The Bermuda Recorder

              - rtlv for cooking & drinldng canada's best * *|. =• h h jsrrmuda jb recorder ■■ ilways fresh published — ' *-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-^ m li ( i ■ m m muda wedeelday mari ____ ' i a dr bunchtboomed flsunchtaa envoy in peace attempt — — lake sucofess n.y - there is considerable talk among offici|la,»of the united nation as wti possibility of sending dr wph j bunche to china m hr negotiations there is 7«*r ifeeling that the united nlpm should make attempts to 1 directly with the commulp^tovernment and that dr b*rt|jte may be the best ifian 1ted-*ft if it is at all no 66 volume xxvn 7 1951 results of cambridge local exams released leopards club mark second anniversary with banquet terceira given seven many attend last rites for mrs lauretta smith years for manslaughter about 100 members arid friends of the leopards clnb gathered at the clayhouse inn last friday for the second anni-j club i among the honour i was dale who i a the i the club h when was vacationing here i accom 1 party philadel 1 were i some speakers i on the mr joseph bobinson public i officer club i as ceremonies i shield gave resume ofl activities throughout ■ tob the role the has i been the commu-b not to waver work among pres mr.l gerald de shield mr wilbur president mr wes-i ley t.l bus mr hilton leeoy hamilton ■ in party were dr.b bishop mc-h kinley williams and mi 0 dunjx\____________________________________m____________m funeral services for mrs lauretta jane smith who died at her home clifhero/f de vonshire were held at the old davonshire church on monday afternoon '_^_^^^ the results-of the cambridge local examinations which were held last december were an nounced yesterday by mr c g g gilbert secretary of the examinations committee and director of education for the eolonyj jury urge that he and his type be eliminated from roads i lady baden - powell due this afternoon . * - fife -^ arr y grlandy terceira 22 year old somerset taxi driver was sentenced yesterday to seven years imprisonment and dis qualified from driving in the colony for 14 years after he was found guilty of manslaughter of william winchell at southamp ton of december 14 tiie chief justice the hon sir brooke francis in passing sentence told terceira that his lust for speed had deprived a woman of her mate and support by killing her husband and he hoped that his kind — fhat little band of speedsters recog nized up and down the colony's roads would sit up and take uotice of the trial after a delay of three days the lady nelson wiu dock in hamilton this afternoon ; among the passengers who will dis embark will be lady baden powell chief guide she has included bermuda in her tour of the caribbean area and will be present at a girl guide bally in the grounds of government house on satur day at 3 p.m the chief guide is scheduled to address an open meeting of the bermuda women's civic and political association at trinity hall tonight lady baden-powell was last in bermuda in 1930 she will be a guest at government house during her stay tjntil her retirement a few years ago mrs smith was very active in social welfare work in her community and a large gathering of her relatives and friends turned out to pay their hist respects itlxxzid wk totai of 41 boys and girls were successful in the examin ations and they were as follows : boys from the berkeley in stitute grade i k c cun ningham e l richardson grade 2 w a francis grade xi j ii brow»n v m jones and c j m smith saltus i'ramniar school grade 2 g h gravston d w macky i g marsh grade 3 r m constable warwick academy grade 3 j f heal whitney institute grade 3 w d armstrong girls — berkeley institute grade i m v christopher grade 2 11 a tyrrell grade 3 b l v dill r.'e dil worth r l ratteray s l richardson t e richard son i e m simmons private school grade 3 p s bean and s e smith aged 88 mrs smith is sur vived by two daughters mrs lillian hutchinson of new york and miss maud smith of devonshire and a son mr richard . she was predeceased by her husband several years ago and by a daughter nurse lauretta smith williams who died abroad last year v he is the diplo ed in of br peace to the terccira who was defended by mr e t bichards m.c.p maintained throughout fhat he was not driving the taxi at the time of the fatality but he was found guilty v by the stipreme court jury after deliberating an hour and forty minutes they were unanimous in their verdict and they also agreed that a recommendation be made to the proper authori ties that the terceira type of driver be eliminated from ber muda's roads the chief justice told th accused before passing sen tence on him fhat he agreed very forcibly with the verdict of the jury you have been found guilty of manslaughter after a long and searching trial . every point which could have been taken in your favour ha^ee^^m^te^d t«l holy land conflict not take reasonable precaution in an incident involving death and they will be where^ter is thoseb bunche is that he is tionally to of the unj than of th bunche h his belief i un as a fd world an several offlg would havf a more ret that dr man say the public of bermuda who are conducting themselves as this little band of speedsters we notice up and down the roads should sit up and take notice it is only since this trial began that i know of a near escape from death from a car sir brooke said the service was conducted by rev keith harman and the choir of the bermuda cathedral led the singing dered interna representative stations rather ed states dr rays indicated > power of the mr peace in the turned down to speak at p.