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mwmmunmm Pancake breakfast for weary dancer Cheryl Carey president of the Angus Leo Club which sponsored danceathon Friday to raise funds for the Angus arena served pancake breakfast to one of the weary dancers Mike Hill About 100 dancers lasted the night and raised about $1800 she said Only two couples dropped out earlier this morning Examiner Photo Arson suspect testifies 71 he faced lien action Angus businessman Ralph James Davey told county court jury Friday at his arson trial he faced mechanics lien action over an unpaid $13552 debt when his house burned down Davey 36 was charged with arson after his $60000 Brentwood Road home was destroyed by fire May 12 1976 He told the jury Biltrite Cash and Carry fil ed the lien four months before the fire for outstanding construction supply costs on house he was building on Cumberland Street in Barrie Davey said he approached Biltrite after their lien rights were gone early in February and explained plans he had for the building project They wanted more protection sol said ld buy more material from them so they would regain their lien rights he said On Feb 24 1976 the Barrie lumber and sup ply company issued the ien over the debt which is still unpaid he said Under intensive crossexamination Davey also said he faced lien issued by Starr Elec tric in Barrie over $2922 debt which was withdrawn once mortgage arrangement gave him the money to pay off Starr Davey also faced plumbing bill costs for drywall contractor and bill of several hun red dollars the city of Barrie was claiming he owed them he testified He dismissed the debts as normal in the contracting business All debts were paid off that had to paid off he told crown attorney John Murphy Suppliers will carry builders for years on their accounts had owned Biltrite considerably more money on work on the Angus house he add ed He said of work on the Cumberland Street house had been completed all liens would have been settled and all bills paid Biltrite was willing to wait and sug gested taking out second mortgage on the Cumberland Street property to pay them he testified But before could do anything the fire came and Biltrites lien was swamped by all the others The whole thing caved in He said he felt moral obligation to pay Biltrite and the plumber although he said he would refuse to pay the drywall contractor because he hadnt completed his work NOTACHANCE As for the city of Barrie Davey said there was not chance he would pay them anything Testimony Thursday revealed Davey took out three mortgages on his Brentwood Road home first mortgage of $35000 second one of $13000 and third one of $68000 He said he used the $13000 to pay off ac cumulating debts while using the $68000 one to pay off part of an earlier $90000 mortgage he took out on the Cumberland Street house He also financed family trip to Florida saturday is for BUSINESS Tribute to spenders Next week the Consumers Association of Canada pays tribute to all the spenders of the world in program designed to make shoppers little wiser bout buyingwboth before and after the moneys been spent The associations Barrie chapter has been compiling comparative price list of popular toys for pu lication in few weeks time Planning to make toy safety project in the future the group will sponsor talk by representatives of the federal department of consumer and corporate affairs The ses sion will be held next Saturday at the Collier Street library when hazardous toys Will be available for inspection And lest merchants be forgotten the Bar vantage of the week to remind consumers that it too will act on their behalf for both advice and advocacy For more details bout what each group has to offer and few tips on how to avmd consumer woes see todays Business Page Battle with nature By THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian farmers depending on their location were fighting winlose battle with nature this past week Saskatchewan farmers had their first simificant respite from wet weather in about nine weeks while some Maritimers were sufferin the worst harvesting condi tions in mire an30years And in Ontario Niagara Peninsula grape rowers were trying to repair water amage to their fields before frost would destroy the vines Favorite sport NEW YORK AP Fed watching has torn been favorite sport among investors 11 economists who try to discern direc rie Chamber of Commerce has taken ad with part of the money he said Once mortgage funds on what was advanc ed of the $90000 and costs for legal fees and the Florida trip were paid with the $68000 said Davey he was left with only $4000 He didnt tell the man issuing the $68000 mortgage about the existing lien Biltrite had filed against him said Davey Davey stopped payments on all three mor tgages on lawyers advice after the fire He denied suggestions by Murphy his finan cial situation was improved by the fire free ing him from mortgage payments mounting to about $527 month Davey estimated the fire meant an outright loss to him of $30000 to $40000 in legal ex penses and the cost of new clothes rented house and new furniture He said he doubted