Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 8, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday August 8, 1963 mexican labor Bill in Congress again by Julius Duscha Washington special tons intensive lobbying is under Way on Capitol Hill to revive the Bracero Bill. Last May the legislation which would permit the importing of mexican farm workers for two More years suffered a Surprise defeat in the House. Since then Large corporate Farmers in California Texas and Arizona have organized a Mas Sive Effort to Rescue the Bill. The Farmers Are expected to win in the Senate where a vote on the Bill is expected this week or next. The real showdown will come later in the House where the legislation will probably be brought up for another vote and where the outcome is in doubt. The Farmers have enlisted the Aid of canners and other food processors who Are bombarding members of Congress with pleas for extending the Bracero arrangement in their communication and personal visits to senators and representatives the canners and other food processors have argued that some of them might be forced out of business if Bra Eros were no longer available. It is also argued that prices of fruits vegetables Cotton and other commodities picked by braceros would increase if the mexicans could not be hired. Canners do not hire Bracers but the use of braceros on farms helps to keep Down throughout the food processing Industry As Well As among farm labourers. The big corporate Farmers and the food processors generally work together on legislation be cause of their close relations in the production and processing of food. By enlisting the processors in the Battle for the use of braceros the corporate farms also Are seeking to bring National pres sure for legislation that essentially Only the three states of California Texas and Arizona. Of the braceros brought into the United states from Mexico last year worked in the three southwestern states. Only 1 per cent of All the farms in the . Use braceros. The Bracero program is an outgrowth of the second world War labor shortage. During the War setbacks from Mexico swam across the Rio Grande River or walked into the United states to work on farms. In 1950 Congress first Bill legalizing the use of the mexican farm workers. It has been extended five times. Under the program Farmers must prove that they cannot find americans to do the stoop labor that most braceros Are employed to do before mexicans can be hired. Opponents of the program led by labor unions and religious groups say that americans can not be found to do such work be cause the wages paid by the Farmers Are so Low. The pay is generally Only about an hour and ranges As Low As 60 cents in some areas. The Bill extending the program Tor two years was Defeated in House by a vote of 174-158 on May 29. Although there were More than 100 absentees opponents of the program Are confident that they an defeat the Bill if it comes to he House floor again. The Washington Post Over the Garden Wall problems wild Cherry examined by w. R. Leslie seasonal queries q Plum pocket a lady i Keewatin Ontario and another in Emerson ask what is wrong with their cultivated wild Plum Trees that Blossom set fruit but much of i develops idly into sort of puff balls with no Stone and soon drops a this is a fungus disease which starts from air borne spores. It can be controlled by spraying As the petals fall from plums and choke cherries with Captan Fer Tiam or Bordeaux mixture. A Spray with Lime Sulphur in dormant season just As the buds commence to swell is further Protection. Pick off and destroy All puffed up Blad Der like fruits As soon As seen. They carry and spread the Dis ease spores. Plum pocket is common on our wild Canada Plum in some sea sons. It occurs of Chokecherry at times. You May look in vain for this disease in Many refer ence works because it is unknown on most Plum and Cherry Spe cies. The Northern species of wild Plum prunes Nigra is susceptible but the other one Pru Rius americana is Seldom afflicted. Q Black knot a Farmer in the Pembina Hills reports that his Cherry Trees Are carrying elongated blackened knobs on the branches. Is there a prac tical control a these cankers do much damage to some plums As Well As Pincherri and Chokecherry. Still More susceptible is the Asi Atic Bird Cherry known As May Day tree. It is Best not to Plant it where wild cherries and plums Are close at hand. For control Cut out All of the Black knots and Burn them eliminate plantations of wild Cherry growing in the thickets nearby Spray each Spring with Captan Zineb or Bordeaux mixture just before the Bloom opens. In cutting out the knots take at least 4 inches of Wood below the swelling. Q ants a lady writes that she has tried everything she knows to get rid of ants but with out Success. Is there an effective treatment a yes the chemical insecticide chlordane