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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1964-04-16, Page 7THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1964 PAGE SEVEN 42 Itis Weeh aopri Newt By RAY ARGYLE The Supreme Court of Can- ada has once again rejected complaints of obscenity against certain magazines widely sold throughout Canada. This latest decision keeps intact the court's record of turning down every single complaint of this nature since Canada's new obscenity law went into effect four years ago. The decisions, however, have not deterred local authorities from continuing their efforts to deprive the public of publica- tions or motion pictures which they think should be sup- pressed. In Alberta and Saskatchewan, for instance, the entire adult population has been deprived of the privilege of enjoying what is probably the finest mo- tion pictures of the year, Tom Jones. In Toronto, a local magistrate has ruled the 18th -century clas- sic, Fanny Hill, to be obscene. Censorship of another sort has been threatened from Par- liament as a result of com- plaints against anti-Jewish hate sheets distributed by a misguid- ed 19 -year-old Ontario youth. * * In the case of the Tom Jones movie, the distributing company refused to cut sections which provincial authorities had re- garded as obscene and decided just not to show the movie in either Saskatchewan or Alberta. In view of the Supreme Court's consistent refusal to ac- cept obscenity charges under our existing laws, one must wonder why various local au- thorities across the country continue to press for convictions of this type. Seldom, if ever, do such au- thorities enjoy any general pub- lic support in their efforts to decide on their own what is best for the public. Laws relating to morality and censorship are probably among the most difficult to enact and enforce in present-day society. This is because Western society in general is going through a revolutionary change in atti- tudes toward traditional mor- ality. It is not that morality, as some charge, is breaking down. It is that attitudes and stand- ards, based on a more realistic outlook to life in general, are changing accordingly. Literary and movie censor- ship is not the only storm cen- tre of the forces now buffeting our traditional moral attitudes. It is still illegal in Canada, for instance, to sell birth can- trol devices for the express pur- pose of birth control. Instead, they must be sold in the guise of health protection, which is a good example of the hypocrisy still prevailing in our sexual attitudes. Canada's divorce and abor- .1..111.1.1...1..1.1.....111.1.t.........I....1...........1II...... 1..1111.11..11111111111ill..l.l.l...1.1......1..1..11..1...• Dr. C. J. Wallace PHONE 232 — ZURICH Announces the following Office Hours: EVERY AFTERNOON, EXCEPT WEDNESDAY 2 P.M. to 5 P.M. 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Ivan Forsyth read an address to the family and the presenta- tion of two table lamps was made to Mr. •and Mrs. Cooper, and a jack knife •to each of the four boys, by Cecil Pullman, Jack Consitt and Floyd Cooper. Miss Grace Clifton was host- ess to a miscellaneous kitchen shower at her apartment in London, on Wednesday evening, April 8, honouring her friend, June McLachlan, bride -elect of May 16. Fifteen girls attended and contests were conducted for entertainment. Personals Those attending the 25th wedding anniversary Saturday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Priestap, of Mitchell, in- cluded, Mr. and Mrs. David Moyer and Adelle, of Parry Sound; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thorn - son and famiy, Robert Thomson and Lloyd Thomson, of Zurich. Mr. and Mrs. David Moyer and Adelle, of Parry Sound, spent Saturday night with the latter's father, Robert Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Littleton and family visited Sunday in London with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Littleton. Mr. and Mrs. A d r i e n ne Pringle and their three grand- children, of London, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. Long. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Long visited Rev. D. A. and Mrs. MacMillan, of near London. Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Alf Moffatt, who celebrated their 40th wed- ding anniversary on April 9, were pleasantly surprised when a number of friends and neigh- bours gathered at their home on Thursday evening to honour them. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. Workman for din- ner at Zurich before the social evening. Following an evening of playing cards and a mock wedding in which Mrs. D. Treib- ner, Mrs. G. Clifton, Mrs. F. Wright and Mr. E. Thompson participated, they were present- ed with a lovely gift from all tion laws still remain as relics of a puritan age. They would be modified tomorrow if the public were allowed to make a democratic choice in the matter. 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