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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1971
The Reward is Criticism!
Sometimes we are amazed that small communities such as
ours continue to provide the men and women for public office.
The rewards of service are bitter, to say the least.
If you happen to be the type of person who feels some oblig-
ation, as a responsible citizen, to take your turn on town council,
the public utilities commission or the hospital board, you can
rest assured that your unselfishness will bring you plenty of critic-
ism and very, very few compliments.
Even service club members are continually subjected to such
unending criticism.
We have often wondered what would happen if all the men
and women who doggedly continue to fight for a better town or
township were to suddenly decide that it was the critics' turn
to run the show. How many men or women, for example, are
willing to take over the seats on any of our public bodies right
now?
Criticism, of the right sort, is vital to a democratic commun-
ity --but the sort of snarling which is so frequently heard is canc-
erous and obscene. People who have a lot to say should be able
to back their words with ability and willingness to do the job
they believe is so mishandled by the victims of their malice.
(Wingham Advance Times)
For Information Only!
It seems no matter how often certain things are explained,
it is necessary to go over them again and again for each new
generation. One of these is the selection of jurors for a court
of justice in Canada.
We wonder if anything else is so misunderstood by so many
people.
To begin, the reeve, the clerk and the assessor from a mun-
icipality are responsible for the selection of possible jurors from
their particular district. The assessor places the letter "J" on
the voters' list after the names of those whose estate warrants
their selection; the clerk submits the required number of names
of eligible citizens as selected by him, the reeve and the assessor.
A board of county selectors then makes up the jury lists from
the information supplied at the municipal level. Once more,
the required number of names are chosen "being those, who in
the opinion of the selectors, are from the integrity of their
character, the soundness of their judgment, and the extent of
their information, the most discreet and competent for the perf-
ormance of the duties of jurors. "
The names of residents selected in this manner for jury duty
are recorded in the jury book, numbered, and constitute the
jury rolls for the ensuring year. If the need for a jury in the
county arises, the sheriff draws by lot the names of eligible jurors
who will be called.
While both men and women are eligible to be called for jury
duty, only men are obliged to serve when called. Women need
only to fill out and sign the accompanying form and mail it to
the sheriff, They will be excused without further delay.
Men, on the other hand, must serve unless for some valid
reason, like sickness or ineligibility, they are excused.
Concern that time away from the job will be costly and such
things as insignificant personal commitments are not considered
valid claims for those hoping to be dismissed from further attend-
ance at court. On the contrary, the busiest men and women
often make the most astute jurors because thbir activity has made
them a part of the community - a cog in the working wheel, a
link in the social chain. Their stake in the security of the com-
munity is sometimes the greatest, and for those reasons, busy
people are highly valued as jurors.
Canada was built by hard work. It seems fitting that hard-
working responsible citizens should become the jurors who will
ultimately control the destiny of the nation.
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VACATION SCHOOL TIME
Several churches are sponsoring
summer vacation schools during
the summer months. In the top
photo Mrs. Harold Soper is seen
as she teaches a group at the
Zurich Mennonite Church, and
in the bottom photo a group of
children at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church are seen working away
on one of their projects.
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Willert Reunion
At Exeter Park
The 26th annual Willert re-
union was held July 4, at River-
view park, Exeter with 65 people
present.
The afternoon sports were
lead by Garnet Weiberg and fam-
ily with the following people
winning prizes; Races Jin -i Willert
Doug Willard, Cathy Willard,
Ron Willard, Steven Miller, Jim
Willert, Catharine Willert,
Jim Krummer, Randy Brooks,
Brian Willard, Dennis Kelly,
Philip Brooks, Dave Moffatt,
Jean Hamilton, Dorothy Moffatt
and Bill Willem.
Youngest child present was
Bradley Borland; newly -married
couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Weibert; grandparent with
youngest child present, Ed
Willert; guessing popcorn cont-
est Ella Willard.
The business was conducted
after supper by president Ken
Johns.
The new officers elected for
1972 are president, Bill Willert,
vice-president, Earl Telfer;
secretary -treasurer, Miss Sandra
Weiberg, sports, Tom Triebner;
table convenor, Mrs. Jack Waip-
er.
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