(A look at some of the stories that made the news ‘back-in-the-day’ with CLIFFORD STANLEY)
Bible, rosary stolen
A ROSARY and a bible were among a quantity of articles stolen over the holiday weekend. The rosary was stolen from the home of Mrs. Dias of the B.G Credit Corporation, and the bible from William Sue-A-Quan of Robb Street.
Detectives have arrested and accused a schoolgirl of stealing $47 from Lilian Francis, a stallholder at the Stabroek Market.
From the home of Mr. Toolsie Persaud , a timber merchant, a ‘Grundig’  radio and a bottle of champagne were stolen.
On the Courentyne, a bull, the property of Harripersaud Mohabeer, was stolen from the No. 57 Village Cattle Pasture.
Four men are accused of the offence.
(Guiana Graphic: January 3, 1962)
$7 lead Police to $3,000
A BOY who was seen with $7 at school one day was detained by his teacher and the Police called in.
This action by the teacher led to the recovery of most of $4,000 said to have been stolen from a vault at Rose Hall Estate, Courentyne, eight months ago, the Police alleged before a Magistrate in Berbice yesterday.
Assistant Superintendent Norman McLean told Magistrate Mungal Singh that when he questioned 13-year-old Seedarson Singh, the boy told him that  the money was hidden in a fowl-pen in a yard at Adelphi Village, Canje, but no money was found there.
However, after he was questioned again, he suggested to the Police that they search in a drain at the back of his home.
After digging for some time, Supt. McLean said, they found $3,111 in a glucose tin.
Mr. McLean said that after the money was found, both Mangala Mahadeo, the boy’s father, and Balkissoon, his brother, claimed the money and said that they had worked hard to save it.
Mahadeo is also alleged to have later said that the money was not his, and he had claimed it only to help his son.
(Guiana Graphic: January 4, 1962)
The end of a railway
-and in its place buses and cars
A NEW ERA has dawned at Port Mourant, Courentyne, and buses and cars and other means of transportation have come into their own.
For the estate train-line has been dismantled, leaving workers who have been accustomed to making use of this facility to turn to other forms of travelling to get to work.
The passing of the train is an event which many no doubt will badly miss.
(Guiana Graphic: January 7, 1962)
New face at gas station
MR. HERBY Phang has been granted the franchise to operate the Esso Service Station at D’Urban Street and Louisa Row.
He was formerly employed as chief maintenance mechanic at the Esso Standard Oil Company for over six years.
Mr. Phang has been in the mechanic field for about 25 years.
He recently attended a service station training programme.
(Guiana Graphic: January 10, 1962)
Guianese ham eaters increasing
HAM AND bacon bought for last Christmas was double the amount purchased by Guianese for Christmas 1960.
Figures from the Government Marketing Division yesterday showed that f or the holidays, housewives purchased: 10,000 pounds of beef; 12,000 pounds of pork; 3,500 pounds of bacon; and 4,500 pounds of ham.
The number of people who use ham is jumping up daily as the popularity of local ham increases.
(Guiana Graphic: January 10, 1962)
Illegal dentist fined $150
ARNOLD Henry of Hadfield and Hardina Streets was yesterday fined $150 for the illegal practise of dentistry.
The Prosecutor told Magistrate Dhan Jhappan that the Police sent a decoy to Henry to arrange for an extraction, and the making of a plate of dentures.
When Henry had extracted two teeth from the decoy’s mouth, the Police caught him with a marked $5 bill.
(Guiana Graphic: January 11, 1962)
Farine export this month
GOVERNMENT has obtained its first export order to supply Bermuda with about two tons of farine monthly.
The first shipment will leave later this month.
The Director of Marketing, Mr. Jack Alli said that their latest order would provide a ready market for about 16,000 pounds of local farmers’ cassava.
The farine, a by-product of cassava, will be manufactured by Augustine Cassava Factory at Plaisance, on the East Coast of Demerara.
Mr. Alli said that the sale of farine would bring in about $1200 monthly, and also provide employment for a number of people.
The order had been placed following negotiations with the Government of Bermuda by the Marketing Division.
(Guiana Graphic: January 16, 1962)
Work to start on farm school soon
CONSTRUCTION work is expected to start shortly on Government’s new $80,000 farm school at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara.
An official of the Department of Agriculture said that all arrangements to erect the school were being made by the Public Works Department (PWD) .
He added that it was likely that the PWD will soon select tenders to carry out the project.
In the meantime, the various laboratories of the Mon Repos Agricultural Station have almost been completed.
These will be used to carry out experiments in agriculture and animal husbandry.
At the new farm school, over 50 young farmers will be admitted on a long-term basis, and others on a short-term basis to be trained in modern methods and techniques.
Residential accommodation will be provided in the compound for those farmers who will attend the school on a long-term basis.
(Guiana Graphic: January 22, 1962)
Grapefruit sellout
SCORES OF disappointed people were turned back from the Government Produce Depot yesterday following their efforts to buy grapefruits for the attractive rate of 100 for $1.25.
The majority were housewives who had pooled their money to secure these vitamin-rich fruits.
They were turned away because the response to the grapefruit sale had exhausted the supply by lunchtime.
An official of the depot however used these words : “Tomorrow we should get more grapefruit for sale.”
(Guiana Graphic: January 23, 1962)
Guns of Navarone
Nine top stars! Ten years in the making: The Greatest High Adventure ever filmed: Gregory Peck, David Niven, and Anthony Quinn in Carl Foreman’s The Guns of Navarone. A tingling bundle of suspense and action; could easily be acclaimed as the most exciting battle picture since the war…tremendous climaxes packed in thundering succession.
Gala Premiere at the Plaza Cinema 8.45pm & continuing, with two shows daily. Pit 50c; House $1.00; Box $1.75. All complimentaries suspended.
(Guiana Graphic: January 27, 1962)
$50 for penknife
AN 84-CENT penknife earned a man a $50 fine when he pleaded guilty before Magistrate Dhan Jhappan.
Lennox Carrol was found with the penknife in High Street early on Monday night by the Police on patrol.
Mr. Jhappan told Carrol that the Court took a serious view of people walking the streets with an offensive weapon without lawful authority.
(Guiana Graphic: January 25, 1962)
(Clifford Stanley can be reached to discuss any of the foregoing articles at cliffantony@gmail.com or by telephone: 657-2043)