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MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. A Sunday, March 13, I960
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:OL9 STYLE This pair of flat topped breadpan heaters
iwere photographed in the Vilas rd. area. A group of pear
'trees can be shown in the background. This type of heater
"with the lard pail type are considered heavy smoke producers
and are being replaced at the rate of 20 per cent a year in
the Rogue valley orchards. These heaters are called bread
pans because of their shape.
jTf7y STYLE A return stack heater stands tall among a
mp of pear trees at the southern fringe of Medford. This
ne is considered one of the less smoke producing heaters.
gases returned to the heater bowl by the short elbow
fpfe on the side and vaporize the oil. Orchardists and agri
cultural authorities point out that there is no such thing as a
gvnokeless heater. All heaters produce at least some smoke,
fcosy say. Area orchardists estimate they have a 550,000
lvestment in heaters ordered, heaters already in the or
cards or stockpiled for assembly in the orchards.
led Cross Seeks Funds in County
The Jackson county Red
0 Cross chapter is accepting
cash contributions to help al
leviate suffering in Agadir.
Morocco, local officials said
Friday.
An earthquake March 1
leveled much of the city,
causing an estimated 4,000
deaths and 5,000 injuries.
The Red Cross said cash
contributions designated for
earthquake relief will . be
transmitted to the area office
in San Francisco through nor
mal channels for forwarding
to Red Cross officials in Mor
occo and the Moroccan Red
Crescent. .v
The local Red Cross chap
ter also is conducting its an
nual fund raising campaign
in areas of Jackson county
not served by a united fund.
; United Medford Crusade
and the Ashland-Talent Unit
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J NT WITH
Iteaiu&iciw
ed Fund budget monies to the
Red Cross, and fund raising
drives will not be conducted
where - those funds serve an
area.
Programs are planned in
Jacksonville-West Side; Ruch
-Applegate; Central Point,
Gold Hill. Rogue River, Eagle
Point, Shady Cove. Butte
Falls, Prospect and Phoenix,
officials said.
A CURE-ALL
Memphis, Tenn. - (LTD - City
Judge Beverly Boushe dis
missed charges of public
drunkenness against James
NeaL '55", after Neal said he
was trying to cure a gallstone
attack with a home remedy
compounded of beer, epsom
salts, vinegar, water, gin and
a cup of laundry blueing.
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Heating
To Start
By JOE COWLEY
Mail Tribune Staff Writer
With the orchard heating season tentatively scheduled
to start within a week or so, Jackson county residents are
wondering how bad the smoke from the heaters will be
this year.
The Jackson County Fruit Growers League has recom
mended that orchardists replace their smokier types of
smudgepots at the rate of 20 per cent a year over a five
year period. Recommended is the return-stack heater, which
produces less smoke than the "bread pan" or "lard pail."
Dunbar Carpenter, Medford fruit grower, was appointed
by the county court to represent the fruit industry in the
anti-air pollution campaign. He estimates that approximately
88 per cent of the peargrowers with open type heaters have
signed a written agreement to convert their pots at the
recommended rate, and are doing so.
Of an estimated 50,627 open type heaters formerly used,
10,000 have been converted, replaced by new or used return
stack heaters or ordered for replacement. This would bring
the current conversion well within the one-fifth or 20 per
cent agreed upon.
Carpenter pointed out that this conversion represents a
total investment for the fruit industry of well over $50,000.
25 lo 40 Per Acre
Growers figure they should
have from 25 to 40 hotstack
type or less smoke producing
heaters to an acre to do an ef
fective job of preventing frost
damage to the tender fruit
buds. At an average cost of
$7 per pot this would mean
$210 to $280 an acre conver
sion costs.
Growers said the open
heaters are more effective
since they keep the heat down
low and spread it out hori
zontally where it does the
most good. Return stacks tend
to shoot it upwards past, the
trees.
A Mail Tribune reporter re
cently toured orchards on the
fringes of Medford and vari
ous ones at the north and
south ends of the county. Gen
erally, the orchardists are liv
ing up to their agreement.
All the orchards inspected
at the southern fringes of
Medford are converting as
rapidly as they can. One
grower has replaced 50 per
cent of his heaters with the
return - stack types, although
the agreement calls for only
20 per cent replacement.
