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Clinton News-Record, 1952-07-17, Page 11Former Clinton Officer Weds • fingertips. Her bouquet was of white daisies intermingled with ivy. Boy, Scouts of the 32nd Troup of St. Matthias Church formed a guard-of-honour for the couple as they left the church. • A reception'e was held at the RCAF Officers' Mess, F/L Robertson was stationed at RCAF Station Clinton for some time and will be remembered by his host of friends here. o Canada's governments collected over six billion dollars in taxes last year, more than a third of the national income; on the aver- age a $50 a week earner paid $1.7.p0 a week in direct and in- direct taxes. — Quick Canadian Facts. 0 Area occupied by field crops increased by one tenth from 1941 to 1951; in each of the four west- ern provinces crop area increased while it decreased in the eastern provinces.—Quick Canadian Facts TOMATIC WASHER ; f • :4, • • . ........... • • :*A • 711 C TTOERMSUSET otJU A YOU Now you can have a laborsaving, fully automatic washer that's thrifty too! The wonderful new Laundromat does a cornplete family wash conveniently and efficiently! New, exclusive "Water. Saver" measures water to the size of the load — sa....es from 2 to 7 gallons, depending on the type and size of wash! It saves on soap too! She of - tom opPow Clinton Electric Shop TI Catboat SPORTS COLOIN 4 Eefffet 70-0,440•0 The most compelling figure in Olympic Games trials anywhere — perhaps in the games themselves — will be a blind man. There's something hear-catching about the blind, their struggle against the unkind and tragic blows of Pate that have robbed them' of the opportunity to see the physical beaut ies and the color of a very wonderful world. And there's something even more poignantly gripping and profound- ly impressive in the struggle of those in the dark to maintain some parallel with the life they cannot see. So we believe that an almost blind athlete, who has completely lost the sight of one eye, and the other seriously affected, offers a most heroic figure among the great athletes of this continent who will compete for places on the United States Olympic team. The gallant athlete in question is Bill Bangert. He finished fourth in- the shotput feature of the National Indoor track champ- ionships held at Madison Square Garden recently. He put the 16-pound wight 52 feet 101/4 inches, which was one-quarter of an inch better than his title-winning -toss in 1945, Jim Fuchs, world champion, won with 56 feet, 31/s inches. the remarkable part of Bangert's feat was that the almost sightless athlete had to be led to the putting ring where, of course, he was on his own. Amazingly, this blind young giant's recent effort was better than any Olynipie record prior to that of the London Games,when W. M. Thompson won with 56 feet 2 inches. In that event the great American athlete, Fuchs was third with a put almost exactly the same as Baugert's 53 feet, 10%2 inches. , The mighty Ralph Rose, four times U.S. national champion and twice Olympic winner, could not do as well as this sightless boy has done. Rose's best was an oven 51 feet. Bangert's determination and tremendous courage in the face of a disheartening physical condition, are typical of his entire life-- in business, sports. Before his eye-sight failed, he eras a varsity football player as well as shot and discus star at Missouri Univer- sity and later at Purdue, He reached the national amateur heavy- weight boxing final. He made a success as a road-builder. He even did a good job as a singer, but it took too much time from business. The world will wish this gallant soul well in his battle for Olympic fame. Indeed the world admires all athletes who, despite physical handicaps, make their way well along the athletic trail. But those who live in the twilight of vision far below the normal are the most compelling of all, and it is amazing how, in several varieties of sport, they have risen above a deficiency which might be thought insurmountable. Athletes whose eyesight is below normal dot the baseball picture. There are a dozen be-spectacled stars in baseball, in the major leagues, several in the minors. They are by no means blind, of course, but their eye-sight is not good... Yet they have overcome that handicap. Several players in major hockey have worn glasses. Hal Lay-coe of Boston Bruins is one. When Canadiens won "the Stanley Cup in 1946, one'of their stars was the whirlwind "Dutch" Hiller, a little bit of a be-spectacled player who could really fly, but whose defective vision forced him to wear heavy glasses. • Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge St., Toronto. Calvert DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHERSTBURO, ONTARIO 29-b 11-01LIVER 77 TRACTOR (2 years old) on rubber $1495 2—‘ty 30 TRACTORS on rubber (1—$500 ( 1 —$550 1-10/20 TRACTOR on steel $200 1-22/36 TRACTOR on steel $270 1 FARMALL H TRACTOR on rubber $900 1--FARMALL M TRACTOR on rubber $850 1--CENTAUR TRACTOR (3 yeors old) on rubber $800 1.