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ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1951
People are urged to vote at election Tuesday
People are urged to get to the polls Tuesday and cast their ballots. In case this is the first time you are voting, the procedure, which is very simple, is as follows: When you get to the village hall, after you give your name, you will receive the ballots from the ballot clerk. These you will take to a curtained booth and mark an X after your choice. If you wish to write in the name of a person not printed on the ballot, you may do so in the space provided for it.
If a ballot is spoiled, it must be returned to the ballot clerk and he will issue you another one.
After the ballots are marked, they should be folded so the inside cannot be seen but so the endorsements of the ballot clerks on the outside are visible. Give your ballot to the person in charge of the ballot box and your name to the inspector of election and leave the place of voting.
All voters of the community, including men and women, are urged to use their voting privilege and let nothing keep you from casting your ballot Tuesday. If you need taxi service, call 47 and transportation will be supplied to and from the polls. If you require someone to stay with your children while you vote, a babysitter will also be provided if you call 47.
All village offices, with the exception of three trustees, will be selected at this election. There will also be a ballot for judicial offices.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1981
Coalition seeks changes in TV
Two weeks ago, Barbara Ceranski handed out a mimeograph sheet at the St. Mary’s PCCW meeting. The sheet asks for one’s name, address and an evaluation of a single television program.
For prime time shows, the form lists ten yes or no questions. These include: “Would the program help build good character in youth and children?”
“Would viewing the program help promote a better family life?”
“Did the program contain sexual content, violence or profanity?”
The participant is further asked to rate the television show in general. On a scale of one to 10, the form asks, rate the program for its “constructive contribution to society.”
But why is Barbara Ceranski handing out these questionnaires? With these and kind of questions?
Barbara Ceranski is the local coordinator of the Coalition for Better Television. The questionnaire represents her first step in attempting to involve the community with her personal fight for good, moral, family-oriented television.
The Coalition for Better Television is the offspring of the National Federation for Decency, a Washington-based group led by Dr. Donald F. Wildmon.
The Coalition’s strategies are these: to identify advertisers who push sex, violence and profanity on the airwaves, write them letters asking them to stop, and if they don’t, organize national boycotts of their products.
