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Conversion requirements Itll be tough for apartment and townhouse owners to con vert from rental to con dominium in Barrie The citys planning board set the requirements for conver sion Tuesday and the owners have no control over one of the conditions To convert bachelor or singlebedroom units either DORIS JENNINGS seated left shows photocopy of $10000 Wintario cheque to apartments or townhouses there must be three per cent vacancy rate in the city and the owner needs purchase agreements from tenants representing 80 per cent of the rentalanits For two or more bedrooms the vacancy rate increases to five per cent In July the only figures her fellowwinners Mary Martin seated Donald available the vacancy rate in Barrie was less than one per cent and the situation has not changed drastically Wayman liairweather direclt tor of planning and develop ment said The Willows townhouse development on Dunlop Street is the closest to meeting the requirements Spencer and Dolores Haskett Examiner Photoi Came up empty so often they had nearly given up The staff of Sarjeant In surance in Barrie had come up empty on Wintario draws so often in the past six months that the four employees had near1y given up on their chances of winning We were getting to the point where we were going to stop buying tickets says office manager Dolores Haskett Now Mrs Haskett agents Donald Spencer and Mary Mar tin and bookkeeper Doris Jen nings have changed their minds After going together on 10 tickets for each Wintario draw since October the four have finally hit it big NEARLY IGNOREI One of their tickets won $10000 last week in draw they nearly ignored was the only one that wat ched it Mrs Martin says This is the first time didnt stay home to watch it says Mrs Jennings who was in Toronto when her lucky numbercameup Mrs Martin was on the telephone within two seconds to Mrs Haskett who said dont believe you and to Mr Spencer who recalls that thought they were putting me on Mrs Jennings didnt believe the news either when her son who had watched the draw told her she had won The four had never before even won $25 prize from Win tario despite their conviction that in Mrs Jennings words the law of averages says you have to win sometime Mr Spencer once won $100 in the Olympic lottery The lucky four differed in their reaction to their good for tune once the news sank in properly Mrs Martin says she found the victory exhilarating but Mrs Haskctt says wasnt ex cited atall Mrs Jennings says she wasnt able to take the win very mlmly To me that was lot of money she says It was Mrs Jennings who went to Toronto the day after the draw along with Mrs Hasketts husband to pick up the prize They were there for well over an hour while Mrs Jennings waited went through an inter view with Wintario officials and had her picture taken for the publicity the provincial government insists must ac company large prizes SEEMEI UNIMIRESSIVE While there she saw numerous other winners pick up their prizes ranging from Woman who danced as she received $100 cheque to $100000 winner who seemed unimpressed The guy hardly had smile on his face Mrs Jennings recalls Maybe he was still as tounded One of the questions Wintario officials asked was how the money will be spent question also asked by The Examiner Ive no idea was Mrs Hasketts response and Mr Spencer said he hadnt made up his mind yet either My husband and are going to take atrip out west said Mrs Martin who says they have always wanted to see British Columbia Since Im the only one with bills Ive paid them off said Mrs Jennings Easy come easy go What do the winners think of the Wintario program think its great idea says Mrs Haskctt Its helped lot of organiza tions says Mrs Martin and its being put to use in the pro vinccwelivein Do they plan to keep buying tickets Weve got nothing to lose really says Mrs Martin The prize wasnt enough to quit says Mrs Jennings THEIR PENNIES WENT LONG WAY Pennies went long way Tuesday afternoon as the Barrie YMYWCA held its sixth annual penny carnival The event attracted between 300 and 400 young people and organizer Dave Garner said 2000 penny tickets had to be used three or four times AT LEFT sevenyearold Stephen Macdonnell takes aim before throwing dart at balloons ABOVE Terry Wiebe who is about to turn five enjoys some candy floss while waiting in line for her tickets AT RIGHT Margaret Jean Trainor at tempts to extinguish can dle using water pistol Participants received small prizes for successfully com pleting the events