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IIIIJ R S D A Y , AU G U SI I ’ , l y j SOUTHERN O R IG O N N L ^ S REVIEW PAGE FO U R Southern Oregon News Review Bart let t Size Belter Than In Past Ì ears: Anjou (hop Io he Record h ield RED CROSS REPORTS EEWEft JULY CASES SPEED BASIC CAUSE OF HIGHWAY DEATHS Salem, August 1« — H ig h Medford, Aug 16 The home s|M*ed accidents on open high service deportment of the Jack ways are playing a leading role L a s t week’s electrical storm son county Red Cross handled I i n Oregon's traffic death up By C B. Curdy. County Agent put everyone i n t o a mellow its lowest intuke in s e v e r a l surge, the secretary of state’s In most orchards the size of mood of recalling experiences '• years last month, a report of the traffic sufety division reported William C. Lawrence and Wallace G. Iverson, Publishers "way back when." From Kansas Bartlett pears is much better ripen on the tree, the flesh be chapter’s J u l y activities dls- today. Faith McCullough ____Local News, Phone 8561 or 2-8286 The division said fatalities to tornadoes to Mississippi floods than it was last year and con comes coarse grained and starts | closes. Subscription Rate — $2.50 year siderably better than it w a s to rot at the core If picked at Althougl) July activities set a dute are 14 per cent higher than the tales grew with the telling, two years ago. However, there the proper stage, when they ap record low, 48 caws involving last year ut the same time, and MEMBER each emigre from a foreign lo is still room for improvement, pear to be hard and green, they j 8 3 different services w e r e thut about three out of f o u r Oregon Newspaper Publishers’ Association cation belittled the O r e g o n but the size is increasing rap can be put in storage or ripened ; bundled here. death crashes are taking place brand of storm as being a mere idly at the present time a n d under proper conditions a n d An increase in cases involv outside the limits of uny city or zephyr—a fact which didn t in Bartletts are now gaining be will develop excellent quality. ing service men lias been noted town. CENTI RY OLD CHURCH BRINGS PEACE— In picking peaches, a person I by tlie county office. Last month sult any of the relieved local or tween two and three per cent of Studies of lust year’s traffic their weight each day. can squeeze them w i t h the j 13 reports on service men, five record show that out of > ■ cry chard ists. In this atomic age of a world going mad with war, • • • Most growers prefer to put thumb and when the flesh yields leave verifications, two depend 31 mishups ut 50 to 60 -mile un there are times when the yearning for the simple old Verbatim conversation of two off the picking of their Bartletts the fruit is ripe. With pears, the ency discharges and eight claims hour speeds resulted in uealh twelve year o l d s as late as possible in order to flesh is so hard that you can't were processed by the staff and One in two between 70 and 80 fashioned peace of a Sabbath day as many knew’ it recumbent resting their bikes on the park gain this extra two or three per squeeze it with your thumb, so volunteer workers miles an hour proved fatal • three or four decades ago, seems to become an all-con grass: cent in size each day. However, Oregon State college developed suming physical ache. A few miles back from the throb "Do you like Shakespeare? the bare facts are that it takes a mechanical squeezer known "Yeah — that is some of him about three weeks to handle the as the pressure tester. This ma bing traffic highways in a peaceful valley, not so far I sure don’t like the lovey-dovey Bartlett crop and unless w e chine works on the same princi- h o c away, may be found an hour's surcease w ithin the walls stuff in If You Like It. A n d start harvest when the f r u i t p 1 e us a person squeezing a of a century old church. In a chapel, beautiful for its some of those jokes were pretty reaches a certain stage of ma peach. It has a plunger a b o u t COLLISION turity, it will be over ripe be the size of your thumb and a plain and simple lines, unadorned save for tw’o great corney.” FA R M ISI FA V I 00% "Uh-huh. But some o f ’em fore the fruit can all be picked pair of scales. The pear is plac YOU FAY 20% BUT baskets of rainbow’ hued gladioli, we were able to re are pretty funny in the Comic of We also have the largest crop ed between the plunger and the N IV IR MORI THAN SIO scales, and the amount of force Errors.’’ of Anjous the valley has e v e r capture memories of other Sabbaths long since gone. 1XAMPLKS: "I like that Falstaff though so we must get the i it takes to push the plunger in We sat by an open w’indow which framed a pastor don’t you? He's really a crazy produced, Aaiaaat af Bartletts out of the way so the to the fruit is measured on the Yaa Fey Farmari Fay» Callliloa la»« al picture such as delight the Wallace Nuttings, rolling guy and I think his jokes are Anjous can be harvested prop ! scales. A sample of 6 to 8 pears ..... It f t ....................... 1 4 ........... picked throughout the orchard he says' ’em.” erly. green and yellow tree-covered hills, a nearby barn w’ith funny the way .....14 SM........... ____________ » 1 * ------ • • • a good indication of the The question always comes up | ' gives $ 2 5 .......... ..... - ................ 1 2 0 ......... its silvery curling shake roof, a couple o f corpulent maturity of all the fruit. Gilding Shakespeare w i t h •4A .110 i i o ........... to whether or not it is desir Because fruit of this valley cows ruminating in the shade of spreading maple tree, modern innovations may have as ..Ito . 1200 ...... $210 „ able to make one picking oi two matures .110 later than most of the Hflfl $450 .... and over it all the soft faint haze of a w’arm August its talking points, chief of which pickings With moderate crops i other coastal ISO ............H .Y io........ districts, we have 12.000. no doubt is the added "take.” there is very little actual gain morning. However, soda-pop and peanuts, in tonnage by making two pick always picked out fruit at a The pastor was young and earnest. He chose for candy bars and chewing g u m ings. The reason for this is that rather high degree of maturity in combination with Bodily lnjuty and Properly bleachers. where one picking is made, all and, as a cohsequcnce, have en- Dam age Liability or Com prehensive Fire and Thelt. his scripture reading the throat clutching cry of the belong to the • baseball • • a reputation o f having the fruit is growing on some ! joyed apostle Paul “to preach Christ, and Him crucified.” The It looks as though Ashland ex of very high quality pears COMPARE THIS RATE FOR AUTO LIABILITY: of the trees all of t h e time; congregation needed little reference to the worn hymn pects to either take it l y i n g whereas, if two pickings a r e A njous P len tifu l $5,000/$ 10,000 Bodily Injury $5,000 Property Damage The Pacific coast c r o p of or is going on a sit-down made we get over the trees fast books to sing the time loved songs of the church. The at down Each 6 Month», Currant Rata*, strike, judging from the sudden er so that only the remaining Bartlett pears will be well un mosphere of reverence and peace pervaded the congre rash of benches appearing in half of the fruit is growing The der last year’s crop The Rogu< 1 > Hui >5.00 Non-Recurring Fo« >1 beginning of Policy valley, like the other pear areas, places. gation with only the droning of a vagrant bee or the the most unlikely chief advantage of two pickings will have fewer Bartletts. prob • • • whir of a cricket in the tall grass beneath the window to Some time ago we made caus is in orchards where crops are ably 15 to 20 per cent fewer, or where some of t h e h a n last year's record crop, VERN SOUTHWORTH lull small parishioners into napping and some of their tic comment upon the surly dis heavy fruit is actually too small to be t but rABMIRl yV that will still be an average position of the swan who sails elders into furtive nodding. L. H. GALLATIN marketed. In these cases, only crop for the last few years. Win the lower Lithia pond. Now we the larger fruits should be pick Phona 2 3821 It w’as an hour of memory, an interlude from the have cause to apologize and to ed the first time over. This will ter pear production for the coast ^^ym Ae/ efJesper see Jernte 519 Siskiyou will be about average but will past, and a solace for the present. It blotted out the offer him our sympathy a n d give additional time for t h e considerably above last year’s horrors of modern progress with the healing of a com condolences, for we have belat smaller fruits to grow, so that be edly learned t h a t in common by the time the second picking production. Our area also fol fort eternal. This is the America which lives deep in with all swans, he is a monag- this trend and will produce started all of the fruit will be : lows FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE well over a million boxes of the hearts. An America which can not be conquered un omous bird who is grieving for is large enough to be sold to ad Anjous, which will be a record less she forgets her "ancient landmarks” a n d h e r his lost mate.• • • vantage. If all of the fruit is two . yield for that variety. and three-eighths inches or larg Christian heritage. F. M. Talk about precosity! Want- er when the picking is started, ad in local paper, "Young coup there is very little to be gained le starting school n e e d apart by picking the trees twice un ment.” less the crop is v e r y heavy. Many growers start the season JOHN LEWIS BARNTHOUSE by picking only part of the fruit John Lewis Barnthouse, 80, in order to get started, t h e n a well known resident of Ash I switch to a single picking the land since 1908 passed a w a y second week. Sunday after a three day illness Pears are a rather unique fruit Funeral services were h e l d i in that they develop their best Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 in the j quality when they are picked i Litwiller Funeral Home w i t h green. If pears are allowed to the Rev. A. H. MacDonnell of I ficiating. Entombment w a s in the Resthaven Mausoleum. EDNA HAZEL BRIGNALL Barnthouse was born July 1, Mrs. Edna Hazel Brignall of 1870 at Columbus, Ohio, moving 600 E. Main passed away Tues to Kansas in his youth where he took part in the opening of day morning following a sev- She was the Oklahoma territory. On Ap- ! eral monhs' illness. Minn. i ril 12, 1893 he was united in born in Fergus Falls, August 18, 1892 and was mar marriage to Ida May Hopkins at AT ried in 1911 to Hilton Brignall Guthrie, Oklahoma. Moving to Ashland in 1901, ' at Wales, N. D. Mrs. Brignall, Barnthouse engaged in the meat who has made her home in Ash i business until his retirement in land since 1939 is survived by I 1931. He was baptized in t h e her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Episcopal church and w a s a Mae South of Central Point; her member of Ashland L o d g e mother, Mrs. Thody of Canada: BPOE No. 944, and of the Mac six brothers and sisters and 3 grandchildren. One son preced cabees. Survivors are his wife I d a ed her in death in 1943. Funeral services were h e l d May Barthouse, a daughter Cleo Best way to spruce up a telephone is with a soft, dry c lo th ... never with water, or any other liquid. Thursday morning from t h e ' MEDFORD, OREGON of Portland and sons V. G. and 1303 N. Riverside Litwiller Chapel with the Rev. I F. H. Barnthouse of Ashland, a brother O l i v e r of Hamilton, O. W. Klingsheim of the Assem O h io , a granddaughter Mrs. . bly of God in charge and inter Gordon Miller of Ashland and ment in Mountain View ceme- a grandson Melburn M a s t of Itery. Suggestions to help protect your service Portland. BESSIE K. STEVENS DON S. WHITNEY Bessie Katherine Stevens, 69, a resident of Klamath Falls for Don S. Whitney, 67, a resident of Ashland for most of his life, the last 27 years, and formerly passed away suddenly Friday af of Ashland, passed away Sunday ternoon at his home at 17 1 night in Klamath Falls after a > long illness. Church street. Mrs. Stevens was born Decem Mr. Whitney was born April 1, 1883 in Portland, Oregon. He ber 16, 1880 at San Luis Obis attended t h e Ashland schools po, Calif., and her husband Levi ! and took a course in what was N. Stevens preceded h e r in , then t h e Southern O r e g o n death several years ago. She is N o