Calgary Herald from Calgary, Alberta, Canada • 22

THE CALGARY HERALD Saturday, October 27. 1956 15 TrauBiawr ADiueksieis ipesB Seiisom Mow. 3 IMF CALGARY JERAlD-SotuiHoy, 27, 1956 Their JFri every niht the juniors play. This year the Commission is striving for a six-team juvenile league and if possible will go after eight clubs. The motto "Mote hockey for more players' is becoming unite attractive to youngsters in Calgary and surrounding districts.

With the assistance of the communities the juvenile league should lie equally successful as the junior loop, but the Commission doesn't in Canada within the next five years. The junior players Imve om thing to strive for whfn they be. come This year, much the surprise of everyone, Utters were sent to nine youngsters Who performed in the Junior League last year to attend the training camp of the Stampedcrs, So impressed were Stamiiedcr OfTicinl 4 iy DUNC SCOTT (Herald Staff) Nine nights from tonight, that will place us at Nov. 5, Calgary's ix-team junior hockey lengue will swing into action for the sec-end year and, as last season, three names will be played each scheduled night. Calgary's junior league, which Ss governed by the Calgary Hockey Commission, which in turn is headed by Frank Currie, genera) man-ger of the Calgary Stampeder h(X'key club and Stu Peppard, had much success in its debut last Kar.

So much success was achieved that other cities will soon be following the pattern. At the present time, Edmonton is considering a four-team local league along with the junior Oil Kings. But much of the success of Calvary's junior loop was also con-liibutcd by the various communities. The Calgary Community Rec-creation Association was right behind the Commission from the Btart and gave every possible assistance it could. Like every sport, the junior league needed money to equip the flayers of each team.

This was done by getting sponsors for each club and popular Les Thirlwell. a former Stampeder himself did a marvelous job as far as the spon sors were concerned. The Stam-ede Corral was made available for the juniors to play their games end It was only through the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Board that the juniors didn't have any worry or expense for plnving facilities. The referees snd linesmen were another bunch of young men ami players who gave freely of their time to make the junior league a success. Besides working games in the Corral, most of the refei-ees would work a community game on the same night after completing their obligations to the Junior League.

This year all the referees will be back and have signified they are willing to lend a hand again. There is also a promise of more fellows who are interested. The coaches and managers of the six teams had so much fun out of coaching the youngsters that there is only one change in personnel from last year's six coaches and equal number of managers. Missing from the coaching spot will be Howie Stephens of Capitol Hill, who, this year, is sports director for that community. Roy Kelly, former Calgary Stampeder and Edmonton Flyer player has taken the interest and he will be handling the Capitol Hill squad -this year.

Other coaches who will le lin aie Archie Wilder cf the dt lending champion Tuxedo club, (I'toige Boolhmitn of West Hill-huist, Gerry Kissell, of Mount Royal, Al Stanley of South Calgary jind Tommy Whalen of Killarney-Glengarry. Whalen and manager Waller McAndrews hae wot ked together or the past five years and this year intend to go throughout the eason with boys from the Killar-nev-Glengarry district. I-ast year, KillHrney-Glengarry used about five juniors from the aimy and although tiny were good hockey players, army commitments very Men interfered with Whalen's line-tip. He played most of the season with inly eight to 10 men game. The schedule calls for 30 nights at the Corral in which all six teams will see action.

The evening's entertainment starts at 6:20 pnd will lie finished around 10:30. The teams will play two-20 minute ier-iods will) no-stop time and the final period will '20 minutes with time outs for face-offs, etc. The admission for the three games is the cheapest for any sport in Calgary. Only 25 cents for an adult and 15 cents for students will be charged for the three games. At Ihis price it is hard to understand why there is not at least three thousand at the Corral iy ELIZABETH MOTHERWELL rnl'l Staff) Oll.sts.

goblins and Witches Will viMt Calgaiy' house with the iililin windcws the night (if n. 'Hi' t-5 Cross Crippled Chil-fiien's Hospital, standing high on hill tip where 300 windows reflect tlie golden rays of sunshine, will probably have the biggest Hal-lewe'eri jamboree in town Wednesday tit Kilt. Wh-n other Calgary youngsters act off to make their way along the street of town shouting for "Hallowe'en apples," ninety patients at the Ked Cross hospital, whose 1 the excitmrnt will still el just like i In istrnas. lied Cross piitii nis celebrate their birthdays twiee. At the Kinsmen's party it's a universal birthday rclehnilion.

