The record, 19 novembre 1990, lundi 19 novembre 1990

MONDAY November 19,1990 Births, deaths .7 Classified .10 Comics .11 Editorial .4 Farm & Business .5 Living .6 Sports .12-13 Townships.3 WEATHER Page 2 40 cents France won’t interfere in Quebec/Canada relations Chrétien: ‘We won’t die’ if Quebec separates TROIS-RIVIERES (CP) — If Quebec should one day vote freely to separate from the rest of Canada, “we won’t die’’ as a result, but “there is a risk, a great risk —that of being poorer and, therefore, a little more unfortunate,” Liberal Leader Jean Chrétien said Sunday.If Quebec votes for sovereignty, it won’t be Jean Chrétien who sends in the army to prevent it, he said.Speaking to reporters after a fund-raising party brunch, the Liberal leader said Quebec already has a great deal of sovereignty — not in every area but in some.The federal government has the rest.But if it chooses to have it all, he would not want to be the one who negotiates sovereignty-association, he said The brunch, as it turned out, was a financial success.Organizers had hoped to sell 250 to 300 tickets at $100 each.But 435 were sold and some people had to eat in the hall — “a good indication” of the popularity of the party.Chrétien said.Chrétien, whose home town is Shawinigan.35 kilometres up the St-Maurice River from Trois-Rivières, represented the St-Maurice riding in Parlimaent for more than 20 years.Bouchard: Not banking on support CHICOUTIMI (CP) — Lucien Bouchard may have the hearts of Quebec nationalists, but he doesn't have their pocketbook support.Five months after it was launched, the Lucien Bouchard Fund only totals $776.The fund was set up to help the native son of the area carry on his nationalist mission after he quit the federal cabinet and Conservative party over what he saw as Quebec’s betrayal during the Meech Lake wrangling.About 50 donations with small amounts of cash have trickled in.“We’re really disappointed,” said Gérard Deschesnes, one of four men who set up the fund “I think his bold step (resigning) won him the admiration of the people hereabouts, but they ha ven’t budged.” Bouchard now leads the dissi dent MPs in the Bloc Québécois.By Robert Russo PARIS (CP) — France promised Sunday it will stay out of any constitutional squabble between the Canadian and Quebec governments.Prime Minister Brian Mulroney won that assurance during a four-hour meeting with Premier Michel Rocard at Rocard’s stately 17th-century official residence in Versailles.The two leaders, meeting before this week’s Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, discussed the Constitution briefly and agreed in public that it is an internal Canadian problem.“France is of course very interested in what goes on in Canada, but neither the government of France nor the prime minister have any intention of indirectly or directly involving themselves in Canada’s internal affairs.” Mulroney said during a break in their meeting.Canada has had a heightened sensitivity about France’s relations with Quebec since then-president Charles de Gaulle implicitly encouraged the Quebec independence movement in 1967 with his cry of “Vive le Quebec libre!” to a crowd in Montreal.Those sensitivities might be further heightened by the death of the Meech Lake accord and the resulting dramatic rise in support for sovereignty in Quebec.“While Quebec and France will always have a special respectful relationship because of common language and culture, the de Gaulle era of intervention is over.” said Rocard.“This respect will continue but will not go further,” said Rocard, during an outdoor news conference in front of his residence."France does not want to, does not intend to, has no right to interfere in the interior relations of Canada with its provinces.” Most of the conversation between Rocard and Mulroney centred around the possibility of war in the Persian Gulf, European trade and the declining economic situation in the Soviet Union.Mulroney maintained his distance from the group of three MPs travelling to Iraq in a bid to free Canadians trapped there by the conflict, but he did wish them well.“They're independent as MPs.but we wish them good luck and good success,” he said.TO SIGN PACT The meeting was held on the eve of the security conference.The group, made up of 34 countries from Eastern and Western Europe as well as Canada and the United States, will begin the redrafting of the continent’s future today with the signing of a sweeping new agreement slashing the conventional weapons arsenals of NATO and Warsaw Pact countries.They will also try to flesh out the structure of the conference to make it a legitimate non-military world body with bureaucrats and a permanent secretariat in Prague as well as a conflict prevention centre in Vienna.However, External Affairs Minister Joe Clark cautioned against concluding that the rise of the conference and the gradual demilitarization of Europe would lead to the end of NATO.“NATO is an institution that works,” Clark told reporters.“It's not an institution we re building.“You know the phrase if it ain’t broke .and NATO obviously isn’t.” The thrill of victory! Citizens’ forum: Keeps a low profile By Portia Priegert OTTAWA (CP) — The citizens’ forum probing the future of Canada plans to keep a low profile in Quebec for at least a few months, one of its members said Sunday.The forum wants to avoid conflicting with the Quebec commission already studying that province’s political future, said Roger Tassé, a former constitutional adviser to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.“We shouldn’t do anything ourselves at this time that would make anyone believe that we want to compete with this commission,” Tassé said at the end of a three-day closed-door retreat to plan the forum’s work.The 11-member forum was created Nov.1 by Mulroney to travel the country and talk with Cana dians in the wake of the failed deal on the Meech Lake constitutional accord.It hopes to address the sharp divisions that emerged after the country’s first ministers failed to resolve their constitutional differences during six days of private meetings in June.“It’s very important that Quebecers get involved,” Tassé said.“But I know they’re busy right now.” He was referring to the Bélanger-Campeau commission, which began its public hearings this month in Quebec.Chairman Keith Spicer said the forum will be sensitive to Quebecers by initially holding small, informal discussions rather than large, public hearings.“We don’t want to be accused of muddying the waters in Quebec,” he said.“If we went in there like a bull in a china shop we would give the im- pression that we were engaged in some kind of sordid political manoeuvre,” he added.“And it’s simply not the case.” Details about how the forum will work are sketchy and Spicer, flanked by seven panel members at a news conference, said final plans for its “unorthodox approach” are not yet ready.The forum will make a “fullblown start” in January and work quickly to meet its July 1 deadline for a report to Mulroney, he said.Members are studying hundreds of suggestions about how to reach a lot of shy, ordinary people, he said.For instance, broadcasters have proposed linking up people from different regions of the country for televised chats As well, members will go into communities across the country to talk to people at home, in church groups and at service clubs, he said.Carol Corcoran of Fort Nelson, B.C., urged Canadians to tell the forum what’s on their minds.“Once this is over the politicians will take over again,” said Corcoran, an Indian band manager.“There has to be a change in how they respond to the concerns of people out there .otherwise the show’s going to be no different when the clowns come back in.” , ¦ ;¦ Future: Commission head into third week ) The Champlain Cougars came from behind to win the Bol d'Or Sunday in St-l.éonard.The Lennoxville Cougars scored a touchdown with only 47 seconds left in the game to defeat defending provincial charn- RI.CORIMiR \N1 SIMI-.ON pion Vanier College 20-14.The game's most valuable player.Cougar Marco Ciamarro, was hoisted in the air.F or the full story, turn to page 12.By Donald McKenzie QUEBEC (CP)—Nazi Germany, witch-hunts, bleeding hearts — the invective flew as federalists and sovereigntists dropped the gloves during the second week of hearings into Quebec’s political future.After a lacklustre first week in the stately confines of the provincial legislature, the Bélanger-Campeau commission picked up steam when it moved to Montreal on Tuesday and heard from a die- hard federalist.Civil rights lawyer Julius Grey, co-president of the Task Force on Canadian Federalism, infuriated several Quebec nationalists when he told the commission that indivi dual rights would be vulnerable in a sovereign Quebec.“You’ve insulted the collective intelligence of Quebecers,” raged Parti Québécois house leader Guy See QUEBEC:, page 2.Bottom line: Does it pay for Quebec to be part of Canada By Penny MacRae MONTREAL (CP) — Does it pay for Quebec to be part of Canada?Business groups have been doing some bottom-line calculations.The Conseil du patronat— a lobby group representing some of the province’s biggest employers — thinks Confederation does benefit Quebec.But the 60,000-member Quebec Chamber of Commerce says it has been a colossal, costly failure for the province.The Conseil — a Quebec equivalent of the National Council on Business Issues — issued a 68-page report examining the balance sheet of federalism from Quebec’s point of view.The report didn't dispute that independence is “do able.” But it said federalism remains an option much more favorable to Quebec’s interests.The debate over whether Quebec is an economic winner or a loser from Confederation isn’t new.But the Bélanger-Campeau commission examining Quebec’s political future has given it fresh impetus The ConseiTs report, prepared by University of Montreal economist André Raynauld, served up an array of figures to suggest Quebec has reaped “significant gains” from funds Ottawa has funnelled into it since 1972.GOT FUNDS In 1988 alone, the province got some $1 billion more from Ottawa than it paid into federal coffers, said the report, which was presented to the Belanger-Campeau commission.And if Quebecers had opted for sovereignty in the 1980 referendum, Quebec would have lost at least $23 billion between 1981 and 1988.That would have resulted in a heavier tax burden, the report said.“Federalism hasn't been as bad as all that for Quebec," said Ray nauld, a former chairman of the Economic Council of Canada and a longtime champion of the federalist cause in Quebec."Otherwise, the province would be in retreat, instead of progressing." And advantages don't just come from federal spending, the report said Quebec also benefits from the free flow of goods, labor and capital.“Quebec is the province whieh depends the most on the Canadian domestic market.” CP News Analysis But the Conseil, which represents such multinationals as transportation giant Bombardier and Alcan Aluminium, said collapse of the Meech Lake agreement means federalism must be renegotiated.Soon after the Conseil’s report, the Quebec Chamber of Commerce produced its own.It was short on actual numbers but harsh in its verdict.It slammed the federal system as an economic failure whieh has resulted in expensive duplication of programs in areas such as education, immigration and agriculture.“We can easily believe that the wasting of resources adds several billion dollars in pure losses to the combined federal and provincial public expenditures,” said the chamber.Quebec business people are "frustrated with the crippling federal debt and high interest rate policies,” said the chamber, which urged that Quebec take over numerous programs now under federal control.Quebec's business community was staunchly pro-federalist during the 1980 referendum on sovereignty-association.But during the past decade, the province has established a solid nationalist entr -preneurial base.A number of business people say they think separation is viable — even though they often hesitate to pronounce the word publicly.The Conseil continues to believe in “a flexible form of federalism," said its president, Ghyslain Du-four.espite its anti-federalist words, the Chamber of Commerce wouldn’t take a stand on indepden-dence.The giant Mouvement Desjardins credit-union group, however, called for Quebec to separate first and negotiate a monetary and economic union with Canada later.Much of the debate may hinge on what is understood by the word federalism.Looser definitions are emerging all the time.The Quebec government has been at pains to stress that federalism can hae all forms.