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President W. A. Murray

Na e moment aki mi ta manda caluroso saludo
di e temporada aki na tur empleado di Lago y nan
famia, na esnan cu ta cu pension !/ na nos a,-igo-
nan. Rond mundo Pascu ta represent un dia nobo
- un dia jen di optimism y confianza den future.
Awendia empleadonan di Lago por participa mas
den e optimism, pasobra Boso a enfrenta dificul-
tadnan grand cu orguljo y un esfuerzo determine.
Ta Boso mes a haci un future favorabel posibel.

Cam.bio ta un companjero constant di profgreso
- y pa por tene paso Bose master vpne ace','ca her-
ment nobo personal, y mula e bieunan m)as skerpi
pa mihor trabao. Pero como resultado di tur esey,
empleadonan di Lago awor ta haci n contribucion
mas amrplio riba terenonan manera serricio na nos
comaunidad, education q lidernan civico. Boso a p'o-
gresa no solamente como em.pleadonan di Laqo, pero
como personanan complete.

Como resultado di Boso trabao diuro, tin confi-
anza renoba den e coatribicioan dinamico cu Larqo
y Aruba por haci pa progreso. Un indication to e
hopi miljon dididola d i Irrrsionnan c a wocrde
poni na no disposicimon pa ,.,dernli:acdion di re fi-
nacion y movement di azeta. A lo largo esey ta
duna mas seguridad di tin trabao. Pa an period
cortico nan lo trece trabao pa 300 persona di un
rariedad di fish i.

Na number di mi asociadonan y di mi mes, mi ta
desea cada uno di B Bos o P-ascu y Feliz Anja
Nobo.


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2.8 Million Guilders of Lago
Circulates on Aruba during D
A total of Fls. 2,845,000 in cash is being placed
by Lago during December. The island economy is
money from payrolls, C.O.L. bonus and Thrift Plan
The C.O.L. bonus amounted to 95.64% of a mor
was paid to cover a full 12-month C.O.L. bonus th
1967.
The additional contribution was 52 cents per gu
employees's contribution for 13 months ending C
The Fls. 2,845,000 is derived from five separate
which cash enters the island economy. The breakd
% Special Christmas Thrift Withdrawal f 595,000


Regular Thrift Transactions


,,554,00(


C.O.L. Adjustment
December 9, 1966 Pay
December 23, 1966 Pay
Total (Thrift Transaction & Net Pay)
All figures represent net cash to the employees.


Cash Departamento Ta Honra 2.8 Millon Florin di Lago Circulando
december a Croes Pa Trita Anja; Na Aruba Durante Luna di December
in circulation Cuaer a aa los Un suma di f. 2,845,000 na 1967 inclusive
boosted with R6mulo Croe, un assistant placa pag door di Lago, ta E contribution adicional duna
transactionsperato n drenta crculacn durante De- door di compania tabata 52
transactions. ments, algun dia pas a cumpli member" Economia di nos isla ta cent pa cada florin cu un em-
ths pay and 30 anja trahando u Lago y el ser fortifi cu placa di payroll- lead a contribui durante e
rough Dec. 2, a recibi su boton y certificado nan, bonus pa costo di bida y 13 luna a caba dia 31 October
cu el a merece. Sr. Croes a tra- transaccionnan di Thrift Plan. 1966
iilderofeach ha tur e 30 anjanan ey den .i .2,400as
ilder of each Process-Receiving & Shipping, E bonus pa costo di bida ta E suma di f. 2,845,000 ta ser
)ct. 31, 1966. caminda el a cuminza traha dia monta na 95.64% di pago di un componi door di cincu diferente
e areas from 2 december 1936. luna, y a worde paga pa cubri fuente for di cual placa ta dren-
own includes: Durante December cuater em- un anja complete di bonus pa ta economic di nos isla. E spe-
pleado tambe a complete 25 an-, costo di bida te na 2 December cificacion ta asina:
Sf 1,149,000 ja trahando pa e compania aki,, 2 di Lamtamento Especial Thrift pa Pascu f595,000
y nan a recibi di nan departa- Transaccionnan Regular di Thrift ,,554,000 f1,149,000
mento e corespondiente oloshii
S885,000 di oro. Nan number ta: Srta. Pago pa Costo di Bida,, 885,000
,, 686,000 Lillian D. Every di Mech. Ma- Paol d December, 686,000
125,000 trials; Leonardo Boezem y Payroll di 9 December ,000
*uu Henry W. Donner, tur dos di Payroll di 23 December ,, 125,000
f 2,845,000 Process-Oil Movements, y Ri-
f 2,845000 chard H. Murray di Process- Total (transaccionnan di Thrift y sueldo neto) f2,845,000
'Refining. E cifranan aki ta nifica placa cfectivo den man di empleadonan.


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December 20, 1966


Special Buoy Installed Off Savaneta

Measures Sea Current, Wind Conditions
A special buoy has been installed by Lago west of the entrance
to San Nicolas Harbor about one quarter of a mile off the reef
at Savaneta. On the reef nearby, an instrument shack has been
built which is connected to current and wave sensoring equip-
ment on the buoy. This equipment was installed under super-
vision of Lago engineers in co-
operation with Government tain sensitive instruments, the
Harbor authorities, cooperation of fishermen and
The buoy and instruments the population is requested not
will assist in determining sea to obstruct the operation of
movements and wind conditions these instruments.
over a period of about one, Before installing the buoy,
year. They will help determine three geophysicists from Al-
a suitable location where off- pine Geophysical Associates
shore mooring facilities might performed a survey of the bot-
possibly be built in the future. tom conditions of the sea off
The buoy off Savaneta has Savaneta. They used electronic
been painted yellow and will sounding equipment similar to
have a white light at night Oil Movements' Ferrograph
Since the buoy and shed con-'electronic sounder.


