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Med Treasure
Original Cover Boosts
Value of Most Stamps
Vhover finds what h
thinks is a rare stamp on an
envelope should never cut the
gfmp off until its value has
tfeen determined. For if the
sifmp has any appreciable
)lue at its value will be
jplftly increased so long as
(fe remans on the original
fHv9r, or envelope.
Tht is the case no matter
(t whom the envelope was
(fctdressed. But, if it happens
$ have been addressed to a
gOrson of some historic im
(gprtance, or even mailed on
$ historically important day,
value would be still fur
ther increased.. Also, some
times there may be an extra
value in such a cover even if
the person were not histor
ically important, the reason
being that either the sender
or addressee may have de
fendants who would be in
ggretted in it.
An illustration lies in the
$tory of a Puerto Rican stamp
hich dealer purchased re
cently. It was a reddish brown
trn of a ten-centavo denomi
lauon. Across the top were
Jhe words PTO. RICO 1878.
Vhe denomination was given
along the bottom. In between
was an oval portrait of King
Alfonso XII of Spain.
When the seller of the
stamp removed it from his
pocketbook, something gave
the dealer the impression that
it had only recently been cut
off the envelope. It was cut
with generous margins, and
one of the edges was ink
stained as if the scissors had
been somewhat ink-smeared.
When he asked if that was
the case, the owner of the
stamp admitted it. He was un
aware that it made any dif
ference in value.
The catalogue of the stamp,
as listed in one of the major
catalogues of the country, was
$27 in used condition, as
against $37 unused. The
amount the owner1 got for it
was $15, not a bad sum con
sidering the stamp's condi
tion. However, it really made no
difference to whom the en
velope had been addressed,
since the dealer would have
been quite willing to pay dou
ble that amount if he could
have the item on its original
cover. .
V&1LY WOODEN FURNITURE HIGHLY RATED
Any old, all wooden con- of about an inch. The lip' of
ti$ptions you come across the bored hole was flared.
tht look as if they might The purpose of the turning
be pieces of early Rube Gold- or threading along the pole
bei$ furniture should be treat- was to permit both the large
ed eyith respect, for quite pos- maple plate and the crossarm
sibly they may be legitimate to be run up and down to
pfcys of furniture and with whatever height was de
apnjidtrable value. sired. Thus, members of the
Aa example of a find that household could use the plate
2y aot. it all uncommon is as a shelf for knitting, tobac
Aat is known as a screw co or anything else they wish
tnflltand. One that was ed to put there, and at the
feunfl recently in an old barn same time the cross arm with
81 fn oven-all height of about candles inserted in the bored
jur feet. It consisted of an -out pins, could be raised and
ich-nd-a-half thick piece of lowered or spun about as de
fple, evidently trimmed sired to furnish the maximum
ton from a sapling and light. , . -
Aimed over the greater part However, this much can be
of its length. The bottom end said with assurance - any
ws countersunk in a maple wooden candlestand of the
plate that was supported on general type described above,
a wooden tripod. whether there are duplicates
Near the upper end of the in half a dozen museums or
piece was a large, inch-thick more,-would certainly be
maple plate, and above 'that worth several hundred dol
was a cross arm that jutted lars. They are all products of
out for nearly a foot and a colonial times or of the early
half to either side of the pole. 1800s, and every one of them
At each end of the crossarm is a piece that has not been
was a hole containing a made for a century except by
threaded pin whose upper the makers of antiques. .
end was bored out to a depth
SERIES 188S SILVER CERTIFICATES HIGHLY PRIZED
certificate, which states across
the , face that the Treasury
will pay five silver dollars
to the bearer on demand, is
from $30 to $70, depending
on condition.
But the value of the other
certificates in the same series
is not to be sneezed at. They
carry a variety of signatures
through having been issued
over a period of years, but
even the commonest of the lot
is worth from $20 up.
At to where they may be
found-anyone's guess will do.
But one place that should
not be overlooked is the seem
ingly unlikely one of old
pocketbooks and purses. Prob
ably millions of dollars, in the
aggregate, have been lost by
people who failed to look
completely through an old
purse before discarding it.
