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THE HOME JOURNAL
2nd Year
Put First Things 1
Furst, Jarvis Urges
“Community Economics-
Putting First Things First”
was the subject for dis
cussion last Tuesday when
J. Antonio Jarvis spoke
to members & ‘guests of the
Women’s League. After a
truly thought provoking
address by Mr. Jarvis,
Principal of Lincoln School,
there was a period of lively
discussion which centered
around some of the “‘firsts’’
on which the Women's
League might stimulate
- community interest.
. Byway of introduetion,
M¥. Jarvis referred to the con
flict that is going on between
capitalism and communism,
two terms dhult to under
stand and which havedifferent
meanings to different
people W hile eapitalism
should not be allowed unfair
practices, too much govern.
mental control has a demoraliz
ing influence and should be
avoided. In putting first
things first, Thrift must be
observed, All should know
that to get we nust give and
to own we must save., Wealth
is not money, nor is it made
by laws. Wealth must be earned
by thrift, A good time to ac
_quire the habit of regular sav
ing-is during the school years.
Other *‘firsts’’ are the know
ledgea of our needs, and of the
cost of maintaining the facili
ties that are now being built
such as hospitals and schools,
knowledge of the cost of Gov
ernment and of the pros and
cons of proposed legislation.
Mr. Jarvis pointed out that we
shoutd not wait for experts to
come in and make surveys to
determine our needs. Responsi
ble persons of our community
must get togetherthstudy
the needs and costs. We must
take a lively interest in civic
‘affairs, attend public hearings
of the legislature, write letters
to the p r e s 8 expressing ours
views. :
St. Tkon as, Virgin Islands, Saturday, July 19, 1952
Back From |
Concert Tour
Miss Hyacinth Creque,
soprano of Tortola, and
her teacher - accompanist
Dwight Hiestand, are just!
returning after a concert
tour of the Eastern Carib
'bean in whichjthey gavelo
song recitals in six islands.
They began with a con
cert in St. Thomaslast
February, but on account
of the deah of King
Geo:ge VI, had to wait
further stops on their tour
until the end of the official
mourningon May 31. Then
they began again with a
concert at Antigua under
the sponsorship of Gover
nor Sir Kenneth and Lady
Blacktourne on June 3.
They gave three con
c-rtsin all in Antigua and
three in Montserrat and
others in St.’ Kitts, Nevis
‘and St. Croix. All of them
were highly successful
with the public, although
attendance was occasion
ally reduced by too short
a notice or by heavy rains
prevalent throughout the
area.
~_More concerts in these
islands could have been
igiven but Miss Creque &
Mr. Hiestand needed to be
back in Tortola before the
August holidays.
Mawson Named to
School Board
Gevernor de Castro has
nominated Leon A Maw
son to succeed Dr. John S.
Moorhead as a member of
the School Board. Ulmont
James wasrecently named
t o fill this vacancy, but
the legislature rejected
the nomination.
Miss Joseph, Five
Teachers Will
Study Abroad
Miss Huldah Joseph,Ele
mentarySchool Supervisor,
will enroll at Columbia U
niversity in September to
complete work toward her
Master's Degree. She is
now acting Assistant Supt.
of Educationin the ab
sence of Miss Jane E.Tuitt.
Five teachers in the pub
lic school system have re
quested leave of absence
to further their stu
dies. They include
Viola Roberts, Hilda Par
rott, Marlorie Parrott and
Mrs. Mary Francis. Olive
Malone has already depar
ted. Most of these teachers
intend to enroll in colleges
to work toward their Ba
chelor’s degrees.
Fire Burns Qut
Savan Property
; A fire which started in a
room on the ground floor of
Ea two-story frame house in
the Savan caused consider
!able damage before it was
put out yesterday. Two
sm all children of Vivian
Petersen were in the room
alone when the blaze start
ed, It spread to four ad
joining rooms and the fur
niture and furnishings in
every room was practically
destroyed by the fire and
water. No one was injured.
- Ahaz Caiby,who lived on
the second floor,said it was
the second time during the
week that firewas set in
Vivian Petersen’s room. In
the first one, he said a mat
tress caught afire. |
No. 181
Workers Get
Over S7OO In
Back Pay
Employees of the Virgin
Islands Button Co., includ
\ing some who are no long
er in the e m pl oy of the
firm, received more than
S7OO in back pay this
week.
Jesus Torres, an inspec
tor attached to the Wage &
Hour Division, U. S. De
partment of Labor, was on
the scene to supervise the
payments. One worker re
ceived over S9O. .
The back payments were
ordered by the Wage-Hour
Division when itdiscovered
that the Company was pay
ing workers 30c an hour
under a learner’s certificate
issued by the local Wage
Commissioner. The mini
mum wage set for this in
dustry is 45c.
The Department of La
bor has cancelled its agreement
with the local government un
der which the latter adminis.
tered Federal labor laws. Dr.,
cames Johnson, Territoria |
Dircctorof the Wage -Hour
Division, who was in St. Tho
'mas this week, indicated that
Federal inspectors will come
there at least once a month.
Secnedrlionicn ot osß 30 i
Held On SSOO Bail
~ Aubrey Hodge,a former em
ployee of the Magic Lam p,
was held in bail of SSOO follow
ing a hearing in the Police
Court yesterday. He was ac
cused of stealing S6O from the
restaurant and charged with
grand larceny.
e L S i o
95 Passengers On Del Mar
The Isteamship “‘Del Mar”’
is due to arrive here on Mon
day, July 21 from New Oe.
leans. Ninety-five passengers
are aboard,