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poe cig eee ete ete deeel a hates oe em th ne ahs a. NO LASTING EFFECT Reports that the hurricane’ damzse had becn extensive e2ith to have a lenzrange! eiiect on the Cuban economy: med empaatc-| e@ men. . a tarmer member of! Service wao lived! i said: y thor, louzh chance to observe the scene. We nad a yours eitiver. with us from the Protocol Ser- vice ard he was also guided by the local official of the Red Cross.” Waile the fee: of the peo- ple were “warm” toward the AFSC and American aid, ‘Hoover said, “‘they took an ex- ception tovard the American Goveramen:. FLOURISHING NALION Heover said they had ob- served fi: and sugar cane ficl’s returning to normal. jbridzes being repaired and . “stronger type homes being te onsiructed.”” He said the coun- try was “flourishing.” In a :aore cautious note, Hilty} told of the many shortages that) atill ex.-t in the country. He. said, “The stores are not well-) stocked and there are waiting} lines for fcod and clothing . . .| there are rations.” Hunt said there was no ques-| tion about the people knowing the source of the supplies. He added, “There was no attempt} to hold out. There was no ques- tion that we were identified as: the source of food and drugs| in the mins of the Cuban peo- fale. We were all convinced Liat] ‘tchis was a very important srs- \ture not ouly for AFSC but a'so| “te the Anerican people.” | ———— wo