the upholstery trade, but ii health Drumheller ranch in Washington be- -liams Hake... eee iliams Lake Tribune NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO Volume 19 -— Number 46. Single copy 10c, $2.50 per year. FRANK GOODRICH DIES SUDDENLY | | | WHILE HUNTING The community was shocked Sun- day to hear of the sudden death of Frank Goodrich, pioneer Cariboo resiad dent, who died of a heart attack while out hunting with his son Harold. The two men had separated. on their hunting trip and arranged to T™eet back at their car, which was parked on the Chilcotin road a mile beyond Four Mile Creek. When Har- old reached the car about 10 ami. ne discovered the body of his father slumped over the wheel. Mr. Goodrich, who was 68 years old, had reached the car, put his gun and dog in, and then drove across to the the other side of the road to turn around. This was as far as he got when the fatal attack struck him, Frank Ingraham Goodrich was born in Atlanta, Georgia, August 19, 1883. ‘He started out at an early age to iearr and a love of the outdoor life lea him to the ranches of the northern states. He became a guide for the large fore the days of roads, ani his e perience with trail herds gained him a reptuatior as a top cowman and horseman. For some years he was an assistant veterinary, and in later years his knowledge gained at this work was freely given to neighboring He came to the Cariboo a packer for the B.C. surveys, bvying herses and equipment and supplying their camps, In the winter n+ freight- ed on the Cariboo Road. For a short period he left the Cari- boo and moved to Alberta where he Worked on railroad construction. He returned to this district in 1920 after the death of his wife's .ather and bought out his brother-in-la‘v’s inter- est at Valley Ranch on Cuimney. Creek. He continued his ranching until 1944 when poor health ané lacic of help led to his retirement to Wil- During his ranching years he was president of Chimney. Creek and Springhouse Farmers’ Institute for several terms and was instigator in the move to get the Forestry Depart- ment to reserve all range laad for grazing only. Through the Water Righ?s Depart- merit and in conjunction with other water users, he also helped in ‘ive de- velopment of a water supply in Chimney Lake. , After his retirement hesbecame an active worker in the Board of frade and at the time of his death was a director of this group. A year ago he stood for village commissioner. He leaves to mourn his passing his |: loving wife and son Harold: one bro- a ther, George M. Goodrich ard nephew Morris, Vancouver; and a niece. Marion, Victoria. Funeral services were conaucted An- Col- Wednesday afternoon from St. drew’s United Church, Rev. J. clough officiating. Pallbearers were Sam Sloan, Jack Dobie, Antoine Boitanio, Hope Paten- aude, Roy Nelson, Gordon Blacxwell. New Auxiliary Prexy Has Short Term Mrs. W Margetts has secyed what is probably the shortest term of of- fieb of any Legion Auxiliary president. Blected Friday night at the annual meeting, Mrs. Margetts was forced to hand in her resignation this week as she is moving to 150 Mie House where her husband will manage the hotel. A special meeting will be held this Friday tp elect a new president. Other officers named were. Mrs. S. Pigeon, first vice-president; Mrs. L. Scarf, second vice-resident: Mrs. D. Mars, secretary; Mr. G. Gibbons, treasurer; Mrs. G Blackweil, siand- ard-bearer; Mrs. E. Ewing, Mrs. R. Kelt, and Mrs. EB. G. Woo.J!land, ex- ecutive committee; and Mrs. F Bass and Mrs. A. E. Levens sycial com- mittee. A joint installation will bs 1 4 with the parent branch at a future date, followed by @ Social. Christmas plans which includ dec- orating a tree at the hospita) and providing gifts for the children were discussed, and Mrs. C. Macqueen and Mrs. S. Pigeon were named as the commitee in Charge. Mrs. E.G. Wood- jJand and Mrs. S. Pigeon volunteered to take charge of providing liasnpers for needy families. A smail remem- prance will also be sent to veterans of this locality who are in Shaugh THE WHATH ivi Saturday Monday ‘Wednesilay [ QUESNEL-LAKE Basketball Season Opener Next Week + Lécal basketball fans will have a| chance next Friday (November 30) to see the town’s senior men’s team in aétion at the Elks Hall. The locals will take on Quesnel in this season opener here, .which will be the second game of a home-and- home series. First tilt is scheduled for Wednesday night at Rivertown. This is only ‘the first of what the team managers hope will be a real top basketball bill-of-fare for the sea- son. Contact is being made now with other Interior and Okanagan clubs in an effort to stage goad games. The Friday night game will be