The car nival is not designed as moneymaking activity Ex aminer Photos by Sheila McGovern 112 Earrip Examiner CITY NE WS The Barrie Examiner Wednesday March 241976 13 Breaking zoning law board will study case Moffatt Mercury Sales Ltd is breaking the citys zoning bylaw but the planning depart ment isnt pressing charges The Essa Road car dealer ship is using vacant lot at 80 Essa Rd to park cars conv travcning the residential zorr ing on the property Wayman Fairwcathcr direc tor of planning and develop ment told the citys planning board luesday charges are not being made because he hopes to resolve the problem proposal to permit Moffatt to use two vacant lots 80 and 82 Essa Rd to park cars was deferred by the board Board members said they want the planning department to study the area bordered by Burton Granville lnnisfil and Essa Road and prepare LOCAL AMERACLIR The Harrie amera Club meets tonight at 730 at undles Heights School Topic will be photography when the sun is not shining DIABETIC ASSOCIATION Communications and coin munications blocks will be the topic tonight at the regular meeting of the lluronia and District branch of the Diabetic Association oclock in the Royal Victoria Hospitals lec ture room Mrs Kirk assisr tant director of lnscrvice at the hospital will be guest speaker MERRY WIDOW Georgian College Music Theatre will present The Merry Widow Thursday through Saturday at pm at Georgian College Tickets are available at the door at Sam the Record Man or at Muntz Centre and cost $250 RUMMAGESALE St Giles Anglican Church Women will hold rummage sale from am to pm Friday at the church hall on ook Street IRAVELOGUE travelogue on Denmark is scheduled Saturday at pm at Harrie Central Collegiate SPRING FLING The Harrie Jayccs spring fl Gas station report Mr Fairwcather said ac cording to the Ontario Ilanir ing Act municipality can grant permission to use vacant lots for parking for not more than two years The purpose be said is to give the municipality an op portunity to study the area and the effects parking has on the surrounding neighborhood Two abutting landowners Dorothy Taylor and Ken Guest sent letters saying they do not object to Moffatts use of the property Mayor Dorian Parker who was once the alderman for the area said she objects to anyone trying to circumvent the citys zoning bylaw by receiving special permission Mayor Parker said the car dealership should make an ap plication for rezoning pay ing the required money the same as any other develoiwr The mayor said residents on Granville with properties abutv tmg so and 82 Essa Rd at the rear have objected to Moffatt Mercurys use of the land At one time the people on Granville objected to com mercial use on rcsidcntially zoned land she said This is rezoning and think it should be done in the proper way Ald Paul kcsscngcr Ward said llt is not iwrsonally in favor of granting two year per mission for the property and suggested the planning depart ment prepare study He said the board should have the study before decision is made on the vacant lots AND GENERAL ing will beheld from pm to am Saturday at Harrie Arlt morics on High Street Tickets are $10 per couple POLLUTION TALK Barrie and District Unitarian Fellowship will present talk by Alex Arthur on pollution con trol measures Sunday at 11 am at Minesing Community Hall Call 7371750 for further information OOKING cooking demonstration en titled Entertaining with Ease will be given Tuesday at 730 pm at onsumcrs Gas on Ferris Lane IIOCOLATE BLITZ Eastview Secondary Schools music department plans door to door sales blitz featuring chocolatecovered almonds March 31 MENS NIGHT The Christian Womens Club of Harrie will hold its annual mens night dinner April at 630 pm at the Continental Inn EGG DECORATING Caster egg decorating is scheduled for April at the Bar rie Childrens Library BOOMERANGS Barrie Boomerangs will hold spring fling dance April at pm at the HiView Plaza Tickets are $8 per couple and is close for Allandale Heights Allandalc Heights residents wont have far to go to get gas anymore Barrie planning board ap proved site plan application for sclfscivc station on the northwest corner of Little and Broadmoor avenues The application by Rockford Developments for Sunoco selfserve was approved sub ect to number of conditions the city Don Alexander owner ap plied for the site plan because the property does not meet the requirements for gas station small plaza borders the site on the north and west sides According to the conditions Mr Alenxander must provide sidewalks pay half the