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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-07-27, Page 4Page 4 Citizens News, July 27, 1978 a „Nifoe "Horace injured himself when, as an MP, he tried to keep his ear to the ground while sitting on a fence." = lilNlllllllllt1111lltlltlllltlllii1111111111HItiNI11I11N8111111111l81111{H111111N4111l1414141111111111111lIN IlIISI111111111111llllllllallllllllllll1161111111lIIllllllllll114illllllll'llllllll1ll111II Viewpoint z.C.N lilt11i111111lgilllfffiN111i1111111111l1111Ip11S111alI1Uldllll[Illla11111lllifll1111111!Ulllillllllllllllllllllllilllillillllllllllllltllllllllll111111101111111in11111111111 nlnnninenllnf; Far A point of conversation in many rural areas is how well off farmers in this part of the country are, what with their big tractors, well kept homes and trips to Florida. Most of this conversation is of the idle -minded variety with the farmer being a convenient whip- ping boy. What is usually forgotten in these dis- cussions is that farming is a risky business with the right combination of skill and a heck of a lot of luck the necessary ingredients for success. The dry conditions which this area has been ex - Open to Coroner Stanislas Dery, who heard the evidence in the tragic case of the 12 boys and one adult who perished recently in the frigid waters of Lake Timiskaming, has branded the entire expedi- tion as "an exaggerated and pointless challenge". Dery was selected to preside over the inquest because of his extensive experience in marine in- quests. He said that if the accident had not taken place in the early stages of the trip it would almost cer- tainly have occurred some time before its conclu- sion. The evidence given at the inquest disclosed that many of the boys could not swim, although all were wearing life jackets. In most cases the boys had not had any canoe training in the eight months preceding the trip. Although they were starting out on an expedition with destination at Moosonee, hun- dreds of miles north of the lake in which the acci- ers periencing of late are indicative of the risks in- volved in the supply of one of the world's staples. Even with the introduction of costly irrigations systems by some farmers, the yields for certain crops will invariably be down with the resultant in- crease to the consumer when the produce hits the market. While the consumer may suffer in terms of higher prices, our friends down on the farm could be much the worse for wear especially if the dry weather continues or if we have a repeat of last fall's moist conditions. uestion dent occurred, none of them (ages 12 to 14) had been given any particular training for physical en- durance and none had been subjected to medical ex- amination to ascertain they were in condition to un- dertake such a rigorous trip. The whole concept of this sort of education, in which a youngster is placed in a, school where toughness and stern discipline are expected to make a mature man out of a kid in his early teens is nyen to question. It is fashioned, of course, on the famed English public school system where physical suffering is deemed to produce strong men. Ob- viously it has produced some outstanding characters — Winston Churchill for one. But one wonders how many unheard-of failures it has also spawned, simply because some youngsters didn't have the physical muscle to stand the torture. Wingham Advance -Times The role of the media The role of the news media in the making of the news is a point in which there is always con- siderable talk about. The recent crash of the D.C. 9 at Toronto Inter- national Airport brought forth a letter from a sur- vivor of the crash to the Toronto Globe and Mail. The letter was highly critical of the way the news media handled itself at the crash site and a hospital afterwards. Accusations of not offering any assistance to injured survivors and of harass- ing passengers who were in pain and shock rang forth from the survivor. It was also stated that reporters listened in on conversations between the survivors and their family. The most inflammatory of the letter's statements was "My personal observations con- vinced me that every reporter and photographer was motivated by nothing except his own self in- terest." It's the duty of every reporter to do the best job which he can, under the circumstances. At the crash site there would be more qualified personnel than a gentleman who writes for a living, to look after the sick and injured. His first and foremost duty when he is on the job is to get the story. Many a time the surroundings may not be the most plea- sant but the job has to be done. As per the listening in of personal conver- sations, at many times you'll take any source of in- formation that's available. Any reporter worth his salt would use such information only as a confirma- tion of material from official sources. It may seem like a pretty cruel attitude, but one can't look at life through rose coloured glasses all the time and it's the duty of a newspaper to pre- sent the facts in as accurate a fashion as possible. �IIItIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlilfllllltl1p11min1alluf9lwltlillltl1111111111iilala1.11 Miscellaneous Rumblings By TOM CREECH A fair diary FRIDAY —The weather is what one could call "stinking hot" even at the resort community of Grand Bend where this reporter has just finished an interview with the director of this week's play that's to be presented at the Huron Country Playhouse. Tonight is the night that the Queen con- test and talent show of the Zurich Fair is to be held. I sure hope that either the weather cools off 20 degrees or Jerry Rader has managed to install an air-conditioning system on three days notice. If neither of these two happenings takes place, sitting in a swimming pool with appropriate beverages present would be great. It's 7:45, 15 minutes before the talent show is scheduled to start and I've made my appearance at the arena. Already well over half the seats are full with participants in the talent show near the front of the stage, the Queen contestants congregating by the food booth and members of the agricultural society, running all over the place. The show got underway a little after its intend- ed starting time and the first thing that's im- pressive is the amount of talent that some of these kids possess. Several of the step dancers were quite impressive with Becky McKinley giving an ex- cellent performance. The opening act, "Drumheller" was a wise choice as these four youths from Exeter quickly removed any signs of a comatose state which might have been setting in on the crowd, what with their renditions of several songs by the Beatles and Led Zepplin. While ostensibly, the star of the show was M.C. for the night and a co-star of CFPL TV's junior talent hour Pirie Mitchell, the individual who stole the show was a young man from the town of Seaforth with the name of Kevin James Mcllwain. Kevin James is but the tender age of five and was a member of a group of young square dancers that Lyla Storey had brought down from the home of the Huron Expositor. While the dancers were all nattily attired in either white dresses or white overalls and blue and white checked shirts, Kevin James came across as being "the real man of the range", albeit with a little bit of help from his lady friends in leading him around in a circle. Kevin James is one of those little people that you have to see to believe. The final activity for the evening was the crow- ning of the Fair Queen which was what most of the crowd had been waiting for and one is proud to say that the Zurich Citizens News was there both in terms of taking pictures and having a Queen contes- tant. It was indeed a proud moment when I heard that this paper's representativeJeannetteDe Vries was second runner-up. Thus ended Friday. SATURDAY — It's 9 a.m. and I'm ready for another invigorating day of covering the Zurich Fair but first a few pics of the Hensall community centre walkathon and a bake sale at Bayfield must be dealt with. Once they're out of the way a trip over to the grounds behind St. Boniface school reveals a multitude of floats, funny looking people and some harried parade organizers. At about 1:15 the parade starts and I station myself in front of the Bank of Montreal and out of nowhere (well, actually from the roof of the B of M) the familiar tones of Ron Heimrich are heard welcoming the crowd to the parade. Heading the parade was the Seaforth- Dashwood Marching band (or as the announcer at Please turn to Page 5 \ !1st WI;NtacntNEWs Published Each Wednesday By J.W. Eedy Publications Ltd. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association News Editor • Tom Creech eNA Second Class Mail Registration Number 1385 Subscription Rates: $7.00 per year in advance in Canada $18.00 per year outside Canada Single copies 20¢