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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-10-01, Page 13Pun Yat Man, world today, like Yat Man's parents. They fled from Communism in Kwag-tung to seek freedom at any cost no matter what the struggle for survival itself. The father was a woodcutter for many years, then a coolie. He earns about $42.00 a month. The mother does handicrafts at home and earns about $8.00 a month, These sums are their only income and far too little for all their needs. They live in a resettlement cubicle, paying $3.00 a month for rent. The cubicle measures 10 feet by ,6 feet, is dark and stuffy. There is an overhead loft, hardly more than a shelf that is very wide, where the children sleep, There are also a wooden bed, folding table, another table and some stools, Everything is eloquent of their poverty and their struggle. A TREASURE TROVE IN to THE WANT ADS CHRISTIANS OF JOSEPH STREET GOSPEL HALL extend a hearty invitation to all to attend the ANNUAL CONFERENCE in CENTRAL HURON SECONDARY SCHOOL commencing Saturday, October 3, 10:30 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 10:00 a.m., 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. "Gather My saints together unto me." Psalm. 50:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us." Titus 3:5 39, 40b Clinton New*FlecOrci, Tht$COOY, OctOer I, 197g /A. STOCKER FEEDER SALE .$AM. ARENA SATURDAY, OCT. 30,1:30 ppm4 CONSISTING .OF CALVES, COWS, SMISSES AND sum FOR CONSIGNmEWTS CONTACT THE MANAGEMENT Y14TOk HAIHINEAVES JACK MOOKISSEV 424511 2840* AUCTIONEERS: HECTOR McNE11.- LARRY GARDINER 38, 39 40 00 HEAD PAUL AGGERHOLM SAYS 0 WHERE DOES,THE MONEY GO? It's something we all have to figure out. If you have problems keeping track of bills, payments and so on, come in and 'find out how we can help you. We have lots of ideas to Make things nice and simple for you. For instance, maybe it's having two bank accounts— a chequing account for paying bilis, and a savings account for the money you'll need for vacs* Voris or the occasional "big" buy. Drop in soon. A few minutes could save you lots of time and money. We like to look after you at the ROYAL BANK Clinton n:pinin.furn ge going uqp. An announcement on the new Minimum Wage and some, improvements of Employment Standards in the area of job security. As of October 1, 1970, the general minimum wage goes up to $1.50/hour, and the construction minimum to $1.75/ hour. Then; on April 1, 1971, the gen- eral minimum jumps to $1.65/hour, and construction to $1.90/hour. If your wage depends on the estab- lished Minimum, get the whole story on the rising minimum wages by writ- ing or phoning the Regional office of the Ontario Department of Labour nearest you. At the same time' the minimum wage goes up; new regulations come into effect to improve your job security. For example, if you work for one of an associated group of companies and are assigned to another company in the group for a period of time, you'll get paid for any overtime you work just as if you were Still working for the original company. All the other provi- sions of the Act apply the same way. If, for any reason, your company closes down; all wages owed to you (up to $2,000) have preferred claim against the assets of the employer. The same rule covers any vacation pay you may have coming (vacation pay must now be held in trust for you by your employer). How much vacation are you en- titled to? The law says you must get at least one week's paid vacation after your first twelve months of employ- ment, and two week's paid vacation after each of the next twelve months. Some new teeth in the law. , The Employment Standards Branch has the power to assess any money owing to you, either wages, overtime or vacation pay, and to collect it from your employer on your behalf. Employers must also pay the Department a 10% penalty for with- holding any money from you. For the whole story on what these changes mean to you r write or phone your nearest Employment Standards Branch. Your Ontario Department of Labour Making Ontario a better place to work Toronto 74 Victoria St. 386.5281 gamilltort- 32 tlani0 St. South 527-2951 362 btindhs St. 438-2911 Ottsktva Pebb Bldg., 2191 Alverside Dr, 731-25t6 Sault Ste, Mario i 125 tlrock St, 949-3331 HON. DALTON I3ALES, (i.e., MINISTER. Brumfield. .UAW have adopted 4;1 bpy from Hot* Kong The subject I Opened in last week's will= was just 00,14rge to be covered in one issue. You May net.even want to hear more about it and that is Your Privilege. In that case, however, I suggest you quit reading right here and now, If you do want to consider my plan to unite the parents of .the wOrld into one strong organization to standardize the rules and regulations governing kids, I'm loaded with ideas, I think our house is a fairly normal one. We have two teenagers and one pre-schooler, one father and one mother. We have four bedrooms, two bathrooms, one living room, one dining room, one kitchen, one family room and one basement. Mother and father work from approximately 8 to 5 daily and the two older children are in school from about 9 to 4 daily. There are no pets. There •is one car, one average-sized lawn and the usual stack of garbage to be handled weekly. ° My husband and I try to enforce the following rules and regulations in our household: everyone out of bed by seven o'clock Monday through Friday; each person makes his or her own bed; each person completes one task before leaving the house — e.g. daughter dresses the preschooler; preschooler carried the garbage to the backyard; older son clears the table and dries the dishes; mother washes the dishes and plans something for lunch; father empties ashtrays and tidies the living room from the night before. Everyone is then left to his or her own devices until after school or work, At that time, daughter starts supper; son cleans the bathrooms; preschooler does some dusting; father does whatever it is that fathers do in the basement and outdoors; mother finishes supper and starts the washing. Dinner is eaten together — WITHOUT interruption from the telephone or callers at the door. After dinner on school and work nights, children do the dishes; father completes his fatherly, chorea,(you know whet I mean ,,„„.Xepairing broken windd*s Or Sharpening knives or fixing teakettles); mother completes the laundry, the ironing and whatever other little chores need to be done. Homework is then tackled while parents look after correspondence or chat about what to de about the furnace which could need -replacing by fall and how to meet the tax payment due this month. By now it is about eight o'clock .:. maybe