Wednesday, July 18, 1962. : | -.., SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW | aa . PAGE NINE

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FOR REFUGEES twill -be side’ shows for -children,

There. will. also -be nome cooking,

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: ar is being sponsored by the Adoption: ; Novelties; supe rflui ties $ “and plant
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é : < 2: ey 1 Committee fur Aid “to “Displaced | " ‘con of. cadivitasten.. ‘
; ; ; en : : ne BT EAE eo ne. (price of -admission.. is) 5
Saanich Peninsula has_ long. en- { ship’s s officers. were ‘entertained by | R.C.N.. permanent force, ‘Utility -expansion’ of “the > squadron, ine | j-Persons™ in “Burope at 8150 Rut. | conte: uel ins ten. A proportion
‘joyed a close association with the | local families many.decades ago. /]'Squadron: No. 33-arrived: to estab-|.navy has taken.a prominent plice | Inn Road, the home of Mr.. and | of the snuneouda’ will be-- used © to
armed forces. . Incits ¢arly years ity During the First World War’ a} lish. itself in’ the.former “R.C.A.F. ; Within the North Saanich district. ‘Harold Husband, on. Satur. j assist’ muropeat forumoes ia Ger
; was identified and charted by: the | direct link was: established -with | quarters.near. the marine base. --| Members. of: the — squadron. .have , any July, 21, from. 2-5 pam. | many, anid the vciiainder. will ‘be
“Royal Navy. In-ensuing’ years the | the--army.”: Various -encampments||. Initially the new eae operated, been identified With “almost every ; Tho: official opening will be by | siven. té wreanidations working. -
j:saime’ service..was largely: respon- | were established in ‘the Sidney area two . torpedo ‘bombers of a type | type-of-activity in the district, not-! sdderman Lily: Wilson. at 2.30-p.m.: for. “Hone . Kone ‘and Algerian”:
and many: soldiers spent. the ion which’ has ‘now been’ withdrawn | awbly-in the world of sport. | peta = ae :

The Red Cross Water Safety’ refugees.

rout of E Esquimalt to wreak ven. | derfoot. weeks under canvas here

| geance’ on the’ occasional nate | The military link failed into ob.

band - responsible. for murder livion between wars. It was renew-

massacre ‘of. the white settlers i in

the ‘more remote communities.
There are relics of. the past in

the. Saanichton. Pioneer Museum

which would suggest. that the area

from operations service, the Aven-| ~ yven while taking’ part: incom.
ger. Working into a larger and) munity
faster type of plane, the squadron | .
2 originally augmented its fleet ots
Avengers and acqiired a number:
| of. Beechcraft.
The latter machine: was. no
| separate air force operations were stranger to Patricia Bay Am port.
wag. earlier “linked | with- another | maintained at the then newly. con- | puri ing the Second World: War the
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activities, the navy unit
remained a shy and retiring new-
comer ane Jast year when” the
public was invited to the unit's
headquarters on Navy Day. The;
same procedure was.adopted this |
year and-the community, suddenly
became aware of the navy as well:
as its component sailors. -

The silent. service was speaking
up for saaicans ,

ed..forcefully in. the Second World
War, when army .units were sta-
tioned in various areas around the
Peninsula. Simultancously, two

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‘powerful navy, that of Spain. Al. | structed Patricia Bay Airport. The! Roa ww, unit at Patricia Bay had,
R.C.A.F. was established /at the | peen flying”
airport, with the R.A.F, maintain-- 7
ing a large.‘training. unit to the |

though history. records a long link

machines cof ‘every
type- Towanda the end of its ten.
ure here it had. been -re-equipped
with. then: modern aircraft. They
had been Dakotas and Beechcraft:
In. latter years: a- major change
was -made when the navy unit
; abandoned the obsolete: Avenger indo:
‘favor-of Trackers, faster, heavier)
‘and. better’ equipped. The trend
towards modern. equipment: was.
continued with: the. provision. of |
three HUP_ helicopters and two
T.33. jet panes. ; oe
ONE JET ENGINE ay
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LT-CMDR. S. E. SOWARD with Spain and her venturesome
err : seamen, there is. no. record of. a.

