Honored For Heroic Harbor Rescue Lights To Be Turned On Gold May Bolster Aruba’s Economy For Thirteen th Olympiad ”*Aruba’s economy, so dependent Pantophlet Given Medal upon oil, may get a shot in the arm from gold...” are the first Inauguration of Lights at Lago Sport Park April 29 words of a story on Page 4. These rescue To Highlight Annual Track and Field Events words may well herald the birth A Lago worker, who has riske sd his life three times in of a new «€ in Aruba’s economic | attempts, has been given the President’s Medal oi the National Safety history. Read how the island’s || Council for saving the life of a seaman two years ago. Aruba will celebrate Queen Juliana’s 44th birthd with an Olympiad gold — for which Aruba reported- The medal, which is the council’s only award for the saving of under lights at the Lago Sport Park in San Nicolas the night of ly was named — may prove to be || human life, was presented April 21 to Maxwell E. Pantophlet, 42, an April 29 a source of income for many who Receiving and Shipping Department— The date of the celebration tentative here-to-fore was an- are unemployed today. BadRearionse rat in. of when he swung head-down from the nounced by the Sport Park Board after the firm of K. Loonstra earned the ¢ d Dec. 28, 1951, side of Finger Pier No. 2 and pulled Oranjestad reported the lights would be installed by that date. an unconcious seaman from the w: Later, Mr. Pantophlet administe One hundred and twenty-two arcs, artifical diration, atop nine poles, will be set aglow at At a Receiving and Shipping staff 7 p.m. with brief mauguration cere- st Tues Mr. Pantophlet monies. The blaze of light from the » the first person in Aruba to 1500-watt lamps will mark the firs receive the President’s Medal. time that sports activities at the park It was about 1 o’clock the morning have been carried on after dark. The lights, part of Lago’s sports of Dec. 28 that Mr. Pantophlet — who before had defied death in park improvement program, will » attempts — risked his life in extend into the cooler hours the time third try. He was walking along athletes and spectators will be able | Finger Pier No. 2 when the cry of to use the park facilities. ”man overboard” split the morning The 13th annual Olympiad will get under-way at 6 p.m. Robert Martin, air. chairman of the Sport Park Board Racing to the wharf-side, he spotted — in the darkened waters the will declare the games open and kite | figure of a man floating face-down will be sent aloft in the first of 2S ) events. They include track and field |near the wharf piles. Mr. Pantophlet competition, bicycle races and novelty Varanned down to the pipes which line events. the pier side, hooked an arm and A weight-lifting tournament plus a leg over the pipes and swung head- "Body Beautiful Contest” for men | down to grasp the body. and women both part of the | Other dock-workers, who had hur- Olympiad — will be held at the park |ried to the spot, grabbed Mr. Pan- April 26. The "Outstanding Athlete” | tophlet and puiled him — still holding of the Olympiad will be chosen on a the unconcious figure atop the point-score basis and named at the | pier. There antophlet admini- | stered artifical respiration until the close of the games National Safety Council which he rece ed for saving the life of a seaman. Shown presenting the medal man showed signs of life. He was A dance to start on the combination is Edward Kulisek, assistant Safety Division head Attending the ceremonies were (ieft to ght) Norman basketball — tennis court — dance Bell, Ralph Watson and Robert Baum, Receiving and Shipping Department supervisors. then relieved by George Beck, first floor at 10 p.m. will wind up the |mate of the "Esso Reading.” park’s celebration of the Queen’s IDENT’S MEDAL: M well E. Pantophlet (centro) ta munstra aki cu e President’s Medal di Nationai Mr. Beck to receive a ”Certi- Birthday Sa y Council cual el a r bi pa salbamento di bida di un marinero. Presentando e¢ medalja ta Edward te of Assistance” from the council Recent improvements to the Sport Kulisek, assistant Safety Division head. Presen ndo e ceremonianan tabata (di robez pa drechi) Norman | for his part in the rescue of the man Bell, Ralph Watson y Robert Baun, ehecutivonan di Receiving & Shipping Department. Park, costing over 160,000, are: | who was later indentified as L. Allen, The addition of 7 ) seats to the a 30-year-old Irish seaman from the north end of the grandstand; paving 3ritish tanker ’Busen Rollo.” of the area frcm the entrance to the Investigation later showed that stand; installation