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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-11-03, Page 18• • c ,il ,,,,,„ . , .. ,,,,,,,,p,,,....gi,„-..,,,,.,:,..., ' . .,,,, .,,.., „,.t.,,,,..„,",„„,,,,,..,, ,.,„„,,„,,,,,:,.,.,„,,,44! r'....r..., :1 jP � ii r };jt i! ftp. ;44 ' d w r 341�tt"�id�et-t1i 1>50,4 , g t�q ':,0 y s Ali ',N 'gi p Ft Y. PAGE 1&.- 3ODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1977 Bullen trial..... • from page 1 men that they weren't aware that Mr. Bullen had a gun when they got into their car and began backing out of the Bullen Janeway. He claimed they had backed up 50 or 60 feet when they heard a shot fired. He said they pulled the car back into the Janeway and were going to talk to Mr. Bullen and find out why he pulled a gun. Leroy told his brother 'the gun probably had blanks in it' and his brother Ron wanted to 'throw a little scare back into him (Bullen). He said they got out of the car and walked towards the van where Mr. Bullen and his son Terrence were standing when he heard shots. He said his brother fell, he saw blood corning from his mouth and rolled him over. He then left in his car for fear he "might get nailed again". In a statement given to police by Mr. Bullen at approximately 3:20 a.m. May 22, he said he 'heard a loud commotion in the darkness below' but he was half asleep. He stated his son Terrence carne upstairs and was searching for a 12 calibre single action pistol he kept in his top dresser drawer. Mr. Bullen said he grabbed the gun from his son and went downstairs and out- side with him to see what was happening. Mr, Bullen said he ordered the two DeJongs off his property but from his son's description of the commotion, he did not know who the fellows were. Mr. Bull ?n said„ the two nen ignored the warning shots he fired and came towards him. "There were these two huge forms and they came right down on 'me," he said. "I couldn't have missed them. They were right on top of me and shouted 'shoot us, shoot us'. 1 honestly felt terrified at the moment myself. I honsetly felt my life was threatened and in jeopardy,' Terrence Bullen Jr. and two of his friends, Nielsen. and Terrence Heard testified that when they went into the Bavarian Tavern, Saturday May 21 words were exchanged with the DeJong brothers who were seated in the tavern at a table near the door. The three left the brothers and took another County may oversee housing Huron County Council endorsed a county -wide policy for senior citizens housing at its Friday session and now plans to contact each municipalit ' in the county to see if suitable agreements can be worked out. Council accepted a recommendation from the executive com- mittee that would have the county pick up any operating deficits from senior citizens residences in order to establish a county wide residency rule. The committee -felt that more efficient use could be mace of senior citizens units'if a one year county wide residency rule was adopted. To accomplish the residency rule the county plans to negotiate with each municipality to relieve the municipalities of the responsibility of the operating deficit. It would#q a county concern. Under the present system the municipality the senior citizens housing is located in is respen- sible for 71/2 percent of any operating deficit the unit incurs. By accepting the responsibility for the operating deficit the municipality ensures ;,that its senior citizens will get housing when needed by invoking the one year residency rule. The senior citizens must livein the municipality in which the unit is located for one year to be eligible for the government-sponsored housing. The committee felt that the residency rule could be expanded to cover the entire county if rs the county picked up the deficits. That way all seniors in the county would be assured eligibility . for government housing even if their municipality had no housing within its jurisdiction. County clerk Bill Hanly explained to council that if the county picked up the deficit the costs • would be pro -rated across the municipalities in • the county. He said that larger municipalities would pay a greater portion of