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MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE PEARS, IMPORTANT VALLEY PRODUCT, GETTING TOP PROMOTION Sunday, January H 190 v: 2,554,000 Boxes Of Fruit Shipped Here With 2,584,000 boxes of pears put In the hands of consumers this season by Rogue valley orchardisU and packers, the business is naturally interested in promoting the fullest enjoyment of the fruit already bought so ss to assure a readier market for pears har vested in succeeding seasons. Their chief instrument in furthering public acceptance of the succulent fruit is the nation's oldest or ganization of its kind the Oregon-Washington-California Pear bureau, a non-marketing association, comprising 85 per cent of the growers and shippers of the west coast states. The goal of the bureau, through its program of education, promotion, and scientific research, is to bring better fruit to retail markets and ultimately to American homes through a scientific pre-npening or "conditioning" process. Besides better fruit for con sumers, the program means greater profits to producers and dealers And the efforts of the bureau are not confined to the continental United States they are also directed at the export trade. fear r acis uiven Organized in 1931, the bureau now boasts an able home econ omics department under the di rection of fcmma btates who presides over what is known as jpacitic riitcnen in Seattle. Trie bureau's studies have yielded up an encyclodedic volume of facts about the dietary value and the appetite-appeal o trie pear. Pears, the bureau proclaims, are approximately 12 per cent sugar ana are a quicK energy food. Of the sugar in pears, 85 per cent is levulose, providing not only quick energy, but long er lasting energy in the conver sion of the body of this form of sugar to glucose. Of all the fruits available dur ing the fall and winter months, pears are well on the way to ward becoming a staple. Four varieties reach tables in homes all over the world over a 10 month period ranging from Sep tember until June. Fruit Varieties The bosc, the fall russet pear, is distinguished by its symmetri cal base and long tapering neck. When ripe, it is a rich russet color and is best between Sep tember and January. The cornice is a special favor ite during the Christmas holi day season for a gift fruit. It is a de luxe pear, large in size, and takes on a creamy yellow color when ripe. It often has a bright red hue. The flesh is fine-grained, sweet, and juicy. For best re sults, serve between October and February. The anjou is a stubbier, semi heart shaped year. It borders be tween a green and creamy yel low when ripe. It has a rich fla vor fine texture and is full ot juice, making it a favorite for eating fresh. On the market from October until April. ' The nelis is a small, russet pear ,and has a sweet tender meat. It appears on the market in Janu ary and is available until June. Recipes Given Pacific Kitchen's home econo mists have come up with dozens of tempting meal time and be tween meal suggestions all with pears in the starring role. For example, fresh pears may be used alone or in a combination with other fruits for delicious salads. And for a combination fruit plate, here is a suggestion: 1 ripe anjou or fall russet pear 3 orange slices 3 cooked dried prunes Cream cheese Lettuce cup Cherries for garnish French dressing Arrange lettuce cup or other salad greens on a salad plate. Wash, halve and core the pears and dip cut side in lemon juice. Arrange through the center ot the plate and arrange orange slices on the back of the plate and place the prunes which have been stuffed with cream cheese between the pear halves. Garnish pear halves with maraschino cherries. Serve with french dress ing. The result will be a salad plate to delight family palates and Medford orchardists who furnished the pears. Pear Chips ' . Another suggestion is gingered pear chips, said to be wonderful with barbecued spareribs but equally good with other meats. Housewives are urged .to try them with baked Virginia ham or broiled hamburger patties. The recipe: 3 or 4 boso or anjou pears 1 cup sugar V4 cup water 3 tablespoons lemon Juice 3 or 4 slices lemon 1 tablespoon chopped candied ginger or 1 teaspoon powdered ginger. Combine the sugar and water and bring to a boll. Add the lem on juice and ginger. Quarter the pears and cook in syrup until FARM LOANS Long Term Low Rate HO FEES, STOCK COMMISSIONS Alio Suburban and City Leans MARK A. GOLDY AGENCY Goldy Bldg. Phone 2-2266 Authorized Mortgage Loan Solicitor for Tho Prudential Insurance Co. of America Home Offlcei Newark, N. J. Weirern Home Offlcei Lot Angeles, Calif. tender. Serve warm or chilled as accompaniment to meat. With such formulas for the use of pears, it is often consider ed surprising that no more than one or two restaurants