EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE
MACHINES SPEED
FOR BLUE GOOSE
Bf Jeuneue Butler
Streamlining has reichid
Medford's biggest Industry, the
pear business. Result: the work
pf sending out those handsome
gift packages of Rogue valley
fruit every year, will be speeded
up to an almost unbelievable ex'
tent. Willi a national reader
pull of 21,000,000, resulting
from high quality magazine and
newspaper idvertlsing, all for
Blue Goose orchards, orders
have come in so thick and fast,
that filling them had become a
grave problem at the big Blue
Goose plant on South Fir Street.
What could be done when
orders couldn't be filled? When
the number kept growing and
that department had to work
faster than any other? When
there was a labor shortage, es
pecially of efficicn' office help?
When the Blue Goose played
Santa Clans to thousands every
Yule tide, as well as being gift
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chest and back at bedtime, lis
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vltce restful sleep. And often by
morning most misery of the cold
is gone. No wonder most mothers
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What makes
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LOOK FOR
Monday. Oct. IS. 1943
distributor eight other months
of the year.
Solution of these questions
has partially been solved by in-
rtallation of electric accounting
machines in a special room on
the second floor of the South
Fir St. plant, undei the direction
of L. C. Thompson sales super
visor. Portland branch, Interna
tional Business Machines. Mr.
Thompson is still in Medford,
also Miss Jean Gardner, systems
rervice woman, from Portland,
both remaining here until assur
ed the work at Blue Goose is In
good running order.
While principally to take care
of the immense and steadily in
creasing gift package orders,
the unit serves in many other
capacities Each type of machine
has a different function and by
combining these functions, a
complete setup is achieved
which constitutes the most ac
curate and easiest method of
keeping permanent record over
a period of years, ine com
plete unit consists of six alpha
betic key punches, four verifi
ers, one intreperter, one sorter
one collator, one reproducer and
two alphabetic electric account
ing machines. Two of tnem, tne
accounting units, contain 70
miles of wiring. An illustration
of Just one of the operations
these machines will save on, is
that, where, last year Blue
Goose had 150 people in the gift
package department office, this
year not more than 60 will be
reauired as gift package office
nersonnel.
Those who have seen me new
department sny It is a thrilling
rvneriencc to watch the ma-
chinfs at work, each one doing
Its allotod work accurately and
efficiently. As one person re
marked, 'Honestly, they seem
human. They do everything but
talk".
Jack Fitiserald, division ac
countant heads the new depart
ment and is very proud of this
latest addition to his "slnff". As
much for what it signifies In n
creased business as for the in
crease in work necessary to get
the business. R. E. Miller, for
merly with the Bonneville Dam
Administration is In charge of
the International Business Ma
chines room, having joined the
Blue Goose organization, Aug.
27. Mavis Steinbeck, who can
operate any of the machines,
Lenore llenbesl, Barbara Brig
don, Gladys Johnson and Wanda
Cascman, constitute the crew of
operators.
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KNIFE AND FORK
Dr. Vernon Nash will speak
on America's next 100 years
Asia." as the invtcd guest at
the nfxt meeting of the Rogue
River Valley Knif and Fork
club, to be held Saturday, Oct
ober 20 at 8 p.m. in the Roose
velt school auditorium.
The Rev. George R. Turney,
club president, in announcing
the speaker said Dr. Nash, a for-
Dr. Vernon Nash
mer Rhodes scholar saw service
In World War I as an officer in
the British army In India,
though most of his years abroad
have been spent in East Asia
where he is thoroughly at home
in China and Japan.
Dr. Nash founded the first
rchmonl of journalism in Asia,
at Yenching university, in Peip
ing. China, in 1924. He is a for
mer student of journalism at
the University of Missouri.
According to Rev. Turney, Dr.
Nash lias long bt-en a favorite In
Associated clubs though press
other affairs has made it impos
sible for him to accept as many
club engagements as he would
like.
First Derrick For
United Co. Oil
Well is Completed
3. H. Dawson, president of
The United Company of Oregon
Inc., has just returned to Med
ford from an inspection tour at
the company's oil drilling loca
tion 25 miles southeast of Burns,
In Harney county.
lie stated that the company
hud completed building the der
rick for tho first well on October
6. The 120-foot derrick Is design
ed to be used with the company's
rotary drilling outfit, capable of
drilling to a depth of 10.000 feet.
Machinery and equipment are
now being placed with a view to
beginning drilling operations at
an early date, Dawson said.
He said the company has
leases on lands in several sec
lions of the area where geologi
cal reports indicate that the first
oil sands are at a level of about
600 feet.
Mr. Dawson expects to go to
Burns again in about 10 days,
tie Is proprietor of the Dawson
Klectric, located at 129 North
Riverside.
The state of Wvominff ha ntv
proximately 20 000 miles of fish-!
ing streams and
130.000 acres
of fishing lakes.
Vtm Mall TrIDunt Want Ad.,
HOW WE DO IT,
Crown from our
own ipeclal ttraln
of seed, where soil
and climate produce
the finest quality.
won't wait.
They're blended"
for flavor balance.
A quality selection of
just the tastiest
peas in the pod.
They're fost-pocled
For notMng's more
I Important In
canned pea quality.
III'"'
Babson Discusses Industries
He Comment!
