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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1968-12-05, Page 411SISURANCE Auto, Fire, Life, Donald G. Eaton Ineorance Agency Limited Office In Massonic Block Main Street Mama 5274610 : Seaforth Promeetwon CHRISTMAS TREES Select Scotch Pine Egmondville Rovers at Ken Smith's (Beside Egmendville Store) SAFORTIFia ONT., DEC. 5, 1968 Name County Associate T. W. Clapp has been ap- pointed Associa*e. Agricultural Representative for Huron Coun- ty, succeeding D. S. Pullen, who was recently appointed Agricult- A•al Representative for Huron 'County, Mr. Clapp has served as Assistant and Associate Ag- ricultural Representative i 11 Lanark County since 1965. His aPlAintment is effective on Dec- ember 9th. Canada grows 53,000 acre a of peas for soup. Two-thirds of chicken aid tur- ifleattatalraMai key Production in Canada takes place in Ontario and Quebec. Read the Advertisements — It's a Profitable Pastinus I lamml“.•••••• r".4 r•-.4 , 4"V SANTA CLAUS NEWS OF =MALL ' Deputy,Goversior Presents Awards The junior attendance awa for district one was present Hensall Kinsmen by Depu Governor Dave Beattie of C ton. The presentation was ma to past president Bob Caldw at a meeting in charge of pre dent Wayne Reid. The Boake Wficiency Awar was also presentet to the pa president along with his pa president's plaque. This w Bring -A -Buddy night and seve al guests were present alo with guest speaker OPP offic John Wright from Exeter d tachment who showed films o traffic accidents and spoke' o safe driving practises. The Hensall Kinsmen an Kinettes made theis regul visit to the Goderich Hospi on Wednesday to entertain th patients 'there. -- Members of • Hensall Kinett club visited sick and shut -Ms in St. Joseph's Hospital Londo South Huron Hospital. Exete Blue Water Rest Home, Huron view, Queensway Nursing Hom Hensall and villagers, Sunda and presented them with par cels of Christmas goodies. Fift parcels were given out. This an annual project for the shut- ins. Miss Amy Lanunie waft pre- sented with a service award at F a recent CND3 Board of Gov- ernors 3 ernors Dinner in London. As this is the 50th anniversary of the, founding of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, staff members with long ser- vice records ara receiving rec- ognition. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McEwen a- ..eataalealitzAlgt.0 rd celelirated their 40th wedding, ed anniversary at the Bluewater ty Rest Home on Saturday where, lin- me. MeEwen is a patient Atbeav- de ding were Mr. and Mrs. Ross ell Love, Clinton; Mrs. A. E. Keys, si- Exeter; Mrs. John McMurtrie, Henna Mr. and Mrs. McEwen d were presented with an electric st clock. st Mr. and Mrs. Love and Mrs. as Keys arranged the party. r- Mr. and Mrs. Don Rigby and ng Stewart Knights of Blenheim, er were weekend guests with Mr. e- and Mrs. Harry Snell. n J. F. W. Paterson of Toronto, n formerly of Hensall, will cele- brate his 96th birthday Tues - d day, December 24th. ar Mr. Stewart McQueen is vis- tal iting this week with Mr. and e, Mrs. Dan Rigby in Blenheim. Jun Veneer who has been a patient in South Huron Hospi- tal and St. Joseph's Hospital, London, for the past six weeks, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. James Bozzato and Delia, Port Colborne, were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. William Kyle. ( Burns UCW • Has Meeting n, r, e, is HENSA-LL SATURDAY • DECEMBER 140 , at 2 p.m. Free movies and treats at the Town Hall Free chocolate milk from Hurondale Dairy Free skating Saturday afternoons during December and January. Stores are open Monday through Saturday until Christmas, every Fri- day evening and the evening of Dec- ember 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 23rd. 13,3 Stores will be closed Friday evenings a during January, February & March. pi, a Sponsored by the Hensall Men's Business A Association. -4 'blue coal' Champion Stove and Furnace Oil WILLIS DUNDAS Office 527-0150 — Res, 527-1053 Burns' UCW met at the home of Mrs. Jim McEwing on Tues- day afternoon with 15 members and three visitors present Mns. Bell, president, opened the meeting. A reading "Kind Words" was read by Mrs. Leslie -Reid and Miss Jean Leiner gave a reading "What Art has Con- tributed to Religion". Mrs. Wat- son Redd read "The Legend of the Christmas Tree", followed by prayer. Members observed a minute's silence for the late Mrs. Agnes Hills. Mrs, Bell conducted businetss. The treasurer's report *was given by Miss Jean Leiper. vacemezvem, Can Aid CHRISTMAS In Hog TREE'S Gains Scotch Pine Nicely Trimmed s GORDON NOBLE Phone 527-0840 — We Deliver — • (4- 44444 agEZICEL7 PAT, 527-1750 • SEAFORTH Lot Open Evenings to 9 p.m. "Serving Seaforth and District for 28 Years" This Week's A-1 Used Car Buys 1965 PONTIAC Sedan, V-8 Auto. and Radio Only 1800 Miles 1967 CHEV. Lic. I158-875. 