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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 3, 1964
Small Businessman Faces Problems
The editor of the St. Marys Journal -
Argus recently returned from a trip
to Europe and was surprised to learn
to what extent big business was pres-
ent in small towns. -
"A St. Marys citizen, mentioned to
us in a conversation • some years ago
that she hoped that individual enter-
prise would not become overwhelmed
in Canada by the growth of chained -
owned stores and other business organ-
izations.
"We recalled this conversation while
lookingaround the rural and other
lesser dbmmunities of England, as we -
have been doing these summer months.
"Canada is still considered a 'coun-
try of opportunity' because the chance
fob iridibidual"ownership of business is
still there to a large degree. In Eng-
land, as far as we can see, much of this
has vanished from the retail trade of
the country. And perhaps this is why,
as our friend suggested, that so many
Britishers, and .other people; are at-
tracted , to Canada.
"In our adopted town over here, we
were at first impressed by the fine 'num-
ber of seemingly independently -owned
stores which flourished on the main
street of the community. On further
examination, our first impression prov-
ed to be wrong. What appears to be,
is not in . other - words. '
"We have now discovered that nine
out -of ten, stores on the main street of
this and other towns we visit frequent-
ly are each a part of a chain, and some
of the chains are quite large. 'Sam
Jones Green Grocery', for instance, is
not a nice little .corner green grocer,
but ie one of very many. 'John Munro
Butcher' has branches in scores of com-
munities around London. 'Row the
Fishmonger' is also almost in the same
class as Woolworth's. And so is the
theatre, the dry cleaner, the beauty
shop, the garages, even the shoe repair
shop.
"We understand that the same type
of chain operation has existed for years
with the well known `pubs'. Very few
of them are now linked up directly with
a big brewer. The individually owned
pub is very- rare indeed.
"This situation in Britain' -. is not
something which has occurred in re-
cent years,:but has been taking shape
for generations.
"There is no doubt about it. England
is a very charming land in many ways,
but as far as the operation of small
business is concerned we feel that •Can-
ada and the U.S.A. have a great many
more attractions to offer the individual
who wishes to launch out into an en-
terprise for himself. From what we
have seen here—the employment red
tape, property tie-ups, and other over-
developed rulings, would make it 'well
nigh impossible for anyone but a very
'in' individual to•get a start in a small
business, of his own."
Sugar and Spic=e
By Bill Smiley
THINGS WERE HECTIC!
How I envy the fellow who
has two weeks holidays! He
takes his family to a cottage,
or on a motor trip, or out
camping, and that's all there
is to it. He can then go quiet-
ly and sanely back to work.
Things are always pretty
hectic around our place in. the
summer, _ but this was the hec-
ticest ever': As a teacher, I'm
almost;, frantic for school to
start so I can get off the ferris
wheel.
Five weeks at summer music
school for Hugh. Three weeks
at a different summer music
school for the old lady. Two
weeks at camp for Kim. Two
weeks refresher course in Eng-
lish and two weeks as a week.
ly editor for me.
Now this doesn't sound so . the extra two weeks. Soon af-
bad', when you say it quickly.
But all these things were going
on in different places at dif-
ferent ' times. The result„was
a combination of the Grand
Prix, Musical Chairs, Who's
Been Sleeping In My Bed? and
Let's Break the Bank.
My wife gets . home every
Saturday night, heads for the
basement with a huge armful
of soiled clothes, and we don't
see her until it's time to get
in the car Iate Sunday and
charge .off once again in all
directions.
Last Sunday, -for the first
time in six weeks, the four of
us were under the same roof
together. We were all a little
uneasy at being with these
strangers.
i Hugh came through virtually
unscathed, despite the tremb-
ling and trepidation of his par-
ents. He talked us into extend-
ing his stay at the summer
summer
school from three weeks to five,
in a letter emphasizing the "in-
spiration" he was getting •there.
After deepand midnight con-
sultations, we reluctantly sent
off the requisite extortion for
ter, another letter arrived. In
this ,one we learned he'd been
out for dinner •--= steak and
mushrooms, Chianti, the works
—with a Yank girl whose father
was ' an English teacher, 'was'
divorced and was having an
affair with the daughter of the
bartender in the place they'd
eaten.
