CASTLEGAR N

EWS, Thursday, Sept. 11,

1958

THE DEER PARK FERRY ON THE LOWER ARROW LAKE

Renala Women For Home and Country
© Old Cemetery Was Rejuvenated

@ Bob Sommers Got

Renata A Ferry

@ Residents of 30 Years Honored

By MRS. P. WARKENTIN

The Renata Womens’ Insti-
tute was officially organized in|
February, 1948, by myself and

Mrs. J. S, Chalmers who then
lived in Thrums, but who now,
lives in Robson,

The intention of the organiza~
‘tion was to promote new com-!
munity interests and to work for,
‘better things in the community.
The first project was the rejuv-
enation of the badly neglected
cemetery.

Except for a few graves,

keep and caretaker expenses.

The Institute collected money
from Renata citizens for a movie
projector. During the winter
months films are shown from the
National Film Board and the
UBC extension service,

Funds were also raised to
buy 50 folding chairs for the
use in the old school used as
a hall,

After a new one-room school

and teacherage was built and
| the number of pupils warranted
a second teacher, we made ap-

which had been looked after,i Plication for another teacher and

the remainder were out of
sight and many had no markers |

of any kind. Permission was!

obtained from relatives of the
deceased to level and place
markers on the graves.

Under the direction of a
committee appointed to look af-
ter the cemetery the Institute
members and other interested!
citizens soon changed the appear-'
ance of the cemetery.

Trees were cut and grass and’
‘flowers were planted. Later mon-
‘ey was raised for a power lawn!
mower and each year enough
money is raised to cover the up-

got one. The old school was made
use of at this time.

Now Grade seven students
and up go to Castlegar daily by
bus.

When the Minto was taken
off the Arrow Lakes we fought
for its continuance —- which
‘seemed best at the time, How-
vever, this was not to be.

Before the Syringa Creek —
Deer Park road was completed
swe appealed to our MLA, R. E.
Sommers, to continue the road
three miles to Renata.
| Our outlet at the time was a
' smaller boat than the Minto and

ran twice n week to Robson
There was no access to the
road from Renata except by
motor boat in Deer Park to
the Syringa Creek-Deer Park
road,

We were informed the road
to Renata was not on the pro-
gram for that year but we were
hopeful and a few days later a2
‘phone call came saying the road
avould be continued via a temp-
orary ferry. 2

We could hardly believe this
but put up a big sign to inform
the residents ‘of the fact. The
temporary ferry served its pur-
‘pose and later a government!
three-car ferry was installed and
Js still running.

Apart from visiting the sick
‘at home and remembering those
in the hospitals with flowers
and cards, we have contributed
to such institutions as St. Frances,
Infirmary, Nelson; Silver Birch
School, Castlegar; Hungarian Re-
lief Fund, Unitatina Service Com-
mittee, Vancouver.

We also send a donation to
the Crippled Childrens’ Hos-
pital and the Solarium in Vic-'
toria in memory of each de-'
. ceased in the community.

This year we helped raise
money for a Womens’ Institute
ward in the Castlegar hospital.

District Names.
Where From?

An intriguing question. from
‘the past is whence came the
community names Castlegar, Kin-
naird and Robson,

With the latter the issue is
‘quite clean-cut, but when it
comes to Castlegar and Kinnaird,
it is difficult to separate legend
from fact.

In the early years of the last
decade of the 19th century, B.C.
hed for its provincial secretary,
the Hon. John Robson,

In recognition of his ser-

vices, the locality which was
becoming important as a bust-
ling water-transportation sys
tem for the Kootenays, was
named after him.

At that time all activity was
on ‘the north side of the river
and there was no West Robson,

Castlegar owes its name’ to
either Scotland or Ireland. Some-
‘one combined the Gaclic term
“gar meaning rock, and the
eastle-like appearance of the
huge rock formation that looks
‘down on the Columbia from the
Robson side and the name Castle-
gar was born,

According to the verston of

the late T. L. Bloomer, two of
the CPR right-of-way engin-
eers, both of whom were Irish,
put the Gaclic term and the
castle-like appearance together
and came up with Castlegar.

How Kinnaird was named is
still not definitely known, Some
say it was named after an early
settler while others claim it was
named after a Lord Kinnaird
wf Scotland, They say the CPR
mamed its one-time stop at.Kin-
naird after him.

ate the Centennial year. Those
residents who lived here 30 years
‘or more were presented with
Centennial souvenirs.

Sterling Centennial spoons
‘were given to Mrs. Anna Letke-
man, Mrs, H, Funk and J. J. Rei-
mer for 40 years and over. Cen-
tennial dollars were given to
Mrs. J. W. Hale, Mr, and Mrs. A.
Koch, Mrs. Sara Hansen,’ Mrs
Katie Dyck, Mrs. P. Peters, Jo-
seph Gray, Mrs.. P. Doell, Matt
and John ‘Rohn and Isaac Wiebe
for over 30 years.

