Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 06, 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba Page 6 Winnipeg free press Fri Pat. May 6, 1949 estimated wheat acreage up this year wheat acreage for the 1949 crop was estimated Friday at 880 acres in the wrist crop Survey of the Canadian Pacific railway for the current season. This figure was acres above the area sown to wheat in 1948. Which was acres the Survey Sand the increase was partly due to diversion from flax and Rye. The first Canadian National rail ways report said that Grasshopper threaten cres of Prairie land. The estimate included sum me fallow and other land As we sown land. reported. The bulk of Lane was in Saskatchewan the report said with the Grasshopper plague forecast for in Thi province. 5.000.000 acres in Alberts apartment Block South Side. 12 suites. Shows 12% return. Cash will handle. Call or. Kalesky four provinces investment co. 300 main St. So. Of Portage phone 925 266 shown in coarse greatly reduced and acres in Manitoba. The Canadian National railways reported that the wheat acreage increase would Range from 10 to 15 per cent in some districts with some decrease grains and acreage sown to flax. The urgent need for a heavy general rain particularly in Saskatchewan and Alberta w a s stressed in both reports to prevent further soil Drifting and to ensure germination. The moisture Situa Tion was said to be favourable in Eastern and Southern Manitoba. This year the season is three weeks earlier the reports said. Noting that wheat seeding is near ing completion in some districts. Manitoba seeding was estimated 32 per cent Complete with Saskatchewan and Alberta seeding re ported 37 per cent finished. Oats and Barley seeding in Mani Toba ranges five to 80 per cent Complete one Survey said. In Saskatchewan it was reported that these grains Are up to 90 per cent seeded at some Points and in Al Berta it was said that Oats and Barley seeding had been completed at some Points. Grasshopper infestation rated by one report As the most severe in Manitoba since 1935 and in Saskatchewan since 1937, also was reported As serious in Southern and Central Alberta. Chester urges dismissals for Union activity on Job you can be sure of the Best value in men i ladies and children s Wear at Are offering you an Outi Randino buy in men s sport shirts tailored of Vine Alpine material this shirt originally sold for s5.00. Your Choice of Tan Cocoa Brown Teal Green Grey Gold and Blue. Sizes Small medium Large. Now you 11 find a suitable gift for Mother at Leonard s men s gabardine trousers this is just the Pant you re look no for to go with that Odd sport jacket for these Are exceptionally Well tailored of Fine crease resistant gabardine with deep double pleats Zipper raised or dropped Belt loops. Shades , Blue Sand and Brown. Sizes 30-42. Special men s ladies and girls sport jackets so Fucks 25 Only so come Early for your Choice. Made of All Wool Tweed in single breasted styles sizes 35 to 42. Out they go for men s work pants every Type of Pant a work Man needs is in this lot. Hundreds and hundreds of pairs will go on Sale saturday morn ing. Blue or Brown checked Cotto Nades extra Strong Grey cords Blue or Brown striped drills suitable for Semi dress Wear. Sizes 30 to 44. Special Cotton drills assorted shades All sizes. Sale mothers us Leonard s for the biggest value in children s Wear kiddies bib Drill. _ sizes 2 to 8 Yean boys t shirts a attractive striped or checked patterns. Special boys Blue jeans rider pants re enforced with rivets made of Strong Blue Denim. Sizes 8-16 4 Sqq years. Spatial the in men s suits an at Leonard s of our Many Good buys Here is one that can t be beat these suits made of All Wool gabardine designed and tailored by one of the better manufacturers. In single or double breasted styles. Shades of Fawn Brown and Blue. Sizes 35-44. Regular Sale boys Tweed suits two piece 6-10. Blue or Brown Check. Sale open saturday til 9 . An Oriental twist is Given to acrobatics and tumbling by this quartet known As the Tien Tsi Liu troupe who will Demon Strate wonders of muscular control and balance at the annual shrine circus which opens at the amphitheatre. by hephaestus Long dreamed of plans of the . Labor leaders have one of the finest labor centres Lor their affiliates in Western can Ada were realized thursday when a number of the unions moved into the Union building main Street. The entire second floor recently renovated will be occupied by the , unions including the . Regional head office and the Headquarters for the Winnipeg la Bor Council. In addition to two Good sized meeting Halls and n Board