HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-05-13, Page 4ern Woman: Is Elected President
t Anpual Meeting Of Huron W.A.
Ain; C. C. Washington, of
kli*.bur'n, was elected president at
''the annual meeting' of the Huron
PreSby'tery„ of the Woman's As-
Wiation of, ,the United Church of
Canada herd in Duff's Church,
''Walton.
.Other officers elected were: Vice.
Wsident, Mrs. Nelson Reid, R•- 2,
alton; recording secretary, Mrs.
W. Turnbull, Btrussels; correspond-
ing secretary, Mrs. Claude Farrell,
3. McGill, Clinton; treasurer, Mrs..
1eter; literature secretary, Mrs.
S. Argyle, Go d rich; press secre-
tarl, Mrs. R. Fear, Clinton; con-
vener of devotions, Mrs. C. Higgins,
Blyth.
The recording secretary, Mrs. J.
McGill, Clinton, reviewed the work
of the past year and she said that
there are 26 affiliated groups in the
Presbytery, with one new group
just • organized at Turner's Church
of the Ontario Street, Clinton,
charge. Nine groups not affiliated
answered the roll call.
Mrs. Wilbur -Turnbull, Brussels;
treasurer, said receipts for the year
were $15636, with the expenses
$41.96. Reporting as parsonage
secretary, Mrs. W. Van Wyck, said
that the parsonage committees
owed a duty to their ministers in
helping to make his home attrac-
tive, convenient and comfortable.
Mrs. Alex Boyes, Egmondviile,
convener of fellowship and visita-
tion, clearly stated the duties to -
„wards New Canadians, sick folks in
'the homes and hospitals, to. old
folks unable to attend church. "We
should approach all these with love
of. Christ, in our hearts," she said.
Dungannon Report
Mrs. Wilbur Brown, Dungannon,
literature secretary, said there are
101 articles of helpful literature
available to the W.A., and that:the
Members should use the handbook
of articles for topics and worship
"services.
Mrs. W. Donnelly, president of
the London Conference Branch
W.4., spoke of the work the W,IA•
should be doing. She said that it
is necessary to send in complete
reports of the work to' the Domin-
ion Council so that all Canada may
be mad aware of what is being
accompli hed for the United
Church, and that Presbytery of-
ficer's should be invited to the local
W.A. meetings,
During a question period, rnuth
information was received with Mrs.
Donnelly and Mrs. - Clayton E.
Searle, Toronto, in charge.
The roll call was answered by
each group telling of one of the
highlights of the year's work.
Special speaker for the afternoon
session was Mrs. Searle, Toronto,
vice-president of the Dominion
Council W.A. In stressing the place
of the' W.A. in the life of the
church, she mentioned information,
inspiration and dedication.
Mrs. W. Pridham, G'oderich,
voiced appreciation of the gather-
ing. to Mrs. Searle. The installa-
tion of officers for the next year
was' conducted by Mrs. Donnelly,,
after the 'report of the nominating
committee was -brought in by Mrs.
H. C. Wilson, Clinton.
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Soybeans have proven to be a
valuable cash crop in a number
of Ontario counties. They usually
command a. good price, and also
fit well into a , cash crop rotation.
Since they lend themselves to al-
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Soybeans benefit from inocula-
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The planting time for soybeans
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The new revised circular No. 173,
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By Lewis Milligan
Canada has the raw materials,
industrial equipment, efficient man-
agement, skilled workmanship,
ample capital and business enter,.
prise .to provide full employment
for its working population. With
all these facilities for industrial
prosperity, why has there been a
falling -off in ---employment in the
last six months? To find an an-
swer to that question 1 haye Been
making some inquiries at first
hand, and the conclusion may be
summed up briefly as follows: We
can produce and deliver the goods,
but there are not sufficient buyers
who will pay the prices we ask and
must receive if our industries are
to pay the costs of production and
marketing.
While on a visit to the City of
Welland recently I pursued my. 1.n.quir,ies'. Previously 1 had passed
-through that city several times,
but, had never realized that it was
'the centre of one of Ontario's high
ly industrialized areas, including
the, 'urban parts of two adjacent
townships, With' a total population
of "30,735, a gross production of
t9;585;132, arid_ a .wage total of
$23,261,937 in 1952. During and
since the war, worlters had enjoy; i
full employment, the average in.
come being $2,891 per year up to
the mildle 'of 1952. Managerial.
labor relations have been good, and
although wage demands have been
increasing, productivity of workers
is said to have more than offset
that factor. •
The decline in employment be
gan in July, 1953, when there were
870 out of work. A further de
cline occurred in September when
many were laid off in the heavy
industries, and today , there are
2,600 unemployed in the area. The
three heavy industries affected are,
Atlas Steels Limited, Electro
Metallurgical Company of Canada.
and Page -Hersey Tubes, Limited
Diversified industries are said to
be doing fairly wb11, their products
being readily absorbed by the do•
mestic market.
In order to discover why these
three heavy industries had laid off
about half their regular staffs, I
interviewed their managers. They
all blamed the present situation on
the , decline in sales, due to their
inability to compete with the lower
prices of goods imported from
countries with low production
costs. I was told, for instance,
that Britain, Germany and Franco
could manufacture and deliver
steel 'and other such products to
any part of .Canada 'at much lower
prices than it costs to produce
them in Welland.
The annual reports of the tlire'e
heavy industries showed a steep
falling -off in sales during 1953.
Atlas Steels suffered a decline of
over $9 million in sales last year.
Net profits, after provision for • in-
come taxes, were $872,680 in+ 1953,
as compared with net profits of
$2,706,707 for 1952, drop of nearly
two million dollars in one year.
Factors adversely affecting sales in
Canada are said to be "production
cutbacks and inventory reductions
in many industries. While stiffen-
ing competition among recovered
European companies, plus lower
labor costs, had affected export
sales." Moreover, the continued
high exchanye rate of the Canadian'
dollar adversely affected trade
with dollar -shortage countries
which had to restrict Canadian im-
ports.
It will thus be seen that the
unemployment problem, at least so
far as the Welland industries are
concerned, is " one of selling , the
goods they produce. And the sales
problem is not confined to Europ-
ean countries. A teacher of lang-
uages in Toronto, who translates
correspondence for an Ontario
manufacturing firm, showed me 'a
letter written in Spanish from a
sales prospect in South Ainerica.
The- letter -- expressed admiration
for the' quality of the samples of
goods submitted, but regretted
they could not be handled because
the prices were too high. Many
such letters must have been re-
ceived by manufacturers across
Canada, and they go to show how
our products are being priced out
of foreign markets and our workers
out of employment.
The problem is how to maintain
the Canadian market for Canadian
manufacturers and this must be
seriously faced by employers, :.by
labor, and by the government,
which adds greatly to costs by
high taxation and has •added to
industry's difficulties by reducing
tariffs. I intend to deal with 'tlilse
aspects of the Welland situation in
another article. •
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