6 - Wednesday, May 8, 1985 - North Shore News

| Editorial Page

‘Pros’ screw-up

here’s a sobering lesson for Premier
, Bennett and Social Credit in the near-
disaster suffered by Ontario's Tories in

last week’s provincial election.
|. The Big. Blue Machine which reigned
. supreme in Ontario for. 42 years was finally
brought to a ‘shuddering halt. Under Frank
| Miller, their new Seader and successor to
retired premier Bill Davis, the Ontario Tories”
are now reduced to a precarious minority
4. government — clinging to power by its finger-
‘|, nails at the daily mercy of the born-again

' ‘|: Liberals and the NDP.

|: Mr. Miller won the eariier leadership race as:
{ a friendly, down-to-earth guy in tune with the
“people. But his homespun style and loud plaid
scor ed by the self-styled Tory in-
telligentsla.’Sohis' handlers "headed by
» Patrick. Kinsella, the talkative manipulator of
’ Mr. Bennett’s 1983. vietory in in B, Cc. - took him

* -lender,: Credit’ Fonciér Trust

“the! Stastnys. A year later’the
“ owner:.defaulted - and Credit
“Foncler went Safter ‘the

““tgagors:;:
_”. The trust company: won its

‘court.; case and:
holding, the:West' Vani couple
liable for.the.entire morigage
‘ principal, ‘of » $150,000, -plus
. interest, plus missed pay-
“ments | “by | the” ‘defaulting

“buyer. The total debt. is‘ cur-
rently around; $170,000 and
- increasing by. more than $60
adayy.:s:

phe! | Stastnys’ are nearing
a retirement and. “have © ino

Spr Manager” a -

Marketing Director |;

Rober'Gratiam:s. 5. Berni Hilliard -«-{ .employee _ pensions: ‘Now,
.,, Advertising Director : Sales, _ Circulation Director - they even stand to lose the
ve.Jenneson” : ° - Bill McGown ® :: ‘

roof. over their heads --
because Credit Foncier, hav-
ing foreclosed on the delin-
quent property (which has
’ dropped 20 per cent in value
since 1983) also obtained a

Editor: “in: Chiet.

: Noel Wright

Advertising Director. aan Production & Director. :
Administration... "Chris Johnson -

“ Mike Goodsell

Classified Manager ~

“ ValStephenson”’

-" Photography Manager
‘ Terry Peters)

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if ve .

LETTER OF THE DAY

Pon ly ‘cited “material * inetuding ;
pts and pictures which she io be accompanied my a stamped.

ddresseq envelope,

Friday ‘8 Sunday)”

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HIS-PAPER IS RECYCLABLE ~

INE, USHIESS?.
wl HAVE YOU KNOW
| CONTRIBUTE MORE
ae TAN

fairly Jethal ‘kick -

Company,” but: nobody. told

*'Stastnys as the original i mor.

-is now

ightmare gets, worse.

Bumble in‘ Oliver Twist. For unwary

' T= LAW IS A ASS,” declared Mr...
homeowners it. can also be -“‘a “ass? . .

‘Milan. and:-Susan ~-:.”:

have’ discovered to

erty .
‘assumable’’..:. mortgage “--

which’ often: helps ; clinch “:a ...:

Sale -- the lending” institution
‘routinely. : ‘requires you: to

co-sign with’ the buyer. asa‘
: covenantor’*,
‘means --you’ continue to be;

In. law, that

equally. responsible with the

buyer /for- the-debt you’ re_

theoretically “transferring - to
him. Responsible for ever, it
Seems; )

If he ‘fails to meet his

payments; you’ *re still on the —

hook, even in a case like the
present where he has subse-
quently. refinanced at the
same lending "institution
without your knowledge.

The simple. answer, of
course, is not to sign as a
covenantor. But in practice

Dear Editor:

«1 write as’ a ‘concerned

mother. .My concern is not

for: my own natural ‘children.

living here in Canada but for
mankind’s most’ unfortunate
“children’’, the destitute
blind in the’, » Developing
World. |.

They are so very. helpless. 7
When. a person. goes blind.
over there, they say they go~

to “that. other: world.’” Cut
off: from. family. and friends
they live a’ life we can’t even
begin to imagine.

| These . children (and |

* adults) blind ‘from cataracts
can be restored to sight.

your p!
takes over your

: lender. will ‘refuse’ to. let th
mortgage’ be assumed and so-
» the sale may. be lost, . unless
“the |-buyer’ can’ finance in-":
and:
take’.
mighty good: care. to cover”
their own backsides. . ay
The. ‘other: ‘safeguard “is”.

‘that | ‘norma ly means” the

dependently. Banks
‘other: loan : outfits -

sound legal advice. If the
Stastnys had a lawyer, either
he failed to'warn them of the
risk or they didn’t heed him.
But. many vendors
One’, organization . that
works in

“someone’s sight for only
$25. . .
Can you imagine how

grateful you would feel if
you hada child, parent or
friend who -was blind and
soineone came along and
gave them their sight.

You can honor your

‘ mother or grandmother and

at the same time give the gift.
of sight and it only costs
$25. This gift will cover the

‘Stastny,.:

A571.

don't .

the Developing *
World and that gives sight to :
the’ destitute. blind:from cat-
aracts ‘is Operation Eyesight °
‘Universal. They’ can restore

appeal under th
are-virtually:
now anxious,

Avenue, .

Strengt!
needed to fight'the | viciou

to no longer own.

surgery,.. food, hospital stay
and: medicines. ‘ Just : send
your cheque or money ‘order

to Operation Eyesight”

Universal, Box 123,Stn. M,
Calgary, . Alta.’ T2P: 2H6,
along with your. mother’s
naine and address. They will
advise your loved: one of the
“pr ecious . gift’. of: ‘sight”’

'_ givea_in her name. ~ She: will

be. sent- a: patient ‘identifica:
tign card identifying the ¢ one
who received sight’ :

name.

This is a truly’ wondérful

way to honor. your mother:
Mrs. J.L. Brubaker,"
Calgary, Alfa. °°

ly:
assinine.. law «which ‘Says’ ails
bank or trust ‘company can -.
ruin you for. life. by. deman- -
ding payment for something
it has willingly assisted you

Lon