6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, January 23, 19S9
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US Postage Honored
First Norse Immigrants
A friend, who is one of the
six or seven million descen
dants of the immigrants who
came over on the Mayflower,
happened to mention it the
other day at a party.
"So," said another member
of the group. "Well, two of
my ancestors came over in
ships 800 years apart. My
name is Erikson."
Erikson's point was that
any person of Norwegian de
scent must be related to the
famous Leif Erikson who dis
covered America around 900
years ago. His logic is unan
swerable. The population of
Norway S00 years ago could
not have been more than a
million or so, while the num
ber of ancestors anyone must
have at that time, if all un
related, runs into the hun
dreds of millions.
As for the ship Erikson's
second ancestor came over
on, it was the Restaurationen
that arrived in 1828 with the
first load of Norwegian im
MINTED COINS ADVERTISED
This should be a good year
for anyone who has any of the
privately minted Colorado
gold coins and wants to sell
them.
In any event, a friend who
got carried laway at the
thought of celebrating the
10th anniversary of the Pike's
Peak gold rush of 1859 found
himself the owner of a ten
dollar gold piece for which
he had paid $150.
The piece was one of those
minted by the firm of Clark,
Gruber & Co., that operated
for two years in Denver be
ginning in 1860.
On its face the coin has a
representation of Pike's Peak
that is rather reminiscent of
Japan's Fujiyama. Beneath is
the word DENVER. Around
the edge is the legend
"PIKE'S PEAK GOLD" and
the denomination, TEN D.
On the reverse is a very
fierce looking American eagle,
BONE BUTTONS RECALL REIGN OF EMPRESS
The use of plastics is gen
erally thought to be a devel
opment of modern civiliza
tion, but actually it goes back
for many centuries, one of
the oldest plastic materials
being horns and hooves.
Basically, the two are the
same substances-keratin-and
one of its earlier uses as a
plastic is for making buttons.
There are many steps in
making buttons from horn,
but the most important con
sists of the application of
heat and pressure. I have seen
buttons that were made by
this process probably three
or four hundred years ago,
judging from the design and
workmanship, and, so far as
the end product is concerned,
there has not yet been any
improvement.
The latest type of horn butt
ton is no better than that
produced a century ago, and
a horn button of 1859 can
not be better than one of
1589.
HILTS
Group Meets
Br MRS. M. F. CAVIN
Hilts-The Bridge club met
at the home of Mrs. M. G
King on Thursday, Jan. 15,
with high score going to Mrs
Al Simmen, second high, to
Mrs. Fred Haynes and low
to Mrs. Art Blanchard.
Others playing were Mrs.
Ernest Spannaus, Mrs. Frank
Groves. Mrs. Frank Ohlund,
and Mrs. Malcoln Robinson
of Montague.
A party honoring the eighth
birthday of Lynn Rae Marin
was given at her home on
Jan. 14.
Various games were played
and refreshments and ice
ceram, cake and punch were
served to Frankie Marin,
Tommy Shuck, Linnie Mae
and Johnny Marin, Jackie
Sandiford, Becky and Robert
Hamilton, Linda Goodwin,
Gloria Chase, Elizabeth Bran
non, and Connie Marin.
Another party honoring the
tenth birthday of Ikey Ham
ilton was held at his home
on Jan. id.
Games were played after
which gifts were opened. At
tending were Carleen De
Clerck, Janet Cavin, David
Simmen, Cathy Whittaker,
Phyllis Jordan, Alfred Rife,
Louise B r a n n o n, Kenneth
Preston, Linda Goodwin,
Karen Hughes, Helen Shep
herd and Becky, Robert,
migrants to reach the United
States.
He had a picture of it with
him, he said, along with an
other of a model of Leif's
longboat. He produced two
stamps from his pocketbook.
Thev were the Norse-Ameri
can commemoratives put out
in 1925. The two-cent car
mine and black one had a pic
ture of the Restaurationen
The five-cent indigo and black
showed a Viking ship that
was sailed across from Nor
way in 1925 and is now in a
Chicaeo museum.
