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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-02-05, Page 11The World's Finest Sewing Machine EMBROIDER BLINDSTITCH HEMS simoteing so-06 ox c?ttedifg CLINTON -TARIO Q N CLINTON NEWS-RECORD RAGE ELEVEN ThiVrt,$DAY, FEBRUARY ,0„ 1953 RCAF Station and Adastral Park News Editor; 5114 H, W. 4p44194, PRA NO.,. Assistant; P/Q gelen. Turner phone $8 Loc#4 252 Looal .l7 U3 RCAF, SOCIAL NEWS OBITUARY Retired From RCAF 1Retiring Chief of Staff Voices Faith in CF-100 When interviewed prior to his retirement on Saturday, January $1, Air Marshal Curtis struck back at persons who have criticized the CF-100 jet fighter, probably the most controversial factor in the air force setup. "Some people have called the CF-100 a dud. It is no dud. By the end of the year we will have several squadrons of them for home defence and people will be praising them. In two years peo- ple will be singing their praises from the rooftops and we will be asked to send them to Europe." The 59-year-old former air ace who retired after six years as chief of the air staff said the last two years have lifted the country's air defences from a state of danger- ous weakness to a position "where we'd have a fighting chance even if war came tomorrow." By the end of 1953, he added, "we'll be in excellent shape, ready for any degree of mobilization the future may bring." The traditional balances among the three armed forces have been altered, Air Marshal W. A. Curtis said and have placed the RCAF in a pre-eminent position unmatched relatively by any other air force in the world. He said he sees this unpreceden- ted concentration on airpower as a natural outgrowth of Canada's shortage of manpower, her tech- nical skills and industrial resour- ces. New Chief of Staff News of Holmesville The family refrigerator that operates at low cost, because it has no motor to become worn, no machinery to become noisy— just a tiny dependable source of heat—the modern miracle of ice from beat. Contributions to this col- umn are welcomed. Any per- m:mai items of news may be phoned to S/L Keane, phone 382, local 252, or to the office of the CLINTON NEWS-REC- ORD, phone 4. A farewell party was held on Monday, February 2, for Mrs. Jean Alexander. Meeting at the home of Mrs, Olga Mills, 41 Ed- monton Road, Adastral Park, sev- eral of the ladies met to enjoy an evening of court whist. Mrs. Pat Bennett won the first prize. Mrs. Win Kelly won the consolation. presentation of set of rhinestones was made to the honored guest, Mrs, Alexander leaves shortly for Grande Prairie with her husband for a month's vacation. She will remain there, and upon his return George Alexander will be posted to Germany. The RCAF ladies' bowling lea- gue presented Mrs. Alexander with a wallet and a sum of money on Friday evening, January 30. A farewell party was held on Sunday night, February 1, for Pauline Racine, who is leaving shortly for St, John, Quebec, The party was held at the home of Mrs. E. Leslie, 23 Edmonton Road, -and the guests enjoyed playing "Cootie". First prize was won by Mrs. Margaret Ainsley (visiting the station from Niagara-on-the- bake):' Consolation prize was won by Mrs. Reatha Carter. Door prize was won by Mrs. Ruby Ruth- erford. Mrs. Racine was present- -Rol with several lovely cups and saucers. SGT. F. D. RANDALL Sergeant F. Duncan Randall of RCAF Station, Clinton, died at his home in Adastral Park, on Tuesday, February 3, 1953. The deceased sergeant has been taken to Winnipeg for burial and will be escorted by Flight Sergeant J. Mc- Court. Sergeant Randall was born at Winnipeg and enlisted there in 1941, He served at many RCAF Units during World War II as a wireless operator and was released from the service in October 1945. He re-enlisted at Winnipeg in 1.946 and was stationed at RCAF Sta- tion, Rockcliffe, as a Communica- tions Operator Supervisor prior to being posted to Clinton in 1950. Surviving are his wife, the for- mer Phillis Martin of Winnipeg, and four children, Gordon, 12; Thomas, eight; Fred, six; and Judith Lynne, two; one brother stationed with the RCAF at Win- nipeg. 0 CWL PLANS THE MONTH'S WORK The regular monthly meeting cf the RCAF Catholic Women's Lea- gue was held on Monday, January 26, at A.V.M. Hugh Campbell School. The ladies agreed to sponsor and serve lunch at the request of the Scoutmaster, after the Scout Investiture to be held on February 10. . It also was decided to hold a bingo late in February, in the school. OM li ?•11 0 V • AIR MARSHAL W. A. CURTIS retired Saturday, January 31, after six years as Chief of Staff of the RCAF. He is credited with the planning of Canada's billion dollar a year air force. 