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LIMITED 4 Wanted to Buy eldféather tu.*. Phone 7 r 13 coilect. 28-tf Wanted Deadstock Service Ca*h Prices. for Desd 5irIpped Farm Stock 1ETFUR FARM e-e b m rg Distance «gI 8S» (no charge to you) Ibt. grice Lic. No. 351-C-65 4-tf - ah on the Spot We Deq.d or Crippled Faim Stock. Plcked op promptly. Tulephone collect 263-2721 1 Mcfrgwiii Fur Farm TYRONE Licence No. 4-C-66 V/e Honon Any Bonus Card -tf - SALEM Our annual congregational Meeting was beld on Mondayl night. The meeting openedý Witti hymn "Take my lite and; Jet it be". Rev. Northey gave the ser.îpture reading, fallow- cd by prayer. Mr. W. Craig was appoint- cd secretary. Minutes o! last Year's meeting were nead and eipproved. Repart of Stewards was givea by GeraId Shackle- -ton. Session report was given by Rev. Nortbey. U.C.W. re- r tby Mms. Leslie Welsh; arsanage Board report hbr Mrs. Leslie Welsh; M. & M. ireport by Mns. Gerald Shack-1 l eton, Couples Club report by Mn. Bob Craig; Sundav Srhooîý report by Mus. S. Buttery. 1 Election o! officers as fol- lOws:. Session, L. Squain, K. Shackleton, W. Craig, S. But- ter; Stewards, Gerad Shack- Jeton, F. Blackburn, R. Cvaig, *L. Rihards, J. Coombes, D. Welsh, R. Blackburn; Trus- tees, E. Twist, Gerald Shack-ý Jeton. L. Weiagh, Gardon Shackleton, Doug Reynolds and M. Marchant; Ushers, Don Welsh, Don Richards, Bruce IRichards, Bian Blackburn; -Organist, Mrs. S. Buttery; As- aistant, Mns. K. Shackleton; -Music Committcc, M a ri on Butteny, Mis. E. Twist, Mns. K. Shackleton, Mrs. R. Craig-; Preparation o! elements, Mrs. L. Richards, Mns. L. Welsh;I thicheurch improvement com- rnittce ta ta remaîn the sanie: Church Treasuren, G e r a 1 dý Shackleton; M. & M. Treasur-. er, Mrs. Gcrald Shackleton; FINE QUALITY 4ONUJMENTS AND MARKERS' 0,STAFFORD BROS. :;rTze laffodBrothers IMITED Nonuments. BOX 133 8 Dundas $t. E. Whltby Phono WhItby mohawk 9-3552 i M 'j'- W. Reserve the Rigi LEAN MEATY PRIME RI ROA&S LEAN POT ROASI 63fb à SUNKIST SIZE 16: ORANGES FICESH LETTUCE2 Audtitomu, k. Bob Crla, Mr. TuesdaY tmrnn Zmauaz7 Doug. eynolds. llth when the. heatlng unit 0 Aý social Urne was enjoyed proVed incapable of counter- foflwingthemeetng. acting the friglty of the out-. Salemn U.C.W. wIll hiid its Hdoorweater te. tenon January meeting at the chudi was the guest speaker fromj this Thrsa, an 0. tuelph Veterinary College, Dr. F Don't torget theC oupes Neilson who apoke on uDisease1 Club meeting at Salemn diurch Control In the Barn and Feed-f on Saturday, Jan. 22nd. Miss Lot." Mr. John RickarDr Jannary lUth, l1980 Pat Knox wil show pictures ham's -Rpresentative te the 'Wayne. Kennedy, Orono, of ber trip to the British Isies. Ontario Bec! Improv. As-' charged November l8th with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Lehman sociation gave a niost interest-Ifailing to answer a requcat for and faniily, Ashburn, wei*e ing and 'comprehensive prog- information sent by the Un- Seturday su.pper guets o Mr. ress report of his attendance employment Insurance COM- and Mrs. W. Craig. at these meetings. Mesdames1 mission, was found guilty. The1 Mr. and Mrs. Doug. ReY- Mary Moore, Lorna and Ruth fine2 was $25 and costs, or five nolde and family wcre Satur- Wilson of the U.C.W. served days. day visitors with Mr. and coffee and doughnuts ta those, onKney nepoe M-s. Geo. Pirie, Toronto. assemnbled which was well ne-:Jh Kneya mpoe Mu. nd Ms. Bb Crîgjcivedof the Commission, gave the and faily visited Mr&. and; Mr. O. A. Daîrymple presid-ivdne agsrt .B Mns. Herb Craig, Janetville,led for election of towfshplBaxter pôinted aout that this1 on Saturday. directors and election of Beef was a second offence. Mn. and Mrs. Wilbur Black- Producens executîve whicb re-1 Ralph Porter, Pontypool, burn and family, Mrs. K. sulted as follows: pleaded flot guilty to a cane-t Cowling, Ha.ydon. Mr. andlPast president, Harvey Mal-iless drivmng charge laid Dec. Mrs. Gerald S'hackleton andIcalmn; President, Bey Gray;ý4th. He was represented byt Ruth were Saturday supper Vice President, Russell Ken-IJohn M. Greer, Q.C., Oshawa. guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. nedy; Secretary-Treasurer, O.,Constabie H. Wght, OPP, said Blackbu-rn. IA. Daîrymple; Representative.his investigation led him ta ivr. ând Mrs. B. Hollinger, ta Ontario Beef Producers As- believe that Mr. Porter's car Mr. and Mns. Ron WeLsbh, Fox-I sociation, Russell Kennedy. had left the road leading ta1 bora, were weekend visitors' On January 6th, Thursday Pontypool off Highway 115, with Mr. and Mus. L. Welsh. afternoon, the Yelverton U.C.