The record, 20 novembre 1984, mardi 20 novembre 1984

F uesday Births, deaths .8 Business.5 Classified .10 Comics .11 Editorial .4 Living .6 Sports .7 City .3 Weather, page 2 Sherbrooke Tuesday, November 20, 1084 35 cents SNOtt ShAN Klin NORDI HAI1*Y hi KMMtTAJtY M'HUH Marriage is the only union that can't be organized, even though both parties think like management.Sherbrooke economist named to Via Rail action force "How do you know the Pope is going to kiss this piece of the airport ground?" EDMONTON (CP) — Transport Minister Don Mazankowski has announced the creation of a three-member action force to help Via Rail get on the right track, and has named a Sherbrooke man as one of the members.Mazankowski told a local Conservative party meeting Monday the task force will be headed by Hugh Horner, a former deputy Alberta premier, and will have a wide mandate in deciding on new equipment and restored routes for the troubled Crown corporation.It will develop a fairer system for determining what Via pays Canadian National Railways and CP Rail for running its trains and repairing its antiquated locomotives and cars.More than two-thirds of Via’s $700-million budget goes to the railways.The task force is to start work immediately and finish by May.It will report directly to Mazankowski Nicholas Vincent, former executive director of Transport 2000, a national organization of passenger train riders and supporters, and Roch Fortin, an economist from Sherbrooke who has been working for better train service in the Maritimes and eastern Quebec, will be the other members.Mazankowski said Horner is a tremendously experienced decision- maker.while Vincent and Fortin have expert knowledge of passenger trains and what Canadians expect of them.SECOND TIME CHOSEN It is the second time Mazankowski has chosen Horner for a critical t rans-portation task In 1979, Horner gave up the Alberta deputy premiership to become the grain transportation coordinator The position, established by the government of Joe Clark, was based in Winnipeg with responsibility for helping to improve rail shipment of Prairie grain That job now has evolved into the grain transportation administrator and is held by Horner's brother Jack, Death toll approaches 300 in Mexico blast MEXICO CITY (AP) — Troops on alert for looters sealed off the devastated Tlalnepantla district and anxious survivors waited today at crowded relief centres for word of relatives missing after one of the worst natural gas explosions on record.By early today 264 bodies had been recovered.Red Cross and police officials said at least 500 people were seriously injured by the explosions and flames that turned the district into an inferno Monday.Army troops patrolling the working-class district arrested 20 looters attempting to take advantage of the chaos that followed the blasts, which Federal Police deputy spokesman Hector Garcia Vasquez said forced evacuation of more than 100,000 people.The troops refused to allow evacuees to return to their homes while the search for bodies continued.Officials said the death count was expected to rise today because the toll did not include people taken to hospital who may have died later or workers at the liquefied natural gas storage site where the explosions occurred.Homes on about 20 square blocks were destroyed or badly damaged and Mexico state officials said more than half a square mile was evacuated.Mexico City’s police chief, Ramon Mota Sanchez, said the blaze was under control at mid-day Monday, but flames from one tank still lit the night sky as the fire burned itself out.Witnesses and residents said one OTTAWA (CP) — A woman identified by a spokesman for Prime Minister Mulroney as his children's nanny has been put on his government-paid household staff despite his pledge in May that Canadians would never have to pay for a nanny for his children.Elizabeth MacDonald and four others were appointed by cabinet to Mulroney’s staff at 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister’s official residence, last Thursday.News of the ap- tremendous blast shook the crowded suburb at 5:42 a.m., followed by perhaps a dozen more explosions.Balls of fire shot into the air and rained fiery debris on homes and businesses.Plumes of dark smoke rose into the sky as the fire raged out of control for more than seven hours.A spokesman for the government-run petroleum monopoly Pemex said a gas truck apparently exploded, tou ching off subsequent blasts, first at Unigas Co.natural-gas holding tanks pointments surfaced Monday with the release of several cabinet decisions.MacDonald was identified by Mulroney press aide Lisa Van Dusen Nov.6 as the nanny the Mulroneys had employed “for a couple of years.'' However, press secretary Bill Fox, Van Dusen's boss, said Monday that MacDonald now is just part of the Household staff and there is no nanny “as such.” “There’s a set number on staff there but no one is designated as the and then at the adjoining Pemex natural-gas storage and distribution centre, constructed in 1961 Mota Sanchez said four storage tanks holding more than three million gallons of liquified gas each exploded, and two others burned.PEMEX technicians burned off 80,000 barrels of gas to avoid new ex plosions, the company said.The operation and main pipelines were closed.See SMALL page 2 nanny.1 know for a fact that they all sort of pitch in and do different things to do with the kids ’’ He referred further questions to Fred Doucet, Mulroney s senior adviser, but Doucet could not be reached.MacDonald has been on the federal payroll since Oct.7, 1983, when she went to work at Stornoway, the Opposition leader's official residence Van Dusen said MacDonald also worked as nanny for the Mulroneys in Mon treal, before he entered politics.A nanny makes the government payroll a former Liberal cabinet minister and chairman of Canadian National Railways.Mazankowski said he is calling the three men an action force because he wants ideas and recommendations from them on new equipment and restored routes.“This is not another study,” he said ”1 don t want a report I want decisions and action to help move the system into the 21st century.“We’ve said we re going to re-equip the passenger system and restore essential services.This action force is mandated to do just that.” Although $93 million has been sliced from Via’s budget for next year, Mazankowski said he is determined to go ahead with new trains and to restore routes axed by the Liberals in 1981 The action force is also supposed to review and audit all the financial ope rations and management aspects of Via and to help draw up a bill to for mally establish Via, giving it more clout in dealing with CNR and CP Rail "We’ve poured billionsof dollars into the system Now it’s time for Canadians to get their money’s worth," Mazankowski said.PQ rank-and-file to enter debate MONTREAL (CP) — Parti Québécois rank-and-file have been summoned to a special convention in Mon treal next Jan.19 to reconsider whether to equate an electoral vote for the PQ with a vote for Quebec mde pendence.The date was set Monday after a five hour meeting of the PQ executive council, which voted unanimously to adopt Premier Rene Levesque’s desire to eliminate the hard-line plank hammered into the PQ platform at a regular party congress earlier this year.“We want to make it clear that we will not be asking the people of Quebec for a mandate to negotiate sovereignty (with Ottawa),” executive memberllenry Milner told reporters.But at the same time, the executive voted narrowly to accept indepen dence as an “electoral theme" —-even though Levesque, who is also PQ president, told them he feels the volatile issue should not be addressed in its totality, or in more or less disguised pieces.” “We will still talk about sovereignty because the opposition will be brin ging it up," said PQ vice-president Nadia Assimopoulous at an aftermidnight news conference.Just how vigorously independence should be peddled has been the topic of furious debate among cabinet ministers in recent weeks — all stemming from a resolution at last sum mer’s regular PQ convention, where delegates resolved that “a vote for the PQ shall signify a vote for Quebec so vereignty." In his seven-page statement, written in his typical verbous style, Levesque indicated that with a more conci liatory Conservative government now in Ottawa, the independence op tion is “a supreme insurance policy that our people can never relinquish ” But he said that after 15 years, it was time for the PQ to “evacuate” the question of holding so-called referen dum elections from its overall social democratic platform “We must surely resign ourselves, in my humble opinion, at least for the next election, to the fact that sovereignty must not be at stake neither in its totality, or in more or less disgui sed pieces.” Between now and election day which is widely expected next spring —- the PQ should concentrate instead on jobs, the economy and developing new technology in Quebec, the pre- mier said.Quebec should also grasp at the op portunity of a new federal government to recover its long claimed right to veto amendments to the Canadian Constitution, he said “It must be seen as soon as possible whether there is really a way to acquire by way of reacquiring this maximum margin of manoeuvring that a 'real country’ feels,” said the premier, who never referred to to the Tories by name only by obvious implication.The PQ government was embitte red when former Liberal prime minister Pierre Trudeau and the nine other provinces agreed without Quebec's backing on the new Constitution in 1981 Levesque, who ducked out of the meeting early to make an early caucus meeting in Quebec City today, told reporters his views were greeted with “respect” by his executive col leagues,.,,—-?.- .“We had quite a bit of discussion but now we re getting closer to a crunch,” he said.Asked if there was a chance of uni ting the two tendencies in the debate, Levesque replied with a laugh “What two tendencies?” Science Minister Gilbert Paquette, a traditional hardliner on independence, said he w as taken aback by the uncompromising tone of Levesque's views, yet still saw room for compro mise."The very frank character of Mr Levesque's position surprised me,” he said after the meeting adjourned “I was a bit discouraged.I think it’s maybe still possible to find a consen sus in the party, but it’s the future that will say." Kent’ l.évesque.‘What two tendencies?' — Election ‘priority’ killed by Crosbie Quebec goes dollar for dollar on famine charity MONTREAL (CP) - The Quebec government has agreed to match “without limit” private contributions made in the next 11 days to an emergency relief fund for victims of famine and drought in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa.Five private aid organizations have pooled their efforts to raise the funds, using the facilities of the Caisses populaires credit unions, with branches throughout Quebec, for collection purposes.The Quebec government will contribute one dollar for every dollar raised by the relief effort until the program ends Nov.30.“For millions of men, women and children, it’s a question of life and death,” said Quebec Immigration Mi nister Louise Harel in urging a "minimum of compassion and solidarity toward those who are living a situation of extreme distress," Quebec’s promise to match private donations for famine relief in Ethiopia follows the announcement Friday by Externa! Affairs Minister Joe Clark that part of a ISO-million special fund for African aid will be used to match private donations for famine relief in Ethiopia.BACKS QUEBEC Monique Vezina, the federal external relations minister who visited Ethiopia recently with a delegation that included Harel, said she supports the Quebec fund-raising effort.But she was unable to say whether the federal program of matching pri-vatecontributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis would apply to the funds raised by the five participating organizations in Quebec."The procedures have yet to be established,” Vezina told a news conference.“We have the impression that other provinces will make the same move.We feel we should have the time to reflect in an emergency opra-tion.” The fund raising campaign is being co-ordinated by a Quebec association of organizations involved in interna tional co-operation.Harel said one of her officials will travel to Ethiopia to see how the money is being used OTTAWA (CP) — Another item on the Conservatives’ list of “first priorities” in government fell by the wayside Monday — its long-held promise to bring cabinet documents under the provisions of the Access to Information Act.Justice Minister John Crosbie told reporters the cabinet system of government would crumble if judges — or anyone else — were allowed lo examine cabinet documents.But that’s precisely what the Tories lobbied for when they sat on the Opposition side of the Commons.The late Walter Baker, party spokesman on access to information, said in June 1982 that judicial review of cabinet documents would be "one of the first initiatives of the next Progressive Conservative government." Jud iial review was also included in an access to information bill the Tories brought forward during the short-lived Joe Clark government of 1979.The Liberal legislation, which was passed in 1982 and came into force in 1983, gives citizens access to a wide range of government held in formation, but not cabinet documents.The Federal Court of Canada is allowed to review most documents the government doesn’t want to release, but even it can’t see cabinet documents.Both the Tories and the New Democrats referred to this provision as the “MackTruck” clause, saying it was so broad that the government could hide all sorts of documents from public examination.Baker, who was MP for Nepean-Carleton, complained the government trusts the courts to interpret the Constitution, arbitrations, and other public matters "but we do not trust them with our cabinet doeu-ments.” "I am sure it must be a matter of regret for the minister to say that everyone is subject to judicial review except that group of 30 ministers,” Baker told the Commons during final debate on the Liberal bill Baker speculated that when the Tories permitted judicial review of cabinet documents the Liberal mi-nistec responsible for the matter, Communications Minister Francis Fox, would say "hear, hear, good for this new Conservative government which is going lo do this and I wish I could have joined them in 1982." CUP OF HEMLOCK' At the time, Joe Reid, another Tory MP, called the exclusion of cabi net documents from the act the “cup of hemlock” MPs must swallow if they wanted any form of access legislation.But Crosbie said Monday “we can't permit judges or anyone else to have access to cabinet confidences, otherwise the system will crumble, "You cannot have collective responsibility if the views of individual ministers are going to be known and what position they took in cabinet." Svend Robinson, New Democrat justice critic, said that Baker "must be rolling over in his grave,” However, Crosbie announced last week that judges would be permitted for the first time to examine files held by the former Rt’MP security service, some of the most confidential files the government keeps Crosbie said the government decided to drop its appeal of a Federal Court decision ordering the RCMP to reveal whether it kept a file on Calgary activist Nick Temctte and if so, turn the file over to the judge for examination.Government House Leader Ray Hnatyshyn refused to confirm that the government still believes in ju dicial review of cabinet documents, saying a parliamentary committee now has been designated to review the entire Access to Information Act.”1 don't think it would be helpful for the committee for me, as a mem ber of the government, to pass judgment in advance of that examina tion," he told reporters.The act calls for a review within three years of Its proclamation in July 1983 and MPs unanimously chose the Commons justice committee Monday to perform that task It's a decision that will irk access advocates who feel the justice committee is often busy with other mutters and wanted the access issue turned over to the joint Commons Senate committee on regulations or to a special committee.Hnatyshyn said the Justice committee was the only one the three parties could agree upon f \ 2—The RECORD—Tuesday, November 20.19K4 Damaging letter helps fired civil servant gain support in Parliament OTTAWA (CP) — A Conservative MP and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union are supporting the contention of a Winnipeg public servant that he was dismissed because of political activities, not be cause of ill health Key to the controversy surrounding Grant Russell, who was "released" Nov, 8 from the federal Employment and Immigration Department, is a formerly secret government memo, dating back to the last Liberal admi nistration, discussing the termination of his job "That’s a pretty damaging letter." Conservative MP Dan McKenzie, Russell’s MP from the riding of Win mpeg Assinibome, said in an interview Monday " “It’s for political reasons they (the last Liberal government» wanted to get rid of him.” Russell says he was dismissed because he led a group called Manitoba Grassroots that vigorously opposed attempts by the federal and Manitoba governments to enhance the rights of Franco-Manitobans in the Constitution.He has tried to back that claim by producing a memo written March 22, 1984, by Gordon Osbaldeston, clerk of the Privy Council, to former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.The memo says the Employment Department would ensure that his release “would be sufficiently delayed so as to prevent any perception that the dismissal was related to his past political activities.” The department says Russell, who has been on unpaid sick leave since a heart attack in 1979, is being dismissed because of continued ill health Renaud Paquet, president of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union, said the union will support Russell in the appeal of his dismissal.