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, PAGE TWO MFPFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MEttFORT), ' ' ORECiCfr, SUND A Y, ' DECEMBER 22, M29. PURPOSES AND AIMS OF PEAR Houseolds Sure Proper Time jj Christmas Giving AT LOCAL FRUITIN'S MEET! Ill discussing the organization j coordinated effort even on 11 euni Hlid purposes uf tho 1'aclfic Crow- I parallvcly small wale. TIiIh work vn Council roeently formed ntm',,i anil hIiouW be expanded Kuriflinfnl(i. 14 Van lliievunherir. '""-" UI b-)ii i" Wednesday addressed tho ITuli 'fcrower league in full au follows: eat benefit J In t will) all itH success, tho . "W h.aw. ..I ln.lffiffl In ..in-."""1 " ,","UI imer i iritlt r-,,,., ,,. .,.. . cfjiiiinmec huh necessarily which in it plan of orKiiilitinii ''' '" "r" "iinpalgnj and Iho effectiveness of Its work ! ln l'rllcular wax III behalf of our; is unique in the Industry. Thuro ow" '"' ,'"v I'roduc.s. The lai'g- j In not, to my knowledge, nny oth- or moblom which will rapidly In-, or organization functioning along f""' ' niportunce each year, similar linen. It i common I1" Kreutly Increase, tho line ot knowledge both here at homo nn.li"" ''ida "f I' "" ''" " I..,,. ..,..... i,willuI1.., .not rnr. food throughout the land. It been 11 1 E .. jm M . A WlXtfUll frJJ(J -wafitss titchK aits M-r1 rwtt loj Pttufic Const 4-h! ! " ' Panama rJa Canal 3 Hero arc four thousand cIockh j These clocks have no springs inp tho past few yearn our local Y,0"!,'1. ""l hV ' aMk ,,n' ,,nc; j that don't require winding or reg- j or weights, require no winding or '.wwllH.in titia ulwiwii Vilut IlllttlTIVP- ' "'"" " l l ( IINUIH I 11 II HIIViTllrilim i .. ....... . i .n- cum oaf n for thin mi mow from -ZZtZMtZ- """" would benefit j. 'holograph shows u,. Immons, manning position In tho markets " proportion to the excellence of, shipment of Tolechron electric of tho world Perhaps that lust I llM Product, and In addition the: clocks which oume, via tho I'ar. tutoment would bo mora nc-curate i ol'Pnso would be prohibitive, tin-, ama canal, to tile I'acif.; count U'm Tl Z "Z"t we mc" .apldly win- '' "urden'were fairly din-j trlbutur, iee,al lOlectric Hupply , ,.,, ,.,imin.linis i.oHltlon.""''111"1 tbroUKlioul the iiidiiHtry. corporallon. an part of a ahlpmcnl ma..: ;ero IH Ju.i much to ac- .; of your Ira.ue have In-1 .elecbron much , demand for ,, u forma eonferenfe w li re ire- .nilHlniiiH KlftH. No lntelllK'nt or Informed per- i HtMUatlveH of cither diHtrklH. and, .t. eonvn,.,! wiin din faciH nil tf i w" hoHeved the time wan ripe to j a move uwliitf to lack of Informa- . i'i'.,.r in fi.iiii i-'in denv .i a!1 t"''"! toKetlu'i and UKei-rtaln Hon. luunedlatu HtepH aro lielnw ulatltiK and aro tleklesH! My Anno Sutliorlnntl The Little MIhkuh la a Very ord erly person by nature. Sho lias u smart bronze hIioc .eeraper ut the door, and she foldH up my morn In;; paper junt no. All but Chrialma time. Then yon never knew such a hurrianec aH hlUiour Iiouho and how .ml inly tho Little AUbwuh takeb It.'! -Toils of red,. ribbon, in Jh laundry basket, hcuIh In the pin tray,, wrapping pctpor on tho pan try, floor, .nothing brings a furrow to her brow.. In fact, 1 think "he likes it, for sho' lets a sweet nh-tidineH-t muss up her pretty fare, (oo, and team and loves and dim pirn v'.uy havoc with Its usual iniht, serenity. : (ne ye-iir, on ' economy bout, w'n mvore off Christmas slvinf;. Hut the hoiiHo looked so sober and the Little Missus' oyes eo hungry and the money had such -a -eumy foul ing in our purses that wo put awjy that dud of a resolution and never took it out again. And now wo rive and antleipate nil the year round and have one really dread ful porspiiing evening of wrapping presents, and when it Is all done, j Lnclo Thomas and tho ministers own baby, mine, iiers, young John's and the milk boys', wo smile wearily at each other and avoid mention of the budget. Hut then, you. remember. Christ mas Was made, JliHt made, wit It high faitii. In an empty stable! Games for ;'..' the Children ....lln.r Im ir.wnl fit I 111. I'M I) lU'IlV (hat the Improvement In our con- whether or not coonilna cd co dltion today an compared with a l-.a Ive of or wan ponmble thru few yearn aK0 can he attributed I t 1"" Indun.ry award bandllnc: primarlly to una cauno, namely, "l "... or project. I.crefore, that the produeern ot thin din-!""" alor.lhouKht. leadlnu ...... u.i i, .,.,i,siiillv hiiili : Ki owern and c ..1.1' i. ...tni..nn..A iil.il- ' oruuiiljitioiin in ea.'ll ily. have nvalled theniBclven thru xecutiven of crower.