----: L.S.F. Anjie Promovi Pa
Mech. Zone Supervisor
Cuminzando December 1
I Mechanical Departme.t al-
gun dia pasa a anuncia promo-
cion di Luis S. F. Anjie pa
puesto di zone supervisor. E
1| Lpromocion aki, di diezcincu di
Sr. Anjie, ta bira efectivo De-
cember 1, 1966. Su lugar di tra-
/ bao ta na Mechanical-Maiten-
ance & Construction.
Va Despues di a gradua di Lago
.. Vocational School, Sr. Anjie a
bai traha cu Mechanical-Pipe.
L. S. F. Anjie El a progress door di e varies
Sposicion den pipefitter te bira
L.S.F Anjie P r otedI Foreman-Pipe na October 1957.
L... Anjie Promte Su titulo a cambia y a bira
To Mech. Zone Supervisor Foreman-Metal Crafts na Juni
1961. Promer cu su promocion
Effective December 1st di December 1, e tabata assis-
The Mechanical Department tant zone supervisor desde Juli
recently bounced promotion1963 den Mechanical-Field Co-
recently announced promotion
of Luis S. F. Anjie to zone su- ordination.
pervisor. This promotion, the
fifteenth for Mr. Anjie, is ef- the pipefitter categories to
fective Dec. 1, 1966. He is as- Foreman-Pipe in October, 1957.
signed in Mechamcal-Mainten- His title changed to Foreman-
ance and Construction. Metal Crafts in June, 1961.
After graduating from the Prior to his Dec. 1 promotion,
Lago Vocational School, Mr. he had been an assistant zone
Anjie was assigned in Mechani- supervisor since July, 1963 in
cal-Pipe He progressed through Mechanical-Field Coordination.


FIRST GROUP of shift person-
nel from Mech., Oil Movts. and
Labs completed a one-week fire-
fighting training. At left, Proc-
ess Manager G. L. MacNutt pre-
sents fire training certificate to
Eddy Ruiz.
PROMER GRUPO di personal di
warda di Mech-, Oil Movts. y
Labs a complete un training di
paga candela di un siman. Na
robez, Gerente di Process G. L.
MacNutt ta present certificate
di training na Eddy Ruiz.


Kurt L. Weill Returns I
From Jersey Assignment
In Coordination Dept.
Kurt L. Weill, who had been
on a seven-month loan assign-
ment as budget coordinator in
Jersey's Refining Coordination
Department in New York, re-
turned to Lago Nov. 23. He re-
sumed his position at Lago as
Mechanical Manager. He was
promoted to this position on
May 1, 1966.
The loan assignment was part
of Lago's management develop-
ment program. While on this
assignment, Mr Weill partici-
pated in capital budget reviews
of all Jersey refining budgets.
He also visited different refin-
ery installations in the United
States, Canada, Latin America
and Europe.


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PRESIDENT W. A. MURRAY presents donation to Winkel Society's
Board Treasurer Harold Harms.
PRESIDENT W. A. MURRAY ta present donacion na Tesorero di
Sociedad F. W. P. Winkel Harold Harms.


Boei Special Ta Instala na Savaneta

Pa Midi Coriente, Condicion di Biento
Lago a instala un boei especial pabao di entrada di haf di San
Nicolas, mas o menos un cuarto di un milja pafor di rif na Sava-
neta. Riba e rif, cerca di e boei, nan a traha un casita cu instru-
mentonan aden cual ta conecta na instrumentonan riba e boei cu
ta midi coriente y ola.


E aparat
stalA bao s
nieronan di
cion cu aut
E boei cu
lo yuda det
nan di lama
bientu dura


Nuebe Empleado Mas Ta mas o men
ni r Qjuda deter
Gana F. 335 na Premocuado cami
Di CYI Durante November traha facial
cu pafor di
Un regal como bonus a bai E boei pa
pa F. Boekhoudt, operator den color ta gee
Process-Refining, como gana- luz blancu.
dor di e distrito di suerte pa
luna di April. Sr. Boekhoudt su
idea a drenta na luna di April,
y tabata pertenece na e distrito
di suerte pa e luna ey. Pero co-
mo ta poco dia pasa cu su idea
a worde adopt, pesey ta awor
el a bira eligibel como ganador
di e premio pa distrito di suer-
te. Su idea tabata pa install
un valve di control cu ta in-
dica presion den e tubo cu ta
hiba extract final riba un se-
dimentador di caustico. Sr.
Boekhoudt a recibi f. 45.- co-
mo premio inicial pa su idea
Willem Lampe, cu ta stuur,
equiponan den Mechanical-
M&C, tabata un sugeridor nobo
den luna di November. El a
gana f. 30.- pa su idea pa in-
stala dos valve cu ta habri ra-
pidamente riba e truck di gaso-
lin B-45-7. Tambe el a recibi un
heru di strike electric come
regal pasobra el tabata un su-; J. E. PETEI
geridor nobo. I the only em
Sr. Julio B. Croeze di Mech- News (Dec.
anical-Instrument a mira dos
idea di dj6 adopt na Novem-
ber. Pa un el a gana f. 45 y pa J. E. PETE
e oLro f. 40. idiser ta e ul
E. Hazel, cu anteriormente News (Dec.
tabata traha den Mech.-Mach-
inist y awor ta emplea na St.
Croix, a gana Fls. 35 como pre- Gerente
Otro ganadornan di premio
CYI tabata: Lafg De
A. F. Croes, Mech.-lnstr. FIs. 45
T. A .Trimon FIs. 35 Kurt L.
J. Dubero, Process-Ref. FIs. 30 Lago 23 No
P. Maduro, Mech.-Transp. FIs. 30 a traha con


Art. Credits
The cover picture was taken
by Joe de Cuba, PR/IR photo-
grapher. The drawings on pages
4 & 5 and the cover of the
Christmas Coloring Book were
by Miss Lydia de Lange.