“I think if he would not be involved in some kind of political activity, it would not be so urgent for them to release him for incapacity,” Paquet said in an interview.“I think they are using the wrong reason to discharge him.So if they go with incapacity, it’s going to be more quiet, they think it’s going to be easier.” Russell’s appeal to the Public Service Commission is not expected to be heard until next year.A union representative will help Russell in his appeal, should he want help, but money is not being provided for a lawyer.Paquet said Meanwhile, Employment Minister Flora MacDonald has asked for a report on the case to determine whether Russell was treated justly.Paquet noted the Conservatives promised during the election cam- paign to review the Public Service Employment Act and the political rights of public servants.The Public Service Alliance of Canada, an umbrella organization of government unions, wrote Prime Minister Mulroney and Treasury Board president Robert de Cotret after the election reminding them of that promise but have yet to receive a reply.Paquet said.“The PC party favors a general removal of the restrictions on political activity, especially for those public servants covered by collective agreements,” the Conservatives told the alliance in a letter during the election campaign.“These restrictions are unnecessary and may not be justifiable under the terms of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” Mulroney, in a letter to the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada during the campaign, also said a Tory government would establish an all-party committee to review public servants’ political rights.So far, no such committee has been formed.Public Service Commission guides forbid federal employees from campaigning or raising money on behalf of a candidate or party, holding party office, attending party conventions or running for office without permission.Tory worries about ‘elite’ NeWS-in-brief opposition to new policies SPRUCE GROVE, Alta (CP) - A “very powerful elite” of journalists, academics and public servants is trying to thwart Canada’s new Conservative government.External Affairs Minister Joe Clark said Monday."The old ways of doing things have some pretty strong defenders," he told the Chamber of Commerce in this community about 20 kilometres west of Edmonton "They have real influence — some of them write columns, some of them appearon television.” Clark said this elite opposes such Conservative measures as reducing the deficit, trimming the CBC's bud get, selling Crown corporations to the private sector or working toward closer ties with the United States.“That kind of resistance, that is going to be more significant in the long term than the people (affected by budget cuts) who raise legitimate concerns." He said this “Canadian establishment view” was challenged by voters in the Sept 4 election when the Conservatives received an overwhelming mandate to steer the country away from a “sense of drift and a sense of aimlessness.” In an interview after his speech, Clark mentioned columnists Richard Gwyn, Douglas Fisher and Geoffrey Stevens as examples of journalists who have recently criticized the Conservatives.“He’s suffering paranoia,” said Gwyn "I ve been very mild because the government is new and deserves a chance.” Gwyn said the new government has "had a very favorable press” because “most of the columnists are very progovernment.” Clark, who has recently been criticized for denying reporters access to his department, denied the gover nment had a siege mentality.“I have no sense at all of a siege mentality.None.1 don’t feel under siege.(Prime Minister) Brian Mulroney doesn’t feel under siege.None of us do."We’re running the most open government in the history of the country with a broad series of public hearings on economic policy, opening up the consultation process with the provinces, opening up the discussion of foreign policy.” Clark also denied recent reports that officials in his department have been forbidden to talk with the press even at social functions.He said the only requirement is that they get clearance first from the press office to avoid spreading false rumors such as the rumor that the Canadian Embassy would be closed in the Czechoslovakian capital of Prague.Small town devastated by multiple explosions TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico (AP) — In the pastel-painted cement block homes near the exploding gas storage tanks, people were burned to ashes as they slept in bed, fixed breakfast or tried to flee withtheirchildren in their arms.A ditch, a railroad track and 90 metres is all that separates San Juan Ixhuatepec district from the storage tanks of PEMEX, the government oil monopoly.In a roughly five-by-four block area, where large and extended families lived in cramped quarters, almost all homes were destroyed or heavily damaged.At least 264 people were killed when the tanks began exploding early Mon day in the working-class district in a flat area surrounded by hills and the snow-capped peak of the volcano Iztaccihuatl."The majority were burned,” said A.A.Alvarez, a Mexico City policeman “Many were disintegrated You could see only the figure of the bodies.They were only ash.” Alvarez said most people didn’t Weathe Cloudy today and Wednesday with snow flurries today, High both days -3, low tonight -10, Moderate winds both days.even have time to get out of bed He saw the body of one woman leaning over the stove where she apparently was making breakfast.A man was found with his hands on the door as if trying to leave, another body had tortillas in its hands.“It was a powder keg," said Dr.Luis Sanchez Guerra, coroner for the Mexico state attorney general’s office.He supervised rescue workers.COUNTS BODIES “We found 16 bodies in one house, 13 in another, eight in another,” said one rescue worker.Dr.Guadalupe Gutierrez, working with a Mexico City police rescue crew, had a list of 29 bodies.“And 1 have only been in three or four houses,” she said.With an estimated 100,000 people evacuated from the area, by afternoon there were only rescue workers in the streets of San Juan Ixhuatepex, and army troops guarding against looters.The dirt streets were littered with glass and cement block rubble, and the burned out shells of cars and a bus.Trees were blackened.Windows were blown out of homes.Shreds of curtains hung limply in windowless frames.Roofs, window frames and doors were charred, and walls were cracked.Squares of white notebook paper hung on some doors, bearing only a handwritten number — the number of dead found inside.fm_______________frgi irecam George MacLaren, Publisher Charles Bury, Editor Lloyd G Scheib.Advertising Manager Mark Guillette, Press Superintendent Richard Lessard.Production Manager Debra Waite, 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are investigating what one provincial cabinet minister has called the most serious incident of big game poaching ever in Newfoundland.So far authorities have found the carcasses of 38 moose caught in snares in the Comer Brook area.In some cases just skeletons remained, indicating the animals were killed as long as a year ago.There were indications the animals had been butchered after dying in the snares.Farmers call for moratorium REGINA (CP) — The 10,000-member National Farmers Union has called on Parliament to immediately implement a farm-debt moratorium.“Band-Aid solutions are no longer adequate,” NFU president Wayne Easter says in a memorandum sent to all members of Parliament.“Debt adjustment and moratorium legislation must be implemented without delay.” Easter said legislation should be designed to keep farmers in business by realigning debt repayment schedules and by bringing interest rates down to realistic levels.MP wants a new drug law OTTAWA (CP) - The country’s “old-fashioned” marijuana laws should be reviewed by Justice Minister John Crosbie and his provincial counterparts when they meet in Newfoundland later this week, Shefford’s Liberal MP Jean Lapierre said Monday.Lapierre, the former youth minister, told the Commons that Canada should have legislation “up to date with the 1980s.” The former Liberal government promised to reform drug laws during its 1980 throne speech so that possession of small amounts of the drug would not necessarily result in a criminal record.The promise was not repeated in the 1983 Liberal throne speech.Christmas postal strike 4unlikely’ OTTAWA (CP) — A pre-Christmas mail strike remains possible but appears unlikely, says the president of the 23,000-member Canadian Union of Postal Workers.“I guess that would be a fair assessment,” Jean-Claude Parrot, who is also the union’s chief negotiator, said in an interview.“It was never our goal to strike at Christmas.It’s still not our goal.Our goal is try to negotiate a settlement.At this stage we don’t know when we will acquire the right to strike.” Talks between CUPW and the national postal agency have been under way since July 3.The union has been without a contract since Sept.30.The last major strike was in 1981 when postal workers were legislated back to work by Parliament after 42 days off the job Number of immigrants to decline OTTAWA (CP) — The Conservative government is cutting the number of immigrants who will be allowed to enter Canada in 1985 and initiating a major review of immigration policy.Immigration Minister Flora Macdonald announced Monday Canada will admit between 85.000 and 90,000 immigrants in 1985, down from the 90,000 to 95,000 forecast to arrive this year.Unlike previous years, immigration levels are being set for a one-year period only, pending a "thorough assessment of all factors involved in immigration planning .to effectively establish immigration levels over the longer term.” Only a year ago, the former Liberal government had projected that between 100,000 and 110.000 immigrants would be permitted to enter Canada in 1985 No explanation is provided for the lower figure adopted by the new Conservative government.Hatfield charge quashed FREDERICTON (CP) — A legal technicality has caused a delay in consideration of the marijuana possession charge against Premier Richard Hatfield of New Brunswick.The premier, flanked by two lawyers, showed up in provincial court Monday to answer the charge, which followed the discovery of marijuana in his suitcase during the Queen's visit to Fredericton on Sept.25.However, instead of entering a plea, Hatfield's lawyers asked that the information — the written basis for the charge — be quashed because it is inaccurate.That request led to an adjournment until Friday at 3 p.m Journalists blasts Penthouse ban OTTAWA (CP) — The recent banning of Penthouse’s December issue, which included 10 pages showing women bound with ropes, some hanging from trees, was a mistake, says June Callwood.a journalist and noted civil libertarian.Callwood said she is as disgusted by pornography as many women's groups, but censorship is not the answer to controlling it."It just gives you peace of mind,” she angrily told a member of the audience following a speech Monday sponsored by the University of Ottawa Human Rights Research and Education Centre "It makes you think something's being done and nothing will be done.No money will go into programs to help battered women, no money will go into programs to raise women above welfare on the poverty line, no money will go to pensions for older women.” Man opens fire in bar DALLAS (AP) — A disfigured man who one witness said had cancer pulled an M-16 rifle from a paper wrapper and sprayed about 15 bar patrons with bullets, killing one person and wounding five others, then eluded police for five hours before being captured, police said.The gunman spent part of Monday evening drinking in the Webb Lounge, then left the bar and returned a few minutes later carrying the rapid-firing assault rifle in a brown paper wrapper, police said.“Apparently he went out to his car and got the gun and walked in with the loaded magazine already in place,” said police Lieut.David Boni-card, who said he believed the weapon was an M-16.“One witness said the first thing they heard was the gun cocking.Then they started diving for cover.” Witnesses said the shooting took less than a minute.3,000 arrested in huge manhunt NEW YORK (AP) — A two-month manhunt by federal and local law officers in the eastern United States has led to the arrest of more than 3,000 fugitives, including suspects wanted for murder, rape and bank robbery, sources close to the investigation said Monday night.Investigators worked in eight states — New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Massachusetts and Connecticut —- but also developed evidence that led to arrests in California, Florida and Tennessee, the sources said.Attorney General William French Smith was scheduled to announce the results of the operation, believed to be the largest manhunt in U.S.history, at a Manhattan news conference today.Lesbians agree on child custody OAKLAND, Calif.(Reuter) — Two lesbians who professed their love for each other on television, used artificial insemination to become parents of a daughter but then quarrelled over who should have custody of the child, have agreed on a compromise.In 1977 Linda Jean Loftin “married” Mary Fluornoy at a church ceremony in Oakland not recognized by the law.The couple appeared on a nationally-televised talk show to declare their love for each other and later Fluornoy, articifical-ly inseminated by sperm donated by Loftin’s brother, gave birth to a daughter, called Sparkle.But the relationship went sour, Loftin and Fluornoy separated, and Loftin sued for rights to visit Sparkle, now aged six.Former senator Aiken dies MONTPELIER, Vt.(AP) — Former U.S.senator George Aiken, a sharp-witted Vermont legislator who still called himself a farmer after five decades in politics, died Monday at the age of 92.The former Vermont governor and 34-year veteran of the U.S.Senate died at a Montpelier nursing home after being in hospital since September, said his wife, Lola.Aiken, a progressive Republican, parlayed local renown as a horticulturist into a rock-solid political base.When he retired in 1975, he was dean of the Senate, the oldest senator and the ranking Republican on both the agriculture and foreign relations committees.Police search for diplomat killer VIENNA (Reuter) — Austrian police stepped up security today and launched a large manhunt following the killing of a Turkish diplomat in central Vienna.An extremist Armenian group has claimed responsibility for the murder.Evner Ergun, 52, an employee of the United Nations since 1979, was killed Monday when a hooded gunman fired six shots into his car.Ergun was waiting at a red light in a busy street which crosses Vienna’s elegant Ringstrasse when he was killed.Witnesses described the gunman as about 30 years old, of medium height, with dark skin and a moustache.Police said the man leaned through the shattered window and draped Ergun’s body with a white cloth bearing the words Armenian Revolutionary Army — AHA, More miners return amid protest LONDON (AP) — Thousands more miners de sorted Britain’s eight-month coal strike Monday in the largest return to work since the walkout began, management reported.Frustrated pickets set up flaming barricades, poured oil on roads and wrecked computer equipment at an industry research centre.The state-owned National Coal Board said 2,282 miners went back to work Monday, the largest number since the strike began March 12 in response to plans to close money-losing mines.Board spokesman Michael Eaton said the figure is likely to rise when the night shift clocks on, and repeated predictions that most of the work force would be back by Christmas.