HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1951-03-08, Page 9'THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1951
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE, NINE
RCAF Station
Editor: �T
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Assistant
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Our New Councilman
'IT HAS COME to our notice in the columns of our great
rival, "The Daily Regulator and. Organizer, that having dome to
the end of our year's term on the Park Council we. 1 have been
replaced by one F/S L. H. Mitchell.
This appointment was not made without some back-ecratohingy
;as is usual with most things of this nature, but with F/S Mitchell
representing the constituents of Upper Adastral Park we feel that
it 'was justified. having arrived here a slxort while ago from
Middleton Park, RCAF Station, Trenton, a development far older
:and larger than Adestnal, our community should) benefit from his
experience and •ability to get 'things done in good and short order.
F/S Mitchell's present position, that of Assistant Adjutant,
gives the Council a man who is on the inside track, one who has
the ear of those who make and administer the rules, F/0 Carpenter
and the rest of the Council may count themselves lucky on this
appointment,
Mixed Feelings On The WD
MANY MEMBERS of the RCAF, as well as their wives, will
look upon the re-entry of the Women's Division in varied lights.
'There are those airmen who have fond memories of ••association
With the distaff side of our service, an ,association that went no
;further than the end of the war. Others who married members
•of the WD, stili are creating memories out of that association.
The great impact. is going to be felt more by those airmen,
of junior years and rank and single status. .Never having worked
side by side with the gentle sex, they may be looking forward
with keen anticipation. It is assumed that the more senior ,service -
Veen who have had .previous experience in this regard, will have
no difficulties in assimilating the WD into the present organization,
The Canadian. Method Seems Best
WALTER WINCHELL, on Sunday. night, announced about the
middle of Ms program that. -"The Princess Patricias-a proud mane
in the Canadian Army -shave just cracked the centre of -enemy
resistance in Korea. This magnificent Canadian division with
battle honors from two world wars will now Neve further honors
-to add to their great record."
The second statement, with a slight modification, that of sub-
stituting the word "battalion" for "division", is coated in substance
and to be expected of any unit of the Canadian armed forces
:serving anywhere. The opening sentence. however, delivered in
typical Wincheilian manner, . strikes a dubious note. at is gratify-
ing to know that someone in the United Sates is aware that
Canadian forces are in the field in Korea and that they compare
fevourafiy with battle -tried troops of other nations. But to state
that enemy resistance has been "cracked" is to intimate that an
opening has been effected through which UN troops are pouring.
In direct contrast was the CBC announcement one hour later that
the Pats had made advances since being in the line but that
it was not certain that they were still in action or had been
puled out fora rest,
We cannot help but feel that the Canadian method of re-
porting, while less spectacular and oolorful, is saner and easier
• en the blood pressure.
YOUR TELEPHONE is one itetnthat takes u smaller
part of your budget than it used to. Its cost
hasn't gone np as much as most other things.
And the way it works for you ...the errands
it runs ...the shopping it does ...the titne,
steps and worry it saves! It's always on the
job, ready for any emergency,
In another way, too, the telephone is bigger
value today than ever .before. Now you can
reach twice as many people as you could ten
years ago.
Friendly, helpful telephone service is viae of
'today's big bargains.
IP YOU HAVEN'T YET GOT SERVICE
"'Sou eat be sure your neighbourhood will be served,
and your place on the list protected. Taking care
,of people without service as quickly as possible
is one of our biggest and most important tasks.
THE HELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA
RCAF PERSONALS
hfrs, J. T. Dalton entertained at
a tea Thusdhy afternoon,
Mns, B. G. Milder left Tuesday
to visit with relatives in Detroit.
F/L. end .Mus, J. Watson re-
turned during the weekend after
spending a week in Toronto,
F/L H. M. Miller r4turned Sat-
urday from a two -weeks' course
in Service Management at Tren-
ton.
S/L G. Bury is at present a
Patient in, the Station Hospital.
It is hoped that 'he, soon will
recover from his illnes.
Mrs, R. Thompson, with her
two children Bryan and Pat, left
Thursday to: fly, to England for
three months' visit with relatives.'
F/6 L. W. Adams has returned
from a short trip to Oshawa
where a film cionieerning Air
Force Amateur ")Radio System ac-
tivities was snowo to the North
Shore Amateur Radio Club, Mrs.:
Adams and son Barry spent the
weekend with F/S Adams' par-
ents in Toronto.