1966 CREV. "8" Impala A.T., R. — 1165-951 1966 PONTIAC Sedan, A.T. E39-932, low mileage. 1965 CHEV. "8" Station Wagon, 99-204X 1965 OLDS. — Lic. 1158-314. 1965 cHEV. V-8, auto., Radio—Lic. 1156-168 1964 CHEV. Sedan, 6-cyl., auto. — Lic. 1159-427. , 1964 VOLKS Coach — 1167-032 1964 OLDS. — Lic. 1159-096. 1963 PONTIAC — Lic. 1158-198. 1963 RAMBLER, A.T. Lic. 1159-332. 1462 PONTIAC, A.T. WEEDY BILL.44,1311.L. YOtiflYkAntl Warr naanuY A Finie WSE.1› CAR PROM X HAVE NO'T RADE thl. RAD A li3AC, ACCIOarr IMMY OTHER CAR. C44,11-Ifteg• 'TOO sat>. How DID 17' HAPPEN.? ASMLUMAL SACK SEATIV. If:Pt watt.srA<YDeita taleK, ThEYi4tL.13P_Atrrlam News of Brucefield Mrs. Lloyd Petersen and baby spent a few days last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson spent the week end at Mrs. Peterson's home. Master Sandy Broadfoot is a patient in Seaforth Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Smith, Bluevale, visited on Sunday with Mrs. 11. Berry. We are sorry to report the serious illness of Mr. Chas Snel- ling in Victoria Hospital, Lon- don. Mrs. Wm. Tompkis and Mnst John A. McEwen are patients in Clinton Hospital. UKE MAKING MONEY? ...a CANADIAN mutual fund Investing In the dynamic ,growth through research dustries of thi United States. A.G.F. Management Area Representative Fred (Ted) Savauge 77 John Si. — 527-1522 Adding trace amounts of cop- per salts to hog feed prompted hogs to gain weight faster on less feed in experiments at the Canada Department of Agricult- ure's Melfort, Saskatchewan, Re- search Station. Dr. A. S. Castell, a nutrition specialist, added a pound of cop- per sulfate per ton of feed and improved daily gains in gilts in Th, the 50 to 200 pound range by nine per cent a day. Feed con- sumption droPped from 3.75 to 3.42 pounds of feed' to put on a pound of gain. The federal researcher warns that farmers and feed manu- facturers must await approval from Food and Drug Director- ate before these high levels of copper can be added to feed. Farm Credit Changes Parliament recently passed important amendments to the Farm Credit Act. The $40,000 ceiling on stand- ard loans for individual farm- ers is unchanged but now loans - rimy be made up to $30,000 for ' two farmers working in a part- nership and up to $100,000 for three or more owner -operators working together. Similarly, under the super- vised loans; the rnaximu or an individual remains al $ 5, /1 0 but two or more owner -opera ors may qualify for a loan up t $100,000. A new provision permits I ans 'up to 90 per cent of the apprai- sed value of land, livestock, and equipment to young farmers. No Snow, Lots of Rain If you hate snow but love rain, maybe the place for you is the Queen Charlotte Islands in Brit- ish Columbia. Take Tasu Sound on the west side -1, Or instance. The weather station there, in its first 60 months of operation has meas- ured nearly 800 inches of rain - that more than 150 inches a year. Comare that with Vancouver w ich gets 57 inches. Total moi- stu for other Canadian cities - Calgary, 17 inches; Swift Cur- rent, 15; Winnipeg,20; Tol'onto, 31; Ottawa, 35; Quebec City, 45; Saint John, New Brunswick, 47; Charlottetown, 43; and Halifax, 54 inches. USBORNE & HIB - BERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY! HEAD OFFICE - exerEn, Ont. Directors: Martin Feeney - R.R. 2, Dublin President Clayton Calquhoun RR. 1, Vice -President Science Hill Wm 11. Chaffe ;S.& 4, Mitchell Tim Toohey - R.R. 3, Lucan Raymond McCurdy R.R. 1, Kirk -ton Robert Gardiner. RR. 1, Cromarty Agenft: Hugh Benninger • Dublin Harry Coates - • Exeter Clayton Harris • Mitchell Secrefarialarainsurer; Hugh' Patterson - • Bxetiez OeMeleeeeeelleeeeeeellelleneieeilee Specially Priced efor Christmas Giving STOP in at your Co-op Store- and browse through the display of Christmas Gifts. SEAFORTH FARMERS Phone -527-0770 Seaforth Classified Ads i! ring Results Notice to Employers &Employees At 12.01 a.m. onjanuary isto969, the new Ontario Employment Standards Act becomes law The New Employment Standards Act provides minimum standards for overtinHte pay, holiday pay and vacation pay; pro- tects againstlong hours; ensures equal pay for equal work for women, workers; sets higher rates rad mi nim um wages. Ontario's employment standards program is con- cerned with the economic well-being of the Province's manpower resources. The new Aet up -dates and broad- ens the minimum standards for wages and working con- ditions to safeguard workers against exploitation and to protect employers against unfair competition based on lower standards. tne, hours 'of work The working hours of an employee shall not exceed eight m the day and 48 in tbs week. However, =der certain conditions a permit tv work overtime may be obtained •from the depart- nient. Employees whose only work is supervisory or man- agerial are exempted from the 'hours