Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 1954, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page s Winnipeg free press tuesday june 29, 1954 Vij judge Eward Weinfeld who will hear the motion Friday granted a 20-Day stay in the award. The jury also awarded Rey nolds one Dollar to compensate him for loss of earnings damage to his refutation and mental anguish suffered Over the past Jour years from the defamatory Peg Ler column Reynolds had claimed he lost Fortune in the Magazine and entertainment Fields because of the column. The f was awarded punitive damages which the judge had explained took in actual malice will will spite hatred intent to injure and was Elso designed to prevent repetition of the offence Aat serve As a warning to others. For Pegler it marked the Ena o a carefully cherished claim that he has never been Success fully i Canadian legion clubroom in downtown Virden is one of the possible Sites of a future Oil Well. Or not Lack superintendents for this an Oil executive Eom rented. More about Virden continued from Page 1 and 123 acres to which it holds Mineral rights. The province of Manitoba owns As Crown lands All streets and lanes in Virden a total of 154 acres. The two railway companies the Canadian Pacific railway and Canadian National railways own Between them some 40 to 60 acres. The land. And acres Are owned by some 800 freeholders with an average holding of three lots correspond ing to three fifteenth of an acre per owner. The Law requires that there can Council and the provincial govern a temporary agreement with the Merit Down to the last freeholder fonder company. With half a lot land. This has been the Basic Assumption upon which the Vir Den town Council reached its pre sent agreement with the Calgary based Ponder oils Ltd. The Ponder company which entered the Oil business in 1953, has interests in 44 producing Oil Wells of which 12 Are in the United states. Its recent agree school Board owns some the remaining 300-Odd to the Council of s8.000 plus 50 per cent of production Revenue after deducting the company s drilling and operating costs. There will be a time limit set on the operations which probably will be a Compromise Between the Short term of one year de they too have been offered a Cash Bonus per acre plus 50 per cent of production Revenue after the deduction of All costs this Revenue can come Only from the Well drilled in the 40-acre Legal subdivision in which they own property per lot Revenue based on the optimum daily output of 100 barrels of Oil per Well the monthly Revenue for freeholders May amount to about per lot one fifteenth of an a far cry from the income of some of the Virden Farmers making As much As a month out of their Oil royalties. The a the maximum which the aver age owner of the three lot property could Hope for the Ponder oils Ltd. A special form of lease has had be drafted to meet the Circum acres. And whoever wants to Drill stances which May yet form a has to secure first the in Canada. Rights of All the property owners meanwhile the provincial within the Legal sub division has Heen offered the the 40-acre area is usually called same terms As to those accepted by need co operation therefore the Virden town Oil venture can Only succeed if co operation can be secured of All sired by the Virden town Council be to pay his taxes and demanded by and this appears to he a Dent enticement for the majority of the Virden properly owners to follow the Lead of their town Council. According to we Falconer the managing director of the Pon Der oils Ltd., so far 500 out of the 800 freeholders have signed an the Virden town Council As far As agreement to ease their Mineral the 151 acres of Crown land my rights to the company. Are concerned. And Pend company. Leases proper Are expected ing the approval of the new lease to be next week since draft freeholders _ in it East one of the eral sub. Property owners from the town Virden have been invited to Only 32 i Divi freeholders All of whom h ave now signed or. Falconer Hopes that in that particular area drilling operations May begin _ _ within two or three weeks. But neither the drilling i even the bringing in of an Oil Well will solve the Many headaches attendant upon this intricate project. There is. For instance a Rul that demands that a Well should be at least 330 feet Distant from tip nearest dwelling a Rule which either will have to be waived or else houses will have to be bought and demolished. Safety precautions various expensive safety pre cautions will have to be taken when drilling in the town area precautions fire risks Blowout of Wells and against other hazards. Mud will have to be Oil pumps in the Manitoba Oil Rich Fields creep nearer and nearer toward the Virden town area. Soon drilling will begin right inside the town limits. 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The decision came after the jury had deliberated More than 10 hours. Although the amount was Well below the sought by Reynolds it was believed to be one of the if not the largest libel awards Ever made in the United states. Reynolds the writer who was completely duped by sex Winni pegged George Dupre into writ ing a Book called the Man who would not talk sued Pegler Over the s Hearst new paper column of nov. 2fl. 1949. In it. Pegler called Reynolds a yellow Coward an Absentee War correspondent a nudist and a russian the Dupre hoax was exploded in Calgary last. November by newspaper reporter Doug Collins shortly after a condensation of the Story appeared in readers digest. Dupre had told Reynolds the details an imaginary tour of overseas duty with the Craf As a spy Complete with details of disguises and torture by the Gestapo. Reporter Collins appeared As a defence witness during the seven week libel Case in the . Court. 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Proceed according to plan thei mailing of so monthly cheques will in itself be a major operation. But before the making out of the cheques darkens the Day of some luckless Steno it will have to be established whether the Wells will produce the allowable maximum of 100 barrels per Day or whether it is Wise u keep up production in Virden at this level. The Virden Oil Fields at to feet Are shallow which ans that production is not expensive but the life of an Oil Well May not be of Long duration. All these Are problems that Only time can solve. Meanwhile Virden the Oil capital of Mani a Toba As its chamber of com a Merce describes it has been rapidly growing. It increased during the past year from to inhabitants which figure does not include the not inconsiderable transient population. This rapid growth has caused the Community a Large additional i mayor d. J. 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