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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1963)
The Collector's Corner For more than 2,000 years, letters have been the news of communication between peo ple. The first adhesive stamp was developed by Rowland Hill, in England in 1840. Since that date we have had stamp collectors. There are 13 mil lion known stamp collectors in the U. S. A. alone, and many, many more throughout the rest of the world. Surely this is the world's most wire spread hobby. 1 No stamp collection need be expensive or c o mplicated. There are so many defferent ways of collecting stamps. "Topical" collecting is educa tional and enjoyable. Just try collecting stamps of the world that picture animals, or flow ers, flags or maps. The re search alone will take you to every corner of the world. Our Famous Americans Commemoratives Series, with a minute biography, giving intimate glimpses into the lives of our famous men and women pictured on our stamps, will call for much re search all interesting and edu cational. There were over 4,000 stamps issued throughout the world in 1962 picturing var ious topical subjects. The ATA has published a fine listing of these stamps for $1. Many of our members have outstand ing topical collections. From all indications 1963 will give us many fine and beautiful stamps from all over the world. Jan. 9 gave us our first stamp of the year. Our 50 State Flag stamp printed on the Giori presses does not carry the usual marking "U. S. Postage." Our Flag is adequate identification, and this stamp needs no marking. Stamp collectors hope that this beautiful stamp will be used on all mail to other countries. This is one way of putting America in many places. The Winslow Homer stamp was very late in arriving at our Medford main post office. It was issued Dec. IS and went on sale Jan. 3. The Dag Hammerskjold error of 18 mil lion stamps, and the Christ mas stamp demand was so heavy, the postal department worked day and night. This caused a delay in filling ord ers for the Homer issue. I wonder where all the 1962 Christmas stamps are. I re ceived 164 Christmas cards and letters, only 17 have the beautiful Christmas stamp and there were one billion of these stamps issued. Our very first 5 cent post' age stamp, issued in 1847, was good as payment of postage on a single sheet letter travel' ing no more than 300 miles. Today our new 5 cent Wash ington stamp issued for the new postage rate of Jan. 7, 1963, will carry any first class mail weighing an ounce or fraction to any part of the U. S. and Canada. . Our club meetings are al ways the first Thursday in each month, guests are always welcome. Join ' us in this fascinationg hobby. Mrs. W. H. Walwyn Southern Oregon Philatelic Society Medford Annual Dinner of Chamber Slated On Friday Night The annual dinner of the Medford Chamber of Com merce will be held Friday, Jan. 25, at the Rogue Valley Country club. '- The annual tri-state' con ference for chamber officers, managers and board members will be held in Portland Feb. 3, 4 and 5. , Both announcements were made to the board of the chamber at a breakfast meet ing at the Rogue Valley Country club. - " Murray Gardiner, imme diate past president, presided at the meeting as chairman of the board. Bill Williams, president of the chamber, urged directors to attend the Portland session and announced that he and the following officers are planning to take In the con ference: Manville Heisel, first vice president; Dwight Hough ton, second vice president, and Don McNeil, manager. Committee Chairmen Williams also announced the following committee chairmen for 1963: William Longmore, business develop ment; Richard Grey, agricul ture; Jim Warriner, greeters; Robert Taylor, civic plan ning and development; Rob ert Heffernan, governmental operations, and Robert Balk, roundtable. The board considered the "downtown improvement" need and gave its unanimous approval to supporting the philosophy of the overall sub ject. , Two guests were intro duced, Bert Wilcox, tempor arily assigned the duties of Gene Winters as Jackson county extension agent; and George Brenner, planning consultant for the federal rural area development pro gram. , Timber Operators Pick Representative Portland - IBPII - Attorney Roy E. Glassow has been ap pointed first southwest re gional representative in Coos Bay of the Timber Operators Council, it was announced by Karl Glos, executive vice president. The area he will serve is from Mapleton, Ore., to Eureka, Calif. Vx ' JVC As .1-T' BUSINESS EDUCATION Among the adult education courses beginning the week of Jan. 21 is a class in the use of office ma chines. Instructor Gerald Eurich is shown assisting student Mrs. Mary Robbins in the operation of the new bookkeeping machine. The course is designed to give students basic training In the operation of the various types of calculators. Other classes being of fered in this area are briefhand, shorthand, bookkeeping and typing. A complete sched ule of classes may be obtained by calling the adult education office at 773-7220. Great Decisions Program Noted Jackson county citizens, both as individuals and as members of more than a dozen local organizations and institutions, plan to take part in state-wide discussions of key issues in United Stales foreign policy beginning Feb. 3, Miss Voda Brower, chair man of 1963 Jackson county "Great .Decisions" program, has announced. "Great Decisions 1963" is a nationwide annual review by the American public of current headline issues of for eign policy facing the nation and people. Topics this year include the Common Market, Algeria, Laos and Vietnam, and the Alliance for Progress. "Great Decisions" is spon sored by the Jackson county extension service in coopera