VOL 12 No 5 PUBLISHED BY LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO LTD March 2 1951






gggSMgit yiWw2ESS3ti^>-iHi StKSCX-. sf rfSSStfj' 7i N SPAC Elections Next Week





Employees will vote next week on Tuesday Wednesday and

Thursday March 6 7 8 for candidates to serve on the Special

Governor Discusses Problems Advisory Committee As in past elections tellers will contact

The Islands Roads voters on the job so that they can cast their ballots

Candidates are pictured at bottom of page

Fourteen candidates eight nationals and six non nationals

At a press conference February were named by the two nominating

22 Lt Gov L C Kwartsz discussed committees Two more candidates

Kb y with island newsmen the condition of national and national
one
one non -were
kfcS ^^ WBT .^' feAS
v jar *? Aiubas roads Also present were A Eleccion SPAC nominated by petitions signed

9 ^ l van den Berg head of Public Works by a hundred eligible voters in their
mr and J A Hille assistant head nationality

Dr Kwartsz pointed out that Public Lo Tuma Lugar Seven candidates groups four nationals
Woiks has road inspectois and
and three nationals will be
keeps informed of the condition of non -
Otro Siman elected to the Committee The two in
loads He said that repairs other
each who receive the
group highest
than temporary lepairs often could
number of votes will
not be made right away because sufficient Empleadonan lo vota otro siman serve two year
terms the other
candidates
funds were not available ariba Diamars Diarazon y Diajue winning

Dr Kwartsz stressed that the ves Maart 6 7 8 pa candidato will each serve one year terms

heavy rains in late 1950 had seriously nan pa sirbi den e Comite di Consul The SPAC represents all staff and

impaired the condition of roads in tiva di Problemag Especial Manera regular employees It advises and

Aruba He pointed out that the rain den e eleccionnan pasa tur votador consults with Company Management
Members of Jersey Standards Coordination Committee from New York fall last November and December lo bin na contacto door di e tellers on matters relating to employee be
were Lapo visitors last month At top the isiting executives Ret a look nefit plans sales to employees oilier
over 20 inches was more than twice nan esnan cu caha na trabao pa
at San Nicolas harbor from launch Shown in the launch at bottom in
a than items
Commissary
the amount of rain that fell during asina nan por deposita nan votos safety topics
the foreground are H H Hewetson Jersey Standard director Lago President not related to work medical facilities
the entile year in 1948 the rainfall Diezcuatro candidatos Portretnan
J J and J assistant Marine On the rail
Horigan Wiley manager and other off-the-job
in those two months alone equalled di candidatos ta mas abao ocho na problems
at left are F E Griffin Lagos general superintendent S P Coleman a
the entire rainfall in 1949 cional y seis no nacional a ser nom
Jersey director H A Ashlock operations coordinator for Lago and J
Rain gets under the roads and bra door di e dos gruponan nombra
executive vice of Oil
White president Imperial Company Ltd
softens the sub soil Then heavy do Dos candidatos mas un nacional

Miembronan di Jersey Standard Coordination Comite di New York tabata tiaffic cracks the surface of the road y un no nacional a ser nombra door Premios efectivo worde ofrece
creating holes Where large holes di peticion firma un cien votador a
bishita di Lago luna pasa Mas ariba nos por mira e isitantenan tira un pa door di Central Interim Turisi Co
bista ariba e haaf di San Nicolas for di un lancha aie made or where dangerous situations eligible den nan grupo nacional mite mehor cartelonman hacitn
e
exist temporary repairs are Siete candidatos cuatro nacional pa
do di Canbe dis trito
area
e como un
made However Dr Kwartsz said y tres no nacional lo ser eligi na e
di turista Promer premio lo
that it was almost impossible to re Comite E dosnan den cada grupo cu ser
$ 350 di dos $ 100 di tres % 50
pair the roads duiing heavy rainy recibi mas tanto votos lo sirbi pa un y
Schedule of Paydays A March Calendar periods since any work done would termino di dos anja e otro candida Ultimo dia pa manda cartelonnan

be washed away tosnan cu sali lo sirbi pa un termino aden ta dia 15 di April CarUloanan

Semi Monthly Payroll 18 Palm Sunday The Lt Gov compared Arubas di un anja mester ta 38 inches hancho y 25 inches

February 16 28 Thursday March 8 23 Good Friday refinery holiday piogress in recent years as going E Comite Consultiva di Problemas halto of mas chikito y mester

March 1 15 Thursday March 22 25 Easter Sunday from the buno to a shiny new Especial ta representa tur empleado ta na color Un cartelon por tin un

Monthly Payroll 26 Easter Monday refinery holi dos tres palabra na Ingles cxo slag

February 1 28 Friday March 9 day Turn to Page 2 Column 4 Continud na Pagina 3 zin cu cartanan acerca tipo chikito





