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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-12-02, Page 1910, • ' V 124th YEAR„ -48 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1971 SIIN(LE COPY 200 • Picket lines +vent up outside would\withdraw this last ditch . circulated a letter :to all its negotiations then union had asked the Sheaffer Pe•Company plant offer if Mr. Haynes was not employees detailing this offer for a 40 cent per hour increase ' 'here in ,Goderich Saturda_.y_ as 65, contacted by Mr.. Drennan and noting that noresponse had across ” theboard - and an employees of the plant, who are ,: before noon on Saturday. • been received. additional' 30 cents per hour to members of local 2135' of the Later Saturday -the-company In 'the opening • days of skilled workers. Inte national . Union ° of These demands —were cut ace Machinists and 'Aerospace' 3 p during conciliation talks a• Workers, walked- off their jobs in COnstab _Ie however to 30cents andTown cents. The company on the demands included, in contract— other hand offered a five cent negotiations which broke down• • per hour increase of wages that range from $1.65to $3.97. toderich Labor . Cor fncij president Ken Mullen, on behalf of the group he represents, :called for -mass" picketing in, ••support of . the Sheaffety Pen _ workers on Tuesday. - issuing a- no hoard report" on `-e d b He said+"The Goderich Labor be held by flue Mica`T-">'-¢tfee-`--Gonst�ble- -For-truer—i-n-_charge_:o.C, salary negotiations. ,-. Commission on Wednesday, patrolling the „ picket area Council - is calling on " "the-- Management the -. Management announced its , December 8.• equipped with a walkie talkie set combined' unions in the intention to continue operation, Constable Tom Fortner was up so' that he was in contact Goderich area to support„ a mass during the strike and is taking suspended" after he left what • with the station and the cars at picket of the Sheaffer plant this applications for employment at ••local police Chief Fred 'Minshall Please turn to Page $ Please turn to Page 8 the (plant. On Saturday personal explained was "The area in •r, department employees began which he' had, been ordered to contacting persons ' who had patrol". 'Irhe chief, further , explains that Constable Fortner was ordered,' to patrol in -the area of pickets set up by Local 2135 of the.binternational Union of Machinists and ' Aerospace ` Workers outside the local branch ' In an 'interview with the representatives and spokesmen plant -Of . the Sheaffer' Pen Signal -Star on Wednesday for the union as part of this Cornpany. .morning, John Miller, president'• grievance procedure," he said. "We feel that in order to. give of Local' 682, International - Mr. Miller stressed that a Union of Chemical Workers said .solution to ,,the problem could that despite ,conflicting re oris come ' ,about through such such cases," Police Chief earlier this week demands by hi"s grievance meetings and that .-CVlinshall 'said ,in an interview union in connection with the'perhaps the question might with • the Signal Star on firing of two, men last week at never have to ga ,to arbitration. Wednesday morning. "To do this the Sifto It mine here in The firings '.,in question the • union's business agent, by we make It a rule not to go Goderich w re -not as yet going touched off a wild cal strike at the' company's chief negotiator,ay inside strike bound plants," he " to arbitration and were still in the Domtar_ Chemical Ltd, mine went on. the grievance procedure. last November 17. . W, .G.- Haynes. ,.. If we wish to speak to "A meeting • is to be held' Sifto mono -manager_ -,.G ,.A' clause was added to the plana ent.. or...,union .. officials :today (Wed1) _. -•--stating-t�ra�-i=he eom-pari-y � �' ( esday,..L�,ec'emher Muirihad announced o. on.da� we ask them to come out in the b e t w e e n • rn a a g e m e n t Sheaffer Pen employees strike two weeks ago. er,suspension ._\ -Company- ,employees _. had- -IL- -7.a, .......�, -�. .� --.A ,.well kn'..�-:-• _..,_.-,__...