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first draft of`the"' of grins as it was received
by Rick Banks o at' ort Credit who has, been ac-
ting on behalf of `theitown in theacquisition' of a,
distinctive, coatot''rms. °Actually the final draftis not,unlike this ane except for the animal at the
top - a greyhound which has been scrapped, in
favor"of a red dragon: i,
Rick Banks explainedthat the greyhound was'
lifted from thecoat,of' arms of; the son..of,Lord
Goderich, the English, :,politician for whom the
town of Goderich Is ..named. Perhaps it was
because Lord Goderich was such a poor; example
of good leadership .that the College of .Arms
exchanged the greyhound for a more respectable
dragon. RememberSt. George and the dragon?
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A "tour" of the :cetatof arms shows how very
symbolic the town's new coat of arms really is.
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REPRESENTATIVE
Mayor Deb Shewfelt said thenew coat of arms
is truly representative of the. Town of Goderich.
"Once you tell people it is the coatof arms for
the Town of Goderichr they'll never forget it,"
said the mayor He recalled thatrr'ianyfirst-time
visitors to Goderich this summer went away with
The Square and the design of the municipality
firmly fixed in their minds because" it is so
unique.
While most town councillors were non-
committal about the coat of arms and only sat
studying the large drawing presented by Rick
Banks for council's perusal, Deputy -reeve
Eileen Palmer announced;M.`1 like it."
Palmer said she had been critical of the coat of
arms in the past, but since seeing 'it she had
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et}ea"th` tl dragon is the bronze ;naval
crown, atop a ;.'grey, red and black w'arrior's
helmet, Only towns with a marine significance
may use the naval;crown.-The decoratiye plumes
on each side ef the helmet are blue and,white and
are used only, to fill in the empty space on the
'coat of arms and make it,more attractive..
• At the sides are two tigers (what more
suitable animals for a town founded by William
"Tiger" Dunlop?). Around the necks of the
yellow and black tigers are heavy collars, the
left one hung with a red cog wheel indicating
industry and the right one hung, with a red Maple
Leaf symbolic of Canada.
• Between the tigers is a shield bearing
alternating blueand white "waves" depicting
the lake (similar to the ones on the town flag);
the ,Octagon (The Square) ,in the centre; and an
ancient or antique crown in the heart of the
octagon' indicating Her `Majesty's Court House.
Banks told the town the monarch's crown used in
the centre of the town flag was not reproduced on
the coat of arms since the College of Heralds
advised such use of the crown is reserved for the
Royal Family only.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBE.R 24, 1977
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employment -low in Huron
loyment in Huron County is running at
jratively low figure stacked against
ial";or even federal unemployment
ic.statistics are not available for Huron
b tt regional figures indicate an average •
byment.rate of 4.1 per cent in the Lake
Bion. The region takes in the area of
•St. Thomas, Woodstock, Tillsonburg,
h and surrounding area.
e.re ion1anentploymentwas-4#,1 per nent zi,
, rose to 4.5 per cent in September` andhia"s" -
d to 3.9 per cent in October, The figures
surprisingly low for. an agricultural
egion but the only other regional statistic
pare comes from Midwestern Ontario in
awa area where the October average was
cent.
Hey, manager of the Canada Manpower
in Goderich, said the economic picture in
a is not gloomy but more probably
the general economic picture across the
Huron County area is served by the main
ch Manpower officeand a branch in
Hey said that county unemployment
rose to 967 at the end of October as
d with 905 at the same time last year.
"The figures don't mean that much since.
month by month figures differ," he said. "You
have to look at the yearly figure. The Goderich
area is holding up well and the figures are good
compared to other years or compared to other
provinces."
He also indicated that the winter months were
notoriously slow for employment mainly due to
the absence of construction. But a sagging
construction industry has had little ,to offer at
_time this thisear
T1ey"exAided' that"ihe'uriemployed are willag
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to ,work` at any job and the bulk of the op-
portunities in the Goderich office generally call
for waitresses and other related jobs.
"What we can't get right now are skilled
mechanics," Hey remarked. "You need a skill
right now to find a job and we have had requests
for welders, mechanics and carpenters."
The job market has been especially depressing
for young people and even more so for young
people without a skill. And training programs
have been especially helpful in this area.
The Canada Manpower Industrial Training
Program, a cost sharing program. between
Manpower and private employers, has filled
positions for which skilled workers were not
available, filled vacancies that have resulted
el R.R. 2 Cllrtttnt#„(Court Benmiller
aloresterbf.the'Year at'the Western
M InclaI Assembiy's , 18th annual
r held,; lnt Goderich' Ot the
o DIatr ct, Connell play,: t'hosf
to about 250 Foresters. Here, Mr. Glnn is pinned
by' Gwen Ray, last year's Forester of the 'fear
and chairman of the,selection committee. (staff
photo)
from expansion or provided skilled jobs for
employees who may have been laid off 'other-
wise.
