Clinton News-Record, 1953-12-17, Page 115
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When these lines were written, there
very fortunately bad not been in recent
National blocker League battling any such
disturbing injuries as the skull fractures
suffered in the past by Ace Bailey and Elmer
Lack, and it is devoutly to be homed that
no such near -tragedy will dot the annals
of the game,
But if such an accident does befall, it willbe in part
the fault of the victim, becaue he, like all other hockey
players, refused to wear a helmet. In baseball there is
nothing 'like the contacts or the physical dangers that are
Constantly present in hockey. But during the past summer,
Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox revived the idea of
compelling all batters to wear protective headgear at the
plate, And, of course, he was 100 per cent correct.
Serious consequences have followed "beaning" of batters,
whether purely accidental or the result of trying to "dust
off" the hitter, just as falls on the ice, or headlong crashes
into the boards, whether from checks or trips, lay hockey
players open to similar injury.
Ballplayers are like hockey players, and said to oppose
this safety device, however, "False pride" is the explana-
tion offered. "Pride goeth before destruction" is a proverb
recommended to the attenton of potential beanball victims
of baseball, or head injuries in hockey,
In other sports, where head injuries are always a pos-
sibility, protection is accepted and in some cases mandatory.
Jockeys, football players, auto race drivers and fighters in
training all use protective headgear. Some football players
even wear face masks, not only in scrimmage but in games.
After the Ace Bailey crash, there was an edict that all
hockey players must wear helmets. The teams provided
these, but after a few weeks they were tossed into the dis-
card. Players said they were too hot. But the truth is, the
players were too proud of their physical toughness to wear
them. They considered helmets effeminate.
But If those exposed to danger in other sports wear hel-
mets for safety, why should hockey players be too proud
to do Likewise?
Your comments and suggestions for This column will be welcomed
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CLINTON
Gay Holiday. Plans
For All Personnel
At RCAF Station.
RCAF Station Clinton is begin-
ning to bustle with activity with
the coming of the festivities sea-
son. Though many are contem-
plating on leaving this area to
spend their holidays with their
next of kin or friends at various
points across Canada and the
'United States, a great number will
spend the season in this area,
To provide for those Staying in
this area, a complete holiday pro-
gramme has been arranged. Com-
mencing with December 19, the
Staff Club is holding a dance, the
Sergeants' Mess a turkey bingo,
and the Officers' Mess a Christmas
Decoration party. On the 21st the
Sergeants' Mess is holding a
Christmas draw and the Staff Club
a card tournament. Also on the
21st will be the children's Christ-
mas party for all Station Clinton
children, both civilian and service,
from two to five in the afternoon.
Open house entertainment is field
in the Officers' and Sergeants'
Mess and the Staff Club through-
out the week.
On Christmas Eve, Midnight
Mass and Christmas music will be
held in the Roman Catholic chapel
and midnight service in the Prot-
estant chapel. On Christmas Day
a Christmas dinner will be on the
menu at all the messes. On De-
cember 26, a Station dance will be
held at the recreation centre with
music of the Paul Cross orchestra.
The Station will then attempt to
get back to normal for the three
days prior to New Year's Eve,
when New Year's Eve dances will
be held at all messes and at the
recreation centre.
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Conuntntity Club
The regular meeting of the
Stanley Community Club was held
at the home of Mrs. Norman Baird
on December 10. Mrs. John Mac-
Farlane conducted the meeting in
the absence of the president. The
meeting opened by repeating the
Lord's Prayer, followed by the
secretary and treasurer's reports,
and the roll call.
During the business meeting, it
was decided to give $10 to the
Children's Aid Society. An in-
vitation was received from the
London Road Club, to a party they
are having, and plans were made
for the club's own Christrrias
Party to be held on December 28.
The program consisted of a
reading by Mrs. John A. McEwau
and a reading by rMs. Victor Tay-
lor.
'The next meeting is to be on
January 28 and the roll call will
be " Your New Year's Resolut-
ions."