in this area bother to feature on their menus the fruit for which this valley is most renowned. It is this laxity the Oregon-Washington-California Pear bureau is seeking to remedy with its pro gram of "education, promotion, and scientific research." Program Successful According to a report issued last summer by the bureau, the program has been phenomenally successful in many markets. "The western winter pear indus try, faced at the same time with rising production and the loss of export markets, has succeeded in more than doubling winter pear consumption during the past 10 years." The job was done with one of the smallest advertising and mer chandising budgets in the fruit business, a fraction of that spent on citrus fruit and apples and less than appropriations for prunes and berries, the report said, The principal problem remain ing at least partly unsolved is the conditioning of winter pears in carlots so that they may be ripened properly, taken out at the right stage, and sold before deterioration begins. The speed and success with which solution can be found and the degree ol public acceptance, both locally and nationally, of the pear as a staple item of fall and winter consumption will have untold ef fect on the economy of the Rogue river valley m general and Medford in particular. The Grange Butte Falle Grange Butte Falls Grange H.E.C. met January 11 at the home of Mrs. Blanche Kincaid, the fol lowing members braving the blizzard and 14 inches of snow: Chairman, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Minnie Green, Mrs. Jean Hoist, Mrs. . Bob Beeman and Mrs. Maud Arnold. Projects and programs for 1950 were discussed and the chairman appointed committees for 1950 as follows: Hostess. Mrs. Clay Conley; decoration, Mrs. Blanche Kincaid and Mrs. Bob Beeman; relief, Mrs. Ted Fred enburg; historian, Mrs. John Hoist and Mrs. Ernest Smith; program, Mrs. Maud Arnold; publicity, Mrs. Ernest Smith; membership, Mrs. Leona Moore; hospitality, Rea Jinkins and Mrs. John Hoist, A new member, Mrs. Maud Arnold, was added to the club. Fancy home made cookies and coffee were served. H.E.C. al ways begins at 1 p.m. sharp. Next meeting will be at Mrs. Clay Conley's February 15. A get well letter was written by the club to Mrs. Harry Heryford who is ill at her daughter's home in Medford. TAILOR LONG ON JOB Shullsburg, Wis. (U.R) W. H. Jones, 86, says he has made thou sands of suits, many for several generations of the same families, since he took up tailoring in 1880. Jones worked 10 years with his father, but has operated the business for the last 59 years alone in the same shop. The MatjtSq automatic washer sets your clothes clean! lucky you If you've waited for the wonderful Maytag Automatic wash er. For thi$ automatic waahea clothes really clean. They're ready for the line in just 25 min utes. See a demonstra tion today 1 1IIIIAI TIAOI-IN IAIY PAYMENTS LARSON-MAY CO. BUY WHERE YOU GET SERVICE 406 East Main . Phone 2-5302 K najkiLSi x.4 afc&hri&fl I'll mm ..-J FRESH PEAR COLE SLAW with a summer crispness. To achieve similar results, wash, quarter, and dice enough anjou or bosc pears to fill one cup; mix them with three cups of coarsely chopped cabbage, one-haif cup of salad dressing or mayonnaise, and one-half teaspoon of salt. Serves four. PERFECT PARTNERS Gingered pear chips team with old fashioned barbecued spareribs to form the party perfect menu for the letter perfect hostess. Typically a man's dish, it is pungent and faintly tart. See recipe below. pyWTw'r?1!' u-'eofBaBjBjairaMraBBeg FOR THE JUNIOR CHAMPION Off for a few hours of skat ing with pear in hand it s a ready made lunch easy to carry and easy to eat. No time out to peel the pear because the tender Bkin adds to the eating enjoyment. Red Cross Seeking Crafts Instructor Officials of the Jackson countv chapter of the American Red Cross said yesterday they are seeking someone experi enced enough in leather work, metal work, weaving, or wood carving to teach them in the arts and crafts shop at the domicili ary center at Camp White. Per sons Interested are asked to call Red Cross headquarters, 24405. Mrs. John Day, hospital chair man for the chapter, announced yesterday that eight duplicate bridge players have been secured to serve as partners for the cen ter's bridge enthusiasts. BLASTS MEAN TROUBLE Dothan, Ala. (U.R) Dothan citizens haven't heard six blasts on the city's fire siren yet but when they do they'll light out for the tall and uncut. Under the new system, six blasts mean "Emergency'. . . hunt cover . , . call out the national guard." WTll!'V'''T'lEl Shown here is a winter salad Charter For Engineers Group To Be Presented The charter for the new Rogue valley section will be presented at the annual meeting of the Professional Engineers of Ore gon in Portland on January 28, according to John F. Porter, city