The Huron Expositor, 1957-11-15, Page 61;i
EXPOSITOR; SH -b' Tr', OW., NOV,''
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Mrs. John McGavin,
visited with Mr, ad Mr
McGavin on Sunday.
. Hilda Sellers is visitin
ter sister, Mrs. Lena McGa
tehener.
,'and Mrs. David Andrews,
ty,„2'gttoiito, spent the weekend wit
Mr, and Mrs. George Mendes.
r. Glen Oliver. of Western Uni-
f .er'sity, London, spent the week-
, end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Oliver.
Miss Olene Dundas, Kitcheee
visited at her home over the wee
end.
Congratulations' are extended
Miss Barbara Patterson on bei
successful in obtaining her Regi
tered Nurse degree in nursin
Barbara was a recent gradua
from Stratford General Hospita
and is at present on the Kinca
cline hospital staff.
Mrs. Margaret Humphries an
Mrs, T Dundas attended the ru
making course for the Women
Institute at Clinton and "Wingha
last week,
'Mr. and Mrs. J. Nott. of Londe
boro. visited with their daughte
Mrs. E. Stevens, and Mr. Steven
on Thursday.
Mr. Torrance Dundas accompan
ied the trustees of the Morri
Township School Area to a trus
tees' convention at Guelph o
Wednesday of last week.
A number of ladies attended th
WA Presbyterial at Nile last Wed
nesday.
Mr. Ian Kirkby, of Scarboro
spent the weekend with his grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kirk
by..
Bethel WA is sponsoring a pot
luck supper and crokinole party i
SS No. 9 School, McKillop, Frida
evening,
A Bible Society meeting will b
held in the schoolroom of th
church Friday •evening, Nov. 15
at 8 p.m. Some to hear Rev. G
P. Parson, B.A.. District Secretary
of the British and Foreign Bible
Society in Canada and learn more
about the vital world-wide worth
of circulating the Scriptures in
everyman's language. A film on
Korea will be shown.
CGIT Meet
The November meeting of the
Canadian Girls in Training was
held at the home of Miss Marilyn
Johnston, Shirley Bosman open-
ed the meeting with the CGIT Pur-
pose, a hymn and Bible study, The
minutes of the last meeting were
read by Mary Lou Kirkby and the
treasurer's report was given by
Anne Achilles. The business was
conducted by the president. Pre-
parations were made for the
mother and daughter banquet, to
be held Saturday. Nov. 16. at 6:30
p.m. • Some plans were made for
a service to be held Christmas
Sunday evening. The worship was
conducted by Catharine Buchanan,
assisted by Jean Bolger. A very
interesting discussion on the bis-
ciples of Jesus followed. The meet-
ing closed with "Taps,” after
which lunch was served.
WA and WMS
The November meeting of the
WMS of Duff's United Church was
of held last Thursday 4131740:611;,in
s, the' dwell, basement with Mrs
l Emerspn Mitchell presiding open
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g ing with the Call to Worshippand
v- I prayer. Hyn 327, "Pallier ,of Peace
( and God of Love" with Mrs, Wil.
ofbur Turnbull as accompanist, was
h sung and the scripture lesson read
from Philipians 2:5-11, followed by
comments and a prayer repeated
in unison. The roll call was an-
swered by a Remembrance verse
and minutes of last meetinggiv-
een by Mrs. R. McMichael, also the
k- treasurer's report by Mrs. R.
Achilles. The Christian Fellowship
to leader, Mrs C. Ritchie. read a
ng story on "Race Prejudice."
s- Members who wish to renew
g, their Missionary Monthly notify
to Mrs. T. Dundas before the end of
1, November. The following nomin-
r- ating committee was appointed:
Mrs, Alvin McDonald. Mrs. Gordon
McGavin, Mrs. R Achilles. Mrs.
Herb Travis and Mrs. Clarence
Martin. Very interesting reports
by Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull and Mrs,
Emerson Mitchell. of the Centre
Section convention of Huron Pres-
byterial Women's Missionary So-
ciety, held in Winthrop United
Church, were given. The meeting
closed with Hymn 358, "Jesus
Calls Us O'er the Tumult," and
prayer.