The proof of it lies in the
experience of salvage shops
where each discarded purse is
carefully gone through with
a surprising amount of re
covery in bills and coins each
year.
(Released by MeClure News
paper Syndicate)
Among the more interest
ing U. S. silver ceritficates
are those of the 1886 series,
one of which I came across
recently in the $5 denomina
tion. ' t
There are several of that
denomination in the series,
and all of them have a prem
ium value. However, the high
est is probably that which
bts small red seal on the
$)c to the right of the oval
jjDtrit of President Grant,
fc the left, the signa
ffcxpB of W. S. Rosecrans, Reg
ggfatr of the Treasury, and E.
0. tJebeker, Treasurer of the
(nited States.
"Where the series mark is
Oui is also to the right of
9 portrait. It is given in
fftry small type that reads
gartment Series 1886."
tut that isn't sufficient
(SItntification. On the reverse
tjitt is a simple design con
tin of five silver dollars,
ghjur of them only half shown,
u the center one being
4gfton in full. The date on
central dollar must be
, 'HJl premium value of the
Dr. i now Named to Association Post
Eugene - Dr. Milton R.
Snow of Medford has been
named vice president of the
Oregon Osteopathic associa
tion. He was elected at the
Northwest convention of the
association being held here.
:". Dr. Russell R. Sherwood of
Gresham was named president-elect,
to, take office in
summer of 1960. Dr. Elmer A.
Flaming of Dallas will serve
as president until then.
Others named were Dr. Da
vide E. Reid, Lebanon, secre
tary-treasurer, reelected; and
two board members, Dr.
Ralph M. Gordon, Salem, and
Dr. J. L. Ingle, La Grande.
Dr. Paul T. Rutter of Med
ford was chosen , as a dele
gate to the national conven
tion of the American Osteo
pathic association to be held
during July in Chicago.
Dr. A. A. Griffin of Jack
sonville was named as an al
ternate delegate.
Nearly 300 species of scal
lops are known to exist.
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JACKSONVILLE
New Sexton Appointed
By BETTE HOSKINS
Jacksonville-Due to the res
ignation of Soren Nelson, a
new sexton hae taken over
the care and operation of the
Jacksonville cemetery as of
June 15. '
The new sexton is George
W. Swinney of 1013 West 9th.
st., Medford. For information
or work wanted one he may
be contacted at the cemetery
or by calling SP 2-6421
Swinney stated he plans to
be at the cemetery between
the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 pjn.
on weeks days. Swinney serv
ed for many years at the
IOOF cemetery in Medford,
and has done all types of cem
etery work in this area.
Recent guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tuttle
were Mrs. L. E. Stutzman and
Mrs. Leona Gordon of Los-
Angeles.
Delbert Hackert of Ashland
is a visitor at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Hackert, this week. He
will leave next week for Cor-
vallis, where he will attend
Oregon State summer school
for teachers for two months.
This week he is putting a
coat of white paint on his
parent's home.
Mrs.-Mike Bray and three
son, Denny, Timmy and.Dar
rel of Fairbanks, Alaska, are
here for a month's visit at
the home of Mrs. Bray's par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mc
Intyre. Mrs. Eva Eldridge and
daughters, Darcy and Bille
Jean, of Hanford, Calif., form
er residents here, were visit
ors last week at the home
of Mrs. Eldridge's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. ICemmer at
434 Wilson rd., Central Point,
and were over-nieht visitors
at the Vance Adams home
last Thursday. They also visit
ed other friends in the area.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Har
ris and children of Madrona
lane have moved to Grants
Pass and live on Conklin st.
Harris attend state police
school and has been station
ed in Grants Pass. Mrs. Har
ris is the daughter, of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Hackert, Jackson
ville. ,
James Moore, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. L. Moore, is home
on leave from the Army. He
has been stationed in New
Mexico.
Mrs. Anna Rumley return
ed home, this Week after spend
ing a week's visit at the home
of her daughter and family,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Bradley,
in Grants Pass.
Mrs. Ruth Quigley has mov
ed back to her home on South
Third st. after living in Med
ford last winter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Hamaker
of Horse Creek, Calif., were
visitors last Saturday at the
homes of relatives in Jack
sonville and Medford.