-. in ea.-li irodu.iuu taken to remedy thin condition in lliene dlntiictK. An Imi'-ortant plianc of the ku- enil iirohlein uf iinder-conniimp- j operation of practically ull the tloii in tliat rclatliiB to winter i shippers and dintributora of this rcKUluling, and aro noinelenn. Oji erated by a tiny electric- molar, tho "folcchron clock in connected to a convenient electric outlet, like any - other electric appliance, j and set to tile correct time. No further attention in" required. Tho! exact time Is furnished ly re- I ularly timed Impulses which conic from the electric light company I through vour electric wires.- ' ! " . ; 1 n JOlli'Oliralli I-Vultireu. There are jnany eumiuraKlni; features. In our .Detroit cuni iinlwn your committee lian re ceived the loyal Hupport -.and co ' ily' Uarvey MV Haeberle . Filling Santa's Tack : Olio player iictn an Santa Clan:,, and the rest of tho players . as ShiiUi'h helpers. . Kach holper aidi In the filluit; uf tianta's pack by glvinK the nKinq of a gift; and after the -holper has named hU (jin,.Sunta repeats It and all the other gift which were given he fore that one. .Thus, one. holier gives "a doll" and Santa roper.'s that word; the next one adits "i camera," perhaps, mul Santa say "a doll and a camera;" another udds "a; Utory-book," und Santa nays "a doll, a camera, und " story-book." In this manner the Kiime continues, each nciper .......j iiiK a sift to tho pack, and Santa. after each contribution, repeating f tho names of ull the gifts III the I exact order given. When Sanla omits or misplaces a gilt, one ot the helpers in chosen to take his1 pluce. Santa I'laiis anil the ISeliulcer i All but two players form a circle I with hands Joined. The one to: represent the reindeer takes llisj place within the circle, and the, one who acts .as Santa Claus r'j- j mains on tho outside. I Santa' says to the reindeer. "I'm going to take you with me on my j Journey." . Tho reindeer answer. "Vou 'l; have to' catch hie first." Then the reindeer dodges in audi out through tho circle, with San. a I following, trying to catch him. j The players in me circ.e u.-.p I Santa Claus by raising their arms, !..... 1,1... t.ooo t. r. nr Hill of the circle; but they hinder the reindeer by loworlng their nrins. When tho reindeer Is caught ho becomes Salllu .Claus, . and chuoscs another player from tho circlo to bo the reindeer. - ' ' , . Observe Three' Yuletides Within Twelve Months There is one plncu whero Christ mas is kept three, times a year in the Church of Xallvlty at llolh lelicm. the reputed sito of tho Stable of the Inn. ., , The Jtomiin. Cireelt : and. Armeii-ian-Oi'eek bodies havo eacli tlielr resiicctivo section of . tile church, but their Christmas ccLebrivtions do not occur. on the name-day. Th: Latin Christmas Is. celebrated at the Itonian Catholic altar cjn De member 25. Thirteen days later tho -Orthodox ICaslerns perform tho fireek rite. Another 33 days later the Armenian church keeps its own ceremonial of Hyzantino faith. .Montreal Herald. the Fruitgrowers league of oppor tunities for thoiougn discussion of the problems which have aris en, have had the initiative unci) courage to plan constructive meas ures and huvo loyally supported the office and commlltees en truHed with the responsibility of currying lilene conntructlve meas ures to a successful conclusion. Cooperation llrlnits I'rosprrll We nro prospering today bo eauso wo have cooperated