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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. May 28, 1957 Med Treasure u UP 9 l)tJ tlftftn J Other Than Famous Make Guns Have Fine Values A revolver doesn't have to be one of the famous makes or have something exceptional about it, such as" gold or ivory work, for it to have an. excep tional value. And- the assumption that it does may well prove surprising, as it did for one man to whom Jack, a friend of mine, was show ing his arms collections. Among Jack's revolvers is what is known as a Forehand & Wadsworth old model army type. It is a .44 calibre, six-shooter, single action weapon with a six inch barrel. The ejector device is the kind that has to be pulled and turned forward before it can be used. I askid him what trouble he had taken to find out the real worth of the Forehand & Wads worth. His answer was that he had taken it to two secondhand arms dealers and they just were not interested. "Naturally," Jack said, "when the fellow found out what I had paid for my Forehand & Wads worth, he was somewhat sur prised." And he would have been even more surprised had he known the price such a weapon brings today in top condition. It is worth from $45 to $75 of anybody's money. TOBACCO JAR MISSED THROUGH HESITATION A tobacco jar was something ' I had been intending to get for quite a while, and now that I wa suddenly confronted with a multiple choice and at reason able prices I couldn't make up my mind. There were five or six in all. One was shaped like an apple. Another was in the form of a Negro's head, and the rest were of the more traditional types. As for the prices, they were all $3 each, since this was a ba zaar to benefit some project, and the officials hoped to move things rapidly. In studying the group, my preference inclined more and more to the Negro head. It was a finely made piece of opaque white glass artistically painted to give it a very lifelike look. The lid was a kind of sailor hat in an apple green, an interest ing contrast to the general dark ness of tht piece. The dimensions were quite suitable. The head was about five inches across at its maximum, and, counting the neck, had about the same depth. I don't know the exact dimen sions, because, just as I was about to pick it up, a woman snatched it right out from under me. Right on the spot I decided to find out what I could about Negro jars of that description. It wasn't too difficult. They are quite rare and are worth from $25 to $65. LITTLE KNOWLEDGE HARM FUL IN BOOK DEALS Ever read Thomas DeQuin cey'g "Confession of an Opium Eater and Suspiria de Profun dis." Well, I haven't either, but I will as soon as I recover from having sold a sound copy of the first edition without even realiz ing it. It happened this way. I had just paid $3 for the book when in came an acquaintance of mine. He hurried over to the section where I had just picked out the volume and came back, wanting to know what had happened to the copy of "Confessions of an Opium Eater and Suspiria de Profundis." He gave its full title. The clerk said that I had just bought it. Well, the book had been print ed in Boston in 1850, as the date clearly showed, and the first edi tion of the Confessions had been published in London, in 1822, and the first American the next year In Philadelphia. So why not let him have it, and that's what I did. He was grateful enough, thanking me effusively, in fact1. But somehow or other there was a touch of the supercilious about him as if he had some secret cause to laugh. It irritated me. The more I thought about it, the surer I was of it. That night I looked the matter up. My smooth friend had given me the business. The book I had given him, published by the New England firm of Ticknor, Reed and Fields, in brown cloth and with four-page insert of adver tisements in the front which mine had had was the first edi tion in book form of the entire collection. There wasn't to be one in England for years after 1850. As for its value, as I subse quently learned, one collector of De Quincey felt he had done quite well to get a good copy in as fine condition for $40. (Released by McClur Newspaper Syndicate) NEWS NOTES from Medford High School Edited by Jacque Colton and Bob' Bright. The Craters arrived! Thurs day morning the word got around somehow, and the mem bers of the Crater staff leaped out of their respective classes to unload the long awaited an nuals. The carefully guarded theme and color of the yearbook was discovered with apparent pleasure as the students express ed approval of the seafoam green and gold cover. The theme of the book, "This Is The Year", was carried through the book until the final page ended with, "This Was The Year". Xext week marks the most hectic days of school for the graduating seniors. Wedged in among their final tests are prac tices for graduation and bacca laureate. The dates for the big events are fast approaching. Baccalaureate will be held Jue 2. at 8 p.m. at Hedrick Junior High. Commencement exercises will also be held at Hedrick at 8 p.m. June 6. The annual band-orchestra award banquet culminated a busy year for the instrumental groups of the music department. The event took place Tuesday evening in the Medford High cafeteria. Addressing the musicians and several distinguished guests, I. A. Mirick (affectionately nick named "Sam" by band mem bers), head of the department, cted as master of ceremonies. Following the dinner, Bob Bright and Jay Mullen, orches tra and band presidents, respec tively, gave short speeches. Sev eral songs by the sophomore trio, Rosemary Doolen, Sue Hall and Colleen Barr completed the entertainment. Musical talent of the students was then tested when the three classes competed in a mystery tuna contest. Guessing tht tune, the juniors were victorious, but the seniors stole the show with a rendition of their own words and tune which sounded a little like "On Medford." The banquet ended with pres entation of music letters, rang ing from second year letters for 2,000- merits to master mu sician keys, given to those who had earned over 7,000 merits. Band members Scott Philips, Carol Hussong, Jim Pletch, Dave Frohnmayer, Susan Martin, and orchestra members, Bob Bright, Ruth Phillips, Betty Herschiser and Doris Ryn were recipients of keys. Annual awards for the out standing musicians of the school were presented to Betty Her schiser, orchestra, Carol Hus song, band, and Sue Donna Doolen, choir. Many achievements were not ed at the Journalism award din ner, which was held