Candidates for Special Problems Advisory Committee





Named by Nominating Commiiiee



National National Nati onal Nati onal Nati onal National National Nati onal
























CASPER E LACLE JUSTE DE VRIES JOSE GEERMAN JACINTO A DE ROSIMBO CROES FRANCISCO C MAX VRIES SIMEON TROMP

Employment assistant in Operator in Catalytic &. Group head Plans and KORT Assistant division head CROES Section head ships clearance Operatoi temporary
Industrial vears 7 months Relations 13 Light Ends 13 ears 7 Records SR Industrial Senioi analyst TSD Labs Tabulating and Statistical Shift foreman M &. C Marine 9 years Light Oils Finishing 13
service months Now
service Relations 19 years ser Accounting 21 years 9 months service years 10 months service
Now SPAC member SPAC member 15 years 10 months Yard Cleanout 20 years
vice service Now SPAC mem 6 months seivice 4 months service Now
bei SPAC member




Named by Nominating Commiiiee Nominated by Petition I



Non Nationa Non National Non National Non National Non National Non National National Non National


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Engineering ALLAN A KALLOO LIVIEIRANOEL G E EDDY N BAPTISTE GIDEON RATHNUM MATTHEW E JULIO VAN DINTER FRANK MINGO
assistant A Assistant
TSD Process Control 14 works payroll paymaster Account FERNANDES Engineering trainee A Engineer assistant A INNISS Operator Receiving &. Operator Crackinr De-
years 5 months service ing 9 years 3 months Timekeeper Accounting TSD Process Control 13 TSD Utilities-Engineering Section head transport Shippmg 16 years 5 partment 12 years 3
service 8 years 2 months ser years service 15 years 5 months ation Colony Service 5 months service Now months service
vice service Now SPAC SPAC member *
years 11 months service
member



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ARUBA ESSO NEWS
March 2 1951



Grace Ship Makes

A OTiA sj N Trial Visit Here



The Santa Clara Grace Line
PUBLISHED EVERY SECOND FRIDAY AT ARUBA NETHERLANDS a
WEST INDIES DY THE LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO LTD passenger and cargo ship made a
trial to Aruba this month
Printed by the Curacaosche Courant Curasao NWI voyage
The vessel came into Oranjestad har
bor on February 21
Aruba is not on the ships regular
run but the possibility was expressed
OULD YOU STOP that it might become so if enough
passenger and freight business was
available

The Santa Clara carries 52 passen
gers in addition to cargo Her nor
COULD YdlJ mal run is an 18 day trip from New SSfeJS rsatfKSKHS
York to Puerto Cabello Venezuela

STOP Amuay Bay every other trip and Members of Management who have been closely associated with D L
Barranquilla Columbia Sister ships Hussey during his stay here honored him at a luncheon last month before
to the Santa Clara leave New York he left Aruba Mr Hussey ninth from left had been here since December

B on alternate weeks 1949 on loan from the Esso Standard Oil Company He was Lagos
10 m On her visit here the vessel was superintendent until his new assignment as assistant general superintendent process

commanded by Captain Fordham at the Bayway New Jersey refinery At far right is W J Haley now
During the stay of the ship in Oran president of Esso Export who was formerly president of Lago
a mm i
jestad harbor Godfried Eman of
Eman Trading Company was host to Micmbronan di Directiva kende tabata hopi asocia cu D L Hussey a pone
a number of leading island residents un comemento luna pasa na su honor promer cu el a bai for di Aruba Mr
kon if at a luncheon aboard the vessel Hussey a worde nombra asistentc di superintendents general na Baywayj

Attending this event were Lt Gov New Jersey

STOPPEN ? L C Kwartsz and leading island
businessmen including
Lago executives
Eman Trading is the agent for
the Grace Line in Aruba

VNlGixG voo VfclUG Vfefy

1951 Car Plates Available

Be -*."<*. .'

1951 automobile license plates are
Could you stop in time to avoid running over the little girl now available at the Tax Collectors

above Could you stop in time That is a question every motorist offices in Oranjestad and San Nicolas
This license tax is
should ask himself A child may suddenly run out in front of Fls 40 and years the car plates are Fls 1

your car another car may dash out from an intersection payments as in the past may be

any number of things could happen that make it necessary that made in two installments

you be able to stop in time For safetys sake your own safety At the Oranjestad tax office you
well others ask when driv may pay and pick up your license
as as constantly yourself you are
plates at the same time in San Nicolas
ing Can I stop in time you pay one day and pick up

The drawing above is from a poster put out by the Association your plates the next Persons apply

for Safe Traffic in Aruba The Association is working actively ing for new plates should bring their

to make driving in Aruba safer In months to come you last years car tax receipt with them
Hours of the Oranjestad tax office
will see more of the work of the Association in seeking to make are 8 12 and 130 330 Monday

