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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, fEDTORD, PKEfiONT, SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1930.
FIRST SECTION
PROF. HAM
PEAR FINDINGS
I
il ere with Is published the first
installment of the complete report
nf Prof. Henry Hurtman, Oretrun
Statu colh'Ke. on hlH lnvoHtisutlons
relative to the hundlinK of itoKue
Uivor vnlley pears in enalern mar
ket H.
The reHearch work was conduct
ort under the auspices of the Win
ter ' Pear committee, David K.
Wood, chairman, and the remain
ing personnel being Leonard Car
punter, J lurry Kosenbct K. J- V.
JiurneH. VV. R Biddle, Cieorge B.
Jeane, nnd J. E. Kpatz.
The work of 1'rof. Hartmiin is
lo be continued the corning season,
no detailed report is mude, and the
present series is only a brief sum
mary of observations, with final
figures and data eliminated.
The Installments will be printed
in consecutive issues of this puper
until completed.
The first Installment Is:
Introduction
' The present report is based
lnrKely on investigations curried on
in New York and other eastern
cities during the period from Kept.
10, 102! to May Hi. J 1130. Theso
investigations were authorized and
financed by the pear growers; and
snippers of the Kogue Klver valley
thru their official representatives,
the Medford Winter Tear commit
tee, J lie. The work had to do
largely with problems relating to
Hit harvesting, trunspor tutlon,
storing, and ripening of pears. It
was in no sense a marketing sur
vey, nor, was It an attempt to Pro
mote the sale of pears. Thruout
the investigations, the author ad
hered strictly to the ethics of re
search. The Quality and Apitearunco or
Pears Must He Improved
- Lack of auullty and luck of ap
pearance are still the greutest ob
stacles to the successful sale nnd
distribution of pears. No matter
how efficient salesmanship may be.
It cannot overcome the handicaps
of poor eating quality and unat
tractivoness. Attempt" to advertise
pears cannot be successful until
the consumer enn be nssured of the
nuulity of the product tfl
. Anyone who views the situation
In an unbiased attitude must come
lo the conclusion that fruits such
as Aie apple, the orange, the grape
fruit, nnd the banana ure now be
ing delivered on the market- with
comparatively better uppearance
ami better utiallty than are pears.
Thin Is due, not to the fact that
peur growers and shippers ure
necessarily less diligent In their
methods, but to the fact that pours
present morn moi'Iouh problems of
lnuiNMH'tjitloti, storage nnd riM'ii
lug Hunt do most oilier fruits.
Many of the difficulties associ
ated with the handling of pears
run bo corrected by minor changes
in the present methods, by more
judicious use of the equipment now
on hand, und by application of;
knowledge ulready In existence. ,
On the other hand, some of the
problems, especially those occa
sioned by transportation and stor
age diseases muy require years of
research and painstaking effort
for solution.
, Auction Prices Not Always nn
Index of thu Quality of
tho Product
It Is apparent that tho price re
ceived at auction is not always a
true index of quality In pears. Fac
tors other than quality affect auc
tion prices and because tho auction
sheet shows a high return. It does
not always follow thut the shipper
has delivered a satisfactory lot of
pears to his customers. Examples
of this were common during the
past season In New York City.
Boso iicum which brought lilgii
miction prices In January, for ex
it in pie. often scalded und Ihhiiiiiu
a total If ma before tlicy readied tho
consumer.
Premature Hlpenlng nf Anjoti
mid Nells During Past
Scusoii
Growers nnd shippers are well
nware of the fact that pears did
not Keep wen miring tne past sen- i
nn WlntAf VaIU nnd A n ir.il In 1
particular caused considerable
grief In that they ripened und gave
evidence of breakdown long before
their natural season was over. It
1m safe to nav that bv the middle
nf January BO mt cent trf the I
Anjoim In storage were r1H) mid
hud in be moved rcgurdlct of
marketing conditions. ..it was only
through effective work of the New
York Pear committee thut disaster
wan averted.
Many reusons have been advanc
ed for the failure of the 1929 pear
crnp to keep well In storage. It
has been claimed, for example,
that this crop of pears for one rea
son or another, lacked Inherent
keeping quality. This view, how
ever, Is not substantiated when nil
the factors are taken Into account.
Experimental lots which wore
thoroly cooled shortly nfter har
vest and which were promptly
stored, kept fully as well, nnd In
some cases, better than lots so
handled In the tests of the past
five seasons,
r The eluim that itorn Btorage
plants were responsible for the
nltuntlon, likewise, Is not substan
tiated when all tho facts are con
sidered. When a storage concern
maintains satisfactory tempera
tures, satisfactory humidities to
gether with sufficient fresh air and '
nlr circulation, It 'can hardly be
blamed for the failure of fruit to
keep. There may have been some
Individual cases during the pnst
season which Improper ' storage
may liave contributed to iemn
ture ripening, but It cannot be said
that this was the general cause of
ye difficulty.
