HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-12-09, Page 3THE TJMES’APVQCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9th, 1943 Pwre 3
Gleanings from No, 9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia,^Ontario
Gordon Pass, Office, Managing Editor
Flasher From “JS” Flight
Once more the flight room of the
famed “E” flight 'rang to the echo
of empty sounds caused by the
graduation of another course, Train
ed well in the E flight manner, they
were sent out with their wings to
inscribe their names in the halls of
fame from one end of the world to
the other.
But not long did the board show
blank, not long were flight rooms
empty. Once 'more with a hitch in
our belt “E” flight has taken under
its wing a new course. Wide-eyed
boys with hopes and determination
showing strong on them young fac
es, the wheels of training begin
again to mould this youth into
stout hearted fighting pilots.
Grim and clumsy, it is not long un
til the mysteries of twin engine air
craft and service life are mysteries
no longer.
)And so in parting until future
time when we can again report on
the progress of our new course,
let us remember, the “E” stands
for efficiency. “E” Flight leads and
others follow”.
F./O. “Scotty” Bannerman
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“Tills Is My Home”
When LAC. Love, G Flight,
Course 91, brings his plane in for a
landing at Grand Bend, he gets a
bit of a lumps in his throat for it
was on the very soil now occupied
by Grand Bend Airport that Mer-
vyn Love was born, and it was there
that he ’lived for the first 18 years
of his life.
The farm on which Love was
born had been in the family for
three generations before it was tak
en over by the R.C.A.F. Eighty
years ago Love’s grandfather im
migrated from Scotland to Canada,
got himself a grant of land in what
was then a very sparsely settled
part of the country, and, working
with the most primitive implements,
hewed himself a farm out of the
woods. As the family multiplied,
they established themselves on the
adjoining lands. Love’s elder broth
er was the owner of the farm to the
north, now also part of Grand
Bend Airport. His uncle was the
proprietor of the second farm to
the north, all of the land of which
has also been incorporated into the
airport. His uncle’s house and his
brother’s house is still standing,
but the house in which Mervyn
Love himself was born had to be
torn down to make way for the
airport.
“It’s a funny feeling I get when
I land there”, says Mervyn “I don’t
know how to describe it. When I
was a young kid working in the
fields of my dad’s farm, hoeing and
haying, it somehow seemed that this
farm that had belonged to my fath
er and grandparents would always
be there. I never thought for an in
stant that when I was grown up the
family farm would be converted
into an airport and that I would
be landing and taking off in my
Anson on the very soil on which I
was born. It hurt a bit to see an
empty space where the old house
used to be, but on the whole I
get a kick out of doing my flying
“at home”.
Cpl. David Martin, Course “91”
Sports
The hockey fans in Exeter and
surrounding villages will -be glad
to hear that the “Exeter Flyers”
hockey club will be exceptionally
strong this year. Some real fast
hard hitting hockey will be served
out to the fans when the league
opens around the first of January.
They have had three practices so
for this year. Coach Wright was
very pleased with the last years
players and this year with the seven
new players he Will sign up Very
soon. So far it looks like Young
for goal, Webb, Elwin, Cleary and
Harrison defense. Macey, (Forsythe,
Bradley, Wright, Brown, Hawkes
and Hughes forwards.
The station’s second boxing show
will be held on the 16th of Decem
ber. A lot of good boxers from Lon
don and Hagersvillc will be seen
in action against Centralia’s best
fighters. This promises to be a top
notch show.
Numbers 9’s winter activities are
mowj getting wndev way at the
large gym at the station. Basket
ball, badminton, volleyball, bordeii
bail and floor hockey leagues are
now being drawn up and should
start real sooii. So until next week
when we have some more sports
news we close with this determi
nation: “Exeter Flyers4 to Win the
group championship Without a loss,
Sgt, Wright.
Local, ’Talent Stage Show
On Thursday of last week, per
sons! enjoyed a Variety Stage show
presented by local talent of the
Station, An orchestra made up of
some of the airmen on course,
namely DAC’s Joyce, Mitchell, Der-
ouxj Swift and McCarthy, provided
excellent music throughout the
whole of the show.
The first number on the program
was “No. 9*s own Gene Autrey”,
Rudy Laveroux assisted by LAW
Reggie Buckton of the Airmen’s
Mess.
Two of the Airwomen: Cpl. Mary
Cooper of the Hospital Staff and
AW. Evelyn Clarke, Station tele
phone operator, and LAC Jack Dug
gan who left the Station the day
following, each sang very fine
solos.
LAC. Longyear, acting as Mort
imer Snerd, put on a comedy skit
along with Gordon Bass of the “Y”
the Negro Master of Ceremonies.
