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Medford Cooperative Fruit Packing School Proves Value
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 16, 1940.
ADVANCED CLASS
800 BOXES DAILY
Students All Residents of
Valley Selected by Dif
ferent Packing Companies
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By Jeunesso ButUr
Medford's first cooperative
venture in the instruction and
training of local workers to pack
the Medford pear crop, the
Fruit Growers League Coopera
tive Packing School which open
ed Aug. 7 with a registration of
252, is proving its worth and its
sponsors have no reason to re
gret the enterprise, according to
leaders in the fruit industry
here.
No school bells rang, no sol
emn faculty assembled, no mo
tor cars disgorged freshmen,
juniors or sophomores, nothing
of a startling nature announced
the opening of this institution,
yet it marked a milestone in the
history of Medford's world
known industry and the begin
ning of a social and economic
experiment which may become
of even more significance than
it promises at present.
7 Graduate Soon
The first class opened with
132 student packers. Seven who
had had some previous experi
ence have now been graduated
and seven more called in to take
their places. To date, none have
been eliminated. Two classes of
port of the school.
Frequently Medford residents
inquire concerning the differ
ence between the two Medford
organizations concerned only
wath matters relating to the fruit
industry: the Fruit Growers'
League of Jackson Co., Inc., and
the Rogue River Valley Traffic
association, ine I ruit urowers Auckland. N. 2.. Aug. 16
league is an organization wnoi.y ; .PJNew Zealand was brought
AUCKLAND TRIP
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Students at Medford's packing school begin the course wim cull pears. Ai lhir profici
ency increases they are promoted, though grade promotion at this "college" means promo
tion to a grader where fine fruit is packed for market. (Courtesy The Oregonian).
four hours each, are held each
day, one in the morning and one
in the afternoon. This week, the
most advanced are packing good
fruit and 800 boxes a day are
going out under a neutral wrap
and label.
Fortunately, a warehouse not
in use this season. Pinnacle
Packing company's No. 2, at
South Front and Fourteenth
streets, was made available. In
the vicinity of the Knight Pack
ing Co., and the Rogue River
Valley Canning company, the
school is accessible and easily
located. Shippers, growers or
anyone else interested are invit
ed to call at any time, by Ed
P r i n g 1 e, superintendent., in
charge.
"I consider the results of the
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Every day wilh lower prices,
easier parking, better deliveries,
better meats, better produce and
a more friendly service.
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GRAPES ...4 lbs. 25c
Thompson SwlleM, Rlblrrs, Tokav. Muiras
LEMONS 2doz. 25c
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GREEN PEPPERS. . .each lc
Large smooth one Try thfin Muffed with our
pure Ground Beef
POTATOES ...... 10 lbs. 25c
Ettra fancy Yakima Gems. Thee are really
nice. Try I hem baked.
CELERY bunch 10c
I rah Fancr Large Bunchei
CELERY HEARTS bunch 10c
Extra Fancy Portland
We will tune a ery complete line of
CANNING PEACHES
Can thpm soon, thrr not Uit long.
Our produce department Is bubbling over with Item
to ptir that Jaded stimmrr appetite, among them
are summer aquaMi, Danish squaMi. radishes, green
onions, green corn, egg plant, okra, llmet, fanry
honey and lerslan melons.
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FOLGER'S COFFEE
Lb can 24c
2 lb. can 47c
There will be a Folger's Coffee Demonstra
tion Saturday. Coiuo In and try a cup.
Pork and Beans
VAN CAMPS
No. 2J cans. . .2 for 25c
300 tall cans ... 3 for 25c
Keep a supply on hand. They are Just the
thin for these hny days.
Sardines. 3 oval cans 25c
Mustard and Tomato Sauce
WAX PAPER
2 for 25c
Cut Rite, extra heavy
123 foot rolls
100lb.bagS5.09 g
TOMATO JUICE
Swift's No. 2i can. This U an
exceptionally
good buy
Swift's Deviled Meat
3 cans
10cr
FIG BARS
Factory shipment Whole
Wheat or Real Cake
10c
Drifted Snow Flour
49 lbs $1.49
Borene, Ige. size. . . .29c
2 lbs. 19c
Although beef prices haTS gone clear out of sight, we are still
featuring steer beef at OUR SAME LOW PRICES.
