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MEDFORD MATT, TRTMTNK MEnKOKD. OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 7. 1936.
WORD YIELDS
OE VIS LIVING
Fruit Crop3 and Vegetables
for Home Use Produced
Roadside Market Is
Source of Major Income
FATHER KISSES ACQUITTED SLAYER
Dy OWEN II. BABNHILL
(In the Oregonisn)
The experience or M. a. De vrles,
bo lor the Mat sla years bu been
terming two seres on the Pacific
highway two miles south ol Medlord.
shows on way of making a living
on little land.
While th two acre produce prof
itable fruit crop and vegetable for
home use, u well aa provender (or
tne family horae, the major part of
the owner'a Income la derived from
a roadside market and from taking
care of nearby orcbarde.
Tula tiny farm 1 kept In the pink
of condition. It main feature la one
of the llneat berry patches In the
Hague river valley. Long, straight
rows of purple cane glisten In the
spring sunshine. Latham red 1 tbe
msin variety grown. The canes are
headed waist high and held between
two wires on either aide, tied to
gether with binder twine,
i Quality Is Bought. ,
Youngberry vines are trelllaed
shoulder high. Three-fourths of the
canes were cut out sud the others
headed back, because excessive vine
growth makes email berries. D Vrles
aim it quality, rather than quantity.
De Vrles gave away nis nrat crop
of Youngberrles to Introduce
variety when It was new. Now be
sells all the berries be can raise for
1 per It-cup crate.
Prom a fraction of an acre 900
crates of berries were sold last sum
mer at SI per crate, the price
charged for all varieties.
One hundred more crates of lo
ganberries could hsve been msrketed
t this figure. A few blackcapa are
greatly prized by people who know
the high quality of this fine berry.
Plenty of water, Judicious spray
ing and liberal fertilizing with poul
, try and rabbit manure produce market-topping
berries. A small patch
of heavy soil yields over four tons
of oat hay per acre.
Uorcrs Killed Off.
When De Vrles traded for his pres
ent country home, It was a veritable
wilderness, overgrown with weeds,
brush and scrub oaks. The latter
were grubbed out before breakfast,
one each morning.
De Vrles at that time was a shoe
salesman recovering from a serious
operation, and 'his doctor hsd ad
vised "light outdoor exercise." He
had learned fruit growing In Mlchl
gan and Washington and soon was
busy working in nearby orchards.
One neighbor wanted to hire De
Vrlea to grub out a peach grove
which never hsd amounted to any
thing. Instead, the newcomer dug out
the borers which were killing the
trees and showed how the letter
could be cared for. Last year more
than S400 worth of peacbes per acre
were sold from that salvaged orchard.
Elberta rays lint.
Elberta It the moat profitable
peach to plant, De Vrles believes, be
csuse It Is so well known, therefore
easier to sell. He has had enough
pioneering In the Introduction of
new varieties.
De Vrles sells not only his own
fruit, but lsrge qusntltles for neigh
bors, who leave to him the price and
grading. Most of the produce turned
over to him has to be resorted and
repacked. Some amall orchards were
eared for and the fruit Bold, while
one nelKhbor grows each year a crop
of peaches which De Vrlea harvests
and markets.
Vegetables, as well as fruit, are
sold. Customers come long distances
each year to buy canning supplies
of De Vrles, because they always can
depend upon his merchsndlse being
ss represented and prices fair.
After six very strenuous yeare. De
Vrles has slowed up and plans to
take life a little easier from now .on,
being nearly 00 yeare of age. He
enjoys selling thtnRs as woll sa pro
ducing them. The former requires
less physical labor, therefore It bet
ter suited to older people, he de
dared.
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PARENTS DAY AT
Prank Strata, 70, bent over to give a congratulatory klta to hit
daughter, Vara Stretz, following her acquittal at New York of the
charge of murdering Dr. Fritz Otbhardt, her lover, whom the admitted
shooting. Samuel Ltlbowltz, her attorney, It at the right (Associated
Press Photo)
FRANCE'S DEBT IS
AS COSTS MOUNT
PARIS. (UP) Under the Hew Deal
In America every child Is born with
debt of Sl.017.3S hanging over Its
head. The figure for Prance It
000.
While Republicans were figuring
out the exact lndebtedneal per capita
In America, French atattstlciana dis
covered that remaining to the gold
atandard and conservative pollclea
had resulted In about the same per
capita tax.
The finance committee, making Its
budget report for 1036, pointed out:
"we are experiencing a rapid rise
In total of the national debt. It In
creased by 4,840,000,000 franca In
1031; by 17,000,000,000 In 10331 by ,.
