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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-01-09, Page 14A" lDERlCH S1GNA,L-S Ir Aa ,r + HtJ RSAAY, JANUARY i71969 as. BY-G,Mac 00ROSSa �.. RAN;KPENStONERS .s, A recent paragraph i i this column dealt with the discrimination practised by the Canadian Bang AGAINST THEIR older pensioners, in failing to compensate them far inflation. This week it V oduced. a small voice from the Wilderness. This correspondent . pointed out "You could , have mentioned that pensioners of 10 years or more standing were the ones who built up the pension funds when they were actuarily based on an interest return of three percent. The. yield from the same funds must now average five Percent; :probably six percent apd still ,without any benefit to the said pensioners. Isn't it time the money managers took a sip of the milk of human. kindness and gave their older.pensioners, an increase. Thirty • Percent would not be out of the way, having regard to the number . of lean years involved and the, way their standard of living has been degraded, largely because they were qot seers of the future. • ' \11th much fanfare .and large headlines the seven banks recently' disclosed their prowess for 1968, over 1967. Revenue is up 37.5 percent; net profits are up 13 percent, and total assets have increased by, 15.5 percent.' In the face of such figures the banks' failure to compensate their older pensioners can only be described as niggardly: It certainly tarnishes the facade of scrupulous fair -dealing which they have striven so., hard to compose and present to the world. Now the time. has. come for thein to divest themselves of this unsavoury skeletOri in their cupboard. Talking about pension funds brings. one., to the . plight :Of the, Toronto Police Fund, which has dropped in asset value from a cost of $34.4 million to a measley $29.6 .million. Why? It appears, that their' "money -managers" have had it all in bonds, which fall daily. The Pension Consultants, William M:.. Mercer Ltd. say: "Money managers for pension funds must take a more aggressive position in - order to save the private pension system from; its oWp destruction, through failure...tp, provide adequate pensions. If we are to provide pensions for tomorrow in terms of tomorrow's living standards, we must also invest 'for tomorrow -- not just for today. • Just to rub it in the performance of Britain's Imperial Tobacco Company's pension fund is cited. On the 30th April last 91 percent of the fund was invested in stocks, not stockings, which are even • worse than bonds. The. cost was $180 million. Their value today twice that. Yield over the last four years averaged 10 percent. This is' the only' way that a pension fund should be managed. Surely the banks have done at least as well as the Imperial Tobacco Company with theirpension p nston fund. i' . The men of the Goderich" involved in a single ear accident detachment Ontario Provincial resulting in $125 damage to his P oliee worked a total of 448 vehicle. duty hours during the week On Monday,' December 23, ending—December 28 patrolling on Highway -8 east of Seaforth, 2,555 miles of local and Hugh Lightfoot,. RR Jde,i provincial highways. b Park and Elizabeth •Krieger, RR Investigations included one _ 1 Monkton were involved in a theft and one other criminal act two car' accident nresulting in an and 28 accidents . three involving approximate _total damage' of personal injuries and 25 resulting' � $9� to the vehicle in property, damage. Seven, Santa brought o.- ly trouble to persons' were charged', three „the Qoderich OP detachment under the. Highway Traffic Act, which recorded . 23—..,accidents .' four under the Liquor .Coptrol Christmas Eve and , Christmas Act, all minors. Four„ warnings ` Day. were also issued, Six requests for Accidents in the area started assistance, were answered. „ - at 44:15 a.m. Tuesday and 'up In Provincial Court, Criminal until Wednesday evening; 2 Division, Goderich, fourpersons accidents had been investigated. were convicted of HTA offences, None of the accidents there was one withdrawal 'and involved injuries arid' in the ones fouradjourn ,ments. ' listed the drivels were from the ACCIDENT REPORT DISABLED MAKE GOOD WORKERS Disabled adults all have ,abilities which are sharpened by their eagerness to hold a job like normal people.. Next ti,tne yo>� need to hiresomeone, call one of the worksha,•ps'.,of the March of° Dimes, operated by the Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled,. , —There . are workshops • in Kingston, Toronto; , St.. Catharines, Hamilton, Kitchener, Sault Ste. Marie, - Port Arthur, Sudbury, Timmins and Ottawa. EWW VACUUM CLEANERS 0 OFF area. David Arthur Crich, Clinton, was treated, in the emergency-„ On Sunday, December 22, on ward of Clinton Public Hospital, County Road 31 south of and released, after the car he was County Road 13 RobertVayne „driving went out ofcontrol on Stirling, Rit 3` :'.