he would see much of the $50000 insurance on his property and said he also expected to get only part of the $25000 on contents Davey said he lost some Angus business after the fire People in Angus didnt come to the takeout restaurant after the fire he said Some people who thought were friends of mine never came back Going over details of the night of the fire Davey revealed at the time he suspected the fire was set by an enemy he said would try almost anything to get at him He said he approached the Stayner OPP the next morning for gun licence to protect himself but was refused He added he later decided the enemy former Toronto partner couldnt have eng ineered the fire Davey also referred to another feud in the trial questioning earlier testimony of taxi dispatcher Douglas Chard SPOTTED FLAMES Chard had testified Davey called for taxi to go into Barrie near am the morning of the fire about the time passerby spotted flames at the Brentwood Road house Davey claimed he made the call closer to am Davey said he and Chard had had words in the past over an anonymous letter against Daveys business printed in paper Chards wife published He also said Chard worked with one taxi service in Angus1while Daveys car was with the second and said there standing feud between the two companies While Davey denied he was not inferring anything he said under questioning it was possible Chard had it in for him possible Chard perjured himself and possible Chard altlercd taxi records as to the time of Daveys ca The trial ended early Friday with the de fense resting its case The crown and defense argument is ex pected Monday morning along with predicted twohour charge to the jury by Judge Clare before the jury begins deliberation Busy season Despite the cold wet weather in the latter part of the summer Carl Mitchell tourism director of the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce said the 1977 sum mer tourist season was busy and pro fitable for most businesses in town For more details on the summer tourist seson in Simcoe County see todays Business page Examiner Photo tions of interest rates and inflation by secondguessing Federal Reserve Board ac tions to implement monetary policies But it has become particularly ular in recent months as the pace of growt in the US money sup ly continues to far exceed the announce goals of the Federal Reserves policy committee While ra id growth in supplies of money may seem li good thing too large an in crease is considered worrisome becauso it ma ultimately cheapen the value of the do ar leading to burst of inflation To prepare for retirement Civil servants Want counselling By SUE BURKE Examiner Staff Reporter Ontario civil servants with 25 years or more in government service want preretirement counselling provided to civil servants sa Walter Giles assistant deputy minister of environment Giles president of the Ontario Public Ser vice QuarterCentury Club says the club ex ecutive is working with the provincial ClVll Service Commission to get counselling Giles was in Barrie Friday at club ban quet at the Holiday Inn to honor area members for their work He says counselling is necessary prepara tion for people facing the adjustment from work to retirement You real have to plan ahead about five years for sue change in life he said and people dont do this 11 your No 245 Sammy October 22 1917 thee cartel calls few years ago the club executive pushed for proper pensions for civil servants in campaign at led to indexing of pensions Giles said The purpose of the banquet was in part to give government through Frank Miller minister of natural resources the chance to thank members for their work said Giles Miller took part in toast to the province at the annual banquet and said he was there to honor civil servants Before got into politics probably suf fered some of the same delusions about civil servants many ple do he said But having it in government and hav ing been minister have learned to have the greatest respect for you Miller called the civil servants trustworth and loyal and said he understood what tough restraints they face these days in getting their jobs done He answered toast to the province made by Scott executive director of the staff relations division of the Civil Service Com mission The toast was the only ceremony in night planned as social event said Giles Its primarily an informal evening an portunity to let civil servants who have wor ed together have reunion he said before the banquet began The Barrie banquet was one of 10 being held in different locations throughout the pro vince he said linitl recently all Ontario civil servants with 25 years or more experience met in Toronto each year for banquet tradition started in 1946 he said Increased membership forced the club ex ecutive to divide the club membership into 15 Per Copy Carrier Home Dollvory 90° Weekly serving barrie and simcoe county groups for smaller banquets he added The Barrie event drew members from as far away as Huntsville Owen Sound Mount Forest and Beaverton from all government ministries and the Ontario Provincial Police The annual banquets are the main event of the year for