- clipped off a.highway sign and W. met at the home of Mrs. grazed a telephone pale. Fred Stacey with an average Mr. Porter explained that he fi~ attendance present. The new- worked in Genenai Motors and Ladies M jor ly elected president, Mrs was rtrigfo edn As the Ladies' Major Lea- meeting. The new Secretary, was forced off the road by a gue wun ino it seondMrs. Art Rowan read the westbound vehicle 'which did ge ofugth t second hdl minutes of the December not stop. wee ofth seondaeed&lemeeting. Mrs. Balfour Moore Mgsrt last Monday night, the pre- gavate resuers eprt Baxter said it vicus winners continued ta be Mrs. Fred Stacey convened the was a borderline case and dis- just that, and of course the Devotional.Following the busi- missed the charge. lasers continued ta lase. The ness portion, Mrs. Murray Roy Hîcksan, aged 39, Lind- lone exception saw first ache- Malcolm convened the ptog- say, was charged with having dule chamnpion Etcher re- ram consisting of a poem and an uncased firearm in bis baundinig from an opening cantests. A tasty lunch was vehicle, December 6th. He shut-out defeat ta waliop scnved by the hostess Mrs. was defended by Colonel R. Baker 3-0. Norman Wilson, Mrs. âalfour I. Moore, Lindsay. Buday imade it two straight Moore and Mrs. Fred Stacey. Conservation Officer J. G. shutouts by blasting Tennant Congratulations ta the 1-ov.- Stewart told the court that he 3-0 ta take over sole passes- ard Malcolms on their TV ap- camne upon a haîf-ton truck an sien of top spot. It was a150 pearance this past week - the 3rd Concession of Manvers the second loss in a row for provcd quite photogenic. But with two shotguns in cases Tennant via the white-wash how came their pooch Ramer and ane uncased, ahoved down route. made the scene and wife behind the seat. On the floor Bickell beat Perris, Patfield Elicen didn't? Rank discrimin- was a tin with three shelas for downed Haynes, Slagiht de- ation! the weapon. feated Buttonshaw, and Mr. Hickson, who with bis1 Brooks won over Joli, ail by' ifriends, have bagged 10 woivesi Kay Stephen was the night'sI Acident.lII had started out eanly with top pin-spiller with a 793 tri- their dogs. The animais had pie and 321 single. Hazel Rp become mixed up with those Donaghue hit for 736, follow-, F nd Ubeionging to other woif hunt- cd by Karen White 697, Dot ers and one was stili mîssing Brooks 692, Bernice Buday There wvas a four-car col- at nightfall. He said that the 686 and Dois Joli 685. lision on 401 Highway at the case for bis shotgun was in Other high games went ta Liberty Street Exit on Mon- his fathcr's car and he had Karen White 312, Dot Bond day morning at 11:20 o'clock. gane home early ta attend ta 308, Laura Hazeldon 276, Ber- The drivers of the cars involv- chores. The truck wvent ta nice Buday 276 and Dot ed were Reginald Gilmore, Pontypool and Mr. Hickson Brooks 272. R.R., Limestone, Ont.; Clara continued ta scarch for the dog Team Standings Ottenberg, Toronto; Peter which did flot turn up until pt.iWellstood, R.R. 2, Oshawa, and next mornîng. Buday ......................... 6 Gardon Tribner, Willowdale. Magistrate Baxter dismisscd Biekeli ......................... . Some damage was sustained the charge, but said that the Slaght ............................ 5 by ail the vehicies in this conservation officer was right Patfi ................ ........ .collision, but none of it was in laying it because this was Brooks........................ .1 seriaus. Constable Murray a deer area. PerrLs ................ ... Joynt, OPP, was the investi- Echvard Franklin Hill, 23 Etcher ......................... 3 gating afficer. West Beach, was defended by Buttonshaw-----............. 2 Two vehicles coliided on E. C. Wiidman when lie was Haynes .......................... 2 Liberty Street North at the chargcd with carclcss driving. Baker........................... 21CPR subway at 12:10 p.m. on Constable K. Ruttan, OPP, joli ............................... Tuesday. Ernest Fairey, King testified that he had been cail- Tennant .........................oStreet East, was the driver of ed to investigate a three-car the Glen Rae Dairy truck and collision on Highway 2 west Hazel Austin, 48 East Beach, of the overbead bridge, west 1'?1TITITIl~T as the driver of the car in- of Bowmanville, on November vove. Damae ta bath28th. He said that a car driv- vehicles amounted ta mare en by the accused had run into Master Glenn Wright and i han $100. Constable Ron th, back of ane car driven by Mrs. Ernie Lane are crrentlyParker investigated. Ernest Troughtan and the in hospital. Speedy convaies-ý On Saturday evcning at 9:37 second car had rammcd anc cence. a o'clock a car driven by Lciand ahcad of it again. Congratulations ta Mr. Ken- Kaley, 3 nai tet ny Wilson on passing his teri struck twotaia Sarset, Conviction brought a fine exams in his second year O! a owned by James Clarke, 16 Df$5ad$ ot r1 as four year terni at Guelph Bnown Street, and the other Douglas James Junkin, 357 Uvrhas Cuiytey.Po by Charles Gray, 19 South- Scaroug Road, Toronto, .Duram ouny Bef ro-way Drive. The vehicles was chargcd with leaving his ducens met with a coid recep-1 struck by Mu. Kaley's car wcre car parked on the highway. tion (iiterally speaking) at'parked on Scugag Street, be- H-e was defended by Fred Yelverton Church Hallon twecn King and Church Sch.orr, Toronto. The investi- ______________ __ Streets. Damage ta the thrcc gating offîcer was Constable cars amounted ta more than K. Ruttan, OPP. $0.Constable John Bird BJames McQueen,, R.R. 3, \IIIiIF1hi 'u1 $100. owmanville, told Ris Wor- îiThene was a two-car col_ hip edwas westbound on liinat 12:17 a.m. on Satur- 8th oda5 a.m. November Vui '~Y l II 11~JL I ay at the corner of the Middle 8t, with 170 empty beer Road and the Third Conces- botties in bis pickup truck. t toLimi Quntites son.The drier ivovd He stated that a yellow car __________________ were Douglas Sellers, Scar- was a e n the nonth aide bonogh nd ecela Sep-of the highway facing east. pard, Taunton Road East. n avaidigih ad ecl Damae t boh crs as in-lided with a brown car parked S or. Constable Bird was the a.tesuhsd ftera "W to % niaeitnft officer. facing east.1 Good 39 HEINZ HEINZ COUNTRY GOOD BREAD & BUTTER SOUP PICKLES 48aýé 3ilSave A 32-os. 6s JJ120 jC Jar FACELLE MODERNE TOILET TISSUE 4roiis45C. SAVE 13e DRBIESSEN SAVE 14e Chocolate croquettes Roi!25C DYKSTRA'S FOOD MARKET Xing St. W. VIlE Deivery BwmanvMle soop ANDSAVE PHONE <23-3541 «49ONX OF QUIJLTV' st rote's Court Hld in Bowmanville tii this week. Onville Hrmer told Uic court that be was a passenger with Mr. Joncs and Uiat they were on their way home from wonk at General Matons. He said that Uiey came aveu Uic knoll east o! Bcnnctt's Road and ran inta a taxi that made a left hand turn across taward Ripley Road. Mn. Noble, the taxi driver, saad he had put bis signal iights an. Mn. Joncs and Mn. Hornen said thc sun was be- hind them and they neyer saw the signal go on. Magistrate Baxter dismisscd the charge. Robent Juniane Love plead- cd nat guilty ta a charge laid November l4th ini, the Tawn- shin of Manvers o! failing ta produce proof o! insurance. Constable D. Stuart, OPP, aai d he checked the vehicle because it made a nîght turn onta County Road 16A with- out a signai. The driver, he statcd, told bim the vehicîeýwas registered ta a fruit company in Leam- ington and that be would be back through this district in three days. He had not came back. Mn. Lave said he had deliv- ered bis load of Christmas trees and gone on wîth a friend ta Flonida and New Orleans. He added that he had had inaurance since