HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-12-06, Page 7GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979—PAGE 7
Council decides it would rather talk the PUCto than fight i.'t
BY JEFF SEDDON hydro sent apoles. letter toe utility council tolow the council
requestl to respond
and wanted the signs down replacement of the signs up and let the utility bear PUC acted as quickly as
temoeredhtstown council
toago advisingouncpossiblywork out a was not what upset on separate poles would the brunt of the criticism. it did because it felt the
p two weeks council. The fact that the remove the safety
the Public Utility that the signs would no method of satisfying the utilitymoved soquickly Councillor Jim Searls only way to get the signs
hazard. t;
Commission's recent longer be permitted and utility's concerns. to remove them did. A suggestion to send told council • he had down was to take matters
removal of town signs rather than wait until In the letter to council Town clerk Larry the matter to council's checked and had found no in its own hands. He said
deciding Monday night it council could react to the PUC manager Al Lawson McCabe told council ,the t ra f f i c c o m m i t t e e record of injury to PUC the utility indicated it had
would rather talk than letter immediately said the signs posed a PUC request would force brought councillor John employees as a result of corresponded with the
fight. started removing them. threat to hydro workers 1 the town to replace the Doherty to his feet. the town. He said the town regarding signs bat
Monday night was the Some members of having to climb the signs on new poles. He Doherty, chairman of utility could, and almost said that correspondence
c -sole# -were j needi wa s t . , •. �.
council � vvsteden -pales, He quoted- 3a -i _ - e s-1gn� ha3to go that eo-rnmittee, said he y sJ�i,l, use the deaf—signs i,r
had to discuss the recent the PUC action. They felt sections of the Public back up to allow the felt it was a council bucket truck to work on Particular, not the 19 that
PUC move to take the utility could have at Utilitie's Act and the parking bylaws to be matter. He said the the poles removing the were removed..
parking signs off wooden least waited a week to Powers Commission Act enforced adding they solution appears to put need • to climb. them. He peeve Eileen Palmer
Obituaries
that he felt disallowed the would have to go back up added burden on the said he felt the matter
told council it was un -
placing of the signs and within a certain radius of taxpayer claiming if was "sheer stupidity". fortunate that the town
said they had to be the hydroand the utility were
removed. Y poles they douncil can't arrive ata Ken Hunter, cam locking horns". said
came off. He added that solution perhaps the town 'missioner of works, told she did not knows".Sheisaid
The reason the PUC h„ tkt,u,„•, ti,,, could put the poles back council he understood the
dog was wagging the tail
or the tail was wagging
the dog” but said the
Dec. 11.resolvyed.
had to be
Defraud case to be decided matter
Allen said there was
nothing to be gained from
Mr. Wright should have Both Mr. Wright and Dale was visiting at his making an issue over the
claimed crop insurance Gordon Dale of RR4 home signs and asked council to
for only
ye eans06 insteas d of testified
eshaif iedmthat ated Mr.
Dale
When defence lawyer temper feelings and
whithe 45,806 pounds Of beans work on the Wrightfarm Stratford Robert fo Rogerson Mr.of the requesttia meetingr with
P g Stratford asked the utility to work the
that were the subject of earlier in the spring. Wright if it was ever his
g problem out.
MRS. HAZEL worked as a Registered
ARDELLA BENNETT Nurse at the Bluewater
Centre.
Mrs. Hazel Ardella She was a member of
Bennett of Westland, St. George's Anglican
Michigan died in Potsford Church in Goderich.
Hospital, Farmington, She is survived by her
Michigan on Sunday, husband; .one son, Evidence was con -
December 2 at the age of Kenneth of Goderich; and eluded last week in
75. one brother, George County Court at Goderich
She was born in Marine Varughese of Kerala in the.,l.trial of Kenneth
City, Michigan on Sep- State, India. Beverley Wright, 33, of
tember 27, 1904 to Charles The body of the late RR2 Seaforth who had
and Maud (Heath) Rose. Mrs. Malhotra rested at pleaded not guilty to a
e She married Elmer Stiles Funeral Home in charge of attempting to
John Bennett in Marine Goderich and a funeral defraud the Crop
City on February 21, 1926. service was held at St. Insurance Commission of
They lived in Detroit and George's Anglican Ontario.
area. —•• Church on Tuesday, Judge Francis Carter
She was a member of December 4 at 2 p.m. The said that a decision in the
the Church of Christ. Reverend Robert J. case would he, announced'
She was predeceased Crocker officiated. on December 11.
