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o G O o O O C ) V G TWO MEDFOD (OKGOK) MAIL TRIBUNE luriefl Treasure Shaving Mug Catalogues Rate Undertakers at Top It looked like either a shaving tering in Old English script be mug or a coffee cup of extra low the rim of the cup. heavy crockery. I couldn't tell And just in case any who saw which it might be because some- the cup were unable to read, one had melted wax into it until there was a picture of Mr. Deep the stuff had overflowed, cak- in top hat and frock coat, stand ing on the aides and completely ing solemnly midway between covering the design that might his hearse and a coffin, be there. I can't say I was immediately Anyway, I dropped it into the overwhelmed with pleasure at box of odds and ends of table- the sight of the piece. It seemed ware T had selected and riaid the $1.50 asked. I knew it was a long shot, of course, but somehow or other I felt lucky. It didn't take long to get the wax off. Thanks to plenty of hot water and elbow gr.ease, the design quickly came into view. It was arresting, to say the least. The piece was a shaving mug and one of the occupational type It had belonged to a Timothy ter than $25. Deep, Undertaker, as it said in It did, too. I had no difficulty letters of burnished gold, glit- at all in getting rid of it for $40. VALUABLE GRAND TURK STAMP EXPENSIVE BOOK MARK We were lying at anchor in Miami discussing traditions of the sea when Captain Henry called- me to the bridge. "I'll show you qae," he said. "We call it boxing the compass." For such a custom, otherwise known as splicing the main brace, to become a tradition is as inevitable as evolvjfion. Q"Happy days," the captain said, tossing off a jigger of rum. I followed suit in as nautical a manner as possible and set the glassQlown on his desk beside a thicks leather-bound volume. O The sbok, I noticed, bore the im- posing title of "Bowditch's New LAND over the queen's picture. American Practical Navigator." ' "Sure I do," he said. "Just the. I spotted the corner of an en- stamp, used, is worth $350, but velope sticking out of the book, on an envelope like that it would I couldn't help noticing it car- probably bring $400." ried a violet colored stamp "It's been there 50 years I bearing the likeness of Queen know of," he replied, "and far Victoria. as I'm" concerned, it'll be there The envelope, addressed in a 50 more." 1873 SILVER DOLLAR WORTH SEVERAL THOUSAND If you ever corae across an 1873 silver dollar carrying an S on the reverse sic below the eagle that's the San Francisco mint mark you will have one of the most valuable coins in the world. This is true despite the fact that some major catalogues list it as worth from only $35 to $100. Actually, what you should get for it is at least several thousands The rtrason is that though mint records show that 700 of these coins were struck, and one was reserved for assay pur poses, none are known to be in existence today. As a result, three of the five leading catalogues in the coun try do not even suggest a price for it. o We can gain some idea of its value, however, by the price which the 1804 silver dollar commands. Of the 19,570 cartwheels made in that year, six are known 3 be in the hands of col Phone 2-5336 or 2-5897 M. C. LININGER & SONS USE TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED ADS! TO CAN HELP YOUR HEARING? C. R. ADAMSON I am a trained Sonotone Hearing Aid Consultant Cm! f C. R. Adamson, Dist. Mgr. 839 East Jacksorj Blvd. X somewhat too lugubrious. am there was no reason to feel that way for very long. A glance at a catalogue on shaving mugs that I had saved some months before showed those for under takers ranked at the top of the list, right along with those put out featuring card players, glass blowers and justices of the peace. In other words, my find should command a price of bet- feminine hand, was postmarked in 1874 from a town with the name of Grand Turk. "It's a letter my grandmother sent my grandfather," the cap tain said as I expressed my doubt of there being a city with the improbable name of Grand Turk. "She came from the Turks Islands in the Bahamas. Grand Turk's the capital. The name comes from a type of cactus that grows there." The stamp, of one shilling de nomination, was not heavily cancelled. I asked if he knew again at the words TURKS IS- lectors today, the prices paid for them ranging from a low of $5,000 to a top of $12,500. And even the seven re-strikes of the 1804 coin pieces struck from the original dies but in a later