Whatever other activities the
Institute will take part in in the

This summer we had an!
‘old timer's picnic te commemor-!Country.

future, it will always work as
our motto reads: For Home and

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$2,900,

West's Dept. Store was sel!-
dng RCA Victor battery model
radios .at $38.95 and electric ones
sat $46.50, $159 and $199.50. How-
ever, the first “s’ in the word
“West's” appeared backwards in
the ad,

-The Castlegar Dry Cleaners
extended “A welcome to Castle-
war's advertising’ medium, the
‘Castle News,” in their first ad
‘and the Castlegar Sash and Door
Works boasted that “if it’s to be
made of wood, we can make it.”

Cheveldave's took advantage

of the August starting date of
the Castle News to push fruit

Jars for the canning season.

Wide-mouth Dominion — jars

were selling at $1.35 a dozen

for pints, $1.60 a dozen for
quarts, and $2.05 a dozen «for
half gallons,

The “Castlegar Hairdressing
‘Shop, Maple Street, Mrs. Alice
Zuckerberg, Prop.” told of “eight
lyears of conscientious successful
iservice in Castlegar.”

Now, with the Castlegar
News 11 years old, Mrs, Zucker-
tberg has run up 19 years of the
same conscientious, successful
service in Castlegar.

GROCERIES

MARLANE
GRILL

CASTLEGAR’S LEADING

RESTAURANT

CONGRATULATIONS B.C.
ON 100 YEARS OF PROGRESS

A. EREMENKO and Co.
1940 -- 1958

PRONE 3061

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CASTLEGAR IN 1908, LOOKING ACROSS THE RIVER FROM THE LION'S HEAD

Girl Guides Have Long, Varied History i in District

By TANNIS 8, KILLOUGH

, Youth training progams are
recognized today as a very vital
part of the life of every com-
munity, large or small, Castle-
gar is no exception and can
look back with pride to a youth-
‘training program’ promoted by

MacCabe, division commissioner |

from South Slocan and now a
11-1 resident of C:
assisted by members of the Trail
Local Guide Association, organi-
zed the Castlegar Local Assoc-
iation,
Mrs. Howard was the first
of - thi fe d

the late T. L. as early
as 1932.

T™ that year Mr, Bloomer,
realizing the need and believing

body. Since then, others holding
this office have been Mrs. Tan-
nis Killough, Mrs, Fern Schwart-

and later. by Mrs.
Minnie MacPherson. who sub-
sequently became Brown Owl,
-with Mrs,. Graham Smith “1s

in the training organi-
zed the Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides. Mrs. Martin Peterson
and Mrs. Effie Wallner were in
charge of the initial group of
Girl Guides,

The work was continued in-
termittently until 1940 when’
the group was re-organized by
Mrs, D. Shea under the spon-
sorship of the IODE.

Mrs. Phyllis Gibson, the first
warranted Guider of this dis-
trict, became captain in 1942
with Mrs, Betty Hostetter, her
Heutenant,

‘The same year, Mrs. W.. A.

Mrs. Lillian W
and Mrs. Helen McMaster. Cas-
tlegar was then in the Trail Girl
Guide District.

Brownies were organized in
1942 by Mrs. Lillian Craft as-
sisted by Mrs. Pearl Petts. When
Mrs. Craft left Castlegar to live
in Brilliant, Mrs, Petts became
Brown Owl and was aided by
Mrs, Allan Davis, Mrs. Doris
Heagy and Mrs. Maizie Dalziel.

Mrs, Dalziel later became

Brown Owl and gave many
years of devoted service to
the movement. She was as-
* sisted for a time by Mrs. Pearl

‘Tawny Owl.

Castlegar now boasts two
Brownie Packs with Mrs. Bar-
bara Morey and Mrs. Jean Jones
in charge of the first pack and
Mrs. Penny Harvey and Mrs. R.
Rivers of the second.

By 1941 Guiding had spread
across the river to Robson where
Girl Guides were organized by
Mrs. Marjorie Waldie and were
a part of the Nelson District,

The Women’s Institute in
Robson sponsored the group. The
movement in Robson owes much
to Mrs. Waldie who has given
many years of devoted service to

@ First Guide Group in 1932

/@ Lady Baden Powell Visit s District
@ 34 Brownies, 6! Guides, 14 Guiders
‘@ Girl Guide District Formed in 1952

the work. She has been grateful
for the help received from Mis3
Margaret Miller, Miss Muriel
Scott (now Mrs. G, Cox), Miss
Ann Horswill (now Mrs. Fred
Waldie), and Mrs. M. B, McPhee.
The Guides in Robson are
now in the capable hands of
Mrs. Anna Brown and Mrs. J.
Raine.
Brownies were also organized
in Robson in 1941 by Mrs, Rose
Johnson whose faithful, un-

tiring service for many years|Pat

has been an inspiration to
others. During the first six
years she carried on alone, but

was then obliged to disband)

the group due to a lack of
girls of eligible age.
In 1947 with the assistance of

Mrs. Moll, a new-comer to the
Kinnaird District but a veteran of
some 30 years in Guiding, Brown-
jes were Mrs. John-

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday,

Sept. 11, 1958

nies there,

Under, Mrs, Moll's devoted
guidance the movement has
flourished and much credit is
due to the capable leadership
of Mrs, W. EK. Fox who has a
fine record of many years in
Gulding as have Mrs. L. Camp-
bell, Mrs, Evelyn Burrows,
Miss Irene Viau, Miss Barbara
Tarbett, Mrs. Doreen Lamond)
and. Mrs, J. Hoberts.