in solv ing our in ll t li tt 1 problems und have lircn able through organization to coordinate our efforts, instead of acting iib ii lot of almlesn Indi vidual Units, fighting each other and getting nowhere. We will contluuo tn prosper In the future precisely in such degree ns we arc able to continue thin coopeiu livo constructive effort or ourn. It In somewhat, of, a new Idol for tho growers themselves to un dertake the solving of their own niRlor. underlying problems in stead of drifting aimlessly nloim with n blind trust In 'Wile Council. Tills was to bo com posed. t three grower members rrom each of eleven distinct pear producing centers on the I'acll'lc coast. Tho delegates attending at Modford agreed to return to their respective homes, necuro the all polutmelil or election of such grower reprcsonlutlvoH, and have tliein convene for organization purposes at Sacranielito two weeks latei December 2d mid lid, lti'.'H. It in 'ponnlble that this .Into may lie regarded later as on Important one. . The meeting at Sacramento was B'gnalllned by ll full iitt.'li.laliec from each of the designated dis tricts In Washington. Oregon and California. Among thone present have only scratched the surrace. i w.-.e ............... ....... redlction thai n ors, oi nn . .,..n., ..,..- ....... her Were (III tors or executive. pears. A'hil tile winter pear deal is part of lite general prob- dlstric-t were invited to attend tlle;leni, it has certain plutses ull its Mrtlford meeting of the State llor-j own. '("lie ii-.fdiiction of winter tictilural noclety. Tho deep dark pears is pretty well concentrated plot succeeded mid the attendance j In a few localities. It seems wllh of those Invited was beyond our tin the possibilities that n plan may expectations. j be worked out and put Into effect As a result of the conferences next year which will benefit all held here, attended by ninny of winter pear growers of whatever case of our Hose campaign In Do you who are present today, it was I variety, without and district ion- troit. Success or failure will re- resolved to form tho racitlc rear I lug any idviintages It now holds suit ill exact proportion ns the district, und the indications arc that such support will also be ex tended in California mid Wash ington if the growers make their wishes known to that effect. In the last analysis tile elements which will lead to the nuecess or failure of tjie propused council ire exactly the same ns in the had It Is mv nri wo continue our efforts the next five years will show an Improve ment oven Krctiter than the last five. ' ' ' ll has long been a chenniieii nf the 1 ling growers' orguiilzn lions on tho coast, whose coopeni Hon 1s rsseiitlnl In securing united support. It was highly gratifying dream and un Hitch expressed , " ' """ '' " "' '",'"' wish of many of our n.en.bers. tlons which have been rhuls f l that an advertlnlng cainpalglr be .vein sitting In ''' ;""' -conducted to widen the market eny -over a in., ual problem, and and stimulate the llcnand for j denying w . I, It In .. spl, of f lc pears. 'Tho' production of pears ! and tuko hi an effort to find com- .. I.I...1 ...l.l.l.i ten .Yours II1U1 ! moil gloom. . . . - ...ill I . 'IVIIiii estimates iiiuicittn' t n n i n double again In the next ten. At the "same ' time tho per capita consumption throughout tho Unit ed Stales lias stendlly decreased and the general price level has steadily declined ns a result. This ( largely duo to tho fact that competitive fruits such nn oranges, bananas, pineapples, have ' beoil making aggressive efforts, thru advertising, to 'widen their mar kets.' 