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Barrie firefighters Jim Homer and Jim Buchanan extinguish fire in the Top woman teacher speaks on on Anti Inflation Board rule By SHEILA McGOVERN Examiner Staff Reporter The AntiInflation Board AIB should not have the power to alter agreements reached through arbitration said Margaret Beckingham resident of the Federation of Women Teachers Associa tions of Ontario FWTAO Miss Beckingham guest speaker at the Simcoe County FWTAO annual meeting in Barrie asked area teachers what arbitration is supposed to mean if the AIB has the power to roll back any agreements reached She questioned which law should come first provincial or federal adding the advent of the AIB has changed the ef fectiveness of Bill 100 the act which should have made teacherschool board negotia tions routine Miss Beckingham said teachers could not turn their backs on inflation and she believes some kind of control is necessary but it should be fair evenly balanced pro gram But with the AIR guidelines arriving on the heels of the adoption of Bill 100 Miss Beckingham believes teachers have been the first victims Because of Bill 100 she MARGARET BECK INGHAM second from left provincial president of the Federation of Women man who remained silent throughout his trial was found guilty of break and enter and ossession of stolen property county court jury Tuesday Terrance John Benallick 41 was remanded to the Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre and will be sentenced May 19 by Judge Clare Benallick has not spoken in court nor given any indica tion he was aware of the pro ceedings After the jury returned the verdict Benallick would not even nod or shake his head when asked by Judge Clare if he understood 1976 BUDGET The Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board will present its 1976 current operating bud et tonight during its regu ar board meeting Committee meetings will begin at and the gular meeting at at the ucation Centre 99 Ferris Lane The budget is the only main itemng the agenda said many teachers returned to school in September without contract awaiting the training and appointing of factfinders When the prime minister announced the antiinflation guidelines in October there were as many as 35 school boards which had not signed contracts with their teachers Miss Beckingham said she believes alllcontracts which expired at the same time should be negotiated under the same conditions Teachers have been under controls for the past five years because of provincial government ceilings on education costs she added EXPLAIN WORKINGS When teachers met with the AIR she said it was necessary to explain the workings of the educational system The board she said had no idea teachers con tracts included grids and in crements Tom Wells minister of education was asked to be ombudsman she said but he declined He agreed however to point out that teachers had been under ceil ings Teachers were also con cerned over the lack of an ap peal route with the AIB Ap Teachers Associations of Ontario presented long service awards to Bernice Neil of Collingwood and Crown Attorney John Alex ander read Benallicks record to the court and again Benallick would neither acknowledge or deny it His record is lengthy dating back to 1952 when he nt year in jail for auto eft In 1955 he was sent to ii for three years for three reak and entre charges three wilful damage charges and one arson charge in Guelph He was sentenced to another three years for 32 brak and enters and four at tempted ones in Toronto in 1960 Shortly after his release he was given another five years in Montreal for two SHANTY BAY AUCTION The Village of Shanty Bay and St Thomas Church Shanty Bay will hold an auc tion June 26 to raise funds for community and church projects The auction starts at 1230 pm at the church hall 2nd Concession Oro Township MUSIC RECITAL About 30 pupils of Jessie Bryson will perform pia and vocal recital toni engine compartment of 1976 BMW on Dunlop Tuesday afternoon Chief Street peals were to be directed to the administrator she said but he was not appointed until the case involving Irving Pulp and Paper arose Miss Beckingham also pointed out the regulations surrounding the A18 guidelines were not made public until few days before Christmas In January the government introduced guidebook inter preting the regulations then kit interpreting the guidebook and then held seminars to interpret the kit she said The president said the has sle surrounding negotiations particularly in view of the Toronto strike the first legal strike under Bill 100 came at bad time for teachers The public she said was already playing new game lets get the teachers OWN FAULT The loss pf prestige by teachers was in art their own fault she sai teachers have failed to communicate with the public saying they are still competent and dedicated The basics are