The WA meeting opened with
the. Mary Stewart Collect repeat-
ed in unison and the use of Hymn
405. Mrs. Ken McDonald presid-
ed. The secretary's report was
given by Mrs. R. Bennett, follow-
ed with the treasurer's report by
Mrs. A. Coutts. stating f1e receipts
of the fowl supper were $864.46,
and the balance on hand is $691.62.
Mrs. F. Walters and Mrs. G. Mc -
Gavin gave reports of the WA
Presbyterial held at Nile. Christ-
mas cards were given the group
leaders for distribution. Anyone
having dishes belonging to other
members or church dishes are
asked to return them to the church
as soon as possible. The Mizpah
benediction closed the meeting.
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ST. COLUMBAN
Mrs. Adrian Plue and son, John
Plue. of Brighton, visited Mr. and
Mrs. John Delaney.
Tom Murphy, Elmira. visited
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Murphy.
Jack Malone. Montreal. spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Malone,
Mrs. William McIver and Miss
Marion McIver visited in London
with Mrs. T. McCann.
Miss Anne Nolan and Miss Hel-
en Nolan, Kitchener, visited Mrs.
Elizabeth Nolan.
Hensall Sale Prices
Prices at Hensall community
sale last Thursday were:
Weanling pigs, 89.75 to $12.70;
chunks, $13.75 to $18.25; feeders,
$22.70 to $23.85; sows, $79 to $90;
springing cows, $150 to $175; Hol-
stein calves. $9.00 to $13.50; Dur-
ham calves. $18 to $26. Fat cows
sold up to $11.5Q: a cwt.
Sold were 290 pigs and 200 head
of cattle and calves.
1 Used Coal- and Wood All -Enamel Kitchen
Range, like new; only $35.00
1 Used 3 -Burner Coleman Gas Stove (like new),
only $15.00
1 Used Evans Oil Burning Space Heater, only $45
1 (New) Electric Ebersol Hammer Mill, for
quick sale—priced to sell
1 Coleman Used Space Heater with power blow-
er (cheap)
2 Used Quebec Heaters eaters Chea
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1 Warm Morning Space Heater, only $20.00
November Specials
Only 1 left—Revco C.C.-267 Deep Freeze, 26 cub.
foot; list price $699.50; now only $500.00-
5 -year warranty and food protection plan.
Special Prices on all other Revco Models
Frigidaire Refrigerators, Ranges, Washers and
Dryers, at prices you can't afford to miss!
• See the new Frigidaire Automatic Washer
demonstrated at out -showroom and receive a box
of Tide (free). In addition to this, buy a washer
and receive a 14 -lb. carton of Tide FREE.
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But -That's Not
The fact that many of the
culties which are sometimes
garden as being peculiar to
rural community are, in fact,
presentative of diffieuities in to
as well, was 'emphasized in a
cent discussion by Bob Ca
CKNX farm editor.
Suggesting that perhaps m
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was at the root of the, farm
troubles, Mr. Carbett wonders
poor management, among of
things, was not a problem in
rural areas, as it is in the urb
centres.
(By BOB CARBETT, CKNX Fa
Editor)
The other day, while journey
around these parts of Ontario
was impressed by the number of
farms for sale, as indicated by
the signs that were posted along
the fence posts in front of these
farms.
I have also been rather disturb -
?.d by the number of clearing auc-
.?on sales that are to be found in
our sales listings. Many of these
are the result of the existing farm-
er retiring Gr going out of business
but there are some of these' the
result of business failures, or the
farmer leaving farming for some
other business. We are not able to
compile an analysis of the eventual
displacement of the farms in ques-
tion, but our guess, is that they
will be taken over by expanding
farmers, who are operating on a
family farm agreement with oth-
ers in their immediate family.
Some will degenerate into grass
'farms, although for some, even
.1his will be an improvement from
the rundown state they have been
allowed to reach. -
We hear a lot of speculation on
the dangers of the corporation
farm, which is financed by an ab-
sentee owner, or big business, but
up to this point. there is little evi-
dence that this represents a haz-
ard to this area. Some of these
farmers, in the younger age group.
are giving up farming because the
returns were not up to snuff. be-
cause they were unable to stand
the gaff, unable to cope with the
financial pitfalls that a modern
farmer is likely to face.
