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Mr. And Mrs. Snell
Years may have changed,
r but the, love hasn't
By Wilma Oke
Helmer and Margaret
Snell of 30 Ord Street,
Seaforth, celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary
on the weekend, - when
their family held a dinner
party for them at Oak-
wood Inn, Grand Bend on
Saturday night and a
reception and dance was
held for them at the
Seaforth Legion Hall on
Friday evening.
They were married in
Egmondville on Sep-
tember 9, 1930, by the
Rev. Charles Malcolm.
The couple honeymooned
at Barrow Bay on the
shores of Georgian Bay
where they now have a
summer home at nearby
Hope Bay.
Mrs. Snell was the
former Margaret Rivers,
a daughter of the late
Albert and Jennie
(Nixon) Rivers of
Egmondville. Mr. Snell's
parents were - the 'late
Humphrey and Elizabeth
(Hawthorne) Snell of
Londesborough.
Afterworking for a
brief period as a night
watchman for the Town
of Seaforth, Mr. Snell
became a member of the
town police in 1932 and
was later made the chief
of police. In May, 1941, he
joined the Huron County
Police and served all
across the county until he
became a member of the
Ontario Provincial Police
in 1947. He was first
stationed in Seaforth,
then Goderich and later
at the Owen Sound
detachment until4 his
retirement in December
1968, ending his 36 -year
career as a policeman.
When asked what was
one of the biggest
changes he sees now in
police work he replied,
"Changes in the work day
the hours have
changed fantastically
over the years -- an eight
hour day was never heard
of." Mr. Snell said when
working for the Huron
police force he had to do
duty at Grand Bend 1
during the summer,
months when the crowds
were immense. On
weekends he said it was
not unusual for him to
head home to Seaforth to
bed at 4 a.m. and then to
be back at work in Grand
Bend before noon ready
to put in another 16 or 17
hour tour of duty:, The
work was mainly crowd
control with warnings
often effective and few
charges laid, he said.
Now dividing their time
between their home in
Seaforth and their
summer home in the
Bruce Peninsula, the
couple is living a more
leisurely life with lots of
fishing for speckled trout
in the streams or splake
and perch in the bay. As
well, Mr, Snell likes
hunting for deer and
rabbit. Both talked about
seeing black bears in the.
Hope Bay area. They
have, a large garden near
the cottage which they
share with family and
friends. He -does some
carpentry and wood
work, and even though
nearing his 78th birthday
Mr. Snell continues to cut
a supply of wood for their
heating needs as well.
Playing the . fiddle
provides Mr. Snell with
many hours of pleasure.
He is a member of the
Huron_ Strings, a local
group which provides
entertainment at many
area events and at
Huronview. Mr. Snell
often plays, at benefits
and some country dances
with Mrs. Snell ac-
companying on the piano
if needed.
Mrs. Snell writes
poetry and is active in
church work. The couple
belong to Northside
United Church in
Seaforth.
Mr. Snell is a past
master of Britannia
Lodge No. 170, AF & AM
and both are members of
the Eastern Star.
The Snells have two
daughters, June, Mrs.
Norman Dickinson of
Scarborough and Jean,
Mrs. Douglas Whyte of
Glen Orchard, and a son,
Robert of Bayfield. They
have nine grandchildren.
Theywere the
recipients of many gifts
andcongratulatory
mess.ages, including
those from the Governor
General of Canada,
Edward Schreyer; Prime
Minister Pierre Trudeau
and Premier William
Davis.
Friends and neighbors
of the Snells in the Hope
Bay community held a
party for them in August
to mark their golden
wedding anniversary. ,
It's a fact
Since the time of
Samuel de Champlain
observers, including
artist Paul Kane, various
anthropologists' and
police and government
officials have testified to
the ability of Ojibway,
Blackfoot and, other
Canadian Indians to set
large wigwams vibrating
powerfully and shaking
without physical contact.
-from The First Original
Unexpergated, Authentic
Canadian Book of Lists.
Jac/..'s jottings from
Metro's; Social Plan-
ning. Council recently
issued°", a Working Paper._.,
on "Job Retention' -
"Layoffs and Unem-
ployment", which
discusses some of the
impacts on those laid off.
Ontario's unem-
ployment rate' in April
1980 was 7.8 per cent,
There were 337 thousand•
people but of work. On a
seasonally adjusted basis
the unemployment rate in
this Province made an
unseasonal jump while
virtually all other
provinces in Canada had.
a - decline in• their
unemployment rate.
