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VOL 13 No 1 PUBLISHED BY LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO LTD January 4 1952




Schooner Grounds Reef RS Man Makes Third


Kescue at Harbor


Man Overboard The shout went

up about 1 am December 28 on
Finger Pier No 2 Working the

12 to 8 shift nearby was Max
well E Pantophlet a man who has

twice before acted heroically to save

the lives of others

He raced to a spot on the wharf

where lights were flashing and
looking over the side of the con

$&> wTB-"*-$*% ft 4i J mmS crete pier he saw a man floating face
down in the water Without hesitation

Pantophlet jumped down to save
him

At the scene of the accident a On hand at the airport to greet Gregorio Frank on his return from a
system of pipes and I beam girders radio course in the United States were his wife and four sons from left
nnrnllpl Pipr Nn 2 Thf
runs r Roderick aged 4 months Edwin 5xi Albert 8 and Nelson 3
pipes are four or five feet above the
i water It was onto these structures Presente na aeropuerto pa saluda Gregorio Frank na su regreso for di un
that Pantophlet leaped In order to curso di radio na Estados Unidos tabata su esposa y cuatro yiu homber For

reach his man he had to hang on di banda robez Rodrick 4 luna bieuw Edwin 52 Albert 8 y Nelson 3

like an acrobat with one arm and a Dia Gregorio L Frank Staff Foreman den Instrument Shop a sali
Above the stranded schooner Surprize lies heeled over as Lagos tug around I beam
Colorado Point out of picture to left tries to get a line to it Below leg From wrapped his precarious an position pa Estados Unidos den luna di September pa tuma un curso den radio

Gordon Owen readies his Snipe sailboat to take the schooner captain third Pantophlet was just able to reach comunicacion recepcion y emision el no a pensa di mira un cara

from left out to watch salvage operations Others in the picture are his quarry although he skinned his conoci sino te dia e bolbe back na Aruba Viajando cu aeroplano pa
Leonard McReynolds Community Council representative and Cyril Bryan
forearm in doing so Then other men Miami Frank a tuma un trein pa Ciudad di New York unda un repre
of the wrecked schooners
crew the and
up on the pier joined rescue sentante di compania a bin contrele kende a haci ultimo arreglonan
belt while
by grasping Pantophlets
he held on to the unconscious victim pa su permanencia na Estados Unidos Despues di a pasa varios dia

both men were pullecl to safety na New York durante cual el no tabatin mucho oportunidad pa mira e

Later when asked if someone had lugarnan principal Frank a bula pa Chicago na unda el mester a keda

used a rope to wrap around his 17 dia den e planta di Motorola Corporation
middle in older to haul him up
ftfe looked his belt and When Gregorio L Frank staff studiando metodonan di fa
Pantophlet at
bricacion di lampi di radio Na Chicago
foreman in the Instrument Shop left
with a soft smile said No This is
figiiiz UkT MSM7Jk 11 itfFiiSm last September for the United States Frank tabatin e sorpresa agra
m a good belt
in dable di a contra cu dos arnigo bieuw
rS3RSWl of the to take a training course two way
Still thinking only saving
radio communications he didnt expect Un di su amigonan for di Aruba
victim Pantophlet began applying mes tabata M King kende tambe ta
until few to see a familiar face again
i artificial respiration a
relieved until he got back to Aruba Traveling un empleado di Lago King tabata
moments later he was by
by plane to Miami Frank took a pasando su vacacion na Chicago y
the chief mate of the Esso Reading
train to New York City where he was awor a bolbe na su trabao den ofici
a ship docked neaiby na di Accounting E otro amigo cu
who
After several anxious minutes met by a company representative
which time there to made final arrangements for his stay Frank a contra na Chicago tabata
during appeared
James Viapiee di Guyana Britanico
in the States After spending several
be no life in the man the victim
breath days in New York during which time cu awor ta un miembro di Fuerza
began to again Pantophlet
Aerea di Estados Unidos E dia
ey
he didnt have much opportunity for
have
the not
thinks man might survived
el tabatin algun tempo liber na Chi
if he had been pulled from sight seeing Frank flew to Chicago
MjrJ-i-miiiiBim n imriti 1WlmMnMnWMBBWlBEei Sw the water and artificial respiration where he was to spend 17 days in cago Frank a pasa mayoria di su
hora liber hunto cu su dos tercionan
the Motorola Corporations plant
started he five seconds
The normally mild Caribbean made a staunch effort to claim another later as says studying radio manufacturing methods y asina el tabata leuw di ta solitario
victim this week when the 65 ton En realidad el a bisa Mi a
two masted schooner Surprize went Called to the scene by Lago Police It was in Chicago that Frank pasa
aground on the reef several hundred yards west of the Esso Club The the Lago ambulance took the had the pleasant surprise of meeting un bon tempo
schooner left Oranjestad the afternoon of Mientras Frank tabata kstudiando
December 29 bound for Curacao to the where he two old friends
and St Martin at 2 am next morning it piled up on the hidden fields treated man and Dispensary then transferred to was the One of his friends from right e metodonan cu Motorola ta usa pa

of coral that lie like a trap between the end of the reef and the mainland San Pedro in Oranjestad heie in Aruba was M King who is traha aparatorian di radio el a mira

On a shoreward tack the lookout delayed too long in ordering the ship At the Dispensary Hospital the victim was also a Lago employee King was cu tur cos ta bai ariba un linea di

about and it struck bow on just as it started to turn identified L Allen 30 from spending his vacation in Chicago and armamento ariba cual piezanan ta
as
Nine men were aboard with Captain Thadeus Hodge a 65-year-old Cork Ireland able has since returned to his job in the poni mientras muhernan tabata haci
County an sea
veteran in command They came ashore after daylight and through the from the British owned tanker Accounting office The other friend mayoria di e trabao di armamento
day moved the ships gear to Rodgers Beach and attempted to seal breaks man Frank met in Chicago was James Despues cu e fase di su training

in the hull while preparations were being made to tow her off into deep Busen Allen Rollo had been on shore leave for Viapree who hails from British aki a caba Frank a bisa ayo na su

water and to Guinea and is now a member of the amigonan na Chicago y a tuma un
The cargo of 200 drums of gasoline his the evening when the was accident returning took US Air Force At the time he was tiein pa bai back New York
was left aboard to increase the ship on leave in Chicago Frank spent Ora el a yega New York el a re
buoyancy of the ship if it took in place His ship extended was to sail that into most of his spare time with his two porta na Mobile Communications
much water after being refloated evening for an voyage Inc Newark New Jersey com
New buddies and so was far from lonely pa
Asst Ed the of the Antartic
Efforts Added whaling grounds
began Sunday December pleta su estudio Na Newark tambe
where it will lefuel whaling ships In fact he says I had a very
Cont on page 2 col 3 time Frank a topa cu un otro amigo
and then take on whale oil for ship good
bieuw e biaha aki Han Hansen di
While the used by
ment to market Allen signed on the studying ways
Director di Surinam Ta ship in England last December 3 Motoiola to turn out radio equipment Surinam un persona cu Frank pa
Frank learned that everything is on casualidad tabata conoce Hansen
Cont 3 col 1
Bishita School di Ofishi on page an assembly line system with women awor ta traha pa un compania di

doing most of the assembly work air conditioning na Newark
Siman pasa Director di Schoolnan Govt & Lago Employees After that phase of his training was Na Newark Frank a sinja hopi

di Ofishi na Surinam J H Stebenit Join in Annual Party over Frank said goodbye to his ariba aparatonan mobil di radio di e
sky a inspecta e School di Ofishi di Chicago buddies and took a train typo cu a worde recientemente in

Lago El a worde accompanja durante It may be haid to believe but back to New Yoik stala na Lago Entre otro el a cera

su bishita na School door di E F giving away large baskets of goodies Back East he reported to the conoci cu e ultimo metodonan y apa
Welch Hefe di School di Ofishi di just before the Christmas holi Mobile Communications Inc in New ratonan di test El a bisa cu e infor

Lago days wasnt exactly easy at the La ark New Jersey to complete his macion aki lo ta valuable pa busca

