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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCIT 29. 1935. PAGE NINE UR OF E (Continued from page one) tlonal Guard mobilized late vmkUv after the two bandits, isn$ a Bhrrtfl nd three other person shlelrtn. surprised the powe 12 mile north of Prentiss and disarmed thm. Guardsmen CallM. About 100 nard.vmen were sum moned at Jackson, but alt except 10 of them were sent home at midnight. Adjutant -General Thomas L araysori said they could be recallM at an hour's notice. The adJutant-Eneral said he v& Informed the men were lant een at 5:30 p. m. yesterday, turning -;ff into a gravel road three miles west it Georgetown. In Copiah county. Deputy Sheriff Lee said Sheriff Fu nis Crawford of Covlngtrn county, who was kidnaped by the bandits, was slightly wounded m tve hencl during a shooting skirmish. TMe ahut lff escaped during one of the gun battles. Mrs. Rodney Polk of neir Prentiss was shot through the left irm when r.er father-in-law, J. T. Polk, opened fire on the bandits as they attempted to commandeer his automobile. One of the bandit was believed wounded In the face by a charge of squirrel shot from Polk's gun. Women Arrested. Deputy Sheriff Lee reporter! the ar rest of three women, cauaht running across a field near Prentiss. He ex pressed the belief one of them drove a car In which the men escaped alter the bank raid. The outlaws were reported to ha changed cars at least six times during the day. Hamilton, once chief lieutenant for Clvde Barrow, and successor to Bar row as the No. 1 desperado of the southwest, was a specialist In bank robberies. Barrow and his cigar-amoking. gun toting companion. Bonnie Parker, were killed by officers In Louisiana last year. The pair had aided Hamilton in his breai from the Easthm, Tex . prison farm, January 16, 1934, in which a guard was killed. Hamilton was recaptured and sen bnnced to death, but escaped from trie Hontsvllle prison last July 22. Handling Perishable Fruit Traffic From the Rogue River Valley Ry A. 8. Rnsenhaum. DMrlrt Freight and Pasn;er Agent, Southern 1'artfte Co. Main and Front streets of Med ford during the late rich ties Miouhig the flrt railroad station and the Riddle House which hnMrlrr was re modeled and after wards became the Nah Hotel. The Oregon and California rail line, which later became part of the Southern Pacific was open ed for traffic through Medford February 23, 18RI. When the discriminating housewife who lives in a midwest or eastern city tells her grocer or market clerk that she wants a "dozen of those fine looking pears," does she ask where the fruit is from and then voice surprise that it could be ship ped that distance from Oregon and still be "fine looking?" It's likely that she does not. Prob ably she takes it for granted, Just as do millions of other persons through out the nation, that her favorite fruit will be right there In the mar ket when she wants it. Perhaps she little realizes how the perfection of a complicated phase of rail transpor tation has Influenced her buying and eating habits. Yet it has been only through the progress of refrigeration In rail serv ice that the nation-wide distribution of perishable products has become possible, which in turn has helped to develop in Oregon and other Pa cific coast states the orchards and vegetable acreage that serve the far corners of our country. The present high standard of rail refrigeration service is comparatively recent In Us creation and is under constant improvement. It was. how ever, nearly simultaneous with the planting of the first commercial pear orchard In the Rogue river valley during 1865-66, that fruit was suc cessfully shipped under refrigeration for the first time from the Pacific coast to eastern markets. These first "fruit cars" were little more than ordinary freight box cars. Blocks of ice had to be piled in each end of the car before the fruit was loaded. There was no insulation of the car, nor was there any provision for re-lclng the cars enroute. Crude and Impractical a? this method now seems, these cars were the forerun ners of the modern Pacific Fruit Ex press "reefer." Unfortunately, we can find no rec ord of just when the first carload of fruit was shipped from the Rogue river valley. Most likely it was a ship ment to Portland probably made in the early '00's, as soon as the first commercial orchards came into bear ing. There were, of course, many earlier less-than-carload shipments. Some of the fruit was shipped by ex press to the eastern markets at that early date. By the turn of the century the rail refrigerator cars had been de veloped sufficiently to insure protec tion of the fruit on the long trans continental