road reconstruction costs on Little Avenue and give the city 10 foot wide strip along Little Avenue for road widening He is limited to sign no more than six feet above the ground and low profile lighting information is available at 728 3491 MEIAPIIYSRS An information session open to the public will be held April at it pm by the Institute of Applied lVletaphysics The meeting is scheduled for 130 Pcnetang Street DUTCH FILMS Films and slides on Holland will be shown April at the Bar rie Apeldoorn Friendship Clubs getlttogethcr at the Blue Flame Room onsumers Gas at pm WASIIROOM TENDERS City council is entering an agreement with Ncshitt architect to design new washroom building in MacMor rison Park The city is calling tenders for the construction of the building immediately EASTER EGGS The United Church Women of St Johns United Church in Elmvale are offering an alter native to the standard store bought Easter Eggs As fund raising venture the UCW is taking orders for homemade Easter eggs The eggs are chocolatecoated creamfilled and brightly decorated and will sell for 60 cents each or 70 cents gift boxed rders may be placed by telephoning ludy French 322 1872 GUEST SPEAKER John Clarke will be guest spsaker at the April meeting of the Barrie Horticultural Society scheduled for pm at Hillcrest public school Mr Clarke will discuss Gods Rock Garden OPEN MEETING The lluronia Trail Riders will hold an open meeting April at 730 pm at the Clcndenning home on the northeast corner of the 20th Sideroad and 13th Con cession of lnnisfil For further information call Evelyn Clendenning 7262909 Member ship in the club is $6 per person or$10 per family Mvilvnnnnunnnn WEMPTED MURDER TRIAL Defendant said he did it police officer testifies Martin Charles Hissa told police he stabbed and strangled Theresa Lynn Balkwill Sept 15 StaffSergeant Ron Iickard testified in Ontario Supreme Court Tuesday SSgt Pickard testified that Hissa had been arrested and charged with attempted murder Sept 15 in the late afternoon about 13 hours after the stabbing of Mrs Balkwill At the time of his arrest said the officer Hissa had said he had not been near Mrs Halkwills apartment on Well ington Street but he admitted knowing her He was asked if he wanted to make statement and he said simply lm inno cent The next day Sgt lickard nceived word that Hissa who was in Barrie Jail wanted to talk to him He again asked Hissa if he wanted to make statement and he said he did This time Hissa said he did it When asked to elaborate by SSgt lickard he said he choked her and stabbed her then left He said he didnt know why but said he had been smoking lot of grass and do ing lot of chemicals said Sgt Pickard Mrs Ralkwill had testified Monday that she and Hissa were friends and had been scxpartners She said that Hissa grabbed her by the throat Sept 15 dragged her into the lxdroom and smothered her with pillow When she came to several hours later she had two stab wounds near her heart and minor cuts in her neck SALIVA TESTS Dr Tieter Van Gcmmingen of the entrc for Forensic Sciences in Toronto the laboratory which does testing of articles seized in connection with police investigations presented his findings as to some cigarette butts which had been taken from the Balkwill apartment He said butts can be analyzed for saliva content and that saliva can determine the blood type of the smoker There were five butts taken from the apartment Three were smoked by person with group blood and two with group Dr Van Gemmingen testified that these groups each account for about 40 per cent of the population He had analyz ed saliva sample from Hissa and found him to have Group blood He had also found smear of human blood on Hissas pants but was unable to obtain grouping from it because it was toosmall Two ambulance attendants were first to reach the apart ment after Mrs Halkwill had called for help They had to press buzzer at the main en trance to get into the apart ment building Neither recalled exactly the front door opening but both said Mrs Halkwills door was open when they reached it They checked the apartment to ensure she was the only one in it but tried to disturb Senator speaker at Liberal annul Raymond Perrault govern ment leader in the Senate will be guest speaker April at the Simcoe North Liberal Associa tions annual meeting in Guthrie Community Hall The meeting will also feature election of officers for the year and election of delegates to the partys animal provincial cone vention Sen Perrault resident of North Vancouver RC was ap pointed government leader