Wed, Jun. 29, 1958 The Guardian Page 7
JOIN YOUR OOMMIINITY OAMPAION AGAINST SEASONAL UNEMPLOYMENT —- DO THAT JOB NOW!
spring or summer, jobs that need to be done about their homes or commerc-ial establishments. Why put things off? Get them done now, is, very properly, the view- point of the National Employ- ment Office here, the Chamber of Commerce, and quite a host of other organizations, including al- lied trades themselves.
What can be done around a home, for instance? Husbands and wives should put their heads together, and one can imagine that a lot of things that they feel should be done will occur to them As an illustration, any painting and decorating considered for spring or summer could be car-
ried out just as well right now- to advantage, in fact, when one considers the well-filled labor market available at present. Tradesmen. as well as unskilled workers, may be hard to find for a job only a couple of months or so from now. Similarly the present labor market is of ad- vantage to those considering home repairs, remodelling, over- hauling, upholstering, etc. The “little things," too, mean a job for someone. Householders might as well have that cupboard built or that floor sanded now——and avoid a scramble for suitable
be well to take stock of such ac- tivities ln repairs, maintenance, renovations and alterations as both householders and business establishments need to have done and “do-it-now" in order to keep deserving citizens busy during what has been regarded as the current slack season.
What it is proposed to carry out has been carried out success- fully in numerous other Cana- dian cities. The realization how this community invariably ne- sponds to creditable enterprises. leaves no doubt that it will re- spond fully as wel1_as has been the case elsewhere.
Clergymen Emphasize The Benefits Of Do-It-Now
As President of the Charlottetown Ministerial Association, I should like to support, on its behalf, the nation-wide “Do It Now" campaign which is calculated to reduce seasonal unemployment.
The very slogan “Do It Now” reminds us of our proneness to put things off,,to procrastinate. If there are things about our properties that require repairs or alterations, We are urged not to delay them, but to attend to them now. In.so doing we shall be assured of an -adequate supply of labor, and at the same time we shall be doing what we can to relieve the critical un- employment situation which now exists.
Part of a minister’s task is to keep in close touch with the needs of his people, and one can truthfully say that there are few things more injurious or ’moral1y debilitating to people than prolonged unemployment. A man who is out of work for long periods of time is bound to feel a sense of failure. He feels discredited in the eyes of those he desires most to please and benefit, namely, his wife and children. Besides, it is simply un- believable the number of tensions which arise as a re- sult of unemployment. I For these reasons, I earnestly commend the cur- rent campaign to provide employment to you. I do so with the prayer of the late Walter Rauschenbusch who felt so keenly the social implications of the Christian Gospel: ‘ ‘ “O God, We remember with pain and pity the thousands of our brothers and sisters who seek honest work and seek in vain. For though the unsatisfied wants of men are many, and though our land is wide and calls for labor, yet these thy sons and daughters have no place to labor, and are turned away in humiliation and despair when they seek it. 0 righteous God, we acknowledge our common guilt for the disorder of our industry which thrusts even willing workers into the degradation of idleness and want, and teaches some to love the sloth which once they feared and hated.
. . . “And to our whole nation do thou grant wis- dom tocreate a world in which none shall be forced to ‘ idle in want, and none shall be able to idle in luxury, but in which all shall know the health of wholesome work and the sweetness of well-earned rest.” Amen
H. L. Mitton,
President, Charlottetown Ministerial Association.
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Now When Men Are Available
Why wait for Spring? In Winter with coristruction r e d u c e d, carpenters plumbers, painters, electricians. plas- terers and all those involved in build- ing and finishing houses. apartments- and businessestablishments, usually have fewer jobs on hand. In the Sum- mer. when demands are heavy for these skilled workers, you may have to wait for your work to be done. You can help yourself and the community at the same time, if you don't wait for Spring. but DO IT NOW!
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workers in, the so~called popular season later on. In shoot, it would
We commend the effdrt to alleviate seasonal unemployment.
There are many jobs which may be done as ef- fectively now, in the winter season, as during the - spring and summer months. Tradesman are plentiful and the work carried out this season is less subject to delay. . ,
Any measures taken to reduce the number of sea.- sonally unemployed people has our support.
