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Trends, prospects
strictly from a labour degrees or college -diplomas
market standpoint. orcertificates.
However. it is recognized The labour market posi-
that education has a mul- tion of job -seekers with BAs
tiplicity of purposes. only deteriorates as their
one of which is preparation number increases. In 1965,
for a job. the average starting salary
• - -The educational attain- of a BA graduate in industry
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.Last week. 1 wrote abbut a
Canada Statistics Report on
trends and prospects for
enrolment. school leaver
and the labour in Canada
the 1960s through the 1980s.
which 1 would like to con-
tinue discussing this week.
Changes in the manpower
supply. both with respect to
numbers and education.
have far-reaching _conse-
quences for the labour force
and the labour market.
Relevant factors are: the
growth rate. age composi-
tion and educational attain-
ment: growth in
managerial. professional
and technical jobs compared
with the number of post-
secondary leavers seeking
such jobs: labour force
growth and unemployment:
current youth unemploy-
ment. the re.lationship
between education and un-
employment; impact of the
decreasing -demand of
school teachers on the
labour market for university
graduates: a possible
qualification spiral and un-
deremployment.
For. the most part. the
study discusses future
changes in the supply of
manpower. No correspon-
ding demand projections
have been made. Recent and
anticipated changes in the
manpower supply from the
school system have
profound implications. The
report examineseducation
Local thefts
remain high
Accidents were down in:
Exeter slightly during the
past month. but the number
of thefts continued high ac-
cording to the- report sub-
mitted to council by Police
Chief Ted Day. Tuesday.
There were nine ac-
cidents. with one injury and
1111peagslarriageoltaSloo.
There are 11 thefts. with
total loot amounting to $9.-
144. Of that. $120 has been
recovered.
Other statistics were as
follows: 34 -Warnings and six'
charges under the Highway
Traffic,Act. two charges and
three other investigations •
under the Liquor Licence •
Act. nine parking tickets
Issucd. eight bike riders
cautioned. two impaired
drivers. two fraud in-
vestigations and one
attempted suicide.
Councillor Derry Boyle
asked Chief Day if the police
were continuing their nighl..
ly practice of checking doors
in the downtown area. and
while the Chief suggested
Boyle come to the police sta-
tion to talk about that situa-
tion. he quickly added "we
do and we don't".
"If they're not busy they
do.:• Chief Day said in
reference to the officers on
night duty.
"That's fine." Boyle
remarked.
decade from secondary
toward post -secondary.
thereby raising the overall
educational level of the
• labour force. In the coming
decade. this shift will con-
tinue, but at a slower rate.
Not all post -secondary
graduates are employed in
managerial. professional or
technical jobs. nor do all
these fields require post-
secondary certification But
the -growth of such oc-
cupations is a general in-
dication of employment op-
portunities for college arid --rise. although slowly. until
at 118% . A subsequent tur-
naround meant that by 1977
new BA graduates earned
889- of the average in-
dustrial wage.
The current decline in the
annual number of school
leavers with secondary
graduation or less will co
tinue over the next tell&
years. By 1986 the number
will have fallen to the 1966
level. The number of school
leavers with a partial' or
completed post -secondary -
education will continue to
university graduates. For
example. the 1973 Highly
*Qualified Manpower Survey
revealed that 819 of young
lunder 291 employed univer-
sity graduates. had jobs
classified as managerial.
professional or technical.
The major occupation was
teaching. employing 369- of
young degree -holders.
Between 1966 and 1975
employment in managerial..
professional and technical
occupations rose about 5% a
year. a very high rate com-
pared with the annual 2.99 -
of alt occupations. The rate
fell to 3.5% in 1976 and
2.2% in 1977. The ntiber of
labour force entrants from
college and university.
however. was increasing
_more quickly. 129- a year
from 1966 -to 1971. dropping
to 'around 49- in the mid -
seventies.
The annual number of
post -secondary school
leavers more than doubled
from 46.000 in 1966 to -.98.000
in 1976. This discrepancy in
the growth of managerial.
professional and technical
occupations and the number
of post -secondary -educated
job -seekers made it virtual-
ly impossible for all
graduates in the mid and
• late 1970s to'acquire employ-
ment similar to .that ob-
tained by their counterparts
in the early and mid-1960s.
. Traditionally. •unemploy-
ment has been negatively
correlated with education:
the higher the education. the
lower the unemployment.
This holds true today for
both the entire labour force
and new entrants. Between
1974-77. average spring un-
employment of the total.
labour force was -10.1% for
those with elementary
education. 8.2% among
those with• secondary. and
2.5% for university degree -
holders.
The 1977 figures on
gradutes hired by the
federal Public Service Com-
mission. showed that those
hired were from job -
oriented disciplines which
provide skills in specific
area Nearly half had
degrees in Commerce.
management or business ad-
ministration. Many .were
forced to accept lower --
paying. less demanding
jobs. During the first half of
1977. about 30% of all
applicants for clerical
positions., where the formal
education requirement is
Grade 10, held university
Many from Huron
eligible for crown
V.,uth Day at this year's
5a.th Royal Agricultural
Winter Fair will have among
its many features on opening
day November 9. the largest
number of entries ever in the
4-11 Queen's Guineas Steer
Competition. A record 465
nominations from 25
countries in Ontario have
been registered., 24 more
than the previous record
number.
