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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-02-05, Page 10qf p. Stephen Foster, who wrote Songs about the south, was a northerner, Lincoln Ellsworth was the first man to fly across the Antarctic continent. An ensign is • a, flag flown on-' ships. Cows do not have upper fruit teeth. T E Calvert SPORTS MOIR &Nevi .e to Russian publicists claim everything was Invented in that country, from the electric toaster to baseball, and most other sports, for that matter. And' one which they haven't yet boasted of devising, but one to which, they're entirely welcome, is the "fire the coach" system which, at that, does sound like a Russian conceit. Not long ago there filtered through the - Iron Curtain, via a series of "investigations" that followed the Olympic Games, Berlin, where the curtain must be thih ih spots,, stories of and a series of dismissals of trainers and athletes. Students of the decadent democratic version of this fire- the-coach process will be struck by the more stringent, Mus- covite variations. For the more drastic Russian regulations likewise carry more drastic penalties, because in Soviet Russia, sports are tied directly into the scheme of Russian defense and Russian propaganda; they are affairs . of State, and as such, are directly under the supervision, not of a graduate manager or hired coaching expert, but of the • Russian Secret Police. It may seem a trifle drastic, and in poor. sporting spirit to even the most biased, anti-coach groups on this continent, to complain of a hockey or football coach whose teams fails to win all the time, or a track coach whose athletes don't capture every event. But the Russian system, allows no such weaknesses. Either you're a winner, to the greater glory of the invincible state; or if a loser, you're just a low-down traitor who is disgracing' the country, and should be shot at sunrise in the Red Square, as a lesson to all: who• can't go out and beat the rest of the world. "Soviet sportsmen" said a recent official critique, "are proving the superiority of their country's government' by, their country's government by their achievements." So when the cry of the comrades echoes out on the night air, "Fire the coach" it's really the cry of the Secret Police, backed by a state where "win or else" is the sinister policy. No use the coach and his proteges trying to still such voices by promises to do better at the next Olympics, or European champion- ships. There is no next time. The coach, and probably the losing athletes just go out of that business. Next stop, the salt mines. Or, if Uncle Joe happens to be in a merciful mood, the firing-squad. So let's give Russia a monopoly on the fire-the-coach system. It's a silly, and unfair and non-sporting idea to start with, and as such should fit smoothly into the Russian ideology, Your ircanassoits d sewesifons for fbls cohmen MN lie welsoimeil by Elm., Forrison, c/o Ciiiror1 H..,.., 431 Yaw' Si., Tore .. Calvert DISTILLERS LIMITED MUUMPATIURO• ONTARIO FI In The Air Force Canadian airmen overseas are doing much to win the warm support of the pedple in whose communities they are stationed. Here is a letter to the Command- ing Officer of RCAF Station North Luffenham, England, that shows this spirit of co-operation. "I have the honour to express my grateful thanks to a party of men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who assisted my wife and me following a road accident last Thursday evening, January 8, at 1930 hours. "I was driving down Broughton Hill, on the road between Malton Mowbray and Nottingham, about five miles north of Melton Mow- bray, when I had the misfortune to skid, hit the grass bank at the side of the road, and overturn. Fortunately my wife and I were unhurt, and we were able to climb out of the car. "Shortly afterwards a coach, carrying a party of airmen from the RCAF Station, North Luffen- ham, passed the spot, and pulled up a little further down the hill. Within a few moments, many wil- ling hands were offering assist- ance, and it was not long before my car was back on its four wheels, pointing in the direction in which I had originally been travelling. Much to my surprise, my car started after a little push- ing by the airmen, and I was able to resume my journey to Not- tingham. "I would like to place on record my appreciation of the services rendered to me by the men un- der your command." At Langar, England, where the RCAF has its. new Air Materiel Base, money was collected fcr months before to put on a Christ- mas party for nearly 100 orphans from nearby Nottingham. T h e party was attended also by child- ren of Air Force personnel whose families accompanied them to England, and Santa made his us= ual appearance, bringing some- thing for everyone. RCAF personnel at the North Luffenham Fighter Base, not far from Langar, held two children's parties. The first, given by mem- bers of 439 Fighter Squadron, was attended by some 400 children, both Canadian and English. The second, a station affair, saw Santa arriving aboard a Sabre jet-fight- er, before nearly 600 pop-eyed Canadian and English youngsters. In addition, food hampers were distributed to an orphan group by the North Luffenham personnel. French children from villages near the RCAF's new Fighter Base at Grostenquin, near Metz, attend- ed a similar party at the station. Canadians were surprised to find that the common interest in Christmas broke down language barriers in short order. The RCAF's School of Survival is unique among training organiza- tions in the Armed Services today. It is designed to give the men who fly over the Northland all the know-how they will need if forced down. They are instructed in methods of bush and northern sur- vival by RCAF experts with Esk- imos and Indians