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WI-ITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14, 1974, PAGE 5 KALNINS ON.. The Late Phlil Sykes Not long ago many of us in the newspaper business were saddened by the news that Phil Sykes, Sunday Sun Editor, had passed away. He was a relatively young man, only 45 years of age - too young to depart from this world, taking wiîh him sorne of the best ideas in modemn-day journalism. 1 was fortunate enough to have worked under his guid- ance, mostly doing photographic assigniments for the Sunday Sun. In my humble opinion, Phil Sykes was a man of wisdomn but above ail - a real professional in his field. He was what I'd eall a newspaperman's newspapermnan, displaying a tremendous insight into his work. Often he worked long hours, a fact that brought him closer to his* untimely death. l'in probably the only newspaper photographer in Cari- ada who can proudly say, "Phi] admired my work". He even gave me a most glowing employment reference should I leave Canada in search for photographie work abroad. Sunday Sun Sykes, as he was better known to some insiders, seldom showed emnotion, but 1 remember he did get excited a few times when I provided his paper with unusual pietures and a few "firsts". I also felt honoured when Phil would rather nonchalantly inquire: "Alex, do you have somnething that I can use for the front?" In the newspaper parlance, it simply meant - "do you have a front page pieture?" While Phii reigned at the Sunday Sun, I had my share of front page photos. And, needless to say, hie played them well. 1 must also say that there were people at the Sun who hated his guts. Perhaps, they were a bit jealous of his supreme knowledge of newsroomn operation, his skill for attractive Iayouts, his general news sense and his command over major, fast-braking news events. They were also un- happy that Phil would neyer relent. He was persistent and highly consistent on the job. Alrnost single-hiandedly he made the Sunday Sun the most professional nexspaper in Canada. .Although lie xas a great journalist, lie also dispIayed a number of weaknesses. 1 felt he often capitulated to This group of youngsters, orgaruized by Patricia Glas- pell, 10, of 91 Applewood Cres., (irn the rear) held a Muscular Dystrophy Carni- val recently. About 30 nei- bourhood children attended to help raise money for M.D. in the front row are: Renee Denhertog, 9, ieft, and Dan- iel Goreski, 3. The second row left to right are: Janet Winkel' 13; Kerrie Denher- tog, 10; and Leslie Freder- ick, 11. -~ Free Press Photo somne "outside forces"- people who didn't give a damn about the editorial quality of the Sunday Sun. In my own case, 1 neyer made the grade at Sunday Sun (on fuli-timne basis, that is) because Phil would listen to the newsroom chatter around hirn. In journalism, one rnust take a stand despite flying rumnors whichi always abouind on big dailies. Now thiat Phil Sykes is gone, 1I hope his novel ideas xvilot be discarded by those whio have taken over his post. 1le was a hieck of a nexspapermian. He xviii be miissed for a long timie. Ontarlio peaches IT CQSTS YOU NOT A CENT,. Well, business sure has been slow., We've been open now for one month and it seems that very few people know that there's o new photo studio in town. You will know that we're around now though, becouse for twmo days, Friday and1 Saturday August 23rd & 24th, we re GIVING our photographic services away FREE. You read right, we will photograph your children in single portraits at absolutly no charge or obligation to you whatsoever and g ive you one 3 V x 511pose. You know that this is a gimmick, but Îust about every business now'-a-days has one. So you're probably wondering howwe're going to make any money. What we w 111 do is try bo buiId ûp a sale for larger photos of your children, at very reasonable prices, of course. (no pressure sales pitch whatsoever) We know that if you like what you see, chances are that you will want more. To ovoid line-ups at our studio door, it is necessory for y to set up an oppointment. Cair us at the studio any time betweep 5:30 and 9:OOpm- Friday Auc- -ct l6th or Saturday- August I7th betwemn l0:OOam and 5:OOpm. pýi0otorO pli1, 214 Brock Street South, 668- 12 12 c Whitby, Ontario now on market Fruit stands and produce counters across Ontaio wIll be featuring peaches grown in Ontario orchards right through to the end of September. Plantlngs In recent years have been earefully co-ordinated to include early and late maturlng varieties assuring a plentiful supply of fresh fruit for ten full weeks. Peaches frorr tender fruit orc already in plenl at food and mnarkets in O1 Quebec. First were harvest( Essex and Kenti southwestern C in July, and the being augment, heavier crops Niagara Peninsi MORE PLENT Growers are an average-to-g( 'ith the earlyv the mnarket beii :ze cind ror( îar, 1 in the n Ontario's their softer texture and chards are juicier character require tiful suppiy careful handling during 1 produce harvest. An estimated 5,000 'ntario and seasonal-workers are now t peaches employed hand picking ed in the Earlired peaches, which orchards of are rushed to markets )ntario late across most of Canada by ese are now refrigerated transports to ted by the assure they reach con- from the, sumers in perfect con- ula. dition. Properly stored, ripe Ontario peaches [IFUL should remain in top Spredicting condition for at least five ,ood harvest days after purchase. varieties on Extension 5pecialist Bob ng of good Wilcox of the Horticultural e 'phnltîful Rtesearch Institute of' rpast t')/o Ontario at Vineland àd- ns iste ri il ' vises that 'ofsurnerVs e biring Ontario i)e t re i liyPoip "n tVa , rli Peaches are an excellent source of vitamin A, and will continue to ripen at normal room tem- peratures. Fully ripe peaches should be kept in a refrigerator to avoid any spoilage. Ontario peaches will continue in good supply at produce counters until the end of September as a resuit of careful planning to extend the harvesting period in thé orchards of the Niagara Peninsula and southwestern Ontario. Many different varieties of trees have heen planted, possessing different crop rù,dîlritv dates, si.) t at the r t' r LItS: