The Bermuda Recorder

              for fi bermuda a/kecordet b fc jl^a *' lr\t^&jtfm ihl 1 purvis ltd * = n : ?^* r - > m mi w w v v agents purvis ltd published bl-weellj price 6d wednesdays 1 saturdays vk volume xxxiv hamilton bermuda wednesday august 14 1957 no 5 young people demonstrate crying freed for recreational outlets in colony he publishes his own newspaper si_____**a___^*i-l <__ sbs m i_____f i ib * : h ■ he publisher and editor of the s printed press wilson xorth carolina by ira philip ting 1 lis up against the walls with pieces of board for bats spending his third holiday in bermuda he is 10-year-old george kenneth butterfield son of dr george kenneth butterfield the bcrmudiaa born dentist and political the long felt need for recreational outlets for the youth of bermuda is brought into sharp focus daily at st paul a.tm.e church basement in hamilton where i believe the only facility in the whole of the colony exists where young boys and girls may play games on a day long basis ._ numb came and peeked in the aoo_-s and left while t was silling there after leaving the basemc it 1 contacted bev foster who showed an inie ; isc awaren;.s of the needs of the youth of the community lie said the least he could do at tho moment was make the big basement available he hopes to be able to get at least four ping-pong table darts check ers and any other game that could occupy young peoples minds he also hoped to hi able to have some regular supervision for the center wlien it is fully equipped poorly equipped as it is — leader of wilson one ping-pong table serving a waiting line of 10 to 30 players the basement is a god-send to the youths who flock there as early as 8:30 in the morning until as late as 11 o'clock at night into the basement oft times there appeared to be no hope of getting a game of ping-pong as that is all they can play in side some would come outside and play ball in the ehnreh yard this igiil ung lad re vealed his interest iu jour nalism when a recorder re porter called to interview his distinguished father what did you say was the name ol your paper the boy asked adding when answered i put oul ci paper too were it not for the thought fulness of the pastor of the church the rev t w foster and his officials the majorily of these youngsters would only have the hot heavily trafficked streets in which to play in the day and roam at night and possibly get themselves into mischief yesterday i visited the basement 1 where i found about 20 boys ranging in age from 8 to 1-1 years half were wait ing their turn to play on the one full-size ping-pong table while two others were en gaged in a game on a make shift table it appeared to b an old dinner table about four by five feet in dimension a piece of two by four planking served as a net il thev answered queries about hi puolieation its cir culation ab hit 00-70 its stall — m do all the work its cost — five cents george said it comes out every monday aud he distributes it did he sell advertising of course was his reply that's how i make it pay combined church lads brigades from st george's and southampton are pictured leaving vernon temple church southampton on sunday where they worshipped on sunday the rev r w coleman pastor of the church is seen on the steps leading the youths back to warwick camp where they will be for ten days is drum major william lambe of st george's photo by bill simmons at the moment mr palmer wade and mr cecil butter field act as overseers when they are at work the youths who gather there are unsuper vised the pastor said for weeks 1 have been watch ing from my office across from the church as these youngsters come in gangs and disappear he added that he too was struck by their orderiyness it seems tha they have deci ded that th.v must govern themselves as there is no one ( lse to do it only once or twice have i had to speak to them about their conduct and remind them they were in ehnreh rev foster stated combined church lads brigades take over warwick camp for 10 days washington visitors in lcve with bermuda four other boys were hit dr butterfield took up tho story here and related how his son got started in the new paper business one day the boy was thumbing through a montgomery ward catalogue he came across a display of printing presses he said to me that's just what i want if 1 had one i would start a newspaper u s youths in moscow sign for trip to china a week of exciting camp life for some 100 members of the church lads brigades of st george's and southampton who have taken over warwick camp from august 9-19 will be brought to a fitting climax tomorrow avhen the campers will be at home to teenage friends at a rock and roll party from 4 — 9 p.m two large groups of tourists from washington d.c ar rived in bermuda over the week-end and are enjoyiu . the amenities of the island one party of 40-odd travelle by fiie luxury liner queen o bermuda and are staying aboardship while the othe flew in by eastern ai hn he was also impressed by the fact that it was not only teenagers anc other young boys and girls who visit there during lunch periods he has been adults dropping in for a ese border to prague all food room and transportation costs in china will be borne by the chinese government the doctor said he advis.d him to start the paper first and maybe he would work up moscow aug 11.—u'orty seveu young americans began turning over their passports to red chinese authorities here tonight for a trip to com munist chinab the 1957 camp is the second which the two youth groups have shared jointly mr cyril smith one of the leaders told the recorder this morning that all is going well he said a full recreational and educa tional programme has been worked out for the boys and they were following it through enthusiastically on friday evening between 5.30 and 6 p.m the brigades will stage a full-dressed parade through hamilton led by their combined bands game to the poiix he could a group of australians and several youths from other countries will also make the journey said bob williamson of new york temporary chair man of the group at night the programme better supervised as an older proup takes over from the buy a v -. the idea appealed to george " ■■' s became an obcession with him the father purchased him a typewriter and are guests at sunset lod hotel ptheyhave been warned dy american embassy officials of possible action their govern ment could take against them if they go into red china the state department bans travel by americans here the group all participants in the communist-sponsored world youth festival in mos cow includes a young lawyer a pastor students journalists photographers and business workers the festivalends tmiirrht with regard to next sun day's programme the publi i is invited to visit the camp in the afternoon when there will be a drill competition a short band concert and the beatirfg of the retreat by the bands youngsters