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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-09-16, Page 6PAGE 6 Rehabitulation of Canada's Fighting Men THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Preference in Employment tployment Insurance ,Commission. Whatever method is 'adopted for We desire to put forward the pro- applying an over-all preference, the poser that provision shall be mace Legion urges that steps be taken to for a general preference to dischar'-' see that the fullest possible use is ged.men in all employment, whether made of the Government employment under private enterprise or under the offices and that no resort is made to federal, provincial or municipal goo-' political patronage. Government con - mimesis throughout the country.tractors, both federal and provincial There are at present approximately and Government departments, for cer- ,750,000 men and women ih the Can -f tain types of employment should be adieu forces. It is our contention -that required by law to fill all vacancies' any of, these men and women who through the U.I.C. employment offie- seek employment, and especially 1 es,• and preference should be given to those who have served overseas or I discharged men and women of this who have been out of civilian life for +th and the last war. Steps should be tak- e, ton g y period, should be given ed immediately to secure the co-op special consideration by all employ- 'eration of provincial governments to - ere. While we are sure that employers (wards this end. • generally will not need to be remind - ,ed of their individual and collective debt to those who have risked their lives in their country's service, nev- ertheless we believe that some de= For the majority of ex.Service men finite method will have to be laid down rehabilitation and social security' will to prevent any haphazard hit -and- mean a good job at good, pay, with miss application of a preference adequate provision for their future. which we are sure everyone will wish For others who have suffered be - to extend. Jjt the Dominion Conven- cause of injury or disease, it will tion of the Canadian Legion last mean compensation in the form of a year the following principle was laid pension, but many of these will also down:— be fit to take full employment at "In order that the ex -service man some task suited to them. Others may receive the benefits to which his again, who become totally unemploy- service to the •country entitles him able because of their war injuries, your committee strongly' recomment! must be adequately taken care of at that this convention go on reeor!I de- manding an over-all preference in the matter of employment for all hon- ourably; discharged ex -service men be denied those things which, while and women, provided always that the not absolutely necessary, help to individual is qualified, to fill the post- make life worth living in our time. tion," There are also the bereaved, the wid- ows and orphans, who must be taken The Legion realizes that there aro care of in a similar manner In order many factors involved in the deter- to ensure that some of the advan- mination of the manner in which this tages may be available to theth which • preference shall be applied. Whatever would have been their had their method is adopted itcertainly will re- breadwinner not sacrificed his life for quire the goodwill of all concerned, his, country. and perhaps sacrifices on the part of -sone. We recognize that every The Federal Government has al - employer desires to obtain or retain ready brought in legislation and reg- employees who have exceptional skill ulations on behalf of ex -Service men but it is our belief that conflicts be- and women of this war which may or tween the principle of preference and may not measure up to the hoped for the principle of merit will not fre- standard of living for all after the quently occur because, even if all ex- war. It has practically assumed the Service men are absorbed into indus- full responsibility for social security try, there should still be plenty of po of: all discharged persons for a period sitions for others if the country's subsequent to discharge. After this hopes for full employment are fulfill- period there will be a large numb. ed. er of discharged men who in the fu. Our objective of course, is to se- ture must look to civilian measures eure employment for all discharged men as soon as possible after the ces- sation of hostilities, and to maintain them therein. At the moment two methods have been under. discussion. The first is to require government employment offices throughout the country to furnish to employers the names" of any qualified ex -Service men available whenever a call' for help is made. This measure would be supplemented by the efforts of the Citizens' Committees already set up throughout C'anada, which will en- deavour to persuade employers .vol- untarily to take ex -service " men in preference to ethers, The other method of giving ex - Service men preferential treatment