Zurich Citizens News, 1974-11-07, Page 11PAGE 12 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1974
Zurich Institute
visit Rest Home
(by Mrs. E. Consitt)
The November meeting of
Zurich Women's Institute was
held ou Monday evening at the
Bluewater Rest Home with 21
members and several visitors
present. Mrs. W. Livingston
was welcomed as a new mernbei
of our Institute was welcomed
as a new member of our Instit-
ute.
A film on the Paper making
industry proved very interesting
to the members and residents of
the Home. Lunch consisting of
pumpkin pie and whipped cream
was served to all.
Roll call which was answered
by "Things I buy my grand-
mother made at home" brought
many interesting replies from
jars to ice cream.
Mrs. T. Meyers and Mrs. W.
Neeb were appointed as dele-
gates to the area convention in
Stratford later this month.
One of the members offered to
donate a cushion top for the
craft table at the convention.
It was decided to cater to
the Bean Board luncheon and
the Band dinner in December,
and also to have a gift exchange
and bring a guest to our Dec-
ember meeting.
Don't get angry if a farmer
is driving his equipment on.the
road and you have to slow down
until the road is clear for you
to pass. If he pulls off onto the
shoulder of the road to let you
by, he may have to pay a fine
if an overzealous policeman
sees it.
A friend of mine was rec-
ently fined $30 for doing so.
He is only allowed to pull onto
the shoulder if he stops. Rem-
ember that he is working and
you are most likely on your
own time.
Several reports have come
out in the last eight years on
the cause of food costs being
what they are. One of the reas-
ons cited time and again is
the proliferation of supermark-
ets. Not much of this is report-
ed in the press, for a supermart
in the neighbourhood is popu-
lar.
It makes sense thst if you
build two stores almost side by
side that they can compete
only on the basis of their cost.
Within these limits it appears
Township Of Stanley
ATE PAYER'S
MEETING
VARNA TOWNSHIP HALL
TUES, N
8 P.M.
V. 12
ALL RATEPAYERS ARE URGED TO ATTEND!
RED CROSS
CANVASS
• NOVEMBER
PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY WHEN THE
CANVASSER CALLS AT YOUR HOME
that the customer will profit
by cut-throat competition.
Not so, for the extra unnec-
essary building will have to be
paid for and it is the customer
who does the paying. The store
can claim low profits, but
this is his own fault for being
too greedy. He draws customers
away from the other store so
their profits will be lower too.
In order to maintain their
profits prices will be higher in
the long run, not lower as a
superficial appraisal may sug-
gest.
The Canadian west had some -
experience where a large
American chain moved into
every place where there were
customers cutting prices only
in these neighbourhoods where
other stores were operating.
When the other stores gave up,
the price immediately want
up to.the level of stores in non -
competing areas, until this
chain could set any price they
wanted.
Western governments had to
step in to stop this practice.
So a certain level of compet-
ition is needed, but too much
raises the cost and hence the
price to you and me.
A & P in the USA lost a court
battle when farmers sued them
for price fixing. It appears
pen new
Stratford office
The Industrial Development
Bank, which makes term loans
to smaller businesses, held a
reception in Stratford Thursday,
to inakr the official opening of
its new branch office at 1032
Ontario Street.
At the reception attended by
business and professional people
in the area, B.B.Baron, manag(
of the office, introduced K.A.
Powers, general manager of
the Ontario region and K.K.
Hay Roe, supervisor of the
Ontario region Toronto.
They briefly described the
work of the bank, pointing out
that it provides financing by
term loans or by equity invest-
ments to businesses of almost
every type which are unable to
obtain such financial assistance
elsewhere on reasonable terms
and conditions.
It was particularly pointed
out also that the Bank is mark-
edly increasing its advisory
services programmes providing
advisory assistance and training
for small business managers.
The Stratford Office was
opened about three months ago
to serve businessmen in Perth
and Huron Counties who had
previously been served by the
London Office. The bank
currently has about 200 custom -
es in the area with loans total-
ing near $8 million.
They include manufacturers,
retail stores, farms, restaurants,
contractors, and other business-
es which have borrowed funds
to erect buildings, buy new
equipment, make land improve
ments, strengthen working cap-
ital, effect a change of owner-
ship, and for other sound busin-
ess purposes.
0
The floral emblem of the
Yukon is the hardy and abun-
dant fireweed. Fireweed is
usually the first flower to
appear in burned -over areas,
hence its name,
that they set high retail prices
and low prices for the packers
and thus the producers, The
US Anti -Trust Act seems to
have enough teeth to fight this
kind of profit making. Is this
going on in Canada too? Get
going Plumtre.
*Custom hilt Homes
*Commercial Beildings
*Remodelling
*Renovation
*Siding
2ffi YEARS EXPERIENCE IN
ALL KINDS OF CONSTRUCTION
KROHME CONSTRUCTION
RR 3
AYFIELD
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OTICE OF PU .LIC MEETING
RE:
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FOR
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Zurich & Surrounding Area
8 P.M.
ZURICH PUBLIC SCHOOL
Irk
lip
Does Zurich need a Day Care Centre? What exactly is a
Day Care Centre? Who benefits? What does it cost?
These and many other questions will be answered by Mr.
Jim Deneau, Community & Social Services specialist for the
Ontario government.
We invite all adults, and especially those parents having
pre-school age children, to attend this important meeting!
FRESH BUTT PORK
Chops or Roast
PURE
Pork Sausage
ROASTERS & BREASTS
Frozen Chicken
Chicken Wings
SCHNEIDER'S
Bung Bologna
FREEZER SPECIAL
9 :...19
87(
77c
PIECE 89C
93;
SLICED
Quarter of Beef FRONT
THESE SPECIALS AVAILABLE AT
THE VILLAGE MARKET
IN BAYFIELD
OR AT
YUNGBLUT'S
Meat Market
PHONE 236-4312 ZURICH
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