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by (ht Valuable Currier-Ives Print Discovered in Shack V.re lit the kerosene lamp and looked around the beach cottage. There was a print on the wall. "Why it's a Currier and Ives, Pink," Jack said excitedly. It was the genuine article all right, and particularly appropri ate for a beach hunter's shack. The caption was "Beach Snipe Shooting." It was a color print, dated 1869, and it showed a gunner of the 1860s sjtting in a beach blind about to sight in on a flight of snipe, "zigzagging along just above the water line. Beside him were three birds he had already killed. We studied the picture care fully for a few minutes. The ar tist had caught the essence of the beach hunter's life. The o LINCOLN STAMP ON ENVELOPS SAID TO BE WORTH $600 o If you come across some old was probably could not have stamps which you feel may have been detected, but the dealer had a premium value, don't hesitate ?e large stamp pictures before .... him that are in the Scott s Cata- to get professional opinion on logue Speciaiized. them. That advice cannot be Thanks to possession of that overemphasized. Unfortunately, book, which most collectors there are too many people who don't own unfortunately for hesitate to ask advice, since "good luck can't happen to me." nized the valuable stamp for But it can, and it often hap- what it was. pens unexpectedly. The item was a 4-cent brown Recently the client of a dealer of the 1899 issue, carrying a bust friend of iftine sent him a bundle of Lincoln. Stamps of that color , of about 50 stamped envelopes and denomination have been with a request that he examine made from three different dies, them. The owner said he had The one made from a die show been given them some 30 years ing the bust "broad and draped" before when he was collecting is the most valuable one. stamps as a youngster, but he Just the stamp unused, itself had been told at the time that is worth $225. For an entire none of them was of outstanding issue, however, the stamped en value, velope, unused, such as that of Most of them .weren't out of my friend's client, the value was the ordinary, but the one that $600. ANTIQUE BRASS PULLS SOLD FOR GOOD PRICE It was a good enough chest of drawers to be serviceable, but it certainly Gwasn't worth $35 not to my niece Judith who was buy ing it. ' I was confident the piece was not an antique, and I quickly made sure. It was not more than six or seven years old, a point established when I tipped the piece up and found a label on the bottom. The label was that of a firm which had set up in business in 1948 and which had made quite a good thing out of selling unpainted furniture. "Okay," I said as she com pleted directions to the clerk for delivering the. piece, "now that you've bought it, maybe you won't mind telling me precisely why." My niece asked if I hadn't no ticed the pulls on the drawers. I bent forward to survey them xarefully. They were of brass and highly polished, which part ly explains why I hadn't looked at them carefully earlier. If they Ashland Rejects Fire Truck Bids Ashland The Ashland city council Tuesday rejected two bids submitted for a new fire engine and voted to re-advertise for. new bids. The move evolved out of a discussion of the two bids sub mitted and a reminder by Coun cilman Harry Morris that fire departments in the San Fran cSco area purchased engines $2,000 to $3,000 cheaper than Ashland would have to pay. Bids submitted were for $24, 562.31 and $21,275. Fire Chief Harry McNair was in favor of the higher bid because he be lieved the vehicle was superior in quality. California leads all states in auto registrations with 4,879,210 in 1954. CORN REMOVER vi instant relief (r$m pain ana potU 1y removes hard corns, soft corns between the toes, callouses, warts papillomas, club nails. It contains sev eral different oils that soften, loosen end does not cause the irritation as do strong acid mixtures When ell ethers hav failed try this one. Try evr Bunion Relief, which relieve pain, soreness swelling first or second application. Both remedies told o 'Money back guarantee. Exclusively at WESTERN THRIFT (HEMORRHOIDS ! AND OIHEJ RECTAL OSOCOUS TREATED WITHOUT HOSPITAL OPERATION ALSO STOMACH AND COLON CONVENIENT CBEOfT FREE BOOKLET Writ. Cal - PHONE 3-9460 Oft. REYNOLDS The REYNOLDS CLINIC Naturopathic and Chiropratic Physician OUOS: 1 0O A.M. 5 CO P.M. CSNTtl STOUT curve of the breakers in the pic ture's middle distance was so realistic that one had to remind himself that it was real break ers one was hearing from about 