room each Union will live two rooms for its office. All Halls quid offices have hard Wood floors. One official of the National employment service Here said that in his opinion this is the nicest Union Centre West of the unions which moved thursday were the United packing House work ers of America representing Sev eral locals headed by George Stapleton International representative. The United steelworkers of. Am Erica representing 17 locals in this area with Arthur March Mani his office will be moved into the new Centre in a few Days Aion with the office of the Winnipeg labor Council. Any civic employee found carry ing on Union activities during working hours should be fired immediately Aid. F. L. Chester declared at a meeting of Winnipeg s personnel and legislation commit tee. The committee referred to the employer employee advisory Board charges made by r. B. Rus sell general Secretary of the one big Union that representatives of the federation of civic employees were attempting to induce . Members to join the federa Tion. The advisory Board is to re port Bach to the committee with proof they can obtain of civic employers attend Ine to Union activities Duricic working hours. If there is definite proof then any firing will be done by this Aid. Chester stated. About a year ago City Counci prohibited any Union work to be carried out during working hours asks probe or. Russell asked for a full investigation. He named Leon Mitchell Secre tary of the federation As one o the men whose signature appeared on letters to . Men advising them to join the federation. The . Represents a portion of the Eity s employees. Or. Russell alleged u mailing list of . Must have been obtained by contacts the federation had in the clerical staff or possibly from Straw branches of the federation h a c boasted they were trying to break the . And they re certainly go ing All he declared. Waterworks dept. Waterworks department workers who had been subjected to a lot o the federation propaganda were told the Only Way they could receive promotions was to belong t the federation or. Russell charged. Or. Russell said that recently the . Hud signed up fire new before their membership cards could be mile up four of the men Hail fraud offences bring jail term two men Joseph de Bellefeuille and Gordon j. Ingraham received free Rao nth jail terms in City to ice court thursday after the y had pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fraud. Cancelled their and shortly afterwards joined the federation. Aid. Chester said the City could Ake no part in any argument be Ween the two unions. The Only Point the City is in erected in is if federation representatives Are carrying on Union activities during working hours As ill. Russell de Bellefeuille admitted four frauds ranging from s15 to s50, and involving cheques on non sex Stant Bank accounts. The Chet Jues were Given for merchandise Cal stores according to Crown prosecutor o. M. M. Kay. Ingraham or. Kay said had passed three bad cheques to get Noney for liquor Ingraham told magistrate m. H. Carton he had tried to get himself jailed on a drunk charge keep himself torn passing any cheques but poke had not considered him drunk. Film Council holds workshop an audio visual workshop was held thursday evening in Victoria Albert school illustrating the use of movies in promoting educational work. T the programme sponsored by the Winnipeg film Council included an address by John Pankov on effective use of films and by or j. K. Friesen on using films in adult groups. Functions of the film Council movement Are to assist people to identify visual material to make ilm selections and show film techniques or. Pankiw said. Co ordination of Community resources Are essential to these needs he slated. If it is True that Canada has a million illiterates. Or. Friesen said the need of education is indeed significant. Suitable films for discussions Mother s Day Wear j Rose present human problems and in Terest. They must be easily under stood and Brief enough to allow discussion. Or. Friesen said. Workshop for Church workers was held in a adjoining room and discussions were Lead by Rev. Reid Vipond and miss Florence Coli vol cd. Signs agreement for old age pensions Ottawa May 6 bup Daul Martin health minister bounced Friday that newfound land has signed an agreement the Federal government for old age pensions. U will provide a Sion of s30 a month to aged and Blind persons in the province Elig Ible under the act. At time of confederation Somel newfound Landers were receiving some assistance but the agreement Friday is expected to raise the number of pensioners to i Montreal ;