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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?.
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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.
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noon Saturday. 10 a.m Monday for
Monday: other days 5:30 oreviousday
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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
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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.
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the season when many wise
shoppers, some of them your
friends and neighbors, enjoy the
convenience of the popular
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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
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