Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 15, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday May 15 1978 City news 2nd class mail registration number 02b6 Alice Krueger elderly seek jobs canadians have worked hard All their lives to provide for comfortable retirement years Only to find now their savings Aren t going As far As they had inflation has steadily eroded their pensions and life Long savings to the Point where Many elderly citizens now Are worried the Money will run out before they do. The Dollar Only stretches so far and Many elderly citizens wish there was some thing they could do to supplement their incomes just some part time Job that would help make ends meet. V there Are also Many elderly citizens who Sim ply Aren t ready to put up their feet at the magic age of 65. The vast majority of pensioners Are still Independent vital Active and energetic individuals with a great Deal left to contribute to society. They Don t want to be put on the shelf to live out their years doing needlework Bingo. Some will do Volunteer work but there s not the of fulfilment. What they would like is some part time Job to give them a feeling of being needed and wanted by society. They could go to the local manpower and employ ment office to look for work like anyone else. While manpower is supposed to serve people of All Ages the practical Rule is that if someone is older than 60 years of age they really Don t have a Hope of being placed. That in mind a Small group of concerned Wynn speggers last year decided to apply to the Federal government under its new horizons pro Gram for funding to set up a Job placement Agency specially for elderly citizens. They managed to get a Grant and on june 1 they la officially open what is believed a first in Canada the senior citizens Job Bureau. Located in downtown Winnipeg in the Childs build ing the Bureau is financed As an 18-month Pilot project. The Only stipulation is that it make regular reports to new horizons and that it involve itself Only with placing those 65 years of age and older primarily for part time work. Program coordinator Sheila Crawford says the idea is not to Cut into the youth Job Market and take work away from the Large number of younger Maulto Bahs who already Are having a desperate enough time finding work. She doubts that because the Bureau will be dealing in jobs mainly of a part time one shot Handyman nature. None of these jobs is the Type Likely to be 1 sought by someone younger because they won t pay that much either. Certainly not enough to pay a University student s tuition fees for example. Although the Bureau won t officially open for a few More weeks mrs. Crawford already has More jobs than applicants. There has been no advertising of the new service to Date but word of Mouth travels fast. Already mrs. Crawford has received six applications. So far she has 11 Job openings listed. Two of Itlie Job vacancies arc for gardeners pay to be negotiated. Another is to do Light Security work in a downtown office checking to see the doors Are locked each evening. A fourth Job is to provide a few hours of daily companionship to an elderly woman prepare her lunch and live in full time during the month of August while the woman s son is on vacation. Mrs. Crawford says the Bureau will rely heavily on City homeowners and Small businesses to come with Odd jobs for seniors some Job possibilities suggested by the coordinator Are keeping up the Garden finishing the Patio brother Small Handyman tasks that never seem to get done around the House. Another idea is making wedding arrangements. There s so Many things to think of. Like someone has to address the. Invitations and that takes up a lot of time. That s something a senior citizen could mrs. Crawford suggested. Or they could help Small businesses organize Semin ars doing tasks such As writing or typing name tags. In most instances elderly citizens will have to negotiate their own pay. V just because they Are seniors no one should feel they Are cheap adds mrs. Crawford. Posters advertising the Job placement service Are scheduled to go up in supermarkets and elderly Citi Zens Homes within the next few weeks. Further information May be obtained by calling the Bureau at or 943-8875. Its offices Are located at 211 Portage Avenue suite 1107. From Salmon to coffins Here s How much middlemen raise prices by Allan Wilson .the.79jrounce tin of sock Eye Salmon you bought yesterday for was handled by three or four companies in the goods Supply Chain. Each increased the Price. Average total Mark up in Canada for fishermen is 48 per cent fish products companies add 22.4 per wholesale food operations up the Price-10.6 per cent and finally the food stores add 17.7 percent. These Mark ups cover the Cost of catching moving and Selling fish including any inefficiency and profits at each step. The fishing Industry aver Ages profits on sales of 7.08 per cent fish product firms 5.36 per cent wholesale food suppliers l26 per cent and food stores per cent average Mark ups and profits on sales for Canadian companies in the goods Supply system were Analysed from Federal tax returns in 1976 for earlier returns by Dun Bradstreet