Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 11, 1955, Image 29

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Newspaper Page Textsuned Treasure j fefff Toei 0 itei Mistaken for "Ever see one of these, Pink," aid Tom, passing me what I at first took to be a dime. It was made of silver. On one side was the head of Benjamin Franklin facing to the left. For i moment, I thought it was Davy Crockett because he was wearing a coonskin hat, but any confusion on that point .was ended in read ing the letters around the edge of the piece which spelled out the name of the famous Philadel phian. On the other side were more letters crammed together. They read "B. Hooks, corner of Allen t., 276 Broome st." I asked where Tom had got it. "It's Jimmie's' he said, nod SHARP-EYED PERSON , At times I think my niece Judith has just enough con science to get by with. The other day was a case in point. She came into, my study walk ing on air as she does when she has acquired something out standing. Thinking that she had got hold of bit of Ming, I was astounded to see her carrying a rather dowdy-looking doll, one with a cloth body and a china head. "I got It for only a dollar," he said. "Look here," she said, pulling the doll's dress down to expose part of its pinkish, china shoul der. "See. It says 'Patented Dec. 78'." "This is a Dotter doll," she ex plained, "one of the few that VALUE OF RIFLE AS Except for its having a part oc tagonal barrel, it looked like some kind of specially designed rifle of modern make, I lifted it off the stand and (hecked the action to be sure it was empty. Along the flat piece atop the barrel was the legend "Providence Tool Co., Provi dence, R. I.," engraved in a single line. "It's a Peabody-Martini," Jack said, taking the gun and check-, tag the action himself. "And very appropriately named the 'Kill Deer Model'." IT. 1 1 - M. 1 t4. 21. 1fA ne iiau just Duugm 11 lor ?iqu from one of his father's friends, he said. , What gave it the modern look was the fact it was hammerless. It was fired by a concealed, spir- al-spring striker device. I sighted down the 28-inch barrel through the combination peep, open, globe and pinhead sights. It was a beautifully balanced weapon. On the right side of the frame was the legend "Peabody and Martini Patents." On the other ide, it said "Kill Deer." Stamped 27-BUSINESS DIRECTORY 9 Wefl Drilling HOGUE VALLEY DRILLING CO. Im mediate service on wells A pump. Work guaranteed Terms. Beef stock accepted. Ph. 2-7372. 189 Shaier . Lane oil Kings Hwy. CRATER WELL DRILLING No. well too deep Immediate service All .' work cuaranteed. FHA terms ar ranged. Phone 2-2098. 1111 W. 10th A. E. GOFF & BROS Well Drillers. Can perforate vour casins in well with gun. Best for less. 1311 N Riverside, aetflord. Ph. 2-5810 or 2-3039. GOFF BROTHERS Well Drillers; ex- 8 silenced & reliable SAH Green tamps. Office Siskiyou Hdwe 223 W Main. Medfora Phone 2-2839 or evenings 3-3744 or 2-7026. DUSTER'S WELL DRILLING CO. For your water well problems Reliable Jk experienced. Up to the minute equipment 139 Vancouver. Ph. 2-8308. fHULTS BROS well drilling tt pump service We strive to please every customer Ph 3-4141 Eves S-8S69 Fuel and Sawdust Red Fir Slabs Green or Dry Prompt Delivery Ph. 8-3938 All hand sorted wood, select slabs, rough block 2x4 edgings 2-ft fire place wood, graded and screened sawdust or shsvings. coarse and fine BIG LOAD LOW PRICES lecGINTY FUEL CO Ph 2-8277 Generators Starters Generator-Starter repairs exchange. Armature winding. ClirTs. Auto i2iJN Riverside 2-5068 Floor Sanding Floor Sanding at Finishing Free Estimates Geo. Denney Phone 2-6883 Electric Motor " GAGE ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE Del co and Smithway Motors Motor Rewinding and Repairing 112 N Front Phone .8-3838 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY GOOD Used bicycles. Murrey's Low Price Bicycle anop. tot a vn Small Unriaht. comnletelv reconditioned. It's old but fuUy . guaranteed. Only 8119.50. Easy, easy terms, Erskine s Piano Store. 1304 rungs rtwy. roa txask to resnonnble party, Tullv equipped meat market. Phone 2-3091 or 3-2325. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE Feeder pigs, also 2 good black and tan coon hounds, will run cats and bears. Ph. 3-NO-4-2047. 10.000 FT. 2x6 No. 4 Red Fir. center match. 12.000 FT. 2x6. No. 2 and better, cen ter match. 500.000 FT. 1x8. 