As was the case last year,
Lambton. Grey and South
Simcoe counties lead alt
counties with 76. 52. and 40
entries respectively.
• followed closely by Mid-
dlesex with 39. The judge for
this year's event ,again is
Andy Brown, Lethbridge,
Alberta.
The number of steer
classes continues to grow
with the addition this year of
two more a Limoilsin-Cross
and Matne-Anjou Cross. The
eight-clAs competition now
also includes Aberdeen
Angus, Herefords, Shor-
thorns, .Charolais-Cross.
Simmental-Cross and F
-erassfireds-: aiid Ottter—
Breeds.
In order for a breed to
qualify for a class of,Its own,
there must be a-tninimum of
15 head of the breed
exhibited at the show. If 14
head or less are exhibited,
then these steers will be
shown in the Crossbred
Class. The only other change
this year has the Group of
Three classification
eliminated from each steer
class. leaving two
classifications within each
class. the single steer and
the champion and reserve
steers.
In keeping with the desire
to keep the barn area neat
and tidy. the Herdsmen's
Competition will be held for
the second time. Each
county exhibit is properly
identified, -manned by 4-H
Club members - and then
judged for general ap-
pearance.' neatness,
grooming of entries, cour-
tesy of attendants and
general knowledge of 4-H
and the Royal.
Nominated from Huron
are calves owned by:
Stephen Caldwell, Sherri
Marshall, Sandy Marshall,
Jennifer Rock, Joanne Rock,
Irvin' Pease, Won Taylor,
Margaret Pym, klaine Pym.
Brian Pym, Scott Consitt,
red Hern.
—JOITIVC6IERINii7Le-71
t, Adrian Ftehorst, John
Love, Les Falconer, Bill
Gibson, David Townsend,
Brian Falconer, Allan Nigh,
Lyle Kinsman, Bruce
Bennett., Les Lawson, Paul
Johnston, Brenda Riddell,
and Heather Riddell.
the early to mid-1980s.
It's difficult to speculate
about college graduates:
Many appear to be faring
well in the labour market
although saturation seems
to have been reached in
some -areas. like nursing and
social services. If, many
stuOnts choose college
rather than university a
large number of college
graduates could create
problems of labour market
absorption in some fields.
University graduates with
general degrees are con-
fronted by declining demand
for teachers and strong com-
petition from the large
number of college and
professional graduates.
With an excess of college
and university graduates in
some areas, many may
accept jobs not requiring
post -secondary training.
This.could result in formal
or informal escalation of the.
- educational 'requirements
for some positions - a
qualification spiral.
Once a level of education
has encompassed a large
-sector of the population, its
credentials are perceived to
lose their value. Acquisition
of such credentials may tend
to become quasi -
compulsory, perhaps less to
acquire a benefit than to
avoid being penalized. At
this point, the qualifications
may not be sufficient to
guarantee a "good" job, but
may be essential for enter-
ing the competition for jobs. -
A .qualification spiral
results. of course, in ua-
deremploydient, a condition
in which workers' acquired
skills and education exceed
job requirements.
Blue grapes
freeze easy
The rich flavor and color of
Ontario blue grapes have not
Only made these grapes
favorites of processors Of
wines. juice and presertres,
but also have made them a
very special treat to enjoy at
home. They are great for
eating out of hand and for
making luice. jam, jelly and
baked goods.
Look for . Ontario blue
grapes during September
and until about the first week
of October.
Food specialists at the
Ontario Food -Council,
Ministry of Agriculture and
Food. point out that Ontario
blue grapes are special in
another way, too. They are
easy to freeze and can be -
used in place of fresh blue
grapes in recipes. So when
you come home with baskets
or •bushels of blue grapes,
.you don.'t have to start
making your favorite grape
jams. pies and juice right
away. Instead, you can
freeze large quantities of
blue grapes in a hurry. then
draw on this supply as you
want to make jams or
desserts later in the year.
Blue grapes can be con-
veniently placed in the
freezer in a matter of
minutes. Just wash them
carefully, drain well, stem,
pack in measured amounts
for recipes in freezer con-
tainers, label and freeze.
Blue grapes hold their shape
reasonably well when
defrosted and keep their
intense color and flavor.
Enjoy the rich flavor of
Ontario tilue grapes now,
while the season is in full
swing. Freeze some too, and
enjoy good -tasting, good-
looking grape dishes in the
middle of _winter. What a
treat!
Operation
Lifeitt*
Did you know that you
must ride yOur bicycle for
45 minutes to burn the
calories contained in a
simple piece of apple pie?
CHECKING THE EQUIPMENT — One of the most important tasks in an ambulance service is
the maintenance of the ambulance's equipment. Ch king over some of the'mony items
corried ore Ron Mclinchey and Jim Hoffman. Staff photo
Have been in operation for over 40 years
MANY ITEMS CARRIED — You'll never know it by taking a quick glance into the back of an
ambulance that around 60 items are tarried on -board. Everything from stretchers and o com-
plete first aid kit to battery cables ore corried in the back of a Hoffman's ambulance.