trip, and the Rosue river valley shipments gradually began to assume greater proportions in this traffic as the acreage and production increased from year to year. During the past ten years, for which records are available, the peak In carload shipments was reached In 1930, when 4619 carloads of fruit were sh ipped from ten concert tra -Hon points In the Rogue river valley. Of this amount, 3723 carloada were shipped from Medford. Phoenix was second with 354 carloads. Of this total for the valley there were 3933 cars of pears, 617 cars of apples, 19 cars of other deciduous fruits and 50 cars of miscellaneous perishables. The train schedules for handling perishable shipments from this val ley are not available prior to 1920 when the government returned the railroads to private operation. In that year the schedules from the Rogue river valley provided delivery at Chi cago In time for the ninth day mar ket and 13th day at New York. Since . that time service has been constantly improved ana scneauies shortened until at the present time shipments arrive In Chicago for seventh day auction and tenth day at New York and other Atlantic seaboard markets, All rail shipments out of the val ley are transported In Pacific Fruit Express equipment. That company was organized In 1906 by the South- ern Pacific and Union Pacific eonv panies. When the Pacific Fruit Ex press started operations in October 1907, ft owned 6600 cars and during Its first year handled 46.903 carloads of perishable traffic. Today It has more than 40,000 cars equipped for freight service, and in 1934 handled 322.523 carloads of perishable and semi-perishsble commodities. The Pacific Fruit Express company stands today as the largest operator of refrigerator cars in the world. At Rosevllle, California, where the ma Jority of shipments from Pacific coast points are re-Iced and assembled into solid fruit trains for the transcon tinental trip, the P. F. E. has con structed the world's largest lr.e man ufacturing plant, with a dally pro duction capacity of 1300 tons and storage space for 62 608 tons of ice. Icing services of P. F. E. cars in i the Rogue river valley are performed by commercial Ice companies under contracts. At Medford, where most of the cars moving under refrigeration are iced, the work Is done by the I Medford Ice and Storage company. I whose facilities const rt of a plant with UO tons dally manufacturing rapacity, 19.3.S0 tons Horace, and platform that will accommodate 61 cars at a time. This platform was originally built to handle seven cars. In 1918 It was expanded to take care of 31 cars and In 1929 built to its present size. The original tee storage capacity of H.TftO tons was also ex tended In 1929. At Grants Pass, such Icing service as is required Is done over i two-car single icing platform, from an Ice plant of eight tons daily manufac turing capacity and 100 tons storage. Facilities at Ashland, consisting of an eight-car single Icing platform, 18 tons dally capacity and 1.200 tons storage, have not been used to any extent In recent years, as It has been found more expeditious to perform the icing services at Medford. Perishable commodities moving by rail to distant markets require diver sion and reconslgnment far more than any other kind of freight. Also It Is essential that shippers and con signees be promptly and properly Informed as to the location of their shipments in order that they may take full advantage of the best pos sible markets. Through Ua scores of agents In the United States and Can ada, the P. F. E. performs this serv ice most completely. It is estimated that approximately 65 per cent of all cara of perishables from the Pacific coast territory are changed In some manner between point or origin and final destinations. With the Improve ments In telegraph during recent years, particularly the perfection of the teletype, the P. F. E. has devel oped its diversion and passing advice service to a high point of efficiency. Indicating the magnitude of this service, the P. F. E. offices during the past five years have handled more than four million diversions, an av erage of 800.000 a year. When the Rogue river valley fruit Is moving in volume, the rail company has sta tioned sn experienced diversion clerk at Medford to Insure the most ex pedited handling of shippers' diver sion orders. Pearoscope. REINSTATE EMPLOYE WASIirNOTON. March 29. (Apt Reinstatement of Fdgar 8. Hall to his former position with the West- s port Lumber company of West port. ' Ore., was ordered Thursday by the national labor relations board. The 1 board said evidence Indicated the company discharged Hall because he was active in organizing a labor union. Unless Hall is reinstated with in 15 days and reimbursed for pay he lost from Oct 3. 