Tambe presente durante e bishita go party for more than 300 Aruba training In Newark Frank ran into defecto y pa alinea tur e aparato
tabata G Kok Inspector di Enseyan government employees The first door another old fiiend this time Han nan mobil di comunicacion cual ta un

za na Aruba y G Amelink Director prize given away for example was Hansen from Surinam an old acquaintance paso necesario pa asegura cu tur e
di Ambachtschool di Aruba a food basket containing a turkey whom Frank just happened aparatonan di e systema mobil ta tra

Sr Stebenitsky a bini Aruba pa fresh fruit and candy but there to know Hansen is now work ha bon hunto

haci un estudio tocante enseyanza di were no takeis until the ninth number ing for an air conditioning concern Dia el a yega na aeropuerto na
ofishi y a bishita e schoolnan di go was called The prize would have in Newark Aiuba Bigala su esposa y cuatro yiu

bierno y tambe e School di Ofishi di been given away on the first number In Newark Frank learned a great homber tabata sperando pa saludele

Lago Aunque Surinam tin schoolnan drawn however if only someone with deal about mobile radio equipment of Aunque el tabata hopi ocupa na
di ofishi ya 16 anja caba esakinan ta the right number had just shouted the type recently installed at Lago Estados Unidos y a pasa un bon tempo

ariba un base limita Oficialnan di 3 l Here Among other things he became ac aya Frank no a lubida su fami
gobierno aya awor tin plan pa me \ Winner of that first hard-to-giveaway quainted with the latest testing lia El a trece legalo for di Merca

hora e enseyanza aki prize was Sam T Croes of the equipment and methods This inform pa cada un di nan incluyende prin
E obheto di e bishita di Sr Stebenitsky San Nicholas Post Office Other ation he says will be valuable in cipalmente traje di cowboy y zapato

tabata pa por mira ki curso ta winners included Marie Palm Customs trouble shooting and in aligning halto pa e mucha hombernan Nan

worde duna door di otro schoolnan Officer who won a set of beer the entire mobile radio set up a step ta mes interesa den Hopalong Cassi
technico grandi den e bicindario y pa A 31 Biodine above joined the staff mugs L Leenheer San Nicholas necessary to insuie that all units of dy cu e muchanan na Meicat

haya sabi e metodonan cu ta worde of the xruba Esso News last month Police a food basket W G Van du the system work properly together

usa pa sinja e varios ofishinan as assistant editor A graduate of Weide Post Office winner of a camera When he landed at the aiipoit back

E Director di Surinam a parce di Iowa State College with a degree in V Mierlo Chief of Detectives in Aruba his wife Bigala and four boy suits and boots for the boys

ta favorablemente impresiona ariba technical Journalism he has had San Nicholas Police a food basket sons weie waiting to gieet him Al Theyre just as interested in
loke el a mira y tabata particular experience with both newspapers and Ilenny Leeder Customs Officer who though he had been very busy in the Hopalong Cassidy as kids in Ameii
mente inteiesa den e programa di magazines Dining the war he spent won a large ham C Lopez Customs States and had a good time besides ca he says with a grin
trainmento den shop na Lago Awor nearly six years in the US Air Officer a Ronson cigarette lighter Frank didnt forget his family He Frank who is 34 years old has
el ta spera di traha tallernan na Su Foice as ground and aeiial photo and C Riem San Nicholas Police a brought piesents from America for been with Lago eighteen and a half
rinam segun e mes metodo giapher and laboratory chief set of poker chips Seveial other each of them including mostly cow years



ARUBA ESSO NEWS
January 4 1952



Stranded Schooner Mother of Six Gets Wheel Chair Gift

Cont from page 1
AidJIMfss2
30 to salvage the schooner Starting

in mui aiternoon and going on until
dark the tug Colorado Point attempted
PUBLISHED EVERY OTHER FRIDAY AT ARUBA NETHERLANDS to get a tow line to the Surprize
WEST INDIES BY THE LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO LTD but without success Since
Printed by the Curasaosche Courant Curasao NWI
launches could not reach the wreck
because of shallow water over the
coral outcroppings a small boat had
to be used to bring in the first light

rope and men on the schooner were
Irene Home After Successful unable to pull in the heavy hawser

needed for the tow job The tug went

Series of Operations in US out Monday for renewed attempts to
save the schooner and whether or not
it was successful is not known as the
Esso News goes to press
The wreck has heartbreaking as

pects for Captain Hodge who is said
to have all his familvs lesources tied

up in the craft His son Pierre Hod
ge a Receiving & Shipping Dept
dock corporal who acts as sub-foie-man

is part owner in the enterprise
and with his father has been exerting

every etlort to build up the schooners

business Mis Carmacina Cioes is shown
Den
e port ret
nos por mira
The captains
Tnsp
son-in-law is
with four of her six children Sra Carmacina Croes
Trappenberg formerly of Industrial I the day she got her new wheel di su seis yiunan e dia cu cu cuatro el a
relations out now a shopkeeper in chair
Others in the picture
are
haya wielstoel
su nobo E otro
San Nicolas One member of the
ciew officeis of the Dorcas Welfare hendenan
Cyril Bryan worked at the Dining cu ta aparece den e
Society of which Mrs A
ta oficialnan
portret di
Dorcas
Hall here from April 1948 to April e
Klingbeil R N is the Director Welfare
di
Society cual
1950 Most of then men in the crew
sociedad Sra A
Klingbeil R
are from St Mai tin
N ta Directora


FLASH Caimacina Cioes now has a wheel chair She has needed one for 3G
yeais Paralyzed at the age of seven she nevertheless got married about
Disaster wiote Finis to the
story 20 years ago and now is the mother of six childien The oldest is 15 With
when the schooner sank in deep her husband and childien Mrs Croes lives in Macuarima Santa Cruz

water after being pulled clear of the Mrs Cioes might still be without her wheel chair if it hadnt been for

locks some good fortune that came to one of her staunchest fiiends the Doicas

Welfaie Society About two months ago the Society opened their new
Smiling and healthy Irene Jacobs is shown with her mother left and her club house One of the guests at the
sister Juliata shortly after she arried at Dakota field upon her return Are You a Palindrome inauguration was Mrs Cioes
another
Mama di Seis
from the States Also on hand weie Carlos L Juliao president Aiuba Yiu Ta was Ernst Finck of Lagos
Lions Club and Monte Maduio head of the Irene Jacobs campaign If your name is Hannah or Otto Medical Depaitment
youie a palindrome That doesnt Haya un Wielstoel
mean like bicycle racing which Finck
Aki nos ta mira Irene Jacobs haiiendo y gozando di bon salud hunto cu you became interested in provid
is dons in a velodrome it means Mrs
su mama na banda robez y su ruman mohe Juliata poco despues cu el Carmacina Croes awor tin un wielstoel ing Croes with a wheelchair
a yega na Dakota vliegveld foi Merca Tambe tabata presente Carlos L your name leads the same whether E tabatin mester di un desde and he talked with Lago officials

Juliao presidente di Club di Leones y Monte Maduio cu a encabeza e cam- you spell it forwaid or backwaid 36 anja pasa caba A pesar cu e tabata who were able to provide a surplus
Pahndroming is a hobby for a chair which was given to the Doicas
njn pa Irene Jacobs paralitico desde su edad di siete
great many yeais people have been anja sinembargo el a casa mas o Society The Society in turn put
constructing clever sentences that the chair in A l condition and
20 anja presented
menos ta
pasa y awor e
Completely recovered pert little Irene Jacobs is back in Aruba with lead the same both ways The best mama di seis yiu Su yiu di mas bieuw it to Mrs Cioes
known and one of the earliest is
full use of her once badly damaged throat She came back December tin 15 anja Senjora Croes cu su es
Madam Im Adam Heie aie some Mrs Croes and her family consider
23 just in time to celebrate Christmas at home after getting special other ingenious ones poso Santa y Cruz yiunan ta biba na Macuarima ths chair a great blessing Now

surgical treatment in the United States See slave I demonstrate yet arts for the first time since her paralysis
Te ainda quizas Senjora Croes
At the airport Irene was greeted by officials of the Aruba Lions no medieval sees a keda sin su wielstoel si no tabata por thirty six years ago she is able to
Not New York Roy went travel a fair distance without
Club sponsors of the fund raising campaign that sent her to the States on pa motibo di bon fortuna cu a yega help
No I final if the
save on plan no During past holidays she was
for the operations that brought her back to full health Irene told evasion cerca un di su amigonan mas fiel e busy paying Christmas visits to
sociedad bienhechora Dorcas Welfare
the Lion Club officials that she will always remember the Lions I saw desserts Id no lemons alas friends and neighbors And that is
Society Mas o menos dos luna
Club and will pray for them no melon distressed was I sociedad habri clubhuis one of the most striking things
e a nan
night Then befoie going Are we not drawn onwaid we few pasa about Mrs Croes Almost always
every nobo Uno di invitadonan inau-
e na e
home 13 year old Irene went directly New VP and Board diawn onwaid to new era pleasant and smiling she thinks
to church Hearst Feature Service Continua na pagina 3 about others more often than herself