is to establish a statutory quota, re- quiring every employer to maintain in employment a certain percentage of ex -Service men. A. third method, which has not been thoroughly explored, is the setting up of a placement service for veter- ans, separate from that provided by the employment offices of the Vnem- Social Security in Immediate Post- Discharge Period rates which will provide more than subsistence for themselves and their families in order that they shall not iences are, for the most part, well - disciplined, have a keen sense of res- ponsibility and are reliable., The men of the armed forces,.today should prove even better material for re- establishment in the civil service •be- cause, on the whole, they are better educated, and modern warfare has developed abilities which •• were not possible during the last war. Placement of Severely Handicapped The placement of severly handicap- ped ex -service men is a special pro- blem which ,should receive special treatment and it is our opinion that a great deal more can he accomplish- ed towards the scientific placement of such individuals in both the civil service and industry, Steps are being taken by the Government to train such men for "suitable employment, but this work will remain unfinished un- less suitable employment is made av- ailable. Vocational Training The provisions made by the Gov- eminent to fit discharged men to re- enter civil life are both practical and all -embracing. It is essential, howev- er to prepare plans now in order that adequate facilities shall be available throughout the country for vocation- al training when demobilization takes place. This involves close eo-operation between the federal and .provincial governments and other bodies, so that facilities now available may be fully utilized and others provided. Particu- lar reference is made to the buildings. and facilities now in use by the armed forces which can be converted and used for post-war vocational training. A survey of these should be under- taken at the earliest possible moment and plans made so that they can come into operation without delay as the need arises. Expensive duplieation of effort must be avoided. , Provision should also be made so that discharg- ed men are given preference in voca- tional training in order to fit them as quickly as possible after demobiliza- tion for civil employment. Education The result of this war will undoubt- edly show that it is the best educated nations, with the fewest inhibitions and prejudices, which will have emer- ged victorious. Education has hitherto been consid- ered entirely a matter for provincial development. •Experience has clearly shown that some -co-ordination of of for social security, The Legion, there- fort, standards and practice is net - fore, is keenly interested in a genes= hesari A great done b useful work al program of social security and de - as already been.done by our Caned - sires to see action in this direction ran Legion Educational Services in the setting up of an educational pt- taken as soon as possible. The Le- gion's views in respect to social se- tem, parts of which have been adopt curyty measures will be included in ed by the armed forces, and other a brief to be presented to the House parts of which are available to those of Commons Committee on Social in the forces who desire them. The Security, and therefore will not be basis of this system and the testa and dealt with to any large extent here, examinations used in connection there with, have been mutually accepted bx Civil Service The statutory preference to ex- Service men has already been extend. ed to the discharged men if this war. Approximately 35,000 veterans of the last war have been appointed to their permanent, seasonal or tempor- ary positions in the federal civil ser- vice. Many thousands of them have found permanent re-establishment therein. On the whole this preference has been a good thing for the Service first of all because none could 'be ap- pointed without being fully qualified, and,, secondly, because, ex -service men as a result of their war exper- The Boom Defence Service Britain's Boom Defence Service has the vital task of safeguarding the en- trance to supply ports. Its members• fix and maintain the nets of steel cable guarding the harbour mouths` against marauding submarines, term does or fast surface craft. They aleo boom defence., man the, gate -ships at the booua "gate- ways" breaches which are sealed at dusk. Picture shows: The spherical floats from which the boom nets are sus- pended being paid out by men en a the educational authorities in every province and Newfoundland, and by the universities. This is the first time in the history of Canada that an ag- reement of this nature has been ob. tained and great credit is due to Lt. Colonel the Hon. Wilfrid Bovey, O.B. E., LL.B., LL.D., DLitt„ F.R.S.C., chairman of Canadian Legion Ed- ucational Services and those educa- tionists who have worked so untir- ingly and successfully with him to place this educational