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Med Treasure
Rare Weapon Discovered
Among Props in Theater
To find an arms collector's initial had been cut into the
item among the props of a lit- silvered triggerguard. Along
4i- v,,tr .oompH ahont as the barrel were the words
unlikely a thing as I could "Springfield Arms Company,
think of, but nonetheless that's
MAIL TRIBUNE, Mcdferd Or.
Sunday, May 31, 1959
Curious as to whether there
might be any other markings
I examined the frame close
ly, finally picking out the
words "Warner's Patent." I
told the director that if he
would like a gun that fired
real blanks, I might be able
to arrange a swap. He was
agreeable.
But I was able to do better
than that. The fact that the
what the snub-nosed little
gun on the trunk seemed to
be.
It had 'been around the
place so long that it had been
service in a dozen shows, and
that was all anyone knew
about it. Neither the director
nor anyone else knew who
owned it.
The revolver was a .31 words "Warner's Patent" were
calibre, single action six- on the weapon gave it extra
shooter. It had a round, two- value. They meant that the
aid-a-half inch barrel and a piece was one of those which
high, curved hammer. The had been sold by the Spring
barrel was so foul that it field Arms Co. to the govern
would be dangerous to at- ment for use in either the
tempt to fire it, but since it Army or the Navy, back in
was a percussion piece, it the early 1950.
easily detonated caps -fairly. As such, and despite its
satisfactory for a little theatre condition, the weapon was
so far as noise was concerned, rare enough to bring $35-a
although not quite so much sum that not only provided a
as a gun that would fire satisfactory pistol for firing
blanks. blanks but left a few extra
There was considerable en- dollars for the theater's treas'
graving on the frame, and an ury.
BLOCK OF STAMPS MORE VALUABLE TO DEALERS
A block of four stamps us- -the first under President
ually has a somewhat greater Roosevelt - there is a slight
value than four times tne difference th. color. Also,
vaiiio rf nno tamn nut tnpr
are also differences in value tnos iss"elln to ?om'
between blocks that come memorate the 150th anniver-
from the same sheet. And the arv o th e?d of the war
difference may amount to $20 h.ave much cleaner Pra
or more. tl0ns-
A good example of this is a Because the block of four
"cross gutter block" of four stamps I was shown had both
three-cent stamps that I saw cross gutters and crossed cen
recently. "Cross gutter" means ter lines, it was a block that ;
that the four stamps are sep- came from the center of the
rated from each other by sheet. As such it carried a
blank spaces maybe a quarter Pce of $25, considerably
of an inch wide. At the junc- mre than ten times what it
ture of the gutter, there may would have been worth if the
be cross lines to be used as block had come from else
guides by those who cut up where in the sheet of 400
the sheets of stamps. stamps.
The stamps in the block I There are other differences
saw were the reddish-violet in value in blocks that lie be
Farley issue put out in 1935- tween the two extremes. Any
They carry the picture of block, for example, that has
Washington's headquarters at the number of the plate from
Newburgh, N. Y. where peace which the stamps. were print
was proclaimed at the end of d is worth more than one
the Revolutionary War. without the number. The plate
Though the stamps are seem- number is to be found along
ingly identical with another . the edge of the sheet printed
issue that was put out in 1933 on the margin.
CONFEDERATE MONEY VALUED BY NUMISMATISTS
. Confederate money is still that 12 months after the date
plentiful in the country. There of issue the Confederacy will
arc undoubtedly thousands of pay $100 to. the bearer, plus
households that still have interest,
some of the bills which came But .the most important
off the presses of the Confed-' thing about the bill, the thing
racy by the million. that gives it its value as a
-- But though they are a drug collector's item, is the fact
on the numismatic market, that it was issued at Mont
don't think for a moment that gomery and that it was dated
all Confederate bills are in 1861. The date must be
worthless or nearly so. handwritten, with pen and
- Some of them have a pretty ink, and the number of the
fair value. Take one of the note must also have been
$100 bills issued at Montgom- filled in by hand.