still being taught she said but in dif ferent way to different society Dorthea Tompkins of Bar rie during the FWTAO annual dinner Tuesday Joan Lindsay left of Bar break enter and thefts In 1968 in Milton he received another two years for break and enter and was sentenced to five years in 1972 in Guelph for 15 break and enter charges RLEASED OCT 10 Benallicks last release was Oct 10 1975 and he was ar rested by Ontario Provincial Police at Alliston for the pre sent case on Oct 13 He also faces six charges of break and enter and one of escaping custody in Penetanguishene The only time Benallick gave any indication of understanding questions put to him was when George an Collier Street United Church hall starting at pm Anyone interested in music is invited to attend the recital ROBINSON TO APPEAL Eugene Robinsons Supreme Court conviction of murder will be appealed ac cording to Paul Hermiston his defence lawyer Robinson was found guilty of murdering his wife Karen by jury Friday after month ong trial Miss Beckingham said the teachers job has become more difficult as they are forced to deal with emotional problems and learning dif ficulties The public must become in volved with the school she said through ublic par ticipation in vo unteer pro grams and professional development days Teachers need professional development day and are en titled to them under law Miss Beckingham pointed out and involving parents would be good public relations The president described the coming year as the worst since the grant ceilings were introduced Because the government was late in introducing restraints school boards will have to make most of their saving from September to December Miss Beckingham said some school boards have shipped back their library books and others have said teacher must be away for three consecutive days before su ply teacher will be wlle in Classes will be bigger sup port staff smaller and pro grams will be seriously at ected she said rie presented gifts from the local teachers Both women have taught for 35 years Examiner Photo Defendant refuses to speak remanded to Penetanguishene Clevt his courtaptpointed defence counsel han ed him business card Benallick apparently read the card then nodded to Mr Clegt and put it in his pocket The remand until May 19 was in order to obtain more information about Benallick from the officials at the Men tal Health Centre Mr Alex ander also hoped to be able to dispose of the other char es at that time Benallic court date in Penetanguishene is May 20 would like to obtain as much information about this unfortunate man before sentencing him said Judge Clare LOCAL AND GENERAL VEHICLES RECOVERED Two vehicles stolen from the PenetangMidland Coach Lines were recovered by Bar rie City Police station wagon stolen Monday was found Tuesday afternoon abandoned on Peel Street with flat tire minibus stolen Tuesday was spotted about an hour later near Lit tle Lake by an offduty policeman $4000 Faulty wirin believed to have cause fire Owned by Mark Ber is the the south man of Toronto the car was locked and parked on s4000 DAMAGE TO CAR IN FIRE ON DUNLOP Jack McAllister said damage to the $14000 automobile is estimated at The car side of Dunlop HTYNEWS flflflflflflflflflflfliflfiflfidi Barrie pianist wins two firsts Nena Kaczanowski young 19yearold Barrie pianist was awarded first prize in two senior classes last night at the Orillia Kiwanis Music Festival Piano competitions are be ing held all week at St James Anglican Church Hall Orillia and for the first two days adjudicator Carl Dug gans highest award has been the markof88 At the two senior classes Chopin Grade 10 or Associate and Open Contemporary Nena received 88 marks in each category The standard of er formance at both ese classes was very fine with five competitors entering each section Lisa Marie Perry young pianist also from the Barrie area was also awarded first prize and the high mark of 88 Tuesday in the Sonatina Grade class Lisa also received first prize and 87 marks in the class 12 yrs and under and on Monday first prize and 84 marks in the Bach Grade or 6class Results of Tuesdays com petitions were Piano Solo8 yrs and under Tracey Robertson Orillia 88 Vanessa Barnard Orillia 86 Douglas llunnef Elmvale85 Solo13 yrs and under Lisa Marie Perry Thornton 88 Shelly Ann Maddison Mac licr 87 Walter Hahn 0rillia85 Solo12 yrs and under Lisa Marie Perr Thornton 87 David Breckles Orillia 87 Sandra Joanne Evans Barrie and Christopher Lewis Orillia tied 85 Solo10 yrs and under Con temporary Sean Thomson Orillia 85 Sharon Clayton Alliston 84 Gwyneth McKelvey Alliston and Caroline White Barrie 83 tied Sololtl4 yrs and under Nancy Courtney Coldwater 81 Solo15 yrs and under Chopin Sherry Stanton Orillia 81 Brian Robinson Orillia 79 Ellen Price Elmvale and Santo Perri Orillia tied 78 Solo16 yrs and under Con temporary Michele Couroux Orillia 81 Patricia