CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 8, 1958 B.C. HISTORY (cont. that country was being settled, there was no in B.C. | tl from front page) , and Mr. Ireland laughingly snid| he was known to @s ox-teams cnd vovered wagons could not scale the Rockies, The Hudson Bay Company envisaged | a! themselves surrounded at their main port of Fort Vancouver én the Columbia, by colonies of Am- ericans, As a result they moved the post, in something of a panic to Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island. Here the speaker pointed out] 0! in spite of what the natives say,| ¢ Victoria was chosen neither for itse “salubrious climate” nor its harbor, but wes chosen out of fright, in the year 1843, The Company proved itself right as the Boundary treaty settled on| gi the 49th parallel, and old Fort ‘Vancouver was lost. The colony of Victoria thus became the first bulwark of de- fence against encroachment from the south, although in reality no colonists arrived, the route being long and hard, and many stopped | p; off at the California Goldfields. Sir James Douglas, Governor of the new Colony then warned! the Colonial Office in London of impending American invasions of| o| the Queen Charlotte Islands,| o; “Which though attempted did not materialize. As a result of the Island as the “shotgun Moody as being lative si were one third civil servants, one third Magistrates and one third elected representatives, voted to featuring Captain Franklin, have issued one official dispatch, a query to London, “Do I get ny more salary?" When the boom of the gold rush died away it was left to Douglas to amalgamate the frag- ments of colonies into one Pro- vince, joining of the mainland and the Mr, Ireland termed the Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assn. Subscription Rate: Castlegar News Published Every ‘Thursday At “THE CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS" Castlegar, B.C, L. V. CAMPBELL Publisher $3.00 per year — 25¢ month by carrier Authorized as second class mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member: B.C. Weekly Professional Girl Scout Visits In The District Miss Nora Lynch, of Palo Alto, Cal, U.S:A. was a visitor of the Ist Robson Guide Com- pany, at their meeting Thursday resed them, telling of her trip here, also describing the Ameri- can Girl Scouts uniform and ex- plaining the Badges she was wearing. She asked the girls if they had any questions to ask her, and she answered them. The girls were very interested’ when Miss Lynch told them, that the | money they gave to the World F Advertising Bureau f the century”. In 1866 it be- ame a united -colony for the first time. First capital of the amalga- mated colony was at New West- minister, chosen’ by Colonel order raised its head. Douglas had no authority on the main- land at that time, and the 10,000 or so miners from California, where Jaw and order had broken down, were either good, bad or As an i Good Turnout At Rohson W.A.. Meeting The regular meoting of the Women's Association to Robson ‘ strate- ic, while a move was commen- ced to have the capital returned 1o Victoria, After 18 months of letttéers and petitions the Legis- of the seriousness of what might have turned into trouble, Mr. Ireland cited the Ned McGowan incident, where one of the most A bly, whose ave the capital movd to the island.. In this connection Mr, Ireland told an amusing version ifthe way the vote was cast, an id British Army man, and his ponent a Mr. Cox, It is said the vote was in favour of Victor- ia owing to the fact the Captain’s from the California Gold fields was sworn in as special constable. The de- tails of this story and the Mag- istate who was forced to pay a fine of 50 lbs, is familiar to most, and space does not permit the itelling. Suffice it to say that Diuglas arranged to have a com- pany of the Royal Engineers sent in to Yale, and appointed Chief Justice Matthew Begbie, B.C.’s first Chief Justice, to conduct an scare, Douglas was Governor of the Queen Char- Jottes, and thus was placed the second brick in the bulwark. In 1858 came the Gold Rush, with thousands of miners flock- ing to B.C. from the played out} h: fields in California, The number is almost unbelievable, said Mr. became so that he was unable to see what was going on. Douglas was sworn in, as Governor of the new colonies in 1858 at Fort Langely and would lave preferred the capital to be there. Commenting on the pattern .of development, Mr. Ireland said Some “monumental decis- ions” resulted, and two magis- trates were fired, this affair be- ing the only real threat to law and order in B.C., and Douglas handled it in efficient and dec- isive manner. Following Mr. Irelands’ add- ress, he answered questions con- Church, wa ‘sheld in the Church Hall, Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. with 20 mem- bers and one visitor attending. Mrs, R. T,.Waldie presided. Themeeting was