Clinton News-Record, 1952-03-06, Page 9Officers' Wives Form
Social Welfare,
Service Group
Decision to form a social wel-
fare service to assist members
at times of illness and other em-
ergencies, was reached at the
monthly meeting of the Officers'
Wives Auxiliary, held in dining
room of the Officers' Mess, Tues-
day evening. The president, Mrs.
W. L. Baynton, was in the chair.
Mrs. T. J. Bangs, the secretary,
read the minutes of the previous
meeting.
Mrs. David Osborn heads the
new social welfare service, with
two assistants each in Clinton,
Goderich and Adastral Park, At
Adastral Park. Mrs. E. A. D. Hut-
ton and Mrs. Ray Henderson and
in Clinton, Mrs. T. C. Newton
and Mrs. R. McKee, are the as-
sistants,
The Fashion Show. sponsored
by the Auxiliary, this Saturday
evening, will be open to the pub-
lic. Money raised is to be donat-
ed to the Padres' Fund. Several
new members were welcomed by
the president.
Following the business, inter-
esting colored pictures of Goose
Bay were shown by Mrs. T. New-
ton. Delicious refreshments con-
cluded the evening.
The social committee in charge,
convened by Mrs. Robert McKee,
included Mrs. Murdoch, Mrs.
Potts, Mrs. 0. Warner, Mrs. D.
Osborn and Mrs. Thornassen.
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GODERICH—Rt. Rev. Norman
Kennedy, MC, Moderator of the
general assembly of the Pres-
byterian Church in Canada, prais-
ed the new Knox Church now be-
ing built, when he paid an unof-
ficial visit.
Satisfaction
Of Service Life
Is Stressed
Brig, W. A, B. Anderson, OBE,
CB, commanding officer of 'West-
ern Ontario Military Area, ad-
dressed officers of RCAF Sta-
tion, Clinton, in the Officers'
Mess, Friday evening last.
Brig. Anderson. chose as his
topic, "Is the public getting its
money's worth?" He etressed that
Canada has no historical back-
ground for supporting large arm-
ed forces in peace time, as have
most European countries, and
that there must be a public ac-
ceptance of such support as the
cold war is likely'-to be a long
one.
Speaking with a knowledge of
the fighting fitness of our troops
in Korea, Brig. Anderson said
that they were of a high fighting
calibre and he was 'sure every
Canadian would feel the money
to train and equip them was well
spent.
He pointed out that the armed
forces are at a disadvantage in
attracting qualified technicarper-
sonnel into the service as they
could not compete financially
with civilian employers.
He said the attraction was one.
of self satisfaction where young
university graduates could enter
one of the three services• to fill
a position which was a challenge
to the imagination, initiative and
leadership of the individual.
S/L R. McKee thanked Brig.
Anderson, on behalf of the Of-
ficers, for his brief but enjoyable
visit to Station Clinton; and for
his inspiring address.
Goes to Weightlifting
Trials for Olympics
Sergeant Jack Varleau, RCAF
Station Clinton, is at present 'in
training in anticipation of being
a member of the weight lifting
team to represent Canada at the
Summer Olympic Games to be
held in Helsinki, Finlande in July.
He has received a letter, from H.
Hill, National Chairman of the
Canadian Amateur Weight Lift-
ing Association, advising him of
the Olympic trials at Drummond-
ville, Que., on April 5.
Sgt. Varleatie is an amateur
weight lifter of no mean repute
and has twice represented Can-
ada in international competitions.
In the 1948 Summer Olympics,
London, Eng., he placed sixth to
win a point for Canada. Two
years later he took top honours
in New Zealand when he com-
peted in the British Empire
Games.
The only public appearance
Jack will make while he is in
training will be at the, Open
Weight Lifting Meet in the
YMCA, London, Ont., on March
28. This meet is open to all am-
ateur weight lifters in the south-
western Ontario area. Jack will
not compete but will give an ex-
hibition to test himself prior to
the Olympic trials eight days
later. Four contestants from Sta-
tion Clinton, however, will com-
pete in the London meet. They
are AC1 J. Hunter, LAC J. Sa-
lika, AC2 G. Goodwin and Cpl.
R. Ross who have been under in-
struction from Sgt. Varleau for
some time.
Sgt. Varleau, who is a light
heavy weight (max. 181 lbs.) says
he is satisfied with the progress
of his training and is feeling in
top shape. "Barring unforseen
circumstances," said Jack, "I feel
I can definitely exceed my prev-
ious lifts."
