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i Med Treasure Quality of Paper May Determine Stamp 's Value The phrase "not worth the It is easy enough to tell the paper it's printed on" is often difference between the two. an apt expression of worth- If . you hold one of these lessness, for the reason that stamps up to a strong light paper is usually so cheap as and can see alternating dark to have an Insignificant value and light parallel lines in the especially in postage stamp paper, then you know it is size. ' laid paper. The name comes ' However, there are some from a step in the manufac- cases where the type of paper turing process at which the used is the all-important fac- pulp was caught by a series of tor in determining value of fine wires stretched across such tiny bits of printing as the bed of the paper-making postage stamps. machine. An example is the one-real Wove paper when held up stamp put out by the Domini- to a strong light shows no can Republic back in the late parallel lines. If well made, 1860s and early !.870s. If one its surface is smooth and the of these stamps is unwater marked - that can generally be told by holding it up to the light and looking for a faint design in but not on the paper and if it is printed in a pale green, then it is worth either around $20 or $75. sheet is of uniform texture throughout. The design used on these Dominican Republic stamps- and it is fairly common since it is often found on stamps that have been prmted on water - marked paper and Which value it will have is hence command a much low- determined by the kind of er price . consists of the arms paper on which the stamp was of the republic. Along the top printed. If printed on laid of the stamp is the word COR- paper, u commands tne nign- REUS. Along the bottom is er price. The other .type of the denomination spelled out paper used is wove. as UN REAL. i . . . NOVELTY GLASS RECALLS GAUDINESS Much of the novelty glass turned out by 19th Century American glassmakers is high ly colored, garish, and of, at best, - most uncertain taste. However, no one should ever of the sampan was unlike had ever seen before. He had used every color in the spec trum. The saiLwas of yellow glass with purple edges. The hull was clear with a line of let tht fact warp his judgment Zi Z V .u J,L - JlXL TV fi- blue "bout it to suggest the regarding values - at least in the sense of what people will pay for such work. water line. There were streaks of green here and there going over the side, apparently sug- . A case in point is a birthday .'.ZZSl' a axacuu in.cuuj re ceived. It was a glass sampan, or Chinese fishing smack, about seven inches , long. The 'sole occupant of the tiny boat was a coolie-type figure under various otner colors were used for different parts of the vessel and fisherman's attire. 1 The glass was .woven. In other words, except for the a conical - shaped hat done in fIfh and fisherman, the rest yellow glass to suggest straw. He held the tiller in one hand and a fish pole in the other. From the end of the rod ran a line in clear glass to curve around the bowsprit of the. vessel. On the end of the line dangled a big fish, nearly three - quarters of an inch long and with fins of blue and green and eyes of an angry red. oi the piece was made of strands of colored glass clev erly drawn together. The rail ing about the deck made it possible to use the piece as a small bon-bon dish. In the bottom of the hull was a pon til mark. There was no clue as to the maker. ' ' -': At first, the owner thought the gift a fantastic and ridicu lous thing. But when she BICL CONSIDERED - Capetown, South Africa -(DPD-The South African Senate had under consideration yes terday an apartheid bill which would prevent whites and non-whites from studying at the same universities. The1 bill was sent to the Senate Friday after the National Assembly approved it Thursday night on its third reading. The fisherman evidentlylearned that novelty glass of had yanked on his rod so that complexity and, work hard that he had wound the manship commands a price fish around the bowsprit. If running from $75 to three that was the artist's idea, it times that figure, she viewed Was certainly true to life, for it differently. When I last saw many a fisherman has done it, it was in a conspicuous po Just that sort of thing. . sition on the mantel above But the artist's conception the fireplace. , . . ODD SUPERSTITION HAD PEOPLE MUTILATING BILLS If anything good can be said for inflation, it is that it has destroyed the basis of one of the silliest supersti tions to which Americans ever subjected themselves. , The superstition was that you should tear the corner off any $2 bill that came into your hands. . ? The basis of it was that to get a $2 bill meant that you would soon fall ill and have to pay it to a doctor, whose, traditional fee for years was $2". By tearing the corner off you destroyed the bad luck. I was reminded of this re cently when a friend showed me a $2 silver