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"Stage Fever" was the name
wider which a variety show was
presented by the staff and trainees
of RCAF Station Clinton. Held at
the Station Theatre on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of last
week, the production proved a
huge success.
Produced by F/L S. Kerr and
under the direction of Sgt, F.
Hereon the show was a complete
sell-out with mane disappointed
would-be patrons turned away.
Having arrived half an hour be-
fore curtain time this reporter
went backstage in a very doubtful
frame of mind, but it did not take
long for him to lose all feelings
of doubt about this cast. Ward-
robe and make-up operations un-
der the supervision of AW1 Carol
Hill were in full swing. Technical
stpervision W/O S. Estwick and
stage manager Sgt. R. Allen were
acting like old heeds at the game,
The "Comets", Airwomen Gladys
Murray, Shirley Anhorn, Esther
Raine, Jackie Lewers, Carol Mac-
Neil, Georgie Prozeniuk and Do-
reen Overton opened the show
with their rendition of "Balling
the Jack", a song and dance in
the best tradition of the chorus
Tex Thomas dressed as the mod-
ern singing cowboy complete with
guitar drew the delighted laughter
of all with his song, "The Little
Rooster".
"The Astra Sextet", a group of
flight cadets (F/C's Headley, Bo-
wan, Stonier, $t, Arnaud, Lennox
and Jonsson), were reduced after
the first night to a quartet. F/C's
Arnaud and Lennox were, called
away to join in a search and
rescue operation being conducted
jointly by the USAF and RCAF
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Eileen Hodge sang "Without a
Song" and rhythm dancer Jackie
Lewers wowed the audience with
her. dance "St, Louis Blues". The
two Jacks, Scott and Fisher, mem-
bers of the orchestra gave out
with a trumpet duet called "Tea
for Two". Frank and Dorothy
Hanlon, also of the orchestra,
teamed up for "Fun at the
Ivories."
Shirley Anhorn sang "Blue
Moon", Andres Champous Tenor,
sang "Come Back to Sorento",
then teamed up with Barbara
Graham, soprano, for "Because
You're Mine" after which Barbara
sang the beautiful "Eternally."
Master of Ceremonies Yvon
Boivin teamed up with versatile
Eric Bastin, Paul Desrochers and
Lucille "The Brat" Turcotte in
numbers entitled "The Three For-
eigners", "The Shiek of Araby",
"Hello", "Honolulu Hotshots" and
"Teeter to Totter". Lucille Tur-
cotte was hilarious in a number of
her own when she sang "The Pur-
ple Cow". Doreen Overton played
the role of a studious though un-
worldly female, resisted the efforts
of Eric Bastin with Such come
backs as, Eric: 'What's your tele-
phone number," Doreen: "Do you
wish to speak to my father?", in e
scene aptly called "Adventure on
the Wall".
Billy Manuel in her apache style
dance entitled "42nd Street" left
nothing to be desired.
"Hypnotic Magic" . by Flight
Cadet Wally Hopkins which thril-
led Monday night crowds had to
be cancelled due to Wally's par-
ticipation on the search and rescue
operation mentioned above. Ray
Williams carried on in excellent
style with card, rope, rabbit and
other magic tacks.
To close the show the whole
cast turned out in a grand finale
entitled "Flying on to Victory".
Included in the finale were the
Flight Cadet Colour Party F/C's
Headley, Taylor, Stonier, Drolet
and Boivan. The Comets were in
drurn majorette, uniforms and
Jackie Lewers proved her versatil-
ity as not only a dancer and sing-
er but an excellent stick handler.
All in all it was a wonderful
show and considering the fact that
most of the participants are
trainees who must keep up their
study activities to meet ever -cur-
rent examinations, it was a per-
formance which may well instill
justifiable pride in all cencernetl.
Supporting roles and 'technical
assistance were provided by the
following: Airwomen J. Amieson,
T. Children, D. Lewis, 3. Malloch,
B. Newcomb, L. Roy, A/W Scott,
A/W "Smallakoff, A./'W Wood,
A/W Ney, Aircraftmen J. Glover,
W. Love, E. Lerner, LAC McKen-
zie, E. Olsen AC Pessah, A. Rad-
cliffe, AC Radway, T. Thomas, and
J. Scott.
RCAF .Personals
The NCO's Wives' Auxiliary
wishes Mrs. Ethel Forest a speedy
recovery.
• Officers' Wives
An executive Meeting of the Of-
ficers' Wives' Auxiliary was held
Tuesday, Nov. 24 at the home of
Mrs. H. Keane. Plans were made
for the animalChristmas party
which was -to be held Tuesday, De
cember 1, in the chapel annex.
Boy Scouts Meet
New facilities having been made
available, the Scouts met Monday,
November 23 for the first time
in some weeks. Patrol corners
were assigned and the evening
was spent mostly in getting settled
in. Donald Quimette, a new mem-
ber, was welcomed into the troop.
In future regular meetings of the
Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brown-
ies will be held in the new build-
ing.
Home and School
The regular monthly meeting of
the Home and School Association
was held Thursday, Nov. 19; in
A/V/M Hugh Campbell Public
School. The meeting was opened
with the playing of "God Save the
Queen", with Miss Miller at the
piano. President Ken Jones pre-
sided. Minutes of the last meet-
ing were read by Al Starner and
the financial report by M. E.
Kahle. At the close of business,
the programme committee chair-
man,. Don Richardson, showed
some interesting movies. After the
films, the lunch committee, repre-
sented by Mrs. Marjorie Plunkett
and Mrs. Betty Pigeon, served re-
freshments.
Farewell Party
A farewell party for Myrtle
Hacking was held at the home of
Mrs. Agnes Gattinger. She receiv-
ed a Lazy Daisy serving tray. The
evening was spent playing court
whist at which Shela Nash and
Agnes English won prizes. Mrs.
Emily Pinnell and Dorothy Pratt
assisted in serving lunch. Ladies
attending were: Millie Murphy,
Annette Manderson, Zetta Harley,
Dorothy Pratt, Ethel Forest and
her sister Ruby Spence, Sybill
johnsoe, Helen Irwin,, Bernie
Smith and Connie Jenson.
Christmas Party
The 1953 executive committee of
the Officers' Wives' Auxiliary
played hostess to members at the
annual Christmas party held in the
chapel annex. The evening start-
ed off with new elections held to
replace members of the retiring
executive. Mrs. N. K. Young re-
tained the presidency through ac-
clarnation. Those elected were
Mrs. C. E. Endersbee, vice-esi-
dent; Mrs. J. T .Arnold, secretary;
Mrs. W, L .Srnith, treasurer and
Mrs G. P. 1VIurclock, social conven-
er. Retiring members of the 1053
executive are Mrs. W. F: Potts,
Mrs. .14, W. Keane, Mrs. H. T.
Beggs and Mrs. P. E. Pigeon. The
evening proved a huge success.
Gifts were exchanged and a de-
licious supper featuring cold tur-
key was served.
Ten Flight Cadets
Receive PO Wings
Friday, November 27 saw a
group of Radio Officer flight .cad-
ets receive their wings and com-
missions as Pilot Officers in the
RCAF regular force,
Scene of the wings parade cere-
mony was RCAF Station Clinton.
Because of the damp weather con-
ditions the parade was held in the
drill hall adjacent to the parade
square, where many friends and
relatives were on hand to view the
ceremonies. •
Reviewing officer for the parade
was. Group Captain E. B. Hale,
DFC, Director of Armament Air
at Air Force Headquarters. G/C
Hale pinned on wings and con-
gratulated each of the first nine
men.
For the tenth man it was a
special occasion in more ways than
one. Flight Cadet J. D. Callagh-
an's father. was on hand to do the
honours. With pride -filled eyes
and hands trembling with emotion
Inspector 3. A. Callaghan of the
Ottawa Police Department pinned
the covetedeRadio Officer Wings•
on his son's left breast.
Following the parade, a recep-
tion was held hi the officers' mess
where G/C Hale distributed diplo-
mas to the graduates. The new
Pilot Officers are: R. L. Turner,
honour gr a d u a te , MacGregor,
Man.; R. I. Cottingbarn, Fort
Frances; 3. M. Laurin, Hawkes-
bury; A. Baler, Toronto; J. R.
Britt, St. Johns, N.B.; R. R. Ed-
munds, Ottawa; T J. Holder, Min-
to, B.C.; J. D. Callaghan, Ottawa;
3. Verreault, Montreal, and G. H.
Sirnpsore Arden, Man.
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Mess Opened
A major social event took place
at RCAF Station, Clinton, on the
evening of Saturday', November 28,
when the new Sergeants' Mess
was officially opened by Group
Captain H. C. Ashdown; MBE, CD,
Commanding Officer, RCAF Sta-
tion, Clinton. Approximately 400
members and guests attended the
formal opening and the dance
which followed.
