Aruba Esso NEWS

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Happiest men in Aruba or almost anywhere are these seamen from the S.S. ''Fisher’s Hill’, as they

set foot on the Main Dock late April 13, after their ship caught fire several miles east of Aruba.

Dia 13 di April den anochi S.S. ''Fisher’s Hill’ a pega candela algun milla p’ariba di Aruba. E portret

aki ta mustra e tripulantenan, contento, pero spanta ainda, ora cu nan a yega tera na Main Dock.

In a hazardous night rescue operation,

two Esso Transportation ships, the Lake

Tanker Misoa and the towboat Captain

Rodger, went to the aid of a burning

tanker, the Fisher’s Hill, on the night of

April 13. The Fisher’s Hill had left San Nicolas

earlier in the evening with a cargo of fuel oil for Baltimore. At about seven fifteen the Marine Office picked up a

radio message that the ship was afire off Colorado Point and that the crew was

preparing to abandon ship and was re-

questing all possible aid. Preparaticns were immediately made to dispatch the two Esso ships to the spot and both left San Nicolas at about eight o'clock under orders to do all they could to assist the

survivors of the stricken tanker.

On reaching the vicinity of the Fisher’s Hill, the Misoa stood by to pick up life- boats which were seen and showing signals while the Captain Rodger went alongside and picked up members of the crew who were still aboard the tanker and then took aboard the men in a second lifeboat, which was drifting dangerously close to the shore.

The two rescue ships returned to San Nicolas just before eleven o’clock with a happy and relieved group of survivors.

Supervisor di Seguridad A Bolbe Aruba di Merca

Jan Beaujon di Safety a yega Aruba atrobe dia 15 di April, cu frioe di Merca den su curpa ainda, cans di e viahe, pero toch contento cu e tabatin e oportunidad di por a haci e estudionan di e modanan di practica Seguridad y di cambia idea- nan cu otro hombernan di Seguridad di henter Merca.

El a pasa dos siman den area di New York, bishitando entre refinerianan di New York y New Jersey cu trein. Des- pues di a atende un serie di conferencia- nan di Comité General di Seguridad di Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, el a pasa algun dia studiando procedimien- tonan di Seguridad na refinerianan di Bayway y Bayonne. Di aki el a bai Chica- go pa un siman di sesionnan di entrena- miento di National Safety Council. Loque e no ta gusta di Chicago ta e cambionan repentino di weer; temparatura ta baha di 63 pa 35 grado promé bo haya tempo di botona bo bachi. E tabata contento ora el a yega Miami y djei Aruba, despues di e simannan den frioe.

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Lago Mourns Loss Of Three Employees

At 9:00 A.M., April 22, a pipeline carrying hot oil ruptured at No. 10 Vis-

breaker in the refinery. A large fire

immediately resulted and it was finally

extinguished at about 10:25 a.m.

Four employees were in the immediate vicinity of the fire when it broke out.

One, Stanley Ferreira, was instantly

killed; one, Miklos Weisz, died later on the same day; one, Albertus Stephen Chundro, died late that night; and one, Berthier Eldon Medford, was injured.

The equipment damage, which was fairly severe, was confined to the one still on which the fire occurred.

Of the casualties, Stanley Ferreira of Oranjestad, Aruba, formerly of George- town, B.G., is survived by his wife Ruth

Elena. Miklos Weisz was of Lago Colony, Aruba, and a native of Hungary; he is survived by two brothers. Albertus Chundro was born in Surinam and made his home in Oranjestad, Aruba; he is survived by his wife Carmelita and an infant son. Berthier Medford, formerly

of St. Vincent, lives at Lago Heights, Aruba.

Funeral services were held the fol- lowing day for Ferreira and Chundro in Oranjestad and were attended by their relatives and large numbers of fellow employees and friends. Friends and co- workers of Weisz attended a service in his memory at the Lago Community Church the next day.

W. J. Haley Expresses Sympathy of New York Office

In a cable sent as soon as he received the sad news of the fire, W. J. Haley, co-

jinator of foreign refining and long a familiar figure in Aruba stated, "Dis- tressed to learn of fatalities and inju- ries resulting from Visbreaker accident (stop) We know you are doing all pos- sible for injured and families, but please extend to them the sincere sympathy of the Jersey Company and _ particularly those in this: office associated with Lago’s operations”’.

SCHEDULE OF PAYDAYS

Semi-Monthly Payroll April 16—30 Friday, May 9 May 1—15 Saturday, May 24

Monthly Payroll April 1—30 Saturday, May 10

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PUBLISHED BY THE LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO., LTD. MAY 2, 1947

13 March "C.Y.1." Winners Collect 915 Guilders

Three Split Fls. 600 as Monthly Award Average Rises

Alertness and clear thinking paid off well to three Lagoites in the March crop of "C. Y.1.’s”. Of a total of 915 guilders awarded, these men pocketed 600 guilders of it.

Top among the three high men was Edgar Jackson of the Catalytic department

Employees Risk Lives To Aid Injured Man

Disregarding their personal safety

entirely to go to the aid of an employee injured in the recent fire at No. 10 Vis-

breaker, Dewey Johnson and Adriaan

Arends climbed half away up the steei

work of the still in the face of terrific

heat and melting steel to take Miklos Weisz away from the fire.

When the fire broke out, Johnson,

who was in a meeting in the Pressure

Stills office, dashed out with the rest of

the men. As he reached the still, he

noticed a man staggering down the flight of stairs just below the fire. He

immediately ran up and had helped Weisz part way down when Arends saw

him and rushed up to help him. Together

the two men carried Weisz down the rest

of the way to the ground.