`Clinton was Highway ° 4, Tuesday morning involved in a single car accident avid struck a culvert' resulting in $1,000 damage to construction. Damage to his ear his vehicle. On Highway 8 west was $800. of Perth -Huron County Line, ' On Highway 21, gat& of Peter William Stiles,- 33 'John. Goderich, about 2 p.m.aTuesday, Street, Seaforth was involved in ',a car driven by Gordon a single car accident resulting in MacDonald, RR 6 Goderich $75 damage to his vehicle. On toltided with a car driven by Highway 8 east ,of County Road Brian Siddall, Goderich. Damage 27,.' Elsie Mabel Hulley, RR 6 was $200. . . _ • Goderich was involved in a single Five' cars were involved in a car' accident, resulting in $40 collision on Highway 8 in damage to the vehicle she was Hullett. Township about 2:30 driving. On Highway 21' north of _p.m. Tuesday. It was a chain County Road 18, William Joseph , reaction accident. The first car Taman, RR. 1 Varna was driven . by William Stewart, Wingham; stopped and in the almost nil visibility,. four follpwing eears collided. The drivers were: Harry Crooks,—' Goderich; Robert Nephew,: G:oderich; Keith Sharp, RR 2. Seaforth; and Carl Becker, RR 2 - Baden. Total' damage was $2,000. About one and one-half Wm-, later, at the' same place., a car driven by Nancy Petrie, 165' Erie . Street', Stratford, tried to avoid the disabled cars and skidded into a gu1devost by the side of 'the road. - 'Damage to Miss Petrie's car Was $400. - A car , driven by Michael Foran,. Dungannon;, .on Huron County Rod 25, went out of control and struck a ' pole, knocking the pole over. Damage to Mr. oran's car Was $40" On' Goderich Township Road 8, two miles east of Goderich, Tuesday;` night, a car driven by George �Vilken, RB. 1- Goderich, stalled in. -the snow- storm. His car was hit by a car driven by Clifford Lundy, Don 'Mills. Mr,. Lundy's wife, Emma, was treated for head injuries at the. Alexarilfa' Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, •and released. Total damage,was $540. North of Kippen on Highway 4, a car driven by Nicholas Oud, - RR 3 Kippen, collided with a car driven. by Anne .*Wheeler, London, Wednesday morning. Damage was $400. - Two cars and a truck collided W e d n,esday - afternoon on Highway 8. in Goderich ..:Ill .... ... .. - ..... ,. .v.I .0111111. Township. The truck, was driven - by. Walter Mellwain, Goderich. The cars were driven by Laverne.,. Wolfe, Wingham . and ,John Goderich. Tota"r-damage war $250. ' At 3:30 p.m.' Wednesday on Huron -`County Road 25, a car driven by Robert ' Eed Dungannon, was3 in eollisibn With a pick-up true idr�iven by. V. D. • Cunningham, RR 5 Gaderich: Damage was $'150 On Friday, December 27, on Highway § east of County Road 27, Corrie Rudd, 29 Whitehead Street, Clinton was involved in a single catr _accident resulting in $200 damage to his vehicle. On •,-County ' Road 31 east of Highway 2i; Cornelis . Devries RR 4 Goderich and George Stirling RR 4, Goderich were involved in a two car accident resulting in an approximate total damage of $1,550 to the vehicles. On Saturday, December '28, on, Highway' 8 west of County Road 27, Austin M'at:heson, Clinton was; .il volxed in a single car ---accident.. _resulting in $100 damage 16 his vehicle; ,, On Highway` 8 east of Goderich, Elmer Steart, 'Southampton was involved' in a single/ car accident resulting in $250 "damage to. the vehicle he was driving. On Highway 21 north of Bayfield, Beverly McClinchey, Bayfield ' was involved in a single car aeeiden.t resulting in $200 damage to the vehicle' he was driving. On Highway 8 west .of County Road.- -27 Joan Elaine 01. Fortner, 262. Warren' Street, Goderich was itxvolve in a single car accident resulting in $350 damage to the vehicle she was driving. DRIVING TIP Drivers! Don't be ba$hful about letting Others see you in early dusk, or whenever visibility is reduced during daylightboursa. Turnon your headlights — low beam — because when lights are needed, parking lights are not enough. Parking lights don't show you up well enough or soon enough. , Phan* 524- $132 DAY OR NIGHT Acentr ft)) 24rhr EFILM DEVELOPING 'O.H.A. 'JUNIOR. ' E� ST-RATF.QRD WARRIORS VS. GODERIC.H SIFTOS Friday, Jan.: 1.0 Adults 8:30 P.M:;., GODERICH ARENA students,.75 childrep_50 W SUPPORT YOUR SIFTOS — Si. '4 a • Money -Saving Everyday Low Prices ! • 'Deep -Cut Weekly Advertised Specials! • Plus... 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