THE TROPICS. 
COLOMBIA 
Santa Marta 
By N. P. Lindsay 
U. S. Ambassador Visits Here 
Early in December United States Ambas¬ 
sador in Bogota, The Honorable John Moors 
Cabot, paid a short visit to Santa Marta, ac¬ 
companied by Mrs. Cabot and by the Ameri¬ 
can Consul in Barranquilla, George Phelan, 
and Mrs. Phelan. During their visit they were 
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stange and were 
entertained with a dinner dance in the Prado 
Club on December 3. 
Holiday Travelers and Visitors 
Frank M. Garcia returned in mid-December 
from a protracted vacation in the U. S. . . . 
J. R. Strange returned to Santa Marta on 
January 1 after spending a short Christmas 
vacation in Baltimore. . . . Renate Blacke flew 
to Jamaica for a short holiday in that island. 
She was strongly impressed with this, her first 
visit to Jamaica. . . . Dora Ohnesorgen spent 
her Christmas vacation visiting in Venezuela. 
. . . Chris Dawe and Donalda Bozarth as¬ 
cended on mule-back to Jirocasaca to spend 
Christmas as guest of Sra. Olga de Gallegos. 
Visitors over the Yuletide season included 
Rose Garcia, who spent the holidays with her 
family, and Barbara Burns who was enjoying 
a month vacation from her work in U. S. 
Christmas and New Year's Celebrated 
The decoration of the club for Christmas 
was on this occasion in the hands of a group 
of male volunteers. It is freely acknowledged 
by all that they made a great success of it, 
and proved a contributing factor to the gaiety 
of the holiday parties. 
The children’s party was just as popular 
as it has proved in previous years with all 
the children happy with their gifts. The 
grown-ups’ pleasant dinner and dance which 
followed was up to expectations, also. 
The traditional New Year’s Dance was held 
in the Club on the evening of December 31 
and was apparently much appreciated by the 
large number of guests from Santa Marta and 
Sevilla who attended, and who kept up the 
revels until the early hours of the morning. 
Stork-wise 
Born to Elsa, wife of Paul Huston of the 
Accounting Department, a daughter, Jennifer 
Anne, at the Santa Marta Clinic, December 4, 
weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. 
Sevilla 
By Irene Rishell 
Visitors 
It was a pleasure to welcome Petey and 
John McClintock to Sevilla. They were enter¬ 
tained at a dinner dance at the Community 
Park. 
Distinguished visitors in December in¬ 
cluded The Honorable John Moors Cabot, 
U. S. Ambassador to Colombia, and Mrs. 
Cabot; Mr. George Phelan, American Consul 
in Barranquilla; and Mrs. Phalen. A dinner 
dance was held in their honor. 
Dr. Dunlap and Pedro Urruchua were re¬ 
cent business callers in Sevilla. 
Holiday Celebrations 
On Christmas Eve the 170 children of Se¬ 
villa District hopefully, if impatiently, waited 
near the air-strip for the arrival of Santa Claus 
on his annual air trip. Taxiing up, towing an 
effectively decorated and well filled truck, the 
plane was gleefully welcomed. After the gifts 
were distributed, the children were entertained 
at a supper party in the Community Park. 
Christmas Day was celebrated with morning 
egg-nog get-to-gethers, mid-day family din¬ 
ners and traditional “open house” in the after¬ 
noon. 
Newlyweds Welcomed 
Sevilla cordially welcomes a group of De¬ 
cember newlyweds. On December 21, Celina 
Gonzalez Illidge and Alfonso Habeych were 
married in Santa Marta. On the same day 
Astrid Loxano P. and Francisco Obregon R. 
were married in Barranquilla. On December 
31 Josefina Solano and Dr. Guillermo Valencia 
were married in Santa Marta. The division 
extends sincere good wishes to the three 
couples. 
Newborn 
The old year ended with a rush of spanking 
new citizens to Sevilla: a son to Mary Lu and 
Tom Butler, their sixth child; a son to Evelyn 
and Salvador Canales, their fifth; a daughter 
and sixth child to Carmen and Jaime Rojas; 
their first born, a son to Paulina and Tom 
Cosh; a son to Elisa and Otto Gerts; a son to 
Raquelita and Fritz Stargarder. Elisa and 
Raquelita are sisters. 