Hugh's momma was ready to
."They think the go ernment sem us here as part of the
sur"' ''us food program!"
"It was bad •enough that you spent hours taking a collection
'Whet: engagement present .. , now she's writing `thanlc
ryou' mel"
calk out the militia, declare war
on the U.S., and invade if nec-
essary to snatch her boy back
to safety. His father was try-
ing to soothe her fears and at
the same time, remembering,
with not a little sadness, what
he was like at that age.
However, he surprised us.
He arrived home the day he
was supposed to. Even more
amazing, he had some money
left. Completely astounded, he
looked only slightly depraved.
In those five weeks, he had:
become 17, fallen in love at
least twice, bought a pipe and
tobacco, cooked for himself for
two weeks, living mainly on
pablum and cheese, and been
in a beer joint. .
None of this bothered me too
much, although . his mother.
gave him an interrogation that
would have done credit to In-
spector Maigret.
Perhaps the most rugged, two
weeks of the summer were those
I spent as a weekly editor. It
all began with a wedding—my
partner's, and very nearly end-
ed with a funeral—mine.
And how doubly devastating
it is to be a weekly editor in
a tourist town, where every old -
friend cottager within a radius
of 40 miles is hell-bent on
wrecking your marriage, your
constitution, and the next day,
with his hospitality.
Oh well, the worst is over.
There remains only a gritting
of theteeth, a girding of the
loins, and a hardening of the
resolution, to • get through the
last week of summer — the
weekly newspapers 'convention.
When that's over, and I come
home, a shamblingskeleton, a
shadow of the fine, healthy
young fellow I was on the first
of July, my plans are made.
I phone a sanitorium, take my
20 days sick leave, and resume
living about the end of Sep-
tember.
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"These, bears will melt in
your mouth ... the7re not
quite defrosted!"
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A Macduff Ottawa - Report
Political Midsummer
OTTAWA — Political values
are out of joint this hectic
summer in the Capital and one
can be excused for not being
able to tell the playerseven
with a program.
The Conservative high com-
mand, for example, sent a per-
sonal letter to the Liberal Min-
ister of National Revenue ask-
ing for contributions ,to Tory
funds.
The head of an organization'
called Underdog hurls a milk
carton full of beef blood onto
the floor of the House of Com-
mons to dramatize what he con,
siders to be a case of injustice
to another man. •
And as -the flag crisis rolled
on towards" summer's end, 'it
was sometimes difficult `to tell
who was Prime Minister — Mr.
Pearson or ,Mr. Diefenbaker...--
The first two incidents are
probably not very significant.
The letter appealing for .par-
ty funds,- sent out by Senator
McCutcheon, •was sent ;to •Rev-
enue Minister Benson's former
business ,firm in Kingston.
It was probably one of many
such letters sent out to prospec-
tive contributors. Somebody` in
the Tory office didn't realize
that 'the E. J. Benson in the
address "was the same. Benson
who is now Minister of 'Na-
tional Revenue. -
Madness
party leaders 'to try to •break
the flag deadlock. • We have it
on the authorityof the three
minor party leaders that the
Prime Minister's attitude was
frank, conciliatory,..and-_gener-
ous.
A clue to Mr. Diefenbaker's
attitude was provided, by him-
self even before the meetings
were held. He told a Conserva-
tive meeting in Brooklin, Ont.,
that the Prime • Minister was
calling the meetings because he
was looking for an escape route
on the flag. '
It then, . seemed ' to be --Mr.
Diefenbaker's whole purpose to
block any possible escape. He
did not want any vote on ;the
flag. He did not want any rea-
sonable restrictions on debate.
He didn't want any flag except
theRed -Ensign.
In the private meetings, it
seems clear, he was simply try-
ing to find out howfar he could
push the Prime Minister :along
the road of retreat.
When the Government ex-
pressed willingness to accept a
single maple leaf design, with
the Red Ensign instead of the
Union Jack as the Comnion-
wealth flag, Mr. Diefenbaker
demurred.