Picking at the wrong time may
hnve Influenced the situation In a
few. rfses, hut It Is hard to see
how this factor nlnne could have
been responsible for all of the
trouble.
Apparently two factors were
largely responsible for the prema
ture ripening' of pears during the
past season.
(1) Delays In getting the fruit
under refrigeration at harvest
time.
(2) Warm weather during the
transit period.
Work by the Oregon Experiment
Station during the past ten years
has thoroughly established the fact
thut high temperatures after pick
ing, quickly reduce the. storage life
of pears. This work has shown
thut at temperatures uround 70
degrees V, pears ripen approxi
mately ten times as rapidly us they
do at 30 degrees to 32 degrees l-
Under ordinary circumstances,
then, peurs picked und left In the
orchard or puck 1 tig house deteri
orate us much in one day as they
do in ten days of cold storage.
Tests with Hose have shown that a
delay of seven days ut Ii degrees
F., was responsible for a reduction
of flu days in the possible cold
storage life of the frulC. This
emphasizes the need of prompt
handling and cool temperatures if
peurs ure to be kept for any length
of time. .
As i he crop wus handled lust
seuKon, delays In bundling were
common und shipment during hot
weather resulted In unfavorable
trunsit conditions. In some cases,
the fruit remained in the orchard
two und three days after picking
and often laid around the packing
house two or three days more be
fore it was packed. Cars Intended
for Mora go often arrived In New
York City with (he fruit in I be top
boxes hi lowing color uiul giving.
Iiidicalloii that l);r ripening pro.
cess was already well under way.
rear arriving In such condition
have been robbed of I heir Mora go
quality. Omit Hiiuieil. the ripen
Ing process cannot he effectively
checked by refrigeration, no mat
ter how applied.
It should be emphasized, in this
connection, that pears attached lo
the treo ripen at a much slower
rate than pears picked nnd allowed
to stand In the orchard. In case
pears cannot be packed and placed
under refrigeration immediately,
they Hhould be allowed to hung on
the trees. It Is a serious iniMuke
for growers lo assume that (heir
crop is HJiTe as soon as Hie fruit
has been placed In boxes.
(('out In ued tomorrow)
SAVE THAT OAK
E
LAST PRACTICE
FOR DRUM CORPS; OF LEGION POSTi BOOST TO STOCK
The city administration baa set
Its foot down on the destruction
of uny more oak and other tres
by crews burning off grass and
weeds In alleys, lots and fields un
der auspices of city.
.Many complaints have been re
ceived by the city officials of the
damaging of trees In various sec
tions by the men doing the work
of burning off k''h. utterly Ig
noring the taking of any meas
ures1 to save trees. One report
received is that on the eastern
ucignifl oi wie niy in wu " - innxlmis K
alone U oak trees were so uuuiy
si-onhed that it is doubtful If
they will ever come buck to life.
Mayor pipes and the members
of the city council have issued
strict Instructions to Fire t'hlef
Klliott to nee that men outside of
the fire deparment employed In
burning off grass for the city
from now on exercise, unusual
diligence to see that all trees at
any location in which they are
burning improperly protected
from flumes.
The count of fish being mnde
Jointly by the state and govern
ment at the tiavnge ltaplds dum
on llogue Itlver shows a steadily
diminish Ing run of salmon und
Mieelhead. The record for the
past seven days Indicates1 that only
twelve salmon passed over the
dam. according to the report giv-
.nit hv officers of the!
Kvery member of the Med ford
I-eglon drum corps Is urged to
be present at the regular drill
session this morning which will
he held at the high school ath
letic field nt 9:30 a. m. This Is
one of the last practice periods
before the convention and an in
tensive workout will he given the
local Legionnaires. Details of the
convention trip will be discussed
following the drill.
The regular meeting of Med ford
Post No. 15 will take place at the
NEW YORK, Aug. 9. P
Stocks declined today in the most
active Saturday trading since late
AIR FETE IVIES
SAIJNAH, Oil., Auk. B.OP)
Jack I'lckriiril, wreen nctnr, wiih
toiliiy mnklliK pri-iHirntimiH fur IllH
third trip tn tho iillnr, this time
with MIhh Mary Mullici n. New
York sIiiko nctreiw, wllh whom he
filed notice of intention to marry
at the Monterey county court
house yoHterday,
Obituary
Jackson Oiunty (L ine l'nilective Armory .Monday night nnd Com
association, who state that thin In: maniler I'.olger has requested t
Ihe Hummer run of salmon whlchfull attendance.
the commercial InterestK were no
Klvc up In return for
the Murine run.