“This morning's figures are even better than the outstanding figures of last Monday," Energy Secretary Peter Walker told Parliament."If il were not for the mobs, Ihe violence and the intimi dation I think the majority of miners would be back at work." Thatcher and Irish PM talk LONDON (Reuter) — British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said Monday she hopes her talks with the Irish government will lead to practical proposals for bringing greater political stability and security to Northern Ireland.But Thatcher reaffirmed there is no question of any joint authority for the Dublin government in Northern Ireland as long as the majority in the British-ruled province wants to remain British.She described a full session of talks with Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald earlier Monday as “the fullest, frankest, most realistic discussions we’ve ever had.” Poisoned Mars bars just a hoax LONDON (Reuter) — A militant animal rights group said Monday its claim to have injected rat poison into candy bars was a hoax.The Animal Liberation Front warned over the weekend that it had injected the poison into Mars Bars in five cities to protest the Mars company’s funding of experiments on animals.But Monday, after the company had launched a massive operation to remove all the candy from British stores, the group said the incident was a hoax.Ronald Lee, a group spokesman, said, “None of the Mars Bars in the shops were ever injected with poison.” He said the group wanted to cause economic loss and disruption to Mars.The company said Monday that in the past it had sponsored health research involving experiments on animals but no longer did so.Ghandi points to a conspiracy NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, in a speech commemorating the 67th birthday of his assassinated mother, said Monday she was killed as part of a far-reaching conspiracy to dismember India.A series of unconfirmed news reports since Indira Gandhi’s death Oet.31 point to a foreign-based plot by Sikh separatists.But Gandhi’s speech was the first time his government said publicly there was a conspiracy.“Her assassination was not just to remove a person but to divide India into pieces," Gandhi told more than 200,000 people who gathered at the rally near parliament.“This conspiracy to kill beloved Indira, to divide the country, to weaken it — we are seeing the far-spreading tentacles of this,” said Gandhi, 40, who was sworn in as his mother’s successor within hours of her slaying.France retains control NOUMEA (Reuter) — France has refused to speed up independence for its Pacific territory of New Caledonia following victory by antiindependence settlers in elections for a National Assembly.Militant Kanak tribesmen, seeking immediate self-rule, disrupted Sunday’s vote with violent protests throughout the territory.In a broadcast Monday from France, Overseas Territories Minister Georges Lemoine assured settlers, “France will not modify its strategy for New Caledonia.” The stand left the Kanaks pressing ahead with plans for a provisional government under the name Kanaky (Land of the People).The Melanesian group is outnumbered by French and other settlers.On Sunday, militant Kanaks burned ballot boxes, wrecked voting booths and boycotted the election.Talks heat up NAQOURA, Lebanon (AP) — Israel rejected Lebanon’s demand for up to $10 billion U.S.in war reparations and insisted Monday that security of Israel’s northern border is the primary goal of negotiations on withdrawal of Israeli troops.But Lebanese negotiators argued in talks in Na-qoura that their country would not be “Israel’s policeman” after removal of Israeli occupation forces from southern Lebanon.However, the two sides indicated some progress in the talks In southern Lebanon, residents of two villages told Lebanese reporters Monday of outbreaks of shooting by the Israel occupation force in which eight villagers were wounded.The Israeli military command did not confirm the shooting, but reported an Israeli soldier was wounded by a grenade.Rebels slay Canadian missionary NAIROBI (AP) — The body of a Canadian missionary pilot slain by rebels in eastern Zaire was buried at the request of his American widow Saturday in the grounds of a little thatched-roof church he was helping to build overlooking Lake Tanganyika, a spokesman for his mission said Monday.Stanley Ridgeway, 33, was shot dead after he was forced to fly Zaire army officers to the town of Moba (population If),000) to cheek reports of an invasion by leftist guerrillas from neighboring Tanzania Ridgeway's hometown remains unknown.' '11 was o simple ceremony organized by a local minister, said Harold Amstutz, Kenya represen-tativeof the U.S, based United Methodist Church.Ridgeway, a layman pilot mechanic based in the Shaba provincial capital of Lubumbashi 400 kilometres southwest of Moba was slain by rebels.Amstutz said f ; « The RECORD-Tuesday.November 20.19M-J The Townships #1___9*1 Kccura Butt guilty of break-and-enter, sexual assault; sentencing today By John McCaghey SWEETSBURG WARD - The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated for five hours here Monday before finding 59-year-old Austin Butt of West Bolton guilty as charged of breaking and entering a dwelling with intent to commit a sexual assualt, and to having sexually assaulted a 34-year-old female in West Bolton Feb.23, 1984.Mr.Justice Rejean Paul issued a non-publication ban on the name and identity of the plaintiffs at the outset of the six-day trial.Defence lawyer Donald Bissonnette told the jury it was clear the film produced by the Crown in counterproof was not the one Butt said he destroyed after he had taken compromising photos of the victim.Butt maintained he took one shot while the victim testified the flash of the disk camera fired three times the night of the incident.Bissonnette suggested it could have been possible for Butt to switch disks.Bissonnette cited the contradiction in testimony of the plaintiff and his client about the alleged love affair.He added one Crown witness said he had seen Butt drive up to the victim’s isolated home one night.“If he was having an affair with a married woman it was clearly in his interest not to let anybody know about it,” Bissonnette explained.He recal- led testimony by Mary MacDonald who hinted of the affair.Butt told her it was none of her business.Bissonnette said the photos taken of the victim by Butt in March 1983 indicated, “It was not a casual relationship and she enjoyed the presence of the man who took the pictures.” CLANDESTINE AFFAIR Bissonnette cited the weekend of a political convention when the victim stayed at home while Mrs.Butt babysat her two young daughters.“Why didn’t she look after them?” Bissonnette asked.“She was having a clandestine affair with Mr.Butt.” He recalled the night of the incident and the testimony of the victim who said she was frightened but followed Butt into the bedroom.She then told of the struggle when he stripped her of her clothing, and then the flash sequences, until she knocked the camera out of his hand.“The moment she was ready to submit he jumped up,” Bissonnette said.The victim had related the incident took 15-20 minutes including the conversation prior to the bedroom scene.Then came his alleged speech to her afterwards.“It is very difficult to hold somebody down with one arm and take their clothes off,” Bissonnette suggested.“She told of the struggle when she resisted but it couldn’t have happened as there wasn’t enough time,” Bissonnette said, relating the victim’s testi- mony.Bissonnette suggested the actions of the victim after the event didn’t represent those of a person who had been sexually assaulted.He said she described her assailant as looking maniacal yet he left the house and could have come back."She lives in an isolated house but she waited until 7 a m.the next day to call her husband.Would you have waited?” Bissonnette asked.“The first thing she should have done was get on the phone to a neighbor or to her husband but she didn’t do that.” “She jumped out of bed without covering herself and jumped him and knocked the camera out of his hands,” Bissonnette continued.“Even such a minor aggression on her part might have been enough for her to be thrown back on the bed and let the job be finished.She had a shotgun; why didn't she barricade herself upstairs in the children's bedroom?Her actions were not those of somebody who had been assaulted.” “That my client would take a camera when he planned to sexually assault a person doesn't make sense.I think it was what he said it was — a practical joke that backfired.She was confronted with her affair and the most logical conclusion was one of the children happened on the scene.She was in a serious position, her marriage was in jeopardy as her husband wouldn’t accept it, and she had to fa bricate the story." Bissonnette said “Her story is not plausible no mat ter which angle you look at I have doubts in my mind about the veracity of her story and if you have the same doubts you cannot convict Butt on either of the accusations he is charged with," Bissonnette concluded TELL HUSBAND?“Assuming the picture or pictures taken by Butt showed a smiling woman in the middle of a bed and the victim was aware, would she have told her husband the next day?" asked Crown attorney Henry Keyserlingk “She called the police on Monday and the wheels of justice were set in motion,” he continued.“What if the police had found evidence that was not compatible with her story?That is one of the key issues you must consider when you examine the facts “It is clear the camera used was not the one used at her parents the Chris tmas prior to Feb.23, nor for the sub sequent pictures taken about Easter, 1984, which were on a single disk and identified by a civilian witness," Key serlingksaid "Nodiskcamera or film was found at the Butt home during the police search." Keyserlingk said the accused had always insisted the affair was instigated and substained by the victim, who continually acted as the aggressor.“He was aware the next day he might be prosecuted yet what does he do but destroy the best piece of de fence evidence," Keyserlingk said "When she went to the police she had no knowledge the pictures had been destroyed If she was fabricating a story why didn't she tell her husband Butt went all the way?If they were such good friends why didn’t she call Butt and ask for the pictures rather than telling her husband?" “Consider the testimony concerning her emotions the following day and the next week when she was examined by a physician The wheels of justice had been set in motion," the Crown attorney said CALL POLICE "This may be your first time on a jury and probably your first in a sexual assault case,” he continued."I would ask the ladies of the jury to put themselves in the same position as you have seen due process of law before a jury Would you call the police?You have seen what she had to go through and I ask you husbands whether or not you would advise your wife to rush to the police or would it be worthwhile going through all the trouble?These are things you have to take into consideration after the fact.Her husband had other considerations.A lawyer called my office on Friday but it was only Monday that we knew the name of the victim." ‘ What he was going to do with the nude pictures is a matter of specula tion,” Keyserlingk said.“1 feel he had an obsession that didn't go to intercourse and the pictures were very important in his mind." "I am firmly convinced he is guilty as charged and you should convict him " Keyserlingk concluded Judge Paul instructed the jury on the indictable offences and said they should consider the sexual assault first.If they decided there had been no sexual assault but an assault they could convict him He told the jury the conviction on breaking and entering would only stand up following a conviction on either sexual assault or assault He carefully instructed them on reasonable doubt and said that any honest doubts must play in favor of the accused “The onus of proof beyond all reasonable doubt rests always with the Crown and never shifts," Paul said.Paul then told them the decision must be unanimous.He ordered Butt incarcerated and representations on sentencing will be heard Tuesday.Meanwhile, Crown attorney Keyserlingk will have to find a new parking spot Tuesday Butt's truck occupied his slot when the court adjourned last night.Pouliots’ trial hears of beating, shooting R.F.fire protection pact future remains smokey By Michael McDevitt MONTREAL (CP) — Two brothers charged in the shooting death of four Coaticook residents beat their victims and then drove them to an isolated spot and shot them each once in the head with a high-powered rifle, a Superior Court jury was told Monday at the beginning of their trial.Ronald Pouliot, 23, and his brother Mario, 21, face four charges each of first degree murder in connection with the deaths of Gaston Scalabrini, France Michaud, Renaud Paquette, and Jean-Pierre Truchon in the early hours of June 26 this year.All four were found in a ravine off an isolated road in the municipality of Compton Station.Each had been shot once in the head with a bullet from a high-powered rifle.A third brother, Serge, 21, faces similar charges in the case but will be tried separately, while the boys’ father Jean-Luc, 56, and family friend Andre Maheu, 19, face lesser charges.A fourth brother, Marc, 18, pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, forceful detention and assault and is serving a two-year sentence.Crown prosecutor Thomas Walsh told the jury he intends to prove that on the night of June 25-26 the Pouliot family and Maheu were gathered at the Pouliot home in Compton Station discussing vandalism which had occurred at a hunting cabin owned by Jean-Luc Pouliot.WANTED NAMES He said Mario and Ronald, in the company of brothers Serge and Marc as well as Maheu, drove to the Scalabrini house in Coaticook and forced the four occupants back to the Pouliot home at gunpoint, where they beat three of them in an attempt to get the names of the people involved in vandalizing the cabin.Walsh said Serge, Mario, Ronald and Maheu then forced the four into a four-wheel drive vehicle owned by the Pouliots and drove them to an isolated road about eight kilometres from the house, made them get out, and lined them up against a guardrail.Walsh said he will prove Ronald fired the first shot, killing Scalabrini, and then gave the rifle to Mario, who shot the other three.Walsh said the three Pouliots and Maheuthen pushed the bodies into the ravine, covering them with branches.The Crown’s first witness, Michel Poulin, an identification technician with the Quebec Police Force, told the nine-man, three-woman jury he was called to the Scalabrini home at about 9:30a.m.June 26, where he proceeded to take pictures showing damage to the house and stains on the floor and walls of what appeared to be blood.He said traces of what appeared to be human hair were also found.Poulin said he was then called to a spot on Vaillancourt Road in Compton Station, where the bodies of the four victims had been found.SHELLS FOUND He said four spent shells from a .303 calibre rifle were found on the road near the guardrail, which was covered with what appeared to be dried blood Poulin said another blood stain, approximately two feet in diameter, could be seen in the dirt on the side of the road Normand Grégoire, another technician from the QPF Sherbrooke divi sion, confirmed Poulin’s testimony and said he picked up the evidence, took samples of the stains and sent the material into the Montreal Medicolegal Institute for analysis.Grégoire also introduced a .303 rifle, a wooden shovel handle and a large chain with a metal ball on the end of it which were also referred for analysis.The latter articles, and a piece of partially burnt automobile carpet, were found at the Pouliot home.The trial, expected to last 10 days, continues today under Justice Louis S.Tannenbaum Lawyers Ronald Schachter and Jacques Belanger are acting for the defence.St.Francis Liberals ready for weekend meeting By Louise Léger SHERBROOKE — The Eastern Townships branch of the Quebec Liberal Party is gearing up for a one-day meeting this weekend to establish a regional development program and to propose resolutions concerning the major preoccupations of the region.The meeting, to be held at the Sherbrooke CEGEP this Saturday, is in preparation for a plenary session in March, 1985, when Liberals from all over Quebec will meet and adopt party resolutions.The meeting, which is open to the public, will be organized into workshops to discuss resolution proposals.The topics up for discussion are old age, family and multiculturalism; tourism, housing and environment; small and medium-sized businesses, transportation, natural resources and technology; and agriculture and forestry.Monique Choquette Habel, president of the meeting, will be joined by the four Eastern Townships Liberal MNAs, seven regional presidents of the party and other party members.NO ELECTORAL PROGRAM Habel said the meeting is not in anticipation of an election and declined to predict when an election would be called."Our purpose is to find out the preoccupations of the people of the region and get everyone to work to- Liberal Party officials Monique Gagnon Tremblay (left), Monique Choquette Habel and Georges Vaillan- m *’ > : mSM RI-OIKIMOI ISI I I ! .I K court, Orford MNA, are set for Saturday's meeting.Leader Robert Bourassa will be the keynote speaker.gether towards mutual goals,” she said.