At her home which she found Member Elected

freshly painted and flying the Dutch
to mark the happy event
flag
Election of vice
a new piesident I t Hfc TBt -^^ ^* ^** ** *."^* -1 ** 7 ** w ^* ^& ^ g t
in ????? ? -? m ~~^_ t
Iiene found the first Christmas tree and an additional member to its
she had ever had in her own home Board of Directors was announced

Most of Irenes Chiistmases have last month by S 0 Co NJ
been spent in hospitals Under the The new vice president is Emile

tree were many presents fiom fiiends E Soubry who has been a director

and relatives since January 1949 The new director
In the United States Iiene had is David A Shepaid who has been
been under the caie of the world executive assistant to President Eugene
famous thioat specialist Dr Chevalier Holman since October 1949 The
Jackson Dr Jackson had figured Boaid of Dhectors now numbeis
in another famous operation on a fifteen
girls thioat and that gill too lived
under the flag of Holland The girl

fiom Amsteidam was getting leady
to be married and accidentally swallowed

an open pin When no one was
able to lemove the pin Fls 11000
was quickly laised and the girl was
sent to the United States wheie she
Prior to his wedding December 14 Conrad Welch of Jacques Ellis fork lift truck operator at the Wholesale
was operated on by Dr Jackson the Cable Office was gien a Miv Master and a silver Commissary was presented with a decanter set and a
The doctor devised a unique method dish by friends and co workers in the Accounting set of silver by his fellow employees in a presentation
for the operation and was able to Serice Division The presentation was made by Etta made by D G Richards right on the eve of his
remove the pin quickly in an opeiat Williamson His marriage to Veronica Dash took place marriage December 15 to Adeline Le Grande The
ion that received widespread attention in the Dutch Reformed Church Oranjestad The newly ceiemony took place at the Methodist Church in San
in the medical world For his
services weds will lesside at Generaal Majoor De Biuijne Wijh Nicholas with the Rev Robert A Kirtley officiating
all the doctor would accept as in Rooi Hundo
No 40 Sabaneta The couple will reside
payment was the pin which he kept
as a souvenir E E Soubry D A Shepard
At the Temple University Hospital Members of the Executive Service Division Office got Co workers of Joseph Peterson of the MC Storehouse
Mr Soubiy staited with the Company him with check prior to his marriage Dec
in Philadelphia Dr Jackson performed together December 11 to present a check and good presented a
a series of delicate operations on in 1911 as a cleik in the shipping ember 14 to Mildred Julia Williams in a ceremony at
Irene These completed a long train department of the affiliate in wishes to Dulcie Gazendam right before her departure the Methodist Church San Nicholas The couple will

of treatments begun heie in Aruba London Befoie becoming a diiector December 15 for Montreal Canada where she and her make their home at Essoville 49 Harry Gordon right

by Dr A A Schlacter of Oranjestad he was foieign marketing coordinator husband will make their new home made the presentation on behalf of the MC employees
whose insistance that she could be for the parent company
fully cured started the chain of Mr Shepard joined the Company
events lhat finally placed Iiene in in 1927 as a research engineer after j M
the caie of Dr Jackson graduation fiom Massachusetts Institute i fy
of Before becom m
Five years ago when Irene was Technology
only seven she tripped and fell ing executive assistant to the president
while carrying an opened can of he served as chaiiman of the
Klim The force of her fall ripped Boaid of Anglo American Oil Company

away the protective ring which Fr rmmmr
ordinarily covers the shaip metal iBrQ A x irw f8l 5 ^
edge of the can It was this razor DEATHS rak c rj- *> u r j
like edge that severed tubes in Irenes
throat making it impossible for her Joseph da Silva of the Catalytic & W Tr i vtm i

to swallow or breathe properly Light Ends Department died December arSfrVT m
A special opening to her stomach 30 at the age of 37 Hailing from
by passed the wound in the eso British Guiana he had twelve and a rPhv JHp 3 IMlC

phagus and a metal bieathing tube half years service and was an assi e -^ ymj
was inserted in the tiachea but after stant operator He is survived by his ,
Cont on page 5 col U mother and five brothers



January 4 1952 ARUBA ESSO NEWS




Cat Cracker Again Promotions Announced "^ -' J ^- it ***** ^

Becomes Vast Tree


Transformed again into of the
worlds tallest Christmas trees the
Catalytic Cracking Unit with its
hundreds of coloiod lights stood as a
Christmas beacon foKall the eastern
end of Aruba and for sllips at sea
A new and striking feature of the
refinerys 1951 Christmas decorations

was the floodlighted manger scene
facing San Nicolas on the roof of the
check building at the Main Gate
The decorations will be lighted

through Sunday January 6

-5 > .

Wielsioel

Continua di pagina 2

guracion di e clubhuis tabata Sra

Croes y un otro tabata Sr Ernst
Finck empleado di Departamento Medico

di Lago
Finck a haya masha interes pa

busca un wielstoel pa Sra Croes ken y el A concert and dance put on by the Pci formers gather for a pictuie after the variety show staged by the
di
a papia cu e oficialnan Lago ta i / Aruba Amateur Dramatic Club was Aruba Amateur Dramatic Club at the Cecilia Hall December 16
denan por a duna un wielstoel cu a feature of the early Christmas season
batin di mas na e Sociedad Dorcas V A with over 25 young actois and
E sociedad di su banda a laga drecha i '
acti esses in a variety show at the
e wielstoel completamente bon y a N A DeFrees B S Whitney Cecilia Theater December 1G
dune na Sra Croes como regalo Musical numbers on the piano Three Office Parties Mark Yuletide

Sra Croes y su familia ta consi tiumpet accordion and harmonica

dera e wielstoel como un gran ben songs jokes dialogues and Christmas
dicion Awor pa di promer biaha plays made a well rounded pro
desde su paralisis di trinta y seis gram B Riley was chaiiman of the
anja caba e por pasea un distancia committee organizing the show
razonable sin mester di yudanza Du
which was followed by dancing to
rante e dianan di fiestanan e tabata
the music of the Lucky Strike orchestra
di bishita di
ocupa den hacimento Part of the proceeds for the
Pascu na su amigonan y bisinjanan E A Molzer evening will be donated to the
Un di e cosnan mas sobresaliente di orphanage that is being planned for
Sra Croes ta cu semper e ta contento Aiuba
tin un sonrisa ariba su cara y e ta
y E V Emmanuel of No 1 Powerhouse
mas ariba otro cu ariba su mes
pensa
organized the society and is
its president Chief puipose of the

Rescue Promotions weie announced late gioup is the development of talented

Cont from page 1 last month for three in Light Oils young people
Finishing and one each in Laboratories

