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+ TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1948 \ THE DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE 'PAGE SEVENTEEN © AUTOMOBILE -- UNDERCOATING '® STEAM JENNY CLEANING POWELL i Attention! L-BURNER SALES & SERVICE REPAIRS 70 ALL KINDS The Robert Dixon Co. Ltd. PHONE 262 313 'Albert St, Oshawa Great Yarmouth, England--(CP) --A sea-front "fron curtain" here, re-erected for the winter to prevent sand being blown into gardens and boating lakes, is made from corru- gated iron parts of 1,000 air-raid shelters, CHILDREN- | Unemployment Insurance Commis- Work of Unemployment Insurance Commission Is Clearly Explained Every now and then there ap- pears an editorfjal or article ex- pressing dissatisfaction in respect to the cost of administration of the sion, Under the Unemployment In- surance Act, which became law in Canada on August 7, 1940, the costs of administration of unemployment insurance are paid by the govern- ment of Canada. They are not a charge against the unemployment insurance fund to which employers and employees 'contribute and to which the government also makes a contribution. The fact that the Commission -- "4 AST RCAVICTOR RECORDS The magic of music is a sheer delight to every child. Share this joy with them through RCA JAMIESON DRUGS PROMPT DELIVERY! 241 KING ST. E. PHONE 1351 SKI SUITS at ... i [A Pearls "Oshawa's Leading Sportswear Shoppe" 33 Simcoe St. N. Phone 3518 © FLOOR SANDERS © EDGERS ® POLISHERS FOR RENT - ALSO - HARDWOOD FLOORING Floors Laid, Sanded and Finished M. LEGGETTE Phone 3744W1 TOYS SHELLCRAF A word to last minute shoppers-- New items are arriving daily. Stop in and look them over at your leisure. We're open: tonight. REDDICK'S TOYTOWN 182 SIMCOE ST. S. Victor Records. There's a wide | choice of all their favourites ...in song and story. MEAGHER'S RECORD BAR 5 KING ST. W. PHONE 42 Brantford Roofing and Builders' Supplies McLAUGHLIN COAL & SUPPLIES LIMITED Phone 1246 - Estimates given for installa- tion and servicing of THE WASHER NOW AVAILABLE AT RADIO and ELECTRIC -- Expert repairs carried out by experienced, factory train. ed men, -- Just give us a call 736-J 78 Simcoe N. 14 Inch Fir Ply ERNIE CAY LUMBER, PRESCRIPTIONS Quickly and Accurately Filled --- at ----- MITCHELL'S DRUG STORE 9 Simcoe N. Phone 48 STAFFORD BROS. Monumental Works Open Every Day And Evenings Phone Whitby 552 318 DUNDAS ST. E. WHITBY WOUSCHOLD _//3éaZl APPLIANCES SALES AND SERVICE GENUINE BEATTY PARTS AUTHORIZED DEALER (BELOW) Qi! Change call us for Free inspection if you have TROUBLE we come on the Phone 3800W BIDDULPH avrnontres EIT saaren 68 SIMCOE ST. N. "Look for the Store with the Yellow Front" administering the large unemploy- ment insurance programme is named in the Statute, "The Unem- ployment surance Commission," appears to have caused some con- fusion in the minds of certain writers who criticize administration costs,« This is evidenced by the fact that these writers cite figures of contributions collected, or. benefits paid, or even the amount of 1" e bal- ance in the unemployment insuranc fund, and then declare that it has cost Canada so much money to col- lect these contributions, pay the benefits, or build up the fund. The Unemployment. Insurance Commission might just as well have been named the Nationa! Employ- ment Commission because one of its major functions is to administer and operate a national employment service. The work of the Commis- sion is divided into two at ! branches, employment and insur- ance. Under the Unemployment In- surance Act the Commission is made the administrative and directing agency for both these important activities. Operates 270 Offices Criticism whic is directed against the Commission on the grounds that its administration costs are high in relation to the in- surance business done almost in- variably leave out the important factor of the National Employment Service. Across Canada the Com- mission operates a total of 270 of- fices. Five of these offices are solely administrative, having charge, in each case, of one of the regions into which Canada is divided for admin- istrative purposes. The Maritime Provinces forms one of these reg- ions, Quebec another, the greater part of Ontario a third, the re- mainder of Ontario, the three Prair- ie Provinces and part of northern British Columbia a fourth, and fin- ally the major part of British Col- umbia a fifth. Every one of the loc- al offices is an employment as well as an insurance office. It is equip- ped to accept orders from employ- ers who require workers. It is sim- ilarly equipped to furnish workers with information and direction in the matter of obtaining employ- ment. When that is said, one has mere- ly touched the fringe of what the employment service of the Com- mission amounts to. In order that employers may be efficiently serv- ed and workers given every possible opportunity of employment, this chain of employment offices is in constant touch with a system call- ed "Clearance." By virtue of this +stystem the. employer in Halifax, who cannot obtain the type of as- sistance he requires locally or even regionally, has at his command the labour supply in all other regions. Clearance has demonstrated. its value, but it is a v-~lue that one can hardly determine in, dollars and cents. It is not like statistics which can be compiled under the insur- ance branch of the Commission's work. Only an employer, who is in urgent need of a particular type of employee and who obtains him without cost, ¢an-form the remot- est idea of what this is worth to him. When this value is -multi- plied by 'thousands one can ar- BRADLEY'S . 40 KING WEST Suggest a... CHESTERFIELD for CHRISTMAS! 