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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1957)
SIX MEDFORD (OREGON) Buried Treasure Revolving Cylinder Rifle Sold Below Its True Value Repeating shotguns with percussion-type, revolver action revolving cylinder, shotguns, as they are more commonly known are generally undervalued In relation to their rarety. They are considerably scarcer than revolving cylinder rifles, for example, but as a usual thing they bring much less in the collector's market. Whatever the reason may be end it is probably nothing more than that the rifle has long been a more widely used arm than the shotgun there is evidence that the revolving cylinder shot gun is undergoing an upward edjustment in value. .The recent sales history, of a 14-gauge revolving cylinder, percussion shotgun is a case in point. The weapon, a five-shot, 32 inch barrel job with a three-and-a-half inch, fluted and en graved cylinder, was in good condition. But there was noth ing else really outstanding about it. The fact that it was made by AMERICAN GLASS CAN BE The combination of ruby and clear glass or crystal as many prefer to call it is one of the most satisfying, as its popularity over the centuries Indicates. And to be valuable, glass of this combination does not have to be Venetian or Viennese. Not at all. In fact, it need be nothing other than 1890 Ameri can, and turned out by a strictly commercial glass house at that, to have a value that would set one back well over $1,000 for a full set. That is the experience of the wife of a friend of mine who five years ago decided to col lect one of the commoner pat terns in the ruby and crystal combination. The pattern she decided on was one produced by the United States Glass Co. of Pittsburgh, shortly before the turn of the century. It was also done in amber and crystal, and I have heard of one in apple green and crystal, though I have not seen it. SPOTTING FIRST EDITIONS The name of the novel rather Intrigued me, "New Grub Street," it was. But it was a heavy, three volume job, and the author, George Gissing, was little more than a name to me, and so I passed it by. Not so Phil, a friend of mine coming along the shelves be hind me. He reacted quite dif ferently. He pounced on the three books and took them over under a light where he studied them so long that I finally join ed him there. "I'm buying these," he said excitedly. He handed me one of the volumes, bound in a dark green cloth, and took the other two over to the cash register where he paind the $7.50 price to the clerk. "But why are you so excited about it," I asked, watching him stuff the receipt in his bill fold. "For several reasons," he re plied, "not least of which is that this is a first edition, and auc tion prices for it have been Tun ing from $30 to $50 in recent years." The books, published in Lon Girls Community Club Sets Opening For Next Sunday A public ceremony next Sun day, Sept. 8, will dedicate the new Girls Community club building at 229 North Bartlett st. The ceremony will start at 3 p.m. ' Members of Alpha Beta chap ter of Beta Sigma Phi will con duct visitors on an inspection tour of the quarters that will be rented to young employed women and the meeting rooms that will be available for rental to community groups and priv ate individuals. Eugene Thorndike, a member of the board of trustees, will act as chairman for the dedication. The Rev. George R. V. Bolster will offer the invocation and Mayor John Snider and school superintendent Leonard May field will speak briefly. The entire two story building is a gift to the community of an anonymous M e d f o r d citizen. Furnishings have been purchas ed through public subscriptions. Mrs. Mable Houck will be the club's manager, a post she has held the past seven years. Worn- MAIL TRIBUNE the "Patent Arms My. Co. Pat terson, N.J." as marked on the barrel, and well before the Civil War, was not especially im pressive. In fact, it might have been more impressive if it had not been so marked, for the manufacturer, s o intimately linked with the early history of Colt arms, was the main maker of the revolving cylinder shot guns. The gun had a pistol grip and an excellent walnut stock, but those assets were no more un usual than one stereotyped hunting scene engraved on the cylinder. As the weapon stood, it should have commanded a price of $175 to $250 a bracket just about tops for the type. It went for $325, however, the buyer outbidding his nearest op ponent in a $50 raise. "I would have raised it $50 more," he said afterwards. "The gun is worth it because it is only a question of time before the public will wake up to the value of this type." EXPENSIVE ALSO The design constists simply of alternating, inverted leaf shapes. Those in ruby glass have engraved on them a small leaf design. Those in clear glass are fluted. Apparently it was Immensely popular. The firm produced a large range of objects in it wine glasses, tumblers, goblets, butter dishes, spoonholders, four different sizes of plates and dishes, to name only some of the things. But while the large quanitites of pieces produced in this de sign makes