Vol 12 No 10 PUBLISHED BY LAGO OIL &. TRANSPORT CO LTD May 11 1931




Biggest Cat Job Returns Unit





To Operation on Schedule




The Cat Cracker went back on

ESTUDIO PA REVISA INDEX stieam schedule May hopefully 1 meeting set up exactly early the in Aground At Bonaire

PA COSTO DI BIDA April The tall stack signalled the

beginning of operations again after

Lagos new playgiound at the Spott Park goes into action Busy E Index di Costo di Bida riba cual two months the longest shutdown .* N
tbe Birthday the play in the plants busy M C
every day since it was opened on Queens bonusnan pa costo di bida ta basa ta career &,
ground offers a big ariety of fun Here four youngsters whiz down Process and TSD forces heaved a
bao estudio awor den un esfuerzo
tbe giant slide pa sigh of relief that could be heaid ; /
trece up-to-date y di acuerdo cu e ar
Lago su luga nobo pa muchanan hunga na Sport Park ta worde ticulonan cu un empleado ta costum even over the units normal rumble | v f 1

bon bishita diariamente desde su habrimento ariba dia di ana di la bra di cumpra awendia A worde The big job was marked throug
Reina E playground ta ofiece un aiiedad grandi di weganan pa discuti cu LEC si e estudio aki tabata hout by close cooperation not only
muchanan y cu esey hopi gozo y alegiia deseable y nan tabata di acuerdo among all levels of employees in the
Laurence De Truda a yega for di departments involved but leaching
Estados Unidos dia 3 di Mei pa duna out as far as Baytown Baton Rouge
asistencia tecnico den e estudio cual and New Yoik

PlunmiiriH Speelplaats Nobo na Sport piobablemente lo dura mas cu dos An urgency to get the job clone

ewriaygrouna Park Ta Un Exito Grandi luna in the shortest possible time had
Sr De Trude ta di National Industrial men from many crafts working 12
At Sport Park E luga nobo pa muchanan hunga Conference Board Inc un or 14 and sometimes 1G hours at a
cu ta cubri un terreno di binti mil ganizacion di investigacion cu ta stretch holidays and weekends The SLconer Hazel Scott

Goes Over Big pia cuadra na Lago Sport Park a traha sin beneficio y cual su trabao were only working days to many
worde presenta na e muchanan di ta haci investigacion di problema supervisors telephone calls to New A schooner captain lclative of
Aruba durante e Olympiada ariba vian di economia y administracion industrial York almost daily helped Lago to two Lagoitcs had an interesting
dia di ana di la Reina mira pagina Un di nan specialidadnan profit from the experiences of other story of being adrift for 11 days at
Variety of Equipment 5 di e number aki y tur e diferente ta estudio di costo di bida refineries on similar jobs and helped sea when he anived in Aiuba late
Set Up for All Ages installacionnan pa wega ta coie full Desde 1941 tempo cu e estudio ta to work out some of the long range last month He was Lionel Maiksr
speed desde e momento ey Pa tur bata estableci e index di Lago tabata problems connected with it materials skipper of the Vincentian two masted
muchanen di henter e isla poorta di un medio litil pa yuda empleadonan and equipment some newly ordered auxiliaiy schooner the Hazel Scott
Lagos brand new twenty thousand e playground cu ta situa na e combati e costonan cu a subi cual a and some originally scheduled Mr Marks in the brother of Cecil
square foot playground is doing a skina zuid west di Lago Sport Park worde primeramente causa door di for arrival late this month weie Marks Drydock and brother-in-law

booming business The playgiound Continua na Pagina 3 Continua na Pagina 7 Turn to Page 3 Column 1 of Wilfred Slim MacDowall Storehouse
was officially turned over to the
youngsters of Aruba at the Olympiad
The captains vessel named after
on the Queens Birthday see page
the famed Tiinidad born musician
5 of this issue and the
of recreational equipment many have piece been Heres How the New Telephone Exchange Will Open to left Grenada Trinidad and Maich St Vincent 27 on a Aboaid voyage

running full speed ever since
All of the children of the island were the skipper and ciew of eight
Turn to Page 2 Column 1
are welcomed at the playground
which is located at the south west
corner of the Sport Park in San Nicolas
There is equipment for both Study to Revise
large and small children Primary

purpose of the playground is to give C-of-L Index
them a safe place for healthful recreation


The playground will b2 administered
by the Lago Sport Park Recreation Expert Here From US

Committee as a part of To Give Assistance
Sport Park facilities It will be especially
useful to entertain ohildien ill "?^ m
lijl ?$ m
while their parents are attending mm
The Cost of Living Index on
athletic events at the paik ill ilrM1 Br BH which C-of-L bonuses are based is
Since every piece of equipment has now under study in a move to bring
been in constant use every day it is ^ *iSv siP ?< % Bk1 it up-to-date and in line with the
^
difficult to say which catches the
average employees present day buy
fancy of the youngsters the most ing habits The advisability of doing
For tiny tots the sec saw and the this has been discussed with the
merry-go-round have much appeal LEC which has agreed
More energetic children can exercise Lauience De Trude arrived from
on the swings rings and jungle gjm the United States May 3 to give
Older youngsters can play on the Ready for action this weekend is the new Telephone Heres how the switch will be made Mai tines Leo technical assistance in the study
giant stride swings trapezes bars Exchange above There will be minimum interiuption light closes the main fuse Maiciano Arends center which will probably extend over a
rings and ladders and the traveling of service while the switch over is made clips wires and Victor Winteidaal left pulls out two month period

Turn to Page 7 Column 5 insulators Mr De Trude is from the Natio

nal Industrial Conference Board

Inc a non profit reseaich organiza
A Voice Out of Nowhere Was tion devoted to research in the pro

New blems of industrial economics and

Safety Record Tops First to Use the New Exchange management is cost of living One studies of their specialties

Past Score Since 1941 when it was established
16
By Days Lagos index has been a useful
A voice from nowheie was the tool in helping employees to cope
Marine Club ta first one to use the new telephone with the rising costs that came first
Lago Employees Work 3 Yuda Padvindernan exchange which will go into opera with the war and later with conti
tvll Ci KA LI I tion a little after midnight on May nued periods of inflation For ten
Un Stem
Misterioso minion oiiitJ man
nours
prome 13 Usually the opening of a tele it has been successful in keep
Dia 21 di April un baile pa bene years
pa usa Centraal Nobo Lago employees set an outstanding ficio di e Padvinsternan y Padvin phone system is done with much fan ing employee earnings up with the
new safety recoid last month The dernan Ingles ariba Aruba a worde fare and the first words spoken are cost of living currently with a mini
Un Stem Misterioso tabata e new record went 07 days without a ten door di Lago Marine Club Un carefully written befoiehand Rut mum time lag This is a distinct ad
prome cu a usa e centraal nobo di single losttime injury or a total of giupo grandi di hende a asisti e Lagos system was put into operation vantage not enjoyed by a vast ma
telefoon cu lo worde poni na uso by a freak chain of events which resulted of this
of the
over 3138000 safe man hours The licsta aki y e suma di fls 512 cu jority working people
poco despues di mei anochi dia 13 record extended from Febtuary 16 a worde pioduci a worde entrega na in Maiciano Aiends hearing territory or anywhere
di Mei Habrimento di un sistema di thiough April 24 Sra D G Jakeman commissaris di a ghostly voice coming over the A cost of living index is based lar
telefoon generalmente ta tuma luga Pievious Company safety lecord c Padvinsternan Ingles wires long befoie connections had gely on the kinds of things and
cu hopi ceiemonia y e piome pala 51 been set up of the
was days or over 2515000 quantity things average per
branan cu lo woide papia ta Marciano had been checking insulators
semper hours fiom index set in
man set November 17 son buys Lagos was up
worde scirbi cu cuidao di antemano 1949 to January G 1950 Schedule of Paydays on the system about two 1941 and over the years has closely
Pero e sistema nobo di Lago a worde The nev record is particularly months ago and had pulled out some reflected employees buying habits
poni na uso door di un combinacion Semi Monthly Payroll of the tabs which separate
i outstanding since it was made dur paper Very gradual 1 however over a long
1 15 23
May Wednesday May
di circumstancianan masha Hot lines from inactive lines Sud
raix e
y in
there
the PCAR of time changes
ing emergency turna period are
1G 31 June 8
resultado tabata cu Marciano Arends May Fiiday denly he heard the switches in the
lound At that time men weie work the kinds of things available and also
a tende un stem misterioso over di e Monthly Payioll new telephone system begin to click
ing around the clock at the Cat in what employees prefer to buy
May 1 31 Satuiday June 9
lirteanan hopi prome cu e coneccion Signal lights flashed and diffeient
Ci acker major repars were going The studv now in progress aims to
nan a worde tormina Dos luna paits of the machinery went into
pasa on and theie was a heavy concentration determine what effect these gradual
Marciano tabata check e aisladornan of around the unit operation As he waited amazed the have had the results
men During Supervisors still found time to carry changes on
dene sistema di telefoon y saca al their many hours of top priority on their weekly five minute safety four number connection was completed shown by the cost of living surveys
kartonnan
gun pida cu ta separa e work however they never lost sight talks and the men continued to and to revise the index in line with
Continua na Pagina 3 of the importance of working safely observe safe woiking practices Turn to Page 7 Column 3 them