F/L R. G. Thorndycralt is
home on leave from 412 Squadron,
Rockcliffe, following completion
of a course at Sumanerside, PE1,
and transfer to that sq•7adron. Ar-
riving in timne to celebrate his,
son, Brucie's• birthday on Wed-
nesday, March 7, makes the oc-
casion even more auspicious. The
family hope to leave for Ottawa
shortly and take up residence at
Rockcliffe.
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RCAF Loses First
Of "B" Bird Play-offs
The Air Force twelve lost the
first rnatch of the two -match
series in the semi-finals of the
Western Ontario Badminton As-
sociation "B" series on the Roun-
del Terrace courts over the week-
end.
The • visiting Stratford team
won 10-2, on the basis of 3-0 in
the ladies' doubles, 2-1 in the
mens doubles, and 5-1 in the
mixed doubles.
The return match is being play-
ed in Stratford within a few days,
total points to count on the
round. The winner meets Clin-
ton, conquerors of Exeter, for the
channpionship.
Results were es follows:
Ladies' doubles - Doreen
Templeton and Dorothy Gladding
(S) defeated Betty Jackson and
Agnes Mason (RCAF),. 15-11, 15-
13; Betty Linley and Mary Grif-
fith (S) defeated Mirlam,Bracken
and Terry McKay (RCAF), 15-7,
17-15; B. Biacklock and Vivian
Sandey (S) defeated Audrey King
and Kay Cotton (RCAF), 15-9,
15-4;
Men's doubles - Ray Cornish
and Paul Cretan (S) defeated
Hank Bennett and Jack Varaleau
(RCAF) 17-16; 15-11; Jiin Wren -
nick and Danny Kunder (S) de-
feated Bill Refausse and Lou
Villeneuve (RCAF) 15-2, 15-5;
Tom Griffith and Jack West (S)
lost to Doug Monroe end Gordon
Jackson (RCAF) 9-15, 13-15;
Mixed doubles -Cornish and D.
Templeton (S) defeated Bennett
and B. Jackson (RCAF); Crehan
end D. Madding (S) defeated
Varaleau and A. Mason (RCAF)
15-9, 18-15; Wrennick and M.
Griffith (.S) defeated Refausse
and A, King (RCAF) 15-7, 15-8;
Kunder and B. Linley (5) defeat-
ed Villeneuve and K. Cotton.
(RCAF) 13-4, 15-8; Griffith and
B, Biacklook (S) defeated Mon-
roe and M, Bracken (RCAF) 15-
10, 15-10; West end V. Sandey
(SI lost to Jackson end I'. Mc-
Kay (RCAF) 3-15, 15-5, 10-15.
Grand total - Stratford 10 -
RCAF 2.
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Cash Prizes Shared
In Finial Bingo
Saturday night, March 3, a big
"Oath Bingo" was held in the
Sergeants' Mess with some 100
hopeful players present. This was
the final event in a series of
bingo evenings and the prizes
were the accumulation from pre-
vious affairs,
The matin game of the evening,
a full card for a $50 jackpot, was
won by Mrs, Walter Rathburn,
Goderioh. A $20 Share -the -
Wealth game was won by Mrs.
G, Knights, Clinton, Winners of
regular games were Mrs. S. Jen-
kins, Mrs, T. Lamont, Mrs. G.
Knights, Mrs, C. A, Mason, Mrs,
A. Brown, Sgt. G. Mills, F/S J,
Ogston, Sgt. J. Gregorclnik, Sgt.
T. Lamont and Mrs. A. Wile-
man.
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The first trans -Canada flight
was made by air force officers
in 1920, from Halifax to Van-
couver.
AIR AMBULANCE
SERVICE TO FLY
WOUNDED HOME
An aer)ai ambulance service to
fly Canadian Army wounded
from McChord Field, near ' Ta-
coma, Wash., to hospitals across
Canada is being set up by the
RCAF, it is announced by Nation-
al Defence Iieadqua'lters, at Ot-
tawa.
The service, under control of
RCAF Air Transport Command,
will be ready to operate within
several days. There is no im-
mediate indication when casual-
ties will begin arriving back
from : the Korean front.