Arubas highways safer for you and your families through Friday 8 12 on Saturday Friends from Catalytic & Light Ends plus one from Light Oils met
San Nicolas office hours 9 12 Mon last month to give a farewell present to Herbert E Glynn Williams before
day through Friday 9 11 on Saturday he left for Jamaica Carlos de Freitas right shakes hands with Mr Glynn
Bo por para na tempo pa evita e trapamento di e mucha mu The San Nicolas office is not
Williams as the group look on Mr Glynn Williams an operator had been
her aki ariba Bo por para na tempo Esaki ta un pregunta cu open afternoons with the Company for 12 years
cada chofer mester puntra nan mes Un mucha di golpi a corre No deadline has been placed on

pasa dilanti di un auto otro auto por sali for di un esquina when drivers must have the new
plates but will have plenty of
cualkier cos por pasa pa bo ta necesario pa stop na tempo Pa time to get them you before a deadline is Islands Roads

bon seguridad bo seguridad mescos cu di otro puntra bo announced Continued from page 1

mes constantemente ora bo ta stuur Lo mi por stop na tempo

E dibujo ariba ta for di un cartelon cu a sali door di Asocia Number di Auto Disponible sedan in a very short period Aruba

cion pa Seguridad di Trafico na Aruba E Asociacion ta tra and its roads he said just hadnt
been able to keep with the
hando activamente haci trafico di Aruba safe Den lu up
pa mas Numbernan di auto pa 1951 ta disponible new sedan In the past because of a
nanan venidero lo bo mira mas di e trabao di e Asociacion en na Ontvangers Kantoor na shortage of funds Aruba had tried

busca di haci Aruba su camindanan mas segur pa bo y bo fa Oranjestad y San Nicolas Belasting to build as many roads as it could
mianan di auto es ana aki ta Fls 40 y e pla with the money available In the future
chi costa Fls 1 pagamento manera Dr Kwartsz said the Government
tempo promer por worde haci den would seek to build the finest
dos pago roads possible
Mester Recibo Na Ontvangers Kantoor na Oranjestad Mr van den Berg cautioned against
Receipt Needed for pa bo por paga y haya bo number spending so much money for the
Haci Pago Final na e mes un tempo na San Nicolas upkeep of roads alone that the islands
Final Settlement
bo ta paga un dia y bo ta bin busca economy would be seriously
Pa motivo di controla movecionnan bo number dia Persona he cited
e siguiente upset As an example a
In order to control operations at na Comisario un areglo nobo ta wor nan cu kier cumpra number nobo fast growing town in Holland that
the Commissary a new procedure is de usa pa haci pago final na emplea
mester trece nan recibo di number di built so many new roads that it went
being used in making final settlements donan staff y regular cu ta kita for for them
ana pasa hunto cu nan bankrupt trying to pay
with staff and regular employees Compania also touched the
Horanan di Ontvangers Kantoor na Dr Kwartsz on
who terminate their services Promer cu pago di salario worde Oranjestad ta 8 12 y 130 330 di pioblem of sidewalks in Aruba
Before settlement of salary or haci un empleado mester entrega na Dialuna te Diaviernes 8 12 ariba Since the houses weie built before
wages is made an employee must Lago Police Office su ficha tur Diasabra Horanan di oficina na San the roads the roads often are on the Miss Mildred Mode national adiser
turn in at the Lago Police office his charga platenan di Comisario y si Nicolas ta 9 12 di Dialuna te Dia same level with the yaids Sidewalks from the International Diision of
badge all Commissary charga plates e tin un su carchi di identificacion di vernes 9 11 ariba Diasabra E ofici would therefore put a dam around the Girl Scouts of America was in
and if he has one his family-member Comisario cu ta pertenece na cualkier na di San Nicolas no ta habri des the houses causing water to collect Aruba last month to conduct training
Commissary identification card miembro di famia pues di merdia in the yaids To attempt to construct courses for Scout leaders During
The LPD will issue to the employee Lago Police Dept lo duna e E ultimo dia pa busca number no sidewalks on the same level with the her stay here she was guest of
a receipt for these items The employee empleado un recibo pa es articulonan ta anuncia ainda pero bo tin basta yards would be impractical since it honor at an island wide Girl Scout
then shows this receipt at the aki E empleado mester mustra nan tempo pa busca bo number nobo promer is almost impossible to dig down rally at th2 new Baden Powell Lodge
payroll office when settlement is na payroll office ora cu pagamento cu nan anuncia e ultimo dia through the hard coral at Sea Grape Groe
made ta tuma lugar


