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»l. IS, No. 5

December 1, 1961 T^/. 20^3'

Millions for Improvements

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\V". A. Carter, Governor-President W. P. Leber, Lieutenant Governor Will Arey

Panama Canal Information Officer

Official Panama Canal Company Publication

Published Monthly at Balboa Heights, C. 1.

Printed at the Printing Plant, Mount Hope,Candl Zone

N. D. Christensen, Press Officer Joseph Connor, Publications Editor

Editorial Assistants: Eunice Richard and Tobi Bittel

William Burns, Official Photographer

On sale at all Panama Canal Service Centers. Retail Stores, and the Tivoli Guest House for 10 days after publication date at 5 cents each. Subscriptions, JI a year; mail and back copies, 10 cents each.

Postal money orders made payable to tlie Panama Canal Company should be mailed to Box M, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Editorial Offices are located in the Administration Building, Balboa Heights, C. Z.

Christmas decorations at Balboa Heights Administration Building.

Clje j^atibitp

A,.nd it came to pass in those

days, that there went out a decree

from Cacscr Augustus, that all the icorhl should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made

when Cijrenius teas governor of

Syria.)

And all went to be taxed, every one into his oivn city. And Joseph also went up from

Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethle- hem; (because he ivas of the house and lineage of David:)

To be taxed with Mary his

espou.<;ed wife, being great with

child. And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were ac- complished that she should he

delivered. Ai^d she brought forth her first- born .son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him

in a manger; because there was

no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same

country shepherds abiding in the

field, keeping watch over their

flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory

of the Lord shone round about

tltcni: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them. Fear twt: for, behold, I bring you

good tidings of great foy, which

shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day

in the city of David a Saviour,

which is Christ the Lord. And this .shall he a sign unto

you; Ye shall find the babe

wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with

the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and

saying.

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace, good will toward men. -Luxe 2:1-14.

In This Issue

THE NORTHERN sections of the Western Hemisphere now are entering their real winter season, but

the colorful blossoms of trees and flowers which

mark the beginning of the dry season in Panama

soon will be bursting forth in all their beauty,

marking the beginning of the local growing season

for seasonal crops. One crop that continues its cycle of growth

throughout the year—and produces colorful flowers

in the process—is the water hyacinth. Although

beautiful and much admired by flower fanciers. Canal

officials don't derive much satisfaction from them.

In fact, the water hyacinths represent a nuisance and,

if left unmolested, soon would be a serious menace

to operation of the waterway. How they are kept

under control by year around effort is described on

pages 8 and 9.

TO ILLUSTRATE an article on the medical care provided disability relief annuitants of the Canal

organization under present programs, Dr. Ignacio

Fiibrega, an enthusiastic and able amateur photographer, joined Official Photographer William Burns,

a longtime friend, to shoot a series of pictures at the Panama Hospital clinic operated for tlie annuitants. The resulting photos and article appear on

pages 10 and 11.

Report to Stockholder 3

Journey to Remember - ^ ._ 6

Festive Month 7

Battling the Beastly Beauty _ _ 8

Better Medical Care 10

Potpourri -^ — 12 Through the Air 14

Hunting Fire Hazards 16

Christmas Eve of the Safe Worker 17 New Roads to Bridge 18

United Fund Report - -r - ^^

Anniversaries -. '/-'^r- 20

Promotions and Transfers 21

Canal History 23

Retircmt^nts 23

Shipping .- -•-;-'-'^- 24 ?

2 December 1, 1961 "
Report

to

Stockholder

THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANY 19.56, capital expenditures have in- spent almost $6 million more than it took creased each \ear since, as followsin during fiscal year 1961, the annual 1957, .$5.6 milhon; 1958 '.$7.7 million- report of the Company's Board of Di- 1959, .$11.,3 million; 1960, $14.7 milrectors to the stockholder. Secretary of lion; 1961, $16.8 million. Company oflS- the Arm\- El\ is

J. Stahr, jr., shows. The cials report that capital expenditures

annual report was made public Decem- for the current fiscal year are expected

ber 1. It co\ers the fiscal year which to increase again, reaching $17.7 million ended June 30. b\' June .30, 1962.

Capital expenditures of $16.8 million ' In addition to the $16.8 million for

to modernize and impro\e the water- capital expenditures in fiscal \ear 1961,

way and its ser%-ices to world shipping the report to the stockholder shows were responsible for Company spending operating expenditmes for the \ear of running higher than income. The approxiniatelv $84.7 million and $3 mil- exba money to finance the capital lion for locks o\erhaul and channel

mipro\ements came from cash reserves maintenance, to bring total spending to accumulated in prior years. $104.5 million, or $5.9 million more The report shows that fiscal year 1961 than the total income of $98.6 million, was the fifth consecutive year that capi- The Comptroller General of the

tal expenditures by the Company ha\-e United States ad\ ised the Compan\ on mcreased over those of the previous October 31, 1961, that the accompan\-

year. From a level of $5.1 million in ing financial statements "present fairlv

Statement of Source and Application of Funds

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1961

Source of funds;

^'^'''^""^^i V

• Vi- •; $98,401,844 Froceeds from sale of fixed assets 216 .382 Decrease in cash ' g 90'"' 417

104.520.643

Application of funds: Operating expenses and other costs 93 088 834

Less operating expenses not requiring expenditure of funds: Provision for depreciation .$4 905 8.3.5 Provision for locks overhaul 503 456

Provision for maintenance of channel , , 1 836 000

Amortization of cost of removing slide hazard '.'. 1,085 000

^^^"^ ' 55'784 8.407.075 f... , ,.. 84,681,7.59 Capital expenditures:

Acquisition of fixed assets I5 yjq 547 Removal costs, plant retirements ' 53328 Other assets 51 •''89 Canal locks overhaul e.xpenditures 1 611 841 Channel maintenance expenditures 1318 167 Net change in other working capital I ..............[.]] . .

' 93 712

S104.520.643

The Panama Canal Review 3

Stockholder Elvis J. Stahr, jr.

the financial position of the Panama

Canal Company at June .30, 1961, and

the results of its operations for the year

tlien ended, in conformity with the

principles and standards of accounting

prescribed for executi\'e agencies by

the Comptroller Ceneral of the United

States, applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year and

with applicable Federal laws." Major capital expenditures included

in the $16.8 million spent for that pur- pose during fiscal year 1961 were $6.6

million on widening Gaillard Cut from

300 to .500 feet; $1.5 million to purchase

three new and more powerful tugs to

assist ships using Canal facilities; $2.3

million for new and improved housing

for emplo\ees; $1 million for new towing locomotives and read\ing the lock

structures for them; and' $600,000 to construct a 30-inch water main to serve the Republic of Panama.

Major increase in operating expenses and other costs, which climbed from

$87.5 million in fiscal year 1960 to approximately $93.1 million in 1961 for an increase of $5.6 million, was $4.8

million in payroll and related costs. This

resulted jjrimaril)' from general pay

increases to all employees and a $10

across-the-board monthh' increase to more than 3,600 former employees now

on the disability relief pasroll. Total revenue of the Company in- creased $5 million over the level of fiscal year 1960, but operating expenses and

related costs increased $5.6 million, thus reducing the net rexenue by approximately $600,000 below the level of

fiscal year 1960. The financial statistics presented as part of the report show that the net

direct, interest-bearing investment of the U.S. Government in the watei-way

decreased more than $8 million during
A wider Canal for world shipping.

fiscal year 1961, primarily through

transfer of Company property to the Republic of Panama' without charge to the Republic.

Noting that June 30, 1961, marked

the end of the first decade of operation

of the waterway by the Panama Canal

Company, the report includes a sum- mary of developments which have

occurred in traffic during the 10 years.

It also points to the increasing size of ships using the Canal. "In 1951," the report says, "only 10 ocean-going commercial ships transited the Canal with registered gross tonnage

of 18,000 tons or over. These large .ships accounted for only 0.1 percent of the

total commercial transits for the year. There were only 8 ships that transited the Canal during that year with beams

of 80 feet or over. Seven of these transits were by U.S. naval vessels and only one such transit was made by a commercial vessel. "By contrast, during the current year 330 ocean-going commercial ships of 18,000 registered gross tonnage or over

transited the Canal, accounting for 3.1 percent of the commercial transits. Ships having beams of 80 feet or over increased to .508, of which 483

were commercial and 25 were U.S. naval vessels." Summarizing the program of improve- ments and modernizations, the report notes that during 1961 some 6,792,000

cubic yards of earth and rock were moved in connection with the Canal

widening program. It also notes that 910 lighting fixtures were installed in the Cut between Pedro Miguel Locks

PANAMA CANAL COMPANY

Comparative Statement of Financial Condition

June 30, 1961 and 1960

ASSETS -^96^

Current Assets: Fund balances with U.S. Treasury and cash: Fund balance in U.S. Treasury checking account. . .^6,475,835

Cash in commercial banks, on hand, and in transit

.

5,0lL,il/

21,487,952

Allocation from the Department of the Army -84,382

21,772,3.34

Accounts receivable: Net settlement between Panama Canal Company

and Canal Zone Government /oq 0^4

U.S. Government Agencies ?,i":.'ooc Republic of Panama f'^Jr'nn^ Other \M5Sm

5,739,416

Notes receivable

Inventories, principally at average cost: Materials and supplies, less allowances for excess

obsolete, and inactive stocks of $929,171 and .„„„,„,

.$1,040,915, respectively V.^Z'rTA

Merchandise held for sale .J.0b8,.J4U

7,930,522

Other current assets 147,81.3

Total current assets 35,590,085

''*''' Cost!"!'' 629,455,125

Less depreciation and valuation allowances 191.422.988 438,032,137

Thatcher Ferry Bridge:

Fund balance with U.S. Treasury

r ^70 ROfi Construction work in progress b.3/U,bUb

19,897,.344

Deferred charges and other assets 720,471.

