sugar plantations the acres of wasteland and the acres of small farms perched on hilltops and mountainsides The rapidly changing nature of the country would impress on them that a trip around Colombia is like a trip to many countries - perhaps that is why we would all like to revisit it

Farm house near Santa Marta

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE by Patterson H French

Early next January fifteen men and one woman from sixteen different countries will assemble at 1620 Belmont Street N W and the Banks Economic Develshyopment Institute will become an accomplished fact Already three of the four faculty members are on the job the building has been leased and (according to the faculty members) plans for the various courses and seminars are taking shape The Bank has issued a nicely printed booklet describing the Institute called of course not a bull Bulletin or a Calendar but in true bankers vernacular a Prospectus

The Institute is called in this prospectus a staff college operated by the Bank for senior government officials of its member countries who hold important economic posts in underdeveloped areas While it will be a center for study and training in economic development problems it will not be a school in the usual sense The participants will be mature people who have struggled with problems of economic developshyment in their own countries The Institute will expect to rely heavily on the interchang~ of experience through discussion either between the participants themselves or with the staff of the Bank sifting that exshyperience in seminars to find out what general conclusions can be drawn and what lessons for the future can be learned

Incidentally the question whether the Institute is a school or is not a school figured prominently in determining whether it would be housed at the Belmont Street location or whether it would remain homeless indefinitely After months of searching for quarters where the group could live and work the present building was found a large former residence which had also been at one time the Netherlands Embassy Then began prolonged negotiations over occupancy and zoning permits To meet the District of Columbia zoning regulations it had to be estashyblished that the Institute was not a school and in the process it was very nearly ruled that it should be classed as religious institution This view in the words of George Unwin the historian is middotsedooctive but fallacious The faculty members maintain stoutly that they will

Professor A K Caimcross Director Economic Development Institute

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not propagate a ready-made gospel tney even go so far as to maintain that the Bank has no such gospel

As to the financing of the Institute a conshytribution to the cost of the Institute w ill be made by the government concerned in respect of each candidate selected Also the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations have made grants to cover a part of the In sthute s expenses The Bank will meet the remaining costs

The first class of sixteen will be in resi shyJohn Adlerdence for six months Many of them are alshy

ready thoroughly trained in economics and have taken degrees atHarvard UCLA the University of London and elsewhere They are officials of central banks planning offices development boards and ministries dealing with economic and financial matters One is the first Nigerian to hold the rank of department head another is a State Counsellor from Yugoslavia One is a woman she Comes from the Philippines and is Coordinator of Investments and Technical Assistant to the Governor of the Central Bank

All of those taking part have been nominated by their governments For the present only the nominees of the governments of underdeveloped countries or colonial territories are being treated as eligible but other governments and government agencies (including US agencies) have shown a keen interest Some private persons hearing of the new Insti shytute with equal enthusiasm applied either for posts on the staff or for admission as students The would-be students included an airline pilot from Ecuador and a Spanish engineer A Chicago advertising agency wrote to suggest that a deal might be concluded to the mutual

advantage of both partiesmiddot The work will include seminars group

meetings special talks by guest speakers and field trips The seminars which represent the backbone of the course will fall into one of three groups They will either be general and deal with the development of the whole of an economy discussing the purpose of such development how it can be measured how economies have gained momentum in the past and the factors that played a strategic part in the process or they will deal with policies

that exercise a wide influence over the whole economy such as monetary fiscal or inVestment policy or they will be limited to single sectors of

William Diamond

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gaze at its new skyscrapers or its old palaces and churches to look again at its stately homes side by side with densely packed lower classmiddot dwellings or to mingle again with the crowds in the streets the shouting lottery ticket sellers the black garbed serious looking throngs of governshyment officials the Indian women with their dark felt hats and black shawls the insistent shoe shine boys the ragamuffins begging for fi ve pesos the hordes of newsshypaper vendors the depressed looking shop girls the occasional peasant with his bare feet guarape and panama hat marking him as an out-oi-towner

Others might wish to descend from cheerless Bogotas 7800 feet to visit sophisticated Medellin with its Spanish air of grace or to look again at hot bustling Cali with its booming US style facshytories neon lights and gay crowds dressed in light colourful tropical clothes Perhaps Barranquilla with its air of tropical somnolence palm fringed boulevards and busy port might attract some of us others might wish to revisit the famous Spanish fortress at Cartshyayens so as to look down on the

L to R Cali street scene

city with its indescribable watershyfront slums and its harbour full of West Indian sailing vessels ready to ply the Caribbean

The more hardy might wish to drive over Colombia to experience once again the dramatic suddeness of passing from cold adobe villages to warm tropical towns from an area of high mountains to one of tropical lushness all within the compass of a few hours The les hardy would probably prefer to fly on Aviancas excellent service rather than to risk the hazards of Colombias highways They would doubtless wish to see again the thousands of acres of coffee trees perched on steep slopes the miles upon miles of swampy jungles the green rice fields the banana plantations the many small potato farms the large cattle ranches the wellshyorganized sugar plantations the acres of wasteland and the acres of small farms perched on hilltops and mountainsides The rapidly changing nature of the country would impress on them that a trip around Colombia is like a trip to many countries - perhaps that is why we would all like to revisit it

Farm house near Santa Marta

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE by Patterson H French

Early next January fifteen men and one woman from sixteen different countries will assemble at 1620 Belmont Street N W and the Banks Economic Develshyopment Institute will become an accomplished fact Already three of the four faculty members are on the job the building has been leased and (according to the faculty members) plans for the various courses and seminars are taking shape The Bank has issued a nicely printed booklet describing the Institute called of course not a bull Bulletin or a Calendar but in true bankers vernacular a Prospectus

The Institute is called in this prospectus a staff college operated by the Bank for senior government officials of its member countries who hold important economic posts in underdeveloped areas While it will be a center for study and training in economic development problems it will not be a school in the usual sense The participants will be mature people who have struggled with problems of economic developshyment in their own countries The Institute will expect to rely heavily on the interchang~ of experience through discussion either between the participants themselves or with the staff of the Bank sifting that exshyperience in seminars to find out what general conclusions can be drawn and what lessons for the future can be learned

Incidentally the question whether the Institute is a school or is not a school figured prominently in determining whether it would be housed at the Belmont Street location or whether it would remain homeless indefinitely After months of searching for quarters where the group could live and work the present building was found a large former residence which had also been at one time the Netherlands Embassy Then began prolonged negotiations over occupancy and zoning permits To meet the District of Columbia zoning regulations it had to be estashyblished that the Institute was not a school and in the process it was very nearly ruled that it should be classed as religious institution This view in the words of George Unwin the historian is middotsedooctive but fallacious The faculty members maintain stoutly that they will

Professor A K Caimcross Director Economic Development Institute

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not propagate a ready-made gospel tney even go so far as to maintain that the Bank has no such gospel

As to the financing of the Institute a conshytribution to the cost of the Institute w ill be made by the government concerned in respect of each candidate selected Also the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations have made grants to cover a part of the In sthute s expenses The Bank will meet the remaining costs

The first class of sixteen will be in resi shyJohn Adlerdence for six months Many of them are alshy

ready thoroughly trained in economics and have taken degrees atHarvard UCLA the University of London and elsewhere They are officials of central banks planning offices development boards and ministries dealing with economic and financial matters One is the first Nigerian to hold the rank of department head another is a State Counsellor from Yugoslavia One is a woman she Comes from the Philippines and is Coordinator of Investments and Technical Assistant to the Governor of the Central Bank

All of those taking part have been nominated by their governments For the present only the nominees of the governments of underdeveloped countries or colonial territories are being treated as eligible but other governments and government agencies (including US agencies) have shown a keen interest Some private persons hearing of the new Insti shytute with equal enthusiasm applied either for posts on the staff or for admission as students The would-be students included an airline pilot from Ecuador and a Spanish engineer A Chicago advertising agency wrote to suggest that a deal might be concluded to the mutual

advantage of both partiesmiddot The work will include seminars group

meetings special talks by guest speakers and field trips The seminars which represent the backbone of the course will fall into one of three groups They will either be general and deal with the development of the whole of an economy discussing the purpose of such development how it can be measured how economies have gained momentum in the past and the factors that played a strategic part in the process or they will deal with policies

that exercise a wide influence over the whole economy such as monetary fiscal or inVestment policy or they will be limited to single sectors of

William Diamond

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE by Patterson H French

Early next January fifteen men and one woman from sixteen different countries will assemble at 1620 Belmont Street N W and the Banks Economic Develshyopment Institute will become an accomplished fact Already three of the four faculty members are on the job the building has been leased and (according to the faculty members) plans for the various courses and seminars are taking shape The Bank has issued a nicely printed booklet describing the Institute called of course not a bull Bulletin or a Calendar but in true bankers vernacular a Prospectus