For Pantophlet this was his thiid and Clubs
rescue The first took place in 1937 T H Hanod was named process Surinam Educator

on Finger Pier No 4 when he foreman in charge of Distilling and
rescued a sailor in much the same Ti eating Operations Mr Hanod Visits Voc School

manner The man shortly lecoveied joined the Company September
fiom the accident Pantophlets second 7 1912 and transferied to Aruba in Lagos vocational tiaining center

rescue attempt about five yeais May 1929 as a ti eater He had been was inspected last week by Surinams
ago did not have such happy lesults maintenance foreman since Maich diiector of vocational schools J H

as tin victim was too severely in 1949 Stebenitsky He was accompanied on

jured and died befoie help could J E Keller has been piomoted to his tour of the center by EF Welch Some of the 50 guests who attended the Executive Office Staff Christmas
reach him shift foreman in LOF He served principal of vocational school
as Lagos party aie seen here watching one of the slide song entertainment events
Pantophlet who is acting Corporal an opeiator from his anival March Also on the tour were G Kok
A on the docks has been with Lago 12 1935 until Maich 1949 when he Inspector of Education for Aiuba Miembionan di Personal di Executive Office y nan invitadonan tabata pre
for 21 years was made assistant shift foreman and G Amelink Director of Aiubas sente na un Christmas Party na cas di Jim Lambert ariba e anochi di 18 di
N A de Frees was piomoted to technical schools December E arte cosmopolitico di e grupo tabata refleha door di e programa
assistant shift foreman in LOF He Mr Stebenitsky came to Aruba in di fiesta nobo cu tabata contene exhibicion di retratonan di color di varios
Theater Players Debut has been with Lago since July 31 older to survey vocational teaching lugar sigui door di canciones canta door di nativonan di cada un di e lugar

1937 with three years out for mili here and visited both government nan munstra ariba e letratonan
With Successful Revue
tary service His last position was schools as well as the one at Lago

operator Although Surinam has had a vocat Membeis of the Executive Office The Industrial Relations depart
Pictured heie in their last general
B S has been ional
rehearsal before staging their first Whitney promoted training piogiam for the past staff and their guests attended a ment held its annual Christmas party
to group head B No 2 Laboratory 16 years it has been on a limited
show are some of the members of the Christmas Paity given at the home the afternoon of December 22 in the
filling the vacancy created by E C basis Officials now aie planning to
newly organized Aruba Theatre Players of Jim Lambeit the evening of December American Legion Home More thaa
Johnsons transfer to the New York the
expand
Organized about 4 months ago program 18 The cosmopolitan natuie of 70 employees and guests of the de
Office Mr Whitney came to Aruba To what coveied
se3 couises aie
under the leadership of B H Rom the gioup was leflected by the novel partment were on hand
in February 1945 as a student chemical by larger technical schools in the
entertainment which featured Christmas carols led choral
bauts an instructor in the Training piogiam by a
engineer before the present aiea and to learn about the methods
pro color slides of lands followed of of the de
Division the group draws its membership many group women employees
motion he
was a chemist A used in teaching various subjects
from all over Aruba includ by songs by natives of each of partment were sung by the guests
E A
Molzer was piomoted to the was the of Mr Stebenitskys
ing Oranjestad and San Nicolas So of purpose the countries pictured and sandwiches and soft drinks were
position supervisor Esso Club visit
far however all the male member Following a seiies of slides on seived Songs from American hill
He joined Lago in March 1946 The Suiinam Director seemed favorably
as a
Trinidad well known to Latin love
ship is made up of Lago employees maintenance Calypso singer billy songs were
inspector in Colony impressed by what he saw Lucius Foote several various entertainers
First performance by the new Henry sang piesented by
Service Fiom
December 1949 to heie and was particularly interested about the famous island Slides and several
theatrical group was a musical comedy songs management representatives
March 1951 he was assistant club in the shop tiaining at La
progiam her homeland followed to the
Varieties of 1951 given showing were spoke briefly group
December 19 at the de Veer Theatre manager and since then was night go He hopes now to set up shops in by songs about Biitish Guinea by With George Hemstreet as chair

with a second showing December 21 supeivisor Suiinam along similar lines Mis Teny Pimento and Carmen man other committee members in

at the Principal Theatre in San Nicolas Illidge sang about St Martin and St cluded Oliver T Rock decorations
A sell out was reported after Kitts following slides depicting the Mrs Mildred Chung catering Car
the first performance and seats for Windwaid Islands Slides of Em ope men Gravenhorst finance E M

the second were said to be pietty Aiiba e poitret aki nos ta mira algun di e miembronan di e Aiuba Theatie and the United States weie also OBrien sound system and refreshments
well filled up Players recientemente organiza den nan ultimo ensayo general promer cu shown including some about Texas and Hubert Richardson and
Already the players aie planning nan a haci nan promer presentacion dia 19 di December Mientras e orga following which Shencll Jackson Fisher Chichester entertainment
their next show which they expect nizacion a lamta mas o menos 4 luna pasa bao di direccion di B H Rom sang a ballad redolent of the Lone Several days previously the instructors
to present in five or six months bouts un instructor na Training Division e grupo tin miembro for di henter Star State in the Training division entertained
Although diffeient from the first Aruba incluyendo Oranjestad y San Nicolas The slide song showings weie in guests at a Christmas party
show the organizations next offer terspersed with servings of lcfresh at the Winter Garden Dancing enter

ing is also scheduled to be a musical Shown in final rehearsal just before staging their first show December ments Appioximately 50 peope tainment and refreshments made the

comedy 19 and 21 are eight members of the newly organized Aruba Theatre Players attended occasion a festive one


Oliver Rock leading the womens choral gioup in a number of Christmas
songs at the Industiial Relations departments annual Christmas party
































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A RUB A ESSO NEWS
January 4 1952



Government and Lago Employees Bow in Christmas Season






















































































Govl Pariy TOP LEFT If this candid shot is Retiring from Lago in mid-Dec

any judge the enteitainment pio NEW ARRIVALS ember after long seivice were Tru f
Cont from page 1 gram was enjojed bj the guests at man Dossey of Acid & Edeleanu anc

Lagos annual Chiistmas for Ed Han is of Oils
prizes weie aw aided to holdeis of party Light Finishing

lucky fiee tickets but in the excitement Government emplojees TOP RIGHT December 12 Mr Dossey was employed at Wooc

their names could not be A well filled food basket is col RICHARDS Nicolas E A son Hernandez River Illinois from May 1920 tc
obtained lected by V Mieilo chief of detec Reginaldo January 1900 when he came tc

J J Hoiigan piesident of Lago tives at San Nicolas after his num ROMNEY Christabelle Christopher a daughter Betty Aiuba as a 2 cl helper at the Acid

started the festivities with a shoit ber was drawn by J J P Oduber December 13 Plant He later became an dpeiator

speech welcoming to the paity members Accounting of the paity committee KROZENDIJK Efigenio A son Luciano and in July 1918 was made shift
of the Aruba government with the smile at right belongs to Wm Oitildo br aker for shift foremen and oper

whom the company has had close Porter Marine master of ceremo PETERSON Dahla Louis H E A daughter atois At his letirement he was shift

contact during the past year Noting nies LOWER LEFT Latin songs MAXWELL Mystica William I A son Richard foreman temporary He has tent

that the party was again back at its by II Gordon Storehouse with Augustine ative plans to settle in St Thomas

old site the Maiine Club he said guitar accompaniment by S Speziale December 14 of the Virgin Islands but will scout

that last year the Golf Club was Dispensary were the hit of the BOYE Arsenia Jose A A daughter Mutha I around some neighboring places be

tried as a place for the paity but had evening LOWER RIGHT These CASTER Taicisio A daughtei Nicasio foie making up his mind

been found to be too loomy After interested spectators are Lt Gov AUGUSTINE Simon A daughter Nalinare Mr Harris also joined the Com

thanking the government workeis for L C Kwaitsz Lago Piesident J J December 15 pany at Wood River Illinois in Sep

their cooperation with Lago duiing Hoiigan Captain J Dourlein of the VAN Everardo DER BIEZEN Maximiliano Horentino M ; A son tember 1915 In February 1929 he

the past year Hoiigan intioduced Dr Netherlands Marines and Chief Departmental FLEMING Luis II A son Pedrito Alfonso came to Aiuba as a stillman in the

L C Kwaitsz Lt Governor of Assistant H Hessling MOHAMED Jozef P A A son Hugo Light Oils Finishing Department