coordcnador
Jersey su D
ordinacion
New York. E
bieu di Mech
a recibi pror
aki dia 1 Mei

Lago a fia
cina di New


onan aki a ser in-
upervision di engi-
Lago en coopera-
:oridadnan di Haaf.
I su instrumentonan
ermina movemento-
n y condicionnan di
rnte un period di
os un anja. Lo nan
nina un lugar ade-
nda compania por
ladnan pa traca bar-
haf.
afor di Savaneta su
1 y anochi e tin un
Ya cu e boei y e


casita tin instrumentonan
masha sensitive, compania ta
pidi cooperation di piscadornan
y di habitantenan pa no stroba
funcionamento di e instrumen-
tonan.
Promer cu e boei worde in-
stald, tres expert geofisico di
e compania cu jama Alpine Geo-
physical Associates a haci un
examination cor fondo di la-
man ta den vecindario di Sava-
neta. Nan a usa equiponan elec-
tronico cu ta parce e mididor
di profundidad Ferrograph cu
Oil Movements ta usa.


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RSON, maintenance coordinator in Oil Movts., is perhaps
ployee who still found the first issue of the Aruba Esso
18, 1940) while clearing his desk prior to leaving on
retirement.
RSON, coordinator di mantenecion den Oil Movts., po-
nico empleado cu ainda a haya e promer edicion di Esso
18, 1940) mientras arreglando su lesenaar promer di
bai cu pension.


Mechanical K. Weill Ta Bolbe

spuess di Siete Luna Cu jersey
Weill, a bolbe bini
vember, despues di compania su program pa des-
1o siete luna como aroljo di empleadonan di man-
di presupuesto den agement. Mientras cu e tabata
epartamento di Co- haci e trabao mencion6, Sr.
di Refinacion na Weill a participa den examina-
I a ocupa su puesto cion di presupuestonan di gastu
anical Manager. El capital di tur e refinerianan cu
nocion pa e puesto ta propiedad di Jersey. Tambe
1966. el a bishita diferente instala-
cion di refinacion na Merca,
Sr. Weill na e ofi- Canada, America Latina y Eu-
York como parti di ropa.


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Corn Costumbernan di Pascu a Cuminza


E fiesta tipica di Pascu ta combine hopi costumber
y tradition e kerstboom, San Nicolas, luznan,
blachi di loranto, dunamento di regale, cantamento,
y hendenan ta manda otro carchi. Hopi di e costum-
bernan ey ta directamente relacionA cu nacemento di
Cristo y nan tin nan raiz den cumplimento cu cierto
obligacionnan di iglesia. Otro tambe ta basA riba cos-
tumbernan di pueblo, algun di nan tabata existi an-
tes cu nacemento di Cristo. Hendenan sabi, nos mes-
ter nota esey, no ta tur ora di acuerdo com cada un
di e costumbernan di awendia den tempu di Pascu a
bira un tradition di Pascu.

Cristiannan di promer dianan di iglesia no tabata
celebra nacemento di Cristo como un dia di fiesta
ward, manera e ta conoci awor aki centenares di
anja despues di Su nacemento. Reverendo Cyril Mar-
tindale, un historic Catolico, a scirbi cu e sorto di
festividadnan ey a ser rechazi door di Cristiannan


den promer tempu di iglesia, pasobra nan tabata aso-
ci& cu ritualnan pagano. Despues, celebration di Pas-
cu a keda introduce pa neutralisa e fiesta pagano di
adoracion di solo como Dios cu tabata tuma lugar na
Roma dia 25 di December. E palabra Christmas (Pas-
cu), segun Rev. Martindale, ta bini di e palabra den
idioma Ingles anterior Cristes Maesse, misa di Cristu,
y promer bez cu nan a tende e number ey tabata na
anja 1038. Na Hulandes nan ta bisa Kerstmis. Na
Latin nan ta jama dia di Cristu su nacemento Dies
Natalis, cual ta raiz pa e palabra na Italiano II Natale
y na Frances Noel.

Un splicacion pakiko tin bez nan ta scirbi Christ-
mas como "Xmas", ta cu e letter X na Griego ta
worde pronuncii como "chi" y e letter "X" ta usa pa
represent e number di Cristo. Aunque nan no ta di
acuerdo tocante e palabra di Norte di Europa cu ta
Yule (of Jul), un fuente ta bisa nos cu e ta bini di e
palabra Anglo-saxo pa fiesta, cual ta geol.

Pascu tabata un fiesta cu nan tab&ta celebra na
Europa segun e estacion di anja, cuminzando den e di
seis siglo. No obstante esey, na Merca e Puritanonan
di e colonia di Plymouth tabata contra tal celebra-
cion y nan a pasa un ley na 1659 cual ta boet cual-
kier hende cu celebra fiesta riba 25 di December.

Nan a revoca e ley na 1681, pero hopi tempu largu
habitantenan di Nueva Inglatera y e secta di Quaker
no Labatin ningun animo pa haci Pascu un dia di fes-
tividad. E colonistanan di Hulanda, mercenarionan di
Hessen, Alemania, durante Guera di Revolucion y
otro Europeonan cu a bini Merca a trece e tradition
di alegria riba e dia ey, di intercambia regal y tene
fiestanan riba e dia liber.


SAN NICOLAS. E colonistanan Hulandes a trece
pa Merca e tradition di celebra fiesta di San Nicolas,
den e di 17 siglo. E tradition aki tabata e precursor
di San Nicolas. San Nicolas tabata Obispo di Myra, y
segun nan ta conta e obispo a duna su tres rumannan


muher placa, asina ta cu nan bruidschat nan por a
hanja hende bin casa cu nan. Cierto version di e
storia to bisa cu e ruman muher di mas hoben, des-
pues cu e dos rumannan a recibi cada un un sacu jen
di oro tirn door di schoorsteen riba dos anochi sigi, a
cologa su mea bao di schoorsteen pa asina e tambe
por recibi di dj6. Di tres anochi e oro p& a jega. San
Nicolas tambe a bira Santo patrono di muchanan.