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
May 11 1951



Akto Ass Aruba From The Air Sania Cruz




PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER FRIDAY AT ARUBA NETHERLANDS
WEST INDIES BY THE LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO LTD
Printed by the Curnsiosche Courant Curasao NWI



AN OUTSTANDING industrial safety record such as that

recently achieved by our plant requires the wholehearted cooperation

of all employees For their part in making their men

safety conscious supervisors deserve great credit Equal credit

goes to all employees who every hour every day have kept in

mind their own safety and that of their fellow employees It is

with the greatest pleasure that I extend congratulations to all

Lagoites on this fine performance and record



y ro




Un record sobresaliente di seguridad industrial manera re

cientemente a wonder alcanza den nos planta ta posibel unica

mente cu e cooperation sincero di tur empleadonan

Formannan cu a contribui door di sinja nan trahadornan rea

liza peligernan di trabao ta merece credito grandi Mes tanto

credito tambe mester worde duna na tur empleadonan cu cada

dia cada ora a hiba cuenta cu nan mes seguridad y tambe segu

ridad di nan companeronan di trabao Cu e placer di mas grandi

mi ta extende mi felecitaciones na tur empleadonan di Lago cu

motibo di e bon trabao y bunita lecord aid




SERVICE AWARDS

Wani io Check Your OH DEATHS


20 Year Buttons Francisco Geronimo Pena Student
Try Atom Bomb Research IB in the Training Division of the
Juan Donati Shipyard Industrial Relations Department
Ramon Vroolijk Maxine Launches died May 2 at the age of 14 He had
Pediito Winteidaal Whaxves G months and 14 days service
Atomic research has made it to find out
Zenovio Diikz Gaxage Transp possible just how well your
Melon Henry Caxpenter oil is lubricating your motor and how far mosquitos fly during

Amias an Heynin gen Yaxd their busy lives
Charles Hanna Pipe These and many other valuable peacetime projects stemming from TOR SALE Brand new table model
Phillips radio for only FIs 235 Has six
K 4 Luis Kock Paint research on the atomic bomb were explained by Dr Walter Lauer bands and an extra band for pickup
? Joseph Hope Gaiage Tx ansp Apply Vincent Howel WF 51 A anytime
Ambiosio Geeiman Colony Maint professor of organic chemistry at
the University of Minnesota Dr

10 Year Buttons Lauer spoke Tuesday May 1 to mem
bers of the Engineeis Club and their
Rudolf Polak Accounting guests and Wednesday evening to
Vincent Yearwood Lago Police the Aruba Rotary Club He is a IBc7 jiilk WBWaft, v48SeS3bb9Ih
Wallice Barry Lago Police guest of R V Heinze Acid &
r jit J Carrie Gorden Medical Edeleanu

Wyoming Dupersoy Medical The Atomic Energy Program has
Sjdney Henry Commissaxy given new research tools to the engineer
Olof Sarmaat Stewards the chemist and the doctor
C R A Bishop left Colony Zone 4 Maximo Vries Marine Office he pointed out Four of the
MC watches with pride as his Martinus Winklaar Marine Launches five big atomic iesearch centeis in
brother John Assistant Operator Augustine De Barxos Cat & Lt Ends the United States are studying basic
Powerhouse cuts the wedding cake Francis Goueia Cat & Lt Ends ways of using atomic xeactions for
John was manied April 7 to Miss Richard De Abrcu Cracking the benefit of mankind Dr Lauer
Cynthia Coard at the Holy Cross Reginald McLean Cracking diagrammed the way an ordinax y
Anglican Church in San Nicolas The Leopoldo Tromp Cracking carbon atom found in all foods and
couple will reside in Standardille Enrique Trimon
Clicking living things can be changed into a
Before her marriage Miss Coard Robert Koko Instxument radioactive caibon atom and then
was a teacher at the Church of England Solomon Edmund Yaxd traced wheiever it goes This enables
High School in Grenada James Charles Mason scientists to make radioactive mosquitos
Serapio Tromp MC Adm and medicines and
drugs
C R A Bishop di MC Colony
Zone 4 na man robez cu orgullo even engine pistons

ta waak su ruman John un assistant Speelplaats7 Nobo Other uses of these radioactive elements

