The record, 8 juin 1989, jeudi 8 juin 1989

K o HOT Cl A\T CXmM li KNOVU TON ACAl'l MY Weather, page 2 Sherbrooke Thursday, June 8,1989 40 cents ‘We are aiming to denounce the current situation in hospitals’’ One more nurses’ union uses walkout to fight shortage Thursday Births, deaths .7 Classified .8 Comics .9 Editorial .4 Farm & Business .5 Living .6 Sports .11 Townships.3 TROIS-RIVIÈRES.Que.(CP) — Nurses in 60 health-care institutions in central and eastern Quebec will refuse to work today if wards are understaffed, a union leader representing 3500 nurses said Wednesday.“We are aiming to denounce the current situation in hospitals,” said Louise Chabot, president of the Quebec Nurses Union, which is currently negotiating a new contract with the provincial government.The union represents nurses in 60 hospitals, nursing homes and clinics in Trois-Rivières, Drum-mondville, the lower St.Lawrence, the Gaspé Peninsula and the Magdalen Islands.It is not affiliated with the 40,000-member Quebec Federation of Nurses, whose members have been refusing to work overtime since April 21 to press contract negotiations with the Quebec government.Chabot said her union's main demand in contract negotiations is to reduce the nurses’ work week to 34 hours over four days from 36 hours over five days.The union has also asked for an 11.5-per-cent wage increase.Chabot said the pressure tactics were to begin Wednesday night at midnight and continue until Sun day night Chabot predicted 17 hospitals will be particularly affected.Officials in hospitals targeted were unable to predict how* their institutions will be affected.“WeTl only find out at midnight,” said Daniele Garceau, co- ordinator of nursing at the Centre hospitalier Ste-Croix in Drum mondville.The government has offered the nurses a four per-cent raise for the first year and has not made a wage offer for subsequent years The nurses, whose contract expi red last Dec.31, earn $24,001) an nually to start.The top salary is $33,000 after 12 years experience Chevrette: Lorrain is a sick man PQ walks out, accuses Speaker of favoritism Handicapped for a day A A.AM n > «.KbCOKIVClK/MN I aiMEUra Ascot Mayor Robert Pouhot discovered life as a handicapped person is fraught with difficulties.Taking taking adapated public transportation for the handi-part in a one-day experiment Pouliot was one of three capped.For their impressions on being wheelchair- local councillors to spend the day in a wheelchair bound in the Queen City turn the page.Army ‘getting ready to have a war’ Canadians leave China ‘just in time’ By Peter Lowrey QUEBEC (CP) — The Parti Québécois Opposition walked out of the legislature Wednesday in another rowdy question period spent pounding the government over a farmland rezoning controversy.Guy Chevrette, Opposition leader in the legislature, accused Speaker Pierre Lorrain of allowing a government minister to take the floor to answer a question asked the day before, thereby wasting the time that the Opposition has to grill the government.The hour-long daily question period was half-finished when PQ members stormed out.They returned to the assembly for the regular afternoon debate and the way was cleared for them to take part in question period today after Lorrain admitted he was wrong.Tempers flared during the stormy episode when Chevrette, pointing a finger at Lorrain, said, “You are favoring the stronger side of this house.We aren’t going to be part of it.” Chevrette pushed his chair back and led his caucus out of the legislature.Red in the face from anger, he told reporters outside the legislature that Lorrain is a sick man and if he stayed on without the support of the Opposition he was a “gigolo.” When the session resumed at 3 p.m., Lorrain read a statement admitting he had erred in his ruling.CHANGE ZONING The legislature has been in an uproar since last week when the Parti Québécois said friends of the Liberal party could make hundreds of millions of dollars from cabinet approval of farmland rezoning in Laval, north of Montreal, to By Maxine Ruvinsky MONTREAL (CP) — Jiye Mao, unable to reach his family and friends in Beijing for the last two weeks, is worried about his sister.“She’s a student,” said Mao, 25, who attends McGill University and was one of hundreds who marched through Montreal’s downtown core Wednesday to protest the killing last week of unarmed, prodemocracy students in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.Mao said he was concerned because he did not know whether his sister took part in the demonstrations that preceded Friday’s shootings.Telephone contact to China has been difficult at best.March organizers, drawn from Chinese student and professional associations, called unanimously for stronger response from the Canadian government, including economic and political sanctions against China.“We organized this march to show our frustration and outrage over this senseless killing,” said Kenneth Cheung, president of the Chinese Professional and Businessmen’s Association.“We call on the Canadian government to show leadership by mobilizing world opinion against the (Chinese) regime.” Police estimated at least 1200 people, including many non-Chinese, took part in the march which began in the city’s east-central Chinatown.Some cried quietly as the group observed a minute of silence for the Tiananmen dead, believed by some sources to be in the thousands.allow development.Premier Robert Bourassa has suspended the rezoning until the Justice Department draws up an inventory of land transactions in Laval since 1985, when the Liberals were elected.The Parti Québécois, which holds 20 of the 122 seats, wants a police inquiry into the rezoning.It has accused the government of stalling by launching only an internal investigation which will not likely release findings until after an expected fall election.After the walkout, the Wednesday question period continued with Transport Minister Marc-Yvan Cote facing empty Opposition benches.REPEATS CHARGE He elaborated on counteraccusations the government made last week that PQ supporters gained from Laval land rezoned when the party was in power between 1976 and 1985.He said experts in the transport and agriculture departments said in 1982 the land, expropriated for road projects but no longer needed for that purpose, should only be resold to farmers.Cote said the PQ administration allowed the land to be put up for sale and it was eventually bought by La Fermerie Inc., a company partly owned by lawyer Alfred Chevalier, a PQ organizer.Cote said when the PQ government chose La Fermerie Inc.as the high bidder from a list of three companies, the three firms all had the same address on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal.He said the land was sold at 40 per cent less than the government had paid for it seven years earlier.Chanting “Freedom, China,” the marchers made their way to the downtown offices of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a United Nations agency, where speakers expressed outrage over the killings and support for the Chinese people in their prodemocracy movement.CHEERED ON The marchers were cheered on by crowds of onlookers, some of whom joined the procession.One Chinese woman stood on the sidewalk with pencil and drawing pad, sketching the scene as the marchers approached, and stopping only to wave a victory sign.Prominent human rights lawyer Irwin Cotier called the killings “a crime not only against the Chinese people, but against all humanity.” He called angrily on the Canadian government to convene immediately a session of the United Nations Security Council and to stop all bilateral assistance to China until the bloodshed stops.Student organizer Chunmeng Wu, 26, said he approves of the measures announced by External Affairs Minister Joe Clark to safeguard Chinese nationals in Canada by extended visas and temporarily eliminating deportations to China.But Wu wants to hear from Prime Minister Brian Mulroney himself.“We want Mulroney to speak out.to at least follow the example of (President George) Bush in the United States and (Prime Minister Margaret) Thatcher in Britain,” said Wu, referring to public denunciations by those world leaders of the Chinese government’s actions.TOKYO (CP) — A dozen hours after gathering in Beijing hotels and then trekking through streets dotted with tanks and patrolled by armed troops, 251 Canadians arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday, tired and drained after their flight from the unrest in China.Terry-Ann Flanagan described a city in chaos when she disembarked during a stop in Japan before the evacuees continued on to Canada.“There were burnt buses .the army was getting ready to have a war with each other because of all the killing that had happened,” said Flanagan, who was with a group of Toronto-area students touring China.“They .terrorized the buses, and they put them on fire, and if they saw any sort of a foreigner with a camera, they pointed a gun at you.” Many Canadians believe they fled the capital just in time and praised Canadian authorities for organizing the evacuation.The flight itself Wednesday was delayed for hours because of confusion and large crowds at the Beijing airport.In Ottawa.External Affairs offi- cials said Wednesday they have stepped up emergency efforts to get Canadians out of China.Gail Haines of Montreal said they weren’t afraid until last weekend, when the army attacked protesting students who had occup-pied Tiananmen Square to back calls for democratic reforms.Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of the demonstrators were killed.Madeleine Rivest, a teacher from Quebec City, said she and her collègues, all teachers and administrators at the Canada-China Language Centre at Beijing Normal University, had felt in increasing danger.“After the terrible massacre Saturday night, some students, students who had seen their best friends run over by tanks, cut down by machine-guns, became very, very angry and very, very hurt,” said Rivest, Canadian director of the centre.“Without news, we didn’t know what was happening, but the army was rumored to be moving in and those angry students were ready to defend themselves with whatever means they had.We knew then we had to get out.” Rivest also praised the Canadian government for arranging the flight for the 23 people in her group, saying it had been impossible to leave Beijing otherwise.External Affairs Minister Joe Clark has called for Canadians to leave China.There were about 300 Canadians in Beijing and another 300 elsewhere in China when the troubles erupted.External Affairs says there is also an unknown number of Canadian tourists and business people in the country.The latest plan is for two DC-lOs to fly to China today and Friday from Hong Kong — the first will get Canadians in Shanghai and the second will pick up those still in Beijing, the officials said.Canada is also seeking permission to send a military aircraft into several smaller locations in northeast and southwest China where some Canadians, including about 20 University of Alberta students, are located.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has written the United Nations to express support for an international censure of China for its attack on the peaceful demonstrators in the capital last weekend.Pensions to increase by July OTTAWA (CP) Federal pen sion and guaranteed income sup plement payments will rise in July to reflect increases in the cost of living.The old age security pension, paid to people 65 and older, goes to $330.43 from $325.87 a month.The maximum guaranteed income supplement increases to i $392.68 from $387.26 for single clai mants as well as married ones whose spouses do not receive an old age pension or a spouse’s allowance.The maximum guaranteed income supplement for a married person whose spouse receives a pension or a spouse's allowance rises to $255.76 from $252.23.The maximum spouse’s allowance — paid to low-income Canadians between the ages of 60 and 64 whose spouses collect the guaran-ted income supplement — goes to $586.19 from $578.10.The maximum widowed spouse’s allowance, paid to low income widowed people aged 60 to 64, increases to $647.17 from $638.24.Federal pensions are adjusted every three months based on the {| consumer price index.This increase covers the period from .1 uly to September.Televangelist Lacroix back on airwaves QUEBEC (CP)—Less than three months after he was convicted of gross indecency with a male mi nor, Roman Catholic televangelist Pierre Lacroix is back on the air Lacroix, 40, free on bail pending an appeal of his conviction, can be heard every morning giving Bible-based spiritual thoughts on radio station CFLS in suburban Levis.Lacroix, who drew a two year prison term, calls his five-minute program a hope capsule.Before Lacroix’s arrest, his re-gularTV program was watched by hundreds of thousands of Quebecers and his rallies at centres like the Montreal Forum drew tens of thousands.His prayer centre, Cite du pere (City of the father) in a Quebec City suburb, once employed 44 broad casters, youth counsellors and reli gious workers.But the TV program was dropped, donations shrank and supporters drifted away as his legal problems worsened.Lacroix said Tuesday that after deep reflection, he felt a call to continue his evangelical work “This time the work will be much ! smaller in scope,” Lacroix said.“There will only be four full-time employees.“It will be like when we first star ted a dozen years ago.” Lacroix’s wife will work with him.The couple has four children.His lawyer’s appeal argues the conviction stems from a crime that is no longer on the statute books.In 1988, gross indecency was replaced in the new Criminal Code of Canada by the crime of sexual assault.The preacher, who has no formal theological training, has been allowed by a Quebec Court of Appeal judge to continue his work Lacroix said in an interview he is paying for the radio programs himself.For the time being, they will be pre-recorded at a studio in his prayer centre until his health improves and he can broadcast live.Lacroix was convicted after a former employee testified he had a homosexual affair with the preacher which started in 1984 when the young man was 18 and continued to 1987.Under the new Criminal Code, the age of consent is lowered to 18 years from 21.1200 chant for freedom Mtl.marchers call for sanctions against China 2—The RECORD—Thursday, June 8, 1989 The Townships —_____foj lEBCUTu Streets empty at night: ‘People feel safer in their homes’ Magog reporter feels safe in Beijing — and ready for more By Rossana Coriandoli MAGOG — Although some may be surprised that a local boy is in Beijing, China, it is no surprise to those who really know him.Robert MacPherson knew when he was a Bishop’s University student working summers at the Record that he wanted the life of a foreign correspondent.Today, the Agence France Presse Beijing correspondent is covering one of the most fascinating — and bloody — stories in current world history.And according to his mother he is not about to leave.Reached in his hotel room in Beijing before he was off on another day of work, MacPherson said there has heard little gunfire in the last few days.ACCESS RUNS “It’s still safe to move around in Beijing if y ou stay clear of the east-west access runs past Tiananmen Square,’’ he said, referring to the square where thousands of Chinese students have gathered to demand a democratic system.Pauline MacPherson said she has been in contact with her son from two to four times a day since the turmoil began in China.Either she calls him or he calls her when the long-distance telephone lines are not busy.MacPherson insists his life is not in danger although the diplomatic compound where he lived was attacked Wednesday morning and he was moved to a hotel.“But Robert never feels in any danger,” his mother said.He said that while western and Japanese diplomats left the compound after it was attacked and moved to safer hotels, he could have stayed behind if he had wanted.“People got spooked by what happened,” he said.I just went to the hotel to have a more quiet night’s sleep.It was voluntary.” Robert MacPherson.‘There’s definitely a story here.’ WAS ATTACKED He told his mother he was not there when the compound was attacked Tuesday afternoon, but got back only in time to find soldiers everywhere.“I could feel his excitement,” she said.“The adrenaline was rushing through him.” But he agreed it’s a good idea for most foreigners to leave the city, although he has no intention of leaving himself.“There’s definitely a story here,” he said.“But as far as so-called safety is concerned, it's a good idea — if there’s no real reason to stay — to excuse themselves and quietly go to the airport.” But he said it would be a great exaggeration to compare Beijing to Beirut.“The streets are deserted at night — not because of a curfew but because people feel safer in their homes,” he said."The situation appears to be stabilizing.” MacPherson said his work for Agence France Presse consists of using eye-witness reports because foreign correspondents are currently limited by martial law.But if Mac Pherson doesn’t feel in danger and has no intention of leaving Beijing, his mother’s life revolves around the television and radio news.She knows which stations have the best coverage of the situation, and at what times.And the TV is left on almost always.“I’ve been listening to the news.It’s the most important part of my day,” she said, lighting a cigarette with shaking hands.But although she seemed proud of her son’s accomplishments as a journalist, Mrs.MacPherson said she doesn’t want him made out to be a hero.