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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1933
Page
2
News and Notes reports Wenatchee Okanogan apple shipments in full swing with the first carload of 1933 shipped. Crop is late by a week to ten days due to cool weather, total shipments around 335 cars by last Saturday, with prices and profits discussed.
Receivers and distributors clash over regional code needs as unregulated truck fruit and vegetable arrivals flood New York markets. The summer crisis persists with hundreds of trucks daily, some laden with distant loads, causing spoilage and market turmoil for dealers and buyers.
In Watsonville California an unresolved Centralornia apple code leaves the industry divided. The original Committee of 21 failed to secure a California code under the C R A after San Francisco distributors and local union labor leaders could not agree on a wage. An independent growers group opposed union talks, and hope for a code is dwindling. Leaders warn of repeated losses in 1933 without a minimum price, stabilized costs, and broader inspections.
The piece argues that strict enforcement would ban inferior fruit from markets and require brands reflecting true quality. Buyers would pay a premium for standardized packs, disadvantaging growers who mislabel or produce subpar fruit.
Shippers in Payette Idaho at a Nampa meeting decided to eliminate all C grade fruit and ship only extra fancy and fancy grades. The 4000 car Payette Valley crop may shrink if worm damage grows. Jonathans show leaf blight but other varieties remain high quality as in 1929 bumper year.
News from New York on October 5 reports drastic quota cuts by France affecting firms focused on apple and pear exports, causing concern among exporters reliant on European markets.
Paris announces drastic quota cuts for apples and pears in the last quarter, reducing allowed imports from 68 million pounds to 6 million pounds. The Agriculture Minister retains authority to raise quotas by up to 3 percent later if needed, impacting American merchants.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture estimates Canada’s commercial apple crop as of September 1 at 4,598,000 barrels, up from 3,977,000 in 1932, about 116 percent of last year. Provinces show varied gains and losses with Nova Scotia and Ontario rising, Québec near flat, and British Columbia dropping in boxes.
A fragment from a department report notes pruning and grape handling issues and suggests minor case dose specifics may apply.
The state legislature previously required strict supervision of all trucks, but the rule was halted by the Supreme Court. Bootleggers are buying low grade fruit and shipping it to cities to compete with graded fruit.
An old advertisement urges readers to wake up the liver without calomel. It claims Carter's Little Liver Pills gently stimulate bile production to ease digestion, bloating and bad breath, recommending the product as harmless and effective.
Tuesday market reports from Winchester Virginia and Martinsburg West Virginia show demand steady. Prices for bushel baskets and barrels vary by variety and grade with carload minimums and U S grades noted. Rochester and Benton Harbor reports reflect slower demand and steady to good activity.
Reports from Luray indicate about 125 C C C men have left the Page county camps as old enlistments wind down. The government paid homeward travel for honorably discharged soldiers. Within weeks camps will reach 200 men each and permanent winter buildings are being erected.
The Nineteenth Amendment states that the right to vote shall not be denied on account of sex and that Congress may enforce the provisions by legislation. It was adopted by Congress in 1919 and ratified by three-fourths of states by August 1920.
An advertisement asserts that 98 of 100 women reporting use benefit from the medicine and urges purchase to see results. The misspelled call to action promises quick effects with today’s bottle.
A Creomulsion advertisement proclaims a new medical discovery that emulsified creosote soothes irritated membranes and inhibits germ growth. It claims strong authority backing and guarantees refunds if relief is not achieved for persistent coughs bronchial conditions or recovery after colds or flu.
By virtue of an execution in the case H Seabright Sr vs E G Fauver a public auction will be held at the Court House in Winchester Virginia on Tuesday October 1 1933 at 2 PM. Items include a 13 piece living room suite a Maytag washing machine and one rug. Cash terms. A J Wigginton deputy sheriff for H L McCann sheriff.
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