Na Europa, San Nicolas a bira un figure riba un
cabai blancu (of un buricu) bisti cu panjanan di un
obispo y tin bez e tabata carga un trki di mata pa
castiga muchanan malucu, y den e otro man un sacu
jen di regal pa muchanan cu a comporta nan bon.
Evolucion di e costumber ey di duna "egalo na fiesta
di San Nicolas ta inclui cierto aspectonan di e Tata
Pascu, un figure den kerementu di pueblo cu tabata
hopi conoci caba na Europa. E tabata bisti un panja
corA largu furn cu piel blancu, e tabata un hende di
bon humor, e tabata gusta fiesta y r tabata anima
hendenan pa sunchi otro bao di e mata cu jama
loranto.

Washington Irving, e autor Mericano, a duna un
description di San Nicolas di e colonistanan Hulandes
na 1809 y esey a haci6 masha popular na Merca. E
description di San Nicolas cu su binA den e poesia di
Clement C. Moore, E Anochi Promer cu Pascu, a
duna na public Mericano na anja 1823 un imagen di
San Nicolas come un homber alegre, cu tabata parti
libremente hopi regale, y tabata core den aire den un
slee.

CAMBIAMENTO DI REGALO. Cambiamento di
regalu na tempu di Pascu ta sigi ehempel dund door


di e Tres Rey cu a trese regal pa e Cristo Yiu: ore.
censia y mirra. Nan a recibi regal pa reciproca nan
tension. Tradicion ta conta nos cu e tres reynan a
jega dia 6 di Januari (Fiesta di Epifania) y den hopi
pais hendenan ta cambia regal e dia ey. Na Spanja
muchanan ta pone nan zapato pafor jena cu jerba
ariba e anochi promer cu Tres Rey. Durante anochi e
Tres Reynan ta core pasa tur caminda E jerba pa
nan cabainan a somenta, y na lugar di jerba e mu-
chanan ta hanja regalo.

Na Alemania e Christkind, un much cu ta mensa-
hero pa e yiu Cristo, tambe ta parti regal. Ta ser
bisi cu Martin Luther, e lider protestante, tabata
contra e secularizacion creciente di San Nicolas, y el
a trata di hala atencion di nobo riba e coneccion di-
recto entire celebration di Pascu y dia di nacemento
di Cristo. Nomber di e mensahero a bin bira Kriss
Kringle na Alemania; aunque tin bez nan ta usa e
number ey pa indica San Nicolas.

DORNAMENTO. Pino mata y taki tabata
worde usa durante fiestanan di Romanonan y otro
rito pagano. Pero e mata di Pascu, manera nos co-
noce te awor, probablemente ta bini di Alemannan.
Un storia Aleman ta bisa cu Christkind a scohe e
pino y a transform na nootnan di oro, apel y luznan.
Historiadornan ta kere cu ta e soldanan di Hessia (na
Alemania) a plama e costumber na Merca durante
Guera di Revolucion, y colonistanan Aleman tabatin
kerstboom asina trempan cu anja 1746 Door di e


colonistanan ey, kerstboom tabata na uso general na
Merca promer cu el a bira popular na Inglatera. Es-
poso Aleman di Reina Victoria, Principe Albert, a
introduce kerstboom na Inglatera na 1848. E color
berde di e mata y su takinan y color cork di e fruta-
tanan manera shimarucu tabata simbolonan di Cristo.
Cora ta e color di su sufrimento y morto, y color ber-
de ta nifich bida cu ta dura pa semper y eternidad.

E costumber di pone kerstboom den bentana of di
usa adorno cu luz ta un costumber cu ta bini di pone
bela sendi den bentana pa mustra e Christkind cami-
na. Naturalmente un strea ta simbolo di e strea di
Bethlehem, cual a guia e Tres Reynan na e lugar ca-
minda Cristo a nace.

PESEBRE. E pesebre ta
un simbolo important di e
nificacion religioso di Pascu.
San Francisco di Asisi ta e
promer hende cu a traha un
reproduccion di e stal, Santa
Famia, e bestianan, warda-
dornan di carn6, e tres Rey-
nan na 1223. Rev. Martindale
ta conta nos cu San Fran-
cisco a haci un cos pa laico,
local te e dianan ey tabata
un costumber di iglesia y des-
de e tempu ey nan a bin us
pesebre den casnan, riba plazanan den ciudad, y
otro lugar rond di misa.

CANCION. Gruponan di actor tabata duna pre-
centacion den catedralnan, y loke nan tabata bisa a
worde poni na music. E costumber aki a plama te
pafor di iglesia y ta origen di canticanan di Pascu.

Un di esunnan mas conoci "E Diezdos Anochi di
Pascu" tabata ser cantA originalmente huntu cu un
baliamentu riba e di diezdos anochi, despues tabata
sigi comemento di bolo. (E diezdos anochinan di
Pascu ta for di dia di nacemento di Cristo, 25 Decem-
ber, te dia di Tres Rey, 6 di Januari).

Na America Latina y na Aruba, e gruponan di
Aguinaldos ta sumamente popular den dianan di
Pascu.


CARCHI. Por ta cu e mandamento di carchi ta
origin den cambiamento di regal tempu di Pascu,
pero un autoridad ta kere cu popularidad di e cos-
tumber aki a cuminza cu cierto mehoranza den siste-
ma di post na Inglatera, ora cu nan a permit hende
di manda carchi di pascu pa prijs di dos placa den
henter Reino Unido. E promer carchi di Pascu conoci
ta di anja 1848 na Inglatera, litografia y cu su color-
nan pinta na man. E tabata mustra hacimento di
fiesta di Pascu y tabata duna tambe bon deseo pa
Anja Nobo. E promer carchi di Pascu Mericano, se-
gun hende cu por sabi, a parce na anja 1875.


