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VOL 11 No 1 PUBLISHED BY THE LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO LTD JANUARY 6 1950



Employee Council Is Formed Lago Employee Council Forma
r Lago Empleadonan di Lago a vota December
2729 den prome eleccion di Lago
Election of Members
With Eight Employee Council votando pa ocho

homber pa lepresenta nan den trata
Lago employees cast ballots December 2729 in the first election of the mento cu Compania bao di e plan di representation
Lago Employee Council naming eight men to represent them through the Pa por duna mihor re
negotiating body formed under the new representation plan In line with the presentation cu antes cuater represen
principle of giving better representation than under the former system four tante di Nacionalidad Holandes y cuater
national and four non national candidates were elected di otro Nacionalidadnan a worde eli
Those chosen on the national ticket were Frederick Dirks Juan Maduro gi Esnan riba e stembiljet Nacional ta
Higinio Kelly and Severiano Luydens The first two were named for two year bata Frederick Dirksz Juan Maduro

terms the second two for one year terms Higinio Kelly y Severiano Luydens E
The successful candidates on the non national ticket included Bipat Chand dos promSnan a worde eligi pa dos anja
and Cecil Bishop for two year terms and Herbert Blaize and Norbert Baptiste y e otro dosnan pa un anja

for one year terms E candidatonan riba stembiljet pa
See page 8 for pictures otro nacionalidadnan tabata Bipat
At the same time the vote constituted employees approval of the propositions Chand y Cecil Bishop pa dos anja y
stated on the ballot that the Lago Employee Council is authorized to develop Herbert Blaize y Norbert Baptiste pa
and execute with Management a constitution and by laws for the Council and un anja Mira pagina ocho pa portret
Just call me Essolito because
thats my name a working agreement covering conditions of employment nan y biografia
The Council is expected to assume its responsibilities without delay with Na e mes tempo votonan a inclui empleadonan
its first meeting scheduled for immediately after the first of the new year su aprobacion pa e proposi
The valid ballots cast in the 21 election districts totalled 5127 or 779 per tion menciona ariba e stembiljetnan

Essolite Receives Name cent of the number of eligible voters Figures take into account several hundred esta cu Lago Council di Empleadonan ta
eligible voters who were unable to vote because of vacations sickness or autoriza pa desaroya y ehecuta cu Di
From Powerhouse Employee other reasons rectiva un reglamiento pa e Council y un
The election was conducted by two eight man Boards of Election which were combenio cubriendo condicionnan di

He will be known from now on as appointed by the two nominating committee chairmen The Board for the trabao
Essolito That was the name finally national group included Just De Vries chairman Simon Geerman Rudy Yzer E Council ta spera di cuminza cu nan
chosen by the judges last week after Alvin Holter Gust De Jongh Jose Dirksz Winric Duncan and Juan Tromp actividadnan sin dilation y su prome
they carefully judged over 800 names For the non nationals the Board was Syd Brathwaite chairman Horace Grant reunion lo tuma lugar imediatamente
submitted by 275 employees for the oil Reuben Medford Ewen Quashie Gideon Rathnum Luther Robertson Vandyke despues di habrimento di Anja Nobo
drop character introduced in the December Jacobs and Reily Jack E votonan valido di e 21 districtonan
9 issue of the Aruba Esso News The ballot boxes were carried to every part of the plant by 84 tellers visiting di eleccion tabata 5127 779 por ciento
The winner of the Fls 50 prize for the employees on the job with two tellers in each district for each nationality di e numero di votadornan eligibel
The winner of the Fls 50 prize for group The tellers are listed below E eleccion tabata conduci door di dos
a clerk at No 2 Hunta di Eleccion cu tabata consisti di
Tellers National Tellers Non National
Powerhouse ocho homber kendenan a worde nomina
V Croes j ~-V-TkiL JL-Roberts- E Cnchlowx**>? ^

His suggestion E Aarndell P Ridderstap R Trotman E Campbell pa e dos presidentenan di e comitenan
F Wever G Wouters G Adams H Tachlin
Essolito had nominative
S Dirksz G Willems N Billy M Lewis
everything the L Solognier G Thijsen C Munroe S McLeod E Hunta di e grupo Nacional a incluil
G Webb C Boekhoudt A Hector C Phills
judges were looking ! Kas J Maduro M Morgan J Liverpool Just de Vries presidente Simon
for short II Tigaroa M Maduro W David A Morgan Geerman Rudy Yzer Alvin Holter
L Lacle H Garcia J Gumbs T Charles
catchy easy to V Erasmus R Thysen E Dash M Ferryman Gust de Jong Jose Dirksz Winric Dun
T Trimon J Bennett K Nunes L King
say and remember G Kelly M Pieters I Homei G Dopwell g- can y Juan Tromp E Hunta di otro na
E Hernandez M Kemp W Gould H Bynoe
and with a cionalidadnan tabata Syd Brathwaite
E Paula r Maduro J Henry S Leacock
South American J Werleman E de Randamie K Khan S Walter piesidente Horace Grant Ruben Med
I Hernandez H De Vries
G Lambert C
Assang
twist that makes D Croes O Croes H Smith T Sarran ford Ewen Quashie Gideon Rathnum
it very appro M DeKort C Tromp C Cyrus P Volney Luther Robertson Vandyke Jacobs y
J Casper J Dezon W Ponnett I Parris
priate Caesar de Souza E Wudh C Peterson J DeSouza M Chase Reily Jack
P Norden J Rasmijn E Trotman S Sextus
A consolation prize of Fls 10 goes E caha di votonan a worde hiba na
to Benjamin Lampe a first year apprentice tur parti den planta door di 84 colec
in the Training Divison who Marine Dept Completes Year tantenan kendenan a bishita empleado

suggested Esso Lito as two words Without Lost Time Accident nan na nan trabao tabatin dos colec
tante pa cada districto pa cada un di e
Employees will be
of
seeing more A significant Christmas present went Conserve Water
Essolito in the near future to all employees of the Marine Department dos gruponan
Judges in the contest were J F Malcolm last year On December 24 the
J J P Oduber W Porter F B Department achieved one full year