“He set out to be a foreign correspondent,” she explained, “and that’s what he is.” Buy a membership card for extra value Sherbrooke Fair: Will this be By Rita Legault SHERBROOKE — The Sher brooke Fair is returning to its roots this year with a agricultural show organizers say will end its deficit once and for all.The fair has also been moved forward from mid-August to late July in order to ensure better weather, and with no change in ad- mission and reduced parking rates, organizers are expecting a resounding success.Plans were announced at a news conference yesterday attended by the year of deficit reduction?m 5^4 ?¦ Sherbrooke Mayor Jean-Paul Pelletier offers a wish of success to this year’s Sherbrooke Pair.‘A mere second behind bars seems like an eternity’ local mayors, councillors, exhibitors and sponsors.The 104th edition of the popular fair, in the usual Plateau Park location, will have agriculture as its main theme with animal exhibits and judging.It will run from July 28 to August 6.There will also be commercial and government booths, midway rides, country music, tractor and four wheel drive pulling contests, a demolition derby, a mechanical bull, back hoe competitions, and chuck wagon and horse races.CASINO AND BINGO There will also be a casino every day from 4 p.m.till 2 a.m.four mini-shows each day from Benny the illusionist and tight rope walkers King Arthur and Gold to a bingo to close the fair Sunday night.There will also be country music with Mariette Labbé and Destination Country as well as favorites André Breton and Bobby Haché.Also appearing will be Richmond’s very own Alice Nellish and the Rainbow Cloggers.There are also special days for children and seniors on Monday July 31 and Tuesday August 2.Admission will be $5 for adults and $2 for those under 12.Toddlers under the age of 2 are admitted free.This year as a special measure organizers hope will help guarantee the fair’s success, members’ privilege cards are also being sold.The card entitles its bearer to 20 admissions and free parking for $65 and includes reserved seating for shows and f ree admission to the closing night bingo.The card also includes full membership in GERAS, the corporation which runs the exposition.REFLECTION Fair president Jean Robillard Sherbrooke Fair’s mascot greeted guests.said facing a deficit makes organizers reflect and this reflection has led to the return to a more traditional farm fair — a formula which has succeeded in the past.Robillard also announced a brighter financial picture for the debt-ridden organization, with a complete financial and administrative restructuring and better control of expenses.“Following the deficit we announced in February, we want 1989 to be the year of truth,” Robillard said.Robillard said a series of volunteer committees has been formed and GERAS sought public bids for security, sound systems, printers, entertainment and accounting.SPINOFFS He said the fair hasn’t made a lot of money in the past but has nevertheless given the local economy spinoffs and jobs.Just in salaries for employees, maintenance, security guards and gatekeepers the fair spends more than $150,000, he said, and that amount is nearly doubled when publicity, printing and insurance are considered.GERAS has also re-organized the fairgrounds with plenty of indoor and outdoor exhibition space.“Despite winds or rains, we intend to regain our place in the sun,” Robillard said.St-Armand cocaine and hash trafficker gets 3 years in pen to dissuade others n ii _ .been active in the rime erpno fm- _._ ._i., .v By John McCaghey GRANBY— Robert Belair, 31, of St-Armand was handed three years in prison and fined $30,000 by Judge Claude Léveillé in criminal division of Quebec Court Monday.Belairpleaded guilty March 21 to having conspired with one or more persons to traffic in hashish between Aug.21 and Sept.4, 1988 and possession of 873 kilos of hashish with intent to traffic in St-Ignace-de-Stanbridge Sept.4.Belair pleaded guilty May 15 to having had possession of two kilos of cocaine with intention to traffic in St-Ignace on Sept.4.Léveillé summed up the proof made by Crown attorney Danielle Côté.She noted the accused had been active in the drug scene for two years leading up to his arrest and had no stable job.She said the value of the hash had a street value of $12 to $13 million and the cocaine had a potential market value of $550,000.She mentioned the photos produced of the transformation laboratory in an isolated home as well as Belair’s record in the United States in 1980 and 1984 when he was convicted of simple possession of marijuana.Belair was handed eight months in Canada in 1976 following his conviction on charges of attempted burglary and robbery with violence.Côté asked the judge to deal with the merits of the case and sugges- —____««I icecara George MacLaren, Publisher.569-9511 Randy Kfnnear, Assistant Publisher.569-9511 Charles Bury, Editor .569-6345 Lloyd G.Scheib, Advertising Manager.569-9525 Richard Lessard, Production Manager.569-9931 Mark Gulllette, Press Superintendent .569-9931 Guy Renaud, Graphics .569-4856 Francine Thibault, Composition.569-9931 CIRCULATION DEPT.819-569-9528 KNOWLTON OFF.: 514-243-0088 FAX: (819) 569-3945 Subscriptions by Carrier: weekly: $1.80 Subscriptions by Mail: Canada: 1 year- $74.00 6 months- $44.00 3 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sépara tion and in all probability a divorce.Borro produced jurisprudence and suggested his planned sen tence should be less than the one imposed on Kenneth Fisher in 1986 by Judge Léveillé.Fisher, following an 18-day trial, was found guilty of having trafficked in 134 kilos of hashish and possession of 90 kilos of hash with intent to traffic.Fisher had a heavy criminal record but no prior drug convictions.“Fisher’s sentence was the result of a joint suggestion by two veteran lawyers.Crown attorney Henry Keyserlingk and defence lawyer David Linetsky, who knew my philosophy on sentencing." Léveillé explained.“Fisher spent eight months awaiting trial and through his lawyer volunteered a $10,000 donation to Laboussole, a local drug and alcohol detoxification referral centre.Fisher was sentenced to 32 months, in effect four years considering the time spent in preventi- tive detention,” the judge said.Léveillé told Belair of the effect of drugs on costs in the healthcare system and said traffickers would be fined to help defray those expenses.He told the accused although he had served a jail term this would be his first sentence in a penitentiary.“I believe the dissuasive effect of confinement isn’t measured only by the length of imprisonment, especially in first offender cases.In many cases in the minds of most people a mere second behind bars seems like an eternity because they have never appreciated the true value of freedom,” Léveillé concluded.Belair was handed two years for conspiracy, two years concurrent for the hash count coupled with a $20,000 fine, one year additional on the cocaine charge and a $10,000 fine.A default on both fines will cost him an additional three years in penitentiary.‘The Way of Life’ in school Recycling info, show at Sutton By Merritt Clifton SUTTON — Sutton School children will dramatize the need for recycling at two perfomances this Thursday and Friday, June 8 and 9, while recycling experts will explain how it’s done at a public symposium in the Sutton Town Hall at 8 p.m.Thursday.The Environment Week activities climax a spring of work by the members of The Way Of Life, the Sutton Valley environmental action group formerly known as End Of The Line.Some sixty children have participated in creating a variety pageant on recycling, with weekly rehearsals since early April.A BUCK OR A BUNDLE Their work premiers with a 1 p.m.matinee at the Sutton School on Thursday.This will be followed with a 7 p.m.performance at the Sutton School on Friday.Admission will be either one dollar or a bundle of newspapers for contribution to the Park Sutton recycling project.The Thursday evening symposium features Hermann Boisvert of the Fund for Education about Recovery, Recycling, and Reuse, who has spent the past decade hel-pihg manage the much-acclaimed regional recycling centre at Victo-riaville; Paul Markowitz of the Vermont Division of Solid Waste Management, who has spent the past year helping initiate hundreds of community recycling projects under a state mandate to recycle 40 per cent of the Vermont trash flow within five years; and Myrto Las-nier, planner for the Brome-Missisquoi regional municipality, who recently proposed an MRC-wide recycling project comparable to the one at Victoriaville.Weather Thursday, lair weather with variable cloudiness.the high 24.Outlook for h i-day, cloudy.Doonesbury All activities will be bilingual.The Way Of Life has also recently initiated paper recycling at Sutton School, and a sculpture contest for Sutton School children, using recycled material.Throughout the spring the group has hosted and attended a variety of meetings and conferences, promoting the idea that recycling should become a regular public utility, as commonplace as telephone, electricity, sewage, water, and conventional garbage disposal service.The Way Of Life coordinators include president Elke McDonald; play director Piwi Suzuki; translator Elizabeth Côté; and sculpture contest director Katja Fremantle, each assisted by many others.Merritt Clifton is spokesman for The Way of Life.He can be reached for more information at: Johnson Road, R.R.#4, Sutton.Quebec HOE 2K0: (514) 538-0495.BY GARRY TRUDEAU As unl tmj THE RJARHQL PIARIBS.I'M INHI5 PIAF1E5?BUT , I NEVER =«¦ MET THE 1,4 Phi , MON/ CHECKOUT PAGE 355.\ BOSS.“APRIL 24,1984, KEITH HARING THREW ONE OF HIS TANTRUMS BECAUSE NOBOPy WAS TAKING HIS PICTURE, SOHESrDRMEPCff THE PLANE AT MILAN, LEAVING JUST ME, WARREN , ANPJACK" MirftrtArtAn "(OARRBNHAP JUST RETURNED FROM WASHINGTON, WHERE HE WAS WRAPPING UP THREE ' OR FOUR AFFAIRS, INCLUDING ONE WfTH CONGRESS ' WOMAN LACEY PAVENPORT." ./ k GRACIOUS! THAT SHOULD PEP UP MV IMAGE1 OH.HOLD OFF ON THE LAWSUIT, THEN* Original microfilmed at varying intensities because The Townships The RKC'ORIV-Thursday.June 8.1889—3 i____gtcj uecora fcWe have .38s and .357s that can do the job' South Stukely: Mayor Guillotte receives death threats By Ann McLaughlin SOUTH STUKELY — A firestorm which has erupted between the mayor of South Stukely and some local residents has degenerated into violence.A brick with a death note and empty bullet cartridges stuffed in its holes was thrown at Mayor Jean-Paul Guillotte’s village house late Monday night following a town council meeting.It narrowly missed a window, police confirmed Wednesday, and a Quebec Police Force investigation is underway.“The provincial police took away with them a message written in English w hich said get out of town' and we don’t want you anymore over here, and if you don’t we have ,38s and 357s that can do the job',” Guillotte said in an interview Wednesday.WIFE AFRAID Though Guillotte said he and his family won’t take any special precautions in case further acts of vandalism are carried out against them, his wife Huguette said she is afraid to remain alone in the house she has lived in for over 15 years."Everybody knows in town that we have to be careful of these people.But my husband is stan- ding up for what he believes in He is not afraid and will see it through to the end," Huguette Guillotte said.At the Monday council meeting.60 residents turned out to protest a lack of industrial zoning in South Stukely’s new land-use plan.They mainly wanted to allow an existing but illegal recycling plant.The appliance recycling plant, co-owned by former convict Ray Coulombe, has been the centre of attention in town.The plant has been closed by the environment ministry for operating without a permit.And a permit will only be issued if the muni- cipality rezones the land from residential use to industrial.WON’T GIVE IN But the mayor and the town planning committee have failed to give into the zoning request, much to the dismay of its supporters.Mayor Guillotte maintained at the meeting that South Stukely should not have small industrial zones spread throughout the municipality and that council was sticking to its opinion.“If people are not satisfied they can oppose the urban plan by the democratic process of the MRC (regional municipality)," which is rallying enough local neonle to sign a register and force a referendum, said Guillotte.mayor of 14 years and assistant warden of Memphre magog MRC.But the taxpayers were not keen on the regional municipality's way of doing things.They don't want to wait for the bylaws to be legislated before opposing them.PETITION Instead, resident Robert Dominique pulled out a 400-name petition at the meeting, demanding the mayor’s resignation and asking that the land-use plan be thrown out and rewritten from scratch.Other residents also complained about the town’s building inspector who was sent to prison Thursday after admitting gross indecency and sexual assault against a minor.Though town employee Raymond Jette.61.had pleaded guilty six months prior to his sentencing last week, he continued to work in the public for the town.Residents accused Guillotte of ignoring Jette s record although the mayor contended he knew nothing of his employee's crimes."1 learned Monday he pleaded guilty to something and was thrown in jail But 1 never heard of it six months ago," Guillotte said Wednesday, 'll surprised me." ‘Until now, I never stopped to think about the constraints,, Local politicians get wheelchair-bound to try the handicapped way for a day By Rita Legault SHERBROOKE — Three local politicians spent part of the day Wednesday in wheelchairs, using specialized transport to get through their day and discovering the limitations of life in a wheelchair.The one-day experience was part of National Access Awareness Week held throughout Canada from June 4 to 10 to promote the integration of disabled people into mainstream society.Local handicapped transport users lobby group the Regroupment des usagers du transport adapté de Sherbrooke métropolitain (RUTASM) maintains that public transport adapted to their needs is vital to their integration in society.That's why RUTSAM asked Ascot Mayor Robert Pouliot, Sherbrooke Councillor Serge Cardin, and Rock Forest Councillor Claude Babeux to spend the day in a wheelchair and experience life with the limitations of a handicapped person.HARD TO ADAPT Prison life does not adapt well to the handicapped and this is even more true for prison guards.That’s certainly what Babeaux discovered after he was dropped off at the Winter Street jail where he works as a guard.“If everyone tried this, we would understand the handicapped better,” Babeux said.The first difficulty the Rock Forest councillor encoutered was getting to his second floor office because there is no elevator in the building.The problem was solved by co-workers who carried him up the stairs and down again later for an interview.“It took three guards to carry me up,” he said, adding that at 200 pounds and with the narrow stairway it was no mean feat.“You don’t feel very secure,” he said about the trips up and down the stairs although he said he did enjoy being wheeled around by his boss throughout the morning.“We cannot understand the lives of the handicapped because we aren’t handicapped,” he said.“Until now, I never stopped to think about the constraints of handicapped people.” CONSTRAINTS Babeux said if he ever became a paraplegic he would probably not be able to continue working.“It’s not bad because at 4:301 get out of the wheelchair,” he said.“The others, they can’t do that.” Cardin said he would adapt better than Babeux to being handicapped.As a self-employed accountant his office is in his home.However he said his home would need thousands of dollars of renovations to make it accessible.Cardin had to cheat Wednesday to get out of his house because drivers of handicapped transport mini-buses are not allowed to bring wheelchairs down more than three steps.He said adapted transport is good but requires excessively good planning and an acceptance that you will be either early or late at your destination, but not often right on time.Cardin said you have to go with the bus schedules and they don’t Claude Babeux.‘If everyone tried this, we would understand the handicapped better.' 1 I Three others skip bail to Jamaica Cocaine smuggler’s trial to end in June COWANSVILLE ( JM ) - The last trial in a probable series of six people arrested in Philipsburg on Nov.25,1987, may come to a close here June 28.Federal prosecutor Serge Cham-poux completed his proof in the trial of Ferdinand Johnson, of Laval, charged with conspiracy and illegal importation of cocaine at the border port.Johnson, his ex-wife Dezonie De-solin Ferguson Johnson, Carline Ferron, Olivia Morrison, Jacqueline Simmonds, and Kensworth Scott, were picked up when some $400,000 worth of cocaine was found under the hood of the leased Hyundai Johnson was driving.Customs officer Arturo Ventura told of making the discovery his first night on active duty.Former customs officer Jacques Dupuis stunned the court when he told Quebec Court Judge Yvon Roberge, he was a former addict, now guson-Johnson and Simmonds.She pleaded guilty to illegal importation of less than two ounces of cocaine and was handed 30 months additional to the five months she spent in preventative detention.Scott jumped bail before his preliminary hearing, Simmonds following her preliminary hearing.Ferguson-Johnson fled before her jury trial slated for the 1989 winter term of the assizes, and Ferron was aquitted by seven men five woman jury.Morrison was deported after she had served one sixth of her sentence at Tanguay.The fugitives are believed to be living in Jamaica.The trial resumes June 28, when defence lawyer Claude Hamann is expected to have his client testify in his own defence.It could get as interesting as a “soap".Scott was Ferguson-Johnson’s lover and he sired one of Morrison’s children.a member of Narcotics Anonymous, and described Johnson’s behavior as being a person on a cocaine trip when he arrived for an in-depth investigation.Dupuis said he recognized the signs from personal knowledge.Dupuis produced a long distance statement of approximately $1500 — many of the calls were to Jamaica and New York.The bill was for Johnson’s home telephone.Following the arrests all but Morrison were released on individual cash deposits of $15,000.All save Ferdinand Johnson were Jamaican citizens and his former wife and her cousin, Ferron, were landed immigrants.Morrison had a United States working permit and lived in Houston, Tx., Scott had an address in Kansas City, Mo., and Simmonds.lived in New York City.Morrison turned Crown witness in the preliminary hearings of Fer- Manager of Drummondville Voltigeurs Hockey coach to trial on sex rap DRUMMONDVILLE.Que.