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. ,
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MEDFORDSfeTRIBUNE
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1963
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famous Sprague & Carlchm is of solid Northeastern rock ,
maple. Exclusive Maplelux finish preserves its handsome ,
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Come in today for a complete selection of dining room, living
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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.
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