pre- ceded by a senior girls tilt "Lake and Quesnel. Ss Still No Takers For Commission Seais With three vacancies on the Village Commission to be filled, there is still no sign on the local election turizon to indicate that anyone is ready to rush forward. Nominations close with the Return- ing Officer, Joe Smith at noor, De- cember 6th, but with two weeks to go even last year’s candidates, whu were in the field early and in force in 1950, are not committing themselves. “What happens if there are no nom- inations, or if only one or two men (or women) come forward? Checking with Village Clerk Ted Gibvun, we feceived the information that accord- ing #o tke provisions-<¥ the Muvscipay Act, if there is oniy one or two nom- inations, the remaining one or two as the case may be, can be appointed by the sitting Commissioners. If nowever. there are no nominations received, the three must be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Eliz: and OG 10,000-mile royal tour ended at this taoment when Princess the Duke of Edinburgh stepped off Newfoundland soil onto. aie ferry Maneco at Portugal Cove. It was a wet ending month-long trip in which the royal couple and U.S. citizens, saw Canada from coast to coast. ~ Centra! Press Cacadian Photos to the met thousands of Canadiens Commission. While an answer is awaited, severai persons have been appointed to ap proach the’ various organizations in the villged seeking thé suport of tiese groups. ‘Ajfurther meeting is placnéd in December\when reports will be given on the general response to the appeal and further organizational details will be considered. Main reason cited for the formation of a public library is the difficulty in ing new books through the Pub- DUTCH FIRM BUYS LUMBER INTERESTS AT LONE BUTTE Threatening lumber shortage in Western Burope is credited with bring- ing a Dutch firm into this area in what has probably been the largest single private sale of lumber interests in the Cariboo. At Lone Butte the Netherlands Over- Seas Mills Ltd, has taken over the sawmill and yards of the Lone Butte Forest Product Ltd. and three to four million feet of timber owned by Tim ver Sales and Distributors Ltd., at Vancouver. The new company is a subsidiary £N. V. Ho thand 1 n Zogecy P. C. Van: Drimmelen & Zonen, a Nether- lands firm that is owned by two broth- ers, H. A. and N. M. Van Drimmelen. With a forseeable lumber shortage in Burope, the Ban Drimmelens de- vided to establish a subsidiary in Can- ada and the plan was approved by the Netherlnds government. M. Van Drim- melen, Mr. Nicolaas and Kees Brou- wer, who holds a degree of master of economics came to this country establish and manage the firm's new interests. First Flooding At Arena Tonight Good news for hockey and skating enthusiasts is provided by Y/ar Mem- orial Society president Claude Huston, who says the rink’s first_flooding will weather holds, says “laude, we'll be using the rink the first week in December. For the curlers, there is more work ahead before their two sheets can be flooded. Club officials have issued a call for solunteers to head up to the rink-Sun- day morning around Qo'clock armed with a shovel instead of the usual broom. Gravel for the sub-ice base is being hauled in that dey and will take the efforts of the shovel-Wwielders to level lie Library Commission, rather than by direct purchase. Mrs. Anne Tacicot, the present librarian, stated that un- ler the present system it takes about a year to obtain new books. J. Phillipson, head of the local 1i- brary group, said that a locally sdmin- istered litrary would receive the bless- Group Moves To Form Town Public Library Association First steps in the formation of a Williams Lake Public Library Association were taken Monday evening when a group of interested townspeople met to consider the question. Asa direct result of the meeting an application for > incorporate has been forwarded to the B.C. Publ nitely. The possibility of returning the library to the school was discussed hut this was vetoed as the Jibrary Jouald- only beumpde: availabie a the Cenings, and-also it was considered too far from the ceritre of town. The accompanying problem of fin- ance brought forward information from Mr, Phillipson -that a school frant of approximately $2000 might be obtained through the majority consent of the school ratepayers, but this move was considered both cumbersome and impractical due to the need to canvass the entire district for votes, and also to the fact that the greater majority of those who would be approached lived outside the village and would rot be able to use the library. Tt was decided; however, to proceea ° ings of the Public Library C: whose policy is to