operator na Powerhouse coita su Continud di Pagina 1 which give off signals like a
bolo di matrimonio John su matri walkie talkie i adio wherever they
monio cu Stta Cynthia Coaid a tu na San Nicolas ta keda habri Tin go include delicate analysis of very
ma luga dia 7 di April na Holy tur soorto di cos pa hunga pa mu complex organic chemicals and location
Cross Anglican Church San Nicolas chanan gx andi y chikito E objecto of tumors or cancers in the
E recien casanan ta bai biba na principal di e playgi ound ta pa body
Standaidille Srta Coard tabata un duna muchanan
e un luga pa nan
One unusual problem is the disposal
maestra di school na Greneda hunga liber di peligex
of these ladioactive elements
E playground lo worde admini
after they ax e used Scientists temporarily
stra door di e Comite di Recxeo di
solved it by casting the
Lago Spoxt Paxk como party di e fa waste pioducts in big blocks of ce Bound for Temple University Hospital for a final operation twelve-
Aground ai Bonaire cilidadnan cu e Spoxt Park ta ofx ece ment and dumping them into the | year old Irene Jacobs waves goodbye to her friends at Dakota field
Continued from page 1 E lo ta di uso especial pa entertene ocean Her mother and KLM stewaidess Elizabeth Brook accompanied her
e muchanan mientxas nan mayox nan to Curasao
and one passenger ta atende eventonan atletico na Spox t Another important waste pxo
Only a few houis out of Tiinidad Park duct of the atomic research is a txe
the engine stalled and the ship Siendo cu tur e diferente weganan mendous quantity of heat enough Irene Flys Alone to States or Final
staxted to drift in the calm seas For ta constanlcmentc na uso tur dia ta to raise the temperatuxe of the entile
seveial days the schooner drifted dificil pa bisa cual di nan ta mas Columbia river about 4 degiees Operation Financed by Aruba Friends
slowly down the Venezuelan coast gusta door di e muchanan Pa e chi- Dr Lauer emphasized that the beneficial
However since theie was plenty of kitinnan e wip plank y e plata- j aspects of the atom bomb to IRENE JACOBS TWELVE YEAR Ariba Ixene Jacobs 12 aiia di
food and diink aboaid theie was no forma cu ta drai cu yama Giant science and to industry have hardly OLD PROTEGE ARUBA LIONS edad ta zwaai su man tumando des
worxy on that scoie Stride ta di nias atractivo been exploded CLUB ARRIVES NEW YORK pedida di su amigonan na Vliegveld
Finally after being at sea for 11 Muchanan hace ALONE 426 PAA FLIGHT 452 Dakota foi unda e a cuminsa su
cu nias eneigia
days the ship ran agiound off Bo ejexcicio aribe e schommelnan por xeen He also touched on inteiesting fea STOP BOUND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY biaha pa Hospital di Temple University
naiie Although it stuck fast the por hunga riba c toxen e cabaito tuies of the Oak Ridge city in Tennessee HOSPITAL FOR FINAL unda e ta bai pa un operacion
ship did not bieak apaxt Ciew and baia pa trapieza xeenchi i trapinan which grew up ovexnight to OPERATION REPAIRING ESO final Su mama y Elizabeth Brook
passenger leinained on boaid until E glijbaan gx andi portret ariba house families the atomic scientists and their PHAGUS CUT FROM FALL ON stewardess di KLM ta acompaiiele
morning when they saw they wexe pagina 1 ta di atraccion especial pa City planning provided a CHRISTMAS DAY AT AGE SEVEN te na Corsow
so close to shoie that they waded in near perfect community with excellent STOP LIONS SPARKPLUGGED
muchanan di tur edad schools homes and traffic Despues di tur e operacionnan pre
Luckily they were able to salvage con 3700 DOLLAR COLLECTION STILL
Duxante e pxesentamento di e txol The entixe town with liminario y e cuida medico duna
all ax tides of value and take them a population GROWING TO DEFRAY COST
Dr
playground na e muchanan di of 75000 at its is divided door di A Schlachter di Oran
peak
ashoxe Aruba Piesident di Lago Sr J J into various lestricted This cable to New Yoik maxked jestad na Ii ene Jacobs e momento
Crew and passenger continued on Hoxigan a pone enfasis ariba e valor the the research zones During the climax of the long series of grandi a yega Diajuebes 26 di April
war was kept so
to St Vincent on another ship cu hungamentosalu tin den forma px eliminary opex ations and medical ora e mucha mohe alegre y di gian
secret that few citizens knew
Captain Marks came on to Axuba for mento di bon cuidadanonan Pasobxa very caxe given to Arubas Irene Jacobs curashi aki a sali su so pa bai Merca
brief visit with elatives even a small part of the entire picture Dr A Schlachter of Oranjestad
a x befoxe mientras e muchana ta dibeiti nan by unda na e hospital di Temple University
returning to St Vincent One milkman so the story goes Thuisday Apxil 26 when the
came
lo worde
mes nan ta sinja tambe di hunga na Philadelphia e so
said I dont know what the govern
left
cheeiful and gixl
honradamente y sportief y eseynan courageous meti na un operacion final
ment is making here but they could
Correction alone for New York and a final
ta di valor grandi pa fomamento di buy it a lot cheaper operation at the Temple University Miembronan di e Club di Leones

The pictuie of the Tropical Country nan karaktex But the knowledge that has been hospital in Philadelphia a bai Dakota Vliegveld pa tuma des
Club opening in the last issue and will be obtained from atomic Seeing her off at Dakota airpoxt pedida di dje
was taken by Joe dAguiar of Ace research is piiceless Dr Lauer concluded were officeis and members of the E ultimo esfuerzonan di e Club di
Studios not by S Rajroop as incor JMSfflpt It will be many years before Aruba Lions Club which took on Leones pa haci e operacion na Merca
rectly credited The Esso News we know all of the ways the forces Ixenes medical case as a special posibel a captura e simpatia di
thanks to Mr dAguiar locked inside an atom can be used px oject several yeax s ago henter puebel di Aiuba



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
May 11 1931



Biggesi Cat Job Aruba Honors the Queens Birthday Cat Plant ta

Continued from Page 1

brought by air express from as far Traha Atrobe

Texas
as Baytown
A new schedule board went up
supervisors could check the
where
E Cat Cracker bolbe
nrncress of any part of the work 555 WASW r .v l fS U EMT II fk1 a na servicio
dia 1 di Mei cumpliendo exacta
the hoped for completion
against
mente cu e fecha cu a worde poni cu
date of that particular job Overtime
hopi speranza na cuminzamento di
lunches the thousands were consumed
by
as round-the-clock work went 33i -v $&&& Www kSst IwWf April E schoorsteen grandi a duna
Special arrangements were made w senjal di cuminzamento di operacion
on
trobc di dos luna
that men working on the unit at despues e periodo
so
that time could get their pay at the mas largo cu e planta aki a keda bao
the road dm ante su servicio active
Acounting Office across
instead of at the Main Gate so time Un urgencia pa caba e trabao den

wouldnt be lost off the job When menos posibel a haci cu empleadonan

trouble developed in a big compressor di diferente ofishi mester a traha 12

just as the plant was ready to 14 y algun vez 16 ora sin stop dia

start up a repair job that ordinarily nan di fiesta y Diasabra y Diadomin

would have taken nearly a week was go tabata gewoon dianan di trabao

completed in 2G hours pa hopi hefenan yamada di telefoon

Employees responded promptly ic pa New York casi diariamente a

the emergency in all the long and yuda Lago provecha di experencia di

difficult job they displayed the most otro refinerianan riba trabaonan si

creditable willingness to overcome milar y a yuda soluciona algun di es

every obstacle in getting the unit problemanan cu ta conecta cu e
back on stream EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE Almost all of San TRADITIONAL AUBADE takes place at the Ro asunto aki material y pieza algun

In a letter to the departments Nicolas turned out to watch the parade on the morning man Catholic school behind St Theresas During this cu a worde encarga urgentemente y

May 2 General Supt F E Griffin of the Queens birthday Part of the 600 island Boy ceremony two thousand school children sang for the algun cu tabata originalmente desti-

said among other things and Girl Scouts who took part are seen aboe Lt Governor The Governor then gave a short response na pa yega na cabamento di e luna

The entire Lago organization accepted aki a worde treci door di aeroplano

and carried out the assignment te hasta for di Baytown Texas

in a highly satisfactory man British Chairman Dies Un borchi nobo a worde traha na

ner The enthusiastic manner in Cabled news was received here Church Bells Ring in a Day of unda hefenan por a compara e pro
which all employees approached
our
greso di cualkier parti di e trabao
the Cat Cracker repair job was most last week of the death April 28 of
cu e dia cu nan tabata caba
the board and spera pa
of
gratifying and demonstrated the R A Carder chairman Parades Sports Thanksgiving
Ltd former tal trabao Lunch pa overtime a worde
Co
made of Esso Petroleum
that has
of team spirit
type
duna na miles mientras trabao tabata
Ltd and
of the Anglo American Oil Co
Lago and will keep Lago one ly
worlds great industrial enterprises a director of the Esso Transportation At 600 on the morning of April 30 the bells of all the churches in continua di dia y anochi Arre
glonan special a worde haci asina cu
I wish to extend my thanks to Co Ltd in London Aruba rang out across the island to mark the birthday of Queen hendenan cu tabata ariba e planta