of the basketball Mr. Allen, on shore-leave prior to — tennis court — dance floor; in- leaving with the Rollo” for an stallation of overhead lights at the extended cruise in Antarctic waters court and children’s playground; in- fueling whaling ships, was returning stallation of lights in the stadium to his vessel when he fell from the passage-ways and the largest pier into the water. (Continued on page 2) Mr. Allen was the second person Mr. Pantophlet rescued. In 1937 he plo ssc pulled another seaman from the wate rs of the harbor. Five years Constituyentenan di 2 r he risked his life in another LEC cue try, but the man later died A Vota Ariba from injuries sustained in the mishap. Siman di Trabao The medal, presented by Edward Kuli 2 tant Safety Division VOL. 14 No. PUBLISHED BY LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO. LTD. April 24, 1952 head, is faced with three figures Si constituyentenan di Lago Em- from Greek mythology ”Clotho,” ployee Council cu ta traha 48 ora pa who ’spins the thread of life;” siman lo sigui traha ariba e base (Continued on page 2) aki of si nan lo bai traha ariba un Seen As Potential Olympiad Training Ground base di un siman mas cortico, a wor- de decidi. Ora Esso News a bai pren- Dos Trahador di Lago sa, e constituyentenan tabata vota pa indica nan preferencia; awor ¢ voto- Na Estados Unidos pa nan ta worde conta, y e resultado lo Island-Wide High School Track Meet Set worde anuncia pronto. Studia 1.B.M. Votamento ariba largura di e si- man di trabao a resulta ora Ley di Students from seven Aruba high schools are scheduled to compete | but may not compete in the same Dos empleado di Lago ta na Esta- Trabao — 1952, promulga door di in the first island-wide interscholastic track and field meet to be held event in both divisions. dos Unidos awe pa un curso di tres Staten, stipula e siman di trabao The relay does not count as an siman den operacion di International May 8 at the Lago maximo ariba 45 ora. E ley, sinem- Sport Park. event under the exclusion rule. Only Business Machines bargo, por duna dispensaci om na ope- The meet, designed to assure "the continued development of good three students from a school mi Andr A. Thijzen, un administra- racionnan continuo manera Lago, sportsmanship enter any one event. pee a istant den Tabulating and Lands and athletic skills” among the island’s high school Water Voorzieningsdienst y First, second and third place rib- Statis tical Division y Theodore J. Fi- otronan. youths, will pit boys up to 18 years E votamento reciente lo in- bons will be awarded in each event. | garoa, un grcup head den seccion di of age in Junior and Senior events. 220-yard dash; half-mile forma Compania si mayoria consti- relay and International track and field event general accounting di e mes division, tuyentenan di The students will appear as inde- high jump. LEC ta na fabor pa} rules will govern the competition. | a sali for di Aruba cu aeroplano dia pendent entries. Because pidi dispensacion of no. of conflicts Schools and competitors’ colors will E. M. Lloyd of Lago’s Colony Service 17 di April. Despues di promulgacion di e ley, in the schools’ vacation schedules, b Department will ve as chief judge. Su siguiente dia nan mester a yega Compania a informa LEC cu e lo no officials felt too little time was Comm. Gen. Abr. de Veerschool — He will be a: ted by Lago High New York City y sigui cu avion y continua sueldcnan actual available to ready teams. As a result, pa un si- black pants, orange shirts; St. Do- School coaches and representatives of trein pa Endicott, N.Y., pa un curso man di trabao di 45 ora. individual rather than team awards minicus College — blue and white; | the various Compania schools. di instructor di un siman na planta | will be made at this first meet. Aruba Trade a bisa miembronan di Council cu e lo School — black pants, His Honor, Dr. di 1.B.M. na Endicott. cuminsa pidi dispensacion si e con- Team awards will be made in white shirt Juiianaschool — blue) jjeutentant governor Despues nan lo mester studia dos stituyentenan ta desea asina. subsequent competition. The meet has pants, blue and yellow shirts; Lago|the Island Council have been invited siman mas IBM World Training been set up on an annual basis. Vocational E papeinan di vota claramente a School — red, white and} to attend the meet. Lago, which has Center New York City. Den nan Twelve Senior and five Junior blue shirts; laga e decision pa cada constituyente Lago High School ~ | made its sport park available for the tempo liber durante nan permanencia events have been listed.