L. G. Smith Visits

L. G. Smith, former President and

general, manager of the Company, was

here for a few days’ visit in mid-April. Mr. Smith stopped here during a

business trip concerning the new re- finery at Amuay Bay.

who received a 250 guilder supplemen- tal award for his suggested changes in the safety devices in the Cat” Plant. He

had sent in his idea in 1944 and the award at that time was also 250 guilders. After recent investigation the idea was found

to be a definite protection to valuable equipment and had resulted in savings in material, labor, and "down-time” of the

unit.

Second highest money for March went to George Soffar of the Acid Treating Plant, who received a 200 guilder initial

award for suggesting the elimination of a 2 inch acid charging line to tank No. 50. The idea will, result in a saving

in the recovery of acid and caustic and

will materially decrease maintenance expense on the unit.

An initial award of 150 guilders went to Albert Richardson of Light Oils who suggested raising the liquid tower bot-

toms to approximately 3 feet on Nos. 1

and 2 Pitch Stills. The change will bring a distinct monetary saving and will make for a more uniform product quality.

The large awards to these three men

are evidence of what a little observation and thought about the job can do.

Other awards for March were: Martin Richardson, Fls. 75.00, change

level control system of surface conden-

sers hot wells at PCAR. (Supplemental) Collin Cenac, Fls. 20.00, install small

gate for pedestrians by gate leading to

Continued on page 3

Work Starts on Oranjestad Harbor Improvements

Channel and Quay to be Enlarged

Late in April dredging operations were

started on what is expected to be a year-

long job of deepening, widening and

generally revamping Oranjestad harbor

in order to accommodate increased pas-

senger and freight traffic.

The 4-million guilder project is an

impressive one and includes a new dock which will be about 1500 feet long, an increase of over 1000 feet on the present

one. The harbor channels will be deepen-

ed to an average depth of 36 feet and the

west entrance will be dredged out to permit vessels to use the bay without

turning around; what is now the fisher- men’s harbor will be filled in out to the new pier and a new harbor will be built for the fishing fleet.

In addition to the improvements to the bay itself, new roads will be constructed in the harbor area and later a hotel is proposed in the neighborhood of Palm

Beach.

The drawing below shows the way in which the channels of Ora

Cobamento di Haaf di Oranjestad

A Cuminza na Fin di April

Na fin di April draga di Standard Dredging Corporation a cuminza coba

haaf di Oranjestad. E trabao cu lo dura

mas o menos un anja ta inclui cobamento di haaf 36 pia hundo, construccion di un

waf nobo, dempelmento di loque awor ta

haaf di piscadornan y trahamente di un

nobo, y construccién di camindanan nobo

den e aérea.

E waf nobo lo ta 1500 pa largo, 1000 pia mas largo cu esun cu tin awor. E

proyecto grandioso cu lo costa un total

di 4 millén florin lo ta un gran adelanto

pa nos isla, pues ora tin un haaf adecua-

do, vapornan grandi di carga y pasahero

por drenta, treciendo hopi comercio pa

Aruba. Ademas di e proyecto di haaf, tin plan-

nan tambe pa traha un gran hotel na Palm Beach pa turistanan cu lo bini ora

cu vapornan grandi por drenta haaf.

jestad harbor will appear after

the dredging operations have been completed. The filled area will lead out to the concrete block

extension to the pier. With two channels deep enough for large ships it will no longer be necessary

for them to turn around inside the harbor to leave by the same entrance they entered.

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LIDERNAN FUTURO

Un educador renombra a bisa cu ta dificil y podise impo- sible pa haya e lidernan futuro den ramo di gobierno y politico, y cu si acaso nos por yega na haya nan lo ta masha dudoso cu nos por entrena nan pa bira lider. Carac teristica di bida ta su cambiamentonan rapido y imposi-

bilidad di por pronostica, no unicamente situacionnan futuro sino tambe di ki calidad e hombernan mester ta pa nan por sirbi como lider segun e situacionnan.

Fortunadamente esaki no ta berdad den negoshi y indus- tria, y no unicamente e lidernan futuro por worde haya cu precisién razonable, pero nan habilidad, capacidad, y calidad-

nan caracteristico por worde guia y desarolla asina cu nan por ta den posicién pa tuma mando ora e necesidad p’esey

yega. Siman pasa 32 mucha-homber a gradudé den e programa

di aprendiz, a tuma e prome stap ariba e camina largo, pedre-

goso cual ultimamente por haci nan bira lider den nan ramo

di trabao. Ta nada mas cu propio pa bisa "por haci”’, siendo

cu poco cos ta menos cierto cu e resultado di un entrena-

miento, E resultado aki ta depende pa un parti ariba e

maestro, pero pa un partimas grandi e ta depende di e disci-

pulo mes. Mescos cu un artista cu ta cuminza pinta un portret

of ta cuminza forma un imagen nunca por ta sigur cu e lo

produci un trabao maestral of blo un otro pida trabao di arte,

asina tambe un maestro y su discipulo nunca por pronostica

kiko e producto final lo ta. Pero e posibilidadnan t’ey, y si un

discipulo aplica su mes concienzudamente na e estodionan, e

ta aumenta e chens di mira su esfuerzonan corona cu éxito.

Mescos cu cada trabao di un artista no por bira un trabao

maestral asina tambe no ta cada mucha-homber cu ta sinja por spera di bira un lider. Pero algun di nan por bira, y esun-

nan cu no logra di bira lo ta den miho posicion di por sigui

nan lidernan inteligentemente den favor di bienestar general.

TOMORROW'S LEADERS

A grat educator has said that it is difficult to find tomorrow’s leaders in the field of government and politics,

and that if we could find them it is highly improbable that

ARUBA ESSO NEWS

Departmental Reporters (Dots indicate that reporter has turned in a tip

or this issue)

Simon Coronet ae Hospital Bipat Chand Stoxahe tae Sattaur Bacchus Instrument Gordon Ollivierre Electrical Luciano Wever Labor Simon Geerman Drydock Bernard Marquis Iphil Jones Erskine Anderson Sam Viapree Fernando Da Silva Bertie Viapree Hugo de Vries Pedro Odor Mrs. Ivy Butts Jacinto de Kort Henry Nassy Harold Wathey Mrs. M. A. Mongroo Elsa Mackintosh Elric Crichlow Alvin Texeira Calvin Hassell Federico Ponson Edward Larmonie Edgar Connor Mario Harms Cade Abraham Jan Oduber John Francisco Jose La Cruz Vanisha Ogarro Ricardo Van Blarcum Claude Bolah

Marine Office Receiving & Shipping

Acid & Edeleanu L. 0. F.

Pressure Stills C.T.R. & Field Shops

T.S.D. Office Accounting

Powerhouse 1 & 2 Laboratories 1 & 2

Laboratory 3 Lago Police

Esso & Lago Clubs Dining Halls (3)

Catalytic Gas & Poly Plants

M. & C. Office Masons & Insulators

Carpenter & Paint Machine Shop

Blacksmith, Boiler & Tin Pipe

Welding Colony Commissary Plant Commissary

Laundry Colony Service Office

Colony Shops Hubert Ecury Garage Harold James Personnel Edney Huckleman Sports Samuel Rajroop eussescossnsan Specia) |

PICTURE CREDITS

Curagao Rajroop.

Symphony Orchestra p. 4 by Samuel

we could train them for leadership. An inescapable feature of life is this rapid change, and the impossibility of predic- ting, not only future situations but the qualities men will need to be leaders in those situations.

Fortunately this does not hold true in the field of business and industry, and not only can tomorrow’s leaders be found with reasonable accuracy, but their skills, abilities, and characteristics can be guided and developed so they may be in a position to lead when the need arises.

Last week 32 boys were graduated from the Apprentice Training Program and started on the long and rocky road which may make potential leaders of them. It is only right to say "may make’ since few things are less certain than the ultimate results of teaching. This result depends to a certain extent on the teacher, but to a much greater extent on the student. As an artist who starts to work on a painting or a piece of sculpture can never be sure whether he will bring forth a masterpiece or merely another work of art, so the

teacher and student cannot predict what their finished product will be. But the potentialities are there and the long and conscientious application of the student increases the

chances of realizing them.

Every boy who studies cannot hope to become a leader.

But some will, and those do not will be better equipped to

follow their leaders intelligently and for the common good.

MAY 2, 1947 ele en OT

'; Long Service Awards

April, 1947

30-Year Buttons

One day in Oklahoma 30 years ago, a young man was walking along a road and he saws aos of men working. He needed a job so he picked up a shovel and started to work right along with them. When the boss came around to check, the young man's name was not on his list but he found it out and put it on anyway. Since that day Louis G. Lopez has had thirty years of Standard

service. Starting in Standard Oil of Indiana's Casing Head plant at Drumright, Oklahoma in 1917, Mr. Lopez worked there until in 1926 he was transferred to the Huasteca Petroleum Co., at Cerro Azul, Mexico. He was transferred back to the Indiana Company in the same year and stayed there until 1928 when he came to Aruba. In 1930 he was transferred to the Gas Plant, of

which he is now head.

20-Year Buttons

Rafael Solognier Carpenter

Paul Gardere Labor

10-Year Buttons

Refinery Losses Drop —

As a result of plantwide efforts of

been made since the

program started at the beginning of last

year. employees, coordinated by the Refinery

Loss Committee, in the past fourteen

months, the losses of oil in the refinery

have been reduced to a large extent. The figures below show the strides that have

Bbls. lost per day

1st Quarter 1946 2nd Quarter 1946

Loss-Reduction 3rd Quarter 1946 5,033

4th Quarter 1946 3,624

January 1947 2,816

February 1947 2,822

With cooperation like this, it is hoped that the losses can soon be diminished to the Refinery goal of 2,000 barrels.

4,599 4,826

NEW ARRIVALS

WANTED FOR SALE EXCHANGE

For Sale: One Argus 35 mm camera with 50 mm lens and carrying case Box 11

For Sate: One living room set. Box 12 A daughter, Carla Gerdina, to Mr. and Mrs. For Sale: Complete set Community silverware. Initialed "W" Box 13 Arnold Berger, Apel EeortH 5 iM a Rae Hes id A son, Ernest Hygh Cyprian, to Mr. and Mrs. For Sale: One Tricycle. . Cogland Matthew, April 4. Exchange: One set (five volumes) Cyclopedia of drawing with instru- A daughter, Susan Agnes, to Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

ments, one mm Argus candid camera f 4.5 lens, will liam Lennox, April exchange for Radio parts or instruments. 15 A son, Ramiro Edgar, to Mr. and Mrs. Ciracio

Di Bende: Un camera Argus di 35 mm cu lens di 50 mm y su c#ha. x ld Tromp, April 5 BAe ae aateiatta Reade xe Sef A son, Vincent Irwin Neverson, to Mr. and Mrs. i Bende: In stel di meubles pa sala. 2 Wavidevoungea pelle:

i Bende: Stel completo di cubierto di plata, cu inicial "W" graba aden Box 13 AveoniBranky» Edward, to Mr. and Mr. Eran: B - Un Blots rcevan aikah: Box 14 ciseo Kock, April 5. 5 Rees Re ASL SIC ree een el Vicente, to Mr. and Mrs. Felipe Kool-

Pa Cambia: Un set ment, un camera Argus di 35 mm y partinan of instrumentnan di radio.

tens f

{cinco tomo) di Cyclopedia di pintamento ou instru- 4.5 pa cambia pa

A son, man, April 5.