Summerside Brunch Canadian Legion,
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Support The National Employment
Campaign Don't Wait Until Spring
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Work Campaign Endorsed By Welfare, Labor Minister
Following up las‘ week’: state- ment by Premier A.W. Mathe- \ son, Hon. Forrest W. Phillips, \\ Provincial Minister of Welfare \‘ and Labor, last evening stated
he heartily endorses the “Do It Now” campaign which is pres- ently being so forcefully_and -ef- . ficiently promoted by federal ’ and civic authorities, labor or ganizations and local merchants. He further stated that it is gra- tifying to see the support being given to the campaign and that it is his personal feeling that it will be beneficial not only to Charlottetown but to any cen- tres throughout the Province.
Hon. Mr. Phillips pointed out that in line with government pol- icy as announced by Premier Matheson, officials of the De- partment of Welfz;_e and Labor are doing everything possible to place workers in jobs and are cooperating with other depart- ments to get work done now which would normally be done later.
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done in the winter
Wise householders, like wise businessmen, know it pays to get" those jobs of renovation, decoration, repair and ' maintenance done during the winter slowdown in the
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tion and he expressed the hope
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Mr. Phillips went on to state that the unemployment problem is a very serious one at this time and one which will take a lot of thought, effort and co-op-
that Federal. Provincial and Ci- vic Governments, employers and workmen will all continue their efforts and co-operat to make
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I.
the springtime sun once more‘ brought warmth and comfort to our northern land.
But in the past two decades a
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REFRIGERATION and ELECTRICAL REPAIRS
Our skilled workmen will be pleased to assist you in any re- frigeration and electrical difficulties you may have. We are
glad to support any effort to alleviate seasonal unemploy-
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this nation, followed this last few years by increasing empha- sis on national defence, have con- tributed in no small measure to this industrial evolution. The search for mineral wealth and the construction of airfields. ra- dar installations, and railroads have gone forward in our north- ern territories uninterrupted by the onslaughts of winter.
In our more populous centers this trend has been less appar- ent. Industry in general has ten- ded to retreat in the face of win- ter, and wholesale layoffs, par- ticularly in the building t-rades, have been common. To alleviate this condition, our National Em- ployment Service have instituted each winter for several years, a “Do It Now” campaign in most of our major cities.
The “Do It Now” drive is in- spired by the idea of providing work for mechanics and others in what, for them, has, up to the present, been a slack season. Householders. and business firms too, are being urged to carry out now, instead of waiting until
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and put those men back on the job.
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_ the present campaign not only C Plywoods C Chrome Mouldings eration to solve. He feels strong— a successful one but one which 5 O Arborite C Sliding Door Hardware ly_that the "Dr; It Now’; cam‘; alsot calrry wigh it ifito tfhe ‘ . Tileboards . weiser Lock sets pa1g_n can go a ong way owar u ure s ea y emp oyme or L ' e Masonite 0 Folding Doors 901W the “n€mP1°vm°n* Sims mm Home Improvements can be. Financed O Peg Board 0 Adjustable Shelf " V _ . F‘°°" Tm’ H‘“d‘”“'° Seek TO HGIT RSITEOT by Home Improvement Loans under the National Hous- O Amerock 0 Floor Sanders ~ . Hardware f0‘ Rent work In The winter Mon ing Act, available through your bank. F r many ears it was cus- change has becom: apparent in _ tomtary to desist from all but es- the traditional Canadian winter sential outdoor work in the win- scene. P"ojects one considered - H A N H L E R B R U S . ter season. Most construction pro- impossible to carry out in win- ‘ V D jects, large afpd pm;ill,ldpacked ter are now commonplace. The _ ~ I I I I ' up with the a ven o co wea- war years and the subsequent ' ' ' \ M B" I I d I "9 S P e C I a I ti 9 5 , no’ '0 ther and did not resume until era of phent iienal exp...ision in For advwe and assistance’ call your Employment Om“.
Issued by authority of The Minister of Labour, Canada
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Skilled. semi-skilled and unskilled workers. who will be busy in the warm months. are available
for work today. Let's do that interior work now
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