Roebuck and B Teagle without a single lost time industrial
Of the over 800 names that did not accident

win probably the shortest suggested This record covered almost two million
was Esso It and the longest was
manhours of work on the part of
Lago Esso Telephone Exchange nearly 800 employees

Some other suggested names Esso In a letter of congratulation to all
Zip Esso Nydia Esso Safety Sam employees concerned Marine Manager
Operation Esso Earl John D Esso J Andreae said Every employee of the
Esso Spinal Cord Esso Dushhie Esso Marine Department has contributed to

Speedoleum and Esso Dumpling this fine record and deserves the

highest commendation
Andreae Griffin Named Director; Mr Andreae made special mention

Marine Manager J Andreae and Pro of the excellent safety records chalked

cess Superintendent F E Griffin were up by employees of the Shipyard m Ml I DAYS m > wl | m
Launches and the Port Stewards
elected Lago directors at a meeting of
Mfe
the Board of Directors on December 30 It is sincerely hoped he continued WITHOUT A M fTHDUt

They will fill vacancies caused by the that the achievements of the past year QISABLING & IMfefi
resignations of G H Jett and C E will encourage all concerned to make NJHS
Lanning even greater efforts to continue our INJURY m 2 raBX

At the same time Assistant General perfect record for a long time JHPf
Manager and Director O S Mingus wa3
elected a vice president of the Company Watch for Fake US Banknotes

Mr Andreae joined Jersey Standards The Lt Governor of Aruba has issued
Marine Deaprtment in 1935 He became a warning to all parties concerned to
marine manager in May 1948 be very careful when changing or ac
Mr Griffin came to Aruba in 1929 cepting payment in US banknotes

becoming 1946 process superintendent in This is especially so when the notes are A full ear without a disabling injuiy is marked by the Marine Department on
submitted for exchange by seamen from Saturday December 21 Looking with pride at the 365 denoting a year of safe
Other directors of the Company are Southern European countries since working are left to right J Andreae Marine managei Peter Nicolaas sub foreman
J J Horigan president and T C false banknotes especially 20 have re Port Stewards Dhision G N Owen supenisor Safety Dhision and Luther Stowe
Brown secretary and treasurer acting labor foieman Ship Repair Yaid Mr Nicolaas and Mr Stowe lepresent the
peatedly been offered for exchange almost 800 men of the Marine Department who made this outstanding recoid possible



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
JANUARY 6 1950





AkMBA23NeW Refinery Reporters

Simon Coronel Hospital
Blpat Chand Storehouse
PUBLISHED AT ARUBA NETHERLAND WEST INDIES BY THE Sattaur Bacchus Instrument
Simon Geerman Drydock
LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO LTD Bernard Marquis
oooooooo Marine Office
Iphll Jones Receiving & Shipping
Ersklne Anderson Acid & Edeleanu
The next issue of the ARUBA ESSO NEWS will be distributed Fernando da Silva Pressure Stilla
Friday January 20 1950 All copy must reach the editor Bertie Vlaprce CTR & Field Shop3
in the Personnel Building by Friday noon January 13 Willemfrldus Hugo do Vrles Bool tS Accounting D Office

Telephone 523 Mrs Ivy Butts Powerhouse 1 & 2
Jacinto de Kort oooooooo Laboratories 1 & 2
Printed by the Curaaosche Courant Curacao NWI Laboratory 3
Harold Wathey Lago Police
Mrs M A Mangroe Esso & Lago Clubs
Elsa Mackintosh Dining Hall 2
George Lawrence Catalytic
To many families the idea of reducing their consumption Calvin Hasseli M & C Office
Federico Ponson Masons & Insulators
of water seems rather remote They may look on their own Edgar Connor oooooooo Machine Shop

efforts as only a single drop in the bucket Cade Mario Abraham Harms v Blacksmith Boiler &Pipe Tin

After all so often is the reasoning the amount of Jan Oduber Welding
John Francisco Colony Commissary
water that we might save in one day isnt going to amount Jose La Cruz Plant Commissary
Stella Oliver
to much it isnt going to make any difference Ricardo Van Blarcum oooooooo Colony Service Laundry Office

But it is going to make a difference All those little drops Claude Bolah 00000000 Colony Shops
Garage
from all the homes will before long fill up the bucket Harold James Industrial Relations
Cdney Huckletnan oooooooo
Then a substantial saving has been made Samuel Rajroop oooooooo Special Sports