manager of Grants Pass, presi dent of the section. Newly elected officers to be installed at the annual meeting of the state group include J. A. Corenbaum, president; Hilbert Johnson, vice-president, and R. B. Temple, W. C. Williams and E. J. Himes, board of trustees. The familiar custom of serv ing roast pig with an apple in its mouth might have originated away back in the middle ages when apples were used as bait to lure the wild boars into a deep pit. DISTINCTIVE Draw Draperies WE MAKE WE Wakefield 2nd Floor Medford Furniture, Oregon Farmers ' Now Lead Nation In Ladino Output During the past season, Oregon has become the nation's leading producer of the ladino clover seed. According to the latest fig ures from the United States de partment of agriculture Oregon farmers produced 2,200,000 pounds in 1949, boosting the na tional total to the record high of nearly 3,400,000 pounds, Oregon's total was four times as much saved the previous sea son and twice as much as that harvested in California which has led in ladino seed produc tion for several years. National production of both alsike and ladino clover is well above forecasts, the Oregon State college extension service revealed yesterday in its weeKij Oregon soecialtv crops review. The alsike croc is turning out about 13 per cent better than ex pected, due to good yieios ana still production is 13 per cent less tnan in into out a nun: more than the 10-year average. Acreage was well below both 1948 and averages. Oregon, Cal ifornia, and Iowa were the only states producing more alsike clover seed in 1949 than in 1948. Orenon. with 108.000 bushels. had nearly a third of the national crop. Washington Veterans Here OK'd For Bonus Washington state World War II veterans' bonus application forms are now available in Ore gon, the state department of vet erans' affairs reported today. The blanks were received in Sa lem last week from the Washing ton state auditor's office and were immediately mailed out to veterans' service officers in 20 Oregon counties. The office of the Jackson county veterans' service officer is on the third floor of the county courthouse. The bonus is payable to vet erans who resided in Washing ton for not less than one year prior to their World War II service and applications must bear a notarized statement by one witness who knows the ap plicant meets the residence re quirement. The bonus pays $10 for each month of domestic service and $15 for each month of foreign duty between the dates of Dec. 7. 1941. and Sept. 2, 1945. Maxi mum payable is $875. Surviving unremarried widows, children or dependent parents of those who died in service are eligible for benefits earned up to the time of the serviceman's death. Washington veterans' officials have advised that payments prob ably will not start until after March since bonds must be sold before funds are available. Philadelphia, Jan. 14 U.R) A new drug which may help alco holics refrain from Intoxicants was under study at Lankenau hospital today. BURGLAR JUST HUNGRY Knoxville, Tenn. (U.R) A burglar apparently wasn't inter ested in money when he entered a home here. He spurned three purses containing money, two watches and other valuables. He took ham and potato salad from the ice box. "He just must have been hungry," a detective said. One of the world's strangest "burial grounds" is at St. Cath erine's Monastery, at the foot of the Bibical Mt. Sinai in south east Egypt. There the skeletons of all monks dying within the convent are preserved in a small building, where skulls are stacl ed in one heap and body bones in another. THEMf", " THEM HANG THEM Drapery 6th & Bartlett, Ph. 2-6010 Schools At Eagle Point Planning Dimes Concert A special concert by the Bajan Volga troubadours for the benefit of the March of Dimes drive is being sponsored by Eagle Point schools in the Eagle Point gynv nasium Monday, January 18 at 8 p.m. The troubadours have been entertaining in valley schools during school assembly periods through National School assemblies. The Eagle Point schools, however, are sponsoring the concert in the evening and opening it to the public with ad mission charges to benefit the dimes drive. Wladimlr and Alia Bajan, na tives of Russia but now Ameri can citizens, are reported to pre sent a unique and colorful musi cal program. Bajan plays the balalaika and the guitar, and sings in a tenor voice. He is a former member of Platoff's Cos sack choir. Mrs. Bajan Is a graduate of the Moscow Ballet school and has toured Europe with her own company. She Is described as having a typically rich Russian soprano voice, and together the couple sing and dance many Rus sian folk songs and dances. A special feature of the program are the picturesque costumes. The Bajans have made their home in Hollywood since 1929 and have appeared in a number oi motion pictures. India