Medford mail tribune., April 26, 1959, Image 32

UA SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 193
MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
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Striped Candy Cane
Glass Provides Charm
Glass that is striped so as
to give a candy cane appear
ance doesn't seem very appeal-ing-and
so isn't to many peo
ple. But even though it is low
in beauty for most, it is high
in value for some. At least,
that is the way it is with some
of this striped glass.
Especially with any of that
which may have been made
by the famous Nicholas Lutz
who came to this country
about a centry ago after hav
ing mastered the art of glass
making in France.
Lutz, well-known for the
beauty and quality of his pa
perweights, worked for the
famous Boston and Sandwich
Glass company during a pe
riod of nearly two decades
extending into the late 1880s.
He was responsible for much
of the fine work turned out
by the firm during that period
as well as the striped glass.
Why striped glass became
so popular is difficult to say.
Maybe, through is resem
blance to candy canes, it had
a sentimental appeal, remind
ing people of Christmas. In
any event, cups and saucers
such as one combination I saw
recently became extremely
popular.
Both cup and saucer were
graceful enough in shape.
They were also light in
weight, but with a feeling of
strength about them that
should always be present in
any well-made piece of work.
Indeed, except for color, one
would be most favorably im
pressed by the two pieces.
The color consisted, of a
poisonous looking pink stripe
alternating with a yellow one
of equal width. The stripes,
each about an eighth of an
inch wide, swirled down from
the rim of the cup and inward
from the edge of the saucer.
The angle at which they
swirled gave a graceful
enough effect. Except for the
color, the effect might have
been actually rather pleasing.
As it was, it was pleasing
enough to some people to jus
tify a price of $100-an amount
that is considered not at all
out of line for striped glass
produced under the direction
of the famous Frenchman.
BANKNOTES COMMEMORATED FORMER PRESIDENTS
Among the more valuable
issues of American paper
money is a series of bills that
were put out in 1896, shortly
before the War with Spain.
I came across one of them
recently. It was a $1 silver
certificate that had been sav
ed for the simple reason that
it was the first dollar taken
In by the owner of a store
when he opened it shortly
after his return from active
service in Cuba. Like many a
businessman of more recent
vintage, he had it framed and
hanging on the wall behind
the counter.
The series is known to col
lectors as being made up of
"educational" notes. The rea
son, is that each of the bills
commemorates some aspect of
education. The $1 bill has an
ornate design on the obverse
side showing a classic figure
of history instructing a boy
in the virtues of the Constitu
tion. In the background is the
shaft of the Washington monu
ment. Around the border is
a series of wreaths, each one
containing the name of some
famous American, especially
those of the earlier Presidents.
On the reverse, are two
portraits both in ovals. One is
of George Washington, the
other of his wife, Martha.
If one of these bills has a
small seal, in red ink and with
rays, on the obverse side, and
if it also has, in the lower
left-hand corner of the ob
verse side, the signatures of
James F. Tillman, Register of
the Treasury, and Daniel L.
Morgan, Treasurer of the
United States, then the bill is
one of the more valuable of
the $1 silver certificates.
Depending on condition, it
would bring from $20 for a
bill in only fair shape, to $45
for one that had seen little
use.
However, practically any
collector with his wits about
him would be happy to pay
considerably more for the one
owned by the Spanish-American
War veteran. It was ap
parently the forerunner of the
short-snorter bills made fa
mous in World War II.
Across the top was the bold
signature of Theodore Roose
velt, and here and there and
elsewhere on the face were
the signatures of other men
including that of Stephen
Crane, author of "The Red
Badge of Courage."
The autograph value of
those two signatures alone
added at least another $25 to
the value of the item.
FRANKLIN'S PRINTED WORKS ALL-TIME BEST SELLER
A copy of the first edition
of "The Private Life of Ben
jamin Franklin Written by
Himself, etc." is mighty un
usual to find in good condi
tion, and one reason is that
in many ways it is the most
unusual book ever written in
the English language.
For example, with the sin
gle exception of the Bible, it
is believed to have been trans
lated into more languages
than any other work though
it may be tied with another
of his works, "Poor Richard
Improved: Being An Alma
nack," in popularity.
In addition, it has proved so
consistently popular that it
has been reprinted more than
the works of any of the fa
mous novelists in English, in
cluding both Dickens and
Thackeray.
Why it is so popular is that
its " author was unquestion
ably one of the greatest that
ever lived. In the aggregate,
he wrote very little. Except
for his autobiography and a
large amount of letters, few
of which exceed two pages in
length, his literary output
was severely limited. In short,
he appears to have done his
best to personify quality rath
er than quantity.
Regarding how much one
would get for a copy of the
first edition of his autobiog
raphy, one that I saw a few
years ago, dog-eared as it
was and with several pages
missing, brought $125,
Even a copy of the first
English edition, published in
London in 1793, and rebound
with the new binding badly
worn, was still most decided
ly a collector's item. Within
a week after it was offered
for sale it brought $45.