$ 494.240.038

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current Liabilities: Accounts payable:

«, 4.;=; •jqq U.S. Government Agencies ^viR?''^::^ Other 3.596.253

5,051,582

Due U.S. Treasury 902.602

Employees' leave liability 8,()40..355

Accnied liabilities: __„

Salaries and wages

oqq nQ7

Claims for damages to vessels nV^'r-^A Other S15'549

3,028,219

Other current liabilities 878,923

Total current liabilities I'^'.^O^-'^Sl

Reserves: , -.p , ^07 Ovediaul of locks ^'Irn^nl

Non-capital power conversion costs

vi-r'so.^ Maintenance of channels l,ni,aM

3,832,776

Equity of U.S. Government: oiojftt^nin Net direct investment, interest-bearing ,00 1 ]q 0.V7 Retained reserve, non-interest-bearing. . 122,I4J,„/

Thatcher Ferry bridge, non-interest-bearing ia,8J/,.344

472,.505,581

.$494,240,038

J 960

$21,261,344

6,129,025

27,390,369

906,713

28,297,082

1,461,256

7.39,302 1,445,770

1,517,501

5,163,829

1,069,.500

5,011,627

3,.373,373

8,385,000

237,724

4.3,153,1.35

617,760,372

192,132,239

425,628,1.33

15,782,6.33 4,114,711

19,897,344

1,808,007

.$490,486,619

$1,749,115

4,643,188

6,392,.303

1,,330,010

7,428,319

1,742,792

445,013

678,230

2,866,035

1,639,360

19,656,027

2,663,023

666,049

1,200,000

4,529,072

.3.38,519,248 107,884,928

19,897,344

466,301,520

$490,486,619

December 1, 1961
and Gamboa and that 515 lighting standards equipped with 812 luminaries were installed on the lock walls. Detailing the status of fi\e major

improvement projects included in the

current program, the report says that

upon their completion in 1971 they

"will bring the present Canal up to its maximum capacity. The five projects are

as follows:

1. New and more powerful locks towing locomotives to replace those

Comparative Statement of Revenue and Expenses

Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 1961 and 1960

Revenue:

I°"j.;-/ " V ir " Vt V/. $54,165,958

t^redit tor tolls on U.S. Government vessels. . . 1 006 756 Commodities sold ; ; 19;915;614 Service sales and rentals 2.3 .313 516

Total revenue 98,401,844

Operatmg e,\penses and other costs: Payroll and related costs 47 ggg 39,3 Material and other operating e.xpenses . . . 4 43'' 170 Cost of commodities sold . . 13 e-^S 847 Depreciation ' ' 4 9^6 835 Net cost of Canal Zone Government 1.3 365 899

Interest on net direct investment of U.S. Government. . . . 8,'770,'690

. Total operating e.xpenses and otlier costs 93,088,8:34

, Net Revenue $5,313,010

1960

$50,981,928

821,104

18,025,457

23,601.929

93,4.30.418

43,112,8.37 4,363,648

13,338,218

4,981,952

12,801,246

8,925,188

87,523,089

$5,907,329

Statement of Changes in Equity of the United States Government

Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1961

Net direct investment

interest-bearing Equity at July 1, 1960 $338,519,248

Additions: Net revenue

E.xcess of market over book value of properties transferred to Republic

of Panama under 1955 Treaty

Property transfers, other Federal

agencies, net Adjustment of prior years' provision

for depreciation of fi.\ed assets . . Reactivation of plant

Retained

revenue noninterest-bearing

Thatcher Ferry Bridge noninterest-bearing

$107,884,928 $19,897,.344

37,416

110,346

5,313,010

8,067,517

877,772

Reduction: Market value of properties trans- ferred to Republic of Panama

under 1955 Treaty

E(iuity at June 30, 1961

338,667,010 122,143,227 19,897,.344

8,202,000

$330,465,010 $122,14.3,227 $19,897,344

Comparative Statement of Fixed Assets-June 30, 1961 and 1960

1961 I960

Cost Lands, titles, and treaty

rights Interest during original construction Canal excavation, fills and

embankments

Canal structures and equip- ment

Other maritime facilities . . . Supporting and general facilities Construction work in progress. Retirements in progress. . . . Facilities held for future use. Total

Depreciation and valuation allowances

$14,763,665 $.

50,892,311

282,717,270

117,447,602

24,752,779

122,481,897

8,205,050

2.422,256

5,772,295

50,892,311

57,808.968

17,650,202

58,609,290

2,' 154,090

4 308.127

Cost

$14,763,665

50,892,311

275,886,352

114,004,.369 24,137,900

123,863,038

7,179,557

4,945,,385 2,087,795

Depreciation and valuatiim allowances

50,892,311

56,348,047

17,195,984

61,640,.344

4,808,928

1,246.625

$629.4.55.125 $191.422.988 $617.760,.372 $192.132.2.39

The Panama Canal Review

now in use. The first of these are due

to arrive in January 1962 and the $5.9 million project is scheduled for completion in 1964.

2. Installation of an electronic ship

dispatching and marine traffic control system to permit maximum utilization of the locks is scheduled for completion

in about 2 years at an estimated cost of $2.3 million.

3. Modification of lock overhaul technicjues to reduce a single lane outage

for locks gate overhaul to approximately

24 hours. Now in the design stage, the project is expected to cost about

$10 million.

4. Widening of Gaillard Cut from

300 to 500 feet, scheduled for completion in 1967, at an estimated cost

of $47 million, of which $19.3 million was under contract or completed on June 30, 1961.

5. Deepening the channel from 42

to 47 feet throughout the length of the waterway, thus improving shfp maneuverability through Gaillard Cut and

increasing the supply of water available

for lockages during extremely dry

periods. This project, "which will require

about 4 years to complete, has not yet

been started and is expected to cost $21.5 million. Any increase in Canal capacity after completion of these projects, the report

concludes, "can be provided only by

construction of an additional lock lane

or a sea level canal."

A new water main to serve Panama.
m /T\ ^

Iveth Rios of Balboa High School talks about some of the things \isible from

railroad, as Teacher Elisa Medina of the Cerro Batea School and two pupils listen.

Journey

to

Remember

Tour guide Edward Michaelis talks of V,.iu THE FIRST DAY of November became

a "day to remember" for approximately

650 young pupils of Panama schools,

as they came to the Canal Zone, accompanied by their teachers, to tour some

of the facilities of the waterway as guests of the Canal organization.

The students and their escorts, in- cluding 20 Spanish-speaking students from Balboa High School, boarded a

Young visitors to Galun Locks were introduced to the giant watery stairsteps which lift ships over the Isthmus, with Spanish-speaking guides explaining operation of the locks.

il liisl(]r> 1(1 \isili]].; pupils aboard Las Cruces.

special passenger train at the Panama

Station to start their afternoon visit, which was part of the Canal organization's participation in the program of Panama's Independence Week activities. With the Balboa High School stu- dents circulating through the cars to

offer explanations and answer questions, the train headed for Gamboa, where some 2.50 of the guests left the train to board the Canal's sightseeing launch Las Cruces and the tug Ctilchra for a

trip into Gaillard Cut and return to Gamboa.

The 400 guests remaining on the

train were taken to Gatun, where they were conducted on a tour of the locks bv Spanish-speaking toiu- guides. Later, thev reboarded the train to retinn to Gamboa, where those who had been

aboard Las Cruces and Culebra re- boarded the train and another group

from the train boarded the sightseeing

launch for a similar trip into the Cut. This second group later was returned

to Panama Station by train. Mrs. Ruth Perez de Pere, President

of the Panama Municipal Council,

accompanied the first group on Las

Cruces and near the conclusion of the launch trip took the microphone of the

vessel's public address system to express her deep appreciation to Governor

Carter for making the trip possible by

]-ii()\iding for the use of Canal facilities and e(juipmcnt by the visitors. Her

remarks brought handclapping from the

otlier guests aboard the vessel, as the

Noungstcrs and their teachers indicated

their concurrence.

6 December I, 1961
Members of the Panama Municipal Council and other parade units move through Zone

Festive Month

NOVEMBER was a festive month in the Canal Zone, as residents participated

in three holiday observances. Two of the

days, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving

Day, were the traditional Stateside observances of November 11 and 23,

while the third was the Canal organization's historic participation in festivities commemorating the anniversary of Panama's independence, November 3, 1903. The colorful Flag Day parades on

both sides of the Isthmus on November 4, highlight of the traditional 3-day

Indepenclence festivities, were viewed

by thousands of Zonians and citizens of Panama, many of whom came to the Zone to watch the parades make their way along Zone streets decorated for the occasion with the crossed flags of the United States and Panama.

The band of the Cuerpo de Bomberos, units of the Panama National

Guard, patriotic and civic organizations

of Panama, representatives of schools in

tlie Republic, and units of various

U.S. military services on the Isthmus

participated in the colorful march.

Go\ernor Carter headed the list of Zone dignitaries present for the pledge

of allegiance to the flag at Shaler Tri- angle, first stop for the parade after it had assembled in Plaza Porras. Greeting

the Panamanian officials and others present for the ceremoiiN, Governor Carter, speaking in Spanish, said, "As Governor

of the Canal Zone, 1 am pleased to extend greetings on this occasion of genuine friendship. To the Panamanian

|:)eople, your neighbors in the Canal

Zone say welcome and congratulaTnii Panama Canal Review 7

tions upon this significant Independence

Week occasion.

"It is just a year ago today that

I greeted you at this same spot," he

continued. "I believe we can point with

pride to the events of the past year, during which we have all worked in harmony. The friendship between the people in the Zone and the people in Panama has continued to be an example

to all the people of the world. I am very

happ\^ to join you in a salute to the flag of a free, independent nation."

Earlier, Governor Carter had ad- dressed a message to Panama President

Roberto F. Chiad in which he said, "It

is with great pleasure that I extend to

m 0^^^

Young Zonian buys Panama flag from \tii- dor, as parade moves past packed onlookers.