Missionary To Be Methodist Speaker Miss Jennie Smith, mission ary from India, will be euest speaker at the First Methodist cnurcii, west Main and Laurel streets, today at the 11 a. m. service. Miss Smith will speak In con nection with the annual thank of fering service of the Woman's So ciety of Christian Service. Mrs. Roy Gilbertson will introduce the speaker and Mrs. Jessie Min ear will read the responsive read ing. The Shipmates' Bible class will also be presented to the congre gation and Mr. Charles Adamson will make a brief presentation on the work of the class. The choir will sing the anthem, "I Sought the Lord." Stevenson, with solo by Mrs. Howard Bush. Dr. J. S. Hcathcrineton will sine "The Lord Is My Strength," by Bruno Huhn, At the 7:30 p. m. service Kev. Meredith Groyes will speak on rne wnaie in your J,lfe. For The First Time in Medford AN EXCLUSIVE PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY Dedicated to Your Health! 33 North Central Roy L. Thurman Roy Thurman Joins Ekerson Store Staff Roy L. Thurman has joined the Ekerson Paint and Roof store staff as engineer and head of the insulation department, it was announced Saturday by H. L. Ekerson, proprietor. Thurman has been manager of the C. H. Clawson company for the past three years. Thurman has had much ex perience in home insulation problems, Ekerson said. He has been a Medford resident for four years, coming here from Cali fornia where he operated a dry cleaning establishment in Clare mont, He is a former partner in the Acme Dry cleaners here. R. A. Stagg, who has headed the firm's insulation department for the past two years, will con tinue as general sales manager, with Al Norquist as roofing man ager. Iron Lung To Be Given By Ashland Jaycees Ashland, Jan. 14 The Ash land Junior Chamber of Com. merce will officially present an iron lung to the city of Ashland In conjunction with the opening of the 1950 March of Dimes fund-raising campaign. Sherman Hadlcy, chairman of the iron lung committee, said the lung is already at the Ashland hospital and is ready for emer gency use. He said the equip ment Is completely paid for. Mayor Thomas Williams is ex pected to accept the lung for the city at a presentation ceremony to be announced later PRESENT. Modern as a jet plane! In this sparkling new prescription pharmacy nothing is left to guesswork. Each prescription it being filled carefully, accurately and effi ciently from a complete supply of potent and fresh drugs. Whatever your physi cian demands we are prepared to .fill the prescription, Located in the Entrance of the Medical Center Building Phone 2-6230 Express Rates On Buses Increased By Order OtPUC Public Utilities Commissioner ' George H. Flagg has granted the 1 petition of Pacific Greyhound ii lines for an increase in rates on express shipments, according to an announcement made yesier day from the commissioner's ' office. A hearing on the petition wai ;, he December 19 and in an nouncing his approval of the in- ? crease, Flagg said he had found f that express shipments by the ; pasenger carrier had increased ; to the point where they had be- !. come a burden on Greyhound . facilities. Due to the congestion both at the terminals and in the baggage . compartment of the buses, express claims have in- ; creased between 15 and 20 per cent in the last year, Flagg said. The congestion was found to be affecting the convenience of the passengers. The commissioner said he had 1 also found that the volume of ex- i press has grown to such an ex- ; tent it can no longer be consid- , ercd as an incidental part of the ' passenger service authorized by the Greyhound permit; that, to . a great extent, rates account for the large volume of express shipments rather than a need for fast service; that the present ex press rates and charges do not produce enough revenue to be . self-sustaining for the service rendered and therefore are not compensatory. Use of Greyhound ' for express shipping has increas ed nearly 39 per cent in Medford from 1947 to 1949 compared to j average increases of 21.4 per cent in Eugene and 9.4 per cent in Portland. The bus company has , been ordered to file new rate sche dules with the commission with in 10 days. New rates are expect ed to range between 75 cents and $5.35, depending on weight and shipping distance. The old rates ranged between 45 cents and $4.85. Officers To Attend Staff College Course Maj. Otto Ewaldsen, CE, di vision engineer, and Maj. John Crawford, MI, division adminis trative officer, of the 6310th lo gistical division, organized re serve corps, will attend a special command and general staff col lege course at Vancouver Bar racks, Wash. The two Medford men left yes terday to take the 15-day in struction. The training reported ly is six weeks' college work concentrated in the shorter pe riod to accommodate reservists. i 1
