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Commencement
at SHDHS
EXETER - Trophies, plaques,
scholarships and awards were plen-
tiful at the annual commencement
exercises Friday night at South Hu-
ron District High School.
School vice-principal J.M. Porter
was master of ceremonies for the
evening. Bringing greetings. were
Huron County Board of Education
chairman John Jewitt, director Bob
Allan and SHDHS principal J.L.
Wooden.
The valedictorian was Kim Craw-
ford, now a student at McMaster
University in Hamilton.
The top award during the school
year is the Moncur Scholarship go-
ing to the top female and the top
male students in the grade 13 grad-
uating class.
It was presented to Brenda Bals-
don, Said Osman and David Jo-
sephson by John Jewitt and Allan
Carter of the Huron board. It was
accompanied by the Ken and Phyl-
lis Lawton shield.
MPP Jack Riddell and board
Trudi Bornath
member Beatrice Dawson presented
Ontario Scholar awards to Brenda
Balsdon, Paul Becker, Shari Black,
Trudi Bornath, Kim Crawford, Beth
Desjardine, Dale Ducharme, David
Josephson, Karen Miller, Janet
Mowat, Said Osman, Rob Russell,
Mark Stephan, Lori Lynn Wagner
-and Chris Weernink.
Osman and Josephson shared the
Carter Scholarship as presented by
board director Bob Allan.
Said Osman also received the
Scott Hasselback Memorial Schol-
arship presented by Drew Hassel -
back as the top science graduate,.
the Royal Canadian Legion OAC
History award presented by Vera
Armstrong and Joan Heywood and
a History award for 100 percent in
marks.
The same Legion ladies presented
the Legion . scholarship to Mark
Stephan and Beth Desjardine and
Janice Ducharme received the Le-
gion Auxiliary award from Cathy
Pfaff.
awa..,-� - rd to a grad-
siiiiJyiltt :-na.�
ed to Maureen Masse by xeter
Villa director of care Pat Campbell.
On behalf of the Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority,.Bonnie Ratz presented the
fine arts award to Patty Smith and
a nursing award to Sonya Shantz.
Rob Russell received the Exeter
Lioness award from Lauric Dykstra;
Wanda Reynolds presented the Exet-
er Kinetics social work award to
Susan Flynn and Dorothy Balsdon
presented the Exeter Heritage Foun-
dation award to Maureen Masse.
Allan Rader, a graduate of the
senior automotive mechanics pro -
ram received the Steve Watson
pro-
gram
award and • tl1e Colleen
Please turn to page 3
Future. firefighters
A
SWAMI.4i
.ff.4' �r
46.
Future firemen - In recognition of Fire Prevention Week last week, the Grand.. Bend Bend, Stephen
and Bosanquet Township Fire Department paid a visit to the Grand Bend Public School to teach
the students fire safety. Hitching a ride here are future firemen, from left, Tommy Maguire, Ryan
Chandler, Robert Sandwith and Sean Jennison.
Clifford denies wrongdoin
OTTAWA - Terry Clifford said
in the House of Commons Mon-
day, " I categorically deny any
wrongdoing."
Clifford was referring to charges
that he and Scarborough MP Bob
Hicks paid each other's daughters
from their Commons office bud-
get in 1987 and 1988 while the
young women attended university
classes in Toronto and Guelph.
The area MP said his daughter
Amy and Sandra Hicks " are peo-
ple who've done work, who've
been paid for their work and have
done it responsibly. The Canadian
public has been well served."
The Montreal Gazettee broke the
story Saturday that Hicks hired
Amy Clifford for the summer of
1987 and paid her $400 a week
while she attended the University
of Guelph and that MP Clifford
paid Sandra Hicks at least $4,000
last year while she was at classes
at the University of Guelph.
In the House Monday, Liberal
MP Doug Young insisted on dis-
closure on the matter saying, ''Lay
the cards on the table."
Each member of parliament is
given a budget of about $154,000
each year to hire assistants, rent
space for a constituency office and
travel in his province.
