Ce ASTLEGAR (NEWS, Thuradoy, Sept. 11,

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SHEEP LAKE TREK

Chamber Treked Sheep Lake

© ‘To Make Our Community a Better Place’

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is made up of men in every form
of endeavor.. We have a fair
proportion of business men, but
amany members do not come with-
in this group.

Because we are a ‘true cross
section of the communities that!
we embrace, our views and re-

to
receive

tion.

As mentioned earlier,
reason for the formation aa
-continuance of a chamber of
scommerce in avy community
vis te make that community a

+ dbetter place ia which to live.

Churches and service clubs

hhave the same objective, but the
the

in a different way. We see the
commercial and business condi-
stions as being of prime impor-
stance because, in general, the pay
«cheques and income people live
son are on

.
Castlegar Airport
as an essential undertaking in
this rapidly growing area at
this time.

Our accomplishments in the
past show the Castlegar and
District Chamber of Commeyce
,has found a place of service.
1 We anticipate we will continue
‘to serve the community in the
a

1958

The Women's

of, for

United Church Women
Kept Funds in Post Office

the new ‘

formed Jan. & 1940. The first)
meeting was held at the home of
Mrs, H, Huddleston with the fol-
lowing members present.

Mrs, H. Huddleston, presi-:
dent; Mrs. W. Houston, secretary-

the Castlegar United Church was! kitchen,

treasurer; Mrs. V. Goresky, vice-

Mrs. Harry
Mrs, E. Alstrom, Mrs. J. Lawson,
Mrs, C. Pleasance and Mrs. L.
McArthur.

Rev, T. J. S. Ferguson pre-
sided at the election of officers,

Rev. Ferguson was at that
time minister of St. Pauls in|
Nelson. He is now retired and|
still lives there.

By the end of 1940 the as-
sociation had 20 members and
had $80 on deposit in the post
office,

The meetings were held in
the homes of various members.
When membership increased the
Goodwill, Rainbow and Highway
circles were formed. These met
once a month jn the homes and
joined once a month for a bus-
iness meeting.

As Castlegar and the church
population grew,-more work was
‘taken on by the Women's Assoc-
iation. Bazaars were held in the
spring and fall of each year. The
association also catered to wed-
dings, conventions and AOTS
suppers.

The present main project of
the WA is raising funds to pay
for the United Church manse and

The association now has 36
members. The only charter mem-
bers still residing in Castlegar
are Mrs. Houston and Mrs. Gor-
esky.

Herridge’s Message
To Local Residents

As residents of Castlegar,
Kinnaird, Robson and District,
you have witnessed the local
sector of developments that have)
been general in British Colum-
din since 1945.

From the time that David

and

paddled up the ‘Columbia on

‘Rolary Club St

The Castlegar and District
Rotary Club was organized Nov.
4, 1953 by the Trail Rotary Club
under the guidance of Jimmy.
Vipond.

It received its charter at
a banquet in the Kinnaird Im-
provement Society Hall on Nov.
23, 1953. There were 21 charter
members,

| First

wactivity.

was L. V. C

arted in 1953

Through the following years
they have built the triangular
plot near the Arrow Motors, sup-
plied stickers with emergency
numbers on phone books and as-
sisted two Hungarian families.

They donated $250 to the rink
besides supplying labor on it,
donated $150 to little league ball,
donated $150 to the Nelson local
for handicapped children and
| for removal of: the

old at the ferry.

‘We see
vand airways as being an integral
part of our way of life in this
age, Therefote we are vitally in-
terested in transportation.

“+, Wé see community planning!

a. M. .
1. Horswill and the new presi-
dent, Dr. George Page.

One of the first projects of
the Rotary Club was the num-
bering of Castlegar houses.

They have donated a cup
and assisted with the Fall Fair,
provided a heat lamp for the
hospital and campaigned for a
camp site at Pass Creek.

12, until today,
your District las’ been closely
associated in history with the
progress that commenced with
early fur trading to the present
large-scale developments inthe
mining, smelting and lumbering
industries.

‘While much has been achiev-
ed, the greater developments lie
ahead, To the young people, I
wish to say how fortunate you
are to enjoy this heritage of
human achievement, natural
beauty and natural resources.

'To every one of you I send
my best wishes for all you
undertake in the future develop-
ment of your District and the
general advantage of Canada

Herbert W. Hi

Member for Kootenay West.