the costs due to their population but added that the costs would he less than if they had,to pay the entire 7t/2 percent on a unit in their jurisdiction. Hanly explained that the motion would not put the county into any position to dictate location of future units. He said each municipality would still be left to negotiate for its own units as the need developed. Hanly said all that would change would be the eligibility rule meaning a person in Zurich could move into a unit in Wingham if he wished without having to live in Wingham a year to become eligible. He added that the person would not be sent to Wingham unless requested and would be permitted to locate in the municipality of his choice. Bayfield reeve Ed Oddleifson said that he favored the motion provided the senior citizens still had the right to live where they chose. He said the motion was another step that would ensure that senior citizen units were used to the most advantage. He added that vacancies in the units were. very costly to the municipality that built them. 1 1 "' • HAVE A PAP TEST THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY Food cost $17 billion Canadian consumers bought $17 2 billion worth of food for home use last year -- 11 percent more than in 1975. However, in relative terms, consumers were better off and spent less of their disposable incomes on food than in the previous three years. Canadian consumers spent 13.6 percent of their total 1976 disposable income on food at home. This compares with expenditures of 13.9 percent in 1975, 16.2 percent in 1965, 19 percent in 1955 and 20.6 percent in 1950. These figures, recorded in Agriculture Canada's recently updated Handbook of Food Expenditures, Prices and Consumption, do not include the cost of food consumed away from home. In each of the last six years, food outside the home has accounted for about four percent of disposable income. The retail food price index rose by less than three per- cent in 1976. The average retail price of many basic commodities such as potatoes, spaghetti, shor- tening, beef, pork and chicken went down in 1976. Of 52 food products compared, 31 were the same price or loiver- priced in 1976 than in 1975. Annual per capita beef consumption in 1976 was 110 pounds, up from 102 pounds the year before. Pork con- sumption also increased; the average Canadian age 53 pounds of pork last year, compared with 51 pounds in 1975. Per capita chicken consumption rose from 30 pounds to 33 pounds. Turkey consumption was almost unchanged at 9.3 pounds. Consumption of mutton and lamb dropped slightly to 2,4 pounds per person. Egg consumption last year was 27.5 pounds per capita (approximately 18 dozen), about the same as in 1975. Average potato con- sumption was 163 pounds, three pounds more than in 1975. Per capita consumption figures for other vegetables, as well as fruits, are not yet available for 1976 because of data revisions at Statistics Canada. Colborne Corner...... •from page 17 formed members of the classes in the high schools in W.I. meeting was Mr. Lloyd contents of several hooks that Huron County. The members Barth, who in his talk in- , are being used in the English then participated in an in- teresting discussion on the topic, Mrs. Earl Sherwood gave a splendid report of the London Area Convention held at Vanastra. Theme, Women's Institute with the motto "For Home and Country" plays a great part in any community and the W.I. members have to work fast to keep pace with the progress of society in many matters like raising health standards, nutrition, voicing concern in matters of violence and harm to the growing generation and on the other hand helping wherever it is •possible to promote peace and harmony and better living. The W.I. urges people in the com- munity to become interested in the Institute as the work the Institute undertakes and promotes often benefits people in the community and not just the W.I. Meeting being concluded, members joined in the closing exercises and lunch was served by the Social Corn- mittee with Mrs. Geo. Robinson, Convener in charge. Lunch was enjoyed while plans were made for the November meeting with regards to inviting