ROCHELLE MORANDINI . medal winner free throws, scoring on 12 of them. Final score was 87-82 for the Rockettes. Karen Popoff led the point parade with the score close. The Rockettes led 23-18 at, hi Again in the third quarter a solid defensive effort held ‘ the Revelstoke girls to only six points although the” rate. kept | p.m. we ff Next nétien for the toni fe ageinat Revelateke in the feature game of the Hi Arrow Classic next Friday at 8:30 ling 47:20, | dslahip within. thelr Nib me ; 4 feaee te . . steady play AFTER 17 YEARS MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bud Grant of Minnesota Vikings has resigned after 17 years as head coach of the National Football League team says the Minneapolis Star and Tribune. “In my mind, timing is a most important thing,’ Grant said of his decision to leave coaching after 27 years, Bantam Reps win two Castlegar Bantam Rep hoc- key team completed its games last weekend with a 2-1 win-loss record, defeating Cranbrook 9-5 Saturday and 11-6 Sunday, while losing 8-4 to Trail Friday night. Contributing to Castlegar’ scoring were Rodney Fayant, including 10. years with Winnipeg Bive Bombers of the Canadian; Football League. “I decided’ this’ was the time to quit. “There wasn't any pres- sure on me. There are a lot of things I want to do while I still have my health.” Grant said he would remain as a consultant to the Travis Green and Sookachoff with three points each, Peter Tischler, Dane Jackson and Carl Overnney with one point each. Saturday, Castlegar play- ed Cranbrook, who had tied Nelson earlier in the day. In the 9-5 victory, Carew hada five-point night, followed by Martini with four, Plotnikoff and~-Jackson’ -with » three. Green, Kanigan, Weir and Tischler had two while Ed Pruss and had Grant resigns as coach teat at least fer abellaeg” never year. -would want Grant, 56, and general, manager Mike Lynn flew to Nonolulu on Friday where. even though he Grant told Vikings president coaching.’ Max Winter of his decision. w; Winter lives in Honolulu in the off-season. he “Bud's decision was a real decision shoek,” Winter said. “I've worked with one point each. The game | tried very hard to talk him was the first league game out of it. I told him we would played in the complex. In Sunday's defeat over otherwise, if he would stay.” Cranbrook, most of the team made the scoresheet, but would like to name a new Fayant had four picture goals coach in the next 72 hours. while Carew, Green, Weir, Kanigan and Wilson con- three-year contract and will tributed. three points each. Next Bantam action is at spends as «consultant. He 10:16 a.m! today against Spokane as ‘part of ‘Minor patecicgsn ts de Algona Hockey Week. 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Carting nan 36 ae Ion Willioms 2 35 58 Balmore yar yee 46 peter SE Eee, gE Steve 7) es Haven i at Brian Verigin, MSH 26 28 54 St. Catharines mm ne 47 mine NeTuoAROemmunes Binghamton 2 a e Cantercrsh Sb ame we SCs Nerd Merwe 4 ait ite ies Soe Frome ot” 10 le 395, te 3 a ae DoryQveen 9 17 4 161 30 2 esters | 3 t ar m2 6 va oa 1 35 m2 15 Hi 30 a 50 ir} “Wabders | o 2 ae Be : Tes ie Es Buttoto god 0a Boston bilge] Morttord Nea. 204 ‘Mor Bifaton, Minnesota 4 me 3 hewte 5 Wa m2 3 i3s Detroit 195217, ~ a 2188 Pith: Bae eS Fetdoy Routine Hue He was a wee gnome of 4 main — five feet tall with's push. He had a rosy face rounded with laughter and a powerful voice tempered with bit of Scots burr, clearly distinguishable ac- ross the river. Heavy sus- penders held up his trou- sers and a black, peaked seaman's cap set back on his white hair. His name. was Captain James David- son’ of the B.C. Ferry service, and he was Castle- gar-Robson's first ferry- man, a position to which he gave a special, highly per- sonalized touch , for .33 years. The Castlegar ferry “ and Jimmy Davidson were one and unique. When I first came to Castlegar with my family via the old but beloved Kettle Valley Railway to teach in the new School District 9 (Castlegar), we were met by the new secretary-treasurer Charlie King and I was first introduced to that special breed of Castlegarians who flourish Gnly in this valley. We went down to the Lakeview Auto Camp by the ferry (earlier the site of Castlegar’s first and only brick yard) where