VEAL ROAST, milk fed fancy, lb 14'it
BREAST of VEAL, nice for pot pie. lb 1 lj
VEAL CHOPS, rib or loin, lb
LEG of LAMB, real spring lamb, while they last. lb. 22
PORK STEAKS, corn fed pig pork. lb.. .,
PORK ROASTS, corn fed pig pork, lb J,"
BACON, by the piece. Saturday only, lb 10
Tor those cold lunches we feature a large assortment of lunch
meats and potato salad.
Sill
Ex. fancy
Ots. 30r P'-Hormels
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PAY
LESS-PARK EASIER
EfiSDDE liMtmET
FREE DELIVERY
CHUCK BATEMAN, Owner
DIAL 1117
school especially good consider
ing the short time it has been
going", Mr. Pringle says. He has
appreciated the excellent assis
tance given him by committees
in charge, and particularly the
chairmen of these committees,
R. R. Reter of the Rogue River
Valley Traffic association, Gor
don Kershaw of the Fruit Grow
ers league and Dee Hendricksen
of the packing plant superinten
dents' committee.
Mr. Pringle's experience with
fruit packing and marketing has
been extensive. Associated with
the Betz Packing Co., for many
years he traveled throughout
Washington, California and
and northern Oregon. For 12
years he was superintendent of
packing schools conducted by
the Argentine Fruit Distributors
at Buenos Aires, sometimes with
500 students "enrolled". There
were no packers in the Argen
tine when these schools were
started.
Experiment with local help
has been tried out before in
Medford by individual packing
houses, some of the companies
having had their own schools
of instruction during past sea
sons under the supervision of
packing house foremen. They
report that local workers are
entirely satisfactory and that
they have been employing local
people whenever possible. The
league's school is the first coop
erative experiment.
Three-Year Plan
Around 20.000 boxes are ex
pected to be packed at the school
during the Bartlett season. After
it is all packed the fruit will
then be out of the hands of the
school and ready for marketing.
An advisory board is looking
after the institution. It will be
conducted for three consecutive
years during the Bartlett season,
a revolving fund of $300 was
set up at a committee meeting
last May, when plans were also
made which assured the self-sup-
composed of pear growers. It
has been in existence for years.
It holds an annual meeting every
January and its board of direct
ors, elected at this meeting, con
vene once month at the Cham
ber of Commerce building. A
standing invitation is extended
to any pear grower in the Med
ford district to attend any board
meeting he desires.
As the name implies, the
league functions for the purpose
of discussing and handling the
wide variety of problems of pear
growing and to sit in at Just one
of these meetings might be a
revelation to many Medford
residents who might learn for
the first time how many and
various are the problems of the
pear grower.
The Rogue River Valley Traf
fic association is composed of
Medford packers and shippers.
It has also been a going organi
zation for some time. Members
of this organization hold a lunch
eon meeting every Thursday.
Naturally, it is concerned with
matters relating to the packing
and marketing of the pear crop
and there is much Indeed for
this group to consider.
Start On Culls
Reverting to the packing
school, the beginning packers are
practicing on culls only. As soon
as they become qualified they
pack good fruit that will be sold
on the market. Each packing
house is furnishing some fruit
each day, pro-rated on the basis
of last year's total packout of the
different varieties. The packed
fruit, wrapped, labeled and mar
kcted under a neutral brand will
be sold through a marketing
committee and the money pool
ed, to be returned pro rata to
each packing house.
Students, who must be resi
dents of the Rogue River valley
and between ages of 18 and 30,
were selected and are being
sponspred by the different pack
ing houses and as soon as mak
ing good will be given jobs.
Registration at the school is now
closed.
today within 12 days of Lon
don when the Pan American
Airways' California Clipper
slipped down upon the harbor's
waters Just before dawn on its
first passenger flight from the
United States.
The Clipper, carrying a party
of newspapermen, departed
from San Francisco last Satur
day and landed at 3:26 a.m. to
day, six days by the calendar
but five days actual flying time,
from the United States. A day
was lost crossing the interna
tional date line, and there was
another 24 hour delay at Can
ton Island to repair hole
poked in an aileron by the radio
mast of a shore launch.
Ample Hop Labor
Portland, Aug. 16. W)
Ample labor is available (or the
early harvest in the Oregon hop
yards, the agricultural market
ing service said in its weekly sur
vey today.
In summer, one way to heap cooi
Is swimming in ocean or pool;
Another's RAINIER
The drink of GOOD CHEER
Th man trying both is no bo
BEER ft ALE
uimn Mivma ceMMwt . mi nwenoa
Snider Dairy and Produce Co..
Distributors. Medford.
W.C.T.U.
