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Med Treasure by (pwt Politicians of Old Used Glassware for Campaigns Few public offices, prior to the present Administration, have been more obscure than the Vice Presidency, and so when someone idly wondered who was Vice President in Cleveland's first term, the conversation came to a stop. "Why, it was Hendricks Thomas A. Hendricks of Mus kingum County, Ohio," said a female voice. "What makes you so sure," Jim asked. His wife had just looked the matter up because of a glass tray she brought in from the dining room. It was a double-handled, , oblong piece of light blue glass. Framed in a small ob long in the center were the profile portraits of Grover Cleveland and his running mate, Hendricks. About the edge of the panel ran a line of maple leaves, giving a ra ther Canadian aspect to the piece. The Cleveland -Hendricks campaign platter is not at all uncommon in plain glass, but that was the only one T have seen in color. Jim's wife had bought it for $25, an obvious bargain. One collector I know told me he would gladly pay $50 for it. I have no idea what firm manufactured it. Campaign pieces of that nature they are found in various shapes, plates, tumblers, pitchers, glasses, as well as platters were made by many glass companies. Domestic politics was a far more intimate thing -in the 1800s than it is today. Americans had compara tively little concern for for eign affairs ' with the result that partisan feeling ran far higher, expressing itself in many ways that seem odd to us now. As for those expressions that took the form of glass, parctically all of. them have a definite and growing value to collectors. Whether one of these pieces is artistic and many of them show excellent workmanship--it is certain to have a curiosity value at least. In some cases running into hundreds of dollars. ' Kipling Has Mot Appeal to Collectors Than to Readers The works of Rudyard Kip ling may be out of favor now for reading purposes, but they are far from that as collect or's items. And since so many of Kip ling's works were first pub lished in the United States, where they had a tremendous vogue, it is well to be aware of them. ; An acquaintance of mine who decided to open a second hand bookstore stocked it with 10,000 used paperbacks he got from a jobber. . Most of the paperbacks were as modern as could be desired, but there was one box of books that had been putout around the turn of the century and among them was a copy of Kipling's "The Courting of Dinah Shadd & Other StoriesJ' -The Kipling item, published by Harper's at New York in 1890, was a first edition. So far as I can find, it was never published in England under that title, though most of Kipling's- works that first ap peared in this country were quickly republished in his homeland. The value of the book, if one goes to buy it in a second hand bookstore, is generally in the price-range of $7 to $15. That is what I have found during the past few years, and so far as auction records go, it hasn't often brought much more than that for at least a decade. But the reason why is gen erally because the copies of fered for sale are not in good condition. The book was pub lished in wrappers. As a re sult, very few copies have survived in the condition in which they were issued. A clean, sound copy in the original wrappers should bring $25 or $30 without difficulty, and personally I would ask somewhat more. No matter what one may think of Kipling as a poet, he was tops as a story writer, and first editions of his short stories will become of increas ing interest to collectors. . Confederacy Stamps Barest of American Ones Among the rarest of Ameri can stamps are those that were put out for use in varl-. ous Confederate towns, espe cially during the beginning and end of the Confederacy.; For example, a hand-stamped, J-cent item, put out by the Post Office of Grove Hill, Ala. regardless of whether.it is canceled in black or ma genta ink, or any other has a list value erf $8,000 if it is on the original envelope. And even if it were merely on the square-cut corner of the envelope, this stamp, made from a wood-cut block, would still be worth in the thou sands. V- Mindful of that, my inter est was naturally aroused when I saw a batch of stamps offered for sale at $200, and including a 5-cent item put out by the Griffin, Ga., Post Office. The stamp was printed in black on orange paper. It had been cut square from the up per right-hand corner of the envelope they weren't al ways in that corner, inciden tally and it was in such good condition I felt a pang of re gret that the entire envelope had not been saved. . ' The stamp consisted of noth ing more than a circle with the' symbols "5 Paid" in two lines in the tenter. Around the perimeter of the circle were the capital letters spell ing out "GRIFFIN GA.'1 ' Without exception, all the others were so relatively