VOL. 10, No. 12. PUBLISHED BY THE LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO., LTD. AUGUST 26, 1949

CYI Pays out Fls. 1900; Public Relations Dept. CASH PRIZES - For Writing One Line Fls. 700 Tops List Is Established Here Barres’ New Limerick Contest Pays 5-3-2 Every Issue B. Teagle To Head New Group Aurelio Barros, of the Gas and Poly Department, headed the June list of Establishment of a Public Relations Money doesn’t grow on trees, but if it did you'd still have to reach up to pull Coin Your Ideas winners with a Fls. 700 Department was announced late last some down off a branch. It’s much easier and far less trouble, if you want supplemental award. His idea, to dis- month, with B. Teagle being appointed money, to write just one line in the limerick contest. continue the use of HOS & S plant director of Public Relations for the Easy money can be yours by entering the new safety limerick contest and stablizer bottoms coolers, had previous- Lago Oil and Transport Co., Ltd. finishing the limerick below. The best finishing line sent in will win Fls. 5 ly brought him Fls. 1000 as an initial Establishment of the new depart- for the person submitting it; Fls. 3 will go to the second best, and Fls. 2 to and Capital winner. The suggestion has ment is in line with the Company’s de- the third place winner. thus paid him a total of Fis. 1700. sire to expand its public relations ac- Beginning in this issue, the Aruba Esso News will carry a safety limerick Next on the list of the 38 June win- tivities and to promote mutual under- for which three cash prizes will be awarded each time. Just write a finishing ners was Carlos Pellegrim, whose idea standing between Lago and the com- line and send it to the Esso News by next Saturday, September 3; with your to install a bypass line from suction to munity in which it lives. In the past entry include your name, payroll number, and department. Winners will be discharge of No. 4 tar pump at the this work has been done in the In- selected by a committee composed of personnel from the Safety Division and No. 7 C.U. paid him a Fls. 300 initial dustrial Relations the Esso News staff, and their names will be listed in the following issue of award. Department, but the News. One other supplemental award was gradual expan- All you have to do is finish the limerick. Here's the incomplete verse: made, Fls. 50, to George Fernandes for sion in this field his suggestion to install an airline to has made it de- There was a young man named Mert, the IBM machine room. sirable to set up Who when it was cool was alert. The other winners, all of which are the new depart- But when it got hot, initial awards: ment with in- Alert he was not, Lucas Hernandez, Fls. 40, install creased facilities temporary whistle at new housing site. for performing fire Juan Tromp, Fls. 40, install this specific Make your last line rhyme with "’alert’” and send it in. A sample ending extinguisher in PCAR elevator. function. would be "So he was hit by a truck and got hurt”. John Wengert, Fls. 35, anchor chain As a part of the It’s as simple as picking money up off the ground. Just write a last line and safety bar for dry docking. recent change, send it to the Aruba Esso News with your name, payroll number, and depart- Guy Garrett, Fls. 30, design for rack the Publications ment. Remember to get it in by Saturday, September 3. for safety helmets. Division is trans- And also remember — Safety Pays. Edwin McGrew, Fls. 30, weld perma- ferred from In- B. Teagle nent oil tank to air compressors. dustrial Rela- Rudolpho Arends, Fls. 30, fire escape tions into the Public Relations Depart- at Marine Office annex. Klas di Aprendiz di 1945 ment. Reading Room and Eugene Lo, Fis. 30, inject caustic in Mr. Teagie, Industrial Relations man- Ta Gradua dia 26 di Agosto feed after vapor heat exchangers at ager here since 1944, recently returned No. 4 Rerun Still. Library Set Up from a trip to the United States, where Ceremonianan di graduacion pa e 74 Esmond Campbell, Fls. 30, install he surveyed the public relations pro- miembronan di Klas di Aprendiz di 1945 chain valves on exchangers bypasses at In Oranjestad grams of domestic Jersey affiliates and lo tuma lugar awe, 26 di Augustus na No. 10 Crude sull, and Fils. 20, extend other leading U.S. companies. Lago Club. Esaki lo ta di siete grupo di existing platform at No. 10 Crude Still. Aruba’s first public library and read- He brings with him to his new posi- mucha-hombernan cu ta completa nan Camille Emmanuel, Fls. 30, remove ing room was officially opened in Oran- tion a broad experience in Company curso di entrenamiento di cuater anja radiator guard and hinge to facilitate jestad August 20, filling a pressing operations, Following his graduation in cu Compania. radiator removal at Model 75 Hyster need for the island’s steadily-growing 1923 from Dartmouth College, where he Esnan cu lo tuma parti na es cere- Units. population. received a Bachelor of Science degree in monia ta Gezaghebber Interino H. A. Miss Maude Thomas, Fs. 30, install The new facilities offer 3,000 books economics, he went to work at the Bay- Hessling, Inspecteur Dr. W. J. Goslinga, stair rail on building side of stairs in in Dutch and English, which will help way refinery as a carpenter’s helper. Lago Presidente J. J. Horigan y C. F. new school. provide Aruba’s readers with a broad For the next two and a half years he Smith di Industrial & Public Relations Marchant Davidson, Fls. 25, hard scope of the world’s learning. worked there in several mechanical Department. faced seat rings and pistons at Nos. 1 Aside from entertainment value, the trades and in various divisions of the Gerard Hoftijzer lo duna bonbini, y and 2 Powerhouses feed water valves. library will open a new field in Aruba’s operating department. Narciso Albertsz lo tuma despedida den Arthur Maccow, Fls. 25, install time development, helping citizens to take a nomber di esnan cu ta gradua; nan tur card rack at Receiving & Shipping office Continued on page 5 broader part in civic affairs. dos ta miembronan di e Klas cu ta and pumphouse. The library is starting operation in gradua. Anton Federle, Fls. 25, install improv- temporary quarters at the Government 1945 Apprentice Class Sub-Gerente General O. Mingus lo ed type of bench at Cracking Plant offices on John G. Emanstraat, but in dirigi e ceremonia, y lo presenta e diplo- Graduates August a few months will move to the present 26 manan. Otro personanan cu lo ta pre- Continued on page 6 Public Works building, when that de- Graduation ceremonies for the 74 sente ta hefenan di Compania, y famia- members of the 1945. Apprentice Class y amigonan di esnan cu ta gradua. Continued on page 8 are scheduled for today, August 26, at Lo tin exhibicion di varios piezanan the Lago Club Auditorium. This will be di trabao cu e mucha-hombernan a the seventh group of boys traha durante nan ultimo anja di estu- to complete SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT the four-year Company training course. dio. Gruponan inclui den es exhibicion Those present and participating in ta Machine Shop, Foundry, Welding Semi-Monthly Paid Employees the ceremonies are Acting Lt. Gov. H. Department, Boiler Shop, Tin Shop, A. Hessling; Blacksmith Shop, Masons & Insulators, Dr. W. J. Goslinga, inspec- Subject: Revised Precedure — Pay- tor of education in Curacao; Lago Pre- Garage, High Pressure Stills, Acid & ment of Wages Withheld from Vaca- sident J. J. Horigan; and C. F. Smith, Edeleanu Plant, Light Oils Finishing, tion Settlements. Gas Plant, Carpenter Department, y manager of Lago’s industrial and public In order to facilitate the payment relations. T.S.D. Drafting Department. of wages withheld from vacation The welcome address will be given by Ademas, lo tin exhibicion di piezanan settlements of regular payments, the Gerard M. Hoftijzer, and the farewell di trabao di aprendiznan cu ta den nan following revised procedure will go into effect immediately. talk by Narcisco L. Avertsz. Both are promé anja di entrenamiento. members of the graduating class. When you return to work please notify your foreman that you would sistant General Manager O. Mingus like to receive the wages withheld will act as master of ceremonies for the Privilegio di Comisario from your vacation settlement. Your occasion, and will present the diplomas. foreman will contact the Payroll Also present for the exercises will be Pa Empleadonan Retira Office (telephone no. 541) and advise them accordingly. other top Company officials and friends The payroll Office and will inform your foreman when your relatives of the graduates. Empleadonan cu ta keda biba na wages will be available and he in On display at the Lago Club will be Aruba despues di a tuma nan retiro lo turn will notify you when to call at an exhibition of various projects made haya privilegionan di Comisario, segun the pay office at the Main Gate to by the boys during their final receive your wages. The hours at the year of un decision reciente di Directiva di pay booth at the San Nicolas Main study. Groups Carlos Pellegrim, levelman on No. 7 Com- having exhibits there will Compania. Gate are as follows: bination Unit, won a Fils. 300 initial C.Y.1. be the Machine Shop, Foundry, Welding Un Kaarchi di Identificacion di Comi- award with his suggestion to Department, Mondays through install a Boiler Shop, Tin Shop, sario lo worde dunaé na e empleado re- Fridays 3:30 p.m, to 5 p.m. bypass line from suction to discharge of Blacksmith Shop, Masons and Insula- (except paydays and holidays) No. 4 tar pump. The lower sidestream from tira of na su sefora, y e tin e privilegio tors, Garage, Saturdays 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. No. 7 Combination Unit was previously High Pressure Stills, Acid di sigui cumpra na Comisario cu crédito, degraded and Edeleanu (except paydays and holidays) from y n gas oil to fuel diluent Plant, Light Oils Finish- mescos cu tempo e tabata un empleado. whenever it was necessary to use the ing, Gas In view of the above revised pro- tar Plant, Carpenter Department, Esaki no solamente ta un yudanza pump for pumping tar bottoms. Now, pa time off the job for the pur- with and the TSD Drafting Department. e empleadonan cedure, the sidestream going through the bypass retiré, pero tambe ta pose of collecting such amounts will In addition, line (overhead), the pump (on the floor at job exhibits from the mantene coneccion entre e empleado usually no longer be necessary. left) is always available. first year This saves 150 apprentice group will be on retira y e Compania pa cual el a traha barrels of virgin (Signed) O. Mingus gas oil each week. display. tanto anja. ARUBA ESSO NEWS AUGUST 26, 1949 World News Briefs Aruba Esso NEWS Departmental Reporters {Dots indicate that reporter has turned in a tip for this issuc} Man’s farthest penetration of the ocean depths occurred PUBLISHED AT ARUBA, NETHERLANDS WEST INDIES, BY THE Simon Coronel 0000000 Hospital this month when LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO., LTD. Bipat Chand Storebouse Otis Barton went down in a five-foot Sattaur Bacchus Instrument Simon Geerman Drydock steel ball 4,500 fect below the surface The next issue of the ARUBA ESSO NEWS will be distributed Bernard Marquis Marine Otfice of the Pacific. This was 1,472 Friday, September 16. All copy must reach the editor in Iphil Jones Receiving & Ship) ing feet Erskine Anderson Acid & Edeleanu farther than the record of 3,028 feet the Personnel Building by Friday noon, September 9. Fernando da Silva Pressure Stills Telephone 823 | Bertie Viapree C.T.R. & Field Shups set by Dr. Williain Beebe and Mr, Bar- Hugo de Vries T.S.D. Office ton in Bermuda in 1934. Printed by the Curacaosche Courant, Curacao, N.W.I. | Willemfridus Bool Accounting Mrs. Ivy Butts Powerhouse 1 Suspended in his 7,000-pound "bentho- Jacinto de Kort Laboratories 1 Laborato scope” by a steel cable attached to a Harold Wathey Lago P e winch on a barge, the 48-year old Bar- It’s in your beauty cream, it gives roaring power to the Mrs. M. A. Mongroe Esso & Lago Clubs Elsa Mackintosh Dining Hall (2) | ton started into the ocean at noon and latest jet fighter planes, it turns the wheels of industry — Catalytic Calvin Hassell M. & C. Office reached the record depth an hour later. but mostly it is just busy taking ordinary citizens from here Federico Ponson Masons & Insulat s Barton said that the dive was a to there. Edgar Connor Machine S Mario Harms Blacksmith, Boiler & successful demonstration of the feasibi- Probably nothing in all history, says a recent oil journal, Cade Abraham Jan Oduber lity of a device designed to withstand has contributed more than petroleum to the mobility of John Francisco Colony Commi the tremendous pressure of extreme man — to his ability to "get around.”. Outside of donkey- Jose La Cruz Plant Commi y Stella Oliver 0000000 Laundry depth. At 4,500 feet the benthoscope back, rowboat, or walking, he can hardly move, whether a Ricardo Van Blarcum 0000000 Colony Service Office Claude Bolah was subject to a pressure of about 2,000 mile to work or on a thousand-mile trip, without petroleum Colony Shops Garage pounds a square inch as contrasted with helping to move him. Harold James Personnel Edney Huckleman Sports the normal air pressure at sea level of At the same time petroleum is helping him to move faster Samuel Rajroop Jeffrey Nelson Carpenter & 15 pounds. and faster. In 1899 the Scientific American reported ” By George Lawrence Gas sacrificing everything to power, it is possible to build an