ery, Ala., as a case in point. Though an almost identical
A friend discovered he had note was issued during the
one the other day. It was same year at Richmond, Va.,
among eight or ten other Con- also with written dates, its
xeaeraie dius tnat aren't value is far less,
worth 50 cents apiece, but it's Since the Montgomery bill
value makes it a worthwhile was in excellent condition, un-
lind. stained and not badly worn,
ine design of the bill shows my friend was able to get $35
the figure of the Goddess Min- for it without difficulty. But
erva and the picture of a rail- even if it had been worn, so
road train moving into a sta- long as it was legible, it would
tion with bales of cotton stand- have been worth at least $20.
ing on the loading docks. The (Released by.McClure
note has the printed promise Newspaper Syndicate)
'Buttons' to Make
Appearance Here
Next Week End
"Buttons the Clown" for
many years with Ringling
Brothers, Barnum and Bailey
circus will make several pub
lic appearances in Medford
this week. Saturday, June 6,
he will hold an autograph
oarty from 2 until 4 p.m. at
Crater Lake Motors company.
Buttons, who will soon cele
brate his 75th birthday, has
been in show business since
he was seven years old. He
is the lourtn generation oi
circus performers.
Famous for his clown suit
and artificial feet, Burtons
originated the acts of attempt
ing to sweep up his shadow
and for 24 midgets to climb
out of an automobile.
Last Performance
Buttons, who is officially
W. H. Simpkins, held his last
performance i n Pittsburgh,
Pa., July 16, 1956, when the
big top closed as a traveling
circus.
Buttons in his clown suit
will tour Medford Thursday
and Friday, June 4 and 5.
Simpkins has appeared in
more than 100 films, from the
"Greatest Show on Earth" to
"Bus Stop," and has written
several popular songs, among
them "Yes, We Have No Ba
nanas." Mrs. Simpkins, who is also
in Medford, appeared on
Broadway as Wynnie Gallic
Simpkins has toured the
United States making person
al appearance since 1956 and
considers his current tour his
farewell trip.
The couple plan to make
their home in Medford follow
ing his retirement.
The Family Council
Editor's not: The Family Council consists ol a judge. A psychiatrist,
three clerfymen, a newspaper editr.i a women's editor and two writers.
Each article is a summary f an actual report. The Family Council does
not give advice: it merely report on problems that have been dealt
with by responsible aeenci ai counselors.
You and Your Pet
(Prepared under the auspices of the Southern Oregon
Humane Society)
Unfortunately, I do not
know the name of the person
for whom this is intended, so
I will have to address it:
To whom it may concern:
Someday I will discover
your identity, and then there
will be no need for this. By
other means I'll try to even
the score with you for my
dog, and the other little fel
lows who have fared worse
than my dog has , at your
hands, and are dead today.
As I say I don't know who
you are, yet, but I do know
you are a murderer, a sly,
sneaking murderer. You kill
at night, promiscuously, des
picably, with poison. You
have never seen one of your
victims die, have you? You
should, you really should, Mr.
Murderer. You might enjoy
the sight. The dog is in tor
ment with his insides afire.
He has convulsions. He gags
and gasps, and death comes
very slowly.
There is something eIse I
know about you, through
your hatred of all dogs, you've
missed a lot in life. Not every
one loves a dog as I do, to be
sure, but only a very few,
thank God, hate them as you
do.
A dog, Mr. Murderer, can
teach a man many things, if
the man's observant. He has
all of man's attributes with
none of his vices. He has no
pettiness, no ill will, no ego
urges, no divided interests.
He never gives less than his
best, never less than his all,
and he never cheats in mat
ters of this kind. A dog, has
one love, one God, one all
consuming interest -his mas
ter. Even you will have to
admit that is unique in these
desperate times, won't you?
Let me give you a few more
reas-;n why the majority of
us love dogs as we do.
The dog never lets you forget-how
to play, for he car
ries his puppy heart through
the years when, all too soon,
he is old and his muzzle is
gray. He reminds you daily,
in a manner of ways, that you
and the animal kingdom are
of the same group in the
scheme of creation.
He makes you forget your
daily cares when, upon reach
ing home each evening, you
are greeted with delight by
one whose existence, he be
lieves cannot go on apart from
yours.
He cures your boredom
Bids Opened for
Work at College
Ashland - Base bids for
alterations to Susanne Homes
hall and for the completion of
the auditorium and other
areas in the Britt Student cen
ter were received at Southern
Oregon college Wednesday,
Donald E. Lewis, college busi
ness manager, has reported.