provisions of the Act. A girl under 18 years shall not be required to work more than, six hours over- time each week. !overtime pay eraployee will receive a min- ' The Act provides that en equal equal imuni of one and one-balf times his regular wage -rate for any work in excess of the maximum 48 hoursper week In addition toproviding pre- miumpay, this requirement isdesigned to curb the use of excessive overtime. Special overtime provi- sions have been established for the following industries and may be Obtained by writing the Employment Standards Branch of the Department: Sewer and Watermain Construction; Interurban and Municipal Transport; Local Cartage; Tourist Resort; Restaurant and Tavern; Fruit and Veg- etable Processing; Taxi; Ambulance Service; High- way Transport and Road Building. statutory holida ys A regular, full-time employee and certain categories of part-time employees who work on a statutory holiday must receive a minhnurn of one and onelhalf times their regular Wage rate. The holi- days are Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Dominion Day, Labour Day andThanksg.ivingDay.Sub- stitute holidays may be arranged with the approval of the Director. Minimum Wage Increase Rate Rate Effective Jan. I, 1969 Rate Effective Oct. 1, 1969 General Minimum ;1.00/hr 4 1,30/hr General learner Rate 3 (4 months max) .90/hr 1.20/hr Construction Rate 1.25/hr 1.55/hr Student Rate; General .80/hr /.00/hr First Month Summer 30/hr .90/hr Hotels, Tourist Resorts, Restaurants & Taverns LearnerS in this Indusby (1 month mat) (Deductible allowance for room and beard) Taxis -35% of proceeds, or Delivery & Shoe Shine Boys Ambulance Driver a Helper LOO/hr L15/hr .90/br 1.00/fir 1.15/hr 15.00/wk 17.00/wk .75/hr 1.15/hr 1.30/hr .00/hr .90/hr 1.30/hrf_ 62.40/wk, fit work la less than 48 hours per week *Hat Warman, film. exceed 48 ?.% no records kept $1.30/hr Pay for work ) In order to protect the grow- ingsegment of women in the labour force the existing legislation covering equal pay for equal work kinder a, the Human Rights Code has been strengthened and trans- ferred to the Employment Standards Act. This provi- sion ensures that a woman who does the same job as a man in the same establish - mentis entitled to the same pay. The question a what Is equal work will be deter- mined on the basis of skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions. THIRD SHIFT. No girl under 18 years shall work in an establish- ment between midnightiMd 6 a.m. a woman works on a ' that begins or, ends between 1,2:00 xnidnight and 6 a.m. her employer must provide transportaticin. from, Iter residence to the job or from the job to her haute. vacations with pay The Act provides that every employee shall be given an annual paid vacation of at least one week after one year of employment. The' vaca- tion pay must not be less than 2% of the total pay received in the year in which the acation is given. When an employee works for a period less than one year he is entitled _to 2% vacation pay for the period worked. After three years of employ- ment, the minimum is two weeks paid vacation and the pay must not be less than 4% of the annual earnings. The Vacation with Pay stamp book system for con- struction workers will be phased out between January 1, 1970 and June 30, 1970. protection for homeworkers Any person doing homework as defined in the new Act is now considered to b,e an employee and is protected by the legislation. Employers are required to provide a statement of wages and deductions to each em- ployee at the time wages are paid. It must show: pay period, rate of wages, amount of wages, all deduc- tions and the purpose of each, allowances and the net amount being paid the em- ployee. Deductions include those authorized by the employee and such usual deductions as Unemploy- ment Insurance, Income Tax, Canada Pension, Company'Pension Plan and Hospitalization. collection of unpaid wages The department may now collect unpaid wages for an employee including the amount of wages due, over- time pay and vacation pay pp to a maximum of $1,000. Formerly collection could be made for wages only up to the level of the minimum Wage. NOTE There are some industries in the province under the juris- dictum of the Federal Govern- ment such as banks airlines railways etc. These industries are covered by the Canada Labour Standards Code and are hot.under the jurisdiction of this Act. If you are in doubt wbich legislation applies to you, call the Employment Standards Branch (Telephone: 365-5251), for information. The above is only a general summary of the Act. For more specific in- formation regarding the Act and its regulations concerning overtime per, mats, exemption.s for special occupations, etc., contact: Employment Standards Branch 74 Victoria Street Toronto 1A, Ontario Ontario Department of Labour Hon. Daltonl3ales, Q.C,, Minister