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1 rhi nksn nail by Jim Smith Freedom To Fail ' Roughly 50,000 small and medium-sized Canadian firms sank into oblivion last year, gone but not entirely forgotten. forgotten. Indeed, some economic analysts are more concerned with these firms after death than during the firms' existence. existence. 50,000 deaths: the statistic statistic suggests spectacular carnage. carnage. But is small business really a fast road to destruction? destruction? And is there something that should be done to ensure ensure that fewer small firms fail? The two questions are among the most hotly debated debated issues in government today. today. First, the truth is less dis- . mal than the appearance. Small business does not guar? antee bankruptcy (in fact, the biggest firms all began as modest concerns). Moreover* the collapse of a single firm or group of firms is not, in itself, itself, bad news for Canadians in general (though the experience experience may prove quite unpleasant unpleasant for the unfortunate firm's principals). A surprising surprising number of business closings closings involve nothing more serious than a desire by the owner-managers to retire. And other owner-managers discover newer, more profitable profitable projects and abandon their existing firms for greener greener pastures. The most important aspect aspect of the question, however, however, is even more basic: the vast majority of business closings closings do not involve bankruptcy. bankruptcy. Of the 50,000 firms which close their doors annually' fewer than 5,000 are bankrupt. bankrupt. X At its fundamental best, : it's worth recalling, a thriving thriving economy should feature a continual turnover of firms. Old firms which have served their, purpose and are no longer useful to the consumer consumer should fadeaway, replaced by new firms which meet new needs. Such is the nature nature of a competitive economy. economy. A nation which has no business failures likely has no growth, either. Failures in some sectors are necessary for success in the overall economy. economy. Despite 50,000 disappearances, disappearances, at least 60,000 new enterprises were created last year. So as long as business business births are greater than business deaths the economy is basically healthy. All of which brings us to the second issue: should new programs be introduced to guarantee that small firms will not fail? Or, to put the matter in another light, should government offer so many subsidies and direct aid programs that the business cannot help but stay alive? There are bureaucrats who believe that costly expanded assistance programs to prevent prevent firms from failing would be highly desirable. These people mbs the point of a Competitive economy, however. however. Firms which cannot stay alive have outlived their purpose; in business, as in the jungle, the rule is survival of the fittest. If assistance for the small businessman is required, it would be most valuable in terms of reducing the burden of taxation and the excessive levels of red tape and paper burden;or in protecting small firms from the monopoly power of big government, big corporations and big labour unions. Small business, mother words, can function best when market forces are allowed allowed to work and when 'governments recognize that the freedom to fail is as important important as the freedom to succeed. "Think small" is an editorial message from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business© NOTICE Town of Newcastle Half load regulations are in force on roads under the jurisdiction of the Town of Newcastle. Effective March 1st to April 30th, 1979, vehicle loads may not exceed the allowable loads given under Section 66, Subsections 4 and 5, of the Highway Traffic Act. . J. Dunham, Director of Public Works, Town of Newcastle. Kendal-Kirby Public School News HERITAGE DAY COLLECTIONS Some Facts about Early Life in Upper Canada Newcastle was first settled by Moses Beach in 1830. In 1841 William Hooey settled at the corner of the 5th Concession Rd. and the 11th sideroad of Cartwright Town- shi the present site of Blacks tock. Newcastle Post Office was established in 1844, with John Short being the first postmaster. postmaster. The first Kendal Post Office opened in 1857 in the north portion of the 6th concession of Clarke, west of the 9th sideroad. In 1882 Starkville opened. In 1841 a company built a wharf and warehouse in Newcastle and laid out the village. Pontypool post office was opened in 1881. It was built on the rail line at the 20th sideroad. In 1891 Nestleton opened at the 8th concession. Belleville has rural, mail delivery and was introduced in 1910. Belleville has had 162 years of good postal service. Barbie Seneco, Gr. 4. Why I am Proud to be a Canadian I am glad to be a Canadian , because we have schools to learn and to go to school is a privilege. We are proud our grandparents went to war to fight for a free country. If our grandparnets did not fight we would not have a free country to live in. In Iran there is a war but in Canada, we live peacefully. Canada has laws so we don't get killed and has all seasons. That's why I am glad to be a Canadian. , Heather Hoy, Gr.3. The Hiccup Hex Hiccups are not symptoms of digestive disorders. They are signs of a disruption in breathing. Hiccups happen when there's a spasm in the diaphragm, the breathing muscle, which causes the windpipe to shut. The spasms can be set off when anyone eats or drinks too much or too fast. Laughing or swallowing air can set off a siege of hiccups. Smokers and snor- ers, who gulp down more air than most people, can be especially prone to hiccups. Both food and air go into the upper throat. But at a critical point, according to the Lung Association, they take sharply sharply different routes. Just before we swallow anything, including food or saliva, we take in a little air and then hold our breath. This closes a valve in the upper throat called a glottis so anything we swallow is forced down the passage that leads to the stomach. However, the minute 'we talk or laugh, we start to breathe. (Just try talking while you hold, your breath). The glottis opens to let air travel into the windpipe and lungs. Whenever normal, breathing breathing is interrupted and there's a spasm in the diaphragm however, the glottis shuts. The sound of the hiccup is the squeak made by the tiny amount of air that manages to sneak by the closed glottis. To help hiccup sufferers, several years ago a medical researcher at the University of California School of Medi- There's a lot of you, And a lot you can do,. With the Red Cross. friends for life -The Canadian Red Cross Society Former Newcastle man to be honoured BISHOP CHARLES HENRY BRENT Episcopalian Bishop Charles Henry Brent who was born in Newcastle, Ontario is to be honoured by both Canada and the United Nations. Nations. Bishop Brent went to the United Nations in 1887 after his ordination and died in Switzerland in 1929. Bishop Brent chaired the first international meeting on naroctips in 1909 at Shanghai. He also hpadqjl the American delegation to the second international meeting held in 1911 at the Hague. Through his work in the Philippines he became convinced of the need for international control of opium. The United Nations Commission Commission on Narcotic Drugs is placing a plaque on his grave in Switzerland this year being the seventieth anniversary of the first international meeting meeting «held in 1909. The Ontario Heritage Foundation Foundation will unveil a second plaque in his, honour in Newcastle, his birth place. ■ cine found that most persons in good health, who had not been hicduping for more than several' hours,, got prompt relief from one spoonful of sugar - taken straight. If hiccups persist for more than 6 hours at a stretch or keep cropping up, this can be a sign of trouble and should be checked out with à doctor. To find out more about breathing disorders, contact Durham Region Lung Association, Association, your local Christmas Seal People, at 723-3151. It's a matter of life and breath. ' D.H.I. Field Man-Woman Dairy Herd Improvement Officer - Part-time, Casual, 25 hours per week. $6:71 to $7.15 per hour. the successful applicant will be responsible for the monthly weighing and sampling of milk from individual cows in Dairy Herd Association Herds, keeping records and stastical data, and promoting the Dairy Herd Improvement Program. LOCATION Durham County QUALIFICATIONS Preferably Grade 12 education* with several years experience in dairy farming or diploma from a College of Agricultural Technology. Plèase forward applications before March 7th, 1979 to: ■ Ô.H.I. Co-ordinator, e "Livestock'Branch, >. Ministry of Agriculture and Food, , Legislative Buildings, ' Queen's Patk, - * Toronto, Ontario. M7A 1B4. , Please indicate phone ntfmber ,on all applications.