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The Huron Expositor, 1965-06-17, Page 9• • • • • • • A 9 • r • • • • • • • • • • • • i' TOP STUDENTS at Seaforth District High School were' recognized when they were guests at the annual honors banquet held at the school. Thebanquet is held each year by the school board to honor every student who has receiv- ed at least 75 per cent in his academic work, and to -honor students winning special prizes. Shown here are: (left) Joan Sinclair, public speaking; Mary Buchanan and Joanne Ellig- • sen; (standing) Doug Fry, Gary Van Loon, Bryon Stewdrt, Allan Patterson and James Sills. (Photo -by Phillips). Botheis Reeves "One of the main concerns" of county councils property committee, has been the prob; lem created by the county town's two-hour •parking ' re- striction, county councillors were told at the opening of the Jude session by deputy reeve Elmer -Hayter, of Stanley, pro- perty chairman. "Your • committee," the re- port stated, "was petitioned by the employees in the court house and registry office, both provincial and county; in turn, the request was forwarded to the Town of Goderich asking for some consideration regard- ing parking in the immediate area ofthe courthouse. We have been advised that the matter has been held in abeyance by the town council for at least two months. "Wehave also 'been concern- ed about people doing business in the courthouse and those hav- ing to appear in oourts, par- ticularly when called as, jurors. We have considered making a parking area behind the reg- istry office, but this has not been finalized in any way." Speaking to the report, Mr. Hayter wondered how parking had worked out during the court session of the previous week, attended by a large jury panel and many witnesses. Reeve Stewart Procter, of Morris, mentioned that Morris and East Wawanosh council members had been in town one clay the previous week, when a policeman enquired about the 4, _ ownership of their cars and did not tag them. He expressed ap- preciation to• the police depart- ment. The property committee re- port announced an arrangement to -store Historical Society rec- ords in part of, the new addi- tion to the Museum, now "pro- gressing favorably." ' Clerk -treasurer John G. Ber- ry administered . the oath of office to deputy •reeve Harold Robinson, of Howick. Deputy reeve Robert Gibson . became reeve when •Ivan Haskins ac- cepted• a paid position. Warden Glenn Webb noted that since the .last session the death had occurred of J. A. Sutter, former deputy reeve of On Saturday evening a large Clinton, "a valued member of crowd of friends and neighbors this council, who performed gathered in Cavan Church, Win- much public service to Clinton." throp, to honor Miss Joan Boyd, SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1965 Second Section, Pages 9 to 16 Jury In Goderich. Acquits Former .PUC Secretary It took a jury in sessions court just 12 minutes to acquit Mrs. Donna Boyes of theft from Seaforth Public, Utilities Com- mission. Secretary - treasurer since 1959,. she 'was accused of taking $4,110 and auditors had reported s ortages• totalling about $3,5 Judge `Iarold Lang, of St. Marys, ' told the- jury •that the evidence.. was circumstantial. "If you find that the facts are consistent with no rational conclusion other than that Mrs. Boyes took the money, you will find her guilty," he charged them. "If on the whole evi- dence there is a reasonable doubt in your minds as to• whe- ther the money was stolen, or whether Mrs. Boyes stole it, you will give her the benefit of the doubt and acquit her." Arthur Martin, Q.C., Toron- to, defence counsel, and Crown Attorney W. G. Cochrane each addressed the jury for about 20 minutes. Neither offered criti- cism of the judge's ,charge. A polygraph or lie -detector test, ,,,taken by Mrs. Boyes at Toronto Psychiatric Hospital, was given in evidence by Dr. Harry Hutchison, and is believ- ed unprecedented in Huron. The witness testified that the poly- graph unit refledted none of the indications to be expected from a person with a guilty mind. "You probably never heard this sort of thing before," Judge Lang remarked to the jury in his . charge."' "Neither did I. It was very interesting." ,.John Grace, Goderich Town- ship, was foreman of the petit jury, and presented the "not guilty" verdict. After the jury had been polled, his honor told Mrs. Boyes: "You are now dis- charged and free to go.". No longer in custody of Matron Ann Ross, she left with her hus- band, and Rev. A. B. Scott of Egmondville, and other friends. Judge Lang later commented to the jury upon Mrs. Boyes' demeanor in the witness box. She had 'been "calm and unruf- flled," he said, "and had no hesitation in answering ques- tions as to whether or not she stole money. After seeing her in the witness box, have you any doubt that she did not ap- pear (in the lie -detector test) as though