a little later. The younger child must go to bed. -The older two may go for a walk or watch television or play those wretched drums or talk on the telephone or see a show or go visit a friend or ... well, just about anything UNTIL it is 10 o'clock. Then all other activity ceases and everyone begins to get ready for bed so we can do it all over again the next day. On the Weekends, Satorday morning is to be spent with the weekly cleaning or whatever other chores need doing. Saturday evening may require a babysitter for that is parents' night out (Friday night is the kids' night to howl), Sunday morning, everyone must attend weekly worship services at our church, Now do those roles sound too rough? I don't think so either. I figure that by keeping the children (and ourselves) on some kind of a work schedule, my A minimum wage of $1.50 to become effective in Ontario on October 1 will reach parity with the Federal Government's minimum wage when it increases to $1.65 April 1, 1971. At that time, it will be the highest provincial minimum wage in Canada if those in other provinces remain at, present or indicated levels; Alberta raises its rate to $1.55 October 1 while British Columbia and Manitoba will move to $1.50 on the same date. The rate in the construction industry in Ontario will increase to $1.75 on October 1 and to $1,90 on April 1, 1971. The current general minimum rate of $1.30 became effective on January 1, 1969. The construction minimum rate at the present time is $1.55. Labour Minister Dalton Bales said that the purpose in 'establishing a minimum wage is to give workers whose bargaining power is limited protection against exploitation. At the same time, it will set a basic standard for a number of industries and in this way guard against unfair competition. Although precise figures on the number of workers in the province who are receiving WOW _the „neW minimum, wage of $1.50 Are unavailable, it is estimated, that nearly 200,000 will be affected by the increase. Several amendments to the Employment Standards Act administered by the department's Employment Standards Branch, will also become effective on October 1. The Act will provide protection to employees who axe in effect working for one company, partnership or proprietorship to assure that the employee receives overtime pay even though the employee may, during a period, be assigned to a related company or partnership. The employee in such cases will receive overtime pay after 48 hours a week and the other provisions of the Act will apply. The employee's vacation pay rights and notice of termination husband and I are teaching by example that life Nis its obligations at well as its leisure moments for pleasure-seeking. Not so with some of the yoking people with whom our children bang out. I don't know whether they don't have anything constructive to do, hut I know that the above work schedule is almost impossible to enforce because so many of the young people are absolutely free agents it seems, able to come and go as they fit without any regard for responsibilities of any kind, (More next week.) rights are protected whether or not the business is sold, providing he stays with the same establishment. Vacation pay is now deemed to be held in trust by an employer and is considered to have priority over all other claims. The Department will provide assistance to employees to collect unpaid wages up to $2,000, an increase from $1,000. Vacations will accrue at the rate of four per cent after the first year of employment and, after two full years, an employee is entitled to two weeks holiday with pay. Employers will be subject to a penalty of 10 per cent for all unpaid wages, vacation pay and overtime pay. The amended Minimum Wage. Regulation reduces the period of the learner rate from four months to one month. It also stipulates that a person can only be considered a learner if he has not previously been employed in a similar occupation. The number of employees who may .be employed as learners shall not exceed one-fifth of the employer's total number of employees. Where the number of employees is less than five, only one employee, may be employed as a learner. The learner and student rates do not apply to persons engaged in construction. New allowances for meals and rooms have been set out by the Regulation. Maximum allowance to be permitted in calculating wages will be 65 cents each meal, not more than $13.50 a week and $6.50 for a room. There are 124 adult book clubs, and 19 for children, according to what appears to be an accurate tabulation. Among some of the lesser known ones: The Accountant's Book club, The Circuit Design Book Club, The Horsemen's Book Society, The Gambler's Book Club, and the Laff Book Club. The United Church Womett. of SroPefielci United church,, :have financially "adopted" fuh Yat Mara a youn$ -.Chinese living in a resettlement cubicle in refugeo congested Hoeg Kong. The 'Adoption was done through. Foster Parents. elan, 153. St. Clair Ave., west, Toronto. The Foster Parent's reaPOilaihilitY is fina ncial, not legal \and the child Vows. up within his own family, The, objective is to help the child and family become aeif-aliPpiartieg through improved health, nutrition, and educational opportunities, More than 14,000 children in ten of the world's developing countries now are being cared for through Foster Parents Plan by individuals and groups in Canada. They exchange letters with the .children each monta„ receiving both the original .and. translations, supplied by PLAN'.., The $17 a month (or $204 a year) contributed by the Foster Parent through PLAN for a minimum of one year, provides a monthly cash grant, supplementary new clothing and household goods carefully selected to • meet the needs in each area. In addition, PLAN offers medical care when called for, primary school education and in some cases vocational training. Yat Man is in fifth grade at school, paying 67 cents a month for tuition, He likeS social studies best of all his lessons, and ranks about 14th out of 41 students. He likes to play ping pang with his classmates, is helpful and good at home. He lives with his parents, sisters, Sau Lan, 12, Sau Xing, 4, and brothers, Yat Fai, 7, Yat Wah, 5. Sau Lan in school, as is Yat Fai. Their tuition is an added burden to their parents, and there is almost no free schooling in Hong Kong. Tuition, books, supplies, suitable clothing or uniforms all mean great sacrifice for poor parents. Yet, all want their children to have a better future than the poverty and squalor of their Atom Winollow a. Parents unite! Shirley Keller 'Minimum wage rates and employment standards to change