Clinton News Record, 1954-06-24, Page 10RCAF
Scout
and
Cub'
News
France Sending 1,200 Scouts
A French Scout contingent of
40 Troops of 30 boys each will be
coming to Canada for the 8th
World Scout Jamboree at Niag-
ara -on -the -Lake, August 18th to
28th, 1955, Canadian Scout Head-
quarters has been advised—Ar-
rangements are now being made
for the French Scouts to spend
eight daysprior to the Jamboree
on a tour of Canadian points of
interest,
IHRSDAY, JUNE "24, .1054
F/L M, A. BRAWN, Ph'ono 382, Local,.334. -
`_Popular Guide
Leader Going
o Vancouver
Flight Sergeant Jessie Gibb 're-
., ueived. a travelling case as a "go-
ing 'away present," from Flying
,Officer Helen, Bowers, both of
RCAF Station Clinton. F/$ Gibb
is shortly leaving the service when,
she will go to Vancouver, B.C.; to
' take a two year course in practic-
al nursing.
Born in Ayr, Scotland, F/S Gibb
has had a very interesting career
since 1940. .Joining the WAAF
(RAF) in that year she served in
India, Singapore and Egypt. After
leaving the service in 1947 she
went to South Africa to work in
the inspection department of the.
• Standard Bank of South Africa.
Her next job took her to Canada
where the was employed as a
matron in the Ontario School for
Girls in Cobourg.
During 1949 .and 1950 F/S Gibb
visited Australia and, her native
land, Scotland. Returning to Can-
ada - in 1951 she enlisted in the
Women's Division of the RCAF
and has been stationed at Clinton
since December 1952. F/S Gibb
is a familiar 'figure to many people`.
in the Clinton district as she has
always been active in young peo-
ples' organizations.
In Singapore she was in charge
of a group of native girls known
as the Air Rangers. While stat-
ioned at Clinton she was an 'active
leader in the Girl Guide organiz-
ation in the town of Clinton.
During an informal gathering at
RCAF Station Clinton, her many
friends wished her . good luck"
and prosperity in her new vent -
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oungsters Take 'First: Communion
Pictured here are children of "Adastral Park" residents who received their first Communion in
the Chapel' of the Assumption, RCAF Station Clinton. The Communion was _administered by the
. Roman Catholic Chaplain Flight Lieutenant, The Reverend, J. A. Warren on Sunday, June 20. -
The children are (left to right) Bonnie Smith, Paul Richard, Penny.- Babin, Arthur Salvis,
Shaune Smith, Frank Babin, Linda Ouimet, James Amirault, Patricia' Wall and James Kahle.
Chaplain ,Warren is in the rear center of the group.
Station Clinton "HAMS" Conduct
Annual Field Day Near Londesboro
Over the rainy weekend a small
party of -Air Force- and civilian
personnel from RCAF Station
Clinton- were camped five miles
north of Clinton, just off the
Wingham Highway. Spring was
here, again and the Clinton Amat-
eur Radio Club was having its
annual Field Day contest. In the
southeast field of Chris Kennedy's
farm near Londesboro, seven tents
were set up and in them were
housed the transmitter, receivers
and anxious radio hams, all wait-
ing patiently for the hour of 5
p.m: when the contest would be
officially open.
A• diesel power supply was in
the centre of the field and sur-
rounding it for approximately 500
feet were the tents, To the south
was the RCAF Mobile Communi-
cations Unit. All amateur bands
were being covered on voice and
morse code transmissions. An-
tennas for receiving and trans-
mitting had been set up between
20 foot poles and all was prepared
for the "Day of Days" to the
radio "Ham."
Field Day is the annual 'event
solely for Canadian and American
Radio Amateurs to test the effic-
iency of their radio equipment un-
der. effective conditions and close
co-operation. Their one thought
and aim is to have a closely or-
ganized body of trained personnel
able to meet any emergency, and
within -hours have a site establish-
ed and operational,
If disaster struck a community
in the form of a hurricane, cyc-
lone, tornado, floor or explosion,
where many lives may be lost and
many injured, and normal com-
munications totally disrupted, the
'radio amateur and his fellow men
would come to the rescue and im-
mediately set up an emergency
operating site giving communica-
tion channels to the Red Cross,
Police and fire..departments, while
also keeping commdnication facil-
ities open to relief and assisting
organizations. A recent example
of their wonderful work.. was the
Flint, Michigan, Tornado Disaster
in which radio amateurs were the
only means of contacting the out-
side for a period of hours.
