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PAGE A20 On one side, there is the victim and her vast array of friends who are testifying for her. On the other hand, there is the Kennedy team, made up of a huge family section. It will be interesting to see how the whole matter boils down, but my reading of the case says it‘ll either be a hung jury or a defence verdict. There‘s no way the prosecution can pull this off. This case, however, is somewhat different. There are two powerful and relatively influential Palm Beach families fighting it out â€" and they‘ve almost formed teams. On the other hand, they are probably necessary because, in a rape tmal, there is no way to escape them. Each accused must have his lawyer put forth any reliable theory in crossâ€"examinaâ€" tion to save this client Mennedy 3 past week No matte anybody â€" audience w Dast week No matter how you look at it, these trials are not pleasant for anybody â€" with the very possible exception of the large TV audience watching daily on CNN The questions, like those in any rape trial, have been tough, sometimes embarrassing and a little bit sordid. The accuser was required to give answers about the state of Mr. Smith‘s erection and whether she felt aroused during what she testified was a rape Her bra and panties were passed among the jurors. Her memory of exactly how she had screamed for help was dissected in detail. Had she turned her head toward the ocean or toward the house? Did she later try to change her story? These are not easy moments for anvbodv in that nnsitisn T sns ts They can be extremely difficult and put accusers woman. in a very awkward light You know what that means? If you earn more than $1,000 a week. you‘re out of luck That‘s all you get â€" even if you‘re injured through no fault of your own. More importantly, however. :s that the shopkeeper who needs a fair amount to keep his business running only gets the same $1,000. The government has also increased the right to sue by instituting a $15,000 deductible. That‘s better than the old scale, but not by much people w ho were v pain and suffering I don‘t usually have a lot of faith in what lawyers are advocating in many areas, but on this one, they‘re right. Not because of their narrow selfâ€"interest but because that same selfâ€" interest happens to coincide with the public. So what‘s happening? Well, the weekly indemnity payments for lost income are increased to $1,000 per week, but look what you give up â€" the right to sue for lost income. What they‘ve now done is steer a nice middle course between what the insurance industry says it wants and what lawyers‘ lobby groups have asked for Case in point. the NDP had earlier repeatedly promised to restore the full right to sue. But, like other things they‘ve done, they broke their word. Sure, they give you excuses, but, when it comes right down to it. they lied. J Frederick Sage! is a Kitchener lawyer There‘s not a lot more that needs to be said about the NDP‘s changes to the car insurance scheme in the last several days. One thing is for certain: it‘s a better plan than the one brought in by the provincial Liberals â€" the crowd which pandered to the insurance companies at your expense and mine. But the government‘s announcement teaches you that it‘s hard to trust politicians if they make promises. Don‘t forget This is better? he insurers‘ profits may dwindle slightly under this me. but don‘t hold your breath for great improvements: rers seem to have a stranglehold even on this ‘as been a lot of ugly testimony in the William smith rape tmal in Palm Beach, Florida during the WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991 the insurance industry in Ontario racked up just over $750 million last year. And other victims never got the right to claim a penny for anybody in that bosiuon , such as this When Ed and John Hummel, of Hummel Woodworking of Waterloo, started carving wooden ducks in 1983 they thought it was a trend that would last only a year, possibly two. "Ducks as decorations were around for about two or three years before we got in the market," said Ed Hummel, while wiping sawdust off one of his hand carved loons. John does the designing and carving of the ducks while Ed does most of the finishing touches. The basswood used for their carvings is not well known to many, but because of its stability and We actually thbfi;fit that it would die out and we‘d have to find some other line of carving. We‘re amazed that it didn‘t die out five years Johc (left) and Ed Hummel of Humme! Woodworking of Waterloo, with some of their carved PRT OR Carving Hummels cash in on strong wooden decoy market Pete Cudhea Chronicle Staff The violent past of the carved wooden duck decoy has new meaning in today‘s market. The carved wooden decoy is an art form rooted deeply in the past. At first it was used to attract ducks and geese to within the range of a hunter. Today, these decoys have people flocking into gift stores buying them as art. ducks. The Hummel brothers have come a long way from the early days, when they sold wooden pencil holders and carved wooden name boards. Today, their product consists of 50 varieties of Canadian ducks in four different sizes, along with wooden carvings of whales, including the Humpback Orca, Narwhal and the Grey. 'Ihei; customers range Carving is in the Hummel blood. Their father, Gordon, who was a furniture maker of 40 years at Krug Furniture in Kitchener, passed his love of woodworking on to his sons before he died. Eight years ago the Hummels purchased an old carving machine from Krug Furniture. When they u:xcrat.ed it)and began setting it up for operation, $RA CEE _ qi S 1 Noom oo e e n tp oon U}.fll‘ ECC they noticed what they believe are the initials ‘GH‘ on the back of the machine. uniformity it‘s the best Canadian wood for carvings. And using basswood for their carvings, they‘re not depleting Canada‘s forest products. According to Ed, it‘s a type of wood that once it‘s cut down, it begins to regrow. "Although it‘s considered to be a nuisance in the forest industry, to us it‘s more more useful than pine for carving," said John. (Continued on page A21)