Music for dancing was supplied
by Ken Wilbees' orchestra. A sup-
per was served during the course
of the evening — southern fried
chicken (with trimmings). A high-
light of the event was the pre-
sentation of a gift to the mess by
John S. Parker and W. H. "Hap"
McAlpine, on behalf of- the honor-
ary members. Flowers, donated by
friends of the mess, did -much to
add to the festive appearance of
the main lounge, games -room and
dining r000m.
From the many favorable com-
ments received ,the event was
thoroughly enjoyed by an who at-
tended it, and the Sergeants' Mess
entertainment committee are al-
ready working to make the New
Year's dance even more successful.
F/L (Bob)o Carey
Bound for Europe
Flight Lieutenant R. 0. (Bob)
Carey, Clinton and Goderich, will
be leaving RCAF Station Clinton
shortly to take up new duties at
No. 1 Air Division Headquarters
in Metz, France.
F/L Carey was born and edu-
cated in Goderich. He went to
England in 1938 to join the Royal
Air Force. He trained as a wire-
less operator air gunner and serv-
ed with the RAF on 226 squadron
in France before and during Dun-
kirk. Later he served with 226
and 21 RAF Squadrons, and as
instructor in England and Ireland.
Be was commissioned a Pilot Of-
ficer in the RAF in November 1941
and in March 1945 transferred to
the RCAF with the rank of Flight
Lieutenant.
He re-enlisted in the RCAF in
1948 and since then has served as
an instructor at the navigation
school in Surrenerside, Prince Ed-
ward Island and the Air Radio Of-
ficer School, RCAF Station.
F/L Carey's wife and family,
who presently reside on Ratten-
bury Street, Clinton, hope to ae-
company him on his departure.
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hand at ground battle. Wherever
Canada's air force is stationed, on
this continent and abroad, person-
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righting.
For those stationed at St. Hu-
bert, there is one day a week set
aside for groups of 22 men who
are taken to Farnham, 40 miles
south of Montreal. There, on the
Army's rifle ranges, you can see
dirty -faced, camouflaged airmen
creeping along the ditches side by
side with dirty -faced, camouflaged
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Once; again, another Grey Cup football
classic has been written into the colorful saga
02 one of Canada's most picturesque sports
events, an epic struggle that annually attracts
more far-flung attention and wider interest in
these Dominions than perhaps any other
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event, possibly Including the Stanley
Cup
And once again, this column raises a plaintive voice to
eneelire why and on what grounds the entire football populace
of Canada's west, and a large proportion of the same hardy
breed it the east, are excluded by mandate from viewing any
part of this gridiron spectacle?
The answer to this is likely to he that Toronto's huge
Varsity Stadium, with its 28,000 seats, can accommodate more
people than any otheir bowl in Canada, If that's the answer,
it isn't a good one because it contains two holes through which
you could ehoot a 250 -pound line plunger,
The first gap In this line of thought, presuming it exists,
is that in giving Toronto the monopoly on this game, several
thousand Canadians, west and east, who couldn't afford a trip
to Toronto, and probably couldn't secure a seat for the game
if they got there, are shut out.
.And these several thousand are the folks who, by giving
their whole -hearted support to the teams of the Western Con-
fernce on the prairies, and the Big Four in the east, make
the Grey Cep spectacle possible.
The second yawning gulf in the answer is financial. If the
Grey Cup is to be made a medium for extracting the ultimate
in dollars, then its practical proponents are missing a bet, If
it were played on the same practical basis as the baseball
World Series, or the hockey Stanley Cup, two ends would be
served. Those who helped make the series possible would see
the games, and the reeeipts of, say, a 3 -game series, one east,
two west, and vice versa in alternate years, would more than
equal the returns from a single game.
There are those who urge that this is Canada's most gaudy,
glittering and colorful sports drama of the year. We agree,
But we don't agree to the argument that it should be lim-
ited to one game, one cltY, or to the theory that it would
cheapen the Cup finals to broaden the scope. It hasn't cheap-
ened the world's baseball series or the Stanley Cup series in
any noticeable way, and these give the fans who paid all season
a chance to view not only the prologue, but the final drama.
So it should be with the Grey Cup.
Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed
by Elmer Ferguson, c/a Calvert House, 431 Yonge S., Toronto.
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