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THE HOME JOURNAL
2nd Year
Urges Government To Buy |
’
Estate Anna’s Fancy
Governor Said He Fully Endorses Proposal
Purchase of Estate Anna’s Fancy by the municipali
ty, and its resale to the people who own sugerficiary(
houses there,and other persons who have filed applica-
tions with the Homestead
Com.,has been proposed by
Councilman Earle B. Ott-,
ley, Chairman of the Mu-,
nicipal Committee. 1
The munlcl£allty filedl
an action in the District
Court in 1947 claiming ow-}
nership of t h e land, but
documentary evidence
brought by Miss Elise
~ Morch indicated to the sat
is action of Distriet Attorney
Cyril Mi¢hael that she is the
legal owmer of the property
In a letter to Gov. de Cas
tro, Ottley stated that “‘it
would be unfortunate, if by
lack of official interest, the
owners sell t hi s property to
private interests, w h e n the
municipality’c a n step inand
rego:iate for its purchase in
the interest of the superficiary
l.ome owners now residing on
the land, a n d other citizens:
who are eager to obtain land
upor: w hich to build their own‘
homes,”’ i
Gov. de Castro said he was
fully in agreement with these
views, and also received a re
commendation from the
Homestead Commission ap
proving the purchase. It is un
derstood that Miss Morch is‘
wi'ling to sell the estate which
totals about 22 acres. Over 30
families have petitioned the
Governor urging the govern
ment to buy the land.
The Governor said that the
precarious financial position
of thelocal government wouid
necessitate careful study of
the proposition. ‘‘Neverthe
less, I feel that we should
contemplate acquisition of the|
area so that the plots may be]
sold eventually to the people
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Saturday, March 1, 1952
Prann Gets
Time Extension
To June2s - ‘
But Project Not Due to
~ Finish Until November
l “The Prann Contruction
'Company which has en
coun'!ed numerous difficul
ties on the waterfront pro
ject has been an exten
sion of time to complete
the work. The new dead
line is June 25, After that
date the contractors will
‘have to pay a penalty of
$lO per day.
~ Judging from the pro
gress already made & the
work still remaining to be
d on e, authorities expect
that the project will not be
compl: ted before Nov. 1
A rece: t payroll listed 128
work, engaged on the water-‘
fr ont project. Nearly all ‘of
them are Puerto Ricans. The
weekly payroll exceede dl
$5,000.
who own superficiary houses
there. 1 believe that some
time will elspse befor this area
would be available for pur
chase since the escheat case
would first have to be settled,
and after that, Miss Morch
tarough her attorney would
have t o establish by proper
proceedings, her legal owner
ship of the property for the
record. This will give us time.
review the matter thoroughly
and determine jointly what
can be done in order to assist
the people now living at Es
tate Aona,s Fancy.”
Tries Man Whose
Cows Nearly
Wreck Plane
George Donovan, whose
cows strayed on the Har
ry S. Truman Airport and
endangered the lives of
passengers aboard a Cari
bair plane a few days ago
was given a 10-day sus
pended sentence in the
Police Court yesterday.
~ He was also charged by
}Ben Bayne with being on
his property at John Brew
er’s Bay without permis
sion and was fined $25 for
trespass, but it was sus
pentled. He was given
thirty days to get off the
land. s :
Eva Venzen, who called
her employer, Mrs. Doro
try Elskoe, a thief wa s
found guilty of slander &
sentenced to thirty days
in jail and fined S2O for
disorderly conduct. In ad
dition, Immigration au
thorities requested th a t
s he be turned over to
t h e m after her sentence
expires as she was here for 29
days visit and was forbidden
to accept employment.
Auguste Querrard, who
stabbed his niece, was held in
bail of SBOO for trial in the
District. Court on a charge of
assault with intent to kill.
Evangelist Preaches Services
For the past ten nights, the
Christian Mission Tabernacle
was well seated with worship
pers who listened to Miss Rita
Francis, an evangelist from
Antigua, as she delivered some
forceful addresses.
Tomorrow she will be preach
ing at 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. At
p.m. she will conduct a service
at the Queen Louise H-)mel
for the aged.
No. 126
lPayne To Be
|F reed Mon.
District Attorney Cyril
Michael will move on Mon
day in the District Court
for the dismissal of five
cases of involuntary man
slaughter which were filed
against Clarence Payne
several months ago when
the Midget Theatre, of
which he wa s manager,
caught afire, causing the
death of five men.
Two material witnesses
William Miesel, and John
Govia, are presently in
Venezuela and theSUnited
States, respectively, a n d
it isnot known whether
they will return to this
jurisdiction.
The cases were schedul
ed, for trial by a jury yes
terday. The first jury
which heardthe cases
couldn’t reach a verdict.
To Import More P.R.
Cane Cuiters
’ Sixty farm laborers im
ported from Puerto Rico
are now workingin the
cane fields of the Virgin Is
lands Corporation, in St.
Croix. Aboutso to 100
more will be brought in
within the next few
weeks.
Nine workers were re
cruited in St. Thomas for
cane cutting in St. Croix,
but all but two quit and
returned to St. Thomas
within a week.
~ Pastor G. A. Lynton thanks
ail who attend, and extends a
‘hearty welcome to others,