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THE HOME JOURNAIL-
2nd Year
Anglican
Convocation
Meets Here
The Third Convocation
of the Virgin Islands
diocese of the Anglican
Church will meet at All
Saints’ Church, St. Thomas,
Tuesday ana Wednesday,
May 6th and 7th. The
Right Revd A.E. Swift,
Bishop-in-charge, will pre
side and will deliver the
Episcopal Charge Tuesday
evening at the opening
service which begins at
Bo’clock. His Excellency
the Governor has been in
vited and has signified
hisintention to be present.
Ardheadon Swinson and
Father MacLaughlin will
conduct the service.
The Revd H. M. Pigott will
be the celebrant at 6:45a .m.
Wednesday, assisted by Father
Aldrich and Father MacLaugh
lin. Father Pigott wili soon be
retiring as rector of the
Christiansted parish, where
he has served for almost
foriy years, after almost fifty
years in the priesthood of the
Anglican Church, Before
coming to St. Croix, he served
churches in Antigua and St.
Kitts. The Revd. John Levo,
rector emeritusof Frederiksted
will be unable to attend on
account of ill health, |
Prominent laymen from
St. Croix who will take part
are: the Hon. D. C. Canegaia,
M D.. Administrator, who is
( ‘hancellor of the Virgin Is
landsf diocese; Mr. Malcoim
K. Armstrong; Mr Ernest
Benjamin; Almeric Christian,
E«q.; v r. Roubert S: Fleming;
and Mr. Lecander Henderson,
who is Treasurer of Convoca
tion. Mr Rupert Williams
will represent Holy Cross
Chureh, K:ingshill.
St. Thomas will be repre
sented by Mr. Carl A. Anduze,
continued on page 4
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Monday, May 5, 1952
Asks Court To
Reverse Order
Os Commission
James Gifft, through
his attorney, Francisco
Corneiro, has appealed a
decision of the Compen
\sation Commission to the
District Court. The deci
sion directed h i m to pay
as compensation f r inju
ries suffered by William
Hodge, the sum of
$1,787.56.
Mr. Gifft described the
Commission’s order as im
proper, and not in accor
darce with applicable’ law
and charged that Compen
sativn Commissioner Regi
nald Davis, upon whose
origninal ruling the ap
peal was made to the
Commission, “‘participat
ed actively in the hearing
and trial of s u ¢ h appeal
and exercised undue in
fluence in its determina
tion.”
He also charged that
t h e Commission’s order
was approved and given
effect by an insufficient
number of members of
the Commission actually
present at t h e meeting.
$305 Fines Imposed In ‘
Police Conrt ;
The s um of $305 in fines
was imposed by Judge Chris
tian in the Police Court on
Friday, setting a new record.
One defendant, Eric Smith,
who was charged with display
ing a deadly weapon, was
Raps
Tau Lose; Rubicans Win
The biggest upset of the
softbzll season occured yester
day when the Pirates took
bo h ends of a doubleheader
from the previously undefeat
ed Tau, The Rubicans, w h o
have yet to lose, Itock two
games from the Home Gua'd.
Marines Wreck Bar:
Beat Owier Who Fiees
- Sergio Gonzalez, owner
of El Lielo Bar in the
lßack Street, fled from
ithe establishment on Sat
urday night when he was
lattacked by a group of
’U.S. Marines. He said the
servicemen started to beat
him whenhe attempted to
stop them from fighting
among themselves.
Atter he fled, the Ma
rines smashed the bar,
tearing the door off a re
frigerator, throwing a
nickelodeon to t h e floor,
and tossing out chairs and
tables. They fled before
the arrival of the shore
patrol and pclice officers.
Music Programs
iad
Wadne day, Thursd.y
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At CARS Audidorem
! A Music We e k program,
under the directior of Music
Supervisor Adele Galiber will
be held at t he High School
auditorium on Wednesday and
Tharsday :night, May 7 and 8,
at 8:15 o’ clock.
The participants will include
Rubina Farrington, the
Junior Glce Club, Edith Rose
Francis, Greta Hall, Alicia
Calistro ard Janet Harrigan.
Special Music Week pro
grams are being held in sever
al schovls, Rev. Aldersiey will
speak at the program at Jef
ferson School this afterncon
at 4 o’clock. Other programs
will be held at Commandant
Gade Schoul at 2:30 p.m. to
morrow; at the Dober School
at 10:00 a.m. on Wedne:zday,
ai.d at Lincoln School at 9:00
a.in. on Thursday.
The program w i | | actually
embrace a two week period,
with the annual Lincoln Sehool
Maypole exercises set for
Thursday, May i 5.
No. 152
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$ Os I's
!Nearly uts Offßrothe
Arm With Machete
I Swinging a machete, An
tonio Caliwood nearly cut off
the left hand of hig brother,
!Herman Callwoced, in an alter.
cation at koss Yard last
]night. Herman, who was cut
between the wrist and elbow,
; was taken to the hospital in a
Iserious condition.
l Antonio was arrested by the
lpo!ice and held for investiga
tion. The machete was also
seized. Antonio said that Hep
man had threatered to kil |
him and Edwin, another bro
ther,
b o e
;Employees Hit
New Pay Plan
l About sixty municipal
employees attended 2
lhearing' on the new pay
iplan held at the Council’s
thall on Friday night by
| Personnel Director Ulmont
James.
Most of the employees
who expressed their views
were highly eritical of the
plan, and urged that it be
amended to provide more
reasonable compensation.
Mr. James promised to
study the recommenda
itions and to revise the
clan which will be sub
mitted to the Governor
and legislature during
this month.
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Supreme Court Justice Has
Session in Tortola
The Supreme Court Justice
from Antigua opened court in
loadtown, Tortola last Wed
nesday. Hel d annually, the
session in Tortola hears t h e
most important cases, whic:
are beyond the jurisdiction of
the Commissioter, and also
(appeals frem decisions of the
Chrmmissioner.