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PACE! ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD, OREGON MONDAY, JULY 15, 1968 An Experimental aspberry Picker Proves Succ essful 1 i I 4 i The cost per pound to pick the berries was seven cents a pound when the crop was hand-picked, but using the machine has cut the cost to two to three cents a pound. Other advantages of the mechanical picker include allowing Martinak to go over his two-acre crop about fifteen times a season. Hand-picking only allowed four to six times to go over the field. "We go over the field every other day when the weather is hot," Martinak said. "The cannery likes the berries to have high sugar content and we like to get them when they are ripe." The machine picked about four crates of raspberries in a 41 i 1 ill' 1 1 lin i "-V.

J' jH if How does the machine work? Basically it consists of a 14-foot long trailer about four feet wide for a frame, with a catwalk-type platform on one side for one person to stand on. The machine is separated by a partition that keeps the worker away from the thorny vines. On the side closest to the vines, the mechanical picker consists of a long conveyer belt about two feet above the ground. An apron runs along the belt to let the berries fall onto the belt. The berries travel down the belt and at the end fall into baskets.

Leaves are kept out of the baskets for the most part by a blower which blows the lighter materials away. Only the ripest berries are picked in the process, because Martinak shakes the bushes to knock the berries off the vines. Thus unripe berries are left a-lone. Even berries that would appear to be ripe are not knocked off, and sampling an unpicked berry attests to that." The next-step jn improving the machine is to make the machine shake the bushes. Martinak does that job now, but he is working on something that would run off the engine to shake the vines.

"It would have to be something that could move vertically as well as horizontally," he said. "I've been thinking about an off-center cam." The advantages of the machine are numerous, and this year the machine is really paying off. The price of berries is up to 20 cents a pound, five cents more than last year. "The last time we got 20 cents was in 1954," Martinak recalled. By KIT ANDERSON Democrat-Herald Staff Writer He calls it Chuck's Folly No.

1-x. And, it might have been that, at least in the mind of C. (Chuck) Martinak, when he built it in his Albany automotive repair shop last year. What he calls Chuck's Folly No. 1-x is a mechanical raspberry picker, and you'd have a hard time convincing him that it is a folly.

The 1-x stands for No. One-Experimental model, and it only took one try for success. What Martinak built in his spare time during the winter and spring of 1967 now replaces 30 to 35 pickers needed to harvest his two acres of raspberries on the Martinak farm at Crabtree. Only three are required to do the job now. Martinak first conceived the idea of a mechanical picker when he saw one in a pamphlet.

With his mechanical skill, he built the No. 1-x using pictures as a "I couldn't say how many man-hours it required," Martinak said. "I just worked on it in my spare time." He put the machine to work last year in his raspberry harvest. But the actual planning for its. use went back to 1966 when he started training his vines so they could be picked by the machine.

The vines have to be set at an angle and should be a certain height. "Ideally, the vines should be about 30 inches off center," Martinak said. They should also be about five feet three inches tall, although his are a little taller this year. GRAND CHAMPION FROG JOCKEY in Oregon's official frog jumping contest at Sunday was Jean Beasley of Waterloo (left) whose frog's jumps totalled 13 feet 9Vj inches in the finals. Senior division winner (center) was Walter Westberry, Waterloo, with a frog jumping 15 feet Vk inches, and junior division winner, Clinton Jellison, Jefferson (right), an entry with a 15 feet 1 inch jumper.

A total of 210 bullfrogs were entered in both divisions. Jump-off contest ended the 11th annual Mint Festival activities. (See other photo on page 1.) 210 Frogs Entered In Annual Jefferson Mint Festival Contest DOWN AT THE FROG'S level on his hands and knees, Garrett Barnes, age 2, was still not able to persuade his frog to jump. And then time ran out. The youngster is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Michael Barnes of Jefferson, and was among 210 jockeys who entered bullfrogs in the frog jump contest Sunday, climax of the 1 1th annual Mint Festival at Jefferson HHH, Nixon Boost Marg John Jellison, 11 feet 8 inches, and Randy Clausen, 10 feet 9V2 inches. Junior divison winner, also a prize, was Clinton Jellison of Jefferson, for his frog's jump of 15 feet 1 inch. Runners up were John Bidwell, 12 feet inches; Brent Webb, 10 feet 10 ft inches; Russell Weddle, 10 feet 1 inch, and Delbert Beasley, 9 feet 10 inches. In the final jump-off, Alberta Westberry's frog was second, 11 feet 5 inches, and Randy Clausen, 11 feet 3ft inches; Clinton Jellison, 8 feet 8ft inches, and John Bidwell, 8 feet 5 inches.

