Sunday. August II, 1951
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIFTEEN
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1942 Telegraph Stamp
Found To Be Valuable
A friend of mine, who was
working for Postal Telegraph
when he got drafted in 1942,
recently came across some
stamps the company had given
and which he had failed to use.
Wisely, he decided to see if they
had any value before disposing
of them.
The stamps were the kind
used in lieu of money for send
ing telegrams. They were pink
in color and of five-cent denom
ination. "I had five of them left," my
friend said, "and when it came
time to go overseas, I sent them
along home with some other
things."
It was easy enough to check
their value. Scott's United
Stamp Catalogue Specialized
gave a full description of them,
including a picture. Their value
was given as $6 each.
My friend was surprised.
"Imagine these things being
worth 30 bucks," he said, and
then, "but if that's so, I wonder
what the old one's worth?"
Actually ' it wasn't so old,
though certainly interesting to
look at.
It was a blue stamp with
number at the top, above a
curlicued, late Victorian style
nameplate carrying the compa
ny's name. Below that, occupy
ing the balance of the space, was
the following close-packed message:
"Good for one telegram of
ten words to be transmitted
subject to considerations agreed
to by the user hereof. Void after
1908, Dec. 31st Clarence H. Mc
Kay, President."
I looked hastily at the de
scription of the stamp in the
catalogue and announced it was
worth only S3. 50 .
My friend looked disappoint
edly at the picture, comparing
it with the stamp itself, "t don't
suppose it makes any differ
ence," he said presently, "but
my stamp has the initials 'O.D.
at the top, and they don't show
in the picture.
The initials did- make a dif
ference. The 'O.D' stood for
'Old Dominion Steamship Co.,'
a firm that bought plenty of the
Postal Telegraph . stamps so
many, In fact, that unused cop
ies, like the one before us, have
a catalogue value of $60 each.
BLUE AMD WHITE MARBLE. GLASS RARE COMBINATION
Tiny rivulets of sweat ranr
down my chest, and I was glad
to see that the half-gallon pitch
er of lemonade before us was
sweating, too. But a cold sweat,
not a hot one. And I reached for
the pitcher to pour myself anoth
er glass.
"I'll do the pouring, Pink.
Don't touch it."
"Wny?" I asked. "There's no
reason to disturb yourself. I can
handle it all right. It's merely
lemonade."
"It's just a rule of the house:"
said Jennie. "No one touches
that pitcher but the master.
After all, he paid $300 for it."
I asked why so much.
I "Because the man I sold it
to recognized me when I went
to buy it back," Pete said.
His story was that back in
1937, when broke and living in
a housekeeping room, he had
decided the blue and white
marble glass pitcher on his shelf
might be worth something. He
looked it up in some reference
works on glassware, discovering
that even in those days it was
worth around $25.
"I had only two bucks," he
said, "but I told the landlady
I was responsible for that little
nick you see in the rim and of
fered her a dollar In compen
sation. She told me I was a fool
but took it.
"Within the hour I was $15
richer, and from then on things
rapidly got better for me."
"But how did the buyer hap-
pen to keep it for so long?" I
asked.
"For one thing," Pete said,
"he knew that blue and white
marble glass is much rarer than
any other combinations and al
ways priced it high. It's actually
worth about $100 dollars now,
but for years he was asking more
than that. And he was smart, too,
because when he saw me come
back he knew I had a sentiment
al attachment to It and acted
accordingly."
MISNUMBERED PAGES PROOF OF EMERSON FIRST EDITION
The room had the musty smell
of an old parlor that the family
reserved for weddings, funerals
and minister's calls.
Everything in it was primly
arranged and hung just so. From
the antimacassars on the velvet
covered backs of the carved wal
nut chairs to tha bead curtain
that hung across the doorway,
everything was painfully in
place.
Even the books in the book
cases were marshalled in rigid
ranks behind their glass doors.
Wondering if by any chance
they might be unlocked, I went
over to try them. The first three
were, but the fourth wasn't and
so presently I was busy running
my eye along the titles.
They weren't especially inter
esting books of sermons, hymn
als, rracts. that sort of- thing.
But at length 1 spotted one that
struck a mildy responsive chord.
To give it its full title, it was
"Nature: An Essay. And lectur
es on the Times," by R. W. Em
erson. Few would ever accuse Emer
son of being an exciting writer,
and I'm not one of them. None
theless, I felt a surge of excite
ment as I drew out the book.
Would it be a London, 1844 im
print the first edition or a
Boston, 1844?
It was the former, and furth
ermore, it was still bound in
buff colored wrappers printed
in blue, green, gold, red and
black. On the outside of the
back wrapper was a list of books
put out by the Clarke Cabinet
Series.
It was the first edition, all
right, but was it the first issue
there were two in 1844.
With an effort I recalled that
one mark of the first issue was
a series of misnumbered pages.