He has been caught in the cost -
price squeeze and so he leaves for
another business. In many cases,
he is untrained for his new line of
business, and his only saving grace
might be that he will be working
:or someone else, who will provide
the management and leadership.
As a word of caution to those who
have the opinion that far away
fields look greener than the pas-
tures in which your ankles are now
buried, it might be a word to the
wise to quote some figures from
the financial page of the Purina
Feeds Checkerboard Magazine,
which quotes Dun and, Bradstreet,
America's foremost business an-
alysist.
While the post war years have
been up ,and down for the farmer,
they have been up and down for
he businessman as well. A Sale of
usiness Failure has been compil-
d by Dun and Bradstreet, show -
ng a peak in 1940, of over 13,000,
ropping back to around 12,000 in
941. a sharp recession in the bet -
r year of 1942, when over 9,000
ent broke; 1943-44-45 and 46 were
ood years, for even the weaker
usinessmen, for failures were at
eir lowest ebb in those years.
ss than 2,000 businesses per year
failed in that time,
However, in 1947 and 48, the mor-
lity rate spiralled; and by 1949
had reached close to 10,000 per
ear. There was a gradual re-
ession again, to the 7,500 mark in
52," and since that time it has
een climbing again, until in 1956,
er 12,500 business failed, the
ghest since the 1940 figure.
Admittedly, 1 much Y of this
,
in -
ease was due to the fact that
ere were many businesses estab-
shed during those peak income
ears of 43 to 47, many of them
y people who were not able to
cope with the competition, as the
ueeze came on. But, it is a
arning to those who are looking
✓ greener fields.` Just to set up
shop, a garage, or a business in
wn, is not a guarantee of a liv-
g, or a sort of social security,
ainst bankruptcy.
Why did so many busines§es fail
st year? Well, here are the re-
sts of the Dun and Bradstreet
rvey, of the more than 6,000 re -
it outlets that failed, and retail
tlets represented about half of
e failures. Of these, 91.1 per
nt ,failed because of managerial
ilute. Breaking that down into
en greater detail, 402 per cent
the failures were due to in-
mpetence, on the part of man-
ement, 17.3'percent to unbalanc-
experience, 17.3 to lack of man-
erial experience, and 16.3 per
lit to lack of experience is the
rticular business line chosen by
e operator. Fifty per cent of
e failures due to poor manage.
ent were due to inadequate sales,
diffi- 21 per 'cent to competitive weak-
re- nesses. In other .words, the per -
the stns did not have the intesti'n'al
re- fortitude, or the drive, the en-
thusiasm to get out and compete
re- with their opposition; 10.4 . were
rbett, due `to inventory difficulties, in
other words, problems of stock on
ore hand. Actually, only a small per-
centageofthe
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efailures were laid
er's to those oft mentioned causes, 4,8
if per cent to' heavy operating costs,
her 5.3 per- Bent to collections of ac -
the counts, and 52 per cent to a poor
an location. In other words, it's the
man, and not the business that
rill failed,
In addition to that 91.1 per cent
ing laid on the .shoulders of the mart-.
T agement; and its failures, another
4.8 per cent of the failures were
classified as due to neglect, which
direetly .reflect back upon the
management. These were 'mainly
due to poor health, but other con-
tributing factors were had habits,
marital difficulties, and so on.
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WINTHROP
Mrs. William Johnston is not en-
joying very good health,
At the services at Cavan Church
on 'Sunday the following babies
were baptized by Rev. W. H. Sum-
merell: Jane Evonne, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnston;
Doris May, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Dolmage; Kenneth
George, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George P;ethick,
YPU Meeting
The regular meeting of the Win-
throp Young People was held in
Cavan Church Sunday, evening,
The meeting opened with everyone
repeating the YP Purpose. Bob
Campbell read' the scripture from
St. Matthew, chapter 5, verses 13
to 19. Rev. Summerell led in
prayer. The topic,, which was on
Christian Education " was given
by Mrs. Toll. The offering was re-
eeived, followed by a message
from ltev. Stttnmerell. IiyUui. ` 1
was sting
anit the benediction :fel.