-h club for many years the deceased was a member of the household of ruth no el of the g.u.o of o.f members of the order turned out in large numberr and in full regalia at the funeral 1 rev j e poster pastor of st paul's a.m.e church will be the guest speaker at the pembroke-hamilton club's forum on sunday evening at 9 o'clock i activities in field f recognized china might 1 even with la citizen of the view i take of the evi dence is the view that has been advanced by fhe attorney gen eral that you were intent on outriding taylor into hamilton regardless of the law and it was just at that point that taylor pulled out and put you in a spin but what taylor's actions were has nothing to do bermuda high school for girls grade i a p canton b a desilva s lang e mavall grade 2 c a ball c e m collis a j david son m hartnell e hayward s pearson m a spurting e a young grade 3 m g ardern p j trigger whitney institute grade 3 v m eatherly mount st mrs hutchinson who is a supervising nurse of the gold water memorial hospital oh welfare island new york came to the colony to nurse her mother during her illness that c not wa bunche the llixs have al couple drowned by - fll 1 nd the beds ed that the w not the ■« aggressor misadventure she plans to return to new york by tbe queen of bermuda today * '■ - a verdict of death by misadventure was retnrnedb : a.ei c percy miner in 1947 he was fined 15 for plying for hire with a private car the same year he wai fined 10 for not having proper brakes fitted to his car ; in 1948 he was fined 10 for speeding the chief justice told ter ceira that he obviously belong ed to a class who have become a menace to those using the public roads in sentencing him he said that he takes into consideration the fact that you continued on page 6 britain starts t training for edmunds grade 3 a ast wood l j davis and k e saul private john mcdonough and his tha address of your counsel vr^nt into minor detail of every point which could have been advanced in your favour this has been the longest trial i have heard since i have been pre siding over the court , sir brooke said what has been so terrible in this case is the attempt you imade to push this on to neasham . in the days to come indulging as you may in in trospection you will see what : a dw%dful thing it was to make th attempt there was not vae slightest foundation for you to make that charge sir brooke pointed out to the accused that it had been only recently that the legis lature had increased the pun ishment for manslaughter to • 20 years and by that he got the impression that they took a very serious view of fhe offence he added that it may come aa a joke to many but all the prosecution has to prove is that a driver of a car did not use reasonable care and did d^n^ugh^bothmember^f^heunited states airforce stationed at -^^^^^^^^ the w * s^b over by s tow coroner for the easterns newsinbrief camps this summer to concentrate oil weapons training — prepare men for instant call more british-u.s.a co-operation trict . testified that the mcdonoughs left their car fac ing the ocean at the rear of clayhouse inn and then spent time iff the restaurant drinking and talking no evidence was brought out to point to foul play a re constructed story of the events leading to the death of the couple was given by police in spector amos he surmised fmt they left the bar in a good mood at about 11 p.m apparently he said the gtfar leaver was left on to prevent the car from rolling down the hill one of them took over the controls of the car and the moment the lever was taken out of gear because 6*f the faulty emergency brake the ear careered down the slope and into the water in a matter of seconds . inspector a said the whole unfortunate epfeflifr was a pure accident due to gross negligence in the handling of the car • evidence was given by dr 0 a arton who conducted a post mortem on the couple he stated that each died by drowning he said the bruises on mrs mcdonough's body came as a result of constant rubbing on the rocks two separate inquiries were inducted with mr toddings presiding over both other witnesses were police constable rov matcham who pulled the nurse's bodv out of the water staff sergeant clifford wayne criswell technician at the base hospital and mr kenneth sim mons owner of the clayhouse a funeral service wps held yesterday at st paul's church for 32 year old staff sergeant george daniel whitman of the royal army medical corp at prospect garrison he was found dying in the sergeants mess at the camp on monday his body was viewed by a coro students join fiji london feb cp it will be anything but a holiday for nearly 250,000 british reservists to be caued up for 15-days military training this summer a rigorous