The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-06-01, Page 3060
»E;R#0.8. SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE
loses
employee
'After 11 years.Qf keeping things
situp. shape around the C;loder•ich
Public Utilities. offices and
.garage Bill Armstrong well retire
at the end of May
• Although he was but n irr
Saskatchewan Bill has lived in
• Goderieh for all but severs et his
65 v,ears' and plans to cuntinite
making his home, ',here eat 28
Analesea Street
The • most outstanding thin;,
about his years el ser; ic:e w itis the
local P l' (' t$ ttie fact that In the
. 11' ears there have only been two
weeks when he was not ori the fob.
pill was oft on sick leave fo'r that,
time but has never missed a day -•s
work with that one' exception
Before' joining the crew at the
Public Utilities Bill worked for
seven years at the Clinton Airport
and his work• record al. * includes
employment with Sifto Salt,
Goderich Manufacturing. • the
Goderich Organ Company ' and
with the Railroad section
•
Just what he's going to do with
his retirement time is, still •
uncertain, but he admits having
recently purchased a fishing'pole.
Mr -Armstrong is married and
the father of three with' his family
all living in Goderich, -
Bill: Armstrotig.:..retiri-ng
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hairuress,ei•'s . or at cocktail
parties." •
Mrs.'Poston's male colleagiles
have. since learned otherwise.
"I don't capitalize on Nein; a
.woman. I don't flaunt my
femininity." she declares • • I
make a point of dealing with both
men and women in an honest dav-
to-day, .face-to-face relationship.
Their time is important. My.time
is important. Being`' open _and
direct with one another is the only
waw t� get 'Our jobs done.'
The commissioner -notes that
although she herself has shied'
away from traditionally female
occupations, 'numerous job
opportunities for women too exist
in these fields. •'
"We.can't buy enough: grow
enough, or build enough °sogial
workers;" he says.. "We must
often go outside the country:., and
waive our usual . citizenship
requirements..`.. in ager to ,get
7•'171e"e are also serious
shortages. she reports:of
librarians, dieticians.
. occupational theraafsts,. and
physiotherapists. • •
Women are always in demand
too for entry revel clerical jobs in
:,fcivil service; li7lrs: Postoti notes:._ `
Men supervisors often find
mature women -,-more
.acceptable" for such jobs" than
girls fresh out of school. she.
adds.
"The men claim," Ersa Poston
says, "that after they've taken the
.time to . train the girls, they
usually, go off, get .married and-
' have babtes.
-But �whether women. operate
on higher or lower yoc'ation.a1 •_,�' .•min
'lever," Mrs. Poston de•cla,res.
- "they're not being given the
opportunities for position.
promotion and the other
opportunities that go with equal •
.. employment. Discrimination is
quite prevalent. Many of us are
still subject to what — by now
should be history." 524 -
Iluro,iWe w A U,iIIUty
arrange
. .
Sr. Cltize�s Week
The regular monthly meeting of
the Huronview Womeii's
Auxiliary was held in the Craft,
Hoorn at Huronview on Monday,
May 15 at 2:00 hath• the President,
Mrs., Wilfred Colclough
presiding. The, meeting opened
with the members repeating The
Lord's Prayer .in unison. Mrs.
Colclough welcomed the
members to the meeting' and was
ploased at the good att?•ndance,
she also expressed her thanks to
all the members and to The
Women's Institutes for their help
with tie YBlo'ssom Tea". It was
one of the most successful
•Teas" ever held. The Minutes of
the previous meeting were read
and approved and the Treasurer's
repay (was given. Mrs. McGregor
reported for the Craft Room.
Mrs,.Keith Webster reported the
purchase of one dozen bops and
saucers to replace cracked and
broken ones in the Craft Room.
Mr. Archibald announced that
Iluronview would observe Senior
Citizen's Week again this year,
from Sunday'June 18 to Saturday
tune 24, and although plans aren't
completed yet for all, the days,
s��►ne dajs� _ are completely
pi'itrined.Sunday June 18 -will have
Church. Service at 9:30 with
Ontario Street United Church,
Choir providing the music. In the
afternoon The Blue. Water ,i31
and the Harbour ,'Aires will
provide music. Wednesday of
course is the big day, when the
picnic will be held. On Friday
afternoon it will be "Bingo" and
on Saturday afternoon it will be
"Games in the Auditorium".
The Wckmen's Institutes will be
,Aasked,to help with t_tie registration
of the guests each day, and in
other small ways.
R was decided to hold the June
q. Auxiliary meeting one . week
earlier than usual, Monday, June
12, to make final arrangements
for helping with Senior Citizen's
Week. ,
Mrs, Niven read two Mother's
Day poems and the meeting closed
at 4 with the Institute Grace and
' refreshmei is •were. served.
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Cambria at An$lesea•
O pensiorts and pension supplements
have been •increased• back to last
January, to reflect increases jn the
cost of living
.1 in future, if living costs rise,,these
' benefits will be adjusted accordingly
each April ..
O all of the 1.$ million pei'lsioners will
have their pension and supplement
fully ad'usted for,changes in.the cost
of livi...
g
O 1 inion aged 65 and over, (.about 60%
f old age pensioners) will receive
increases in either their maximum or
• partial supplement benefits' , . .
1_1 an additional 100;000 pensioners will
be.entitled to the supplernent for the
f• irst time because of higher allowable
• income.
those who may mollify for
supplements
All those receiving only the basic Old Age
Security pension will receive during July
informational material and aSuiplement
Application Form to assist then, in
determining whether they are not►,
entitled to the supplement,
..:Your old age security pension
Your May cheque II not inctude the
increase.
Your June cheque will include:
Back payments—January
to May $14.40
New rate of regular monthly
cheque 82.88
Total to be paid in June only U $97.28
Your old age pension and
"supplement
Those who are receiving maximum
benefits under the combined Old Age ,
Security and Guaranteed Income
Supplement will be•entitled to $1.50 for a
single person:or a married person whose
husband or wife is not a pensioner and
$285 for a married couple where both are
pensioners—X142.50 each.
Those who are now receiving a partial
supplement:wi,llalso receive"the same;
amount of adjustment, but not the new'
maximum benefits noted above.
Your May cheque Will not include the
increase. W
Your'June chequ will be at the 'hew rate
will Iso inclu�l the beck,payments
ents
anda e � ,p ym
to last Januarcy. ,
Need More Irr`f� 'matron?°
Additional inform tion will be mailed to all
pensioners in Enid- une. Information is
also available from the Regional Old Age*
Security Office in.the capital city of your
province.
Minister Ministre
Health Santa •t
`and Welfare- Bled-4tre social
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