THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW March 7, 1958 Carnival Capers
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PANAMA #«Pra CANAL BALBOA HEIGHTS, CANAL ZONE, MARCH 7, 1958 ' "WW]! -* 1 * A real jfUgHR^liJffHHMMHHiHHHHMB»J BH PHI WELCOME greets Canal's newcomers V Wm^BtSlSL There need be no more frantic first trips to the commissary for new employ- wraSj! 'TSS^T * r ees from the United States, thanks to a 3E i Welcome Wagon service just inaugurated. ^^^ ^. A new family will find enough food ~ M 1 i& . in the Welcome Wagon assortment to k.-- J provide a palatable lunch and break- f fast the next day, too, together with a pair of sheets, a pair of pillowcases, t Jpyf towels, washcloths, light bulbs, soap, J \j°M garbage-can bags, and a few other mis- -^K^ 'M cellaneous items for household use. The new Zonians will be able to spend their first day getting unpacked and more or less settled in their new home, ^^^^ rather than having to rush off to their neighborhood commissary. Frederick Willoughby, 2, didn't pay much attention to Maxwell Smith Fitz The idea of a Welcome Wagon has and Charles, left, when they explained the Welcome Wagon service to his parents. been flourishing in the United States for almost 25 years but has never been tried vision, with the Housing Branch of the employees," the only real newcomer in here before. A few units have "settling- Community Services Division making the family was two-year-old Frederick in kits" for their newcomers-things like arrangements for the assortment and Willoughby. He was much more inter- - sheets and towels and pots and pans- providing the actual delivery service. ested in the whereabouts of his box of but these are on a loan basis, to be packed When Maxwell Smith of the Personnel animal crackers than in the fact that up and set aside for the next to arrive. Bureau notifies the housing office that a he and-t>~-is parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- hur- Some years ago, newcomers were new family is arriving, the housing office liam C jrles Willoughby, were making ried to the commissary by their escorts in turn calls the nearest commissary to local ) story. as soon as they arrived to pick up pre- assemble a standard welcome assortment. Mr. Willoughby, a graduate intern- linen packaged bedding and for which The commissary has everything packed engineer for the Locks Division, is the they paid themselves. Today's Welcome and ready and a few minutes after the third generation of his family to work Wagon assortment—from bacon and eggs new family has reached their quarters, for the Canal organization. His grand- and coffee to ice, if needed— is charged the Welcome Wagon is at their door. father, W. C. Willoughby, came to the against the division for which the new Its driver and semi-official welcomer, Canal Zone just before the Canal was employee will work. who carries the welcome assortment into opened in 1914 and his father, Fred, of In the United States the items which the newcomer's house and helps Mr. Gatun, is a foreman mechanic at Gatun make up a welcome assortment are con- Smith answer some of the many questions Locks. Mrs. Willoughby, the former Ann tributed by merchants in the newcomer's the newcomers invariably ask, is Fitz Edwards, is the daughter of Mrs. Russell community. Charles, a man with an infectious smile A. Edwards of the Payroll Branch. In the Canal Zone, the Welcome who has been driving for the housing Both are graduates of Canal Zone high Wagon is a cooperative project of the office for several years. schools, Mr. Willoughby from Cristobal Community Services Division, the Per- While the recipients of the Welcome High School in 1948, and his wife from sonnel Bureau, and the employing di- Wagon's first call were officially "new Balboa High School three years later. New Central Labor Union -Metal Trades Council Officers Represent 1600 Employees First Front row, I to r: Robert Mecaskey, Second Alternate Wage and Grievance Member; E. W. Hatchett, President; Sam Garriel, Alternate row, I to r: Wage and Grievance Member,- A. J. Waldorf, Trustee; E. H. Womble, First Vice President; W. M. O. Fischer, Treasurer. Second James H. Pfau, Second Vice President; J. H. Elliott, Secretary; John Stuewe, Trustee; T. W. Womble, Wage and Grievance Member,- John M. Purvis, Legislative Alternate; R. F. Hesch, Legislative Representative; Joe Young, Sergeant-at-Arms,- J. J. Belcourt, Trustee. THE PANAMA CANAL REVIEW March 7, 1958 Carnival Capers A bevy of Canal Zone beauties, and members of his conjunto. Sue Mable, Mrs. Ellen Kurzman, and dressed in the native costume of the Miss Luchita Burrillo, dressed in a Susan Katz. nations which use the Panama Canal, handsome pollera, represented Panama The Canal Zone took an active part rode on the allegorical float entered by while Miss