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6 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. February 19, 1965 TT oR WA RL ha TR ial th atti Th letters =» R.E.A.L. women lacking funds Editor's Note: The following open letter was sent to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney by Grace Petrasek, presi- "dent of R.E.A.L. Women of Canada. Dear Mr. Mulroney: The R.E.A.L. Women of Canada is a national non-sectarian, non: partisan organization of women, which was incor- porated in the fall of 1963, Our organization is gravely offended that your government has an apparent biased and discriminatory policy towards women who do not accept the feminist ideology. This was made obvious by the recent decision of the Secretary of State, Women's Pro gram, to refuse any fun- ding to either R.E.A.L. Women, or any other pro-family, pro-life women's organization in Canada, including our provincial chapter, Alberta Women United for Families (AWUFF). In a letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, our application for $93,400 sustaining grant, and an application for $17,250 special projects grant to assist with the cost of our first National Con- ference, were refused on the grounds that: *... the promotion of a particular family model is not within the spirit of the objectives of the Pro- gram. The Program con- centrates on supporting groups who are working to explore all options for women as they work towards equality in a society that is changing rapidly." The whole purpose of The Institutes (From page 5) farm). They financially support and physically encourage the youth club of 4H Home Economy which educates girls in cooking, sewing, physical fittness, and just plain being a good citizen. It certainly isn't just girls living on a farm who enjoy cooking. There is a lot more that is positive about the Womens' Institute, but I'm sure the ed, wouldn't want me to go on and on so some of you smart women are just going to have to come out and see for yourself. Besides (this one's for you Cathy Robb) you'd have to ad- mit _ it's a lot more beneficial than "LOITERING AROUND THE IGA COFFEE POT." See you at the meeting, Cathy? Oh, yea, 1 forgot, you work??? in the afternoon. Institutely yours, Bethany Schryburt R.R. 2, Blackstock chatterbox by John B. McClelland (From page 5) "You will come with me,' says Earl, "or 'Ronn will pick carry you back. ou up by the scruff of the neck and "Ronn, Ronn? Is he with you, too, Earl," I ask. "Right behind you, McClelland," says a voice over my left shoulder. I turn my head and sure enough, there he is, dressed just like Earl except his snowmobile helmet is plastered with Champion grader decals. In a gruff voice, Ronn speaks: "If you don't clean our sidewalk who will? You expect the Township Works department to do your job?" His big hands reach for my throat. "Wait, wait," I cry out. "I'll go back, give me just five minutes in the sun. I need just five minutes. Ronn? Earl?" I feel Ronn's hands tighten on my throat. Earl is smiling at me when he says, "back to Port Perry, McClelland." Suddenly, I'm awake, still stretched out on the couch in the TV room. Thank God, it was all a dream. My wife Joan is standing by the couch. "Were you talking in your sleep?' she asks. "No, no, I'm fine, really. Just some kind of a nightmare, I guess," is all I can say in reply. "Were you dreaming about somebody nam- ed Ronn and Earl?' she asks with a funny look on her face. "I don't know, was 1?" "Sure sounded like it,"' she says. "Maybe I was. I don't know." "Well, you'd better get yourself up off that couch. It's really snowing hard outside, and the driveway will have to be shovelled again," says Joan with a big smile. 'Oh, and by the way, there re two guys in big parkas out on the sidewalk. wonder what they want." R.E.A.L. Women is to provide options for women. Instead of women being obliged to enter into the feminist mold of achieving suc- cess in the workplace-- especially in traditional- ly male-dominated 'fields, regardless of the fact that it may be detrimental both to fami- ly and parenting respon- sibilities, the objective of R.E.AL. Women is to work for changes in society, both economical- ly and socially, so as to provide women with ge- nuine options in this society. These options include working outside the home in various fields, including traditional, as well as non-traditional jobs, and/or remaining in the home, if they so choose. Your government, organization. On the other hand, a grant of $300,000 was awarded to the radical feminist organization, National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC), as well as other feminist- orientated organizations, many with very small membership, which are far from representative of the mainstream of Canadian women. Moreover, in addition to refusing to fund our organization, it should be pointed out that almost the first action taken by Mr. Walter McLean, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, on his appointment, was to request a meeting with representatives from NAC. When R.E.A.L. Women of Canada re- quested an appointment, however, Mr. McLean (after six weeks' delay in responding to our re- quest) advised us that he was "too busy" to see us. Mr. McLean's position should be renamed "Minister Responsible for the Status of Feminists" as in no way does he, or his depart- ment, represent the views and interests of the majority of women in Canada, who take a total- ly different approach on such issues as day care, equal pay for work of equal value (which is totally different from that of equal pay for equal work), abortion, prostitution, no-fault divorce and pornografhy. You should be aware that the radical feminist position is only one thread in the multi- coloured tapestry of women's opinions in Canada-and the modern interpretation of feminism is by no means the majority view. In this regard, you will recall that during the last elec- tion, NAC supported the N.D.P. Party, whose policies, it declared, were most in line with its own. Women however, rejected both the N.D .P. and NAC, as evidenced by the fact that only 18 per cent of the women voted for the N.D.P.: 30 ~ per cent for the Liberal Party; and 49 per cent voted for the Progressive Conservative Party. The message should have been clear to you and your Party. One can only conclude that your government regards any organiza- tion, which