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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-02-13, Page 1O • SET NEW MURDER TRIAL FAIL TO REACH VERDICT, O'Connor said, adding that Gloor now is serving two years less a day definite and one year indefinite in reformatory as an accessory after the fact, He termed Gloor an admitted perjurer, burglar and man of violence. "If you find that Gloor was an accomplice, it, would be dangerous to convict on his evidence standing alone," Mr. Justice Lacourciere told the jury. wfhe question you have to ask yourselves is whether you believe the evidence of Gloor_ He has an unsavory record, There are certain internal contradictions in his evidence," Mr. Justice Lacourciere said. "If you believe Gloor's evidence, the .evidence points to a brutal, cruel, sadistic strangulation in cold blood." 'I he defense, the judge said, maintains that Gloor's story is unreliable and improbable, and that he lied under oath and had a motive to do so and, as an accomplice, had a motive to shift the blame to protect himself. There were over 20 witnesses at the week-long trial, many of them from this area. They included. the girl's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pfaff, Ron Dale, Mrs. Don Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cooper, Raymond Beaver, Brian Jones, Gerald MacLean, OPP Constables Bill Glassford, John Wright and Dale Lamont, and Exeter Constable George Robertson. A new jury will be picked for the second trial and it is expected all area witnesses will again be called to testify. IDEAL FACILITIES FOR STUDYING — With completion of the addition to Osborne Central School early this year, students have been provided with excellent library facilities. Above, school librarian Mrs. Beth Batten is in charge of a small study group. From left, Ronnie Webber, Ralph Batten, Shawn Jeffrey, Nancy Hern, Janet Bray and Joyce Webber. I-A photo Ninety-fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 13, 1969 Price .Per Copy 15 Cents A usable authority starts Parkhill recreation area BAGS WOLF NEAR SHIPKA — An ordinary hunting trip turned out to be special for Tom Russell of Shipka, Saturday afternoon, Tom is shown above with a 45-pound wolf he shot in Stephen Township, about two miles south of Shipka. T-A photo GB airpl ne factory enbloc to highest bid Reeve Ory Wassmann, Grand Bend, said Monday afternoon the village has made no recent attempt to attract some other firm or interest to the Found Brothers Aviation Ltd, plant which will be auctioned off in early March. He did indicate hopes in the resort that the property would he "picked up" by some company interested in manufacturing a similar product to the Centennial 100 aircraft built at the site before shutdown November 30, or by some other concern of comparable size to the Found operation. Four of the five Centennial 100 aircraft produced at the plant, all the factory equipment and inventory will be sold as a unit at public auction March 4, — Please turn to page 3 charged with the non-capital murder of Gwendolyn Pfaff, The trial of Joseph Polzen, Crediton, ended in a hung jury late Friday night in Toronto. • The jury deliberated 10 hours before returning to the court room to report they were unable to reach a verdict in the trial. A new trial was ordered and the date is expected to be set within a few weeks and will be held during the winter session of the Ontario Supreme Court. • Centralia College students and staff will be hosts at the • second annual "Open House" on and February 19,, 9 a.m. to 4 February 18, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. p.m. The y,?.ar's program centres around the theme "More Bread with Ed(ucation)." Over fifteen student-prepared exhibits and demonstrations as well as a fashion show, will • interpret the theme in the areas of agriculture and home economics. The home management display will feature demonstrations of work simplification in the home. Other displays will illustrate new • trends in fashion selection and Huron board • to pick site There are indications that members of the Huron County Board of Education will select a location for their headquarters when they meet in regular session Monday evening in Goderich. • At the February 3 meeting the group received letters from Huron County Council and the town of Goderich with regard to setting up offices in the county seat. Other accommodation has been offered in Clinton and Seaforth. • A tour of Conestoga College and several elementary and secondary schools in the county will be made March 5. The board also named a striking committee to select members for an advisory vocational committee and an • advisory committee for trainable retarded children. It was' announced that the salary for superintendent of education James Coulter will be $23,000 per annum. However, Mr. Cochrane said, the evidence of pathologist Frederick Jaffe that Miss Pfaff had died of stab wounds and that an attempt had been made to strangle her manually was consistent with the evidence given by Kenneth Gloor, 19, the chief Crown witness. Gloor testified during the trial that he sat frozen in a car while Polzen strangled Miss Pfaff and then threatened him unless he helped to put Miss P fairs body first in the trunk and later in a water trough. Mr. Cochrane suggested that the jury was justified in accepting the vital part of Gloor's evidence, and that while Gloor had admitted lying at the preliminary hearing, the matters then involved were minor, "Various witnesses have corroborated Gloor's evidence," Mr. Cochrane