Low bidders for the Britt !
building contract were the
Salter and Klein company,
Medford with a bid of $50,
320, followed by the Barn
hart company, Medford, which
submitted a bid of $55,245.
, For the Susanne Homes
project, the D. M. Blickenstaff
company, Medford, was low
with $36,301. Barnhart bid
$40,900, and the Loren Ritchie
company, Medford, at $44,
750. Lewis pointed out that bids
would be considered, and if
meeting specifications satis
factorily, would be awarded
by order of the state board of
higher education early j in
June. "I
Marilyn J. - She should I
break clean.
Doris T. - I can't live with
or without him.
Marilyn J. - I have been
trying to help my sister, who
is a very unhappy woman be
cause of an unfortunate mar
riage. Doris is now 35. She was
married at 20 to a man with
no ambition and no desire to
raise a family. George has a
very poorly paid civil service
job and refuses to do anything
to advance himself althoifgh
he has the education and abil
ity. Unless Doris works their
standard of living is very low.
Two years ago, Doris de
cided she had taken enough
and got herself a divorce and
set up a new home. A year
later she started seeing George
agam and they have been
keeping steady company. She
cooks for him and takes care
of his laundry although they
keep their separate residences.
I feel that she must break
clean if she wants to save the
rest of her life.
'
Doris T. -1 know that what
Marilyn says is true, but it is
easy to say things 'and not
so easy to do things.
I was in love with George
when I married him and I
have never stopped loving
him. I know he must seem like
a terrible person to an out
sider, but he is really very
sweet and good and has tried
in his own way to make me
happy. He even favored the
divorce because he thought
I'd be happier without him
But when I started to set
up my new life, I realized how
important George was to me.
It is not easy for a woman
of my age to meet eligible
men - and those who were
eligible were nowhere near
as good as George in so many
ways that mean a lot to me,
Court Records
marry again. It seems I can't
live with or without him.
The Council: It is not true
that Doris "can't" live with
out George. As long as she
tells herself this she will live
in misery and turmoil. The
fact is that she must live
either with or without him,
and once she has made a clear-1
cut decision and followed
through with it, her suffering
will be alleviated if not end
ed.
It hurts to make a decision
because every decision in
volves a sacrifice. But surely
a brief, sharp pain is prefer
able to the protracted anguish
of indecision. Once the de
cision has been made Doris
will be free to build a better
life along whatever path she
chooses.
On one hand, there is the
relationship with George -
childless and narrow but
undoubtedly strong and warm
with the closeness of 13 years
of married life behind it. Such
a marriage has tremendous
difficulties, but it is not neces
sarily hopeless.
Doris should recognize that
she'll have to do somethmg
to bolster some of the weak
spots of marriage to George
She should, for example, con
nect herself strongly with
children in either a job or
volunteer work in order to
satisfy some of her maternal
instincts. She should also try
to cultivate good friends and
vital interests that take up her
excess time and energy and
draw her beyond the narrow
life with her husband. She
should create goals for her
self so that she'll always have
something to look forward to
and a sense of achievement
when she gets there.
On the other hand, there
is the possibility of a new life
with a second husband and
possibly the fulfillment of
DISTRICT COLRT
Michael F. Moffett. reckless driv
ing. S30.
Betty J. Bere. violation of basic
rule. S15.
Richard S. Hamilton, violation of
basic rule, $15.
Maurice C. Clark, no operator's
license. $10.
Frank M. Tueirolo, refuse to
weigh. S130.
Dean W. Lewis, insufficient bind
ers. S15.
William R. Hopkins, violation of
basic rule. $15.
Melba L. Stevens, no operators
license. S10.
. Keith D. Randahl. failure to com
ply -with license regulations, $10.
Simon Bauer, laiiure to make
traffic stop, $10.
Brian K. scnaume. overiengtn.
$15.
John B Spain, no operator's li
cense, failure to make traffic stop,
$10.
Julia J. rummers, xaiiure to aim
lights. $7.50.
Harlow it. riasiora, overload,
Dean W. Chapman, violation of
basic rule.
Marine J. Meier, failure to make
traffic stop, $10.