Have New Pots
Growers in this area's pear
orchards have row on row of
shiny new pots with the over
size central stack and the
short elbow of pipe which re
turns the hot gases to the bowl
of the heater to vaporize the
oil for more complete com
bustion. They ranged from
the road near residences
to the center of their or
chards. Most of the growers
in the fringe areas i:re concen
trating the less smoke-producing
heaters in the orchard
areas near homes.
From the center to the oth
er side of the orchards we saw
the square black shapes of the
"bread pan" type. These are
old style heaters which re
semble the old-fashioned pans
in which our grandparents
baked bread.
These are the heaters which
orchardists say spread out
more heat, but also produce
more smoke. The flat slide
covers can be opened a crack
or slid back all the way ac
cording to the amount of
flame desired.
Easier to Handle
They are easier to handle in
the orchards compared to the
top heavy return stackers.
Owners of the orchards
near the new subdivisions
with their brightly painted
homes are sensitive to public
opinion. They frankly admit
their public relations sagged
badly after growers were
forced to heat for 10 consecu
tive days last season and as
long as 6 hours a stretch with
all of the heating equipment
they could lay their hands on
to save the fruit. At the same
time, they point to the high
cost of coversion.
"They want us to change
our pots to help the commu
nity, but what is the com
munity willing to do to help
us to make this conversion?"
one veteran grower here
wanted to know.
Offers Fund Start
One Medford jeweler l
fered a large sum of money
to start a pot conversion fund
for the poorer or smaller
growers. So far nobody has
offered to add to his offer,
that we know of.
None of the institutions
which lend money to orchard
ists seems willing to ease
their loan rates to help the
smaller or marginal producer
with his pot conversion.
So this pot conversion pro
gram may be another factor
in making the large orchards
larger and eliminating the
smaller ones. The smaller or
chardists may even turn more
of their land into real estate
developments taking it out of
orchard production altogeth
er. Considerable orchard
acreage has already gone for
subdivisions.
No Lower Rales
"It would be impossible for
Season
Soon
us to lower our interest rates
or make our terms any more
flexible than they are now,"
according to a spokesman for
an institution which handles
many of the orchardists'
loans.
"Our annual interest
charges now are 7 per cent.
How high or low this interest
charge goes depends on the
availability of money for
loans and the individual or
chard operation covered."
This loaning institution
spokesman suggested integra
tion as a possible solution to
financing "poor" growers.
The smaller orchardists would
combine under the SOS coop
erative packing house in Med
ford, which in turn would
turn the financial arrange
ment over to a farm loan in
stitution. This would mean contract
operations similar to the sys
tem fostered by the southern
broiler industry.
However, this brought some
questions, and critical snorts
from one of the more pessi
mistic and perhaps more real
istic, agricultural authorities
in the valley.
Wouldn't Join Pool
"A good operator in fair fi
nancial condition certainly
wouldn't join a pool with a
poor, inefficient operator," he
stated.
Approximately 12 years ago
following a serious and
lengthy orchard heating pe
riod, residents poured out
their complaints about the
black smudgepot smoke. It
was suggested then that a five
year program of pot replace
ment be set up like the one
which the fruit industry is
backing, generally, now.
Some orchardists started con
verting then. These are ahead
now. Many others let it slide.
Some of the smaller or
chardists will not be heating
this year because they frank
ly admit they can't afford to
convert their pots. A large
number of orchards did not
have any pots visible.
There are many more ship
ments of the new return-stack
heaters due in the valley be
fore the heating season, we
were told. Some of the or
chards in the normally warm
er and less exposed locations
may not have to heat and may
be gambling on past experi
ence. Blanket of Cold Air
Because the valley is usual
ly covered by a blanket of
cold air from the ground up
during the : heating season,
wind machines which are ef
fective in southern California
are generally inefficent here.
However, the 401 orchard,
Holloway orchard and the
Old Sky orchard can use the
machine effectively over at
least part of their acreage.
These machines are placed
atop a high steel tower with
large airplane type propel
lers mounted fore and aft
powered by electricity or a ;
gas engine. Placed over the
right kind of topography
these machines can suck the
warm air down to an orchard
allowing it to flow over the
trees.
The Medford pear industry,
already noted for its ad
vanced techniques and con
tinuing research in harvest
ing and handling fruit, is try
ing every possible gimmick
to reduce the smoke and yet
more effectively warm the
fruit trees.
Use of Presto-Logs
One of these newer ideas is
use of Presta-logs in open
pots. However, cor pared to
the oil burning heaters their
burning time is short and the
logs tend to break or crumble
in wet weather. They are also
bulky to hande. These are be
ing used on a limited basis,
however.