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Refinery Lake Fleet

S Coronet Hospital D Johnson Amacuro
B Cband Storehouse w Thomas Andlno
S Bacchus Instrument
R Wlson Bachaquero
I
S Ccerman Drydock
B Marquis Marine Off N- E- Sampson Boscan
I Jones Rec & Ship H W Mulzac Caripito
Fred Rltfeld Cracking A S Heyliger Cumaiebo
B Viapree CTR Field Shops _
N Cark Guanco
H de Vrles TSD Off
W Bool Acctg *' Joseph Hooiberg
Mrs I Butts Pwse 1 & 2 R M Josephia Invercaibo
J de Kort Lab 1 & 2 J M Courtar Jusepin
WitHly J- Bb Mara
Mrs Mangroo Clubs
E Mackintosh Dining Halls ., Fataca Maracay
G Lawrence Catalytic R- Andrade Misoa
C Hassell MC Off R A Martis Pedernales
F Ponson Ms & Ins j e Lewis Quiriquire
E Connor Mach Shop c Gikes Sabaneta Hbatek ^^^^^**> 1 1 F3jgsu P 5 I / 5
C Abraham Pipe
J Oduber Welding = w- Jonn San Carlos rlaaBBBBBBBBBBBabaab. BjteCJt v vjo tils 0l ? *~^ ^.
J Francisco Col Coram ; C H Dixon Temblador
I kf rUZ Comm- : A C Nurse Trujillo
Laundry
S Oliver
R Van Blarcom Col Ser Off M- Kock Yamanota
C Bolah MC Col Maint L E Marchena Tug Colorado Point
S Brathwaite Ind Rel A w Cooper Delaplaine Boy Scouts in Lago Colony held a hobby and handicraft On exhibit were photographic enlargements the work
E Huckleman Sports .
S Rajroop Special : " " Seraus Leading Representative exhibit last month displaying their work for the public of Scouts Stuart Hayes and Jimmy Rosborough Seen
M Harms Blacksmith Boiler & Tin J Taylor Shoregang to see Above Scout Dennis Hynd right demonstrates looking them oer are from the left Brenda Engle
his electric train as other boys look on Carol Garber Mrs C F Smith and Mrs I Ganskopp



March 2 1951 ARUBA ESSO NEWS




They Knew How to Help Cut Costs -



and each earned fls 100




The four men whose essays follow from the Lab Carpenters

Paint Department and Field Engineers each won Fls 100 for their

essays on how to help cut costs They were just four among the 101

employees who shared in ten thousand guilders in cash prizes

Are you looking for ways to cut costs in your job Read over the

winning essays below maybe they will give you some ideas that you

can apply to your own job

And if you have any good ideas on how to cut costs send them in

to Coin Your Ideas They may be worth good money to you



Nan 5a Com Pa Mengua Cosio -


Pesey Cad a Un A Gana Fls 100
Alfred Ethelbcrt Williams dispatcher
in the Storehouse shows the diploma

E cuatro hombernan cual aiticulonan cu ta sigui di Lab Carpenters he recently received for completing

Paint Department y Field Engineer cada un a gana Fls 100 pa nan a course in automobile mechanics
articulo tocante com pa mengua costo Nan ta solamente cuatro entre e 101 from the International Correspon
empleadonan cu a paiti e Fls 10000 na premios efectivo dence School Mr Williams who has

Bo ta buscando medios pa mengua costo na bo trabao Lesa e aiticulo two and a half years Company ser
Augustin S Zimban Carpenter & nan ganador mas abao tal vez nan por duna bo algun idea cual bo por usa vice finished the course in 14 months
Paint Rets a gift from his friends na bo mes trabao

and fellow workers to mark his Y si bo tin cualkier bon idea com pa mengua costo manda nan aden na Alfred Ethelbert Williams dispatcher
retirement Standing center he Coin Your Ideas Nan por bal bon placa na bo na Storehouse ta mustra su diploma
smiles happily as his years of service cual el a recibi recientemente for di

are honored International Correspondence School

di a completa e curso di mecanico
Augustin S Zimban di Carpenter & Phillip E King to be done at the job site so that the

Paint ta ricibi un regalo for di su Carpenter Helper A individual will know his specific
amigonan y compaiieronan di trabao duties thus avoiding possible confusion
promer cu su retiro Para mei mei Carpenter Department and misunderstandings with NEW ARRIVALS

e ta sonrisa contento di es moda cu resulting loss of time
Heie are the things I can do to
su ananan di servicio a worde honra 4 Simplify recoid keeping of field
cut cost Be on the job regularly as
data by recommending the use of
to avoid shoitage of man Be
power JOHN Matthew A daughter Pearl Rose-
on the job in time as to be a good loose leaf data sheets and eliminating narie February 7
employee Learn all about my job use of field books WILLEMS Lodewijk A son Rolando Rl-

and help to teach others to do it 5 Keep reminding the MC supervisors MADURO cardo February Ireno A 7 daughter San Juan
Give eight hours work what the and their sub ordinates to February 8
is avoid unnecessary destruction of IIALLEY Thomas A son Leonard Paul
Company expecting Keep my
engineers layout stakes either by February 9
foieman inform of the job movement TOWON Zephyrinus A son Kenneth
Help others to see and do workmen or equipment An estimated February 9
things beneficial to health and safety 25 of field engineers time is CROES Paulus A son Ceriiio Eddy
spent in replacing layout stakes February 9
I am a safe woiker because WEVER Leandro A sor Ceriiio Deme-
unsafe workers often have to see the destroyed through negligence Jim Paddock TSD models what the trio February 9
doctor I can coin my idea on things 6 Take personal pride in the case well dressed underwater swimmer CHOW Carlos A sor Darra Edmund
of equipment assigned to me wears in Caribbean waters The February 10
which I think if done by management personally STATIE Inario A son Charles Ruben
or others may help to cut cost I scooter or to my men such snorkel type mask allows him to February 11
can use my knowledge and strength as engineering instruments tapes breathe under water and the fins on KOSSUTH Alfred A son Stephen Lewis

