A R ‘ao ll _X () | Hie! VOL. 11, No. 6 PUBLISHED BY THE LAGO OIL & TRANSPORT CO. LTD. MARCH 17, 1950 Aruba Ta Yuda Victimanan Employees in Thrift Plan di Inundacion di B.C. Cet 5,990 Loans in Year Binti-dos caha di pana colecta na The annual financial report of the Aruba pa victimanan di inundacion Lago Thrift Foundation shows that na B.G. tabata incluf den carga di e 5,990 loans totaling Fls. 3,896,148.34 lake tanker haquero na principio were granted to participants in the di e luna ¢ er an lo wor- Thrift Plan during the year ending de parti ent habitantenan di dife- September 30, 1949. The reports were rente lugarnan na B.G., kendenan tin handed out to employees on payday asina tanto necesidad di nan. this month. Contribucionnan a bini di Aruba su At the end of September last year, iglesianan, firmanan prominente di there were 7,869 participants in the comercio, Lago Community Council, Thrift Plan, This represented 98,9 y di particularnan di henter e isla. per cent of those eligible to join. © Miembronan di e Comité cu a organi- The statement shows that, during za Aruba su esfuerzonan pa presta the eleven years the Foundation has yudanza ta f s Rohee (Pre- existed, the Company has contributed yhn ancisco, Rupert over Fls. 2,000,000 more to the fund Jailal, David Armogan, C. St. Aubyn, than the participants have. Since the y Bruce Rodrigues. Foundation began, the Company has Promé plan tabata di manda e ca- Luncheon at the Esso Club highlighted the visit here this month of the contributed a total of Fls. 14,777,750. hanan cu pana B.G. via Surinam cu Holland-Netherlands West Indies Coordination Council. Participantenan di Thrift 43; employees have contributed a un vapor comercial cu tabata bai Pa- total of Fls. 12,509,727.73. ramaribo. Na ultimo momento, sin- Lunch na Esso Club tabata riba programa di Colegio di Coordinacion Ho- During the period covered by the embargo, miembronan di e comité a landa-Antillanan Holandes cu a bishita Lago e luna aki. Plan ta Tuma Total Anual statement (October 1, 1948 to Sep- worde notifica pa Marine Department tember 30, 1949), Lago made a spe- cu e lake tanker Bachaquero, inespe- di 5,990 na Loannan cial contribution of Fls. 1,330,717.39. radamente, tabatin di haci un biaha This special contribution was on the pa B.G. y Surinam. Cu cooperacion di Raport financiero anual di Lago basis of Fis. 25 to each participant personal di Marine Department, Con- Holland V.W.1 Economic Group Thrift Foundation ta mustra cu in the Foundation, plus 39 per cent sul Ingles, empleadonan di Duana, y 5,990 loan, sumando F's. 3,896,148.34 of the total employee regular contri- miembronan di Lago Police Depart- a worde duna na participantenan den butions made during the year. ment, e pakinan tabata abordo di Ba- Thrift Plant durante e anja fiscal cu Of the fund earnings for the year, chaquero promé cu su ora di salida acaba dia 30 di September, 1949. Fls. 149,552.28 was distributed to the a yega. Visits Aruba & Tours Lago in the Thrift Empleadonan a ricibi nan nota e luna accounts of employees aki hunto cu nan pago. Plan. This was equal to one per cent Lago was host March 2 to over 20 program, and pointed out the nume- Na fin di September di anja pasa, of each employee’s credit balance on Hussev Named Head of members of the Holland-Netherlands rous social benefits which the Com- tabatin 7,869 participante den Thrift | September 30, 1949. West Indies Coordination Council. pany provides for its employees. He Plan; esaki ta representa 98.9% di) Included in the group were members noted that Lago’s Medical Depart- esnan eligibel pa participa. Start Training Now Conservation Group of both the Netherlands and _ the ment extended free medical services E nota ta mustra cu durante e Athletes: 11 anja cu Thrift Foundation tin N.W.I. delegations to the Council. to 22,000 persons in Aruba, and that Island athletes are reminded that ta existi, Compania a _ contribui The name of the ”Refinery Loss They were accompanied on their trip Lago’s Hospital delivered 800 babies this year’s Queen’s Birthday Olymp- Fls. 2,000,000 mas cu empleadonan na Committee” was this month changed to the refinery by Aruba’s Acting Lt. a year (about half of those born in iad should be the biggest and best e plan. Desde cu e Foundation to »’Oil Conservation Committee”. Governor.H. A. Hessling. Aruba each year). a cu- yet. Lots of events and lots of prizes Reason for the minza, Compania a contribui un total change in name is (Delegates