we mét Irene and Eddie Frederickson who also touched us with their kindness. ‘We had no sooner got ourselves settled in than we had to try a trip on the free, 10-car ferry just next to us; it was then that we met Jimmy Davidson. There he was leaning out of the pilot house window — peaked cap, big smile, open-necked shirt, suspenders and all, calling out in a comforting, reassuring voice to a late driver inching at the end of the line half on the ferry, half on the ramp. “Come on now love, you haven't much room but you can make it. What kept you so long? We've been waiting.” Legally, Jimmy was an employee of the B.C. Highways Department with all the convoluted bureaucracy that that implies. In reality and to the people of Castlegar and Robson he was Mr. Castlegar Ferry and that implies a great deal more. He was in fact, very much his own manvin an‘eyer-expamiing a Mareen prrplaiiearnd: ent his ca dene neta bee It was nothing to have the ferry start off, cot 80 yards out into the river then stop and go back to pick up a last lone vehicle, or wonder momentarily at the delay in getting started only to see some late shift worker racing coven the road, with Jimmy waiting, much reproval in his AVIDSON . started in 1919 And many the time he would get up late at night to pick up some passenger stranded on the wrong side of the river, who otherwise faced the prospect of spending the night in thé cold since there was no other way across except by foot on the railway bridge. Jimmy not only loved his job but believed that the was made for man, not man for the ferry. As Mrs. Noah Defoe said: “He was a happy-go-luck guy, but the kindest .of men.” The Thursday, April 20, 1950 edition of the Trail Times has a fine article on Jimmy Davidson written on the occasion of his taking over his last and fifth ferry. It is entitled ‘I Love to Ride a Ferry’ and is written under the byline of Ed Costello. We are indebted to the Times EARLY PERRIES . . . Ferry service between Castle- gor and East Robson started in 1919 with traffic on only one side. Modern, enlarged ferry In top photo was put into operation in the 1930s. editor Keith MeQuiggan.for permission to print. The story reads in part: By ED COSTELLO “Move your car ahead a bit there, dearie. “That's fine, me darlin’.” Familiar words those are to the hundreds of thousands of people, men and women, who have been crossing the Columbia river at Castlegar by ferry. Yes, as familiar as the sprightly little slip of a man who has been voicing them fot the past 30-odd years or so as he squeezes that extra car onto the flat-decked' craft. His proper title is Capt. James Davidson of the British Columbia public works department ferries. But no one calls him that. He's “Jimmy” to the thousands who greet him during the course of a week and usually “Little Jimmy” to those who are referring to him. And if you don't see much of him when you wheel your car onto the ferry during the next few weeks, it'll be because Jimmy is too busy making acquaintances with a new-found friend to have much time for jollities with the river, passengers. Jimmy's new friend is the spanking brand new ferry which went into operation at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. And while it's the fifth new ferry that has been entrusted to Jimmy's care since he piloted the first one across in 1919, this one’s a bit special, because she's considerably bigger than all the others. “Number Five” holds twice as many cars as the one it succeeded — and 21 more cars than the little bit of a thing that first ventured across the river. tll be a while before Jimmy getg his new steel respoiiding. to his every touch — until he gets tle add: weight and power under his small but gnarled thumb. But when he does he'll be down on deck twinkling away at the passengers, as fine a host during the three minutes it takes to make the trip on the new ferry as the suavest captain of the largest ocean-going vessel. Jimmy was born in Carters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 64 years ago, starting his travels at the age of six when he moved with his folks to London, Eng. However, they were not long at the hub of the empire when a doctor decided it would be better for Jimmy's mother’s health if they had a