A daughter, Rolanda Maria, to Mr. and Mrs. Jose Van Der Linden, April 5.

A son, Rudolfo, to Mr. and Mrs. Juan Hernan- April 6.

A daughter, Celestina Jacinta, to Mr. and Mrs. Angelico Geerman, April 6.

A son, Rumold Justin, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Noel, April 8.

dez,

A son, Vivian, to Mr. and Mrs. George Law- rence April 8.

A daughter, Carol Margaret Elizabeth, to Mr and Mrs. Alfred Jones, April 8.

A son, Victor Miguel, to Mr. nimo Winterdaal, April 12.

A son, Wayne Leslie, to Mr. and Mrs. Lesl’e Willison, April 12.

\ daughter, Jeanette, to Mr. and Mrs. Jeronimo s, April 14.

A daughter, Lidwina Olimpia, to Mr. and Mrs. Efraim Arendsz, April 15.

A son, Robert Nel, to MeDavid, April 15.

A daughter, Vera, to Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Ploem, April 16.

A daughter, Clara Anecita, Maria Willems, April 17.

A son, Rolando Inesio, to Mr. and Mrs. Ciriaco

and Mrs. Gero-

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas

to Mr. and Mrs

Thijsen, April 18.

A daughter, Susan Esther, to Mr. and Mrs. Julius Landau, April 18.

A son, Theodorus Johannes, to Mr. and Mrs Jan Mierlo, April 19.

A daughter, Bretha Dorothy, to Mr. and Mrs William Maasdamme, April 20.

A son, Godfrey Clement, to Mr. and Mrs Clement St. Aubyn, April 21.

A son, to Mr. and Mrs. Jan Oduber, April 2).

Alvin Every Johannes Henriquez Edward Luckhoo

John Prince

Alberto Koolman Frits Thijsen Juan Wever

Leandro De Cuba Louis Wathey Luis Werleman

Simeon Tromp

Frans Croes

Nellius Bruma

Hendrik Croes Joseph Butts

William Constance Herman Dania

Feliciano Dirksz Jan Kelly Bipat Chand John Stewart

Augma Thomas

Hose Figaroa

Hildo Croes Henrik Helman Austin Hodge

Daniel Jackson

Albert Brown

Jose Schwengle

Bernard Rombley

Circuncision Albertsz xto Arends

Archibald Stevenson

Basil Klock

Otto De Vries

by warned by

Consulate that

Acid Plant Acid Plant

Rec. & Shipping Rec. & Shipping Marine Wharves

Pressure Stills P.S. Cleanout

Gas Plant L.O.F. LOF. LOF. L.O.F.

Lago Police

Instrument

M. &. C. Office Masons & Insuls.

Machinist

Machinist Warehouse

Warehouse Pipe

Pipe Pipe

Garage

Col. Operations Plant Commissary

Dining Hall Dining Hall

Marine Office

Dry Dock

Dry Dock

T.S.D.-Lab.

T.S.D.-Lab. T.S.D.-Eng.

Accounting

All employees and others return- |

ing to St. Vincent, B.W.I. are here-

the

the

regarding the encashment of Bank

of England notes are still in exis-

British Vice |

restrictions

tance in that colony.

Any person proceeding to St.

Vincent should secure Sterling

drafts, before leaving Aruba, for

any money they wish to take into

he colony.

A son, to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lake, April 21 Twins, a son and a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs.

Edmund Cornett, April 22. A daughter, to Mr. and Mrs.

April 22.

Coin YOUR ldeas

Orlo Thomas, Interest at the prospect of a new life is refiected in the face of David Isaac as he received wedding

gifts from E. M. Wade and D. A. Haase, Powerhouse supervisors, on April 18. The platter and

portable bar were presented as gifts from his low employees at No, 3 Evaporator Plant. A few

hours after the presentation above, David was married in Oranjestad to Wilhelmina Whiteman.

MAY 2, 1947 ARUBA ESSO NEWS

Unusual Courage Displayed

By Towboat Crew Member

An outstanding act of heroism was

performed by Pedro Brito, Venezuelan

crew member of the towboat Captain

Rodger, when it was of necessity aban-

doned near the beach west of Colorado

Point April 14.

After the tug had brought the sur-

vivors from the Fishers’ Hill back to San

Nicolas the night before (April 13), the

Captain Rodger went out to the spot

Pedro Antonio Brito

where the Fishers’ Hill was adrift and

still burning in the heavy seas, to try to

tow the vessel clear of Colorado Point.

When a towing attempt later that

night had been abandoned because of

the time, the Captain Rodger returned

to San Nicolas for heavier hawser and

more men, first having left two Marine

Department men aboard the tanker. The

tug returned early in the morning and

the towing operations began again.

However, at about 9:30 the tow line

broke and fouled the Captain Rodger’s

propeller and she began to drift in to the

beach.

As soon as it became apparent to Cap-

tain J. Fernando that the tug would

have to be left, Brito, who is an excellent

surf swimmer volunteered to see that

Mr. A. Shirreffs of the Marine Depart-

ment, who is a non-swimmer, got ashore

safely.

They jumped into the surf to go pshore and through Brito’s efforts and

spoken instructions to Mr. Sherriffs, he

was able to assist him to the beach, thus

preventing Mr. Shirreffs from being

seriously injured or possibly lost.