“Look at Australia, look at Switzerland, there are all kinds of federalism out there — federalism is a very elastic concept," Raynauld said in an interview.NEE!) CHANGES A federal system is needed to “harmonize the policies of different regions — otherwise everything is under negotiation all the time,” Raynauld said, adding he sees the need “for a much more decentralized system.” And nobody, be they supporters of sovereignty or of a new type of “modern federalism,” suggests Quebec could — or should — isolate itself from the Canadian market.Premier Robert Bourassa has been doing a balancing act to satisfy pro-sovereignty supporters while not abandoning hi; own view that independence is not the best economic option.One scenario floated by Bourassa calls for greater powers for Que bec with retention of a common currency and creation of a “politi cal superstructure" to oversee such matters as monetary policy and defence.But Parti Québécois Leader Jacques Parizeau sees all the signs pointing one way — to independence.English Canada will never agree to the kinds of changes to federalism that Quebec wants, Parizeau asserted.“And when the rest of Canada says no, I don't see where else they (businessmen) can go but toward sovereignty " 1 2—The RECORD—Monday.November 19.1990 : Mail-in method brings out more votes ETSB By Scott Verity Stevenson SHERBROOKE — With unusually high voter turnout.Esther Barnett and Doug MacAulay were the winners in Sunday's Eastern Townships School Board elections.“You have to give credit to the four candidates,” said chief retur- Esther Barnett.Campaign brought her closer to voters.ning officer Garth Fields.“There was a lot of positive campaigning.It was a very good election." In ward 6 of the ETSB vote, Barnett was chosen with 190 votes compared to Jim Sweeny’s 57.Of the 1298 eligible voters in ward 6,19 per cent exercised their right.Ward 6 covers the municipalities of Ascot Township, Compton Township.Compton Station, Compton Village, MartinvUle, Ste-Edwidge de Clifton and Waterville.In ward 7, MacAulay won with 284 votes against Dick Turpin’s 113.Twenty-four per cent of the 1642 eligible voters in ward 7 cast their ballots.Ward 7 covers the town of Lennoxville.BALLOTS BY MAIL Fields said ETSB elections normally get a turnout of about 15 per cent.Part of the success in voter turnout was due to the school board’s write-in program, where voters were able to cast their ballot by mail.Fields said he was very pleased how the mail-in worked in both wards.Ascot Township resident Esther Barnett said she will be a better commissioner now that she knows her constituents.She was previously on the school board, but not representing ward 6.“Someone told me, ‘You’ve earned your keep,”’ she said.Compton Station resident Jim Sweeny said the winners will have an advantage over the other 11 commissioners—who were acclaimed — because they have been in closer contact with their electorate.‘They had to fight for their seats,” he said.“The school board's a winner.” Doug MacAulay.School board needs better PR.Sweeny said Barnett will do a good job as commissioner for the next four years.As for himself, ‘TU be keeping an eye on how the school board is operating.” TWO OBJECTIVES Lennoxville’s Doug MacAulay said he accomplished his two campaign objectives — to win and to raise voter turnout.MacAulay said he will live up to his promise of improving publicity for school board activities.Some of his proposals were to attend more school events, advertise in the newspapers, and begin a publicity committee, on which he said he would be glad to sit.MacAulay’s opponent, friend and neighbor Dick Turpin, said he By Sharon McCully STANBRIDGE EAST — Louis Senkerik proved he’s the favorite choice of Stanbridge East voters to represent them on the school board — with or without opposition.The father of five has represented the community on the District of Bedford Protestant Regional School Board since 1969.Until this election, Senkerik has been elected was disappointed but the effort was well worth it.“It was a growth experience.I'm very proud of my group,” he said.“Doug will do a good job,” turpin added.All four candidates said they were pleased with the higher level of participation in Sunday’s election.“The result is that the people of the two areas (ward 6 and 7) are much more aware of their commissioners and the school board’s activities,” Fields said.“There were no losers.” In elections for the Sherbrooke Catholic School Commission, 16 candidates ran for eight seats.by acclamation.In a 58-53 vote Sunday, the veteran commissioner secured his position on the board for another four years, beating out a bid by real estate broker Michael Murray.“I consider it a vote of confidence,” Senkerik said following the vote.“It was a close run.” Senkerik said the determining factor in his win may be the fact he is from the village of Stanbridge claimed.The Action-Education team cleaned up.with six of its seven candidates winning commissioner’s seats.Claude Forgues won in seat 2, Charlotte Jubinville in seat 4, Christiane Bélisle in seat 5, Diane Roy in seat 6, and Claire Hébert-Chénier in seat 11.Seat 13 went to Johanne Bazinet by acclamation.Seat 9 was the only contested seat where an Action-Education candidate did not win.That seat went to Diane Gauthier-Couture.Other contested votes where Action-Education was not involved were seats 1 and 15, won by Luc Tremblay and Gilles Daoust, respectively.East.Murray, a resident of Dunham, represented Sutton district on the board for the past four years.Voter turn-out at school board elections traditionally hovers around a lamentable 8 to 15 per cent, remarked school board director general Jim Bissell.One hundred eleven voters of a possible 400 (28 per cent) turned out for Sunday’s vote in Stanbridge East.Another 10 canHirtafp* wore ac- Bedford board: Senkerik back VolunteerSî Honored for crime prevention help SHERBROOKE (DH) — Where would we be without volunteers?That question came to mind Friday when the Quebec Police Force honored exceptional community work in neighborhood crime prevention.The Comité Régional de Prévention du Crime de l’Estrie marked the efforts of several of its members at an awards banquet at QPF Eastern Townships regional headquarters in Sherbrooke.The menu included the presentation of well-deserved gold pins of recognition, and congratulations for the work of outstanding individuals and organizations.About 80 people gathered to see Hélène Beauchesne and Ghyslain Rbdrigue receive their awards.Members of the police training program of Sherbrooke CEGEP and the Ascot Neighborhood Watch Committee were also honored.Insp.Michel Lavallée, QPF commanding officer for the Townships, thanked the volunteers for their valuable work.“The more of them there are, the better society will be,” Lavallée said.“There are more than 400 volunteers actively involved in different committees.That’s almost as many as we have police in the area.That doubles our eyes and ears,” Lavallée said in appreciation.BENEFIT COMMUNITY The QPF commander said crime-prevention volunteers benefit the community mainly by helping seniors feel more secure and by guiding youths.They also help in communities where there are no municipal police.Beauchesne was honored for more than 1500 hours of volunteer work during the past year.In addition to being the president of the Deauville neighborhood watch committee, Beauchesne has toured primary schools to talk with children about the prevention of sexual abuse, drugs and violence.She also helped organize a drawing contest for children.Judges New Hampshire woman missing SHERBROOKE (DH) — The Quebec Police Force is asking for public help to find an American woman who has disappeared without trace.The mystery began last week when QPF officers were called in to investigate an abandoned car in the Orford area.Bearing New Hampshire licence plates, the car had been parked for about three weeks near a Petro-Canada service station on Route 141.Police traced the 1980 red Toyota Coralla to Rita Burke of Berlin, N.H.QPF spokesman Clermont Va-chon said Friday that Burke has not been reported missing, but “We’ve got no news about her and we don’t know what happened.” Vachon said Berlin municipal police have been contacted.He said no one was home when local officers went to Burke’s house to investigate.Anyone with information about Burke is asked to call Sgt.Laurent Masson or Cpl.Normand Morin at 564-1212.' 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plant located at 2850 Delorme Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 1A1.Second class registration number 1064.Member of Canadian Press Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation sifted through 500 entries to choose 12 winners for a calendar on crime prevention.Fellow award winner Rodrigue contributed more than 1000 hours of his time to crime prevention in Ste-Catherine de Hatley.Rodrigue revived the community’s neighborhood watch committee and helped with several other crime-prevention activities including a program to engrave household items with special identification numbers.STUDENT POLICE Students of the police-techniques program at Sherbrooke CEGEP were recognized for regular participation in a wide range of activities.Students contributed thousands of hours of their time, said Insp.Lavallée.On hand to accept the awards were students Francis Oliver, Marc Benoit and Christian Billette.Ascot Township Neighborhood Watch Committee members were recognized for carrying out aJhou-sehold-items engraving program.Members also were out in full force on Halloween, informing children of the importance of general safety.Other Ascot activities included collecting food for the poor and since last September, members of the group have been carrying out nightly neighborhood car patrols.On hand to accept the award for the Ascot committee were Serge Guimont, Jean-Paul Julien and Lucie Fournier.The evening’s master of ceremo- f Hélène Beauchesne.Neighborhood watch president toured primary schools.nies was well known CHLT radio personality René Ouellette.He said everyone can contribute to preventing crime, block parenting and drug awareness.Ghyslain Rodrigue.Preventing crime in Ste-Catherine de Hatley.“We have to be positive,” Ouellette said.“Don’t say ‘Don’t take drugs,’ say ‘See how I feel, I don’t take drugs’.That’s positive thinking.” Michel Lavallée.Volunteers fora better society.Nantel: Mulroney chum’s death suicide?COWANSVILLE — Roger Nantel, former adviser and longtime friend to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, was found dead late Thursday afternoon in his home in Brigham, near Cowansville, police confirmed Friday.“An investigation is under way and until it’s over we will not say whether (Nantel’s) death was a suicide or not,” Cst.Pierre Rochefort of the Quebec Police Force said Friday.Police said Nantel was 56, but refused all further details, as is usual in suspected suicides With a background in journalism and public relations, Nantel worked for the Conservative party during the 1984 election campaign.Before that he worked on Mulro-ney’s leadership campaign.In 1984, he accused the RCMP of breaking into his offices in Montreal to look for evidence linking international financier Walter Wolf with Mulroney’s leadership campaign.Nantel charged the break-in was designed to gather politically damaging material against the new Conservative government.In 1987, his public relations firm — Nantel Communications Inc.