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I'AOE BEY .
'tieing Quarters fOr 14 e+ .Officers
Na Longer Old "Barracks" Type
Over the past year a great deal
of new construction has been corn-
pleted at Ii.CAF Station Clinton
On Air Force Day the general pub-
lic will have an opportunity to. See
the type of permanent buildings
their Air Force is now using.
Typical of the housing accomo-
dations are the three new airmen's
barracks situated at the north
east corner of the station area.
These new barracks ere the last
word in convenience and efficiency.
180 men can be accommodated
with four men to a room, In case
of national emergency the figure
can be doubled. These new build-
ings are truly, "living quarters."
They have facilities far laundering
and every block has its own lounge
fitted .out with easy chairs, car-
pets and all the other comforts of
home.
Further expansion of the station
ran be taken care of by construct-
ing a cross wing to each end of
the buildings,
In pursuance of the policy of the
Air Force the old "'mass sleeping
`accommodation" of the dormitory
style is being done away with and
the buildings are being converted
for •"double room" accommodat-
ion. Two airmen share each new
Morn. Fewer men can be accom-
modated but living standard is
• vastly improved. Clinton has had
three barracks converted in this
style in the past year.
Four new buildings have been
constructed to house officers,
flight cadets and senior NCOs.
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These are all 60 man rivarters
where each man has his own room.
Under wartime conditions the
these build that
can be quadrupled
Unlike the airmen's barracks these
new buildings do not have laundry
or lounge facilities.
A novel design has been intro-
duced in the new officers' and sen-
ior NCOs lounge and dining halls.
The buildings are identical. Al-
though the construction is actually
two stories they are built on four
elevations. The games room oc-
cupies a large part of the lower
floor and above at various levels
are the kitchen, dining room, ante-
room or lounge, library restrooms
and a roof patio. These two new
buildings should be occupied by
mid-October.
Supply Building
.'On the strictly operational side
of the station as far as new con-
struction is concerned Mr. and
Mrs. Public will be able to see the
newest' type of supply building.
This is a brick faced concrete block
type of building with built-in load-
ing ramp and its own railroad sid-
ing. The onlywindows in the
whole construction are confined to
one side where the offices are lo-
cated: Novel construction has been
used in the large freight doors
which fold up into the ceiling. All
floors, between various sections of
tile building are of the fusable link
type which automatically close in
case of fire.
Construction Engineering
The new construction engineer-
ing building which houses ,all 'the
maintenance • trades has been de-
signed , for maximum efficiency.
.offices are all placed at one
end of the building .and the shops
are .spread out from there in order
of their noise level. In this way
the carpenter shop with its .at-
tendant racket is farthest from the
offices. Special precautions have
been taken to prevent a disastrous
fire. The paint storage room can
only be entered from the outside,
There is no through passage to
the rest of the shops. Similar to
the supply building, all sections
can be sealed off with automatic
fire doors.
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The New Officers' 9uarters Near Highway 4
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This is one of four recently completed buildings for use as officers' living quarters at RCAF
Station Clinton, This particular building is at the north .west corner of the Station, and close to
Highway 4.
Planned originally to provide a separate room for each man living in it, this spacious building
is an example of the many recent steps toward improving the living standard of Canada's armed
forces. In case of emergency, or in a state of war, the number of men housed in these buildings
can be quadrupled, Unlike the three airmen's barracks at the northeast earner of the station area,
these buildings are not equipped with laundry nor lounge facilities. The airmen's barracks are plan-
ned to accommodate 180 men each, with four men in each room,
Fire Fighters Get
Life -Like Practice.
Newly -Built• Range
e
A new firefighting range ,where
the fighters at -RCAF Station,
Clinton, practice new techniques
recently has been. ;opened. The
area of 4Q,000 square feet has, fa-
cilities for practice in extinguish-
ing all types of. flees. One ,concrete
pit 20x10 feet.•and one ,got; d�e¢ep
is used to train new firefighters
against oil or gas fires. Another
pit ten feet each way is used to
practice pumping technique and
for testing new ,equipment. The
pit, full of water, can be emptied
in a few seconds by modern fire-
fighting equipment.
A mock-up of an aircraft will
be introduced at a later date so
practice can be had in extinguish-
ing this type of fire.
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USA and Canada
Co-operate For
Aerial Defence
Air Defence officials are quick
to point out that to speak of "the
aerial defence of Canada" reveals
a limited appreciation of the pro-
blems and factors involved. They
speak rather of "the aerial def-
ence of North America", for it is
unlikely that any anticipated ag-
gressor would pay much attention
to the 49th parallel.
Accordingly, the RCAF's ADC
works in close 'liaison with the
ADC of the United States Air
Force, and there is a close inte-
gration of planned activities of its
component parts. The two air de-
fence systems are geared to act
and operate together in event of
war, and the thinking is in terms
of continental, rather than strictly
national; defence, .
Numerous exercises are held
to provide training for the two
systems working together. Larg-
est •of these have been Exercise
Signpost, last year, and the simi-
lar Exercise Tailwind held this
summer (1953). Components of
both the RCAF and the USAF's
Air Defence Comrnands took part
in these exercises, which simula-
ted enemy bomber attacks on var-
ious North American centres, with
defensive action by the two ADC's.
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On June 30, 1948, the first
course of eight Flight Cadet train-
ees graduated at the Radar and
Communication School, Clinton,
and received the double -wing radio
officers' badge from the CAS. At
the same time five officers were
awarded the radio navigator's
badge.
