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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1959)
Unity, Jety I, 1939 MAIL TRIBUNI, Merffortf, Or. 9 R AY D Ki -OT DO E ILUE' GU3 KITH guried Treasure by ft GET THE WARD HABIT SHOP AND SAVE THE THRIFTY WARD WAY Variety Made Colt Peacemaker Versatile The famous Colt "peace maker" revolver Is usually shown as a long-barrelled, .43 caliber six-shooter, but it is also to be found as a short barreled job in various other calibers and without any lessening of value. A case in point is one that I saw recently with only a three-inch barrel. It had no hand-ejector, such as Is found on the peacemakers that were issued to the cavalry. But otherwise it was a typical single-action weapon with a walnut stock and a blued bar rel and cylinder, the latter be ing fluted for half its length. This type can be recognized even without the ejector through the markings. Along the barrel are the words "Colts Pt. F. A. Mfg. Co. Hart ford, Ct." and the patent dates stamped on the frame cover the years .1871 to 1875. The same markings are to be found on the peacemakers made for the military, the FOUR MISSING BANK NOTES MAY PROVE RICH FIND commonest having a seven-and-a-half-inch barrel. ; But some, of the kind issued to artillery and infantry units, have somewhat shorter bar rel lengths. Despite the age of these weapons, their shooting qual ities are still an important factor in determining their value. And since, as a general rule, the longer the barrel the better the gun will shoot, one would expect those with the seven-and-a-half-inch bar rel to have the greatest value. Other things being equal, however they do not. Those with the shortest barrel us ually bring a higher price. One of these six-shooters with a three-inch barrel and of only .38 caliber sold re cently for $200. It was in ex cellent condition, but so was a long-barrelled cavalry model that took considerably long er to find a buyer and brought only $150. The National Gold Bank Notes of California all have a substantial value to collect ors, but one of them is so rare that whoever finds one could just about name his own price. That one is for $500. None of these $500 notes, issued by two San Francisco and one Sacramento banks, is known to exist today. Not even the banks have one. But since four of those originally issued have never been redeemed, it Is quite possible that one is still lying around somewhere, locked in a safety deposit vault or stuck away In some old desk. All National Gold Bank Notes were redeemable in gold and secured by'U. S. bonds that had been deposited with the Treasury at Wash ington. . The $500 Item states that consideration on the face of the note between two vig nettes, oie showing a woman with a sword seated on a gun carriage and the other depict ing the arrival of a steamship in New York harbor. There are also a red treas ury seal and the signatures of John Allison, Register of the Treasury, and F. E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States. On the reverse, the design consists of an oblong panel with rounded ends containing a collection of gold coins rang' ing from the $1 piece to the $20. . -.. - - . The names of the San Fran cisco banks were the First Na tional Gold Bank, and the Na tional Gold Bank and Trust Company. The Sacramento bank was the National Gold Bank of D. O. Mills and Co. The values of other National Gold Bank Notes are high, even the smallest-for $5-car-rying a price of better than $100 today-provided it is in good condition. - But whether in good condi tion or not, one of the four missing $500 note would com mand a price well into the thousands for whoever was lucky enough to find it. WAR II SAVINGS STAMPS RETURN HIGH DIVIDEND , Anyone who has some post al savings stamps that were Issued early In World War II will get much more out of them if he does not turn them In to the government for re demption in either cash or bonds. In some cases, the value of these stamps has soared in a way that makes other exam ples of Inflation seem conserv ative. An acquaintance, who put part of his shipyard pay into the stamps before entering the Army, came across a block of six recently in going through some old papers. The stamps were of the 30 cent denomination and of a dark blue-green color. The legend was "United States Postal Savings," and the amount was printed diagonal ly across the face. The block was from the margin of the original sheet and it happened to be the one with the number of the plate printed on the edge of the margin. .. . Though the owner knew that postage stamps sometimes have a large premium value, he didn't realize that there were also premium values for practically every other kind of stamp the government has ever Issued. Luckily for him, the postal clerk, when the stamps were offered for re demption, suggested that he find out about their collector's value first. It was easy enough to do. By checking one of the major stamp catalogues, he quickly learned that the value of the plate block of six that origi nally cost him $3 was now $50. While the values of postal savings stamps have by no means risen proportionally in other denominations, virtual ly all of those issued during the war years have a market value today that is higher than the value of the stamp plus the nominal rate of in terest paid by the government. (Released by McClure : Newspaper Syndicate) . State Commission Opens Tax Office The state department of employment has opened a tax division office at 1508 North Riverside ave., according to D. H. Cameron, commissioner of the department. The office will be manned by Robert W. Denker and J. Ward Gardner, field auditors, assisted by Mrs. Rosemary C. Thompson. , 1 The office will be open from 8 ajn. until 5 pJn. Mon day through Friday for the convenience of employers in this area. The staff will an swer questions or problems in regards to the tax phase of the law by telephoning SPring 2-4774. The department was for merly the state unemploy ment compensation commis sion. INSULT PLUS INJURY St. Catherines, Ont. CPU -William Hodge was fined $100 for striking his wife after she complained that not only did he hit her, but even brought his girl friend to the coffee shop where she worked and insisted she wait on them. Switzerland Is often called the most highly industrialized country In Europe. Grange lews... Butte Falls Grange The regular meeting of the Butte Falls Grange will be held Monday, July 6, at 8 pjru in the Community hall. All members are urged to attend. Gold Hill Grange Vacation time is not help ing the attendance at Gold Hill Grange meetings, it was reported. At the regular meeting of the Grange Thursday, July 2, many officers as well as oth er members were out of town thus bringing the attendance below average. However, the meeting was very successful. 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