0 Officers' Wives' Plan March Auction Sale The regular meeting of the Officers' Wives' Auxiliary was held in the dining room of the Officers' Mess on Tuesday evening, Febru- ary 3. The minutes and the treas- urer's report were read, and new members were welcomed by the president, Mrs. Michaud. Several future projects were dis- cussed, including an auction sale at the March meeting, with art- icles to be supplied by the mem- bers. Court Whist was enjoyed by the members following the meeting. Winners were Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Falconer. Host- esses for the evening were Mrs. Lee, Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Robson, Mrs. Sheasby, Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Archibald, Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Atkinson. 0 New Instructors Arrive at 1 AROS Two new instructors arrived this week at No. 1 Air Radio Officer School. Both these offic- ers have just completed a tour cf duty at RCAF Station, Rcickeliffe, and will be instructors at' Clinton. F/L T. A. R. (Tar) Harris, Van- couver, received his education at Richmond High School in the municipality of Richmond, B.C. He enlisted in the RCAF in May 1941. and later served with Coastal Command in Newfoundland dur- ing the war. During this time he accumulated many flying hours and considerable experience as a radio officer. He was later posted to Air Force Headquarters, Air Transport Command and to the RCAF Central Experimental and Proving Establishment at RCAF Station, Rockcliffe. F/O W. (Bill) Johnston, Wind- sor, is the other officer posted to Clinton. le/0 Johnston enlisted in the RCAF in 1949 and graduated from Clinton hi January 1950 with radio officer wings and was later posted to a gunnery course. For the last three years F/O Johnston has been on 408 Photograph Squadron where he has acquired considerable experience in North- ern flying. J. S. Scruton Oils - Greases - Gasoline Petroleum Products Phone Clinton 37'7 Phone Goderich 320-W CITIES SERVICE DISTRIBUTOR AIR MARSHAL ROY SLEMON officially took over the duties as Chief of Staff of RCAF, when Air Marshal Curtis re- tired last Saturday. VARNA The February meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church is being held at the home of Mrs. Anson Coleman on Thursday evening of this week. Red Cross Is Active The annual meeting of the Varna Red Cross was held in the township hall on Monday evening of this week. It was decided to make the annual canvass some- time in March. The officers elected for 1953 were: President, George L. Reid; first vice4president, John McAsh; second vice-president, Fred Mc- Clymont; secretary-treasurer, Ra- chel Johnston; directors, Rev. T. J. Pitt, J. E. McKinley, Ernest Pollock and Elmer Webster. PORTER'S HILL -44 Mrs. Wilmer Riddell returned home from hospital last Thursday. Her many friends join in wishing her a speedy recovery. Claire Cox underwent an op- eration in Clinton Public Hospital on Saturday last. We hope he will soon be able to return to his home. We regret to report that Mrs. D. McDougall is in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, having undergone surg- ery, It is hoped that she will make a speedy recovery. Grace Church WA Will Meet The Woman's Association of Grace United Church will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Feruary 12 at the home of Mrs. John Torrance. Please note the change in place of this meeting. Crokinole Party The Woman's Association of Grace United Church sponsored a crokinole party held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cox' on Fri- day evening last. High prizes went to Joyce Townshend and Keith Cox. Low prizes to Mary Town,- shend and Bruce Harris, Lunch was served by the ladies. Congregational Dinner Meeting The congregational dinner and meeting of Holmesville United Church was held in the Sunday School room on Thursday, Jan- uary 29, About 50 people sat down to a delicious dinner, which was enjoyed by all, Following the dinner, with Rev. M. G. New- ton, minister of the church, as chairman, and Mrs. Jack Yeo as secretary, the meeting opened With a short talk and prayer by Mr. Newton. Reports of the past year's work were given for the Session by Rev. M. G. Newton; auditors, by William Norman; Board of Stewards by Edward Grigg; trustees by E. J. Trewar- tha; M. and M. Fund by Reta Yeo; Sunday School by William Norman; Woman's Association by Mrs. S. Walter; Woman's Mission- ary Society and Mission Band by Mrs. F. McCullough; flower fund by Mrs. Ninian Heard and the WMS secretary's report by Mts. H. Cudmore. Bert Finlay and Bert Trewartha were re-elected to the Session and Ninian Heard was elected and AUBURN T. S. Johnston attended a hard- ware convention in Toronto this Week. Mrs. William Dobie, who has been visiting her son, Eugene, and Mrs. Dobie, Toronto, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weston, To- ronto, spent the weekend with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rollinson, Donald Ross, Oakville, visited his mother, Mrs. Fred Ross, over the weekend. Miss Mary Houston, Hamilton, was a weekend visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Houston. Mrs. Ernest Patterson, Mrs. Thomas Haggitt, Mrs, Cliff Brown and Ross Patterson attended the funeral of their niece, Mrs. George Disney, Detroit, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Craig visited friends in Flint, Mich., at the weekend. While there Mrs. Craig visited