. Lieutenant Commander S, 8. |

. Soward,. C.D., [R.C.N., is) a native

ot: Vansouver, ‘took pilot vainine |

and served) with the RCAF from |

1943 te 1945, then transferred. to |

the Royal Naval. Volunicer - Re- |

serve for-service.in. the: Fleet Air

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Spanish... settlement: here... Never. | east of the airport. |
theless, .there -are relics.of Span-i.. Following the. war. a. small. air
ish. sailors’ discovered here by the; force “unit remained, operating-
early settlers and among the: Ind- ame marine equipment.’ . ‘The:
jan homes of. a century ago: and ‘ash “boats. Were ‘familiar. around
more, “there. -were, evidences of the coast. as. .were the per ‘sonnel.
dwellings with a: foundation tie. | manning’ then...Tt was followed by
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ture: alien’ to any Indian practice..|.the reserve squadron VC 933, oper-
FIRST. NAVY HERE ; Mating onthe east: side of. the aire
iu enter ‘the R.CEN. when ‘Cana- The connection ‘between ‘the ser- nea . ;
dian naval-aviation was officially vices ‘and’ Saanich Peninsula was). RETURNS we ;

constituted after the war. ; 1 emphasized, when navy . Noseels ~Nearly 10. years. ago the -navy
: . were wont. to: sail into nie the! veturned to’ the. Peninsula. - In
Inlet, there to iis up whee. “_ Santi 1954, tne" nucleus of the

He eas among” the: first pilots

He has served in- all: three of
Canada's. aircraft carriers — the |.

Warrior, Magnificent .and .Bona-
venture. While a. landing. . sig- , T L [ ¢ id t Am 24
nals officer. on board H.M.C.S. wo oca a e Ss ong
Magnifi¢ent, he’ received: a’ com- Es 1
mendation from ‘the: Chief of: the To Graduate At squima t.
Naval Staff for. inventing an i. |
luminated suit used ‘successfully by Graduation ceremonies will-.be; sentation of majo awards, an im. |
L.S:0.'s when guiding aircraft | held’ on Friday, ‘July. 20.: at HM. et lanyard ceremony, and. an |

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almost 600 n.p.h.-and a ceiling of |
slightly less: than 40,000 feet. They :
are used mainly. for target towing.
The target is towed a mile or so
behind the plane while the pilot
keeps his fingers crossed. that any
anti-aircraft practice “will: be di-

waa! aboard the carrier at night. ; C.S,. Venture, the navy’s officer | address by. Admiral . Finch-Noyes: rected elce store’ pearing “8.
7 training. establishment \.in..H.M.C. | Music will be. provided by. the band, the loc: al Fi PS. i ined ed he
‘Dockyard, . Esquimalt. ‘Twenty:.| of. H-M.C.S. “Naden.-Among. the 24 ie ‘ re abel we represent the
|-four cadets form this year’s gradu-| young’ graduates are. Officer Cadet | Only mae hines: of this type in. ser-
ating class, three of them. from |.T. L. Wolfe-Milner, 19, of Ganges | vice with the “Royal. Canadian .
Belgium ‘under a_ NATO‘ exchange and Officer Cadet. 'D. S.. ‘Mitchell, Navy, They are the most versatile |
“training arrangement. is . ‘19, OF. Al. ‘Bay Road, Sidney; ee _ e, alr ibe located, aan ray :
Rear-Admiral’ E,W. Finch, | Immediately following the) cbf iratatses Cabelas

Seg. mt cue, “reconnaissance ‘and anti. a>

‘Noyes,. Flag Officer Pacific: Coast;.}’...
graduation.’ program:: the cadets mar .

will. «bes guest, “of. ‘honor~ ‘at... the prog : rine operations..

“graduation. program—to- start -at| their. ‘parents: and: ‘guests, will have: | ob OF COMMUNITY — 7

2.30p.m. with ‘a physical training | tea in‘ the cadet. ‘block’ of: HMC. S: Pat nen: the henitte first reed at ¥
display - by: the. cadets... The. actual | Venture... That. evening: “the -Ven- 4 ittle periiatl Bay tho nee there *.ivas; |
graduation: ceremony “ture graduation. ball will be held in | 'e Si8n' or. toevnenw service, unit:

; : tobe. found ' ‘in’ the. urrounding |
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mence. at 3: ae " ie } the T vaden’ “war Ss 1B : community Gradual with ‘the:

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Hes was appointed Commanding’
Officer: ‘of VU- 33. in, in July, 1961.

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