“We are planning a political program not an electoral program.” Georges Vaillancourt, Orford MNA, said “It's hard to say when there will be an election — but we’re ready.Now we’re concentrating on listening to each county and finding out what they want.We want to give Quebecers the program ihey want.” He said that in Orford the major preoccupation was tourism.“I have very idealistic goals.I want to develop tourism to the maximum,” he said.“But even if the resolutions are not accepted (at the plenary session) that does not mean we toss the ideas aside.We will try again at the next meeting." Monique Gagnon Tremblay, regional representative for the Liberal Party and party president in the county of St.Francis, pointed out that many volunteers and sub-committees have been working on the party program for a long time to develop a good one.“We are gathering together resolutions.Our program is a realistic one — we will have to check costs and pos- sibly modify (our resolutions)," she said.“But we will have a good pro gram.our program will be superior to the Parti Québécois.” Tremblay is very optimistic about the future of the party.“We are very unified,” she said."If we had an election tomorrow we would win." Saturday’s meeting is scheduled to run from 8:30 to 4.30.Those who would like to participate are asked to be at the Terrill St.entrance to the CEGEP by 8:30 to register.There will be a charge of $10 which includes lunch ROCK FOREST — Rock Forest councillors told the city of Sherbrooke Monday night what it might bo able to do with its fire hoses in February Sherbrooke council, told once already earlier this month by the mayors of Rock Forest.Ascot Township and St Elie d’Orford what to do with its fire protection services and proposed fees for same, may see a reversal of a tri lateral agreement to hire a private company to serve the three municipa lilies.On Nov.6 mayors of the three muni cipalities staged a flashy press conference replete with limousine service, cocktail party and honor guard at the Rock Forest town hall to announce they were rejecting Sherbrooke’s latest proposal of a $23-per capita charge for fire protetection services.Instead they decided on a much smaller proposal of about $14 per resident from a private company.Sécurité 77 of Sherbrooke.SUPPOSED TO At a special meeting Monday night Rock Forest councillors were to have called a vote to pass a motion rever sing the tri municipality agreement to hire the private company and would have reopened bids for the lucrative contract once again.A move such as that would have allowed Sherbrooke to submit another proposal which, along with any others, would have been studied by an inter- municipal committee But the vote never came Informed that the Ascot council had earlier in the evening decided to pull out of any proposed agreements to form a committee.Rock Forest councillors left the motion sitting on the table Opposition to the Nov 6 announcement charged that a protection ser vice such as what Sécurité 77 offered — a mixture of full time and volun teer firemen — is not adequate.NO TIME Opponents to the original deal also claim that the three months which re main before the Feb.5 contract with Sherbrooke runs out is not time enough to properly set up an adequate service.About 40 people braved the cold to attend the meeting and among the group were Sherbrooke firemen who reside in Rock Forest They were of the opinion that the service the three municipalities would get if they stuck to the agreement with Sécurité 77 would be inadequate for their needs.The firemen said there wouldn't Ik* enough full-time firemen to meet the demands of three municipalities and that volunteers also cost money.Mo ney is the reason why Sherbrooke's offer was rejectd.Other residents wanted to know how a decision of such magnitude could be made without prior consulta tion of the population Cowansville water plant coming, Tanner promises COWANSVILLE (WH) — Cowansville will have a water purification plant by mid 1986, according to Mayor Fred Tanner In Monday's “state of the town" press conference, Tanner spoke mainly in generalities about the cur rent financial situation in Cowansville and various municipal concerns, including the issue of water purifica tion “We are presently sending out tenders for the construction of the plant," said Tanner.“It will be located in the northern section of Cowansville’s industrial park, and will respect the dis tance norms of surrounding residen tial sectors.” Tanner also told reporters that Cowansville’s current water supply continues to be a major concern of the town's government.“Our consultants in the matter, La Société Pellemon, have recently completed plans for the modification of our pumping station," he said.“This has permitted us to submit copies of the finalized report to the different ministries of superior government We are hopeful that a gover nment grant might be obtained for the project within the Quebec-Canada auxiliary agreement " Tanner’s financial summary failed to gel into specifics, as he emphasized that his objective was to give only a general view of Cowansville’s economic situation at present, and not an official town budget Tanner added, however, that he will soon bo in a position to elaborate on the municipal budget for the upco ming year, in accordance with a revi sed administrative structure for the town, which is currently under study St.Louis report mistakes still stalling Assembly committee By Peter Scowen SHERBROOKE — A report on the testimony made by the seven exhunger strikers to the National Assembly's standing committee on agriculture continues to take up the committee members’ time, as they work to correct errors it contains.The report, made by Robert St.Louis, director of the Laval University faculty of rural economy, created an “imbroglio” two weeks ago when it was released to the press while still under study.Government members clamored to have all future work session documents kept secret, while the exhunger strikers and the Opposition members of the committee argued the documents, as well as the work session, should be public.That debate has apparently ended, according the Jean Larivière, advisor to Michel Gratton, house Opposition leader.Larivière said Monday it appears the government members of the committee have let the argument drop.It took an entire committee work session to argue the point, however — a session that was supposed to have been spent studying the St.Louis report.The committee is now spending time correcting the report, parts of which both the ex-hunger strikers and the Opposition members say is unsatisfactory.“He (St.Louis) left out what Garon didn't want to hear," said Jean-Claude Boucher, leader of the seven ex-hunger strikers.St.Louis was mandated by the committee to summarize the testimony made by the ex-hunger strikers at a two-day hearing on October 10-11.He was also asked to do the same for the testimonies made by Camille Moreau, president of the Office du crédit agricole (OCAQ), Jean uaron, Quebec minister of agriculture and by representatives of the UFA.In his report, St.Louis rounded up the points on which the various parties agreed and disagreed, and made a scries of recommendations to the committee.Boucher said he felt St.Louis left out important points made by the exhunger strikers because the professor has close ties to the agrilculture ministry.In his testimony before the committee, Boucher questionned St Louis's neutrality, claiming the professor is a close friend and former university colleague of Deputy Agriculture Minister Ferdinand Ouellette.St.Louis admits he worked at Laval University under Ouellette in the rural economics faculty.He took over the position of faculty director when Ouellette moved to the agriculture ministry."We have an affinity, it’s obvious, ”St.Louis said last Friday.He says he was asked by the university to do the report, however, and was never contacted directly by anyone from the committee.“They'll change what they want," he added "1 am working for the committee Boucher can make all the accusations he wants." Boucher, meanwhile, points to what he says are errors and omissions in the report He said SI Ixiuis left out testimony about dubious methods the Ol’AQ uses to repossess farms, and complained that the ex hunger strikers' points were always preceded by "he claims that", while the other witnesses' testimony wasn't subject to the same quahfica tion.St, Louis never used the the phrase "he claims that" before anything Boucher said to the committee, however It appears on ly before statements made by the other ex hunger strikers Boucher also complained that St Louis left out his attacks on Mo reau's crediblity, including his allegation that the OCAQ president rigged a male beauty contest in his favor Larivière, who advises the Liberal members of the committee, said the omission of personal attacks is “okay" “It wasn't in St I/ouis' mandate to look into that," he explained "It’s the MNAs who have to investigate that " The Liberal committee members agreed to have St Ixiuis make the report “because of his curriculum vitae (experience)", according to Larivière “We are disappointed with the first two parts of the re port," he added, pointing toerrors in the resumé of the various testimo nies.Boucher and Larivière agree that St Inouïs made one big mistake in his report, although it was probably based on a misunderstanding The Liberals and the ex hunger strikers want to see a moratorium on farm seizures until a full review of the Quebec farm debt situation has been completed St liouis apparently interpreted the word moratorium as meaning a cancellation of all farm debts.This kind of sweeping action was taken in Canada in 1934, and it destroyed the confidence loan institutions had in farmers St Ixnns spent two pages explaining why such a move would hurt rather than help farmers, but Boucher and Larivière say that kind of moratorium on farm debt wasn't what they had in mind Their model is the federal Farm Credit Corporation, which has said it won’t repossess any more farms until next January to give breathing room to farmers in difficulty i 4—Tfcr RECORI>—Tuesday.November 2«.I9M The Voiee of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Editorial A plotting press \ referendum good for Quebec’s republican soul Joe CLark doesn’t like the press.The former prime minster and present minister of external affairs in Brian Mulroney's new cabinet still remembers the way he was treated by reporters during his brief reign as leader of the Conservative Party and of Canada in 1979.There are a lot of people who now admit they weren’t fair to ‘Joe Who' Clark, and they recognize he is a much better man than the press once made him out to be.Clark has a right to be hurt.But paranoid?Clark said Monday he believes there is an elite group of journalists, academics and public servants now working in Canada trying to thwart his government.He called this elite a group of people defending “the old way of doing things".Canadians, Clark maintains, have given the Tories a mandate for change, to bring about a new way of doing things.And few would deny that the government under Mulroney is doing things differently, with all the budget cuts and deficit trimming going on.But now Clark is showing that he and his government — if what he says can be taken as a reflection of the new parliament — believes that opposition from journalists and academics to this new way of doing things is a plot.That is clinical paranoia, but it is explainable.The new, durable brand of Conservative government still remembers its last stint in office, and is determined not to repeat that brief performance.Measures against damaging leaks and rumors include a policy of not hiring secretaries who worked on Parliament hill for defeated Liberal MPs, and CLark’s own policies within his ministry which gag his employees.But it is still an “open” government, Clark insists, with consultations and public hearings on economic policy with the provinces and the business sector.So far, though, all those hearings have proven to be are cutesy meetings with provincial ministers, meetings with businessmen who are sworn to secrecy and complete cabinet secrecy about the government’s intentions.That is exactly the stuff of damaging leaks and rumors.Clark has succeeded in drawing battle lines with the press that a co-operative government would hope to avoid.As of today in the government’s eyes, the media no longer represents a Canadian consensus, but rather an elite who can’t accept change.It sure didn’t seem that way during the election, but that is the way the Conservatives see it.As of today, the press is plotting against Canada.It sounds like a government telling us ‘we are working for the people but we won’t tell them how ’ It’s not CLark who should be paranoid — it’s the Canadian people.PETER SCOWEN By Paul Mooney QUEBEC (CP) — Nationalist arguments are being used to bolster the case for changes to the voting system and the establishment of a presidential system in Quebec Some nationalists believe such a system would enhance Quebec's position as a distinct society," a senior Parti Québécois official said Friday But Richard French, Liberal member for Westmount, described the plans as “the PQ intelligent sia run riot.” Le Devoir reported Friday that the go vernment is thinking of holding a referendum next year on proportional representation The Montreal daily said Quebecers could also be asked to approve a system under which voters would elect their premier directly, in effect making him a president.Yves Duhaime, minister responsible for electoral reform, told his constituents in Shawinigan recently he believes Quebe cers “have a republican soul “ I believe that one day Quebecers could vote for their leader by universal suffrage.and vote for their members separately,” he said.ENHANCES POSITION But the PQ official, who declined to be named, said Friday: “I don’t think the government has decided on a final package to put to the voters.But a system like this would enhance Quebec’s position as a distinct society.And there’s no impediment to Quebec instituting such a system under the Canadian constitution.” Under proportional representation, parties would be given representation in the National Assembly according to the proportion of votes they receive across the province, rather than the number of ridings they win.Proponents of proportional representation argue that it removes the distortion which can arise under the present first-past-the-post system.In 1973, for instance, the PQ received 30 per cent of votes but won only five per cent of the seats in the Assembly.In 1966, the Liberals got more votes than the Union Nationale, but because the Liberal vote was concentrated in cities, the UN had more seats and formed the government.Opponents of the system argue that it leads to more minority governments and greater instability.In a brief debate on the issue in the Assembly Thursday, Duhaime said government officials are working on a formula which would satisfy the concerns of critics.UNDERCUTS ARGUMENT Some PQ members believe electing a president in a separate vote would undercut opposition arguments that proportional representation leads to minority governments.They argue that a head of government elected in a separate ballot can govern for his term whether his party is in a minority position or not, hence the government does not fall.But this would be a marked departure from present constitutional practice and could affect the powers of the lieutenant governor, as the Crown s representative, to choose or dismiss the head of government.Provinces are forbidden from tampering with the powers of the lieutenant governor under the Constitution.French, a former McGill University professor, said he finds talk of electoral reform “completely unthinkable, given the state of the Quebec economy.