Richardson Orillia 80 Mur ray Oliver Orillia 79 Solo18 yrs and under Chopin Gr 10 Paul Baughen Gravenhurst 83 Laurel Pollard Parry Sound 80 Mark Doble Sunderland 79 SoloOpen Chopin Gr 10 or Associate Nena Kaczan owski Barrie 88 Susan Jay Elmvale and Douglas Page Orillia tied 87 Blair Bailey Orillia and Carol Ross Beaverton tied 82 SoloOpen Contemporary Nena Kaczanowski Barrie 88 Douglas Page Orillia 87 Paul Boughen Gravenhurst and Blair Bailey Orillia tied 86 About 25 residents at Electric Showcase About two dozen Barrie electricians contractors and suppliers will head for Toronto next week to attend the threeday Electrical Showcase 76 Bob Sporring president of the Ontario Elec trical Leagues Kempenfelt chapter said today Organizers say the show to begin Wednesday at the In ternational Centre of Com merce is one of the largest trade shows in Canada The Ontario Electrical League with more than 40 chapters across the rovince serves as watch og on the electrical industry by main taining standards for its members Mr Sporring said He said the twoyearold Kempenfelt chapter which has 45 members works to keep contractors suppliers and inspectors in touch with one another invites speakers to its monthly meetings and offers various courses for its members lights went on and the engine started after the fire began at all 13 Examine Decrease in revenue TREET about mand 330 pm Mr Ber said he bought the car last December and it had travelled only 9700 miles Examiner Photos means more from tax decrease in revenue from sources other than taxes puts heavier burden on city tax payers to pay the $104 million Barrie budget this year The city lost about $245252 in revenue from sources such as sewer rates government contributions licenses and permits In 1975 Barrie collected $483200353 from the other sources and $944884257 in taxes from property owners The revenue paid the citys $9672580 budget and educa tion levy of $428145775 This year the city is collec ting $4586751 from other sources to pay the $10496732 budget Herb Kirk city treasurer said the final education tax increase and levy is not in cluded in the budget because it has not been released by the school boards The Simcoe County Board of Education approved its budget last week and the Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Sixyearold Darrin Mayes discovered how much fun nurseryschool is when he attended the open house of Stepping Stone Co operative nursery Tuesday night at Essa Road Board is expected to approve its budget tonight The education levy is the final cost needed in the budget to decide how much money has to be collected in taxes The citys tax rate in creased 654 per cent this year without the education costs included Mr Kirk said breakdown of how much will be paid by residences businesses and industries will not be availble until after the education levy isincluded In Barrie as in most municipalities the only pro perty exemgt from taxes is land owned churches pro vincial federal or municipal governments schools col leges and some charitable in stitutions ADDITIONAL CHARGE Mr Kirk said some residences pay an additional charge for local improve ments to their neighborhood If people wanted sidewalks or sewers at one time the cost was charged to the residents on the street SCHOO Presbyterian Church with his fouryearold sister Lesley Lesley is one of about 40 youngsters who at tends the nurser Wendy Snider left presi ent of the nursery cooperative and Most of the sidewalk costs are not charged under local improvements anymore he said with the city adopting policy to pay for the service in the general tax rate Downtown businessmen are also charged an extra levy he said for the opera tion of the Downtown Area Improvement Board DIB The DIB has budget of $45000 for the promotion and beautification of the downtown Businessmen in the area are charged ac cording to the value of the property they occupy Taxpayers are sent four bills by the city and may pay their taxes either by mail or in person at city hall Mr Kirk said oneper centamonth or partofa month penalty is charged for late payment If person refuses to pay taxes he said the city can take him to court This year the city was successful in number of cases he said ad ding Barrie is only entitled to collect the taxes and any penalties charged 11 17 LSF Mrs Joan Huby nursery supervisor welcomed visitors Tuesday night as they toured the threeroom nursery Examiner Photo Three levels of courts in Ontario handle charges against defendants ByJOHN WROE Examiner Staff Reporter The sittings of the Supreme Court of Ontario just ended here have left some people confused about just what courts handle what cases There are three levels of criminal courts in Ontario provincial county and Supreme According to coun ty court coordinator Cliff Dove there is general rule that the higher up the ladder you go the more serious the case On indictable