Hut the hospital dietician has a magic way of knowing exactly when birthdays pop around on the calendar, according to Miss Florence Reid, director of children's activities and public relations and welfare, wIk was hospital superintendent for many years. A beautiful cake never fails to appear as a wonderful surprise, on each patient's birthday. Ked Vronn patients. Just like other Calgary school children will rush through their lessons Wednesday feeling that time is moving very slowly toward the hour they will don Hallowe'en costume. Knur full time teachers at the hospital aee that the 69 aehool-agr.

patients don't neglect the three K's. They are proud that patients have never received lower than a average in provincial examinations. Thirty pre-school and kindergarten youngsters are taught and supervised by Ked Cross volunteer workers. One third of the hospital patients, who come from all over the province, are polio cases, others are treated for various orthopedic conditions. The 3(10 hospital windows, reflecting the sunlight from one of the highest hilltops in Southwest Calgary, are symbolic of the fine example set by Alberta Red Cross supporters in helping crippled children.

The wonderful story of this hospital is part of the history cl the Red Cross in Alberta. The first junior Red Cross hospital in Canada ami the only children's hospital in Alberta was opened May 18, 1922. This hospital, at 522 JM.h Avr. West had a 38 txd capacity, and 134 children were treated during the first year. Youngsters were also given regular school lessons, setting a tradition of education which has been continually maintained.

In spile of the uneasiness of depression threatening, a new 5(t-led hospital was purchased In at l0f llh Ave. W. and work here elablished the Red Cross Hospital's outstanding reputation as a centre for orthopedic medicine. In the mortgage wes horned, and the hospital had Its busiest year. Flans for a new hospital mad during war years', began to materialize when the prtsent location was donated tax fire by the city.

The hospital waa opened, March 3, 1951. The present Red Cross Crippled Children's Hospital was a gifr, to crippled children from the people of Alberta. Costs totalling for building purposes were donated by individual citizens, with the exception of a federal and provincial grant of $357,000. An additional $155,000 was also a gift -om Alberta people to purchase equipment. A feature of the new hospital Is the gigantic brick ami netting enclosed sun-deck, where children can take advantage of sunshine, fresh air and the magnificent view without getting cold.

The view stretches over the city, and westward to the sweep of Rocky Mountains. In this house with the golden wimlows, little children receive outstanding orthopedic and therapeutic care, amidst home-like surroundings, and tender loving care. It has been said "The children who enter this hospital come with hope in their heart, and faith in their souls that Red Cross will re'icve their 3 62 53 Kingdom 54 Stays 65 Threefold: Comb, form can quadruped Beverage 63 fR ft no ai a il uvviHrs 57 Impressions 58 Kvergreens i atom I NoblemeB Mark of omission West himi at Cock Over I'Kain Watered silk 1 Icsiery threads f0 Soak up 61 Meoause 62 Overdrank 6 4 11 lock 66 Legal artiont 67 Prohibited STU PEPPARD 68 Aquatic mammals 69 Qui. home are In nil parts of Alberta, will hurst balloon and coll (or tirutft along the hospital corridors. They will have Uie fun of "raring;" nurse, who ltr whole beartcdly Into the fun, trying to gueM which familiar Utile fare: la iiehind the big mask.