The same jeweler who of
fered funds for pot conver
sion also suggested that small
plastic tents be dropped over
WIND MACHINE In a few of the valley's
orchards where topography is suitable wind
machines are used to suck the warm air
down to allow it to flow over the fruit
trees. Charles E. Henry, production super
intendent for Pinnacle Packing company,
and Paul Culbertson, Medford area or-
the fruit trees for protection
against frost.
"It would be far simpler to
drop a large plastic tent over
Medford and let us heat the
way we always have," an or
chardist commented wryly.
The fact remains that some
small orchardists may yet
burn the tires outlawed by
the fruit industry generally.
One peach orchard in the
Phoenix area was observed
to have a large stockpile of
rubber tires.
Talk lo Owners
As these stockpiles are dis
covered, their owners will be
talked to by fruit industry
representatives.
How effective these talks
will be and how well- the in
dustry as a whole will coop
erate in case of a severe freeze
remains to be seen. Some ob
servers feel an ordinance may
yet be necessary. No steps
have been taken in this direc
tion yet.
"Since. the fruit industry is
spending many thousands of
dollars to alleviate its part of
the overall smog problem, the
industry hopes the public
will appreciate this effort and
go along with it during the
conversion period," one grow
er remarked. "The fruit in
dustry is the number two
industry in the Rogue River
valley."
All-Talent Show
Set in Ashland
Ashland Ashland's all-high
talent show will be presented
Monday, March 14, at 7:30
p.m. in the Ashland High
school gymnasium.
The event will be sponsored
by the Ashland Band Boosters
with proceeds helping to fi
nance the high school band's
trip to the Portland Rose Fes
tival June 11.
Talent show acts range
from the comical to the classi
cal, starring both musical and
acting talents. A major fea
ture of the program will be
the "Riffs," an eight-p i e c e
musical group consisting of
Russ Blair, Judy Berg, Jim
Lewis, Bud Linninger, Jeanne
Millet, Sharon Prettyman,
Denny Reter and Bob Voris.
A dance for those attending
will follow the show.
Tickets may be purchased
from Ashland band members
or their families, students ap-
pering in the talent show, the i
Palace Cafe, and the Ashland'
Laundry.
An estimated $1,800 has
been set as the goal necessary
to send the band to the Port
land Rose Festival, according
to Raoul Maddox, band direc
tor. The amount is based on
costs of last year's trip to the
event.
The Band Boosters hope to
promote the entry of a float
representing Ashland in the
festival parade. The entry
would entitle the Ashland
band to march in the festival's
Grand Floral Parade.
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4-H Club
Ruch Electricity Club
A meeting of the Ruch 4-H
Electricity club was held at
the Travis boys home recent
ly. The meeting was conduct
ed by President Clyde Travis.
Demonstrations were given
by Dan Hackett on a flash
light he made; Boyd Travis on
a flashlight and two and three
way switch, and William
Travis on an electric motor
he made.
New members are Ray
Cook, Bob Cook, Fritz Ram
say and Ronny Thames.
William Travis,
Reporter
Crater Teen-A-Paige Club
The Crater Teen-A -Paige
4-H club held a meeting at the
home of their leader, Mrs.
Sidener, and daughter, Caro
lyn, March 8.
A special guest, Mrs. Weath
erford, spoke on pointers in
pressing and ironing different
types of materials, and parts
of clothing. It was interesting,
and everyone learned some
thing. On Monday, March 14, at
10 a.m. the club members are
going to meet at the Pinkham
home and go to the Medford
Yardage Shop to look at dif
ferent types of materials.
Afterwards, they, will go to
North's Chuckwagon for
lunch.
The Teen-A-Paige's 4-H win
dow was done last Saturday
by Allison Pinkham. Mrs.
Pinkham and Mrs. Sidener, in
Lillie's Beauty Shop, Central
Point.
On Feb. 20, Judy Daniels,
Sharon Tompson, Mona
Schroedor and Sue Higinboth
am met at the Sidener home
to fill pressing hams.
The next meeting will be
at Nancy and Elaine McKay's
home on April 6.
Two parents, Mrs. Boes and
Mrs. Tompson visited the
meeting. Refreshments were
served by Sharon Trautman.