certificate he had just acquired. It was one j of the so-called educational series of notes put out by the government in 1896. On the face of the bill was an alleg orical design showing some women and children repre senting such subjects as steam, electricity and other signs of progress. There were also a small red seal and the signa tures of Blance K. Bruce, Registrar of the Treasury, and Ellis H. Roberts, Secre tary of the Treasury. On the reverse were the oval portraits of the scientific giants Robert Fulton and Samuel Morse. .Any of the bills in the edu cational series is a worthwhile collector's item, but the $2 bill is one of the better ones. In good condition, its value ranges from $70 to $150. The one my friend had ac quired was so crisp it obvious ly had not gone through very msny hands. However, two of its former owners had evident ly been men who weren't tak ing any chances on the super stition. The lower corners of the bill had been torn off. Not much of the paper was gone, only about a quarter of an inch in each case. But that was enough both to break the bad luck and the value of the bill from a collector's stand point. . " He had paid $50 for it, he said, and in my opinion it wasn't worth a cent more. . , (Release by McClure t Newspaper Syndicate) 4-H Club News Gold Hill 4-H Club ' The Gold Hill 4-H club held a meeting recently. Charlotte Vollmert called the meeting to order, and Nancy Meister read the minutes of the last meeting and roll call. The members - decided to start their garment projects next week. Refreshments will be cookies and punch at the next meeting. Betty Lou Brown, Reporter. Trail Blazers The Trail Blazers 4-H Horse club held its monthly meeting in the home of Mrs. Tom Whittle, April 16. The meet ing was called to order by President Bob Olson, and Gary Whittle led the flag salute. Editorial Comment MEN WITH A STATEWIDE OUTLOOK Until recently, membership on the state highway commis sion was not well distributed geographically. All three com missioners lived figuratively within a stone's throw of the Columbia river. This has been changed with the resignation of Robert Chessman of As toria. (Other members are Milo Mclver, Portland, and Kenneth Fridley, Wasco.) Prior to the appointment as Chessman's successor of Glenn Jackson, Medford, the Eugene Register - Guard urged selec tion of a Lane county man be cause it thought the state's second most populous center ought to be represented and that .such an appointment would make sense from the standpoint of geographical considerations. j Jackson, an able and public- spirited citizen, undoubtedly will be satisfactory to the peo ple in the Eugene area, where he is well known and some thing can be said for better geographical distribution. However, it is worth repeat ing that4 traditionally no mem ber of the commission has been a special pleader for his part of Oregon. All three have looked at highway needs from the standpoint of the best in terests of the state as a whole. Just recently we heard a rep resentative of the mid-Colum bia area say, good-naturedly that his people had been able to get nowhere with Commis sioner Fridley on projects in which they were particularly interested. At the same time, he said, people of the area have respect and affection for Fridley. That is the ideal situation. Early in the legislative ses sion a senate bill was intro duced to enlarge the highway commission from 3 to 5, with the provision that each be appointed from a specified area of the state. The Journal and others opposed this on the grounds that it would tend to make each member a com petitor for funds for his part of the state and lead to a kind of politicking of which the commission in the past has been notably free. We have been glad to see the bill apparently isn't going anywhere. The concept that all three members represent the state as a whole is a good one and worth keeping. Ore gon Journal. The Trail Blazers adopted the 4-H constitution and Bar bara Beck was elected re porter. She gave a special re port on the Norris Quarter Horse ranch that the club vis ited in February. Vicki Caldwell, Karen Hol ley, Bob Olson, Gail Stone, Jo Weed and Gary Whittle passed their 4-H rider test at our March meeting and a ride was held afterward. Mrs. Whittle, our leader, discussed parts of the horse and presented the members with a horse book that we will study. Jim and Steve Cotton furnished the refreshments. April 22 a Hawaiian night party was held at the Whittle home. Twenty-five attended and Glenn Klein gave a talk about 4-H work. Karen Holley and Jim Cotton were pre sented leis that they won in a game at the club meeting. Colored movies were shown of the Hawaiian islands by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whittle and Hawaiian refreshments were served. Barbara Beck, ' Reporter. Reese Creek Renegades A meeting of the Reese Creek Renegades was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Moore. Mr. Scorie and Mr. Hollester, the coleaders, were there. , The