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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-03-25, Page 16LIKE A GIANT BIRD'S NEST this basket holds two workmen, Orville Montgomery and Ray Flanigan,aloft as they do repair surgery on one of file many frees in Exeter that were maimed during the ice storm three weeks ago. Town crews, with the help of others from as far away as Toronto, still have much debris to collect and demolish before the clean-up is complete. T-A photo Looking for SUMMER EMPLOYMENT ? Are you qualified to work as a lifeguard or instructor at a public swimming pool ? If so, then send your application at once to: Exeter RAP Committee P.O. Box 1810 Exeter, Ontario Application de.adline is April 5, 1976. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and must hold one of the following: • RLSS - Bronze Medallion or Award of Merit. • Red Cross Societies Water Safety Leader Certificate or Instructor Cer- tificate. • National Lifeguard Services Registered Certificate. • YMCA Advanced Life Savers Cer- tificate, Bask Life Saving Certificate, or Senior Life Saving Certificate. ONTARIO MOTOR LEAGUE London Motor Club 479 HIGHBURY AVE . 453.3140 LONDON, ONT NSW 1K3 JIM MILLER SALES REPRESENTATIVE HOME PHONE 235.1608 BOX 455 EXETER ONT A DAY WITH COOK'S — Several hundred area farmers gathered at the Pineridge Chalet Tuesday after- noon to hear and discuss the topic of the Bean Marketing Board. The afternoon was sponsored by Cook's a local bean dealer. Tom Smart, from Monsanto Canada, John Hazlitt, a director of the Bean Marketing Board and Ed Balaisis of Cook's discuss the programme before it starts. T-A photo dealers to do so. Mr. Balaisis said the Board has been good for the dealers, ex- panding their production as the growing industry increased. Cook's has expanded their production four times since the Board was introduced and they began their joint relationship. He feels that it is not because of excess profits that this growth came about. The growing industry now yields over two million hundred weight of beans a year, he said, and the dealer's have had to expand in accordance. Mr. Balaisis said the growers reacted favorably to the programme presented by John Hazlitt. They were pleased that he "told it like it is" in Mr. Balaisis words. Mr. Hazlitt is a director of the board, ANTENNA DAMAGED!! Why Wait? 2 Trucks to Serve You Max's TV Appliances and Refrigeration 238-2493 Grand Bend OPEN DAILY Sat. night only Special Guest Organist DASHWOOD HOTEL Picture Lounge Appearing Friday and Saturday evening, and Saturday matinee March 26 and 27 IA DINING ROOM 44 Wiey , 2.4.• ghten, . T0 IR HOTEL LODGE HEATED POOL re: I h. HOORAY! It's not hard to tell that Kim McBride just got a strike at the Exeter Bowling Alley on Sunday. T-A photo by Sharon Specht Les Pines Hotel Motel North of the Bridge Exeter 235-1732 RESTAURANT 24 Hours A Day TAKE OUT FOOD Seven Days A Week Fully Licenced For Your Sunday Dining This Week's Special 6 oz. Charcoal Broiled Steak with Potatoes and Vegetables $3 25 Times-Advocate, March 25, 1 9 76 A day with Cook's, sponsored by Cook's, a local bean dealer- ship, was far more then a promotional gimmick for several hundred area farmers who found out what is being done by the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board. Cook's sponsored the discussion because it is proud of its association with the Marketing Board and because many farmers are unsure of the Board's functions and ac- complishments. Ed Balaisis, general manager of Cook's, said he approached Marketing Board Manager Charlie Broadwell several months ago with the idea of the programme. His favorable reaction to the idea led to the two days of discussion, one of which was held at the Pineridge Chalet,. By MRS. RENA CALDWELL s The UCW of St. Andrews Church held the March meeting in the church with a good at- tendance. Mrs. June Cooper opened the meeting with the worship which was followed by the topic taken by Mrs. David Turner. Mrs. David Cooper, president, presided over the business meeting. There will be a bake sale April 10.and a cleaning bee at the church March 22 when members are reminded to bring the necessary equipment for the job. Personals Mrs. Stirling Graham, Cromarty, visited with friends in the area on Sunday. Kippen East WI will meet March 31 in the Legion Hall Hensall at 8:30 p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Tim- mermans are holidaying in Jamaica. Mr. & Mrs. Jack Dietz are vacationing in the south near Los Angeles. Mr. & Mrs. Dean Gibson, AND SON RANNOCH 229-8945 We can repair it no matter how little (or how great) Is the damage. ASK FOR A FREE ESTIMATE NIIIIMINININNIIIIIIM1111.1111111111111111Mar Hunter-Dover Television violence is a topic that can be discussed by nearly everyone; at least by anyone who has come in contact with a television in the past several years, It has been a popular subject for Royal Commissions, sociologists, psychologists and the general public. It creates dissention between those who advocate censorship, and those who oppose it. And there is the perennial fear that this violence that is so readily doled out is going to affect society, particularly children. Most if not all, of the violent programmes that gain notoriety on televisions, emanate from the United States. Most of them center around detectives who have a certain character and style, and usually an odd sounding name, like "Baretta" or "Kojak". The other genre of show takes a certain segment of the police and explodes, in the style of "Police Woman" or create special forces to combat the evils of