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jfttt farm page tjqffsax niw acton agricultural society banquet followed by program in churchill church the acton free press wednesday december 4 1968 j5 cattle housing mqnagemfent explained at barn meeting by h jjstanley agricultural representative the halton holstein breeders held their second annual barn meeting at the farm of george l h leaver campbelrville on friday nov 29 at j 30 pm don brethet herdsman showed the herd to the visitors olin bacon a professional hoof trimmer from hillsburgh then- demonstrated the proper way to trim a cqws hoof guest speaker was john benham a holstein breeder from roclcwood who last year was awarded a 2000 bank of montreal scholarship to study dairy cattle housing and management in ontario and the states of new york michigan and wisconsin john stated that we uo not realize the value of the export market to the ontario holstein breeder he suggested that the lack 6f competent labor is the greatest problem ontario dairymen should decide to he either a milk producer or a breeder he then discussed the marly steps which he feels are essential for success in each of these fields steps for success as a milk producer are free stalls if renovating is needed self feeding throughout the year in confinement double herringbone milking parlour confinement rearing of young stock to get better growth and more supervision purebred holsteins bred to proven hulls production testing a feed ration of corn tillage haylage and high moisture corn a properly- planned building layout and complete records for the sale of iced stock john stressed- attractively presented animals know what the market demands and breed for it production testing to provide full pedigrees on animals for sale young stock in confinement and advertising mr benham also stated that dairy farmers do not live long enough to make mistakes the meeting adjourned with the serving of coffee and donuts members of acton agricultural society and their guests relaxed and looked back over a busy and very successful fall fair last wednesday evening over 100 enjoyed a hot roast beef dinner and program in churchill church bill nellcs arranged the pleasant evening which included entertainment warden bill hunter of georgetown introduced the county promotional film the man and the boy and the local audience was especially delighted to sec familiar faces in some of theshots two young men from the university of guelph fold their interested listeners about their native lands ravindra sharma of dhopil madhya pradesh india has been in canada a year and a half and is studying engineering he said skeletons believed to be the oldest in the world have recently been found in india and excavations have produced articles dated at 4300 bc with its long history india is trying hard to progress harry mahadeo of guyana south america took the audience on an imaginary lour of the capital georgetown a sugar plantation factory and government resettlement area both speakers stressed agriculture and implements methods of production and trade indias land ranges from desert to the area with the highest rainfall in the world even in hot flat guyana there must be irrigation in the dry season for the sugar cane both speakers tempted the listeners with accounts of the warm climate they had left behind the georgetown barbershop chorus sang a variety of pleasing selections among the many enjoying the meal in the church basement together were five of the oldest fair membersone of them marking his birthday dean of them all was smith griffin who found the stairs a little difficult it oh years of age duncan waldle still spry enough on the stepswas h9 tliat day he was tied in ears by sandy mclean also 89 r l davidson and ab robinson were also introduced diani mi of palermo was one of the on tario delegates to the 37th annual national 4m club conference in ottawa and toronto diane is shown at right with left to right katharine langman of hawkstono glen squlr- retl of shelburno jeannetto shortt of meaford and gilbert reid of arthur who were also ontario delegates staff photo pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 63 water st north oalt telephone t2lhm millinery course ends hatenanny show today by mrs k williams home economist during the last few weeks many women in halton county have been busy creating their own hat shapes on oct 16 and 17 the home economics branch of the ontario department of agriculture and food held a millinery training school to which eight groups tent leaders these women then returned to their own communities and taught the milliner techniques they had learned to the rest of the members of their groups mrs mildred mulligan millinery specialist for the home economics branch came from toronto to teach this course hatsshipes wide brims during the training session each leader designed a brim to suit herself and many already hid their brims covered with fabric by the end of the course this was to be used as a sample for their classes when they returned home on wednesday dec 4 at 1 30 pm this project will be concluded with a summary day called a hatenanny at st pauls united church milton the hatenanny will consist of an afternoon of modelling and displaying the hats as well as a further demonstration of millinery techniques from mrs mulligans magic hat box friends and visitors are invited to attend the program to view the hats created by the members 1968 61 camino dual purpose lie b9222i equipped with 396 hipcrformance engine power steering power brakes while walls custom wheel covers auto radio dual exhausts very attractively finish ed in vcrdoro green metallic with buckskin interior traded in by original owner on a new grande prix our asking price 2875 00 only 2500 down 9800 monthly for 36 months satisfaction guaranteed at milton motor sales ltd 348 main st milton atmjss it takes so many years to budd a forest dont let fire tear it down in minutes robert r hamilton optometrist 116 mountamview road s gaofgetown ry3971 4 make a hit with dad with a reclining chair choice of tfcuniks rockers rocker mower and swivel rockers in fabric or vinvl a dapotlt will hold your stttwtton acton home furnishing iaaaids4a that make the meal prom lovell bros modern meat market this weekend only royal winter fair beef choke rolled prime rib roast 99 choice wing roast 99 lean shoulder roast 69 ib tender blade and short rib roast 79 lb htibm ground chuck 69 lb mesh small unk sausage 59 lovell brothers meat market i 8532240 i and all five remained seated while everyone rose to acknowledge them president wilmer lryer led the applause 411 leader nino llraida introduced kathy lasby winner of the acton 411 calf club and runnerup in the forage club kathy just last week