encourage such in- dependent units, Mr. Phillipson’s un- derstanding was that when a loca’ library is formed all books at p:esent on hand would be donated to the new unit by the Commission. © , The Commission provides a grant equal to that received from: the muni- sipality, for the purchase of new books, and this arrangement would sti) con- tinue in force. The total grant received for 1951 was over $400. The main problem confronting a Library Association is that of finding quarters. Although Mrs. Racicot indi- cated that her husband would be wi ling to allow space, as at present, in his store on First Avenue, she admit- ted that this was handicapping his own business and that this arrange- 125 ATTEND CEREMONIES » Sea ati ean aioli Elks Install Officers At Colorful Ceremony A member of the Elks Lodge for 24 years, Alfred Smallenberg, well- local businessman, was formally in stalled ito the office of Exalted Ruler of BPOE Cariboo Fiks Lodge 239, last Thursday night by District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Taylor of Smither: About 125 lodge members and meim- bers of the Royal Purple attended the colorful which included the installation of 13 other officers. The list of officers includes Roy Ne son, Immediate Past Exalted Rul wa ceremonies, Tommy Bishop, Leading XKnight Ralph Woodland Loyal Knight; C. E Macqueen, Lecturing Knight; Arthu: Haddock. secretary; Rob! Moore, treasurer; Fred Melish, Inner Guard Alf Eagle, Tyler; Vince Racicot, Ws quire; Harold Richardson, Chaplain Trustees are Joe. Borko: Star Goad and H. G. Lockwood. Assisting at the ceremonies was Deputy Supreme Royal Lady Hitbure nessy or Tranquille. it off, of Quesnel. with the incorporation, as there were sufficient books on hand to carry on for the present and grants for further books were assured, and a general ap- peal for public support was arranged in an effort to obtain more adequate quarters. CHANGE OF SCENERY Centra Press Canagian In a move shroured with secrecy, Hurt Meyer, former Nazi general serving life term for 1944 shootings or Canadian pr'scners-of war, was re trom Dorchesier. N.B., penitentiary and flown to a British military Cebinet approved transfer of 42- above, who nad year-old German been despondent war crimes ar: A special meeting of the Bosrd of de will be called Tu t F. B. Marshall, Be. Power Comm: Geachie, public relatior The and will continue north the day on a tour of Co. ‘ommission Students Of Instructional Rec province will result in direct District 27 next spring, Area Following a talk to the 17 represen- tatives present by Mr. Maltman on the work of the Pro-Rec, the miceting asked him to arrange an instruction clinie for Williams Lake which could be attended by prospec- ive instructors from each centre in he district. This thajor clinic .’o be followed by probably four field clinics that would travel to rural points giv- ing instruction on field and track work prior to the spring sports days. It was suggesed that one could be held in the Chileotin, one at the 100 Mile, Horsefly and Williams Lake. in March, District 27 To Benefit From Pre-Rec Ciinics —- -The recent appointement of Keith Maitman as Proviucial ational supervisor for the North Central area of the benefits to students of Schoui Representatives were told at their annual meeting here Satuday. Pro-Rec headquarters agrees. the ‘clinics will be staffed by qualified in- structors from the coast. To the ‘area representatives the prospect of having the benefits of this instruction, particularly in the rural schools, was a fitting climax to thoi~ work in trying to get a better deal for the students in physical education Because there has been sor> argu- ment in the past over problems invo} ing the two track meets that arc hi in the district, the meeting also 2 to co-ordinate the work of the comm tee in charge by placing Principal Joe ‘The of holding classes later in the summer w: suggested: s also Mr. Maltman carefully expiained that the Pro-Rec branch's work was mainly .concerned with adult recrea- ipson as permanent chairman. ELECTIONS Three trustees were elected to fili vacancies on the School Board. From Williams Lake, Trustee Herb Gardner was re-elected to a two-year to fill out the term of Mrs. Doug. tion, and said that in most ‘arge centres there were definite lines drawn that the branch from interfering with the physical education work of the schools. Reason for this was the probable overlapping that would take place in ‘nstructional time and equipment, the speaker stated, At this point Inspector Wm. Mouat interrupted to say that the school board here would put nothing in the way of this type of instruction coming into their schools, a point that had been clearly