opened with the’ singing of a hymn and a prayer. For the devotional period, Mrs. D. Carter asked the mem- bers to read in unison Psalm 703, Mrs. O, Sutherlund read an arti- cle “Your Spiritual Wardrobe”. This period was ended with a hymn and the Lord’s Prayer, Mrs. R, T. Waldie then wel- comed the members and the ‘vis- itor and said how pleased she was to see such a good attendance, It was decided that the new tables, made by Mr. ‘J. Raine, and Mrs. H, F. Hyson and Mrs. L. M. Quance volinteered to do the work. $ Mrs, Hyson also volunteer- ed to accept all used clothing at her home, which would be sent should be varnished or waxed, |- for donating both food and work so willingly and pleasantly. The new visiting ‘committee for May and June, will be Mrs. Thorp and Hrs. J. H. Smith, The, Sunday School picnic was discussed, and the tentative date of June 21st was set. The meeting was closed with the saying of the Mizpsh Benc- diction. Refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs. C, Thring and Mrs. J. Raine, in the Hall, Miss Lynch is a_ professional Girl Scout and Visitor Observer. She is visiting Western Can- ada to observe guiding. The Rob- son Guides, under Captain’ Mrs. J. Raine assisted by Miss Mild- red Raine, held their meeting. They demonstrated thir tracking and th visitors joind them. While the girls were in their horseshoe Mrs, Raine i Fund helped her to come to Canada, When the clos- ‘ing Horseshoe was formed Miss Lynch presented the salute and handshake of the Guides, Mrs. Hyson accompanied Miss Lynch to the surrounding meetings of . After the Robson Guide meeting Mrs, Hyson entertained at her home, the guests, who were: Commis- sioner Mrs, Ruth Hyson, Miss Lynch, Diftrict Commissioner Mrs. Dorothy Fox and Mrs. R, Johnson Brown Owl, of the Ist Robson Brwnie Pack. The guides were very much thrilled when Miss Lynch add- Successful treatment of arth- ritls usually depends on early diagnosis: Consult your doctor at the first signs of persistent pain, stiffness or swelling in any joint, urges The Canadian Arth- titis and Rheumatism Soclety wet <> x ” D NEWS FROM THE WEATHERMAN FOR EVERYONE “2. FOR RAWLEIGH PRODUCTS PHONE 2371 DAY OR EVENING - WE i DELIVER Your jatronage apprec- jated whether your order is large of small. Spirit OF Co-operation Dr. F. M, Thorne ‘Oh,’ Castlegar’, Isn't that in the West Kootenay, where stores and railways are blown up, where schools are burned down and where you are likely to find a bomb under your theatre seat? How long. have you been there and why do you stay? The above reaction of a young lady teachef to whom I was introduced at the Easter Teachers' Convention at Vancou- ver last month shows how well the West Kootenays have been On being told How long 4 had been in Castlegar and that I intended to stay as long as they'd keep me, she still looked puzzled, so I tried to do a sell- ing job much as follows: Soon after classes begin in the autumn all the new and re- turning teachers are point as salary chairman a diplo- matic member of: their board, one who is. willing’ to study schedules and rates for this pro- vince, and for other Scouts ‘Assisted Centennial Sunday The Scouts ‘at Castlegar un- der S, M. R, Tweed and A, S, M. G, Bate and the Robson Scouts built the Beacon Fires for the Cc Cc at Castle- too, formany long hours, The teachers, on their part, try to elect as salary chairman, a member who has similar quali- fications,. These two gar and Robson, At Robson it was lit by Scout Ken Wyllie the grandson of Mr. O. B, Ballard one of the Ploneers of the Com- munity, At Castlegar the Scouts who have identical aims in many respects, discuss the whole’ salary question, and the teacher demand and supply in terms of what is in the best intetests of the schools — in realistic terms. All salary negotiation pro- Gress reports are pooled. and shared by the trustee chairman and the teacher chairman, unt!l finally an agreement is reached which the two representatives take back: to their members for ratification. Speaking os a teacher salary hai of at a reception where the chair- man of trustees tells the return- ing teachers how glad he is to have them back. He then wel- comes the new teachers and tells them that he hopes they will be happy and stayed as long c as they can. This teacher-trustee tone is .