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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUKE, MEDFORD. ORt
MONDAY. ABGITST SS. 1968
Eagle Point Stamp Enthusiast
Exhibits His Belgian Collection
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WIKS STAMP PRIZE Thomas Riley, Eagle Point, snows
one of the frames of stamps which won a siler medal (just
below the ribbon shown in the middle of the frame.) The
two dark areas in the middle of the frame are maps of
Beligum with ruunpi from different areas surrounding them.
Also included is a history of Belgian stamps.
APS Chapter 68 were hosts to
the convention held at the
Sheraton hotel in Portland of
which Riley is a member. He
is an active member of the
Medford Stamp club and the
Portland club. He received a
red ribbon aloDg -with the sil
ver award.
Riley stated that the editor
of the "Covers and Postal His
tory" magazine requested him
to send her a copy of all of
his cancellation translations.
Regional News
Bob Walter. SefiianjJ Editor
Correspondents: Applegst Valley - Maude Z t-.rr; Ban Falii - Mary Jo Karris: Central Point -Viola
Cook; Eapie Point - Douie Harbison; Goid H 11-SaTTit Valley - Mary KeJl: Grandview-lxine Pine -Dot
Simmon; Happy Camp - Hart! Dana; Horabroofc - Xauterme Chapman; Illinois Valley - Cather
ine Scott; Jac-kaonvilie - Bene Hosinns; i&cLeod - Caroline Harding; Meadowa - Nellie Bergman; Phoe
nix - Btlen Nik-otfym; Prospect - France Bine; Shady Cove - Evalyn Watton: Table Hoc - B. E.
JCealon; Talent - Bill Youns; Tiller-Drew - Viola Bosera; William - Ann Katxenbach; Yreka - Besaie
Boyd Fraaer.
Br DOTTIE HARBISOW
Kail Tribune Correspondent
Eagle Point Thomas M.
Riley returned to Eagle Point
Monday after attending the
74th annual convention and
exhibition of the American
Philatelic Society Inc. with
the silver award for chapter
exhibition. Riley exhibited
lour frames of his Belgian
stamp collection, showing his
Belgian pre-stamp covers,
postal cancellations and rail
way cancellations.
All of Riley's stamps have
the English translations' of
their postmarks, the meaning
of the blocked numbers, the
number of lines, etc., that Ri-:
ley himself translated with a
Trench dictionary.
- Riley displayed 24 of his
pre-stamp covers (letters that
were written on one side of
the paper, folded, sealed with
seal and stamped on the out
side). These letters date be
tween 1787 and 1792. One of
fill pre-stamp covers bears the
Floreal Year 10 during the
French occupation, which is
the ninth month of the revo
lution calendar.
Dates Back to 1824
His postal collections date
back to the year 1824 and con
tinue through the present day
cancellations. Stamps that arc
mailed on the train are can
celled with separate mark
ings. Each of these markings
has been translated by Riley.
Hiiey stated that there is ab
solutely no end to the infor
mation derived from studying
stamps. He selected Belgium
because of the present day
beauty of its stamp issues. He
also collects stamps from
Egypt-
Riley was born in Jackson
ville in 1884 and now lives in
Eagle Point. He retired from
the lank corps six years ago at
the age of 70 and now spends
his time collecting stamps and
studying them.
He started collecting stamps
when a little boy but his en
tire collection vanished while
he was in the tank corps. Ri
ley has a special cabinet-file
made for his sheets of posted
stamps and has no idea of how
many stamps his collection
contains at present. He does
not use alburns as it would be
too difficult to take a sheet
out (or display.
Also Collects Rocks
Riley also has a large col
lections of rocks which he has
collected from all parts of the
United States. Riley stated
he has traveled, worked and
bummed all over the United
States.
The Oregon Stamp Society,
Summer Recreation
Program Completed
Jacksonville The Jackson
ville Parent Teachers associa
tion recently completed their
first attempt at a summer re
creation activity program for
the junior and teenage young
sters here.
The program began on June
13 and ran through Aug. 5,
with planned activities three
days a week.
The program included tether
ball, tennis, soflball, volley
ball for the various age
groups and table activities
such as handcrafts and arts
for the younger children six
through 12 years. Between 35
and 40 children were on hand
for each session.
The most popular activity
proved to be swimming with
65 pupils enrolled.