program is being prepared with concentration on weapon training as if an enemy attack were imminent school from our owii correspondent london march § by air mail — sixty-six students of medifeine and dentistry from the united states trust ter ritories in the pacific have been transferred rom the u.s schools ft r medical and dental assistants at gliatn to the cen tral school at suva fiji the reoson for the move was the forthcoming transfer of ad ministrative responsibility for the u.s trust territories in the pacfic from the navy de partment to the departmet of the interior members of both these de partments have expressed their appreciation of the splendid spirit of co-operation reflected in the willingness of the fi ailthcrities to make the school s facilities available to u.s trust territory students the students are from the marianas the marshall and caroline islands aud eastern samoa ■ the central medical school provides a four year course of training successful students are appointed to be assistant medical practitioners and post ed for duty in the various pacific territories which send them to the school.-common wealth news agency ners jury speak at bethel tonight since the order went out for the call-up regular ajhly and territorial unit commanders have been in almost daily con • i the hon w w davidson chairman of the bermuda sup plies commission announced this week that controls will be extended over the use of vital materials which are manufac tured in the united states and britain • • • the price of milk was raised to 2 a quart on monday by three of the colony's leading dairymen they stated that the increase is a necessity for the farmer to offset tbe higher cost of feed . trated on stripping down auto matic weapons and dealing with stoppages tank men will be taught afresh the handling of auto matic weapmgl with practical training in the operation and maintenance of the latest cen turion tank mrs anabelle jarvis w*ho has just returned from a visit to the united states will be the speaker in the third of a series of lenten services te night at bethel a m e church shelly bay sulfation ou the detailed plans to bring the country's stand-by force to a speedy state^of readi ness . as a result of these confer ences formation commanders are reported to have been given the following orders : 1 the 1951 z class call up is not to bt regrrtded pure ly as h mobilization exercise the army will imagine that war may break out a matter of days after the men join up 2 no time should be lost in training infantrymen will get themselves acquainted with active service weapons until their fingers tingle 3 there must be no wasted educational periods no lectur ing on civil affairs and no time wasting parades every second must be devoted to urgent training reservists assigned to anti aircraft ritiits will hp biven a thorough drilling in defensive tactics against jet-propelled aircraft . they will also under go specialized training in the workings of the new radar and predictor instruments . american touring football team to play firs'l^atch in somerset b'fhe supreme court adjourn ed yesterday to monday morn ing with two more cases to be heard one of tfhem is man slaughter charge against a pembroke mother • • • manned by students of the maine maritime academy the training vessel american sailor dropped anchor in granaway deep on monday for a 5-day stay in fhe motor transport units intensive courses are being pre pared on maintenance and emergency repair of the latest engines that will power all army vehicles in the field the general purpose of the brief training program is to familiarize the reservists with their assigned duties and pre pare them for instant call in the event of emergency if war should break out the trainees would be summoned by a pre-arranged signal they would then report to their as signed assembly centre within a few hours to find uniform and equipment ready wiu be a very strong one in all departments i think the boys here are aware of this and are getting prepared for a hard fight it is generally believed that the pembroke juniors will be the first local team to oppose the visitors in the opening game of their tour the public are all looking forward to get ting their first glimpse of the tourists and to see how well the local team makes out against them the american touring foot ball team which arrives in the colony on march 17 will play their first game in somerset on the somerset cricket field the day after they arrive — march 18 the bermuda football public is anxiously awaiting the ar rival of the team there is great speculation at the mo ment as to the strengfh of the visitors the most we can say at the moment is that the team special courses while infantry reservists are in camp this summer they will be put through special courses en efficient handling of the service rifle machine-guns motars and grenades particu lar attention will be concen inn the mcdonoughs were mar ried at the base last august the husband and wife were 30 and 32 vears old respectively r vv a srrl j ust press epges togkthe rround^wrapseals airtight more economical became you us^g|||^^^^^^b new wax paper seals itself once