1934, the date of discharge, the case will be referred to the NRA compliance division. For Hose that Wear bu NOLDE HOR3I Ethel wyn B Hoffmann BURK'S 314 E. Main. Tel. 413 SEAT COVERS for all cars. 95c up PRICES GREATLY REDUCED on National Union Radio Tubes WEDEL CO., Inc., Wholesalers Advise you to re-tube your radio NOW, with these 6 months Unconditionally Guaranteed Tubes SOLD AT THE FOLLOWING LOCAL DEALERS Don's Radio Service, 407 East Main Peoples Electric Store, 212 West Main Pruitt's Melody Shop, 111 West Main L Because the primary department of the First Methodist Sunday school has become overly crowded the larger rooms across the hall have been re decorated and will henceforth be oc V cupied by the boys and girls of the i' primary department. This change will take place Sunday morning and all belonging to this department are asked to be on hand early so the ad justments can be made without too much confusion during class hour. The room they have formerly oc cupied has also been redecorated and will be used by the Intermediate de partment. The Sunday school has had a steady growth this last winter and is doing splendid work. At the church hour Sunday morn ing the pastor, Rev. Joseph Knotts will preach another of the series of pre-Easter sermons, using for his theme "Pilate's Friendship." A cordial Invitation is extended to all to attend both Sunday school and church services. Exchantre Old Oold for cash or trade at Brophy'a, Jewelers. Ask the customers who have their watch repairing dona here. Johnson the Jeweler. ON SHORT HOPS Saturday at the M. M. DEPARTMENT STORE Tremendous Bargains Throughout This Big Store Main Floor and Basement A A TRUTH SHEETS 81x99 $1.39 value. $1.00 Extra Quality Sheets. Two year Guarantee. CURTAIN PANELS Ecru color, open mesh, 2i yard length. 49c, or 3 for $1.00 TISSUE GINGHAM Soft toned plaids. Fine for Blouses and Dresses. BOo yard, or 3 yards $1.00 ' CRETONNE A close-out on these particular patterns. Regu lar 29c values. Ten yards for $1.00 PRINTED SHANTUNG Spring shades. 33 inches wide. 69c values. Now 2 yards for $1.00 M II 80 i SI A Men's Chambray Work Shirts Full cut. Extra good quality. 60c each, or 2 for $1.00 Rayon Taffeta Special value for underwear. t all line or snaaes. oc vai. Now 3 yards for . $1.00 Stevens Linene Toweling Bleached or unbleached for hand or roller towels. 26c yard, or five yards $1.00 Percale Prints These are vat dyed 80x80 square, beautiful prints, stripes, and checks, 36 in. 25c yard, or 5 yards $1.00 WOMEN'S BLOUSES Batiste, and Tissue Ginghams in plain and novelty plaids. $1.49 values. Special $1.00 FREE COUPON! Men's Dress Shirts Here Is a bargain well worth your consideration. $1.29 and $1.45 ' values. of your driving Is "around town" the most costly kind of driving. Super-Shell gasoline now cult this cost for you. It brings you 3 types of power. Perfectly balanced lor "stop-and-go" driving. Can ta v up to a cupful of ga oltna on oacK "cold" Itorl. Special Can mvi up to o cupful of gotv i;n. u in !..). A kill climbing. Can iav up Jo a cupful of go elin in 1 hour of Hoody running Fill your tank ot any neighbor!) Shell station today. Super Shell f 1600 neighborly station In W ...thfltro'i always em nearby $1.00 Men's Policeman Socks Brown, black, white, mixed. Sizes 10 to 13. 15c pair or 10 pair $1.00 k $1 Em.. WASH DRESSES Values in this lot up to $1.59. Assorted styles and sizes. . $1.00 QQ WORTH OF S.&H. GREEN STAMPS FREE with purchase of one dollar or over tomorrow . Cut Out Coupon. Present at Green Stamp Station with sales ticket Tomorrow, March 30, 1938 WOMEN'S SPRING HATS Values in this lot of new spring millin ery up to $1.49. Big assortment for Sat urday selling $1.00 ENNA JETTICK SHOES Less $1,00 pair Two tables broken sizes and styles. $5.00. Bale.$4.00 $6.00. Sale $5.00 Tomorrow Only . DOLLAR DAY IN OUR BARGAIN BASEMENT PERCALE PRINTS Fast colors. 36 inch. Big value. Bargain Basement. Regular 15c. Special, 8 yards $1.00 UNBLEACHED MUSLIN 39 inch. Extra quality. Bargain Basement. Regular 15c. Special, 8 yards $1.00 CHILDREN'S SHOES Big values for the Boys and Girls. Oxfords, ties, .and straps in white, black or brown $1.00 WOMEN'S SHOES One lot of close outs. Broken sizes. Values up to $6.00, in assorted styles. $1.00 MEN'S WORK SHIRTS Fine quality shirts. 14' i to 17 sizes. 2 for $1.00 ill lira im mfiEmw72? Women's Wash Frocks andie trim, Big $1.00 Oood prints organdie trim, Big range of styles. All sizes. 2 for QUILTED BATS lbs. All real . $1.00 Size 72x90. 254 lbs. All reay for your com forter. 2 for RAYON BED SPREADS green. $1.39 $1.00 Rose, yellow, green. $1.39 Regular. Now going at I ii J -