club members and par ents held a contest to see which could get the best judg ing score. The parents won, so the members have to prepare a picnic dinner at a practice fair to be held May 9, at Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Calloway's. , David Calloway,. , Reporter. Sams Valley Livestock Club The Sams Valley Livestock club met April 21 in the Sams Valley schoolhouse. ' It was reported that the flags and album we ordered some time ago had arrived. The flags are of two different types, one is a United States flag, and the other is a 4-H club flag. ' - The meeting was adjourned and refreshments were served afterward by Alice DePew. Connie McDonough, Reporter. : Rogue River Dairy Club The Rogue River Dairy club held its meeting April 18 at the' home of the leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Parsons. We discussed giving a mod el meeting at the Grange. Marilyn; Deckleman and Lan ny Parsons ' volunteered to give a demonstration at the Spring Dair show -May 16. Allen Jones gave a report on the proper feeding of dairy animals. ' Following the business meet ing, we practiced showman ship. ' " j ." ' Mrs. . Parsons served re freshments. " : Lanny Parsons, Reporter South West Medford Livestock The South West Medford Livestock and cooking clubs had a barbecue at the home of Mrs. Rode April 18. After the barbecue, Heather Rode and Carole Leon gave a dem onstration on showmanship of rabbits. We then went swim ming at Twin Plunges in Ash land. ! - . Carole Leon . . . Reporter l ' - Lt i The Most Service Free Automatic Washer Made TRY ONE FREE Right in Your Own Horn CALL TODAY SP 3-3619 JOIlIISTOf STORES , 112 S. RIVERSIDE . , SECRETARY - Janet Meyer, a freshman at Southern Or egon college 'majoring in ele mentary education, has been elected secretary of the As sociated Student Body at the college. Her home is in Klam ath Falls. Man Pleads Guilty In District Court Charles William Murray, 34, of 445 South Front st., plead ed . guilty in circuit court Thursday to district attorney's information on, a charge of uttering and publishing a false check. Murray, was. arrested . by Medford city police April 21. Sentencing was continued by Judge James M. Main pending the receipt of a FBI report. Conducted Tour of Forest Area Planned All interested persons are invited to join a conducted tour of a portion of the Butte Falls district, Rogue River Na tional forest, Saturday, May Moonlighting Held Illegal Portland-fflPD - The district attorneys' office advised Sher iff Francis Lambert Friday that moonlighting-the prac tice of county employees hold ing two jobs-is illegal. . The opinion was delivered by Willis A. West, chief civil deputy in the district at torney's office. It was asked by Lambert, who wanted to know if his deputies could engage in part time employment while off duty. The ruling was challenged immediately by Larry Land graver, an attorney, for, sher iffs deputies. Landgraver said the law cited by West applied only to counties under 300,000 population. He cited another law pertaining to employees in counties above 300,000 peo ple in Oregon. The Gentral Labor Council last week protested that city policemen, firemen and coun ty employees were taking priv ate jobs. 9, according to Forest Super visor C. E. Brown. Arrangements for the tour have been made as a part of the observance of Conserva tion Week , in Oregon at the request of John Gribble, coun ty chairman for Conservation Week observance. The period May 3-10 is des ignated as Conservation Week by Gov. Mark Hatfield. The tour will start at the U.S. Forest Ranger station in Butte Falls at 10 a.m. Forest Ranger Ralph Wiese said a forest service vehicle will lead the caravan over forest roads suitable for any ordinary pas senger car: As many carloads as care to may join the tour. Stops will be made at points of interest and explanations of the forest management will be given by one of the federal foresters. The tour will be planned to return to Butte Falls between 3 and 4 pjn., but anyone crowded for time could leave the party earlier if they wished. People going on the tour should take their lunch. AUTHOR DIE3 Philadelphia-flJPD-Mrs. Eliz abeth Mifflin Boyd, 88, auth or of children's books, died Wednesday. MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. C Sunday, Mar 3, 1959 Octane rating ; was estab lished as a basis of gasoline value in World War I. WANTS GOOD CREDIT ? Firestone Park, Calif.-(DPD-When sheriffs deputies nab bed two teen-agers robbing a clothing' store here Friday, one of the youths said sheep ishly: "I have a charge ac count here. I hope this won't hurt my credit rating." , 1 MAY TIME is PICTURE TIME! MOTHER'S DAY MAY 10th 8 MM Kodak Camera Complete with O 8 MM Kodak Projector O 8 MM Kodachrome Film O 30 x 40 Projection Screen O And Movie Light Meter RETAIL VALUE $113.65 How On Sale at O Camera Case O Gadget Bag Hudson's Rogue Camera Shop 613 East Main St. O Phone SP 3-5345 HURRY! HURRY! 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