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The Port Perry Kinette Club played host * from throughout the Durham Region for a Kinettes speak out to Kinettes spring con- vention held Saturday at the Kin-Scout Hall on Lilla Street, Port Perry. One of the highlights of the after- noon was a public-speaking contest for two Kinettes. Anne Arsenault from the Great Pine Ridge district won the contest with a speech about Time, but ~ Heather MacAdam of Ajax wasn't too far behind with a thoughtful presentation about polio. Anne will now continue into more wide-ranging competition. 1 FOR ONLY $32: INCLUDES: ® Absolutely no interest ® Installation and Taxes ® 2 year Service Plan ® Deluxe Burner ® [| ife-time Warranty FURNACE FINANCING PER MONTH disons 7234663 PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, March 1, 1988 -- 3 Farmer awaits extradition decision Egg Producers join fight The Ontario Federation of Ag- riculture and the Ontario Egg Pro- ducers Marketing Board have gone to bat for Blackstock area egg farmer Svante Lind in his fight against extradition to his native Sweden. Letters of support for Mr. Lind from Brigid Pyke, president of the OFA, and Brian Ellsworth, general manager of the Egg Mar- keting Board, were sent last week to Justice Minister Ray Hnaty- shyn. Mr. Lind, 41, a naturalized Canadian citizen, operates Scan Farm and Sweda Farm between Blackstock and Cadmus. He's been held in the Toronto Don Jail since December 17 waiting for the Justice Minister to make a deci- sion on whether he is to be ex- tradited to Sweden on a charge of alleged fraudulent bankruptcy in- volving as little as $15,000. Mr. Lind's lawyer, David Price of Toronto, told the Star Monday morning, he is hopeful the Justice Minister will make a decision this week. And he said he 1s prepared to go to Ottawa to meet with Mr. Hnatyshyn. Mr. Lind has been in Canada for more than a decade and his cur- rent problems with the Swedish government go back to the mid 1970's when he was an out- spoken critic of socialism in that country. When he left Sweden to im- migrate to Canada, he was given a clearance certificate by Swedish police confirming that there were no charges or convictions against him. The fraudulent bankruptcy charge was laid after he left Swe- den. He has been figthing this charge and extradition ever since, and his final appeal through the court was exhausted just before Christmas. He is now in jail hop- ing the Justice Minister will over- turn the extradition order. In an interview with the Star last week, Mr. Lind said he be- lieves the Swedish authorities want him back in that country to make an example of him to other business people who emigrate.He believes that if he is extradited to Sweden, authorities there ray try to put him on trial for tax eva- sion, a non-extraditable offense, but one which could carry a pris- on term if convicted in a Swedish court. His problems with the extra- dition order have hurt his egg farming business, cost him a large amount in legal feels, creat- ed strain on his family and are damaging his health. In her letter to the Justice Minister, OFA president Brigid Pyke said the organization is "appalled at the treatment this Ca- nadian citizen has faced over the last nine years." She urged that Mr. Lind be re- leased from jail and the extradition denied so that he can pick up the pieces of his life and "enjoy the full benefits of his Canadian citi- zenship." Brian Ellsworth of the Egg Marketing Board wrote that he Many Colours Fig» FABRIC ZT 00KUN{ PAINT aN { PENS ... 10% Off (Until March 5, 1988 with this Coupon) 10 ROEBUCK ST., BROOKLIN -- CLIP THIS COUPON -- 655-4210 knows Mr. Lind personally, and he has been a : "valued member of our group." Other letters of support have | been forwarded by former federal Justice Minister John Crosbie; Joseph Hudson, president of Burn- brac Farms of Lyn, Ontario, which operates egg grading sta- tions, and by Craig Hunter Poul- try Farms, which supplies chick- ens and feed to Mr. Lind's farms. Mr. Hunter aid that in his business dealings with Mr. Lind over the years, he always lived up to his commitments and has "gained the respect of our staff and others in the egg industry. Lawyer David Price said Mon- day morning he has been in con- tact with senior members of the Justice Minister's staff late last week and was told Mr. Hnatyshyn would be reviewing the docu- ments over the weekend. N&R BUSINESS SERVICES 436-9817 Services to Business Corporate & Individual * Tax Planning & Preparation % Bookkeeping * Payroll 3 Consulting Services to Individuals, Corporations -- CALL-- ) RICHARD LOWE, M.A.B.A. Director & Chief Consultant FOR THE MARCH BREAK and you can't find the time to shop? Give us a call at 985-2521 to make an appointment and we will give you individual attention. A.W. BROCK DEPARTMENT STORE (« [UT-T-To RR = 2 Aol-T-1 ANN = ToT ol AN =1-Tol olV; Our new spring fashions are in! We can fill your clothing needs FROM HEAD to TOE!