Canada ltd., a highly regarded Toronto firm Supply ing business information. Financial institutions use the statistics in deciding on Loans. Total Mark up figures used Here show How much each handler in the goods Supply Chain raises the Price. The profit figure shows what part of a Dollar spent at each level goes to the company As proft. The numbers do not indicate companies real profitability which is better expressed As a return on in vestment or equity. Statistics for others co Vered include banners filing returns As businesses surveyed had an average Mark up of 26 per cent and a profit of 9.84 per cent. Meat product manufacturers Mark up their products 10.7 per cent with profits of 1.42 per cent. Fruit and vegetable can ners Mark up 23.4 per cent for profits of 3.8 per cent. Dairy processors 490 surveyed have an average Mark up of 19.3 per cent profits of 2.49 per cent. Wholesale livestock companies 414 surveyed have a Mark up of 7.8 per cent with 2.16 per cent profits. Women s clothing is marked up More than men s at the retail level yet men s stores make More Money. Retail women s clothing stores surveyed have an average Mark up of 37.3 per cent profits of 3.25 per cent. Men s retail outlets 358 surveyed had an aver age markup of 32.6 per cent with profits of 3.36 per cent. Cotton and Wollen Mills 81 surveyed process raw material for a Mark up of 19.3 per cent and profits of 4.22 per cent. Men s clothing manufacturers have a Mark up of 20.3 per cent with profits of 2.9 per cent. Women s clothing manufacturers Mark up their product 21.4 per cent for profits of 2.70 per cent. Jewelry stores Mark up their product 47 per cent and have profits of 5.62 per cent. Jewelry and silverware manufacturers 205 surveyed have a Mark up of 23 per cent and profits of 6.3 percent. Gold mines 42 surveyed Flowers alcohol most profitable fertilizer manufacturers and distilleries florists and car repair shops Are some of the most profitable businesses in Canada. Others not so profitable Are shoe stores aircraft and parts manufacturers and companies making brooms brushes and mops. These findings come from a 1976 Dun Bradstreet Canada limited analysis of Revenue Canada statistics based on income tax returns filed by Canadian firms during previous years. The Survey gives a general overview of business profitability which is used by financial institutions in deciding on loan applications. Among other financial indicators the firm gives profits As a percentage of tangible net Worth of a company which is also called equity. The firm said the tendency is to look increasingly to this ratio As a final criterion of generally a relationship of at least 10 per cent is regarded As a desirable objective for providing dividends plus funds for future in the retail Trade car repairs have the highest ratio at 19.26 per cent. This is followed by service stations and florists both Over 18 per cent. Women s clothing stores have 16.32 per cent ratio while drug stores have 14.35 per cent. Food stores have a ratio of 9.10 per cent and shoe stores Are one of the lowest with 8.08 per cent. Among wholesalers scrap and waste dealers do Best at 2g.42 per cent. Livestock dealers have a 24.84 per cent ration and farm machinery wholesalers 23.88 per cent. In manufacturing fertilizer companies do very Well at 32.59 per cent. The ratio for jewelery and silverware makers is 26.28 per cent. Car parts manufacturers have a 21.23 per cent ratio. Sawmills and planing Mills do Best with 37.15 per cent. Fish products companies have a ratio of 20.86 per cent and distilleries Are just behind with 20.56 per cent. Aircraft and parts manufacturers have a ratio of 7.40 per cent while sporting goods and toy manufacturers were Low at 1.49 per cent. Broom Brush and mop manufacturers were at 5.81 per cent and office furniture manufacturers came in at 4.36 per cent. In the service industries Bowling alleys had a ratio of 26.11 per cent. The mining Industry averaged 12.44 per cent. For farming fishing and forestry companies the ratio averaged 21.70 per cent. Realize a Mark up of 38.5 per cent for average profit of 31.90 per cent. Drug manufacturers Mark their products up an average of 45.1 per cent for a profit of s.15 per cent. Wholesalers add on 22.1 per cent for a profit of 1.52 per cent and drug stores add another 30.9 per cent for a profit of 2.49 per cent. The average Mark up of 671 funeral operations surveyed shows they Mark up caskets by 88 per cent in part because the casket s Cost covers the total funeral services the director pro Vides. Funeral operations Are left with an average prof it of 6.96 per cent. Coffin and casket manufacturers have a Mark up of 2g.1 per cent and profits of 3.08 per cent. Tobacco is marked up four times first by the Farmer next by the manufacturer 24.1 per cent with profits of 5.99 per cent. Then tobacco wholesalers have a Mark up of 6.2 per cent profits of 0.52 and finally retail tobacco shops Mark it up 16.g per cent for a profit on sales of 1.42 per cent. Car parts arc marked up 28 per cent at thu retail level for a profit of 1.9 per cent wholesalers Mark it up 19.7 per cent for profits of 2.2 per cent and manufacturers raise the Price 11.8 per