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mttti-erramt-ttrrf9etPe,a1itrutttytf EitettettetuWateg1tto Bacon! Ltd. as Funny Rd., Ttit. M. 0mm. Minn Otter-dates to Waterloo ”an. Waterloo, Ont. Telephone m. qiiteeti-gei-ti-tedet"rsdn_ter. -q-'s0tnee6-. ENTER via the mall entrant: besid- the Loetgttorn Re.. mum (dinetty oppoolto the cord shop) or from an "otrrr font M the TO Bonk. Take the elevator to the 2nd floor and you're there. SANDRA LIA HAZELL; Mm ' The democratic process may be protracted but it's still working. In response to widespread criticism, Ottawa is reforming the unemployment insurance system. The mini- mum work period to qualify for benefits will be extended. the period of entitlement will be reduced. . More significant still. unemployment insurance is to be integrated with Canada Manpower so that applicants for unemployment benefits will hare to pass through the Man- power screen. This is patterned after German experience {when manpower services and unemployment insurance are the funciion of one administration. More than lw-policy issues were put before its members by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business during the past three years. The one on this subject drew the high- est positive response - gt per cent in favor of integration. Ottawa‘s proposed changes getleet a growing recognition of the independent business community's central role in theeconomy. O . . For evidence, note the following extract lrorn the text of Prime Minister Trudeau‘s speech January 19: qt ... there is no desire ... to impose more regulation on the truly corn- petitive sectors of the economy - on the small business sector, for example. where free enterprise is strong. where individual initiative. independence and risk-taking are pre- IeGiGliGi, reelrheliant nien and women continue-to build a better life for themselves and their communities ... " ne way those statements are translated into policy is crucial Je Canada‘s future. Cutting back on handouts must be compensated for by strengthening the small business sector which keeps communities going. Heavy industry and big business can never provide the variety in number and location of jobs needed to hold Canada's social fabric to- The corporate welfare state is obsolete. Reorienting Cana- dians towards a self-reliant society. in which individual enterprise and personal success are accepted " worthy social goals. is more than a matter of changing attitudes or habits. . . . Except in wartime or under authoritarian regimes. peo- ple's behavior alters very little. But it is innuettced by structural changes - the size and number of economic units in society. Subcontracting government services. curbing monopoly powers in business and in unions. stiffening competition laws. amending taxes so as to discourage mergers and acqui- sitions. reducing taxes _ many means are available for building a society of strong. small economic units. Implementing these and other structural changes calls for the exercise of political will. for contraction of the state and the expansion ol opportunities for Canadian-owned and managed enterprises. The Industrial Revolution created social upheaval which led to the rise of the labour movement and to state-financed welfare programs, The welfare state is an out-growth of the industrial state, The growth of the state also gave rise to growth in big business and labour - the three groups which use their pow- er to slice the economic pie. They increase their share at the expense of the remainder. members of the independent business community and the unorganized workers who are still governed by competitive market forces Industrial concentration was encouraged by the state from a mistaken conviction that bigness was better. that ecolmmies of scale made everything more efficient Pm duction was concentrated. with products moving over great distances at immeasurable cost in highways. rolling stock and airports costs partly hidden until now by cheap. abun- dantluel OTTAWA and Small irikiuinotih McDonald m -iijiimrrrtoN mm , lam: myurl; In United States and Forum count)“: one four 810 MAID!!!“ ttM' For young folks and city folks, it won’t mean a thing. But for small town and rural folks, especially the older ones.theendot‘Eaton'scatalogueistheendolanera. During a couple of generations, the catalogue was the key to a storehouse of treasure that Aladdin would have envied. Fifty years ago, axially for farm people in isolated tf,','."""" it was as important as their television set is to- ay. htteradarotdrutgerr,a1eafttettNheryqesesa form of escape for the farm wife. Even though there 'was no money for more than the essentials, she could dream over the illustrations of furniture. clothing. sets at dishes. curtains, At that time. it was literally one of the very few means of communication with the big world outside. Even ilyou never received a letter from one year's end to another. you could be sure of receiving mail. You care- fully chose what you wanted from the catalogue. made aa Fi; -ioi _ (I; Aiiit number. sent off your Euler. and sooner or later there mgld be a