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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1959
Page
3
The piece explains wash and wear fabrics, noting two key factors: fabric type and construction quality. It highlights synthetic fibers and cotton resins as core wash and wear sources, warns about chlorine sensitivity, and stresses reading labels for content, finish, and laundering instructions.
Well wishes to Diane Berntt and Roberta Morton after tonsil removal in Whitemouth hospital. Mr and Mrs Kinghorn of Moosamin, Sask visiting their son and daughter in law in Seven Sisters Falls. Lil Kinghorn hosted a card afternoon on April 2. M Van Dusen visited Easter with her parents and daughter Sherry. A Keith of Winnipeg visited Ted Keith family. Curling club windup postponed to April 24. Enid Cousins from Transcona vacationed with parents. Pamela Murray stayed with grandparents A. and Mrs. Frantz. Diane Kearns and Sandra Krampetz visited Winnipeg for Easter. Welcome Mrs. Clark, new matron at the Staff House. Seven-Sisters Square Dance Club hosted Winnipeg dancers on April 3. Jamnita Kondratuk spent Easter with grandmother Belton in Plumas. H Leith finger surgery at Selkirk General Hospital improving.
Maatteba's 25th Legislative Assembly dissolved as the 1959-60 crisis ended with a minority government defeat. Premier Roblin announced a general election set for May 14, underscoring a period of procedural clash, a failed Throne Speech vote, and looming taxpayer burden from another costly vote.
A. W. Wood notes major controversy over contract farming in Manitoba. Some effects arise independently from contract farming, including technological shifts driving larger farm operations and fewer farm jobs. Others threaten farmers and organizations by shifting marketing power to integrated processors or retailers.
The Department of Citizenship and Immigration invites sealed tenders by May 19, 1959 for constructing a four classroom school with vocational training and assembly hall at Fort Allan der Indian Residential School Clandeboye Agency Manitoba. Plans available April 15 to May 5, 1959. Tenders require certified cheque or bid bond with ten per cent bid. deposit refundable after returning documents in good condition within one month.
The article argues contract farming could shield producers from market fluctuations but may erode independence. It suggests safeguards through producer organizations and contract terms, possible moves toward negotiated or regulated prices, and the role of marketing boards under government supervision. Small-scale, old methods may continue alongside larger contract farming.
The author argues that mass production ends traditional trades like shoemaking and blacksmithing. Contract farming accelerates this shift but is not the root cause of large scale specialization. it is a cost of progress rather than a cause.
In agricultural discourse vertical integration and contract farming are often conflated yet distinct. Vertical integration consolidates ownership and control across all production and marketing stages under one management, centralizing decision making to prioritize overall profitability.
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