all departments and their employees Mr Carder visited Aruba a num last Juliana The sound of the bells was still in the air when the carillon of por a ricibi nan pago na Accounting
ber of times most recently
had in successfully car
who a part Church in began to national Office na otro banda di camina envez
rying out this most difficult job in December His company is important the Protestant Oranjestad play songs
a remarkably short period of time to Aruba in that Britain is one of In every part of Aruba in Noord Santa Cruz Paradera Sabaneta di na Main Gate asina cu tempo lo
no worde perdi for di trabao Ora cu
Of special importance is the fact Lagos principal markets people were preparing for one of the
trouble worde
den
a experimenta un
that the entire job involving numerous The funeral took place May 2 finest holiday celebrations in many
compiessor grandi net e planta ta
hazards to personnel Esso Transportation vessels here scrubbed
potential years Children with shining
bata cla subi trabao di
was executed without a lost time rendered tribute by half masting faces and orange or national Un Stem Misterioso racion cu pa ordinariamente un lo a repa tuma

accident their flags flags in their hands could be seen
Continud di Pagina 1 casi un siman a worde termina den
everywhere In Oranjestad on the 20 ora
docks masters of sailboats were decorating
lineanan cu coriente foi essunnan Den un carta na e departamento
Here Are ihe Olympiad Winners their crafts for the race in moorto nan dia 2 di Mei Superintendente
the afternoon Athletes making
were Di repiente el a tende e switchnan General F E Griffin a bisa entre
last minute for the
preparations
Five mile flat race 1 James Simon 440 yards relay 1 W Williams den e sistema nobo cuminsa bati Luz otro
2 K Alexander 3 Irenius team 2 O S Webbs team 3 -J contests scheduled all through the nan di senjal a cende y diferente Henter organizacion di Lago a
both at the Lago Sport Park
Kruythoff lap prize James Simon Tweebooms team day partinan di e mashin a cuminsa accepta y a haci e trabao den un
Long jump open 1 O S Webb and other playing fields traha Mientras e tabata spera ba manera cu ta altamento satisfactory

Kite flying most original kites -Harry 2 Charles King 3 Gerard Faas First event in San Nicolas was a buca e coneccion di cuatro humber E manera entusiastico den cual tur

Garcia largest kite Hypo Two mile cycle racers 1 Ruben parade by 120 Marines in battle nan a cera y su mes telefoon a cu nos empleadonan a cumpli cu e trabao

lito Artsen highest flying kite -Hyacinto Ellis 2 Rudolph Tjin-A-Loi 3 -Simon uniform They marched through minsa bati di reparacion ariba e Cat Cracker

Schotborgh most beautiful Illidge Bernhardstraat B vd Veen Zep Sintiendo su mes manera Robinson tabata masha satisfactorio y a

kite Marcelino de Windt Three mile cycle racers 1 Ben penfeldstraat Lagoweg Helfrich Crusoe discubriendo marcannan di demonstra e sorto di cooperacion cu

consolation prize Juan Gario dick Rogers 2 Simon Illidge 3 straat Torrenstraat and back up pia ariba su isla Marciano a lamta a haci y cu lo mantene Lago como un

Burro race 1 Harold Larmonie Th Barrow Bernhardstraat su telefoon y a basa Helb Un di e empresanan industrial mas

2 R Dirksz 3 A Wilton 440 yards flat open 1 W Williams Over 2000 children turned out for stem a contestele Hello ta bo grandi den mundo Mi kier expre

Egg & spoon race girls 1 P 2 Simon Molina 3 Josiah the Aubade in San Nicolas see pic Arends Si esaki ta Arends Pero sa mi gratitud na tur departamento

Johnson 2 M Brown 3 M Bobb tuie above held at 800 and Acting kende bo ta Bo conoce mi Ta nan y na empleadonan kende tabata

Cooper 100 yards skipping race girls 1 Lt Governor H A Hessling was Bobb Elijah Bobb Manera costum tin parti den hacimento di e trabao

Weightlifting 181 lb class 1 Leo V Milton 2 E Huckleman 3 M on hand to hear their singing An bra mi ta splees kabel aki bao den tan dificil na un manera satisfactorio

Taylor 2 Julian Pemberton 1C5 Brown hour later he addressed an equally e manhole Pakico bo ta asina exita den un tempo tan cortico Di im

lb class 1 E Dash 2 Edwin 50 yards flat race children under large group of schoolchildren who Tende Bobb Arends a contestele portancia special ta e hecho cu hen

Baptiste 148 lb class 1 Carlos 10 1 Herman Hope 2 Vincent sang at the Passangrahan in Oran si bo sabi of no bo a caba di haci e ter e trabao cu tabata contene nu

Violenus 2 Roy van Putten 132 Gomes 3 Miranda Huckleman jestad prome yamada door di e centraal meroso peligronan grandi pa emplea

lb class 1 Errol Tross 2 Min High jump 1 Julian Pembeiton 2 At 830 the Excelsior community nobo Mi no sabi con bo a haciele donan a worde haci sin ningun acci

guel Vrolijk Alfonso Coibin 3 Charles King Brass Band made the streets of San pero sigur ta cu bo a duna mi un dente cu perdida di tempo

Best De eloped Athlete J Warner Half mile flat open 1 James Simon Nicolas resound with military music bon spanto A resulta despues cu

100 yards flat appientices 1G and 2 Iienius Kiuythoff 3 -A and GOO scouts representing the Bobb kende tabata trahando ariba

under 1 Adolf o Richaidson 2 -Enrique Brown troops of Aruba marched thiough the lineanan di telefoon den colony a

Vorst 3 John Philip Shot put 1 Karel Pieterson 2 -Teddy city haci un yamada cu su telefoon por Here and There

100 yards flat open 1 Oliver S Johnson 3 Julian Pemberton tatil pa e centraal bieuw pa pidi
The Marines
Webb 2 W Williams 3 William also paraded in algun cos di trabao Door di un chens
Oranjestad and then
Burton Five mile cycle racers 1 Bendick spectators crowded den cuatro cien Arenas a ranca e A feature of the Sport Park Olym

50 yards needle and thread girls Rogers 2 Simon Illidge 3 Ru the sea front by L G Smith pida kartonnan cu a habri su num piad April 30 was President J J
Boulevard
under 15 1 P Johnson 2 V ben Ellis lap prize Bendick Ro sailboat to watch the start of the Der den e centraal nobo y e prome Horigans announcement that money

Milton 3 E Huckleman gers races The boat De Arend yamada a worde haci has been appropriated for flood
skippered by Leonco Orman
Sack 50 Three 100 1 came in E cambiamento di centraal bieuw the field The
race yards apprentices legged yards open -Joseph first after the e lighting big lights
hour
and office boys 16 and under 1 -Adolf Peters and S Molina 2 -W and a half long pa esun nobo lo sosode mes suave will add very greatly to the time
race from the dock to the
outer
o Richardson 2 J Twee Williams and W Burton 3 -James buoy mente cu e yamada di Bobb Tur e available for sports activity and the
and back Second
and
third
boom 3 Enrique Vorst Arrindell and O S Webb place pida kartonnan lo worde saca e li spectator interest that goes with it
Pillow fight R Laichum N John One mile flat 1 James Simon 2 -Jan winners were the Virgin Del Carmen neanan bieuw lo worde corta y e At the same time they will make it
N Hoek and
the
I Nedd A Milton Bodemeyer 3 Josiah Bobb D Orman Consuelo I switch mayor lo worde cera pa 1230 possible for children to use the new

100 yards flat apprentices 17 and 100 yards flat men 35 years and Diadomingo madruga Cu asina poco playground equipment in the evening

over 1 Joseph Peters 2 Simeon over 1 Robert Martin 2 Frank Awarded prizes for being the most inconvenencia posibel henter e refi- hours Included in the specifications

Molina 3 Fernando Brooks Edwards 3 Hamilton Blaize beautifully decorated boats were neria lo worde pasa ariba e centraal will be lighting for a future tennis

220 yards flat open 1 W Williams Most outstanding athlete James Si 1st the Reina Virginia 2nd nobo y poco poco e centraal bieuw and basketball area behind the stand