The ambulance lift will be
handled' "by Dakota aircraft of
the RCAF's 435 Transport Squad-
ron, Edmonton, which have been
fitted with special ozygen syst-
ems and with lirthers and litter
holders. All normal hospital
facilities will be available aboard
the aircraft, and RCAF flight
nurses and tight medical assist-
ants will accompany tie medical
planes. Number of aircraft to be
employed on the loft will depend
on qm
Departremuireentents. of Veterans Affairs
hospitals will accommodate most
of the wounded being flown back,
As far as feasible, wounded will
be hospitalized at points near
their homes.
Hospitals receiving the wound-
ed will be: Shaughnessy hospital
(DVA) Vancouver; Colonel Bel-
cher hospital (DVA) Calgary;
Veterans' Pavilion, University
hospital (DVA) Edmonton; Deer
Lodge hospital (DVA) Winnipeg;
London Military hospital (Royal
Canadian Army Medical Corps);
Stumybrook hospital (DVA) To-
ronto; RCAF hospital, Rockcllffe,
Ottawa; Queen Mary's hospital
hospital (Royal Canadian Army
1Viedlcal Corps); Camp Bill hos-
pital (DVA) Halifax.
General policy covering the
operation was worked out by
Army end RCAF medical author-
ities at NDHQ, with co-operation
of the Department of Veterans
Affairs. In charge of the overall
medical aspects of the ambulance
lift and responsible for er%ang-
ing details is W/C D. G. M. Nel-
son, Milton, who is staff officer,
medical services, at .Air Transport
Command headquarters, Rock-
cliffe. He left Saturday, March
3, for McChord Piield and Ft.
Lewis, and will.' visit Edmonton
before retnrrning to Rockdliffe.
Two RCAF nursing sisters have
been detailed to join 435 Squad-
ron for the' operation, They are
F/L Vern Fowlie, Creston, B;C.,
now stationed at Rockcliffe, and
F/0 Ella Mannix, Meota, Sask.,
stationed at Uplands. They will
be aided by two flight medical
assistants; LAC D. F. Nivens,
Cannington, now stationed at
Trenton, and LAC A. W. Skorey,
Cardinal, stationed at Rockcliffe,
Other medical crews will join
the lilt if required.
A nursing sister and. e flight
medical assist'alit will fly with
each Dakota, which will carry
a maximum of. 14 wounded, The
aircraft will head east from Mc -
Chord, putting down • to drop
wounded at points along the way.
Where overnight stops are neces-
sary, patients will be accommod-
ated at une of the DVA hospitals,
and will be taken aboard the
aircraft the following day to con-
tinue the flight eastward.
It is expected that Canadian
Army casualties requiring medi-
cal attention enroute will be
flown across the Pacific by air-
craft serving on the airlift under
the US Military Air Transport
Service, which includes the
Ii,CAF's 426 Thunderbird Squad-
ron. The Thunderbirds have for
some time been flying Ameticen
casualties back on their .return
flights from Tokyo to McChord.
A number of other Army casual-
ties, not requiring medical care
enroute, are to be flown back by
Canadian Pacific Airlines. These
wounded would be landed at
Vancouver and would proceed
from there by train to hospitals
near their home areas.
Flight Cadets' Mess
Reopens With Social
The first soeda•1 function, fol-
lowing the renovation of the
Flight Cadets' Mess, was held
Saturday evening, March 3.
The guests included the Chief
Training Officer, W/C B. G. Mil-
ler, officers of the Aircrew Radio
Officers School and their wives.
Spot dances were won. by W/C
and Mrs. B. G. Miller. F/L R.
McKee and 1VIrs. H. Miller, and
by F/C J. Puller and Miss Beat-
rice Fowler. At midnight a de-
licious buffet' was served.
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Forest fire patrols were an im-
portant part of the-RCAF's duties
during its early days.
STATION SPORTS
ACTIVITIES
Monday
Volleyball ilea ue Standings
CTA -19 ,, . ,....,. 21
CTO -6 .' . , ... , 57
F/C 21
Staff N0O's 45
Comm Ops. .. • "36
CTA -1 21 • •
CTG -1 66
Tuesday
Trainee Bowling League
Snow Eagles ., 7
Com/Rads 4
Blue Belles 5
Gremlins' 4
,Sooners 15
Teepees 10
Teetees 8
Spirits 20
Basketball League
Student. `•`B" . '7
Sgt. Mess 3
Student "A" 6
F/Cadet "B" 4
Radar' 1
F/Cadet "A" 6
Wednesday
Floor Hockey League
TCO -622
F/Cadets 4
Combines 8
Comm/Students .., 14
RCAF Drops Close
Match to Stratford
The RCAF "C" badminton
team journeyed to Stratford
Thursday evening last to play the
final match of the schedule with
the Stratford "C" team, but lost
7-5.
