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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1952-10-23, Page 9"TnIlInspAy, i.:;)QT4;:nimft. 23, 1952 ei-lena-4"9"teer • Laughing Through Clouds 1 41 Story of the R,C.AJ. By SEYMOUR ROBERTSON Copyright 1952 THIRD INSTALIVIENT HYDE WAS SPRAWLED on "tithe bed, sound asleep, when Jack Graydon returned from the lite- rary, Not even Trelawney's ,slanuning of the door as he de- ed Was sufficient to awaken im. Graydon tip-toed softly about 'the room studying the pictures -tacked up on the wooden walls, All were 'unframed prints of the "pin-up" variety: camera shots of film stars or colored sketches of scantily-clad beauties torn from the pages of 'Esquire.' The one exception was a framed pho- etograh on the small table at the head of Ilyde'S bed. It was the likeness of a grey-haired mother- ly woman whose features bore a marked resemblance to the sleep- big lad. Hyde's mother, without a doubt. Again Jack glanced at the :eleeping figure. Hyde's was a merry countenance, even in re- pose. There was a humorous quirk to the lips; the freckled nose might have been termed re- tronece had it belonged to a mem- ber of the opposite sex; and any' girl would have envied the length of those dark lashes, Graydon was reminded of his own Scottish terrier in the pup's •quieter moments — sleeping now, but ready In an instant for ad- venture or mischief. Then his eyes alighted on a small book in fmiliar , light-blue 'bindine Hyde's log. He -was soon reading with absorbing in- latest the tale it told for its brief, stereotyped entries bore testi- 'mony to an amazing operational record. Hyde had completed one -tour while flying a Spitfire dur- ing the Battle of Britain; he was ~credited with two "certainties" and a "probable" on that fateful day over London in mid-Sep- Umber, 1940. He had been a Flight-sergeant at that time (so -the log indicated) and, after corn- anssioning and a rest of the brief- est duration, had gone out to the Middle East to do a second tour on fighter-bombers. Desert war- fare in the early days! Tip-and- run stuff! He had been one of Collishaw's gallant band of ad- venturers who had bluffed the en- emy into thinking they faced five times the opposition actually pit- ted against them. The boy had performed a truly marvelous job and had come through countless dog-fights unscathed. Hew well Graydon knew the type! Here was a youngster at home only in the cock-pit of an aircraft; one seemingly careless yet so proficient that operational flying had become a part of his very nature; one who would hurl himself, whistling and singing, into the blackest hell, Yes! and come out of it, still whistling, still singing, blissfully unaware of the stark heroism he had shown. Applied t6 Flight-Lieut- enant Hyde, the hackneyed RAF term "a wizard type" was no more than the literal truth. Graydon chuckled. This lad was the sort who would take in his stride a General Court Martial or a daylight raid on Berlin and reek little of either. He would always be a joy to his squadron commander; just as surely he would ever be the despair of dis- ciplinarians. "I won't wake him lip now," he murmured. "But I hope I can get him talking later on: Lord! the stories he could tell!" With that he opened his own book and was soon so deeply en- grossed with "The Charm of the English Countryside" that he did not realize his companion had awakened until he heard an ex- clamation of disgust and looked up to see Hyde hurl his book far across the room. "The butler killed him! Hell's bells! I could write a better mur- der , yarn myself It's not a bit sporting to the reader to have a ESBECO LIMITED 658 Erie Street STRATFORD, ONT. hCalce"is a registered trademark Phone; 78 Oncluding federal Taxes Authorized bottler of Coca-Cola under contract with Coca-Cola Ltd. 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She didn't win anything there, but Olympic officials will recall for a long time the calm approach of this pretty miss to the Olympic selections. It was the night the Canadian Olympic selection commit- tee was making the final choices for the Olympic teams. The 'swimmers and track and field athletes paced their hotel corridors or drank coffee in order to stay awake and hear the choices. But Jeannie went home and fell fast asleep. Shortly after three o'clock in the morning, results of the swimming committees meeting were announced, with Jeannie winning a berth on the four member girls team. Coach Malcolm Ross thought she would be overjoyed to hear the news. He awakened her, but Jeannie merely murmured sleepily; "Izzat so?" and fell back into slumber. One of the youngest swimmers ever to compete in the Olympic was Jeannie. Though she had turned 14 only a few days before the three-day title meet at Toronto from which Olympic selections emerged, she splashed to four junior Canadian records hi three free-style events, In the 200-yard free style she set a new National mark in the afternoon heats and then broke that record again, in the finals at night. Her time in the 100-yards free style and 300-yards free style were faster than