417,000,000 In loss; by ao.an.ooo. 000
In 1034; to reach, according to the
last balance sheet, csrrylng us to the
months of August, 103B, the figure of
333,370,000,000 thus ahowlng, In com
parison with December 31, 1030, a to
tal Inorcaoe of 70,000,000,000 (64,700,
000,000). . In the 1030 budget, Interest on the
national debt eata up half the reve
nue roughly 90.000.000,000 francs
out of 40,000.000.000. If It continues
to increase at the same rate, In 10
yeara the Interest would equal the
whole of this year's budgot.
If to the national debt of 933,370,
ooo.ooo francs Sia.ooo.ooo.ooo
which doesn't Include Increase alnce
August, loss, or the 18,00,000,000
francs which It hss been announced
the government will have to borrow
this yesr) are added the debts of
the departments of municipalities,
mount to the stsggertng total of 000,
000.000,000 franca ( 130.000,000.000) .
And that makea, per head 10,000
francs, or SI, 000 owed by every man,
woman and child In Prance.
INJURED SHERIFF
RETURNS TO POST
Sheriff Syd X. Brown, Injured in an
auto accident on the Pacific highway
near Yreka, C&1-. two weeks ago. re
turned to his office today for the first
time since the mishap. He la atlU
sore and suffering slightly from chest
hurts, but recovering rapidly.
Sheriff Brown sJso received a severe
out over his left eye, which caused a
heavy loss of blood.
The accident occurred when the
auto Sheriff Brown was driving hit
a "loose shoulder" on the highway,
causing the auto to momentarily get
out of control and plunge Into a
ditch. District Attorney George A.
Codding, riding with Brown, escaped
Injury. The two oflfclals were re
turning from an extradition hearing
at Sacramento, Cat.
SET FOR MAY 2
ASHLAND. April (Spl.) Par
ent's day at Southern Oregon Nor
mal school on Saturday, Uay 2, will
offer fathers and mothers an oppor
tunity to acquaint themselves with
what Is being done In the Ashland
Institution. A full dsy of events has
been arranged, ending with the
showing again of the George Bernard
Shaw production, "Candida."
Quests will register at tne normal
between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m..
at which time open house will be
held. Following, business meetings
will be held at 1:00 pm. and 0:00
p. m., these sessions lasting one hour,
for both fathers and mothers, while
for the mothers a reception Is being
planned for 3:00 p.m. by the Aseo.
elated. Women students. Fathers will
engage In baseball under the super
vision of the Associated Men stu
dents at 3:00 p.m.
The crowning event will, of course,
be the showing of "Candida," at
which time parents wilt be able to
see actual work being done In South
ern Oregon Normal,
Preceding the ahow, which starts
at 8:30 p.m., will be the banquet
at 7:00 In the Llthla Hotel.
Presiding officers for the 1838 ses
sion sre: President, V. T. Jackson,
Roseburg; Mrs O. O. Crawford,
Lakevlew; secretary, Mrs. Anne Prloe,
Klamath Palls.
Student committees Include Doro
thy Jackson, Roseburg, Mark Seeley,
Coqullle. and Delia Wlllard, Ashland,
publlolty; Harriet Bones, Myrtle
Point, Robert Prentice, Medford, and
Errllla Oearhart, Aahland, hospital
ity: Joyce Banish, Medford, and
Nellie Breedlove. Myrtle Creek, re
ception for. mothers; Osrlyle Bur
goyne, Riddle, Robert Webb, Prine
vllle, and Ross Ragland, Klamath
Falls, bsseball for fathers: Jsmes
Baughman, Ashland, Rachel Bones.
Myrtle Point, and Beatrice Palmer.
Medford. banquet. Angus L. Bow
mer's staff will handle the play de
Heads Big Ranch
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W. P. f 0 L 3 0 M
W. Percy Foltom, head of the pio
neer t. B. Smith Livestock company
of Pilot Rock, Umatilla county. Is
one of the beat known wool growers
In the ttate. The company spec
ializes In pure-pred sheep. Folsom
was installed In 1935 as worthy
grand patron of the Eastern Star
lodre.
The exnlorer vhA trt -,.
Lhasa. Forbidden Citv nf nhf
faced by a political and rellsjtoui bul
wark weu-rugn impossible to pene
trate, a recent observer wrote.
Sea horses are Drlmarllv lnhabl.
tanta of warm waters, although oo-
caslonally found In cold seas.
WILD LIFE TOUR
PUBLIC INVITED
Bringing to the people of Jackson
county the drama of wild life and the
Importance of Its conservation, I. C.
Jerome, chairman of the Jackson
county council, today stated that all
arrangements were completed for the
visit to Ashland Thursday noon and
Medford Thuraday evening Of the wild
life tour of the natural resources unit
of the Shasta-Cascade Wonderland
association.
Both meetings are pen to the pub
lic, the first of which will be held
at tbe Llthla hotel, Ashland, at 13:10
noon. Dr. Irving I. Vlnlng will act
as chairman. The evening meeting
will be held here at the Hotel Med
ford, at 7 o'clock, mtertalnment and
god speaking will make this on of
the outstanding treats enjoyed by
this community for sometime, Mr.