When I asked Erikson how
he happened to have the
stamps with him, he said he
had taken them to a dealer
to check on the value.
He had found a sheet of
each of the stamps at home,
nlus some loose ones. His
father had bought them in
1925.
The catalogue value of the
sheets of 100 each, today are
$75 for the two-cent stamp
and $475 for the five.
GOLD RUSH
almost identical with the one
on the regular U.S. coins of
the period. The firm name is
about the edge and the date
1860 appears beneath.
The coin was by no means
in mint condition. Nonethe
less, it hadn't seen hard use
and would make an interest
ing ornament for a bolo tie
pin, for which the owner cur
rently intends to use it. If he
does that, and wears it much
at the centennial celebration,
his chances should be good
for making a tidy profit on
his. investment. In fact, even
if he keeps the coin for a few
years and then sells it, it
should prove a worthwhile in
vestment. Clark C ruber & Co. $10
gold pieces of the 1860 date
were bringing a top price of
$75 in 1940. By 1949, their
value had risen to around
$125. As of last year they
had gone up another $50.
An Empress Eugenie but
ton I saw the other day is a
case in point. The button,
about as big as a half dollar,
was of horn that had been
dyed black. The surface was
plain except that it carried
the sculptured profile of the
French Empress, done in high
relief. Around the edge of the
button was a thin piece of
gold wire, a fitting frame for
the portrait that must have
been done by one of the bet
ter artists of France some 90
years ago.
There are several other
types of Empress Eugenie
buttons, those that I've seen
with values ranging from a
dollar or so to $20, but the
addition of precious metals
and, sometimes, jewels-natur-ally
enhances the value of the
piece.
The Empress Eugenie but
ton, described above, sold for
$40.
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paper Syndicate)
For Bridge
Gary, Danny and Cathy Ham
ilton.
Refreshments of cake, jello
and whipped cream and punch
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Catuzzo,
former residents of Hilts,
moved to their new home in
Redding upon his retirement
on Dec. 27 from the Southern
Pacific railroad.
Catuzzo was section fore
man here at Hilts since 1938
and was with the Shasta di
vision for 47 years. Last April
he was transferred to the
Hornbrook section after the
Hilts crew had been discon
tinued. Mr. and Mrs.
the parents of
Marin.
Catuzzo are
Mrs. Tony
On Friday, Jan. 16, several
friends called at the home
of Mrs. Henry (Tillie) De
Clerck to help her celebrate
her 72nd birthday.
Coffee and cake were
served to Mrs. Donivan Ward,
Mrs. James Cain and chil
dren, Karen and David, and
Mrs. M. M. Sief. Others sent
gifts, being unable to attend.
CRASH KILLS THREE
Amman, Jordan (UPD A
Jordanian airliner carrying
14 persons crashed 10 miles
west of here Thursday. Three
persons were killed and three
were Injured.
Most Legislators Found To Favor
Sly Report With 'Yes. But' Reaction
Editor's note: This Is the second
of four dispatches analyzing key
problems of the 1959 Oregon Leg
islature. By DICK HUMPHREY
Salem- (UPD -Although most
Oregon legislators polled by
United Press International re
veal strong leanings this ses
sion toward economy, they are
more hesitant to commit
themselves to the $298.6 mil
lion budget suggested by ex
Gov. Robert D. Holmes.
Individual estimates range
from something below the
Holmes figure up to $310 mil
lion. Some legislators also feel
they haven't studied the
Holmes budget thoroughly
enough to know whether it
is realistic and don't care to
be quoted.
Rep. Clarence Barton (D
Coquille), chairman of the
House Tax Committee, is one
who feels the budget is on
The Family Council
Editor's note: The F-rml Council consists of a judge, a psychiatrist,
trree clergymen, a newspapei editor a women's editor and two writers.
Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does
not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt
with by responsible agencies and counselors.
Beatrice R. - Should the
full responsibility for caring
for an aged mother fall on a
working woman?
, My husband and I live in a
small apartment. We have no
children. My brother and
sister have their own homes
with loads of space. They
each have three children.