the Senior records. Since returning, she has smashed several Quebec provincial tank marks, and won the Canadian National Exhibition 100-yards free style, defeating Joan Campbell who was right up with the lead- ers of the women's 3-mile professional swim shortly before. The youngest daughter of Verdun police captain Ray Priestly is a swim natural since she was paddling in the water by herself at one year old and while competing. in a tots meet at the age of ten she was spotted by Malcolm Ross who asked her parents if he could train her. Train her he did, but aquatic students will tell you that 10 years is a ripe old age to start on a swimming career. By then, say experts, the swimmer has missed the champ- ionship boat. A little girl from India, named Saha, com- peted at the Olympics and she was only 12. Barbara Stark of Berkeley, Cal., was tire youngest American at the Olympics and she had reached the ripe old age of 15. Your comments and suggestions for this column will be weieeeneel by Elmer Ferguson, c/a Calvert House, 431 Yong. 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"How do you know?" For Hyde was not reading; he was staring fixedly at Jack with an odd glint in his eye. "He's my uncle!" "He's WHAT?" "My uncle," Hyde repeated impatiently. "What's so quee" about that? Lots of chaps have uncles and he happens to be mine. My mother's brother— that's how our names are differ- ent. If you want to to Hale- bridge it's a piece of cake. Leave it all to me." (To be continued) •-•-•--0-4-0-4-•-ennatarrenst SPECIAL HARDWARE S LE ai ys l.Iii/ SALE STARTS THURSDAY, OCTBER 23 SEE YOUR RED TAG CATALOGUE EXTRA SPECIAL I Used BEATTY WASHER — nearly new — Reg, price P75.00 — Special ......... . 1 All Enamel COAL and WOOD STOVE $1252 $652 nearly new — sacrifice . , 4 ' 444414.- ' * Hugh R. Haiwkins •0+4-.44,44-46-4444-4444-44-4,44444-44444-0+-44-4,444-4-4-44-i-4,44,4-4-44.4.44-.444-.1444 Lights! Camera! Action! For the past two weeks several tiong and Fighter Control are be- airmen and airwomen at RCAF ing filmed at Station Clinton. Station, Croton, have found The team ofeexperts from the Officers on the brand new Tele- themselves working before the NV13 is well chosen tO produce an communications Officer Course at glaring lights and grinding cam- authentic film of this type. The 1 Radar and Communications eras of the National Film Board. director, Mr. Farley, was an Air- School, ,RCAF Station, Clinton, The reason—the RCAF has asked frame technician prior to enlist- are now settling down in earnest the NFB to PrOduee a film port- ing in the RCAF during the war, on their long and difficult course. raying personnel at work in seven He eventually took aircrew In their third week of studies, different ground crew trades. training, arid served overseas as a officers from seven provinces, one When completed, the new film, Pilot. Mr. George Barnhill, the from London, Eng., and another "From the Ground Up," should unit business 1i-tanager, and Doug from San Fernandoe yrinidad, are gave new and prospective recruits Bradley, the grips man, are both looking forward With anticipa- a better idea of what to expect army veterans, The cameraman, tion to learning every aspect of in the eerviee and some of the John Foster, has recently return- ROAt' Telecommunications. Lee- advantages of the various trades. ed from the front lines in Korea tures and study are not foreign The film is to be as realistic as where he was filming the Can-, to these officers. Most ofelhem possible and will point out plans- adian Army in action. His en- hold university degrees, and the terns as well as rewards for those thusiasm to obtain actual battle TCO course is actually post grad- who choose a service career. Mr. scenes was so great that he was uate work to fit them for re- Tom Farley, director of the film, actually wounded on one occas- sponsible positions as Telecom- puts it this way: "The purpose ion. The other members of the municationa Officers in the Air of this film is not to glamorize group are Doug McKay, assistant Force. the Air Force, We are showing cameraman, and Dennis Wood- Alle te their is,However, eproblemsever,are and not re- conditions as they actually exist ward, electrician, pm in basic training, in the class- "We are indebted to the air-. academic. Many of them are room, on a squadron, in barracks, men and airwomen who have co- married and have brought their liinfe,r”ecrea.,tion centres, and, virta operated in every respect on this wives and farnilies n with them. ually, in every phase of service project," said Mr. Farley. "They With civilian assistance most are not professional actors, just have secured accommodation in The seven RCAF trades feat- ordinary young men arid women, Clinton and the surrounding cen- ured are; Airframe, Aero Engine, They have problems similar to tree of Goderich, Seaforth, Eg- Eectrical, Instrument, Communi- those that they would encounter mondville and Brucefield. cations, Fighter Control and in any civilian job. However, F/O and Mrs. Maurice Jegard .Armament, Approximately one they are members of a great team are now living in