Times-Advocate, 1978-10-12, Page 28Page 28 Times-Advocate, October 12, 1978
Sees brother for
first time since 1950
Yugoslavia to Australia to
Zurich is a trip which
has taken Miss Maria Kenda
28 years to complete but it’s
a trip that has been well
worth it, according to
sister of Joe Kenda of
village.
Miss Kenda arrived
Zurich on September
following a 12,000 mile and 24
hour trip from Sydney
Australia where she has
resided with her sister and
brother -in-law since 1950.
The meeting at the airport
back in September was the
first time she had seen her
brother since Joe and his
wife Maria had moved from
their homeland to Italy in the
late 40’s.
According to both Miss and
Mrs. Kenda, the Kenda
name is common, with this
branch of the family having
its roots in a small village
just outside of Tormeno.
Yugoslavia.
The family of three split up
with Joe' migrating to
Canada and Miss Kenda. her
the
the
in
sister and her husband
setlling in Sydney.
Miss Kenda whose small
stature contrasts with the
warmth that she radiates,
said she enjoys living in
Sydney as it has large active
\ ugoslavian population.
She lives with her sister
and is employed by a dry-
cleaning and clothes men
ding concern.
One of the items on Miss
Kenda‘s agenda is to attend
the marriage of her nephew,
Joseph Junior, who prior to
lhis trip she had never seen.
When asked about the
d 11 I e r e n e e s
Australians and Canadians,
she said she noticed no
difference and that “People
are people.”
Turning to the differences
in climates between Zurich
and Sydney she said its
presently spring “down
under”, with heavy rains
coming in the fall, as they do
in this part of the world.
According to Mrs. Kenda.
her sister in-law has never
seen
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FBDB has
the answers
By JACK RIDDELL
MPP Huron-Middlesex
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Grocery discounts debated
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME — Joe Kendo of the village and his
sister Maria of Sydney Australia saw each other for the first
time in 28 years, recently. Miss Kenda has been staying at the
Kenda residence. Staff photo
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As you know, there has
been considerable discus
sion in the last few months
about grocery store discount
practices. There were a
number of heated debates in
the House on the subject,
and the Legislature’s Stan
ding Committee on
Resources Development has
recommended a public in
quiry into rebates, discounts
and allowances in the On
tario food industry.
All three political parties
approved the idea of an in
quiry. although there was
some disagreement on the
scope and form which the in
vestigation should have.
Liberal Leader Stuart
Smith led the campaign to
have a full investigation. He
asked many questions about
deductions which are made
from payments to suppliers,
as the cost of doing business
with the grocery outlets. Un
fortunately, this discounting
is, it seems, only the tip of
the iceberg, and the very
fact that such discounts are
requested and paid is a clear
indication of the power of
the retailers.
It appears that chain
stores also demand from,
suppliers sizeable payments
or discounts with respect to
volume, promotion etc. as a
condition for handling
products. This type of dis
count is frequently much
higher than 2%. In fact,
there are indications that
the percentage escalates to
10%. 15% or even 20%.
There is also evidence that
the retailers do not demand
the discounts in order to
lower the price of food to the
consumer. They do so
primarily to increase their
market share. This is an im-
portant issue and must be
taken into consideration in
the context of any investiga
tion into the food industry.
The legality or otherwise
of the discounting and other
payment arrangements has
to be considered, of course.
But these practices could all
be quite legal under existing
law, depending on the
manner in which they are
implemented. The question
of prime importance, which
needs to be answered at this
time, is: "What are the
economic and social conse
quences of such trading
practices?”
Of course, these practices
also have the effect of
accelerating the concentra
tion of power into a few
hands — increasing the
danger of monopolies. Ac
cording to a study com
missioned by the Food
Prices Review Board ap
proximately two years ago,
high concentration of power
in this way definitely has
important negative effects
on economic performance.
It tends to generate
overstoring; higher profits,
less free service and less
product variety; and finally
as an outcome, higher levels
of prices compared to lower
concentrated markets. The
study indicated that an
average of 4% higher food
co§ts resulted from the con
centration of power. This
represented 250 million ad
ditional dollars which the
consumer had to pay for
food.
There is also the potential
threat of disruption in the
food industry, the in
terference in our export
market and the reduction of
choice that consumers have
in the market place due to
current trading practices
and the concentration of
power in a
stores.
We were
about this
used a procedural device to
petition the Legislature to
have the 1977 Annual Report
of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food sent to
committee, so that food
store buying practices could
be fully reviewed. The com
mittee heard evidence from
various representatives of
the food industry, and ascer
tained that a much broader,
more intensive public in
quiry was needed.
Clearly, some kind of full
investigation was necessary
few large chain
very concerned .
situation, and
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THE NEXT ELECTION...
Dear Sir:
The Exeter Lions would
again like to thank the
citizens of Exeter and area
for their excellent support
received in the 1977-78 year.
The many events were
successful due to par
ticipation by the people of
the community and the help
of the Lions members.
The various fund raising
events earned $17,000.00.
This money was spent on a
variety of community and
service projects for senior
citizens; crippled children;
student, scout and youth
projects; Heritage Society;
and the reduction of the loan
on the Exeter tennis courts.