By Roger W. Babson
Babson Park, Mass., Oct. 12
(Special Correspondence) Con
tinuing my comments f last
week:
MINING: It is difficult enough
to comment on factories, raw
materials and finished goods
above ground. Hence, I do not
attempt to make any predictions
as to what is below ground. Post
war prices will be less for most
mining products, but they are
excellent inflation hedges. Some
also may profit from atomic en
ergy developments.
MERCHANDIZING: I will not
forecast how the large depart
ment stores, which are nailed
down to one corner, will fare
during coming postwar years;
but I am very bullish on the
chain stores. These include the
grocery chains and variety
chains especially the so-called
"five-cent-to-a-doliar stores.
MOTION PICTURES: This in
dustry has prospered tremend
ously with the war. For awhile,
however, lower earnings must be
expected. Furthermore, the in
dustry is faced with government
suits and the competition of tele
vision. I would rather invest in
something else.
Optimistic On Future of
Office Equipment Industry
OFFICE EQUIPMENT: Not
withstanding the large amount of
secondhand office equipment
which the government may press
for sale, I am optimistic on the in
dustry and believe the stocks are
reasonably priced. This com-1
ment also applies to the furniture ;
industry.
OILS: I am not worried about
any postwar oil shortage or ;
strikes. The industry has no re
conversion problems. It will ;
profit by diversification through 1
chemicals, plastics, synthetics,
etc. Hence, I am still reasonably ;
bullish on the oil stocks for the
VETS, FAMILIES'
STATE DIRECTOR
Hugh Rosson state director of
veteran's affairs will speak at
the court house auditorium.
Thursday night, at 8 o'clock on
"Coordination of State and Na
tional Veterans' Programs."
Mr. Rosson. an appointee of
Governor Sncll. will be Intro
duced by Frank Van Dyke of
Ashland, a member of the Inter
im committee for veteran's legis
lation for Oregon.
All returned veterans, their
families and friends will find i
the tnlk of primary importance
In planning for their post-war
future the announcement stat
ed. Many questions and prob- ,
lems confronting the ex-serviceman
will be answered and a
workable program enforced by
the stxtes and nation will be pre
sented ;
Thn public information pro- '
gram is one of a scries sponsored
by the Jackson County Commit- 1
tee on Community Aids to Vet- j
erans The committee Is com- 1
posed of representatives f all
agencies
and organizations in
the rounty Interested in the re
turning serviceman.
Mrs. Harry Holmes, chairman,
has arranged for transportation
for Interested veterans from the
navy hospital.
Odd Fellows Have
Full Fall Calendar
Medford Lodge Independent
Ordei of Odd Fellows is plan
ning a full calendar of activities
this fall. Several candidates
have been initiated already and
there are more on the waiting
list.
A home coming and social
night will be held October 30 ,
when a number of veteran jew- i
els will be presented. Grand
Master Ralph Russell of Rose-
burg will be present on that
date, also other Grand Lodge '
officers.
TJia Matt Trlnuna Want A.A.
?LA
On Atomic Energy
present. The long-pull outlook
depends partly on atomic energy
developments.
PUBLISHING: This industry
which has been so handicapped
during the war through lack of
workers, paper and freedom to
print all the news will soon
be able to step out again. I be
lieve that newspapers, magazine
and printing in general have
some exceptionally good years
ahead. They surely deserve a
"break."
Pulp Imports Expected Ts
Aid Paper Products Makers
PAPER PRODUCTS: Large
imports of pulp may be expected
from Norway, Finland, and possi
bly Russia. This is not a good
omen for domestic pulp manufac
turers; but should be a blessing
to the manufacturers and con
verters of paper products. I am,
therefore, bullish on the stocks
of the latter paper manufacturing
group.
RAILROADS: I have been
bearish on the railroad industry
since last June and as yet see no
reason for changing my position
on these transportation com
panies. I am not bearish on the
railroad equipment industry.
RUBBER: Rubber stocks
should hold their present level
or do better during the postwar
period. Their markets should ex
pand and their operating costs
U
should decrease.
STEEL: After complete recon
version of the nation's economy
and a reduced tax burden the
steel companies should show bet
ter profits. Everyone is justified
in having a few steel stocKs in
his portfolio.
TOBACCO: Not being a
smoker myself, I am in no posi
tion to forecast as to the future
of the tobacco industry. Most of
my friends, however, are bullish
on this industry.
Good Postwar Year Seen
In Textile Industry
TEXTILES: The textile Indus
try should have at least one ex
ceptionally good postwar year,
but after this both demands and
profits should flatten out. It is a
"feast or famine" industry.
UTILITIES: Utilities are once
again getting fair treatment. Any
rfmVtd-
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To Be Certain of
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Distinctive Red End
cut In taxes will help most util
ities. Every investor may con
tinue to hold reasonable pro
portion of operating utility se
curities; but all should watch
atomic energy developments.
MISCELLANEOUS: I am bul
lish on the market as a whole.
Perhaps the safest method would
"WHEN I SAY COFFEE I MEAN FOLGER'S'
be to diversify among an these
leading industries instead of
picking winners. By all means
do not put too much of your
money in any one industry un
less it is merchandizing, which
profits from all Industries and
hence is a form of diversification
in itself.
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HelJlhrite &tai
the quality peat with the 6ut fiuV blend
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