Clinton. F/0 week is spent in shooting each and so much depends upon their Jegard is an army veteran who trade, The trades of Communica- ability to do their jobs well," hails from Edmonton and is ,a graduate of the University of Alberta. Flight Cadet Student Looks Forward siding with his wife and family P/0 Bob Bate, Ottawa, is on North St., Clinton, P/0 Bate, To Continued Travel and Adventure Bachelor of Engineering Physics an ex-RCAF member, holds a degree. Travel, from thetropical climate he tried to enter university in P/0 Doug Bassarn, Ottawa, of East Africa to the polar regions England. The flow of British vet- and Mrs. Bass= have moved to of Tuktoyaktuk, in the Canadian erane to universities after the Raglan St., Clinton. -P/0 Bas- Arctic has certainly broadened war hampered his efforts. Then sam is a graduate of McGill Uni- the mind of Flight Cadet .D. J. Canada opened a new chapter for versity in Electrical Engineering. Godley, a student of Numbeir One Flight Cadet Godley in a rather F/O and Mrs. David Terrell, Air Radio Officer School, RCAF round-about way. A close friend Vancouver, also live in Clinton. Station, Clinton, Ontario. His of his parents in Kenya, Mrs. F/O Terrell, is a former Ground travels and adventures as a stud- Margaret Bentley (nee Reid) hel- Radio Technician and earned his ent, cowboy, deck hand, to a car- pod to open the door of education wings as an Air Radio Officer eer in the Royal Canadian Air through relatives in Edmonton, in 1950. Force reads like a fairy tale. Alberta. Through Mrs. Bentley Two of the officers on TCO Born In East Africa he was able to enter the 'Univer- No: 9 are now citizens of Gode- The travel lust, which runs in sity of Alberta in 1947. After two rich. F/O Watson "Scotty" Scott, the family, began in Kitale, Ken- years of study in the faculty of Winnipeg, with Mrs. Scott and ya Colony, East Africa. The son Agriculture, Flight Cadet Godley family are living at 207 Palmer- of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Godley, was unable to continue. He spent Heeys' Bridge, Kenya, he received a year as a cowboy on the 2 Bar 21 his primary education in Kitale, ranch near Pincher Creek, Alta.' and at Prince of Wales School, and then returned to the Universi- Nairobi, Kenya. At the age of 15, ty of Alberta to complete a year his father sent him to school in of Arts and Science. England in 1945. Part of the Deckhand On McKenzie River journey, from Alexandria, Egypt His travels were renewed that to Liverpool, was made on a Brit- summer through employment as a ish troopship returning from India deck hand on the "Pelican Rap- after the war. his" a McKenzie River boat of the Attends University Of Alberta Hudson Bay Transportation Co. Finishing his schooling at Dor- In one short summer, he exper- &ester Grammer School, Dorset, fenced sights and adventures from Waterways, Alta. to Tuktoyaktuk on the Arctic coast, which few Staff Changes At lifetime. people experience in a normal Joined RCAF At Edmonton RCAF Station Coincidence lead him to enlist in the RCAF at Edmonton. Mrs. Margaret Bentley's relatives, who live at 10318-123 street, Edmonton were friends of Flight Lieutenant "Bart" Onyette, an RCAF Re- cruiting Officer. The possibilities of an RCAF career soon became apparent to Flight Cadet Godley and he enlisted in January 1952. To Graduate In December Flight Cadet Godley expects to graduate from Number 1 Air Rad- io Officer School in December. He is looking forward to contin- ued travel and adventure as a Radio Officer in the RCAF. Rummage Sale Members of TCO No. 9 Find Course Tough, Accommodation Tougher 'servant =Unit the Crime. I hope your book's better. You've been digging into it for hours. Oh, I seei It's that' one Uncle Grim brought me yesterday," Graydon nodded, "It reminds me that there's plenty of Eng- land I've not seen yet. There must be bags of good places to go on leave besides London or Edinburgh. As a matter of fact I've got a 48 coming up and I was wondering if I couldn't spend it at one of these old country manor-houses. Isn't there some Sort of Hospitality Bureau in Lower Regent 'Street that ar- ranges it?" "Yes,. there is. I used to know a popsie who works there. Pam . „ something. I forget her last name." "And—" Hyde rose from the bed, left his own brand of English cigarettes untouched and helped himself to one of Jack's 'Sweet Caporals.' He began to pace the room, mak- ing a triangular course from door to bed to window. He was clear- ly pondering something deeply. "I never used the Bureau my- self, he conferred. "I never got any farther than Piccadilly on any leave, But chaps who have tell me it's a horse-race. I mean to say, once in a long while you draw a winner. Oh, there's noth- ing the matter with the places they send you to, or the people. They're very English, very kind, very hospitable and all that stuff. But most of them are god-awful dull." Jack asked a further question only to realize that his compan- ion was not listening. Hyde was re-reading one of the letters which Trelawney had smuggled to him, dividing his attentions between it and his mother's