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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1969-09-04, Page 2.ir PAGE TWO ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1969 ,:j•7ili toti � iS , ;, N4 i"xw.ti !i'. R -�cc 1,41'.01, 1i9. tLS�:., ^sa,ka:?'+4 BIGGEST PLANE AT SEXSMITH AIRPORT FLY -IN ON SUNDAY i'4.1144:1.14 41114 HAROLD ELDER POSES WITH HIS PLANE AT FLY -IN ON SUNDAY BOB FORRESTER WITH HIS FOUR -SEATER AT SEXSMITH FLY -IN Fly -in Attracts Many Visitors atSexsmith Dozens of planes from all parts of Ontario and some from the United States, attended the annual fly -in at Sexsmith Air- port, located on the farm of Len Greb, in Hay Township this past Sunday. Some of the planes and pass- engers started arriving at the airport already on Saturday, but the majority arrived on the scene Sunday morning. All those who flew -in were treated to hot dogs and corn on the cob. The largest plane to arrive was one owned by a Guelph man, a large two -engined machine which had no difficulty landing on the airfield. Throughout the day a number of lucky draws were held which entitled the winners to free plane rides. Larry Snider, Exeter, provided the transportat- ion for the draw winners. Prizes were also awarded for the oldest and youngest pilots to arrive, the pilot coming the farthest distance, the first pilot to arrive and also the first lady pilot to arrive at the airport. The area fly -in was sponsored by a group of local pilots who use the Greb field as home base. They are Elmer Rowe, Emerson Penhale, Bob Jeffrey, Don Lewis, Don Bell, Ross Kercher, Ken Elder, John Webster, Harry Dougall and Mr. Greb. The International Scene (by Raymond Canon) Did you ever realize that many of the products we take for granted in this country are pro- duced by companies that are essentially not Canadian? Take, for example, gasoline. The only Canadian company of any size is Supertest; the others are all foreign-owned. An even better example is the car indust- ry, We don't have really one Canadian company, They are all subsidiaries of foreign firms, mainly American, but also French, Japanese and Swedish. Since most people have used the products of Lever Brothers at one time or another (Lifebuoy, Lux and Omo), lets take a look at how big it is. Mind you, I am not trying to sell soap. I merely use this as an example of how big a company really is. Nor am I trying to suggest that it is never the other way around. Massey -Ferguson is one example of a Canadian company which has been expanded abroad. However, we are much more dominated by foreign companies and today I'd like to take a look at one of the biggest. The parent company of Lever Brothers of Canada is Unilever which has two boards of directors one in London and one in Rotter- dam, and, get this, they operate over five hundred companies in 60 countries, Makes us feel small. This split headquarters has some advantages and some drawbacks. Since there are two home bases, it can slow up decisions and may lead to mis- understandings. The more Un- iliver needs to move in a hurry, the more cumbersome it becomes. Communications are sometimes difficult, in spite of the fact that the Dutch learn English quickly. However, the dual nationally does, like a mixed marriage, see Britain with Dutch eyes and Holland with British eyes. If Britain becomes unpopular in one part of the world, the company can send in Dutchmen and vice versa. Unilever made its mint of money selling soap and margar- ine throughout Europe with Great Britain the greatest single market. In that country this company sells over two-thirds of all the margarine, half of all the soap and detergents, and most of the frozen foods. In fact, a person can hardly &o through the day without using some of the company's products. Several of these products have a long history. Lux, for example first came on the market as. early as 1899. The two head offices of Uni- lever divide the world's markets between them. The office in Rotterdam looks after the cont- enet of Europe; - while the one in London looks after Great Britain and the subsidairies in other continents. It is very careful to give the companies in Canada and the United States unlimited control over their own business, and confines its interest to one of stockholder control. About a third of the business done takes place in Great Britain, another third in Europe, and the rest in other parts of the world. Strangely enough, their pro- ducts sometimes change char- acteristics from country to country. Omo is white in one country, blue in another. Astra is soap in France but margarine in Holland. Persil, a detergent which is in France or Great Britain the biggest single item, by a series of events too com- plicated to go into here, mark- eted by a rival fine in Germany. Needless to say, the competit- ion that goes on between Lever Brothers products and other manufacturers of detergents in Canada is found wherever Uni- (continued on page 4) WANTED! WHITE BEANS 3 receiving units to serve you Prompt Service "SEED WHEAT" Seed, fertilizer and contracts now available at attractive prices. COOK BROS. MILLINGr CO. LTD. PHONE 262-2605 — HENSALL