Your Excellency, in behalf of the Canal

administration and the residents of the Canal Zone, best wishes for the happiness and welfare of the Panamanian

people on the auspicious occasion of the 58th Anniversary of the Independence

of the Republic of Panama." A week after the Flag Day parade,

the band of the Cuerpo de Bomberos

returned to the Canal Zone, along with

representatives of a number of other Panamanian organizations, including

the Lions Club, and the National Guard,

to participate in the Veterans Day

parade. The quiet Thanksgiving Day

observance of November 23 concluded

the November holidays.

Governor Carter greets Panama band which serenaded him November 3 at Balboa Heights.

1
Using small boats and musclepower, three

employees of the hyacinth control unit

remove water grass and hyacinths

from lower Chagres River.

Battlino the BEASTLY BEAUTY

Water hyacinths would

make an inland Sargasso

Sea of the waterway if

left uncontrolled.

Floating hyacinth

in center is

less hardy than

the rooted variety.

The hyacinth

blossom is from

another plant.

MOLET BLUE water hyacinths clus- tered in Httle islands, scudding before a breeze across Isthmian waters, or an- chored in the waterways, may provide

inspiration for a poim, or for a dehcate

floral arrangement, l)Ut to the Dredging

Di\ision they represent trouble, unless

controlled. Water hyacinth control, so important

to the Canal operation, keeps a hyacinth

control unit of 30 men busy throughout

the year. Last year the hyacinth control work cost the Company/Government

approximately $66,000 and an esti- mated 8,770,000 floating and anchored

8 December 1, 1961
plants were yanked out of the water-

\\a\ . How did the Dredging Division's Operations Braneh eount the millions of hyacinths? Easy. A count was made of the plants in one rowboat load, and then

multiplied by the number of loads. The water hyacinths, over the years, have been sprayed with chemicals and

poisons and have been pulled up bv

hand in the battle to destroy them, but

they continue propagating. As a matter

of fact, they are capable of multiplving

1,000 times in 7 months, and could

make an inland Sargasso Sea of the

entire watenvay if they ever got

out of hand.

No one knows exactly how the water

hyacinths got their start in Isthmian

waters, although their presence in State- side waters always seem to result in fanciful explanations. Two varieties are

to be found here, the South American

species which floats, and the Panamanian species that anchors in mud at a depth of not more than 20 feet of water. The tiny seeds probably were brought

by ducks or marsh birds, which carried the seeds on their feathers or in mud on

their feet, says Canal Zone Agronomist

W. R. Lindsay.

The glossy round leaves of the water

hyacinth, of either species, shed water

like the deck of a speedboat. The

floating variety has feathery, gas-filled roots and pithv leafstalks that are well ecjuipped to float and travel. The

blossoms are held aloft on a stem that grows up in the middle of the leaf

cluster. The main stem grows out as a runner across the surface of the water, giving rise to new plants as it grows. From Virginia to Missouri, and through

South America, this species turns ponds

and cjuiet streams into vivid masses of

color, often growing so thick that they

hide the water. Many methods have been tried in the battle against the hyacinths, says

P. A. White, Chief of the Dredging

Division, but this Division's hyacinth

control unit always returns to the tried and true cutting and burning of hyacinths, pulling them from the water and

piling them on shore to dry so they can be put to the torch during dry season. Testing still goes on, however, in the

search for a sure-fire hyacinth killer. Diesel and bunker fuel oils, and all the new weed-killing chemicals, have

been tried as they become available. But the water hyacinth blooms on, and on, and on. The hyacinths which float near the

surface of the water are easy to kill with

weed-killing compound, it has been

foinid. When the plants are sprayed

with 2-4-D, a plant hormone compound.

L^
BETTER

MEDICAL

CARE

More health services for annuitants

ordered by Board of Directors of

Panama Canal Company at request

of Governor Carter.

Dr. Jose I. Espinosa examines aging annuitant as Nurse Anna T. Caton watches, ready to assist the doctor and provide medical

history of patient from card file kept at clinic to expedite treatment.

PRACTICAL and economically feasible ways of providing medical care for the aged has become a major concern of many people in the United States and

is drawing increasing attention there and elsewhere as the general life ex- pectancy and the number of aged

continues to rise. The Canal organization, concerned

with much the same problem in relation

to a similarly aged group of some 3,100

disability relief annuitants residing on

the Isthmus, has taken a leading role in developing several related programs

designed to fill the need of low-cost medical care for this group of former

employees.

A major step in providing a complete

program of medical care now is being

implemented by Canal officials as the

result of recent action by the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Company.

The recent action by the Board provides for two part-time doctors to furnish medical care and treatment to the annuitants, two additional nurses to

join the three now employed to visit the annuitants at their homes, and arrange- ments whereby drugs and medicines

needed by the annuitants will be

provided free-of-charge by the Canal

organization if prescribed by the

part-time doctors.

Elderly annuitant rests a few moments.

The additional personnel and the free drugs and medicines, in conjunction

with the cure now being provided by

the three visiting nurses and through

a 10-month-old group health insurance

plan. Canal officials believe, will provide

efficient, economical medical care for the annuitants. With an average age of 71 years, the

eligible annuitants represent a number

of special medical problems. The group

health insurance program developed

for their benefit with the assistance of the Canal organization was designed

to provide them with protection against

economicallv disastrous medical bills. EmploNinent of the visiting nurses was

aimed at pro\iding professional nursing

care at home for the minor ailments

from which many of the annuitants suffer. The group insurance plan, for which

each enrolled annuitant pays $2.75 per month for medical care and 60 cents for a $1.50 death benefit, was modified

somewhat in August in an effort to reduce the expense of providing the medical care stipulated under it. Continued operation of the plan \\ ould have

been economically impossible without

the modification, Canal officials say.

10 December 1, 1961
Group Health Plan

Includes Free Clinics

The group plan provides payment up

to $7 per day for hospital room and

board for 31 consecutive days per

illness; up to $10 for ambulance service

to and from the hospital; up to $70

per in-patient illness for drugs, medicines, anesthesia, bandages, and similar items; up to $150 for specified surgical

operations; and up to $90 for Canal

Zone resident treatment by physicians.

The death benefit of $150 provided

under the plan is doubled in case of accidental death. The modification stipulates that the insurance compunv is to provide free

clinics for health plan enrollees in both

Panama City and Colon and requires

that health plan enrollees must visit one

of them before they are eligible for treatment by another physician or surgeon, or to be hospitalized.

Unlike other medical services pro- \ided for under the insurance plan, service at the clinics is not limited to any specific number of days or calls. Thus, annuitants able to do so may visit the clinics when necessary with no

expense beyond that of the monthly

insurance premiums thev pav. The modified plan, under which the annuitants are required to visit one of the clinics pro\ided by the insurance

company in order to qualify for beneThree ailing

annuitants await

turns at Panama

Ho.spital clinic.

fits, does provide, however, that any

insuree not provided satisfactorv service from the clinics or hospitals designated

b\ the insurance firm, then may be

Annuitants rela.x in waitini; looni of clinic pnnlded by group health insurance program

The Panama Canal Review 11

attended by any other physician, sur- geon, or hospital in the Republic of Panama approved by the insurance

company.

The sei-vices provided at the clinics have been extended to include supplying the insured annuitants with limited amounts of medicines and drugs,

although the clinics are not required to furnish them. Annuitants visiting the

clinics are questioned about their medical problems and, if indicated, examined

by the physician in charge. Diet, drugs,

medicines, or other indicated treatment then are prescribed.

Governor Carter has taken a personal

interest in development of the plans for impro\'ing the medical care available

to the annuitants. He presented the plan for providing the part-time doctors,

two additional nurses, and free drugs

and medicines to the Board of Directors during a recent quarterly meeting in Washington. The Board then approved

the proposal.

The Personnel Bureau, which has played a major role in developing the programs to date, is working in close cooperation with the Health Bureau to

institute the Board-approved plan, the most recent addition to the benefits which disability relief annuitants receive

b\ virtue of their former emplo\"ment.
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POTPOURRI

MORE THAN 45 tons of powdered milk

sent to the Panama Government by the United Nation's International Children's Emsrgeney Fnnd (UNICEF) recently w as brought to the Pacific side of the Isthmus from Cristobal on the Panama

Railroad, without charge.

The milk, wliich is to be distributed

to children in Panama, was stored and

transported free of charge by the Canal

organization at the request of the Pan- ama Ministry of Labor, Social Welfare,

and Public Health. It had been brought

to Cristobal on a United Fruit Co. ship.

On hand as the milk was transferred from the train to trucks were Luis E. Cuizado, Acting Minister of Labor,

Social Welfare, and Public Health, and

Milciades Aroscmena of the Department

of Public Health. Bernard Dorfman,

local agent of the Panama Railroad, is

seen with them in the accompanying

photograph.

IT WILL BE many months before the new $4 million Gorgas Hospital building now under construction looks like this

architect's drawing, but the general outline of the second floor should begin to take shape within the next few weeks.

Employees of the W. B. Uhlhorn

Construction Co. are scheduled to begin

work this month on the supporting

columns which will hold the building one story above the ground.

Despite the heavy rains in November,

which delayed the completion of five of the underground caissons which will support the structure, other general

foundation work was carried out by the

contractor. As soon as dry weather

anives. Case Foundation Co. is expected

to drill the holes for the five remaining

caissons. The ground floor area under the building proper is to be used as a parking lot for at least 100 cars, whfle

the second floor, which will be 12 feet above the ground floor level, will house most Gorgas clinics, a general information center, the admitting office, administrative office, medical record center, the emergency room, and the pharmacy.

12 December 1, 1961
4_-_ -#-#4^

Feace Corps members watch Canal operation as Santa Isabel is put through Gatun Locks.

THE FIRST LADY of Panama, Mrs.

Cecilia O. de Chiari, wife of President

Roberto F. Chiari, and a party of six other persons associated with the Advisory Board of the Panama Institute for Special Rehabilitation, visited special

education classes at the Canal Zone's

Paraiso schools last month. Mrs. Chiari

is president of the Advisory Board.

