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Completes 21 Years Sérviche NES Expands As City Grows By HABITZR Manager of National Empiay meat Service The National Employment 9i fice in Barrie is now in its zlst year oi service to the community Since its inception in July 1911 it has experienc ed many changes both from the standpoint oi legislation und er Lbc Unemployment Insurance Act and development of the ar on which it sorted Themany changes in legisla tion to large degree affected insurance coverage which was extended to cmploymcpt 1n var ious industries and classes of occupations which did not orig inally come under the scheme Contribution and benefit rates were din February 1550 and came into cliect on July that year Benelit rates were again increased on July 1952 and in August 1955 benefit was made payabla dur ing illness injury or quarantine for claimants unemployed at the time the disability occurred in October was the Uncmp loyment Insurance Act was re vised and the maximum dura tion of henelit reduced from 52 to 36 cells By an amend ment on July ti 1959 with of icct on September 27 1959 this was again changed to maxi mum duration of regular bene flt oi 52 weeks The formula Io determine the number of weeks is one weeks benelit for contribution weeks provided the necessary conditions are mot GROWTH The growth of population and industry in Barrie necessitated expansion in the National Em ployment Oiilce Originally loo nted on the top floor of the Post Office Building it was moved to 147 Dunlop Street East then to new premises at BAR 57 Collier Street East where it operated until 1955 was the construction of the new Federal Building it moved into its per manent quarter on 40 Owen Street when it now occupiel large part of the second floor in the 29 years the ltnlf bu increased from eight to 15 In order to provide mar efficient inspection service the Commission established Dis trict Audit Office on September ml which also occupies part of the second floor of the Fed oral Building Over the years it has been the endeavour of the National Employmentoilice to carry out the function for which it was created under the Unemploy mentlnsuranco Act namely to assist workers to find suit able employment and employ ers to find suitable workers When it is impossiblo to get the unemployed worker back on the Job it makes financial an sistance available to him to compensate him in some degree for his loss of income To accomplish this purpose the local oliico registers applic ants for employment interviews them when necessary obtains from them such lnlormntion as is necessary to effect proper referrals to employment assists them to obtain vocation al guidance or vocational train ing or retraining it obtains from employers precise inform tlon on vacancies notified It may refer applicants and vac anoles to other local offices in case where applicants cannot be suitably placed or the van ancles suitably filled by the local office It has system for adequ ate communication or employ ment opportunities and avail able labour cnvcring the entire country However statistlt seem to indicate that the employment part of the community tends to overlook this important source of manpower and tails to make um of service which adds nothing to an employers costs oi operation 0n the contrary use of this service may save the employer considerable expense in advcr tising or other means of recruit ment Some employers tend to disregard the virtues ol the National Employment Service and only turn to them when they are unale to meet their demands in the open market Thus it is that the employment service tends to get referred to them only those vacancies that employers have found difficult to filL This means that per son searchlng for work still has to go the rounds of along range of employers if he wants to get one at the better jobs This is still two in too many cases To the extent that this is true it is denial of the purpose and uselulness of tho employment service In the area administered by the Barrie Local Office th era are registered 112 employers with insurable employees Out at these approximately 200 are required to submit semi annual reporta of employment activity in as much as they are employers with ten or more employees me figures submitted in these reports for the 12month period to August 31 1960 it is shown that 3394 hirings took place of which 581 or 14 per cent were placed by the local office In considering this figure it must be remembered that rohlring of on employee laid off for more than 30 days is counted as now hiring Many of these are not referred to the local oiiico as vacancy RIE WELLINGTON AND ANNE STREETS BARRtE ma moms mrno Barrie