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6 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medford, Or. Sunday, May 24, 1959 Popcorn Supply : Claimed Adequate Washington -UPD- There should be plenty of popcorn to meet the 1959 demand of all ball parks, amusement cen ters, motion picture theaters, zoos and the like, according to a production report by the Agriculture Department. The 1958 crop of popcorn for commercial use totaled 484,000,000 pounds. This topped the previous 1945 rec ord of 420,000,000 pounds by 15 per cent. It was 91 per cent above the 1957 crop and 83 per cent more than the average of the past 10 years. Iowa was the leading pop corn producing state last year with 88,000,000 pounds. In diana was second with 80, 000 pounds, followed by Il linois, 62,000,000; Kentucky, 60,000,000; Nebraska, 54,000, 000; Ohio, 48,00,000; and Missouri, 35,000,000. The department estimated the farm value of the 1958 popcorn crop at $11,663,000. It also said the quality of the grain was "good." Frances Anne Kemble, famed English actress who died in 1893, wrote several plays and poems. In Memory of Charles R. Cooley We will be CLOSED MONDAY May 25tff from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Medford Lumber Co. Ashland Lumber Co. Central Point Lumber Co. Eagle Point Lumber Co. School's Out SPECIALLY PRICED THIS 3 OVERALL LENGTH 18 FEET A COMPLETE HOME PLAYGROUND ... wMb awl twn phtft for vryborfy; jf 3-foot spaco platform for t pacomon to viow tfio onrvorw. 6-foot douMo-curva galvanized (lid for fast badc-to-oarth rWo. . Tubular spat swing far that high tying footing. ' High orbiting SKY-SKOOtEK with oxdusK SAFETY CltCU grips. C do w (wings, acting bar and gym rings. . . fa 9-foot Top of 3-inch tubing. 7'j-foot Logs of 2-inch tubing. Most Everybody Bathes, Even Animals (Well, Most of Them) The daily bath is not the haphazard, once-a-week chore it once was. Now it is a na tional institution and the man ufacturers of soaps, bath-tubs and pipe fittings are mighty glad of it and so are the rest of us. Man is not alone in his knowledge that a clean body is essential to good health. With few exceptions, most of Nature's creatures are con firmed bathers. They do, how ever, show a rather wide pref erence in the manner in which cleanliness is attained. Water, to some, is just' not the right "stuff" at all. Abhor Water Cats and monkeys abhor water in anything greater than drinkable amounts. So do the mice and rats. These ani mals keep immaculately clean and well-groomed by using built-in washrags their tongues. The rabbit and a few of the others do the same while the monkey doesn't mum L-u3 It's designed to fire children's imagination, with GYM DANDY'S NEW SPACE PLATFORM GYM those lively youngsters will be fly ing high, sliding, swinging and climbing all over this big, new 10-stage play gym. GYM-DANDY GYMS are MORE FUN THAN ANYTHINGl SIMS CYCLE & HOBBY SHOP 23 North Fir O Phone SP 2-2472 Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins bother with either method He, like some people, just doesn't care whether or not he is "half safe" or wholly of fensive. The dog can be forced to endure a bath but he never really gets imbued with the idea that he would be more pleasant to live with if he cleaned himself or willingly permitted water to be poured over him. Some of the birds take sev eral baths a day. Others; such as the English sparrow, ne glect it entirely. Those, how ever, who do not like the wet, soggy feeling of water use dust as a substitute and luxi uriate in regular dust-baths. By a sudden and violent shake of the body the dust and dirt are shaken off and the bird seems clean. The chicken and sparrow, too, are dust bathers. Squirts Water An elephant squirts water over himself with his trunk, using is like a hose. A horse or a cow takes a bath the easy way, they just stand still in a rainstorm. The common housefly, as well as the cockroach, take very good care of themselves. With their front pair of legs these insects accomplish the equivalent of a complete bath by carefully grooming them selves aftei every meal. But even granting the truth of the axiom, "cleanliness is next to godliness" these insects are considered by everyone to be the dirtiest things that inhab it the same premises with us. (Released by The Register and .Tribune Syndicate, 1959) Asfro-Rangers to Be Organized in City A flight of Astro-Rangers is to be formed in Medford under sponsorship of the Civil Air Patrol, according to CAP Chief Warrant Officer Rich ard Chapman. Boys and girls between 10 and 13 years 'of age will be selected for membership: Those who are Interested in aviation and membership in the Astro-Rangers may con tact Chief Warrant Officer Richard Chapman, SPring 2-6946, between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. About four-fifths of Cana da's residents are native-born citizens. ? WEEK $488 down 500 month COME SEE IT! . . . notice that fell the vital points are welded; check the long-life Nylon bearings; the heavy steel tubing; the beauti ful baked enamel finish. Here is quality you can see and feel, and like all GYM-DANDY Units this SPACE PLAT FORM GYM js ADULT TESTED for Greater Strength and Greater Child Safety. Memorial Books Paylributefo About 50 People Tribute has been paid to ap proximately 50 persons during the past seven years through Memorial Books in the Jack son County library, according to Librarian Helen Webster. Some