MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCIT 29. 1935.
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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
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