— went bankrupt.Also in 1987, Nantel was involved in the Oerlikon Aerospace scandal, in which former federal junior transport minister André Bisson-nette was accused of corruption and fraud surrounding a land deal in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu just south of Montreal.Nantel had been employed as a consultant to the Swiss company, which was planning to build a plant in St-Jean.Information from Nantel and Jean Bazin, a lawyer for Oerlikon, led Mulroney to dismiss Bisson-nette.In the land deal, Oerlikon paid $3 million for the property — after it had tripled in price in just 11 days.Nantel said later he had helped Oerlikon land a $600-million defence contract from the federal go-vernment in 1986 and he had worked as a paid lobbyist for the Swiss firm for a number of years before the contract was obtained.From 1965 to 1968, Nantel worked for Radio-Canada, the French arm of the CBC.QUEBEC: Continued from page one Chevrette, accusing Grey of a “witch-hunt against Quebecers.” The angry 90-minute debate on Grey’s brief was fed by controversial comments likening Quebec to Nazi Germany made a day earlier by a member of the federalist task force.Don Donderi, a McGill University professor and a member of the English-rights Equality party, had said in a speech to a small business group that Quebec, through its language laws, has the same objectives as Nazi Germany — the destruction of a people and a culture.The comparison rankled Gérald Larose, president of the Confederation of National Trade Unions and an ardent sovereigntist.“Racists have to be expelled,” the intense Larose shouted, urging Grey to kick Donderi off the task force.MORE FIREWORKS The following day, the elegant downtown Windsor Building was the scene of more fireworks when Equality party member Richard Holden termed Larose “one of my favorite bleeding hearts.” He then laced into fellow commission member MP Lucien Bouchard, the separatist leader of the Bloc Québécois, for allegedly betraying Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.“As far as I’m concerned, without Mr.Mulroney, the leader of the Bloc Québécois and most of the members of the Bloc Québécois would be unknown quantities in politics,” said Holden.“My heart bleeds for my friend Brian Mulroney,” he said in English.Bouchard, who stormed out of the federal cabinet last May to fight for Quebec sovereignty, retorted in French that he entered politics because he wanted to help Quebec join the Constitution.“I went into politics for a fundamental principle — to try one last chance to make the federation work,” said Bouchard, referring to his support for the Meech Lake deal.In concrete terms, the biggest impact at the commission last week was made by the giant Mou- vement Desjardins credit-union group, which said Quebec should separate from Canada first and negotiate later.“We consider ourselves a nation and the main thing is to protect and develop this nation,” said Desjardins president Claude Béland, whose organization has deposits of $46 billion and is Quebec’s largest financial institution.Béland also said 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UM.I 5H0UWNTI THINK BE WEARING _ YOU'LL CAMOUFim BE OKAY, .favgubs?\A sir.V 1 The KKCOKU—««mu**.Sherbrooke Hospital: Open house makes friends By Dan Hawaleshka SHERBROOKE — It would take a lot of searching to find patients who like hospitals.Whether it’s needles, the food or the unknown, these health care institutions have been traditionally feared and avoided.To reassure those with apprehension, Sherbrooke Hospital held an open house Sunday for the pu- Lyne Charbonneau.Clearing up medical mysteries.blic to visit several medical departments.Those who turned out were given bilingual guided tours of an operating room and its adjacent recovery room, the intensive care ward, radiology, the records office, physiotherapy and more.Co-ordinated by nurses Diane Ainslie and Lyne Charbonneau, the open house was meant to remove the veil of the unknown from what goes on within the hospital, whose history dates back to 1888.•The Sherbrooke Hospital wants to be close to the public,” Ainslie said, adding that the open house was meant to "demystify” the hospital.For example, “everyone is afraid of the operating room.People can ask what does that do, what does this do.” Charbonneau enthusiastically adds that visitors also toured laboratories to discover what technicians do with a patient’s blood sample.It’s all part of clearing up medical mysteries.Chantale Roy, a respiratory therapist, gave the operating-room tour.Roy said that because the hospital is old, many mistakenly think its equipment is outdated.Nothing could be further from the truth, she said.“We have all the necessary equipment to anesthesize people properly,” Roy said, pointing to some $50,000 in new equipment.“Often patients arrive very nervous and that’s not good,” she said.One visitor, a child, expected to have an operation soon.Seeing a large stuffed bear on the operating table and hearing the procedure explained helped dispell some of the child’s fear.Demonstrating how a pulse oximeter works, Roy placed a small padded clamp on her finger to measure oxygen in her blood.As she breathed oxygen from a mask.Roy pointed to a video screen showing the level of oxygen increasing in her blood.RECYCLED GLOVES Before leading the tour to the recovery room, Roy pointed to a “gurney” bed on wheels, stacked with rubber operating gloves which have been blown up like balloons.The gloves, accidentally unsterile, were kept for children.“It’s not much, but it’s a good way to use our budget,” Roy said.Next door in the recovery room nurse Suzanne Younge explained how patients who have had surgery are continuously watched by two nurses who wait for the patient’s condition to stabilize.The patients are given oxygen to speed the anesthetic from their blood.Martha Welsh, a veteran nurse with 22 years experience, has worked in the hospital’s intensive-care ward since 1971.Welsh described yet more of the hospital’s high-tech hardware — something called an arrythmia detector, a machine worth a quarter-of-a-million dollars.The detector can monitor the V ^ Resiratory therapist Chantale Roy: 'All the necessary equipment.’ heartbeats of 12 patients at one time — seven in intensive care, one in the emergency ward and four on the floor above.24-HOUR MEMORY In addition, the arrythmia detector has a memory which can trace a patient's heart rhythm over the past 24 hours.Smiling good nature-dly, Welsh jokes that “A doctor can come in.and if he’s been fishing all day, he can see how the patient has been doing.” In one of the private rooms of the intensive care ward, nurse Jennifer Sudlow showed a group of children and adults how an oxygen tube is fitted comfortably into the patient’s nose.Sudlow had fun with the group, explaining that the equipment shown is only a small fraction of what’s available."We don’t want to scare you,” she said as everyone laughed.In 1989 the hospital admitted almost 900 patients.Less than a quarter were for operations.Sudlow said.By far the majority of cases were for such different medical reasons as lung disease, anemia and congested heart failure.Only five per cent of patients had suffered a heart attack.During a walk through the hospital Welsh pointed out how things have changed.“This is where we used to sneak a cigarette, but now we’ve all quit smoking.” MAMMOGRAMS The next stop is radiology, where x-ray technician Linda Nightin- gale demonstrates an x-ray machine which uses low-dose radiation to produce mammograms.Used in the early detection of breast cancer, the $100.000-plus machine is another high-tech wonder at the hospital.In the records office chief archivist Denise Lettner told visitors that roughly 160,000 patients' files have been collected since 1961, when a new numbering system went into effect.Lettner stressed the importance of keeping records confidential.She also said the records department «"getting short of space.” That’s why her office is in the process of eliminating unnecessary paperwork in files over five-years old.But whether dead or alive, a patient's record is permanently kept on hand.One display showed a registry dating back to 1896.With the names of patients discretely covered to protect family identity, Lettner points to entries which read "cured,” “improved” or “died.” She points to one entry which indicates a patient died from appendicitis.That person would likely have been saved by today’s antibiotics.Finally, in the hospital’s basement physiotherapist Suzanne Huddan described how a small tub of hot wax is used to warm the hands of patients prior to their exercises.By dipping their hand in the wax several times, as many as 10 layers of hot wax are built up.The resulting ‘wax glove’ warms the patients hand, preparing it for exercise.The aim for most treatment, said Huddan.is to reduce pain and swelling, and increase movement and strength in the affected part of the body.The open house marked the start of Confidentiality Week, which runs from Nov.18-24.It was also marked Health Education Week, which ran from Nov.4-11.Diane Ainslie.To 'demystify’ the hospital.Nurse Suzanne Younge showed an interested audience how patients are cared for after an operation.Animal welfare: Warden case is cruelty — SPA By Dan Hawaleshka WARDEN — Another Eastern Townships raid by animal protection officials has revealed dogs, chickens and ducks living in cruel conditions.But the man whose home was raided says he treated his animals well enough, and animal welfare officials are simply exaggerating.Edouard Papineau, 54, lives on welfare.He has no telephone and his home is rundown and dirty.A nearby barn is caked in chicken manure and warmed only by a single lamp.Papineau said in an interview he loves dogs and has raised them all his life.Fifteen of the 33 dogs seized in the raid were kept in a small room adjacent to his kitchen.Saturday, the day after the raid by Montreal’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Sherbrooke’s Society for the Protection of Animals, Papineau was still indignant.He said that in the past he has offered some of his dogs to the Granby SPCA.But the SPCA charges $15 per dog “and you have to bring them there yourself,” he said — something he can’t afford.The mid-morning raid at Papi-neau’s home at 118 Route 241 in Warden was carried out by about a dozen SPCA and SPA inspectors, a veterinarian and two Quebec Police Force officers.COMPLAINT FILED Animal protection officials received a complaint about two weeks ago.SPA inspector Michel Larose then visited Papineau’s home and decided there was good reason for a raid and seizure.SPA director Alain St-Martin said Papineau has a previous conviction for failing to care properly for animals.He was barred from keeping animals for two years.When the court order expired in January Papineau started keeping dogs again.St-Martin said he fed them with animal carcasses — which Papineau denies.His son Richard, 18, said charges of under-feeding aren’t true.“There were only two which were thin.We had them two or three days, tops.” Papineau proudly showed a reporter the freezer on his porch filled with about 800 pounds of meat — scraps from a local butcher.He said the dogs were fed cooked meat mixed with grain.Animal protection officials seized 33 dogs, 107 chickens and eight ducks.A veterinarian killed seven chickens and one duck with lethal injections.“The dogs were thin.Some were in relatively good shape,” St-Martin said, but most had parasites.One dog wore a metal choke collar which was deeply imbedded in its neck.Every time the dog tugged on the chain the collar’s spikes would sink deeper into the skin.“We cut the collar with a pair of wire cutters and part of the collar remained behind because the skin had grown over it,” St-Martin said.“The dog will have to be operated on to remove the collar.” Papineau said he hadn’t noticed the choke collar.