(CP) — The former coach of a Quebec major junior hockey team will stand trial on seven counts of sexually assaulting boys in his charge, a Quebec Court judge decided after Jean Begin s preliminary hearing Tuesday.One charge of inciting sexual contact by an 11-year-old boy was dropped by Judge Yvon Sirois.who set Sept.6 for the beginning ot Be-gin's trial.The seven charges involve separate incidents of sexual contact between a boy and a youth and Begin, who was the manager of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League until he was fired in the wake of his arrest earlier this year.In the first case.Begin is accused of sexually assaulting a boy in Drummondville on Jan.31.In the six other charges, Begin is accused of sexually touching an adolescent and having obtained or tried to obtain on three separate occasions — last Nov.4, Dec.9 and an unspecified date in January — the paid sexual services of the same youth.Begin faces five years in prison if he is convicted on all the charges.RKCORD/GRANT SIMEON Handicapped spokesman Gilles Coutu shows Sherbrooke Councillor Serge Cardin what it's like to.' ^l*H nigi always match your own.The Sherbrooke councillor also said if there had been a council meeting earlier this week and he had been wheelchair-bound he would have missed it because Sherbrooke City Hall’s elevator was out of order.SURPRISE Sherbrooke’s City Hall building is accessible to people in manual wheelchairs but there is a surprise for those with mecanized ones.That’s what Ascot Mayor Pouliot discovered when he arrived to visit Mayor Jean-Paul Pelletier.There are two concrete steps to enter the building and the weight of mechanical chairs means adapted transport drivers cannot haul handicapped people over the threshold.So even though the elevator at City Hall has been repaired Pelletier was forced to meet Pouliot on the street.Pelletier, however, said Sherbrooke buildings are becoming increasingly accessible and the newly-renovated City Hall is fully accessible to the handicapped.Pouliot said life as a handicapped person requires many adjuste-ments and although his own business is acessible to the handicapped he said not all his clients and businesses he visits are.Pouliot echoed the sentiments of his two handicapped-for-the-day colleagues when he said everyone should try the experience.Like the others he praised the Sherbrooke handicapped transportai system as one of the best in the province.IMPROVEMENTS RUTSAM spokeswoman France Coutu agrees that Sherbrooke has an excellent system but she said there are improvements to be made.“We could use a couple more mini-buses and better respect of schedules,” Coutu said.The purpose of the day was to make councillors who make decisions on transport for handicapped people aware of the difficulties faced by wheelchair-bound people who depend on public transit, Coutu explained.And there are also a lot of misconceptions about handicapped transport which need to he dispelled, she added.“People often say it’s a limousine service,” she said.“That’s just not the case.” Coutu and RUTSAM maintain that adapted transport is an essential services for handicapped people.Their motto says it all: Au-tomony is life.Municipalities must get involved Elderly need transport adapted to needs SHERBROOKE (RL) — The head of the local lobby group for adapted handicapped transport said Wednesday politicians will have to look at another group in need of special transport services.Gilles Coutu, the head of the Regroupment des usagers du transport adapté de Sherbrooke métro- politain (RUTASM) said seniors are losing their autonomy, and they need transport services better adapted to their needs.Coutu, who is also a member of the provincial Alliance des regroupements d’usagers du transport adapté du Québec said the elderly do not have access to adapted transport for handicapped and a third kind of transportation will need to be developped to serve this growing clintele.“In the middle of winter elderly peole can 't walk down to the corner of the street in the cold,” he said.Coutu said it will be up to municipalities to get involved in this issue.Technology exchange Belgians see how Quebec cleans up SHERBROOKE (AM) — Seven Belgians came to Sherbrooke Wednesday to see how the city plans to clean up its lakes and rivers and, at the same time, hopefully sell pertinent European technology here.“Belgium is very advanced in water purification projects.They are an old country and have been dealing with water pollution pro- Bernard Flamagne.Looking at Quebec garbage techniques.blems for over a hundred years,” said Jacques Demers, vice-president of the Sherbrooke urban planning firm Groupe Teknika, asked by the Quebec government to host the one-day Belgian visit to the Sherbrooke area.Teknika engineers are designing an $80 million sewage treatment plant for Sherbrooke and its five suburbs.Located near Brompton-ville and in early stages of construction, the plant is scheduled to open in 1991 and will treat sewage now flushed directly into the St.Francis river THAT’S NOT ALL But while Sherbrooke will soon be capable of cleaning its sewage, that doesn't mean citizens can consider their waters saved, warned Bernard Flamagne, inspector general of Belgian waters.Flamagne said much more remains to be done here to curb water pollution.“It is very expensive to run these sewage treatment plants,” Flamagne said, adding that Canadians waste four times the amount of drinking water Belgians do.Alluding to the necessity of making taxpayers change their water-using habits, "It is extraordina- ry how people here water their lawns with drinking water,” Flamagne said.The Belgian expedition, comprised of government officials and representatives of industry, were scheduled to meet with local entrepreneurs whose businesses are somehow associated with environmental clean up.RECYCLING WASTE Flamagne added that they will also be examining anti-pollution policies implemented by local governments in Quebec.“We are very interested to know how towns go about recycling dry waste and what technologies they use for this," he said, adding that Belgians use a slew of varied techniques.including waste parks, financed entirely by government, where citizens drop off their separated domestic garbage.The group is also being taken for a cruise on Lake Memphremagog “This mission will lead to better relations and the exchange of technology concerning the clean up of our lakes and rivers between Quebec and Belgium.” said Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Paul Pelletier, on hand to welcome the Belgians and introduce them to Sherbrooke's business community.the text is printed on greyish or colour background 4—The RECORD—Thursday, June 8, 1989 mcam The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Editorial No sense of what is right and wrong It’s appalling that South Stukely town council kept on the building inspector six months after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges of child molesting and gross indecency.Such behavior is more than appalling, it is as indecent as the very behavior the inspector was being charged for Here was Raymond Jetté, 61 — who had previous convictions for sex crimes, and had also been convicted of possession of stolen property — being permitted to go into private residents’ homes.Do the town councillors have no sense of what is right and what is wrong?Jetté’s victim had been a 14 year-old girl coming from a poor family.The kind of sick man who molests a child can’t be allowed to come into contact with children and with the public — and Jetté had pleaded guilty to the fact.There was no question as to his guilt.He should not have been allowed to work with the public, and at the very least he should have been fired as soon as he admitted his guilt.Did the town’s councillors have no sense of responsibility towards their constituents?No sense of obligation to protect them?The truth is that it may have been more convenient to keep Jetté on as building inspector rather than get rid of him.He may have been of more use to the council if he remained in the payroll books.Councillors should certainly take a good look at what they did, and at the damage their refusal to act on the Jetté case may have caused innocent people, and particularly the town’s children.Their role as elected municipal officials is to listen to their constituents’ needs and concerns.What they did instead was nothing more than aid and abet a criminal — regardless of whether he had been convicted in the courts at the time or not — because he had admitted to his guilt.Let’s hope the next time councillors have to make a decision as to the wellbeing of those who are paying their salaries and who elect them to represent them they will take a good look at their consciences, and not at their personal concerns.ROSSANA CORIANDOLI Is drug problem costing too much?By Jim Sheppard MONTE CARLO (CP) — Fighting drug use in sport is so expensive that governments may eventually decide money is better spent on research into diseases such as cancer and AIDS, the vice-president of the international governing body of track and field said Tuesday.Doping controls uncover only “the tip of the iceberg’’ of drug use in sport.Dr.Arn Ljungqvist of Sweden told reporters a the Second World Symposium on Doping in Sports.“Doping tends to become so sophisticated that it requires very sophisticated counter-actions with expensive manpower, facilities, equipment and expensive input into research,” said Ljungqvist, who was in charge of the doping control room for track and field events at the Seoul Olympics.Ljungqvist, vice-president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, said he could not put a specific figure on how much the IAAF spends on efforts to catch athletes who use banned performance-enhancing drugs.The Sport Medicine Council of Canada spends about $500,000 annually on drug testing for amateur sport.Most of that goes toward the cost of conducting drug tests at IOC-accredited labs in Calgary and Montreal.“You start to approach a limit where society has the right to say: ‘Stop! Is this really something that is more urgent to go into than trying to solve the basic problem of cancer, cardio-vascular diseases (and) AIDS?’” said Ljungqvist.PROBLEM SPREADS Ljungqvist urged sport official, athletes and coaches to be “very careful” to prevent this “self-destructive sort of event" from taking place in the future.He pointed to American studies which indicate the use of banned anabolic steroids has spread beyond the amateur athletic community.He said some college students and recreational bodybuilders commonly use the muscle-building drugs simply to make them look better.That “is a social, medical problem which has a high priority” and can be used as an argument for more government funding for research on drug use in sport, he said.Manfred Donike, who heads the IOC-accredited drug testing lab near Cologne.West Germany, agreed drug use, particularly anabolic steroids, has become a social problem and one that requires government attention.And.he said, the fight against drugs in sport “has brought great profit for other areas,” including the development of drug testing computers which are used in regular health monitoring.Ljungqvist conceded those who chemically engineer athletic performances will likely always be a step ahead of those trying to detect cheating in sport.“We will probably not close the gap(entirely) but (will aim to) make the gap smaller and smaller.” he said.Did you know that.MOTHER’S DAY Mother’s Day was first proclaimed by U S.President Woodrow Wilson in 1914, after a persuasive letter writing campaign by Anna Jarvis, an unmarried school teacher from Grafton, W Va SEVEN BILLIONAIRES There are seven Canadian billionaires, says Fortune magazine: K.C.Irving, Kenneth Thomson! the three Reichmann brothers, Charles Bronfman and Galen Weston Letters A very impressive service Dear Editor: MILAN CENOTAPH On Sunday May 14, 1989, a Dedication Ceremony took place in Milan, Quebec, of a Cenotaph erected to honor men and women of the Milan District who served in World Wars I and II, and the Korean Conflict It was indeed a very impressive service.The local residents and visitors to the area will long admire and appreciate this memorial.HATS OFF to Duncan L.M-.Leod whose inspiration and direct'on saw this fine memorial erected, and to the friends and families of the veterans who supported the project.For those who missed this ceremony I would like to highlight the program Canadian Legion Branches #48 from Bury and #10 from Sherbrooke, together with members of the Army and Navy, Lennoxville, paraded to the cenotaph, along with visit- ing veterans.Rod Maclver read the Scripture, Duncan McLeod gave the address; the cenotaph was unveiled followed by Prayer of Dedication by Robert Sanford.The names of the veterans were read, the Last Post sounded by Bugler Warren Begbie, 2 minutes of silence observed.Reveille, 5 wreaths laid and the Soldiers Lament on the pipes.Clayton Grey took the Salute for the March Past.The flag bearers were George Smiley, Efforts greatly appreciated Dear Editor — The Lennoxville Committee for the Daffodil Campaign in aid of Cancer Research, would like to thank all the Volunteers in Lennoxville and surrounding areas, who helped to make Daffodil Day April 13, such a success.The progress which is being made daily in the field of Cancer Research would not be possible without the financial support, time and dedication of those drivers, canvassers, and distributors who have for many years helped in this worhty cause.Your efforts are greatly appreciated.MRS.JOHNNIE MOONEY Co-ordinator Lennoxville Committee Daffodil Campaign £ - ^ Roscoe Morrison and Ron Murphy The municipality of Milan hosted the many who attended to light refreshments in the Town Hall, much to the enjoyment of all.I’m sure many who attended were as proud as I that this memorial was erected in “The Village where I (and many of those present) went to school.” AGNES MACLEOD CLARK 1116 Leonard Ave Cornwall, Ontario Shame, shame SÏÏPÊRGÀÏÏGOGOBOfs SATURDAY JUNE 3rd STARTING AT 8:00 p.m SPiCIAL ATTRACTION ^ roue* skating dancer MASTER OF CEREMONIES: YANICK DANCERS NEW OWNER' p.0 AIFX PROPER HOTEL GILMOR bar WEST BROME 263-3835 ROUTE )04 Sincerely A matter of 15 day s There is far more to gardening than meets the eye ' 'J'J >U.( Dear Sir, I thought “The Record" had more class.I grew up with your paper in my parents home and always respected it.I hope you are not so hard up for money that you have to stoop to this sort of advertizing.It’s bad enough to see it in our local paper "Le Guide.” ] JEAN SCOTT Cowansville \ Dear Sir: Further to Mr.Holbrook's letter rb mail service which he is now satisfied with, please allow me to quote my experience this month.On M ay 8, my daughter mailed me Mother’s Day card from Newport, Vt.It arrived in Knowlton on May 23, a) matter of 15 days.So it had to go int< storage 10-12 days.Perhaps now that Canada Post an all recieving new wardrobes, that will improve their effeciency.Let’s hopel so, B.S.DUNN i Knowlton ] There was nothing, when I was a teen, more tedious to me than gardening — unless it was doing dishes, homework and cleaning my room.Time was short and after a full week in school, my idea of a good time on the weekend did not include hoeing, planting, weeding or harvesting.My parents’ idea of time well spent however, did not include hanging around the local chip stand or riding up and down Main Street in cars blaring out the latest Stone’s number or gossiping for hours on the telephone about who was dating who and what to wear to the grad.Their idea of fair play included things like their teenage offspring graciously sharing the responsibilities of home and garden maintenance, while my idea of fair play in eluded my parents letting me do what Jill’s parents let her do — namely, whatever she pleased.Since my pa rents were older and paid for things, their version of fair play carried somewhat more weight than mine did.And that meant gardening.NEVER EVER Oh, those bitter years of stooping over petunias, those knee-numbing months of separating irises, those dirt-filled weeks of crouching in the vegetable garden to weed and pluck peas.Never, ever, I swore, would I have a garden when I grew up.No, I would spend my adult summers dreamily swaying in a hammock reading whatever trash my heart desired with no one to tell me otherwise.With a cigarette and a bottle of booze on the side! Funny how things never quite turn out the way you expect them to.I honestly don’t know how it happened, but here I am with a chronic case of gardening-itis, without a hammock or a bottle of booze and determined to quit smoking! In fact.I would go so far as to say that few things give me as much plea sure these days as gardening.I sud denly realize that my parents, all those years, weren’t quite the maso-chists I thought they were.They ¦m,, Teri Coburn didn’t just garden to make more work for themselves.Nor were they the sadists I thought they were, whipping me into gardening action out of sheer cruelty.The truth was, they actually enjoyed gardening.And aside from needing help with it, they probably thought I just might enjoy it too one day.given some experience.As much as I hate to admit it, tney were right.I much prefer gardening for example, than hanging around the local chip stand.I am forever counting my lucky stars that 1 live in the country too, where the land spreads out before me just begging to be planted, instead of resorting to high-rise balcony gardening like my poor, green-thumbed Toronto friends.At last report, their over-zealous zuchini plant, with four-foot tentacles, was about to consume its flower pot on the fifteenth floor and their peas were desperately trying to scale the sliding glass door to their livingroom.