Because of the current water shortage on the eastern Carpenter & Paint
Gas Plant
seaboard where our fresh water comes from we must all

cooperate in efforts to reduce consumption To reduce it by Lake Fleet Reporters

more than one third requires the total efforts of everybody

not just a few Everyone must realize the importance of R Bokhoudt SS Amacuro

their own particular sawng however small it may seem to J M A L Melfor Lane -oooooooo SS S S Ambrosio Andino

them Then the little bit saved here and the little bit saved R Wilson SS Bachaquero
N Sampson S S Boscan
there will begin to mount up to an impressive saving H W Mulzac S S Canpito
The fresh water we use comes from people who them M John S S Cumarebo
N F Clarke SS Guarico
selves are badly in need of more water If they can cut R M Josephia S S Invercaibo
F Modeste S S Inverrosa
down their uses then we can do no less than share their P N Semeleer SS Inverruba

sacrifices and cooperate in the reduction program C T Pantophlet SS Jusepin
Z Z Fleming SS Mara
There are many obvious ways in which a reduction can F T Angel SS Maracay Lagos giant Christmas tree lights the
J Smith S S Misoa night sky Its the cat cracker decorated by
be accomplished Use brackish water whenever possible R A Martls SS Pedernales
W F Van Putten hundreds of colored lights and a tenfoot
S S Quinquire
Repair leaky faucets promptly Dont let taps run any
C Gilkes SS Sabaneta revolving star at the top The men who
longer than necessary Dont look on water as something K Davis SS San Carlos
did this excellent job electricians
L Flndley SS San Cristobal were
that runs freely from your faucet in unlimited quantities C A Euton SS Temblador from Zone 2 under the supervision of

Think of it as a valuable commodity not to be wasted A J Kock C Nurse SS SS Yamanota Trujillo Neville T Matthews electrical foreman

With each of us cooperating our water consumption can G O Walker Shoregang
J I Yanga Tug Delaplaine Lago su Arbol de Navidad ta briya den
be reduced with
no suffering or hardship on anybodys part L E Marchena Tug Colorado Point
D L Van Putten Relief anochi Esaki ta Cat Cracker dorna cu al-
To cut consumption by a third though requires the efforts Pumpmen
gun cien luz di color y cu un strea cu ta
of everybody not just a few Are you doing your part draai
na top



Fiesta di Pascu Empleadonan Lab 3 Expansion Completed
pa
Will House Lab 2 Facilities
di Gobierno Tabatin Exito

More than 8000 square feet of work

Lago su fiesta di Pascu anual pa em ing space has been added to Lab 3 as

pleadonan di Gobierno di Aruba tabata the new story addition on the east end

anihor cu nunca e anja aki El a tuma of the building nears completion

3ugar na Golf Club dia 21 di December On the first floor the addition includes

Harry Gordon a dirigi programa di ten offices a stenographic room

e fiesta cuminzando pa introduci Lago a large conference room and lobby and

su Presidente J J Horigan kende a du hall Two large rooms have been equio

na bonbini den nomber di Compania ped for the podbielniak laboratory and

Comentando ariba e fiestanan anual el the treating and distillation laboratory

-a bisa cu nan ta un bon oportunidad pa The second floor working space consists

empleadonan di Gobierno y empleadonan of two offices a large routine chemical

3i Lago sinja conoce otro minor Sr Ho laboratory and three other labs for

Tigan di cu e ta spera cu e camaraderia yield boiler water and solution and

cu ta reina na e fiesta lo sigui existi den BTU analysis Adjacent to the chemical

nan relacionnan durante anja cu ta bini lab is a glass washing area

Despues di e discurso di bonbini Sr the activities of Labs 3 and 2 Lab 2 has

Horigan a introduci Gezaghebber Inte the activities of Labs3 and 2 Lab 2 has

rino H A Hessling siguiente been moved to the location which
new
como e This routine chemical laboratory in the second floor of the new addition to Lab 3 will
offers better facilities for physical and
Contmud na pag 8 carry on the activities of Lab 2 recently moved from its former location
chemical analysis Several changes will

be made in Lab 3 layout to speed up
Lago Community Council Ta operations

Entretene Soldanan Holandes

Mas di 150 solda di Ehercito Holandes Nomber
Essolito ta su
na Sabaneta Camp a tuma parti na

un fiesta di Pascu cu Lago Community
Di awor padilanti nos lo yame Essolito
Council a duna pa nan na Golf Club dia
Esey tabata e nomber cu a worde
22 di December
escogi pe despues di a revisa mas di
Varios bebida y carni haci na barbecue
800 nomber cu 275 empleado a propone
a worde ofreci Hopi a gana
pa e gota di azeta cu a parce den Aruba
bunita premionan pa charadanan duna
Esso News di 9 di December
varios
durante fiesta E premionan
e y
mLLmSSSSmwBLmmmmFf rf fife w V JmwmEKmWifz1 v 3Btafl otio mercancia tabata donacion di e si E ganador di Fls 50 ta Caesar de

guiente comerciantenan Mario Arends Souza un klerk na Powerhouse No 2

cigaria cerbez Aruba Trading ciga Benjamin ampe un aprendiz a haya un
mmmmlmmWlmW mwLmlL ifw ? tMMMwWMMWMSaShJBk Jf M y
ria Habibe cigaria y candy J Nieuw premio di Fls 10 pa e nomber cu el a

cerbez Spritzer & Fuhrmann vulpen propone esta Esso ito skirbi na dos

nan Veld Store cerbez Viana cerbez palabra

y refresco y Wimco maleta E hueznan cu a scoge entre e 800

E programa tabata inclui entre otro nombernan ta J P Malcolm J J P

cantamento di himnonan nacional Holandes Oduber W Porter F B Roebuck y

Ingles y Americano tambe al B Teagle

gun pieza di accordeon pa Cornells Tak Di e 800 nombernan cu no a gana

di Aruba Trading esun di mas cortico tabata Esso It

Lago Community Council a duna fon y esun di mas largo tabata Lago Esso

Santa Claus comes with a full bag of presents to the children of Sabaneta on De donan pa e fiesta esaki ta un organi Telephone Exhange
cember 26 The occasion was a party for the children of the Catholic Church spon zacion cu residentenan di Lago Colony Algun otro nomber cu a worde pro