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How Christmas Customs Began


The typical Christmas combines many cus-
toms and traditions the tree, Santa Claus,
lights, mistletoe, gift-giving caroling, and
card-sending. Many of these customs are
directly related to the birth of Christ and
stem from church religious observances.
Others, though, have a basis in folk customs,
some present even before the birth of Jesus.
Scholars it should be noted, do not always
agree about how each of the present-day fam-
ily rituals developed into the Christmas tra-
dition.
Early Christians did not celebrate the birth-
day of Jesus as a holiday festival as it is
known today for several'hundred years after
He was born. The Rev. Cyril Martindale, a
Roman Catholic historian, has written that
such festivals were rejected by early Chris-
tians because they were associated with pagan
rituals. Later, the celebration of Christmas
was introduced to counteract the pagan feast
of the Sun-God held in Rome about December
25. The word Christmas, according to the Rev.
Martindale, is derived from the Old English,
Cristes Maesse (the mass of Christ) and was
first called by that name in 1038. The Dutch
word is Kerstmis. The Latin for Jesus' birth
is Dies Natalis, root of the Italian II Natale
and the French Noel.
An explanation of why Christmas is some-
times written Xmas is that "X" is the Greek
equivalent of the "ch" sound and the letter "X"
is taken to represent the word Christ. Although
the northern European Yule (or Jut) is of dis-
puted origin, one source says it may derive
from the Anglo-Saxon word for feast, geol.
Christmas was a seasonal celebration in
Europe from the sixth century on. Neverthe-
less, in the U.S. the Puritans of the Plymouth
Colony were opposed to its celebration and
passed a law in 1659 to fine anyone who feast-
ed on December 25. The law was repealed in
1681, but New Englanders and Quakers long
were reluctant to make Christmas a day of
festivity. The settlers from Holland, the Hes-
sian mercenaries in the Revolutionary War
and other Europeans who came to America
brought the traditions of merrymaking, gift-
giving and holiday festivities.


SANTA CLAUS. Dutch settlers brought the
tradition of St. Nicholas to America in the
17th century. His tradition was the forerunner
of Santa Claus. St. Nicholas was Archbishop
of Myra and was said to have given three
dowerless maiden sisters his money, thus mak-


ing them marriageable. One version of the
story is that the youngest, after her two sisters
had each received a gold purse dropped down
the chimney on successive nights, hung her
stocking in the fireplace hoping for her gift.
She received it the third night. St. Nicholas
also became the patron saint of children.
In Europe, St. Nicholas became a figure on
a white horse (or donkey) who wore the robes
of a bishop and sometimes carried a bunch of
twigs in one hand to punish naughty children
and a bag of presents in the other for good
children. The evolution of this gift-giver into
Santa Claus includes aspects of Father Christ-
mas, a folk figure long known in Northern
Europe. He wore a red robe trimmed in white
fur, was jovial, enjoyed merrymaking and en-
couraged kissing under the mistletoe.
Washington Irving, the American author,
described the St. Nicholas of the Dutch settlers
in 1809 and made him a popular figure in
America. The description of Santa Claus and
his reindeer in Clement C. Moore's poem, The
Night Before Christmas, imprinted an image
on the American public in 1823 of Santa as a
jovial, hearty gift-giver riding through the sky
in his sleigh.
DECORATIONS. Evergreens trees and
boughs were used in festivals in Roman
times and in other pagan rites. But the Christ-
mas tree as gen-
erally k no w n
probably was
o r i ginated by
the Germans. A
German sto r y
says the Christ-
kind chose the
fir and trans-
formed it with
gilded nuts, ap-
ples and lights.
Historians be -
lieve that Hes-
sian sold i e rs
spread the custom to America curing the Re-
volutionary War and that German settlers in
Pennsylvania had Christmas trees as early as
1746. Because of these settlers, the Christmas
tree was used in America before it became pop-
ular in England. The German husband of
Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, introduced it in
England in 1848. The green color of trees and
boughs and the red of the holly berry are sym-
bols of Christ. The red is for His passion and
death, and the green for everlasting life and
eternity.
Displaying a tree in a window or using light-
ed decorations is a practice derived from the
custom of putting candles in the window to
light the Christkind's way. A star, of course
symbolizes the Star of Bethlehem, which guid-
ed the Wise Men to the birthplace of Christ.

GIFT EXCHANGING. Exchanging gifts at
Christmas follows the example of the Wise
Men who brought gifts to the Christ child -
gold, frankincense and myrrh. They received
gifts in return. Tradition indicates that the


Wise Men arrived on January 6 (Epiphany)
and in many lands gifts are exchanged on that
date. In Spain children put out their shoes fill-
ed with straw on Epiphany Eve. The Wise Men
ride by during the night. The straw, for their
horses, is gone and gifts are in its place.
In Germany, the Ch'ristkind, a child mes-
senger for the infant Jesus, also brings gifts.
It is said that Martin Luther, the Protestant
leader, objected to the growing secularization
of St. Nicholas into Santa Claus and sought to
re-emphasize the direct connection of the
Christmas celebration with Christ's birth. The
name of this messenger evolved into Kriss
Kringle, although that name is sometimes also
applied to Santa Claus.
CRECHE. The creche is an important sym-
bol of the religious meaning of Christmas. St.
Francis of Assisi is credited with originating
a reproduction of the manger, the Holy family
and the animals, shepherds and Wise Men in
1223. The Rev. Martindale says St. Francis
laicizedd" what had been a church custom
and since then the creche has been used in
homes, squares and other places outside the
church.
CAROLS. Plays performed in cathedrals
during the Christmas holiday were set to
music. This practice spread outside the church
to give rise to carols. One of the best known,
The Twelve Nights of Christmas, was origin-
ally sung along with a dance on Twelfth Night,
followed by the eating of mince pies. (The
twelve days of Christmas are from the day of
Christ's birth, December 25, to Epiphany, Jan-
uary 6).
In Latin America and in Aruba, the Agui-
naldos (carols in Spanish) are very popular
during the Christmas season.