2 William Burton 3 Jo mon the Clara and 3rd the De lo worde desconecta Ora e cambio that
siah Bobb Arend Presentation of prizes was worde completa 1600 linea lo re-em-plaza Employees report occasionally
made they are unable to get a copy of the
by A van der Berg head of e C00 lineanan den e presente
the Aruba Esso News This is unfortu
Department of Public Works
sistema No mas cu dos telefoon lo
Another nate but can only be avoided if employees
exciting event the five
was
linea
traha ariba e mes un
to
themselves
will restrict one
kilometer bicycle race held at the Terminacion di e trabao asina gran
Wilhelmina Sport Park Monday af di y complica di instala e centraal copy The press run is substantially
larger than the number of employees
ternoon This was won by Siegfried servicio lihe
nobo kier meen mas y if
and will be more than enough
Palino
Second and third
placers hopi mas miho den hacimento di bo is
others
for exercised
were Willem Palm and Jacoba Palm thoughtfulness
Games for all both young and old yamadanan in taking copies

boys and girls were held at four different The Aruba Esso News extends

spots on Monday afternoon congratulations to The Local on its

Wilhelmina Sports Park in Oranje A Class were the San Nicolas Jrs third birthday May 1 In entering

stad Trappers field in Santa Cruz over the RCN Racing Club of the fourth year the staff restated the

St Philomena field at Paradera and Noord For their triumph they were papers aim to continue growth and

San Nicolaas Jrs field in San Nicolas awarded the Queen Juliana Cup The improvement in meeting readers

Intermediate Class title was won by needs

At 325 Acting Governor of the the Atomic team over Lucky Strike his role
Netherlands West Indies F A Jas Atomic also won the prize for scoring Phillip Volney exchanged student
that of a
for
was welcomed upon his arrival at the most goals as a teacher
Dakota Field His first stop was the In the B Class the La Salle Boys last month when he left to enter He prc had
York
Lago Sport Park where activities had beat the Elf Sterren 11 stars and medical school in New instructor

been going full blast all day and he in the Junior Class the Dakota team been a popular vocational the
Don Bosco team In Santa since 1947 and had six years in
beat the
iollowed his visit there with a reception before that
in the Passangrahan in Oran Cruz Jong Aruba beat Jong Holland operating department with
him
Attending a luncheon honoring the retirement of John Hobart foreman in jestad by a 2 1 score His students presented

the Electrical Department arc 1 to r S II Hartwick Mr Hobart F W Football games had been held dur The weekends celebrations were flowers and an anthology of poetry

Switzer J L Dortch and T C Brown Mr Hobart left May 3 for Indepen ing the Saturday and Sunday before ended Monday evening by a magni a farewell send off from fellow and instructors
dence Missouri On April 24 his retirement was celebrated of fireworks on the included a cash gift
by a picnic given the Queens Birthday at the RCA ficent display
by his many friends in M & C and Union fields Champions in the beach in front of the Strand Hotel scroll



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May 11 1951




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Acting Governor of the Netherlands West
Indies F A Jas addresses the thousands of
With a smile and a firm handshake of congratulation It 0 spectators gathered to watch the events at
Jackson presents the trophy for most outstanding athlete to the Sport Park At the conclusion of his
1951s winner James Simon right Simon carried the field speech which recognized the importance of
with three firsts the five mile one mile and half mile flat athletic activities in NWI he promised to
races Jackson has won the trophy for the past seeral years convey the good wishes of the spectators in
a letter to the Queen










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This burro although he looks a little
sleepy was moving very fast a few
minutes before the picture was
taken Rider Harold Larmonie
brought him to a successful finish in Looking like a figure on a sports trophy J Warner displays some of the
the burro race one of the first of muscles that won first place for him in the Best Developed Athlete contest
the interesting competitions He won against a competing group of nine athletes




















General Manager O
Mingus gives a prize
to young and happy
Miss P Johnson who
won the needle and
thread race for girls
under 15 On her
right is third place
winner E Huckle
man on her left is
second place winner
r Milton O Anlo
nette Safety holds
the other two prizes



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A NEW PLAYGROUND FOR ARUBAS CHILDREN Lago GRINNING AT THE NEWS tiny Miss Ruby Van Blarcum RUBY FACES THE CROWD OF 3000 with complete confidence
President J J Horigan announces that the Sport Park has holds onto her fathers coat while Henry Nassy Public Relations and thanks the Lago Oil and Transport Co as a representative
a new addition see front page story and he officially turns urges Ruby to say a few words over the microphone of the children At the conclusion of her talk R
over the facilities to the children of the island The grounds Vito Van Blarcum looks proud and unworried even though Martin of the Committee rises to lead the applause For a
will be under the direction of the Recreation committee his daughter was called upon to speak unrehearsed picture of the playground being used see page 1

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Winner in the Shot put was Karel Pieterson of the
Netherlands Marines The camera catches him as he
hurls the weight for the winning distance










DRAMA ON THE TRACK Bendick
Rogers star cyclist was leading the
2 mile cycle race by almost a lap
Winning of this race would tic this
athlete with James Simon for the
coveted Most Outstanding Athlete
prize but tragedy struck when
victory was only a few seconds
away a blow out of the rear tire
forced Bendick out of the race These three gaily costumed characters in the crowd at the Olymj Mad gave
a carnival spirit

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Juan Gario standing next to the kite at left spent many hours on the big
project Although the kite was not so successful a flyer as some others
its intricate construction earned Juan a prize





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May 11 1931



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A Coin Youi Ideas award of Fls 500 is piesented to N E
Members of the Aiuba Camera Club meet every week to IbH X ^^^ jb Scsbwb Wrm t $ SJTv3 Sampson by Marine Manager J Andreae A McKenzie looks
improve their knowledge of all phases of photogiaphy Above
on Mr Sampsons idea was to avoid waste of bunkers that
TSD talks optics in photography at the
C A Ovcrstreet on
i emain in the line at the Lake Tanker docks
April 20 meeting The group numbers about 20

Un premio di CYI lepresentando un suma di Fls 500
Miembronan di e Aruba Cameia Club ta reuni tur siman pa ta worde presenta na N E Sampson door e gerente di

studia mas di fotografia Aiiba C A Oveistieet di TSD Departamento di Marina J Andieae A McKenzie ta pre

ta dunando splicacion ariba puntonan tecnico di fotografia rianklin Keisout left presents a wedding gift to Juan sencia e piesentamento Sr Sampson su idea tabata pa evita

durante e ieunion di dia 20 di April E grupo ta consisti di Thijsen on behalf of Ti anting shop instructors Mr Thijsen perdida di azeta di kima cu ta keda den c linea di tubo na

20 miembio was mairied Apiil 19 to Aura 3Iaiia Croes waif nan di lake tankernan








































Music laughs and beauty Jane Russells next pictuie foi RKO should have a plentiful 3Iembeis of the populai dance band The Dixielandeis are seen aboe at a recent Esso Club

supply of each Appearing with hei in the movie titled Its Only Money are Frank engagement At the miciophone is singei Nancy Mori is In fiont fiom the left are J R Rei

Sinatra and Groucho Mar Jane obviouslv supplies the beauty although Gioucho has mel C A Oveistreet B Smith and pianist L Leonoi Tiumpeters A J Sanatt and it

moie distinctive eyes than she Dujskei aie seen behind Not shown are J Koulman tiombone J Dc Lange drums and
R Kevser bass

Miisica haiimento j belleza E proximo pelicula di Jane Russell Its Only Monev mestei
Aki riba nos ta miia e populai oiquesta di baile Dixielandeis tocando na Esso Club Nancy
tin hopi di esej Fiank Sinatia y Groucho Marx ta hunga hunto cu ne den e pelicula ej Indu
Monis e cantador ta dilanti e miciofoon Mas adilanti di lobez drechi ta J A Reimel
dablemente Jane ta contribui cu e parti di belleza aunque Gioucho tin mas wowo cu ne pa
C A 0erstreet B Smith y e pianista L Leonor Mas atias nos ta mira e tocadoinan di coi

netin A J Sanatt y H Dujskei Miembronan di e oiquesta cu no ta nba fotogiafia ta J