Chicago, Aug. 16. (IP) An
anti-conscription resolution was
adopted by the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union at clos
ing sessions of Its 66th national
convention.
The measure asserted that con
scription or "forced labor" dur
ing peacetime constituted an
abrogation of civil rights and
said democratic institutions of
the nation were "fully adequate
to deal with the present situa
tion." Another resolution approved
yesterday advocated national
prohibition of the manufacture
of alcoholic liquors as part of the
defense program.
Uh Mall Trlbuna want ads.
OLDSMOBILE
Clean Up Time
WE ARE IN EARNEST ABOUT CLEANING UP OUR
. USED CARS THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SLASHED
PRICES ON ALL OUR STOCK.
1138 Buick Special 4 Dr. Sedan
1938 Willys 4-Dr. Sedan
1937 Dodge Coupe, very clean.
138 Olds 4-Dr. Sedan -
1936 Olds 6 Coupe, low mileage,
1938 Dodge 4-Dr. Sedan
1936 Ford De Luxe Coupe
193$ Chevrolet Master 2-Dr. Sedan,
radio and heater
1934 Chrysler 4 Dr. Sedan
1932 Ford 4 Dr. Sedan
1931 De Soto Sedan ..
1930 Chevrolet 2 Door Sedan
1930 Hudson Sedan ..
1928 Buick Sedan
127 Willys Knight Sedan
-$645.00
345.00
465.00
465.00
465.00
395.00
345.00
205.00
245.00
145.00
65.00
65.00
45.00
25.00
35.00
Medford Garage
OPEN EVENINCS AND SUNDAY
PHONE 2884 121 N. BARTLETT
"Buckaroo Days"
ARE
HERE
AND YOUR "BUCK" STILL BUYS MORE
RIGHT HERE AT WESTERN THRIFT STORE
"Buck" Stretchers for Saturday
WHISK BROOMS Qq
A good 25c quality, each. J
RAT TAIL COMBS
Black, regular size, each J
ARMOUR'S DOG FOOD jjj
10c quality, close-out, can w
$2 COMPACTS, HUDNUTS QOq
Discontinued numbers . J J
75c DOAN'S PILLS TlQc
Kidney diuretic
$1 .35 PINKH AM'S T Q C
VEGETABLE COMP. I U
$1.25 ABSORBINE, JR. CQc
Antiseptic Liniment J
50c Dr. LYON'S OQr
TOOTH POWDER Aw
35c PREP BRUSHLESSQ ...PA.
SHAVING CREAM . . .0 F0R OU
RUBBER GLOVES Qp
Slight factory seconds . . . pair
PACKERS WRIST BANDS fc
Double strap, leather. . . .each
HEAVY WAX PAPER Ws
50-foot rolls O
TOBACCO
IS ALWAYS FRESHEST
WHERE SOLD FASTEST
Chesterfields
27c
FIFTIES.
Flat or
Vacuum
15c VELVET
-104
18o BIO BEN .
-10e
ISO CHESAPEAKE .
..10
15c PRINCE ALBERT -10
15e HALF k HALF. 10
CAMELS
LUCKY STRIKE
CHESTERFIELD
West American FOR
FATIMA
OLD GOLD
OLD MILL
POLARS
SPUDS
Sweet Caporal
10c SWEET HEART
TOILET SOAP
4 n 1 5"
2
25-
Including
all taxes
2Se COUNTRY GENT.19
2Se OUR ADV'RTISER 19
80c CORN CAKE..
...39
SSe HIMYAR KIT..
-29
lSe OIL SILK POUCH.-.5
DOMINOS
SENSATION
PAUL JONES
MARVELS
20 GRAND
WINGS
10
c
including
U iaxea
By th Carton.... 95
Book Matches, .ctn. 7?
Men's Cotton Socks
Mad la
China
pr. 5C
Men's Linen Handkerchiefs
Hemstitched
Borders
5
Black Tire Tape
Vi lb. rolls
9
Bleached Dish Touelss ea. 5c
PRESCRIPTION SERVICE
Avail yourself of our Complale Proscrip
tion Facilities with th assurance thai
each proscription will b filled exactly
as your doctor ordered, with only th
finest of Ingredients.
VITAMIN PRODUCTS
If you are Vitamin Conscious and Thrif
ty, too. It will be worth whll to check
ur complete assortment f nationally
known, finest quality Vitamin Products.
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sary School Equipment at Deep Cut Prices. Wait for Our
School Opening Announcement.
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