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mw 6 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, June 13, 1995 > GM looks to interest rate drop to spur sales A senior General Motors Canada official says the company is counting on lower interest rates to spur lagging vehicle sales in the second half of the year. Tom Mason, vice president of marketing for GM Canada said last week that sales in the early part of this year have been "softer than forecasted." But he went on to say that if interest rates begin to moderate in the second of 1995 as expected, "we anticipate that consumer confidence will begin to increase and be reflected by increased showroom traffic." Mason fade the comments as the company released vehicle Wedding Announcement Dorothy Imperial of Port Perry 1s very pleased to announce the forthcoming marrage of her daughter NANCY MARIE to MARK GERALD son of Gerry & Karen Gelinas of Elliot Lake Wedding to take place July 29th, 1995 FIRST BIRTHDAY Hi! My name is DANIEL PATRICK and I will be one year old on June 15th, 1995. My dad & mom are Sean & Lori Cearns and my grandpa and grandma are Roy & Joanne Leach. TAMARA MICHEL ELLIOTT daughter of Keith & Sarah Elliott, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Lakehead University on May 27th, 1995. Congratulations Tamara! Love - Mom, Dad, Andy, Brook, & Newt GRADUATION a ~-- TAMARAH ROSS-PETRIE, R.N. graduated with honours on June 10th, 1995 from the Durham College School of Nursing. The daughter of Jeanette and John Ross of Port Perry, now resides in Bowmanville with her husband and four children. GRADUATION sales figures for May, which showed another overall decline from sales in May of last year. GM Canada sold 25,626 cars in May, a seven per cent drop from a year ago. Truck sales also dipped in May from 16,612 to 16,005, or about 3.1 per cent. The combir-i vehicle sales dropped six per cent, the company said. For the calendar year to date (Jan to June 1) GM combined vehicle sales are down 9.7 per cent, with cars off 13 7 per cent and trucks down 3.7 per cent The company continues to have some bright stars in dealer showrooms, however, especially the Oshawa built Chev Lumina and Monte Carlo which are up over 400 per cent in sales over May last year. Blazer and GMC compact sport utility trucks are also posting strong numbers---up 145 per cent. Mason noted that GM Canada is "very pleased with the strong acceptance our products are receiving in the marketplace. In fact, in J. D. Power's 1995 Initial quality Survey released last week, GM was the top-ranked domestic automaker with fiw of the seven GM nameplates outperforming the industry average." Our Oshawa built Lumina/ Monte Carlo and Buick Regal models all showed significant improvement and were highly rated in the survey," he said. No dunk tank An "ol fashioned church picnic" in Palmer Park June 24 has been given the green light by Township council. But not the dunk tank. Council agreed Monday that the dunk tank may pose an insurance liability problem for the Township since the picnic is being held on municipal property. However, council had no problem with other events planned such as games for kids and adults, gospel music and free food and refreshments See page 11 for more details The Florence Nightingale Home Foundation donated $4800 to the Community Hospital for the purchase of a stretcher to be used In the day surgery department. In photo from left are Audrey Thackeray y of the f ; D McFadgen, tr ; Marion Arthur, president; Hospital staff Linda Campbell, Elsa Bongard; Fred Alton, Grand Chapter committee member; Peter Miles, Worthy Patron Blue Ray Chapter 238 and Dolores Miles Worthy Matron Blue Ray Chapter. The Florence Nightingale Home Foundation Is one of the benevolent arms of the Order of the Easter Star In Ontario. Since 1982 over $620,000 has been d d to h pitals in the p Give Dad a Little Freedom ... with a TOSHIBA CORDLESS TELEPHONE 10-CHANNEL SCANNING CORDLESS TELEPHONE HM 10-Channel Scanning Wm Compander Noise Reduction ONLY §119,95 WProgrammable Digital Security Code (65, 536 Codes) HW Long Battery Life (3 weeks) W 20-Number Speed Dial ® Page ® Flash HW Tone Key ® Instant Tak / Instant Standby W 32-Digit Redial MW Pause HM Battery Low Indicator BW Tone / Pulse Dialing with Pulse to Tone Override W Hearing Aid Compatible WAC Adaptor W Helical Rubber Antenna 8 Desk / Wall Mountable TOSHIBA FT-6004BK Picture PerrFecTtTV CTE Le BT) a Yd [=] 72 WATER ST., PORT PERRY (905) 985-9500 Mon. to Thurs. 9:30 to 6:00 Friday 9 to 8 SATURDAY 9 to 5