HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-12-09, Page 5THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1971
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
SOMETHING OF INTEREST FOR EVERYONE - When the Zurich Chamber of Commerce toured
the factory of Dashwood Industries near Centralia last Wednesday night, there was something of
special interest for everyone in the showrooms. This group of men, John Paul Rau, Jack Hamilton,
John Consitt and Keith Westlake, seemed to enjoy the specially -designed weather vane which was
on display.
The International Scene
(by Raymond Canon)
Jingle Bells in the Cash Register:
"If Christmas didn't exist,
the economists would have to
invent it." This statement may
not be far out as you think for
most reports on the Christmas
season have little to do with
the religious aspect but rather
how much business will be gen-
erated by our custom of giving
presents.
Come to think of it, the year
is punctuated by a series of
business orientated festivals.
New Tear's parties get the year
off on the right foot by increas-
ing the sale of alcohol, mixes,
party food and favours, riot to
mention the profit accruing
to restaurants and night clubs
catering to the party business.
Only a little more than a
month later Valentine's Day is
on the scene and these days it
just isn't limited to the sale of
sentimental cards. Gifts are
expected as they are on both
Mother's and Father's Day and
sandwiched among all these is
Easter. Somehow this holiday
seems to have escaped the com-
mercialism accorded Christmas.
However, the Easter Bunny is
taking a course in retail market'
ing and it may not bee too long
before Easter eggs are only a
minor part of the merchandise
he has to offer. What it all adds
up to is that even before our
National Holiday we have no
less than four occasions where
we have to shell out money for
gifts.
Add to all the above events
the various birthdays and anniv-
ersaries that take place in the
family and it soon becomes
evident that our economy would
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really be in bad shape if it were
not for all these special events.
Even at that there is many a
company who has a bad time
making ends meet to any great
extent during the year and has
to rely exclusively on the Christ-
mas trade to show a real profit.
Is it any wonder that, Christ-
mas being what it is, we start
getting the hard sell in the fall,
a treatment that continues right
up until the evening of Decemb-
er 24. The sweetest sounding
bell is the sound of the cash
register and not the church bells
and if the trend continues, per-
haps we shouldn't even bother
calling it a religious holiday
at all but a business holiday
when entrepreneurs have a
chance to make some real
money.
This Santa Claus syndrome
isn't prevalent everywhere. At
least I don't think so. I rememb-
er Christmas in Spain where the
25th of December is basically
a religious holiday and the kids
have to wait for the three wise
men to arrive on January 6.
Only then do they get their
gifts. In this way the festival
of Christmas and the present
giving are separated as they
should be.
In all honesty, in spite of
my predilection for a Spanish
Christmas, I see little hope of
witnessing any change in our
way of doing things, at least
the way I would like to see it.
The change is all in the other
direction.
Businessman, about shapely
secretary: "Her typings;
terrible, her shorthand's worse,
hut she's a great conversation
piece."
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Annualconference
A program to examine and
discuss government policies
promoting the growth and dev-
elop tient of a strong agricultura
industry will be presented Jan-
uary 4, 1972, at the University
of Guelph as part of the annual
Ontario Agricultural College
Conference on Agriculture.
Sponsored by the School of
Agricultural Economics and
Extension Education, the prog-
ram will include government
officials, farm and agribusiness
leaders, agricultural economists,
and rural sociologists.
The keynote speaker will be
Mr. G. Lussier, Deputy Minister
of Agriculture in Quebec, who
will discuss the most recent
developments in agricultural
policy.
The main objective of the
program is to provide the most
recent information on agricult-
ural policy proposals and to dis-
cuss how they may affect the
various sectors of the industry.
The program is designed to
provide opportunities for those
attending the Conference to raise
questions and to express their
views on the direction which
agricultural policy should take.
Anyone with an interest in the
future development of agricult-
ure in Ontario and Canada is
invited and encouraged to attend
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