Salute to Kimberley - Page 16
1941
Kimberley will entertain 35 airmen at Christmas
At the weekly luncheon and meeting of the Kimberley Rotary Club, held on Tuesday, President M.A. Thomas made the pleasing
announcement that 35 air-men from Alberta would be the guests of Kimberley people during the Christmas holidays.
According to present plans they will arrive in Cranbrook by C.P.R. at about 4:15 a.m. on Christmas morning. They will be
given breakfast either in Cranbrook or at Kimberley and later taken to the homes they will occupy. During their visit here
several ways of entertaining them have been planned, including a visit to the Sullivan Mine and Concentrator; a public
reception at McDougall Hall, etc. They will also be guests of the skating rink at a hockey game.
The committees in charge will have all plans completed this week for their entertainment. A complete program will be
published in next week's issue of The Kimberley News, which will be published on Tuesday, December 23rd.
Rod & Gun Club complete camping ground
Premier Lake Park is now available
On Saturday last the Kimberley Rod and Gun Club completed the Premier Lake camping ground situated in the Provincial Park
at that lake. This includes a 40x12 foot cabin with cement floor, screen windows and doors, large cook stove, 4 tables
inside and 4 outside for campers who wish to eat outside in a fenced off site for that purpose, excellent place to land
boats at end of road and an 80x8 foot wharf in sheltered bay close to the cabin, toilets for ladies and gentlemen and
garbage barrels conveniently placed, lots of wood cut and piled for use in cook stove. This has now been turned over to the
public for their use and it is hoped they will show their appreciation by using all conveniences supplied so that this
site will be kept in god repair and clean and tidy. All labour was voluntary and all expense entailed taken care of by the
Club who also supplied tea, coffee and lunch at the conclusion of work parties.
On Saturday evening a party was held for the men who actually worked on the project, 84 in number. The Club wish to thank
the following for donations they made to make this a success.
Cranbrook: T.V. Hogarth, The two Bills," Johns and Whiting, W. Steward, F. Gnucci, D. DeLuca, F. Provenzano and W. Anderson,
Marysville.
Kimberley: F. Carlson, S. Port, D. MacKinnon, J. Sanderson and D. Hopkins (Ta Ta Creek).
Mr. G. Martin, President of the Club, wished to thank Mr. M. Hellieson for his untiring efforts which had played such a
great part in the project being the great success it has proved to be (lots of applause).
Mr. Hellieson thanked the boys and said it had been a great pleasure to work for and with them and also wished to thank Mr.
Arnold McGrath, M.L.A., and Mr. Johnson for their assistance and co-operation, Mr. McGrath congratulated Mr. Hellieson and
the Kimberley Club for the creditable asset they had accomplished for the district, it was a great surprise to him and he
hoped the public would appreciate it.
Refreshments were served and enjoyed. Music was supplied by K. Sahlin and V. Skalk.
Platoon of Reserve Army will be formed here
A large and enthusiastic audience listened with great interest to Lt.-Col. D. Philpot, D.S.O., 0.B.E., when on Tuesday
night, he outlined the particulars of the authorization and formation of one platoon for Kimberley of the Rocky Mountain
Rangers Reserve Army of Canada.
The meeting was held at the Armouries.
The platoon will be composed of Kimberley citizens. Drill will be two nights each week, one compulsory and one voluntary.
Attendance at two training nights entitles a man to one day's pay at service rates. There will be two weeks summer camp
with full service pay.
Enlistment ages are from 18 to 50 years. Medical category as low as "C" will be accepted for enlistment.
Company headquarters will be at Cranbrook„ with one platoon at Cranbrook, one at Kimberley and one at Femie. Headquarters
for this battalion is at Kamloops.
No difficulty is expected to be experienced in forming a platoon in Kimberley. Quite a number present at the meeting
signified their willingness to join.
During the course of his address and in answering questions, Lt.-Col. Philpot said that recruiting will commence here in
about two weeks. Everything necessary is here for training except clothing and arms.
This reserve force is not liable for overseas service, and will not be called for duty outside of Kootenay, unless a
national emergency exists. We hope this will never happen, he said but we can't shut our eyes to it.