Gordon Mekvold. violation of
basic rule, $15.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATION"
James Albin Martolin, 819 Beek
man ave., Medford, and Kelda Sue
Jenkins, 1111 Dakota ave., Medford.
Richard Edsel Johnson, Braden
ton, Fla.. and Edith Myrtle Cady,
route 3, box 66B, Medford.
Robert Bruzelius, Bemdii, Minn.,
and Mary Catherine Robinson, Ashland.
Poo-Out Oxypen
Masks Aboard Plane
San Diego, Calif. -flIPD- A
traveler on the new jet-propelled
stratospheric airliners
miffht ask "What haDDens if
the cabin pressure drops too
low?"
Builders of the sleek new
110-passenger Convair model
880-jet-liner, currently being
tested, thought of that prob
lem when they designed the
craft.
Built-in oxygen masks will
be ready to pop out of an
overhead compartment for
each passenger if the need
arises.
Normal cruising altitude of
the 615-mile-an-hour craft will
be between 30,000 and 40,000
feet.
Safley Named Head Of Underwriters
Wayne H. Safley of the
Aetna Life Insurance com
pany office here, was elected
president of the Rogue Valley
Life Underwritersassociation
at a meeting recently at the
Rogue Valley Country club.
Dave Cutting of Northern
Life was elected vice presi
dent, and Jerry Gastineau,
representative of Equitable
Life, was named secretary
treasurer. Named directors were Wil
liam Caldwell, of Occidental
Life, Fred Sears of Prudential
"Life, and Tom Teutsch of Mu
tual of New York. Curtis L.
Hopkins of Aetna Life will
continue as national committeeman.
BETTER TO GIVE
Dallas, Tex. -(UPD- Each of
Mrs. J. Leonard Brewer's
four-year-old twin sons, Fred
dy and Eddy, claimed the toy
was his. Mrs. Brewer suggest
ed they kneel and "ask God
to make you tell the truth."
They knelt. Before he began
the prayer, Eddy confessed the
toy was Freddy's, and said
"v.ut lot'e scir Jesus to make
I him share."
Part of Virginia is farther
west than Detroit.
married woman to throw her
self into the cold waters of
the husband-hunting sea. It is
particularly hard if land and
safety are not far - in the
person of . George. But the
dangerous journey may bring
a richer return.
Nobody can tell Doris which
is the right decision. But she
must make one and the soon
er the better. ,
(Copyright 1959,
General Features 'Corp.)
BARUCH PRAISES DULLES '
Kingstree, S.C. -(UPD-Finan-cier
Bernard M. Baruch paid
a final tribute Wednesday to
his long-time friend, John
Foster Dulles. Baruch, who
was unable to attend the fu
neral, said, "if the spirit which
moved so many millions of
people from every land to pay
tribute to John Foster Dulles
could be kept alive around
the conference table at ' Ge
neva, their hopes for peace
and justice would be realized."
METAL TAX HIKED
New York - (LTD The city
hoped to collect $13 million
a year under provisions of a
law, signed Wednesday by
Mayor Robert F. Wagner,
boosting the three per cent
tax on metals costing $1 or
more to five per cent.
Yet I'm afraid that we'll be i family life. This calls for cour-
unhappy as ever if we 1 age. It isn't easy for a long
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SEEKS IKE MEETING
Moscow (UPD First Deputy
Premier Frol Kozlov probably
will seek a meeting with Pres
ident Eisenhower when he
visits the United States this
summer, according to observ
ers here. Kozlov, 51, is sched
uled to leave Moscow at the
end of June to represent the
Soviet Union at the Russian
exhibition in New York.
PRICE OF FAME
Los Angeles - (UPD - FBI
agents had no trouble identify
ing William Donald Mc
Keown, 44, when they arrest
ed him Wednesday. He had a
"wanted" circular - for him
self - in his pocket.
when you see his freshness in
doing the customary little
things; his curiosity over the
flutter of a leaf to the ground,
his discovery ot new pleas
ures along old paths.
Perhaps I am boring you
Mr. Murderer?
But first I want you to
know you did not kill my dog.
The veterinarian saved his
life.
I am looking forward to
meeting you face to face one
day.
Properly trained, a man can
be a dog's best friend.
Humane Joe
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