TWO MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE -
Sunday, September 29, 1957
CENTRAL POINT
Cub Scout Meeting Slated
Br DORIS HUGHES
Central Point A meeting for
Pack 40 Cub Scouts of Central
Point will be held at the Junior
High school gymnasium, Tues
day, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Par
ents of prospective Cubs and
their sons are urged to be pres
ent at 7 p.m. for a special meet
ing of the Pack committeemen.
There will be a special program
and entertainment. George Ray,
Cub master, and A. D. Van Horn,
committee chairman, will be in
charge.
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Buried Treasure
X
Button Bag Contains .
Many Hidden Treasures
Cousin Abbie slid a brass but
ton across the table top. "I found
it in the button bag," she said.
"I wonder how old it is."
She set the button bag down
and with its contents it must
have weighed ten pounds. I pick
ed up the button.
You could tell at a glance it
was a military button of some
sort.
It was brass, convex in shape,
and on its face was a martial
design typical of the" early
1800s.
The chief feature was a can
non pointing to the right. Be
neath the muzzle was a stack
of cannon balls six in all.
Across the bottom of the face
was a line beneath which were
the letters REGT. A series of
five-point stars followed the cir
cle of the button's edge.
The reverse side was simple.
The shank was made in the form
of a U with the arm bent in
opposite directions at right an
gles. The name of the maker
was stamped into the metal.
With the aid of a magnifying
glass I made it out as "Armi
tage, Phila."
"Do you suppose it's worth
anything," she said.
I told her I would take it to
a friend who was an avid button
collector and ask him to give
it the once over.
When he saw it, he looked
hard at the cannon.
"It has eight spokes in the
wheels," he said, "and that
makes it much rarer than the
five-spoke type. It's about 1790
1810 and worth $25 to $40.
AN ITEM FOR ADVANCED GLASS COLLECTOR ONLY
No matter what kind of glass
It is, or how crude the work
manship, if it's of the 1800s and
you have a complete set, it has
a real value.
A case in point is that of a
design put out by a Wheeling,
W.Va., firm back in the 1880s.
The design was known by a
number rather than a name, the
reason doubtless being there was
so little distinctive about it.
It was paneled, with a herring '
bone motif between the panel
ing. And each panel was orna
mented with a flower so stylized
that it might have been anything
from a butter cup to an orchid.
In addition, the design was
produced not only in clear glass,
but in engraved glass, and in
engraved and colored as well.
It was also made both footed
and squat, the feet looking re
markably like those of that
mythical and ugly beast, the
griffin.
Furthermore, the variety of
items was large, there being in
all 19 separate type of pieces
from finger bowls to half gallon
pitchers.
Well, I have seen the design
off and on for, years. And so
when I saw a set of it recently,
and in a particularly bilious
green color I was not especially
surprised. Curious, mainly.
But I was surprised to see a
friend of mine, a very sharp buy
er and one with truly excellent
taste in glassware as well as oth
er things, buy it paying $295
for a set of 148 pieces. He seem
ed positively delighted at the
opportunity. I asked why.
"I've already sold it, Pink
ney," he said, showing me a let
ter, agreeing to take such a set
and at $4.50 per piece.
"The buyer's an advanced col
lector," he continued.
Mr. and Mrs. Huey Van Horn
visited last week end at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Van
Horn. They were here to attend
the wedding of their grandson,
Adrian Van Horn, to Miss Sher
rill von Buskirk Sept. 21.
Five student council members
of Crater High school are going
with Arthur Straus, principal, to
the District 5 Student Council
convention which will be held
in Klamath Falls Monday,
Sept. 30. Students attending the
council are Joe Teeters, presi
dent; Warren Straus, vice presi
dent; Judi Davis, secretary, Pat
Cowie, treasurer; Bill White,
business manager and Straus.
The Women's Missionary
group from the Central Point
Church of Christ attended a
meeting Friday afternoon in
Ashland with the women from
the Ashland Church of Christ.
The leaders' meeting for Pack
40 Cub Scouts of Central Point
will be held Monday, Oct. 7, at
7:30 p.m. The meeting will be
held at Mrs. E. Grissom's home.
