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Wednesday, August 16. 1950 THE KLESHERTOK ADVANCE u«.«sV\ct Hus)l>and (who had just secured •"» Job) : "Cheer up. The tide has turneU. Pre found a job as night watchman." Wiic: "Well, if that ain't ag-gra- W»tin'. I've just fiuished nvaWn' ye a OVaple o* nightshirts." The first recorder tjrprewriter was pa.tented in Enjrland in 1714. Never underestimate a woman; unless, of course, she asks you to guess hoiw old she is. Nesherton Advance PublJtlMd on Collinsttood Su, itMlMrton, Wcdneiday of each vmJc. Circulation 1,1U( Pric* $2M m year in Canada, taid in a4vanc«i ^2.30 per year in the United State*. P. J. THl'RSTON, riiior. P O R T L A W (Intended for Last Week) Mr. and Mrs. Jdhn Boyce spent a few da,ys with members of their fam- ily in Toronto, and also vlalted their dauigrhter, Mrs. Cterence Londry, at Hoathcote. Mr., and Mrs. Fred Turville of To- ronto /ind Mns. C. Londry were viait ors with the Boyce fanndlies. Little Shirley and Patsy Londry are visiting with their coujsins ihere. Pamela Pierher of Ow*n Sound is visiting this week witih her grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace pisher. Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Pedlar, accom- panied toy Mr. Jas, Pedlar and M*. and Mrs. Stanley Patton enjoyed a day at Tobermory. We extend our deepest sympathy to tliL Lougheed family on the death of their wife and mother, the late Mrs. ChiiB. Loughct'd. LMi'. and Mrs. Ed. Kyle of Timagami Httended the funeral of the fonmer's liistor, the liTfe Mrs. Lougheed, and visited in the home of Wes Plantt. Mr. and Mrs. Ken (McKee and two daughters of Toronto are visiting -ere today (Monday). They join the Boyce families at the •eunion on tihe Blue- wati;r highway. Mr. and Mrs, Wes Plantt attended the Dicfcson-Plantt church wedding at Mt'irford. Mrs. Dicfcaon w*s the for- mer Elsie Plantt, daughter otMr. and Mrs. Wilfred Plantt, and was bom on the 4t(h line, here. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hopps and Tom- my accompanied the McArthurs of Collingiwood to Berkeley and visited with Mir. and Mra. Wm. Yates. We understand that Mr. and Mrs. Yates have bouglht a new home in Berkeley and will retire from farming this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor and Muriel oif New Toronto called on Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisher while on holidays. A presentation was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nicholls in honor of their daughter, Mary, and her husband, when they were pres- Otaco Farm Implements SALES and SERVICE Tandem Dues, 24 and 32-plate Manure Spreaders, tractor and jhorse<drawn Spring-tooth Cultivators^ 3 and 4 Sectimu "Long** Tractors 30 horse-power JOS. STAUBLE Phone 107w3 CEYLON, Ont. M fe ?^-i m I I kr\ "lif% TO CANADIAN RAILROADERS AND THE CANADIAN PUBLIC It is important that you understand clearly why the managements of Canada's railways believe a rail- way strike is absolutely unnecessary. Our reason for this conviction is that we have made the employees involved in the present dis- pute a fair offer of wage increases and improve- ments in working conditions which, if applied to all employees, will cost us $37,000,000 a year. We have further acknowledged a moral obliga- tion to implement the 40-hour week at the appro- priate time, and we have explained >A^hy, in fairness to Canadian industry and ail other employers of labour, we cannot put it into effect now. To do otherwise would be to perform a dis- service to industry in general and to all employers and employees alike. The railways, after making two previous offers which the union leaders rejected, have now made a third and final offer which gives the employees the cho'.ce of either: an increase in wages averaging SVz cents per hour, or a reduction in the basic work week from 48 to 44 hours, with an increase in wage rates of 9.1% so as to maintain or in some cases improve present "take home" pay. The labour leaders have made no concessions at all and have refused to budge from their original demands for a 5-day 40-hour week with mainte- nance of present "take home" pay, and in addition increases of 7 cents and 10 cents an hour. The railways are thoroughly conscious of, and sympathetic to, the problems of their employees re- sulting from higher costs of living. Drastic, unwarranted reductions in hours of work instead of decreasing these problems will inevitably increase them. Not only i» a railway strike unnecessary now, but furthermore, because of the tense inter- nationul situation, it would endanger the entire Dominion. As the presidents o( the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways said in a joint statement to the representatives of the unions last 'Thursday: "The present situation ... imposes a nerve strain on all (oiirerned at a time when we badly need to devote all our energies and thoughts to the grave threat of war and ;i nation.'il emergency ... It leaves the railway employee in a most uncertain and unhap|>y frame of miiul be- cause we arc morally certain lie docs not wish to walk out on his job at a time like this, no matter what issues are involved . . . this opinion seems diametrically