There were 210 entries in the afternoon's contest. Heaviest Officials Pay Tribute To Gov. Elmo Smith Linn Court To Meet Tuesday Members of the Linn County Court will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday instead of at their usual Wednesday session, it was announced today by County Judge Floyd Mullen. He said the advanced meeting date was made necessary by "emergencies." Woman Hurt In Accident One woman was injured in a two car collision at Liberty and Fern Ridge roads near Sweet Home over the weekend, state police said today.

Taken to the Lebanon Community Hospital where she was treated as an outpatient was Mrs. Evelyn Arlene Wilhelm, 40, Alicel. Officers said she hit her head on the windshield of her car, in which she was riding alone. Driver of the other car was Jamie Ruth Menear, 17, Rt. 1 Box 2912, Sweet Home.

Police said Miss Menear was attempting a left turn from Liberty onto Fern Ridge Road when the cars collided. She was given a citation charging making an improper left turn. 300-foot row. Hand-picking probably would have gotten more but they might not have been as high quality as the ones machine-picked, according to Martinak. Why did he build it? "You have to mechanize," the farmer said.

Mechanize he did, and it seems to be paying off. There's only one small hitch in the whole operation. That's that where a machine is installed, it takes the place of a human. And in this case, it took the place of 35 persons. The age of automation has been here for a long time, but this is the first in the Albany area with raspberries.

And with as many acres of raspberries as there are in the area, widespread use of the machine could cause a lessened labor demand. It all points to one thing Chuck's Folly No. One-Experimental may have been a folly some time ago, but right now it's doing the job. And if it continues to be successful, young. people who rely on berry picking for summer work had better start looking elsewhere.

MIDWAY Mon-TiMt Rod Stieger Sidney Poitier ln in The Heat Of The Night ill Academy Award Winner Plus Sophia Loren In "More Than A Miracle" to A Norman Jewison Rim I COLOR by Deluxe .1 United ArtnU in the Republican party and in his profession of journalism. His loss will be felt, and he will be sorely missed, by all of Oregon. Our deepest sympathy goes to his family in this time of their bereavement. State Rep. Robert Packwood issued this statement today on the death of Gov.

Elmo Smith: Elmo Smith made vast contributions in journalism, government and public services as a publisher, mayor, Senate president, governor, party chairman, war veteran and in charitable enterprises. He had courage to undertake the difficult; the ability to win and lose with equal grace both in life and in agonizing death. frog entered weighed two and a half pounds, and won $5 for Rickey Stroud, Salem. In other Mint Festival Weekend activities, games and contests noted winners in the following: Sack race, ages 6 to 10, Karla Sarvis; ages 11 to 14, Scott Sarvis. Egg throw, ages 6 to 10, Steve Berg, Brent Webb; 11 to 14, Duane Ray, Mike Kelly; 16 and over, Wayne Blum.

Shoe kick, girls under 14, Karla Sarvis; women, Mrs. Francis Phelps. Nail drive, women, Mrs. Vernon Spencer; 13 and over, Everett Meredith. Water balloon throw, ages 6 to 10, Davie Hughes; Ronnie Grice; 11 to 14, Rick Price, Scott Sarvis; over 14, Mrs.

Vernon Spencer and Festival Princess Sharon Spencer. Parade entry sweepstakes winner was Newberg's Berrie Festival Court riding on a float with an array of purple berries, which also placed first in noncommercial entries. Other first prize winners were Pacific Power and Light, commercial; rmarching unit, The Startelles, Eugene; mounted units, Santiam Riders 4-H Club; antique cars, 1925 Ford Specht; junior division, Camp Fire Girls and band, Eugene High School, Eugene. A special ribbon was given mounted rider Ernest Scott. Reigning over festivities of the 11th annual Mint Festival was Queen Lisa Gee, and her court, Teresa Gibson, Karla Shankle, Sharon Spencer and Carol Jones.