(It seems they are anxious to buy a place in the country before their bountiful balcony devours them!) I am beginning to learn that there is far more to gardening than meets the eye.The science of it all fairly boggles the mind The money I am spending is boggling my pocketbook and the patience required is boggling my temperament I've always had to avoid bookstores and record shops given my propensity to blow every last cent on the latest novel by John Fowles or the latest version of Ravel's “Bolero.” But never, in my wildest imaginings, feared losing my grocery money to cut-rate flats of flowers! Our back porch has become the white-styrofoam-flowerbox capital of the country.Given their unbiodegra-dable character, they must, of course, be saved forever — if only to get a headstart on next year’s seeding.Meanwhile, my spouse has resorted to doing all the grocery shopping because he’s tired of trying to eat flowers and I am incapable of bypassing the flats outside Provigo to get inside to the food.Speaking of the science of gardening, the first rule of thumb (green or not) must surely be to start small.I didn’t.Consequently I am stuck with a flower-bed the size of China.It seems no amount of buying, borrowing or stealing can fill it.No amount of bending, kneeling, scratching or praying can rid it of the noxious nettles.Queen Anne’s Lace and persistent tree seedlings that threaten to turn it into the Guiness Book of World Record’s weed-bed of all time.But if the weeds are persiistent so are the slugs.And so am I ! I refuse to let my hard-won flowers succumb to the likes of slimy, crawly critters with a taste for pansies.Unfortunately, the cure is almost as distasteful as the disease, so to speak.The best way to get rid of slugs, organically, is to pour a little beer into the bottom of a small, plastic yogurt container, punch some holes (just big enough for a slug to slip through) into the top of the container and sink it into the garden so that the top is at ground level SLUGS LIKE BEER Slugs, it seems, like beer better than pansies.Down the hatch they go, one after the other, until you remember to empty the container.By then, they have rotted into a gooey stench unlike no other.While my mate is mildly miffed at having to share his beer with a bunch of slugs, the pansies are as happy as clams.So much for heedless spending and endless pest control One of my biggest problems is trying to combat my need for instant gratification I recently planted Scarlet Runner beans and Sweet Pea seeds to climb the trellises beside the house.The trouble is.they’re taking their own sweet time to do it.Finally the Sweet Peas reared their stubborn heads a few days ago and have grown by leaps and bounds since then.But the beans.Well, I’m wondering if I planted them upside down.Can you plant beans upside down?If you can, and they have grown upside down as far as the Sweet Peas have grown right-side up, I suspect my Scarlet Runners are presently running off with our septic tank! That’s the problem with planting seeds.You never know what they’ll do — or if they’ll do it before the dog stomps them into oblivion.If the dog doesn’t gallop through the carrot sprouts, the cat seductively splays herself across your most delicate poppy seedlings in wait for the hummingbird that is about to grace your Sweet William or become an hors d’oeuvre.Ah, but for the plants that make it, the miracle of it all is worth your efforts.From something the size of a soup noodle you get a humungus sunflower.From something the size of a crumb you get a 6-foot vine laden with aromatic flowers.There is no end to the variations.And while you hoe and weed and trim and harvest you’re out in the sun forgetting your troubles, forgetting the colourless, odorless acres of snow you’ve just emerged from, with glorious, tangible results like fresh veggies that put the produce section of your supermarket to shame and flowers that make the birds and bees swoon with glee before your grateful eyes.So, I guess I have to hand it to my folks for giving me green thumbs and gardening desires despite myself.For at this very moment I do believe I see Scarlet Runners flirting with the trellis.J ust goes to show you that even the poutiest teen can harbor horticultural tendencies that will bloom in time.If opportunity had favored me less, I might have turned out like my great uncle, who sowed his sparse lawn with what he thought was grass seed only to end up with a front yard full of turnips for all the world to laugh at! V The RECORD—Thursday.June 8.1889—5 Farm and Business #¦____thcj JKccora i Commons will look at interest on credit cards OTTAWA (CP) — There will be a good deal of animosity simmering under the veneer of parliamentary politeness when a Commons committee starts another review of credit card interest rates on Monday.Garth Turner, chairman of the Commons consumer affairs committee, has said MPs just want credit card issuers to explain why their interest charges have, in some cases, risen to 30 per cent.He insists the committee’s purpose is getting information to the public and that members aren’t indulging in bank bashing.But bank spokesmen are livid about the hearings.They maintain there is no new information to add to facts given the Commons finance committee on the issue two years ago and that MPs are making political hay at the institutions’ expense.If committee members are headline hunting, they’re on to a good thing.There are few other consumer issues Canadians can overwhelmingly identify with.We had 19.4-million credit cards in our wallets last year, up by two million from 1987.Although the MPs will also look at the calculation of interest charges by department store and hardware chains as well as gasoline companies, banks and trust companies are likely in for the roughest ride.Bank cards, such as VISA and MasterCard, are among the most widely held and MPs have said they want to focus on the gap between the prime rate, which financial institutions charge their most creditworthy customers, and the interest levied on credit cards.The prime rate is currently 13.5 per cent compared to the 19 to 20 per cent interest being charged on bank cards.Canadians’ total credit debt was $84.4 billion last year, more than double the amount of the federal deficit, says Statistics Canada.Of that, almost 30 per cent — $30.3 billion — accumulated on VISA and MasterCard alone.It’s estimated about half of all credit card users pay off the entire balance each month.Critics, among them finance committee chairman Don Blen-karn and the Consumers Association of Canada, say they want more consistency in the way card issuers determine their interest rate charges.They argue that the variety of annual fees, grace periods before the interest rate meter starts ticking and differences in whether interest is calculated from the date of purchase or the statement date confuse people and makes it hard to evaluate the advantages of various cards.But information published by the Consumer and Corporate Affairs Department shows a high degree of consistency in these factors within categories of cards.Of the 34 card issuers monitored by the department, only 11 currently require payment of an annual fee.Most are in the VISA group The annual fees range from a low of $6 a year at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Toronto Dominion Bank to $55 charged by American Express and Diners Club.Almost all retailers in the survey released last month were charging an annual interest rate fee of 28.8 per cent.Sunoco and Ultramar in terest stood at 24 per cent.Esso, Shell, Texaco and Irving Oil charge cards, which impose in terest as a penalty for late pay ment, were all at 24 per cent as well.Almost all VISA and MasterCard issuers have grace period of 21 days and charge interest from the date of purchase.Grace periods for major department store cards are almost uniformly 30 days and interest is charged from the billing statement date.Some of the most aggressive questioning in the committee hea rings will likely come from New Democrat MP John Rodriguez who has said banks, retailers and oil companies can’t be trusted to be fair to consumers on credit.Rodriguez has introduced a private member’s bill in the House that would peg credit card interest rates to the prime rate.It would require oil companies and retailers to set their rates no higher than 9.5 and 11.5 percentage points respectively over prime.Banks and trust companies would be limited to 6.5 and 8.5 per centage points above prime, depending on whether they charge annual fees.The consumers association has already said that approach is heavy handed and won’t get its support.Credit card interest rates gene rally move up with increases in the prime and Jacob Ziegler, a Univer sity of Toronto law professor, said if there is a large gap between the two, “people draw certain infe rences.“The credit card companies would say that isn’t a fair comparison because depending on the type of company, their cost structures vary enormously.“A bank’s costs associated with credit are obviously much smaller than someone like Eaton’s or any other business that has to pay the going rate for its money.” Banks and trust companies do a much higher volume of credit busi ness than other card issuers, which allows them to charge lower interest rates.“Those institutions would also argue that competition exists and even in a high interest rate period, consumers can switch to another card if they don’t want to pay a given 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strongly supported Crow's controversial policy of using high interest rates to cool off the economy and fend off renewed inflation.And since the budget, Crow- has told the Commons finance committee that the budget alone wasn’t enough to cause interest rates to fall.He wants the overheated economy to cool and Canadians to stop spending so freely.HOLDS STEADY The prime lending rate that banks charge their best customers has been holding steady at 13.5 per cent.The Bank of Canada’s trendsetting interest rate appeared to peak last month, but has since risen slightly.Canada’s gross domestic product fell in March and interest rates in the United States have fallen this week But car sales, another kev econo- mic indicator, have remained strong.The Conference Board of Canada and some other leading economic think tanks have said Canada will end up in a recession unless intc rest rates begin a quick decline.The board also released a stud\ Tuesday saying that business confidence in the economy is falling.with 46 per cent of executives surveyed expecting a slower eeo nomy in the last half of this year Wilson has stated that although the economy will slow this year after six years of expansion, the country will escape a recession six months of decline ‘Duopoly.They’re partners in profit’ Air prices will soar as deregulation fails — author By Rob Garrick TORONTO (CP) — Air fares will rise 30 per cent in the next year or two because of Canada’s ineffectual airline deregulation policy, says the author of a year-long study on the issue.Deregulation, begun in January 1988, was supposed to cut prices and expand consumer choice by making it easier for new airlines to start operating, lawyer Andrew Roman said Wednesday.Instead, the domestic airline industry is now a “duopoly” 98-percent controlled by Air Canada and PWA Corp., owner of Canadian Airlines International and War-dair, said Roman, who compiled the $35,000 study for the Public Interest Research Centre.The centre, funded by the government and private donations, is a public policy research group that recently investigated the controversial issue of banks selling insu- rance.In his study, Roman says that through their joint Gemini computer reservation system, which serves the vast majority of Canada’s travel agents, Canadian Airlines and Air Canada are able to promote themselves over competitors who must pay to be listed on the service.“The competition between Air Canada and Canadian is likely to be very limited because they’re partners in the same reservation system — they’re partners in profit,” Roman said.He said the federal government’s competition tribunal is expected to decide soon on whether Gemini lessens competition, but court appeals could postpone a final ruling for up to three years.SWAMPS EXPERTS Roman said Ottawa’s competition experts are too swamped by high-profile transactions, such as Molson’s proposal to merge its bre- wing operations with those of Carling O’Keefe, to be able to deal swiftly with Gemini.He also laid some of the blame for the concentration in Canada’s airline industry on the Bureau of Competition Policy, criticizing it for approving a string of mergers that saw small, regional carriers become partners with the Big Two.“We’ve replaced airline regulation with competition policy, but competition policy isn’t up to the job," he said.Roman’s study, partly financed by the federal Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, recommends Ottawa create a “fast-track complaint system” to rule on competition issues.And rather than bringing back airline regulation, it proposes withdrawing the federal law limiting the share held by foreigners in Canadian airlines to 25 per cent in order to attract new players to the Canadian market.With the chokehold Air Canada and Canadian have on the market, however, any new airline risks the same downfall as Wardair, Roman said.“If a new airline comes in, like Wardair they'd have to price cut to such an extreme degree that it would amount to selling below cost and would mean they couldn't survive.” Roman said the best prospect for competition wdth the airlines is the train, especially since plane ticket prices starting rising following PWA’s buyout of Wardair.“There are going to be more people wanting to return to passenger rail and finding it not there" because of government cutbacks on Via Rail subsidies in the April budget, Roman said.“That is something, I suggest, that the federal government has not considered in its deficit-cutting operation.” Economist: Canada must cut agricultural subsidies By Alex Binkley OTTAWA (CP) — There must be progress on reducing agriculture subsidies in the next 18 months or farmers will face the same kind of economic whiplash they've endured most of this decade, says University of Manitoba economist Clay Gilson.“If there is no progress by December 1990 (on an agriculture trade agreement), then we could be in for a repeat of 1981 to 1986,” Gilson told a news conference Wednesday about a study he did for the C D.Howe Institute, a private research organization.“We can’t have a baek-to-back trade battle any more than we can withstand a back-to-back drought.” World prices for grains and many other farm products fell sharply after 1981 because of an agriculture subsidies battle between the United States and the European Community.Thousands of Canadian farmers went broke or left their farms.The federal government paid out $2.1 billion in support to grain producers across the country in 1986 and 1987.Prices rose last year, but mainly because of a drought in Canada and the United States which cut the Prairie grain harvest by about one-third.Ottawa has said it will provide $850 million in compensation to grain, oilseed, corn and horticulture producers across Central and Western Canada.Countries like Canada cannot afford to support their farmers through another round of an Ame-rican-European subsidies battle.“The cost to farmers of the European Community-U.S.subsidies 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operation of homes for the aged as well as a wide range of programs.Every municipality across Canada faces the same challenges in meeting the needs of aging people.Rapelje (pronounced Rapel-jay), who has been involved with the elderly for 38 years and is former president of the Ontario Gerontology Association, is a sought-after expert on housing and programs for an aging population.FUTURE WORRIES “The real challenge is: How are we going to assure that there will be the best possible 1 ife for this growing group?” Rapelje said in an interview.“I have some real worries about what the future holds.” There is no single group of services or type of living arrangement suitable for all old people, he stressed.In an effort to adjust to that reality, Rapelje and his staff are providing care and services for the elderly based on an assessment of their needs.For example, there are more than 30 so-called satellite homes in the Niagara Region.These are ordinary private homes in which the owners, under contract with the region, provide accommodation for seniors.Rapelje’s department alsooffers day-care programs where seniors can be looked after during the day.This provides relief to care-givers and helps seniors live in their own homes as long as possible.A variety of other services help older people remain independent and in their own homes : Meals on Wheels; home-help services, ranging from lawn cutting and snow shovelling to house cleaning; home sharing, which brings people together to live in a house ; lunches served to seniors in community centres or churches; telephone contact; friendly visiting; and postal security alert, in which letter carriers make routine checks on older people living alone.INVOLVE SENIORS Rapelje’s department also encourages able and healthy seniors to become volunteers in the community and become part of the “adopt-a-grandparent” program.There is also something called “grandparents in action,” in which older people go into schools to read to students or help teach such skills as knitting.