100 yards down the beach. When we left next day, Jack took the print off the wall and put it in the car. "I'm going to take it back to town," he said firmly. "Larry should know better than to leave a thing like this in a beach cabin." I agreed with him, but Larry was not impressed. "That old thing," he said. "No body would steal that.'" But he sang a different tune when we showed him that the going price for such a print was $225. them the dealer quickly recog- had registered at all, I had merely assumed they were an imitation of 18th century brass work. But they weren't imitation. One could see that by the way in which the brass had been worn where the arms joined the plate. No foundry could dupli cate it. Furthermore, the design was one that modern manufac turers wouldn't be likely to make. It consisted of a beehive in an oval with flowers and bees around it, and below, the colo nial motto, "Nothing Without Labor." "That brass is aright out of the 18th century," my niece said, "I've seen it on a piece of Hep plewhite. The former owner has just transferred it to this thing for some reason or other." Value of the eight pulls, she said, would be around $80, but she did better than that. A deal er paid $120 for them. (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Garden Notes By C. B. CORDY County Extension Agent for Horticulture One of the less 'obvious in juries resulting from high water will be root damage to our trees and shrubs. The presence of air is essential for the health of plant roots. The period of time that roots can remain submerged varies a great deal with the type of plant and with the sea son of year. Submersion in winter is less damaging than in summer but even in winter, if the soil re mains saturated for a prolonged period, roots will be killed. If this wet spell is followed by dry weather so the soil can drain, there will be little damage, but under normal winter conditions where light rains appear fre quently the soil may remain wet enough to drown many roots. Damage Apparent Later This root injury will not be come apparent until after the trees leaf out in the spring. Then when warm weather hits some plants, such as lilacs, which seem quite susceptible will wilt suddenly during the first hot spell. Other trees such as pears will tolerate considerable water will decline slowly over a pe riod of years. . This condition can be helped by maintaining good surface drainage. Whenever plants have water standing around them the surface should be drained if pos sible. In the case of orchards this would require considerable hand work, with a slibvel but this would well repay the effort in volved. Drainage would be much simpler in the home garden and the elimination of standing water now might prevent the loss of numerous plants. ' Santa Fe, N.Mex., which was settled in 1605, is generally be lieved to be the second oldest city in the U. S. f NASHUA BRINGS RECORD PRICE Breeder Leslie Combs II, new owner of Nashua, stands before a mantle portrait of his famous stallion, Alibhai, at his home in Lexington, Ky. after the purchase was announced in New York. Combs," owner of Spendthrift Farms, a large.bluegrass horse breed ing estabusnment, paid a record $1,251,000 for Nashua, the three-year-old "Horse of the Year." - Court Records POLICE COURT Lawrence Kenneth Ryden. reckless driving, S25. John Melvin Root, failure to yield right of way. S10. Benjamen Virgil Shearer, no tail light. So. Edwin LeRoy Neily, violation of basic rule. S10. James Arthur Luman, violation of basic rule, $10. Rawley Peter Rogers III, reckless driving, S25. Barbara Anne Morehouse, violation of basic rule, S10. Arthur Richard Dionne, violation of basic rule, S10. Leonard Malcolm Settell, violation of basic rule. S15. Charles William Myers, reckless driving, S25. Ralph Richard McCartney Jr., vio lation of basic rule, $10. Leonard Roy Bailey, violation of basic rule. S10. Victor William Milnes, violation of basic rule. $10. Ruth Beverly Fisher, failure to yield right of way, S10. Eleanor D. Davis, violation of basic rule, S10. Grace G. Thompson, violation of basic rule, S10. Alvin D. Greb, failure to yield right of way to pedestrian, S10. i Joseph S. Fees, failure to display rear license plate. $5. James Henry Shlinsog. failure to vield right of way to oncoming traf fic. S10. Patricia Jane Hanson, expired ve hicle license, S5. CIRCUIT COURT Jacqueline Taylor vs. Alvin Taylor, divorce complaint. Flovd M. Ober vs. Lucille M. Hinkle, also know as Lucille M. Ober. annul ment complaint. Chester E. Brown vs. tium drown, divorce