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1 hAR NE mE, \ ! Goda ae ; Tr LA LAA ws LV RAS Se LV AAA LT TAH A 3 SEE SE SEARS TOR RN SECO AIRE LO TRAM NG XL ME 2 Nyt -. ng bill 3 4 Ce i" ss CSE i nd TR Np Spr animlo war io he TR a i ro se. 3 ALS IEE DEL NNT ES ve) FT LET bia ALE See Dy ALE LAS LSA ERA ACS SA FAT HE EAA 'ful survey of the potential market. -- look is bleak. . Erehe sR 2 4--PORT I"ERRY STAR, THURS. FEB. 20th, 1964 Editorial Viewpoint ~ About Small Business Success Small business is an important element in Canada's economy, characteristic of the democratic way of life in which a man is free to make choices and achieve security through is own efforts. Historically, ours has been a nation of entrepreneurs, independent business men who are proud of their self- reliance and their ability to accomplish miracles against overwhelming odds. They are marked by their competi- tive spirit and their single-mindedness of purpose. There are still, in spite of the increasing bigness of industrial operations, a large number of people in Canada with that spirit of entrepreneurship, people who not only believe in and talk about free enterprise but practise it by going into business for themselves. Some people, of course, deplore the present status of - small business, but reports of its impending demise have been greatly exaggerated. In many sectors of our economy small factories and small businesses hold a pre- ferred and stable position. We should disabuse our minds of the idea that a small business is merely a miniature and shabby replica of big business. It is a special area, calling for special qualities and knowledge. Its strength resides in its individuality. It may not have the capital and buying power and the other things that go with size, but it is spared the sprawl- ing bureaucracy of the big firm, with its piles of paper work and its horde of filing clerks. The essence of small business is its freedom and its scope for enterprise. Should it come to rely upon govern- ment for help that is not normally a government function, it loses its independence. It is not far-fetched, under such circumstances, to imagine a day when the entre- preneur would have to seek a government charter before beginning business, and then submit to tutelage by a government bureau. ' \ This freedom, like all other freedoms, entails respon- sibility and self-reliance. The man who starts a small store or a small factory will make use of all the aids of- fered him in the way of government and industrial infor- mation, but the summing up and the decisions for action are his alone. One of the first things to be done is to make a care- What is the demand for the item he proposes to make or to sell? What is the demand at the price he will charge? Unless the prospect is for a good volume of business in the face of competi- tion at a price high enough to return a profit, the out- A man can keep it in his own hands, if they are capable hands. Remember When? 50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, Feb. 18th, 1914 Mr. R. B. Smallman is spend- ing a few days with his sister in Philadelphia. SCUGOG--Myr, Charles Rea- der has returned home after an extended visit to friends in Tor- onto and Michigan. * 3k * 25 YEARS AGO Profit, which 1s the reward for taking the risks of business, is not a guaranteed reward. It is earned only by businesses which are successful in overcoming the risks, some of which can be foreseen and allowed for by good managemeént while others come out of the blue when least expected. It is the outcome of hard work and effort, but above all of good judgment. Among the most common risks are these: a compe- titor may produce a better product or as good a product more cheaply; buyers may change their wants; business may change for the worse; discovery or invention may render both product and capital investment obsolete; gov- ernments may alter tariff rates adversely or increase taxes. : ; oh These risks apply to all business, but small business is particularly vulnerable because it is likely to spend some years still unsteady on its feet. To give himself the best possible chance of reaching success, the small busi-" ness proprietor should allow himself ample time to think ahead on management problems; to organize efficiently; 'to plan adequately; and to relate in their proper import-- ance the operating and financial responsibilities and functions. r --Carillon News Port Perry Star Co. Lid. Serving Port Perry, Brooklin and Surrounding Areas WM. T. HARRISON Editor P. HVIDSTEN, Publisher ~ Member of the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Assoc. Member