year bring around $3,000 each. In view of the value placed on the 1804 dollar,1 it is obvious that anyone finding an 1873 is sue with the S on the reverse should have no difficulty in get ting five figures for it. Even if the condition might happen to be poor, so long as the piece is identifiable, the owner should have no difficulty in getting a top price. In finding such a coin, or another of somewhat compar parable rarity, he should imme diately have it photographed on both sides, put it in his safety deposit box, end then send out copies of the prints to leading coin dealers. In that way he will assure himself of a top market. (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 1 proven OTONE Sunday, December 18, 1955 Distributing Plant Construction Started Recently by Standard Construction of a new, ex panded wholesale distributing plant for Standard Oil company of California began recently. The new plant at Voorhies crossing about two miles south of Medford will include storage tanks, warehouse, loading ramp, garage and office buildings. Cost of the project has not yet been announced. Reasons for Plant Expanded population and growth of industry in the valley, resulting in a larger demand for petroleum products is the pri mary reason for the move, ac cording to W. D. Hallenback, lo cal company manager. Thirteen storage tanks at the new plant having a capacity of 500,000 gallons, an increase of about 50,000 gallons over pres ent facilities, will be used to store 12 different petroleum products. On The Side (Distributed by King In a little lump of sugar How much of sweetness lies. And as within the little rose You find the richest dyes, And in a little grain of gold Much price and value lies, So in a little woman There's a touch of paradise. JUAN RUIZ DE HITA. Was it the Governor of North Carolina or the Governor of South Carolina who complained: "it's a long time between drinks?" Anyway, the time be tween drinks should be 30 min utes. Otherwise the drinkers are likely to become inebriated and endanger the peace of the party. Also, when driving their auto mobiles home they will en danger their own lives and those of the general public. More auto mobile accidents are caused by persons driving home from cock tail bars or parties than in any other way. Incidentally, female drinkers should be limited to two cocktails. Hardly a woman is now alive who can consume Grange Phoenix Grange Phoenix Grange met. Dec. 13. Lecturer Dee Hendrickson pre sided in the absence of Master Melvin Lattie. Election of state officers was held. Home Economics Chairman Velma Johnson announced the next HEC meeting will be Wed nesday, Dec. 21, at the home of Mrs. Olin Poe, and not at the home of Mrs. Mervin Hixon as previously planned! Mrs. Hixon will be co-hostess. There will be a potluck dinner at 12:30 p.m. Those attending please bring a salad or dessert and their own table service, also a gift for ex change. New HEC officers will be installed. She also requested some one volunteer to arrange a display table for next Grange meeting. Lecturer Dee Hendrickson outlined his program for the coming year. There is to be a question box, also a prize at each meeting, as well as skits and en tertainment arranged and put on by individuals and groups. It might be well for some members who have not been at tending Grange meetings regu larly make it a point to be pres ent at the next meeting Tues day, Dec. 27, at 8 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Milledge served wieners and hot buns and cookies following the meet ing. Salem (U.R) Gov. Paul Pat terson said he has presented the name of Clifford W, Ferguson, director of rail transportation for state Public Utilities Com mission, as a qualified man to fill one of two vacancies now existing on the Interstate Com merce Commission. By training end experience wMi many different kinds of hearing loss, I have been able to bring better hearing to hun dreds. Now I have another wonderful new hearing aid to help break rhrowgh that iron curtain of deafness. This is the Sonotone "100." N is as smalt as a motcfSbook and weighs abotrt one owk. If s not a gadget designed to attract by just being smalt. This is a real aid to HEARING, with traditional built-in Sonotone quality. When yoe do business with Sonotone, yov invest in a com plete hearing service and join thousands of happy users in a better hearing program. A modern, 20 by 40 foot office building will have outside wood paneling, and one wall, facing the warehouse, of glass. The of fice building