• ‘The distortions caused by our electoral system are like a drop of water compared to the flood of economic problems Quebecers are suffering.I've got a businessman in my office right now who doesn’t know if he can keep his company going because of some of the things the PQ has done to the economy,” he said.The Liberals made proportional representation part of their party program several years ago, but Liberal Leader Robert Bourassa says he is opposed to any such reform now.Bruce Levett It wasn’t a very long story.Only about three paragraphs But it did raise the odd eyebrow It stated that a Ixmdon bookie (they’re legal and respectable over there) had Robert (Sundance) Redford at 33-1 in the 1988 stakes for president of the United States.Well, the sporting gentleman mused, why not?Who would have thought 20 years ago that Ronald (Gipper) Reagan would have made it?Can this be a trend we see emerging?First Reagan, then Redford (at least they wouldn't have to change the initials on the White House linen) and then who7 On the premise that all actors are the sum of their parts, let’s conjure for just a moment with the possibili ties.Slouch back awhile.Smoke cm if you’ve got ’em, as the scene unfolds in the ante-room to the Oval Office.Two presidential acolytes are deep in discussion.“Good morning, Sam And who is President Brando today?" “Don’t you mean how' is President Brando today?” “No, 1 mean ‘who.’ Yesterday he called the Soviet ambassador a scurvy knave and threatened to have him cast adrift in an open boat.He then ordered me to toss overboard all the breadfruit trees in the hold.Do you know how difficult it is to find breadfruit trees in Washington this time of year " “Ha! You think that’s something?That new guy came down from Canada on Friday to talk about acid rain He went away somewhat perplexed Kept mutte ring something about the president making him an of fer he couldn’t refuse." SCENE SHIFTS Fade to black As the lights come up again, we see a liveried lackey scuttling into a certain well appointed throne room "What is it, lackey?" “’E’s ere, marm Says 'c’s the president of the Uni ted States " “That would be President Eastwood, of course Does he crave audience?" *”E does, marm Says it would make 'is day ” “I see Well, show him in And lackey - make quite certain you frisk him.I've seen his movies.” Once again the scene shifts.The word Bundesprasi-dent glows from the heavy oaken door We drift inside “Yah?Vas ist’” “You have a visitor, Bundesprasident Bald headed chap Advised me to have a good day and gave me this for you " “Und just vas ist THAT?" “I believe it’s called a lollipop, sir.It’s a small, round, bit of raspberry candy on a stick." “Himmel ! Das must beder Bundesprasident Savalas of dcr United States!" “Who?" “Her l/eutnant Kojack.imbecile! Show him in immediately!" Oh.Ronnie — what have you started?StJWES it n Famine about to strike nine other countries LONDON (Reuter) — Horrifying accounts of starvation in Ethiopia have captured the attention of the West, but relief agencies say famine has also struck, or is about to strike, nine other African and Asian countries.Food has been pouring into Ethiopia since television pictures of dying babies were shown in Western Europe and North America last month.Moscow has also increased food aid to its African ally.More than six million Ethiopians are suffering from drought-induced food shortages.Relief agencies, which have received millions of dollars in contributions over the last few weeks, say the situation remains extremely serious.Drought has hit 26 other African countries and has brought famine to Chad.Mali.Mauritania, and Mozambique, UN officials said last week.Relief agencies fear Sudan and Angola are next.The Organization of African Unity has called for a massive aid effort by the developed world to halt Africa’s “alarming economic and social deterioration.” In Asia, famine is looming in two countries — Cambodia and Bangladesh — where crops have been destroyed by flooding, say relief agencies in Britain, citing reports from their workers in the two countries Cambodia has appealed for emergency food aid to counter threatened starvation in 1985.Cambodia’s six million to seven million inhabitants face severe hunger, but the world response has been negligible, the British charity Oxfarn says.The West has been loath to aid the Hanoi controlled Cambodia, which has also had little Soviet aid, western diplomats say.Bangladesh says it is overcoming a famine threat caused by flooding of the sort which brought starvation 10 years ago.But an Oxfarn spokesman predicted mass starvation in rural areas due to poor food distribution.Indonesia said last week it had rushed food aid to its remote Kurmina district where famine has hit several thousand people.The continent suffering most, however, is Africa.The same drought which has caused thousands of deaths from starvation in Ethiopia is afflicting an estimated one million in neighboring Sudan.Relief officials estimate by next March there will be a food shortfall of one to 1.3 million tonnes, greater, they say, than that facing Ethiopia.An entire Sudanese nomadic tribe, the Beja —- some 750.000 people — may face extinction, and the Sudanese are fleeing parched regions for other areas, the relief officials say.Meanwhile, drought and civil war have driven many from Chad into Sudan.UN Officials say 42,000 Chadians have entered Sudan, but Oxfarn places the figure much higher and says 45.000 have arrived in the Sudanese town of El Geniena alone.The PQ today: ‘Cabinet without solidarity’ By Robert Palmer LENNOXVILLE — The Townshippers Association’s concerns over the lack of constitutional guarantees for linguistic school boards in Bill 3 are legitimate, says Westmount Liberal MNA Richard French, but he’s tempted to vote against the Bill because he says he’s not certain the Parti Québécois is prepared to undergo the extensive court testing the bill will provoke “I’m dubious the PQ really has the best interests of the Eastern Townships anglophone population at heart," French said following a brunch speech to MX) St.Fran cis party faithful here Sunday “I’m certainly not against it by any means but it doesn't seem one of their (the PQ’s) major preoccupations," he added French addressed two of the Liberal’s party’s own internal issues: leader Robert Bourassa’s future plans for a seat in the National Assembly, and the party ’s recent 11-point drop in the polls.French said he has no second thoughts about his leader’s decision to postpone his decision to seek a seat.He said he is convinced the time Bourassa spent touring the province was far better spent than if he had been sitting in the Assembly "Mr Bourassa is talking with Quebecers He’s charging his batteries," he said.“If there is no election this spring, Mr Bourassa will likely re evaluate his priorities and seek a seat." he assured party members.He also said he’s not bothered by the drop in the polls."At 58 we re not worried If the drop was from 58 to 47, then we’d be worried as hell But it won’t happen." It won’t happen, he said, because of what the PQ is doing to itself Although he said he sees no fundamental break-up on the horizon, he did acknowledge the existence of two distinct wings in the PQ today "You have the independentistes, and you have the federalists trying to fool them,” he said.CHANGING COLORS He also said it must be election time again because the PQ is changing colors."The Parti Québécois is the only political party 1 know that undergoes a sex change before every election,” he said.The new-found federal co-operation for example, he said, will just make for a “semantic peace”.Asked if Premier Lévesque will be the man to lead Quebec into the Canadian Constitution, French replied, “He may be, he may be.“Mr.Lévesque will have difficulty in settling the constitutional issue with the Conservatives before the next (provincial) election,” he said."The question for him is Will Brian be able to get the process going fast enough for Lévesque?”’ French prefaced his remarks with a short history of Quebec politics in the last 20 years, saying the consensus which Quebecers developed during the Quiet Revolution on modernization of the educational and public service systems has now broken down.French said there are three critical events responsible for breaking that consensus : the economic crisis, the demographic crisis, and the recognition that non-Francophones were no longer the primary threat to French culture.“The economic crisis hit earlier, harder and stayed longer in Quebec than anywhere else with the exception of British Columbia,” he said."The politicians were worried about jurisdiction, about who is responsible for economic growth.People just wanted bread on the table." French said the demographic crisis was characterized by the realization of the fact Quebec now has the third lowest birth rate in the industrial world."It will decline in absolute terms just after the year 2000,” he said.“The relative weight of Quebec in Canadian politics will therefore also decline.” he added.French also referred to the exodus of the English-language population.“The anglophone population is quietly leaving.From 1976 to 1981, there was a net loss in Quebec of 100,000 people, many of whom were Anglophones.” The third factor which eroded the Quiet Revolution consensus was the recognition among Francophones that it was not the presence of non-Francophones that threatened their culture, he said.“The French language and culture in Quebec will not depend on the number of bilingual signs or the number of English students in English schools," he said.Rather, the threat to French-language culture come from “cablevision, with American television stations in francophone areas,” he said.The real threats to francophone culture are Boy George and Michael Jackson, as performers who are destroying the French recording industry, he said.NEW DIRECTION French said Quebec is moving in a new direction, one which will remake the political map.“Within the next five years, there will be three political colors in Quebec : the Reds, the Blues and the Greens." The Reds will be the federalist Liberals, he said.The Blues will either be the federal PCs in the province, the Union Nationale, or the "opportunist wing of the PQ".These will be autonomist, oriented toward private enterprise and rurally rooted.The Greens will be the indepondentistes or social democrats.French said part of that new direction will be characterized by "diminishing concern for jurisdictional problems." As for the politics of that transformation, French said the PQ won’t be there to play its part.“The PQ as we know it is going the way of the dinosaur.Some of its members are now coming around to this." French said the present debate within the PQ represents a new policy.“In political parties you used to have something called cabinet solidarity, where when the government stated a policy and all the ministers agreed not to disagree with it.The PQ has invented a new policy: cabinet without solidarity.” Referring to last Wednesday’s PQ meeting in Sherbrooke, French pointed out that the PQ “couldn’t even get 100 militants out to debate the question" of independence.The main problem with the PQ, French said, is that “no one believes in the sincerity of their turnabout because they don’t have a clear vision of where Quebec fits into Canada." French said the Liberals, on the other hand, “have always had a vision of Quebec in a federal context.We just want a chance to put it into place.” French also said the Liberals have always embodied the concerns of the private sector, of cultural pluralism and individual rights.“We have never believed in the overex-pansion of the state,” he added.French’s parting message was an attack on the Union Nationale which has no seat in Quebec.He seemed to infer previous Liberal voters might be considering the UN as an alternative “Rodrigue Biron systematically betrayed the hopes and aspirations of Anglo phones," he said."Don’t be duped again.“The UN is not a political party, it is a cadaver, It has one foot in the grave and the other in a Denver Boot for not paying its bills.“Let’s take a lesson from the PQ, and a lesson from the UN,” he instructed party faithful.“We have to stick together and speak frankly to each other about our concerns.We have a party so let’s work with it." Farm and business Thr RECORD—Tuesday.November 2*.1*84—5 fleconl Bombardier delivers first litis jeep to army By Peter Scowen OTTAWA — The Eastern Townships did its bit for the NATO alliance last week when the first of 1900 Bom bardier-built army jeeps was deli- vered to the Canadian army.The litis, designed in Germany and now manufactured only at the Bombardier plant in Valcourt."enhances this country's reputation,” according to National Defense Minster Robert Coates.“The litis ensures Canada is prepared to defend its sovereignty," the minister said.“It proves we are committed to the renewal of our war tools.” The delivery of the four-seat army vehicle also increases the possibility of future sales of the litis to Canada's NATO allies.Bombardier is close to signing a contract for 2500 of the jeeps with the Belgian army, according to Chief Executive Officer Laurent Beaudoin.The litis is an off-road, four-wheel-drive vehicle designed for service in terrain varying from the snowfields of northern Canada to the sandy beaches of Cyprus, where Canadian soldiers are posted.Originally designed for the German army and built by Volkswagen, Bombardier bought the manufacturing rights and all the tools and dies for the litis in 1982.It can be converted to an ambulance or a missile launcher, according to army officials.$26,000 EACH Each litis costs the Canadian army $26,000, plus tax, and gets 26 miles to the gallon on the highway, where it rarely travels Off road, its mileage can be cut in half Army officials defend the high cost of the litis by insisting they are buying the best.It placed first, second and third in the gruelling Pa ris-to-Dakar off-road rally in the late 70s, they say Officials also point out that it is a Canadian product, and it will im prove their reputation among their NATO allies.Besides the Belgian army, representatives from Germany and even China attended the press conference announcing the delivery of the first litis.For Bombardier, the litis means the Valcourt plant now has a lock on the Canadian army vehicle market, having established its own reputation.“We are first on the army’s list,” said Beaudoin.Bombardier has very little competition for the army vehicle market in Canada.Its chief rival is American Motors in the United States.A seven-ton army truck is now in the developing stage at Bombardier, according to Beaudoin Marketing the litis for industrial use in mines and other off-road worksites is also being considered.The litis burst onto the NATO alliance scene at a press conference in Ottawa last week.Wheat board minister promises to avoid limelight Since he was appointed minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board, Charlie Mayer has been busy assuring grain farmers he is firmly in support of the federal marketing agency.“I know how important the Canadian Wheat Board is in marketing our grain around the world,” Mayer, his cowboy boots gleaming under the cuffs of pants, told the annual meeting of Manitoba Pool Elevators.