Firemen Called To Grass Fires Two grass fires called out the Albany City Fire Department on Saturday. No damage resulted in either fire. The department answered a call at 3:59 p.m. to Linn County Real Estate, 1035 E. Pacific where illegal burning was taking place.

The fire was extinguished in 15 minutes. A tractor backfire caused a grass fire at the Rodney Chris-tensen farm, Rt. 1 Box 286, Albany at 8:23 Saturday night. Two trucks were at the farm for 44 minutes. 1 Over Counter g-- Stocks PORTLAND (AP) National Association of Security Dealer quotations at noon Monday.

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Humphrey and Richard M. Nix on have boosted their delegate leads for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations despite weekend setbacks in Colorado and Utah. Humphrey gained 21 new first-ballot delegate votes for 698 of the 1,312 needed for the Democratic nomination, according to an Associated Press survey of firm votes. Nixon was reported to have gained 2 but his total for firm votes remained at 501 of the 667 votes needed for the GOP nomination. The AP tabulation of prospective first-ballot votes counts only delegates committed, pledged or publicly stating voting intentions.

Republican presidential aspirant Nelson A. Rockefeller, meanwhile, announced he'll conduct his own poll to indicate who the strongest GOP presidential candidate would And an apparent move to elevate Democratic Sen. George S. McGovern of South Dakota as a presidential contender appeared to die a quiet death. Humphrey's setback came at the Colorado Democratic convention where a slate of 12 at-large delegates favoring him was shut out by a coalition backing Sen.

Eugene J. McCarthy and the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The shutout came after McCarthy addressed the convention.

But Humphrey won 17 new votes at a Washington state Democratic convention and 4 in Colorado. McCarthy backers claimed 9Vt of the Washington delegate votes and he won 2 of the Colorado votes. Nixon's setback came in Utah where Republicans named eight delegates the last of the GOP national convention delegates with five going to California Gov. Ronald Reagan, two reportedly to Nixon and one undecided. The Reagan victory came after he addressed the state con-vpntinn Rut although thf fivp delegates ran on a Reagan slate the entire delegation is officially "uninstructed.

Utah GOP Chairman Richard Richards said he would ask the delegation to support Michigan Gov. George Romney on the first ballot to boost Romney for the vice presidential nomination. Rockefeller, announcing he will conduct the poll to show whether he or Nixon would be the strongest GOP candidate, said he was "very sorry" Re King Slayer Suspect Admits Sneyd Name VENETIAN AIR CONDITIONED Showing 7 P.M. and 9: 1 5 (See Story on page 1.) Gov. Tom McCall issued this statement today in tribute to former Gov.

Elmo Smith All Oregonians Mourn the loss of former Gov. Elmo Smith. Over the past century, few men have equalled the breadth of his public service. Elmo Smith leaves behind a profound imprint on this state. His quarter century of public service spanned the whole of state government and was completely dedicated to improving and enhancing the quality of life in Oregon.

As a man, Elmo Smith will always be remembered for his high calibre. As a mayor, he was named one of the nation's most outstanding. As a state senator, he was elected senate president, and as a governor, he proved himself to be a skilled executive. All the while, he held public office and served as a newspaper publisher, he was tirelessly dedicated to keeping thousands of Oregonians daily informed on the crucial news of the day. I Secretary of State Clay Myers issued this statement today on the death of former Gov.

Elmo Smith: I have known and worked with Elmo Smith as a friend for nearly 20 years. All who knew him admired and respected his leadership in state government, Vandals Damage Car In Albany An automobile belonging to John Kie Birchfield, 1110 Gale Albany, was damaged by vandals while parked on the Citizen's Valley Bank parking lot Saturday night. Police reported that the outside rear mirror was broken, the car was badly scratched, distributor wires were torn out and the window washers broken. VOTING MACHINE PROBE SALEM (AP) Secretary of State Clay Myers went to Klamath Falls today to conduct election hearings this afternoon and evening. He is taking testimony about voting machine problems that resulted in spoiling more than 2.500 ballots.

am JEFFERSON-A frog named "Bully" jumped just over 15 feet to become senior champion in Oregon's official frog jumping contest here Sunday but wasn't even in the jumpin' in the finals. Grand champion jumper in the jump-off event was "Sweet Pea," a frog entered by Jean Beasely of Waterloo which jumped 13 feet 9Vi inches. The frog had jumped an even 15 feet as second place winner in the senior division. Grand champion received $50. "Bully's" owner, Walter West-berry, received $25 first prize in the senior division.