If Sgt. Varleau is successfnl in
the, trials at Drumthondville, lid
will become the light 'heavy-
weight member of Canada's
weight lifting team for the Sum-
mer Olympics and arrangements
will be made for him to proceed
to Finland in July.
SROI. Course No. 3
Graduates Friday
A graduation ceremony will be
held' on Friday, March 7, -for the
members of Staff Radio/ Officer
Instructor Course No. 3, in the
Officers' Mess, RCAF Station,
Clinton.
G/C E. A. D. Hutton, CDs Com-
manding Officer, will present
certificates to the following grad-
uates:
F/L F. A. Pettus, Toronto; F/L
R. M. McDonald, Cornwall; F/L
R. J. Burnett, Winnipeg, Man.;
F/L J. -H. Hoult, New Westrriin-
ster, B.C.; F/L V. W. Eldridge,
Yarmouth, N.S.; F/Le B. L. Mac-
Kenzie, Wrentham, Alta.; F/O G.
W. Fisher, Vancouver, B.C.; and
F/0 E. E. Osier, Regina, Sask.
Tea will be served following
the ceremony for the officers and
their guests.
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Gavin and J. Taylor, Stratford,
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15-3.
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home series for the Clinton News-
Record Trophy.
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KM Team in Finals
)f League Badminton
ftratford "B" team won the
t match of the finals for the
gue championship Monday
ht. They defeated Clinton
AF 8-4 on the Recreation
titre • courts, RCAF Station,
,nday evening,
)ne of the best sets of the
lit was in the mixed doubles
Len Mrs. Betty Jackson and
)2 H. Bennett (RCAF), lost out
er three close games to Doreen
eipleton and Ray Cornish,
•atford.
3tratfogd won. the men's doub-
3-0, 'lost the ladies' doubles
and won the' mixed doubles
The results:
Men's Doubles—R. Cornish and
McNaught, Stratford, defeated Number I Air Radio Officer
•nnett and Villeneuve 15-12, School graduated another class
-5; P. Crehan and D. Hay, of radio officers Friday last when
ratford, ' defeated W. Refausse W/C B. G. Miller, officer com-
d D. Hamilton 5-15, 18-15, manding 1 ,Radar and Communi-
-12; B. Smith and B. Taylor, cations School, presented the
ratford, defeated B. Kennedy graduates with their Radio Officer
d G. Jackson 15-8, 16-18, 15-12. wings Friday last.
Ladies' Doubles—D. Templeton The parade was under command d D. Gladding, Stratford, lost
of SIL D. G. Forrest, acting of-
B. Jackson and K. Cotton ficer commanding, No. 1 Air -10, 15-4; V. Sandey and B. Radio Officer School, and the sec-
ey, Stratford, defeated Brand- ond in charge was S/L R: McKee. and T. Refausse 15-11, 11-15, Among the graduates was P/O.
-13' M. McGavin and M. Rus- J. W. Bryden, Elgin. He was Stratford, lost to A. Taunton. d T. McKay 15-2, 15-2. educated at Elgin Continuation.
School and Smith Falls Colleg-
axed Doubles—D. Templeton iate Institute.
d Rs Cornish, Stratford, defeat- •
Jackson and Bennett 10-15„ The newly commissioned radio
-12, 15-13; B. Linley and K. officers will embark on a short
Naught, Stratford, defeated period of leave before reporting
tton and Villeneuve 15-10, to Greenwood, N.S., for further
-9; D. Gladding and. P. 'Crehan, training.
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Several Graduations
In R. and-C. School
Courses Finished
S/L G. J. Bury, assistant chief
instructor, No. 1 Radar and Com-
munications School, RCAF Sta-
tion, Clinton, presented diplomas
to the graduates of teletype oper-
ator, communications performance
checker (air) and fighter control
operator, courses Friday.
The graduates left Clinton im-
mediately for other RCAF units
to assume the responsibilities of
practical duties in the field.
AW Shyrlie Pitt, Kingston, was
the honor graduate of the tele-
type operators course. The other
graduates were: Aircraftsmen: J.
M. Milner, London; J. G. Fon-
taine, Champigny, Que.; G. Deziel,
Montreal; R. J. Dunn, Charlotte-
town, and airwomen, J. I. Gord-
ham, Hines Creek, Alta.; M. S.