“I expect to have an excellent relationship with the Canadian Wheat Board,” the Conservative MP said during a speech to delegates at the annual convention of United Grain Growers Ltd.Mayer, who raises cattle and grows grain on his farm near Carberry, Man., hasn’t always been such an ardent supporter of orderly marketing of agricultural products.FOUGHT BATTLE During the 1970s, he was president of the Manitoba Beef Growers Association which fought a bitter battle with the provincial NDP government to halt a planned beef marketing agency.But now Mayer, more than six feet tall and lanky as a wheat stalk, is responsible for the wheat board, the granddaddy of the various Canadian agencies that sell produce for farmers.The Winnipeg-based wheat board is responsible for exporting most of the grain grown in Western Canada each year and is one of the largest players Service fees rising Focus on Farming in the world grain trade.Although a number of western farmers resent the board’s power to set prices and quotas for delivery of grain to country elevators, it does have widespread support on the Prairies.It has been tough to criticize the board in the last few years.RECORDS HIGH It has been setting export records in the face of overflowing world granaries and those exports have partly compensated farmers for low grain prices.In 1983-84, Canada exported a record-high 30.3 million tonnes of grain.Despite Mayer’s background, he has been bending over backwards — at least in public — to show he is willing to work with the board’s commissioners, many of them Liberal appoin tees.Mayer reminded Manitoba Pool delegates that he has held a wheat board permit book for 30 years and that it was a Conservative government that established the board 50 years ago.He also promised not to take the limelight from the board when it makes a major sale of grain.ANNOYED BOARD Liberal Senator Hazen Argue, when he was minister, annoyed wheat board officials by announcing grain sales that he had little role in making.“Unlike some of my predecessors, I do not intend to try to bask in the reflected glory of the board’s sales successes,” Mayer told the farm groups.He also said he would leave to the board announcements of final grain payments to farmers, which are paid out after the end of each crop year.Those announcements, often worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Canadian economy, usually are hard for any politician to leave alone.In fact, Mayer did qualify those pledges of silence somewhat.He said would make a joint announcement with board officials when foreign grain sales are made with the aid of credit guarantees by the federal government.thanks to new government’s policy OTTAWA (CP) — Couples who launch divorce proceedings will face a $10 fee for a clearance certificate as part of a sweeping series of cost recovery initiatives planned by the Conservative government.The new and increased fees, totalling $192.7 million, were contained in Finance Minister Michael Wilson’s economic statement tabled before Parliament earlier this month and aimed at trimming the federal deficit by $4.2 billion.Documents state the government has been providing services well below their cost and that it needs to levy Macdonald: TORONTO (CP) — The chairman of a royal commission studying Canada’s economy says he favors a free-trade treaty between Canada and the U S.as the principal long-term solution to Canada’s economic problems, says a report published Monday in the Toronto Globe and Mail.However, Donald Macdonald, chairman of the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, said he recognizes that many Canadians fear the consequences of such a momentous step.“Many Canadians are nervous about the prospect of putting in jeopardy that perhaps rather fragile structure of national sovereignty that fees or increase prices in order to equitably share “the burden of providing these services.” For instance, user fees for most Parks Canada services will increase under the new guidelines and the Environment Department will implement a charge for providing weather information.Air travellers will pay a higher tax for both domestic and international flights under the guidelines.The federal aviation tax will rise to nine from eight per cent bringing to $30 from $23 the maximum on the cost of air travel within Canada or between Canada and the United States.Tax on interna- was built in a country called Canada — a country that started off, after all, with a plain defiance of the north-south economic pressures,” Macdonald said in an interview after a weekend conference in New York.The report quotes Macdonald saying those fears must be addressed in detail, but at some point Canadians will have to take a “leap of faith.” While there are risks in acting, there are greater risks in not acting.“If we do get down to a point where it’s going to be a leap of faith, then I think at some point some Canadians are going to have to be bold and say, yes, we will do that.“It's another step in our evolution, and we’ve got enough confidence in onrsplves to do it." tional flights will go to $15 from $12.50.The Transport Department plans to raise the cost of parking at airports, charge higher rental rates for airport lands and buildings, introduce a revised tariff structure for government wharves and increase charges for various marine-related services.Most government departments are still working out the new fee structure.The date of their implementation is still uncertain though it is expected many will take effect sometime next year The Secretary of State Department has confirmed that the cost of becoming a Canadian citizen will triple for Macdonald, a former Liberal minister of finance, was appointed in 1982 by then prime minister Pierre Trudeau to enquire into the state of the Canadian economy and recommend solutions.On Nov.2, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney confirmed the royal commission’s mandate in a letter to Macdonald in which he said "the ef fective resolution of the economic problems currently besetting Canada constitutes the priority for the gover nment.” The commission is expected to complete its report in March and sub mit it to the government in June, after it has been translated and printed It has cost approximately $20 million children and more than double for adults starting April 1, 1985.Fees for applications for citizenship will rise to $25 from $8 for minors and to $40 from $15 for adults.PERMITS RISE Parks Canada has confirmed that daily entry permits into national parks for motor vehicles will jump to $3 from $1 ; annual motor vehicle permits will rise to $30 from $10; and nine holes of golf will increase to $8 from $3.75.Other planned increases include: — Radio licence fees under the Communications Department.— Fees for such agricultural ser vices as food inspection, quality assurance (for feeds, fertilizers, seeds and pesticides) and records of livestock performance under the Department of Agriculture.— Patent fees and charges for such activities as administration of ban-kruptices, corporate services and the inspection of weighing and measuring devices under the Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.— Services in the fisheries sector, including docking fees, import inspections, foreign licence fees and oceanographic and hydrographic services for publications under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.— Fees for security clearances re quired by individuals seeking visas or citizenship levied under the Department of the Solicitor General —Rates for commercial leases and parking under the Department of Public Works.Free trade a ieap of faith’ CHAIN SAW SHARPENING & MAINTENANCE COURSE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 7:00 PJft.COURSE GIVEN BY: M.Léonce Deroy from the IN COLLABORATION WITH OWOOH- Company BRING YOUR CHAIN SAWS AjlAVDIE me 355 St G^ornat St, Windtor 845 7707 GENERAL FIBREGLASS WINTER TIRES RADIAL WINTER TIRES FOR THE POWER WHEELS •DEEP GROOVES DIG IN THE MUD & SNOW •ROBUST.FIBREGLASS RADIAL CONSTRUCTION •BUILT WITH POLYESTER FOR A SMOOTH RIDE INSTALLATION INCLUDED BALANCE FREE is ' ' Y*'/A'À mm, WITH PURCHASE OF TIRE OF ANY SIZE GENERAL TIRE GENERAL Pneus Belmont Inc.930 Wellington St.South Sherbrooke Tel.: 563-6644 UPA opposes sewer and manure storage bylaws The UPA is opposed to the by-law on livestock operations in effect since July It also disapproves of the latest standards on manure storage This was made abundantly clear during the October 12 provincial meeting on the environment at which the directors of the UPA and its federa lions met with representatives of the Quebec Environment (MEQ) and Agriculture (MAPAQ) ministries Management accused MEQ cm ployees of misleading farmers by telling them that the UPA agreed with the regulation, and insisted that a stop be put to this immediately.UPA first vice president Gérard Gras stated that the Union had fought hard to have this legislation passed, but that the result was unsatisfactory Despite negotiations where some points were won, many others were lost.Participants at the meeting were bitter about the fact that the MEQ supports municipalities in blocking certain farm construction projects.The MEQ requires that the farmer ob tain authorization from the municipality before a permit is issued allowing modifications to farm buildings Farmers in attendance alleged that, compared to the municipalities, they were not getting a fair deal in terms of environment protection The UPA >5^ NEWS municipalities, and indirectly the industries that dump waste water into municipal sewers, receive a subsidy equal to 90 per cent of the total cost for a purification plant, and the federal government intends to make up the 10 per cent difference shortly They are reimbursed between 66 and 90 per cent of the cost incurred for building main sewers and pay reduced rates to Hydro-Quebec for electricity used in operating a purification plant.In addition to these financial advantages, municipalities have until 1989 to build the required sewer systems Farmers, on the other hand, are pressured into acting immediately, and have to cover most of the costs themselves.• Union management has ordered a discussion paper be prepared to determine the mechanisms that could be put in place to help farmers in financial difficulty The UPA is calling for “concrete measures” from the government to deal with the situation.Bee-killing mite threatens Canadian honey industry BRANDON, Man.(CP) — Canada s honey industry is bracing to resist an infectious mite that has already crip pled the business in parts of the United States.Merv Abrahamsom, president of the Canadian Honey Council, said the acarine mite was spotted in several states after spreading north from Mexico last winter.Abrahamson, a Saskatchewan beekeeper, said Friday there have been suggestions that a ban be imposed on U S.bee imports into Canada, but he rejects the idea “To me, it is an impossible goal,” he said “There would be roughly 200,000 colonies that would not be in operation next summer and a significant num ber of beekeepers would be put into bankruptcy.” Prairie beekeepers import paeka god bees each spring from southern parts of the United States.The mite, first spotted in Texas last year, has since been found in five other states.It attacks the bees’ breathing and flight systems.Abrahamson told about 500 people at the annual meeting Friday of the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association that an import ban on packaged bees would not be effective.He said swarms would still able to wing their way into Canada from neighboring states, and acarine mites have already been found in North and South Dakota.A bee-free buffer zone theoretically could be established along the Cana-daU S border but ’’that would be a very difficult thing to administer,” he said.KNOWS THE ANSWER “The answer is obvious: we do everything we can without destroying the Canadian industry."We should reduce the chances, or delay the time we ll bring the acarine into Canada." He said that in areas of the United States where the mite is present, the package bee industry should be required to issue certificates for mite-free bees.Abrahamson urged research into the effect of the mite on the honey industry in other parts of the world, and how the mite will react to Canadian conditions."A localized infestation would be simpler to clear up in Canada because we have less swarming than in the U.S.," he said, noting bees can survive a winter in the wild in the United States, because of milder weather.Abrahamson said if bees in Canada become infested, a plan will be needed to eradicate mite-ridden colonies.He said the federal government has indicated that beekeepers would be compensated for losses they suffer.However, if the infestation becomes too widespread, beekeepers will have to use chemicals to control the mites.The Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec announces the formation of a Comprehensive Auditing Committee In response to the general interest aroused by comprehensive auditing and in order to support its members in the practice of this demanding discipline, the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec has just created a Comprehensive Auditing Committee Comprehensive auditing is relatively new in Québec and Canada It has added a newdimension to traditional auditing, by permitting to better assess the management of public funds The committee, chaired by Yves Gauthier, C.A., is responsible for keeping members of the Ordre abreast of new developments in the field of compiehensive auditing The committee will monitor projress in methodology, report on accomplishments in the field and keep in constant touch with the other committees of the Ordre which are directly affected by the implications of comprehensive auditing The Comprehensive Auditing Committee is made up of the following chartered accountants Yvb* Gauthinr.C A Chmimnn Nnlsoo Bnrakntt.C A Jhaii Pittne Boisclait.C A RhCal Chnlnlain, F C A GiIIbs Chavahar F C A Joan Guy lalibarie.F C A 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and pack in well greased 8x5x3" pan.Bake in preheated oven 350 deg F for 1 hour 15 minutes.TUNA MACARONI BAKE 1 lb.elbow macaroni, cooked and drained 2 cans (7 oz.size) tuna, drain and flake 1 ripe tomato, diced IV, cups milk 2 cans cheddar cheese soup 2 tablespoons worchestershire sauce V, cup buttered soft bread crumbs In a 3 quart buttered casserole, combine macaroni, tuna and tomato Blend and heat, soup and milk and Worcestershire sauce.Pour over macaroni mixture.Top with crumbs.Bake uncovered in 375 deg F.oven for 30 minutes.Serves 6.Recipe can easily be halved For our salmon lovers.SALMON LOAF 375 deg.F oven Time 45 minutes 2 eggs V, cup milk 2 cups soft bread crumbs V, teaspoon salt Pinch of poultry seasoning Small onion, grater or 2 tablespoon onion juice 1 can (1 lb.size) red salmon Almond mushroom sauce Beat eggs well, add milk, crumbs, salt and seasoning.Remove skin from salmon, flake and add to egg mixture.Combine lightly.Turn into buttered loaf pan (not larger than 8 x 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KNOWLTON Knowlton Academy Annual Lasagna Dinner, book fair and game room, Saturday, November 24 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m Admission charged.Special family rate.Thli column accopU Item* free of charge announcing events organlxed by churchea, service club* and recognized charitable Instltutlona.Request* should be mailed, well In advance, to THE RECORD, P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Que.J1H 5L6, be signed and Include telephone number of person forwarding the notice.Telephone requests cannot be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.The To»n$hlp$ Crier will not eccept notice» of dencee.Mr.and Mrs.Lagueux on behalf of the East Angus Legion.Mrs.Eric Little and baby Allyson spent a couple of days with Eric’s mother, Mrs.H.Little while Eric was at a hunting camp.They returned home on the weekend Mr and Mrs.Billy Graham of Randboro spent an evening with Mr.and Mrs.Ron Rothney recently.Bishopton Mrs.Cyril E.Rolfe 884-5458 News has been received by Mr.and Mrs.Roy Harrison of the sudden death of Boone Harris, husband of Olive Ainsworth of Woodburn, Oregon.Olive was a former resident of Bishopton, daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs.Albert Ainsworth.Mr.and Mrs.Irving Willard accompanied by their guests Mr.and Mrs.Edgar Groom of St.Johnsbury, Vt., Mrs.Violet Main and her house guest Miss Marcella Ross of Lennoxville, Mrs.Brenda Bailey, Mrs.Clara Herring, Mrs.Dora McConnell and Mrs.Florence Harrison were among those who attended the tea and sale for St.Paul’s Rest Home in Bury.Sean and Jason Pol-lick of Charny were guests of Mr.and Mrs.Cyril Rolfe while their parents Bill and Arlene Pollick attended Teachers Convention in Montreal.They later spent the remainder of the weekend at the Rolfe home.Mrs.Joan McGilli-vray of Toronto spent a few days with Mr.and Mrs.Irving Willard.While here they visited friends at the Wales Home in Richmond and were supper guests of Mr.and Mr.Robert MacDonald in Windsor.Mr.and Mrs.Frank McConnell were overnight guests of Mr.and Mrs.Lloyd Millar in Melbourne.On November 11 they were supper guests of the latter’s sister Mrs.Mildred Judge in Eaton Corner.Mrs.Wells Bishop of Grace Christian Home, Hunting ville, has