said. The Crown's case is based on Gloor's testimony, and Gloor can reasonably be believed in the evidence vital to the case," Mr. Cochrane submitted. Mr. O'Connor argued that Gloor's evidence stands alone and that Gloor has the strongest possible motives for lying. "He knew the body would be found. He was involved. He was scared, and he decided to tell his story to protect himself," Mr. Investigate three district crashes The Exeter OPP investigated only three accidents this past week, with the most damage resulting in one on Saturday at 3:15 a.m. on No. 5 County Road. Donald R. Dietrich, RR 3 Dashwood, lost control of his vehicle and it struck a tree. Damage was estimated at $900 by Constable F. L. Giffin. The other two crashes occurred on Wednesday, the first at 9:15 a.m. when a car operated by Laurene M. Corriveau, Zurich, collided with a car stuck in the snow on the driveway into the Blue Water Rest Home, Zurich. The parked car was owned q Alexine Dietrich, RR Dashwood, and Constable D. A. Mason listed total damage at $150. The other crash took place at 4:35 p.m. when a car operated by Stephen Brierley, RR 1 Exeter, went out of control on Concession 2, Stephen Township in a snow drift and struck a snowbank. Constable E. C. Wilcox listed damage at $200. During the week the local detachment officers laid eight charges under the Highway Traffic Act and issued warnings to another 28 drivers. Predict drop in pea acres An abundance of peas, due mainly to last year's bumper crops throughout the country, is expected to result in a decrease in acreage this year by most companies. A plentiful food program has been set up in an effort to increase sales of canned and frozen peas and retail outlets have been asked to feature peas as "good buys" during the next two months in an effort to boost sales. Jack Urquhart, manager of the Canadian Canners Ltd. plant at Exeter, said he is expecting that area acreage will be reduced this year, but has not been advised by the company as yet what the figure will be for the 1969 crop. The firm does not start contracting peas until the end of March. The Hon. William Stewart, minister of agriculture, attributes the abundant supply situation also to a loss of markets for frozen peas in the United Kingdom, due to devaluation. The A usable River Conservation Authority at its annual meeting in Parkhill, Wednesday made plans for the start of long-range development of a 1,785 acre recreation area around the new Parkhill Dam. The Authority authorized the spending of $40,000 this year on change facilities for bathers, washrooms, an entrance building and some camping facilities. The recreation development outlay was the largest item in a $163,100 budget approved by the Authority, Wednesday. The total budget, up $41,220 from last year will cost supporting municipalities a total of $43,10 in direct levies, $7,100 more than in 1968. The $2,000,000 twin dam on the outskirts of Parkhill is expected to be completed in June and Freeman Hodgins, chairman of the dam committee, said plans are under way for an official opening early in September. Other capital projects in this year's budget include $15,000 for a river channelization, widening, and deepening study, $900 to complete the Grand Bend erosion control study and $10,000 to carry out some of its recommendations, $10,000 toward a $12,500, 53-acre addition to the Rock Glen Park, $4,500 for development of the authority's five conservation areas and $3,500 for flood plain improvements at Riverview Park. The provincial government will contribute $106,265 of the authority's budgetary requirements under a new sliding scale system of grants and supplementary grants based on need as established by assessment, population and amount of levy. Along with the municipal levy, the remainder of the budget is covered by special levies and revenues from parks and other authority properties. An announcement was made that a public information meeting open to everyone in the watershed would be held at the Parkhill Community Centre on March 5 at 8 p,m. The main object of the meeting is to familiarize residents of the proposed recreational development of the Parkhill area. All advisory boards of the Authority are also meeting within the next couple of weeks to plan their activities for the coming year, The Finance Advisory board under the chairmanship of Lorne Hay met Wednesday afternoon, yesterday at the Exeter office of the Authority. The Conservation Areas committee with Elgin Thompson as chairman will meet Monday, February 17 at 1:30 in the afternoon at the Authority Workshop at Parkhill. Allocation of the $40,000 for development will be discussed. The following afternoon, the Flood Control and Valley Lands Board, headed by Ted Pooley will meet at 2 p.m. also at the Exeter Office. The Educational and Information Board, chaired by Joseph E. Bryan meets at the Shillelagh on Wednesday, Sa'aries were the main topic for discussion at the Thursday evening meeting of Hensall village council. Utility man Ernie Davis who had asked council for a raise of $500 per annum was granted an increase of $400 from $4250 to $4650. Davis also receives a car allowance when on village business. Council approved small salary increases for reeve and councillors. Reeve Oliver Jaques will receive $300 salary and $125 for expenses. This represents an Hensall resident jailed on fraud A Hensel!, man, arrested in Port Arthur a couple of weeks , ago on fraud charges in Exeter and Port Arthur received his sentence, Thursday. Kenneth Arlington Dutot received a sentence of six