have been civic lead ers, others have been small children, many have been members of the armed forces. In each case thoughtful friends have commemorated a citizen's memory through pro viding the community with one or more worth while -books. " "Gifts for memorial books need not be large sums," Miss Webster said. "Four, five, or ten dollars will buy books worthy of the purposes; and the amounts are as frequently received from individuals as are larger sums from groups or organizations. Especially Active "American Legion Post 15 is especially active in making memorial donations of books, 37 of the 50 persons thus hon ored having been memorial ized by this organization," she "i said. When books are donated in memorian at the Jackson County library, a suitable bookplate designed for this purpose, which carries the name of the donor as well as the name of the person for whom the book is presented "in memory," is inserted in each book. , The family of the deceased is notified of the gift and the donor as soon as the book be comes available and is given the first opportunity to read it. Choice of Books Choice of books to be used as memorial books may be left to the librarian, or the donor may indicate the type of book desired. Usually the , library tries to select a title which will express the special in terests of the person who is being commemorated. Memorial books have been instituted in most libraries throughout the United States and full details about them can be secured from the Jack son County library. Some of the most recent memorials, the books for which are now on order, in clude Douglas Decker, Mrs. A, R. Hedges, and Roy Junge. COP BREAKS LAW Ipswich, England -(UPD- Po liceman Roy Rushmore, charg ed with overtime parking, told the court: ' "I knew that 20 minutes is the parking limit in the area except with spe cial permission from a uni formed policeman. I was in uniform, so I gave myself per mission." He won. Wrens will stay away from anything painted yellow. To Size 48 A wise woman's choice for summer days - this versatile casual topped by dashing, double revers. Curved seam ing flatters the more ample figure - skirt Is graceful in motion. Tomorrow's pattern: Half -size outfit, ""j ' Printed Pattern 9194: Wo men's Sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48. Size 36 takes 4Vi yards 35-inch. Printed directions on each pattern part. Easier, accurate. Send THIRTY - FIVE cents (coins) for this pattern - add 10 cents for each pattern for first-class mailing. Send to Marian Martin, Medford Mail Tribune, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Print plainly NAME, ADDRESS, with SIZE and STYLE NUMBER. if 8 9194 S " Med Treasure Statehood Increased Hawaiian Stamp Value In addition to being the less of how little the rise may 50th state of the Union, Ha- be for the most valuable ones, waii has the peculiar distinc- The stamps referred to were tion of being the only state printed in 1851-52 and for a that was once a full-fledged year of so after that. The least kingdom - one, furthermore valuable currently is a dark that issued a substantial num- red stamp with the phrase ber of postage stamps. ' "United States 8 cts." in a And since statehood has right-hand column and "Ha- meant a tremendous surge of waiian 5 cts." in a left hand interest in things Hawaiian, column. In three of the four it is a virtual certainty that corners appears the numeral the Royal Hawaiian postage "13," in the fourth is the ab- stamps will be affected, too. breviation "CTS." Particularly in the older is- The value of this stamp is sues and that means specific- given as $35 used and $50 un- ally among the 13-cent stamps, used, according to Scott's Why the 13-cent stamps will catalogue. But if you find one be affected is not so much be- which has been surcharged by cause of people considering addition of a large 5 across the number as either lucky or the face, the value immediate unlucky. Instead, it is because ly jumps to $200 and $400 there are so many of them and respectively, because they show such a var- As for the more valuable iation in value. 13-cent stamps, the one listed Prior to statehood, their at $9,000 can be identified by values in the catalogues ran the phrase "H.I. & U.S. Post- from a low of $35 to a high of age" across the top. The ab- $9,000. Within the next year breviation stands for Hawaii- or so, thanks to increased in- an Islands and the United terest, the values of the lower States. Another has the bracket 13-centers should in- phrase, also across the top, crease substantially, regard- "Hawaiian Postage." REBELS IN GEORGIA MINTED GOLD DOLLAR The most valuable United States gold dollar is one that the United States did not mint, but rather, one struck off by the Confederacy. The dollar is the 1861 issue, and it bears a D, the mint mark for the Dahlonega, Ga., mint. How the Confederates happened to mint it was that when they took over the U.S. mint there immediately after secession, they saw no point bothering to make new dies. Gold was gold, regardless of the design on it, and so they set the machinery running and turned out all the coin they could for the purchase of arms and supplies overseas. How many of these tiny coins were struck off is not known. The Confederacy ap parently didn't keep accurate records, or they have not come down to us. In any case, the amount of the coins struck would be far greater than could have been made