When the Government said it
would agree to a committee
study (which the Conservatives
had proposed), provided reason-
abletime limits were :,imposed,
• Mr. Diefenbaker again demur-
red.
It became apparent to Mr.
Pearson then what should have
been apparent long ago, that
Mr. Diefenbaker would settle
for nothing less than complete
postponement or abandonment
'of the Government flag propos-
al.
Given this situation, the only
honorable course for the Gov-
ernment is to fight it out, even
to the point of an election. 'Mr..
Pearson is the Prime Minister,
not Mr. Diefenbaker. If anyone
is to choose a flag, it should be
a majority of Parliament, 'and
not -an opposition of 95 mem-
bers in the House of Commons.
In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor found it absolutely necessary
September 8, 1939 to secure a ninth teacher, and
The case of the blood bomb - As a precautionary measure accordingly engaged Miss Bella
in the House of Commons was following the discovery of in- • Watson for the remainder of
antile paralysis in town, the the year.
Lions pool was drained on Sun-
day and will remained closed
for the. balance of the season.
not pretty. It was a shocking,
tmprecedented incident. Young
David Cowlishaw, English -born
former 'journalist, was arrested
and it quickly became a matter
for the courts. '•
The confusion about who is
actua$y setting policy for . Can-
ada however, is' much more
serious.
Neither Mr. Pearson nor Mr..
Diefenbaker is acting an appro-
priate role in the • flag issue.
Mr. Pearson _has gone soft,
even 'mushy, on his original
.proposal' to present a distinc-
tive Canadian flag design. as a
question of principle. Appar-
ently it is no longer a question
of principle. -
Mr. Diefenbaker ,while ac-
cepting invitations to private
meetings with other leaders to
find a solution to the. flag dead-
lock, systematically and stub-
bornly refused every concession'
offered.
To the distress of those who
favor a new flag ,and who ad-
mire strong leadership, Mr.
Pearson has buckled under at
the first signs of real opposi-
tion.
His- offer of a free vote on
the flag, and a committee .stu-
dy with time limits on the com-
mittee and the subsequent de-
bate in the House, could mean
the end of his triple ' maple
leaf flag. Only a few months
ago • the Government, in Mr.
Pearson's own words, w a s
ready to stand or fall on that
flag. •.
Now presumably, if a com-
mittee recommended any other
kind of flag, the Government
would be prepared to accept it.
For those who admire an ac-
commodating Prime Minister,
one can always see the other
fellow's view and tries to syn-
thesize conflicting opinions,
then Mr. Pearson- has been 'do-
ing a good job. .
This diplomatic approach
which „is second nature to Mr.
Pearson, has been used with'
some success in Federal -Provin-
cial relations.
It failed, however, in new
tiations on the flag, and the
major reason for failure is op-
position leader Diefenbaker.
Mr. Diefenbaker, of course,
favors retention of the Red En-
sign, and will do anything in
his power to defeat the Gov-
ernment's flag proposal,
It matters not that the Gov-
ernment,proposal could win a
majority in the House of Com-
mons, on a free vote or any
other kind of vote.
Mr. Diefenbaker and his Con-
servatives can prevent any vote
from being taken, by simply
continuing, to' talk, and that is
exactly what they have been
doing.
Mr. Pearson called a series
of private meetings with other
Babylon School has been
closed, 'as there were only four
pupils of school age in the sea,
tion. These are being taken td
Varna School.
Miss Florence Laidlaw has
returned to Toronto after
spending the holidays at the
home of her mother, Mrs. J.
C. Laidlaw.
Messrs'. Neville and Miles Mc-
Millan spent the weekend in
Sarnia.
Mr. and- Mrs. J. G. Mullen
have returned, from' Muskoka.
Miss Marion Scarlett, who
has been spending the school
holidays at the home of her
father, Mr. Robert Scarlett, has
returned to Fort William.
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From The Huron Expositor
September 4, 1914
Mr. William Cudmore, Sea -
forth, and Mr. Wes Harvey are
in Hensall buying up horses for
the West.