doing the thing to help the Cost books etc Constantly see that these his feet help propel him through the LOErSTOK February 12 Reynier A son Alejandro
Reduction Program I can save on instruments and tapes are kept water The knife at his waist is just February 12
material and avoid waste and keep cleaned properly oiled and adjusted in case he runs into fierce barracuda AKINS Peterson A son Ottley Housbert
thereby increasing the useful life of or sharks February 13
everything in its proper place I can RAS Bertrando A son Carlino Benito
piepare myself for a better job as said equipment and avoiding too Tebiuary 13
to be able to frequent replacements STEPHENSON Stanley A son John Ed

Help to cut cost I think on 7 Take an interest in my mens ADAMS ward February Arthur 14 A daughter Arlene
methods which take less time to do personal and family affairs whenever Alana Febiuary 15
and possible thereby keeping them HOLLYFIELD Paul A son Paul Dyer Jr
jobs to beat
Jacobo Erasmus Main Office and always try my past February 16
lecord I have an apprentice in the in a more contented state of mind RASMIJN
Rufina Boekhoudt kneel to receive Paulus A son Reynaldo Anto
the Sacrament gang wheie I woik I take plenty This results in better performance nio Febiuary 16
St of Holy Matrimony interest in him in which I expect of the employees duties ODUBER Casper A son Richard Elias
at Philomena
Church in Para February 16
other workmen should do the 8 Avoid waste of miscellaneous
dera The wedding followed same LAU Dennis A son February 17
was by
also the corporal because the boys items such as soaps towels pencils JEFFREY Fiancis A daughter Feb 18
a reception of today are the men of tomorrow etc by seeing that the men do not
abuse their !
Augustin Joannes The above use practices have been di- Five Men Win Election to
ffHFf 0 \ H 9
Cash Prizes Offered Janitor ligently observed by the writer ? LH Advisory Committee

TSD Lab 1 throughout his years of service in
For Tourist Posters Aruba and there will be no let down Five employees were elected early

Safety is the first thing I think of especially since Cost Control is the last month to serve on the Lago
theme song now Heights Advisory Committee Four
when I reach
Cash prizes are being offeied by to my job Anything
the Central Interim Tourism Committee that looks unsafe to me I report it will serve for two years each and

for the best posteis publicizing to my supervisor Any broken glass Jose Maria Kock one man fills out the second year of
aiound the place is picked a resigned committeeman
the Caiibbean area as a touiist up carefully Painter B
district First prize will be $ 350 and dumped Then I clean the Single status employees elected
second $ 100 and third $ 50 offices of my bosses and corks paper Paint Department were McDonald Springer and G D

Deadline for entering posteis is or oil spills on floor aie cleaned up Louison Named as family status
April 15 Posters should be 38 inches Then I sweep the building when I Com mi por yuda mengua costo members were H M Nassy R Van
wide and 25 inches high or smaller clean the dust fiom the doors and Mi por traha cuidadosamente pa iSf J III V lpf Blarcum and H Leverock who fills

and must be in color A poster may windows I wear my goggles when I ningun hende lond di mi no hanja out the unexpired teim of J Francisco

have a large two or three woid English open boxes I wear my gloves I pick rasgo di accidente asina evita tur
slogan with additional letters up screw caps and corks from the bishita di dispensario Mi por economize Thiee men from last years Committee
in smaller type floor and put them in the gasoil bath verf tratando di no distribui will continue to serve on the

All entries will become the proper to be washed Anytime I see a water ni un gota sol ma di conserve pa su E reina di carnaval di Santa Cruz group for one more year They are
ty of the Touiism Committee Any faucet open I close it I help the propio uso Mi por tene mi herment ta ariba es portret aki E ta Sefio K C Wong and R Cherebin single
in nan na oide cambia tur defectuo status and Antolino Tromp family
one wanting further information on samplers my spaie time While I cos rita Luisa Solognier yiu di Rafael
the poster contest should get in am on the job I am always thinking so pa bon na tempo promer cu nan Solognier di Carpenters El a woide status

touch with E Bartels secretary of how I can help to cut costs causa perdida di tempo Mi por usa elegi door di pueblo di Santa Cruz
the Aruba Tourist Committee cada hende segun nan abilidad pa
y a worde corona dia 4 di Februari Employee Club Cancels
Francis G Parisi no tin perdida di tempo of lisco di
door di Gezaghebber Kwartsz den
Election SPAC Engineer A accidente Social Club di Santa Cruz 1951 European Trip
Mi por percura pa mi tin bastante

