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.
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THE fight is on to save
more lives in 1950!
Now is the time to back
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battle against cancer.
Last year, 67,000 men,
women and children were
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Your contribution helps
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year, strike back at cancer
. . . Give more than before
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