Sue Higinbotham,
Reporter
Central Point Cudchewers
The Central Point Cudchew
ers 4-H club met recently at
the home of their leader, Mrs.
Anhorn, on Freeman rd. There
was a short meeting and then
the members made and pre
pared decorations for the 4-H
window display.
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Corner of
chardist, stand near a wind machine in the
401 orchards north of Medford. In the fore
ground is a Lazy Flame heater, another of
the hot stack heaters which vaporize the
gases causing a more complete vaporizing
of the smudge oil and hence less smoke.
News
rne window display was
put up at the Rexal Drug
store in Central Point. Re
freshments were served at the
end of the meeting.
Sue Higinbotham,
Reporter
Westside Hay Burners
The Westside Hayburner's
4-H Horse club held their reg
ular meeting at the home of
Susan Tinsly March 5.
The roll call was, "Goals to
be accomplished during the
club year."
The goals for the coming
year were discussed and sev
eral projects were planned.
Among the projects is a possi
ble ride and snow party which
is being planned this spring
Also discussed was a riding
demonstration to be put on by
willing members of the Hay-
burner's club at the coming
Sports Fair March 26 at the
Medford Armory.
The roll call topic for next
meeting will be "safety re
minders."
A special report will also be
given by Bonnie Cheney.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Jan
Maine, Saturday, April 9, at
10 a.m.
Since there was no further
business the meeting was ad
journed and refreshments
served.
Bonnie Cheney,
Reporter.
State Income Tax
Office to Be Open
The local office of the Ore
gon State Tax commission will
be open at 124 West Fourth
st. on Mondays to help tax
payers in filing state income
tax returns, according to O.
D. Binegar Jr., office manag
er. Dates when the office will
be open are March 14, 21, 28,
April 4 through 8 and April
11 through 15.
Those persons seeking help
should bring copies of their
1958 and 1959 federal returns
if possible plus full details on
any questions, Binegar sug
gested. Easy Terms,
8th and Fir
Evening Classes at
College Are Listed
Ashland - Evening classes
at Southern Oregon college
this spring will include
courses in ceramics, painting,
orchestra, education, psychol
ogy, health and physical edu
cation, Mrs. Mabel W. Win
ston, registrar, has announc
ed. Students and adults wishing
to attend the classes must en
ter a transcript of high school
and college records and file
an admission blank with the
registrar's office. A minimum
enrollment fee of $21, which
will cover the cost of two
credit hours, is required, plus
$10.50 for each additional
Rogue Association
Members Return
Four members of the Rogue
Wonderland association have
returned from Salem where
they presented requests re
garding highway changes to
the state highway commis
sion. They were among those
appearing at a two-day meet
ing of the commission.
Area residents attending
were Richard Eastin, presi
dent of the association; Leo
Hoag, Paul Doe, and Steve
Wilson.
Of particular interest to
the association were detour
plans in the . Cascade Gorge
section of Highway 62 while
construction is under way and
a request for $70,000 addition
al annual maintenance for
Highway 62. The money, ac
cording to Eastin, would be
used in addition to the regu
lar maintenance for cut back
and shoulder fills and partial
repaying.
Dick Knight to Attend
Detroit Meeting
Richard Knight, Dick
Knight company, Medford,
plans to attend a series of factory-dealer
council meetings
March 16, 17, and 18 in De
troit as a delegate - at - large
according to F r a n k Fisher,
Portland Regional manager
for the Plymouth-De Soto-Val-iant
division, Chrysler corpo
ration. Knight will represent all
the states, Fisher explained.
This is the first of factory
dealer council meetings since
the formation of the Plymouth-De
Soto-Valiant division
of the Chrysler corporation
last summer.
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Ceramics, will be instruct
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p.m. Mondays. Wilda will
also have ceramic sculpture,
from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays.
Richard Doi will teach paint
ing on Tuesday.
Music 196 and 396, orches
tra, will be instructed by Dr.
Herbert Cecil at 7:30 p.m.
Mondays. Dr. Donald Moore
will have foundations of edu
cation between 7 and 9 p.m.
Thursdays.
Psychology of learning, will
be staffed by Martin Elle, 7
to 9 p.m. Mondays.
First aid will bj instructed
by Dr. Ruth Bebber at 6:45
p.m. on Tuesday, and skating,
will be offered from 6:30 to
8:30 on Tuesdays and Wednes
days.
The registrar's office will
answer any additional inquir
ies, Mrs. Winston said.
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