“We must always remember that residents in long-term facilities such as homes for the aged or nursing homes are the same people who lived in the community yesterday,” Rapelje says.“Their new homes must reflect their expectations, which don’t change.They have the same need of privacy, visits from their grandchildren, pets, their prized possessions.” Rapelje says most long-term care facilities have not been designed for the unique needs of their clients, nor have staff been trained to meet those needs.But he is trying to change that.In 1988, two new homes for the aged opened in the region, in Nia-gara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie.ALTER VIEWS “The objective was to build homes that would start to change the public perception of long-term facilities,” says Rapelje.In four older homes — in Welland, St.Catharines, Niagara Falls and Port Colborne — the program to change perceptions has been well under way.This has been done by “lightening up” daily living in these institutions, says Rapelje.Hospitallike settings have been changed to more homey environments.Schedules have been relaxed.As well, an effort has been made to better understand the needs of staff.As he walks away from Northland Manor in Port Colborne, Rapelje turns and says: “We have a choice.We can either warehouse them (the elderly) or we can develop goals and objectives that will assure them the best possible lives once they need to be in long-term care.” Judy Creighton welcomes letters at The Canadian Press, 36 King St.E., Toronto, Ont.M5C2L9, but cannot promise to answer all correspondence personally.Scaring children is a .power trip Ann Dear Ann Landers: Enclosed is a clipping form a Michigan paper that made me furious.As you can see, it is a photo of an 8-year-old boy with a snake wrapped around his neck.A look of terror is in the child’s eyes.An adult male is laughing.I would like to know what is so funny.Why do so many adults (almost always men) think that scaring children is great fun?My husband, “Jim,” does this with our 5-year-old son, “Billy.” Jim is a good father, but for some unknown reason, he gets a charge out of frightening the boy.He insists that Billy watch scary movies with him.I refuse to look.I’ve seen Jim sneak up behind the boy and grab him by the neck.When we’re at our summer place, Jim will pretend to push Billy off the pier and then “save him.” Billy ends up laughing, but for the moment, I know he is scared stiff.The boy has nighmares.He calls, “Mommy, Mommy,” and when I go to him he tells me about his bad dream.When I cuddle him my husband says I’m making a sissy out of the boy.What do you suggest, Ann?Jim refuses to go for counseling, and I am beside myself with frustration.— Michigan Mom Dear Mich.: Adults who frighten children “all in fun” are acting out their deep-seated hostility.They Landers enjoy the power they have over these little ones.Almost always someone did the same thing to them when they were children.Give Billy as much emotional support as possible.When Jim behaves in an abusive manner toward the child, stand up to him and say, “Cut it out! It’s not funny.” In other words, verbalize your feelings and let Billy know that you understand his fears and you are on his side.Dear Ann Landers: I just saw myself in your column.The letter from the girl who wanted to marry a guy nobody liked but her.You asked, “Where’s the fire?” How right you were to question a 17-year-old who wants to rush into the most important decision of her lif e.When I was 17, I married a guy nobody liked but me.It wasn’t long before I didn’t like him very much either.I stayed with him for 37 years, even though he was mean and abusive.He rarely spoke a civil wor-a tn me.My life was a nightmare.I don’t know how I survived his cruelty.I cried my eyes out for years, and when the tears dried up I became bitter.I left him when the children were grown, even though I had no money and no education.But I was free at last.I am 76 years old now and a little lonely perhaps, but at least I have peace of mind and I no longer live in fear of saying or doing the wrong thing.I pray that the girl who wrote to you reads this letter, Ann.I wmnt to say to her, “Don’t do it, child.” — No Name please (Nashville) Dear No Name: The most useful part of this column is hearing from people who have been there and offer counsel born of experience.Thanks for writing, Nashville.I, too, hope that the 17-year-old sees your letter and listens.STAR BREAK Gem of the Day: George Bernard Shaw wrote to Winston Churchill: Dear Mr.Churchill: Enclosed are two tickets to my new play, which opens Thursday night.Please come and bring a friend, if you have one.Sir Winston replied: Sorry, I have a previous engagement and cannot attend your opening.However, I will come to the second performance, if there is one.Challenging male arm-wrestlers Life Shorts TORONTO (CP) — Pumpkin may be a vegetable that’s most popular around Halloween, but it also will be making a bold fashion statement this autumn.Pumpkin, as well as browns, apricot, and plum, will be among the most popular colors in makeup, as well as clothes, says Carol Anne DeCarlo Lindsay, a spokesman for the Estee Lauder cosmetics company.“Lips will be ripe with pumpkins, berries and persim mons, and cheeks will flush with russets and pumpkins,” DeCarlo Lindsay says.“The fall makeup look is natural, a very individualized look.There will be lots of color and blending to give a sheer look.” As part of the natural look, eyeliner will be reserved for the top of the eyes, with shadow lining the bottom, and mascara will be black or black-brown, DeCarlo Lindsay says.Among the most popular shades in nail polish will be pumpkin and ruby, she adds.WINNIPEG (CP) — Singer People with permanent tans may have genetic disease — hemochromatosis lÆriTa'SmS™ STtaSSTSSSSSS a.'aS_lTU!,',eW.!tU; wrongly the, feel tired because of though she realizes it makes major record companies reluctant to sign her on.“Asking me to get up there and sing a love song about a man I’m in love with would be like asking John Cougar Mellencamp to sing about a man he’s in love with — it would be lying — it wouldn’t be his experience,” Bishop, 40, said in an interview following the release of her most recent album.The blues and folk singer said many gay performers tone down their politics in order to enhance their careers.MONTREAL (CP) — Liane Dufresne, a 22-year-old Quebecer who holds a world title in female armwrestling, wants to flex her 40-centimetre biceps at Mike Tyson and make him cry for mercy.The heavyweight boxing champ hasn’t yet answered the challenge but other well-built men have bowed their heads to Dufresne, whose biceps are 10 centimetres bigger than the average woman’s.Dufresne’s 167.5-centimetre frame is packed with 80 kilograms of mostly muscle and she’s psychologically ready to take on anyone — male or female.Dufresne says she has beaten more than 100 male opponents since winning the women’s professional arm-wrestling title in the 66-kilogram-and-over division four years ago.Now she can’t enter a bar without dozens of men pointing at her and saying: “I know you’ll beat me, but .” Challenges come with the territory, as do poor losers.“Sometimes, I have to beat a man five times.It's impossible for him to accept that he lost.” Dufresne, who jogs and follows a high-carbohydrate diet, doesn’t drink or smoke.Each day she lifts weights for 2V2 hours and pulls a mechanical arm attached to a 55-kilogram weight for 30 minutes.Last fall, with financial support from a chain of restaurant-bars, she launched a provincewide armwrestling competition with finals in September.Dufresne, whose right arm is insured for $1 million, won her title against Carolyn Liebel of Dallas, a 180-centimetre.136-kilogram bruiser, in 1985.But Dufresne and armwrestling go back a long way.When she was 12, her father hesitated to take her to a gymnastics class.She picked him up — all 100 kilograms of him.That made Rene Dufresne, Mr.Province of Quebec for 1981.listen.After that, she said, “Whenever there was a competition for women, my father put me in it.” Hard times from hard drugs in Cairo CAIRO (Reuter) — Abdo, an Egyptian clothing merchant, tried to saw off his wife's arm when she refused to give him her last gold bracelet to buy heroin.“I held on to her hand, grabbed a kitchen knife and cut into her arm.I barely heard her screams.All I wanted and thought of was getting her bracelet and my heroin.His story is one of many spine-chilling tales being told as the modern scourge of hard drugs takes hold in Cairo's ancient boulevards and back streets.Dealers with automatic weapons have fought gunbattles with police.Some tenements carry posters with a skull and crossbones warning against “white poison.” Hard drugs are tearing at the fabric of Egypt’s deeply traditional Muslim society.People are shocked and worried.For many, headlines like Young Mother Found Rotting in Car After Overdose, Son Kills F’ather for Heroin, or Heroin-Addicted Teenager Mugs Handicapped Man existed only in the West.TORONTO (CP) —When she was 19, Marie Warder married a man whose good looks were enhanced by a tan he never seemed to lose.Tom, whom she called her bronze soldier, had just returned to their home town near Johannesburg from military duty in Europe at the end of the Second World War.But neither she nor Tom knew the tan that made him look so healthy was a sign of the genetic disease hemochromatosis, which can cause death in middle age.For the last nine years, his wife has been struggling to make Canadians aware of the disease.She has written a book for lav- men.The Bronze Killer, published by Imperani, about the condition and her family’s experience.Warder has also been the driving force behind the formation of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society from the couple’s home in British Columbia.In simple terms, the disease is an overload of iron in the body.Excess iron accumulates in vital organs — most commonly the liver, pancreas and heart and in skin and joints — causing damage that often leads to a host of diseases like diabetes, cirrhosis of the liver, heart muscle disease, arthritis, impotence and premature menopause.If diagnosed before damage is done, treatment can ward off ma ny of the complications, although there is no cure.The treatment, bloodletting to remove iron, must continue for life on a regular basis, typically three or four times a year.When blood containing iron, is removed, the body pulls the iron it needs out of tissues, reducing the amount stored in organs.Tom’s condition had not been diagnosed when, in his 40s, he developed diabetes that was difficult to bring under control, failing eyesight and heart disease.In hospital in Johannesburg, medical specialist Thomas Bothwell recognized the underlying cause of the patient's diabetes, chest pain and fatigue.It was too late to prevent the damage to his body or ward off the later development of arthritis, but treatment saved Tom’s life.The Warders moved to Canada to be near their daughter and her family almost 15 years ago when Tom was 50.Doctors had expected him to live only a few months more.Warder says she is alarmed that many doctors still consider the condition so rare that they never Le Cache Pot offers you vast selection, competitive prices, and a dynamic team, with your satisfaction their #1 priority. or 4'/i, electric heating, new carpeting, balcony.central vacuum, on Dead-end street.Available now or July.Call (819) 822-3323, 563-3022 or 564-8652.TWO 4'k room apartments in new building, Belvidere Street, Lennoxville.Call (819) 849-2544.WATERVILLE — 4'h room apartment for rent, available now.Call (819) 837-3052.4’/?- 2 bedroom apartment near Galerie 4-Saisons and C.H.U., new building, carpeting in every room, electric heating, sub-lease to June '89, $400 , immediate occupancy.Call (819) 562-5721 or 566-1501.S'h, 6V} — Super large, modern, 2 bathrooms, in quadriplex, close to all services and transportation.Call and reserve now! 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July 5, Park Safari, Hemmingford; July 22, Christmas in July, Knowlton; August 1-11, Newfoundland Adventure of the Sea; August 5, Glengary Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario.Please reserve early.Information Randy/Marlene McCourt (819) 845-7739.Escapade Travel (819) 563-5344, Quebec permit holder 1980 CAMARO Z-28, automatic, very good condition, color Red.Price: $2,950.Call (819) 845-4256.AIRSTREAM TRAILER, 31 foot, twin beds, complete rear bath, large front livng area, air conditioner, excellent condition.Tow vehicle also for sale.(Will deliver).Call (819) 842-2362.1983 YAMAHA MAXIM 1100, excellent condition, $1,500.Call Frank at (819) 565-9453.A RUNNING COLLECTOR S ITEM — 23 foot wooden hull Grew in good condition with twin 120 h.p.Chevrolet motors.Recently refinished deck.Minor mechanical repairs required.Asking only $5,000.Call (819) 842-2167 or 842-2421, North Hatley.DORAL BOAT and trailer, MW, inboard/ outboard 140 h.p., 90 hours use.like new Call (819) 876-2330.SUPERB PETERBOROUGH fishing boat, cedar, 16', very clean with towing and Evinrude 18 h.p electric motor.Price: $1,750.Can be seen at 839 baroque Street, Sherbrooke.Î blad, Bronica.Kodak, binoculars, microscopes, projectors.109 Frontenac Street.Sherbrooke Tel: (819) 562-0900 EATON Summer Look at Eaton Now! insert in the Sherbrooke Record, Wednesday, June 7th, 1989.Page 3 C- North Country' sport shirt: not available.D- Cotton poplin sport shirts from Y.S.L.are available in long and short sleeves.19 B-C- Panasonic microcassette recorders RN115 should be "C".RN105 should be “ B".Keying is reversed.26 E- “Teemate" Deluxe golf bag.Should read vinyl/nylon.Eaton reg.89.98 each, 69.99.31 H-J- Philips hair dryer's copy is correct but illustrations are reversed.37 D to F- Stratford collection: incomplete choices of designs, colors and sizes.40 A- RF1720 frost-free fridge does not have an ice cube tray shelf as shown.41 B- Eaton Viking dryer has no drum light.48 A- "Getracan” cotton T-shirt, colour Green’ available in Montreal area only.43 Freshwater pearls with bonus /18" triple strand incorrectly described / length should be 16".Following items are not offered in Sherbrooke store.Page 9 C- Double-breasted YSL wool blazer.14 B- Levi's striped shirt, blue/green.15 A to F- Sung for men by Alfred Sung.16 A-B- Ralston products.17 J- Soap on a rope Tabra.31 C- Moulinex coffee maker.26 E- Teemate deluxe golf bag, navy/grey.F- Cabretta leather golf glove black and right hand bone.42 G- Mother of pearl tear-drop shape earrings.28 G-H- Eaton Imperial exterior paint.43 A- Freshwater pearls with bonus.29 E- ‘Snap-cut’ electric hedge trimmer.K- Paramount electric power blower.Delay of 2 weeks: Page 19 E- Panasonic AM/FM cassette player model RQ-V50.45 B1- (Not shown) Short sleeved placket T-shirt.20 J-K- Canvas bags, L- Nylon back packs.22 L- Sesame street pool.Following items are available on special order only: Page 36 A-A1- Storage bunk-bed.F- Mirrored wardrobe.39 A-B- Simmons Beau-tyresf.Eaton regrets any inconvenience.60 Articles for sale 60 Articles for sale ATARI VIDEO GAME SET.6 joysticks, 29 game cassettes, $175.Call at suppertime, Serge.565-7656.BENJAMIN MOORE PAINT at contractors prices.Ferronnerie Wellington.31 Wellington St South, Sherbrooke Tel (819) 564-8525.COLONIAL MAPLE dining room table with 4 chairs, $600.hutch (unusual semicircular top), $475.and Bensman of New York upright piano, $875.Call (819) 567-1666 days or 875-3048 evenings.COLUMBIA 5 h.p.riding lawn mower, Briggs & Stratton motor, in good condition.Call (819) 842-2756.TV/BAR/bookshelves unit $250.2 3-light chrome lamps $40.Kenmore humidifier $100.Electrohome modular radio/stereo/8 track cassette $100 Tel: 566-6790 LOOKING FOR a gift that's unique, how about a wood carving or hand-painted ceramic plate.We also carve Coats of Arms, club crests, covered bridges, etc.Take a ride to Baldwin's Mills and follow the signs, we re the last house on chemin Lyon.You'll find a good selection of gift items as well asf ree coffee Saturday p.m.Call (819) 849-3956.MAGGIES — Open 5 days a week Wednesday to Friday from 1 p.m.to 6 p.m.Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.Special hand crafted gifts, stained glass.Drop in for that special Father s Day gift.450 Harvey Road.Birchton.NEW MILLER WELDER "230'' and equipment; McKee harvester, 8-ton wagon, unloader, pipes; roto-tiller; horse-hoe; cultivator.Call (819) 875-3654 evenings.1371 Route 212 West PRINCE PRINTS.The Record photo crew made hundreds of pictures during Prince Philip's visit.To choose your souvenir photographs call (819) 569-6345 QUALITY PAINTS and varnishes.Savings of 40% or more Example, our opening special good until June 10: One-coat latex interior$9.99/4 litres(sugges-ted retail price $20.).Produced by the manufacturer of Circa 1850 Products.Contractor prices also available.6 College Street.Lennoxville.(819) 562-4589.SILAGE WRAP FILM for round hay bales, white, 20 inch, 5000 feet.1.0 mil.Call Equip-O-Sol Inc.(819) 835-5415 Compton or (819) 876-2806 Stanstead.SNOWBLOWER for sale, Dettson,5foot, 3 point hitch, $800.Call (514) 538-3477 UTILITY TRAILER, wood lathe, gas hot water tank, 26" color T V., Lazy-boy chair, wooden ice-box.wringer washer, assorted furniture.Call (819) 845-4629 1976 DODGE VAN, also camper.Can be seen at 54 Downs Street.Lennoxville.3-PIECE CHESTERFIELD set, $200 Couch.4-seater, dark grey.