Falcons Repeat Musical Show

Again, for the third time in five months, the Falcon Club presented its five act musical comedy, "Romance in Mandalay”, to a packed house at the

Lago Club April 12.

The play, written and directed by H. Stevenson of the Storehouse, con- cerns the trials and tribulations of a pair of young lovers on the beautiful isle of Mandalay. The serenity of the couple’s romance is continuously being interrup- ted by evil influences but all finally straightens itself out and the show ends happily. The music for the performance was directed by W. Warner of the Wel- ding Department.

A.V.B. Football Scores

Apr! 13

Arsenal 8 Jong Holland 2

’A’ class

April 19 Bubali 2 Union 1

’B’ class

April 20 R.C.A. 5

Volharding af)

reserve 'A’ class

San Nicolas Jrs, 46 Trappers 1

’A’ class

Dos Vapor di Esso Ta Presta

Yudanzana un Tanker na Candela

Dos vapor di Esso Transportation, e

lake tanker Misoa y e touwboot Cap-

tain Rodger a bai duna auxilio na un

tanker na candela, Fisher’s Hill den

anochi di 13 di April.

Fisher’s Hill a sali di San Nicolas mas

tempran cu un cargo di "fuel oil” cu rum-

bo pa Baltimore. Mas o menos 7:15 Ma-

rine office a haya un radio cu e vapor ta

na candela banda di Cerro Corra y cu tri-

pulantenan tabata preparando pa ban-

dona e vapor y nan tabata pidi yudanza.

Unbez nan a haci preparacionnan pa

spacha dos vapor di Esso pa e lugar y

banda di ocho’or tur dos a sali fo’i San

Nicolas cu orde di asisti e tanker tanto

cu nan por.

Ora cu nan a yega den cercania di

Fisher’s Hill, Misoa a piki e hombernan

den lanchanan cu tabata duna sinal y

Captain Rodger a bai unbanda di e tanker

pa piki e tripulantenan cu tabata abordo

ainda y despues e hombernan cu tabatin

den un lancha, cu tabata drief peligrosa-

mente cerca di costa.

E dos vapornan a drenta San Nicolas

un poco promé cu diezun’or cu un grupo

di tripulantenan contento y alivia

Curashi Excepcional Demonstra Pa Tripulante di Touwboot

Pedro Brito, tripulante Venezolano di

e touwboot Captain Rodger a proba di ta un homber balente, cu sa di usa sa cabez

den ora di peligro, ora cu necesaria-

mente mester a bandona e touwboot

banda di costa p’ariba di Cerro Corra

dia 14 di April. Asina cu Captan J. Fernando a mira

cu nan lo mester bandona e touwboot, el

a duna Brito, un landador excelente, in-

struccién di percura pa Sr. A. Sherriffs

di Marine Department yega costa sin

desgracia.

Nan a bula na awa pa bai tera y cu su landamento excelente y su instruccion-

nan na Sr. Sherriffs, cu no sa landa,

Brito por a -ude te cu nan a yega costa,

y di e moda ey a salba Sr. Sherriffs di

ricibi algun desgracia of podiser di hoga

mes.

1.S.A. Enjoys Mixed Picnic

Accompanied by their wives, the mem-

bers of the Instrument Society of Aruba

held their first mixed” picnic April 16, at the Legion Picnic Ground.

All sorts of delicacies were set before

the Instrument men and their ladies. Hamburgers with different kinds of sauce, and several kinds of salad were on the menu in addition to all kinds of desserts which, it is said, disappeared with magical rapidity. The ladies did a wonderful job in supplying the salads

and desserts. The committee which organized the

affair consisted of Jim Faucett, Art Krottnauer, Lou Crippen, assisted by

Paul Jensen, George Echelson and Mar- chant Davidson.

Dodgers Whip Artraco 10-2 To Win Second Half of the League

Dodgers walked over a hard fighting

Artraco team 10—2, to take the cham-

pionship of the second round of the

baseball competition, April 20.

Dodger hitters blasted Artraco

pitchers for 13 hits and 10 runs by the

time the game was ended. Some of the

finest defensive play ever seen in the

Sport Park was exhibited by their air-

tight infield. Although Artraco was in

there figthing all the way, the Dodger

team was playing inspired ball.

The final game of the League for the

championship was to be played between

San Lucas and the Dodgers on April 27.

BASEBALL SCORES

April 6 Dodgers Artraco San Lucas Cerveceria K

ame

April 13 Pepsi Cola Venezuela oO San Lucas 10 Dodgers 8

April 20 Dodgers 10

Artraco 2

. = With a background of diagrams of the Pressure Stills that have been his big interest for so many

years, Fred Corporan of Cleanout receives farewell gifts before his retirement last month. He joinea

the Company at Casper, Wyoming in October 1920, and came to Aruba in June 1929. Gifts of a

silver tea set and a scroll will help keep his 18-year memories of Aruba fresh. Included in the

picture are L. E. Reifschneider, B. P. Cobb, and J. D. Lykins.

The Esso News has published pictures of all kinds of teams in the past, but this is the first one that

has appeared of a domino team. These men are from the Esso Dining Hall and have played a series

of two matches with a team from Esso Heights Dining Hall, winning both of them. They cail them-

selves the Giants and if they keep up the record they have established so far they should have

fair claim to their title. The boys say they will take on all comers. Left to right, G. Medica,

W. Brown, O. Rey, F. Bowman, B. Hope, H. Glasgow, D. Blaise, B: McKenzie, B. Brown, C, Arthur,

McT. Cottle, and L. Bacchus.

