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
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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
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