The House of Commons comp-
troller does not carry out audits of
payments made from MP's office
expense budgets.
Both MP s refused to be inter-
viewed, Monday.
Reports out of Ottawa Tuesday
morning indicate the Royal Cana-
dian Mounted Police are investi-
gating.
Rec centre amends contract
EXETER - The contract to re -clad the Exeter Recrea-
tion Centre has been amended to include some extra
work, but because of cost savings on the other part of
the contract, the difference is only an additional $180.
Insulation costing $2,700 will be needed to fill a
roof cavity left when the arena was originally built and
a vapour barrier has to be installed on the room for the
ice resurfacing machine.
The extra costs are offset by omitting vapour barrier
on the bottom of the arena's south wall, saving
$1,300. The new lighting system was expected to
cost $4,500 but has been quoted at $2,500.
In response to complaints that the inside walls of
the arena are now jct black because of the new vapour
barrier, deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller said they may have
to be painted next year.
"The interior walls arc now black...I think it looks
quite attractive. I can see some changes may have to
be made, but I think it looks quite sharp." said Fuller.
Councillor Dave Urlin asked council why the Opti-
mist Club had found it necessary to attend meetings
with the recreation centre board, town council, and the
town's executive committee all to pursue their aim of
getting boards to cover the ice surface for their Home
and Garden show.
Urlin suggested their apparent mistrust in any one lo-
cal government did little to help their cause.
Fuller noted that the third presentation to the execu-
tive committee was likely unnecessary, but said since
the rec board members were co -incidentally present at
the meeting, some of the concerns about who would
bear the cost of the board rental were being ironed out.
"They're talking and hopefully they'll be making an
agreement." said Fuller. "I think we're just lucky the
rcc board were here that night."
Mayor Bruce Shaw agreed the Optimists possibly
lacked tact.
"I think in the end it worked out quite well," said
Hoogenboom, noting that the meeting showed the Op-
timists they were not going to have to pay any more
for the board system than the arena pays.
In other business, council were told by building offi-
cial Dave Moyer town building permits arc nearly a
million dollars ahead of totals -to -date last year, mainly
because last month was ahead by more than $400,000
over September 1988.
Police probe murder, suicide
KIPPEN - Police surrounded an
RR3 Kippen farm after two adult
bodies were discovered Monday af-
ternoon in what is now being in-
vestigated as a possible murder -
suicide.
Onderiah- 3PP•-retvivt+d a call
around 2 p.m. saying there was a
1 in : outside near a pickup
neighbours say immigrated from
Germany only a few years ago.
As of press time, police were
not releasing the exact cause of
death, saying that the matter was
still under investigation by the
Goderickdetachment. The OPP
are sending a senior investigator
from Toronto's criminal investi-
gation branch to join the inquiry.
ship farm. OPP detachments
from Goderich, Exeter, Mount
Forest and Wingham arrived at the
scene with extra weapons and bul-
let-proof vests to make sure thc
area was secure.
. Police did not enter the home
- -until-just before .5:30 p.m.,'said
detective -sergeant Terry Bladon
from the Mount Forest detach-
ment. A coroner and forensic unit
were brought to the scene and the
situation was confirmed as a pos-
sible murder -suicide later that
evening.
Dcad arc Richard and Elsbcth
Aisenpreis, 43 and 37, a couple
Suspected murder -suicide. - Police surrounded this Kippen-area
farm Monday aftemoon and blocked off the entire concession to
sucwc: ilio arca agdirrsi possible threat-altotwo bodies were dis
covered on the property.,
Blue boxes
get approval
EXETER - It's official. Town
households will be joining other
area municipalities next year in a
blue box recycling program after
Exeter council gave the thumbs up
to the public works committee's
recommendation to join the Blue -
water Recycling Association's sys-
tem.
Bruce Melmer, whose plan to
demonstrate his plastic bag recy-
cling system delayed council's deci-
sion for at.least a month, did not
attend the public works meeting_
last week, explaining that the engi-
neering for his alternative approach
to recycling was currently up for
sale.