1x10 and 1x12. No. 4 and better resawed Sheeting, 840 per M. Free Delivery NORTON LUMBER COMPANY Phone 3-2888 Phoenix. Ore. Franklin Crockett ding towards his four-year-old son. When I said that the piece cer tainly had some value, Tom called Jimmie in and questioned him. We were able to establish that a lady had given it to him but when it came to any possible identification of the lady, that was out. But a few days later, Tom called me. He had checked up on the piece. It was a merchant's token, one put out in New York back before the Civil War, and was known in both copper and silver. "A dealer will give me $25 for it," he said, "but I'm going to keep it on the assumption that it'll be worth considerably more later on." BUYS A CHINA DOLL have a patent mark on the china." The Dotter doll, it appeared, was an item turned out by a Charles T. Dotter, of Brooklyn, N.Y., back in 1880. The patent mark did not refer to the head but to the cloth body which had a corset design printed on it. The head, which included the shoulders, was made on order in Germany, but there was no mark to that effect for the reason that the country of origin didn't have to be shown on imported articles until after 1891. My niece exclaimed over the high glaze of the china, flesh- toned in color. "It will be such a pleasure," she said, "to sell this to Mrs. Downs. I'll let her off easy. For say about $20." BIO, AS IT'S REPORT on the breech were the words "45. Gov't." "It's a 4570," said Jack, hand ing me one of the shells. "And it's big enough to kill en ele phant." I could believe it. The bullet, thrown by 70 grains of powder, was 405 grains, nearly two-and-a-half times the size of the one I was using in my .32 special. "I felt kind of guilty about getting it, Jack went on: "Just a few days after I got it home, I showed it to a friend of mine who has quite a collection of rifles. "After examining it, he of fered me $400. Said that this par ticular model, an I88I, was -especially rare in good condition like this, and that he would like to have it. .. ( "Well, under the circum stances, I called the man who sold it to me. And guess what he said. He just laughed and told me if I ever decided to sell, I ought to get considerably more than that for it." (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY COVER CROP SEED Vetch, Grey oats. Rye, etc. Check our prices be fore you buy. Phone 2-5295. SAMSON FEED & SEED CO. FOR SALE by owner: 1949 Packard. Excellent shape. Call 3-4868. TREE SURGERY. ALL KINDS. PH. 2-5376. WITHROW. SPECIAL Used Oil Stoves, your choice 87.30 SAMSON FEED & SEED CO. RUMMAGE & USED CLOTHING SALE. St. Marys Gym. Corner HoUy & 11th. Fri.. Sept. 16. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat., 8- ajn. to 3 p.m. Sponsored by St. Anne's Altar Society. ' . GRAIN CLEANING & TREATING Now done all in one operation. You will like our prompt service. SAMSON FEED & SEED CO. COLT automatic .22. brand new. Win swap for Warren hubs for jeep. Ph. 2-5103. FOR SALE Placer claims. Fully equppeq. ynone uuy Jeter, z-8078, LAWN SEED 85c per lb. Samson's Special . Mix, We have rollers and seeaers for your use. I SAMSON FEED & SEED CO. SEE PLASTIC WALL TILE DEMON STRATION MONDAY. SEPT. 12. I MONTGOMERY WARD Phone 2-6241 117 So. Central FOR SALE Mossberg bolt action 410 snoigun. ynone iturmanqy 4-2864. FERTILIZER Superphosphate. S u I- phate of Ammonia. Gypsum. Cars to arrive soon. Take delivery off car ana save. ' SAMSON FEED & SEED CO. 1940 OLDS Sedan, motor rebuilt in July. This is no junker. Radio and. neater sioo. pn. Normandy 4-ZB64, SPECIAL Used cabinet sink . 8 45 Complete bath set . .8138 ..8 -49 Complete shower cabinet New and used olumbine. used doors ' and windows, used brick. 6c each. jsverytning tor a building. . HAGGARD LUMBER. ON 98 PHOENIX BUNDLES OF OLD NEWSPAPERS for sale. 20c each. Mail Tribune Office. a? nr. WANTED EXPERIENCED PEAR PACKERS Associated Fruit Co. PHOENIX, Britain On Verge Of New Oil Age, Chairman States London (U.PJ Britain is on the threshold of an "oil age" which will bring about another industrial revolution years be fore supplies of atomic energy become a major part of the pow er market, Sir Leonard Sinclair, chairman of Esso Petroleum, Ltd., said in an interview with United Press. He said the recent agreement signed with the British Central Electric Authority whereby Venezuelan fuel oil will replace coal as the fuel for seven major power stations in Britain was an "important step" in that direc tion. "British industry has been moving in this direction for some time," he added, "but this step is a giant stride. Our own plans and those of other oil companies to meet the expanding market for energy makes the outlines of the approaching oil age very clear, and it will be many more years before atomic power will change this." The agreement between Esso and the Authority believed to be the largest consumer contract for oil ever signed, provides for the delivery of nearly 30,000,000 tons of fuel oil over a 1 0-year period at a price pegged to the price of coal. "Our present - and future souces of energy coal, hydro electricity, atomic power, and oil are more supplementary than competitive," he said. "There is a steady increase in industrial production in Britain and a con sequent increased need for power which coal is not meeting and which is much too near for atomic energy to meet. "Last year, Britain's total en ergy consumption was equal to 250,000,000 tons of coal, of which coal actually provided about 86 per cent and petroleum 14 per cent. In 1964, energy consump tion will be up to 295,000,000 at least. "Atomic power in, 10 years time will release the equivalent of about 5,000,000 tons. Even if coal production is increased, Bri tain will need about 280,000,000 more barrels of oil per year for industrial energy by 1964. 'This demand will be on the entire petroleum industry, and it will continue to increase in future years until atomic energy can make its proper contribu tion. But atomic energy will not replace oil and coal in the fore seeable future any more than oil will completely replace coal. It will supplement existing forms of power. - "The last industrial revolution was founded on coal, tomorrow's prosperity will depend largely on oil." Bridegroom Uses 'Cuffs To Foil His Kidnappers Des Moines, la. (U.R) Gerald Terry heard fellow employees at the Aetna Life Insurance Co. plan to kidnap him after his marriage to Clara Pick to separ ate the two for some time. So immediately after, the wed ding ceremony, Terry snapped a pair of handcuffs on himself and his bride and didn't unlock them until they were safely away from his friends. --- LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE8 Examination for Certified Public Ac countants of Oregon -will be held in Portland from l:3 p.m. Wednesday, November 2 through Friday. Novem ber 4. 1955. Applications must be filed with the Secretary on or before Sep tember 23. 1955. . Burton M. Smith,' CP .A.. Secretary j Oregon State Board of Accountancy 637 American Bank .Building Portland 5. Oregon " TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Middleaged Couple, permanent and re- liable, want z-Ddrm. nouse. close in, Medford. Call Ashland 2-9621 collect. MEDFORD FURNTTURaV 2ND HAND STORE USED Furniture and Appliances 2502 W Main Phone 2-9355 WANTED TO LEASE 40 to 160 acres Irritated hay land. Cash or shares. 5-yr. lease only. Tribune Box 6489. NEW LOWER .FEED PRICES Wheat I cwt. $4.18 Hen Scratch cwt. 4.10 Ground Barley cwt. 3.00 Rolled Barley 701b. 2.25 Ground Oats tc Barley..cwt. 3.15 Cracked Corn cwt. 4.15 SAMSON FEED & SEED CO. OIL BURNER SERVICE . . Stoves and Power Burners MEDFORD FUEL " Tel. 2-2111 - FIR SAWDUST . to burn. MyFORD FUEL Ph. 2-2111 PLANER BLOX Quick Delivery MEDFORD FUEL Ph. 2-2111 WX FIX "EM while you sleep. Hawkins Nite Garage 616 S. Central Ph. 3-1534 LIME your legumes now. between hay cuttings. Our delivery price includes . spreading services. Phone Gold Hill 5-8091 Agricultural Lime Distribut lng Co. - APPLICATION (or Medford Mail Tribune carriers Must be 12 yrs. old and in Jr high school, resident ol Medford Apply in person at Mail Tribune circulation department. OREGON TheyH Do It Every Marcel wM4ve, WMOUS EUROPEAN 6T4R.S4ILEO ' FOR HOLLYWOOD ' WITH THE GREATEST SEND-OFF EVER- Pointers Given Over Bluegrass Growings Davis, Calif. (U.R) With the hot, dry months here, the ag riculture school here has come up with some useful advice on how. to keep Merion bluegrass lawns free from disfiguring rust. Working with the bluegrass in an experimental plot, scientists here found that, the secret to good looking lawns is to keep the Merion bluegrass growing fast and cut short. They advise homeowners to cut the gras" down to one-half inch. Plenty of water and ferti lizer will help keep Merion grow ing fast. A deep soaking about once a week depending on local soil types and weather conditions should supply enough water. Monthly fertilizer applications instead of a single one in. the spring will keep the Merion growing vigorously. Almost any nitrogen fertilizers can be used, the scientists said. Merion bluegrass lawns should be cut about once a week. If the lawn has been used to a longer cut, the mower should be low ered gradually in weekly stages, they warned. Future Lumber Supply Said To Be Plentiful Chicago (U.PJ A lumber ex pert says that there should be a plentiful supply of timber 50 years from now, but the woods will be different - . L. J. Carr, president of the Forest Products Research . So ciety, predicted that woods will be treated to make them fire resistant. Carr, who also is a committee chairman of the Western Pine