.`1
Ambulance service serves many people
It's nine thirty in the
morning on the day before
the Labour Day weekend and
all's quiet at the dispatch
centre at the Hoffman
Ambulance service in Dash-
wood.
As the morning paper gets
passed around and as the
daughter of Jim and Donna
Hoffman crawls around on
all fours, Jim remarks that
the chances of going out on
some calls in the morning
appear extremely remote.
Ron. McLinehy one of the
service's full time at-
tendants adds that in the
first two weeks of August
they had had the same
PRACTICE PATIENT — Somewhere underneath. the strap-
ping and bandaging is never editor Tom Creech.
Donno Hoffmon Photo by Donna Hoffman
number of calls which they
would normally make -in a
month. with the past two
weeks being very quiet.
Hoffman's Ambulance
Service is the type of family
run business that is the back-
bone of rural Ontario.
Founded by, father Harry
forty years agb, sons Bob
and Jim play an active role
in the running of the service.
Elder son Bob farms and is
an ambulance attendant on a
part-time basis while Jim is
involved with ambulances
twenty-four hours a day.
The younger Hoffman who
resides next door to the
family business has been
working in his present
capacity since he was six-
teen.
In that period of time there
have been several changes in
the business with the most
significant of the being in
1968 with- ambulance, ser-
vices coming under the
jurisdiction of the ministry
of health. All ambulances in
the province are owned by.
the. ministry with each
ambulance service in
Ontario receiving a varying
flat rate for the provision of
services in their. area. At
present, -Hoffman's have two
ambulances.
Story and
photos
by
Tom Creech
According to Mrs. Harry
Hoffman the ambulance
service had 1.042 • patient
calls this past year with an
average of 75 calls during the
summer months and bet-
ween 50 and 60 calls per
month the remainder of the
year.
With regards to the
changing nature of the calls
over the years which they
have been in operation, Mrs.
Hoffman said the number of
'drug cases has decreased
dramatically in the past
three years while alcohol
related calls have remained
constant.
White the ambulance
business is usually
associated with the
preserving of existing lives.
Hoffman's this year have
helped bring two new lives
into the world.
Ambulance attendants are
required in Ontario td take
the Emergency Medical
Care Attendant course it a
community college before
they are considered to be
fully qualified.
According *to Jim, at-
tendants who were in the
business prior to the in-
troduction of such .a course
were required to take
courses to bring them up to
the level of the above
mentioned standard. •
There are some areas with
regards to ambulance care
that the general public is not
clear on, says Jim.
Ambulances may not carry
dead bodies unless there is a
special order from the at-
tending coroner and an
ambulance attendant cannot
pronounce a person dead at
the scene ,of an accident.
When it comes to their
relationships with other
ambulance servicesid the
area. the key word is co-
operation and not com-
petition says Jim.
Hoffman's who' cover an
area within a 20 mile radius
of Dashwood, on several.oc-
.
mums request backup help
from the ambulance ser-
vices in Zurich. Lucan,thed-
ford and Parkhill when their
two ambulances are out
making calls. Hoffman's
reciprocate with the other
services when their am-
bulances are out of their
territory.
At Hoffntn's there are
three full time ambulance
attendants,
attendant8 Jim Roffthan,
McLinchey and Jim Leh-
man. Working part -lime -are
Bob Hoffman, Rufus
Turnbull, Mike Rau and Ken
Genttner.
McLinchey a native of the
Parkhill area. came to
Hoffman's in 1975 after
spending four years with the
Ambulance service in
Parkhill.
Lehman who has been with
Hoffman's since 1976 comes
from the community of
Kenilworth, a village located
between Mount Forest and
Arthur. He's been in the
business for three and half
years and derives a sense of
satisfaction frbm his work.
One thing that is certain
about all ambulances in
Optario is the completeness
of the equipment which they
carry. This reporter can
attest to the wide range of
equipment available and
thoroughness of the care
which- he received in a
practise run.
To be blunt this reporter
was a wreck. My "injuries"
in no order of pain were: a
broken right leg, cervical
malfunctions, lacerations to
the forehead. • breathing
difficulties, a burn on the left
arm. a severe eye .injury, a
fractured arm and to top it
off. I was delirious.
, It seemed in no time at all
-that-this-physieat wreck was
transformed into something
which the doctors could start
working on.
. If Hoffman's of Dashwood
is any indication of the
quality of ambulance care in
Ontario, we have noping to
be_warried about if either
ourselves or a loved one
requires their services some .
-day.
OFF AND RUNNING — Jim
Hoffman and Ron
McLinchey head
for their ambulance.
Staff photo
HOFFMAN'S ON THE SCENE — Hoffman's Ambulance service was called to the scene of a
one car accident south of Exeter, Saturday in which four people were injured. Treating one of
the accident victims who sustained minor injuries are (left -right) Bill and -Harry Hoffman. -
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