Migrants Choose Seasonal Work Across States
The grower describes migrants moving between Florida Georgia and South Carolina to harvest peaches citrus fruit and tobacco year round. Wade Toy of Rural Manpower Service notes about 3000 migrant workers passed through Ridge area with 400 women and few children. He emphasizes mix of skilled and unproductive labor and hopes most workers are legal immigrants integrating into society.
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Florida
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Ridge
Wade Toy
Rural Manpower Service
Migrant Peach Pickers Face Mixed Reputations and Dependence
A grower and rural officials describe migrant peach workers living in dormitories on grower property paid by piece rate. They warn many residents blame workers for social ills, while noting droughts and weather affect yields but not overall incomes. The grower defends workers as humans, pivotal to peach seasons, despite area tensions.
Aiken County Migrant Program Enrolls 182 Children
The Aiken County School District reports 182 students in its federally funded six week migrant program for ages 3 through high school. Funding cuts have reduced services, and only seven teachers are hired with meals provided, buses leased, and transportation to camps across several counties. Most families stay in Florida, returning periodically.
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Aiken County
Sam Putnam
Putnam
Peach
Florida
Fran Chapman
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