Koulman J Koulman J dc Lange y R Kevsei




















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Ownei of a brand new Cheviolet is Leonardo Heniiquez

appientice cleik B in the Accounting Departments Seivice
Robeit James Anthony Patrolman 2 in the LPD displavs GOOD LUCK E F Keeslei wishes the captains of the two Division He won the sedan at the Wilhelmina Spott Park

his certificate in scientific ciime detection which he receied teams that opened the Lago Heights Softball league Apiil 20 fail on April 15 Candido Angela Material Accounting sold
after completing a course from the Institute of Applied him the winning ticket No 2298
Mi Keesler Colony Seivice ofticiated at the opening by
Science The couise took one year and fie months and
covered fingerpiinling police photogiaphy firearms identification throwing out the fiist ball He shakes hands with Geiald Leonaido Ilenriques un klerk den Accounting Department ta
don jo di un Cheviolet nobo nobo El a gana e sedan dia 15
of ciiminal and civil investigation modus
principles Hoftijzei Catalytic & Light Ends captain of the Braves di Apiil na e feria cu a worde teni na Wilhelmina Spoit Paik
opeiandi and identification of handwiiting and typewriting
Machinists Babv Ruth di Mateiial Accounting bende e karchi cu
Befoie coming to Aruba Anthony was a police constable for Next to Hoftijzei is Ramon Hodge Candido Angelo a

nearly five veais in Dominica captain In a closely contested game the Biaves won 65 bon sueite no 2298



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Tabata 600 di mainta dia 30 di Sportpark Oranjestad aiiba Ter

Apiil E kloknan di e misanan di icno di Trappers no Sta Ciuz ariba

Aruba a cuminsa bati over e henter Teneno di Santa Filomena Parade

isla pa anuncia e aiia di la Rei la y ariba Terreno di San Nicolas

na Juliana E sonida di e kloknan ta Jrs na San Nicolas

bata ainda den nos oieanan ora e
caiillon di Kerki Piotestant na Oran- Pa 325 e Gobemador Intel ino i

jestad a cuminsa toca himnonan na Antillan Neeilandes F A Jas a
cional woide duna bon binida na Dakota

Vliegveld E piome luga cu Su Ex
Na tur paiti di Aiuba na Nooid celencia a bishita tabata Lago Sport

Sta Cruz Paradera Sabaneta e Paik unda weganan atletico a wor

hendennan tabata piepeiando pa ce de teni henter dia Despues Su Ex

lebia un di e miho dianan di fiesta celencia a asisti na un receptia den
Tug-of-war is won by Lago Colony Cubs at inter island Scout meet April 21 den hopi aiia Muchanan cu cara lim Pasangrahan na Oranjestad

Bernhard Troop High jumper Donald Richaidson is membei of prize winning Prince pi laba y cu banderanan oranje of

Reinhaid gioup holandes den nan man por a woide Durante Diasabia y Diadomingo

Takes ASS mira tur caminda Na Oranjestad piome cu aria di la Reina weganan

onors Halamento di cabuya ta worde gana door di e welpnan di Lago Colony aiiba waaf donjonan di botonan di di voetbal a woide teni aiiba terre

durante un leunion di padindernan di henter isla cu a tuma luga dia 21 bela tabata dornando nan botonan pa nonan di RCA y Union Kampioen
in Scout eet di April Donald Richaidson bulador halto ta miembio di e Prins Rernhaid pustamento e mes ataidi Atletico den klas A a sali San Nicolas Jrs

presented to N E Troep cu a gana premionan grandi nan tabata haciendo nan ultimo pre cu a gana Racing Club Nooid Nan

A Mckenzie looks paracionnan pa weganan cu lo worde victoria a duna nan e copa Reina
4e of bunkers that The third annual inter island teni durante henter e dia na Lago Juliana E titulo di kampioen inter

inker docks Scout track meet attracted boys from Spoit Park y otro terenonan di mediario a woide gana door di e elf

all the various Scout and Cub groups Spoit tal Atomic cual tambe a gana un
Voice from Nowhere
kuma di Fls 500 April 21 The meet was held at the E Bernard troep a piemio pa motibo di a hinca e can
loor e gerente di Lago Sport Park First place win Continued from page 1 E piome number na San Nicholas tidad mas grandi di goal

McKenzie ta ners in each of the three age groups gana tur e honornan tabata un parada di 120 Marinier den
pre- much like Robinson
8 10 11 13 and 14 16 Feeling very uniform di guena Nan a maicha Den e klas B e elftal La Salle
Idea tabata evita years
pa Crusoe discovering footprints on his door Bemaidstraat B vd Veen a bati e elftal Elf Sterien den
e Iinea di tubo na weie the youngsters fiom the Prince Padvindernan y welpnan di tur e y
desert island Marciano picked the
an Bernhard Troop difeiente troepnan ariba e isla a tuma up Zeppenfeldstraat Lagoweg Helfrich e klas Junioman e elftal Dakota a

The Lago Colony Cubs Pack 1 paiti den e teicer reunion annual call straat Torienstraat y a bolbe den bati Don Bosco Na Sta Cruz
Hello he asked
won second place in the 8 10 age di Padvindernan cu a tuma luga na Bernaidstiaat Jong Aruba a gana Jong Holland
Hello voice Is that
came a
group the Lago Colonys Boy Scouts Lago Sport Paik dia 21 di April E Arends cu un scoie di 21
second in the 11 13 you Mas cu 2000 mucha a asisti na e
1 muchanan di Prins Bernhard
Troop won Tioep Yes this is Arends But who are Aubade na San Nicholas cu a E celebracionnan di aiia di la Rei
and the Baden Powell British
group a gana piome premio den tur tres
na a woide cera Dialuna nochi
you woide teni 800 di mainta cu
Scouts second in the 14 16 pa y e
won group edad e ta di 8 10
giuponan segun You know me This is Bobb Elijah Gezaghebber interino H A Hessling un vuurwerk magnifico ariba santu
Top sportmanship was exhibited di 11 13 di 14 16 ana
y Bobb Im just splicing cables down dilanti di Strand Hotel
tende
by athletes from all the various is Tioep 1 di e welpnan di Lago tabata presente pa nan can
the manhole like What
in
always tamento Un ora despues el a tene
land troops As in the past the meet Colony a gana segundo premio den
excited about
furnished an excellent opportunity e giupo di 8 10 afia e Troep 1 di are you so Arends un discurso pa un grupo mes grandi FSEC Elections
for the boys leaders parents and e Padvindernan di Lago Colony a Listen Bobb replied di muchanan di school cu a canta di
friends of Scouting all over the is whether you know it or not you lanti di Pasangrahan na Oranjestad
gana segundo piemio den e giupo di Final result have been announced
the first call the
just put through on Pa 830 Banda di Muller a
land to get together in a spirit of e yena
11 13 aiia y e Padvindernan Ingles I dont know how in the election for the Foreign Staff
new exchange di San Nicholas musiek
friendly sportsmanlike competition e cayanan cu
Baden Powell a gana segundo premio you did it but you sure surprised militar 400 padvinder representan Employees Council held April 18
den e giupo di 14 16 ana y and 19 The winners and their
Tur e muchanan a hunga masha me do e troepanan di Aiuba a maicha districts aie listed below
As it turned out later Bobb had
Costo di Bida sportief E reunion a duna atiobe been working on telephone lines in door di e stad P G Teekens District 1 Cracking