system at the disposal of our serving men and wo. men. This system can and should be con- tinued, expanded and extended to both ex -service men and women, and to civilians when the war is over. Thou- sands of young men and women will need re-education for return to civil life. This is surely a federal respon- sibility. Immediate planning for post - War education will therefore be nec- essary. The present educational system in. Canada discriminates against the .rur- al population, and those living at a distance from centres of education-- particularly ducation-particularly of higher education—al- ready established. The mere provision of educational facilities is not suffi- cient unless there is, inaddition, a subsidization to those living at •a dis- tance, in order to permit of their tak- ing advantage of it. In general, we feel . that a great deal, can and must be done by the Dominion Government in the field. of education,to create a real national spirit and unity in this country, and to this end jurisdictional difficulties must Jae removed. (Continued Next Issue) V It is 'excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible Words, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them. Generally Bled a downright fact may be told in a plain way; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else.--Emskin. Family Reunion The Wright family, descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs, John •Wright, 13tise Line Goderieh Township, held a family re -union and picnic in Harbor Park Goderich on Senday, Sept, 5th, This family has not spread very far from the old homestead. The farthest any one of them had to travel was from Toronto to Goderich. It wasa beautiful sunshiny sum- mer day when the company assembled in the Pavilion at Harbor. Park. As it was Sunday, the afternoon was spent in .social chat by the older members of the company, while the youngsters disported• themselves on the beach and M. the waters of Lal -e Huron. • At five o'clock the company, which numbered thirty six at down to an appetizing picnic supper ''provided by the ladies, After the inner man was satisfied another hour or so was spent in reminiscing after which the: assembly brake up to wend their var- ious ways, hack to farm, home, school store etc. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs, Foster Wright, Auburn; Mrs. Joseph Rapson, (Grace Wright) Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rapson, Kenneth Rapson, :Shirley Rapson, Joanne Rapson, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Rapson, Leona Rapson, Lois Rapson, Gord- en ,Rapson, Hullett township, Miss Hazel Rapson Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wright, Base Line, Goderich Township, Mrs. David Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mair (Mary Wright) Melba Mair, Rita Mair, New Hamburg, Ont. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Penfound (Olive Wright) Elgin Pen- found Dennis Penfound, Lloyd Pen - found, Mervin Penfound, Goderich township, Mrs. Jos. Watkins, (Rose Wright) Mr. and. Mrs Harry Watkins Base Line, Goderich. Township, Miss Violet Watkins, Exeter Ont., Mr. and Mrs. Jas Jewell, (Adelaide ,Wright) Benmiller Ont.: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson, (Annie Wright) Toronto There was not a full attendance as the following were unable to be pre- sent: (Pearl Wright,) Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. John Wright, Mr. and Mrs. David McLeod, (Mabel Wright) John McLeod, Auburn, Mr, and Mrs. Ken- neth Wilson, Lois' Wilson, London; Ont., Harold Wilson, Toronto, Corpor- al Ralph Wilson, Canadian Army England. Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Wright Eileen Wright, Garnet Wright, Bev. erly Wright, Base line Goderich town- ship, Miss Hazel Watkins, New York. V DROWN FAMILY REUNION Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brown of Queen street celebrated the holiday week end by holding a family reunion. Their guests including their three daughters sons-in-law and grandchildren, name- ly, Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Dopking, Clin- ton and Elva of Trenton, Mi. and Mrs. Stewart Johnston and Wayne of Blyth and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee, Marie, Kenneth and Reta of Clinton. Accom- panying Mr. and Mrs. Dopking were, Mrs. Norman Cowan and daughter, Norma, also of Trenton. The happy occasion was also Mrs. Lee's birth- day. - V Alf Cook Does a Good Job Anyone who knows Prof. A. E. Cook appreciates his thrift and industrious spirit, and the farmers in the West- field community, pai{ticulbarly sur- rounding the Westfield school corner are enjoying the results of some of his excess energy. On this corner there was a particularly heavy growth of underbrush, which obscured the view of the roadways, and made it very dangerous for ,traffic. This sit- uation worried Mr. Cook•so much (he travels this road quite frequently. himself) that one days he went to work with a brush hook, and accord- ing to farmers, who ale loud in his