Under the best of condi
tions, however, this most im
portant of Franklin's works
would not command so much
as some of the copies of his
Almanack, written under the
pseudonym of Richard Saun
ders. Some of those little
books, brought out over a
periodi of 26 years, bring a
price of $880 to $1,000.
(Released by McClure News
paper Syndicate.)
About eight billion meteors
ranging in size from tiny
grains to enormous chunks of
metal and stone, enter the
earth's atmosphere every 24
hours.
I There are 26 million dogs
in the United States, and the
number is said to be increas
ing at the rate of 800,000 a
year.
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Clinic Moves fo
New Office Space
The Southern Oregon Child
Guidance Clinic noved into
new quarters on the third
floor of the county court house
annex Saturday. Dr. A. Erin
Merkel, county health officer
and administrator of the clin
ic, said the new quarters in
clude office space and consul
tation rooms.
The clinic has held office
space in the Leverette build
ing for the past six years.
According to Thomas Goff,
clinic psychiatric social work
er, the clinic case load has in
creased greatly during the
year. However, new cases
were accepted for diagnosis
and treatment with but one
or two weeks waiting period,
he said.
The total number of inter
views with children increased
from 183 to 282. Interviews
with parents increased from
292 to 514. Case referrals to
the clinic were: Medford 65,
Ashland 29, Central Point 15,
Phoenix 5, Jacksonville 2,
Eagle Point 2, Talent, Rogue
River and Gold Hill 1 each.
In addition to Dr. Merkel
and Goff, the clinic staff in
cludes Dr. Harry Danielson,
psychiatrist, and Dr. Edward
Scott, psychologist, on a part
time basis. Mrs. Eugene Don
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GRANGE NEWS
Eagle Point Grange
The Eagle Point Grange
goal of 15,000 trees distribut
ed throughout the area has
been surpassed, and a total of
25,000 trees has been reached.
C. C. Hoover, chairman of
the Community Service com
mittee for 1959, announced
recently that county Granges,
county 4-H clubs, the veter
ans' domicliary at Camp
White, and many individuals
from Shady Cove to Vilas rd.
north of Medford have re
ceived trees of several varie
ties through the Eagle Point
Grange.
Hoover added that local
groups of Girl Scouts, Boy
Scouts, and Campfire Girls,
under the supervision of the
Eagle Point Grange, have par
ticipated in tree-planting pro
grams at local lakes and
creeks, with trees provided
by the Grange.
Approximately 2,500 trees
have been distributed by
members of the Community
Service committee, including
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hoover,
Mrs. Robert Bitterling, Mrs.
Robert Meyer, and W. E. Da
vies, to persons attending the
Midway Auction.
A truck filied with elms,
locusts, mulberry, olive, ce
dar, redwood, and willow
trees was parked in the auc
tion yard; following an an
nouncement by William (Bill)
Bray, many persons took ad
vantage of the opportunity to
procure trees of their choice
through the courtesy of the
Eagle Point Grange. Young
est person present to receive
a tree was two-week old
Johnathan Halousek, whose
mother accepted a redwood
tree to plant in his name.
Letters Read
At the Grange meeting, let
ters were read from Dwight
L. Phipps, state forester, and
Jack C. Mace, service forester,
commending the Eagle Point
Grange for its leadership and
efforts in this program. Let
ters have also been received
from many county Granges
expressing their appreciation
for" the trees presented them.
As another community serv
ice project, Grange members
voted to prepare and serve a
banquet for a group of agri
cultural students from Oregon
State college who, with their
leaders, will arrive on May 8
from an inspection tour of se
lected ranches in this area.
The group will be provided
with accommodations for
sleeping in the Grange hall
the night of May 8, following
the banquet, and on Saturday
morning members of the
Grange will prepare and serve
breakfast for them.
It was announced by the
ways and means committee
that women of the Grange
will prepare the luncheon for
the "Now and Then" Festival
to be given by the Eagle
Point, Reese Creek, and Lake
Creek Extension units on
Thursday, April 30.
The festival will continue
from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and
luncheon will be served. Mrs.
Edward Chamberlain an
nounced that tickets are now
available at the Town and
County Shop in Eagle Point
or through any unit member
and it is requested that those
planning to attend reserve
their tickets early in order
to facilitate plans for the
luncheon. Proceeds will go to
the Eagle Point Grange.
Clarence D a v i e s, legisla
tive chairman, reported that
the legislature, in seeking
means to raise funds between
now and 1960, is considering
certain adjustments in income
tax.
Birthdays celebrated were
those of Mrs. Otis Jones, Mrs.
Delton Stephenson, and Mrs.
Fred Canterbury; anniversar
ies, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bit
terling, 24 years, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Wertz, 41 years, and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vestal,
39 years.
The display table contained
a 103-year-old grammar, a
100-year-old volume of "Life
and Speeches of Henry Clay,"
among other old items of in
terest. Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Wattenburg and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bittering served re
freshments, and it was an
nounced that at the next
meeting the men will serve
the refreshments.
Roxy Ann Grange
Roxy Ann Grange met April
17, with 167 members and
guests present for the Po
mona visitation.
