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ie oT 0A DO <= os oS eal nT Ne ed Ce Vi! a oe '--! Divorce-a complex dilemma gaining in acceptance by Dave Wilson Divorce has existed in our society for decades. As a result, we have tended to it. Divorce no longer has evil or sinful connotations, but seems to be regarded as an unfortunate consequence of mismatched marriages. According to Reverend Kim Warne of Victoria Harbour however, our jolerance of divorce in "society does mean that we really understand it. Rev. Warne, who specializes in family counselling, contends that divorce is a phenomenon so complex that to associate any one specific cause with it is to ignore a host of other factors that are often involved. This basic misun- derstanding, says Rev. Warne, can be perceived even at the level of the courts, where marriages are officially annulled. As an avowéd opponent of the current adversary system in divorce proceedings, wherein one Savings but still You have to be a little richer to afford to buy Canada Savings Bonds from now on. The old $50 and $100 bonds have been discontinued and in their place are bonds which cost a little more. A spokesman from Midland's Royal Bank 'says there are. two dif- ferent kinds of bonds this year. You can either buy a bond that will receive interest annually or you can buy a bond on which compounded interest will accumulate over the years. The bonds that receive an annual interest cost $300, $500, $1000 or $5000. The bonds that have compounded interest are available in the same denominations but there is also a $100 bond available. The Royal Bank spokesman says the in- spouse must be found guilty of an offense to the other before the marriage can be terminated, Rev. Warne feels that divorces incur an unnecessary amount of pain, indignity and hardship. Worse than death "A divorce is worse than a death', he says. "Death is clear and final. A divorce is just as dead, but there is also a painful sense of failure". Rev. Warne feels that 75 per cent of divorce cases could be settled out of court. Although op- posed to the idea of divorce on demand, he suggests _ that non- criminal divorce proceedings might be more amicably dealt with in the privacy of a judge's chamber. The incidence' of divorce, he notes, has increased significantly over the last five years. He suspects that there is no single overall reason for this increase, and prefers to cite a number of possible personal, social, and economic factors to-account for it. Certainly one reason for high divorce rates, Rev. Warne remarks, is the simple fact that people are not educated in the aspects of living together. Too often people are married with little or no idea of what is required for a successful relationship. "I'm bothered by the fact that there are no training or counselling programs available for prospective couples. I think people need to be trained in the aspects of living together". Should express anger Also, he feels that people in our society are unable to be arigry in a proper manner with each other. The Christian ethic, he notes, tells us that anger is wrong, and inasmuch as humans are emotional creatures by nature, this ethic has tended to replace honest anger by undue tension. When a couple is unable to sensibly express their anger to each other, their marriage, Rev. Warne finds, often becomes a situation of "living together separately in t same house'. he In his experience, Rev. Warne has found bonds more expensive a sound investment terest rate as_ of November 1, 1977 is 8.06 per cent if the bond is held to maturity. This means that it cannot be cashed before 1986 to receive that specific rate of interest. If you go to cash some coupons for interest on your new bonds you will notice another change. The government has instructed all banks to ask for your Social Insurance Number. According to the Royal Bank spokesman if you do not have your Social Insurance Number the bank has to take 25 per cent of your interest for income tax purposes. A government press release says when you buy Canada Savings Bonds from now on your Social Insurance Number will be recorded. The reason for this is because the number is unique to you. If you want to find out how many bonds you hold, the Bank of Canada can easily trace the in- formation using your number. Similarily if someone in your family dies, the bonds they hold can be traced using their social insurance number. As the system stands now, according to the press release, the per- son's name is the only way to trace his bond holdings. If he registered his bonds to John Smith once and R.J. Smith the second time, it could be difficult to find out just how many bonds John Smith really does hold. The government says if you have already bought savings bonds this year and did not have to supply your Social Insurance Number it is important to get that number in to the Public. Debt. department in Ottawa along with your bond serial number, Special millions draw to be held Boxing Day E. Marshall Q.C., President Interprovincial Lottery Corporation, today an- nounced that the first special million-dollar Provincial Bonus Draw will be held on Boxing Day, December 26 in conjunction with the regular Provincial draw scheduled for that day. The extra million dollars, which will be awarded by selecting fifty extra winning numbers valued at $20,000 each, represents a projection of unclaimed Provincial prizes to the end of 1977. The draw is being held in accordance with Lottery regulations which provide Pollock, of the that unclaimed prize money, after the expiry of the one-year claiming period, be transferred to a special prize account for additional or bonus prizes in subsequent draws. "It is the policy of the Interprovincial Lottery Corporation to pay out all unclaimed prize money, whether it is due to the failure of a winner to claim his prize or resulted from an un- sold ticket," Mr. Pollock explained. "Tn the Bonus Draw, a total of fifty bonus numbers valued at $20,000 each will be drawn for an extra $1 million in prize money. Because these are bonus prizes, there will be no subsidiary or included prizes. In order to win a bonus prize, the bonus number on your ticket must be identical to one of the fifty bonus numbers selected for the draw." Mr. Pollock said. "What this means," Mr. Pollock concluded, "4s that Provincial tickets for the December 26 draw (November / December and December / Janu- ary) will, in addition to having six chances at $1 million and four chances at $100,000 and thousands of other tax free prizes, be eligible to win fifty extra prizes of $20,000 each." name, address and ac- count number as_ they appear on your bond certificate. The Royal Bank Spokesman says this year's bonds "'are pretty good."" He says 'in com- parison to term deposits, the interest rates are favourable. He says in the case of his bank, the social in- surance number will not make much difference to their paper work. He added that in their case they make sure they know the person before they cash bonds or coupons for interest. He says it is just like cashing a cheque. However, he says it is a government rule that when cashing in your bonds your social in- surance number must be on hand. H.S. ST. AMANT & SONS LTD. 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In periods of economic difficulties such as exist presently, traditional sources of potentially destructive marital friction, says Rev. Warne, are aggravated even more. A husband who is unable to find em- ployment, and who finds it difficult to express his frustrations can un- willingly project his tensions on his marriage. Similarly, the woman in the relationship who is forced to work in order to support her spouse can experience more than normal pressures when it comes to the business of also. maintaining a household. She must deal both with her husband's frustrations and_ his masculine aversion to housework Economic effects Economic troubles are especially disruptive in young marriages, Rev Warne has found. He has frequently dealt with cases where both spouses are forced to work at different times of the day, the result being that the couple rarely come in contact with each other Unfortunately what often develops is, as Rev Warne calls it, "a liaison of convenience in order to cut down on rent." Perhaps the greatest cause of broken marriages, comments Rev. Warne, "'is the lack ORILLIA BAYFIELD i MALL Retail and professional space is available in units of 500 sq. ft. to 10,000 sq. ft. at excellent terms. EXCELLENT LOCATIONS FOR: 60 miles Join the-team of successful retailers including Miracle Food Mart and the Canadian Tire Store in Central Ontario's largest mall. N 18 miles W: E-- CITY OF MIDLAND 26 miles : 8 -- Highway 26/27 Bayfield St Hardware COLLINGWOOD = Optician 30 Wim BAYFIELD Bi BARRIE | Furniture MALL = Millinery Sporting Goods wb Medical-Dental Offices Stationery and Business Equipment Ladies Wear TV and Appliances Candy Store Photo Studio ENQUIRE TODAY! 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