In a couple of minutes I had
found that what should have
been page 41 was 43 and what
should have been page 62 was
64.
z Ail sat there, looking through
the work, the owner of the place
entered. I immediately told him
of my find.
"We have several first editions
in here." he said, "Father col
lected them." He spoke as if it
had been a mild idiosyncracy on
his parent's part.
"But do you realize this copy
is worth at least two hundred
dollars?"
"Really," he said, putting it
back in the case. "It ought to
be worth more."
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TURN THE OTHER CHEEK, GENERAL Miss Airpower
(Joanne Alford) welcomes General Nathan F. Twining,
U. S. Air Force Chief of Staff, to New Orleans with
demure kiss on the cheek. General Twining is in New
Orleans for the Airpower Panorama.
JACKSONVILLE
1946 Class Holds Reunion
By MRS. C. S. HpSKINS
Jacksonville The 1946 grad
uating class of the Jacksonville
High school Jield a reunion and
family picnic at McKee bridge
Aug. 5.
Eleven of the 18 students in
the class were present, including
Mrs. Mary Killingsworth. (Over-
street) and daughter, Kelly: Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Nelson (Barbara
Niedermyer) and two children of
Winston, Ore.; Mrs. Dot Kantor
Shultz and three children of Ash
land. Fritz Offenbacher and wife
of the Applegate, Mr. and Mrs.
Alvis Offenbacher (June Clark),
both graduates of the class, and
two children of Crescent City.
Calif.; Byron Carter and wife of
Medford, Wesley Grinstead, wife
and two children of Rupert, Ida.;
Miss Simone Petard of Jackson
ville, Charley McAllister of Med
ford and Mr. and Mrs. John Ha-
maker (Betty Rock) and two chil
dren of Jacksonville.
This is the first reunion held
since the group graauaiea iu
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DEMOS BEGIN PLATFORM DRAFT National Chairman
Paul Butler (left) greets John McCormack (D., Mass.),
chairman of the Democratic platform committee, as the
latter arrived at Chicago's International Amphitheater
for opening session of talks on the partv's plank. Applaud
ing at right is Rep. Emanuel Celler QLtjLYJL
"MEETINGS"
The State Board of Accountancy
announces that an examination for
admission 1o the Roster of Account
ants authorized to conduct municipal
audits will he given on September 19
and 20. 1956. Applications for his
examination should be in the hands of
thr Board not later than August 30,
1936.
Burton M. Smith
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637 American Bank Building
Portland. Oregon
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years ago, and it was agreed that
another gathering would be held
in five years, in hopes that all 18
of the former classmates would
be able to attend.
House guests at the Ray Wil
son residence last week, here to
attend funeral services for Mrs.
Martha E. DeHaas of Valdez,
Alaska, a former Central Point
resident and mother-in-law of
the Wilson's daughter, were Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert DeHaas of Val
dez, Alaska; Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey DeHaas of Cascade. Ida.; Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Buchanan of
Baker. Ore., and Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Hood of Valdez.
Out-of-town week end visitors
at the home of Mrs. Lois Fret
well, here to attend last week's
Gold Rush Jubilee, were Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Simmon of Port
land. Mrs. Clarence Smith of En
terprise, Ore., both sisters-in-law
of Mrs. Fretwell, and a niece.
Mrs. Arnold Hergenraider, and
daughter Sandra of Prineville,
Ore. They were en route home
from Los Angeles where they
visited other relatives before
coming here.
Miss Ruby Egbert of Olympia.
Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cay
lor and children, Sandra and
Stanley, of Fresno, Calif., and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McKim of
Smith River were all callers and
guests Aug. 4 and 5 at the War
ren Hazen residence.
John Atterberry of Etna,
Calif., was a house guest at Mrs.1
Pearl Whitney s home over Jubi
lee week end in Jacksonville.
Delbert Fryer of Port Orford,
Ore., visited his mother, Mrs.
Nina Fryer, at 107 Pine st. over
last week end.
Mrs. J. T. Bradley and son Ed
die of Cottage Grove are here
for a week's visit with her moth
er, Mrs. Anna Rumley, and to
take home her other two chil
dren who have been vacationing
with their grandmother the last
two, weeks. Bradley will drive
down after them from Cottage
Grove next week end.
Last week end visitors at the
Ted Hewlett home were Hem-
lett's aunt and uncle. Mr. and
Mrs. Austin Low of Troutdale.
Ore. They have been on a vaca
tion fishing trip, Austin taking
in all their favorite good fishing
spots in this area.
Mrs. Ed Hinkle returned last
week from a two weeks' stay in
Portland where she attended the
Presbyterian training school at
Lewis and Clark college. The
BUTTE FALLS
Community Hall Progresses
By MARY JO HARRIS
Butte Falls Work on the
Community hall is steadily prog
ressing. Medco employees and
gypos are signing payroll slips
to have one day's wages de
ducted and donated in their
name to the Community Hall
fund.
