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'warm, honest and deep. He is a proud
shorts perhaps twice a year and, with those man, a loyal man. •
The ad caught your eye as soon as you
opened the paper: "Make Big Money -
Clean up in the Office Cleaning Business.
No experience reqnired -- small invest- equipment and supplies; plus the number r sister wanted lots of clothes and
accessories. As far as he was concerned, as ment yields large rewards!" of hours you have to work to complete , the
'papers but he has faithfully ready every
article I have had ptiblisbed, even if they
are bOring to him, A couple of times .when
he thought I'wasn't around, I' have caught
him showing, my articles to his friends
My father was born on •the farm where ,
we live..He built it up with "tears; toil and
Bruce Dermott is a short man., He has a frustration.
ruddy complexion and, at 47,rhis dark hair A few years ago, he converted the huge,
• shows no signs of grey old barn into a dairy operation. he and my
He • loves his beer. His stomach mother went away.. for hard'-earned
tattle-tales this love. But it is a hark weekend and the barn burned to the
stomach, not a tabby, beer hay: He is not ground. He built -a„beef• barn.
a large-boned man and years of hard work A few years later, the big beautiful
have added layers of nniscle to his body. house burned. It was a sad .time for him.
His chest and shoulders are broad and He was born in that hOnse. A new house
U.S.A. and Foreign, $21.50 per year in advance meaty; his . arms beavy and strong. was built but, with thesedifficulties, it has
Sr. Cit. U.S.A. and Foreign;$19.50 per year in advgnce My boy friend once remarked .that my been a great struggle to get the .farm back
, . fa,ther's forearms were incredibly large for into solvency but he continues to struggle
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"a, man of hiS size: The Only part of his.body against the odds. '
that is not physically attractive are his legs,. My father-is like the fresh-turned earth; `Make Big Money' Say ad
shorts, he wears pointed black shoes. No I look around and think not a. little
familiar with this kind of work (and it's sneakers! for ,this man. pompously -- that have the best 'father a
not as simple, Or as easy, as you Might My father is a proud man, not frivolous, person could have. I love bini and respect
think), you may find that the cost of your He could never understand why I -- and my him.
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long as we had:,clothes on Our backs, we
• *ere okai. .
When we both turned 14, we started to
earn our own nioney
.
Future and we spent it our ot
In the pitmans* program .at the 'Poen
Campus of Conesioga ..fAlege. of Applied
Arts and, "Technology. Mr. Trotter Is *.
co-ordinator of that program. This,'week's
guest:-.., Is Kathy Derinott' a first4ear
shidenth . . ' •
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They are hairy and quite -white. He' wears
Guest-eolumniat--thlo-wash-ls_a_student__,_only,_reads farm magazines and farm
headstrong quarter horse.. I never, wanted
anythingirrirtylife' as-Tmueli as. I wanted
'Jason. My mother was adamant. She hated
horses. .
. "As far •as I'm concerned, Kathy, you
cannot have that horse. But it's up to your
father," she said.
I thotight 1. had lost. I cried myself 'to
sleep and then, asked for Dad's decision.
He' simply said yes' I was overjoyed.
Even thou h m father is not o enl g y p y
affectionable and does not praise me, I
know he loves me and is proud of me. He
Further down the page there was
another: "Vending Machine Route --
Cigarettes, Candy, Soft Drink machines --
Gold Mine for Right' Person!"
And another: "Fantastic Franchise
Opportunity -- exclusive distribution
rights available in your area for product
in daily use by every householder. Act
now and get in on the ground fioorl!"
Welt, why not, you think, your imagin-
ation fired by the idea of telling your
slave driver boss to get some other
hapless soul for your tedious, underpaid
job, Here's your chance to be the boss.
With this vision of independence and
large financial returns glowing brightly in
front of you, it's easy to let enthusiasm
swamp judgement, but before you slit
open the inatfreiS and dig' out your life
savings,• takc a closer look at what you'll
get, for your mcney.
