CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1958

This is the Town

@ A Trip to Nelson:

cross the Golumbia on the wooden ferry at

Wateiloo, drive all
the valley on what i

road, Then cross on the suspension bridge
at Brilliant, take the Pass Greek road and
Goose Greek road through Crescent Valiey
down io South Slocan and then fake the
main road fo Nelson’

By LILLIAN KILLOUGH

My first glimpse of Castle-
gar was on a sunny, breezy morn-
ing near the end of April, 1913.

‘We had come in on the west
-bound train the night before,
my husband, my family and my-
self all the way from the rolling
Prairies of Saskatchewan. I
could hardly wait until morning
to see the “town” near which|
we were to make our home.

1 had observed the CPR sta-

tion, the section house and 2
frame store from the hotel,
window and I was quite in-
sistent on secing the rest of,
the town immediately after
breakfast. :

Alas for my high hopes q
was told “This is the town!" Yes,
this, the hotel and the little
frame house north of the rail-
road that had recently been
erected by the late T. L, Bloom-
er.

The only store which com-:
bined store, postoffice and
dwelling belonged to W. J.
Farmer, He carried a limited
supply of groceries, hardware
and men's clothing. But except|
for the essentials, you had to go
or send to Nelson and Trail for!
your shopping.

Some will perhaps remember
the kindly station agent of that
day, J. T. Laurie, and his broth-
er-in-law, Harry Gage who had
the hotel. I must not forget to
mention Mr. DeFoe, “section

‘Go south to Kinnaird,

the way back through
s now called the airport

boss” father of some of our well-
known citizens of today.

These men with thelr wives
and families and a few others
made up the personnel of
Castlegar in 1923,

Across the river was the saw
mill owned by William Waldie.
It was operated by his sons
until 2952 when Celgar Limit-
ed took over,

Logging was carried on ex-

tensively in the surrounding

was cleared away, fruit farming
was being developed. The road
at ‘that time was little more
than a wagon trail and most
people preferred the’ train as a
means of trnsporttion.

We settled on a fruit farm
about two miles south of Castle-
gar. As soon as we were properly
established we arranged for the
children to attend school there.

* At that time there were only
15 children in regular attendance
at the little frame school house
—a far cry from the splendid
schools and large enrolment of
today.

Referring to the logging
operations previously mention-
ed, we seemed to be in the
centre of it. The hillsides were
seored by skidding paths and
there was a roll way for the

logs quite near our house.
Almost opposite our house,
the property owned by Mrs.!
Kuryluk, was a railway siding
called Stewartsville where the
logs were loaded on to flat cars

ready to be taken to the mill.
There was no traffic bridge

country and wherever the forest

over the railway and no ferry

WA Sells Ba

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around the District netted $72.77
for the auxiilary.

Mrs. G. Guido, assisted by
Mrs, W. Gregory and Mrs. D.'
Brookes and their committees,
served 3,000!

by Garments .

.by District residents to the hospi-
tal are in the process of being
eatalogued by the library com-
mittee. They have been distri-
buted to the patients in the hos-
pital for some time.
The .auxiliary presented a
itabl
ly

cups of tea at the hospital
opening April 19. This was
much apprecluted by residents
of the District,

In April Mrs. P. Verigin
donated a book case to the WA
for use in the’ hospital library.

Crests of a novel Dogwood
design used on smocks worn by
auxiliary members on duty in
ithe hospital were drawn by Mrs.
F. Richardson and match the
design of the membership pin

bonbon dish
Mrs. Norman McNabb,
mother of the first baby born
in the Castlegar and District
Hospital and Castlegar’s Cen-
tennial baby.

On Mondays and Fridays, a
service cart built by J. Chernofi
with lumber donated by Koo-
tenay Builders is taken around.
the hospital by auxiliary mem-
bers, Items included on the cart
are toothbrushes, kleenexes,

available to BCHA
Hundreds of books donated

stamps, Y;
hand lotion, ete.

it

ELEVEN PIGNEER MOTHERS

bounded by Schoo! District No. 9 were hon-
ored at a Mother’s Day tea May 9, 1958.
All of the mothers have resided in the Dis-
trict for a minimum of 40 years, Seated are

of the district

Standing are
Ballard, Mrs.

Macs. W. Shkwarok, Mrs. T, Bloomer, Mrs. P.

Fomenoff, Mrs, N. S. Zibin, Mrs. W. Popoff,
Mrs,.L. F. Quance and Mrs. L. E. Killough.

Mrs. J. T. Webster, Mrs. O. B.
C, S. Squires and Mrs. J. Mar-

at this time. If anyone wished
to drive to Nelson from Castle-
gar’ he would have to go south
to Kinnaird, cross the Columbia
on the wooden ferry at Water-
loo, drive all way back through
the valley on what is now called
the airport road.

Then he would cross on the
suspension bridge at Brilliant, to
the Pass Creek road and Goose
Creek road through Crescent
Valley down to South Slocan
and then take the main road to
Nelson.

If you wished to go to East
Robson you went down to the
water's edge and called for a
boat. Mr. Lummel, the frelght
agent at West Robson, had a
boat for this purpose and onc
fo his sons would row you

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IN YEARS GONE BY MEN USED TO HUNT FOR
THEIR VERY EXISTANCE BUT NOW, THROUGH
THEIR TOIL AND HARDSHIPS, WE CAN CALL
IT SPORT — AND TO THEM, THE EARLY
SETTLERS OF. B.C. WE SAY THANKS.

ALL SUCCESS .TO THE FAIR

HOTEL

Mariane

CASTLEGAR, B.C.

YES’. ..... WE HAVE ENDEAVORED TO MAINTAIN REAL FOOD —

VALUES FOR THE DISTRICT OVER THE YEARS AND ‘EXTEND OUR

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATRONAGE,

TRISCHUCK’S

WE ALSO EXTEND A‘GRATEFUL THANKS TO THI
. PROVINCE AND ESPECIALLY THIS DISTRICT ON THIS,’ BRITISH

COLUMBIA’S 100th ANNIVERSARY.

E PIONEERS OF THIS

KINNAIRD, B.C.
Phone 3373

FAIR TIME

Ils Almost Here
To Exhibit Produce -
From Far and Near

Fruits and Vegetables, .
Handicraft Too,

It's All On Display
Just For.

Castlegar and District

IDAY, SATI
Floor Show Each Evening - hitaslon Stands.
i FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY