March, 1975 $1.00 a BERMUDA MONTHLY PUBLICATION
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March, 1975 $1.00 A BERMUDA MONTHLY PUBLICATION BEHIND THE SCENES WITH PETER AND PAUL Rev. Thomas Nisbett. Bermuda's first black Vicar, in his SENSI ROBERT'S LIFE new post at Christ Church Devonshire. The Nisbett family: (1 to r) Michael, STYLE CHANGED Rev. Thomas Nisbett, Mrs, Nisbett and Thomas Jr. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT OUR NEW GAME CALLED "MAGIC"? THIS IS HOW IT WORKS! Any Holiday Magic purchase that you make of at least $10.00 gives you a chance to win a Holiday Magic Gift Voucher for $10.00. The MAGIC drawing is held every two weeks on our program "THAT PERSONAL TOUCH" on Z.F.B. Radio, Thursday's at 2.30 p.m. You may purchase our products at our retail outlets: Cigam Enterprises, Brunswick Street, Hamilton • Phone 2-1176 or 2-7005 La Femme, Church Street, Hamilton - Phone 14343 OR At a Holiday Magic "Gathering" OR Through our representatives TELL YOUR FRIENDS THAT THE PASSWORD FOR SKIN CARE FRAGRANCES AND MAKE-UP IS FAME MAGAZINE VOLUME I Number 9 MARCH, 1975 STAFF Overseas Correspondents: Mrs. JUNE MASTERS Ella Ferguson Editor and Publisher George Frye ALFRED A. AUGUSTUS Mailing Address: P.O. Box 34080 Circulation Manager Rochdale Village Station Phone 2-4366 Jamaica, New York 11434 Staff Writers: CONTENTS PAGE Lois Smith Jennifer M. Smith EDITORIAL 3 BERMUDA GETS ITS FIRST BLACK VICAR 4 Guest Writers: MRS. NISBETT IS A SPECIALIST IN HER FIELD 6 Alma (Champ) Hunt THE UNFINISHED CHURCH 7 Cecile N. Smith TRAVELLING PREACHER IS A WOMAN 9 Calvin Shabazz PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION'S DREAM COME TRUE 12 Hastings Saltus ROSEBUD - A FAMILY AFFAIR 14 CANDID SHOTS OF THE ROYAL VISIT 15 Cover Design: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH PETER AND PAUL 17 Jennifer Smith ELROY SMITH - MR. MUSIC MAN 21 LEON HOLDS ADMINISTRATIVE POST 22 Paste-up Layout: BLACK LOVE (BERMUDA'S NUMBER 1 GROUP) 23 Randolph Rowling MUSIC DUCKY AN INSTANT HIT WITH BERMUDA 6c Fame Magazine Staff. YOUNGESTERS 25 YOUNG BERMUDIAN TACKELS GIGANTIC TASK WITH A Policy Statement QUIET DETERMINATION 26 HAPPY VALLEY PROJECT 28 From the Publisher SENSI ROBERT'S LIFE STYLE CHANGED 30 Dear Reader: POEMS - BY DAVID TUCKER 33 Our reason for publishing FAME PEMBROKE RESIDENTS GET NEW SERVICE 34 is to fill what we feel is the need for a PEOPLE - lANTHIA SIMMONS AND BESSIE HORTON 35 magazine that will present to the Col ony and the world, the hopes and fears, the triumphs and frustrations of Bermudians. Our aim, therefore, is to be a ma FAME is published the first of each month. Their office is located gazine that will show exactly what the in The Recorder Building, Court Street, Hamilton. Telephone 2-4366. resident of this Colony is like. Our art All correspondence and Advertising Copy should bc forwarded to icles will always strive to reflect the P.O. Box 643, Hamilton 5. Price - $L00 per copy, with yearly subscrip tions available. pulse and pace of life at all levels of Subscription: Foreign sealed - $34.04 society in Bermuda. Foreign unsealed - $19.92 Local sealed - $13.80 Local unsealed - $12.96 Printed Photo-Offset by The Engravers Limited, Mills Creek Industrial COVER PHOTO CAPTIONS Park, Pembroke. Photo's Ed Kelly Charies M. Morton, Jr. Suite 205, International Centre Bermudiana Road, Hamilton 5-31, Bermuda Bus. 2-0644 Res. M 358 THEORETICALLY everyone should save throughout his working life for his retirement. 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Charles Morton Jr. Representative Alonu^Life The Manutaclurers Ufe Insurance Company MARCH 1975/FAME 2 Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh rode along 0 in the Phantom Rolls Royce towards the airport. The route was lined with children and adults who noisily Sdito demonstrated their joy of the occasion by their spon taneous outbursts of cheering as the couple approached their vantage point. The reception must have touched the hearts of the Royal couple also. The Queen did A say, "she was happy and thrilled by the reception of all she met during her visit." FAME joins the many thousands of Bermudians Heart who wish you. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip God's speed in all that you do throughout the coming Throbbing years. May God continue to bless you and your family. Experience y Our worfc speafcs for itself The Royal Visit of February, 1975 can be reviewed as an event which was replete with feelings and emo DOORS MADE TO ORDER tions that ran the gamut. There were the thousands plain or decorative CREATIVE of men, women and children who greeted the Royal MILL WORK, all types ALL TYPES OF couple at the airport and along their route to Govern WOOD PANELLING INTERIOR AND ment House; then there were the special events when EXTERIOR WORK PROFESSIONAL others had a more formal meeting with Queen Elizabeth CRAFTSMEN II and her consort. Prince Philip. Since man is infallible and subject to err, there was I THE VILLAGE CRAFT SHOP inevitably those who were disgruntled over one thing P PEMBROKE: 2-2088 jj or the other. Be that as it may, it appeared to us that the crowds that cheered them wherever they went was an indication that they were well received. The visit was one that gave joy to a host of school children especially. There was the occasion when the Special group rates as well as off season little girl slipped through the cordon to present the rates available upon request, Queen with a photograph of herself and her horse for dimming Pool facilities available. Princess Anne; let us not forget the pride expressed by those handicapped horse-riders who were greeted per sonally by the Queen and Prince Philip; then there were the times the couple instictively reached out to shake the hands of those nearby in the crowds; then there was the ecstacy of receiving an award or certificate from the hands of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edin burgh personally. For each of these, we feel certain that the heart-throbbing experience will be indelibly written in their memories for the rest of their lives. The visit came at a time when there should have been turmoil and unrest over the labour dispute that had been brewing over the past few weeks prior to the impending visit. That was not the case. Bermudians, who are known the world over for their friendliness and ATLANTIC VIEW GUEST hospitality, rose to the occasion and responded with all the pomp that is expected to be accorded to Royalty. APARTMENTS There were many climaxes to this visit The open South Shore Rood, ing of the Maritime Museum in Somerset, the meeting Southampton, Bermuda and greeting of school children at designated areas Approx 12 to 14 miles from Airport throughout the Island and being hosted by the Speaker Managers: Mr. CALVIN & of the House at the Southampton Princess. DILTON LIGHTBOURNE As an anti-climax to the long-awaited visit to Phone 1-5509, 8-1396, 1-4716 Bermuda, it was something to behold as Queen MARCH 1975/FAME 3 Bermuda Gets its First Black Vicar By LOIS SMITH see him, on Sunday momings, slipping across the street from his home to the church dressed in his surplice. "Thomas Nisbett" as he is affectionately called, started his serious life with the Anglican Church at age seven. At this time he joined the boys' choir at St. Monica's. Then in 1941 he became the first altar server there and by 1942 was reading the lessons permanently.