'This victory gave Stratford the
league lead by one point over
(DVA) Montreal: Cluebec Military Clinton, with RCAF in third
place three points behind, .totals
being 21, 20 and 17 points, resp-
ectively. Stratford and Air Force
will play off in the semi-finals,
being the first and third teams.
This series will commence next
week.
Results were as follows:
Ladies' doubles - Irene Mills
and Peggy Kennedy (RCAF) tied
Eve Ellis and E. Herron (S)
12-5, 15-12; Terry McKay and
Gwen Wood (RCAF) defeated
W. Marshall and 5. Rogers "CS)
17-14, 15-12; Irene Maloney and
T. Parrish (RCAF) lost to Pat
Shea and Mary .Russell (S) 9-
15, 10-15;
Men's doubles --Jack Proudfaot
and Glen Machan 'lost to doe
Taylor and Don Kunder (S)
10-15, 14-17; Jim Heffeil and
Fitzsimmons (RCAF) lost to Bill
Rath and Bert Cawston (S) 5-
15, 15-0, 15-17; Gordon Jack-
son and Murray Madsen (RCAF)
defeated Jack West and Al Gray
(S) 17-14, 15-10.
, MMtid (RAlFe)s PlosrtoutdofoKnad1and
S. Rogers (S), 15-13, 5-15,
12-15; Madsen and P. Kennedy
(RCAF) lost to Taylor and E.
Herron (S) 15-9, 16-17, 11-15;
Fitzsimmons and 1. Maloney
(RCAF) defeated West and M.
Russell (S) 17-14, 15-9; Heffel
and T. McKay (RCAF). defeated
Cawston and E. Ellis (S) 15-7,
15.12; Jackson and G. Wood
(RCAF) lost to Rath and W.
Marshall (5) 13-18, 15-18; Ma-
chan and T. Parrish (RCAF) de-
feated Gray and P. Shea (5) 6-
15, 15-5, 15-11.
Grand total -- RCAF 5 ---
Stratford 7,
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Mixed Bowling League
Semi -Finals Reached
At the Roundel 'Terrace alleys
ma Friday evening, March 2, the
four teams in the Mixed Bowl-
ing League gathered for their
eiimi.nation. playoffs, Several
pick-up players .were necessary
es some regular ',miens were
absent due to sickness or other
reasons,
The Tigers, the leading team
of iihe season, • eliminated the
Holy Rollers by a total of 2,432
to 2,290. Blowers and Hexodes,
playing only four men each, saw
totals of 2,110 and 2,001 respec-
tively which eliminated Hexodes.
Friday (tomorrow) night's •ef-
font between Tigers and Blowers
should see a good contest as
rivalry between these two teams
for the cup is very great.
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Fast as a Plane
Cousin Eel decided to take his
summer wages and fly by MCA
from Montreal to Vancouver. As
the plane landed in each city
across the country, a red gasoline
truck ran out to refuel it. Fin-
ally, the plane landed in Win-
nipeg and Cousin id's seat com-
panion
I'
looked at his watch and
said, "This plane is making
pretty good time."
"Yen," slid Ed looking out the
window, "and that little red truck
ain't Join' so bad either;"
Five Courses Graduate
During Current Week
The current week saw oneof
the largest graduations innum-
bers of classes from R and CS,
Clinton.
Five courses -one each of Tele-
type Operators, Fighter Control
Operator,- Radar Technician
(Ground), CommunicationsTeoh-
nicians (Air) and Telegraph
Technicians -graduated,
These comprise only five of the
many trades taught at the school.