photograph. "Let me get this right," he said slowly, as he turned to face Graydon. His eyes were narrow slits. "You wouldn't be horsing me, would you? You'd really like to spend a weekend at one of those draughty old barns? In March? You'd freeze to death." "Oh, I don't know—" "This weekend — and my case comes up Saturday," Hyde mur- mured, half-aloud. "It seems a silly-ass way to waste a forty- eight when you , don't have to, but I suppose—Hell's bells!" He fairly shouted the last words as he bounded across the room and tore the book from Graydon's hands. Hastily flipping over the pages to find the picture he wanted he shoved it under the other's nose. "A place like that?" he cried excitedly. "How'd that do?" e " Jack studied a photograph which had already interested him greatly. It depicted an ivy- colored stone manor-house set among great oak trees and nest- ling on the smoothest lawn imag- inable. The captain read: Hale- bridge Manor, Isle of Wight. "Yes, that's the very sort of place I did mean. Oh, not it, you know—but one like it. There must be hundreds. This book—" "If you want to go Halebridge, damn it! Go to Halebridge!" -"Hold on, you idiot! Maybe the Bureau doesn't know these people, can't make arrangements with them. They couldn't any- way at this late date. Today's Wednesday. You've got to give them a chance on account of rationing and all that stuff." "Nuts! Don't bother with the fool Bureau. I can fix it up for you tickety-boo," "YOU can?" Hyde nodded. An enigmatic smile hovered on his lips as he asked: "Doesn't that book tell you who lives there?" P/O Brenda Sharp has recent- ly been transferred to RCAF Station, Clinton, to assume the duties of Assistant Adjutant un- der F/O Jack Brown, the Station Adjutant. She replaces F/0 Helen Turner who has been appointed as assistant to the chief admin- istrative officer", S/L J. T. Arnold. P/O Sharp was born in Hull, England, and came to Canada with her family during World War XI. She attended the Uni- versity of Toronto and obtained a degree in Household Economics. After graduation she was engag- ed in Medical Laboratory work and spent one year in England. "Yes. There's a write-hp about On her return to Canada she took the family. Hayley's their name. out Canadian citizenship papers and joined 'the RCAF. A hearty welcome is extended F/Sgts. George Smith and Paul Ransom who have been transfer- red to the staff of 12 Examination Unit, RCAF Station, Clinton. F/Sgt, Smith is married and has four children. He plans to reside with his family in Adast- ral Park. In 1940 F/Sgt. Smith -graduated from No. 1 Wireless School, Montreal, and served with No. 3 Wireless Flying_ Squadron at Winnipeg during the war. He recently returned from eight months service at Cam- bridge Bay on Victoria Island, in the Arctic. F, Sgt. Paul Ransom is per- haps one of the best travelled airmen as far as seeing Canada is concerned. He has had con- tinuous service since 1940 when he graduated from No. 1 Wire- less School at Montreal, During the war he worked on Communi- cations installations and his work lead hiM from as far east as Gander, Nfld., to 13.C. in the west and north to the North West Staging Route and Alaska. "The only section I haven't visited is the Eastern Arctic," Paul states. Mrs. Ransom is at present living at Centralia. ONTARIO Vitiltiggt MO NV 409M 43ap MMIMMOMMOMMOMOM stun. In 1942, F/0 Scott was commissioned in the nig from Royal Roans Military College, B.C. 0/0 Walter Snow, Bar- rington Passage, N.$„ and family reside at 27 Napier St. FLO Snow Is an RCAF veteran and holds degrees from Dalhousie Univere sity, F/0 Andrew Atkinson and F/0 Bert Sheasby have moved their families to Seaforth. F/0 and Mrs. Atkinson, Dartmouth, reside on William St. E. He was a wartime aircrew member and is a graduate of Nova Scotia, Technical College in Electrical Engineering. F/0 Sheasby, Unie versity, Sask., enlisted in the RCAF in 1947 as an airman and was selected for university train- ing under RCAF auspices. While at university, he took summer training as an Air Radio Officer and received his wings in 1951. The community of Brucefield has accommodated two of the TM members. They are: F/e) R. Dunn, Niagara sails, his wife and family and F/0 and Mrs. Gerald Sephton, F/O Dunn was an Air Observer with 106 Squad- ron during the war and was a prisoner of war for almost three years. After he returned to Canada, he attended the Univere sity of Toronto and graduated in Electrical Engineering. F/0 Seph- ton, Montreal and Toronto, serv- ed for four years as a wartime bombaimer and obtained his Bachelor of Applied Science de- gree from the University of Toe, ronto in 1952. F/O and Mrs. John Archibald, Truro, N.S., are residing in Eg- inondvilie. F/0 Archibald is art ex Wireless Air Gunner in the RCAF. In 1950 he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with Engineering certificate. A hearty welcome is extended• to these officers and their fam- ilies as well as the other mem- bers of TCO No, 9. May you be successful in your studies, and it is the sincere hope that your stay at Clinton will be pleasant: land memorable.