Forty-nine persons were saved in a automobile that will cover a straight-away mile at the rate tense air-sea rescue last week after a of 60 miles an hour, and this speed has been attained more mente cu petroleo probablemente a contribui mas cu tur transport plane en route from Rome to than once”. otro cos pa yuda hendenan bai di un lugar pa otro. the United States ran out of gas and The fastest automobile speed for a mile now is 403 miles Sea cu un hende ta bai cubri un distancia di un miya pe landed in the Atlantic 15 miles off the an hour, a speed that would take you from San Nicolas to bai su trabao of e ta bai haci un biaha di mil miya, casi Irish coast. Nine others of the 58 Oranjestad in slightly over two minutes; or from San Ni- sigur cu ta petroleo ta yudé cubri e distancia, of le mester aboard were killed or lost trying to colas to the Hospital in a few seconds. bai riba burico, cu barco di rema, of camna. escape from the four-engined C-54. The But speed is a disease. More and more drivers are for- Pa medio di petroleo ta posibel pa cubri distancianan mas plane carried 47 Italian emigres going getting that petroleum’s best use is simply to move them rapidamente, y dia pa dia es velocidad ta aumenta. Na anja to settle in Venezuela, and 11 Ameri- from one spot to another. High speed can take you from 1899 nan ta skirbi cu ta posibel pa traha un automobiel cu cans, all airways personnel. here to Eternity in the flickering of an eye, and the few por cubri 60 miya pa ora; actualmente e velocidad di mas The rescue was organized quickly by minutes gained really aren’t much use after all. grandi aleanza ta 403 miya pa ora; cu es velocidad bo por ground jersonnel at Shannon, Ireland cubri e distancia entre San Nicolas y Oranjestad den dos when the plane failed to land there for minuut; of di San Nicolas pa Hospitaal di Lago den algun refueling. The British trawler Stalbery Tin petroleo den crema di hunta cara; petroleo ta haci segundo. and the Irish freighter Lanahrone were aeroplanonan bula; petroleo ta necesario pa industria; y Pero velocidad ta un enfermedad. Tur dia mas y mas directed to the floating survivors. asina petroleo ta worde usa pa khopi otro cos, pero mas automobilistanan ta lubida cu petroleo su mihor uso ta pa The plane got lost when atmospheric parti petroleo ta worde us& pa yuda hendenan cubri hiba bo foi un lugar pa otro. Velocidad por hiba bo di aki conditions blacked out radio communi- distancianan. pa Eternidad den un frega di wowo, y ora bo yega aya, e cations and crippled its navigation Un articulo den un revista di petroleo a bisa reciente- cos tres minuutnan cu bo a gana, no ta sirbi bo di nada. equipment.