he was 16 and that he paîd tram $1,200 ta $1,500 insurance on PCV and combinations and that it waa sufficient with these vehicles ta bave it filed with the Department o! Trans- port. The matter waa adjourncd ta Fehruary lat. William Donald Adcock, Hampton, picaded guilty ta having an unregistercd tire- arm December 7th. Constable L. R. James, OPP, told the court that Hugh Aflison had brought ta the office a 9 mm. Browning semi-automatic plat- ol which had been traded ta, bis son for a .303 Enfield rifle. The pistol had neyer been registercd and was a souvenir of World War Two. Mn. Adcock suid that since it was government prqpcrty be had neyer thought it neces- sary ta register it. He was [placed on suspended sentence for anc ycar and the weapon will be bcld by the police un- til he has authority ta registen it. Sam Buffam, Orono, was charged December 5th with having a loadcd fircarm in a vehicle. Constable T. A. G. Spcncley, OPP, testified that he bad reccivcd a radio caîl from Peterborough ta check a car upside down in a ditcb sauth of Orano on Righway 115. He found no anc near it. When be chccked the owner, Gary Ring, at bis home in Orono, M. Ring told bim that he and Buf!am had been bunt- ing the day befone and Mn. Buffam had forgatten and left bis rifle in the car. Duning the night the car had been stalen and they did not know how it had came ta disaster in the ditch. The officer stated that there were 14 rounds o! live am- munition in the magazine of the .22 calibre rifle he found in the car and anc in the chamber. tThe change was dismissed. 1Traffic tickets: (Constable 1D. Stuart, OPP). Barry Forb- ies, speeding 90 miles an hour on Righway 401 December Sth, $30 and costa, or five days; Lawrence Quinn, speedîng on 1Righway 401, 85 miles an haur, December Stb, $25 and costs, or five days, Donald, Gillespie, no operaton's licence, Highway 2, September 13th, $10 and coats, or five days; John David Room, Deccmber 122nd, no proper lamps, Righ- way 2, $5 and costa or five days. A MacDuff Ottawa Report MANPOWER PROBLEMS OTTAWA - If the creation of a Department of Man- power was nat a direct ne- suit o! the Economic Coun- cil's annual review it was the result of Council think- ing. Its chairman, Dr. J. J. Deutsch said there had been discussions with the Govern- ment about the manpower problem. In suggesting establishment o! a ministry of manpower services the Council review says: "Such a ministry could be the sale co-ondinatar a!fal manpower policies and pro- grams includîng not oniy those now in the Department o! Labour but aiso those in the Departnicnt of,~Citizen- ship and Immigratiaif". This obviously places the Government's action outside the realm o! coincidence and the fact is significant. It means that, in dealing with econamic problems the Gov- ernment la turning mare and more ta the Councîl and its chairman. The ncw nman- pawer minister, the Hon. Jean Marchand, can be ex- pccted ta stick ciaseiy-to the pattern outlined by the Council. It wiii nat involve any major changes in policy. Most of the suggestions made by the Council arc aîneady in the planning stage in the Department of Lab- our. The real trouble is that they have been ton long in that stage. M. Mar- chand'a real problem will be ta get the whole manpoweu programn off the ground. Vocational education and training programa, the kcy to full and efficient use o! manpower resources, have been expanded rapîdly but they arc not being used by aduits except those unem- pîoyed workers taking cours- es unden the direction of the National Employmcnt Service. The Dcpartment in collaboration with the provinces is taking a look at the curnicula to sec whether it is really meeting the ne- quirements o! îndustry. The Council finds that provincial and local educational au- thonities do not have ade- quate information regarding manpower needa. New vo- cational training agreements with the provinces provide for a federal contribution o! inde pendent Gro cer Sf111 a Major Force in Food Distribution la the independent grocer for indep endent groccra in ance, the IGA store owner obsolete? 