-Kinnaird Guides and Brow-
nies - were originally sponsored
by the Baden Powell Club, a
group of keenly interested moth-
ers and friends, until a local as-
sociation was formed in 1954.
Mrs, F. A. Mitchell is now presi-
dent of this group.

In 1952 the Castlegar Girl
Guide District consisting of Cas-
tlegar, Kinnaird and Robson was
formed with Mrs. Tannis Kil-
lough as its first district cori-

. She was in

RANCHERS AROUND
CASTLEGAR ' HAVE
PLENTY OF MEANS

Castlegar, Oct. 30. — An en-
deavor is being made to bulld a
public hall which will be avail-
able for religious, school or soc-
jal purposes,

Miller Bros,, who purchased
land at East Robson In the spring,
are busily engaged erecting a
five-roomed house.

A. Hirst, on this hide of the
river, has a gang of men clean-
ing land for him, and has lately
Purchased ‘a horse and dump
cart, the first wheeled vehicle
in Castlegar. The only thing he
needs now is a road to travel on.

T. Bloomer, on the adjoining
property has some 25 acres clear-
ed and is looking forward with
confidence to abundant crops in
the ensuing year. He also has a
horse but is waiting for a road
before a wagon, —

1954 by Mrs. Ruth Hyson, an ex-
perlenced Guider recently ar-
rived from Oliver.

After two years in this oft
fice she was succeeded by Mrs.
W. K. Fox. Mrs. Hyson was then
promoted to the rank of division
commissioner for the West Koot-
enay, an advance that brought
signal honor to the Castlegar
District,

Mrs. Hyson has given out-

ing service in all branches

son has been assisted by Mrs,
Ira Martin, Mrs. D. Adshead and
Mrs. D, Duncan.

In the same year Mrs. Moll
Moll re-organized the Guides in
Castlegar and was captain of the
company until 1950 when Miss
Mae Thomson (now Mrs. W.
Goresky), assumed the leader-
ship. She was followed in turn
by Mrs. Faith Dams and Mrs.
Betty Hostetter, then by Miss
Barbara Tarbett.

In 1954 Mrs, M.*MacPherson
moved up from the Brownies in-
to the Guides where she worked
as Heutenant with captain Mrs.
and

of Girl Guide work.

Packs and three Gulde Com-
panies with 84 Brownies and 61
Guides enroled under the cap-
able leadership of 14 Guiders
in this District.

Behind the girls and their
leaders are many interested wo-
men who by their help and en-

have
much to the success of the Girl
Guide movement.

The District has won recog-
nition through the years by rea-
son of its affiliation with, the
movement. In 1952 Girl Guide

became first in charge.

It was 1947 that Mrs. Moll,
conscious of the increasing need
for organized training. for the
girls in the rapidly-growing com-
munity of Kinnaird, formed

groups of Girl Guides and Brow-

Tupper of Kinnaird
was chosen to represent the Dis-
‘trict at.a world camp in Ontario.

In 1957 Guide Judy Whit-
taker of Castelgar was one of two
Guides chosen from the West
Kootenay to attend the Centen-
\nial world camp aot Doe Lake,

There are now four Brownie}

‘Nelson Daily News, Oct. 30, 1907.

Ontario. Mrs. M. MacPherson was
chosen by the Provincial Office
as a Unit Leader for the same
camp but was unable to attend.
In 1955 upon the oceasion of
Lady Baden Powell's visit to

Cord by the Chief Guide —
the first Guide in this District
to have earned that distinction.

Guides who have won their
Gold Cord are: Judy Whittaker,
Lennie Morey and Rita Cumming
of Castlegar; Betty Campbell anc
Yvonne Mitchell of Kinnaird.

In 1955 a Castlegar Girt
Guide team won first piace im
the first aid competition and cag
tured the E. A. G. Colls Tropixy.
while a Kinnaird Girl Guide
group took top honours in tie
annual folk dancing competition.

Yes, the Girl Guide: muve~
ment in the Castlegar District
has had its “ups and downs,” its
good years and its bad, but
thanks to the able leadership of
devoted women wha kave giver.
unselfishly of their time and tal-
ents and who believe that there

it has weathered the storms and

looks hopefully inta the fuhr>

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