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FEBRUARY 1, 1978 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE 9 GUIDING NEWS The Local Association to Guides and Brownies held the first meefing for 1978 in the Community Church Hall, A few Guide Calendars are still 'available, There was a good turn out of girls for the pre-Christmas carol singing at Birchwood Terrace. This is an enjoyable an= nual event and was very successful. T A donation of $100, was received from the Canadian Legion and this will be divided equally between the 4 Packs & Compan- ies. Hrs. Sharon Lundberg will assist with the Brownie Packs 1979 will be the 25th Anniversary of the start of Guiding in Terrace Bay. Suggestions to mark this event were consid- ereds Among these was the setting up of a Travel Fund and a Crest designing confest to mark the occasi one The annual Mother and Daughter Banquet will be held Sunday, February 19th at 5 pens in the Moose Hall as part of the .activities 'connected with Thinking Day and Scout/Guide Weeks The next LeAs Meeting will be Monday, February 20th at: 7230 peme in the basement of the Community Chuprche Protect yourself - from mail order fraud. Thisiswhat Ontario is doing tohelpyou getafairdeal. Today you can order almost anything by mail--seeds, books, department store merchandise, body-building exercises and even diplomas". Most mail order organizations are honest, but a small percentage are not --and give the entire industry a bad -- name. So before you deal with a mail order business, ask yourself: ® What does the offer really promise? ® Is the advertising actually informative? ® Do I know this company's reputation? ® Do I really need the article? - ® Could I purchase the same article ata lower price locally? ® Can I pay c.0.d.? (cash on delivery) ® Is there a money-back guarantee? Mail order gimmicks to guard against, along with a checklist to help - you avoid problems when ordering goods, are spelled out in a new Information Bulletin from your Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. The bulletin tells you where and how to check a company's reputation and outlines your rights under the Ontario. Business Practices Act. For further assistance, or a free copy 'of the Information Bulletin "The Mail Order Business: Protecting Your Dollars." -- write to: Consumer Information Centre Ministry of Consumer & Commercial Relations 555 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M7A 2H6 Also available is a new Information Bulletin on Phony Charities: "Avoiding Phony Charities: How To Be A Cautious Donor". Larry Grossman, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations William Davis, Premier Province of Ontario