'central and southern Ontario buys his goods from the IGA Not by a long abat. ntoduced into Canada a pro- wholesaler in bis area. He Truc, only a littîe more than gram whicb revcrscd the trend enjoys the pnîce advantage o! a dozen years ago, in Canada, of small grocer attrition - volume buying and wanehous- he did seem destined fan The Independent G r o c e r s ing on the part o! bis whole- oblivian. Corporate chains Alliance. This was an adap- saler, something he could were achieving rapid growth, tian o! an ides that was wonk- neyer do by himself. More- gobbllng up greater and great- ing successfully below the aveu, he gains thc benefits o! er chunks o! thc consumner border. IGA advertising and store In- food business, with Uic open- In essence, IGA is a vol- signia identification. Thus he ing o! more and more mam- untary group o! independent ia able ta compete against tbe math supermarkets. The new gracers, banded tagethen und- power and resources o! the concept o! self-service, plus er the leadership and guidance corponate chains. the vast buying, warehousing of the supply depot. In all but In addition he reccives as- and advertising power o! the a few instances the IGA mark- sistance from bis IGA supply chains, put themn competitively et is privately owned. The depot ta improve bis operat- out of reach o! the smail in- operator la his own boss and ing eflciency and iipdate bis dependent grocer. usually a resident of the com- merchandising and sales mcth- The outlook did appeau munity ini which bis store is ods. bleak. But, today, Uic op. located. He is the corner The close affiliation between posite ia truc. The corner grocer gone supermarket. But, supplier and retailer bas made grocer in modern dress with be still exents a very personal Uic IGA group the fastest thc latest in equipment, dis- intercst in bis market and bas guowing segment o! tbe Can- play and merchandising con- retained the traditional pers- adian retail food business. cepts is a major force in food anal service customer relation- IGA now comprises more than distribution. 1sbip. And this factor gives 820 stores and is third largest IIow did th.t come about" thc volunt.ary group its in food sales with estimated In 1951 Thé Oshawa Wbole- I trength4 retail volume in M94 of sale Lmtd a supply depoti As ai member of!té b . U $402,OOOAOO. bal! the cost o! research projecta fan this purpose. These moves indicate a radical change in direction which, if it bas came late, as the Economic Councîl seema ta thînk, bas at least came. The necd for assiat- ing management and labour ta adjuat ta the technolagical change essential ta imprav- ing productivity bas been zecognlzed hrm the. start. But programs have deviated from this objective to, meet Uic immediate and temp- onary need. Emphasls bas been laid until now on'.a quick cutback of unemploy- ment. As a result trining courses have been aimed at getting workcrs into jobs as soan, as possible. Wouk- ers theniselves, because training allowances have been and still are inade- quate, bave been only toc anxious ta take whatever job ofered rather than acquire thc skiil ta fit them for the jobs o! Uic future. Taday unemploymnent on a national scale doca not exiat. Scasanally adjusted the rate o! unemployment i terms o! the labour fonce dropped during 1965 toaa low o! 3.2 per cent in Oc- tober and was only 3.6 per cent in November. This compares with the target o! 3 per cent (full cmploy- ment) which the Economic Council set fan 1970. In the light o! this the new prab- lem la ta determine why these training programa arc not meeting the cnitical shartages o! skilled man- power and ta sec that thcy do. On the secondary school level vocational and tecb- nicai training bas made greater stnides which will soon be reflected in Uic labour fonce. As a result o! the Federal-Provincial capi- tal pragramn Canada now bas accommodation for 244,- 815 students and enrolment la welaven the 200,000 mark. Because o! lack o! statistica and in order ta make companisons with the United States