LAC. Miller with his harmonica
rendered some very enjoyoble num
bers in which he led the audience
in a brief sing-song.
TwO' skits were put on, the one
in the form of a radio broadcast
with Cpl, David Martin of Course
91 taking the part of the five
characters in the play including an
impersonation of the three blood
hounds. The other was a hospital
scene, showing the performance of
an operation behind a lighted white
sheet, 1AC2 Ring acted as the Doc
tor while Cpl. Cooper took the part
of the nursing sister.” Mortimer
Snerd was the unfortunate patient.
The show came to a conclusion
with the singing of “God Save the
King”.
Actually, this was an attempt to
see just what talent we have on
the station, and while there was
no rehearsal, we are .pleased to say
that No. 9 need not come second
to other stations when it comes .to
stage show talent.
Many thanks to Cpl. Leo Morin
of the Recreation Hall who operat
ed the spot light and who acted as
"prop.-man”.
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Drill Hall 'Activity
New equipment having been pur
chased, ‘ we are expecting renewed
interest in our drill hall for the
coming' winter season.
AC2 Luscombe, who has partici
pated in many a boxing bout, is
available at all times to instruct all
personel interested in boxing,
wrestling, tumbling and weight
lifting. F./'O. Herbertson, our
Sport Officer, along with his as
sistants, Sgts, Wright and Hall, are
planning an extensive program in
this sport.
Different nights have been set
aside for both airmen and air
women. The men will have the use
of the drill hall on Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday nights, from
183 0 hours to 193 0 hours while
the girls will have access to it on
Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The following equipment has been
purchased: 'stall .bans, horizontal
bars, horizontal ropes, spring-beat
board, vaulting board an& a set ot
pulley weights. For boxing we have
golves, punching bags, sand bags
and rings.
The Commanding Officer is len
ding his every support in an effort
to make our drill hall facilities as
good if not better than any in the
R.C.A.F.
Come out and make use of our
equipment and the experience of the
Instructors in charge.
JfC
Movie Guide
Friday, Dec. 10th, “Captive Wild
Woman”, starring AcqUanetta, Eve
lyn Ankers, John Carridine, Martha
Vicar. Shorts: “Trumpet Serenade”,
“Stranger than Fiction” and “Going
Places”.
Saturday, Dec. 11, “Pacific Black
out”.
Monday, Dec, 13, f'Dead Men
Walk”, a horror drama with George
Zucco, Mary Carlisle. Shorts; “Gun
Play”, “Bar Buckaroos” and “The
Headless Horseman”.
Wednesday, Dec. 15, “You Can’t
Escape Forever”, starring George
Brent, Brenda Marshall and Gene
Lockhart. Shorts: “Beyond the
Line of Duty”.
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Once in Queen Victoria’s time a
famous inedical professor at Oxford
Wks called away before his class
hour and left the following notice
on the c. ^room door:
“I regrdt that class cahiibt be
held today, inasmuch as I had Hid
honor to be called to attend Iler
Majesty the Queen.”
A student wrote underneath:
“God Save the <$ueen.”
Who’s Who
Corporal Mary L Cooper
“Her voice is ever low and sweet,
a lovely thing in a woman.” Now
if the Bard of Avon had known our
Mary cooper, or heard her sing, we’re
sure he would have described her
with just these words. For our
heroine this week has a voice like
a deep throated lark in the spring.
Mary, or “Coop” as she is known
to her many pals, was born in
Glengarry, Canada, in 1915, Two
years later her family moved to
Montreal and this is still her home.
She was educated at Britannia
School, Riverside School, and then
Commercial High in the city and
in the years 1934-35 trained as a
children’s nurse at the Montreal
Foundling and Baby Hospital. For
some time prior to enlistment in the
Air Force, Mary worked at this
profession on private duty, acting
for two years as secretary of the
Argyle Nurses’ Alumnae Association,
and for a further two years as presi
dent.
Her summers Mary spent camping
in the Muskoka Lake district north
of Huntsville, visiting the Gaspe
and enjoying the outdoor life which
she loves. Her lot has been cast
with music through all her growing
years. For a long time she sang
with the St. Mathew’s Church choir,
and studies piano in her leisure
hours.
In April, 19 42, Mary enlisted in
the Women’s Division as a “Clerk
General Medical” which enabled her
to use the full weight of the hospi
tal experience she had had,, to the
best advantage for the service. Her
Basic and Trade Training she receiv
ed in Toronto and in July, 1942,
her first posting brought her here
to Centralia, where she is doing-
splendid work in the Hospital Or
derly Room. Maryas contribution
to camp activities is no small one.