been a recent guest of Miss Irene Harrison.On Sunday November 4, Miss Harrison entertained at a dinner party in honour of her house guest who was celebrating her birthday the following day.Present for the de-licious turkey dinner were Mr.and Mrs.Lloyd Harrison and Mr.and Mrs.Cyril Rolfe.Mr.and Mrs.Gordon Joyce were recent guests of their daughter Mrs.Ken Goslett and Mr.Goslett in Pointe Claire.They then went to Peterborough where they visited Mr.and Mrs.Clark Weldon.They also called on Mr.and Mrs.Jack Couchman in Na-panee, Ont.Sawyerville Alice Wilson 889-2932 On Nov.9 Mrs.Edward Banks went to the Sherbrooke Hospital to visit her husband where he has been a patient for some time.She was joined by his sisters Mrs.Ruby Davies of Eaton Corner and Mrs.Henrietta Hodgman of Cookshire, also Stanley and Vera Chute of Hunting-ville, when they all gathered to help Edward celebrate his 76th birthday.They brought a birthday cake and other gifts which he enjoyed.This was a surprise to him and the orderlies and nurses were very kind which the family appreciated.Mrs.Ernestine Hodge.Mrs.Mabel Hover and Mrs.Justin Lowry accompanied Mr.and Mrs.Herbert Lassenba to Rosemere where they attended Pound Day at the Children’s Home.Mr.and Mrs.Stuart Marlin of Lennoxville accompanied Claris Phillips and Dalton Montgomery to Whee-lock, Vt., where they called on Arthur and Reta Bailey.Mr.and Mrs.Ronald Lassenba of Ottawa ^vere weekend guests of Mr.and Mrs.Herbert Lassenba and called on other friends.Mr.and Mrs.Clayton Lancaster and son Jeffrey of Richmond were guests of Mrs.Alice Wilson on Nov.11.Dinner guests of Mrs.Evelyn Macey were Mr.Dick Tracy and children Lyndell, Kendall and Wendy of Mansonville.Mr.and Mrs.Bernard Clifford were overnight guests and callers were Mr.and Mrs.Harold Aiken of Mansonville.Hatley Mrs.Wm.Cutler On Sunday, November 11, 75 young people from the Diocese of Quebec who had attended the Anglican Youth Conference at Quebec Lodge from Nov.8 to 11 attended the service at 9:30 a.m.at the St.James Church when the Holy Eucharist was celebrated by the rector, Rev.Ron Smith.Following the service sandwiches and cake was served in the Church Hall to the young folk before they left for their homes in various parts of the Diocese.Wendy Drew and her daughter Tara of Ottawa spent the weekend with her parents, Mr.and Mrs.Wallace Hartwell and while here visited her grandmother, Mrs.Nellie Hartwell at the Sherbrooke Hospital.Mr.and Mrs.William Cutler spent Tuesday, Nov.6 with their uncle and aunt, Mr.and Mrs.Stanley Blandford at Venise-en-Quebec.Brigham Doris Dougall Mr.and Mrs.Stanley Crossfield visited their son Mr.and Mrs.Wayne Crossfield and daughter Kelly at Po-wassan, Ont.Later they visited their daughter Mr.and Mrs.Gary Richardson and family at St.Mary’s, Ont.Mr.Brian Hawthorne of St.Timothy called on his father Mr.Howard Hawthorne and uncle and aunt, Mr.and Mrs.Walter Hawthorne.Mr.and Mrs.John Madden and family of Georgia, Vt., recently visited her parents Mr.and Mrs.Cedric Dougall, and Mr.and Mrs.Douglas Jude and family.Mrs.Sharon McFadden and son Tommy of Ottawa spent the weekend with Mrs.Elwin Stowe.Thanksgiving supper guests of Mr.and Mrs.Stanley Crossfield were Mr.and Mrs.Stuart Rutherford and Mr.and Mrs.Norman Drew, all of Granby.Callers at the same home were Mr.and Mrs.Robert Crossfield and Mr.and Mrs.Malcolm Crossfield, all of Abbotsford.Mrs.John Crossfield has sold her home here and will shortly be moving to her new home in East Famham.We extend our best wishes to her and her son in their new home.In Ulflmnmm 111 HflCiTHl- HODQE, Merrill — In memory of a loving husband, fahter and grandfather.Never more than a thought away.Quietly remembered every day.No need for words except to say, Still loved in every way.Sadly missed by all of us HIS WIFE AND HIS FAMILY Death MATHESON, John — At the Sherbrooke Hospital, Monday, November 19, 1984, John P.Matheson of Scotstown in his 78th year.Beloved husband of Chris-tene Maclver, and dear father of Ian and his wife Denise, of Walnut Creek, Calif, and David of Scotstown.Dear brother of Margaret, the late Peter, and Eva (Mrs.George Leavitt).Resting at St.Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Scotstown, where funeral service will be held Thursday, November 22 at 2 p.m.Rev.Blake Walker officiating.Spring interment Riverview Cemetery, Scotstown.Visitation Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.In lieu of flowers, donations to Sherman Residence, c/o Mrs.L.Pehleman, Scotstown, would be gratefully acknowledged.Arrangements by Bury Funeral Home, 872-3360.EWENS — To our friends and relatives we wish to acknowledge with sincere thanks the kind expressions of your sympathy extended to us during the loss of Jim.For the donations to the Heart Fund, Austin Cemetery Fund and flowers.Many thanks to the Women's Institute and neighbours who prepared and served the lunch following the service.Special thanks to Dr.Scott and to those who visited at the parlor.These acts of kindness will always be remembered.FAMILY OF THE LATE JAMES EWENS f Birth GROLEAU — Pierre and Mary-ann (Parent) Groleau are pleased to announce the arrival of their BYt lbs.baby girl, Elizabeth, Oct.5 at the Granby Hospital.Proud grandparents are Albert and Shirley Parent, Jules and Cécile Groleau.Great grandmothers, Mrs.Bea Smith and Mrs.Eileen Parent of Stans-tead and Mrs.Dame of Granby.mryi Biaiiiiiiiiiialiiii LAMPMAN, Bernice — Suddenly at her home in Bedford on November 19, 1984.Bernice Lampman, beloved wife of the late Arthur Lampman.Dear mother of Edwin Lampman, Bedford, Mrs.Duncan Tait (Shirley) of Frelighs-burg, and the late Keith Lampman of Bedford; also seven grandchildren and several great- grandchildren.Resting at Dion Funeral Home, 215 River St., Bedford.Visitation Tuesday, Nov.20 from 2-4 and 7-10 p.m.Funeral service Wednesday at the Anglican Church, Bedford, at 2 p.m.Interment in Sutton Cemetery.In lieu of flowers donations to the Canadian Heart Fund would be greatly appreciated.J.EMILE GAUDETTE The children of the late J.Emile Gau-dette: Loriot, Donal-do, Romeo, Marielle, Alpha, Anita, Andre, Gilles, Monique, Jacques, Bernard, and their families, would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to relatives and friends for the expressions of sympathy, flowers, donations to the Cla-riste Sister, etc.Thank you.MacDONALD, Norman William — At the BMP Hospital, Cowansville, Sunday, November 18, 1984, Norman William MacDonald, in his 74th year.Dear brother of Lillian (Mrs.Alfred Button) of Boston, Mass., Lloyd M.MacDonald of Mansonville, and Henry F.MacDonald of South Bolton.Also survived by several nieces and nephews.Visitation from the Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home, Mansonville, Monday 7-9 and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.Funeral service from the Manson-ville United Church on Wednesday, Nov.21 at 2 p.m.Interment Mansonville Protestant Cemetery.SHERBROOKE 300 Ooecn Blvd N ss & son ltd FUMERAI DIRECTORS Webster Cass 819 562 2685 AYER S CUFF STANSTEAD 819-876 5213 LENNOXVILLE * Belvidere St R.L.Bishop & Son Funeral Chapels 3«Q".0°K.fl.d n 819 562 9977 Gordon Smith Funeral Home iawyirviue 819 562 2685 / 889 2231 cookshim PLEASE NOTE All — Births • Cards of Thanks - In Memoriams - Brieflets • Criers — should be sent in typed or printed.All of the following must be sent to The Record in writing.They will not be accepted by phone.Please include a phone number where you can be reached during the day.BRIEFLETS (No dances accepted) BIRTHS CARDS OF THANKS IN MEMORIAMS.50c per count line Minimum charge: $3.50 WEDDING DESCRIPTIONS/SOCIAL NOTES: No charge for publication providing news submitted within one month, $10.00 production charge for wedding or engagement pictures.Wedding write-ups received one month or more after event, $15.00 charge with or without picture.Subject to 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Thr RECORD—Tuesday, November 2«.19H4—» ILNR The LNR Counsulting Group Inc.A New Outlook in 1984 ¦ he LNR Consulting Group has forged ahead by adding the firms of SOTEC and STEICA to its services.This new direction, to better serve our clients, gathers the talents of several groups of multidisciplinary experts under one roof The LNR Consulting Group, serving the area for more than 25 years and permanently employing nearly 80 engineers and technicians, is proud to be an integral part of Sherbrooke.Now united as The LNR Consulting Group Inc LeClair, Nadeau, Lambert, Lallier, Robidoux and Assoc, engineering services SOTEC post-engineering services STEICA environmental services are pleased to announce the immediate opening of our new offices at: 3385 West King Street Sherbrooke Tel.: (819) 565-3385 f l.The following advertisers are proud to have participated in this project: ROLAND VEILLEUX INC.ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS PUBLIC BUILDINGS, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL HEATING 1130 DESCHAILLONS, SHERBROOKE, J1G 1X7 © TEL.Office: 562 1833 562-3033 BETON DE L’ESTRIE ?CUISINE IDEALE ^ (819) 566-5644 CABINET MAKERS 960, rue Blais Sherbrooke, Qué J1K 2B7 VITCCEie 1015, rue GALT EST, SHERBROOKE, QUÉ JIG 1Y7 INC.STOREFRONTS - GLASS OF ALL SORTS MIRRORS - PLASTICS - THERMOS WINDOWS ALUMINUM DOORS AND WNDOWS (819) 565-7700 A division of Ciment St-Laurent Inc.•Laborafory-controlled qualify concrete.•Residential - Commercial - Industrial •Serving Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships 5607 Fontaine Rock Forest 564-3989 JUBINVILLE Et MAILHOT ARCHITECTS 30RKXIX suite 201 SHERBROOKE JIJ 2W7 QUE TEL 566-2232 TÉL : 819 / 569-6666 Les Toitures Houle Inc.ROOFING OF ALL SORTS RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL 1240, GALT EST SHERBROOKE, QUÉ.JIG 1Y5 If 1 Aluminium LUC PAUTEUH (819) 821-2109 SPECIALISTS IN COVERING DISTRIBUTORS FOR ALCAN AND VIC METAL 3665, rue King est Fleurimont, QC J1H 5H2 ¦ T EXCAVATION M.TOULOUSE inc.- MACHINERY RENTAL - EXCAVATION ¦ SAND, GRAVEL, LANDFILL 2680, rue Kin)» est, Sherbrooke,Québec J1H 5H2 CA fsr O Clement Fortier & Associés Inc.C/5 2 965, Panneton Sherbrooke, Qué.J1K 2B3 (819) 563 8333 o Formerly SHERBROOKE DRY WALL < Insulation .Stucco Acoustic ceiling systems and Dry Walls We u»e "RED TOP" Insulation e Céramique Faggion Inc.CERAMIC TILES AND POLISHED CEMENT 2679, rue Fernand Fleurimont - P Q Tél (819)569 1417 JIG 3X2 (819)562 2396 ARMSTRONG DISTRIBUTORS LTD.266, ABERDEEN, SHERBROOKE 563-7171 567-9494 G LES ENTREPRISES SERGE LALIBERTE INC.ELECTRICITY - PLUMBING - HEATING VENTILATION 1074, route 220 - ST-ÉLIE D'ORFOHD, (Qué.) JOB 280.567-9494 EliqÈNE R.pRANCOEUR INC.MASONRY CONTRACTORS ,______________ R.R.4 SHERBROOKE EUGÈNE R.FRANCOEUR qué.jih 5H2 CARON & DUBOIS INC.PRESIDENT 819/562-6625 ORNAMENTAL STEEL STAIRS - RAMPS - BALCONIES - FENCES 367, CORBEIL, FLEURIMONT 567-2022 «I LES CONSTRUCTIONS DESOURDY ' 2300 BEL HORIZON ROAD SHERBROOKE (819) 569-5923 ISOLATION RAYMOND BILODEAU 5888.Kennedy Sud Rock Forest FREE ESTIMATE RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL 864-4628 $500.GRANT OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES BUILT BEFORE SEPT.1st, 1977.CALL US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GRANTS OF UP TO $500.FOR INSULATION.TapIs v .s 1495, King East, Sherbrooke, Qué.JIG 1E8 (819) 563-4736 (819) 563-5583 STRUCTURES LAMERAIN INC.MANUFACTURING AND ELEVATION OF STEEL STRUCTURES 5555 ST-ROCH, DRUMMONOVILLE.R.R.4 J2B6V4 P.0.18191 478-4945 ANOTHER PROJECT BY: CONSTRUCTION LONGER, CONSTRUCTION LONGER INC GENERAL CONTRACTOR IN COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION.Jean-Paul Longchamps.Jean-Guy Auger.président vice-président 1333, boul.Mi-Vallon, Rock Forest, Qc, (819) 564-0115 10—The RECORD—Tuesday.November 20, 19*4 Classified (819) 569-9525 WE ACCEPT COLLECT CALLS FOR ADS RUNNING A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) DAYS.YOU CAN PLACE YOUR ADS PERSONALLY OR MAIL THEM TO 2850 DELORME STREET, SHERBROOKE, QUE.J1K1A1 1____tel «ecara INDEX RfAl ESTATE | #l#lt ~%||EniPi(WTiEnTl rao-m (^||AUTOfnOTIVE #40-»5* mifflUCEtlAnKWl «•o-«ioo RATES 10c per word Minimum charge S2.50 per day lor 25 wo'ds or le» Ad «rill run a minimum ol 3 days unless paid in ad vance Discounts lor consecutive insertions without copy change when paid in advance 3 insertions - less 10% 6 insertions - less 15% 21 insertions - less 20% a84-Found - 3 consecutive days - no charge Use ot Record Bon lor replies is S1 50 per week We accept Visa & Master Card DEADLINE 10 a m working day previous to publication NOTICE FOR AUCTION ADVERTISERS ALL auction advertisements must be sent in either typewritten, or printed in block letters.Property tor sale LOT 450 ft frontage by 250 ft.deep with insulated shed which could be used for a camp.Electricity on premises Bordering Stoke River, range 14, Stoke Tel.567-3525 1 Property wanted WANTED Approximately 800 acres to lease or purchase Please forward details to James H MacIntyre Ltd .320 Victoria Ave , Westmount, Que.H32 2M8 WANTED TO BUY — 25 to 100 acres, cut-over lot, Scotstown area, reasonably priced.Call 567-9367 For Rent 3-1/2.4-1/2 rooms, new, located in Lennoxville on Oxford street, wooded site, washer and dryer outlet, dining room, kitchenette, sound-proof Reservations 566-8220,567-6750 Office hours 9 a m - 9 p m COOKSHIRE — One 4 room and one 3 room apartment to rent Available immediately For more information call 569-6846 HOUSE FOR RENT, Bromptonvitle area.11 rooms.3 bathrooms, 16 acres Call 846-4526 IMMEDIATELY IN LENNOXVILLE - Les Residences Oxford - 3-1/2, 4-1/ 2 rooms, new Reservations 567-6750, 566-8220 Office hours 9 a m.- 9 p m ROOM FOR RENT, 20 Winder St., Lennoxville, Call 562-9763 1 fllwanted to rent YOUNG COUPLE with small quiet dog would like to rent a 315 or 4V5 room apartment in the Lennoxville area Call 569-9525 days or weekends at 567-9483, ask for Janet H Rest homes 1 PARKVIEW NURSING HOME.Lennoxville.has 2 rooms available on the 15th of November.Laundry.meals and nursing services provided Call 563-5593 Job Opportumlns HELP WANTED Supervisor for 4 p.m to 11 pm shift at one of the largest Granite manufacturing plant* in Beebe.Quebec Applicant must have knowledge of monumental and industrial granite products.Supervisor experience is preferable for the auccessful canditate The company offers excellent benefits, and salary is commencurate with experience Send resume to Rock of Ages Canada Ltd .P O Box 60, Beebe, Que JOB 1EO, attention Mr Ed Germon or call (819) 876-2745 Job Opportunities TRANSLATION - WRITING, English or French, communications, conceptions.publicity Motibec Inc , 183 Dufferin St., Suite 3, Dept R, Granby.J2G 4X2 Tel (514) 378-2532 SLASHERS NEEDED to work I* Sootk-Eaitoni Now Brmswkk.Contact by phone J.D.IRVING LTD.Susses, Woodland Susses, N.B.Ask for Jim Jordan or Claude Leblanc 1-506-433 1401 ü Work wanted l ABLE TO DO house cleaning from 9 a m to 4 30 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays Call 562-2459 and ask for Julia.WILLING TO do babysitting, from 8:30 a m.to 5 p.m , in Rock Forest Children up to 4 years old Call 564-5142 M Professional Services NOTARY WILLIAM L HOME, NOTARY, 121 Lome St, Lennoxville, Tel 567-0169- Office hours 9 a m to 5 p.m.and Wednesdays.Georgeville by appointment.LAWYER JACQUELINE KOURI.ATTORNEY, 85 Queen street.Lennoxville Tel.564-0184 Office hours 8:30 a m.to 4:30 p.m.Evenings by appointment.LAWYERS HACKETT, CAMPBELL, & BOUCHARD, 80 Peel St., Sherbrooke Tel.565-7885.40 Main St., Rock Island Tel 876-7295.Miscellaneous Services FURNITURE AND wood work refinishing Reasonable rates and free estimate.For information call 563-0071 Cars for sale 1984 VOLKSWAGON GTI, perfect condition.Call 567-3797 or 889-2429 Fruits, Vegetables APPLES - Delicious Mcln-toch, Lobo, also seconds, only $4 00 per bushels De-livery to Lennoxville areas H Peterson, Hatley Village — 838-4859 Articles for sale 15 cu ft freezer, 1 year old, very good condition Reg.$625 selling for $450 Call 564-5142.16 INCH FIREWOOD, dry Call after 7 p m at (819) 889-2237 BUY DIRECT FROM the Manufacturer - Save 50% -Quality Neotex mattresses and box springs in all sizes Latex pillow, cushions, etc .Since 1924, WATERVILLE MATTRESS AND BEDDING REG D 837-2463 Evenings or weekends call for a rendezvous FOR SALE: 4-speed MGB transmission.Best offer.