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Clinton News-Record, 1952-06-05, Page 107 81 1.0.0 Station .astral Editer; F/0 I). H, ,IsliebAreadi PRO Ti'. None 382 Lueal 27 ' Asaititant: P/0 Helen Iruniey • THE Overt SPORTS COLOUR &met 7(494440 An old, worn-out fighter named Lee , &veld was mercilessly battered .until he-- collapsed Die other night. He was pitting,only courage, anti a fistically worn-out body, ' 'against a Youngster named loch), Marelanoi who may not be a great heavyweight, but had -lithe and resilient youth on his side. And so the veteran went' the way of all other veterans when they meet the sharper reflexes, and the fire of youth in the battle-pit. I think that before any veteran fighter undertakes to tackle' a youngster who is on. the upgrade, even though he feels he can flatten anything he can hit, he should take a trip up to New York's crowded, noisy Harlem, There any sunny afternoon, he will see a stout, amiable Negro plodding his sightless way along the streets. He will be exchanging jovial greetings with those friends and acquaintances who know him as a familiar figure, and he will go chuckling on his way, through the darkness that has befallen him, because he was always chuckling, sometimes, even, in the ring. The stout , blind man was a great fighter, once. He was the Canadian-born Negro heavyweight Sam Langford—in our book the greatest of all the black dynasty of champions and near Champions, Harry Willis, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey and even Jack Johnson wham he once chased half-way around the World, seeking a bout. But Johnson had boxed "Timm" once before, and that, was enough. So Johnson fled to Australia and fought TOMMY' Burns instead. Sam lives today on a small pension, closing out in the shadows a career of great renown, without ever having been given a chance at the title. And perhaps if any veteran fighter consulted him about "lust "One more match" Langford might• tell him about the night in Roston, when he sat in his chair at the end of six rounds with, tall, long-armed Fred' Fulton and after 16 years of fighting against all the opponents of a great heavyweight period, Was un- able to leave his seat when the gong rang for the start' of the seventh. For he was blind. The sight of one eye had already been lost. And the long emir of Fulton had put out the other —at least for the night. Langford completely lost the sight of both eyes later and never regained more than, fractional. vision. Still, he hung around the ring for an over-all period of 21 years, and was knocked out by mediocre fighters that, in his hey-day, he could have flattened with one of those thundering left hooks. So a great fighter, who tried to fight the years, went on to the inevitable disaster. Veterans who have been great, or even. good, should consult Sam Langford before taking that "one more fight", which might spell physical disaster, and take warning from his unhappy finish, Perhaps too much stress is laid on courage in the boxing ring. We believe "I Can Take It" is a vicious slogan, despite its popularity in boxing circles. There was that fine young boxer Babe Usher, of whom it was boasted he never took a backward step. He too wound up his career blind. Adolph Wolgast. one of the great lightweight champions, a boxer noted for his bull- dog agressiveness, is finishing out his days in a mental institu- tion. What price courage? What price that "just one more" fight? Your comments and suggestions for this column will be wakened by Elmer Ferguson, c/o Calvert House, 431 Yong* St., Terenfe. Calvert DISTILLERS LIMITED AMHERSTBURG, ONTARIO 23-b IT'.SS STILL I3ETtER DURHAV „MEMORIAL •• • ARENA CERTIFICATES- WI 714011- II i lied:1140H I I Ii. Mil IIIIIUIUIIUIIII Uglifil If 1111 11111111 IIII IMO .culmoN. ,nyromEORD , • r 1711.713$44Y, J1J 0#, 19M Radio Officer Training Important Fiatuise Here- Stratford Air Cadet Group Captures Competition aaterVa.k. alrantr , G/C: E.• A. D, HUTTON', CD, commanding officer RCAF Station, Clinton, is shown pre- senting' Sgt. Gary-IrWin of the winning Stratford Air Cadet Squadron No. 19 with the Blue- water Trophy for the best drill team f011OWing. the first' annual competition at RCAF Station, Clinton, with Maitland Squadron, Goderich, Saturday. Eric Johnstone (in civilian clothes), a director of the Goderieh Squadron, RCAF Association, congratulates Cpl. S. Shaw, captain of the winning Stratford rifle team, as he presents the marksman with a trophy. —Clinton RCAF Photo Winning Cadet Receives Trophy What is a Radii) ()Weer? He is a member of one of the three branches of aircrew, the ether two being pilot and navigator, This branch embraces the job that was done during World War IT. by the Wireless 'Air Gunner and Wireless Operator Officer, As are all aircrew, the Radio Of- ficer is, a flight Met, holding the statue of a subordinate ef-. ricer throughout his basic train- ing, and graduates with the rank of pilot officer. He undergoes a six week course in officer de- velopment, ,and a 36 Week basic course before graduation. The Radio. Officer is an air- borne electronics specialist, His training is more technical than any other aircrew course because he' must be proficient in the 0P-era , tien and airborne maintenance of all radio and radar gear in the aircraft. In order to reach this level of knowledge he must learn the fundamentals of radio and radar and learn a great deal about all-types of electronics air- borne equipment. This training is' assisted by various synthetic electronicS trainers. wherein the Radio Officer conducts simulated" flights to any point in the world. llere he send$ and receives the international Morse code,' receiv- ing! weather reports and 'aircraft safety Messages; he simulates the blind bombing of a target; he synthetically navigates an aircraft by. using' verious radar aids. The eulgiination of , his professional• training is when, he undertakes his flying training' at " RCAF Centralia where a number of AROS aircraft are lodged, These flfghts range throughout Canada, 'with the embryo radio officers under the instruction of ' exper- ienced radio officers. In addition to technical train- ing, the radio officer receives corpiderable military .and exec- utive training in order to fit him for his career as an. RCAF officer, As part of this training, the flight cadets control their own daily routine with the sen- ior cadets being executive of "the Flight Cadet Organization". 