Councillor Ben Hoogenboom
called attention to the fact that
councillor Morley Hall brought
forward the motion to join the
Bluewater initiative, which has al-
ready gained the support of other
villages and townships in the re-
gion. Hall had been pressing coun-
cil for action on the blue box sys-
tem for a year, expressing frustra-
tion at the local government's
delays.
"I assume that it is to be imple-
mented as soon as possible," said
mayor Bruce Shaw. "February is
it?"
"It could be March," said. Hall.
Councillor Ervin Sillery raised
the question of the program's cost,
noting he had been approached by a
company willing to set out bins for
collecting metal for use by Exeter
residents at no expense to the town.
"When we draw up an agreement
then we will know exactly what the
cost will be" responded Hall.
Council also approved the motion.
to proclaim the week of November
20-26 as Recycling Week in Exeter
and to use the occasion to promote
and explain the recycling system.
Developer wants
to donate lands
EXETER - Randy Evans, solici-
tor for Gib Dow, defended his
client's proposed subdivision devel-
opment at Exeter council's meeting
Monday evening. The planning ad-
visory board had approved of the
plan at their October 16 meeting,
but wanted a few conditions set
aside before it could be proceeded
with further.
The development plans call for
38 new Lots, completing King-
scourt Crescent, but the planning
board are suggesting two lots at the
peak of the crescent be dedicated as
a future connecting road to Eastern
Avenue, in consideration of future
plans to establish a new access to
the subdivision, joining -Welling-
ton Street to Pryde Boulevard,
Kingscourt and Eastern Avenue.
Evans said the development
would be for single family dwell-
ings, a type of housing in demand
in Exeter.
"The average use of lots in Exet-
er is 2.3 people (per lot), which
just astounded me,Evans said,
pointing out that if this is the
town's trend, then these houses
would be needed.
In regard to parkland required to
be set aside for the area, Evans said
Dow is willing to turn over the
river flats to establish a recreational
arca for the town instead of paying
the usual developer's fee.
"I would ask the town.to consider •
the river flats in lieu of cash, be-
cause the town would likely end up
with it anyway,": said Evans. ,
"Well...if we're going to end up
with it anyway?" inferred mayor
Bruce Shaw.
Evans replied that the land had
considerable value and was present-
ly owned by Dow.
"You almost said that with a
straight face," said Shaw, laughing.
Evans pointed out there was no
problem with servicing or lagoon
capacity, but councillor t3cn Hoo-
genboom said the cost of servicing
the arca ultimately had to include -
future planning.
"We're not just talking about 38
lots, we're talking about a futurc 60
lots and I think that has to be taken
into account." said Hoogenboom,
although•Evans and town adminis-
trator Rick Hundcy agreed the final
lot figure aught not exceed a 70 -lot
total.
"'It is with merit the planning
board says 'we've got to look at the
70 lots and not just the 38," said
Evans.
Council discussed the issue fur-
ther in camera later in the session.
Problems
HENSALL - Some recent occur-
rences at the Hensall Tavern
brought Ron Walker to the regular
October meeting of Hensall coun-
cil. Walker, owner of Earl's Taxi,
Exeter, had sent a letter to the mu-
nicipal office earlier stating that a
driver for the taxi company had re-
sponded to a call to pick up a farc
at the tavern on September 9.
Walker gave councillors a copy of
a letter sent to LLBO employee
Brian Johnson giving _further de-
tails of the incident. '
The letter stated that Walker's
wife Sylvia had been dispatched to
pick up a female passenger who
worked at the tavern. Shc and her
boyfriend came out and put some
bags in the trunk of the cab.
The tavern manager, accompanied
by three other men, emerged from
the hotel, ordered the passengers
out of the car, and asked the driver
to open thc trunk, whereupon he
removed the bags. An argument
over stolen clothing ensued. The
tavern manager, according to the
tetter; be fl Co ktck- Ute taxi, arid-
was
ndwas hitting it with a pool cue as
the cab driver drove away. The taxi
sustained $350 in damage. The po-
lice arrived soon after.