assisting. The RCAF has designed the course to help rid personnel of fear of the Arctic. It teaches the men to look after themselves in the North and to take full advantage of the . country's re- sources. Proper survival techniques can- not be learned successfully in a classrooni, although the students are given classroom instruction be- fore they start. From the know- how gained from classroom study at Edmonton, the classes go on to Hargwen, Alta., 160 miles west, where on-the-spot survival is taught. F/L Scott Alexander of Van- couver, Officer Commanding the school, states: "Survival is merely a question of knowing just what the dangers are, and how to re- cognize them, and how to take advantage of the resources offered by the country." RCAF officers and men station- ed overseas took time off from the holiday season to add to the Christmas joys of children in Brit- ain and France, RCAF fighter pilots, operating with the United States 5th Air Force in Korea, have shot down a total of eight TVIIGs Jets to date, have been credited with two "probable" kills, and are credit- ed with damaging 11 other enemy aircraft. Top Canadian scorer is Flight Lieutenant "Ernie" Glover who is credited with three confirmed kills and four damaged. 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Willingly he sur- rendered his tunic into Barbara's hands for during his brief absence he had secreted the tell-tale en- velope behind one of the larger volumes in Peter's bookcase. Its final disposition was still a vex- ing problem. If it did contain Hyde's photograph he might even take it back to Midlands and let him do 'the worrying. Yet he could not be sure for the envel- ope was tightly sealed. Half an hour later he was strol- ling with his host along the path which ran back of the empty stables. "Can't keep a hunter nowadays --no feed," Colonel Hayley ex- plained. "We've only the trap pony left. There's many things we must do without in wartime." His story. of Halebridge Manor had now reached the age of Queen Anne and he was speaking of the concentration of troops in the Island which had been a part of the Duke of Marlborough's plan for a descent on the French coast and drawing a parallel be- tween it and the Dieppe raid when a dark head popped up over the hedge. "It's jolly near time I rescued you from father," Barbara an- nounced. "I'm driving into Shank- lin. Would you like to come with me?" Graydon's hesitation was by no means flattering He Looked from daughter to father in some confusion. "Don't mind me, my boy," Col- onel Hayley said promptly. "Of course you'll want, to see some of your old haunts. I'm due for my nap anyway." 'Yes, but—" Jack left the sen- tence unfinished. "Tut, tut! Run along, both of you. And Babs! There's some things you can pick up for me." He was giving his daughter a list of the articles he wished when Jack returned from the house, cap in hand. The Canadian climbed into the two-wheeled trap with all the al- acrity of a heretic on his way to the Inquisition to take his seat beside a Junior Subaltern of the ATS, fully dressed in service uni- form with two glistening pips on each shoulder strap. Once more he revised his opinion of her age. "A fat little girl in pig-tails!" Blast that idiot, Hyde! Of course he had known better. Once out of her father's sight and hearing she turned to him with a grimace. "I must say you don't look too pleased at corning with me. What's wrong?" "Nothing!" he re-assured her quickly. "It—er—was nice of you to think of me." "You always did dodge me. You haven't changed a bit that way. Otherwise you seem like a different person." Graydon winced. "No, you're not a bit like the cousin I remember," she went on. "You've grown up, of course. You're a man now and a lot more serious than you used to be. Thats only to be expected after all you've been through. But your manner's so different, even your voice—and you talk just like an American." "I do not!" he disagreed ve- hemently. "What you hear is an honest Canadian accent—no more like a Yank's than your's is-- Cockney." "It sounds Yank to me," Barb- ara disputed. "You needn't get so huffy about it either!" The dark eyes twinkled and the dim- ple re-appeared. "I knew that reference to your accent would get a rise out of you. It's one sure way to rile Canadians!" "But I am a Canadian! Why shouldn't I talk like one when I—" he caught himself barely in time, "You were born in Hamp- shire!". she informed him blunt- ly. "You've lived in Canada half your life, that's all, The next thing I know you'll be finding fault with our plumbing! "Still, it's nearly 12 years. I suppose one does change a bit in that time, You've altered more than I have, though, Or what do you think?' We'll—" he began cautiously. wYou were only a little youngster hen we left. Before lunch I didn't think you'd changed so much, but now—with your uni- form and everything—" Once more Graydon decided a wave of the hand was safer than plain speech. "I'm twenty. Those two years made a big difference when we were kids. How you loathed to have a dirty-faced little tomboy chasing after you! And I did chase you, Clarry! You'll never realize how much I worshipped you in those days." He grinned. "Now I know you've changed!" "I wasn't any too anxious to meet you . I was all prepared to hate you. I know perfectly well you were avoiding us. It wasn't a bit thoughtful of you to stay away so long. You were a per- fect pig about that, Clarry. Sure- ly you could have got away from —" Her voice suddenly took on a harsher tone. "—from the Pic- cadilly ladies! Or where did you spend all your leaves?" Graydon reddened. He stared fixedly at the road ahead. "Oh. I'm frightfully sorry!" Barbara said swiftly. "I didn't really mean that. I'm not such a cat actually. Because—now that I've seen you and talked to