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PAGE 8, WE[TBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 198 9 SA ~usineU Iasco holds$ open.housýe: June 6to8'- GUTESTS of Lasco's open house will go largest producer of steel bars for con- on guided tours of the entire steel struction. -making process. Lasco is Canada's Middleton's to close in June One of tbe more prominent stores in downtown Whitby for tbe past 23 years will be closing its doors June 15. Midldleton's Stationery was opened in 1966 by Jef Middle- ton, wbo owned tbe store for 19 years, He tben sold it ta an em ployee who i-an it for one year. Three years ago, Doris Jans- sen, 23, wbo previously operated Brooklin Printing and Office Pro- ducts, took over ownersbip of the store. Ofi'ers ta, buy the store (Jans- sen, and the previous owners before ber only rented tbe build- ing) recently were made. But Janssen says by the time offers came, most of tbe store's stock bad been sold in a closing down sale. "Also, a lot of tbem don't real- ize it takes a lot of time ta i-un a Corne celebrate Summer wîth us Simply corne into any National Trust branch, and open a Chequing or Savings Account. Or, transfer your account from where you bank now. You could win instant cash! While you're in the branch, be sure to enter our SummerJubilee Sweepstakes. There's over $200,000 in Thomson Vacations to be won! Hurry in today for details. NATIONAL WHTY TRUST 352 Brock St. S. 666-18W0 Aa.nirscoLfPfY 6~ 308 Dunclas St. W. 668-9324 « Coruut th whte pages for a txanch noar you. retail store. It's not an 8 a.m. ta 5 p.m. job," said. Janssen wbo SEE PAGE 9 From June 6 ta 8, Whitby's largest company will mark its 25th anniversary witb an open bouse. Lasco is inviting employees, friends and, througb various service groups, the community ta, the open bouse. erWhen a company employs over 1,100 local people, a strong community bond develops," says Jack Blucber, Lasco's executive vice-president of sales. 'We sponsor sports clubs and donate ta cbarîtable organizations, and now we'd like ta sbow tbe community wbat Lasco is al about." At tbe open bouse, guests will go on guided tours of tbe entire steel-making process at Canada's largest production plant of steel bars for construction. Guests will see tons of steel scrap transformed by a bigb-powered furnace into liquid steel, ta watchiýng bot bars of solid steel being rolled and sbaped inta the final product. Guests can also see the two-year demonstration bermn, designed ta safely contain shredder.by-produc't.- 1 "Vie wanit the public ta view firstband our commitmnent -to the bealtb and welfare of the communiity,"l says Blucher, who bas been with the company since its first day in May, 1964.-, Lasca's 25tb anniversary. open bouse i-uns from 2 ta, 7 p.m.,ýon June 6 and 7 for employeeécând their- guests, and opens- their doors from 2 ta 72-p.xn. t6 'tbe community on Thursday, June ,8. As space is. limited ' for te plant 'tour, commiinity, guests wishing*ta attend tbe open bouse sbould contact tbeirý local service group ,for 'reservatioôns -"and information on . clotbing, and parking restrictions. The open bouse is one event* in an extensive anniversar celebration wbicb include:oSa 25-year employees' dinner-dance, customer receptiori, ail-day gala picnic, and commernorate mornentos for all employees. < WrILLIAM MERCER, president of last week. The teachers were at Certified General Accountants of Durham College attending aný Canada, speaks to accounting, tea- accounting seminar. chers from casteru region coileges FreePresa photo WHITBY "TAccountants mýust SERVICE LTD. 0 Bookkeeping e Income Tax é Financial Statements 965 DUNDAS ST. W., SUITE202 WEST LYNDE PLAZA (DUNDAS & JEFFREY SIS.) 430-1166 restructure: Mercer Accountants in Canada are under severe pressure ta, restruc- ture tbemselves ta meet today's economie needs, says the pi-e- sident of Certified General Accountants of Canada. William Mercer was at Dur- ham College last Thursday speaking ta accounting teachers fi-rn eastern region col eges. Mercer noted that countries, and the provinces or states witbin tbose countries, are bead- ing towards tbe destruction of tariffs and bai-fiers in trade. "Free trade is not a trend. It is a fact," said Mercer. «;We can't survive in aur own parocbial marketplace.» Mercer noted thiat tbéi 12 Euro- pean countries will integrate their economies in 1992. And be said the accounting profession has followed suit anad has formed into one single body with 300,000 members. He called for a similar move in Canada which be compared ta the European countries. "They botb bave 12 legislative urisdictions and have recognized that inter-provincial barriers do exist." While Canada bas set up a Canada Council of First Minis- ters ta look at removing the SES PAGE 9