a Clit for profits of 3.82 per cent. Motorcycle accidents claim 2 lives injure 5 accidents involving motorcycles killed two people and injured five others since Friday police said. Scott Henderson 17, of 226 Waterloo Avenue. Karl Randolph Haben Tunn 20, of Mckenzie Island ont. Police said Henderson was killed when he attempted to make a turn from Corydon Avenue onto Kelvin Street at Friday. He was struck by another motorcycle driven by Barry Nelson 19, of 761 Dudley Avenue. Nelson broke his wrist and leg and is reported to be in fairly Good condition in Misericordia Hospital. A passenger on Nelson s Bike John smythe 20, of 191 Lyndale drive St. Boniface was treated for cuts at Miseri Cordia Hospital and released. At . Saturday Michael 19, of 310 rut land Street St. James Assiniboia was Riding his motorcycle on Parkview Street Between Ness and Silver avenues when he was struck by another motorcycle driven by Robert spirt 21, of-121 Winston Road St. James Assiniboia. Vidal is in Good condition in Grace Hospital with face cuts and a concussion police said. Habermann was killed at about . Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a Carat Jefferson Avenue and my Philllps Street West Kildonan. A passenger on the motorcycle Lorna Dansereau 21, of Winnipeg is reported in serious condition in the general Centre with a fractured Pelvis and internal injuries police said. The Driver of the car Sheldon Wiedman 25, of 150 Aksum drive suite 212, sustained cuts to the face. He was treated at Hospital and released. Photos by go Rev Cairns the old Market Square began another season outdoors sunday with Fine weather attracting hundreds of persons. Those who came to roam from table to table found a fascinating variety of items ranging from arts and crafts and trinkets and gizmos All in the eyes of the beholder of course to fish fruits and vegetables. It was educational too. The creation of wooden toys above was Only one of the crafts demonstrated on the spot for prospective customers. And whatever one s tastes it s always fun just to browse. Province cutting off funds for drug group although provincial Cabinet ministers have admiration for the intent of the alcohol and drug education service it will have to do without government funds Northern affairs minister Ken Macmaster said saturday. Macmaster told the Ades annual general meeting at the convention Centre that health minister l. R Bud Sherman and the provincial task Force on government organization Are examining the roles of the alcohol foundation of Manitoba and private programs like Ades. He said the government has reservations about the foundation and feels the private sector could possibly deliver this kind of program More efficiently and last june the government run Cut from Ades funding and announced it would begin training school teach ers to provide alcohol and drug education services. La october the government froze the budget Cut staff and returned some programs to the private sector. Ades which offers alcohol and drug education programs to schools is operating on donated funds. Stanley Steinmann Ades executive director in an inter View said its Field workers have been working since last june without knowing whether they re going to get paid each month. He said to raise funds he has offered Winnipeg area and Steinbach school boards a Purchase of service plan and raised about Steinmann said he is reasonably confident the province will fund Ades next year if it Abandons s education programs. If this happens foundation will continue its alcohol treatment and rehab lotion services while the private sector would be responsible for education programs he said. A report presented at the meeting showed Ades had a deficit for the budget year ending March 31. President Jerrold Gunn said the deficit has been recovered by using a emergency Reserve a Grant from the provincial health Branch and from a loan. Half the operating funds came from the province and the rest from donations and the Sale of educational services. City councillor Don Gerrie told the knew very Little about Ades programs when finance committee turned Down its Grant application. Gerrie a committee member said the Grants committee s approach embarrassed him. I m also surprised at the Lack of support Ades has received from various school Steinmann s annual report shows the Assiniboine South school division provided More than for Ades pro Grams St. James Assiniboia paid and St. Vital All other divisions except fort Garry which paid for one program have not offered to pay for any programs. The Winnipeg division has expressed Only interest so far. Steinmann said Ades will continue its programs in 1978 on a shoestring budget of his report called on the government to fund the program because it is difficult to get a sympathetic response from other funding bodies without. The credibility afforded us through government funding a common complaint is Why should we use our Money to Correct a situation caused by the Sale of alcohol from which the government reaps such a fantastic amount of an enormous task awaits to be done in every school in Manitoba and we believe that our program Dollar for Dollar accomplishes More ;