4tkl timer, patient of long-alanding. Introduce newcomers In the fun. The entire wk I a Hallowe'en eclcbratlon. The inn commences tonight when it's everyone' birthday at the Kinsmen's Club party for Red (Yors patients. Kach will receive a tv as a birthday Rift.

ml by the night of Hallowe en Sidney tjimbert AC'KOSS 1 Metal ta(t 6 Wards otl 2 Parents 17 Cet ther IS Keligioui house 19 Intrigue 21 Bizarre thirgn Deserted 24 Rodents 25 Revolved 26 Threefold 28 Support 29 Within: Comb, form 30 Ooimei tires 31 Set-tos 3 2 Contend with 3 3 Conceits 3 5 llarely gets by 36 Pits 37 Promising beginner 88 Fated 40 Outwitted: Slans 41 Gallivanter 4 2 Advantage Jaba 4 4 Roofer 4 5 Winesaps 48 Baking ingredient 49 Lengthen 6 2 Muddy places 10 Speaker plat- J9 Ceramic form niattiial SI Isolate 20 Trimmers S3 Suitably 2: Trembles proportioned 27 Kepenud Sfi Wavy 31 Pugilist 7 Valuable fur 32 Shelter 98 John Foster 34 Fur pieces 3 5 Feotball S9 neMllle. players choreographer 36 'ihiiik'' 100 Declared 37 Ff))f, 101 American 3S raesii, bad Indians jav I'OWN fl Simpleton fettle 4, 2 Caves I)lh 3 Lithuanian 44 Ksnwd coins 4ft Acttiiiiulate 4 Actress Ardf 46 Helmsman li Examination 47 Attractive 6 Itejccted 4S KinloMiie 7 Tendencies Window 8 Puenos re lions i F.mptv RO Perfume Id Pefore 61 Tomercd: 11 Heart eon- Colloi). tractions 63 Kncircles 12 Demeanor 54 HubUd eft 13 Queen furniture 14 Artres. Ef Pe' ,5 Mass of tblM 16 Pullman ear Slang 17 Consented MaMi I MM' ir liillU ollpi'tively Da mage eltci ed Good-nat ured lid-timer Tightens rnnf.il 70 Small protuberance 71 Also-rans 73 Kxcellene 74 Difterenre 78 Refrigerants 79 Serve food Training School By BRUNO ENGLEK (Pictures on Pages and S) The mountain rescue training school, conducted for th past two years, has been intensified this fall and, in addition to rock climbing, ice climbing and crevasse rescue have been added to the program. The training is under the expert direction of Walter Perren and Bert Pittaway.

Assisting Walter Perren is Toni Mesner, veteran of many expeditions in the Himalayas and New Zealand. Toni is just recently out from Munich, Germany, and is employed as a mountain expert at Jasper National Park by the warden service. The training is divided into two six-day sessions. Wardens from all over Canada and members of the RCMP me taking the course and learning the fundamentals and precautions needed in mountaineering. It is not expected that all of the men should become expert mountaineers, but in case they are at the scene of a mountain accident they will be able to undertake or direct a rescue operation in the proper way.

The six-day course includes a two-day overnight rescue scheme. This is how the overnight scheme works: a member of a climbing party enters camp and reports his companion has suffered a broken leg on a ridge high above timberline. Immediately an advance party of six men prepares to leave for the scene of the accident. In this case, it is quite some distance and overnight gear such as sleeping bags, food, Jan-terns, must be taken. As soon as it is ready, the advance party leaves, with the understanding that a runner will be sent back to advise a second support party of the situation and conditions of the location.

At 4:00 p.m. the runner returns, repotting that an overnight camp at the base of the mountain will be necessary and that the advance party is bivouacked high up at the scene cf the accident administering first aid to the injured climber. The support party quickly moves to the base camp marked out by the advance party and a detachment of four men continues to the bivouac at a height cf 9,700 bringing additional food, first aid supplies, bedding, and stretchers. Due to loose falling rocks, it is not considered safe to move the injured man at night since it would endanger the rescuers. At daybreak the descent starts with the victim on a stretcher while the suppoit crew moves up to meet them and take over.

The less experienced climbers, left behind at the base camp start clearing a trail through the timbered terrain. In this case cited there were four miles of burned forest to cross, many windfalls to be cleared and small bridges to be made over creeks. In this scheme everyone had his specific job to do and all worked as a team. Half way up the mountainside the support party encountered a 200 ft. sheer wall with a 70 ft.

chimney breaking through it. The advance party had prepared a fixed rope for them at this point, but during the night packrats or mice had gnawed the nylon rope right off. Unexpected time was lost in replacing a new fixed rope. On top of the cliff band a long scree slope covered with Ice had to be traversed and here also the advance party had left ropes. After this, the party emerged onto a level terrace of alpine meadows at the end of which was another cliff to be climbed but not as difficult as the first.

