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
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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