CARDS. Christmas cards possibly stem from
gift exchanging at holiday time, but one auth-
ority believes this custom's popularity began
with reforms in the British postal system when
cards were allowed to be sent at a uniform
penny rate throughout the United Kingdom.
A hand-colored lithographed card first was
sold in 1848 in England. It featured Christ-
mas merrymaking and wishes for a happy New
Year. The first American Christmas card, ac-
cording to some sources, appeared in 1875.


December 20


, 1966oo


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6 ARUBA ESSO NEWS December 20, 1966


Muchanan, Boso Por Traha Boso Mes Pesebre
Cu dos tres potlood di color,
verf di awa, of marcador magico, kerstboom. masha cuidao. Tambe corta y ki-
un sker, poco lhjm blancu, boso Promer, pinta cu color tur e ta espacionan blancu den e boog-
mes por traha e pesebre cu ta diferente partinan di c escena di nan. Paga tinu cu e figuranan di
parce riba e pagina aki. (No usa natividad den e paginanan paden Santa Famia y di e Angel Heraldo
guma ni gom bruin). Sigi cuidado- di bo Esso News Christmas Col- ta gedruk parti paden di e boog-
samente e instruccionnan simpel oring Book. Abao di cada figure nan, y nan tambe bo mester corta
cu ta sigi aki bao. Lo bo goza bo tin un reepi blancu. E reepi ey ta afor. Corta e parti dilanti y e
trabao, y pa bo esfuerzo lo bo tin pa bo usa pa bai plak e figure, y parti di atras di cada figure apar-
un bunita pesebre cu ta un adorno no usa ningun color riba e reepi. te. Esey lo duna bo dos di cada
pa bo cuarto, of pa pone bao di Awor corta e figuranan cu ifigura.




Pega figure di e cas y di e trapi
Q pna banda robez di e vloer y part
patras di escena (mira riba pren-
2 chi No. 3). Pone e reepinan di
lijm bao di vloer y tras di e part
tras di e escena, manera prenchi
No. 4 ta mustra.


Dobla e reepi di lijm mand6 di-
lanti, y pegs e part dilanti y e
part atras di cada figure na otro
Mira bon pa bo no pega e reepi- Dobla e vloer y e parti patras
nan pa plak contra otro, laga nan mantera bo ta mira den prenchi No. Pega e pesebre na e vloer y na drumi den jerba.
separa. 2. 5 e part patras (waak prenchi No. Diahuebs, 22 di December, di
51. Mira riba e prenchinan 6 y 7 530 te 6 or di atardi lo tin un
cor bo mester pone bo reepinan demostracion na TeleAruba di tiun
S'di lijm. Na man drechi e reepinan pesebre complete. Pa bo por sigi
ta bai tras di e part banda patras e demostracion y pone huntu bo
S y bao di vloer. E otro reepinan di mes pesebre manera e demostrador
lijm ta word pega plat contra e ta mustra ho, mira pa tur bo fi-
escena patras y na e vloer. guranan ta eortA y pinti cu nan
Awor pega e otro casitanan, ma- color promer cu e demostracion cu-
nera prenchi No. 8 ta mustra minza Lo bo por mira tin pesebre
E lugar caminda cada figure complete, y por si acaso bo tin
master bini ta indica inba plan di diicultad di comprende e instruc-
Se vloer. Mira riba prenchi No. 9 y cionnan di aki rba, 1o bo por mi-
pi pega cada figure na su lugar. ra com master corta e figuranan
n Bo popr usa pida pida jerba ber- y pone bo pesebre den otro
de artificial of cabana pa sconde
e rcepinan di lijm. Esey ta juda
trece e illusion cu e bestianan ta





children You Can M e Your O n Mr S e floor and background (see draw- On Thursday. Dec. 22, from 5:30
Child ou Can Make Y ur Own Manger Scene ing 3). Place the "gluing strips" to 6:00 p.m the assembly of this
With some colored pencils, wa- under the floor and behind the manger scene will be demonstrat-
ter paints, or magic markers, a background, as in drawing 4. ed over Tele-Aruba. To be able to
pair of scissors, and some white Glue the manger to the floor follow the demonstration and as-
glue, you can make the manger and background (see drawing 51. semble your manger scene along
scene on this page. (Do not use Check drawings 6 and 7 to see with the demonstrator, have all
paste or brown glue). Carefully how to place your gluing strips. your figures colored and cut out
follow the easy instructions below. On the righthand side, the strips You will be able to see a com-
paste the esy instrotioen bareslly 7
You will get a lot of fun out of it, are placed behind the background pleted manger, and just in case
as well as a beautiful and ornamen- and under the floor. The other you have any trouble understand-
tal manger scene to put in your gluing strips are glued flat ing the instructions above, you
room or under the Christmas tree. against the background and floor., will see how to cut out the figures
First, color all the different Glue on the other little houses, and assemble your manger
parts of the manger scene from as in drawing 8.
the inside pages of the Esso News On the floor plan the locations,
Christmas Coloring Book. At the of the figures have been indicated.
bottom of each figure is a plain Check drawing 9, and glue each
strip. This is the "gluing strip" figure in place.
and it is not necessary to color Small pieces of artificial green-
this. ery or bits of straw can be used to
Carefully c:,t out all the figures. hide your gluing strips This will
The white s -ace inside the arches also help to make it appear as if
should also be cut away. Note your animals are lying in grass.
that the figures of the Holy Fam- Fold forward the "gluing strip" Glue the figure of the house
ily and the Herald Angel are and glue the front and back of and stairs to the left side of the A
printed inside the arches and each figure together. Be careful
should also be cut out. Cut the not to glue the "gluing strips" to-
fronts and backs of all the figures gether.
apart. This will give you two of Fold the floor and background
each figure, as in drawing 2. W