$150., very good condition.Call (819) 562-1856.61 Articles wanted BOX FOR PICK-UP truck (replacement box), 8 feet, Chevrolet or GMC.Call (819) 563-9693.62 Machinery MASSEY FERGUSON HAYBINE 925, 9 foot cut, excellent condition, $3,000.Call (819) 875-3540.66 Livestock PASTURE, fresh water pond, 22 acres, $200.for season.Between Sherbrooke and North Hatley.Call (819) 562-1717.68 Pets GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS, purebred, 6 weeks.Call (819) 562-6441.GOLDEN RETRIEVERS for sale —Beautiful litter born April 1 and ready for good homes only.Registered, guaranteed and had all puppy shots.Call (819) 843-2222.SALON TOUTOU — Grooming and clipping.Boarding.Call (819) 562-1856.70 Garage Sales BONDVILLE Saturday, June 10 from 9 a,m.to 4 p.m.at 208 Frizzle Road,Bondville.2deer rifles, clothesdryer, 2-man tent, exercise bike, mag wheels, antique dishes and much more.BURY 527-528 Main, 885 Hardwood Flat Road, June 10.5 h.p.tiller; 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Ann Milsom and Betty Sutton, the Consevation; The Museum theme at the Colby-Curtis museum this year is “Textiles - Victorian Home”.There is a special feature added, this is antiquedolls, and original hand-made clothing.The portrait of Mr.Child has been restored and framed and is now on display.Grants have been received from both Provincial and Federal government departments that greatly assists in the work of the museums.Ivy Hatch presented the necrology report noting the death of many Thursday, June 8, 1989 I‘Your ‘Birthday Stanstead County born people and that of the Society president, Donald Prangley in August 1988.Theresa Skelton presented the proposed slate of officers and directors for another year, all elected by the floor.Appreciation was given to Max Pelley who has been for a period of years the custodian of The Barn museum but has now, due to his health, resigned.In the absence of archivist Ann Kasowski, her report was given by Elizabeth Getty (Prangley) noting the genealogy research that has been done the past year as relatives search for information about their ancestors.There were 23 acquisitions the past year.The new archives was opened May 20 and is a credit to the Colby-Curtis museum and the Society.“I have been pleased with the progress the past year”, were Ann’s closing comments.June 17-18 is the weekend of celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Stanstead County Historical Society.To commemorate this event on June 17, there will be Sherry and the sharing of the anniversary cake from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m.It is hoped all members and friends will attend.In regards to the finances of the Society, Mrs.Blandford said “they are sound”.Treasurer Francois Ayette has resigned and appreciation was given him.Several of the Society Journals are on sale, Volumes 6, 7 and up.Theresa Skelton presented the Planning Committee report from her husband in his absence noting six meetings had been held.The Donald Prangley Memorial ramp at the Colby-Curtis museum has been completed, so has the Archives room Now, the committee is making plans for the next building to house The Barn exhibits.Bill Milsom, chairman for the fund raising, said four meetings have been held with close to 100% attendance.A logo has been approved, an “attractive pin and can be worn with pride”, he said.These will go on sale.The Steam and Gas Show scheduled for June 17-18 coincides with the Society's anniversary and the Steam and Gas committee will donate proceeds to the building funds of the Historical Society, so Bill suggested everyone give this their support.Ann Milsom spoke for the Conservation committee, mentioning special care required and given for the preservation of textiles and other items to keep them in acid free storage, she also mentioned the present displays in the museum.Mrs.Blandford introduced the three new members to the Board, Albert Elliott, Harry Isbrucker and David Lepitre.* * * The Society executive and Board members elected are as follows: Honorary presidents, Arthur E.Curtis and Malcolm MacDonald; Honorary Vice-presidents, Charles C.Colby, Kenneth Bald- win anu r j.«Bill) Taylor.Immediate Past President, Maurice Berry; President.Irene Blandford; Executive Vice-President, William Milsom; Vice-President, Ann Kasowski; Treasurer.Malcolm MacDonald; Membership Secretary, Gertrude Ketcham; Publishing and Planning, Ann Pelley; Journal Editor.Elizabeth Getty (Prangley); Planning Long Range, Building, C.J.(Kit) Skelton; Archivist, Ann Kasowski; Librarian, Marion Morrill; Landscaping, Margo Skelton; Curator, Conservation, Anne Milsom; Conservation, Betty Sutton; Cemetery Records, Elaine May and Philip Poaps; Activities, Denis Chenette; Honorary Legal Counsel, John Colby.In addition to the above named there are another 19 Directors, plus secretary, Jeanne D Arc Clowery.The speaker Elvyn Baldwin was introduced by Kenneth Baldwin who said Elvyn is a member of the pioneer family who settled in the Barnston area in 1799 coming here from Connecticut.His address, a most interesting one was “Methodism in Barnston”.This Christian religion movement began as a direct result of a vivid personal ex-perience which came to two brothers in May 1738 who began “spreading of Scriptural holiness over the land”.The movement was introduced to the New World by im- migrants, most notably Philip Embury of Ireland who settled in New York in 1760.In Canada the movement began with the preaching of Lawrence Coughland in 1765 in Newfoundland.The first preaching in Quebec was by a man named James Tuffy in 1789.Barnston got its name from a place in England and its boundaries were determined by Royal Warrant in 1792.The story by Elvyn was descriptive of the early history of Barnston, the first settlers and development of the area.The first meeting of the Methodists in Barnston was in a log cabin of Josiah Burroughs in 1803.Their home was the stopping place of the circuit preachers from New England and the place where they had their meetings.It was in 1837 under the leading of Elder Israel Ide, a church building was erected at Barnston Comer.It was a community church building.Near the end of June 1886, the work on the Methodist church in Heathton was started.The building committee engaged William P.Belknap to do the work and he was the first cousin of Walter G.Belknap who was one of the main buil-ders of the Baldwin’s Mills Methodist church in 1888.Of course now the little white church in Baldwin’s Mills that Card parties held around the Townships June 8, 1989 In the year ahead you will gain a greater understanding of how many small parts can be used to create a whole.Before your next birthday you may piece something together of considerable size or benefit.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You have good leadership qualities today and it looks like they will be put into play in several instances.Taking charge of situations will come automatically.Trying to patch up a broken romance?The Astro-Graph Matchmaker can help you to understand what to do to make the relationship work Mail $2 to Matchmaker.P.O.Box 91428, Cleveland.OH 44101-3428.CANCER (June 21-July 22) Business and finance are the two areas where you are likely to be the most effective today, even though what you do now may not yield a return until a later date.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) You might be extremely lucky today where your hopeful expectations are concerned.You could benefit in two ways from a pair of matters that are somewhat related VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) Today's gestures will win you the respect of your peers, because when you do things for others, you II do so in ways that do not call attention to yourself, yet earns you the spotlight.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) Friends will be respectful of your opinions today because they'll innately know you have something extra going for you.It's a big plus called optimism.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) Do not be afraid to think big today, especially if you're involved in a promising joint venture.This is a propitious day for expanding your enterprise to the benefit of both.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) Conclusions you arrive at today are likely to be the right ones, because your judgment ir.'ceptionally keen and it’s not like’ u II overlook any important U .CAPR’ OR! (Dec.22-Jan.19) Com-P anun 'or work or service you per-k n today might be more generous than usual.Do your best, because what you receive will be proportionate to the quality of your efforts.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) Things look extremely favorable for you today in the romance department.Try to spend as much time as possible with the one you love the most.It should be a happy occasion.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) Tasks or assignments you have to deal with today could be accomplished more easily than usual.Do not put off until tomorrow things you know you can do today.ARIES (March 21-April 19) Because you’ll be equipped to see the positive side of things today, you’ll create your own good fortune.Your winning inclinations have good chances of being fulfilled.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) If you are more imaginative and creative where your household finances are concerned you could come up with some constructive budget stretchers.Work on ways to get better monetary mileage.© 1939, NEWSPAPKR ENTERPRISE ASSN Thursday, June 8, 1989 NORTH 6-8-89 ?A K 6 ?A K 5 ?K 9 +98643 WEST EAST 4 ?Q J 10 3 V Q J 10 8 2 *9 6 ?A 7 5 4 3 2 ?Q J 8 6 + .15 ?Q 10 7 SOUTH ?9 8 7 5 4 2 + 7 4 3 ?10 ?A K 2 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: North South W'est North East 1 NT Pass 4 ?All pass Opening lead: V Q BULWER — A 500 card party was held in the Bulwer Community Center on May 18 qith 14 tables in play.Frizes were as follows: Ladies’ 1st, Jean Dunn scoring 6360; 2nd, Alice Drake with 6140; the consolation went to Ruby Stanley.Gents’ 1st, George Buck with 6260; 2nd, Luc Morrissette with 5920; consolation went to Albert Gray.Door prizes: Ken Fraser, Doug Pegg, Mabel Mackay, Alphia Lowry, Doreen Rand, Ernestine Hodge, Rena Lassenba, Sylvia Tyler and Susie Fraser.Mickie Povey won the Half and Half.WATERVILLE — Another successful card paty was held at St.John’s Anglican Church Hall on May 26, when cards were played at eight tables.First prize, Gertrude Watson; second, Huguette Maheux; third.Gaby Bachand; fourth, Isabel Nelson; consolation, Mary Hartwell.The prize for any 9 bid without the joker, was won by Gerald Fowler.The raffle, ten dollars, went to Mickie Povey.Door prizes claimed by Archie Moulton, Dorothy Marlin, Fred Walker, Esther Coté, Gertie Hetherington, Frank Nelson, Gerald Harvey, Dot McCourt, Lloyd Fowler, Albino Marancin, Beulah Walker and Léda Fournier.Our next card party will be held on June 9 at 2 p.m.and this will be our last one until fall.* * * ROCK ISLAND — Organized by Doris Hartley, President of the Border Senior Citizens and her committee, an enjoyable progressive 500 card party took place on the evening of May 24 in the Fellowship Hall of Stanstead South church.There were eleven tables to play and a lot of fun and laughter.The scores were tabulated and the following were presented a prize.Ladies high.Hazel Davis, low, Mary Wilson.Men’s high, Edward Thompson; low, George Hatch.Nine no trump, John Kimp-ton; Skunk, Roger Laravee; and 3 x 4’s, Knetha Reeves.Door prizes were claimed by Annie Laravee.Isabel Nelson, Hilda Nelson, Rupert Huckins, Lyle Wilson, Ivy Hatch, Austin Young, Annie Fletcher.Feme Harvey, Knetha Reeves, Murray Gilbert, Roger Laravee, and Charles Lawton.Refreshments were served by Doris, Hazel Hand, Rheta Bishop and Geraldine Harvey.Lloyd Bishop was at the door to greet all attending and collect the admission of $2.00 each.Doris welcomed everyone before the games started and afterwards thanked them for coming to support the seniors group.BROOKBURY — The first in a series of card parties sponsored by the Brookbury W.I.was held at their hall on Friday evening, May 26.In spite of the very wet evening a goodly number attended, and cards were played at eleven tables.Prizewinners were: Ladies 1st, Jo Stowe; 2nd, Faye Coleman.Gents 1st, Reggie Thompson; 2nd, Gordon MacAulay.Making 10 no trump: Ladies, Lena Dougherty; gents, Reggie Thompson.Taking a trick with 4 of spades: Herbert Lassenba.Most skunks: several had to draw and Rebecca Lindsay won for the ladies and John Gill for the gents.overlooks Lake Lyster is known as the United Church Mr.Baldwin was warmly thanked for his historic paper which depicted many, many hours of labor and research.It is hoped that it will be published in full in the Society Journal, Volume 14 in the year 1991.The speaker was presented with the Belding Atlas in appreciation of this paper.Mrs.Blandford had many expressions of appreciation to members and friends who have worked, and supported the Society, and the College for permitting the meeting in Pierce Hall.Ann Pelley thanked Mrs.Blandford for her work and dedication Afterwards, walking over to the Colby-Curtis museum the dedication ceremony of the Donald Prangley ramp and plaque took place in their presence which included Don’s family.The new archives room was viewed as was the displayed artifacts, then many went to Centenary church hall in Stanstead for the salad tea served by the church Allegro Unit and was another pleasant closing to an enjoyable afternoon.Sunday, May 21 a bus conveyed a number of members to visit the seven Eastern Townships museums between Stanstead and Sherbrooke, Colby-Curtis being one of the seven.Door prizes were claimed by Herbert Rowell and Ernestine Hodge.A W.I.member thanked everyone for coming and a tasty lunch was served at the close of the evening.Another party will be held on Friday evening, June 9.* * * SAND HILL — The first card party for the summer season at St.Luke’s Hall in Sand Hill was held on May 25 with twelve tables of players.Ladies’ first prize was won by Gertie Hetherington with a score of 6740, second by Ellen Ride with a score of 6200 and the consolation went to Arlene Whittier with a score of 3320.Men’s first prize was won by A1 Bradley with a score of 6040, second by Luc Morrissette with a score of 5640 and the consolation went to Gerald Fowler with a score of 3600.Door prizes were won by Alice Mandigo, Lloyd Fowler, Douglas Pegg, Bill Ride and Archie Nelson.Lunch was served by members of St.Luke’s A.C.W.Their next card party will be held there on Thursday, June 8.Unnatural procedure By James Jacoby When the declarer is confronted with particularly nasty distribution, he may be forced to play in an unnatural manner.Had South caught a particularly bad dummy, he might have had little play for four spades, but a six-card major suit plus an A-K on the side is enough to gamble the game.And dummy was quite adequate.Declarer took the ace of hearts and immediately cashed the ace of spades.When West showed out, declarer had to hope for good fortune someplace other than in trumps.So declarer played a club back to his king and led the 10 of diamonds.West won the ace and continued with the jack of hearts to dummy’s king.The king of diamonds allowed South to shed his losing heart, but he still had to lose two more trump tricks and a club.To make the contract, declarer must come to his hand with the king of clubs and continue by cashing the ace of clubs.Then he can lead up to dummy’s diamond king West wins the aee but cannot take a club trick.When West continues with a heart, declarer wins in dummy, plays king of diamonds shedding a club, and then ruffs a club.He can now return to dummy with the other high spade to get rid of his losing heart on a good club.It seems unnatural to set up a club trick for the defense before leading up to the king of diamonds, but that is the only way the contract can be made.James Jacoby 's books “Jacoby on Bridge' and “Jacoby on Card Games’ (written with his father, the late Oswald Jacoby) are now available at bookstores Both are published by Pharos Books © 1989.NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSN Women's Institute members hold regular meeting ASTRO-GRAPH BRIDGE BERNICE BEDE OSOL \ JAMES JACOBY LENNOXVILLE — The Lennox-ville Women’s Institute held its May meeting at Uplands on the 11th with seven members present.The library housed an attractive and interesting display of items with authentic stenciling and decorative painting by Janet Gale’s steciiing group.As it was a drizzly day, Michel Thibault had a cozy fire crackling in the fireplace.The meeting opened with the Collect and Salute to the Flag.The Roll call: A green thumb hint for a greenhorn.Many amusing and practical ideas were given.Motto for Agriculture: Nature gives to every season some beauty of its own.Some items for the bazaar and Convention were brought in.Business arising from the minutes- The president reported that Louise Penney of Quebec A M.had received $4500 towards an objective of $5000 for saving beleaguered Beluga whales in the St.Lawrence.It was decided not to send a donation for this project as it is apparent the financial objective would be reached, but that we would try to help some other worthwhile environmental undertaking.Muriel Brand dropped in to invite the Branch members to be present at Uplands on the morning of May 20th on the occasion of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh.The treasurer’s report showed a balance of $494 41.Several members put money in the birthday’ box.Gwen Parker did not want any financial help from the Institute for her trip to the ACWW Jubilee Conference in Kansas City this fall, but she would like to take Quebec souvenirs to exchange with other delegates.She would welcome ideas and help in procuring a number of these.Correspondence: A thank-you letter was read from Mary