this realm of secondany achool training bas been cxcluded fram the study made by the Economic Council o! the impact o! education on ecanomic growth. In the field o! formai cdu- cation the Council bas looked back aven the past 50 years ta determine the educational attainments o! the Canadian labour force. It finds that duning this period, which has seen a spectaculan advance, educa- tion bas accounted for about anc quarter of Îhe increase in Canadian productivity and in the average standard o! living. If Canadians are ta achieve the productivity standards set by the Council between now and 1970 (an average yearly percentage increase in output peu per- son o! 2.4 per cent compan- cd with 2.1 per cent achîev- cd bctween 1960 and 1965 during four ycars o! which the cconomy was on the up- surge) the conclusion i; obviaus. The Councîl tinda the need fon a tremendaus expansion in enrolments NOTHING *wilI give ber a lleft like a.. MODERN m KITCHEN CUPBOARDS will give her the feeling Sof mode, spacious living *give your home the -'J~¾~new lok, and add value ta your propcrty! CUSTOM-BUILT 10 YOUR REQUIREMENTS available in: paint grade, mahogany, birch and wal- nut, plus beautiful chrome or bronz e hardware. CONTACT US FOR FIEE PLANNING AD VICE AND FREE ESTIMATES Deivery 2 to 3 weeks froni receiving order. CON VENIENT I BUDGET TERMS MAY BE I ARRANGED Oshai COURTME Products SHOPPING CENTRE 728-1617 *ALLNTMTNE NAM TO SWW O N' ýrhe Cmnadim StateuMI.eswm*Wuvfle, am 19, NS espcalyat Uic universlty and psecondary achool level. This bicornes urgent in view o! the great upsurge in thec coeing 10 ycars tf students moving into the- 20-24 aga group. While the coat of upgrad- ing the labour force through formal education is high Mi Council finds that Uic re- turn on invcstment in cdu- cation both to thc individual and thc nation is higher than in any other field. Average non-farm earnings of Canada's labour fonce in 1960 wenc $4,602. Those with eight years of cIe- mentary schooling onliy eanned an average o! $3,526. Those with four ta five years o! high school eanned $5,493. Those with some university education were getting an average o! $6,130 and those with a univensity degree $9,188. Dr. Deutsch has described thc improvement in educa- tional attainmcnt of Cana- da's labour force aven the haif century as disappoint- ing and if the Canadian ad- vance is comparcd to that in the United States over the same period this is truc. Particularly in necent years the Amenicans have been pulling away and widening the gap in labour force cdu- cation. This la particulanly noticcable in the percentage o! the labour force wîtlý uni- versity degrees - in Canada 5.6 per cent and in the Unit- cd States 11.1 per cent. Among aider members, aged 55 to 64,the centag o2~unverut is 4.2 per cent n Amnercanus Den emave When we get dowu tû youngerinembem , aed, to 34, Canada bas six cent unhverulty gradua and the United States 1 percoent. More than 30pi cent of the American lbu force in the 25 to 34 age group finished ther forrmaL education with four years of high school, only 8.7 per cent' in Canada. More than 19. per cent of Canadians tai' thia age group have only an elemcntary school educa--. tion, lesa than 10 per cent' in the United States. For Uic whole labour force, how-, ever, thc percentage 1Iii Canada with only elemnent- ary schoaling bas dcclined' between 1911 and 1961 fromn 75 per cent ta 46 per cent' while those with universitY degrees bas increascd from 2.4 per cent to 5.6 Per cent. RESULTS COUNT11 MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE t Consuit a Member of the Oshawa & District Recil Esicite Board lui 20 Minutes From General Motors on Taunton Road. CUSTOM BUILI HOMES by OCHONSKI Noted for Quality Craftsmanship 3 BEDROOM BUNGALOWS on Large Lots 75" x 200" from $14,800 - $2730 down For Appointment te Inspcct Model Home CALL 623-3393 EXCLUSIVE AGENT Construction cf new homes in Newcastle will commence in the near future. W. FRANK REAL ESTATE Ltd. 21 KCING ST. W. BOWMANVILLE I I I I I I I I i I I I I I Wood ýW- i 111 wa