HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-03-01, Page 11RCAF Crews on "Operation Lookout"
For nearly nine months, RCAF air and ground crews have been keeping
CF -100 aircraft flying at Patrick Air Force Base as part of the joint DRB -
RCAF "Operation Lookout". The CF -100's carry special instruments in wing -
tip pods to monitor the radiation from missiles launched from Cape Canav-
eral . RCAF aircrews had a ring -side seat for the USA's first ;panned orbital
space shot when the giant Atlas 109-D launched Col. John Glenn into orbit on
February 20. Above, the pilots and navigators of Operation Lookout are shown
in front of an instrumented CF -100, and an F-106 used by the astronauts to
maintain their flying capability. Left to right: F/L George Skinner, London,
Ontario; F/L John Watson, Lachute, Quebec; F/L Gordon Brown, Toronto, On-
tario; F/L John Sorfleet, Winnipeg, Manitoba; S/L Roland West, the Detach-
ment Commander, Kingsport, Nova Scotia; and F/L Brian Hope, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. Below, four airmen install one of the instrument pods on a
CF -100, Left to right: LAC John Horwat, St. Catharines, Ontario, and Cpl.
Laurent D'Amours, Riviere-du-Loup, P.Q., are standing, while LAC Barry
Robinson, Port Alberni, B.C., and Cpl. Henry Johnston, Winnipeg, Manitoba, are
up on the wing. (RCAF Photo.)
BY DOROTHY BARKER
The Way the Wind Blows
Mark Etheridge, publisher of
the Louisville Courier -Journal,
predicts that newspapers will
continue to decline and those
which survive will be "small,
quality newspapers and semi -
magazines".
This 'eminent journalist be-
lieves that newspapers will con-
tinue to be the prime source of
information on local and region-
al
egional events. BUT "they will have
to serve a deeper purpose than
most newspapers now serve."
His views have been printed in
booklet .form and have led 'to
renewed speculation about the
future of the press.
One of Ms most pungent
co/rune/its was that, "The prim-
ary factor determining the
quality of a newspaper is the
disposition of its owner. My
experience has been, you will
get economic support when, you
are determined to put out a
good newspaper," he said.
Havt ig been on both sides
of the edittor's desk, with: my
feet under it and my troubles
in its files and now, as the
".local subscriber" who, multi -
piled several hundred times, is
the king pin upon which a
newspaper's rotating su'rv'ival
depends, I was perhaps more
impressed by Mark Etheridge's
remarks than the average read-
er might have been:
NeWspapering is a vortex in
which circulation governs ad-
ventising and advertising gov-
erns profits. No neWspaper can
survive oe circulation •alone,
nor will circulation grow on a
restricted &et of biome -grown
vegetation. Today, a weekly
newspaper must be just as in-
vehtive, as, challenging, as im
aginative and as creative as its
big brother, the metropolitan
daily,
Even the smallest newspaper
can acquire .a personality .at
practically no cost, but the esti{
tor must be creative at well as
practical. Being an editor of
weekly newspaper is a tre-
mendous reSpan. it ility, Ile must
be eburageous, have a. hide like
an elephant in order to weather
eritieisrie as well as a "mother
complex" to recognize a time
for discipline or for Syuripathy
in his editorial approach to
local matters.
The majority of weekly •pap-
ers .are of a very high calibre
and because their editors can-
not say it of themselves, let me
tell their readers they are a
hard working, conscientious, in-
spired group of professionals,
genuinely cceicerned about their
responsibility to their public
and their advertisers.
'Tis The Truth
Another publisher, J. Warren
McClure of the Burlington, Vt.
Free Press, addressing the an-
nual
nnual convention of the News-
paper . Advertising Executives
Association, warned that at-
tacks against advertising could
be attacks against a free press
"Let's not let anyone forget
it's the pennies which people
pay for our newspapers -sand
the millions that advertisers in-
vest in the pages of our news-
papers -- which maintain and
guarantee our free press."