sored by the mens Holy Name Society Gifts were given to all children from ages ta sostene cu nan donacionnan E comite poni ta Esso News Esso Zip Esso
eight to fifteen Refreshments were served and a movie was shown
cu a haci areglonan pa e fiesta enca Nydia Esso Safety Sam Operation

beza pa N P Schindeler ta inclui tambe Esso Earl John D Esso Esso Spinal
Santa Claus ta bini cu un saco yen di regalo pa muchanan di Sabaneta dia 26 di
K H A Cord Esso Dushie Esso Speedoleum
G B Brook Egers Gongriep y
December E ocasion tabata un fiesta pa muchanan di parokia di Sabaneta cu Holy
Name Society a ofrece Tur muchanan di ocho te diezcinco anja a hava regalo y J H Hamelers Esso Dumpling



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
JANUARY 6 1950


Huge Crowd Turns Out For


Government XmasPctrtu


Lagos annual Christmas party for relationship was the Companys recent
Arubas Government employees was announcement that it was making a gift
proclaimed the biggest and best yet It of over 400 books to the new public
was held on December 21 at the Aruba library in Oranjestad
Golf Club Following Mr Hesslings talk J Wervers
The program for the evening was led the assembled group in the
mcd by H Gordon He introduced Lago singing of the Netherlands national
President J J Horigan who welcomed anthem and Rev D R Evans led them
in the national anthems of Great
the guests on behalf of the Company
Remarking that these annual parties Britain and the United States
were a wonderful means for members Rev Evans then led a barbershop
of the Government and of Lago to get quartet without a barbershop in sing
to know one another better Air Horigan ing several of the traditional Christmas
said he hoped that the good fellowship carols and other familiar songs Other
generated there would carry on into members of the group were J C
everyday relationships during the new McQuair W O Weber and L S
year McReynolds H Carter Miller accompanied
Following his welcome address Mr them at the piano
Horigan introduced Acting Lieutenant Wrong Connections or A Telephone
Governor H A Hessling Thanking the Dilemma proved to be the hilarious hit
Company for giving the party for employees of the evenings entertainment It was
of the Government of Aruba written by Herre Oppenhuizen Appear
Mr Hessling emphasized the friendly ing in it were Messrs Gordon and Wervers
and cooperative relations that exist and and someone wearing a red wig

have existed between the Government who looked very much like Harpo Marx Cornelis Tak of the Aruba Trading Com
Acting emphasizes Lieutenant cooperative Governor spirit H between A Hessling the and Lago On Lagos part he pointed but turned out to be the author The pany ives accordion selections to finish
Government of Aruba and Lago in his talk out additional proof of this cordial skit garnered laughter from beginning the program of entertainment
to end It was written and acted in
Dutch Papiamento English and Sanskrit
1
J I all at the same time
The formal part of the program end
ed with accordion selections by Cor
nells Tak of the Aruba Trading Com
pany and two songs in Spanish by
Mr Gordon who was accompanied by
Mr Tak and a large part of the
audience
Refreshments included drinks and
sandwiches served under the auspices
of the Esso Dining Hall and cigars and
cigarettes were passed around freely
Novelty hats and noise makers were
distributed and each guest went home
with a copy of the Companys new 1950
calendar
Another souvenir of the evening was
the program entitled Tijd done in
the manner of a miniature Time Magazine
and containing appropriate pictures
from previous Christmas parties
In charge of arrangements for the
party was a committee headed by P A
Hunt and including E G Armstrong
W J Booi G B Brook H Gordon
G Hemstreet R W Schlageter W V
Hit of the evenings entertainment was this skit written by Herre Oppenhuizen Stephens and J Wervers
center H Gordon left and J Wervers right were the other actors in Wrong Others playing a major part in the Novelty hats were distributed during the
Connections or A Telephone Dilemma The play was given in Dutch Papiamento party Other souvenirs were Lagos new
II and English all at the same dove Other events included group singing of partys success included personnel from 1950 calendar the colorful party program
Christmas carols Colony Service and Public Relations cigars and cigarettes

















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This barbershop picture quartet was taken which while the familiar audience was listening to the Biggest and best yet was the annual Christmas party charge of paity anangements was a committee of
sang songs Recognized in
the photo above are Acting Lt Governor H A Hessling and for Arubas Government employees held this year at nine which included representatives from Colony
Seivice 31 & C Storehouse Accounting LPD In-
Lago President J J Horigan right Ernest Picard Yard the Aruba Golf Club Drinks and sandwiches were dustrial Relations Public Relations Marine and
Department is in center served under the auspices of the Esso Dining Hall In Executive Office



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Joseph R Yaide Patrolman Corporal for the Lago Police Department directs Ihe Ensueno All Girls Orchestra from Cuba visited Aruba during the middle of
traffic at the busy five way intei section of Third Avenue Main Street and Third December giving concerts at Aruba clubs including a dance at the Lago Club This
Street Rain or shine he eliminates congestion and safety hazards by easily-undei- orchestra was the first of its kind to form in Cuba 1931 and has had engagements
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Augustus Ross right of the Esso Dining Hall receives a A Tromp of the Pipe Department demonstrates his important
gift from the department in honor of his wedding to ? 1 work of gasket cutting whioh he has been doing
Frances Quammie December 17 Another gift was from v J since he started work for Lago on August 12 1932
ihe Sparta Club Mr Marcial makes the presentation Gaskets are used throughout all parts of the refinrv