Runners-up in the division were Alberta Westberry, 12 feet 2 inches; Brief News Albany Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Jim Carr, 750 E. Queen Albany, a boy, 6 pounds 13 ounces, Thursday. To Mr.

and Mrs. Robert C. Duncan, 520 W. Fifth Albany, a girl, 6 pounds 7 ounces, Sunday. To Mr.

and Mrs. Tiburcio Ra-merez, Scio, a girl, 8 pounds 1 ounce, Sunday. Portluck Picnic Riverside Women's Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Bryant Park for a potluck picnic. about signing those extradition papers, would he?" The letter was mailed to a married sister who lives in a suburb of Louis, the Daily News said.

It was not dated. U.S. officials working on obtaining Ray's extradition have said they are convinced that Ray and Sneyd are the same person but the fact that the alias was used caused a point of legal confusion during the extradition hearings. The Daily News did not say where the Ray brothers were residing other than the reference to the sister living near St. Louis.

Three Hurt In Accidents Three persons were injured, none apparently seriously, in two different automobile accidents in Albany Sunday. At 4:12 p.m. two cars collided near the intersection of Pacific Boulevard and Cleveland Street. Drivers were Doyle Rash Rich, 39, Rt. 1 Box 39, Tangent, and James Lawrence Artherton, 40, Rt.

2 Box 249, Jefferson. Artherton was accompanied, by Michael Duane Artherton, Leota Artherton, 40, and James Allen Artherton, 15. Albany police said Mrs. Artherton and James complained of pain. According to officers, the accident occurred when Rich pulled from the curb as Artherton was making a left turn into Cleveland.

Both automobiles were damaged. Artherton was cited on a charge of having no operator's license. Earlier, at 3:06 a.m., a car driven by Rodney Lee Hamma-gren, 18, 1310 Lincoln Albany, westbound on 34th Avenue between Marion and Pacific, hit a rise in the road at a railroad crossing. Hammagren lost control of the car on the wet pavement. It went into a ditch and rolled over, causing heavy damage to the vehicle.

Hammagren, who was injured, was accompanied by Rodney Lynn Rhodes, 210N. Burkhart Albany. Police cited Hammagren on charges of reckless driving and attempting to elude a police ins publican leaders had turned down his proposal that the poll be conducted nationwide by the party to help guide the delegates' choice. "I can only draw the conclusion that they don't want this brought out too sharply," the New York governor said Sunday. Republican National Chairman Ray Bliss and Nixon rejected the proposal last week.

Rockefeller said the poll, by Crossley S-D Survey's of New York City, will begin immediately and will allow his supporters to "break out key areas, key states, key cities." The governor announced his decision on ABC's "Issues and Answers." Talk of the McGovern for president drive was fanned when former leaders of the Kennedy campaign from across the country met in Huron, S.D., Saturday before a caucus of the 26 South Dakota delegates Kennedy won in a primary hours before he was shot in Los Angeles. A number of the Kennedy leaders at the memorial dinner for the slain candidate wore "McGovern for President" but-, tons but none gave more than lukewarm endorsement to a presidential drive by the South Dakotan. At the caucus, the state's delegation voted to commit itself to McGovern as its favorite son. But McGovern, who did not attend the dinner, issued a statement in Washington that his campaigning will be for reelection to the Senate, not for the presidential nomination. In other political developments: Humphrey pledged to "see accomplished as nearly as possible by the nation's 200th anniversary, full and equal opportunity for every citizen "young and old, black and white, rural and urban." The vice president was still recovering in Washington from what was described as a mild case of influenza and the prepared speech was read in Minot, N.

