MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. PRECOX. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1939.
PAGE FIVE
RETER REPORTS
ON PEAR TALKS
Tells of His Testimony and
Conferences in Capital
for West Coast Industry
Raymond R. Reter, head of
the fruit packing company bear
ing his name, was back in Med
ford today after reporting on his
recent visit in Washington. D. C,
to representatives of Pacific
northwest growers and shippers
meeting in Portland Tuesday
morning and afternoon.
Representing the west coast
pear industry, Mr. Reter partici
pated in a number of negotia
tions in Washington in an effort
to improve the business. He tes
tified for Pacific coast winter
pear growers before the com
mittee of reciprocity information
on the proposed trade agreement
with Argentine.
Given stntlstlt-s
Telling of the Urge importations
of Argentine pears that assertedly
disrupt the American domestic mar
kets In the east. Mr. Reter Informed
the committee that the Pacific coast
wants an agreement with the South
American country that will restrict
such Importations. The Medford ex
ecutive gave statistics to sHow the
effect of the Argentine Importations,
pointing out that In the first few
months of this year 100.000 boxes of
Argentine pears entered the New
York market and competed with west
coast winter pears at a time when
the domestic market was none too
good as it was. With the war cutting
off the European market for Argen
tine Just as It has for the United
8tates. the 8outh American republic
la planning on making much larger
shipments to this country this year,
Mr. Reter warned.
Mr. Reter presented a brief out
lining the position of the Pacific pear
industry relative to Argentine com
petttlon and requesting this course
of action:
1 Limit the quantity of Argentine
near Imports.
2 Ask the Argentine government
to reduce the duties on American
pears entering Argentine in the op
poslt season.
3 Recommend that Argentine re
duce Its duty from 77 cents a box
to the United 8tates level of 33 cents
a box.
4 Request the Argentine govern.
ment to remove all present artificial
restrictions In reference to exchange
and quotas.
In general Mr. Reter testified re
garding the condition of the Pacific
coast pear Industry 1.1 an effort to
show that It cannot stand continued
Importation of Argentine pears.
Sees Import Gain
The hearings have been completed
and now the committee Is digesting
the data thus gathered for a report
to the trade agreement negotiators
of the state department. The state
department makes the trade agree
ments but there Is now considerable
agitation to restore this authority to
congress, it being contended In some
' quarters that trade pacts are In effect
treaties that should bs ratified by
the senate.
Mr. Reter said that It Is quite likely
there will be no agreement concluded
for several months and therefore Ar
gentine Imports of pears will begin
unrestricted about February 1, He
said It would not be surprising If
Argentine exported half a million
boxes of pears to eastern U. 8. mar
kets this year.
Negotiates
In Washington Mr. Reter also con
ducted negotiations for the pear In
dustry with the general ;rops section
and Federal Surplus Commodity cor
poration, both of the AAA. with
reference to a purchase program of
west coast winter pears to be used
In relief channels. He would venture
no comment on the probable out
come of these discussions.
Mr. Reter left here on October 8
rnd went directly to Washington. He
was In the capital for three days and
tl.en went to New York City to
confer with the winter pear com
mittee. Jte returned to Washington
in "October 15 and remained there
uftll the 20th when he went to
Ne York again for additional con.
ferenies. He left New York on Octo
er 33 for Chicago where he trans
r.:rd further business for the west
coast pear industry and from where
he made a side trip to Clinton, Iowa,
to visit relatives.
Mr. Reter then proceeded to Los
Angeles and from there returned to
Medford, arriving here October 35,
All of his travelling was done ,by
plane.
PORTLAND CIO UNIT
RAPS DIES INQUIRY
.Portland, Nov. 2. (AP) A
resolution "condemning" the
Dies committee and asking Pres
ident Roosevelt to force the com
mittee to cease its "un-Ameri
can activities" was adopted yes
terday by the Portland Indus
trial Union Council, a C.I.O
affiliate.
The resolution accused the
committee of attempting to "de
stroy civil liberties," Charles
Foss. secretary, said.
KIDNEY TROUBLE
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wfaknewes may be arant. burning
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Betty Grable
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Beuy Grable (center), recently divorced from Jackie Coogan.
lost no time in going to work when she arrived in New York.
She is shown here rehearsing in front of the chorus line for
her part in "DuBarry Was a Lady."
AMERICAN ART WEEK
OBSERVED IN SCHOOLS
American Art Week, Novem
ber 1 to 7, is being observed in
Medford's public schools under
auspices of- the American Artists
Professional league.
The four grade schools will
show exhibits of students work
done this year. Additional ex
hibits may be viewed at the
junior high and at the senior
high art rooms. In addition to
the students work on exhibit,
there will be material showing
some of Americas foremost
painters and their paintings of
today.
Esther Wilcox, supervisor of
art in Medford schools, is local
chairman.
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BOND VOTE CANVASS
WAITS COUNCIL MEET
No city councilman showed
up for the special meeting sched
uled for 5 p. m. yesterday to
canvass the vote of Tuesday's
special park bond election. Only
Mayor C. C. Furnas, City At
torney Frank P. Farrell and Re
corder M. L. Alford were pres
ent. With the eight councilmen ab
sent, no meeting was held. The
vote will be canvassed at the
next regular semi-monthly meet
ing Tuesday evening, the mayor
said. The park bond proposition
lost in the election, 494 to 1108.