IteportH from the mouth of the
lioKiie "how that from L'i. to !
home are fishing commercially
ami the nveir.KC catch Is lew than
two fish per limit each night. It
In very evident, the local siniils
men further state, that the Hum
mer run of salmon Ik hadly de
pleted nnd without proper pro
lection. The spring run, too,
soon he hut n memory.
A live meeting of Medford Poat
Xo. 15 Is scheduled for tomorrow
night nt the Armory. This is the
last Legion session hefore the June.
state convention ut Baker Aug.j Thanks lo a technical rally nt
3 4-10 nnd some important bui-,the end of 1he first hour, the
ness will be discussed. A report ' average net loss was only one
of the recent airport celehratlon ' fifth of a point, nevertheless,
which was sponsored hy Medford i many representative shares closed
post will he made hy fleneral ' one lo three lower, sales totaled
Chairman Heely Hull. Only n few Just above l.SuO.uuu shares,
more members are needed to put; There were two selling move
tin, local post over the IMO quota . menis.. The first followed a heavy
before the convention and all opening and carried prices down
members who have nut yet paid one to six points. Unwilling to
n. ,i,,..ti ,.. iirirentlv rp- i carry their short positions over
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 9. (IP)
The clouds of acrid smoke that
curl to the ceiling when newspa
per photographers' flashlights boom
a greeting to celebrjtleg will soon
be a thlg of the past.
PORTLAND, Aug. 8. (P) Ore
gon state Klks' thirteenth annual
convenTion will open here Mon
day with the Portland lodge as
host. Oeorge L. liauch, exalted
ruler. Portland lodge, will preside.
quested to so at once.
will
Radio Program
KMED
(Mall Tribune Virgin Station)
the week-end, . the shorts, began
coverini?. and shortly nfter eleven
o'clock the early losses had been
Kenerully recovered und a few
stocks were selling above Friday's
final it notations. In the lust fit
teen minutes, however, fresh IU
ti.M.iiiitii appeared' ami Klns scor
ed on the rally mostly disappear
ed. The close was heavy.
An interesting hour of piano ;
music is scheduled for broadcast
over station KM 101) during "Copco;
Hour" Tuesday evening, Autf. 12.!
Kinzua Klnzua
seine operations.
pine mills re-
PHONE
4 Holmea
4 Insurance
4 Service
THE VALLEY PEARS
CMf !!:. Word was received
last niKbt of the death of W. K. j
tliMide of Mac! Joel, Calif., who;
was killed early Wednesday In n Among tho orchard pickers In
runaway. Iteverend Coode was j the valley will be a young mar
pastor ' and distr ict; elder fur Pled couple who plan to spend
l.'rec Methodist churches In south-j i heir honeymoon among the pear
i-rn Oregon for many years, l-'uii-jnml tipple trees of this section,
eral service will ho held at Mac-re cording to the following news
Uoel today. ! Hem In the Itosehurg Itevlew of
J . j last Friday:
(TOLOHADO SI'KINtiS. Colo., "I,. .M. .Marriott of Denver, nnd
Aug. ;i. A proposal urging I Catherine Knhhfns of l(ellands,
shipment of livestock from the, calif., were married yesterday aft
drougbt stricken areas of the east ernoon at the office oT Justice of
to Colormlo grazing lands is under jibe I Voce Hopkins in the presence
consideration of the Colorado : of only the necessary witnesses.
Springs chamber of commerce. I They have been employed in tho
4 fr uit orchards of California, and
I'OKTLAN'l). Ore., Aug. fl. iTP) ,.0 ,,nning on spending several
F.dgar K. Coursen. Injured on al Medford picking fruit he-
Mount Shuksan yesterday is a . I fl(re n.tU.ng to California to re
prouiinent Portland musician and slue
organist at the First Presbyterian : . 4
church here. lie Is well known J Hillsbnro. Plans discussed for
throughout the west. i extensive street Improvements here.
Movlmr niftttres nf t he N'orill-
west Air lour taken here last, ' ' progium win leaime ..,e
.Monday by 11. L. Bromley. mnn-: " ""' 1"'0 s.uoi.s,
ager of the California Oregon ! " well as several well known In
Power company were received' M ed ford's 'tnuslc circles. Anudd-t
h(,n, led feature will be n reading by
The films - cover some of the.-",M- i-""", i" "'.5.
