lad, but after arriving in Debert, they caught up with him, and he took the measles, and spent Christmas in bed. It was a very lonely Christmas for him. As soon as he recovered, he returned home to his native province, and has remained there ever since. In 1942, he married Kathleen Howlett , and they were blessed with four children: Peter, Brendon, Jimmy, and James, who died at the age of nine with leukemia. They have nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Charlie operated a mixed farming operation adjacent to the train station. Often people would leave their horse at Charlie's while they were away on the train. There was always some excitement when the train arrived. Here, people could hear the local news. At this time, there were no telephones in the community. The railroad was a supplier of income. In winter, there was a lot of snow in that era, and local men would shovel snow to enable to train to complete its round trip. Charlie recalls when the snow was so deep that it took a long time to free the tracks. When the train failed to maintain its schedule, the mail and supplies were sent to Souris by plane. Charlie enjoyed working on the farm. It had its downfalls, but it also had its rewarding moments. He recalls loading railroad cars with pulp that he had cut with a buck-saw. There were no power-saws or tree-farmers to make the job easier in those days. He recollects milking the cows by hand, since milking machines were not yet available at that time. One morning, Charlie went to the barn and found five cows dead. They had bloated after eating turnip tops. To make matters worse, Charlie had just purchased a new car. He went to work at Usen Fisheries in Souris , and later was able to rebuild his stock, and continue his farming operation. 88