1942
Scout show was hilarious success
The auditorium of the high school was well filled last Friday evening, to see the Scout Show performed to aid refugee and
bombed-out Scouts in Britain.
The singing of "0 Canada" started the program and the drawing of the curtains disclosed a
Scout camp fire in the woods with the 1st and 2nd Troops and their Scout Masters enjoying a sing-song accompanied by mouth
organs.
Instrumental music by some of the Scouts was greatly enjoyed.
The skit, "Mein Campf" also called forth much applause, in fact the whole show must have taken a great deal of thought,
time and work.
Scout Master Resker (while the scenes were being changed) thanked everyone for helping so generously; Joe Turner for
collecting the advertisements on the program, Miss Busby for her assistance with the musical part of the show, and
especially Mr. Moe for the great work he had done, not only for stepping into the breach when Mr. J. Barton joined the
army, but for giving up all his spare time to make the show the success it was. His work with the parody of the "Mikado"
was splendid.
The second part of the program was made up of a parody, playlet and a shadow play.
The stage was arranged as a Japanese room, for "The Mikado", with Japanese scenes and lanterns. On each side of the throne
stood three boys dressed in brilliant silk kimonos and long trousers in true Jap style. They sang their parody very well.
On the entrance of the Mikado, the audience was convulsed, his acting was supreme, and the umbrella bearer was kept
very alert.
Miss Griffion is to be commended on the make-up of the artists.
The playlet "The Burglar Trap" was well done and caused much merriment.
The Shadow Play kept the younger members of the audience busy, wondering where all the equipment and "other articles"
came from.
The playing of "God Save the King" concluded an enjoyable evening.
Next.
Salute to Kimberley - Index Page
Front Cover - Inside Front Cover
Page One 1896 - 1910, -
Page Two 1900 - 1911, -
Page Three 1912 - 1920, -
Page Four 1921 - 1924, -
Page Five 1925
Page Six 1926, -
Page Seven 1927, -
Page Eight 1928, -
Page Nine 1929, -
Page Ten 1930, -
Page Eleven 1930, -
Page Twelve 1931/32, -
Page Thirteen 1933 - 1936, -
Page Fourteen 1937 - 1939, -
Page Fifteen 1940, -
Page Sixteen 1941/42, -
Page Seventeen 1943, -
Page Eighteen 1944/45, -
Page Nineteen 1945/46, -
Page Twenty 1946/47, -
Page Twentyone 1948, -
Page Twentytwo 1948, -
Page Twentythree 1949, -
Page Twentyfour 1950/51, -
Page Twentyfive 1951, -
Page Twentysix 1952, -
Page Twentyseven 1953, -
Page Twentyeight 1954/55, -
Page Twentynine 1955, -
Page Thirty 1956/57, -
Page Thirtyone 1957/58, -
Page Thirtytwo 1958/59, -
Page Thirtythree 1959 - 1961, -
Page Thirtyfour 1961/62, -
Page Thirtyfive 1962/63, -
Page Thirtysix 1963/64, -
Page Thirtyseven 1964 - 1966, -
Page Thirtyeight 1967, -
Page Thirtynine 1968 - 1970, -
Page Forty 1970, -
Page Fortyone 1971, -
Page Fortytwo 1972, -
Page Fortythree 1973, -
Page Fortyfour 1974/75, -
Page Fortyfive 1975, -
Page Fortysix 1976, -
Page Fortyseven 1976, -
Page Fortyeight 1977/78, -
Page Fortynine 1978, -
Page Fifty 1979/80, -
Page Fiftyone 1981/82, -
Page Fiftytwo 1982/83, -
Page Fiftythree 1983/84, -
Page Fiftyfour 1985, -
Page Fiftyfive 1986/87, -
Page Fiftysix 1987/88, -
Page Fiftyseven 1988/89, -
Page Fiftyeight 1989 - 1991, -
Page Fiftynine 1991/92, -
Page Sixty 1993/94, -
Page Sixtyone 1995, -
Page Sixtytwo 1996/97, -
Page Sixtythree 1997/98, -
Page Sixtyfour 1998/99, -
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