val ueless that they wouldn't be worth $25 together when minus the Confederate item. I didn't buy, but someone else did. When I returned next day, prepared to make an offer of $50 as ' tops, the batch had been sold. -; The Griffin . stamp, while rare , enough, to be worth col-? lecting, had a price listing of only $60. (Released by McClur Newspaper Syndicate) Council Appoves Douglas Addition For Annexation Area Students Win Recognition for Journalism Work t . The Medford city council last week approved for an nexation the Douglas addition. All improvements and streets meet city ' standards in devel opment, city officials said. Mayor John Snider was authorized to apply for aid in the Urban planning assist ance program. The program will be a 50 per cent assist ance from the federal govern ment. Under the plan, the city will provide $8,050 in funds and services, Jackson county $5,600 and the federal government $13,650. The money will Be used to complete base maps of the Medford area, complete a land-use study of the Medford area, for studies of future ex pansion of the city in several fields for basis of zoning. Provision Adopted A provision in the building code was adopted which per mits the building of front yard fences. The fences will be limited to four feet in height. The council also approved termination of an agreement with Southern Pacific for a storm sewer easement. The sewer line has been relocated and the easement is ho longer needed. , City Manager Robert Duff was authorized to file an ap plication for a federal grant for a sewage treatment plant in the Berrydale area. City of ficials believe 30 per cent, or about $20,400 of the total es timated cost, is eligible for government aid. The council authorized plans and specifications for National Guard News Both Medford National Guard units took part in the Armed Forces day parade Saturday morning. Several items of equipment were displayed by the units at the Medford home show at the Armory Thursday through Sunday. Company A - - Company A will hold a reg ular drill Tuesday, May 20, according to Capt. B. Reibe, commanding officer. Unit classes will center on prepar ation for summer training at Ft. Lewis, Wash., which is scheduled on June 13 to 28. Headquarters' Company The next, regular drill of Headquarters' company will be Monday, May 26. The Monday, May 19, drill was cancelled after the unit took part in the Armed Forces day parade Saturday, according to Capt. S. J. Fagone. Broom Selling Drive Slated by Lions A door-to-door broom sell ing campaign will be conduct ed during the next several weeks by members of the Medford Lions club, according to Louis Ruhl, president. The brooms are made by the Portland broom factory of the Oregon Industries for the Blind. Proceeds of the sale will be used toward the cost of furnishing needy children with glasses. The club spends about $700 to $1,000 each year for the project. All types of brooms will be sold during the cam paign, Ruhl said. MYS, 7 to 14! It's time again to make your reservation for a week, a month or all summer horses swimming - - - fishing pack trips basket ball baseball home cooked meals at the R-bar-E Ranch! On the Applegate river in the pines, where everything for the boy is furnished! VISITORS WELCOME ON SUNDAY! 5728 SOUTHSIDE ROAD Grants Pass, Oregon Phone GR 6-3029 paving Beatty st. between Kennett st. and McAndrews rd.; Kennett st. between Court st. and McAndrews rd., and for paving Siskiyou blvd., between Modoc ave. and White Oak rd. Plans Approved Also approved were plans and specifications for paving Eastwood dr. between Main st. and Keene Way dr. The council established a second Siskiyou blvd. water main fund. The fund will be for $4,95.62. Installation of an eight-inch water , main on Siskiyou blvd. between Modoc ave. and a point 1,020 feet east was accepted. The council approved a re quest of the post office to fasten mail boxes to the side walk. The method of assessment for the Grandview-Kenwood, Berrydale and Laurelhurst district sanitary sewer systems was approved. Under the plan, .residents will be assessed in two parts. The first part would be on an acreage basis on lots for the trunk sewer line and second for a lateral assess ment on property Which could be used for connections. Eugene Outstanding sen ior staff members on Oregon high school newspapers and yearbooks have been selected for special recognition by the Oregon Scholastic Press, an organization of the University of Oregon school of journal ism. The OSP based its awards on recommendations made by high school advisers. Taken into consideration were the students' grades, ability, dil igence and citizenship. Yearbook workers received George S. Turnbull certifi cates and Eric W. Allen cer tificates were awarded to the newspaper workers. Four Medford High school Publicity Need Is Noted by Group The need of publicity was cited as important by mem bers