months in jail for each of four charges forwarded to Port Arthur by the Exeter Police Department and the local detachment of the Provincial Police. The four sentences are to run concurrently and were levied in provincial judges court in Port Arthur. Three of the charges were laid by Exeter firms and one by a Hensall merchant. February 19 at 6 o'clock for a supper meeting. Tuesday, February 25 at 2 p.m. the Reforestation, Land Use and Wildlife committee will meet at the Authority Office, Exeter with chairman Clarence Charlton in charge. Freeman Hodgins will convene the Parkhill Dam Advisory Board on Monday, March 10 at 2 p.m. at the. Authority Workshop at Parkhill. William Amos, a Parkhill insurance agent, who has represented McGillivray Township on the Authority for more than 10 years was elected chairman during the afternoon's election of officers. increase of $75 per year for the Hensall reeve. Council members were granted a $45 hike for the year from $200 salary and $100 expenses to $245 salary and expenses of $100. There will be no extra money iw.id to reeve or council for special meetings attended in the village. However a rate of $16 per day will be paid for conventions or special meetings outside Hensall. It was agreed that councillors John Baker, Harold Knight and Hein Rooseboom would attend the convention of the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities this week. Building permits were approved for Robert Raeburn, Don Joynt and George Dawson for renovations to their properties. Knight, chairman of the property committee, advised council there had been no meeting to date with representatives of Hay and Tuckersmith Townships regarding fire protection. 'Jensen is seeking to make agreement with the two neighboring municipalities before a six-month interim fire protection agreement drawn up in November expires. Under the proposed agreement Tuckersmith and Hay would share a percentage of the costs for the operation of Hensall volunteer fire brigade in return for fire protection. The all-male jury went out at noon Friday after addresses by Crown counsel William Cochrane and defense counsel Dennis O'Connor, and a 65-minute charge by Mr. Justice Maurice Lacourciere. The jury returned at 10 p.m, to report it was unable to reach agreement. Mr, Cochrane submitted that Polzen, 34, had denied killing Miss Pfaff, 25, on Feb, 9, 1968, Her body was found in March in a water trough near Dashwood. ON STRIKE FOR ONE DAY — Tuesday was the day for employees of the Exeter division of Ontario Ilydro to take their turn on the rotating strike that has been underway throughout the province during the past week. Above, local employees Merlin MacLean, • Murray Brintnell and Paul Hodgson are stationed at the gateway to the local Hydro office. The sign at the left says "The union will maintain power" and this happened on one occasion Tuesday when a trouble call came in from a district farmer and it was looked after. • Agriculture college plans open house care of materials and clothing, selection and cooking of meat and meat dishes. Beef stroganoff will be prepared in one .demonstration. Menu planning will also be featured. The fashion show, on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. and on Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. will present a Day in the Life of Edna" — with College coeds modelling clothes made during classes, In the agricultural section the Business Management display will show how wise use of credit can lead to increased profit. "From Farm to Plate" is the theme of the Livestock exhibit with calves, hogs and poultry and carcasses of beef, pork and poultry. The Agronomy display will show how education and advanced technology has led to the development of a multitude of human and animal food products from crops such as corn and soybeans, The modern farmer makes use of many new engineering techniques: these will be demonstrated by the Farm Engineering division. The public is invited to take this opportunity to meet the staff and students of Ontario's newest college of agriculture and home economics at Huron Park. Council change night of meeting This week's meeting of Exeter council is scheduled for Tuesday rather than Monday night. It was indicated at the last session that several members wished to attend the Brotherhood banquet at James St. United Church, Monday. Guest speaker for that event will be Magistrate Robert Groom, Q,C., Tillsonburg. Hensall council grants increases in salaries • PUBLIC SPEAKING WINNERS IN TOP GRADES — Friday afternoon the top public speakers from the Exeter Public School and Precious Blood Separate School met in a local competition. The event was sponsored by the local Home and School Association and the R. F, Pooley Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Above, Legion representative R. E. "Ted' Pooley and Home and School president Mrs, Ray Murley ate presenting awards to the grades seven and eight winners. From left, they are, Kathy Simmons, Michael Ottewell, Debbie Potter and Debi Wooden, who was judged the top speaker in this division. T-A photo THE BEST SPEAKERS IN GRADES FIVE AND SIX — The judges at Friday's public speaking had a real chore on their hands coming up with the selection of winners. Above, Legion representative R. P. "Ted" Pooloy is pi esenling awards and cheques to the top four speakers in competition for grades five and six. They are from left, Cynthia Gunn, Kim Postill, Valerie Sweet and Vincent Glaab, who was the winner. Purther zone competitions are being held here on Saturday, 1-A photo