Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 2, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday january 2, 1976 7 savings of on everything in our store Ami Happy savings to you Dominion s 36 years of dealing with reputable manufacturers and craftsmen assures you that the furnishings you Purchase will give you Many years of satisfied use. At Dominion furniture satisfaction is guaranteed 36 years and we still have free delivery free set up and free layaway. There Are no hidden or extra charges in a Dominion Price. We invite you to compare Dominion furniture s pricing reflects the Best possible Dollar for Dollar value in town on Brand name Home furnishings Vilas Dei Craft House of Braemore Sklar Pepper Kroehler and teak. Savings up to 50% on these and Many other Brand name Home furnishings during our 36th big birthday Sale come in wish us a and take Home a bargain convenient credit free layaway free delivery and set up Welcome l Mimon furniture 92 Princess Street 943-7471 open daily to pjn., Friday to 9 pjc., saturday to 5 pass. Pilfered placed on probation theft regarded As custom a 30-year-old mail was sentenced wednesday to two years unsupervised Proba Tion for his part in uie theft of food from an Alexander Avenue warehouse thefts his defence counsel described As almost a custom among warehouse workers. Defence counsel Ronald Guay told judge i. V. Do Bienski of provincial judges court in the Public safety he understood it was a practice among employees of several firms ill the warehouse at 101 Alex Ander to steal food from Scott Bathgate Ltd. His client Lloyd Harold Kellett of 119 Thunder Bay said in a statement to police the thefts had been occur ring for a couple of years. About one year ago to started picking up the Odd. Case of chocolates olives and zippered herring lie state ment said. He kept some for himself others went to friends and relatives he told police. In the statement which was read in court Kellett said his company s cables were stored in lie warehouse and were reached by Way of an elevator that passed by the area where Scott Bath Gate s goods were stored. There was no Security and people could step off the ele Vator and take the goods Kellett said. Or. Guay said Kellett told him he usually took goods near the Christmas season and estimated lie had taken goods valued at a total of Sion to Crown counsel Chris Ste Fanson said goods valued at about were found in the accused s residence and an other Worth of chocolates were taken recently by him. Winnipeg police were brought into the Case after up rail police examined some parcels hidden under a ramp at the warehouse. A Man and a woman were arrested dec. 19 in connection with the investigation. Kellett was an ested later. In passing sentence judge Ubienski said if Security was poor at the warehouse it would explain Why people were tempted to steal. But that did t excuse their action he said. Noting that Kellett had no previous record judge do Bienski sentenced him to pro Bation and ordered him to. Pay restitution. One co accused George Elmer Hornshaw 46, of 736 Willis Road West St. Paul has also pleaded guilty to theft and is out on bail awaiting sentencing. Police spot 3 impaired in 3-Day Check Only three out of Drivers checked monday tuesday or new year s eve were found to be impaired police said Friday. Inspector Rohert Carton of the police traffic division said that in t bad at Insp. Garton said about 45 other charges mainly for defective equipment have been Laid As a result of the spot checks. During a five Day spot Check. Over the Christmas season about 19 Drivers were charged with impaired driving. Woman Hurt Patricia Lotocki 65, of 813 Poison Avenue was reported in Good condition thursday in the health sciences Centre after being hit by a car. A Winnipeg police depart ment spokesman said the woman was crossing Ellice Avenue at landside Street about . Wednesday when she was hit by a car driven by Robert Harold Grant 16, of 666 Alverstone Street. Mrs. Lotocki suffered a broken hip and wrist the spokesman said. Police offer film on rape the Winnipeg polic department is making available to groups a film titled rape preventive. The film includes com ments from women who have been raped men serving prison terms for rape and senior officers of the san Francisco police groups wishing to Sec the film May Contact Insp. Jack Hinton Community relations officer in the Public safety building. Divorce Factor about 3.5 per cent of All Chil Dren in the . Have divorced parents ;