Towed. Lunch was seat etl and a
geeitii:time Wee ]nye
Other reasons forfailure were of
'ittle significance: 1.9 per cent be -
of fraud, 1.5 per cent be- ,
:ause of disaster, and .f per cent
because of unknown reasons. •
So, while farming tray be tough,
and the cost -price squeeze may be
a rough obstacle to overeome,
business- can also be a dog eat
dog affair. I sometimes wonder
how many of our farmer failures
:an also be laid to that category
of poor management, and not so
much on this cost -price squeeze.
After all, could those same
things I have quoted about retail c
bu$inesses apply in agriculture?
Do some of our folks who are fail-
ures, giving up, not fall in those
categories of .incompetence,. la*
'of experience in the line, FompetL.
tive ',weakness, ' inventory difficul-
ty, inadequate sales, excessive
ed assets?'•
It's something to thank about:
Look around at the successful
farmers, and you may see the am
swer. Managerial ability pays off,
in town, on the farni. The farm is
a business today, as never. before,
and to those who still. feel that it
is simply a way of life, there may
be -some rude awakenings to come
in the near future.
Many city dwellers have moved
to the"countrysideto take advaht-
age of rural living with all the
conveniences of the city, At the
same time, operators of small
farms are finding part-time off-
season, employment',in industry.
:These changes have "urbaniz-
ed" the American countryside, af-
fecting living habits of farm and
city folks alike.' Increasing dis-
persal of new industrial plants in
the open country or smaller towns
makes for easy commuting dis-
ter.c»c for both farm and city
dwellers.
About .one-fourth of the farm
families in the United' States are
still receiving cash incomes of(
less than $1,000 a year. Many
marginal farmers and operators of
undersized acreages are being
forced to find supplemental in-
comes in industry, away from the
farm -which they generally ,con -I
tin.ue to operate.
In fact, the latest census of agri-
ulture reports that one-fourth of ,
a" farmers in the United States '
ave worked at least 100 days in'
farm employment.
The flra #neetm 0t the •§ee€A
Sewing, + e wa: Neill at #e`
home if lulu, ,• W Wb; te, V.
on Sat► rday. Thee . projeet :.. .
yea} ie, `Woxkutg-Withr'Wool,
which the -members are: require -
to mare ; a WQoi, skirt or )niftier,
• The electionof officers lresulted�,l
as. '-£oi,aws§' pi;esdent, Stiane
Haugh.; vice.,president, Marg4ret
MacGregor ; ' '•secretary, Br M.a
Townsend!; pianist, Doris. Walker;
press reporter, Taylor. '
The" members Marilyn;' took notes on'the.
characteristics
or the wcloi; fibre,.
the quality and the difference be-
tween woollen and worsted •mater-
ials•-
Mrs. Broadfoot, assistant leader,
demonstrated tests to determine if
a fabric is wool.,
The next meeting will be De-
cember 7th at the home of Mrs, J.
Broadfoot, when the roll call will
be: to. show a sample: of material
and tell why you think it- is 'wool.
SEAFORTH 4-11 HOMEMAKING
CLUB
The first meeting of the Seaforth
Town -4-H Club Unit "Working
With Wool" was held at the home
of Mrs. D: Nixon on Monday eve-
ning, The were 16 girls pres-
ent, :
Mrs. • J. Ilillebrecht and Mrs. D.
Nixon, the leaders, handed out
pamphlets and leaflets. The girls
discussed and took ,notes on wool,
as well as watching a test for wool.
The meeting, was opened by sing -
sing "0 Canada," followed by -the
election of officers, as follows:
president, Virginia Smith; 'vice-
president, Gene Nixon; secretary,
Kathy Eckert; press reporter, Mar-
jorie Papple; pianist, Ruth Croz;
ler; lunch, Emily Elliott, Ann Wil-
lens and Lois Scott.
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available to you the .opportunity of paying your
Co-op account at the: Egg Grading Station.
Don't forget that December 31st is . the enol of
your Co-op year, and ;we would appreciate a
Settlement of your account soon,.
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