Kesti-Khokher, regional president of the Chidren’s Wish Foundation of Canada, for a donation.She enclosed a special thank-you certificate.Letters of appreciation were read from Doris Cascadden for flowers received, also from Corey Andrews, a Galt student who had benefitted from a donation sent to Galt tohelp defray expenses for a trip to Newfoundland.The Institute memberes had been invited to a meeting with Mrs.Gagnon-Tremblay at the CLSC Gaston Lessard in Lennoxville.The ETSB had sent their third annual publication ETSB in Focus’.Convenors’ reports: Citizenship and Legislation- Dorothy Geddes-Students from the adult alternative school at Massey Vanier High School raised $250 from a Bake Sale, proceeds from which will go to the Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada.Princess Margaret, herself a W.I.member, was a special guest at the Nova Scotia Women’s Institute’s 75th Anniversary last July.The Nova Scotia W.I.was awarded a citation for citizenship.Canadian Industries- Phyllis Worster: Waterville Woodcraft celebrates 20th birthday with new subsidiary, Apaula Plywood.Since Woodcraft was started by Monique Compagna and her husband, there has been a production of 2,049,552 mitre boxes, along with the many construction and carpentry tools they produce.Raleigh Industries of Canada, in Waterloo, Quebec, celebrated the production of the three millionth bicycle made at the plant.The plant was established in 1972 and started producing modem racing bicycles ranging in price from $120 to $500.International Affairs: Gwen Parker advised us to read many of the interesting articles in County Woman's magazine.A paper nap- kin, showing different sections oi the United Nations located in various cities of the world, was passed around and admired.Publicity- H.Irene Harrison had sent a report of the April meeting to the Record but it had not been published to date.Sunshine- Dorothy Geddes had visited an Institute member, Olive Wallace, who is in a home.Cards were signed to be sent to Olive and also to Myrtle Knutson.Telephone Committee- Phyllis Worster had telephoned members reminding them to bring an apron for the bazaar.Under new business a report was received from the planning committee re the banquet to be held on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Branch.It is hoped that this can be held on June 12 at the Army and Navy Hut in Lennoxville.A menu was drawn up and a tentative program planned.The Provincial president, Branch QFA holds meeting presidents, Branch execuives and former members will be invited guests.A tree or shrub will be planted at Uplands to commemorate the occasion.Agricultural Program- Gwen Parker: Members brought wild-flowers which they had found on their properties.Gwen gave each a potted Gomphrena plant to grow during the summer and bring to a fall meeting.The flowers of these plants resemble clover blossoms and can be dried and used as fall decorations.Phyllis Worster gave a very complete, interesting and informative report of the County Meeting held in April.The members resolved that they would prefer to continue having the County meetings on Wednesdays.Phyllis Worster served a delicious lunch of tea and assorted sweet breads bringing an enjoyable afternoon to a close.BULWER — The Bulwer Q.F.A.held their monthly meeting on May 11, at the Bulwer Community Center.After the president Gary McBurney welcomed everyone, the minutes from the previous meeting were read Ross Kirby moved the adoption of these minutes.John Robinson seconded.The treasurer Theda Lowry gave her report which was then seconded by Helen Taylor and carried.A donation will be made to the Sherbrooke Hospital The Q.F.A.head office and the Eastern Townships Women for the survival of agriculture are putting together a farm safety coloring book.These books are to be given out in the surrounding elementary schools.The Bulwer Q.F A.is interested in helping with this project and more details will follow iOOO M'Ct' icaaa isnsEs ^/Pelletier leasing CARS — TRUCKS 845-5432 Pour un temps limite later as they become available.The Q.F.A.has sent a letter to Michel Pagé requesting that teat dip be exempt from sales tax.Business cards were distributed from Champion Fencing, a newly formed fencing company in the area.Gary then introduced our speakers for the evening, Shirley and Dave Nortcliffe They gave a slide presentation on Turktoyaktuk, where they lived for three years.This is a small settlement about 100 miles north of Inuvik, in the Northwest Territories.We also had a chance to see some souvenirs and mementos which they brought back with them.Everyone enjoyed it immensely.Dave and Shirley were thanked with a round of applause and a small gift.This was followed by a light lunch and a social hour bringing the evening to a pleasant close.THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA We re out to make kidney disease obsolete.i The RECORD—Thursday.June 8.1889—11 Sports 11 !iur-i uccam Expo fans love Langston but Cards win Up to date.By Terry Scott MONTREAL (CP) — The welcome for Montreal Expos’ lefthander Mark Langston was warm from everyone except the St.Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.The hard-throwing Langston, obtained by Montreal from the Seattle Mariners two weeks ago, made his first start at Olympic Stadium and attracted an audience of 30.214, the largest since opening day.But despite striking out eight batters in seven innings, the night was unfulfilling for Langston, who was pinned with a 5-2 defeat, evening his Expos’ record at 1-1.A large measure of the damage was done in the fifth inning, which Langston entered with a 2-1 lead.Vince Coleman opened with a double and stole third prior to scoring the tving run on Ozzie Smith’s groundout With two out.Tom Brunansky stepped into a 1-0 pitch, sending a towering fly ball beyond the left-field fence for his seventh homer.The margin grew to 4-2 in the seventh.set up by Smith's one-out double and a steal of third.Pedro Guerrero was intentionally walked but Brunansky delivered a sacrifice fly that second baseman Tom Foley caught as he crossed over into foul territory.If the game was frustrating for Langston, it was even more so for Tim Wallach, who left six men in scoring position.His nightmare started in the first inning when he bounced into a double play with the bases loaded.He left Tim Raines at third base in the third inning, after Raines’s double had provided Montreal with a 2-0 lead against starter Ken Hill, 3-4.Hill left with one out in the sixth and a 2-1 count on Langston The Expos had runners at first and second.but were shackled by John Costello, who allowed only one hit over the next 2 2-3 innings before Ken Dayley worked the ninth for his third save.The Cardinals had provided the staff with a ninth-inning run on Brunansky’s third RBI, a single.The outcome quieted one of the few large crowds at the stadium this year.They heralded the arrival of Langston with a 25-second standing ovation when he took to the mound.By one count there were 22 different rows of placards set up by fans, with K written on them to record Langston's strikeouts.There were also a number of banners welcoming the new pitcher and his family.Expos notes: Right fielder Hubie Brooks, 3-for-19 in his last six games, sat out the game.Manager Buck Rodgers said he might rest Brooks again today, giving him more time to work on correcting some flaws in his swing.The game today starts at 5:05 p m.to accomodate travel plans for St.Louis, who play an afternoon game in Chicago on Friday.Players born in Latin America from both teams were honored prior to the game in a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Latin Americans in the majors.Expos righthander Dennis Martinez received the Roberto Clemente Inspirational and Memorial Award for his off field humanitarian work Pif Dépatie tournament promises long balls By John Tollefsrud SHERBROOKE — The images are visually intoxicating: barrelchested men clubbing small white balls hundreds of feet as thousands of spectators look up and then over the home-run fence.The 14th Yvon ‘Pif’ Dépatie slowpitch softball tournament will be off to a roaring start June 26 thanks in part to the participation of an impressive Connecticut-based team noted for its devastating home-run power.Local and invited elite teams will participate in the week-long event sponsored by O’Keefe and several other companies.Spirits were generally high at Wednesday’s press conference in Sherbrooke, but many on hand raised their eyebrows especially high at the awesome statistics of Superior Apollo.The team averages 13 home runs per game and no less than five players made the tournament’s 10-batter home-run competition for $1000 prize money.The Apollo squad returns this year following a loss in the final of the 1988 elite class tourney.The team has been considerably strengthened by the addition of players from the now-disbanded Itoward’s Furniture.Apollo is led by first baseman Rick ‘Crusher’ Scherr, current home-run leader in the World Series of the United States Slowpitch Softball Association.Scherr has tagged opposing pitchers for 86 home runs.Ready to take on the Apollo challenge is defending champion La Taverne du Boulevard, a Ste-Hyacinthe club.Eight other Canadian teams and a total of 11 American clubs will be vying for the prestigious ‘Pif’ Dépatie title along with the $5000 first prize money.In the local class, seven teams from Sherbrooke, St-Malo.Magog, Coaticook and Fleurimont will try to upset two-time defending champions La Belle Auto from Sherbrooke.The local tournament will take place during the week of June 26 to June 29 and the overall winner will get a birth in the elite tourney, slated for the weekend of J une 30 to July 2.Games will take place at Desranleau Parc in Fleurimont, Central and Bureau Parks in Sherbrooke.Tournament president Gaston Grenier is thrilled about the ‘Pif’ Dépatie invitational this year, at both levels.He spoke candidly about the formidable strength of Superior Apollo, inviting competitors to try anything to topple the squad.STEROIDS “Steroids are allowed at Pif this year,” Grenier said straight-faced to raucous laughter.But on the serious side, he also gave Jay’s of Cincinnati and Taylor Brothers from Rhode Island a shot at the 1989 title.In the local competition, Grenier said the competition is too close to call.“It’s very even this year,” he said, "There’s the Buzz Squad from Magog — I’ve seen the team but there are other good ones too.” Special events throughout the week’s tournament include a major launching of balloons — 15,000 of them — along with a skydiving exhibition.There will also be fireworks galore on Friday June 30./von Pif Qepatie i SHER-GYM a sure thing Arel-Perron Golf SHER-GYM gymnastics club is holding registration for three sum mer sessions for toddlers (3-4 years), boys and girls (5-11) and girls to 18 Registration must be done in person at Le Triolet high school today and Friday 6-8 p.m and Saturday from 10 to noon For info, call (819) 823 8986.The Third Annual Arel-Perron Golf Tournament is set for June 22.The tourney, which raises funds for needy hockey players, will take place at the Mt Orford Golf Club for a $30 price tag The event has $10,000 in prizes for the golfing field.The Arel-Perron tournament is capping entries at 160 golfers The tournament is named after a pair of Jeans — Jean Arel of CULT Radio and Jean Perron of Quebec Nordiques and Montreal Cana- Women’s softball The Jean Byrns Women's Sof tball Tournament is on tap this weekend.The sixth annual tourney will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Dufresne Park and diens fame.Tournament registration can be made by calling events president Jean Maximos at 569 9237.Sangster Park in Sherbrooke Twelve all-women teams will take part in the tourney which starts Friday at 7 :30 at Parc Dufresne.Caritas golf Sherbrooke Canadiens’ players will be a feature attraction in the Caritas benefit golf tournament, scheduled for Wednesday, Aug.30 at the Venise golf club in Magog.Places are limited so interested ETIAC on links The Eastern Townships Interscholastic Athletic Conference is having a fundraiser golf day with prizes on Monday June 19 at the Dufferin Heights club.Total cost is $15 and money raised will go to golfers should sign up now.The cost is $40 per person, including a corn-on-the-cob dinner.For registration, contact Caritas at (819) 566 6345.E11AC.For starting times call Cliff Goodwin at (819) 566-0227, ext.247 or (819) 567-9955.Tae Ewan Do time On Saturday, martial arts enthusiasts can witness a display of Tae Kwon Do by grandmaster Ye Bong Choi, who will perform at the grand opening of his new school lo- Celebrity hockey Tournament president Gaston Grenier is all smiles about forthcoming slowpitch tournament.Gretzky wins Hart, Habs win 4 NHL awards TORONTO (CP) — Chris Chelios won the Norris Trophy for the NHL’s best defenceman Wednesday night, becoming the first Montreal Canadien to have his name engraved on the coveted trophy since Larry Robinson in 1980.Also nominated were A1 Macln-nisof the Calgary Flames and Paul Coffey of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Norris winner in 1985 and 1986 when he was an Edmonton Oiler.Chelios, the quarterback of the Canadiens’ offence, had a career-year, with 15 goals and 58 assists.Voting for the Norris is done by members of the NHL Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.Ballots were cast prior to the playoffs.The Canadiens also took home the hardware when coach Pat Burns was named winner of the Jack Adams Trophy, becoming the fourth rookie skipper to be honored as the NHL’s top coach.The Canadiens finished atop the Adams Division with a 53-18-9 record and were second in the overall standings with 115 points, two less than the Calgary Flames.Flames coach Terry Crisp was also an Adams’ finalist as was Bob McCammon of the Vancouver Canucks.Burns becomes the second coach of the Canadiens to win the Adams since it was first awarded in 1974.The other was Scotty Bowman in 1977.Meanwhile, Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings won the Hart Trophy for the NHL’s most valuable player, becoming the first in league history to win the same award nine times.Bobby Orr won the Norris Trophy for the best defenceman eight times.Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who grabbed the Hart from Gretzky last season for the first time since 1980, was second in voting while Steve Yzerman of the Detroit Red Wings was third.Other award winners Wednesday night were: • Guy Carbonneau of the Montreal Canadiens, who repeated as the winner of the Frank Selke Trophy as the top defensive forward in the NHL.• Joe Mullen of the Calgary Flames won his second Lady Byng Trophy in three years for being the NHL’s most gentlemanly player.• Patrick Roy of the Montreal Canadiens won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender.• Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders was named the winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, recognizing the player who best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice and who has made a noteworthy contribution in his community.A special ball hockey game will be played in Rock Forest July 13, when several members of the Sherbrooke Canadiens and Guy Lafleur will play a game to raise funds for Leucan, the regional leukemia association.Come out and support a good cause and take in some fine hockey at the same time.For information on how to obtain the $10 tickets, please contact Leucan at (819) 823 8883.CCS Golf Tourney For the second straight year, the Canadian Cancer Society will hold a golf tournament to raise fundsfor cancer research but if you want to play hurry because time is running out.The tournament will be a ‘best ball’ affair and will take place at the Sherbrooke Golf and Country Club on Monday June 12.For more information on prices and registration, contact Nil Allaire at 562 8869 bet ween 9a.m.and 4:30 p.m.Kayak open house This Saturday, from 10 to 2, the Club Nautique de Sherbrooke will have a promotional kayak day at 1010 Ste-Thérèse St.near the CHARMES building.Admission is free and so is a chance to try kayaking.cated at 195 Principal E.in Magog.Tae Kwon Do teaches self-defence, self-confidence, discipline and respect.A Vietnam war veteran and former Korean national heavyweight champion, Choi will also supervise the first rank promotion test at the new school.All visitors are welcome.Information: (819) 847 3440.Bike Polo Mountain Bike Polo is a sport whose time has come.The Canadian Mountain Bike Polo Association is looking for more members and if that means you, Reggie Downey wants your name.Downey can be contacted in Montreal at (514) 866 0575.More news For any short announcements of upcoming sporting events you would like people of the Eastern Townships to know about please mail a written letter to: UP TO DATE The Record 2850 Delorme Sherbrooke, Quebec J1K 1A1 Announcements include softball tournaments, curling, tennis, baseball, soccer and all other sports.UP TO DATE will be featured every Thursday in the Record according to demand.Hauls 32-kilo logs uphill: Mitchell on a homer tear Pomykala goes national I*.H H W KT P' f IT* 1 RicVinn’ C 1/ rvrvtirlrtrl rlo Kit AntKiiti'kc rv-» »» » CINCINNATI (AP) - Roger Craig has been around long enough not to be amazed easily.But the San Francisco Giants manager is amazed by Kevin Mitchell.For the last five days, the Giants left fielder has put on a power display that strains the imagination.He has hit seven homers in his last six games to give him 22 for the season — the top number by far in the major leagues.He also has driven in 61 runs in just 57 games.His three homers in a doubleheader Tuesday against Cincinnati stunned Riverfront Stadium.Mitchell hit a three-run homer off rookie Scott Scudder in the first game, a 4-3 loss to the Reds.He followed with a solo homer in the second game off Tom Browning and a solo homer in the ninth off Rob Dibble to give the Giants a 3-2 win.He drove in five of the Giants’ six runs in the two games, all with homers.