Founds were also donated to
the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind, the
Ontario Society for the
Crippled Children and the
London Crippled Children
Treatment Centre.
The Lions have planned
many excellent community
events for the upcoming year.
The CNIB canvass will be
held on Thursday, October
12. The Legion-Lion Turkey
Raffle will be held on Friday,
December 15 and of course
the New Year’s Eve dance.
In 1979, enjoy the Sport
smen’s Dinner, Las Vegas
Nite, and the popular
Mainstreet Festival.
It is a pleasure for - the
Lions to participate in these
community and service
projects and look forward to
your continued support and
cooperation.
Geroge Godbolt
to ensure that the interests
of consumers and producers
would not continue to be
threatened.
The sustained campaign
by the Opposition was
successful in persuading the
Government to establish the
Royal Commission into
Discounts and Allowances in
the Food Industry. This
Commission is chaired by
Judge James Ross. It will
attempt to determine the
over-all effects of such prac
tices as discounts, rebates
and other forms of payment
made by food producers to
retail stores.
Obviously, producers, as
well as consumers, have a
stake in the outcome of the
hearings of the Commission,
which are scheduled to begin
some time in November.
The prices which farmers
receive are ‘public; the
prices which consumers
have to "pay are public; but
what happens in between is
unknown, confusing and
suspect. There are a great
many questions which need
to be answered.
During discussion of this
matter in committee,
Counsel William Poole sub
mitted a strongly-worded
report, based upon public
testimony by a number of
witnesses and confidential
interviews with six food
suppliers. In his view, “the
arranging of discounts is an
unequal battle between
strong (supermarket)
chains and weaker (food)
processors which may have
the effect of gouging.”
Discounts he said “do not
seem to be related to
volume selling, but perhaps
are related to concentration
in the hands of a few.”
He warned that too much
power among, the retail
chains will reduce competi
tion at the processor level
and lead to a system of ver
tical integration, in which
the chains control food
processing as well as retail
ing.
Hopefully, the investiga
tion by the Royal Commis
sion will be successful in
throwing considerable light
onto the whole subject of
food discounts, rebates and
payments. We shall all be
watching developments with .
great interest.
" Everyone in business
today will appreciate the
need for the constant
monitoring of the financial
aspects of their businesses, if
control of costs and profit
improvement, is to be
achieved. However, all too
often, businesses encounter
financial difficulty, and even
failure, because of a lack of
knowledge about sound,
bookkeeping practices. It is
with this situation in mind
that the Federal Business
Development Bank has
prepared a day long seminar
on/'Bookkeeping”, that will
be presented on October
25th, at the Pineridge Chalet,
Hensall, Ontario. All
owner manager or em
ployees of small businesses,
are invited to participate.
Practical instruction and
excercises on the journal,
general ledger and many
entries leading up to the trial
balance, will be included.
Registration is limited, so
interested parties should
contact the branch of the
Federal Business
Devlopment Bank at 1036
Ontario Street, Stratford,
Ontario.
The Bank’s Management
Services has
spheres of
Management
Management
and an Information Services.
The Information Service
provides details of many
Federal Government
Assistance programs to
business. There is also a
pamphlet series entitled
"Minding
Business,”
contains 15 booklets on
various subjects. The Small
Business News is issued
quarterly.
The Management Coun
selling provided by the Bank
is done mainly by retired
executives and concentrates
on solving the problems of
small businesses, which
cannot afford to employ
Management Counsultants
on full-time basis. This
service is provided at a
nominal, daily rate.
The Management Training
program, as well as
providing seminars on
various subjects of interest
to business people, also
provides management
courses to provincial
educational institutions for
the owners and managers of
small business.
three main
activity:
Training,
Counselling
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for municipal councils and school boards
will be three weeks early this year.
It will take place throughout Ontario
on Monday, November 13,1978.
r
This earlier date means that the time available for enumeration and
the preparation of the Preliminary List of Electors was shorter than it
has been in the past. Also, the time allowed for the Municipal Clerk to
revise the list has been cut back as well.
To make certain that you get your vote on November 13 in the correct
poll, please be sure to go and check the Preliminary Lists of Electors
which the Municipal Clerk will be posting soon. Watch your news
paper for an advertisement telling you where and when the Lists
will be available for revision.
Separate School supporters should also make a point of checking
the lists. The way you are shown will not only determine which school
trustees you can vote for, but may also affect the direction of the
education part of your property tax in 1979.
The municipal clerk has a list of people entitled to direct school taxes
and this list can be revised up to Friday, October 27,1978. There will
be an advertisement in your newspaper informing you where and
when this list can be inspected.
Ministry
of
Revenue
Ontario
Ministry of
Natural Resources
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October 17th and 19th
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1. Thursday, October 12, 1978 official start date for
Southern Nights draw (only 1000 tickets printed)
GRAND PRIZE: 1 week for 2 in Florida to be drawn
February 2, 1979.
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Music by Maple Sugar.
South Huron Rec Centre, 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Draw for 12 Xmas turkeys to be made.
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3. Friday, February 2, 1979 Dance.
Music by Roger Quick.
South Huron Rec Centre 8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Draw for Grand Prize Trip to Florida
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