the collector's job easy in one respect, it makes it more difficult in another. More people have it to sell, but more want to buy, and there are so many kinds of pieces. Futher, when the price of the individual piece ranges from $6 to $8 for the creapest plate, $10 to $12 for a goblet, or $25 to $35 for a compote, it is not at all surprising that a com plete set of 12 pieces would run to well over $1,000. LUCKY don by Smith,-Elder & Co. and bearing the date 1891, have no special points, he went on to say. They must contain, how ever, 308 pages for Vol. 1 and 316 for each of the other two. I congratulated him on his good luck and resolved to find out more about Gissing that day. I did so. Gissing, one of the most brilliant students England ever produced, came to the United States at 18, shortly after getting out of prison where he served a term for theft. "New Grub Street" is the story of his struggles to make a living in the United States in 1876-77, struggles that at one point brought him to the verge of suicide at Niagara Falls.' That novel, one of his earliest, was followed by a stream of others which, well before his death at -'5, gave him one of the most respected names in modern English literature, winning him the friendship of H. G. Wells and other writers of the time. (Released by The McClure Newspaper Syndicate) State Takes Over Power, Light Firm Kansas City, Mo. (IP) The state took, control of operation of operation of the Kansas City Power and Light company at 12:01 a.m. Saturday in a move to end a strike of 2,000 em ployees seeking a wage increase. Acting Gov. Edward V. Long ordered the seizure under the King-Thompson Act. He said it was '"with regret that I arrived at this decision. To protect the nublie health and welfare I felt I couldn't delay seizure any longer." Daniel C. Rogers, chairman of thp state mediation board, will technically be in charge of the company for the state. A sDokesman at the Vitility said picketing at all the instal lations was continuing. Electrical service to the com pany's 250,000 customers has been maintained by supervisory personnel since the strike start ed five davs ago. The company said its supervisors would con tinue to operate the utility 'un til they are relieved by tne reg ular employees." en wishing rooms at the club may contact Mrs. Houck at the new building. Sunday, September I, I9S7 ONE OF THE LAST TIMES Eight-year-old John Tomlin of 542 North Barnaburg rd. hurries down the tall slide in Haw thorne park so he can take advantage of the test few days of vacation before school starts. John made the Thursday trip to the park with his sister to swim but decided to get all the day time fun he could before the start of school. HILTS Club Holds Annual Picnic Hilts The Hilts Community club held their annual picnic at Jackson Hot Springs on Aug. 22. A potluck lunch was served and many went swimming in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haynes returned Saturday from San Francisco, where Haynes has been hospitalized at St. Francis hospital following a hernia op eration. Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Haynes Jr. vand chldren, of Redding, visited at the home of Hayne's parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haynes, this week end They also drove to Talent, where they were guests of Mrs. Haynes' brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parr. , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayris were week end guests of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dragoo in Mer rill recently. W. W. Walker, of Anderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Walker and children, of Cottonwood, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walt Laustalot this week end. They brought Bobby and Tommy Laustalot, home, who had been their guests for the past week. Miss Cheryl Smith, daughter of the J. R. Smith's, who has been employed for the summer at the Dick Richman ranch in Scott valley, returned home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Aristeo Perez and daughter, of Chico, moved into our community Monday. Perez is the third and fourth, grade teacher at the local school. Lloyd Jones of Redding was visiting friends here Saturday and Sunday. Registration of first grades was held at the school Tuesday, Aug. 27, with 11 children being enrolled. Mrs. Alex Rutledge, of Hornbrook, teacher for the first and second grades, and princilpal Mario Michelon did the registering. Mr. and Mrs. Don Powers and son, David, left Tuesday for Pasedena, where they were called by illness of Mrs. Powers' sister, Mrs. Steve Qsiecki. ' Mrs. Joe Caston recently took her grandson, Jackie McAllister, to his home in Garden City, Calif., after having had Jackie as her guest for the summer. John Barbera drove to Red ding Saturday to visit with his family and mother. Barbera's mother has been ill for the past week but has Improved. His daughter, July, returned home on Sunday with him. