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16A MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Oregon, Sunday, March 22, 1939 'EMEY luried Treasure 9g ) ? ?W l! JUL ' V i m tew nSMLL1 M XAJ IF V - ' 7 mm fZ-.sZF uu a . . Decorated Cup Plates Recall Bad Manners Cup plates came into exist ence because our ancestors preferred to drink tea from a saucer rather than a cup -hence the saying "a dish of tea." Tea was drunk from a sau cer because early Americans were too impatient to wait un til they could drink it from a cup. They wanted it served al most boiling hot, and they didn't want to let it cool off slowly. So they spilled it into the saucer and sipped it awkwardly from the edge, thus saving themselves several seconds. Meanwhile, what to do with the cup? To set it down on the table might mar the surface or at least stain the tablecloth. Quite aware of this, thought ful hostesses provided addi tional plates, but the plates were too large. And so pres ently, alert porcelain and glassware makers started to turn out little plates designed solely to do the saucer's origi nal job. They were cup hold ers or cup plates. Since cup plates had only one task to fill, and a very light one at that, the manu facturers decided they should be an adornment to the table If you ever come across any old currency and there hap pens to b one of the U. S. "In terest bearing notes" among the bills, you have made a rare find. In fact, some of these notes are so rare as to be virtually priceless, since only a few are known to exist outside the Treasury. An interest bearing note is merely a greenback on which it is stated that the Govern ment will pay interest to the holder at intervals of six months to three years. They were issued during the Civil War when the nation was in a financial crisis. Their purpose was to induce the people to keep the money in circulation rather than exchange it for coin. The interest offered ranged from five per cent on the one-and two-year notes to better than seven for the three-year variety. In appearance, the notes looked much like the other greenbacks of the time. They were large, about seven and a half by four and a quarter sM El I I 1' 1 MLL Quality Handbags and really let themselevs go. Some, of course, are rela tively simple in design, but the majority are ornate. Stars, flowers, arabesques, an al most infinite variety of fig ures, are found on the little plates. So many that it wasn't too long before the makers realized that still another pur pose could be served - that of honoring public figures. And so the faces of great men of the time are occasion ally found on the plates like that of Washington who, while talking to Thomas Jefferson, pounded home need of hav ing a Senate as well as a House by illustrating his argu ment with a question about Jefferson's tabla manners. "Why do you pour your tea in the saucer, Jefferson," he asked. "To cool it, of course." "And that is why we need the Senate - too cool the hot ideas of the House," Washing ton answered. Regarding the value of cup plates, which should never much exceeded four inches in diameter, some are worth S1000 or more today, and very few of them should bring less than $50. Leather Bucket Bags! Black Patents! O White Plastics! Boxes, pouches, clutches, bucket bags . . . bags with chain handles! Leathers, plas tic patent, straw cloth . . . they're all here in this sensa tional group! Be here early! PENNEY'S STREET FLOOR mm plus fed tax INTEREST BEARING NOTES ISSUED DURING CIVIL WAR inches. They were printed in black and green ink. On the face of the S10 note, was a bust of Salmon P. Chase, a brilliant lawyer and one of the top officials in Lincoln's Administration, who served as Secretary of the Treasury. In the center was the traditional American eagle. On the right was a classic female figure in an oval, frame. The offer of interest and the dates it would be paid were given in a scroll printed on the back. Value of the $10 note is about $400 today, depending on its condition. Those of a higher denomi nation bring a progressively larger amount, one that rises almost astronomically. The reason is that the more money up in one of these notes, the j 3 more certain he was to cash it in on the day the interest became payable. A man might easily forget a $10 note, but to forget one for $1000 would be virtually unthinkable. Undercover Story! Beautiful Pastels Blossom on Dacron- Nyon-Cotton Batiste HAMMERLESS ANTIQUE RIFLE PRODUCED IN 1840'S The rifle looked like an an tique, which it was, but being hammerless, it clearly incor porated one of the more mod ern improvements. It was one of the revolving cylinder type that quickly evolved from development of the revolver popularized by Colonel Samuel Colt. The weapon was a .35 cali bre, eight-shooter' with a 33 inch barrel engraved for' half its length with a tapering de sign of arabesques. Stamped in the metal was the legend "Patent Arms Mfg. Co., Pater . son, N.J." The fluted cylinder was en graved between the flute with tiny centaurs, a motif that is found on several of the early Colt weapons. As a rule, how ever, the figures are consider ably larger and are often ac companied by others of a different nature. In view of the size, plus the unusual en graving on the barrel, it seem ed likely that weapon was a custom job. Further support for that opinion lay in its calibre size. While revolving cylinder car bines and rifles were produced in a variety of calibres, rang ing into the low 70s, a .34 calibre seems to have been one of the most popular. Since this was a .35, it had probably been ordered by some perfec tionist of the more finicky type that is fairly common among rifle enthusiasts. As to the age of the rifle, it was probably made in 1840 and certainly not later than early 1842, since that was the year the firm ceased produc tion soon after its failure in 1841. Because of the engraving and condition, the heavy piece -nearly 13 pounds in weight had brought a price of $600. Without the engraving and in poor condition, it would still have brought half that amount in all probability. (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 280,000 Vets to Get Clcims Reviewed by VA More than 280,000 veteran3 whose claims for compensa tion or pension had previously been denied by the Veterans Administration will now have their claims reviewed, S. T. Branpock, contact representa tive, VA Domiciliary, Camp White, said today. These veterans are those whose claims were disallowed by VA after World War II and prior to 1955 for the reason that their claimed disabilities were not shown at the time of their last examination. Brannock said VA for the past several years has been conducting a review for errors in compensation and pension claims allowed after World War II, and veteran organiza tions had requested a similar review of disallowed cases. Consequently, a pilot study was ordered in March, 1958, to determine whether a broad ened review of disallowed claims was in order. The pilot study was carried on in seven regional offices in widely sep arated sections of the nation. An overwhelming majority of the cases reviewed showed that correct adjudicative pro cedures had been made, yet there was sufficient evidence to warrant an overall review of these cases as a matter of equity and complete fairness to the veterans' involved, Bran nock said. By far the largest source of the comparatively few errors j discovered was the category "disability not shown at time of last examination." A full re.view is being ordered of the more than 280,000 disallowed claims in this category. Projecting the findings of the pilot study to the dis allowed claims involved, in a broadened review indicates as many as 2,000 veteran-claimants might be found eligible for monetary awards. The new review, Brannock said, will soon be underway in several VA regional offices on a "time available" basis, and will be extended to all 67 regional offices as soon as the current workload permits. Mm FULL SLIP HALF SLIP Everything's extravagant about these slips but the prices' There's a won derfull femininty about the soft pastels, the delicate laces and embroider ies, the pleated nylon sheer, the shadow panel! And, the upkeep's just as soft! Lanolized Dacron-nylon-cotton batiste needs little or no ironing. Full slip in pink, blue, or beige in average length, sizes 32 to 44, white in petite, sizes 32 to 42, average, 32 to 44,tall, 34 to 44. Half slip in pastels in average length, small, medium and large sizes; white in proportioned lengths. 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