The Canadian Club of Oakville officially opens its new season on Wed. Sept. 21st with Preston Manning, leader of The Reform Party of Canada. Preston Manning at Canadian Club The meeting takes place at the Howard Johnson Hotel on Argus Road and starts with a cash bar at 6:15 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7:00 p.m. Yearly membership costs are $35 for individuals or $49 for families. Separate dinner fees are $20 for members and $25 for nonâ€"memâ€" bers. Cheques are payable to: The Canadian Club of Oakville, x/o 307 Robinson St., Box 52148, Oakville Ont. L6J 7NS. =FREE CONSULTATION= 5yea{w CALL BEV. 849â€"8666 ‘ gar‘s MONEYSTRAT INC. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1994 PAGE 17 SmithKline Beecham PLC is paying $2.9â€"billion (U.S.) to buy Sterling Winthrop Inc. from the Eastman Kodak Company. The takeover would see SmithKline become the world‘s largest overâ€" theâ€"counter drug company. SmithKline‘s overâ€"theâ€"counter products include Tums, Contac and Tagamet 100 a heartburn and ulcer treatment. Brands sold by Sterling Winthrop include Bayer aspirin, Philips Milk of Magnesia, the pain killer Panadol and Midol. Both companies posted sales in the $1â€"billion range for their nonâ€" prescription products. SmithKline had earlier this year purchased Diversified Pharmaceutical Services Inc., of Bloomington Minnesota, a preâ€" scription drug manufacturer, for $2.3â€"billion. The â€" Canadian _ division, SmithKline Beecham Pharma Inc. is headquartered in Oakville. Frank Vismeg has announced the appointment of Mae Raynard as Director of Sales Marketing for the Oakville Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Convention Center. Raynard is a graduate from The University of Guelph with a Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree with a Major in Hotel Food Administration. After graduaâ€" tion she accepted a contract with Walt Disney World in Florida. For many years, Raynard has worked within the hospitality indusâ€" try has been with Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Convention Center, since September, 1993. Susan Shaw, of Oakville, is one of the five winners in Grand Toy‘s national "Home Sweet Office" contest. SmithKline Beecham Aimed at the Home Office Market, each winner received a set of three Grand prizes which included an Ambra 486 personal computer with keyboard and monitor, a Sharp home office photocopier, and cartridge and a $500 Grand Toy gift certifiâ€" cate. Howard Johnson Approximately, 48,000 entries were received from June 8th through to July 2nd from ballots placed in Grand Toy retail stores across Canada. Grand Toy has been focusâ€" ing on the home office customer recently with the development and implementation of programs targeted to the selfâ€"employed cusâ€" tomer. Grand Toy Free Audiocassette! Rising interest rates are creating a lot oF interest in buying bonds. Be an informed investor. Burns Fry‘s Chief Economist, Dr. Sherry Cooper outlines eight key ingredients for success when investing for interest. 7 Call Pamela Turnbull M odyac 4163594771 Sheet