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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
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