Walker said he had taken out peo-
ple "beaten and bloody" on other
occasions. He recounted rescuing
one young man who had roused
him from bed at 2:00 a.m. Walker
at tavern
had found the man, beaten and hid-
ing near the tavern. The passenger
did not even stop at his residence to
pick up personal belongings; he
was driven directly to London air-
port where he bought a ticket home
to Newfoundland.
Walker had expected that OPP
Constable Ray Jack would also he
at the meeting to back him up, but
the officer had not been able to at-
tend. Walker offered to provide fur-
ther documentation, without
names, of these and other incidents.
He asked for support from council
in attempting to have thc hotel's
liquor licence revoked.
Walker said such incidents were
"a slap in the face to Hensall" , and
that when people read about such
happenings in thc paper "it can't
make Hensall too proud".
"If I operated my business likc
that, I'm sure Exctcr would revoke
my licence," Walker commented.
Councillor Peter Grpot said he
wanted to retain Hcnsall's good
,name. as_a .nicr., �b.:an {al ::•tea- live.
He added that council needed facts to
back up Walker's allegations.
"We can't act on what we hear by
the grapevine," he noted.
Councillor Jeff Reahurn received
unanimous support for his sugges-
tion that councillors meet as soon
as possible with police. If Walker's
charges arc substantiated, further ac-
tion will be taken.
Milan jailed In fatal fall from truck
STRATFORD - Randy Wilson, 22, of Huron Park was gentenced
Monday to 90 days in jail after he was convicted on charges laid after a
man fell off the back of a truck Wilson was driving August 5.
Robert Conium, 31 also of Huron Park, fell from the pickup on Co- -
nession 2 inLogan Township about five kilometres west of Mitchell.
He died August 14 at Victoria Hospital in London.
Wilson was sentenced to 60 days for driving while disqualified and an-
elber 30 days for public mischief. A charge of driving while suspended
was withdrawn. - -
Inside
In fast lane
Stop at Dashwood's
speed shop
page 5
First show
At Exeter
studio gallery
page 6
Great start
Mohawks
win first two
in Sr. A
page 17
OPP awards
Honour retiree,
transfers
page 33
Commencement
at SHDHS
EXETER - Trophies, plaques,
scholarships and awards were plen-
tiful at the annual commencement
exercises Friday night at South Hu-
ron District High School.
School vice-principal J.M. Porter
was master of ceremonies for the
evening. Bringing greetings. were
Huron County Board of Education
chairman John Jewitt, director Bob
Allan and SHDHS principal J.L.
Wooden.
The valedictorian was Kim Craw-
ford, now a student at McMaster
University in Hamilton.
The top award during the school
year is the Moncur Scholarship go-
ing to the top female and the top
male students in the grade 13 grad-
uating class.
It was presented to Brenda Bals-
don, Said Osman and David Jo-
sephson by John Jewitt and Allan
Carter of the Huron board. It was
accompanied by the Ken and Phyl-
lis Lawton shield.
MPP Jack Riddell and board
Trudi Bornath
member Beatrice Dawson presented
Ontario Scholar awards to Brenda
Balsdon, Paul Becker, Shari Black,
Trudi Bornath, Kim Crawford, Beth
Desjardine, Dale Ducharme, David
Josephson, Karen Miller, Janet
Mowat, Said Osman, Rob Russell,
Mark Stephan, Lori Lynn Wagner
-and Chris Weernink.
Osman and Josephson shared the
Carter Scholarship as presented by
board director Bob Allan.
Said Osman also received the
Scott Hasselback Memorial Schol-
arship presented by Drew Hassel -
back as the top science graduate,.
the Royal Canadian Legion OAC
History award presented by Vera
Armstrong and Joan Heywood and
a History award for 100 percent in
marks.
The same Legion ladies presented
the Legion . scholarship to Mark
Stephan and Beth Desjardine and
Janice Ducharme received the Le-
gion Auxiliary award from Cathy
Pfaff.
awa..,-� - rd to a grad-
siiiiJyiltt :-na.�
ed to Maureen Masse by xeter
Villa director of care Pat Campbell.