other Institutes to join Tiger Dunlop Institute at that time H G , !r9 W kyr, Miller Thunderbolt 225 amp. Welder Nu- • Complete with • Welding cable • Tongs • Ground Clamp • Helmet power cable SERVICE OOM11111ON HARDWARE 30 VICTORIA ST. NORTH seat in the tavern. The DeJongs followed them to their table and demanded an apology for a verbal statement directed by Nielsen,.. Tavern proprietor Erich Krohrner broke up'the incident and ushe.red..Bullen, Heard and Nielsen out an emergency rear exit.to their van. Two other friends, Payne and Maclean were asleep in the van. Bullen Jr. testified before the court that the DeJongs followed the van in their car through the streets of Bayfield. Bullen said he noticed a police cruiser that began following the two vehicles. Bullen Jr. then said he thought the police cruiser, third in line ---in the procession, would follow them home, so he then drove towards his home. However, as he turned into the secluded laneway leading to the Bullen residence, the DeJong car followed but the police cruiser cuntinuedtowards Higl,way 21. Bullen Jr. said he neither loaded the gun or checked to see if it was loaded when he got it from his. father's dresser drawer. He said his father, Terrence Bullen asked the DeJongs,to get off his property and even as they approached pleaded with them to get back. He agreed that two sets of shots were fired, one for warning but added that everything was over so quickly. He believed his father was frightened during the incident and in his statement to police said his father 'shot from dead fear'. Trial proceedings opened Monday afternoon and Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane told the jury that Ronald DeJong died of gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. He added that the downward trajectory of the bullet indicated that the deceased was bent over and forward when shot. The witnesses were in agreement to the fact that Mr. Bullen ordered the two men off his property but testimony differed on the exact time of the firing of the warning shots and the distance of the DeJongs. Ratepayers' • from 1 assessment of the question and answer period during council meetings. He said council was more than willing to answer questions for the public but asked if it would listen to anyone expressing an opinion Ona council deciston. Reid said he questioned whether council would permit someone to stand up after a meeting to offer a verbal comment on a decision made at that meeting. Reid `also commented on the last version of the ratepayers association claiming it had suffered frons bad timing when it formed. He said the membership joined when emotions were running high over the South Storm Sewer issue and the association probably should have waited until after that to form. He said most people went back to their absentee ways after the sewer issue was finished. Reid felt this was perhaps the best time to form an association since there were no major issues being handled now. He said the mem- bership would probably be people genuinely concerned about Goderich and could gain some experience working as an association so that if an issue did develop they could handle it ef- fectively. "I found in the past that a lot of people don't give a damn about the rest of the town as long as it doesn't affect them ," said Robertson. ROLE CLARIFIED "This association can act as a lightning rod when an issue does come up," said Reid. "If we're active and strong when council talks to us they'll know they're talking to more than one person." Lawrence McKnight, who said he had con- sjderable experience as a municipal council member, told the group that as an association there were many thing's it could be doing for the town. He said the association would have to realize that probably 80 percent of the town's annual budget is already legislated and out of council's hands but on questionable issues council faced, the ratepayers could be a "tremendous force". McKnight said the ratepayers could look at issues in a great many fields the "whole town wide". He said they could examine budgets and suggest that too much is spent in one area and not enough in another. He