THE ATLANTIC ALL THE WEEK IN ONE DAY EDITOR: JOS. THOMAS Number 89 SEPTEMBER 15, 1951 Year LIMON, COSTA RICA POST BOX 199 OUR TAS AID JAMAICA HURRICANE VICTIMS FROM OUR DESK.
BY THE EDITOR Help has been flowing into Ja Governor relief fund, and Secretary maica to relieve the suffering of of State James Griffiths broadcast an Under the auspices of our College and Schools and with the imthousands of its people who have appeal to the people of Britain to been left homeless by the ravages of help. Meanwile Mayor Ken Hill of portant collaboration of the Clergy, Civil and Military Authorities, a tropical hurricane that ripped across Kingston appealed to the Mayors of the patriotic exercises in connection with the anniversary of Costa the southeastern part of the island New York and London and the PreRica Independence will be in evidence today. The procession, an on August 17. The storm did pro sident of the United States to launch ticipatingly will be colourfull and full of spirit and in which will be perty damage estimated at appeals in their respective countries.
seen the human blossoms of the nation. We are visualizing the charm 60, 000. 000, and left 25, 000 ho The Governor Fund received semeless and 150 dead.
veral donations of 000 and over ing display of the Red Cross Sections of College and Schools as well Principal areas to suffer were St. including gifts of 5, 000 from the as other novelties. Judging by the preparations during the past week.
Thomas, whose chief town, Morant West Indies Sugar Company, from we look forward to a scene of admiration and appreciation and which Bay, was completely wrecked; the Tate and Lyle Limited, from the Shell will redound creditably to the Educational Principals and Staffs. ancient city of Port Royal, which was Company (West Indies) Ltd. BarDuring the one hundred and thirty years of liberation from the also destroyed; Kingston, which ex clays Bank (D. the Bank of Nova Scotia, from Lord BeaverVice royalty of New Spain, our Republic has taken firmly her stand perienced its worst hurricane within brook, and from Messrs Elders and among the Independent nations of the world and with the further memory: St. Andrew, Spanish Town, and parts of St. Catherine, Claren Fyffes.
pride of being a valuable member of the United Nations. Today, the don and St. Mary, where all banana Elders and Fyffes also shipped all commemorative exercises will be carried out throughout the national plantations were wiped out. gift parcels from England to Jamaica territory Governor Sir Hugh Foot moved free of charge. The first shipment May the observance of this anniversary bring stronger test to the quickly to tour the stricken areas sailed from Avonmouth on the Arimoral virtue implanted in the life of free and independent nations and assess the need, appeal for aid guani. Among the gifts was a ton and on which Costa Rica is constitutionally constructed.
and set up a hurricane relief fund. of nails from a London manufacturer.
First overseas aid to reach the Manchester firm sent 2, 500 tins of It is our fondest wish that each succeeding Fifteenth of Sep island was 10, 000 pounds of food vegetables and meat. On board were tember finds her on the pathway to greater and more world wide flown in from Cuba, and this was Sir Harold Allan, Kt. OBE, Jaachievements followed by a shipment of medical maica Finance Minister, and Lady We hail with gladness the anniversary, and full of hope that supplies sent by plane from Puerto Allan, who had been attending the every person who participates will renew the pledge of steadfastly Rico to the Jamaica Branch of the Festival of Britain. They took with British Red Cross.
defending human liberties and rights.
them a carload of clothing and other One of the Governor special ap gifts for the homeless.
peals asked the Secretary of State Meanwhile, Assistance by air confor the Colonies in London to sup tinued to land at Palisadoes Airport, Tomorrow, the 16th instant the In our issue of last Saturday we ply 5, 000 tents to house mainly the which had been wrecked by the hurinserted the homeless of St. Thomas, and this section of Guacimo on the Old Lines ricane. Royal Canadian Air Force name of Dr.
will glitter on the open field of Shaw of Siquieres as a representative request was turned over to United plane landed with 6, 000 pounds of States authorities.
Sports with the horse races and other in the fund raising campaign to go to food and 3, 000 pounds of blankets, The British Government immediatediversions the aid of the sufferers of the Ja.
the gift of the Canadian Red Cross, maica Hurricane. We beg to apoly agreed to give 250, 000 to the We are informed that people from (Continued on Page 6)
our city and line towns are full of logise for having inserted his name enthusiasm and are ready to take which came as a natural consequence NEWSPAPERS: excursion train set to leave for Gua of centralizing interest.
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mct and Santiago. We wish full attending will have an enjoyable West of the Limon Market.
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