Safety Assistant Returns From States Conferences

Jan Beaujon of Safety arrived back in Aruba April 15, still cold from the winter weather, tired from a very busy business trip, but glad of the oppor-

tunity to polish up his basic knowledge of Safety practices and to exchange ideas with other safety men from all

over the United States. He spent two weeks in the New York

area, commuting by train between New

York City and the New Jersey refineries.

After attending a series of conferences of the General Safety Committee of the

S.O. Co. of N.J., he spent additional days in the study of Safety procedures at the Bayway and Bayonne refineries. From

here he went to Chicago for a week of training sessions sponsored by the

National Safety Council. He will gladly

give anybody his share of Chicago,

where the temperature drops from 63 to 35 degrees in such a short time that he

hardly had time to turn up his coat collar.

Miami and then Aruba feit good after a

session with the North.

A fantastic variety of wierd costumes tralpsed

around the stage at the Esso Club on the night

of April 12. The event was the Men's Style Show.

Put on by a cast of about 20 men, the show In- cluded practically every costume a man might

possibly wear from the day he arrived In Aruba

until the day he left. One of the bright spots In

the performance was the very amusing script

written by J. V. Friel of Personnel. Above, Paul

Gordon depicts what the well dressed (and protected) Safety man will wear.

ney (iE Acid Plant.

Lonzo Moyer, Fils. 20.00, system to eliminate oil spill at western end of GAR-2.,

Thomas Hagerty, Fls. 40.00, improve-

ment of Aruba-USA telephone service.

Mrs. Gafuran Syed, Fls. 20.00, replace window with louvre in Women’s rest room at the Lago Heights Club.

William Rafloski, Fils. 50.00, install brass shield to prevent water entering motor bearing housing.

Efraim Odor, FIs. 20.00, install benches

for visitors awaiting the bus at the hospital.

Charles Munro, Fils. 50.00, glass front-

ed frames for copies of "Articles of Agreement” on Company vessels

Franklin Short, Fls. 20.00, install stool

at water cooler at Lago Heights Club.

"C. Y. I.” awards for February were:

Herbert Gaba, FIs. 10.00, fill in or cover

large hole in vicinity of Colorado Point

Apartments.

Harry Nahar, Fis. 15.00, improve

working conditions at No. 10 Crude Still.

Anibal Rasmijn, Fls. 15.00, install fire extinguishers on motor pumps at gasoil

agitators Nos. 74 & 73. Roy de Abreu, Fils. 15.00, raise or

lengthen foamite hydrant northwest of

No. 5 H.P. cooler box.

Sydney Alleyne, Fils. 15.00, relocate

valve in chamber water line at Central

Pumphouse.

Walter Sluizer, Fls. 20.00, install lif-

ting device at Central Pumphouse.

Henry St. Paul, Fils. 15.00, fire protec-

tion for Lago Heights Post Office and

new Warehouses.

Roman Croes, Fils. 15.00, install 5-gal-

lon kerosene container over wash basin

in Lead Shed at Knock Laboratory.

Abednego Matheson, Fls. 20.00, elimi-

nate safety hazard in the vicinity of Lago

Heights Bachelor Quarters No. 7.

Miss Elsa Mackintosh, FIs. 20.00, prize-

drawing system for Holiday meals at

Esso Dining Halll

Robert Martin, Fls. 20.00, install pegs

in bathing huts at Grape Field Beach.

Mrs. Leonor Pappers, Fs. 20.00, install

a code bell in section "G” at Lago Hos-

pital.

Stanley Moniz, Fls. 25.00, install pres-

sure alarm signal in No. 10 Visbreaker Control house.

George Bennett, Fis. 20.00, relocate

Continued on page 6

From page 1

4 ARUBA ES60 NEWS

NEWS *"4

VIEWS

MAY 2, 1947 eer eee

The Aruba Art Circle varied its musical series recently with an appearance

in two concerts by the Curagao Philharmonic Orchestra. It was Aruba’s

first opportunity toe hear a musical group of this kind. Emma Stoppello of

Venezuela appeared at the piano as soloist.

Among the memorable days in the annals of the Instrument Department, Friday, March 28 should

rank high. Sabachy, the department's pet cat, chose that day to bear her ter of two tiny kittens

in a desk drawer in one of the offices. An hour after their birth the two youngsters are seen with

their mother getting the feel of life.

Sabachy, e pushi di Instrument Department a bira mama di dos sabachi chikito dia 28 di Maart.

Nan a nace den un tachi di un escriterio y e portret ta mustra e mama cu su dos jioechinan,

ua era despues cu nan a nace.

Chemistry invades even the soap bubble blowing fleld. It’s no

soap, but a special secret chemical that is making pretty Recelved by the NEWS too late fer in- bubbles for a couple of dancers from Universal Pictures’ clusion in the recent "War Years” "Tangier, while star Robert Paige looks on admiringly.

feature, the chart reproduced at left Is

one of Frank West’s prized souvenirs

of that time. By charting the sudden

drop in electric current belng delivered

by the Powerhouse, it shows almest te

the minute when the first Lake tanker

went up in flames February 16, 1942 Something new in Esso

and the first tracer shells hit the re- RR oreo finery. At 1:29 a.m. the load was Mav einewebEsco Renken 22,000 KW; as the lights went out (for Launched July 5, 1946,

years to come) by 4 a.m. It was only Sane aaa 8,000 KW. just about the smatlest,

being only 143 feet long. Built for the Central

American coastwise trade, the "Esso Nicara- gua’ is powered by Die- sel engines and can carry about 2400 barrels of

cargo.

