THE COVER 
Though a vast continent, USA is neverthe¬ 
less a maritime power, having nurtured in its 
national genius the heritage of its immigrants 
from seafaring countries of Europe. They 
brought with them their centuries of seagoing 
instincts, their restless seeds of adventure. 
In the case of UF’s Captain James A. Mac- 
Cabe, here is a man whose English antecedents 
moved first to Nova Scotia, then came south 
to Massachusetts where at the Navy School 
young Jim learned seamanship. Since 1914, 
through two wars and the periods of uneasy 
peace, he had been at sea almost constantly 
until his recent retirement. 
LA PORTADA 
Es natural que, con la inmensidad de terri- 
torio, a traves del continente y con acceso a 
dos aceanos, este pais haya llegado a ser una 
potencia naval. Pero fue el genio hereditario 
de sus inmigrantes llegados de paises marx- 
timos del continente europeo lo que le dio 
impulso a la marina mercante. En el caso del 
Capitan James A. MacCabe, cuyos antesesores 
ingleses, habiendose trasladado a Nueva Es- 
cocia y mas tarde a Massachusetts, el hizo sus 
estudios en el Navy School de dicho estado. 
Desde 1914, a traves de dos guerras y un 
periodo incierto de paz, el permanecio en el 
mar casi constantemente hasta el dia de su 
retiro reciente. 
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JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1958 
CONTENTS 
SUMARIO 
Home From the Sea 
For the Last Time 
1 
De Regreso al Hogar Des¬ 
pues de Ultima Travesia 
Our Glamorous Grand¬ 
mothers — a Strictly 
UF Family Affair 
6 
Nuestras Encantadoras 
Abuelas — Asunto Particu¬ 
lar de la Familia Frutera 
Photographers Honored 
In Second Contest 
10 
Fotografos Premiados 
En Segundo Consurso 
News Review 
12 
Noticias 
The Tropics 
20 
Los Tropicos 
Milestones 
38 
Etapas 
Domestic Divisions 
39 
Noticias Nacionales 
Retirements Inside Back Cover 
Jubilaciones 
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HOME FROM THE SEA 
Captain MacCabe, 
UF veteran, 
closes his log 
Captain James Arnold MacCabe, who has 
spent 46 years at sea (36 of them with 
the United Fruit Company), has retired. 
A Great White Fleet skipper since 1937, 
he had been Master of the SS Comayagua 
for the past nine years. This picture- 
story of his last voyage is presented in 
the spirit of tribute to all men whose life 
Capitan MacCabe 
veterano UF 
cierra su libro 
El Capitan James Arnold MacCabe, 
quien, de sus 46 anos de navegar, 36 han 
sido con la United Fruit Company, se ha 
retirado de la Gran Flota Blanca; ha- 
biendo sido capitan del Comayagua du¬ 
rante los ultimos nueve anos. La historia 
grafica de su ultimo viaje se presenta en 
calidad de verdadera admiracion y honor 
hacia aquellos que han dedicado su vida 
ON THE BRIDGE of the 
Comayagua, the master and 
his chief mate for the past 
nine years, Clovis Aupied, 
watch for the landfall. Here 
Captain MacCabe has spent 
hundreds of hours in alert 
and unrelenting watchful¬ 
ness. Below, MacCabe signs 
his sea log for the last time. 
EN EL PUENTE del Coma¬ 
yagua, el capitan y Clovis 
Aupied, su piloto desde hace 
nueve anos, tratan de divi- 
sar tierra. Alii, junto con 
sus oficiales, el Capitan 
MacCabe ha pasado cientos 
de horas y de vigilia. Abajo, 
el firma, por ultima vez 
su diario de navegacion. 
AND FOR THE LAST TIME 
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career is the merchant service, and 
particular, UF’s Great White Fleet, one 
of the great commercial fleets of the 
world. MacCabe’s last trip — New York 
to the tropics to load bananas for east 
coast ports -—- was one he had done many 
times before. There was nothing unusual 
about it, nothing except that it was the 
skipper’s last. His retirement, secured by 
UF’s retirement plan, should be very 
happy. “It’s been wonderful,” he said, 
after signing his final sea log. “My life 
aboard UF Merchant Fleet has been good 
and rewarding. What will I do now? 
Well, I hope to do some travelling!" The 
MacCabes plan trips in U. S., Europe. 
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al servicio de la marina mercante y, muy 
en particular, en el de la Gran Flota 
Blanca, una de las flotas mercantes mas 
grandes del mundo. La ultima travesia 
del Capitan MacCabe, de Nueva York al 
tropico a recoger un cargamento de ba- 
nano para entrega a puertos norteameri- 
canos fue una de las que el habia hecho 
repetidas veces. j Nada fuera de lo comun, 
nada, salvo el hecho de ser su ultimo via¬ 
je! Su jubilacion, asegurada por el plan 
de pensiones de la UF, habra de ser feliz. 
“;Ha sido maravilloso!" dijo el al firmar 
po ultima vez su diario de navegacion. 
“Mi vida a bordo de la flota mercante de 
la UF ha sido muy agradable y prove- 
chosa. <;Y que voy a hacer? Pues, bien, 
si Dios quiere, pienso viajar un poco. 