An interesting part of the orientation program for Lago school teachers is this tour

Young women of Lago Heights are studying ways and means of promoting childrens of th2 refinery and harbor area The girls traveled by bus and then were taken

activities From left to right is the subcommittee appointed by the Lago Heights through the harbor in a launch The program was designed to give a general orien
Committee Misses M Werleman M Corbin Mrs H Grant and
Advisory Standing tation to the teachers in the field of company operations and policies It consisted of
Miss A Werleman Sitting Misses K Breusers L Mohid secretary D Syed
Chairman I McDonald Vice Chairman and C Gravenhorst five four hour periods one period each Saturday morning






































This monster grouper is SVi feet long and weighs 154 First rehearsals of the Womens Clubs play The Point Louise Amalia Simmons Stewards Department receives a
pounds It was caught by Julio Thode Storehouse Phillip at Christmas presented Tuesday December 20 at the wedding present from fellow workers to celebrate her
Cans and Mike Hagendoorn left to right The fish was Esso Club Theater Louise Willis right directs actresses marriage on December 17 to Kelvin Wong TSD Ricardo
Mullins and actor Jack van Blarcum gives her the present The couple honey
shot with French guns and it took the three fishermen Alice Constance Ruth Ann
a half hour to land it McQuair M & C mooned in Trinidad



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While the first pile is being driven for ringer Pier Chilclien from the grade school of La go Colony presented were in the program Here are the children dressed in

No 2 TS D engineers right check findings with the annual Christmas opeijCfta antas Vacation on tha costumes prepared by their parents to portray elves

NIIW men left stage or the school auditorium December Z Uxie hundred [,lames r dreamland other characters in the play Jtiiiza
and two children including tlieHighSchooI Mixed Chorus belh Barclay dfrected Joe Leary was in charge of

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Business as Usual goes on in the Industrial Relations office in spit of renoation
Here are the men who make sure that fair play and sportsmanship are observed
tisher Chichester Judy Donohue J M Poole Barbara Stoltenberg and George
in the baseball leaque These baseball umpires get all th3 arguments and none of the
Begin in this section
carry on glory of winning a game From left to right they are back W Van Putten dean of
Mientras cu oficinanan di Personnel ta worde renoba lugar ta riba bao
e pcro
umpires Stanley Smith W Van Heyningen E J Huckleman president of th
trabao ta sigui custumber
manera Umpires Association Mario Croes Front W Dowers W Arrindell and AV Lesher

Not in the picture are E J KiiiV Charles Morales L Pantophlete and

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Igor Bioz TSD light wins first prize in

an island wide amateur photography contest
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Oranjestad Third piize winner was Its really a busy Christmas for the Esso Post Office as packages are

Hugh Oir Accounting In the above picture shuttled through in ovei whelming numbers James A Moses postmaster

BBBBBBBBBBV JBBBjFR9JEHKYf Mi Bioz is being congiatulatcd by Mana passes a box in to C R Rogers helper Samuel Hodge package indow

ger Cohen of Kusters Tiading during an clerk Mc V Sere post oft ice helper and Leo Stuait stamp window

exhibition of the many entries clerk keep the packages moing Another key man in this Santa Claus

Nov ou it Now photo by S Rajroop job is George Crichton not piesent who clears Lago packages at the
bee
jou dont Lddy layteioaum as Igor Broz di TSD banda diechi a gana San Nicolas Post Office
Magini the Gieat
holds his audience enthralled
at the
pro me picmio na un exposicion di fotogra

Surinam Peterson Club Executive December Office 17 His assistant is Dulce fias cu Kusteis Trading di Oranjestad a Pascu ta tiece hopi trabao pa empleadonan di Postkantoor cu monton di
The show
Sparta Dance preceded the organiza Hugh Orr di Accounting a gana tarlWanan y regalonan di Pascu cu ta bini pa Post Aki nos ta mira

tercer piemio algun empleado di Postkantoor den Colony ta soda di tanto traha



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
JANUARY 6 1950


NEW FINGER PIER


STARTS OPERATION



FIs 6000000 UNIT WILL SERVICE

EXPANDING OCEAN TANKER NEEDS


With the opening of its new finger pier on December 10
Lago gears itself to handle efficiently ocean tankers carry
ing crude oil from Amuay Bay
The first ship to use the new pier was the ESSO
WORCESTER a T 2 type tanker of the Esso Shipping
Company fleet with a load of crude from Amuay Pilot
A van Hofwegen of the Government Pilot service had the
honor of putting the first vessel alongside the new pier as
he- brought the ESSO WORCESTER into the south berth
just before noon on December 10th less than three hours
after the pier had been turned over to Lago by the

contractors
This ship was named after the home town of the late
Robert L Hague who headed Jerseys marine operations

for many years
The construction of the pier was done by the Netherlands
Harbor Works Co It is designed to service two 26000 ton
supertankers at the same time and is closely allied with the
completion of the Ule Amuay pipeline Formerly all crude
was brought from Lake Maracaibo by shallow draft lake
tankers Now transport of oil from Amuay to Aruba by
T 2s and supertankers in addition to the Lake Fleet is

practical and economical
Aerial of San Nicolas harbor 1 Pilots board ships be removed for No 2 finger pier 7 No 1 finger
This is the first of two new ones to be built in San
pier in this area 2 West entrance most ships enter here pier just finished 8 Berths for eight shallow draft
Nicolas harbor to ensure Lagos efficiency in supplying 3 Utility and gasoline docks 4 Reef docks pipelines lake tankers 9 East entrance to harbor used mainly
world oil needs lead under west entrance to mainland 5 This for outbound ships 10 Central control tower for
is No 4 finger pier 6 Old main T dock which will signals to all ships in harbor




