Hunter, Beaupre, Que.; D. M. Mc-
Gill, Toronto; A. M. Spedding,
Minnedosa, Man.; and L. M. Ped-
ersen; Minnedosa, Man.
The communications perform-
ance checkers (air) course was
led by Aircraftsman Paul Kar-
keck, Toronto.
AW Ruth Joynt, Ottawa, took
top honors in the fighter control
operator course. Other members
of her class were:. Leading Air-
craftsman J. L. Jacques, Three
Rivers; Leading Airwoman K. E.
Bowers, Cherry Hill, .N.S.; and
Airwomen, L. D. Dow, Lady-
smith, B.C.; 0. G. Errett, King-
ston; L. 3'. MacDougall, Sydney,
N.S.; P. C. Walpole, Owen Sound;
F. F. Weiss, Medicine Hat; L.
Towpich, Vegreville, Alta.; J. S.
Lawson, Toronto; G. T. Tapley,
Calgary; J. Henderson, Hamilton.
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Merits of Immunization
Told by Director
Of Health 'Unit
A meeting of the Home and
School Association was held in
the' AVM Hugh Campbell School
Thursday, February 28.
Dr. R. M. Aldis, Clinton, direc-
tor, Huron County Health Unit,
devoted the early part of the
meeting to a discussion on the
merits of immunization, a n d
quoted figures showing the ex-
tremely low mortality rate among
children with "this protection.
Members were impressed with
the importance of early inocula-
tions for children, and receiving
booster shots when required.
Following the discussion, a film
was shown on "Child Psychology,"
which parents agreed was ex-
tremely interesting. The adage
that "There are no problem
children, just problem parents",
would seem to be quite true.
A question period followed the
film, in which Dr. Aldis answ-
ered queries of parents on public
health problems.
Refreshments were served af-
ter adjournment.
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EDUCATION WEEK •
EXETER—Education week was
observed in Exeter Public School
on Wednesday afternoon, when
parents and friends of the pupils
visited the school and saw them
in their regular class room activ-
ities. Conducted tours of the
school were made.
In The Air Force
Official observers attending
"Sundog Three," a joint Army-
Air Force winter training exercise
held recently in the Ungava Bay
area in northern Quebec, were,
mystified at Fort Chimo airfield
by repeated references to the
"f'i've-in-one."
Finally they asked F/O A. C.
Turner, detachment communica-
tions officer, to explain. F/O
Turner, who comes from Van-
couver, cleared up the mystery.
The distance between the han-
gars and the billets at Chino is
about a mile and a quarter, and
Service personnel arriving there
for the ten-day training exercise
found they had to walk the dis-
tance from four to six times a
day. Sgt. McRae, a mobile equip-
ment technician from Calgary,
did net like the enforced trudg-
ing through the snow anymore
than anyone else, and he set out
to do something about it
Sgt. McRae searched the junk
pile to see what it held, and
came up with various odds and
ends from 'vehicle hulks which
had been damaged beyond re-
pair. Because salvage costs would
exceed the original price, they
had been abandoned by U,S.
personnel when they left Chimo
several 'years ago. Sgt. McRae
HCO'S Wives Hear
Delightful Talk
On Housekeeping
The NCO's Wives' Auxiliary
held a very successful meeting
in the dining hall of the Serg-
eants' Mess on Monday evening,
March 3.
The president, Mrs. Kay Pfaff,
brought the meeting to order by
welcoming new members and also
wives of the Honourpry Members
of the Sergeants' Mess. We were
very happy to welcome these
ladies and truly hope they will
come to future meetings when-
ever possible.
After a short business meet-
ing, consisting of the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting
and a financial report by the sec-
retary, Mrs. Marion Knoblauch,
the members were pleased to
learn of plans for the proposed
bazaar from Mrs. Joan Paterson.
A feature of the evening was a
delightful talk, both interesting
and helpful, by Miss Margaret
Brophy, Women's Editor of Radio
Station CKNX. Miss Brophy
highlighted t h e importance of
making entertaining and house-
keeping a joy instead of a chore.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the entertainment com-
mittee to conclude the evening.
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ACI K. V. Hay, AC1 0. Rush-
ton, AW2 L. Lohse, and AW2 G.