Between 25 and 30 boys
were enrolled in the Pee Wee
baseball league. Their equip-:
mem needs ana coacn were
paid with money raised by.
two pancake benefit break
fasts sponsored by the PTA
and the American Legion Post
100 of Jacksonville.
PTA members are making
plans for a similar summer
program next year.
HC Principal's Car
Stolen, Station Robbed
Happy Camp - A station
wagon belonging to James
Foote, Happy Camp High
school principal, was stolen
last week. Foote said that it
was parked near his house
when he went to bed and
when he got up it was gone.
The same night or early the
same morning Bob Haskell's
Shell station was also robbed.
Whether the same person did
both jobs is not known.
Three Spend Night
At Huckleberry Gap
During Snowstorm
By FRANCES RING
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Prospect Mrs. Florence
Venham, 88 - year - old great
great grandmother from Med
ford, spent a rather anxious
night on top of Huckleberry
gap last week, when unex
pected snow caused everyone,
except her party to leave the
mountain
Mrs. Venham camped on the
mountain at the Neil Springs
camp with two of her great
granddaughters, Patty Ring,
15, and Georgene Ring, 8.
They planned to stay until
they picked some berries or at
least until they were tired of
camping out.
There were nearly 200 peo
ple on the mountain that eve
ning and the ladies made
friends with near campers im
mediately. It looked like they
were in for an enjoyable next
few days.
However, the weather
changed and the next day it
poured rain and began to
grow cold. By the third after
noon snow had started to fall.
Campers began to pull out
and by that evening the last
camper had left the mountain.
As the last car left, Geor
gene remarked to her sister,
"It seems colder, doesn't it?"
Patty fixed dinner over the
camp fire and assured Geor
gene and "Grandma Venham"
that she had sent word to
mother by one of the pickers.
"Grandma Venham" spent
hours telling the youngsters
stories about the many years
she had come to the gap and
also to Huckleberry mountain.
Patty said the story she re
membered best afterward was
when Grandpa and Grandma
Venham had been snowed in
on the mountain for seven
days wrfn they were the only
on. t'.i 3.
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Patty's mother and father
arrived at the camp about 9
a.m. the next morning in a
snowstorm. They found the
trio in bed trying to conserve
fuel just in case they had to
stay there longer. Snow bad
sifted into the tent and cov
ered the foot of the bed and
much of the provisions. How
ever, the ladies were warm.
60 Children Attend
CP Library Party
Central Point - Over sixty
children from the first grade
through the Junior High
school attended the library
party given Friday for the
children who finished the
Smokey Bear summer reading
program.
The party took place at the
Central Point Junior High
school. Games were played on j
the school ground and were I
followed by films shown in !
one of the school rooms. The
games, directed by Mrs. Cur-!
tis Neishem, were played in
groups of three, so that chil-1
dren from the different age '
groups could participate. j
Two films, furnished by the i
Keep Oregon Green associa-;
tion, were shown.. j
Following the films the ar
rival of Smokey Bear created
great deal of excitement.
One little girl, who came pre
pared, presented Smokey with
a jar of honey from home.
Before going home the chil
dren had their pictures taken
with Smokey and received ice
cream cones.
Children who were unable
In flttpnri Ihp nartv hut waniA
their certificates may pick
them up at the library.
Grange Plans Party
For Gold Hill Youth
Gold Hill Youngsters of
this community who are 11 to
18 years old are invited to at
tend a party at the Gold Hill
Grange hall, Tuesday, from 8
until 10:30 pjn.
Mrs. A. A. Walker, chair
man of the event said the en
tertainment will consist of
dancing, games and music. Re
freshments will be served aft
erwards. Mrs. Walker said that par
ents are urged to accompany
their young people to this af
fair. Those "assisting her on the
committee will include: Mrs.
Charles Rosecrans, Mrs. Les
ter Wakeman, Mrs. Ralph
Kneper, Mrs. Jessie Hayes
and Mrs. Jack Graves.
Vacation Plans End
When Trailer Burns
Hornbrook-What had been
planned as a restful three
week's vacation by Mr. and
Mrs. John Griffin ended
abruptly and disastrously for
them on the first day.
Pulling their house trailer,
the Griffins left here last
week for a favorite vacation
spot at Klamath Glen, Calit
As they drove into the trailer
court they were startled to be
told that smoke was coming
out of their trailer.