“If I had I would have put a leather collar." He admitted he had had the dog for “a couple of months.” In another case, a boxer looked as if it had been scalded with hot water, St-Martin said.St-Martin said Quebec laws don’t adequately cover the confiscation of animals, and “it's not improbable that those dogs will be returned to the owner.” He said that’s “deplorable”.Papineau is likely to be charged with negligence, cruelty and failure to give his animals proper Showing off some HOO pounds of meat scraps, dog owner Edouard Papineau says he kept his dogs well fed.care.The charges carry a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $2000 fine.Foster homes are being sought for the surviving animals.UNWANTED AND SICK Papineau said he is known in the area as someone who keeps dogs, so people frequently drop off unwanted and sick animals.Occasionally he’d sell one for $10 or $20.“For me, they’re saying its worse than it is,” he said.Mario Galbert, Papineau’s brother-in-law and neighbor, said Papineau is innocent.“If I drive by your place and drop off a sick dog, it’s not your fault, is it?It's the person who left the dog,” Galbert said.As for the dead dog found beside his porch, Papineau said the animal had been sick.He said he had put it outside to see if would get better.A veterinarian wouldn’t have helped, he said.“It’s not worth getting them shots,” he said.As for some 20 dead chickens found on the grounds, Papineau said that’s routine.“They die often.They catch colds.” Indeed he criticized SPCA officials for keeping his chickens out in the cold for about 30 minutes during the raid.He said some of them will die from the exposure.Son Richard said SPCA inspectors crammed six chickens into cages meant for only three.“I don’t want to cause them trouble, but they really packed them in there,” the elder Papineau said.The Warden raid was another in a series of crackdowns by animal health-care officials.In June the SPCA and SPA swarmed the Wee-don home of Léo Jean.More than 170 dogs were found caked in their own excrement, sul-fering from inadequate food, water and care.In a plea bargain Jean pleaded guilty to neglect.He was fined $1000, but the SPCA agreed to buy his cages and other equipment for $1500.He was barred from keeping animals for two years.Û S Brother-in-law Mario Galbert says Edouard Papineau was doing * neighbors a favor by taking in sick dogs.Galbert is shown inside a barn i where more than 100 chickens were kept.Court: Montjoye trio to test property-seizure law SHERBROOKE — A new Cana-' lan law intended to discourage big-time crime will be tested beginning next month at Sherbrooke courthouse.S Three men accused of smuggling § marijuana will be asked to tell a § judge how three companies they v own bought millions worth of local f property.t Police say the men bought the Montjoye ski centre.North Hatley r.marina and three condominiums y in Sherbrooke with money earned by smuggling pot.Pierre Doyer and Michel Choui-nard of North Hatley and Jean Bouthillier of Montreal face extradition to the United States on charges that they brought more than eight tonnes of marijuana from Jamaica to Florida.Following a lengthy investigation by RCMP Cpl Pierre Camiré, the three have now been accused of possessing property acquired with the fruits of crime — which became an offence in Canada when the Criminal Code was amended effective January 1, 1989.Using the new law for the first ; time ever, RCMP seized the real-estate when the trio were arrested in a series of international raids May 30.The businesses have since been run by a court-appointed trustee.Formal complaints against the : three were filed in court on Friday.“ They are to appear in court De- ; cember 18.If they are found guilty J on the property-possession * charges the three face penalties of , * up to ten years in penitentiary, and will lose the property for good. 4—The RECORD—Monday, November 19, 1990 #1___ttgl record The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Editorial New meaning to the word hearing As a concept, it’s brilliant.The masterminds behind the establishment of the Bélanger-Campeau commission couldn’t have found a better strategy to divert attention and shift responsibility.Jacques Parizeau successfully got Lucien Bouchard off his tail for a few months.And with the cameras rolling, there’s a better than average chance Bouchard is going to make some critical errors.The Quebec Liberals, meanwhile, score points for creating the in-pression they are doing something both dramatic and democratic about the constitutional issue by allowing everyone to vent their spleen in public.Good ploy.It not only gets all the trouble-makers off the street, it exposes all the red-necks and racists for what they are — both those on, and before the commission.Can you believe there are still people who live, breathe, and draw a parallel between Nazi Germany and Quebec?It’s like comparing AIDS to the flu just because they both make you sick.And what more can be said about Michael Pallascio, the chairman of the Montreal Catholic School Commission and his quest to develop a Quebec more narcissistic than it already is.Every time somebody puts a mike in front of him, Pallascio demonstrates how much room there is in his mouth for feet.These hearings give new meaning to the word “hearing”.Actually, nobody is listening to, or hearing anything.Panelists sit poised to pounce on any speaker who dares to differ.They spend more time defending their own points of view as they do listening.Many are still licking their wounds from Meech Lake.Others engage in the childish no-win argument over which was worse: Bills 101 and 178 or the war measures act.Not a terribly futuristic commission.Watching the televised hearings, one gets the impression that living in Quebec is like being married to someone who is perpetually in therapy.As strongly as you feel, it drags you down after awhile.I’m all for counselling and communication.But is there anyone out there looking for a cure?SHARON McCULLY Sexism can be fatal — female columnist TORONTO (CP) — Some newsrooms discriminate against their own female reporters, a national media conference was told Saturday.At one Ontario newspaper, male journalists labelled some of their female colleagues as “fembos,” which is “a combination of feminist and Rambo,” said Kelley Teahen, a reporter with the London Free Press.Teahen told the conference on Women in the Media that men in her newsroom divided their women colleagues into two categories: the “OK” women and “the fembos.” The men believe “OK” women have good news judgment and do not speak up with feminist views, she said.The “fembo” label took hold firmly after last year's massacre of 14 woman in Montreal and after several female journalists were promoted, Teahen told a panel of female journalists at the Westbury Hotel.Toronto Star columnist Michele Landsberg said sexism can be fatal.During the ongoing inquiry into the 1989 Dryden air crash, for example, flight attendant Sonia Hartwick testified female flight crew tried to warn pilots about ice on the wings but were rebuffed, Landsberg said.That information was included in news stories, but not prominently enough, Landsberg added in an interview.Hamilton MP Sheila Copps told the conference that Canadian newspaper editors must drop what she described as their white, male bias and provide fairer coverage of women.Copps, who lost her bid for the federal Liberal party leadership to Jean Chretien in June, said she was amazed how much the media focused on her clothes and family life during the campaign, while concentrating on the business accomplishments of her male opponents.COMBINE CAREERS Earlier, a panel of women in media management positions discussed problems facing female journalists who want to combine motherhood with their careers.Ann Rauhala, foreign editor at the Toronto Globe and Mail, told the conference two foreign postings — in Moscow and Rio de Janiero — have come open at the paper, but only one of the 14 applicants so far has been a woman.Women she encouraged to apply told her they did not feel they could ask their husbands or boyfriends to change their own career plans in order to make the move, Rauhala said.Editors need to be more understanding about maternity leave, job sharing and making working hours more flexible to allow women to pursue careers while raising families, she said.Ottawa Citizen editor Gord Fisher said “flex-time and work-sharing” don’t just apply to women any more.What were once considered women's issues have become concerns for "all young, caring people” in the newspaper industry, he said.Columnist Doris Anderson suggested women delay having children until they are firmly entrenched in their career Freelance journalist Danielle Crittenden argued feminism has created negative stereotypes of women, such as the “superachiever ” She also said newspapers are not covering important issues like pay equity fairly because feminist reporters are often assigned to the story France struggles with identity crisis By Elaine Ganley PARIS (AP) — Once great, still grand, always fiercely proud, France is suffering an identity crisis as changes from within and from without challenge basic assumptions about being French.The country’s deep-rooted nationalism is on a collision course with the impanding unification of Western Europe.Moreover, millions of immigrants are testing the resiliency of the French culture and the sincerity of the nation’s credo — Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.Bowing to such pressures, however inevitable, is disconcerting for a country that for centuries imposed its will on the world, through force, culture, language or just be?ing stubbornly French.“The French identity is in disarray.It is no longer as robust as in the past,” said a group of intellectuals in a government-ordered report called Entering the 21st Century, the French Identity Under Fire.The divorce rate is climbing, the AIDS rate is the highest in Europe, the Roman Catholic Church wields increasingly less influence.Incidents of racism and anti-Semitism prompt soul-searching.TWIN CHALLENGES Still atoning for its collaborationist role with Nazi Germany during the Second World War, France now finds a powerful new Germany preparing to compete with it in a unified Europe.And, faced with the vestiges of its colonial heritage, it must integrate millions of Muslim immigrants, most of them from its former colonies.Ironically, the uncertainty comes at a time of real prosperity.The French economy is flourishing, the political system is solid.But the nation that lost its honor during the war, its empire in the 1960s and, more recently, its linguistic preeminence now fears losing a system of values that underpins French life.“It’s a battleground situation,” says Michel Crozier, an eminent sociologist.“There is a feeling that we had developed a sort of special culture about the individual, about the identity of the person, which we felt was ideal.Frenchmen were part of their nation, but they were, even more so, part of their culture.” MUSLIM ISSUE Outsiders are challenging the very notion of Frenchness.Most notable are the three million Muslims living in France, which counted a population of 56.5 million in the 1990 census.Integrating the Muslims is what one magazine recently called France’s “end-of-the-century challenge.” It’s been a well-hidden fact that France, like Canada and the United States, is a country of immigrants.Immigration accounted for one-thir of France’s population growth between 1946 and 1982.“If you open a French phone book, it’s New York,” says Emmanuel Todd, a noted historian.