praise, completely removed• the haz- ard. Certainly his friends in town will be glad to learn of his versa- tility, From piano to brush hook is quite a contrast. With labor so scarce, he may find 'himself hs very great demand. — Blyth Standard. V Fractures arm at Petawawa Saturday morning Alvin ,Stacey fell, over the ropes of a tent and landed on a; board duck walk, breaking his arm. He was taken to the Camp hos- pital where the injured member was placed in a cast. He was able to make the trip back home leaving Pet- awawa with the Battery Saturday ev- ening. It, will be awhile 'before he will be able to use the injured. arm. —Wingham Advance Times, ----V The Canadian Army Overseas is made up of two corps,' one of three infantry divisions, the other of two armoured divisions.• Canadian troops are located in stra- tegic defence areas in Newfoundland, Labrador, Alaska and islands adjacent to the West Indies and the east coast of the. United States. 'T''TIURS., SEPT. 16, 1943 The Salvation Army Appeals for $800.000. The work of The Salvation Army comforts for the men in the. Army, is as complex as human nature. That Navy, Airforce and Merchant Marine, the hungry, the physically sick, the The English, Australian, South Al - morally outcast, the completely help- ricer', Indian, American and many less are not turned away, those who other national branches of The Sal- HAVE are asked to share with those vation Army are also operating a who HAVE NOT, and subscribe lib- vast war service machine as well as erally to The Salvation Army Home doing great service with the victims Front Appeal. of bombing and the desolate refugees. To ascertain the protection and Nor this service being given only continuance of this and other princi- in Allied Lands, for The Army oper- pals of faith, The Salvation Army is ates in occupied and enemy countries appealing to the people of Canada for andthough handicapped and hindered (1300;000. is still effectively serving in true, In the days of g y primitive warfare, Salvation Army tradition. sometimes an army travelled on con- It is of supreme importance that quering campaigns far from the the men of the Canadian Armed For - homeland which was left by their ces shall know that the kind of sere overzealous on -ward march a prey vice for which The Salvation Army to treacherous enemies nearer home. exists is being maintained by the eiti- No kind of triumph in the field of zens at home while they fight for the battle, on the high seas, or in the air maintenance of the principles of -hu - can be truly. called Victory if the sant- mail brotherhood on the field of bat- tity and welfare of the Home Base is tie, in the air and on the sea. undermined. The preservation of the Canadian way of life constitutes the real reason for our participation in this war, In the light these facts we bring to our readers the urgent need of The Home Base for this aervice' is in the work in all the cities, towns and villages of the Dominion, Here the poor are visited, prisoners helped, ag- ed cared for, sick assisted and the un- fortunate nfortunate given a helping hand. Per - maintaining a correct balance between sora► service is given so often and the spirit which see only the war' to so effectively that it has become pro- be won and the home life to be main- verbial. tained. Both are essential. Neither can This work must go on while Cana - succeed without the other. diens have hearts to sympathize, vis - The .Salvation Army presents a un- ionto understand, hands to help; while ique illustration of the unity of pur- there are problems to solve and a pose and method of operation which is people ready, efficient and willing essential to real Victory. Its war ser- to solve them, while Canada remains vices are spread over the whole world the home of a brave, kind, understand It embraces the service with the Ar- ing, enlightened people, this work mei Forces in Sicily, in North Africa, will go on. New Guinea, England and Newfound- The Red Shield Home Front Ap- land, in several hundred centres in peal for $800,000 to commence on Sep - Canada. tember 20th will help maintain the Forty thousand women in the Red Home Base for another year. Your Shield Women's Auxiliary as one de- anticipation in wholehearted partner-. partment, give service in making ship is earnestly solicited. CANADA'S WILD LIFE RESOURCES Since meat rationing has been in- hunters are unlicensed. However, troduced into Canada, many people there are some figures that could be may wonder if our wild life resources used. An estimate of tho caribou are being adequately utilized in this Trill, for instance, gives 20,000,000 emergency. In a country like Canada pounds of this species alone. Figures where in more than half the total for other species are less definite, area the principal commercial product but when the frontier or pioneer pop - is wild life, itis only reasonable to ulations of the Northwest Territories expect that game meat should take a and Yukon there need be no he.sita- prominent place in the diet of the