HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-10-26, Page 10The, "Goderich Signal -Star, Th irsde t . 26, 1967
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It: may be of interest £o
PM, to know thatfivegrouPs
of employe8s in the ' odertch
Axed have formed.or•-are for in.
ing unions in 1967. This of
coUrse gives rise to the clues.
• ttonj. why didn't they do it
sooner and when., are the rest
of the working men andwomen
in tate area going to de like.
wise?
' Probably our employers are
asking themselves the same
question and in the privacy
of their offices wonder why it
hasn't -been done long ago.
Anybody that's clever enough
to be in a position to . hire
people to help him produce
his product or perform his
service knows that in busi-
ness you get exactly what you
pay for. The Unions too, be.
lipva this Ancl oitr services
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There isn't a product{made
or . a service rendered that
Labour isn't in the market for.
if we can't afford to buy; every
one suffers. If we are pros.
perous. The more pros.
parity Is shared, the more of
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it there is to share. The re-
verse 'is -also true -low wages
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we all share the results of
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The Local Unions, the Lab-
our Council and the Canadian
Congress of Labour as well
as the Provincial Department
of Labour are ready to help
any group with advice and ase
sistance in form'ng a .union.
Having formed a union, you
no longer ;have to bargain
with your employer is an in-
dividual; you are one of a
group, with advice, assistance
and support from people who
have the same problems. as
yourself. The Garage Opera.
tors have their association,
the manufacturers have theirs
the lawyers have theirs- so do
the Doctors, the Teachers, the
Hospitals, etc. It has been
found that problems of all
kinds are more easily solved
by a group.
Of course just forming a
Union isn't -an automatic an-
swer to all our ills. Unions
have to be worked . at - by
all the members. Unions have
to be honest with themselves
and with their employers. A
union, old or new has to prove
itself worthy of the trust of
its, members and its`bmployer.
Members have to show a sense
of responsibility.
But the individual who tries
to. do his or her own bar-
gaining for wages and °work-
ing conditions is at a dis-
advantage. Isn't he?
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I wonder what adteacher of
50 years ago would think if. he
walked into -a classroom today?
Personally, f think he'd be tot-
ed off in, a state- of deep shock.
uSome aspects of the atmos,
phere would be familiar: the
box -like, claustrophobic con-
struction; the smell of chalk -
dust and bodies; the windows
that stick and won't open; the
scuffling and the snuffling.
And the place would . be full
of kids, of course. They'd prob-
ably be mach the same, inside.
Human beings don't change
their basic emotions, their
hates, fears, shyness and
aggressiveness, :in a generation
or two if ever. But they cer-
tainly wouldn't look the same.
The appearance of the boys
would rattle him a bit, with
their cowboy boots, their pol-
ka-dot shirts, their carefully
waved -hair, and their world-
weary expressions.
lunch, he'd find: two memos
from the administration; a
pamphlet from the 'Department
of Education, very badly writ-
ten; a note from the librarian
telling-4him that Susie Doakes'
book was overdue; a brochure
from a publisher; a billet-doux
from the vice-principal; a bill
for his federation insurance;
and three ' announcements of
contests, all sponsored by com-
mercial firms.
B„eing an old-fashioned, con-
scientious teacher, he • would
probably not file these in the
waste -basket.
Back in his classroom, trying'
-to teach with the raw mate-
rials, a book, a blackboard and'
some students, he would 1be
interrupted by: the public-
address system telling him to
send Joe Smutz to the . office;.
by Jack Diltz just_ arriving
back from guidance counsellor.;
or by. four stalwarts leaving fox.
But the sight of the girls the junior football game.
would rock him right back on
• his heels. Never mind the lip-
stick, eye -shadow and net.,
stockings. He'd probably turn
,pure puce the first time, he
looked down those rows of
miniskirts, with the odd garter
belt,. in all its feminine loreli-
w gess, showing here and there.
Those wouldn't be the only
shocks he'd receive. Let's say
he taught in a school with 300
students, half a century ago.
Quiet, droning periods. Lei-
surely one and a half hour
lunch period. -
I; d like to see this chap step
out into the hall of a -school
with 1500 inmates,` during
one of the lunch periods. Unac-
customed to using his shoul-
ders, knees and elbows, he'dbe
a. grease spat on the terrazo
t During the day,, he would
discover that he was either a
dodo bird, extinct, or a phoe-
nix — that bird which reputed-
ly arises from its own ashes
and flies in ever -diminishing
circles until there is only one
:rl:icc to go.