�..._.. � . . voted unanimously to take strike own -local 'police' open . where both „sides can .see action if necessary at , a •.. officer has been suspended what is...taking place, ..the chief Novembex..2 -- meeting: Workers:,endin a i earin of 'his • ase stressed. ° . ',moved_ into ..a , legal strike p . g t.. g • ositiimx�on. F . ' u>Yde�c efi�►trges -of neglecting 'his Chief iVlinst�ali vu ent; oh to' - p p r1day, }:6 days after ..,, A hearing. of the case 's to explain that the department left 0. previously applied for positions at. the plant by filing -application 6 forms with that department. °The former contract, under 'which the local workers had been employed, w expired on September 30. On Friday - • evening . the company offered a 10 cent per hour increase effective the' best law enforcement immediately for all bargaining possible we should be neutral in Sifto grievcmcet committee heard .unit employees and 10 cents per hour each year for the second and third year of a,, .three year pact. The offer was made in a telegram sent to George Drennan • w • w Darcy McGee, son of -Mr. and Mrs. Ken McGee of Goderich; eyes a house made completely.out of candy that is to be the raffle prize during•the December .11 Kinette Christmas Bazaar. His mother is in charge, of convening the event and the house is stored where Darcy can admire all that delicious candy. The bazaar is to be held at McGee Motors showroomstaff photo These twa 'members of Huron County Councillusve-aireat men have indicated they will seek the position 'of Warden Elmer Hayter, reeve -of Stanley Township who was defeated Warden Jack Alexander. His opponent is Roy Pattison, re would ,be the first warden from that municipalityllit2Itea to enter the _race, 'Reeve Hugh Frynn, Hullett, m a sur seek the seat in 1972 because of commitments at dme.(st n Hui& next month. Oh the left is n the final ballot last year by, present ve of East Wawanosh, who if eleeted A third candidate who was expected rise announcement that he would not ff photo) that the grievance in question was to go to arbitration in about a month. He said in a report published; by the London Free. Press that it would take at least a month for the company and the union to appoint representatives . and set up a meeting. . The two men in question have - A Please turnto Page 8 Dead skunk's head sent for testing A skunk which had been observed in the town 'of Goderich for a. few, days was shot _ last week by the local animal control officer, Richard Eisler, in the Lighthouse- Cobourg Streets area. . Mr. Eisler said the head of the animal' has been sent to Guelph for testing to determine whether or not the skunk wasTabid Two dogs -„.known to be in contact with the animal are' being carefully Watched until the report is returned from Guelph, "Children-~--. should be particularly careful of small animals not known to them," warned the animal control officer:,"They should not maul--. them." 1 ♦ . ,oimyynw,r..rr�. ,r Strikers of -Local 2135 of the International Union of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ,heckle management as they cross the, picket •line• to get into the'"strike bounaitieaffer Pen plant on Monday morning. Picketing workers rocked cars and 'the usual shouts of 'scab" could be heard as salary emJ.loyees reported for work crossing the picket line. The strikers are out in support . of wage "arid other .demands connected with contract negotiations which 'broke down .last month between the union and Textron of Canada Ltd.. who own the Sheaffer Pen Company. —.staff photo c unici A public meeting is scheduled for MacKay. Hall Monday, ',December 6 to determine the need and the interest for a day ,care, centre in the town of Goderich: The gathering is being called by Goderich Town Council and a good . attendance of local citizens is urgently solicited. Property Committee ;�C9r;J�C�f~1C'gC. Trigon '72 on stage v. 'this ,weekend Trigon '72 is set for tonight, tomorrow, evening and Saturday evening at GDCI and once again. 'the high school drama club is presenting three one -act plays for the approval 'of Goderich audiences. . Two plays, Black Comedy and Murder in the Cathedral, are directed by teacher Warrerr-- R'obinson. The third effort,' Coming Through the Rye is being directed by a Grade 13 student, -Catherine Russell. About' 90 students from Glades 9 through 13 are involved in the ambitious production. Last year about'600, -410:04111.0event ,�rc am• verrloett'c�r* +t'6.0,d " J45 ant cipated 'for this year. This is the. drama,. clubs major fund-raising event of the year. Tickets are • available at '. CraiOie's or at Campbell's on The Square or froni , drama club Members„ Curtain time is 8 p.m. ✓ ✓ ✓ r ✓ r ✓ ✓ i i ✓ ✓ ✓ i ✓ i i i i ✓ i i ✓ i i i ✓ i ♦%%%%• al da Chairman Mrs. Elsa Haydon said Monday morning that parents of children under the.age of fivie,. should attend, but she also urged ,.other interested persons — those • who would support the idea and those who' 'would 'not — to be present to air their viewpoints..