offences those which carry possible penitentiary term on convictionthe defendant first is arraigned in provin cial court where the charge is read He is then given an option to tried before the provincial court judge superior court judge or superior court judge and Jury More serious cases such as murder or rape automatically go to superior court The superior court can be either county or Supreme Supreme Court handles those cases punishable by death or life imprisonment murder rape attempted murder etc County court can try cases such asarmed robbery break and enter or theft If the defendant elects trial by the provincial court judge the case usually gets under way immediately in case of guilty plea or at later date if the plea is not guilty In either case it is usually decided withing two or three months LONGER PROCESS The judge and jury trial is longer process says Mr Dove At provincial court level pre iminary hearing is held The Crown presents all its evidence at the preliminary and the prime purpose is to determine whether there is case against the accused If there is date is set for county or Supreme court trial Supreme court generally sits twice year in any given community but county court can be carried on for any length of time depending on the availability of judges and the number of cases to be tried It can often take qurte while to complete the trial in murder case An example is the Eugene Robinson murder trial which was completed on Friday The murder occurred June 25 1975 the preliminary hearing was held in October and the Supreme Court trial started in Aprilabout nine months after Robinson was charged feature of the court system which may soon disap ar in Ontario is the gran jury The grand jury is panel of seven eople who review the evi ence and decide if the evidence war rants putting person on trial This practically duplicates the work of the reliminary hearing so is pro ably going to be ended by the Ontario government INSPECTS BUILDINGS The grand jury has another duty though and that is in specting public buildings The grand jury will probably stay in existence under another name for this pur pose Assuming both the judge at the preliminary hearing and the grand jury find case against the accuesed he goes before the Supreme or county court plea of guilty is dealt with right away with the facts of the case simply read into the record and sentence passed not guilty plea of course takes longer jury is chosen from jury panel of 100 people randomly selected from the county Members of the jury panel are called forward and the crown and defence are both allowed to reject potential jurors if they feel the juror would be unable to judge the case fairly The jury system stems law where the people the from the English syste country take an active part in deciding the guilt or in nocence of an accused It is the view of the government that justice is too important to be left to profes sionals alone such as judges and lawyers explained Supreme Court Justice Weatherston For this reason the question of guilt is decided by people selected randomly from society JUDGE THE MASKER Mr Justice Weatherston goes on to explain however that the judge of the case re mains the master of the lawhe decides which evidence is admissable under the rules of vidence set down by the government of Canada For instance it would be improper for witness to tell jury that an accused is guil ty simply because the witness heard someone else say that Or if an accused confessed to police but it was determined that he confessed because of threat it would not be pro per for that confession to be admitted The admissability of such evidence is determined in voir dire from French meaning literally to to see to say The jury is excluded from the court an the judge hears the evidence to see if it can be said in front of the jury Since this means the jury is often asked to leave the court room lawyers usually try to avoid voir dires because they tend to break up the continui ty of case for the jury There was time when jur ies were locked up or se estered for the length of trial This was to prevent the members from hearing things about the case other than what came out in the court This can cause hard ship to jury members and is now usually done only in cases where the death penal ty may be imposed APPEALPOSSIBLE Even after jury returns verdict case is not necessarily decided Either party Crown or defence can appeal the verdict and there is system of Appeal Courts for each level of criminal court The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest level of appealcourt However in appeal courts lawyers can only argue points of law and this usually boils down to whether the judge should have allowed evidence to be heard at the original trial If the judge or judges at an appeal disa ree with the lower court ver ict they may reverse the decision or order iii new trial