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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1968 THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON PAGE SEVEN : OSU Attempts To Build Machine ; To Pick, Decap, Destem Berries « I •' Oregon State University’s attempt to build a workable • ^mechanical strawberry picker is being matched with equal - -effort to find a mechanical method of decapping and destemming - -the berries once they reach the processing plant. - - Dr. Dale Kirk, OSU agricultural engineer, feels that the - ¿development of the two must go hand in hand if the needs of the ;. ¿Oregon strawberry industry are to be met. Hand pickers now decap berries in the field and some • -processing plants are using machines to take off caps and stems •. -the pickers miss. But processing berries picked by machine 3s a different story. Dr. Kirk said that a Canadian machine J ¿tested by OSU engineers this season capped up to 90 per cent of • ¿hand-picked berries but dropped to 30 to 50 per cent on ' . 'Tn ppho ni f* Q 11 V —rUn Izod Vmrrinr •mechanically-picked berries. • With the Canadian machine, » berries are raked over a series have looked at machines made in the United States and of alternating rubber and fluted Germany and plan to investigate 'metal rollers which grab the an Italian built machine next ;stems or caps and pull them year. It has an added feature ‘through. If the berries are over that de caps the berry with a * » ripe or damaged, sometimes it knife if the stem is not taken •pulls them through, too, accor off by the time the berry reaches ding to Dr. Kirk. In addition, the bottom roller. A »' •if long stems or runners are One major problem, accor- left on the berries, they have dint to Kirk, is that present a tendency to wrap around the Northwest varieties are bred rollers, causing stoppages. for yield, disease resistance ;» Kirk said OSU engineers also and color, texture and flavor s •Í X ? •< Stone Seekers L LOCAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESS- FULLY completed the one-year Practical Nursing program at Treasure Valley Com- munity college. They are (1 to r) Gladys qualities, but are not bred for easy capping or stemming. There are two approaches to take in solving the problem, says Kirk. One is to look to plant breeders for new strains or varieties, such as those grown in eastern states or Ontario, Canada, which cap and stem more easily. The other is to develop new concepts in » •< mechanics of stemming and capping. One idea would be to BEAUTIFUL WITHIN find a way to place the fruit in a cell or trough with the Some folks in looks take so stem end exposed and pinch much pride, they don’t think or cut off the stem and calyx. much of what’s inside. Well, as for me, 1 know my face “The present system of ran can ne’er be made a thing of dom tumbling and pinching grace; and so, I rather think between rollers does not appear adequate for present Northwest I’ll see how I can fix the inside of me, so folks’ll say, “He berries," Kirk noted. looks like sin — but ain’t he beautiful within!” - John Ken- drick Bangs. - House Of Sunshine. WELCOME You are in a darn nice little town of very friendly people! OTHER VISITORS TO THUNDEREGG DAYS We’re glad you are here with us! IF WE CAN HELP YOU If you need help or informa ‘ tion...Ask for it! You’ll get it or be told where to get it Eastman Insurance Oregon State University, Oregon’s oldest state-supported institution of higher learning, has announced plans for its 100th Year observance beginning this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Garry Bybee The Centennial celebration will begin on Charter Day, Sunday, of Scottsdale, Ariz., became the Oct. 27, according to President James H. Jensen. It was on parents of a son, Garry Todd, that day in 1868 that the Oregon Legislature officially designated born July 25, 1968, weighing tiny Corvallis College as the state’s land-grant college. seven-pounds, three-ounces. A public convocation is planned for 2 p.m. in Gill Coliseum to Grandparents are Mr. and launch the school-year-longobservance. Representatives of other Mrs. S. P. Bybee of Nyssa, U. S. colleges, universities and learned societies will join with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Buttars of OSU faculty members in a colorful academic parade pre Logan, Utah. ceding the convocation. The Bybees recently moved Convocation speaker will be into a new home at 8530 East Dr. Fred Harrington, president tury” — will carry 100th year Mulberry street, Scottsdale. of the University of Wisconsin. designations. Special Centenial Garry is an employee at the The speaker for the Centennial Year awards will be presented Motorola manufacturing plant. also to those who have rendered dinner that evening will be Dr. W. Robert Parks, president of outstanding service to the uni Mr. and Mrs. William B. versity and to society. Iowa State University. (Virginia Lewis) Mannewitz of Special exhibits, films, publi Like OSU, those universities Dallas, Texas became parents are land-grant institutions that cations and open houses are of a daughter, Christine Marie, planned to acquaint Oregonians developed from the Morrill Act born May 28, 1968. She joins signed by President Lincoln in with the accomplishments of the a 14-month-old sister, Mary 1862. The act provided federal university during the past Elizabeth. land grants to the various states century and its goals and plans Grandparents are Mrs. T. R. to help finance public colleges for the future, Jensen said. (Dorothea) Mitchell of Nyssa; Rodney K. Waldron, librarian, and extend the opportunities of is chairman of the Centennial Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Mannewitz higher education to all. of Dallas. Committee. The winter term highlight will be a Symposia Series in February. Some of the nation’s 214 Main St. Phone 372-3932 top leaders in OSU fields of specialization will come to the campus for lectures and dis cussion sessions. Climax to the year’s events will come at the 100th commencement June 8, 1969. Diplomas of graduates — mem FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY bers of “The Class of the Cen- TNEAIK AUG. 2, 3, 4 WELCOME ROCKHOUNDS AND ALL OTHER VISITORS! WE HOPE YOU THOROUGHLY ENJOY LET US KNOW ••a V r Somers, Jeanne Hardman and Suzuko Hori. Graduation exercises will be held at 8 o’clock Thursday evening, August 8, 1968 at the Weese building on campus. ALL YOU ROCKHOUNDS AND » % HELLO tJT ' WORLD! z • % • OSU Official Lists Plans For Centennial Celebration YOUR STAY HERE. WE INVITE YOU TO IF YOU ARE DRY USE OUR LOCAL TRY OUR PLACE Dee-Lite Products (COOL-CLEAN- COMFORTABLE) WHILE YOU ARE IN OUR AREA. Tuesdays and Thursdays SPANISH SHOWS Wednesdays No Show I Matinee Sat and Sun. 1*30 p.m. I ADMISSION: 9OÇ - 65C - 30Ç SHOWS START7-.30 P.M. 315 Main Street 125 MAIN NYSSA 110 MAIN NYSSA This Is Our 57th Year Doing Business In Nyssa. We Thank Everyone, Who Has Made Our 57 Years A Success In Nyssa. It Has Been A Real Pleasure Serving You! 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