News of Heflsall
Harold Hedden, Dresden, visited
With his mother, Mrs. C. Redden,
last week,
Tom Radford, Birmingbiam, Eng-
land, is a guest . with Mz. and Mrs..
E. R. Davis aid family.
Bob Davis, son of Mr..and Mrs.
E. R. Davis, has signe,d up syith the
Signal Corps at London and left
for camp at Kingston on Monday
of this week.
Mrs. Hilda Haun has accepted a
position in the Obstetrics Ward at
South Huron District Hospital,
Exeter. Mrs. Haun commenced her
duties last Tuesday and is on night
duty. ''
AC1 Donald Orr, RCAF, is
spending a month's leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Orr,
and leaves for Edmonton, Alta., on
October 10, where he has been
posted.
Reception Held
The town hall, Hensel', was fil-
led to capacity on Friday, Septem-
ber 11, for a reception' for Mr. and
Mrs. Beverley Alexander, (nee
Lorraine Livingstone). The guests
.of honor were presented with a
chesterfield suite with Bev Morgan
making the presentation. Har -
burn's orchestra provided music
for the dance. The reception was
arranged by Melvin Glanville and
assistants.
Surprise Party
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stewart,
prominent residents of McKillop,
who recently disposed of their
farm and are taking up residence
in Seaforth were pleasantly sur -
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prised when oyer 80 neighbors and
friends gathered at theirhome on
Thursday, September IQ, in a sur-
prise visit to honor thefn and pre-
sent them with a coffee : table, a
Smoking stand, and Wall mirror. A
socialfreshments servehour was d.
en oyed and re -
Bride -elect Feted
Miss Velma, R.N., popular bride -
elect of Saturday, September 12,
was much feted at functions prior
to her marriage. Mrs. Edgar Cud -
more was hostess at her home on
Tuesday, September 8, when
friends and neighbours met to hon-
or her and present her with a lov-
ely Kenwood blanket, while seated
in a beautifully decorated chair
underneath pink and white stream-
ers and balloons of confetti.
Mrs. Dick Etherington read the
address and the presentation was
made by Mrs. Wilmer McDonald.
A short program was enjoyed -con-
sisting of community singing, con-
tests and a reading by Mrs. James
Kirkland. Velma expressed her ap-
preciation for the gift and lunch-
eon was served.
WMS Pot -Luck Supper
The Woman's Missionary Society
held a pot -luck supper in the Unit-
ed Church basement on Thursday,
September 10, after which Mrs.
Cross, the president, called the
meeting to order with the use •of
the hymn, "Work for the Night is
Coming", and repeating the Lord's
Prayer in unison.
Miss M. Ellis ably presented the
devotional period using as her
meditation an article by Mrs. Mc-
Killop, , entitled, "Jesus Shall
Reign," Mrs. A. Alexander led in
responsive reading of the scripture
lesson. Prayer was offered by
Mrs. W. Henry and minutes read.
The thank -offering service for
the WMS will be held the last
Sunday in September. Rev. W. J.
Maines, Brucefield, will be guest
speaker. Miss Gladys Luker gave a
pleasing piano solo, "I Love to Tell
the Story". Mrs. 'Cross voted
thanks to Mrs. A. Joynt, Mrs. A.
Clark anti those responsible for the
arrangements. Contests prepared
by Mrs. Rogers were conducted by
Mrs. Coates.
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TOE Catvut SPORTS COLUMN
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The most important toe In the sports'
world these not, oddly enough, 'belong to a
soccer player, a, football or rugby aee. Xm
facet this toe isn't .employed in any pelt of
the licking business.
The toe belongs to the greatest shot-
"' putter the world has ever known, big Parry
O'J rien of Southern California University,
Olympic elttuntlion and world record -holder in the businessof
heaving the 16 -pelted missile for distance.
Just how did a toe become important to a shot-putter?
You might ask. And the story is this:
In 1950, O'Brien had set a national college freshman record
of 53 ft, 10% in. Instead of being satisfied, his coach, Jess
Mortensen began, experimenting with O'Brien to the extent that
by the athlete's sophomore year his putting style had been com-
pletely rebuilt.
Under the new style Barry's right toe is the key to his
success. Most shot putters stand squared away in the ring but
when he puts the shot O'Brien's big toe is pointed toward the
rear of the circle. Among other things. this means that his
heel and back are to the direction of the put,
Mortensen believes this vastly improved O'Brien's leg drive,
Whatever did it, progressively this young stalwart has broken
the National. Collegiate Athletic shotput record, set a new mark
for the National A.A.U., established the all-time Olympic record,
and beaten Jim Fuoh's, world record. His most recent mar,
when this teas written, was two and three-quarter inches beyond
the 59 -foot mark,
Back in 1904, Ralph Rose was putting the 16 -pound shot
approximately 49 feet, at the time a tremendous heave which
nobody believed would ever be excelled. Rose, a giant of a man,
put the pellet 48 feet 7 inches to win the Olympic title..O'Brien's
title -winning and record smashing Olympic heave was just be-
yond. the 57 -foot mark. But that was merely a start.. Today,
O'Brien, with his toe working smoothly to help provide great
leg -drive in his push -off, is getting closer and closer to the 60 -
feet mark, and may be able to achieve this, come the next
Olympics. Or perhaps sooner. At any rate, he's one athlete
of whom you can truthfully say, he's the greatest the world has
ever seen, and prove it by figures.
Recently, a fraction of an inch was added to Les Steers'
high -jump record of 6 feet 11 inches, and even though a tech-
nical flaw barred the new record, it indicates that techniques
have improved by leaps and bounds,, partieularly In field events.
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