The Bermuda Recorder

              * for fi bermuda jh lucorfa 1 always fresh \ * uv 5 purvis & co ltd price 6d wednesdays 9d saturdays published bi weekly canada's best volume xxx hamilton bermuda saturday april 17 1954 no 80 colonial secretary warns not to be deluded by anti-sub warfare to be studied in 6 week exercise off bermuda i__-i ____^ at .. ; . _>~-~- jmaw sfc '«£___ ._«*£____. s_h 3i m9 : st * __*■ k h ? i i l_s*_jr s ' r ss^wu %= : i : s f fl ataaw'a - - t § * * 1 mr m % mm $ ___■______►** jl ________________» je h am mmm ikfl ■ % ;•*-»„.- r^b fl llfl h __■' 7_fl * m ' f___l^w___r fl ■■ i § sb ________•_. '%!>■ :: <_-« i h _____^ ______________ .____■__. # ___ ____ __. 1 l_____h__«gi_fl ______■ _______ ______________ r%_#-^_i___________i ff-_-.v t______ll____-_ri^^-^s____-.^_i m jtrm w mm mww w m m fpv n fl h fl flfl w t ■ ' j i h h • m i _■ : i_________f i__i fll _____________■ p % ' i_____________^b l'l hil v~":~~f colony's prosperity , students at the berkeley institute were advised on thurs day not te lean too irresponsibly em bermuda's present wave of prosperity but rather to develop a spirit of thrift and save now for a stake in the land a very important tiiin-r to have if they mc to day a proper role in the affairs of the country in the norfolk va april 16 some 56 united states xavy art surface and submarine unit will participate in a six weeks anti submarine development exercise in the waters between bermuda and the bahamas it was announced today by the headquarters of admiral jerauld wlright u.s.n commander-in-chief atlantic fleet known as asdevex l-ol the exercise will begin the latter part of april ' future this advice was given by the colonial secretary the hon a <:. t chaplin when he distributed the certificates and prizes at the berkeley's annual speech day exercises in the school's assembly hall which was packed to over flowiiiir with parents and this will mark the first temple usx commander carrier division 14 in the antietam the school mr furbert re ferred to tlie strong link and harmonious relationship that existed between tile school and the troveriinieiit time ■ t hr newly designed ihnttsnbntariiie support air craft carriers take part iu training and evaluation with air surface anel undersea in addition to the two car riers the other surface forces are ll destroyers and escorts a seaplane tender two fleet eiders anel four other auxiliary types aviation units number some 22 sepiadrons or air de tachments including patrol anti-sub experimental heli copter and lighter-than-air units six cuppy submar ines will comprise the oppos ing force and three other subs will operate as members of the anti-submarine team we are sure he said units 1 wo of these carriers recently convertd will be the largst hips in the exercise they are the uss leyte cvs-32 and the canted night eleck carrier uss antietam cvs-36 tliat that spirit of coopera tion and mutual respect whieh lie at the basis of good citizen ship and sound government will be fostered by mr chap lin who undoubtedly bringh to his new post in bermutla a wealth of experience gaineel elsewhere friends the colonial secretary who was • introeluceel by mr f s furbert principal and the two top students at the berkeley institute marshalline hodgson daughter of airs bertha hodgson of crawl and fitzgerald seott son of mr and mrs victor seott smile pleasantly after receiving prizes and certificates ai tlie hands of the colonial secretary the hon a i t chaplin at the school's prize-giving on thursday m'r f s furbert principal is on the right and tlie school choir is seated in the background photo by earle perinchief the purpose e*f the opera tion is to explore the tactical applicatio not spcific new de velopments iu anti-submarine warfare the carriers embody some of these developments aviiliams also spoke of the employment opportunities for yemng men auel women in the civil service and he joined mr furbert in a plea to parents ti assist teachers in inculcating a sense of reli gion respect anel responsibili ty in the students thanked by the hon g in replying the colonial secretary expresseel the hope that the friendly relationship referrel to by mr furbert would not only continue but grow stroilger aircraft ashore will be based at bermuda nassau b.w.i and jacksonville fla during the exercise the leyte and antietham will each carry anti submarine aircraft north village band to lead b u t convention set for tuesday