Accomjjanied by W. P. Leber, who

was Acting Governor at the time of her

visit, Mrs. Chiari and members of her

party saw some of the vsork done by

students in the Paraiso classes ancl talked to the teachers about their methods and teaching materials. The group was assured that Canal

Zone school officials would provide

whatever assistance they could to help

teachers of the special education classes conducted by the Panama Institute. yMrs. Chiari

examines

lesson of pupil

Omira Morrell, as

Teacher

Thelma Lee

and pupil

Alberta Spooner

look on.

NOW ON DUTY in Chile are 53

members of the Peace Corps who passed

through the Canal aboard the Grace

liner Santa Isabel several weeks ago. The ship, carrying a large sign

announcing the presence of the youthful Peace Corps members, transited the Canal on her way to Chile from New

York. The group of Peace Corpsmen,

among the early volunteers to be as- signed to South America under the new

program, are believed to be the first of the Corps to pass through the waterway.

The volunteers had an opportunity

to sec a little of Panama during their Isthmian visit, as the vessel on which

they were traveling docked briefly in Cristobal to discharge cargo before

transiting the waterway and proceeding

to Chile. MORE THAN 80 percent of the nonU.S. -citizen employees of the Canal

organization who are eligible for group

life insurance protection under the

recently developed program had signed

for the insurance by the time the period

for enrolling without taking a physical

examination ended late in October.

Personnel Director Edward A. Doolan

said the 80 percent enrollment was

about 20 percent above original expectations and commended Robert Van

Wagner, Employee Sei-vices Officer, for "the good groundwork" which led to

"this veiT fine result." A total of 7,960 of the 9,944 eligible

employees of the Canal organization

have enrolled in the program. Officials reported that 10 insured employees have

died since the program started and total death benefits of approximately $50,000

have been paid to their sunivors.

The amount of life insurance, which

costs .27^2 cents per pay period for each

$1,000 of insurance, is based on the employee's annual salary.

Although enrollment in the program

without taking a physical examination

has ended, except for new employees,

it still is possible for eligible employees

to qualify for the life insurance coverage by submitting to a physical examination.

A NEW CANAL ZONE elementary

school, to accommodate approximately

650 pupils, will be built in Fort Clayton

next year by the Canal organization.

According to specifications issued by the Engineering ancl Construction Bureau,

the new school will ha\e 21 regular

classrooms, 2 kindergarten rooms, and

5 classrooms for special education. In

addition, there will be air-conditioned music and audiovisual rooms, a library, teachers' rooms, and a school ofiice. A plav^ area will be built nearby. The

school will be made by remodeling a former Army barracks building.

The Panama Canal Review 13
A private pleasure plane

swoops in for a landing on

grassy strip at France Field.

••yA<SS5»1,^

_ ,IfcSiiii''-_».' THROUGH

THE AIR

Travel is a Pleasure

DREAMS of flying through the air are

as old as mythology. Greek legend tells

of Daedalus, who tried to emulate the

birds by making wings for himself and

his son, Icarus, from feathers secured

with string and wax. Today's flying equipment shows considerable improvement over Daedalus'

invention, but today's airmen still share

his dream of soaring through the air on

their own—in their own planes. Private pleasure flying is no innovation on the Isthmus. Private planes were

part of the local scene before World

War II, but in 1941 the Governor of the Canal Zone abolished private flying in the interest of national defense. Since

1946 a small but active group has worked to get private flying back in the Canal Zone. Their efl^orts were crowned

with success in June 1961, when Governor Carter signed a revision of the supplementary Canal Zone air-navigation regulations which became effective almost immediately. The revision implemented the authority granted by the Secretary of the Army of the United

States to permit "basing in the Canal

Zone of private pleasure aircraft belonging to members of duly organized civil

air clubs who are entitled to Canal Zone

purchase privileges."

The Canal Zone Civil Air Club operates from old France Field on the

Atlantic side of the Isthmus. The

Club President B. D. Maynard at controls.

members fly to various points in the Republic, and enjoy most cordial rela- tions with fellow flyers in the Republic.

Invitations to "fly-ins" and parties at various airfields in Panama are part of the regular social agenda of the club. At present, three light planes are based at old France Field. The fact that the Canal Zone Civil Air Club has more members than planes is one indication

of the amount of interest in flying. For

instance, one of the planes has six owners who operate as a club within

the Air Club. Nor does multiple ownership pose a problem, for the six owners

set up their own flight programs and, never yet, have all six wanted to fly at the same time. Bremer L. Jorstad, secretary-treasurer

of the Canal Zone Civil Air Club, pointed

out that private plane ownership is relative!) inexpensive. Unlike other equipment, a plane's life expectancy is not measured in years, for the owners just

ke;'p replacing wornout parts with new ones, thus gradually rebuilding

the ]5lanes. All the aircraft have to have certifi- cates of current air-worthiness. The certificates, until the Air Club moved to France Field, had been issued by the

14 December 1, 1961
Republic of Panama. Attendant on the move, and thiough agreement with the FAA, the planes were transferred to U.S. registration.

Local traffic patterns are established

to preclude traffic interference. According to the regulations that govern the Canal Zone Civil Air Club, e\ery aircraft departing from a base in the Canal Zone

and ffving outside an area within a

.3-mile radius of the point of departure, has to file a flight plan with the Federal

Aviation Agency International Flight

Station in the Canal Zone. Moreover, the

navigation, operation, or flight of air- craft within the Canal Zone Military

Airspace Reservation between the hours

of sunset and sunrise are prohibited

except in the case of an emergency, or upon special authorization granted by

Mrs. Emily Brooks has soloed, but recently has left most of the flying to her husband.

the Governor. This means that if a

real life "Josephine" is going to be

invited to take a spin "in a flying machine" in the Canal Zone, it will never be by moonlight.

Although the members of the Canal

Zone Civil Air Club have gone on flights to the San Bias Archipelago, David,

Santa Clara, San Jose, and Medellin,

just for the pleasure of an air trip, they

also have participated time and again

in air-rescue searches. The members are ready to offer their sei"vices at any time

disaster may strike any area. Nor do they wait for disasters to lend

a hand. During November, the Air Club

loaned its Hangar 44, which normally is the headquarters, operations office, and

storage area, to the Vincentian Fathers

of Holy Famil) Church for the annual

holiday fair on the Atlantic side. President of the Canal Zone Civil Air

Club is B. D. Maynard of Margarita,

who is with the Panama Canal Maintenance Division. Capt. E. L. Cotton,

Commander of the Balboa District, Balboa Fire Station, is the vice-president,

and Mr. Jorstad, the secretary and treasurer, is with the Canal's Contract and

Inspection Division. Board members are Lee Kariger,

Administrative Officer in the Locks

Division; William L. Brooks, Administrative Assistant on the Thatcher Ferry

Bridge project; and Robin L. Eri.xon, a Canal pilot. The membership ranges from representatives from the Health Bureau,

and Navigation Division, to the Director

of the Personnel Bureau, Edward A. Doolan, who received his private pilot's license last February.

President Maynard, has logged more

than .3,000 hours' flight time and holds (See p. 22)

Four of six men who own and share a single

plane pose in front of it. Left to right are Bremer L. Jorstad, William Brooks,

President Maynard, and Lee Kariger.

Personnel Director E. A. Doolan is a recent convert and an enthusiastic participant.

WHAT DOES IT COST to operate a private plane? Something like 5 cents

a mile, the Canal Zone Civil Air Club members figure.

Operational expenditures, for a 4-place, all-metal plane, capable of traveling

120 miles per hoin-, based on 200 hours per year, with flights from France Field, are computed as follows:

Per year Hangar $60

Gasoline 5.30

Oil 30

Wash and wax 120

Inspections 100

Total per year $840

or $4.20 per hour

To this sum is added $2 per hour for the general fund, to pay for major

overhaul, major repairs, parts, paint, etc. Using the $6.20 per hour total rs a basis, a round trip to San Jose would cost $45.

Fire Capt. and Mrs. E. L. Cotton beside plane they use for Central American trips.

The Panama Canal Review 15
HUNTING

FIRE

HAZARDS

Quarters of Company-Government

employees being inspected in fire

prevention campaign.

^Inspector Alfonso Wilson discusses fire prevention

regulations with Mrs. R. E. Harvey, Balboa.

A PROGRAM designed to reduce fire hazards in Canal Zone living quarters was started last month, as personnel of the recently organized fire prevention

unit of the Fire Division started inspections of living quarters to detect, elimi- nate, and safeguard against conditions which could lead to a fire.

In announcing inauguration of the new program. Governor Carter pointed

out that occupants will be given at least 1 week's notice of the day on which

an inspection is to be made. He also emphasized that the intent of the program is to help residents avoid fire hazards rather than to be puniti\'e

in any way. The hours of inspection have been

established to reduce to an absolute minimum any possible interference %\ ith household routines. All inspections will be made between 9:15 and 11 -..30 a.m.

or 1 and 4 p.m. and no inspections will be made except when the occupant or

a designated representative is present.

All occupants of Canal Zone (juarters

will be supplied with a copy of the

fire prevention regulations for li\ing

quarters in advance of any inspection.

The regulations, printed in both English

and Spanish, are being distributed to

all residents prior to the start of inspections in the various townsites. The regulations provide that in- spectors will point out and explain

hazardous conditions and corrective measures which are necessary. Where

possible, deficiencies will be corrected immediately. Those which cannot be

conected immediately will require a follow-up inspection. A copy of the

report will be furnished the occupant

after inspection is completed.

The National Fire Codes published

by the National Fire Protection Association will be used as a guide b\- the

inspectors in cases not covered by local

regulations. Highlights of the local regulations are: Extension cords shall not be used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a

structure, or run through, under, or

behind parts of the building or rugs. Fuses in lighting circuits of quarters

are normally of 20 ampere capacity and

the use of other than 20 ampere fuses

\\ithout authorization of the Electrical Division or the use of any metallic object to bridge a bumed-out fuse is prohibited.

Any electrical or mechanical damage

to wiring, fi.xtures, receptacles, or sw itches should be reported to the Electrical Division district wireman as pronipth' as possible.

All heating elements shall have

guards. Damaged or missing guards

shall be reported to the Housing Branch

and the heating element removed until the guard is replaced or repaired.