blood pressure went u Dr. .Hutchison had explained to the court how the polygraph worked. A false statement may be reflected in respiration. or blood pressure. Mrs. Boyes took last November 25 a personality test, to •determine if she was suitable for' a polygraph test, which she took December 2nd. She was asked if she had ever failed to record money receiv- ed for the PUC, if she had ever kept a customer's deposit in her desk, answered no, and the re- actions on the machine, Dr. Hutchison testified, were not of a type to be identified with falsehood:. Character witnesses were Joseph McConnell, Harold Ma- loney and Amos Corby. Mr. McConnell had backed a note for $450 or $500 for the Boyes couple as down payment on a Mrs. Boyes told the crown attorney she had been employ- ed after a commercial course in high school, with the Lon- don Life, RCAF Station Clinton, Huron Expositor, Seaforth, and. Seaforth Sewer Tile before go- ing to the PUC. Mr: Cochrane asked: "If a stub were removed' from the spike and a 'corresponding amount ofmoney from the till, would it not become apparent that the account was in ar.- rears? "Yes." "Would that customer not be billed?" "Yes." "As far as you know, that was done?" .."Yes." "Stubs found in a wire basket at your desk were not there when you left?" "Not to my knowledge." Regarding a March, 1964, de- posit made up in part from receipt stubs of July, 1963,, Mrs. Boyes said she checked only the amounts. "You don't know how they got into that deposit?" "No." • A. M. Harper, chartered ac- countant, Goderich, who made up a detailed statement of Mr. and Mrs. Boyes' financial af- fairs, testified that in his opin- ion they were living well 'with- in their income of a little over $5,000.. "The charge . is' not that she did not keep books properly, or fail t6 make entries," Mr. Martin told the jury. "The is- sue is whether she is a thief or not. • I submit that there is no direct evidence that she stole, or even that money is missing. Is there any real evidence that any shortage existsThe Crown does not prove ther by simply proving that money coming in was incorrectly recorded or credited to a wrong account. A shortage of $3,500 in cash and cheques is alleged. It may have been credited to the wrong per -- sons, or not credited, but it went into' the bank, so there is no shortage. The money was received by the commission. What evidence have you that Mrs. Boyes took one five -cent piece? The Crown says she had opportunity, but so had others. You may think there are ele- menis of mystery, but you do not have to so13e, the puzzle. If you have a reasonable doubt bout Mrs. Boyes' guilt, you ust acquit her-." • Commenting upon a defence argument that Mrs, Boyes had called in the hydro auditor, Mr.• Cochrane pointed out that most of the alleged ,discrepancies were in' the water account. defence counsel had elicited from several witnesses that the Boyes family lived in modest circumstances, and Mr. Coch- rane told the jury: "The issue .does not depend on the mat- ter of no apparent'.wealth. Mr. Harper is limited in his investi- gation to 'the assets he is told about. "It is not the duty of the Crown • to prove Where money went, but to prove beyond teas- onable doubt that the'niiney vias„ taken, andmthat the ntor►ey' was taken by the accused, but what the money is 'used for is riot my responsibility to prove. You cannot infer from modest means that a person has not taken money. The shortages amount to about $37.50 a week in round figures. If the amounts were' taken like that, is it rea- sonable to suppose a person taking it would be living' the life of Riley? It is my submis- sion that we have introduced substantial evidence, not only. consistent with the guilt of the accused, but inconsistent with any other rational conclusion. A denial or 'don't know' is eas- ier to come forward with than an explanation: Mrs. Boyes has had considerable experience in bookkeeping. Why was she un- able to answer? "I submit it has been estab- lished there is a discrepancy in PUC books Of $3,595.99, and it will be a matter of simple arithmetic that the evidence in- dicates that accounts totalling that amount have been paid. Receipts indicated the amount was in fact paid and there is evidence a similar amount was deposited in the bank. If that. were the case, there should be a surplus to have the books bal- ance. Where did the surplus go? "The evidence is consistent with only one rational conclu- sion, that the accused person either took the money or was fully aware that it was being taken, and .we have established beyond a reasonable doubt, she has committed the offence with which she is charged." "There is no direct evidence - of the accused- stealing this money," Judge Lang told the jury. "The Crown relies on cir- cumstantial evidence, and the law requires it is sufficient for conviction only if the circum- stances .are consistent with' the conclusion