the club says Giles although its executive works year round with the commis sion at issues affecting members For Richard Groves superintendent of the Midhurst forest tree nursery and threeyear club member Friday was chance to meet old friends After 25 years you get to know larfiztéy number of people in the civil service said and as part of the civil service you tend to be located in different parts of the province over the years Tonight provides us with the opportunity to et together with people we once worked wit at one time or another 24 Pages xaminer for ailing nickel industry By THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Trudeaus suggestion of nickel cartel and calls for nationalization of the nickel industry were among the remedies suggested Friday for the ailing nickel in dustry After Commons debate over plans by Inco Ltd to reduce its Canadian workforce the prime minister told his weekly news con erence the government may try cartel but his riority would be to find jobs for the 3450 wor ers to be laid off by the middle of next year 22 2334=lt j55WVj3 gag 39 wt raccused Berkowitz He said government will propose work sharing agreement to industry and labor representatives when they meet Tuesday in Toronto Under the agreement workers would share jobs by working shorter hours and the pay oss resulting mm reduced work week would be made up through unemployment insurance funds government nickel cartel would involve an agreement between producers and con sumers on the amount of production and price the prime minister said ruled fit to stand trial NEW YORK AP State Supreme Court Justice John Starkey ruled Friday that David Berkowitz is competent to stand trial as the accused Son of Sam killer Starkey made the ruling at the conclusion of hearing in the recreation room at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn where Berk owitz is being held No comment on protest Fridays demonstration at City Hall against alleged problems welfare applicant had with the city social services department failed to interest Mayor Rom Archer dont really have any comment the mayor told The Examiner after seven per sons deomonstrated on behalf of applicant Leanne Burke Thats part of our system Ar if they want to demonstrate they can The mayor said Friday he understands Miss Burke 19 is eligible for unemplo rment insurance and she must apply for it fore she can receive welfare which he said is sup posed to be for those who cannot get adequate aid elsewhere Hines could not be reached for comment Story on Demonstration on Page Two still missing LATCHFORD nt CP search for man and his sixyearold grandson missing for week was joined Friday by special Canadian Forces search youp The nineman team from CFB North Bay specially trained in ground search pro cedures was thrown into the hunt for Louis Sauve 67 and his grandson Rosaire Lessard both of Latchford The pair was last seen Oct 15 when they went hunting Provincial police Supt Charles Wilkinson of North Bay district denied ublished reports Friday that request by mayor of Latchford for armed forces help had been turned down Judge censures lawyer ORlLLlA Special Barrie lawyer Paul Hermiston was vigorously cen sured by Judge Len Montgomery in Orillia provincial court Friday for having failed to appear in court to represent the accused in scheduled trial Herrniston was scheduled on the court record to re resent Douglas Kenneth Millar of Oril is at trial on Oct 17 On that date he did not show up Hermiston told the judge at special hearing on fiiday that after having talked to Millar on Oct he decided that he could not act for the accused He then talked to another lawyer who agreed to take Millars case Hermiston told the judge that he had not been advised that the other lawyer would not take the case unless an adjournment was granted After some deliberation the judge said he did not think that Hermistons failure to ap pear in court that day amounted to con tempt of court He said Hermiston has good reputation in the province and that what he did was out of character However the judge said that Herrniston should have after deciding not represent Millar put the case on the court docket im mediately and have his name removed from the record The judge added that Millar had been in custody facin serious criminal charge was arraign in court Friday and remand ed until Nov for atrial Berkowitz is accused of usmg Alcalnre revolver to kill six persons and injure seven others in 12month shooting spree At the hearing psychiatrist had testified for the government that Berkowitz could be rather sadistic and very defensive and suspicious at times but was competent to stand trial His mind is free and there are no signs of any schizophrenic condition Dr David Abrahamson declared in direct opposition to testimony from two courtappointed psych iatrists Abrahamson said Berkowitz understands the charges against him is able to aid in his own defence and is able to stand trial Abrahamson also described Berkowitz as intellectually bright well informed quite perceptivehis memorvs good He followed to the witness stand Dr Daniel Schwartz who said under crossexamination