| throughout the year, In the West Kootenays we. have been singularly fortunate inthe calibre’ of people who have offered to serve as school trustees. This has led to a spirit of cooperation between trustees and teachers which has been widely and favorably commented upon, xperi- ence in various districts, I can honestly say that in Castlegar negotiations are carried on in an unusually friendly atmos- phere,, We have made it a point to avoid anything that could: be did police duties at the Park where the Beacon made such a wonderful blaze. At Kinnaird both Wolf Cub Packs were out in force and helped raise the flag. The Castlegar Group Com- mittee met last week at the home of Mr. James Killough. Great Progress was reported by the leaders of the Scouts and the two Packs, The Bottle Drive was a great success and the thanks of the Committee and: Boys is here- by tendered to those who so kindly donated them and also to those who supplied trucks, C, L, Groutage reported much out door activity. C. M. McLuckie and A, C. M. Mrs. Binnie report- ed many badges, among them 9 second stars, 7 First Aids, and 11 Cyclists, as an As for the.pupils, I would| say that they are well above the average of the province in he- thaviour. In scholastic aptitude, there are not many ‘A’ students, but we have far more than the average of ‘B’ students, 2 ‘num- ber: of whom over-achieve and record ‘A’ results. Our school is @ modern building, well-equip- ped and well-run. At our high schools,, although Alice Fowler Heads Local Soroptimists Members of the Soroptimist- International Club of Castlegar, Kinnaird and Robson observed the ‘sixth anniversary of their inauguration here, when a Pot- Luck supper was-held at the home of Jane Page. £ A special feature of the sup- Per was the beautiful “Daffodil” adorned with six birthday can- dies. During the evening Laura Bridgman, who leaves shortly for a trip to Europe, was presented with a purse, the gift of the members, 7 While in Europe Mrs, Bridg- man will attend the European Congress of Soroptimists Inter- national scheduled to be held in Paris, July 10-25, Election of officers was held during the business session fol- lowing the supper, with the new slate being comprised of Alice M.| Fowler, President; Mabel Creigh- ton, Vice-president; Marg. And- erson, Treasurer; Muriel Muir. head, Corresponding . Secretary and Laura Bridgman, Recording Secretary. Directors are Lorna Lewis, Alice. Anderson and Ivy Ozeroff, : Ways and Means Committee Chairman Alice Fowler ‘reported on the progress of the Centen- nial Cook Book project.’Some of these cook books have been made up and will be.on’ sale in the near future, “No-cooking" recipes are featured. 3 At the close of the meeting a work party was formd in con- nection. with the Dance being held Friday night, proceeds of CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 8, 1958 ‘SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT Oh WASIEMG LON, DL Bo Fores anetiss a CLEA Notice . Re: Wood ALL WOOD ACCOUNTS ARE CONSIDERED CASH IF PAID WITHIN 30 DAYS — * A $2.00 carrying charge per load will be added to accounts over 30 days. xX SS Ireland, “we know that in six weeks 10 to 11 thousand miners sailed from San Francisco to Vic- toria, and there were many more who came independently, Noth- xf cerning his work 'as Archivist, which go to the hospital. and on many items of interest, ; : ; Mr. Ireland, in response to a query, stated there is “nothing Chuck's Transfer PHONE 371% In the matter of salary ne- the West K ‘could well serve as an example for the rest of the. province. In Douglas had built the Cariboo Road to make sure the wealth of the miners would be channeled south to the mouth of the Fraser, we tend toward the academic with very high standards—about 80 per cent. of the studénts are taking the University Program— to Trail by June 1st, Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs, Hyson had a good display of CG. ing in history equals the lure or gold, he said and the influx) O! transformed the whole region. ‘Victoria, which saw a population of about 300 inthe spring of 1858 mushroomed to 5,000 in the fall Of the same year and was in re- ality founded by Americans, he said, not “a bit of old England” as the natives like to believe. Mr. Ireland referred to the ‘Fire brigades, “The Union Hook mand Ladder" company and the “Deluge”, speaking of their riv- ‘alry and how a gentlemen had ar- The road was also to seal off the ikanagan territory as he ¢ould not control it, The first railways wer built with a similar idea. The United States had two transcontinental railways, and it was decreed by Sir John A. McDonald that the Canadian line must come close to the U.S. border. The Crows Nest line was built to cut off the infiltration of feeder lines from Jim Hill's “Great Northern.” 