Coyitiniid di Pagina 1 un bon opoitunidad pa e muchanan the colony area and had put in a call Na Oranjestad tambe e Marinier D W Brewer District II LOF

lijdeman mayornan y tur amigonan with his hand telephone to the old nan a tene parada y despues e hen Acid & Edel R S
guerra y despues door di periodonan di e Padvindeiij over di henter e isla exchange to ask for some equipment denan a giupa kanti di lamar di W B Hough Dist Ill Cat & LE

continuo di inflacion Durante 10 di bini hunto pa un competitie By a 1 out of 400 coincidence Arends lanti di L G Smith Blvd pa mira Utilities

anja e tabata satisfactorio pa tene e amistoso y sportief had pulled the tabs that cleared that e cuminsamento di e pustamento di R W Plail Dist IV M & C Admin

ganamento di empleadonan igual na number in the new exchange and botonan E boto di Leonco Orman Storehouse

e costo di bida corriente cu un mini the first call went through de Arend a gana e pustamento A M Pamplin Dist V Marine

mo perdida di tempo Esaki ta un The conversion of the old exchange despues cu un careda di un ora y mei F R Burson District VI TSD

ventaha distinto cu un mayoria gran to the new will go through just as foi e waaf grandi te na e boei pafo R C Busacker District VI TSD
di di trahadornan den e terntorio H G Shoemaker District VI TSD
smoothly as Bobbs call All of the y bolbe Ganadoman di e segundo y
aki no tin insulating tabs will be pulled the teicer premio tabata Virgin del J W Groom Jr District VI TSD

Un index di costo di bida pa un old wires clipped and the main Carmen N Hoek y Consuelo C M Barlow District VII Acct

gran parte ta basa riba e sorto y switch closed at 200 am Sunday D Orman Exec
i recent Esso Club cantidad di cosnan cu un persona re morning With minimum inconvenience Miss A Pannevis Dis VIII Col

left are J R Rei- gular ta cumpra E index di Lago a the entire refinery will convert to Premionan pa e botonan mas bu Serv Dining Hall Schools

Satratt and H worde traha na anja 1941 y durante the new exchange and the old exchange nita dorna a worde gana door di Mrs J R Sills Dist IX Medical

-ange drums and anjanan esaki a refleha cuidadosa will be gradually disconnected Reina Virginia di prome Cla E M OBrien Dist X Indust &

mente e articulonan cu empleadonan ra di dos y De Arend di ties Public Rel

ta costumbra di cumpra Sinembargo When the switch over is finished
Esso Club Nancy masha poco poco y despues di hopi 1600 lines will replace the 600 in the E piemionan a worde piesenta
ta J A Reimel tempo ta bini cambionan den e sorto present system Theie will be no door di A vd Berg hoofd di e Marine Club Aids Scouts

tocadornan di cor- di cosnan cu ta obtenible y tambe the Openbare Werken
tVan two phones on same
taa fotografia ta J den loke empleadonan ta prefera di moie The sum of Fls 512 went to British
the vast
line So the completion on
Un otio number masha exitante
cumpra Girl Guides and Scouts in Aruba last
and complicated job of installing the
tabata e pustamento di bicicleta month result of benefit dance
E estudio cu ta den progreso awor faster better as a a
tin como intencion pa determina cual new exchange will mean over di un caieda di 5 kilometer cu at the Lago Marine Club A large
service in putting through your
efecto e cambionan gradual aki ta a woide teni na Wilhelmina Spoit crowd turned out for the event and

batin ariba e resultadonan cu e estu calls paik Dialuna ataidi Esaki a woide the net proceeds were turned over to

dionan di costo di bida a munstra y gana door di Siegfried Palina Di segundo Mrs D G Jakeman commissioner

pa revisa e index di acuerdo cu tal Captan Naufraga y teicer premio a woide ga of Girl Guides here The dance was

lesultadonan Its So Long for R F Margolin na door di Willem Palm y Jacobo held April 21

TSD who retired this month and was a Yega Aruba Palm

feted at a picnic held by his friends P P 5BBiBHPM
Lions Elect Officers at the American Legion Home Sam Un captan di golet famia di dos Weganan pa bieuw y joven a worde
storia tene ariba cuaitro difeiente luga
Evans left smiles as Benny reads empleado di Lago tabatin un
masha interesante di conta ora el a Dialuna ataidi na Wilhelmina
the scroll to the many piesent
Members of Arubas Lions Club yega Aruba na fin di luna pasa despues
-?jp "*" elected officers April 25 to serve for di a drief pa 11 dia ariba la

the 1951 52 term New officers will mar
go into office early next July NEW ARRIVALS Su nomber ta Lionel Marks captan

Those elected aie Carlos L Juliao di e golet cu motor Hazel Scott di

4 president Mike Kuiperi secietary CROCS Olindo A daughter Hermogenes St Vincent St Marks ta ruman di
Harold Salas tieasurer J W Domatilda April 19 Cecil Marks di Drydock y cuna di

Scholl first vice president Tom BROWNE Louis V A son Nelson Gre Wilfred Slim Mac Dowall di
Pietersz second vice president gory April 19 Stoiehouse

Claudio Maduro third vice president VROLIJK Agustin A son Hermogenes E golet cu tabata carga nomber
Agustin Albeit
Apiil 19
Mario Morales lion tamer Edvardo di e miisico di fama cu a nace na
HOPE Aaion A John Gilbert
Viada tail twister and as directors April 20 son Trinidad a sali foi Trinidad dia 27

Joseph D Aguiar Roberto Lopez GORDON Thomas A daughter Alagracia di Maart pa bai Greneda y St Vincent
Henriquez Alfred Pinkus and Euge Deloies Apn 20 Aboordo tabatin e captan un

nius Ilassell Monte Maduro is im DANIEL Rupert A son Dennis rindley tripulante di ocho homber y un
mediate past president Apiil 22 pasajero

BOTAS Logan A daughter Beatrice Vir Algun hora despues di a laga Tri
ginia Apiil 23
nidad e motor a stop y e baico a
ALHERTUS Mamerto I A daughter
Playground Opens Ludas Gerarda April 23 cuminsa drief ariba e lamar calma

Continued from Page 1 MONTE Trans C A son Trans Alfred Pa varios dia e barco a drief poco
April 24 poco baha e costa di Venezuela

THIELMAN Cirapio A son Ternando Siendo cu nan tabatin hopi cumin
ring outfit Popular for all ages is Miguel April 24 da y awa no boordo nan no tabatin
eonardo the giant slide picture shown on COURTER Jose M A daughter Veronica preocupacion banda
Henriqucz pe ey
1 Angelica April 26
epaitments Service on During page the LACLE Leandro A daughter Aura Maria Porfin despues di diezun dia ta ilLIalPflM7H4 *
helmina Sport Paik piesentation of the April 27 drief e barco a pega na costa di Bonaire
playground to Arubas
lal Accounting sold children CANHIGH Ronald A son Richard John Aunque el a pega bon duro e
r 2298 Lago President J J Horigan pointed Apn 27 barco no a kibra foi otro Tripula A double retirement luncheon was held on Friday April 27 at the Esso

out the value of healthful lecre SUTHERLAND Jean II A daughter cion y pasajero a keda aboordo te Heights dining hall for Mrs Marie Ph Adams Laundry and Augustinus

nting Department la ation in building good citizenship April 28 ora dia a habri E ora nan a mira cu Figaroa Storehouse Both retired effective May 1 Guests of Mrs Adams
jana e sedan dia IK For while the children are enjoying RASMIJN Guillermito A daughter
April 30 nan tabata asina cerca tera cu nan weie Mesdames Marie E Dickson and Stella P Oliver Mr Figaroas
lhelmina Sport Park themselves they are also learning MARTINA George E A daughter a baha y camna bai tera Nan tabatin guests were Thomas Figaroa Shipyard and Aloysuis Figaroa Garage and
a bende e karchi cu sportsmanship and fair play inva April 30 suertc cu nan por a logra di salba Transportation Also attending were E F Keesler C Arends and C G
3 luable assets for their
characters JANSEN Simeon A A daughter April 30 tur cos di valor y hiba esey na tera Normandt