A. .Guerton sang several selec-
tions, followed by a duet by Miss
J. Mead and AC1 S. Williams.
Clever tricks were performed,
by Magician Hopkins; and ballet
dances by a company of airwom-
en, vocal solos by Marion Archer,
Don Wright, and Cherry Wright,
a Highland dance by Evelyn Pet-
erson, and piano work by Sgt.
Frank Hammon, won applause.
A black and white quartette
composed of AC2 Dick Headley,
F/C Cleave Knight, "F/C John
Belgrave, and F/C Don Ireland,
was recalled; and the program
was concluded with the Air Force
song, "Flying to Victory," by
AC1 Graham, with the whole
dug up a panel body and frame,
and from an old ambulance he
took a workable rear end. Two
other vehicles provided parts for
an engine, and from a scavenger
truck used in servicing chemical
bathrooms came the transmission.
The result was the "five-in-
one"—not exactly the latest in
1952 models, but a workable
vehicle that eliminated walking. *
Eskimos in the Ungava Bay
area near Ft. Chimo, Que., recent-
ly aided and abbetted an "enemy"
in building an airfield that RCAF,
Auxiliary Force Mitchell bombers
strafed a few days later and
blasted with 500 pound bombs.
The Eskimos, however, were
not being disloyal. Rather, they
were helping the Armed Forces
in setting up a target 'prop' for
exercise "Sun Dog Three."
Together with members of the
Royal Canadian Regiment, the
Eskimos constructed, some dist-
ance from Chime airfield, an air-
field using trees and canvas to-
duplicate the runway and build-
ings.
For the weekend flyers, as
the- Auxiliary, aressometimee, cal-
led. it was on 'ops' again. Purpose
of the exercise was to train per-
sonnel in airborne assault activ- •
ities under cold weather condi-
tions and both aircrew and
groundcrew gave it their all.
Many of the men had voluntarily
given up their two-week summer
holidays from their civilian em-
ployment to take part in the
operation.
Shoulder to shoulder with their
Regular Force counterparts, (hese
part-lime airmen of 406 City of
Sasemeon. Squadron and 4113 City
of Edmonton Squadron took their
place at tniefings, debpefings
and air strikes. Ground crews
workk.o the ':lock around to keep
them flying. Not oric: did they
Jose Right of the fact that lessons
learnt today would better qualify
them for the efene,!, of Canada.
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Staff Bowling League
Winds Up Play
For Season
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"Stage Crazy" Delights
Large Audience
By the procees of sudden death
elimination, the RCAF Station
Staff Bowling League wqund up
its play off activities last week
in a dramatic finish when Elect-
ronics No. 2 became the champ-
ions. F/S Baptie, captain of the
Electronic's team bowled - the
final ball to win the champion-
ship by only six points over the.
Mobile Equipment, the runners-
up.
F/S Ellis sustained Electronics
in the final game by racking up
a cool 261. An indication of the
competition to be overcome by
the champions was the score of
F/S Hatch, Mobile Equipment,
who had the high single for the
night, 291.
The players of Electronics' No.
2 are: F/S Baptie, captain; F/S
Pinnell, F/S Kitchen, F/S Austin,
F/S Ellis, F/S Brandlay, Sgt.
Dodds, Cpl. Groves and CPI,
Blythe. The close contender, Mo-
bile Equipment team, consists of:
Cpl. Doonan, captain; F/S Hatch,
Cpl. Harvey, LAC Martel, LAC
Crabb, LAC Patzer, LAC Finley,
LAC Palser and Sgt. Abbott.
The nine players of the champ-
ionship team will be feted at the
Station Winter Sports Banquet in
the spring, and presented with
individual bowling trophies.
Personnel of RCAF Station,
Clinton, presented their variety
show, "Stage Crazy", before a
large audience in the public
school auditorium, Goderich, Fri-
day, under the auspices of Mait-
land Royal. Canadian Air Cadet
Squadron, Goderich,
AC1 Frank Graharie was master
of ceremonies and there were no
dull moments as the show Pro-gressed. The program consisted
of vocal solos, du'ets, and quar-
tettes; humorous skits; dances,
choruses, arid instrumental music.
After a choral opening by the
whole company, a rope trick was
performed by Sgt, F. Barkley,
AW Sheila Wright sang two
solos, Sgt. Hammon entertained
with a "truth and consequence"
contest; a quartette composed of company joining in,
air.larettlo Shthirr
CLINTON and GODERICH
Clinton Studio Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursday
1.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Saturday Evenings
7.00 to 9.00 p.m.
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Clinton or Goderich.
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