by her husband in June of Interment was in the Mr. Wright's trial ,on
1968. Maitland Cemetery. charges of making a
She is survived by four Pallbearers were fraudulent claim for the
children, Clarence of Powan • and Mohender sum of $4,162.88 with
Northville, Michigan, Anand, Madhu Suri and regard to his white bean
Mrs. Frank (Verna) ManmohanMankotia. crop under contract 7913
Moore of Goderich, and in 1978,.. opened •on
Charles and Terrance, MRS. MARY J. November 19. This is the
both of Howell, STURLEY first time a case of at -
Michigan; one sister, tempted fraud against
Mrs. William (Harriett) the Ontario Crop
Allen of St. Clair, Mrs. Mary J. Sturley, a Insurance Commission
Michigan; nine grand -resident of the Bluewater has come to court in the
children; and nine great -Rest Home in Zurich, 13 years of the corn -
died died in South Huron
mission's history.
Hospital,- "Exeter on The defendant is
A funeral service was P
held at Stiles Funeral Friday, November 30 at charged with selling
Home iiaGoderich on the age of 93.
38,700 pounds of his own
Wednesday, December 5 She was born on June 2, white beans to the
at 2 pan. The Reverend 1886 in Bethune, Ontario Ontario Bean GrowgtLs'
Dr. R. Gordon Hazlewood to James and 'Maria Co-operative in Seaforth
of North Street United (Rogerson) Metcalfe. under the name of his
Chur:ch,_-G.oderich. of She lived in Kaxrine neighbour Gordon Dale.
from 1946 to 1960, and g
ficiated.The „crowncharges that
Interment was in the then moved to Goderich when Mr. Wright filed his
• Maitland Cemetery. • until .1974 when she went crop loss report on his
Pallbearers were • to the Bluewater Rest 1978 white bean crop with
Harold LaMarsh, JohnHome, the Ontario ,,i Crop
Thompson, Elmer She was an adherent of Insurance Commission,
Hunter, Richard Smith, the First Baptist Church. he didn't notify the
Bruce Burnett, and Ken She, was predeceased commission of the sale of
Gorak. by her husband, Henry these beans.
Sturley in June of 1969; Mr. Wright also
and one daughter, Claire. delivered 17,810 pounds of
She is survived by one
white beano the co-op
MRS-. 119=ARIAM1VlAt--d-a•rrglite r-, M'rs. "Don under his own name in
(MARY) MALHOTRA (Doris) Wilson of Exeter; the fall of 1978.
two sons, Irving of •The' crown alleges that
Toronto and Charles of
Picton; one niece, Mary
Mrs. Mariamma
(Mary) Malhotra of 174
Rich ' Street, Goderich Merriken of Toronto; six
died Friday, November grandchildren; and ten
30 at the age of 39 as the great-grandchildren.
result of a car accident on A funeral service was
Highway 4, just north of held on Sunday,
Vanastra Road. December 2 at 2:30 p.m.
She was born in Kerala at McCallum Funeral
State, India on August 3, Home in Goderich.
1940 to Thomas and Pastor Edward Anderson
Saramma Varughese. • officiated.
She moved to Interment was in
Hamilton, Ontario in 1968 Colborne Cemetery,
and was married to Colborne Township.
Surinder (Sam) Malhotra Pallbearers were
in Hamilton in June 'of grandsons, Russell
1969. Sturley, Brian Sturley,
They moved to Ken Sturley, Frank
Goderich in 1974 and the Sturley and John
late Mrs. Malhotra Stewart.
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his claim. Mr. Wright testified he intention to pay Gordon
On November '20, Mr. owed Mr. Dale about Dale with the 38,700
Wright testified that he $2,500 for this work, pounds of beans and then
forgot to report the beans Admitting he didn't tell recover insurance for the
delivered. to the co-op Mr. Dale about the sale of beans from the Ontario
under Gordon Dale's white beans under his Crop Insurance Com -
name to Clinton in-
surancetime, agent Peter Roy Wright said he did pt the it was not.
when he filled out the Crown attorney Gary
yield loss report in beans in Mr. Dale's Hunter asked Mr. Wright
November of 1978. pickup a few days after later, "You just plain
Mr. Wright told the delivering the beans to forgot all about them, is
court he put the beans in the co-op, that what you're telling
Mr. Dale's name because this court'?"
"I owed Gordon some Mr. Wright testified he Mr. Wright replied
money and I figured this. told. Gordon Dale about Yes, they just slipped
was one way of getting the beans early in
straightened up.' December 1978 when Mr. 7 ilrn to Page S •,
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