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m From the management staff and carriers of The Herald FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills wfdnfsday Visions of su seems represents as he Library Herald TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS sits reading the Night before Christmas at the Acton running through the young lad mind imagine inetnougms Photographer George Evashuk captured the young A FIRMS YARN MILL ONLY Beaumont mill closes Beaumont Knitting Mills will close Its yarn plant In Ceorgetown IB Thirteen workers are affected by he plant closing Coowner Doug Pennce said the influx of work socks from Soulh Korea has led to a per cent drop business for the firm in the past IB Imported socks retail about cents a pair while Beaumont can only retail at about more he sold The closing affects only one In two plants operated here by the firm knitting mill in Ion Williams may expand he said The first sign foreign competition was hurting business 14 months ago when the yam mill eliminated one shift laid off five employees and rrd red Strong need industrial commission A call has been mode lor the creation of a regional industrial commission for lime within two weeks George Gray president of the George town Chamber of Commerce said the an nounccd closing of a portion of the Beaumont Knitting Mills production shows the strong need for on industrial commission in Earlier last week Mr Gray attending a meeting to discuss the closing of the Fine Papers coating mill operation and per cent cutback in manpower at a similar operation at the Provincial Paper called for creation of such a commUs I think we have just seen the tip of the iceberg Mr Gray said I think we will have other problems with local industries He said efforts by five regional Chambers of Commerce to pressure for an industrial commission will continue with the next attempt set for regional council inaugural meeting Combined of workers affected by the decisions of the three companies 1 Burlington Julian Reed said the Beaumont announcement also reinforces his drive have a regional industrial commission created There a need for a trade commission not so much to promote growth but to maintain and replace existing jobs he said Imports from Korea arc attributed as a major for closing of the Beaumont Mills yarn operation coowner Doug Mr Gray labelled the closing a result of poor leadership by Ottawa in not following through with tariff and quota protection for Canadian industry Until crisis of 1973 Canada was fearful of retaliatory action from foreign he said Mr Gray also condemned the export of raw materials later to markets as manufactured products He said more emphasis must bo placed on developing industry in smaller Canadian However Mr Heed said world which Is actively more exports must ensure it not adversely affect the Canadian economy He said the third world countries must appreciate hat they require a strong economy in the developed world to provide growth Meinwhile the provincial of Industry and is prepared 1 provide advice assistance in doveliplng an industrial commission John assistant to Minister Claude Bennett Continued on Page 3 weekly production by per cent to pounds of yam Mr sold it Is uneconomic to run a small scale yam operation when purchases can be made from a large modernized manufacturer at less cost The building has been Hated for sale for six weeks and three pieces of equipment have been sold One employee has been transferred to the knitting mill expanding its staff to Mr Pennce is attempting to relocate other employees We don want to starve the importers Mr said but If Canada Is to have a viable textile industry it would be ted Aware of adverse effects of foreign competition the Canadian Textile Institute which includes the Knitting Association of Canada approached the federal textile and clothing board IB months ago seeking protection Mr said The result was Implementation of quotas in August but these quotas include the peak pping season dating to February Mr Pen rice said Efforts are continuing for hosiery to be included in 15 categories of quotas announced for imported textiles by Trade Minister Jean Chretien Nov The 1977 quotas will hold Import at toe level of five million dozen unit which la still loo high according to Mr The I97G levels Increased by about per cent over a spokesman within Mr Chretien office told The Herald last week The boards August recommend call for the limiting of hosiery imports from Taiwan to dozen units but yet to be established the federal spokesman said Is a bilateral agreement with South Korea with a possible yearly quota of 300 dozen units Mr Pennce said yarn used in the production of the work socks and other product lines at the Glen Williams plant will be purchased in Canada from George An Company It subsidiary of the Sunbeam Corporation Beaumont Mills will consolidate its product line which Includes the phase out of Ihe Lamb Street plant The company will now concentrate on moving more into promotion and sporting socks he said A spokesman for Glen Knitting Mills was Glen Knitting Hub is the only other mill in operation In Halton Hills Beaumont Mills was estabttthed In 1978 by Sam Beaumont at Glen Williams In plant expanded it yam production to a building on Lamb Street Georgetown because the firm a building In Glen Williams could not adequately handle the production of yam and sock knitting The firm Is owned by Sam and his son Doug Happy holidays Christmas is traditionally a time for family gathering joy happiness and laugh II is with just one week prior to the New Year a time when many pause to reflect on the year hat is slipping into history and to on future It Is with this In mind that the Herald wishes all its readers lis column and its correspondents a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 1977 A special thanks must be made and best wishes extended from all departments of the newspaper editorial display and classified production and circulation to the untiring efforts of our who moke their rounds early each Wednesday mom ng To nil of them goes a very special wish for an enjoyable Christmas OSSTF places embargo on Halton board Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation has placed an embargo on its members from applying for or positions of responsibility In the board of education controversial re organization of high schools The embargo a precedent setting move will prevent the hiring of teachers for a organization the board has ruled to be implemented in nine schools by Sept l Seven schools including Acton high school are currently under the chairmanship structure Hiring is scheduled to start In January Is opposed to the mandatory nature of the reorganization vice president Norman told reporters at a press conference Thursday Just hours before board met for its final meeting the year Mr Norman is part of a three man special action committee which assume powers for the chapter Dec It opposes the chairmanship scheme replacing the headship system In he past five years education has shifted away from total flexibility and back to more traditional structures Mr Norman said yet the trustees want to continue the grand ex of the i960 He demanded ihe board produce some evidence that a chair scheme is sound We can t understand why Mr Nor man said with no savings In cost no proven advantage to or support of staff with no evidence of value the board continues lis policy Whats the executive assistant member of the three man negotiating cam said It is simplistic say that the right of elected officials Is threatened The trustees reaction to the Issue dismayed him tit sold He said people arc tired of untested theories in the classroom The team member thief negotiator and teacher at Burlington General Brock school said the organizational scheme had created con fusion and demoralization on very people charged with carrying out the scheme The complete re organization of the school system requires more research on each application by those who must moke It work he Ik said a meeting with board chairman Judy Alexander scheduled for Dec had been cancelled because the board needed to its legal position ho new dale has been set Although no teachers would lose jobs in the reorganizallon the number of positions of responsibility in the high schools would decrease from to 1M Mr Judd said The board has never said us that this Is going to save us money he added It would In fact cost more money In a statement lo trustees at the board meeting Thursday evening Judy Alexander defended the mandatory Imposition of re organization A thorough evaluation of all aspects of the first school in to hove the chairmanship program was completed in November with the full cooperation of hcOSSTr and the ministry of said It was never the intent of the board lo make the chairmanship program optional she said Relations between the board OSSTF a different ball game reporters after the board adjourned A meeting between the two was not powlUe until the board received legal advice on position she said possibly this week II the embargo is successful there won chairmanship program she said adding that not all alternatives were known yet The board may grieve before the Education Tie I a lions Commission she said well the Issue may be a ilu and board begin contract negotiations The collective agreement expires the day before mandatory imposition of the program will occur Additional on Page