The Institute is called in this prospectus a staff college operated by the Bank for senior government officials of its member countries who hold important economic posts in underdeveloped areas While it will be a center for study and training in economic development problems it will not be a school in the usual sense The participants will be mature people who have struggled with problems of economic developshyment in their own countries The Institute will expect to rely heavily on the interchang~ of experience through discussion either between the participants themselves or with the staff of the Bank sifting that exshyperience in seminars to find out what general conclusions can be drawn and what lessons for the future can be learned

Incidentally the question whether the Institute is a school or is not a school figured prominently in determining whether it would be housed at the Belmont Street location or whether it would remain homeless indefinitely After months of searching for quarters where the group could live and work the present building was found a large former residence which had also been at one time the Netherlands Embassy Then began prolonged negotiations over occupancy and zoning permits To meet the District of Columbia zoning regulations it had to be estashyblished that the Institute was not a school and in the process it was very nearly ruled that it should be classed as religious institution This view in the words of George Unwin the historian is middotsedooctive but fallacious The faculty members maintain stoutly that they will

Professor A K Caimcross Director Economic Development Institute

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not propagate a ready-made gospel tney even go so far as to maintain that the Bank has no such gospel

As to the financing of the Institute a conshytribution to the cost of the Institute w ill be made by the government concerned in respect of each candidate selected Also the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations have made grants to cover a part of the In sthute s expenses The Bank will meet the remaining costs

The first class of sixteen will be in resi shyJohn Adlerdence for six months Many of them are alshy

ready thoroughly trained in economics and have taken degrees atHarvard UCLA the University of London and elsewhere They are officials of central banks planning offices development boards and ministries dealing with economic and financial matters One is the first Nigerian to hold the rank of department head another is a State Counsellor from Yugoslavia One is a woman she Comes from the Philippines and is Coordinator of Investments and Technical Assistant to the Governor of the Central Bank

All of those taking part have been nominated by their governments For the present only the nominees of the governments of underdeveloped countries or colonial territories are being treated as eligible but other governments and government agencies (including US agencies) have shown a keen interest Some private persons hearing of the new Insti shytute with equal enthusiasm applied either for posts on the staff or for admission as students The would-be students included an airline pilot from Ecuador and a Spanish engineer A Chicago advertising agency wrote to suggest that a deal might be concluded to the mutual

advantage of both partiesmiddot The work will include seminars group

meetings special talks by guest speakers and field trips The seminars which represent the backbone of the course will fall into one of three groups They will either be general and deal with the development of the whole of an economy discussing the purpose of such development how it can be measured how economies have gained momentum in the past and the factors that played a strategic part in the process or they will deal with policies

that exercise a wide influence over the whole economy such as monetary fiscal or inVestment policy or they will be limited to single sectors of

William Diamond

5

not propagate a ready-made gospel tney even go so far as to maintain that the Bank has no such gospel

As to the financing of the Institute a conshytribution to the cost of the Institute w ill be made by the government concerned in respect of each candidate selected Also the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations have made grants to cover a part of the In sthute s expenses The Bank will meet the remaining costs

The first class of sixteen will be in resi shyJohn Adlerdence for six months Many of them are alshy

ready thoroughly trained in economics and have taken degrees atHarvard UCLA the University of London and elsewhere They are officials of central banks planning offices development boards and ministries dealing with economic and financial matters One is the first Nigerian to hold the rank of department head another is a State Counsellor from Yugoslavia One is a woman she Comes from the Philippines and is Coordinator of Investments and Technical Assistant to the Governor of the Central Bank

All of those taking part have been nominated by their governments For the present only the nominees of the governments of underdeveloped countries or colonial territories are being treated as eligible but other governments and government agencies (including US agencies) have shown a keen interest Some private persons hearing of the new Insti shytute with equal enthusiasm applied either for posts on the staff or for admission as students The would-be students included an airline pilot from Ecuador and a Spanish engineer A Chicago advertising agency wrote to suggest that a deal might be concluded to the mutual

advantage of both partiesmiddot The work will include seminars group

meetings special talks by guest speakers and field trips The seminars which represent the backbone of the course will fall into one of three groups They will either be general and deal with the development of the whole of an economy discussing the purpose of such development how it can be measured how economies have gained momentum in the past and the factors that played a strategic part in the process or they will deal with policies

that exercise a wide influence over the whole economy such as monetary fiscal or inVestment policy or they will be limited to single sectors of

William Diamond

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the economy and to the policies by which the development of a given sector might be encouraged The point of departure will thus move from the whole to the parts from general forces to concrete and parshyticular situations It is on the working out of the curriculum that the staff of the Institute is now engaged

Director of the Institute is Professor A K Cairncross who joined the Bank in July on leave of absence from the University of Glasgow Scotland where he is Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Department of Social and Economic Research Two of the faculty members John Adler and William Diamond have been drawn from the Banks regular staff and a fourth member is still to be named

Al though the Institute has its own headquarters and its own teaching staff it will not be left in academic seclusion on Belmont Street It has been located in Washington so that those taking part can draw on the accumulated experience of the Bank through personal contact with its staff There will be frequent occasions when members of the staff are invited to give talks at Belmont Street or join in the seminars and many other occasions when they are approached by individual particishypants for advice on some concrete problem These exchanges will by no means be one-sided for economic development is something about which everyone has still much to learn The Institute can help both the participants in its courses and the Bank itself if it pinpoints the key elements in successful development But it can do both things only if it is ueated as an integral part of the Bank this is how it was planned and this is how it will be expected to operate

INSTI7VTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT at YanderbHt University Contd

Field trips of four days each were scheduled in middot Mississippi and West Tennessee to study agriculture and land tenure patterns and in Southeast Tennessee and Northern Alabama in the T VA region to observe indusuial and mining establishments and the utilization of water and forest resources These trips were made in chartered buses and brought the participants close to the grass roots of American life including local mores on race relations and prohibition Many of the participants were astonished not to say dismayed at overnighting in small Southern towns in the Bible belt where even beer is banned as one of the works of the devil

Since there were no examinations one can never be sure how much economics rubbed off on the participants but it was a stimulating exshyperience for everyone because of the diversity of backgrounds and national origins At least the participants learned that Qther countries have problems similar to their own and that economic development is a complex process with many facets and for which there is no pat solution

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INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT at Vanderbilt University

by Reynold E Carlson

Dr Carlson was on loan from the Bank and seroed as Director of the Institute at Vanderbilt for three months

As a part of its foreign student exchange and technical assistance program the United States Government through the International Cooperashytion Administration (formerly FOA) brings a large number of professional people every year from many different countries to the United states During most of their time of nine to ten months these individuals are assigned to various

Dr Carlsoneducational institutions government agencies or private firms to learn new techniqu~s in their respective fields As an adjunct to this program it was decided to organize an Institute for Economic Development to which selected individuals would be sent for four weeks to participate in an intensive course of lectures seminars and field trips

Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee was selected as the place for the Institute among other reasons because of its location in the T VA region a must for foreign visitors to the United States and generally because it is in the South the middotUnited States economic problem No1- as Roosevelt once put it years ago Moreover Southershyners are long accustomed to getting advice from carpetbaggers and itinerant Yankees on how to run their affairs so it was probably felt that visitors from the underdeveloped countries that are currendy reshycipients of similar advice would feel a bond of sympathy with the natives Thus it was that Vanderbilt played host to two sessions each attended by 35 visitors from about 15 countries approximately one-third Latin America one-third Miqdle East and one-third Asia the average age was 30 - 35 years

Most of the participants middotwere non-economists eg civil engineers agricultural technicians budget and fiscal officers irrigation experts etc so the course had to be geared to the laymans comprehension The orientation was almost entirely economics and dealt with such topics as capital formation and policies (fiscal monetary and trade) that can promote or retard economic development About 15 visiting lecturers came each session from various universities as well as from government and international agencies Messrs Adler and Ross from IBRD and Executive Director Prasad from the IMF were among the visiting lecshyturers Following each lecture the participants divided into ~mall seminars for the purpose of discussing the material and relating the lecturers theses to actual situations in their own countries

Continued at foot of opposite page

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CHARTER FLIGHT TO EUROPE by ] entry HoIme s

Vacation in Europe for those of us who dont traipse to annual meetings or to Europe on Bank business seems like an expensive impossibility Transportation is the big cost particularly during the spring and summer months when all commercial modes of transport post their highest rates But there is hope and there can be realization of inexpensive transportation to Europe as the HolmesesBetty Lipetz and Eileen Blake can testify