(819) 569-8100 FOR SALE — A Bb Clarinet with case — Olds Dura-tone, includes lyre — $150 00 Call (514) 292-3258 JEWELRY Gold or Silver For a gift or for youself.set up a jewelry party and get a jewelry gift in accordance with your sales For further information, contact Gisele (819) 849-2392 RICHMOND ANTIQUES-Buying and selling antiques and second hand articles, turniture, dishes, watches, jewelry, coins Call (819) 826-5332 C Doyle TWO 39 INCH twin beds with box springs Good condition.Call 566-2430 af-ter 5 30 p m TWO DATSUN WINTER tires on rims, 185-70SR14 Also quantity of hot air ducts and pipes Call 843-5739 Ë Articles wanted BABY FURNITURE In good condition Call 889- 2590.WANTED TO BUY - 4 black vinyl bar stools with backs Call 843-8395 Ë Articles wanted Livestock WANTED TO PURCHASE — Old postcards, cigarette and hockey cards, old advertising items, antique furniture such as bureaus, cupboards, and tables, and wicker items Charles Chute.Box 29, Eaton Corner.P Q 875-3855_________ WOULD LIKE TO buy Christmas trees: Spruce, Scotch Pine, Balsum, Blues and Douglas Fir.Call (819) 657-4458 (French or English speaking).(819) 657-4611 or in the U S.(617) 373-4251 (English only).POLLED SIMMENTALS -Excellent line of bulls.Purebred and 7/8-18 months.Brookbndge Farms, Bury.Call (819) 872 3623.Plymouth-Trinity UCW hold successful tea and sale Home Services PLUMBING SERVICE, Lennoxville and area, reasonable rates.Call Robert Stewart at 567-4340 m Home Impiovemenl M Usai Home Improvement Only a few weeks left!!! GRANT PROGRAM (BI-ENERGY) If you own a single dwelling, duplex or apartment building and if you heat with oil, you are eligible for a Government grant of $1450.or more to convert to electrical heat.We are presently awaiting these grants.— Also insulation for your home, if it was constructed before 1977.Don’t wait! There is no time to lose! FREE ESTIMATE.Tel.563-4252 between 8 & 10 a.m.and 5 & 10 p.m.SHERBROOKE — The Women of Plymouth-Trinity United Church held their annual pre-Christmas Tea and Sale in the Church Hall on Saturday, November 3rd, which was very successful both financially and socially.Guests were received by U.C W.President, Thelma Phil-brick, and tickets were taken by the Treasurer, Byrne Woodard.The well-stocked sales tables in the lower hall were very popular and in charge of the following, homebaking, Vi Bauman, Joan Beers, Lois Deagle, Irene Mathe-son, Estelle Pettigrue UwjjHome Improvement AUCTION SALE MOULTON HILL PAINTERS—Registered, licenced, Class A painters.Also wallpapering, commercial and residential, spraying, gyproc joints By the hour or contract, (in or out of town ) Free estimates.Tel.563-8983 n Lost A FEMALE BASSET hound, 5 months old, brown and white.Lost 3 weeks ago Very important to a 2 year old child.Please call 566-7948.Found FOUND — One pure gray kitten, Lennoxville area.Call 567-2539 evenings.M Personal DO YOU HAVE questions about who you really are and your purpose in life?Then you must read “In My Soul I am Free", sent to you free on request.Write P O Box 344, Lennoxville, PO JIM 1Z5.MARILYN: I love you very much Please write or phone; I cannot live without you anymore.ALEX.Career FREE 128-page Career Guide.Start a new career in 90 days Learn al home with one ol 200 home study Diploma courses.Granton Institute (Dept.6-12), 4 Far-nham, Box 523, Place Bonaventure, Montreal.Call (514) 861-1974 today.DIRECTORY Auctioneers BIUNGUAl AlKTtONHR Complété auction seivice at ?90 Queen St COMPlfTf COST ?0° RODNEY LLOYD 566 7922 gi|iiiiim.""|i|i|iiH'|||i||H .I'—m Lsanpykcs!® «TAMM Boutique HUGO nu IM a MJMM «ai Miscellaneous VERSER LA GENEREUSE • SAND HILL * Ifclntoeti Cortland Cootung JpdMi •ary pood pnc* Opan dally to 7 p.m.I7S-S1S* BURGESS REPAIRS LENNOXVILLE REPAIRS Of SNOWBLOWERS.CHAINSAWS.SNOWMOBILES.ETC PICK-UP AND DELIVERY.CALL M7-M7f ________ Rentals HERTZ CAR-TRUCK-MINIBUS RENTAL Locitlon Da tun Enr fit Contait Shot 567 4M) AUCTION SALE FOR T.I.P.C.STOCK MARKETING -BANKRUPTCY at DANF0RTH AUCTION HOUSE, WATERVILLE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 at 6:30 p.m.This auction consists of Total Image Produits, if necessary this auction will continue on December 4.Also furniture; yard goods and toys.Invitation to ail pharmacies and others Terms: Cash or certified cheque! M E.DANF0RTH Bilingual Auctioneer Watervllle 837-2317 837-2924 AVIS DE QUALITt Succession de: YARGEAU, Albéric En son vivant de: 1925, Goyette.#4, Sherbrooke Décédé le: 11 mai 1984 Le soussigné donne avis, conformément à la Loi sur la Curatelle publique (1977, L.R.Q., c.C-80), qu'il est curateur d'office à cette succession et qu’il recevra, à l'adresse ci-dessous, le paiement de toute réclamation contre elle.Le Curateur public du Québec Tour de la Bourse Case postale 51 MONTREAL, QC H4Z 1J6 NOTICE ESTATE 0F: MURAT, PAUL-BERNARD RESIDED AT: 1600 Chagnon #8, Sherbrooke DECEASED ON: December 24, 1983 The undersigned gives notice, according to the Law on public Trusteeship (1977, L.R.Q., c.C-80), that he is the office trustee for this estate and that he'll receive, at the address mentioned below, payments to all claims against it.Le Curateur public du Québec Tour de la Bourse Case Postale 51 Montreal, Quebec, H4Z 1J6.CANADA PROVINCE 0F QUEBEC DISTICT 0F ST-FRANÇ0IS No: 450-11-000248-84 Superintendent no: 016619 SUPERIOR COURT (With regards to bankruptcy) Concerning the bankruptcy Of: JACQUES FILTEAU (201-682-630) real estate agent domiciled and residing at 375 Alexander Street, Sherbrooke, J1H 4S9.DEBTOR Notice is hereby given that Mr.Jacques Filteau of 375 Alexander Street, Sherbrooke J1H4S9 filed for bankruptcy on the 13th day of November, 1984, and the first assembly ot creditors will be held on the 28th day ot November 1984 at 11:30 a m.at the official Trustee's Office, at 1335 King Street West, Local 402, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1J 268.Dated in Beauceville, this 14th day of November 1984.LATULIPPE, RENAUD, BOURQUE LTEE ET NORMAND BOURQUE C.A.SYNDIC 638, Boul.Renault, Beauceville Est, Quebec GOS 1A0.Bélanger >lan£< Hébert Chartrred Arrountwl* A.Jacknon Noble, c.a.Kéjean Dearoeiera, c.a.Maurice Di Stéfano, c.a.Jamea Oook, c.a.234 Dufferin Suite 400 Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 4M2 819/563-2331 LAC MtaANTIC • COVyXNSVIUi VWEOON • SUTTON NOTICE OF REGISTRATION Notice is hereby given ot the registration on the 7th day of November 1984, at the Registry Office for the Registration Division of Richmond under number 150354, of a General Assignment of Book Debts by Carrefour de Melbourne Inc.to Shell Canada Ltd respecting the whole of the book debts and accounts, present or future of the former This notice is given in accordance with article 1571D ol the Civil Code of the Province of Québec, this 13th day of November 1984 by Shell Canada Ltd.This General Assignment of Book Debts does not in any way, affect the regular operations of Carrefour de Melbourne Inc and its sole object is to allow the latter to obtain a credit margin with Shell Canada Ltd._ VILLE DE UC BROME 122 LokMide — CP.M (KnowHon) JOE IVO Lac Brama, Qwé.(S14) 243-6111 CALL FOR TENDERS 1984 Ville de Lac Brome would like to receive offers concerning the supplies of the products listed below: 20.000 litres of regular gasoline 30.000 lites of super unleaded gasoline 55.000 litres of diesel fuel 20.000 litres of heating oil These offers will be received in sealed envelopes titled "TENDERS GASOLINE AND OIL" and opened Wednesday, December 5, 1984 at 10:00 a m.the latest.The details for tenders will be available at the Town Hall.122 Lakeside.Ville de Lac Brome does not bind itself to accept neither the highest nor any offers.Given at Lac Brome this 14th day of November 1984 Christian Miclette Adjoint administratif and Beryl Wheeler; “New-to-You” articles, Vivienne Galanis and Doris Knapp; Novelties and Handicrafts, Polly Allait, Vina Pri-deaux and Ruby Whiting; Children’s table, Thelma Philbrick, Kerry Philbrick and Vivian Williams; Jams, Pickles and Candy, Mildred Armstrong and Ruth Atto; and Bridge Head tea and coffee, Zen Judson.The upper hall and individual tea tables were decorated in the Christmas theme by Vera Gillam, Harriett and Pearl Rawlings.The lace-covered tea table was centered with a Christmas ar- rangement, flanked with red candles in silver holders.The pou-rers for the afternoon were Mrs.Florence Wark, Miss Catherine Wark, Mrs.Ralph Hough and Mrs.Mattie Wright; and tea reple-nishers were Gertrude Riley and Heather Stewart.Roberta Bresee was tea room hostess, assisted by the following waitresses, Catherine Brown, Marion Byham, Gladys Elkas, Nancy Hunter, Hazel Innés, Inge Lun-kenbein, Elsie Moore, Hazel Morrison and Susan Stewart.The menu consisted of chicken and hot biscuits, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw and squares.The convenors of the tea were Kathleen Gibson, Vera Gillam, Ruth Lavallee, Harriett and Pearl Rawlings.They were assisted in their kitchen duties by Beth Cullen who made all the biscuits, Polly Broadbelt, Addie Lothrop, Nell Lothrop, Olga McClintock, Phyllis Osgood and Alice Planidin.The plates of squares were arranged by Kathleen Gibson and Hazel Stafford.The U.C.W.are very grateful to all the guests for their support and to all who contributed food, money and ar-ticles to the sales tables or who assisted in any way to help make this event a success.Card parties St.Paul’s Guild holds meeting MARBLETON — St.Paul’s Guild held their Nov.meeting at the home of Mrs.Joseph Mackay with five members present.Pres.Priscilla Audit opened the meeting with the members’ prayer, followed be devotions.Sec.Molly Mackay read the minutes of the Sept, meeting.The Birthday Box was opened and according to the substantial funds received, we still have very active, aged members.Donations have been received and gratefully acknowledged.It was moved to send a donation to St.Paul’s Rest Home.Used stamps were turned in for Mrs.Audit to send to the Bible Society.Mrs.Audit gave a gratifying report on the work the Katama-vik Group have done, e.g., painting the church floor and repairing and painting the church steps.The church roof has also been painted, with thanks to the munici- pality for donation of the paint for this project.The painting and papering of the parsonage interior is now underway.There was also encouraging results from the Garage Sale held at the Municipal Hall in Sept.The Church Calendars were distributed and Mrs.Mackay will send one to Miss Betty Gio-vetti.It was moved for Mrs.Audit to renovate the pictures in the church of all past clergy, and put them in a glass frame so they will be permanently preserved.The fees were collected.The next meeting (annual) to be on Jan.16, with Mrs.Guillette.Mrs.Mackay then gave two readings, followed by a prayer by Mrs.Audit which brought the meeting to a close.* * * Marian and Nancy Guillette recently spent an afternoon visiting Miss Hunt and Mr.Hunt at the Wales Home.ABERCORN — At the Golden Age card party winners were: Ladies 1st, Hilda La-hue; 2nd, Martha Wighton; Gents 1st, Lloyd Cooke ; 2nd, Carl Thomas.Floating prize: Mona Charters and Eunice Thomas.Door prize donated by Martha Wighton won by Donald McGrath.Next card party on Nov.22.Come and bring a friend.* * * SAND HILL — On Nov.1 the A.C.W.held their final card party for the season at St.Luke’s Church hall at Sand Hill when 500 was played at eight tables.Prizewinners: Ladies: 1.Sylvia Tyler; 2.Evelyn Sims; consolation, Gertie Montgomery; Men: 1.Lloyd Hartwell; 2.Archie Nelson; consolation, Charles Petitt.Door prizes — Vera Todd, Byron Labonte, Milton Cruickshank, Doug Twyman, Holger Mogensen.The A.C.W.wish to extend sincere thanks to all who helped with food or prizes.* » * SUTTON — A 500 card party, sponsored by the A.C.W.of Grace Anglican Church was held on Friday evening, Nov.9 in the Parish Hall at 8 p.m.Cards were played at 10 tables, winners being: Ladies, Mrs.A.Jauniaux, Mrs.Mae Russell, Mrs.Edith Bo-right, Gents, Lyle Bresee, Victor Boucher and Philippe Lavallière.Door prizes went to Mrs.Daisy Johnston, Mrs.Helen Bresee, Mrs.Doris Hoyt, Mrs.Jean Scott, Mrs.Helen Cooke, Mrs.Jeanne Elie, Gerard Godue, Wade Vincent and Real Beaulac.Delicious refreshments were served and all enjoyed a happy hour.The next card party on Friday, Nov.23 at 8 p.m.and will be the last one for 1984.Golden Age Club meets MANSONVILLE — Forty six Golden Age members attended the meeting on Oct.30.Raymond Bedard won the door prize.All signed a birthday card TOWN OF COOKSHIRE PUBLIC NOTICE Mayor’s report on the financial situation of the Tovyn of Cookshire, completed according to article 474.1 of the Law on Cities and Towns.1- ADMINISTRATION FUNDS REVENUES Taxes Compensations taking place of taxes Services rendered to other municipalities Other services rendered Other revenues from local sources Conditional Transfers (subventions) Total Revenues 1983 Financial 1984 Estimate Statements 410,383 433,494 78,229 83,658 24,073 12,731 53,446 28,335 94,506 200,406 38,626 39,682 699,463 798,306 125,218 127,560 7,522 6,829 28,373 37,601 8,984 14,619 36,044 39,600 49,717 73,200 22,267 22,967 47,424 35,302 35,864 37,105 26,780 26,200 64,941 227,000 149,955 136,582 15,051 13,735 618,140 798,306 81,323 NIL EXPENSES General administration Protection against fire Road Transportation Municipal public roads Snow removal Street lights Area Hygiene Culverts & Sewers Garbage pick-up Recreation and culture Other activities Buildings Machinery & vehicles Revenue Immobilizations Other expenses Long term debt Other financing costs Total expenses REVENUES OVER EXPENSES Commentsry: By excluding the revenue immobilizations, we discover that the expenses have gone from $553,199 in 1983 to $571,306 in 1984.In this case, the current expenses have raised only 3%.We notice that 28% of 1984’s expenses are revenue immobilizations thus arrived at without a long term loan.We estimate that on December 31,1984, the surplus accumulated for the Town of Cookshire will be $76,500.The municipal council has decided to use this amount for the payment of by-laws 211 (culverts, Eaton Street) and 215 (culverts & sewers, Plaisance Street).2- Three-year Immobilization program.Among the revenue immobilizations, prolonging the culvert and sewer services on Learned Plain Road cost $40,000.Renovations to the building at 220 Principale Street East housing the Town Hall, the municipal library, the community hall and different other locals used by associations, cost $165,212.Included in this amount, furniture costing $15,000 was purchased.The financing of this renovation was done with the accumulated surplus and a $24,000 subvention from the Ministry of Recreation, fish and game.3- 1985 Orientation.For 1965, the Town ot Cookshire's council intends to maintain services at its present level and also to control expenses.The council will attempt to favor the construction of new family dwellings and, for this purpose, a subvention program will be put into action.Furthermore, efforts will be made to make known the Town of Cookshire's advantages and this, to help industrial development.Yours truly, Guy Veilleux, mayor November 19, 1984 for Mrs.Betty Klo-pher, who celebrated her 93rd birthday on Oct.31.500 winners: (1) M.Bullock, (2) V.Jones; (1) J.Carrier, (2) Y.Robin.Game prizes were taken by J.Laliberté, C.Bernier, Irene Carrier, J.Fontaine, R.Mossa, Y.Coté, M.Ommerli, M.Atyeo, D.Woodard, H.Lavoy, E.Knowl-ton, B.Nichols and T.Lloyd.Lunch was furnished by the club and E.Du-buc, J.Laliberté and Y.Coté.* * * * Golden Agers met at the town hall on Nov.6, with an average attendance.Raymond Bedard was the lucky winner of the door prize.Mrs.Iris (Daine) Peasley of Sherbrooke was warmly welcomed by friends at the meeting, and enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon renewing old acquaintances.500 winners : (1) Maud Mossa, (2) Martha Sargent; (1) Dolores Champagne, (2) Yvonne Robin.Game prizes won by Elsie Knowlton, Irene Carrier, Verlie Aiken, Therese Lloyd, Iris Peasley, R.A.Pouliot, Minerva Lamothe, George Hamelin and Noella Coutu.Elsie Knowlton, Evelyn Dubuc and the club furnished the lunch.3 ¥ Fitness ii fun.Try some.parmanacnon Vj tenon ^ The RECORD—Tuesday, November 20, 1MH—11 0 It was a crowded room.He was lonely.Then he saw her.Their eyes met.Five minutes later they were married.THAT'S THE \ CT?DUMBEST ^ THIN6 I'VE 1 ^ EVER REAP rz FRANK AND ERNEST ' by Bob Thavc* I LIKE QUICK ROMANCES.«3 Now Wf Kno»v who To 0LAME.ToNIOHT’/ Nfvv/ WA5 \ TO YOU WMM/, THAvÇ, |l-iO Doonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU LEVY’S LAW ' by Jamei Schumeitter VOULL OUST M/VE- TO SHOOT ME^/ 1 PONT HAVE ANV MONCV-l WAS OUST FIEET> FEOM VTV 00& FIBCP AFTF-e 23 TEARS OF LO/AU BfrOVB I IffTROPUCâ THE INAUGURAL SPEAKER, A FEW MOWS.IN W MONTHS AHEAP, mm AU.STWYMEDICINE you wm my eon mwiii learn ABOUT TAXSHEL- BUT COME TEBRim, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.you mu.pom most mam thing youu em oo in wr lives'you MIC MEET ST.GEORGES IN GRENADA, AND VOU MU.DESTROiTHEM W VOUS/BAU! k ~V /• 6RBNAM ^itnr SUCKS 5605! 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