“The proportion of surnames with a foreign origin is utterly spectacular.” However, a recent poll published in Le Nouvel Observateur magazine shows that 68 per cent of French people feel there are too many immigrants and 49 per cent feel it is the immigrants’ customs that make living together difficuly.CULTURE SHOCK “The dear old homeland.is being summoned by the shock of a veritable cultural revolution,” writes Bernard Stasi, a National Assembly member, in his book, Immigration: a Chance for France.For the first time ever, he writes, France must engage in a cultural dialogue rather than impose its cultural norms.Islam is the second religion in the predominantly Roman Catholic country, which also is home to 700,000 Jews, Western Europe’s largest Jewish community.French Jews, although betrayed during the war by a collaborationist government that forwarded many of them to Nazi death camps, consider themselves an integral part of the nation.Crozier says France “can accept anyone, provided he accepts our culture.That’s why the Muslims are such a problem.They have a culture of their own which we do not reco-gnizm.” Some sociologists and others say this sense of insecurity explains the rise of the extreme-right National Front party of Jean-Marie Le Pen.Le Pen contends that traditional French values are being corrupted by foreign influences.Le Pen, who wants to deport North African immigrants, says France risks becoming an Arabic-speaking, Muslim nation if immigration is not stemmed.The National Front consistently holds about 15 per cent of the electorate.UNITED EUROPE The immigrant question shares the political agenda with the “new Europe,” an interloper of another sort.France has been a driving force toward unity, challenging the European Community to go beyond the open frontiers of 1992 toward political union.France appears well-placed to assume a leadership role in a united Europe.But there are worries that are particularly French — how to remain rigorously independent in an interdependent community of nations and retain the national identity that is, it often seems, France’s “raison d’etre.” “Everything is happening as though the French, no longer able to change the world or protect themselves from it, persuaded themselves that as a nation they can do nothing at all,” says the government-ordered report on the state of the nation.The French have long sought to protect their national identity, politically and culturally, the report says, “rom now on, they will have to choose other criteria for success.” Many experts are optimistic.“France is one of the European countries changing most quickly,” says Todd, a member of the government panel, “so it’s normal that some people have doubts, nostalgia, dream of a peaceful and tranquil France.” Letters Worse than an animal Mr.David MacKenzie Director General, Sherbrooke Hospital 375 Argyle Street Sherbrooke, Que.Dear Sir: On Tuesday night, November 6, 1990 at approximately 6:45 p.m., I went to visit an elderly female patient at your hospital.She was in room 215, bed 2.The reason for her admission to hospital was her inability to control her bowel movements.She is 93 years old.When I arrived in the room a female nurse and a male assistant were just finishing making my friend’s bed.She had had an accidental bowel movement and had to be cleaned up, as did the bed.My friend was sitting in a chair with a restraining tray across the front.She had already had another accidental bowel movement, but wanted to go to the bathroom to get cleaned up.The nurse told her that she was sitting on a pad and did not need to go to the bathroom.My friend sat in her excretement for one hour.I went to the desk and requested that she be cleaned up.I was told that she would be going to bed soon, and they would clean her up at that time.I rl PVriPVt C^rinvl P V find it quite disgusting that a human ^ tU i3 being would be forced, when the nurse knew it, to sit in her own excretement for one hour.We have SPA for the animals and people are taken to court and prosecuted for not treating animals humanely.Why is it allowable for a human being to be treated worse than an animal?Turner family needs you Yours truly, JOYCE DUNCAN Lennoxville a Dear Sir: Would you kindly print this letter concerning the Herbert Charles Turner family?Mr.Gordon H.Turner of Hamilton, Ontario is trying to trace his grandfather’s ancestry (Herbert Charles Turner): Where and when he was born, his parents’ names and where they came from, and possibly the names of brothers and sisters.Herbert Charles Turner was married to Sarah Weir.Herbert’s mother’s surname was Sylvestre, possibly French and some Indian ancestry, tribe unknown.Gordon’s father Charles H.Turner was confirmed at St.Paul’s Church, Bury, Quebec on May 12, 1912.Charles married Gwendolyn Dorothy Machell of St.Sylvestre, Quebec.Charles and Gwendolyn are buried in Sutton.Herbert Charles Turner was born March 6 and died at 76 years of age on July 5, 1940.If anyone has any information on this family, would he or she kindly write to: Mr.Gordon H.Turner 1415 Upper Wellington St., Apt.226 Hamilton, Ont.L9A 5E8 Thanking you very much, Yours sincerely, REV.CANON HAROLD BRAZEL Thetford Mines Can Gorbachev continue magic acts ?By Jim Sheppard MOSCOW (CP) — Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev staged one of his patented dramatic political escapes Saturday by sacking his unpopular prime minister and saying his new government will prepare urgent measures to ensure adequate food supplies this winter.But many experts both here and in the West fear it may be the last time he can pull his Houdini-like act in the face of mounting political and economic crises.Opinion polls suggest his popularity is tumbling at the same time as he’s losing crucial support among national, republican and local politicians ranging from radical reformers to hardline old Communists."He got it away with it one more time,” a veteran western observer said Sunday.“But the audience knows the routine pretty well now and I can’t see them falling for it again.” Gorbachev announced Saturday a package of sweeping reforms that included elimination of the post of prime minister which had been held for five years by the increasingly unpopular Nikolai Ryzhkov, 61.He gave Ryzhkov only 20 minutes’ notice of his decision and didn’t offer him any new position.PROMISES NEW FACES Gorbachev revamped his government structures to give the leaders of the 15 republics more power, said he will bring new faces into his federal cabinet and establish a new law-enforcement agency under his direct control to combat growing crime and violence.CP News Analysis The moves, which were presented without many details, centralized power even further in the president’s hands and removed one of the lightning rods — Ryzhkov — he had long been using to deflect criticism from his own door.Gorbachev immediately ordered his new government to draw up within two weeks emergency measures to ensure adequate food supplies reach Soviet tables this winter.“Strong radical measures are needed to improve the situation in the country,” he told the Supreme Soviet, the national parliament, in a stunning change of tone from the far more cautious approach he had chosen only 24 hours earlier.legislators then voted 316-19 with 31 abstentions to back his proposals.That too was a dramatic reversal of the situation less than 24 hours earlier when Gorbachev had been relentlessly hammered by an unlikely temporary alliance of republican leaders, radical reformers and hardline Communists.In the longest, most diverse public attack launched against a Communist leader since the 1917 Revolution, they called him weak and indecisive, a remnant of the past, and accused him of leading the country into a crisis from which there is no escape.Observers said it was particularly significant they were so upset after Gorbachev's 90-minute speech Friday tried to repeat a tactic he’d used successfully so many times since taking power in 1985.His lacklustre performance on Friday was basically a defence of his record coupled with a bid to split his enemies while presenting himself as the only centrist who could who can lead the country out of its woes.“There was a lot of heat, political heat,” he told External Affairs Minister Joe Clark during a private meeting immediately after his Saturday speech "Not everyone was satisfied” with what he said the day before, he added half jokingly.LEAVES FOR PARIS The Supreme Soviet vote on Saturday temporarily put an end to the emergency debate demanded last week by legislators angry with the mounting crises and allowed Gorba- chev to leave for a Sunday visit to Italy and a major European security conference opening today in Paris.A chastened Ryzhkov accepted his dismissal stoically but predicted life will be just as tough for the new government.“It will be just as hard for them as for us,” Ryzhkov said.“We really are at a pivotal stage when the old structure is being broken down and the new one is being born.” And it wasn’t immediately clear how effective Gorbachev’s latest reforms can be.Four of the 15 republics — Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Georgia — have declared their intention to secede from the Soviet Union and restore the full independence they once enjoyed.Two others — Ukraine and Armenia — said Friday they will not sign the new constitution being drafted.Another eight, including Russia, have declared various forms of autonomy or sovereignty and regularly refuse to implement federal laws on their territory.“The evidence is clear that power is now moving out of the central government to other levels, or even out of government altogether,” one senior U.S.official told The Associated Press on the weekend.“ I he danger is that Gorbachev may lose the ability to make decisions and curry them through.’ The RECORD—Monday.November 19, 199fr—» Farm and Business lECCDiu Allard: Builders must think of environment now Louis-Paul Allard.Renewable, durable and ecological.By Dan Hawaleshka SHERBROOKE — The trend towards environmentalism is so strong that those in the business of home building and renovations should take note, says the president of the Fondation québécoise de l’environment.Louis-Paul Allard, head of the non-profit group, said he planned to deliver that message Friday to some 300 delegates at the 29th annual congress of the Association provinciale des constructeurs d'habitations du Québec, the province’s largest home-builders group.In an interview prior to his luncheon talk.Allard said he would stress three major points.He said that in the future home builders will have to consider whether the materials they use are “renewable, durable and ecological.” Whether a building material is ecological depends on whether or not it pollutes once it’s disposed of, Allard said.“We also have to tell developers not to cut all the trees when building.Developers have a hard time seeing a lake without houses,” he said.MUST REACT Allard, who is alsoCKAC radio’s morning man, said people have to start doing something about acid rain, thinning of the earth’s protective ozone layer and contamination of groundwater.His message to contractors: “If it’s this bad we have to react.” Allard said the home of the future should have more than one heat source.That could be mean any combination of solar power, wind power, petrochemicals, electricity or natural gas.Allard's talk fit in well with this year’s APCHQ conference theme: A New Decade.A New Environment.Madeleine LeBlanc, an APCHQ spokeswoman, said it was the first time that the group’s annual meeting was held in Sherbrooke.There were about 500 delegates taking part.But the weekend event didn't focus solely on Mother Nature.