1858 marked the year of transition for B.C. It marked the ‘rived socially if he belonged to, end of the fur trade, and a move either of these progenitors of| towards the i lure of gold came in and the fur service clubs, to support the name of Hanging Judge”, so often applied to Chief Justice Begbie. He felt it to be completely unfair and unwar- ranted, It tends, Ire said, to take away the honour of one of the Greatest figures in B.C, history. Begbie may have made mistakes, and perhaps things were not quite as legal as.they might have been, but th Chief Justice “had a heap of common sense”, said Mr. Ireland. . Another question dealt with the: currency in B.C. The first gold coins were minted at New i in 1862, said Mr. era. The Douglas viewed with alarm| trade collapsed. The mere fact of the onrush of miners, who could] the arrival of many people chan- not be held back along the Fraser| ged the picture. To serve and thus he again appealed to the. provide food for the influx of Colonial Office, and anew colony | miners ete, the, agricultural as- was formed on the mainland, to pect changed. To support popu- Ireland, and are now collectors items, there being very few in existence. The change from Env- lish money to the dollar system came about a year previous. Mr, Ireland said the Archives are now over 60 years old and B.C. has been most fortunate in missionary sewing and knitting, for the members to do. . Mrs. Carter reported on the success ofthe Buffet Bean Sup- per, and suggested various ways of improvement, Mrs, A. W. ‘Thorp gave an account of the en- tertainment following the supper. The President then thanked the committees and every member ., Pick any spot in Canada for the next * three weeks and it’s kely to be summer-like. That's what the weatherman promises in his long-range forecast. -- ‘ z Enjoy ever DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL B.C. THIS CENTENNIAL YEAR y adventure under . the sun in the Okanagan and the first place, the trustees ap- we do not neglect music or sports, in both. of which large FRIED CHICKEN SERVED Sundays 5 - 8 p.m. CASTLEGAR HOTEL jpate, Last year two of our high school graduates won provincial honotrs. One of the highlights of our year’s activities is the Annual West Kootenay Track and Field Meet, where our school, although small in numbers, won the meet for two years against much larg- er schools, and last year lost by “aN H, J. Chaimers has been ap- pointed Superintendent of the. a of the ined eeully tdstimtyg Consolidated Mining and Smelt- only half a point to the Trail’ High Schools. Last ‘year one of the highest compliments we received was from one of tha ‘Trail teachers who said, ‘You are beating us with all your second placers,’ ‘This impression ing. C at Ki BC, The annouhcement was made by {R. D, Perry, Vice-president and General Manager, and the post is May Ist. Mr. Chah succeeds the late P. M. Elliott. Mr. Chalmers was born in Virden, i He was made ‘possible only bi so many students tumed out to practice in so many different events. | A word about our PTA. There the University of Alberta, -grad- uating in mining engineering in 1941. After serving briefly with the Department of National De- No man with a burden of debt hgs a right. to pro: tect his creditors if he has not first protected his ‘wife and children with * - Life Assurance. Plans to suit your individ- EOI ANNOUNCING DAILY FLIGHTS we to | VANCOUVER i er | CALGARY be ‘the third Brick in the bulwark. The colony of British Columbia, which did not extend beyond the lation it is necessary to have a good agricultural base, and areas began to develop in this respect, Skeena river, was formerly|such as .on Van. Island on known as New Caledonia, and it| the Seanich peninsula, also in the was at the time of the first Main-| 0: which fence he joiried the RCAF. Fol- lowing the war he returned to the- University of Alberta where the obtained his ‘M.Sc. degree in ore dressing in 1946. He joined is an organization of which we can be proud. Its whole aim is to be of service to the school. This it does by having the dif- ferent subject teachers explain ual requirements may be Penti Castt and Cranbrook. Check the: sche- arranged through. dule below for deporture and asrival times. having no fires to destroy vaiu- able papers. Many interesting tales were told of gathering material for the Archi and the South Central B.C.! Read Down Read Up land colony founding that the name changed to what it is to- day. Miners had now spread over the mountains into the Similka-|a meen country, the Boundary country at Rock Creek, into the| n Columbia .at Downie, and the Kootenay at Wildhorse Creek, a stock of gold being mined in all these regions. The largest takings were in the Cariboo country, where centered around Barker- ville were between 60,000 and 60,000 people, the most densely - Settled area west of Chicago at that time, it is said. Again, ery, “here come the Americans", and a fourth brick was formed in the defence by the creating of the territory of Stikine, which extended north 2 degrees into the ‘Yukon. Douglas was named ad- ministrator of the New Territory, Douglas raised the} 0 came into its own. which was to be i was commenced. As the mines petered out, work on this was discontinued with, however, the Dewdney Trail being completed, into a ranching and cattle raising coun: try. The Hudson Bay Company Had done no building in the Ok- anagan Valley, it had ben merely route to the north, but with the advent of th miners and the eed for beef, the Okanagan Roads were important too, as although traders and trappers were satisfied to follow the me- anderings of the rivers, the