The answer is a middotcharter flight which is a relatively new but rapidly expanding aspect of the airline business Under the terms of the Warsaw Convention any commercial airline can sell charshyter service at its own price proshyvided the charter service is carshyried out in the same manner as regularly scheduled flights and that the charter service be sold

to members of a homogenous organization and not to the genshyeral public

Two years ago a special organishyzation called the United Nations Cooperative Inc was set up at UN Headquarters in New York for the specific purpose of coshyordinating the wishes of UN staff (including specialized agencies) for a European vacashytion with those of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to charter flights to Europe Last year the UN Cooperative chartered two flights this year four

To be eligible for a charter with the UN Cooperative you must joinmiddot you buy one share in the Cooperative for S10 and make your wishes known regarding preferable dates for 4 5 or 6 weeks in Europe I did this in ] anuary In April I was notified that Mrs Holmes and I had seats

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on a KLM charter flight leaving New York June 14 to return July 21 and by June 1 we had our tickets-shy$330 each round trip to Amsterdam

On June 14 our flight left New York three hours late (due to weather) However from the time we checked in with KLM at Idlewild as specified we were in their hands and the Royal Dutch left nothing to be desired from that moment until we were securely fixed with hotel resershyvations in Amsterdam We left New York at 345 pm had dinner in Gander and flew non-stop from there to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam elapsed time was 17 hours Our plane carried two crews totaling nine men (all handsome as my wife Betty or Eileen will readily tell you) The service was excellent -- anything you desired from alcohol to airshysick pills we were served snacks between meals and drinks between snacks The return from Amstershydam - 5~ weeks later - was also top quality (different crew) due to un fa vorable winds we made two stops - Keflavik and Gander - and our elapsed time was 22 hours

Our plane was a DC-4 Although not as fast as the 7 s or the supershyconnies the 4 is very comfortable We did not have the same identishy

cal plane returning both the 4s had been completely refurbished within the past year and the engines were in top condition We were kept informed via perioshydic dispatches from the pilot on all matters of weather altitude and speed as well as landmarks after we crossed the Scottish coast

Once we landed in Amsterdam each member of the charter flight was on his own Betty Lipetz spent the 5 wee ks at home in London Eileen traveled through Switzerland Italy France Spain and Portugal and Elaine and I visited France and Italy We are all laying plans for another trip to Europe soon - perhaps next year

If you are interested in next years charters you should write to Einar Olsen United Nations Cooperative Inc UN Headshyquarters New York

Mario Ercolani EormerPublic Finance trainee and Mrs Holmes on the Rincio Terrace in Rome

UNICEF Greeting Cards

Orders for the UNICEF and the United Nations Greeting Cards and Note Cards are now being taken Each box contains 10 cards and costs $100 Sorry there are no samples available this year however if you are interested please call the Staff Relations Office Ext 2951

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IN THE GRAND TETONS

by Carol V Baber

Ever wake up at the crack of dawn wash in ice water eat breakfast from a tin cup and then start off on a long hike and call it vacation I did and had the time of my life

For a city gal living for 8 days in the wilderness high in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming was quite an experience I had seen the Teton range in 1952 in glorious fall colors and had been so impressed that Id vowed to return and spend more time there The opportunity came through the Sierra Club an organization which specializes in studying preserving and enjoying our national scenic resources

I joined the Club at the foot of the Tetons where I set up my first home away from home In case youve never camped out this means locating yourself where there are trees to which string can be tied to support your roof (a tent or plastic sheet) and where an air mattress can be placed on the ground and be safe from punctures

The high trip group numbered about 120 consisting of young and old folks alike In addition to the hikers there were the Commissary who prepared meals from miscellaneous boxes of powdered this and that and the pack train made up of local ranchers who led horses which carried the cooking equipment and our 30-lb dunnage bags

The first days hike took us from the east side of the range to the west About an hour after wed begun to climb we had our first reward f rom atop a ridge we were able to look down into a canyon studded with pines at the mirror-like Phelps Lake a mile below and beyond to fields of colorful wild flowers and northward to where the trail disappeared between two high peaks Though there were many of us the trail was never crowded as we walked along leisurely in groups of two or three

By 3 pm we reached the foot of the hill we had to scale to reach our camp above I couldnt possibly describe that 3000 ft climb I only hope my pictures will do justice to the distance and the height and I can proudly proclaim that I climbed -that Two and a half hours later we reached the top Death Canyon Bench By all rights after 13

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miles plus the final ascent we should have been exhausted but a few deep breaths of 10000 ft air and a good hot meal revived us completely

That night we gathered around a huge campfire to hear some of our fellow hikers with technical knowledge explain what they knew of the phenomena we were seeing As the air grew chillier and the fire brighter we moved in closer relaxed by singing and watched the moon rise behind the majestic peaks Sleep that night You bet we did and every night (And not just because wed exhausted ourselves blowing up air mattresses and zipping into sleeping bags) Early the next morning we were on our way to explore the table-top where we had camped We hiked a few miles to a small lake bathed in its icy waters scooped snow from nearby patches and ate it and basked in the 750

sun This was how we -rested We moved on the next day to Alaska Basin Again we walked through

meadows of wild flowers drank from cold streams climbed over boulders and swam in shimmering blue-green lakes That evening by campfire we listened to the Alaska Basin Symphony made up of accordian clarinet uke kettle (from the Commissary) drums and guitar

On our third move to Cascade Canyon I crossed a huge snow bank where I had the fun of skiing sans skismiddot to the bottom This last camp was for me the most fabulous of all We were literally at the foot of the Grand and South Tetons From here we made numerous side trips and watched professional climbers scale the two peaks On the eighth day we hiked downhill for 9 miles uphill another 3 miles and back to see and swim in the most beautiful of all the lakes Lake Solitude and then through the canyon to the east side of the range w here we walked around or crossed by boat the beautiful Jenny Lake (the boat for me -- 15 miles a day is enough)

Impressions I shall always remember sleeping under the stars on top of the world the jagged peaks outlined against the sky at dawn noon or dusk -- always spectacular the taste of that clear cold mountain water playing in the snow in shirtsleeves and shorts swimming in a lake bordered by snow (chilly yes but wondedul) the sight of the pack train on a high plateau outlined against the sky multitudes of wild flowers bursting with color -- reds blues purples yellows the fresh smells at 10000 ft -- just freshness and here and there in the meadows the sweet aroma of the flowers I am sure there will be many times in the future when sIttIng at my desk the memory of my experiences will cross my mind and I will smile

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WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND

FLOOD by Ann Geanacou

It rained that Wednesday August 17 in Woonsocket Good for gardens pleasant for vacation naps It rained Thursday aU Friday The flowers were drooping I was rested Wed had 11 inches of rain in three days more than a usual summers rainfall

Friday morning shrouded in rain clothes I pushed through the brush and tall wild grass to a hill behind our house to observe the mood of myoid friend the Blackstone River It was ruffled a bit swollen but not alanning Minor floods in years past had not made

bull us less fond of the river it had given us power for our textile mills employment for many of our 50000 people

At 200 pm the Civil Defense sirens wailed Water was seeping into the French Canadian district the Social from trenches streams and ponds all offsprings of the Blackstone Evacuation began of the hundreds of residents most of them from tall tenement houses built by the first mill owners of 75 years ago Even at sundown with the water at 7 feet the more stubborn oldtimers living in the higher tenements had to be forced to abandon their small scant treasures and leave their beloved French-speaking Social

At 840 pm the gates which controlled a large artificial pond created by the river crumbled millions of gallons of water rushed into the Social raising the waters to 10 feet Shops were demolished as the debris-laden water crashed through windows its force pulling and swirling merchandise and equipment with it First floor tenements were a shambles Many of the tired old houses collapsed North of us other dams broke spilling the rivers fury against factories and homes in another section Millions of dollars of fine machinery stocks and buildings were ruined Damage to municipal works alone was S15 million

The homeless went to live with friends or relatives or were sheltered in gymnasiums and armories They slept on army cots supper was Canadian pea soup or beef stew The Salvation Army fed workers still

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in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

14

~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

16

INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT at Vanderbilt University

by Reynold E Carlson

Dr Carlson was on loan from the Bank and seroed as Director of the Institute at Vanderbilt for three months

As a part of its foreign student exchange and technical assistance program the United States Government through the International Cooperashytion Administration (formerly FOA) brings a large number of professional people every year from many different countries to the United states During most of their time of nine to ten months these individuals are assigned to various