Aruba Stanley and on May 1 of the same year was
ARIBA BANDA ROBEZ Si RIDDERSTAP Tiancisco A son Maximo
nos piomoted to shift foreman Since
Taking note of the tiaditional Everaldo
por huzga for di e letrato aki nos ta [ January 1949 he had been
natuie of the paity that has been an December 16 process
annual event for a couple of dozen mira cu e huespedes na e Chiistmas EDMUND Solomon A son Jonas Jemot foieman
Party Anual di Lago pa empleadonan CROES Jacinto A daughter Adela Albina
Dr Kwaitsz said in It
years pait di Gobierno di di SELIX John A A son Sylvestei Ternando
a goza e piogiama
be coincidence that this
may a
December 17
fiesta ARIBA BANDA DRECHI
gathering always takes place a few PHILLIPS Cecil C A son Winston Enc
V Mierlo Hefe di Detectivo na San E3xd
days befoie Chiistmas the day on Alexander
Nicolas ta ricibi un macuto bon yena KELLY Agustin A son Julian Antonio
which we hae to remember there
di cuminda despues cu su nuniero a December 18
must leign on eaith and a
peace worde saca door di J J P Oduber VAN DER LINDE Damaso Twins a son
good understanding between our di Accounting miembro di Comi Emihano Alex &. a daughter Esperanza Gifts and scrolls farewell picnics
fellow citizens and selves
oui Maria
sion di Fiesta sonrisa banda and luncheons weie in order last
Dr Kwaitsz however said he did e na NOEL George S A daughtei Madeline
drechi ta bint di Wm Porter Marine Beatrix month for Truman Dossey below
not believe it to be a coincidence but Dept Maestio di Ceiemonia ABAO December 19 -^ and Ed Harris right as they joined

that this day is deliberately chosen BANDA ROBEZ Canciones Latino DE CUBA Maximo A son Walter Simon the ranks of annuitants R V Heinze

as this tiaditional paity js based on canta door di II Goidon di Storehouse December 20 is making the presentation to Mr

a sound mutual undei standing and on accompanja cu guitaria pa DIRKSZ Maximo A daughter Tilomena Dossey while J A Sharpe did the
the conviction that nothing woith VROOLIJK Norberto A daughter *
S Speciale di Dispensario tabata Dominica Magdalena honors at the LOF office
while ever is achieved without an
hitt di anochi ABAO BANDA
e e December 21 ?>
heaited mutual confidence in
open DRECHI E observadornan inte BACCHUS Elan A son Bildaiaru
each other i WOUTERS Juan A daughter
rest ta Gezaghebbei L C Kwaitsz
After the serious poition of his GONSALVES Emmanuel A A daughter
President di Lago J J Horigan Ka Yvonne Yolanda
had been given the Governor
messaga pitein J Dourlein di Maiina Holandes ARENDS Venancio A daughter Calista
staited the enteitainment by
Maria \
Hoofdcommies II Hessling
telling seveial humoious stories Following y December 22

the Governors speech the GOUVEIA Eugene I A son Wayne
anthems of three nations weie sung Eugenio

Wilhelmus Van Nassauwe God De Neus Oppenhuizen sang a WEVER WERLEMAN Trancisco Apolinio A son A Roberto son Demetrio

Save the King and The Star Dutch version of The Thing and Francisco

Spangled Banner Hariy Gordon wound up the formal December 24

Seeral gioups of enteitaineis entertainment with several popular MADURO Alejandro A son Mirto Arturo

furnished songs and humor with an songs in Spanish including Bula December 25
international flavor Syd Tucker Waya GEERMAN Sevenano A daughter Esu uta

gave his impiession of an English Refreshments weie served throughout Trederika
December 26
loid in cancatuie Val Linam and the party and music was presented DIAZ Hendrik A son Hendrik

Sam Speziale teamed up as cowboy by the Lago Colony Band SILBERIE Leonardo T A son
singer and guitar player with a under the direction of the Rev Don December 27

rendition of several Western songs R Evans GIEL Pedro P A son Eric Rudolf



January 4 1952 ARUBA ESSO NEWS




Irene Ta na Cas Despues di un Serie di Maxwell Panrophler Ta From High to Low : By Wiley Smith


Operacion Sarisfactorio na Estados Unidos Salba un Marino c ^-lrj4 TMftfiUELTER ) 3rVm1

[ UP 1 / IWtl6W Vf H0WLRE W f CWLAoEEN00U
Completamente restora e mucha muher chikito y spierto Irene Jacobs Un Homber a Cai na Awa Esaki \ UOMEY / l A BOMB Jfr V VJILUT bS J I FOR NNFMcyWl
V V- iir-ir-rl ? I X ^^ V k rr I rTZ MC i
ta atrobe na Aruba y por usa completamente su garganta cu ta tabata e grito cu a resona banda di JlT0 Vxai ^\\ / ( NECESSITIES _)
El bolbe dia 23 di December 1 or di mainta dia 28 di December Ms
bata hopi mal corta a juist na tempo pa
na Finger Pier No 2 Trahando wor
celebra Pascu na cas despues di a haya tratamento surgical special da di grave yard den cercania tabata

na Estados Unidos Maxwell E Panthophlet un homber

Na aeropuerto Irene a worde saluda door di oficialnan di Aruba cu dos biaha promer caba a traha he

Lions Club cual a cuminza e campanja pa colecta placa pa mandele roicamente pa salba bida di otro
El a corre bai na un lugar ariba
na Estados Unidos pa e opcracionnan cu a trecele Aruba completamente
waf unda luznan tabata ilumina y
salud Irene a bisa oficialnan di Lions Club cu semper lo el mirando na banda for di e dock di

recorda e Lions Club y lo reza pa nan tur anochi Despues promer concreet el a mira un homber ta drief

cu bai cas Irene cu awor tin 13 anja a bai directamente na Misa cu cara abao den awa Sin duda un / HECESsmes 1 / TUat reminds me-IV ") I ( Necessities W ^ i
momento Pantophlet a bula na awa V OF LIFE / ( BETTER MWE SURE J V Or UFE! / 1
Na su cas cual el a haya geverf
nobo y cu bandera Holandes ta bula y cu un accento distinto di Philadel pa salbele
como senjal di e suceso alegre phia Awor cu e ta na cas trobe Irene Na e lugar di e accidente linjanan

Irene a haya e promer Kerstboom cu ta insisti pa papia casi solamente Ingles di tubo y balkinan ta corre den e mes
perde comprension di largura di Pier No 2 E tubonan ta
pa e no su
el tabatin di su bida den su mes cas
e idioma como cuatro o cinco pia ariba awa Ta
Mayoria di Irene su Pascunan el a
pasa den hospitalnan Bao di e Kerst Fuera di school y mira vista di e na esakinan Pantophlet a bula tene

boom tabatin hopi regalonan di amigo lugar Irene tabatin hopi visitante y y pa por a yega na e homber el mester

amiganan familia a atendc varios fiesta E lions Club a colga mescos cu un payaso cu un
su
y y
Na Estados Unidos Irene tabata di Noord Philadelphia a tuma over e man y pia lora rond di un balki

bao cuido di e specialista di garganta trabao di nan ruman aki na Aruba y For di su posicion peligroso Pantophlet

di fama mundial Dr Chevalier Jack nan a keda constantemente en conec net por a yega su victima

son Dr Jackson a distingui su mes cion cu ne Dia 25 di Mei nan a pone maske el a pela su braza haciendo

den un otro operacion admirable den un fiesta grandi di cumpleaiios pa asina Despues hendenan ariba e dock Hearst Featuie Service

garganta di un mucha muher y e Irene y ora el tabata cla pa bin cas a bin yuda y teniendo Pantophlet na
mucha muher tambe tabata biba nan a dunele un fiesta di despedida su faha mientras el tabata tene e victima

bao bandera Holandes ey El ta di Am na cual tabatin 125 hende presentc foi tino nan a hiza tur dos y a I rem Cont from imge 2 Mar Caribe Coge

sterdam y tabata cla pa bai casa y Pa yuda tene su curashi halto y pa pone nan na siguridad several weeks in the hospital Irene

accidentemente a guli un preke habri mira cu el tabatin tur loke e tabatin Despues cu nan a puntrele cu ta went home still unable to use her Un Otro Victima