decree. Madeline Ward vs. Russell Ward, divorce decree. Sandra Lee Stanfield vs. Edward Daniel Stanfield, divorce decree. Ella Louise Crouse vs. Harry Dale Crouse, divorce decree. Helen R. McKee vs. Roy N. McKee, divorce decree. Barbara Jean Shinn vs. Beryl Fay Shinn. divorce decree. Virgie M. Mang vs. Donald F. Mang, divorce decree. Jane B. Woodard vs. Clarence J. Woodard. divorce decree. Lester De Shayer vs. Lita De Shayer, divorce complaint. Roberta Jean Watkins vs. Percy B. Watkins. divorce decree. Charleen Gwendolyn Hewitt vs. Ronald Champlain Hewitt, annulment complaint. Rachel Esther Peterson vs. Arthur Henry Peterson, divorce complaint. DISTRICT COURT Donald C. Miller, overwidth. S10. Lester L. Brewer, overheight. S10. Donald P. Parker. Jack A. Martin and Kenneth L. Martin, illegal pos session of liquor. S15 each. Carl R. Spencer, failure to operate on right side of highway. S10. Bert Smith, failure to stop at stop sign. $10. Walter R. Speare Jr.. no clearance lights. S10.- Lloyd M. Hanks, no operator's li cense. $5. Walter K. Snook, no motor vehicle license, $6. Robert W. Kimbrell, no PUC per mit. $15. James L. Goldenpenny, failure to use right of way, S10. Henry A. Wilson, failure to stop at stop sign, S10. Robert C. Rasmussen, violation of basic rule. $12.50. Harold L. Goutermont, violation of basic rule, $10. Bruce A. Friend, violation of basic rule, $15. Phillip E. Ashton, no operator's li cense. $6. Quentin R. Matthews, drunk in pub lic place, S15. Robert G. Harlan, void foreign li cense. $5. CIRCUIT COURT John W. Bradshaw vs. Hallie J. Bradshaw, divorce decree. Grace lone Donnelly vs. William P. Donnelly, separation complaint. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Roger Edward Kornstad. 1624 Thomas rd., and Arlene Louise Ras mussen, 1918 Stewart ave. Lawrence Lester Sanderson and Charlotte Jeanette Walls, Prospect. Dwight Lloyd Hamm3ck. route 1,. Gold Hill, and Nina Imogene Pilcher, Gold Hill. Donald Gordon McKay. 1010 Sunset ave., and Cynthia Lee Hunt. 802 Crater Lake ave. Carl Russell Larsen. 1234 North Riverside ave., and Shirley Jean Har mon, 509 West Jackson St. Richard Lee Modin and Delia Claire Good, 811 West 10th st. Loren Lee Fleming. Gold Hill, and Barbara Jean Thomason. Central Point. Don V. Hanning and Rosemary Haak. 330 North Holly st. You'll Always Find Reliability Uniformity Full Strength IN EVERY LOAD OF TRU-MIX CONCRETE Tru-Mix Concrete Co. FAST. PROMPT DELIVERY MeAndrew. Road Phone 2-5271 Revise Seed Law Used in New York "Geneva, N.Y. (U.R) A com pletely rewritten and moderniz ed state seed law, designed to protect the suburban population and insure a supply of good seed for lawns and gardens, will go into effect in New York soon. Many of the changes were prompted by findings at the ex periment station here. These ad vances included development of chemical seed treatments, better methods. for controlling weeds, development of hybrid varieties of crop and ornamental plants, new seed certification proce dures and better seed production and processing techniques. A committee representing 14 different state associations and agencies concerned with distri bution and use of seeds drew up the revised law. Under its terms, treated seed must be labeled with the kind or purpose of the treatment. The seed must also carry adequate warning if a harmful material is used for treatment. The list of noxious weeds has been devised and provision is made for the commissioners of agriculture, after a public "hear ing, to add to or delete from the list as the best interests of the agriculture of the state dictate. The sale of . seed stocks on the farm also is - clarified,- among other provisions. ' -' Food Packaging To Be Expanded Chicago !U.R) The impact of packaging on the variety and merchandising of food has given the American people food that is better and cheaper, and its effects are due to spread. Carl W. Shaver, director of sales for a New Jersey firm, told a recent annual meeting of the National Association of Food Chains that these benefits to con sumers were about to be extend ed also to the field of perishable foods. "Meat, produce and dairy products, which together account for 50 per cent of our total busi ness, are in for decided changes which will shift store-level pro cessing and packaging to a centrally-located operation, to the factory or the packing plant," Sharver said. " . moving?. Save by Renting a BEE HIVE U - DRIVE Vans Stakes and Pickup Trucks -Also Avis RENT-A-CAR JJHMS SIGNAL TUNE-UP & REPAIR 6th & Grape Phone 3-3261 Native Japanese Relishes Painting San