“In my 40 years in baseball, I’ve played with some great players,” Craig said.“I’ve never seen anything like that.” Craig is not the only one raving.“Breaking balls, fastballs, it doesn’t matter.WHACK!” says Will Clark, the other half of San Francisco’s dynamic slugging duo.“You can’t be in a better groove than Mitchell is right now,” Reds manager Pete Rose said.“You just can’t make too many mistakes with him, because he'll knock it out of the park, ’ ' Browning said, after Mitchell hit one of his pitches into the second deck in left field.“Twenty-two times they’ve gone out of the park.“It doesn’t matter what you throw him.He’s going to hit it hard and hit it out of the park.The pitch was probably a few inches off the "late, on the ground.He just golfed it out and it hit in the green seats." WHITE HOT “What can you say when a guy is on fire like that: ” Reds shortstop Barry Larkin said.Even Mitchell is amazed.“At the home runs, yes,” he said.“Everything else, no.I didn’t expect to hit so many home runs this early.“I’m more of a line-drive hitter.I don’t expect to hit home runs.Hold myself (before the season) that i wanted at least to drive in 100 runs.” At this rate, he will have that the week after the all-star break; he’s on a pace to drive in 173 over a full season.His current home-run pace would give him 62.It’s amazing for a player who has never hit more than 22 homers in a season or driven in more than 80 runs.Forty of his 68 hits — 59 per cent — have been for extra bases : 22 homers and 18 doubles.His outs are almost as impressive as his homers.“He just misses (a homer) about half the time, too,” Craig said.“Kevin doesn’t hit them cheap.The outfielders don’t even move about half the time when he hits one; only the fans in the stands.” Mitchell sites several factors for his sudden power.Among them : he ran up hills while carrying 32-kilogram logs as part of his offseason conditioning program, and he has changed his stance to give him a better look at the ball.“It gets to the point that you’re not wondering if he’s going to hit one, you just wonder how far it’s going to go when he does,” Giants pitcher Rick Reuschel said.SHERBROOKE (JT)— Bishop’s University men’s basketball coach Eddie Pomykala has been named an assistant coach to the Canadian national team.The selection honors and benefits both Pomykala and the school’s athletic department.“He’ll be able to help the national team but also identify players across the country and maybe ask them, ‘Look, why don’t you consider Bishop’s’,” Athletics director Bruce Coulter said Wednesday.Asked why he thought Pomykala was chosen, Coulter replied, “His knowledge and his enthusiasm and his dedication to basketball”.Meanwhile, Bishop’s Athletics also announced former Champlain College football coach Tony Addo-na will join the program and also serve as offensive co-ordinator for the university’s football team.Coulter said Addona will also be responsible for improving recreational athletics at Bishop’s.“There’s a great need on campus for someone to take over and teach all the students certain values: camping, outdoor sports and so on,” Coulter said.Inquiry should be asking ‘why?’ — Steen VANCOUVER (CP) —The Dubin Inquiry should start asking why some Canadian athletes are using drugs rather than focusing on who is using them, decathlete Dave Steen said Tuesday.Here to compete in the Harry Jerome International Track Classic on Saturday, Steen agreed the funding and team selection processes used by Canada are partly responsible for the drug problem.“It’s not just the carding or selection process,” said Steen, a Burnaby, B.C., native who won a bronze medal at the Seoul Olympics."We have to ask ourselves why is it so important that we feel we have to win.” Sport Canada provides funding to athletes depending on their international ranking.The higher the standing, the more money they get.To earn berths on Canadian teams, athletes must meet standards based on international results.Many top performances come at meets that don’t test for drugs.“You have to get your results in the top group and it’s not fair,” said Steen.“They need to take a harder look at why some athletes are taking drugs.“Fve been sponsored by a real estate company for several years.Without that support I wouldn’t have been able to train for an Olympics.“We’re telling kids to wait — to be patient and not take the quick, easy route through steroids.But how can a 17-year-old athlete commit to training without decent funding?” TILDEN CAR RENTAL * MOVING TRUCKS WEEKEND SPECIALS CHRYSLER VEHICLES VAL ESTPie 822-4141 SPARKLE UP THE POOL FOR POP Father’s day is coming and great weekends around the pool start with HTH® Dry Chlorine.fiffi ONLY htft keeps your pool water bright clean sparkling clear all season long ISGINES OUR SPECIALTY GUNITE SWIMMING POOLS 380, Route 220, St.Elie d’Orford, QC JOB 2S0 (819) 564-8383 12—The RECORD—Thursday.June 8, 1989 News received over the country is published before the steamer leaves quarantine H.Gordon Green Is someone poisoning Montreal’s pigeons?The city’s legion of pigeon lovers tremble at the very thought, and yet for various reasons pigeons have always had mortal enemies, and especially in our cities.Back in the early days of World War II there was an old Montreal woman who made the back pages of the newspaper because of her treachery towards pigeons.Seems that she became a fixture in one of the old downtown parks where she would sit on a bench, a kerchief around her head and her clothes quite pathetic whilst a strangely excited flock of pigeons hovered around her.And at first sight one would have thought that here was a dear old soul come to share her widow’s mite with the birds because she always had a giant paper bag with her, and from time to time she would reach into it and toss out a few kernels of corn.But she began to attract spectators as well as pigeons when it was discovered that her real intent was not at all kindly.After doing her utmost to convince the pigeons that she was one of the dear hearts and gentle people, she would lay the bag on its side, open end away from her and she would strew a little trail of kernels leading right into it.Sometimes she might have to wait an hour before the trap would spring, which is why the great majority of those humans who took notice of her never suspected what she was really trying to do.But eventually someone happened to be looking her way at the precise moment that her left arm shot out with speed most surprising for one her age, and presto!, the bag was closed and there was a pigeon within.That being accomplished she started off for home to feast upon it.News of the old girl’s unsportsmanlike activity soon became so well known around the square that sometimes office people would stand at their windows to watch her.And most were either amused or forgave her.After all, those were hard days and one didn’t get meat without a ration ticket.But at least one person didn't think the business an acceptable practice at all and he went over to her one day just as she seemed ready to pounce on her bag again and he waved the pigeons up and away to some place where the proffered grain might be less deceitful.To which the old woman flew off her bench too and clobbered the in truder with her bag while cursing him in a language that no one could understand.And when this spirited little act was repeated the very next day with the same two actors, a smart young reporter was on hand with his camera.On day three, the old girl didn’t show up.Probably took her bag of tricks to a park where there weren’t so many kindly people to get in the way.Personally I have sampled pigeon pie, and I think I should have enjoyed it if it hadn’t been for the thought that to make that pie someone had played false to an old boyhood chum.In my day every farm boy was, at some time or other, the owner of a pair of pigeons.And even after you tired of them and let them loose to join their fellows in the barnyard, no one really thought of killing them.Even today, when the pigeons around this barn of mine are so thick they are really a dirty nuisance, 1 cannot bring myself to thinning them out with my rifle, or by tearing their nests off the beams.Silly of me?Maybe.But to those who find my weakness for pigeons sentimental nonsense, might I point out that the pigeon has played a substantial and a noble part in the history of man.In both of the great wars, carrier pigeons were invaluable.In World War 1 an entire American Battalion was rescued thanks to a message flown through an artillery barrage by a pigeon.General Pershing even bestowed the Distinguished Service Order on another.The service pigeons rendered to man when he was at war are of course rather well known.But did you know that the very first news agency, that founded in Paris in 1835 by Charles Havas, depended upon carrier pigeons almost exclusively to link its London and Brussels officers with Paris?And even after the coming of the telegraph in 1849, the journalistic world still had need of pigeon-s.Here for instance, is a fascinating story of how European news was once transmitted to American newspapers in the early days of the Associated Press and before the laying of the Trans Atlantic Cable.This is from the Canadian Times of August 30, 1855.‘ The Associated Press have an agent for the arrival of steamers at the Sandy Hook light house.He has 50 carrier pigeons which are trained for the purpose of conveying news from the steamship to the shore.A man in an open boat, in all kinds of weather, drags alongside of the steamer as she bears directly upon Sandy Hook.The news is thrown over in a watertight can.and being taken out.a single sheet is affixed to a bird’s leg.Then away goes the bird in a straight line for the office, covering the four miles in as many minutes ; and popping in at the window is received by the agent; who transmits the intelligence over the wires to New York.Boston, Philadelphia and points west, so that news is received over a large part of the country and is published before the steamer leaves quarantine.” First Knowlton Cubs hold Annual Kub Kar/Mouse Trap Rally Congratulations to all of the winners and participants of the Annual Knowlton Kub Kar and Mouse Trap Rally.The Kub Kar rally was a close battle in the A Division, as last year’s runner-up, James Page, edged our first year cubs Dylan Chadsey and Sean Ostroff, to win the A Division title and trophy.Dylan and Sean each received an award for their second and third place finishes.In the B Division of the Kub Kar Rally, first year cub, Christien Stone cruised to an easy victory over first year cub Jeremy Ostiguy and second year cub Steven Hop-wood-Jones.Christien managed a big comeback after having made a quick pit stop to repair a broken wheel.Thanks to the speedy pit stop crew of Ainsley Rose and David Charby all of the races were kept on schedule.Honorable mention should go to the cubmaster, Akela, for her inventive three wheel Kub Kar.It was so fine tuned that no one dared challenge her after her first trial run.In the second annual La Mouse 500, Evan Foster nipped second place finisher Peter Stone to win the A division finals and the Mouse trap Trophy.In the B Division of La Mouse 500, Sean Lacroix made a snappy win over second place finisher Andrew Fincham, to take the title.It was noised around that Andrew might have to weight his mouse trap with more cheese next year, if he wants to win.La Mouse 500 Class A: Peter Stone, 2nd place, and Evan Foster, 1st La Mouse 500 Class B: Sean Lacroix, 1st place, and Andrew Fincham, place.2nd place.Golden Age Club meeting WATERLOO — There was a good attendance of Golden Age Club members at the Legion Hall on May 8.The President welcomed all, including some visitors.The Secretary’s report was read and a few announcements made.500 was played at 16 tables with 9 game players.Lucky ticket drawn from these players was that of Dorothy Grenier.Players with highest scores were: Hilda Marsh 4440; Dorothy Copping 4160; Bernard Lefebvre 4920; Charles Harsell 3860.Door prizes, not reported, in order, as drawn to Jean Sweet, Anna Giroux, Josie Curtiss, Evelyn Squires, Dorothy Hayes, Anita Hanna, Lucy Wright, Nellie Darling, Afton McCutcheon, Maude Plunkett, Ruth Lefebvre, Hildred Gibbon, Violet Cadorette, Nellie L.Darling, Elvia Johnson, Audrey Marcotte, Bea Benoit, Guy Booth, Andrew Bowker, Geraldine Wheeler, Cecile Larocque, Carlton Ladd, Ellen Lightfoot, Rolland Béchard, Mildred Bowering, Clara Boyd, Doris Baird, Hilda Hadd, Norma Owens, Edna Moffatt, Alice Bowker, Mary Emmett, Janet Egli, Hazel McGovern, Oral McGovern, Asa Squires, Clayton Inglis, Toodie McCullough, Celia Gamache, Laurier Lefebvre.Irene Jackson, Stella Mizener, Dora Young, Mary Tkach, Blanche Jones.John Gibbon, Loys Heath-erington, Patricia Coté, Lilian Godefroy, Roscoe Mizener, Raymond Streeter.Hazel Lassem-ba, Suzanne Quilliams, Edna Las-semba, Margaret Wright, George Soles, Georgette Long, Earl McCutcheon.Refreshments were served.Kub Kar Class A : Sean Ostroff, 3rd place, James Ragé, 1st place, Dylan Kub Kar Class B: Jeremy Ostiguy, 2nd place, Christien Stone, 1st place, Chadsey, 2nd place.Stephen Hopwood-Jones, 3rd place.Grace Chapel Women’s Missionary Fellowship holds regular meeting SHERBROOKE — The May meeting was held in the lounge at Grace Christian Home on Monday, May 1st with 34 ladies present which included a number of the residents of the Home.Peggy Munk-ittrick chaired the meeting and after welcoming all the ladies suggested singing three hymns, I Need Thee Every Hour.Amazing Grace and Fairest Lord Jesus.Peggy then asked Mrs.Hill to commit the meeting to the Lord in prayer following which Evelyn Beaudoin read the minutes of the last meeting.Leslie Buchanan presented the Treasurer’s report telling how funds in hand had been disbursed to a number of missionaries for which the ladies’ group feel a responsibility.On behalf of the Fellowship Group, Leslie Buchanan presented Darlene Baldwin with a small gift as a token of their love for her and her wee son born a few weeks ear- lier.The announcement was also made that evening of the safe arrival of a daughter for Maurice and Shelley Beaudoin.Updated reports were given by Jean Warnholtz on Parkside Ranch and its need for a cook, for counsellors and staff to carry on the summer camping season.Most camps are filling up fast and so prayer was requested for the summer activities.Mildred Beckwith reported on the special needs at Frontier Lodge for counsellors and kitchen help and asked special prayer for the spiritual aspect of the camp work, remembering especially Jake Jackson as he takes over the directorship from Jim Robertson this summer.Mildred also brought us up to date on some of the workers amongst the French Canadians in Quebec especially mentioning Bethel Bible School and its activities and desire to see more French Helping Circle meeting ROCK ISLAND (IH) — Katie McCune and Bertha Corbett were hostesses for the May 16th meeting of Stanstead South Church Helping Circle held that evening in the Fellowship Hall.Rheta Bishop, president, presided.As it was the last meeting until September, there was a busy agenda.All recited the Lord’s Prayer, then Rheta welcomed the attendance of eleven present Alberta Rolleston, secretary, presented her report and read the communications that were notes of appreciation.Thelma Dustin, treasurer, gave the financial report Bills were voted to be paid to date and any incoming during the summer months Thelma Dustin, Esther Baldwin, Ivy Hatch and Mildred Lawton will serve refreshments after the June 18th worship service.It was reported Grace Whipple has completed another quilt that will be sold by tickets until the November Christmas sale and tea when the lucky name of the winner will be drawn.The executive of the Circle and Canusa Units met with Alice Beadle in Derby Line on May 24 to finalize the July 12th luncheon with strawberry shortcake for dessert This event will be taking place in the Village Hall in Derby Line.September 19, the Circle will resume meetings and tentative plans are to go to Wayne’s Fisherman’s Platter for dinner and afterwards a business meeting at the home of Ann Aldrich.Canadian teachers for the Bible School.A thank-you note was read from Mr.Anderson and his son thanking the ladies who have so kindly for several months taken in food to help them out.It was much appreciated.Following a time of prayer Peggy Munkittrick introduced the guest speaker, Ruth Lewis who works with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.Ruth told the purpose of the Intervarsity work amongst the young people and how important it often was to be a good listener as well as having the ability to give concrete answers to some of their questions and problems.She mentioned the incredible peer pressure on campuses and how important it is to students to be accepted.She also mentioned the openness of students in discussing the Scriptures and wanting to know about God and asking if "God really loved people?Does God care?Do you think God plans when we are going to die?” etc.She told of some of the encouragements in the work amongst students as well as some of the discouragements.Ruth closed her message with 1 Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, for as much as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” Peggy Munkittrick thanked the speaker for sharing with us something of her work and what the Lord was doing in her life and in the lives of the students.She then asked Evelyn Baker to close in prayer and give thanks for the refreshments.Marjorie Haffenden and Peggy Munkittrick were joint hostesses 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