asdevex 1-45 will bgiu on april 2(i and continue through june 6 19.34 it was planned and scheduled by rear ad miral harold d baker usn commander operational de velopment force participat ing forces will comprise task foorce 88 under the com manel of rear admiral wal lace m beakley usx who is conducting the xercise aelm beakley is commander hun mr chaplin highly eongrat ulateel the prize winners he added jocularly that one thing which pleased him was the fact that he had not been to a co-eel school i went to a be>ys school anel we were rea sonably certain that boys won all the prizes here i noticeel that girls took away most of them today mr chaplin said easter parade the impressive ceremony got underway promptly at 3 p.m with the well-trained school choir leading in the singing of the hymn o wor ship the king - ', while the staff dressed in their colour ful university gowns entered from the rear of the hall in procession to take up their positions iu front the north village baml will have the honour this year of leading the annual easter parade whieh takes place next thursday afternoon in hamil ton other bands participating will be the somerset brigade band and the church lads brigaele band from st george's the d.c.l.i banel which came to the colony from jamaica a week ago will not take paw in the actual lily pageant but it is expected that they will give a demonstration on front street shortly after the last float passes the reviewing stand the llth annual conven tion of the bermuda union of teachers will take plae next tuesday april 20 at the little theatre hamilton mr i c cunningham union president stated this morning president oilier highlights of the morning session will be a kindergarten workship at which time miss i.ose philpott will lecture on the topic of music in the schools . her talk will be illustrated by a percussion banel there will also be a talk on teaching a song to infants by miss winnifred smith who is chair man of the convention com personal and social the rev carl gibbons dis coverer of the crystal caves about fifty years ago arrived for the easter holiday with his family at bailey's bay he is associate pastor of zion baptist church in xew york those interested in the ad vancement of education are cordially invited to attend the two sessions which will com mence at 9 a.m ami 1 p.m the morning session will get underwav with an invocation by the bv t w foster pas tor of vernon temple a.m.e church southampton which will be followed by a state of the union address by the ter-killer force u s atlan tie fleet with in xorfolk hcadepiarters among the distinguished visitors present were the hon h t watlington chairman of the board of eelucation mr c g g gilbert director of eelucation and other mem the speaker saiel he was most impressed with the em phasis mr furbert over the years hael plaeeel on the de velopment of cultural moral anel spiritual values in addi tion to the intellectual train ing the students got mr chaplin declared that the three scholastic r's were not epiite sufficient in the pro ducing of decent citizens senior participatng com manders include : rear ad mirals delbert s cornwell usx commander fleet air wings atlantic harry b # * i r vs j d smith heaelmis tress of devonshire school mittee the afternoon sesssion will be taken up by the showing of some highly entertaining and instructive films which have been acquired through the kindness of the directors of island theatres ltd and also the bermuda general theatres continueel on page 8 of both the boarel anel department ; mr j f r e el tucker m.c.p and mr cyril simmons members of the berkeley governing body ? jam fc'z zwwmm — mm 1 1 - 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'■■ 3$n__9 _____ : r rjr ____■ _. : 1 £ ia ? fc^:7l __■__.. : rp •'- * i zz am wk m ______ ______ | > §■? gfea f tj i mk s _■ 1 w wm i \ s f w fp^l . w , i i ,^''_/* mjp_^*b^^^^«^^*«sj v . .'«*-■ m9tz^^^f i ' f h i b_k v*;i sjjk vt jf ,?■_« 4 % i imfj wmj&z izm^mwm j ; * * ui i ilis jafr m m 1 " 1 in n l . b ??& ___________» m5 s "' i a h *_» 2i_k 2 hp - :; r;-irr :^ : rr r-r-"rr::.r;::^ai8 *^-- >: p^^b ■ ' - | s "■& m * 9 wlfl^b jbk b _____________ ______ s hi ■■ ■ ■_______ k_k .^__ b^h ___________!