Among the many- men that
have given freely of their time
to the hall are several whose chil
dren are grown and absent from
our community.
One thing that has been
stressed throughout the Com
munity Hall campaign has been
that residents with small chil
dren and teen-agers will be. the
ones to benefit. The building is
badly needed and it is hoped
that soon a plan will be forth
coming so that all men that
have worked and that want to
work can be fitted into a sched
ule that will not interfere with
family and other community ac
tivities. Times will be listed to give
each man his chance to do his
part towards his family and com
munity. Among those that have
many hours to their credit are
Everett Moore, Donald C. Smith,
Charles (Red) Capello, Ernest
Smith! and Les Casey.
A surprise birthdav party was
given in honor of Mrs. Henry
(Hank) Tygart July 19 at Willow
Creek dam. Among, those at
tending were Mrs. Alva Web.
ster, Mrs. Dan McKeen. Mrs.
Jack Rodgers, Mrs. Virgil Con
ley, Mrs. Bruce Burton and Mrs.
Ben Shepard.
Mrs. Dan McKeen was guest
of honor at a birthday party Au
gust 2 at Willow Creek dam.
Guests included Mrs. Dwayne
Burton. Mrs. Bruce Burton, Mrs.
Alva Webster, Mrs. Henry Ty
gart, Mrs. Jack Rodgers, Mrs.
William -L. Harris, Mrs. Roy
Price, Mrs. Ed Wolfe, and Mrs.
D. Hawkins.
Mrs. Cecil Taunton invited
several friends to her home July
28 to celebrate the birthday of
her husband. Guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Sheppard, Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Harris, and Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Cathey.
One correction to last week's
news concerns the party given
by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Taunton
to celebrate the birthday of their
friend, Mrs. Glenn Cathey.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Page
Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L.
Harris, Mrs. R. W. Harris and
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Taunton.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cupples
are parents of a daughter born
in Sacred Heart hospital July 20.
She has been named Timmie
Rochelle.
Mr. and Mrs. William Harvey
and mother from Great Falls.
Mont., spent a week here with
Mrs. Harvey's sister, Mrs. Ben
Fulton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Curtis of
Sacramento, Calif., recently vis
ited here. Curtis is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Curtis.
Mr! and Mrs. William L. Har
ris and family recently motored
to Coos Bay, Ore., for the week
end. While there the Harrises
visited friends in Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Taunton
spent several days on the coast
last week. Their trip included
Gold Beach, Brookings and
Crescent City.
Mrs. Orville Peterson of Will
its, Calif., is visiting her daugh
ter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald (Jerry) McComb.
Mrs. Gerald McComb and her
mother spent last week with
Mrs. Vern Helbig, Grants Pass.
Mrs. Helbig, a former resident
and McComb's mother, has been
convalescing from a recent Ill
ness. Donald Ellis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Les Ellis, is home from the
hospital and well on the road to
recovery. Young Ellis received
back injuries from a car accident
July 7.
Mrs. William (Doc) Bowen and
daughter visited relatives in
Sublette, Kan., recently.
Glenn Cathey and Robert
Brown motored to Reno, Nev., !
for several days of their vaca
tion. Upon return Cathey and Walt
er (Mac) Frey spent the remain
der of their vacation in Pase
kenla, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Scott and
daughter on vacation from Pasa
dena, Calif., spent several days
here. Scott is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Scott.
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PACKING SHIPPING
trip was sponsored by the Jack
sonville Presbyterian church in
preparation for a Vacation Bible
school planned for next spring.
The trip was made with a group
of -Medford women. Mrs. Otto
Niedermeyer and Mrs. Roy Mar
tin took care of the Hinkle chil
dren while. Mrs. Hinkle was
away.
Eve Chapman Smid of Los
Angeles, Calif., is visiting her
brother, Walt Chapman, of 304
Oregon st. .
Mrs. E. O. Graham and four
children, Ed, Pixie, Melba and
Lynn, returned last week 'from
a two weeks' vacation bus trip.
They visited Salt Lake, Reno and
other places along the way, and
in Cheyenne, Wyo., visited
friends and relatives and attend
ed the famous Frontier Days cel
ebration. In Sunrise, Wyo., they
visited an iron mine. -They re
turned home through Sacramen
to, Calif.
Driver Escapes Injury ,
When Car Hits Signal
Daniel LeRoy Patch, 33, Merrl
man rd., Medford, escaped in
jury at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday,
when he apparently fell asleep
and drove into a traffic separa
tor light north of Central Point
at Willow Springs junction on
Highway 99, state police reported.
Officers said the blinker light
struck the top of Patch's car
after he her sheared off the pole.
Damage to the car was extensive.
Patch, traveling alone In the
car, was not injured.
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