On opening the door they
found the interior ablaze and,
despite efforts of a fire-fighting
crew, a total of SHOO
worth of damage was done be
fore the fire could be extin
guished. Cause of the fire was unde
termined, but speculation was
that it may have been caused
by a short in the wiring.
The loss was covered by in
surance and the' insurance
company took the damaged
trailer into Eureka while Mr.
and Mrs. Griffin came home.
At last report, Mrs. Griffin
had recovered from the unset
tling experience and was look
ing forward to a nice, quiet
vacation later on.
New York - (CPU - New York
City's hottest day of the sum
mer, 89.2 degrees, was record
ed by the weather bureau
here Sunday.
First Graders To Register
Thursday at PatrickSchool
By MARY KELL
Mail Tribune Correspondent
Gold Hill Registration
dale for children who will en
ter first grade at Patrick
Elementary school in Gold
is slated for Thursday from
9 ajn. until noon and between
1 p.m. and 3 pjn.
Gilbert A. Mack, principal
of the Gold Hill schools said
that all first graders are ask
ed to register on that date
either with first grade teach
ers Mrs. Barbara Toner room
3) or Mrs. Wilda Franks (room
4) in the Patrick school build
ing. Additional information, and
those who do not have ap
pointments as yet, may ob
tain they by contacting the
principal's office at Hanby
Elementary school.
The first grader, accompa
nied by either parent or
guardian, is required to pre
sent birth certificate at time
of registration.
Mack said that expenses
will include a workbook fee
of SI. Insurance may be pur
chased for S1.80. This insur
ance covers the youngster
against injuries to and from
school and during school
hours.
Milk will be served to first
and second grade pupils in the
afternoons. This amounts to
S8.75 per child for the entire
year. The school prefers to
collect the cost of this milk
at registration time, he sfiid.
Youngsters may either bring
their own lunches or eal in
the cafeteria for S3 .2-5 per
week, payable in advance.
Those who plan to bring their
own lunches may buy milk
for five cents a half pint, this
must also be paid a week in
advance, the principal said.
School for all grades will
commence on Sept' 12 at 8:25
a.m. School will be out at
3:10 p.m. and buses will leave
the school at 3:15 pjn.
Yonkers, N. Y. - - Tt.
Albert Shipp Pegues, 85, for
mer associate professor of ed
ucation at the New York uni
versity school of education,
died Saturday night.
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Grand Jury Fails To
Indict Weed Motorist
Yreka-The Siskiyou county
grand jury failed to return a
true bill of indictment against
Wilbur Amos Styers of Weed
on two counts of involuntary
manslaughter.
A. J. McMurry, foreman of
the grand jury reported it
took the jury 35 minutes to
reach their decision - that it
was an avoidable accident and
that both pedestrian and driv
er were negligent.
Fredrick and Roberta Da
vidson, from San Mateo, testi
fied that they saw Mrs. Euge
nia Reginato step from behind
a car and directly in front of
the truck which Styers was
driving and that his speed was
not excessive.
Jacksonville Offices
To Be Filled in Nov.
Jacksonville Voters of
Jacksonville will be electing
a mayor and three councilmen
at the city election to be held
Nov. 8. Interested residents
can obtain nominating peti
tions at the city recorder of
fice. Petitions of 20 names of
registered voters must be in
recorders office by Oct. 8 to
be placed on the ballot.
Councilmen who have a
term left include: Donald
Wendt, John Crabbe and John
Caird.
H. P. Jewetf School
To Open Sept. 12
Central Point The H. P.
Jewett elementary school
along with the other schools
of District 6 will open this
year on Sept. 12. On that day
students who are beginning
first grade will be asked to
stay long enough to complete
registration and have an op
portunity to find their rooms
and meet their teachers. Then
they will be released to go
home again. Second and third
grade pupils will have a full
day of school the first day.
Bus schedules will be exact
ly the same as they were at
the close of school last spring.
Street Paving Bid
Awarded at Meeting
Central Point A special
meeting was called by the city
council last Tuesday night to
hear bids for the paving of
Oak st. The paving will be
from Front to Seventh on Oak
and will include curbs.
Contractor awarded the bid
was the Hughes and Dodd
Construction Co. of Medford.
They are expected to start
work by Aug. 30 and to have
the work finished by Nov. 1.
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