Ann Haskel represented the in the Panama Carnival celebration the Canal Zone in the Panama carnival Canal Zone. Other young ladies riding this year, beginning with the official parade this year. Designed by the Ar- on the Canal Zone carnival float Tues- raising of the carnival flag in Balboa chitectural Branch and built by the day, were Jessie Kirkland, Bernice Betz- and the Tivoli Guest House, and the Maintenance Division, the float was Mykland, Edna Hill, Joline Clare, Ber- appearance of the carnival queens and dominated by a huge world globe sur- tha Thompson, Christine Huff, Elaine the visiting Latin American beauties rounded by the flags of maritime na- Maduro, Lynn Raymond, Patsy Flatau, over CFN Television. William G. Arey, tions and the house flags of the ship- Eileen Damerau, Rita Jones, Madge Jr., Public Information Officer, served ping companies using the Canal. Carni- Smith/Rachel Van Dyke, Betty Dem- as official representative of the Canal val music was furnished by Victor Herr, ming, Karen Magnuson, Kathy Cox, Zone on the permanent Carnival Junta. CONSULTANTS FOR CONGRESS DUE HERE NEXT WEEK The panel of consultants appointed by in the Canal Zone or at alternate locations well acquainted with the Canal and its the House Merchant Marine and Fisher- in the Central American Isthmus," he operations. Both were employed here for ies Committee to study Panama Canal stated. many years and both held responsible en- transit facilities and other broad phases The panel members, all of whom are gineering positions with the organization. of the interoceanic Canal problem will expected to be here next week, are: Mr. Rowe came to the Isthmus in 1905 pay a five-day visit to the Canal Zone Francis S. Friel, of Philadelphia, Presi- and was Municipal (now Maintenance) this month. dent of the engineering firm of Albright Engineer when he left the organization of six The group, composed promi- and Friel in Philadelphia, and Vice Presi- in 1919. One of his first jobs with the nent members of the engineering pro- dent of the American Society of Civil Isthmian Canal Commission was the lo- fession in the United States, is sched- Engineers. cation, design, and construction of the uled to be here from next Tuesday Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, USA, Ret., masonry dam to provide the water supply through Saturday. A tentative sched- of Darien, Conn., formerly head of the for Panama City and Zone towns on the ule of activities prepared and sub- Manhattan Project, and now a Vice Pacific side. During his 14 years here, mitted to the panel for its approval President of Remington-Rand, Inc. he had charge of installing much of the calls for a busy period. It includes Dr. S. C. Hollister, of Ithaca, N.Y., Dean electrical and municipal facilities for the visits to the principal Canal Zone in- of Engineering at Cornell University. Canal and for the Army and Navy. stallations, and the provision of much E. Sydney Randolph, of Baton Rouge, Among the Army and Navy projects background material on Canal opera- La., industrial engineer. were France Field and the Coco Solo of tions, and other facets the problem Hartley Rowe, of Boston, Vice Presi- Submarine Base, for which he had charge is attention. which attracting national dent of the United Fruit Company. of the design and construction. The consulting board was named last John E. Slater, of New York City, con- Mr. Randolph also entered the Canal November by Representative Herbert C. sulting engineer and senior partner of the service during the construction period Bonner, Chairman of the Merchant Ma- firm of Coverdale & Colpitis in New York. and was continuously employed for al- rine and Fisheries Committee which han- Mr. Rowe and Mr. Randolph are both most 36 years before his retirement in dles Canal legislative matters in the March 1946. During this period he held House of Representatives. In announc- ARMED FORCES DAY many important engineering posts in the ing the appointment, Chairman Bonner Engineer, Residents of the Canal Zone and organization, including Office said that the special committee consult- the Republic of Panama are invited Designing Engineer, and Construction ants are expected to review and re-eval- to attend the Armed Forces Day pro- Engineer. He was in charge of the de- to be held this year on Satur- uate various proposals which have been grams sign and later the construction of Mad- day, March 15. made in the past as the result of studies den Dam and Power Plant. Later, as Albrook Air Force Base will hold on the Isthmian canal problem. Designing Engineer, he was in charge of Open House from 1 1 a. m. to 6 p. m., "I feel that it is the urgent responsibil- and Fort Davis will hold its Open the early investigation and work on the ity of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries House from 8 a.