does not sup- port the radical feminist positions, as being un- worthy of support and tion. This conclu- sion is made obvious by the fact you have chosen to fund, so far as we are aware, only so-called feminist organizations, and have deliberately ex- cluded other women's organizations. In addi- tion, by funding of only the so-called feminist groups, we can only con- clude that the latter's political activities both reflects and furthers the social agenda of your government. If so, a cruel = hoax was perpetrated on the Cana- dian people, who by voting for your party so 'overwhelmingly, clearly rejected the extremist policies of the other par- ties, as well as that of NAC. Your government's failure to grasp the essential fact that women are as varied in their skills and desires as are men, indicates an in- sensitivity and in- tolerance of women that is totally unacceptable. R.E. AL. Women ex- pects an immediate re-evaluation of your government's policies in this area, as your present policies seem to have firmly shut the door against any women's organization which does Soaked and angry Dear Sir: This letter is directed to the motorists who on three different occasions splashed me thoroughly from top to bottom with the dirty slush that our streets are covered with. I realize it is very dif- ficult to avoid causing a spray, but with a bit of common courtesy and a slight reduction in speed, the pedestrians in town would be dealing with a 'spray, not a bath. My first bath occurred in front of the L.G.A. I stood there with both arms filled with groceries waiting to cross the street, when a car went past going full tilt (to an emergency no doubt) and covered me with slop. Speed was the cause. The next two baths occurred on Lilla Street. Now for those who walk in the open areas on the east side of Lilla Street north of the Scout Hall, you need to be as sure-footed as a mountain goat, have the agility of a gymnast and the courage of a lion hunter, to mount, climb and then tread carefully the crest of snow banks and lumps of snow. It is also a walk for the adventuresome because at any given time the packing underneath gives out and there you hang, one foot down with the other still on top. It - not- accept the feminist ideology. Your failure to take action on this mat- ter will lead to a rapid disenchantment and ero- sion of support for your government as a whole, by a large segment of Canadian women, who - had assumed that your government had heard the message of the electorate. Yours truly Grace Petrasek President Thornhill, Ont. was at this point that both vehicles got me (not the same day unfor- tunately). On both occa- sions it wasn't . They could see me. (I'm told I'm short but anybody * "~ can't see a blue or pink coat moving slowly along the top of a snow bank must surely be Blind). Again | say with com- mon courtesy they could have slowed down, and moved over, rather than leaving me soaked and covered in slush. Common courtesy at this time of the year is a must, and the next driver that deliberately splashes me, I will take your plate number and report you to the police. I would suggest that all pedestrians do the same. Wet and Angry Linda Jackson Port Perry © Man charged with impaired A police pursuit up Simcoe Street ended just north of the ridges Wednesday night when a car slammed into a vehi- cle parked on the roadside. Durham Regional Police began following a car north on Simcoe Street at Taunton Road at 9:10 p.m. Speeds as high as 120 kilometres per hour were clocked as the cars headed north. Police say the pursuit continued until the vehi- cle hit a parked station wagon and came to rest in a ditch across from the Pioneer Gas Station a few hundred feet north of the Oshawa-Scugog townline. Damage in the accident totalled $2,500. No one was injured. Charged with impaired driving is Gary Hulcoop, 21, of R.R.3, Port Perry. Court date has been set for Feb. 28 in Oshawa. reasons to do so. Letters to the Editor policy It has always been the policy of this newspaper to encourage our readers to make use of the letters to the editor column. Our readers have a right to freely express their opinions and viewpoints on just about any subject, and we feel that a lively letters column' helps make a better community newspaper. We insist, however, that a letter writer sign his or her name. On rare occasions, we will agree to with-hold publication of a letter writer's name, if we feel there are very good Under no circumstances will this paper' print an anonymous letter to the editor. While, we enjoy receiving letters from our readers, we must continue to insist on know- ing the identity of the writer. Irving Boyd. Helen Bathie. Handicraft Guild. 20 YEARS AGO . Thursday, February 18, 1965 This year appointments to the local Hospital Board were: For Port Perry - Charles Reesor; Reach Township - Harry Phoenix; Scugog Township - Joseph Dowson; Township of Cart- wright - Merrill Van Camp; County of Ontario - A Port Perry rink won the John Ballard Lumber Co. Curling Trophy this year, they were Ruth Mitchell, Mary Jean Heron, Iva Mitchell and ~ At the regular monthly meeting of the 'Hospital Auxiliary, a cheque for $100.00 was presented to them by the Ladies Orange Benevolent Association of Blackstock. _ Interested women from Port Perry and sur- rounding area gathered at the home of Mrs. S. Cawker for the purpose of organizing a Handicraft Guild. After some discussion, it was decided the Guild will be known as "The Louise Patterson remember when? Ontario County Junior Farmers Debating team defeated Peterborough county in the fourth round of the Provincial series. 10 YEARS AGO Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1975 Two Oshawa men had an icy plunge into Lake Scugog last week when they were towing a fish hut out for an afternoon of fishing. They were both rescued by fishermen who heard their cries for help. David Hughes and Murray Clodd escaped cold but uninjured. Mr. Terry Delmenico, an exchange Hi School teacher from Australia was tho bin speaker at the regular meeting of the Lions Club. A $1,400 snowmobile was stolen from the backyard of Norman MacLeod on Cochrane St. It was located the next morning along with a 1973 snowmobile stolen from Ralph Taylor of Shanley Street the next Mixed firewood, dry and split, mostly maple and birch was selling for $20 a single cord ten years ago today.