are presently meeting “After citifig the: emphasis which } wills be the order of the day when that the new di Fls. 14,777,750.43; empleadonan a one more accurately in Curacao to further financial and Lago places on the safety of its the island’s top athletes vie for describes the functions of the group. economic collaboration between Hol- employees, and the high position the contribui un total di Fls. 12,509,727.73 durante e mes periodo. honors. At the same time the membership land and the Dutch West Indies.) Company maintains among refineries Signing up for the various events of the committee has been enlarged. Highlights of the Council’s visit to with excellent safety records, Mr. Durante di e periodo cu e nota ta in the all-day Olympiad will begin Process cubri (October 1, 1948 te September Superintendent D. L. Hussey Lago were a brief tour through the Smith briefly mentioned the main early in April. has been named chairman of the Oil refinery, luncheon at the Esso Club, features of the Company’s various 30, 1949) Lago a haci un contribucion Conservation Committee. Mr. Hussey, and a close view of the Company’s benefit plans. Among these were especial di Fls. 1,330.717.39. E con- same to Aruba from apprentice training program. They plans to help provide for employees tribucion especial aki ta basa riba Refinery in New also heard talks by Lago executives in case of sickness, accident, retire- Fls. 25 pa cada participante den e { di Mei Dia di Fiesta of Foundation, mas 39 por ciento di outlining the Company’s present ment, and death, as well as_ the Gobierno a anuncia cu Anja di La y committee and has had contribucionnan regular di e emplea- economic outlook and its employee Thrift Plan and the Vacation Sav- Reina lo worde celebra dia 1 Mei able experience in oil conser- relations activities do durante e anja. and policies. ings Plan. (Dialuna) e biaha aki, enbez di dia vation work. Following Di ganashinan di e Foundation du- their arrival at Lago’s Mr. Smith closed his survey with 30 di April. P’esey, Dialuna, 1 di Other members of the committee main gate, rante e anja, Fls. 149,552.28 a worde the delegates were con- a brief mention of the Home Building Mei, ta dia di fiesta pa empleado- are H. V. Locker, C. J. Griffin, G. L. ducted on a brief tour poni na cuentanan di empleadonan cu through the Foundation. This Company-sponsored nan di Lago. MacNutt, W. L. Stiehl, T. M. Binnion, refinery. They visited the harbor Foundation has built 218 homes for ta participa den Thrift Plan. Esaki J. M. Rosborough, H. W. Orr, and area, the Acid Plant area, and saw sale to employees. tabata igual na un por ciento di ca- F. B. Roebuck (secretary and field the construction on the new Plant From the General Office Building, da empleado su saldo riba dia 30 di Aruba’s new airport building is coordinator). Commissary building before going the members of the Council went to September, 1949. due to open March 18. (See page 8.) A key means of keeping down up the main refinery road and the Esso Club for lunch. After lunch overall refinery costs, the Oil Con- stopping at the Cat Cracker. There they were taken on a tour of the servation Committee seeks to eli- they were shown the Water Tower Goes Down Control Room (turn to page 2, column 3) minate various means in the refinery and taken up the Cat Cracker for a through which oil is lost in everyday view of the refinery and Lago Co- operations. Sources of oil losses are lony area. tracked down, then steps are taken Moving on to the conference room BG Still Needs Clothing to eliminate them. at the General Office Building, the delegates were welcomed by Lago Although Aruba’s official drive to President J. J. Horigan. He _ intro- send aid to the flood-stricken people Notices of Job Vacancies duced General Manager O. Mingus, of British Guiana ends on March 18, who outlined Lago’s present business individuals and organizations are To Be Posted in Oranjestad outlook and its prospects for the urged to continue sending clothing future. Aruba’s Acting Lt. Governor has to the people there. Recent radio After giving a short history reports announced that employers who wish of describing the plight of the Lago in Aruba, Mr. Mingus to hire anyone can now post pointed people in BG say that there is still a notice, out the various factors with a description of the job avail- which have a great need for additional cloth- influenced, or are now able, on a bulletin board in Oranje- influencing, ing.