She is secretary of the Entertain
ment Committee, and an enthusiastic
member of the newly formed choral
group and a great hand at basket
ball. The evening at the Hostess
House just wouldn’t be complete un
less somebody called out, “Come on,
Mary, sing something for us.” And
Mary does, lending her lovely voice
to everything—from the latest popu
lar number to Gladys Swarthout’s
“Bless this House.” She has done
some radio singing too, in an Air
Force Recruiting Show last winter
over the national Network. Hers
was one of the finest contributions.
With talent like that, and her warm
friendly smile, we know she’ll go
places, and we’re all behind her to
wish her luck. Happy days, Mary,
ahd keep singing!
Cpl. Evelyn Cook
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Variety Show
Alf Tibbs with “The Originals”
and his orchestra from London con
ducted by Don Wright delighted a
large gathering in the Drill Hall
Monday evening with their variety
show. The music was good and all
of the numbers were roundly ap
plauded by an appreciative audience.
Miss Hope Wolfe, soloist, answered
several curtain calls. Group Capt.
Fullerton expressed the thanks ot
the gathering to Mr. Tibbs, Don
Wright, the members of the cast and
others who had helped to present,
such a fine program. Dancing to
Mr. Tibbs’ Orchestra concluded a
fine evening.
Sji 5$5
At a Negro wedding, when the
clergyman read the words “love,
honor and obey,” the bridegroom
interrupted, and said: “Read that
again, sub.! Read it once mo’ so’s
de lady kin ketch de full solemnity
ob de meanin’. I’se been married
befo’.”
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Happiness is not a station you
arrive at but a manner of travel
ling. Mary Lee Runbeck
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“The Home-Land’’
My heart belongs to England
The land of my birth,
That dear land of green trees
And sweet-smelling earth;
Of goose and purple heather:
Of salt-spraying foam*—
My heart' is in the Old Land
My “Home Sweet Home ”
My heart returns to England
The home of the oak,
Of blue-bells ill springtime,
Of guiet, friendly folk.
There roses sehd their fragrance
into the evening sky,
And when the Last Call comes to mb
(That’s whore i hope to lie!
LAW. COlmer, W. M.
Fliers Take on Stratford Juniors in
Their First Hockey Tilt of the Season
The weather man has frowned on
ice-making at the local hockey
palace but that doesn't hold back
the Fliers from No, 9, £>, F, T. S,.
They played their first tilt of the
season with the Stratford Juniors in
an exhibition game at the Stratford
arena, over the week-end.
With only two practices under
their belt the Fliers lacked some
what in condition and it was no
surprise to them to be trimmed
8-4 by the young lads who already
have five games to their credit. In
fact they were well satisfied with
their first work-out.
As the game wore on our boys
got their sights and in the last
minutes of the second, started things
cookin’ with a brace of goals. The
Juniors had them 7-0 at one stage
of the game. With a little more
practice it was quite obvious that
the airport squad are going to be
in there again this year.
New Faces on Squad
From last year’s squad the Fliers
have Young in goal and Bradley,
Forsythe and Macey on the for
ward lines. The three of them work
ed well together and turned in a
nice-effort in theii* first appearance,
accounting for three of the four
goals. “Doc” Webb was under the
weather and was unable to take up
his regular chore at the blue line.
New faces included Elwin, who
three years ago played in senior
company with the Port Arthur
Bearcats; Wright, who coached the
boys from the sidelines last year
because of a bad knee and Clearey.
All performed on defence. Brown,
Huies, Myers, 'Clayton, Wierzorak,
and Herbertson were the new for
wards who donned the uniforms.
Body alternated with Young be
tween the pipes.
•Coach Wright tells us there are
several new faces yet to appear,
including Harrison, Hawk, and
Shaw who has played with the
Cornwall Flier’s. Harrison and
Shaw are defencemen and Hawk is
a forward. They are expected to
bolstei’ the Fliers considerably.
Four Goals in the Fiirst Period
The Stratford boys whipped in
Cour goals in the first period. Uniac
banged in Tindall’s rebound to open
the scoring. After Young slid out to
make a save, Rohfritsch gx’abbed
the loose puck and the open net
was an easy target. On a break-away
Tindall split the defence and caught
the twine and before the period
was over Schilizze scored from a
scramble at Young’s door-step. The
smoother passing plays and the
better condition of the Juniors gave
them a good edge in most of the
play throughout the opening frame.
Early in the second, Digwood made
a nice save when Macey sent Brad
ley in with a nice pass. But after
five minutes of play Schilizze got
his counter, flicking the puck past
Body during the scramble. Standing
uncovered in front of Young a
few minutes later Wray whizzed
one between the posts aftei’ get
ting a pass-out. Gatschene made it
7- 0 grabbing the puck at the blue
line and with the defence out of
position sailed in on Young to
drive it past him.