Dr Carlsoneducational institutions government agencies or private firms to learn new techniqu~s in their respective fields As an adjunct to this program it was decided to organize an Institute for Economic Development to which selected individuals would be sent for four weeks to participate in an intensive course of lectures seminars and field trips

Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee was selected as the place for the Institute among other reasons because of its location in the T VA region a must for foreign visitors to the United States and generally because it is in the South the middotUnited States economic problem No1- as Roosevelt once put it years ago Moreover Southershyners are long accustomed to getting advice from carpetbaggers and itinerant Yankees on how to run their affairs so it was probably felt that visitors from the underdeveloped countries that are currendy reshycipients of similar advice would feel a bond of sympathy with the natives Thus it was that Vanderbilt played host to two sessions each attended by 35 visitors from about 15 countries approximately one-third Latin America one-third Miqdle East and one-third Asia the average age was 30 - 35 years

Most of the participants middotwere non-economists eg civil engineers agricultural technicians budget and fiscal officers irrigation experts etc so the course had to be geared to the laymans comprehension The orientation was almost entirely economics and dealt with such topics as capital formation and policies (fiscal monetary and trade) that can promote or retard economic development About 15 visiting lecturers came each session from various universities as well as from government and international agencies Messrs Adler and Ross from IBRD and Executive Director Prasad from the IMF were among the visiting lecshyturers Following each lecture the participants divided into ~mall seminars for the purpose of discussing the material and relating the lecturers theses to actual situations in their own countries

Continued at foot of opposite page

7

CHARTER FLIGHT TO EUROPE by ] entry HoIme s

Vacation in Europe for those of us who dont traipse to annual meetings or to Europe on Bank business seems like an expensive impossibility Transportation is the big cost particularly during the spring and summer months when all commercial modes of transport post their highest rates But there is hope and there can be realization of inexpensive transportation to Europe as the HolmesesBetty Lipetz and Eileen Blake can testify

The answer is a middotcharter flight which is a relatively new but rapidly expanding aspect of the airline business Under the terms of the Warsaw Convention any commercial airline can sell charshyter service at its own price proshyvided the charter service is carshyried out in the same manner as regularly scheduled flights and that the charter service be sold

to members of a homogenous organization and not to the genshyeral public

Two years ago a special organishyzation called the United Nations Cooperative Inc was set up at UN Headquarters in New York for the specific purpose of coshyordinating the wishes of UN staff (including specialized agencies) for a European vacashytion with those of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to charter flights to Europe Last year the UN Cooperative chartered two flights this year four

To be eligible for a charter with the UN Cooperative you must joinmiddot you buy one share in the Cooperative for S10 and make your wishes known regarding preferable dates for 4 5 or 6 weeks in Europe I did this in ] anuary In April I was notified that Mrs Holmes and I had seats

8

on a KLM charter flight leaving New York June 14 to return July 21 and by June 1 we had our tickets-shy$330 each round trip to Amsterdam

On June 14 our flight left New York three hours late (due to weather) However from the time we checked in with KLM at Idlewild as specified we were in their hands and the Royal Dutch left nothing to be desired from that moment until we were securely fixed with hotel resershyvations in Amsterdam We left New York at 345 pm had dinner in Gander and flew non-stop from there to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam elapsed time was 17 hours Our plane carried two crews totaling nine men (all handsome as my wife Betty or Eileen will readily tell you) The service was excellent -- anything you desired from alcohol to airshysick pills we were served snacks between meals and drinks between snacks The return from Amstershydam - 5~ weeks later - was also top quality (different crew) due to un fa vorable winds we made two stops - Keflavik and Gander - and our elapsed time was 22 hours

Our plane was a DC-4 Although not as fast as the 7 s or the supershyconnies the 4 is very comfortable We did not have the same identishy

cal plane returning both the 4s had been completely refurbished within the past year and the engines were in top condition We were kept informed via perioshydic dispatches from the pilot on all matters of weather altitude and speed as well as landmarks after we crossed the Scottish coast

Once we landed in Amsterdam each member of the charter flight was on his own Betty Lipetz spent the 5 wee ks at home in London Eileen traveled through Switzerland Italy France Spain and Portugal and Elaine and I visited France and Italy We are all laying plans for another trip to Europe soon - perhaps next year

If you are interested in next years charters you should write to Einar Olsen United Nations Cooperative Inc UN Headshyquarters New York

Mario Ercolani EormerPublic Finance trainee and Mrs Holmes on the Rincio Terrace in Rome

UNICEF Greeting Cards

Orders for the UNICEF and the United Nations Greeting Cards and Note Cards are now being taken Each box contains 10 cards and costs $100 Sorry there are no samples available this year however if you are interested please call the Staff Relations Office Ext 2951

9

IN THE GRAND TETONS

by Carol V Baber

Ever wake up at the crack of dawn wash in ice water eat breakfast from a tin cup and then start off on a long hike and call it vacation I did and had the time of my life

For a city gal living for 8 days in the wilderness high in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming was quite an experience I had seen the Teton range in 1952 in glorious fall colors and had been so impressed that Id vowed to return and spend more time there The opportunity came through the Sierra Club an organization which specializes in studying preserving and enjoying our national scenic resources

I joined the Club at the foot of the Tetons where I set up my first home away from home In case youve never camped out this means locating yourself where there are trees to which string can be tied to support your roof (a tent or plastic sheet) and where an air mattress can be placed on the ground and be safe from punctures

The high trip group numbered about 120 consisting of young and old folks alike In addition to the hikers there were the Commissary who prepared meals from miscellaneous boxes of powdered this and that and the pack train made up of local ranchers who led horses which carried the cooking equipment and our 30-lb dunnage bags

The first days hike took us from the east side of the range to the west About an hour after wed begun to climb we had our first reward f rom atop a ridge we were able to look down into a canyon studded with pines at the mirror-like Phelps Lake a mile below and beyond to fields of colorful wild flowers and northward to where the trail disappeared between two high peaks Though there were many of us the trail was never crowded as we walked along leisurely in groups of two or three

By 3 pm we reached the foot of the hill we had to scale to reach our camp above I couldnt possibly describe that 3000 ft climb I only hope my pictures will do justice to the distance and the height and I can proudly proclaim that I climbed -that Two and a half hours later we reached the top Death Canyon Bench By all rights after 13

10

miles plus the final ascent we should have been exhausted but a few deep breaths of 10000 ft air and a good hot meal revived us completely

That night we gathered around a huge campfire to hear some of our fellow hikers with technical knowledge explain what they knew of the phenomena we were seeing As the air grew chillier and the fire brighter we moved in closer relaxed by singing and watched the moon rise behind the majestic peaks Sleep that night You bet we did and every night (And not just because wed exhausted ourselves blowing up air mattresses and zipping into sleeping bags) Early the next morning we were on our way to explore the table-top where we had camped We hiked a few miles to a small lake bathed in its icy waters scooped snow from nearby patches and ate it and basked in the 750

sun This was how we -rested We moved on the next day to Alaska Basin Again we walked through

meadows of wild flowers drank from cold streams climbed over boulders and swam in shimmering blue-green lakes That evening by campfire we listened to the Alaska Basin Symphony made up of accordian clarinet uke kettle (from the Commissary) drums and guitar

On our third move to Cascade Canyon I crossed a huge snow bank where I had the fun of skiing sans skismiddot to the bottom This last camp was for me the most fabulous of all We were literally at the foot of the Grand and South Tetons From here we made numerous side trips and watched professional climbers scale the two peaks On the eighth day we hiked downhill for 9 miles uphill another 3 miles and back to see and swim in the most beautiful of all the lakes Lake Solitude and then through the canyon to the east side of the range w here we walked around or crossed by boat the beautiful Jenny Lake (the boat for me -- 15 miles a day is enough)

Impressions I shall always remember sleeping under the stars on top of the world the jagged peaks outlined against the sky at dawn noon or dusk -- always spectacular the taste of that clear cold mountain water playing in the snow in shirtsleeves and shorts swimming in a lake bordered by snow (chilly yes but wondedul) the sight of the pack train on a high plateau outlined against the sky multitudes of wild flowers bursting with color -- reds blues purples yellows the fresh smells at 10000 ft -- just freshness and here and there in the meadows the sweet aroma of the flowers I am sure there will be many times in the future when sIttIng at my desk the memory of my experiences will cross my mind and I will smile

11

WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND

FLOOD by Ann Geanacou

It rained that Wednesday August 17 in Woonsocket Good for gardens pleasant for vacation naps It rained Thursday aU Friday The flowers were drooping I was rested Wed had 11 inches of rain in three days more than a usual summers rainfall

