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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1960)
Hartman Resigns Post After 40 Years Corvallis - The man who did most to make pears into a $20,000,000 business for Ore gon, Henry Hartman, has re tired from the Oregon State college staff after 40 years teaching and research that brought him the state's and nation's highest awards in horticulture. Hartman developed special rot prevention wraps and new o shipping techniques that put Oregon pears on eastern fruit markets and put the state pear industry on its feet in the 1930s. Much of his research for Oregon pear growers was done 3,000 miles away in New York City. Hartman went east to study and solve some of the shipping and handling problems that were Keeping me Oregon pear in dustry from realizing its full market potential. Develops Wrap i From those studies, Hart man found that the serious scald, or blemish, problem in Anjou pears could be control led with an "oiled paper wrap and tnat the problem of gray mold decay that wrecked entire boxes of pears could be overcome with special "copperized oil wrap' that kept decay from spread' ing from pear to pear. The wrap is now known as the "Hartman wrap." The devoted researcher also developed paraffin liners for pear boxes that all but elimi nated costly friction bruises in the long cross-country ship ment and worked out proper harvest and storage times for various pear varieties. The work with pears and his leadership in the field of horticulture were cited in 19d8 when Hartman was se lected to receive the top na tional award of the American Pomological Society. Hariman Honored In 1954, the Oregon Horti cultural Society honored Hart man with establishment of the "Hartman Trophy" that is given each year to the state's No. 1 horticulturist. Hartman was named first winner. Hartman was head of the OSC horticulture department from 1942 until 1955 when he reached age 65. He continued with full-time teaching and research until mandatory re tirement age came this win ter. Recently, Hartman was hospitalized with a heart at-1 tack but is now recovered suf- on pear decline - the disorder that has seriously cut pear yields in the past three or four years. Hartman's work on pear de cline is financed by the Fruit Growers League of Jackson county, a major center of the Oregon pear industry. on Hartman will continue his study of the pear decline in the Rogue valley, according to Medford sources. He is ex pected to be in this area about March 1 to submit a report to the Fruit Growers League in connection with his study. Bachelor Heads PTA Organization Chicago -(UPD- One-third of the nation's PTA members to day are men, including a small-town bachelor who serves as president of the par-ent-t e a c h e r association in Guthrie, Ky. The bachelor president is Logan Webb, a middle-aged insurance agent who just likes "to do for other people, especially kids." During his two terms as president, mem bership in the Guthrie PTA has grown from 287 to 425 members. Aware of the nation's need for scientists, Webb and other PTA members took the lead in reinstating its high school's chemistry department. Webb has also promoted more em phasis on curriculum study, urging parents to coopsrate more with school authorities to insure strong study courses for their children. A Navy instructor during World War II, Weoo says he always had inclinations to ward teaching" and feels that "schools are important to all of us in a little town." Wall Street Chatter New York (UPD Yields most common stocks have 1 risen substantially since New Year's Day, notes Eldon A.! Grimm of Walston & Co. "Happily," he adds, "there are a lot of pretty good yields around now which should help common stocks to better compete with high- yielding bonds. He says that perhaps we are pretty close to a level which should bring in some fairly concentrated buying based on "yields" and "values" rather than on exaggerated hopes as to what might happen by 1962 or 1963. Oregonians Want To Attend Demo's National Conclave Although not usually thought of as a trading ve hicle, American Telephone has put on an exceptionally strong performance in the face of a weak market, ac cording to Bache & Co. "Ac tion of this sort usually pre sages a more dynamic move once the general list reverses itself." Reynolds & Co. notes Pitts burgh Glass is reasonably priced for a growth company. Pittsburgh Plate is a quality company with strong posi tions in the plate and window glass, paint, chemical and ce ment fields, the firm adds. regis- Several Items Are Taken From Motel A man and woman tered at a local motel Monday evening and left shortly after wards taking numerous items from the motel unit, city po lice were notified Tuesday. Missing are a table model television set valued at $200, towels, water tumblers and an ice bowl. The couple register ed by the name of Keith Pul ven or Pulver of Portland and were reported driving a Men Blamed for Market Efficiency Chicago - (UPD - Supermar kets are getting too efficient for women, in the opinion of Mrs. Marie Kiefer, executive director of the National Asso ciation of Retail Grocers of the United States. Mrs. Kiefer, writing in the association's National Bulle tin, blamed it all on men. "The male architects, en gineers and owners of grocery stores like things logical, or derly and organized," she said, while women are ac customed, to the chaos of child rearing, meal preparation and general, family life. "Women feel more at home in stores where there's a little happy confusion," Mrs. Kiefer said. ' By DOUGLAS GRIPP Salem - (UPD - Because the Democratic national conven tion is so close to home this time, a higher number of Ore gonians want to attend an of ficial delegates. Filings for delegate in the state elections office have been steady in recent weeks and they are expected to come pouring in as the March 11 draws near. The fact remains that Oregon can elect only 32 out of the multitude to go to Los Angeles. One effect of the greater number of candidates for dele gate will be a much longer ballot - and a bigger counting headache. I Chevrolet automboile with f iciently that he is doing work Oregon license, police said. Deland, Fla. (UPD Two 15 y e a r-old would-be cowboys had a Wild West spree at the expense of 75-year-old Amos Hare. Police said the teen agers, whose names were withheld, stole $419 from Hare, then filled up with hamburgers and rode taxis to spend all but $80 of the money on cowboy boots, west ern jackets and ten-gallon hats. Those who serve as acting chief executive of Oregon when the governor leaves the state not only get their ex penses these days, but the salary to go with it. A new law provides money on a per diem basis for as long as the governor is gone. Senate President Walter J. Pearson is the first to benefit from the statute although he says he doesn't put in for the money every time, only if something actually comes up. Ponying-up for acting gov ernors was a regular thing until 1951 when for one rea son or another the salary part was done away with. But bv 1959 it was clear that some acting governors had taken a financial beating through the years. Speaking of acting gover- Court Records DISTRICT COURT Charles A. Lewis, driving while encumbered. 56. Monty L. Riddell, failure to stop, $10. Robert H. Gripp, overload, $129. John D. Mizell, no chauffeur's li cense. 10. George R. V. Bolster, violation of basic rule. S15. Velda E. Dahlke, failure to dim liehts. $7.50. Antnony J. jvuuer, overload, tx. Patricia L. Fueston. failure to stop, $10. CIRCUIT COURT Vivian M. Wolf vs. Kenneth Wolf, divorce comrtaint. Jack . lnman vs. Betty Jo in- man, divorce compiauu. MARRIAGE LICENSS APPLICATIONS Dennis Paul Suther. 1948 Myers lane, Medford, and Ellen Lavern Stewart. 632 Pennsylvania St., Medford. Marvin Francis Taylor. 936 Gil man rd., Medford. and Sharon Valerie Starnold, Suncrest orci ards. Talent. y Sllllllj p- 3 C, OR BEGINS AN $60 J$W EVENING CODEB ygjf 111 $000 4fi sV5V Wpint mm nors, the person in that un organized fraternity who has logged the most time is How ard C. Belton, new state treas urer. He put in 93 days as acting governor when he was Senate president during World War n. Two other ex-Senate presi dents - the late former Gov. Paul Patterson and William Walsh each chalked up 81 days. One of the briefest tenures as acting governor on record, maybe the briefest, is that of Secretary of State Howell Appling Jr. When The Dalles dam was dedicated Nov. 10, both Gov. 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