February 1, 1 anony submarine oc

rorpytont of $dn Nicolas, and. ehel dameg> was done to ome mast the refinery and’ ot private property, Fr.isrnhardt Government school

suffeged slight damage \élso. | There were no “frow shot

PRE Cipgyt oat tok the reet: rey

cre also-simk jst Sagle and:

s. afr in Curecaod Twenty-seven hundred new horses were added at the Aruba Flying Club's field last month when

i el six war surplus airplanes ordered privately by eight members arrived. The 450-horsepower planes, wy ete tiene | several hundred horses stonger than any owned by the club, are former U.S. Army training planes,

and were hought "as Is’ at less than the cost of a second-hand automobile.

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LUNCH Lunchtime means soup, or sandwiches, or

funchi, pan bati, or good red meat. It also

means a good many things not connected

with eating; games for some, talk for others,

and for some a quick siesta. The Esso News

camera looks in on a few groups during this

popular hour.

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With sailmaker Karel Ponson supplying the audience, As catcher B. Correa waits in vain for the ball, H. Zandwijken wallops it for a base hit in a midday apprentice

J. Bakemeyer, V. Solognier, P. Paesch, and P. Thielman while Peeites

away the time at the Drydock at dominoes. athe: game:

Down by the foundry these men are Intent on the! cards. At left R. Trimming-

ham, J. Maduro, V. Koolman, M. Arends.

Surrounded by spectators, A. Lampe, J. Peterson, E. Angela, and T. Flanegin contest tor

the domino championship of the Central Toolroom. a

Relaxing from their job of making concrete blocks, J. Jean, J. Jean (brothers), G. Williams, M. Maduro,

G. Miller, K, Joseph, and G. Thomas, take it easy during the lunch hour.

Away from the heat of their furnaces, these blacksmiths are enjoying a

noontime game of checkers. The players are, from left, H. Peters, A. Vioor,

A. Rahman, and L. Winterdaal.

eran to these painters In the spheroid field means gathering and talking over the latest happenings. Left to right, W. Augustine, H. Ambrose, J. John, W. Ivan, H. Ezekial, M. Kelly, J. Claude, P: Wiiired, and G. Philips.

EET samara

BODA

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ORO Riba e portretnan nos ta mira Jan

Hendrik y Maria Croes riba e dia cu nan

a celebraé 50 anja cu nan a priminti di

stima, respeta, y yuda otro.

Jan Hendrik Croes a nace dia 29 di Mei di 1874 y Maria de Mei a nace dia

15 di Januari 1878. Dia 3 di April di 1897

nan a casa y awor mei-mei di nan famia

grandi nan ta celebra nan boda di oro. Na tur nan tabatin 6 jioe-homber y 3

jioe-muher, pero un jioe-homber a muri

na edad di 14 anja. Nan tin 61 nieto y

8 bisa-nieto.

Tempo cu Jendi y Marie a casa cos ta-

bata malo na Aruba; wel tabatin yobida,

pero hombernan tabata gana masha poco. Ora nan tabatin un anja cas4 nan promé

jioe a nace; e tempo ey Jendi tabata traha den mina di oro; pero ganamento

tabata asina poco cu e mester a bai traha

fo'i Aruba pa e mantene su famia. Des-

pues di dos anja nan a traha un cas di pie-

dra cu: klei, despues nan a haci e cas mas

grandi y nan a bin pone un dak di zink enbez di e dak di torta. Nan a traha te

cu nan a gana nan jioenan grandi y na 1914 esun di promé a casa, y despues

otronan a sigui y awor tur ta casa. Ya

ta 13 anja cu nan so ta biba hunto, des- pues cu e ultimo jioe a casa. Nan ta cria

baca, cabrito y nan ta bende e lechi y de

bez en cuando un baca of un cabrito. Nan

tin hopi matanan di guyaba y cashu y cu regalonan di nan jioenan nan ta bi-

bando masha tranquil ya ta 13 anja. Die

poco cu nan ta gana, nan a spaar te cu

nan a traha un cas nobo 5 anja pasa

pero nan no ta biba aden y e cas ta na

huur. Jendi y Marie ke keda biba den nan

cas bieuw mes resto di nan bida.

Jendi ta duro ainda, e ta mira bon y e ta haci algun trabao na cas. Marie tambe

ta balente ainda; dos anjo pasé e mester a opera y el a perde un bista, pero e otro

si ta bon y e curpa mes ta fuerte ainda.

Dios duna Jendi y Marie hopi anja mas di bida y salud pa nan por mira nan tatara-nietonan.

ARUBA ESSO NEWS

MAY 2, 1947

That rare happening, a 50-year wed- ding anniversary, was celebrated April 6 at Tamarein (north of Santa Cruz) by

Mr. and Mrs. Jan Hendrik Croes and a large number of their descendants.

The family is a big one. They have five sons and three daughters living, 61 grandchildren, and eight great-grand- children. Most of them were there to wish the old people continued good health and happiness.

Jan Hendrik Croes was born May 29, 1874, and Maria de Mei was born January 15, 1878. They were married in April, 1897. It was a bad time for newly- married couples. There was rain for crops every year, but wages at the gold mine were very low, and "Yendi” had to leave Aruba for a while to support his growing family.

The second year after the marriage they built a clay and stone house, and this, later made bigger, is the home they still live in and was the scene of the anniversary party.