move, so off they set for Edinburgh, Scotland and if Jimmy has a bit of a brogue today it’s more Scottish than anything. In 1906 the entire family moved to Canada, settling in Nelson where Jimmy was sere a as a plasterer and where, in 1910, he married Mary Carlisle. Came the First World war and Jimmy was right in there, all five feet of him, going overseas right at the start. It was following repatriation that Jimmy got his first taste of ferrying. Guess where? Yep, right at Castlegar where he was employed in constructing the first ferry under the then district engineer, William Ramsay. Prior to the first ferry it took the motorist anything up to two days (and sometimes even more) to travel from Trail to Nelson. There was a “current ferry” at the Wellington eddy, in the vicinity of Kinnaird which took the intrepid traveller across the Columbia. Then he would cross at the Doukhobor bridge at Brilliant and then somewhere up back of Pass Creek and down along Goose Creek to the present highway. Some of the hills in the vicinity of what is’ now Krestova were so steep the old jalopies had to go up them backward so the gravity gasoline feed wouldn't fail. Of course there were far more horses and buggies and teams and wagons using the ferry back in those days. Arthur Pittaway, of Trail, who was the roads and bridges, foreman for the..works department under -Bill Ramsay. when recounting.some early ferry history the other. day,, estimated there were five times as many teams as cars. Mr. Pittaway was the only one on hand yesterday, besides Jimmy who was present officially at the launching of the first ferry. He had the contract for constructing the first approaches. (He also built the first bridge over the tracks in the centre of Castlegar). He recalled an interesting incident in connection with the launching of No. 1. It was no cinch in those days getting cables across. Yesterday they it in a couple of hours. They used Waldie’s tug back in 1919. And when everything was ready for the first trip, Jimmy was a bit excited and perhaps even a little nervous. Fooled Pop! But Jimmy's kids (and they were little fellas in those days) weren't nervous, only excited. They were bound and determined they were getting in on the maiden voyage. But Jimmy would have none of it. Consequently, there were tears, so Mr. Pittaway, to console them, told the Davidson youngsters to stay close to him. The trip safely d, the kids ran itedly to their parent, who immediately blew his top. “I thought I told you kids to stay on the other side,” he roared. “Who told you to come?” “That man with the feathers on his face,” said the kids, pointing to Mr. Pittaway. (And anyone who is familiar with Mr. Pittaway's distinguished Van Dyke will know what they meant!) “Number One” was powered by a 15 horsepower Fairbanks Morse _ engine, a great “one- lunger” which was taken from the Hudson Bay mine at Sheep Creek where it was used to power a hoist. It was started by an air pump, Mr. Pittaway regalled, but it sent the little craft scurrying across the river nearly as fast as the present steel monster. Mr. Pittaway recalled that Rawlings and LaBrash of Nakusp were the contractors who built that historic firgt. ferry. Many of.the Doukhobor farmers at that time used the ferry to transport their livestock back and forth across the river, but the peaceable animals were afraid of this snorting noisy means of transportation and often the cows andhorses would jump from the ferry and swim to the shore. Mr. Davidson recalls that only one animal (a horse) was lost during these adventures. Also in thdse days, there were no crews of deckhands and enginemen. Jimmy was skipper and crew ordering himself from the wheelhouse to go below to do the menial tasks. He worked 12 hours a day, and often many more in cases of emergency. It wasn't until 1929 that he got a helper, Rae Berry. And Rae came with the new ferry which was installed that year. He stayed for three years. “Number Two” was an eight-car job, which was replaced by a 10-ear ferry in 1988. “Number Three” was replaced in 1946. “Number Four”, it is rumored, will be taken for a ride one of these days up the Arrow Lakes to Needles to replace the ferry there. 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