Association, also said that in 2005 A.D., wood will be "densi fied" through a compress pro cess, turning soft woods into hard. Another improvement forecast in a magazine article . (Popular Mechanics Magazine) is colored wood. In 50 years, he said, the wood of an entire tree will be stained by a process of radiation. Carr said improved techniques will enable helicopters to pick up entire trees from the forests and take them to sawmills. There the sawyer of 2005 will study the Outside of the tree by television and the-inside by X ray and cut the tree into lumber with powerful superheated rays. No sawdust, either. . SOME HONESTY Racine, Wis. U.PJ Steve Ko sinski is convinced most people are honest well, rather honest Kosinski cashed a check for $58.25 and found out it ' had been stolen so he figured he had lost the money. The mail brought a letter containing $37 and a note: "Here's part cf the money back." BIO ENOUGH . Greenfield, la. U.R) Law rence (Brownie) McQuaid, -53, claims to be the "biggest junk dealer west of the Mississippi River." The 350-pound . dealer says. "I don't contend I do the most business, but I doubt if you'll find any junk dealer heav ier than I am." I gm yt IHstfBi 4 i W Jy&fRe hiding chimpVs faoSZTc OO WH4Tfe ((MfX iSN 4 THIS IS HER BIS SC EKE LET'S HIS FIRST Wt Crff fbsrv A I rAR ITW4lW-6ET A CLOSE-UP V Role in the YkrT5&V Excellent Eating Quality! Reasonably Priced! BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINERS SUNDAYS and WEEK DAYS S a.m. to S p.m. ' BEAR CREEK ORCHARDS 2 Miles South on Highway 99 Time Old-Age Programs One of Biggest Economic Changes Chicago (U.R) The develop ment of programs to provide Americans with steady incomes when retired or unemployed is one of the biggest changes in the economics of this generation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chi cago said in its monthly review, Business Conditions. The bank estimated that while only four million persons were under public or private pension programs 25 years ago, there are more than 62 million people covered by these benefits today. Of the 62 millions or so build ing up pension funds, and this in cludes almost everyone who is employed, 12 millions are cov ered by private programs the bank said. Social Security covers nearly all of these and about 50 million more, while other public plans provide for an additional lk million persons. In addition to this retirement coverage, the nation also has a program to provide almost 40 million workers with unemploy ment benefits. All told, the money tied up in retirement . and unemployment compensation programs was esti mated at more than $65,000,000, 0b0, nearly a third of which is in private pension funds. And this sum is expected to grow in the next few years at an annual rate of at least $5,000,000,000 the bank said. Funds Not Hoarded ' But trust funds do not hoard all of this money away from the nation's stream of purchasing power. The bank explained that managers of pension funds often invest some of the money in corporate ; bonds and common stocks, thereby providing busi ness firms 1 with money to fi nance production. When the money is invested in mortgages, it helps consumers buy homes. And. when trust funds buy up securities issued by such public borrowers as school districts, cities and states, the dollars help build roads, schools and waterworks essen tial to a growing economy The bank pointed out that be cause jobless claims, are highly unpredictable, u n e m ployment funds usually are held in liquid form. Benefit payments to the retired, on the other hand, can be predicted long in advance, so private pension funds can invest more heavily in" less liquid assets, such as stocks. Social Security funds are re quired by law to go into treas ury issues. The Federal Reserve Baak explained that if Social Security deposits were invested otherwise, the government soon would own a substantial interest in American industry. EASY WORK New Haven, Conn. (U.PJ First Battalion firemen had to go only across the street to put out a blaze, but that was rugged compared with the day's activi ties of the West Battalion. Its firemen just sat tight and doused a flaming truck which was driven right to the door. Sunday, September II, 1835 By Jimmy Hatlo Traffic Regulations Shown Much Better Sacramento, Calif. (U.R) A California highways magazine commented recently that traffic regulations have come a long way since the first horseless car riages spluttered ' and roared along U. S. streets and highways. The magazine, California Highways and Public Works, said one Pennsylvania law at the turn of the century required motorists to send up signal rockets at night every mile of the way. The car was then to wait until the road cleared. If a team of horses should approach, the mo torist was obliged to pull off the road and cover his vehicle with a large canvas or painted cloth that would blend with the sur rounding landscape.'