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Hockey team, 1955-1956.3 March 1956
St. John's, NL
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The Carbonear 589 hockey team came into being during the 1955-56 year. They wore the uniforms of the United Church Academy.Audio Transcript:
This is Hudson Davis, First Commanding Officer of 589 Squadron. In September 1955, we became a fully town squadron open to any boy in the community between the ages of 14 and 18 or in grade nine if under 14. Our enrollment almost doubled to 74 and we added two instructors, Gerald George and Reg Parsons, an overage cadet. Our programs were now well-established, and we continued our squadron visits to St. John's and other towns for parades. The most memorable part of the 1955-56 year was the formation of the cadet hockey team. Initially, we could not afford sweaters, so the team dressed in the sweaters of the academy. In very short order in the winter of 1956, they became a household name with sports page coverage. They won over cadets' teams from St. John's, Harbour Grace, Bay Roberts, Clarenville, the powerful St. Bon's Intercollegiates, and the Bell Island Juniors. Most games were won by lopsided scores (for example: 17-0). We lost but one game in that period. We had beaten St. Bon's 10-9 in our home rink, but lost 14-7 to them in Memorial Stadium, St. John's. They had bolstered their team with four members of their Junior League team. In all, our boys won nine of the 10 games they played that winter. To the squadron's credit, our boys had taken on the task of reopening the old Jubilee Rink. In Christmas holidays, we worked in shifts 24 hours a day packing in a snow base, and with successive floodings, building up enough ice to play hockey on.
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Half Mile Race, 1956.17 May 1956
U.C. playground, Carbonear, NL
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On Thursday, May 17, 1956, an Inter-Cadet Sports Day was held on the United Church Academy playground. Taking part were the Carbonear Air Cadets, the Bay Roberts Army Cadets and one member of the Harbour Grace Sea Cadets. The meet was won by the Carbonear Air cadets with a score of 87 points while the Army cadets amassed 30 points and the Sea Cadets 22 points.18
Annual Inspection, 1956.28 May 1956
U.C. Academy, Carbonear, NL
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On May 28, 1956, Wing Commander W. P. Pleasance reviewed the cadets at their Second Annual Inspection. He spoke very highly of the squadron and commented that they were the best he had seen so far that year. Individual awards were presented to the following:First place in First Aid- Douglas Chubbs.
Best Shot- Lindo Rogers.
Best First Year Cadet- Johnny George.
Best Second Year Cadet- Guy Penney.
Best Junior NCO- Leo Mackey
Best Senior NCO- Ern Cole
Commanding Officer's Trophy- Reg Parsons.
Best Athlete- Jim Donnelly.
Twenty-seven cadets also received First Aid Certificates.
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Summer Camp, 1956.10 August 1956
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS
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In 1956 the Squadron sent 22 boys to camp Greenwood. At Greenwood the boys won the "Lions Club Trophy" for the best Newfoundland Squadron at camp.Audio Transcript:
Hudson Davis recalls... Our quota for summer camp 1956 was increased to 22. Again, our boys excelled in all sports, track and best kept quarters. So once again we brought home the Silver Cup.
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On a float at Yarmouth, N.S.10 July 1956
Yarmouth, NS
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Fred Saunders and two other cadets from Newfoundland represented the RCAF on a float in Yarmouth, N.S. during summer camp, 1956.24
Return From Camp, 1956 (Best Newfoundland Squadron at summer camp).28 July 1956
St. John's, NL
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The 22 cadets and their leaders returned from camp at Greenwood about the 3rd week of August, 1956.26
The 589 Squadron had an excellent year in1955-56. They received new instruments and the band was begining to perform well. They also started a hockey team and had a fine number of wins. The squadron had gotten an excellent review at the Annual Inspection and had performed very well at camp. |
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