Heating elements shall not project

bexond the open end of the guard.

Clothing and other items stored in heated spaces shall not be permitted to be in direct contact with heating

element guards and highly flammable

articles or liquids shall not be stored

in heated spaces.

16 December 1, 1961
No more than 10 gallons of flammable

liquids shall be stored and all such

liquids shall be stored in tightly covered

metal containers or safety cans in a ventilated area. Gasoline, paint thinner, benzene, and

similar flammable liquids shall not be

used in or under quarters.

Common halluays and stairwells in multiple family quarters shall not be

used for storage of any article or material. Excessive or disorderly storage of material or equipment that could contribute to the cause or extension of fire, impede firefighting operations, or restrict exit facilities will not be permitted.

Oily rags or polishing cloths should

be disposed of or kept in tightlv covered

metal containers, while oily or polishing mops should be hung in well

ventilated spaces. Curtains, draperies, and other combustible materials in the vicinity of stoves shall be installed so the material

will not hang or be blown over heated

surfaces or open flames. Open fires will not be permitted with- out prior permission of the Fire Division. Stoves or grills using charcoal are prohibited within quarters but may be

placed in patios or in open basements

under quarters.

Repairs to vehicles, motors, and their fuel systems will be prohibited imder

wood frame buildings containing more

than two apartments.

Gas and electric cutting or welding

by occupants in or under quarters is prohibited. Storage of gas welding

equipment also is prohibited.

Spray painting b\ occupants will be

permitted only in well ventilated areas under or outside of quarters. As pointed out in the regulations, the

rules are prescribed for the protection

of life and property from fire and they

apply to all Company Government

living quarters in the Canal Zone.

In providing for prior notice to occupants of the day on which an inspection

is to be made, the regulations provide

that those not expecting to be home on

the scheduled day should call Fire Division officials and set a date and time

when the inspection can be made. In the Balboa District, occupants should

call 2-2128 to make such arrrangements,

while 3-2126 is the number in the

Cristobal District. The inspectors, who have been

given extensive instruction in inspection

methods, will wear dark blue trousers and light blue shirts while on duty. In addition to being instructed in inspection techniques and regulations. The

inspectors will not correct defiieiencies,

but will point them out and explain how

they can be corrected.

Christmas Eve

of

The Safe Worker

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the crew

Every man had his mind on the things he should do

To bring to his family such pleasure and joys

As the season afforded, like candy and toys,

Like Santa Clans stories of reindeer in flight,

Like a tree all aglitter with tinsel and light.

And in each worker's heart sang tlie truth like a hjinn.

That the family's great need was in just having him.

For with him there was safety, protection and love

And all of like blessings that come from above.

Each knew that his duty to family and self Was to work without accident, guarding his health,

So that children and helpmate, would not weep with cause For their husband and fatlier—their own Santa Clans!

—Stephen Baker, Safety Advisor; Western Division,

Commonwealth Edison Co., Chicago.

Be Careful - Not a Statistic

,—ACCIDENTSFOR

THIS MONTH

AND

THIS YEAR

OCTOBER

AI.I. UNITS

YEAR TO DATi

FIRST AID

CASES

•61 "60 261 225

3049(397) 2438

DISABLING

INJURIES

•61 "60

11 10

111(4) 116

DAYS

LOST

•61 '60 3178 rSB

12604(58)14498

( ) Locks Overhaul Injuries Included in total. The Panaaia Canal Review 17
New Roads to Bridge

AS THE STEEL framework of Thatcher

Ferrv Bridge began to giv e an indication of things to come, the task of widening the east side approach road-

\va\s to the bridge also was starting to take on \ isible form as December arri\'ed.

Completion of the widening work on

Tivoh Avenue from "J" Street to Ancon

Boulevard was scheduled for this month, just as bids were to be taken for the final approach sections of roadway.

The final approach on the east side will run from Avenue "A" to the bridge, a

distance of about IV2 miles, while that on the west bank will run from the end

of the bridge to a point slightly more

than one half mile away to join

Thatcher Highway.

The reopening of Ti\oli Asenue to 2-wav traffic this month will end some

detours in this area which have been

in operation since the beginning of the widening work some months ago. The

temporary traffic bottleneck created by

alteration work at the junction of Ti\'oh

Avenue and Shaler Road also is slated

for elimination this month as work is completed there. Much of the work this month will be

devoted to construction of a short con- necting roadway from Ancon Boulevard

to Tivoli Avenue near the Tivoli Guest

House. This roadway eventually will replace Tivoli Avenue as the connecting

roadway between Ancon Boule\ard and

the Guest House. The present inter- section of Ancon Boulevard with Tivoli Avenue will be maintained throughout

the continued widening work, but will be eliminated before the new highway

is opened.

Advance work necessary to construction of the new highway which will pass through Shaler Triangle, cross the present Shaler Road, and then follow the comse of the present railroad tracks to

a junction with Roosexelt Highwav near

the Panama Railroad Station also will be carried out this month. This work

probably will include the removal of some of the bamboo now growing adja- cent to Shaler Road. The continuing

work on these roadways will necessitate

a number of temporary detours. The white lines on the two accompanying photographs show the course

of the new roadway between Ancon

Boulevard and Gaillard Highway, as well as the relocated end of the Panama

Railroad. The small roadwa)' between

Ancon Boulevard and Tivoli Avenue

also is shown.

Widening work, extension of roadways,

and construction of new pavement all

parts of bridge work.

18 December 1, 1961
ALL-OUT EFFORTS to achieve the $145,000 goal of the 1961 Canal Zone

United Fund Campaign were being

made during the last half of November,

as organizations which had not vet achieved their goals made determined

attempts to improve their level of participation.

To give the lagging organizations an

opportunity to complete solicitations and reach their respective goals. Governor Carter, who sen'es as President of the Canal Zone United Fund, author- ized extension of the campaign through

December 2. With 12 days to go as the Re\iew

went to press, contributions and pledges were $18,209 short of the $145,000

goal. Campaign Chairman L. A. Ferguson, Director of the Canal organization's SuppK and Communitv Service

Bureau, still was hopeful that the total amount would be raised before the campaign closed. The campaign report co\ering results through November 20 showed that 87.4 percent of the total goal had been

pledged. Employees of the Panama

Canal Company Canal Zone Government had contributed $67,125 or 9.3.2 percent of the $72,000 goal assigned to the agency, while the combined contri- butions from other agencies and special

gifts totaled $59,666, or 81.7 percent of the $73,000 goal for them.

Personnel of the Armv, with a goal of $25,000, had made contributions total- ing $18,512, or 74 percent of the goal.

Navy personnel had contributed $3,881.

or 97 percent of the $4,000 goal; Air Force contributions totaled $4,123, or 82.5 percent of the $5,000 goal ;and

contributions from the personnel of all other Government agencies had reached

$1,266, or 126.6 percent of the $1,000

goal. The other Government agencies

solicited in the fund dri\e are the U.S.

District Court, the Federal Aviation

Agency, Middle America Research Unit,

Point Four, Bureau of Public Roads,

Embassy, Veterans Administration, and

the Smithsonian Institution. Within the Company Government,

the following contributions had been

received toward the goal of $72,000:

Office of the Governor-President.

$2,857; Office of the Comptroller,

$4,663: Civil Affairs Bureau, $11,388;

Engineering and Construction Bureau.

$11,976; Health Bureau, $6,377; Marine

Bureau, $14,525; Personnel Bureau,

$1,713; Supply and Communitv Service

Bureau, $7,734; and Transportation and

Terminals Bureau, $5,891.

The First Lady of Panama,

right, and

Mrs. W. P. Leber,

accompanied

their husbands on

a visit to the United Fund Trade Fair.

REPORT

President Chiari at the United Fund I rude Fair, .Shou ii. k'tt to i ight, are Minister of the

Treasur>' Gilberfo Arias, Lt. Federico Bo\d, President Chiari, United Fund Campaign

Chairman L. A. Ferguson, and W. P. Leber, Acting Governor at time of President's visit.

The Panama Canal Review 19
ANNIVERSARIES

(On the basis of total Federal Service)

SUPPLY AND COMMUNITY

SERVICE BUREAU

William F. Robinson

Commissary Store Manager

Alexander Centeno

Scrap Materials Sorl Adolfo Bedolla GarbaKe Collector

MARINE BUREAU

Edward J. Cullen Chief Engineer, To' Ferry Lawrence W. Jenkins Guard Superxisor

TRANSPORTATION AND

TERMINALS BUREAU

Carlyle D. Clark

Freight Rate Assistant T. Powell gh Lift Truck Operator

G. Green

rer NGINEERING AND

STRUCTION BUREAU

C. James Launch Operator

William D. Welsh

Carpenter

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER

M. A. Johnston, Jr. Chief, Payroll and Machine

Accounting Branch

ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH

Luis H. Blanco

Letterpress Pressman CIVIL AFFAIRS BUREAU

Earl M. Stone Customs Inspector John Fettler Detective Sergeant

Elsinora L. Lynch

Senior High Teacher, Latin American Schools Bramwell N. Lewis

Heavy Laborer ENGINEERING AND

CONSTRUCTION BUREAU

Millard M. Coleman

Cliief Engineer, Towboat or Ferry

A. Paul Jones, Jr. Chief Engineer, Towboat or Ferry Lee Williams Helper Telephone Electrician Enos G. Hanson

Oiler Luther C. Brown

Maintenanceman

Murphy Robinson

Seaman

Facundo Garces Heavy Laborer HEALTH BUREAU

Elizabeth J. Brown

Accounting Assistant Beverly C. Dilfer Medical Assistant, Typing

C. E. Goulboume

Nursing Assistant Nicholas I. Dean

Hospital Laborer Marciano Ortega

Cook

MARINE BUREAU

Norman M. Currier

Pilot Carlos Jack

Heljier Lock Operator

Lawrence J. Keegan

Marine Traffic Controller Reuben T. McBean

Seaman

William E. Austin Launch Operator

Edward R. S. Brown

Helper Machinist Simeon L. Gonzalez

Helper Lock Operator

William N. Lewis

Seaman

Juan Serna Cement Finisher Clarence A. Won-ell Seaman

Heliodoro Meee

Heavy Laborer Bemadine C. Lally

^erk-Stenographej

Lopez

Tloatinjj M.