that a criminal act was committed by the accused and the facts are such as to be inconsistent with any other rational conclusion." The criminal cases resumed an hour late in the forenoon when a civil list of 18 eases was disposed of by Judge R. S. Hetherington. James Donnelly, Goderich, announced settlement in three, onewas traversed to September, and three tomato= ber. Of the numerous outside lawyers listed for plaintiff or defendant, only D. J. MacLen- nan, of Toronto, appeared in Clark v. Huntley, which was 'adjourned to June 18. A jury of six was chosen from the panel for trial of Proctor & Gamble Co. vs. Sanders, which will be heard June 21 and al- so for Clark v. Huntley. The Proctor & Gamble .vs.. Sanders jury comprises Charles, Lake, Grey; Harold Hendrick, Hay; Edward Rich, Wingham;-. Mrs. Ruby Haddy, Clinton; Mat- thew Murray, McKillop, and Cliarles Parker, Stanley. Three other members of the panel, including R. S. 'Box, Seaforth, were challenged. If we don't stand up for something, we may fall for any - Friends Honor Joan Boyd bride -elect of this month. Present The program opened with. "01 Canada," after which Mrs. Cil-,' Awards To Scouts .bert Smith expressed a hearty welcome to all on behalf of the committee in charge. Mar- garet Hillen directed a sing- song of old familiar songs, and 'was accompanied by • Jean at the piano. -This was followed with a duet by Linda Ander- son and Kathy Dalton. Every- one enjoyed a solo which was sung by Christine Pryce. A humorous reading was given by Lois Bernard. Piano instrumen- tals were played by Jean Pat- rick and Margaret Hillen. A geography test was conducted by Delphine Dolmage, and a contest by, Grace Smith. The program concluded with a duet by Eileen Smith and Margaret Hillen. Mrs. Stanley Hillen' asked the bride and her mother and Mrs. Oke to take the seats of honor on the platform; "and corsages were pinned on by Marlene Pepper and Elaine Beattie. An appropriate address was, read by Faye Little, and Joan was presented with many usefuI gifts, for which she expressed her thanks and appreciation to everyone. Religious and life awards were presented to.,members of the Egmondville Scout and Guide groups at a Service in Egmondville Church on Sunday morning. Rev. Alan Scott presented the certificates, assisted by leaders Ron Eyre, Mervin Nott and Mrs. Keith MacLean. • Receiving awards were: Guides—Janice Eyre, Lynn Mc- Lean, Betty Brown, Barbara Gemmell, ' Scou\ts—Gordon McLean, Bill Hellinga, Ralph Smith, Ricky Wood,, Ricky Hulley. Cubs—Ralph Whitemore, San- dy Scott, Murray Smith, Lyle Haney, John Miller. The minister asked the mo- dern little bay what he thought of his first church service. ,'The music was nice," said the small sophisticate, "but the comnter- cial was too long." S.S. Dress Shirts '3.50 to 5.95 L.S. Dress Shirts, 2 -way or French cuffs ' 4.95 to 5.95 S.S. Sport Shirts 2.95 to 4.95 L.S. Sport Shirts 2.95 to 6.95 S.S. Plain or Fancy • Knitted Shirts 2.95 tg 5.95 Harvey Woods, British Byford and McGregor Happy Foot Socks. . 1.00 to 1.95 Bathing Trunks 2.95 to 4.95" Bermuda Shorts 2.95 to 7.95 Summer Dress Straws 2.95 Jackets • 6.95 to 14.95 Casual Cotton Pants 4.95 to 5.95 Matching Work Clothing— Green or Grey Pants 4.95; Shirt 3.50 Short Sleeve Work Shirts, plaid or green 2.95 Dress Pants 7.95 to 16.95 (All pants cuffed free of charge) BILL O'SHEA MEN'S WEAR Main Street. Seaforth 46 Effective rwontrol of �pallntloin;'. C4'044 i$ lacking in Can4da, tli , e0411 - try's approach to the -problems„ having been "spliteree by the, terms of the British l!krth America Act, Dr. R.''M. Atis` told Huron county council 1n presenting the report of the county health unit on MoEday. "As the tourist seasonbegins to burst upon this county," he said, "one wonders ' how • long Lake Huron will remain rela- tively fit for industripl and re- creational development; •how long till it, too, becomes an open sewer like much of the Great Lakes downstream. "We do know that right now tie Fivers are c' mg OM 1nt0 Lala? j-Iurptl; lin +turrlr; many ,ditches„aild, streaii}a ti tp spoil these, r> yrs } the sponsibility for eprOQllil}g gPRl1 lution is local ant /Pr proyiln• ,sial, wits). varied e3►,forcement ih each municipality •aid Prov ince, gftetive control rests it�y, on .national enlightenment y.+vet us hopethat the lioyal Co ux ii`s, sion on Taxation will come up with recommendations which, will inclttde a more ,effective formula for underwriting .pollu tion control costs in our coun- try ” Dr. Aldis cited large sums being spent in the U.S. for Apo tion this year, he said. i". 491tncg the attdlger, $eel to 3i stumetuta{z,, Ixea i' % ti. a e a ge r„ :4'4:91m2.. . 