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It's the twitching hour!
Moc.niight Shellout
returns with some
pumpkin deals!
Page 9.
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Morris Township voices•
their objections to the
new planning fees for
subdivisions in Huron.
Page 3
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The Madill Mustang
Cross Country team
take overall. honors
at Huron -Perth..
Page 7
Accidental
shooting
sends man
to hospital
Vrval
An accidental shooting in
Morris Township last
week sent a London man
to hospital in critical condition.
Constable Steve Shaw of the
Wingham Ontario Provincial
Police •detachment reported that
the shooting occurred Oct; 19
during a hunting outing in a
bush area at Lot 7, Concession
2, Morris Twp.
Antonio Inacio, 38, of 416
Beatice St., London and Jose
Romao; 42, of 101 Toulon Crt.,
London were hunting partridge
in the area at approximately
1:00 p.m. last Thursday after-
noon using shotguns. Romao
was walking east along a ridge
and Inacio was walking below
him on a trail. Romeo's shotgun
discharged and the pellets from,
the shell struck Inacio on the
head.
Romao was able to obtain
help from the owner of the prop-
erty who returned to the scene
and helped transport Inacio to
the Wingham and District Hos-
pital. Inacio was transferred to
hospital in London where he
was listed in critical condition
following the incident. His con-
dition has since been upgraded.
Cst. Shaw said with the hunt-
ing season gearing up, it is im-
portant for people to be mindful
of the hazards.
"It's common sense. Guns are
equipped with a mechanical
safety, but the 'best.safety is us-
ing your head," he said. "Keep
your finger off the trigger; don't
shoot at anything until you iden-
tify your target and be conscious
of where the muzzle of your gun
is pointing."
Cst. Shaw is continuing his
investigation into this incident.
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A LOOK AT e m m
Mad bombers: youths in the
Brussels area have begun a
new reign of vandalism.
Page 3
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Decorating for Halloween...Shelly Vollmer of RR 2, Wingham, has con-
ducted three Halloween craft workshops for the Wingham Parks and Recreation Department,
one of which was "Hildy the Witch". For more on Halloween decorating, turn to Page 8 of this
week's edition of the newspaper.
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Boundary will not be paved
By MARGARET STAPLETON
The Advance -Times
The councils of Turnberry and
Culross townships have reached a
consensus opinion on the boundary
road which runs into Belmore: it
won't be paved, despite a ratepay-
ers' petition presented to both
councils late this summer.
Culross council tijmbers attend-
ed the second monthly meeting of
Turnberry council held last week at
Bluevale to discuss the boundary
and related topics.
Earlier this year, both councils
were visited by a delegation of rate-
payers from Turnberry and Culross.
The residents were complaining
about what they called the poor
condition of the road this summer,
especially the potholes and dust.
They also asked that the road be
paved.
When looking at its five-year
plan for roads several weeks ago.
Turnberry council considered pav-
ing the road in fiveyears if warrant-
ed by a traffic count. A counter was
placed on the boundary earlier this
month. From Oct. 6 to 12, a total of
953. vehicles passed over the road
at its east end and 1,021 at the west,
less than 200 cars per day.
Both councils were in agreement
that numbers like that do not make
it feasible to pave the boundary, at
least at this time. Culross Road Su -
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Father sentenced
to 45 days in jail
Struck child 15 times
By CAMERON J. WOOD church in our community is similar
The Advance -Times to jail in the general public.. We feel
strongly that this method has
A Howick Township father will heiped Aaron," Sherk said.
spend 45 days in jail after being He went on to explain that corpo-
' sentenced by Judge R.G.E. Hunter ral punishment is condoned in their
in Provincial Court, Wingham community, but only to the point
Branch, last Wednesday. when it hurts a parent (emotionally) •
Aaron Martin had pled guilty in to dispense it. He said that Martin
July to beating his eight -month-old may not have completely under -
son 15 times over a 20 minute peri- stood the purpose of corporal pun-
od on June 21. The child had to be ishment.
taken from Wingham and District Crown Attorney Don Vale said
Hospital to London's Children's while it is important to consider the
Hospital, where he was admitted early guilty plea, jail time must be
for five days suffering from swell- awarded as a specific deterrent.
ing and bruising on the head. "The church has sanctioned him. ,
-Martins appeared—before;. Water. ,,,, t h; ;.,g >.'-„put , .has ka...be
with the bishop of the Howick made aware as well, regardless of
Mennonite Church, John Sherk, religion, that this conduct will not
who spoke on Martin's behalf. be accepted."
"The presentence report express- Vale pointed out that the presen-
es our concerns," Sherk said. "We tence report indicates Martin has
are on new and unfamiliar ground. fost his temper before.
We are very sorry as a community "This is an extremely serious
this has happened and Aaron re- case," Hunter said prior to handing
grets what has happened." down the sentence. "An offense of
Martin then spoke in a very low this_.alature normally would mean
voice, apologizing to Hunter for his nine to 12 months in jail."
actions. The judge then went on to say, in
Sherk expressed concern regard- light of the special circumstances
ing sentencing Martin to jail time, and the support provided by the
as in the Mennonite community, church and the Children's Aid So -
they believe excommunication is an ciety that "incarceration is called
effective method for dealing with for, albeit much less than normal."
such serious cases. He said Martin He sentenced Martin to 45 days in
has been excommunicated from the • jail under. the temp'Orary absence
church and is receiving counselling program so that he may continue to
in the community. work on the farm. Martin also re -
"Excommunication from the ceived a two year probation.
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Canadian Tire not leaving town
If anything, the local Canadian
Tire store will be expanding oper-
ations in Wingham, not pulling'
out.
Store owner Terry MacKinnon
spoke with the Advance -Times on
Monday to help dispel a few ru-
mors circulating about town that
the local outlet would he closing
and pulling out.
"I'm concerned to hear a num-
her of times that the store is clos-
ing," he said. "If anything. we are
looking to expand our operations
on site."
MacKinnon said he wasn't sure
how the rumor got circulating, but
pointed out that the changes in the
retail sector with the grocery
stores may have played a role.
"We attended . a marketing
meeting for the area and Canadian
Tire is here for the immediate fu-
ture and for down the road. We
have no plans on pulling out."
He was happy to comment on
the progress that is now being
made with development plans in
the land area behind the valu-mart
and Canadian Tire plazas. Devel-
opment in the past has been limit-
ed because of the zoning restric-
tions behind the two buildings.
"If we can expand we can do a
lot more with the floor space.
We've been here two' years now
and we're very pleased. The store
is busy and it's a growing opera-
tion."
Brussels Drano bomber
gets 12 months in jail
By CAMERON J. WOOD
The Advance -Times
A 20 -year-old Brussels man will
spend the next year behind bars.
Jeremy Pasztor, of 28 Mill Street
West, pled guilty to eight charges
in provincial court last week, all
connected to several incidents of
bombing in the Village of Brussels.
The court heard that Pasztor was
also responsible for setting fire to
the washroom facilities at the
MVCA park near the dam on the
Mainland River in Brussels on Sept.
20.
On Sept. 19, Pasztor, along with
several other youths, was hanging
out on the streets in the village.
Pasztor placed a drano pop bottle
bomb in the phone book holder in a
phone booth. Damage to the booth
did not exceed $5,000. On the same
date, he set off two more bombs at
the Brussels Fall Fair; one near the
door of the arena and a second be-
side the midway of the.fair.
'On Sept. 22, a third bomb was
set off in the pop machine outside
the Brussels IGA store, necessitat-
ing extensive clean-up by the store
owners.
Crown attorney Don • Vale said
the potential for severe injury and
the loss to the Maitland Valley
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