All den mothers and committee
men are urged to attend. Den
mothers should have all awards
for Scouts at the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Anders
spent last week end in Portland
and Lebanon. In Lebanon, they
visited Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Scott. Scott is Mrs. Anders'
brother.
Everett Beach, labor foreman:
John Black, Forest creek war
den, and John Bradish, logging
inspector of the state forestry
department on Table Rock rd.,
left last Friday for the coast to
assist in the forest fire.
LEGAL WAY TO COUNTERFEIT
Tom, a jeweler friend of mine,
was working like mad making
what looked like little silver
discs.
That did it. I reached across
the counter and picked up one
of the pieces he had been work
ing on. It was an octagon shape,
and on the back was the symbol
Vi over the word "DOLLAR.
"You don't seem very much
afraid of the Secret Service," I
said. "But maybe they just
haven't got onto you yet."
Tom shook his head. "In a
sense this is a labor of love,"
he replied. From a tiny envelope
he shook jout six of the little
octagon shapes. But instead of
silver they had the rich gleam
of gold.
"They're 1852 half dollars,"
Tom said. "A fellow brought
them in yesterday and wanted
me to make them into a bracelet
for his granddaughter. I agreed,
but when I discovered what they
were, I managed to persuade him
to let me duplicate them in
silver."
I picked up one of the tiny
coins for a closer look. On the
obverse side was a large Indian
head with a headdress of nine
feathers. Around it were 13 five
point stars. Below, was the date
1852.
On the reverse was a wreath
of 26 berries. It was tied togeth
er by four ribbons surrounding
the Vt DOLLAR.
The workmanship on the piece
was excellent, except that some
of the letters in DOLLAR were
out of line.
"Can you imagine," said Tom,
"that that fellow who brought
them in inherited them from
his grandfather. He had no idea
they would have any special
value.
"But when I showed him they
were catalogued at, $25 each, he
was very happy to have me du
plicate them in silver."
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Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Mever
have nemed their little bov Jef-
fery Wayne. The baby was born
Sept. 12. The Harrisons, who
live on Beall lane, have two sons
and a daughter at home.
The Kenneth Robertsons, 235
Laurel st., Central Point, have
named their new daughter
Karen Denice. She was born
Sept. 17.
Mrs. W. J. Wheeler of Phoe
nix, Ariz., was a recent visitor
at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Seegmiller.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Thomas
and family of Central Point are
moving this week end to Sar
dine creek, near Gold Hill.
Mr. and Mrs.' Leonard Bow
man and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Beasley and daughters, Sandra
and Shela, of Pasco, . Wash.,
moved recently to Central Point.
Mrs. Bowman is a daughter of
Mrs. Lillian Wright of Central
Point. Mrs. Eugene Beasley is
Mrs. Wright's granddaughter.
Mrs. Edward Higinbotham and
her son Wilmer, went to Los An
geles last week where they visit
ed at the homes of Mrs. Ernes
tine Sherridan and Mr. and Mrs.
Clifton Austin. Mrs. Sherridan
is Mrs. Higinbotham's sister.
Austin is her nephew.
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THEY'RE NOT WORRIED Albert Faubus
(right) third grade student in Georgia Brown
school in Paso Robles, Calif., is a cousin of
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus. He appar
ently shares none of his famed kinsman's
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worries as he sits cheerfully in his classroom
with his companion, George Alexander (left).
Only comment offered by Albert on the cur
rent Little Rock crisis was a very broad grin
an opinion shared by all his classmates.
Survey Shows Expense
Of Alaska Living
Juneau (IP) It costs about
twice as much to live in Alaska
as in the United States, accord
ing to the Alaska Resource De
velopment Board.
A recent survey of five Alaska
cities showed prices in the ter
ritory generally were higher in
every category. The greatest dif
ferences were in housing costs
and the prices for fresh fruit
and vegetables.
Prices in Fairbanks were the
highest of the five cities. The
other communities checked
were Sitka, Anchorage, Ketchi
kan and Juneau.
Pricing in each of the cities
was done by a resident house
wife under the supervision of
an experienced supervisor.
Safety glass was first used in
automobiles in 1926.