tion with the Foreign Policy association, a national, non partisan educational agency. During eight weeks of community-wide study and discus sion, individual participants in the program will be able to express their opinions on each of the issues Tjy use of an "Opinion Ballot." Tabulated results of the ballot will be published locally. Local oal lot summaries will be for warded to Congress and to the state department in Washing ton. The -1963 fact sheet kits are now available from the Med ford and Ashland libraries, according to Omar Bacon, li brarian. The cost of these kits is $1.50. Additional information on the "Great Decisions" pro gram may be obtained by contacting John McLoughlin at the county extension office, 773-8215. , SECTION D PAGES 1 to 8 MEDFORDSfeTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1963 T' J Uhis beautiful custom crafted Harvest table by famous Sprague & Carlchm is of solid Northeastern rock , maple. Exclusive Maplelux finish preserves its handsome , appearance, as it is highly resistant to warm plates, stains, accidental spills, cigarette burns; nail polish remover, etc. Come in today for a complete selection of dining room, living room, and bedroom open stock pieces. The , U) Colonial House Bear Creek Urban Project Reviewed The Bear Creek Urban re gion, in which 64,000 of Jack son county's 80,346 people re side, Is object of the 18-months study now under way here by the University of Oregon bureau of municipal research, George Brenner, planning con sultant, told members of the Medford Chamber of Com merce board, when he ad dressed their meeting at the Rogue Valley Country club. This area generally em braces the White City region, Central Point, Jacksonville, Medford, Talent, Phoenix and Ashland. The $51,000 project is financed by Jackson county, the cities and the federal government, which is match ing local funds, two to one. A major portion of the project is an economic base study, which will take into account industry, agriculture, tourism and the increasing import ance of this area as a region al economic center, Brenner explained. The study will point up present economy and project Duncan Notes School Openings Robert B. Duncan, U.S. congressman from the fourth Oregon district, has an nounced several openings to the U. S. Naval academy. West Point, and the Merchant Marine academy. Interested young men are advised to make their applica tions to Congressman Duncan at room 125, house office building, Washington 25, D.C., not later than Jan. 25. Full name and address of the applicant, the name and ad dress of his parents and a short biographical sketch, in cluding education, hobbies and particular Interests should be included. If pos sible, a picture should accom pany the application. Applicants must be at least 17 years of age by July 1, 1963, to qualify and not more than 21 years of age. All applicants will take a competitive examination. Se lection of principal nominees and alternates will be made by a board of review made up of residents of the fourth district. Duncan expressed regret that he was not able to ob tain necessary information re garding the applications at an earlier date and urged inter ested applicants to contact him as soon as possible. the potentialities of this econ omy into the future," Bren ner said. The project started here with mapping of the valley area and this element of the study is ncaring completion. Reserve Officers May Join Exercise Applications arc being re ceived by the U.S. Army Corps from Army reserve of ficers who wish to be recalled to active duty during exer cise "Coulee Crest," accord ing to Muj. Gen. F. M. Mc Goldrick, corps commander at Ft. Lawton. Reserve officers selected will be on active duty for 30 days starting about April 20 augmenting the staff of ex ercise umpires. General Mc Goldrick said the Sixth U.S. Army has authority to recall 70 reserve officers without reference to rank or branch of service. '-'Coulee C r e s t," a U.S. Strike Command training ex ercise, will be held In the Yakima, Wash., area May 5 to 20. It will involve 44,000 officers and men from two active Army divisions and six tactical air command squadrons. The inventory of land use, In. eluding percentages of use In the various categories also is nearing completion, according to the planning consultant Preparing various kinds of ordinances which will needed to implement planning and to create uniformity of approach is also part of the Municipal Research assignment. A population study of pre sent figures is being made and estimates on future growth will be developed. An inventory of present In dustrial locations in this area will be accompanied by pro posals for new locations In re lation to transportation and in relation to the communities. General Land Use Plan A general land use plan for the Rogue River valley which would include urban, agricul tural and recreational areas is the seventh step in the pro ject, Brenner said. After this total study is completed, Brenner stated, an "exciting" joint highway study will be made looking to ward a comprehensive high way plan for the area. Bren ner solicited the chamber's interest and cooperation in an all-out effort to make the finished report significant, factual and of real value in planning "a strong future" . for Jackson county. iocateo at TROWBRIDGE ELECTRIC Main & Fir Downtown Medford PENNEY'S-01 closeouts . . . Goes on Sale Monday... 9:30 A.M. ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY DOWNTOWN MEDFORD SLACKS fashion-favored greys made in Italy of wool and nylon blend tcf&TVi .J.Z& - ...... NOW ONLY Zb WSpi. (rA J v mil -4.99 agmy -v. w. :rjm J CHARGE IT NOW! fO . S ' S Sportswear... CASH IN ON THESE ',' ' S D u-iM- slm. 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