Friday morning shrouded in rain clothes I pushed through the brush and tall wild grass to a hill behind our house to observe the mood of myoid friend the Blackstone River It was ruffled a bit swollen but not alanning Minor floods in years past had not made

bull us less fond of the river it had given us power for our textile mills employment for many of our 50000 people

At 200 pm the Civil Defense sirens wailed Water was seeping into the French Canadian district the Social from trenches streams and ponds all offsprings of the Blackstone Evacuation began of the hundreds of residents most of them from tall tenement houses built by the first mill owners of 75 years ago Even at sundown with the water at 7 feet the more stubborn oldtimers living in the higher tenements had to be forced to abandon their small scant treasures and leave their beloved French-speaking Social

At 840 pm the gates which controlled a large artificial pond created by the river crumbled millions of gallons of water rushed into the Social raising the waters to 10 feet Shops were demolished as the debris-laden water crashed through windows its force pulling and swirling merchandise and equipment with it First floor tenements were a shambles Many of the tired old houses collapsed North of us other dams broke spilling the rivers fury against factories and homes in another section Millions of dollars of fine machinery stocks and buildings were ruined Damage to municipal works alone was S15 million

The homeless went to live with friends or relatives or were sheltered in gymnasiums and armories They slept on army cots supper was Canadian pea soup or beef stew The Salvation Army fed workers still

12

in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

14

~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

16

CHARTER FLIGHT TO EUROPE by ] entry HoIme s

Vacation in Europe for those of us who dont traipse to annual meetings or to Europe on Bank business seems like an expensive impossibility Transportation is the big cost particularly during the spring and summer months when all commercial modes of transport post their highest rates But there is hope and there can be realization of inexpensive transportation to Europe as the HolmesesBetty Lipetz and Eileen Blake can testify

The answer is a middotcharter flight which is a relatively new but rapidly expanding aspect of the airline business Under the terms of the Warsaw Convention any commercial airline can sell charshyter service at its own price proshyvided the charter service is carshyried out in the same manner as regularly scheduled flights and that the charter service be sold

to members of a homogenous organization and not to the genshyeral public

Two years ago a special organishyzation called the United Nations Cooperative Inc was set up at UN Headquarters in New York for the specific purpose of coshyordinating the wishes of UN staff (including specialized agencies) for a European vacashytion with those of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to charter flights to Europe Last year the UN Cooperative chartered two flights this year four

To be eligible for a charter with the UN Cooperative you must joinmiddot you buy one share in the Cooperative for S10 and make your wishes known regarding preferable dates for 4 5 or 6 weeks in Europe I did this in ] anuary In April I was notified that Mrs Holmes and I had seats

8

on a KLM charter flight leaving New York June 14 to return July 21 and by June 1 we had our tickets-shy$330 each round trip to Amsterdam

On June 14 our flight left New York three hours late (due to weather) However from the time we checked in with KLM at Idlewild as specified we were in their hands and the Royal Dutch left nothing to be desired from that moment until we were securely fixed with hotel resershyvations in Amsterdam We left New York at 345 pm had dinner in Gander and flew non-stop from there to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam elapsed time was 17 hours Our plane carried two crews totaling nine men (all handsome as my wife Betty or Eileen will readily tell you) The service was excellent -- anything you desired from alcohol to airshysick pills we were served snacks between meals and drinks between snacks The return from Amstershydam - 5~ weeks later - was also top quality (different crew) due to un fa vorable winds we made two stops - Keflavik and Gander - and our elapsed time was 22 hours

Our plane was a DC-4 Although not as fast as the 7 s or the supershyconnies the 4 is very comfortable We did not have the same identishy

cal plane returning both the 4s had been completely refurbished within the past year and the engines were in top condition We were kept informed via perioshydic dispatches from the pilot on all matters of weather altitude and speed as well as landmarks after we crossed the Scottish coast

Once we landed in Amsterdam each member of the charter flight was on his own Betty Lipetz spent the 5 wee ks at home in London Eileen traveled through Switzerland Italy France Spain and Portugal and Elaine and I visited France and Italy We are all laying plans for another trip to Europe soon - perhaps next year

If you are interested in next years charters you should write to Einar Olsen United Nations Cooperative Inc UN Headshyquarters New York

Mario Ercolani EormerPublic Finance trainee and Mrs Holmes on the Rincio Terrace in Rome

UNICEF Greeting Cards

Orders for the UNICEF and the United Nations Greeting Cards and Note Cards are now being taken Each box contains 10 cards and costs $100 Sorry there are no samples available this year however if you are interested please call the Staff Relations Office Ext 2951

9

IN THE GRAND TETONS

by Carol V Baber

Ever wake up at the crack of dawn wash in ice water eat breakfast from a tin cup and then start off on a long hike and call it vacation I did and had the time of my life

For a city gal living for 8 days in the wilderness high in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming was quite an experience I had seen the Teton range in 1952 in glorious fall colors and had been so impressed that Id vowed to return and spend more time there The opportunity came through the Sierra Club an organization which specializes in studying preserving and enjoying our national scenic resources

I joined the Club at the foot of the Tetons where I set up my first home away from home In case youve never camped out this means locating yourself where there are trees to which string can be tied to support your roof (a tent or plastic sheet) and where an air mattress can be placed on the ground and be safe from punctures

The high trip group numbered about 120 consisting of young and old folks alike In addition to the hikers there were the Commissary who prepared meals from miscellaneous boxes of powdered this and that and the pack train made up of local ranchers who led horses which carried the cooking equipment and our 30-lb dunnage bags

The first days hike took us from the east side of the range to the west About an hour after wed begun to climb we had our first reward f rom atop a ridge we were able to look down into a canyon studded with pines at the mirror-like Phelps Lake a mile below and beyond to fields of colorful wild flowers and northward to where the trail disappeared between two high peaks Though there were many of us the trail was never crowded as we walked along leisurely in groups of two or three

By 3 pm we reached the foot of the hill we had to scale to reach our camp above I couldnt possibly describe that 3000 ft climb I only hope my pictures will do justice to the distance and the height and I can proudly proclaim that I climbed -that Two and a half hours later we reached the top Death Canyon Bench By all rights after 13

10

miles plus the final ascent we should have been exhausted but a few deep breaths of 10000 ft air and a good hot meal revived us completely

That night we gathered around a huge campfire to hear some of our fellow hikers with technical knowledge explain what they knew of the phenomena we were seeing As the air grew chillier and the fire brighter we moved in closer relaxed by singing and watched the moon rise behind the majestic peaks Sleep that night You bet we did and every night (And not just because wed exhausted ourselves blowing up air mattresses and zipping into sleeping bags) Early the next morning we were on our way to explore the table-top where we had camped We hiked a few miles to a small lake bathed in its icy waters scooped snow from nearby patches and ate it and basked in the 750

sun This was how we -rested We moved on the next day to Alaska Basin Again we walked through

meadows of wild flowers drank from cold streams climbed over boulders and swam in shimmering blue-green lakes That evening by campfire we listened to the Alaska Basin Symphony made up of accordian clarinet uke kettle (from the Commissary) drums and guitar

On our third move to Cascade Canyon I crossed a huge snow bank where I had the fun of skiing sans skismiddot to the bottom This last camp was for me the most fabulous of all We were literally at the foot of the Grand and South Tetons From here we made numerous side trips and watched professional climbers scale the two peaks On the eighth day we hiked downhill for 9 miles uphill another 3 miles and back to see and swim in the most beautiful of all the lakes Lake Solitude and then through the canyon to the east side of the range w here we walked around or crossed by boat the beautiful Jenny Lake (the boat for me -- 15 miles a day is enough)

Impressions I shall always remember sleeping under the stars on top of the world the jagged peaks outlined against the sky at dawn noon or dusk -- always spectacular the taste of that clear cold mountain water playing in the snow in shirtsleeves and shorts swimming in a lake bordered by snow (chilly yes but wondedul) the sight of the pack train on a high plateau outlined against the sky multitudes of wild flowers bursting with color -- reds blues purples yellows the fresh smells at 10000 ft -- just freshness and here and there in the meadows the sweet aroma of the flowers I am sure there will be many times in the future when sIttIng at my desk the memory of my experiences will cross my mind and I will smile

11

WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND

FLOOD by Ann Geanacou

It rained that Wednesday August 17 in Woonsocket Good for gardens pleasant for vacation naps It rained Thursday aU Friday The flowers were drooping I was rested Wed had 11 inches of rain in three days more than a usual summers rainfall

Friday morning shrouded in rain clothes I pushed through the brush and tall wild grass to a hill behind our house to observe the mood of myoid friend the Blackstone River It was ruffled a bit swollen but not alanning Minor floods in years past had not made

bull us less fond of the river it had given us power for our textile mills employment for many of our 50000 people