Co7iti7iud di Paginci 1 TSD Field Engineers trabao na man pa maiian pa mi no The carnival queen of Santa Cruz is Membeis of the Jersey Standard

staff In tin mester di corre busca mi fore seen above She is Miss Luisa Solog Club which is made up of Company
y legulai E ta the capacity field
aconseja as engineer
y consult man pidiendo trabao Mi trata mi
por nier daughter of Rafael Solognier of employees in New York City have
cu Directiva di Compania liba directing the activities of
asuntonan men kwashinan cu mas cuidao pa nan the Carpenters She was elected by postponed an excursion to Europe
cu ta engaged in constiuction
pertenece layout and
beneficiario na plan wanta mas cu otionan cu ta abusa the people of Santa Cruz and was that was planned for August of this
di empleado bendemento survey woik I can help leduce both
di articulonan Mi por haci un cuarto di ora di tra crowned February 4 by Arubas Lt year Because of present world con
na empleado fuera di operating and constiuction costs by
bao den un minuut esta limpia lond
ta mercancia Gov L C Kwartsz at Santa Cruz ditions the trip is now tentatively
di
Comisario temanan continuing to obseive efficient woik
di mi caha di herment
mes ora cu Social Club scheduled for 1952
di seguridad cu no ta en lelacion cu ing practices avoiding wastes and
cos ta laga montona
ey y no pa To the 1951
trabao replace Euiopean trip
facilidadnan medical otio carrying out the following doctiines-
y manda hende bai limpianan
pioblemanan fuera di 1 To lemind the club is now offering a trip to
trabao the men at the stait Mi por check tur mi hendenan pa Havana Cuba
of each day to woik safely avoid nan tur haci ocho hora di tiabao cu
injuiy to themselves and their fellow efficiencia their ability not to loose time or any
workers To make periodic checks risks of accidents I can always make
Jan A Croes was during the day to insure the mens
sure I have sufficient woik for the
recently promoted safe English translation of above DEATHS
essay
woiking conditions and note
following day not to be looking up
to foreman
Metal whether they aie exercising the
and down for my foreman to ask
Crafts at the Ship proper safety piecautions and using How I can help cut cost I can him for work I can handle my

yard His Compa ? Jt- ***\. SB necessary safety equipment work very carefully so that anybody brushes with care to last longer than
ny service started % 4TtK T J 2 To assist each man thiough around me will not get any accidents those who are less caieful I can do Marco H Kelly laborer A in the
in 1931 with a pioper instructions in the most effi to eliminate all visits to the dispensary a quarter hour work in one minute Paint Department drowned February
break in 1938 he cient way in cairying out his duties I can economize the paint not as to clean around my box of tools 5 in Oranjestad He was 40 years old
came back in 1940 Attempt to find his weaknesses and to waste a drop but to save it for and do not allow it to get very and had worked for the Company for
and was a subfore tiy to coriect them discover his its use Keep all my tools in order dirty to send somebody else to do it three months

man B Boilerma capabilities and utilize them to the change everything that has to be I can check all my men to sec that Mr Kelly is survived by his
kers before his
best advantages changed before they cause lost time they all do eight hours work effi mother five children three brothers
promotion 3 Review with the men each job I
can use everybody according to ciently and a sister



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
March 2 1951





News and Views



Around Lago






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Drawings for the fiist 18 Home Building Foundation houses at Dakota Tommy Quinn Colony Service has
were held last month with Evelyn Santjes Executive Office doing the all kinds of odd things growing in
drawing LPD Chief G B Brook holds the sack containing the numbers his vaid Among them is this male
and looking on are HBF members Capt R J Bcaujon F Beaujon and papaya tree that bears fruit Mr
J Wei vers Quinn says such a thing has never
happened before by that we dont
Sacamenlo di number nan afortunado pa e promer 18 cas di Home Building know if he means that its never
Foundation na Dakota a worde teni luna pasa ora cu Evelyn Santjes di happened before in history or just
Executive Office a saca c numbcrnan LPD Chief G B Brook ta tcniendo in his yard
e saco cu ta contene e numbeinan





A retirement luncheon recently honored Feliciano Figaoia Pipe Dept and
Zimban S Augustin Carpenter & Paint unable to attend Shown above
are from the left around the table C Benisford I A Ciippen A Phillip
A J Gei Mr Figaroa C W Walker C Da Silva V Figaioa and H John




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Men on the Oil Loss Committee are seen above Membeiship in tle group
changes every three months and men on the Committee play an important
part in cutting down refinery losses On the present Committee are back
Gustave L J Lake above Welding row left to right F H Himes TSD Lab C B Nisbroek Acid & Edeleanu
Shop recently leceived a diploma in J Osborn Receiving & Shipping M Smit Cracking D W Amick 31 & C
scientific massage and hydro theiapy Machinist F B Roebuck Process chairman J Fraser Receiving &
fiom the College of Swedish Massage Shipping In fiont R P Dase Light Oils Finishing B Williams Catalytic
Mr Lake also holds a diploma & Light Ends J Castilho Catalytic &. Light Ends D C Walker M & C
WrSYtim fffir it IWWiTFIPIHiPwMlliMI SJ vrasvi udK JBU1 sJ awarded in 1946 from the New Yoik Pipe F E Lieuw Hie Light Oils Finishing and V V Faro MC Machinist
Institute of Photography
Photo by Sam Rajroop
Gustave L J Lake ariba di Weld
Friends of the bride and gioom are seen above at the wedding reception ing Shop a ricibi lecientemente un Mas ariba tin e hombernan di Oil Loss Committee Miembronan di es grupo
of Maiia Magdalena De Cuba and Dominico Christiaans TSD Utilities diploma den scientific massage y aki ta cambia cada tres luna y hombernan di es Comite ta hunga un parti
Engineering The couple were married February 1 at the Sacred Heart hydro therapy for di Colegio di importante den rebaha perdida di refineiia
Church in Sabaneta Swedish Massage




























