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THE HOME JOURNAL
2nd Year
To Build Open-
Air Theatre
At Sub Base
The Development Au
thority has agreed to lease
an area in the former Sub
marine Base to Joseph Fish
er for an open-air theatre.
Mr. Fisher, who intends
to invest about SIO,OOO to
$15,000 in preparing the
new establishment, expects
to have the theatre ready
for operation by the begin
ning of next year.
Mr. Fisher, who recentlyl
came to the islands, will
pay s3ooa year, and 20
per cent of the net pro
fit. :
The area leased by Mr.
Fisher will covernearly two
acres immediately to the
west of the telephone ex
change at the base.
VIBCO Kiddie
Show At Center
Huge Success
Saturday’s first VIBCO Kid
die Show at 11 a.m. has been
a huge success. Over 700 chil
dren attended. Notall the
children could be admitted as
the theatre was already over
crowded, With only a few ex
ceptions each child carried as
admission 15 u%ed bottle caps
of carbonated beverages made
by the Virgin {slands- Bever
ages Inc. /
The one hour program com
prising a Technicolor Short
feature '‘The Wise Owl’’, 3
black and white cartoons & a
2 ree. comedy short feature
with the 3 Stooges were tho
roughly enjoyed by the child
ren. VIBCO arncunced the
next Kiddie Show on Oct. 4,
1952 at 11 a.m. with “Popeye}
the Sailor’* and Mickey the
Mouse a.O.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Monday, September 22. 1952
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Union Here May
Jam C. 1.-0.
The St. Thomas Labor
Union is taking steps to
become affiliated with the |
Congress of Industrial Or
ganization. At the rcquest
of Phillip Murray Presi
dent of CIOO, David Stern
back, Representative o f
the labor organization in
Puerto Rico, will arrive
here shor 1v te discuss this
matter with Union
officials.
The CIO isoneof the
most powerful labor o r§
ganization in the United
‘= ates, and has branches
in Puerto Rico and other
territories.
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The Town Crier...
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Sons to the following,
Mr. and Mrs: Isidore Gre
aux, Joseph Nibbs, Allan
Krigger, C y r i1 Dessuit,
Vernon Williams, Eugene
Thomas, Oliver Hassell,
Graciano Peterson, Alturo
Venzen, J a mes Hodge,
Vincent Francis, Samuel
Gibbs, Anthon Emanuel,
George Smith, William
Peets, Carlos Woods, Ralph
Boulon, Stanley Barbrow,
Hulbert Granum, and Charles
Smith.
Daughters to Mr. and Mrs:
Joseph Bryan, Antonio Rivera,
Charles Clarke, Carlton
George, Jose Moore. Dorald
Hodge, Louis Vialet, Gene
Greaux. _
Recent deaths reporied local
ly include Nazaline E.Francis.
70; Marie Danet 70; John F,
Smith. 72; Christina Brown,
35; Irvin Petersen, 59: Mathil
da Davis, 64; Aaron de Windt,
87, Terrence Todman., 26,
Louise Aubain, 72, Mary An
thony, 2days; Maria LaMothe,
Bough To Get Post
With Finance Dept.
Aopointment of Oscar
Bough, former Agent in
chatge of the Dorothea A
gricuitural Station,as an
administrative assistant or
expediter in the office of
the Commissioner of Fin
ance isexpected to be made
shortly. -
Mr. Boughisalready on
duty in the Finance Dept.,
but on a temporary basis,
pending clearance of the
new Federal office. He is
now classified as Clerk IV.
Funds for the position of
Asst. Chief Bookkeeper are
available,but Finance Com
missioner Shulterbrand t
dozs not intend to fill that
post. Mr. Bough’s duties
will include special
assignments , including
statistics and making re
ports. -
It was expected that Mr.
Bough would be given a
position with t he U.S.
Departmentof Agriculture
in its new program in the
Virgin Island. However
the position offered to him
paid a considerably small
er salary than he formerly
received,and he is not
interested in it.
Leah Sasso Back
Miss Leah Sasso, daughter
of Asst. Finance Commission
er and Mrs. Ernest Sasso, re
turned to St. Thomas on Fri
day, after spending three
months at the Canal Zone. as
guest of Col. and Mrs. Ber
nard Law. She visited New
York for a week before her
return. and on the boat trip
up thrilled passengers with
tunes on the piano.
65; Theodore Matthias, 72,
Adella Potter, 52: Elva Martin,
56; Alma Simmons, 74, Helena
Hodge, 70.
No. 212
Use of New Tele.
System 3 weeks of f
Calls which are now re
ceived at the telephone ex
change at the former Sub
marine Base will be trans
ferred to the new exchange
at Commandant G ade
School within three weeks,
it was disclosed.
~ Gradually, other sections
lwill be added to the new
switchboard until all cus
tomers are served by the
new system.
The sy ste m now has
‘about 700 customers, and
there are 150 applicants.
The new system will be
able to accomodate 1000
customers. .
Governor Meets
P.U.C. Tues.
The Publie Utilities Com
mission will meet with
Governor Castro tomorrow
‘to discuss several matters.
One of the most important
lsubjects will be the dispute
between the Commission
and the Governor over the
establishment of landing
rates at the new bulkhead.
The Commission has pro
tested the setting of the
rates bythe Governor
without its consent.
Harris Opens Campaign Oct. 1
Councilman Oswald Harris,
who is seeking his sixth term
in the legislature, has obtain
ed permission to use Roths
child Francis Square on Oect.
1, 17 and November 3, and
Emancipation Garden on Oct.
30 for lectures.
Man Stabbed In Back
Candito Lebron was held in
bail of S6OO on Saturday after
Tho :as Rodriquez was stabb
ed in the back.