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Parents Without Partners convention will reaffirms groups necessity EXTRA November Page Herald Sun Writer Having somebody farther down Ihc road than you arc who knows the pitfalls of being a single parent is one of the advantages In Joining a dub called Parents Without Part ners Members of benefit from having each other to consult when robing children alone or when being gets to be too much Its nice to have a friend you can call at 3 a and theyll be right there to listen and talk with you first vice president Wayne Thomp son told The Herald last week If you sit and think about a problem by yourself it enow balls and becomes bigger and bigger Snaring a problem shrinks it and makes you realize you arent the first one facing such a situation he explained The Georgetown chapter is hosting a Joint conference of the Grand Valley and Maple Leaf regional chapters of PWP this Saturday Reverend John Vincent of Mounts Inview Bapt ist Church will speak on proud single parent at a and panel discus will bo held following lunch on the problems of a child from a single parent home in coping with school A dinner and dance In the even ing will top off the conference Registration la open only to PWP members Is an international organization devoted to the welfare and interests of single parents and their children Developed in March 1953 In New York It now has chapters in Canada Australia the Brit Isles and Europe The Georgetown chapter has about members and belongs to the Torontoarea Maple Leaf region Mr Thompson said he joined about five months after he was separated from his wife It helped him recov er from a severe depression he suffered as a result of the change In martial status he said People who have not been through a separation cannot begin to fathom the problems of loneliness and the worries Mr Thompon said When I wo still happily married I had a friend who separated from his spouse and I remember Jelling him For God a sake smarten up and go get another wife Now I feel differently and it so simple It was a total shock for me he said By the time one Credit Union says its scheme saves Herald At a recent monthly meet ing the board of directors of Community Credit Union approved a mortgage payment plan that will save their members thousands of dollars in Interest payments How Is this possible Un believable but very simple explained Jules gene ral manager of Halton Credit Union Here how it works for example on a with Interest at and a If per cent per annum The monthly payment in this instance would be per month over a year period Total payments for principal and interest would cost the homeowner The new mortgage payment plan will call for weekly payment based on a quarter of the monthly payment in this case weekly As a result or this the member would make payments annually The weekly pay ments Instead of the month ly payments work out to an extra four weeks of payments or an extra Ma year By paying SI a week the mortgage is retired after only 12 years and eight weeks at a total cost In principal and Interest of This represents a saving of For the 12 years and eight weeks it amounts to about extra In payments By paying the extra K the householder saves this whopping and cuts the mortgage retirement time to less than half the years The other factor which makes this tremendous savings possible that the mortgage principal Is reduced every week Instead of every month which means the mort gagee pays less Interest on principal every week weekly payment plan option will be available on residential properties only Payments will be by automa tic transfer Continued on Page party plans to go theyve steeled themselves up for the separation and the other party Is left facing the unexpected Mr Thompson and his form cr wife are still in touch with each other as their separation was an amicable one but others are not so fortunate Several women In left their husbands because they were so badly beaten or drugs and alcoholism had made life miserable for the family unit Mr Thompson outlined the painful experiences of being divorced separated or widowed When partner first leaves or dies thats tho start of the pain When theyve found another boyfriend or girlfriend it hurts When papers arc filed and when custody of the children is decided the separation from a spouse becomes final Many members of tho hove passed through these stages and can offer emotional support to others facing the same feelings of rejection and bitterness However not all members are working on a divorce or ore divorced Some have never married and qualify because they have children Then there are those who were widowed Ages ranges from up with the majority In their Through educational meet ings with other women and men members learn more about themselves and share Information about how to cope with being a single parent MOVIE RENTALS INQUIRE ABOUT OUR VIDEO CLUB BETA VHS VCRS IN HITACHI TOSHIBA ZENITH BLANK TAPES T120 Because single parents tend to be In tight financial si tun Ions events considered dutch treat and activities organ lied for children arent extravagantly expensive Mr Thorn said memb ership In the club faces a high turnover as people find new partners and get married or together Once that hap pens members have to drop out of the club for they are no longer single rents Be safe not sorry The Canadian Red Cross Society urges you to wear a Depart of Transport approved Life Jacket or Personal lion Device IPFDJ whenever youre In a boat or fishing along the edge of the water Cold water can kill H REAL ESTATE LTD REALTOR Is to announce tho appointment of Evelyn Cadenhead to their sales staff Joins 21 other associates malting Real Estate the largest and most established office In Halton Hills Georgetown Acton We have been successfully serving these areas since 1 IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE Contact Evelyn at 8775213 or 8533464 BRAMPTON COLOUR is si SOUND 1 CHURCH 1 DIRECTORY 1 This Weekend attend the 1 Church of your ST GEORGES ANGLICAN 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