'This they1 have succeeded In doing and partly lit our expense. While their markets have) ex panded, ours h a v e contril,ct'd. rnsslbly tho most vitally Import unl and outstanding fact nhown by an unalysis of the condition or tho peur Industry In that Willi our rapidly Increasing production and steiidliy dec-reusing consumption, wo as pear growers will shortly bo faced with two allernallves either increase I lie cuimunipllnil of our product, or see Its value de cline to a point where no grower Tribute To MihIIoiiI. A singular tribute was paid to what Medrord lias already uccom pllnhcd Inasmuch an it was the unanimous wish of every district represented thiit the lienor of leadership should go to Medrord. I, believe It is particularly lortu nnte Hint Mr. David llosenberg. whose ability we all know, was elected president or the council. There Is not time tills after nim to go Into too much detail regarding mailers of organlzatli.il. All growers will be kept Inform ed through the press and direct coiiimuulcatloun. We attempted to net up n form of organization which would keep In close contact with Individual growers," through tile various district representatives. Ill err.'i-t, ll wan nil expansion of Iho Ideas along which wo have worked at Meilfoi-.i where Hie initiative mid suiport must come from the growers themselves mill the organization provides the nee- is to excellence of variety, quail-1 growers give lliclr moral and fin ty or brand. For example, wo ln anclnl support. H this support Alrdford propose to hold what- Is withheld either through Indir ever advantages we now" possess. fci-cncc or because a considerable and In no senso to lose our in-: percentage or growers allow thoni divlduallty. selves to be 'misled by a smoke Xo lill.vlng Or Selling. screen or misrepresentation and It Is lo be particularly cnipha- distortion, nothing but failure cnu sized that 111 Its declaration ot '.result. On the other liiin.l, us purposcs, Hie Pacific Pear conn-' miming that the' growers cboos, ell pointed out that under no clr- able and energetic men as. their ciimntancen would It engage ill the reproscnlutivcn. the council should buying or marketing or fruit ns a j justify the reinari mailct':' to no distributing agency. It has nolpy ,', f tho larilcst growers In alliances, present ..r prospective, j cfrnla lifter the Soeruiiient'i with any marketing plan or , meeting w hen lie said that "tbc al.-cncy, but r.ir the-purpose ot ne- j forming of (.Ills, organization in the curing data and liit'iiriiiallon In strongest Indication the pear lu rorward whatever work It under-: ,i,istry hnn j ef given that It feels takes, ll will call upon any source. enough ' nri.i Important enough government, n t a t o or private. j rli,, its' nnnHT" postllon in. where nucb iiil'ormallon call, lie best obtained. While doing the niMessury pre liminary work or organization and preparing for a possible advertis ing campaign, it was telt that much can be accomplished Hie tile . business, -world,. Wo-.nw great deuMo -Ulo MciKord ; district for pointing the way.' , ..in. .iiici-iim in ii nr. nil. I lie i. -si i of our Intelllneme and ablllly will, l.r. whAihcr.WD wall unlll sheerl If groweiH of all other dls- KIXCSTON. Jamaica Mi Ie splle eonibitii'd effort-of the gov ernment board of beallh and Lh' eonting seanon whlrh will he "t Kuckpfcllrr Koundallon, thv niim- (Hire reflected In improved cervleo ),or nf tulieretilosiM cR'm "n Ibofe and cash relurns to all growers, j island inereased .HI per rent with Kveiy dint rlct has suffered from in a year. Knterlc fevers lib-o In. Imperfect 'knowledge of eondltlonHj eiVased 1 it " nov ,.ent, ,t (dsewhero. size of crop, amounts I . -, . .' ' and dates of shipment, eash prlre; oIH. Waiin 1iilili' lloy pald by different buyers, und j' UKLKAST. fit A iitive at Clug many itlndi'ed items. We hope to- npr Tyrone, has told the local edu set iiivniftrhlniM'y before next sea- eatlon eommiltee that she found son for' the exchange of informa- one little boy in school wearily t Ion which will do away with the ten coats, two sweaters' und an present evils. The Idea of the j overcoat. . council In 'to build from the but- . lim up and not from tho top St.' Helens. 