Iter Wilb

OFFL

COMIYR

eronica N. Mcfflus iilUlJunch Op.

SUPPLY AND COMMUNITY

SERVICE BUREAU

George J. Marceau

Service Center Manager

Vincent Sealey

Storckccping Clerk Coneepcion Barrios Lead Foreman Groimds

Maintenance Equipment

Operator

Ismael Murgas

Garbage Collector

f;ladys A. Conley

Merchandise NIanagement

Officer Vincent A. Lucas Guard

Ethel M. Reid

Paritrx man

Ada U. Pnckerine

Sales Checker, Retail Store

Leroy T. Malcolm

Sales Clerk Conrad A. Usher

Warehouseman

Mabel A. Walters Meat Packager

Susanah L. Hawkins

Sales Checker, Food Service John W. Miller Laborer Cleaner

Aurelia C. Navarro Laundry Checker

Eduviges Vergara Laborer Germaine I. Punnett

Clerk Typist Lionel O. Gittens Laborer Cleaner

Agrinina Ortega

Utilitv Worker

Evans Clark Heavy Laborer James L. Carter, Jr. Utilitv \\ orker Olive E. Lewis

Sales Clerk

Isabel J. Powell Counter Attendant Absalon Torres Laborer Cleaner TRANSPORTATION AND

TERMINALS BUREAU

Raymond L. Harvey

Automotive Machinist Manuel Perea

Railroad Trackman

Lloxd O. Rogers

Clerk Ivan E. Haywood

Chauffeur Henrv McTaggart

Oiler Louis F. Ward

Truck Driver

Ernest L. Reid Heavv Laborer

Arthur N. Clarke Truck Driver

Albert Griffith Chauffeur Oscar Jackson Truck Driver

20 December 1, 1961
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS

October 10 through November 10

EMPLOYEES who were promoted or transferred between October 10 and

November 10 are listed below. Withingrade promotions and job reclassifica- tions are not listed. EXECUTIVE PLANNING STAFF

Thelma H. Bull, from Statistical Clerk, to

Statistical Assistant. ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH

Catherine I. Oliver, from Clerk-Typist, Division of Schools, to Clerk-Stenographer. Arnold W. Marshall, from Clerk, to Photo- graphy Clerk. Francis A. Cutkelvin, Cuthbert M. Josiah, Goulborne L. Phillips, from General

Helper, to File Clerk. CENTRAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

Sylvester N. Williams, from Clerk Checker,

Terminals Division, to Mail and File Clerk.CIVIL AFFAIRS BUREAU

Joseph A. Vowell, Jr., from Substitute Window Clerk, Postiil Division, to Cus- toms Guard, Customs Division. Harold G. Lawton, from Firefighter, to Driver-Operator Firefighter, Fire Division. Addie B. Hood, Clerk-Stenographer, from

Engineering Division, to Police Division. Postal Division William T. Halvosa, Jr., from Relief Supervisor, Balboa, to Finance Branch Superintendent. Robert P. Carey, from Window Clerk, to Relief Supervisor, Cristobal. Charles F. Knotts, from Warehouseman,

SuppK' Division, to Substitute Window

Clerk.' Division of Schools Margaret L. Acker, La Quinta W. Bridwell, Ercei F. Stanphill, from Substitute Teacher,

to Elementary and Secondary School

Teacher.

Victoria Jimenez, from Substitute Teacher,

Latin American Schools, to Elementary

Teacher, Latin American Schools.

Lillian E. Jenkins, from Recreation Leader,

to Recreation Specialist, Sports. Diva Davis, Clerk-Typist, from Central Employment Office. ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION

BUREAU

Office of the Director Melvin F. Millard, from Supervising Safety

Inspector, to Safety Officer. Lucille M. Fulop, from Stenography Clerk,

to Stenography Secretary. Marion O. Wells, from Stenography Clerk

to Clerical Typing Assistant. Engineering Division Rena L. Givens, Clerk-Stenographer, from

Administrative Branch. Andrew D. De Sousa, from Boatman, to Toolroom Attendant. Benjamin Mozo, from Dock Worker, Ter- minals Di\ision, to Boatman. George R. Jacknian, Emiliano Muiioz,

Egbert F. R. Watson, from Boatman, to Surveying Aid. Dredging Division George W. Rae, from General Foreman,

Ship Cargo Operations, Terminals Division, to Towboat or Ferry Master.

Fred A. Stahl, from Towing Locomotive

Operator, Locks Division, to Guard

Supervisor.

Cupertino Garrido, from Debris Control Leader, to Debris Control Lead Fore- man.

Cesar A. Subia, from Cook, Supply Division, to Seaman.

Gilberto Duque, from Grounds Mainte- nance Equipment Operator, Community

Sers'ices Division, to Seaman. Samuel A. Grant, from Deckhand, Navigation Division, to Seaman.

Vincent E. Trohnan, from Laborer Cleaner,

Community Services Division, to Sea- man.

Clarence F. Whyte, from Helper Locomoti\e Engineer, Railroad Division, to

!• loafing Plant Fireman.

Victor M. Mite, from Seaman, to Leader Seaman. Juan Scott, from Truck Driver, to Seaman. Horman V. Archibold, from Clerk, to Storekeeping Clerk. Manuel F. Lopez, from Boatman, to \\'inchnian. Marcos A. Cervantes, Pascual Cordoba,

Luis A. Guillen, Julio Samaniego, Vincent L. Thomas, from Boatman, to Seaman. Claud A. Morant, from Laborer, to General

Helper.

Electrical Division William H. Edmondson, from Supervisory

Electronic Technician, to General Fore- man, Electronic Systems Maintenance.

Milton Davis, from Lead Foreman Armature Winder, to General Foreman Armature Winder.

William J. Watkins, from Warehouseman,

to Stockman.

Elisha A. Bennett, from Stockman, to Electric Meters Clerk. Earl W. Alleyne, from Messenger, Office of General Manager, Supply Division, to ^\'arehouseman.

Maintenance Division Rene P. Trembleau, from Maintenance

Machinist, to Leader Heavy Duty Equip- ment Mechimic. James C. Slade, from Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Plant Operator, to Refrig- eration Mechanic. Lorenzo Deer, from Helper Welder, to Boiler Tender. Lovestan F. Samuel, from Helper Mainte- nance Machinist, to Maintenanceman.

Gabriel Cordova, from Heavy Laborer,

SuDplv Division, to Maintenanceman.

Fredrick Johnson, Edward Roberts, from

General Helper, Suppl\- Di\ ision, to Oiler. Enrique Borbiia. from Laborer, to Helper

Welder. Zedekiah Henry, from Heav\' Laborer, to Asphalt or Cement Worker.

Jose A. Castellon, Nacor Cedeiio, from

Dock Worker, Terminals Division, to Hcavv Laborer. Pablo Lasso, from Laborer, to Heavy

Laborer.HEALTH BUREAU

Alvis B. Carr. Jr., from Hospital Administrative Assistant, to ."Vdministrativ'e Services Officer, Office of the Director. Gorgas Hospital Chester E. Pearson, from Hospital Administrative Officer, to Assistant Director.

Margaret C. Yerkes, from General Supply

Assistant, to Supervisory General Supply

Officer. Arline L. Millard, from Clerk-Typist, Employment and Utilization Division, to Clerk-Typist. Aston C. Philpotts, from File Clerk, to Bookkeeping Machine Operator.

David E. Mitchell, from Hospital Laborer,

to Patient Food Service Attendant.

Carl L. Oglivie, from Kitchen Attendant,

to Patient Food Service Attendant. Ferdinand C. Reider, from Waiter, Supply

Di\ ision, to Admitting Service Aid. Coco Solo Hospital

Mary M. Harrison, Staff Nurse, Medicine

and Surgery, from Gorgas Hospital to Coco Solo Hospital. Jeannette M. Chassaignac, from General

Medical Technician, to Medical Technologist. Teresita Quiros, from Clerk-Typist, Division of Preventive Medicine and Quarantine, to Clerk. Sylvester Green, from Utility Worker,

Supply Division, to Hospital Laborer. Lester J. Leonard, from Utility Worker,

Supply Division, to Nursing Assistant. Elizabeth Moise, from Sales Clerk, Supply

Division, to Nursing Assistant. Clara W. Reid, from Food Service Sales Checker, Supply Division, to Nursing

Assistant. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER

William T. Roberts, from Accountant to Auditor. General Audit Division. Accounting Division Wilmer L. Downing, from Supervisory Accounting Assistant, to Payroll Systems

Officer. Aristea C. Arosemena, from Statistical Clerk, Locks Division, to Voucher

E.\aminer. Elaine M. Payne, from Clerk-Typist, to Stenographic and Typing Unit Supervisor. Leonard Aguirre, from Clerk, Locks Division, to Time, Leave, and Payroll Clerk. Lloyd B. Joseph, James A. Dowlin, from

Office Machine Operator, to Bookkkeping Machine Operator.

Norma M. Jones, from Sales Clerk, Supply

Division, to Office Machine Operator.

MARINE BUREAU

Lawrence W. Chambers, from Safety In- spector, to Safety Officer, Office of the

Director. Navigation Division H

John F. McKeen, Burley F. Pruett. from

Towboat or Ferry Master, to Pilot-in- Training. James E. Hayden. Towboat or Ferry

Master, from Dredging Division. Paulino Castro, from Launch Seaman, to Launch Operator. Luis F. Hurtado, from Kitchen Attendant. Supply Division, to Heavy Laborer.

Industrial Division Horace Reid, from Clerk-Typist, to Leader

Stockman. Rupert L. Neblett, Clerk-Typist, from

Supply Division. Miguel A. Montalvo, from Dock Worker,

Terminals Division, to Maintenance

Painter. Jose F. Romero, from Grounds Mainte-

(See p. 22)

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nance Equipment Operator, Community

Services Division, to Helper Rigger.