At 200 pm the Civil Defense sirens wailed Water was seeping into the French Canadian district the Social from trenches streams and ponds all offsprings of the Blackstone Evacuation began of the hundreds of residents most of them from tall tenement houses built by the first mill owners of 75 years ago Even at sundown with the water at 7 feet the more stubborn oldtimers living in the higher tenements had to be forced to abandon their small scant treasures and leave their beloved French-speaking Social

At 840 pm the gates which controlled a large artificial pond created by the river crumbled millions of gallons of water rushed into the Social raising the waters to 10 feet Shops were demolished as the debris-laden water crashed through windows its force pulling and swirling merchandise and equipment with it First floor tenements were a shambles Many of the tired old houses collapsed North of us other dams broke spilling the rivers fury against factories and homes in another section Millions of dollars of fine machinery stocks and buildings were ruined Damage to municipal works alone was S15 million

The homeless went to live with friends or relatives or were sheltered in gymnasiums and armories They slept on army cots supper was Canadian pea soup or beef stew The Salvation Army fed workers still

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in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

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~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

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on a KLM charter flight leaving New York June 14 to return July 21 and by June 1 we had our tickets-shy$330 each round trip to Amsterdam

On June 14 our flight left New York three hours late (due to weather) However from the time we checked in with KLM at Idlewild as specified we were in their hands and the Royal Dutch left nothing to be desired from that moment until we were securely fixed with hotel resershyvations in Amsterdam We left New York at 345 pm had dinner in Gander and flew non-stop from there to Schiphol airport in Amsterdam elapsed time was 17 hours Our plane carried two crews totaling nine men (all handsome as my wife Betty or Eileen will readily tell you) The service was excellent -- anything you desired from alcohol to airshysick pills we were served snacks between meals and drinks between snacks The return from Amstershydam - 5~ weeks later - was also top quality (different crew) due to un fa vorable winds we made two stops - Keflavik and Gander - and our elapsed time was 22 hours

Our plane was a DC-4 Although not as fast as the 7 s or the supershyconnies the 4 is very comfortable We did not have the same identishy

cal plane returning both the 4s had been completely refurbished within the past year and the engines were in top condition We were kept informed via perioshydic dispatches from the pilot on all matters of weather altitude and speed as well as landmarks after we crossed the Scottish coast

Once we landed in Amsterdam each member of the charter flight was on his own Betty Lipetz spent the 5 wee ks at home in London Eileen traveled through Switzerland Italy France Spain and Portugal and Elaine and I visited France and Italy We are all laying plans for another trip to Europe soon - perhaps next year

If you are interested in next years charters you should write to Einar Olsen United Nations Cooperative Inc UN Headshyquarters New York

Mario Ercolani EormerPublic Finance trainee and Mrs Holmes on the Rincio Terrace in Rome

UNICEF Greeting Cards

Orders for the UNICEF and the United Nations Greeting Cards and Note Cards are now being taken Each box contains 10 cards and costs $100 Sorry there are no samples available this year however if you are interested please call the Staff Relations Office Ext 2951

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IN THE GRAND TETONS

by Carol V Baber

Ever wake up at the crack of dawn wash in ice water eat breakfast from a tin cup and then start off on a long hike and call it vacation I did and had the time of my life

For a city gal living for 8 days in the wilderness high in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming was quite an experience I had seen the Teton range in 1952 in glorious fall colors and had been so impressed that Id vowed to return and spend more time there The opportunity came through the Sierra Club an organization which specializes in studying preserving and enjoying our national scenic resources

I joined the Club at the foot of the Tetons where I set up my first home away from home In case youve never camped out this means locating yourself where there are trees to which string can be tied to support your roof (a tent or plastic sheet) and where an air mattress can be placed on the ground and be safe from punctures

The high trip group numbered about 120 consisting of young and old folks alike In addition to the hikers there were the Commissary who prepared meals from miscellaneous boxes of powdered this and that and the pack train made up of local ranchers who led horses which carried the cooking equipment and our 30-lb dunnage bags

The first days hike took us from the east side of the range to the west About an hour after wed begun to climb we had our first reward f rom atop a ridge we were able to look down into a canyon studded with pines at the mirror-like Phelps Lake a mile below and beyond to fields of colorful wild flowers and northward to where the trail disappeared between two high peaks Though there were many of us the trail was never crowded as we walked along leisurely in groups of two or three

By 3 pm we reached the foot of the hill we had to scale to reach our camp above I couldnt possibly describe that 3000 ft climb I only hope my pictures will do justice to the distance and the height and I can proudly proclaim that I climbed -that Two and a half hours later we reached the top Death Canyon Bench By all rights after 13

10

miles plus the final ascent we should have been exhausted but a few deep breaths of 10000 ft air and a good hot meal revived us completely

That night we gathered around a huge campfire to hear some of our fellow hikers with technical knowledge explain what they knew of the phenomena we were seeing As the air grew chillier and the fire brighter we moved in closer relaxed by singing and watched the moon rise behind the majestic peaks Sleep that night You bet we did and every night (And not just because wed exhausted ourselves blowing up air mattresses and zipping into sleeping bags) Early the next morning we were on our way to explore the table-top where we had camped We hiked a few miles to a small lake bathed in its icy waters scooped snow from nearby patches and ate it and basked in the 750

sun This was how we -rested We moved on the next day to Alaska Basin Again we walked through

meadows of wild flowers drank from cold streams climbed over boulders and swam in shimmering blue-green lakes That evening by campfire we listened to the Alaska Basin Symphony made up of accordian clarinet uke kettle (from the Commissary) drums and guitar

On our third move to Cascade Canyon I crossed a huge snow bank where I had the fun of skiing sans skismiddot to the bottom This last camp was for me the most fabulous of all We were literally at the foot of the Grand and South Tetons From here we made numerous side trips and watched professional climbers scale the two peaks On the eighth day we hiked downhill for 9 miles uphill another 3 miles and back to see and swim in the most beautiful of all the lakes Lake Solitude and then through the canyon to the east side of the range w here we walked around or crossed by boat the beautiful Jenny Lake (the boat for me -- 15 miles a day is enough)

Impressions I shall always remember sleeping under the stars on top of the world the jagged peaks outlined against the sky at dawn noon or dusk -- always spectacular the taste of that clear cold mountain water playing in the snow in shirtsleeves and shorts swimming in a lake bordered by snow (chilly yes but wondedul) the sight of the pack train on a high plateau outlined against the sky multitudes of wild flowers bursting with color -- reds blues purples yellows the fresh smells at 10000 ft -- just freshness and here and there in the meadows the sweet aroma of the flowers I am sure there will be many times in the future when sIttIng at my desk the memory of my experiences will cross my mind and I will smile

11

WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND

FLOOD by Ann Geanacou

It rained that Wednesday August 17 in Woonsocket Good for gardens pleasant for vacation naps It rained Thursday aU Friday The flowers were drooping I was rested Wed had 11 inches of rain in three days more than a usual summers rainfall

Friday morning shrouded in rain clothes I pushed through the brush and tall wild grass to a hill behind our house to observe the mood of myoid friend the Blackstone River It was ruffled a bit swollen but not alanning Minor floods in years past had not made

bull us less fond of the river it had given us power for our textile mills employment for many of our 50000 people

At 200 pm the Civil Defense sirens wailed Water was seeping into the French Canadian district the Social from trenches streams and ponds all offsprings of the Blackstone Evacuation began of the hundreds of residents most of them from tall tenement houses built by the first mill owners of 75 years ago Even at sundown with the water at 7 feet the more stubborn oldtimers living in the higher tenements had to be forced to abandon their small scant treasures and leave their beloved French-speaking Social

At 840 pm the gates which controlled a large artificial pond created by the river crumbled millions of gallons of water rushed into the Social raising the waters to 10 feet Shops were demolished as the debris-laden water crashed through windows its force pulling and swirling merchandise and equipment with it First floor tenements were a shambles Many of the tired old houses collapsed North of us other dams broke spilling the rivers fury against factories and homes in another section Millions of dollars of fine machinery stocks and buildings were ruined Damage to municipal works alone was S15 million

The homeless went to live with friends or relatives or were sheltered in gymnasiums and armories They slept on army cots supper was Canadian pea soup or beef stew The Salvation Army fed workers still

12

in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

14

~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

16

IN THE GRAND TETONS

by Carol V Baber

Ever wake up at the crack of dawn wash in ice water eat breakfast from a tin cup and then start off on a long hike and call it vacation I did and had the time of my life