In the States General Omar N. Brad- Lago Police Chief Decorated Aruba Forms Committee To DEATHS ley was named chairman of the Joint With Dutch Medal of Honor Crispa Meyers, patrolman A in the Chiefs of Staff, becoming the ranking Aid Earthquake Victims Lago Police Department, died August 4 U.S. military officer on active duty. at the age of 52. A native of French General J. Lawton Collins succeeded Gilbert Brook, chief of the Lago A committee for the purpose of St. Martin, he had been a Lago employee him as Army Chief of Staff. Police Department, recently received the organizing relief measures for the vic- for 18 and a half years. Gold Medal of Honor of the Order of tims of the Ecuador earthquake was Mr. Meyers is survived by his wife Two floors of the Waldorf-Astoria Oranje-Nassau, which was awarded by recently formed here. By means of and seven children. Hotel in New York were transferred the Netherlands Government April 26th. various drives and public performances, Forty uniformed members of the this month into a mammoth, and This medal is given only to citizens or the group, known as the Aruba Com- Lago Police Department marched at his tremeudously expensive, jewelry mart. foreigners who have given outstanding mittee for Victims of Ecuador, will col- funeral. On the occasion of a convention of re- lect funds to be used for relief purposes. tail jewelers, over $35,000,000 worth of Dr. Stanley S. White, of the Hospital The Ecuadoran earthquake, occurring jewels; was put on display. Items rang- staff, died August 14 at the age of 32. August 5, took several thousand lives of cultur- He had been a Lago employee since ed from a $12,000 pocketbook and destroyed countless villages and to a little gold cigarette December 1948. ed pearls towns. lighter for $5,000. Initial steps toward the organization Dr. White is survived by his mother. A memorial service was held for him of relief measures were taken at a meet- The chimes of Big Ben didn’t sound August 17 in the Lago Community ing early this month, when various sub- one night this month as usual for the Church. committees were named to take charge evening BBC broadcast. An announer Nathaniel L. Hol- of specific fund-raising activities. explained apologetically that the great Among the projects planned are lotte- land, of the Light Oils Finishing De- clock in the tower of Parliament was ries in San Nicolas and Oranjestad, partment, recent- four and a half minutes slow. He said charity shows in the island’s motion ly received hi 20- that numerous starlings perched on the picture theaters, soccer games, public Year service em- minute hand were responsible. Some blem and certifica- dances, sale of flowers, and a bazaar. te. He was on va- starlings, part of an invading hovde of In addition, sub-committees were named cation when his untold thousands from the north, also to solicit funds from specific groups Company _ service got into the works. Workmen had re- reached the 20- and organizations on the island. moved them and finally got the big Lago Police Department’s Chief Gilbert On August 17 the Committee sent the year mark. He Brook is presented with the Gold Medal of came to Lago in clock running properly. following cablegram to the president of April 1929 in Honor of the ’Order of Oranje-Nassau”, failed to stop the by Lieutenant E. Sloterdijk. the Republic of Ecuador: "Aruba LOF, and has re- German bombs shares the profound sorrow of the Ame- mained there sin- chimes of Big Ben during the war. They ce. He is in charge squeak instead of chime Chief Brook di Lago Police Department a rican continent in the disaster that oc- dic, however, of ethyl blending on2 time in the bitter winter of 1947 worde condecoré cu Medaya di Oranje- curred to Ecuador and is now making in that cepart- Nassau. E portret ta mustra Lieutenant E. plans to send you help in the shortest ment. bezause of ice formations. Sloterdijk ta bistié e medaya. possible time.” Acting Lt. Gov. H. A. Hessling was service to state and society. named honorary chairman of the Aruba The medal shows a cross with eight Committee, and Venezuelan Consul Ra- pearled points and a laurel wreath on mon H. Madrid is chairman. Other one side, and the script letter W on members of the group are Jorge G. de the other. The ribbon of the medal is Castro, assistant chairman; Mrs. Ina orange between two stripes of Nassau Beaujon, secretary; Miss Eleonora de blue. Castro, assistant secretary; R. van The medal was brought directly from Hoorn, treasurer; Milo Croes, assistant Holland by Sgt. B. Boonstra of the treasurer; H. Reid Bird, director; Rev. Dutch Military Police and was present- J. Standenmeijer O.P., second director; ed to Chief Brook by Lieutenant E. and Frank L. Maduro, third director. Sloterdijk, the oldest Dutch officer of the Lago Police Department. A September Calendar September 2 V-J Day, World War II ends, 1945. WAAK ANUNCIONAN Members of the Vraining Division supervise the tests given to applicants for the 8 Globe circumnavigated in 1522. vocational training program last month. The boys above are seen in the St. Joseph 10 Elias Howe patented sewing Cruz. Standing, from the left, are Frank Cassens, oO. I Williams, both School in Santa Eugenius En lo futuro, hopi anuncionan general machine, 1846. of Training, Geurge Molan, acting job training coordinator in M & , and of Training. Trips were made last month to various island schools for the di Compania na empleadonan lo parce 24—25 Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Hassell, purpose of giving tests to applicants for the program. den Esso News. Empleadonan ta worde Year). avisi pa nan paga atencion na tal 25 Daylight Saving Time ends in Aki nos ta mira miembronan di Training Division y aplicantenan pa programa di anuncionan. US. entrenamiento durante un di e testnan cu a worde teni na diferente schoolnan luna pasa.

AUGUST 26, 1949 ARUBA ESSO NEWS The Treasure of an Nicolas Harbor

Blackbeard was a piker in this business of buried treasure. Over 1200 tons of structural steel piles are being driven in San Nicolas Harbor to depths of 100 feet. The No. 1 (East) Finger Pier, with 40 per cent of its 3000 tons of steel buried under water, represents 13 months of labor involving 170 skilled workmen at a cost of several million dollars.

The most valuable treasure in the pipelines that will drain and fill world is not anchored down any better tankers. than the new East Finger Pier being While these pipelines are the arteries built for Lago by the Netherlands Har- and veins of the pier and will carry bor Works Co., Ltd. fresh water, air, oil, and even telephone The longest supporting pile extends and power lines, the skeleton-like downward through 35 feet of sea water structure posed the toughest problems. and then bites deep into silty sand, Similar jobs have seldom been done be- coral sand, finger coral, and hard coral fore on such a scale, and some of the to a depth of 120 feet. And there are standard methods of pile driving were 84 of these piles in all, each driven just discarded. as firmly. The basic problem in building the Offhand it would seem that the pier pier was to anchor the long piles in the is built to stay put. The longest pile, ocean bottom. Each pipe is made of two for instance, weighs 12 tons and needed H beams welded together to form a about 500 blows from a ten ton hammer 2-feet square box section. When jam- to Le driven into place. But the contrac- med down into the ocean bottom, the tor and Lago engineers are spending pile has enough weight plus the grip- much time pushing and pulling at each ping power of the sand and coral to pile to be sure that it is secure. (Some stay firm in the majority of cases. of the facts discovered upset a few of In some cases, however, it was neces- the usual results in testing firmness of sary to insert a plug plate in the hollow piles.) section of the pile. This increased the In fact, the entire East Finger Pier size of the base and provided additional project changed several staid beliefs resistance. Another method was to weld about pier construction. When finished seven-foot lengths of H beams on each it will be one of the largest all-welded side of the pile near the bottom. In a steel oil-handling piers in the world. few instances, where sufficient resis- Until recent years the customary tance was not obtained, additional The new No. 1 (East) Finger Pier, now under construction, will be one of the largest method of building a steel pier or bridge length was added to the piles and the all-welded steel oil-handling piers in the world. It will reach 790 feet from tip to shore, was by riveting...... so the battery of driving continued to greater depths. and will berth two 26,000 ton ocean tankers. welding generators and the crew of Pile driving, fairly simple on a small skilled welders used on the job are scale, turns into a complicated job when you deal with piles weighing eight to tops of two piles toward each other. The enough to make any pier engineer do a twelve tons each. First requirement was tests prove that the East Finger Pier is double-take. a driver mighty enough to handle the here to stay. The total size of the pier is also a work. There weren't any available, so It will get a lot of pushing around record-breaker. It will be 790 feet from the Netherlands Harbor Works Co., Ltd. during its expected 40 year life. A fully tip to shore abutment about 60 which is doing all construction on the loaded tanker can push up against the feet less than the height of the R.C.A. pier assembled one of the largest pile piles with terrific force. Huge spring Building in Rockefeller Center, New driver rigs ever built. fenders absorb the shock, while the York. It will berth two ocean tankers It rears more than 100 feet into the whole pier actually moves a very small or alternately four lake tankers and will air and is maneuvered into position by amount. replace the old "T” pier which is now winches which alternately tug at fixed This isn’t all. The designers provided over 20 years old. anchor ropes. The pile driver hammer for a large wind load of hurricane Ships will breast and moor on both takes a stroke of three and one-half velocity on the exposed silhouettes of sides of the finger pier. The first ship feet and hits with a force of 50,000 the moored ships. to dock when the pier is completed may foot-pounds. That’s enough punch to But strength of construction is not be a lake tanker, a T-2 ocean-going drive a steel girder through almost any- the whole answer when yow are build- tanker, or one of the new 628 foot long, thing! ing harbor works. Corrosion is the great 26,000 ton tankers. The piles have to be driven in at an enemy of steel, and four safeguards are Like a belle in a hoop skirt, the pier angle to buttress the pier against being taken. Piles are coated with three has underpinnings that are hard to see. tankers slamming sideways. So, the pile layers of rustpreventing paint. Second- The piles angle downward and outward driver was also built to drive them at ly, magnesium “anodes” will form a and are spaced at 20 foot intervals. If an angle. Then too, it is almost impos- giant storage battery together with the stood out on dry land the whole sible to drive steel piles of this size steel pier and the ocean, and the steel structure would tower almost five times exactly in location. In riveted construc- piles will be continually coated with a as high as the General Office Building: tion misalignment is serious, since it protective magnesium deposit. But placed in the water, it~ will requires special fitting of the connec- The hollow insides of each pile will stand only 13 feet above the surface. ting joints. Welding, however, allows a be filled with oil. Before this can be It will look much like an ordinary 2- little more leeway. So welding is a big done, a diver will go under to seal all lane concrete road except for equipment time-saver in the construction. existing holes in the piles with wooden such as the hose-lifting structure and Several unique tests were used to plugs. Lastly, a concrete jacket will be the spring fenders protecting each pile. check the strength of the piles. Six wrapped around each pile at the critical Under the 34 foot wide surface are hundred thousand pounds were success- waterline section where wind and water supporting steel girders that tie the fully loaded on the top of a single pile cause swift corrosion. tops of the piles together. Slung Not fishing but testing. The center pile is being jacked with no downward movement. Other When Lago first decided to build the directly under these cross girders are downward by this workman, but it is firm enough to raise the outer tests checked the resistance of the piles East Finger Pier, requirements were the guts of the finger pier the 18 reactionery piles instead. to sideward movement by pulling the Continued on page 8