‘A New Environment' also means the fiscal and political environment of the future housing market.LeBlanc said.On that note, a report by Groupe Secor Inc.said more than 25,000 people renting apartments in the province won’t be able to buy homes if the Quebec government’s plan to reform municipal taxation goes through.GRAVE CONSEQUENCES A news release said a new arrangement between the province, municipalities and school commissions could “father grave consequences” for the province's housing market.It continued by saying that if a taxation scheme Hantho: Textile boss battles to save Domtex from similar to Ontario's is implemen ted here, the price of a home could climb by as much as 10 per cent In other conference business, de legates saw to the appointment of a new APCHQ executive.Richard LaSalle became the association's new president, replacing Laurier Dechêne at the helm.Other new executive members include Rénald Jacques, Manuel Folia, Denis Mineault.Betrand Martel, Alain Bolduc, Raynald Fauteux and Omer Beaudoin Rousseau.There are some 10,000 APCHQ members in Quebec, who account for about 80 per cent of home construction and renovation.recession By Penny MacRae MONTREAL (CP) — Dominion Textile president Charles Hantho is determined not to let Canada’s largest textile-maker go gently into the dark recessionary night.The manufacturer is facing one of the worst slumps in its 85-year history, battered by the wave of bankruptcies sweeping the North American retail trade, high cotton prices and a slowdown in consumer spending, Hantho says he has always relished the high-adrenalin charge that comes from “picking strategies and seeing the end results.” But he acknowledges that piloting the Montreal-based multinational through these hard times is the stiffest challenge he has ever faced.“I’d be lying if I said otherwise,” said Hantho, whose trim, tall frame and high cheek bones reveal his Scandinavian ancestry.In past years, shareholders were treated to fashion shows at annual meetings.But at this year’s gathering there were no models in sight.And Hantho — an affable, home-loving man in private — minced no words as he described the extent of the company’s woes to shareholders.“The U.S.economy is sliding into a recession.Canada is already there,” said Hantho, a grandfather who looks younger than his 59 years.Domtex, whose share price has tumbled by nearly half in the past year, posted a $15.4-million loss for the first quarter compared with a profit of $4.7 million for the same period a year ago.NO PROFIT SEEN It was the company’s worst ever first-quarter performance and Hantho said no profit is expected this year.Domtex, which produces denim, garment fabrics, yam and industrial textiles, recorded a lacklustre $ll-million profit for fiscal 1990 on sales of $1.3 billion, after racking up a $29-million loss the previous year.Hantho’s statements added up to disappointing news for long-suffering shareholders, who had been told 1991 would be a turnaround year for the company which has plants in Europe, South America, North Africa and Hong Kong.“Nothing will be sacred” in the fight to staunch the red ink, promised Hantho.“Every facet of our operations is under review.” As evidence of Hantho’s resolve, even the company’s headquarters — which sit on a genteel stretch of prime downtown real estate on Montreal’s Sherbrooke Street — are being sold.The company chopped its quarterly dividend in half and slashed capital spending by half.Earlier National livestock prices OTTAWA (CP) — Slaughter cattle and calf receipts at public stockyards last week were down 375 to 10,475, the federal Agriculture Department said Friday.Feeder receipts fell 9,925 to 34,950; sheep and lamb receipts were up 550 to 2,025.EASTERN MARKET Slaughter Cattle In in Toronto, steer prices were lower than the previous Friday’s close.Steers sold on a good demand at strong prices.Prices on heifers opened a shade easier, but sold actively as strong prices later in the week.Cows Slaughter cows this week in Toronto, opened $2 lower and continued for the remainder of the week at those declines.Replacements At the special feeder sale the previous week in Toronto, there were 2,430 head sold.In the 400-600 lb.range receipts were heavy.All classes and weights traded on a moderate demand and steady prices.At the special feeder sale Nov.13th there were 1,150 head sold on a strong demand.Prices for most weights and classes increased $2-$4 with the 800-900 lb.steers up to $5 higher.There were also 336 head of cows sold with large framed cows trading from $800-$100 per head and the medium fram trading in the $600-$800 range.Hogs Hog prices in the east were lower.Index 100 hogs prices in Ontario ranged from $1.506-$1.565 a kg.and in Quebec at$1.487-$1.533 a kg.WESTERN MARKET Slaughter cattle In Manitoba slaughter receipts were down with the bulk made up of cows.The cow market was was very unstable particularly early in the week.Most of the cows continue to be bought for export.In Saskatchewan, there was a light supply of railgrade cattle sold A1 steers traded from $150-$153.50 and $148-$ 152 on A1 heifers ther was a moderate to good supply of mixed quality cows sold on an uneven demand by region and ranged from steady to $1 higher on some markets.In southern Alberta, receipts consisted of of a light supply of steers and heifers sold electronically and a normal supply of steers sold on the auction system.The steers and heifers offered were good to excellent quality handy-weight with a high percentage of Als.All grades of slaughter cows came under pressure by the week’s end, resulting in losses of $3-$4.In Edmonton, slaughter cows traded on a moderate in early trading and sold under pressure by midweek at prices $l-$2 lower.HoumY GIFT IDEAS i'jjjllll GREAT COMPACT GIFT IDEAS IIDQBQDffl L-20 A Ultr;i Compact 35nim ^ Auto Load Auto l-'lash Auto Wind and Rewind ‘'"'•hra, '•tails Battery Extra SAVE 20% ON TRIPODS OUR COMPLETE SELECTION OF TRIPODS ARE ON SALE Reg.Price 24.99 to 179-99 Sales Price 1999.139 99 Centre Japonais de la Photo l®"®1 CARREFOUR DE L’ESTRIE 96 EATON-ZELLERS MALL 566-8334 M I llOtm I'HOTOHNISIIING AT Alt.170 LOCATIONS COAST TO COAST this fall, it announced 330 employees would lose their pay cheques when it closes its Yarmouth.N.S., industrial fabrics plant next year.Hantho, who trained as a chemical engineer, came to textiles late in his career.He started out at Canadian Industries Ltd., fascinated by the burgeoning synthetic plastics industry, and swiftly rose through the ranks.He became a vice-president of CIL in 1971, ending up as president and chairman of the Toronto-based company whose name was changed to ICI Canada Ltd.this year.During his years at CIL, he sought to nudge t.ie chemical industry into becoming more “green” in its outlook.“We were one of the first to stand up and say, •We have sinned.The public doesn’t trust us,”’ he said.Hantho strongly believes the corporate community “can’t sit back and be invisible” on social and environmental issues.Hantho, whose people skills and hands-on style of management are highly rated by colleagues, helped produce the environmental guidelines which are now observed by the Canadian Chemical Producers Association.PARTED COMPANY But when CIL was taken over by Imperial Chemical Industries of England in 1988, Hantho decided it was time to part company.He said he was too used to running his own show.He took over at Domtex in 1988 just as the company passed its car ning peak."The writing was on the wall, business was souring,” Hantho said in an interview in his eighth-floor office.He said he knew that Domtex, which went on a global acquisition binge during the 1980s to gear up for world trade liberalization, was “going to have some digestion pro blems.” Hantho launched a massive res tructuring which ended up with a big writedown in 1989.Feeling the biggest pinch now is its Swift Textile denim-making operation which controls 24 per cent of North America’s $1.5-billion denim cloth market.Demand is down sharply.To provide a better service oié We are moving A The offices of the Municipality of Ascot in the new Town Hall are now ready to welcome you.To allow time for the move, the municipal offices will be closed Friday, November 23 and Monday, November 26.Please note that during this period, the telephone answering service will take emergency calls only.We ask you to be patient and wait for Tuesday, November 27, before calling us for less urgent matters.Note that the new postal address of the municipal offices of Ascot will be as follows: 600 Thibault Street Ascot (Québec) J1H 6G7 Starting on November 27, you will be able to contact us at the same phone number, 563-3993.w ACTIVATE YOUR RRSR NOW! A.NO EARN 1VIORE! until Dec.31, 1990 'Bonus t*tf is applitd to nr* cont'ibutions «nd ttansftn from othor institution SHERBROOKE TRUST A Company of W* MMUl'M TIWStTrt Where n visit really pays off I year, annual mleresl ‘Rate may change without notice I Sherbrooke 75, rue Wellington Nord 563-4011 Place Belvédère Sud 563-3447 455, rue King Ouest 822-9555 2727, rue King Ouest 566-6212 Carrefour de l'Estrie 563-3331 Magog 289, rue Sherbrooke 843-4040 6—The RECORD—Monday, November 19, 1990 Living Social notes Patricia Cornish and Leslie Beaulieu united in marriage A pretty spring wedding took place at 6:00 p.m.on Saturday, May 19,1990 at Lennoxville United Church, Lennoxville, Que when Patricia Cornish, only daughter of Albert and Dorothy Cornish, Sherbrooke, was united in marriage to Leslie Beaulieu, son of George Beaulieu and Isobel Sarrasin of Lennoxville.Baskets of apple blossoms adorned the altar and the guest pews were decorated with green, blue and white bows.Rev.Douglas Warren officiated at the double ring ceremony.The bride, escorted down the aisle and given in marriage by her father, wore a beautiful traditional wedding gown of white crystalline off the shoulder with fitted bodice enhanced with scalloped embroidery and seed pearls.The long ruffled train fell from a butterfly bow at the back of the waist.She wore a comb of flowers in her hair and carried a bouquet of red carnations, white daisies and fern.A friend of the bride, Julia Arbery was matron of honour and wore an emerald green satin off the shoulder dress.Kim Powell as bridesmaid wore a teal green satin off the shoulder dress.Both attendants carried bouquets similar to the bride’s.The best man was Lome Powell and the ushers were Troy Rothney and David Beaulieu.The gentlemen of the wedding party wore grey suits and red carnation boutonnieres.David Moore played the bagpipes as the wedding guests arrived at the church and again as the bride and groom came out of the church.The mother of the bride chose a turquoise street length dress with white hat and accessories and a Centre Expo Committee holds meeting Over 20,000 send A meeting of the Centre Expo Committee was held in the dining hall of the Auberge Ayer’s Cliff Thursday, November8at8:00p.m.with Willie Antink presiding.Those present were Dini Antink, John Johnston, Hubert and Janine Smith, Rickie Harrison, Steve Brus, André DeBoer, Raymond Belanger, Dale Mosher, André Brus, Leslie and Janie Webster, secretary Jean Cass.Minutes of the last meeting were read.A motion was made by Leslie Webster and seconded by Richie Harrison and Hubert Smith they be adopted as read.Carried.Willie gave a report of the expenses and income of the recreation center.He said the building will gradually pay for itself.The more it is used, the quicker the debt will be paid.They will most likely put in the washrooms next year and also build a bar.As there was no further business, Richie and André DeBoer moved to adjourn this meeting and go on with the annual meeting.The secretary read the minutes of the last annual meeting.Sincere they had been read and adopted earlier in the year there was no need for another motion.Willie then read the financial report for the Expo Center, which showed a profit for 1990.It was moved by Leslie and seconded by Janine to accept the financial report as read.Carried.Willie thanked everyone for their support and said he felt we did really well.He thanked Janie for all her support and assistance.He said he is to meet with Robert Benoit to see about a grant for the second phase of the building.He feels that the money we have should either go towards the addition or seats in the building as it stands.It was then time to appoint the directors and officers for 1991.André DeBoer and André Brus nominated the same directors for 1991 as were in 1990 Because neither were directors in 1990 Willie made a counter motion that everyone present along with Doug Johnston, Willie Brus and Narcisse Dery be appointed as directors.Steve Brus seconded Willie’s motion, the first motion was rescinded.Carried.It was then moved by André DeBoer and seconded by Hubert Smith and André Brus that Willie remain President, Dini remain treasurer, Janine remain Vice-President, Jean Cass remain secretary with Janie as her assistant.Carried.We will try to have two dances this winter.The first to be February 16th or 9th at Burrough’s Falls if the hall is available and it doesn't interfere with the carnival.The second dance will be held at Chez Ben if it is available March 2nd or 9th.Janie will make all the arrangements.Willie said he hopes to have another festival the 7th, 8th and 9th of June.We have to work hard on entertainment for everyone.SHERBROOKE — A meeting of the Aldershot Chapter IODE was held at the home of Myrtle Durrant on September 12.Due to the abs ence of the secretary and treasurer their reports were not given.Three students were chosen to receive the Aldershot Chapter scholarships.They are Mark Learned, Kevin Thorneloe and Rene Bilodeau.After a short business session, the meeting was adjourned.A social hour was enjoyed during which refreshments were served by the hostess.The tea prize was won by Myrtle Durrant.