parcel in the mail. Eaton‘s was as reliable as the Bank of England nsegl to he. _ - Besides its exotic allure. the bulky catalogue had a dozen utilitarian values. People didn't just chuck out last year's catalogue. as they would in these careless, spendthrift days. Old copies were used as doorstops. in the backhouse. and as insulation. I have personally used them. at a tender age. as shinpads for hockey. stuffed inside long woolen socks. Manyaboy. intttaedayswhenttteoetirpartsotae man exposed were her hands and her face. learned all about women. or had his first sexual experience. if you prefer. by sneaking a look at the corset ads when his moth- er wasn't watching. i ViMajiny an olderv person of the gentler sex today spent happy hours as a little girl cutting things out of the catalo- The Waterloo County Board of Education has declared a temporary freeze on all purchasing and staffing effective immediately and until further notice. Bohemian The freeze has been authorized as the first step in the Boarxrs plan to handle its potential budget problems in 1976. tn a 'etterto all staff members last week. after consulta- tion with trustees. I wrote: “You have no doubt been hearing stories about the prob lems in connection with this year's budget. The truth is that. based on information from the Provincial Government, the 1976 budget picture looks very grim, .. "Trid/GG"iisied for the continued "restraint and cooper- ation" ot all staff and urged them to continue to use good judgment in the spending of Board funds. The temporary freeze presently means that _ No new staff positions will be created or filled. - No vacanmes occurring on the non-teaching staff will be filled. Existing staff duties will be re-assigned to cover the vacancy. - Temporary replamrments will be secured for vacancies involvmg existing classroom teachers _ No new furniture and equipment will be purchased, - No replacement furniture and equipment will be pur- . th “NEWAY can; Kip tr iiiiidiiiats. Wee _ . is't'iik'iiis't ONTHE new sweet 1m . Wears some. name m _ gue with sgigpors and pasting them in a scrapbook. ingpaperdotis. Otheruseswere: ttaitadoaenpagestostartthemoming fire in a house where paper was scarce beans.- there“: nodailynewspaper; ftriiraigeseutirtttteahapeottyt insoleandtucked intotttettoirtorattoewithaholeinthe But let's not get sentimental and my about'it. Eaton’s catalogue isa Whom ttrttdttrrofttteoutdoorJotm- ny, and certainly few mourn the demise ot the latter. Wm sorry for the many people across the country who will lose jobs because the catalogue has become defunct. Andmanyahousewifewillfeelarealsenseoflossfora while. _ But it won‘t be missed all that much. The catalogue had outlived its usefulness except " a strictly functional means of shopping. It was no longer a cherished household article. It had become about as glamorous as the telephone diree Iknowquiteatewpeoplewhowillhe‘cheeredhythe news. These are the smalltorwn and rural merchants who had to compete against the giant department store. They simply coulth't. and many were bitter about it. A merchant who had a stake in his community. paid tax- es, and served his fellow citizens had some right to feel a little sour when he had to go up against a faceless. imper- sonal titan which could operate from a hole in the wall called an order office. contributed virtually nothing to the community, and could undercut his prices every time be- cause it could buy in volume. And I know another group that will be happy with the bad news that they will never again have an Eaton‘s cata- logue in the house. Men like me, and they number in the thousands. . I don't care if I never see another Eaton‘s catalogue. 0r Simpson's either. - School will only be able to spend up to 50"; of the funds budgeted for supplies and services. This money is to be used to buy classroom supplies, text books and similar items. The freeze guidelines may be changed as the budget situ- ation clarifies Schools have been told to work with the Board's Personnel Department or their area superintendent if a unique situation requires that the freeze be lifted. -- The lioard’s Purchaéing Department will continue to re ceive and process reques§ _up_to yr point of placing the Gre" _ J.iriUiit" when, 7 7 We I976 Gig ct is abproveethe request can be reviewed. ' - _ - ""iiiiiiiiiiiGin teachers are usually hired at this time of year for September 1976. trustees have approved the hir- ing of only 70 replaeement teachers for next fall. The Provincial Government recently told School Boards it would limit their increases in grant to 5 percent in 1976. This compares with increases ot about 20 percent itt' past years, The grant reduction means that extra funds required by the Board must come from local taxpayers In spite of anti-inflation guidelines. costs are still forcing the School Board to increase its level of expenditure in 1976. Trustees and stall members are presently studying po lenlial budget figures. and a public anmunrement on the budget is expected in about one month. End of an era by Demon Thomas. Chairman. V The Watotloo County Board of Education