On behalf of the Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority,.Bonnie Ratz presented the
fine arts award to Patty Smith and
a nursing award to Sonya Shantz.
Rob Russell received the Exeter
Lioness award from Lauric Dykstra;
Wanda Reynolds presented the Exet-
er Kinetics social work award to
Susan Flynn and Dorothy Balsdon
presented the Exeter Heritage Foun-
dation award to Maureen Masse.
Allan Rader, a graduate of the
senior automotive mechanics pro -
ram received the Steve Watson
pro-
gram
award and • tl1e Colleen
Please turn to page 3
Future. firefighters
A
SWAMI.4i
.ff.4' �r
46.
Future firemen - In recognition of Fire Prevention Week last week, the Grand.. Bend Bend, Stephen
and Bosanquet Township Fire Department paid a visit to the Grand Bend Public School to teach
the students fire safety. Hitching a ride here are future firemen, from left, Tommy Maguire, Ryan
Chandler, Robert Sandwith and Sean Jennison.
Clifford denies wrongdoin
OTTAWA - Terry Clifford said
in the House of Commons Mon-
day, " I categorically deny any
wrongdoing."
Clifford was referring to charges
that he and Scarborough MP Bob
Hicks paid each other's daughters
from their Commons office bud-
get in 1987 and 1988 while the
young women attended university
classes in Toronto and Guelph.
The area MP said his daughter
Amy and Sandra Hicks " are peo-
ple who've done work, who've
been paid for their work and have
done it responsibly. The Canadian
public has been well served."
The Montreal Gazettee broke the
story Saturday that Hicks hired
Amy Clifford for the summer of
1987 and paid her $400 a week
while she attended the University
of Guelph and that MP Clifford
paid Sandra Hicks at least $4,000
last year while she was at classes
at the University of Guelph.
In the House Monday, Liberal
MP Doug Young insisted on dis-
closure on the matter saying, ''Lay
the cards on the table."
Each member of parliament is
given a budget of about $154,000
each year to hire assistants, rent
space for a constituency office and
travel in his province.
The House of Commons comp-
troller does not carry out audits of
payments made from MP's office
expense budgets.
Both MP s refused to be inter-
viewed, Monday.
Reports out of Ottawa Tuesday
morning indicate the Royal Cana-
dian Mounted Police are investi-
gating.
Rec centre amends contract
EXETER - The contract to re -clad the Exeter Recrea-
tion Centre has been amended to include some extra
work, but because of cost savings on the other part of
the contract, the difference is only an additional $180.
Insulation costing $2,700 will be needed to fill a
roof cavity left when the arena was originally built and
a vapour barrier has to be installed on the room for the
ice resurfacing machine.
The extra costs are offset by omitting vapour barrier
on the bottom of the arena's south wall, saving
$1,300. The new lighting system was expected to
cost $4,500 but has been quoted at $2,500.
In response to complaints that the inside walls of
the arena are now jct black because of the new vapour
barrier, deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller said they may have
to be painted next year.
"The interior walls arc now black...I think it looks
quite attractive. I can see some changes may have to
be made, but I think it looks quite sharp." said Fuller.
Councillor Dave Urlin asked council why the Opti-
mist Club had found it necessary to attend meetings
with the recreation centre board, town council, and the
town's executive committee all to pursue their aim of
getting boards to cover the ice surface for their Home
and Garden show.
Urlin suggested their apparent mistrust in any one lo-
cal government did little to help their cause.
Fuller noted that the third presentation to the execu-
tive committee was likely unnecessary, but said since
the rec board members were co -incidentally present at
the meeting, some of the concerns about who would
bear the cost of the board rental were being ironed out.
"They're talking and hopefully they'll be making an
agreement." said Fuller. "I think we're just lucky the
rcc board were here that night."
Mayor Bruce Shaw agreed the Optimists possibly
lacked tact.
"I think in the end it worked out quite well," said
Hoogenboom, noting that the meeting showed the Op-
timists they were not going to have to pay any more
for the board system than the arena pays.