Ora ningun hende por a saca e preke mester John Jardell y Dr Ruben un cabuya nan a marra rond su bari throat

Fls 11000 a worde colecta rapida- Frank di Philadelphia tabata bin ca pa hale trece ariba Pantophlet a Only a series of delicate operations
mire constantemente Su familia aki mira na su faha y a bisa cu un son
mente y e mucha muher a worde would cure her but her mother Mar Caribe normalmente suave a
manda na Estados Unidos unda el a na Aruba no a worde lubida Sra risa suave No esaki ta un bon feeling that it was a miracle that purba coge un otro victima siman

worde opera door di Dr Jackson George Ferguson kende tabata biba faha Irene was still living was reluctant pasa ora e golet di C5 ton Surprize

E dokter a inventa un metodo nun na Curasao en lo pasado tabata haci Pensando ainda solamente pa salba to have further surgery performed a pega ariba rif algun cien

ca conoci pa e operacion y a logra di dos bishita tur siman cerca Irene y e victima Pantophlet a cuminza duna Eventually after the girls plight had meter pabao di Esso Club E golet a

saca e preke liher den un operacion despues di cada bishita el tabata respiracion artificial te ora algun come to the attention of the Aruba sali foi Oranjestad dia 29 di December

cu a hala atencion di henter mundo scirbi Irene su mama pa bisele kiko e momento despues el a worde cambia Lions Club Dr A A Schlachter atardi pa bai Corsouw y St Mar

medico Pa su servicio e dokter kier a tabata haci com e ta sinti y kiko el door di Promer Stuurman di Esso performed several operations which tin pa dos or su siguiente madruga

accepta solamente e preke como pago tabata bisa Reading un bapor cu tabata ancla ey improved the girls condition el a core subi riba e rifnan scondi

cual el a tene como un souvenir Cinco of seis operacion delicado tabata banda However Dr Schlachter realized bao awa cu ta drumi manera un

Na Hospital di Temple University necesario pa cura Irene su garganta Despues di varios minuto ansioso that the final operations could not trampa entre punta di kaai y tera

na Philadelphia Dr Jackson a haci corta pero awor solamente un durante cual tabata parce cu no tabatin be performed here and when they Haciendo un tek pa tera e homber na

un serie di operacion delicado cu cicatriz a keda pa munstra e lugar bida den e homber e victima a became aware of this the Lions be look out a tada pa canta bira di

Irene Esakinan a completa un cade unda pa tanto tempo tubonan di metal cuminza hala rosea trobe Pantophlet gan a fund raising campaign to send boordo y e barco a dal cu steef net

na largo di tratamento cu a cuminza tabata necesario pa por permiti e ta pensa cu e homber lo no a keda na Irene to the United States for treatment el a cuminsa bira

aki na Aruba door di Dr A A mucha muher come y hala rosea Despues bida si el a worde saca for di awa y As a result of letters and direct Nuebe homber tabata aboordo cu

Schlachter di Oranjestad ariba kende di poco tempo hasta e cicatriz si respiracion artificial a cuminza appeals nearly everyone in Aruba Capitan Hodge un veterano di 65

su insistencia cu el por worde completamente nan lo worde kita pa medio di yena e cinco seconde mas laat el a bisa contributed to the Irene Jacobs fund ana na comando Nan a disembarca

cura e cantidad di suce lugar cu carni for di otro parti di su E ambulance di Lago cu a worde Athletic and civic groups held despues cu dia a habri y durante e

sonan a cuminza cu finalmente a pone curpa yama na e lugar door di Lago Police special programs with paid admission dia nan a pasa tur cos di e barco

Irene bao cuido di Dr Jackson Pa e Lions Irene su curamento ta a hiba e homber na Dispensario unda assigning the proceeds to Irenes hiba na Rodgers Beach y a purba

Cinco anja pasa tempo cu Irene un bon demonstracion di loke nan ta el a worde trata y despues a trans fund In all over Fls 9000 was raised cera e buraconan den curpa di e bar

tabata solamente siete anja el a pensa cu por worde cumpli ora hende portele pa san Petro Hospital na and final preparations for the co mientras preparacionnan tabata

trompeca y a cai mientras el tabata ta trata pa un yuda otro E Lions Oranjestad Na Dispensario e victi necessary operations were made by worde haci pa touw e golet saca

carga un bleki di Klim habri E peso Club di Aruba promer a tuma un ma a worde identified como L Allen the Lions E carga di 200 drum di gasolin a

di su caida a kita e rand protectivo parti activo den e caso di Irene na 30 anja di edad di Country Cork Ir All along the way friendly hands worde laga aboordo pa yuda drief e

cu ta cubri e canto skerpi ariba di e anja 1948 un ocho luna despues cu e landia marinero competente di e tanker and willing hearts offered Irene their barco si e por coge mucho awa despues

bleki Ta e canto skerpi aki manera accidente a socede Na e tempo ey Britanico Busen Rollo help Two airlines Pan American di worde saca atrobe

nabaha cu a corta e pijpnan den Irene Monte Maduro tabata president di e Allen a haya liber pa baha tera e and KLM offered free passage to Diadomingo dia 30 di December es

su garganta door di cual e no por a Club y tempo cu el a worde sigui den anochi ey y tabata regresando pa su the United States for Irene And fuerzonan a worde cuminza pa salba

guli ni hala rosea bon e puesto ey pa Carlos L Juliao un barco ora e accidente a tuma lugar when it looked as though previous e golet Cuminzando atardi y siguien
Un buraco special pa su stoma ta otro comerciante bien conoci na Su barco tabata pa sali e anochi ey in
arrangements to meet Irene New do te hasta dia a cera e tow boot
bata pasa banda di e herida pa bai Aruba Maduro a worde nombra como pa un viahe largo na e lugarnan di York were likely to go awry Lago Colorado Point a purba di tira un

den e gulido y un tubo di metal pa miembro di comite special encarga cu caza bayena di Antartico unda el lo officials cabled the States to see that cabuya na Surprize sin exito Sien
hala rosea a worde poni den e lucht e campanja Irene Jacobs hiba azeta pa e bapornan di bayena
she would be met by company representatives do cu lanchanan no por a yega e golet
pijp pero despues di varios siman den Incita pa e pensamento cu maske y despues tuma azeta di bayena pa As it worked out the naufraga pasobra e awa riba rif no

hospital Irene a bai cas ainda sin por nan ta un grupo chikito nan por contribui hiba mercado Allen a subi como tri Lions Club arrangements were completed tabata basta hundo un boto chiquito
usa su garganta na e bienestar di e isla y su pulante na Inglatera dia 3 di December
in time and Richard Naar a mester a worde usa pa trece e prome
Solamente un serie di operacion delicado habitantenan e Lions Club di Aruba
former member of the local Lions cabuya fini e hombernan cu tabata
por a curele pero su mama a organiza caba hopi comite pa yuda Pa Pantophlet esaki ta di tres bez met Irene and escorted her to Philadelphia aboordo di e golet no por a hala e
sintiendo tabata hubentud yuda bida civil el salba hende Promer biaha tabata
cu un milagro cu pa promove cu a cabuya mas duro cu tabata necesario
Irene tabata ainda na bida no ta y fuera di esey nan a yuda hopi hende na anja 1937 ariba Finger Pier haci E
In Philadelphia it wasnt all pa e touwmento towboot a
bata gusta pa haci mas operacion cu Pesey ta un milagro chikito cu No 4 tempo cu el a salba un mari sali Dialuna atrobe
hospital beds and surgery rooms for pa purba di salba
ne A lo largo despues cu e situacion Irene Jacobs dia cu el a bolbe for di nero den casi e mes manera Poco des
Irene Not confined to bed she went e golet pero despues cu nan a hale
di e mucha muher a yega na conoce Estados Unidos a bisa cu nunca e lo pues e homber a bira bon di e accidente
to a Catholic high school and made pafor di e rifnan el a zink den awa
mento di Aruba Lions Club Dr A lubida e Lions
many sight seeing trips around the hundo
A Slachter haci varios
a operacion historic city She learned to speak