Albert Baptiste right leceived a
gift fiom friends in the Marine Department Friends at the Esso Dining Hall gave a wedding present
before his retiiement to to George Medica right on the occasion of his mai
Grenada lecently he had 21 vears riage to Miss Betty Johnson J F X Auer is seen
Company service E B Lewis presented presenting the gift Mi Medica was married to Miss Feliciano Figaroa right was honored To honor the marriage of Jack Sills
the two gifts a wiist watch Johnson at the Methodist Chinch in San Nicolas on by fiiends fiom the Pipe Shop right to Miss Jessie Carson of the
and set of silver cutleiy February 3 befoie his retirement last month On Hospital nursing staff on January
behalf of the gioup D E Tonkinson 26 friends from the Accounting Department
pi events Mr Figaroa with two gifts presented a gift to the
a clock and a trip to Curacao to see groom 31 K Hamilton extends best
his sick bi other Mr Figaioa letired wishes to Mr Sills on behalf of the
aftei 20 yeais service with Lago group


Miss E Williamson of the Account
ing Departments Service Divisioi
right assists Mrs Hilda Petersoi
in placing a watch on her arm th i The trophy for winning the Western E trofeo pa gana e Western League
watch was one of the gifts from Mrs League of the inter departmental di competitie di fiitbol a worde pre
Petersons friends who presented hei football competition is piesented to
senta Juan Rodiiguez capitan di
with going away gifts last montl Juan Rodriguez captain of the na
She also leceived a gold ring witl Training Division team by F M Training Division su team door di
a garnet in it Mrs Peteison recep Scott head of Tiaining At the same F 31 Scott jefe di Training Na e
tionist and mail clerk at the Mail time membeis of the Training team mes un momento miembronan di e
Office reception desk resigned t each received individual medals for
team cada uno a ricibi medalla E
join her husband at Amuay Bay sh Wwi wil rr i i ii.iiiniimiiM I ^ iSSlBa being runners up in the entile
had worked for the Company sine league the Tiaining boys lost out muchanan di Training a perde sola
March 1944 only to Electrical mente contia Electrical



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
March 2 1951


Clean Out Your Pockets Don Bosco Students Celebrate Patrons Anniversary



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The Feast Day of Don Bosco was celebrated recently by Heie three boys try to drink water from soda pop bottles
ffijyal ac an active group of San Nicolas voungsters who took tied to strings Fifteen groups competed in 17 different
gB aajBifitwiarn i ft finwnfuH ? ? ?? time out from their studies at Don Bosco School for games with fiom 15 to 18 students in each group
contests like biscuit eating above

All this in addition to dirty clothes
E dia di fiesta di Don Bosco a worde celebra reciente- Aki tres mucha ta purba bebe awa for di hotter mara
Considerably more than just duty clothes come into the Plant Laundiy mente door di un grupo activo di joven di San Nicolas na hilo Diez cinco grupo a competi den 17 diferente
Shown above arc various articles that have come in recently in employees kendo a tuma tempo for di nan studio na School di Don wega cu 15 pa 18 estudiante den cada grupo
laundry bundles Theie aie safety helmets safety goggles a boot Bosco pa concurso manera come buscuchi ariba
keys by the hundieds knives nails bolts and nuts iion pipe
lazor blades bullets pipe plugs fish hooks parts of pavement
breakers wienches plus assorted kinds of various other objects Items
which the Laundiy can identify aie letumed to depaitments handling them
Despite the hazaidous natuie of many of these objects Laundiy employees
aie accustomed to handling them with caie so they go on piling up
their outstanding safety lecoid








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Bystanders aie absorbed in watching a dressing contest A duel of blindmans buff is fought with paper swoids
in which the boys race to see who can put on the Five prizes weie given each group in the games and
odd assortment of clothes on the ground 4th 5th and oei 300 children were in the Don Bosco Day Celebration
6th grades participated A good time was had by all

Un desafio di hende ciego a worde bringa cu spada di
Mironesnan ta mirando un concurso di bistimento en papel Cinco premio a worde duna na cada grupo den
cual e muchanan ta pusta bisti e pafianan cu ta bruha es weganan y mas di 300 mucha tabata na e celebracion
na tera 4 5 y 6de klas a participa di Don Bosco Tur a pasa un bon tempo






