Locks Division Marjorie R. Butler, from Clerk-Typist, Central Emplo\ment Office, to Clerk. Theodore M. Finneman, from Guard, to Guard Supervisor.

William L. Bennett, from Electncian, to Lock Operator Electrician. Richard U. Brown, Truck Driver, from Motor Transportation Division.

Irvin F. Headley, from Helper Lock

Operator, to Oiler. Julian T. Brathwaite, from Helper Lock

Oix-rator. to Hcavv Hammer Kunncr. John J. Christopher, from Helper Lock

Operator, to Line Handler. Ivan Marck, \'emal A. McKay, Arlmgton

A. Petro, Eduardo E. Robinson, from

Heavy Laborer, to Helper Lock Operator. Rodolfo Ayarza, Juan B. Castro, Marcos

Ceballos, Marcos E. del Rio, Luis ^. Galvan, Claudio Garay, Feliciano Lujan, Pablo Molino, Bacshi Singh, Sotero \ allejos, Ernesto M. Weeks, from Hea\y

Lal^orer, to Line Handler.

Gilbert W. McZeno, from Utility \\ orker, Supplv Disision, to Heav\ Laborer. SUPPLY AND COMMUNITY

SERVICE BUREAU

Conmiunitv Services Division Li\ingston W. White, from Leader Laborer

Cleaner, to Clerk. Edgar E. McGill, from Laborer Cleaner,

to Leader Laborer Cleaner. Rosaura Branch, from Laborer Cleaner, to Maid. , ,, . Junios F. Jordan, from Grounds Mainte- nance Small Equipment Operator, to Cemetcr\- Worker.

Dionisio De Leon, ,\doIphus .M. Julie. Domingo Muiioz, Rito Murillo, Casimiro

Ortega, Clinton R. Sharp, from Laborer,

to Grounds Maintenance Small Equip- ment Operator.

Supply Di\ision

Glenn W. Plucker, from Service Center

Supervisor, to Restaurant Manager

Caterer. , Louis J. Taylor, from Stockman, to Clerk Checker. ,,. , Ashton D. Worrell, from Produce W orker,

to Sales Section Head.

Joseph S. Thompson, from Utility Worker,

to Grocerv Worker. Kemiit Pusey, from Counter Attendant, to Cook.

Reginal E. Murray, from Warehouseman,

to Truck Driver. Wilfort B. Gordon, from Packager, to

l'tilit\ Worker.

.\gatha R. Hudson, Wilhelmina S. Smith, from UtilitN Worker, to Produce Worker.

Elsie F. Williams, from Counter Attendant,

to Food Ser\'ice Sales Checker. Bertram O. Bryce, from Heavy Laborer,

Lock Disision. to Warehouseman.

Maximo Gutierrez, from Heavy Laborer, to Warehouseman.

Alfredo H. Hector, Ernesto F. Scott, from

Waiter, to Utility Worker.

Earl N. Clunie, trom Package Boy, to

Utility Worker. , ^, , ,,

, Iris M. Howell, from Sales Clerk, to Snack

Bar Operator.

Dorothy E. Moseley, from Counter Attendant, to Sales Clerk.

Julio Magallon, from Laborer Cleaner, to Heavy Laborer. Sherman R. Brown, Jr., from Pinsetter, to Waiter. , ^_

Thomas E. Idol, from Theater Usher, to Chief Usher, Balboa Theater. Jacqueline F. Mantovani, from Theater

Usher, to Ticket Seller, Balboa Theater. TRANSPORTATION .'VND TERMINALS BURE.\U

Terminals Division Lionel I. MacPherson, from General Fore- man, Ship Cargo Operations, to Chiet Foreman, Ship Cargo Operations

Joseph E. Ramsey, from Cargo Clerk, to Cargo Operations Clerk-Translator. Charles M. Taylor, from Ship Worker, to Leader Ship Cargo Operations.

Wilfred McFarquhar, from Warehouseman. Supplv Division, to Clerk Checker. Norberto ,\vila, Bienvenido Catuy, Jose D.

Ceballos, Timoteo Galvan, Crescenciano

Iban-a, Vicente L. Palacios, Nicolas L. Sanchez, Fernando Aidal, Edmund B. Welch, Julio Wong, from Dock \\ orker,

to Hiah Lift Truck Operator.

David \Iatheus, Alberto Ward, from Slup

Worker, to High Lift Truck Operator. Emilio Diaz, Octavio C. Duran, Enrique

Valdez, from Dock Worker, to Ship Worker. . Rogelio Corleto, from Maintenance Painter, Locks Division, to Dock Worker.

Railroad Division Walter E. Kellman, from Utility Worker,

Supplv Division, to Heavy Laborer. Christopher M. King, from Heavy Laborer,

to Helper Cannan.

Agustin Miranda, from Dock Worker, to Railroad Trackman.

Delfln Saavedra, from Heavy Laborer, to Railroad Trackman.

Enrique .\. Wedderbum, from Service

Station Attendant, Supply Division, to General Helper. Motor Transportation Division Fermin Dominguez, from Heavy Laborer,

Supplv Division, to Truck Driver. OTHER PROMOTIONS

PROMOTIONS which did not involve

changes of title follow; John N. Gorham, Electronic Engineer,

Electrical Division. Donald E. Bioice, .Assistant Commissary'

Store Manager, Supply Division. Emment T. Harper, Commissary Store Manager, Supply Division.

{Continued

the club record, to date. All his flying wasn't done in the Canal Zone, however,

for he was one of the U.S. Arm>- Air Corps officers who served as flight in- stmctors during the last war. His flight

pupils were cadets at an Army Air Force

base in Texas. He still continues flight instruction work, holding an instructor's license with the FAA.

The Canal Zone Civil Air Club is not

a "men only" club, for three of the

from p. 14)

members' wives have soloed. Mrs. Nancy

Jorstad, Mrs. Emily Brooks, and Mrs. Corinne Anderson have taken flight

instruction but are inclined to leave most of the flving to their husbands.

Thus the Canal Zone Civil Air Club has

added women to the all-male fraternitv'

instituted bv Daedalus and his son-a

fraternity which constantly is expanding as more and more people become

interested in private pleasure flying.

Joseph J. Pustis, Service Center Manager,

Supply Division. Thelma C. Ilerrington, Supervisory Accounting .Assistant, Accounting Division. Robert B. Mcllvaine, Marine Traffic Controller, Navigation Division. Marcia H. Van Home, Administrative

Assistant, Office of the Director, Health

Bureau. Donald L. Hale, Services Center Supervisor, Supply Division. Joan V. Corliss, Time, Leave, and Payroll

Clerk, Accounting Division. .Marguerite Y. Budreau, Statistical Clerk, Executive Planning Staff. Marjorie A. Richey, Staff Nurse, Gorgas

Hospital. Cuthbert C. Rowe, Assistant Commissary

Store Manager, Supply Division. Gayle C. Hasemann, Clerk-Stenographer,

Office of the Director, Engineering and

Construction Bureau. Esther R. Niskanen, Clerk-Typist, Accomiting Division. Roger E. Hanior, Water Systems Control- man, Maintenance Division.

.\rturo R. Cermelli, Construction Inspector, Contract and Inspection Division.

Julio E. Cordovez, Engineering Draftsman,

Engineering Division.

Jesiis M. Figueroa, Medical Technologist,

Gorgas Hospital. Sebastian G. Rios, Jr., Guillermo Van

Hoorde, Construction Inspector, Contract and Inspection Division. Ricardo R. Varela, Cartographic Compilation .\id. Engineering Division. Carlos A. Smith, Supervisory Clerk-Typist,

Supply Division. Doris T. DeFowles, Clerk-Typist, Division

of Schools. Dawson Jolley, Storekeeping Clerk, Supply

Division. Volney V. Swaby, Cargo Clerk, Terminals

Div ision. Godrick J. Williams, File Clerk, Administrative Branch. John W. Gittens, Sales Section Head,

Supply Division. Gladys H. Thorpe, Clerk, Supply Division. Joyce E. Cadogan, Clerk, Supply Division. Lolita Wade, Clerk-Tvpist, Supply Division. Beresford D. Gittens, Meat Cutter, Supply

Division. Doris Daniels, Myrtle B. Bryant, Clerk, Supply Division. James C. Slade, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Plant Oiperator, Mainte- nance Division. Amy I. Andrewn, General Supply Clerk, Gorgas Hospital. Luis A. Len, Apprentice Automotive Mechanic, Motor Transportation Division. Clarence E. Rienks, Julian W. Crouch, Jr., .Apprentice Machinist, Industrial Division. Donald L. Keller, Apprentice Cablesplicer,

Electrical Division. Michael N. Stephenson, Apprentice Electrician. Electrical Division. Lincoln G. Jackson, Jr., .Apprentice Carpenter, Dredging Division. Eniest W. Forrest, Apprentice Central

Office Repairman, Electrical Division. Stanford Levy, Jr., Barrington C. McLean,

.Apprentice Painter, Maintenance Division. Donald .A. Jeffries, Apprentice Central

Office Repairman, Electrical Division.

.Alfonso Martin, Apprentice Sheetmetal Worker, Industrial Division. Pedro .A. Pinzon. Apprentice Refrigeration

and Air Conditioning Mechanic, Maintenance Division.

22 December 1, 1961
CANAL

HISTORY

50 Years Ago

A CONTRACT for one electric locomotive for towing ships through the locks, and a provisional award for 39 others, if the first one proved satisfactory, was

awarded to the General Electric Co. Five

bids for the 40 machines were received,

the highest being for $827,395.95 and

the lowest $498,016.35, that of the General Electric Co. The first consignment of towing ta'ack, consisting of 60 sections of rack track, each 6 feet in length, had arrived at Gatun Locks and installation was started. The track was to be deli\ered at the rate of 240 sections each week, to complete

the requirements for all tliree sets of locks by October 1, 1912. Residents of the \illage of Las Cas- cadas raised a fund for the Christmas

dinner of patients at Palo Seco Leprosarium, supplying turkeys, cranberries,

vegetables, fruits, cakes, puddings, and

candies. The Canal Zone Federation of Women's Clubs sent a Cliristmas bo.\ to Palo Seco with a gift for each patient, in accordance \\ith a custom established in 1909. The Altar Guild of St. Luke's

Church, Ancon, presented gifts to \arious

wards in Ancon Hospital.

