SIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. August II. 1944
Opening of New American Fruit Growers, Inc. Plant Marks Progress
INVITED GUESTS
Plant to Employ 300 to 400
In Packing; 400 to 500
In Yule Gift Department.
Medford's newest pear packing
plant, that of the American Fruit
Growers. Inc., is being made
ready today for the many grower-members
and friends invited
to inspect the plant over the
WE ARE PROUD
of the part wo had In the
erection of the handsome,
modern
AMERICAN
FRUIT GROWERS
PACKING PLANT
week-end. Rushed to completion Installed In the plant and accord
during the last few weeks in or- ing to Gordon R. Green, division
dcr to be in operation by the manager of the firm, between
start of the 1944 packing season, 300 and 400 people will be em
the new plant Is one of the larg- ployed during the packing sea
est in the valley and Is indicative i son, which begins August 14 and
of the growth of the fruit In- will last until the middle of Oc
dustry and its related supply in-tober, and between 400 and 500
dustry. I will be employed in the gift de-
American's new plant, located ' partment. The latter department
on South Fir street, covers twill begin operations when the
about one acre of ground and is ' packing is completed, about Oct.
two stories in height. Steam-1 15. and will continue until Jan.
hftlprf unci rnmnl ntelv nir.mn-1 1. In addition, the gift depart-
ditioned. the new plant Is equip-'ment will have an office staff
ped with the latest equipment! of between 75 and 100 employ-
available, including new wash- ees, rar. oreen aeciarea. ouvcui
year-rouna employees nave nxu
added to the staff, Including ad
ditional personnel to staff the
firm's complete supply and serv
ice departments.
With the comfort of employees
In mmd the new plant was de
sldned with a lunch room where
coffee will be available, a fully
equipped hospital room where a
registered nurse will be In at
tendance each day from August
9 until January 1. and special
heating fixtures for the sorting
tables.
Open house hours will be from
11 a. m. until 5 p. m. both to
morrow and Sunday,
woiuided Nazis came tottering
out of that Inferno with their
hands up yelling kamerad. The
parties which have Just come in
from clearing the road say there
must be 100 dead In the wreckage.
GIRL PITCHER STAR
Salt Lake City U.R) Rated
one of the best female softball
pitchers in Utah is Shirley Tur
pin, pitcher for the Shamrock
Footprinters, Salt Lake City,
who will pitch a 10-game series
in Arizona. She is 14.
ers, sizers, lidding machines and
power conveyers. A feature of
the structure is the new receiv
ing porch: this porch being al
most as large as the entire old
plant.
Four Units
Four complete washing, grad
ing and packing units have been
E
OPENING TOMORROW
o
ALL ELECTRICAL
WORK
Was Handled by
TROWBRIDGE
& FYLNN
ELECTRIC COMPANY
214 West Main St. Mcdford '
A Grand Job!
Medford may well bo proud of
this new American Fruit
Grower packing plant just
completed. We congratulate
Mr. Green and the members
of hit firm in this forward
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PITTSBURGH
PAINT STORE
132 WEST MAIN ST.
ROAD TO LE MANS
By Robert C. Miller
United Press Correspondent
With the Americans In
France, Aug. 9 (U.R) It was
massacre plain, bloody massa
cre that occurred on this tree
lined road outside Le Mans.
But it was massacre of the
enemy. We lost only one man
killed and 15 wounded.
While an American bulldozer
shoves the charred remains of a
Nazi Panther tank into the ditch
so traffic can be resumed to
ward the front, bespectacled
Major Edward Hamilton of The
Dalles, Ore., tells me about the
ambush that littered this road
with dead Germans and smashed
and blackened tanks and trucks.
50 Nasi Vehicles
"The Germans never knew
what hit them,' says the major,
little awed by his own de
struction. "They were retreat
ing. Must have been 50 vehicles
in their column. We looped
around and came Into the main
highway ahead of them.
"We set up two tanks and
machine guns across the road in
good concealment. The Ger
mans didn't know anything was
in front of them and down the
highway the column poured at ;
40 miles an hour.
"We let them get within 30
feet of us. Then we opened fire :
on the first truck with machine i
guns, halting it and Jamming
the entire column."
Brakes squealed and tank
treads rasped as they reversed.
Tho column jack-knifed up into
an Indescribable Jumble. Then
American guns cut loose along
its entire length. Machine guns
pinned the Germans Inside
their turrets, sieved trucks and
ignited ammunition which went
up like skyrockets.
"Poured It On"
Then the Americans "walked"
antitank and artillery fire up
and down the column.
"We really poured It on
them," said Sgt. Carl Chlsholm
of Los Angeles. "There were
dead and dying Germans all
over the place with blazing cars
and exploding gas tanks. Smoke
and flames were so thick we
couldn't see the target some
times although it was right on
top of us."
Somehow 230 dazed and
Heartiest
Congratulations ....
TO
AMERICAN
FRUIT GROWERS
UPON THE OPENING OF THEIR
Fine New Fruit
Packing Plant
All Concrete
Furnished by
mi
CONCRETE CO
McAN DREWS ROAD
Phone 2910
uree tings!
AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS
OWe are glad to extend to Mr. Gordon Green
and his associates our heartiest congratulations
upon the completion of Medford'i new, handsome,
thoroughly modern packing plant on South Fir Street.
IDEAL GRADER &
NURSERY COMPANY
HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
We were privileged to supply the latest washing and grading equipment
which will be used in this fine packing plant
Congratulations
to Gordon R. Green and Ameri
can Fruit Growers, Inc., upon
the completion of their fine
new packing plant on South
Fir Street in Mcdford.
BRILL
METAL WORKS
109 EAST EIGHTH ST.
And Associates
PORTLAND OREGON
PLANNED AND
BLUEPRINTED
THE FINE NEW
American Fruit Growers
Packing Plant
We Extend Heartiest
CONGRATULATIONS
To American Fruit Growers, Inc., and
to Mr. Gordon R. Green upon the
opening of their splendid new packing plant
in Mcdford. We with this progressive or
ganisation long years of success In the
Rogue Riror Valley.
lorenz co.
WHOLESALE HARDWARE
All GLASS
GLAZING
MILLWORK.
Used in the construction
of the fine, modern
AMERICAN
FRUIT GROWERS
Packing Plant
Was furnished by the
MEDFORD
MILL WORK
COMPANY
10th and Grape Streets Medford
We heartily congratulate the
American Fruit Growers upon
their foresight in erecting such
a modern and handsome pack
ing plant a tribute to the fu
ture of Mcdford and tho Rogue
River Valley!
Heartiest Congratulations
To American Fruit Growers upon
the occasion of the opening of
their fine new packing plant in
Medford.
The H. S. CROCKER CO
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
The furniture used In this new Medford
packing plant was supplied by this company.
TIMBER STRUCTORS Inc
PORTLAND OREGON
Furnished the structural tim
' bers used in the construction
of The American Fruit Grow
ers fine new packing plant.
CONGRATULATIONS
To Gordon R. Green and the American
Fruit Growers upon the completion of
this modern and specious Medford
packing plant.
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