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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1970-10-22, Page 14PAGE FOURTEEN ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS From My Window Pleasant Experience Shirley Keller They've finally done it, lad- ies. Of course I knew they prob- ably would although, to be truthful, the idea never really stuck in my brain. But yea, they have finally experimented with an instant abortion pill. I was having my coffee when I first read the news about the discovery. "How long?" I asked the toaster. "How long will God Almighty permit man to tamper with his own fate and not step in with some fierce discipline?" I read on in complete amaze- ment. A doctor by the name of R. T. Ravenholt claims, "This is going to free women forever from the reporductive slavery. For the first time a woman will be able to have perfect control over her menstrual period and the only babies born are going to be wanted babies." The pill, I understand, would be used only once monthly, or even less often depending on whether or not the woman has reason to suspect that contracept- ion has taken place. At the first sign or inclination of pregnancy, the lady hauls out her little packet of magical pellets and sits back in confidenc knowing that she will instantan- eously have conclusive proof that her worries are over for yet another month. I'm not foing to feed you with any gobbly-gook about the bles- sings of motherhood. We've been over that a few times and if I recall correctly, I was severely reprimanded by one reader for even suggesting that some babies born to some respectable, legal- ly married, financially comfort- able couples are not wanted. I'm as serious as anyone about motherhood, and yet I know for certain that an unwanted preg- nancy can be a shattering exp- erience for both husband and wife Motherhood is great - up to a point. Then who needs it? Or wants it? But as much as I abhore the thought of an unwanted preg- nancy for any woman, I wonder at the wisdom of such a simple device as a pill to terminate it just at the whim of the moth- er. I see it as something like gossip - pleasant to have around but deadly to use. For me, I'd rather muddle through in niy own primitive way - hoping against hope that our family is as large as it will ever get but letting the good Lord have the final decision about that in our house. For others, instant abortion would be a certain boon. It would ensure, I suppose, that since all babies would be want- ed babies, we could expect top performance from parents. No more juvenile delinquents. No more frustrated, emotionally disturbed children due to un- happy parents. No more scream- ing, feet -stamping kids because parents don't care about them. Home would be a haven once more with mom and dad loving the kids and the kids, in return, basking and flourishing in the light of all this love. It would assure, I suspect, only happy marriages because young lovers would be able to glue vent to all their emotions without fear of pregnancy, or even worry that the young lady will forget to take her birth control pill. There will be a grand exchange of sexual partn- ers to seek out just the right degree of compatibility in the nuptial bed - and then marital bliss will be assured with babies being born only in May, just after the cold of winter and just before the heat of summer. It would give the Labor Dep- artment an additinnal clause for its legislation concerning preg- nancy in working women which 1 40% SHUR-GAIN BEEF SILASUPPLEMENT No. 1 Increase daily gains from corn silage. Feed 40% Beef Cattle Silasupplement No. 1. This new beef cattle supplement is designed to supply the protein required when feeding corn silage which is high in grain and energy content. Beef feeders using silage as the main ration owe it to themselves to learn all the details about SHUR- GAIN 40% Beef Cattle Silasupplement No. 1. M. DEITZ and SON DIAL 2361951 ZURICH would include severe penalties for the careless female who per- mitted herself the luxury of an unwanted pregnancy... maybe she couldn't decide whether or not she did or didn't want this baby until it was too late for the abortion pill to be safe, It would allow school boards to issue directives like: Children born in July are at just about the proper stage of development to start kindergarten in Septemb- er. Have your babies in July and get your children off on the right foot at school. If you let your imagination run wild you can see why the instant abortion pill will be greeted with open arms by the men and women who would like order in their lives. But for nuts like me who prefer the excitement of never really knowing for sure what's ahead yet trusting that whatever it is will be the best possible thing for me, the instant abortion pill is about as absurd as a tele- phone which doesn't ring. It boils down to a matter of personal preference, I guess - and how much faith you have in that Supreme Being most people admit exists. 0 Bowling Scores SENIOR MIXED BOWLING Whippoorwills -H. Stade -735 Hi -Hopes - C. Geiger - 698 Newcomers - D, Schilbe 671 Varieties - H. Finkbeiner- 617 Ramblers:. J. Turkheim - 662 Hawkeyes - L. Gascho - 593 High Single - H. Peck - 330 High Triple - H. Stade - 735 LADIES BOWLING - Oct. 5 Night Hawks - D. Hess - 720 Dominionaires-C. Sweeney- 664 Left -overs - L. Vandenberg -687 Happy Gals -D. Hamather-535 Packers - F. Gibson -657 Starlites - P. Schroeder - 609 Ups & Downs - S. Braid - 646 Mix-ups - A. Faber - 663 Pin -Poppers - B. Corriveau- 515 Scamps - D. Lesperance- 630 Alley-Oops- M. Bedard - 711 Jolly -Six - D. Bettke - 601 OCTOBER 14 Night Hawks - D, Hess - 607 Dominionaires- T. Thiel - 624 Left -Overs - S. Teevins - 704 Happy Gals - V. Lavery - 616 Packers - M. Clarke - 634 Starlites - D. Finkbeiner - 570 Ups & Downs - F. Webb - 587 Mix -Ups - H. Faber - 663 Pinpoppers - B. Corriveau- 493 Scamps - D. Lesperance - 592 Alley-Oops - M. LaPorte - 622 Jolly Six - W. McClinchey - 618' REDI- MIX CONCRETE (ALSO FORM WORK) McCann Const. Ltd. DASHWOOD Phone 237.3331 or 237-3422 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1970 Ontario Federation Head Pleased With New Tax Reductions for Farmers The provincial government rebate of $20 million to farm property owners is a triumph for farmers and their organizations according to Ontario Federation of Agriculture President, Gordon Hill. "Never before in the history of Ontario agriculture have organized farmers succeeded in winning such large concessions for property owners, " Mr. Hill said, last Friday. "Farmers by withholding their education taxes dramatically told the government of their hard-pressed situation - a sit- uation in which farmers pay 12 percent of their net incomes in the form of property taxes, whereas others pay only 4.5 percent - and the government responded by granting farmers a 25 percent rebate on their property taxes," A poll by mail of all O.F.A, members found that a conclus- ive majority were prepared to accept the property tax rebate as the first step towards a sol- ution of the education tax prob- lem. Said Mr. Hill, "Our members have given us a clear directive on this issue. They want us to reduce the intensity of our tax withholding campaign for the present. But at the same time, they want us to press govern- ment for action on our demands for a system of education tax- ation based on ability to pay, rather than property. "Further, they demand that the government implement the recommendations of the Com - y. mittee on Assessment and Tax- ation so that those farmers in high land areas adjacent to ex- panding urban centres are not penalized for their location. "Our members await a state- ment from government on its plan to remove all education taxes from all property. And if government doesn't show a willingness to change, our mem- bers will resort to more direct action again. " 0 School Held For Community Leader A successful three-day indust- rial development training course for businessmen and civic lead- ers was held October 14 to 16 at the Canadian Armed Forces base, Clinton. Sponsored by the Technology Section, Ontario Department of Trade and Development and the Midwestern Ontario Regional Development Council, the course concentrated on industrial development practices and meth- ods. 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