in August 1974 having served in the Senate since October 1973 As government leader he is responsible for the introduction of government legislation in the Senate The position carries with it seat in the federal cabinet Sen Perrault was chosen Liberal leader in British Col umbia in 1959 anti was elected to the provinces legislature in 1960 serving until he resigned in 1968 to seek federal nomination He was elected to the House of Commons the same year and served as parliamentary assis tant to the ministers of labor and of manpower and immigra tion before his defeat in the election of 1972 He has also served as delegate to the United Nations as member of Canadas first delegation to the Peoples SENATOR PERRAULI Republic of China in 1971 as mprescntative at the Interna tional Labor Organization meeting in Geneva in 1972 and as member of the board of directors of the Pacific region of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews He is married and has three children Tickets to the 15 pm event cost $5 per person and can be obtained at 7284310 or 72trl 181 Meeting is scheduled public meeting is scheduled April 13 to discuss two plans by the same developer in Allan dale Harrie planning board scheduled the meeting for public input into plans for residential development on the south side of Little Avenue west of the Canadian National Railway right of way and for an industrial plan south of the residential The plans Holdings include by Maxine about 150 acres of land About 92 acres are for the industrial subdivi sion 1115 acres for townhous ing and 30 acres of ravine land dedicated to the city nothing although they did take towel from the bathroom to wash some of the blood off her chest DEFENCE ASE Defence lawyer Gary Palmer opened the defence case in the afternoon and told the jury that he intended to prove the facts presented by Mrs Balkwill were incorrect He said he would try to prove that Hissa had taken so much alcohol and drugs that he would be unable to form the intent to kill Mr Palmer called Diane and Greg Agowissa first friends of Hissa Mrs Agowissa 21 testified that Hissa had been to her place several times on the weekend on which Mrs Balkwill was stabbed The stabbing oceured on Monday morning and she said Hissa had been to her place for supper on Friday Saturday and Sunday Although she had met Hissa through her husband she knew him well because they worked together She said Hissa had been in good spirits all the time he was at the apartment although she though he was kind of high meaning he was on drugs She said she couldnt recall if he had taken any drugs in her apartment but said it would not be unusual if he did Crown attorney John Madden asked her how she remembered the events so well since they were six months ago RYSTALIZED Well we heard he was ar rested Tuesday and the memories of the weekend kind of crystallized in my mind And Ive thought lot about the weekend because we had been good friends and this trial it means his liberty and even his whole life she replied Her husband 22 could not recall the events of the weekend as well but said he was sure Hissa had been there on Friday Although it would be normal for him to come on Saturday he could not be sure Agowissa said he had seen Hissa use marijuana and chemicals such as LSD but did not know if he used any that weekend He never knew Hissa to be violent Beverly Michaud 20 said Hissa had played cards with her husband herself and another friend either Friday or Saturday night She said he did not appear to be himself and lost at euchre Usually she said he was quite good echure player but that evening he could not seem to concentrate and would sometimes burst out laughing at nothing She said she had not known him to be violent and had even had him babysit her two children occasionally SHARED ROOM Carl Bruster 19 of Coburg had worked in Barrie at the time of the stabbing and shared room at boarding house with Hissa He had met Mrs Balkwill and introduced her to Hissa He knew they had seen each other three or four times since they had met The last time he had seen her was Saturday Sept 13 when he and Hissa went to visit At that time he didnt think either Hissa or Mrs Balkwill had anything to drink although he had beer He left before Hissa and noticed Hissa was not home in the morning Bruster also said that Mrs Balkwill had called him to ask him to change his testimony He had lived with her for about month around Christmas and she asked him not to say that in the trial He told her he couldnt lie he said The trial continues today