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Van de Weghe and family attended the wedding reception on Saturday, of Mrs. Vande Weghe's niece, Nola, at the home of Mr. and Gooey But Good New York (IP) Here is an easy fresh fruit dessert. Wash, core and slice fresh pears. Sprin kle the slices with orange juice and arrange in sherbet glasses with shredded moist coconut. For a special touch, top each dish with a scoop of strawberry ice cream or a maraschino cherry. f- Variation on Theme New York HP) Fresh pears make a flavorful addition to waldorf salad. Replace half of the diced apples with diced fresh pears. Add the usual amounts of diced celery and chopped walnuts. Season well and bind together with mayon naise or salad dressing. Mrs. Fred Wolff in Grants Pass. On Sunday the Vande Weghe's were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Cain and family in Asehland. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bent, of Redding, attended the Firemen's picnic reld here on Sunday. Two weeks ago Bent conducted spec ial classes in fire fighting and proper use of the fire trutks. Lee Roy Green was guest of honor at a birthday party held Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28. Her mother Mrs. John Green drove a group of her friends to Twin Plunges, where they went swimming. Later in the afternoon they returned to the Green home, where ice cream and birthday cake were served to Jan Smith, Pat Fox, Patty Wasson, Janet Benson, Karen Bryan, Jeri Lynn Green, Marilyn Thompson and Terry Oakley, of Ashlpnd. Gifts were opened at the close of the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fox and daughters returned last week after vacationing in south ern California, visiting with relatives. They also visited in Tuolemme with Mr. and Mrs. Quamme and in , Fresno with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fox and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harold McFer rin and son, Terry, of Redding, visited this week end at the Ernest Spannaias home. A galaxy of good things go into- dressing. Some food flavors just naturally seem to accent each other such as pork and pineapple. You'll agree they make the best of partners once you've tasted Pineapple Pork Chop Roast. It's real fun to cook something different, and this combination will give you a new taste treat. i A galaxy of good things go into the stuffing chopped parsley, ginger, marjoram, onion and celery with delicious pineapple chunks added for a just right fruity flavor. PINEAPPLE PORK CHOP ROAST C lean pork chops . 2 cups canned pineapple Salt tidbit, ePP Paprika 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup chopped onion Vi cup chopped celery iVi cups lightly toasted day-old bread crumbs Trim any excess fat from chops; sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika. Brown lightly in greased frying pan. Remove. Add butter. Saute' onion, and celery until soft but not brown. Pour over bread crumbs.' Stir in drained pineapple, parsley, spices, salt and pepper. Stand chops in loaf pan, fat side up, with stuffing between each. Hold chops together with 2 metal skewers. Bake in slow oven (300 degrees) IVi hours. Makes 6 servings. I Am Pleased to Announce the Opening of My New DENTAL OFFICE at 922 E. Main Dr. H. H. Bresee o Phone SP 2-2756 (Formerly in Medical Center BIdg.) New Food Ideas Suggested For Summer's End By JEANNE LESEM United Press Correspondent New York ftP) If the end of summer finds you minus new food ideas, and your family de manding a change, try these tips from culinary experts. In each recipe, the basic in gredient is a food used often. Frozen peas, for instance. Elizabeth Toomey Seabrook serves them this way. To each 2 boxes of frozen cooked peas, drained, add 1 small jar of pick led cocktail onions, also drained, along with salt, pepper and but ter to taste. These party peas make a big hit with guests at the family farm in southern New Jersey, where Mrs. Seabrook and her husband, Jack, do a lot of outdoor entertaining, even in the winter. A favorite for winter outings is a casserole of cut green beans, sauteed onions and beef gravy (either leftover or canned). Cook ed in an ironware casserole, the dish then is wrapped in layers of newspaper which keep it pip ing hot for at least 2 hours. Peach Lemonade For summer picnics, Seabrook guests like this variation on mac aroni salad. Mix 1 package of frozen cooked, drained mixed vegetables with 1V4 cups cooked macaroni and lVz cups cottage cheese. Add highly seasoned french dressing, toss and serve on lettuce. For liquid refreshment, the man of the house recommends a lemonade that his wife said "us ually bears little resemblance to the lemon." The flavor switch comes from a package of frozen fresh peaches added to each pit.cherful of beverage. Unexpected company a prob lem? If guests catch you with no dessert on hand, try this one from the General Foods test kitchens. Add one package xt solidly frozen berries or fruit (no pineapple, though) to fruit-flavored gelatin dissolved in just 1 cup of boiling water. Stir until the frozen fruit melts, cooling and setting the gelatin in rec ord time. Coffee Gravy Leftovers? Easy, says cook book author Florence Brobeck. She just mixes batter for thin pancakes, and serves them with a sauce, of leftover gravy and cubed meat or fowl. A touch of curry or herbs, she said, can make this simple dish a real gourmet treat. And best of all, you can cook and serve this one dish meal with only one electri cal appliance a griddle on which to bake the pancakes while the pre-heated sauce is kept over a candle warmer or in a chafing dish. When cooler weather comes, try basting a leg of lamb with a cup of coffee, with cream and sugar added. The Pan American Coffee Bureau, in the booklet Fun With Coffee" said this makes a tasty and unusual gravy. 