At the base of the summit ridge the two parties met the support party taking over the stretcher while the advance party went down ahead to prepare the route through the cliffs. This action speeds the return and speed is of the highest importance in such rescues. On returning to the cliff band, the stretcher was lowered vertically down over the edge as traversing would have been much slower and more difficult for the crew. At tim-berline the party from base camp took over from the exhausted crew. The stretcher was hung on a pole between two men who changed with two others from time to time and carried down over rock slides and steep grassy slojfs to base camp.

Here the deer-toter was ready as was the newly cut trail through windfalls. The deer-toter is a single-wheeled stretcher of light aluminum with handles on both sides to which the first stretcher is fastened without having to disturb the injured party. It can be easily manouvered ly two men on level ground. One hour from base camp the read and waiting jeeps appeared. The entire operation was completed in three and one half hours.

7 6 77 7 Ml 8 3 84 87 88 89 Intend to stop tliere. After the juvenile league functions properly, the men in charge of minor hot-key will devote their time to the midget, pee wee and bantam leagues. Outdoor rinks for the above leagues will pose the biggest stumbling block, but it is hoped that ouldoor artificial rinks will be available in Ihe near future and If so, Calgary's minor hockey programme will be the best that they feel It won't be too long until Calgary's Stampeders will be composed mostly of local talent. On this year's Stampeder roster are goalie Hank Bassen, forward Dave Duke, Rid Finney and Hock Crawford who came up through the junior ranks. This is just an indication of what Calgary's miner hockey setup will provide for any youngster who is interested in Canada's national sport.

(aim Worries I'ardoD Wings Feminine run. Impertinent Bui realist fcO Leg pari 81 Pintail duck 82 Session: Abbr. fit I'nnnoll 84 Biin up 85 lloftel Vegas. 8 Nevada artist S2 Light source S4 Food morsel S-5 Play about rebels 87 Fragrance 88 Weirder Min Aiteient St Poitfttsiitfj Mi's All Met liases Eve fl-n Va Want EBig Las Vegas (INS) The gambling mecca of Las Vegas, which woos throngs of tourists with the clinking serenade of slot machines, is currently directing a siivn song at big league baseball teams to mlsMioner has been nppnecd allowing- any connection whii would In any way link haw-hall ami gambling as playing In I mk VgK might do.) Former vice president c-f tlie baseball minded Lilierty KiiuiiIi acting Network, declared. tion, the donning of maaqnea and nwtumn, probably stems from an attempt on the.

part of the pea.ua ntf oik to protect thwwelvea from vevll spirits by disguise, or possibly from a malignant desire to do evil In the guise of the hob-goblins they feared. There Is a certain fascination about Hallowe'en that appeals to old and young alike, though It Is certainly a festival for the younger art. In opposition to the "Vigil of cf Hallowmas" is Walpurgisna-chte," or the "Night of Walpur-gis," so named after a female missionary of the early English i 3 4 5 6 8 'o iifa i 1 teJ 21 22 -J3 "j6 T9 uJjg MJ, LJ --fitfK J4 i 35 36 jiiT iiifcf tf. 2 4j 44 ie ii in 4b'pb 47" 46 "irfijfMilAl 52 60 feul6 ''nfffTi "5 5 bi L. j- cwf." r- i '8 79 b0 mm 61 82 "1 83 b4 'mm; b5 UJ -J 31 92 i.

33 Si 1111 i 11 1 II MM ter the new religion had been officially declared the state religion of the Holy Roman Empire. Actually fhe word has its root in the word "wit, and witches are merely those who are knowing in the cabalistic rituals of olden times. Similarly "devil" has the same root as the word "divine," and means, simply, "a little god." Wherever one finds a new religion supplanting an old. the god or gods of the earlier form of worship become the devils of the new. Thus, since pagan religions existed In the British Isle until the IMh century.