Jose, Calif. tU.fi) Seven decades of a hard life don't necessarily deaden the creative urge in man. Shuho Kavashima, 70, recent ly took brush and palatte in hand on a whim and soon found he had to "force himself to stop painting." The talented elder does most of his work in watercolors, em ploying the traditional stylings of " his native Japan. He enjoys simple subjects such as birds and bamboo shoots. Shuho, who first arrived in this country in 1905, has spent most of his stateside time as a gardener both in the Midwest and here. He returned to Japan on a short visit in 1949, and there is where he first became aware of artists and their works. He bought a lot of watercolors to keep a few of his poverty stricken painter friends from starving and brought the prints to the United States on the re turn trip. No More Gardening "After awhile," he said, "I got tired of looking at them and de cided to try painting one my self." The result was that friends and neighbors lined up at his small house to buy the experi mental pictures, and a local art dealer said Shuho showed ' "a very good talent, one with excel lent promise." Kakashima has since shelved the hoe and trowel he worked with for so many years to give all his time to painting. "I don't know where it comes from," the elderly Oriental said happily, "but sometimes I get the urge to paint so bad I can't sleep at night. So I get up and paint until morning." Friends from all over the area come daily to encourage Shuho. One such benefactor talked him into joining a major art society where he will be able to discuss his work with other artists. ' "I'm so happy to be doing this," he said, "that I have to force myself to stop painting. I feel like I'm dreaming all the time. Dead line Sunoay Classified is at noon Saturday. 10 a.m Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 oreviousday FOR SALE 19 S3 Cadillac COUPE DE-VILLE One Local Owner Low Mileage Call Jacksonville 9-8275 U.S. In this great State of Oregon, with its brilliant future, folks today seem to give more-than-average attention to making their tomorrows brighter. Our state ranks high in the number of people who regularly purchase United States Savings Bonds, on both Payroll Savings and Bond-a-Month Plans. Likewise, when Christmas approaches and people everywhere set out to shop for family and friends; Oregonians are quick to see the'many advan tages of giving U. S. Savings Bonds as Christmas presents. They know how easy a Savings Bond is to give no sizes or colors to worry about! And they know how wonderful a Savings Bond is to receive because it becomes more valuable as time goes on. - U. S. Savings Bonds earn interest at an average of 3 per year, compounded semi-annually, when held to maturity. Further more, they can go on earning interest for as long as 19 years and 8 months, giving back 80 more than you puf.in. . This year, join your thousands of Oregon friends and neighbors who give the gift that grows with the years a constant reminder of your thought fulness, and a symbol of his or her faith in the future. The U. S. Government dots net pay for this advertising. The Treasury Deportment thanks, for their patriotic donation, the Oregon Advertising Ob i4 Sunday. December 25, 1955 California Mission Rising Under Restoration Efforts Monterey, Calif. (U.R) A Franciscan monk gathers up his brown robes, climbs a ladder and fixes into its place on the old mission wall a new piece of colored tile. He steps down to view his handiwork and realizes that a long and expensive project is nearly finished. This skull-capped brother is part of the 10-man religious team that runs the 184-year-old Mission San Juan de Padua in the Santa Lucia Mountains near here. In recent years, he has seen his beloved mission, one of Father Junipero Serra's early California foundations, rise from a battered ruin to a once-more attractive structure. The holy place's inhabitants and admirers have worked hard to make this amazing state of restoration possible. When the brother's work started, only the church's four walls, 12 arches and two wine vats were whole and standing. Now even the most" critical observers agree that the original buildings couldn't have looked better. The first Catholic workers to use Mission San Juan moved in about 1771, and, were given the task of spreading Christianity to the California Indians. By 1805, they had taken in over 1,300 native conversions, a feat made possible only through pa tience and understanding on the brothers' parts. An old Indian legend did help the Franciscans of Father Serra in spreading