cu a mehora su condicion English with a thorough going fluency
Sinembargo Dr Schlachter a rea
that includes distinct Philadel
a one very good demonstration of what
liza cu e operacionnan final
no por a accent Now that shes back
phia
they think can be accomplished when
worde haci aki
sabi
y ora nan a haya
esaki Lions Club a cuminza home Irene insists on using English people try to help one another The
cu un
almost exclusively so she wont lose Aruba Lions Club first took an
campanja pa haya placa pa manda
Irene na Estados Unidos trata her grasp of the language active part in Irenes case in 1948
pa
mento Como resultado di cartanan Besides school and sight seeing some eight months after the accident

suplica directo casi tur hende y Iiene had many visitors and several occurred At that time Monte Mad
na
Aruba a contribui den Fondo parties The North Philadelphia Lions uro was the clubs president and
Irene Jacobs e pa Club took over the work of their when he was succeeded in that post

i Gruponan atletico civil tene Aruba brothers and kept in constant by Carlos L Juliao another well
y a touch with her Last May 25 they known Aruba merchant Maduro was
special cual
programanan pa nan a
cobra entrada a manda threw a huge birthday party for named special committeeman in
y e ganancia
Irene and when she was leady to charge of the Irene Jacobs campaign
pa e Fondo pa Irene En total mas di
Fls 9000 a worde colecta come home they gave her a going Since then both men have been
y prepara
cion final pa e operacionnan necesa away party which more than 125 active in the work of aiding Irene

rio a worde haci door di Lions people attended back to full health When she arrived

Na tur camina mannan carinjoso To help keep her spirits high and at Dakota field early in the morning
M crjp y to see that she had everything she
the
y corazonnan di bon voluntad a ofrece oj ^..- on Sunday before Christmas
Irene nan ayudo Dos linea aerea needed John Jardell and Dr Ruben both men were there to meet her

Pan American y KLM a ofrece Frank of Philadelphia kept in con At present the Aruba Lions Club

pasashi liber pa Irene bai Estados stant contact with her Her family which was formed in 1947 is small

Unidos Y ora tabata parce cu arre jjfe in Aruba wasnt forgotten Mrs with a membership of 30 But for the

glonan haci di antemano pa contra cu George Ferguson a former resident past two years the International
Irene na New York probablemente lo of Curacao paid two visits each week Lions association has awarded the
bai robez to Irene and following each call group its Merit of Honor
oficialnan di
Lago tele Above is
a another historical gem Aki riba tin otro pida di historia
un
wrote to Irenes mother to tell her
Prompted by the belief that
grafia Merca even
na
avisando pa larga loaned to the Esso News by J Har
precioso J
cu Hartog a presta na how Irene what
was she
doing
was small
contribute
representante di as a group they can
compania contra cu log from his research in Arubas
Esso News for di estudio
ariba
su how she felt
ne Como cu tur cos a bai bon e It what she was saying to the welfare of the island and its
arre history seems that the Comman historia di Aruba Ta
glonan Lions Club parce cu e Five or six delicate operations were people the Aruba Lions Club has
cu haci
a a worde der as the Lt Goernor used to be Commandeur tabata
completa na tempo y Richard Naar called had to keep statistics not manera nan ya necessary to repair Irenes damaged already organized many committees
only ma Gezaghebber
e
e tempo ey mester throat but now only a scar remains for aiding civic
un miembro bieuw di Lions Club aki the 1700 youths prompting
on here
people living but
a tens statisticonan
no salamente di to mark the
where
for
a contra cu Irene place so long improvements and in addition the
y a acompanjele also of all
the
animals In this
pa docu 1700
Philadelphia e hende cu tabata biba aki pe metal tubes were needed in order Club has helped many individuals

Na Philadelphia Irene ment Commander Thielen writing ro tambe di e animalnan Den e do that the girl could eat and breathe Small wonder then that little Irene
no a keda with feather
a in 1825 has
pen aki
re cumento Commandeur Thielen
cu Shortly even the scars Avill be Jacobs
solamente den cama di re upon her return from the
hospital corded his
kamber di operacion Ora y Survey of Male and tabata scirbi cu un pen di pluma na moved by skin grafts which are to United States said that she would
ta
cu Female
e no
Donkeys Belonging to the anja 1825 a scirbi su Registro di be performed when the doctors think
batin mester di keda never forget the Lions
na cama el Realm It
a that since
the
bai says prev Burico Perteneciendo na e Reino the time is right Meanwhile Irene
na un school Catolico
y a haci ious survey no donkeys died 71 were E registro ta munstra desde
cu e re kept the metal breathing tube and
hopi paseo rond di e ciudad historico sold and the
total is 358 This
gistro anterior
ningun burico
other
a mil
paraphernalia
mirando as a momento
lugarnan jScrapDirii
e principal El a seems to work out pretty closely to ri 71 worde bendi
sinja papia Ingles bastante corriente cu a y cu e total of her long illness
one per family ta 358
To the Lions Irenes recovery is



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ARUBA ESSO NEWS
January 4 1952



SN Scouts Do Well *\ The Story of The Tin Soldi

In Benefit Lottery


I There were once five and twenty So they made a boat from a news

The three prize lottery sponsored tin soldiers who were brothers for paper and stood the tin soldier in it

by the Netherlands Boy Scouts in they had all been made from the and sent him sailing down the gutter

San Nicolas and the Tarabana group same old tin spoon They were very Then the two boys ran along beside

of the Netherlands Girl Scouts before grand in their new red and blue him clapping their hands The waves
nTymmr m ml uniforms as they shouldered their
Christmas was a solid success were very high and the current was
with the thousand tickets sold in guns and looked straight before strong The paper boat rocked up and

less than a month them down and it sometimes turned around

While the exact amount made in The first thing the soldiers ever so quickly that the soldier trembled

the lottery will not be known until heard were the words Tin Soldiers but he stayed at his post He shouldered
shouted by a little boy who clapped his musket and
a tax question is settled the Scouts looked straight
cleared several thousand guilders i his hands with delight when the lid before him

Projects the money will be applied mZwmm was taken off the box in which they All at once the boat shot into a

include of fencing 1 IMJ lived long drain where it was as dark
against completion r as
I w A X S V i IBI \ ir It was the little
the grounds surrounding the two it was in the box
u t afls s boys birthday and where the other

h IBR J I JU L9 the soldiers had tin soldiers lived
-WP
been given to him Where am I go
for a birthday present
ing now thought
The little he This must

boy took the soldiers surely be the go

-9 out of the blins fault Oh if

pgsBflk box and stood only the little lady
N them on the table with
were
M me
They were exactly in the boat I

gjL h Km alike except one should not caie
gag who had only one leg He was the how dark it was

last one to be made and there had A huge water rat that lived under

not been enough tin to finish him the bridge soon came in sight

but he stood as firmly on one leg a3 Have you a pass asked the rat

the others did on two but the tin soldier kept silent and held

There were many other playthings his musket tighter than ever
in on the table where the soldiers stood The
Something unique home-furnishing stream carried the tin soldier
merchandising came to Aruba but the most attractive one was a on more rapidly than ever and he

with the opening of a model home pretty little paper castle The win could already see daylight where the

on Kamerlingh Onnes Street Oranje dows were very tiny but still one drain ended Then he heard a rushing

stad Each room has been completely could look through them and see the sound that was enough to frighten

furnished each in a different basic inside of the rooms In front of the the bravest man At the end of the

style and the house is open for in castle stood little trees around a piece drain the water fell into a canal

St spection Aboe is a view of the of looking glass which looked like a this was as dangerous for his tiny

comfortable combination living room lake of clear water Beautiful little craft as going over a waterfall would
wax swans were swimming about the be for boat
dining room and at the right is a a

partial view of the modernly out lake surface and were reflected on its glassy The little paper boat dashed on but

fitted bed room Open until January the soldier stood as firmly as he
15 the house was furnished by the This was all very pretty but the could to show that he was not afraid
Joseph Halley of the Shipyard Office prettiest thing of all was a tiny little
NV Meskcr Furniture Store The boat whirled around three
or
needed a car and the Scout raffle lady who stood at the open door of
four times until it
filled with
provided a Buick at an imestment of the castle She also was made of was
pa
water Then it
began to sink The tin
only Fls 10 per but her dress was of the thinnest
soldier stood up to his neck in water
muslin with a narrow blue ribbon while the boat
sank deeper and deeper
clubhouses in San Nicolas furnishing like a scarf over her shoulders Soon the water closed over his
and addition of At the middle of the ribbon was a head
drinking water the He thought of the pretty little
shining tinsel rose as big as her
toilet facilities dancer whom he should never see