The following masters were
escorted to the master's sta
tion: Lyle Van Gordon, Jose
phine County Pomona mas
ter; Ed Hirsch, master of
North Pacific Grange; Robert
Bitterling, Jackson County
Pomona master; Mrs. Kath
leen Scovell, master of Upper
Applegate; Ed Houston, mas
ter of Shady Cove Grange;
Charles Johnson, master of
Phoenix Grange; Herman
Kamping, master of Griffin
Creek Grange; Earl Deen,
master of Butte Falls; Carl
Christenson, master of Live
Oak; and Benton Boyce, mas
ter of Central Point Grange.
There were also guests from
Sams Valley, Gold Hill,, and
Upper Rogue Granges.
A program was presented
by Lecturer Mrs. Wilmia Van
Gordon, which included sev
eral accordion numbers by
Caesar Muzzioli, two skits,
several songs by Mrs. James
Reddington, an article on
safety by Mrs. Madge Nowlin,
and a reading by Mrs. Carl
Quackenbush.
Robert Bitterling an
nounced the next visitation
would be at Upper Applegate
on May 8, and the next Po
mona meeting at Gold Hill on
April 25. Mrs. Scoville an
nounced a ham dinner at Up
per Applegate on Mothers
Day, May 10, from 12:30 to
4 p.m.
It was announced that
Phoenix would exemplify the
first and second degrees on
April 28. Roxy Ann will put
on the third and fourth de
gree on May 1. Any Grange
having candidates is welcome
to attend.
Those serving for the eve
ning were the Roy Rushtons,
Gene Camerons, Bruce Mof
fats, and Clarence Pfnisters.
The men of the Grange will
serve at the May 1 meeting.
Griffin Creek
The Griffin Creek Grange
met April 23 with all officers
present. A short business
meeting was held, followed
by a social meeting.
Earl Craft of the agricul
tural committee read an
article pertaining to prices on
commodities and stated that
prices were somewhat lower.
Jack Bierma discussed
changes in buying and selling
typewriters, and Mrs. Pearl
Farnsworth, speaking on edu
cation, told of the part teach
ers had to assume not too
many years ago.
Mrs. Farnsworth also re
minded Grange members to
observe all fire prevention
rules. Master Herman Kamp
ing, speaking as insurance
agent, discussed the value of
keeping weeds down and fire
insurance up. ,
John and William Darby re
paired the porch and put in
new steps. May 8 was an
nounced as the date of the
visitation at the Upper Apple-
Scientist, Inventor
To Speak at College
Ashland - Dr. I. M. Levitt,
nationally known scientist
and director of Philadelphia's
Fels Planetarium who speaks
here Wednesday, April 29, at
10 a.m. for faculty and stu
dents, is an inventor as well
as one of the country's highly
respected astronomers.
Among his more recent in
ventions is the Hamilton
space clock, which he devel
oped especially to aid in
charting journeys into space.
The world's first inter-planetary
timepiece, it is designed
to show the comparative pas
sage of time by the day, hour,
month and year on earth and
on planets in outer space.
Another of Dr. Levitt's in
ventions is the Pulse Counting
Photoelectric Ph otometer
which was one of two articles
on electronics to win a place
in the 1948 Encyclopedia Brit
annica Year Book.
An authority on space trav
el, Dr. Levitt had urged many
years ago that the U.S. take
the lead in launching a man
made device into space before
Russia did so "with its tre
mendous psychological reper
cussion throughout the entire
world."
When he speaks here, Dr.
Levitt will explore the many
hazards that face man in his
efforts to undertake inter
planetary travel, as well as
the tremendous advances al
ready made by forward-looking
scientist toward that goal.
His subject will be "Journey
Into Space."
Air-Cooled Style
4-H Club News
Howard 4-H Bake n'
Stitchers, No. 1 "
An April sewing meeting
was held recently when mem
bers started work on needle
cases.
During the business meet
ing Sally Eaton was elected
president and Vicky Sokal
vice president.
Joyce Drennen,
Reporter
About 90 seconds before a
missile is scheduled to be
launched from Cape Canaver
al, Fla., an automatic sequen
cer is set off and the rocket
is fired without any further
human assistance.
gate Grange.
HEC Chairman Mrs. Rou
LeVander reported that the
club will hold a baked foods
sale May 2 with Mrs. Willard
Farnsworth and Mrs. Virgil
Wilkes in charge. The HEC
staged a program of songs
and skits. Baked foods were
displayed and later used for
refreshments.
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In November we purchased our new 1959 Chevrolet from Courtesy Chevrolet in Medford.
Since we were interested in economy, we bought a 2-door Biscayne with the 6-cylinder motor. We did
not get the Overdrive.
Over Thanksgiving week-end we drove to San Francisco. At the time we left home we had less
" than 400 miles on the car. Since we had heard tales about what gas-hogs the new cars were turning
into, we kept a careful check on mileage and gas consumption. For the entire trip our mileage aver
aged 22.6 miles per gallon .During this trip, approximately 200 miles were driven in city traffic.
Incidentally, the "Payload" both ways consisted of 4 adults and 2 children. The average speed on
the open highway was about 65 MPH.
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