First step in unloading the Worcester was connecting wharfingers maneuver the hose into position These
the line from the hose handling structure of the pier deck connections as well as the piers lines are
to the ships deck connections Here a group of used for loading or unloading the tankers cargo





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H Wever sub foreman Docks turns the valve on this big
24 inch line to receive crude from the Esso Worcester The
honor of turning the first valve on the new pier went to Mr
Wever who has more than twenty years service on the docks
and is one of the original employees of Lago In background is
Nicholas Croes dock corporal

























Three Marine Department officials meet the Worcesters captain This view of the pier looking toward the sea shows Looking back through eight months time this picture
as the ship docks at the new finger pier Posed on the catwalk the hose handling structure clearly The lines run from shows the start of the finger pier It is now one of
of the 17000 ton T 2 tanker are Captain W L Thomas Captain the tanks on shore under the pier and then up th largest all welded steel oil handling piers in the
II R Zeuner of the Esso Worcester Captain W Mello and to valves in the structure The dangling hoses on the world Work is now underway on Finger Pier No 2
J P Wiley Note piers hose handling structure background sides run from the valves down to the ship parallel to and west of No 1



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
1950
JANUARY 6


_______ ii ,">? ? ? r^ SOD Head Is Honored Limerick Contest Winners


Eger V Murphree President of the
Standard Oil Development Company has The December Safety Limerick Contest

been awarded the Perkin Medal for was won by Malcolm King Material

1950 it was announced recently by The Accounting who receives a first prize

American Section of the Society of Chemical of Fls 5 The completed limerick reads

Industry 1

The Perkin Medal which will be presented Theie was a young man named McGuire
And this was his Christmas desire
to Mr at dinner in
Murphree a
To work safely each day
his honor January 6 1950 at the Hotel Stay out of harms way
Waldorf Astoria And at sixty he would with pension retire

New York City
has been awarded Second prize winner Cathryn Foder

annually since maier Accounting Department earned

1909 by the American Fls 3 with this last line Rather than

Section of play a harp or a lyre

the Society of Fls 2 was won by Kenneth Welch

Chemical Industry Payroll and Thrift Accounting His last

for outstanding line reads By \\earing safety attire

work in applied
chemistry Next months limerick to be completed

E V Murphree is this

is the holder of One way to be safe this new year
some 21 patents At work keep yourself in the clear

Over 150 soldiers from the Dutch army camp at Sabaneta were entertained December and has publish Alert ears and eyes
22 at a Christmas party given by the Lago Community Council at the Aruba Your health is your prize
ed than
Golf Club Highlight of the party included a quiz show with prizes donated by more E V Murphiee
several prominent Aruba merchants twenty five scien

tific papers Complete this last line and have it

Sabaneta Soldiers Entertained Fluid catalytic cracking 100 octane rhyme with year Send your entries

By Lago Community Council gasoline synthetic toluene butadiene together with your name department

and hydrocarbon synthesis to name a and payroll number to the Aruba Esso

Over 150 soldiers from the Dutch NEW ARRIVALS few are all fields which have profited News Office by Wednesday January 25

army camp at Sabaneta were entertained from Mr Murphrees progressive

last month at a Christmas party A daughter Merlene Angella to Mr and Mrs thinking
given by the Lago Community Council Marcus Moses December 13
A son Martin Ephraim to Mr and Mrs Cla
The party was held at the Aruba Golf rence Noel December 13 W S Harney Assigned Here in
A daughter Maria Alice to Mr and Mrs
Club on December 22 Antonio Da Silva December 16 Executive Development Program
Refreshments included various drinks A son Stanley Eusebio to Mr and Mrs Ro
land Nieuwkerk December 15
and barbecue supplied by the Commu A son Thelmo Eusebio to Mr and Mrs Jo W Selby Harney Jr second of three
hannes Rasmijn December 16
nity Council and by island merchants A son Clinton Morris to Mr and Mrs Valero executives to arrive in Aruba in connection
Highlight of the evenings entertainment Hellig er December 17 with Jersey Standards Executive
A son Francisco Emmanuel to Mr and Mrs
was a quiz show with W A Carolus Nubroek December 17 Development Program has been assigned
A daughter Maria Belina to Mr and Mrs
Koopman of TSD as master of ceremonies Juan Wever December IS to work with D P Barnes TSD
The prizes which went to the win A son Franklin Roland to Mr and Mrs An Laboratories head
tonio Dijkhuff December 18
ners were voluntarily donated by A son Roderick Michael to Mr and Mrs Mr Harney has been acting chief

several Aruba firms Merchants donat Nathaniel A daughter Aqui Marva December Esperanza 19 to Mr and Mrs chemist at Bayway Refinery and will

ing prizes and refreshments were Mario Augustin Maduro December 19 stay in Aruba
A son Benito Edwin to Mr and Mrs Timoto
Arends cigarettes and beer Aruba Boekhoudt December 19 for about two
A daughter Elaina Louise to Mr and Mrs W Pswjjjgglljft
Trading Company cigarettes Habibe John Johnson December 20 years In 1936 ^ *
cigarettes and candy Nieuw beer A daughter Sonja Patricia to Mr and Mrs he joined the
Antonio Rombley December 20
Spritzer & Fuhrmann fountain pens A daughter Lydia Beatrice to Mr and Mrs research division