from the amount of gold on hand at seizure. For one of the first things the Confederacy did was step up the output of the Georgian mines. Thanks NOVEL FOUND IN ATTIC BROUGHT PROFIT TO DEALER William Dean Howell's novel "The Rise of Silas Lap ham" was one of the books I had to suffer through in gram mar school. It struck as so dull I could never see how any good could come out of it, even by accident. But it did - and quite by accident - for one day when I came across an old copy of it in the attic, I decided to take it and some other old books down to a bookstore and turn them in for what they might be worth. Luckily for me the book seller was one I had long done business with. He called me next day. Had I really intended to dispose of the Silas Lapham copy? I had. Very well then. The next time I decided to put a first edition in with a lot of run-of-the-bookstore- stuff, would I please call his attention to it. It was only by accident that he and not one of the clerks had gone through the box. I went right down to see him. The book, published in Boston in 1885, happened to be ' one of the first issue of Yreka Students Win Yreka - Five Yreka High school students have received college scholarships, Princi pal Stanley Balfrey has an nounced. They are Valedictorian Pa tricia Anne Martin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Martin; Salutatorian Beth Marie Beckwith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Beck- with, both of Yreka; Miss Frieda Marie Arnold, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ar nold, Grenada; "Don Solus, Bib Springs; and Miss Patricia Joyce Swickard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Swickard, Yreka. Miss Martin won the 1959 Bausch and Lomb honorary science award medal, making her eligible to compete for one of three scholarships at the University of Rochester totaling about $9,600. Miss Beckwith received a $600 state of California schol arship award; Miss Arnold received the $150 Yreka Lions club scholarship; Solus has been awarded a $400 scholar ship to the University -of Cal ffrffffffrrffffitfjti to the quick blockade of southern ports that was their only chance to get gold for export. 1 And since most of the gold money struck by the Confed eracy was sent abroad, it quite naturally happens that more of these Confederate gold coins are found in England and France than in this coun try. One collector I know man aged to get one of the 1861 Dahlonega minted gold dol lars in France last summer. It was in fair condition, and be cause of that, plus the fact that he paid for it in Ameri can currency, he was lucky enough to get it for only $250. Maybe the troubles attendant on de Gaulle's rise to power had something to do with the low price, too. In any event, it was a most highly satisfactory purchase. These gold dollars, with a fe male Indian head on one side and a wreath of cotton and wheat on the other enclosing the date and denomination, generally bring from $400 to $900. . the first edition. The book man knew it as such because the words "thick" and "so journer," at the bottom of page 176, were set in unbrok en type. Also, an advertise ment factng the title page and captioned "Mr. Howell's La test Works," measured almost exactly three and three-quarters inches high. Since the book was in ex c e 1 1 e n t condition, its blue cloth binding not even scuff ed - the first edition is bound in various colors of cloth, I am told - tha book seller felt justified in offering me $20 for it. He explained that he was doing so for only two reasons. He had a customer who would be happy to pay him $35 for such a fine copy, and also I was a good custo mer and he felt I deserved the break. I was happy to get it and asked for one more piece of information. Were any other of Howell's works so valu able? Not one of them, the book seller said. ' (Released by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) Scholarships ifornia at Davis; and Miss Swickard won the $300 re gents scholarship from the University of California at Davis. Vulcan, which stands atop Red Mountain overlooking Birmingham, Ala., is the larg est iron statue in the world. J HERTZ TRUCK RENTAL Available at HOPKINS RICHFIELD SERVICE McAndrews at Court Phone SP 3-9068 Thcyll Do It Every Time . mm TWO-SPEED WINDSHIELD "Rf NGECUPF. THE GAR SALESMAN, WENT ALL OUT ' TO SELL CHEDDAR OUST THE STYLE eo-eo wagon . HE WANTED AND CHEDD WAS A DEMANDING CUSS" Sb AFTER THREE DAYS OF SKIRMISHING AROUND, FRINGE CHEDDAR'S NEW BUS 40 A ttT tpid 6ERT C3tbalAv.,,i NfcVKHKK, Examinations Listed For Civil Service New examinations for posi tions with the United States Civil Service have been an nounced for filling vacancies in federal agencies. Opportunities for employ ment were reported for posi tions of cartographer, mathe matician, and range improve ment aid, and for various air reserve technician jobs. F u r t h e r information is available at the Medford post office. American troops engaged in the war with Spain totaled exactly 280,564, and of these 1,704 were killed in action or died of their wounds, accord ing to government records. Does Your Child Have MUSICAL IPurucEter's Summer Don't wait! Only q limited number accepted for loan of FREE Instrument. Bring your child in Test. See if he or lesson course and WIPERS-RED UPHOLSTER GREEN-TOP CONVERTIBLE OKAV-IVE WHITTLED THE PRICE DOWN TO $2775111. UU. 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