ARUBA ESSO NEWS


December 20, 1966


30-Year Man R. Croes, Aruba Chemical Industries N.V. Adds
Four Watch Recipients C.A.N. Plant To Fertilizer Facilities
Honored by Departments The Aruba Chemical Industries N.V. inaugurated its Calcium
Romulo Croes, an assistantiday, Nov. 25. The new
operator in Process-Oil Move- Ammonium Nitrate (C.A.N.) plant Friday Nov. 25. The new
ments, recently completed 30 plant was officially inaugurated by Lt. Governor O. S. Henriquez.
years with Lago and was pre- The additional facilities will allow the efficient manufacture
sented with his emblem and of an additional fertilizer, calcium ammonium nitrate.
certificate. The plant's new product can
Mr. Croes worked all his 30 h
years in Proess-Receiving andis be used as a raw material for grinding equipment, ammonium
years in rocess-Receiving and blending plants or as a single nitrate facilities and necessary
Shipping, wheehe started on element fertilizer for direct ap- adaptations of the existing
Dec. 2 e 1936. e plication to the soil. It is made Complex Fertilizer Plant. The
During December four em- by combining ammonia and ni- design capacity of the C.A.N.
ployees also completed theirad r 'ih l l ^ p3^ ^
25th service anniversary and tric acid, both of which are Plant is 360 metric tons per
h sercnted wh their g od pruced in Aruba, with local day.
were presented with their gold limestone. The limestone is a
service watches by the dep carrier which makes shipment The new venture will prov-
ments. They are Miss Lillian D. and handling easier. ide additional employment op-
Every Mech-Matenrals; Leo-. The new plant required an portunity in the quarrying and
Donner, both of Process-Oil investment of approximately, transportation of the lime-
Movements, and Richard H. Fls. 2,000,000 in crushing and stone.
Murray, Process-Refining.






jai A


-. a- .ia.


ARUBA LIMESTONE is used as a raw material for PIEDRA DI kalk
manufacture of the new product, calcium ammo- material prima pa
nium nitrate (CAN). calcium


Un Poco Sugerencia Pa Bo Kerstboom

Pa Trece Mas Seguridad pa Bo Pascu
XinqunI lIiiiI s Itl p -siuli mlia hjitaitl:ti b'')i cu ta t s irbi
'n l p l') to I / 1 ,r n i 1J til Lul, I ;1 i S ill s i I rim lr i' u 1
Tr e n '-11 b< ni d l < [! l~ i a'Llt -~\ lunll ln I ,i bl' -
^*^ '* u'" i ait i diii!: in ; mil r-ti nd o'-. a eumninza ha |, dh-s-


S lZ(-a (11 aiitii 'l tJ di k tfistlh n
Conshll o Naci ial di ,, uti i-
dad di Mhlera !i tti c ie na Ibo
varies su,-I ].c pi; juda t, hi-
nilina lp.sibilidadl di (1 ll i t di
ik'sthlun iiill }b,' is .;

(a- i ir.< i I k' fstb ii'' i.'ln
cas ptni r' Ct' i b i It i ; iii
pa -vitai Iu ti a (8 niLl hu,

Zaag c tIroln(n bao di I, ]lu-
gay por lo tinelos un dllun
ariba i( coita original, Y tr i
bo khrst boom di-n uil baki i
a\wa t( o la bo ta cl a ie,.
den cas.

one bo kCestboom lu d11
cualkwir lugai caminda tin
candeila of caminda lpor s'-
ca, y tene na un dstallila 11
porta caminda hendl pol
sal Tira c kerstboomn afor
nas pronto posibel Jdspurs
di tempoiada di Pascu

No usa bela di was ni riba
ni banda di b. kerstbo,,ml,

-Usa solamente e setnan di
luz electric cu tin e etiket
di Underwrite rs' Laborato-
ies Inc (U.L ) riba lur su
partisan no solamente ri-
ba c waya y usa nan sola-
niente pa e use cu nan ta
destina pi .


- Chl 'k .tlatn lln caid anja,
proln rl ( I 1b sUa I lln n ni
keis st lj iii

- Saca ( plulg for di stopC(n-
tact m a be noi ta di-n a.s o
A( )(i b le ii drill

No ;aria c wajanainL cl Co
i lntc di inas, Nunrla b in, s-
ite usa nll luse' cu Ia !:,';i di
15r ampei, Si fusew bihla,
atil, paga un ol mas lailrJp
,i liombilla of reparti oi car-
ga di ho luznFan liba dos of
mas circuitlo di wajt.

T I'f t', in, auto di corie nt(f,
ofi ottio (elnanl di h1ung[a .lece-
tilc flor di bao di i palu

- Nunca lIdecoia ki'rstboun dl
ril(al cu luznan clcctrio
Na luaur di luz, usa un bom-


LT. GOVERNOR 0. S. Henriquez inaugurates Calcium Am-
monium Nitrate unit as addition to Complex Fertilizer Plani
of Aruba Chemical Industries. ACI Manager R. C. Abreu is
at right .
GEZAGHEBBER 0. S. Henriquez ta inaugura unidad di
Calcium Amonia Nitrato como adicion na e Complex Fer-
tilizer Plant di ACI. Na banda drechi ta para R. C. Abreu,
gerente di ACI.