1 Laundering Slacks Hang slacks or trousers by the legs after laundering. The wet weight will remove most of the wrinkles, so that less pressing is necessary. 2 tablesnaont chABMil parsley k teaspoon ginger Va teaspoon marjoranr teaspoon salt V teaspoon black pepper Today's at home fashions are lavishly printed. Brigance of Sporismaker chooses a gay floral velvelen print for his lounge separates. A belted over blouse tops sleek pants. Featherweight Ironing Ensemble Designed For Quick Press Jobs New York (IP) A new fea therweight ironing ensemble is ideal for pick pressing jobs at home. Or it can travel with you. It includes a 12 by 36-inch metal board that rests on fold ing steel legs, which raise it about six inches from the table top. The board comes equipped with a quilted pad, a pre-shrunk fabric cover, and an outside plastic protector to keep it clean. Both the cloth and plastic covers are washable. New Plastic Carpeting Resembles Broadloom New York (IP A new plastic carpeting that resembles broadloom low is on the market. The carpeting called "flora weave" is made of vinyl plastic with a cushion felt base. It has an ambrossed floral pat led, green, beige, mushroom and gray. The first store to feature the carpeting (Macey's) said it is cheaper than most carpeting, is washable and waterproof. It does not need waxing and will not crack. Union Announces Store Tour Thursday Medford Women's Christian Temperance union has planned a tour of Week's and Orr Furni ture store Thursday, September 5. It is announced that the tour wiH begin at 10 a.m. and last for an hour. This calls for more Milk . . . and, of course, Milk calls for sturdy bodies and glowing health. No one outgrows his need for MILK . . . and it tastes so good, tool Be SURE there Is PLENTY OF MILK IN THE LABOR DAY PICNIC BASKET, you'JI come home as refreshed as you started. Drink at Glasses of Milk a Day! GIRL SCOUTS Camp-Out Held Sixth Grade Troop 140, In termediate Girl Scouts, recently held an overnight camp-out at the home of Mrs. Jerry Gast ineau. Eastover terrace. Troop leader is Mrs. Dave Irving. Because of fire regulations the troop had a "campfire in side around the fireplace, where they worked on requirements for the minstrel badge. After camp fire, the girls slept out-of-doors, where they did star observation, being able to see several mete orites of Perseides. Some were even able to get a glimpse of the Comet Mrkos. During the star study the troop indentified sev eral consellations, and stars, which is one of the requirements toward the star badge. Before going to sleep, the girls worked on their story-telling badges, by telling stories to each other. The program aide, Sunny Mae Gastineau, finished off by telling the group ghost stories. The next morning the girls fixed a hearty breakfast of saus ages, eggs, pancakes and milk for themselves and cleaned up the kitchen area. Since the Gastineau family had several butterfly cocoons, the girls were able to observe the process of a Monarch butter fly emerging from its "shell", and becoming a full-fledge but terfly. This was of interest to those troop members working on the insect badge. Carlsbad Caverns, in south eastern New Mexico, are the world's largest, with the Big Room alone a mile long. (Perfumes by MARY IN EXQUISITE CHESS BOTTLES THAT ARE COLLECTORS' ITEMS A WINNING FRAGRANCE FOR EVERY OCCASION From $1. 75 to $30.00 White Lilac, Tapestry, Strategy, Carnation, Gardenia and Yrant Medf ord Pharmacy, Inc. We Are Open Today 10 "a.m. to 9:30 p.m. PHONE SP 2-6253 101 N. CENTRAL ' V' , ' ' Least Rogue River Academy Opens On Tuesday Rogue River academy wil be gin Tuesday, Sept. 3, with an expected enrollment of 140 to 150 for the elementary and jun ior high grades, according to Elder F. W. Wilbur, principal. Three new teachers have been added to the staff. They are Mrs. A. E. Merkel, grades one and two; Mrs. Mary Austin, grades five and six; and a band instruc tor who has not yet arrived. Re turning to teach at the academy this year are Mrs. Malcolm Nogle, third and fourth; Willis Coffeen, upper grades; and Mr. Wilbur. The school will operate two buses this year. One in the Ash land area while the other will serve the Medford area. Ten Cases of Flu Reported in Medford Medford residents reported 10 cases of infuenza, four cases of measles, and one case of whoop ing cough to the Jackson county health department during the week ending Aug. 30. Ashland reported four cases of measles, two of whooping cough and chicken pox and one oi strep throat. Phoenix noted a case of mumps and one of ring worm, and Gold Hill reported one case of mumps. Pizzaro founded Lima, Peru, in 1535. , CHESS PIECE league