Also, during the Winnipeg
Flood, "Hams" were employed to
supplement communications facil-
ities. Field Day to the amateur
is the most important day in his
hobby activities.
The contest is a 24-hour bout
with static crashes, radio interfer-
once and weak signals. It lasts
from 5 p.m. Saturday * until the
same time on Sunday. The Camp
Commandant was Sergeant O.
Johnson. F/S J. Gregorchuk was
chief operator and kept the rigs
going. Sergeant R. Banks was in
charge of the power supply and•
electrical work. Other personnel
in charge of the tents were Serg-
eant Rutherford, LAC J. Hoover,
AC House and LAC A. Ripley.
AC Nicholson was in charge, of
the RCAF Mobile Communications
Unit. Assisting these members
were RIO G. Taylor, Mr. D. Defoe,
Sergeant M. Kahle, F/C F. Bur-
ton, Cpl. R. Bolter, LAC E.
Humphreys and other personnel
from the students of the Radar
and Communications 'School at
Clinton.
Reports on the field day exer-
cise are sent to the Radio Amat-
eur Headquarters in Hartford,
Connecticut. An estimated 3,000
points were made with low power
transmitters being used. Clinton
was second in the five trans fitter
class last field day, but it is hoped
they will take top place this. year,
Much credit goes to the wives of
some of the members who kept
the group well fed during their
outdoor stay. The members of
the Clinton Amateur Radio Club
are already . Looking forward to
next year's contest and hope that
their ranks will have grown by
that time.
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Padre Jensen To
Leave Shortly
For Goose Bay
Flight Lieutenant, The Rever-
end C. H. Jensen, Protestant
Chaplain at RCAF Station Clin-
otn who has been one of the Chap-
lains at this station since Sep-
tember 1952, is leaving for RCAF
Station Goose Bay, Newfoundland,
at the end of June. His.position
will be taken over by Flight
Lieutenant, The Reverend B. Gar-
rett, who is exp4cted to arrive
from overseas in the near future.
F/L Jensen was born in La
Tuque, Quebec and taught school
in that town, in LelnroXviJ1e and
on the Gaspe coast for four years.
Following this he took an Arts
degree at Queen's University,
Kingston, and Theological training
at Bishops University in Lennox -
vine, He joined the RCAF in 1951
and served at RCAF Station St.
Hubert, Quebec, before being.pos-
ted to this station.
sounasuaramo
The Brownie Pack adjourned to
Tawny Owl's lawn for the party.
Cookies and `lemonade were en-
joyed by all -Brownies. At the
conclusion of '-the festivities,•
Tawny Owl presented Brown 0*1
With a leather purse,, and Snowy
Oivl was a set\o.- •rhinestone ear,•
rings ' These gig had been ob-
tained .thppltgh ' voluntary' Bona -
tions of the Brownies, and repre-
sent in a"small way the esteem in,
Which the tt+'o leaders were held,
Brawn Owl Agnes English en-
rolled Marilyn Barkley into the
;Brownie Pack. She -gave a short
`talk -to the Brownies, during which
she announced. that Tawny Owl
Margaret Harragin would be the
new Brown Owl upon resumption
of the meetings in the fall.
As there will be no more meet-:
ings until ' . after the . summer
months, this opportunity is taken
to wish 'Agnes English and Mar-
ilyn Irvine all the best in their
new homes.
All Brownies are urged to have
a sale, enjoyable holiday,
Wolf Cub News
1st Clinton Airforce Pack
The return softball game with
the Cub Pack from Clinton was
held on June 16 at the A/VIM
Hugh.' Campbell' Public School.
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V/11,1 F. R: `MILLER WiZ,L
Bk10OME CHIEF OF STAFF
Air Vice Marshal Frank R.
Miller, CBE; CD, vice Chief of
the Air Staff, has been appointed
to the staff of the ,Supreme Head.'
iluarters -AIlied Powers' Europe
where on August 18 he 'will be-
come Chief of Staff to the Air
Deputy of the Supreme Connrand.
br..General Latins Worii'tad,
diamond. The lads ' from town
proved that they ,were still the
champions, The game,' as a ,whole,
was closer and more keenly con-
tested than was the first game.