min- ers wanted to get there faster, and fo cross the valleys and ranges. The road up the Fraser to Barkerville from Yale was built in 1864, at a cost of $1,000- 00, and the Dewdney Road, strange places and people with which th Archivist comes in con- tact in this work. Mr. Ireland was introduced by C, S. McKenzie, School In- At the clore of the address L. E, Cantell presnted Mr. Ire- land with a framed color land- scape of Castlegar. F The dinner was held in the Basement of the United Church Hall, and about 60 people were catered to by the United Church During the years of the Gold Rush, the question of law and t “GLOW BROS. Building & Supply Co. Ltd. Building Sunplies Phone aoP CASTLEGAR Sunday Church Services ST. RITA’S CHURCH Rev. E, A. Brophy, P.P. 5th at Elm Streats Sunday Masses at’8:30 and 10:30 Mass at Genelle at 4:00 p.m] COMMUNITY BIBLE CENTRE; Sunday in the Jegion Hall 10:30 Sunday School 7:30 Family Service < At 51 Columbia Ave. = - Wed., 7:20 Young People’s Hr Fri, 8:00 Prayer & Bible Study, PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE| Sunday School — 10 am. Morning Worship — 11 a.m. Evangelistic — 7:30 p.m, Prayer and Bible Study, Thurs, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 7:30 pm Young Peoples| THE UNITED CHURCH CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Sundays at 10:30 am. . ‘ Twin Rivers Hall PRESBYTERIAN: CHURCH KINNAIRD. Sunday, May 11th, Public worship at 3:00 p.m. in- stead of 11:00 a.m. "Rev. James “‘M." Young will preach and dispense The Sacra- ment of the Lord’s Supper. Robson: Ist & 3rd at llam. Sunday School 10 a.m Kinnaird: Service of Worship] at 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11 Castlegar: Service of Worship at THE ANGLICAN CRURCH SUNDAY, MAY lith Castlegar — 8:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. Kinnaird — 9:00 a.m, 7:30 pm Sunday School 10:30 Robson — 11:00 a.m. celebrations loose at the a 2 It’s your year to live it up at special wherever you-go: to see the In the South Central region of our Province lies a lavish land of rolling hills, roaring river canyons and fertile, blossom-carpeted ‘valleys. No one can = adequately describe to you the special charms of this region; discover them for yourself — and this Centennial Year is a wonderful time to start! - A wonderful time to breathe the scent of sun-warmed sage through open car windows, to savour golden peaches straight from the bough. A wonderful time to fish a multi-coloured lake for the wily Kokanee, to bask on the sparkling white sand of a lovely lakeshore beach. . Above all, this is your year to meet those magic names - * on the map: Spuzzum, Walhachin, Squilax, Oyama, Naramata, Similkameen’ and dozens more. Golden Spike re-enactment at Craigellachie, to cut Old-Time Dance in Hupel, to eat hearty at the in We programme of Centennial events. This happy land is close to hand — and everywhere the roads are fine, the resorts are fun, and accommodation of-every, kind” " awaits your pleasure. Make your plans now. Get'set: for Centennial fun under the sun on your family’s most memorable ‘vacation — in British Columbie’s gwn beautiful Okanagan and South Thompson country. This newspaper can supply you with the newest B.C. CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Vancouver Symphony Concert, Nelson — May 14, Trail — May 15; Golden Jubisee and Ceni Celebrations, Penticton — May 13-19; Blossom Festival, Creston, May 15-17; ‘Centennial Cefebra- tions, Now Denver — May 17-19; Vintage Car Run to Victoria Grond Forks — May 21. nial Passes through Nelson — May 20, IN HANDY GARRY-PACKS Bev ; | This adve: ti is no! ;Control Board or by the G iovernment of British Columbia. d by the Liquor.’ to the parents the aims and objects of their subjects. It pro- vides an annual scholarship, and caters to various school functions, Cominco in that year. He has served as Mill Superintendent at the.Con Mine, Yellowknife, and H.B. Mine, Salmo, and he- was Le} i at the the Ban- quet in June each year. Where- ever possible ‘this hardworking group of citizens is’ always try-| ing to advance the educational welfare of the district, Last, but not, least, I would like to mention our local press, ‘It is doing a splendid piece of public work Sullivan. “Concentrator ‘at . the time of his jew appointment. Mr. Chalmers is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the. Assoc- jation of Professional Engineers of Alberta..At Kimberley he has been active in-.Rotary and the Boy Scout movement. ally, The district is kept inform- ed as to all school activities. We of the teaching staff are very grateful for the one hundred per cent cooperation of the Castlegar News, When I stopped for breath the young lady asked, ‘Do you in ‘ROOMS Confectionéry Special Chinese Dishes Open 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sat. 8 am. to (12:30 p.m. SETO CAFE. 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