In 1914 their first-born was married. In years to come, all the other children married and moved away too, and for the last 13 years they have had what they started out with, an empty house. Since then they have lived alone. They raise cows and goats, and sell the milk,

and sometimes sell a cow or a goat. They

have many guava and cashew trees. With

these things and presents from their children, they lead a comfortable life

without worries. They were even able to

"save something, and five years ago built

¥; AROUND THE PLANT

Good news came during the Easter

holidays to Urias Friday of Personnel

and his sister Jane of the Hospital. Their

brother Wellington received fourth

highest honors in the London Higher

School Certificate examination, held in

Grenada for the first time recently.

Their brother Wilfred took the Royal

Sanitary Inspector’s examination April 8,

and two younger brothers Everest and

Ethelstan will take the Cambridge

Junior examination later on in the year.

Albert Brown of the Dining Hall is a recent graduate of the Institute of Photo- graphy, in New York. He started his course in photography, developing and printing in 1943 and finished last Decem- ber. He expects to put his new knowledge

to good use.

Doreen Syed, daughter of Abdul of

Powerhouse No. 1, is now completing her

junior year at the Fisher Secretarial School in Boston, Mass. She is active in

the Glee Club and the School newspaper.

This group of Colony Service employees have just graduated from a course in Foremanship which

dealt with the problems foremen face in the performance of their jobs. They are, at left, rear row:

P. Hunt (C.S. Supervisor), A. Taitt, M. Saunders, C, O. St. Aubyn, J.

C. Arends, R. Yzer, H. Boyé (behind), H. Helmen, A. Bryson, G. Simon, E. Cowia, J.

Francisco, E. G. Richards, La Cruz:

In front are: T. Eagan and F. Scott (both of Training), F. Short, H. Amoroso, Mrs. M. A. Mongroo,

Soon Chang, P. Wilson, Mrs. S. Oliver, R. Van Blarcum, J: Statia, O. Sarmaat, H. Aporoo. Abdul

Mohid, J. J. Abadie and N. M. Shirley (C.S. Supervisors).

another house which they rent. They want to live the rest of their lives in their first and only home.

Yendi is still strong, and sees well, and does work around the house. Two years ago Marie lost one eye, but otherwise her health is still good.

From the family and many friends came this wish: "May God give Yendi and Marie many more years of life and health, so that they may live to see their great-great-grandchildren”.

Eight weeks away from work at the Drydock started April 12 for welder sub-

foreman George King. George went to St. Vincent. Alberto Rincones, diver

tender, left for six weeks on May 1.

Daniel Oduber, formerly of the Marine

Office, and Maria I. Toledo were married

April 13 in Maracaibo. The newlyweds plan to make their home in Maracaibo.

Robert Schlageter, editor of the Esso News, left on long vacation April 17. Frank Eichhorn, assistant, will be in

charge during his absence.

Curtis Dowding of the Carpenter Shop

office and Claire Tackling of the Store-

house announced their engagement April 5 at a party at Essoville No. 1. No date was set for the wedding but it will be in

the near future.

On-The-Job Training Starts

On-the-job training for employees of two Lago departments started in April.

Mechanical training for Garage em-

ployees was one of the programs begun.

The course will run for an indefinite

length of time and will cover all phases

of automotive mechanical work. Includ-

ed will be the theory of operation,

methods of maintenance and repair, cor-

rect mechanical procedure, engine over-

haul and chassis overhaul.

Machine shop training has started in

the proper methods for the uses of the

lathe, drill press, milling machines, shapers and other Machine shop equip-

ment. In addition, the use of precision measuring tools is being taught.

Similar training is planned for the Pipe Department and is expected to begin soon.

New Dispensary Hour Added The dispensary is now open during

the noon hours for regular employees

jan Hendrik Croes y sefora riba e dia cu nan a ceiebra nan boda di oro. Tur e 80 homber-, muher- y muchanan cu ta rondond nan ta nan famia. Faanman ta inclui Croes, Lacle, Jansen, Yarzaga- ray, Leo, Lampe. Oduber, de Mei, Thiel, Werle- man y Erasmus. Aki bao e pareha cu nan bisa- nictonan di mas chikito, Franklin Harold Lacle y Pablo Lampe.

The 80 men, women, id children surrounding Jan Hendrik Croes and his wite on their Soth wedding anniversary are al tives. Family names in- clude Croes, Lacie, Jansen, Yarzagaray, Leo, Thiel, Lampe, Oduber, de Mei, Werleman, and Erasmus. Below, a candid shot showing the old people holding Franklin Harold Lacle left, and Pablo Lampe, right, their youngest great-grandchildren.

Sun Continued from Page 3 phone from turbine floor at No. 2

Powerhouse to operator’s room at No. 2

Evaporator Plant.

Walter Sluizer, Fls. 15.00, install pres- sure gauge line from Tar Dist. flux line

to gauge board at Central Pumphouse.

Some time ago the "Esso News" printed a picture of what was then the youngest 10-year man on

the Lago payroll Now another, younger, has ap-

peared om the scene. He is Hendrik Croes of

Instrument who received his 10-year button

April 10 at the age of 23. Hendrik started to

work for the Company in 1937 as a member of the second class of apprentices.

Aigun tempo pasa "Esso News’ a druk portret di e empleado di mas jong cu tabatin boton di sir- bishi di 10 anja. Awor a parce un otro mas jong cu ta pronk cu su boton. Esaki ta Hendrik Croes di Instrument cu a haya su boton di 10 anja dia 10 di April na edad di 23 anja. Hendrik a cuminza traha cu Compania na 1937, como miembro di ¢

segundo klas di aprendiznan.

rag ta

SAP ger

Ct, it. robe,

who do not wish to lose time for the first

trip to the dispensary for a non-indus-

trial injury. The new dispensary hours will be:

7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through

Friday, 7:00 am. to 12:00 noon, on

Saturday.