For a city gal living for 8 days in the wilderness high in the Grand Teton Mountains of Wyoming was quite an experience I had seen the Teton range in 1952 in glorious fall colors and had been so impressed that Id vowed to return and spend more time there The opportunity came through the Sierra Club an organization which specializes in studying preserving and enjoying our national scenic resources

I joined the Club at the foot of the Tetons where I set up my first home away from home In case youve never camped out this means locating yourself where there are trees to which string can be tied to support your roof (a tent or plastic sheet) and where an air mattress can be placed on the ground and be safe from punctures

The high trip group numbered about 120 consisting of young and old folks alike In addition to the hikers there were the Commissary who prepared meals from miscellaneous boxes of powdered this and that and the pack train made up of local ranchers who led horses which carried the cooking equipment and our 30-lb dunnage bags

The first days hike took us from the east side of the range to the west About an hour after wed begun to climb we had our first reward f rom atop a ridge we were able to look down into a canyon studded with pines at the mirror-like Phelps Lake a mile below and beyond to fields of colorful wild flowers and northward to where the trail disappeared between two high peaks Though there were many of us the trail was never crowded as we walked along leisurely in groups of two or three

By 3 pm we reached the foot of the hill we had to scale to reach our camp above I couldnt possibly describe that 3000 ft climb I only hope my pictures will do justice to the distance and the height and I can proudly proclaim that I climbed -that Two and a half hours later we reached the top Death Canyon Bench By all rights after 13

10

miles plus the final ascent we should have been exhausted but a few deep breaths of 10000 ft air and a good hot meal revived us completely

That night we gathered around a huge campfire to hear some of our fellow hikers with technical knowledge explain what they knew of the phenomena we were seeing As the air grew chillier and the fire brighter we moved in closer relaxed by singing and watched the moon rise behind the majestic peaks Sleep that night You bet we did and every night (And not just because wed exhausted ourselves blowing up air mattresses and zipping into sleeping bags) Early the next morning we were on our way to explore the table-top where we had camped We hiked a few miles to a small lake bathed in its icy waters scooped snow from nearby patches and ate it and basked in the 750

sun This was how we -rested We moved on the next day to Alaska Basin Again we walked through

meadows of wild flowers drank from cold streams climbed over boulders and swam in shimmering blue-green lakes That evening by campfire we listened to the Alaska Basin Symphony made up of accordian clarinet uke kettle (from the Commissary) drums and guitar

On our third move to Cascade Canyon I crossed a huge snow bank where I had the fun of skiing sans skismiddot to the bottom This last camp was for me the most fabulous of all We were literally at the foot of the Grand and South Tetons From here we made numerous side trips and watched professional climbers scale the two peaks On the eighth day we hiked downhill for 9 miles uphill another 3 miles and back to see and swim in the most beautiful of all the lakes Lake Solitude and then through the canyon to the east side of the range w here we walked around or crossed by boat the beautiful Jenny Lake (the boat for me -- 15 miles a day is enough)

Impressions I shall always remember sleeping under the stars on top of the world the jagged peaks outlined against the sky at dawn noon or dusk -- always spectacular the taste of that clear cold mountain water playing in the snow in shirtsleeves and shorts swimming in a lake bordered by snow (chilly yes but wondedul) the sight of the pack train on a high plateau outlined against the sky multitudes of wild flowers bursting with color -- reds blues purples yellows the fresh smells at 10000 ft -- just freshness and here and there in the meadows the sweet aroma of the flowers I am sure there will be many times in the future when sIttIng at my desk the memory of my experiences will cross my mind and I will smile

11

WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND

FLOOD by Ann Geanacou

It rained that Wednesday August 17 in Woonsocket Good for gardens pleasant for vacation naps It rained Thursday aU Friday The flowers were drooping I was rested Wed had 11 inches of rain in three days more than a usual summers rainfall

Friday morning shrouded in rain clothes I pushed through the brush and tall wild grass to a hill behind our house to observe the mood of myoid friend the Blackstone River It was ruffled a bit swollen but not alanning Minor floods in years past had not made

bull us less fond of the river it had given us power for our textile mills employment for many of our 50000 people

At 200 pm the Civil Defense sirens wailed Water was seeping into the French Canadian district the Social from trenches streams and ponds all offsprings of the Blackstone Evacuation began of the hundreds of residents most of them from tall tenement houses built by the first mill owners of 75 years ago Even at sundown with the water at 7 feet the more stubborn oldtimers living in the higher tenements had to be forced to abandon their small scant treasures and leave their beloved French-speaking Social

At 840 pm the gates which controlled a large artificial pond created by the river crumbled millions of gallons of water rushed into the Social raising the waters to 10 feet Shops were demolished as the debris-laden water crashed through windows its force pulling and swirling merchandise and equipment with it First floor tenements were a shambles Many of the tired old houses collapsed North of us other dams broke spilling the rivers fury against factories and homes in another section Millions of dollars of fine machinery stocks and buildings were ruined Damage to municipal works alone was S15 million

The homeless went to live with friends or relatives or were sheltered in gymnasiums and armories They slept on army cots supper was Canadian pea soup or beef stew The Salvation Army fed workers still

12

in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

14

~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

16

miles plus the final ascent we should have been exhausted but a few deep breaths of 10000 ft air and a good hot meal revived us completely

That night we gathered around a huge campfire to hear some of our fellow hikers with technical knowledge explain what they knew of the phenomena we were seeing As the air grew chillier and the fire brighter we moved in closer relaxed by singing and watched the moon rise behind the majestic peaks Sleep that night You bet we did and every night (And not just because wed exhausted ourselves blowing up air mattresses and zipping into sleeping bags) Early the next morning we were on our way to explore the table-top where we had camped We hiked a few miles to a small lake bathed in its icy waters scooped snow from nearby patches and ate it and basked in the 750

sun This was how we -rested We moved on the next day to Alaska Basin Again we walked through

meadows of wild flowers drank from cold streams climbed over boulders and swam in shimmering blue-green lakes That evening by campfire we listened to the Alaska Basin Symphony made up of accordian clarinet uke kettle (from the Commissary) drums and guitar

On our third move to Cascade Canyon I crossed a huge snow bank where I had the fun of skiing sans skismiddot to the bottom This last camp was for me the most fabulous of all We were literally at the foot of the Grand and South Tetons From here we made numerous side trips and watched professional climbers scale the two peaks On the eighth day we hiked downhill for 9 miles uphill another 3 miles and back to see and swim in the most beautiful of all the lakes Lake Solitude and then through the canyon to the east side of the range w here we walked around or crossed by boat the beautiful Jenny Lake (the boat for me -- 15 miles a day is enough)

Impressions I shall always remember sleeping under the stars on top of the world the jagged peaks outlined against the sky at dawn noon or dusk -- always spectacular the taste of that clear cold mountain water playing in the snow in shirtsleeves and shorts swimming in a lake bordered by snow (chilly yes but wondedul) the sight of the pack train on a high plateau outlined against the sky multitudes of wild flowers bursting with color -- reds blues purples yellows the fresh smells at 10000 ft -- just freshness and here and there in the meadows the sweet aroma of the flowers I am sure there will be many times in the future when sIttIng at my desk the memory of my experiences will cross my mind and I will smile

11

WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND

FLOOD by Ann Geanacou

It rained that Wednesday August 17 in Woonsocket Good for gardens pleasant for vacation naps It rained Thursday aU Friday The flowers were drooping I was rested Wed had 11 inches of rain in three days more than a usual summers rainfall

Friday morning shrouded in rain clothes I pushed through the brush and tall wild grass to a hill behind our house to observe the mood of myoid friend the Blackstone River It was ruffled a bit swollen but not alanning Minor floods in years past had not made

bull us less fond of the river it had given us power for our textile mills employment for many of our 50000 people

At 200 pm the Civil Defense sirens wailed Water was seeping into the French Canadian district the Social from trenches streams and ponds all offsprings of the Blackstone Evacuation began of the hundreds of residents most of them from tall tenement houses built by the first mill owners of 75 years ago Even at sundown with the water at 7 feet the more stubborn oldtimers living in the higher tenements had to be forced to abandon their small scant treasures and leave their beloved French-speaking Social

At 840 pm the gates which controlled a large artificial pond created by the river crumbled millions of gallons of water rushed into the Social raising the waters to 10 feet Shops were demolished as the debris-laden water crashed through windows its force pulling and swirling merchandise and equipment with it First floor tenements were a shambles Many of the tired old houses collapsed North of us other dams broke spilling the rivers fury against factories and homes in another section Millions of dollars of fine machinery stocks and buildings were ruined Damage to municipal works alone was S15 million