will be finished in side with sound resistant fiber board and partitions will be of translucent glass. Warehouse Constructon The 60 by 120 foot warehouse constructed of concrete and steel, will have translucent glass paneling in the roof to aid light ing. A modern loading ramp, 12 by 120 feet, running along one side of the warehouse, will have latest safety features and will enable the company to load trucks at the rate of 150 to 300 gallons per minute, Hallenback said. The garage will be capable of housing five tank trucks. The new plant will also have a public address system and modern, mechanized barrel handling and cleaning facilities. By E. V. Durling Failure Syndicate. Inc.) three cocktails in a row and re main normal. Passing By Ezzard Charles, skillful and picturesque ringman. His un usual first name is the surname of the doctor who ushered him into the world. If I had been named in honor of the physician who officiated at my birth my name would be Flanagan Durl ing, not bad at that. Would be a name easily remembered. . Barney Anthony, celebrated Pa cific coast restaurateur, operates the extremely popular Holly wood eatery known as "Barney's Beanery." On his night off, when he dines out, Barney's favorite place is that Los Angeles restau rant bearing the unique name of Ptomaine Tommy's." : Asides . Among the things every young fellow engaged in television pro duction should know and keep in mind is that 70 per cent of the population of the United States is made up of families with chil dren ... It was none other than Hermione Gingold who, in com menting on Bikini swin suits and other types of scanty fem inine attire, so aptly observed: "One woman's charming expos ure is another woman s vulgar disclosure. Get Ii Right When Horace Greeley said "Go west, young man" he was addressing his remarks to the United States Government clerks in Washington, D. C, who had been kicking about low salaries baid ureeiey: "Washington is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the morals are deplorable. Go west, young man, go west and grow up with the coutnry." Asking . Queries" from clients. Q. Did you once refer to a man who had managed to get 1,000 shaves from one safety razor blade? A. Can't remember so doing However, a Brooklynite named Fred Pjerou is said to have man aged to get 971 good shaves from one safety razor blade for which he paid one cent! . . . Q. Is the name of that university in South Bend, Ind., properly pronounced "Notre Dayme" or "Notre Dahm?" A. That is a disputed question. The faculty,-, students and alumni pronounced it "Notre JJayme. .Nevertheless, many people insist it should be pro nounced "Notre Dahm." Sidelights ine reason so many women have difficulty in parking auto mobiles is because they have dif ficulty in turning around to look backward as their clothes are too tight, especially their girdles. Almost Confidential The reason so many men get such poor shaves is because they are in too much of a hurry. It is the preparation for the shave that counts. At least three min utes should be spent in soften ing the beard. . . Know anybody who colects postmarks from quaint places? Has he the fol lowing combination of post mark? Ace, Tex.; King, N.C.; Queen, Pa.; Jack, Ala.; Joker, W. Va. Brevity Women who have the gift of brevity in either speaking or writing are rare. Among the ex ceptions to this rule is the fem inine advertising writer who penned the following: "Our foundations will flatten your tummy, round your rear and snip down your hips." PICTURE TUBES REJUVENATED Is your picture tube dull and weak? Most picture tubes can be restored to original brightness at only a fraction of the cost of replacement. For further information CALL Electronic Service British Press Sees U.S. Defeat in U.N. London (U.R) The British press Friday interpreted Wed nesday's Russian turnabout on U.N. memberships as a major di plomatic defeat for the United States. "The unhappy .Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge is trying to snatch a little prestige for the West out of the Russians' brilliant diplomatic victory,"" the Man chester Guardian said. . "The United States has suffer ed an unmitigated diplomatic defeat in its unwavering support of Chiang Kai-shek. "Japan's banishment will be costly to the West." The Times of London agreed that "Nationalist China's reck less gesture" had injured U. S. prestige. "The United States is now in an awkward position because of its special relationship with Japan," the Times said. "There is no denying that Japan would be a member of the United Nations today had Wash ington been able to control its most fractious ally. "Russia may be trusted to make the most of the general feeling in favor of ousting For mosa at an early date in favor of the mainland of China. "Russia is also likely to use the impending discussion of Japan as a lever in this matter, for it can thus bring pressure to bear upon the United States." 