—ALLIS-CFIALMERS W.C. TRACTOR on rubber $550 Binder Twine Now Reduced to $17.50 a bale I seleotos McALPINE and DAW "The Place where You get the Bargains" Phone 83 Clinton vav4.5pAy., JULY 17, 1952 .CL, 114TON WS-RE min /WE ELEm Editor; F/0 0, U. Lost 4200, NO, now so #4ocol 27 Assistant; P/0 Ifelen TotIter 86 • Local 17 Personnel of RCAF Station H I' Clinton assembled in full force on PrielaY afternoon, July 11, for the :graduation ceremonies of RD 30: Graduating radio officers received their wings from Air Commodore R. C. Ripley, OBE, CD, during :the parade which was equal in -size to previous parades held at Clinton this season, Air Commodore R. C. Ripley is Air Officer Commanding, Air 'Transport Command, which in ad- dition to other important tasks, ,directs the operating of the fam- ous 426 Thunderbird Squadron on the Korean Airlift. Obielning the highest standing on his course and Who received the -Honour Certificate was Pilot 'Officer C. N. Kinney of Pierce- enont, New Brunswick. Pilot Of- ficer C, N. Kinney is posted to (C:T.U.), Greenwood, Nova Scotia after a short period •of leave. Among the other ,members of -the graduating class are; Pilot sOfficer F. D, Reddyhoff, of Van- •tourver, B.C.; Pilot Officer W. A, :Barclay, Winnipeg, Manitoba; Pilot Officer G. C, McLean, Elm- -wood, Nova Scotia; Pilot Officer D. M, Diffley, Montreal, Quebec; Pilot Officer K. F. G. Smyth, Ot. time, Ontario; Pilot Officer W. E. Heliquist, Elk Point, Alberta; Pilot Officer J. A. Hermiston, Welland, Ontario; Pilot Officer V. 4, Jarvis, Champion Falls, Alber- ta; and Pilot Officer J. D. Douc- I NOTICE Clinton Dairy AROS Officers Course Graduated Friday • _..• co 'Issues Challenge .another course of young radio ef- the. graduation eeremonies of On Miniature Golf Friday, Ally 1, 19.52, marked" ficers from Number One Air Radio, Officer School at RCAF Station Clinton. T graduates received their radio officer wings from AIC R. C. Ripley, OBE, CD, who is Air Of- ficer Commanding Air Transport Command. A/C -Ripley arrived at Centralia by air on . Thursday evening. Topping his course and wirming the coveted honour certificate Was FIC C, M. Kinney, .of Piercemont, N.B. Other graduates who stepped up and received their wings were; WC G. C. McLean, Elmwood, N.S.; FIC W. A.. Bar- clay, Winnipeg; plc K. F. G. Smyth, Ottawa; FIC W. E. Hell- quiet,. Elk Point, Alberta; FIC, J. A, Hermiston, Welland; FIC F, A Reddyhoff, Vancouver; FIC D. M. Diffley, Montreal; FIC V. L. Jar- vis, Champion Falls, Alberta; and FIC J. D. Doucette, Halifax. _ The parade- took the form of a full scale outdoor ceremony. • 1 O/C. E. A. D. Hutton, CD, Com- manding Officer of RCAF Station Clinton, challenged anyone under his command to a duel, The challenge was accepted by ,SIL G. J. Bury, Assistant Chief Instruc- tor at 1 Radar and Cemnaunica- time School. The weapons were golf clubs; the site chosen was the miniature golf course and the.oc- casion Was the formal opening of this latest addition to the rec- reational facilities for the person- nel of Station Clinton pm their leisure time. SIT, Bury arrived on the scene attired in plus fours and sun glas- ses. With him were his seconds, cadi, (ELL Don Sproul) hidden be- hind a grotesque mask and wear- ing swimming trunks and white` shirt, and a general nuisance maker (F/L Bob Barret) form- ally clothed in ate hula skirt and wooden shoes. A hush fell over the assembled crowd as the challenger, QC Hut- ton, strode confidently onto the green in shorts, tweed cap, T- shirt and binoculars with his daughter, Mary, as cadi. SIL Ray Henderson, chairman of the Station Entertainment Com- mittee, officiated as referee. He explained carefully the green rules and called the players to tee Of on 'No. 1. G/C Hutton made a fine drive through a tricky tune nel but the ball lodged in a wood- en shoe which Mysteriously aps peered at the exit of the tunnel. Relatively few of those who had access to the green were wearing wooden shoes and the referee pointed an accusing finger at SIL Bury's eadi who happened to be wearing only one such foot cov- ering at the time. Then it was SIL Bury's turn. Confident of at least a birdie, he tee'd off with a No. 1 wood but his ball failed to emerge from the first tunnel. On investigation it was found that the exit was tem- porarily blocked by a tweed cap. The bare headed Group Captain repudiated any knowledge of how such an unnatural hazard could have appeared so suddenly. From then on the rivals settled down to strictly legitamate golf and many fine shots were made with an old broom and club hand- les used in billiard cue style. After three quick holes-in-one, SIL Bury commanded the lead in spite of, rather than