Show Persistent and Hardy An official of the U S depart depart- department department ment of o commerce who has com corn completed completed a study of small business made this declaration In the long longview longview longview view small business appears to be bea a persistent and hardy American institution It seems to us that one of the big reasons why small business in America is a persistent and hardy institution is that it renders a areal aroal areal real roal service to the community The many thousands of o independent independent independent dent retailers throughout the coun country try try try-a a large percentage of whom are small merchants merchants have have carried on their business during the war under great handicaps and difficulties ties Their success in meeting the needs of their community has been truly remarkable in view of the shortages they encountered What is more their service has not been limited to the supplying of goods and products to their cus cus- cus- cus These merchants being a apart apart apart part of o the ho community have its Us welfare at heart and they further serve it through their interest in inand inand inand and support of local schools and institutions On such a basis small business will continue to be a persistent and hardy American institution i |