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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-09-17, Page 27Page 8A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1986 CLARENCE DENOMME Clarence Denomme appointed to authority d CLINTON — Clarence Denomme has been appointed to the Huron County Housing Authority, Alvin Curling, Minister of Hous- ing, recently announced Mr. Denomme, the owner of Ball and Mutch Fine Furniture, will serve as a pro- vincial representative on the seven -member authority that manages Ontario Housing Corporation's (OHC) 415 assisted housing units in the Huron County area. The federal, provincial and municipal governments nominate individuals for ap- pointment to the housing authorities by pro- vincial orders -in -council. The province ap- points the housing authority chairman. The day -to -clay management of OHC's 84,000 housing units is carried out by local housing authorities, although the primary responsibility for assisted housing remains with OHC. Curling said: "By volunteering their time to serve on the local housing authority, private citizens such as Denomme are help- ing to ensure that Ontario's assisted housing program is sensitive and can respond to the needs of the many communities it serves." The Huron County Housing Authority manages 331 senior citizens assisted hous- ing units and 84 units for low-income families. The authority also provides hous- ing for physically, developmentally and psychiatrically -handicapped persons who are capable of living on their own. Back to school ideas for children Running out of fun ideas for the kids? A few simple egg experiments will keep hands and minds active. And if children draw pictures of what they see as they go along, they'll have some marvellous ideas for 'show and tell' at school. How to Fool a Joker Suppose some joker mixes up your hard - cooked eggs with raw ones. Did you know you can easily tell which is which? Try this. Take two raw eggs and hard cook just one of them. When it has cooled enough to han- dle, try spinning the raw egg. See how wob- bly it is! Because the inside of a raw egg is liquidy, it sloshes around slightly and throws the egg off balance. In scientific language, it's called inertial drag. This makes it difficult to spin an egg on its side and impossible to spin on its end. McBRIDE BROS. MACHINE and REPAIR Specialize in •Precision machine work • Custom fabrication ...Tractor 8 Combine repairs •Replacement machinery parts 3/. mile West of Kippen Brod Dennis 262-2687 262-2616 I Call anytime Garden Way's TRAIL BLAZER Sickle Bar Mower • Slices through head -high weeds! • Mow the "unmovable" areas! • 35" cutting width gets the job done fast! wr `� NO A_MB- HENN 11.1111.1111111111 EXETER SLYTH 234-1114 5434244 MD International offers chance to communicate The Society for Muscular Dystrophy n formation (International) believes t wherever one goes in the world, human be- ings are more or less the same. Their man- ners, behavior and outward pattern of ac- tion may differ, but psychologically and in- wardly, their problems are the same. Therefore, the organization's aim is to im- prove the quality of life of the handicapped person by sharing international information. The Society for Muscular Dystrophy In- formation (International) has contacted 128 countries concerning .Muscular Dystrophy and is trying to maintain contact with inter- national Muscular Dystrophy Associations, groups or chapters, and other international resources in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Britain, British Honduras, Canada, Chile, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Ger- many, . Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Scotland, South Africa, U.S.S.R., U.S.A., Uruguay, and Yogoslavia. From these coun- tries they have received various books and other literature. They would like to hear from anyone in- terested in an international muscular dystrophy newsletter which would contain: (1) editorial; (2) grass roots world scene on muscular dystrophy; (3) personal stories of how people are coping with muscular dystrophy; (4) translation of technical in- formation on muscular dystrophy into lay terms; (5) international information on mechanical aids and adaptations to living quarters and transportation, etc., as well as leisure activities, which would be of value to all persons with ,a handicap; (6) questions and answers to your problems of living with a disability. The society is not a branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada. Its mandate is to work with the international Muscular Dystrophy Associations in im- proving the quality of life of the handicap- ped person _by sharing international information. For more information, please contact J. Dobson, President, or L. Dobson, Secretary, Society for Muscular Dystrophy Informa- tion (International), P.O. Box 479, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada, B4V 2X6. Registered Charity No. 0704486-19-03. Perception of small businesses is changing: today By Tony Carlson Small business used to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the economic world. It didn't get no respect, if you'll pardon the grammar. That situation is changing perceptibly to- day. Small business is "In" as far as the media are concerned. You can hardly turn on the television news or open a paper without seeing some feature on an en- trepreneur who's turned an idea into a pro- fitable little company. Political leaders, too, are constantly referring to the importance of the small firm in the Big Picture. It has been well- established now that small firms create most of the jobs in the economy, upwards of two-thirds. And policy makers are aware that most of the new jobs in the coming years will come from new enterprises, firms that do not exist today. That's the good news. But the disappoin- ting fact is that the message is not getting through to the man, woman and child on the street as clearly as it should. What other conclusions can .one draw from a University of Michigan study in which almost two-thirds of the Americans polled said large corporations are the prime source of economic opportunity. Yes, it's an American study, but that does not necessarily limit its applicability north of the border. After all, if anything, the United States has an even greater small business heritage than do we, inheritors of a land originally developed by the Hudson's Bay Company and other massive conglomerations. Of course, the general public feels quite kindly toward small business people. More than 60 percent regard them "very positive- ly", an approval rate that ranks, only behind teachers (75 percent) and farmers (76 per- cent). Here again, though, the perception of the public is muddy, for what is a farmer if not a small business operator? By comparison, this study found only 30 percent very favorably disposed to cor- porate executives, which put them behind federal employees (33 percent) but ahead of union leaders who got good marks from only 20 percent. So what, you ask. Well, people in small business can certainly feel pretty good that the general public has generally warm and cuddly feelings for them. But the lack of recognition of the effect small business has on the economy is a pro- blem, for all the evidence of the last few years says the economy is shifting. The bias against smallness is disappearing as technology, specifically, the microchip, gives the tiniest owner/manager giant potential. Because of that we must make small business and entrepreneurship a more credible career option for our children. The psychology involved is critical if more people are going to create their own careers instead of despairing in the face of reduced payrolls in the big corporations. That's true not just in order that our off- spring find jobs, but also so that our country can compete in the increasingly complex in- ternational marketplace. The implications are clear for all of us in- volved in the economic life of this country. We have a massive education job still ahead and there is much at stake. You Can Deal With Confidence When You Deliver Your 1986 White Bean Crop. to BAN. r fi A i N' Ken R. Campbell & Sons Ltd., Seaforth Howson & Howson Ltd., Blyth, Ontario Palmerston Elevators Ltd. Bar' B - Dee Farms, RR 1 Bornholm are also white bean receiving satellites for Thompson's We want and appreciate your business Hyland Augusta Soul Wheat Nyland Nowser Seed Wheat Cert. 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