Weather.
Northern California: Fair to
night and Friday, but consider
able cloudiness north portion
and overcast near the coest;
normal temperature: moderate
northwest wind off the coast.
JUNIOR HIGH PUPILS
TAKE KEEN INTEREST
IN POPULARITY VOTE
By Susan Vilat
The scoreboard for the popu
larity contest of junior high
school shows Joan Elliott and
Rav Casebeer leading with Dc-
lores Ray and Bud Cleland right
behind them. Votes
are being
held back, however, and no one
knows who lias the best chance
of winning the exciting contest.
The most popular boy and girl
will be presented at 7:30 p. m.
Friday at the junior high school's
annual carnival. The winning
bov and girl will be given a
prize.
The main program, in the form
of a vaudeville this year, is whip
ping up into good shape, and
the gymnasium is being gaily
decorated by the committee and
icacners in cnarge.
WOULD TRY ICY CURE
Pryor, Okla., Nov. 2. (IP)
A 50-ycar old man, a "hopeless"
cancer case, is ready to seek
relief in cold hibernation, un
daunted by the death of a farm
woman just three hours before
she would have completed the
nine-day treatment.
The woman's death yesterday
was ascribed to a blocked gall
bladder after an autopsy per
formed by Dr. E. A. Leach of
Tulsa and Dr. V. D. Herrington.
Dr. Herrington operates the hos
pital where the treatment was
given.
"It's the only chance I've got
and I'm ready to try it," said
the man, a Sand Springs, Okla.,
resident.
New Flash Bulb
Of Smaller Size
Cleveland, Nov. 2. (AP)
Lighting technicians announced
today a new photographic flash
bulb smaller than a golf ball.
A cameraman's suit pocket will
hold 25. The smallest bulb now
in use, of 64 cubic centimeters,
gives 1,500,000 lumens at its
peak. The new bulb, of 25 cen
timeters gives 000,000 peak lu
mens, General Electric company
said.
21 Traffic Deaths
Listed In October
Salem, Nov. 2. (IP) Twenty
one persons were killed in Ore
gon traffic accidents during Oct-
ober, compared with 28 during
October, 1938, Secretary of
State Earl Snell said today.
Eleven of the victims were pe
destrians. Traffic fatalities during the
first 10 months of this year are i
four percent under the toll for
the same period last year, while
travel has increased five per
cent. HALLOWE'EN SHOOTER
IS RELEASED ON BAIL
Eugene. Ore., Nov. 2. (VI
Chester Hewitt. Creswell, hss
i Kaon Kfir(,nr1 U'itl, ncennlt with
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a mil ifci 1 mi.-, miipiiii ami ic-
leased from the Lane county
jail on bail of $1,000.
Hewitt was jailed after he
fired at what he thought were
Hallowe'en vandals tearing up
his property. Instead, he hit
Walter Griffin, also of Creswell,
in the shoulder with his rifle
bullet. Griffin, assisted by sev
eral other youths and a police
man, was repairing the work
done by the mischief-makers.
GEOLOGIST TAKES JOB
AT MCCORMICK'S MINE
Grants Pass. Nov. 2 (IP)
Jewel E. Morrison, state geolo
gist with headquarters at Grants
Pass, today announced his resig
nation to become superintendent
of the El Serena quartz gold
mine in the Rogue Elk district
of Jackson county, operated by
D. Ford McCormic.
Net Profit" UpT
San Francisco. Nov. 2. (AP)
Northwestern Electric company
reports $36,705 net profit tor
September, an increase from
$32,010 in the 1038 month. It
brought 12 months net to S555.
917, up from $4B(i,746 in the
preceding 12 months.
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JACKSONVILLE SCOUTS
Jacksonville. Nov. 2 (Spl.)
Explorer troop 35 of Jackson
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court of honor at the troop's
meeting rooms in the old court
house last evening with twenty
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Following were the investi
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Smith, assistant leader; first class
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Explorer - Scout specialization
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R. White, explorer leader and
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Scout artisan: Charles Hofer,
assistant leader.
A. L. Beck served as chairman
of the Explorer Court, and
George Frey of the Crater Lake
area council presided over the
Eagle court.
Some of the visitors gave in
teresting short talks.
The Grange
Eagle Point Grange.
Eagle Point Grange held an
interesting session at last meet
ing. Committee reports were
good, but especially interesting
was report of the II. E. chair
man, Mrs. Lillian Force, on the
chicken dinner given November
8. The dinner was an outstand
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! theme was divided between Thanks.
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Group slatng. solo. Mrs. Lulu Tay
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Home Economics club met October
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very Important meeting. There will
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Absent-Minded Thief.
Columbia, S. C, Nov. 2.
(AP) An eccentric, absent
minded burglar is being sought
by police. He broke into a
house and stole a coat, a cur
tain and a Victrola. Then he
forgot and left his pistol.
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