The public as well as an edi-
tor has a responsibility regard-
ing the success or failure of
any local newspaper. A too .fre-
quent criticism is "there's no-
thing in the paper this week --
just ads". "Row much news did
I contribute to this week's is-
sue?" might be a good question
to ask oneself, Did you remem-
ber to tell the editor 'about
your out-of-town guest, about
the little boy on your street
that swallowed the safety pin,
or the .local parents you know
whose son 'won a citation at
his overseas' base? These are
the items that make a weekly
newspaper interesting, They
are the kind of items that sell
papers which in turn sells ad-
vertising and, like "the stick
that .beat the dog that chased
the cat," end up meeting the
payroll of a successful business,
Producing a weekly paper is
like painting •a picture, there
must be light and shaddow,
depth and color, excite/nelit.and
an image in every issee. The
"Image" is the town, "light and
shadew" ]'beat news, "depth and
color" wide coverage of sports,
Woreen's events, service chubs
rained church activities and filial-
ly, "excitement" created by
good fortune Material which is
the "magazine" content Mark
Etheridge is interested in pro-
Meting
ro-nxoti ig to enli'veri newspapers,
and keep theist living,
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Crisp Salads
Even in Winter
The "Ontario rutabaga" —a
dash to please the most exacting
taste! The possibilities of this
Ontario grown vegetable are al-
most infinite.
The history of the Ontario
turnip is a long one. It was
first cultivated for medicinal
purposes. A broth from it was
recommended for gout. Turnip
was also made into an excellent
scouring soap for the face and
hands. The root of the jack-in-
the-pulpit was the turnip of the
early Canadian Indians.
Today turnips are grown
commercia'llly in Ontario and
kept crisp for winter use by a
thin coating of wax. This com-
es off easily when the root is
peeled.
Variety in crisp salads is
often a problem in winter. Let
the Ontario rutabaga help you,
suggests the food department of
Macdonald Institute, Guelph.
By preparing the salad shortly
before serving time you will re-
tain more of the valuable Vita-
min
itamin C (ascorbic acid) .
Crisp Whiter Salad
1/2 cup raw turnip, coarsely
grated
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 eup red apples, diced
Vs cup raisins
1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1A cup cooked salad dressing.
Combine the lemon juice with
-
the salad dressing, Immediately
before serving toss ,all the in-
gredients together. Serve in an
attractive bowl. Serves four.
Com.man dini.. Officer Has
nniversary in RCAF
29th
By BIY.I. E' S
.STAX F W ITE1
RCAF STATION—PIS 11/o41-
41.ay, February 19, Grqup Cap,
tails . G. Mathieson, Oonn-
ananding Officen, beak' Statiom
G7,inton, celegrated his 26th aen-
nivers'ary in the lienal any
mor' i- al working day.
His atorrna t day is 4ea ling
with any .are all problems tthart
would face ui officer with .close
to 3,000 mien !and women in his
charge.
Group Captain. Mathieson can
st!11 joke
As he leaks bank
the priommeerirtg 41aY4 4& the
RCAF when he flew in an
aper-coc]uplt biplane, "That was
in 1936," he said, "when x was
flying as a crewman."
"Latter I flew in R.AF Stxan,-
raer flyingboats on anti-seb-
mari.ne patrols over the Atlan-
tic ocean. They were supposed
to have a 300 -mile range, out
and in."
Group Captain Mathieson,
took over °cm :nand of RCAF
Station Clinton in late August,
1960. M that time .01 sehool
was ging out approximately
500 "attrition" 'trainees a year
on their regular program.
Then the RCAF was charged
with the responsibility of man-
ning the 11 Pinetree radio stat-
ions handed over by the USAF
and the seven new stations be-
ing built. The number of train-
ees has jumped to an almost
wartime total of 1800.
The present population of
RCAF Station Clanton is 1800
trainee' 'airmen and airwomen,
500 stuff airmen and airwomen,
55 officers and 325 civilians.
Being the commanding officer
of RCAF Station Clinton also
gives Group Captain Mathieson
a certain ainlount of prestige.
For it was of this station that
World War II historians wrote
when they told how the Gelman
Luftwaffe smashed itself against
The trainees receive cows -
es as radar technicians ground,
telegraph technicians, telephone
technicians, fighter control op-
erators, radio operators, tele-
type operators, conLnnundcations
technicians ,ground, convmunoe-
altons i#pOTattPrs and in adda't4,
len, electc try courses
are given tQ #ttmarnent systenns
teiniiclans, electrical technic-
raps air and instr'u nen,t tech-
nician*,
W,C J. G. Mathieson
radar and the technicians train-
ed at this once -secret site.
The Clinton Station has an-
other feather .for its cap. It is
the location of the first RCAF
School of Food Service. In-
struction is given to food ser-
vices supervisors, basic cooks,
advanced cooks, gook superin-
tendents, food service officers
and to flight stewards.