Unfortunately, careful investigation is
apt to show that promises 'are about all
you're getting for an investment which
can range from a few hundred to many
thousands of dollars.
Take the office cleaning ad, for ex-
ample: In exchange for your investment,
the company agrees to provide you with
cleaning jobs worth a certain amount Of
money each month. Unless you're
Downtown
jobs, results in your earning less per hour
than your old job Paid.
If you're 'interested in a vending
machine route, don't just take 'the sales-
man's word that dozens of businesses will
be delighted to have the ntachine-on their
premises. Call on a few businesses before
you invest to see if they really would be
willing to have the machines installed,
The condition of the maChines you're
buying is important. Vending ,machines
take a lot of punishment and , even new
machines can break down frequently,
Repairman are apt to be hard .to find and
expensive,
Some people have made a lot of money
with franchises; others have lost a lot.
Just because an ad offersexcluSive rights
- to a product" in.everyday use, don't think
this" guarantees success. In spite of the
ad's claim, few products are truly
-exclusive. There - is nearly _alway.s_. 'an
alternative available •and customers .may
buy it, instead of your product.. Usually
the most successful franchiseS are thOse
which sell a product or >Service known to
the public through national advertising.
Before you invest in .any business
opportunity, check it out first with a
competent business or. financial advisor.
-Consumer and Corporate Affairs
To whom this 'may concern;
We are trying to organize a group
discussion/weekend workshop/local folk
school on "the Future of the Family
Farm". The purpose of this gathering
would be to examine several questions.
What is a family farm? Is the family farm
important for our future'? ure?----Shoukl we
preserve and promote the family farm?
How? .
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.If you would •like to' participate in a
discussion gathering on these questions
please contact Adrian Vos, Blyth, Ont.
523-4294; John VanBeers, R. R. # 1,
Blyth, Ont, 523-4431; Tony McQUail, R.
R. # 1, Lucknow, Ont. 528-6542.
• , We are hoping to organize such a
gathering somewhere in Huron County
and at a time convenient to members of
the farm community. We believe this is
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There's an old tradition being revived in Lucknow
and it started last summer with the opening of the ice
cream parlour. People are enjoying an evening walk,
down town for an ice cream cone. Once a popular past
time, the evening walk was one of those traditions
abandoned with the advent of the automobile.
But these summer evenings you never know who you
might meet down town. People stroll, along the streets
of Lucknow on their way to the ice cream parlour or sit
on the wooden bench on the sidewalk outside the
parlour's door, watching other people stroll by or drive
along the main street.
The business association's decision to open their
stores on Friday nights created a lively bristle in town
last Friday night which hasn't been seen for several
years. Lucknow's business seetion was a beehive of
activity as shoppers came into town or came down
town. This has marked the revival of another tradition,
that of the Friday night trip to town.
While the argument for . and against evening
shopping is endless, there is a community feeling about
being down town in the evening, which is lost In the
hustle of day to day living. While merchants may argue
it doesn't pay to be open Friday night,' Lucknow is
presenting an alternative to those stores out of town
which do provide this service, if the businesses here are
open Friday nights.
Besides, with the ice cream parlour dishing up
umpteen flavours of ice cream every evening all
summer long, if the stores are open one night a week,
down town becomes a place to go. Lucknow's business
section is alive and 'well and evening shopping is one
way the LueknOw merchants can say "We're here."
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way, sometimes foolishly. My father never „ said a word. He knew that learning finan-
cial lessons the hard way would make us • value our 'money and our independence y. farm
even more.
My father is a quiet 'man but says what
he belieVes: He does not say much to us. • But when he does say something, he only
has to .say it once. He, will not fight our
battles for us. We brave them alone but he
has always been there when we needed
him.
He is a sensitive man, sensitive to others
needs and wants. When I was 14, I found .a
horse I wanted. T rode -him every- day for
two weeks and fell in love with Jason," a