* * * The members of the Aldershot Chapter IODE met at the home of Beryl Wheeler on October 24 at 2 p.m.with seven members present and the regent, Ora Foreman, presiding.The meeting was opened with the placing of the flags and the Prayer of the Order was repeated in unison.The secretary’s report was read and approved.The treasurer Jean Irving presented the financial report, showing a good balance.Under services: A poppy wreath to be placed at the cenotaph on Re-membrance Sunday will be ordered from the Royal Canadian Legion Useful articles are to be packed and sent to The Missions for Seamen, Quebec City, to be given to sailors who will be in the oort at Christmastime.corsage of pink roses and baby’s breath.The mother of the groom wore a navy blue suit with matching accessories and a corsage of yellow alstromeria.The reception following the wedding was held at Burrough’s Falls Pavillion which was decorated with balloons, streamers and wedding bells.The tables were attractively set and vases of tulips and daffodils added to feeling of spring.A hot turkey dinner was served to a hundred guests.The master of ceremonies was Murray Powell and the guest book was looked after by David Beaulieu.Later in the evening, many more guests attended the dance with music supplied by the “Mountain Dew” orchestra.At midnight refreshments and coffee were served together with the three-tiered wedding cake which was made and beautifully decorated with clusters of roses and daisies by the groom’s mother.Prior to her marriage, Patricia was the guest of honour at three bridal showers: a miscellaneous shower hosted by Ruth Powell; a miscellaneous one hosted by Julia Arbery, Marlene Ruel and France Cornish; a miscellaneous one at the Brompton Road Community Hall, organized by Betty Emery assisted by Mildred Goodfellow, Sherri Emery and Wilma Ross.The bride wishes to thank everyone for the showers and beautiful gifts received.Les and Pat are now residing in Lennoxville, Que.Janie said she had spoken to inspector Gagné of the Coaticook RCMP and he said if there is any way possible we might be able to have the Musical Ride again next year.There is also an RCMP band that might be available.It is certainly worth looking into.Willie said he will call inspector Gagne as soon as possible.After enjoying a coffee and a lunch, Steve and Janine moved to adjourn the meeting.Carried.Education secretary, Ora Foreman, has received the IODE calendars.All outstanding bills were moved to be paid.The meeting was adjourned and a social hour enjoyed, during which refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Ora.The next meeting will be held on November 22 at 2 p.m.at the h ome of Ora Foreman.The tea prize was won by Violet Rourke.Danville Eleanor Besmargian 839-2193 A recent visitor at the home of Mrs.Isobel Perkins was a cousin, Mr.Donald Buchanan Ansel of Richmond, B.C.Mr.Perkins had the pleasure of meeting Mr.Ansel for the first time as a result of his coming east to gather information about mutual ancestors.Mr.and Mrs.Stanley MacDonald of Belleville, Ontario were callers at the home of Mrs.Rita Bernard and sons Merrick and Francis.They continued on for a vacation to New Richmond and the Gaspe Peninsula.Friends of Miss Ruth Coakley will be pleased to know that she has returned to Asbestos after her stay in hospital in Sherbrooke, she is at present receiving therapy in the Asbestos Hospital in Room 8B.daughter DEAR READERS: Remember the letter from the 17-year-old girl who wanted to go to college on a scholarship but her father said she belonged at home helping her mother?There were nine children in the family.The last two babies were bom 10 months apart and her mother had just revealed that she was five months pregnant with her 10th.When the girl suggested that perhaps her parents were having too many babies, her mother became angry and said, "God gives people only as many babies as they can lake care of! Don't ever say such a terrible thing again." The girl hoped her school principal would intervene, but she was disappointed.The principal - a nun - told her, "God has given you important work to do at home.Many people have good lives without going to college." I hope that girl who signed herself, "No City, No State" sees this because I want her to know that over 20,000 people wrote urging her to defy her parents and "go for it" Before I print the excerpts I'd like to make it clear that this is not a Catholic problem.Such ignorance exists among all denominations.From Tucson: Your advice to "No City, No State" stank.You should have told that girl to go to the authorities and have her parents hauled in for child abuse.She is being treated like a slave.I pray that she reads this in the paper and follows my advice since you gave her very little.Jonesville, Mich.: I thought your answer to that 17-year-old was excellent I applauded when you said her father should spend less time in church and more time at home helping his wife with the kids he fathered.And if he doesn't want to use birth control, I suggest that he try a viable alternative.It is called //-control.Omaha: Please, please tell "No City, No State" that there is a way out of her dilemma.I know because I found it (I, too, came from a big Catholic family with no money.) That girl can get a student loan for two years of college.She would then have an AA degree and could earn money to repay the loan, while putting herself through an additional two years of school.She would then receive her B.A.degree which would enable her to get a far better paying job.I hate to be corny, Ann, but "Where there’s a will there's a way," and with a little bit of imagination and a lot of guts she can make it.Charleston, S.C.: Please tell that idiot woman who has nine kids that God doesn’t "send" them.A few steps must be taken by humans.And if a couple doesn't want that many children, there are several things they can do about it Kansas City: You are going to be swamped with responses to that poor girl whose parents think it's more important for her to stay home and take care of a flock of younger siblings than it is to go to college.Ann, I hope you don't let this issue degenerate into a Catholic church hatchet job.I am praying that the nun who told her she belongs at home "helping" will wake up and see herself as part of the problem and decide to be part of the solution.Albany: That nun is sitting on her brains.I have never been so incensed.These parents have had nine children in 16 years and the mother's pregnant again.Maybe if that father scrubbed a few floors and helped his wife with the laundry and cooking, he wouldn't be quite so frisky.DEAR READERS: If, as John F.Kennedy once said, "Our country's most valuable natural resources arc our children," then we had better take a close look at what is happening to adolescents in America.The American Medical Associa- support Ann Landers 55E555555S55 tion published a survey on America's adolescents entitled, "How Healthy Are They?" This revealing and unsettling body of work was produced by Janet E.Cans, Ph.D., Dale A.Blyth, Ph.D., Arthur Elster, M.D., and Lena Lundgren Gaveras.Here are some excerpts: Violence and injury account for three out of four adolescent deaths.More than three out of 10 adolescents who die are killed in motor vehicle accidents.Half of these involve alcohol.The homicide rate has doubled among 10- to 14-year-olds during the past 20 years.Homicide is the leading cause of death among black 15- to 19-year-olds.Most 10- to 19-year-old homicide victims are killed with guns.In 1987, firearms accounted for 68 percent of the 1,744 adolescent murders.Eighteen percent of those adolescents were killed with knives and other cutting instruments.Fourteen percent were killed with clubs, beaten to death or strangled.Child abuse and child neglect increased 74 percent in the last 10 years.Over the past 20 years, suicide tripled among 10- to 14-year-olds and doubled among 15- to 19-year-olds.Whites are three times more likely than blacks to kill themselves.There are important sex differences in attempted and completed suicide.Adolescent girls are four to five times more likely than boys to attempt suicide, while boys are more likely to succeed, mainly because they choose more lethal methods.Girls generally use pills.Boys tend to hang themselves or use guns.Approximately 92 percent of high school seniors have consumed alcohol a( least once, 50 percent have tried marijuana and 15 percent have tried cocaine.Adolescents who currently drink alcohol are 10 times more likely than non-drinkers to use marijuana and 11 times more likely to use cocaine.By the time they are 18 years old, 65 percent of boys and 51 percent of girls are sexually active.Approximately 50 percent of American adolescents do not use contraceptives the first time they have intercourse.Half of premarital pregnancies occur within the first six months of sexual activity.One in four sexually active high school students will get a sexually transmitted disease before graduating.Mental disorders account for 32 percent of the disabilities among 10-to 18-year-olds.It is estimated that 5 million children and adolescents need mental health services but do not receive them.Approximately 5 percent of adolescents arc clinically obese and between 5 percent and 25 percent are overweight.Pain during menstruation affects almost half of all female adolescents and is a leading cause of school absenteeism.About one in four high school seniors approves of heavy cigarette smoking and one or two drinks a day.One in five approves of trying cocaine.Meanwhile, 80 percent of the parents of 8- to 17-ycar-olds think drugs are not a problem.Conclusion: Parents need to wake up and pay more attention to their children.Closer cooperation is needed between the home, the school, health professionals and organizations that care for our youth.Government funding should be supported to the hilt.After all, what is more important than our kids?Diamond Sweets.