crime . like the "SWAT" force. The • one trait of the show is that they all contain segments of violence and killing, and present the image of police as people who wield a gun the way the rest of the population wields •a .tooth- brush; out of habit. • Law enforcement of- ficers in the area have strong opinions on these shows, and the opinions were common ones ex- pressed by each one questioned. All of them agreed that the action portrayed in the "cop shows" is unrepresentative and unrealistic, and, perhaps more importantly, it is destroying the image of police to many youngsters. Chief Ted Day of the Exeter Police feels that the violence is put in the programme to make it sell. He said that most of police work is helping people, and that maybe two percent of their time is spent involved in activities that may border on violence. He used the example of the programme Joe Forrester, shown on Monday nights, an unrealistic representation. In this week's episode Forrester shot a man in an alley, a man in a store and was involved in other violent incidents. Chief Day admitted that it is realistic in some aspects, such as walking the beat, but he said Forrester is never shown doing the paperwork that consumes so much of a policeman's time. Chief Day claimed that a policeman will put in eight to ten hours on one im- paired driving charge alone. This does not include the officer who works the breathalyzer in Goderich or court personnel. His feeling is that if actual police work were shown, it would not be interesting enough to market. He adds that the violence of the program- mes is distorting the image children have of police. Constable Ron Fice echoed his Chief's feelings. He said that children see the TV-type officer, and relate to him that way. One of the common phenomena Const. Fice encounters is Page 16 children's fascination with his gun. He also feels that people are losing respect for the police, and are afraid of becoming involved but want the optimum form of protection. Officer Fice said that for 10 to 15 minutes "on the street" there is 10 to 20 hours of paperwork that people don't see, either in real life or on television. His major complaint with the programmes is the image they show. "They project an American image" he said, showing American officers, based on American laws, He added that if "our gun laws got that lax (referring to American gun laws) we would be in trouble." Constable Fice has used a gun once in his career, in 1967 when he was on the Preston force, in- vestigating an armed robbery. Corporal William Freeth, of the Exeter OPP detach- ment, agreed with Coast, Fice. Spl: Freeth called the programmes "all American." He added that it "may be like that" in the US. alluding to the example of Cpl. Irwin of the Kitchener OPP detachment who was killed in Florida recently. Cpl. Irwin was riding with a Florida State Trooper to observe when he and the trooper were gunned down. "The difference is like night and day" he con- tinued, "and it affects the image the kids have." He said the majority of shows "make no attempt at being realistic." Cpl. Freeth used the example of television officers being able to shoot a man 200 to 300 yards away with a snub-nose revolver, a nearly impossible feat because they lack the power. He feels that one show that is realistic is Adam 12, which showed the officers doing paperwork, training rookies and other things that are incumbent with the job but rarely shown. Perhaps surprisingly, the most realistic show to Cpl, Freeth was the defunct "Car 54 Where Are You?", basically a situation comedy preying on the two leading officer's mistakes and problems.He felt it showed officers as human beings, capable of making mistakes and gave a good representation of the daily life of the police officer. He added that many of the shows do not portray other aspects of police work that the public would find interesting. He mentioned the use of the forensic science laboratory as one aspect that is rarely seen, except to return bullet examinations and blood samples. He said that the forensic sciences lab in Toronto is one of the two best in the world, and the ability the technicians have is fascinating, yet the public rarely receives the op- portunity to find out about their activites. The unrealistic attitude of the programs was summed up by Exeter Constable Dan Kierstead, who said "Joe Forrester answers more calls in an hour then we do in a week." the other at the Kirkton Woodham Community Center in Kirkton. Since its inception in the late sixties, the Board has expanded the bean exporting trade horizon from the United Kingdom to a greater market in five years. Cook's voluntarily accepted the idea of the board when it was taken over by Gerbro Corporation in 1969. It was one of the first Opening This Year GOLF CLUB Located A Mile East of Exeter Off Highway 83 SEASON RATES Men $75 Women $40 Couples $110 Family $125 Junior (17 & under) $35 DAILY FEES Weekdays $2.50 Sat., Sun. & Holidays $3.50 Bobby Lee and (The Leisures) Tiffany Dining Lounge Daily Mon.-Fri. 12-1:30 Sat. 5 to 9:00 p.m. Open Saturday Night DOMINION HOTEL ZURICH 236-4371 Wally's CHINESE GARDEN For The Finest Marketing board credited Bean production increases Green Forest Motor Hotel YOUR HOSTS "PETE" and "CAROLE" DEITZ HIGHWAY 21 — GRAND BEND Police find TV violence unrealistic, US image By FRED YOUNGS Lucan, Mrs. Mary McGillivray IRONWO:D London visited with Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Mellis recently. Z CANADIAN and CHINESE FOOD Will remain closed for rest of week Will be open March 29th. Exeter PHONE 235-0464 Main St.