In other business, council were told by building offi-
cial Dave Moyer town building permits arc nearly a
million dollars ahead of totals -to -date last year, mainly
because last month was ahead by more than $400,000
over September 1988.
Police probe murder, suicide
KIPPEN - Police surrounded an
RR3 Kippen farm after two adult
bodies were discovered Monday af-
ternoon in what is now being in-
vestigated as a possible murder -
suicide.
Onderiah- 3PP•-retvivt+d a call
around 2 p.m. saying there was a
1 in : outside near a pickup
neighbours say immigrated from
Germany only a few years ago.
As of press time, police were
not releasing the exact cause of
death, saying that the matter was
still under investigation by the
Goderickdetachment. The OPP
are sending a senior investigator
from Toronto's criminal investi-
gation branch to join the inquiry.
ship farm. OPP detachments
from Goderich, Exeter, Mount
Forest and Wingham arrived at the
scene with extra weapons and bul-
let-proof vests to make sure thc
area was secure.
. Police did not enter the home
- -until-just before .5:30 p.m.,'said
detective -sergeant Terry Bladon
from the Mount Forest detach-
ment. A coroner and forensic unit
were brought to the scene and the
situation was confirmed as a pos-
sible murder -suicide later that
evening.
Dcad arc Richard and Elsbcth
Aisenpreis, 43 and 37, a couple
Suspected murder -suicide. - Police surrounded this Kippen-area
farm Monday aftemoon and blocked off the entire concession to
sucwc: ilio arca agdirrsi possible threat-altotwo bodies were dis
covered on the property.,
Blue boxes
get approval
EXETER - It's official. Town
households will be joining other
area municipalities next year in a
blue box recycling program after
Exeter council gave the thumbs up
to the public works committee's
recommendation to join the Blue -
water Recycling Association's sys-
tem.
Bruce Melmer, whose plan to
demonstrate his plastic bag recy-
cling system delayed council's deci-
sion for at.least a month, did not
attend the public works meeting_
last week, explaining that the engi-
neering for his alternative approach
to recycling was currently up for
sale.
Councillor Ben Hoogenboom
called attention to the fact that
councillor Morley Hall brought
forward the motion to join the
Bluewater initiative, which has al-
ready gained the support of other
villages and townships in the re-
gion. Hall had been pressing coun-
cil for action on the blue box sys-
tem for a year, expressing frustra-
tion at the local government's
delays.
"I assume that it is to be imple-
mented as soon as possible," said
mayor Bruce Shaw. "February is
it?"
"It could be March," said. Hall.
Councillor Ervin Sillery raised
the question of the program's cost,
noting he had been approached by a
company willing to set out bins for
collecting metal for use by Exeter
residents at no expense to the town.
"When we draw up an agreement
then we will know exactly what the
cost will be" responded Hall.
Council also approved the motion.
to proclaim the week of November
20-26 as Recycling Week in Exeter
and to use the occasion to promote
and explain the recycling system.
Developer wants
to donate lands
EXETER - Randy Evans, solici-
tor for Gib Dow, defended his
client's proposed subdivision devel-
opment at Exeter council's meeting
Monday evening. The planning ad-
visory board had approved of the
plan at their October 16 meeting,
but wanted a few conditions set
aside before it could be proceeded
with further.
The development plans call for
38 new Lots, completing King-
scourt Crescent, but the planning
board are suggesting two lots at the
peak of the crescent be dedicated as
a future connecting road to Eastern
Avenue, in consideration of future
plans to establish a new access to
the subdivision, joining -Welling-
ton Street to Pryde Boulevard,
Kingscourt and Eastern Avenue.
Evans said the development
would be for single family dwell-
ings, a type of housing in demand
in Exeter.
"The average use of lots in Exet-
er is 2.3 people (per lot), which
just astounded me,Evans said,
pointing out that if this is the
town's trend, then these houses
would be needed.
In regard to parkland required to
be set aside for the area, Evans said
Dow is willing to turn over the
river flats to establish a recreational
arca for the town instead of paying
the usual developer's fee.