Group Captain Mathieson be-
gan .his air force career on Feb-
ruary 19, 1936 in Trenton .air
school. From 1939 to 1943 he
wsa stationed on the east
coast an anti-submarine oper-
ations . ,as a station signals
officer.
Late in 1943 he moved to
Winnipeg where he worked un -
early 1945 training wireless
atngunners, Art that time he
was posted to Winnipeg Air
Command as the HQ chief sig-
nals officer. In 1948 he was on
exchange with the USAF on air
defence duties until 1950.
When he completed the ex -
charge training he went to air
Home Economics Case
In Secondary Schools
The following is an excerpt
from a lecture given by Miss
Hasty, Home Economist De-
partment, University of Illinois,
brought to the News -Record's
•atte7tntion. by Mrs. M. Whetham,
hone economics 'teacher at
afOL
"A high school graduate
wrote to his principal as
follows:
want to knew why you
and year teachers dhd not tell.
and teeth me about life and
the hard, critically practical
world. I am a husband and
a father working my way
bld:ndlly from a high school in-
tellectual to a respeeotaible,
self-supporting, voting citizen
of the community. In this
transition I `am beginning to
get an upper hand on the
lower rung of the ladder of
life for which your educa-
tion never prepared me ohe
whit.
I wish I had been taught
more about family relations,
child' care, getting along with
people, interpreting. the news,
paying off a small mortgage,
household mechanics, polities,
local government, the chermis-
try of food, carpentry, how to
budget and live within the
budget, the value of insur-
ance, how to figure interest
when borrowing money and
paying it back in install-
ments, how to enjoy opera
over the radio, how to detect
shoat/ goods, how Ito distin-
guish a political demagogue.
from :a statesman, how to
grow a garden, how to paint
a house, how to get a job,
how to be thrifty, how to re-
sist high pressure salesman-
ship, how to buy economical-
ly and intelligently, and the
danger of installment buy-
isign
Like the disgruntled writer
of the above letter, all of us
are concerned! with the earn-
ing and spending of money.
High school students are no ex-
ception.
In
,homemaking c 1 a s s e s,
money management is consider-
ed an essential part of our cur-
riculum in home and family liv-
ing. Since none of us has
enough money to take care of
all our wants, we must make
choices."
Mrs. Whetham points .out
that in Ontario's Home Econ-
omics course of study "we have
many opportunities to make
choices and to learn something
of the management of money,
time and energy."
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ANb CAKE 130XES
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defence coramrana HQ at St.
Hebert where he sewed en the
HQ staff• l:n 195 he want to
the RCAF staff eoliege' And
Wen to Ottawa where he :Spent
seven Years :as a Staff Wiwi'
Ln
telecommunications,
When, asked, how he ]irked the
Clinit;an urea, Group Captain
Matihieson said, "my wide and .I
nave anode ciuite a, few friend%
in oljnten and we .are enjoying
lure ii the area very much."
After 26 years in t' ie RCAF
be and lads wife the forme:
Margaret Smith of '!'rentor are
looking g forward to the neat
seven years before his retire-
ment.
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Busy 1461 For
Police Department
Reported by Chief
When Chief i3. Russell
Thompson: made his annual re-
port to council this month, hie
remarked upon his appreciation
of the support given his depart-
ment during 1981. His report
showed a great variety of in-
vestigations.
Included were 12 'charges
under the criminal code: as-
sault causing bodily harm, tak-
ing a car without owners con-
sent, theft of gasoline, theft
of ear, impaired driving and
theft.
During the 12 months there
were 22 charges under the Li-
quor Control Act involving 14
juveniles. In cases of wilful
damage to property, in each
case the culprits were traced
and damage paid for, and the
youths were on probation.
Three cars stolen during the
year were all recovered!. (This
compares with four cars, stolen
.and recovered in the month of
January this year) .
There were 102 persons pro-
ceeded against for offences a-
gainst the Highway Traffic Act,
that is charges of careless dr-
iving, speeding, failing to stop,
unnecessary noise, no driver's
licence, etc,
There were six bicycles re-
ported stolen in 1961, and five
were recovered. During the
year police investigated 56 traf-
fic accidents; found business
premises insecure on 38 oc-
casions; registered 12 fireat-
arms; dealt with 54 summonses
and obtained eight motor ve-
,hicie licences suspensions.
Total amount of fines im-
posed in. 1961 was $1,400 and
total amount damage involved
in the traffic accidents was
$15,202.80. There were 322 oc-
ourrenees investigated in ad-
dition to the routine police
work.
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