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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-12-09, Page 19ayfield man sentenced to fouryearp , _ � on to-:. .. By Cath Wooden Fortner Bayfield village councillor and real estate dealer, Milton Van Patter was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday by Huron County Judge F.G. Carter after being convicted of seven counts of fraud totalling $88,000. Van Patter, 54, stated before sentencing that, "No matter what happens, I have the Lord looking after me." He displayed no emotion upon receiving his. folr-year sentence although his wife Patricia burst into tears. In his remarks, Judge Carter stated that the trial had been, "publicized widely in Southwestern Ontario. If get -rich -quick artists consider the residents of small towns and villages as chickens to be plucked," they must be punished. Crown Attorney Gary Hunter said he was reluctant to recommend a sentence for Van Patter but suggested the term of two years less a day. In his remarks, Hunter said, that the victims were mostly retired people who were not in a position to replenish their lost money. Defence counsel Perry Hill asked Judge Carter to consider a sentence of ap- proximately one year. "We live in a highly credit -oriented society. What we have here is a man who was living too highly and getting himself further into debt." Hill said that Van Patter received penalty by losing his real estate license as well as everything he owned. Since the charges, Van Patter, his wife, and 11 -year- old daughter have been living on welfare in a mobile home in Bayfield. Speaking on behalf of Van Patter's character, Bayfield Baptist Church pastor Leslie Shiel stated that since mid-July of 1980 when the charges were laid, Van Patter and his family had not missed a service at his church. Judge ,Carter said he had "difficulty in accessing that because from 197$ on you were considered an active and consistent member of the Anglican Church. I don't know if this indicates reform on you part. Former president of county group chosen as director Merle Gunby, past - president of the Huron Coun- ty Federation of Agriculture, was chosen to be an ex- ecutive director at the direc- tors' meeting which followed the OFA annual convention in Toronto last week. The four executive directors, elected out of the group of regional directors from all across Ontario, will work with the OFA President, Ralph Barrie, first vice- president, Ron White and se- cond vice-president, Ron Jones to implement OFA policies as directed by the board of directors and con- vention resolutions. The other executive direc- tors are Ian Balsillie off Prince Edward County, Mary Wicks of Victoria County and Keith Buchner of Oxford County. When asked what he felt was the most important pro- biem facing the OFA as an organization at this time, Gunby replied that the OFA had to have more financial support from its members in order to continue to repre- sent the farmers of Ontario. Ile supported the increase in membership fee to $70, felt that it should have gone to $80, and would have to go to $100 in the near future. He said he believes farmers re- quire a strong organization which can speak to govern- ment on issues which affect farmers because they are only a small part of the elec- torate and otherwise their problems are ignored. Gunby, originally from Halton County, has farmed in Ashfield Township since 1971. He and his wife Sheila have been active in the OFA since the late 1960s when they were involved with assessment problems in PopPop machines could lead to fire Owners of "POP POP POPCORN" makers should stop using them 'immediate- ly because of a potential fire hazard, according to the • Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the manufacturer, Charlescraft Corporation, Toronto. Investigations by CSA and Charlescraft reveal a poten- tial fire hazard if the popping chamber becomes jammed. GSA has received four com- plaints of these appliances igniting. All fires were con- fined to the product. There were no reports of injuries. Thehot air corn poppers being recalled will bear the following marking: Model MP -1 "POP POP POPCORN MACHINE", 125VAC., 60Hz, 1000W. to LR 46211. The manufacturer is re- questing the units to, be returned prepaid to the following address for a minor modification. Once modified, they will be returned prepaid directly to the customer: Charlescraft Corporation Ltd., 127 Brockhouse Road, Toronto, Ontario M8W 2X1. Modifiedunits will have an "R" marked on the base of the cornpopper. New powers.... • from page I In a second letter to Cardiff, Pepin said the ' Canadian Coast Guard has a replacement vessel under construction at Port Hawkesbury,. Nova Scotia which will be in service here in the spring of 1982_ Pepin suggested that the aging Rapid had reached the end of her life expectancy and was no longer capable of fulfilling her search and rescue role on Lake Huron:He said search and rescue coverage on the Great, Lakes has been studied extensively by the Canadian Coast Guard and over the next few years it plans to improve search and rescue capability with the implementation of new vessels and equipment - Halton County. Since moving to Huron County, Gunby has held many positions and served on several committees. 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