____________________! t * the parade is timed to pass the reviewing stand at the flag pole in front street at 3 p.m among the dignitaries on the stand will be his excellency the governor sir alexander hood and his worship the mayor of hamilton mr e r williams m.c.p anel members of the corporation of hamilton anel their wives day night entertainment on that occasion will be provided b the four duces who will be there every monday thurs day and saturday night in welcoming the colonial secretary on his first visit to continued on page 8 mr cunningham comment in on the fact that next • * 0'at 3 ______^_______ t * ___■ mm^^mv^mmw m ** r h - __________> jfc . *"" w^jj^nk_.^_^^^__l _____^ ' bt tm week's convention would be he firs to be held outside of a school building said the innovation has been made primarily to allow the showing id films he said the union had been given exclusive use of the little theatre for the day through the courtesy of mr lohn higham general manager of bermuda general theatre's with the new grill which will hi open from !) a.m to 1 pjn daily and can accom modate 85 persons comfortably and acuisine under the eli.'ec iion of thi internationally famous chef freel barnes sun set lodge swings into full operation as a first class hotel tor both visiting anel transient as usual the floats particip ating in the pageant will assemble at bernard park tot judging in the morning from there they will wend their way into the city over a route which has been altered from the one used in previous years gnestst the parade will leave via the north entrance of the park and travel np cedar avenue turning west into victoria street south along washington street west into church street south into queen street east along reid street south into court streel ami west along front street great foreign interest in easter parade final details to make next thursday's pageant of the easter lily the biggest anel best so far are being rushed by the sponsoring committee was based ou the coronation an indication of the wide spread interest in this yearly event is shown by the dona tion by the garden club of ontario of a special trophy which the local committee has decided to award to the best float entered by a voluntary organization it will be for rnnual competition but if any one organization wins it three times — not necessarily conse utive times it can retire the sunset lodge granted hotel licence for grill yesterday the names of the judges — who as usual have been selected from leading garden clubs in the united states anel canada were an nounced the»y are mrs wil liam ohamplin of rochester xew hampshire a former president of the american xa ional council of state gar den clubs mrs walt thomas of greenwich conn formerly director of the garden club of america anel mrs j bart lett rogers of the garden club of ontario canada sunset lodge bermuda b newest resort facility was granted a hotel licence for its lovely silver grill when the pembroke licensing authority presided over by the wo*r el martin goelet heard an applic ation from its proprietor mr d wesley gayle on wednes day t rophj when the two american judges arrive in the colony next week they will be accom panied by a large number of gardes enthusiast whose vaca tion has been planneel by the xational cemncil of state garden clubs of america to coincide with the easter parade delaware guest thanks hosts miss marie holden confidential secretary to dr c b powell president editor and co-publisher of th xew york amsterdam xews paper thanks ilr 1 wesley gavle proprietor of sunset lodge for making her month-long vacation here so pleasant miss holden a native of wilmington delaware found the gayles most charming hosts their hospitality added to the cordiality anel warmth of the many bermudians she met made her month here most stimulating photo by earle perinchief marshalline hodgson is being congratulated above by the colonial secretary the hon a i t chaplin for her eon sistently very good record at the berkeley miss hodgson a government scholar obtained a first grade certificate in the cambridge exams and the mark of distinction for very good in five subjects the only other student in the 75-year-history of the school to top her record was her sister miss marion hodgson who achieved this two years ago and set a record for the colony mr gayle told the recorder this morning that the grill situated on the g'round floor of his elaborate guest house will be opened for business on mon the committing has elecieleel that the theme of htis year's pageant should be the spirit of easter last year's theme photo by earle perinchief f tjttj f8m why not try these two