Anniversaries and Such 
Quecha and Bevo Beers entertained at a 
dinner dance December 23 in celebration of 
their twenty-fourth wedding anniversary. 
Birthday celebrations during December in¬ 
cluded those of Edith Correa, Julian Bustillo, 
Clay Gwen, Irene Rishell, Lola Ibanez, Luz 
Sanchez and Ester, Julio and Marian Ibanez. 
November celebrants were Jorge Rojas, 
Chuckie Rishell, Katica Krizan, Salvador Ca¬ 
nales, Oscar Gomez, Carmencita Lascano. 
Angela and Ramon Rojas and family re¬ 
turned after spending two weeks in Bogota. 
. . . Mrs. Yvonne Michaud of New Hampshire 
spent the holidays with her son Maurice Gre- 
Victor Ugarriza 
GOLFITO's most recent candidate for healthiest 
baby is Cynthia Maria Moya Escobar. 
nier here in Sevilla. . . . Georgia Penn spent 
Christmas with her family in Troy, Mo. . . . 
Bevo Beers and Sidney Raevlins made a busi¬ 
ness trip to Bogota. 
Victor Ugarriza 
On November 30 Victor Ugarriza, one of 
the best known and highly respected em¬ 
ployees of the Sevilla Fruit Co., died at the 
Santa Marta Hospital after a brief illness. 
Born in Cartagena on December 8, 1904, 
Victor was educated in the schools there. He 
married Senorita Guilla Schoonewolff of Bar¬ 
ranquilla in 1927. 
Victor joined the company as construction 
clerk in Santa Marta in 1925, was made chief 
clerk in Agriculture in 1927. Transferred to 
Almirante Division in 1943, he later worked 
in the Steamship Agency in Barranquilla. As¬ 
signed to the manager’s office as special clerk 
in 1949, he was later promoted to administra¬ 
tive assistant to the superintendent of the 
S.V.E. Department here in Sevilla. 
Victor was actively interested in civic affairs 
and was recently elected president of the 
Sevilla Community Club. 
The division extends sincere condolence to 
his family. 
Don Victor Ugarriza 
Con el mas sentido pesame y profundo 
pesar nos toca notificar la muerte, ocurrida 
en el Hospital de Santa Marta el dia sabado, 
noviembre 30, de Don Victor Ugarriza, como 
consecuencia de un ataque fatal de pneu¬ 
monia. Victor habia sido empleado de la 
Compania durante muchos anos, tanto en 
la Zona Bananera como en Santa Marta; 
y en el momento de su desaparicion trabajaba 
en Sevilla en deberes especiales en conexion 
con la celebracion de contratos con produc- 
tores independientes de banano y con la 
rehabilitacion de sus fincas. Su repentino 
fallecimiento, a la edad relativamente pre¬ 
matura de 52 anos, ha entristecido a un 
sinnumero de amigos estrechos, tanto dentro 
del seno de la Compania como afuera, 
quienes tenian para con el un afecto y estima 
muy sinceros, y cuyas expresiones de pro¬ 
funda y sincera condolencia se hacen ex- 
tensivas a su viuda, la Sra. Guillermina de 
Ugarriza, como tambien a su hermano, Jose, 
y cunados, Antonio y Julio Ibanez, emplea- 
dos todos los tres de la Compania. 
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THE TROPICS 
COSTA RICA 
Bataan 
By W. W. Chase 
We Learn from the Experts 
J. P. Sanchez, assistant to chief electrician 
in Almirante, paid us a two-week visit and 
dispensed a lot of expert advice on volts, amps 
and ohms. Mr. Sanchez is well known in this 
division and Bocas where he has worked for 
more than 20 years. 
John Palmer and wife, recently transferred 
to this division to handle engineering prob¬ 
lems, are old timers with both Panama and 
other Costa Rican divisions. We did not know 
there were so many rivers which could over¬ 
flow and cause flood damage until Mr. Palmer 
told us about the Reventazon, Pacuare, Zent, 
San Miguel, Matina, Barbilla and more. He 
has been talking about main drains, laterals, 
sub-laterals, topography and profiles until we 
feel the definite need of a hand book on engi¬ 
neering terms. 
