Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 8, 1971, p. 3

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SEES FLOOD OF APPEALS No Video Tape Summer Court Sittings Opinion of Lawyers A proposal to court procedures by the use videotaping of evidence as op posed to the present transcribing it In shorthand was criticized by the president of the County Low As sociation last week Was First Year Student at Waterloo University A first year mathematics student at Waterloo University Murray Arthur Stamp died in Kitchener Waterloo March after a brief illness Murray who was was the son of Mr and Mrs Art Stamp Churchill Crescent and from Georgetown District high school last year Ho public school at Chapel St and Park schools Ho attended St John United Church Sunday School as a child was a member of the Youth Bowling senior league ai golfer Besides his parents he leaves two sisters Mrs Mark Kowall Shirley of Missis and Susan at home Rev Kelvin Johnston ducted the funeral service at the Harold C Funeral Home with interment following in Glen Williams Cemetery Pallbearers were Clinton Don aid and Austin Peacock of Ge orgetown David and Jerry De- war Hillsburgh and his cousin Garry Stamp Mrs Chester Heads Norval Institute Executive The annual meeting of Women Institute was held at the home of Mrs Amy Georgetown on Thursday even ing April 1st with Mrs Gray don Chester presiding The roll coll was answered with the payment of fees fol lowed by the conveners and treasurers reports Mrs How Chester gave the slate of for the nominating committee with very little change from last year Presi dent Mrs Graydon Chester 1st vice Mrs Ed McLean 2nd vice Mrs Terry secretary surer Mrs Howard Chester as sisted by Mrs Bill Graham district director Mrs J Mur ray alternate director Mrs Murray curator Mrs May Mrs Murray and Mrs H Chester will conduct a class on how to make a burlap cushion embroidered with wool Anyone interested should contact of the leaders It Is not nec essary to bo a W I member Following a discussion on how to raise some money It was de cided to have a market basket sale at the nest meeting Convener programs for this year are to be banded in at the next meeting as the programs have to be printed before the June meeting Mrs G Chester and Mrs Lome Cleave assisted the hos tess in serving lunch and a lal time was enjoyed Mrs Ed McLean Have Bus Trip to Conservation Area Grade six pupils and their teacher Mr Noble enjoyed a bus trip and tour of the Black Creek Conservation area Monday Communion services were ob served at terlan Church last Sunday A special meeting was held at the home of Mrs Noble on Wednesday evening to draft plans for the fiftieth annivers ary of the Women Institute on June Margaret left with her grandparents Mr and Mrs He- man of on Sunday evening to fly to Holland where she will help her great grand parents celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary Miss Dale Hayes was home from Ottawa a week ago Rhonda Clow reports for Our seventh meeting was held at Mrs Lindsay house We started with the pledge and then the minutes of our lost meeting We discussed books and then went to the kitchen Wo made cream puffs truffles and chocolate milk We then discussed other dishes we could make Back in the kitchen we tasted the dishes we had made Roll coil was A favour Ite recipe Answer Lemon Mrs A W Benton Murray J Haesler said j of such an idea would require a complete In the concept of the courts of appeal It could also result in a flood of appeals on the part of persons who hoped for a change of Interpretation of their evidence Under the present system Haesler explained an appeal is entered only to a judge erred In law It is not up to an appeal Judge to decide on the manner in which evidence is presented ADVANCE JUSTICE A proposal presented to the Ontario Law Reform Com mis by the York County Law Association representing lowycrs in the Toronto area suggested Justice could be ad vanced years by introduction of videoloping of evidence It waiting for trans cripts us scandalous And it suggested the judge on ap peal should have the ity to observe the witness It would change the entire principle of appeal Haesler said And many people would be inclined to file appeals hop ing the appeal judge would be lieve something the trial judge There should definitely be summer sittings of court Haesler said The twomonth summer recess is a throwback to the old days when most of the men listed for jury duty were farmers and were not Jury duty in the summer However proposals which would eliminate backlogs cases in criminal courts arc not as essential in County as they are in the Metropolitan Toronto area There are few cases of per sons being delayed in getting cases before the courts in Hal ton County he said In per cent of the coses where di occur they ore the result of an accused person asking for remands for a variety of sons CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE The County Law As as such will not be presenting a brief to the Ont Law Reform Commissioi Instead individual members have been forwarding personal views to the Law Society of Upper Conada a governing board of Ontario lawyers which itself will be presenting a com brief Doug Latimer of Georgetown County Crown Attorney said his first reaction to the proposal of videotape was that such a system would probably help Whether or not it would be of real value would take some study ho said adding such an innovation would involve cons expense Council Briefs Council will request the Department of Highways to consider a mile an hour speed limit between Main St North and the westerly limits of town Council authorized the payment of to the George town Girls Pipe Band on am which was committed by plebiscite some years ago Council decided to increase the price of town owned industrial land from on acre to an acre This change will not of feet lands currently being cussed by the Industrial Com mission Approved a for the Ontario Housing Coporaljon to show the need for senior ens housing units in town Allowed two groups the North Middlesex Arena Com mittec the Association for the Performing Arts to cond lotteries in town Decided to advertise for a clerk administrator Gave permission to Kinsmen Girls Softball League to hold tag days Thursday and Friday night June and all day Saturday June Declared the week of May 10 to IS Conservation week answer to a request from the Credit Valley Conservation Au WINS FUR COAT Mrs Ace Bailey Duncan Drive will soon be sporting a now fun fur coot She had a pleasant surprise when her entry In a Whip contest was drawn and last week was notified she was winner of a white robbit coat It possible too that she later In a TV commercial THURSDAY APRIL Bib 1W1 PAGE 3 Shouldnt You NORVAL SHELL SERVICE LICENSED MECHANICS I GENERAL REPAIRS I HOUR EMERGENCY TOWING Radio Dispatched PHONE Day or Night D ELLA Open every Ev g S THE TIME THE TIME J PORTRAIT J H PHOTOGRAPHY 9112311 In few weeks the summer sun will turn yourhouie Into an oven So this year do something about It let us Install quality Lennox central airconditioning With Lennox Central air conditioning 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