Thq names of the successful
students by classes are as follows:
Teletype Operator Course 2-
AC2 A. R. Bolster, Winnipeg,
Man.; AC2 R. L. Errington; North
Mount; A01 P. H. Mackay, Cale-
donia, N.S.; AC2 E. Moore, Toron-
to; AC2 J. C. M. Thompson, Cal-
gary; AC2 J. A. J. Leclerc, Mont-
real, Que.; AC2 D. G, Melimoyl,
Toronto; AC2 J. 0. A. Christof-
ferson, Three Rivers, Que.; LAC
R. E. Glover, Vancouver, B.C.
(LAC Glover was the honour.
student of this course with an
average of 84.9 per cent and a
Pass with Credit); AC2 W. H.
Olive, Ottawa; AC2 C. M. Fish,
Ogema, Sask.; LAC E. H. Rich-
ardson, Hamilton; AC2 H. W.
Banks„Davidson, Sask.
Fighter Control Operator
Course 2-AC2 C. M. Benjamin,
Nantaport, N.S.; AC1 E. G.
Berthelet, Ottawa; AC2 H. A.
Colley. Halifax, N.S.; AC2 W. 0,
R. Lawson, Ottawa; AC2 R. D.
Pugh; Moose Jaw, Sask.: A.02 R.
B. Blank, Frederiokton, N. B.;
AC2 A. J. W. Holmes, Tufts Cove,
N.S.; AC2 A, Stapley, Mount
ALL LADIES INVITED
All ladies on the station are
reminded that they are invited
by the Senior NCOs' Wives Club
for en evening of Court Whist
to be Itol.d in the Sergeants' Mess
Monday, March 12 at 8.30 p.m.
Everyone can play, even if they
have never played cards before,
so come and bring your friends.
Admission .is 25 cents and the
prizes worth much more.
Royal, Que.; AC2 E. Williams,
Calgary, Alta.; A02 R, A. Ferg-
usson, Peterborough; AC2 L. J.
Green, Hamilton; AC2 R. W.
Luckart, New Hamburg; AC2 3.
J, A. E. Miron, Montreal, Que,;
AC2 J. A Calderbenk, Hamilton;
AC2 S. Malec, , Hamilton.
Radar Technician (Ground)
Course 1-AC1 J. A. Arsenault,.
Matane, Que.; LAC W. H. Cook,
Hamilton; AC2 3; C. Evans, Vic-
toria, B.C;; AC2 J. G. Johnson,
Sault Ste, Marie, Ont.; AC2 R.
M. Veilleux, Trois Rivieres, Que..
AC2 R. C. Sinclair, Glenborough,
Men.; AC2 E. C. Orendorff, Cbn-
iston; AC2 S, Dzuba, Mikado,,
Sask.; LAC C. E. Spears, Purceils
Cove, N,S.; AC2 R. Stalker, Mid-
land; AC1 R. A. Stade), Haney,
B.0
Communications Technician
(Air) Course 2-A02 C. D. East-
wood, Keewatin; AC2 G. A.
Ferguson, Peachland, B.C.; AC2
D. N. BurEton, Halifax, N.S.; AC2
W. A, Richards, Verdun, Que.;
AC2 A. S. Turner, Westville, N.S.;
AC2 J. G. G. Francoeur, Shaw-
inigan Falls, Que.; AC2 J. C. •
Brydle, Timmins; AC2 G. B. Rich-
ardson, Lyleton, Man.; AC2 J. E,
Cameron, Sudbury; AC2 G. L.
Reed, White Port, Alta,; AC2 E.
C. Nicholson, Leslie, Sask.; AC2
F. R. Stuart, Niagara Falls, Ont.;
AC2 W. T. Webb, Orangeville.
Telegraph Technician Course 1
-LAC J. H. Burridge,' Niagara
Falls, Ont,; AC1 J. E. R. Mercier,
Verdun, Que.; AC1 F. D. Walz,
Brandon, Man.; LAC J. J. P.
Marian, Outremont, Que.; AC2 R.
A. Ritchie, Toronto; AC2 W. Kar-
poff, White Mount, Mian.; LAC C.
W. Lucas, Marwayne, Alta.; LAC
W. Chtcorla, Fort William; LAC
J. V. O'Neil, Ottawa; AC2 G. A.
Shellenberger, Stoney Plain,
Alta.; AC2 L. W. Hiltz, Middle-
ton, N,S,' AC2 W. L. Rogers, Ed -
mouton, Alta. (AC2 Rogers was
the honour student of this course
with an average of 81.8 per cent
and a Pass with Credit).
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