The homeless went to live with friends or relatives or were sheltered in gymnasiums and armories They slept on army cots supper was Canadian pea soup or beef stew The Salvation Army fed workers still

12

in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

14

~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

16

WOONSOCKET RHODE ISLAND

FLOOD by Ann Geanacou

It rained that Wednesday August 17 in Woonsocket Good for gardens pleasant for vacation naps It rained Thursday aU Friday The flowers were drooping I was rested Wed had 11 inches of rain in three days more than a usual summers rainfall

Friday morning shrouded in rain clothes I pushed through the brush and tall wild grass to a hill behind our house to observe the mood of myoid friend the Blackstone River It was ruffled a bit swollen but not alanning Minor floods in years past had not made

bull us less fond of the river it had given us power for our textile mills employment for many of our 50000 people

At 200 pm the Civil Defense sirens wailed Water was seeping into the French Canadian district the Social from trenches streams and ponds all offsprings of the Blackstone Evacuation began of the hundreds of residents most of them from tall tenement houses built by the first mill owners of 75 years ago Even at sundown with the water at 7 feet the more stubborn oldtimers living in the higher tenements had to be forced to abandon their small scant treasures and leave their beloved French-speaking Social

At 840 pm the gates which controlled a large artificial pond created by the river crumbled millions of gallons of water rushed into the Social raising the waters to 10 feet Shops were demolished as the debris-laden water crashed through windows its force pulling and swirling merchandise and equipment with it First floor tenements were a shambles Many of the tired old houses collapsed North of us other dams broke spilling the rivers fury against factories and homes in another section Millions of dollars of fine machinery stocks and buildings were ruined Damage to municipal works alone was S15 million

The homeless went to live with friends or relatives or were sheltered in gymnasiums and armories They slept on army cots supper was Canadian pea soup or beef stew The Salvation Army fed workers still

12

in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

14

~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

16

in the flood areas Police and Civil Defense workers from the entire s tate fought with traffic made abnormal by a city se~red by washedshyout bridges Everyone was helping our chaotic city

When on Saturday starched and rested I offered to help at Red Cross Headquarters the volunteer workers were near exhaustion One professional worker had arrived it was she who sent me on a wild chase through the stores denuding them of diapers nursing bottles combs soap A roof beds food having been provided the time had so soon come for elementary hygiene That night was hectic wires from frantic out-of-town relatives sorting and marking huge boxes of donuts and coffeecake our tired drivers had received from a kind baker washing the huge cauldrons the soups and stews were cooked in receiving reports on other strategic dams from ham radio operators arranging transportation to the shelters for wandering homeless persons At 200 am I left others stayed all night resting on a cot getting up to do some urgent errand

Sunday with a professional staff of three we officially established Disaster Relief Headquarters in a dirty barnlike structure that had been a furniture store We worked on battered desks and kitchen tables the sun beating in on us beginning the heartbreaking job of giving emergencymiddot aid The bewildered evacuees sat patiently for hours These people had been plagued by illness and poverty for years Their low pay in the mills and for many their Public Welfare checks proshyvided bare subsistence for their large families

The first requests were for clothing or food slips to help out the crowded groups living together Later requests were for kitchen utensils cots and blankets enough to barely start in a new home Case files were made on these people as additional workers arrived they were assigned the important task of rehabilitation This conshystituted working out plans and estimates with the family the Red Cross would subject to approval of an advisory board of local business and professional men return these people to a decent standard of living Small businessmen unable to obtain loans from the Small Business Administration because of high indebtedness applied to Red Cross for grants which will be reviewed after the most urgent family cases have been settled With the help it is receiving from people everywhere Woonsocket should soon rise from its mud and debris

RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF

Response to the Red Cross Flood Relief was most gratifying Voluntary contributions amounting to S14725 were rece ived from Bank staff members and turned over to the American Red Cross

13

The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

ETRADING POST- WANTED Ride between Bank and Sheridan Street N W by either

14th or 16th Streets Please call Helen Anderson Ext 2239 SUBLET Efficiency in the State House available October through

November IB700 including utilities Call Ext 2951 3 bedroom house 1-12 baths fenced garden in Glen Mar Park

114000 fully furnished Available through December Call Ext 2951 TO SHARE Staff member would like to share his home in Georgeshy

town with congenial young man Formore complete details call Ext 2951 Three girls would like a fourth to share 4 bedroom house 110500

a month including breakfast and dinner Within walking distance of Bank Call Ext 2951

FOR RENT Lovely furnished 4 bedroom house located on Hillmeade Road 130000 a month Call Ext 2951

14

~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

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The following books have recently been acquired for the Staff Relations Library in Room 1212 They rent for 3cent a day and can be reserved without charge

MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR GE NUS AND GODDESS by Herman Wouk by Aldous Huxley

NOTEBOOKS OF MAJOR TREE OF MAN THOMPSON by Patrick White

by Pierre Daninos TONTINE

WINDS OF HEAVEN by Thomas B Costain

by Monica Dickens THE GREAT MAN

DESERT AND THE STARS by Al Morgan

by Flora Armitage FARTHER SHORES

PICNIC AT SAKKARA by Robert M Coates

by P H Newby

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~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

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BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

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~AltmaLJ STORK SET Michael Irving

Alter born August 17 3 lbs 11 ounces George Washington Hosshypital proud parents Charlotte and Gerald

Peter Henry Bateson born August 24 9 lbs George Washshyington Hospital proud parents Yvonne and Richard

Stella and Eddie Donovan welshycomed their fifth child Michael George who was born August 27

in Providence Hospital weighing 7 lbs 15 ounces

Montague Yudelman of the Colombian Mission rece ived word of the birth of a daughter Septemshyber 11 in Johannesburg South Africa The beaming father was unable to tell us the name of his new daughter as Bank Notes went to press

ENGAGEMENTS Dolly Amador Western Hemisphere recently became engaged to Pierre Pelt Pierre is associated with the

Syndicate of Consultant Engineers of Belgium in Colombia Their marriage plans will be announced later

Betty Lipetz Western Hemishysphere became engaged to Manmohan Sekhri of the Indian Supply Mission Washington DC

MIDDLE AISLE EIin Haraldsshydottir Economic Staff was married September 10 to Leon D Wofford Jr ih Washington Cathedral Leon is a student at the George Washington University Law School

BRIDGE TOURNAMENT Conshygratulations to Roscoe and Dorshyothy Alexander who returned with three trophies from the American Bridge Association National Tournament in Philadelphia

Our deepest sympathy to Elinor and Joe Reamy whose son Danny died August 22 in Kensington Maryland

--shy

We wish to let our friends in the Bank and Fund know how deeply we appreciate the kindness that was expressed in so many ways during Dannys illness Leland Scribner and Jentry Holmes worked untiringly to arrange for the countles$ blood donations that were needed and everyshyone performed so many generous deeds that it is impossible to single out each person individually

May we just say Thank you bull

Joe and Elinqr Reamy

15

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

16

BWL~NG~~BR OKS

The Annual Meeting is now a thing of the past like water over the dam (if youll excuse the expression) and the big subject at the moment is the 195556 bowling season which promises to be bigger and better than ever

At this writing we are waiting for October 12 when we shall try our skill in the reconditioned alleys at the YMCA We are told that the loprs havemiddot been sanded the lights have been fluorescented the welcome mat has been brightened and the band will be on hand to lure us to the basement -- I mean lower lobby -- with music as enchanting as was ever played by the Pied Piper of Hamlin Well anyhow Bowling League President Bill Bennett assures US the alleys will be in good shape Good Shape There are a couple of shapes one in particular Ive seen in the mirror lately that could be better but perhaps at the end of the season a weigh will have been found to do something about it

This year we will have twelve teams instead of the usual ten of former years and in addition each team will consist of six regular members instead of five In that way it was decided more Bank personnel could be members of the League than could be accommodated by any other device that was proposed The enthusiasm of Bank staff to join the Bowling League was certainly most gratifying and it is unfortunate that there are not more alleys We want to emphasize to staff who were unable to be accepted this year that they will be called on to substitute when the occasion arises and we hope they will be able to join in the fun

No two ways about it well have to petition the powers-that-be to erect our own building containing elastic alleys so that our Bowling League can expand with the growth of our member countries

The teams this year -- and not necessarily in the order in which they will finish - are Legal EAA Administration No1 Administrashytion No2 Tech Ec Office of Information Presidents Office Treasshyurers Assets Operations Personnel Secretarys Office Finance The first night as we said earlier is October 12 the time 730 PM the place the YMCA just around the comer A most cordial invitashytion is extended to all staff to visit and watch some really super-duper playing

PS A reminder to staff who are bowling be sure to have your own bowling shoes as there are none available for rental

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