As December ended, it was reported

that retired Lt. Cen. Sir Robert BadenPowell of the British Army, founder of

the Boy Scout movement, would visit the Isthmus during Januars

.

The exca\ ation in Gaillard Cut during

December totaled l,351,082cubic yards, the greatest amomit e\er excavated

during a December. The 1911 excavation in the Cut of 16,596,891 cubic yards

brought the total during the American

period to 73,502,824 cubic yards and it was estimated that 15,941,181 cubic

yards remained to be excavated to complete the work.

25 Years Ago

THE 19.36 treaty between Panama and

the United States was ratified 25 \ears

ago this December, when the Panama

National Assembl) appro\ed the pact by

a vote of 27 to 4. It was then signed by

President Juan Demostenes Arosemena. A broad legislati\e program of benefits for employees of the Canal organization was appro\ed by the Panama

Canal Metal Trades Council, which sent Charles F. W'ahl to Washington as its representative. The program, which the union hoped Congress would consider,

included commutation of leave, full 25 percent differential, 25-\ear retire- ment, widow s annuity, cumulative leave,

and a shorter work week.

Twenty-four hour operation of the Canal was ordered at the end of the month to accommodate Canal traffic

RETIREMENTS

RETIREMENT certificates were pre- sented at the end of November to the employees listed below, with their positions and years of Canal ser\'ice:

.\ntonio Bolivar, Mail and File Clerk, Claims

Brancli, Office of the Comptroller; 44

years, 11 montlis, 5 days.

Christopher Cyril, Clerk Checker, Transportation and Terminals Bureau; 28

years, 12 days.

Monrad Gruener, Operator-Dispatcher,

Powerhouse, Power Brancli, Electrical Di\ision; 22 years, 2 months, 22 da\s. Florence C. Jones, Laundry Attendant, Palo Seco Leprosarium, 33 years, 7 months, 3 days. Alexander Forbes, Helper Locks Operator, Locks Division; 44 years, 3 montlis, 20 days.

William Hinds, High Lift Truck Operator,

Terminals Division; 30 years, 3 months, 24 days.

Peter S. Legge, Marine Engineer, Dredging

Division; 19 years, 6 mondis, 24 days.

Quincy Limber, Train Dispatcher, Rail- road Di\ision; 15 years, 2 montlis, 26 days. Percival Mathews, Oiler, Floating Plant, Dredging Division; 32 years, 4 montlis, 4 days. Robert G. Rennie, Pilot, Navigation Division; 25 years, 8 months. Helen L. Smith, ^\'indow Clerk, Postal

Division; 17 years, 4 months, 26 days.

Reginald P. Thompson, ^\'arehouseman,

Supply Division; 21 years, 5 montlis, 3 days.

Melvin E. Walker, Service Center Manager, Service Center Branch; 25 years, 4 months. Robert Ward, Wood and Steel Carman,

Railroad I^ivision; 24 vears, 4 months,

19 days.

Fred L. Watson, Heaw Dut\ Equipment

Operator; 19 vears, 6 months, 29 days.

Reggienold Walker, Dock Worker, Terminals Division; 44 years, 1 month, 8 days.

during the Pacific locks overhaul which

started December 30. In addition to the Locks personnel, the 24-hour order applied to Pacific-side quarantine, immigration, customs, admeasuring, and

similar operations.

10 Years Ago

ANOTHER change in the organizational set up of the Panama Canal Company' was made 10 years ago, when the Municipal and Building Divisions were

combined into a single new division in order to reduce overhead and operating

expenses. The new unit, named the Maintenance Division, went into operation January 1, 1952, headed b\- Frank

H. Lerchen, then Municipal Engineer.

An imitation for bids was issued in December 1951 on the first of two major

groups of constiuction and townsite

projects included in the Canal's 1952

fiscal year housing program. The project was to include construction of 115

2-family masom)' quarters m Paraiso; 48 buildings containing 56 apartments

in Ancon; 7 cottages and 4 duplexes on Morgan Avenue in Balboa; and 10

cottages and 2 duplex buildings in Diablo Heights.

The old commissary coupon book

system disappeared from the Canal

Zone 10 years ago. All retail stores in the Canal Zone were placed on a cash

sales basis when they reopened for business after the Christmas holidays. In Panama, the United Nations Conference on External Trade and Balance

of Payment Statistics convened in the Hotel El Panama with more than 50

delegates. It w as the first meeting of its kind to be held by the United Nations

in Panama.

1 Year Ago

LAST DECEMBER began with a deluge of rain which was concentrated more on the Atlantic side than on the

Pacific side. During the first 6 davs of the month, Cristobal reported 19.30

inches of rainfall and during a 24-hour

period ending at 8 a.m., December 7, 6 of the 14 gates at Gatun spillway were opened at various times to control the volume of water in Gatun Lake. A total of 359,888 acre feet of water was spilled

from Gatun Spillwa\\ \\ hich would have

increased the depth of Gatun Lake b\- 3.4 feet if it had not been spilled.

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^ HIPPING

Christmas Cruise

A SPECIAL Christmas and New Year's

cruise will bring the Moore McCormack

Line's Brazil into Cristobal for the first time on December 28. The new ship,

carr\ing 350 passengers, is making one

of her first Caribbean cruises of the season and will remain at dock in Cris- tobal for nearly 24 hours. A second trip

to the Isthmus will be made by the

Brazil on February 13 on a Caribbean

cruise from New York. The Brazil is one of the two Moore

McCormack Line passengers ships built

last year for the east coast of South

America trade. It is entering on cruise

service for the first time this year.

Oil Barges Transit

A PAIR of 200-foot oil barges, brought

to the Isthmus from Japan aboard the Ore 1^67^118, were towed through the Canal during November and taken to Las Minas Bay, where they will be used

bv the new Panama Refinery.

The barges arrived here in halves and were unloaded in Balboa harbor by the Panama Canal floating crane Hercules. Each half represented one of the heaviest

single loads ever handled by the big

crane. They also were the first oil barges

to be towed through the Canal since World War II.

Barge section being unloaded by Hercules.

TRANSITS BY OCEAN-GOING

VESSELS IN OCTOBER

mo 1961 Commercial 913 935

U.S. Government 16 20

Free Transits 8 2

Total ~937 957 TOLLS "

Commercial $4,497,912 $4,647,564

U.S. Government, 84,377 82,336

Total $4,582,289 84,729,900

CARGO "

Commercial 5,067,301 5,284,258

U.S. Government- 112,200 65,050

Total 5,179,501 5,349,308

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

"• Cargo figures are in long tonsNew Port Captain

CAPT. ELI D. RING, U.S.N., has been

appointed Port Captain in Cristobal to succeed Capt. Axton T. Jones, it has been announced by the Marine Bureau. Captain Ring is due to arrive on the Isthmus early in January from the U.S.

Atlantic Fleet, where he has been on

duty as Commander of Destroyer Division 162. He is married and has a 17-year-old son. During the past 10 years. Captain

Ring has served as Commanding Officer

of the U.S.S. Broivtison DD868, and

Executive Officer of the U.S.S. Genera/ H. W. Biitner, API 13. He was

also Mobilization Plans Officer in the Headquarters of the Military Sea

Transportation Service. Captain Jones, who served as Port Captain in Cristobal from 19.59, recently

retired from Navy service and was

appointed Director of the Transportation

and Terminals Bmean.

New Cargo Service

FREIGHTERS of the American Pres- ident Lines round-the-world service may be permitted to call at Canal ports

in the near future, under terms of decision by the Maritime Subsidy Board.

The Board recently approved an amendment to the service description of the American President Lines round-the- world service which would permit the

\ essels to call here. The ships may not, however, load or discharge cargo from

or to U.S. Atlantic ports nor from California ports and cannot handle trans- shipped cargo between such ports and

the Canal Zone.

Panama Agencies, which represent

American President Lines at the Canal,

said the Maritime Subsidy Board decision has not yet become effective. At

present there are more than a dozen

round-the-world cargo ships and two

round-the-world passenger liners owned

b\ the Lines which use the Canal

regularly.

Two New Cruise Ships

TWO SISTER ships owned by the Zim

Israel Navigation Co. will call at Canal

ports for the first time during the 1961-62 winter cruise season. They are the passenger liners Jerusalem and

Theodor Herzl, both making special

winter cruises with approximately 300

passengers aboard. The Jerusalem, which made its first

visit to Cristobal on November 27 out

of Miami, will call again December 29

and February 24. All three trips will take the ship to Caribbean ports and

will return the passengers to New York. The Theodor Herzl is due in Balboa

March 8 on the last leg of a round-theworld voyage which started at Buenos

Aires. The ship will make the Canal

transit northbound and dock in Cristobal.

Both the Jerusalem and the Theodor

Herzl were built in 1957 and during the summer months run between Mediter- ranean ports and Haifa. Both are air conditioned. The arrival of the two ships

at the Canal was announced recently by

the United Fruit Co., which has been

appointed agent for the Zim Line at the Canal.

Far East Service

A NEW direct cargo service through

the Canal between U.S. east coast ports

and Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippine Islands was started in October by

the Pacific Star Line, with the sailing of the 15,000-ton Israeli flag cargo motorship Ncgba from New York. Her sister ship, MS Ampal, was due

at the Canal in November on her way

east from Hong Kong and Japan. Subsequent sailings, according to the United

Fruit Co., agents here for the line, will be monthlv in both directions the

year around.

In addition to the Negba and Ampal,

both built for Zim Lines in 1958, the MS Degaija and the MS Teverya, sister ships built for Zim in 1960 and 1961,

will be employed on the new trade route.

24 December 1, 1961




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