1 Only! 32 in. x 32 in. 1 WITH TRIM MODERN PLUMB $5395 COLORED Bathroom Set WITH SEAT AND TRIM DON'T FORGET Make Modern Plumbing & Sheet Metal Co. your headquarters for Plumbing Heating Sheet Metal Air Con-ditioning. We Are Open All Day Saturdays-8 a.m. SHOP Institutions Willed Martin Estate Money Baltimore (U.R) The Univer sity of Maryland and other insti tutions will receive about S3,635,000 under the will of the late Glenn L. Martin, pioneer aviator and aircraft builder who died Dec. 4. Martin's will was probated in Orphan's Court Thursday. He left $2,000,000 to the University for establishment of the Minta Martin Aeronautical Research Foundation, it was disclosed. This was in addition to an earlier grant for the foundation, which honors his mother. Sensational Report On American Problems, 'Confidential "CONFIDENTIAL FILE is, let's face it, fairly sensational stuff the narcotics problem, charity rackets, the aftermath of punch drunk fighters being a sample of the topics they tackle on it but it's the most respectable opera tion to bear the 'confidential' label to come along. And it packs an awful wallop."' This was John Crosby, the na tion's best-known TV critic, writing in the New York Herald Tribune on May 8, 1955. Crosby was writing about a program which has already tak en over 50 cities in the United States by storm.' CONFIDEN TIAL FILE is a behind-the-scenes report A TRUE RE PORT on America, with can did close-ups of its manners and .im mil wmmuj ING 613 East Jackson This Week's Specials ONE ONLYI 16495 1 W WILL REMAIN ALL WEEK For The Convenience of Christmas Shoppers Wonderful Gift Selections! w In Medford! MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Among $100,000 beneficiaries was the Hoag Memorial Hos pital at Newport Beach, Calif. Among colleges and univer sities each granted $100,000 were the University of Southern Cali fornia. The largest personal gifts were a $50,000 trust for Martin's sister, Delia Martin, South San Gabriel, Calif., and $50,000 to Carl Plummer, Chestertown, a Martin employee. Martin was head of the Glenn L. Martin company, a large Balti more aircraft building firm. File Begins On KBES-TV morals, and its virtues and vices. IT IS NOT FICTION. IT IS FACT, and in it actual people narcotics v i c t im s, criminals, prizefighters, Tennessee moon shiners actually appear. CONFIDENTIAL FILE begins on KBES-TV Tuesday evening, Decemebr 20, at 9:30 p.m., spon sored by Crater Lake Motors as a public service. The program is a unique com bination of .off-the-cuff inter views, on-the-spot films, docu mentary reporting, and behind the - scenes demonstrations. Its educational value is so great, that in many areas schools and civic groups ask to have prints of the films to show students and civic leaders. At the same time, much of its material is so sensational by its nature, and & SHEET M - Phone 3-5368 3-PIECE CRANE REG. $22.50 Sale w Q Dr. Roberts Elected Medical Group Head Dr. Alvin Roberts of Central Point was elected president of the Jackson County Medical so ciety at a meeting at the Rogue Valley Country club recently. He succeeds Dr. Fred Lorish, Medford. Dr. C. I. Drummond of Med ford was elected vice-president. . A film on cancer, loaned by the American Cancer society, was shown. Dr. Charles W. Lem ery and Dr. A. J. Loeffler were hosts at the meeting. treated so frankly, that it has aroused some controversy. Not all of the programs are as grim as the show on narcotics, or the one on child brides. Some "Tennessee Mbonshiners" and 'Bourbon Street" a look at the street in New Orleans where jazz music was born are much lighter. But many of the pro grams, such as the opening show, "Sleeping Pill Addicts" point up serious problems of American life in a way in which you have never seen them treated. Don't miss CONFIDENTIAL FILE, beginning on KBES-TV Tuesday evening, December 20, at 9:30 p.m. The show is spon sored by Crater Lake Motors, your Medford Ford dealer, as a public service. adv. ETAL Co. Copper Tubing and Fittings 14 in. to 78 in. I Only (Chipped) 20x30 Single Compt. Cast Iron Sink to 5:30 p.m. 18 N. GRAPE PH. 3-1971