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LOEBLICH’S MESSAGE! g

It is with pleasure that I
extend greetings to the pioneers!
of Kinnaird, Robson,

Castlegar News.

The yeor 1958, British Col-
umbia’s Centenary, is a time
when we should all take a mom-|

ent to look around us and remi-| (>

nisce. Our growing communities,
our development and rogress,| 44
should be considered monumen-
tal to the pioneers who, through] '
hardship and effort,

Castlegar| ©
and District though the medium 5
of this Centennial issue of the] ::

BOATING ON THE COLUMBIA IN 1910. IN THE BOAT ARE
MRS. G.. A. STOVEL, MRS: DUNCAN CARTER, MRS. C. S.

SQUIRES, MISS RUTH McDIARMID, MR. C. SQUIRES AND
DR. A, P. McDIARMID

their “tap roots’ in this area.

_. Let us remember that these
Pioncers were instrumental in’
making ‘this Crossroads of the
Kootenays a wonderful place in
which to live,

* We salute you, our pioneers.
May you abound in prosperity in
the future,

To the residents of Kinnaird,|}

may I extend best wishes ‘for
health and happiness throughout
the coming years, Your friendli-
ness, good-neighbor spirit and
co-operation, especially as ‘dis-
Played on August 6, our 10th
year of incorporation cclebra-
tion, speaks well of you.

With these basic principles,|
our village will steadily progress
to the benefit of us all.

Carl M. Loeblich,
Chairman of the Council,
Village of Kinnaird,

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7 EAUTY
BRITISH COLUMBIA

Has been captured on film many, many
times over the years —

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of film on your travels over this vast
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‘THANKS

for your continuéd patronage over

the past 25. years.
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Our business experience of 13 years
“in Trail and 12 years. in Castlegar has. i
enabled us to bring you’ consistent.
low prices — year after year. many’
‘have found they do better by shop-

:

Menfally-Refarded Children
Helped at Silver Birch School

-@- AOTS Club Played Leading Role

@ Water Pipes Freeze; Smith to Rescue

During an executive meeting
of the Castlegar .and District
AOTS (As One- That Serves)
Club in the fall of 1954, a letter
from Dr. Endicott of Trail was
read asking the club to accept
the task of arranging transpor-
tation for the four children who
were attending Maple School in
Trail.

The Castlegar and District
AOTS Club accepted this chal-

~ lenge and for the next two years|

enjoyed some measure of suc-!
cess in this work.
Thanks to the Castlegar
Transportation Society tho
children had free transporta-|
tion back and forth to Tadanac.
tation from there to}

Trall and back was arranged
by the Trail branch. At times

9, 1958, in the Parish Hall.
This wns a well-aftended
meeting with over 30 organ
izations belng Also

plies that the teacher’ had or-
dered for her first term.

Mrs, Palsson deserves much| %
credit for what'she was able to| %

accomplish that first term with
so little,
However, the individuals and

a strong delegation from the
board of governors, and the
Trail Branch of the Kootenay
Society for Handicapped Chil-
dren. The Trail branch spon-

} sored the new branch at
Castlegar,

At this meeting the Castle
gar Branch of the Kootenay So
clety for Handicapped Childrer
was formed and 12 directors were
‘appointed to run it,

Location was no problem as
the Castlegar school board al-
lowed the use of the annex to
the elementary schoo} as a class-|

or who that
first meeting did not fail the
directors whom they appointed
to conduct the affairs of Silver
Birch School, Neither did the

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ABOUT 1913 OF MR.

AND MRS. JOHN HORNE. LOCAL RESIDENTS IN THE PIC-
TURE STILL LIVING ARE H. R. FOXLEE, MRS. C. S. SQUIRES

AND MISS RUTH McDIARMID

Trail Branch of the
Society for Handicapped Chil-
dren with their kind offer of
$300 to assist the first months
of operation,

The budget for the first 10
months of operation was for
$2,050. Of this amount only
$730.20 was received from the
department of education—the
balance of $1,319.90°was met
through memberships and

room for a school

of and

the children vial
Greyhound when schedules
were more convenient,

In March, -1956, the club re-
ceived a second letter from the
board of governors of the Koo-
tenay Society for ~ Handicapped
Children. The Club was asked|
in this letter, to make a registry

Fr the
were able to obtain the services
of Mrs. H. Palsson ‘of Kinnaird
as teacher of the ‘newly-formed
Silver Birch School.