AIIUBA ESSO NEWS
May 11 1931


What will you always recall

in connection with your years

of service on the Invercaibo


J Aaron Pumpman 13 years Company
service 92 on the Invercaibo
He appioached Capt F Ellis now Port
Captain to thank him foi signing him on
9V2 yeais ago Ill always icmember the
good tieatment I got fiom the officers on
th Invercaibo Its been jood seivicc and
Ill miss it Right now Im going to take a
vacation and go back to Suiinam Im 62
years old and I havent been back there
for 38 years

J Coffie Dragtendei 13 vears Company
service 9 on the Invercaibo
Life looked pietty haul when I came
aboaid the ship I couldnt get used to
being at sea all the time away fiom land
and not seeing anything But it got easiei fosrB
now I hate to leave the ship and stait out tf
on a new job Ive been on the Inveicaibo
a long time and I think most of us hate %&BJKf
to leave the ship
IS Jk. 3F-.-t



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D Fiew Chief Engineei 16 years Com
pany service 12 yeais on the Inveicaibo
Both me and my dog Buda hate to leave
the Invercaibo I fiist scived on the ship
in 1927 when she was in the Aruba-Mara-caibo
lake service Budas been aboaid foi
10 yeais I joined the ship again eaily in
1839 right after she enteied dredging
seivice on the Maiacaibo Bar and have
been with her ever since Its been good
service and like most of the men aboaid
I hate to see the old ship retiied




OLD SHIPS NEVER

D Martijn Boatswain 14 veais Company
seivice 10 aboaid the Invercaibo
The fish Ill never foi get the fish It was at
least seven feet long and had scales as big
as your hand It was a meru and weighed
1TpH Like Old Soldiers over 500 pounds Despite arguments fiom
other ciew membeis Bosn Maitijn couldnt
be budged fiom his belief that the fish
weighed over 500 pounds It was back in
They Just Fade Away 1941 that the diedge hit this big fish and
killed it We weie always picking up
strange things in the diedge fishing nets
and stuff like that but Ill always le

At the stioke of midnight on April | mud and anything else on the ocean member that fish It weighed over 500
30 the Inveicaibo just faded i bottom this material was letained pounds \^
away The men who had served on I in hoppers in the bottom of the ship
her weie paid off and went their I and later dumped at sea A Martijn Dragtender 13 years Company
most to other The Invercaibo leturned to Aruba
separate ways assignments service 6 on the Invercaibo
in the Lake Fleet a few on on October 7 193S and on October Ill never foi get how tned I always was
vacation None knew what would 12 started di edging operations on the during my fiist month on the ship I just
happen to the old 26 year old veteian Maracaibo Outer Bar seemed to be tned all the time Then I
of the Lake Tleet whether she Fiom October 12 1938 until Apnl began to get used to it and began to like
would be sold as sciap or sold to 22 1951 except for drydocking the vvoik You cant find a better job than
another company for di edging pui trips to Aruba every four months or this I hate to see the old ship go Ill miss
poscs so the Invercaibo was engaged in it because its been a good place to woik
When the old retiied vessel is disposed dredging operations at the Maracaibo
of many of them may neer Bar Dining this period the ship
even hear about it A seamans life di edged up tiemendous amounts of
keeps him on the move and some of sand mud shells as well as a goodly
them may never know what happen portion of bones chains lope fossilized
ed to their old ship To them she tiees ship fittings fish and
iust faded away To them what remains other oddly assorted objects from the
Returning from a last isit to the of her aie their vvaim memories ocean bottom From the Outer Bar
retired Invercaibo Capt F Ellis Chu Wei Second Stewaid 13 veais Com
of their long years of service on she diedged up 9525110 cubic yards
takes a faiewell look at the okl ship the stalwart old ship of cargo from the Inner Bar pany service 122 on the Inveicaibo
on which he formeily sicd The lake tanker Inveicaibo was 4423298 cubic yaids and fiom La Ive been with the Inveicaibo a long
Arreaga 43950 cubic yards This time and I hate to leave the ship Ive liked
built in 1925 in Belfast She came to
being heie Ill miss all friends in Maiacaibo
Aruba then and immediately enteied makes a total of 13992358 cubic my
Ive made a lot of fuends theie
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the lake service Her fiist captain yaids of cargo actually letained by
was Geoige Reid She had a capacity the ship and dumped And this is in 12 yeais and Ill miss seeing them all
the time Heie Capt Woodiow intenupted
only a fraction thiee percent
of 20000 bariels and was one of the
first vessels in the Lake Fleet Until of the actual material dredged For to say thats right Chus very well
San Nicolas harbor opened in 1927 recoids show that duiing its 12 known in Maiacaibo
the ship docked outside Oianjestad year dredging activities the pumping
harbor alongside the old George G equipment actually handled an estimated
Ilemv discharging her cargo of Maracaibo 466411900 cubic yaids of
crude into that ocean going material
tanker Dredged material from the Outer
The Invercaibo remained in lake Bar was carried out into the sea and
service until the summer of 1938 dumped from the Inner Bar it was
Then she was called on to perform a dumped in deep water near Maracaibo
new and difficult job opening a
new channel through the tricky Ma Maracaibo where the Inveicaibo
racaibo Bar one of the woilds most had been such a familiar sight for
unique waterways The Outer Bar the last 12 yeais didnt allow the old
entrance to Lake Maiacaibo and its vessel to leave without notice Before
rich oil deposits had been a tough she left for her last voyage to Aruba
problem for mariners and scientists lepresentatives of most of the oil
for yeais Because of waves currents companies in Venezuela gathered
tides and wind the Bar was aboard ship for a farewell buffet
constantly shifting this steady shift supper The Invercaibo was so well
cieated dangeious navigational difficulties known in Maracaibo and the Lake
for ships going in and out that she had become a part of the
of the Lake The main channel of the scenery Vacationing passengers
Bar moved at an aveiage late of aboard Grace Lineis seeing the
about 20 inches a day from east to sturdy old ship busily di edging the
west Constant shifting of the main Bar always waved and shouted at HSfeaL ^- wHHH I Stiff J oHOmH
channel opened up a new smaller the ciew
channel thiough the Bar To solve Now though for the fust time in
the tricky navigational problems of yeais the familiar old landmark
The bottom comes to the top Here the Bar the Inveicaibo was called is gone for good The Inveicaibo has Remembei when we took her to the States to be converted to a dredge
the Inveicaibo is at woik on the on to give nature a helping hand in faded away Behind her she leaves On the eve of the letiremcnt of the Invercaibo men who have been closelv
Maracaibo Bar Aftei 13 vears sei opening this new channel fond memories among the many men associated with the vessel talk ovei the old davs Fiom the left aie Capt
vice as a lake tankei on the Aiuba On August 1 1938 the Invercaibo who served aboard her during her F Ellis now Poit Captain who commanded the Inveicaibo when it went
Maracaibo run the Inveicaibo was sailed for the States At Newport long and busy life Behind her also to the States in 1938 to be converted for di edging pin poses Assistant Port
converted to a diedging vessel in News Virginia she was converted she leaves the memories of countless Engineei E J Robertson who was chief engineer then D Frew Pieseiit
1938 Material fiom the sea was from a lake tanker into a diedge others who saw the sturdy old craft chief engineer who has been with the ship for the last 12 years and the
sucked in by a suction pump through She was equipped with pipes and a making the hazaidous Maracaibo ships last master Capt A K Woodrow who was fiist mate in 1938
drag pipes on each side of the ship suction pump which sucked in sand Bar safe for other ships