. And if the -horses refused to pass, the driver had to take his vehicle apart piece by piece and hide the parts under the nearest bush. - In Cleveland, O., they passed another law to "curb the newfangled monster." This stat ute prohibited driving with someone on your lap. In Green Bay, Wis., a fine of $5 was levied for every drop of oil from cars found on the pave ment. In Memphis, Tenn., it was un lawful for any motorist to drive while he was asleep. In Utah, they passed a law that birds al ways have the right of way. And there was the sheriff who posted the sign that read: "The speed limit is a secret this year. Motorists breaking it will be fined $10." PENNY WELL Hallowell, Me. U.R) A wish ing well in the restaurant of Thomas N. Thorndike has col lected $10,000 toward a "Penny Gym" for underprivileged chil dren since it was placed in the lobby 12 years ago. CUSTOM KILLING at your plaeo and delivery to your locker Phone 2-6219 MEDFORD ICE & STORAGE CO. oJO' cO 11 1 UUt -t T i. 11 V ' .iSSn 4 WW. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRISUKE 11FTEEII U. S. Geological Survey Releases Uranium Manual Washington (U.R) The XJ. S. Geological Survey, ever mind ful of the trials of uranium hunters, now has a booklet on how and where to find the atomic ore. It is a vastly simplified de scription of a geological survey report entitled, "Search for Uranium in the United States." A statement about the report said it reviews the most common uranium minerals and discusses "the most promising methods of prospecting for the metal, and the distribution of the deposits in various types of rocks in the U.S." . The geological survey's 64- page booklet, available at the government printing office here for 23 cents, was prepared by Dr. Vincent E. McKelvey, a gov ernment field geologist. McKelvey. pointed out that not only are more scientists asso ciated with the search for uran ium,, but it has been more inten sive than that made for any other metal, in the nation's history. Outlook Bright He said the number of geolo gists employed by the govern ment and industry in this work is equal to or larger than the total number engaged in the study of .all other minerals put together, with the exception of oil. "Despite the fact that many of the districts considered favor able for deposits of uranium have already been examined, the outlook for future discover ies is bright," McKelvey said, "particularly . for uranium in sandstone and for vein deposits in the Rocky Mountain states." Nearly all rocks formed by the solidification of molten matter contain traces of uranium, and the potential uranium tonnage in them is enormous, McKelvey said. But they cannot be consid ered of economic importance at this time. Uranium-bearing sand stones and conglomerates, McKelvey added( "include the largest known uranium source in this country and the largest known in the world the Colorado pla teau and the Witwatersrand of South Africa." TODAY, ALL DAY , STARTS 10 A.M. Phoenix Second Hand Stdro Main Highway in Phoenix Chrome Set Ranges, Gas, Else, ft Wood Refrigerators New Kitchen Sinks ;. Plumbing Fixtures Lots and Lots of Misc. Furniture Property Is Also for Sale. Everything Must le Sold. Quirting Business. Colonel Joseph C. Burns Auctioneer t - - an- . SaeJffW ev' -.alt V . CV .AU 1 ..i e nJO c x ' .ee. ' o' .ve AOJe or w ' Strict Mouthing Exams Set for Exposition Chicago (U.R) Strict mouthing examinations by vet erinarians to determine correct ages of all steers in the show will be made again this year, an International Live Stock Expo sition official said today. Arlie Mucks, Madison, Wis., a director of the exposition, said success of last year's mouthing program prompted renewal of the system for the 1955 show Nov. 25-Dec. 3. . Mucks also announced that maximum weight levels on two of the three steer classes will be raised. The summer yearlings class was raised to 1,175 pounds and senior claves boosted to 1,050 pounds. Thg present annual cut of tim ber In California's national for ests is about 650,000,000 board feet EAGLE WOOD COMPANY Peeler Cores Hard Wood Log Ends DIAL 3TA-6-2302 L D0000000000iW MI2D DACK-TO-SCHOOl CASH? to cU. Met seat AMessHMaatMpeM mmi rr efHce iersfi lw ei wilts, rr aecMeeeawl less mi ke Jest Stt antwwtaerittsatttcafefctesj. ISF ipaohc EirjSTMA!; Frank Wilkinson, Manager PHONE 3-3989 16 S. Central Medford aoX" SO ' t.oV" laws Is sar srii IiasBsaej ffSJAM . iefl 0 .ni. . yf