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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.
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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
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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
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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
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