• • Also welcomed at the meeting would be anyone who has come. , to Goderich from a larger centre. %%%%%%'%%♦ %%%%% ♦%%%% Exclusive interview care centre with experiences to tell about day care centres: "We want to hear from everybody on this issue," stated Mrs. Haydon. "It isc.knportant that we know • how- the community feels about this matter." In fact, Mrs. Haydon, feels. that • public opinion is so necessary that she has indicated ♦%%%% ♦♦ -%%%%% ♦%%%% First industry ;at CFB Clinton in February Industrial operations at the former Canadian Forces base Clinton will begin by the end of February, 1972. Principals or the firm were in Clinton last Wednesday and said that once this operation is established, another„, manufacturing plastic panel • building systems, will also be intr'odgyed to the base. ,. • John van Gastel, the new owner of the old base, sad last week in an exclusive interview that a fibre glass brick manufacturing company willr open at the base soon after Jan. 31 • It "will' be an extension of a firm now based in Montreal. The company will occupy the former airmen's mess,' the largest mess on the 130 -year-old base. ..- Mr. van Gastel said he is negotiating -with* • an American company to locate in the new industrial development, He revealed that hey, had just sold the MrBrine Luggage company, ° one of a number o `companies he owned, and was trying to convince, the new owner to come to Clinton. In all, he said, -he is working on 18 different deals with prospective tenants. In a whirl -wind visit to Clinton and his -new possession on Wednesday, he showed four different groups through •the base in a few hours. He praised the eff ar't's of Major Frank Clinton who is now in charge of the caretaking force al the bate which was officially closed in September. He Said the co-operation he had received from Maj. Golding and from -Spence' Cummings, Huron County Development o Officer has enabled him to let rnterested parties see the buildings on the base. ' M One of the possible tenants at the base, he said, is a large organization which.;ii negotiating , -to takeover all recreational facilities at the base including the hockey -arena, curling rink, playing fields, shooting ranges, physical educati�bn building and swi,Inming pool. in addition a nine -hole golf course and ski hill would be opened. The organization plops td run a. complete youth training program which would take 500 boys at a time and keep „them in residence *at the base.. The boys would be sent by companies from all over -Canada and the'United States as reward in company -sponsored _promotions. Mr. van Gastel .left Thursday, tlw day after he was in Clinton for. Europe where he said he was negotiating with companies in Holland and Betgiuip to locate operations at the base. Because he, was so busy carrying out negotiations for new tenants at the base, Mr. van Geste'. said -Ke had not had a chance to meet with many of the local people 'he would like to. HP had scheduled meetings with' Mayor Don Symons of Clinton and Reeve Elgin Thompson of Tuckersmith township but his trip to' Europe .had postponed these. Mr. van Gastel said the deal' for the Base was a proved on Nov. 18 ,and he picked up rollwatt,witSAFffi.fiNtrolrFS Nov: g2. Earlier last week, Ross Milton director of Huron Centre of Conestoga, cor)firnt'ed that Conestoga would start ripe -ration§ at Clinton Dec, 6 with a full program planned for next September. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ i ✓ i ✓ i ✓ ✓ ✓ i i' ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ r ✓ ✓ i i i i r ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ i ✓ ✓ ✓ i i ✓ i ✓ ✓ ✓ i i ✓' i ✓ ✓ i she will receive telephone calls fe.5-7i on the matter at "any reasonable hour of.the day" diTring the next few weeks.. People may telephone her at her home on Warren- Street (524-6520) or _ they may, get in touch with the - municipal ofiice (524-8344) to care centre for doderich' or to ask .for'tdditional information The subject of a day care centre for Goderich became of concern to Goderich Town Council only last Thiirsday, evening vyhen a letter was read ,Family Services, Thomas L. Wells. The letter stated:— V.bn October 8, 1971, Prime Minister Davis announced the' Ontario Government's plan for economie stimulation in the coming winter months. The program will consist of employment lncentive grants to employment program of lati.onr intensive projects through Government Departments and „the acceleration -of capital works prograins, and will involve a total of $63;, million, "On'October 14;1 announced thetas part of the capital winter Please turn to Page 12 Six men charged after brawl Six unidentified men Will appear in court on December 13 to answer a number of charges laid against tbentas the result of a brawl at the Bedford Hotel on Tuesday evening. Police refused to identify the men bid. confirmed' that -- summons- had been itsued in reast4%?^P ' the. Hotel Tuesday everting. The 4iOlice said that "five or six men" were involved in the Police say that no serious— injuries resulted and thitt prOperty damage 'was light.