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IN THE MAIL BAD Extra Store Hours Offer Customer Much Less Than It Takes Away Main Street North Dear Mr Editor publicatioat newspaper would Indicate that the majority of merchants in town favour the opening their stores on Monday This would Increase their hours of doing business from fiftyone hours to sixty hours weekly To the best of our knowledge thcro has been no questionnaire and no vote on the question of whe ther or not the store owners fnvour an increase in store hours Nor has any outside op inions from government or similar sources been under discussion We have been making a few inquiries on the subject and tho way it fa hand led elsewhere In some European countries the store hours are set by federal law There exemp tions such as drug stores and gas pumps etc otherwise all stores in tho country observe the same closing times All stores to tho same ma nageable work week Over time Is by agreement at times such as Christmas for Instance All stores can trim their oner costs to a minimum This results in a country wide in the cost of retail and it tends to lower es generally Controlling store hours is obviously very impor tant so important that it is put under federal jurisdiction Wo visited the offices of the Retail Merchants Association of Canada and were granted an interview with the national general manager We discussed closing bylaws and wo were given for our study a copy of Bill of tho National Assem bly of Quebec This Bill covers tho store hours for the whole Again we realize that subject of store hours is very important so important that It is put under provincial law FOCUS ON ONE CRAZY CRUISE YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUBBING AlCOHOL Prime Minister influenced the trappings on this wacky entry in the Jaycees Craiy Boat Race The signs at left and right says Maggie and Pierre while tho writing on the baby buggy says To Be Or Not Be Old Man River had a few curves to throw at the novice river pilots In the annual Boat Race Kris is says the printing on tthe side of the skiff but the Credit was craftier than many of the helmsmen and claimed per cent before the finish line Vessel came in all shapes and sizes with wild accessories bold and canvass captain a cabin This model a rubber IN THE MAIL BAG Hockey Youngsters Skaters Lose Out to Raiders Tourneys Captais and ugly ducklings this ark dubbed Fuddle Cuddle Duck When you come away from an interview with the manager of the M A- you realise you have gathered a better under standing of tho subjects under discussion It was unnecessary for us to relate the events lead ing up to the present situation in our town He already knew them We gather that store hours regulated by the legislature is the only workable system if we are to maintain a manageable work week with all stores adhering to the some hours This will take time Meantime we have to use our individual good sense We present this point of view in explaining why our store must be closed on Monday The Job of any retailer is the same He must endorse a family of products present a good Hon of these products and of the best value he can This always has and always will form the best basis for healthy competition In contrast to this in a contest to see who can stay open tho longest hours the win is predetermined The ben of such a competition does not favour the consumer nor the small businessman It Is ob vious that small business man operating efficiently in customers interest is vital to the economy This Is why fed governments provincial governments end national org such as the M A are concerned with store hours It ho been our custom open our stores for fiftyone hours weekly About fifteen of these hours favour family shop ping when the average worker is free to shop To add another nine hours by opening Monday would offer the customer much less than it would take away Whether we consider our em ploy or ourselves we can not handle a sixty hour work week or a seventy hour work week for obvious reasons We will not intentionally add to the cost of our operation and ex the customer to pay for it In price increases It is just not what tho job calls for Earl Ryder Ryder TV Mclntyre Cres Dear Sir As a parent of a young hock player I am not pleased with the way this season has to end The original schedule called for games up to the end April It is nice to have tournaments in our town but this should be within reason and does not de prive most of the home boys and their teams of ice lime Now are boys are being push with games to finish by April 18 I don I feel this would happening if the Raiders were still in the playoffs but be cause they are not it appears moneywise the best course to break up the Ice despite de priving the youngsters I think next year it would be a good Idea to tako into consid ration the fact of tournaments why con they still leave Sat urday free and the possibility of Raiders not making it and then work out the boys Three Hundred Cree Need More Food And Clothing 2 Georgetown First of an I would like to thank those of yon who called me regarding my letter in tho paper two weeks ago My plea for help In aiding the three hundred Cree Indium In still They need help badly and we In Geor getown should really put forth the effort to give them that help Come on people let how eth er towns what kind of our town is made of We need donations of clothing but more than that we need donations of food namely milk flour sugar salt canned fruits and vegetables You can phone me at and arrange for your donations to be picked up or you can drop them off at any of the following places- The homes of Mrs Jeanne Bourque Ray lawn Cres Mrs Helen Cumpaty Main St a Mrs Raylawn Mrs Gloria Warren line Geor getown All you supermarket and groc ery store owners bow about those bent cans and damaged boxes are you really going to miss them Just think now nice It would be for a little Indian child to go to bed with bis tum my full To all of you Just sitting out there on your best intentions Mi get up and do something Look around do you really need that old sweater you been hanging on to or will you starve if you give away that ex tra box of Corn Flakes up there i the cupboard think for a minute then come end give us a hand Please Yours truly Mrs Gloria Warren IIMEHOUSE extend sympathy to the family the passing of Mr mother in Holland last and Women Institutes combined to entertain the residents of tho Manor at tbclr April birth day party on Thursday evening Mr Thompson Scout leader and his assistant Mr Rick Broun took five of their green pack Scouts on a tour of the Ontario Science Centre Toronto on Saturday We extend sympathy to Mrs in the loss of her grand mother whoso funeral she at tended In Buffalo a couple of weeks Mrs A Benton M SewcU The figure skating club has also been affected with less ice time than sched uled they have had to push their pupils to try and accom plish their goal REPS URGED FOR PLOW GROUP It has been recommended at two County be appointed to sit on Hal ton Plowmen Committee which is now preparing for the 1974 International Plowing Match The contest will be in the county The county Is paying the plow men a grant this year to help with their advertising campaign and county councillor David Coons said he felt it Mould be a good Idea if councillors sat in on the match committee mee tings committee will need acres for a tented city to house plow match competitors coming from around the world and a further acres for plowing and parking facilities THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY APRIL PVD AVOIRD SONS Established In since and now also serving Brampton and Georgetown from our new location in Huttonville Opening Sale April to 5hid Ornamental and Fruit TrMs Evargrwtu and We In MODERN PLANTING WEEP AND CONTROL MAINTENANCE CAlll BRAMPTON MOO TORONTO Located mile off Mlnluango Road Jolt West Public APRIL SPECIAL On TV Towers At Wl0 HAVE A 40 FT TOWER INSTALLED FOR ONLY TAX INCIUDH COMPLETE WITH AERIAL Heavy duty galvanized sections Satisfaction or 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