Last year in Huron County 120 people were
trained through the industrial training program
and the number of people involved in the
program this year is expected to reach 200. The
training program mainly deals with skilled
trades in the metal .working industry, such as
welders and machinists but in this area has
expanded to farm al at. ,pa 'ts trades.
The Canada Emplgyment and Immigration
Commission has alsaxannounced a new program,
Job Experience Training Program (JET) aimed
at providing jobs for young people and ex-
panding the labor force to meet skilled
requirements.
Under the program employers are subsidized
50 per cent of an employee's wage for a period of
26 weeks and prospective employees are selected
for jobs to suit their interests and aptitudes and
given an orientation course to prepare them for
the work force.
Elementary
teachers keep
tight lipped
The Huron County Board of Education and its
elementary school teachers are staying tight
lipped about current contract negotiations for
the teachers. The talks on the one year pact
bogged down recently and a fact finder was
appointed by the Education Relations Com-
mission of Ontario to attempt to find out why no
agreement had been reached.
Professor J.W. Samuels of the faculty of law of
the University of Western Ontario was appointed
by the commission to meet with both the
teachers and the board to see why no settlement
has been reached. In his report to the corn -
mission Samuels said neither party could be
blamed for the problem.
He said very poor communications were
keeping the two parties apart and that a mistrust
had built up between them. He added that
negotiations seemed to be a "dialogue of the
deaf", a problem that brought negotiations with
secondary school teachers and the board to a
halt also.
Samuels was appointed by the commission to
report on secondary school teacher negotiations
and said that identical problems plagued those
talks. He suggested the board and its secondary
school teacher negotiations be handled by a
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Michael McCullough, a Grade 2 student at
Victoria Public School showed a keen interest.in
this covered wagon entered in the crafts -com-
petition by Paul Steep. Steep was awarded a
certificate for his entry in the fair. (staff photo)
Foresters meet in Goderich
The Huron Division Council of the Canadian
Order of Foresters from Courts in Benmiller,
Kinburn, Atwood and Wallace played host, this
weekend in Goderich to about 250 Foresters from
39 courts in the Western Ontario Provincial
Assembly at its 18th annual meeting. Also
present were some guests who are members of
Foresters' Councils in Eastern Ontario.
The weekend began with lunch, opening'
ceremonies and a dance at the Goderich Legion
Hall on Friday evening. On Saturday, meetings
were held at the Legion Hall. On Saturday
evening, a banquet and dance were held at
Saltford Valley Hall.
At the banquet, cash and cheques totalling
$7,600 were presented for cancer research. This
is the largest ambttrtt ever raised by any
provincial assemblyin,Canada in the Foresters'
98 year history.
Cancer research funding is the number one
project of the Foresters, as a national body. Over
the years, the Catiadii ii' o esters have donated
in excess of $700,000 (pcaj Or 'research, They
have also donated 16 buses for handicapped
people in past years.
The Foresters arc aiming to raise $100,000 to
present to the Canadian Cancer Society at the
1979 national assembly to be held in London,
Ontario. The national total has already reached
$47,700,
As a local project, the Huron District
Foresters raised $4,840 for a therapeutic
whirlpool bath to be purchased by Huronview for
arthritic residents' use. The bath will cost $4,560
with the difference between the two figures being
donated to cancer research. Accepting the
cheque tin behalf of Huronview was Chester
Archibald.
Frank Ray of Court Wabash (Chatham area)
received recognition for raising the most money
of the executive members in the W,O.P.A. for the
local project. He made small picnic tables and
sold them raising $162.38.
Court Benmiller received recognition for
gathering the most new members in its court in
the past year. Court 'Benmiller hhs about 201);.
members and Court Fascination, the Benmiller
Women's Foresters' group has about 70.
To help raise money for cancer research,
Court Benmiller held a beef draw. The winners
of this draw were Bruce Fisher of R.R.4
Goderich, Mrs. Mary Miller of R.R.5 Goderich
and Mrs. Doug Thiel of Kitchener.
Gerry Ginn of R.R.2 Clinton (Benmiller) was
named Forester of the Year at Saturday night's
banquet. He received a gift and pin from Gwen
Ray, last year's winner and chairman of the
selection committee.
High Chief Ranger Earl Parsons of London
brought greetings to the annual meeting from
the Foresters' head office in Brantford. He said
he was proud to be a Forester and spoke of the
many past accomplishments of the organization.
Don Buchanan, president 'of the HuronDistrict
Council summed up the banquet on Saturday
evening by speaking of the friendship: fra;;;:
nalism and the helping hands which ari1t,
of the Foresters' organization. r ��
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