The home journal. [volume], March 01, 1952, Image 5

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THE HOME JOURNAL
A Virgin Islands Publication |
Published Every Monday, "
Wednesday and Saturday |
BEARLE B. OTTLEY . . - . Editor
"- b cents a copy, 50 a month, ‘
$5.00 a year, $7.00 abroad
Adverf,ising Rates on Request !
Wednesday, February, 27, 1952 '
|mportant Step, But ...
St. Thomas recorded one
of the mos t important
steps in its history on
. Tuesday when ground ws
broken at Long Bay for
the construction of the
first of a series of 1o w
income housing projects in
the Virgin Islands.
The essentiality of de
. cent homes to good health,
good citizenship and good
living cannot be over-em
phasized. [t has taken a
long time for this program
to materialize. Our success
‘has beendue to the per
sistent efforts, excellent
teamwork and cooperation
and the demonstrated abi-
Fty of the officials in
whose hands the tremen
d ¢ us undertaking was
thrust.
Some persons who are
familar with the peculiar
wa y things are donein
these Virgin Islands, pre
dict that peisons who are
most in ne e d of better
housing will be the last to
enjoy the benefits. That
fear does not seem to be
justified because there are
sufficient safeguards in
t: e basic law toguarantee
that the p: rsons fcr whom
the housing project is
intended are not by-pass
ed.
Although by far the
greatest benefit to be de
rived from t h e housing
project is the elimiration
.of slums and their re
placement by mode: n, up
to-date homes, the people
will also profit from jcbs
w ieh will b come avaiga-‘
‘ble as the project starts.
We hope that reports nuw
in circulation that the con
tractors are planning to
follow the example of the
Prann Cons ruction Com
pany by brirging in near
ly all their skifled workers
ftrom Puerto Rico are not
true.
- The Virgin Islands cet
less from funds appropri
ated by the Federal gov~l
ernment for their rehabi
litation than any otherl
American community be
cause, unfortunately,-we
lack foresight and aggres
siveness, We want every
thing to fall into our laps
with little or no effort, and
therefore, our more alert
neighbors in Puerto Rico
sieal the show.
This first housing pro
ject will total nearly three
million dollars. It will be
a miracle ifa single length
of pipe,a fuot of lumber or
a p und of nail is bought
from local building materi
als dealers. When the pro
ject is completed, all this
'island will have to show
':ue the houses. By con
trast;, Puerto Rican
busintssmen will reap
practically all of the pro
fit. :
With imaginative lead
ership, a willingness to
help inhigh official circles.
a little pluck, fortified by
outside assistance Where'
the need exists, we could
probably have had a local
contructicn company asl
the successful bidder on
the housing project. And
then the projeci W_ouldl
MRS. CARON’S
Ballet and Acrobatic
Dancing School
Anglican Parish Hall
Tuesday, Wednesday
Thursday &Saturday at 4 p.m.
PRICE $1 PER LESSON
THE HOME JOURNAL
have meant to all of the|
people of the Virgin Is-i
lands what their projects
PUC Ceneral Order No. 8
kilowatt delivery during the 15-minute period in which the
consumption of energy is greatest during the month for which
the determination is made. The maximum demand shall nor
mally be determined by a recording demand meter. In the
absence of such demand meter or, if the meter fails to register,
the maximum demand shall be estimated from the best in
formation available.
Delivery Point ; :
The above rates are based on the supply of electric service
to the entire premises of the customer through a single deli
very and metering point and at one voltage. Supply for the
same customer at other delivery points will be separately
metered and billed. :
Coniract Requirement :
Customers taking service under this rate schedule may,
at the discretion of the Power Authority, be required to exe
cute a contract for a minimum term-of one year.
Rules and Regulations
Service under this rate schedule is subject to the Rules
and Regulations of the Power Authority.
Adjustment of Demand Charges for Power Factor
Demand charges will be adjusted for customers with 50
kilowatts or more of measured demand to correct for power
factors lower than 85% lagging. Such adjustments will be
made by taking 85% of the maximum demand as determined
above, and dividing this amount by the monthly average
power factor. : ' i
Effective January 1, 1952.
APPROVED by the Pubic Utilities Commission at its
meeting held January 28, 1952,
GRACE GORDON
. Chairman
- Attest: 2 ;
ALPHONSO S. HOLDER
Secretary : X
W
Notice
Inasmuch as I have been informed that my name is
being confused with one O’KEAN, I wishtoecall the
attention of the public to the fact that T have been
connected with insurance industry in the Virgin Is
lands for over thirty years, and established as a full
time agent for the past fifteen years; that my name is
O-MOND KEAN., and the word KEAN is pronounced
“KEN”. lam agent for
The Home Insurance Company of New York
The London and Larcashire Insurance Company,
Ltd.. of London
The Western Assurance Co. of Toronto, Canada
and The U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Company of
Baltimore, Maryland.
OSMOND KEAN (pronounced ‘‘Ken’’)
St. Thomas, February 25, 1952
Imean to the people in San
lJ uan,Buffalo or Chatanoo
ga‘ .