The meeting was closed with
the benediction followed by a lov-
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G/C Ashdown's
Message To RCAF
Station Personnel
The :Commanding Officer has
expressed his wishes in a letter he
wrote to all Station Clinton per,
sonnel which reads as follows:
"It is my p r i v i l e g e and
pleasure, as Commanding Of-
ficer, to bring to all airmen
and airwomen at RCAF Sta-
tion Clinton, the sincere wishes
from all officers at this Sta-
tion that each and every one
of you has a merry Christmas
and that the New Year will be
a happy and successful one,
"I take this opportunity also
of thanking one and all of the
staff airmen and airwomen far
the splendid support they have
given to the Station in the
past year in conducting their
daily labours and appreciate
also the eo-operation in var-
ious Station activities.
"Christmas is a time to be
spent at the family fireside
wherever the opportunity per-
mits. Unfortunately, to many
of us in the Armed Services,
circumstances do not allow us
all to get home to our families.
For those on duty, and others
who will spend the holidays at
RCAF Station Clinton, all pos-
sible has been done to make
your Christmas and New
Year's holiday a memorable
one.
"The "RCAF Family" at
Station Clinton will fully ob-
serve all Air Force traditions
associated with the holidays,
It is hoped that you will all
heartily participate in the
special Christmas church ser-
vices, carol singing and other
activities arranged for your
benefit.
"In the midst of the merry-
making, let us not lose sight
of the religious origin of
Christmas and spare a thought
also for those' less fortunate
than ourselves. Let us also re-
solve to make an even bigger
and better personal contribu-
tion in 1954 to the efficiency
and happiness of our Service,
our country and the world at
large.
"Again wishing you a happy
Christmas and a fruitful New
Year.
(H. C. ASHDOWN),
The Commanding Officer,
RCAF Station Clinton,"
Station. Clinton
Basketball Teams
Lose to Kitchener*
irWo hotly contested games
once again introduced basketball
to the fans at RCAF Station
Clinton, as the Clinton RCAF
girls' team aptly named the "Cern-
ets" and the men's station team
Ushered in another basketball sea-
son with a doubleheader tilt with
the Kitchener Income Tax girls'
team and the Kitchener Mayfair
exhibition team,
Both games were well attended
and those who did come out to
watch this twin bill certainly went
home satisfied that basketball utas
a thrill a minute and appeals to a
fan in such as manner as to keep
hien rooted to his seat until the
final whistle.
The girls' game was a low scor-
ing affair but was fast and packed
with action from start to finish
with the "Comets" coning out at
the bottom end of a 12 to eight
score.. Kitchener scorers were Hol-
latz with six points, Shearer with
three, Prus with two and Nowak
with one.
Kitchener: Faith, Quantz, Ernst,
Shearer, Hollatz, Prus, Nowak,
Dowsett.
Clinton RCAF: Emin, Ruest,
Smallakoff, Robertson, Ney, Pet-
ers, Weaver, Bennett, Conlon,
Hand, (Hanson, Rooks.
The men's game also saw the
station team on the low end of
the scoring, but was packed with
excitement from start to finish.
The Kitchener Mayfair club corn -
posed of the better players from
several teams in Kitchener put on
a great show of ball handling in
the first quarter, sewing up the
ball and making it almost impos-
sible for the Clinton five to score.
High scorer for Kitchener was
Lehman with 18 points and for the
RCAF it was Babchuk with eight.
Kitchener: Schneph, Boehrnar,
Johannes, Werbeweki, Brubacher,
Lehmen.
Clinton RCAF: Smith, Hazen,
Babchuk, Paul, Lefurgey, Gairns,
Wiper, Humphries, O'Neil.
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M. Jackson Popping Corn 21e
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TOWNSHIP OF TIJCKERSMITR.
Notice of
Nomination Meeting
A Meeting of the Electors of the Township of Tuckersinith
will be held in
Watson's all, Kippen
on '
n,iay e,
195e, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices
of Reeve and Councillors or 1954 zutd School 'Trustees (2 to
be elected) for the years 1954-55,
Nominations will be received from the hour of otic o'clock
to two o'eloek in the afternoon,
In the event of more being nominated than are required
to fill the positions,
An election
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STERLING SILVER DRESSER SETS, as well
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