of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper 'Assoc Published every Thursday by The Port Perry Star Co. Ltd., Port Perry, Ontario. 'Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa, and for payment of postage in cash. _ Subgeription Rates: In Canada $2.60 per yr, : Elsewhere, $3.00 per yr. Single Copy T¢ February 10th. i Danny Reesor; Secretary--Ken- Thursday, Feb. 16th, 1939 The first anniversary of the Port Perry Lions Club was cele- brated by Lions and their guests at the Port Perry High School on Friday evening, Lion Ernie Hayes presided and welcomed the guests. Reeve M. Letcher followed with the civic wlecome. The guest speaker of the even- ing was Reid Murdock, Inter- national Director. rict - Governor Stewart Mills moved a vote of thanks to the speaker. oat 'Mr. and Mrs. H, Holland of Lakefield; Mrs. R. Morris and daughter Sarah of Toronto, Mr, and Mrs. H. Walton of Harris- ton, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Levison over the week-end. * ck * 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 18th, 1954 The following officers were elected to the United Church Mission Band at a meeting and: concert held at the church on neth Dowson; Treasurer--Faye Webster; Team Captains--Aud- rey Reader, Donald Gibson, Al- fred Webster. MANCHESTER--Messrs. H. 0. Dobson, Roy Dobson, Lorne Thompson, Fred Christie, Alex Johns 'and W. F. Crosier dttend- ed the annual Hog Producers meeting at Beaverton last Fri- day. 4: cH Byron Holtby, R.R. 2, Port Perry was elected as praia of the Ontario County Holstein Club, baba Gaewy 0 07 4 THE HIGH COST OF LIVING © See what you think. Deputy Dist- President-- have that many bamps on her nose.' "i as -- -- mone Sugar and Spice, By BILL SMILEY THERE'S A MORAL IN IT Once in a while, it is the good fortune of an English teacher to come across a fresh, original piece of writing by a student. When he does, it's a drink of cold, pure water after days of wandering .in the desert of mangled syntax, crucified spell- ing, howling triteness and tortured thinking through which it has been ordained that he should plod. this week. . It happened to me ra) ° ~At first; I thought my judgment might be. prejudiced, be- cause I was quite fond of the youngster in question. I read it again. It still sounded good. ; To make sure, I had it mimeographed and tried it on my Grade 13 students, as a piece for critical analysis. Their snorts and giggles confirmed my first impression. Then we discussed it in depth. They could find little wrong with it. It had unity, coherence and emphasis. The tone was consistent. Well, here it is, just as it was written, on an examination, under. stress. * Kk *K 4 The title was: The Wanderings of a Ten-Dollar Bill, . "My mother was extremely large and could make only loud, whirring sounds in her throat. The thing that puzzles me is how I turned out so thin when she is such a fatso. "Anyway, when I popped out feeling like a wet piece of cabbage, a long, dark man with a black mole beneath his left eye clutched me and cried, "Oh, darling George" He and the rest of the boys kissed me all over, even on the Queen's head. I was later to discover that I had the honor of being the first bill in an evil batch of counterfeit money. I was the one who would set the plot in motion. "First of all 1 was given to an unsuspecting old lady for a packet of cigarettes. The decrepit old woman hesitantly handed them the change, all in mickles. They then turned and scampered out, leaving me to face the consequences. It turmed out that the old lady was a trifle goofy. "One fine day she traded me for pennies, all pennies. ..I was pushed wildly into 'the buyer's pocket, where I i a girl ten-dollar bill. It was so cosy and dark i to admit I was a little fron FR/in there that have FRR EER "Suddenly 1 was jostled out and traded for more cigarettes. The store owner grabbed me and yelled, 'The Queen doesn't The trail was hot. ready ny boys were found, Unfortunately they 'had al- ' led from lung cancer because the d sm § cigarettes when setting bills in motion. y had smoked 50 many "I write this while sitting amidst coals in a lar e furnac The pentratng heat is beginning to stifle me. My breath ia coming shorter, the happy hunting grounds are coming nearer. "But the moral of my story is, 'If you're going to produce counterfeit money, make only one bump on the ns nose and always buy gum, not cigarettes')" 'The above essay was written by my daughter Ki : Grade 8. A chip off the old crock? I'm i SUrprite Sz her second last sentence didn't say, i i par second I Sen say, "My breath is coming in --Toronto Telegram News Service