Veld beer Viana beer and soft drinks Leoncito A son Kwidama Kenneth December Rudolph 21 to Mr and Mrs of the Standard

-and Wimco traveling bag Milton Hinds December 21 Oil Development
A son Randolph Rodney to Mr and Mrs
Other entertainment on the program Maximin Romain December 21 Company to

included accordion selections by Corne Mrs A Remigio daughter Franken Bngida December Trancisca 21 to Mr and work in aviation

Jis Tak of the Aruba Trading Company A daughter Esther Christina to Mr and Mrs gasoline development
Thomas Phipps December 22
in Oranjestad A son Alfred Patricio to Mr and Mrs This was
As a souvenir of the evening each Alexander Leon December 22 followed in 1940
A daughter Janet Claire to Mr and Mrs
guest received a copy of the new 1950 Peter Johnson December 22 by a transfer to
A son Miguel Mario to Mr and Mrs Victor
Lago calendar Zievinger December 22 Flying home for Christmas is a big thrill assistant head of
Funds for the party were provided Hemandes A son Jesu December Tederico 24 to Mr and Mrs Placido for these youngsters Their parents Lago the solvents lab W S Harney Jr

by the Lago Community Council an A son Cornel Ronald to Mr and Mrs Osbaldo employees are going for vacation to at Bayway In

organization supported by contributions Croes A daughter December Claudette 24 Jezusia to Mr and British Guiana or to various islands via 1942 Mr Harney was placed in charge
this charter plane A large crowd of
from residents of the Lago Colony The Mrs Alwin Hoen December 25 of group development work on synthetic
well wisheis
A son Nicolaas Adriaan to Mr and Mrs was present to see the
committee which handled arrangements Estanislao Henriqi 3Z December 26 passengers off alcohols esters ketones etc Then in
A son Conrad Patrick to Mr and John Wil
for the party was headed by N P son December 26 Photo by Sam Rajroop the fall of 1945 he became assistant

Schindeler and included G B Brook December A son 27 to Mr and Mrs Carmelo Tigaroa chief chemist at Bayway and has been

K H Egers A Gongriep and J H December A daughter 27 to Mr and Mrs George Bennett Baseball League Resumes Play acting chief chemist for about a year

Hamelers On Jan 8 at Lago Sport Park The Executive Development Program

will enlarge the experience of Lagos
After a two week layoff due to the
higher ranking supervisors by allowing
Christmas holidays competition in the
them to be released for rotational
Lago Sport Park baseball league will be
assignments The three men from do
resumed on Sunday January 8
mestic affiliates who are being loaned
On that day the Dodgers are scheduled
to Lago will supply the Company with
to play the Aruba Giants at 10 am
the extra personnel to get the program
and the Braves will meet San Lucas
going here Net results will be a supply
in the afternoon game starting at
of potential executives with a broad
2 oclock
background of experience and a program
On January 15 the Dodgers play San
which will meet Lagos needs
Lucas at 10 am and Baby Ruth plays

the Giants in the afternoon

On the 22nd the Giants and Braves

play in the morning and the Dodgers
Refinery Trucks have 2 Way Radio
and Baby Ruth in the afternoon

In the two games played December Radio telephone communication between

18 the Dodgers beat the Braves 121 units of Bayway Refinerys

and Baby Ruth blanked San Lucas transportation department and a central

110 dispatching office began operating November

Games are played on Sundays at the 25 Taking to the air waves on

Lago Sport Park with the first one a 60 watt frequency modulated system

starting at 10 in the morning and the 35 vehicles now have constant two way

second at 2 in the afternoon communication with the dispatcher

Trophies and individual prizes will be If a driver is away from his vehicle

presented following the end of the when a call comes in on his set the
The sentation I epsi Cola Softball Tournament ended Friday December 3 with a special pie seasons play horn on his car sounds for five seconds
ceremony giung awards to the winning and
runner teams and out
up
standing stars of the tournament In the aboe picture are the winners with their A steering committee was named by Equipped with phones are twenty
awards and officials of the tournament Fiont row left to light J Brjson Baby the team captains to handle arrange three trucks four Ross carriers four

nJr HPftar P1ch1K and batting B Hoftizer manager of the winning ments for the tourney E J Huckleman cars two fire engines a jeep and the

right S Brathwate ALUubaBraes i uP ^ batting aveiage Back row left to is chairman of the committee and R E plant ambulance More trucks are to
committee coordinator
and
secretary R Steele Viana Martin secretary Others on the group get sets later The system is designed
ad G Arcs wh0 made h
presentations K T De Freitas and P Ohverre Viana representatives and J De are H M Nassy M Innis A Dennie to make more efficient use of the transportation