The lottery proved to be very whole face again and he was very sad
popular and the tickets sold easily The little lady stretced out both her Then the paper boat became soft

The the arms for she was a dancer and she and torn to The
group may repeat project was pieces soldier
raised one foot so high that the tin
after a year dropped down deeper into the water
Winner of the first prize a Buick soldier could not see it at all and but was at once swallowed by a huge
thought that she also had but one leg fish
was Joseph Halley of the Shipyaid
Office with No C57 He had been She would make a fine wife for Oh how dark it was inside the

intending to buy a car and the me said the soldier only she is so fish It was even darker than it was

Scouts made it easy at the reasonable grand and lives in a castle while I in the drain and there was no room

purchase price of Fls 10 The have only a box to live in Besides for him to move but the tin soldier

electric refrigerator went to Geoige there are five and twenty of us in the kept his courage and lay at full

McCoy of the Cracking Plant and box and there is no room for her length with his gun on his shoulder
Still I must to become
the washing machine was won by with her try acquainted The fish swam about making the

Juan Kock most fearful movements but at last
Then he lay down at full
length it became quite still Then a flash of
behind the snuffbox where he could
lightning seemed to dart through him
Dutch Marines Feted watch the dainty lady who still stood Daylight appeared and a voice called
on one leg without losing her balance
out As I am alive the tin soldier
In Party at Golf Club When evening came the tin soldiers The fish had been caught taken to
into the box that is all
were put
the market and sold to the cook who
of them the soldier with
except one took him to the kitchen and cut him
200 officers and of the leg who left the
Nearly men was standing on
with a large knife She picked
open
Dutch Marine detachment stationed table and the people of the house
up the soldier held him by the waist
Sabaneta entertained the went to bed Then the
at were by toys began to
between her thumb and finger and
Lago Community Council at a Christmas play and have jolly times on the
carried him into another room where
party December 21 Held at the table The tin soldiers rattled in their
everybody was surprised to see this
club the included refresh box for wanted to and
golf party they get out wonderful soldier who traveled about
entertainment and with the others but could
ments presents play they all
inside a fish But he was not at
for all not lift the lid The nutcracker turned
proud
A committee headed by Bill Koop The Victoria sports club girls basketball team which participated in somersaults and the pencil jumped They put him on the table What

man M & C included Chief Gilbert Christmas Day competition in Curacao is shown here Back row from left about the table They made so much curious things happen in the world

Brooks Lago Police Jan Hamelers are M Reyes F Hartogh P Winterdaal P Geerman Sara Geerman noise that the canary woke up and The soldier was in the very same

TSD Paul Grodijn TSD Lt H Op Captain and Simon Geerman Manager Front row from left R Lewis began to sing in the middle of the room in which he had been before He

penhuizen Lago Police Nick Schin M Frank Olga Arindell and D Langedijk Reyes and Langedijk did not night Only the tin soldier and the saw the same children the same toys

deler TSD and Dr Robert de Goede make the trip and not included in the picture is Celia Winterdaal who dancer remained in their places stood on the table and there was the

of Oranjestad In addition as a soit did go Also not shown is team coach Alphonso Paula She stretched out both her arms same castle with the pretty little dancer

of ex officio member of the committee and stood on tiptoe as firmly as She was still standing on one

was Jaap Hulsbergen Well he did on his one leg He never turned foot and holding up the other She
known for his cullinary skills Huls his eyes from her even for a single
and faithful he
Rotary s Playground Party Caribe Girls Invade was as firm as as was
bergen who is in charge of the mess moment He was almost moved to tears He

hall and the colony club at the Eagle Draws Many Merrymakers Curacao Take 2 Games The clock struck twelve Up flew looked at her and she looked at him

Oil Companys refinery cooked food the lid of the snuffbox but there was but they said nothing

for all the guests no snuff in it for it was not a real
The dance and casino staged by To celebrate their eighth anniversary Then one of little boys took up the
Although the fine food and the generous snuffbox but only the house of a go
refreshments comprised the the Aiuba Rotary Club December 22 the girls basketball team of the blin named Jack-in-the-Box tin soldier and threw him into the

main eevnt of the evening for to help complete two playgiound ASV Victoria sports club chartered The goblin looked very fierce and stove He gave no reason for doing
this it must have been the fault
children scored plane for Curacao where they so
for Aiubas a
many other entertainment was abun projects said Tin soldier keep your eyes to
dantly provided Mrs Ina van de a success both in amount of pioceeds played two games during the Christmas yourself of the goblin around him
The flames
gathered
Winkel of Oranjestad well known and in pleasure for the guests Over holidays The tin soldier pretended not to he
the heat terrible but
under the name Ina Verwoerd to 300 thionged the Palm Beach Club The fiist game was played at hear him and that made the goblin and was

radio fans in Holland sang several to combine pleasure and good will 730 pm December 25 against a very angry He snapped his teeth and could not tell whether the heat came
the fire fiom love His bright
from
time about team of girls from Surinam and the or
in Dutch with most dividing their said Only wait til tomorrow Then
songs of chance Victoria girls won handily with a red and blue colors were gone but
equally between the
A chance to match their strength games youll see his
whether that had happened on
against a trained weight lifter was inside and the dancing outside score of 11 6 Playing the second The next morning the children put
travels had been caused by sorrow
given the Marines by T Frederick of Refreshments and raffles rounded game on the Rif at 730 pm on the tin soldier in the window No one or the
could He looked at
demonstration out the evening Boxing Day the girls from Aruba knows whether it the goblin or no one say
the Storehouse In a unique was little lady and she looked at him He
Frederick invited the Mar An unusual coincidence was the won again this time at a score of the wind that did it but it is certain felt himself melting but still
away
im of the door brass 12 1 that the soldier fell from the third
ines to compete with him in an winning prize a he stood there with his gun on his
promtu contest a challenge they smoking stand donated by Ch J As a token of its victories the story window to the street below It shoulder

cheei fully accepted They lost out Neme by a visiting Rotai ian R Aruba team was awarded a cup by was a terrible fall He landed on his
each of the host teams and in addition in be Suddenly the door of the room
however in the face of Fredericks Pugh from Spring Valley New head and his bayonet wedged
training practice and conditioning Yoik In the raffles Mrs Kan won they were entertained by the tween some stones and held him there opened and the wind caught up the
Athena sports club in Curacao Taken with his leg straight in the dancer and whirled her right into the
AccorcUan music was presented by the coffee maker given by M Viana one up
sight seeing trips to various places air stove beside the tin soldier Instantly
W Tk of Oranjestad and with and Mrs Godfried Cioes won the on
the island the girls were also rain The she was caught up by the flames and
M Zc Cs Karel Egers acting as em electric iron donated by Aruba Trading on Then it began to drops
was held Company A feature of the guests at several dances fell faster and faster until there was was gone The tin soldier melted down

cee More a quiz than program 600 presents were give evening was the Rotary groups The Victoria girls say they hope a regular shower When the shower to a lump and the next morning when
to entertain Athena here two boys who were idling the maid took out the ashes she
the Marines 500 of them donated mass congratulations to Mr and soon was over
to found him in the shape of a little tin
about the street happened to pass by
Aruba merchants Lagos Safety Mrs R V Heinze who started celebrating
by remained of the dan
the visitors 100 their 34th wedding anniversary Look said one of them here is heart Nothing

leather Department wallets gave and in addition each at midnight paitment was chairman of the com a tin soldier He ought to have a boat cer but the tinsel rose coal and that was

guest received a Lago calendar Everett Biddle of the Medical De- mutes that arranged the party to sit in burned as black as a