The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The Waterioo Jr. Expos met the Brantford Braves in the Interâ€"County Jr. Baseâ€" ball League Finals. Low unemployment k expected for the Region In the best of five series the Braves won the first game 84. â€" The Expos came back and won the next two games 17â€"2 and 8â€"3 to take a two game to one lead in the series. By Paul Marck Unemployment has been lower in Waterloo Region than most other centres over the summer, and the outlook for the winter apâ€" pears to be brighter here than predicted for the rest of the country. Figures for the Waterloo Regionâ€"Perth County area, the smallest district for which Canada Employment and _ Immigration â€" Comâ€" mission _ (CEIC) _ office (formerly the Unemployâ€" ment Insurance office) has, showed only 9,853, or 6.2â€"perâ€" cent of the labor force collected unemployment benefits during the month of July. In July, 1976 8,816, or 5.51â€"perâ€"cent of the work force collected unemployâ€" ment insurance. The figure is low, and conâ€" sidered a ""good average compared to the national average of 8.1â€"perâ€"cent, or 859,000 Canadian jobless for the same period,. Earl Brooks, district manager at the Kitchener CEIC ofâ€" fice said. The July figures are the latest for which accurate figures are available. The national number is seasonally adjusted. The number of local peoâ€" ple collecting unemployâ€" ment _ insurance _ benefits should give a "fairly close count of the number unâ€" employed. but it is slightly inflated, ‘Mr. Brooks said. This is due to temporary The figures do not include those collecting maternity and sick benefits, or those who do not qualify for benefits, but are still unâ€" employed. one and two week layoffs that occurred in the elecâ€" tronics and shoe industries And _ while â€" forecasters are calling for a bleak winter, predicting up to 15perâ€"cent unemployed nationâ€"wide, Waterlooâ€"Perth should be in the same posiâ€" tion as last year. "I anticipate the number collecting _ unemployment insurance benefits as apâ€" proximately the same as last year." Mr._ Brooks said. There were 10,000 _ to 12.000 in the district colâ€" \\_// NATURAL ORGANIC FOODS WHOLESALE & RETAIL Custom Pressing ® Fresh Cider & Grape Juice ® Apple Butter ®@ Whole Grains @ Freshly Milled Stone Ground Flour @ Grain Products 0 Beans ® Dried Fruit ® Nuts ® Cheese ® Herbs & Spices ® Honey ®@ Maple Syrup Call 664â€"2182 LOCATED HWY 85 ACROSS FROM K W C 0 o sTOCK YARD _ _ __ Waterloo Expos meet Brantford greenleay, wwohole £0005S In the third game the Braves came away 117 vicâ€" tors to tie the series at two games each and force the fifth and deciding game. The fifth game was playâ€" ed in Brantford last Wedâ€" The Braves opened the scoring with a home run by Bill George in the bottom of the third inning. "I certainly don‘t anticiâ€" pate it being any worse, he said. Waterlooâ€"Perth‘s lower unâ€" employment rate is due to the greater diversification of industry _ â€" _ everything ‘"‘from needles and thread, to steel," Mr. Brooks said. ‘‘*We have so many difâ€" ferent industries, if one goes sour, it‘s only a very small percentage of the labor force that is affected by it." lecting benefits last winter, with a high point of 12,110, or 7.53â€"perâ€"cent â€" of . the work force collecting beneâ€" fits last February. In â€" other â€" communities where employment hinges on a single industry, such as Oakville with auto mobiles, the entire town is affected if the industry gets into trouble. When it comes to unâ€" employment, local residents can find at least mild asâ€" surance that this area is better off than others when it comes to collecting and paying out benefits. f _ **We‘re not as dependent on just one industry." Where the maximum perâ€" iod for drawing benefits is 51 weeks, the average duration of claim is 12 weeks in WaterlooPerth â€" ‘"one of the lowest duration periods in Ontario." Mr. Brooks said. Maximum weekly beneâ€" fits total $140. and the weekly average in this disâ€" trict is $99. There are "very few ‘ in the labor force that are not eligible for benefits, and about 97â€"perâ€"cent of the employable are, Mr. Brooks said. Among those who are not. are â€" homeâ€"workers, â€" those engaged in a trade or craft operated out of their own homes, and people who control their own emâ€" ployment. These include people and their spouses who control more than 50â€"perâ€"cent of the voting shares of a company. and those who own small busiâ€" nesses. Government measures to create jobs or somehow + In the top of the fourth inning Mike Yosurack hit a home run for the Expos to tie the game at 1â€"1. _ Neither team was able to score in the remaining inâ€" nings of the game and foreâ€" ed the game into extra inâ€" In the bottom of the tenth inning Vince Martino was cut unemployment usually take about six months beâ€" fore they have any effect on the community. ‘"Anything that‘s done to improve the unemployment situation doesn‘t show up until six months goes by," Mr. Brooks said. New American Standard Leather snap button â€"flap ALL KINDS OF MUSIC Save up to SPECIAL RECORDS Up to 80% off of Reg. Price $17.95 SPECIAL CASSETT E & EIGHTâ€"TRACK TAPES up To 75% off of Reg. Retail Price SAVE UP TO 50% ON BOXED CHRISTMAS CARDS choral. solo. duet, quartet THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 through SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 DL BP snap button â€"flap reg. $29.95 (limited quantity) awarded first base on base on balls; He then stole secâ€" With one out Rick Purdy hit a long single to left cenâ€" tre to score Vince Martino and give the Braves the 2â€"1 This win gave the Braves the series three games to two and the Interâ€"County Jr. four walks and 13 batters struck out. They made one error in the game. = Rick Purdy hit two sinâ€" gles. Bill George hit a home run and Gary Beal, Romeo Shannelly, Rob Purdy and Vince Martino each hit one single. The Expos scored their one run off eight hits, two walks and 11 batters struck out. They played errorless ball. The Braves scored their Mike Yosurack hit two 4 4 ty HOURS â€" MONDAY thru FRIDAY 10â€"9 _ SATURDAY WMWW 14, 1‘71-’-. 13 ; Bring the whole family! books, Books, and MORE BOOKS! hundreds of good books 10:‘, 25°, 50‘, and up! Gary Thiel and Paul Mcâ€" ~Intyre each hit one single. The win was credited to . Dan Finan in relief of Lance . .. and many unadvertised Specials! singles and a home run. Jim â€" .WATERLOG REGIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL‘S ‘‘Safety is everyone‘s business"‘ â€" Fairview Park Mail Kitchener, on Saturday, CAVALCADE _ OF SAFETY 08 September 17 :30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Be sure you see the * HELIUM BALLOONS * COCAâ€"COLA AT THE OLDâ€"FASHIONED PRICE OF ® SATURDAY, SEPT. 17 + BAKE SALE Sponsored by the local church groups now in paperback charged to Bob Schnurr goâ€" ing the distance for the Waterloo Junior Expos on their 1977 season. _ _ wEBEA ST E. KITCHENER Across from Hiway Market 7448119 5 .€D5 9â€"5:30