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The Brussels Post, 1974-03-20, Page 3THIS WEEK from Ottawa • , , - THE WINNERS - Optimist president George Langlois, left, presents trophies to the first prize winners at the Optimist public speaking contest Friday night. Anna Lee Stevenson won first in the girl's competition and Ken DeBoer, first in the boys. ' (Photo by Pat Langlois) Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology dews of Bluevale kuce McCallspeaks at PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lobsinger and baby visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nicholson on Sunday. Mrs. Lobsinger and, Charlene remained for a longer visit. Darlene Bishop spent a few holidays at the same home. • I • bedding, dishes, pots and pans to be sent in a bale the latter part of April. The ladies spent the afternoon quilting a water-lily quilt for Mrs. Peacock, Correspondent Mrs. Joe Walker A good attendance was on hand Vednesday evening when Family light of Women's Institute was pld at the Community Hall. luest speaker was Mr. Bruce icCall of Brussels. He was itroduced by Mrs. Bert Garniss nd Mrs. Roy Sanderson thanked im and presented him with a ift. Mrs. Mel Craig, President, resided for .the meeting. onveners were Mrs: Ken hambers and Mrs. Cecil Inderson. Members of the, istitute answered the roll call by 'ling whether or not they wished be a Sunshine Sister in the iming year. The food fofurrt on Poultry Please" will be held on Aril 10 in Clinton and members ..re urged to attend. Mrs. Ken Chambers and Mrs. icil Sanderson. Members of the stitute answered the roll call by ling whether or not they wished be a Sunshine Sister in the ming year. The food forum on 'oultry Please" will be held on nil 10 in Clinton and members re urged to attend. VIrs. Ken Chambers and Mrs. :k Nicholson volunteered to ange for the Cancer Canvass ning up soon. Mrs. Charles thers is convener of the rural leer canvass this year. In old time dance is planned March 29 in the Bluevale Hall. ins Orchestra will supply the sic and tickets will be available he door. veryone took part in the Cake ik and many won cakes ated by the members. he Golley boys, Dwayne and id, delighted the audience I guitar and accordion actions. Mrs, Chambers Iked them and presented 1 with gifts. le meeting closed with '0 Ida' and lunch was served. To Have a Friend I's. lArm.Peacock Was hostess init One of U.C.W.. on day afternoon. Mrs.. Charles lers had tharge of the hip service, taking as her e, "To have a friend, be Mrs. Carl Johnston, e taty -Areasiarer, read minutes and financial tent. invitation from the lyteriano W.M.S. to attend Easter Thankoffering Economy in Good Shape Finance Minister John Turner told the House of Commons that Canada's economic record in 1973 outranks most countries in the world. The Gross National Product grew at a rate of 7.1%; 430,000 new jobs were created - 130,000 more than predicted in the last budget; unemployment declined to 5.6% as compared with 6.3% in 1972. Exports, housing starts, business capital investment and consumer spending all showed substantial` gainsover 1972. The minister said that "The Canadian economy today is the envy of the world." Competition Policy The federal government's competition legislation was reintroduced in the House of Commons' by Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Herb Gray. The bill would- forbid misleading advertising and give consumers protection on guarantees and warranties. Bread Prices Following a request by Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Herb Gray, five bakery companies across the country have agreed to hold back on price increases on bread. Steinberg's, Weston, Corpor- ate Foods, A & P and Safeway will reduce their anticipated price increases on bread by 1-2 cents. This action is a direct result of a recommendation by the Food Prices Review Board. More People Employed Statistics Canada reported that 25,000 more Canadians had jobs in February than a month ago. The unemployment rat e, seasonally adjusted, in February remained unchanged at 5.5% from January. Pensions Go Up Old-age pensions will increase from $108.14 to $110.09 for single persons and from $216.28 to $220.18 from marrieds. This will be their second quarterly increase t since the federal government tied old-age pensions to changes in the cost of living. Locomotive Sale Prime Minister Trudeau said in the House of Commons that the federal government will ensure • that the sale of 25 locomotives to Cuba goes through. He will not • allow U.S. laws to interfere.. %It "-`The Canadian government has the means to make sure that this kind of deal which is to the profit of Canadian companies does go .through. We have the• means to do it and we will exercise those means." SICKROOM EQUIPMENT LOAN SERVICE • Conestoga College Stratford Centre 270 Water Street STRATFORD, Ontario meeting on April 2nd 'at 8:15 was acknowledged. Plans were made for. the U.C.W. Thankoffering meeting to be held in the Sunday School rooms on April 7 at 8 p.m. Mr. Charles Proctor will show slides of a recent trip he enjoyed overseas. The ladies and their husbands of both Whitechurch United and Bluevale Presbyterian Churches have been' invited to attend. Members were reminded to save their good used clothing, OR WRITE: Conestoga College Clinton Centre Adastral Park Road CLINTON, Ontario , • • Perth and Huron Residents! We know it's sometimes difficult to 'get away' to school, so we've come to you instead! At the CLINTON and STRATFORD CENTRES of Conestoga College, close at hand, we're offering several programs to give you the added 'push' to further your educational/business skills now. At our CLINTON CENTRE you can enroll in a modern and comprehen- sive Secretarial Program. This series of courses, designed to make you an efficient Legal, Medical or Executive Secretary, has been very successful. Equally successful are the various Business Programs we offer. At our STRATFORD CENTRE you can complete Year I, the introductory series of courses common to all our advanced Business programs. Then you'll be prepared to branch out into a wide variety of areas: Data Processing, Materials Management, Accounting or Marketing, for example. So it's easy to begin your post-secondary schooling. Don't put it off again this year. We've come to you; now it's up to you to come to us. For more information on the Secretarial Program, call our Clinton Centre at 482-3458. For more inforrhation on the Business Programs, contact the Stratford Centre at 271-5701. Or complete the coupon below and send it to the appropriate centre. I ern interested in the Program. • Name ........... AddresS' Telephone- .......... „ ...... .„..„, ...... . S THE BRUSSELS' Oat 'MARCH. 20, i974. • • •