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New Three Cent Stamp to Show Casey Jones, Engineer Washington, Apr. 18 (U.R) Casey Jones, the railroad man whose hand on the throttle made him a legend, is getting his pic ture on a stamp. Late this month in Jackson, Tenn., the post office will put on sale a three cent stamp pic turing the late John Luther Jones, better known as "Casey." If the Dost office department suessed rieht, the event will bring joy to the hearts of rail roadmen everywhere. Rep. Tom Murray (D., Tenn.) also will be pleased. Murray is chairman of the house post of fice committee. What he likes about the Casey Jones stamp is that the post office not con gress picked it out. If Murray has his way, congress nas select ed its last commemorative stamp. Bia Monev Makers The post office has been issu ing such stamps since 1892. It puts out about lu or iz eacn year. The commemorative stamps are big money makers, because stamp collectors buy them up and then don't use them. Years later they may be rare and there fore valuable. Congress, though, came near turning the whole thing into a big headache in 1947. The house and senate post office commit tees started aDoroving bills in troduced by congressmen for commemorative stamps. Usually such bills are pigeon-holed by the committees with the inten tion of leaving the special stamp business strictly to the post of. fice. . But the 80th congress started sending to President Iruman bills providing special stamps to honor among other people volunteer firemen, chicken farm ers (this one showed a chicken and an egg), gold star mothers, Moina Michael (the poppy lady). and the rough riders of the Spanish-American war. Vetoed by Truman In 1948, came one, observing the 100th anniversary of the coming of Swedish pioneers to the middle west. President Tru man turned this down. He told congress this was one of the most praise-worthy ideas he had ever seen, but that there was a limit to the number of stamps the government could turn out. Mr. Truman apparently had forgotten 1948 was election year. On his whistle-stop campaign a scheduled stop was at a mid west celebration of the 100th an niversary of the coming of Swed ish pioneers to the middle west. Mr. Truman, however, was equal to this emergency. Accord ing to one reliable source, he telephoned the post office and said he knew just the stamp that ought to be next on the list. It came out shortly thereafter and iust in time for the speech. It showed a covered wagon car rying Swedish pioneers coming to the middle west. By the time the 81st congress convened, members were set with more ideas than ever be- stamps to commemorate just about everybody and everything. Enough It Enough One stamp would have pic tured the Lake Washington floatins bridee. Another the an gora goat. One would nave paia tribute to the Tennessee wai ing horse. Murrav. alone with other members of the house and en-' ate post office committees, de cided enough was enougn. Mur ray urged house members to stop. The house committee, he said, would approve no more bills. It would pigeonhole them all. That hasn't stopped congress men. Bills still are being intro duced. The house and senate committees are sitting quietly on about 120 of them. None will ever become law.. But if the postmaster runs out of ideas, he knows where to go to get more. Correct Posture Week Set Early in May Medford chiropractors today announced that the first week in May will be designated as Correct Posture week, and pointed out that a bill recently introduced in congress would di rect the president to proclaim it as such. The week is designed to call attention to the benefits of habits of correct posture, they said, and added that a huge economic loss is due directly or indirectly to poor posture, measured in low ered efficiency, less production, lost wages and doctor bills. SPARS Reactivated; Ex-Officers Sought The United States coast guard today announced that former en listed women of the coast guard reserve may now apply for en listment in the reserve. The women's volunteer reserve (SPARS) was . reactivated in January and opened to all elig ible veteran officers. Enlist ments will be for a three-year reriod with written agreement to serve on active duty in time of war or national emergency. OIL FIRM ELECTS Los Angeles, Apr. 18 The fol lowing officers were recently re elected by the board of directors of the Union Oil company of California: Reese H. Taylor, pres ident; W. L. Steward Jr., execu tive vice-president; A. C. Rubel, A. C. Stewart, H. W. Sanders, Sam Grlnsf elder, W. A. Newhoff, R. D. Gibbs, C. E. Swift and Roy Linden, vice-presidents; L. A. Gibbons, vice-president and gen eral counsel; R. F. Niven, secre tary; L. B. Houghton, assistant treasurer and secretary; J. E. Suttles, assistant secretary; Irv ing J. Hancock and H. A. Lap ham, comptroller and assistant comptroller. Max Lorimore and Kogers were eieciea assisi- Beclr.we.rd, Turn Backward Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) A neighborhood power failure stopped an electric clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Frank Smith. Several hours later the power was restored. The clock started again but it has been running backward ever since. No Optical Harm Seen in Television Philadelphia, Apr. 18 (U.R) that television is harmful to Television may confuse the eyes at first buit it causes no optwai harm, the Pennsylvania State college of optometry said today. A survey, made during the past year in cooperation with tlevision manufacturers, showed night vision and may be dan gerous to night drivers, the col lege said. However .watching television may prove helpful to children with squint or crossed eyes, the survey showed. Tuesday. April It, 1930 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE 7ITC JAIL NOT OPEN HOUSE Memphis, Tenn. (U.R) The night jailer, C. M. Banks, found a stranger trying to enter the Jail by the rear door. Confront ed, the man refused to leave and was booked under the name "John Doe" pending a lunacy hearing. The mountain bluebird, offi cial state bird of Idaho since 1931, was believed sacred by the Navajo Indians. . The average adult hippopota mus weighs about 9,000 pounds and eats about 400 pounds of fodder daily. CAKO OF THANKS We desire to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our kind neighbors and thoughtful friends for their jnany expressions of sympathy and the beautiful floral offerings, la our recent sorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Dolye Wjstt and Gwen. Mr. and Mrs. James McAllister and family. Amanda and Frankle Wyatt. E. C. fore. 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