I Suburbanites Show
Trend fo Down Town
Oxford, Ohio OP) The Mi
ami University Business Review
here said that suburbanites are
showing a trend back to heavier
downtown shopping.
A survey, conducted in Cin
cinnati, indicating that "fringe
area" stores were declining in
business while downtown mer
chants reported increases.
Furniture and women's stores
show the most pronounced in
creases in down town shopping,
the report said, while the men
appear to be sticking to buying
clothes locally.
Children's apparel showed
only slight gains in the down
town stores. The researchers at
tributed this to mothers not
wanting to take their children
into congested areas.
The report covers a six-year
period from 1951-1956, inclusive.
Car Inferior Care
Will Increase Value
Chicago (IP) Proper care
of your car's interior will in
crease its value by $50 to $100
over the average market price,
a poll of car dealers shows.
Interior cleanliness is a deter
mining factor in most used car
sales, the dealers reported. The
seat cover association offered
these tips:
Pick a seat cover fabric that
is sturdy, preferably saran plas
tic. ,
Make, sure it fits skin-tight.
Much wear and tear comes from
a loose fit.
Use extra floor mats for the
driver's feet, where wear is the
heaviest.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Robbins
of Buckeye, Ariz., left Thursday
after a visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Donnie Taylor. The
Robbins come to the Rogue Ri
ver valley each year to fish.
Mr. and Mrs. James Beiter
and son moved last week end
from Snowy Butte rd. to 56
South Seventh st. They pur
chased the home on on Seventh
st. from Mr. and Mrs. O. E.
Houghton.
Charles A. Meyer stated that
Oct. 23 has been pet for teachers
institute. He also stated that the
junior high school will play
Rogue River at the Rogue River
football field, Oct. 3.
Wednesday evening after
prayer meeting at the Central
Point Church of Christ, cake and
ice cream were served in honor
of Rosanna Shelley on her 15th
birthday. Eleven young people
attended. -. "
The Central Point. Jaycettes
held their ."mother-daughter"
dinner Wednesday at the Mon
Desir. Thirty people attended.
Sergeant Reenlisfs
On Parachute Jump
Ft. Campbell, Ky. (IP) Sgt.
Eugene R. Zupsic "re-upped," on
the way down.
The sergeant, a member of
Co. B, 187th Airborne Combat
group of the 101st Airborne di
vision, became a member of the
Regular Army recently while
floating to earth in a parachute.
The paratrooper had been a
member of the enlisted reserve,
but decided to join the Regular
Army, in which he had served
a previous hitch.
Zupsic and Maj. Arthur Baum
gardner, division adjutant gen
eral, bailed out of a C-119 "fly
ing boxcar" at 1,000 feet. By
the time they reached the
ground, the major had adminis
tered the oath and Zupsic was
in the Army again.
At the same time, the sergeant
had completed the paratrooper's
minimum requirement of one
jump every three months.
Wreckers Uncover
Cornerstone Box
Rochester, N.Y. (IP) Wreck
ers demolishing an old brick
dwelling for the Rochester Insti
tute of Technology dug a. small
metal box from the cornerstone.
It contained a century-old news
paper and other reminders of
the mid-1 880s.
The box held the genealogy of
the James Chappell family, orig
inally dwellers in the house, four
pages of psalms, four rare coins
including a half-dime and a
three-cent piece, and a copy of
the four-page Rochester Daily
Democrat.
Rochester Tech authorities said
the mementoes, placed in the
cornerstone Aug. 9, 1854, would
be kept by the school at least
temporarily.
Alcohol Serves as
Fish Tranquilizer
Los Angeles (IP) Now they
have found something to tame
even an albacore alcohol.
Alcohol, of a heavier variety j
than that found in whisky, is j
proving effective for tranquil
izing fish during transport from
aquariums or scientific studv.
Two University of California
ichthyologists have been exper
imenting with such techniaues
at Marineland, a southern Cali
fornia aquarium.
When albacore are caught and
placed in a tank for shipment,
they swim about wildly and
thrash themslves to death. Even
if they survive, they use up vi
tal oxygen in the crowded tanks.
This is true of many other rap
idly swimming fishes.
Sedation with the heavy al
cohol quiets the fish, the re
searchers said, thus improving
chances of their transport.
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