Interesting events of the big nlr wiecnnn no,,, i.e .u..o.im . ,
us as well as close-ups of thej " l"' 4
famous pilots brought through lAN,.,.; i..,.,,u (-(tMIM.KTKII
(he efforts of the local American; ., .... . . e-nx;i
I Legion post. Some good views A m,w nn(.(i finl. h.Js ,)f.ell
I of the crowds nnd the new nlr- , ,.,,,..,, , , a c ' s liarbecue ?
port crowded Wltn planes aie "-;,., , n. ndale and has been T
allracting uitile a nutnber of .Med-
ford people since it was opened-
a week ago. Special ventilation a
li,., ki H,.,ni led nmkes the dance hall one of the I
Iv.i I'le.lerlck owner and man-1 ' "" l",,s ln "'"''
ager of the Medford Beauty salon
so included In the pictures which
will be shown by the "t'npco fur
rent Kvents" miniature news reel.
the valley and Is 1 T
made- attractive by the service of;
has Just completed the remodeling fancy barbecued chicken and bar-j
of Ihe entire place and will enter I necucil. porn nnu oeei
lo every requirement In the lino Swim hamburgers are also n f':'-!j
of beauty culture. i ture. 1 4,
Three booths have been added
on the north side of the shop nnd
,.-,.llu .l .,. tvi'k Itnv'M l,eM
decorated In rose and warm gray.!"",1-- Stockyards National ,
Hoy Lal-evre. well known locap bank, and an unidentified man v
barber, has full charge of the hair
cutting department, which is nlso
FOn WOHTH. Tex., Aug. !. () ,
red lJt Pelton. vice-president and! 1
bank, and an unidentified man
were killed, several other persons
. 1 were Injured and tho bank was
In good bread are 110 substitutes ttsed. Only better flour and
mateiials and more of them, such as milk and malt shortening,
plus intelligent handling and WELL baking. All of those things
make a well keeping, fine tasting loaf of bread, such as our Home
.Made Bread and BLUE RIBBON, ami ull our other breads.
Joe nohlmeier, Ihe proprietor, is hack on the Job again.
t
The following stores handle 1 J
MODEL BAKERY'S BREAD
Home Grocery, G08 E. Main
Park Grocery, 223 W. Main
Service Store, 132 W. Main I
Laurel Street Market, 216 South Laurel t
Oakdale Grocery, 403 S. Oaktlale
a new rent ure
Beauty Salon.
at the Medford
Plnsslfled advertising rets results.
practically wrecked today when
stranger dropped a hag containing!
nitroglycerine after demanding ,
$111,000.
MODEL BAKERY
Phone 103-R
f 111 W. Main
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Let These Firms Help You Prepare for Your Vacation Trip
MIL
PLAY G OL F . .'.
on the "
North Riverside Midget Course
Thic first-class 18-hole course with up-to-date refreshment counter
was formally opened Saturday? August -2. . Beautiful flowers
were generously donated hy the Eden Valley Nursery.
FREE CAMERAS
To Our Customers
We have made arrangements to distribute box cameras free for
a limited time only. Ask us how to get them.
KODAKS -- FILMS LOTIONS
FIRST AID KITS
In fact, we can help your select the things that are cf vital importance in making
YOUR VACATION A SUCCESS
Buy plenty of Films We buy back all you do not use
JARMIN & WOODS DRUG STORE
A privately owned and operated institution 4
MEDFORD
OREGON
FOR SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE
USE
TRAVELERS CHECKS
Be sure that you have funds available no matter where
you're spending your vacation.
MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
SEVERIN
BATTERY SERVICE
For Battery Service
Severin Quotes Prices
C by 11 Plate $5-00
G by 13 Plate $(.)(
Batteries recharged 50
Batteries Guaranteed
1522 North Riverside
Prince
Electric Shop
Quotes the following electrical prices:
tJnarnntecd Kuril tlenerutnr S5.00
Chevrolet. Slur, etc $7.00
Starter. Generator Overhauled
Berrydale
0M .HAM
Every Woman Deserves a Vacation
Send all the clothing anfl family blankets to the laundry
now before starting on your vacation
AMERICAN LAUNDRY0
JAMES SCORAH, Prop. Phone 873 South Central
"Natural"
Permanent
Waves
Lot us sjivp ynit n lienntiful wave
with rinnlt't eiuls. Kirjny it ilur
i n n tlit reimiiiuler if tlii slimmer
iiiiiI pint of tin1 winter.
' Free Shampoo and Finger Wave
. Three months' service with each wave
Wineland's Beauty Parlor
Hotel Bedford
Phcne 61
Q
Everybody
Is Playing
on the
MEDFORD
MIDGET
18-Hole Golf Course
25c per percn per 18 hole
15c for Children under 15 when attended by parents
Open from !):tni A. M. until Mi.lnilit
liolicrt O. Harker. Trnp.
Corner Kilith nnd Oakdnle. Medford