On Jan, 7, 1957, Mrs, Pals-
son opened the doors of her little
school to her five pupils, which|
is considered a capacity class)

of handicapped’ children in the|for a teacher of handicapped

Castlegar area, as it was felt that
such a registry may indicate the
need for school for handicapped
children in. or near Castlegar,

The club-again accepted the
challenge’ and compiled the re-
gistry which definitely indicated
the need for such a school.

The various clubs and or-
ganizations in the Castlegar area
were ‘then contacted and asked

children,

January and February were
two cold months that year and|
“even Silver Birch School had
frozen water pipes that first!
winter—but thanks to Smith’s
Plumbing and Heating the » Bip
es were thawed ont.

Castlegar and District has
responded well to a very urgent
need—that of caring for its men-
tally retarded children—children} <
who are unable to cope with the
regular school but

District's Hospital WA
Push Cart For Patients

@ (95 Draw Sheats

Made and Donated

@ $13.92, $84.20, $125, $72.77
‘@ 3,000 Cups of Tea at Hospital Opening

The Women’s Auxiliary to
eae Hospital was
meet-

the

surer,. Mrs, J. Bainbridge was
the new secretary and Mrs, G.

ing July 3. 1957 when Mrs. G.
‘MacBey, ae District councillor,

was named pi
officer.
Mrs. M. R. Higgens, super-

who, nevertheless can be eine
to become happy

elected
officers:

of nurses, was intro-
duced to the aukiliaty members

our community,

In many communities there] s,

Mrs. W.
vice-president, Mrs. W. Reed;
secretary, Pcl a Brown; and!

is little or no p for the
education and training of the
child,

Mrs.
E silane Buea of the Trail

‘We of the Castlegar area ua
well feel happy to know. that
sive Birch School is part. of

And this was only one of
many acts of kindness and good-
will that has enabled the dixec-

to send representatives to anjtors to pay the teacher’s salary,

organizational meeting on Oct.

the fuel bill, and the few sup-

by the B.C: Association for Re-
tarded Children to enable the
mentally thandicapped’ child in
British Columbia to develop: to
his fullest capacity.

THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY GIVES FORTH
A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST THROUGH THE. FORE-
SIGHT OF THOSE WHO FIRST aor THIS

WONDERF UL

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“WE PAY TRIBUTE TO THEM,’ THE
FAIR BOARD AND THE PROVINCE

ON _ THIS,

B.C.'s

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a gavel to
the new" group.

booth

at’ an meeting held at
the home of Mrs. L. V. Camp-
bell where xefreshments were!
served in a charming Valentine
theme,

Enthusiastic public response
to six travelling baskets sent

(continued on page four)

» ‘the

At the September fall fale],
a

where 29 membership tickets
were sold to the public and the
juniors sold home-made candy
donated by the members, They
, Made $13.92 in this way.

At’ the October meeting it
was decided that the auxiliary
join the BCHA auxiliaries divi-
sion. Mrs. Banigan attended the
the October BCHA convention in
‘Vancouver, returning with a
comprehensive report of the B.C.
activities of the. women’s auxil-
iaries,

Mrs. J. Sherbiko, chairman
of the sewing and knitting com-
mittee, reported in December
that 195 ‘draw sheets had been,
made and donated to the hospi-
tal. :

"Mrs. E. A. Lampard donated.
a showcase to be used at the
hospital to display knitted baby:
garments made and donated by
auxiliary members for sale to
the public,

A junior auxiliary sale of
home cooking, aprons, doll and.
baby clothes held in West's Store
in ‘December netted $84.30.

This same month a Christmas

sale of home-made candy was
held and a cake, with ingre-
dlents purchased by the auyil-
fary and baked by Mrs, J.
Chernoff and” decorated by
Mrs. LE Sallken, was. raffled
and over $125 realized through
this effort. :

The annual general. meeting
was held.January 8 this year
and Mrs, C, Onions, chairman of
the nominating committee, pre-
sided over the election of of-
ficers. 4

Mrs. Banigan was re-elected
president, Mrs. Reed vice-presi-

a'dent, and Mrs. MacBain, trea-

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BIRTHDAY
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