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Zurich Citizens News, 1975-03-13, Page 6PAGE 6 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS' THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1975 Where is Canada heading? Daily we read in the papers that some big corporations make huge profits and still want to raise their prices. We read that labour unions are asking for unreasonable high wages. It appears to this observer that we may be heading in the same direction as Great Britain, by pricing ourselves out of intern- ational markets. That unfortun- ate country has been balancing on the brink of bankruptcy for decades, primarily because labour struck for any reason at all. The same seems to he happening here. Multiple labour unions in one industry makes it impossible for that industry to have any prol- onged labour peace. Even if a contract is still valid, they sometimes break it anyway, because some other industry negotiated a better deal. It used to be that an efficient work- force could demand more be- cause of their efficiency. Now they demand more because their union is more efficient. Countries like West Germany, where the workers.show more responsibility, have the lowest rate of inflation in the world, and those workers are better off for it. What really bugs me is that strikers can legally force other workers off the job as well. They are apparently legally justified to refuse to cross a picket line manned by strikers, even if they are not intended to take over the strick- en jobs. It is a mess and it's time that we. who suffer the Plan seminar for business people A business management sem- inar primarily for people int- erested in small business will be held near Hensall at the Pineridge Chalet, on March 19. Arranged by the Advisory Serv- ices Department of the Indust- rial Development Bank, the sem inar will beone of several held near Hensall at the Pineridge Chalet; on March 19. Arranged by the Advisory Services Depart- ment of the Industrial Develop- ment Bank, the seminar will be one of several hundred cond- ucted by the Bank in smaller cities and towns across Canada. Some 25 to 30 people 'interest- ed in business are expected to attend the seminar which will consider financial statements of a small business and the effect that an expansion has on them. The IDB, which was establish- ed in 1944 as a subsidiary of the Bank of Canada, makes loans to businesses of all typed for a variety of purposes. Almost half of the bank's loans are for $25, 000 or less and the bank is especially interested in assist- ing smaller businesses. The advisory services depart- ment of the bank publishes a series of pamphlets on small business management, provides information of Federal assist- ance programs available to bus- inesses, organizes management seminars and in other ways tries to help business people to imp- rove their management skills. About people Mrs. Myrtle Masse, of Zurich celebrated her 81st birthday an March 8. All her family were present for the occasion, consequences in loss of business and in unnecessary higher prices start protesting more vigorously. Why should you and I suffer because some union boss has riled up his workers to a strike fever, so he can justify his astronomical salary? Thirty ships are lying idle in Vancouv- er Harbour, ready. to be loaded with grain for needy people, just because a few hotheads refuse to weigh and grade the grain. It's outrageous that thous- ands of people face more threat of starvation because a few overfed people want more money. When they go back to work it will be the longshore- men and after them the railway engineers and then the railway clerks. Government will do nothing until we demand action, News of Kippen KIPPEN EAST W.I. Members of Kippen East Women's Institute enjoyed a pot luck dinner on March 4 at the home of the president, Mrs. R. Kinsman. A quilt was tied and material was assembl- ed for the Tweedsmuir Book. The Cultural Activities meet- ing of Kippen East W.I. will be held In the Legion Hall, Hensall, March 19 at 8:80 p.m. The roll call will be, "Name a favourite old tyme dance." Mrs. Chalmers will give the Motto and Mr. Feaver will be the guest speaker. Members are asked to bring recipes, something they have planted, and a friend or friends. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mc- Gregor and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Consitt are holidaying in Texas and Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Rowe, Ailsa Craig visited with Mr. and Mrs. Vivan Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gackstetter,in Guelph last weekend. SPECIAIS WING or Sirloin Steaks FRESH STEER SLICED Beef Liver FRESH BUTT Pork Chops CENTRE -CUT PEAMEAL SLICED Back Bacon FROZEN (Backs Attached) Chicken Legs LB1.69 LB 79c LB 139` B1 .49 LB 73c YUN�,i, LUT'S Meat Market PHONE 236-4312 ZURICH De Jong's GRAND SEND CLOTHING ftellt7 and Back Room Boutique MAIN ST. 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