To the Oil Fields 
Nicolas Crispi, wife and three children have 
left the division and expect to locate in the 
oil fields of Venezuela. Mr. Crispi worked in 
Bocas Division for several years and during 
most of the past year was clearing up some 
dragline work. They have many friends in 
both divisions who wish them success in their 
new venture. 
Travelers 
J. A. Lara and Rodolfo Portocarrero re¬ 
cently made an extensive inspection tour of 
the abaca plantations in Guatemala and were 
interested and impressed with the project 
there. They fell under the charm of Guate¬ 
malan handiwork and returned wearing those 
distinctly Indian embroidered shirts. 
W. W. Chase made a flying trip to Golfito 
to pick up a couple rail motor cars. His trip 
was successful business-wise, and he brought 
back, also, reports on Southern hospitality as 
dispensed by Golfito bosses. 
Lucky people whose vacations fell near 
Christmas were J. A. Lara and G. Gutierrez 
from Bataan, but several others managed 24- 
hour leave in San Jose for Christmas shopping. 
Taking a short trip, and a transfer, Edgar 
Mora and his attractive wife left Limon to 
Jive in Bataan where Mr. Mora will be assist¬ 
ant to Agriculture chief clerk, H. E. Caunter. 
Golfito 
Cota 
By Paid Hari and Salvador Altamirano 
Winding up '57 
Those reporting back from late ’57 vaca¬ 
tions were Alfredo Scott and family from gay 
times in California; Godfrey Millensted with 
wife Hildegard and little Avril back from 
their flying trip to England; Danny Gonzalez 
after happy days in San Jose; Paul and Si¬ 
mone Hari with children Katia, Pauline and 
Alec, following a European vacation and re¬ 
turn via the Salem Ships and their good 
Swedish food; Dr. and Mrs. Sequeira from 
California and Boston; Mrs. Hubbard back to 
teaching after seeing Hilda and Chase in the 
U. S. where the latter puts in his first year in 
school away from home; The DeWitts from 
California with son John and baby girl Bar¬ 
bara. 
COMBINATION farewell and welcome party Ramirez, Sr. E. Blanco, Capt. Caranza, N. 
for departing N. Crispi and arriving J. Palmer Crispi, Sra. Crispi, Sra, Portocarrero, Sra. 
was held in Limon. L. to r., Sr. Jose Louis Palmer, Sra. Rodriguez, Sr. P. Rodriguez. 
MADRINAS for competing football teams which 
recently drew many fans to Bataan arena for 
exciting games are, I. to r., Lidia Rizo, Adela 
Reyes, Gladys Brenes and Virginia Rodriguez. 
New in Coto 
Sons were born to the Lacombes, Dr. and 
Mrs. Riedhard of Research, and the Honora- 
to Garcias; and a daughter to the DeWitts. 
Mrs. Mary Battle has joined the teaching 
staff ... Sr. Francisco Blanco is the new 
cashier, transferred from Golfito. 
Esquinas 
Por Francisco Castillo Morales 
Visitantes 
Pasando una temporada al lado de los 
suyos se encuentra la apreciable dama dona 
Tule de Arroyo en Piedras Blancas, en casa 
de sus hijos Ada Luz y Luis Arroyo. Grata 
estadia deseamos para dona Tule. 
Estuvieron de paseo don Alfredo Scott del 
Distrito de Coto, quien llego acompanado 
de su senora dona Maruja y de sus pequenos. 
Lucia y Juan Caceres, de Palmer, y Es- 
peranza y Armando Villavicencion, de Golfito, 
con sus respectivas familias pasaron un fin 
de semana en Piedras Blancas en casa de 
los Castillo. 
*Front, Eugenio Guido, Arcadio Talavera, Diego 
Guido, Edwin Rodriguez, Gregorio de la O, Pilo 
Tencio, Trino Quiros. Rear, Hernan Quesada, Lidia 
Rizo, Manuel Tencio, Zacarias Castillo, Marcos Her¬ 
nandez, Moises Alanis, Omar Quesada. 
UNIFRUITCO, January-February 1958 
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