The mighty pile i driver ’Aruba” juts juts 103 feet above the harbor as it i prepares another pile. Its to driv Here’s what happened to a steel pile when Arteries and veins of the finger pier are hammer weighs ten tons and operates on ateann paver eo it was driven into very hard coral. these pipes which load and unload tankers. ARUBA ESSO NEWS AUGUST 26, 1949

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Ir. and Mrs daughter, 1 and Mrs, Fer- dinand Lo Fo § Anthony, to Mr. and Mrs July 30, en Hubert, to Mr and Mrs. Au- on, August Captains and lieutenants of the teams in the Safe workers’ Contest met with members Thelma Letitia, to Mr. and Mrs of the Incentive Contest Committee late last month to set new objectives for the teams McLeod, August to aim at. Above, F. H. Himes speaks to the group on the purpose of the Contest. To v Dominico, to Mr. and Mrs the right of him, seated at the table, are E. F. Keesler; G. N. Owen; K. Springer; H. to Mr. and Culver; F. W. Switzer, chairman of the Council of Captains during the absence of H. Chippendale; and E. J. Kulisek, of the Safety Division. Except for Mr. Switzer, all are Caire Camil o Mr. and Mrs. members of the Incentive Contest Committee. Also a member is A. Kirtley, on vacation. Kenneth and Mrs. Pe- fon Au

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Comité Pro-Seguridad luna pasa pa discuti progreso di Concurso y pa haci plannan Denise Elma, to Mr. and Mrs. nobo pa mas Seguridad. Nesfield, August 9. on, Francisco, to Mr. and Mrs. Jacinto » August 9. Carlo Carlino, to Mr. and Mrs. Ignacio Ex-Lagoites At Montana Refinery » August 9, Teams Set Goals to Reach A daughter, Laurina, to Mr. and Mrs. Odulio When he received his 20-Year Service Wernet, August 10 emblem on August 17, 32-year old Rosimbo A Before End of Contest Three former employees here, Si son, Felipe Tiburcio, to Mr. and Mrs. Au- Croes of the Accounting Department be- gustin Werlen August 11. came the youngest Lagoite to ever complete Yates, Charles Kasson, and Frank Mug- x ston Anthony Jr., to Mr. and t. A. Bishop, August 20 years Company service. His Lago career New objectives were set by the teams ford, are now working at the Billings, 11. , Hyacinth Eloide, to Mr. and Mrs. began when he was 12 years old, when he in the Safe Workers’ Contest following August 11. Montana refinery of the Carter Oil went to work in the Labor Department. In a meeting late last month of captains Arlane, to Mr. and Mrs. 1930 he joined Company, a Jersey Standard affiliate. George G11; the Accounting Department, and lieutenants and the Incentive Con- to Mr. and Mrs. Adriaan where he is now assistant division head of This news was contained in a recent We test Committee. Each team set a goal the Tabulating and Statistical Division. letter from Mr. Yates, who worked for tosario, to Mr. and Mrs. which it will attempt to reach before Jorg 1 many years in the Gas Plant here. stina, to Mr. and Mrs. Ora cu Rosimbo Croes di Accounting De- the Contest closes on October 31. A Remarking that the Aruba Esso Romain A son, to Mr. and Mrs. partment y di 32 anja di edad a ricibi su team with a relatively high score, for Albert L. News was received regularly there and boton di 20 anja, dia 17 di Augustus, el a

, to Mr. and instance, might set its goal at a figure was enjoyed by them, Mr. Yates also bira e empleado di mas hoben cu a yega di daughter, aleanza 20 anja di only ten points higher, while one in the asked for a copy of This Is Lago. . to Mr. and servicio cu Compania. Mrs. John Aug : Cuminzando den Labor Department red would set its objective at getting A daughtgr, Ne dyn Cecilia, to Mr. and na edad His letter contained news of other di 12 anja, el a bai pa Accounting na anja into the green. Mrs. Elicius Munroe, August 14, long-time Lagoites who are now living A daughter, Calista, to Mr. and Mrs. Benito 1930 y actualmente e ta "assistant division Feliciano, August 14. F. W. Switzer, Council of Captains in the States. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Cross, head” den Tabulating and _ Statistical A daughter, Rhoda Leonella, to Mr. and Mrs. Division, chairman during the absence of H. Chip- and Bonnie and Jimmy Bluejacket had Jine E, Quashie, August 15. pendale, was introduced to the captains A daughter, Albonia Asuncion, to Mr. and recently visited at Billings on their way Mrs. Michael B. Giraud, August 15. and lieutenants and spoke briefly. Other through the Yellowstone National Park. A son, to Mr. and Mrs, Magnus M. Malm- Placa di Vacantie Ta speakers were G. N. Owen, head of the berg, August 16. Commenting on the operation of the A son, to Mr. and Mrs. Vicente L. Solognier, Worde Entrega na Main Gate Safety Division, and F. H. Himes and August 16, new refinery at Billings, Mr. Yates A son, to Mr. and Mrs. Gregorio Koolman, August 16. Un metodo nobo E. F. Keesler, members of the Incentive said that the installation was operating pa paga empleado- nan di time-card promé Committee. E. J. Kulisek presided over with little or no trouble on the start-up. cu nan bai cu vacantie a worde inaugura the meeting. It was the Carter Oil Company to luna pasa. Segun e sistema nobo, placa A safety film, ’’To Live in Darkness”, which Lago loaned C. J. Griffin, who ANUNCIO ESPECIAL di vacantie ta worde pagd na bentananan na was shown to the group. It depicted the represented the Jersey Company in Main Empleadonan di Quincena Gate. manner in which eye injuries can occur connection with the construction of the Empleadonan por cobra nan placa in industry when employees fail to Billings refinery. Mr. Griffin is now Asunto: Sistema Nobo — Salario No Ta di vacantie tur dia den siman, follow safety regulations. division superintendent here in charge Worde Paga Hunto cu Placa di Vacantie. cu excep- Following the movie a Contest slogan cion di payday y dianan di fiesta entre of the Eastern Division of the Process Pa facilita pagamento di salarionan for August was selected. The winner e oranan di 3:30 te 5’or di atardi; Dia- Department. cu ta keda pendiente despues cu placa was "Save Your Eyes to See the Prize”, Sabra di 11:30 te 1’or di merdia. Em- di vacantie worde paga, e siguiente pro- which was turned in by Simon Croes, pleadonan cu ta traha di 12 pa 8 por Carpenter Department, a member of the cedimiento lo bira efectivo imediata- sigui cobra nan placa di vacantie na mente, Druif team. Hendrik van den Main Office manera custumber. Ora bo bolbe trabao. despues di Sheets were given to all captains to Arend this month Pa via di e cambionan den e sistema, Fils. vacantie, notifica bo foreman cu bo ke be posted where their team members received his empleadonan no por haya tempo liber 1000 CYI Capital ricibi bo salario cu a keda pendiente could see them. In addition to contain- den ora di trabao mas en coneccion cu Award from Lago ora bo a bai cu vacantie. Bo foreman lo ing space to write in the team’s goal, President J. J. Ho- cobramento di placa di vacantie. comunica cu Payroll Office (telefoon these sheets contain valuable informa- rigan. Mr. van den 541) y lo avisa nan di esey. Payroll tion about safety and the Contest. It Arend, of the Ca- talytic Depart- Office lo avisa bo foreman ki ora bo por Two Win Prizes from Safety Sam will be worth your while to read what’s ment, was on va- bin cobra y bo foreman na su turno lo on them. cation in Holland Two employees recently were able to when the award pasa es informacion over na bo, dunan- answer Safety Sam’s questions about the was announced in do bo e dia y e ora pa bo cobra na Safe Workers’ Contest and each won a June. His idea has Cuater Dia Liber Sin Pago Main Gate. E oranan ta manera ta prize. Sterling silver belt buckles were brought him Fs. sigui: Permiti na Plantadornan 1750 thus far. the awards presented to them. Dialuna-Diabierna 3:30 pa 5’or di atardi John A. Ryan, of Receiving and Ship- E anja aki trobe Compania a combini (cu excepcion di Payday y Dia di Fiesta) ping and a member of the Malmok team, pa duna cuater dia riba cualnan e poliza Diasabra 11:30 te l’or di merdia won his prize on July 30, and Bruno di A.W.O.L. lo no worde sigui pa e (cu excepcion di Payday y Dia di Fiesta) Bremer, of the Gas Plant and the empleadonan designa pa Gobierno como Pa via di e cambionan aki, tempo Balashi team, received his on August 13. donjonan di tera riba cual nan por liber foi trabao pa cobra es placa lo no Keep informed of your team’s planta. E hombernan cu ta pertenece ta necesario mas. progress in the Contest so you'll be able na e grupo aki tin permiso pa keda cas to answer Safety Sam’s questions when cuater dia sin pago, prome cu dia 1 di he comes around. Januari, 1950. a 5 Generalmente nan ta tuma dos di e cuater dianan permiti, unbez despues di | KEEP |} ?EM |/FLYING | Safety Pays e prome yobida grandi, y nan no tin nodi di reporta na foreman di p’adilanti. E otro dos dianan ta worde tuma di cuater a ocho siman despues, pa por Winner of the second awarded by cultiva e cosecha, y pa e dos dianan aki jackpot Safety Sam, Patrol- si mester pidi permiso di antemano. man George Nurse of Caminda tabata necesario foreman- the Lago Police De- shows his nan a haya listanan cu ta mustra cual "Who says the Dakota Team is going to partment, prizes to Chief Gil- cual empleadonan ta eligibel pa e dia- win the safety contest?” Not George Ben- bert Brook. Patrol- nan di ausencia pa plantamento. net, captain of the Bucuti team. With the help of safety talks, posters, and hard nan Nurse, a member the Malmok team, work on the part of Captain Bennet, his of lieutenants and each member of his team, answered each safety correctly and CYI Issues New Certificates the Bucuti workers are out to surpass the question jackpot Dakota record. Above, Mr. Bennet, who then won the final works in the Pipefitting Department, puts by knowing the The Coin Your Ideas Committee re- answer. His prizes up a poster showing his team’s goal and com- cently began issuing certificates to also other information about the contest. are two ladies’ employees turning in winning suggest- pacts and a man’s pedicure set. Each general or assistant ions. Signed by the Ta ken di cu Dakota ta gana den Concurso week, if the jackpot general manager and the employee's de- di Seguridad? Sigur cu no ta George Ben- question is missed, partment head, the certificate takes the net, captan di team Bucuti. Cu discursonan the jackpot gets riba Seguridad, prenchinan y trabao con- bigger. place of the letter formerly sent to per- stante, Captan Bennet, su tenientenan y winning ideas. The cada miembro di su team, ta tratando na sons submitting nos pasa record di Dakota. Aki riba, Sr. Bennet, Ganador di e segundo jackpot ta George Nurse di Lago Police Department, kende certificate has the title and number of ta un miembro di un empleado di Pipefitting Department ta ta mira ta mustra su premionan na Chief Brook. Patrolman Nurse on it, as well as the amount eae the idea mustrando doel di su Team Malmok; el a gana un premio pa contestanan correcto riba preguntanan colga un prenchi duna riba paid. They are presented with the cash team, y dunando informacion tocante di e di Concurso, y despues el a bolbe haya un otro premio pa contesta correcto award. Concurso. e pregunta di jackpot.

