Opportunity news. (Woodburn, Oregon) 1965-1968, July 29, 1966, Page 4, Image 4

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OPPORTUNITY NEWS, Friday, July 2 9 , 196 6
Fun, Action at Eola ‘Open House9
(Continued from Page 1)
clothes.
The boxing match was the finale
of the afternoon. There were three
lively matches. The bouts were su­
pervised by John Smith, of the Soil
Conservation Service of McMinn­
ville. John is also the scoutmaster
for a Boy Scout Troup in Eola.
Timekeeper and judges were H.
Lewis, state representative, and Dr.
Holmes of Linfield College, chair­
man of McMinnville Human Rela­
tions Committee.
Many thanks go to Norm Coffelt
for his donation of Pepsi Cola.
V
O NE OF the six Chisholm-Ryder picking machines w ith trailer operated by
crews from Cal-Pack on the Hadley farm south of Independence.
Cal-Pak picks beans by machine
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Story and photos by Ivan Wells
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How does a manufacturing plant
L< in Niagra Falls, New York, affect
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the jobs of migrant workers in Ore-
Ju gon? Last week I watched a bean
harvester at work and I saw the
answer to this question.
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Picking fruit, cutting asparagus,
harvesting melons, tomatoes, ber­
ries- lettuce and prunes — these
are some of the jobs that used to
be done by hand. One of the crops
in the Willamette Valley that has
been picked by hand for many
years is pole beans. Picking pole
beans has been a dependable
source of income for local people
and also for migrant workers. But
times are changing.
W£ This year the largest cannery in
tai this area has switched entirely to
V/ bush beans and the use of the me-
— chanical harvester. Cal-Pak, Del-
monte brand of foods, this sum­
mer is using 14 machines.
The machines can work 24
hours a day. On the larger farms,
such as the Hadley Farm, near Wig-
aci rich, south of Independence, Cal-
Pak runs 4 to 6 machines per crew.
r This model machine has a trailer
S attached to the tractor. The beans
U are unloaded directly into a truck
for delivery to the cannery.
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After watching the bean harves­
ters of Cal-Pak on the Hadley Farm,
I drove to the Cobine acreage and
talked to Don Cobine about the ma-
P* chine which he and his father, C.
fhtV. Cobine, are operating this year
on 200 acres of bush beans.
The machines used by Cal-Pak
arid by the Cobines are manufac­
tured by Chisholm-Ryder in Niagra
a / c Falls, New York. This type of har-
iccvester covers about 3 acres per
he hour, picking about 2 tons of beans
per hour. The machine costs $15,-
000. It may pay for itself in 3
, years.
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This year the Cobines have 110
acres of caneberries, requiring 300
pickers, Don Cobine said that it
Bob and Juanita Watt, VISTA
Volunteers, join with Ruben Con­
treras, VML area supervisor at Day-
ton, in thanking the many people
who cooperated to make the after­
noon a great success.
(Continuación de la p. 1)
Kay Hendrickson, Mary Parkison y
Peggy McDaniel. Presentaron esti­
los deportivos.
El boxeo concluyó el programa
de la tarde. Había tres encuentros
animados. John Smith fue el árbi­
tro de los encuentros. El es emplea­
do de la Comisión de Conservación
de Terrenos de McMinnville, John
es también lider del Boy Scout
Troup de Eola. El que guardaba la
hora y los jueces eran H. Lewis,
diputado del estado, y el Dr.
Holmes de Linfield, ¡efe del Co­
mité de Relaciones Humanas.
Muchas gracias a Norm Coffelt por
haber regalado la Pepsi Cola.
Bob y Juanita Watt, voluntarios
de VISTA, ¡untos con Ruben Con­
treras, director del VML en Dayton,
agradecen a las muchas personas
que cooperaron para hacer las fes­
tividades de la tarde un gran éxito.
¿Cómo puede influir una fábrica
de Niagra Falls, New York el em­
pleo de los trabajadores migrator­
ios en Oregon? La semana pasada
v i trabajar un máquina piscadora
de frijoles y supe la respuesta a la
pregunta.
Piscando frutas, cortando espára-
gos, piscando melones, tomates,
moras, lechuga y ciruelas—estos
son unos trabajos que se hacían a
mano. Una de las cosechas del Valle
Willamette que se ha piscado , a
mana por muchos años es la de los
frijoles de poste. Piscando esta co­
secha ha sido un ingreso de que
han dependido muchas de las fami­
lias locales y los trabajadores mi­
gratorios. Pero los tiempos se van
cambiando.
Este año la compañía enlatadora
más grande de este área ha cambi­
ado totalmente a frijoles de surco
o "bush beans" y usan la maqui­
naria para piscar. Cal-Pak, y Del-
monte están usando 14 máquinas
este verano.
Estas máquinas pueden trabajar
24 horas diarias. En las haciendas
grandes, como la de Hadley cerca
de Wigrich, al sur de Independence,
Cal-Pak emplea de a 6 máquinas
por grupo. Este modelo de Máqui­
na tiene un remolque o tráiler re­
molcado por el tractor, Los frijoles
se descargan directamente en un
camión de entrega para la enlata­
dora.
Después de observar las máqui­
nas cosechadoras de frijoles de Cal-
Pak en la hacienda de Hadley, fui
a la de Cobine para hablar con
Don Cobine, quien con su padre,
C. V. Cobine, trabaja este año 200
acres de frijoles de surco.
Las máquinas usadas por Cal-
Pak y por los Cobine se manufac­
turan por Chisholm-Ryder de Nia­
gra Falls, New York. Este modelo
de cosechadora pisca unas tres
acres por hora, piscando unas 2
toneladas de frijoles por hora. La
máquina cuesta $15,000. Se paga
en tres años.
Este año los Cobine tienen 110
acres de frambuesas, requiriendo a
A FEW of the exciting events that took place last Sunday in Eola Village
w ere sack races, three legged races, and boxing matches.
UNOS DE los eventos emocionantes que se presenciaron el dom ingo pasa­
do en Eola Village fueron carrerrás de saco y de tres pies y encuentros de
boxeo.
would be at least tw o more years
before he uses machines to harvest
his berries.
As more mechanical harvesters
are developed and placed in the
field, it w ill become necessary for
farm workers to have a better edu­
cation if they are to continue work­
ing in agriculture.
300 piscadores. Don Cobine dijo
que serán aproximadamente dos
años más antes de que emplee ma­
quinaria para piscar las frambuesas.
Al inventar y emplear más ma­
quinaria, será preciso que los pisca-
dores de cosechas se eduquen con­
forme al desarrollo mecánica en la
agricultura,