is the answer for ants grubs and other insects that live and work in the soil. It is sold As a 50 per cent wet table powder a 5 per cent dust and in liquid form. Apply As directed on the packet. Handle with care it is a Strong Poison. Q dogwoods several gardeners report disappointment in their Dogwood plantings and ask for information about the common kinds. A in local thickets we have four species Resier Dogwood cornus Stolon Ifera with dark red Winter bark. Found from Gillam South Ward. Height to about 10 feet. 0 Pagoda d. Or Green Visier c. Alter Folia with greenish bark dark Blue fruits branches in layers height to Over 12 feet Pembina Hills Riding Mountain and North East of Winnipeg near Lake Winnipeg. Gray a c. Race Mosa Gray branches White fruit on red Pedicels to about 10 feet South Central Manitoba. Stands Shear ing Well. Dense Bush. Round Leaf p., c. Rugose bark Green spotted purple be coming purplish on old branches fruit Light Blue to about 8 feet. Native in White Shell Forest re serve and at some More Westerly Points. Cornus Canadensis is the charming Little herbaceous perennial found in the Forest floor from Newfoundland. To Alaska. Common name Bunc Berry. Introduced dogwoods Tatarian Dogwood c. Alba with blood red stems Flowers Yellowish White fruit bluish White to about 8 feet. Siberia Korea. _ siberian Dogwood or siberian Coral c. A. Sikirica much like Tatarian but less vigorous and has brightest Coral red or Scarlet Winter bark. Spectacular whiter colouring. Other sub species of the Tatarian include a number of strik ing strains with variegated Foli age. Notably mottled tatar Ian a c. A. Gotcha Multi with leaves variegated Yellowish and Pink Cream Edge or elegant t. D., c. A. Argentero Marg Inata leaves edged creamy White Yel Towedge or Spaeth t. D., c. A. Spaetti leaves broadly edged yellow and Kesselring t. D., c. A. Kesselring Young leaves unfolding red Winter bark red purple almost purple Black at times. Yellow Twig Dogwood is a mutation from our red Osier Dogwood. Bark is Bright yellow during dormant season and hence very valuable in achieving a Winter Garden. To escape Sun scald Plant it eastward from shelter. Members Home but poorer Toronto up about 30 members of the Piccadilly club returned Home to Canada wednesday Only seven hours later than originally scheduled but in Many cases at least poorer. They were among More than 80 canadians stranded in Brit Ain when Gerald Peters Mana Ger of the Piccadilly went into interim receivership. All had paid to the club for return air fair on a three week trip to Britain aboard charter planes. When the club was unable to pay for their re turn fares the. Return flight scheduled for wednesday was cancelled. The 30 arrived aboard a regularly scheduled trans Canada air lines plane. I am just Plain said Kathleen Speake of Toronto who arrived with her two Chil Dren. Her husband Victor Bor rowed the Money for their fare reduced fare of for mrs. Speake and half fare for the two children arranged by Tea for the stranded tourists. Year in jail for bad Cheque Joseph Richard Harold Gagne 34, of no fixed address was sentenced to one year in jail tues Day when he pleaded guilty in Winnipeg magistrate s court to a charge of false pretences. Court was told that on March 23, Gagne asked his Landlady if she could Cash a Cheque for him. Gagne gave her a Cheque for which later was found to be worthless. Canada to provide i food for greeks Ottawa has agreed to provide Greece with Worth of food products to be stored for defence Emer gency purposes external affairs minister Martin announced wednesday. Notes constituting a agree ment for the provision of the food were exchanged in Athens Antonio Barrette Canadian ambassador to Greece and Pana Hiotis Pipi Nelis Greece s prime minister and minister for for eign affairs. Offer of the gift by. Canada and. Its acceptance by Greece follows a decision taken ministerial meeting of nato dec. 15, 1962, regarding contributions to Greece of collective Queen cancels Pwllheli Wales up the Queen has cancelled plans to have Tea with councillors of this North Wales town and left them stuck with a new Tea ser vice. The Tea service was bought for the occasion. Assistance for her defence efforts the gift will consist of 000 pounds of canned luncheon and a Quantity of dried skim Muk. The food will be made available at an Eastern Canadian port in three equal tots by the end of the year. Mil us with Gas rent or Purchase. Cas burners for hum Zlocki custom burners for ont dim form , me. 733 Pembina Hwy. 3-8035 wanted experienced piano and guitar teachers Well established music school in Winnipeg requires the services of a registered piano teacher and an teacher. Ideal working conditions in Modem studios. Part and full time positions Avail Able. Write Box 1555, free press Topp s shopper stoppers compare. 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