9t. Helens bakery down. eliaiiKod niiinu to tiolden Crust Not Kasy 'hask. biikoTV. '' v ' " " rnere win or course ne innnv obstacles lo overcome, and greaterl ultimate success may be expected j' If we do not undertake too am-; hit tons a program at the start.! Thero will bo marketing agencies' who will refuse thefr cooperation t at the start, (hough ! believe the mure important and broader onpij will give full support. We must : expect to 'meet the opposition of' Only those automotive products certain interests which runclion in every coniinunlly who would i profit by keeping the growers dls- uvducbof iv anas o t REPUTATION organized, and lis much an possible in ignorance of what tiny can best do to help themselves. It will be llecessnry to interest tho type or grower who In Inclined to con growing i.r his crop and not in tcicst hlliiselr III the equally Im portant matter ot providing a pmritnhlc market tor what he pro duces. There are several thousand growers on the coast who are di rectly concerned In tills matter, and It will take time to get united action on the pari of seventy or necessity compels lis to move, or'i'ts were of the name general rm, j,H ,.rrorts purely to tin whether anticipate the rulure mid; one una nave n.i.-. .ie take tho noocssnrv measures lo conversant with Iho different ang keep our business profitable. I h-s r the game, and were as lic it was with these fads ill mind : customed as we aro to HircshliK that the program for the recent out our problems together It Is meeting or the Oregon Slate llm- probable that a general advertls llrulturnl sorletv in .Me.lford was I 'ng campaign tor example, might developed. The committee In ' successfully undertaken this nhan. was i.iiimlntrd bv me iisi'enr. rnfortunatcly this Is not president uf the society and W0"j"c """ '"" represenlnltves elglily per cent of them. In short, eomponed entirely ot .Med ford .of several Important districts, pro. ,,e Pear council taces a task growers, acting with President i during large tonnage, slated t lu'1 I will, ll require the expenditure ot Hurcll or the Krtlllgrowers league I while they believed It could T.l mm-h time ami energy on the pari und myself. The program wan do-'1""'' M n year's time, their grow-j,,f ti,,,se whom the growers choose llborulclv arrangeil to present llicl'''"1 "''''" "ot .vol r Iv f..r sncli I i represent them on the council. fiilldiimcntiit economic racts tition which tho pear Industry depends 'for success In such a way as to bring out the best thought of the growers attending the meetings usi to ways and means ror neeotnp-l Uniting constructive results. Tn this end the secretary ' was In-j ntfucted lo request tho State' col-1 leges ot Oregon and Calir.irnla to' send un the best men available with the must complete (lata which had been secured either through. their own rosenrch or otherwise, mid present sumo to us In con denned rorm. . . - tlooiioriilho IVar Sales, i You havo Junl been told by Mr. Wood of the remarkable results; ccoinpilnhed by our Itosc cum-; pslgn In Detroit. This rumpalgn was made possible only through our cooperative effort which cum"; ns tho lesult of many frank ills- russlons In our -lengm meetings. I want to say to you men who made this etiort possible through your united support, Hint f you j have focused the attention or the pear Industry at large on.Mcdtord to a remarkable extent, You hgve aoc.omnlli.hrd n unique jind ont tsndlng aclileveiiienl,""u'n"S klven . a practical demonstration of what; blf results can be secured thrui of highest quality and national reputation are handled by the V.&D. station in your community. '"" . " via SHELL GASOLINE AND Oil. GENERAL TIRES AND TUBES CHANSLOR a LYON ACCESSORIES VAN FLEET. DURKEE, ING "ORGANIZED RESPONSIOILITy ..700 SERVICE STATIONS fROM CANADA TO MEXICO" flBigCT TT", ' : i - t ; ., . '. REMEMBER There is NO substitute for PURITY OF TONE Hear Victor Radio Palmer Music House "WE SELL HAPPINESS" Terms You Can Easily Pay For the Convenience of v Last Minute Holiday Shoppers -jr. ' .r ' .;. '" ' THESE STORES WILL BE r-:': ry i-i- ' : " . 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