that the more Berkowitz tries to assist his defence the more he hurts his case The doctor said Berkowitz knows what laws are but believes they dont ap ly to him because he thinks he is possessed by demons Berkowitz said during the hearing Your honor remember what said Lock the door and throw away the key mean that Schwartz testified that Berkowitz said he was ordered to kill by howling and crying demons demanding blood deadflne The nickel com ny announced Thursday that it will lay of 2800 workers in Sudbury Ont and 650 workers in Thompson Man In an emergency debate in the Ontario legislature Floyd Laughren NDP member for the Sudburyarea riding of Nickel Belt urged public ownership of nickel resources in the province Meanwhile the Sudbury and District Labor Council called for public ownership of all of Canadas resource industries saying such move would prevent further layoffs and end job insecurity No Its the same dog but different husband nsrde local lifestyle entertainment business sports comics classified 20 to 23 Reliving summer memories Sue McKenzie 19 swimming pool lifeguard is joined by some elderly sunworshippers as she relives some memories of summer Sunny skies and warm temperatures covered the Toronto area Friday but are due to be shortlived cool cloudy weather is forecast for the weekend CPPhoto Old age diagnosed BAGHDAD Renter An iraqi woman Horiyeh Shebib Helou has died at Karbela southern Iraq at the age of 170 years the Baghdad newspaper alJumbouriya reported Frida it quoted doctor as say ing the cause death was old age Baby improving ROTTERDAM AP Dutch sextuplet Dennis Nijssen is off the danger list and the infants condition is improving hospital authorities said Friday Dennis one of two boys and four girls born Sept 18 to Corrie Nijssen 27 underwent surgery two weeks ago for perforated intestine lncos workforce in Sudbury has dropped to the current 13400 from about 17000 five years ago Sudbury ional chairman Douglas Firth said the layo fs would mean loss of about $40 million in salaries for the area and would push area unemployment figures up to about 20 per cent Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis told the legislature the province should retfiiire in dustry to consult with government in ad vance of layoffs Its learning experience Students who go to university learn several lessons quickly said Barrie Central Col jcgiate valedictorian Glen Wamica on Fri ay Among them theres no cooking like Moms that you put the clothes in the washer before you put them in the dryer and that teachers that seemed so bad at the time appear in retrospect to have had an amaz ing understanding of young people Wamica told crowd of about 800 gathered for the schools commencement ceremony that all parents whove had graduates move away from them should remember that we really love you The former school band president now science student at Queens University talked to the group about the strength of understan ding and the bonds of friendship Wamica walked off with top honors of the evening taking seven awards totalling more than $500 Earlier in the evening principal Robert Mitchell spoke to the athering about the im portance of caring an of quality in life Sim coe County Board of Education trustee Betty Thompson brought greetings from the board Tops students Brian Smith and Linda Kaye were given special awards for their achieve ments Smith finished Grade 13 with an average of 928 per cent and Kaye with 901 per cent Taking the Central Brick Award for out standing school spirit was Jeanne Cumming president of this years student council Terrific ideamayor 1500seat convention centre to be built at Barries Continental Inn is terrific idea Ma or Ross Archer said Friday thi its facility badly needed in the city mayor said He praised Continental owner Sam Nitsopoulos for progressive ste Tphe mayor said Barrie has enough hotel mains to hold large convention but no place for such convention to meet Maximum capacity of existing facilities in the city is about 400 Nitsopoulos said construction on the new facility will begin next spring and should be completed by summer Barrie man charged Barrie city police have charged 35year old Barrie man with break enter and theft after an incident Friday night at Centennial Plymouth Chrysler Sgt Roy Thompson said today Richard Charles Ladouceur of 45 Owen St was ar rested near 10 pm almost two hours after the breakin at the Bradford Street car dealership was reported Police found window at Centennial smashed and some articles missing although Sgt Thompson says police are not revealing what was taken Ladouceur is being held in the Barrie jail until bail hearing at pm Monday says Sgt Thompson Constab Stanley Jessup investigated Not federallyfunded story in Fridays Examiner described Heritage Canada as federallyfunded organization for the preservation of historical sites The organization in fact receives no government money and its ef forts to preserve historic buildings are sup ported by private subscription by its 10011 members weather Sunny this afternoon and Sunda in the Bar rie area highs today and Sun ay 10 to 12 Lows tonight zero to