>::xfx I Satisfyincj a womans craving for elegance.Ifturluru that consuming passion.Diamonds.Dome in to savour many other tmptiny designs in the ^Diamond Sweets Collection.Sweet Dreams.II diamond is forever.Consult ;Roncilà ^Fortier Gemologist Inc.certified gemologist Downtown Sherbrooke, 43 Wellington, N.Where you will find a wide selection, knowledgeable advice and super service.Warn up to winter with fine woollens from The Wool Shop during our ONE DAY SALE Saturday, November 24, 1990 9:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.10% to 20% ^ REDUCTION on our winter merchandise also clearing racks.Start your gift shopping early.ZEbe Mool Sbop 159 Queen St., Lennoxville 567-4344 A FOUR LETTER WORD WE SHOULD AU, USE MORE OFTEN.GIVE.The giving begins with you.Aldershot Chapter IODE hold regular meeting / I Thr RECORD—Monday, November 19,1990—7 Women’s Institute meeting Women's Institute meeting In Memoriam Deaths LENNOXVILLE — The Belvi-dere W.I.held their October meeting at Jessie Moores, McFarland Rd., North Hatley at 2 p.m.President, Jessie Moore welcomed members and guests, Mrs.M.Smith and Miss F.Gauthier.The hostess was thanked for opening her home and co-hostess.Hazel McGee.M.S.Collect and Salute to the Flag were repeated by all.Motto: Remember today will be tomorrow past, treat it with respect, its memories night last.Roll Call: Name a river and tell where it is, was answered by seven members.Secretary: Mickie Povey read the minutes of the last meeting, approved, with one correction.Treasurer: Irene Paige, gave the bank balance, report and no bills.Moved and seconded that money be given the Secretary for Conveners duties, etc.Carried.Agriculture: Kathleen Reid read from the Record, “Offers Solace Shelter to abused animals” by Patsy Cooper.Canadian Industries: Kathleen Reid, mentioned, “General Motors unveils its 1991 line up.” Citizenship and Legislation: Margaret Kinkead, “Fire Prevention Week” and the “Blue Boxes in Montreal and other places, used for all sorts for recycling, in the head lines.Birthday luncheon held A birthday luncheon at the Mocador for Eve Gossage was held on November 5,1990.Those attending were David Chamberlain, Richard and Aonja Norman, Linda Spencer and Sharyl Thompson.Belated best wishes Eve and many more Happy Birthdays.Education and Cultural Activities: Margaret Smart, read “Illiteracy, What Adult Education has meant to me" in the Stanstead Journal.“Safety tips for the family in the World of Magazines, from Publishers Clearing House.” Margaret S.received many bread tags.Health: Hazel McGee received old cards, used stamps given to Irene Paige.Convener had counted 707 Campbell Soup labels and sent in a reading, “There is Hope”, better health for Arthritis, which many are waiting for.Publicity : Report was sent to the Record.Congratulations to a great friend and hard worker, Mr.Mike MacDonald on his huge pumpkin (or more) for being a winner, also to the MacDonald family for producing such delicious com and other vegetables.Sunshine: Sent birthday cards and visits made.Ways and Means: Phyllis Hazard, made and showed an afghan for our raffle and donation from Margaret Kinkead, included box groceries, as three prizes.Kathleen Reid, reported on the busy day at the School Fair, only member worked from Belvidere Irene Paige gave sandwiches, both were thanked.Education and Cultural Act.Convener, Margaret Smart held a quiz, 1st prize to Phyllis Hazard and 2nd Kathleen Reid, also another one guessing correct answers, winners Margaret Kinkead and Kathleen Reid.Thanks for prizes M.Smart.Pennies for Friendship collected for the County World Food Day for this month.Tea money and monthly drawing collected, winner Mickie Povey.Meeting adjourned till Nov.8th at Margaret Smarts, Len-noxville.Wear a Poppy.Donation to Cancer Gift Fund.Delicious refreshments served assisted by Irene Paige and France Gauthier.DUNHAM — On November 7, 1990 sixteen members of Dunham Women's Institute met at the home of Betty Wilkinson for their annual Pot Luck supper At 6:30 p.m.we filled our plates with a lovely selection of hot dishes, salads and of course homemade rolls Delicious desserts followed with tea and coffee.All did justice to the food.Our President Thelma Doherty called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.amid moans and groans iwe had eaten too much) by all repeating the Collect and salute to the Flag.The roll call was Bring an item from another country.Several items were brought in and proved very interesting.Our motto was A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.The secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting and were approved as read.The treasurer’s report showed a good balance on hand.Bills were brought in for care of the Cairn, fruit sent to a shut-in member and apples for Horizon Pour Elle.It was moved by Gracia Comeau and seconded by Lou Staton that these bills be paid.Our president had attended a meeting at the town hall to give them a calendar of upcoming events.It was decided to put a picture in Salon Diane and Lucy commemorating the Founding of the W.I.in the hall now owned by them.As we will celebrate our eightieth anniversary January 27, we decided to go “out" for dinner and on January 23 we will entertain some other branches.All members will bring in some non-perishable food for our Christmas Basket to a needy family.Our exchange of gifts wrill be a recycled fun gift, not a store bought gift Convenor reports followed — Education and Cultural Affairs: Lou Staton read from Readers Digest, You are my Dictionary: about a deaf man supporting his family.Citzenship and Legislation: Pearle Yates read from the Dia logue “The Story of the Poppy" by John McRae.Home Economics: Christine McLaughlin read from Federated News, Food Safety in Toronto.Heath: Gracia Comeau read from Readers Digest, News from the World of Medicine.International Affairs: Carol Phillips also read a different version of John McRae, stating how the poppy is a symbol of the men who died in service.He wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields", he died in 1918.Publicity read an account of a W.I.meeting in Ontario from the Winchester Press.Pennies for Friendship in Ontario amounted to $39,000.The December meeting will be at Thelma Doherty’s.Our meeting closed with the singing of O Canada and the Grace.We then did justice to the ladened table for the silent auction, proceeds to go to by necessities for the Christmas Basket.Ayer’s Cliff Branch, QFA general meeting AYER’S CLIFF — A general meeting of the Ayer’s Cliff Branch, QFA was held in the Legion Hall the evening of November 1st.James Crook, C.A., was the guest speaker.He spoke about the Goods and Service Tax and its im- I?E S U LT S o t o q u é b e c Provincial NUMBERS 1227807 227807 27807 7807 807 07 Draw 90-11-16 PRIZES $1,000,000 $10,000 $1,000 $100 $25 $10 This ticket is valid for five consecutive draws.m NUMBERS 610464 10464 0464 464 64 61046 6104 610 I Draw 90-11-16 PRIZES $50,000 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NUMBERS 58802 $1.000 9962 $100' 896 $25 _2 40 47 61 _?42 50 63 Draw 90-11-16 13 43 51 66 You can play up to 9:00 P.M on draw days 23 44 56 68 35 46 59 69 Next draw: 90-11-19 TVA, the network of Loto-Québec's draws Claims: See back of tickets.In the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.LAMPMAN Bernice —In loving memory of a dear mother who passed away November 19.1964 Loving and kind in ail her ways Upright and just to the end of her days.Sincere and true, in her heart and mind Beautiful memories she left behind.SHIRLEY & DUNCAN EDWIN & EVA MATTHEW — In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother.Mamie Matthew who went to her rest November 19 1979; a dear sister and aunt, Irene Hurd, who went to her rest November 4.1980 and a dear brother and uncle who went to his rest October 27, 1967 Memory drifts to scenes long past, Time rolls on but memories last RUTH, ALVIN & BOYS Card of Thanks FOSTER — I wish to express my sincere thanks to my family and friends for their support and best wishes while I was a patient at the B M P.Hospital.The many visits, cards and gifts were greatly appreciated A special thanks to the doctors and nurses for a job well done ERIC FOSTER JACKLIN — I wish to thank the staff of the C.H.U.on the sixth floor for the wonderful care they gave me while I was there.I would also like to thank the friends and relatives who sent flowers and food to me, it was very much appreciated.A special thank you goes to my daughter, Betty Grey, and granddaughter, Kimberly Grey, for all they have done for me.Thank You.Sincerely, MYRTLE JACKLIN plications to the formers.The input tax credit.The exempt items and the vast amount of bookkeeping it will require with reports to be made and sent the government to receive the credits.The exempt items and the vast amount of bookkeeping it will require with reports to be made and sent the government to receive the credits.And more about the existing Federal tax system, if it is approved by the Senate and become official as of January 1st, 1991.President Douglas MacKinnon welcomed the large attendance.The secretary gave her report from the October meeting.Final plans were made to attend the QFA annual meeting on November 7 at Macdonald College and November 13 thru’ 15 to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, a bus chartered for both trips.Carmen Ingalls, Fieldperson spoke about upcoming courses offered by the Eastern Townships Regional School Board concerning agriculture.Nov.30 on computers at the School Board office in Lennoxvill-e; in January Maple Day, tentatively at the Legion Hall in Ayer’s Cliff; January 19, Beef at the Len-noxville Experimental Farm in Lennoxville, and others during the winter months.Costs to the QFA members is each $10.00 but $15.00 to non members.The president announced that the Christmas party will be on December 8 at the Legion Hall starting off at 7:00 p.m.This is for family members.Douglas MacKinnon introduced the speaker, Jim Crook and thanked him for his latest reports on the GST.Refreshments and socializing followed.The next general meeting will be held on January 10, a week later than usual due to the New Year.Richmond- Melbourne Sandra Dunn 826-5343 Weekend guests of Mr.and Mrs.George Johnston was their son Bill of Kirkland.Que.Mr.and Mrs.Ernest Wilkins and Mrs.Diana Taber of Melbourne were recent supper guests of Marge Dobb, Richmond.PLEASE NOTE ALL — Births, Card of Thanks, In Me-moriams, Brieflels, and items lor the Townships Crier should be sent in typewritten or printed in block letters.All of the following must be sent to The Record typewritten or neatly printed They will' not be accepted by phone Please include a telephone number where you can be reached during the day BRIEFLETS (No dances accepted) BIRTHS CARDS OF THANKS IN MEM0RIAMS 18‘ per word Minimum charge: $4.25 WEDDING DESCRIPTIONS.SOCIAL NOTES: No charge for publication providing news submitted within one month, $10.00 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publication the next day.300 Queen Blvd.K SAWYERVIUE 55 (ookshire BURY 554 Main UNNOXVIUi L n0lu;J-,rt u Dciviaeic (OOKSHIRE 50 Craig 564-1750 295 Main S.826-2502 STANSTEAD 39 DuHerin AYER'S CUFF 900 (lough 176-5213 HACKETT, Mary Louise — At the St-Vincent de Paul Hospital on November 17, 1990 after a lengthly illness.Mary Louise Hackett, born in Chatham, N.B., beloved husband of the late Leonard John Hafford Sr., born in Los Angelos, Ca., U.S.A.Loving mother of Barbara (Norman Pye), Patricia (Dr.Charles Carrier), Leonard (Claire Clement).Grandmother of Jo Ann Pye from Vancouver, B.C., Greg and Shawn Pye from Sherbrooke, Louise and Michelle (Dr.Pierre Laliberté) Carrier of Charles-bourg, Jason, Michael, Jonathan and Dana Hafford from John-ville.No visitation, cremation at the Coopérative Funéraire de l’Estrie, 530 Prspect St., Sherbrooke, Alain Leclerc, gen.dir.A private Mass was celebrated at St.Michael’s Cathedral Chapel.Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.As memorial tributes, contributions to the Fondation St-Vincent de Paul Hospital, Cardiology Department would be gratefully acknowledged: Fondation St-Vincent de Paul, 300 King Est, Sherbrooke, Que., JIG 1B1.HILLIS, David — At the Sherbrooke Hospital on Saturday, November 17, 1990.David Thomas Hillis in his 95th year.Beloved husband of the late Katie Ma-cLennan.Survived by sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.Resting at the Bury Funeral Home, Bury, Que.where friends may call on Monday, November 19 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., and where funeral service will be held on Tuesday, November 20 at2p.m., Mr.Robert Sandford officiating.Masonic service Monday at 7:30 p.m.Spring interment in Lingwick Cemetery, Gould, Que.If friends so desire donations to Lingwick Protestant Cemeteries, care of Mariam Holland, Scotstown, Que., JOB 3B0or charity of choice will be gratefully acknowledged.Arrangements by L.O.Cass & Son Ltd.MUELLER, Lina (Lenz)—At the Sherbrooke Hospital on November 16,1990 in her 69th year after a lengthly 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