tion in adding to the "Hunting and people, Fishing" estimate enough to bring the It is estimated that the annual con- total for Canada to 100,000,000 pound. sumption of game meat in Canada To look at it in another way; 50,- amounts to around 100,000,000 pounds 000 of Canada's Indian population de - In the January 1943 issue of the pend more er less on wild life, If we sporting magazine, "Hunting and reckon them 10,000 families, each with Fishing in Canada," it is asserted a dog team, they will require 70,000,- that hunters in the nine 000 pounds of wild food. Much of it provinces of Canada take more than 48,000,00 pounds of dressed game annually. This leaves out of consideration the population of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, many of whom depend on game for meat. It also Our 100,000,000 pounds of wild meat Ieaves out many backwoodsmen and a may be compared with our production few poachers of whom the same can of 1,429,000,000 pounds of domestica]- be said. ly-raised meat in 1942. Our meat pro- duction from game incl, ing all the are for the meat consumption of the various forms of game used for food whole country it is necessary to add m our hinterland, 7 per cent of an 'approximation of the figures of our domestic meat production, Canada's Northland to those for the sportsmen. The Northland consumes a large amount of meat. Not all of is fish, and some of the game is in- cluded in the "Hunting and Fishing" estimate; but we have to consider Eskimos and' frontier -dwelling white men in addition to Indian i. In order to arrive at a proper fig - The United States Fish and Wild- life Service estimates that 435,000,000 pounds of game and game fish are this neat is used by humans; a great produced annually in the United Stat - deal "goes to the dogs," but dogs are es. This is given as 1.41 per cent of vital to the life of the country and a domestic production of over 30 bit- have to be fed and well fed, so it all Ilion pounds of livestock, poultry and counts. Fish also bulks large in the commercial fish. Fish are not includ- northern diet. I ed in the Canadian estimates. No record is available of the amount I AIthough our total weight of game of game killed, partly because nativelmeat is less than the united States, WE ARE PAYING 3l ON FIVE YEAR GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIFICATES ISSUED IN ANY AMOUNT Art ideal authorized investment for individuals, companies, ceme- tery boards, executors and other trustees. Tale STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION a 372 BAY E. TORONTO the ratio of game to domestic neat is more than four time as great in Can-• ada. It is also used in the places where it does the most good, in re- mote areas where the dietributian of domestic meats would be difficult ea, impossible. These facts should be borne in• mind when schemes to increase the production of game me it are aired. The present stocks of game in Can- ada have been built up in the course. of years by the various provinces and: territories. The best way to increase• the use of game in Canada would be to use such excellent meats as inns-. krat, now largely wasted, and weod-• chuck or groundhog, sometimes kill- ed as a farm nuisance and thrown away. Better care of killed game would also prevent some loss and • make the meat more appetizing. There is also a regrettable waste of birds and animals which are fat 'ally wounded but never recovered.. Much of this is caused by poor shoot- ing or shooting at game beyond pro- per roper range, which, with a shortage of domestic ammunition, constitutes a double waste. Fire is one of the most devastating. causes of wastage of wild life. With. the •aproach of the fire hazard sea• son it is important that all who are interested in the preservation of wild life should use every possible care in the use of fire in the woods and, the open spaces, and should co-oper. ate in every way with those whose duty it is to see that losses from this source are held to the lowest possible • minimum, V Mother and Daughter -in -Law She jealous is of days when he was • mine-- But was he ever mine, in deepest sense? I was the means, the way by which , he came; He was within God's plan: nay soul's . defense. She is afraid he loves me most, but I, Knowing his heart and all men's hearts akin, Think of him still as seeking for hie place Within life's scheme, and hoping e're to win. I know he loves us—not as we know love— Shaping the scene of dreaminess. and rest— He is the knight of battle, now as e'er, And now two women watch and' praise his zest. Rena Chandler. Britain Army Gliders Train For Silent Air Offensive A troop carrying glider is towedfir•at on light powered aircraft, then toughness, initiative and their ability from its hangar et, an RAP,. Flying on balast-carrying and finally -troop- to lead their men afte • landing z on Training Command station in Britain,'. carrying gliders, Britain's' glider pit- enemy territory., At this school Army pilots are trained ots are picked for their qualities of