The Jacksonville fire chief
again reminds residents that
no open burning of any kind
is permissible within the city
limits as of June 15th. Incin
erator permits may be obtained-
from Police Chief Frank
Carter.
Vance Adams was honored
guests at a family birthday
barbeque dinner at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Adams, on June 11.
Eighteen family members
were were present, as well
as one out-of-town guest, Mrs.
Eva Elderidge of Hanfor,
Calif. .
Miss Joan Fretwell is home
for the summer from Willam
ette university in Salem,
where she is a student.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley. Pur
cell of Hillsboro, Ore., visited
at the home of his grandmoth
er, Mrs. Ida Wright, last week
end and also visited at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Purcell Sr. in
Medford.
Increase Noted in
Banks Resources
Resources of the Rogue
Valley State Bank in Medford
are now near the $5 million
mark, representing an in
crease of almost a $1 million
over the same time last year.
Clarence Young, president of
the bank, said Friday that the
total resources now stand at
$4,825,894.30.
On June 23, 1958, total re
sources were $3,867,112.73.
Young said that effective
July 1, the bank will raise the
interest rate paid on savings
accounts to 3 per cent. The
interest rate is currently
per cent
The officers and directors
of the bank are pleased with
the increase, Young said, and
he believes that the valley's
economy will be good for the
rest of the year.
The bank's East Medford
branch on Jackson st. is ex
pected to open sometime in
August, Young said.
Other figures for the bank
show loans and discounts of
$1,778,252.95, an increase of
almost one-half million dollars
over last year, and U.S. bonds
to the amount of $1,759,-613.46.
RESUMES INNOCUOUSLY
London -UPD- Daily Mirror
Columnist William Connor,
convicted last week of libel
ing ' American piano played
Liberace, opened his first
"Cassandra" column following
the court action this way:
"Let us now proceed.' And the
subject is the innocuous one
of cricket."
Summer Recreation
Plan Opens Monday
Medford's summer recrea
tion program for youngsters
is slated to get under way
tomorrow in Hawthorne park.
Arts, crafts, small games,
story-telling and other projects
are planned on a daily basis
from 1 to 5 p jn. Monday
through Friday. Registration
for each day's program is to
take place at a spot just east
of the swimming pool dress
ing room. There are no charg
es for participation, according
to City Parks and Recreation
Director Robert L. Haworth.
Mrs. Archer Watson, teach
er at Jackson Elementary
school, is in charge of the ac
tivities, which are intended
primarily for children under
12. .
Pro-School Children
Children of pre-school age,
Haworth stated,- should be ac-
WHALE TOWS CHAIN
Wellington, New Zealand-(DPD-A
30-ton sperm whale was
swimming about the sea be
tween the north and south
islands of New Zealand Fri
day with a heavy cable wound
around its tail. The 40-foot,
whale had become stranded
on a beach. When a 'trawler
tried to drag it to sea, the
whale caused such a fuss that
the trawler's skipper cut the
cable to avoid a sinking.
DIES AT 74
Phildelphia-fUPB-Charles M.
B. Cadwalader, retired presi
dent of the Academy of Na
tural Sciences, died at 74
here Thursday
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MEDFORD PAINT
and
PAINT WITH
Wallpaper Store
6th & Holly Diagonally
. Across from Post Office
PHONE SP 2-9321
We Give
S&H GREEN STAMPS
companied by a responsible
person 12 or older who can
remain on hand during the
afternoon.
In connection with the arts
and crafts projects, mothers
are asked to save for their
youngsters such "treasures" as
beads, boxes, cans, spools and
scraps of materials. "If it looks
useful, save it,' Mrs. Watson
says.
Plastics, especially polye
thylene, are not wanted, how
ever. Children should also bring
a T-shirt or blouse for protec
tion against sunburn.
In the future, Haworth said
Friday, family nights and oth
er community programs are
anticipated in Hawthorne
park.
TRAIL A'WINDING
, Biddleford, Maine - (DPD -Driver
Willie Collard left a
trail 2,000 feet long when he
roared his engine out of the
firehouse to fight an automo
bile fire. A bump caused 40
sections of hose to unravel
along the road .as Collard
sped on.
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405 South Riverside
Medford
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