That's plenty of responsibili
ty, I know, but it would mean
nothing to them to have our
mother in their homes. How
can I care for our mother if
I have to work every day? I
would have to find a larger
apartment and that would be
almost impossible at a rea
sonable price.
Mother has been staying in
my brother's home since our
father died several months
ago. She is very unhappy and
says she doesn't care what
becomes of her. But I think
she will gradually cheer up
if she stays near her grand
children. She loves them so
much.
Cynthia S. - For years
Beatrice has been talking of
quitting her job and settling
down to being a homemaker.
All we've heard from her is
how much she hates her job
and how she envies women
who have "nothing to do but
look after a home."
Well, now is her chance.
My brother and I are willing
to make a fair contribution
to Mother's board. The larger
apartment would not cost
Cynthia any extra money.
My sister-in-law has littje
patience with Mother and I
have even less. After all, we
have the children to worry
about. Beatrice would have
nothing at all to do but look
out for Mother. I have even
offered to spend one full
afternoon a week with her so
that Beatrice can get away.
Mother is not really an in
valid anyway, but she is too
depressed to be left alone for
long. I think Beatrice is being
unfair.
The Council: If Beatrice
and Cynthia think about it,
we are sure that they'll re
member that not long ago
they battled one Jknother
fiercely for their Mother's
love as they now batlle to be
rid of the responsibility of
caring for her. Their eager
ness to oist a burdensome
problem on one another is
deeply rooted in childish, self
ish attitudes.
It is impossible to say who
"should" take the responsi
bility or which type of home
would be best for the mother.
The best home would be the
one in which she could feel
even
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the low side.
Many Republicans felt that
the line could be held but
several key Democrats saw
pressures developing from
education, welfare and other
sources that might force it
up.
Barton said: "I would an
ticipate a budget of from $307
to $310 million."
"As a sidelight," he added,
"for the past decade Oregon
has been just two years be
hind Kansas in its spending.
The current Kansas budget
is S307 millions."
Thought Realistic
Democrats Monroe Sweet
land, Milwaukie, and Keith
Skelton, Eugene, gave flat
"no" answers to the Holmes
budget and Sen. Ward Cook,
Portland Democrat, agreed
with Barton that the "budget
might reach $310 millions.
Senate President Walter
wanted. If she felt wanted
she would undoubtedly be
less depressed and would be
less of a problem to all of her
children.
All of these children un
doubtedly feel guilty and they
are trying to play on one
another's guilts until some
body breaks down. It's an
ugly situation and it will
leave ugly scars on them and
their relationship to one
another for years to come.
We think that each of the
children needs to review the
picture to himself and her
self. If neither the sisters nor
the brother feels like taking
on the responsibility of car
ing for Mother in a loving
and devoted spirit, they
should at least avoid blam
ing one another and should
consider what to do about
making other arrangements.
Their mother will be better
off with a paid companion or
in a home for the aged than
in the home of a rejecting
child.
(Copyright 1959,
General Features Corp.)
Your
Pearson (D-Portland) thought
the Holmes budget realistic in
the light of Oregon's per cap
ita income decreasing in the
last six years to below the
national average.
Sen. Loyd Key (D-Milton-Freewater)
thought the budget
would not meet Oregon's
needs "but I think we can
live with it," he added.
Rep. Joe Rogers (D-Inde-pendence)
was echoed by sev
eral of his Republican col
leagues when he said the
budget was "all that we can
provide under the current tax
structure," warning "the vot
ing populous will not take
kindly to any new tax."
Rep. Katherine Musa (D
The Dalles) was one legisla
tor who thought the budget
could be brought under $299
millions "without harming the
essential services of govern
ment." Related to the budget is
the method for financing $30
million asked for higher edu
cation and institution build
ings. Bonding Program Asked
The Holmes budget in
cludes only $2,500,000 for the
purpose, but the ex-governor
suggested a $70 to $80 million
bonding program to take care
of building needs for the next
six years or so.
Most legislators seemed to
prefer the bond route or a
Benson Deplores
Farm Programs
New York (DPD Secretary
of Agriculture Ezra Taft Ben
son said today the operatipn
and cost of the nation's farm
programs were "fantastic and
indefensible."