you. I—" She turned in her seat to look directly into his face. There was no trace of raillery in her man- ner. She was now the sober- faced little school-girl of the pic- ture in Peter's room, lacking only the pigtails. "I like you very much," she said simply. Jack felt his arms tingling and a warm glow suffused him.What a darling she was! "We did dance a few steps last night, didn't we," she asked. He nodded. "And you didn't remember this morning?" "No, not at first," he confessed. "You looked a bit different after cleaning the hen-house! " He laughed. "But at lunch I was sure I'd seen you somewhere be- fore. Then, when your fathei mentioned the dance I—" "You spilt the coffee! By the way, I did look you up this morn- ing at the 'Princess'. They told me no one named Hyde was booked there. Couldn't you get a room? I had no trouble my- self." "Mmm. I had quite a good room on the first floor up." "At the Princess Royal?" "Yes." "Oh!" She seemed to move away from him and to give hei full attention to the pony. She was no longer smiling; her lips were compressed into a thin, red line. "Sorry!" she murmured. "But I did stay there, Babs!" "1-tight-O!" was the toneless re- ply. "It serves me right for being so nosey. Not that I blame you— much. I thought she was very charming, and anyone with half an eye could tell she was very fond of you." She flicked the whip. The pony broke into a jog-trot and for the balance of the ride into Shanklin the silence was broken only by the 'clop-clop' of hoofs and the sound of wheels on the macadam road. Graydon, seated beside her in the trap, chain-smoked three cig- arettes while he pondered the reason for her sudden coolness. It was all too obvious that the Canadian sailor had told her of his slip of the tongue in introduc- "THE BLUE BELL" SEES CLINTON'S RCAF STATION RCAF Station, Clinton, was featured in the January issue of The Blue Bell, a trade magazine published monthly by the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. We quote: "In the thirties service personnel were often treated as people apart from the communities near the stations. Today members of the air station are regarded as a real and very important part of the town, Participation in town act- ivities is on an individual basis but wherever RCAF personnel enter into the community life they are ambassadors of the air force, In Clinton this system has worked out very well. At present RCAF staff are represented on the Cham- ber of Commerce, the Lions and Kinsmen Clubs and in various church organizations. "The President of the Kinsmen Club and the guiding light behind the founding of it is an air force officer, Flight Lieutenant T. B. Ianson. "Sports, too, play a big part in promoting friendship between the RCAF and the town of Clinton. Competition is keen and by pool- ing facilities both groups gain added chance to increase their sports activities. The station fac- ilities are often placed at the dis- posal of the district leagues, even when station personnel are not in them. "The air force today is Clinton's biggest industry. Life is changing with the influx of bright young men and women. And Clinton residents have a real hand in Canada's defence effort through the aid they are giving to the air- men and women on their doorstep. "In a larger sense, Clinton re- tour and is currently with 434 Fighter Squadron at Uplands, Ontario. Second highest scorer is Wing Commander Doug Lindsay, of Arnprior, Ontario, whose score is two destroyed and three dam- aged. Other pilots who have con- tributed to the total score are: F/L Claude Lafrance; S/L Omer Levesque and F/L Larry Spurr, each with one confirmed. The RCAF fighter pilots are attached to the USAF in Korea for 50 trips or six months which- ever is the shorter period. During that time they fly and fight with their allies and gain valuable operational experience. presents the tremendous work Canada is doing in the world to- day. Her commitments to the free nations of the Western world are being carried out in a pract- ical way at this air force base. Young men and women are being trained, not only as technical staff, but as good citizens. They represent our way of life and en- able Canada, as .a coming world power to work for peace through NATO. That is the reason we have an air force. BROADFOOT BARN RAZED One of the largest and most modern barns in the Seaforth dist- rict was destroyed by fire on Thursday, January 29, with an estimated loss of $10,000, In less than two hours, flames razed the barn on the farm of Allister Broadfoot, Tuckersmith Township, R.R. 3, Seaforth, about four miles south-west of the town. 0 Shakespeare's Macbeth was a living king of Scotland who died in 1057. how"Skinny"Giris Get Lovely Curves Gain 5 to 10 lbs. New Pep Thousands who never could gain weight before now have shapely, attractive flgures. No more 'bony limbs, ugly hollow,. They thank Ostrex. It onto peak on bodies skinny because blood lacks Iron. Peps you up. too. Improves appetite, digestion to food nourishes you better. 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Doubtless she -had a shrewd idea of Clarence Hyde's habits on leave and if she were displeased with his behaviour it was no more than the louse de- served. Yet instead of the relief which he should have felt at this corroboration of his assumed identity, Graydon's uppermost feeling was one of keen vexation. Not that it made any real dif- ference. He did not care What this snub-nosed kid thought of him, He'd never see her again and— Never again? Jack realized with a pang that he did want to see her again many, many times, But how could he square himself? "You are an ass!" ho told him- self angrily. "You never saw her before and you've fallen for her like a ton of bricks!" (Pro bt continued) +++444444.44•44444 4•4044444.1.44-41-• •