AUGUST 26, 1949 ARUBA ESSO NEWS

Employees with whom he had been asso- ciated for the past ten years honored Clif- ton J. Monroe before he left for the States this month. Above he’s seen (seated center) with a group with which he had worked closely in his position as committee activi- ties coordinator, and at left at a function Mi ils pS ie given in his honor by friends in the Per- sonnel Department. Present for the dinner Mr. and Mrs. J. J. R. Beaujon are seen above as they enter the Caribe Club following above were (seated from left around the their wedding August 5. The ceremony was performed at the Protestant Church in table) K. A. Tong, Panky Crichlow, V. A. Oranjestad, with the reception afterward at the Caribe Club. Mrs. Beaujon is the Linam, Kelly Wong, Roy Bishop, Mr. Mon- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Funk, of Montclair, New Jersey, and her husband roe, Henry Nassy, E. Byington, Abdul Syed, works in the Instrument Department. (Photo by Sam Rajroop) B. Schoonmaker, A. Texeira, and Henry Amoroso. Standing, in the same order, are Aki riba nos ta mira Rudy Beaujon di Instrument Department cu su sefora un rato Errol Bailey, Erskine Anderson, C. A. despues cu nan a worde uni den matrimonio, na entrada di Club Cari Brown, Hugo de Fries, Calvin Hassell, Al- », unda nan a i tene un recepcion. E ceremonia a tuma lugar na Kerki na Oranjestad dia 5 di Augustus. vin Matthews, Ricardo Van Blarcum, Eddie z A \ Rankin, Sydney Green, George Lawrence, Syd Brathwaite, and J. Butts. Friends in the Personnel Department presented Mr. CY from page 1 Two in Personnel Promoted Monroe with a souvenir booklet, which E. U.S. Oil Industry 90 Years Old »syington has handed to him at left. Substation, Recent changes in the Personnel De- zeorge Hemstreet turns down the record Felix Garrido, Fils. 25, provide gear partment are marked by the promotion Next Sunday, August 27, the United player as Mr. Monroe unwraps the gift. diagrams for Ross carriers. of two employees. States petroleum industry will celebrate Leonard Marques, Fls. 25, install James M. Smith, who has been acting its 90th birthday. That date will be the Commissary Privileges Go On, extension to steam valve on top of bot- as assistant division head of Wage & anniversary of the drilling of the Drake For Retiring Lago Employees toms coolers at No. 6 Rerun Unit, and well at Titusville, Pennsylvania. Fs. 20, install 2” or 2.5” pipe and valve Employees living in Aruba after Once despised by the early salt-well in sewer catch basin at Nos. 6 and 7 their retirement are now given Commis- drillers as a curse because it tainted the Rerun Unit. sary privileges, allowing them to con- salt, petroleum since has become one of Hendrik Fujooah, Fls. 25, install low tinue trading at the commissary after the world’s most useful resources and voltage control switch with handle on their years of active employment are has benefited all mankind. Mushroom- 2300V starter, Butterworth pump, and over. ing from a mere handful of pioneers, Fls. 25, install test receptacle in front A Commissary Identification Card is the petroleum industry now is compos- of Dry Dock Tool Room. ed of 34,000 competitive companies issued to the annuitant or to his wife, S. L. Perryman, Fls. 25, safety hel- and he continues to have the privilege and approximately 2,000,000 employees. mets for launch drivers and ships’ dis- of purchasing commissaries on credit, patchers. as he did during his years as an Thomas Horti, Fls. 25, install risers employee. Philatelists Organize Club on step at Main Electric Shop stairway. addition to the assistance this In Harold Todman, Fs. 20, install buzzer Stamp collectors of San Nicolas met provides for annuitants who spend their system in Section B at Storehouse. J. M. Smith W. L. Kaestner the move serves early this month for the purpose of later years in Aruba, Leopold Richardson, Fls. 20, relocate forming the San Nicolas Philatelic as another continuing link between the ladder at No. 12 Aviation Stili. Salary, has been promoted to this Society. Officers were elected at the retired employee and the Company for Howard Lambertson, Fls. 20, install position. Mr. Smith joined Lago in first meeting, and present plans call for which he worked so many years. railings around pipe alleys in vicinity of August 1946 as a job analyst. He spent meetings of the group on the first and Carpenter and Pipe Shops. several years in the U.S. Air Forces and third Mondays of each month. Annuitant Enjoys Publications Leoncio Sharpe, Fls. 20, use chain Aluminum Cor- On August 24 the Club’s special pro- also worked for the block for lifting tanks at Instrument gram was to consist of a slide show Charles Joseph, who retired from the poration of America. Department. the position and lecture by Robert MacMillan, mem- L.P.D. February 1 of this year after William Kaestner assumes Edmond Emanuel, Fls. 20, install training coordinator in ber of the Aruba Philatelic Society and over 20 years service, wrote recently of supervisory strainer in 6” main service water line Industrial long-time stamp collector. that he was enjoying receiving the the Training Division of the at Powerhouse No, 2. Relations Department. He taught at Officers of the new organization are Aruba Esso News and the Lamp maga- Alvin Stewart, Fls. 20, build step to com- Syd Brathwaite, president; Erskine zine. His address now is 74 Eighth Vallejo College, California before new yard rear of Wholesale Commissary ing to Aruba September 13, 1947, as a Anderson, vice president; C. H. Mayers, Street, Barataria, Trinidad. building, Location II, secretary; and Gentle Joseph, treasurer. training assistant. J. F. Breen, Fis. 20, method of dis- R. J. Halsey Promoted at Bayonne posal of dirty crankcase oil GAR-2. Joseph Peterson, Fils. 20, built Russell J. Halsey, who worked here Four Get Aerial Radio Licenses storage place for sample bottles in Long Service Awards from 1937 to 1944, was recently pro- vicinity of Pump No. 387. Four employees, members of the moted to the position of assistant Esteban Rasmijn, Fls. 20, remove 10-Year Buttons Aruba Flying Club, recently passed the general foreman of the Bayonne (N.J.) chain and guide and install valve examination for restricted licenses as Refinery’s Electrical Department. He extension to upper blockvalve of strip John Cathlin Yard radio telephone operators. The license succeeds Charles F. Bauer, who was tank drain at No. 5 combination unit. Joannes Hayde Pipe authorizes them to operate a radio tele- named general foreman of the depart- George Echelson, Fls. 20, stamp Fernand Groenveldt Machinist phone installation aboard amateur ment. safety slogan on all blueprints issued Joao Teixeira Yard planes. Starting his Esso career at Bayway for construction. John Tyson Medical The Lagoites who passed the test were in 1918, Mr. Halsey joined Bayonne’s Lennard Bruce, Fls. 20, use finger of Jean-Marie Constantin Storehouse Robert C. Baum, Receiving and Ship- Electrical Department four months bulb type of pipette in Utilities Division. Philip Wertenberger M & C Admin. ping; William B. Cundiff and Daniel D. later. With the exception of the period J. D. Morris, Fls. 20, use scotchlite Alejandro Gei Pipe Stree TSD; and John W. Sherman, he worked for Lago, he has been at on traffic signs and vehicles. Daniel Lake Carpenter Colony vice. The examination was Bayonne since. He was a foreman be- Rupert Jailal, Fls. 20, provide garbage Stephanus Giel Mason given in Curacao early this month. fore his recent promotion. truck helpers with flashlights. Bernardino Geerman Wharves E. A. Molzer, commendation, ‘institute John Ryan Rec. & Shipping two day consecutive delivery system — Dennis Dolland Marine Colony Operations Group. John Hodge Esso Club The scene at left Hugh Varlack Col. Maint. shows the prize- PUBLIC RELATIONS from page 1 J. J. R. Beaujon Instrument winning costumes Edward Stanley Instrument at the Palm Beach Club’s masquerade In 1926 Mr. Teagle went to Trieste, Marchant Davidson Instrument ball this month. Italy to supervise the rebuilding and Guillaume Essers Laboratory In the center is modernizing of Jersey’s refinery there. Raymond Ebbets Laboratory Floria Sasso, win- George Lawrence Gas Plant ner of a_ brooch, He remained at Trieste until 1929, when and at the right is he returned to the States for a short Harold James Personnel Maurice Neme, period. The next six years were spent Philibert Volkerts Laboratory who received a Sinforiano Tromp L.O.F. in Paris, France, first as assistant to wrist watch; both Richard Dase L.O.F. prizes were dona- T. R. Parker, supervisor of all Jersey Everon Electrical ted by S. L. Ber- Standard’s European refineries, and in Everaldo linski. Lake Fleet Others in 1934 advancing to Mr. Parker’s position Venancio Dania the picture are Jan Anthony Lake Fleet Servio Raven and when the latter returned to the States. Thomas Reynolds Marine Chaco Sasso (left) In 1936 Mr. Teagle took up duties in Marine and Eduardo Viada the New York office of Lago President Ernest Armstrong Marine (rear right). G. W. Gordon, remaining there until Geoffrey Howe E grupo aki coming to Aruba in September 1942 as ta saka na un balia di disfraz ¢ u tabatin i na Palm Beach Club ultimamente, entre nan e dosnan cu i Lago’s personnel a gana premio es anochi. Floria Sasso, cu a haya un borstpeld, manager. In January y Maurice Neme na banda drechi, cu a haya un oloshi di man. Otronan riba e portret 1944 he was named manager of the SAFETY PAYS ta Servio Raven, Chaco Sasso y Eduardo Viada Industrial Relations Department.