Mr. Colin Hudson, Hensall,
'has been improving the appear-
ance of his blacksmith shop by
painting the front,.
The macadamizing of Mitchell's
main street will soon be com-
pleted.
Miss Marion Brown, of the
Toronto General Hospital, is
spending her holidays with her
parents at the Rectory.
Mrs. W. E. Southgate has
gone to Toronto during the -Ex-
hibition.
Grain crops, with the excep-
tion of beans, are now all hous-
ed in this vicinity, and where
threshing has. been done the
returns of both barley and oats
are 'very satisfactory.
The Seaforth Collegiate open-
ed with the largest attendance
in its history.
- From The Huron Expositor -
September '6, 1889
Some of the citizens of
Exeter have received anony-
mous communications threaten-
ing them with dire calamity
and even murder in some cos,
,es. A good clue has been ob-
tained of whom the writer is,
and in future such party will
be watched.
Miss Grace McFaul, daughter
of LI L. McFaul, Esq., Seaforth,
left this week to attend Toron-
to Conservatory .of Music.
The boys of McKiIlop take
advantageof the moonlight
nights to go coon hunting, but
never get so far- as to catch
any.
On account of the dbntinued
large atte#idance of pupils .at
tfie public school, the trustees
.After lecturing her 6 -year-old
on the Golden Rule, the mother
concluded emphatically: "Now
always reniember that we are
in this world to help -others."
The youngster mulled this ov-
er a minute and thenasked:
"Well, what are the others here
for?"
BY -LAW NO. 11 FOR 1964'
The Corporation of the Township
of Tuckersmith
A By -Law for licensing, -regulat-
ing and governing salvage
shops, salvage yards, second-
hand goods shops and dealers
in second-hand goods.
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, R.S.O.
1960, chapter 249, section 396, provides that
the Councils of Townships may pass by-laws
for licensing, regulating and governing sal-
vage shops, salvage yards, second-hand goods
'shops and dealers in second-hand goods and
for revoking any such license.
AND WHEREAS it is deemed desirable
to enact such a by-law •in the TOWNSHIP
OF TUCKERSMITH: •-
THEREFORE, the Council of the- Cor-
poration of the Township of Tuckersmith
enacts' as follows:
(1) In this By -Law:
(a) "Dealers in,second-hand goods" includes per-
sons who go from house to house or along
highways for the purpose of collecting, pur-
chasing or obtaining second-hand goods.
(b) "SALVAGE Yard" includes an automobile
wrecking yard or premises.
(c) "Second=hand goods" includeswaste paper,
.. rags, bones, bottles, bicycles, automobile tires,
old metal and other scrap material and sal-
vage.
(2) No person shall, a vehicle from house to house
or along highways for the purpose of collecting,
purchasing or obtaining second-hand goods, except
for patriotic or charitable purposes, without ob-
taining a license from the Clerk of the Township
of Tuckersmith.
(3) The fee to be paid for such license shall be $10.00
per calendar year. '
(4) Any license issued .under this By -Law may be
issued to authorize the licensee to deal in one
class only of second-hand goods or in no more
than one class as maybe .specified in the.. licence,
and such licensee is not 'entitled to 'deal in any
class of second-hand goods not covered by his
,licence.
(5) Every.saivage yard operated -by any person in the
Township of Tuckersmith shall be subject to the
following-, regulations:
(a) No salvage -shall be kept within 25 feet of the
,boundaries • of the premises on which such
salvage yard is operated or maintained.
(b) Each .salvage °yard shall be completely sur-
rounded by a,:tight boardfence of 'sound ma-
terial and of sufficient. height •that no salvage
may be seen from any highway or from .any
adjoining property by any •person at 'ground
level
(6) Every- person .who contravenes this By Law is
guilty of an offence and on summary conviction is
liable to a fine of not Less than $10:00 and not
more than $100.00 and shall also be liable to have
any licence issued under. this By -Law revoked. by
the Municipal Council.
READ a first, second and third time and
finally passed this lst day of September, 1964.
ELGIN THOIVMPSON,
Reeve
JAMES I. McINTOSH,
.clerk
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