his mothei ed him how the ship group are members and friends of the he'pin . hand club of st cyprian roman catholic church iu washington they are led bv miss sarah platter . as was said before hie basement of st paul church is the only facility in this prosperous community where any youngster may get some wholesome recreation when he wants it therefore we have st hand the best eriterjoj^of sadlv '' ■ to cut a stencil and before long the star printer press was in ein nlation it is now in its second year's existence we will mov e as a group and not as individuals mr williamson said the chinese told us to work out our own itinerary of cities and lef them know what type of thing ave want to see on sunday last they had a church parade to vernon temple a.m.e church and a similar one will be held this coming sunday at st anne's church southampton the preacher at vernon tempi was the pastor the rev r w coleman who took a salute from the youths at a march past following the service ataiwf!f^ma*&%zmfi i z ■■■-■' - ai__tf*^w^^r • '"■ x - zz tomorrow in addition to the rock and roll party there will be drill displays and a game of cricket between th two companies mrs henrietta gould .-> school teacher and mrs hope patterson are sponsors of flic other party this is the thih group brought to the colony from washington by these two several of the forty-seven say they may be dissuaded from making the trip by family pressure telephone calls have been coming in to the american delegation regularly from par ents throughout the united states ordering the youngsters home and telling thqm not to defy the state department people down our young in addition to mr cyril smith the camp leaders ar mr bernard hodgscll mr horace smith and mr vendell bean ladies on monday evening mr wesley gayle operator of sunset lodge had the st cyprian group up to meet his guests they were entertained to cocktails chinese communist gov ernment extended invitations bermuda industrial union to fifteen of the 150 ameri moling calid cans at the festival however mor p were invited when com petition among the delegates to visit china became intense 200,000 go to polls in british guiana following are tho names of those in the st cyprian group who return to new york by the queen today : the group can be contacted in china by writing or wiring care u.s.a delegation 3 yu ho chiao peiping china v meeting of th bermuda industrial union is slated to take place at the union head quarters in pundonald street hamilton on prfejay night al _ p.m all members i ! those fifteen of the forty-seven will have all expenses jaid from moscow throughout china and back to prague or hong kong thirty-two will make only token payments covering a part of their return transportation from the chin mescpames annie johns - bessie clarke erlena chisolm bertha dickey cornelia boons louise mankins amelia mut vay maude mack dorothy tliomas veronica dean m ■ this is the office of the all china youth organization which is acting on behalf of th • chinese government in the visit to red china desirous of joining have 1 • requested to attend a uni official stated georgetown british guiana aug 10 — nearly 200,000 persons voted in rain yesterday to elect fourte.n members of the twenty-seven member legislative council the equivalent of congress in this british colony on sontii america's mainland chief in terest centered on whether american - educated left - winger dr cheddi jagan a former prime minister would succeed in making a political comeback h e was ousted from office four years ago following british government charges that he was attempting to turn the colony into a communist state jagan au avowed com munist heads a faction of the people's progressive party he is opposed by another faction headed by linden forbes burn ham and by the united demo eratic part \ . the national la bor front and seven indepen dent minor parties final re turns indicative of the possible final results wer e expected be fore then buried late roman city uncovered in germany a buried roman city in germany colon ia trajana is now being excavated under the guidance of archaeologists near xanten the german turist information office re ports except for cologne the site was the largest settle ment of the romans in their province of lower germany on the lower rhine queen louise eady lotth barnes florence laffone love broadus helen coates smut ' '*"•"£ jla£^&&-*^mwmasmm d___r w< t $■ z akk '."■'■ r ____&_ ' i ' '"■' mjtk i s '* 1^1 _____ - mmw '■■_ - ah ■___■ i__________l k d___fl __________&_ k j ■; x : ~ i___f * ' '■ y5 &$% f m mkz$l^^^zwti$^bma k '^^■■■ ; -^ : j^^^^^_____(^a i m^wst ff --'• f yj!_ys gr ftg^ka^jljfloibfcww^^yjr ■-■■■ ■■--: . ..**^- " : '' t lfcw . frv ' : ma.ter g k rttrrfie_d johnson dorothy quande charity young gladys it dora hunt ethel hevw george is noted iu school bis lather said for his original ideas and he maintains a grades he like sports is a keen observer and can ask some misses sarah skinner sara platter catherine butler l ise jacobs helena foreman search ing questions also miss velma johnson and miss forina holmes mr and mrs john dickerson mi and mrs james qnander mr and mrs herbert mitchell and mr and mrs oscar scotts living more abundantly ! the city promises to yield much information about the late roman eta and the tran sition from the roman to tiie frankish cultural period at present there are many gaps in the knowledge of this period staying at sunset lodge ar e mesdames dolly banks zip porah brown virginia carring ton louis ". ditrgs aug b sure and read in moore georgia w brown an nie iiieks elizabeth seotr adele sinhleton hope pa . son barbara jackson mamie move vivian thompson chris tine gardner mrs louise gard ner and daughter miss mary lou gardner and mr and mrs theodore l woodfolk saturday's issue of the dr haralcj von petrikovits of the rhenish state museum in bonn who is directing op erations says colonia trajan i was laid out in an area of about 205 acres on a navigable arm of the rhine and was sur rounded by a protective w^all and moat relaxing at cannville guest house are these visitors from america who arrived in bermuda over the week-end they include mrs mildred neiling mrs e longandmrs frances cleman of cleveland ohio mrs betty collins of jamaica l l mrs gwendolyn saunders of mount vernon miss jo dodson and miss b polland of the bronx mrs dons harwell of l.i mrs h white of mount vernon the misses claire and rose simmons of staten island and miss martha brock also of staten island mrs dilton cann who operates the exclusive guesthouse is standing on the left photo by lee tucker recorder the continuation of the series on abund ant living by rev t w foster pastor of st paul a m e church ikfss a i eat snow crop frozen foods to make you grow plump and strong save the quick flozem l!j q b cut green beans j snow crop labels for free teddy 5now crop puppets and balloons given away each week