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The choir leads the Recessional as the tenth anniversary "service of rededication” closes at the Lago Community Church July 31. Guest ministers assisting Rey. Donald R. Evans in conducting the service were Ds. Teunis Hagerwaard of the Dutch Prote- stant Church, Rey. D. Graham Jakeman of the Holy Cross Anglican Church, and Rey. Robert A. Kirtley of the Methodist Church. Other guests included O. Mi gus, who brought Company greetings d Acting Lt. Goy. H. A. Hes g and Dr. L. Kwartsz. Good wishes on the annive ry were received from L. mith, W. C. Colby, G. Wilken, Rey. P. W. Rishell, and Rey. P. V. Dawe in the States, and from Howard Baker in Sumatra.

Dia 31 di Juli, Kerki di Lago a cumpli su di 10 aniversario; e portret aki ta tuma durante e servicio especial di e dia ey. The model high-octane S and S butane plant above was constructed by the four fourth- year apprentices grouped around it. Working on an average of two hours a day, the boys spent about a month building it. Their only model was Lago’s real plant, which they studied and then duplicated in proportion. The boys, who worked under the direc- tion of W. D. Orr, are, from left to right, Gerard Hoftizer, Efren De Kort, Mateo Ernest Finck (right) of the Hos- Orman, and Edwin Croes. The model will be on exhibition at the Lago Club August 26 pital Pharmacy Department has when the apprentice graduation ceremonies are held. qualified as a pharmacist’s assi- stant after a recent course of stu- E modelo di S and S Butane Plant aki a worde construi pa e aprendiznan cu ta dy in Curacao. Mr. Finck passed rondoné, Copia for di Lago su planta, e mucha-hombernan a traha ariba dos ora pa an official government test with dia y a dura un luna promé cu nan a cabé. high honors and took his oath before the Governor of Curacao. He has been working with the Pharmacy Department since the first of December, 1948. The offi- cial test is the same required for work in any commercial drug store, and Mr. Finck is now quali- fied to mix complex prescriptions and to carry out much more ex- tensive pharmaceutical duties.

A packed house turn- ed out this month at the Sociedad Boliva- riana to hear the ce- lebrated Dutch pia- nist, Willem Andrie- sen (Icft), give a re- cital. The program was sponsored by the Aruba Art. Circle. (Photo by Sam Raj- roop.)

E concierto di e fa- moso pianista Holan- des, Willem Andries- sen, cu a tuma lugar na Sociedad Boliva- riana luna pasa, ta- bata’ masha concurri. Aki riba nos ta mira Sry Andriessen duran- te e concierto.

Members of the various foreign staff employee advisory committees were honored July 28 with a picnic at the Aruba Golf Club. Above, Assistant General Manager O. Mingus speaks to the group. Recognizable faces at the tables include those of W.C. Richey, B. Teagle, E. F. McCoart, F. J. Getts, B. Schoonmaker, C. F. Smith, E. Miller, and A. H. Shaw. Among the entertainment features provided were the Texas Hillbil- lies, seen in action below with singer V. A. Linam at the microphone. Leaning on the piano is J. R. Proterra and, at right, J. M. Whiteley, E. J. Kulisek, J. C. MeQuair, G. A. Quackenbos, and C. C. Moyer.

Miembronan di diferente comiténan di empleadonan foreign staff tabata huespednan na un picnic na Golf Club dia 28 di Juli. Aki riba, Sub-Gerente General, O. Mingus ta dirigi palabra na e grupo.

A big event in the life of Linda Susan Moses was her first birthday party last month, when her friends in the younger set gathered to celebrate the day. Linda Susan, daughter of James Moses of the Colony Post Office, is seen above in the center of the pifiata which is hanging from the ceiling. Surroun- ding her are her guests, the majority of whom are children of Lago employees. (Photo by Sam Rajroop.)