(Indeed, they may still exist there!) and have never been completely eradicated from France and Italy, (for example, "a veechia religion" Is a hangover from pre fhristlan days) It la easy to see where the association of witches with the old cult festl vats of the Pruida originated. "Covens" of witches led by "devils" always consisted of 13 Individuals. The rites they performed, though viewed with horror by the Christianized Europeans, were as sacred to the cultists as any church ceremony Is to the Christian populace. Once every seven years, cr. In some cases, once every nine years, the "little god" who led the coven was sacrifk-ed by fire.

This doubtless explains the custom of lighting bonfires en AU Hallows Ee. Hallowe'en trade By DAVE GREEN (Herahl Half) When the cool night wimls rustle In the corn Hulks and scudding lends obscure the October moon, twentieth century children remember through traditional ceremonies, one of the western worlds' oldest religious festivals, Hallowe'en. Far older than Christianity, Hallowe'en had its origin In some dark and blotidy ceremony of the Druids, when Saman, god of death, railed together certain wicked souls ami perpetrated vile deeds among the Inhabitants of France at; the British Isles. In Ireland, to be sure. Oct.

31 Is still known In many localities as "oidhche the Vigil of Saman, a clewr Indication of the festival's pagan roots. Principally, tlie ancient Druid holy day was marked by the lighting of bonfires ami the sacrifice by fire of some priestly official. When Roman legions marched north through the wild outlands of Northern Kuntpe and Great Britain, they grafted certain traditions of their own onto the Pmkl ceremony. Pomona, feted by Roman on the first of N'ovem-Ixr, was worshipped amid an abundance of nuts and fruits, and the famliiar custom of bobbing for apples, as welt as the efraracteristic cry of "trick or treat," Is the result of the blending of the Celtic and traditions. Witches are those Druid cul-ttst: who persisted In the wor-ahir cf non Christian deities af set up camp In the gay desert spa.

The Southern Nevada resort is strictly big league in the entertainment business, with names like Frank Sinatra, Zsa Zsa Cabor, Spike Jones, Jan Peeree and others appearing on the Vegas strip all at once. Now it also would like its diamond sport to be big time, with stars like Mickey Mantle. Stan Musial, Robin Roberts, Ted Williams and all the other horsehide heroes unkinking their mueles in Ihe blazing desert sun. Bill Miller, one of Ijis Vegas' most avid baseball enthusiasts, and co-owner of the Dunes Hotel Is in active negotiations to bring om- or more major league teams to town for spring training. He even thinks a team could do worse than to make Ijts Vegas its home.

"Las Vegas Is ready to bid right along with Los Angeles and San Francisco," he saii, "for a major league team to move hcie when some of the franchises start coming west, as they must inevitahlv "People in the gambling business are notorious sports addicts, and we have the poilation here to supply a big gate for a big league team. We average aUiut 2f0.000 people here, including visitors and the KD 00ft pciir anont residents anil those are (i nerva-tive figures." Adair pooh poohed the views of some alarmists that gambling Interests might intrude undesirably in the sports field. He explained that the big casino operators have investments at stake which In some cases are twice a largf as the capital behind a major baseball club. "You'll find no illegal gaming Jirouml Ijis Vcpas." Adair said. "Why try to nun any Itgal business with improper handling cf a ball club?" Admitting that the enhance ef big league bast ball inlo Ijis he some timt in the future.

Miller and Adair also ate negotiating to buy a minor league club to play under Ihe atgis tf the I)uo s. Christian Church, who spread the gospel among the Germans In the eighth century. Walpurgis is supposed to guard against demons and spirits of darkness. Her day, or rather, her night. Is observed at different times in different localities, but chiefly it is said to fall on the first day of May.

Like Hallowe'en It Includes the lighting of bonfires, ami torchlight processions, ami even, in some places, the familiar cry cf "trick or treat." In New York, Baseball Corn-mlmioner Ford Frtek said "No major league elub ha as yet approached ma tin the matter, llie commissioner therefore has no comment to make on It." (It I a well known fact, however, that In the past the ewm ineie aireaiiv a miinir league team- in Nev to the noilh and they think a se end tam for 11m- slate would a natmal," as tlwy Ir. La Vegas. Si, hit inn on Fagt 5.