This would be occasiorfed by
the maze` of equipment which
he would be forced to master.
Record-players, tape -recorders,
overhead projectors, under-
hand deflectors, and the like.
And he would have my ut-
most sympathy. I can drive a
car. Used to he able , to fly an
airplane. Can run ta washing
machine in a pinch., But lead
me toward a duplicating ma-
chine, or anything more com-
plicated than a hand -cranked
.floor in two minutes. gramophone, and I 'pale with
terror.
If he did happen to make it,
he'd gulp his lunch -in the oaf-
eteria, with the din of 500
students as sauce for his wie-
ners and beans. Qr he'd choke
down a sandwichw, in the staff
room, 'mid a litter of coffee
cups, a pall`m of smoke, and a
cacophony of fellow practition-
ers of -the art.
Checking his mail -box after
After school, our friend
would find that he would have
a 'committee •meeting about
gum -chewing, or a staff meet-
ing about pupils acting like
humans, or a thrilling hour
with, the three students . inter-
ested in the stamp club. '
I don't think he could hack
it, poor devil.
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iocc 1 Youth Meets
With. Chief Scout
A 15 -year old Oodertch
youth, Bruce Johnston; .was
among 63 Queen'sScouts from
many centres in Western On.,
tario Who received certifi.
cates -from Sir Charles Mac.
Lean, Chief Scout of the Bri,.
tish Commonwealth, at a
special ceremony held in
Queen's Park, London, Ontario
Sunday afternoon, October 22.
At the ceremony each .boy
, was presented to the Chief
Scout and received a framed
certificate in recognition of
• his achievement,
Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Johnston of East Street
is a member of the 3rd God-
erich Troop, which is spon-
sored by •the Presbyterian
Church.
A Goderich citizen, Stan
Fenner, who has been Scout.
master of this troop during
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the past two years, was also
present for the occasion.
Bruce has been in the Boy`s
Scout movement for over stat
years. He wa°s a member of
a local Cub Pack for two
years after being initiated as
a'nine-Year-old novice. From
Cubs; he advanced to Scouts
and Is now a troop leader
of the 3rd Goderieh group.
The ceremony took place in
▪ front of the. Grandstand .101.
lowing the parade held in honor
of the . Chief Scout's., visit to •
London. At the conclusion of
-the recognition ceremony, Sir
Charles brought greetings
from the United Kingdom and
spoke briefly to the entire
assembly of .Queen's -Scouts
and their guests, and the thou.
sands of Cubs and Scouts who
took part in the parade.
IODE Announce Short
Story Award Winners
Guy R. . Simser, Ottawa, won
the top award of $250 in the
annual ShortStory Competition
of the Provincial Chapter of
Ontario, I.O.D.E-. His story,
"Fate has a Concave Face” is
set in Vietnam.
The runner-up award of $50
goes to Leighton Pullen, Wil-
lowdale.
. Honourable Mentions in order
of merit go to Professor P.B.
Hughes, Toronto; Mrs. Linn
Whitehead, Simcoe; and Mrs.
G. Bruce Marsh,'Toronto.
Mrs." J. L. Cameron, Hamil-
ton Chairman of the Commit-
tee for the Short Story Com-
petition announced the results
today,. at theSemi-Annual Meet-
ing, La Salle Hotel, Kingston.
The Provincial Chapter is
indebted to Mrs. Marjorie Free-
man Campbell, Burlington, well
known writer and historian, who
judged the stories.
For twenty consecutiveyears
awards have been given for -
short stories written by Can-
adian ` citizens, reident in
Ontario.
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THE. SUPPORT GIVEN ME AT
•.THE POLL, OCTOBER 17th IS
DEEPLY APPRECIATED;
DR. MORGAN SMITH
SINCERE.
THANK YOU
TO THE VOTERS OF HUROWBRUCE
' • Your very loyal support
in;,fhb past has always, been
encouraging , and the excep•
tionally, strong vote, of con•
fidence last week, from all
parts of the riding, is deep-
ly appreciated.
Many thanks to the sup-
porters who campaigned in
learious ways on my behalf.
I will continue to work
hard: for Huron -Bruce and
will strive to merit your
confidence.
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Sincerely I
MURRAY GAUNT
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