the Pilgrim Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pentland, North Bay, visited the lady's mother, Mrs. C. M. Straughan, at the„weekend and attended the fun- eral of Mr. Pentland's sister, Mrs. Ralph Foster, Shepparton. S.S. 16 Social S.S. No. 16, East Wawanosh, held a social evening in the school Friday evening. Prizes were awarded to the following: for eu- chre, ladies' high, Mrs. Alf Nesbit; ladies' low, Joyce Taylor; gent's high, Alvin Plunkett; gent's low, Donald Schultz. For Lost Heir: ladies' high, Mrs. Reg. Schultz; ladies' low, Mrs. Everett Taylor; gent's high, William Anderson; gent's low, Clifford Schultz. PHONE 42 Harry Williams, Edward Grigg and Bill Norman were re-elected to the Board of Stewards. Re-elect- ed to their offices were William Norman and D. E. Gliddon as auditors; Reta Yeo to the M. and M, Fund, and Mrs, W. Yeo as organist. The meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction. Mrs. NI, G. Newton left on Tues- day for Smithville, Ontario, to visit her sister, Mrs, James Lamp-man. Before returning to her erne, Mrs. Newton will visit friends in Hamilton and go on to ochester, N.Y., to visit her dau- ghter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. John Wright. Mrs. E. J, Trewartha has been in Woodham for the past week, the guest of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Langford. The sympathy of the community goes to Mrs. Ed. McLeod and fam- ily in the passing of a husband and father. Ed. McLeod was well known in this district, having tak- en an active interest in children's sports, especially the public school ball teams. Those in charge of the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mc: Clinchey; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Mc- Dougal. Knox WA Meets The January meeting of the Woman's Association of Knox United Church was held in the church. Mrs. Oliver Anderson was in charge of the devotional period, The Scripture lesson was read Ly Mrs. Gordon McClinchey. Prayer was offered by Miss M. R. Jack- son. Mrs. Ernest Durnin gave a reading. Mrs. Gordon McClinchey and Miss Sadie Carter sang a duet accompanied by Mrs. C. C. Wash- ington. Miss Helen Smith, Truro, Nova Scotia, was welcomed and gave a very interesting talk on Nova Scotia. Mrs. Bert Craig pre- sided for the business period. Host- esses for the evening Were Mrs.. H. Yungblut, Mrs. C. M. Straug- han, Mrs. F. Plaetzer, Mrs. H. Mogridge. HENSALL At the conclusion of choir prac- tice of Hensall United Church choir Thursday evening, January 29, the following officers were ap- pointed for 1953: Honorary presi- dent, Miss Gladys Luker; presi- dent, Mrs. A. Clark; secretary- treasurer, Miss Shirley Flynn; librarian, Mrs. G M. Drysdale; gowns, Mrs. R. Broderick, Mrs. L. Eller; social, Miss Mary Goodwin, Mrs. Pearl Passmore, Ron Mock, Dr. D. McKelvie; music, Sam Ren- nie, Miss Greta Lammie, Mr. and Mrs. H. Horton, Dr. D. McKelvie, Miss Love. It was decided to hold a social evening the last Thursday of every month at the conclusion of choir practice. GODERICH TOWNSHIP e,-•-•-e-e-+-eeee-*eeq-e-•-e-eeee-e-e-eeee-e- • The S.S. No. 4 Farm Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. E. Thompson. There were eleven in attendance. This was the fourth meeting night of the month and is set aside for a spec- ial night of some sort. Robert Thompson had procured slides from the Agricultural Of- fice, these• made an interesting study for those present. Follow- ing this entertainment there was a recreation , period consisting of card games, etc. Lunch was served by the ladies. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Heb- den. The radio topic for discussion at farm forum meetings on Mon- day night was "Full Understand- ing Between Farm and City: How?" This topic was discussed by the S.S. No. 4 forum, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Heb- den, by 12 members. The members of this forum agreed that the understanding be-tween the farmers and the people of our neigrboring towns and vil- lages is not as good as it should be. This condition of affairs might be improved by (1) regular ar- rangements for exchange of speak- ers between farm and urban or- ganizations; (2) regular contact by farm organizations and farm forums with local newspapers and radio stations; (3) farm women becoming active members of the Canadian Association of Consum- ers. Following the discussion, there were games of euchre and "500", after which lunch was enjoyed by all. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lobb. on the amazing SEW ON BUTTONS MAKE DUTTON HOLES Necchi models are available in a wide range of roomy desks, attractive cabinets and portables at prices that suit every budget. Standard Models from $139. DeLuxe from $169. Custom DeLuxe from $299. Liberal trade-ins Easy budget terms. Guaranteed for life — all wearing parts interchangeable with other leading makes and always available. rAONOGRAM ,•• 4e, .•' %0" Call us for a free demonstration in your own home. No °Nig tion of course! 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