It was then that oux* boys got
organized and before the period
was over accounted for a couple of
counters. Macey, who shared .the
lime-light with Gunter last season,
took Forsythe’s pass at the blue
line and drove it home. Hub and
Brown sent Wieczorek on a break
away down the right boards in the
dying minutes of the middle semes
ter and his shot caught the far
corner of the net.
Schilizze does the Hat-Trick
Schilizze, aftei* five minutes of
play, scored again to do the hat-
trick. His counter was a result of
a scramble on a ganging attack by
the juniors. The Fliers then added
two more, Forsythe was the first,
scoring while Eady of the Juniors
was penalized, Macey worked the
puck in to the Stratford zone and
Forsythe finished the play with the
rubber in the net. Bradley made it
8- 4 banging in the ‘pass-out that
Macey handed hint from .behind the
net.
The LiheAips
Airport Fliers ■ Goal, Young;
defence, Elwin and Wright; centre,
Bradley; wings, Forsyths and
Macey; subs, Huie Clearey, Clayton,
'Herbertson, Body, Myer, Weiczorek
and Brown,
Stratford Juniors Goal, Dig-
wood; defence, Uniac and Feeney;
centre, Tindall; wings, Sicolie and
Eady; subs Flick, White, Gatschene,
Wray, Schilizze, Rohfritsch and
Swift.
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It’s pretty hard to tell at this
stage of the game 'how the team
from number Nine will compare with
last year’s squad, but we’ll bet
they'll he in there again this year.
Coach Wright predicts the league
championship already, (pretty early
for that kind of optimism, eh Serg.)
Coach Carl White of the Juniors
has a couple of fine looking pros
pects. Trindall out centre and Uniac
on defence look like up and com
ing young gentlemen. With a few
years on his youthfull shoulders'
his own son will be obey, too.
Twom men who are going to be
missed this year are Ken Gunter,
star forward of last years gang,
and “Smack” Allen their steady
defenceman, “Smack” graduated
from Number Nine a few weeks ago
and now stationed at Gimli, Mani
toba.
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Coach Wright took quite a rib
bing about the condition he was in.
A couple of good rushes and the
Serg. seemed doomed for a bench
warning position. He came back
with the reply “Gimme another
week fellows and I’ll show you
fellows how to play” We’ll be
waiting Serg.
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The boys complained about the
absence of chatter on the trip to
Stratford as was quite prevalent on
last years escapades. It was accoun
ted for by the absence of one
“Smack” Allen. However the ap
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THOUSANDS of men and women in
uniform will be telephoning home this
Christmas. This means a huge additional
load on Long Distance facilities—especially
"long haul” lines — already busy carrying
essential war calls.
So again this year we urge you to send your
Christmas greetings by mail. You can help
the Post Office people, too, by arranging to
send them early.
Should there be an out-of-town call you
must make, please telephone as many days
before Christmas as possible. In this way
you will help us to handle promptly the
flood of eager holiday greetings which will
pour in from military camps all over the
country. Thank you.
• Buy War Savings Stamps
arid Certificates Regularly.X F. ROLFE,
Manager.
I See Our Display of..
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The Times-Advocate
pearance of “Pop” Watson curled
up and sawing through many a
log on the way home after com
plaining of lack of sleep was the
target of jest when the boys arriv
ed back at camp.
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It took “Hub” Macey only one
game to show ns that he will be
displaying some hockey extraordi
nary again this season. The “Hub”
got one counter and assisted in two
more. His two side-kicks Bradley
and Forsythe looked good, too.
Each got a goal,
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Star of the game (he can dream
can’t he?) was none other than
that versatile athlete, F/O Her
bertson, sports officei’ at number
nine. After* the first period “Herbie”
who had been helping with the
masterminding on the side-line,
couldn’t hold back any longer, “I’m
going out there myself” says he,
and aftei* borrowing a pah’ of
skates he strutted forth. Well,
anyway, he didn’t score any goals
Stubborn Cases
of Constipation
Those who keep a mass of
impurity pent up in their bodies,
day after day, instead of having it
removed as nature intended, at least
once in every twenty-four hours, in
variably suffer from constipation.
The use of cheap, harsh purgatives
will never get you any where as they
only aggravate the trouble and in
jure the delicate mucous lining of the
bowels, and are very liable to cause
piles.
If constipated take Milbum’s
Laxa-Liver Pills and have a natural
movement of the bowels. They do
not gripe, weaken and sicken as
many laxatives do.
The T, Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
but he did manage to get hold of
the rubber the odd ’time and dis
play some wizzardy (?) on the old
blades.
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