ARUBA ESSO NEWS AUGUST 26, 1949 Lago Wins Trophy After 10 Years

After ten years of competition between the golf teams from CPIM in Curagao and Lago, the Smith-Nordijn trophy finally went to Lago. Final matches for posses- sion of the trophy were played here over the weekend of August 13. At left J. Bou- wens (left), president of the Curacao team and CPIM’s management representative, has presented the trophy to Lago Captain E. F. McCoart. Below a toast to continued good relations between the two teams is given by C. F. Smith, chairman of the Aruba Golf Club’s executive committee. At the table, from left to right, are C. W. Walker, vice-chairman of the Aruba team’s executive committee; B. Skuerkokel, cap- tai of the Curacao team; J. J. Horigan, ident of Lago; Mr. Smith; Mr. Bou- and O. Mingus, Lago’s assistant general manager. Final score of the meeting was 38 points for Aruba and 16 for the visitors. The trophy was retired on the basis of the last two meetings between Members of the Dodgers softball team, winners of the first half of the Lago Heights the two clubs, one match being played in league, are seen above. In front, from left to right, are V. Stewart, V. Hodge, M. Curacao and the other here. Halley, V. Arrindell, H. Hazel, and J. Ponce. In back, in the same order, are B. Hoftijzer (manager), A. Halley, J. Marquez, J. Gibbs, O. Hassell, R. Romney, H. Lake, J. Perez (captain), E. Hodge, and O. Marlyn. 29 Graduate from TSD Course _ , Dodgers Win First Half; Twenty-nine employees graduated Loop’s Second Half Starts August 9 from the TSD basic technical course in mathematics, physics, che- The Dodgers softball team won the mistry, and process. The 54-hour three-game play-off with Baby Ruth course began last January. and came out as winners of the first Purpose of the upgrading course was half of the Lago Heights softball to give employees an elementary know- league. The Dodgers thus earned the ledge of physics and chemistry as ap- right to play the winner of the second plied to refinery operations, and to half for the league championship. provide them with basic instruction in Scores of the play-off series were 8—7 algebra, geometry, and process oper- in favor of the Baby Ruth club, and ations. Subjects taught in the course 12—8 and 9—6 for the Dodgers. were entirely new to some students, The latter half of the loop got under and served as refresher material to way August 9; at the end of two weeks others who already had some instruc- play the Dodgers and Baby Ruth, each tion in those fields. with two wins and no defeats, were It is planned to later give more ad- again tied for the league leadership. vanced training courses concerned with Scores during the first two weeks of more specific TSD operations. play: Bicho Malo 8, Aruba Juniors 7; The course was taught by W. G. Dodgers 13 Los Tigres 9; Baby Ruth Spitzer, who was assisted by occasional 10, Hollandia 7; Hollandia won by guest lecturers from the Technical Ser- default from Bicho Malo; Dodgers 16, vice Department. Catholic Youth Organization 4; Baby Graduates were: Ivan S. Irons, Ed- Ruth 11, Lago Heights 6. win Bacchus, Calvin R. Assang, J. C. The schedule for the coming weeks: Max Lashley, Permadat Gopie, Abdul August 26: Baby Ruth vs. Los Tigres Rahim, Sixto F. Arends, Lucius E. J. and Catholic Youth Organization vs. Luison, Laureano Geerman, Maximo Caribe. Tromp, Kenneth R. Soobrian, J. L. We- August 29: Lago Heights vs. CYO. ver, A. Kadim, E. H. A. Tjin Kon Fat, August 30: Lago Heights vs. Caribe. J. W. Arrias, Victor S. Lee, Arthur August 31: Baby Ruth vs. CYO and Hauban Bunyan, Cecil Gray, Joseph A. Los Tigres vs. Bicho Malo. L. Harding, Bernard Mongroo, Frank- September 2: Baby Ruth vs. Hollandia Members of the graduating class of a TSD training course are seen above with their lin A. Ho-Sam-Sooi, I. A. Da Costa Go- instructor, W. G. Spitzer (third left). On August 9 the group graduated from the TSD and Aruba Juniors vs. Lago Heights. mez, Clemente Zievinger, Julio Maduro, basic technical training course in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and process. September 6: Caribe vs. Hollandia. S. Hernandez, Jacques R. Arrindell, September 7: Los Tigres vs. Lago Garner Th. De Mattos, Leopold D. An- Heights and Bicho Malo vs. Dodgers. FULLER WASTE-- HE’S NOBODY'S FRIEND thony, and Donald Amoroso. September 9: Aruba Juniors vs. Baby Ruth and Hollandia vs, CYO. Absences for Crop Cultivation September 13: Baby Ruth vs. Caribe. WHAT'S THE Are Authorized Without Penalty September 14: CYO vs. Aruba Juniors ORDERS ON THIS? and Los Tigres vs. Hollandia. This year, as in the past, the September 16: Dodgers vs. Lago Heights A.W.O.L. policy will be waived for four and Bicho Malo vs. Baby Ruth. days in the case of those employees Games are played under the lights at designated by the Government as hav- Lago Heights three nights a week. A ing land on which crops may be grown. single game is played Tuesday nights, Men in this group are allowed four days starting at 7:30, and double headers go off without pay before January 1, 1950. on Wednesday and Friday nights, at 7 Two of the allowable days are usually and 8:35. Umpires for the loop are taken immediately after the first heavy from the various teams in the league rain, and need not be reported to fore- and from the Lago Colony softball men in advance. The other two days league. are taken from four to eight weeks later in order to cultivate the crops, and these days require permission ob- tained in advance. Coin YOUR Ideas PLL JOBS OF REFINING AND PLANT CONSTRUCTION,| FULLER WASTE ENDS WITH A COSTLY MESS, ee bone “FORGETTING ORDERS- We TRIES To GUESS. APPRENTICES Bp) .- BUT WHAT SEE , VALVE DID YOU TURN? REFINERY Apprentices on a field trip through the Sheet Metal Shop study the operation of a rotary shears. Training Division in- structors Benson Douglas and De Vere James (right) con- ducted this tour co- vering the Boiler, Tin, and Blacksmith Shops. It was one of the second series of trips for the 1948 ap- prentices and gave a first-hand view of the unit works. Z = Gl way each ASK WREN Aprendiznan durante un di nan bishitanan den Planta, a worde retrata ora cu nan A J08 ISN'T UNDERSTOOD, AMO ASK..WHEN YOU HEED A HELPING HAND, tabata den Sheet Metal Shop. Instructornan Benson Douglas y De Vere James di ASKING Training Division a conduci e bishita, cu a cubri Boiler Shop, Tin Shop, y Blacksmith COSTS LESS THAM A MANE-OVER WOULD.| ONLY DOPEY FULLER WASTE PLAYS SUPERIAAM, Shop.