because of, his assis- tants. Then the grueling pace be- gan to tell and GIC Hutton gained steadily to tie the score on the 17th and finished the 18, hole course in something over par, Sit Bury's final score is not available as yet. When last seen he was still digging divots on the 1Sth. PHONE 479 HEAD OFFICE ette, a ifax, Nova cotta. The large Ceremonial Review was under the command of E. A. D. Hutton, CD, Commanding Officer at Clinton. Air Commodore Ripley arrived at Centralia Thursday evening in an ATC Dakota and his personal aid F,L, P. C. Bion. The reception was held in the officerst Mees following the grad- uation parade. RCAF Baseball Team . Scores 104 Win Over Lucan' Nine Armament Officers Graduate at R & CS Five RCAF officers and one officer of the USAF successfully completed Phase B of the Techni- cal Armament Officers' Course on July 11, at Number 1 Radar and Communications School, RCAF Station, Clinton. These officers P.O. W. Dunn, Montreal, Quebec; -P.O. R. Lee, Dauphin, Manitoba; F.O. G. Mann, Springhill, N.S.; P.O. J. Widdis, Toronto, Ontario; F.O. G. Will- iams, Leamington, Ont,,and Cap- tain J. Young, Nutley, NeW Jer- sey, will go on another unit to complete the next phase of their course. In The Air Force RCAF Publication Another sparkling publication has made its appearance among the growing list of station news- papers and magazines put out by RCAF units. It is the "Voxair", a slick paper magazine issued by RCAF Station Winnipeg, and which has promised a re-appear- ance every three weeks. Edited by Flying Officer K. J. Reid of Kingston, Oat., the name of the new publication- is a short- ened version of its adopted slo- gan, "The Voice of the Air Force" In common with 'other similar Service publications, the Station. Winnipeg news organ is put out without drawing on public funds and on the off-duty -time of its staff. Editorial board of "Voxair", in addition to its editor in chief, includes Flying Officer F. G. Bolan, of Creekside, B.C., news editor; Flying Officer S. D. Call- in of Vernon, B.C., art editor; Flying Officer V. P. Cruikshank of Kirkland Lake, Ont., advert- ising manager; Flying Officer R. McAdam of Vancouver, circulat- ion manager, Flying. Officer J. Donald of Calgary, production manager, and Flying Officer R. Lucas of, Toronto, business man- ager. Reason for the new magazine's rather odd publication schedule of once every three week is to allow it to tie in with graduation of courses by the Air Navigation School at Winnipeg. 0 In the last year 16,000 workers in Canada's textile industries have been discharged and most of the remaining 90,000 are on short time. This unemployment has not resulted from a decrease in tex- tile purchases but from increased imports of cheap goods.— Quick Canadian Facts. Wings Presented To Graduating Class Winnipeg,, where the groom's parents Make their home, shar- ed interest with this town in the wedding recently at Chalmers Un- ited Church, Ottawa, when Mary Allison Steele, repeated vows with F/L W. John P. Robertson. Rev. A. Leonard Griffith unit- ed the daughter of Mr and.Mrs. Samuel Steele, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan D. Robert- son of Winnipeg, Baskets of pastel-toned sum- mer blooms were arranged in the `church for the three o'clock wed- ding. Thomas A. Kines was the soloist. Given in marriage by her fath- er the bride was attended by Miss Helen Ferrier and Mrs. Howard Scarffe. Hubert M. Wakely was best man and F. Hedgecock and J. R. Steele, brother of the bride, were ushers. The bride chose a gown of Chantilly lace over satin creat- ed with fitted bodice, lily point sleeves and long bouffant skirt of net. A close fitting lace hat held the bridal veil that misted to her MILK BOTTLES ARE. DESPERATELY NEEDED NOW!!! 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The Clinton team came right back. with five more runs in the ,top of the sixth to clinch the win. • Clinton 023 005 0-10 9 4 Lucan .. 200 050 0— 7 11 6 Clinton: LeFurgy, Brown (4) and Kelly; Lucan: Hearn, Apple- ton (3) and Hodgins. THE Westinghouse D. W. Oortiish — WESTINGHOUSE DEALERS — Residence 3S8 • A profitable investment' for your regular savings, Guaranteed Trust 'Certificates . . are unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest ---- pay 8P2'% interest, payable half-yearly -- are short term-5 years are authorized investment for .trust funds — have no fluctuation in principal 'In 6 years $420.36 accumulates to $500.00. 4- Invest wisely and well THE STERLING TRUSTS C 0 R POR ATI() N BRANCH OFFICE 37,2 Boy M., toronio 14 bunlop Rattle 6.4 Printed With Your Purpose in Mind! Printing is more than just type setting and press run to- our expert craftsmen. Carefully 'prepared layout, type'-selection and expert print- - ing — make each job eminently suited to its purpose. 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