41H 525» 550 SAVINGS 40 KING ST. WEST See Our Selection "FIRST" Open Until 9 p.m. rive at some indication of the val- ue. of clearance to Canada. ; Important Fields Developed Clearance, however, is but one of National Employment' . In its job of finding suitable work for all Canadians requiring it, wether insured or not, the National Em- ployment Service, administered by the Commission, has developed cer- tain important fields. The field of general placement, which includes the larger part of the employment work, can be taken for granted. There ar2, however, in Canada, as in other countries, men and women who require special treatment in the matter of employment. They are the people with physical or mental handicaps who, before the Nation- al Employment Service came' into being, probably were quite unable to find work. Employers did not want them and they thus became an economic handicap lo this country. Througlt its special placements div- ision, the National Employment Service is placing more and more of these people and they thus become economic assets. They ate in a pos- ition torpay their way, and they are also €nabl>d to help Canadian em- ployers to pay their way. Again, 't is extremely difficult to arrive at the value of this service to the country. It is free to all There is no charge of any kind, but is does not appear on the credit side of thé ledger in the Commis- sion's statistics. It would take a very long article to 'enumerate dther work which is; done in the National Employment Service. A division is engaged in fifding the right jobs for ypung people. It is felt that the old pro- cess of putting young people into any type of work available and hops ing 'for the best is both injurious and uneconomical. The effort fiow is to find the right work, save the young person ement and disillusionment, save the employer from disappointment and loss, and save the country money. The costs of administration of the Unemployment Insurance Commis- sion include the cost of operating this great employment service. Ob- viously such an effort cannot be carried on without expenditure. Commission employees in the 270 offices operating perform duties both on the insurance and employ- ment sides of the work. As the Com- misgion is ddministéring unemploy- ment insuranc., as it is responsible for taking in very large contribu- tions and for paying out millions in. benefit, there have to be audit- ors. inspectors and other officers who check up from time to time and see that the work is being done correctly and honestly, The insur- ance part of the work, however, while important only accounts for a proportion of administrative costs. 'Wo comparison which fails to take in the great effort on behalf of the Canadian people which is made by the National Employment Service, can' be fair. The Boar's Head Festivity At Oxford London -- At Queen's College in e the university city of Oxford on Christmas Day, 4 boer's head, dec- orated with pennants and holly, becrowned, and with an orange in itf. mouth, will be borne into the hall with great ceremony to carry on a centuries-old 'custom. Today, a papier mache head replaces the 90-1b. specimens under which two attendants staggered into the hall in bygone years. The spirit of the ceremony remains unchanged, how- ever. Preceded by the college choir ang heralded by a fanfare of trumpets, the boar's head is carried down the hall shoulder-high. As the choir sings the last notes of a traditional carol, the head, on a huge silver dish, is placed on the Provost's table. 'The Provost presents the ornaments and embellishments one by one to the choir-boys and visi- tors, the solo singer of the year re- ceiving the orange. The Provost then entertains selected guests to dinner. Boar's heads have featured in banquets for hundreds of years, especially in the north of England. There it is believed to be a sur- vival of an old Norse cuhtom, when a boar was sacrificed at Yuletide feasts in honor of Freyr, Pavian God of Peace and Plenty. . The Queen's College ceremony particular origin. It is said that in the early days of the college, a student was walking in ngrossed : when a wild Boat, a, mouth agape, rushed at o ; with great presence of mind, rd med the book down the beast'd throat and choked it. RARE AILMENT Edmonton --(CP)-- Mrs. Dorothy Thompson, 36-year-old war widow, suffering for the last three years from a rare form of sclerosis which prevents her from walking, hopes to return home "in a year 'or so" completely cured. She is at & Cali fornia institute which is reported to have a new treatment for the ailment. ' GIANT PUDDING It is said that at one time at Paignton, Devon, a plum-pudding of huge dimensions was drawn through the town amid great re- joicings. It contained 400 lbs. of flour, 170 lbs. of f suet, 140 Ibs. of raisins and 240 eggs. It was boiled from Saturday morning til} the following Tuesday evening. L'IL ABNER Down Went Yokum to CAl FOUT NO MAH CHILE'S PORE, SLIMY (2 Br Ton © BOT TOM £58 R M AT TH' BOT PIT" = (HOKE) WE GOTTA GIVE HIM A DECENT ee SEND-OFF.%7 = 4 210. 2k COME ON---WE'RE | NO, NO! on L LET M-ME GO: UPERMAN ! PLEASE~ ERE'S A TIME= : BOMB IN THE VAULT! T= T° BRING YOU WE WTERRUPT THIS HOUR | 'OF SPARKLING BNTERTAINMENT * FROM OUR NEWS ROOM = A BULLETIN = THE TWO MEN WHO ROBBED AND KILLED THE PAYMASTER OF THE KORDRAY 'SERVICE COMPANY ARE STILL AT LARGE! THEY ARE BELIEVED TO BE FLEEING UPSTATE ... THE PAYROLL AMOUNTED 70 ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND. DOLLARS .. \Y, Cope. 1948, King Features Syndicae, CHE PHANTO NOW, WHAT WE'LL DO 18: SORTA S4SE OUT O'THIS 'ERE WIGWAM AN' WANDER WILLY-NILLY DOWN T' TH' CANOE, GET 1 THIS HOSPITAL BURNEP DOWN LAST NIGHT. THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO REBUILD. NOW I'LL FIGHT FOR YOU, JOE, IB ~~ + CLAUS IF YOU WANT? NOT ME / 1a BLLLN LES LAR ¥corn 13 kiKc peatuRRS syRIICATE tot TT FOR THESE CHILDREN, JOE . WHAT DO YOU SAY 2