"I would ask the town.to consider •
the river flats in lieu of cash, be-
cause the town would likely end up
with it anyway,": said Evans. ,
"Well...if we're going to end up
with it anyway?" inferred mayor
Bruce Shaw.
Evans replied that the land had
considerable value and was present-
ly owned by Dow.
"You almost said that with a
straight face," said Shaw, laughing.
Evans pointed out there was no
problem with servicing or lagoon
capacity, but councillor t3cn Hoo-
genboom said the cost of servicing
the arca ultimately had to include -
future planning.
"We're not just talking about 38
lots, we're talking about a futurc 60
lots and I think that has to be taken
into account." said Hoogenboom,
although•Evans and town adminis-
trator Rick Hundcy agreed the final
lot figure aught not exceed a 70 -lot
total.
"'It is with merit the planning
board says 'we've got to look at the
70 lots and not just the 38," said
Evans.
Council discussed the issue fur-
ther in camera later in the session.
Problems
HENSALL - Some recent occur-
rences at the Hensall Tavern
brought Ron Walker to the regular
October meeting of Hensall coun-
cil. Walker, owner of Earl's Taxi,
Exeter, had sent a letter to the mu-
nicipal office earlier stating that a
driver for the taxi company had re-
sponded to a call to pick up a farc
at the tavern on September 9.
Walker gave councillors a copy of
a letter sent to LLBO employee
Brian Johnson giving _further de-
tails of the incident. '
The letter stated that Walker's
wife Sylvia had been dispatched to
pick up a female passenger who
worked at the tavern. Shc and her
boyfriend came out and put some
bags in the trunk of the cab.
The tavern manager, accompanied
by three other men, emerged from
the hotel, ordered the passengers
out of the car, and asked the driver
to open thc trunk, whereupon he
removed the bags. An argument
over stolen clothing ensued. The
tavern manager, according to the
tetter; be fl Co ktck- Ute taxi, arid-
was
ndwas hitting it with a pool cue as
the cab driver drove away. The taxi
sustained $350 in damage. The po-
lice arrived soon after.
Walker said he had taken out peo-
ple "beaten and bloody" on other
occasions. He recounted rescuing
one young man who had roused
him from bed at 2:00 a.m. Walker
at tavern
had found the man, beaten and hid-
ing near the tavern. The passenger
did not even stop at his residence to
pick up personal belongings; he
was driven directly to London air-
port where he bought a ticket home
to Newfoundland.
Walker had expected that OPP
Constable Ray Jack would also he
at the meeting to back him up, but
the officer had not been able to at-
tend. Walker offered to provide fur-
ther documentation, without
names, of these and other incidents.
He asked for support from council
in attempting to have thc hotel's
liquor licence revoked.
Walker said such incidents were
"a slap in the face to Hensall" , and
that when people read about such
happenings in thc paper "it can't
make Hensall too proud".
"If I operated my business likc
that, I'm sure Exctcr would revoke
my licence," Walker commented.
Councillor Peter Grpot said he
wanted to retain Hcnsall's good
,name. as_a .nicr., �b.:an {al ::•tea- live.
He added that council needed facts to
back up Walker's allegations.
"We can't act on what we hear by
the grapevine," he noted.
Councillor Jeff Reahurn received
unanimous support for his sugges-
tion that councillors meet as soon
as possible with police. If Walker's
charges arc substantiated, further ac-
tion will be taken.
Milan jailed In fatal fall from truck
STRATFORD - Randy Wilson, 22, of Huron Park was gentenced
Monday to 90 days in jail after he was convicted on charges laid after a
man fell off the back of a truck Wilson was driving August 5.
Robert Conium, 31 also of Huron Park, fell from the pickup on Co- -
nession 2 inLogan Township about five kilometres west of Mitchell.
He died August 14 at Victoria Hospital in London.
Wilson was sentenced to 60 days for driving while disqualified and an-
elber 30 days for public mischief. A charge of driving while suspended
was withdrawn. - -