Of course, people lose
jobs for . a variety of
reasons: the economy
declines _and employers
cease operations or slow
down production;
seasonal changes in the
demand for goods or
services are translated
into seasonal variations
in the levels of em-
ployment in certain in-
dustries ; employers
choose to relocate their
operations. or .reorganize
them, causing changes in-
-the labour force;
technological changes
often replace people with
machines; and gover-
nment cutbacks affect
levels of employment in
both the public and
private sector.
Information for 1979
indicates that on a
monthly average basis in
Ontario almost 50 ,per
'cent of all persons
unemployed had lost
their last job or had been
laid off, Job loss as ,a
percentage of all reasons
for unemployment was
higher for men than for
women.
On the other hand?
layoffs appear to have a
disproportionate impact
upon younger and older
workers and on women.
The value of an employee
to an employer influences
the selection of workers
to be laid off.
Value is often related to
age. Older workers suffer
from low levels of formal
education and skills while
young workers . lack
experience. Some age
discrimination may be a
contributing factor to job
insecurity.
Women are especially
vulnerable are,
layoffs
because- they are often
new entrants to the
labour market and
because of the types of
jobs they hold. Women
have been employed
traditionally in low level
and low skill jobs. and
jobs which are tem,
porary, part-time, or
casual. Such workers are
easily replaced when
business improves and
often de not have the
protection of seniority
and other union -
negotiated layoff
provisions.
Many laid -off workers
suffer considerable
emotional and .economic
stress as a result of job
loss. The most direct and
easily •measured impact
is, of course, income loss.
Lack of fringe benefits
and savings is less easy to
measure but important.
Loss of pension benefits is
particularly difficult for
older workers nearing
retirement as their final
earning years are often
the most important in
assuring adequate
retirement benefits..
Age .,is also a critical
factor in re-employment:
Older workers who
usually have the most to
lose by permanent
layoffs, also tend to have
the most difficulty in
finding new jobs. Low
skills and educational
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levels, unfamiliarity with.
the job market, and:
.discrimination, on the
basis of age handicap,
older workers in their job
search.
Inevitably, of course,
unskilled and semi-
skilled workers tend to
have more problems in
finding new jobs than
skilled workers. Many
studies have -, reported
that a significant number
of laid off workers are
forced to accept less
desirable jobs which pay
less and are part-time or
temporary. One report
estirn.ated that about two
out of every five re-
employed workers are
downgraded in skill level
on their new jobs.
Based upon in-
formation in several
studies, job loss in itself
does not appear to be
critical; rather it is the
extent and duration of
loss of income that is
most important.
Of course, the impact of
job loss is not merely
economic. 'People's work
has the potential to, meet
several needs. It provides
a source of livelihood,
brings widened contact
with other people, allows
an individual to . use
talents and abilities, and
contributes to a person's
self-image as a suc-
cessful and useful
member of society.
Therefore, the loss of a
job is frequently - indeed
almost invariably -
damaging in several
ways.
A 'number of studies
have found that workers
who lose their jobs
through no fault of their
own experience feelings
of bitterness and rage.
Turned inward, their
feelings of bitterness,
anger and powerlessness
may re§ult in depression,
which is further in-
creased by self-doubt and
blame , whish develop
when job hunting is not
successful.
Psychosomatic illnesses
and • stress-related
symptoms are not un-
common.
Often, laid off workers
feel alienated and
detached from the world,
which they come to
regard as -an un -
controllable and un-
friendly place. The loss of
social contact through the
work setting is further
aggravated by the ten-
dency of unemployed
persons to withdraw from
friends, relatives and
community life.
Within the- family,
considerable stress is
created due to - the
unemployed person's loss
of self-confidence and
perceived loss of 'status
as well as authority.
Shifts in roles within the
family, coupled with
changes in the unem-
ployed worker's per-
sonality, can provoke
considerable sltress and
in extreme cases can lead
to family breakdown.
The changes of attitude
in TOroirttc..-..
which take plaie-,gas, a
result of job loss do ,nQt
make laid off workers
particularly effective job
searchers. Depression
and anxiety can paralyse, .
making it very difficult
for some people to begin
and sustain job hunting
activities. If bitterness
and hostility come out
during job interviews,
prospective employers
"-,may be reluctant to hire
laid -„off workers simply
becaus, of these
"negative ttitudes"
Repeated rejec ions by
employers further e
self-confidence an
contribute to the already
depressed St:ata
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years, the afternoon
parade had so many
entries they couldn't all
he placed around the
track at the Blyth Arena
grounds.
Both large and small
steam engines were on
event, as well as model
cars, an operating saw
mill and entertainment
with step dance and
fiddle contests.
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