opposed to the strike ballot which has been'reporiccl by the unions, biu railway management retajns too high an opinion of the loyalty, stead- fastness an<i sense of responsibility of their employees to believe a strike would not mean a heart-breaking situation for them. That is not to say tliey will not carry out their undertaking to strike if union leaders decide to call upon them to do so but as already stated, it will cause great unhappiness and self-reproach." The importance of the railways in Canada's economy cannot be exaggerated. Never was that importance more aj>pareiit than in World War, II. And without the loyalty and in- tense effort of all railway employees, Canada's magnificent war effort would have been im- possible. The same holds true today. As the presidents further stated: ". . . the general public is inconvenienced and business arrangements are made uncertain so long as the likelihood of a strike persists. Moreover, a railway strike would so cripple our economy that it would weaken for a long time our ability to take a strong line in inter- national aflairs and thus give great comfort to the enemy. Therefore, railway manage- ment feels strongly that the issues must be fared resolutely so that all interests, the worker, the public, and the Government, as well as the unions and railway management, will know precisely what is facing them. The time has come to remove this imcertainty which hangs as a blight over our day-today life." Sti r.^,i WITH THESE CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND, THE RAILWAYS HAVE MADE THIS OFFER AS THE ULTIMATE THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE EXPEaED OF THEM, AND IT GIVES A SEHLEMENT WHICH WILL LEAVE RAILWAY WORKERS IN AN EXTREMELY FAVOURABLE POSITION COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. Th« final ofFar which axcludtt hotai and water Iraniport •mployan it at foliewc (1) Rec«gni(ion by railway management of a moral oblif alien to implement tlie 40-heur weeli at the appropriate time. (2) Recogpitlon by the unions In principle, subject to negeliallon in detail, of minor amendments to existing contracts covering working rules to bring about more efRclent operation. ^ ^ ^. (3) EfrHER '^"***.^^ (A) A 44-hour basic woric week with a 9.1% increase in hourly ratat CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS TORONTO, HAMJiJON & BUFFALO RAILWAY to at to maintain "lake home" pay. In regard to monthly rated clerical employees there will be an underttonding that a S-day actual work week may be granted by local arrangement in selected cases where the hours now actually worked are less than 44, on condition that the requirements of the service are protected up to 44 hours per week. OR (B) A graduated increatt in basic wage ratet approximately equivalent in expense to that Involved under Plan A. When applied to all empleyeet, this would cett the railwayt $37,000,000 per year, and would average 8": cents per hour. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ONTARIO NORTHLAND RAILWAY r enrter with a cliinelie bedspread and a lorely tableclotb. Mrs. Florence Lyons spent two weeks with her sister, Mrs. E. Sim- mons, at Drayton. Miss Jean Lyons "<£ Toronto wna home at the week end and holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fiaher and D. A. spent Sonday evening at the homes of Victor Hall «nd Geo. PUher at Holatein. MAXWELL Messrs. Harry Stewart and Colin McRae, Otta-wa, spent the past w«^ with iMts. Gertie Seeley. SVTrs. J. £. Bucking'ham land Miss Shirley iBuckingrham spent a day in Toronto last iweek. Mr. and Mrs. Adex. Smith, Toronto, Mrs. Wm. Fletchef and daiughter, Eileen, of Allen Rill, iSask., were vis- itors with Mr. and Mrs. Ber* Por- teous and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Haidy of Ham- ilton are visiting with iMr. and iMts. Leslie iSeeley. Mr. Jas. Hardy and Miss Violet iBrigigs, Owen Sound, vis- ited with them on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Beatty, Toronto, spent Sunday with (Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beatty. Mrs. L. Beatty returned with them to Ithe ciity for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Russell of Wind^ sor visited at the home of Geo. Ross 01' Thursday of last (week. Mr. and IMIrs. Dick Carter of Beav- erton and Mr. Snd Mrs. Clayton Betts 01 Victoria Corners were (Sunday gpuests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Porteou». Mrs. Chester Cameron spent the past week -with Owen Sound friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Londry visited with Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Londry o" Sunday. The meeting of the W. I. w^s held at the home of Mrs. Elmer Mer- edith, with a good attendance. Mrs. Frank Seeley igave current events, and discussion on the park followed. Flowers were Ibrought to the meeting by each member and at the close of the meeting were formed into bou- quets and presented to the sS«it-ins in the vicinity. â- > -1 1 > r > r Father: "You talk too much. Son. - You just watch me. You'll notice I'm generally pretty quiet." Boy: "Yes, Pop, but look â€" yon got a lot more to be quiet about." -â- A ^ ! -. r r Far Sale at THE ADVANCE OFFICE