Aruba Chemical Industries Ta Agrega

Planta C.A.N. Na Planta di Fertilizante
Aruba Chemical Industries a caba di habri su plant nobo cu
ta traha Calcium Ammonium Nitrato (CAN) Diabiernes, 25 di
November. Gezaghebber Henriquez a inaugura e plant ey oficial-
mente.
E fabric nobo ta haci posibel fabricacion eficaz di un fertili-


u, a, La sOer usea cUomo un zante mas, cual ta calcium am- -
a fabricacion di e product nobo, monium nitrato. E plant nobo a pidi un in-
amonia nitrato (CAN). Product di e plant nobo version di mas o menos
Nine More Employees Win por word usa como material f. 2,000,000 na aparato pa ki-
F. In II A s prima pa plantanan cu ta com- bra y mula piedra, facilidad-
FIs. 335 In CYI Awards bina fertilizante, of por us6 nan pa traha nitrato di ammo-
For Month of November tambe como un fertilizante in- nium y cierto cambio den e fa-
r dependiente cu ta worde poni brica existente cu ta traha fer-
A bonus gift went to F. directamente den tera. tilizantes combinA. E plant
Boekhoudt, an operator in Pro- ACI ta traha e product com- nobo a word traha pa un ca-
cess-Refining, for being the binando ammonia cu acido ni- pacidad diario di CAN di 360
Lucky Area winner for the trico, tur dos nan mes ta traha tonelada metrica.
month of April. Mr.Boekhoudt's na Aruba, cu piedra di kalki.
idea was submitted in April and E piedra di kalki ta sirbi pa E empresa nobo aki lo duna
pertained to the Lucky Area for contene e substancia CAN di trabao na esnan cu ta ocupa
that month. However, it was manera cu e por worde pa- cu cobamento y transportation
only recently that his idea was qucta y embarca mas facil. di piedra di kalki.
adopted, qualifying him as a
Lucky Area winner. His idea
called for installing a pressure
indicator control valve in the
finishing extract line on the
outlet of a caustic settler. Mr.
Boekhoudt received an initial
award of Fls 45 for his idea.
Willem Lampe, an equipment
driver II in Mechanical-M&C,
was a new suggester during
November. He earned Fls. 30,
for his idea to install two quick
opening valves on gasoline truck
B-45-7. He also received an elec-
tric iron as bonus gift for be-'
ing a new suggester.
E. Hazel, formerly working in
Mech.-Machinist and now em-
ployed in St. Croix, earned Fls.
35 in initial award.
Julio B. Croeze, Mech.-In-


billa ol spotlight cu ta tlra'strument, had two ideas adopt-
su luz riba ki kerstboom, for ed in November. One earned
di algun distancia. him Fls. 45 and the other Fls.
'Tambo e conseho di Segurndad 40.
National ta conseha csnan cu Other November CYI win-
ta cumpra kerstboom pa exigi di ners were:
- pacusnan prueba cu kerstboom A. F. Croes, Mech.-
di plastic of partisan mntaliza Instrument FIs. 451
ta traha dii materialnan cu ta T. A. Trimon FIs. 35,
kima iloco-poo, y si nan ta J. Dubero, Process-
dccoria cu luz elhctrico e bra- Refining FIs. 30
zanan di c kerstboom no ta con- P. Maduro, Mech.-
duci orientt. Transportation FIs. 30


AMONG THE guests at the inauguration of the new C.A.N.
plant of ACI was Logo President W. A. Murray (second
from right).
ENTRE E huespedes na e inauguracion di e Planta nobo
C.A.N. di ACI tabata president di Logo W. A. Murray
(2do di drechi).


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Celebrando Pascu di Nacemento



T o ta dispuesto pa lubida loke bo a haci pa otro
hende, y corda solamente loke otro hende a haci pa bo;
pa haci manera bo no sabi kiko mundu debe bo, y pensa
solamente riba loke abo mes debe mundu; pa pone bo
derechonan te patras aya, pone bo obligacionnan den
medio distancia, y pone bo chens di haci djis un poco mas
cu loke ta bo deber mas promer cu tur cos:...... di sera y
warda bo buki di kehonan contra direction di universe,
y busca rond di bo un lugar caminda bo por sembra algun
simiya di felicidad bo ta dispuesto pa haci e cosnan ey
make ta pa un dia? Anto bo por celebra Pascu.
Bo ta dispuesto pa baha bo cabez- y consider necesidad-
nan y deseonan di muchanan chiquito; di record corn
zwak y solitario hendenan di edad ta;...... di tene den bo
memorial cosnan cu otro hende mester tene den nan cura-
zon; di haci un esfuerzo pa comprende loke esnan cu ta
biba den e mes cas cu bo realmente ta desea, sin warda
te ora nan mes bisa bo; di ahusta bo lampi di tal manera
cu e ta duna mas luz y menos huma, y di carg6 bo dilanti
asina cu bo sombra ta cai patras di bo: di coba un graf y
dera bo mal pensamentunan y un hardin pa bo sintimen-
tunan carinjoso y laga porta habri pa nan bo ta dis-
puesto di haci e cosnan ey durante un dia? Anto bo por
celebra Pascu.
Bo ta dispuesto di kere cu amor ta e cos di mas fuerte
den mundu mas poderoso cu odio, mas fuerte cu cos
malu, mas fuerte cu morto y cu e bida bendiciona cu
a cuminza na Betlehem mil nuebe cien anja pasa ta
imagen y claridad di Amor Eterno? Anto lo bo por cele-
bra Pascu.
Y ya cu bo por haci e cosnan ey pa un dia, pakiko no
pa semper?
Pero no lubida, bo s6 no por celebra Pascu......

(Henry van Dyke)
















The Christmas ornament and creche on this page were made by Miss
Marguerite H. Brouwer.
E ornamento di Pascu y pesebre riba e pagina aki a ser traha pa
Srta. Marguerite H. Brouwer.