Plaza PIaysAn Important Role In The Prge 55 Of The Ciiy OE Barrie The Management and Merchants of ill but are recalled directly by fire employers For the 12month period Sem cmber 1960 to August 31 1961 3141 hirings were made by some 200 employers in the area ol which 557 or 17 per cent an increase of per cent over the previous period were hired through the local office Overall however in tho month period from September 1959 to August 1960 employ ers notified the local office 01 2110 vacancies of which 2572 or 95 per cent were filled by ap plicants referred by the local oilice In the 12month period September 1960 to August 51 19st 9916 vacancies were notif ied to the local office of which 2736 or 9i per cent were fill ed by applicants referred by the local office This high per centoge is measure of the success the local ofiice has in satisfying the employment re quirements of employers Altona Licks Unemployment ALTONA Man CP lbe citizens of this Manitoba com munity 55 miles south of Winni peg are working hardand get ting resultsat licking their own unemployment problems $70000 garment factory fi nanced by local raidan and built mostly by local craftsmen has been opened The factory eventually will provido employment for 100 dip txlct men and women The project is the achieve ment of Altona Industrial Dolt velopment Limited on organisa tion of cltlrens working to at tract industry to the town which has population of 2000 The organisation With the Plaza are taking this opportunity to thank the people of Barrie and District for the keen response shown to the Plaza its many shopping facilities and its valuepacked stores BATA snos srons COWARD CLOTHES SHOP GALLS BARBER SHOP KERNS JEWELRY Shopping Friday Night Till pm For Your Shopping Convenience LADY ELLIS SHOP LCBO PARAMOUNT CLEANERS rowan SUPERMARKET fill Real Estate Board Is Vital Link In Expanding Barrie While just youngster in point of years the Barrie and District Real Estate Board in amassing more important role in the community with each passing season Established in 1956 tho Board now number It iiims on the membership rolls and it In anticipated that as new firms on established they too will become members of the Board The primary function of the Board locally as anywhere else is to organize participation in photocooperative listing of bou sel for solo in the area However in addition to this important task the Board under its fivomon board of dir ectors headed by Harold Forst er la 19oz steers the local as sociation through many in ll problems as well as tooordinat ing its activities with the Dot ario Real Estate Board and Canadian Real Estate Board The local body is member of both larger organizations While individual employees give their time and effort to making the board operate it does employa full time om ployeo in the person of Mrs Verna Wilson who acts as see rotary ald of loan from tho Mnltoba Development Fund set up the building and then sold it to Winnipeg garment in to lurer The plant now is In opera tion under the name at Aston Garment Company The new owner Sam Puc ohin Will pay for the plant over zone period Thirty five women now are halng trained to operate the sewing machines in the plants assembly line Mr Pesochin said that when the plant is in full operation it should be tum ing out 31000000 worth of cloth ing year mm PADDINGTON postcard bearing only hallpenny stamp bu been delivered to Puddings ton Alderman William Harris He was not asked to pay an anch marge for the postmark on it was Banbury 30 run September 1905 It was dcx llvered to his home addressed an an rnhr Our Endeavor To have Good Quality Merchandise only and to give you themes for your shopping dollar ssmmmmmnlmflmmm to Miss Squirt who llvfd there over so years ago and who would now be over 100 years old it still alive Serving The Folks In Barrie EOr ll Years To strivo to serve you courteoust always you would like to be sorvod To ediusi any mlstakoo promptly and to your soil iadlon so that you may have complete confidence in WI ITOI Oiiloa and School Supplies and 6le For The Benefit of the Barrie Fiona Features Barrie Plaza Contributes QUICKCLEAN COIN WASH ROBRAY RESTAURANT ROYALBANK OF CANADA Dunlop it PA 85128 City of Earllo and District FREE positing tor over 1000 Ion Over 80000 square Holduppr stores and services Mann IO pin bowling HIV one of the citys largest taxpayers By providing direct employment for too P°°Pl° By providing indirect employment for an additional 200 people By serving as motor tourist ariaamen SPRATT VENUS HARDWARE COIFFURES WOOLWORTHS Look For Our Big lst AnniversaryCelebrotion In Apr ARRIE snoopma PLAZA Remember Thereore no parking problems at the Plaza ellington and Anne Sis