Friday eve ning in the cafeteria. Members of the Crater and Hi-Times staffs and senior journalism students attended the annual dinner. Out standing awards were editor's keys, recived by Kathryn Stew ai , Hi-Times; and Judy Lobdell, John Reeder and Nancy Eck, Crater. Hi-Times Third year awards were given to Denise Bruning, Carol Dyke, .Harold O'Connors, Margaret Selby and Lois Kelly. These awards and Modern Management Of Ranges Is Being Applied in County (Editor's note: Mav 20 to 2S ii Oregon Conservation Week, pro claimed by the governor to draw attention to the state's wealth of natural resources, and the impor tance of conserving them for fu ture venerations. To mark the oc casion, the Mail Tribune is print ing a series of six articles, pre pared hy experts in various fields of conservation.) RANGE MANAGMENT By S. T. Moore, Forester, Rogue River National Forest During pioneer days in Jack son county a thriving livestock industry grew up. It was based primarily on free use of the open range. Today raising cattle and sheep continues to be an important in dustry in the county. Although use of improved pasture land is playing an increasingly impor tant role, much of the industry is still dependent on unimproved range land and the native for age growing upon it. In the early days of grazing in southwest Oregon there was little " control of ,use and over grazing and deterioration of the range land resulted. The effects of the overgrazing may be seen on some ranges to this day in soil erosion and depleted grass. Modern Methods Modern range management methods are being applied to an increasing percentage of Jack son county range land. Proper numbers of grazing animals is a basic requirement for sound range management. Of equal im portance is proper season of use. Conservative range management requires that these two factors be controlled so the range may produce the maximum utilizable forage each year indefinately. Correct distribution of cattle on the range prevents overgraz ing of choice easily accessable meadows and forces full utiliza tion of forage in isolated and re mote portions. Correct distribu tion of cattle is reached through salting, well planned water de velopment.1;, drift and division fences, and by riding and herd ing. Full and proper use of the range through distribution seeks 'to utilize the knowledge of the grazing habits of domestic ani trials. Use based on ignoring these habits is due for failure. As an old cattleman once said. "You can't argue with a cow." Importance Illustrated The following figures illus-! trate the importance of the live stock industry in Jackson coun ty. There are a total of 39,000 head of beef cattle and 7,000 sheep within the county. Graz ing for these animals is fur nished by 13,000 acres of im proved pasture and by approxi mately 300.000 acres of private unimproved 'ange land. In ad dition an important source of forage is the publicly owned ranges which total 645,000 acres and furnish the bulk of the sum mer range. Some of this area on the Rogue River National Forest is located in the adjacent counties of Siskiyou, Josephine, Klamath and Douglas but furnishes for age primarily to cattle from Jackson county ranches. Public ranges are managed by the bu reau of land management for the O and C lands, and the U.S. forest service, for national for est lands. Permanent range management must be based on conservative use of the soil and the forage growing on it. Any system of grazing that does not protect these basic resources will result in eroded soils, depleted forage species and damaged watersheds. Grange News Enterprise Grange Enterprise Grange members held a regular meeting Tues day evening. - , Reports were heard from I standing committees. James Martin, agriculture chairman, reported on a statement released by the State Fish and Game Commission, asking that all dogs that are known to chase deer be tied, as they eventually be come wild, crossing with coy otes. Hunters find them difficult to trap or hunt. Martin also reported on weed control advising careful mixing of solution as often too much weed control doesn't always do the job recommended. HEC Chairman Lottie Martin reported on "progress by de sign". Mrs. Martin stated that even though our Grange had not entered any of the contests offered there were many avail able and required very little effort and that much can be done to help beautify our com munity such as eliminating lit ter bugs, putting' name plates on mail boxes and cleaning road sides. Lecturer Dave Blair discussed e bills m the state Legisla ture and asked that members write and protest the appoint ment of Rollin Bowles to the Water Resources board. Master j Gladys Baulter asked Secretary '; Enid Stone to write a letter rep resenting Enterprise Grange. Hosts for the evening were Mrs. Tex Stothard and Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Nelson. Gladys Baulter, Master STILL IN USE Casco, Me. (IP Mrs. Jennie B. Scribner, 90, is still using a sewing machine she bought for $42 nearly 75 years ago. "selective enforcement" after that the state officers answered questions asked by the listeners. Delia A. Littlefield SERVICE Fort Kent, Me. tff) Rene Pa radis couldn't wait for the fire department so he drove the fire to the station. The fire was on his truck which was carrying six tons of hay. The firemen put out the blaze in front of the fire-house. Shady Cove Grange The regular monthly potluck supper of the Shady Cove Grange was held in the Shady Cove school cafeteria Wednes day evening. Sergeant E. H. Crats and Ser geant Thomas R. Eaton of the Oregon State Highway commis sion showed a moving picture on highway safety entitled "The Case of Officer Halibrand. Sgt. Eaton spoke on '"highway I safety" and Sgt. Crats spoke on i Distributor "OIL Y BURN19 Let Us Fill Your Tank Now Medford Fuel Co. Tel. SP. 2-2111 Court & McAndrews .j Ashland Student Is Named to Federal Job Ashland Arthur N. Ostran der of Ashland, senior at the Uni versity of Oregon school of busi ness administration, has been ap pointed a student trainee this summer in the Portland branch of the U.S. general accounting i office. Ostrander, son of Mr. and ; Mrs. L. C. Ostrander of Ashland," j was appointed by Joseph Camp-1 bell, U.S. comptroller general. He will complete his work for his bachelor's degree in business administration at the end of the fall quarter. the many others were presented by Vern Wolthoff. Hi-Times ad viser, and Mrs. Elizabeth Settle, Crater adviser. 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