Jerome said.
Visitors to Attend.
The following will be among out
side visitors: Dr. Alfred Cookman,
lecturer and naturalist, aslgned by
the United states army; Tod Powell,
the "Woodsman" of ths San Francisco
Chronicle; and Lou I. Herrlngton, ex
ecutive secretary of the Flth and
Game Development association, San
Francisco.
William M. Rush, regional director.
V, S. biological survey, Portland; M.
B. Pratt, chief, division of forestry
for California; and James A. Snook,
chief, division of parka, California.
Lew Wall so, member of the Ore
gon game commission; FMd P. Crone-
miller, chief, division of wild lite and
range management, San Francisco;
and M. N. Kavanagh. chief, division of
wild life and range management, Port
land.
Officers Coming.
3. S. Hunter, chief, buresu of gsme
conservation of California; August
Bade, superintendent of gsme farms
of California, and two representatives
of the Civilian Conservation Corps
from Medford and Bedding districts.
Burt K. Snyder, president of the
Shasta.Cascade Wonderland associa
tion, Lakevlew; A. H. oronwoldt, vice
president, and T. L. Stanley, general
manager, both of Redding, Cel., will
also attend.
AIDING STUDENTS
Many fine pictures have been com
pleted by students of the Southern
Oregon Art association In the olasses
being conducted at their studio at
107 East Main street. The present
courses, schedules and teaching fac
ulty are as follows: Tuesday evening.
7:S0, ahow card, P. w. Poster; Wed
nesday afternoon. 3:00, fashion de
signing, Fred Elnkopf; FrldajF after
noon, 1:30, pastel drawing, Mrs. E.
Sdmondson; Saturday afternoon, 1 :30,
oils (French method) landscape, Mrs.
Minnie B. Hlene; also Saturday after
noon, 1:30, oils, landscape and still
life, Max Slemes.
Hew pupils may Join the elaauna
now and ths aaaoclstlon welcomes tb
associate membership of all local art
lsts. oncers, teachers and members
met last Saturday evening to discuss
plans for another public art exhibit
to be held in June, and from now
on all class work wilt be done with that
objective In view. Two new features
are being considered for the exhibit.
Portlander Plans
Non-Spin Airplane
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 7. (API
Construction of an airplane which
will not spin In making dives and
consequently can be leveled off safer,
was announced today My Bufdrd
Johnson of Portland, amateur builder.
Many veteran pilots like plane
which will spin, but some beginners
don't, he explained. Harold VTagner
made a teat flight In ths ship.
Suits and Blouses
for Easter at
1THELWYN B. HOFFMANN'S.
LAWNMOWSRS sharpened. We call
for and deliver. 33 N. Fir St. ellMS
BROS. Phone 201.
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Pear Market
Yesterday
CHICAGO, April 0. (AP-UBDAl
Pear auctloj): One car California ar
rived, none on track, one sold.
Oregon D'AnJous, 730 boxes extra
fancy, 1.8S-1.9S, average 1.92; 260
boxes fancy, 2.05-2.35, average 2.13.
NEW YORK, April 8. (AP-USDAf
Pear auction: Fourteen cars arrived.
13 Oregon, 3 Washington unloaded, 10
on track, 2 delivered.
Oregon D'AnJous, 4,037 boxes extrn
fancy, 1.43-3.60, average 2.10; 3,550
boxes fancy, 1.30-2.38, average 2.08.
Nell Is, 1,650 boxes extra fancy, 1.35
3.18, average 1.74; 1,424 boxea fancy
1.20-1.95, average 1.63.
8 P KOTOS loo. Peasley's Studio.
OREGON LEADS AREA
Oregon led the entire territory of
the California-Western states Life In
sursnce company In volume of bust
neaa written during ths month of
Msrch, socordlng to sn announcement
made today In Portland by Pari J.
Knutson, manager for the stats, word
of the record, which aet a new all
time high for the company, waa made
public here by Howard V. Schetfsl,
district organiser with headquartera
In Medford.
"The splendid record made by the
California-Western B'.atea Life Insur
ance company In Oregon during the
past month la extremely gratifying to
us." Scheffel said today. "The south
ern Oregon district made a material
contribution to thv new all-time rec
ord which reflected the general Im
provement of conditions In thlt sec
tion of the state."
Portland Denies
Criminal Dumping
PORTLAND, Ore., April 7. (API
atstemente by Chief Detective Vorls
of Seattle thst rortland and other
Oregon points are "dumping" un
wanted criminals on Seattle hit un
founded, aa far aa Chief of Police
Harry Nlles of Portland knows, he
said today.
He said Municipal Judge Julius
Cor refused to give vagrants "float
r," or ordeu to get out of town In
34 hours. Instead, he sent them to
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