represented halton in the queens guineas competition at the koyal winter fair he also introduced dairy princes carol swackhamcr whoseprcsence added glamor to the dairy show at the fair miss acton fair zenith armstrong joined the head table guests and thanked the society other guests most uf whom spoke a few words of greetings and congratulations included warden hunter mayor les duby hramosa reeve mr milne ksquesing reeve george currie lirin reeve mr jackson milton fair president george readhead georgetown fair president keith webb others participating on the program were president w fryer ladles president mis w linham mr and mrs jack marshall mr and mrs don matthews secretarytreasurer mrs swackhamcr and the minister of churchill church rev w hyde yule hazard each year some families have lost their homes to fire during the christmas season one of the reasons is that at christmas there are so many more fire hazardsa dry christmas tree paper decoration wrappings from presents colored strings of electric lights and many more dont you be one of thoie families this year be extra careful with these haards in your farm home in moslem nations the symbol of the red crescent is the counterpart of the red cross the national emblem of the red lion and sun is used in iran decades oe service to acton agricultural society have been totalled up by those fivo gontlomen who woro guests of honor at the fair board dlnnor last wednesday pictured with fair president wilmer fryer third from left aro smith griffin sr whos all of 8 r l davidson sandy mclean 6 ab robin son and duncan waldle mr waldle observed his 89th birth day that day staff photo notice to employers employees at 1201 am on january ist 1969 the new o ontario employment standards act becomes law the new employment standards act provides minimum standards for overtime pay holiday pay and vacation pay pro- tacts against long hours onsuros equal pay for equal work for women workers sets higher rates of minimum wages ontarios employment standards program ih con cerned with tho economic wellbeing of tho provinces manpowor rcsourcos tho now act updates and broad ens tho minimum standards for wages and working con ditions to safeguard workers against exploitation and to protect employers against unfair competition based on lower standards hours of work the working hours of an employee shall not exceed eight in the day and 48 in the week however under certain conditions a permit to work overtime may bo obtained from the depart ment employooswhoaoonly work is supervisory or man agerial aro exempted from the hours provisions of tho act a girl under 18 years shall not be required to work more than six hours over time each week overtime pay tho act provides that an employee will recold a min imum of one and onehalf timch his rogulnr wagorate for any work in excess of tho maximum ishoursperwcok in addition to providing pre mium pay this requirement is designed to curb tho use of excessive overtime spocial overtime provi sions havo boon established for tho following industries and may bo obtained by writing tho employment standards branch of tho department sower and watormain construction intorurban 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 holidays a regular fulltimoomployoo and certain categories of parttimo employees who work on a statutory holiday must receive a minimum of one and onehalf times their regular wage rate tho holi days aro christmas day new years day good friday victoria day dominion day labour day and thanksgiving day sub stitute holidays may be arranged with the approval of tho director minimum wage increase gfntrtl minimum 1 1 00 hf j 1 30 hr clniul ltjrntr rittt 4 monthi mil i 90 hr 1 20 hf conttruction kjlt 1 25 hi 1 s5hr studml rilt gonanl 10 hi 1 00 hr fiat month summer 70 hr 90 hr moult toufilt fltlorll rmllurinti tavtrnl 1 00 hr 1 is hr lurnvrs in this indultry 1 month nw 90 hr 1 00 hr id4ductibl tllowinct tor room ind bojrd 15 00 wk tuis 355a ol prochdi or 75 hr delivery a shot shirts boy to hr ambullftcn driver 1 htlptr 111 woik ii tm sua 41 hourt per wtik 111 mm 1110 hr 115 hr 1700 k i 15hr 130 hr 90 hr 130 hrt 2 40 k urn il hil iid lliw ikordl ktpl equal pay for equal work in order to protect tho grow- ingsogmontof women in the labour force the existing legislation covering equal pay for equal work under tho human rights codo has been strengthened and trans ferred to tho employment standards act this provi sion ensures that a woman who does tho same job as a man in tho same establish ment is entitled to tho same pay tho question of what ib 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 midnight and 0 am if a woman works on a shift that begins or ends between 1200 midnight and 6 am her employor must krovide transportation from cr residence to tho job or from tho job to her home vacations with pay the act provides that every employee shall bo given an annual paid vacation of at least one week after ono year of employment the vaca tion pay must not bo less than 2 of tho total pay received in tho year in which the vacation is given when an employee works for a period less than one year he is entitled to 2 vacation pay for tho period worked after throo years of employ ment tho minimum is two weeks paid vacation and tho pay must not bo 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 1070 protection for homcwovlcers any person doing homework as dofined in tho new act is now considered to bo an employoo and is protected by tho legislation employers aro required to providoastatementof wages and deductions to each em ployee at tho time wages are paid it must show pay poriod rate of wages amount of wages all deduc tions and the purposo of each allowances ana the net amount being paid tho em ployoo deductions include those authorized by the employee and such usual doauctionb as unemploy ment insurance incomo 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 up to a maximum of 1 000 formerly collection could be mode for wages only up to the level of the minimum wage note there are some industries in the province under the juris diction of the federal govern ment such as banks airlines radwayfl etc these industries are covered by the canada labour standards code and are not under the jurisdiction of this act if you ar in doubt which legislation applies to you call the kmployraent standards branch telephone 3655251 for information the above is only a general summary of the act for more speclse in formation regarding the art and its regulations concerning overtime per mlts exemptions for special occupations etc contact employment standards branch 74 victoria street toronto 1a ontario ontario department of labour hon palton balea qc 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