Sunday by Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall. The Gallup Poll reported voter support for George C. Wallace's third party presidential candidacy has nearly doubled since increasing to 16 per cent support in national voter tests against both Nixon and Humphrey. A proposal for binding arbitration in the Illinois telephone strike that threatens to move the Democratic National Convention from Chicago has been submitted by striking electrical workers to the Illinois Bell Telephone Co.

ocratic National Convention from Chicago. Robert A. Nickey, chairman of the council, told a news conference that union leader had presented company officials a plan to submit the prolonged dispute to binding arbitration. The company will "consider the proposal as expeditiously as possible," a Bell spokesman said. Union members could return to work during arbitration said Nickey, if this procedure for settling the strike satisfactory" to both sides.

Such a step, however, "would have to be settled as a separate back-to-work agreement," he added. Nickey said if Illinois Bell rejects arbitration, the union will nave no recourse but to file a charge of "unfair bargaining practices under the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board)." 'km 9 A bout Town Bible School A vacation Bible school will be conducted at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Fourth and Columbus, Aug. 5 through 15 from 6:30 to 8:45 each evening. The theme is "Nature." Persons interested may contact Mrs. Ronald Parmele.

Only Trace Of Rain Falls Rain spoiled few picnics over the weekend although the skies were overcast and looked threatening both Saturday and Sunday. According to the official weather observer, only a trace of rain fell on each day, although to those outside, it may have seemed like more. Saturday's high temperatures rose to 76 degrees in Albany and then dropped to 54 Sunday morning. The Willamette River flow measured 3.03 feet. Sunday, the temperature rose to 70 degrees and dropped back to 55 this morning.

The river flow dropped slightly, to 3.02 feet. According to the extremely unofficial barometer watched by many Linn County citizens, the weather should begin to change soon. Deputies Probe Theft In Scio Linn County deputy sheriffs are investigating the theft of three microphones from Rocky 's Tavern in Scio sometime Saturday. Value of the instruments was placed at $45 each. Kenneth Dwayne Garrett, Rt.

3 Box 301, Lebanon, told deputies that someone broke into his home while he was on vacation and stole two guns. One was a .22 caliber pistol with an eight inch barrel and the other was a "collector's item," a pistol with a 10-inch barrel. Portland Livestock PORTLAND (AP) (USDA) -Receipts compared close of last week: slaughter steers steady; small showings slaughter heifers about steady; slaughter cows steady to strong; feeder steers and heifers steady; other classes not established; slaughter steers several small lots choice mostly yield-grade 2-3 915-1096 lbs 28.30-29.10. LEBANON HOTOB-VU I MILE SO. OF LEBANON WW AY 20 TONIGHT.

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Sneyd." John Ray said the handwriting was his brother's and he added, "I don't know where he got the name of Sneyd, but he had lots of names." Asked about the title "Lord," John Ray said, "That's probably his idea of a joke." The Daily News made a copy of the letter which in part read, 'I could appeal my extradition hearing but I am getting tired of listening to these liars so I might close it up about Tuesday." There was no indication of which Tuesday the letter referred to. John Ray said he interpreted the letter as evidence that his brother did not kill King whcf was shot to death on the balcony of a Memphis motel April 4. "If he really did it, John Ray said, "he wouldn't be thinking The company has suggested that putting its current offer to a referendum of union members would be safer for the union than placing itself in the hands of arbitrators. John M. Bailey, national convention chairman, has warned that if the strike is not settled by July 28, the convention may be moved from Chicago's International Amphitheatre.

The walkout by some 11,800 electrical workers, which started May 8, has delayed installation of equipment needed for radio and television coverage of the convention, scheduled to begin Aug.56r Three networks-ABC. CBS and Mutual have warned that coverage of the Democratic con clave will be impaired it the strike is not ended soon The bargaining is deadlocked over wage provisions and length of contract. Illinois Bell Telephone Studies Electrical Workers Proposal Albany Frozen Foods Cyro-Freeze Corporation Data Pacific Corporation Central, Inc. Foamat Holiday Trailer Lodges Katrak Moore-Rane Oregon Freeze Dry Oremet The modern way to select a funeral is by pre-arrangement not at time of sorrow when one is confused and hurried but far in advance of need when judgment may be deliberate. We gladly furnish complete information about this sensible plan without obligation.

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