r m a l school. December 26, survived by a daughter, Mrs. 1914, he was united in marriage Mildred McKanney of San Fran to Ethlynde Sanford in Ashland. cisco, by a sister Mrs. Robert For over 51 years he was in Bragg of Hoquiam, Wash., and the service of the Southern Pa a brother James Johnson. Funeral services were h e l d cific and retired April 1, 1948. Upon his retirement he was pre Wednesday m o r n i n g at 11 1. A twisted cord can lead to trouble. Although the 2. I t ’s b u ilt to take it . . . but your telephone can sented with a life membership o’clock in the W a r d Funeral wires are especially designed for flexibility, too many develop ailments i f it’s dropped. So make sure the Chapel in Klamath Falls, and in the Brotherhood of Locomo twists and kinks may eventually break them and inter stand it sits on is solid and is in a spot where it won't tive Engineers. He was a mem interment took place in Ashland Yes, save hours by Greyhound’s Short, Direct Route East. Enjoy fere with service until a repairman can call. Good be accidentally bumped. Other ways to help protect cemetery. ber of the Episcopal church, and wonderful scenery via Klamath Falls, Alturas, Reno, Salt Lake idea to get the curls out by letting the receiver danglc service: Avoid "gadget” attachments for your tele was a member of the local B.P.- City. Go Greyhound and save money a9 well as time . . . have phone . . . keep cords clear o f doorways where they FLORENCE A. TUCKER and unwind by itself . , . then keep them out by O. E., No. 944, of Hillah Temple extra cash for extra fun on your trip! J remembering, each time you call, not to put turns in may be pinched . . , and always keep water away from Florence A. Tucker, 57, a res and of t h e Knights Templar Lv. Daily: 12:55 p.m. 10:08 p.m. wires and fittings. the cord as you handle the receiver. Malta Commandery No. 4., and ident of Ashland for the past 19 years, passed away at her home was a 33 degree Mason. He is survived by his wife; at 79 Baum street last Sunday 3. D id you ever stop to th in k that your telephone P R IC E IN C R E A S E S S IN C E 1 9 4 0 daughters Mrs. Marietta Ham- morning following a lingering is one service or piece o f equipment in your home Salt Lake City $18.70 Detroit ' ............$46.85 akcr of Long Beach, Mrs. A 1 illness. IN T E R R IT O R Y W E S E R V E that's repaired and maintained for life at no extra Mrs. Tucker was b o r n in FOOD UP Kansas City .... 35.25 New York ........ 53.60 Simpson of Ashland; a brother, cost to you? It’s one o f the values included in the Portland, April 12, 1893. Her 102X F r a n k H. Whitney of Portland; COST OF Chicago .......... 41.25 Boston ............ 56.45 sisters Mrs. Louise Richardson husband, Trenton J. Tucker pro rates you pay for service . . . rates that make your CLOTHING ...■""'W' LIVING UP UP 82X Ptui Ftd. Tex service a real bargain today. For the telephone takes ' of San Diego, Mrs. M. E. Briggs ceeded her in death in 1946 and AVERAGE 66X Return Trip 20% LESS . . . on Round Trip Tickets! TELEPHONE of North Hollywood, and Mrs. F. a son, Thelbert, died in 1944 an even smaller part o f the family budget than it did RATES UP A. Bechert of S a n Francisco; while serving in Europe w i t h ten years ago. On the average, rates have gone up less 27X the army air corps. She is sur and by three grandchildren. F. W. KIEL, Agent 67 E. Main Phone 8181 than half as much as the cost o f living generally. Remains lay in state in the vived by three children, Beryl Litwiller Funeral Home from 5 and Zane of Ashland and Del- | to 9 p.m. Sunday evening. Ser of Los Angeles. vices were h e l d at 1:30 p.m. The funeral w a s conducted M onday in the Episcopal from the Litwiller Chapel on church, with t h e Rev. H. A. Wednesday morning by the Rev. MacDonnell officiating. Inter W. H. Tillman of t h e Baptist ment followed in Mt. View cem church, with interment at the etery. Rest Haven mausoleum. 38 East Main Street Ashland, Oregon Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash land. Oregon, February 13, 1935, under the act of Congress of March 3. 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