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rT 2--PORT PERRY STAR, THURS., NOV. 21st, 1963 News of Oshawa 'Preshyterial Dr. Pearl Prior, a former me- dical missionary in Africa, and now a member of the Prior Mission which has been active in the district, was the guest speaker at the Oshawa Presby- terial sectional rallies held re- cently at Newtonville for the southern section and at Prince Albert for the northern section. Dr. Prior said that now there are more changes in Africa than in any country in the world. The old ways are being challenged. She said in part, "In the old days, the role of women was one of subserviance but with some rights and pri- vileges. The people live in an animous spirit-world, led by fear, fetishism and taboo. There are some friendly spirits but people live in fear of them too, lest the spirits wreak re- tribution for improper homage done them. The witch doctor is paid to protect the from the vengeance of the spirits. It is thought that when a child dies, the spirits have wanted it, so when a couple has had two or three children die, and the mortality rate in in- fants is very high, a couple will name a healthy child 'worthless' so the spirits will not want it . . . Fetishes are worn from birth to death, to! and this does not increase the! RAAT VET RAEE SAE AN girls have a higher dowry price | | so many of the young men want to marry an illiterate girl who will obey. Many husbands want their wives to have an] education after the marriage. ' ward off evil spirits and there | dowry price. people - BUSINESS CHEQUES now available... are special fetishes for special | times . . . In every relationship, | every rule and taboo must be followed in case misfortune will | be brought by the spirits. A broken clay pot. is a disaster | l { because it releases the spirit of the pot to bring vengeance on the breaker." Dr. Prior difficult for doctors and nurses stated that it was in the past because the malnu- trition of the people was em-! phasized by the presence of' parasites, which inflict 99% of" the people, and by the presence' of realtives at the hospitals when patients were admitted. Speaking of the parasites, Dr. Prior 'told of the many differ- ent kinds of intestinal worms which reduced the vitallity of the people. | 60 per cent of the In the case of the African's' dowry, western people have the feeling that it is simply 'buy- ing a bride' since the boys's fa- mily must pay the girl's family a sum of money for her. In the case of a divorce, the money : must be returned. Actually this dowry is a covenant secur- ing the girl's future. Educated "B CORTE 'assortment ot MAGNETIC INK ENCODED When a couple is married, | the men buys all the brides clothes and gives a feast. Some- | times the couple is in debt for years because of this. The church advises against this form of prestige, but cannot forbid it. Dr. Prior said that birth mor-. tality was very high. She con- tinued saying in part, "The midwives were 'old grannies' who used the most primitive methods in the most filthy conditions and only emergen- cies were taken to the hospital. babies died before the age of two years. At the hospital young nurses were trained in midwifery and sent out to maternity homes in. the district. At first there was great opposition to these young women, because of their age, but gradually as Christian- ity prevailed, the people began to lose their fear and to see that their babies lived . . . For- merly, twins were an abomina- tion but now they are accepted | and no longer left in the forest to die or be killed by animals.| Mr. Many babies are born in the | a --=_ MODERN VAN LINES 100 CHESTWUT ST. i 1236 1 YOURTOWNR, PROY. -- 1 DoLLars ol YOUR FAVOURITE BANK 1234 MAIN ST. 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The speaker stated that Christianity has challenged the old beliefs and the faces in Af-| rica have changed. - Fear has left and the Christian emanci- | | pation of women has given them' a place in society. Materialism and industry has brought a re- volution, some of it good, some bad and much of it doubtful. The future of women is uncer- tain. Dr. Prior concluded by say- ing," Where the Church is, there is hope. More mission- | aries are needed. This is not |a soft job but the results are | very rewarding. | Dr. Prior was introduced by Mrs, Lloyd Pegg, vice president of the Oshawa Presbyterial Department Of Transport Issues New Fee Scale For Licence Plates A simplified scale of fees for the 1964 licence plates of Ont- | ario passenger will streamline issuing proced- | ures was announced recently by Transport Minister Irwin! Haskett. "The new scale greater fairness for because it takes count the significant changes in engine design that have been | made in recent years," Mr. kett said. Haskett also announced that the fees for station wag-| | ons which formerly paid com-| "@ALEK TRICIAN '=nvs WE CAN SAVE you, ALOT OF LEGAL TENDER, IF YOU USE THE SERVICE THAT WE RENDER, [J 8 ep gidf= CONTRACTING-REPAIR ELECTRIC HEATING > 1985-7174 PT. LI . 'Hockey Schedule Monday-- 6-7--Pee Wee House League 7-8--Pee Wee All-Star 8.30-10--Junior. Tuesday-- 8-9.30--Midget All-Star Wednesday-- 6-7--Pee Wee House League 7-8.30--Bantam All-Star 8.30-10--Junior Friday-- 6.30-7.30--Girls Hockey 7.30-8. 30--Squirt All- Star Saturday ; 7-8--Midget and Juvenile House: League 8-9.40--Bantam House League 9.40-11.20--Squirt House League 11. 20- 12.10--Tyke House League. pulsory for all minor players. Harry Short, Secretary P.P. H .C. vehicles which | ensures | motorists ! into full ac-| Has- | This season Helmets are com- | i $25. for those with eight or more cylinders. Passenger car and station wagon licence plates for 1964, at the adjusted fees, will go on sale throughout the province , on December 2. "The new scale, besides be- ing more equitable and in step with engineering progress, has the further advantage of being easier to understand than the old system", Mr. Haskett re- , marked. The previous schedule of fees was determined by a horse- power rating based on a form- ~.-}-mereial--rates-will--be-the -same-{-ula--that-involved -the number-of ooo. as for passenger cars. The adjusted scale of fees is $15.00 for passenger cars with four cylinders or less; $20. for! those 'with. six cylinders; and 'cylinders and the diameter of . the cylinder bore. 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