of the Medford area unit of the Oregon Association of Insurance Agents to oppose the compulsory car insurance program suggested for Ore gon by Governor Robert D. Holmes. The group noted the broader coverage, available at lower rates, under the pres ent system. They also men tioned the possibility that sev eral insurance . agencies may go out of business if the pro gram is adopted. The group voted to fore ward a letter to the state at torney general, calling his at tention to a recent letter sent to candidates for public office and insurance men. The letter is by James F. Johnson, direc tor of the state department of motor vehicles. . In the letter, Johnson tells of the results of other states which have adopted' the, pro gram and what effect such a program would have on Ore gon. The insurance men allege the letter was a waste of state money and want the attorney general to find if the sending students received awards. Curtis Cook and Joan Laurila received awards for - their work on the school newspa per and yearbook certificates were presented to Stephen Knights of Columbus Schedule Convention Newport The golden anni versary convention of the Ore gon Knights of Columbus will be held at Newport May 23-25. The three-day meeting will feature a fourth degree meet ing Friday and a- third degree meeting Saturday. James B. Hughes, supreme director from Vancouver, B.C., will be the main speaker at the event. Hoag and Sandra Buxton. Two students at Jackson ville High school and four at Talent High school also re ceived recognition. Presented certificates for outstanding work on the Jack sonville High school news paper were Ed Paxton and Louella Snyder. Talent High school seniors named for the awards were Gloria Quackenbush and Charmian Tipsword for work on the school newspaper, and David Spangler and Mary Kay Olson for outstanding year book performance. The prairie dog has a bark like cry. MAIL TRIBUNE, MedfarJ, Oregon, Sunday, May 18, 1938 1U Powell Dropped . By Democrat Party New York (UV Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (D.-N.Y.) un der indictment for income tax evasion, was dropped Thursday by the Democratic party. - Tammany district leaders in Harlem, which Powell has represented in Congress for 14 years, voted 11 to 1 not to support the Negro congressman-minister in this year's election. They based the rejection on Powell's endorsement of Pres ident Eisenhower. The first juvenile court was established in 1899 in Chicago. Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Ashland Woman is Elected io Library Association Post Miss Cora Mason, of the Ashland public library, w a s elected and installed as the Pacific Northwest Library as sociation representative, at the 16th annual Oregon Li brary association conference, held in Roseburg recently. About 300 trustees, librari ans and observers attended the two-day meeting which was held in the Umpqua hotel. The special speaker at the event was Mrs. Merlin Moore, president of the American As sociation of Library Trustees and a member of the Arkansas State Library committee for 17 years. She spoke on the "March of Library Progress." She out lined the history of American libraries and said the public library antedates the public school system. Mrs. Moore also stressed the need for qualified library trustees, add ing t hat she had never known a trustee who was qualified at the time he was appointed. Relationship In other talks to the erouD she pointed out the relation- snip between town libraries and the regional libraries. She said the adequate small library costs more than the large library per capita to op erate. The large unit benefits from joint purchasing of books, the sharing of pooled book resources and the "know how" of specialists. Also heard by the group was Miss Gloria Coffey who spoke on the library system in India. She is with the New Delhi library. Among those attending from this area were Miss Cora Mason and Miss June Pentzer, Ashland public li brary; Miss Myrtle Funk houser and Mrs. Hazel Hunt, Southern Oregon college; Mrs. Florence Perkey 'and Mrs. Lois Martin, Medford public schools; Mrs. Alfred Mekvold, Jackson county schools; and Mrs. Leland Mentzer, Miss Helen Webster, Mrs. Charlene Tarvin, Mrs. Cynthia McKay, Mrs. Mildred Perkins and Mrs. Josephine Furry, Jack son County library. last exciting day r" 3rd annual Medford e Show OVER 100 BIG HOME DISPLAYS O "LIVING OUTDOORS FOR FUN" SECTION HEW-INTERESTING SPECIAL EXHIBITS BIG VARIETY STAGE SHOW O KIDDYLAND WITH KLINKER THE KLOYN "PARADE OF HOMES" O GAMES O GIFTS O PRIZES Drawing for Model Playhouse Tonight 6 p.m. OPEN NOON -11 p.m. TODAY O STAGE SHOWS 2:30-6:30-8:30 Medford National Guard Armory J how to build your (with apologies to the 3 little pigs) . . , You can build your house with straw. (But it may not keep you dry if a rainy day comes along.). 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