'They handle their own officers' mess, parades and minor discipline: They are governed by an honour code, and are required to adhere to high standards of deportment and diseipline. This training par- allels the military training of Royal Military College insofar as is possible. Considerable atten- tion is given to instruction in sports and drill, Other phases of the course in- clude instruction in emergency 'survival such as abandoning air- craft by parachute, and existing in the buSh or arctic. Practical field exercises are conducted in survival and leadership training. Upon graduation, the flight cadet receives a survival course and a period of operational train- ing before flying on operations hi the RCAF, Recent graduates of No. 1 AROS are presently fly- ing with 426 "Thunderbird" trans- port squadron on North Stars to Japan as part (Id the Korean air- lift. Others are flying on. Mari- time Lancasters in combined US- Canadian-British Maritime opera- tions in the Atlantic and Care- bean. This is-the contribution in aire crew that RCAF Station, Clinton, is making in the defence of Can- ada. AROS is commanded by Saa W. L. Baynton of Ingersoll, Ontario, who is responsible for all functions of the unit tq G/C. E. A. D. Hutton, CD, Command- ing Officer of RCAF Station, Clinton, 0 Mrs. D. G. Forrest Officers' Wives Auxiliiry President Mrs. D. G. Forrest was elected president .of the RCAF Officers' Wives Auxiliary at the monthly meeting held in the dining room of the Officers' Mess Tuesday evening. ' Other officers are: Mrs. R. Henderson, vice-president; Mrs. G. Fisher, secretary; Mrs. T. Cook, treasurer; Mrs. D. Bate, chairman of committees; and Mrs. J. Hoult, social convener. The officers took over their new dut- ies at the end of the meeting. Mrs. Wilfred Baynton, the president, was in charge of the business meeting; at which plans Were made to have a booth and Home Baking Sale Air Force Day, June 14. Money to be raised from this, is for the• purpose of help- ing pay for the services of a supervisor at the wading pool. A cake also will be raffled. A social hour and delicious re- freshments concluded the even- ing. Hostesses were Mrs. E. A. D. •Hutton, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Flet- cher, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Hoult, Mrs. F. Hope, Mrs. Endersbe,. Mrs. Ianson and Mrs. Freeman. Hovi"SkinnrGirls Get Lovely Curves Gain 5 to 10 lbs. New Pep Thousands who never could.gain weight before' now have shapely, attractive figures. No more bony Limbs, ugly hollows, They thank Ostrex. It puts flesh on bodies skinny because blood lacks iron. Peps you up. too. Improves appetite, digestion, so food nourishes you better. Don't fear getting Pm fat, Stop when you gain figure you wish, Introductory or "get-acquainted" size only 600. Try Ostrex Tonle Tablets for new pounds, lovely curves, new pep, today. At all druggists. The first annual competition between Air Cadet Squadrons of the Blue Water Area took place at RCAF Station, Clinton, on Sat- urday afternoon. No. 19 Stratford Squadron, un- der the command of F/L Wreford, came out on top, winning both the Blue Water Trophy, which was presented by Group Captain E. A. D. Hutton, CD, CO at RCAF Station, Clinton, for the best drill and the RCAF (A) Trophy, pre- sented by the Goderich Squadron, Huron 425 Wing, RCAF Associa- tion, for top honours in marks: o*s iUMP E fop FASTER PICK-UP manship. , The other participating squad- ron, the Goderich Maitland Squadron, commanded by F/0 A. D. Huffman, threatened all the way and the final decisions in both activities was very close. The competition got under way when the cadets laid their rifles on their targets at the new 25- yard range. Stratford obtained an overall score of 576 to Goderich's 559. Cpl, McBride of the Gode- rich team, who took top honours in the DCRA contest last year, demonstrated his form again by shooting a score of ,73 out of a possible 75. Cpl. S. Shaw of the Stratford Squadron was second in the individual standing with a score of 71. The drill competition proved to be the closest decision when Stratford went through the com- pulsory movements for a score of 73 to Goderich were given 71 in this event, an indication of how evenly the teams were matched. Present Trophies The RCAF Association Inter Squadron. Marksmanship Trophy was presented on behalf of the Goderich Squadron, Huron Wing by Mr. Eric Johntone, a director of the organization and received by Cpl. Shaw who was the cap- tain of the winning Stratford. Rifle team. .The Blue Water Trophy for drill supremacy was presented by G/C Hutton and received by Sgt. G. Irwin who was the Stratford Drill Squad Commander. Judges for the competition were: For the marksmanship competition — Ralph Kingswell, president of Canadian Legion, Branch 109, Goderich l and F/0 E. Whittemore, who is the Sup- ply Officer for the Stratford Squadron. F/0 A. E. Sturgess, of RCAF Station, Clinton, was the range officer. Judges for the drill competi- tion were: W/C W. Michulski, who is Chief Administration Of- ficer at RCAF Station, Centralia, and president of the Air Cadet Committee at that Station; F/0 A. E. Sturgess, Station Clinton, and Mr. Ralph Kinswell, Gode- rich. The overall competition was directed by S/L R. McKee, presi- dent of the Air Cadet Committee at RCAF Station, Clinton, assist- ed by F/L R. 0. J. Carey and F/0 J. Eggleston. .....011.•1•01.11•••••• TAN'S LUNCH GOOD ACCOMMODATION FOR WAITING! Supertest . 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