Vries chairman of the Softball committee V van Heyningen and M Felipe equipment



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
JANUARY 6 1950




Newly Elected Lago Employee Council




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FIESTA Cont di pag 3
Here and
orador Gradiciendo Compania pa e fies There

ta pa empleadonan di Gobierno di Aru

ba Sr Hessling a hala atencion ariba

cu relacionnan amistoso y cooperative ta The St Martin Public Library at

existi y semper a existi entre Gobierno Phillipsburg recently established has

y Lago Di parti di Lago el a mustra been put on the mailing list to receive

cu un otro prueba di e relacion cordial the Esso News This will give relatives

ta anuncio reciente di Compania cu nan and friends of Lagoites from St Martin

ta haci un donacion di 400 buki na li the opportunity of keeping up regularly

breria publico na Oranjestad with happenings at Lago and Aruba

Despues di Sr Hessling su discurso

J Wervers a guia esnan presente den
J M B Howard who was here from
cantamento di himno nacional Holandes
1943 to 1946 first as asst marine man
Iiev D R Evans guia den
y a nan cantamento
ager and later as marine manager became
di himnonan nacional di Ingla
manager of the Marine Department
tera di Merca
y of Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Rev Evans dirigi un cuarteto
a cu a
January 1 He succeeds W F Dunning
canta diferente canticanan tradicional
and will have offices at 26 Broadway
di Pascu y otro canticanan popular E New York

otro tres cu a forma e cuarteto tabata

J C McQuair W 0 Weber y L S

McReynolds H Carter Miller a compana The ss Ambrosios crew takes pride
In commemoration of the achievements of Simon Bolivar members of the Sociedad
in the fact that theirs was the first lake
nan na piano
Boliviarana and government officials from Aruba and other Caribbean nations gather
Un comedia tambe a worde presenta to mark the anniversary of his death December 17 In the picture above are Rolando tanker to berth at the new finger pier
na e fiesta skirbi pa Herre Oppenhui de Palm H D Krausse American Vice Consul Carlos Zamudio Panamanian Consul The Ambrosio was also the first laker

zen di Lago Police Department el a causa Folkert Steenmeijer of the Aruba Art Chcle P Paul Inspector of Police Captain to load at the new pier
G Fraay Commander of Netherlands Troops H A Hessling Acting Lt Governor
harimento di cuminzamento fin
te Victor Avendano Venezuelan Vice Consul Julio Pichardo Dominican Consul Sefiora

Senjores Gordon y Wervers y e excri Angela Pietersz Sefiora Blanca Atencio Urdaneta isiting from Maracaibo Fie Members of the ship operations division
tor a figura den e comedia derico Franco Colombian Consul in Curasao Hubert Booi of the Boliviarana Ramon of the Marine started the
E Madrid Venezuelan Consul Geneial Dr L C Kwartz Chairman of the Cabinet and Dept
programa a cerra cu algun pieza di
Minister of Justice Milo Croes and Henry Pietersz of the Boliiarana Dr A Atencio two day Christmas holiday in fine
accordeon fendi Cornells Tak di Aru
pa Urdaneta visitor Maracaibo Boliviarana Castro Boli festive
from Julio Boom Jorge de style at noon December 24 with
ba Trading y dos cantica na Spafio can viarana Rafael Romero and Victor M Bautista Consul of Colombia a Christmas dinner at the Premier

ta pa Mr Cordon compana pa Sr Tak Restaurant in San Nicolas The group

y un gran parti di e invitadonan SCHEDULE OF PAYDAYS Pier Completion is Noted that dined following appropriate toasts

Un gran variedad di bebidas y sand included A McKenzie D Herbert E
wich worde ofreci esakinan tabata J H Christmann local
a Semi Monthly Payroll superintendent Leonor A Loefstop M Brennan
di Esso Hall Huraa of the Netherlands Harbor Works entertained
especialidad Dining December 1631 Tuesday January 10 W V Stephens J Ragan A J Herrera

dornan por a goza di sigaar y cigaria January 115 Monday January 23 Lago executives and others connected M Vries B Marquis J Schwengle

nan cu tabata na disposicion di un y tur with the construction of the new Wilkie
M Kock L Dirksz and R N
Bonechinan y fluit- y trompetnan a Monthly Payrolls finger pier at a dinner at the Hotel A E of the
special guest was Delanoy
worde parti y cada invitado a ricibi un December 131 Wednesday January 11 Strand December 12 Appropriate toasts San Nicolas customs service

kalender di Lago di anja 1950 were offered on the completion of the

Un otro souvenir di e fiesta tabata e first part of the two pier rpoject
programa titula Tijd presenta na for B Brook H Gordon G Hemstreet R Friends of Adolfo Meyer at the

ma di un miniatura di Time Magazine W Schlageter W V Stephens y J Machine Shop wished him well and said

Wervers goodbye on his last day with Lago
y cu tabata contene portretnan di fiesta Willem Houtman of Zone 4 in M & C
nan anterior di Pascu Otronan cu a haci hopi pa e fiesta re December 17 before he returned to
E Comite cu a haci areglonan pa e sulta un exito ta inclui diferente empleadonan Administration is on a ten week vacation Curagao to help his mother with her

fiesta bao direccion di P A Hunt a di Colony Service y di Public that will carry him into February business He had been an employee

inclui E G Armstrong W J Booi G Relations He has made one trip to Curacao since October 17 1945





























Christmas carols are featured during the Christmas show given by the Caribbean Ray Coleman right leads the Colony choral singers in Christmas carols as they

Havers in St Cecilia Hall Thursday December 22 H Pilgrim Marine Department bring Christmas spirit from one home to another The group spent two evenings
right directs the group Other phases of the program included a comedy singing
and musical selections before Christmas singing throughout the Lago Colony and the Hospital area