He estimated the govern
ment would have a surplus
hoard of farm products worth
more than nine billion dol
lars in inventory or under
loan by next July, and that
the cost of storage and in
terest on these stocks will be
one billion dollars a year.
"This is fantastic and in
defensible," he said.
Benson made his remarks
in a speech prepared for de
livery before the National In
dustrial Conference Board at
the Hotel Commodore.
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possible combination of bonds
and general fund financing.
A lesser number, mostly
Republicans, favored the "pay
as you go" approach and were
opposed to bonding.
Sweetland, chairman of the
Senate Education Committee,
favored in general a capital
budget program, spreading
the payments over the expect
ed life of the projects rather
than paying all now.
Opponents of bonds like
Sen. Francis Ziegler (R-Cor-vallis)
argued that interest on
bonds could build "a new
building every year." Some
were also fearful that if bonds
were tried now the need
might be even greater in 10
years and additional taxes
would also be needed.
Rep. Al Flegel (D-Roseburg)
argued that increasing infla
tion made a bond program
desirable now.
Lumber Price
Index Goes Higher
Portland - Crows Lumber
Price Index climbed $1.08 in
the last two weeks. The ma
jor gain was in the green
Douglas Fir segment, but dry
Fir and Western Pine species
also moved higher.
The market continues to ex
hibit exceptional strength for
this time of year, with green
Fir dimension, from low grade
on up, showing the most ac
tivity. Kiln-dried dimension is
also on the up beat. Fir di
mension for water shipment
continues strong, holding re
cent price gains.
Dry White Fir dimension
from the Western Pine region
reflects the firmness in green
and dry Douglas Fir. No. 3
common 12-i n c h Ponderosa
Pine boards and some widths
of No. 4 common have made
price advances, with No. 2
common unable to keep pace.
Douglas Fir plywood prices
are feeling upward pressure,
both sanded and unsanded.
WINDSOR THREATEND
London (UPD Scattered
floods in the nearby Thames
Valley turned the playing
fields at Eton into a vast lake
today and threatened the gar
dens of Windsor Castle.
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Career Program
Planned at High
School Feb. 3
The Jackson county career
program, which will feature
speakers in seven vocational
areas, will be held at Med
ford High school at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 3, Lindsay M.
Vinsel, director of adult and
vocational education, has an
nounced. Dr. Leonard B. Mayfield,
superintendent of Medford
schools, wil welcome parents
and students in the high
school auditorium, and intro
duce Francis B. Nickerson,
executive secretary of the
Oregon state system of higher
education.
Nickerson will speak on ca
reer planning.
Participants will meet in
rooms devoted to the subject
area of their choice, Vinsel
said. Those attending will
have an opporutnity to meet
with two career speakers for
a 35-minute period each.
Vocational Areas
Speakers and the vocational
areas for the career program
include Dr. Eva Seen,' Oregon
State college, teaching; R. L.
Richardson, OSC, engineering;
Dr. Bernd Craseman, Univer
sity of Oregon, physical sci
ence; Dr. W. D. Richins, Uni
versity of Oregon, business ad
ministration; Frank Stanko,
Oregon Technical institute,
technicians; and Dr. Arthur
Kreisman, Southern Oregon
college, humanities,
A session on nursing with
a speaker from the Universi
ty of Oregon medical school
also is scheduled. The speak
er will be announced later,
Vinsel said.
Following the sessions, re
freshments will be served in
the cafeteria and speakers
will be available for individ
ual questions.
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Grocer Has
Bond Sales Show
Increase in Month
Sales of savings bonds in
Jackson county last month
showed an increase over De
cember, 1957, according to
George W. Mimnaugh, state
director, but the total sales
during 1958 were less than
in 1957.
Sales last month totaled
$76,156, compared to $62,820
in December, 1957. The total
for the year was $905,098, or
91 per cent of the 1958 quota,
compared to $975,746 during
1957.
Statewide, sales during the
year showed an increase of
more than $700,000. Total
sales last year were S37.632,
348, compared to $36,903,640
during 1957, Mimnaugh noted.
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