said the ratepayers could take budget suggestions to council and could have a hand in the direction of some council spending to satisfy the needs and desires of taxpayers in Goderich. Reid agreed adding that the association could give council spending priorities at and could marshall opinion on ex buret He said the association could seeasee Goderich were in favor of having niif o 4:1. certain areas of town or If they wanteditl some other way. Robertson Ifi suggested that council does is at the committee the association should elect a slate t. and decide what the members could ors !' He added that some members should bee to committees of council and sit a sessions with the council members, RELUCTANT EXECUTIVE mose el because tion of officers was a length', Ypeople said they woof() support an executive than sit as an e d the commitments andmember. Some of esaid rs had too many employer wouldn't give theassociaiao t, of a cross section of taxpayers in town.. ^: The original gr )up of 10 that were the for the association work at Championa� r e said that their common place of workii detrimental to the association. They would rather see the executive bed ma people from other walks of life, Reid, who is a Champion employee' member of the group of 10, supported the`, citing the Sky Harbor Airport issue'. example. members of council vote a certainway% He said that he hears a lot of talkthal;. h Champion. He added that he didn'tthi matters because of their affiliauoq el was anything in the claim but thatie' should be avoided in the association. c "It's the old story about throwing thing! a barn door," he said, "If you throa eventually some will stick." An executive was elected and consists, t Searls as president; Brian Knights li e president; Jim Bolan as secretary; atd. Ryan as treasurer. The executive made its first delis'' evening setting a membership fee f. association. Searls said he didn't wanIti fee too high since it may turn peopleofr if it was too low the association wouldnes any working capital. He suggested thefts at two dollars per member. 24 4.1V FOOD PRICES THAT SAY RE N MAPLE LEAF SWEET PICKLED COTTAGE ROLL Ib. • 19 SCSTEAKETTEF ESB. PK b 1.091 SCHNEIDERS RST Ib. 894. FRESH BEEF LIVER Ib. 69CISK1LLETSTRIPS SCHNEIDERS 1 LB. PKG. Ib. 994 MAPLE LEAF 6 OZ. PKG. COOKED HAMS] .09 MAPLE LEAF BONELESS FULLY COOKED PorDinnker SHOULDERS Ib$ 1.69 BLACK DIAMOND - STORE CUT MILD Cheddar CHEESE CORBY ED. Ib.8• 9 ICE CREAM APEPLE SAUCE DELMONTE PINEAPPLE/ORANGE OR PINEAPPLE/GRAPEFRUIT DRINK 48FL.OZ. 0 STOKELY FANCY 14 FL, OZ. PEAS 2.1 F, HONEY POD R STOKELY FANCY 14 FL. OZ. GREEN F OR WAX BEANS 0,6 SEACLIFF CANNED WHOLE 19 FL. OZ. F POTATOES 20,6: LFBBYS 14 FL. OZ. TIN ALPHA-GETTI HEINZ 13 FL. OZ. KETCHUP 2L 286 1 .6 GAINES TRAIN DOG FOOD 8 KG. BAG $4.99 5 ROSES FLOUR BONUS PACK 2 LB. FREE 22 LB. BAG JAVEX LIQUID BLEACH - VIM POWDERED MILK 3.69 DOG G CHOW 111 FL. OZ. 3 LB. BAG 10 KO. BAG $1. $5. ROBIN HOOD 17.6 OZ. PKG. CAKE MIXES GLAD HEAVY DUTY PKG. OF 10 BAGS 59 GARBAGE BAGS EACH DELMONTE FANCY 14 FL. OZ. I E BURGERDOG FOOD 2 KG. $2.59 PEACHES RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE TEA BAGS GRANULATED WHITE SUGAR 20 KG. BAG $8.5 9 AYLMER CHOICE 19 FL. OZ. CANNED 9' 2,09, 60's PAPER SCHNEIDERS CRISPY CRUST PURE LARD 1 LB. PKG. TOMATOES 5 9AYLMER 10 FL. OZ. TIN TT TOMATO SOUP MAXWELL HOUSE TANT COFFEE 1)OZ. JAR LIBBY'S 14 FL. OZ. ' SPAGHETTI 28694 RICH'S 11 OZ. JAR COFFEE WHITENER 794 DELMONTE FANCY FRUIT COCKTAIL 14 FL. OZ. TIN 28 994 2i 894 LIBBY'S 14 FL. OZ. BEANS O'RK 287 AYLMER CHOICE 9' PEARS 14 FL. OZ. DELMONTE IN ITS OWN JUICE 14 FL. OZ. TIN ORIOLE SOFT 1 LB. TUB PINEAPPLE 2 a 894 MARGARINE 694 J.M. CUTT Limited 91 VICTORIA ST. GODERFCH PRICES IN EFFECT TILL CLOSING TIME 10 P.M. NOVEMBER OR WHILE QUANTITIES LAST WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES OPEN NITELY TILL 10 P.M. FRESH PRODUCE PRODUCE OF ONTARIO NO. 1 GRADE TURNIPS LARGE SIZE PRODUCE OF ONTARIO FANCY GRADE MacINTOSH APPLES PRODUCE OF ONTARIO NO. 1 GRADE POTATOES 20 LB. BAG S s 11. IAO GOLDEN YELLOW BANANAS PRODUCE Oil ONTARIO NO. 1 SMALL 11 COOKING ONIONS BAT NEW CROP WHITE OR PGINK EFRu� FLORIDARAP , c an Rt Sp ap