ARUBA ESSO NEWS AUGUST 26, 1949

Aruba Ta Forma Comité Pa Yuda Victimanan di Ecuador Around the Plant

Un Comité, pa organizé medionan pa Philip Thorne, former instructor in yuda victimanan di e terremoto di the Training Division, has received his Ecuador a worde forma aki. Pa medio Bachelor of Science degree from Lin- di coleecionnan y funcionnan putblico, e coln University in Pennsylvania and is Comité, bao nomber di Comité Aruba now in summer school at New York pa Victimanan di Ecuador, lo reuni University. This news was received by fondonan pa presta yudanza na e des- his brother and sister, D. Thorne of afortunadonan. Colony Maintenance and Mrs. N. Liver- E terremoto di Ecuador, cu a pasa pool. dia 5 di Augustus, a exigi algun mil He will continue his studies for a bida y a distribi cantidad di stad- y employees who medical degree at Howard University. Forty-two years of combined Company service ended for two long-time pueblonan. became annuitants this month. The two, Eduvije Boekhoudt and San Asinto Winter- Mr. Thorne is from Grenada, and sends Promé pasonan daal, are seen above at the retirement luncheon given in their honor. Mr. Boekhoudt pa organizacion di compliments and best wishes to all his started with Lago in March 1926 and was a wharfinger A at the Marine Wharves diferente medionan pa colecta fondo, a friends in the West Indies. at the time of his retirement. Mr. Winterdaal began his Company service in October tuma lugar na un reunion na principio 1930 and was a laborer A in Colony Service Operations when he became an annuitant. Frans Hernandes, of the Plant di e luna aki, Seated at the luncheon above are, from left around the table, R. Watson, H. Wever, na cual reunion diferente Laundry staff, received a set of silver Mr. Boekhoudt, K. H. Repath, J. Andreae, V. C. Fuller, A. Bryson, Mr. Winterdaal, sub-comiténan a worde forma. Plannan and a wine set from the employees and N. M. Shirley. ta ineclui un loteria, funcionnan den there on the occasion of his recent mar- teatronan, weganan di voetbal, balianan riage. He was married August 11 to publico, bendemento di flor y un bazaar. Juana Loopstok; the ceremony was Ademas, sub-comiténan a worde forma performed at the Catholic Church in pa colecta placa cerca diferente grupo- Oranjestad. y organizacionnan riba e isla. Seventeen employees of the Dry Many U.S. War Veterans Dock recently left, or are leaving short- ly, on their long vacations. Five left Eligible tor Dividends August 15. They were Duncan Stewart, welder helper, going to Grenada; Leo- After next August 29, many U.S. nardus Bilkerdijk, machinist, to Suri- veterans of the second world war will be nam; Steven Belfon, machinist, to Gre- eligible to apply for dividends on their nada; Gifford Duinkerk, machinist, to National Service Life Insurance. Appli- St. Eustatius; and Serapio Tromp, cations for such dividends may be ob- welder helper, who is remaining here. obtained at the American Consulate in Juan Henriques, crane driver, started San Nicolas after the 29th of this month. his vacation on the 19th and is staying At the retirement luncheon given in his honor this month, Ray K. Imler (second left) here. Others remaining received a Fls. 300 supplemental CYI award. O. Mingus is shown presenting the check In addition, the Aruba Esso Post No. 1 in Aruba are to him. Others at the luncheon were P. O’Brien (left) and C. J. Griffin and C. C. of the American Legion plans to have William Flanders, boilermaker, and Moyer (right). Mr. Imler’s Jersey service began in February 1913 with the Standard Legionnaires present at the Legion Alfred Tearr, boilermaker helper, both Oil Company of Indiana at Whiting. He came to Lago in May 1929, and was an instruc- Home for the purpose of advising vete- starting on the 20th, and Alfonso tor operator in the Process Training Department when he left for retirement. rans how to fill out the froms. The Thysen, carpenter, starting on the 22nd. Legion will also have a supply of the Two are going to Surinam: Gerardus NEW PIER Continued from page Aprendiznan Ta Bishita 3 application blanks. Rach, toolroom helper, left on the 20th, worked out in detail. The Knappen Applications for dividends are to be and Hermanus Tol, welder, two days Den Refineria Atrobe Tippets Abbett Engineering Co. of New sent to the American Consulate in San later. York was given the job of providing Nicolas, and it is planned to start distri- Rigger Orlando Bitorina left for Aprendiznan di 1948 a cuminza atrobe complete specifications and drawings. bution of checks sometime next January. Curacao on the 24th, and Daniel cu nan bishitanan semanal den refine- Actual construction on the pier was Payments are expected to be completed Charles, machiinst, is due to go there ria luna pasa, y es bishitanan lo sigui started in November 1948 by the during the first half of 1950. on the 30th. tuma lugar ocho Dia Sabra sigui te dia Netherlands Harbor Works Co., Ltd., The American Consulate in San Nico- Carpenter William Ollixg fre is leav- 3 di September. and it is estimated that the pier will be las is open from 8 to 12 and 1 to 5 ing for St. Vince ne 29th, and Obheto di e bishitanan ta, di promé ready for service in December 1949. Monday through Friday. Joseph King, me elper, is leav- pa sinja e mucha-hombernan com cada After working out answers to every- ing for there on wo sc. parti den refineria ta traha, di dos pa thing from welding of piles and creep- Alexander Heyliger, machinist helper, mustra nan di ki moda cada parti ta ing of pipelines to rescue of dropped Liberia Publico is going to St. Martin on the 31st, and relaciona cu refineria, di tres pa mustra tools, the engineers and construction Ignatius Belfon, machinist, to Grenada. nan importancia di hombernan entrena men are confident that the job will go na Oranjestad pa tene jobnan den refineria, y di cuater ahead smoothly...... if one of the piles Aruba su promé libreria y leeszaal Frederick Penniston received a gift pa mustra nan balor y bentahanan di doesn’t strike oil. publico a worde habri oficialmente na from the Esso Heights Dining Hall em- programa di entrenamiento pa cada Oranjestad dia 20 di Augustus, y di es ployees in recognition of his marriage aprendiz. moda a keda estableci algo cu tabata August 13 to Ozefa Busby. The gifts Promé cu cada bishita worde haci, un Chief Brook Condecora muy necesario pa populacion creciente were a Silver coffee service set and an representante di e lugar cu lo worde di e isla. electric clock, with M. Pope presenting Cu Medaya di Honor them on behalf of the group. The couple bishita e dia ey ta duna un splicacion E libreria ta habri cu 2,500 bukinan cortico riba lo siguiente: unda e grupo na Holandes y Ingles, y cada anja lo were married at the Methodist Church Gilbert Brook, hefe di Lago Police ta bai bishita, cantidad di empleadonan bini 3,000 buki mas acerca. E libreria and will live at VN 94 in San Nicolas. Department, a ricibi Medaya di Honor cu tin ta traha na es lugar, kico nan no solamente ta duna oportunidad pa den Orde di Oranje-Nassau _ reciente- por spera di mira y puntonan riba cual lectornan Arubiano entretene nan mes, mente; e condecoracion a worde duna nan mester presta hopi atencion, entre- pero tambe ta denota progreso den des- na dje pa Gobierno Holandes dia 26 di Sistema Nobo pa Hacimento di namiento necesario pa e diferente job- aroyo di Aruba. April. Transaccionnan di Thrift Plan nan di responsabilidad, y reglanan di E libreria ta temporalmente na kan- E medaya ta mustra un krans di lau- Seguridad cu mester worde sigui. toor di Gobierno den John Emanstraat, na empleado- rel na un banda, cu letter W na e otro Pa duna mihor servicio Despues di e splicacion ta sigui un caminda antes tabata Postkantoor, pero banda, y e ta cologa na un cinta oranje nan, un metodo nobo pa duna loannan, periodo di discusion riba tur palabra- y despues di algun luna lo e pasa pa edi- y blauw. of pa lamtamento di placa foi Thrift expresionnan strano di es lugar cu lo ficio di Openbare Werken, ora cu es pasa. Tur Sergeant Boonstra di Policia Militar Plan a bira efectivo luna worde bishita. E ora e grupo ta bai haci departamento pasa pa nan edificio nobo lo a trece e medaya foi Holanda y Ser- transaccionnan menciona aki riba nan bishita cu ta dura mas o menos un di dos piso banda di haaf. E ora ey e geant E. Sloterdijk, siendo e officier tuma lugar na Annex di Industrial Re- ora y 15 minuut. libreria lo tin mas lugar pa lesadornan Holandes di mas bieuw di Lago Police lations Department na Main Gate. Despues di esey aprendiznan ta bolbe y lo inclui un sala pa tene lecturanan y Lo tin klerknan pa atende empleado- Department, a presenté na Chief Brook. na Edificio di Training, unda cada in- reunionnan publico. nan ey foi Dialuna te Diabierna di 6’or structor ta tene un discusion di 15 mi- te 9’or di mainta, y di 12 te l’or di nuut pa su grupo, pa bolbe repasé pun- NEW LIBRARY from page 1 Aruba's OSE Aids Israel Youth merdia, y tambe di 3’or pa S’or di tonan di interes di e bishita. E Dialuna atardi. partment moves to its new two-story despues di e bishita e aprendiznan Over one and a quarter tons of sup- Ora cu e empleado bin firma pa e building near the harbor. The library mester duna un rapport cortico di e plies were recently shipped to Israel by loan of pa e lamtamento di placa, e ta can then expand for more reading room bishita. the Aruban Womens’, Committee of the avisa ki dia e mester bolbe pe space, and a lecture hall for public worde E bishitanan den refineria ta worde OSE, the Jewish world ofganization for placa na bentana na Main Gate. meetings will also be provided. haya su haci den grupo di 14 mucha-homber cu child care, health ‘protection, and di transaccionnan di Thrift A large crowd attended the opening Pagamento un of dos maestro pa cada grupo. hygiene. tuma lugar foi Dialuna te Dia- ceremonies last week. Speakers were Plan por Eight cases of clothing, food, and bierna di 3:30 pa 5’or di atardi, cu Dr. W. J. Goslinga, inspector of educat- similar vitally-needed supplies made up di payday y dianan di fiesta. BRITISH GUIANA. The Bureau of ion in Curacao; Acting Lt. Gov. H. A. excepcion the shipment. The supplies were collect- via di e cambionan aki, tempo Public Information in British Guiana Hessling; and Dr. J. C. Krafft, who will Pa ed during a drive here. trabao pa haci transaccionnan has released some advance figures based be librarian. The importance of the new liber foi G. T. Vos, the Oranjestad shipping di Thrift Plan lo no worde permiti mas. on the census report for that territory library in the cultural development of agent, provided free trucking service which is in course of preparation. They the island’s youth was stressed, as was for the shipment and paid the marine show the chief territorial divisions, the the fact that it would increase their WINS AUGUST SLOGAN CONTEST insurance on it. KNSM shipped the sup- racial composition of the population, proficiency in reading and understand- plies free of charge, first from here to religions, occupations, totals of villages ing foreign languages. Amsterdam and then on to Israel. and centers, children of school age, and "Save Your Eyes to See the Prize” literacy. OF PAYDAYS was the August According to these figures, the popu- Watch for Notices SCHEDULE Safe Workers’ by slogan lation of the Colony has increased Semi-Monthly Payroll Contest won an nearly sixty thousand to approximately In the future, many of the Company's which August 16—31 Thursday, Sept. 8 award for Simon thousand general notices to employees will appear three hundred and seventy-six September 1—15 Friday, Sept. 23 Croes of the Car- since 1931, with more than a quarter of in the Aruba Esso News, Employees are penter Depart- the entire population living in George- advised to watch for the appearance of Monthly Payrolls ment and the Friday, Sept. 9 Druif team. town and its environs. such notices. August 1—31