Even last minute strategy of us-
ing pinch hitters, etc., 'could not
stave off defeat; but the boys
never gave up the battle. The
town Pack deserved their win by
a score of 20-15, 'Congratulations!
(But just wait until next year)._
The game was umpired by F/S
FIalliwell
and F/S Poxon.
Yesterday marked the final,
meeting of the season, and selec
tion of Cubs for the annual sum-
mer camp was made,
Until next week, then — "Good
Hunting"' and don't forget to do a
good turn.
Brownie News
2nd Clinton Airforce Pack
The entire Brownie Pack as-
sembled on June 14 at the meet-
ing hall for a hike and picnic.
The pack and leaders diked north
on the county road for about a
mile until they arrived at a small
stream with nice green shady
banks. There they stopped, went
wading, sang songs, played games
and last but not least had their
picnic lunches. Even though the
weather was mighty; hot, a very
good time was had by all.
The regular meeting of the pack
on..June 17 started out as any
routine meeting would. The Fairy
Ring was formed, the opening
song was sung and then the ord-
erly procedure was broken .up by
three girls running in shouting
"surprise, surprise". These cul-
prits were three former Brownies
who had flown up to Guides only
a week before: Francis IIoult,
Nina Lee Colwell and Caron Gat-
tinger, After order was restored,
Tawny 'Owl Margaret Harragin
announced that a surprise party
had been organized for Brown Owl
Agnes English and Snowy Owl
Marilyn Irvine, both of whom are
transferred from Clinton.
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THE
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Eifiget7ePt'yfii
The baseball season is In full swing on all
fronts. A thousand .wordy battles have al-
ready been fought with umpires on diamonds
the width of the continent. For, as in all
sports where the" contacts are close and split
seconds divide the issue, no two persons ever
saw a close play alike.
Baseball hasn't made many changes of playing rules in
half a century. But in one respect the game has, since 1912,
undergone some notable -improvements. That's in its um-
piring.
Fancy, in these days of from two to four umpires per
game, the job of the single umpire in 1912. The hardy official
of that era - began his arduous day's toil behind the plate,
calling balls and strikes. But when men were on base, he
hurried out from behind the bat and took his stand behind
the pitcher, calling the close ones from distances of sixty
feet or more.
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For, he also had to decide the plays at all the bases. Not
having eyes in the rear of his cranium, he had to turn when
a fly ball was hit, so that he could watch the fielder, the
ball, the men running around ther bases, and then perhaps
turn to call a slide into the plate. —
He
t
a fly ball was run
it ort to the foul. And the hadto watch makewa long
range judgement as to what happened to the ball when it
was or wasn't a homer because of various'"ground rules.
In some games decisions were so many and so difficult
that it was certain he could make only snap judgement de-
cisions, then hope for the best, knowing that he had tried
to be fair.
After it was allover, the umpire made his troubled way
to the dressing -room. En route, the players abused him,
the crowds baited him and quite often attacked him. He
didn't have anything like the supreme authority of today's
umpires,
For all his troubles he received around $2,000 acid ex-
penses per year. Times have changed for umpires and um-
piring, and all for the better. '
Your comments and suggestions for this column will be welcomed
by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yonge Si,, Toronto.
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TRICKS to ALL 'TRADES
The Purina, dairy calf plain
draws a laugh from people
who've never tried it because
it says " . . en the 4th day
teach calf to eat Calf Star-
- Lena." They say it's such a
chore to teach a baby calf to
eat dry food:
Actually it's easy. Try it
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work: After calf has finished
her Nursing Chow, let her
suck a little Calf Startena off
your. fingers. Then put the
bucket next to an open feed
trough and sprinkle a little'
Calf Startena in itand in the
trough. Usually after 2 or 3
tries, she'll get the idea and
start nibbling from the trough.
Many dairymen in this area
report calves fed Calf Startena
are weighing. 50-60 lbs. more
at 4 months than the standard
used by Morrison, '
More than 1,000 calves have
been raised; on this program
at the Purina Research Farm.
Highest death loss any year -
was 2 calves.
It's our observation that you
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less scours, and well-develop-
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One way to cut down on
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germs. We have a wonderful
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