Tirst classes in Lagos Vocational Training School to achieve 100 days
without any kind of injury either minor or lost time are seen above
Each of the two classes chalked up 100 accident free days from September
25 to February 5 Both are second }ear classes At the top is the 4 49 class
and at bottom the 1 49 gioup By going 100 davs without any kind of Russell P Ewing TSD Process end of table at right was honoied with
injury these joungest employees of Lagos employee body show that they a retirement luncheon before he left Aiuba last month Mr Ewing is

realize the great importance of working safely retiring to St Croix in the Viigin Islands Attending the luncheon were

Mas ariba tin e klasnan den Lago su school di Tiaining cu a duna 100 dia from the left F E Griffin C R Greene V E Kilpatrick Mr Ewing and
sin ningun sorlo di accidente of perdemento di tempo J M Whiteley


The paiody dancer Cilli Wang is
seen above in one of her humorous
XT dances last month at the Sociedad
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dummy Miss Wangs appeal ance
heie was sponsored jointlv by the
Aiend Pet i oleum Companv Aruba
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aiiba es poitiet aki den un di su
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3rMl .. -~" ?? 11 mi w ? ,^ JH y ZZ rk IL To i a number of yeais the Aruba
Esso News has nin fiee want ads for
employees Howevci this fiee service
has never pioved too popular its
been aiound two yeais since we last
lan an ad
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service exists or has existed It will
The national piesident of the Ameiican Legion Auxiliary was entertained Mrs Willis C Reed fourth fiom light is seen with the executive com be levived if employees want it If
last month by the Auxiliary unit in the Lago Colony A banquet at the mittee of the Lago Colony Auxiliaiy unit Standing are Mis L T Ballard theres anything you want to buy
Lsso Dining Hall above honoied Mrs Willis C Reed Auxiliary national Mrs H Gordon and Mrs E A Woik Sitting fiom the left are Mesdames sell exchange or have lost or found
president who was on a tour of Auxiliary units in the Caribbean area P xM Walker J V Eder R B Ebbetts F C Buchholt C V Leonaid notify the Esso News phone 523
Mrs Reed also toured the island dining her brief stay here Mrs Reed C K Cocks II M Honey and R O Smith Well lun your ad free of chaige



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
March 2 1951





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Congratulations to the men of the Port Stewards

Division of the Marine Department who have

worked ten years without a disabling injury

Heres the story of how they achieved this record





Last week in a letter of commendation on Febiuary 20 and totaled 986580
to Port Stewaid L C Nelson manhours worked by the 46 men in
Marine Manager J Andrcae said the Division The record was piled
Today marks the completion of ten up while the men were working in
yeais operation of the Poit Stewaids a wide variety of duties stevedoring
Division without a lost time injury handling provisions taking
I would like to take this opportunity crude oil samples to the labs in
Ships must be supplied with to express Marine Managements shoit keeping more than four thous
everything from ice blocks to lube sincere appreciation of this splendid and tankers a year supplied with liv
oil bread loaes to boiler parts achievement It is especially noteworthy ing and working materials
To the left men of the Port because the duties of this
Stewaids Division swing a cargo Division involve the handling and Often under the pressure of meet
net of assorted groceries from delivery of stores provisions and ing close time schedules these men
SSMB8ittKH9fiiMKi8SIHHHHHHHHIHIBiHr \ t ?%*&?.?? )????? their truck to the waiting stores other materials to all classes of ships have proven that safety can be
barge Besides provisions they using our harbor and a high degree achieved under all kinds of working
handle trans shipments from NY of exposure is experienced conditions The tribute they have received
and bonded equipment This ten year recoid was achieved is well deserved

























This stores barge called on 3275 Lake tankers and 992 ocean 986580 manhours worked without a disabling injury an im- Lake tankers take cold storage supplies every 9 days and dry
tankers last year It is the busy link between the shore and pressive record even without the fact that 50 percent of work supplies every 12 days Stewards go aboard check inventories
the ship hoists its loads from truck or dock and onto tanker is done in darkness Weekly safety talks above keep men alert get supplies from storehouse These men are filling final orders



























Only in recent years have lakers had refrigeration Now 45 loaes of fresh bread are needed each trip by lakers When the cargo from the stores barge is lifted onto the deck of a tanker
such items as meat and fish above can be taken from In the same delivery with bread might go potatoes stewards men move fast but constantly observe safety During wartime
cold storage and delivered to ship before they thaw pump parts drums valves spare parts steel couplings these men worked in blackouts stored ships by carrying goods up gangway
and stationery













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Laundry such as these bundles being Warehouse clerks take orders for stores prepare requisitions and pass Esso lube oil goes aboard as men of the 4 12 shift load a lake tanker
brought in and weighed is another daily them to assembly section These men often board ships to check in- They will work on into the night often on wet slippery decks ana
item Last years total was 322625 pounds ventories Office clerks prepare customs papers for orders strive to keep their outstanding safety record unmarred