'C1 QQh grades: ' ; au ares in one,rooll Sch0o15, ,a11 l uliil„ axetil° ie1uded QP x,17±? nse cep ed to date,..'9.111:::,1349* 4�i3u,,� bgz fgtu3 with ,9 sti5 este 13earili c.,O S„ li.abjes } .cidehce 3s the •.county. Dr„ Adis rer4,104 only seven eases, lncludu3g deer, a fox and ^a skw*, 'Wie' are very happy about the Sipa- NEWS OF BRODHAGEN C. of C. Will Buy Tables The Brodhagen and District Chamber of Commerce has de- cided to buy 26 stack -up tables to eliminate the necessity of carrying tables from the base- ment dining room to the main auditorium. .The addition to the hall has been approved by' the Centen- nial Board and it was voted on to proceed with this. The grant will amount to $4,524.00. The executive are to name a com- mittee ommittee to finalize plans and pro- ceed with the building. Presentation To Pastor Members of the Lutheran Church Women met last Wed- nesday evening with 2E; mem- bers present, at which time they presented Pastor and Mrs. Harold Brill with a pair of dresser lamps as a farewell gift prior to their leaving for the Conestoga -St. Jacob's Parish. Mrs. Edwin Scherbarth wrote and read the address of good wishes, and Mrs. Lloyd Prueter made the presentation. The de- votional part of the meeting was in charge of Mrs. Robert French and Mrs. George Mogk, with Mrs. Lew Hicks, the pian- ist for the hymns. Pastor Brill gave the topic and spoke_ on "Time". 'tlrs. Martin Dietz, the presi- dent, was in charge of the busi- ness. Mrs. Lloyd Pfeifer, the secretary, read the minutes of. the Iast meeting, cards of thanks and correspondence. The thank - you cards were from Mrs. Ross Leonhardt, Mrs. Henry Benne- wies and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Car- ter.: Mrs. George Mogk .thank- ed for the anniversary cards, flowers . and gifts and for the dinner served by th LCW at the time of their sett' wed- ding •• annivexsar.'r^- Mrs. Mogk,. also read a fitting poem. ,Mrs. Dan Beuerman also expressed thanks for, the cards and visits while she was in tile hospital. The Waterloo Women's Auxil- iary thanked for the two quilts donated to them by this group and $90 will be sent to them from the Lenten offering envel- opes. Two Iayettes were donated to the Canadian. World Relief. Mrs. Oscar Young was present- ed• with a past president's pin. The treasurer's report was giv- en by the treasurer, Mrs. Ed- win Scherbarth, and Mrs. Irvin Miller gave the Mission report, and after the mission offering was received Mrs. Chris Leon- hardt read a Mission Prayer. The two flags in the church are to be looked after, the Chris- tian flag to be cleaned and a' new Canadian flag to • be pur- chased. ^A door bell isto be installed in the parsonage. The stoves in the church kitchen are to be repaired, and a new clothes line was put up at the parsonage. A used clothing drive Is being held with this being the -last week, and it will be packed to send away. Visiting committees and altar committees were again ap- pointed. The meeting closed with the hymn, . "God Bea With Us Till' We Meet Again," and the Dox- ology. Lunch. was served by the executive, Mrs. Martin Dietz, Mrs. R. Sholdice, Mrs. Lloyd Pfeifer and Mrs. Edwin Scher- barth. Mr. and Mrs. George Jarmuth had the misfortune to lose their barn by fire Monday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sholdice, Paul and Mark;• accompanied by her parerita; gift: and. Mrs.. Saln: Clark, of Mitchell, are spending this weekvisiting Mr,' and Mrs. Clark's daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Blow, in Ottawa, and Mr. and Mrs. Sholdice and sons are going on to Montreal and will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Quincey (Yvonne Diegel) and they will also call on Bev. and Mrs. John - Arbuckle at Smith Falls. The wedding dinner and re- ception for Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rock (Doris Johns) was held at the Brodhagen and District Community Centre on Friday evening after the marriage at Roy's United Church. On Saturday evening the Mit; chell Hockey Club held a dance at the Community Hall here. Wednesday evening a benefit dance was held at the Com- munity Hall dere for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Siemon, who lost. their barn through fire, .. Miss Martha, Victra, of Wind- sor, had been:visiting relatives in the community recently. - Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fries, of: Bridgeport, and Mr_ and Mrs.: Waynd ; Jarmuth, '"'of ' Oshawa; with Mr. and Mrs. George Jar- muth. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sholdice visited Mr. and Mrs: Mac Shol- dice, Walton, on Sunday.. Mr. and Mrs. Lavern.' Wolfe. attended the wedding of their niece, Sharon Hinz, to Mr._ El- wood Weiss, at Seebach's Hill Lutheran Church and ,the re- . ception at Sebringville .Hall on Saturday. Mr. Wilbur Hoegy was home from London Hospital for the weekend. His mother, Mrs. Fred Hoegy, Seaforth, visited him on Sunday, along -with many other callers. Wilbur • returned , to London with Larry Beuerman. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sholdice. attended the wedding of Miss Elaine. 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