their gospel. Neo phyte warriors told the padres that many years before they had established San Juan, a man had come from over the hills to teach them the ways of the church. The Indian elders so ad mired this first missionary that the new generation came for ward to hear more. The fathers didn't believe this at first, for there were no avail able records of such a lone jour ney into the California wilder ness. But their charges were so adamant in accepting the tale that they soon took it to heart. -Through the years, Mission San Juan de Padua saw much In OREGON, more folks give the present with a future... Savings progress. Ditches were dug to a nearby stream to furnish plenty of water, sheep and cat tle were raised in great number and mission cooks had the repu- j tation of baking the best bread in me west. But hard use took a toll of the settlement. By the late 1940s it began to decay visibly. Mis sion San Juan became a histori cal has-been, a monument no body seemed to care 'much about. Then the present Franciscans took over and you've never seen such dust flying. With 8300,000 of the Order"s money, plus some S50.000 worth of contributions, they started from the ground up with a completely renovated mission in mind. Local viewers agree they've made it. Portland Food Prices Show 0.6 Per Cent Drop Portland (U.R) Food prices in Portland have recorded a 0.6 per cent drop between October and November, according to the federal bureau of labor statistics. The index of retail food prices, however, is up 1.3 per cent over a year ago. The bureau attributed the de crease in November to a cut in meat and egg prices. Fruit and vegetables were higher, up 3.8 per cent, and dairy products were six per cent higher. mD Christmas cash? This is the season when pians-forspending always seem to outdis tance cash available. This "is also the season when many wise shoppers, some of them your friends and neighbors, enjoy the convenience of the popular ft CHRISTMAS LOAN Why not you? Cati today or drop in for the whole helpful story. exvtsior or Metric fwct I PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL" Frank Wilkinson, Manager PHONE 3-3989 16 S. Central Medford Medford Mail Tribune MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE Railroads Suggest Freight Rate Boost Washington iflJ.P.) The In terior Commerce Commission said Friday that the nation's rail roads have suggested that they be allowed to put a 7 per cent freight rate increase into effect Feb. 9. The railroads recently an nounced they would seek such a boost, amounting to more than 5500,000,000 a year, to offset new wage increases for rail em ployees and higher costs of nri terials. Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday: 10 ajn Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 oreviousday. AUCTION SALE Wednesday, Dec. 28th 11:00 A.M. Four Miles From Cave Junction Near Bridge View, Oregdfi (In Josephine County.) We will auction piece meal, a 40 M per day capacity sawmill. Everything goes including sawmill buildings, aluminum Sheathing, etc. Most equipment is in first class condition. Some of the main items include 2 OM Gray Marine 671 diesel engines. Crescent Mfg. Co. 3 head block carriage with all stee: frame, and 70 feet track, almost new used 2 months Motor Machine Co. 6 in. 4 ft. 4 saw edger, all steal double head rig with 56 in. saws, anti-friction bearings, belts, pulleys, etc.; 3 sets live rolls 12, 6, and 6, Conveyor chain, pulleys, drives, etc.; Log haul live deck -and nigger with all drives, belts, etc.; ou it. triple green chain, Greenville "Tower" edger 42 in.; 16 ft. double and trim saw; Log unloading donkey. Mack motor with chain drive to double drum, Jaeger . Hoist with lines, block, etc. 30, 40, and 50 belts 6, 8, and 10 in., 5 hp. elec. motor on sawdust blower, all of the pulleys, belts, gears, roller chain, blocks, several hun dred feet Vi in. cable, sma tools, over 1 00 sheets aluminum roofing 2x8 ft. 150 ft. 6 in. steel pipe, 1 Vi galvanized pipe, 500 gal. fuel, tank and everything else found around a mill plus dandy 1 949 Chev. 1 V2 ton Lumber Truck with almost new. Pierce trailer; good rubber; good Adams Motor grader with 4 brand new 900x24 tires. This mill was for merly known as Dahtgren Lbr. Co., Cave Junction, Oregon. Loca tion Hwy. 199 30 miles west from Grants Pass to Cave Junction, then Oregon Cave Hwy folio' Auction Signs. Oregon Caves Lbr. Co. Owner. C. A. MORRISON, Auctioneer Ph. GR 6-5577, Grants Piss ' Give a Bond for Christmas! Ask for a colorful Free Gift Folder where you buy your Savings Bonds. i
