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THE HOME JOURNAL
2nd Year
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Philippa Schuyler
In Recital Here
On April 15
Randmaster Alton
Adams announced today
that Philippa Schuyler, the
teen-age pianist and com
poser, has been prevailed
on to appear in a piano re-‘
cital 4t Center Theatre on
Tuesday, April 13. }
Philippa will be concer
tizing in South America,
but wi.l take time out to
appear here. According to
leading music critics her
performance is at the pre
sent much more outstand
ing and phenomenal than
it was two year ago when
she appeared here. The re
ception which she receiv. d
at that time & the friends
she won during her stay,
made her father, George
Schuyler, ed it o r of the
Pittsburgh Courier, keenly
interested in the Virgin Is.
Miss Schuyler will arrive
here on April I 4 and will
stay three or fur days as
the guest of the Adamses.
Valmy Thomas
Play with Santo
Domingo Team
Valmy Thomas, of St.
Croix, who has be e n the
first-string catcher wit h‘
the Santurce, Puerto Rico
Basebali Club for the past
two seasons, has accepted
an offer to play w i t h the
Club Deportive Escogido
of Santo Domingo, & will.
report on April 15. |
Thomas turned down an
offer made by Branch Ric-|
key Jr. Director of Minor,
League Clubs, to pla yi
baseba!l in the Pittsburgh:
Pirates farm system.
St. Thorqgs, Virgin Islands, Monday, April 7, 1952
3 Items On | 1
Assembly Agendal
The St. Cr.ix Munici
pal Council last week a
dopted a resoluticn calling
a special session of the
Legislative Assembly for
Wednesday, April 16, and
listing three items on the
agenda. These items in
cluded a resolution urging
the reappointment of
Judge Moore; an ordin
ance to extend the life of
the V. I. Tourist Board,
and an act to permit vo
ters to indicate at every
regular election whether
or not they favor continu
;ation in office of the Gov
ernor of the islands.
! A similar resolution will
be passed today by the
local legislature. :
Althongh not listed on t h =
agerda, the Assembly is al
so expected to discuss the new
draft of organic act recommen
ded by the Congressional com
mittee which recently held
' hearings here. The Assembly’s
}nrganic act committee is now
studying the drafr, and will
recommend amendments
‘which are expected to be
forwarded to Congress by the
legislature.
The Assembly will also
have to elect new officers for
1952.
Commission Uphelds
Officer in Appeal
The Compensation Commis
sion has upheld the decision of
Compensation Commissioner
Reginald Davis in ordering
James Gifft to pay the sum of
$1,673.06 to William Hodge, a
carpenter, who fractured both
wrists when he fell off a lad
der some m~nths ago.
The Commission, however,
authorized payment of the sum
due Hodge in weekly install
ments
The defendant may further
appeal the case to the District“
Court.
Prospect For
®
Bank Brighter
Officials connected with
the Home Loan Bank who!
conducted a survey here,
will offer their services to
the Virgin Islands if an
application is made to es-!
tablish a Federal savings
and loan association here,
it was indicated on Friday
g .
night, following a confer
ence with the bankers and
a group of representative
citizens at Government
House
Establishment of the bank
will require an initial capital
of $200,000, and the Governor
is giving thought to gathering|
a group or persuading one
man to take the lead in get
ting the project underway
- The Governor said he was
discouraged at first with t h e
¢ nference, but was later en
couraged as many favorable
factors were brought out. The
Home Loan Bankers were
,said to be much wnore optimlsl
tic about t h e prospects than
lthey were two years ago.
Marine Hurt In
Fall From Horse
Cpl.d.A. Olmstead broke
several ribs, ahd suffered a
}possible fracture of the
skull on Saturday when he
was thrown from a horse
at Sugar Estate. The horse
became frightened when
one of the stirrup broke
& took off in a wild burst
of speed. Olmstead, a Ma
rine, was taken to his ship,'
the U.S.S. Sanborn, in an'
unconscious condition. ;
Asst. Dir. Wm. Turner Very Il |
Asst. Director of Police
William Turner-who was con
fined to his home because of
iliness two weeks ag o has
been taken to the Hospital in
a very weak condition. He
No. 141
Woodstock
Case Closed
Says Child Strayed
From Home
~ Jose Gonzalez Nieves, of
the Puerto Rico Insular
Police, who was sent here
to help the police to in
vestigate the disappear
ance of 2-year-old Maria
)Woodstock stated at a
press conferencé today
’thgt according to the
i evidencethe child who was
found two miles yrom her
home at Neltjeberg on
March 29, wandered away
on the afternoon of
March 23. :
Mr. GonZalez said the inves
tigation has failed to show
any motive and evidence of a
criminal act. The doctors’ re
port, he stated, revealed that
Maria had been without food
and water for several days.
“That she had cuts and nam
merous scratches over the bo
dy and soles of her feet, This
shows positively that she
walked a lot through brushes.
All three examining physicians
agree that a child could sur
vive without food and water
for several days under cer
‘tain circumstances.’’
Governor to Submit Budget
This Week
Governor de ‘Castro will
submit to the Municipal Coun
cil this week a draft of budget
for 1952-53 fiscal year, The
document, which was due to
be submitted on Aprill, will
be sent to the legislature be
fore the Governor leaves for
Washington to attend hear
ings of the Senate Appropria
tions Committee.
The budget will provide sa
lary increases for most em
ployees, and also recommend
increases in taxes amounting
to about SIOO,OOO.
marked his 70th birthdav
March 29.