worrying Mr, Maltman, From there on the meeting got town to the problem of/how this in- tructional: work could{best be made iailable to the student ‘linic question settled, & aid he would immediately contact “ictoria and obtain the fequired per- mission to carry out the prograrm. If Hockey Club Seeks Inclusion Of Prince, Questiel In Loop - - Local hockey officials are looking owards the north again for competi- jon. it was revealed at tne club's an- nual meeting Monday mgat. Actually the club is looxing both jorth and south, with the secretary Seing instructed to find out the feel’ ings of Prince George and Quesnel in gard to joining the present Williams Lake-Lac La Hache-Clinton loop. Tommy Bishop was elected presi- dent of the club for the coming year with Wilf Moore as vice-president, and Reg Norquay secretary-treasurer. Wilf Moore was also named liason officer between the War Memorial Society and the hockey association. The club’s financial statement re- sealed a balnce of $193 on hand, and he meeting endorsed the holding of , “turkey raffle” similar to that of last year. Membership fees were set at 50c ‘or seniors and juniors and 25¢ for, midgets and pee-wees. As there was a poor representation xf last season’s hockey divisions present at the meeting. it was decided -o hold another one December 12. , Who resigned this fall Mr. Woodland will“serve a little ‘over a vear on the board. e “Representing the north-eastern or” Horsefly zone, K. W. Robertson was alected to the Board. A trustee should have been elected from Forest. Grove area, but iecause no meeting could be held to eice: area representatives, Inspector Moua- sug- gested that he call an official meeti ag at that point and a mail ballot would be conducted on the names of (he two representatives “that the would choose. SCHOOL BY-LAW = jSpeaking briefly. on’ the scicor ta daw, Inspector Mowat said thers two Tessons why the necessary bold isSue to provide funds had aoi beea an on the open market. Chief meeting the fact that af the time the was approved, the government was unable to put up its 50 perceat of the cost, owing fo heavy cuts in the Department of Education hudget. The inspector als) asked represen- tatives to carefully consider any re- quests for extension of pres2nt bus routes before asking the hoard to carry out their recommendations. Warning that student transporte- tion costs were jumping alarmingly, Inspector Mouat stated that ia some cases routes were costing the oara $300 per pupil per vear, and in these extreme cases, the bus was costing more to operate than the teacher's salary in the schools concerned. New Branch of AOTS To Repair, Distribut Toys As First Projec Repairing broken toys and distrib- uting them to underprivileged chil- dren in the district will be the initial project of a new church group that came into being last Thursday with the formation of a local branch of the AOTS. Noted for their works of service in the communities where they Are es- tablished, the AOTS, although of an “Accidental Death” Verdicts Returned Two verdicts of accidental death were brought in Tuesday by separate oroner’s juries inquiring inio the deaths of Roland Granley and Frances “Buddy” Mi raw In the case of the drowniug of Mr. Granley, the jury brought in a recorr- !mendation that the future life | oats should be attached to the tug- |boat by @ slip knot which can Se un- | tied from the lifenost, and that life nature, has long been associated with the United Church, which started the movement. e letters that make up the name of the: organization stand for the biblical quotation “As One That Serves.” The local group held its firs: supper meeting in the basement of St. An- irew’s Church and has a membership of ten at the moment. It will meet monthly, with the next supper meet- ing slated for December 6th. Regular meeting nights have not been desig- nated. President of the club is Don Bing- ham, loca] public welfare officer Leslie Cantell, industrial arts t at the high school, is vice-president. |lelts be supplied for each meniver of |the crew worn when weather is unfavourable for safe navigatios.” and y was drowned when a tug ank on Canim Lake, 9th. There was no rider to the veraict of the jury inguiring into the accident st Whitewater Crossing Novemver 12 that caused the death of Mr. Meraw. Jim Stitt is secretary-treasurr, Vic Imhoff was named pr mittee chairman and Peter Jena:n Will head the’ membership committee. The new group will seek the aid of local Scout Troop in collecting the | broken toys to get their first project | Underway. The project is in linc with | the AOTS mein service contritution ; to the community — boys’ work. term and E. G. Woodland was named. ®